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PLANT KILLED I FAILURE
That Mayor Woodward has gained
i omplete control of the $260,000 cre-
matory contract, and will practically
be able to dictate the terras ot set
tlement of the dispute with the De
structor Company, of New York, was
generally admitted Saturday follow
ing the action of the Board of Health
in joining the Mayor in refusing to
make an official test of the plant at
ihis time.
The $106,000 fire alarm contract with
ihe Okonite Company, of New York,
already has been in such shape as to
be completely in the control of the
Mayor. Council seems willing to
waive all its rights-to override in
these matters. The attitude of the
members of the majority party, at
times so belligerent, now is to allow
Mayor Woodward to conclude these
matters in his own way.
"Proposal Test Absurd.”
.Mayor Woodward said Saturday
that the proposal of the Destructor
i 'nmpany to have an official test mayte
of the crematory was absurd. Coun
cilman Claude L. Ashley, chairman
of the Council Sanitary Committee,
has, in co-operation with the Mayor,
been making a daily test of the plant
ever since it was first put ill opera
tion. He is now engaged in prepar
ing an exhaustive report on defects
SEES REVOLUTION
of the plant, which will be submit
ted to the Mayor and Council.
“The plant will not do the work the
contract specifications prescribe it
shall do. Councilman Ashley’s in
vestigations prove that," said Major
Woodwartj.
"The contract states that the offi
cial test shall be made on 45 per cent
garbage. Sanitary Chief Jentzen says
there are so much leaves and paper
at this season that of the trash
hauled only about 10 per cent is pure
garbage. The Board of Health agreed
with me that we should wait until a
more convenient season, say in the
vegetable period, to make the test.
Engineer Blames Sand.
“We tried to get them to have ’he
official test made during the water
melon season last summer. They re
fused.”
Councilman Ashley reported at the
meeting of the Board of Health Fri
day afternoon that the plant was op
erating very badly. It was after talks
by him and Mayor Woodward that
the board unanimously voted not to
make a test at this time.
P. D. Canham. engineer for the De
structor Company, said that the plant,
would prove 100 per cent efficient. He
said the breakdowns suffered were
the usual imperfections .countered
in erecting a large plant of any kinu.
He declared that one of th rt principal
causes of the trouble was that there
was so much saud and dirt in Atlan
ta’s garbage and .hat the plant was
not built to handle sand and dirt.
Four Boats Saved as
Fire Wrecks Dry Dock
MOBILE, Dec. 27.—The second dock |
j j fire on the river front within tlie
1 past month partially destroyed the
plant of the Ollinger & Bruce Dry
j Dock Company. Spectacular fire
kr n m d:„L fighting from the decks of two tugs
Mrs. COfTtl Harris IhinKS link saved the Government steamer Gen
eral Helabord, the American schoner
Henry Crosby, the Mexican steamer
San Cristobal and the tug E. C\ Veit.
J. H. Romv, a fire fighter, was bad
ly injured when a stream from a
hose knocked him through a hole in
the wharf.
The loss is estimated at $15,000.
Mother-in-Law Free
From Divorce Blame
CHICAGO, Dec 2T.-^l , he mother-
in-law, butt of a large percentage of
stage wit and subject of many pub
lished jokes, is held up as a niueh-
maligned person in the report issued
by Chicago’s Court of Domestic R<
lations to-day. Only 6 per cent of the
divorces and other marital case-
brought before the court in 1913 could
be blamed on Her—or his—mother.
The report blames fathers-in-law
with 1 per cent of the cases.
Drink is the chief cause of unhap
piness among married folk, accord
ing to the report. Forty-six per yent
of the court’s business resulted from
drunkenness.
OFFERS RADIUM MINES
TOCURE CANCER INU.S.
Grandmother Is a
College Freshman
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.—Mrs. Freder-
h k W. Lehman, wife of the former
Solicitor General of the United States,
and a grandmother, is a freshman at
Washington University. The secret
of her enrollment lias leaked out.
P. O. ROBBERS GET $7,700.
KEARNEY. NEBR., Dec. 27 —
Thieves looted a registered mail
pouch in the local postoffice last night
and stole $7,700 in currency and car
ried away several pieces of registered
mail.
Teas Will Give Way to Rep
resentative Work,
Continued From Page 1.
ing to do but amuse themselves and
others.
“Society women are only beginning
to realize that with the abundance of
leisure time at their disposal they can
lie of some use in the world, and the
logical development of this realization
eventually will result in society be
aming the greatest agency in the
world for the advancement of right,
duty and morality, for the instincts
of a woman are undeniably good;
end when she directs her mind and
ability toward the accomplishment of
anything, that thing must almost nec-
esarily be something worth while.
Pink Teas to Pass Away.
Eventually the foolish receptions
and pink teas will be superseded by
meetings of women for the advance
ment of a cause that is good, and an
nid in the advancement of right and
dut y.
“The coming of this condition of af
fairs is wholly dependent upon the
progress of woman; as woman pro
gresses the world grows better, and
when woman has awakened to a full
realization of her powers and capa
bilities and opportunities, she will
naturally be the leader in the ad-
\ anrement of all things that are good.
"Whether woman eventually will
be a leader in politics and business is
something that can hardly be fore
told. Certainly woman will influence
politics and business to the extent of
purifying them somewhat, at least.”
“Savage” Dances Taming Down.
Mrs. Harris declined to criticise the
urkey trot, the tango and the freak
dances and freak diversions of mod
ern society.
“In an article I wrote for The Sat
urday Evening Post last June,” sne
declared, “1 endeavored to show that
the turkey trot was not a dance at
all, but a revival of the savage rhyth
mic motions of our primitive an*
estors.
“in that article I predicted that th«
turkey trot would develop until it had
the semblance of a dance. That pre
diction, I think, has come true, for the
turkey trot is fast losing its savage
ness and becoming a decent dance,
especially in the larger cities, where
It is danced more modestly than in
the small towns.”
Mrs. Harris was asked, in view of
tlie fact that it is generally conceded
that there is little of beauty or grace
in the freak dances of modern times,
why society lias taken them up so
enthusiastically.
Why Tango Is Popular.
“The people who make the amuse
ment of themselves and others a vo-
< ation,” she replied, “have less real
diversion in their lives than any other
class of people. Therefore they seize
eagerly upon anything that is novel
and different.
"And that is the reason for the tur
key trot and the tango; they are a
novelty, and are different from the
old dances; they give society some
thing else other than the waltz and
the sehottische and the other dances
of our fathers.”
Mrs. Harris is spending tlie holi
days with her daughter, Mrs. H. B
Leech, at College Park, where she
lesided a number of years ago. After
the holidays she probably will return
to her home, “The Valley?’ at Pine
Log, Ga.
Doctors Nail Broken
Arm Bones Together
EUFAULA, ALA., Dec. 27.—When all
other means failed to hold James Wil
son's broken arm in place at the shoul
der, surgeons to-day nailed the fractured
hones one of the doctors having wit
nessed the first operation of this kind
at Chicago.
Wilson, who was one of the seriously
injured in the Central of Georgia Rail
road wreck near Eufaula last month,
now expects his arm to stay set.
FIREMEN FIGHT PEANUT BLAZE.
GADSDEN. ALA., Dec. 27.—A near-
panic was created to-day when a pea
nut roaster caught fire on Broad
street. Both fire departments were
called and hundreds of people gath
ered to see the blaze. The loss was
$150.
To Decide on Railway
Extension January 10
WAYCROSS, Dec. 2 7.—January 10
was to-day agreed upon for the final
conference at Kingsland regarding the
extension of the Atlantic. Waycross
and Northern, a new railroad charter
ed from St. Marys to Atlanta via
Waycross and Fort Valley.
The road has been complted 11
miles, tl is reported here that finan
cial arrangements, which have been
pending for some time, have about
been completed.
Suspicious Waycross
Blaze To, Be Probed
, WAYCROSS, Dec. 27.—Four fires
so similar in nature that suspicions
were aroused, to-day resulted in a
conference betw een Fire Chief E. <'.
Hall, Mayor IT. D. Reed and Chair-*
man H. Hengeveld, of the fire com
mittee. at which it was decided to get
the services of State Inspector W. R.
Joyner, of Atlanta.
The fires caused losses estimated at
$7,000.
SO JAP OFFICERS
SEA TO ENTER
Mrs. Alfred I. DuPont, who, attired as nurse, cares for em
ployees injured in her husband’s powder mills, and who makes the
largest private donations to charity in Delaware. Her influence has
led Mr. DuPont, below, to offer his Colorado radium mines to the
government. A portrait of Dr. Howard A. Kelly, who cures cancer
with radium, is also shown.
But Applications Are Held Up for
Present—Dictator and Spain
Near Break.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 27.—Officials
of the War office admitted to-day
that they had received applications
from 50 Japanese officers for posi
tions in the army of General Huerta.
It was stated that while the Govern
ment appreciated the proffer of serv
ices. no immediate action would be
taken on the applications.
While the relations between I he
Mexican Government and that of Ja
pan are being strengthened in every
way possible, marked tension in the
relations between the Spanish Lega
tion and General Huerta is develop
ing. This has been increased by the
action of the officers of the Spanish
warship Carlos V, who have declined
an invitation to visit Mexico City un
til instructions have been receive 1
from the Government at Madrid.
No confirmation has yet been re
ceived of the report published in the
United States that British marines
.have been landed from the British
cruiser Hermione at Belize, British
Hon du ras.
A number of small skirmishes be
tween Zapatistas and Federal troops
in the Federal district were reported
to-day.
Two Spaniards
Executed by Villa.
EL PASO, TEXAS, Dec. 27 —Two
foreigners and eight Mexicans have
been summarily executed by General
Villa, the Constitutionalist leader,
since his occupation of Chihuahua,
according to dispatches received here
to-day. Jose Gonzales and Augustin
Gonzales, Spanish merchants, were
the foreigners shot to death. They
and the Mexicans, who were promi
nent business men. were accused of
having aided Huerta.
The jails in Chihuahua are filled
with political prisoners, while a num
ber of prominent sympathizers with
the Huerta regime are missing, and
it is believed they also have been put
to death.
Negotiations were opened here to
day between General Luis Terrazas
and a representative of General
Francisco Villa for the release of
Luis Terrazas, Jr., held prisoner at
Chihuahua by Villa for ransom of
$500,000.
Art and Religion in
Lecture of Pastor
A hundred reproductions of fa
mous paintings illustrating tlie Na
tivity will lie displayed by the Rev.
Arthur If. Gordon, pastor of the
Ponce DeLeon Baptist Church, at the
evening service Sunday.
I>r. Gordon will speak on the con
tribution of painting to tlie advance
ment of Christianity.
ST. LOUIS BLOCK BURNS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.— Fire early to
day in the heart of the business dis
trict caused a loss of nearly $100,000.
Nearly all the business clock bounded
by Broody, Locust. St. Charles and
Sixth streets was destroyed.
To Discuss Atlanta's
New Sewage System
Chief of Construction R. M. Clay
ton and his first assistant, W. A.
Hansel, have accepted invitations to
address the engineering branch of the
American Association for the Ad
vancement of Science, which meets in
Atlanta Mondav, on Atlanta’s new
sewage disposal system.
The system, first used in this coun
try in Atlanta, has attracted interna
tional attention, and both Captain
Clayton and Mr. Hansel have become
experts on it. Hundreds of city offi
cials from other American cities have
been here to look it over. F*riday the
Mayor of Montclair, N. J., visited the
plants, and was very much pleased
with them.
For Tax Receiver
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DuPont, Powder Magnate. Urges
President and Congress to Act
for Affected Humanity.
WILMINGTON, DEL., Dec. 27
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BOY, POWDER, MATCH—BANG!
GADSDEN, ALA., Dec. 27.—Charles
P. Bales, fourteen years old, living at
Albertville, filled a pop Dottle full of
powder and touched a match to it.
He was brought to a hospital here
to-day and an effort is being made to
save his life.
ONLY ONE “Bromo Quinine** that it
L,«x«tive Bromo Quinine
Curei a Cold in 1 Uav, Grip in 2 Day*
on
box.
25c
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Cures a Cold in ] liav,
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W. F. WESLEY,
I Who announces his candidacy for Tax Receiver of Fulton County.
To the Voters of Fulton County—I hereby announce as a can-
j didate for Tax Receiver of Fultoi) County. Subject to the Demo-
I cratic Primary. I will announce my assistant later.
Respectfully, W. F. WESLEY.
FrenchmenPaintHair
To Match Garments
Boys Find Man Dead
On Top of Mountain
ANNISTON, ALA., Dee. 27.—Either
frozen to death or the victim of heart
failure, the lifeless body of J. W. Car
ter, residing at No. 1320 Mulberry
avenue, this city, was found on the
top of Coldvvater Mountain, southwest
of here, this morning by two boy
hunters.
Carter left home last Monday and
was believed to be visiting his sister
in (’lay County.
2 Families Poisoned
By Souse Meat Meal
DURHAM, N. C., Dec. 27.—Joseph
Kelley and the families of D. and J.
Eubanks are to-day in a serious con
dition from ptomaine poison contract
ed from sousemeat.
The meat was purchased from a
farmer, and after both families and
Mr. Kelley had partaken freely they
became violently ill. Mr. Kelley's con
dition is considered critical.
Col. W. A. Huff Rallies
From Severe Illness
MACON, Dec. ,27.—Colonel \V. A. 1
Iluff, who has been desperaiely ill for j
more than a week, has passed the crisis,
and will recover. On acocunt of his 82
years his relatives were apprehensive. !
Colonel Huff declared he would be in I
bis usual health before January 19. when '
be expects to testify at the hearing of j
the charges against Judge Speer.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—Here is a
Paris fashion not likely to be adopt
ed by the gilded youth of America:
The Frenchwomen’s fad of hav
ing the hair match the gown has
been imitated by their brothers, who
put dark blue or violet pastes on their
lobks to harmonize with the blue-
black of their evening suits.
Lighter colored pomades are used
to match the cloths worn for the
morning and afternoon “footing,” as
the Parisian calls a plain walk.
HIT BY TRAIN: MAY DIE.
WAYCROSS, Dec. 27.—Warren
Gardner, of Arcadia, Fla., is at a local
hospital with a fractured skull and
other serious injuries as the result
fred 1. DuPont, powder magnate, has
offered to turn over to the Govern
ment the radium mines he owns in
Gilpin County, Colorado.
He is co-operating with Dr. How
ard A. Kelly, of Baltimore, to pro
vide radium for the cure of cancer.
Cancer kills 400,000 persons every
year, 50,000, in the United States.
“Governmenial ownership of ra'i-
roads and telegraph lines,” said Mr.
DuPont, "is nothing compared to the
necessity of taking over the radium-
producing deposits in this country. It
is almost impossible to believe that
Dr. Kelly has effected sucii cures. They
seem too marvelous to believe. Nev
ertheless, they ara true;
“This matter is too big for one man.
If Dr. Kelly appeared, before a com
mittee in Congress ana showed what
has been accomplished in w iping out
this disease, I do not think there
would be any hesitancy in the Gov
ernment taking over all the deposi‘3.
In fact, the Pre Idcnt should include
it in a message to Congress.”
“A national institution should be es
tablished. No one cares for money
in this matter. Ten or twelve of the
greatest experts should be procured,
radium will be extracted and an in
calculable amount of good to human
Ity will be done. For m.v part. I shall
do all I can to co-operate with Dr.
Kelly and tne Government.
DID IT WORK?
The Kodak you got Christmas .’ Bring
the films to JOHN L. MOORE A* SONS
for expert finishing. They will also
make Hear any noint you don’t under-
r . . . . . make Hear any nomt you <lon t under-
of being struck by an Atlantic < oast stan<V Kodak Headquarters. 42 North
Line train last night.
Broad St. —Advt.
YOU CAN HAVE IT
R EPAIE ED
JUST LIKE NEW
AT A VERY MODERATE COST
The Georgian’s ReDair Directory gives all the principal places
where an article can be repaired, and should be preserved in
every home as a guide.
Admiral Douglas Dies
On South Sea Cruise
Special Cable to The American.
LONDON, pec. 27.—Admiral Khol-
to Douglas, retired, died to-day while
on a cruise in the .South Seas. He
was 80 years old. Admiral Douglas
entered the English navy in 1847. and
leceived many medals for brave serv
ice.
JAILER IS STILL WAITING.
GADSDEN, ALA., Dec. 27.—Major
Wilks, a negro, to-day was sent from
his cell in the jail to get a bucket of j
coal. The jailer is Mill waiting for j
the coal He was convicted of violat- j
ing the prohibition law. |
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What Will Happen In 1914
Forecasts of events which we may look for during the next year made by tlie
best known prophets of Furope and America, including Raphael and Zadkiel, of Lon
don; Mine. DeThebes, of Paris, and Professor Sot linos Letiller, this newspaper’s
own special forecaster, will appear in
To-morrow's Sunday American
Incidentally that newspaper will, in tlie coming year, double its already great
circulation and advertising power. And it does not take a prophet to forecast this.
There will be other great features in the coming issue. Look at these—
What Is a Broken Heart Worth?
The Baroness Ursula demands $2,500,000 from St. Louis millionaire for hers,
but the record price* fora heart is $250,000, which Daisy Markham got, and the high
est price ever paid for a whole life is only $60,000.
What Probably Happened to Dorothy Arnold
Why the police believe that in the case of pretty little Susie Ferraro, who was
seized by four men and hurried off into shameful bondage, they have an exact du
plicate of tin* mysterious disappearance of the New York heiress—except that Miss
Arnold, less fortunate than the Ferraro girl, was probably killed hv her captors to
avoid discovery.
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Where Bunyan Got His “Pilgrim's Progress
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These Ads Bring Results.
See Ad Man or Call
Main 100.
STOVES
of All Kinds
REPAIRED
A very curious literary discovery which shows tha1 Bunny a culled the ideas for
what is, next to the Bilile, the best selling book in the world, from a curious old
French work.
Outcault s Page of Fun for Old and Young
Fvervbody who remembers the famous “Buster Brown” will welcome the new
comic pictures which are presented in this newspaper by Buster Brown’s creator
every Sunday.
There Are Dozens of Other Interesting Things In It
()rder from your dealer, or by phone to Main 100.
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