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TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 7. 1W.
4 G YPS Y’ SMITH, FOREMOST
EVANGEL/SI OF HIS TIME,
WILL CQME 70 ATLANTA
From Romany, Camp
to Salvation
Army.
WONDERFUL CHOICE
OF ANGLO-SAXON
Great Ministers Pay Trib
ute to Power of Gyp
sy Preacher.
"Gypsy** Hmltli, who come* to At
lanta next March at the invitation of
Dr. Len G. Broughton, is considered by
the Federated Free Churches of Eng
land as their foremost evangelist.
He is not a freak or a sensation-
monger. A great London daily said
of him that Ills sjieecli was one of the
finest expositions of the possibilities
of Anglo-Saxon extant since John
Bright ceased to speak. Ills sermon
ising has power, beauty, dignity and *
force.
"Gypsy" Hmltli bespeaks his origin.
He was born of gypsy parents in a tent
and roved the country In true gypsy
style until lie was 17 years of age. Then
he fell under the influence or Ira l>.
Hankey. who shed the light into the
soul of the gypsy lad.
At once he followed General Booth.
of the Hat vat Ion Army, into the squalor,
the poverty, the misery of East London
slums, where Ills consecration and love
for the lowly won for him the esteem
and confidence of not only the slum In
habitants. hut of the great men of Eng
land.
Educated Himself.
Here he l>egaii educating himself,
taking four* week-courses In a Fain-
bridge school. Men began to marvel at
his power, and t«» study it. After all It
Is simple. lie follows no hlde-boillld
creed, but out of Ids own full expe
rience has come very neur to Him lie
serve.* Iks appeal Is straight to the
conscience and heart, and he never falls
to reach his audiences.
Not long ago he came to this coun
try, and his upiwals to heart and con
science- reach aiidlecncs here
quickly as they did in England.
«*f the greatest ministers In tills coun
try pay willing tribute to this man's
beauty of life and doctrine. Rev. H.
Parke* ('adman says of him, In the Lit
erary Digest:
% "lie came frag'-ant from the woods
ami the riverside, with the Inspiration
of his rich experiences of the gospel
ami Ids love for his fellows Informing
every word and action He entered the
foulest haunts of our great cities, and
Clod gave hint such a charisma an en
abled him to pluck the prey from the
teeth of the mighty.
"But beyond any native upd acquired
gifts Is the evident presence In tb** man
of the superior life of God In Christ
Jesus. This common source of (ill nur
higher energies took shape and use 1n
him a* an evaltiegllst. an artless, In-
ftilse, transparent, ami overwhelming
messenger of Clod to men about the pri
mal concerns. His work reminds you
In some of it-* salient features of Mr.
Moody's lit *? ' don In Britain, when
the Hcotch rrattles and the slums
of cities Milk-- ('■•littered tribute to the
kingdom, lie has wisely abstained
from dogmatizing about theological ls<
sues and controverted points. The cen
ter of faith for him Is not a creed nor
g hook, but a Person and a Life."
Gift of Persuasion.
Even more direct as to his powers
of persuasion Is the tribute of Dr.
“GYPSY" SMITH.
CAUSE TWO SUITS
>T-
For tlie non-delivery of two mes
sages, three suits aggregating *10,600
were filed Wednesday against the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
In one of them Brmvn P. McGehee
asks judgment for $5,000 becuuse s
telegram to his father at Waverly Hall,
Ga., was not delivered. The jietltloner,
who had Just left tile Tabernacle Hos
pital, was not tnet at the train and suf
fered a relapse from the resulting ex
posure, leaving Jilin In very bud health
after seven months of confinement to
his bed. His father, J. L. McGehee,
sued f«»r $600 doctors’ hills.
in the other suit G. W. Metier sues
for $5,000 damages for the non-deliv
ery of a telegram from Atlanta to
Flowery Branch, Oh., announcing the
death of and requesting his brother-in-
law, Hiwske Jones, to have dug a grave
for the little daughter of the petitioner.
Home! The grave was not dug In time and the
petitioner suffered great embarrass
ment on account of the deluy.
Madison Hell Is the attorney ill all
three suits.
Newell Dwight 1 Hills, pastor of Ply
mouth church. Brooklyn, who says
among other things:
“To his simplicity of style he adds a
marvelous gift of persuasion. If there
had been a thousand non-t’hrl»tlun
men present. I think Hmltli would have
lifted SOft of them to their feet. 1
hope the press of the country will not
make the mistake of saying that
Gypsy Smith is not a strong man. The
teat of a sermon Is. ‘Does It do the
thing needed7* Gypsy Smith Is most
lovable, apd every drop of blood In
hla veins is sincere. He can do for
the working people of this country
and the unchurched cIassch what
Moody did for. his generation. Ih
ought to be kept here* five years."
Showing the conservatism of his
methods, Gypsy Smith tells how he
does hU work:
"I lmve no after-meeting*. My first
meeting Is my last, yhe service Is one,
from the opening hymn to the benedic-
lion. When the sermon is over, I ask
for silent prayer for a few moments,
and atftihe same time I request those
who have been Impressed and who de
sire to live u new life to rise and lift
their hands, and then t<> quietly resume
their seats. This plan has the advan
tage of leading doubter* to commit
themselves. The mere fact that a man
has risen and held up his hand Is for
many a one the decisive step. The
move to the Inquiry room follows nat
urally I then ask the anxious to pass
Into the inquiry room, my workers
leading the way. I myself do not leave
the platform or pulpit until the whole
service Is over. I make it a rule not
to speak personally to the Inquirers,
and for five reasons: First, when 1
have brought a man «»r woman so
far, I wish to retire Into the back
ground. I do not want them to de
pend on me or to see.me any more.
The personal clement must as quickly
as possible be eliminated. Then, again.
If 1 were to deal with individuals. I
should be obliged to leave out some
at least among the score* or hundreds
who would desire to speak to me. Thl
would have a very bad effect from
every point of view. A third reason Is
that ray entrance might cause a little
commotion, and undo the good work
which was going on. It would not be
fair to the ministers and other helpers
that their solemn dealing should be in.
terrupted. Last of all, there is no need
for me in ilia inquiry room. When
man is anxious to know his Lord. he
is like a drowning straggler, glad to
grasp at any hand that will help him
Experience has taught me these les
sons.”
Atlanta will be glad to hear this won
derful man. and when he comes here
to the Baptist tabernacle next March
groat audiences are certain to greet
him.
BECKHAM BEATEN
FOR U. S, SENAT
James B. fit* defeated Gov
ernor J. C. W. Beckham' for United
Hayes, nntl-ndmlnlstration, is very
close, with Indications of Hayes being
the winner. Hayes Is the present at
torney general, and Hager the present
state auditor.
Will Auk Name of Writer
at Moetiug on Wed
nesday.
The board of water commissioners
will Wednesday nfUrnoon demand of
The Georgian the name of the peraon
who, on November 2, wrote a card at
tacklmt the waterworks department.
Park Woodward, general manager of
the waterworks will produce the card
published In The Georgian and will
probably anawer It.
There are a number of statements In
the curd which have arouaed the wa
ter commlealonere and the manage
ment. It la Signed "Cltlsen and Con-
RUmer.” Following a're' a few excerpts,
which are particularly objectionable to
thoae to whom the thruata are direct-
edb
your paper on yeaterday afternoon
contained n very full and complete ar
ticle allowing the profit* of the water-
worka system of tide city. It was a
most gratifying report and one which
every cltiaen of Atlanta would feel sat
isfied with If It were not for a popular
opinion on the part of many water
consumers tliHt the meters are Improp
erly read, und that consumers are
charged unfair and exptbltant prices,
not based on the wutei* they consume,
but bused on a disposition on the part
of those In charge of the management
of (lie department to show large earn
ings."
"Are the mujorlty of people In At*
luma satisfied with the prices that are
charged them for water? 1 do not mean
the price per thousand gallons, fur this
is placed at a moderate rate, but about
the reading of the meters?"
“It Is my Impression that If you open
.our columns and ask for expressions
on litis subject, promising not to pub
lish or divulge names of those com-
ilulnlng, It will be a surprise to you to
know how many people In this city be.
llevegUiey are unfairly dealt with as to
the umount of water they consuino
"When they complain to the proper
authorities, are these matters reclined?
Are they satlsned?”
The meter readers especially are an
gry. as they assert that the card Is, In
pfffcct, a charge that they read the me
ters improfierly, thereby robbing the
iieoplo. Just to show large earnings
for the waterworks. They say there
could be no possible reason for their
doing this, even If they had the Inch-
nation.
The commissioners will meet at 3
..clock Wednesday afternoon. Tills
will be Hie principal business before
I he body.
The Finest Materials Money Can Buy
Patent Colt
$4.00
SILVEIRA'S AFFAIRS
TO BE WOUND UP
Havaiiu, Cuba. Nov. 7.—The affairs
of Manuel Hilvelra. agent of J. M. Fe
llatios * Co., New York and Ha
vana., who Ih accused bf causing the
suspension of that firm when he went
to Yenexuelu, has been taken in charge
by J. T. Durant, member of a legal
firm here. Hllvolrn’s affairs will be
wound up and the creditor* will realise
what they can.
BOSS COX RESTORED
T.0 FORMER POWER
JUMPS TRESTLEs
BLOCKS STREET
Ten Cars of Dirt Crashed
Into Magnolia
Street.
t’ineitiuittl. Ohio, Nov.
tirt* at hnml. It ii|*|h*ni
nvh curried the state li
Thompson. the mndldrtti
state. nml the hetul
.--From the re-
the Uepulillcttlis
33,«»W for (’drill!
retary of
ticket. The
Attention, Gas Consumers!
The Kent Inverted Light ha* many
imitation* but no equal*. Get the bent.
69 N. Pryor St., Y. M. C. A.
Building.
f Ur
f (lie ticket I* ruimlng close to him.
The result of the congressional coutest
111 increase the Democratic representation
from the state. bill the party him not
mle the grilu It hail expected.
Nicholas Lonswerih lias been elected In
the tint, but by a mulorlty cut from
•hi). Herman Goeliel. troni the hull-
n* of Incomplete rcini'u*. Im* lieen re-,
elected from the second by Ic*m than l.OW.
loiter return* may change thl*.
The licmocrnt* made n tremendou* fight
in the third, und Imped to «-|ect Jnme*
K. t'ampbell. former governor of oiUo
but he bn* been beaten 1^. J. K. lUnfing.
‘ ouut to de
ride tin
The
ipilrc
II tent
Hepiihllcii
oft!.till
- e curried Fhiciuustl
Hamilton eoitnty for the entire state
und local ticket by innJorltloN :ippr»\iiu.it-
log «;.WH Thl* victory mark* the restora
tion or the orgnidxMtioii ted by George It.
(’ox !«>r the local fight between the regu-
btr Itepuldh-ftn organisation on on. hu ml
uml the Dcmocrnt*. aided by the clilxen**
municipal party, on the other.
A truln uf ton dirt cars, all heavily
loaded, broke loose from an engine
Wednesday morning at 4 o'clock on the
site of the new yards of the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic railroad, now
111 courpe of construction In the vicini
ty of Mungum and Magnolia streets,
and leaping off a 20-foot trestle, turn
bled Inlo Magnolia street, completely
blocking that thoroughfare.
A negro brakeman, who was. on top
or the train, leaped Just before It fell
ami escaped Injury.
The cars were crushed uml torn to
pieces In the fall. The wreckage and
dirt was piled In Magnolia street In a
great heap.
The contractors are working night
an\l day on the new ynrdi and a force
of workmen were engaged* In hauling
dirt at the time of the accident. A big
hill nt Mnngum and Jlhodes streets Is
being graded and the dirt used In con*
Htruetlng an Immense till In the vlclnl-
tv of Mttnguni and Magnolia street,. A
temporary trestle has been constructed
on either side of Magnolia street, hut Is
not connected. Magnolia etreet having
been left open for the construction of a
concrete culvert.
When the train of dirt care broke
loose from the engine. If rushed along
the trestle to the end und crashed In a
heap In tile street below.
All the varnish in .the world can’t take
the place of solid, honest leather.
Your money is liable to buy more shine
than service this season if you buy your
shoes on faith. Ask for proofs! You
don’t buy Regals on faith!
The high cost of material^ has driven
so many manufacturers to “skinning”
their shoe that we are taking double pains
to prove the quality of everything used
in the making of Regals. Besides all
the other Regal proofs this Fall
you will get a specifica
tion tag with your pair
of Regals, telling you
precisely what materials
were used—soles, in
soles, counters,toe-boxes, vamps, tops, linings and
thread. •
Piccadilly
Patent Colt
$4.00
Don’t be satisfied hereafter with any
thing except- evidence, if you want
your shoes to stand wear!
Wear Regals and be sure of
received for your shoe money.
Earl
Patent Colt
$4.00
SEND FOR STYLE BOOK
Mail Orders Filled Promptly.
Address
Mail Order Department
REGAL SHOE COMPANY,
a 6 Viaduct, Atlanta, Ga.
Peg
Call Button
$4.00
SHOES
THE SHOE THAT PROVES
FOR MEN
6 WHITEHALL ST.,. ATLANTA, GA.
$3.50 and $4.00
$3.50 and $4.00
J. W. GOLDSMITH, JR.. SsIm Agent.
OVER 75 PER CENT COTTON
GATHERED IN GEORGIA
MASONS DO HONOR
TO MR. MEYERHARDT
SfMH-ial to Tbi*
Rome, Ga., Nov. 7.—There was an
enthu*la*tie gathering of Ma*oti* at
the Masonic temple last evenipg, nml
uinptuou* banquet given fn honor
of Worshipful Master Max Meyer-
hardt. who ha* ju*t returned from the
grand lodge liter Unit at Macon, where
he was re-elected for the sixth term
a* grand master of the Masonic order
of Georgia. There was never a mftre
brilliant gathering held In Home to pay
tribute to any one Individual thun was
accorded Grand Master Meyerhurdi
There was no end to eloquence, and
IN LITTLE RHODY
.1 aim's Higgins Is Elooted
Governor of Tlmt
State.
Provide i,.'-. It. I.. Nov. T.-lVIlli ..cry .11.-
trie! heard from. Mayor James II. lllggiits.
of Punitaket. Democrat, lut* l>een elected
governor of thl* *tntc by a plurality of 1.
r*».
In tlo* ltr*t congressional Uiatrict. four
voting district* to bear from, (Jrauger.
Democrat, bail* Dyer. Itti'Ubllcan. by 503
votes, nml In the mn-oiuI district, with ulttC'
teeu voting precinct* to Im* heard from,
('apron. Ilepnldlenti. lead* Garvin. Demo
crat. by 1.735.
It seems evident I hat Mason, Democratic
candidate for lieutenant governor, who Is
also on the Prohibition ticket, will win
out, and for the rest of the ticket It I* n
one tig tit.
The returns early today atate that the
Ilcpnhlicniift im* sure of thirty-seven repre-
As tbs majority of couutry schools In
Georgia do not open until the first of No
vember, and many of them not until Decem
ber, coupled with the fact that well-lnfornt
ed men estimate that 73 per cent of the
cotton crop In the state has been picked,
there is no need of dismissing the schools
hi order to allow the children to work iu
the fields.
Editor t'lmniughnoi of The (Tortfederate
Veteran recently addresed a communication
to all the governors and state school com
missioner* tu the South, asking that the
school* lie dismissed In order to save the
cotton crop.
Much communication* reached Governor
Terrell sud Htate Hehool Coimnlssloiurr Mer
rill. t’onimlssloncr Merritt stated that he
had traveled over a good portion of the
state recently and that more than 75 per
cent of the cotton crop Und lieen gathered
and that the white children of school age
hud pick**! most of It.
The great majority of rural schools In
Georgia do not open until November nml
many of them not before Deopuiber," said
Commissioner Merritt. "The cotton crop 'ta
very short In this state, and ortr 73 per
cent of It lias been picked out. And the
school children did It, too.
"The day after the papers printed Editor
Fuuulngluiui’s letter n young lady teacher
In a county near Atlanta came to my of
fice and wanted to know if the governor
was going to dismiss the common schools
In conformance with the suggestion. I as
sured her that no *uch aetlon was contem
plated. In the first place, the schools are
directly under the county hoard* of educa
tion. aud only they hare authority to sus
pend the schools of their conntlea.
"Georgia has never had any complaint
alNiut Its schools Interfering with the gath
ering of the cotton crop. The children of
the farmers gather the hulk of It before
the school* open for the winter terms. You
kuow up In the mountolu counties of the
state It would he useless to try to run
slouer of agriculture, says that at least 75
per cent of the cotton crop In this state has
been gathered.
HE DEFEA TS HIS EM PL O YER
IN RA CE FOR LEG I SLA TURE
\\lusted. Conn., Nov. 7.—When the
returns had been counted today, Mat
thew O’Brien, stonemason, found that,
as the Democratic candidate for the
state legislature, he had defeated his
employer, Professor M. 8. Pupin, of
Columbia University, who ran on the
Republican ticket.
When he was assured beyond perad-
vtnture of his success, Mr. O’Brien
went home and put on his coat. ** 'TIs
concession that I make to begin pub
lic life." he explained to Mrs. O'Brien.
Professor Pupin is the distinguished
rj? k ' '•T" n *, 'work ffho -«. n .r.. will' he R*«Mtoa. .'art this
which the grand master hag done for mvaim the election of a United State* sen
Masonry' in Georgia.
hleli will succeed Senator Wet more.
NINETEEN MAJORITY
IS RECEIVED BY COX
Special to The Georgian.
Camilla, Ga.. No*. 7.—Kugetie Cox was
elected yesterday to fill tbc uuexpireil
term of mayor of Camilla by nineteen
majority, after a lively esmpaigu.
scientist whose interest in Improved
highways Is second only to his enthu
siasm over electric Inventions. He had
no hankering for office holding.
"Ah, who is my opponent?" Inquired
the professor when he had finally com
mitted himself to the project.
"Mr. O'Brien," responded a commit
teeman.
"Don’t think I've met him,’* com
mented the professor.
"Oh, yes, you have." they assured
him. "He’s a line fellow," and they
hurried .away without enlightening the
new candidate further as to the Identi
ty of his rival.
BRING MANDEL BACK
TO STAND TRIAL IN
Georgian courts
Assets of Former Sparta
Cotton Buyer Seized
by Officers.
5 NEGROES KILLED
DURING ONE NIGHT
Special to The Georgius.
Augusta, Git.. Nor. 7.—Three negroes wer*
killed In different parts of Augusta last
ulgbt. two of the victim* being men and
the other a negro girl. No clew to the,
murderer of tiny of tbc dead negroes. has
been found by the police, Several arrests
have lieeu tuade. I
JSS. ot ,te k "“ n “ ” * • * k,B ' '69 N. Pryor St., Phone 4848.
Hpeclal .to The Ceorgliiu,
Savannah. Ga.. Nov. i.—Detectlve Elver*
left this morning for New York to bring
Hniuuel Mnndel, the Sparta cotton buyer,
«* I" 1-liarff.J, rnlmil n bill of Imllng
from oui> balr of rutbm in an, I,«i k to Hn-
'rtsl. Msmin sold tbo bill Of
York*'™'"' fl>r * 9,m " lrft f " r !<PW
M,»ra. Slioarann, llnuimlll * worn
I ho iiiiri lisM'rs.
A t.-ti-Kttini ivn. rn-lTMl bore hut night
hi? m2,H I*l *?•;*’ ,lf 'hi- amount rnvlrnl
brM«m , ,l h»,l bren nttm-hmt In u brnkor'.
onion In N»w York.
annistonIotTlast
HAS SPECIAL EDITION
1 lraU, ‘ «HU«ii .if the Anniston
*I»e press with a pluk
•*o*er aud alsiut fifty pagc* of red* hot
J**!! ? ,Mr hustling Alabama city. The
OBELI* ••“S , ,h, ‘ mo * 1 , creditable special
edition* issued hr any Houthcru (taper re
cently. and It If -all home print™
. i ‘i Altenlson, formerly otic of ti.u
editor of tb«.
” nu.“’SLSAi'S& ,ug ,h '- "‘" ,Pr “ **•»
i i f° * tart Wwkly Paper.
Spo, lnl (o Tun lioorxfnn.
Rome. Oa.. Nov. 7—A new weekly
paper will shortly be launched In
mlnT' ' V lt ! J ’ <iunb Y »» business
manager. It Is rumored that a promt-
"gj» Politician of Rome
will be the msneitlnx editor of the new
publication.
SHALL STATE FAIR
BE HELD IN 1907?
MEETING THURSDAY
A geuernl meeting of business meu *»f At
Inntn bud directors of the Atlanta Fair .4*
soelatlon has lieeu ended for Thursday aft
ernoon at 4 o'clock In the assembly rwa
«»f the Ubniinont for the purpose of sound
lug pttblle opinion entioerolng a state fnli
for 1W7.
Noeretiiry Weldou's office force hn* been
Imsy sending out Invitations to the Atlanta
business men and others Interested In tic
state fair, und a large attendance Is
jiocted. The btislnesH purpose of the meet
lug will be stated by Alex Hmltli. pre*l
dent of the Fair Assoelntlou, and the bud
uesH men will be requested to voh*e
sentiments.
. "If norther fair Is to be held In Atlanta
in 1907. snld HwiVImy Weldon Wednesday
morning, "it Ih time some action was taken
It ia to the luteresr of the city ntul to tie
association that It be deetded at ouee. and
not put .iff until the last momeut. Tin
business men renllxe the Importance of tlie*.
fairs and they will be given a chance to e\
press themselves. If another fair .s to N
given we will begin work to that end imroc-
dlntely.’
WT1LL MUJT SERVE
TERM IN THE PEI
“Kent Inverted Light.”
The fine,! gan light In th* world.
Thrown light down—bent for reading.
The supreme court, in an. oplnioc
handed down Wednesday morning, af
firmed the Judgment of the loivet
court In denying a new trial to dome:
S. Wall, who killed Charles W. 8tnl
naker In an Augusta saloon last Slav
Wall and .StuIiiHker had some troubh
In the saloon, when Wall called fb<
other man a vile name. Stalnnkei
struck him In the face und advance,
on Wall, who opened lire, killing Stub
tinker.
On trial Wall ivas convicted of man-
slaughter and sentenced to ten year:
In the penetentlary. A new trial wa:
asked for. but Judge Hammond deni'''
It. The supreme court affirms -him.
Wall Is a member of a promlnen
Augusta family. 8talnaker was at on
time deputy I’nlted States marshal f'»
the Southern district of Georgia. Wal
«as represented by Joseph R. Lanui
and other able lawyers.
■ -a