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THE WEATHER.
For Atlanta pnd Vicinity—Rain
tonight; Saturday clearing and
cooler.
The
AND NEWS
SPOT COTTON.
Liverpool, steady, *.00; Atlanta, fins,
10%; New Orleans, firm. 10%; New Tortf,
steady, 11.20; Snvnnnnh. steady, 10 7*1$;
Angustn, steady, 10%; Mobile, steady*
10%; Charleston, steady, 10 7-16.
VOL. VI. NO. 94.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22,1907.
PRICE:
CITY CAINS
More Than City Will
Lose in Licenses
Next Year.
TOTAL TAX TO BE
* $1,236,598.24
Digest Completed Friday
Shows Great Gain in
Values.
The total taxable property in
Atlanta in 1907 is $91,998,664.
The total amount of taxes re
ceived by the city of Atlanta in
1907 will be $1,236,598.24.
The total taxable property In Atlanta
in 1906 was 680,067.113.
The total amount of tAxes received
by Atlanta in 1906 was $1,082,389.73.
Thfc Increase in taxable property this
year over last year Is $11,931,551.
The Increases in taxes received this
year over last year will be $154,208.51.
These figures are compiled from the
tax digest for 1907, which was complet
ed by the tax assessors and assistants
at noon Friday, and from the estimate
furnished the city comptroller by the
comptroller general.
The taxable property Includes the
real and the personal, as Axed by the
city assessors, and the railroads and
other corporations assessed by the
comptroller general.
The aggregate tftx Includes as well
the sanitnry and the street tax.
More Than Whisky Loss.
The total and the Increase Is beyond
'even the greatest hopes and expecta
tions of those who have the city’s wel
fare at heart." If there Is not a single
dollar's increase next year, the city will
receive more from this increased taxa
tion than she will lose by not receiving
any whisky license money.
In addition to the $154,208.51 Increase
In taxes, the city will receive in wafer
receipts an Increase of more than
$30,000.
Detailed Statement.
The figures In detail, as shown In the
tnx digest, are as follows:
Taxable real estate 1907 .. ..$60,731,510
Taxable real estate 1908 .... 66,210,306
S.I.A.A.PROBE
WILL LASTTO
LATELRIDAY
Tech Was the First
Case Taken
Up.
OTHER COLLEGES
ARE REPRESENTED
Inereass for 1907.. ..
Tnxnble paraonal'1907.
Taxable personal 1906.
Incrsaas for 1907 ..
Whole taxable 1907. ..
Whole taxable 1906. ..
..6 4.521.204
.. 19.884.763
.. 17,208,056
2,676,697
.. 80,816:263
.. 73,418',362
Accused Men Attend Hear
ing, But Newspaper
Men Excluded.
Shortly after 10 o’clock Friday
morning the executive committee of
the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Association went Into executive session
for a meeting which promises to be;
historic In Southern athletics.
The object of the meeting Is to de
cide whether or not the suspension
of the Tech and University of Georgia
football teams for the alleged use of
professional players shall be continued.
When at 1:15 o’clock a recess was
taken for lunch the members of the
committee united In stating that noth
ing had been done bu^ hard work, and
that In all probability the evidence in
the Tech case alone would not be In
before nightfall.
The entire morning was spent In se
curing a stenographer, organizing and
getting down to business.
The Tech case was the first one
taken up. because of the fact that it
was on the. recibest of Tech that the
meeting was called.
Tech Case le First.
In speaking of the order of doing
business. Professor Riggs, a member
of the committee, said: "We are taking
up the case of Tech first because they
were the ones who applied for a hear
ing. Afterwards we shall take up
Georgia. We shall hear the evidence
against the men who ape declared to be
professionals and then consider wheth
er the charges are true or not. Then
we shall attempt to fix the responsible
CIFTTOEIflU
Much Interest Awak
ened by Discussion
of Education.
TECH’S CARNEGIE LIBRARY
FORM ALL Y OPENED FRIDA Y;
MANY BOOKS ARE NEEDED
SECRETARY CANDLER
HAS GOOD REPORT
Collections For Missions
Will Exceed Assessments
For Conference.
By SAM P. JONES, JR.
Cartanvllla, Ga„ Nov. 22.—Rev. R. J.
Iilgham today addressed the North
Georgia Conference just before ad
Journment for the noon hour on "Edu
cation.” HIs address was a moat elO'
quent appeal for Christian education
ar.d he closed with announcing a gift
of 65,000 to the chair of English
Emory college.
Dr. J. E. Dickey responded to Dr.
Rlgham's speech and accepted the gift
from Mrs. John W. Akin, who made
In behalf of Emory College. Resolu
tlon by Dr. C. E. Dowman was adopt
ed thanking Mrs. Akin for the gift.
Dr. J. D. Hammond addressed con'
Terence on Christian education. He
secretary of the general education
board.
Dr. John Wesley Gilbert, colors^ ed
ucatlonal agent of C. M. E. church,
working under the auspices of the
Southern Methodist church, made a
stirring address on the education of the
negroes. His appeal for aid was gener.
ously responded to.
Sunday Services.
The announcements for preaching
Sunday were made by Rev. G. W. Du
val.
Sam Johee Memorial, 9:30
love feast, Rev. Fletcher Mixon; 11
ty If- It Is proven that anything was t m .. Bishop Word, sermon; 6 p. m
done which was Invlolatjon of the | memorial service; 7:30 p. m., soml
..6 7,197,901
Increase for 1907..
The comptroller general's estimate
shows that the Whole taxable of the
corporations, including the franchise aa
Well as the tangible values, will amount
to this year to 611,382,401. as against
16.648,761 last year. The Increase this
year over last Is 64.733,650.
The total increase, real and personal
oml franchise, for corporations, Arms
anil persons is 611,931,551.
The Banltnry tax for 1907 was 374,-
167.49, an Increase of 64,427.60 over
1906. The street tax for 1907 was 312.-
416. an Increase of 6628 over 1906.
The aggregate tax for 1907, not In
cluding the corporations, such as rail
roads, telephone and telegraph compa
nies, Is 61,094,818.21.
The aggregate last year was 3999,-
280.30. The increase for 1907 Is 394.-
037.91.
The aggregate tax collected through
the comptroller general laat year waa
183.109.43.
Aggregate Reaches $142,280,
The aggregate tax to be collected
this year will bo 8142,280.03.
The Increase for 1907 will be 659,
170.60.
The total Increase In taxes from all
sources will be 8164.208.61.
It Is stated that, because of an error
In calculation, the Increase, as figured
from the comptroller general’s esti
mate, will be about 85,000 less, which
would bring the total down to 6189,
207.51.
On the other hand, the marshal, from
the city directory alone, has collected
to date more than 810,000 from de
faulters, which Is a considerable In
crease over the amount collected last
year.
This will bring the total bock to
nhout 8164,000.
The water receipts this year will be
Shout 8320,000. an Increase of about
1*0,000 over loet year.
On account of the many Improve
ments made this year and to be made
»t the waterworks, the increase will
probably be twice as great next year.
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£ RAIN, RAIN—THEN 80ME; 0
£ FAIR STILL PROMISED. O
£ Rain and rain and rain—and O
£ then some. Promise of clearing 0
£ 1* still held out, but It Is a day O
£ ahead, ao It may fall to arrive on O
£ schedule. / O
£ Forecaat: 4
“Rain Friday night; Saturday O
rules. The same method of procedure
will be used In the case of each col
lege.
In denial of the charges that certain
men on the Tech team were paid for
their athletic services in one way or
another the Tech defense Introduced
a stack of affidavits a foot high. Most
of the morning was spent lp reading
theso and the task was not completed
at the time of the adjournment for
lunch.
Each college was allowed three rep
resentatives at the session—the head
of the college, the head of the athletic
department and an attorney. No news
paper men were admitted.
The Georgia representatives were
Chancellor D. C. narrow. Physical Di
rector S. V. Sanford and J. H. Mali.
Tech’s were President K. G. Maths-
son. Athletic Director W. N. Randle and
Charles T. Hopkins.
Tech and Georgia representatives had
nothing to say at the end of the morn
ing session except that, the case was
progressing satisfactorily.
£ Clearing and coooler.” 0
£ Friday temperatures: 0
£ 7 o'clock a. m.. .. .. 63 degrees. 0
£ 8 o'clock a. m 61 degrees. O
£ J o'clock a. 64 degrees. 0
£ 10 o'clock a. m 66 degrees. O
£ 11 o'clock a. m 66 degrees, 0
£ 1* o'clock noon 57 degrees. C
I o’clock p. m 57 degrees. “
before the supper
£3o|clock j>. m 68 degrees. O unlikely that a dr
.£0000000000000000000000000 soon afterwards.
Full of I ntsrest.
All the morning the lobby of the
Piedmont was crowded with those In
terested In the case. Professor Thomas
Bragg, representing Auburn, waa on
hand and an interested spectator.
•T nm here," said Mr. Bragg, "In the
Interest of Auburn. If both Georgia
and Tech are exonerated we play Geor.
gla on Thanksgiving day. If Georgia
Is found guilty and Tech is not wo
shall play L. S. U. If Tech Is found
guilty we shall play Clemson.
"So you can see that Auburn Is
vitally Interested. But we wish U un
derstood that we want to see justice
done. We do not ask that It be even
postponed on our account. If anybody
has been guilty, they ought to suffer,
and we are prepared to shoulder any
financial loss that comes In conse
quence. We are Just here to know
where we stand, and I hope they will
hurry through so that I can rush away
and make plans for the game with L.
S. V. If It Is necessary.”
Defendants Present.
Most of the accused men on the Tech
team were present during sotne parts
of the morning, and so were Coach
Helsman, R. W. Mattox, president of
the Tech Athletic Association, and nu
merous Tech follower*. Nor was Geor
gia less well represented. Several
students from Athens and a number of
prominent alumni. Including Sam Hew
lett and other ex-Georgia players.
Also among those present was Cap
tain E. J. Williams, of Dahlonega, if
man who has been very prominent this
season In his efforts to secure a clean
ing up of the • athletic conditions of
Georeis. Captain Williams was In At-
Un ™ however with a view of get
ting Dahlonega'* ranking changed from
that of a prep school to a college. H
has been decided, however, that this
matter must go over to the annual
meeting of the association, which oc-
cuni af Clemson December 13 and 14.
At this time Dahlonega is practically
certain to get the ranking she asks.
A rumor was passed aroundthe lobby
during the day that Georgias case
w“uld be dropped for a lack of prose
cution . However, In view of ,f, e first
hand information In the hands of Pro
fessor Rlgg*. a member of the execu-
tlve°commlttee, this seems unlikely.
It Is probable that the evidence In the
case against the Tech team wlbeln
before the supper recess, and It Is not
unlikely that a decision will be reached
centennial sermon by Rev. George W.
Yarbrough.
Baptist church, 11 o'clock, Dr. J. E.
Dickey; 7:30 p. m„ Rev. J. 8. French.
First Presbyterian, 11 a. m.. Dr. I. S.
Hopkins; 7:30 p. m., Rev. Fletcher
Walton.
Second Presbyterian, 11 a. m.. Dr.
W. D. Dillard; 7:10 p. m., Dr. W. M.
Dunbar. *
Trinity church, Atlanta, 11 a. m„ Dr.
John D. Hammond; 7:10 p. m„ J. T.
Davis.
After opening services Dr. A. J. La
mar of the Methodist publishing house
In Nashville, addressed the conference.
Ministers Admitted.
Bishop Ward called the question,
"Who are admitted on trial?" and
Rev. George L. King, Jr, of Augusta
Thomas L. Ragland, of Elberton; Ar
thur Maness, of Gainesville; Alfred T.
Hind, of Oxford; Cleveland P. Ivey, of
Oxford; Thomas M. Luke, of Oxford,
were admitted.
Rev. Eugene W. Reynolds was not
allowed admission because of defective
hearing.
Thompson for Evangelist,
Dr. H. M. DuBose, of Nashville, ad
dressed the conference. Rev. E.
Cooke, of Nashville, secretary of the,
board of missions, made a brief ad
dress.
Rev. John E. Bernard, of Carten
vllle, and Rev. W. A. Cleveland, of
Cartersvllle, local paston, were Intro
duced to the conference.
The Georgian correspondent waa un
officially Informed today that Rev.
North Thompson, of Griffin district,
will probably be chosen one of the two
conference evangelists.
Education Celsbratlon.
The second day's session of the North
Georgia Conference came to a close
Thursday evening with the celebration
of the anniversary of the board of ed
ucatlon. Rev. L. G. Johnson, pastor of
First church, Athens, Is president of the
board and was the presiding officer
upon the above occasion.
Rev. O. C. Simmons, of East Point,
treasurer of the board, made a fine
report upon the Work of the educa
tional board for the post year. The
report showed that 811.000 was col
lected, which Is the largest amount
ever raised for Christian education by
this board In the North Georgia Con
ference. The assessment for educa
tion waa doubled at the last confer
ence, and the board was congratulated
upon the tact tliut ao much money
Continued on Pago Fifteen.
JUSTICE BREWER
EXPLAINS TALK
Washington. Nov. 22.—When asked
today to explain what he mfant when
he said that President Roosevelt was
playing the political game of "hide and
k.” Supreme Court Judge Brewer
d: 'There’s nothing remarkable
about-what I said. Many people seem
to think there Is something between
the lines, but there Is not. Everybody
knows the country Is guessing as to
what Roosevelt Is going to do, and If
the ‘ term of presidency was definite
tbat wouldn't be so. That's all there
Is to IL”
CL BAPTIST
NEW CARNEGIE LIBRARY FORMALLY OPENED FRIDAY.
Book Shower Marks Opening and Gifts of
Many Valuable Works Are Expected *
From Friends.
The Carnegie library at the Georgia Tech
will he formally opened Friday afternoon nt
o’clock.
The library has, In reality, been running
during the entire collegiate year, bat this
U the formal opening.
Thia Important event will be the occasion
of what the hostesses ore pleased to call
"book shower and ten/' and to this all the
friends of the institution are invited.
Tea and light refreshments will bo served
between the hours of 4 and 6 o'clock In the
afternoon, and the Indications are that the
cozy little building will be well filled from
le beginning to the'close of the exercises.
The library has been beautifully decorated
with rlbtKini and bunting and flowers, the
college colon and the college flowers being
everywhere In evidence.
Miss Laura Hammond, librarian, and Miss
Julia Hammond, assistant, will have Charge
of the entertainment, assisted by a recep>
tlon and entertainment conmtftteo of many
ladles. '
Tho Tech library Is cue of the best
handsomest Institutions of> Its kind in the
South. It Is built substantially ami Is
tasteful, both ns to Interior and exterior.
It Is splendidly famished with cUdirs and
uses, and the collection of
tables and book
books Is Inrgc.
It Is desired,' however, that more books
be added to the library ana to this end the
"!>ook shower” is Joined to the "tea" and
the "formal opening/' Those friends of
the Institution who desire nre requested to
contribute books, or If they prefer, money
with which to buy books, as a large number
of works which nre considered essential to
a complete library have not found tbelr way
to T.'.'li,
The 1100k shower and tea is almost upon
tho first anniversary of the laying of the.
corner stone, widen transpired just ouc
year from Thursday, November 21.
The Tech library und Its Inception In 1902
when Professor Mitbsson, now president,
then professor of English, started n collec
tion of books, which, through
Will Meet in Capital
City Next
Year.
EDUCATIONAL BOARD
COMES TO ATLANTA
Headquarters To Be Moved
From Macon to This
City.
TO IDOLOTRV
Senator’s Law Partner
Identifies Writing
of Brown.
MAJOR KING
IS RECALLED
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LOCATE8 HEADQUARTERS. 0
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Some of the features of the 0
0 closing session of the Georgia O
0 Baptist convention were: O
0 Tho convention selected Atlanta 0
O for the convention In 1908. 0
Headquarters of the state edu- O
O catlonal board were changed from O
O Macon to Atlanta, which will be O
O their permanent location. O
The date of the next convention O
as chnnged from Thursday to O
C Friday before tho fifth Sunday In O
It was also through the efforts of f
dent Mntheson that Andrew Carnegie
tented to contribute IJO.OOO for tbo erection
of the library liulldlag which has Just bet
completed. Shortly after making the don
tlon Mr. Carnegie visited the Instltutk
nnd addressed the students, lie has been
great friend to the Tech ever since.
TREASURY IS BUSY
PUTTING $100,000,000
INTO CIRCULATION
New York and Balti
more Subscribe
Liberally.
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0 8TORMS HELD DOWN
0 MAURETANIA’S SPEED. 0
Washington, Nov. 22—The treasury
Is busy today In making allotment* of
the one-year 3 per cent treaeury cer
tificate*. Allotment* for the Panama
bonds will not be made until after No
vember 60, the doting time for the
offer to the public.
Subscriptions for both the 3 per cent
certificate* and bonds are coming In
at a rate »atl»factory to Secretary Cor-
telyou, but the amounts subscribed for
the certificate* U not yet known or not
yet available for public Information.
No allotment* will be made public for
some time. Many person* are Inquiring
of both Issues without submitting bids.
The allotment* to national banks will
be based on poeltlve assurances, from |
each bank that It will take out now'
circulation equal to the amount of the
certificates Issued to It, otherwise no
allotment will be made.
The subscription from New York
banks now amount* to over 880,000,000.
Baltimore banks have asked for near
ly a quarter of a million of the certifi
cates.
Reports continue to be received from
the sub-treasuries on subscriptions re
ceived at these financial center* which
are very satisfactory to the depart
ment.
Goldfield, Nev., bankers are planning
to make gold bullion Into bare, stamp
the value on It and use It a* money.
0 New York, Nov. 21.—The Mau- O
0 tetania arrived at the Sandy Hook 0
0 lightship at 9:80 o'clock this O
0 morning, making her time across 0
C five days, four hours and twenty O
0 minutes. She mode a record day 0
0 run Wednesday of 024 knots. DIs- 0
O patches aay her sister ship, Lus- O
0 Itnnla, ha* established unother 0
0 eastern record of four days, twen- 0
0 ty-two hours and fifty minutes. 0
O The Mauretania brought 312,600,- 0
0 000 gold for New York banks, a O
0 record sea shipment, i>
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TELLS £HER LIFE
Didn’t Think She Would
Have to Trace Life
History.
New York, Nov. 22-The biggest
ship tn the world, the Cunarder tur-
blner, arrived off Sandy Hook In her
maiden voyage In a fog today. She Is
not yet a four-day racer, as la her
"little slater," the LualtanU. but she
broke one of the recorde held by the
latter by steaming In one day 624 knot*.
The best the Lusitania ho* done wo*
6ts The Mauretania's time from Daunt
Rock to Sandy Hook wa* five day* and
about five hour*. ,
The Cunard official* here hope the
oat will he able to dock before
noon. 1 ' She encountered much fog early
the voyage and her movements were
cautious. ' ,
Captain Pritchard, commander of the
vessel, la well enough satisfied with her
performance. She would hove done bet
ter but for the heavy sea* and fog*.
The 624 knot* from noon Wednesday
to noon yesterday, which «rn* 25.12 knot*
an hour, encouraged him to believe that
when she gets In her pace* *he will be
able to show the Lusitania her heel*.
There I* a large passenger list on Laura Jean Hayqood.
the turblner, and 312.500,000 In gold. The funeral service* of little Laura
which I* more of the yellow metal than j Jean Hayguod were held at the residence
was ever shipped at once on the sea* i of the family, 172 Hill street, Frida-
before. The Lusitania recently brought morning at 10 o'clock, with Interme;*
over $10,000,000 In bullion. In Oakland cemetery.
New York, Nov. 22.—Miss Helen
Mer, known In England as "the original
American story taller," and who In
private life le Mrs. Rohan Clency, suf
fered a great shock when she appeared
before Referee David McClure to tes
tify for Howard Gould In the suit
which his wife has brought for aepa
ration. She had anticipated simply,
the telling of conversations she had
several years ago with Miss Clem
mons. who married Howard Gould
eight years ago.
In these conversations she declared
that Mis* Cl-mmon* admitted that her
relations with William F. Cody (Buf
falo Bill) had been Improper.
This proved to be the smallest part
of her testimony. Clarence J. Shearn.
Mr*. Gould’* attorney, made her trace
her life history from her girlhood un
der the name of Helen While She
had to tell of her married life with
George Brown, her experiences as
Helen Mer and of her marriage to Ro
han Clensy.
“If he can not get any more evidence
against her than whag I -gave, I don't
see how he is going to get hit divorce,"
said she.
O November.
The Sunday school report 0
0 showed a total enrollment of 0
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By E. L. TURNER.
Valdosta, (la., Nov. 22 —Tho eighty-
sixth annual session of the Georgia
Baptist Convention adjourned
morning at 10:80 o’clock. It developed
beforo Ita adjournment that the con
vention found Itself without a home
for 1903, aa no church In the atate hod
asked for It. At this Juncture the At
lanta minister! voiced the Atlanta
Spirit and Invltod the convention to
hold Its next cession in (hat city, which
Invitation was accspted. On motion
the headquarter* of the educational
board of the Georgia Baptist Conven
tion was removed from Macon to At
lanta.
A motion authorizing a collection to
be taken among the churches to pay
some indebtedness of the Baptist Or
phans' Home at Hppevllle was passed.
A resolution was proposed, but not
offered, to strlko so much of the min
utes of yesterday's proceedings as re
lated to the discussion over sending
the telegram of congratulations to the
Alabama legislature, the contention be
ing that only such things ns were ao
lually done should appear In the min
utes, The chairman ruled adversely.
Thank Railroads.
The time for mealing for the next
convention was changed from Thurs
day night to Friday night befort the
fifth Sunday In November, 1903.
A resolution was Introduced by Dr.
John D. Jordan, of Atlanta, which waa
adopted, authorising the executive com
mittee to arrane the business of the
next convention so that four days
would be consumed In It. Dr. Jordan
did not believe the vast amount of
work coming before such a large nnd
Important body ae the Georgia Baptist
Woman Would Walk Floor
and Wring Her
S
I lands.
By THEODORE H. TILLER.
Washington, Nov. 22.—Court con-
vened thin morning with the recalling
to the stand of Albert R. Barnes, who
Just before adjournment yesterday tes
tified a* to his acquaintance with Mrs.
Bradley and different conversations he
had had with her In regard to her re-
latlona with .Senator Brown.
Mr. Jinnies said that he remembered
one conversation with Mrs. Bradley In
January, 1906, In which she had asked
hlnj to go to see Senator Brown fop
her and endeavor to persuade him to
marry her. He said Mr. Brown had
promised to get a divorce nnd marry
Mrs. Bradley, so she said, even before
his wife died.
*'I told her that I did not want to talk
o tho senator about the matter and
ho begged and pleaded a long time.
Finally she asked me If I would go If
the senator asked me to come to sea
him. I told her that I would. After
that the senator sent for me and we
talked on the subject.
Urged 8enator Brown*
"I repeated the substance of my con
versation with the senator to Mr*.
Bradley. I told her that th© senator
had asked mo what I thought about th©
matter and that I had said:
" 'Senator, I nm going to speak to
you frankly. Mrs. Bradley says her
two children are yours. X have never
heard you admit It nnd am not going
to conTmitxrpyscIf on this point, but you
yoursolf know In your own heart
whether these children are yours. If
they are yours there Is only one thing
you can do, or should do. and that la
to marry Mrs. Bradley and give them
S our name, oven If you never live with
er one day.’
Spoke Frankly. ,
'I spoke frankly to the senator, and
when I had finished he said: 'Do you
think so, Barnes?' and ushered me out
of th© office.
“I also told Mrs. Bradley that I did
not believe Brown Intended to marry
her or had ever Intended to and ad
vised her to go away. At this she be
came very much agitated and per
turbed.'
"During thoso conversations what
was her manner compared to her man
ner on the witness stand here?"
"She was more composed on the wit
ness stand here than at some of theso
conversations."
Judgo Henderson, Brown's associate
.... ftnd law * partner, and an acquaintance
Convention could be properly transact- yenrs, recounted h
ed In less time than lour days.
resolution thanking the people of
Valdosta for their royal entertainment
of the convention and the railroads for
the special accommodations and low
rates given the members was adopted.
Million in Sunday School.
Th. reading and discussion of the
Sunday school report, together with a
strong address by Dr. E. Y. Mullins,
of the Baptist Theological Seminary,
at Louisville. Ky.. comprised the busi
ness before the convention laat night.
The Sunday school report* showed
more than 1.400 Bible schools In the
state, with over 1,000,000 attendants.
It wns shown that despite the great
number of Sunday schools established
and the Increased Interest In the work
there were still 700 Baptist churches
In the state without a Sunday school
and not more than 40 per cent of the
church members belong to the Sunday
schools. The report of the Sunday
school board shows that the board wa*
In a most satisfactory condition and
that last year It paid out of the sale
of literature and periodical* 360,000 to
denominational purposes.
The address of Dr. Mullins, of the
Baptist Theological Seminary, was n
very strong one. He told of the efforts
to raise an endowment of 3400,000 for
the seminary by 1909 and of the great
Importance of the work.
According to a graphic report
of foreign mission* read by Dr. IV. H.
Smith, of Richmond, assistant corre
sponding secretary of the foreign mis
slon board, submitted to the conven
tion yesterday afternoon, wns a very
Interesting one, and wns the feature
of the session. Dr. Smith's plea for a
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2,500 VOLTS
KILLED MAN
Princeton, N. J., Nov. 21.—While at
tempting to shake his coat from an
electric light wire running Into the Hill
Dormitory, James Walker, Jr., of
Evansville, Ind., was shocked to death,
lie received the full 2,500 volts.
coslon Mrs. Bradley seemed to be domi
nated 1>y two absolutely Inconsistent
sets of emotions, one of Intense gloom
anil the other of brightness nnd cheer
fulness when she spoke of Brown.
The defense here put In evidence th©
letter head on which Brown had scraivj-
ed an acknowledgment of the two chil
dren.
Judge Identifies Letter.
Judge Henderson was shown the
writing nnd asked If It was In Brown’s
handwriting.
"I should say It was. I would ac
cept It ns his handwriting, although I
do not like to testify emphatically
about handwriting."
On the cross-examination. Attorney
Baker endeavored to have the. wltnees
say that the paper wns written prob
ably while Brown was Intoxicated, but
It** salt that Brown’s handwriting was
always very erratic and unintelligible
at times. He said It was possible that
it might have been written either while
nator Brown was sober ->r Intoxicat
ed or while he was suffering with his
eyes.
Major King Recalled.
Major Samuel King was recalled to
e stand nnd told of various efforts to
get Mrs. Bradley and Brown to cease
their relations. On several occasions,
he said, Mrs. Bradley would become
hysterical. He said that his Impression
was that Mrs. Bradley loved Brown
with a love that amounted to Idolatry.
He said that during these Interviews
she would sit for a moment and then
walk the floor nnd wring her hand*.
She Impressed me as being on the
verge of mental collapse and on the
point of losing control of herself. I
remarked upon It nnd expressed the
opinion that I would not be surprised
at anything she did."
Insanity in Family.
Lyman Shrewsbury, introduced Just
before the noon adjournment, was an
Important witness for the defense and
testified as to insanity In Mrs. Brad
ley's family. He salt! that his wife. Mm
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