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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
IlLUJiiJAl. bi4 Li, Imu.
HOKE SMITH’S CANDIDACY
THE SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION
IN THE BAPTIST CONVENTION
giH-rlnl *9 The Georgian.
Covington, Ga., Sept. 13.—The Bap
tist Association was called to order
by tne moderator, Judge Hlllyer at 9
o'clock this morning.
A report on education was adopted.
At 10 o'clock the report of the tem-
nerance committee was received. It
nr.iduced a lively discussion, and that
Lj.| recommending dispensaries where
absolute prohibition was, not obtainable
stricken out.
judge Hlllyer. Dr. White, of Atlanta,
, n ,t Dr. J. K. Pace and Rev. E. R. Pen-
Sieton ..re taking a prominent part In
the discussion.
During the discussion reference was
mn( le to those who supported Hoke
Smith. “ part owner of a hotel with a
bir Judge Hlllyer replying that there
was a plank In the platform making
absolute prohibition In dry counties.
,poke of the convention at Macon as a
grand body of men.
At 11 a. m. Dr. D. W. Gunn preached
of the ablest sermons of the as-
,eolation, It being a special
missionary
\t 3 p. m. the report on home mls-
,l„ ns will be made. Much Interest Is
manifested In this report.
The program for the rest of the day
will be:
4 p. m., state mission; 5 p. m., young
women's meeting and talk by ' Mrs.
Wallace. -At 7:30 evangelism will be
discussed. : ’
Special to The Georgian.
Covington, Ga., Sept. T3.—The dele
gates to the Baptist convention arriv
ed in the city yesterday, numbering
about 250. It was necessary when the
morning train came from Atlanta, In
order to get the delegates from the sta
tion, to put on extra cars, and to get
all public and private conveyances pos
sible In the city.
The local reception and entertain
ment committee did Its work well.
Despite the damp weather everybody
interested In the convention repaired to
the church; where Mrs. Branham An
derson delivered the welcome address.
There were several other accompany
ing talks by Rev. E. R. Pendleton and
others.
The program for the rest of the
morning meeting was devoted to the
business part of the convention'.
The asaembly was called to order at
10 o'clock this morning Judge
George Hlllyer, of Atlanta, the moder
ator of the association.
Moderator Hlllyer and Clerk James
Kempton were unanimously re-elected
for another term.
After the formal organization of the
convention, the introductory sermon
was preached at 11 o'clock by Dr. Jun
ius W. Millard, pastor Ponce DeLeon
Church, Atlanta.
The afternoon session was taken up
In hearing reports from committees on
missions, education, state of religion In
the churches, woman's work and other
branches of the denominational work.
The Baptist Woman's Missionary
Union, presided over by Mrs. L. M.
Landrum, of Atlanta, has been In ses
sion during the day. The sessions of
the association are being held at the
Methodist Church on account. of its
having a larger seating capacity than
the Baptist Church.
Among the prominent ministers
present are Dr. John E. White, Dr.
John F. Purser and Dr. J. W. Millard,
of Atlanta.
YOUNG MEN SHUN MINISTRY
BECAUSE OF CREEDS THAT
FROWN ON MODERN IDEAS
Likely to Get Majority
in State Legisla
ture.
E
FOR THE,RECEPTION
OF M J,
Nuance Committee Held
Meeting Thursday
Morning.
Preparations for the reception and
entertainment of William J. Bryan
during his coming visit to Atlanta are
being rushed by the various commit
tees of the Young Men’s Democratic
League, whose guest he will be while
here.
A meeting of the finance committee
was held Thursday morning and plans
were made whereby the amount neces
sary for the proper entertainment of
Ibe distinguished guest can be raised,
•nd It Is expected that the money will
be forthcoming In a day or so. This
, money will be contributed by the mem
bers of the league and prominent busi
ness men.
A feature of the day will be either a
banquet or lunch to which will be In
vited to meet Mr. -Bryan those who
have contributed to the entertainment
expenses.
A meeting of the executive commit,
tee of the League will be held In the of-
liee of the president, Lamar Hill, 307
Gould building, Thursday night, and
at that time It will be definitely decided
where Mr. Bryan will speak. Steps will
also be taken to arrange with the rail
roads entering Atlanta to give reduced
rates for the occasion, and It Is hoped
to have a truly representative Georgia
audience to greet the distinguished Ne
braskan.
OCCUPATION TAX
TAKES THE COUNT
Judge Pendleton Grants In
junction to Telephone
Company.
11BLE RITE [USE
T«
Complainant Fails to Ap
pear Before Com- •
The marble rate case was dismissed
Thursday morning by the state railroad
Commission.
For the fourth time the complainant,
J II. Roberts, president of the Marble
healers’ Association, failed to show up,
“nd as the case was peremptorily set
tor Wednesday afternoon, the commls-
•ion threw It out.
The commission stated, as an addi
tional reason, that Ahe Georgia rates
are already lower tmn those of Ver
mont nnd Tennessee.
S NOMI
FOR GOVERNORSHIP
Denver, Colo., Sept. 13.—Alva Adams
nominated for governor on the
da7 , lcral,c by acclamation to-
Judge J. T.. Pertdleton Thursday
morning granted to the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company an
Injunction against William A. Wright,
comptroller general of Georgia, re
straining him jintll further order from
the court from levying executions
against the petitioner upon Its prop
erty for the occupation tax Tor the
years 1903 and 1904 or In any other
manner undertaking to collect the sum
of 340,000, alleged ,by the state to be
due.
The petition for*an Injunction was
filed April 30 on tl)e,,ground that the
law approved December 18, 1902, pro
viding for the state's 1903-1904 Income,
w hereby the comptroller sought to col
lect an occupation tax from them wob
unconstitutional because it lacked uni
formity.
The law under which Mr. Wright was
proceeding provided that corporations
In the telephone class should pay to
the state two and one half per cent
of their gross receipts In one way or
another. If their property tax did not
equal two and one-half per cent of
their gross receipts, enough of this
'•occupation tax" was to be collected to
make up the deficit.
In attacking the constitutionality of
the act, In which It Is sustained by
Judge Pendleton, the telephone com
pany showed that no occupation tax
whatever would be required of many
companies whose ad valorem tax ex
tended two and one-half per cent of
their revenue.
It Is probnblc that the state will ap
peal from Judge Pendleton's decision.
NOTICE
TO PHARMACY STUDENTS.
Call at the handsome new quarters
of the Southern College of Pharmacy,
corner Luckle nnd Bartow streets, At
lanta, Ga.. before beginning your stud
ies this fall. We now have the larg
est faculty, building and equipment In
the state; and we give n full graduate
course (consisting of two six-month
sessions) In one year. Next session
begins October 1.
... H. CRENSHAW, M. D., Dean.
Watervllle, Me, Sept. 13.—The Morn
ing Sentinel, owned by Hon.- Cyrus W.
Davis, Democratic candidate for gov
ernor, publishes, the following from the
state capital at Augusta:
"The Maine election Is still In doubt.
There Is a good prospect that the Dem
ocrats will not only control the next
Maine house of representatives, but on
Joint ballot will have a majority of the
entire legislature and elect a United
States senator to succeed Mr. Fryei The
investigation of.the returns' already
chows the election of three Democratic
representatives In places where the Re
publicans claimed to be winners. In
formation Is at hand which Indicates
that this three may be many times
multiplied.”
Mr. Davis says:
"This election will be thoroughly In
vestigated and It Is likely an Investi
gation will be carried to the ballots
themselves If need be."
CLEANING-UP LAWS
Ordinance Framers Hold a
Session of Much
Interest.
The fact that there 1* a dearth of
young preachers In Atlanta and that
there are ten vacant pulpits in and
near this city, has furnished consider
able food for thought among the
church-going and thinking people.
Dr. James W. Lee, pastor of Trin
ity Methodist church, when asked what
he thought of the state of affairs, ex
pressed himself very plainly and very
concisely. His remarks on the subject
are likely to cause talk.
He said:
“It Is a matter for serious considera
tion, for behind It lie two contributing
causes Incident to the spirit of the
times.
“I would say that the first reason
for the lack of young men entering the
ministry Is that the pull of the com
mercial current In the fresh vigorous
life of the country young men find hard
to resist. Such great emphasis is
placed upon money and what money
will accomplish and the opportunities
for making it are so great that the
temptation to enter some of the lines
of commercial life are very strong*
“Then the modern mind has passed
through a complete revolution, not as
to the fundamental, essential principles
of religion, but In Its point of view.
The young men are looking today not
to the past, but to the future for the
Oolden Age.
“Evolution at the method of ‘crea
tion hat come universally to be ac
cepted outside of certain church
circles. Ths young men are taught it
in all the colleges—church as well as
undenominational schools—yet it often
happens that when they go out of
schools and begin to act on the prin
ciple that evolution it true, there is a
disposition to arraign them for heresy,
“This among thinking young men has
|5r. JAMES W. LEE.
Pa,tor of Trinity Church, who ha,
dsclded views as to minis
terial shortage.
COTTON TRADE SHOCKED
BY DEATH OF NEILL,
THE NOTED ST A TISTJCIAN
STIR OVER CONTEST
FOR COMMISSIONER
Sptvlnl to The Georgian.
Montgomery. Ala., Sept. 13.—The
notice of H. C. Compton, of Birming
ham, that he Intends to contest the
nomination of Major John G. Harris as
the nominee of the Democratic party
for railroad commissioner has caused
much talk umong the people of this
city. Mr. Compton, who received the
next highest vote to Major Harris,
claims that Major Harris lives in the
same district as Charles Henderson
and that under the law he cannot be
elected. He claims the home of Major
Harris Is In Montgomery and that he
Is not a resident of Hale county. It Is
a fact that Major Harris Is on the reg
istration books here, but as to whether
or not he ever voted In Montgomery
there Is no record. The state commit
tee will take up this matter at the
meeting In October.
TWO FINE LOTS OF FURNITURE AND
CARPETS AT AUCTION,
Tomorrow, Friday, at 10 A. M. at 123 Whitehall St.
One lot from the Storage Warehouse consisting of a Standard Sew
ing Machine, Ladles’ Bicycle, Walnut Washstand with Glass, U. 8. full
leather Saddle, two Squares, Rugs, 2 Cotton Mattresses l Antique Ta
ble With Marble, 3 shades, 1 Parlor Rocker. Another lot from Pine
oreet, consisting of 2 Bed Room Suits. Wardrobe, 8ldeb.>ard, Dining
Table, chairs, Folding Bed, a Buck Cook. Stove, Eclipse Range, Iron
Beds, Refrigerator, Portler, Matting, Plcturea and Utenslla.
By order of the Consignees.
LEO FRESH, Auctioneer.
Atlanta Is destined to a thorough
fall cleaning.
Vagrants, old and young, and "dives"
and other disreputable Joints are to
be swept out as soon as the city fath
ers hold session and finally pass the
several ordinances reported favorably
by the ordinance committee, which held
session In the mayor's parlors Wed
nesday afternoon.
The keeping of little tots off the
streets after nightfall Is a law which
will appeal directly to every home In
the city. The ordinance provides pro
tectlon for the children by visiting pun
Ishment on the heads of the parents.
The terms are stringent. Any parent
convicted of carelessly allowing his or
her child or children to wander aim
lessly around the streets at night will
be fined 3100 or sentenced to 30 days
In the city stockade.
Another ordinance which was favored
In committee and will be a great boom
to “Atlanta, the model city," deals with
"dives" In a manner as harsh as Is
necessary In cleaning out the leaser
thoroughfares of the city. The fine or
sentence for operating a restaurant,
or lunch room or other places coming
under the definition of "dive" as con
strued by council and the committee,
will be 3100 or 30 days. The passage
of this ordinance at the next session
of council will be the means by which
some two hundred places on Decatur
and other streets will be closed. It Is
claimed that many places operating
under the licenses of restaurants ■ are
nothing more than lounging nnd drink'
Ing places for women and men.
The ordinance provides for all res
taurant licenses to be passed upon by
council after their location and char
acter has been Investigated by the po
lice committee.
The elevator ordinance was passed
over by the committee until eome later
date.
MATRON SAYS HOME
WAS IN AWFUL FILTH
Continued from Page One.
lo bring about order I had to be severe
at times.”
She said Captain Bowie was Incom-
petent.
"Not one woman In five hundred
would have stood what I did. It w
horrible at times.”
She told of sitting up with old sol
diers In the hospital night after night,
though It was not part of her duty.
She declared that the food given to
the soldiers was wholesome and plenti
ful. Fox River butter was used, and
only once or twice was a bad lot of
meat sent out.
She detailed the bllle of fares. In
dicating a variety nf excellent foods.
Mrs Reid asserted that she had no fa
vorites and tried to do her duty to all
alike. .
Asked as to the charge of carrying a
pistol, she said It was true, because It
was necessary In working with the ne
groes In the kitchen.
Bluffed With Pistol.
She told of having to use It once "am
a bluff," to quell trouble among them.
I got my pistol, snd drawing It on
the negroes, told them 1 would put
a bullet In the first one that made a
move.”
Mrs. Rebl gave Moseley, one of the
Inmates, a bad name. She said he
drank, cureed and was ugly humored.
Moseley referred to her as "Mrs. Roose.
veil.”
With her eyes filled with tears and
her voice shaken with emotion. Mrs.
Reid told of the assassination of a
brother in Alabama by a madman.
"If I had ever had any tendency to
be anything but an honorable woman,
the thought of that brother and my
father has kept my life clean and above
reproach.
"My name has been dragged through
the newspapers as an Immoral woman,
and God knows not a word of truth I*
In It all!"
Her testimony made a strong Im
pression.
At 12:38 the committee adjourned
until 3 o'clock.
The Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session of the leg
islative Investigating committee, held
Wednesday In the senate chamber.
Captain "Tip" Harrison, secretary of
the board of trustees, and Dr. A. R.
New York, Sept. 13.—The cotton
trade here Is shocked by the news of
the accidental killing In New Orleans
of Henry M. Nelli, the local cotton ex
pert. He was struck by a street car
and died ‘last night from his Injuries.
He had Just returned to New Or
leans from a visit to his son, Henry
Harmon .O'Neill, of this city. He was
received with honors on the New York
codon exchange during his visit.
Henry M. Nelli was one of the old
est nnd most prominent cotton men of
the South. For forty-nine years lie was
the Junior member of the firm of Nelli
Bros., of Mobile, New Orleans nnd Lon
don, whlh he founded with his brother,
William Neill, In 1837. In that position
Mr. Nelli was born In Belfast, Ire
land, In 1838. He came to America at
the age of 10. His firm was one of the
first members of the New York Cotton
Exchange, and Mr. Nelli was one of
the founders of that body. For many
years he had lived In New Orleans. He
was a member of the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange, and occupied promi
nent positions on many of its commit
tees.
.Mr. Neill was one of the leading
writers on cotton topics In the country.
Het Issued a monthly pamphlet In Lon
don wnlch Is the highest priced publi
cation of Its kind In the world. It has
four pages, and the subscription price
Is 323. Mr. Neill never wrote for the
government.
HARV1E JORDAN TELLS
OF WAREHOUSE PLAN
Buff Point. X. Y., Sept. 13.—Many
delegates are 1 in attendance upon the
elghty-flrst semi-annual meeting of
the National Association of Cotton
Manufacturers, which opened yester*
day at the Hotel Champlain. The del
egates 'were welcomed by Attorney
General Moyer. The chief address of
the Initial session was delivered by
President James R. McColl, of Provi
dence.
President Harvle ’Jordan, of the
Southern Cotton Association, who was
to have delivered an address at last
night's session, was unable to attend,
and so his speech was read by George
A. Draper, of Hopedale, Mass.
In his paper, Mr. Jordan said that
cotton Is more carelessly handled on
the farms than It was thirty years ago
when labor was more plentiful nnd
farmers took more pride In sending
their staple to market In first class
condition. He suggested that cotton
should be ginned on roller gins which
will separate the lint from the seed
without cutting or napping the staple,
and that the cotton should be pressed
and packed at sufficient density to en
able Its shipment direct to the con
sumer without re-compression en
route, as at present.
He said that the South cannot pro
duce abundant supplies of raw cotton
at a living profit for less than
cents, nnd If prices for any reason pre
vail below that flgute, production will
be necessarily curtailed, and the spin
ning Industry made to suffer from the
reaction.
“During the past two years,” he
said, “several hundred modern, up-to-
date warehouses have been construct
ed at different Interior market points
In the cotton states, and many hun
dred more are now In the course of
construction or In contemplation of
building. These warehouses will be
placed In charge of competent, expert
cotton men, who will grade the cotton
nnd properly weigh It. A negotiable
receipt will be Issued with the grades
and weights guaranteed and under
written In such a way us to make those
receipts negotiable in any financial
center.
’Such a cotton warehouse receipt,
where the staple Is properly stored and
Insured, will present a high type of
gilt edge security to our banks and
will at once command very cheap
money. This system will enable the
growers to borrow money ns needed on
their cotton In storage to meet matur
ing obligations In the fall and winter,
while it will further Induce and enable
the grower* to sell the crop slowly anil
break up the present disastrous sys
tem of rushing the staple on the mar
ket during a short period of time when
it Is not needed for consumption.”
Getting On the Inside
%
Is any Insurance Company propos
ing to make you (with forty-nine
others, four hundred and fortyrnine
others, or any number of others) one
of a special privileged class among its
policy-holders through an “Advisory
Board Contract” or an “Executive
Agency Certificate,” or a form of “Au
thority to Purchase Stock?” If so, be
ware! For by any such offer the Com
pany confesses itself to be among the
number which have departed from the
first principles of really good life in
surance.
The only Insiders of a prop
erly managed Life Insurance Com
pany are ALL its policyholders. The
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL is
this kind of a company. It has earn
ed from Commissioner Host a descrip"
tion which the Spectator,of New York
gives as the definition of an “Ideal Life
Insurance Company:” “EVERY IN
VESTMENT IN STRICT COM
PLIANCE WITH THE LAW, AND
EVERY OFFICER STILL A COM
PARATIVELY POOR MAN.”
Ask for a Northwestern proposition
to compare on all points—security
—contract—and net cost, with any
other that may be submitted to you.
“Get Right Before You Get
Written.”
R. J. GUINN, District Manager,
Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co.
211-212 and 213 Candler Bldg.,
Atlanta, Ga. - - *
CREW OF "THE GEORGIA”
GATHERS AT NAYY YARD
Washington, Sept, i*.—The. Georgia,
le first battleship dver built on the
Maine coast, will sail from the yards
at Bath, Maine, on Sunday to the
t'harlestown nnvy yard, where she will
be commissioned. Her crew Is now
being assembled at the navy yard, and
Captain Richard G. Davenport, her
commanding officer, has reported for
duty. Upon her arrival nt Chnrlestow n
the Georgia will spend about two weeks
In dry dock.
HIS TIP TO HEAD WAITER
IS $4,800 COLORADO RANCH
ENEMY OF PEEK-A-BOOS
MA Y LOSE CONGRESS JOB
Washington, Kept. 13.-*IJeeati»« he him
fin rod to Miigcgsr win* t In proper for a worn
•ii to wear ami lum even gone no far an
to plane the peek-a-boo wnl»t Ulmer the
ban, Congressman Nnthnu llale, of Ten
nessee, Is In a fair way to lose bis sent In
congress.
Alarmed at the possibility of a imthuml
Holderby. .chaplain at the home, were
Introduced as witnesses.
Captain Harrlton read from hia min
utes, which are very full and complete,
and when subjected to a running lire
of questions was always ready with nn
answer seemingly satisfactory In Its
quality. He told of a number of the
veterans being suspended from the
home on account of drunkenness, and
who had since lived on the bounty of
Dr. Fox.
He testified that he received 312.30
per month for acting as secretary; Dr.
•'ox receives 350 a month as purchasing
agent; the superintendent 3300 per an
num. The month(.' salary list at the
home was 3355.
He raised considerable laughter by
telling about two old veterans who had
a fight In their room because of a dis
cussion as to the form of baptism.
Dr. Holderby's testimony was very-
favorable to the homo. He said that he
thought affairs. In the main, were run
In a proper manner, and he had heard
little complaint from the men that was
of any moment. He said he had of
ficiated In 118 funerals of veterans
since he had been chaplain there.
LUCAS VARNISH
STAINS,
Oil stains, enamels, at the
GEORGIA PAINT
GLASS CO.,
40 PEACHTREE.
- the coming election. S'or will they he
sntlsfled with using their hillueoee with
the men of their OWN household. They
wilt even go upon the nlstfuem mill
test ngiilust the re-eteet
Denver, Colo., Bept. 13.—David H.
Moffatt, millionaire banker and rail
road builder of Colorado, who boaata as
his friend Thomas 8. Gas?, head wai
ter of the Fifth Avenue .Hotel, New
York, dealres his friend to live near
him and as the firat step In that direc
tion has paid 34,300 for a ranch near
Hteamboat Springs, which he Is having
put In shape before presenting It to
Gay.
MILITARY PARKS PROJECT
GETS MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT
AND
NO NOMINATION
FOR CONGRESS
BY CONVENTION
H pec In I to The Georgian.
Statesboro, Oa., Sept. 13.—The con
gressional convention of the First dis
trict resumed session here this morn
ing. Four hundred and twenty-seven
baIlots,have been taken without break
ing the deadlock. No nomination Is In
sight.
BOSTON, GH, GETS
REDUCED RITES
Boston, Ga., was ’Thursday morning
granted a general reduction In freight
rates by the state railroad commission.
The reduction varies from 15 per cent
to 30 per cent, according to freight
classification.
fly the new rates the town Is put on
a footing with Quitman and Thom-
azvllle.
Because of the numerous letters of
an encouraging nature, which are be
Ing received by the several members of
the joint committee In charge of the
proposed national military parks to be
built, as It Is hoped, at an early-date
around Atlanta, the committee Is now-
sure that success will meet the bill ap
propriating 3200,000 to this needed
cause.
Secretary Waller a, Cooper, of the
chamber of commerte, who has been
one of the leaders in the interest of
the parks, stated Thursday that he
was In receipt of a number of commu
nications from prominent cltlsens In
the North and northeast assuring the
committee that the project la being
widely watched and that great Inter
est, as well as substantial uld, will be
given to the ultimate outcome.
Chairman Edmund W. Martin 'haa
atsc received numerous communica
tions on the subject, and Is pushing the
matter with all vigor.
The blit w ill come up for passage at
the next congress, to be held In No
vember. During the Interim the spe
cial committee will work unceasingly
to have the appropriation made, so that
the work of buying the property and
laying out the grounds can start early
next spring.
The dire need of Atlanta for parks
where the populace can get the fresh
air and enjoy the pleasures afforded
by such places Is a matter of general
and evergrowing consequence, so that
the work of the committee Is being
watched with much Interest by the
home |>eople.
REGISTER ENJOINED
FROM DESTROYING CONTRACT.
Hreclnl to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 13.—Sam
uel Hixson, county register, has en
joined Ab C. Carroll, O. B. Light nnd J.
Walter Cummings from destroying an
alleged written contract which" Is said
to have been made between Carroll
ami Light In which Carroll offered
Light a Job as deputy in the office ,,f
county register before the election.
Service has been rendered.
PF*
Southern College of Pharmacy
largest Building, Equipment and Teaching Force In the South.
DIPLOMA IN 12 MONTHS- Session, October to April. Spring
Session, April to October. Pharniacy Students are cordially Invited
to call and inapect our handsome new bntldlng and equipment, corner
Luckle and Rartow streets.