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1 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. 0 n HOUSE Congressmen Accused by Mulhall Exonerated Except McDermott, Who Is Scored. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—President Wilson’s charge that lobbies existed at the Capitol to influence legislation were sustained in the report of the House Lobby Investigation t’omm'.t* tee, presented to the House to-day. The charges pre -ed by Martin M. Mulhall against Representatives Rar- rholdt, of MissouriOalder, of New York: Sherly, of Kentucky; Webb, cf North Carolina, and Fairchild, of New York, however, were declared un founded. Tlje report also finds that while *he American Federation of Labor main tains a lobby h re it does not permit Its activities to transgress the law or go beyond the bounds of proper privi lege. The report finds that MulhaU and James A. Emery, working for the National Association of Manufactur ers, “went beyond the limits of de cency in trying to influence legisla tion.” The National Council for Industrial Defense and the National Tariff As sociation also were found to have maintained lobbies to influence legis lation. Other points brought out in the report are: To Protect Injunction. That the main purpose of the Na tional Association of Manufacturers was to prevent legislation curbing the uses of the injunction against labor unions. That the Tariff Commission legisla tion of 1909 was not improperly in fluenced by lobbies. That no improper influences have been exerted in mjnrnating or elect ing Congressmen as far as the com mittee can ascertain. That Representative James D. Mc Dermott, of Illinois, “has been guilty of acts of grave impropriety unbe coming the dignity of the distin guished position 1 e occupies.” That Mulhall and Em.rv should change their ways or ‘remain away from the Capitol forever.” Representative McDermott’s rela tions with the pawnbrokers and liquor dealers of Washington are gone over by the committee at lengtL. Loan Is Condemned. The committee states that a lo%n of $500 given McDermott by Hu/!i V. Harvey, secretary of the Washing ton Liquor Dealers’ Association, prob- . ably did not ‘‘influence his vote,” but the transaction is severely con demned. ‘‘The members of the House know Air. McDermott.” says the report, “and know his ideals and his char acteristics as the public generally does not, and in the nature of things tan not know them. His training and association have not given him the ethical perception and stancLirdf relative to public office that usually characterize public* men. We can not say that h. has been corrupted in his vole, but some things which a private citizen may do with impunity must be avoided by one in officU 1 station.” McDermott is exonerated of any improper conduct in connection witn an alleged contribution by Harold Mc Cormick to his campaign fund in 191?. Clements May Win; President Wavers Reports from Washington indicate that President Wilson has assumed an attitude much more favorable to the reappointment of Judge Judson Clements, of Georgia, on the Inter state Commerce Commission than was at first understood. The strong indorsements of the Southerner and tlie argument that his experience is greatly needed by the commission since it lost its senior member by resignation, have had their effect. Senator Robert M. I.aFollette is mentioned as one of the most active supporters of Judge Clements. It is said in Washington that he has told ihe President the Senate may-reject any nominee in Judge Clements’ place. 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The dandruff scaled off and showed plainly in my hair. It also caused my hair to break off and become very thin. I used several remedies which did not cure and gave but little relief. After I recei ved a free sample of Cuticura Soap and Ointment I began using them according to directions. I secured two cakes of Cuticura Soap and two boxes of Cuticura Ointment which cured me perfectly.” (Signed) Miss Willie M. Walker. July 31. 1912. When you buy a fine toilet soap think of i he advantages Cuticura Soap possesses over the most expensive toilet soap ever made. In addition to being absolutely pure and re freshingly fragrant, it is delicately yet effec tively medicated, giving you two soaps in one. a toilet and a skin soap at one price. Cuticura Soap 25c. and Cuticura Ointment 50c. are sold by druggists and dealers throughout the world. Liberal sample of each mailed free, with J2-p. Skin Book. Ad dress post-card “Cuticura, Dept T. Boston. «?*Mpn who shave and shampoo with Cu- licura Soap v. ill Had it Loot f j; «ud scalp. SLEUTH PLAY Support in ‘Argyle Case’ Is Splen did, and Majority of Lines Carry a ‘Punch.’ By TARLETON COLLIER. Hail :h& Apotheosis of the detec tive! Nowadays he becomes the modern knight, rescuing the oppress ed maiden, swatting the oppressor, and then marrying the lady In ques tion, all in crue Ivanhoe style. And being a detective would be rather de sirable. if women were not so rasp- ingly neurotic. These are one or two of the im pressions that come to you as you watch Robert Hilliard and the others in "The Argyle Case,” which opened at the Atlanta Monday night. There are other impressions, too, but you received them so long ago from the ten thousand detective stories that they may be trite—that the police de tective is not only fallible, but bun gling; that a true hero can face the gun of an infuriated villain, and dare him to shoot, and all those things. But the firmest impression you re ceive is that here is a play with ev- j ery line written to convey a delib erate punch. The general effect is an unflagging interest that is at times, and very often, thrilling. It is melodrama, but a not unreason able melodrama, even for a detective- crook play. A-nd it must afford soul-satisfaction to a bunch of actors to realize that they have a part in a drama like “The Argyle Case,” in which everybody has at lea.st one great moment and conies in for one hearty hand of ap plause. At least, it is satisfying to the audience that they should see a cast in which every individual de serves the applause he gets. Robert Plilliard and his supporting company- are a group well balanced as to abil ity and are uniformly as capable as any actors that find their way into these parts. Robert Hilliard himself leaves little to be desired in I s interpretation of the not too fanciful part . the ultra- new' detective, who out-Burr- Burns, w-ho hobnobs with those high in sta tion and who is at all times the mas ter of the situation. He is known to Atlanta, having appeared in “A Fool There Was” three seasons ago There was an uncomfortably large amount of neurasthenia written irCo the lines of the women In the play, and they were called upon to shriek ami sob and fidget. However superb our masterful detectives might be, their roles were not nearly so difficult as those of the won.en. And, very hap pily, the women were equal to it all. Edwin Holland, as Hurley, the mur derer In the case: Gustav ‘Von Seif- fertitz. is Frederick Kreisler. a fan tastic counterfeiter, and Joseph Tuo- hy. as Joe Manning, a rather human detective, wer° some of the unusually good company whose work pleased. "The Argyle Case” will be at Uio Atlanta Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and Wednesday matinee. Yvette Hit of Forsyth’s Bill. A young woman with a head of paroxysmal red baid and a rubber ball energy became the sensation of the week’s bill at the Forsyth, the moment she stepped onto a darkened stage and began to play a ghostly- white violin. I must be admitted that Yvette s methods could hardly fail of creating the desired sensation. From a tanta- Hzingly remote position in the center of the cheater you gained the sus picion that her nether limbs, a goodly portion of which protruded through a slit skirt, were naively bare of hosiery of any sort. And Yvette s dancing—well, there were some of the audience who were uneasily aware that this was not the conventional thing. The act scored a tremendous hit—the biggest of the season with out a. question. The young woman handles the violin adeptly—rather than artistical ly, however—and sings plaintively with it. Her work carries a peculiar ly effective appeal that won her a genuine ovation. The house laughed at the Nichols Sisters Monday, with their act “The Kentucky Belles." Female blackface comedians are rarities, and in addi tion to the novelty of the perform ance. the sisters exhibited an ex cellence of impersonation. A closing act that for once held a Monday matinee audience makes the bill unique. Captain Chink’s Aus tralian Boy Scouts are unusually well drilled young men—not all of them are really boys. Bui there is little of novelty in the performance of gun juggling, except perhaps the timely Bov Scour setting. The Hickey Brothers, acrobatic dancers, are tumblers of more than usual ability. The Rosairee, open ing the act. have a wire-walking act. Goldsmith and Hoppe, with their S»GE IE!KEEPS I ' sketch, “The Manager and the Sales i man.” are comedy musicians. Chot Lid ridge and Harriett Barlow have t rural comedy sketch. Lyric Has Drama With Strong Appeal. Virtue’s persecution and vindica tion forms the basis of the play of fered at the Lyric f. r the week, "T'n Butterfly on the Wheel.” The play is one with an essentially modern vp- peal. It hardly is to be relegated t'» the class of the problem play: nor is it a melodrama. But there is a solid ity about It that is entertaining. iml a number of situations that call % ' capable acting. Eleanor Montell, as Peggy Ad- maston, the innocent young wife wh ) is forced to a divtroe trial by a sus picious husband, met the demands >f a most exacting part. Charles D«r- rar, as Roderick Collingwood. th- former lover who forced the ingenu ous Mrs. Admaston into i er marit tl nllaht, was good, and Hornet Cooper, in the comedy part Lord Elk r- dine, a typicai. but not convent Iona. Englishman, was e. ffly tlie best of the male cast. The play has for its grea scene the divorce court in which Mrs. Admaston is forced to defend herself, in her Im potent way. against the damning evi dence that has been brought in favor of her husband’s suit. The climax is powerful, wh re the butterfly wom an. unable l' conv! co a liard-headrd English Jury and Judge «»f her Inno cence, collapses. Howev«- r, all ends well vflion the mac'iinttU n* of vil lainy are revealed out of court. “Tip B itterfly on the Wheel” wi.l be at the Lyric all week, with mati nees Tuesday, Thursday and Satur day. Good Melodrama. Offered Bijou Patrons. A crowded lionise greeted the Jewel! Kelley Company in “Over the Sea” at the Bijou Monday night. The play is a ripping good melodrama, full of ac tion and sentiment. Every climax was the signal for applause. The au dience seemed immensely pleased with the performance. This week’s offering introduces Miss Lillian Douglas, n new member. She was given a cordial reception. Edwin Vail, who appeared in the role of clergyman, von manv new friends. Vernon Wallace, the leading man was a prime favorite from the start. Miss Rose Morris, in the part of a street urchin, was excellent. Earl Higley appeared in a comedy part which gave him abundant opportunity for fun-making. Oscar Roes. Miss Claire Summers. T. C. McDonough and the other members of the cast appeared to advantage. 10 STRIP fi.mui MACON, Dec 9. A majority of the members of City Council propose to-night to divest the Mayor of the power the « Mice has had for 75 years to appoint the firemen and policemen. The present Mayor, Bridges Smith, represents one faction in local poli tics and ten yf the Aldermen repre sent another faction. The firemen and policemen, now on the payrolls, were put in office by the party repre sented by Mr. Smith, and the Aider- men seek to remove them and give the jobs to some of their own political friends It takes seven votes to pass the ordinance and eight to pass it over the Mayor’s veto. Eight of the Aldermen have declared in favor of It. The ordinance provides that the chiefs of the police and *flre depart ments, who are elected by Council, shall appoint the members of the two forces, subject to the confirmation of Council. Cardinal Sends Xmas Greetings to Kings BALTIMORE, Dec. 9. In accord ance with a custom of centuries standing, Cardinal Gibbons has sent out his official Christmas greetings to a" of the crowned heads of the Cath- f’lc countries and to the members * f the Sacred College of Cardinals. The King of Saxony and .he Kings and tjueens of Spain, Belgium and Bavaria will be the royal recip ients. Early End Is Seen for New French Cabinet Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. I’XRIS Dec. 9. -Despite the fact that Gaston Doumergue, the new French Premier and Foreign Minister, is a member »>f the Radical-Socialist party, which now is the predominant power In the Chamber of Deputies, the Parisian press was practically unanimous to-day in predicting that the new ministry would be short- lived. ' Dalton Has Close Races for Officers DALTON, Dec. 9. Predictions that there will not be more than 100 votes difference between the mayoralty candidates, B. R. Bowen and W. E. Wood, in the city election here to morrow are freely made to-day. The race for chief of police between J. C. Fincher and A. E. White appears also to be close. In addition to Mayor and police chief, four of the eight wards will elect Councilmen. Whitehall Maxwell Houee Coffee, pound REST ROOM FOR FARM FOLK. 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