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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
iATt ltOAr. NOVEMBER 24, IMo.
WEIR-BRANCH.
' marriage of great Interest to the
1)Ih uf Greensboro Waa that of Miss
mi,. I,,iwe Braneli, of that city, to
Albert Walker Weir, of Athens,
liliUh look place Wednesday afternoon
n o'clock, at the Baptist church,
| ft (in t'Tisboro. The rillin'h was beau-
Itifully decorated In green, palms, ferns
■anil snilla* being banked around the
■liter.
■ • | wedding party -ntered to the
I it reins of Lohengrin's wedding march,
Iplajeil bv Miss Frances Adams.
I first came the ushers, Mr. W. C;
J Davis and Mr. J. B. Williams, Mr. I,. 10.
Ipelcv anil Mr. A. L. Bickers, Mr. O. Y.
I Weir end Mr. Is H. Branch, then the
I brlilr end her sister. Miss Fannie Ism
I Brandi entered, coming down the right
I aisle, while the groom and his brother.
I Mr. John Weir, came down the left.
> met In front of the ultar. where,
met Impressive manner, the cere-
Imenv was performed by Hev. A. F.
lO'Kell.v.
bride wore a traveling suit of
11,pm ri with hat, gloves and shoes to
I match and carried an armful of white
tied with long streamers of tulie.
Fannie Lou Branch, the maid of
I iionnr, wore a white lingerie frock and
I bat end carried pink roses.
I in ring the cereinnny "Hearts and
|Flowers" was played; afterward Men-
Miwihn's wedding march was played
|| the bridal party left the church. The
I bride la the second daughter of Mr. uud
I .Mrs. n. W. Branch, of Greensboro, and
(lumbers her friends by her acquaint,
lances. Her friends in Greensboro rc-
I girt that she goes now to Athens to
I lii c
r. Weir Is a prominent young bust,
man of Athens and holds an Im-
I portant position with the Arnold Gro-
Icrry i nnipaiiy. He Is a young man of
(iterling worth. .
■ young couple left at 6 o'clock In
vale car for Athens, where they
I will make their future home.
HOWELL-WALKER.
Hallle Walker, of White Plains,
Ida., and Mr. J. McBride Howell, of
I Alliens, will be- married Wednesday,
s'uvember 28, at 12 o’clock, at the home
f the bride, at White Plains.
CLASS MEETING,
All members of Mrs. Bun Wylie’s
lass are urgently requested to be pres-
| eat in the class room at the First Bap-
ureh Sunday morning ut »:3U
Come and bring your friends.
I An Important meeting , and good news
I fur all,
MRS. MURPHY’S TEA.
John Mu.rptiy entertained nt un
llnformal rereptlen Saturday after-
on at her Jiomeion Peachtree. The
I handsome homo wo* beautifully deeo-
I.rated [„r thq uccaskul with cut flowers
land iminSr In'the dining room the
CAKE SALE.
Committees No. 3 and 6 of the-Ponce
DeLeon Avenue Baptist church, Mrs .
t’olllnsworth and Mrs. Ed Green, chair-1
men, will hgve it cake sale at Sawtcll’s 1
market, opposite Candler building, oni
Wednesday before Thanksgiving. One
hundred choice cakes will bo for sale.
Cakes may be secured in advance by
telephoning Bell 1390 N. J., or 463 N. J.
MR. AND MRS. CALLAWAY
TO ENTERTAIN.
A charming occasion of Saturday
evening will be the buffet supper at
which Mr. and Mrs. Frank Callaway
will entertain In celebration of llw
tenth anniversary of their marrlagu ,
The guests of Mr. unci Mrs. Cal la wav
will be those who made up their bridal'
party a^d a few neighborhood friends.
musicTnotes.
The concert on Thursday evening at
the Grand, one of the attractions of
the Atlanta Lecture Association, drew j
a large audience of music-lovers and
musicians. Frauleln Frieda Siemens. ]
th& eminent German planfBte, was at.
her best in the following program, se*
lee ted with . special deference to her!
Atlanta audience:
Frauleln Siemens' numbers were: i
1. (a) Gavotte fr. English Suites..Bach
<b) Intermezzo Brahms
(c) Sonata appassionato (first move
ment) * .. Beethoven
(a) Faschlngswauk .. ..Schumann
(b) Berceuse Chopin
(c) Valse Caprice Schnett
3. Vulse de Ballett, Finale de Ballet
Poldfnf
(Introduced In America by Miss Frieda
Siemens.)
Miss Siemens will give a piano re
cital at Agnes Scott College on Decem
ber 13. •
■ She may then locate In Atlanta for
four or five weeks and give a course of
lessons’to teachers and advanced stu
dents of the piano, after which she is
booked for- a Western concert tour of
some length. Her program, In Atlanta
was carefully selected for those who
enjoy and appreciate the best and high
est In her art and Frauleln Siemens
played splendidly.
The Beethoven Sonata, Chopin Ber
ceus£ and the Schumann pieces were
perhaps her very best efforts, although
her entire program was Interpreted In a
most masterly way.
Aurther c\ Hartmann, a violinist of
marked ability, Is en route to America
for a.six-months' concert tour, and as a
renult of his friendship for his young
pupil, Herbert Dlttler, will ipclude At
lanta in the cities he will vlsltl. - Mr.
Hartmann Is commonly called the
Young Ye aye.
Dr. J. Lewis Browne goes to Rich
mond, Va., to conduct the music at the
opening of the new Catholic cathedral
at that place.
Herbert Dlttler, one of Atlanta's
promising violinists, ufter a tour
through Germany, Is now diligently
pursuing his musical studies In Ber
Miss Kimna Williams, who haft been
the guest of Miss Nina Gentry', re
turned Saturday to her home In Ports
mouth, Va.
At the Informal bridge given Friday
by Miss Susie May Pope the first prise,
a beautiful hat pin, was won by Mrs.
Fried Patterson, and the consolation, n
pair of silk hose, by Miss Nina Gentry.
L. MARTIN HEARD, JR„
Muster Heard Is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Heard, of Elberton, and
the grandson of Senatos Latimer,
of South Carolina. Mrs. Heard
and young non are the guests at
present of Mr. and Mrs. George
Brown, on Peachtree street.
c
C Personal Mention J
t/iW.- was covered wltltGluny law mats j |(|1 wr |t e » ; "Manic Irarh in on It.
•ml the' rcnterplace waa u cut Bias. I full way, and I do not know wjilch con-
I bowl liliod with jlliik lose*. 1 Tbb
I dip shades were white ami I'i"
randies and Ices were In V
[ pink tints.
Mrs. Murphy was assisted In
tiw by lipi; sinter. Miss Minnie c.
J and In the entertainment of her gu-
I by Mrs. W. R Footer, Mrs. Chari en
.Vi nt hen ami Aflw Louise Oualy.
The hostess wore a handsome gown
■if black velvet fashioned with luce und
ihirr„n.
Miss Gatins was becomingly gowned
l« u bite luce made over chiffon and
lriiniiiod with French Uuic,
Min. Nnrlhen’s toilet was of blue
| silk fashioned with baby Irish lace.
■s. Foster wore bluek lace over
.1 to go to first. It Is u scramble for
tas Immense crowds attend the
ei-ts. it is no unusual thing to see
laenrd posted, 'Aug ver Kauff.’”
S. D. S.
Mr. amt Airs. Floyd Furlow, who
have been visiting In the city, have re
turned to their home In Mont Clair,
N. J.
Miss Bell, who Is the guest of Mrs.
Howard Bell, will return to her home
In Montgomery next week.
AFTERNOON RECEPTION.
Mrs. John Murphy has Issued Invita
tions to un afternoon reception for
Wednesday. November 28.
PERSONAL MENTION—
Mrs. James H. Crawford and little
daughters ure the guest, of Mr. and
Mrs. IL R. Overton, at Greensboro, Ga.
Sirs. Herman Gelsster and JOss So
phia Gelsslcr, of Oreensboro, are vls-
Itlug Atlanta friends. •
is Dooly wore a toilet of white
line trimmed with lace.
Y. W. C. A, NOTES.
Daily promise for Sunday: "Through
«I«f we shall do valiantly."—Psalms
So:If,
. MRS Emma Hays, national city gec-
" Hu y. will speak pt the gospel service
Sun,lay at I o'clock. There will be
*[»''lid music. _ . .
Sunday Is our association Thnnks-
xiiing day, and all members are asked
[ t" bring their thank offering.
large attendance Is desired.
.MRS. P. K. BAKER, Secretary.
MUSIC AT ATLANTA CHURCHES.
First Baptist Church.
MORNING.
Prelude—NU’udc. %1-.
Comet—Luccl.
Voluntary—"To Deuin,"—Bartlett.
Offertory, violin solo—Mme. Emma
K. von Heggprii.
Anthem—t 'Iiud wick.
Postlude—Gullmant.
EVENING.
Prelude—Fuulkes.
t’urnet—Nessler.
Voluntary—‘'Sing Alleluia"—Buck.
' offertory—"Incline Thine Ear"—
Woodman—Mr. John 8. Scott.
I’oHtludo—DuBoIs.
t'tnrir—Mrs. Peyton II. Todd, sopra
no; .Miss Liim-u Gilbert, alto; Mr.
Thomas B. Davies, tenor; Mr. John 8.
Scott, bass; Mr. T. Wunn, cornetlsl;
Mr. J. P. O'Donnelly, organist and dl-
lector.
Mr. and Airs. Claude I.. Norris have
been the guests uf Dr. dark Hopkins,
at Norcrpss, during' the week.
A MODEL
COFFEE
composed of tho very
beet coffees the market
afford*, and blended so as
to develop to the fullest
the richest flavor that
coffee can give
MAXWELL
HOUSE
BLEND
IS a model coffee in every
particular. A welcome
addition to every meal.,
Have It on your table.
IN SEALED CANSx
i AT ALL GROCERS
CUP
Juality^
, CHEEK-NEAL COFFEE CO.t
yiASHVtltfJENN. H0UST0N.TEX.
First Methodist Church.
MORNING,
organ prelude. In E hat—J. 8. Bach.
"Praise, the Lord, oh! Jerusalem,’
chorus—Maunder.
Thanksgiving anthem, "The Lord
Said"—B. Tours,
Organ poHtlude—Isoniulgre.
EVENING.
Organ prelude, march in E flat—Ro-
g "f’onskler and Hear Mo”—Pflueger.
Duct, "O Paradise’ —J. Lewis
Browne—Miss Brown and Mr. Hunter,
organ iiostlude, march—Grieg,
('holr—Miss Grace low Brown, so
prano and director; Mrs. J. L to
contralto: Mr. J. L. Dale, tenor; Mr. VI,
P. Hunter, buss; M1sb Lda Bnrtholo-,
mew. orgontst.
First Christian Church.
Mrs. Leroy Rogers, organist.
Professor William Bearden, director.
MORNING.
Prelude—Handel.
Anthem, ”1 Will Lift L'p Mlne Kyes.'
offertory, duet. "The Lord Is My
, Shepherd"—Misses Kate Marston and
‘Mamie I'lyburn.
j Pmrt,udfe - v '2&o.
Offertory.^The Comforter Came to
My Soul One Day’’—Miss Kate Mars.r
ton and cliolr. '
Postlude Meycrbur.
Second Baptist Church.
MORNINO.
Organ prelude, adagio—Wider.
Anthem, "Sometimes I Catch"—Gou-
n °Offertory, "One Sweetly Solemn
i Thought”-'eSchnecker.
organ postlude, march—Cappellln.
, * EVENING.
, organ prelude, "Large"—Han del. ^
Antliem, "Seek Y® the LordI— Rnb-
iorts—Mr. o. Cook und choir.
I offertory, "Beyond the Nmlllng —
■ | Man ton—Mr. O. H. took ai)d choir.
: | organ postlude—Bach.
■ :
Infant of E. E. 8ehtnck.
The Infant of Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Behenck died Saturday morning at the
family residence, 3«T Luckle street The
funeral service*, will Is* conducted Hun-
day nftemmn mul the IiUenncnt will ts»
iu Uakland
Mrs. Surah Randall,of Marlin, Is the
guest of Mrs. O. R. Randall and Mrs.
M. Yow.
Mrs. Charles Stone Is visiting rela
tives at Jacksonville. Fla. '
Miss Nora Martin has returned from
a visit to friends at Rome, Ga.
Mrs. T. B. Neal, who comes to At
lanta shortly to remain until tho
Christmas holidays, ts now In Wash
ington us the guest of Mrs. Charles
Widen*. She goes Monday for a brief
visit to Richmond and then comes to
Atlunta.
Dr. Artemnlnlo Bower Is at the Marl-
bf,rough-Blenheim, Atlantic City, recu
perating from an operation for appen
dicitis. Rhe was operated upon at Ht.
Vincent’s hospital by Dr. George D.
Stewart, of New York.
The friends of Mrs. Jeremiah Huff
will regret to.learn that she ts desper
ately ill with pneumonia.
Miss Elisabeth Buchanan, nt Opelika,
Ala., who has been the guest of Mrs.
O. G. Gorman at the Majestic, left
Saturday for her home.
nex(
Mrs. Robert Meador will leave
week for a visit to Waynesboro.
Miss Caro Price, of Madison, I! the
guest of Mrs. George R Walters.
Miss Jennie Mobley has returned
from Columbus.
Mr. Ben Lee Crew has returned from
Balnbrldge.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Jackson are In
New York.
Mrs. Renfroe Jackson has returned
from Griffin.
Miss Irene Keneflck, of Kansas City,
is expected to arrive Saturday night t.j
be the guest of Miss Adorn Anderson.
i DINKELSPIEL j
........
By GEORGE V. HOBART.
(Copyright, 1906. by American-Jaur-
nal-Examtner.)
' Home. Lately.
Mein Lleber Looey: Your letter from
Bay City, WIs., Is to hand, und ve vas
all sorry to hear It dot ypa nln'd feel
ing so veil und dot you liaf der blues.
Your mother says dot 1 should make
jyou in dls letter a nice bunch of
chokes vlch vould mebtie cheerful you
« lecdle. I aln’d much of a hand mil
chokes mini self, but I vas. talking mIt
Gust Bauersclunldt yesterday, .und he
laughed me Intensely.
You know Gust Bauersqhmtdt, Loo
ey!
He-Is der floorvalker In a Informa
tion bureau at der Grand Central de
pot.
Gust vent Into a barber shop dor
udder day.
"Say!" set der barber, "your hair
needs cutting In der.vorst vay!”
“Yes." set Gust, "dot's der vay you
cut It lost time!"
Gust has a leedle boy py der name
of Chonny, und he vas sliding down
der banisters der udder day ven Ills
mother caught him.
"Vat vas you dldding, son 7” she Ink-
vlred.
"I Vas maktnr trousers for der or
phans," said leedle Chonny.
"Chonny.” set Oust, to his son, ’i
vant you to he a goot boy.”
"I Yll! he goot If you gif me a nickel,"
set Chonny.
"No,” get Gust, "I vant yon to re
member dot you cpn not be a son of
mine unless you be goot for rtuddlng.”
Gust got a new cook at his house
und his vlfe set to her: "Minnie, hat
you cracked dose nuts for dinner?'
"Yessum," set Minnie, "all but der
big vuns—I couldn’t get dem In my
mouth!”
Gust's vlfe vas vun day in a large
compartment store ven der floorvalk-
er rushed up to her und set* "Hurry
ould. Madam, der store vas on nro!"
“Ach! Is It?" set Gust's vlfe; "den I
Mil valt for der Are sale!”
Oust vas talking mlt his doctor vun
day, eggspresslng Ills symptoms, und
he sec. "Doctor, vas Velch rabbits
unhealthy?"
”1 couldn't say,” set der doctor;
vas nefer called In to attend vun.”
Vun day a man came upfto Gust und
set; "Say, doan'd you vant to buy von
of dose attachments dey put on a piano
to make It go?"
"Neln," set Gust; "der sheriff put
vuu on otir plano two days ago, und
It's gone!”
A tramp rushed up to Oust vun day
vile he vas In der bureau und tried
to vork him for der price of a ticket.
IT vas trying to get home to my poor
olt mother; - ’ set der tramp. "She aln’d
seen my face for ten years.”
"I guess dot vas der truth.” set Gusli
"vy doan'd you vash It vuncc?”
Oust vas buying a home von day
from a horse deoler In New Rochelle.
•is der horse aure-footed?" Inkvlred
Gust.
"Dot horse sure-footed! set der
dealer: “veil, I ahould say so! Vy, he
kicked iny vlfe's mother three times
In der same spot." ...
Oust has a dog. It Is a dachshund.
Gust calls him a bird dog because ho
valks pigeon-toed. •
Sometimes I dink Gust's dog muet he
a spaniel, because he likes to chump In
der vater und soak.
I dink Gust's vatch must luf a spaniel
also. It Is In soak most of der time.
Gust's dog vunco saved a home, train
burning. Der dog found a box of
matches on der floor und svallowed
dem before dey dlt any damage.
Der dog has been light-headed efet
since. „
Gust’s dog Is very smart. He vanted
to learn to be a vatch dog, so her ale
der alarm dock.
I hope deso vlll cheerful you. Looey.
But If dey doan'd tease your laugh-
ability, remejnber. Looey, dot Gust It
ON LETTER IS
Detectives at Work on
■p*-
Attempt at Poison
ing Case.
After an assiduous InveMtftfutfon, <’lty
Detectives Conuully nnd Startles have fail
ed to unearth nny new evidence'of value
In the nlleged plot to poison the family of
J. J. Foote, preihlejit of the Foote' trunk
factory. In Bait Alabama street,, and It
now appears that the ease of the trio of
women NU*ix»ct« will rest on the
mote testimony of handwriting.
Efforts are lielntf made by the sleuth*
i ascertain which of the, three women
wrote the mysteriotni nnd dnumglnx letter,
the misdirecting of which exposed the plot
to murder and which was reproduced in
original form in The (Icorglaii of Friday
afternoon. Each of the prisoners denies
^towing any thing
Utility for It wifi
Pi-- . .... T — —sins of n test in
handwriting.
This teat was commenced Friday 'After*
noon In police court when the three wom
en, Nellie Itailey, Fannie Smith and Mlu-
day afternoon.
. Tail-Tale Letter.
The tell-tale letter, waa addressed to Nel
lie Halley, and was signed “Fannie," From
a comparison of the handwriting of Min
nie Clark with that contained In the let
ter. Judge Hroyle* expressed the opinion
that the letter was written by this woman.
Mitiule Clark was given tt seat at a
table and was told by Judge ltroyles to
write from his dictation. He then read
cert it In sentences front the lettr .
woman wrote slowly and deliberately, he
recorder remarked:
“This writing l*car* n marked similarity
to the writing In this letter, and 1 am
Hntlsticd you wrote It. Now. I want you
to make u el on u breast of this whole mat
ter."
I have nothing to tell," replied the prls
oner. “I hnvo told you nil I know. 1 am
entirely Innocent of writing that letter nud
know nothing n I milt It.”
New Bit of Evidence.
GEORGIA NEWS
IN PARAGRAPHS
Receiving Leeee Bide.
Hpvcinl to Tbe Georgian.
Macon, Oa., Nov. 21.—The public
property committee, of which Alder
man Sloan la chairman,' la beginning
to receive blda for the Central Oily
park land for farming purpoaex. One
offer la aald to be na high o» 3600 for a
year, A number of other blda will no
doubt be received between now and
next Tueaday night, at which tlm* the
bidding cloaen.
The dtdeetlve said In* was making a test
of the handwriting of Mfule Clark In the
office of detective preceding the Jrlut aud
told her to write a portion of tbe tlrst
tmrifon of tho tlrst sentence of the letter:
"Nellie, you told me Inst night that
•tuff—" m
The officer said when he looked nt the
pamper, be found the woman had written
"Nellie, you told me Inst night that stuff
you put In the eoffee."
These nre the fdeutlcul words appealing
iu the mysterious letter.
When the officer made this statement, the
woman declared he told her to write every
word she put on the paper. The qffleer
said he lmd uo recollection of telling her
the Inst five words.
At the eoueliishHt of tlm hen ring. Judge
ltroyles Instructed that, the woineu In* coii
lined in sepnpitc cells nnd also told Detec
five Sterne* to obtain n sample of tie
writing of Minnie rinrb's husband, which
he did. It Is said this writing bears some
resemblance to the writing In the letter. /
letter written by Fannie Smith before’lie.
arrest has also been fonnd. which Is en
tlrely different from the writing she did ut
the police station, showlug she evident!;
tried to dlsgulne her handwriting on the Ini
ter occasion.
J. J. Foote, who was nhsent at- the time
the supiHtsed murder plot was exposed, re
turned to the city Friday night nnd irill Ik-
present lu police court Knturduy afternoon.
"This Is an Important matter, und I want
It thoroughly probed," said Mr. Foote Kat
urdny morning. He kuew nothing of tho
mutter until Ids return to the city.
CAPTAIN E, BERKELEY
IS DANGEROUSLY ILL
Captain Edmund Berkeley, general
agent of tho Seaboard Air Line In At
lanta, In lying dangerously HI In the
German Hospital ut Philadelphia, und
hut little hope la entertained for his re
covery. *
Than Captain Berkeley few men In
Atlanta are better known or better
liked, and the news of bin Illness will
be received with regret by a lame cir
cle of friends. In addition to a large
acquaintance In Georgia, Captain Ber
keley has a multitude of friends In
North and South Carolina and Vir
ginia.
He went to Philadelphia three weeks
ago to have un operation performed,
nnd he has never recovered from the
effects. Until he was general agent of
the Seaboard In Atlanta, Captain Ber
keley was superintendent of the west
ern dlvslslon of that*road.
WAS FINED $500
EOE SHANGHAIING
Verdict for Damage,.
Hpodal to Tbe Georgia a.
Macon, Oa., Nov. 21.—For the lore
of the life of her huaband, who met
death under the wheel, of a Central of
Georgia train In Macon la*t October,
Mn. Emina O. May wbh given a ver-
Mra. G. C. Drummond and Mia* \V II- j diet of 36,000 ugalnet the railroad ye,-
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MISSING FOR SIX MONTHS,
SON OF ATLANTA PAINTER
IS FOUND IN MILITAR YPRISON
Marlon O. \V. Smith, a seventeen-
year-old Atlanta boy, waa In the- gov
ernment prlaon at Fort Riley, Kan., alx
monthn before hla father, J. tv. Smith,
a painter, living on Homer atreet, At
lanta, knew aught of hie eon’s where
about*.
The lad had been away from home
nearly half a year before hU father
located him, and then purely by lucky
chance. Now he la securing nlgners to
petition addreaied- to Prealdefit
Roosevelt, aaklng him to pardon the
boy.
About a year ago J. VV, 8nUtlt\w/u
living nt Ball Grdvnel- He teCured fob
hi* non, Marion, a ponltlon ill thin city,
and for mime time had no other thought
than that the boy wan nt hln work.
In trying lo communicate with him,
however, he dlncovered that Marlon
had left Atlanta.
Then hln search for, the boy began.
The locnl recruiting officer for the
regular army told him tlmt Marlon
had been examined here, but wan re
jected. Then one duy some young
friend* of tho boy told the father thal
Morion wan a member of the Seventh
Buttery, United Statea regular*.
Further Inquiry developed the fact
tlmt the boy. growing homeidck. had
denerted. While making hln way home
he wun apprehended, tried by a inflflary
court nnd nentenced to two yearn In the
army prlnun ut Fort Riley.
Hln fnther han necured a large num
ber of nlgners to tho nflpeal to thn
president for pardon, Including the
county official*, Mate houne officer*
anil prominent cltlxene. It Is under
stood that Governor Terrell will sign
the paper when ho return* to the city.
It In said that the boy Is in very bad
health, und that confinement will kIK
him If the full sentence In Imposed. He
lion nerved about one year already.
30 WOMEN ARE READY
TO CONFRONT CARUSO
Police Make Threats
If Tenor Appeals
Case*
HE MAY NOT SING
WHEN SEASON OPENS
Italian’s Voice Is Said To Be
Temporarily Improved
as Result of Arrest.
Norfolk, Nov. 21.—The new federal
shanghalng law caused judge Wad
dell to sentence Captain Andrew
Crockett, of the Chesapeake Bay oynter
dredge James H. Whiting, to pay a
fine or 3600 before December l or nerve
nix months In Jail.
terday by the superior court. The acci
dent that resulted In Mr. May’s death
took place In the railroad yards.
Assistant Pastor Arrivse.
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Macon, Ga., Nov. 24.—Rev. J.
Ham,’ who has been recently elected
assistant pastor of the Vlnevllle Bap
tist church, has reached tho city and
will enter upon Ills new work at once,
under the direction of William H. Rice,
pastor of the church. Mr. Ham will
have charge of the churches In the
Willingham and Manchester mill vil
lages.
Railroad Official* Confer.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon. Ga., Nov. 24.—General Pas
senger Agent J. C. Halle, District Pas
senger Agent Warren Fogg and Trav
eling Passenger Agent John W. Blount,
if the Fentrul of Georgia railroad, were
in Macon yesterday for the purpose of
holding a conference with General Su-
imimcnilcnt Johnson regarding new
Mr. and Mrs. Hurrv Crowder, of schedules und train service In general.
helmina Drummond will return Mon
day from Maine.
Mrs. Ernest Williams, , who Is the
guest of Mbs. Porter King, leaves Tues
day for New York.
Sirs. John A. Perdue Is In Columbus.
Miss Nell O'Donnelly I* visiting
friends In New York city.
Mr. Robert Moran ha* returned from
New York. ’ '
Mr. B. J. McKetdin. who has been
the guest of Mr. Leonard Brown for a
few days, lias returned to his home In
Athens, Tenn.
Mrs. R. K. Shepherd and little daugh
ter ore visiting relatives at Covington.
Mrs. R. EL Hastings Is the guest of
Mrs. A. D. Meador at Covington.
lira. Fred Wegner, of West End. has
returned from a visit to Her duughler.
Mis. Spinning, of Macon.
MISS HAYS WILL SPEAK.
Dally promise for Halurduy:
The Lord Is my Shepherd: I shall
not want.—Psalms xx)li: 1. •
Miss Emma Hays/natlonal city sec
retary, will speak at the gespel serv
ice Sunday at 4 p. m. A large attend
ance Is desired. It will be an oppor
tunity to hear and meet Miss Hays.
There will be special music. Please re
member that day, Sunday, 26th, as the
association's Thanksgiving day; and
thank offerings will be received at that
time.
Invltatiogs are out for a member
ship leu, toba given at the rooms next
Tuesday, from 4 to 9 o'clock
IMMIGRATION LEAGUE
IS BEING ORGANIZED.
Missis! to The Georgius.
Jackson, Miss., Nov, 24.—A State Ini.
migration League Is soon to be formed.
This league is to be composed of dele
gates representing the various boards
of trade In the stale. A lame number
of cities have already signified a will
ingness to co-operate In such a move
ment. and gissl results are rxpeeted
lo llow from Us orgiiiilzullon. In nil
Industries In llils stale there 1s a
shortness of labor.
New Yurk, Nov. 24.—"We have thirty
women - whom we will produce In court
and prove were Insulted by Caruso tf
he appeal* this case. The farther he
goes the worse It will be for him.”
This startling statement of a host of
her charges agalnM tbe Metropolitan
corn house tenor was mode today by
Deputy Police Commissioner lluthot
when he was Informed that Caruso had
determined definitely to appeaLhlscasu
to the court of special sessions.
Caruso May Not Sing.
It developed also today that there Is a
strong probability of Caruso’s not sing
ing at his scheduled first performance
at the opera next Wednesday night,
Is feared that public sentiment will bo
too strongly against him. His voice,
moreover, because of the nervous ex
citement during and following his ar
rest Is said to be temporarily Impaired.
"Caruso, under the law. of course,
has a right to appeal from the de
vision of the magistrate.” said Com
mlssioner Mnlhot. "but the deeper he
goes Into this shameful case the more
fully will the police department of New
York probe Into his conduct."
Says Woman Told Story.
"Regarding the automobile Incident
In which this man Insulted a woman, I
can say this, that If Mr. Caruso or his
lawyers, or hi* friends, or anyone else.
Interested In hi* welfare, desire* to
combat the evidence that I have, the
singer’s path will not be strew n with
flowers.
"I have the name of this woman that
he Insulted. She I* a woman of promi
nence and she came forward and re
vealed the nature of this man’s Insult,
but It was told lo mo In strict confi
dence. I can't tell you her name, but
she Is ready and willing, should the •»;-
cushm arise, to do everything In her little ho
power to nhl the police,’’
To Carry Case Up,
Former Judge Dlttenhoeffer, Caruso’s
chief counsel, said today that he would
go before one of the judge* of general
session* on Monday with an affidavit
selling forth the error Magistrate Ba
ker Is considered by him to have
made, and usk for a re-consideratlon
of tbe case by the higher court.
CARU80’S RIVAL LAUGH8
AT STORY OF TRIAL.
New York, Nov. 24.—Ivan Altchcw- I
ski, the Russian tenor, who became one ,
of the great figures In the opera at i
Covent Garden In London and will rival |
Caruso in the coming productions at,
Hnimnersteln's Manhattan opera house,
arrived today on the French liner Lu
Provence. He expreseed hh optnlaa 0t,
C’arujo und the monkey house episode
with an unmistakable shrug.
' "It is very rich,” said M. AltcbewskL
"The monkey house? Ha, lm; hut I
con hardly believe It. Maybe It Is not
so?"
THEFT IS CHARGED
TO "BILLY" NOLAN
Cincinnati. Ohio, Nov. 34.—"Billy**
Nolan, far noun a a the manager of "Bat-
tlliiff” Nelson In all hln recent fights,
Im»h been arrested on the charge of em
bezzlement and locked up. The war
rant was taken out by Tex Blrkurd. of
Goldfield. Nevada, who pulled off the
Cans-Nelson fight.
ROADS ARE CONSOLIDATED;
. AGREEMENT IS APPROVED.
Norfolk, Vu„ Nov. 24,—By an agree
ment signed in this city and approved
at meetings held in two other oitfei>,
the Norfolk and Southern, Virginia and
Carolina Count, Atlantic and North
Carolina and tbe Katelgfti and Pantile»
railways were consolidated under th*
name of the Norfolk und Southern
Hallway Company, which is capitalized
at 125,000,000.
played~w7th~ MATCHES,
IS FATALLY BURNEC
Special to The tlor-lnn.
Spartanburg, S. C., Nov. 24.'—Kum . n
Vandiver, aged six years. Is thought to
be dying from burns he received about
three weeks ago.
The lad and several companions were
playing with matches at the Van«iD* r
boy’s home, on South Liberty stru t,
and while striking a mutch the cloth
ing of Furman caught on lire and. be
fore assistance reached him, lie
dreadfully burned about th< n*vk »mJ
face.
tiding physician!