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..•..I ROCKEFELLER story CAUSED INDIGNATION AMONG THE MINISTERS Baptists Denounce the Author of Published Telegram. rockefeller gets PART OF ROAST pr. Iti'uiiK'llton Takes Oeea- gjmi til Plead Not Guilty of Talking;. ek *Thr Biii'il'l ministers of Atlanta are ,1 jumiliitf for the newspaper man lulm. has been sending nut relative to tin* weekly cun- (ll-f lie" "f Mir pastors. The) went Imperially aftei* tltc new*, man wltu went a special to n patter, w hich Uaalt In a aenaa- mannrr w ith an alleged dlacua- *,0 ,.f J .tint U. Rockefeller and Ilia utitlHHlH, In connection with '«< t.fi ..r i:.'.noo.<)on to general edu cation. -jimiM nak the newspapers of it> rutted Ur. John K. White, ;e! ..tit thla matter. In order that lb. i.«.il profession may be cleansed of till, in-in. who Insists on sending out a pak „r Her to Northern newspapers, putting U.r In a false attitude, and re- ttwarly interfering with our best Intcr- "tt, white said lie bad received a Tel- 1,, ft.,m n flilcago man: Inquiring If h were true, us a Chicago paper had ■ubii.liml In ii s|ieclal from Atlanta, that I, |t, White, had Introduced a resolu tion iml.ir-lng Mr. Rockefeller.rand that i hair dnsen ministers Immediately jumpeH in I heir feet, denouncing Mr. 6, la-feller and criticising him. Rockefeller Ditcuased. -A, a nintlcr of fact," explained Dr. While. 'I dill not even attend the meet, leg n which Mr. Rockefeller was dls- nittd. although, frankly. I would have nigKiruil Mic inoilon made by Dr. Spalding if I had uttended. No mlnla- tns mpeil in their feel, and I know there was no denunciation of Mr. Ickifeller. I unilerstaml there Is urn-paper man who is in the habit of filing I heir things." Dr. .1 W. Millard slated that. Inas- aiu.li ns I lie newspaper men who at* knil-tl tin* meeting published no such hitch.- it most have been the ease lliai Mime minister told a newspaper nan. who perverted the facts. “Thu was the cusa with a previous meeting We should not allow nur- *he> I" he placarded In any sudi xuntin If i here Is any preacher who h, Seen giving out this Information 1e Hillside newspaper men It should be fheimilnued." In l.en ii. Broughton immediately •0Isc, f Thi* goes me a splendid oppprtunl- h In sa> what I have been wanting to «> f "i a l<mg lime. Dr. Broughton Speak* Out. I under .land that II lias been stated mil'll,h before this conference that I O'c "lit the Information aboul this **'■<*1 school. This was said when 1 • « n a i,etc. or them would have been I rumpus |i f. just as bad to mis- represent a fellow behind bis back as It kto telegraph a lie to Chicago. told nqy man on this earth, around II. or above It. any- ui that matter. I did not ■ Itoekefeller meeting. In s a tlinugand miles away, e my. name gels In the tatpef think I always have It done, don't. I do some of the time most of the time—hut not at- DOOOO000000000000000000300 O GOSPEL IN JAPAN MEANS ° O SALVATION FOR WORLC 0 • ° “If *’e can save Japan we can 0 O nave I he world.” maid Rav. J. 8. O O French, pastor of the First Metho- O O dial church, Monday morning at O 0 the meeting of Methodist mlnls- 8 0 ters In the discussion of the mis sion work In that church. “The evident design the Japa- O ncse have on the future of China. O O the clearly deflned Intention of O O that nation to control the deatinlea O O of the Orient, prove conclusively 0 O that If the goapel Is Implanted O O In the smaller nation It will In O O time Include the empire." 0 O OOOOO0OOO0OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO iif the Standard Oil Company. We know, however, that his money still controls It. In a way, he Ii a fugitive from.Justice. There arc about twelve indlelmofils now hanging over Hla head. Htlll I did not put It on tilts ground. I didn't want to put the conference In a false attitude. That's atl." Dr. Moncrlcf Is president of Cox Col lege, but hla resignation bus been of fered and accepted and he will re-enter the ministry. Dr. White Introduced the following resolution, which was adopted unsnl mously: "Resolved. Thai Hie Atlanta Baptist Ministers' Conference puta Itself on public record In repudiation of Ihc ills, patch sent front Atlanta to a Chicago impcr with reference to Mr. John D. Rockefeller's donation to .the general education board. The report was thor oughly false. The conference tool: no action on the matter. No member of the conference attacked nr Impugned Mr. Rockefeller In any way. and the re port In no way truthfully represented the Atlanta Baptist Ministers' Confer ence." DEEM AS BLOCKS JEROME'S EFFORTS Continued From Pago One. tnmty *ay(ng 'Thin poor girl now dead," fluid Dolman. During tin* argument growing out nt the AtnrtcR of Ethel Thoma*. AI-. T>el- tnn* Raid: "Mr. Dillingham atated to Mr*. Thaw"—he Mtnpped abort right here, and then added: "Perhapa 1 had better not recall It. The district attorney will find It In the minutes of the tr'al." Delimit* blocked an attempt of Je- rome to lead up to the famous Hummel affidavit In which Evelyn Is alleged to have sworn to alleged abuttes by Thaw- while In Europe. The dlatrlct attorney sprung a big aurprlao In his argument « M b>* declaring that he purposed to show ft hat the Hummel affiduvlt, which Eve lyn said had been burned In her pres ence. had not been destroyed, but was at this very moment In the possession of the defense. Jerome explained that he tvaa thus trying to lay the basis to get secondary evidence as to the contents of the affi davit. Thaw’s lawyers showed surprise at the sudden turn Jeromo took. Jerome asked Longfellow If any messages he had received from Evelyn related to the famous affidavit. The.witness said bsf.iih i Writs fcvrj. ‘I .ll.j . I Moucrlcf, upon request. Ids reason .for opposing the Mr. Hpuldlng. • not on the ground of taint- i 'n >n. > i»m solely because I knew It hr impossible to frame up a res- Lii-n v'Mill would not be construed an indorsement of Mr. Rockefeller w in* business methods. «' mi s i,o In no longer the head •No.*' Longfellow, when questioned, said Mrs. Evelyn In November. 1903. hud bunded him A paper which purported lo he an affidavit. He had given It tv •one of the attorneys" some time Us* summer. Jerome asked Lawyer Hart* Idge to produce the paper. De.lmae said the paper had never been handed to any of the lawyers for the defense. Jerome wanted to know If he would go n the stand nnd make such a state ment. •This Is a w holly unnecessary an I Insulting way of treating my answer." exclaimed Dolman. "Ask your witness If you want to know what became of that paper." Annweiing h question, Longfellow said he had never before seen an affi duvlt similar to the one which Jerome had. handed him to Identify. Thaw- turned to tine of the newspaper re|s»rters sitting near and said: "1 bud never heard of the existence of such an affiduvlt until after June 25, Coroner's Physician Timothy Lahane. who performed the autopsy An the bodv of Stanford White, was called tv. the stand nnd Assistant District Attor ney Oarvan began to question the wit ness. but ran up against on objection by Delmus. Thaw’s counsel raised the point that the direct examination or Dr. Lahanc covered all the Information the KIONAPEB YOUTH. IS BELIEVED HELD CAPTIVE! GOTHAM Philadelphia Police on Hunt For Negro Suspect in Case. Nett Turk. March 11.—Clean (level- oped today In the kidnaping of four- year-old Horace Marvin. Jr., Indicated strongly that thr lad had beep brought to New York and Is being kept In hid ing here. . In addition to statements from two person* who are positive that they saw the mining lad on a Fort Lee ferry boat. I, A, Dole, of Bast Twenty-fifth street, has rome forward with the declaration he la positive he can flnj young Horace. The police of Delaware, Philadel phia and New Vork are confident thal ahe hoy wan taken out of the atate and Ik being lield In either New York or Philadelphia, or near one of these cities, and their efforts are focuaad upon an attempt m trap the kidnaper. Into re vealing the whereabouts of the boy. The Philadelphia police have sent out a general alarm for • negro thought to be the kidnaper. form¥atTantan ' ACCUSED OF FRAUD According to a story In The New Orleans Item, Rudolph Fink Garner, a former resident of Atlanta, la accused of defrauding the Southern Partite Railroad Company out of the sum of 136.000. Garner. It Ik alleged, also had a pal In Atlanta who was aiding him In the job. Gamer was connected with the Southern Pacific and la aald to have swindled the railroad on a fake cross- tic deal. * The game was exposed.'It Is reported, as the reault of a woman's Jealousy, the wife of the alleged Atlanta con federate. Thla woman ascertained. It la said, that her husband was In love with a New Orleans woman, where upon she reported the “game" to the Southern Parlflc officials. • II SAYSDECENTWOMAN COULD'NTHOLOPLACE When I hr board of poller commis sion six moots Tuenlay night the roslg- nation of Miss Ruth 8anderson. matron of thr police barracks, will be in the hands of thr seerrtary. "No decent woman can hold that po sition." nuld Miss Sanderson. In speak ing o( the matter to a representative of The Georgian Monday. "I have been mistreated and persecuted. Everything has been done to hamper my work and to throw u had light on my work. I am not resigning because of any recent harges. hut because no decent woman an hold the job." % Miss Sanderson has hern III for the past two weeks and saya she would have given her resignation to <*hlef Jennings Monday morning but for her Illness. MILLINERY In the Millinery is being shown models for Easter- Early Spring and Summer wear. 1907 The recreated styles of the Empire and Directoire periods are the leading ideas. Chamberlin - Johnson - DuBose Co. RAILROADS AT DANGER LINE; SEABOARD EARNING NOTHING, SAYS PRESIDENT GARRETT Special Ladies’ Day Tuesday... Silhouette Artist We have succeeded in having Mr. A. H. Harrison, the tanious Silhoeutte Artist, set aside Tuesday as special day ‘exclusively for ladies. He. will he located on the second Hoor ot our Marietta street store, and all ladies are invited. Hours from 9:30 a. m. to 12 noon, and from 1 p. m> until 5:3,0 p. m Jacobs’ Pharmacy. witness had. Oarvan Hitt a 3nao* Justice Fitzgerald allowed thr district attorrr.v to proceed. Hr asked one question nnd then gave up In despair, thr witness being excused. Believed Thaw Sane. Policeman Donnl* Wright, who * rlcd Thaw to thr station house the night of thr tragrdy, was callrd and trstlflrd thal. in his opinion. Thaw* was sanr when he raw him after thr shoot Ing. Sergeant Du\ld McCarthy, who was on the dc-jk In thr West Thirtieth street poller station when Thaw w*ss brought In on the night of thr tragedy, said he believed Thaw was rational on that occasion. Dolmas criMs-oxutnlncd thr witness amt asked him If hr went to Thaw cell In company with lawyer Dan O'Reilly thr night of thr killing. Wit ness answered In thr affirmative. He denied, however, that hr heard Thaw* say hr heat'd birds singing In his cell or that hr heard womep screaming in their cells. Recess was then taken. Hard'Luck Story Told by New Head of S. A. L. SKIRT CAUGHT FIRE; IS Mr*. Will It. Mtcanrl had s nsrmw r« rape from l»*lng Bui mil i** death nimiit 11 oVtiM-k Mondsv tmintlug lir her skirt ha- iMidtig ignited while winking about n lm|| Ihr itrii*i, form wak rtiu*t«»|M*f| lu flaun-s alamat Inals ill Ijr. hnt rim emhmorcd t«» lonam her skirt, sustaining acYrrul bin its on her bauds nml srtnt. Ilcr arrrsUta brought a teb employee fnna the house, who deplume e to her Mr. John J- Wilkins was ttgrrlcdly sum in.•mil. ami drvsmsl the wounds. Mrs. Hlewnrt la tin* wife of Will II. fltew. ert. n stereo!yper on The Jourmtl. I s TRIPLEX POWER PUMP*, DUNN MACHINERY CO. M Marietta Slrwt. • Atlanta, Oa. . •The rnllniada have reached the danger line." until W. A. Garrett, new pre.Idem nf the Seaboard Air Line system, who arrived In Atlanta Monday morning with a number of operating official* on a .regular trip of Inspee- tlon. "Kxceaalve taxation, tinea, penal ties. adverse legislation, lowering of tariff,, have so cut down Ihe earnings of the railroads that the interest on the bunds cannot be paid." The atatement i-^me In answer to a question concerning a panic among the railroad stocks because of treatment and legislation throughout the coun try. President Garrett, democratic In every respect, had Just atepiied from hla private car at the union depot, tie and hla officials had aturted for the Terminal Station and Invited the reporters to walk and folk with him. •if we don't earn any money." he he continued, "how ran wa borrow any and If we can't borrow money how can we make any Improvements, ex tend our lines, better our equipment or secure better facilities? No one will lend any money to a railroad lhat la not earning dividends. The moat Important thing la to pay Ih* Interest on the bonds. Seaboard is Lasing. •The Seaboard has not earned enough money during the put six or •even iflonlha to pay.th, operating ex penses and the Interest on Its bonds. We have been penalised too heavily and we cannot secure better facilities because we have been hampered, lined, and earnings cut down In many ways. Many Improvement, might be made. You might paint your house If you have the money to spare, but you won't If you haven't got It. It's the same way with the railroad. •There Is no policy of retrenchment —Just economy on every hand and the saving of every possible penny. My policy ns president will be the same as that of Mr. Barr and Mr. Wallers. Bvery effort will be tnade lo give the heal «ervlce with the leaat coat. "In thl* unprecedented era of,pros perity, where everything and every body but the railroads are enjoying II. It la coating the railroads more money to manufacture 'space.' Its only com modity. than ever before, operating I expenses have Increased steadily: ma-1 terlal and everything else nearly has likewise increased. Whay ran't the railroads enjoy thla prosperity? We hare reached the denser line." President Garrett wu accompanied by General Manager Whlttlesy, W. I» Redden, chief engineer: J. H. Witt, su perintendent third division; C. H. Hlx, general superintendent, and R. P. Banderson. superintendent of motive power. Southern Rumor. Nothing official has been received al the offices of General Agent Thompson or Assistant Oeneral Passenger Agen: George B. Allen concerning a circulated report that the Boutharn would With draw several or Ite trains from service. Bolh officials said they did nol believe thr road Intended doing any such thing. COAL. MINE FOR SALE! A i public auction on the premises at noon on »ha 10th of April. Itt* (unless sooner sold at private sale), the mines and equipment ot the Domestic Coal Company, about 7* miles north ot tihattanoogo, Tenn., on the C„ N„ O. A T. P. and Southern railroads, at Kmory Gap, consisting of 1,160 acres of land (boundaries ahown oft premises and maps and title, subject to Inspection at the office of the undersigned), with office building, magaxlne. eight • miners' houses, one boiler home, one blacksmith shop, one 1S0-H. P. boiler, one M8-H. P. automatic Mc- Kwln engine, one 600-volt Jeffrey electric generator, one Jeffrey electric hoist, one retarding conveyor, one tipple with Jeffrey conveyor and screen, one kick-back tipple, two ten-inn monitors, one automatic Howe track scale, one mine scale, two mules, one wagon, one boggy, one electric mine pump, one surveyor's transit, a three-rail Incline with drum, wire rope, etc., blacksmith tools. 10-odd mine cars, and office and household furniture, and all other property on the premises belonging to thla company and used In lla mining operations. Thla mine la In full operation and quality of roal excellent. Terms: Cash: title good. Bidders required to depoalt'rertlfled check for II.oihi to qualify as bidders. All checks of unsuccessful bidders to be returned. For further particulars, apply lo the undersigned. DOMESTIC COAL CMMIT, 701 ftUOEITUL WLBft | «ywyL l ISSUED STATEMENT TO PRESS TELLING WHY HE SUICIDED BULGERIAN PREMIER IS ASSASSIN A TED Sofia. liitlgHriit. .March 11.—M. the portfolio of minister at the in terior, hinee November 5, Vettkuff. premier, wax asaamnna- led today. He had tieen at the head of the ifovernmeiit. holding when the I’etroff eahinet resigned. M. I’ftlkoff wax a member of the StamhuloflT party. PTOMAINE. POISON KILLS H,H, WALTON Hubert flail Walton, aged 36 years, died as a result of ptomaine poisoning. Munday nigh; at hla raaldaace. 376 Luckte street. on Haturday. while at dlnaer,' Mr.. Walton nte very heartily, of Ihrer and _ —•. ■ ■ 1 onions Whrn he cam. home Saturday SpecUMi T*c “• night ha complained of Mag pi. going Raleigh, K L', March to bed. He Inst ronaMousness Haturday night and was unconscious until his death. Mr. Wallon la survived by hi* wlfn and aged mother, who will arrive In Atlanta from Kingston, (la. for the funeral, which will be conducted Tuesday af ternoon al tha Moore Memorial church. Rev. F. Walton, n prnmlnen'. Metho dist minister of Augusta. Oa., waa a brother of Mr. Walton. The Interment will lie lr. Decatur. On. SENATE EUaSTITUTE BILL PASSED SY LEGISLATURE. Special lu The Georgian. Charleston. 8. ('., March II.—M. 8. Harris, tqrmer manager of Ihe Postal Cable Company here, committed sui cide at I o'clock today at hla resi dence. 36 Meeting street, by shooting himself in the hesd. He loft several letters lo hla wife, to the superintend ent of Ihe company at Augusta, and f> thr prow. He said to the press: "I have lived honratly and treated all men falHy according to my lights. A complete breakdown In health and In ability to perform my duties Is Ihe cause of this act." Mr. Harris had lived In charleston for several years. He came her* from Georgia. He leevee a widow and chil dren. — (j- Norlli Carolina legislature adjourned today without accomplishing any anti, irusi legislation. The house loused a radical hill, aimed especially at Ihc American To- bacco Company, but the senate re fused in peso It and substltutad a more general bill mil so stringent. The eon- foreneo failed lo agree and so reported lo both houses. 12,716,000 BALES IS COTTON CHOP FOH PAST TEAfl It liicliulf* rot too glnnwl* _ mud taslrs roantvd ■■ half nml lliitvm not Ittrlntlstl. Hr ■tnt#».thi* report ft m foikuro: Alfllmnin l.ai.W Arksit«n* Florida linorilR I ml I a n Trrrltvr... tifiittickr Dnilstatttt asSn..:::::::::::: North t'amlltta ....... Oklahoma Font It Carolina IcnnrMi** .12.' St Total owing to Ike very gnat west, the reports say Ike ^— --- picked very amok awr* ejsseli (has asoal soil till. (t.. larrwuwl the reap at les.t latles. If ant awfe. »ar ry|«vt. I adi eu te lhat there will set be mock ehsageto waatksr .... ration haa !»r«« Mflfi tin* nrrmgr. rx«*r|»t tnrrltortra. whrrr t*“ ot fnmt 2 to b 1*r the refer, from Trta« n*nl Ihr two HI hr a a ig Nunltj rrm. Nwrrllg ■rur'iay TANKS ANC ID TOWERS, DUNN MACHINERY CO. M Marietta Brrtt. Atl.nta^Oe. | Maddox-Rucker Banking Cn. Capital and surplus $ 700,000^0 Total resources $3,000,000.® Nem accounts invited. Wc offer to depositors every facility which their balances and business re sponsibility warrant. 1 psr cent paid on limited amo mts in our Savings. Department. . ! 1 .. j i • MMmggtaa