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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY. NOYKMHEH 1*- WITHJRQOSEVELT Three Atlantans Leave For Washington Upon Invitation. Joel Chandler Harris, Julian Harris, his snn. it nil Df*n M»p|iiK editor of Undo- Itemua'H Magazine, will bn the special guest* of President flnosevelt at dinner Monday evening. President Roosevelt** admiration for Undo Remus and hi* praise of him whgn hero two years ago resulted In m■ speelal Invitation, which dome sev eral days ago. Mr. Harris’ modesty kepli the bu t Of tho Invitation secret until tne party had departed for Wash ington. It Is unusual ft)r a private citizen to be Invited to travel such a distance to dine nt the white houso table, and It Is a signal compliment to the South’* most flMftfci* author. The party left the city *t, *iUnight Sunday. METHODISTS WJHT TO KEEPMR, TAKES Atlanta Churches Gain 2,300 Members in Past Year. Resntutkmf expressing tliflr npprerlatloii of the Inlmrs of presMIng Elder J. II Kflkes, of the Atliuta district, and r*qu lug his return for another yeur l»y the con ference were unnnftnously adopted by fIn* Methodic ministers at tluilr regular Weekly meeting Monday mori|l(iKt The resolutions, which were Introduced by . Dr. H. It. Helk, Dr. C. C. Jarrell and Dr. I J. 8. French, were ns follow*: “We wish to express to the presiding elder i our appreciation M hfs labors auiHig us, dad we wish to eOtniuend bis brotherly sf*l rendered to Ills pastors ever In the right POSTAL CHARGES IT Seeks to Force Railroad to Recognize Its Service. tocrhil toTU»* Ovurglno. Mis,, Nov. IS—A cue In volving a novel and Interesting nuta tion of law I, pending In the circuit court of Mississippi. at Gulfport, and wlinikely pc tried at the term of court which convenes today, - ■ Tho Petal Telegraph-Coble Compa ny sseks by mandamus la compel the I.oul«v1lle nod Nashville rallrood to dlftrlhulo men and material between Minton, on Ha Una In Mississippi on the ground that le perform! this service for the tventern Union Telegraph Com paw.’ It, competitor. In the telegraph bn,In cm. H l, idleg.il that the rafural of the rem-oo|| company m render thl» eervlre tvi the Po.ial conetltutea an unjuat dl* rpniTmUInn Is faver id the Western Union nmV aubjerta the Poatnl to an undue and unrenaonnble prejudice and disadvantage, In violation of the llva of Utaalaeippt. It I, charged Hint tho railroad com pnny |, bound, by law and by It* char ter, to lender errvicao to Oh tho public nllh. and that Ita rrfuaal to render aeretc-s t the 1’ogtal of like character to thue. rendered to the Western Union In arltltrary, and reaulta from an un lawful contract and conaptrncy with the Weltert) Union Telegraph Company, enteird Into contrary to pupllc policy amt In violation of the organic law of the state of Mississippi, and designed to prevent or retard competition In the tctutni'plc service. The attorneys for the Postal claim that tho supreme courts of Louisiana, Merida and other SIMM have sustain ed ih.lr contsntlon. They farther claim that the railroad company has no objee. Unit, hut nintents each cue because ivi«iie! n*. iv do uy the cuiitracie made by the Weatem Union Telegraph Com pany with tho various roads. New Publishing Company. An npidicatlon for a charter for the A. N Jenkins Publishing Company has bent tiled with the rlerk of the eu- perutr court. The Incorporators are tv. N. Dennis. I- I. Newton and othor*. and the amount uf oupltal stook la placet at SitJMft. The company will engage In publishing and manutnetur Ins I yonks, periodicals, ate. mild lenileridtip, timely ennuse VXr pulpit luiutktmtltHiit. "Wr rfN|i<rtfully tlu*s»* rrxolnn* to Bishop Ward with (ns mpu*st that lie b»* CLEARED AWAY Proper Food Put the Troubles Away. Our own troubles always seem more -evere than any other*. But when a man Is unable to eat even a light breakfast, for year*, without severe distress, he hia troubla enough. It is -u all wonder he likes to tell of food which cleared away the troubles. “I am glad of the opportunity to tell of the g yd OWpe-Nut* has done for in. ” u i lies a N. U. man. "For many > • ■- I was unable to eat even a light br. ui.t:i-,t without great suffering. After noting I would suddenly be seised elm a terrible attack of colic and vomit Inc. This would be followed by h. i in.'he and misery that would stttnMBnea last a week or two. leaving mi so waak i could hardly sit up or Wftfc. s I began to eat Qrape-Kuts I have been fr«r» from the old troubles. I usually eat Orape-Xut* one or more t!m«— a day. taking it at the beginning <*f the m-ol. Now I can ent almost anything I w ftirt Without trouble. "When I bf pan to use arape r Nuts I *a* ay under my usual weight, now I .10 pounds more than 1 ever wHei:r-! in mr life, and I am glad to -i" .ik of the food that ha* worked the N:.ma Ktvtp by Postum Oo„ Battle C:*rk, Mich. Read the little booklet, •The Raid to Wellvllle,*’ In pkgs. “There's a RWMt* Joiner, „ eonccrtiliig the falthfnl work «»f Her. 0. I I’nttlllo, pnator of the llitMlo ZHU .MelhuilUt Church, who will this year retire from no live neftler, were nlao uilfliiliumisly adoiited. The report of the pnatora of thn Atlanta district ehttrchoM .Momlar for the year Just closed show n total of about 2,800 people re- H ived In the eh it robes on profession of 1th nnd by eertlfleate. which lx sti In* ease of aerornl hundred oter last year, The mini of 810.000 In tho total amonpt colleeted for tulfidona during the year. The meeting Monday was the Inst which will l*e held by the uilnlaters before the close of the presetted conference year. centralamerTcan delegates™ Rulers Contemplate Extra Meetings After Con gress. Washington, Kov. U.—When the rcpn-isn tnllrc. of the live Central American rapid,. Ilea In the peaee conference, which la Mng held, here, resumed their Keetons this morning, n number of resolullont were pre sented for discussion concerning lbs steps tu he taken In bring itliout the establish ment Of permanent pence. The tlvlfgntes are getting ilanu la the renl business nf ibeir meetings. The pence delegates fed that extra meat- loo. contemplated by rulurs lit t'eiitrgl America tend to diminish their own lun.or- lance ami Inspire distrust In the pi-rtn*. ueney Ilf nuy ngrermentB that may be SMQQSg here. .There Is also hn nplnlop that President ttalvnUor. thus Isolating Cabrera, ef (Inals- innln, and irerhnpa raising an obstaele to the smooth progress of the peace morciuent. Deaths and Funerals W. P. Bullard. W. P. Bullard, ngcil J», dlei) at a prlvnte sanitarium Saturday afternoon at I o'clock. The funeral servlcet were held from Oreenberg, Bond ft rdoiimflctd'e private chapel at 10 o'clock Sunday morning. Tho body was seat to Powder Springs, GS., for iuirrmeiii. Emma Phelma Richards. Krnmn Phelma Richards, daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. R. M. Richard*, died at the reeldenco of tho family Sunday. Tho funeral services will be held from the residence Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock and the Interment will be In Wtstvlew cemetery. John B. Jackson, Jr. John Breckenrtdge Jackson. Jr., ion of Mr. and Mra J. B. Jackson, died at the realdence of the family, »45 capital avenue, 8onday. The funeral cere monies were held from the residence Monday aftrnoon at 1 o'clock, with In terment In Westvlew cemetery. Frank Dryman, The funeral of Frank Drytnan, who dlnl at a sanitarium Friday, was held from Greenberg. Bond ft Bloomfield's private chapel Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The body was sent to Spar, tanburg, 8. C, for Interment. Infant of J, C. Adams. The Infant of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ad, nms died at the realdence. 41 North Lee street. Sunday night The body Is being held at Harry O. Poole's under taking establishment awaiting funeral arrangements. Clarke Thornton. At 2:10 o'clock Monday afternoon the funeral of Clarke Thornton wag con ducted from the residence. XI Forks avenue. Dr. Troutman officiating. The interment woe In Weelvitw cemetery. Mrs. Matilda J. Word. The funeral of Mrs. Matilda J. Word, wife of J. I* Word, who died at the residence. 17 Welborn street Sunday night at I o'clock, was held from the residence Monday afternoon at X:I0 o'clock. Interment at Weetvtew. Mrs. Alice Austin. Mr*. Alice Austin, wife r.t J. N. Aus tin. died at a private sanitarium Sun day. The funeral services were held from U»e residence. IS Echo street Monday afternoon at 1:19 o'clock. The Interment was at Hollywood ceme tery. ALL , GREET ROOSEVELT MAY13jJ4i15 NEXT Calls Conference to Discuss Conservation of Coun try's Resources. DO0OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWOOOOO Governor Hoke sSmlth received O O by Monday’s mnll a letter from O, O President lioo/^velt ip attend the 0 0 conference of governor* In O 0 Ingt'in May 13, It and 1& next. O 0 ’T will muko my arrangements O 0 to attend this ounfeMtice," ga|d 0 0 Govemoi .Smith. “Purtner- than 0 O this Htntcment I do not cure to 0 0 discuss the matter at thlp time.** 0 O 0 0000000CHK»0000a000Cl0000000 Wnshlng^nn, Nov, 18.-~The governors of the etntfg and territories of the United Htaten have bqen luviled by Pres{riont Roosevelt to f^set With him at the white house May 13, 14 and 15, next, to talk over the oucstlpn of nieaiis tn conserve the haturfl resourccn of the country. The Invitation and litter have been mado public at the Executive man sion, In which the president ^says that It %eems time for the country to jjhke account of the na|ural resources ftnd to Investigate tho volume of the store yet to be drawn from. He says It Is Just cs Injportnnt for posterity to be .prosperous as It Is for tho present pop ulatlon. In closing the lettor h® MZjil “in nn open dlsdus^ds 1 ahull Invite a fotv recognized (tuthorltles to present brief descriptions of net uni facts and conditions, without aratifnfnt, leaving tho conference to draJ with each topic os It may elect. The members of the Inland waterways commission will be present In order to share with me the benefit of Information and suggestion, nnd. if «!< mii-iI. 111 -ft f«.:-th their pro- visional plans nnd conclusions. “Facts, which I enn not gainsay, force m# to bblteve thrtt the conserva tion of our natural resources Is the most weighty ciueMlon now before the people of ths United Htutcs. If this Is ad, the proposed confcrunce, which Is the first Of Us kind, will he among the most Important gatherings In our history In Its effect upon th0 welfare of aJl our people.” BAPTISTS OF STATE ■HTIHB Broughton Tabernacle Insti tution May Be Taken Over. At the B«ptt*t convention In Val- doata till* week an effort will be made to join th* work of the Broughton Tabernacle Infirmary In Atlanta with the state work of the church. That tber* U need of a community of Inter, eats and a proollcabja method,of Join ing the work of the Infirmary I* shown In the ract that while tho Bapllata have high schools god colleges, orphans' home* and other Institution*, they have no Mate Infirmary, where the kick lie) be cared for. It la believed that a plan will be devised by which the tabernacle can hold a controlling Interest In the InilUutlijp. with authority over Its management, while thq church at large may be Intereated. Among the Atteuta pastors who wilt attend the conference are: Dr. W. W. Unmlrum, Dr. J. L Purser, Dr. Len G. Broughton, Dr, A. O. Ward, Dr. John D. Jurdan, Dr. John -fi, White. Dr. John E. ltrlggS, Dr. Jimld* W. Millard, Rev. J. J. Bennett. Bev. L. P. Bell, Rev. J V 'E*Ba*nard V ‘ R ' ** Motley an ' 1 S * v ' PEOPLE OF MOBILE SEEKING TO DELAY PROHIBITiOfl BILL Will Make Effort to Amend Law To Be Effective in 1910. fipoclnl to The Georgian. Montgomery* Ala.. Nov. I# This aft ernoon at 3 o'clock Representative Bal- lard's bill, calling for an amendment to the constitution for prohibition, will come up for a hearing before the hous# and tomorrow at noon the general pro hibition bUh which passed i the hour*, will coipe up before the senate for pass age. Both bills are expected to pa*s, but the Ballard bill will .have 'n bard flght to get through. The'temperance people haye gotten control of both houses anf are going to push their advantage. It la expected tho Rnllard bill wllUtiraw anothe^ large number of visitors to the gallery, os will the house gcnfjfal prohibition Will In the senate. There Is a strong flght ^eing made In the senate on the prohibition bill, cj-- peclslly by the Mobile ^people. An ef fort l* now being irfluSe tn have the bill amended to *o Ipto effect In 1310, but It Is not expected thli-wlu pa*f. There Ih another amendment tcalllng pff all elections prdered afAet* December 13. but It Is said -this amendment may df- fect the cbnatltutlomillly bf the bill and__ ■it may bckflled. ' fc . | l v The wohten of Mobile hay# taken n hand In the ftgbt and a r^onSter, petfi|| tlon has been retJelved here h^klrfg th.U g the bill be am*mi«d*in go tntb effect f In 1310. Momw Is the only -county In the Htatn which jjgX--pay any II- | cense humev to the state which It re- j V*(*ives from the sale of liquor, and thlsj money u»ed for school purpose^ 1 niOOtgonMry, Birmingham, Anniston, ^wlrna mu! other'dtHs have to pay this money ijj'fla the sajhe thing. This Is an old fight brought i}y aqaln. When the bill, botnes up In the sen- MtM from other cltle:. J3y Tuesday afternoon It Is expected the senate will take final action and the people of the state wt|i tfien know whether or not It will go dry on October 1, 1908. OPPORTUNITY noil IIIM will. «. •/iiiun 1||» 111 IIIC nett* nmorrow there will be delegation* BlmilnghSm, Opelika, Mobile and • elllna ' , JOHN M. MILLER CO., CHRISTMAS BOOKS of all KINDS. OOOOOOOaOOGOOQOODOMHWOOOO a 0 URGE SUBSCRIPTIONS 0 O TO NEW I8SUE 3 PER CENTS 0 0 Manr*. Hayward. Vlok H Clark, 0 0 New Orleans, sent to their corre- 0 0 spondents the following wire Mon- 0 0 day: 0 O "Uee every effort to Induce peo- 0 0 pie with currency to Subscribe to 0 O the hew Ismic of 3 per cent one- 0 0 yenr government notea. By <11- 0 0 verting the boarded money Into O 0 this absolutely *nfa Investment, 0. 0 tho government relief measure 0 0 will he made' moot effective. If 0 O desired we will' handle aubacrlp- 0 0 lions for tlioae note* for the next 0 0 week without eommlaalon." 0 0 O 00000000000000000000000000 DAUGHTER OF DAVIS TO OPEN LETTERS Colorado Spring*, Colo,, Nov. 18.— With a view to eonaiUtlng relative* and friends In New Orleana regarding the expediency of opening sealed letter* nnd document* which belonged to htr i father, and which arc »4ld to be In the | custody Of Colonel J. A. Ohnlkron, of i the Louisiana HI-toHcat Society, Mrs. 1 Addison' HnVei., wife of h prominent banker of this city and daughter of the late J*ffer*an Djtyl*. .former president of IW Capfefjgrapjf, .hw jpnounied her Intention of going to tne Southern city. It Is thought poulbl* that among these documents may be found papers tlint will throw light on the question as to Whether or not. Generals Grant nnd Thomn* applied to Jefferson Davis for commissions In the Confederate army. It I* believed that much of the pri vate and confidential correspondence of Jefferson Davis will be found In nn old mahogany case, which for a num ber of year* was kept In tho office of Payne & Foster, of New Ortaon*. $ i5,000to Be Awarded by The Georgian and News in Big Voting Contest The Georgian and News $15,000 Prize Contest Nomination Blank While it is not absolutely necessary that one of these blanks be sent for each candi date who desires to compete, it would facilitate matters if each contestant would do so. This blank does not count as a vote and need be sent ir* if each contestant lent in one. I hereby nominate Mrs. Etiss - x........*«> i (Name of candidate) Of District No (Name of town and state.) as a candidfite iit Tho Georgian and News $16,000 contest. Nominated by, (Name of Sender) Countersigned by......... My occupation or profession . Countersigned by My occupation or profession . Countersigned by My occupation or profession . • *«*••»* A • «<H i;**••*•••*« If you are eligible, ENTER THE CONTEST TO DAY. Clip out the FIVE VOTE COUPON and send it in with your name and address written on it. DO IT NOW. 94 PRIZES To Be Given Away All “Special Monday” BARGAINS As Advertised In SUNDAYPAPERS Will Be On Sale TUESDAY J. M. HIGH COMPANY To the Women oi ua. as Follows The candidate securing the highest number of votes in the entire contest regardless of dis trict limitations will bo given tho $1,000 cash prla* or sho may have the choice of any of the capital prizes. The Olie standing seepnd In all the districts after the final count will be given the second choice of the capital prizes. The third highest will be given third choice and the fourth will receive fourth choice. After the capital prize* have been awarded there will be ninety district prizes and these prizes will be arranged so that there will be three prizes for each and every one of the thirty districts in the contest. The district prizes are as follows: Ten Kingsbury pianos, twenty trips to Cuba, thirty business scholarships, fifteen diamond rings and fifteen gold watches. The district prizes will be awarded as follows. The ones receiv ing the highest number of votes In each of the district* after the capital prizes have been awarded will receive one of the pianos or one of the trips. But the first ten among district leaders will have first choice so that they may choose one of the pianos or on* of the trips and the candidates having the least votes of the district leaders will receive the remaining prizes. For instance. If the first ten take the pianos, then the balance will receive the trips to Cuba; but if some of them take trips then some of the others will receive a piano. The candidates standing second In each of the dis trict* will receive one of the scholarships or a choice of any one of the remaining prizes, ihe ones standing third will rece ve the remaning prizes, for Instance, if the candidates standing second In each of the districts take the schol arships then those standing third will receive one of the diamond rings or one of the watches or vice versa. Address nil Subscriptions and Com munications to THE GEORGIAN and NEWS, ATLANTA, GA. THE PRIZES GRAND CAPITAL PRIZE $1 nnn in coin yi|WW 111 VVMI SECOND CAPITAL PRIZE $2,000 TOURING GAR THIRD CAPITAL PRIZE $750 GRAND PIANO FOURTH CAPITAL PRIZE $650 RUNABOUT DISTRICT PRIZES- TEN KINGSBURY PIANOS secured from the Cable Plano Co-, who fully guarantee the pianos. TWENTY FREE TRIPSTU CUBA The trip* include all expense*. THIRTY BUSINESS SCHOL ARSHIPS Secured from the best schools In the state of Georgia. FIFTEEN DIAMOND RINGS FIFTEEN GOLD WATCHES The watches are full jeweled and are ful aranteed in every respect. $75 in Cash for Early Effort 3EACH OUT AND GRASP Don’t overlook this opportunity to realize a.retvard well worth while in ex change for a little individual effort. The Georgian and News has inaugurated a popular voting contest in which $15,000 in pi'izes will be awarded the women of Atlanta and the state of Georgia. All that is necessary to win is to get a few votes as the contest proceeds. Votos are allowed on all paid subscriptions to The Geor- 3 ” ' • •• 1 ■ - 1 * ~~— of th6 paper. Get a up on it, or write for a _ _ ^ JH i’t let any grass grow under your feet. Get in the race now. WATCH FOR OTHER PRIZES. ■—