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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-23
Where's the Old Southern
Home Dinner We Read About?

To the Editor: Is there any place
in this city where hungry man can
get an old Southern home dinner? I'm
from Canada, and | thought the people
of Dixie lived on the best in the land;
but do they? I've read about real fried
chicken, but where can you gel. it? Does
any hotel or restaurant in town serve
beaten biscuit? I'm hungry for pigs
joWl and spinach, Isn't ii a Southern
dish? Where can l get it?
KIMBALL HOUSE GUEST.
Who will help this hungry man? Any
hotel, restaurant cafe or boarding
house manager is invited to reply. The
Georgian win gladly publish such let
tprS
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-23
S5,OOO.OOO MINERAL
DEVELOPMENT PLANNED

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, May "a
The Durham Coal and Iron Company
IS negotiating the purchase Of a large
body Of mineral and timber land in
Seauatchie valley on the Southern rail-
way ana viii expend 100000 in de-
veloping the property and increasing
facilities The land is rich in iron ore,
coal and timber This company plans
10 erect large steel mill, reserve plant,
blast furnaces, coke ovens and by
product plants.
The principal industrial plants of the
company will be located in Moccasin
Bend which the company recently ac-
quired.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-23

Where Has the Rustic
Of Silken Skirts Gone?

To ;he Editor; one of the most
charming sounds Of my boyhood days
was the rustic of my mothers silken
skirts. Atlanta skirts don't seem to
rustic or are my ears losing their keen
hearing? or was it the pettieoats that
caused the rustic. J. understand petit
coats are no tongef .de figeurs 80
Al OLD FpGY.
This is a partiruarWs sad case Can
it be true that skirts do not rustic In
Atlanta any rniote? The insinuation
that petticoats, have. vanished is, of
course, ridiculous Isn't it? R*t
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-23
/ Guess He II
Get Everything. ;

But she won't be the only million
dollar baby in the Hopkins family. Look
at this picture. That's young John Ran
dolph Hopkins. the second. They named
him for me. He's a year old now. and
hes dandy. I guess he'll nave ev-
erything I've got when my time comes,
l haven't any children but Russell, you
know The little girl has fortune Of
her own so guess the boy will get mine
You ought TO see Russell's home up
the Hudson. It's the pride Of the river
No he doesn't keep his zoo any more. IT
outFrew the place and I persuaded him
70 give it up But he has a yacht and
motor cars and everything else to make
him and his wife happy Why shouldn't
they?
Yes. Russell has business He sue
ceeded 10 several enterprises which Or.
Lawrence left He doesn't fritter away
his time Certainly, he's a free spender,
bur he has it to spend. He isn't bad
boy Never gave me any trouble He
just likes 10 have good time, and l guess
he has H. You can't make any of his
Atlanta friends think he has done any
thing wrong
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-23
The Parable of
The Dying Scotchman.

once there was Scotehman dying
in a London hospital, and the attendant
desired to soothe his last moments.
Can | do anything to make you
happy Sandy?' he asked.
eff could but hear the bonnie bag
pipes skirl once again, said Sandy,
hopefully
so the doctor brought in bag
piper and he made the rafters ring
When he had skirled his last note the
doctor bent over Sandy and found the
crisis had passed The Scotchman was
growing we'll But all the English pa
tients we're dead
THAT sums up the proposed new
coins. They might make happy the
few. but they'd be a nuisance to the
many.
The Georgia Bankers association
which meets at Atlantic Beach this
week may toast Lee McClung treas
urer Of the United States, but the old
Yale men in the party viii drink only
to the health Of Buns McCluns. Yale,
80. the greatest halfback, old Eli ever
boosted. and one of the few athletes
who captaincd both the football and
baseball teams in the same year
McClung and his plays filled as many
newspaper columns in those days as
Ty cobb occupies now
He captained the Blue eleven in the
fail of 81, the famous year when Yale
rolled up total football score of APO
points. while their adversaries never
once crossed Els line, That was
record score which stands even unto
this day
And "Bung" McClune did a little
more than his share i'm putting the ball
over the line, though such stars as
Henelhnger, Dr. Hartwel and Hinkey
Yale's greatest end. were his compan-
ions on the team.
When McClung left college he went
back to his home in Knoxville, Tenn,
took off his college clothes and pitched
in TO worl. for the Southern railway.
He spent several years with the rail
road. climbing from one place to an
other and then Vale called him again
He went to his alma mater as treasur
OF the college, and STAYED there Until
William Howard Taft. Of Yale, succeed
ed the colonel in the white house Then
MIR McClung was appointed treasurer
of the United States He wouldn't say
today whether he expected MIR Taft 10
continue at the old stand after March
1918, neither would he make audible
comment on the result in OHIO But he
said Atlanta looked like the Invest town
he had seen in many moons
Mr.. McClung was guest of honor at a
luncheon this afternoon at the Capital
city club and tonight viii be given a
dinner by Mr. Maddox at his country
home "Woodhaven," on PAGES Ferry
road Mr. Maddox ana MIR McCmg
will leave tonight for Atlantic Beach.
where the Georgia Bankers association.
of which Mr. Maddox is president. will
open its convention tomorrow. The
guests at the "Woodhaven' dinner viii
be Hon Lee MeClung. Governor Jo-
seph NJ Brown, Mayor CORTLAND S.
VIM. Judge William r. Newman, Will
liam l.. Peel. Robert J. Lowry. Frank
Hawkins. Asa @. Gambler. ". s. With
am, George NJ Brown. Thomas j. Pee
pies, John X Ottley, Ernest Woodruff,
Clark Howell. James r. Gray Samuel
NJ. Inman Norris Brandon William Il.
Kiser. c. e. McGehee, Jr, j. L. Dickey.
Jr Or w s Elkin w Q. Jones of
New York and James F. Alexander
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-23
RUSSIA PLANS LONGEST
TUNNEL IN THE WORLD

ST PETERSBURG May 3D. The
government is planning the longest
tunnel in the world 1t is TO he fifteen
miles long and, with other facilities will
connect Tifiis and Vladikavkaz, the lat
ter place being town in Ciseaucas STA.
The two places are only l25 miles apart
and at the present time a roundabout
Journey Of 94o miles is necessary in or
der To go from one place to the other
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-23
Wants a Shower Bath
That Will Keep Him Cool.

To the Editor: Why doesn't some
wide-awake person open d shower bath
establishment in the downtown. district
where fellow could run in every aft
ernoon for a cooling shower and rub
down? 1t would be great comfort.
Hundreds of men would be willing to
pay % cents or even so cents for such
a luxury. INQUIRER.
A good idea. Who will put the plan
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-23
Situation Serious
officers Admit.

The Cuban gunboat Cuba with 500
troops on Board, is expected to arrive
at Guantanamo today The govern
ment, apparently unable to estimate the
strength of the insurrectionary senti-
ment has sent out forces by train to
Oriente provinces. The Cuban mill
tary authorities admit the situation is
extremely dangerous, but think they
can control 1t.
The state departments action in ask
ing that marines be dispatched to
Guantanamo today is believed here to
be but the first move in a concerted
program of intervention in Cuban
Intervention which practically would
mean anneXation-as it was stated at
the close of the second military occu-
patton of the island three years ago
that IF American troops ever have to
return to Cuba they would stay there"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-23
TWO BIG FORTUNES
WERE COMBINED BY
HOPKINS MARRIAGE


The wedding Of Russell Hop
kins and Vera Seagrist com
bined two great fortunes. The
wealth of its members is esti-
mated at:
Mrs. Josephine Law
renee ........... s1,OOO,o 900
DR.. ]. R. Hopkins 100000
Mrs. Russell Hopkins 100000
Josephine L. Hopkins
(wilI get) =. 100000
John r. Hopkins II
will get) 1000, 900
BY the time the two children
are of age, the rather large for
tune already in store for them
will be materially increased.
The estate of DR.. Hopkins, the
grandfather, is splendidly in
vested, and that on the moth
er's side is in a capably admin
istered trust.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-23
KICKERS'
COLUMN
If you are unhappy,
have a crouch or a
grievance, here's the
place to tell about it.

IN today's mail to The Georgian were
many letters from kickers and from
people with real or fancied grievances
How can we help these poor mortals?
If you have troubles of any kind, send
a letter to the Kickers Editor The
Georgian, and maybe the editor can
help YOU.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-23
sToRE euRNs NeAR MARIETTA

MARIETTA. GA. May % The store
house and dwelling % " T. Daniel.
on The Atlanta road about two miles
from Marietta we're entirely DESTROYED
ny FIRE The loss is about $500. with
$500 insurar
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-23
TO RESTORE APPETITE

Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate
It's use is especially recommended fcr
restofation Of appetite, strength and vi-
talty Try IT, -.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-23

10 Toronto without change s55 pays
every necessary expense for The tour
II Eh-c class features are guaranteed
Mann already booked Names furnished
send for free picture Of Nisgars Falls and
full Information 20 J Mcfarland Man
agef 4tfs peachtree ST.. Atlanta, "a
Phone Main t6osJ
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-23
MAULL BROS

~ s.. Louis Avenue, $. LOUIS, No.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-10

"Jef and l were sitting in a
cafe. We had had supper, and
Jeff had been strangely silent.
Il had nothing to say myself.
I was thinking, thinking, think
ing of the future, the future of
myself and of my. nameless babe.
ct is curious how I remember
that night-the shaded amber
lights of the cafe, the soft-footed,
seryile walters, the hushed
strains of the orchestra.
"Jeff leaned over to me.
+" Say. kid he said, 4 think
you'd better get out, of oCincin-
natl.
81 did not say anything. lust
looked at him. But / suppose the
pain must have shown in my
face. II
"'Oh,' he said, I'll make it all
right with YOU and he drew his
checkbook from his pocket and
made out a check for ST 200 and
gave it to me,
'I could not say anything. Il
Just motioned with my hand for
him to go, He seemed glad of
the permission. He rose and left,
and I sat on there.
II do not know how long I
stayed in the cafe, but at last 1
went out. remember I was GO
ing to commit suicide at first. But
. at last I thought of my child, and
7 went home and hacked
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-10

The manager gets part Of the
profits.
They are pretty low down
these fellows. They get their
percentage of the awful trade.
But after all, they are not half as
bad as the rich men who throw
their poor, broken toys away.
They get everything a woman
holds dear.
There is no use talking of the
rest, Lam a government witness
in any case, and I am not allowed
to talk about that anyway.
II am not principle-just a
witness-witness against the man
who was managing my friend.
Ruth. Stewart"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-10

The Boy-What does arbitra-
ton mean?
The Teacher-It means that
when two powers of equal
strength get hold of smaller
country they agree to divide it
equally.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-10

Madeleine Albers has told her
story to the agents of the Depart
ment of Justic. Perhaps they will
take steps against Millionaire
Jeff Livingston, banker and
sportsman-and perhaps they
viii not.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-12-10

Elections being over, of course
this short session of Congress will
sions when we were all guessing
whether the Prof, or the Col.
would next sign the vetoes, but
still this session has its good
points. For instance, there is the
Impeachment of Judge Archibald
of the Commerce Court. That is
a particularly good point.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-10-12
DIED..

At l1:4O o'clock Tuesday night
Mr.. j. nj. Salles, Sr., died at his
plantation home at the age of "a
years 2 months aud 4 days.
Mr.. Sallss was native of France,
but spent most of his life in Lou.
isiana, and was q resident OF ST.
Martin parish for nearly fifty
years.
He was buried at 4:30 o'clock
Wednesday evening, from the
Catholic Church.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-10-12
Governors Proclamation.


Baton Rouge, La, Sept. %. 1912.
Whereas, One of tho greatest
drains upon the wealth and re-
sources of the United States is the
enormous fire waste, statistics
showing that the losses from this
source exceed $3.50, OOOO annual
ly, Louisians's yearly contribution
10 this great waste being over $5,-
600, 900 00-wealth forever gone,
aud that most Of this waete is at.
tributed to carelessnsss and pre-
veutable causes, and calls for re-
medal and preventive action on
the part of the people and their
officials.
Therefore, l, Luther Egbsrt
Hall, Governor of the State of
Louisiana, do issue this, my pro-
clamation, suggesting and naming
October 9, the forty-second ami
varsary of the great Chicago fire,
y. day to be set spart as fire pre-
vention day.
On this day respectfully urge
hat property owners see that all
accumulation of rubbish are re-
moved from their premises and
hat all flues are safe for the win
~. since at this season OF heyear
nnny fires result from defective
dues. Mayors of towns and cities
,r- especially urged to issue pro
.lamatiun, asking the people to
safeguard fire dangers and make
| October 9th a general clean NJ
lay. and in this movement public
,tficials generally are asked to CO.
operate. Il is also suggested and
hrsed that commercial bodies meet
IN this day aud discuss the fire
waste, and the remedy necessary
for the prevention of fires, and
that IN all schools fire drills he
h.ld where practicable aud a lit
tie time be set aside for teaching
he fire dangers.
Sigued:
Luther Egbert Hall.
Governor
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-10-12
HOTEL FOR SALE.

The Flory Hotel in Brous-
sard, La, which has 8 rooms,
centrally located, and doing a
good business, is offered for
sale. Price 1000, five hun
dred cash, balance in two pay
ments. For further particu.
lars address
MKs. F. A. FLoRY,
Oct. IL. Broussard, La.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-10-12

Here is woman who speaks from per-
soDal knowledge and long experience,
viz, Mrs. P. Ii. BrOgan, of Wilson. Pa,
who says, II know from experience that
Chambprlain's Cough Remedy is far su
perior to any other. For Group there is
netting that exce!s it." For sale by all
lruggists.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-10-12

The office of Parish Inspector
of weights and measures has been
abolished. 1t was apparently .
useless Office.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-10-12

Makes loans at per cent. discount Pays
per cent. interest on time deposits, and per
cent. interest on savings deposits. :; :;
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-01-23

quanuT1es usually TO Cuba. Canada
and Panama and lesser quantities to
other Central American states and the
West Indies islands Small quantities
have also been sent in recent years to
China. Hongkong. British Guiana. the
Philippine Islands. French Oceania
and certain OF the South American
countries. but practically none to Eu-
rope. which. although large consumer
OF potatoes. is also large producer
The worlds potato crop. so far AZ it
can be measured statistically. runs be-
tween five and six billion bushels per
annum, but these figures do not in
clude the production of China. north
Africa and most of South America. the
original home of the potato. which was
found under cultivation in South Amer
lea by the Spanish discoveries and
transplanted to Spain and thence to
other parts of Europe Germany is by
far the largest single producer OF po-
tatoes. her total crop for 1909. the
latest available figures. being 1.T16.O0O.-
600 bushels against 1.173.OO0. 600 in Eu-
ropean Russia. 613.OOO.OOO in France.
480,000.000 in Austria. 184.OO0OOO in
Hungary. 137.OOO.0OO in Great Britain.
120.000.000 in Ireland. 100000 in
Canada and 377.OO0.OO0 in the United
States
New York is the largest potato pro
ducing state in the United States. her
product in 1910 being 44.5OO. 900 bush
els against 35.nOO.OOO in Michigan. 49,
O00.000 in Maine. 2S.4nO.OO0 in Penn
sylyania. 25.OOO,OOO In Wisconsin. 15.-
100000 in Ohio. 12.666OOO in Illinois.
12.225.OO0 in Iowa and about 10000. 600
bushels each in Minnesota and New
Jersey, while practically all the re-
naming states are represented with
totals ranging from one to eight mil
lion bushels each.
The largest importation of potatoes
during the past decade was in 1909.
being 8.333.OO0 bushels; the largest ex-.
ports Of the decade were In 1911, being
2.333. 900 bushels.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-01-23
DR.. BLUE, NEW HEAD OF THE
MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE.
Has Fought Yellow Fever and Bubonit
Plague-His Distinguished Career.

DR.. Rupert Blue, a surgeon of the
Marine hospital and public health serv
ice, has been appointed surgeon gener-
al OF that service, succeeding the late
DR.. Walter Wyman. who died several
weeks ago. DR.. Blue was formerly on
duty at Honolulu investigating the vel
low fever situation.
President Taft has also amended the
regulations governing the service tc
limit the term of the surgeon general
tn four years. Formerly the surgeon
general had an unlimited tenure of of
fee Mr.. Taft thought it more advisa.
BILE to limit the term to four years. SO
as to place the service upon the same
basis in this respect as the other de.
partmental bureaus.
DR.. Blue was born in Scotland coun
ty. n. c.. on May 80, 1867. He was
brought as boy to Marion. S. c..
where his home now is. He was grad
uated with the class of 1892 from the
University of Maryland, at Baltimore.
Entering the marine hospital service
in 1892, he has passed through all the
grades and has had the rank of surgeon
since 1909. His most recent duty was
in Honolulu investigating the yellow
fever mosquito with a view to it's ex-
termination. He is now in Washing
ton on leave of absence
He was on special duty at Genoa and
Naples in 1899 and 1900 in cooperation
with the officers of the immigration
service In 1905 he was on duty at
New Orleans in connection with the
yellow fever epidemic there.
DIR. Blues most important service in
recent years was his work in charge of
the governments crusade against the
bubonic plague on the Pacific coast in
1907 and 1908.
He is a fellow of the Royal Society
of Tropical Medicine of England. He
has represented the United States gov
eminent at several important medical
conferences. among them the interna-
tional congress of physicians and med
icine held at Buenos Ayres last sum-
mer. He afterward Travelled through
Chile, Peru and other South American
countries investigating plague condi-
tons. He was the first to discover
that ground squirrels were carriers of
plague. and before going to Honolulu
he was engaged in the determination
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-01-23
Prime Beef at Bargain
Prices

Here is chance to secure the
best, well fed beef at 615 to
&c a Id.
Farmers and others who are in
tending to buy beef by the
quarter are invited to call at
once and get their supply.
We are now killing a large
amount of this young, grain
fed beef, quarters averaging
from go to 80 lbs.
If vi III not c in person, or :
ders by mail will receive
prompt attention and select
quarters will be shipped to any
address in this state.
This sale on beef is made toclean
up on a lot of young stock
which we don't care to feed
any longer as the animals are
now prime
BANKER-HIRMER CO.,
Redwood Falls, MINI
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-01-23
A STATEMENT
ON POTATOES.
Government Bureau Shows I'm
ports and Exports For Decade.
SIZE OF THE WORLDS CROP.

Il Is Between Five and Six Billion
6usheIs-New York the Largest Pro-
ducins State, With Michigan Next
and Maine Third.
The recent announcement that large
quantities of potatoes are being i'm
ported iuto the United States lends In
terest to a statement prepared by the
bureau of statistics. department of
commerce and labor. showing the i'm
ports and exports of potatoes during
a term of years. While the produc-
ton of potatoes in the United States is
usually sufficient to meet the require
ments of its population. there have
been number of occasions following
short crops in the United States on
which considerable quantities were inn
ported On other occasions when there
were shortages abroad and large crops
in the United States considerable quar-
titles were exported
The total imports of potatoes into
the United States in the last ten years
aggregated 22.S45li34 bushels, valued
at Sl0.9S5.TT0. or about 4S cents, per
bushel. this valuation being based upoL
the wholesale market price in the coun-
tries from which imported. and does
not. therefore. include the cost of trans
portation or duties paid. the rate of
duty being - cents per bushel of sixty
pounds both under the present law and
its immediate predecessor The exports
of potatoes from the United States
during the same decade amounted to
10.900.566 bushels. valued at $S.413, 6T5.
an average of ~ cents per bushel.
Potatoes imported into the United
States come chiefly from Canada. Mex
leo and Bermuda. in America. and
Scotland. England. Ireland. Germany
and France, In Europe. while in recent
years small quantities have also been
brought from China. Australia and the
Canary islands. The potatoes export
ed 60 chiefly 70 the West Indies. Cen
trail America and Canada. fhe largest