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THE WEATHER. -A Fair tonight and tomorrow Tem peratures: Ba. m., 58; 10 a. m., 63: 12 noon, 66; 2 p. m„ 67. - 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 FOR THREE DAYS IN ATLANTA 111 ’Wv B jr wfeV ///■ sJ Wife Vail* ; A- ’***' \ t If*' w As® W WW J v\ \ '■ ■Sa /// UF 1L ' I ||| -i r 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. * 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.