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EDDY CASE COLLAPSES
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r be So-Called Next Friends Admit In
ability to Produce Evidence.
CASE DISMISSED BY THEIR MOTION
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Tit famcus no-called suit In equity which was Instituted through George
/ V. Glover and his daughter. Mary B. Glover, and others, charging that
Rev. Mary Baker G. Eddy, discoverer and founder of Christian Science,
has been Incompetent to manage her business affairs and that she hss been
controlled and dominated by certain of her followers, has suddenly col
lapsed by a motion of the plaintiffs. , _.. .
For months glaring chnrges concerning the condition of Mrs. EdIf ttd
• the canduct of her near supporters hdve been blazoned forth to the public,
and counsel for the eo-ealled nest friends have given out the Impression
that startling disclosures wero to be made, that they would be able to prove
that Mrs. Eddy Is in a helpless stale and In the hands of designing men
who were not giving proper account of her Income. . „ ,
After months of noisy boasting It now turns out that the so-called ‘next
friends" and their counsel are not able to produce a scintilla of mrllencsln
favor of their allegiulons but that they have made thelrchatys wltlMHit
the slightest provocation: that they never have had the slightest evidence,
hut have manufactured their chargee out of whole cloth.
There has been and Is much speculation as to the real plaintiffs In the
case, os to who originated this gigantic farcean(ll nowupi*arstohave
been simply an effort to annoy and discredit Mrs. Bd'ly and stlgmatlse the
religion of which she Is the founder and that probably the ao-called next
friends" wero themselves the “tools of designing men, and that t h .Y.'
ably never would have instituted thl» suit of their own volition had they
n °A fen" days'ago. "in**t be course of thchearlng which has Just closed, the
$ three masters who had been appointed by Judge ™ a ™torialn to determine
- the question of Mrs. Eddy's business capacity on the secondlot March, lost
\ when she executed a deeti of trust, together with the leading counsel on both
' sides of the case, visited Mrs.‘Eddy at her home and It was found that
Mrs. Eddy was not only thoroughly competent but exceedingly alert and
quite a match for the gentlemen who visited her. Even thernnnstil who
waa seeking to prove hor Incoinpetsncy was beard to remark that sue
f Wft *The B restdt n of llds^lntervlew, which liasbeenpubllslied ft " n ' ,er , „ot
i country, has established beyond nny doubt the fact that .Mrs.Eddy Isi not
only physically strong for one of her yeora, but one of the most alert
women of her ngc who lives ot this period. . . , h ,
;. Ever since the tiling of the bill, the “next Mends, J
• counsel, have made repeated statementa to the pub lc press as to what
■ they expelled to provo and the evidence they claimed to have In hand
but which they asserted could not be disclosed at that I'mc but when
opportunity arrived would be offered and would sustain and prove each
- andall of the allegations In their bill relating to the Incompetcnry of
Mrs. Eddy Hnd the Imposition and restraint that was Imposed upon her
7 hv all those that were surrounding her.
7 Since the beginning of the hearing by the mnaters *?,*]£
court, the fullest opportunity has been given them oml tbe patent lntl
tudo and Indulgence has been shown them by the masters, and >et earn
succeeding day has shown their .Inability to produce any o'®*®' 1 ®*
patent evdlence that would tend to show In any degree that Mrs. Eddy was
not fully competent and able to manage her affairs, or, as a matter ot tact,
that there was any ground or foundation whatever for any of the charges.
. Ij,at they so audaciously set forth. And, after days °* reiteration and rep
etition of what they Intended to allow, they hove finally admitted, by
• theff own motion to dismiss the proceedings their utter Inability to pro-
.' duce the slightest evidence In support of these grave, unjust and un
founded charges that they so emphasized and proclaimed ot every oppor
tunity through the press and In nil other public wujs.
There could be no tnore complete and higher vindication of Mrs. Eddy
- and no stronger admission of failure on ‘hMr own part ‘.^mse^lves Insri-
tan- not of (taking dismissal of the caae that they have themaoives insu
tuted. Such n disposition of the caso must have greater weight [nth®
minds of all fair-minded persons than ever a finding t h ® \nn*t® r » f avor
n f \f P - Piidv could miHHlblv hove—to concede that the evidence tnoy noa
. offered ■wa^oVtgh. t^they themselves recognized that it was not even
sufficient to submit to the masters for their oonslderatlon.
During the time which has elapsed since the Institution of this suit. It
- has devein | x-d' In various ways that wlththoexceptlonofMr.<b>lvlnA. Frj e
- Mrs Eddy's faithful secretary, none of the ten defendants had the sllgnteat
1 knowledge of Mrs. Eddy's business affairs nor had ever handled ® dollar of
z her money. It was ulso shown by the affidavits of expert accountants that
Mr. Erye lind verr rarefully given account of Mr*. tha^there
when ho eloseil them up he had made errors against himself so that ther
5 had°manlfe«ted a
• her tnTcatmenU and In the general management of her mltaljy whichJl»
« Is surrounded bv trusted friends of her own choosing, who ore unusually at-
? ,#n, ?Se a "a.7 wa“' SToSStSd Frank R Streeter, hi. Partner.
Allen Hollis. G -uersi Hdmjm.l Eastman. Samuel J. Elder <U>AHofe
■ a! Mome! Orent credit f, due there men for .becalm considerate, lndulg-
* nl SVurlng'lhe , |o"'*T®»s IS ’u l^ ^en thoujlu mlyUable by Mr.
• uton'aiS/"'^’n^bSliSJSrionWlTnlSjie^a thorough’ sUtdy of
sis. ws»-ss
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*. Ih * a. hssiiAvnd by Mr Streeter and the Christian Scientist* whom ho
• USSL'iJTlhuThedoctor's disbelief In some of the teachings of Christian
- submit Ills findings for publication.
The following I* Doctor Hamiltona statement. -..
“I have Informed myself In regard to the mental condition of Mr*. Mary
■ Raker G Eddv and. for this purpose, have examined a large number of doeu-
• inents and letters, perhaps one hundred In all, and have ex a tti In e d Iwr a t
; p 'View- In this city. I have n so read the original blit
c r;,, h bv^er ncri frlenda! George w! Glover et al, and the affidavits pre-
' Rented by them In support of their contention that ah© |» an Incompetent. It
- will nptH*ar from the complaint of these people that she la Incapuble of SO
underst mlulng 'her pro perD' rights as to be able to exercise her free.andI un-
biased will with respsc t to the same, or to tnanoke her nffalra and protect
h TSinerlv with prudence ahd discretion agnlnst the undue nfluence, con-
P *nTf,nud of others, and to take charge of and manage the present le-
"The Vnsitm-tIon and examination of autographic letters written by her
show Inherent evidences of mentnl vigor, Her mode of expression Is logi
cal and connected. Her construction Is admirable, and these as well as the
C tvnewrlttcn communications emanating from her are the products of an
umaunllv Intelligent mind. Nut only are their contents responsive, but they
■ Show concent™ bm and the exerciseof a normal memory. In several of
: them n*re°there Interlineations, corrections and additions, which convey more
• fuflv what she has a r?„dy said. In her letters to her counsel, which I have
rSid with somecare, Iflnd that she has returned to him certain ones with
exnlanatory Interlineation*, and there ImR been * prompt new* and
her reidh’M to hlR own letten*. The handwriting Itnelf Ir remarkably firm for
a 0 r ber age and there are no mlRtakcN, neither are there omlRalon*.
hE w-ordH are 555 formed, and although there la a "light tremor, not un-
• common In old people and ponathly becauao her mind travela faater than her
- oenlTilo not reimtd thlsln any way as pathological. From the large num-
‘ KS’.If letters nil pended, which I have, rend, there Is no mental defect Indl-
7 «“2‘ those written to Mr. Farlow there Is a keen anxiety regarding
,*• w,,,. P „t,vrlRlit a dealre to avoid the violation nf the copyright law a, an np-
: S™cnVt l on of w hat has been done for her by him. certain directions In re-
w Jarii'io the preparation of tin* literature of the r £ ,ur 1 f*** . wn ? ,u , J , Sl l m5ii tar i
v M'tth her dully life and her (toRltUm «r the head of the l hurch. 1
■* fl n ,i | n tbe let tern addrenRed to Mr. McLellan the earn© kind of
V fSod'order, and In fact there Is nowhere the remotent RUggcRtlon of mentul
r feebleneRR iir|i ^, nr |nterfSt !fl with the paper, written by her In the perlml
beginning 1 March. 1906, an«l extending down almost to the
These naners which I understand have been prepared and drafted by her.
Indicate either alone or together a good deal of Intellectual Rtrength and
• conMiNtencv and In this connecthm 1 would draw attention to the draft of
l 5Trull prepared In March, me, and another In February. 1907. one
• u f which wur the basin of the establishment of a trust for the benefit of
• Ocnrae W. Olover and his family. . _ .
- -Ihave also res. I the Instructions conveyed In the letter of Fcbruorj- 12.
"* ,&*. w r hlch was sent enclosed In a letter written by Mrs. Eddy to her per-
: sonsl counsel Mr. Ptreeter. and which led to nn extended correspondence.
t these things prove that she possessed a continuity of Intention and
mueh deliberation, which Is. of course, antagonistic to anything Impulsive:
Ihn» She had good and sufficient reasons In the preparation of this trust
- a sill ■ that there waa tenacious purpose In continuing to elaborate and carry
*■ out tier original Idea of providing for her next of kin, and In advancing the
7 interests of the t'hrlstlan Science Church.
"She showed an ability to direct and criticise others as to her affairs
' and In everything a normal amount of will power which was exercised In a
7 Droner direction. She had the capacity to appreciate details, to correct mis.
- jL k i« BI1( ) t 0 see that others were put right, which Implied a power of at
tention which would not exist In nn Individual of weak mind. She posaesaed
- . perfect knowledge of her surroundings and the duties and obligations of
• those who were serving her.
; 5j|y visit to ber house was made on the afternoon of.August IS. at two
D m I found her to be an elderly woman, of delicate frame, and evidently
; somewhat affected by the heat. There waa however, no visible Indication
r of any motor symptoms of Insanity or nervous disease. Her expression was
• Intelligent and In consonance with what she said end did. She was dlgnl-
f fled though cordial, and possessed a csrtaln sense of humor which led her
» to perpetrate a Joke about the so-called 'next friends/ whom she referred to
' as ‘nrxters.’ There was no tremor, no affectation of speech, and besides a
■ certain amount of flight deafness, I found nothing thq matter with her.
ST She fullv understood the nature and object of my visit, and was willing, ns
long as she could, to answer my questlona In doing so she did not manifest
any excess of feeling, but responded quickly and Intelligently when she
beard what was asked her.
“The Interview- was opened by her disavowal of any prejudice against
pbystclanr. In fact, aha said that her cousin was a regular doctor, who had
become a homeopath, and that her father had believed he was getting crasy
beesnse lie adopted this method of practice: but that he, however, had taken
tare of Mrs. Eddy, who had gotten better, and then she herself bad com
menced a series of experiments, gradually giving more and more feeble med.
Iclnrs until the gave those with no potency whatever, but her patients got
well Just the same. She then referred to her exposures of spiritualism,
vridcf: I<»r » time the became Interested In. She said that she had after
wards Investigated various religions, at different times criticising the older
ministers, and finally adopted the Id ca tlutt Infinite love and salvation were
universal; In other words, that she adoptsd her present faith, and that It
waa the evolution from her earlier experiences.
"She referred to the fact that she bad done and was performing an enor
mous amount of work, which I knew to be true. She said that she had no
doubt aha was going to win In this matter, and that her followers had done
much to help her, and that she would like to have me on her side.
“In answer to questlona about her affairs, she raid that she had put her
property Into the hands of three trustees, Henry M. Baker, Archibald Mc-
Lellan and Mr. Fernals ot Concord: that It was chiefly In bonds, but that she
had other property, and that she did this because It was In conformity with
her faith, and that no man could serve two masters, God and Mammon. She
said that she would do tble to eee that her money would eventually go where
she wanted It to go. that la to the church she had established. She stated
that she had taken care of her eon, built him a house and furnished It from
top to bottom, and had done everything for him; that In February laet she
had put money In trust for him: that he had not paid his Insurance nor hi*
poll tax nor hla otber taxes and that she felt he was running In debt and
that she had made a trust of one hundred and twenty-live thousand dollars
and had put It Into the hands of 'that honest man (pointing to Mr. Streeter)
and two others.’ She referred to the fact that many years before, when her
husband died, she asked her son to come home, saying. 'You are all I have;
come home and stay with mother, and I will let you have all my property, all
my real estate. Here Is a home up here and mother waiting for yon If you
will come and live with me;’ but he refused. She referred to the condi
tion In her trust deed that Qeortfe Washington Glover and Andrew Jackson
were to have different forme of education. She declared that the trustees of
the deed were Mr. Baker, Afr. McLellan and Mr. Fernals; that the had
chosen Mr. Baker because he was a good and successful man to be trusted,
and that the others would dispose of her money conscientiously.
"Then she said that her property was mostly In bonds; that she could
not be tempted to Invest In stocks, not even In preferred stocks, and that
upon one occasion she had taken the advice of one of her atudents and had
lost ten thousand dollars, and that she ha* never bought stock since. When
' asked If she had been Interested In mining stocks, she said, ‘No, I deiptse
mining stocks.’ When asked, ‘Has any one ever tried to make you buy min
ing stocks?’ she replied, ‘Yes, Indeed.' When asked who. she replied, ‘Aty
son.’ 8hc said that when ahe bought bonds she always picked out Just
those she wanted, government or municipal bonds, and that when she se
lected any, she had a book which she consulted In regard to the population
of the chief cities, and ttiat she would find out what that population was
before she would take any Interest In them, because It was safe to know If
the community was responsible. .When asked If It made any difference about
the slxe of the cities, she sold, ‘Yes, she found It did, and that she always
formed an estimate of their wealth.'
"Throughout the entire conversation she showed no evidence whatever
of any mental disease. ’She did not manifest any delusions, which she
probably would hove done had sha been a paranoiac, as It has been assert
ed she was, nor did she once refer to malicious animal magnetism, which
1 understand was alleged to be an evidence of her state of mind. In per
son she waa neat ond clean and I am Informed Is most careful about tbe
condition of her house, quickly noting any changes that may bo made In
the arrangement of the furniture, books or decoration; that she gives her
own ordors, manages ber own servants, and suggests the selection of food.
During my visit I heard the sound of electric bells repeated two or three
times, signals evidently being made, and I was Informed that this wait In
accordance with a code she had established for summoning to her the dif
ferent members of her household. She pays her own bills, sometimes ques
tions the use of provisions, comments upon the chnnge In menu, takes an
Intelligent Intereat In the affairs ot her native town and the events of the
day.
"Before leaving, she sent for a copy of .her book. *8010006 and
Health,' and Inscribed her autograph, apologizing for her nervousness In
signing her name.
"From my knowledge of the case, from careful study of nil the letters,
and from documents submitted to me, and from my examination of Mrs.
Eddy. I om fully of the opinion that she Is competent to take raro of her
self and manage her affairs and that she Is not coerced In any way. In
fact, It would appear as If sha takes the Initiative upon all occasions.
"The allegations concerning Mrs.Eddy’s belief In ‘malicious animal mag
netism' nre ridiculous. I am convinced that the words are only used syn
onymously with ‘malign Influence,' ‘malignant’ or ‘mendacious animal
mngetlsm' Is therfore a facon parler, as the French say. She certainly
has been subject to sufficient annoyance to entertnln the fear that she- Is
to be subjected to further disturbance. False reports that she wns dead
are among these, and her home has been broken Into und vnluable docu
ments disappeared. That she has delusions regarding her son is an ab
surdity, for only a few days before he brought suit to have her declared
Incompetent, she had, without suggestion, made the trust deed to have
him and his family provided for. Mrs. Eddy has no Insane delusions, and
In print and elsewhere simply enunciates the conventional part of her
cred which she and 800.000 believe In. No matter how Improbable or un
acceptable It may prove to be to the community generally. It Is no more
remarkable than others that have been before or that exist today, and her
alleged delusion regarding mesmerism, the non-existence of matter, and
the power of healing form an Integral part of very many religious be
liefs."
Dr. Allan McLnno Hamilton has had probably tho largest experience
of any alienist In this country In court, having commenced his career about
thlrty-flve yearn ago. He has appeared In all the important cases In his
own state in New York, both civil and criminal. He was selected by the
United States ns one of tho special commission to determine the Insanity
nf Snider In the District of Columbia; was one of the four chief experts
In the Gultcau ease, and wns also consulted In the case of Cxolgosx,
tho assassin of president McKinley.
Doctor EVuhllton. hAs the proud distinction of being the only expert In
the Thaw murder case who expressed an absolute and unqualified opinion
about Thaw's mental condition, which and is prominently connected with
the defense and prosecution, but he was not allowed to testify by either,
although ho surprised the entire country by hla Independent stand.
Doctor Hamilton Is also known na an advocate for complete reform In
the matter of expert testimony, and la generally regarded as one of tne
few Impartial experts who can be relied upon to give honest testimony,
and who car. not be bought; for this reason he IS respected by the court
and by reputable lawyers generally. . . _
Doctor Hamilton Is flfty-elght years old and a grandson of Alexander
Hamilton, and on his mother's side of Louis McLean, Who was minister to
England and secretary of the treasury under Martin Van Buren and An
drew Jackson. „ .
Doctor Hamilton has written much and Is promlnetly connected with
many medical societies, both here and abroad, and a few years ago receiv.
ed a great honor by being elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edin
burgh. He founded the Psychiatrical Society and la regarded as an ad
vanced student of mental disease.
SURBER TO SUCCEED
AGENT R, V, SAMS
Changes In the revenue offlea of the
Atlanta division, which will necessi
tate other changes, wilt be made on
September 15.
Revenue Agent R. V. Sams, now In
charge of the Atlanta division, will be
relieved by J. H. Surber and will be
transferred to the Nashville division
for duty under Revenue Agent C. H.
Ingraham.
Agent Surber, who will relieve Mr.
Sams, was In charge of the Atlanta di
vision until April 15, last, when he
was sent to take charge of the division
with headquarters at Greensboro, N. C.
He Is well known In Atlanta and has
many friends here to welcome him
back.
The Atlanta division comprises Geor
gia, Florida, Alabama and the northern
congressional district of Mississippi.
The Nashville division has been
newly created and comprises Tennes
see, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Mr.
Sams has an excellent record behind
him and since he has keen In Atlanta
he has made a multitude of friends who
will regret to see him leave the city.
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The dainty and delicious
squab Is always in season,
Try one tonight at The New
Kimball Palm Garden.
COUPLE TRAVELED
Mobile, Ala., Aug. 36.—The prellml
nary hearing of J. T. Adams, alias W.
T. Allen, alia* Fred Dlebel, Jr., and
Mrs. William McLeod, alias Mrs. Alice
C. Flair, alias Mrs. W. T. Allen, ar
rested Saturday evening after having
successfully swindled the Merchants'
Bank out of 31,316 on a bogus check,
was* postponed until tomorrow morn
Ing. Acting Recorder Hale this morn
Ing decided that Adorns, or Dlebel,
should be held on the charge of receiv
ing money under false pretenses. J
warrant against the woman embraclnr
a similar charge, was sworn out. Dlebel
Is a lawyer by profession and he dis
played much Interest In the nature of
the warrants that had been sworn to
against him and the woman.
BOTH LEGS SEVERED
Special to The Georgian.
Macon. Ga., Aug. 25.—J. C. Plunkett,
aged 38 years, died at a late hour Sat
urday night, as the result of being run
over by a train on the Central of Geor
gia railroad. Mr. Plunkett left Ma
con Saturday for Talbotton, Ga.. where
his wife and family were visiting. In
some unknown manner he was run
over by a train, and both legs sev
ered. He Is survived by his wife and
two small children.
For a number of years Mr. Plunkett
was deputy sheriff of Bibb county, but
lately has been acting as a guard on
the city chalngang. He also served for
several years on the Macon police force.
The funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at 6 o'clock from the under
taking parlors of Jesze B. Hart. The
Interment was made In Riverside cem
etery.
DEATH FOLLOWS
BITE OF CAT
t»rry, n wiaow, wno w*s iwicn nj n cm
•tereral weeks nrr», t» denfl, a .victim of
hydrophobia. She ws* dylag for eight
hours. Her spasm* were so iererc that
she had to be strapped In IhhI. She wi
years old and lenves firs children.
And Tk?y r? Just ths Skirts
for September and Later
Voile—and a veils of that sturdy resilience that has held
Voile in ths first placs as a skirt material.
London Twine Veile and ths genuine imported article.
Plaited affairs with many plaits, stitched down part way
and then released te giv? the graceful swSSp. A skirt of
full four yards about the h?m.
At the bettom is a three-inch band- of taffsta with two
quarter-inch bands above.
' In black snly; a rich, dssp black that will retain its
CLUBMAN KILLED
Chatlanoogn, Tcnn., Aug. 26.—B. Frank
lives, a clubman, capitalist and member of
one of the oldest and most prominent fatal-
Ilea in Chattanooga, waa killed and IV. K
Love. Jr., of this city, and William Hoad-
rlek. formerly of this rlty, hut now of Sew
York, were seriously Injured In an iiutomo.
Idle accident hero yesterday.
Mr. Rees was a sou of the late Han*
Rees, a lending Chnttnnoogn manufacturer
*. Love la n son of w, eT Lore, president
the Mountain City Stove Company, and
.0 connected with a number of prominent
families. Mr. Headrick la n traveling §nb»*.
man out of New York for the Tower Man.
ufncturlng Company. u
They were traveling at a rapid rate un
Carter street, when the wtna blew Mr
Keea hnt off. Mr. Rees wns driving the
machine and when he removed his hnnda
from the steering wheel It reverted and*
deni7 to the left and plunged across the
sidewalk nml down a steep embankment
about twenty feet Jn height.
AND OUT OF RACE
The appointment of Judge Horace N
Holden, of the Northern circuit, to sue.
ceed Justice A. J. Cobb, on the supreme
court bench, October 13, has aroused
keen Interest all over the state.
With Judge Holden elevated to the
supreme bench, Colonel John N. Wor.
ley, of Elberton, was appointed to the
Judgeship of the Northern circuit
Judge Holden's resignation of the
Northern Judgeship will become ef
fective October 5, and Colonel Worley
then assumes hla new duties.
The appointment of Judge Holden re.
moves opposition from the path of
Congressman T. W. Hardwick, of the
tenth district. While Judge Holden
tad not formally announced, It was
tenerally understood that he would be
n the race for congress from th#
tenth. The Northern circuit Is com.
posed of the counties of Glascock,
Warren, Hancock, Taliaferro, Wilkes,
Lincoln, Oglethorpe, Madison, Elbert
and Hart—the largest circuit, with one
exception. In the state.
Judge Holden succeeded late Judge
Seaborn Reese, of Hancock, to ths
Judgeship 0/ the Northern circuit,
seven years ago, and has made a flns
record. He waa bom In Taliaferro
county, March 5, 1866, and will be the
youngest member of the supreme
court.
He Is a graduate of the class of 1885
from the state university, and up to
his election as a Judge practiced law in
hla native county. He Is married and
has five children.
ROBERT DOOLITTLE
TO CENTRAL
Robert Doolittle, chief engineer of
the Candler building, has been ap-
jointed assistant master mechanic uf
:he Central of Georgia railroad, with
headquarters at Macon.
The appointment Is made for Sep.
tember 1, but owing to the fact that
the magnificent new shops of the Cen
tral at Macon are nearing completion,
Mr. Doolittle haa been urged to arcept
the place at once, and he leaves Mon
day night for Macon to assume hla new
duties.
Mr. Doolittle Is one of the best me
chanics In the South, having first en-
tered the business in the Southern
railway shops In Atlanta. When the
old Atlanta Consolidated street railway
combine was formed, E. W. Dutton
came to Atlanta as master of mechan
ics, having charge of the construction
of the trolley lines, and he appointed
Mr. Doolittle as his assistant, which
position he held (pr a number of years,
after which he accepted the position as
chief engineer of the Equitable build
ing. He held this place for six years,
resigning to accept the place with the
Southern road at Chattanooga.
When the Candler building was being
tilted out by E. W. Dutton with the
finest machinery of any banding In
the country. It was a problem as to
wbo should be selected as chief engin
eer. Mr. Dutton received nearly two
hundred applications from all sections
of the United States, but selected Mr.
Dolittle for the place. >
Mr. Doolittle ha* proved his worth,
but when the position on the Central
road was offered him, the chances of
promotion were *0 good that he was
advised to accept the place by his
friends.
with
Dan
blackness.
Regular 10.00 Skirts
At $7.45
8:30 Tussday Morning
New York, Aug. 25.—Officers, armed
•warrants, are looking today for
—... Hanna; his son, Carl; Cyril Car
michael and Wallace Robertson, whom
they want to answer before Justice
Bedford, of Seabrlght, on charges of
reckless autotng.
The cases grow out of an accident
yesterday. In which Hanna's eight
friends and four occupants of a buten*
er's cart, Into which the auto crashed,
suffered more or less serious Injuries.
The occupants of ths auto say the men
In the cart were Intoxicated and the
accident was their fault.
UNION SEEKS AID
THROUGH COURTS
Special fo The Georgian.
Nashville, Tcnn.. Aug. W,-Prc*l.lcnt Ar
nold of the local Telegrapher*’ Union arent
before United State* District Attorney Till
man here Saturday anti made complaint
that the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany haa been sending telegrams through
the malls Instead of by wire. Mr. Tllbintn
held flint according to the evidence *u»>-
mitred to him no federal Inw was lw volv tt-
but might l>e a iiuestbm for the civil courts
to dec hie In suits foe damage* brought i*y
R irtle* directly Interested If they *!/•
e ‘deferred announcing what action
will take pending further evidence.
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daily at The New Kimball Palm
Garden. 50c