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GIFT METHODISTS DEI DANCING BAN Atlanta Ministers Opposed to Worldly Amusements, But Leave It to Conscience. Methodist ministers in Atlanta de clared today that the action of bishops of the Northern Methodist church at Minneapolis did not constitute abutt ing of the ban on dancing and othei amusements. They added that the Southern church would never cease its warfare on worldly amusements, but that its attitude was in sympathy with that advocated by the Northern bish- Ofts —to leave the matter to the in dividual conscience. “The Northern Methodist church has not lifted the ban on dancing, card playing, gambling and attendance at horse races, theaters and circuses,’ said Rev. W. P Lovejoy, presiding el der of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, the branch of the Methodist church on this side of the Mason and Dixon line. Left to One’s Conscience. “None of the Protestant churches give their approval to such worldly di versions. and I don't believe ever will, What I. believe the action of the bish ops in Minneapolis to mean is that they nave left the matter to the individual consciences of the members of their church, guided by the light of the di vine teachings of Jesus Christ. “Now, the teachings of Christ are for us to abstain from al! amusements and diversions upon which we can not ask His blessing, and so long as a per son stays within the church he can not keep within the bounds of his con science and do these things upon which he can not ask the blessing of Christ. ‘That each individual follow the dic tates of his own conscience is all right, provided his conscience follows the teachings of the Bible, and he is not really a member of the church when he ceases to follow those teachings. Dancing Not Specified. "The. Southern "Methodist church no longer specifies in forbidding the above mentioned evils, but simply classes them among those things upon which Christians can not ask God's blessing. At the 1906 conference the bishop's address, which lays down the policy of the church, left out the specific names of card playing, dancing, gambling and the like, but that did not mean that the church approved of those things or even- countenanced them. The disci pline of 1910 contains the following passage from the address of the bish ops: “ ‘To go to no place of amusement where we can not invite our Lord to go with us, to engage in no recreation on which we can not invoke His bless ing, is a safe rule of conduct toward God and man.’ ” Other prominent Methodists among the ministers of Atlanta expressed the belief that the Northern branch of the church had not in reality lifted the ban against such amusements or agreed to countenance them. Less War on Amusements. “The general tendency of the North ern Methodist church has been within past:, .years to legislate less and less against the various forms of amuse ment,” explained Rej. A. M. Hughlett. “and while I don’t think they have ever lifted the ban against any form of vicious amusement and have fought it on all occasions, they have left it more and more to the conscience of the peo ple, guided by the laws and rules of the church, which in the end amounts to practically the same thing as if they forbade them specifically. “The position of our church is plain: the matter is loft to the conscience of the individual, guided by rules of the Bible. Some years ago that matter came up when a member was expelled from his church for dancing. He took the matter before the college of bish ops, claiming that there was no spe cific law against dancing, but they de cided that dancing was forbidden and upheld the decision of his church w hich expelled him." SMALL BOY IS HAPPY; GENTRY BROS. SHOW ARRIVES TOMORROW Tomorrow morning the show grounds on Jackson street will be converted into an orderly city of canvass coliseums, and during the day many hundreds of At lanta's future business men will make a study of the manner and form in which this itinerant city moves. Gentry Brothers' shows will arrive in the morning They will come from Mont gomery to Atlanta over the West Point road. At midnight tonight the tented city will have completed its visit to the former Confederate capital and will he on its way in this direction. Circus trains never make fast schedules on Sunday runs, and thus it. may be well along to ward .noon before the shows arrive The Gentry shows are almost as well known in Atlanta as they are in their home town—Bloomington, Indiana. They have visited this city annually since they ■were organized 25 .years ago. Many of the younger parents of today remember what the coming of the shows meant to them years ago. It means the same, and more to children of today because the shows are larger Monday morning there will be a street morning parade. It will be repeated Tuesday HIS “JINX LOOSE,” DRIVER REFUSES TO RUN HIS AUTO NEW YORK. May 4.--While sobed- ■ Ing ts the Brooklyn hospital with Fred erick Thomas, of 117 Raymond street, whom he had knocked dawn, Harold Seymour, chauffeur for Stephen Strix er, of Richmond Hill, ran into .a truck and knocked the driver from his seat. Seymour refused to drive the car an other foot,.declaring-that “hie jinx war loose.” THE GREAT REPUBLICAN MARATHON Teddy Still Running—By T. E. POW ERS. Copyright. 1912. by International News Service. ®IS i jd It -UT" t\ //z - JL V ""'x 'N (• / ! AX BETTING ON FATE OFMBS.GRAGE Many Take Gambling Chance on Grand Jury's Action—To Decide Case Tuesday. When the new grand jury- which or ganizes Monday takes some action in the case against Mrs. Daisy Grace, charged with attempting to kill her husband, Eugene H. Grace, quite a few bets will be settled, as wagers are now being made on and against her indii t ment. 1 As soon as the result in the recent presidential primary was known and wagers which had been placed thereon settled, bettors began placing money on the action of the grand jury in the Grace case. Odds Against Her, While odds are being offered against, Mrs. Grace —that is, that she will be in dicted—-they are being covered. Many believe that the evidence given by the prosecution before Justice J. B. Ridley when the accused -wife was bound over is insufficient for the grand jury- to hold her on. and do not hesitate to place their money- that way. The grand jury will convene Monday and organize. It is not likely that the Grace case will be .taken up before Tuesday. The bill will be drawn up by- Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey and only evidence from the prosecution given. If the jury finds a true bill Mrs. Grace must face trial in the superior court between that time and September 1. If the jury finds “no bill." Mis. Grace will be liberated at once. If she is indicted the lawyers hand ling her defense will immediately pul a demand upon the minutes for an early trial. After this demand is made the court must give the accused a trial be fore September 1, or grant her a verdict of "not guilty." If her wounded husband should die after the grand jury indicts her, but before she faces, trial in the superior court, the grand jury can re-indict her with the same evidence and change the charge to murder instead of attempted murder. However, if Mr. Grace should live until after his wife has been tried and then die from his wound the case against her could not be reopened, no matter whether she had been convinced or acquitted at the trial. DO WHITE AND NEGRO K. OF P. USE SAME GOAT? WASHINGTON, May 4. While ar guing before the supreme court in de fense of the negro lodge of Knights of Pythias against the "lii«- whites." Juf>- tiee Lurton eonvulsed the < -:urt by ask ing:-. "Do these lodges use the same goat?” THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: SATURDAY. MAY 4. 1912 One Negro Voted in Primary’Wednesday; It Won't Be Counted J. O. Cochran, secretary of the county Democratic executive committee, de clares today- that a meeting of the sub committee will be called at once to con sider throwing out the vote of a negro which was cast at the Second ward vot ing place In the primary Wednesday. It is not known for whom the negro voted, but Mr. Cochran says whether he is a Democrat or not had nothing to do with his right to cast a ballot, as a strictly white primary was being held. The negro Is an ex-slave, but the managers do not remember his name. He made up his own ballot and after folding it handed it to the managers. Frank Cohen protested against allow ing it to be put in. But the negro in sisted that he was a Democrat and James Bell and H. Cronheim persuaded the other managers that the vote should be counted. They say as he was the only negro w ho voted they can find his ballot if the committee wants it. A fact noted by the managers at all the voting places was that many scratched all the candidates for presi dent. presumably because they intend to vote other than the Democratic tick et in the general election; A number of votes were cast for Theodore Roose velt. SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT PULL FOR PRIZES AT JONESBORO MEETING JONESBORO, GA., May 4. -In the field contests of the fourth annual meeting of the Fifth District High School associa tion. in session here, the winners were as follows: High Jump David Butler, Covington, first; Bedford Cates. Jonesboro, second. 100 Yards Dash David Butler, Coving ton. first: Harry White. Conyers, second. Carl Evans, Jonesboro, third. Putting the Shot Herford Cates. Jones boro. first. Evans Hill, Covington, second; Edgar Wingo. Lithonia, third 2jo Yard Dash—David Butler, Coving ton. first: Sam Veal. Conyers, second; Candler Weaver. Lithonia, third. 120 Yard Hurdle Race -Paul Fife, Jones boro. first: Harry White, Conyers, second: Edgar Wingo, Lithonia, third Hroad Jump Paul Fife. Jonesboro, first; Sam Veal, Conyers, second; Broadus Mar but, Lithonia, third. Half Mile Relay Race Jonesboro, first. Conyers, second; Lithonia, third In the girls contest in recitation, Miss Louise Walker, of Monroe, was awarded first prize, and Miss Huth Thornton, Mansfield, second. In the contest in piano music, Miss Frances Rogers,-Of Lithonia, secured first prize, and Miss Louise Felker, of Monroe, second. DR. GHEESLING TO HEAD • GRADY HOSPITAL STAFF Dr. Goodwin Gheesling, of Atlanta, stood highest in the applicants exam ination for . taff positions at the Gra dy hospital, and will head the list of attaches there. The following were the physicians chosen aftoi the examination:- Dr. Goodwin Gheesling, Atlanta Dr H G, Cannon. ' Anvers: Dr.’ J E Calhoun' Atlanta: Dr. G O. Whelchel. ' -o :! e. , Dr P‘n H Clift/ n. I on; NEW ORLEANS IN PERIL OF FLOOD Downtown Section Threatened as Water Reaches Highest Point Yet Touched. NEW ORLEANS. May 4—With New- Orleans itself threatened with an over flow of the Mississippi levees that will flood part of the down-town section, with the dikes at Eaton Rouge in dan ger of going out and causing enormous damage and wfith the water rising hour by hour. Louisiana today faces the most serious flood situation it has ever known. Water here has reached a stage six inches above anything ever known before. Sandbags piled on the levees are turning the water back, but fear that they may not be able to hold and that the levees will be overflowed was expressed by those in charge of the work. At Baton Rouge the situation is far more serious. The levees there are no ticeably weak after the strain of the last few weeks, and it was expected at midnight that they would go out some time today. The lower parts of the city would be inundated at once, and it was expected that the city w-ater pump ing station and the sewage pumping stations would be among the first put out of commission. The water was ex pected to break through the dikes in front of the state house, and heavy damage to the state property was feared. The town of Bayou Sara is in some places fifteen feet under water. Fran cisville is covered with three feet of water The crevasse at Bayou Sara is growing hourly, and engineers there have given up hope of stopping ft. The situation at Torras continues grave, the water flowing in torrents through the west levee, which has been broken down by' the floods. The break is a thousand feet long, and the. floods are still pouring out over the sugar plantation country. BOY SCOUTS TO LEND HAND IN DECATUR’S CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN The, Boy Scouts and school children of Decatur will take the leading parts in the "cleaning up" campaign which begins Monday. The campaign will be waged under the leadership of Dr. Wiley S. Ansley. Women and children will join their ef forts in exterminating as far as possi ble the tvphoid germ and his kin. As a special inducement to the schobi chil dren special prizes have been offered to those who bring the largest number of tin cans and bottles court house Monday afternoon. The stereopticon lecture of Dr A. G Fort.--Of she state, board of health, has greatly stimulated the "cleaning up" movni n f . {IBO-TD-BLOGK SrSTEMURGEO ' Duplication of Street Names Also Causes Trouble in Mail Deliveries. As a result of a vigorous protest from officials of the postoffice and the Cham ber of Commerce, council will probably adopt the centenary plan of street num bering. This is the plan arbitrarily giving 100 numbers to the block, which has proved satisfactory in many other cities. Assistant Postmaster Coles and V. H. Kriegshaber. of the Chamber of Commerce, explained to the streets committee of council yesterday after noon how the delivery of mails was handicapped by the duplicates in street names and the Irregular numbering of houses. Chairman Harvey Hatcher and the Other members of the commit tee gaid they were ready to do anything they could to Improve matters. Chief of Construction Clayton said that cor rect numbers would be furnished at his office to all who would call for them. For some time officials have urged that the present system of house num bering was out of date and that the centenary plan should be adopted. Un der this plan all the houses in the first block of a street are numbered between 1 and 100; in the second block, between 100 and 200, and so to the end. Thus when one knows a house number he also knows the block in which it is lo cated. There may be enough houses in the first block to count only to 60. but the next block would start with 100. To Eliminate Duplicates. In providing a new street number ing system for Atlanta, duplicates in street names will be eliminated also. Lucien Harris, chief deputy to Regis trar Andy Stewart, furnished The Geor gian a list today of the many streets Jn Atlanta by the same name, a con dition that has caused much trouble in the preparation of registration lists. Here are the streets: Bishop 4 Forrest 2 Adair 2 Francis 2 Allen 2 Glendale 2 Anderson 3 Golden 2 Arnold 2 Grady 2 Atlanta ave 3 Grant 2 Baker 3 Greenwood 3 Battle 3 Harold ave 2 Bedford 2 Henry 2 Bennett 3 Hill 2 Bomar 2 Hobson 2 Boyd 3, Johnson 4 Bradley 2 Love 2 Buchanan 2 Main 3 Capitol ave 2 Martin 3 Carr 2 May 2 Center 2 McDonough ....2 Cherry 3 McPherson ave. 3 Church 2 Means 2 Clarke 2 Milton 2 Clay 2 Newnan 2 Collier 3 Oak 2 Collins 2 Orange 2 Cooper 2 Poplar 3 Delaware ave. ... 2 Sycamore 2 East 8 Todd ....2 Edwards 2 Turner p1ace....2 English 2 X?T° n . Pla< ’ e •••?, ~ ” . „ Walnut ...2 fairview 2 Warren ave 2 Fifth 2 Webster 2 In addition to the duplicates there are Hood street and Hood avenue. Lo gan street and Logan avenue Park street and Park avenue. Pfekert and Puckett streets. Dora and Doray streets and Eugenia and Eugenie streets, al! confusing. DENNY AND WILSON WILL PRESIDE OVER STATE METHODISTS NASHVILLE, TENN., May 4.—As signments of bishops to preside over the 1912 conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church South have been | made. Bishop Collins Denny will preside I over the North Georgia conference at Carrollton, beginning December 11, and I Bishop A. W. Wilson, over the South j Georgia conference at Savannah, be- I ginning November. 27. For the conferences bordering on i Georgia the assignments are as follows: j Florida conference, at Tampa, De cember 11, Bishop H. C. Morrison. Alabama conference, at Union Springs, December 4. Bishop Wilson. North Alabama conference, at Bir- | mingham, November 6, Bishop E. R. j Hendrix. Holston conference, at Abingdon. Va., October 1. Bishop John C. Kilgo. South Carolina conference, at. An derson. November 27, Bishop Kilgo. Bishop 'Warren A. Candler, of Atlan ta. has the following assignments: East Oklahoma, Holdenville. Okla . November 6; Arkansas, Atkins. Ark.. November 13. Little Rock. Hot Springs, Ark.. November 20; White River. New port, Ark., November 27. Cuban mis sion, January, 1913. U. S. WILL ATTEMPT TO DISSOLVE PARENT OF BIG BEEF TRUST CHICAGO, May 4 Suit by th° gov ernment for the dissolution of the Na- I tional Packing Company, alleged to bo I the company through which the. beef i "trust'' operated, will be filed in Chi cago within the next fed days. This was learned today at the offi< e of the Federal district attorney here. The government believes it can win t’he. suit In spite of the failure of the prose cution of the beef trust heads under the criminal section of the Sherman law. The National will be given a few weeks in which to voluntarily meet the j requirements of the law before the suit I lr r--e’rtfi t- tr'.-.1. MACON, IN GAY ATTIRE, READY FOR GREATEST VETERANS’ REUNION MACON, GA., May 4 The soldiers in gray and thetr children and grand children will revive the memories of the Confederacy at the South's great-, est annual gathering in Mahon next week, beginning Monday. Already Macon is thronged by thousands of visitors, and every train brings hordes of 'others. Advices received by local railroad agencies indicate a phenomenal sale of tickets in all parts of the country, as' the cheap rates are nation-wide, and point to the largest attendance in the history of the reunion of the United Confederate Veterans. No less than 27 special trains from the states of Texas Arkansas and Oklahoma have already started on their journey across the South. The United Sons of Confederate Vet erans assemble first, commencing their annual reunion Monday night. For the first time the Sons will have an en campment. more than 4,uuo tents hav ing been erected for them at Central City park, which is also the home of the Georgia State fair. These tents are in the half-mile track. Sons of Veterans In Great Parade. The feature address at the organi zation meeting of the Sons of Veterans will be by Colonel Robert Edward Lee. Jr., of Virginia. The second day of this convention will be devoted entire ly to business. The third day the Sons will meet w-ith the veterans, their fathers and grandfathers, and on Thursday, the fourth day, they will par cipate in the grand parade. The Sons are comamnded by General Nathan Bedford Forrest, of Memphis, Tenn. The veterans assemble on Tuesday morning for the organization of the convention. They- will' be welcomed to Macon by Miss Grace Lumpkin, of Co lumbia. S. C., who is Macon’s official sponsor. Other addresses of welcome will be delivered by Governor Brown. Mrs. Walter D. Lamar, Hon. Roland Ellis, and Mayor John T. Moore. The response will be by- Commander-in- Chief C. Irvine Walker, of Charleston, S. C. Tuesday night there will be an ad dress by Miss Mildred Rutherford, of Athens, andithe annual oration by Col onel Wallace w. Screws, of Montgom ery. Ala. The feature of the Wednesday ses sion of the veterans will he the memo rial service, when especial tributes will be paid to 'the late General Clement A. Evans, of Atlanta, and the late George W. Gordon, of Memphis, both of whom held the office of commander in-chief. On the morning of the third day, the election of officers will take place. General Bennett H. Young, of Louis ville, Ky.. commanding the army of Tennessee, is expected to be chosen commander-in-chief, and General W. B. Halderman. of Louisville, Ky., com manding the Kentucky division, lieu tenant commander. In this event, the present commander. General C. Irvine Walker, will be made honorary com mander-in-chief. Boys and Girls Join With Veterans. 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Entrance Peachtree Sons of Veterans, one thousand mem bers of the Georgia National Guard, who will Ibe in camp here during the reunion; the cadets from several mili tary schools, the high school boys and girls of Macon, 40 bands, and nearly 3.000 sponsors, maids, chaperons and matrons. For tflis parade over 700 au tomobiles, 800 carriages and 900 horses have been engaged. At the park, in the mile track, will be the 12,000 tents loaned by the gov ernment for the accommodation of the veterans. The veterans will be served three excellent meals here every day during the reunion. On this feature alone the city of Macon is spending $40,000. Coincident with the reunion there will be the annual convention of the Confederated Southern Memorial asso ciation, whose membership comprises I, ladies. It will be in session three days, bringing many prominent women from all parts of the South to Macon. Mrs. W. J. Behan, of New Orleans, is' president. ‘ • ■: The Confederate Naval Veterans, numbering about 200. and the survive ors of Forrest's cavalry and of the Twenty-seventh Georgia regiment will also hold reunions of their own dur ing the week. Big Social Event Crowning the Queen. The crowning of the queen of the re union. Miss Mary Scandrett, of Ma con. will undoubtedly' be the feature of chief interest in the social functions of the reunion. This will occur on Wed nesday' afternoon on Coleman’s hill, the beautiful eminence which overlooks the city, where 29,000 people may con veniently gather. The queen will be attended by maids chosen from all of the principal cities and towns of the state, by the National Guard, and by an escort of veterans. A salute of cannon and of firew’orks W'lU be discharged as she is crow ned. Tuesday afternoon the sponsors and maids will be entertained at the mag nificent home of Mayor John T. Moore on College street. That night there will be a formal presentation of maids, sponsors, ma trons and chaperons to each other in the mammoth auditorium at Camp Gor don in the park. This Introduction will precede a ball. By combining the three largest ex hibit buildings of the state fair and in stalling a dancing floor that alone cost $4,000, perhaps the largest dancing pa vilion in the South has been construct ed. It is estimated that 2.500 couples may be on the floor at one time. Three brass bands will furnish the music. Wednesday’ night there will be a grand ball of the United Sons of Con federate Veterans and on Thursday night the ball tendered by- the United Confederate Veterans will be the great event. Wednesday- afternoon there will be a reception to the sponsors and maids at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Johnston. Macon is gayly’ bedecked. Every store, thousands of homes and 40 prin cipal streets are a mass of colob— flags, bunting, ribbons and fancy de signs having been profusely- distributed anil draped. . The 'following is the list of.sponsors, maids, chapet one and matrons who will recede official accommodations, attention and recognition at the reun ion. More than 3,000 young women will attend in these various capacities, but only those appointed by the “armies’' or state divisions of the veterans will be accorded special consideration, al though an effort will be made to show, the others due attention, especially in the matter of having them in the pa rade.