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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. The Models for Spring, 1907. Ettablithed 186S. 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