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THC1BDAT. march a ttfr.
GREAT REVIVAL OPENS;
TO CONTINUETEN DAYS
Woman Evangelist and “Gypsy” Smith Are
Among the Leaders of the Bible Con
ference at Tabernacle.
"... TWO LEADING EVANGELISTS.
"Qypay 8mith and Miss E. Stafford Millar, tho Auatralian woman
cvangoliat. will bo among foromoit sneakers at Bibla eonforonco.
•ijypsy" Smith, one of the world’*
tfi.attM evangel let*, I* expected to ar-
rive in Atlanta Thursday afternoon to
(•artii ipate In the big revival meeting
whit It will begin at Broughton's Tab-
rmailr Thursday night and continue
t-n days
Mr. .Smith wa* expected to arrive In
•Atlanta Thursday morning and prep
aration** were made for his reception
b> Rev. I.en G. Broughton, but his
.iirival was delayed In Washington
and tonnectlon for the 8outh was
nds-ed. Dr. Broughton received a dls-
j.atih Thursday stating that Mr. Smith
would come on the next train. Mr.
Smith Is accompanied by hi* wife and
daughter. A dispatch say* he left New
Yoik fin felted with presents from his
admirers.
I»r D. R. Towner, of Chicago, of tho
Moody Hlhle House, is in charge of the
music. A large rehearsal of the sing-
<m who will participate In the meet
ing' The choir will be one of hte
largest ever assembled in the Taber
nacle.
Th»* Australian evangelist. Miss E.
Stafford Millar. Is also expected to ar
rive in Atlanta Thursday. Miss Mlll.tr
Is undoubtedly a gifted speaker who
commands rapt attention. Her ad
dresses* are thoroughly evangelistic and
her appeals are direct and discreet.
She comes heralded as having a won
derfully magnetic personality, womanly
affections and feelings.
Hundreds of people have already
arrived In Atlanta for the purpose of
attending the meeting*. Hotels and
boarding houses are being tilled by the
visitors and nearly every train brings
additional people.
The services will be opened Thurs
day night at 7;3«) o'clock. Friday and
every day thereafter until the close if
the meeting, services will be held
S». lo and 11 o'clock In the mornings
and 3 und 7:3rt o'clock In the after
noons and evenings.
"Gypsy” Smith, Miss Millar. Dr.
Broughton and others will participate
In all of the meetings.
Melvin Trotter, of Grand Rapids.
Mich., a well known rescue worker of
the northwest, will also assist in the
meetings. Afr. Trotter has had w
derful success In his work. He
cently purchased an opera house
Grand Rapids for $45,000 which Is be
ing devoted toward carrying on the
rescue work of that territory.
FIGHT WITH MAD BULL DOG;
POLICEMAN SMITH WON BATTLE
Bicycle Policeman Cliff Smith had a
illiterate fight with a mad bull dog
c*rty Thursday morning In the yard at
*0 Henry street and narrowly-escaped
being bitten by the vicious canine.
Officer Smith wan notified that the
<t"g was mad. and found It In the yard
in Henry street. Smith fired one shot
from the sidewalk and the dog fell
ever. apparently dead. Walking Into
the yard, the officer picked up a pick
handle and decided to strike the dog
In the head to be sure of the Job.
As the policeman was In the act of
striking, the doff suddenly growled and
made a rush at him, attempting to sink
his teeth In the officer’s flesh. At short
range. Smith then had to fight the
maddened animal, hitting It several
times and finally felling It again. An
other bullet from the ofllcer’s pistol
penetrated the head and the dog was
dead.
The appearance of the mad dog cre
ated a scene of Intense excitement In
the neighborhood.
CHILDREN AND TEACHERS
TA UGHT SOME THING NE W
Tin* ip.v heps find seventh grnde pupils of
tl. M.it,. street school will In* tile guests
of Th.* i;e..r«lno Friday afternoon.
pur tv will In* smaller than th
tills
•tr-
tf.stlou from the schools, but
•• the Intllvliluiil visitors a bettei
•liy to see how n newspii|*er la
The teachers of nil (trudes sre In-
nceotupiiiiy the pupils, mol all of
!|i In»e signified their lnteiitlou of sc-
j- rur the invitation.
'hits of the school children are
••«lii'.* Aie«,|||v In populnrtty.
'h llitle i«oy hasn’t talked of nnythlsg
* ’"ii Ihe Georgian and how the big
runs." mil.| one Atlanta man on the
tr,*i ,nr Thursday. 'Til l*et he kin
about printing a newspaper
I do. nud I've been resiling tuy dally regu
larly for twenty live years or more. The
tHpiglnn Is doing n fine thing In helping
to ciinstc Atlanta chllilreu In this practl-
EISEMAN BROS.
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The great lines of READY-FOR-WEAR for man, youth and
boy at the “Big Store” prompts the suggestion that EASTER is but a
fortnight distant.
The fancy worsteds and kindred weaves in patterned effects,
outclasses the best efforts of previous seasons, in point of variety,
affording a wide range ot choosing.
Need we stress quality? “The best" define it—and those other
requisites, style, fit and finish, all emphasize our claims for your pref
erence; from every standpoint, the most perfectly tailored garments.
EISEMAN BROS.,
Baltimore, Md.
11-13-15-17 Whitehall.
A TLANTA. WaMnttm. D. c.
work well d«
chine
«roi
tensely lilt
which pr<
illation lii watching an:
nml ill.* children hnvi
Interested In seeing the tun
spa per. Th.
d something.
are taking perhaps even
tfront than their .voting charges,
who have accept in I their daily pa
mailer of course, the vast iinioiiut
and the almost Incredible rapidity required
In the preparation mid printing of a mod
cm pa|»er Is * revelation which will bring
a creator appreciation of their favorite
than dull).
CHAMBER COMMERCE
MAKES REFUTATION
Continued From Pago Ono.
<iir Southern railway. Suffice It tn say.
Ihe whole thin* la a mistake—a grlcv-
mistake."
•'* the management of the alfalfa of
the i Humber nf Commerce la In Ihe
oRIcera and dlrectora, tha
article la a aerloua reflection upon
.hem.
"hnt la of more Importance, theae
■Mlnuatlona, If believed, are calculated
. hrippi, the Influence and Impair the
“"•fulness of Ihe repreaeniatlve com-
merclal organization of Atlanta and
aerloua obataclea In the way of
*'’ ry hood work It haa In hand or may
“Mem-ike.
Rrih-t tiona an grave aa theae ought
, ■ <•’ I- made, and would not he made
, * loir man without cauae, and until
' 'hoi rumora to that effect had been
‘•'••fully Inveatlgated, and the partlea
,, !f,, l on had been given an oppor
J hiii lo ahow that they were ground
’ Thla la one of the axioms o
J-ornaiiam, aa well aa fair play, and
,7 J'-urnallam that Ignorea It la worthy
1 th* name
around It are utterly devoid of truth.
The committee of urrangementa,
whose courao we heartily niiprpve, are
wholly responsible fur the Invttathm to
Mr. Finley. No outside Influence waa
brought to bear on us by railroad men,
politician or any other class or con
dition of men. What we did was of
our own free will, without suggestion
from anvbodv. and we asaunte the en
tire responsibility. None of us ovei
thought of giving the railroads an In.
dorsement. by resolution or otherwise,
ami no such thing was mentioned at
any of our meetings or conferences. Aa
a matter of fact, no such thing was
tempted, and hail It been, tt would hava
There are Important Issues
of men who are the avowed repreaen
tntlves of corporations. In abort, 01
this line, as on all othera. Georgia
seems to follow her chosen device.
Wisdom, Justice and Moderation.'"
When The Journal uttered theae
sentiments, railroad Influence and die-
tatlon in the politics of Oeorgia were
ten times as potent and active as they
are now. anil freight rates were at
least half a million dollars per annum
higher for Atlanta alone than they are
now. It Is hardly consistent for a pa
per which made such a statement at
euch a time to criticise the Atlanta
liamber of Commerce, which never
gave utterance to anything like that,
heenusc we have seen lit to Invite tho
most prominent railroad president In
the South, newly elected and proposing
u new policy, to come before ua and
state what It will be.
The editor of The Journal seeks to
cast suspicion on Ihe motives of those
In charge of the Chamber of Commerce
by nlludlng to the postponement of the
date for the annual dlkner, thereby In-
slnuatlng aubaervlency to railroad In
terests. The fact la that the date waa
originally set tor January I. and Hon.
oacar Straus waa Invited to address
name.
Cell Article Slanderous.
‘"c Atlanta Journal published this
M? . *U“ Article without Investlga-
farther than possibly |» ask one
— ''“"t °f the committee of arrange-
u-. whether resolutions Indorsing
railroads would be Introduced at
annual dinner, and we hear that
. ni.imai ninner. ana we near
.. h m >1 waa Informed that he had
•'"•'1 tin*-*-- - — —- •——“— w..
"thin* of any such Intention by
and was sure he would have
11 If such a thin* hail been con-
*y*k*4tvU.
I have been easy to And out ihe
fur,! 1 '"' nf those In charge of the
All they heve done In thla
,n i , J h “" h»en open end above board,
.o'- . ' have at all times been eccea-
»ui. . ' nl times
ran . r.. W*a»; >'*< thla groundless
'in credence.
! ' "inn can justify hlmaetf for glv-
... ,'“ ,r, ncy to Slandeniua reports by
** he lines nol know whether they
, euch a statement amounts to
'hit he has not used due dill-
" " ,l d out the truth.
•oleged rumor upon which thla
these Issues the Chamber of Commerce
has been the bulwark of the popular
cause In this city. This organisation
once went so far aa to demand that the
wheels of progress be locked until an
adjustment of freight rates was made,
and for this we were called anarchists
by a railroad lawyer of tills city. The
movement of three years ago could not
possibly hnvc succeeded without the
support given It by this organization
He waa unable to come, end we
had to start over. In the meantime
The largest demonstration ever made
In that campaign was at a meeting
called by this body.
Hut w e have never been to weak, nor
have we ever believed the popular cauae
to be so weak that we could not hear
the other side; nor has It been cuatom-
ary with The, Journal to Impugn tha
motives of thope who Introduced an
fmln^nt railroad man to the t’harmier
of commerce. Four yearn ago Mr. Fln-
lev'a predecessor was a guest of honor
nt’ the annual dinner of the Chamber
of Commerce, but there was no sign
of disapproval from the newspaper
hlch criticises us now-.
A Page From tha Path
In Its editor of February 18, 1*01,
The Journal, which waa then controlled
by the same gentleman who controls
It now. made this remarkable state-
'""It la noticeably true, we believe,
that corporations which used tn dic
tate or try to dictate tn us politically,
are now content l<> let the people run
the political affairs of Georgia, only
concerning themselves when occasion
arises to see. that men who are avow-
edlr antagonistic lo vested Interests
„n" Ida* ed in P -eer ll Is also true
that Georgia never has and never will
place In power men
are bitterly
,. . ns rumor upon wnu-n inis hi—' — • -..-I-,rations M nv more
,**• baaed I. absolutely f*l«. ‘'"'"•''"''Ui l o ace hcr ^afla'S charg.
" 'mlnuatlona which are woven than she will tdaie her anairs
nail to Binrv "Id, ... *1"
ihe Clearing House Aaaoclatlon aaked
the Chamber of Commerce to send a
ommlttee to Washington the Aral
eek In January and all other thing!
„ere laid aside for that. The commit
tee of arrangements took the position
that If we could be of service In se
curing or trying lo aecur* the sub-
treasury we could well afford to post
pone festivities.
In the meantime the opening of our
exchange department had been delayed
by circumstances beyond our control.
The Cotton Heed Crushers’ Aaaoclatlon
of Oeorgia waa a liberal subscriber m
Its maintenance fund, and wa wished
to Invite the members hers to the an
nual dinner, with the ezrhange depart,
mem In operation. Ho the dinner waa
postponed. pjn| W|| Invited.
Mr. Finley had Just been called to
the hem! of the Hnulhern railway and
had published letters Indicating a de-
alre to meet the business men of the
South and discuss frankly tha railroad
situation and the causes and difficul
ties In meeting the demands of traffic.
Then, aa now. the transportation prob-
lem was uppermost In the minds of
business men throughout the entire
country. There was a desire among
the business men of the South to know
what Mr. Flnley’a policy would be. and
It occurred to the committee of ar
rangements that h# waa tha man to In
vite The directors heartily approve
the action of the committee, and the
approval of the membership la ehown
by the fact that the attendance at the
dinner wa* tha largest wa ever had it
la our custom tn Inviting a distin
guished man to address our Chamber
to tnvltr at the zame time some of his
moat uromlntnt aasnristas. Thla wa
did, and any fair-minded man will aee
the propriety of that course. Business
engagements prevented moat of them
front coming. Aa a matter of fact
one gentleman who came from Wash
ington with Mr. Finley, waa the only
other out-of-town railroad man present
at the annual dinner. There waa noth
ing In any of the speeches or Incidents
ot tho occasion that would suggest a
THAW IN CELL
AWAITS DECISION
Continued From Page One.
railroad tove feast to tho moat fevered
ilnaa<
mother to say that she had absolutely
nothing to do with the calling ot Dr.
Hamilton.
Imftg T
These are the plain facia about the
annual dinner of Ihe Chamber of Com
merce. The Journal haa grossly ml*
New Tork, March II.—With the ex-
ceedlnga In the noted trial believes
neya, everyone cognisant nf the pro
represented them In Its effort to dla- readings In tha noted trial, believes
redlt our motives. It has charged, by District Attorney Jerome’s request for
Insinuation, that somebody was trying
to work the Chamber of Commerce for
an Indorsement of the railroads. Ho
far aa we are concerned, thla charge la.
false, and we had absolute control of
arrangements for the annual dinner.
We do not believe The Journal can
And one among our 455 member* who
contemplated auch a thing.
In common decency It ought to pro,
duce the man and publish hla name or
retract the charge.
We are conducting the affairs of the
Chamber of Commerce according to
our beet Judgment for the good of the
city and ahalt continue lo do eo.
Editor Not Infallible.
Wo are amenable lo fair criticism,
but will not submit to dictation from
any on*, whether It be railroad men.
politician or newspaper editor. We do
not clolm perfection, but we are fully
aware that the editor of The Journal
la made of the eame kind of clay aa
other men and Juet aa fallible. He ha*
no monopoly of
__ wisdom or virtue, nor
la he any more devoted to the beat In
terests of the city than w# are. He la
absolutely dependent upon the com
mercial Interests of th* city for hla
business and he Is not as close to theee
Interest* nor doe* he represent them aa
fully a* the Chamber of Commerce.
Instead of assuming the air ot dic
tator, hla proper place la that of a
servant of theae Interests.
GLASSES.
A. K. Hawke* Company. Optician*.
14 Whitehall street and 1X6 Peach
tree street.
EVANGELIST CRITTENTON
VISITING IN COLUMBUS.
a lunacy commission will be granted.
The following possible courses ot
action to unravel the new tangled skein
of th* trial are. however, contingent on
Justice Fitzgerald's ruling:
He ten refuse the request for a lu
nacy commission and order the trial to
proceed.
Can Order Commission.
He bdh order a commission, and It
may declare that Thaw la Insane now.
He cen order a commission and It
may declare that Thaw la sane.
In th* flret event the trial will be re
sumed at the point where It waa brok
en off Wednesday with the question, as
to how far Dr. Hamilton’s taatlmony
•hall go, to be decided. Ig tha event
that Attorney Delmaa insists upon
keeping th* alienist on the witness
If tha commission la named and
Thaw Is found to be Insane, Matteawan
undoubtedly will be Thaw’s fate.
Dalmaa Faala Elated.
The third contingency Is one which
at heart Thaw's attorneya would wel
come moat, although they profees to
believe that no commission will be or
dered. If Ihe commission declare Thaw
la an admission of defeat.” declared
Lawyer Hertridge. ’The dffenae will
light the appointment of a lunacy com
mission to the and. We believe the
long-sought victory la at hand. Thaw
la perfectly satisfied.
Hat Nathing to Fear.
’Thera Is nothing for Thaw to fear.
Ha Is remarkably clear-headed and die-
cuaed with ua fully tha plaoa to meat
this lateat move of Jerome. I see
no reason for the appointment of a
commission, but If It Is appointed there
can be but ona result—Thaw will be
declared sen*. The whole affair la oa
that ha la beaten. There la an acquit,
tal ahead now."
Lawyer Dan O'Reilly waa equally
haw knows more about thla case
than ona-halt of hla lawyers.’• he said.
“There Is no doubt about hla present
aanlty, and th* commission. If appoint
ed, mpst Inevitably declare him Sana.'
TRIPLEX POWER
PUMPS,
DUNN MACHINERY CO.
64 Marietta Street
Atlanta, Oa.
DEAD IN HER BED
WAS AGED WOMAN
aa found dead in bad Thursday
-joralng at her residence, (11 Marietta
direct. Coroner Thompson will hold an
Inquest Thursday afternoon. The
funeral service* will ba conducted Fri
day afternoon at S o'clock In tha chapal
of Harry Poole. Tha Interment will be
In Weetvlew cemetery.
Special Is TO* Gcurat*a.
Columbus. Oa. March 51.—Charles
N. Crittenton. th* millionaire evange
list and founder nt Crittenton home*
throughout the country, Is here on a
visit of a few day*. Mr. Crittenton Is
much Interested In the home estab
lished here.
OPTICIANS.
The representative 'retail optical
house of th* Mouth. A. K. Hawkes
Company, optician*. 14 Whitehall
*• and 156 Peachtree street,
they have practlc .
Delmas la confldent be has shown
Thaw was .nsane at the time he killed
White. If the Jury take* this view,
with the commission having declared
Thaw sane now, there will be nothin*
for th* Jury to do but return a verdict
of acquittal.
Justice Flltgereld Is not expected lo
rule on th* demand for a commission
until tomorrow. Court meet* at 5 p
m today to hear from th* lawyers re
garding Jerome’* request.
To Fight Cemmiseien.
Thaw’* lawyer* were ready to go lo
court today to fight against the ap
pointment of a lunacy commission.
They were prepared to contend that
Thaw Is perfectly sane now and capa
ble nf conferring with hie counsel,
therefore It would be an Injustice lo
slop the trial and hold an inqulaltlon
Into Thaw s aanlty.
"The action of the district attorney
Thaw Writes Statement.
It wee reported' today that. Thaw le
preparing a history of hit case and
trial as It sppearsd to him to be sub
mltted to Juatlro Fitzgerald as show,
Ing that he fully understood all th*
proceeding* and was able lo advise hie
counsel.
It Is said hi* attorneys won't allow
the statement out of Thaw's hand*.
Dan o’Rlelly said he could not deny
that Thaw was preparing such a slat*
meat, but could aay It would never get
Further evidence of a disagreement
among th* lawyer* tor the defense
cropped out today. Attorney McPIke,
over th* telephone, announced that hla
partner, Delmaa, would not be In court
today for the Insanity proceeding*.
Gleason It Out.
That there had been a division of
Thaw'* counsel aa a result nf John B.
Gleason's passionate questioning of Dr.
Allan Hamilton which brought forth a
statement as to Thaw's mental condl
tlon. thus giving District Attorney J*
rome th* opportunity tn atk for a lun,
ary commission and which wee Indi
cated w hen Delmas. Hartridg*.' Mr-
Pike and O’Reilly walked out of court,
leaving Gleason to hla fate, waa shown
even more clearly today.
Mr. O'Reilly mad* this announce
ment:
"I nay to you by authority that Mr.
Delmas will not retire from this rase.
Bines ihe day w* began hearing testi
mony he haa been chief counsel for
the defense, and he will continue to bo
Interest From now un Ihe vole* of
Mr. Gleason will nol be heard In thla
trial."
fount*** Yarmouth. Evelyn Thaw
amt lawyers Hartritlg*. Peabody and
O'Reilly had a conference with Thaw
at tha Tombs this morning.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
LECTURE
-By-
Mr Buckngll Toonf, 0. 8. B., of
Ohioafo.
A rare treat awaits all who will hava
tha good fortune to hear Mr. Blcknall
Toung lecture at the Orand opera
house Thursday evening.
He le one of tha moat eloquent speak
ers on tha lecture board ot tha mother
church In Boston.
The charm of hla oratory It enhanced
Ichly endowed tn voice and manner,
hla elocutionary talents hava bean
and
davalonad to auch an client that
bolde hla audience expectant of good
thing* throughout hie entire discourse,
and reluctantly they leava the audi
torium after he hae finished.
Mr. Young la a resident of Chicago^
In tha cause of Fhrletlan Science. Ha I
having rectlvad a finished education
abroad, I* randerad thereby pre-emi
nently lilted to expound tha truth aa
taught by Christian Science. ThatS
are at present fourteen active mom-
world. endeavoring to upllf
enable him to ‘’overcome
good." ' .
Tha cause of Christian Science has
evil wit?
. . ianca ha d
made wonderful progress within the
past few yeara. a met due vary largely
to th* ontlring effort* of thla lecture
beard. ._ _
There It nothing In hla lectnra la
shock the sensibilities of the most ec-
cleqlasllcal and nothing but what tha
pure In heart will delight In Thar*
la much food for thought In hla mas
sage. and all are assured of an eras
ing t^at trill ba pleasantly