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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
MONDAY. ARPTEMBEII 17. 1JWT.
AGAINSTCHARGES
Doilies Statements Made by
W. R. Rowe, of Soldiers’
Home.
PARALYZED DEAF MUTE
REGAINS HIS SPEECH IN
A BURST OF PROFANITY
blankety-blank, blank.
Judge John H. Martin, presiding over
the Oconee Judicial circuit, and form
erly a member of the board of true
tees of the Soldiers* Home, reaente the
statement made In the recent legisla
tive Investigation by W. R. Rowse, an
Inmate of the home and the first wit
ness called, as regards certain alleged
remarks by Judge Martin.
Mr. Rowse said In his testimony In
effect that Judge Martin had said that
''all of the Inmates were paupers and
had begged their way Into the home."
In a letter to Captain “Tip" Harrt
■on. Judge Martin denies absolutely
that he ever made any such statement
to Rowse or any one else. "I was sim
ply amazed at the statement made by
Rowse and I find that he had reference
to the speech that I made when I told
the Insubordinates that they would
have to obey the rules or leave the
home. In that speech I said not n
word that could directly or Indirectly
reflect on any Inmate."
Judge Martin says that he Is an old
soldier himself and that such words
would fall with III grace from his lips.
He felt aggrieved that none of the
trustees, who knew the truth, did not
dispute the statement made by Rowao.
He says:
"I do not see why he (Rowse) made
them, unless It was that I always
doubted his right to be an Inmate of
the home, and you know how persis
tently I followed up this matter. Rowse
Is getting In his revenge because I
doubted his right to being In the home,
believing he was a deserter."
Judge Martin submitted a list of
questions he desired asked to members
of the board of trustees now serving
who were present when the speech was
mads by him. Captain Harrison will
forward these to the members for re
ply.
"Dash It to
blank."
Thus, with a sulphurous outburst,
did Henry Coleman, a white man, sup
posed to be a deaf mute and paralytic,
suddenly regain his speech Monday
morning In the police station, when he
took occasion to vent his anger on
Turnkey Bostwfck.
Coleman was taken to the police sta
tion Sunday apparently unable to talk
or hear and unable to walk. It being
necessary for the officers to carry him
bodily Into a cell. In his pockets were
found several slips of paper, bearing
pencil-inscribed appeals for aid, and
when questioned about these by Turn
key Bostwlck, the supposed mute be
came enraged, assailing the officer with
a torrent of abuse.
This naturally astonished the turn
key, but his astonishment was aug
mented when he noticed the supposed
paralytic walk about the prison corri
dor as though nothing was wrong with
him. These startling changes were re
ported to Chief Jennings and he order
ed the man examined by Dr. Wilkins,
Sixth ward city physician.
When the doctor arrived at the sta
tion, the self-styled mute conversed
with him, but apparently with difficul
ty. He held hts right hand in a drawn
position and professed that his right
arm was paralyzed, protesting that he
was unable to write or use the arm.
Dr. Wilkins then brought Into play
a test that came near causing him In
jury. He slipped a pin from the lapel
of his coat and suddenly Jabbed the
point Into the "paralyzed hand." This
caused Coleman to Jump with pain and
he made a vicious effort to bite Dr.
Wilkins on the hand. - The doctor was
too quick for him, however, and suc
ceeding In getting out of the way. Cole
man exhibited considerable anger
during the examination.
At the conclusion of the test, Dr.
Wilkins reported to Chief Jennings
that the prisoner was faking, that he
was neither a deaf mute nor paralyzed.
The chief then ordered a case entered
against him. Ha will be tried In police
court Monday afternon or Tuesday.
Coleman's name was obtained from
one of the slips of paper which he had
signed. He was found on the streets
Sunday by Policeman Bowie, and, ow
ing to his apparently pitiable condition,
was sent to the police station until
some action could be taken.
BRYAN IS HEADED
FOR THE GATE CITY
OP ALL THE SOUTH
CABBAGE MARKET DROPS
WHEN SNAKE JS FOUND
GEORGIANS STAFF
Well Known and Popular
Advertising Man Leaves
Atlanta Journal.
J. E. McLauchlln. one of the best
known and most capable advertising
men In the South, lost Saturday re
signed his position on the advertising
stall of The Atlanta Journal to be
come associated with the advertising
department of The Georgian. Mr. Mc-
Lauchlln took up hla duties with The
Georgian,Monday morning, and will In
future call on the merchants of the
city as the representative of this paper.
"Mac," as he Is familiarly called. Is
known to every newspaper man In the
city. He came to Atlanta In 1901 from
Wadesboro, N. C., where he was owner
and proprietor of The Wadesboro Cour
ier. - Hts abilities were appreciated nl-
mdst at once nnd he was entrusted
with some of the most responsible du
ties In connection with the advertis
ing business. He "made good" without
any trouble.
Mr. McLauchlln possessed to a de
gree the faculty of making friends
rapidly, and the more TOluable one of
holding his friends. This proved of
great advantage to him In his efforts
to rproduce results to both the adver
tiser and his pa|>er. The advertiser
w»s confident that "Mac" would secure
for him the very best "set up" and
"display position" possible. And so the
business grew, and "Mac" became more
valuable.
Having adopted the policy of secur
ing the very best available men, The
Georgian management went after Mc-
I-auchlln. "Mac" had developed that
faculty of appreciating a good propo
sition, and realizing the future In store
for The Georgian nnd the advancement
Incident to prosperity, he came along.
And so, Mr. Advertiser, when you see
"Mae" coming, remember that he comes
in the Interest of The Georgian nnd
that both he and The Georgian wilt ap
preciate your business and work In
conjunction to give you the best re
sults obtainable.
TAFT'SliTBDOM
HITS UPON A SNAG
Out Marietta street, all the way from
the milts to the tracks, there Is a new
atmosphere. The smell of fried pork
and onions rises as attractively as
ever, the familiar odor of the hambur
ger greets the passerby In the same old
way, but there Is something missing.
The fragrance' of bolted cabbage
gone, to return no more this season.
It all happened because Mrs. J. B.
Bostick, who lives In the Immediate
vicinity, bought a big cabbage for din
nor Saturday and found something she
had not paid for. When she cut into
the heart of the great fiat Dutch she
saw something wiggle. It was a cab
bage snake.
The monster was all of 2 feet In
length and very vicious. After It was
cut In two by the carving knife and
then stretched out for examination It
was found that both ends were alive
and It didn’t seem to matter whether
either piece had a head or not. The
monster was rather attenuated from
subsisting entirely on cabbage, and
was hardly bigger around than a piece
of spool cotton, No. to.
"Thero was a woman down In Grif
fin what eat one of them snakes and
she died," remarked one neighbor who
hung over the back fence and heard
the story of the snake's discovery. "I
dlsremember Just how soon afterward
■he died, but anyway I went to her
funeral. Bhe made a lovely corpse.”
The gigantic reptile was removed
from the cabbage with a' fork and
transferred to a bottle of alcohol. In
the show window of W. J. Austen's
drugstore It proved a rival for the
skating rink further down the street
and It was necessary to chase the
crowd away more than once. One end
of the curiosity was alive Sunday af
ternoon, but It was not very animated.
"Cabbage snakes" made their first
appearance about two cabbage times
ago. In Tennessee they were espe
cially numerous and after somebody
published a report that one family had
died from eating a reptile the cabbage
market fell until the dealers closed
their doors snd went fishing. Then the
state capital was turned Into a labora
tory and State Bacteriologist Louis Le
roy analyzed several hundred of the
little white wlgglers sent him by anx
ious fanners.
"The so-called snake Is simply a
parasite grown In the cabbage," said
the bacteriologist, after a month of
study, "Just as worms are found In
K aches or other fruit. They may not
esDeclally appetising, but they are
hardly poisonous. If n person should
consume perhaps a pound of snake he
■night be Inconvenienced seriously, but
I do not think there Is a pound In the
state. Those people who died must
have had something else the matter
with them."
But all the science In the world
wouldn't persuade the women who have
seen the snake In the drugstore win
dow that cabbage Isn’t dangerous. The
markets In that neighborhood may as
well turn their attention to some other
vegetable until next season. There will
be something else to worry about be
fore then.
He Speaks in Raleigh,
North Carolina, on
Monday.
Roanoke, Vs„ Sept. IT.-W, J. Bryan left
here last night at 7 o'clock for Itnlelgh,
N. C., where he Is to deliver a speech.
Other speeches are to lie delivered at Dor-
luun. Burlington and Greensliom.
Tomorrow Tie will visit Kernersrltle, Win
ston, High point, Lexington, Salisbury,
Concord and Charlotte. Wednesday he
•peaks at Columbia. 8. C„ and on Thursday
he will be In Atlanta, Us.
COUNTY CONVENTION
INDORSES W. J. BRYAN
Cumberland, Md„ Sept. 17 Demo
crats of Tucker county. West Virginia,
in convention at Parsons Saturday af
ternoon, adopted resolutions Indorsing
Bryan.
laborITplan
FOR ITS FIGHT
ON W CANNON
Campaign Is Being Dis
cussed at the National
Capital,
WOMAN TRIED IN COURT
AS A HIGHWA Y ROBBER
New York, Sept. 17.—Margaret Mc
Guire, 28 years old, and looking little
like the woman bandit she Is accused
of being, was arraigned In the Jefferson
market police court today, with John
Kearns, 39 years old, who, according to
FRIENDS OF MRS, IVEY
SAY SHE DIDN'T TRY
TO SECURE LETTERS
Washington, Sept. 17.—Advices from
Ohio since the Republican state con
vention at. Dayton say Secretary Taft'a
6 residential chance has not been helped
y developments.
Indeed, an Interesting story Is afloat
that Secretary Taft Is so far from
having gained anything by the out
come of the Ohio convention that Fora-
ker and Dick and thetr friends have
all plans laid to throw Ohio to Fair
banks In case Taft makes a serious at
tempt to be nominated for the presi
dency. This story Is vouched for by
reliable authority close to Fairbanks
himself.
RACE SEPARATION
FAVORED OY BROYLES
During a trial Monday morning In
police court Recorder Broyles took oc
casion to express hlmeelf os being very
much In favor of the aeparatlon of the
races on street cars.
The case on trial was against Paul
Waldrop, a young white man, accused
of. refusing to move from the negro
seats to the front of a Marietta street
car Saturday night when requested by
the conductor. Waldrop's refusal to
move caused him to be ejected from the
car.
Judge Broyles Imposed a fine of 13.75,
declaring It Is a splendid Idea to sepa-
■te the races on the cars, and urging
^Bt the plan should be encouraged.
Friends of Mrs. Eugens B. Ivsy, of
691 Edgewood avenue, who waa wound-
ed hyCharles Gelamnr, of Macon, Mon
day, made a statement regarding this
unfortunate affair.
They declare, with Mra. Ivey, that
they were with her all day after she
had become prostrated last Friday, and
that Mrs. Ivey mads no request of any
one to give her letters found on Qsls-
mar’s person, or to withhold them from
publication.
This statement !■ borne out also by
Dr. John 8. Hart, who attended Mrs.
Ivey on that terrible occasion, and who
still attends her.
These letters, her friends declare,
were business ones, and had no bear
ing, direct or Indirect,, on the tragedy.
It Is denied that nny secrecy was
preserved about the lettera. It is alao
denied that the Iveys themselves made
nny statements about Gelsmar’a hablta.
Such statements were made by friends
of the family, who were at the house
the day the tragedy occurred.
The best of feeling has prevailed and
now prevails between the two families
—the Gelsmars and Iveys—aa letters
from Mrs. Gelsmar to Mrs. Ivey, re
ceived up to the day of the tragedy, will
show.
The affair Is deeply regretted by all I
parties concerned, but ts considered to
be one of those things that are un
avoidable and .can not be foreseen.
Mrs. Ivey ts prominent In church
work In Inman Park, belonging to the
Inman Park Methodist church, and Is
widely and favorably known In the
neighborhood os being modest and re-
Hned.
the police, aided the woman In at least
one hold-up, the woman acting as a
strangler of the victim, while her ac
complice rifled his pockets. The com
plainant against the pair was Patrick
Monarch.
Washington, Sept. 17.—Politics will
predominate In the deliberations of the
fall meeting of the council of the
American Federation of Labor, which
began here today.
President Gompers will acquaint the
members with the details of the Little
field fight In Maine,.nnd then there will
be a discussion of the best methods of
attacking Representative Sherman, of
New York, chairman of the Republi
can congressional committee; Speaker
Cannon, Floor Leader Payne, of New
York, the other prescribed Republican
candidates.
NARROW ESCAPE
FOR CHILDREN
While proceeding nlong Peechtree rond
at the Peachtree creek bridge Sunday
morning «t 10 o’clock, a big white steam
er automobile, belonging to Meaara. Foote
Paries, of the Foote A Paries Print
ing Company, anddenly become enveloped
In flames, nnd waa almost completely ruin
ed, fonr little children also being com
pelled to leap to save themselves.
Tbe children. Unsafe and Ucooileve Voor-
hee*. daughters of the iirnprlrtreas of tbe
Mallard house, and Charlie and Ward Mur
phy, Sons of Slntthew Murphy, were lie-
lug given a ride In the nuto by a repre
sentative of the Atlanta Automobile Com*
puny, who was testing the Machine. A
negro helper was also In ths car. None
- he party were Injured.
_.je car had been repaired by the nuto
company nnd was on n testing trip. As It
aped along over the smooth driveway, the
crank shaft suddenly broke it ml struc k
•gnlnst the gnaoltne tank, knocking n hole
lu It. This caused the gasoline to Ignite.
OF COSTLY GEMS
ON U A, TRAIN
Mrs. Graves, of Jackson,
Loses Jewels Valued
at $500.
While a passenger on an Incoming
Western and Atlantic railroad passen
ger train from Chattanooga Sunday
night, Mrs. M. J. Graves, a wealthy
lady, of Jackson, Ga„ was mysteriously
robbed of diamonds and Jewels valued
at 1500.
The missing Jewelry was Incased In
a smalt box, of a purple color, and this
was wrapped In a handkerchief. Mrs.
Graves laid the handkerchief on the
seat beside her, and at some point on
the road near Atlanta It vanished. In
what manner it was taken from the
seat, without the attention of Mrs.
Graves being attracted. Is a mystery.
As soon os the disappearance of the
small package was discovered the alarm
was sounded and a thorough search In
stituted, but without avail. No trace
of the Jewels could be found.
On arrival In Atlanta Mrs. Graves,
who was much distressed over the rob
bery, reported the matter to the police,
SISTERS HAVE HOT FIGHT;
ONE HAS OTHER ARRESTED
ON CHARGE OF LUNACY
dispute over a business matter
Saturday night resulted In a lively per
sonal encounter between two sisters,
Mlsa Annls McColgan and Miss Dona
McColgan, at their home, 78 Walton
street, where they have been conduct
ing a boarding house for the past week,
after which Miss Dona had her sister
Incarcerated In the police station on the
statement that srie Is crazy.
At the requett of Miss Sanderson,
police matron. Dr. John O. Wilkins,
Sixth ward city physician, Monday
morning made an examination of the
prisoner, deciding her to be sane and
recommending her release'. After hear
ing the report of Dr. Wilkins, Chief
Jennings ordered the young woman
freed, with the warning that she not
moleet her sister.
When Miss Annie McColgan waa
taken to the police station Saturday
night she had aeveral bruises on her
head. Miss Dona McColgan atated that
her alster had attacked her and had
torn off her waist.
In a statement made Monday morn
ing the Imprisoned sister protested she
was perfectly sane, but said she
thought something must be wrong with
her sister, from the manner In which
she has been conducting the boarding
house.
"I am not crazy In the slightest de
gree," asserted the young woman with
emphasis. "After we had the row Sat
urday night my sister turned me over
to the police on the charge of lunacy,
all of which was nothing more than a
trick. My sister has been conducting
a boarding house for some time and
last Monday we moved together Into
the house at 78 Walton street, Intend
ing to run the boarding house Jointly.
Saturday we got Into a disnute about
forcing one of the female boarders to
leave so we could get her room for
another party, and tills brought on the
clash, my sister slapping me. I did not
tear her waist, as she charges."
Miss McColgan made no statement as
to her plans when released from prison.
J. P. Lyon, Who Won South
Carolina Race, Talks
About Graft.
PANIC STRICKEN FOLK PR A Y
OUT AI SEA DURING STORM
New York, Sept. 17.—Buffeted and
beaten by a hurricane that swept her
decks clean of everything movable, the
French steamship Massllla arrived In
port today after a stormy passage from
Marseilles, via Naples and Palermo.
There were 823 passengers on board
and panic reigned as the big ship was
hurled from one mountainous wave to
another. For twelve hours the Massllla
was unable to make headway, although
her engines were kept running at full
■peed.
The storm swept down upon the ship
without the usual Indications to warn
the captain. Within an hour the cattle
pens were swept away and the venti
lators were smashed, as If with sledge
hammers. So strong was the wind that
the canvas covers of the lifeboats were
ripped ftt and blown away.
The passengers imprisoned beneath
battened hatches prayed throughout the
hurricane and many of the women
needed the attention of the ship's sur
geon before they recovered from hys
lerla.
ARE NOT ENTERING
THEJNISTRY 1
MethodiBts Will Discuss the
Subject Next Mon
day.
The question, "What Is the cause of
the ministerial shortage," recently pro
pounded through tho public prints,
seems to be arousing considerable In
terest among the pastors of Atlanta
flocks.
At their meeting Monday morning
the Methodist Ministers' Association
selected for lie next subject, "Why
Young Men Are Not Entering the Mln-
Istery." The discussion will be led by
the Rev. C. O. Jones.
Along with this comes the statement
from the Rev. Dr. John E. White, pas
tor of the Second Baptist church, that
there la no dearth of Baptist ministers
In the state. He says there are now In
Georgia at least 250 Baptist ministers
without charges, and that In the South
there are certainly 2,000.
POLICEMAN COPS
A BRIDE
Deaths and Funerals.
NEGRO ASKS COUNCIL
TO HELP PURIFY RACE
A number of the Atlanta negroes are
coming to the front along with the
whites In the determination to do away
with Decatur, Peters street and other
dives."
At the session of council Monday aft
ernoon a petition, drawn up by Roily
A. Awtrey, a negro Influential among
the members of his race, will be sub-
muted to council, which asks that the
practice of selling beer to negro wom
en or to any negroes be done away
with; that all negro* pool rooms be
wiped out of existence; that all negroes
convicted for the second time of gam
bling be exiled from the city forever;
and a number of other stringent meas
ures be Immediately epforced.
It la explained In the document that
the better classes of the negroes wish
for the abolition of these "dives" and
crime-inducing places as much aa the
whites, and are ready and willing to
give their hearty co-operation.
I
Mist Mattie Butlsr.
Mlsa Mattlt Butler, aged 62 years,
died Sunday at the home of her
nephew, Early Gillespie, 441 Capital
avenue. She had been an Invalid for
aeveral years and her death was not
unexpected. The Funeral waa held
Monday at 2:30 o'clock at the residence
of Mr. GItleapfe. Miss Butler Is sur
vived by her sleters, Mrs. H. N. Smith,
Mrs. J. P. Hornesberger, Mrs. 8. J. Oil
lesple and nephew. Early Gillespie.
J. s7~Rlteh.
J. 8. Rltch died at his home near De
catur, Saturday night at 8 o'clock. Hla
body wilt be shipped at 7:80 Sunday
morning to Covington for Interment.
Mr. Rltch was a blacksmith an<{ 60
years of age.
Elijah~Elkins-
Elijah Elkins died at a private sani
tarium In this city Sunday afternoon.
He resided at 78 Spring street, and
had been employed at the Atlanta Rug
Mitts. Mr. Elkins was a native of Eng
land. Hts wife and son survive him.
The funeral and Interment occurred
Monday at noon.
Infant of Mra. 8. C. Pucket.
The Infant daughter of Mrs. S. C.
Puckett. 8 Henry street, age 2 months,
died Saturday afternoon of dysentery.
The funeral was held at the residence
Monday morning at 10 o'clock and In
terment at Weatvtew.
H. E. Mitchell.
H. E. Mitchell, aged 28. died at hla
home, 224 1-2 Peters street, Sunday
oery, reported tne matter to the police,
furnishing them with a description of
the gems. She spent the night at the
Little Kimball, In Auburn avenue, and
left early Monday morning for her
home.
The following Is a list of the stolen
Jewelry.
Gold thimble.
I July's neck chain, with string of gold
beads.
Old-fashioned, very heavy, double-
linked gold chain.
Two solitaire diamond rings.
One diamond ring, with opal setting.
Two stick pins, with smalt chain at
tached, one gold dollar on each end of
the chain, and a 22.60 gold coin In the
center.
An amethyst pin, shaped like a leaf.
Probably other Jewelry, of which Mrs.
Graves Is unable to give an accurate
description.
night at 7 o'clock. The funeral and
Interment will take place Tuesday at
Fayetteville, Oa.
Mrs. Ella 8. Seott.
Mrs. Ella S. Scott, aged 24 years,
and wife of W. L. Scott, who Is a mem
ber of the American Manufacturing
Company, died at her residence, 87
Currier street, Monday morning. Fu
neral will be held at S o'clock Tuesday
at the residence. Interment at West
View.
Philip 8tovall.
Fhltlp Stovall, aged 71, died Saturday
afternoon of paralysis at hla residence.
U Yonge street. Funeral took place
at 10:80 o'clock Monday morning at the
residence. Interment at West View.
Captain John Lee.
Special to The Georgian.
Wares boro, Ga, Sept. 17.—Captain
John Lee, one of the leading clttsen*
of tVaycroes, waa buried here Thurs
day. He died In Waycroea Wednesday
after a stroke of paralysis brought on
by old age, he being 80 years old.
B. W. Dodd.
Special to The Georgian.
Quitman. Ga., Sept 17.—B. W. Dodd,
one of the most prominent citizens of
the county, died last night, after a lin
gering Illness. He had been III for
some time, but hla death waa not ex
pected.
With his heart "fatally" pierced by
a dart from the bow of Daniel Cupid,
Policeman B. J. Covington, a popular
member of the dty police force, who
does duty on the morning watch In the
vicinity of the Kimball house, eloped
Sunday afternoon with Miss Maggie
Ball, pretty daughter of J. C. Ball, of 19
Harold street, the marriage bringing to
a climax a pretty romance of childhood.
It was the same old story that made
the elopement a necessity—stern pa
rental objection. The father objected
to hla daughter becoming a bride, add
her lover, although an officer of the
law, determined to steal—and he stole.
While the opposing father and other
members of the family were unsuspect
ing and unaware of what waa happen
ing, the blue coat Saturday met his
sweetheart at a point in the business
district, as per prearranged plan, and
at once wended their way In the direc
tion of the home of a minister. This
was shortly after the noon hour.
On the route the couple met Justice
of the Peace Orr and this meeting
somewhat changed the plans. Not de
siring to take any chances, a la Lula
and Leander, and believing that the
quicker the safer. Officer Covington
hailed the Justice, deciding It would
be a useless prolongation of singleness
to continue on to the home of the min
ister.
Accordingly, he Informed Judge Orr
of what ho wanted and the trio pro
ceeded to the office of the Justice, In
East Hunter street It waa then the
■pace of but a few brief moments until
the happy couple emerged again Into
the street as man and wife.
Some time later the bride's family
waa Informed of the proceedings.
Policeman Covlngtofi and hla bride
had been sweethearts since'childhood,
both having been raised In the same
community, Sandy Springs, this coun
ty. The childish affection had never
waned, but had developed In Intensity
aa the two grew older. Both moved to
Atlanta, and during the past few years
the officer had been paying marked at
tention to the young lady. Although
the father offered no objection to this
attention, he did not want hts daughter
to marry, hence the runaway.
Mr. and Mra. Covington will take a
bridal tour and will make their home at
82 West Merritt* avenue.
Negro Not Identified,
Following the report given out that
Robert Branham, the negro suspect ar
rested and taken to the Tower Satur
day by C. W. Hunter, a dairyman, had
been Identified as the assailant of ths
Misses Lawrence, near Copenhlll re
cently, It la atated that the young la
dles have not had a look at the negro
Branham la attll confined in the Tower
It is not known when he wlll.be takei
before the young ladles for identifies- 1
tton.
ATLANTANS LOSE
CASH AND WATCH
ON BOARD SHIP
New York, 8ept. 17.—J. S. B. Thomp
eon, general agent of the Southern rail
way In Atlanta, Ga, and J. Carroll
Payne, a prominent lawyer, alao of
that city, were robbed while possen
gers on the American Line steamship
New York, which reached^, this port
Sunday from Southampton.
Mr. Thompson lost a watch, valued
at 81,000. He advertised today that a
3200 reward would he paid for Its re
turn. Mr. Payno was relieved of 1350
In bills. It ts thought their cabin was
entered and the money and watch taken
while the two were out. Detectives
boarded the vessel upon Its arrival and
an Investigation waa made.
Dr. W. W. Hamilton, the new general
evangelist of the Southern Baptist con
vention, spoke on the subject of "De
nominational Evangelism” to the Sap.
tist ministers of Atlanta at their meet
ing Monday morning. He traced the
history of the various evangelistic
movements that have swept over the
country during the past hundred years,
and staled that at the present time the
churches are better and more thor
oughly organized than at any previous
era, and should be warned not to allow
the organization to go too far so as to
put the church on too much of a busi
ness basis.
Referring to union evangelistic meet.
Inge, as compared with denominational
meetings, Dr. Hamilton stated there
are a number,of temptations which
come In the way of the general evan
tetlat, such os a good showing of num
bers, etc., so that he may secure better
engagements. Dr. Hamilton was care
ful to state, however, that he thought
great good could be, and had been, ac
complished through union services, and
that at times past he had assisted In
them.
He called attention also to a state
ment which was published In the news
paper report of his address at the Stone
Mountain Association held last week at
Covington, which stated that he did not
believe In tent meetings. He stated that
while he preferred wherever possible
to hold meetings In the church, he had
no objection to tent meetings, street
meetings, and anywhere else. If that
was the best that could be done.
The report of the committee on pro
gram for the next six months was read
and adopted. The attendance on Mon
day was the best of any meeting since
the aummer season closed.
Rev. J. B. Willingham, of Richmond,
Va., corresponding secretary of the
foreign mission board. S. B. C., and
Rev. E. Y. Mullins, president of the
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary, Louisville, Ky„ will speak next
Monday morning.
IIYANTliClNCREASE
IN CAPITAL STOCK
■If the present legislature doesn't put
the state dispensary out of South Car-
oltna, the next one win. The vote of
the people has shown clearly what the*
think about It." J
J. F. Lyon, who twisted Ben Till-
man’s pitchfork Into a hard knot and
ticked the boots off J. w. Ragsdale In
the recent South Carolina fight for at-
torney general, crossed hts feet in tha
corridor of the Aragon Monday after
noon and looked like he was glad to
get a rest The paat year has been a
red hot period for Mr. Lyon. He went
out to do battle against the friend of
Senator Tillman and any one who
knows South Carolina knows that
Pitchfork Ben has something of a pull
In that commonwealth.
"But the people will no longer permit
Senator Tillman to dictate how they
■hall vote and what they shall think,"
remarked Mr. Lyon, contemplatively.
"I believe that they would have re
turned him to the senate, no matter
who opposed him—but he can't run tha
whole state."
Mr. Lyon halls from Abbeville, Just
across, the Savannah river from Gear-
gia, and he Is handsome enough to have
been born on this side. He Is of few
years. Just how few he did not state
but he looks hardly more than 35 He
Is old enough to carry the state by U.
000 majority, while Martin F. Ansel
the successful candidate for governor
gained only about 10,000 over hts own
opponent.
The election of Ansel and Lyon
means that South Carolina Is tired of
the state dispensary and Its graft. Mr.
Lyon, then a member of the lower
house, was a live wire In the Invest),
gating committee which turned up so
many things In the dispensary manage
ment that the business looked like an
Insurance trust In the packing house
district. He was willing to talk about
some of them.
Graft In Dispsnsary.
"For Instance," he said, "the stato
dispensary was paying a Chattanooga
whisky house 33 a gallon for whisky,
which was sold In Chattanooga for
31.75 a gallon. True, tt was delivered
at the dispensary, but that cost only
6 or 6 cents. Then a house, up East re-
celved a rush order for labels enough
to cover several millions of dollars'
worth of whisky and tho dispensary
paid 335,000 for the lot. We got bids
lor duplicating the order from other
firms for from 37,000 to 39,000. The
president of the glass company which
makes bottles for the dispensary ad
mitted afterwards that by cancelling
their contract and letting a new one
the committee saved the stnte over
330.000. These are Just a few straws
which show which way the wind blows.
Somebody Got the Money.
"Did Tillman usn his pitchfork on
me? Well, rather. He got stirred up
first because our committee delayed
matters, as he .said, while we were
holding up the whisky bills to make ths
whisky men talk. He Intimated '.hat
the committee yvna doing a little graft-
ing on Us own account. Then I made
a few remarks about a rebate which
had disappeared whllo Tillman was
governor and said something about a
piano which was said to have arrived
at Tillman's home with the compli
ments of a whisky dealer. And after
that Mr. Tillman acted aa If he didn't
want mo to be elected.
That Funeral Ssrmon.
He preached my funeral sermon
over In my own county one*. At least
he went over there and naked the peo
ple not to vote for me, and when h«
came to Columbia he said tt was my
funeral. But It wasn't.
"But speaking of tbe dispensary
question, the house of representatives
Is largely In favor of abolishing the
state dispensary. The senate Is rather
closely divided, but I believe that since
the sentiment of the state has been ex
pressed a number of the senators who
favored dispensaries will change their
opinion.
"South Carolina can not have open
saloons, according to the constitution.
If tho state dispensary Is abolished
there may be either county dispensaries
according to local option or high license
saloons, where nothing less than a half
pint of whisky may be nold."
Mr. Lyon appears to be tired
after hts warm race. He Is going to
Columbia Tuesday to act on the re
ception committee which will give Wil
liam Jennings Bryan a South Carolina
welcome. He says that after that he
is going to take -to th* woods for a
short spell and get the political klnkt
out of hla system.
SIX ARE INJURED
The North Georgia Electric Company,
which Is authorised in ttx charter to
run lines to Atlanta from a power plant
at Gainesville, on Monday filed In the
superior court an application for per
mission to Increase Its capital Btock
from 35,000,000 to 37,500,000.
druggWWeeo
IN REMOVING N1ALTTAX
Hoosle Fall, N. Y„ Sept. I7.-There tv- *
had trolley smash Bear Wsllotuac on tbs
Bennington and Hoosle Valley railway *t
"""" A motonuan lost control' I uts
crashed Into two loaded frHirnc
cars. Six persons were bedly Injure!
perhaps fatally.
At the meeting of the tax committee
held Saturday afternoon last the phar
macists were successful In getting the
committee to make a favorable report
on removing the 3200 malt extract li
cense from the tax ordinance. The tax
committee's report wUt be brought up
BOBBED DO MSI
UNDER MB WHEELS
Gallopolls, Ohio, Sept. 17.—
Bowles, of Dexter, 10 years old, "<**
robbed and thrown under a train M
tramps today. He fell under tn«
wheels and both leg* were cut oft.
at the council session Monday aftef*
noon.
If the report of the committee Is *■*
cepted by counrll, malt extract, wnM*
has been described by the ettv chemist
as a light beer, may be sold without
license by druggists. The only pro'
will be that the malt can not be sol' 1 **
a beverage at the soda fountains.