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EDDY CASE COLLAPSES
he So-Called Next Friends Admit In
ability to Produce Evidence,
CASE DISMISSED BY THEIR MOTION
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The famous so-called suit In equity which trai Instituted through George
W. Glover and hie daughter. Mary B. Glover, and othere, charging that
Rov. Mary Baker O. Eddy, dlacoverer and founder of Christian Science,
baa been Incompetent to manage her business affairs and that she has been
controlled and dominated by certain of her followers, hag suddenly col-
lapsed by a motion of the plaintiffs. .
For months glaring charges concerning the condition of Mrs. Eddy and
the conduct of her near supporters have been blazoned forth to the public,
and counsel for the so-called next friends have given out tb*
that startling disclosures were to be made, that.they wouldbe able toprove
that Mrs. Eddy Is In a helpless state and In the hands of designing men
who were not giving proper account ot her Income. .. . ,, .
After months of noisy (wasting It now turns out that the ">-® a >'*<L “ e f‘
friends" and their counsel are not able to produce a 'T'lSSS,lit
favor of their allegations but that they have made their.charges without
the slightest provocation: that they never have had the slightest evidence,
but have manufactured their charges out of whole cloth. . .
Thero hss been and la much speculation as to the real plalntlffa In the
case, as to who originated this gigantic *•**•. and It I no * n ? p fS“!^ 11 Ji° h ?he
been simply an effort to annoy und discredit Mrs. Eddy stigmatise the
religion of which she Is the founder.and that probably the so-called next
friends" were themselves the "tools of designing men, and that they prob
ably never would have Inetltuted this, eult of their own volition hail they
n °A few 1 (lays* ago, the* course of the hearing which hn, Just closed, the
three masters who had been appointed by Judge f h ba "l^* r J? 1 " f t 2,g**u n I > J? t e
the question of Mrs. Eddy’s bualnesscapscUy on the second of March, met.
when she executed a deed of trust, together with the leading «un« on both
sides of the esse, visited Mrs. Eddy at her home Sgd It was found that
Mrs. Eddy was not only thoroughly c , c J".^'* n i. r but p^n ?hS g couri!wl who
".is
""Vhe‘result of thls'Tntw^iw, which baa ^en et p ?ha t *M? f “Eddy's not
country, has established beyond any doubt the feet that Mr». Eddy Is not
only physically strung for ono of her yen". ***** one of lb ® 1,10,1 alrt
,0n Ev\.;' , slnce X ffllng'oMit bii'.’ 1h2 “next friends.” through their
counsel, have made repeated statements *« the public W*J* ••, 0
they cxtiecunl to prove ahei the evidence they claimed to nave in nanu
but which they asserted could not bo disclosed et that time but when
opportunity arrived would be offered and would sustain and prove each
and all of tile allegations In their bill relating to the lncornpelency of
Airs. Eddy and the Imposition and restraint that wae Imposed upon her
by ell those that were surrounding her. , h »
Since the beginning of the hearing by the masters a P ob '‘ e .1,
court, the fullest opportunity has been given them and the grentest latl
tude and Indulgence has been shown them by the masters, and yet each
succeeding day has ehnwn their Inability to produce any ■nalerlnl.ircom-
oetent evdlence that would tend to show In any degree that Mrs Eddy was
not fully'competent and able to manage her affair, or, as a matter of fjet,
that there was nnv ground or foundation whatever for any of tb6 . cba ™®*’
nH\ !h^ so“Xl.msly set forth. And. after day. of reiteration and rep
etition of what they Intended to show, they have ’•*"* to’pro-
thelr own motion to dismiss the proceedings, ttelr Utter Inability to pro
th*» Mllchtcwt evidence In support of the«« Ifrave, unjust ana un
founded cliarses that they mo omplmulzod and proclaimed at every oppor
tunity ihrutiirh (lie nrexs and In nil other public ways. .
There could be no more complete and higher vindication of Mrs. Eddy
and no stronger admission of failure on ,‘ b ?‘ r ^ .hemselvee ln?t"l
tary art of ashing dismissal of the case that they have themselves Instl
tutod. Fuch ii disposition of the case must have greater "®|« b * ,' n . * b ®
minds of all fair-minded persons than over ajlndlng °f theMml. they had
n « u ra u*ii,>v pniiid inis.siblv have—to concede that the evidence tnoy naa
offered tva's^o light AST7h7y Themeelves^.^ognlxed that U w0 . pot even
sufficient to submit to the masters for their consideration.
During the time which has elapsed since the Institution of.S'V Jvyer
has developed In various ways that with the exception of Mr. Calvin A. Fry ,
Eir£dS%l^^ U B3S" , bSin , l^^ , '*&£•£?&*SSE of
SeTm^rV «n.M.o > s S ho«i n hTthe affidavit;.of e*»n WPSI Zl
i«n,i vprv Mfifiillv trivtn occount of Mra. body > wnirii uno mixi
when ho closed them up he had made ei 7® l r,, n J5? !nl1 hlm,elf 80 thftt cre
T that Mli U SSd? had^nlf.eted a shrowdnes. in
bsr invcMtmcnts and In the ceneral management of her affairs which Is 8®l*
dom coun od cvcn bv tl o t careful and painstaking business men.
“ AnmK iX fi VtMW to the public Is the disclosure that Mrs Eddy
I. ■urrounde«l - b?*ifurfcSwrtGiid* of her own choosing, who are unusually at.
tentlve and carKnl regan’.lng l»af W5ht». a*^s.*s.r hU oartner
The ense tvns derMtiivd by Ocnernl Frank 8. Stgeter, nil partner,
Aii#n Hollis GHienU Ktinum.l U. ICaHtroan, Samuel J. Elder And
A Morse. Great credit la due iIicmc men for ibe calni| considerate, Indulg
ent nnd judicial manner In which they conducted their case.
Duiinr he i.iuiresH vC 4ho case It hod been thought advisable by Mr.
stveriw' counsel fur Mrs-.Kddy. that on expert alienist, whose honesty._ repu.
fatmn and cnmiieletreycould not be questioned, make a thorough study of
the case nnd he prepared to pn»*e Judgment thereupon If It became neces-
isry It was Vhougk. sdvlsolde that tide alienist should be the very best
which this country nffords. In order to makeAbe"JA*,!.* 1 SSf Sntt>r
slble according to the Justlhcatlon which he might And, and to this ena ur.
Doctor*Ha ml Hon''had 'formeri y*|es 11 fled "«? ,n *‘5J brl f*^ ,^h ^nature
consulted that the doctor’s disbelief In some of the teachings of pbrlstlan
Science would not In any way Interfere with his inadctng fcjluat Mjdljjr 1 es
timate of Mrs. Eddy’s condition. He visited Mrs. Eddy and has decided to
aubmlt ills A ml In** for publication.
The following In Doctor Hamilton's statement.
•‘1 have informed myself li\ regard to the mental condition of Mrs. Mary
Baker a Eddy nnd. for this purpose, have examined a large number of docu
ments an«l letters, perhaps one hundred In all, and have examined bor at
her home Pleasant View, In this city. I have also read the orlgifial bill
Aled by her 'next friends,* George \V. Glover et al, and the affidavits pre
sented by them in supi**M*t <>f their contention that she Is an Incompetent, It
xvAl np^ar from the complaint of these people that she Is Incapable of so
SederitonStng her property rights ns to bo able to axerclsa har free and un-
blused will with respect to the Home, or to manage her affairs and protect
her property with prudence and dlHcretlon against the undue InAutnce, con-
troi anTfraud of others, and to take charge of and manage the present le-
•*' "Ttfe'inspect Inn nnd examination of autogwghlo l«ttew wrltt«n by her
show Inherent evidences of mental vigor. Her mode of expression Is logl
cal and connected. Her construction is admirable, and these as well as the
typewritten communications emunntlng from her are the pvoducta ot
unusually Intelligent mind. Not only are their contents responsive, but the>
“how concontrnlion and the exercise of a normal *®^®™'
them are there Interlineations, corrsctlons and additions, which convey more
fullv what she has ulrendy said. In her letters to her counsel, which I hate
road with some care, I find that she has returned to him certain ones with
explanatory Interlineations, nnd there has been a promptness and \lIgor In
her replies to his own letters. The handwriting Itself !a remarknbly nrm for
a nerson of her nge nnd there are no mlstnkes, neither ore there omlsslone.
II«w""u. .Vre Sell formed, nnd although there le a slight tremor nol un-
common In old people and possibly beenuse her mind travels faster than her
pen'T do not regard' this In any w ay as pathological. From the large num-
ber of letters appended, which I have rend, there Is no mental defect Indi
cated In those written to Mr. Farlow tliere U a keen anxiety regarding
her copyright u desire to avoid the violation of the copyright laws, an ap-
DrrclaUon of whot has been .lone for her by him. certain directions In re
gard to the V' pnnitton of the literature of the ClmrCh. and other matiern
connectc.l with tier dally life and her position as the head of the Church. 1
find In (he letters addressed to Mr. M.'Indian the same kind of Intellectual
goo.1 order, and In fact there Is nowhere the remotest suggestion of mental
••M»“pn r „e U ,n r Interest Is with the papers written by her In the period
beginning March. 1906, and extending down almost to lbs present.lime.
The** paper*, which I understand have been prepared and drafted by her.
Indicate either alone «»r together a good deal of Intellectual etrength and
consistency, and In this connection 1 would draw nttentl.m to the draft of
a trust deed prepared In March. 1906. and another In kebruary, **07, one
of which was the basis of the establishment of a trust for the benefit of
have^also^rMof the Instructions conveyed In the letter of February If,
im; which woe sent enclosed In a letter written by Mrs. Bddy to her per
sonal counsel Mr. Streeter, and which led to an extended correspondence.
All these things prove that she possessed a continuity of Intention and
much deliberation, which Is. of course, antagonistic to anything Impulsive;
that she hud good and sufficient reasons In the preparation’ of this trust
w. .ha, there wae tenacious purpose In continuing to elaborate and carry
out lier Original Idea of providing for her next of kin, and In advancing the
Interests of the Christian Science Church.
••she showed an ability to direct and criticise other* ae to her affairs
end la everything a normal amount of will power which was exercised In a
nroper direction. She had the capacity to appreciate detail* lo correct mle.
takes and to tee that others were put right, which Implied a power of at
tention which Would not exist In an Individual of weak mind. She possessed
a perfect knowledge of her surroundings and the duties and obligations of
those who were serving her. ...
"My visit to her house was made on the afternoon of August If, at two
p m. I found her to be an elderly woman, of delicate frame, and evidently
somewhat affected by the heat. There was, however, no visible Indication
of any motor symptoms of Insanity or nervous disease. Her expression was
Intelligent and In consonance with what she said and did. She was digni
fied. though cordial, end possessed a certain sense of humor wbleh led her
to perpetrate n Joke about the so-called ’next friends.' whom she referred lo
as ’nextera.' There wae no tremor, no affectation of speech, and besides a
certain amount of alight deafness. I found nothing the matter with her.
She fully understood the nature end object of my visit, and waa willing, as
long as she could, lo answer my questions. In doing so she did not manifest
any exro», of feeling, but responded quickly and Intelligently when she
beard what was asked her.
"The Interview was opened by bar disavowal of any prejudice against
pbyrielons. In fact, she said that her cousin was a regular doctor, who had
became a homeopath, and that her father had believed he was getting cresy
because he adopted this method of practice; but that he, howeter. had taken
tare of Mrs. Eddy, who had gotten better, and then she herself had com
menced a series of experiments, gradually giving more and more feeble med-
Iclnes umn she gave those with no potency whatever, but her patients got
J in th* ran,. She then referred to her exposures of spiritualism,
for a Hum eho became Interested In. She sold that ehe had after-
IavastIgated various religions, at different times criticising the older
te. and finally adopted the Id ea that Infinite love and eslvsilon were
universal; In other words, that she adopted her present faith, and that It
was the evolution from her earlier experiences.
”.Sho referred to the fact that she hod dono and was performing an enor
mous amount of work, which I knew to be true. She said that she had no
doubt she was going to win In this matter, and that her followers had done
much to help her, and that she would like to have me on her side.
"In answer to questions about her affairs, sbe sold that she had put her
property Into the hands of three trustees, Henry M. Baker, Archibald Me-
Lelfan and Mr. Female of Concord; that it was chiefly In bonds, but that she
had other property, and that she did this because It was In conformity with
hdr faith, and that no man could serve two masters, God and Mammon. She
sold that she would do this to see that her money would eventually go where
she wanted It to go, that Is, to the church she had established. She stated
that she had taken care of her eon, built him a house and furnished It from
top to bottom, and had done everything for him; that In February last she
had put money In trust for him; that he had not paid hie Insurance nor his
poll tax nor hie other taxes and that ehe felt he was running In debt and
that she had made a trust of one hundred and twenty-live thousand dollars
and had put It Into the hands of ‘that honest man (pointing to Mr. Streeter)
and two others.’ She referred to the fact that many years before, when her
husband died, she asked her son to come home, saying, ‘You are all I have;
come home and stay with mother, and I will let you have all my property, all
my real estate. Here Is a home up here and mother waiting for you If you
will come and live with me;' but ho refused. She referred to the condi
tion In her trust deed that George Washington Glover and Andrew Jackson
were to have different forms of education, She declared that the trustees of
the deed were Mr. Baker, Mr. McLellan and Mr. Fernals; that she had
chosen Mr. Baker because he was a good and successful man to be trusted,
and that the others would dispose of her money conscientiously.
“Then she said that her property was mostly in bonds; that ‘she could
not be tempted to Invest In stocks, not even In preferred stocks, and that
upon on* occasion she had taken the advice of one of her students and had
lost ton thousand dollars, and that she has never bought stock since. When
asked If she had been Interested In mining Mocks, she said, 'So, I despise
mining stocks.' When asked, 'Has any one ever tried to make you buy min
ing stocks?’ she replied, ‘Yes, Indeed,’ When asked who, she replied, ‘My
son.' She said that when sho bought bopds she always picked out Just
those she wanted, government or municipal bonds, and that when she se
lected any, she had a book which she consulted In regard to the population
of the chief cities, and that she would And out what that population was
before she would take any Interest In them, because It was safe to know if
the community was responsible. When asked If It made any difference about
the site of the cities, she said, ‘Yea, she found It did, and that she always
formed an estimate of their wealth.'
“Throughout the entire conversation she showed no evidence whatever
of any mental disease. She did not manifest nny delusions, which she
probably would have done had she been a paranoiac, as It has been assert
ed she was, nor did she once refer to malicious animal magnetism, which
I understand tfna alleged to be an evidence of her state of mind. In per
son she was neat end clean and I am Informed Is most careful about the
condition of her bouse, quickly noting any changes that may be made In
th* arrangement of the furniture, books or decoration; that she gives her
own orders, manages her own servants, and suggests the selection of food.
During my visit I heard the sound of electric bells repeated two or three
times, signals evidently being made, and I was Informed that this was In
accordance with a code she had established for summoning to her the dif
ferent members of her household. She pays her own bills, sometimes ques
tions the use of provisions, comments upon the change tn menu, takes an
Intelligent Interest In the affairs or her native town and the events of the
day.
"Before leaving, ah* sent for a copy of ber book, ‘Science and
Health,', and Inscribed her autograph, apologising for her nervousness In
signing her name.
"From my knowledge of the case, from careful study of all the letters,
and from documents submitted to me, and from my examination of Mrs.
Eddy, I am fully of the opinion that she Is competent to take rare of hor-
salf and manage her affairs.and that she Is not coerced In any way. In
fact, It would appear as If ehe takes the Initiative upon all occasions.
"The allegations concerning Mrs.Eddy's belief In ‘malicious animal mag
netism' are ridiculous. I am convinced that the words are only used syn
onymously with ‘malign Influence,’ ‘malignant’ or ‘mendnclous animat
magetlsm' la therfore a facon parlor, as the French say. She certainly
has been subject to sufficient annoyance to entertain the fear that she Is
to be subjected to further disturbance. False reports that she was dead
are among these, and her home has been broken Into and valuable docu
ment* disappeared. That (ho haa delusions regarding her son Is an ab
surdity, for only a few days before he brought suit to have her declared
Incompetent, sho had, without auggestlon, made the trust deed to have
him and hi* family provided for. Mrs. Eddy has no Insane delusions, and
In print and elsewhere simply enunciates the conventional part of her
cred which she and 800,000 believe In. No matter how Improbable or un
acceptable It -may prove to be to the community generally, It Is no more
remarkable than others that have been before or that exist today, and her
alleged delusion regarding mesmerism, the non-existence of matter, and
the power of healing form an Integral part of, very many religious be
lief*."
Dr. Allan McLane Hamilton has had probably the largest experience
of any alienist In this country In court, having commenced his career about
thlriy-flve years ago. He has appeared In all the Important cases In Ills
own state In New York, both civil and criminal. He was selected by the
United States as one of the special commission to determine the Insanity
of Snider In the District of Columbia; was ons of the four chief experts
In the 'Gulteau case, and waa also consulted In the case of Czolgosx,
the assassin of President McKinley.
about Thaw’s mental condition, which and Is prominently connected with
the defense and prosecution, but he was not allowed to testify by either,
although he surprised the entire country by his Independent stands
Doctor Hamilton Is also known as an advocate for complete reform in
the matter of expert testimony, and Ic generally regarded as one of the
few impartial experts who can be relied upon to give honest testimony,
and who can not be bought; for this reason he 1b respected by the court
and by reputable lawyers generally. .
Doctor Hamilton Is flfty-elght yearo old and a grandson of Alexander
Hamilton, and on his mother's side of Louis McLean, who was minister to
England and secretary of the treasury under Martin Van Buren and An
drew Jackson. , , ,
Doctor Hamilton has written much and Is promlnetly connected witn
many medical societies, both here and abroad, and a few years ago reeelv.
ed a great honor by being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edin
burgh. He founded the Psychiatrical Society and Is regarded as an ad
vanced student of mental disease.
SURBER TO SUCCEED
T R. V.
Changes In the revenue office of tha
Atlanta division, which will necessi
tate other changes, will be made on
September 15.
Revenue Agent R. V. Sams, now In
charge of tho Atlanta division, will be
relieved by J. II. Surber and will be
transferred to the Nashville division
for duty under Revenue Agent C, H.
Ingraham.
Agent Surber, who will relieve Mr.
Stuns, was In charge of the Atlanta di
vision until April le, last, when he
was sent to take charge of the division
with headquarters ot Greensboro, N. c.
He la well known In Atlanta and has
many friends here to welcome him
bock.
The Atlanta'dlvlslon comprises Geor
gia, Florida, Alabama and the northern
congressional district of Mississippi,
The Nashville division has been
newly created and comprises Tennes
see. Arkansas and Oklahoma. Mr.
Sams has an excellent record behind
him and since he has been In Atlanta
he has made a multitude of friends who
will regret to see him leave the city.
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SENDS CHECK FOR *30,000
TO CARPENTER'S CHILD.
Special to The Georgian. O
Cordele, Go., Aug. 36.—Th* O
youngest child of Homer Pow- o
ell, n hard-working carpenter 0
O of this place, a few days ago 0
- received a check for *30,000 0
from Mrs. J. R. McKay, of O
Cuba, N. Y. Mrs. McKay was 0
returning home after spending 0
the winter In Florida, when sho 0
missed Connection and was 0
obliged to lay over In this city, O
and by accident was thrown
with this family. When she
heard of the birth of this child,
she naked permission to name
COUPLE TRAVELED
Mobile, Ala., Aug. 26.—'The prelim!
nary hearing of J. T. Adams, alias W.
T. Allen, alias Fred Dlebel, Jr., and
Mrs. William McLeod, alios Mrs. Alice
C. Flair, alias Mrs. W. T. Allen, ar
rested Saturday evening after having
successfully swindled the Merchants'
Bank out of 31,210 on a bogus check,
was rcstpone.1 until tomorrow morn
lng. Acting Recorder Hale this morn
Ing decided that Adams, or Dlebel,
should be held on tjie charge of reeelv
Ing money under false pretenses. /
warrant against the woman embracing
a Similar charge, was sworn out. Dlebel
Is a lawyer by profession nnd he dis
played much (merest In the hature of
the warrants that had been sworn to
against him and the woman. .
BOTH LEGS SEVERED
it.
the
Doctor Eltmllton.has the proud distinction of being the only expert
Thaw murder ease who expressed an absolute and unqualified oplnl
In
opinion
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The dainty and delicious
squab is always in season.
Try one tonight at The New
Kimball Palm Garden.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon. Ga„ Aug. 26.—J. C. Plunkett,
aged 28 years, died at a late hour Sat,
urday night, as the result of being run
over by a train on the Central of Geor
gift railroad. Mr. Plunkett left Ma
Con SatuT-day for Talbotton, Ga„ where
his wife and family were visiting. In
some unknown manner he waa run
over by a train, and both legra sev
ered. He Is survived by his wife and
two small children.
For a number of years Mr. Plunkett
was deputy sheriff of Bibb county, but
lately has been acting as a guard on
the city chalngang. He also served for
several years on the Macon police force.
The funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at 6 o'clock from the under
taking parlors of Jesse B. Hart. The
Interment was made In Riverside ccm
etery.
DEATH FOLLOWS
BITE OF CAT
fxms r.ranch, N. J., Aug. 26.—Rachel D.
Barry, a widow, who was bltteh by ft cal
several weeks flgo. Is dead, a victim of
hydrophobia. She
hours. Her spasms
she h*‘ *
yeors
And Th?y r? Just tKs Skirts
for September and Later
Voile—and a veils of that sturdy resilience that has held
Voile in ths first placs as a skirt material.
Lohdon Twine Veile and ths genuine importsd article.
Plaitsd affairs with many plaits; stitched down part way
and then releassd te givs the graceful swssp. A skirt of
full feur yards about the hsm.
At the bettom is a three-inch bahd of taffsta with two
quartsr-inch bands above.
in black enly; a rich, dssp black that will retain its
CLUBMAN KILLED
Cbstlinooge, Tenn., Ang. J6.-B. r raok
Ilees, s clubman, capltall.t mil member 0 f
one of tile obleat and moat prominent fami
ne, in Chattanooga, waa killed and W F
Lore. Jr., of thla city, and William Iliad-
rick, formerly of till, city, tint now of New
York. Were aerlou.ly lnjnre.1 In nn autom"
bile accident hero yesterdny.
Mr. Been was a son of tho late IT.n.
Ree«, a leading Chattanooga manufactured*
Mr. Love la n onn of W. I* Lore nrMbi.?Jj
of tho Mountain City Store Companr an,!
lo connected with n number of prmnlnrnt
famllle,. Mr. Headrick la a trareilnx^alcfe*
man out of Now York for the Tower Man
ufncturlng Company. ‘ unu
They were traveling nt a mold rate
Carter Btfeet, when the wlna blew Hr
Iteea hnt off. Mr. Bros wn« driving th,
machine anil when he removed hlahanda
from tho .leering wheel It rereraed and
denly to the left and plunged acroaa the
sidewalk nnd down a iteep embankment
9bout twenty feet la height.
US OUT OF ICE
The appointment of Judge Horace N.
Holden, of the Northern circuit, to sue.
ceed Justice A. J. Cobb, on the supreme
court bench, October 12. has aroused
keen Interest all over the state.
M’tth Judge Holden elevated to th*
supreme bench. Colonel John N. Wor-
ley, of Elberton, was appointed to the
Judgeship of the Northern circuit
Judge Holden's resignation of the
Northern Judgeship will become ef-
fective October 5, and Colonel Worley
then assumes hie new duties.
The appointment ot Judge Holden re-
moves opposition from the path of
Congressman T. W. Hardwick, of the
tenth district. While Judge Holden
had not formally announced, It was
renerally understood that he would be
n the race for congress from the
tenth. The Northern circuit Is com
posed of the counties of Glsacock.
Warren, Hancock, Taliaferro, Wilkes,
Lincoln, Oglethorpe, Madison, Elbert
and Hart—the largest circuit, with one
exception, In the state.
Judge Holden succeeded late Judge
Seaborn Reese, of Hancock, to the
Judgeship of the Northern circuit,
seven years ago, and has made a fin*
record. He was born In Taliaferro
county, March 5, 1866, and will b« the
youngest member of the supreme
court
He Is a graduate of the class of 1881
from the state uhlverslty, and up to
his election, as a Judge practiced law In
his native county. He Is married and
has five children.
ROBERT Dilim
ROES TO CEITH
Robert Doolittle, chief engineer ot
the Candler building, has been ap
pointed assistant master mechanic of
the Central of Georgia railroad, with
headquarters at Macon.
The appointment la made for Sep
tember 1, but owing to the fact that
the magnificent new shop* of the Cen
tral at Macon are nearing. completion.
Mr. Doolittle has been urged to accept
the place at once, and he leaves Mon
day night for Macon to assume his new
duties.
Mr. Doolittle Is one of the best me
chanics In the South, having first en
tered the business In the Southern
railway shops In Atlanta. When the
old Atlanta Consolidated street railway
combine was formed, E. W. Dutton
came to Atlanta as master of mechan
ics, having charge of the construction
of the trolley lines, and he appointed
Mr. Doolittle as his assistant, which
position he held for a number of years,
after which he accepted the position as
chief engineer of the Equitable build
ing. He held this place for six years,
resigning to accept the place with the
Southern road at Chattanooga.
When the Candler building was being
fitted out by E. W. Dutton with the
finest machinery of any building In
the country. It was a problem as to
who should be selected aa chief engin
eer. Mr. Dutton received nearly two
hundred applications from all sections
of the United States, but selected Mr.
Dollttle for the place.
Mr. Doolittle has proved his worth,
but when the position on the Central
road was offered him, the chances of
promotion were so good that he
advised to accept the place by his
friends.
blackness.
Regular 10.00 Skirls
At $7.45
8:30 Tussday Morning
Chamberlin-JghnsQn-DuBose Co.
New York, Aug. 26.—Officers, armed
warrants, are looking today for
Hanna; his son, Carl; Cyril Car
michael and Wallace Robertson, whom
they want to answer before Justice
Bedford, of Seabrlght, on charges of
reckless autolng.
The cases grow out of an accident
S eaterdny, In which Hanna's ******
■lends and four occupants of a butch
er's cart. Into which the auto craahoo.
suffered more or less aerlous [nJ u ^
The occupants of the auto say the men
In the cart were,Intoxicated and me
accident was their fault.
UNION SEEKS AID
THROUGH COURTS
Special to The Georgian.
Nashville, Tenn., Asg. ja-PresIdeKl_Ar
nold of the local Telegraphers' lulon wen*
before 1‘nlted State* District Attorney Till
man here ftatnnlsy and made conipWM
that the Western Futon Telegraph
psuy has been sending telegram* thrj'CJ
the mall* lustesd of by wire. W-
held that according to the cvldHi * JJ,
raltted to him no federal law wa«.Itjt«
but might be a question for the civil "'"' J
to die/fle in stilts for .ts»egca brm‘«h« I f
B irtlr* directly IntereMod tftbeyjec n
e deferred announcing wlmt action »•
will take pending further evidence.
Special luncheon served
daily at The New Mali Palm
Garden. 50c
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