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ATLANTA, GA„ THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1910.
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The Atlanta Georgian
'Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
“Nothing Succeeds
Like
THE GEORGIAN
VOL. VIII. NO. 247.
I ELEVATED TO BISHOPRIC ,
BY METHODISTS OF SOUTH
ttSSJEMNS
Millions From Coast to Coast
Disappointed by Failure of
Expected Phenomena.
ONLY MANIFESTATION
WAS A BAND OF LIGHT
And Only Scientists Observed
l^js—Astronomers Not a
Whit Wiser Now
Than Before.
N ,w York. May 19.-Dld the earth
", thru the tall of Halleye comet
L, night? Scientists say It did. They
have no physical manifestations for
abiclute corroboration. Certain It 1.
that millions of inhabitants of the
Enlted States from coast to coast, * ho
etsmlned the heavens, were dlsap-
polnted for the most part.
The comet s tall was not visible In
Tork until i :3ft a. m.. after tho
rneon had set. Then Mis. Mary Proc
tor the astronomer. discovered.
Stretching l"ft degrees In length, a band
of light ten degrees In width running
frnm the horiton at the point of sun-
ri*o thru the great square of Pegasus
and Equarius to Aqullla. It appeared
to he a second milky way. Its brilliance
equaling that of the great belt of star
The phenomenon remained visible for
rune time and the last of it was not
seen until the summer sun'began to
another the stars.
This belt of light was not the only
manifestation visible to the comet’s ap
proach. however. Shortly after 10:*0
P m. a light auroral glow was observed
.n the northeastern sky. flashing for an
inttant only. Then, for an hour, theft
were Intermittent flashes, occasionally
ruddy hut generally white. Few of
them took deflnlte shape. Miss Proctor,
however, noted one that resembled an
arch, glowing white, surmounted by a
nest of crimson.
Crowds 8iw Little.
Many scientists today declared that
these flashes were In reality due to the
tun spots seen yesterday by various
observatories.
New York carried out Us plan of
making the night a holiday, but there
nas little reward In the way of phe
nomena for the thousands who flocked
to the r oofs of hotels and other high
buildings.
The only harm caused by the comet
was the death of Amy Hopkins, a alx-
teen-vear-oid girl, w’ho fell from a roof
In Pronklyn Dr. Harold A. Jacoby.
Rutherford professor of astronomy at
•'olumbia university, today said:
"We nre compelled to conclude, aft
er last night, that the tall of Halley’s
comet is composed of matter so ex
tremely tenuous as to remain unseen
and unfeit by us when the earth waa
passing thru It. Some astronomers
had anticipated that the tall would
show itself composed of numberless
particles of a slxe that, conflicting
with the air, would fall In shooting
hall or clouds of small meteors. Noth
ing of the kind was seen."
Atmosphere Clarified.
The comet did, however, clarify the
atmosphere to a certain extent, accord
ing »o Thomas W. Evans, a chemist
employed by the Standard Oxygen
Company, who made nn analysis of the
air. The usual standard of New York
air, he ssld, contains 21 per cent of
oxygen, while that last night allowed
21 T5 per cent, the equal of that found
Continued on Last Pags.
The New Theater Will Be Here
Brandeis Shows Up Prejudice
Against Glavis on Wit
ness’ Part.
REV. DR. W. B. MURRAH.
President of MtUaaps college.
Jackson. Miss., chosen bishop l>y
the general conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South at
Asheville.
IS DEB BVII
IE. CURE
Defeated by Vote of 188 to 74
Following Lively Dis
cussion.
COLLEGE OF BISHOPS
OUTLINES YEAR’S WORK
Bishops Morrison and Wilson
Will Preside Over Two
Conferences in
Georgia.
Asheville, N. C., May19.—The college
of blehope of the Methodlet EpiaeapaJ
Church South today announced that
Bishop H. C. Morrison will hold the
South Georgia conference at Columbus,
beginning November 3ft. end Bishop A.
W. Wilson, of the North Georgia con
ference. will hold the conference at
Athens, beginning November 1*. The
«omi-annual meeting of blihop* will
be held at New Orleans October 20
Bishop Candler, on behalf of the
Texas delegation, presented a loving
cup to Bishop Joseph S. Key. Bishop
Key. a native Georgian, who has lived
for many year* In Texas, retires on the
superannuated list.
The action of the conference In
changing the basis of lay representa
tion In the annual conferences to one
from each lS.ftftft members of the pre
siding elder’s district, provided no dis
trict has less than four lay represents-
tives, was attacked this morning on
the grounds of constitutionality, and a
motion to reconsider prevailed. Lay
representation was Introduced by a
constitutional amendment and to
change the basis It would take a two-
thirds vote of the general conference
and a three-fourths vote of the mem
bers of the annual conferences. The
amendment failed to paas this morn
ing bv n large majority, leaving the
bails as now In discipline
The auditorium ws* packed with men
and women when a consideration of the
women’s memorials asking for *1“*'
rights of laity for women were begun.
Miss Belle H. Bennett, of Kentucky,
president of the Woman s Home Mis
sion society, made an eloquent and ef
fective plea for the women • memorial
. Continued on Last Paga.
Ready For Ceremonies
LAWLER SAYS GLAVIS
NEVER TOLD TRUTH
He Says He Drafted Famous
Letter in a Perfectly Fair
and Impartial State
of Mind!
Washington, May 19.—Oscar I-awler.
assistant attorney general, waa recalled
to the stand for cross-examination by
Attorney Brandeis this morning when
the Balllnger-PInchot Investigating
committee resumed Its hearing.
Lawler was much more sub ued and
calmer than when he teatlfled on
Tuesday.
If Lawler had been sitting on the
mourner’s bench at a funeral, he could
not have looked more glum and aerloua
than he did this morning. His answers
were curt, but they were not so dis
respectful as when he first took the
stand. He kept his eyes fastened on
the table before him and never cast so
much as a glance at Attorney Brandeis
while being questioned.
Letters which passed between Bal
linger and George W. Perkins, of the
firm of J. P. Morgan ft Co., and which
were asked for by Mr. Brandeis and
transmitted to the committee were not
placed In the record, as they did not
refer to tho aubject of the commit-
tee’s Inquiry. Mr. Brandeis pointed out
that the letter mentioned In the cor
respondence, already reed, had not
been produced.
Prejudice la 8hown.
Taking up the cross-examination ot
Lawler, Brandeis sought to ascertain
whether Lawler In writing hla letter,
’’aa If he were the president.' had ap
proached the matter In a Judicial frame
of mind. Lawler thought he had.
••Did you have any prejudice one way
or the otherT'
"Only the prejudice which one hon
est man has In favor of another honest
man and against A dlshoneat one.’ re
plied the witnese.
lAkrler said that after an examina
tion of the records he had "reached the
decision” that Mr. Ballinger. In whoit
he had always had the greatest con
fidence. had told the truth and that
Glavis had not
Brandeis next touched upon an Im
portant question as tending to show
that Lawler had a strong personal
prejudice against Glavis long before ne
took up the matter of writing the let
ter ’’as if he were president."
The attorney sought to find our what
acquaintance Lawler had had with
° ’’I saw the back of hla head In this
room once. That Is the only time I
ever saw him,” said Lawler.
What has all th)a to do with the
. _.ie as to whether he knew or did not
know Olavle?" Interrupted chairman
Nelson. - . . . ,
"Oh. I can anticipate what he Is
driving at.” Interjected Lawler. He
then went on to tell of a circumstance
which had arisen In the conduct of a
land ense when I-awler was United
Slates attorney for the Southern dis
trict of California and Glavis was In
charge of the field service of the land
office In Oakland One of Glavis sub
ordinates had made a charge which
Glavis had approved; that Lawler was
not competent to carry on the case.
Lawler said that the charge was not
sustained by the attorney general.
"Then you did have a prejudice
against Mr. Olevls?” aaked Brandeis.
"Knew H» Wat Untruthful.
"No prejudice,” replied Lawler. I
simply knew he was absolutely un-
* "Brandeis then asked that the record
In the matter of the charges against
Lawler bo sent to tho committee for
examination. Lawler had raid that he
had prosecuted the rase In question and
had secured a conviction.
■ But I want to show who he prose
cuted and who lie did not prosecute,
said Brandeis.
Senator Sutherland and other mem
bers of tho committee objected to the
bringing In of this record and a long
argument en.urd. Mr Brandeis point-
ed out that I.awlor had volunteered e
statement that showed him to have a
decided prejudice against Glavis. yet
that notwithstanding that prejudice
Which Mr. Ballinger had full knowledge
of he (Lawler) had been selected to
write the opinion "as If he was presi
dent." and that under the circumstances
he could not have approached the duty
of writing the decision In a judicial
manner. After a long wrangle. Bran
deis withdrew his request for the pa
pers. •
I.P. KELLY IS GONE;
EFFECTS Aim
El
SHE AGREED UPON
FOR NE» THEATER
The Georgian’s Exclusive Story
Confirmed by Both Par
ties to Deal.
STEVENS SAYS PAPERS
HAVE BEEN SIGNED UP
Photo by Abanansa. TRIANGLE, SITE OF NEW KLAW-ERLANGER THEATER.
modiffeation*. Equitable building is ahown in left background.
FRI
Diagram Showing Why Comet
Shif ts From M;; Wg0t
3.000 Pounds of Dynamite
Wrecks Cuban Rurales
Barracks.
200 ARE BADLY INJURED;
DECLARE MARTIAL LAW
* — —
Havana, May
today declared at Plnar Del Rio, where
3.000 pounds of dynamite exploded yes
terday afternoon, destroying the ru-
rales barrack*. Advices received here
state that the number of dead will be
greater than at first supposed, totaling
fully 123, and that more than 2ft# ora
seriously Injured.
More troops were rushed to the scene
today by special trains, under General
Monteoguda. A close watch Is being
kept about th* ruins. Tho many physi
cians and nurses have been dispatched
from Havana, more are needed. The
scene* among the Injured nre described
as terrible. Altho th* government I*
cloeely Investigating the report that
the explosion was the first manifesta
tion of the negro uprising threatened
to start veeterday, the belief la general
here that this theo-y Is wrong-
The fact that the rurales were trans
ferring the dynemlt* *t the time of
th* accident Is regarded a* sufficient
explanation of the affair. Nevertheless
the leader* of the campaign against
the negro leader* are preparing to
make the most of the "explosion. Ac
cording to them. It wa* similar to the
late Senator Morua Delgado*
to *tart a revolution by murdering
■leeping rurale* In their barrack* at
Ouanabacoa,
SENATOR CLAY SIGNS
r
t The local weather bureau state* +
+ that the time of eunsot for At- +
+ lanta Friday le «:3« p. m.
+ The comet will set Friday one +
+ hour later than the eun. It ahould •£
+ be visible for S« or 40 minutes +
+ before 7:36 p. m.
+ It will not bo vlelble Thursday +
+ evening. +
H4444 | | I d-H-H-K-
1 ' SPENCER MONUMENT IN P LA ®f ,P. N T *rm1nal plaxa to pro-
Workmen are buoy clearing away dal> r| a •* orealdant of th*
ire for th* unveiling of monument to Samuel Sp*«e*r. pr*e>aa"t or
luthern railway, wfiich will taka plae* Saturday aftarnoon.
What haa become of W att P. Kelly
real estate man and builder, w-ho had.
until Wednesday, office* In the Peter*
hU An"iittachmetit was made on furni
ture and effects In one of hl» offices
Thursday by a bailiff connected with
! Justice Bloodworth’s court, on claims
I presented by K. E Lowe Company for
office rent, and G. C. Castle, for auto
I supplies. The furniture waa moved out
‘of the office of the Kelly Manufactur
ing Company »nd that In the office* of
W. P. Kelly * Co. was attached
Kelly live* at 266 South Boulevard,
and Mr*. Kelly. In answer to a ques-
tlon over the phone, said her husband
had gene to New York on business.
Mrs. Morse Is Securing Signa
tures of Many of the
Representatives.
Washington, May I*-—Mr*. Charles
W Morse who** husband 1* a prisoner
In the Atlanta penitentiary, waa at the
Ctpltol again today securing signature,
of senator* and repreeenttlyes to a pe
tition asking the president to pardon
her husband. She obtained quit* a
number, among them those of Senators
Fry*, of Maine, and Clay, of Georgia.
To Sail Naal Bank Asaat.
The Central Bank and Trust Corpor
ation receiver of the Neal benk. re-
reived permission Thursday morning
from Judge j. T. Pendleton, of the su
perior court. to sell a lot. 40 by 196 on
West Peaehtree-st., near 36est Fourth-
■t to C A Cowles for M.lftft. The
property t» a P«rt of the aeseta of the
Neal bank.
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Th. sketch on tha left indicates t h# relallv# positions of th# aarih, tho
1U , ™2 Hall.y's com* ton May 1 "when it wa* last vlelble in the morning
bS?o".unril2r The skeuh on y th. left .hew. th. relative po.iti.n. an M.y
20, when it will be vieible In th* Weet after euneet.
Halley*, comet will no longer he visi
ble to us In the early morning before
sunrise. But It will be visible after
sunset Friday evening and ten day*
following.
The reneon for thle change of posi
tion seems to puzzle many, but the
diagram above should make It plain.
In thla diagram are shown tho po
sition* of the earth, the comet and the
•un on May 1ft and May 2ft. respective
ly. The transit of the comet on He
orbit downward and the earth on Its
orbit moving toward the right Is Indi
cated accurately. In considering the
phases It should be kept In mind Ihnt
the earth has also Its motion around
Its axts..thl* motion furnishing day and
night, a* one half of the earth Is torn-
ed toward the sun and th* other half
at that time denied the sunlight.
Up to May 1ft th# poaltlon* of the
three bodies—the earth, the comet and
the eun—were auch that In th# earth'*
turning on 11* axle the weetem hemis
phere was faced toward the comet be
fore sunrise. Therefore the comet was
visible except when cloude obecured
it. Day by dny, however, the comet
moved dom’nwerd at Its terrlfle speed,
coming closer and closer to a position
directly between the earth and the eun.
Its position wa* euch Tuesday and
Wednesday mornings that It did not
"rise” (or to be accurate, our part of
the globe did not face It) until shortly
before daylight, and th# dawn ob
scured It. Thursday morning, after the
earth had passed thru the tall, the
comet did not rise until long after sun
rise nnd It wa* of course Invisible.
It Is calculated by the astronomer!,
however, that nn Friday evening «h»
position* Of the three bodies will be
as Shown In the diagram on the right
above. The aun Will rise, reach It*
meridian, and set one hour before
America Is turned toward the comet.
And In the evening darknesa the comet
will appear like a star In the north
west.
BIG FESTIVAL CHORUS
IS GROWING DAILY
Volunteer Singers Reporting to The Georgian and Albert Ger-
ard-Thiers—Next Rehearsal, With Great Organ,
Thursday Night at Auditorium.
Two Sites Opi I to Klaw & Er-
langer—Exchange Triangle
Probably Will Be the
Final Choice.
That Klaw ft Erlanger theater wlU
be built In the triangle on Edgewond*
eve.. Just beyond the Equitable build*
Ing. aa was exclusively announced la
The Georgian Wednesday afternoon.
Ben Stevens, representative of Klaw fti
Erlanger. admitted Wednesday night
that the deal hod been closed, and thlg
was confirmed at the offices of Joel
Hurt Thursday morning. Two elte#
are open to Klaw ft Erlanger to ehooaa
from—the big lot beyond the Equitable
building, now occupied by the new
■’Alrdome.” and the triangle acroas the
avenue from this, bounded by Edge-
wood-ave.. Exchange place and Ivy-st,
with only an old building at It* apex,
which could easily be torn away. It Is
believed that this triangle will be finally
(elected, as It Is spacious and the
streets on all three sides make It aa.
admirable location for a theater build* •
Ing.
Plan* Already Drawn.
Owing to the absence from the city
of Mr. Hurt. It wa* Impossible to get*
definite Information from him. but It Is
known that Mr. Hurt contemplated
erecting a theater for the Jake Well*
Interests more than » year ago and that,
plans were drawn for the structure.
This proposition fell thru, but Mr.
Hurt never abandoned th# Idea.
It I* not known whether Klaw ft Er-
longer suggested any changes In the
—l* aa already prepared, which called
an office building, with store# oa
both sides on the ground floor.
The building will be a modern fire
proof afralr and will be one of the
finest theater* In the South.
It le expected that the necessary for
malities will have been completed by
next week and that building operations
will be commenced Immediately.
Mr. Hurt, It Is understood, will bulla
the theater and lease It to Klaw ft Er
langer for a term of years.
Mr. Steven* declared that the papera
had been signed and were nn their wey
to New Tork for Indorsement by hla
principal*. He has gone to Macon to
take up plan* for building a theater
there.
Mr. Bteven* *aye the Atlanta house
will be begun a* soon aa possible and
rushed to completion early In the falL
It will he modeled after the handsome
Amsterdam theater In New Tork. He
expert* a seating capacity of 1,700,
with everv modern convenience. He
likes the location, which la within a
block of Peachtree-St. and easily ac
cessible.
Jake Well* le willing. It I* reported,
to lease the old Orpheiim. now empty,
to Klaw ft Erlanger. If they desire to
arcept It. Local theater manager* state
that there Is no tendency to shut Klaw
ft Erlanger out of the Grand or other
bouses—that they merely desired to
open their doors to all alike. It woe
Klaw ft Erlanger who refused to con
sider this proposition, taking their old
stand for exclusive booking privileges
or nftne, and their move toward a new
house In Atlanta followed the "open
door” movement of the Independent
managers.
•It waa reported Thuredsy morning
that while the Edgewood-ave. alls has
practically been dcrjflcd upon aa th#
loeatlnn of the new theater. Klaw ft*
Erlnnger were still considering the
building of the house at the corner ot
Peachtree and Harrls-st*.. the site ot
the Peachtree Roof Garden.
Th# Albright property on Peachtfeee
st. Is also under consideration.
Volunteers for the great music festi
val chorus, to sing In the Auditorium
on June 9. are pouring In on The
Georgian and Professor Albert Gerard-
Thlera at the conservatory of music.
I Mi Oppenhetm. Mr,. Alfonso Barfield, Miss
M. psner. R. II Johnson. K. W. Frye, Mrs.
Jim,-* Porter. A R Brysn. F. A Ridge,
I Miss Groce Gaffney. -tomes M. I.ovltl. P.
■' dower, A II Anderson. I! W. dower.
(V llarlsno, A I.. Hick. Miss Pos, Miss
Tbs Osorglsa: I •• plsstsd with Tbs
Osbrrsa sad wish my asms to bs sn
rifiil >• a sabserlbor. » a» espsriaUl
delighted tbst yoo bars ae fitbbstb edl
* oki.w was* >4ssantg tha nn
tion‘“*nd ttttk'ya* fisssrv* til* nppert
of thoM Wbo bsilsva I* tbs holy S.bW
Witt srsry get* *•■•*___
T 5E o?5romVkoy
OMtoBl*, N. 0. May 1«. 1«10.
Truer* ai mn~Thin Mnrv t»"rlfrith. Ml»» F!stalli» DrTitian.' Mr«.
The chorus already number* more than , ^ r; r |frm,. n. M. Harris. MIm f.uetlle
300 volrea, but Director Oemrn-Tbter» ; i^Hntte. MIm I.tier Dorn. L. O. GurtreH,
Is anxious to bring It up to f»00 mem- , \t|„< Mnttl* Dorn. MIm Lillian llelliner, .1. ,
bera. the grentent ever appearing In >i swWjrnod. \V. U. Mtiv. O. J. Terrell.
Atlanta j MW* H'lfll JMtD H. K'lhnt. .1 K. Ml-
A e»rLa— whfi ...tit . attend *he re- • hrd. Mrs J. A. Fvnns. Miss Mi»i*le niller. ,
Singers who will nttenn „ , MlB , *; t hH r.fuhart. Mis* Ms Lighten-1
hearsals and sing In this chorus win ,., ln Mlm KIMl , Everhart, W A. Nti, M.
ha\’e the advantage of several weeK* r j ov#M . j .j i: inmndson. J. R Walrareo.
of excellent training under expert dl-i>| r * !I. Wrlgley, E. M. Freilgb. MIm
rertlon. The next rehearsal will take i:,„«.ttN Wrlgley. D. L MeDsnlel. W. M.
rdace on Thursday night at the Audi-, Sheridan. r W"** W>Jgler.
place on in in* ./J^tmianled hv the Mrs. W. A Woollirlght. G. W. Mondfln, J.
torlum and will be accomimnlcrt n> tn rotbr „ n „ 0 Tnrm . r . Mrs. IV. I,. Al-
greal organ, played by < harlee A. bnei- , |f . r „ RmUh> w . L Bryan. Miss Anal*
don. Jr. . . .. Ixm Maim. !>. P.. Berger. Mrs Neill* Desa
The singers who have Joined the, j| nnn- mi., |)or* Fenrhet, Miss fisrsh
chorus up to noon Thursdny are given Minn.w. ynnP.oldtenoren. W. A Anil-
helow Volunteers—tenore, sopranos lotto. L. F. i "liter. A. Pritchard. Miss Ethel
. -„l.,.i.o. nro Iiracd to send Moore, tleorpe \V. Mathews. P " David-
basses, contraltos are urgen m e*-n*i %tl r u iia.,ui a
or telephone their names to The Geor
gian or report to Professor Oerard-
Thlers at the conservatory of music.
Cable hall.
The chorus a* present:
Arthur I'srker. B E Phurob. Ml-* Dora
fin* Anderson. I. H ttnp-nh-lrn. Mrs. Ns
natn Antilofte. Mrs. I. B. BrtnbS. I . A
Weeks. A M Fincher. Mm. w «. Burt,
C. A. werber. Mrs E. I'. Burns. Mis* 's-
tber Bum*. A B I’ratt. Hit* Alilile I Al
Bssa, W. A. l.o,e. J. Ca/sva Baldly.
.......... „. myp. .......... m >. v re. i'uei'A-
•on. Miss .Tennis Merrill. E. II. Dnnlel* A.
Rnlnlirldne. Mbs Irene farson, r. A. Rhel-
•lon tm-i-mnpnnlst orannlstl. Mis* Jessie Cir-
won. Miss Klor"nee Moodr. Fiord Field. Mra
II Morris. Etheridge Kidd. Miss Ruth Op-
nonheim. Torn Kidd. c\ R Pritchett, Mr*
W II. Bronrn. Mis* Katie Picked. Mis*
Edna Invln. II I>. Sydney Robert Pause.
A. F. Todd. »5.
frost. Miss Ethel Mathewa, Hlaai Net
tle* Sampson. L. R- Minor. R. Park,
Mlaa Alen- Swift, Ml,, Dorothy Scott.
Continued en Last Pag*.
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On yesterday the
Atlanta papers carried
Want Ads as follows:
Georgian 573
Journal... 382) c/iri
Constitution 178)
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Want Ads published by
all the Atlanta newspapers
for the week ending May
14, 1910. a period of six
working days: The Geor
gian carried 2,787 PAID
Want Ads; Journal, 2.154;
Constitution, 1,055 Want
ads.
The Georgian prints no
Sunday paper.