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2 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1HT. MASTER MASONS TO GATHER ' AT BUILDING OF NEW TEMPLE Cornerstone Is To Be Laid May 8 on Forty-one yean m&rki the period between the laying of the eomer-itone of Atlanta's first Masonic temple and of the magnificent new temple now un der construction at the corner of Peachtree and Coin streets. No event could more strongly stress the remarkable growth of Atlanta than the ceremony of May 8, when the cor ner-stone ceremony for this great tem ple of the Masonic organisations of At lanta will take place. Here, upon one of the great thoroughfares of the city, will rlso a great building of marble, stone and steel, to house the several Masonic fraternities of Atlanta. It will be the finest and most com-l pletn Masonic home In the South and one among the most palatial In the country. Forty-one years ago occurred the ceremony of the corner-stone lay ing of <tho old temple, then lust started, now marked by the site of the Bijou theater. The history of the failure of] that enterprise Is well known. By a happy coincidence the corner stone laying ceremony of the new Ma sonic temple will take place during the annual conclave of the Knights Temp lars of Georgia, with 100 to 000 knights| here for that event M ■ Distinguished Visitors. It will also mark the presence of many distinguished visitors from a dis tance, Including George M. Moulton, of Chicago, eminent grand commander of the Grand Bodge of Knights Templar of the United States, and Grandmaster W. H. Norris, of Iowa, who will de liver the principal address at tHe cor ner-stone ceremony. Besides, Invita tions have been sent Out to the 505 Blue lodges of the state to attend tho event, and It Is expected that over a thousand will accept the Invitation. The corner-stone laying ceremony will take place at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. May 8, under the auspices of the Grand Bodge of Georgia. The mas ter Masons, local and visiting, will as semble at the Masonic Hall, corner of Forsyth and Mitchell streets, and march to the site of the new temple. At the Piedmont Hotel the Knights Tetnplnr will have formed, and will swing Into line with the master Masons en route to the site, and act as an es cort. The Great Parade. The parade will be ao planned that tho ceremony of the corner-stone lay ing may begin promptly at 1 oclock. Judge Max Mcyerhardt. grand master of tho Grand Bodge of Georgia, will preside over the event and perform the ritualistic work. .... Grand Master W. H. Norris of Iowa, will deliver the address. He Is not onlv one of tho most popular Masons In tho country, but an orator of dis tinction. Other members of tho grand lodge who will be present to take part In the ceremonies will be: Thomas H. Jeffries, Atlanta: Henry Banks, Ba- Grango: George M. Napier, Monroe; W. A. Wollthan, Macon, and J. M. Rushing, Boston. . Marble Corner-stone. Tho comer-stono of marble Is now In preparation. In It will be deposited n copper box. containing many articles of historical Interest. Hon. Thomas H. Jeffries will have charge of the article* to go Into this box, but he has not yet ' completed hie list. The Inscription on tho new atone will be ns follows: A# L. 6907, Laid by ths Most Worshipful Grand U ^aV8, G 1w7. U ' Side by side with tho new eton* will] rset the old one ueed In the proposedl tcmplo at the ceremony. September 25, 1886. After the abandonment of the templo project at the Bijou theater site, this atone was removed, and has been kept at tho present temple. Fbreyth and Mitchell street*, up lo a few days a~o. when It was tumsd over to tho •tone dressers to bo prepared for the ceremony of May 8. The Inscription on tills old slons Is as follows: JOHN HARRI80N, M. W. Q. M. A. D. 1868. . A. U 6868. Rsy & Corput, Architects. At ths top of the stone le the square, the compass and tho circle; at ths bot tom the square, the level and the plane* It Is still remarkably well preserved, and with polishing will look as good as ths day It was laid 41 years sgo. With the laying of ths corner-eton* of tho great new temple, work will progress rapidly on ths building. When completed the Meson, of Atlanta will hav, the ftneit home In the South. For this event and tho Knights Tem plar* conclave the railroads havn grant ed a rate of one far* from all ln Georgia and many of tho nelgl Ing states. Several thousand visitors! will be In Atlanta during this time, GEORGE M. MOULTON, Eminent grand commander of tho grand lodge of Knights Templars of tho United 8tates, who will tako a prominent part In laying ths corner stone of the new Masonlo Temple, WESTERN FOE FOR THEATRICAL TRUST Chicago, April *7.—Kohl A Castle have announced another move In their fight to control tb* Western vaudeville field and prevent the entrance of Klaw & Erlanger. They will bull<r a theater costing at least *75,000 In south Chi cago. CZAR RECEIVES PEASANT DEPUTIES St. Petersburg, April 87.—Emperor NIchola# today receive* the twenty-two peasant deputies who will express their desire to work la harmony with the emperor and their hope of a system of general education. The application for an audloncs has been the subject of passionate arguments In the lobbies of the lower bouse for two day*. Alcohol not needed Ayer’s Sarsaparilla la not a strong drink. At now made, there Is not a drop of alcohol in If. It is a non-alco holic tonic and alterative. Ask your o»n doctor about four taking this ihedWittforthin.Impureblood. Fol low his advice every time. He knows. — * — mpsrnlasa. - ' —— APPEALTO FRIENDS Crippled Battalion Wants to Go to Re- Union. The "Crippled Battalion." that organ isation composed of gallant Confeder ate veterans with empty sleeves and wooden legs, asks friends to give a lift financially. The vete want to attend the reunion at Richmond, and they want to go to gether. To do this they need money, and It's up to the friends of the gallant veterans to com* to their rescue. If they were to march down White hall street In a body behind a band Playing tb* Inspiring strains of "Dixie," btrdly a man In Atlanta but would dig deep In his pocket and turn the con tent* over to this crippled band. Just picture In your mind this body of men. bent with age and hobbling along with the aid of crutches and wooden legs, some with empty aleevet tucked away In pockets. Whistle "Dixie" to youreelf, and tend a con tribution either to The Georgian offleo or to Major W. II. Bettle, In Ordinary Wilkinson's office, It I* Major Bettle, himself with only one leg, who commands this pathetic company- Major Betti* saw four years' hard service under General Fat Cle- boume, and It was on the bloody field In this band If they haye lost either an arm or a lag, and there are many of them. Here la the list composing this gallant hand at present; T. W. Arwood. J. B. Allen. V, B. Var iety W. H. Bettle. F. 8. Billings. B. C. Brantley, William Bugs. J. M. T. Bates. H. K. W. Childress. H. P. Cooke. M. J. Darby, B. B. Durham, J. G. DuPree, 8. D. Farmer, 1. N. Farmer, J. E. Gadd, G. W. Garner, B. B. Hearn. J. F. Harrison, Henry G. Jordan, J. K. Kelly, J. M. Kemp, J. H. King. 8. B. Band. J. B. Bangley, James Manry, W. P. Marlow, W. T. Newman. Louis Orrie, J. R. Palmer, Thomaa Phillips, J. W. Pierce, C. A. Ritchie, F. T. Ryan. J. F. Rags dale, N. D. Sherman, James W. Smith, J. R. Stamps, W. F. Stewart, R. P. Tatum, W. B. Thomas, H. C. Thomason, J. R. Thompson, W. W. Thompson, J. C. Todd. William A. Weight, W. H. Hinson, INTEREST INTENSE IN BRANNEN CASE. Special to The Georgian. Statesboro, Oa., April 87—More than ordinary Interest Is shown In the trial here of Ernest Brannen, charged with murder. In June, 1865, on Sunday night, a party of young men, return ing from a visit to the home* of young ladles, met In a lane about six miles from this town and shooting began. Jack Ellis was mortally wounded and another member of tha party ahot In GARRETT AND HITT TALK TOSPINNERS American Manufacturers Convention Will Be Im portant Gathering. Philadelphia, April 87.—Arrange ment* are progressing rapidly for the eleventh annual convention and exhibit of the American Cotton Manufactur ers’ Association, to be held In this olty during the-week of May It. Tho gath ering will bo the most representative of any In the history of the association. The features of tho program are tho addreese* of E. J. Watson, commission er of Immigration of South Carolina; C. 8. Barrett, Atwater, Ga., and R. G. Hitt, Atlanta, Ga. COMMISSIONER GREENE _ MAKING INVESTIGATION. Special to Ths Georgian. Raleigh, N. C„ April 27.—Civil Ssrv lae Commissioner Greene Is here from Washington to Investigate the charges of activity on the part of Republican office holders, the charges having been preferred by Senator Simmons. Mr. Greene reached hers today. the leg. Kraati tua Brannen and Ellis had pra- ously fought and bitter feelings ex- ted between them. At the trial In October, 1805, Bran nen was found guilty and sentenced to Imprisonment for life. He was grant ed a new trial and has been III Jail since that time. The entire local bar I* employed and Judge H. II. D. Twiggs, of Savannah. Is prosecuting while Judge J. K. Hines, of Atlanta, appears for the defense. FINE RECIPE FOR COLDS Mix half nint of good whiskey with two ounces of glycerine and add ona-half ounce Concentrated Oil of Pine. This latter cornea in one-half ounce visit packed secure ly in round air-tight cases, which are intended to protect it from light and retain all th* original exon*. Don’t use bulk oil of pine or imita tion! of Concentrated, which ar* oft en found using simildr name and .style of package. They are insolu ble and work havoo to the kidney*. Any druggist has the Concentrated oil of pine. It will alto be found a most excellent remedy for lumbago and all forma of urio acid rheuma tism. For this purpose it is taken raw, a few drop* en sugar at night and morning. Concentrated oil of pine it the re mit of many year* experimenting by on* of Philadelphia's foremost doe- tore, who after endlees research, at last secured a truly soluble oil of pint, so make aura to get the real thing. It also makes an excellent aalv* to b* applied externally on ths lungs. For this purpose it is mixed with lard or vaseline. Knights Templars of Georgia Meet. to r BUY A j PHONOGRAPH | Small Payments Weekly. | PHILLIPS SCREW CO. ‘ 37-39 Peachtree St. Atlanta never entertained any flher body of men or more representative citizens than It will have as guests May 8-9, when the forty-seventh annual conclave of the Knights Templar of Georgia meets. From the eighteen regularly const! tuted commanderiea and the six under dispensation, will come from 400 to 500 splendid men. Every section of the state will bo represented by delegations of Knights, many of them bringing wives or woman members of their fam ilies. The conclave will begin with the an nual parade at 10 o’clock Wednesday morning; May 6, always a brilliant and Imposing spectable. This parade la for tho purpose of escorting the officers to th* hall. Tho commandery will form In front of the Piedmont hotel at 10 o'clock, marching down Peachtree to Harris street, then counter-marching on Peachtreo to Whitehall, to Mitchell, to DM Masonlo Temple. Here tho visiting Knights will be welcomed by Governor Joseph M. Ter rell and Hon. John Temple Graves In eloquent addresses. Responses will be made by visiting Knights, not yet named. Adjournment will follow for luncheon, and In the early afternoon the Grand Commandery will open In full form. Annual Address. The annual address of Grand Com mander John J. Seay, of Rome, will be delivered, committees will be appointed and then adjournment for the corner stone ceremony. At 8 o’clock Wednesday evening the liturgy of tho order will be read In the First Baptist church, and the annual address delivered by Sir Knight R. S. Belk, pastor of the St. Mark's Metho dist church, who Is a member of Geor gia Commandery In Augusta. This service Is a very solemn and beautiful part of the annual conclaves. Thursday morning the meeting will hold Its final business session, at which time new officers will be elected and all matters completed. At 2 o’clock Thurs day afternoon a fine barcecue will be served at tho Cold Springs Cuo Club, which will practically mark the end of tho conclave. A special committee of Atlanta la dles have been appointed to look after the entertaining of the visiting ladles. Many ladles will come with the Knights for the conclave. Immediately follow ing the parade, the visitors will be given an automobile ride about the city to be followed by a luncheon at the Driving Club. Thursday breakfast will be served at the East Lake club house. \ ROME FREIGHT RATE CUT BY COMMISSION A trial quickly proves the won derful efficacy of Hood’s Sarsapa rilla, the ; great Spring Medicine. Lassitude and languor disap pear. Good appetite returns; dyspepsia and indigestion are at once relieved. There is no longer a tendency to scrofula, pimples and other such symptoms of impure blood. Health and sleep take the place of insomnia. Before the first bottle is gone one feels better, looks better, eats and works better. Hood’s Sarsaparilla makes people well and keeps them well. Buy a bottle today. Onuentfehc To meet thejfflsbea of those who prefer medicine In tablet form, we are now pot ting up Hood’s Sarsaparilla In chocolated tablets called Sareatabe ns well ns In the nenal llqald form. Snraatabs are prepared from Hood's Sarsaparilla Itself by n process of evaporation and dis tillation, and bave Identically the earns curative properties. Sold by druggists or sent promptly by mall on receipt ol price. GD COL Lowell, Mass. CHATTANOOGA PHYSICIAN STUDYING CAUSE OF CRIME Rome's protest against paying S cents a hundred on brick shipped to Atlanta, walls Calhoun enjoyed n rets of 2 cents, proved effective before 'the railroad commission all :t in ten nays. ilsston has approved the pine 812,000 Seaboard depot In Ath I a new depot st Abbeville, on Tho bearing for freight re-elsssIBcntlon of III Atlanta, Birmingham nn' fixed for May * Class D. Thnt Is LAXATIVE BltOMO Q llsrly named remedies aom.tfmes deceive. Th. first and orignal Cold Tablet !■ n WHITE PACKAGE with black antfred let tering, and bssrst be signature of E. W. GItOVB. 3c. SENATOR “BOB’ ON “TEMPTATION” Robert B. Taylor, orator, politician, raconteur, the earn* as of old, only It Is now "Senator Bob" Instead of "Gov ernor Bob," delivered hie new lecture, "Temptation.” at the Baptlet Taberna cle Friday night. A lair audience heard the lecture and, by their applause, put their stamp of approval on thla the most serious of his lectures. The lecture Is brimful of rood atdrfes and new ones, told only as Bob Taylor can tell them. The senator says; "We are a race of gluttons, a race of money-mad peo ple, n race of liars, and a race of slelght-of-hand performers.” Hs seeks to prove It, but preserves throughout a\ note of optimism, always Insepara ble from anything that the distinguish ed Tennesseean says. BUTLER DOES NOT AGREE WITH GRAVES Washington. April 27.—Ex-Benator Marlon Butler has lust returned from North Carolina and 1* In a happy frame of mind over the political situation In Ms state and the South. He was asked If be agreed with the recent statement of John Temple Graves, and; after a pause, soldi "No, I do not believe that ‘on* word from Roosevelt' would or could make Bryan president. The president Is not omnipotent. Even his power'and popu larity, great as it la, has Its limits." Child Labor Bill Passed. Tallahassee, Fla., April 28.—The sen ate passed the child labor bill by a majority of two and the measure is now to go before tbe house. Company E Is Inspected. Special to The Georgian. x Waynesboro. Ga., April 27.—Company E, First Infantry, stood an Inspection Thursday evening from 4 to 7. The company had 104 per cent attendance and went through the Inspection In good shape. Guard mount, guard duty and skirmish drills ware special fea tures of the Inspection "End music was furnished by th* Augusta Marine band. The Inspecting officer* were Colonel W. G. Obear and Lieutenant Case. Twelfth United States cavalry. Captain Jowltt, of Augusta, attended tha In spection. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., April 27.—Dr. B. H. Brown, city food Inspector, Is study ing criminology and gathering some Interesting Information during his spare time. From the local police records for the last ten years Dr. Brown hopes to be able to determine at what season of the year crime Is most prevalent and also to learn to a large extent what ef fect weather, climate, etc., have upon morals. Dr. Brown also Intends to settle, so far as Chattanooga Is concerned, whether criminals ore most active m prosperous or hard times. He will get the clearing house statements by months for ten years and compare these with the police records. GENERAL PLOTTED BARILLA’S DEATH City of Mexico, April 87.—In their confeselon, the assassins of General Manuel Barillas state that General Jose Marla Lima, who commanded President Cabrera's artillery during the war with Salvador last summer, was the man who Issued the orders under which Morales and Mere committed the crime. General Salvador Toledo, chief aid* to Barillas, they say, was tdso marked for death, but escaped. BIG LAND CASE TRIED NEXT WEEK Washington, April 27.—The big land conspiracy case of 1803 against the San Francisco real estate tyndlcate, composed of Fred A. Hyde, Henry P. Hamond, John A. Benson, J. H. Schnei der, will be brought to trial here next week In the supreme court Underwriters In Macon. Ths Georgia Bocal Underwriters' As sociation vylH meet In Macon on May 7 and 8, and between 150 and 200 Geor gia fire Insurance men will be In at tendance. Frank G. Lumpkin, of Co lumbus, la president of the organisa tion. MEMORIAL DAY AT DEQATUR Memorial Day was fittingly observed at Decatur Friday, City Attorney James L. Mayson, of Atlanta, delivering i splendid oration In honor of the Con federate dead. Tha exercises were held In the court house In the presence of a very large audience. Mr. Mayson was Introduced by Hon. Carl D. McKinney, and the musical features were especially good, a full orchestra going down for the event from Atlanta. Crosses of honor were bestowed on a number of veterans by Mrs. Wiley Hol- leman, president of the Agnes Scott Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. A novel feature warn the awarding of prizes (o school children for the moat appropriate floral emblems. First prise went to Miss Anna Wesley and tbe second to Master Joseph Green. Schools Observe Day. 8p*clal‘<o Tbs Georgian. Newnan, Ga., April 87.—Memorial Day was fittingly observed by the citi zens and public school of this city yes terday. The orator, Professor W. 8. Gaines, superintendent of the public school! of this city, wss Introduced by Major W. A. Turner. The Newnan brasi band furnished music for the occasion. AN ALABAMA TOWN IS SWEPT BY EIRE Special to The Georgian. Luveme, Ala-. April 87>-Wlth ths exception of tbe two brick stores occu pied by W. W. Waller and Beall & Boalii the entire east side of the busi ness part of tho town was destroyed by fire yesterday, the property loss being about 815.000, with Insuranco about 813,000. The fire was discovered about 1 o'clock and Is thought to have origi nated either In the law office of J. O. Sentell or the mercantile establishment Of Reddoch Brothers. The detailed loss and Insurance Is ns follows; S. F. Mahonr, general mer chant, 33,5.00 stock, 33,500' Insurance: W. W. Waller, 25 per cent damage |o 125,000 stock of merchandise, fully cov ered; J. O. Sentell, lawyer. 315.000, In surance 3750; Masonic Lodge, 3300. in surance 3160; J. T. Veaxey Telephone Exchange, 1650, with 3500 Insurant".'; 25 per cent damage to Beall & Beall, merchandise, 6,000 stock; small dam age to the Farmers' Supply Company; three-story hotel of J. W. McNeill; postoffice fixtures, 3400, with 3160 In surance; barber shop building, owned by T. W. Shows, valued 1700. Insur ance *486; fixtures owned by J. W. Commander, 3700, Insurance 3400; va cant store owned by Mr*. P. C. Throw er, $1,260, Insured 1700; dentnl office of Stephen & Llghtfoot, 13,000, Insur ance 31.862; K. of P. Lodge. $300. In sured for *150. YANKEE MILLI0N8 IN PARIS COURT8. Paris, April 27.—The appeal of Wil liam Augustus Spencer and Lorlllard Spencer from the decision of the court which gave their sister, the Princess De Vlcovavo, possession of the 12,000,- 000 estate of their brother, the late Charles Griswold Spencer, will conic up May 1. Every Family Medicine Shelf ought to contain Antisepticolly The Household Surgeon” which is a bottle of t Porter’s Antiseptic Healing 03 A Household Surgical Dressing for cuts, burns, bruises, sores, skin dis eases; catarrh, or all wounds and exter nal affections, whetkersligbt or serious. A preparation unlike any other, originated by an Old Railroad Surgeon. It is essily applied by any one, snd *t th* same time combine* all of tbe medicinal qualities necessary to a careful and scientific treatment of Injured and discs*? 1 parts of the skin or flesh. It if sought after and continually used by all who give it a first trial. All druggists scli iL tie