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* • ffy i > r *'?NO ' • ^ i r<; . Tiiill AlLi^LV (iljjKUiA.v AaU NkVV 6, CLARK HOWELL COTTLE TICK EBSSfiSL COSTING STATE No Attack Was Made by the Chief of Police—Editor Makes His Position Clear. Veterinarian’s Report Discloses Astounding Facts—Tuberculo sis Menace to Health. Th* follow! Roawrsj and (Mark Howell fro M v tie ie In ten xplain thfTnfplv'6 inta. Gh.. May 2 en vith Mr. s boon failed to an article in tne Sunday papers in which an interview with me makes It appear (hat 1 whs at- tni'klflf Mr < Mark H«.wMI person ally and hie policy with The Fon- stitution I only repeated the conversation 1 had with him on the next day after he returned from Panama on about March I. this year. 1 meant no reflection on Mr. Howell, bur only had reference to certain local reports in his paper, and he now assures me that there was no intention on his part to discredit the work which I have h*en trying: to do In this city, and that the article that appeared In t he reportorial columns of 3 he Constitution was without his knowledge and consent, and that it was not his Intention nor does he approve of anything that would In the least hinder or dis credit the work that the police department has ben trying to carry out I would regret very much In deed to have any utterance of mine construed into an attack up on Mr. Tiewell, whom I have al ways regard'd, >nd now esteem, as an exemplary citizen and Jour nalist who holds the merited eonfldence of the public, as he does of ray department and of myself. .1, L. BEAVERS. «*hief of Police. In reference to t’hiuf Beavers statement Mr. Howell said: "During my absence in Panama In January a police raid was made orl a certain downtown rooming hotel. The Constitution next morning lo cally reported the affair and the fact that a man and his wife were sub jected to undue treatment, with com ment from the inadvertent victims and the manager of the hotel. "When I returned from Panama the Chief complained of tile local report referred *o. I explained to him that nothing was further from our inten tion than to discredit his work, and that following The Constitution’s oft- lepeateil < oipmein'ati"n of his high MM of dut> m endesvorteg <•» en* force the law, he would have our cor dial support to that end. "He thanked me. recalling the fact that two days after the houses were closed I had sent for him to toll him that his attitude would have The Con stitution's support. Next mornine -September 26 The < 'onstitution's leading editorial. A Wholesome Example,’ unqualifiedly approved the < 'hlef as ‘an official with the nerve and th • courage to enforce the law.’ stating that ‘he has set a singularly wholesome example of a blunt Interpretation of duty.’ "1 am still of the opinion that no good citizen would invite the return of the segivgated district, nor the spread of its attendant evil in other direction*. In my talk w ith the Chief 1 expressed my doubt as to his ability to Absolutely eliminate the evil, and while the segregated district has been closed we are still wrestling with other pmusos of the problem. 'T think the A’hlef is doing the best he can. and he should have the sup port of all good citizens in his ef forts.” The State of Georgia Is losing 1 $6,000,000 annually from tick Infesta tion. The loeses from the ravages of hog cholera reached $1,000,000 in 1012. Tuberculosis in cattle is spreading through the State with alarming ra pidity and threatens to infect every herd. Slaughter house condition* are in a deplorable state in moet parts of Georgia These are the startling facts re- rt»M m tkt tMual Hfwrt <-f flfcat• Veterinarian Peter K. Rahnsen, issued Wednesday. For the amelioration of thcee con ditions Dr. Bahnsen recommends an appropriation of $30,000. He cites the conservation of human health as the absolute and pressing necessity for the expenditure of this amount. Losses Are Enormous "Our loesen from tick infestation." reads the report, "are under present condltlona in excess of $6,000,000 an nually. All of this enormous waste c6ald be stopped in a few years with a sufficient fund to employ cattle In spectors. and by appealing to the counties and the Federal Government for inereansed aid. "Hog cholera cost the State not less than $1,000,000 in 1912, or ap proximately 20 per cent of the total \alue of the hogs owned In this State. "Tuberculosis is prevalent to a con siderable extent among the dairy c-U- tle of the State. The milk of tuber culous cattle is dangerous to man and the health of our people is In the bal ance. We have taken this matter In hand with the limited means avail able and the public is anxious that our services along this line be ex tended into a State-wide movement. Our greatest need in this* matter Is more funds for extending the work. Slaughter Houses Menace. "Slaughter house conditions are extremely bad in most sections of the State and the public ts frequent- ; ly fed on meat not tit for human con sumption. Animals with communi cable' diseases are often slaughtered and sold without restriction and the sanitary conditions of fully 70 percent of our slaughter houses is a crying shame. It demands rigid State su- ( pervision. "We should have an appropriation of not less than $30,000 fof this work. It is essential In conserving the health of the people that their food products be obtained from healthy animals and handled and distributed under conditions that will prevent subse quent contamination or putrefaction." ‘TIICAGO, May 28 That he wa* kidnaped by his wife, whom he is suing for divorce, taken to New York and kept under the influence of chain pagne and cocktails, was the state ment of Louis Frank, a ah loon keeper, In an affidavit filed to-da> About two weeks ago a stipulation dismissing Frank s divorce suit filed by Mrs. Frank’s attorneys, who said Frank and h!s wife were recon ciled and living In New York. This Frank denies. Mission Worker to Speak on Hebrews The Rev. Philip Sidersky. of Balti more. will give a stereoptkon lecture at the t’entral Presbyterian Church Wednesday night. His lecture will be on "The Hebrews’ Relationship to Christianity.” Mr. Sideraky i c a Presbyterian min ister and 1* superintendent of the Emmanuel Mission to the Jews in Baltimore Dr. Dunbar Ogden will have charge f the services. COL. NASH TO TRAIN RIVERSIDE CADETS 1 New Commandant Takes Charge at Military and Naval Acad emy on June 1. JACK LOWS RUNT TOR TOUNG anJ Grtuferf Sjiv/jWve/ Bath Cost Her $108: Finds Shoe Poor Bank BOSTON, May 28. Mrs. Mary Gar- abedlan says her bath at the Cam bridge Field Public Bathhouse cost her $108 Said Mrs. Garabedian: "I paid 2 cents for a piece of soap and a towel. Instead of giving my valuables to the clerk I hid them In orve of nny shoes When 1 came back the articles were gone, although the shoe remained." Mrs. Garabedian is out exactly the price of »,40i baths. ‘Greek Letter' Men Seek to Save Frats GAINESVILLE. OA.. May 28. ColoneF J. Q Nash has been appointed commandant of the cadet corps ai Riverside Military and Naval Acade my. He will take charge June 1. Few cadet commandants in South ern preparatory .schools are better known than Cobmel Nash. He has been instructor of more Georgia youths in military tactics than any man in the State. His selection is a distinct accusition to Riverside’s faculty. Golon^l Nash was graduated with first honor from Gordon College in 1896. He was superintendent of the public schools of Henry County; vice president and commandant of Rein hardt College, and commandant of Gordon Institute for several years. His more recent position has been commanding officer and inslfuctoi* in th*' Georgia Military Academy. The adjutant general of the Na tional Guard of Georgia has detailed t’olonel Nash as instructor and in spector in camp and target practice. He was detailed by the Governor to serve on the staff of the grand mar shal at the inauguration of President Roosevelt and again at the inaugura tion of President Taft. Ho hold- commissions with the National Guard from second lieutenant to lieutenant colonel and as assistant inspector general of Georgia. TAe SCARLET PLAGUE mil MAGAZINE GrVEN WITH NEXT MU U. S. Navy Is Ready, Says F, D. Roosevelt BOSTON. May 28.—"There never was a time In our history when th** sc.t-righting arm of the service was in better condition than at presen*, and additions to the fleets already planned make it certain that we shall be ready for anything at any time.” These are the words of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Assistant Secretary of the Navy Department, uttered during his visit to Boston. TICKETS FOR SOCIETY PLAY. Tickets for "The Importance of Be- ins Karnost." which will be produced by the Players’ Club at the Grand on June ”, have been plaeed on sale ut the Forsyth and are goins rapidly. Wife of W, S. Culpepper, Who Disappeared in Atlanta Mon day, Fears Foul Play. The young wife of W. S. Culpep per, with her little child, sits almost frantic in the Augusta home, waiting for news of her missing husband. Culpepper, who is 24 wears old, a freight conductor on the Georgia Railroad, disappeared in Atlanta Monday afternoon. He was due to take out No. 210 Monday night, but failed to appear at the scheduled lime. Fearing he had been Injured, his friends visited every hospital and In firmary in Atlanta Tuesday morning and also inquired at the police sta tion, but in vain. Culpepper lived a temperate life, has a good character, was devoted to his family and was popular among officials and workingmen of the Geor gia Railroad. He had Just been pro moted to conductor. The theory of a voluntary flight is scouted by his family and friends. The young wife fears her husband has met with foul play. Translator Invents Universal Language WASHINGTON, May ”8—"Velt- tang" is the name that has been given to a new language which Professor Frederick J Brnendle, official trans lator of the United States Pension Office, has invented. Professor Braendle describes his language, as the name Indicates, as a •world language." hi point of fact it Is,a universalized English, but with a new alphabet and new numerical ad ditions. Pastor Wooed Girl As ‘Queen of Heaven' CHICAGO. May 28.—Testimony of Miss Alice Turrentlne that the Rev. Robert F. T. Milligan had asked her to be^his “Queen of Heaven” and sought to have her come and dwell as the queen In his home, mentioning his wife, Marie Milligan, 18 years cid, as his “sister wife,” was heard to-day in municipal court at Englewood. Judge GemmelU held the preacher to the Grand Jury under bond of $3,000. White City Park Now Open A wonderful magazine given FREE with every copy of the next Sunday American. PURE WATER Necezsary TO GOOD HEALTH CASCADE SPRING WATER Purest and Best Water in the South. A Delightful Table Water Indorsed by Physicians Everywhere. Delivered to your home daily direct from the springs. Order by mail or telephone; Cascade Water Co. R. F. D. No. 1. Phone, Atlanta 5856-A. m MACON, GA , May 28 More than 200 Phi Delta Thetas have petitioned the faculty and trustees of Mercer Lniver- *ity not to take any definite action on the proposal to abolish Greek letter fra ternities at Mercer until they are given an opportunity to be heard. The faculty will hold a special meet ing this afternoon to pass on an aboli tion petition signed by 280 non-frats. The faculty’s recommendation will be made to the trustees next week. Fight of Children Causes Fatal Duel NASHVILJME, TENN , May 2*.— In a street duel, growing out of a rock battle between two children in North Nashville, Thomas Farrell, .i deputy sheriff, was shot to death and Matt and Wallie S. Smith, father and son. were seriously wounded. William Smith, a painter, was* ar rested charged with shooting Matt and Wallie Smith It is claimed that Matt Smith killed Farrell. ‘Astral Scarf' Is the Capital’s Latest Fad WASHINGTON, May 28.—The "as tral scarf," which in Its delicate col ors reproduces the spiritual atmos phere. or aura, surrounding the wear er, has made its appearance here. So ciety women are busy consulting stu dents of the occult to ascertain exact ly what their astral colors are. Mrs. George Hagner, of the famous Hagner family, one member of which is Miss Isabella Hagner, Mrs. Wilson’s ronfldential secretary, is responsible for this fad. FREE, NEXT SUNDAY The American Sunday Monthly Magazine, contain ing the first chapters of Jack London’s new story, is GIVEN FREE with every copy of the next Sunday American. White City Park Now Open — ■ - - J KEELY’S KEELY’S KEELY’S Keely-Ziegl er Low Shoes have proven an instant favorite with the women who desire eiegantfootappearancetogether with solid foot comfort. We are making just now quite a liberal showing of the popular pumps and button oxfords at $3.50 and $4.00 That are a revelation in style, comfort and wear. They express the height of good taste and perfection in workmanshii V 1C1 Kid Oxf ords, variety of styles. Patent Colt Pump. Cuban Heels. Gun Metal Pump, Cuban Heels. Patent Colt Button Oxford. Military H eel s. Gun Metal Button Oxf ord. Military H eels. Tan Russia Button Ox ford. Cuban Heels. Patent Colt Pump, low and Cuban Heels. Gun Metal Coloa lal, Cuban Heels. Tan Russia Colonial. Cuban Heels. Patent Kid Buttan Oxfords Dull Calf Button Oxf ords. Tan Kid. Dull Calf English Oxfords. Th ese are hut a few of our manv popular numbers. KEELY’S ill End-of the- Month Cut- Price Sale Furniture Now On. Atlanta’s Best Store—the Store for Bargains— High’s Restaurant Best Place to Eat in Atlanta Sale of Sum mer Rugs at Great Reductions. Main Floor— Annex. Extraordinary Clearance of FINE EMBROIDERIES Flounces, Bands, Dainty Edgings and Insertings. See Our Window Display, 75c Embroideries 60c Embroideries 50c Embroideries 39c Embroideries 35c Embroideries J 29 c . / YARD Sale Begins at 8:30 Thursday MILLINERY EVENTS Half-Price Sale FLOWERS Lots of perfect beauties in flowers for Hats in every kind and color. They are going fast. Come in early in the morning, as the quantity is limited. Vi Price Purchase Fine SHAPES Biggest and best line of lovely shapes you ever saw. Some with new indented crowns, some Poke bonnets and every kind of small and large shape. Values to $4.00. 95c GENUINE $6.50 PANAMAS $3.50 $3.00 Wash Silk Waists Newest “Shirt Styles” with pockets, made of white, black and nifty stripe Jap silks. Strict ly washable. $3.00 waists for $1.98 to-morrow. $20 Wash Silk Dresses Beautiful tub silks In novelty pastel stripes, fashioned into new style Tunic dresses with handsome sashes. Handsome $20.00 dress es to close at $7.49 each. $15 Linen Suits Splendidly tailored cutaway Coat Suits in the fashionable heavy coarse linens; also French linens, natural, white, Copenhagen, brown, etc. $15.00 to $20.00 values. $12.50 Eponge Dresses Very charming new styles in Eponge Dress es; also in Linens, coat- dress styles; also one- piece models. Choice of all colors now, but you must hurry for these. With a few Exceptions Every Tailored Suit in OurStock, ) Values up to $35, choice . 250 White Linene Skirts will be Sold To-morrow 9 to 11 o’Clock Choice 75c No Mail or Phone Orders Filled for These Skirts Last Three Days of the May Linen Sale 64-inch German silver 60c bleach Damask, yard 52c 70-inch German silver 85c bleach Damask, yard 76c 72-inch German silver bleach $1.00 Damask, yard , 89c 70-inch Grass bleach Irish Damask, 75c quality, yard 69c 72-inch Grass bleach Irish Damask, $1 quality, yard 84c Higher prices reduced likewise. Scalloped Cloths, Round or Square $5.00 Cloths, 2x2 yards $4.39 $6.00 Cloths, 2x2 yards $4.88 $8.50 Cloths, 2Vix2y 4 yards ,.$6.98 $12.50 Cloths, 2Y 2 xZy 2 yards.. $9.89 Napkins Reduced! $1.00 Napkins, dozen 88c $1.50 Napkins, dozen $1.29 $2.00 Napkins, dozen $169 $2.50 Napkins, dozen .$2.19 $3.50 Napkins, dozen $2.89 $4.50 Napkins, dozen ....$3.59 $6.00 Napkins, dozen $4.89 Towels -Great Values! 10c Towels 90c per dozen. 4 15c Towels 12V 2 e each. 18c Towels 15c each. Sheets and Spreads 80c Pepperell Sheets, size 81x90, each 69c 90c Pepperell Sheets, 90x90 82c 85c Mohawk Sheets, 81x90, May sale 76c $1.00 Mohawk Sheets, 90x90, May sale 87c All higher priced sheets and all cases greatly reduced. Double Bed Spreads $1.25 Crochet Spreads 95c $1.50 Crochet Spreads $1.19 $1.75 Crochet Spreads $1.43 $3.00 Satin Marseilles $2.39 $4.50 Satin Marseilles $3.38 $5.00 Satin Marseilles $4.19 r 2£ Yards Wide ^ 7f|C LINEN Sheet- i V ing, $1 Quality ■ ^Yd l j IlH