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VOLUME XV.
ALBANY, GA., ^THURSDAY AFTERNOON MAY 3, 1906.
NUMBER. 164.
FIFTEENTH QUADRENNIAL
METHODIST CONFERENCE
OPENS AT BIRMINGHAM.
NINE BISHOPS, TWO HUNDRED DELEGATES AND
lifANY VISITORS PRESENT. v
T. P. A. Men of Georgia tailed to Or»
der Today'by President H. D. Calhoun.
Dr. J. J. Tigert Re-elected
Secretary—Present Mem
bership Represented 1,164,-
648, and More than a Mil
lion Sunday School Pupils.
Birmingham, Ala., May 3.—The flf-
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teenth quadrennial conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
began here this morning with 200 del
egates and 300 visitors, church officers
and others present.
The conference was called to order
by Senior Bishop A. W. Wilson, of
Baltimore. Bishop J. S. Key led in
the opening prayer. The roll-call of
bishops showed nine presenf, Bishops
Fitzgerald and Cranberry being the
only absentees.
The Tennessee, South Georgia,
North Alabama and Texas conferences
bad practically complete delegations
at the opening session.
Dr. J. J. Tigert, of Nashville, secre-
tary of the general conference at (he
laBt two meetings, was unanimously
re-elected. After provision was made
.for the appointment of fourteen regu
lar committees 1 the bishops’ address
was read by Bishop Galloway, of Mis
sissippi. This Vas quite long, cover
ing the entire operations of the church
at home and abroad since the last con
ference. It showed the present mem
bership to be 1,181,648, more .than
1,000,000 Sunday school scholars, and
receipts for foreign missions during
( the four years past of $1,059,941. The
address lamented a decreasing supply
of ministers, caused by a "decline In
the spiritual tone of family life.”
The bishops recommended the earn
est development of an educational
movement for missionary works and
gave an exhaustive review of the work
of the church in domestic and foreign
fields.
The twelfth annual convention of
the Travelers’ Protective Association
of Georgia ,was called to order at
10:45 o’clock this morning after in
teresting preliminary exercises follow
ing an address of welcome by Mayor
C. W. Rawson and response by State
President Harry D. Calhoun, of Au
gusta.
/The convention Is holding' Its ses
sions In the big lodge room on the
third floor of the Elks’ building, on
Pine street. There will be another
session commencing at 2:30 p, m., and
meetings tomorrow in the morning
and afternoon.
A Splendid Body of
These knights of the
are line fellows. Thev
USE MB W EH
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 3, —Colombia and
Venezuela are worse estranged than ever because of
the refusal of Vice-President Gomez, of Venezuela, t(i
receive the minister plenipotentiary of Colombia) who
wep.t tb Caracas three weeks ago to settle certain dis
putes between the two countries. War is freely dis- •
cussed as a jiossibllfty. :f---
Thq Cordele ball team arrived In
town thlB morning. They are a likely
looking set of men, and/It is hoped
they will get all they deserve from the
home club.
Mill Supply
Department:
Genuine Gandy
Belt, Atkin’s Cir
cular and Cross
Cut Saws, Marsh
Steam Pumps.
Implement
Department
Harvesting Ma
chinery, Thresh
ing Machines in
stock, all sizes. 1
SOLID CAR
Twine,
Twine,
wine!
n ■
Sufficient to bind all
the oats in this sec
tion. •
Alt any
Machinery
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ms
First Comes German Saen-
gerfest Next Week, and
Then the T., P. A. May
Week)
Special to The Herald. v
Savannah, May 3.—The'Germans of
Georgia and South Carolina are pre
paring to have) a big time In Savannah
beginning with May 9 and lasting two
or three days. The occasion will-be
the German Saengerfest, There will
be mapy visitors from Charleston, Au-
guBta, Atlanta and smaller towns of
the state, and It is expected that there
will he three days of royal entertain-
ment. All the German organizations
in the,city wlB take part In the festiv
ities, and a new organization known
as the "German Cavalry" has just been
formed to partake of the fun and good
times expected an^to lead the pro
cession -which Is to be formed for a
street parade on the first day. This
organization will become a German
Riding Club after the Saengerfest Is
over.
Capt. H. F. Kuck, a prominent Ger
man citizen, Is at the head of this or.
ganlzatlon. It Is expected that many
of the business houses will close dur
ing a part of one of the days of the
festivities. After the German festivi
ties there will be the T. P. A. week In
Savannah. May Is to be a very gay
month In'thls city.
GOVERNOR TERREL ,
TO DELIVER PRIZES.
8pecial to The Herald. *
Atlanta, Ga., May 3.—Governor Ter
rell will leave for Oxford,' Newton
county, tomorrow morning to deliver
a number of prizes to school students
of Newton and surrounding counties
which were offered by the several
county school commissioners to foster
school work. Saturday the chief ex
ecutive will go to Jefferson, Jackson
county, to attend the centennial cele
bration of that city.
FLY TIME.
Keep them out with our wire screen
'windows and doors! Complete stock
on hand.
C. D. SMITH.
who Introduced, in a-few graceful re
marks, Mayor C. \V. Rawson.
The mayor’s welcpme; was voiced in
happy terms. He spoke briefly, but
gave eloquent testimony of the fact
that Albany Is prolid of her guests
and honored by their presence. He
assured them that they were In the
very best town in Georgia—a com
munity at least ten times bigger than
she appears—except to Albanians, of
course. The mayor was frequently
interrupted by applause.
Response for the Traveling Men.
In behalf of the Georgia T. A A„
President Harry D. Calhoun then made
resppnse. His remarks were extem
poraneous, but the readiness and ease
with which he adnpted himself to the
SAN FRANCISCO LOSSES
SUBJECT OF CONFERENCE
BY THE INSURANCE MEN,
\. . .y r> ' :■(
THE BIG COMPANIES SAY THEY PURPOSE TO BE
JUST, EVEN LIBERAL. '
The Concensus of Opinion
Is That the Earthquake
Losses Should Not Be
Paid by Insurance Com-
panies, But—
New York, May 3.—Ihsiy-
ance representatives of both
foreign and domestic com
panies iiiet here yesterday,
according to the Tribune,
and discussed action to effect
a compromise on the adjust-
nient of the San Francisco
losses. The, attitude to btf
taken in instructing the ad
justers formed a large paft
of the discussion. The* great
companies expressed a pur
pose to be just, and even lib
eral, but the opinion pre
vailed that the ,earthquake
losses should not be paid.
One Well-informed insurance
man said he believed that
the companies would ulti
mately pay from 60 to 75 per
cent, of the aggregate loss
of the disaster.
sains manager of the Diamond Match
Company. I
3 p. m— Final session for unfinished
business.
4 p. m.—Election of officers and ad
journment
President H. D. Calhoun,
One of the. most interesting men at
tending'the convention Is State [Presi
dent Harry D. Calhoun, and the fol
lowing sketch will be read with In
terest:
Harry DoSaussuro Calhoun; state
president of the Travelers’ Protective
Association, was bom in old Barnwell
county, South Carolina, in 1869. A
scion of the old Calhoun stock that
gave to the South her greatest stateB.
man, his'Scotch blood shows itself in
his determination to get what Is com-
lng to him from the world's storehouse
of prizes. Harry waB reared on the
HARD COAI^ MINERS $
IN CONVENTION.
Question of 8trlke to Enforce Their
Demands la Under Consideration.
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Scranton, Pa., May 3.—Filled, with
tte feeling that to strike is the.qaly
means to enforce their demapds upon
the anthracite operators, 630 delegate's
representing the hard cool districts of
the United Mine Workers convonod
here today!' John Mitchell ‘presiding.
President Mitcheil will bo the con
trolling element, as many, possibly a
majority, of .the delegates are lhstnict-
ed to follow his counsel, The, appear
ance of Dr. Charles Neal,' Unltclf
States commissioner of Igbor,. hmi
given rise to much conjecture,
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. , SENATOR CLARK j: J
farm . and -^pcgted .ln the district :hU#AS>-/MA©’.
schools of his native state. He went Butte, Mont., May 3.—In a si
to Augusta and begun to travel for W, s&temeAt published today, Senator:
H. & W. B. Brigham, wholesale groo- a, Clark announces that he Is .not! pi .
He Is President of the Georgia Dlvls
Annual Convention It No
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Ion of; the T. P. A., Whose Twelfth
w In 8ession In Albany.
erywhere and know everybody. '-It Is
probably safe to make the assertion
that there Is not In the whole state of
Georgia a single retail merchant with
whom some member of the convention
which gathered In Albany today Is not
personally acquainted. The commer
cial tourist, when.we strike the happy
average^ Is as square as a brick, as
full of good qualities as the next l fel>
low, at home wherever his hat js, and
possessed of more devoted friends
than thff average man has acquain
tances. He carries sunshine Into all
the paths he t.-eads, has a sympathetic
word for every troubled soul he finds,
Is an optimist by instinct and can sell
anything under the sun.
Big Delegation Came in Thle Morning.
While many of the delegates artrved
While many of the delegates arrived
larger delegation came In over the
Central this morning. Though due at
7:30, it was 8:15 before this train
rolled In. It was drawn by two loco
motives, and swinging to the rear were
four sleepers crowded with T. P. A.
enthusiasts. They wero from Atlanta,
Augusta, Macon and other points, and
were given a rousing welcome by the
members of the organlzatloh already
on the ground.
Atlanta Comes In Force.
The Atlanta Relegation Is the larg
est attending the convention, there be
ing about forty traveling men present
who call the Capital City headquarters,
Augusta Is a close second, with about
thirty, and Savannah and Macon have
about fifteen each. The other posts
are represented by smaller but not less
enthusiastic delegations.
Welcomed by Mayor Rawsoi).
When President Calhoun stepped to
the presIdlng-offlcer’S stand this morn
ing and picked ur the gavel he was
welcomed by-.loud applause. He an
pounced the opening exercises of thi
convention, and after an eloquent Open
ing prayer by State Chaplain 8. R.
Belk,
occasion made his address one to be
remembered. He said many /bright
things, and besides expressing the .ap
preciation of the visitors for the' wel
come and courtesies extended them,
made some appropriate remarks rela
tive to the condition of T. P. A. af
fairs In Georgia. He felicitated the
organizatlor on lts. prosperity, apd 1 ap
pealed to those present to exert every
possible effort to encourage the Ladles’
Auxiliary, which he declared to be an
all-important branch of t£e association.
At the conclusion of his address,
President Calhoun declatpd the con
vention open for the transaction of
business, and the selection of a com
mittee on rules was at once begun.
The morning session lasted until
shortly after 1 o’clock, and the body
will reconvene, as stated above, at
2:30 p.m.
The Next President.
Savannah will claim the honor of
naming the next president df the Geor
gia, division, and will present the name
of one of Post A’s most popular mem
bers, Mr. Hugo A. Frank.
8moker Thle Evening.
In the parlors of the Elks’ Home the
visiting members of the Travelers’
Protective Association will be the
guests this evening at a'smoker, at
which Post K and the Albany Btaslness
League will be Joint boats. All the
business men of the city are Invited
to participate In this pleasant func
tion, which Is announced for 8:30
o'clock. ' . ‘
The Ladles Auxiliary,
The small attendance of members
of the Ladles Auxiliary Is somewhat
disappointing, but Interest In this de-
partment of the T. ,P. A. lit expected
to be strongly revived as- the result of
special effort to be made to that end.
The sessions tomorrow will be as
follows: .
9 a. m.—Business session.
11 a! m.—Address by Fred Mason,
erS, and he yet remains with that firm,
iln 1901 he married Miss pva Duncan,
of ffliarleston, a descendant of an old,
Scotch family, and one df the moBt
distinguished In South Carolina. Mus
ter Harry D. Calhoun, Jr., n manly lit
tle fellow, full of pluck and vim, and
with plenty of good looks and winning
wayB, bids fair to knock out the best
man that comes over the pike. Mr.
Calhoun travels entirely in South Car
olina, and has a splendid trude In that
fine territory/ : Loyalty to his friends
has been his watchword, and upon’this
firm foundation his success In life has
been established. He Is an enthusias
tic knight of the grip, and takes great
j tnterpst In all matters that pertain to
. the operation of the Travelers’ Protec
tive Association. Affable and modest;.
j while possessing n sufficient quantity
of -dignity, he makes a splendid pre-
siding officer, whose rulings are al-
ways respected and seldom opposed.
Rev, 8, R. Belk, Chaplain.
Here is a brief but Interesting
sketch.of Rev. S. R. Belk, state chap
lain: /
Rev. Mr. Belk Is the pastor of St.
James’ Methodist church, of Augusta,
. and has been In charge of the church
for the past three years, and Is serving
his fourth and last year for this term;
his church laws being that he Is not
allowed another term. He 1; one of
the leading ministers of the South,
also a lecturer of note, having given
many very entertaining lectures for
. the benefit of different organizations
in the city. .■
The members of Dr. Belk’s congre
gation only regret that It 1b not pos
sible for them to retain him for an
other year, but as the law Is such he
will have to be sent to another charge.
He Is loved by all of the drummers of
the local post, and Is admired by thoiie
of the state association. He le a faith
ful member of the local post and nev
er misses a meeting It he is In the
elty,
candidate tor re-election.
Huvl
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Candi
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PROF. FISHER’S
EXPERIMENT.
Power* of Endurance Greatly In-
created by'Masticating Food Thor
oughly.
, New Haven, Conn., May 3.—Prof. Ir
vin Fisher, of Yale, after experiment
ing ten weeks with several Yale stu
dents, says, that’anyone can Increase
his ppwers of endurance df typer cent.
In a_month and a half by masticating
his, food thoroughly.
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