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TTIF. ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS TO 1ST PUCE Speaker at 'Landlords’Convention Would Improve Social Status of Girls and Young Men. A movement to elevate the stand ards of hotel employes and put them on a plane of social equality with clerks and other workers was urged befcre the convention of the Georgia ilot3l men’s Association at the Kim ball House Friday morning by A. J. Dorman, a hotel proprietor of Hous ton, Miss. Mr. Dorman protested against the social ostracism to which he declared young women and young men who enter tho employment of a hotel are subjectd, declaring that they should be the social equals of workers in the same financial class. “A young man or young woman « an go Into a store and sell goods and be a clerk,” he asserted, "and still be received in good society and remain in good standing in the community; but when young men and young wo men, especially the latter, enter hotel work they are frowned upon and ostracised socially. Some movement ought to be started to put an end ,to this, and I for one would be willing to do whatever I could in behalf of the hotel workers.” Indorses Dorman's Views. Mr. Dorman’s views were indorsed by Jacob Miller, of Chicago, president of the International Stewards’ Asso ciation, who declared that trninire schools for hotel emplovees. similar to the ones that are conducted suc cessfully in Germany and Switzer land. have become almost a necessity for America. He called attention to the fact that the association of which he is the Lead has n- - the or^ f ~"tJon of a hotel training school in Conner**- with a normal school irt Muncie, Ind., and asked the Georgia association to indorse the school. O her prominent hotel men deliver ed short addresses at the opening session, among them James G. Smith, of Natchez, Miss., and F. W. Arm strong. of Macon. The latter is chair- mar of the executive and membership commit frees, and reported a score of new members who have been secured since the last meeting. With th«» exception of the few spe» ches. the morning session was de voted to routine business, the naming of the committees, reports of officers etc. Secretary Fred Houser read letters from a number of prominent hotel men of other states, many of them cut the program, who will be unable to be present. Among them were James A. Smokes, of Philadelphia, president of the Greeters of Ameri ca; S. F. Dutton, of Denver, Colo.; lx>uis Seelbach, of Louisville, presi- t.en of the Hotel Men's Mutual Ben efit Association, and I. M. A Med lar, of Omah . Nebr. President T. W. Hocks presided, and Vice President S. J. Newcomb 'es ponded to the address of welcome by Mayor Jarpes G. Wood- war J. To Talk Hotel Legislation. A discussion of needed hotel legis lation was scheduled as the feature of the Friday afternoon session, nod it i. c probable that one of the results of the convention jvill a campaign to s ecure the nactnjent of several laws that it is thought would Increase tho efficiency of service and afford bettor protection to both hotel men and the traveling public. Addresses on this subject were scheduled for Friday afternoon by Le« M. Iordan, attorney for the associa tion; Marcel]us Anderson, of the T. I*. H. D. Shackelford, of the U. C. T.. and W. S. Lounsbury, of the Georgia Travelers’ Association. 5.000 Expected at Negro Y.M.O.A. Rally More than 5,000 Atlanta negroes are expected to gather at the Auditorium Surday night, when a great mass meeting will be held in the interests of the Negro Young -Men’s Christian Association, which is conducting a can paign for a building fund. Three negro- churches—the friend ship Baptist, the Wheat Street Bap tist and the Big BetheJ Methodist— av . made reservations of 1,000 seats each for their members. Those who are behind the movement hope to raise at least $20,000 at the gather- EWELL’ £ ATU RO AY P E C I A 5 Whitehall. , 164 becatur St. carload Sweet Flor- i Oranges, Doz.. . . 12yc L0 Pail Pure Leaf rd $1.24y 2 v White Salt con, lb 12V 2 c 5 t “Red Gravy” ms, lb 17y 2 c l Pure Creamery tter, lb 22c Irish Potatoes, pk.. 27c oja Yam Potatoes, 22c . sack “Eureka” Best >ur 68c . sack Best Self-rising mr ^ 8c i Mixed Nuts, lb 15c y Grapefruit, oc, or ■or .. 10c kinds of Produce and Dressed Poultry. Dollar Orders Delivered, j ———*** Krazy Kat CojD ujht. l'-klo, International Nr*» Service. A Little Browbeating ' CUM1CE I AM P0S5ESS£[) 0ft j vuu&ual /AiYtaifeeAice K'RAZV 41V /tjODESTV Forbids /be Yo Call - _ <^5Et.F <A *Ml6H-BRoivJ} Miss Keller Will Retire Soon After Her Lecture Here Preparations are complete for the lecture to be given by Miss Helen Keller on December 20 in the Audi torium under the auspices of the At lanta Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacv. The advance sale of tickers has been heavy and large representation of society ex pected. No* ... will Miss Keller's appear- -«.ce in Atlanta be her first here, as well as in Georgia, but it probably will be one of her last on a lecture platform. She will retire shortly from public fife to devote her entire time to writing. > Tickets.for the lecture are on sale at Cable Hall. Charges Unjustified Attack by Detective William M. Sykes, a collector for the gas company, has preferred charges against City Detective Eu gene Coker, asserting that Coker handled him roughly Thursday, with out cause He says Coker came into a poolroom and pulled him out of a ckair, searched him and threw him back into the chair. Chief Beavers said Friday that he has asked Chief of Detective Lanford to make ap investigation. Policeman’s Baby Won Health Contest Prize SPARTANBURG, S. Dec. 12.— Margaret Gash, the 13-month-old baby of Policeman Gash, took first prize, a gold medal, in the baby health contest at the County Fair here. She is a bottle-fed baby, weighed 14 pounds at birth And scored ove more than 100 entries. The parents state that the most thorough sanitary methods are used in the preparation of the milk diet for the youngster. Physicians and trained nurses will adopt the course pursued by Mr. and Mrs. Gash in their recommendations for the care of infants. Baptists Will Raise $10,000 for Orphans A rush of money from all over Georgia is expected in a Sunday school collection Sunday for the re lief of the Baptist Orphans* Home at Hapeville. It has been announced the institution is $13,000 in debt, and without money to feed and clothe the 250 orphans there. Eighteen hundred Baptist Sunday schools will participate in the collec tion, the day being designated “Or phans’ Home-Gathering Day.” At least $10,000 is expected. Pastor Saves Child _ When Clothes Ignite SPARTANBURG, S. C„ Dec. 12.— Joseph, the 3-year-old son of the Rev. J. K. Harmon, the new pastor of the Duncan Church, narrowly escaped burning to death to-day. While standing in front of an open grate fire his clothes ignited and he was soon in ilames. The presence of the child'«» father probably saved his life, as he smoth ered the flames, sustaining painful burns on the hands in doing so. The child was uninjured. Sc VousS:E.,ThE MjB£e£McjT) is, That aiot a ( i-Cto-/ /Husr be a) t k\6H-bkovo'J~ f/wT) Because - j YOU A/AY (Scsr) NO BR.£iU>5* J A 'TAU. - / Wilson Is ‘First Aid' To Brave Girl Rider WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—President Wilson, walking in Rock Creek Park, saw a riderless horse. Nearby lie found a little girl on the ground. She was Ruth Donaldson, 13, who had been thrown trying to take a hurdle. “Are you hurt?” inquired the Presi dent “Oh, no," she replied, smoothing her tousled hair. “I am used to that; I’ve ridden a long time.” I Miss Donaldson was slightly bruised, ! but mounted her horse and rode away. $1,200 ‘Snap' Awaits ‘Bright’ Young Man WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—Any young man of good habits can get a position at SI.200 a year as Govern ment petrographer. In addition to good habits, he must have an educa tion equivalent to that of a college i graduate and he versed in chemistry, J mathematics, geology, pyrology, Ger- I man, Frencn Spanish, Portuguese, j Russian, English. Who wants the job? Lanett Boys Going to U, S. Training School COLUMBUS, Dec. 12.—Deputy Mar shal W. D. Owens, of the United States Court, has carried Allie GrilTin, Daly Monroe and Eugene Cox. white boys, to Atlanta, where he will turn them over to the Federal authorities to be taken to Washington and placed in the Na tional Training School. The boys, who are from J>anett, Ala., were convicted in the United States Court here on charges of car-breaking and sentenced to terms of two years each in the training school. Traction Company to Make Improvements GADSDEN, ALA., Dec. 12.—After being in session two days, the stock holders and directors of tne Gadsden, Bellevue and Lookout Mountain Rail road adjourned to-day. U. J. Virgin, of New Orleans, was elected presi dent; Louis Hart, vice president, and R. Brindley, secretary and treasurer. , T. J. Simpson, of Rome, Ga., was ^elected to the board of directors. The company decided to purchase four additional street cars, build 50 residences on Lookout Mountain and extend the line eight blocks on Sixth street. Killing of Merchant Accident,He Declares GADSDEN, ALA_, Dec. 12.—Tile case of Oner Coffey, charged with killing George Burgess, an Attalla hardware merchant, went to the jury this afternoon. When Coffey took the stand in his own defense he said he went into the store to buy some pistol cartridges and while there Burgess showed him a pistol and offered to sell it to him. He grasped the handle, while Burgess held the muzzle, he said, when the weapon accidentally discharged, kill ing Burgess. Loses $11,000 Trying To Trap Swindlers GARY, IND., Dec. 12.—William Clee, of Greencastle, Pa., to-day was out $11,000 following a boast that he could trap three faro swindlers in a local hotel. Clee. when he went into the gam blers' room, staked $2,000 and in a few minutes he had won $9,000. The gamblers pleaded that they were un able to pay his winnings. When Clee went out for a policeman the three gamblers fled with (’lee’s $2,000. Houston to Form County Chamber FORT VALLEY, Dec. 12.—Follow ing a visit here by B. M. Lee, field representative of the Georgia Cham ber of Commerce. representative business men have determined to hold a mass meeting of citizens of Hous ton County on Thursday, December IS, at a place to be selected and an nounced later by Judge A. C. Riley. The object of the meeting is to form a county chamber of commerce. LAURENS TEACHERS ORGANIZED. DUBLIN, Dec. 12.- Laurens County school teachers have organized the Lau rens County Teachers Association, electing County School Superintendent Whitehurst president and Miss Nan nie Fletcher secretary. u T olm Babbage Heads Local Sewanee Men John D. Babbage. Jr., was elected president of the Alumni Association of Sewanee ,at a meeting of forrper students of tne University of the South Thursday night at the resi dence of It. C. DeSaussure in Linden street. Beverly DuBose was elected vice president; Frank M. Gillespie, secre- tayr, and Earle R. Greene, treasurer. Harris Slayer Held In Muscogee's Jail COLUMBUS, Dec. 12.—J. E. Melton, who is in Muscogee County jail, charged with killing Mans Teal, at Jackson’s Mill, in Harris County, will not be taken to Hamilton for the pres ent. The jail at Hamilton is undergoing repairs and is not considered safe. Melton still maintains that he had to kill Teal in self-defense. Wireless Sent From Germany to Africa Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BERLIN. Dec. 1^.-—Wireless mes sages, transmitted a distance of 3.348 miles, were received by the Govern ment wireless station to-day at Ka- ininh, W. Y„ German West Africa. They were sent from the station at Nauen, near Berlin. Unfit for War, He Has 52d Wedding Pete DILAWANXA, N. Y., Dec. 12.—Jno. W. Richardson, rejected because of a weak heart during the Civil War, celebrated to-day the fifty-second an niversary of his wedding. NURSE DIES OF BURNS. RALEIGH, N C., Deo. 12. Miss. Flossie Barnes, head nurse at the* Maxton (N. C.) Hospital, died to-day as the rea-ult of burns sustained when a gasoline burner exploded. She was an orphan, 23 years old. IF FALLING OUT CEREMONIAL BY COLUMBUS, Dec throughout this sc at-*- looking / v\*rd to the ceremonial to- ugh.» b\ s bad Temple. Knights of Khorassan. Ladies ! Men ! Here's the Quick est, Surest Dandruff Cure Known. brittle, colorless and scraggy mute evidence of a neglected f dandruff that awful scurf, is nothing so destructive to the dandruff. It robs the r.Mr of its • i v ■ an ei 1 1 • . eventually prouucmg a feverishness and itching of the scalp, which if not reme died causes the hair roots to shrink, loosen and die- then the hair falls our fast. A little Danderine to-night—now —any time -will surely save your hair. Get a 26-cent bottle of Knowlton’s Danderine from any drug store or toilet counter, and after the first abdication your hair will take on that life, luster and luxuriance which is so beautiful. It will become wavy and fluffy and hue* the appearance of abundance: an In comparable gloss and softness, but what will please you most will be after just a fev. week.-’ use when you will aetuul- , in :« lot of ne down? aii rev hair—avowing ad qvei the sraiu —Advr X M A S-T R EES FOR ATLANTA CHURCHES INCLUDING FURNISHINGS AND FIXTURES CANDY AND ORANGES TO BE GIVEN BY : Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian DECEMBER 20th Phone Main 100 for Information // You Want One, Call To-day To Your Church. 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