Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, May 10, 1910, Image 1
Milwf w VOL. IX. CRIM REAPER TAKES EDWARD VII. KING OF GREAT BRITAIN King’s Death Comes Peace fully, After a Short Attack, Shortly Before Midnight— Pneumonia Caused Death SUDDENNESS OF THE END SHOCKS WHOLE WORLD (By tmriafd LOMBOI May 7.—King Edward VII diad at 11:45 o'clock last night. The prince of Wales is king. assuming the title of George V and taking the oath before the privy council at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Coming so suddenly, the death of the king cannot bnt bring the greatest sor row to the nation, in whose hearts Ed ward. first as prince of Wales, and aft erwards as sovereign, held first place. ■is short reign of nine years has been a history of stirring times. It opened with the conclusion of peace alter a long and trying campaign in South Africa and concludes at the critical moment of one of the momentous political strug gles of modern, times, between the peers and the commons. Xb * day the political outlook of Great Britain has been revolutionised. Gath ered around the oedside of the dying king were the queen and the princess. Bo hope bad been held out throughout the day for the recovery of his majesty, whose d-ath, it is believed, was due to pneumonia, following bronchitis con tracted shortly after -as return from Biarritz. Only a day or two ago the king was conducting the business of state and giving audiencea, tut on Wednesday he was compelled to submit to the orders of his puysiciaSns. Since then until the end his decline was rapid. FLAGS AT HALF MAST. Throughout the empire the word was flashed, and today flags a > floating at half mast the world over. Besides the •octal gloom which the king's death casts over England, several important and long planned official events mnst be abandoned. The prince -nd princess of Wales were to go to South Africa with a naval squadron, and the prince to open the first parliament of the new confederation, but his accession to the throne will now prevent this. The dents of his majesty will also meaa the abandonment of the principal functions of ex-Preeident Boosevelt's tour. The official receptions, with the court in mourning and the embassy en tertainments. will be canceled and the preeentaticn of the freedom of the city and the luncheon at the Guild hall will probably bo given up. If Mr. Boosevelt's visit to England is carried out it will be shorn of all dis play. Telegrams from Berlin say that the German emperor will proceed to England and that Mr. Boosevelt's visit there must bo postponed. SAT IN HIS CHAIR. According to unofficial reports, which cannot be confirmed, the king remained sitting sitting in a chair throughout the day. He suffered from frequent and violent attacks of coughing. During his quiet intervals, however, the king was fully conscious and made inquiries . about state engagements, and even asked about the success of his horses at the Kempton races. As the evening experienced difficulty in breathing, which greatly affected the heart, the left ventricle fail ing to act while the oxygen no longer af t forded the relief it has previously given. His majesty soon sank into a comatose condition from which he practically never rallied. Later, confirmation was forthcoming that the king refused to remain in bed yesterday morning. He insisted upon get ting up to transact business of state as usual with his secretary, facing his ill- Mss with courage and determination. He bad numerous attacks of choking and coughing, and one bad paroxysm of coughing in the forenoon. The paroxysms recurred frequently in the afternoon, un til evening, when the attacks took the form of failure of breath, although the king lapsed into a comatose condition, he remained sitting up. and oxygen was steely administered. It was about 10 o'clock when Drs. leak ing and Reid conveyed to the queen, the prince of Wales and orner members of the family who were waiting in adjoin ing rooms, the tragic tidings that there was no hope and that death was a mere matter of time. The king was then partly conscious and soon afterwards rallied sufficiently to recognize his wife and his •on. With the accession to the British throne of the prince and princes of Wales, queen Alexandra becomes the dowager queen, the first the empire has had since the death in 1837 of William IV. who was survived by Queen Adelaide, a princess of Saxe-Coburg-Meiningon. Alexandra is a princess of Denmark, the eldest daughter of the late King Christian IX. She was born December 1, ■ 1844. As dowager queen she will receive an annuity of |3s»i.<W for her mainte nsnee. The new queen is Victoria, only daugh ter of the late Francis, duke of Teck. She was born May 26. 1867. and married Prince George, duke of York. July 6. 1896. Six children—five sons and one daughter—bless the household of the new monarchs. The eldest. Prince Edward Al bert, now the heir apparent to the throne. Is a manly lad. who will be 16 years old the coming June. At present he is serving as a naval cadet.' CHEATING STUDENTS DEFICIENT PHYSICA MADISON. Mis.. May ».—That college , students detected in dishonest work ar** | really physically deficient is proven by i • the statistics just compiled by Dr. J. C. Fisom. medical examiner of men in the University of Wisconsin. The physical mcasuremerts of 50 men who had come before the faculty committee on dishon esty were compared with similar meas urements of of their classmates and in each case the delinquent was found tp tall short in almost every item. GREAT BRITAIN’S NEW KING /i WSnk. I HMb* < ■ 11 I WHMBtX £ i I 1 VRW / TEE BEW XXMG OF £ MGX.ABD—GEOBGE ▼. During the last trip abroad made by his father. King George, then prince of Wales, had to take on his shoudrers some of the kingly duties. The result startled England. The new king previously had been best known for the things he didn't do. Even the most loyal supporters of the royal family did not take him serious ly. Good-hearted, quiet, reserved, un energetic. perhaps a little negative— this was the general estimate. But when Prince George took the tiller, he forced his critics to admit they had underestimated him. He showed evidences of careful study of European and colonial conditions, he was widely read on every subject. He made speeches that were clear, straight forward. illuminating and forceful. He showed himself one of the best inform ed men in England on naval affairs. Previously an extraordinary igno rance prevailed, even in England, about the future ruler. He wasn't the strik ing, showy personality that his father THIRD MAN ADIMTS ACCEPTING MONEY Link, Like White and Becke- Meyer, Confess Bribery in Senatorial Election (By Associated Press. I CHICAGO, May 7.—"lf they must paint the state of Illinois black, by— I'll help them make it blacker than any state in the union, so help me !” Floating through the open transom of a witness room today the words quoted seemed to tell of a desperate frame of mind amongst some of the men most in terested in the grand investigation of bribery charges against Illinois legisla tors. State's Attorney Wayman's immunity bath accepted another refugee today in the person of Michael S. Link. Democrat ic representative from Mitchell, while the prosecutor's array of testimony received another confession, almost Identical with that of the two first •‘squealers.” Repre sentatives Beckemeyer and White. LINK SUCCUMBS. A night in the custody of a detective with an indictment for perjury against him proved to much for Link. Today he went before the jury and changed his tes timony and the charge of perjury against him was quashed by the state's attorney. Link, like White and Beckemeyer, is said by Mr. Wayman to have admitted tak ing 91,000 to cast his vote for William Lorimer for United States senator and to have received 9900 as his share of the ■■jackpot” split up at St. Louis. The addition of Link to the list of prosecut ing witnesses gives the state three men who are expected to testify to the same Etory. Mr. Wayman and his aides are jubilant over the success of the probe so far, and It is not too much to say they anticipate a stampede of - witnesses which will un cover hitherto undreamed of scandals in the Illinois assembly. SEEKS MEN HIGHER UP It is said to be Mr. Wayman s deter mination to deal leniently with the •'small fry” that he may make sure of the "men higher up.” Lee O’Nell Browne, alleged to have handled the Lorimer money, and Robert Wilson, charged with having distributed the "Jackpot” at St. Louis, furnished bonds during the day. They were accom panied by counsel. Senator Lorimer "had nothing to say.” Representatives Clark, of Vandalia, and Blair, of Mount Ver non, were among the day's witnesses. Clark came to the building accompanied by an attorney and under the surveil lance of a detective against which he pro tested vainly. Os three ‘'mysterious" witnesses who went before the inquisitors, two were discovered to be Allen C. Tanner, a gro cer. and J. J. Baker a newspaper pub lisher of Mount Vernon. Blajr's home. They were required to testify regarding all allegations that Blair was unusually "flush” with money following the ses sion of the legislature which elected Lori mer. No indictments were returned, but in connection with the statement that the grand Jury would remain in session next week, it was Intimated that further true bills charging perjury might be expected Winners in $300.00 Contest Will Be Announced Later. was. He didn’t set styles for the world. He was not a gallant. He avoided the limelight. It is apparent, however, that King George hasn't been w’asting his 7 44 years. The prince came into the world a “younger son.” Death in 1892 made him heir to the British throne by car rying off his brother, the Duke of Clar ence, who was 19 months his senior. Prince George, then 27, succeeded his brother In the affections of the popular Princess May of Tech, as well as in the line of succession. Just a month before the Duke of Clarence was to marry the Princess May an attack or influenza carried him off. The mar riage of Prince George and the princess was at the wish of Queen Victoria. The new king of England was known as the sailor prince. He went to sea while still a young boy, and has gone through every grade of the navy ser vice. He has cruised around the world and made a long trip in visiting all the British colonies in 1901. HOKE SMITH HOT REW TH UNSnCOBB VOTERS Rumors About the Capitol Said He Would Enter the Field for Governor Persistent rumors were in circulation in .Atlanta Monday that former Gov. Hoke Smith would make an answer dur ing the day to the Cobb’county delegation which recently called at his home and requested that he become a candidate for governor. These rumors were not only numerous, but declared that the answer of the for mer governor would be In the affirmative Mr. Smith when asked by The Journal for a confirmation or denial of the re ports, said he had been very busy in the courts, and had not had a moment's time to consider the request of the Cobb county delegation, but would make an answer after due deliberation. Mr. Smith was engaged all of Monday in an argument In the court and will be similarly engaged during most of the present week, therefore. It is not believed that he will make his final answer to the Cobb county delegation before some time next week, if then. GUN-LADEN VESSEL OVERDUE AT PORTS No Tidings Have Been Re ceived From the Venus, Bound for Nicaragua NEW ORLEANS, La., May 9.—What has become of the steamship Venus? That question is one apparently without answer and is exciting intense Interest of the Central American colony in New Orleans. The Venus, loaded with arms and ammunition, and according to alle gations of the insurgent faction here, carrying several large guns, which were to be mounted on the vessel, sailed from this city May 1, destined for Greytown, Nicaragua, so its manifest said. Later it was asserted that the vessel put into either a Mexican or Honduran port, changed its register, and, flying the Nicaraguan flag, proceeded in support of the Madriz government to Bluefields. If the Venus did put into a port to change ’is register, the name of that port is not definitely known. From New Orleans to Rluefields is a trip ordinarily of five days. With eight days having elapsed since the departure of the vessel from this port, the question of its whereabouts is a matter of some degree of mystery. It has been reported that the Venus with cannon mounted was about to attack i<lnefields tn conjunction with the move ment of an armed land force from the Madriz government upon that city, SEDALIA’S OLDEST NATIVE DEAD AT 104 SEDALIA, Mo.. May 9.—Frederick Saug rain, 104 years of age, the oldest native of tlie Louisiana purchase territory, is dead here. He aided General Grant to build the Grant cabin near St. Louis. ATLANTA. GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1910. LONDON MOURNS OVER THE DEATH OF ENGLAND S MONARCH Delivers Brief but Earnest Ad dress at Proclamation and Promises to Maintain High Traditions of English Court NEW MONARCH SHOWS GREAT LACK OF DISPLAY (By Associated Prats.) LONDON, May 7. —Saturday is usually the gayest night of the week in London, but tonight a Sabbath-like quiet per vades the city. It is a capital In mourn ing. All the theatres and music halls have closed their doors; the band con certs in the parks, which drew tens of thousands of the working people during the long spring twilight, are abandoned. The people wander idly about the streets looking at the portraits of Eward VII weatned in crepe in the shop windows. Multitudes drift into St. James park, staring at the darkened windows of Buckingham palace, where the body of the dead king lies, and Marlborough house, through the gates of which offi cials and messengers come and go con stantly. Here the new king has had to set aside his personal grief to busy him self with the affairs o£ crown and family. Many wear badges of mourning. The whole kingdom, indeed, is a nation tn mourning. Ireland has forgotten her po litical grievances against her sister isle. The Irish papers speak kindly of Edward IVII. The mayor's office and nationalist I strongholds at Dublin and Limerick have sent messages of sympathy to the widow. SOCIETIES MEET. Municipalities, churches and societies of all sorts have met to pass eulogies on the late monarch and offer good wishes to his successor. The courts and busi ness houses have been closed; sports an dentertainments of every type have been dropped; society has cancelled en gagements. The managers of the most metropolitan theatres haev decided to suspend the season until after the funer al. Whin; Xing George was signing the proclamation C * his accession in the pres ence of his privy councillors, who came in uniform and wearing brilliant decora tions, in the mediaeval little St. james place this afternoon, a battery in the ad joining park was firing 68 guns, denoting the age of his predecessor. The first offi cial utterance of the new king was marked by feeling eloquence and made a deep Impression. KING GEORGE S SPEECH. "My lord and gentlemen,” said the king, “my heart is too full for me to address you today in more than a few words. It Is my sorrowful duty to announce to you the death of my dearly loved father, the so suddenly fallen on me and the whole empire, I am confronted by the feeling that 1 have the sympathy of my future subjects who will mourn with me for their beloved sovereign, whose own hap piness was found In sharing and promot ing theirs. I have lost not only a fath er's love, but the affectionate and Inti mate relations of a dear friend and ad viser. “No less confident am 1 in the universal and loving sympathy widen is assured to my dear mother in her overwhelming grief. Standing here a little more than nine years ago, our beloved king declar ed that so long as there was breath in his body he would work for the good and amelioration of his suojects. 1 am sure the opinion of the whole nation will be that this declaration has been fully carried out. TO CARRY OCT POLICIES "To endeavor to follow in his footsteps and at the same time to uphold the con stitutional government of the realm will be the earnest object of my life, J am deeply sensible of the very heavy respon sibilities which have fallen upon me. “I know that I can rely upon the par liament and upon the people of these is lands and my dominions beyond the seas for their help in the discharge of these arduous duties, and their prayers that Gpd will grant me strength and guidance. I am encouraged by the knowledge that I have in my dear wife one who will be a constant helpmeet in every endeavor for our people’s good." An immense but quiet muiptude press ed about the palace for a sight of George V, who passed with but little appear ance of state. He wore an admiral's uniform and was attended only by two officials from Marlborough house. He was greeted In silence and with bowed heads as he proceeded to the palace, on ly a stone s throw away, while his two sons watched him from over the wall. The lord mayor of London, with the sheriffs in state coaches and robes of office, made a gaudy show, but Viscount Morley, of Blackburn, and other eminent privy councillors arrived in hansoms and pushed their way through the crowd. BODY STILL LIES IN CHAMBER. Edward VII still lies in the chamber where he died. His features are much more natural than though he had suf fered from a long illness. Dowager Queen Alexandra. King George and Queen Mary, with the two boy princes and other mem bers of the royal family, visited the cham ber this afternoon. The palace attend ants and servants were admitted after ward. The plans for the funeral have not yet been determined, but the royal ceremonial and public mourning will follow the same procedure as when Victoria died. The court will move to Windsor Castle on Tuesday and it is supposed the obsequies will take place there, the body of the late king either to rest in St. James' chapel there or Jn a mausoleum to be built at Frogmore, near that which Victoria erected for herself and consort. It was announced tonight that there would be no lying in state. More royal personages are expected to come to England for the funeral than followed Victoria's hearse. The German emperor is certain to at tend. both because he is .head of a neigh boring state and a near relative. Tho kings of Belgium, Spain and Portugal j and possibly King Victor Emmanuel, of Italy, also will be present. All the cre wned heads of the world, as well as the pope and the presidents of the Uni ted States, France, and other republics, have telegraphed condolences to the dow ager queen and King George. These, however, are considered personal mes sages and have not been published here. PARLIAMENT MEETS. Both houses Oi parliament held a brief meeting this afternoon. The lord chan cellor administered the oath of allegiance in the house of lords to about 40 peers. Continued on Page Two NEW QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN B I i % VW xwarw TME NEW QUEEW OF ENGLAND-MAT. Queen May, whose full name is Vic toria Mary, was destined for a throne from her birth. She was born in the royal palace of Kensington on May 26. 1867. She is the mother of six chil dren. The new king and queen are very de voted, and are seen everywhere togeth ed. Queen Hay is pretty, a great lover of her home, and is thoroughly Eng lish in her thinking and tastes. She knows no other language. The only cause for difference between the new rulers is that King George says his wife gives away every cent she has. She has started a nurses’ home, a home for cripples, supports scholarships in schools for girls and GIRL'S SWEUHEART “ SHOT BY BROTHERS IN OUEL ON STREETS Grady Snellgrove and By stander Are Fatally Wound ed in Fight With Edward and Herbert Mercer BROTHERS RESENTED ATTENTION TO SISTER (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) CORDELE, Ga., May 9.—As a result of a pistol duel on a public street here early today between Edward and Her bert Mercer, brothers, one one side and Grady Snellgrove on the other, Snell grove and William Benton, a bystand er, were probably fatally shot through the body, and Edward Mercer was slight ly wounded by a bullet in the sholder. The Mercer brothers had objected to their sister receiving the attention of Snellgrove and on Sunday afternoon when Snellgrove visited the Mercer home, the brothers made such a strenuous ob jections that Snellgrove was forced to make a hurried escape byway of a sec ond story window. It is alleged that the affair was dis cussed between the fathers of the Mer cers and Snellgrove last night, and it was thought that there would be no. further trouble, but when the Mercer brothers and Snellgrove met at 8 o’clock today in front of a livery stable near the Seaboard freight depot. revolvers were immediately brought into play and stx shots weer fired in rapid succession. Snellgrove and Benton were rushed to a local hospital and the Mercer brothers surrendered to the police. Owing to the prominence and connec tion of the two families, it is feared that further trouble may result. The due! created the most intense excitement as there were a number of people on the streets. The shooting caused almost a panic in the neighborhood. While the physicians are unable to say positively. it is feared Snellgrove's wounds may prove fatal. SUTTONANDDISMUKE ARE NAMED BY TAFT President Sends Nominations of Ocilla and Thomasville Postmasters to Senate BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON. May 9.—The president sent to the senate today the nomination of Henry B. Sutton to be postmaster at Ocilla, and Frederick D. Dismukes, Jr., to be postmaster at Thomasville. grisconTTsTurt - IN AUTO accident NEW YORK, May 9.—Lloyd C. Gris com, president of the New York Republi can county committee, was slightly in jured yesterday in an automobile acci dent. While on the way to the funeral of Ferdinand Eidman, for many years Republican leader of the Tenth assem bly district, his car was struck by a sur face car and thrown against a water, plug, Mr. Griscom was cut in the right leg by flying glass, but was able to continue to the funeral in a taxicab. His wife, who was with him. waa uninjured has two secretaries to look after her general charities. Queen May's favorite color is pink, her most treasured flower the lily. She has many feminine fads, including one for a collection of book plates. She plays tennis, and drives some, but pre fers to walk when.it is possible. Prince Eddie, new prince of Wales is 14 now, and is studying at the Royal Naval college, Osborn, Isle of Wight. He goes through the same studies as the rest of the pupils, works in the shops and the foundry, and likes it. With a strong inherited taste for the navy, he will probably go Into the army, and is already enrolled in the ranks of the famous Gordon Highlanders. 1.1 KILLED. 1.000 ABE HURT. IN SEVERE COSTA RICA'QUAKE 485 Bodies Have Been Taken from the Debris and Only Two Buildings Are Left Standing in City SUPERSTITIOUS FEAR INFLUENCE OF COMET I ' I | SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, May 7.—The list , of dead at Cartago now numbers not less than 1,500. The city was destroyed by an earthquake, which lasted four seconds. It was a tremendous movement, which fol lowed a few minor shocks during the day It occurred at 7 o’clock Wednesday evening. No one had time to run out of the houses, which fell crashing to the streets. Had the great shock come dur ing the sleeping hours hardly any could have escaped. The railroad and telegraph ; lines were broken and electric light wires fell, leaving the city in darkness. ALL HOUSES DESTROYED. Thousands ran, panic-stricken, in all di rections, in an effort to save themselves. Every house was totally destroyed, in cluding four churches and the palace of the American peace court, the gift of An drew Carnegie. Some Americans are re ported to have been killed, but identifica tion, even by the records, is at present Impossible. The foreign colonies set about at once to organize rescue movements | and worked strenuously to save those who were pinped down by the wreckage. It was not until the following day that San Jose learned of the disaster and no assistance from this source was forth coming for many hours. No medical aid could be obtained and the survivors suffered from latk of food and water. Many of the wou„t?ed died, suffering terribly. Entire families have been wiped out. Rafael Angel Tix.vo, the Costa Rican poet, whose works are known in many countries, is among the dead. The college of the Silesian priests fell while the priests and children were at prayer. The priests and ten chil dren were killed. ROAR FOLLOWS QUAKE. The earthquake w’hich brought almost total warkness and great clouds of dust from the falling buildings was followed by a roaring which came apparently from deep down in the earth, and for six hours the disturbance continued. No more formidable disaster has occurred in the history of Costa Rica, and perhaps in all Central America. President Gonzales Viquiez and Presi dent-elect Ricardo Jiminez are person-1 ally in charge of the rescue work, but there is little hope that those under the ruins can escape. The buildings have been leveled and doubtless those beneath them have been suffocated. Some days must elapse before the real situation can be determined. The mone tary losses reach into the millions. HEINE MUST STAND TRIAL, COURT DECIDES WASHINGTON, May 2.—Charles R. Heike, former secretary of the American Sugar company, will be compelled to stand trial on an indictment of conspir acy to defraud the government Out of sugar customs. The supreme court of the United States so decided today. BIGHTS OF WOMEN AS CHURCH LAYMEN METHODISTS' THEME Interest in Monday’s Session Centered in Petitions for and Protests Against Granting Church Suffrage I CONTROL OF VANDERBILT IS TO BE DETERMINED (Bv Aitociated Frees.) ASHEVILLE, N. C., May 9.—lnterest in today's session of the general confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, centered in the meeting this aft ernoon of two committees. The commit tee on revisals to which was referred ths petition of the women for laymen's rights in conference, set the time for hearing the arguments of petitioners for 3 o’clock. At the same hour, the special committee heard arguments in the Vanderbilt uni versity dispute. The campaign of the women for repre sentation has been in charge of the Wo men's Home Mission society. MANY PETITIONS. Petitions signed by both men and wo men from every Methodist church in th« south have been presented. There hav« been many petitions of protest filed a» well, while the college of bishops pro nounced against the women. The question at issue in the Vander bilt university dispute is whether that institution shall be taken out of the con trol of the church and operated exclu sively by the "Trustees. In the case of women laymen's rights, the bishops declared against the proposed change. After reading the journal, Bishop Can dler called Bishop H. C. Morrison, of Birmingham, Ala., to the chair. Several reports on minor questions adopted Sat urday were reconsidered and recommit ted. Many telegrams and letters were read urging the conference to grant the women's petition for laymen's rlghta. A telegram of greeting from Bishop D. P. Fitzgerald, of Nashville, Tenn., who is too ill to attend, was read. CHANGE MARRIAGE RITUAL. A resolution was introduced to change the formal pronouncement after the mar riage ceremony from “I hereby pronounce you man and wife” to “I hereby pro nounce you husband and wife,'* aznil a burst of laughter. It was referred to the committee on revised PLAN LABOR SUNDAY. A resolution offered by the Missouri conference approved the plan of the American Federation of Labor to set -aside*the Sunday before the first Mon day in September as labor Sunday. On this Sunday the ministers are urged to preach on labor subjects and endeavor to get laboring men to attend. The resolution for the adoption of thie pian was referred to the committee on temperance and other moral and social questions. Bishop Honda, of the .Jap anese Methodist church, the only Jap anese Methodist bishop, and three Jap anese preachers arrived tnis morning and were given seats on the stage. The Japanese bishop was presented to the conference by Bishop Hendrix. One of the Japanese, Rev. HorL is sent by the Japanese conference all the way from Kobe to extend greetings to the southern Methodists. / SUNDAY SCHOOL. REPORT. Much of the morning was devoted to the report of the Sunday school commit- 1 tee concerning the excellent condition of the church Sabbath schools. The com mittee on appeals reported in favor of a new trial for Rev. R. W. Gow, of the Missouri conference. Gow was convict ed by his conference of Immorality, and is awaiting trial in the criminal court tn a charge of manslaughter, in causing the death of a young woman. The physi cian who performed an illegal operation lias been convicted in the courts. The commitee's reason for the recom mendation was that while Gow was charged with immorality the evidence was to support a manslaughter charge only. If the conference adopts the re port Gow will be tried again by his con ference. The report of the revisal committee against the proposition that stewards be selected by the church conference in stead of by the ministers, presented a spirited debate. Several delegates ap pealed to the conference to make the church government more democratic and give the people a voice in it. The cleri cal members favored retaining the pres ent system of having the preacher name his stewards. They argued that they could make contracts with theii - churches and must depend for their living upon the money collected by the stewards. DEBATE WAS SPIRITED. The debate grew very spirited at times, first the laymen then the ministers hold ing the floor. Adjournment time came, but there was no appearance of the con ference being ready to vote, so a motion to extend the time carried. After more debate a substitute for the committee re port was lost and then almost unani mously the committee report was adopted retaining the old system of permitting the minister to name the stewards tc be confirmed by the quarterly conference. Then the conference adjourned until to morrow. MOTORMAN TIDWELL HURT IN MACON CRASH MACON, Ga., May 9.—Motorman C. P. Tidwell was painfully hurt and several passengers shaken up yesterday morrttig in the collision of two heavy Vineville street cars at the intersection of Cherry street and Cotton avenue. Car No. 75 was waiting for the repair of some lines that had been broken down from the city hall to Cherry street. Car No. 71 was coming down and had made the turn into Cotton avenue when a parting from the trolley wire threw the car wild. Motorman Tidwell made an effort to use his brakes, but they fail ed. and without the current he was pow erless to stop the car. PASTOR IS STRICKEN STANDING IN PULPIT PADUCAH. Ky., May 9.—Rev. M. E. Dodd, pastor of the First Baptist church, while in his pulpit here yester» day morning, was stricken with appen dicitis. He was hurried to his home, where an operation was performed in the afternoon. Dr. Dodd, while on his way to church recently, was attacked on the street attC knocked down by a prominent totcc conist here, because he declined* to di low the wife of the latter, who previous ly had been divorced, to sing in Baptist choir. 1 NO. 67.