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VOL. X. NO. 248.
HERESYWAR
CONFRONTS
BIG CHURCH
MEETING
Presbyterian Convention Rep
resenting More Than 1.000,-
000 Gathers at Louisville.
MODERATOR POINTS TO
NEW PERILS ARISING
In Stirring Address He Shows
Lack ot Progress and Urges
Strenuouc Work.
*"**
LOUISVIELE. KT., May 16.—With
1,500,000 members of the church repre
sented, the 124th General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church in the United
States convened here today. This is
the first session of the assembly held
south of the Ohio river since the Civil
war.
The chief matters which will come
before the 900 delegates during the
eight days session are the following:
A proposition to endow ia $10,000,000
pension fund for superannuated Pres
byterian,- ministers.
A fight to re-establish .cordial rela
tions between the Union Theological
seminary of New York and the general
assembly, which were broken off at the
time of the expulsion of Dr. Charles
Briggs, a professor in the seminary,
for heresy, w ill be made.
Seminary Professor
Faces Heresy Trial.
Charges of heresy against the Rev.
William A. Brown, of the Union The
olor'cal seminary, who has gotten into
tjr-' ,Pie With the powers in the church
through his book. "The Christi.au
Hope." which is under fire because of
alleged unorthodox doctrines, were
made.
Moderator Talks
On Call to Church.
The Rev. .1, I-'. Carson, of Brooklyn,
presided today as moderator. After the
rreliminarj services a new moderator
will he elected. The three leading can
fiirirws were Rev. Frank W. Sneed, of
the East Liberty Presbyterian church
of Pittsburg: Rev. J. G. K. McClure, of
the McCormick Presbyterian seminary
of Chicago, and Rev. Mark Matthews,
of the First Presbyterian church of
Seattle. Wash. This is the largest
church in the world, having 4,700 mem
bers.
I >r, Carson's sermon was on the sub
ject. "The Prophetic Call to the
Church.” It was one of the ryost force
ful that has ever been heard in an as
sembly. With his call for a spiritual
quickening in the church, Dr. Carson
mingled the warning that the year 1911
showed "a comparatively small number
of accessions.” and he drove this home
with figures that told the story. The
a< cessions to the Presbyterian church
in 1911. said the moderator, were a total
of 72.883 in 10.051 churches, and 3,739
churches reported no additions to mem
bership on confession of faith, while
only 22 churches out of more than 10,-
000 reported more than 100 accessions,
More Aggressive
Methods Needed.
■ This certainly.” said Dr. Carson, "is
a situation that calls upon us to con
sider our ways and that summons us
to a more definite and aggressive evan -
gelistn." He.declared that the spirit of
evangelism is alive in the ministry and
the membership of the church, but there
is imperative need of its yet greater
development.
Taking up conditions that hamper the
church. Dr. Carson said: "The church
has become so overlaid, if not stifled,
by a congeries of societies and guilds
and movements that it is lost sight of
except when criticised for failure to
support innumerable movements. Let
the church itself have right of way.
Let churchmen, who in zeal and devo
tion are promoting so many movements,
concentrate their thought and energy
upon the churches yyth which they are
connected and wp through these
churches, and 1h- ( Ulis will justify
and reward this com -titration of their
interest and energy."
Continuing he said:
"There are labors which the church
will freely share with others—philan
thropists. educators, political am} social
reformers. Everything human is of in
terest to Christ and must be to His
church. But it must not be forgotten
that in its service to man the church
has a function peculiarly its own. That
function Is ministry to man's spiritual
being."
"The Temper of Crltcism” was dis
cussed by Dr. Carson. He said it Is
p'cft and the church seems to be the
specal object of .its attack.
The church is charged,” he ds-
Continued on Page Three.
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
The Georgian is published to
day. and will .be hereafter, by
the same men in every depart
ment who have heretofore got
ten out this newspaper.
Chooses to Stick With
Second Husband Despite
Annulment of Divorce
No fiaminfr red neckties will wound the
sensibilities of Mrs. Lucy Thompson
Bloomer-Froelich, despite the fact that
the court has said that she is not Mrs
Nathan Froelich, of .Atlanta, but Mrs.
Jacob Bloomer, of Louisville. Though she
will live, in a state of temporary separa
tion from Froelich, she will occupy a
room at his home 606 Chestnut street,
and proceedings for a new divorce against
her first husband will be entered at once.
“If there were nothing else,’’ says
Mrs. Froelich-Bloomer nr Bloomer-Froe
lich, "that man Bloomers red neckties
would kill all the love I could ever hold
for him. He looked just like a bull-fight
er."
The spectacle of two husbands facing
each other across a table, with the wife
in question between them, was a sight
which struck the attendants in Judge
Bell’s court yesterday as extremely inter
esting. The wife had been living in
wedlock with Froelich, hut the court de
cided that the divorce decree which had
separated her from Bloomer was fraudu
lently obtained. This did not seem to
affect Mrs Froelich- Bloomer, nr Bloom
er-Froelich, however. When she left
the court room, she left No. 1. who, the
law said, was her legal husband, trail
ing behind, and went out on the arm
of No. 2.
Van Astor Batchelor, who represented
Bloomer, says that his client had done
as much as he could do. unless he swore
out a writ of habeas corpus. Bloomer
returned tn his home in Louisville yes
terday afternoon. His last word was an
oath of devotion to his wife.
“Our life is just temporarily suspend
ed." says Froelich. who runs a meat mar
ket at 186 Whitehall street. “It’ll come
out all right."
Baby Boy Solace of
Mother in Jail Facing
Hearing For Forgery
Mrs. Corinne ITunnieutt. 2S years of
age. of 69 Powell street, took her two
year-old baby boy with her to the Tow
er today, when she was sent there by
Recorder Broyles on charges of forgery
and swindling. The baby was the con
stant companion of his mother through
out the night in the matron's ward of
the police station, where she was held
pending trial in police court.
"1 want to keep my baby with me. 1
can qot stand to be separated from
him," said the young woman as the jail
door clanged behind her. The little boy
looked about the big jail in evident
wonder, but seemed perfectly contented
in his mother's arms. He never once
cried while in the police station
Mrs. Hunnicutt is-the mother of five
children, but the baby boy is the only
one she has expressed any desire to
keep with her in prison.
Window Washer Falls
From Bth Story, But
Resumes Work at 7th
Bob Rowell, a negro, was washing
windows outside the eighth story of
the Atlanta National Bank building to
day when his foot slipped. He fell to
the seventh story, caught his hands on
the window ledge, drew himself up and
calmly resumed his window washing.
He had to wash the seventh-story win
dows, anyhow, he said.
Several occupants of the Third Na
tional Banw building saw the negro
fall and turned their eyes away. When
they rushed around to the Atlanta Na
tional Bank building they found noth
ing disturbed. Rowell was still wash
ing windows. He said he was used to
excitement.
Rome Judge Says He
Will Jail Club Men
Violating Rum Law
ROME. GA., May 16. —Judge John
W. Maddox, in charging a specially
convened grand jury this morning, cre
ated a sensation when he declared that
the Elks Owls. Metropolitan and other
social clubs or the city have no right
to sell liquor.
"If they are convicted I will send
their members to the chaingang with
out the alternative of a fine, even if
tny own son is among them.” said the
judge.
He also announced that hereafter,
even for the first offense, all persons
convicted of the sale of liquor or as
priprietors or inmates of questionable
resorts, would be sent to the gang. He
asserted that the excise laws were
openly violated here, and that he would
top al! y folations. if possible
A sensation ha been caused here to
the jurist's < harg., as many of the mo.-'
prominent citizens belong to the clubs
mentioned.
PRESSMEN II
It y. VOTE
OUST
STRIKE
■
By Big Majority They Refuse
to Obny Order Issued by
President Berry.
HEARST’S ATTITUDE
TOWARD LABOR LAUDED
Not a Word Uttered in Favor of
Walkout, Says New York
Times Report.
NEW YORK, May 16.--The Web
Pressmen's union, at a meeting last
night, decided against a strike here and
settled the matter as far ns the East
is concerned. Following is a report of
the meeting printed this morning by the
New York Times:
"The Web Pressmen's'union. No. 25,
the New York branch of the organiza
tion, V"ted at a special meeting in Bee
thoven hall. East Fifth street, last
night not to obey International Pres
ident. George L. Berry's orders calling
for a strike oft Hearst papers through
out the country.
Vote Against Strike
Almost 4 to 1.
“In so far as this city is concerned,
the pressmen voted against a strike,
although in doing so smru' of them ad
mitted after the meeting they laid
themselves tn the risk nf having
their charter revoked by the interna
tional governing hoard.
“The vote against the strike stood
552 to 139. and was taken after a con
ference of about two hours.
"President Edward \V. Ed wards, of
the New York branch, told the meet
ing of Forty's orders, and advised that
the question of obeying or ignoring
them would be put to a vote. Mr. Ed
wards and the other officers, including
the members of- the executive bohrd.
made speeches in which they advised
against a strike.
“President Berry, whn issued his or
ders from T’hi. agn, waexpected at the
meeting last night. He was reported to
have started for this - ity. with the in
tention of taking charge of the situa
tion here, and his absence wa- com
mented on and was practically made an
issue by several «.f the speakers last
night. *
Speakers Praise
Hearst's Attitude.
"Mr. Berry orders this strike," de
clared one speaker, "and is supposed
to come here and handle it. He ap
parently hasn't interest enough to at
tend the meeting.”
’William Randolph Hearst came in
for praise in the course of the various
speeches. His attitude toward labor
was advanced as an argument against
a strike on his newspapers, and was
received enthusiastically.
“Among al! the speakers th?ro was
none Aho advocated the strike, a.nd ne
argument in favor of it was advanced.
"Though the vote revealed that some
thing more than a fifth of the members
present were in favor of the strike,'
they apparently lacked a spokesman to
advance their views. Most of the two
hours which the meetfttg was in ses
sion was taken up with arguments
against the strike."
Madero Will Declare
Himself Dictator to
Crush Mexico Rebels
EL PASO. TEXAS. May 16. -Francis
I. Madero, president of Mexico, will de
clare himself dictator if the present
revolution is not crushed before the last
Sunday in June. This is the statement
in a dispatch received here today from
Mexico City. The president has decid
ed on this step, it is asserted, in order
to insure holding the congressional elec
tions.
The forces of General Orozco and
General Huerto are advancing against
each other and a general engagement is
expected, further dispatches declare.
The last day on which Xhe congres
sional elections can be held is the last
Sunday in June. Unless the revolution
is ended before that time Madero will
assume the full powers of the govern
ment, taking over legislative and jud -
cial as well as executive authority.
This will permit him to suspend per
sonal guarantees and enfon ■ such reg
ulation- as he see; fit until the country
i= tranquil amd h" ; houses to order a
congressional election
ATLANTA. GA.. THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1912.
TRAVELERS DESERT THE ROAD
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Two of the first arrivals of the I'. C. T. convention swapping hellos at the Piedmont. The
man with the grip is J. R. Burrton, of Montgomery, Ala., and J. H. Roberts, of Atlanta, is giv
ing the grip of welcome.
5 FROM TIM
SWE Oil RJFT
NEW YORK. May 16. The White filar
liner Oceanic, which arrived here today,
brought out of the deep Hip story of a
tragic sequel tn the foundering of the
Titanic Two‘ hundred miles away from
the point where the Titanic had gone
down the Oceanic came upon a collapsi
ble raft containing the bodies of three
men who had died of exposure and star
vation. These three victims, as well as
another man and woman who had prob
ably put off from the Titanic on the raft,
according to articles found on the raft,
were buried at sea.
One of the victims was partially identi
fied as Thompson Beatty, of Chicago;
two others were members of the crew. A
woman had evidently taken refuge on the
raft, f«»r two women’s tings were found.
A fur overcoat with the name “Williams’’
written in it was also found upon the
raft.
TWO HAD BEEN BURIED.
The woman io whom the rings belong
ed and the man named Williams had
either fallen into the water from the raft
or else had died and been buried at. sea
by their companions as there were only
three corpses upon the when it was
found
Little bits of che'wed cork in the bot
tom of the raft showed how, in the ex
tremity of their sufferings and starva
tion, the refugees had tried to swallow
anything that came to hand.
The raft was sighted last Monday. First
Officer Frank, of the Oceanic, accom
panied by the doctor and several
sailors, put off. ft was found impossi
ble bring Hie bodies to shore so
were buried at a with appropriate ser
vices. t’he raft was taken on the oceanic
and brought to land.
The inscription in the rings was “From
Edward io Gerda.”
MILNER SEEKS ELECTION.
DALTON, <A . Ma? 16 ‘ -•> T C.
Milner, of Carters il’e, solicitor general
the Cherokee circuit, has announced for
re election He will probabl’ be opposed
by Judge G. G. Glenn, of this city.
U. 0. T.’s Parade Frpm Station
to Hotel and Open Conven
ventin of Grand Council.
If th' l Jesup One-Price Grocery Em
porium runs short of sardines and
cheese this week it can't afford to wait
for charlev Johnson or Bob Watson to
drop in with bis grip and order book.
The boss of the grocery will have to get
busy on the long-distance telephone and
send In his own order. The way sta
tions will see no drummers this week.
The.', are all in Atlanta.
They began coming in bunches early
today, all dressed up in the clothes they
usually keep for the towns their best
girls live in; all lugging suit cases with
suits In them instead of samples, and
all readj' with the smile and the hand
shake.
pin with the insignia. "U. C T.,” w hich
doesn’t stand for "U Can't Treat.” as
popularly reported, but quite the re
verse. They all belong to the Georgia-
Florida division of the United Commer
cial Travelers, an organization which
has its brand on every traveling' sales
man in the South except those corralled
by its rival, the Travelers Protective
association.
■Those who had arrived in the city
early"met the more belated delegates at
the Terminal station on in-coming
trains today, and at 9 o'clock the pa
rade, headed by the Fifth regiment
band, moved down Mitchell street to
Whitehall, down Whitehall and Peach
tree streets to the uiedmont hotel. Eaen
delegate in line earned a grip, and the
colors of the order, vellow. white and
blue, decorated every hat.
They insisted that the band should
play nothing except "Everybody's Do
ing It” and to that tunc ihe travelers
marched as enthusiastically a- obi Con
federate veterans would to the strains
of "Di?lie." The Atlanta delegates said
that th® tun 1 meant "Everybody's com
ing to Atlanta." while the Columbus
delegates, who are hot after the next
convention, declared that the tune was
Continued on Page Three,
GUARDS IT TRIAL
OF SUFFRAGETTES
LONDON. Mav 16. Extraordinary
precautions were taken to prevent an
outbreak of violence when the trial of
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst and Mr. and
Mrs. Pethick Lawrence, leaders of the
militant suffragettes, was resumed tn
the central criminal court today before
Justice Coleridge.
The first witnesses called by the pros
ecution were summoned to prove the
hiring of halls by the Women Suffrage
Political union for heading meetings at
which, the government alleges, the de
fendants and others made speeches in
citing members of the union to violence.
Allen Case Goes to
Jury as Prosecutor
Denounces Outlaw
WYTHEVILLE. VA.. May 16—"\\
must maintain the law. It is a neces
sity., It will stand no matter who tries
to shoot it down If they shoot it. ddwn
it will rise again. Blessed be the law.
Down with anarchy. Down with all ef
forts to shoot up the judiciary. Long
live the law. God sue the common
wealth.”
It was with these words, spoken by
Joseph C. Wy sor, chief counsel for th'
commonwealth, ringing in their raj-s
that the rase of Floyd Ailen was given
to the jure hero this afteinoen.
Allen wincr d perceptibly under th?
i barge.
The jut-’ dined before going back
into the court room.
j HOME
TH EDITION
PP I Pl? Ot> Trains. FIVE CENTS
i IAJIjXj. In Atlanta. TWO CENTS
T. H SWATS
CROOKED
DEAL IK
soon
Declares McKinley Is Lining
Up “Rotten Votes” for the
President.
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THIRD-TERM QUERY
ANGERS THE COLONEL
He Says Taft's Father Spoke
in Favor of Grant When He
Ran for a Third Time.
TAFT ADMITS CRISIS.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, May 16.
President Taft in a statement this
afternoon declared the issue of the
tight between himself and Colonel
Roosevelt for the Republican presi
dential nomination hinged on the
forthcoming primary in Ohio and
intimated his confident belief that
his own state would declare for
him.
LIMA, OHIO. May 16.—T0 an audi
ence of t.fifhi people, which jammed Me
morial hall to its capacity, while as
many more outside were struggling
frantically tn get in. Colonel Roosevelt,
today declared that Congressman Mc-
Kinley. the Taft campaign manager, is
“crookedly lining up the rotten bor
ough delegates from the South to help
nominate Mr. Taft,"
‘How about the third term?” was
called from the audience,
"111 answer that," retorted Mr.
Roosevelt, "I'll answer it with the state
ment that President Taft's father in
1880 bended a third term Grant club. '
The Colonel Shows
He's Mighty Angry.
"He s dead." called out the same
voice*
This apparently aroused Mr. Roose
velt's ire. and in angry tones he said:
You can't ask me any questions that
I can't answer."
He then produced a newspaper clip
ping of a speech of Mr. Taft's father
in advocacy of a third term for Grant,
and read extracts from it.
There was uproarious applause when
Colonel Roosevelt concluded by saying:
"The whole Taft family wanted Grant
for a third term. I'll let President Taft
answer his father."
“I Called His Bluff,”
Says T. R.
“I called his’bluff." exclaimed Colo
nel Roosevelt at Bradford Junction in a
speech denouncing President Taft for
his reciprocity attitude,
The ex-president talked to 1,500 peo
ple from the rear platform of his car.
He said:
‘I supported the president's reciproc
ity effort at first only because I thought
it would immensely benefit the con
sumer.'. When I learned later It worked
to the advantage of the beef trust and
the millers trust, because it let in raw
material free and kept up the tariff on
the finished product, I had to put my
self against it. Then 1 found that the
piesident deliberately was using my
support of the measure to influence the
people against me. Well, I just called
his bluff, if I may oe permitted to use
such a term.”
I know it s hard to give up your
time from the plow now." said the colo
nel, "but if you don't get into thig fight
the professional politicians will take
advantage of it. This is your govern
ment and you have got io take some
trouble about it. The boss only getshis
chance because the people don't come
out. We want the farmer to hit the
boss hard."
Taft Worn Out;
Voice Very Husky
('L!<\ ELAND, May 16.—Worn out by
three da\s of arduous work in his Ohio
campaign, President 'raft rested here
today. The president abandoned the
field to Colonel Roosevelt temporarily
and stayed in his private car, which
was run out to Gordon Park shortly
uft< he reached the city early today.
Th* president's voice is very husky
and Major Rhoades, his aid, is trying to
get it into jgood shape for the address
at th* great ma?s meeting tonight.
The preside nt arranged to meet some
of his personal and political friends
during the morning, but decided to fol
low no set program.
