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War Department’s Plans for the
Prompt Shipment of Big Guns
Are Strangely Blocked,
BY JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-Orders
apparently from the men higher up
have delayed the plans of the War
Department to place at once the four-
teen-inch guna for the defenses of
Hawaii, the Philippines and the Canal
Zone. The fact seems dear, the rea
son is unknown.
Three weeks ago officials of the
Ordnance Bureau of the War Depart
ment informed the Hears! papers that
two fourteen-inch guns with their
carriages were ready for Hawaii and
two for the Philippines, and that work
was being rushed on the eight four
teen-inch guns that were intended to
make the East and West terminals
of the canal impergnable.
The War Department counted on
the shipment of the guns some
months ago. No official about the
department has any explanation to
■offer about the delay, it is broadly
hinted that the policy of giving no
offense to Japan may be the reason
for the apparent lack of energy in
the War Department.
Tn this connection a statement giv
en out at the State Department to
day is interesting. The American
charge d’affaires at Toldo was in
structed by this Government to tell
Japan that no reinforcements were b£-
ing sent to the Philippines and that
only a few artillerymen had been or
dered to Hawaii.
Furthermore, it was explained to
Japan, with a touching excess of pre
caution, that even the few artillery
men were going to Hawaii according
to a plan of the War Department for
mulated a long time ago.
As a matter of fact, the defense of
Hawaii, Manila and the Canal Zone
were also all determined upon in the
same scheme of defense ‘'formulated
a long time ago.” to which Mr. Bryan
■so thoughtfully refers.
Meanwhile Japan proceeds with
open activity and without apology or
explanation to perfect its naval equip
ment, to add mighty cruisers to Its
fleet in foreign ports and to purchase
merchant vessels and auxiliaries.
‘Man of Mystery’ Victors Named
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Two of Five Guess Correct Title
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Woman Among Prize Winners
Mrs. Shaunnessy, of
West End Park, Dead
/ Mrs. Jean Shaunnessy, formerly of
Toronto, Canada, died at 1 South Gor
don Street, the home of her daughter,
Mrs C. F. Cantrell, with whom she
had lived for flye years.
Mrs. Shaunnessy had made many,
friends and acquaintances, particu
larly in church circles, in West End.
Up to the last year she was active
in church work, particularly in Us
branches of practical charity. She
had endeared herself to hundreds in
the city.
Mrs. Shaunnessy is survived by one
son, W. M. ShaunDessy, and one
daughter, Mrs. C. F. Cantrell, all of
West End Park.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
Lawrence Waterbury
Parted From Wife
PORTLAND. MAINE. May 30.—
Lawrencar.T. Waterbury, noted as the
crack »61o player of the American
team that took the cup from England
and will defend it next month, was
divorced after a secret hearing of a
suit brought by his pretty young wife.
“Cruel and abusive treatment” was
the technical charge on which the
suit was based. This is the custom
ary charge brought in Maine in cases
not based on what are called statutory
pauses elsewhere.
Interest Aroused Is as Great as
That Shown in Story, “The
Triple Tie.”
Here ire the winners in the Geor
gian's contest based on the photo-
grap of "The Man of Mystery:”
Mis* Clara B. A vary, 50 Logan
Avenue.
G. A. K. Stevens, Gould Build
ing.
C. S. Crespo, care Davison-Pax-
on.Stokes Co.
F. Crabtree, 38 Wall Street.
W. D. Sumlin, P. O. Box 150.
It will be recollected that The Geor
gian printed for several days a por
trait, explaining that it typified a se
rial story to be published. Five dol
lars was offered for each of the five
best literary judgments received as
to the title of the story.
The title was "The Triple Tie.”
All of the replies received in the
contest were submitted to W. M.
Slaton, superintendent of Atlanta’s
public schools, as the Atlantan best
qualified to make the decision.
Mr. Slaton very carefully examined
all the literary judgments and made
the awards as stated.
Only two decided on the exact ti
tle, "The Triple Tie.” They were Miss
Avary and Mr. Stevens.
Mr. Crespo’s judgment was “Tie,
Tie, Tie;” Mr. Crabtree’s, "The Three
Ties;” Mr. Sumlin’s, "Thrice Tied.”
A check for five dollars will be
sent to each of the successful con
testants,
The contest aroused great interest
—but not half so much as the story
itself has. "The Triple Tie” is the
story hit of the year.
THE PLAY
THIS WEEK
Worth While Bill of Forsyth.
, The Forsyth has t>een crowded all
week because Maggie Cline is a draw
ing card and because ihe rest of
the bill is that sort of rare quality
that is entertaining. There is a lit
tle of everything on the bill. There
isn’t a thing that makes one tired.
Hits have been registered by Madden
and Fitzpatrick; Caesare Nesi and
Kirk and Forgarty. It is a bill really
worth while. Next week the headliner
will be Lillian Shaw.
“St. Elmo” at the Atlanta.
“St. Elmo,” as presented by Miss
Billy Long and her associate players,
continues to please patrons the
Atlanta Theater this week. Every
character is given splendid portrayal
and the production is one of the best
of the summer stock season. There
will be a matinee to-morrow after
noon and final performance to-mor
row night.
‘‘The District Leader” Draws.
“The District Leader” continues to
draw large audiences this week to
the Bijou and all records of the pop
ular theater willjctotfhtia** be broken
as the attendant r is in excess
of the previous week. This tabloid
minstrel comedy. is one of the few T
attractions that combine the pleasing
features of musical comedy and
comedy drama.
Jack London's new §tory,
“The Scarlet Plague,’’ begins in
the American Monthly Magazine
given free with every copy of
next Sunday’s American.
The parchment wrapper
retains the mild, delicious flavor of
Swift’s Premium Ham
and Bacon
When you receive a Premium Ham or flitch of Premium Bacon
from your dealer it comes to you labeled and wrapped in parch
ment to preserve its original flavor, and to keep it clean and
free from store odors. It is the best ham and bacon you can
buy, tender and juicy, mild and satisfying. Try them.
Carefully Selected Hickory Smoked
Sugar Cured Parchment Wrapped
“Good Food”
Com Fed
U. S. Inspected
Swift & Company, U. S. A.
CZAR’S ONLY SON
IS CRITICALLY ILL
Attack by Nihilist Given as Cause
for Grand Duke's Alarming
Condition.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 30.—
Alarming reports about the condition
of the health of Grand Duke Alexis,
the young Czarevitch, reported criti
cally ill last October, again were cir
culated here to-day.
Physicians attending the youth have
ordered him to Euphatorta, Crimea, to
take a course of treatment at the fa
mous Crimean mud baths. Because
of his illness, the proposed visit of
King George and Queen Mary of Eng
land has been abandoned.
Czar Nicholas, the Czarina and
their only son probably will leave
within a few days for Crimea upon
the Imperial bomb-proof train.
Conflicting reports have been cur
rent as to the cause of the Czare
vitch’s illness.
Some stated he had fallen and in
jured his spleen. One rumor said he
had been attacked by a Nihilist on
board the imperial yacht Standart.
Proposal Before Finance Com
mittee Calls for New Contract
to Cost Less Than Old.
Photo by Stephenson Studio.
William M. Slaton, Superin-1
tendent of Atlanta Schools, who !
awarded the prizes in “The Man \
of Mystery” contest.
Hot Wave Stifles
The Middle West
DES MOINES. IOWA, May 30.—
Stifling heat continued here to-day
following the record set yesterday
when the mercury mounted to 96
degrees and caused^jthe cancelling of
the annual folk game festival. Fifty
children marching in a school pa
rade were overcome by heat.
KANSAS CITY. MO., May 30.—
Hot weather continued here to-day
following yesterday’s record break
er. The mercury passed the hun
dred mark. Leavenworth, Kas., re
ported 107, Abilene 106, and Salina
104.
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A wonderful magazine given
FREE with every copy of the
next Sunday American.
WORLD'S OLDEST SALESMAN.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 30.—More
than 80 years of age, 63 of which
have been spent in the employ of
one firm, N. W. Flaisig, a needle
salesman, has just signed a contract
to continue with the house 26 years
longer.
A proposal to purchase the out
lawed crematory through a new legal
contract will be made at a meeting of
the finance committee Friday. It is
generally agreed that it will* take all
the city’s available money to buy the
plant, which means numerous special
improvements will be sacrificed.
Council is agreed to carry out the
spirit, if not the letter, of the old
contract. This 1s firmly opposed by
Mayor Woodward, who reiterates his
charge that the plant is costing too
much, and he will do his utmost to
block the new plan.
The original contract provides that
Council shall pay $276,000 for the
plant. It is believed this figure will
be reduced by the new contract, but
not as much as Mayor Woodw ard will
demand.
W. G. Humphrey, chairman of the
finance committee, agrees with the
majority of officials that Atlanta's
garbage problem must be solved this
summer at any cost. He has joined
with those trying to make a new' legal
contract.
7-Cent Beef Stew
Food for Society
CHICAGO, May 30.—Mrs. Mary
Ament, a teacher of domestic science,
demonstrated before a class of girl
students and a group of society wom
en how art average American family
can live comfortably on $15 a week
Mrs. Ament made and served a beef
stew that cost 7 cents. Everybody
declared it was fine. She said that
meat for a family of five should not
cost more than 20 cents a day.
Wales’ Club Supper
Makes Queen Angry
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, May 30.—The Prince of
Wales, It became known to-day, suf
fered a rebuke from hia mother for
attending a “Bullingdon blind,” or
club supper at Oxford.
An exaction of the King and Queen
that he would not participate In any
of the Bullingdon’s evenings of drink
and song was the condition on which
he was permitted to join that oollege
organization.
The Queen has telegraphed him to
remove his name from the Bulllng-
don.
Crippled American
Liner Towed to Port
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
QUEENSTOWN, IRELAND, May
30,—The American liner Haverford,
which crashed on Daunts Rock yes
terday In a thick tog, was towed t„
the entrance cf Queenstown Harbor
to-day with 21 feet of water in her
forward hold. The ship will be towed
to Liverpool.
Arrangements were made for the
passengers to sail for New York to
day on the Baltic.
White City Park Now Open
Save money NOW on
Furniture at High’s.
It is one thing to make soda
crackers that are occasionally
good.
It is quite another thing to
make them so that they are
always better than all other
soda crackers, always of un
varying goodness.
The name “Uneeda”—stamped on
every biscuit—means that if a million
packages of Uneeda Biscuit were
placed before you, you could choose
any one of them, confident that every
soda cracker in that package would
be as good as the best Uneeda Biscuit
ever baked. Five cents.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
Qeorgiaiini Waunit§==Use For Results
Gqhdknyl J.M.HiGH Commny.
White City Park Now Open
Save money NOW
Furniture at High’s.
on
Saturday===Children’s Day i
Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co.
Outfitting the Children at
Slight Expense
Little garments will wear out, despite all good intentions to the con
trary, but mothers will mind less when they know that many of the most
desirable dresses and other apparel here have been greatly reduced for a
special sale to-morrow. Practical mothers will take advantage of this op
portunity to provide the little ones with hot-weather outfits.
Hats, for Instance---All Up to $5.00
Priced for This Sale 00
Many girls will soon need going-awav-Hats—these are ideal for trav
eling—stylish, pretty straws, in various colors and black, prettily trimmed
with velvet ribbons, bows, quills, etc. They are for girls of 4 to id years of
Hats priced regularly up to $5—for your choosing Saturday at $1.00 =
each.
Our Girls 9 Wash Frocks Up to $2.00---
Are To-morrow $1.00
Odd groups, few-of-a-kind styles, broken sizes and miscellaneous lots
—we have made new and very small prices on them, for hurrying out to
morrow.
Dresses of various styles, including middies and at least a half dozen
good, washable materials—some display soiled. Sizes 2 to 6 years.
$1.50 Dresses at $1.00
Cunning little "Russenkittel” Dresses, made in Germany; the ma
terials are brown linen and blue chambray, trimmed with embroidered
red bands; 2, 3 and 4-vear sizes; low-neck, short-sleeve style.
Note This Pricing of
Children’s Underwear
A Disposal of All Infants’
Hand-Embroidered Dresses
Every Stitch Hand-Made
$10.00 Dresses $5.98
$7.50 Dresses . $4.98
$6.00 Dresses , $3.98
$5.00 Dresses . $3.50
$3.00 Dresses
$2.50 Dresses
$2.00 Dresses
$1.50 Dresses
$1.98'
$1.98
$1.25
$1.00
Infants’ Caps Up to $1.50 at 50c
One lot of slightly soiled caps and fitted
bonnets for babies and little tots; while they
last, 50c.
Infants’
Complete
Outfits
) $11.98
Up
Children’s 50c White Tub Bonnets, Slightly Soiled, 35c
Hat Sale
1=2 Price
75c and 89c Children’s Dresses =
One lot Children’s Dresses, made of
ginghams and percales; low neck and
short sleeves; worth 75c and higher;
choice while they last
Children’s 50c Gowns
50c
Children’s regular 50c Gowns; high
neck and long sleeves; low neck and
short sleeves; embroidery trimmed....
Also lot of Children's fine Nainsook
and Cambric Drawers; were 50c and
75c; cut to
Play Suits and Bloomer Dresses =
One lot $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 Play
Suits; Bloomers made with the little
Dresses, of fast color ginghams, cham-
brays, percales; while they last
69c
50c Rompers, 2 to 5 Years
39c
White Dresses, 6 to 14 Years
l$2- 98
Just received another lot of pretty
pink, blue and white 50c Rompers; of
chambrays, ginghams and seersucker;
special at
One special lot of beautiful Lingerie
Dresses, elegantly made and trimmed (
with finest laces and embroideries
while they last
I $3 Hats $1.50
“Smoked in Atlanta
65c Petticoats at 49c---
of Cambric with sheer lawn flounce, briarstitcheil and hemstitched;
dainty lace-trimmed flounce.
Drawers at Half-Price---
in other words, I2V2C pair, for regular 25c garments; made of best cambric, lace or em
broidery trimmed; 2 to 6 year sizes.
Special Sale of Gowns at 50c---
very dainty garments, made chemise style, lace trimmed, drawn with ribbon; 6 to 14
year sizes. *
Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co.
| Stylish sturdy hats foi
| vacation trips, small hats
others with very li=E and ‘‘shade hats,” $2.50
1 and $3.00 values, $1.50.
| Fine Hats at Half
:= Half of marked prices
H upon the smartest hats of
H the season for midsummer
H wear for ages 2 through
H 12 years. Values to $10.
I 1-2 Price
Women’s Union Suits, tight
knee or lace trim-
med; special at OUC
Finer qualities at $1.00 and $1.50
Women’s Knit Vests, low-neck
and sleeveless,
10c, 12 l-2c, 15c, 25c
Italian Silk Vests, in white and
pink,
Special at $1.25
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