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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE^
ELECTS HIM PRESIDED
THE ATLANTA GUOIIGIAN AND NEWS: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1911.
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JOHN £. WHITE PRAISES
“REBECCA” AT ATLANTA
DANIEL’S Giving Store
,L and teachers of Atlanta are
Mlnt'T.jtebecca of Bnnnybrook F*rm
I'nd^ packed houses aro greeting
.leemnany which Is presenting the
,be jthoKnio play which Kate pong-
^eer . luw furnisl
dn has furnished Ktew& Krlan-
[undreds of school children and
m-- i-. fler persons are flocking to the
ni-wlayhouse to see this representation
" f .fLav St nlEht l( t e he management had as
•'& many ministers and school
"’tri of Atlanta. These were enthu-
f; r ? n .‘raise of the production and the
■‘jttself. of all who saw It. none was
1 '2 deeply impressed than L)r. John E.
"Jl. nastor of the Seconrl Baptist
'\f-li ‘nr. White made Ills first visit to
‘Atlanta theater to sei> Uehecca of
a .!;Vhrook I-'arm,'' and lft was accom-
■wibyhls family. He Is a man of
Vnil of character and was so deeply
red by the play that he wrote an ap-
£ la White's* criticism of the play fol-
.t'for the first time Monday night I at-
, a theatrical performance in -Al
fa. 11 .* 1 i accepted the Invitation of Mr
to see 'Rebecca of Kunnybrook
t at the Atlanta theater. I went
/nderstending that if there was any dirt
n ho Play, for I know there was none n
Kate Bouglas Wlggin’s book. I would
“"Many of the so-called good plays are
is. I am toM. They soar and
■ ; ..ml <■ • <' v.ar Ilgam and d i „r y „d Baptist church, who
•rain, so that when all Is done and sah went t Q oce “.Rebecca" and wrote about
Ih. .nod requires violent praise to nap -
he evil If that had been the caw
odte KebMci I would have called It a
J«g? t p 1 w‘as^not''thtfcase'w'ltli^hebecia. two hours.
I, was all as clean and pure and holy as
Childhood. Even Aunt Miranda, with fler
,o nrlsfiv religion, shone out as pure fold
U me last. My little boy of nine 1»-my
d ir laughed and ' r ‘ e A^
Rebecca even as X did for the spa« or
REV. JOHN E. WHITE.
I havo preached In theaters and may
do so again; and If one of my sermons
might leave the identical 1 -moral and re
ligious deposit Rebecca left In everybody a
heart Monday night I would be very hap
py."
SHIPPING CHRISTMAS GIFTS;
SOME HINTS TO THE GIVERS
Shin your packages early Ut they
get to destination and bedelivered
r» \he consignee in ample /time for
■hrlstmaa. Send a Postal q^ uottce
D the consignee advising da.o of ship-
lent of the package.
Use wooden boxes for jack ng—It
'write the address In tJon _**»• bbx
rlth Ink or crayon—tag*f r ® frequent-
y torn off and lost. /
When packages are sen . t0 *
tteet and number shold aJwajs be
hown, no matter how, proiriinent^ or
ell known the consignciniay be. When
t is sent to a small
ihould also be namadfo t£at
ire two towns of the same name In
,ne state no mistake jn be .
Do not mark anting with card
narks tacked on—thV are easily rub*
Insist upon a recoil and see that the
imount paid is on to receipt and the
•ulue of the packa* declared ‘hereon.
Write your addps In full on the
lower left-hand comer of tho package
and inclose a card In the package bear
ing your address, that you may be no
tified in the event of loss ,of consignee's
address.
Use strong wrapping paper—not
newspaper—If not convenient to ship
in box, and tie with a strong cord.
If the package contains anything of
a perishable nature, write the word
"Perishable" in large letters on the
box to Insure special attention for Its
delivery.
Remember that, glass will not carry
without breakage unless properly pack
ed. If you send a Jar of preserves In
a package of nice dress goods and the
Jar breaks you will spoil your goods.
Do not put any money or valuables
whatever In a- freight package. The
way to ship money Is to put It In a
package by Itself and take a money
receipt for It. Otherwise; the express
companies are not liable.
If tho above suggestions are ob
served by all It will .greatly assist In
assuring prompt delivery of your
Christmas presents ,ln good condition.
)EIW SLAYERS PAN SHARK WlllC
HINCFOR RESPITES PACK THE COURT ROOM
Stephens ad Jackson Pray for
D e | a y—pvernor Reached
at S^annah Races. *
Unlike T)■ Walker, a Wilkes county
aro who»cape<J Tuesday night from
leers onhe eve of the time set for
K cxecutn, Hexekiah Stephens and
,m Jacipn, sentenced to hang on
•Itlnv m hoping to be respited and
t anotT chance at life. Petitions
s reefed on Wednesday nt the of-
. of rt-ernor John M. Slaton, urg-
I hlmT grant these condemned men
iovei^r. Slaton ls*ln Savannah and
II nofeturn to the capltol until Frl-
i. nufllng. but may act on these pe- 1
onif advance of that time. George
Timas, of Athens, attorney for
,„),k has written Governor Slaton
,i v wishes to take this case to the
jrje court, but that Judge C. H.
I, if the trial Judge, left the state for
trjto Florida before ho could sign
. Ill of exceptions, and unless he
uis before Friday the appeal can
IK perfected before the time fixed
•.he execution. It is expected that
irnor Saton will grant a resplto
en days or more In order to allow
appeal V be perfected, which, when
e, will aitomatically defer the hang-
untll tie supreme court disposes of
case. '
ulegnm from Valdosta was re
ed Wdnesday morning asking that
a Jar-Bon be given another resplto
order that his case can again bo
septet to the state prison commls-
n. Jrtkson, a negro, who killed his
e am mother-in-law, has been res-
ed thee or four times already, both
veref Hoke Smith and Governor
ipphAt. Brown having extended his
se 4 life. The prison commission
Ju( IS passed on this case and de-
iod.o recommend a commutation of
• ipth sentence to life Imprison-
Eify married woman Is satisfied tha
ihe >uld name the crankiest man In the
—■ If called upon to do so.—Chicago
trial Was Postponed Until Fri
day, When Many Indict
ments Will Be Taken Up.
The loan shark cases, Involving 146
Indictments against sixteen different
firms, scheduled to bo placed on trial in
the criminal division of superior court
Wednesday morning. Have been post
poned until Friday.
Tho court's failure to conclude sev
eral Jail cases, including thej case of
Henry Huff, charged with a "Jack the
Ripper” murder,Avos given as the rea
son for the postponement, but tho pros,
ecutlon Is confident that the King cases,
tho first of the Indictments on the dock-
ct, will go to trial Friday.
Expecting tho cases to bo called,
witnesses and defendants by the score
were present In the court room Wed
nesday morning. When It became ap
parent that the argumont In the Huff
case would continue thru the. day So
licitor General Hugh Dorsey announced
the postponement.
ALABAMAN FOUND DEAD
AT HORNELL, NEW YORK
Homell, N. Y., Nov. 29.—The body
of H. B. Dodge, of Peeatur, Ala., was
found by hunters in a clump of bushes
near this city last night. Thors were
no marks upon the body except a cut
at the bate of the skull, A card on
the body said: "If I am found notify
H B Dodge, of Decatur, Ala.” Indi
cations point to a mysterious murder.
Decatur Ala., Nov. 29.—William E.
Crawford, exalted ruler of the Deca
tur lodge of Elks, received a telegram
today from the exalted ruler of Elks
at Homell, N. Y., saying H. P. Dodge,
a well known cotton man of Decatu-
and member of the Elks here was
found dead at that place. How. Dodge
came to his death is not known. Tho
Elks will take charge of the remains.
On account of the large home circula
tion Of The Georgian, Its want ads attract
greater attention and bring more results.
Buy Your Christmas Goods Early.
Write For Illustrated Catalogue and
Booklet, “Facts About Diamonds."
Christmas Is less than five weeks away. TJVe spirit of ,Christ
mas and the time-honored custom of gift-giving has already started
wise buyers to shopping.
Our now holiday goods are ready. We are better prepared than
ever before to serve you in the store and through our Mall Order
Department, —
You can visit the various departments in our store and the dis
play* will suggest appropriate articles for every one. ' You will be
welcome to ■ como merely to look, and courteous clerks will take
pleasure In showing you the various lines.
Visit our Novelty Room. * W
Write for 160-page illustrated watch and Jewelry catalogue and
booklet, "Facts About Diamonds.”
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Gold and Silversmiths
31-33 Whitehall St.
Atlanta; Ca.
DANIEL’S TheValue
Giving Stor
We Close
Thursday
at Noon
■f ■ . . - ■- . ry , . 1 t. * ■ agWj!
‘HE GAME of good-clothes selling, as we play it with you, does not require an umpire to de
cide the winner; for we both win when you play with us. Thats why we sell
Rogers, Peet & Co., New York, and Hart Schaffier & Marx, Chicago,
fine clothes; and they’re just as profitable to you in buying as to is in selling; we don t make any
profit on them unless you do.
W E’RE THANKFUL to have such good clothes to sell you for we know every garment we
sell makes a friend and patron for us; and without these wicouldnot have attained the great
success this store has had. ' L ■ . v. • •
THIS GREAT MEN’S STORE is ready with every g^d thing for men to wear;
look at the list and tell us if there are any better articles of ntf} s apparel: StetsonHats,
Nettleton and Howard & Foster Shoes, Manhattan, E f l & Wilson and Cluett
Shirts, Dents, Fownes, Fisk and D. & P. Gloves, E. & V- and Arrow Collars and
hundreds pf other makes equally as good. Is not this enp£h to bring you in. Our
service is equal to the goods.
Li/CNI E L. BROS. CO. 45-47-49 Peachtree Street
ON CROSS-EXAMINATION
W. E. D. Stokes Is Angered by
Questions of Attorney for
Girls Who Shot Him. *
New York, Nov. 29.—Millionaire W.
E. D. Stokes, who charges that Lillian
Graham and Ethel Conrad tried to kill
him by shooting him In the legs, bo-
came decidedly angry on cross-exami
nation at tho show girls’ trial today.
Robert M. Moore, of counsel for tho
accused show girls, read the testimony
Stokes gavo at tho magistrate’s hear
ing following the shooting on June 7
last. At that time Stokes swore that
Miss Graham had "dragged him down
the hall." Questioned about this. Stokes
admitted that he had read over tho
testimony and reallxed he had made
a mlstako when he used tho word
"dragged.” „ „ .
“Yes,” said Mr. Moore, you realised,
didn't you, that the Idea of this little
girl -dragging- a big man liko y»u wa*
a little preposterous?” "
"It was merely the mistake of using
the wrong word,” replied Stokes, be
coming angry. . . _ ...
Miss Graham, he said, had fired the
first shot as be camo down the hall of
the apartment. The witness declared
he was then backing away and trying
to get behind the Jamb of the door.
Mr. Moore brought out the fact that
the Jamb of the door only projected
about an Inch from the wall.
In the main. Mr. Stokes" original
story of the shooting, however, was not
ABOUT TO BE EXECUTED,
'NEGRO MAKES ESCAPE
T. B. Walker Was to Have Been
Hanged at Washington, Ga.,
Wednesday Morning.
OPENS ATJAINBRIDGE
Great Progress Has Been Made
by the South Georgia Body
During the Year 1911.
Washington, Ga„ Nov. 29.—Up to
noon today no trace had been found
of T. B. Walker, the negro, who was
to have been hanged today for the
murder of B. F. Holllngshead. Walker
escaped Tuesday night from Sheriff
Bobo and Deputies W. T. Florence and
W. E. Burdette, who were bringing
him from Augusta to this city. The
leave-taking took place at Barnett,
where tho olllcers had to change cars.
This Is the second tlmo Walker lids
escaped since committing the crime.
UNDERWOOD IS INDORSED
BY ALABAMA STUDENTS
University. Ala., Nov. 29.—Tho candi-
dacy of Hon, Oscar W. Underwood for
president was given another boost
Tuesday morning when the law depart
ment of the University of Alabama met
and organized an Underwood club, in
dorsing Oscar W. Underwood ns tho
candidate for next president of tho
United States. Tho object of the club
will bo not only to place, Underwood
squarely before tho people of the South,
but also to organize other similar clubs
In tho universities and colleges of the
Sogth.
This Is tho third Underwood club to
-r i. n ,„i„ hv his he organized In the United States, and
questioning that It will be tho conten- th ® *•*■*•“ TTnivS'liv 1 ^of'vtrcima whan BuPP«riburg, a merchant
firm nf the defense that Stokes strug- gested that the University of_ Virginia i WJjen vood-ave,, Tuesday afternoon
“.StbS Graham and attacked also Join hands with the University a' 12 ? [Fneinro express wagon driver
gled with Miss Graham ana attacKeo AI abama In this work, os Mr. Un-iP“>><$Mi with his fist, the blow had
u,oi bC woman got a derwood is an alumnus of that college. }2, t ,h «, the same effect as If he had
P T‘£rtv msslonate love letters, written T. T. Thach, of Birmingham was.elect- ( a "d«l tho n sr wl,h a * ledM ham '
. nnham to Stokes will be president of the club, and Fred Fite,| mer./hw negro landed on the pave*
rJad to th?Tuw b y “he proeecuUon. It of Jasper, formerly secretary to Sena-1
was learned today.^ These letters,were tor Bankhead, was elected secretary,
turned over* to the district attorney
«• >,i —p MOORE,
r>—jX,h!f inJ nco n, an who
Promlnent !nG- ecWd to head
the* C hamber|*l* nl " g January »*
rna. ■ tdl <> times without
f at, ' a 0ver an,J OVor
34 >' ear8 ' but 11 ls
fo ; ‘JfSto story to those In
flarrh’ of h r Y-' Thcre nothing In
?? jYhres coughs and colds
the world th- chamberlain's Cough
RUPpcpURG’S RIGHT
■ FI^ rtheprizering
eutl < on ln hes t l l tated to put them in pro ev1-J SHAKER CASE HELD UP;
th.- iH'ouso.r show-Kiris. CHEMIST WILL NOT TA
counsel for the accused show - girls.,
learned of their existence and roado|
TALK
U. formal demand on the district attor- Kissirpmes. Fla., Nov. 29.—At the cor-
ney for them. This action. It was said, 1 oner's Inquest several weeks ago the RH|
cleared the way for their Introduction i state attorney ordered an examination wing tho negro did not curse nor ofTer
v-sv - * ml.. .W1..S I— l-f I... I J. * iLe stAmnoh n# Cailln \fa»•_ ntl'inlr him
count. It wu «n hour and a
J.'H’wre he regained connciouaneM and
naif| e upcak. A ca«»» vbi made
tha merchant by Policeman Oll-
who waa a abort dlatance away
,e lw tho blow atmek.
a tperaburg told Recorder Broyles
iesdny morning that the negro waa
’css in unloading aome yeaat, and
h an impudent remark. Tha mer-
at waa fined I10.7S, the evidence
made of the stomach of, Sadie Mar- attack him.
chant, tho Shaker woman, who. It Is ■ ■
Eg^rt' o*"tt2 u 2£d ,d Ehra^th 11 BtaI?USBANDOFVICTIM
two Shaker* A.chemUl of the Un t |S HELD BY POLICE
verslty of/Florida made the exam In - . m...-
tion, but .refuses to report until he Green Putnam, husband of Mary Put-
nald. The countv authorities have jnpm, the thirteenth victim cf Jack, the
clined to do this, so E. R. Flint, i Ripper, Is held prisoner In the police sta-.
^TJMt» 8C ,Yr. ed .rand t,0 A t SS”arw« hroulpit n t'o d Atlanta from
' > Cordele by Detective George Bullard. Ha
I Is said to have been In Atlanta the day
of the murder and also to have made
threats against his wife. The husband,
however, says be will bo able to prove an
. -.»*-• — that he was Jn cordele at
ifppear before the grand Jury at
and tell what he found.
Into the case. The- object In Introduc
ing them Is to support Stokes' conten
tion that Mika Graham was chasing
him. and that he did not pursue her
with his attentions.
F08TCFFICE TO CLOSE
AT NOON ON THURSDAY
The >. postofflee will close at noon on
Thanksgiving day according to the an
nouncement made by Postmaster Mc
Kee Wednes<Uy morning There \v*ll chief Newport Lanford of tjX' alibi, showing that ht a
b« two mall deliveries In the business lcctlvc department is back on hlml lhe tlm ® of ,b ® tra ** <ly -
district and one In tho residential sec- OD ., ln an m,
l * With the addition of six clerkx to
the'forc# at the local postofflee. no dif
ficulty is expected In handling the
heavy mail that will pass thru the of-
firo during the holtdai*. In addition to
the six Clerks, an extra postman will
be token on upon tho opening of the
new Third National Bank building.
Postmaster McKee Is particularly
pleased with the treatment accorded
the Atlanta postofflee by the postofflee
department. Every request for addi
tional men has' been granted and ev
erything done to make the service at
Atlanta equal to that of any postofflee
In the.country.
By REV. J. FRANK SNELL.
Bainbridge, Ga., Nov. 29.— 1 Tho 45th
session of the South Georgia confer
ence of tile Methodist Episcopal church
South was called to order promptly at
9 o’clock by Bishop H. C, Morrison,
who urged tho preachers to higher use
fulness. After his talk tho choir and
the congregation Joined In a real old-
time Methodist song service, and after
a prayer by Bishop Morrison, the sec
retary, W. F. Smith, called tho roll.
W. F. Smith was re-elected secre
tary, E. E. Gardner, T. H. Thompson,
and' L. W. Collson, assistants. O. F.
Cook was elected statistical secretary,
with a band of assistants. The hour
of meetings waB decided upon. At 8:30
o'clock prayer service will be held:
business from 9 o'clock till 13 noon.
The presiding elders were elected as
t!„. bishop's cabinet. The conference h
committees for the conference were
then chosen. The committees are on
public worship, Wesleyan Christian
Advocate, district conference records.
Wesley Memorial enterprise, and
colportage. Reports were r% reived from
tho boards on missions, education and
church extension. M. C, Rea$e, repre
senting the publishing house, was then
Witness B. F. Kinney Proves
Whisky Is Whisky by Tak
ing a Drink in Court.
Two houses and lots from the pro
ceeds of sales of blind tiger liquor in
Atlanta sinco prohibition went into
effect.
This Is the profit madt» by J. K. Ar-
ter, a negro blacksmith in Hunter-st.,
near Madison-ave., according to an ad
mission he is said to have made to B.
F. Kinney, a fonher detective living JusL
outside of the city, and which was re
peated In police court Wednesday
morning by Policeman McGaheo. Kin
ney, who was in court as the chief wit
ness against Arter in a blind tiger
case—After's fourth arraignment for
liquor selling—corroborated the state-
rqent. *
"Arter told me he had sold enough
liquor to pay for two nice houses and
lots.” said Kinney.
Kfnn.y D-.'tilU-d that lie had boughi
a bottle of liquor from Arter with a
marked SO-cent coin, furnished him by
again after an Illness that 1^ for
confined to his home ana hli( moat
several weeks. The chief- '
Three Gas Meters Robbed.
Three more slot gas meters were
toby'TecoveS, altho hTlVVh£t' robb * d Tue " Ia » r •»“ hL T»® ' P>»5*®
weik r During the absence,,?, hi robbed were a beer saloon, barber shop
Lanford hlsdutlex weroTooJ^ t '^ 1 ^f and restaurant at. 17. Start SI Ivy-rt.
Detective J. N. Starnes nj r* •
A delightful
/Tl 19 to'for national committeeman from Gtor-
at Cafe Durand T u w gla at a recent meeting of the Repaib-
o vviiiciVPrograni llcans of Bulloch-county. The resolu-
3. Special IHUSiCf aa® Itlons indorsing Mr. Jackson were in-
rendered PriCf #i ' ,W, * tro<Juce<J ** Protowor WlUIam James.
Jackson For the Place.
Henry 8. Jackson, collector of inter*
nal revenue at Atlanta, was Indorsed
Introduced^ to the conference. A. P.
Myers, of the board of education, was
excused on account of lit health, and
W. A. Huckaby was elected in hie
place.
Dr. W. N. Ainsworth then moved the
conference adjourn until tomorrow at
11 o'cloclt for a Thanksgiving service,
and asked Bishop Morrison to preach
the sermon.
Conference Notes.
Rev. Norman 8. Kemp has asked for
a location, and his name has been re
ferred to the committee on relations.
Revs. C. A. Moore, C. A. Williamson,
C. F. Wade, M. A. Phillips, D. R. Mc
Williams. W. T. Clark, B. H. Crumpler.
W. C. Jones,-C. E. Boland, D. F. Niles.
Q. H. Martin. W. W. Stewart. Wesley
Lane, T. W. Ellis and A. H. Bazemore
were referred to the committee on re
lations for superannuation.
B. M. Whiting died during tho year,
and his name was referred to the com
mittee on memories,
E. C. Will’s name was referred to the
commitce for the supernumerary rela
tions; also that of P. Flanders.
The following names were called and
their characters passed: W. F. Smith,
J. P. McFerrln, T. B. Stanford, J. A.
Thomas. C. A. Jackson, J. M. Outler, J.
A. Harmon, W. Langston, C. R. Jenkins,
L. A. Hill L. J. Ballard.
The Thomasvllle district reports some
new churched organized, and parson
ages built. Six thousand dollars has
been raised for missions.
The Waycross district is making
rapid progresa in organizing new* fields.
The McRae district has moved up on
the financial lines, but hod a short drop
off in number of accessions.
Other districts show th© year 1911
to have been a great year in South
Georgia Methodism.
The names of Revs. J. B. Johnson, T.
D. Ellis, T, M. Christian. Loy Warwick.
H. T. Freeman, T, D. Strong, H. Read,
W. K. Dennis, W. A. Brooks and W. D.
McGregor wen* called, and after
The trial developed a dramatic inci-»
dent wh»*n Ib-ronl.-r Broyle.s directed
Kinney to open the bottle and take a
drink In order that he might be able
to testify as to whether the contents
were liquor. Klnro-y hud turned th<-
bottle over to' the pollc* m«'r> without
opening It, and, In answer to a ques
tion from Judge Broyles as to what the
bottlo contained, said he supposed the
contents to be whisky, but could not
swear to this.
"This defendant is charged with sell
ing liquor," remarked the recorder, "and
it Is important that we know the con
tents or that bottle. Otherwise, the de
fendant can't bo convicted. There’s but.
one thing to do—open tho bottle and
take a drink."
Willing To Test It.
And such a morning, .too—cold and
crisp—the conditions were Ideal for
such a test.
Without the slightest hesitation and
without the least display of emotion or
nervousness, the star witness calmly
tore off the label from tho neck of the I
bottle, yanked out the stopper and
placed tho, bottle to his mouth.
"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle," sounded out
clear awn distinct from the region of
the drinker's throat—Just how many
gurgles, however, no one tried to count.
Otherwise, intense silence reigned in
the court room. But It was an awful
■hock to some of tho thirsty specta
tors, who could be seen gently moist*
enlng their lips with their tongues.
As Kinney removed the bottle from
his Ups, he smacked his lips, his eyes
sparkled, his face lighted with a smile,
and he exclaimed:
No Doubt About It.
“That's whisky, Judge—no doubt
about it. And it’s good whisky, too."
This test convicted Arter. Judg^
Broyles gave him the limit, fining him
$500 and 30 days In the city prison, and
binding him over to the state courts
In bond of $1,000 on the charge of sell
ing liquor.
Arter was arraigned about a month
ago before Recorder Pro Tem Preston
and was let off with a fine of $200 on
his promise to quit the business. It
but a week later, however, until
he again appeared in the same rol..
This time, he.claimed that the whisk>
found In his place was merely .«om«
that was overlooked by the • *ffi«***i*M in
1/denying he had sold
i parsed, any more liquor.