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The Atlanta Georgian
"Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
AND NEWS
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spot cotton. * .
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VOL. VUI. NO. 250.
HOME EDITION
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MAY 23, 1910.
HOME EDITION
PRICE:
10 COMPLETE THE
T!
Great Institution Keeps Dr,
Broughton, But Must Have
Funds For Project.
BUILDING IS STOPPED
FOR LACK OF MONEY
From Small Beginning It Has
Grown to Great Work—At
lantans Are Invited
To Aid It.
To raise 176,000 to complete the new
Tabernacle Baptist church, now partly
under way, apd aid It to continue the
great work It haa done tor Atlanta and
Atlantans.
That Is the problem before the
tabernacle. That the sum can be rais
ed, now that Dr. Broughton haa de
cided to remain In Atlanta, there la
no doubt. Atlanta haa never permitted
a good cauae to go unheard and there
Is no Atlantan but realises the good
work the tabernacle movement ie do
lor—not for Its members only, not for
merelv the Baptists of the city, but
for all Atlanta.
For weeks there haa been pending
the call extended to Dr. Broughton,
founder and builder of the tabernacle,
a proposition to go to London to head
a great church there. It was an offer
to tempt any man. The work was at
tractive, the Held brdad and Inviting.
Dr. Broughton gave It deep consid
eration. wrestled with It. prayed over
It—and on Sunday night decided hla
duty lay with Atla
people.
Now what will Atlanta do for him?
The public generally haa not had a
clear Idea as to the work and alma and
needa of the great tabernacle move
ment. There la at present a lack of
correct Information on tho position of
the Institution. Tho Infirmary—open to
rich and poor, Jew, Catholic or Prot
ectant, with pay or without—la fully
paid for and ST almost self sustaining.
It I. the new building for tho main
tabernacle, tho auditorium, which Is
cipeclally in need of funds.. The build
ing, begun a short time ago on Luckie
st. haa reached the flrat flqor—these
are three stories yet to be completed
and the money must be ralaed lest the
work stop.
"It la at a standstill for lack of
funds," said Rev, J. W. Ham. assistant
pastor of the tabernacle. "It will take
*75,noo to put us In the new building
to that we may bo In a position to en
tertain large audiences and do the
Institute work which forma so large
a share of the Tabernacle enterprise,
and which Includes night schools, Bible
schools and various branches of act
ence.
"Our congregation feets that the bur
den now Is to get Into the new build
ing and then to begin the plan of erect
ing the glrln' dormitory, which
part of the Institutional idea.
"The dally prayer of the Tabernacle
congregation Is to be able to hold the
nest annual Bible conference, March
next, in the new building. Campbell
Morgan and other great men are to
be the speakers—we want our new
building to be ready for them.
"Every nerve and energy le being di
rected toward this date, when It Is
hoped to be able to dedicate the new
auditorium, free of debt. The congre
gation la doing all It can to bring this
about, yet the required amount la ao
largo we need the assistance of friends
outside the church and Irrespective of
creed. - •
Any friends who may And It In their
hearts to help this work may make
their wish known to H. A. Etheridge,
the bonded treasurer of the Tabernacle
enterprises, who has offices In the At
lanla National bank building."
The work of the Baptist Tabernacle
has been one of the leading Influences
for good In Atlanta alnce its beginning
twelve years ago. Dr. Len O. Brough
ton. at the time pastor of the Jones-ave.
Baptist church, began the movement
f"r a church along broad Institutional
lines, six months from the Inception
the present building on Luckle-st. was
begun and In Its shell the congregation,
growing rapidly, began worship. The
property was purchased without a pen
ny by the brave men and women who
felt sure of Its ultimate success. It
outgrew Its quarters and was enlarged
to a seating capacity of 8,400. It was
not long before even this was outgrown,
and Dr. Broughton and hla people se
cure,] (|, 6 | 0 , further up Luckle-st.,
where the corner atone of the new
the tirst Tabernacle that Dr. Broughton
hade known thru practical means that
AN ENTERPRISE FOR THE WHOLE PEOPlt
The Georgian has never felt' at liberty to enlist in the
cause of a strictly denominational enterprise, for the reason
that we serve the whole people—Protestant, Catholic, Jew
and unbeliever—alike.
We believe that the Tabernacle enterprise has shown
itself to be an enterprise for the whole people.
Practically the whole membership is of moderate means
or of the poorer classes.
The hospital cares for the sick, regardless of creed—it
did $17,000 worth of charity work last year.
Its Bible conferences bring thousands of men and
women from all the states of the South each year, who spend
a week or more in our city. The greatest preachers and
teachers in the world, not necessarily of the Baptist faith,
are brought here.
The home for working girls—no matter what their be
lief—fulfills a need that no other Atlanta institution had ever
satisfied.
This great enterprise is in need.
The work is only half finished and the great Tabernacle
building is halted for lack of funds.
Atlanta has never yet seen a great public work fail for
lack of co-operation. *
This work shall not fail.
Some one must bring -the matter to the attention of the
people of our city and The Georgian hereby undertakes to
doit.
Our people saw a great opportunity in securing an en
dowment for Agnes Scott college, and no rest was taken until
$125,000 was pledged.
It was thought possible to bring a Presbyterian univer
sity here and our people pledged $250,000.
Even a colored institutional church was established
here largely by the aid of the financially strong men of At
lanta.
We believe it no less than our duty to bring the need
of the Baptist Tabernacle with its more than 3,000 strug
gling members to the attention of the people of Atlanta and
Georgia.
Send your pledges to H. A. Ethridge, treasurer, Century
building, Atlanta, or to The Georgian.
The progress of the fund will be published in The Geor
gian from day to day, each subscription being acknowl
edged until the total amount is raised and the success of the
Tabernacle enterprise assured.
First Glimpse of the Monument
.LI
Hon. F. L. Seely, Editor The Georgian:
I am writing you with reference to Dr. Broughton ahd
his recent decision to spend his life in Atlanta. I am praying
that Atlantans will now rise up and give of their means to the
support of the work. I have been a member of Or. Brough
ton’s church nine years and I am acquainted with the strug
gle of this man to do a work for God and humanity. I there
fore wish to subscribe $5,000. MRS. J. H. LOW,
May 23,1910. 154 Gordon-st.
HEAD OF TABERNACLE
TO STAY IN ATLANTA
ATLANTA IS CHOSEN
BY DR. BROUGHTON
FOR LIFPS LABORS
Declares He Will Decline Call
From Great Church
in London.
REV. DR. LEN G. BROUGHTON
HI* decision to remain with
chosen work tn Atlanta has resulted In
movement to raise $76,000 fund to com
plete new building.
his creed wss the New Testament
Christianity. He began an old woman s
home, with but a few Inmates and even
Continued on Last Pa(ji.
Many a merchant knows ttyat his goods are better, that his
prices (Ire fairer, but the man down the street gets the business
while he stands still and thinks about it. , ■
You know these men—there are plenty of examples right
here in Atlanta, Mr. Stand Still and Mr. Go Ahead. Stand Still
is pretty apt to claim that the other man “beat him out of
his business,” but don't you believe it. Mr. Go Ahead went
after the business and got it. ■ _ ... ..
Tie told the people what he had to offer them, that his
"ares were good, that his prices were fair, that he wanted
their custom and would take the trouble to get it.
He told them this not once, but many times, is still telling
them, every day, thru the advertising columns of the news
papers. * ...
Now, Mr. Merchant, if you are an advertiser, or if you are
a man who ought to advertise, we want your business and will
go to some trouble to get it.
We want to introduce you to our 40,000 subscribers. W e
"ant to and know we can help you to sell more goods. More
over, we want to make our advertising columns so valuable to
ymi that you will stay with us year after year. To that end
we have secured an advertising service written and illustrated
hy the best advertising talent in the country. . ;
Phone Main 8000 and Mr. Hammond, our advertising man
ager, will call on you.
Dr. Len G. Broughton, pastor and
founder of the Baptlat Tabernacle
church, announced to hla congregation
Sunday night that he would decline the
call to the pastorate of Christ church,
London, and would remain In Atlanta
to complete the work he had begun
. here.
When he announced his decision at
the end of his sermon there was an
affecting scene. Dr. Broughton broke
down and wept and his congregation
waa deeply touched and profoundly
moved.
"I am sure,” aald Dr. Broughton,
have made, from every personal con
sideration, the sacrifice of my life, but
I count not myself. If only I can carry
this work to Its successful flnlsh."
Dr. Broughton has had the London
call under consideration for four
months or more. He received hun
dreds of letters from persons tn Lon
don and other parts of tho United
Kingdom urging him to accept the eall
Messrs. Olanvlll and Looker, represent
ing Christ church, called on him In
person several weeks ago, detail
ing at length the work done by their
church and bringing every pressure
possible to bear to have him take
charge of the London church,
"From tho time I received the flrat
cable," continued Dr. Broughton, "from
that church with reference to the call
to IU pastorate, I have felt most
strangely and profoundly Impressed.
Having preached In London so much, I
realised the greatness of opportunity
which the call presented."
Dr. Broughton's Sermon.
His sermon. In full, follows:
For pome time, as you know, I have
been considering the call to the pastor
ate of Chrtat church. London. Fyom
the time I received the Aral cable from
that church with reference to It. to the
present. I have felt most strangely and
profoundly Impressed. Having Breached
In London so much, I realised the
greatness of the opportunity which the
call presented. Certainly no man In all
the world could ask for more. This of
Itself was enough to bring me to much
seriousness and prayer concerning It.
And the further the matter proceeded
the more seriousness settled upon me.
Like everybody else, I have only this
on* life to live, and. therefore, I must
Oqntinutd on Last Pane.
Photo oy K. A. Speer.
CROWD WATCHING UNVEILING OF THE SPENCER MEMORIAL ON THE TERMINAL PLAZA.
The greatest throng whioh svsr gathered at the new Terminal hoard tha addresses at the ceremonies attend
ant upon tho unvailing of the memorial Saturday afternoon. Nearly every official of tha Southern railway waa
present. -
SPIIZER IS IN N. Y. ;
DECLARESPARDOI
IS SIGNED BY TAFT CALL ROOSEVELT
Man Supposed To Be in Cell In
Atlanta Appears at
Heike Trial.
IH-H HH
r-H-i
t SPITZER’S CONFESSION DUE I
4- TO GOAD OF CONSCIENCE *
4* New York, May 23.—District At- +
+ tomey Stinson this afternoon +
+ aald: +
4- "Spltzer's case Is simply one of +
4- smitten conscience. His confession +
! was absolutely voluntary. While 4*
he was In prison at Atlanta the 4*
lies which the augur trust had
forced him to toll In court Jay ao
heavily on hla conscience that he
+ determined to tell all. He began
+ writing hla confession while In +
4* prison and when we heard of It +
+ we had him secretly transferred to a;
•j- another prison. He believes thst +
+ by hls.confreslon ho may force tha +
+ checkers to take a plea of guilty +
4- and thus hopes to save them from 4*
4* long terms In prison." 4-
l-I-i-I-H-1
New York, May 23.—Oliver Spttxer;
former superintendent of docks for the
American Sugar Refining Company,
who was convicted of defrauding the
that some one requests a copy _
F orm. "The roollsh Little Bonnet", ana
am aendlng a copy to you.'
I want to tell you that The Georgian Is
s great pleasure to me. Very truly,
MBS. ALEXANDER SEALS.
6S3 Edgewood-atre., Atlanta, Go.
May le, 1910.
Hot Roast From Humanitarian
League on African Trip—En
couragement to Lust
For Slaughter.
London, May 23.—A sensation was
caused here today when the Humanlta
rlan league gave out an open letter,
addressed to ex-Prestdent Hoosevel
condemning hla hunting trip. It caused
a stir because of Colonel Roosevelt's
position an special envoy to the fuheral
of King Edward. Tha letter aaya:
"We respectfully exprees our deep
regret that In your recent hunting ex
pedition a large number of mammals
and birds were destroyed for what Is
termed purposes of science, but which
we must think primarily purposes of
mere amusement. You have given
world-wide encouragement tn that
senaeleaa lust for slaughter which la
misnamed sport, and as ex-president
of the greatest republic In the world
you have exhibited yourself as having
no more humane or more rational form
of recreation than the butchery of big
game. You have done the utmost to
Waterman and Armour in Sen
sational Duel For
Supremacy. .
Will nr SOLVE
PUZZEEOF COMET
Lunar Obscuration on Monday
Will Greatly Aid the
Scientists.
BELIEVE HALLEY’S NOW
HAS A DIVIDED TAIL
Aerial Wanderer Is Plainly Ob
served Sunday Evening, But
Moonlight Makes Tail Ap
pear Very Faint.
government by the false weighing _ _
sugar Imports, appeared unexpectedly Fetani the progres. of thought' by 'the J^hou, drmcultleVthe'icrin’rmke'fim
at the trial of former Secretary and glorification on a large scale of me-| perior thin neariJ' destroying w. couo
Chicago, May 23,—A spectacular bat.
tie In the May wheat pit. Involving
mllllona of dollars, Is being waged be
tween Theodore Waterman, of Albany,
N. Y., and J. Ogen Armour, of Chic
and as a result a sharp change In
price of this food staple came when It
dropped to 61.06 1-3 from Saturday's
close of $1.00 1-8 or 4 esnta a bushel.
This waa followed by a rally td $1.07.
The rapid decline caused tremendous
excitement In the "
the camp of the
Waterman Is said tn be attempting a
corner of May wheat tn emulation of
th* famous Patten deal of last year.
Arthur Leaek appeared on the floor
and waa aald to be acting for Water
man. This gave rise to the story that
Waterman waa liquidating part of his
line. The sudden drop In price* and
cauae of all the commotion was the
announcement that Armour had the
grain and that lako boats were being
> speed and under forced
iver It to Waterman. If Mr,
Armour succeed* In breaking the cor
ner In wheat he will be doing aa hla
father did when the famous Letter cor
ner waa broken.
When tha elder Armour broke the
corner he was confronted with mors
Treasurer Charles R. Heike, of the
sugar treat, this morning as a witness
for the government, with the announce
ment that he haa a pardon from Presi
dent Taft In his pocket. Spltxer was
supposed to be In a cell- In Atlanta and
his appearance at the trial caused a
sensation.
Ready to Tell All.
Tho defense waa taken completely by
surprise. No Inkling of Spltseria par
don had been given out. Spltser took
the Btand and testified that he waa
ready to tell all he knew of the de
frauding of the government. Thla an
nouncement threw the attorneys of
Heike and the other five defendants
Into a state approaching panic.
Spltxer waa sentenced to two years'
imprisonment last February. No soon
er had he been called today than objec
tion after objection waa raised by the
defense, but each waa overruled. Spe
cial Attorney General Henry L. Stlnt-
an the questioning aa to
the witness' knowledge of false weights
used to defraud the government of
duties on sugar.
Before being sent to the Atlanta
prison Spltser gave out a statement In
which he said he knew of no frauds
having been committed at the Wil
liamsburg docks. Today he gave testi
mony directly accusing two of Helke's
live codefendants of aiding him In fixing
scales so that the shipments of sugar
would be underweighed,' and he freely
confessed that he had helped to Invent
some of the schemes whereby the trust
was enabled to steal vast sums.
Reveal* New Trick.
He told of a trick which heretofore
has not been mentioned—stuffing paper
under the floors of the scales to affect
the weight. When Deputy Surveyor of
Customs Vail took office, he said, these
devices were abandoned and the steel
corset spring adopted.
It developed from hi* story that he
had received an unconditional pardon
on May 19. He would have been unable
to testify otherwise.
The history of the alleged cheating
at Williamsburg as far back aa 1894
and 1896 waa gone Into by the witness,
under questioning by Stlmson. He de
clared that then he found the checkers
altering the weights by placing bags
of lead on the scale beams.
Frauds Well Known.
The defense lost In a struggle to have
this testimony stricken out, John B.
Stanchfleld, chief counsel for Heike, ob
jecting that the American Sugar Re
fining Company was not at that time
organized. Heike being then employed
as an auditing clerk by the Havemeyer
A Elder Company. Thla contention waa
overruled, the testimony standing.
Spltxer did not directly connect Heike
..1th the corrupt methods In hla testi
mony. but asserted that the tricks of
the dock were well known at the com
pany's offices In Wall Street.
Pointing to Vneiker and Halllgan, two
of the codefendants, he Identified them
as men who used the steel spring In
1907, when the frauds were discovered.
The payment of extra salary by tha
trust to Spltxer from the time the
spring! were discovered. In November.
1907, until be was sent to the Atlanta
IRLD-WIDE CRUSADE
AGAINST THE SALOON! IS SET FOR TUESDAY
Sunday Schools of World to
Unite in the Big
Fight.
Wwblnfton, Mijr 23.—War acsinst tha
aalooDa by tha United Sunday school forces
of the world wee the kvynote of the gensrsl
conference of delegetca to the world’s sixth
Sunday school convention.
W. C. Peerce. chairman of the adult divi
sion, was heartily applauded when he said:
'‘America, Canada end the world shell go
*nr.”
m’donoUghI’arty
IS COMING FOR PICNIC
Fully equipped with lunch basket, and *v.
erythiug else to tusks s day's outing *n-
joyabfe, s crowd will arrive In .Atlanta Tues
day front McDonough for Ihr annual picnic
nf lbs schools and Htindsy schools of that
town.
The party will arrive early end will epend
s day at Grant park and White City. At
_..e latter -leaaure retort .racy arranxrmrnt
haa been made for tha visitors and thrre Is
scary Indication thst their dey there will he
s pleasant one.
enttenttary. was one of the details of
Is story that attracted much atten
tion. He aald he was. discharged from
the company's employ In March. 1908.
DID 8PITZER AGREE TO
TELL THE INSIDE FACT8T
Washington, Msy 23.—At the white
house today It was admitted that Pres
ident Taft last week granted a oardon
to Oliver Spltxer, former xupertntend-
ent of docks for the American Sugar
Refining Company, who was convicted
In December and sentenced In February
last to two years at the Atlanta (Ga)
penitentiary for aiding In the defraud
ing of the government by false weigh
ing of sugar Import*. The reason given
at the white house for issuing the par
don was that "Spltxer’* credibility as a
witness might be restored."
At the department of Justice, to whom
Inquirers at the white house were re
ferred, It was said by the pardon clerk
that no Information was to be given
out. It being added that Attorney Gen
eral Wlckersham, thru whose Instru
mentality the pardon waa Issued, gave
orders last week, when steps were
taken to grant the pardon, that no In
formation should be made public about
It. Spltxer, It Is thought, has agreed to
glye the government Important Infor
mation against Helks,
The case of D. R. Phillips, charged
with the murder of Night Watchman
William Holland, at the Thurmond-st.
Ice plant several months ago, wns call
ed at the meeting of the grand Jury
Monday morning, but was continued
until Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.
The cases of Will Black and James
Nation, charged with being accesso
ries to the murder, and of Mra. Lu
cinda Holland, the dead man's wife,
who.Is charged with Immorality, were
also continued to the same time.
About fifteen true bills In routine
felony cases were returned.
■i-H-M-H-i-i-I-H-l-H-i-H-M-K-H-H-
I MOON ECLIPSED MONDAY +
4- NIGHT BY THE COMET 4-
+ ■ - ■p
4* Tha comet should be visible Just 4-
4* after sunset at Atlanta and Just 4-
+ above the spot where the sun goes 4-
4* below the horizon. It should re- 4*
4* main above the horizon about an 4-
4- hour. While the skies won't be 4-
4- absolutely free of clouds Monday 4-
4* afternoon a good view of the 4-
+ comet may bo obtained. 4-
“> There will be a total eclipse of 4*
1 the moon Monday night and It will 4-
■ be generally visible throughout the 4*
' United States. The darkening of 4*
' the moon ahould provide an excel- 4*
1 lent view of the comet. The total +
1 eclipse begins at 6:64 o’clock p. m. +
4- The middle of the eclipse will be at 4*
4* 6:46 p. m. J
Mount Wilson Observatory, Loa An
gelas, Cal., May 23.—Science with tho
aaalatanco of the moon's eclipse will to
night undoubtedly solve the mystery of
Halley’s eky vagrant and successfully
surprise many of Its baffling secrets.
During the eclipse there will be taken at
the Mount Wilson observatory a series
of photographs of the comet with a
spectograph attached to the huge 80-
Inch refracting telescope.
If the comet has not swung on Its
orbit to present Its flaming streamers
at a different anglo from that assumed
on Wednesday and Friday nights tha
mass of Illuminated gae and minute
solid materials will appear divided.
With the moon's face hidden there Is
to be presented a most auspicious op
portunity to study the comet from all
standpoint* of science. Both the photo
graphs and apectra will bo taken during
tho eclipse. *
Glowing brilliantly between the star
Pollux In the constellation of Gemlno-
rum and the star Procyon In the con
stellation of tho Little Dog, and out
shining them both, the nucleus of Hal
ley's comet, bearing a brilliant streamer
of light faebloned Into a fantastic fan-
tall, was observed hero last evening.
The tall made.straight for Jupiter and
was lost In a moonlit sky SO degress
from the head. The nucleus waa one-
third of the way from Procyon toward
Pollux. While the comet was more def.
Inlte than on previous ovonlnga. Its
nearness to the moon did not Increase
its length. The same mysterious dark
arena dividing the tall was observed
again, unmistakably bearing evidence
that the comet's filmy robe was bifur
cated.
Thla evening there will be on Mount
Wilson nearly 800 comet gazer*, who
form various comet parties having en
gaged reservations,
FORMER GOVERNOR GLENN
SPEAKS IN MONTGOMERY
Jfootsomery. Alt.. Msy 21—Tbs setirs
fight of the prohibitionists of Alabama to
reclaim th* stats was begun la Montgomery
on Bnnday, when ei-Oorernor R. B. Olenh,
of North Carolina, mads two addresses In
this city. The flrat nf these temperance td-
* ‘ issa meeting of
afternoon, sad
th* Clayton-et.
Baptist church, where the North Carollnsn
spoke Sunday night
New Orleans, La , May 98.—It vat ascer
tained Monday afternoon that thert Is no
truth to th* slorr that Harry Matthews, th*
Atlanta catcher, had been abet. Tbs report
a* reused by s eonfislon St names.
New Orleans, La., May 23.—On ac
count of the heavy rain Monday morn
ing the game between the Pelican*
and the Crackers waa postponed until
Thursday, when both teams have an
off day.
Manager Otto Jordan announced this
morning that he had called off the
deal for Wakefield, a* he heard that
hla arm haa gone back on him. He la
expecting Whitney to report at any
minute.
DALLAS IS IMPROVING
AFTER SUDDEN STROKE
G. J. Dallas, one of Atlanta’s pioneer
cltlsens and real estate men. Is con
fined to his home, 280 Oordon-st., West
End, with a stroke of paralysis, which
he sustained several days ago and
which has deprived him of• the power
of speech. The stroke was only a
slight one, but owing to hie advanced
years great anxiety waa felt for the
outcome of hie Illness. I-ate Sunday
night a alight change for the better
was noted and Monday morning he wns
so much Improved thst his physicians
feel' more confident of hla recovery.
Mr. Dallas has many friends In At
lanta and throughout th* state who
will b* glad to hear of his Improved
condition.
Want Ads
On* Cant * Word. '
On Saturday the
Atlanta papers carried
Want Ads as follows:
Georgian 675
Journal... 392j
Constitution 183) D
Georgian prints want ads undsr ths c
■location "Situation! Wanted’' fret.
Want Ads published by
all the Atlanta newspapers
for tho week ending May
21, 1910, a period of six
working days: The Geor
gian carried 2,769 PAID
Want Ads; Journal, 2,217;
Constitution, 1,046 Want
ads.
The Georgian prints no
Sunday paper.
