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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-15
Car Kills Negress As
She Turns Her Head
To Speak To Drayman

Ida Williams, Young negro woman
Twins IN the rear OF 16 Terry street
vas killed by an outbound Hunter
Grant park street car early today at
Hunter and Terry streets The car was
in charge of Motorm4n g. NJ. Green
and Conductor T. e. Laudrum.
According to statement made 20 The
police, the woman turned while cross
ing the street to speak to negro drar-
man, and then stepped suddenly in
front Of the oncomine car She was
killed instantly. Captain A. L. Poole
ordered case made against Hotorman
Green on the technical clra rye of 'reck
less running Of his car" and the matter
will be investigated by the recorder.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-15
FARNERS INVADE
POLITICAL ARENA
President Barrett Starts Trip
to Choose Committee to
Attend Conventions.

President Charles s Barrett of the
Farmers union left Atlanta last night
for a swing across the continent in the
interest of the great organization he
heads.
The Farmers union has determined
10 have strong committees at the forth
coming Democratic and Republican ma
tional conventions to urge upon the re-
spective platform committees the in
corporation of certain planks favoring
legislation the union thinks necessary
to the farmers welfare throughout the
nation.
1t is mainly with the matter Of franz
ing up these committees from repre-
sentative members of the Farmers un
ion that President Barrett's trip has
10 do
Committees Kept at Capital
For several years the Farmers union
has maintained a the national capital a
legislative committee instructed to
urge upon congress the enactment Of
laws generally desired by the farmers
Of the country White this committee
has been faithful and has accomplished
some good, the net results obtained
have not been what the Farmers union
hoped they would be
Lawmakers are mighty Indifferent
10 the farmers said President Barrett
last night. until voting time comes
around Then they love the dear old
farmer to death
Appeal Direct to Parties.
The Farmers union mas decided that
the best and surest way to accomplish
the work it has in mind is TO appeal di-
rectly to the great parties in national
conventions And this viii be done, not
only with the idea Of getting positive
results. but with a view to impressing
upon both great parties that the farm
ers intend to take a decisive and di-
recting hand in the national election
next November
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-15
HUNDREDS OF GIRL GRADS
WILL GRACE BIG REUNION

The alumnea of the Girls High
school will hold their annual reunion
this afternoon at O'Clock in
Browning hall A musical program will
be followed by an hour of social recre-
alton.
The association Of alumnae is now
firmly organized, with about $40 mem
bers. The majority of these Will be
on hand, together with the senior stu
dents Of the high school and alumni
Of the Boys High school.
An orchestra will play at intervals
and Dan Carey and James L. Mayson
viii speak.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-15
MACON DON'T KNOW WHAT
TO DO WITH THIS $4,000

MACON. GA. May 15.- The reunion
committees of Macon have a perplexing
problem on hand After taking care of
veterans and other visitors. they have a
surplus Of about 10000 and they don't
know what to do with IT,
A pro rata division among the con-
,ributors is considered impossible. be
cause 12.eo0 persons subscribed IN sums
auging from 10 cents IL S5.oon The
actual reunion expenses were $4,000.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-15
BRAINS OF WOMEN
LARGER AND ALSO
BETTER THAN MEMS

NEW YORK, May Is. Women
have bigger and better brains than
men Their brains are better nour-
ished. too. | do not know why this is
except that God made it so"
This interesting statement was made
by DR.. Charles l.. Dana. the distin-
guished alienist, who. among many
eminent neurologists. ridiculed the SEN
sational comparisons between mems
and womens brains made by Sill
James Crichton- Browne before child
study conference at the London uni
versity
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-15
HER HUSBAND WOULDN'T
SPEAK AS HE PASSED BY

MACON. GA. May Ia Because her
husband, railroad man, would not
speak to her when he saw her ON The
street with some Of her friends Mrs
Exile Roquemore has brought suit for
divorce against S. D. Roquemore. The
case will be heard at the next term Of
the Bbb superior court
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-15
SUSPECTED SLAYER OF
WHOLE FAMILY ARRESTED

0GDEN$BURG, n r. May 15-An
Italian believed to be Edward Donate,
charged with the murder of the Morner
family in Rensselaer, county near Troy
has been arrested at Massena. St. Law
renee ouny. \ woman~who was with
him told tie police that he had worked
near the Aorner farm at the time of
the murdeE
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-15
Has Only
S6O.00O,O00.

John Nicholas Brown. Who IS now
twelve years old. once held the title of
the richest baby in the world; but as
he dide't stay baby. so did his title
vanish for there we're other babies Of
still weather. parenthood. and so little
John Nicholas VIII have to be content
to worry along on mere s6O,00o0o0
ON his first birthday his inheritance
amounted to only s4.500.00O bat has
grown so steadily that it now amounts
to much more than double that. and
the prospect is that it will reach fully
$50. 000, 900 when he has il turned over
to him
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-15

money by the provisions OF their
grandfathers will
Marshal' Field III and his brother
are the children of Marshall Field. Jr..
the only child Of the magnate. and
Della s. Field. and they take the place
in their grandfather's will occupied by
their father before he died in Novem-
Der 1905 According to this will the
two bows viii not come into full pos
session of the Field estate until they
are fifty years old.
When Marshall Field died the estate
was worth $S3.5oo0oo. The elder
grandson is now eighteen wears old,
and the younger two years his junior.
When each reaches the age of twenty
one. he viii receive $4,000 outright. and
each FIVE years thereafter. they will re-
ceive 5000 900 but the whole estate Will
nor revert to them until they are fifty.
At that time it is now estimated that
the estate viii amount to s200,0o0.00o,
and each win receive equal shares
Baby Mclean. who is nov in his third
year. was born with 100.OOo.0Oo little
fairy godmothers, each Of them having
the power of Welding golden increase.
The larger share of this fortune is
from the. estate of his maternal grand
father, the Colorado mine owner while
the other part is from his paternaI
grandsire. the Ohio newspaper owner.
In his case. the s1oo,ooo,ooo will un-
doubtedly be far, far more than that
amount when he becomes old enough to
take a hand in spending some of it.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-15
NEW RAILROAD BEING BUILT.

ELBERTDN, GA May 15.-Crossties
and rails se being laid on the Elber-
ton and EASTERN railway, the work
eommencim at the junction with the
seaboard lir Line, just beyond the
eastern limits Of the city It is ex-
pected to omplete the road from FL
berton to 1gnall, Wilkes county. dis
lance of twenty miles. in time to han
die the 1911 cotton crop.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-15
SCHOOL BOY BREAKS
ARM WHILE AT PLAY

Charlie Goldstein. a pupil in the Wal
ker street school, fell and broke his arm
today while al play in the school yard
during the recess period. He was taken
to Grady hospital, where the broken arm
vas set
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-15
SAVANNAH DOCTORS WAN
AN OFFICIAL DOG CATCHER

SAVANNAH, GA. May l3.-At the
meeting q city council Wednesday
night delegation of physicians from
the Georgie Medical society will appear
before the committee of the whole and
urge the passage Of an ordinance pro-
viding for an official dog catcher and
providing Instructions on the keeping of
dogs in Saannah.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-15
Field Children
Protected.

The traditions that So forcefully
drove the late Colonel John Jacob As
tor to keep the vast Astor estate prac-
tcaNy intact, and Will, in turn, un-
doubtedly compel his son Vincent to
hold ii together. do not exist to any
thing like the same extent in the fam
lily Of the late Marshall Field. The
two grandchildren of the multi million
aire department store magnate of Chi
cago have thus been far more rigor-
ously constrained in the use of. the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-15
BETTING IN PITTSBURG
BRYAN WILL BE NOMINEE

PIrTsBURG. May 15.-Bets have been
placed here that William J, Bryan win be
the nominee of the Democratic conven-
ton.
Guy McCandless of the BRYAN league Of
Allegheny county is recruiting 100 Demo-
Gratis who will go to Baltimore and carry
banners in parade bearing the inscrip-
ton Bryan Only"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-15
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MEET AT ATHENS MAY "a

ATHENS. GA, MAY 15-At the an
nual meeting of the Georgia <edera-
ton of County Authorities, composed Of
the county commissioners of the ma
iority of the counties in the state which
viii be held in Athens May "a and -,
Joseph +. Graz. state railroad comlnis
sioner viii. make an address on THE
Importance Of Public Highways in Our
System If Transportation
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-15

With the designation of Vincent AS
tor as the heir of the great John Jacob
Astor estate. amounting probably to
500, 00o, 900, stupendous wealth. aggre-
eating almost half billion dollars has
become the potention possession of Ave
children Of fortune. These five minors
will assume possession of this fabulous
sum. apportioned as follows among the
five
Vincent Astor ..,.... $too,ooo.ooo
Marshall Field ILL.,. 1o0,000,000
Henry Field .......... 100000
Vinson Walsh Mclean. 100000 600
John Nicholas Brown 60oo0,000
These five multi millionaires, ranging
in age from the two years of the Nc
Lean baby, the heir of the millions Of
John r. Mclean and Thomas F. Walsh.
of Colorado to the twenty years Of
young Aston. have all been safeguarded
and provided for with all the ingenuity
that the amaseera Of the fortunes they
viii inherit could buy or devise them
selves
In the case Of Young Aston, he viii
receive the whole estate of his father,
with the exception Of comparatively
small requests TO his stepmother. Mrs.
Madeline Talmage Force Aston and his
sister Muriel. but when il actually does
come into his possession upon his tH en-
ty-frst birthday, next November, his
use and disposition of it viii Re hedged
about with the bound traditions of
.l,,
admonitions of the three friends of his
father whom the latter appointed co.
executors with the young man.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-18

hopeless look came into them, and
he seemed to settle down in his
ichair like a loose sack of -four,
Il don'twant to see you pinch
ed" he said, sulkily, "ain't us
thieves gotta stand together? ?"
The woman looked into his
shifty eyes for a moment. Then
she reached:a slight hand across
the table and laid it on one of his
shaking, ones,
DO you know" she said, that
you are the first man who ever did
anything for me without asking
something in return? ?"
Jaw, LIANT done nothing"
said Jimmy, wfiggling uneasily
in his chair,
Nevertheless" said the wom-
an, you are the first man to do
even the littlest thing without
asking payment. I've had so few
friends. I've found so little kind
ness in the world. I thought it
had gone out of fashion"
Jimmy leaned across, the table,
his eyes eager, his face flushed.
Say" he said, I'll put you
wise to something else you
oughta know. You know For
sythe? Well-he don't want to
send you up. He wants you, an
he wants to get the goods on you
SO he can-So he cam
81 understand said the wom-
an, softly,
Jimmy reached over and touch
ed her arm. He did not dare to
touch her hand.
"Forsythe's goin' to get me for
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-18

railroadin' me to Joliet, an sittin'
where ! can see you"
The woman's face softened.
I'll come" she said, and rose
and left him.
Jimmy the Wop ordered anoth-
er drink, and sat there mournful-
ly for moment. Then he caught
sight of himself in the glass OPP
posite-bleary eyes, short, stunt
ed figure, every deep line on his
face making of it thing to be
despised.
Gee, ] wisht was big an
handsome, " he said.
Three night later, as Jimmy the
Wop stepped out of the Silver
Moon lodging house, a big hand
grabbed him by the collar, and a
voice Kissed in his ear:
$50 l got ye at last, you-
doubIe-crossin' little crook, you.
You gave the Vendor girl the of
feel"
1t was Forsythe. Jimmy wrig-
gled in the big policeman's grip,
and shook with the fear that was
turning his stomach to water,
81 didn't he cried.
t'You lie" said Forsythe,
twisting an arm. "You lie, like
the crook you are! You were with
her1in the Mint that night. An
an nobody else knew"
"She just had a drink wit me"
said Jimmy.
81 have a picture, O Margaret
ILLoadn., d.;r,Izir,, ,nrity The Lies -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-02
La Marqulse de FO[ltenOu

~ IMPRESS EUGENE. VINO stopped
r OF 20 Brussels for several days,
IL on ncr way from E'arnhorough
~ her home in England, to her villa
on tae riviera. crossed on that oc-
sasion the threshold OF the royal pei
her in Ia nr,T I; !Gc the iirst TING In
ing entertained there by King Albert
and Queen Elizabeth, shortly before
her departure for the South OF France
throughout the nrst twelve years
OF Eugcnie's maria Sc 10 Napoleon Ill,
inc iatters intercourse with the court
Oh bruSsc!s was OF tho most crigid
poid L., Who was then on the throne
OF belgium. was lhc brother-iu Law
81 those Prlnces and princcsscs OF the
House Of Orleans Bourbon whose prop-
erty TN. Emperor had caused to he
confiscat -d-among tine victims being
Queen Louise herself. one of the
uarshters o: King Louis Philippe.
Then when Leopold H. came to the
tnrone, he was einblttcred by Napoleon's
treatment of his brother-in-law. EN-
pEror MaXimilian. In Mexico and above
shoWn 10 his only sister. the now de-
imented Empress Charlotte OF Mexico,
ny the Emperor and Empress. when
ssnc visited Paris on her return from
me indignitieS which she suffered al
the hands Of the French monarch, and
OF ms consort prccipitated the loss OF
her reason by which she was over
taken not long afterwards at tho
Vatican. and which has continued ever
Leopold H.. like his father before
MIN. was perfectly we'll awsre that
Napoleon III had on several occasions
lent n friendly car to projects for
the annexation of Belgium by France
ana when his only son, the Duke of
Brabant, died with such mysterious
and understandable suddcnncss. after
only few hours illness. in the wear
1869, at the age of ten, stories we're
current, and even accorded credencn
at the court OF Brussels that the b.y
mad succumbcd to poison, administer
cd by some INSCRIPTIONS Bonaparttst
agent. The boys mother, Queen Hen
risttc. was firmly convinced thereof.
and until the end of her life. some
thirty years later, she absolutely re-
fused to set foot in Paris. being. so
far as ] am aware. the only royal lady
in Europe who found IL possible to re-
sist the temptations of those emporl-
ums OF feminine eleEancics which are
TO be found at their best on the banks
or the Seine. Once she visited Chan
tiliy, which Is less than an hour from
Paris. TO attend royal wedding which
was taking place there, under tho roof
OF her husbands uncle. the late Due
d Aumale. But although so near she
refrained from visiting. and died. as
she had lived full OF resentment
against France, and especially against
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-02
Social and


\ number OF box parties will he
given this evening a, the Acad-
envy of Music 10 witness the
opening performance Of Maude Adams
In "Chantccler" MIR and Mrs Thomas
nelson Carter arc giving theatre
party Tonight in honor OF Miss Bell.
Willard. one of the debutantes of the
season. The audience at the Acad-
envy Will b. i very fashionable one.
aud number OF suppers Will follow
the performance.
T. Afternoon Reception
Mrs. Charles T.. Guy, Of 1894 Alonu-
ment Avenue, gave large reception
yesterday afternoon from TO Z
O'CLOCK. Decorations were In pink
roses. and the walls were covered with
Southern snilaX. In the dining-room
rustic basket filled with Killarney
roses wag used on the table. and a
group OF palms hid the orchestra.
which played during calling hours
Receiving with Mrs. Guy were Mrs
a. G. Johnson. In black charmeusc
with orchids; Mrs. j. Taylor Ellyson
an gray satin. and Mrs. r. S. Tuck, IN
yellow satin, draped In black chiffon
airs. Guy wore a gown OF soft white
Hatn. with an overdrapery OF white
clinton. and carried bag bouquet Of
American Beauty roseE. Assisting In
doing the honors Of the afternoon
we're Mrs. L. S. Hoadley, Miss Htyra
Jones. Mrr. +. r. Cruinp, Mrs Wythc
Tailey. Mrs. r. J. Howle and Miss
EaiHe Deane. Tho guests included
about EGO Of the married set.
Kemp Year Dance.
Tho girls that live around the uni
Terstty OF Virginia are planning a
very delightful dance to be given
some time around Valentine's Day. In
charlottesville. Invitations have been
Issued 20 most Of tho girls who are
III the habit OF attending the uni
versity dances and number OF Rich
rond Girls will go to Charlottesville
TO attend ths dance II will be "a
very attractive and unusual affair
Each girl Will invite Two men. and
tho decorations and favors will all he in
keeping with tho feast OF ST vaIen-
Gn.
Tor Mas Gordon.
Mrs. Harold F. Norton entertained
Wednesday afternoon nj bridge, from
10 at her homo In Newport News
in honor of her guest Miss Evelyn
Gordon OF Richmond. The FIRST prize
picture, was won by Mrs. Howard
R"wcn. and Mrs. Frank Bragg won
the second prize. The guest OF honor
was also presented with picture as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-02
STRUCK BY TRAIN,
INSTANTLY KILLED
Especial to Tho Tlmes-Dispatch.l

Bristol, Va, February IA haiti
more commercial traveller. whose nar
according to papers found on his ner-
son, was L. l. Helm, was Knocked
from the track and killed oy the
sohthoound Memphis Special fast train
ri Nickers this afternoon. Apparently
he was about thirty-hve years OF age.
Order blanks found in his suit
the Holiander- koshland Company. OF
Baltlmore. His body was thrown IN
ger a freight train that was passing
In the opposite direction. His brains
were crushed out and one leg ground
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-02

Just at this moment. when the CEN
tenary OF Thackeray Is being celebrated
mere IN america, as we'll as In Eng
land, II may be OF interest to recall
that Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary
have the right OF alternately nominat-
ing one OF the eighty male pensioners
Oh that Charterhousc Institution in
which the great novellst's most popu-
lar hero, Colonel Newcome," spent his
GscllninE years and breathed his last
me celebrated Charterhouse College
ancient Carthusian monastery In the
AldersSate district of the city OF Lon
don. to GodalminG. In Surrey. This
i 10 Rsi place about four years ago; and
the tercentenary OF It's foundation.
hut inc pensioners still occupy their
p pritInt home in the city. com
reality a sort OF almshouse for men
OF gentle birth, and bcautifullv
nf tbe n CHAPEL containing the, tomb
namely Thomas Sutton. The buildings
are an OF mellowed red brick, and In
the, Hospital" Itself there ia fine
diHing hal, In which the. pensioners
designed for them by the founder: a
governors room with ornate ceiling
and tnpestried walls. grand old lie
OFa Tbc. and md .ion superb grand staircase;
quarters. 5000 a year, paid uuarteriv.
$50 for months holiday in sumner:
uLnhhr AT o'clock and supper at z IN
me great dining hull daily. Moreover.
they all receive medical attendancs
free OF cost from the resident phvsi
clan According to the terms OF the
foundation. thoy must all be gentle
men by descent and In poverty: ON
GERS VINO have borne arms nv sen or
land; merchants Lecayed by piracy or
s,hipwreck. or gentlemen of the house
mold "a the King or Queens Majesty"
iney are also required to be bache-
,ors or Widowers. and not under sixty.
me pensioners arc nominated by Tie
s E..N, IN turn. These include
np OF London, the Archbishops of
Canterbury and OF York. ths Lori
Ghlet Justice. OF England. the Lord
iflSh Chancellor, and the King vino
mas two turns to the single nomlna
non enjoyed by the other Governors
.ac hospital occupies the site OF u
| Lafthusian monastery founded In 1871
knight. After the connscatIon Of the
church property. on the occasion M
the Reformation. 1t was In the nos
session of Lord North. and was oc-
eupied by Queen Elizabeth during the
preparations for her coronation: While
James l. held court there on his first
entrance into London. 1t was than
owned by Thomas Howard, Earl Of
Snnolk In 1911 1t was purchased nv
inomas sutton. who had made a for
tune by the discovery of coal nanr
Newcastle on Tyne. and who died in
me same year leaving his fortune to
endow and maintain chanel. a hos
pltai Chat Is the almshouse) FOR gen
tieinen pensioners, and a school
(CopyrtEht 1912. by the Bren,wond
Company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-02
4 WORLD
OF GOOD
The Painful Experience of Mrs.
Marvin, and How She Found
Help, by Herself.

Sheldon. 5. C--"For more than three
years, says Mrs. J. B. Marvin, OF this
place :" suffered with wonanly troubles.
and none OF the doctors that treated me
could do me any good.
also had pans in my Lett side so bad
at times | could hardly set up.
Finally tried Cardui, and soon began
to feel better ! took only few bottles,
but now am perfectly we'll, and able to
do anything.
Cardui has done me q world Of good.
Ii certainly cured ME OF the trouble had,
and am getting along nicely.
| have recommended the remedy to
other sufferers, and they have all been
benefited by it.
| will always keep Cardui in my home
for use in time OF need"
Cardui is a mild and effective tonic for
women that has been found by actual
use during more than fifty years TO quickly
relieve the ailments to which all women
are peculiarly liable.
The prompt and satisfactory action OF
this wcil-known woman's remedy is due
to its gentle, building action or the wo-
manly constitution.
Cardui has helped thousands OF others,
and that is good reason why it will help
you. too. Please ny it.
\. B. Write 10 Ladies Advisory Dept,
Chattanooga Medicine Co, Chattanooga,
Tenn, for Special instructions and 64-pagc
book, Home Treatment for Women"
sent in plain wIapper on request.