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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- ‘ . •' 1 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 •■i. • ^ » u he (ii 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. - ,'' 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, : I.: ■/ ; -t- . , 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 i’ I in...i », w, wntsiiw wm; w. ntywwvsm 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 uyier Candi ies„, Sod; 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. I ce ire All Hilsmon-, INDSTINCT PRINT