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THE MACON TELEGRAPH : FRIDA MORNING, DECEMBER Lines of Refinement Shown in ovory fold of Stoin- Bloch Suits and Overcoats. They confer upon the wearer an air of distinction and good taste that only the export tailors can approach. While our business has boon immense this season, the stock of these flno clothes is still largo and it's no troublo to fit you in almost any stylo 'garment or mate rial that you may wish. Ask for tho Stein-Bloch 1 make. Overcoats $15 to $40 Suits S15 to $30 TEACHERS IN SESSION AT .JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Oao I’rlco to Everybody SPECIAL notices Suita, Pants, Etc, . to order and to fit, on abort Brush* given free with atary F. W. GOETTE, Tailor, Cotton Avenue. CITY OR FARM LOANS. 14 at v par,cant. Lo*n and Abstract Cc« erclut Bank Building. Guy Armstrong. ES & ARMSTRONG, Jawelsrs 315 Third Street. Phone 994. *d fr**e. Kin# Repairing, goods only. CAIIOAOE PLANTS the Dot Ttated gseds. any for shipment, InrgoL strong, theao plants are grown In the and wilt stand sovsre njury. Karly Jersey Wakefield. . rpa or Charleston Wakefield. I 1 the best known varieties of early j CONVICTS’ OARING BREAK. Thr«, D.id and Thr.. S.rlsu.ly Wounded a. a Ra.ult. KOLPOM. Cal.. Dec. 19.—Seven of nine convlcte it the etate prison who mad* a break for liberty today were almo.t riddled with bullet,, three be Ink dead and three In a critical con dltlon. Capt. R. J. Murphy, a prl.an official, la woundad by a ahot In tha lea and two alight knife wounda. The convlcia who engaged In tho break were all employed In the rock criiahrr. where 3:5 of the moat draprr- ntr primmer, were at work. A Urge eledge hammer waa thrown Into the crtieher, rnualng the ponderoua ma chine to mme to a etnndetlll. This at tracted Capt. Murphy, Charlea Jolly and Chnrlea t.. Taylor to tha place. Thereupon the deaperate convict* ruahed In aelan Murphy and hia two assistant*. They aucceeded In eatrh- Ing Murphy amt Jolly. The other, endeavored to take the other guarde. who aecaped them. The convict, with their ceptlvea made their way toward a email puat, commanded by Guard W. It llurrie, who trae arn.ed with a rifle. They had no anoner atepped In to the npen than tha .even guarda commenced tiring, and within :t> aec- nnda fully 100 ahotn had been fired JACKSONVILLE,, Fla., Dec. 21—The Southern Educational Aaeoclotlon and tho Florida State Teacher, 1 Aeaoclatlon met tonight In Joint aeaalon at the Duv.l opera houae. Walter B. Hill, president of the Southern Educational Aeaoclatlon end chancellor of the Unl- veralty of Georgia, coiled the Joint con vention to order and. after prayer by Rev. W. A. Hobson, announced that Capt George M. Lynch, preeldent of the Florida State Teachers’ Associa tion, and constant commandant of the East Florida Military Institute, would preside. William N. Sheata, state superin tendent of public Instruction, delivered the address of welcome In behalf of the state. Mr. Sheata spoke of the re markable advancement of Florida In educational lines since 1330. Ho quoted statistics which showed that In that year the total enrollment of the pub lic schools approximated 39,000, with an average attendance of 27.000 and an annual expenditure of till.000, whila at present the attendance la 133.000 nut of a total of 138,000 children of echool age. and the average attendance Is 34.000, and the amount appropriated for the currant year le tl.070,000. Presented With Gavel. After Mr. Sheata had finished, hie speech, Csdet Baxter of the East Flor ida 1 Seminary, presented President Lynch with a gavel. Mrs. Alexander Bahai favored the audience with a solo, and D. 17. Fletch er delivered an address of welcome In behalf of'the city. O. D. Martin, superintendent of pub tlo Instruction in South Carolina, deliv ered n humorous reply 10 the addresses of welcome, after which B. B. Fulton, chancellor of the Unlveralty of Mis sissippi, read the report of the com mittee on aims and objects of the as. eoclatlon. of which he le chairman. The proceedings of the first night’s aeaalon of the associations closed with the addressee of their presidents. Preeldent Hill devoted hie attention to a discussion of the Howell educa tional bill and compared It to the Alalr bill, advocating federal aid for educa tion. especially ns applied tn higher Inatltutlona. He aald In part: Prsiident Hill’s 8peeoh,| "Not only has federal nld to educa tion been, therefore, recognised us MRS. CHADWICK MAY I PLEAD INSANITY! national policy for nearly a half cen tury. but the analysis of the acts above atoted ahowed that It hoe proceeded upon well defined end satisfactory principled, which may be summed up as follow,: 'T—National old Is conditioned on response pr contribution by the states, such as furnishing and repairing build ing.. ••2—Bute control In management Is recognised, the distribution being throegh local machinery. "3—Vlaltorlal power is retained In the federal government In the require ment for reports and the reservation of the right to egam'ne disbursements. “4—Beparntlon of the races te ac cepted, but equal provisions mode for both. 5—The nature of the education pro vided le democratic, the emptiest, being placed on agricultural and Industrial education. ' ■♦—Equality of needs recognised as the basis for distributions. From this principle It la a Just corollary that In those sections were industrial and ag ricultural education are most needed the distribution should be In like pro portion." The moat Interesting end striking feature In tho address of Capt. Lynch whs his severe arraignment of rowdy ism In colleges and universities. Cspt. Lynch said In part: Capt. Lynch', Remarks. "It la the sheerest folly to appeal ti> business men and tax-pnyera In the name of sentiment and nffectlon until we can show them that we have an honest, straight-forward, practical plan nf making honorable, seif-supportlng, Intelligent cltlxena. They have not the time nor the desire to enter Into sclen tide researches and discoveries of the different parts of a boy's mental ma chinery, The plain, blunt, Interesting question to them Is: '"Do you know how to manage that mysterious mechanism so as to make It turn out a solid, substantial prod uct T "Answer this question by your school work. Let your pupils reflect In their nature and dally life subordination to law and nuthorlty; habits of Industry: perseverance and persistent determi nation; the love of whatever beautifies nnd expands the character; regard for the rlghte of others—In a word, make them manly men and womanly women, nnd nothing on earth can defeat your claims for recognition." Alienist Calls Upon Famous Woman Prisoner at Her Ceil in the County Jail. CLEVELAND, O., Deo. *9—P. D. Quigley, law ifcrtner of J. P. Dawley, counsel for Mrs. Chadwick, said today that nothing would be done In regard to securing ball for Mrs. Cbadwlck before next Tuesday, If then. Immediately upon learning that ball for Mrs. Chadwick might be offered In the federal court. County Prosecutor Keeler today Issued a capias for the arrest of Mrs. Chadwick In the event of her release on hail by the govern ment authorities. Mrs. Chadwick has sent the follow ing telegram .to her husband, Dr. Le- Roy S. Chadwick, In care of Sheriff Barry, at the Hoffman House, In New York, to be delivered Immediately up on the doctor’s arrival from Europe 'Come to Cleveland with Sheriff Barry Immediately. Da not fight ex tradition, and avoid lose of time and money. •CASSIE L. CHADWICK.' Dr. C. J. Aldrich, an alienist,' called upon Mrs. Chadwick at the county Jail today and had a conference with her. Dr. Aldrich has been called as tn expert In a number of criminal cases heretofore where the defense claimed Insanity. / The visit of Dr. Aldrich today Is taken to Indicate the line of defense that will be set upon In Mrs. Chad wick's case. Dr. Aldrich, when seen shortly after his call upon Mrs. Chadwick, declined to state whether or not he had visited her upon the request of her counsel. "I talked with Mrs. Chadwick and made a thorough study of her mental characteristics," said the doctor. "I am not prepared at this time to make any statement as to my conclus ion* In her case. Later, however, may decide to talk on the subject" DRUMELZIER ABANDONED. f: 8. A. 8. OFFICERS. IV|., tade on Ura* Ini* CHARLES M. QIGftON Youna’a laland, 8. •n. [ And •even convict# were on the around r; A«; | helpless. Warden Yell ordered the remaining itivlot* who were rrouchlnc behind icka and In other tafe places, to lino up and march In. This they did In quick order. S. S- Parmelee v F MIC L88* HARNESS, BICYCLES. VI ELI) SEEDS Odf [ Tannrtaff* Ry linrt OoMl. Sr , u». Rye, Barley, ; North Gu. My< t. I Cow Pern, for Sale bv OAlLCV, 41# Poplar St. LOANS. bi. L H. BUKGHJRD, IUNERAL DIRECTOR 153**55 Cotton Avenue. WHITE PATRONAGE EXCLUSIVELY JESSE 1L II VKT, FUNERAL DIRgCTOIt. CLAY’S COFFIN STORE OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. Fight Oleo Tax. ATLANTA, tin.. Dec. Ift.—Rchwnra- hlld A- Hulaberftr. one of the larg- t pAcklttK houaea of the Weat, with n branch In Atlanta, today filed a ault In the civil Wtnjr of the city court of lanta asalnct llenry A. Rucker, col- tor of Internal revenue for the Northern dlatrlct of Georgia* demand ing the return of 92.079.99, which com- plntnanta* claim were forced to pay the collector aa wholesale dealer# In oleo margarine. / The complaint promlaea to develop Into a bitter battle. The petitioner# allege that In June. 1*01. they were no- tilled by If. A. Rucker. In hla capaci ty aa collector of Internal revenues, that they would have to pay fSIO aa apeclal tag aa dealers tn oleomargerlne and 9110 na a penalty for having failed to pay In time. Thla waa their Atlanta office. They allege that they filed an applt cation for rebatement, but that It wai rrfuaad, and they were notified that unleaa they paid their office in Atlanta would be aelied and sold. Rather than allow this they bald. Hlmtlar occurrencea were noted in their office# In Savannah, where they had to pay |&40 nnd In Macon, where they had to pay 1*40. They allege that they are not wholeeale dealer# In oleo- murgerlne and ware unlawfully com- The tax on oleomargarine and the fight which waa waged to force dealers to put a sign on every package caused a long wrangle In the congresa and SILtfO Macon to Atlanta and Ratv^n via Southern Railway. Tiekota on aalo Dec. 31, 1964 and January 1at« 1965. final limit Jan. 4th, 1908, The Southern will soli tlckot* to all other points on date* mentioned above at ono and ono-third fare for the round trip. JAS. FREEMAN, T. P. A. NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY NEW YEAR’S SHOES VVE HAVE SOMETHING NICK IN FELT SLIPPERS FOR LADIES, IN RED. urtOWN AND BLACK. The Macon Shoe Co. I’liom* 7 to iO'w Third St. Judge OlcHlnaon. MEMPHIS. Tonn.. Dec. 29.—The Hlgtnn Alpha K |>a lion Greek letter fra ternity today elected general officer# ua follows: Eminent supreme archon. William Collins I*evere. Kvnnaton, 111. Honorary eminent supreme archon, Judge John M. Dickinson. Chicago. Eminent supreme deputy archon, Marvin E. lloldemess. Nashville. Eminent supreme recorder, Clarence Rtowell, Boston. Editor of tho Record, official organ. II. flydnor llarrlaon. Richmond, Vn. Eminent supreme treasurer, George D. Kimball. Denver, Colo. Reports of various committees were heard and voted upon. The commit tee on chapter house ownership re commended plana whereby nil chapters would bo enabled to secure perman ent homes. Tho committee on exten sions recommended tha| chapters be granted bodies at George Washington Unlveralty at Washington. D. C.. the University of Iowa, and Cntes school st Cleveland. Ohio. Birmingham. Ain., was selected aa the next meeting place of tho fra ternity. Tho 11 nal session continued until after nightfall nnd was followed by a notable banquet at which covers ware laid for 300. The principal ad dress of the evening was delivered by Judge Jacob M. Dickinson, formerly of Nashville, now of Chicago, who Is general counsel of the Illinois Central railroad, and leading counsel for the United States before the Alpaknn boundary commission. Judge Dickinson. In the course of hla address, ravtvtd the history of the Hlgma Alpha Epsilon fraternity from Its organisation at the State Univer sity of Alabama In 1994 and dwelt es pecially upon the efforts of the society to efface sectional feeling between the North and Houth. nnd the gratifying results accomplished In this direction. The speaker continued: “Today on the aurface and polUlcllly there la more sharp sectional feeling than existed five years ago. Thla Is, l believe, largely the result of misun derstanding and exaggeration. The preeldent lias got ton out with the Houth. or the Houth has gotten out with tho president, or they have got ten out with each other. The presi dent touched a sensitive nerve In tho Houth. The response waa prompt In the opinion of many the outcry wna exaggerated. lasuas were thought by many to be evoked x which were tre mendous and destructive. The preel dent. In a fearless. Impulsive, honest way, acted on abstract propositions and from his point of view no man could successfully answer him. The Houth bad to deal with the same ques tion. not abstractly, but modified by condition# of facta that the outside world does not readily accept In the full sense that the people of the South understand them. WhUe the president would not, \ believe, sacrifice a prin ciple for mere expediency, yet he would not hesitate to take a large view of conditions which he under- < stands and subordinate, tf necessary. ! a principle of tha working out of i grander results, equally founded In I Justice and right, demanded It. Now i that he te re-elected, has renounced j all further aspirations for the preel- ] Aency. has nothing to fear and nothing to hope for politically, except the honor or dishonor that a will ofllow hla name as a public servant, hla words and arts should be Judged free from all 1 partisan eapttouaneea. j “While for political reasons I voted against Mr. Roosevelt. I never doubted I for a moment that hla patriotism etn- I braced the entire country, and while I I hold no brief for btm. and am In no I eenae bte spokesman. I know and know I It absolutely, that the bitter I abuse beeped upon btm by n I claimed and appeared to represent the [ Houth. hat aroused In him no feeling J of revenge or malice. He has shown t htraself greet In many ways, but In no j reaped greater than rising above the | petty feeling of men of little soul*. I I am confident that If he shall be mit | by the Heath With the same spirit that I animate* aim. htere will be a good un- | dcrstandtiig that will redound to the , j welfare of the whole country.** II S gma Nu Election. NEW ORKLA NH. Dec. 2*—1 • | members of the hlgma Xu Craters held their second day’s aeaalon at the Ht. Charlea hotel today. Quite a vol ume of routine tiualneaa waa conald- ered. The greater part of the session waa devoted to consideration of com mittee reports regarding the workings of the order. Thla evening the fraternity an nounced tha election of the following officer,: Grand Resent—Dr. Isadora Dyer of till, city. Oran Vico Resent—.Frank V. Kees- lln*. Ban Francisco. Grand Treasurer nnd Editor of Cat- nlosue—F. H. Haywood, Columbus, O., elected for tho sixth successive term. Grand Recorder—Clarence F. Woods, Kentucky. Chaplain General—Bt. Rsv. Wm. M. Wnlton. archdeacon of the Episcopal diocese of lndlanapolle, Ind. Thle lat ter Is a new office created at thla ses sion. Bt. Louie waa named aa the next meetlns place. Delesate* from every state In the Union have heen In attendance. The day's session was followed hy a dance at St. Chnrlea roof sarden tonlfht. Crew Rescued, However, by Life 8av ing Workers. NEW YORK. Dec. 29.—With her elsnals of .distress and her half masted ensign still flying, the steamer Drumel- sler was abandoned tonight as a totsl wreck by her captuln and a dozen of the crew, who were taken off the craft and landed on Onk Island by the crews of the Fire Island and Oak Island life saving stations. Early In the day eighteen men of the crew were taken off the stranded steamer by the surf boat of the Sandy Hook station, which was towed down to the scene. The men were brought to this elty later on a tug. Captain Nlcholeon, chief en glneer Wood nnd the remainder of the offlerra and crow decided to remain nboard until officially notified that the vessel had been placed In the hands of the wrecking company, order to obviate any claim for salvage on the derelict. At 4:30 o'clock In the nftemoon tho cnptaln decided that It wne unwise, to remain longer on the chip, which was being terribly buffeted by the heavy aeon, and naked Immediate rescue. The crews of the nearby stations. respond- ed to his signals and after a hard struggle the men were taken off and Innded at Oak Island. The rescue of the men on the Drumelsler was hazardous In the ex. treme. and attended hy many thrilling Incidents. COTTON 8TILL LOWER. Now Being Sold at Prioe Lees Than Cost of Produetlon. NEW ORLEANB. Dec. 39.—Cotton continued to decline here today, though there woe no violent slump on the ex change. There was a recession of ep- proxlmntely 10 points from yesterday's closing prices. January selling at 9.27. Cotton men generally discussed a dis patch from Fart Gaines, Ga_ saying that fnrmcrs and merchants of Clay county had decided to burn their Share of cotton and that some of the staple was actually being cremated In the streets of that town. The Incident at Fort Caines was Interpreted ns evl- denclng the high state of feeling among producers, but It la not believed that the movement will attain serious pro portions. President Rrlttln of the Cot- ton Exchange, gave out a statement today In which he nld cotton wee now offer for sole at a price below the coat ot production. Dodge Ha» Net Confessed. NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—In spite of persistent reports which have been cir culated for several days to tho effect that Charles F. Dodge, tho former hua. band of Mrs. ClCmence Dodge-Morse, wlfo of Charles W. Morse, the hanker nnd former president of the American tee Company, had made a sensational confession tn connection with the Dodge-Morse divorce cose. Implicating many persona Including several mem ber* of the New York bar aeaoclatlon. District Attorney Jerome said today thnt Dodge lias made no such state ment. District Attorney Jerome said: “A* yet Dodge has made no confes sion and we will not take any state ment from him until his phyelean con- dltlon warrants him In making one. He le not a slate witness yet and until he gives some valuable Information, he will not be taken as such. The man ta a Physical wreck now, and te be ing cared for. If he shall prove of no value's* a people's witness, then he will be returned to the Tombs to stand trial on the perjury charge. Killed Bueineee Partner. RALEIGH. N. C- Dec. 39.—Raymond Bynum today shot J. H. Alford. In. flirting wounds from which Alford died later. The men were partners tn the printing Arm of Alford. Bynum ft Christopher, nnd were talking over bueineee sff.tlrs when the shooting oc- Fall River Strike. FALL RIVER, Dec. 29.—Renewed Interest In the great cotton mill strike, which has heen In existence here since July 5, was created today by an an. nouncement from the textile council that It had called mnss meetings of the various unions for tomorrow after, noon when they will be asked to vote by ballot on Hie question of ending or continuing the struggle. The union lenders said they called the meetings not because the opera tlvee were weakening, but because their desire to obtain a direct expres. slon of opinion on the eltuatlon. Joseph O. Jackson, secretary of tho alnsher tenders, said great restlessness among the operatives has resulted from the American Federation of Labor as- aeeament affairs. “The atrtkera," he said, “believed the federation would carry the atrlke along. The slowness of the federation In the mntter of send Ing money eaueed many to bocoms dls. heartened." ■ The manufacturers are still firm their determination to enforce the re ductlon of 1214 per cent hut should the cut down be accepted It le under stood the mill owners will agree adjust minor grievances. Only 1(1 Hours to Cincinnati Mace Cincii 1 7:55 VIA 80UTHEHN RAILWAY iv« Macon 3:05 8. arrive tl f«r oupper P* m* arrive ing foe braakfa i **>"• Jan. 11th the fame, •a* *«d Florida Scec.l" *. Maton at 3:45 p. ir. daily, ex S-nday, arrive Atlanta 6:00 p. r~ j. m, Toledo 4c 10 p - . C'.-.'s- L Chicago 5:39 p. m. JAfc FREEMAN, T. P. A. Rescued From 8chooner. HAVRE. Dec. 39.—The British steamer Anglo.Chilian, from Pensaco la, via Newport News, which arrived here yesterday with Cept. Nelson, his wife and five members of the crew of the American schooner W. R. Cher ter on hoard, reports having rescued them tn mid-ocean when the Chester was oinking after having encountered a four day’s storm. Cnpt Nelson set fire ta the schooner before abandoning her. The American consul here will send the rescued persons home. The schooner Vf. R. Cheater sailed Bt. Martina N. B» November 24. and JonesporL Maine, December t. for Rar- badoea She waa owned by Charles Nelson ot Machlaa Maine. Liverpool Cotton Statistics. LIVERPOOL. Dee. 29.—Following are the weekly cotton statistic*: Total ealea all kinds. 33.4M hal< total sales, American. 31.0*9; English spinners' taking*. 77.090; total exporta 13.000: Imports, all kinds. 19LOOO: Im ports. American. 147,000; stock, etl klnda 934.000; stock, American. 7 000; quantity afloaL all klnda 344. 000 bale*; total sale* en speculation, 2.300: total ealea to export era 3,100, In Atlanta Theatres Made and bottled under conditions of thorough cleanliness—ripened for yearsin oak under natural conditions— r) I Old Quaker has been mellowed by time. Ask for it and get a smooth old whiskey. Pure because the reputation of the largest inde pendent distillery in the world is back of it. Phone for a case today. Phone 361, Bedlngfield Sc Co., 515*517 Poplar Street, Macon, Ga. 4 HOLMES JOHNSON CO. 311 Ocmulgce Street. Telephone 73 Jellico, Blue Gem and other Coals. Exclusive Agents for Brilliant, Eureka and Etna Architects, Contractors and Builders. Tour attention 1s called to the fact that, in addition to our Concrete Building Block*, we are manufacturing 8”, 4”, 12” and 14” Hexagonal Tiling for interior and exterior work; Window and Door 8111a; Lintels, Skew-backs, Key-stones, Column Bases nnd Caps, Buttress-caps, steps of any length, and all other work of this kind. We are also prepared to execute promptly or ders for ornamental work of any design. Tour patronage t* solicited. Bibb Stone & Tiling Company. AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK BUI LDING. MACON, GA. PHONE' 279. Negro Kills Another., ATLANTA. Go., Dec. 29.—Clarence Cooper, a negro, 17 years of age. waa shot and killed at hie homo, 114 West's alley, this alternoon by George Harris, another negro. The shoot ing is believed to bo accidental. The first Information that the police de partment had with reference to the killing waa when Harris entered head quarters and announced that he had killed Cooper. He said that he and Cooper were sitting In a room to gether, he having a pistol In his hand, and when about to leave he handed the pistol to Cooper. It was while passing the weapon that It was d T s- charged. and Cooper was Instantly killed. CapL French’s Death. CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 29.—An In vestigating board of the Seventh cav alry appointed by Col. Pearson- today concluded the Investigation of tho cause of death of CapL Howard W. French, who was found dead with a bullet through his heart on Tuesday. While the board refused to give out Its findings until It la sent to the war de- parimenL It Is understood that acci dental killing was the verdict. A pa per target was found near the body Indicating that he had gone out, as he often did, for revolver practice. The body will be Interred In the national cemetery Saturday with military hon- ora. Attention, Creditors! Parties holding Receiver’s Certificates against the First National Bank, Macon, Ga., should present same on and after Wednesday, December 28th for the paymont of the third dividend of 20% de clared by this Trust. Call only between the hours 9 a. m. and 1 p. m. • W. J. Butler, Receiver. Committed Suicide Together. NEW YORK. Dec. 99.—The bodlea of two men who had registered as Geo. Weber and Geo. Brown and who. the police say. had evidently committed suicide together, were found late today In a room In a Bowery lodging house. Both men were about 3* years old. Bo- sldo Weber was a vial containing cya nide ot potassium nnd a note saying: "If I am successful In my attempt It Is the only way out of IL ss I can see I am friendless and hopeless. When I am found please get me out of the way as soon as possible." In Brown's pocket was a letter ad dressed to the coroner, and In his com panion'* pocket was a copy ot the gos- pel of Bt. Luke, on the fly-leaf of which u written: "If you abide In me and my word abide In you, yo shall ask what y* will and It shall be done unto you." Chinese Aiding Jape. MUKDEN, Dec. 29.—Irrefutable evi dence has heen ohtslned st headquar ters that the Japanese are not only hiring Chinese bandits to operate on the Kueslan flanks hut that they are enlisting Chinese under Japanese of ficers. The Japanese are adopting cunning expedients to detest the surprise at tacks of the Russian scouts from which they have suffered much. They cover the steep approaches ot their trenches with water which freezes, farms Ice slides and makes the scouts slip and fall In confusion. In other places the Japanese scatter mtUet stacks over the approaches, the crackling cf which which gives them warning of the pres ence of Russian scout*. Presidential Inangnration Washington, D. C. SOUTHERN RAILWAY Excellent Service! Quick Time! Convenient Schedules! SLEEPING CARS, DINERS and COACHES. MAY DROP CASE. p. in ch,up Rate, to Atlanta via South R.-I .1 y. Account Choice Th.atr ;.v Attraction* During January —Rite 53.50 Round Trip. For."Mother Gocte," Jen. 2-7, tickets oft calc Jen. 3 end ft For "Erglith Grind Opera,’ 15-ift ticket* on calc Jan. 17. F.r Ben H ' - :' t ;kete on a*!e Jen. 20. All ticket* ta be l-n-ited to one d»y alter d*t* cf **ie. Beq nn ng J*nu«r> 11th the femeu* "Ch.cago »nd Florida Sp-eo.a!" w II leo.e M seen *t 3:45 p. n-. end err ,e Atlanta C OO P- O'—two hour* and fif teen n -utee—" 1 ' deetn’t hei.txtc,” at ntccmcdiat* point*. JA3- freeman, t. p. a. Nan More Cheerful. NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—Non Patter son was more cheerful today than at any time sine* her return to the Tombs after the disagreement of the Jury be fore which a be waa tried. She waa visited by Abraham Levy and Daniel ODellly, ot her counsel, who hod be come worried because of the statement of her father that he thought she was tn danger of going insane. Mr. Levy spent almost on hour assuring Miss Patterson that if there were no pros pects of a speedy re-trtal. aha soon I would he admitted to ball. Inquiry at the office* of District At- | torney Jereme eltidted r.o new Infor mation about the possibility of a re duced bail for her. R. ,.'•'* Big Lean. ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. nngementa for the Issue of a 415 per cenL loan of tll(.00ft000 have heen def initely concluded with a group of ft nan clers hooded hy the Mendelsohns o Berlin, Presentment Against Bishop Talbot Repudiated by Some, PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 29.—Dis patches from Huntingdon, Pa., tonight state that eome - ot the Huntingdon signers to' the presentment against Bishop TalboL have repudiated the presentment, and say that It was never their Intention to sign a paper ot the character that has appeared In the press. If this be true the proceed ings must be dropped ss a present ment af the character made against the bishop must contain the names of at least three persons from the diocese In which the accused bishop lives It Is said the paper was signed by the Huntingdon men under * misappre hension. they believing that they were assisting In closing a long controversy and not one In which their bishop was to be brought to trial. "Can a bishop, or ought a bishop, write defamatory letter* In secret In order to fnjbre any member of the ministry?” This Is the question which will be decided at the meeting ot the committee of Inquiry In the case of Irvine V*. TalboL" said the Bev. In gram N. W. Irvine today In discussing the charges which have been made against him. In discussing the motive of hit depo sition. Dr. Irvine said that tt wot be cause he had persistently refused' to serve communion to Mrs. Emma D. Elliott of Huntingdon. Pa., who Is di vorced against the wishes of Bishop TalboL Dr. Irvine said: . “The canon# of the church provide explicitly tha» a man or woman di vorced on any charge except that of adultery, which must be proven be yond tho bounds of reasonable doubt, cannot receive the holy sacrament. In the face of thla Bishop Talbot covertly and by secret meetings with Mra. El liott. who Is a woman divorced on the grounds of deeertloa, sought to have her remain In the church." Dr. Irvin* denied an the charges In the Upjohn letter. An Hce.il Bankrupt. COLUMBUS. G«_, Dec: 29.—L. E. McKee, a Well known young druggisL has tiled a petition tn bankruptcy In the United States court- Hts Indebted ness la 10.29*. and hta asset* 44.043.07. Under the bankruptcy law# he le en titled to an exemption but turns over 1"is property to hla creditor*.