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THE ATLANTA UEOKtfiAN.
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HOMb FOR FOURTH ESTATE;
A TLANTA PRESS CLUB GIVEN
A NEW ORGANIZATION
Beginning wUh thl» year, the Atlanta
Prete Club will be among the moet
- flourishing and suooeesful newepaper
organisations In the country.
A new Impetus to the movfment of
. getting the newggatherers and writers
■>f Atlanta together In a club was given
«t the annual meeting of the Press
f'lub held In the convention hall of the
, Piedmont hotel Sunday afternoon. New
- officers for the year were elected and
plans made which will make the At-
lunta club one of the best known In the
^ South.
A new home. too. was provided for
and In the future the headquarters of
the organisation will be at Broad and
Alabama streets, right In the midst of
the hustle of newspaper row. And this
latter was possible through the liberal
ity of Colonel Harry Silverman, from
’ whom the new quarters or the club will
be rented.
The following are the officers elected
j for the year:
Ernest E. Dallls. city editor of The
News, president; Dudley (Hass, city ed
itor of The' Oeorgtan, Drat Vice presl-
1 dent: Alan Rogers. The 'Constitution,
second vice president; Charles J. Kelly,
telegraph 'editor The Oeorgtan, secre
tary. and Oeorgs M. Chapin, msoager
- of the Associated Press In Atlanta,
treasurer.
The meeting was presided over by the
retiring president. John Paschal, city
1 editor of The Journal, and It was large
ly through his energetic efforts that
the club begins the new year enlarged
and with an elegant new home In sight.
The selection of a home was In the
hands of a special committee, which
'»t*f was appointed as the house com
mittee of the club, and the report made
of tbs offer of Colonel Bllverman was
unanimously adopted.
Since the organisation of the club
Atlanta has become the center of trade
Journals and magasinee of the South,
and It was decided to extend the mem
bershlp of the club to writers on I
papers. The result la that a laigo t
ber of newspaper men who have gone
Into this class of work are now mem
bers of the club and will help make It
one of the most successful In the South.
As provided for In the constitution of
the club, the presidency went to The
News In order of rotation, and as The
Georgian catne Into the Atlanta news
paper Held since the organisation of
the club It was derided to give the first
vice presidency to that paper.
One of the features of the club will
be entertainments which wilt be given
during the year and In which some of
the best theatrical talent of the country
will participate. Tliea? entertainments
will be known as "Nights tn Bohemia"
and plans are already being made for
the flrst. Letters received from some
of the prominent theatrical stars In the
country have assured the officers of the
club that, every co-operation by these
stars wlll.be gtven the club to make
these entertainments a success.
On February 10 the club will give an
Informal smoker In the club rooms and
a program Is being prepared that will
prove more than Interesting. The an
nual report-of Treasurer-Chapin-show
ed the club to be In excellent condition
financially and with more than enough
on band to carry out the plans pro
vided for at the meeting. Before the
meeting adjourned a vote of thanks
was gtven the management of the
Piedmont for the courtesy extended
the club In the use of the convention
hall.
IS HE REALL Y VAN EPPS?
HOW DOES THIS BEGGAR
SEND WIFE $25 A WEEK?
The mystery surrounding the Iden
tity of a cripple now selling shoe
strings -on the streets of Atlanta Is
one that has Mr. 8herlock Holmes and
his tale of the man with the twisted
lip backed off the boards.
If he Is who Secretary Logan of tlie
Associated Charities believes he Is, he
makes enough money In a year to
choke a cow.
This mysterious nipple does busi
ness on Whitehall street and he has
a supply of strings which he offers to
the passing throng. He gives hla name
as Arthur E. Van Epps, of J17 Clay
ton street. Toledo. Ohio. nndJf be Is
really Van Epps, It will be a long time
before he wants for a square meal.
Inquiry made In Toledo at the ad-
♦ dress the Atlanta cripple gave result-
| ed In Information being given Secre-
! tary Logan to the effect that the Van
J Epps who lived at that address was a
- “traveling man In the' South," and
, that he cent hie family iti a week.
Secretary Logan further teamed that
[ Mrs. Van Epps wbb on actress earn
ing l*n n week, slid that her mother
wae well to do, and engaged In a patent
medicine business.
The family, however, denied that
Van Eppa waa a crippled shoestring
panhandler, and Insisted that he was s
"traveling man."
Now, who Is the atrange cripple on
Whitehall street who says he Is Vail
Epps? ir—— ;
That's what Secretary I/Ogan wants
to know. If he Is really Van Epps his
shoe string business Is a lucrative one,
for him to send his family a week.
It has been lesrned that the Atlanta
cripple makes regular visits to a store
where he receives paper money for the
harvest of nlckles, dimes and quarters
he gets from a sympathetic public, and
it was- learned-further-by Secretary
Logan that this harvest was enough
to enable the sending home of ISS^c
week.
When the alleged Van Epps flrst
opened up his business, he kept the
ehoe strings In the background, and.
with a piteous look, held out Ms hsnd
and aeked people not to paea him by.
He waa'Upped off to quit that, and
he now- shoves shoe strings at pros
pective customers.
DANIEL BOYS COME HOME;
SOON TIRED OF TRAMPING
Some Mighty
...Reading for the Men
And Other
After running away from their homes
with a desire to Join a show and after
getting no farther than Cobb county.
Royal Daniel, IS years of age, Ernest
Daniel, 10 years old. and Cassle Daniel,
S years old, brothers, residing at 71
| Hightower street, and Verlln Morgan.
14 years old, whose home Is In Orange
, street, returned to Atlanta Saturday
I night, wearied and footsore and glad
1 to get back home.
' The little runaways. It la stated, went
to Marietta on a trolley car of the In-
terurban line and from there struck
out through the country, walking fully
fifteen miles. One night they were nui
they slept In a box car and another
night slept In a country church. They
left home Wednesday.
Finally the hoi's decided that running
away was bad business and retraced
their steps, trudging back to Marietta
and arriving there thoroughly fatigued.
Boarding a trolley car they then came
back to Atlanta.
VANDERBILT BUYS CABIN.
ON HIS BILTMORE ESTA TE
Special to The Georgian.
Asheville, N. C, Jan. 2?.—After long
and Interesting negotiations, covering
a period of almost IB yean, Charles
C. Collins (colored) has sold to George
w. Vanderbilt for the eum of 12.000
six seres of land and a log cabin, sit
uated In the renter of the beuultful
Blltmore estate.
Mr. Vanderbilt has for many years
made unsuccessful efforts to buy this
small tract, but owing to the n.groa
steadfast refusal to sell, the place lias
achieved a wide reputation as The
cabin that Vanderbilt Oouldn > Buy,
and thousands of photograph" ot e o d
log cabin have been sold to tourists
visiting Blltmore and Asheville.
When Mr. Vanderbilt erected Bllt
more house, and began to acquire his
vast holdings of real estate, which now
comprise the magnificent llllnnore es
tate. negotiations were opened with
Collins, but for some reason; a sale
waa not effected. Later when the
splendid approach to Blltmore house
was surveyed nnd laid out, the negro’s
land Interfered. He was then offered
IS,son for hla alx acres, hut demanded
110.000.
Mr. Vanderbilt always treated tlio
negro with kindness, and for a time
two of Collins' daughters were employ
ed ns servants at Blltmore. One of
the'negro girls some years ago devel
oped a case of smallpox and disrupted
a large house party at the mansion.
To Sleep In.
Men's Outiitfe Night Shirts, full wide and
long, with military collars, prices
5oc, 75c, l.oo
Men’s Outing Pajamas in pleasing pat-
tems, with military collars, prices —
l.oo and 1.5o
Men’s Domestic Night Shirts, trimmed or
plain, with military collars, at
50c, 75cand 1.00
Men’s Muslin Night Shirts, summer
weight, without collars, trimmed or plain,
at
50c and 75c
Men’s fine Nainsook Night Shirts, full
and wide and long, plain or trimmed, with
out collars, price
1.00
Items No Man Can
Afford to Miss
Men’s pure white medium light
weight shirts and drawers, 75c
values, at
ifeu s gauze wool drawers, brok
en sizes, 1.00 values at
69c
Men’s Negligee Shirts, neat
choice patterns, and the only
thing against them broken sizes,
1.00 values at
Men’s fast black sox, double soles,
heel and toe, all sizes, 25c values
at
Men’s wool mixed sox, 9 1-2 only,
25c values at
Items
Men 8 genuine Gnyot Suspenders, the
only kind Bold at a reasonable price Ait.
gives the most comfort and sati
price.
50c.
Men’s heavy sanitary fieeced-lincd Shirt*; r a
and Drawers, price
50c.
Men’s ribbed Egyptian cotton fleoced-
lined Shirts and Drawere, price
50c.
Men’s Black Sox, extra niee value at four
pair for
50c
Men’s fast black double sole, heel and toe
Soxs, manufactured from strong inde
structible yahi—warranted to wear and
give satisfaction, price
35c.
Men’s fast black lisle Sox, 4-thread top
and 6-thread heel, toe and sole, price
50c.
Men’s fast black silk lisle Sox, double heel,
toe and sole, price
5oc.
Men’s fast black Shawknit Sox, every pair
guaranteed to give satisfaction, price
**■
25c.
Men’s fast black Shawknit Sox with white
split soles
25c.
STATISTICS.
THE THEATERS
“Ths Vsnd.rbilt Cup.
• The Vanderbilt Cup," the great au
tomobile play, will be presented at the
Grand Monday and Tuesday nights and
Tuesday matinee, with n special cast
and munificent scenic equipment
sensational motor race, In which real
automobiles are used, Is a much talked
of feature,
Lillian Russell.
Miss Lillian Russell In her new com-
eriy, "The Butterfly." has arrived as a
comedienne. Lon* familiar to the the.
public •• Ihi queen of the
comic opera, she has again come to
the fore as * charming player of light
comedy role.. Never has she looked
more superb. In gowns of Worth de
sign. she holds the eye of the auditor
from the moment she enters her bou
doir until she sits down to breakfast,
after many amusing esperlences with
her newly won husband In a Baratoga
bungalow. The cast surrounding Miss
Bussell Is sn esceptlonally strong one.
Eugene Ormonde plays the role of the
husband. John Flood Is the ■ Jovial
friend uf all ths little world In which
the ••butterfly" flutters: Fred Tyler Is
ths legal mischief-maker, and Kate
ilnnnn's mother. Fred Tlden. a* the
Griffith baa the part of this prims day and Saturday.
fortune hunting Karl of DexmlnMter.
ha* the best part In hi* career. "The
Butterfly" will be ween at the Grand
Wednesday and Thursday night*.
Tha Roger* Brother*.
The Roger* Brother*, with an organ
Isatlon of 100 people, will be here Frl
day anil Saturday night* and Katurdny
matinee. The comedy presented tm
season la called 'The Rogers Brothers
In Ireland." It I* rather unlike the
prevlou* production*, but equally tune
ful and far more con*l*tent. It 1* the
biggest and bent play the brother* have
ever had.
"Th# Ninety and Nina.”
It In seldom that a melodrama on the
popular price circuit nurvlvea a second
Reason, and the reappearance of a piece
la significant of the fact, to use a Mage
phrase, that It "ha* made good." The
’Windy and Nine," a rural comedy
drama written by Ramsey Morris,
billed at the Bijou this week. In tn Its
third season, and bldn fair to remain
many more, for the popularity of the
play seems to be qp the Increase In
stead of the decline.
The Atlanta engagement will Include
the usual matinees on Tuesday* Thurs-
0EATH8.
Farrell Drewry, age 4 month*, died
of pneumonia nt I at# Cherokee avenue.
I>avtd H. 8. Lanier, age 32 year*, tiled
from strangulation at Hast Knd. flu.
l*. L. Walker, age 62 year*, died at 7
Rohm avenue.
John Henry Butler, colored, age 7
year*, died at 134 McDaniel street.
Mr*. Kllta A. Alexander, age 78 year*,
died nt 387 Luckie street.
Mark 8. Tolbert, uge 23 yearn, died
at 29 Luckie street.
Annie Plnnen, colored, age 16 yearn,
died at 71 Robin street.
Mrs. Halite Johnson, age 44 year*.
m*d at tuberculosis at lbq CoaqsJly.
street.
Mrs. Lena Kontz. age 82 years, dle«
of pAraly*!* nt 1|0 Davl* street.
buildincTpermits.
1125—J. J. Woodslde, to recover frame
dwelling at 27 f»oplar street.
1675—Pope Bros., to moke Interior
hunge* at 124 Kdgewood avenue.
1400—John 8. owen*, to build one-
story frame dwelling at 6 Render street.
$500—John Bower, to build une-story
frame dwelling at 24 Bender htrtct.
$15,000— L. A N. railroad, to build
Interior offW* In freight depot.
$200—McC* riderless A Haynes, to re
pair fire damage nt 745 Walton street.
$193—Jake Vogle, to repair fire dam-
age at 33 Piedmont avenue.
$365—Marcus Lock A Co., to change
store front and repairs at 75 Bouth
Pryor street.
HOf—William JLjrcett. to Install hot
water heating plant at SOS West Peach,
sties street.
bath room nt 29 Morrison avenue.
$1,500—Leon Walker, to build i»ne-
story frame dwelling at 164 South
avenue.
$3.2uo—J. W. Wright, to build tuo
one-story frame dwellings at 391-395
South Boulevard ($1,800 each).
$1.200—L. & .V i allroad, to build
one-ntory office building at 2-4 Car-
toll street.
$5.000—Brown A- Randolph, to make
Interior changes at Peeples building,
corner Marietta and Forsyth streets.
PROPERTY TRAN8FER8.
$550—James 8. Fouroey to W. B.
J nrk*on. lot on West Lake gvenue.
Warranty deed.
$5—Atlanta Having* bank to D. A.
Hteven*. lot on Broyles street. Quit
claim deni.
$l,7oo—D. A. Stevens to H. Ovey, lot
on Broyles street. 'WTtrrtmy deed
$18,uon (penal sum>—George T. Row-
land to Thomus H. IMtts, lot on corner
of Kdgewood avenue and Fort ntreet.
Bond for title.
$300—Paul Whiting to Real Estate
Trust Company, lot on Boykin street.
Warranty deed.
$575—Equitable !*nau and Trust
Company to J. F. Clemmons, lot on
Highland avenue. Warranty deed.
$1.063—J. F. Clemmons to John 8.
Owens, lot on Highland avenue. War
ranty deed.
$25—Mary c. Osborn to T. M. Walk
er. lot on Baker street. Warranty deed.
$6,000 -John 8. Hteven* to Mr*. Let-
tie P. Whitehead, lot on Oakland ave
nue. Loan deed.
$200—Nettle Reese, Hr.. Fannie
Reese, Kd M. Reese. Alma Ileese,
Walker c. Reese, Albert Reese, George
Reese and Nettle Reese, Jr , to J. P.
Beauchamp, lot on Fortress avenue.
Warranty deed.
ILOOf—Mrs. E. F. Pitman to Charles
“ War*
$71—-Dr. E. D. Little, to build frame U Truitt, lot on Elliott street.
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ranty deed.
$350—ftoxle Lee to W. Y. Arnold, lot
on Martin avenue. Warranty deed.
$2, $80—Clark Howell. Jr, Albert
Ilowell. Jr., Kffle Howell Foreman, Ida
Howell Cramer, Rosalie Ilowell, Ada-
htlde Howell Bower and Kvan IV llow -
ell. Jr„ to Fred I). Miller, lot on Peeples
street. Warranty deed.
$500—Mrs. (». A. Corley to Mr*. Mary
Field*, lot on Kmmett etreyt. Warran
ty deed.
$1.000—W. B. Harrison to John M.
HtjttloM. lot on Klckllghtci street. Wur-
rnnty deed.
$900—H. L. Jones !o Mi**. Nellie O.
Cheves. lot on Martin street. Warranty
deed to secure loan.
$425—Mr* F.A. Noyes to Joseph Cur
ran, lot on Auburn avenue. Warranty
deed to secure loan.
$400 -Renefroe Jackson to Atlanta
Havings bank, lot on corner of Mills
and (trine street. Warranty deed.
$3.500—Mr*. H. K. Pinkston to Real
Estate Ttu*t Company, lot on Pied
mont avenue.
$5—Leo Fresh to Mr*. Ida Fresh, lot
on corner of Fulton and Pulliam streets.
Warranty deed.
$10—J. I). Kdmundson to Mr*. Mary
J. Bulks, lot on Jefferson street. War
ranty ib*ed.
11.200—John W. Scott to Mr*. II. C.
Ragsdale, Jot on corner of Loomis and
Bryan street*. Loan deed.
$300—College Park Land Company to
Klisaheth W. Hherrbl, lot on corner
of Resd and Walker avenue.
$2.200—34 r*. Kllxa H**>d to Andrew
H. Ween*, lot on corner of Ashby street
nnd West Knd avenue. Warrany deed.
$10—Mrs. Kate W. Burrett to Kllta
Hood, lot on comer of West Knd ave
nue and Ashby street. Quit claim deed.
$1,250—Mrs. Lucy M. Dunlap to Mrs.
Sarah D. Johnson, lot on Juniper atraat.
Warranty daad.
$2,500—Ernest Woodruff to John E.
Murphy, lot on Kdgewood avenue.
Warranty deed.
$1—J. B. Brooks tn Hast Atlanta
Land Company, lot on Hurt street.
$1—F.a*t Atlanta Land Company to
J. W. Goldsmith, lot on Hurt atreet.
$35—W. 8. Echols to Will Brown, lot
In land lot No. 7. Warranty deed.
$1,500—1). (1. Bettes to Addison Leav
en*. lot *m Mercer avenue. Deed to
secure debt.
$600—-MS** N. Woodward to R. X.
King, lot on Kast Fair street. War*
runty deed.
FIGHT IN SALOON;
TWO ARE ARRESTED
J. A. Gary, hu.baml of tin. tio.nl,
Gary, thr young woman who flgurrd
conspicuously In Hi, Iiodgen murder
iny.ttry, and B. J. Bankston. another
young while man. engaged In a bloody
light Saturday night In front of Uul
lock', nuloon. In Marietta .treet, near
thn torner of Broad, a> a result of
which Gar)’ had to be taken to tho
hospital.
Gary received aeveral ugly gaahea on
> hand, which, he eayr, were made
with a knife. Ilankaton denlea he uaed
a knife, declaring he atruck Gary wUh
a niece of coal.
After hla wounda were dreaaed Gary
waa (ranaferred to the police station.
Tha two men will be tried Monday aft.'
FORMER EVANGELIST
DIES SUDDENLY
Apert.I to The Georgias.
Charlotte. N. C. Jan. It—Ray. W. T.
Fife died suddenly yesterday morning
In Bt. Jamas Hotel, 8L Louts, hi, death
probably * resulting from an attack of
heart disease.
Mr. Fife was about M yearn of sgw,
and had for the past law years bean
engaged In holding revival meetings
throughout the country, at which ho
was successful.
He waa convartod In thla city 7*
years ago uhder tha preaching of Rev.
R. U. Pearson. Unique succms at
tended ht, Interest tn the mtntng'and
oil Intereeta of tho West,
Commit!,, Geo, Slumming.
Mayor Joyner. Henry Jennings. chief
of police, the members of the streets
committee of council and two city de
tective, charged on tha dives of Atlanta
(Saturday night.
The visit waa made tn order that tha
new administration might bettar fa
miliar!»« Itself with tha actual condi
tions In Atlanta, especially as regards
the negro.
Ivey I
Iv#y Farrell Drea
r. and Mrs. I _
ton. OS., died Sunday morning at tha
Ivey Farr,It Drewry.
MH wry, the Infant I
Mr. and Mrs. L O. Drewry, of Csrrotl-
mornlng at tho
residence of hla grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Tumlln. 1J» Cherokee ave
nue. Upon the arrival of Mr. L
Drewry from Roanoke Va_ the
will be carried to Carrollton far
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