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THE ATLANTA OEODOTAN AND NEWS.
PLANE LBSES TO
TRAIN IN RAGE
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Fog and Motor Trouble Hold
Back Aviator Wood After He
Outspeeds Special.
WASHINGTON. Auk. 8-—Avlttor
V. Mprvin Wood, who started from
Hempstead. U I., to-day to rare a
sp.-elal train on the Pennsylvania
Railroad to Washington and hack,
lost the first half of his contest owing
to fog and motor trouble, after hav
ing the train beaten to a frazzle.
Wood was compelled to land at
Gaithersburg. Md., after losing his
way In the fog, and immediately after
resuming his Journey toward Nort
Myer, the local end of the Journey,
had to alight a second time, but said
he would resume as soon as he could
make repairs.
At Baltimore, Wood was 8S minutes
ahead of the train, but the latter ar
rived here at 9:43, leaving the aero
plane helpless In a Maryland village
The special train broke nil records
between Philadelphia and Washing
ton. making the 13B miles In 1.19 min-
utcs.
The flight was made to determine
the worth of the Molssant mono
planes for scout duty In the army.
HEMPSTEAD, I,. I.. Aug. 8.—Wood
left Hempstead In a heavy fog at 4:38
a. m. He did not'care to risk a trip
over New York Pity, especially In such
heavv weather.
Wood, who halls from Kansas City,
Mo., Is over 6 feet tall, but weighs
only 160 pounds.
The aviator spent nearly an hour
testing every part of the machine be
fore he started.
• I don’t want to duplicate Cody's
feat." said he.
Aviator and machine weighed t.-Os
pounds, in addition to 2f, 1-2 gal
lons of gasoline, Wood carried X 1-2
gallons of castor oil with him. 1 he
fog caused some trepidation, hut
Wood said that he could find his way
all right, and at 4:30 he gave the
word to his mechanician that he was
ready. There was a few minutes' de
lay, and it was 4:3ti before the car
shot away on Its Journey. Wood made
a wide circle over Westbury tlo get
his bearings. The car was soon lost
to view, but the humming of the pro
peller could be heard through the
fog.
Immediately upon leaving, the air
man begun to ascend and was soon
traveling at an altitude of 1.500 feet.
Army Men See Flight.
In the meantime the special train
was racing westward over the Penn-
sylanla tracks bearing a corps pr
.newspaper men., representatives of
the Aero Club of America and army
officers. . _ .
At Trenton. N J.. where Wood was
sighted nt 5:S5 o'clock, he was four
teen minutes behind the train. Wood
lost tinny there, getting lost In the
fog.
Wood was still out of sight when
the special train reached Philadelphia.
Persons who were watching for the
airman at Philadelphia did not sec
him pass over the city, and it Whs
figured out that had either lost
his way again or had taken another
course to avoid the air pockets which
generally infest the atmosphere above
the cities.
Leaving Philadelphia, the engine
driver sent the locomotive ahead at
80 miles an hour, while those on board
struinod their eyes through binocu
lars td get a glimpse of the aerial
flyer.
Lost in Maryland Fogs.
Philadelphia is 120 miles from the
aviator's starting point, and Wood
had covered the distance in two hours
ami fourteen minutes.
Wood passed Wilmington. Del. nt
7:35 o’clock. 35 minutes ahead of the
train. At Wilmington the machine
was so high in the air it could hardly
be seen.
Baltimore was pessed by Wood at
8:10 o'clock. At‘that point he was
still 35 minutes ahead of the special
train. The aviator was still main
taining a tremenduous altitude.
Wood encountered the heaviest fog
of the trip over some parts of Mary
land. At Gaithersburg. Md., the avi
ator again got lost and decided that
he could save time by landing and
making inquiries This he did.
touching earth at 9:15. After getting
his route straightened out. he again
arose and proceeded in the direction
of Fort Myer, Va.
THE PLAY
THIS WEEK
At the Grand.
Pictures at the Grand are becoming
more and mbre popular every day. Com
mencing next Monday, the policy will
be to present pictures daily from 2:30
until 10:30. with complete new programs
each «iay. at 10 cents admission fur
the best seats, and children at half
price.
Forsyth Bill Pleases.
• Every performance this week at the
Forsyth has attracted almost the hold
ing capacity in the busy theater While
it is a fact that the show is without a
headliner or a feature that may have
been advertised, it is nevertheless a
combination of pieasing talent that has
won applause from every gathering
Next week's star will be Ilalph Her*,
the musical comedy character comedian,
who has been a late star with "Dr. Du
luth,” and who was one of the big fea
tures with ‘Madame Sherry'" and 'The
Charity Girl.''
At the Bi]ou.
"Along the Tike" is drawing the big
gest audiences of the season to the
Bijou fthis week The attraction has
made good beyond the expectations of
the management.
The Bijou will close its doors on Sat
urday for two weeks, during which time
the painters will overhaul the little
vparztory the opening of
the tairwasun on August 2a.
Freddy Film
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CARET, REBUKED.
HITS IT BOARD
IF
WANT AD IDEAS
ILL HELP TO
Manager Says Factionalism Bars
New Ideas—Declares He Is
Serving Last Term.
Dan Carey, General Manager of
Parks, declared Friday that factional
ism In the Park Hoard had reached
such a degree that the exploitation or
any new Ideas absolutely was pre
vented and that he was serving hi?
last term under such conditions.
Authentic reports from the faction
opposed to him are that plans are
being made to drop him at the end
of his term, January 1, 1915.
The old-time factionalism reached
an acute stage at & meeting Thursday
afternoon because Manager Carey had
not consulted President J. O. Cochran
about contracts for an underground
conduit for the lighting of Piedmont
Park.
Board Censures Mr. Carey.
President Cochran, with the bal
ance of power in the board, has been
supporting Manager Carey. But when
Manager Carey took action on his
own Initiative he switched to the
anti-Carey faction led by M. B.
Young and R. A. Burnett and resolu
tions were adopted by a vote of 9 to
3 reprimanding Mr. Carey for mak
ing contracts without consulting the
hoard.
Tangle Over “Loaned Stone.”
Manager Carey also asked the board
to straighten out an agreement be
tween President Cochran and Engi
neer Nym Hurt, of the City Construc
tion Department, about some crushed
stone. Manager Carey said the min
utes of the board showed that Presi
dent Cochran had represented to the
hoard that the stone had been given,
while Mr. Hurt claims that it was
only loaned and he wanted it back.
President Cochran said he under
stood that the stone had been loaned,
and if he had represented that it had
been given to the department he had
made a mistake.
"It seems that a member of the
board can do anything, but anything
the general manager does Is wrong,”
said Mr. Carey.
Commissioners Frank Reynolds,
William Van Houten and Councilman
Ham Shepard stoutly defended Man
ager Carey, but they were outvoted.
What the Charges Are.
Here are the specific charges
brought by President Cochran against
Manager Carey:
That the board appropriated $200
to remove the Ersklne fountain to
Grant Park and that Manager Carey
spent $000 on it.
That negligence resulted In $22 de
murrage collected on oars of stone
one time and $17 another.
That he has given contracts for
$800 for underground wiring of Pied
mont Park, and that all of these ex
penditures were contracted for with
out the' knowledge or consent of the
board.
Manager Carey explained that the
wiring contracts were made as a re
sult of a misunderstanding between
himself and City Electrician K. C.
Turner.
Alabama Double of
Croker Not Boasting
ANNISTON, Aug. 8.—Anniston,
which has become famous for its
doubles, having a man who looks like
Roosevelt, one who looks like Wilson
and a double of Napoleon in the per
son of State Senator T. E. Kilby, has
still another in Dr. J. Q. Dixon, who
admitted that he had frequently been
taken for Andrew Carnegie, the late
King Edward of England and Richard
Croker.
He said he was willing to plead
guilty to the likeness of all except
Croker.
Enormous Eagle
Carries Off Child
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
GENEVA. SWITZERLAND. Aug
8.—An enormous eagle carried off a
wood cutters' child, aged 4, when It
was playing near him as he was
working in the forest.
A thorough search was made, but
no trace of the eagle or child was
found.
Contestants Invited to Heart-to-
Heart Chat With Manager
Next Monday Morning.
Contestants, the race Is about to
warm up.
The Want Ad Man wants to see
you and talk things over. He has
a bunch of Ideas which will help you
get the business.
Come In and see him Monday in
his office, fourth floor of the new
Foote & Davies building, North Pryor
street and Edge wood avenue.
There is still time for new entries.
Any live young man or woman who
will enter with determination to suc
ceed may win an automobile, a piano,
a trip to California or any one of
the dozens of prizes.
Don’t forget to enlist your friends
and acquaintances In the contest.
Tell them you’re out to win. Have
them u*e Georgian want ads and cast,
their votes for you. Explain that
every cent paid for want ads giv-'s
ten votes for you and will help you
win.
He sure and see the Want Ad Man
next Monday. He has opened a spe
cial office for the contest and wants
to have a heart to heart talk with
every contestant. He has some ideas
which will help you win.
Lady Sackville’s
Daughter to Wed
LONDON, Aug 8.—The Honorable
Victoria Mary Sackville-West, whose
engagement to Harold Nicholson, an
attache of the British embassy at
Constantinople, has been announced,
is the daughter of Lady Sackville,
who recently won a clear title to the
vast fortune of Sir John Murray
Scott.
Miss Sackvllle-West Is the only
child of Lord and Lady Sackville and
she will succeed to the Scott fortune.
Cody To Be Buried
With Military Honors
9peclal Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Aug. 8.—Military honors
will be paid to the memory of Avia
tor Samuel F. Cody, who was killed
In an aeroplane accident at Aider-
shot yesterday, when he is buried on
Monday.
The funeral will be semi-military
in character and the coffin will oe
escorted by troops.
Girl Accuses Rich
Fiance of Slaying
CLINTON, KY, Aug 8— May
Copeland, held here as the confessed
slayer of her brother-in-law, Hugh
Atkinson, at Bardwell, to-day startled
the Jail authorities by making an
other confession, saying the killing
was done by Luclen Turk, the wealthy
fiance of the Copeland girl. Turk is
being held at Paducah as an acces
sory.
In her statement to the police here
the girl said that Turk killed her
brother-in-law because Atkinson, ac
cording to May Copeland’s admission
to him, had wronged her. J. W. Turk,
her fiance’s father, the girl said,
promised to give her $20,000 if she
would confess the killing herself, and
pay attorneys who would obtain her
freedom under an unwritten law plea.
Anti-Drug Bill Is
Defeated in House
The drug bill Introduced In the
House by Mr. Shuptrine of Chatham
County, designed to regulate the sole
of cocaine, morphine and other nar
cotics, was deefated by a vote of 85
to 71.
The bill provided that no druggist
shall sell any of the drugs named In
the act without a physician’s pre
scription, and that each druggist pay
$10 a year license. The bill also cre
ated the office of State Drug Com
missioner, and provided for drug in
spectors.
Mr. Shuptrine declared that the u*<e
of cocaine and morphine Is greatly
Increasing In Georgia and should oe
regulated.
Accounting by Phone
Companies Ordered
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8—To com
plete Its investigation of the tele
phone situation throughout the
United States, the Interstate Com
merce Commission to-day ordered
telephone concerns doing an Inter
state business to- furnish the Com
mission with a history of their busi
ness affairs.
The total number of shares of
atock, par value of each share, divi
dends paid, ownership of one com
pany by another, capital and surplus
Is called for In a circular which will
be sent to each company by the
Commission.
Jails Husband for
False Teeth Theft
FORSYTH, Aug. 8—The limit In
stealing has been reached in Monroe.
A negro woman of this county has
had a warrant sworn out for her hus
band charging him with stealing her
false teeth.
FAIR DODD
General Agent
Bonds and Liability Insurance
328-9 GRANT BUILDING
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the six months ending June 30, 1913, of the condition of the
Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Co.
OF BOSTON, MASS.
Organized under the laws of the State of Massachusetts, made to the
Governor of the State of Georgia, in pursuance of the laws of said State.
Principal office—77-85 State street.
I. CAPITAL STOCK.
Whole amount of capital stock . $1,000,000.00
II. ASSETS.
Total assets of the company, actual cash market value $3,353,300.95
III. LIABILITIES.
Total liabilities $3,353,300.95
IV. INCOME DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1913.
Total income actually received during the first six months
in cash $1,291,982.00
V. EXPENDITURES DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE
YEAR 1913.
Total expenditures during the first six months of the year
in cash $1,185,049.81
A copy of the act of incorporation, duly certified, is of file In the
office of the Insurance Commissioner.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS—County of Suffolk.
Personally appeared before the undersigned C. W. Fletcher, who, be
ing duly sworn, deposes and .says that he is the comptroller and as
sistant treasurer of th e Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company,
and that the foregoing statement is correct and true.
C. W. FLETCHER, Comptroller and Asst. Treas.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of July, 1913.
MARTIN J. COCHRANE. Notary Public.
Name of State Agent FAIR DODD.
Name of Agent at Atlanta—FAIR DODD.
MERCHANTS! BUY YOUR HOLIDAY GOODS AT ONCE!
Don’t delay, for Christmas trade will begin with a rash soon, and you
should be ready for it. You can select in our wholesale showrooms
from
TOYS, DOLLS, FANCY CHINA, GLASSWARE AND MANY
LINES OF FANCY GOODS AND HOLIDAY NOVELTIES
We are direct importers, and can, therefore, quote very low prices.
Never before have we offered such large and. varied assortments. Come
and see the money-makers.
OUR TRAVELING SALESMEN ARE IN THE HOUSE AND WILL BE GLAD TO SERVE YOU
Prompt Shipments—Quick Deliveries—Low Freight Rates.
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Wholesale
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Fowls Socialistic;
3 Kinds Share Nest
Noted Alabama Editor Stricken
Suddenly at Country Home
Near Montgomery.
MONTGOMERY, ALA.. Aug. 8.—
From an attack of acute indigestion,
Major William Wallace Screws, the
veteran editor of The Montgomery
Advertiser, died suddenly Thursday
night at his country home in Coosada,
fourteen miles from Montgomery.
Major Screws was 74 years old, and
while his health had not been very-
good for several months, his death
was unexpected. With him at the
time of his death were his two sons,
Benjamin Screws and Holt Screws,
and his wife.
“The most beloved man In Ala
bama,” was a title often given Major
Screws, who despite the many bitter
political fights he entered, always
held the highest respect of both sides.
He became connected with The Ad
vertiser shortly after the war, and in
a short while became sole owner of
the paper. A few years later he sold
half Interest in the paper to Frank
P. Glass, and under their combined
directorship The Advertiser pro
gressed to one of the foremost morn
ing papers in the South.
Major Screws was born February
25, 1839, in Barbour County, Alabama
and attended school at Glennville. In
1859 he took up the study of law
with the famous law firm of Watts,
Judge and Jackson in Montgomery
and was admitted to the bar in 1859
at the age of 20 years.
Though opposed to secession, Major
Screw s fought for his State, and went
with the first troops to Pensacola.
There he participated in the capture
of Fort Barancas. He fought
throughout the entire war, being
captured in Virginia during the last
few weeks of the struggle. He acted
as correspondent for The Advertiser
for the four years of the great strug
gle.
He held many offices of honor and
was a prominent Mason, being grand
high priest, Grand Chapter Royal
Arch Masons of Alabama. He was
Secretary of State for Alabama from
1878 to 1882. postmaster at Montgom
ery from 1893 to 1897, served a term
as president of the National Editorial
Association, and was connected In
an official capacity with many other
large associations.
Despite his years, Major Screws had
retained a perfect control of his facul
ties, and until recently his physical
condition was of the best.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made yet.
FORSYTH, Aug. 8.—A guinea nest
Is supposed to be hard to find, but a
resident of Dillars, this county, while
walking through a patch of woods
found a nest which Is shared In true
communistic style by * a guinea, a
hen and a partridge. At the time
the discovery' was made there were
three partridge, two guinea and six
hen eggs In the nest.
What hours had been agreed upon
by the sharers of the nest during
which they are to keep house is un
known.
$9 FIFTEEN DAY
TICKETS
Wrightsville Beach. Saturday,
August 16th. Make reservations
early. Seaboard.
Nine Ears to Stalk
In Forsyth Cornfield
FORSYTH, Aug. 8.—Nine ears of
corn to a stalk Is most unusual, but
Jesse Childs, of near Rogers Church,
In thiis county, is exhibiting around
Forsyth a stalk on which there are
nine well-matured ears.
He planted a prolific variety of
com. and claims that whil he has
discovered no other stalk on which
there are nine ears, six ears, and even
seven, to the stalk are not unusual in
his field. This com wgs raised on
thin upland soil.
FIRE LADDIES ON VACATION.
DALTON, Aug. a.—Sixteen members
of the Dalton fire department, headed by
Chief W. H. Perry, left here Thursday
afternoon for Tampa, Fla., on their an
nual two weeks' outing.
75 Canning Clubs to
Feature State Fair
MAj?ON, Aug. 8.—The first annual
assembly of the girls and boys of
the 75 County Canning Clubs of the
State will be held here on October 27
and 28 as one of the special features
of the Georgia State Fair. Not only
will Exhibits be made of the fruits
and vegetables canned during the sea
son, but actual demonstrations will be
given by each of the clubs, under th*
direction of Miss Mary Oreswell. of
the State College of Agriculture. Over
700 boys and girls aye expected to at
tend.
The State fair has announced a lib
eral award of prizes.
Stage Ambitions of
2 Youths Shattered
Recorder Pro Tern. Preston Friday
morning wrecked the stage ambi
tions of Joe Welch, of Center Hill,
and Garland Hensley, of Fort Mc
Pherson, when he advised them to
give up their ideas of show' life and
"go on and work for a living.”
The two boys were found early
Friday asleep in a box car in the
Southern Railway yards. They ex
plained they were out Thursday
night at a rehearsal for a show and
stayed too late to catch a car home.
Judge Preston dismissed the cases.
Railroad Travel’s Greafesl Peril
Is the Open Switch
Th» toll of lives taken each year by this ever-present danger has
been enormous.
For years the inventive genius at the command of every great
railroad system has been devoted to solving this question.
The question has been solved. The danger has been removed.
The open switch is closed. The Shepherd Automatic Switch Com
pany has answered the problem. Its safety device has removed the
peril from the open switch as thoroughly as the removal of a ser
pent’s fangs destroys his sting.
By a non-electrical mechanical device the main line is closed as
soon as the last truck of a car has crossed the switch. It can be
opened when the engineer throws a lever on entering the siding.
The danger of open and split switches is absolutely eliminated.
As a time-saver this device will remove from a third to a half of the
number of stops and operations of switchmen In taking and leaving
siding.
The value of the Shepherd Automatic Switch will be shown by a
special demonstration to-morrow (Saturday), August 9, at 3 p. m., on
a spur track of the Atlanta and West Point Railroad, at the Atlanta
Manufacturing Supply Company's shop in Oakland City, on the East
Point car line.
.The public is urged to view the practical demonstration of this
wonderful Invention.
Detailed Information as to the Shepherd Automatic Switch will
be gladly furnished by W. R. Green, at the Aragon Hotel, or W. C.
Warfield, 706 Fourth National Bank Building.
Remember, the demonstration begins promptly at 3 p. m. to
morrow at Oakland City.
Take East Point car.
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