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f Till-. ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. CLARK HOWELL I OF BEAVERS No Attack Was Wade by the Chief of Police—Editor Wishes His Position Clear. The following letter from < niei travels and the Interview with Mr lark Howell explain themselves: Atlanta, tin.. May 2.. My attention h is been called to an article In the Sunday paper' In which an Interview with me makes it appear that I was at- tacklng Mr. Clark Howell person ally and hie policy with The Con stitution. 1 only repeated the < onversatlon I hid with him on the next day- after lie returned from Panama on about March 1. this year. I meant no reflection on Mi Howell, but only had reference to certain local reports in his paper, and he now assures me that there wasno intention on his part to discredit the work which I have been trying to do in this city, and that the article that appeared In the report.jrial columns of The ■ 'oustitut ion ' a " It hout hi - knowledge and consent, and that it was not his Intention nor doe- he approve of anything that would In the least hinder or dis credit the work that the Police Department has been trying to carry out. I would regret very much in deed to have any utterance of mine construed into an attack up on Mi Howell, whom I have al ways regarded. >nd now esteem as an exemplary citizen and Jour nalist who holds the merited f the public, as he department and of COUASH TO TRAIN JACK LONDON HUNT FDR YOUNG RIVERSIDE CADETS mm n r 7 t t l rh FRLL MAGAZINE New Commandant lakes Charge NX^CT at Military and Naval Acad emy on June 5 GA . May 28. Why Do Folks Pull Flowers in Parks? confidence t does of my myself In reference statement Mr. "During my to t’hief Beavers’ Howell said: absence in Panama in January a police raid was made oil » certain downtown rooming hotel. The Constitution next morning lo cally reported the ifTnir 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 <’hief complained of the local report referred to. I explained to him that nothing was further from our inten tion than to discredit his work, and that following The Constitution’s oft- repeated commendation of his high sense of duty in endeavoring to 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 tell him that his attitude would have The Con stitution’s support “Next morntne—September 26 The <Constitution’s leading editorial. "A Wholesome Example.” unqualifiedly approved the Chief 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 segregated district, nor the spread .if its attendant evil In other directions. In my talk with 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 phases of the problem. | • "1 think the Chief is doing the best he can. and he should have the sup port of all good citizens in his ef- 1 forts." It sun s<- a my nanny said he pa: k policeman, "why some folks will conic out here and pull flowers. The park commission spends it lot of money- getting plants and a lot more to kejp them in good condition and then along comes somebody and crabs 'he whole act by tearing off a bunch of the flowers. “Last Sunday a young fellow ca.r:e out here and nothing would do but he must have a magnolia. He thought they were pretty . So they were; but that gave him no license to pull a blossom. Hut he did Just, the same. 1 happened to sec him after he hid secured the fiower and 1 called him. " 'Here ’ said I. 'is a copy of charges. Suppose you straighten out this littl » affaii with the Recorder.’ " Why. J didn't know there wig any harm in taking these flowers,’ said he. “‘Well, what do you suppose we got 'em out here for?’ 1 told him. ‘These flowers belong to the city and they are put here to be looked at, that's all. If you want to give your best girl a bouquet why don’t you go to the florist's.’ That's what they are in business for.' “ I don’t see any sign out hi re saying not to pull flowers' says he. nettled I guess about that best girl remark of m’ne "‘Sure, you don't, I says. 'An' what’s more, you don't see no sign tollin' you to fall in the lake or com mit suicide, yet I haven’t seen you tryln’ to do either.' “He didn’t have any answer for that one and I guess he was sonv wiser w hen he went home. And next d.ty he i>;iiii his Utile fine like ■» man. Bet HK don’t pull any more magnolias In Grant Park.” Motion Picture Show Takes Place of Nurse. Out In West End women with small children have solved a problem. They have learned how to get along with out nurses. Of course those with ba bies are not so fortunate, but the ones whose youngsters can run about are reaping the reward of Ingeniousness. Now when a mother wants to go to the matinee or shopping in town she doesn't have- to call in mother-in-law or a neighbor to look after the chil dren until she gets back. The plan is much more simple and gives gen eral satisfaction. She takes them to a motion picture show. It should lie known, of course, that West End boasts a full-fledged "movie” show. The children go in droves every day and the proprie tor must be an all-fired generous soul because- the kiddies Just stay and stay and stay. He never asks them to go out. And that is the real secret of the scheme taken advantage of by the mothers. Mrs. West End decides that she wants to go shopping. She washes and dresses Bobbie and Harry and tier!rude and escorts them lo the pic ture show. She pays 15 cents and the three young ones hike in to see the show And there they stay Mrs. West End goes to town, travels from one store to another until exhausted and returns homeward. She stops at the picture show and there is Bobbie and Harry and Gertrude still gazing in speechless ecstasy at the pictures on the screen. What matters it if they have seen the same films half a dozen times that afternoon? They get just as much fun out of it as if they ob served them for the first time. Mrs. West End calls her darlings and they all return home. Mamma is satisfied, the yungsters are decidedly so and Mr. Picture Man evidently is. because next time he is Just as smiling as ever. Wife Kidnaped Him And Kept Him Drunk GHICAGO. May 28.—That he was kidnaped by his wife, whom he Is suing for divorce, taken to New York and kept under the influence of cham pagne and cocktails, was the state ment of Louis Prank, a saloon keeper, in an affidavit filed to-day. About two weeks ago a stipulation dismissing Prank’s divorce suit was tiled by Mrs. Prank's attorneys, who said Prank and his wife were recon ciled and living in New York. This Prank denies. Mission Worker to Speak on Hebrews The Rev. Philip Sidersky, ot Balti more. will give a - tereopticon lecture at the Central Presbyterian Church Wednesday night. His lecture will be on "The t Hebrews’ Relationship to Christianity.” Mr. Sidersky Is* a Presbyterian min ister and Is superintendent of the Emmanuel Mission to the Jews In Baltimore Dr. Dunbar Ogden will have charge of the services. GAINESVILLE. Colonel J. (J. Nash has y*en appointed commandant of the cadet corps at Riverside Military and Naval Acade my. He will fake charge June 1. Pew cadet commandants in South ern preparatory schools are better known than Colonel Nash. He has been Instructor of more Georgia youths In military tactics than any man in the State. His selection is a distinct accusltion to Riverside’s faculty. j Colonel 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 instructor in the Georgia Military Academy . < The adjutant general of tlie Na tional Guard of Georgia has detailed Colonel Nash as instructor and in spector In camp arid 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. He holds commissions with the National Guard from second lieutenant to lieutenant I colonel and as assistant Inspector general of Georgia. U. S, Navy Is Ready, Says F. D, Roosevelt BOSTON, May It—"There nev*r "as a time in our history "hen til” sea-fighting arrt 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 arc the words of l'ranklin D. Roosevelt. Assistant Secretary of the Navy l>. partinent. littered during 111* visit to Boston. TICKETS FOR SOCIETY PLAY. Tickets for “The Importance of Be ing Earnest," which will be produced by the Players’ Club at the Orand on June J, have been placed on sale at the Forsyth and are going 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, site almost frantic in the Augusta home, waiting for news of her missing husband. Culpepper, who is 24 years 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 time. 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 28.—"Velt- lang” Is the name that has been given to a new language which Profeasor Frederick J. Braendle. official trans lator of the United States Pension Office, has invented. Professor Braendle describes his language, as the name indicates, as a "world language.” In point of fact it Is a universalized English, but with a new alphabet and new numerical ad ditions. A wonderful magazine given FREE with every copy of the next Sunday American. Pastor Wooed Girl As ‘Queen of Heaven’ CHICAGO. May 28.—Testimony of Miss Alice Turrentine that the Rev Robert F. T. Milligan had asked her to be his "(juecn of Heaven ’ and sought to have her come and dwell as the queen in Ills home, mentioning his wife, Marie Milligan, 18 years oid. as his “sister wife,” was heurd to-day in muni ipal court ?„t Englewood. Judge Gemmefli held the preacher to the Grand Jury under bond ot $3,000. White City Park Now Open PURE WATER Necessary TO GOOD HEALTH CASCADE SPRING WATER Purest arid Mest 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. Astral Scarf ’ Is the |jg Capital’s Latest Fad § WASHINGTON, May 28.—The “as-! tral scarf.” which in its delicate col- I ors reproduces the spiritual atmos phere, or aura, surrounding the wear- | er. has made its appearance here. So- j 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 I Hagner family, one member of which I is Miss Isabella Hagner. Mrs. Wilson’s | I confidential secretary, is responsible j for this fad. FREE, NEXT SUNDAY. The American Sunday j Monthly Magazine, contain-1 ing the first chapters of Jack London s new story, is GIVEN FREE with every! copy of the next Sunday American. i I Jr KEELYS KEELYS White City Park Now Open j = KEELYS All work guaranteed for 20 year*. Open 8 to 8. Sundays. 10 to 3. DR. WHITLAW, PAINLESS DENTIST j -i Whitehall st. Largest and most thorough ly equipped offices South of New York Entrance 73 wnitehall St., over the At •antic and Pacific Tea Store ) Reference# My work and Central Bank and Tru*t Cor poration. Keely-Z legler Low Shoes have proven an instant favorite wi th the women who desire elegant foot appearance together wi th solid foot comfort. We are making just now quite a liberal showing cf the popular pumps and button oxfords at $3.50 an a $4.oo That are a revelation in style. comfort and wear, Th ey express the height of good taste and perfection in workmanship i£ ^ At $0.50 V 1C1 Kid Oxfords. variety of styles. Patent Colt Pump. C uban H eels. Oun Metal Pump. C uban H eels. Patent Colt Button Oxford. Milit ary Heels. Gun Metal B utton Oxford, j Military H cels i an R u : sia Button Oxford. Cuban Heels low anc Patent Colt Pump. Cuban Heels Gun Metal C olonial. Cuban Heels. T an Russia Colonial. Cuban Heels Patent Kid Button Oxfords Dull Calf Button Oxfords Tan Kid. Dull Calf English Oxfords. These are hut a few of our many popular numbers. -KEELY'S— 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 ) 29 c / YARD Sale Begins at 8:30 Thursday MILLINERY EVENTS Half-Price Purchase Sale Fine FLOWERS SHAPES Lots of perfect beauties in Biggest and best line of flowers for Hats in every kind and color. They are going fast. Come in early in lovely shapes you ever saw. Some with new indented crowns, some Poke bonnets and every kind of small and the morning, as the quantity is limited. large shape. Values to $4.00. Vi Price 95c Genuine $6.50 Panamas $3.50 $3.00 Wash Silk Waists s” \ Of tv \ Newest “Shirt Styles with pockets, made white, black and nifty stripe Jap silks. Strict ly washable. # 300 waists for $1.98 to-morrow. H $20 Wash Silk Dresses Beautiful tub silks in novelty pastel stripes, J fashioned into new \ style Tunic dresses with handsome sashes. I Handsome $20.00 dress- J 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 Our Stock, )i Values up to $35, choice . 250 White Linen Skirts will be Sold To-morrow 9 to 11 o’Clock Choice 75c No Mail or Phone Orders Filled for These Skirts V V 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, 2J4X2J4 yards $6.98 $12.50 Cloths, 2 1 / 2 x2 1 /2 yards. . . . $9.89 Napkins Reduced! $1.00 Napkins, dozen .....88c $1.50 Napkins, dozen $1.29 $2.00 Napkins, dozen $1.69 $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 7J/ 2 c each; 90c per dozen. 15c Towels 1214c each. 19c 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 Ad higher priced sheets and ad 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 Marseides $2.39 $4.50 Satin Marseides $3.38 $5.00 Satin Marseides $4.19 Yards Wide LINEN Sheet ing, $1 Quality T