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4 * IIF.ARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA. 0A„ SUNDTY, DECEMBER 7, 1D1B. > Poultry Show Not P||QQ[|l|PV DU 1 | Financial Success UuHHlSiUI DILL SNOW AH NAIL Birds Alone Do Not Attract, So 11 II 1 j [1 M 1 fl ' 1 I u U L 1U riLHbn Test of New Tax Law by Elsie De R fl M | [1 j 1 Y HL W °"vr.i u ;"r.“‘ ,n A U U 1U ■ LAHd | l-'inain • In- ir.uitrv show, which IIIII Mil ,-lort-il t III.- Auditorium Saturdiiv. UU 11 T1 111 j m i no (?*•!' to ha >1 1 LUU 1 Jl. 21. Special Cable to The American. j[ f \ ) I j £ \ f l j jjj f J 1 L| i ‘LU 1J i Unn JIfi I-IJ U U IIUIMIUIIS 200 Women to Protest Further Delay in Passage by Congress of Measure Which Abolishes the Tenderloin in Washington. Dixie Leaders Are Prominent in the Move—President to Re ceive Committee Composed of Members From Each State. WASHINGTON. Dec «. Suffr.'i gist* -will march through tho Wash ington tenderloin district Mondsn as a protest against further delay In the passage by Congress of the Kenyon bill drafted to eliminate this portion of the city. "One can not go through the Capi tol grounds or take a car for Mount Vernon without almost touching ob jectionable houses." said Mrs Thom as Hepburn, president of the Connec ticut Womans League Association "It is a terrible condition, and should shame every man and woman who claims allegiance to our flag." It is expected that about 200 votes- for-women crusaders will march. President Wilson will receive the committee of suffragists who have remained behind from the convention on Monday at 1 p. m Dixie Women on Committee. The committee will he headed by the national board and will include cne representative from every State in the Union. It will endeavor to secure from the President a state ment as to his position on the woman suffrage question. Among the members of the Presl dential committee are Mrs. Medill McCormick, of Illinois. Miss Laura (May, of Kentucky; Mrs. William Kent. of California; Mrs. Charles Meredith, of Virginia: Miss Jeanette Ttankin, of Montana) Mrs. Donald Hooker, of Maryland; Mrs. Prances Maude Bjorkman, of Colorado; Miss Anne Martin, of Nevada, and Mrs. Harriet Taylor, of Ohio. The suffrage school will open here Monday also, and hold three sessions dally The teachers for Monday in clude Dr. Anna Howard Shaw. Miss Alice Stone Blackwell. Mrs. Susan Walker Fitzgerald. Mrs Mary Ware Dennett. Mrs. Frances M. Bjorkman. Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn and Miss Emily Pierson Plea Likely to Win. The plea of the suffragists for the creation of a Committee on Woman Suffrage in the House of Represen tatives. which was argued for three days before the Rules Committee this week, will be granted, according to infoi-mation they have received from the House leaders. Chairman Henry will call tlie Rules Committee together on Tuesday to discuss several important matters, and at that time a favorable report on the creation of the suffrage com mittee probably will be authorized. Disregarding Jury, Judge Gives Penalty TIT-TON, Dec. 6 Judge W. K. Thomas in Tift Superior Court dis regarded the jury's recommendation that Carson Taylor, charged with as sault with intent to murder, be pun - ished for a misdemeanor. He railed attention to Taylor's reputation and gave him five years' Imprisonment without the alternative of paying s fine Carson Taylor, his brother. James D. Taylor, and Allen F. Dcfrman were indicted by the Grand Jury this wodt for assault with intent to murder Town Marshal T. F. Powell, of Ome ga, on the night of November 11 ('arson Taylor, who was tried first pleaded self-defense. met with little success. Despite tins fact, however, it was tin* best exhibition of its kind ever seen in this city, and already plans f<»r the n**xt year's show presage even greater things. "It seems that Atlantans will not patronize a proposition <*f this nature for itself," said J M. Poole, secretary of tin- Southern International Poultry Assoeiatlon. "High-da** birds do not -e*-m to attract hem as much as a hand. So we may add a band to th * program for next year. Hutchens Retracts Alexander Charge ROME. Dec (5 G. R. Hutchens has taken back bis statement made that Hooper Alexander. United States Dis trict Attorney f*»r North Georgia, was a stockholder in the Fulton National Rank, of Atlanta. His retraction fol lows: "A short time ago Mr. Hooper Alexander had a lengthy communica tion in which he denied owning any of the stock in the Fulton National Bank This was a reply to an article written by me which appeared in The Macon Telegraph. 1 had no disposi tion to misrepresent the gentleman. I understood that he was a stockholder, but he says not, and I therefore ae- ept his statement. "G. R. HUTCHENS." Auto Driver Risks Life to Save Woman To save a woman from injury and possible death, Claude M. McAfee Saturday afternoon risked Ids own life and narrowly escaped wrecking the big motor ambulance of the Pat terson Undertaking Company. Me A fee was driving the ambulance, and, at DeKulb and Mayson avenues. woman stepped from a street car directly in front of the machine. McAfee turned his car tipon the sidewalk, and it crashed into the side of Connell's Pharmacy. No serious damage was caused. Two Dead, 1 Dying Iu Raid ou Blacks ST. CHARE! policeman was hly fatally vou Hod negro shot day in a battle attempt to hr* among three id Two escaped ing sought by ; A lynching is John Blair was wounded. ;s, MO.. Dec. 6.—On p killed, another proba- nded and an unidenti- to death here late to- following the officers *ak up a crap game •groe and to-night are be- x heavily armed posse, expected. Policeman killed and Dave Lamb 5 U. S. Docks Unable To House New Ships WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. -Naval dry docks in five American <‘11108 have been rendered Inadequate by the in creasing size of battleships construct ed during the past fifteen years, a •- cording to the report of Rear Admiral H. R. Stanford, chief of the Bureau of Yards and Dock* Yards whose usefulness have been impaired are situated at Boston, Portsmouth. N. II.. Mare Island, Cal., Charleston, S. (\. and Philadelphia. Bill To Get Thirteen Hours’ Daily I Consideration — Democrats Charged With “Hedging.” WASHINGTON, lir. 6 Kepubll- (‘ans formally gave their adherence to-day to a program in the Senatt that contemplates thirteen hours of daily consideration of the pending currency bill. Presented last Mon day and discussed fora full week, the Republicans finally permited the cau cus program to come to a vote. The program was agreed to by a j ;ute of 41 to IS, Senators Gronna, Kenyon, Smooth, LaFollette, Per kins. Norris. Brady and Borah sup porting Senator Kerri's resolution. Among these are Senators who have bitterly denounced the Democratic plan of attempting to jam the bill through without full consideration. It is now believed by Republicans, as well as Democrats, that the cur rency hill will pass through all tlie parliamentary stages and reach the President by Saturday, January 20. If that is done the President will be urged by influential Democrats to agree to a recess over the holidays that will stop the legislative mill until well on toward the middle of J a mi ary. To-day’s resolution, however, was not agreed to without it, final protest from Senator Townsend, of Michigan, who has been absent from the city for two months. He charged that Democrats were attempting to cover up the failure of the tariff law to bring about better conditions and a lower cost of living. may become parties to Elsie D Wolfe’s test suit against the opera - tlon of the American income tax is un founded. A representative of the Hears! newspapers made some inquiries among Paris bankers to -lay and was told, almost without exception, that the Americans in Era nee have no idea of the effect of the new law. Even) business men are not clear as U> just < how It will operate. On** question Is being asked In-iv, j however will the income from for eign stocks paid through banks n New York fall under the tax? Girl Confesses to Slaying Her Suitor LEXINGTON, Dec. 6. A telegram from Bardwell, Ky. t to-night says the body ‘of Hugh Atchison, for whose.) murder his sister-in-law, May Cope land, and her sweetheart, Linden i Turk, were tried this week, the Jury j failing to agree, was exhumed this afternoon by the Commonwealth, and it was found that the bullet which killed Atchison was fired from an au tomatic pistol, the property of Turk, which May Copeland had said she borrowed. This strengthens the defense, as the prosecution had a theory that the shot was fired from ‘another gun held by Turk. The girl confessed, saying Atchison had wronged her and that Turk had nothing to do with the killing The three families are among the wealth iest and most prominent in Ken tucky. 60 ‘Bracers’ Each Day Put Him on Rock Pile Thirty Added to Death List—Chil dren Perish on Roofs—Con ditions Worse Hourly. UAI.VKSTON, TEXAS, Dec. 6 — Flood conditions in Texas are becom ing worse. Seventv-two bodies al ready have been recovered, and many have been seen floating in the waters at different points. To-day’s addi tions to the death list numbered 30. Rain, sleet, hail and snow continue to fall. The temperature is at the freezing mark over most of the terri tory affected. Rivers and streams are ;jsing. Nine additional towns were n-' undated to-day and fifteen others are threatened to-night. Life-savers to-day rescued over 700 persons from trees, housetops and other places. Hundreds of others arA marooned. The strong current in all rivers makes rescue work most diffi cult, United States life-saving crews did splendid work. Courtney, LaGrange. Navasota, Richmond, Lockhart, Victoria. Glen- fiore, Sutton and Monaville were add- t ed to the flooded cities to-day. At Hearne four children, marooned on housetops with their parents, died from exposure, according to meager advices received here. All of the rescued to-day were suf fering from exposure and hunger. Many had been clinging to house tops for 48 hours. An epidemic of penumonia is feared. “MILK STRIKE” UNCERTAIN. ASHEVILLE, Dec. 6—The Bun combe County Dairymen's Associa tion to-day decided to await a de cision of the North Carolina Supreme Court as to whether they shall pay. the cow tax demanded by the city au thorities of Asheville before declaring the threatened “milk strike.” Cattle Men to Confer On Tick Eradication E. M. Nighbert, of Atlanta, United States inspector of tick eradication and Southern cattle transportation has announced a meeting of the Southern Cattle Men's Association in Bank Clearings to Establish Record Bank clearings in Atlanta for >j . week ending December 6 totaled 1 ->0.918.34 as compared with S18.191 279.62 for the some week of last v the Business Men's Building in Mem phis. Tenn., December 10 and 11. ord will be broken in 1913 by m millions of dollars. ‘ Jack and Bob ‘‘Jack and Bob” Dr.BulFs COUGH SYRUP For a hoarse, deep cough and raw, sore chest —cold attacking bronchial tubes or lungs, there is nothing hotter nor as soothing. Price, 25 cts. Mo Morphine or Chlo roform. TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE. “Have used Dr. Bull's Cough B.vryp for years when I have had bad eonghs It is fine.'' Mrs M. E Boyer, Middletown, Del Ai.Ar*. r r.M-r Write A - C - MEYER A SAMPLE FREE co ■ Baltlm0re ' m <*- Mention paper. Robs House at 11a.m., Breaks Stone at 3 p.m. ROME. OA.. Dec. 6.—Quick justice was meted out to Earl Lee. a negro, by Judge John H. Reece, of the City Court, yesterday. I*ee was seen rob bing the home of R. A. Carter on the Alabama road at 11 o’clock. Neigh bors saw him, gave chase, and cap tured him, recovering the $446 he had stolen. Lee was at the jail at 12; at 1:30 lie was before Judge Reece and was given eight months; at 2 the negro wa» at the ehaingang (‘amp. and at 3 was a full-fledged convict breaking rock in front of the house he had robbed. RICHMOND, VA., Dec. 6 —Samuel W. Hunt, alias J. Bruce Hadley, aged i 43, of Milton, N. C. ( representing him self as solicitor for a New York j trade journal, was given six months on the road in Police Court to-day | for fleecing Richmond produce mer chants by collecting subscriptions and selling advertising space at ridicu lously low f rates. He pocketed all the money and spent it on drink, taking 1 as many as “60 bracers” a day at times, he said. Resolutions Praise Negro School Move Approval of the plan of the City Board of Education to establish in dustrial training and domestic science instruction in the negro public schools of Atlanta was voiced by the clergy men of the Episcopal Diocese of At lanta In this meeting Saturday. Resolutions were passed indorsing a high school for negroes and the elimination of seventh and eighth grades from colored schools NATURE CLUB MEETS. The regular meeting of the Bur roughs Nature Club will be held in the Auditorium of the Carnegie Li brary Wednesday afternoon at 3 O’clock. Jesse Mercer. State Game Warden, will address the members. Rome Rival Trade Chambers Combine ROME, GA„ Deo. 6.—The Manufac turers and Merchants’ Association and the Rome Chamber of Commerce, the two rival trade organizations, have been consolidated under the name of the latter. Wright Willingham is president; George F. Nixon, first vice president; and M. S. Lanier, second vic£ presi dent. The directorate is composed of .1 D. Hanks, John M. Graham, J. N. King, Ike May and the officers. Empire State Bank Capital $ 1 00,000 The officers will take pleasure in show ing you our new bank and the unexcelled facilities for taking care of all your bank ing needs. We aim to supply safety and service second to none. We invite your checking accounts—business and persona 1. Savings Department open until 5 p. m. For Your Convenience. PAID ON A 0/ 'C SAVINGS DEPOSITS * /0 25% Reduction On Everything In Our Entire Stock This includes all orders for Suits and Trousers in our tailoring department placed during this sale. $30.00 Suits $35.00 Suits $37.50 Suits $40.00 Suits . .$22.50 . $26.25 . $28.25 . $30.00 $45.00 Suits .. $50.00 Suits .. $60.00 Suits .. $65.00 Suits ... .. $33.75 ..$37.50 ..$45.00 ..$48.75 Buy Xmas Gifts 25% Off SHIRTS, NECKWEAR, GLOVES. MUFFLERS, UM BRELLAS, CANES, SWEATERS, CUFF BUTTONS, SCARF PINS, ETC. Ladies will find in this stock a multitude of help ful suggestions in just the handsome, appropriate things a man will most appreciate—and wear, at A Saving of 25% Nothing Charged at Reduced Prices B ayes uros Tail ors and Haberdashers 9 Peachtree Street OPEN EVENINGS ’TIL XMAS To -morrow Starts the Second Week of the Thief Clears House Of Its Furniture MEMPHIS, Dec. f> The nerviest thief the police have had t<> contend with in months bobbed up to-day. by name John Dugin, a Bloomington (Ill.) musician, who stole a bed. two chairs and a dresser from a rooming house in broad daylight, while the woman of the house was next door visiting. The man told the police he needed money. Passing the rooming house, he saw the front door cfpen. A negro < vpressman was passing, so he hailed him and loaded up the furniture. Macon Elks to Give Poor Children Tree ECE 13K I SB MACON. Dec. 6.—Two hundred • oor children of the mill settlements will be made happy Christinas by the Macon Elks, who will have a Christmas tree in ’heir lodgeroom Christmas afternoon. This is in furtherance of the "Rig Brother Movement’’ of ihe Elks throughout the country. The Sal vation Army will co-operate with the Elks In the affair. SUGGESTION: REBUILT’ TYPEWRITERS, $23 to $75. Call. Write or Phone fimettoan Writing Machine Co. 43 North Pryor St.. Phone M. 2526. Of the YANCEY Hardware Co.! Cash TOYS—CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR GROWN-UPS—SKATES—FOOTBALLS — H O USE H 0 L D NEEDS — HARDWARE — CUTLERY—TOOLS, ETC—EVERYTHING will be sold for cash—RE GARDLESS of cost—and at FERRITIC SACRIFICE in prices. New goods, bought .before the appoint ment of a receiver, have just arrived—and will be included in this sale—TO-MORROW. YANCEY HARDWARE 134 Peachtree Street (Per C. N. ANDERSON, Receiver) Opposite Candler Building