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STATUE OF COL. GRANT
SHOULD ADORN PARK
HE GAVE TO ATLANTA
a'HE ATLANTA GEORGIAN,
THURSDAY. IjECEUBUK 27,
City ParkCommission
Makes Suggestion
,in Report.
To erect In Grant Park a statue of
ColonelIh. P. Grant, who gave to At
lanta the beautiful tract of land. Is the
suggestion of President Walter R.
Brown, of the park commissioners, in
his report Issued Thursday.
Thfc report contains many bits of In
teresting Information regarding At
lanta's parks. It follows. In full:
During the past year decided Im
provements have been made In the city
parks ami a definite line of action car
ried out. I. shall not undertake to re
cite the many Improvements made at
the U. P. Grant Park, but will only
"dint to a few decided betterments
made.
Improvements.
Tlu- refreshment stand has been en-
and Improved; the barn has
n moved from Cherokee avenue to
southern portion of the park, so as
erfere with the residents on
avenue and Ormond street:
'h* splendid 1 pavilion, having a
Ing capacity of five thousand (5,-
people, Ib In Course of construction
■ mil will ho completed early In 19*7.
Green House.
• A distinctive ' excellence Is notice
able In the addition to the splendid
collection At the green house.
.Constant Improvements are being
made throughout the parks of the city
In the care of trees and shrubbery.
Zoological. Collection.
Many very fine additions have been
made to the Gress *oo, and the anl-
nutls haVo j been 'properly cared for
and are Ini fine condition. The xoo
furnishes great attraction not only to
our citizens, but to visitors.
Future Attention.
N’ot on tv has time and care been
spent on Grant Park, but on the other
parks of the city, and the next year
should bring many noticeable' steps
forward toward placing the city parks
on n permanent and better basis.
Suggestions.
Tlic city council, together with the
r k board, should. I suggest, speedl-
urge a conclusion as to the fu
ture of Piedmont Park. It should be
determined at once whether this public
property' Is t,o be preserved for hold
ing Otfrs and other exhibitions or
whether. It should be turned Into a
pleasure park and brought to a high
statefof ornamentation. I ofck that the
. boar* of council of 1907 determine this
question.
i Annual Easter Egg Hunt.
The annual Easter egg hunt has
proven so great a delight to the thou-
‘sands .of children of the city that I
urgw this custom to be regarded as ons
the fixed features of the pleasures
ding under the enre of the commis-
Cyelorame.
The cyclorama, the magnificent gift
of Hon. George II. Gress. continues to
be of great interest to our citizens and
thousands of people who annually visit
Atlanta.
I urge the next- council to allow the
park'commission to use all receipts,
coming from the cyclorama. to care for
the magnificent picture, the place where
It Is housed, and to make* needed Im
provements at .Grant Park.
L. P. Grant Status.
Colonel L. P. Orant, who out of the
largeness of his heart donated the U
P. Grant Park to the city of Atlanta,
should have, without any delay, % suit
able statue erected to his memory In
the center of the park.
. It, Is a IttUe remarkable that, the city
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APPEALS THE CASE
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Of Atlanta has so long delayed In tak
ing a step that would Indicate its ap
preciation of a blessing that comes
every day from the munificent gift of
"olqnel Grant.
W hy cannot all or a portion of the
receipts coming from the cyclorama
end the refreshment privileges received
at Grant Park be sacredly devoted to
the purchase of a bronte statue of
Colonel Grant?
The park commission and the em
ployees have been energetic and faith
ful in their several duties; and I am
sure that May of- Woodward and the
city of Atlnnta may well be proud »f
the work accomplished at the parks.
WALTER R. BROWN.
President Park Commission!
.JONES AVENUE SCHOOL
HAS CHRISTMAS TREE
WILL BE A HOLLAR
MARK IN SENATE
Bomb Is Thrown Into Colo
rado Senatorial
Camp.
Denver, Colo., Dec. 27.—The Colorado
Springs Gaxette, which, proudly claims
to be the oldest Republican paper In
Colorado, yesterday threw- a large-
slxed bomb Into the senatorial camp
of Simon Guggenheim. The Gazette
Is owned by Clarence H. Dodge, who
Is close to the ''El Paso crowd,” the
kid-gloved element of the Republican
party In this state.
The Gaxette's bomb was In the form
of an editorial opposing the election of
Guggenheim.. Among other things, It
says;
‘‘Simon Guggenheim, In the United
States senate, would be a Joke, but a
most discreditable joke to Colorado.
He would be to this state what Wil
liam A. Clark Is to Montana and what
J. Edward Addleks tried to be to Dela.
ware—simply a dollar mark, placed
there to.show that another state has
sold out.
“Mr. Guggenheim Is said to have the
Republican organization leaders and
legislators In hfs support, but how did
he get them? 1 Did they ttock to his
banner because of sincere admiration
for his qualities as a statesman, his
legislative experience, his general fit
ness for the place?
"No, Indeed. It was simply a com
mercial transaction, a clear-cut rase
of barter and sale. Mr. Guggenheim la
n willing writer of checks. When he
was asked to shell out for the good of
the party ho was never known to re
fuse. Mr. Guggenheim has had the
price and quite naturally he expects
the men he did business with to de
liver the goods—and they are prepar
ing to discharge their part of the obli
gation.”
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INCREASE OF STOCK
The action of .the Mississippi
court in sentencing Mrs. Angle
Birdsong, whose picture Is here
printed, to five years at hard la
bor In states prison fqr killing Dr.
Thomas Butler, her alleged tra-
ducer, has'aroused great Interest
throughout the country. United
States Senator McLaurln, uncle of
Mrs. Birdsong, has served notice
of appeal, and the case Is by no
means ended.
CHEER MRS. TRAUTMAX
WHEN EXONERATED
Continued from Pago One.
The Christinas tree entertainment of the
Jours Avenue Baptist Sunday srhool was
held Wednesday night lu the multi audi
torium of the rhareh and was friended
>y it, large audience.
Ihn distribution of present's fas pre-
,alial by the rendition of z splendid pro
gram. A piano duet was played by Mrs.
Charles ox burn sad Miss Untile Homer-
idle, and this was followed by n Imintl-
fid cantata, "Santa Clans' I>olii|;it, ' which
was rendered In a delightful'meaner. In
strumental music for thr cantata was fur
nished by Mian Agnes Lyon, pianist.
At the eonrlnalon of the cantata. Hon.
John II. Harwell, former sgwrliitendent
of the school, oa Ishslf of the Indies
Aid Society of the church, presented the
isistor. Bev. Mr. Savage, with a handsome
ring. The.heavily laden tree was thee
stripped ofltt harden by »«*l old gnnto
Clans. ,
TEMPORARY RECEIVERS
COMPLETE THEIR WORK
Victoria, B. C„ Dec. 27.—Tliat Japan
plans a mammoth army and gigantic
navy Is the news which has been
brought here by the steamer Tosu
Maru. It'Is stated that the mikado
favors the scheme to Increase the army
until the standing forces number nine
teen divisions, nix more than It had be
fore the war with Russia.
The naval equipment Is to bo In
creased by an expenditure of 123,500,-
000 In excels of the amount spent lust
year. New vessels are to be added to
the navy at once.
EXPLOSION CAUSES
$350,000 BLAZE
Wilmington, Del., Dec. 27.—An ex
plosion In the engine room of the Wil
mington Candy Company's building
early today wrecked that building and
the Are that followed completely de
stroyed tbe buildings occupied by the
Jocoblna dry goqds store and the
Weaver's shoe store and Leader dry
goods company. The loss will reach
1150,000.
FRENCH SENATE •
WILL PASS BILL
Paris, Dec. 27.—Against the solid
opposition of the Right, the senate by
293 to 90 votes referred the supple
mentary church and state separation
bill to the committee on the separation
of church and state. The vote Is con
sidered a test, Insuring the passage of
the measure by a big majority.
ARCHBI8HOP IRELAND
DOESN'T PLEASE POPE.
Rome, Dec. 27.—A' summary of the
eermon preached by Archbishop Ire
land In 8t. Paul last Sunday lias been
printed In the local press and It Is said
today that It has not found favor with
the .Vatican authorities, as It blames
the French clergy, who are praised by
the pope. This summary was taken
from the Paris .Matin.
According to udviecs received at the
Vatican from Parts, there Is a strong
! feeling of resentment l» the CTemrn-
! cetiu cabinet against M.. Briend. be-
I cause.of his recent circulars on the re-
I liglous question.
John M. Slaton and A. J. Orme. tem
porary receiver* of the Atlanta-Bir-
mlngtmm Inturaro* rotnpany.
discharged by nn order of Judge [
man.
CAPTAIN MAYO SMOKES
that the woman was a pickpocket, and
I drew myself away. The woman fol
lowed me to the street nd walked down
Fifth avenue with me about two
blocks."
Q- Were you drinking that night?
A. No. I am a teetotaler.
Q- What did you do when the woman
left? A. I went home and went to bed.
The next morning X had breakfast and
went to the railroad branch of the Y.
M. C. A..
Q. What did you do then? A. I went
home to supper. In the evening I went
to the Twenty-third street branch ol
the Y. M. C. A. and wrote for three
hours.
Q. What were you writing? Was It
it a treatise on "Immorality of Fifth
avenue?" A. No, It was ubout pri
vate business.
Says He Told Officer.
Q. Did you speak to any one In the
Y. M. C. A.? A. Yes, at 10 o’clock the
library was closed, and I opened my
pocket-book to get the stamps for let
ters I had written. •
Q. Hadn't you opened that pocket-
book all day? A. No, I , had loose
change.
Q. Did you And the stamps In the
pocket-book? A. Yes, but the money
was gone. I wanted to take every pre
caution to show that I had not lost the
money In the Y. M. C, A. by asking the
officer at the desk If he would send
some one with me to search the libra
ry.
Q. What did youtell the officer? A.
I said I had lost til or $14 In bills.
Q. Did you say you - lost It In the
library? A. No, I said I might have
lost It In the library, but the fact that
I did not And the money In the pocket-
book made me doubly sure that 1 had
been robbed Saturday night. , •
Sticks to Identification.
“I want you to look at this woman,'
commanded the magistrate, "anil tell
me If you are as positive In your Iden
tification of her as you are of the pos-
slhllty of your having lost that money
In the library?"
Hogan looked at Mrs. Troutman.
"Bhc Is the woman. I have no doubt
about that," said the witness, firmly
and with emphasis.
Q. Is not there Just as much chance
of you being in doubt as to her Identity
ns ubout other things you have testi
fied to? A. No. there Is no doubt. 1
believe she la the woman who took my
money.
The magistrate then said;
"Do you want me to believe that a
woman could get Into your pocket, open
t^ils bill-told by springing the catch,
unfold the two ends and take the
money out? Do you dare ask me to
believe that? I inn a man of reason."
Mrs. Trautman Testifies.
Jiogan sold that he believed an ex
perienced pickpocket could do it.
Mrs. Trautman was called to the
stand after the magistrate had shown
that he gave little credence to, tbe
accusation msde by Hogan. Hogan
failed to Identify the secretary of the
Young Men’s Christian Association, (o
whom he hod said that bo lost the
money, and another employee of the
Young Men's ''liristion Assochltnn who
had aided him In searching the library
for the lost money.
Mrs. Trautman was thoroughly com.
posed and gave her testimony In a
straightforward manner. She declared
positively that at the time of the at-
leged robbery and for several hours ^
previous thereto she was at home and J unj
Inc Incss h'.i
«HTJ COURT
Attorney General of Minne
sota Opposed Proposed
$60,000,000.
St. Paul. Dec. 27.—Xn action was
begun -yesterday by Attorney General
Young and R. A. Stone, assistant at
torney general. In the Ramsey district
court on behalf of thp state of Minne
sota against the Great Northern Rail
way Company, asking for a permanent
Injunction against tbe company, its of.
fleers, agents and servants (torn partic
ipating In any manner with tbe pro
posed Issue of $60,000,000 ” of capital
stock recently authorised by the board
of directors In New York.
The bill recites the fact that the
Great Northern Is a corporation of the
state g>f Minnesota and that Its origi
nal authorised capital wae $30,000,000,
that being the limit fixed by Its char
ter.
TOWNS IN CHILE
Half of Arica Said
Have Been Laid
Waste.
To
SautfiiKo. Chi I#, December - 27.—Keport*
reaching here state that Unlf tbe town
of Arica, In the province of Tacna, has
been' destroyed by an earthquake and other
towna lu the neighborhood have Buffered
more or less severely.
BOY DANGEROUSLY SHOT
IN HIS OWN HOME
While In hi* home at 43 Julian street
Wednesday afternoon, a 14-year-old
negro boy, eon of Stoneman Harrison,
was shot In the abdomen and danger
ously wounded, the bullet croehlng
through a window from the outside.
Henry Nelson, another negro resid
ing next door, Is said to have fired the
shot. He told some one In the neigh
borhood the shooting was accidental,
and then he vanished. The police are
looking for him. •
Dr. George Y. Pierce rendered tern
porary medical aid, and Thursday
morning the wounded boy wae removed
to the GrAdy hospital. His condition
is critical.
TOOK PISTOL TO”BED.
AND SHOT HIMSELF
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 27.—Wllaon M.
Moreley, a farmer of Chattahoochee
county. 12 miles south of Columbus,
committed suicide Monday night by
ahooilng himself In the head.
Moreley was 32 years of age. lie
went home from a Christmas tree cele
bration. took hi* brother’s pistol to bed
with him, and then shot himself.
Moreley had been In bad health for
some time past, and It is thought that
this was the cause.
He lived with his mother and sis*
ter. , #
BIG GROCERY FIRMS
WILL CONSOLIDATE
In bed.
••When was the first Wine you heard
that this man claimed you had robbed
him?”
A. Monday night, between 7 and 7:3«.
Q. What haptxned? A. I had been
IK dur&g the day and started out to
make some purchases for some little
children.
J , o l f S «he b Unl«*dStine* court. Wed
nesday afternoon, The temporary re-
cetverv reported nil tfie assets of thr |
company as turned over to the custody |,„n t .,. I'.nuiu Msjru. I’.ifur,. <.imm.-iml
of the permanent receivers. Dargan ,,f He- utondus wjtrii. tree t>n-
end Sexton * I serried Willi tt tm ot fine Hjura H tbe ;«
Ci. rrrmc reunited that $900 belong- | !l.v .ration Ttnnrfay lu.irtilug. a tratme.
Mr. Orme rep* »l#Dosit at! nisi fmui -is uf »!»*• Wejrele imtlrnwB.
Ing to the romHW W»* j® r*rtfa~ Tbe mwiifaiJoi* wss m~.l* in *!•«• cap-
the central 1™.5.! t-.in. ..r m. wsj»
FINE CIGARS THURSDAY second quarrel
liHLUiumiu iiiyiiuun RESULTSIXTRAGEDY
Very U.:<
H|w-tul l«» Tii* CJwrttiai!. •
|fi<Jmuz«*. «*»*.. be*’. 27.—Tarn negn*-*.
IN u Li|MM*P.t* a;il Charley Morris, bail n
dlfffiv.iv on th*» stifvt* yesterday after-
uoou. I.m»i logot n»wi*: a o*b«r*k tli*» two
®M*I ttguiu. *m»1 tt • iizl$ ! n*
dUttfaz IU leljs'iruN. liritm n load
I v. uP L coimdc.vd ve»ry ».-riou«.
Keginning <m January I the Oglesby
Grocery’ Company find the Albright-
Prior Company/ two of the largest
firms of this kind In the Bouth. will be
known as the Oglesby Grocery Compa
ny and will be consolidated.
This consolidation has been contem
plated for some time, anil It will go Into
effect with the new year. J. tl. Ogles
by will be president of the new com
ill continue 14i give the
supervision. G. 8. Prior
wld J*e vice president and treasurer
p.nd W. A. Albright vice president and
manager. J. G. - Oglesby, Jr., will be
secretary*
Both concerns have stores on Ala
bama street und have an extensive
trade all over Georgia and other states
In the South.
SEC, FOB IRELAND
Winston Churchill, whose pic
ture Is herewith primed, It Is said.
Is to be the new secretary for Ire
land. He Is cousin of the duke of
Marlborough. He has Inherited
his distinguished father’s (Lord
Randolph Churchill) adaptabilities
for British politics. He Is said to
bo an antLHome ruler, and a lively
time Is predicted for hint at his
new post, provided he receives the
appointment. .
DR, MARK ELECTED.
TO HIGHJBMMITTEE
Although unavoidably detained and
unable to attend, Dr. David Marx, rab
bi of the Jewish temple on 'South
Pryor street, was elected a member of
the executive committee of the South
ern Rablnlcal Association, wblcli has
Just closed its meeting in Nashville.
Dr. Marx Is esteemed not only by
his own church and people, but by all
who know him. He Is a brilliant man,
and one who Is striving to do all the
good he can In the world. The.offi
cers of the association are os fol
lows:
Rabbi Isadora Lowenthal, Nashville,
E resident; Rabbi Henry Barnstefn,
louston, vice president; Rabbi Moses
Bargman, New Orleans, secretary;
Rabbi M. Newfleld, Birmingham, Ala.,
treasurer.
Executive Committee—Rabbis Max
Keller. New Orleans, chairman: David
Marx, Atlanta, and B. C. Ehrenrlch,
Montgomery, Ala.
RECEIVERS NAMED FOR
I, J, & K, C,
DEWEY MAY CONTROL
Speeiul to The Georgian.
Mobile, Ala., Dec. $7,—The appoint'
ment of F. E. Dewey and J. Lewis
Dantxler ns receivers of the Mobile,
Jackson and Kansas City railroad, upon
an order Issued out of ttte chancery
court and a restraining order prevent
Ing Interference with their taking con'
trol of the property, has caused the
widest comment hero, The appoint
ment of receivers was wholly unex
pected.
It Is believed to be the first step
toward the absorption of the road by u
system with which Dewey is now con
nected. The receivers were appointed
upon the application of Messrs. Monell
Morrison and McLeod, large Maryland
stockholders In the company,
solvency.
The road extends from Mobile to
Middleton, Tonn., a distance of 360
miles.
Dowel, who wns former general man
agey qf the road, was ousted aliout
eighteen months ngo and succeeded by
F. Whittlesey, of Toledo, Ohio.
MANY TRAINS AT MERCY
OF A RAVING MANIAC
Chicago, Dec, 27.—Crazed to the
point of believing himself a yard mas
ter. A. C. Murphy caused consterna
tion at Cavanaugh. Ind.. yesterday.
Murphy arrived at Cavanaugh in the
morning and discharged the towerman,
T. L. Banes, and took charge of the
switches.
He unlocked the switches and flagged
a half dozen trains at.the crossing and
then In the rapacity of yard inoBter.
which he assumed, he employed a sang
of hobos to act as switchmen. With
the tramps he fought oft the train
crews who attempted his capture. '
The running schedules of alt trains
passing Cavanaugh were demoralized,
and not until Banes had notified the op
erator at Hammond, Ind... and a spe
cial train had come for Murphy'a cap
ture, were things placed In order again.
Murphy, after a hard fight, was locked
up. ■
ATLANTA CHURCHES :P0RCH COLLAPSED}
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SHOOTS HIMSELF
AS CROWD LOOKS ON
New York, Dec. 27.—Benjamin A.
Brown, financial agent in Brooklyn for
the United States Expreft* Company,
living at No. 617 Quincy street, Brook
lyn, attempted suicide by »bootfng him
self while In a branch office of the
company at 106 Fulton street, Brook
lyn, yesterday afternoon.
Brown, showing traces of mentUl dis
order, walked Into the office, which was
crowded with drivers und clerks, and
number of customers, and going to
the end of the room, drew a pistol
from his pocket and, before he could
be prevented, fired twice.
Brown was hurried to the hospital,
where it Is sntd he cannot recover.
CENTRAL A8IA COTTON
HARVEST REPORTED GOOD.
St. Petersburg, Dec. 27.—The cotton
honest. in central Asia Is extremely
good. 17.000 car loads instead «>f the
annual of 12,00“ being nvuilabie foi
export.
AGED NEGRO KILLED
OY YOUNG BLACK.
t$»Tlie thtmiijiu.
A»:gu*fa. Gr., f>.*»\ 27.—Joe Hetider-
k*mi, an need negro, was shot und killed
yeeteniay about thn*e miles from Au-
guMa cn a plantation helmming to v.
P. HI* a:«Mallaiu is said lo be
lion and tnai ■'tw''-'!'-"* *».«•••♦» a* icraws; a. u. ! **)» »'. **. i tr«mi!iia $$$ • ,$i $■». !*r,:iu n iwi ■ \fortt>a a ■ ounir' ne-ro whn IIvm
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ru|i of Hit- temper- II)HK?« t$. m;«l M. 4. U^’ieiis. nipia.it Mnyo. i I.!;nu l >m1> has !*•*•» ;iin* , H| :m l w.tt In* !u*M i ,n in * Mwam, una '.no ten ns
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SCiViCfJU
UNITED 8TATE8 CONSUL
TO EXPLAIN CHARGES.
\Ya*hlugL<>h. Dec. ^7,—Frederick Me-
Masters, of Now York, United St ate*
consul Ot Zanzibar, who was order?*
home under suspension* to exploit
charges of misconduct, will read
Washington In £i day or two.
Thu charges were preferred again*,
him by the British officials of Znn-
cibnr. The consul aloft-was report?*
to have obtained money undei fait,
pretenses from a bank In Nice, France
Hotel Charter.
IVtltbn f'.r si rhnrtrr for th«* Lsk*** Hole
tViuitfiuy. *Utli ir •aidiiil stuck of from fl.
*>■> tit wi»* tiled Thursday aftet-unm
with the dork of the superior i-ourt. |.
Itirfciofti. of Atlnnta. non V.\ Ofeen, o
New York, nre. the peilt(•wr* They iles!rt
»»tmet, purchase mid tiperat* hotel:
The committee on program appoint
ed by the Evangelical Association to
arrange for a concerted celebration ot
the v/eek of prayer by nil of the
churches In Atlanta, have divided the
churches Into fourteen groups.
A chairman has been named for each
group, with the recoinmendatIon that
each group arrange as best suits Itself
to either hold a union meeting or to
have meetings In each church of the
group every night during the week of
prayer.
If any church has been omitted from
any of the groups they are requested
to report to the chairman nearest to
them and co-operate with that group
in every way possible.
Group 1. Ponce DeLeon Avenue Bap
tist, Dr. Millard, chairman; St. Mark
Methodist, North Avenue Vreabytertar,
Alt Saints Epfscopaf.
Group 2. First Methodist, First Bap
tist, Dr. Landrum, chairman; Congre
gational, Cumberland, First Presbyte
rian, St. Lukes Episcopal.
Gropu 3. Broughton Tatoernucle,
Moore Memorial, Rev. Dr. Holderby.
chairman; Payne Memorial.
Group 4. North Atlanta Baptist, Rev.
W. H. Bell, chairman; St. Jamea Meth
odist, Brown's Memorial, Barnett Mis
sion, Ponders Avenue Baptist.
Group 6. Jackson HIU .Baptist, West
minster Presbyterian,' Grace Methodist,
Rev. Charles Jarrell, chairman.
Group 6. Wesley Memorial. Rev.
Frank Eakes, chairman; Fourth Pres
byterian.
Group 7. Central Baptist, Rev. R. L.
Motley, chairman; Trinity Methodist.
A. R. P., First Christian.
Group 8. Second Baptist, Rev. John
E. White, chairman: Central Prenhy-
terlan, Lutheran, Egleston Memorial.
St. Philips.
Group 9. Walker Street Methodist,
Temple Baptist, Asbury, Wallace Pres
byterian, Rev. T. P. Cleveland, chair
man; McDonald Baptist
Group 10. Immanuel Baptist, Rev. S.
A. Cowan, chairman; Woodward Ave
nue, St. Paul Methodist.
Group 11. Capitol Avenue Baptist,
Rev. J. E. Briggs, chairman: Georgia
Avenue Presbyterian, St. John Metho
dist, South Pryor Presbyterian, South
Side Baptist, Nellie Dodd, Glenn Street.
Group 12. Western Heights Baptist,
Rev. V. C, Norcross, chairman; West
ern Heights Methodist.
Group 13. West End Presbyterian,
Rev. R. Lynn Walker, chairman; West
End Methodist, West End Baptist.
Group 14. Inman. Park Presbyterian,
Rev. J. B. Ffcklen, chairman; Inman
Park Methodist, Inman Park Episcopal.
BURTON HARRISON
TO WED DIVORCEE
New York, Dec. 27.—*My lips are
sealed,, and I cannot talk on the mat
ter,” said Dr. Rowland B. Cox, of 607
West Fortieth street, when ho. was
asked about the reported engagement
and approaching marriage of his di
vorced wife to Congressman Francis
Burton Harrison, whose wife was killed
an automobile accident in Long
Island City November 26, 1906.
The congressman and Mrs. Cox are
now In Cannes, France, and report says
that the wedding Is to take place eurly
In the new year. The fact that the
marriage had been arranged wus the
first Intimation that Oil Cox and his
wife had been divorced, and fi n*>w de
velops that the doctor and Mrs. Cox
have been separated for several months
and that the custody of the child was
awarded to the husband.
Suit for $10,000 damages has been
filed In the city court by Mrs. Daisy
Parker against Mrs. A, M. Burke. Mrs.
Parker alleges that on November 19,
while a guest at the home of Dr. Ben
jamin A. Syms, at 49 West Cain street,
she mislalnctl injuries on account ot
the collapse of a rear porch. The house
Is owned by Mrs. Burke, and the plain
tiff alleges that the accident waa due to
the rotten condition / of the porch rail,
and that the defendant’s agent had been
frequently notified to replace It.
H. A. Parker, husband of the plain- „
tiff, also entered suit for 61,000 dam
ages against Mrs. Burke, on account of
loss oMils wife’s sendees.
T. R. Massey filed suit for 6500 dam
ages against Walter J. Sloan, for an
alleged breach of contract.
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cLi.
INTENDED VICTIM
KILLS JEALOUS MAN
Cumberland, Md., Dec. 27.—Angered
by the attentions which he alleged
were being paid to his wife, Joe Tis-
tenero. an JtallAn, tried to kill Raphael
Angelotta, at‘Piedmont today. • An
gelo! ta wrested the plsto* from TH-
tenero’s grip and fired five shots, three
taking effect In Tlstenero’s body, caua
Ing Instant death:
Angelotta Is 21 years of age and Is a
well-educated Italian of some promi
nence in that section. Helf-defense la
his plea.
FARMER IS SHOT
BY HIS OWN SON
Richmond, Va., Dec. 27.—Oscar Flip
py, a farmer of Caroline county, was
shot and fatally wounded yesterday
by tils son. as they were returning from
i hunt. They almost had reached home
vhen the boy stumbled und fell, dis-
harging the shotgun. The entire load
missed through Fllppo’s body, killing ;i
■ * U*h he was i am'
vhs hurried
MAJOR WILLIAM AbMSTRONG
IB DEAD AT ELKIN8, W. VA.
Blunt*, W. Va., Dec. 27,—Major WII-
•lam J. Armstrong, a veteran of the
Confederate artny, and paymaster of
the West Virginia division or the
Western Maryland railroad, died In this
;liy this morning after an illness of
live weeks. He died but a few hours
if ter completing his sixty-ninth year
*f association with former Senator Da
vis in many capacities. Major Artn-
itrong was probably one of the best
mown men along the line of the West
ern Maryland railroad.
ELECTED PRESIDENT'
New York, Dec. 27.—After a session
lasting two hours, the directors of the
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Com
pany re-elected Frederick A. Burnham
president and Qeorge D. Eldrldge vice
president of the company. Nine of the
twelve directors were present, kftd the
vote on the election of Burnham and
Eldrldge is said to have been very
close.
George W. Harper, son of a former
president of the company, was not re
elected treasurer.
Burnhum and Eldrldge are both un
der Indictment In connection with the
administration of the company’s af
fairs.
HAL MORRISON
HOME FOR HOLIDAY
Hal Morrison, Jr., has returned to
hie work In Nashville, after spending
two daye. one ot them Christmas, with
his father, Hal Morrison, Die well-
known Atlanta artist.
Mr. Morrison Is now stationed at
Nashville In the government recruiting
service. He entered the United States
navy six years ago. His Inventive gen
ius was soon recognized and he was
promoted to the electrical department;'
In which he rapidly pushed forward.
He secured a leave of absence in or
der to visit the home folks Christmas.
CALENDAR EXHIBIT
AT Y. M. C. A. ROOMS
The Young Men’s Christian Associa
tion will give a calendar exhIBIt at the
association building Jan. I to 4. This
exhibit will be under the auspices of
the ftoclal club of the association.
The first’ exhibit Was held In 1906
and wns a great success. Numbers of
calendars St ere put on exhibition, prizes
were awarded according to merit, and
the prize winners were kept on per
manent exhibition at the association
building. The calendars were divided
Into four classes—art calendars, plain
business calendars, Illustrated business
calendars and display cards.
It Is expected that a largo number of
calendars will lie received and placed
on exhibition. The public Is Invited to
rail at the association building and
view the exhibit. On the night of the
4th of January the 1 calendars will be
sold at aurtlon. An entertainment will
he given at the same time and n de
lightful evening Is expected. Those
desiring to place calendars on exhibi
tion should forward same to the abso
lution building. The exhibit la not
onfined to the city, but calendars from
anywhere will be received.
georgiFeducators
GO TO MONTGOMERY
FOR CONVENTION
titate School Commissioner \V. B.
Merritt, President O. R. Glenn, of the
North Georgia Agricultural College at
Dohlonega; Professor Joseph S. Stew
art, of the University of Georgia;
Professor L. M. Landrum, assistant su.
perintendent of the Atlanta public
schools; Miss Grace Landrum and a
number of other well-known educators
from Atlanta and other points In the
state left Thursday morning for Mont
gomery, Ala., to attend the seventeenth
unnual convention of the gnuthern Ed
ucational Association.
The association opened Its three-d ty
session Thursday, but the local edu
cators could not get away sooner.
Commissioner Merritt will make a talk
to the convention Friday. Among those
slated to speak Friday evening Is
Martha Horry, whose school for moun
tain boys near Rome bee won »i'>"
lame for the plucky founder.
A number of other prominent edma-
tors for Georgia age scheduled to *i • .ik
during the meeting, which vontlnuis
through Saturday. —
Fell From Trestle.
While crossing tbe Georgia rail. ...I
trestle over Piedmont avenue Thut--
day morning Roy linker, a 12-yrui-
old tad of 454 South Pryor street, I.
Ills foot It k and plunged La the »n«.-t
below. He struck on his head ami
was badly cut ami b n . .! He waa ro-
moV'd 10 Grail' " -i n., .ind tiealcd
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