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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
Mason Also Would
Abolish Commission.

Councilman Claude c. Mason. IN an
Interview today, Joined Councilman
smith in his plan to abolish the smoke
commission if the commission does not
see fit to enforce the smoke ordinance.
The original smoke ordinance did
not contemplate a smoke board" he
said. THE board was added as a com
promise, and it was given exceptionally
wide authority. II seems to me to have
proved a failure"
Oscar Elsas a wealthy manufacturer
and one Of the members of the smoke
commission who voted to amend coun-
ellis smoke ordinance, called on several
members of council today and request
ed them to give him a hearing before.
abolishtng the smoke commission. He
was promised that council would refer
the matter to A committee and give
every one an opportunity to express
their opinions before taking final ac-
ton.
Mr. Elsas said that he intended to
comply with the smoke ordinance at
once with his own plant. the Fulton
Bag and Cotton mills. He said he had
already employed an expert to tell him
just what was needed to consume the
smoke generated by his furnaces,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
No Armed Outbreak
Between Families.

Developments today indicated that
the law would be ALLOW ed to take its
course and that there would be no
armed conflict between members and
friends Of the Boyce and Sneed fami-
hes
Although the Boyces and Sneeds
went about armed today. there was no
open outbreak. The Sneeds are wait
ing for the Boyces to make the next
move. according to the code in feud
warfare, and the Boyces are deferred
because of the critical illness of Mrs. \.
6 Bolce. superinduced by the shock OF
the killing of her son.
Mrs Boycc was one of the first to
reach her son Saturday. As he lay in
the street his mother rushed to him
and. knecIing beside him, took his head
in her lap and wiped the blood from
his face.
How much more of this must ]
-land?" she exclaimed.
Later she went to her home. where
she collapsed. Ii is feared she may not
survive the shock.
VIII Boyce. brother of Al. was al
most in time to avenge the killing Sat
u'ddy, it WAS learned today. With a
repeating shotgun in his hand. he rush
ed TO the scene. reaching there only a
minute after officers had taken Sneed
away.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
LIGHT CONTRACT
To GO THROUGH
Expected That 1t Will Be Finally
Recommended to Atlanta
Council Today.

When the council committee on cleo
trio lights met this afternoon it was
expected that the city's pending con-
tract for street lights with the Georgia
Railway and Power Company would be
finally recommended to council
Alderman John f. McClelland said
he favored asking for new bids City
Electrician Turner said that Atlanta
should have as low rates as Macon But
the contract has already been approved
by Mr.. Turner and the committee and
unless the Central Georgia Power Com
pany or some other company expresses
a desire to bid on the city contract, the
majority Of the committee and of coun
ell will approve the contract with the
Georgia Railway and Power Company.
Mr. Turner returned today from Ma
con. where he investigated the cheap
light rates, He says he is convinced
the reason Atlanta can not get such
ates by competition is that there is an
agreement between the Georgia Rail-
way and Power Company and the Cen
trail Georgia Power Company not to bid
against each other.
The Central Georgia Power Com
pany, Of Macon, has constructed a line
to Atlanta. Preston Arkwrght.' presi.
dent of the Georgia Railway and Power
Company, declared that there. is no
agreement between the two company
not to bid against each other He said.
though, on account of the delays in the
Tallulah Falls power plant develop
nent. his company had contracted with
the Central Georgia Power Company to
use some of it's Current
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
SLAYER SPENCER TO
DIE IN CHAIR TONIGHT;
CHEEKY AS END NEARS

BOSTON Sept If Bertram G
Spencer will be electrocuted in the
.Charlestown prison shortly after mid
night tonight He viii pay the penalty
for the murder Of Miss Martha b.
Blackstone, a Springfield. Mass. school
teacher The woman was shot down
While encountering a burglar
Both Governor Foss ana President
Taft have refused the pitiful pleas Of
his mother, Mrs. Kate f. Spencer, for
Communication
In Christian Science. Spencer has
found strength and fortitude s. the end
approaches and the guards at the pris-
on today said he is the best behaved
and most cheerful Of the fifteen men
who have been confined in the death
chamber
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
3anker Sneed to Plead That
He Shot to Save Wife From
New EsCapade.
FOUND LETTER TELLING
OF PROPOSED FLIGHT
ReConCiIed, Husband Arranged
to Start Anew, When He
Made Discovery.

AMARILLO. TEAAS. Sept. 16.-That
h. killed Al G. Boyce to prevent nm
from taking his wife from dim again
u-Ju be the defense of John Beal Sneed,
lnc rich Amarillo banker, in his trial
for the murder.
Sneed will claim that he and his wife
had become reconciled about two
months ago and had planned to re
move to Mississippi and start life
anew when he came upon evidence of a
rlan of his wife and Boyce to elope
again. This plan, he Will claim, he
found i'm letter from BOyce to ms
wife telling that he had left Canada
and come to Amarillo and outlining a
plan for her to leave her husband and
Ace With him second time.
Young Boyce had been offered the
management Of an immense cattle
ranch in Argentine Republic.
The Potter county grand jury in spe-
,ial session took up the killing today.
An Indictment is expected during the
dsv and attorneys for Sneed are eX-
pected tomorrow to institute habeas
corpus proceedings to secure the release
of their client from Jail.
4 feature of the inquiry before the
grand jury was whether Sneed had an
accompice in the killing. 1t has been
established that two men. one answer
ing the description of Sneed, rented a
,oftag, next door to- the Methodist
church. in front of which the tragedy
occurred The second man has disap'
noa 'ed. Mrs. Sneed has also left her
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
Backs Down in Its Attempt to
Modify Regulations of the
City Council.
OPEN WAR TO COMPEL
ABOLITION OF NUISANCE
Still Considering Move TO Wipe
Out Commission-Fight to
Go to Council. I

FORCED to back down by widespread
criticism of its attempt to modify
councils smoke regulations. Chairman
r. NJ. Harwen, of the smoke commits
sion, has called meeting of the rules
committee Of the commission TO rescind
it's action
The committee at the same time will
frame a new set of regulations for the
guidance of the commission ttsAlf
winch will be submitted to the board
The boards action in modifying the
already light regulations of counci,
governing the emission Of smoke of
varying density was denounced as q
usurpation of authority by many coun-
cilmen and by City Attorney Mayxon
Abolition OF the smoke board which
vas declared to be standing in tho wav
of reform, was seriously urged
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
War to Enforce
Smoke Ordinance

councilman Charles w. Smith faith
eF OF the smoke ordinance, said TODAY
that while he had not decided wbAtbar
ne would introduce an ordinance To
Abolish the smoke commission at the
meeting of council this afternoon. he
would begin his fight to see that tha
original smoke ordinance Is enforced
Chairman HarwelI declared that
Councilman Smith was too hastv in
criticistng the smoke commission He
SAID that he was opposed to the action
OF the commission In amending the civ
smoke ordinance and that he informed
the other members that such action was
Illegal He added that the commission
did not want to hinder the movement
10 abate the smoke nuisance.
We came into Office inexperienced
he said. I'VE are dealing with COM
pick problem. We must proceed da.
liberately at first"
Councilman Smith held a conference
with City Attorney Mayson TODAY IA
determine the exact legal status of tha
smoke law.
Inc commission has changed rsdt-
cally the law Of council City Attor-
ney Mayson has ruled that it's action
was Illegal. Council Smith intends to
get council to take a definite stand On
the matter this afternoon
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
WIFE, SELF-POISONED,
NEAR DEATH BEFORE
TELLING KIN OF DEED

SAVANNAH, GA, Sept l6.--As \
result Of taking rat poison Friday nigh.
Mrs Grace Hunt died last night At
Park View s2nitarIum.
Mrs Hunt suffered from the poison
for q number OF hours before advising
her family OF The troubV ami getting
medical assistance.
Mr- Hunt was g. wears old and a
native of Aroo7took county Maine Her
Wn.b,r Mrs samuel d Russell ~
Boston survives. as does heC husband
anu one son.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-16
THE w EATHER

Forecast: Fair tonight and Tues
dsv. Temperatures: a. M, "a; 10
a. M, 81; IL m, IS; p. M, 81.
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-05-04

rect. bought more, and this year have in
creased my holdings.
1t is quite possible I will increase these hold
ings further. So far | have sold nothing IN
COLONIAL HILL which have purchased. |
don t need the money, and | know that while
my money is there it is safe. | know that as
long as it is there | will never present the alb
ject appearance of the cringing figure fac
ing me.
Had this man stuck to real estate and quit
dabbling in frenzied finance, | feel quite sure
he would have had a different story to tell to-
day. They can print stocks and bonds as long
as the ink and paper hold out. But NOBODY
CAN CREATE MORE REAL ESTATE. The
supply of land will never increase on this earth
There is so much and no more, and all land
values are bound to increase as time passes
and population increases.
So it is merely question of making real es-
tate investments judiciously. Being an enthu-
siastic Atlanta man, | naturally feel that there
is no real estate as good as Atlanta real estate.
On several occasions | have made real estate
investments in other cities and the results were
nothing to be compared with those produced
by Atlanta realty.
If had the money would buy property IN
the heart of Atlanta But | am frank to say
that haven't got enough money and even if
did have don't believe it could be purchased
at figure within reason. The owners know
as well as | do its enormous value. For that
reason | must confne my investments to the
outlying districts.
That is one reason why | am enthusiastic
about COLONIAL HILL.
| believe that within the last five years
have invested in Atlanta realty b-divisions as
heavily as any other one man. Some of this
property still own Some of it | have sold
at profit and re-invested But my profits
always go back into Atlanta real estate.
said | would call my grocer crook if he
made 100 per cent on the goods he sold me. You
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-05-04

I wish every reader of The Georgian would
look at the deplorable figure facing me and
then look at me. 1t is true that the artist has
not shown my face as it really IS. But ne mas
caught the general idea. For reasons OF my
own. | don t want everyone to know who am.
But will say this-I am prosperous Atlanta
business man and have lived here for over
twenty years | have seen Atlanta grow by
leans and bounds | expect to see repeated IN
the next few years what | have already seen
III the past.
I said | was prosperous. l am. But am
frank to say that most of the property can
call nv own today has come from Judlclous IN
vestments made in Atlanta realty rather than
IN NV business If | were to make 90 per cent
IN NV own business and let people know about
= ann afraid | would be accused of robblng
the public. If l learned that my grocer was
making 80 per cent on the goods he supplied
nv table, would call him crook
Bn+ because have made as high as 1000 per
cent in Atlanta real estate investments my
friends have called me keen business man.
think they are right. For haven't robbed
ANYBODY. | have merely taken advantage of
Atlanta S wonderful growth and of the extraor-
dinarv enhancement in real estate values which
followed it.
Last year my attention was attracted to
COLONIAL HILL the beautiful subdivision IN
West End. always manage to have few
hundred dollars for good realty investments.
bought my first lot in COLONIAL HILL with
ont seeino il. | knew where the property was
located and nv knowledge of values and my
experience regarding Atlanta $ growth made
me feel that it was good investment
Since then, time has shown that | was cor
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-05-04

IF | were to make SO per cent in my
own business, would be accused Of robblng
the public"
But because | have made as high as
900 per cent in Atlanta real estate invest
ments, my friends have called me keen bus
mess man.
''The more think about COLONIAL HILL and
the more see of it's advantages, the more regret
feel at not investing heavily last year.
H.But have not allowed this to prevent me from
investing again this year. [ know that next years
story will be even more profitable one than this
years.
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-05-04
BY A COLONIAL HILL INVESTOR

would too, probably. But I think you will
agree with me IN concluding that several in
vestors known to me personally who have made
as high as 1000 per cent in COLONIAL
HILL are wise investors.
| might mention as an illustration friend
of mine who bought lot out there last fall for
$400 He had paid 500 it when he sold it
this year for 81 100 Figure out his per cent
of profit l make it about $50 per cent.
Another man | know bought lot at Colonial
Hill last fall for 5000 and sold it this year for
$1400, after having paid $50 on it. A profit
of $500 on an investment of $50 seems pretty
good to me- Something like 600 per cent,
ism t it?
The more I think about COLONIAL HILL
and the more see of its advantages the more
regret | feel at not investing more heavily last
year But have not allowed this to prevent
me from investing this year. | know that next
years story will be a more profitable one
than this years And when | think of what
the story will be in five years l get more en-
thusiastic than ever.
SO that's why I will never be a beggar on
Peachtree street No man will ever be beg
gar on Peachtree or any other street who judi
ciously invests his money in real estate and
consider COLONIAL HILL a most ju-
dicious investment I have invested in Allan
ia realty for twenty years and l know what
| am talking about.
There are some of my friends who say I am
a crank on real estate and that the money [
have made has turned my head. But if it has,
it has taken twenty years to do it. And know
that some of these same friends who scoff at
my enthusiasm about COLONIAL HILL and
who prefer to follow in the footsteps of the
ragged creature facing me, will be beggars long
before ! am.
Because my money goes into real estate
The safest of all securities
P. s.-The COLONIAL HILL folks will be
glad to send booklet with prices upon re
quest.
Atlanta Georgian., 1912-05-04

o l lock like the beggar on the op-
posite page7 DO l look as if |
ever WILL BE a beggar?
l don't think so. In fact, |
KNOW that l will never see the
day when l will ask for aims on
Peachtree or any other street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-08
Little Journeys Into
the Fashion Land

A woman who always looks neat and
cha rming and whose clothes last very
long time gave few hints the other day
concerning her methods Of raiment treat
ment Clothes she said, need rest. just
as people do She declared that as soon
as she had taken off her tailOrmade suit
and thoroughly brushed it she hung 1t
on proper hangers and put 1t away in the
wardrobe until next day. 1t was never
allowed to remain dusty nor to lie about
for five minutes when once she had di-
vested herself Of it.
Her shoes Were put on trees and cleaned
immedia tely and her hat was brushc
scrupulousiy before she laid it in the box
that exactly fitted it. Her wells, too
were folded to a nicely.
Some women have their clothes brushe!
washed but seldom This woman saiG
that hers were washed regularly every
other day. and thus kept eXquisitely
fresh.
She made this rule: She never wore the
Once a week all her garments were press
ed with a not too hot iron and carefully
mended. All clothes when laid away tor
the season were cleaned first and folded
to perfection and tissue paper was tucke.
into the sleevs.
Hers was tine golden rule. as she was
not opuleEt. to buy very few items OF
clothing, but once bought to wear them
Another good rule of hers was to buy
two pairs of shoes at time and wear
them on alternate days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-08
Latest American Fashions
BY CORA MOORE.

French flannel smooth surfaced and
| light of weight. is one Of the best ma
terals for children'S fall and winter
frocks. 1t comes in a goodly assortment
of colors. and is not expensive. The model
sketched is an adaptation of the mid
dy blouse and killed skirt that the small
folk have been wearing all summer. and
is both smart and comfortable The
sleeves are rolled back to form a mar
row cuff just above the elbow. and a
worsted cord matching the color of the
ribbon lacing covers the line that joins
the blouse to the skirt three inches above
the lower edge of the blouse.
Children's clothes show a great many
old time features returned. such as seal
lops, which are INDUCED in freely and in
unexpected ways, hemstitching and bind
, ings. A model also appropriate for fan
mel. that is bound to be appreciated by
mothers and youngsters alike. consists Of
a plain little skirt with cambria top
put on to a waistband just as a grown
up skirt is. and opened at the side 'front.'
the overlapping edge being broadly seal
Hoped. and the scallops bound with similar
material.
continuing the scallops is applied the
scalloped lower edge fitting down over the
| skirt. Each scallop. all the way down, is
dotted with cloth-covered button. At
the neck the dress is cut circular and
properly bound. so it can be worn with
or without guimpe. The back of the
coat blouse. as it Is properly. is cut with
one large scallop from seam to seam.
Dresses and coats both are made to
hook very straight, however they are de-
signed, although some models for quite
young girls have. If not real panniers,
scanty draperies that suggest them. The
draperies are always made of very light
fabric. generally a transparency, so that
they do not appear as intricate as they
otherwise might, and they are always
carefully arranged to interfere as little as
possible with the straight effect so much
observed.
A little model that affords quite an I'M
usual excuse for introducing color and
that at the same time, shows a novelty
of design has skirt cut in two pieces,
front ana back, with the opening at the
side, gathered sparingly to slightly
raised waist line and again just above the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-08
The New Gowns.

IS Nothing like leather seems to be the
motto which the ladies' tai1ors have once
more determined to take as their own,
where shooting gowns ard millinery are
concerned. We find soft leather facings
and, straDpirgs, waist belts collars and
cuffs on nine gowns out of ten, while
every other costume seems to be fastened
with leather buttons, and almost every
hat to be made of soft suede, bent about
into slightly different shapes, but show
ing nearly always the same kind of
stitched brim. and having either a band
of leather, or plated twist to ii, ar
ranged round the crown.
The fabrics chosen for the gowns them
selves are almost exclusively limited to
tweeds and homespuns. Heather mix
lures in quiet tones of brown and green
with here and there perhaps a thread OF
brighter color, are being used for the
smartest costumes. The short skirts are
frequently hemmed, both outside and in
side, with soft leather-a wise precau-
ton since such hem can. be easily and
quickly sponged after a long days tramp
in bad weather, while the skirt itself will
scarcely need more tran "a very light
brushing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-08
ON TOLERANCE.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

"And so Janet says she is perfectly de-
lighted because she has another baby
said Molly, the little stenographer lady,
! land it's the third in four years. and jim
can't be earning more than So week.
That's perfectly absurd it must he a
pose
knows-somehow, looking up from the lit
tie garment which she was embroidering
for the said Janets youngest, lis it a
pose when you say that it is the ambition
of your life to be able to take in every
stray cat and dog that you find?'
"Of course it isn't" said Molly indig-
nantly.
We'll" said the lady who-always-
nows-somehow, with an information that
made further explanation unnecessary
II guess you're right, as usual, big sis
ter" said Molly, answering the intonation
rather than the words, as we learn to do
with those we understand and love.
And the ady-who-always-kno
how smiled like the sun coming out from
behind a cloud. for she doesn't like to
differ with Molly.
Seems to me that the little stenographer
lady's mistake is very common one.
To call any attitude with which you do
not sympathiZe a pose or affectation is
one of the most common kinds of injus-
tice of which men and women are guilty.
Long ago when some one insisted that
was posing when l said / should rather
enjoy being present at a terrible earth
quake or fire or volcano eruption II the
thing had to happen anyway, and if none
of my friends myself was hurt l felt
the injustice of this attitude and deter
mined to avoid it.
And yet just the other day I caught
myself saying after an unsuccessful at
tempt to read Pepys Famous Diary.
People are always saying they like that
book. l don't believe 1t. 1 think any one
who says he really enjoys reading that
stuff is just pretending
We don't all like the same things. That
is most fortunate provision of nature as
any one who stops to think will see. A
world full of people with exactly the
same tastes would result in many compli-
cations besides being rather stupid. Why.
then, should we be incredulous even when
we find some one displaying a taste that
is totally incomprehensible to us?
d.slilses, you ought to believe that others
are too. If you are poseur that may
account for your suspecting others of the
same lack of genuineness. but it certain
ly does not prove the suspicion.
To make allowance for tastes and pref
udices and points of view which you do
not share is the sign of broad mind
and spiritual culture. To call every
taste you don't sympathize with a pose
i is sign Of the opposite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-08

that the girl of. the blouse and skirt epoch
was a trim, attractive young person. and
that even now she is Very pleasing to the
eye.
The present styles in patent belts are
very smart and just trife SNOWY, for
though they are still narrow they are
ornamented both back and front with
heavy clasps and buckles of yellow metal
Often line of pale color Is introduced
at the edge of the belt. White patent
leather belts strapped with color are
among the novelties and are most effec-
tive with a black costume or robe tail
leur Of sponge cloth or serge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-08
The Tea Gown of Today.

Tea gowns ought always to have the
quality OF slipping on easily, though many
dressmakers forget, and make them as
complicated as ball gown to get into.
II they can be SO contrived as to fasten
straight up. without any under-and over
flaps, nor the kind of arrangement
which means feeling for eyes in the dark
reces.es under ones shoulder blade, so
much the better. We never get far away
from the pelisse-and-u type of
tea gown for this Very reason. Very flop
Ply collars. deep rufiies. loose sleeves and
the like have been out Of fashion for
some time now. May they never return
to cast the discredit of their slovenliness
Of that adorable and restful garment
which fills the requirements OF the tea
hour so well.