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TTTF! ATLANTA OLORdTAN AND NEWS. CITYIOVESTD Supply Pure, but Hydrant Defects Must Be Remedied, Says City Expert. Dr. Claude A. Smith, City Bacteriol ogist, announced Thursday he was taking steps to eliminate 4 imperfec- tions from Atlanta’s water system that constitute a serious and growing menace to the city’s health from im pure water and consequent disease. Complaints registered with the Wa ter Department from time to time re veal that large numbers of house holders are getting impure water Though the cause in each case is lo cal, there are so many cases as to make it a matter of vital interest to the whole city. A sample of water taken from the faucet of G. M. Toney, No. 245 Stew art avenue, is as dark as mud. Mr. Toney brought the sample to The Georgian and asked that the cause be Investigated. He reported that there are four ca*cs of typhoid fever in his neighborhood. Water Worms Swarm in Water. Another sample taken by Dr. Smith himself from a faucet in a yard on Mangum street, which faucet is used by several negro families, showed hundreds of water worms. Dr. Smith took these samples and is making an analysis of them in his laboratory in the City Hall. “Atlanta’s water supply is pure—as pure as any city I know of,” he said. “It is analyzed regularly, and it has always proved to be absolutely whole some. “Such samples as these could noT pass through the filters. Yet there is no question that these samples came through city water faucets. There have been similar complaints before. While the cause is simple, it is not so simple to prevent a recurrence of polluted water here and there. A few polluted hydrants might produce much disease, and, therefore, the matter becomes very important to the whole city. Blames Freezeless Hydrants. “The cause are these anti-freeze hydrants. There is an opening at the bottom of these hydrants so that when the water is cut off in cold wen her to prevent freezing the pips oar he drained. s ems that in a number of cases th' .c, openings are not entirely closed when the water is turned back on. The water that is drained or leaks out forms a pool under ground. Some times dirt and sometimes water worms work into the pine. This pol luted water is drawn off at the faucet. In rocky or sandy ground these leaks often do not manifest themselves. “When anyone sees bad water com ing out of their faucet, they immedi ately assume that the whole city wa ter is contaminated. This is a mis take. City Supply Not Endangered. “There is not the slightest danger of Atlanta’s water supply becoming af fected in anyway. “It seems to me that it would be too great an expense to tear out all of these anti-freeze hydrants. I believe that all danger can be prevented without that. “I am now preparing a report to the Board of Health on the condition. I will put them in possession of all of the facts. It will be up to that body to decide what must be done.” ATLANTA HOMES OPENED TO WEE SCOTCH LAD AND BONNIE SISTERS MARY, MARGARET AND DA AMD LOGAN. Clarke Snaps Fingers In Face of Tillman WASHINGTON. Sept. 4.—Senato rial nerves, on the “ragged edge” by reasons of the long tariff debate, al most caused a flght among the Sen ate Democrats. “Pitchfork” Ben Tillman innocent ly unfolded a letter and began to read It as Senator Clarke, of Arizona, Marted a tariff address. Clarke, annoyed at the crackling of Tillman’s letter, walked over to the South Carolinian and loudly snapped his fingers beneath his nose. Tillman and Clarke glared at each other for a time, and then Tillman retired to the cloak room to finish perusing his epistle. F Sails for Europe to Seek Health and Strength for Campaign Against Tammany. NEW TORK, Sept. 4.—Mayor Wit- liam J. Gaynor, who yesterday ac cepted an independent nomination f or re-election, unexpectedly sailed for Europe to-day for a two w r eeks’ vaca tion. Mayor Gaynor has been ill for two weeks and was so weak to-day when he boarded the Baltic that he could hardly stand. Just as he was sailing the Mayor issued a statement attacking Tam many. “No wonder they are so ferocious against me,” said the Mayor, “for they have had four lean, hungry years. I refused to turn a single city depart ment over to Charles F. Murphy aDd his crew of grafters.” The Mayor has been suffering from a recurrence of throat trouble caused by the old wound made by a would- be asasssin three years ago. Mayor Gaynor will return about September 22. Found His Bride on Football Gridiron ^HTLADEEPHIA, Sept. 4.—A ro- • lance which had Its beginning on Franklin Field during a football game In 1910 when “Texas" Ramadell was the star player for the University of Pennsylvania, terminated when the former world's champion sprinter and all-round athlete married Miss Nina Foster, a popular Darby school teacher. Fred L. Ramsdell was graduated from the university as a civil en gineer In 1911. He will become one of the proprietors of a school at San Antonio, Texas, his home city, after bis wedding tour. BIG LINER AGROUND. NEW TORK, Sept. 4.—The Him- burg-American liner President Lin coln went aground at 7 o’clock this morning in a dense fog off Bay Ridge, while outward bound. She was float ed at 9:50 a. m. No damage was done. Nurse Is Wooed and Won by Her Patient NEW TORK. Sept. 4.—Miss Ethel G. Burd, daughter of Captain George E. Burd, of the steam engineering department of the United States Navy, has given up the white cap of a nurse for an engagement ring. Announcement was made to-day that Miss Burd, who for two years was a nurse in the Long Island Col lege Hospital in Brooklyn, will on Oc tober 12 become the bride of iiarrv Luck, proprietor of a summer hotel in the Adirondacks. While playing golf several montas ago Mr. Luck injured his knee and was brought to the hospital for treat ment. There th • romance began. Women Jailed for Copper Mine Riots CALUMET. MICH., Sept. 4.—Riot ing among the striking copper miners and non-union men continued to-day. Fifteen arrests were made, several women being taken into custody. Four non-union men were badly beat en by strikers at Lauriurp and Han cock. Picketing by strikers to-day was heavier and more determined than since the resumption of mining three weeks aco. The Prosecuting Attorney plans the prosecution of all cases at once. No Attempt to Take Kentucky Fugitive LEXINGTON, Kept. 4.—Reports from Burnside, Ky.. say that Josh Tartar, who shot Town Marshal John Coomer in the neck and killed John Fitzgerald in a running fight, and who made his es cape, is recovering from injuries in his leg and arm which he received in the battle. Tartar has been located near his own home and a surgeon from Burnside has been in daily attendance upon him. Of ficers are not attempting to arrest him. HERE’S SUFFRAGE HEN! SUMMIT, N. J., Sept. 4.—A hen was found sitting on a number of eggs In the original ballot box of this town which is to be used in *.i.e coming primaries. The box. lias not been used since ISbO. Stranded Trio Joyous as They Hear That They Will Be Given Work. Numbers of Atlanta homes have been opened to the wee Scotch lad and the bonnie lassies since the pub lication in Wednesday's Georgian that City Warden Thomas Evans was looking for someone to take them as house servants. The Warden said he would be able to place, them all in good homes before Thursday night. Mary, Margaret and David Logan, those are their names, were down at the Warden’s office early Thursday morning, wearing broad smiles. They were joyous over the fact that their | bewildering struggling in a strange city was at an end. “We do not know mill work,” said Mary, the eldest, “but we can do housework.” The story of how these young peo ple came from Glasgow, Scotland, to this land of opportunity and met so many hitter disappointments during ten months touched all Atlanta. The uncle who was to provide for them lost all his money, and they finally had reached Atlanta and took up abode in the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills settlement. Even there they could not get work because of their inexperience. But these sturdy young Scots were not discouraged. They smiled and said j they would get work finally. When Warden Evans told them ! Thursday that several persons would I be down to see them to give them j work, their smiles greatly broadened, I and they told him how much they ap preciated his help in most charming Scotch accents. From the looks of these young peo ple, some Atlantans are going to get some mighty good servants. Negro Barber Held On ‘Tiger’ Charge W. A. Jones, a negro barber with a shop at No. 35 Ivy street, was arrested Thursday morning on a charge of run ning a blind tiger. The arrest was made by Detectives Cowan and Ozburn, who took into custody the 12-year-old son of Jones when they discovered him carry ing a case of whisky along Ivy street. The case contained 24 half pints of whisky, and when the officers questioned | the boy he told them he was on his way to his father’s barber shop City Clerk for 50 Years Is Honored COLUMBUS, Sept. 4.—At yesterday afternoon’s monthly meeting of the Co lumbus City Council, an ordinance was introduced creating the office of deputy city clerk. M. M. Moore, who recently celebrated his fiftieth anniversary as city clerk, is in feeble health and can not discharge the arduous duties connected with the office, hut the Mayor and Aldermen, not wishing to retire him from office, have decided to create the office of deputy clerk in order to give him such assist ance as he needs In handling the af fairs of the office. FUNERAL OF PERCIVAL ELDER. JACKSON, Sepf. 3. The funeral of Percival Elder, who died at a private aani-torium in Atlanta Tuesday night, was held at the Flovilla Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock, Rev. J. A. Sprayberry conduct ing the services. He was th* son >f the late Mr. and Mrs. George Elder, of Flovilla, the latter of whom died only a few months ago. SENATE WAR TO DELAY MONEY The Georgian Divides Glory With Crackers in Another Great Baseball Victory THE CRACKERS HAVE WON TWO GAMES. AND THE GEORGIAN HAS WON TWO GREAT VICTORIES, ALSO. THE GREAT STORIES WRITTEN BY THE GEOR GIAN’S EXPERTS ARE THE TALK OF THE TOWN. A BASE BALL SERIES HAS NEVER BEEN ‘COVERED” SO COM PLETELY. EVERY LITTLE DETAIL IS DESCRIBED DAILY. THERE ARE TWO MORE GAMES SCHEDULED BE TWEEN THE GULLS AND CRACKERS. IT IS HARD TO TELL WHICH TEAM WILL WIN THESE GAMES, BUT THE GEORGIAN IS GOING TO BE A WINNER ANYWAY. THIS AFTERNOON ALL OF THE GEORGIAN S EX PERTS WILL BE ON THE JOB AGAIN. BE SURE TO READ WHAT THEY WRITE. IT IS SPICY, AUTHENTIC AND INTERESTING. AMONG THOSE WHO ARE “COVERING” THIS SERIES FOR THE GEORGIAN ARE: BILLY SMITH, THE CRACKER MANAGER, THE MAN WHO BROUGHT A RANK TAIL-ENDER OF 1912 UP TO THE TOP. JOE AGLER, THE CORKING FIRST BASEMAN, WHO HAS BEEN BOUGHT BY JERSEY CITY, BUT WHO WILL BE WITH THE YANKEES NEXT SEASON. LOU CASTRO, FORMER CRACKER, WHO KNOWS ‘ INSIDE ' BALL BETTER THAN ANY OTHER MAN IN THE SOUTH. 0. B. KEELER, THE GEORGIAN'S BASEBALL EX PERT, WHO WRITES THE BREEZIEST ARTICLES OF ANY CRITIC IN THE SOUTH. W. S. FARNSWORTH, SPORTING EDITOR OF THE GEORGIAN, WHO FOR SIX YEARS TRAVELED WITH THE RED SOX, YANKEES, GIANTS AND DODGERS. FUZZY WOODRUFF, KNOWN BY EVERY FAN IN THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE, WHO HAS A WONDERFUL STYLE ALL HIS OWN. INNIS BROWN, FORMER VANDERBILT HERO, WHO PERSONALLY KNOWS EVERY MEMBER OF THE GULLS AND CRACKERS. THE GEORGIAN WILL ALSO HAVE STAFF PHOTOG RAPHERS AT THE PARK TO SNAP EVERY PLAY OF IM PORTANCE. THE GEORGIAN'S BASEBALL EXTRAS WILL RUN COMPLETE DETAILED REPORTS OF THE GAME, SENT IN PLAY BY PLAY. EVERY BALL AND STRIKE WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THESE EXTRAS. ORDER YOUR GEORGIAN EARLY FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS IF YOU WANT TO BE SURE OF GETTING ALL THE REAL NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THIS GREAT SERIES. Weeks Offers Resolution Defer ring Action on Currency Meas- | ure Until the Next Session. WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts, offered in the Senate to-day a resolution direct ing the Senate Committee on Hank ing and Currency to prepare a cur rency bill and report It to the Senate on December 2 next. The resolution also directs the chairman of the com mittee to ask that the bill then be made the unfinished business of the Senate. Senator Weeks asked to have the resolution lie on the table, giving no tice that he would speak on it to morrow. It is expected that the Issue as to whether currency legislation shall be enacted at the present session will d» squarely met in the consideration of the resolution. The President and the Administra tion forces will make every effort to defeat the resolution. If the resolu tion is referred to the Banking and Currency Committee and two Demo cratic members of the committee should vote with the Republicans in favor -of the resolution, the line-up would be 6 to 4 in favor of putting currency legislation over to the next regular session. Pastor Quits ‘Worst Town’ as Hopeless SHARON, PA., Sept. 4—The Rev. H. E. Renicks has resigned the pas torate of the Farrell Baptist Church, declaring that Farrell, Pa., was the worst city in the Western Hemi sphere and that it was impossible for him to save it from meeting the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah. He came to this town from Spring- field, Ohio, two years ago. He has opinions of the old school Baptists that conflicted with the views of his | congregation, and recently refused to sanction a church fair and social, saying that they w’ere “unholy.” Certain members of his flock took him to task for this, and the church was rent asunder by two factions. Then he preached a sermon about the unholiness of the Sunday pleasure- seekers, and finally gave up his task. Augusta to Charge For Use of Streets AUGUSTA, Sept. 4.—General Man- | ager Mason, of the Atlanta and Caro lina Construction Company, after ap pearing before the City Council of | Augusta asking for a franchise to use the streets for an electric railroad to connect Augusta and Atlanta via Ath ens, was Informed that a previous franchise granted his company would be renewed. He was told also that the city would charge a license of J 1,666.66 for the use of its streets per annum until the present franchise of the Augusta- Aiken Railway and Electric Corpora tion and various steam railroad cor porations expire, and that after that the franchises will come higher. Audubon Official To Talk on Birds A general invitation has been Issued to the public to hear the address to night of James Henry Rice, Jr., field agent of the National Audubon So ciety, at the North Avenue Presbyte rian Church, No. 527 Peachtree street, at 8:30. The subject Is “Birds and Their Use to Man.” The Boy Scouts will act as ushers. NO METHOD IN THIS MADNESS.) DENVER, Sept. 4.—In an effort to j kill off the new town of Ramona, where the sale of liquor is pc rmiited j I prohibitionists of Colorado Springs cut off Ramona's water supply, it is alleged. Thomas A. Edison Ill On Auto Trip in Maine PORTLAND. ME., Sept. 4—Thom as A. Edison, with his wife, daughter and son and Miss Grace Miller, reached this city from Monhegan. Mr Edison retired at once and when an effort was made to see him it was said he was slightly ill. It was reported that the Edison* had come oack to Maine because of ill health. FINE CROPS IN BUTTS. JACKSON, Sept. 4.—Butts County will without doubt harvest the largest crop of hay in her entire history. The farmers of Butts County are beginning to experiment with alfalfa, some splen did crops having been made this year The local corn crop was the largest in j years. 1 Wears Gaudy Hose; Is Poisoned by Dye TULARE, CAL., Sept. 4.—Harry Metcalf, a member of Company II California Volunteer Infantry, is ,-e- riouHy ill at his home as the result of being poisoned with aniline dyes from gaudy socks. Metcalf fainted while at drill last evening, and when he failed to re cover in a reasonable time was hur ried home. An examination follow***!, which showed he had the character istic symptoms of aniline poisoning PELHAM FIRM BANKRUPT. PELHAM, Sept. 4.— Brown & Kahn filed a voluntary petition in bank ruptcy to-daj’, with liabilities of $10,- 000 and assets estimated at $4,000. lief With Watery Blisters. Also on Neck and Face. Itched So Could Not Sleep. Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment Six Days. Trouble Left. ♦ » 19 Roach St. Atlanta. Oa.—“A few months ago I had some kind of skin eruption that spread until my limbs and feot were covered with blotches and watery blisters. It looked ■ __ like eczema. When the trouble reached my neck and face I was almost driven frantic. It Itched and stung so intensely that I could not sleep or wear any clothing on the affected parts. I used almost everything without re- Aftcr two months I commenced to use Cuticura Soap and Ointment and after two days I noticed Improvement and in six days the trouble left My skin was fair and smooth again and the eruption never re turned "My cousin was a sufferer from pimples, knowu as acne, on his face and seemed to grow worse all the time. I recommended Cuticura Soap and Ointment to him and now his face is smooth for the first time tn three years and he owes it all to Cuticura Soap and Ointment.” (Signed) Walter Battle. Oct. 7, 1912. A single hot hath with Cuticura Soap and a gentle anointing with Cuticura ointment are often sufficient to afford immediate relief in the most distressing cases of skin and scalp diseases when all else falls. Cuticura Soap (25c.) and Cuticura Ointment (AOc ) are sold everywhere. Liberal sample of each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book Address post card "Cuticura. Dept. 1', Boston ' SS'Men w ho shave and shampoo with Cu ticura Soup win find it best for skiu and scalp. Brenau has a pres tige as a training school for music teachers second to no other institution in the South. B RENAU Conservatory has probably educated more music teachers, who are now occupying responsible and remu nerative positions, than any other institution in the South. r llh recent addition to the faculty of Dr. Henry G. Hanchett as Principal of the Normal Department still further enlarges the opportunities for young women who desire to secure the very best training. Dr. Ilanchett is one of the best known teachers in America to-day, and the fact that he is willing to undertake the work, of teacher training in this institution is another evidence of the fact that Brenau is recog nized as one of the foremost institutions for the study of music in America. D R. Hanchett has made many successful Concert tours of America and has done perhaps more than any other liv ing man to popularize classical music. He is not only a performer of rare artistic finish hut an entertaining lecturer as well, and a distinct feature of all of his recitals is the careful explanation of all the distinguishing characteristics of the numbers which he plays on the piano or the pipe organ, in the playing of which he is equally skilled. D R. Hanchett first outlined a course in musical pedagogy and analysis when a member of the faculty of the Metro politan Conservatory of Music in the city of New York in 1893, and it is a development of this course which he will give at Brenau during the session beginning September 11, 1913 , and which he will probably repeat in the summer session beginning in J une, 1914. r HE addition of Dr. Hanchett to the faculty undoubtedly gives Brenau the most distinguished coterie of musicians in the South. In addition to Dr. Hanchett the faculty includes Otto Pfefferkorn, who has been head of the piano department for a dozen years; J. T. Sinnette and Benj. F. Havens, who came with Dr. Simmons from Shorter College; Bruno Michaleis, a native of Leipzig and graduate of the famous Royal Conservatory there, and sev eral others. The vocal department, pre sided over by Mrs. Lessic Southgate Sim mons, will maintain its usual high standard. Mrs. Simmons has a rare gift of inspir ing her pupils with the utmost enthusiasm, and she is ably assisted hy Miss Mary Helen Howe, EllmerZoller andMissNellie Laing. r HE normal and theoretical course, which will he offered hy Dr. Han chett and Mrs. Simmons during the year beginning September 11 th, affords unparalleled opportunities for Southern teachers, and for students who are prepar ing to teach. r HE normal course will embrace a gen eral discussion of the application to musical pedagogy of the following subjects: Sensation; The Brain; Nervous Activity; The Uncorticious Man; Habit; Consciousness; Attention; Perception and Conception; Memory and Association; The Sense of Time and Space; Reasoning; Im pulse, Instinct, Volition, Expression; methods of securing Attention; methods of developing Musical Intelligence; methods of enhancing Emotion; methods of improving Action; the Body as the Organ of the Soul; Education is Drawing-out; Aim and End of Teaching. JN CON] UNCTION with' this spedfi- Y cally pedagogical course teachers are offered the course in Musical Analysis, Musical History, Harmony and Solfeggio. AS PREP A RATION for self-sus- taining life Work a course in music and musical pedagogy at Brenau af fords opportunities which cannot he found elsewhere in the South. Brenau College-Conservatory Gainesville, Georgia.