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TWICEA-WEEK WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA—SHOWERS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY; COOLER FRIDAY IN NORTHEAST PORTIONj FRESH S0UTHWE3T WINDS. ESTABLISHED IN 1326. MACON, GA., FEIDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 1907. TV/ICE-A-WEEK, $1.00 A YEAR. HARGIS “NOT GUILTY ” SAYS KENTUCKY JURY Another Chapter Closed in ! was shot in the court house 1 ' j at J.’tcxrjon, dyjnt? later at LexJnarton, the Breathitt Feud Annals where Verdict Cheered In Courthouse LEXINGTON. Ky.. May 23.—Almosi Tm i rshal T. v er the oas C Icrlll. of n the irned here today In so James Hargis, the first of those i were jointly charged with that ■}f-r. .ind another chapter In the •-us j^reathut County fued annuls On June 21. 1504. ■>nclt he was taken for medical a'len- tion. During the trial several wit nesses swore that Judge Hargis, his brothers, and Sheriff Ed. Callahan had entered Into a murder conspiracy, promising immunity to any one who woui 1 shoot CockrIII. Dr. B. D. Cox r.nd J. B. Marcum, all three of whom have since been killed. The defense, however, presented testimony tending to disprove the conspiracy charge, and Judge Hargis, testifying on his own behalf, denied all connection with the shooting. * Curt Jett, who confessed to killing Marcum, for which he was given a life sentence, was a witness against Judge Hargis. When tbe’vrrdict was announced to day a great cheer arose from the friends of Judge Hargis, who crowded the court room, and it was necessary for Circuit Judge Watts Parker to rap repeatedly for order. u GOD SAVE KING” SUNG BY AMERICAN BAPTISTS Convention of Northern and Southern Bodies Was Great Success FARM BOOKKEEPING IS BETTER THAN ALGEBRA Draft of Curriculum for Ag ricultural Colleges Was Considered Negroes Were Kindly Received NORFOLK, Va., May 23.—The Bap tist convention of North America, composed of the Baptist conventions North and South and delegates repre senting the Negro Baptist National convention, with Mexican and Cana dian Baptists also in attendance, ad- jjurned sine die this afternoon after a session of two days. The convention Is declared to have been one of great success. Notable were the speeches of the four leading negro delegates in at tendance which received the plaudits of Southern delegates in particular. It Georgia; E. T. Mullins, Kentucky: L. A. Crandall, Minnesota; Geo. C Whit ney. Massachusetts: R H. Pit: Vir ginia; James Whitcomb Brougher, Oregon; W. H. Geistwelt. Illinois; J. W. Conley, Illinois, and E. C. Morris. Arkansas. The address of Dr. E. Y. Mullins, president of the Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville, Ky.. on “The Contribution of the ,Baptist3 to Ameri can Civilisation” was the feature of today’s session of the general conven tion. Another feature was the demon stration : that followed the presenta tion by a delegate from the conference of South Carolina to the delegate from, Maine, for the Klttery Church, of a ; history of the beginning of the Bap tist Church in America. Kittery, Me., was referred to as the fountain of the Baptist religion and the book contain ed much of interest about the origin of the church at that place. It was ac cepted by Dr. A. B. Lorimer, of Ban gor, as the j'oining link between the North and South and when the inci dent had closed. President Stephens suggested that the salute be given. Prior to this presentation the dele gate from Canada requested the dele gates to visit the Canadian building at South h that 1 th ® I to visit me wunuu Duiming ai e(J only aftor the Seaboard had adopt- bouth that white Baptists had met the close of the session and sing "God e d the generally agreed upon rate with negro churchmen, but there was s,™ tv,„ e “ . l V e generally, agreed upuu DIO SIB GIL GO. GHCESEBMl? WASHINGTON, May 23.—Tank car and tank wagon systems instituted by the Standard Oil Company was at tacked today- in the hearing before the Interstate Commerce-Commission, re garding the freight rates on petroleum and its products In the territory of the Central Freight Association. The com mission having concluded its hearing on the freight rates on petroleum from Chicago to St. Paul points and Chi cago to Omaha points resumed con sideration of the case Involving rates in the central territory. Several witnesses testified as to lack of uniformity of rates In the central territory, when W. H. Fehnsenfeld, of Baltimore, president of the Red C. Oil Company, created a diversion in the course of his testimony by saying that an agreement was made several years ago among the Southern railroads by which the rates on oil in drums had been Increased materially. He testi fied that the Seaboard Air Line, im pressed by the argument of Ills com pany. had declined to enter Into the agreement. Later one of the officials of the line had informed him that the Standard Oil Company had stopped shipping oil by the Seaboard Air Line and those shipments had been restor- j ed only after the Seaboayl had adopt- | AN OHIO MAN STARTED REPORT, SAID THE MAYOR FORMER BOOH I LONE STAR STATE Answer in the Brownsville Inquiry Turned Laugh On Foraker Batch of Current Gate City News ATLANTA, May 23.—Discussion of Hoke Smith himself, are at work upon new pirns relating to the railroad commission and Its future duties and powers. In general It may be authoritatively stated that certain features of the Wisconsin law and of the Hughes law in New York, which is the public utilities bill just about to be enacted, are being favorably considered, and that the proposed Georgia law will be modeled very much along those lines. It is proposed that the railroad com mission shall havo only' legislative functions, and none that arc executive or judicial The plan is to give tip- commission wide powers in the legis- churchmen, but there was not the least ill feeling and the con vention was one of brotherly love and good fellowship. Officers were elected as follows; President, A. H. Strong, of New York, president of the Roches ter Theological Seminary; first vice- president. J. Taylor E!Ii3on. Lieuten ant-Governor of Virginia: second vice- president. Chas. E. Hughes. Governor of New York; third vice-president, A. L. Crimmon, of Canada; recording secretary. Thos. D. Osborne, of Ken tucky: assistant secretary, J. S. Dick erson, Illinois; corresponding secre tary. S. D. Meeser, Michigan; treas urer, E. M. Thresher, Ohio; executive committee. E. W. Stephens. Missouri; J. N. Prestridge Kentucky: T. T. Ea ton, Kentucky; H L. Morehouse, New Save the King" under the Union Jack. Tho request had the approval of the convention. Among the most Impor tant resolutions adopted today was one endorsing the movement to erect a Baptist Theological Seminary in Rus sia and the effort to raise $100,000 with which to do the work. Baron Uxkull, of Russia, who is in America in the interest of the move ment. explained to the convention the purpose for which ho was present and asked the support of the Baptists of America. The convention referred to commit tee a resolution requesting the admin istration of the United States with the co-operation of Great Britain to exert its influence to bring an end to the conditions that exists in the Congo. which witness said was now In force. Objection was made to this line of tes timony as not applying to the Cen tral Freight Association territory. The commission held that the objection was valid, but that the matter might be the subject of a complaint to the commission. - „„„ TOtUr. p„- j Inlng to the. interests and welfare.of , j n vacation with power to acL It is e new disirict agricultural schools of { to be given wider scope in the matter of legislation, such as that relating to switching, sidetracks and possibly schedules, powers which the commis sion has asked from time to time in its annual reports, and probably many others in addition to these. Provision is then to be made for the enforcement of the legilsation enact- leorgia, occupied during the entire day a conferenee of the principals and presidents of boards of trustees of these schools with the curriculum com mittee appointed by the university trustees which was held in the Senate chamber today. Attending this conference by special Invitation were Gov.-elect Hoke Smith. State School Commissioner W. B. Merritt and Commissioner of Agricul ture T. G. Hudson. A draff of the proposed curriculum to lie submitted* to the university trus tees hv the committee had been pre pared and was submitted to those composing the conference for discus sion and recommendations. Tho j actual curriculum will be adopted by j the hoard of trustees of each school, but for the sake of uniformity the uni versity trustees will recommend to tho schools a carefully prepared curricu lum which, it is believed, will subserve tfc» Interests of each. Material changes have been made in the curriculum as it is now propo ed. as compared with the original draft prepared by Jos. Stewart, State agent M the university. In general terms this curriculum has reduced until now tl agricultural* school Is about the equiv alent of tho seventh grade in the grammar schools. More practical ag ricultural work has been introduced, ihe literary and scientific studies being retained, but being more subordinated to the main idea of agricultural educa tion. The present plan contemplates a four-year term In the agricultural schools with a prospect of reducing It In the future, as occasion may war rant to three years. Only one Important change was made’In the course of study ns sug gested by tho curriculum nt the morning session. !he substitution of agricultural or In tho forcement of acts of the Legislature it self. It It not unlikely that the pro posed penaltv. in may instances at ioast. will take the form of criminal process, entailing indictment with fine or imprisonment in the event of con viction, or both in the discretion of the court. The bill has not yet been prepared but enough is known to make it cer tain that it will be very far-reaching, and probaiy the most interesting and important piece of legislation to be considered ar. tho coming session. It is intended to make the railroad commis sion a bulwark of the people as it were, and as a legislative body it will I ! stand as such. Whether It will be given power of control over other classes of public utility corporations than railroads, considerably i telegraph arid express companies, is first year in tho I not known, but there has been a sug gestion, to that end, and it may be some step will be included in tho measure looking to extending the com mission’s authority over electric light ing. gas, street railroad, and other companies of a public or semi-public nature. Aork: Geo. E. Rees, Pennsylvania; J. t The two temperance* resolutions offer- B. GRmbrell. Texas; W. TV. Landrum, ed last night were today adapted. FIRST LEGAL BATTLE FOUGHT OVER MRS. EDDY ed by the railroad commission, Just as TW|i!fpp<a PI aim Ricrhf fn ho similar provision is made for the en- USICCS LldlLU lUgllt lO De Famous Cate Disposed Of, ATLANTA, May 23.—A famous Spalding County criminal case which has been pending for more than a year was finally disposed of today by Gqv- , ernor Terrel] granting pardons to John committee, i \ve?ley Goodin, Landa Goodin, and and that was Newt Goodin, oonvlcted in Spalding 1 Superior ’Court of the charge of j manslaughter. The first two were sentenced to serve eight years in the Substituted as Plaintiffs Mrs. Eddy's Deed Valid, They Say CONCORD, X. H„ May 23.—Follow ing skirmishes the first legal battle fought about the person of Mrs. Mary G. Eddy, leader of the Christian Science denomination, in connection with suit in equity seeking an ac- countig of her property, was opened in * plaintiffs in the original suit, the "next the motion of the trustees that they be substituted for the “next friends” as plaintiffs in the suit against Frye and other defendants. Nearly all of the ten defendants were In court when the hearing open ed, although Frye, the principal de fendant, did not appear. Among the prominent spectators was Judge Wm. C. Ewing, of Chicago, one of the most prominent members of tho Christian Science denomination. General Frank S. Streeter, of this city, chief counsel for the defendants, occupied the floor throughout the day’s proceedings. His argument was de voted principally to the contention that in order to prevent the trustee? being substituted for “next friends' CHICAGO. May 23.—Five men were killed and at least a dozen seriously in jured by the exoloslon of an ammonia tank in .one of the Armour Companle's ■Warehouses today. The building was full of workmen and the deadly ammonia fumes, escaping from under high pressure, penetrated through every department in the building in such a short time that twenty men were over come. All of the dead and injured were foreigners. the McCormick County circuit court here today. The original suit, brought by Mrs. Eddy’s son. Geo. W. Glover, of Lead, S. D., his daughter daughter, Mary ’Baker Glover, and Geo. W. Ba ker, of Bangor, Maine, a nephew of Mrs. Eddy, was brought in the name of the Christian Science leader by her three relatives, acting as “next friends,” and was directed against Calvin A. Frye, Mrs. Eddy’s secretary and several other leaders of the Chris tian Science church, asking for an accounting of Mrs. Eddy's property, which the “next friends” alleged was being misapplied by the defendants. friends” must prove Mrs. Eddy’s in competency to execute the trust deed giving her trustees power to act for her. General Streeter claimed that it was the legal right of the trustees to prosecute the suit against tho ten. de- fendans. He submitted the trust deed to tho court and h c serted that it was valid. To make it Invalid, he claimed the "next friends” must prove Mrs. Eddy incapable of making the transfer of her property to the trustees. If tho deed is valid, he said, not only ali of Mrs. Eddy’s property ihas been trans ferred. but the right to prosecute the SAVANNAH. Ga., May 23—Melvin Pad gett, son of Sim Padgett, one of the negroes killed in the battle with the posse in Tattnall County Tuesday, wa3 brought here tonight from Statesboro by Deputy Sheriff Kendrick, of Bulloch County. There were fears of mob violence and it was for his own safety that the negro appointed by Mrs. Eddy and were em- i deed is regarded as material, then thg j ta^afl 0 here; tC> Padgett dentes 'the 'crime These became complicated when three i suit passed to the trustees, and they trustees. Henry M. Baker, Archibald j ask to be allowed to carry it on. If McLelian and Josiah E. Fernald. were 1 Mrs. Eddy’s competency to make the SAYS A. 6. issue nisiAvn ATLANTA. Ga.. May 23.—Charging that ho is about to be “swamped” by a stu pendous issue of stock by the stockholders of the Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic Railway, Louis P. Pairo, a stockholder, late today secured a temporary njuncton against H. M. Atkinson and 'the railway company to prevent a meeting of the stockholders next Monday. It is declared that tho company contemplate Issuing $2 000.000 worth of stock as a bonus for the sale of JS.000.000 worth of bonds which It is proposed to issue for the pur pose of carrying on projected improve ments. The plaintiff claims that the issue of this stock will be made without taking his interest into consideration and will servo to inflict great damage upon him. Hearing is set for May 23. TWO OF PADGETT BOYS JAILED IN SAVANNAH farm bookkeeping for algebra second year’s course. There was considerable discussion penitentiary and the latter, who did ns to the amount of practical farm i no t participate In the shooting was work, some of those present holding to j gjvon a one year term, the belief that, this should bo incroas- : r pk c Jr .en were convicted of the homi- rd. and it may be that this view will j eide of Tony Biles at a dance some- cbtain before final action is taken. thine more than a year ago. The Gov-elect Hoke Bmlth. who had b^en homicide was the result of a general requested to make any suggestions r(nv j n which there were several par- whlch be might desire, spoke briefly , tlcipants and John Wesley and Landa test before the meeting adjourned. He Goodin were shot all to pieces so that commended the proposed curriculum they are today practically invalids, highly. . .1 They have never been to the peniten- | tlarv but have been several times re mit Hr said the onlv possihle criticism at he could make of it was the !n- iductlon of too much algebra and a quite enough agricultural or farm oklceeplng, which he thought should begun early and continued through- tbe course. The study of farm kkeerjng along with thorough work arithmetic, he said he eons’dered fir mere value than a smattering ilgebrs. and he commended the Im am .mange in the curriculum eh had been made in that direction. Vnvtb.tng which I can possibly do Governor if Georgia In behalf of J agricultural schools during tho ; tw . years. I will gladly do and to . ,-nd you may command me. ho sp’ted pending an investigation of their case. Their physical condition and doubt as to their guilt led to their pardon. He warned those at head of the is naturally inks alone. ngratuHt the att!ti lculum cc voiced by iron 5 m I: h ‘lis Duckworth, tn literary course *’! students c lent Due 1 emit at I s yen vhich he took, ttee had more the Farmers’ 'blent R. F. . . , rides that the ia 11 be optional with 16 years of age. ■r;h had rut the age The conference also h ; s request, that it would caching of agricultu-a! in n schools In accordance resent law which it is too little observed. Hok- Snvth and Confer. ^ T ' * ‘; Amo i TI.A NT A. May -3 i.jon of Thomasvli: •Ai.-er-ob I? in jtot Mr. wa - nc railroad tlanta at the IcLc'don and ere in confer- j :e! this morning, but in- j re; wi'h the reply that j hing of public Interest : lining to. the railroad . da vs is of peculiar of the fact that por- lmportant legislation the approaching ses- . ; n . ,>, e Legislature, will relate to that body and its powers and author- !»v While the preparation reached a stage at ... por.al'.y discussed. Daughter of Gen. Gordon Will Miss Unveiling. ATLANTA. May 23.—It was stated today that there Is < Mrs. Caroline Lewis Gordon Brown, of Vermont, beinr ab':e to be here for the unveiling of th? statue in honor of her distinguished father. General Gordon, on Saturday, owing to the severe ill ness of her child. Mrs. Rrotvn has been expected to join her sister. Mrs. Fran ces Gordon Smith. In unveiling the The Gordon statue has been set upon its pedestal ari l plans for the unvot ing are new praet'cs'ly comnl.-'m. To p-trade will assembly in command of Grand Marshal Tt. E. Pork, on Pooch- tree «treet at e;30 o'clock and move at It. In it will perticinate the fifth regiment infantry, a large portion of the second, troops of cavalry from Savannah and <3ainesville, the Univer sity Coro? Cadets from Athens, the Gordon Institute Cadets front Bames- ville. hundreds of school children. Confederate veterans, civic bodies and many others. The line of march instead of that i heretofore announced will be Peach- ! tree and White tall streets to Mitchell 1 street, to Washington then turning north on Washington the monument I where the orerc ?e? will take place he- j •omptly at neon "n Saturday, j -her? tb*-re will h». present i time ex-governors of Georgia and! their f-mp*e? and four judges of the; United States courts. powered by a trust deed executed by j question of competency must be de- T.er to manage her property. The trus- cided first. tees then petitioned the court to be i Judge Chamberlin announced at tho substituted for the “next friends.” as outset of the Gearing that the procood- plaintiffs in the suit in equity to se- ings should be confined strictly to tho cure an accounting of Mrs. Eddy’s ! question of the intervention of true- property. Following this the original ; tees as plaintiffs. He said he would plaintiffs' petitioned the court to in- i not consider Mrs. Eddy’s competency elude the trustees as defendants in the at this time. The hearing will be re- original suits. Today’s hearing was on sumed tomorrow. botanical works. He was forunate in finding a wealthy patron, who sent him to England to study the gardens and herbariums there, and where he made the acquaintance of all the British botanists. He visited Paris also and learned the theories and methods of the French gardeners. Returning finally to Sweden, he established himself in Stockholm as' a physician. His ability was almost im mediately recognized and he iwas elected president of the Royal Acad- ... The chair of botany in the fac- ome doubt about j of Carl von L:nne. the lather of tne , u ]*v at Upsaia was the height of his modern se.ence of botany. Linne, j ambition, and he attained it in 1741 often known as Linneus, the Latin- , U pon the retirement of his old enemv, ized form of the name, was born_ in I professor Rosen. He soon made that i the province of Smaland, May 24, 170‘. | department of science in the Univer- and died in Upsaia January 10. IDS. j sity of Sweden famous throughout the He was a naturalist of the highest j entire world, and students came from charged against him. the criminal assault of Mrs. Laura Moore, which caused the encounter resulting in the killing of live persons. Arthur Padgett, a brother of Melvin. Is also In jail here. AUSTIN, Tex., May 23.—One of The opening guns in the Foraker Presiden tial boom for Texas was fired when the negro Republicans of Travis Coun ty met here recently to decide upon their action in the coming campaign. A few dissatisfied white Republicans were in attedance. T. J. Clark was made chairman and L. B. Kincheon secretary. 'Both are negroes. It was decided that the national campaign could not be started any too soon, 'and, believing that '‘the early bird catches the worm,” the chairman was author ized to appoint a committee to work in the county at once. Foraker and Warner were endorsed for President and Vice-President. A resolution was adopted denouncing the policy of Cecil A. Lyon, of Sher man. chairman of the Republican State executive committee. Lyon’s policy I practically excludes all negroes from the ranks •of tile Republican party in Texas and makes it a strictly “lfly white” organization. Maj. Joseph W. Burke, of Austin, was endorsed as the leader of the For aker forces in Texas. Maj. Burke is one of the most prominent dissatis fied white Republicans in the State, and Ms coming forth into political ac tivity again after a reitrement of more than fifteen years, brings to mind some very interesting 'events in his career. He is a veteran of the Civil War and a member of the G. A. R. He was L T n!ted States internal revenue col lector, with headquarters at Austin, under the Harrison Administration, 18S9 to 1S33. During the following four years in which Grover Cleveland held the reins of Government. Maj. Burke looked after the affairs of a large plantation owned by his wife. When the great “free silver 16 to 1” political move struck Texas in 1896, he bolted from his party, with a few other free silver Republicans. Just before the election he published an article in the newspapers predicting a victory for Bryan by an overwhelm^/.- majority. The elcction^of McKinley of course “shelved;’ the major. He went way back and sat down.” He sat hard, too. So deep wrs the political rave that Maj. Burke dug for himself, he has just lately been able to scratch out, but fortunately in time for the re markable after effects of the Browns ville crime, now looming up on the horizon of national politics. During the past ten years the major has been barred from tho Republican pie counter. Financial matters have not gone en tirely to his liking in the past tejj years, and therefore a return to the party feast would be moBt agreeable to him. The major is a handsome man and has a very commanding appearance. His family move in the highest social circles of the Capital city of Texas, where he resides. Since Senator Foraker has painted as snow-white angels with full-grown wings the black brutes that shot up the helpless little town on the Rio Grande, all Texas negroes are follow ing the course of their race in other States and are rallying around the banner of the Ohio man. In ail negro pow-wows' now, Browns ville-is the high sign and Foraker the password. While Maj. Burke would not for a moment think of entertaining in his residence at luncheon Booker Washington or any other prominent negro, he stands well with them polit ically. He is not in favor of placing ne^^cs in high and responsible Government positions, but as long as he succeeds n working his rabbit foot so the kinky-haired voters will believe that they will get a big piece of pie from the G. O. P., Maj. 'Burke will prove to be a valuable wheel horse for the For aker band wagon. SUES HEED Long worth, But Hot Son-in-law Hick: WASHINGTON. May 23.—Mayor Frederick J. Combe, of Brownsville. Tex., was the only witness before the Senate committee on military affairs today In the investigation of the shoot ing affray there on August 13 last, which restilted in the discharge of the negro soldiers garrisoned at Fort Brown. After telling of the incidents connected • with the shooting affray and subsequent events in which lie figured, the Mayor was cross-examin ed by Senator Foraker at great length. The-Senator was particularly Inter ested In a report that citizens of Brownsville had raised $10,005. to be offered as a reward for information leading to a discovery of the persons who did the shooting. “There, was no truth in that report." ' said Mayor Combe. “It was started by an Ohio man.” Senator Foraker Joined the laughter which greeted the remark, and asked the name of the man. "I think it was Longworth, Senator,” replied tho wit ness. "His first name does not happen to be Nicholas, docs it?" inquired Sena tor Foraker. “I don’t remember.” said the Mayor. “Well, of course you dont meant the President's son-in-law?” asked the Senator. The Mayor hastened to assure the committee that it was not tho Ohio Congressman and after the laughter had subsided tho conversation was expunged from tho record. The cross-examination will be con tinued tomorrow. DIPLOMATS TRi WASHINGTON, May 23.—Just what the State Department^ can do to relieve members of the diplomatic corps who possess automobiles, from vexation when they make an excursion In Maryland, has become one of the questions of Import ance. but regarding which no path of procedure seems open. Several diplo mats nave been halted by the town mar shal of Glen Echo, a suburb of Wash ington, and escaped actual arrest only after elaborate explanations as to their identity and immunity. While members of tile diplomatic corps dislike to file for mal complaint regarding; such matters, they have not hesitated to dls^ms tho matter freoly with Secretary Root' and Secretary' Bacon. The latest informal discussion of this nature wag participated in today by the dean of the diplomatic corps. ‘Baron Sdmondomo Mayor Des- planches, the Italian ambassador, and Secretary ■ Root. The experience of the ambassador with Marshal Collins occurred last Sunday, when he was halted and catechised during cl rain storm. The am bassador told Secretary Root that h<- wa* placed^ri a decidedly undignified position. .The indications aro that the Maryland authorities will bo communicated with regarding the matter. Negro Shot His Wife. EATONTON, Ga., May 23.—Bill Bledsoe, a negro, shot his wife. Mary Bledsoe, as she was at work as cook in the yard of Mr. Alex Jenkins, In Eatonton today. The woman had justj finished cooking dinner when her bus band came up and after a few words shot her fatally through the breast. Bledsoe and his wife separ ated about two weeks ago. He escoperf immediately after the shooting. There Is no hope of ihe victim's recovery. STOCKHOLM. May 23.—All the uni versities and learned and scientific so cieties of Sweden today held exercises in celebration of the 200th anniversary j emy NORFOLK. Va., May 23.—The prin cipal feature of today’s session of the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers’ As sociation. in eleventh annual conven tion at the Jamestown Exposition, was an address by John M. Carson.' chicf of the bureau of manufacturers of the Department of Commerce and Labor. His subject was “Foreign Trade.” “The cotton seed industry presents greater attractions.” said Maj. Carson, “and offers great possibilities in the immediate future for enlargement in foreign markets than many others of our principle industries. If it were more generally known in the United States that the best cotton seed oil is equal in purity and healthfulness to olive oil. the demand for cotton oil at CHARLOTTE ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT ADOPTED Southern Presbyterian Gen eral Assembly Was About Evenly Divided rank and not only was a most entau- j a u countries to receive his instruction siastic student and explorer, but placed Distinctions of all kinds were bestowed the knowledge of plant life on a scien- i upon him bv foreign nations as we’l as tific basis. His system of nomencla- J >,! s 0 wn. He was elevated to the rank home wo uId expand to a point that ture still prevails, as does a similar j of a noble and took the title of Von system for zoology. j Linne. All the learned bodies of Eu- Linne was a son of a Lutheran cler- j rope elected him to membership and gyman and in childhood was designed j he received invitations from many of for the ministry, hut he was so fas- j the great universities to join their Vac cinated by flowers and plants that he j uities. made no headway in his theological i t was at the - University at Upsaia studies. His father was advised to J where the most notablc.of today's ob- have him taught a trade, and in fact | servances was held in honor of the he was apprenticed to a shoemaker, J great botanist’s 200th anniversary. The but. fortunately for the scientific world, exercises were participated t n by rep- Dr. Rothman, a physician at W exio. i re-putatives of many of the universi- who had noticed the boy's enthusiasm j ties and scientific societies through out the. world, including the Linnean Society of London, the Smithsonian Institution at Washington and Shaw's botanical gardens at St. Louis. Dur ing the day the Linne monument in the Cathedral of Upsaia. where the famou'- botanist was buried, was piled high with flora' *' ' cientifi ploy ffered at times from actual hun- | MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., May 23. ! protecting them against questionable Later he attracted the favorable i Interesting exercises in celebration of i practices which it is alleged have at- for botany, prevailed upon the father to allow him to study medicine and natural history. The physician took young Linne into his household, and there he studied and worked among the plants and flowers for some years. Ambitious to pursue hi- studies, the young man went to t ie University of Upsaia. He v ent and would seriously interfere with the profits of these manufacturers of olive oil dn France, Italy and Spain, who find cotton oil so profitable in the con duct of their business. Our manufac turers of cotton oil might profitably direct their efforts to bringing their product to the attention of tho Ameri can people if our own people were made familiar with the real qualities of cotton seed oil. very much of the olive oil now imported would be per manently displaced, and very much of the animal fats now so exetnslvely used in the preparation of food would be expelled from American kitchens. X suggest that the producers of cotton seed- products, through the agency of the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association, perfect plans for exploit- SMe Was 95 For and 9h Against is unatle to obtain em- ! leading while at the university j ribut^s sent bv" the ! ' n SE tbeir manufacturers, not only in societies of the world ' foreign, but in domestic markets, and ’ j for maintaining their integrity and ?. Minn., Ml celebration of 'da few recent shipments to Eu BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 23.—By a vote of 94 to 96 the general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church today voted in favor of adopting the j churches raise Charlotte articles of agreement. This l Oh Is work durin result was reached only after one of the most heated discussions In the his tory of the church and a historical scene was enacted as the assembly placed the church on record as favor ing closer unity with other churches holding the Presbyterian form of wor ship. It Is the younger men of the church who have achieved this result, the older commissioners being for the most part in opposition. Tho vote on the adoption of the articles was taken shortly after noon and the closeness of the final shows how badly divided the assembly was on the question. When first announced the result was 95 for and 95 against. Albert Montoy. harmony and not In conflict, as has been the cate in the past. At the afternoon session arguments were heard in favor of Houston. Tex., and Louisville, Ky., as the meeting place for . the next general assembly. The commissioners are already be ginning to leave the city as the dispo sition of the articles of agreement re moves the most important subject that was before the assembly for consider ation. . Greensboro. N. C., was finally chosen over Louisville by a vote of 90 to S2, as the place for molding the next gen eral assembly. Tonight's session was devoted al most entirely to consideration of for eign mission work and the assembly formally recommend? that the million -dollars for _ the coming year, j A committee was named to nominate | the 12 men who shall first represent ! tho Southern Presbyterian church in the proposed council to be created tn accordance with the Charlotte articles of agreement. It is thought the assembly will ad~ journ tomorrow night. CRAZY MAN SAYS HE IS MRS. LONGWORTH’S HUSBAND. ed IOC m -1 :‘i IP g Leg: 0 itur has not hich it can be is known that embers of the and Gov.-elect Inauguration Plans. ATT.A NT A. May 22.—According to the plans mapp'd out for :he inaugu ration of Hoke Smith's campaign com mittee. the new Governor will be sworn in in the hall of the House of Representatives n accordance with the requirement of law. n Saturday. June 29. and will then be escorted out of doors where, from the capital stor.s in front of the main entrance on Wash ington street he will deliver his in augural nionie reeeptk adilr inaugura of one of the professors, who ! the 20Oth anniversary of tb°> birth of i tel R h for him financial assistance. i Carl von Linne. the great Swedish bot- j rope.” 1732 Linne made a botanical tour ’> an’st. were held this afternoon in the I Maj. Carson' armory at tlm University of Minnesota. ' Attending* the cserc-'se? were renre- j sentfitJves of Swedish societies l throughout Minnesota. The speakers j included Dr. Cyrus Northrop, president of the university: Professor David ! Swenson. Dr. C. M. Jordan and James j C. Haynes. botanical Of Lapland, mostly on foot, a journey of 4.000 miles, which resulted in his first published work on botany. Tt was so well received that it excited the jealousy of Dr. Ros»n, professor of botany in the university faculty, who had him dismissed from the university on some shallow pretext. The unfor tunate young man then journeyed to northern Sweden, where he assayed metals and did odd jobs at the mines. re- i His steps next ’ed him Holland. n a; the Governor's mansion public I ■.' here h- pursued h’s studies and com- j nt a s; don. * J pleted several of his most important < Society j INDISTINCT PRINT address was consider ed by the association to be so valuable that it was determined by resolution to have it printed for general circula tion. O. P. Godwin, president of the Farm ers' Union, of South Carolina followed In an address in which he dwelt upon the advisability of doing away with the middle men between the producers WASHINGTON. Mav 23.—The 200th ! of, and the crushers of cotton seed, anniversary of the birth of Von Lirme, j The question of where the next annual the botan’st was commemorated today : meeting shall be held was debated, but ■ ia! meeting of the Botanical I was not settled. An invitation from of Washington, t Dallas, Tex., was read. COLUMBUS; Ohio, May 23.—James Frieze, who is confined in a sanitarium here applied to court foday for hi? re- I lease. He declares he Is the rightful J husband of Alice Roosevelt Longworth of Indian Territory, stated that he had & voted under a misapprehension and tcrloper and ought to be shot. Ha asked leave to change his vote from no to yes. John W. Faxon, of Chattanooga, ex plained his vote, saying that he couid not vote to place the church of his fathers in the hands of strangers, even though his Presbytery wished it. He therefore voted no. By the- adoption of the Charlotte ar ticles today the Southern Presbyterian Church agrees to enter a general coun cil of reformed churches. The council will be made up of representatives of all the churches holding the Presby terian system and can make recom mendations to the general assemblies by which it was created, but will have no executive power. It is the intention, however, to let the council work out a general plan for home and foreign missionary work ^io that the churches will work threatens to kill Mayor Badger and all the city officers when ho gets out. CAPTAIN OF THE “DREAM” FOUR DAY8 WITHOUT FOOD. SAVANNAH, Ga., May 23.—Abrtsa Garby, the captain of Bbe fishing smack Dream, from Charleston, which was wrecked on Ossabaw island. May 12. and who was given up for dead, has been rescued by a resident of the Island. He had been without food or water for four days and nights when found. Ladles’ Auxiliary Elects Officers. MEMPHIS. Tcnn.. May 23.—The ladles’ auxiliary of the Order of Raiway Con ductors, including president, Mrs. J. H. Moore Toledo. O.; secretary and treas urer ’Mrs W. E. Higgins, and grand in guard, Mrs. W. S. Garr, Atlanta, J