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ELOPERS
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Romantic Spirit Prompts Them
to Keep Wedding a Secret, I
Says William L. Popham.
EACH WON THE OTHER
WITH SENTIMENTAL PEN
Miss Maude Estes Reads
“Love and Power,” Weeps
and Seeks Author.
If the Rev. William Lee Popham. a
Baptist missionary *of Louisville, and
sweet singer of the Bluegrass, hadn't
tried to keep secret his marriage to
Miss Maude Miller Estes, formerly of
Louisville, the couple wouldn’t have
been arrested at the Terminal hotel
today, and the preacher-poet would
have saved the SI 1.50 required as col
lateral before they were released. But
crude commercialism and cold-blooded
civic laws are always setting their iron
heel on pure romance.
. Mr. Popham's poetry has charmed
Kentucky and the South for a decade.
He is the author of enough poems to|
fill Dr. Eliot’s five-foot shelf to over-1
flowing, and the most famous of his I
works is that gem of verse, "The Geor-1
gia Queen."
Who has not read with awe and envy
that delicious gem of metrical skill—
that jewel of alluring description, the
oft ioted stanza from his tribute to
Georgia women:
But of all women.
Medium, stout or lean.
There's none to compare
With my Georgia queen.
Mr. Popham just dashed that off be
tween addresses to chautauquas. edito
rials for his own paper. Mother. Hom
and Fireside, and sermons to great
multitudes. He has never had a regular
pulpit, sd far as is known, but neither
did John the Baptist.
Didn't Tell Policeman
They Were Married.
When the couple were arrested by
Patrolman Wilbanks, who keeps an eye
on the hotels. Mr. Popham did not tell
of his marriage to Miss Estes, and pro
, duce the certificate. Instead, the two
)went to the police station and put up
their collateral for release. Then Mr.
Popham went to McDonough, and the
, young woman to Greenville. Ga. But
" when The Georgian called the preacher
poet by long distance phone, ho was
greatly shocked to learn that the news,
papers had discovered his troubles, and
promptly admitted that he and Miss
Este- had been married in McDonough
on May 4. ’This was afterward sub
stantiated by the ordinary hmiseif.
It was the poet's divine Are which
won him his bride, and it was the
young woman's writing which drew the
poet to her side Miss Estes read Pop
ham's poem. "Love and Power.” wept,
and succumbed. For a time she ad
mired him from afar off; loved only
his poems, for she had never seen the
man. Then she wrote a biography of
Popham. an idyll of his boyhood down
on the farm. Popham received an au
tographed copy. ’ Then he packed his
grip and went to Hardin county, in Old
Kentucky, to meet the fair author That
) was three years ago. On May 4 they
met by appointment in McDonough, and
two hearts were melted into one.
Mr. Popham is 27 years old and Mrs.
Popham is 24. pretty and w-ll dressed.
Mr. Pophams writing include 240
poems, w hich he says cover every phase
of life, from the cradle to the grave,
from "pupply love" to senile affection,
for ther-'s no true poetry unless love
forms its theme. He has written seven
works on "Seven American Wonders."
several books of essays, and his latest
production is 'Nut Shells of Truth "
Preacher Says They
Were Married Secretly.
Here is the statem-nt Mr Popham
gave The Georgian over the telephone.
"Miss Maude Miller Estes and myself
were married at McDonough on Satur
day, May 4. 1912. We were wedded se
, retiy and intended to keep it a secret
The only reason why we did not make
it known in Atlanta last night was that 1
we desired to keep It a secret a while j
longer. The ordinary in McDonough |
married us. There has been no church ,
ceremony since the court marriage.
"I do not know where my wife is to- '
day. We separated in Atlanta. I came |
to McDonough, but have forgotten the I
name of the town to w-hich she went. I
She is to w rite to me and join me again 1
in a few days. The reason we tsepa-|
rated was that we are both engag’d ]
in literary work and i( 'as ne'e-saryi
Continued on Page Two. I
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results
highschool
PROFESSOR
ACCUSED
BYBOYS
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Admits He Took Pay for Writ-
I
I ing Names—Hope Says He
Will Stop It.
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
ABOLISHES DRAWING
I
Many-Cornered Row in School
Affairs—Miss Getz Fights
for Position.
Protests of the -graduating class of ,
the Boys High school against the ac- j
tion of Ptoressor J. H. Smith in charg- ’
ing each of them 50 cents for writing ,
their names on their diplomas- and I
against ail the members of the faculty •
for a general attitude of indifference '
toward their graduating exercises to
day found a response among members
of the board of education in a declara
tion that the faculty would be rigidly
investigated.
Protests of grammar school teachers
against the manual training system as j
conducted by Miss Elizabeth Getz re- j
suited in the abolishment of the draw- i
• ing department by the board of educa- I
I' tion yesterday afternoon and leaves the j
board split into two warring factions I
, today.
Professor Smith Is head of the writ
ing department of the school and
splendidly Inscribed the names of each <
of the 75 members on their diplomas. ;
His skill netted him just $32.50 cents, i
But some of >!:- student-- who had been
reading of insurgency and such things ■
began to question the justice of the
charge. Their complaints have reached '
the ears of members of the board of,'
education and other city officials.
Hope Says Practice
(Will Be Stopped.
"All th> complaints against the Boys
High sclyiol faculty will be thoroughly ‘
Investigated." said George M. Hope,
member of the board of education, to- .
day. "No cha-ge for inscribing names ■
on diplomas will be allowed again.”
There were also complaints about the
management of the commencement ex
ercises in charge of Professor W. F.
Dykeg Members of the city council to
whom they look for a new building as I
well as appropriations for malnte- '
nance will have to pay 25 cents admis- :
sion if they witness the ceremonies at I
the Atlanta theater tonight, for no in- i
vitations were sent to the city fathers, j
Another complaint Is that each of :
30 boys who failed to satisfactorily
pass their examinations this spring will
have to pay other members of the fac
ulty than Professors Dykes and Smith
$lO per month to "coach" them during
the summer that they may attain the
desired promotions.
Students Feel
Injustice Keenly.
During th’ high school declamatory
contests the faculties of other schools
were present to cheer their representa
tives. But not a member of the Boys
High school or the board of education
was present to encourage their boys.
The boys felt this indifference and lack
of encouragement particularly In the
contest with Marist college.
The trouble all began when Aiderman
James R. Nutting, more than a year
ago, took up the complaint of a num
ber of teachers against Miss Getz and
the drawing department, and intro
duced a resolution in council abolishing
the department. It was lost Yester
day James 1.. Key James E. Warren.
W. O. Stamps. Dan W. Green, Dr. G. Y.
Pierce, A. P Morgan and G. M Hope
vot’d to wipe out the department. Mr
Warren stated in his speech that he,
favored abolishing physical culture and
drawing also. The arguments wen
that drawing overworked both teachers]
and pupil*, making the curriculum too
heavy.
Miss Kate Harralson was agre»d up
on as dire, tor of music. Her -lection
as well as all new teachers along with
the question of abolishing drawing and
th- complaints of the boys, will by
taken up at a meeting Saturday morn
ing.
Professor J. H. Smith said today:
"I have engrossed the names of th’
I boys on their diploma- for 50 cents each
■ for ten years. I will offer to do so
’ again next year. Every one of the boys
• ask’d m’ to do the work. They could
I have dor’ it themselves or had some
I on’ else to do it."
Said Principal W. F. Dykes today.
"J appeared before the class today
and asked that any boy stand up and
i tell me if he felt any injustice wa.-
|done him by Professor Smith writing
! his name for fifty ents Not on’ arose,
land many expr's-’d disguo at th- -o
--< < ail’d charge: The charge- <-rlair.ly
I did not originate m thi- clato.''
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY. JUNE 6, 1912.
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er street.'who locked themselves in a china cios-t in a vacant house and remained there for three
j hours while the neighborhood searched lor them.
STATE WILL NOT I
BACK FALLS SUIT
Governor Probably Will Let the
Responsibility Rest With the
Tallulah Association.
'j Indications are that Governor Brown
I will reach a final decision in the Tal
lulah Falls controversy late today and
that the state will not order suit to
establish the land titles in the gorge
of the Tallulah river.
It is understood that the governor
may consent to allow attorneys for the
Tallulah Falls Conservation associa
tion to bring suit in the name of the
state, but it is hardly likely, according
to the best sources of information,
that the governor will plunge the state
Into litigation.
It is an accredited fact that Attorney
General Felder, in a written opinion,
called for by the governor, has assert
ed that the Koch survey in his opinion
hardly constitutes legal grounds upon
which the state may base suit. How
ever, the contents of the attorney gen
eral's written opinion has never been
made public either by the attorney gen
eral or the governor.
The governor said today that he had
endeavored to reach the Tallulah mat
ter for final consideration since Mon
day. but the press of other business
had been so great that the Tallulah
hoped to take up the matter late this
afternoon, he said.
TWO CITY OFFICIALS
OF AUGUSTA SLATED
TO LOSE THEIR JOBS
AUGUSTA. GA.. .lune 6. Two offi
cial heads in the city of Augusta are to
come off within the next day or two.
John M Hayes, superintendent of the
i street cleaning department, and Harry
F Braver. superintendent of the scav
; enger department, are to be decapitated
i The streets and drains committee of
j city council has recommended that the
positions held by Hayes and Beaver
I be abolished, and that Instead there be
(treated the office of city road engineer.
] who shall occcupy both positions and
: have an assistant. An ordinance to
this effect will be introduced at a
I special session of city council to be
i held tonight and it is expected it will
1 pass first reading. It will require two
additional meetings of council to finally
' pass it,
j Mr Beaver is a brother to Sandy
Beaver, principal of the boys -ehool at
Stone Mountain, and a son of the late
Councilman Sandy Beaver. Sr. of this
city. Prior to being in the < ity's em
ploy. Mr. Hajes was a shoe merchant
here
Mother Searches in Vain for
the Trowbridge Twins and
Brother.
When her three little sons, Julian.
Lucian and Herbert, failed to come
home for supper last night. Mrs. Lu
cian Trowbridge, of 204 Cooper street,
with her next door neighbor, started
out to look for them, thinking they
were playing with the neighborhood
children. The two spent fifteen min
utes without success. Then the police
were called in.
After a three hours search, in which
they were aided by more than 300 men,
women and children, the three little
brothers were found locked in a china
closet in a vacant house on Formwait
street just around the corner from the
Trowbridge home.
While scouring the house In boyish
fashion, the three had crawled Into the
cupboard and closed the doors behind
them. They were released only in time
to prevent death by suffocation. Their
clothes were drenched with perspira
tion. their eyes sore with weeping, and
their joints stiffened from the cramped
position they had held for so long. For
fifteen minutes after being removed
they were unable to speak.
Declare Policeman
Locked Them Up.
And the mother, finding her sons well
and safe, fell into a swoon. She re
mained in this condition for an hour.
Today Herbert, aged three, and Lu
cian and Julian, who are twins four
years old, are just as happy as if noth
ing hail ever happened They Insist
that a policeman locked them up.
The fact that Julian. Herbert and
Lucian were away from home the most
of the afternoon did not worry Mrs.
Trowbridge greatly. She was sure they
were safe. At supper time she became
rather vexed. She had told them never
to be tardy at supper time for their
health> sake.
She waited a short while, and still
no children. She got Mi's Slaton next
door to aid her in the search, and the
two went to all the favorite haunts of
the three youngsters. They questioned
every passerby. They looked in all the
neighborhood stores. Lucian. Julian
and Herbert were nowhere to be seen.
Finally a negro gave them a clew.
•I saw two little white-haired boys
following an ice cream cart down Geor
gia avenue missis.”
But It was later found that the two
little white-haired boys were children
of Mrs. Slaton. This hope being shat
tered. Mis. Trowbridge began to grow
hysterical.
She saw visions of three little limp
bodies being dragged from a lake. She
saw Lucian, the most daring of her
son-, leading them over an embank
ment. She saw them go wandering
across a railroad- yard and stream
Continued on Page Two,
TRINIR CHURCH
INTO NEW HOME
Bell. Organ, and Pews Saved
From Old Structure and
Transferred.
Old Trinity’s congregation has wor
shiped for the last time within the his
toric building at Whitehall street and
Trinity avenue; next week the sweet
toned old bell, which has called three
generations of Methodists to prayer
and praise, will be lowered from its
belfry and removed to the new edifice
In Washington street.
Today the ancient pews are being
torn from the floors and hauled to the
new building. Within a few months a
business structure, all steel and con
crete and plate glass, will rise on the
site of the church, which for half a
century has marked successive chap
ters in the history of Atlantans, their
christenings, their weddings and their
funerals.
Gid Trinity was sold to the White
hall Realty Company In February of
last year for $120,000.
Church Retains Old Name.
The congregation was given a year to
erect a new structure, and this period
has several times been extended. Rut
this week is the limit, and next Sunday
the services will be conducted in the
new Trinity. The church will retain its
old name. The new building is also on
Trinity avenue, but several blocks far
ther east.
The famous organ is being rebuilt
and enlarged for rhe new church. The
ancient bell and the pews were retained
by the congregation and will be put tn
service in the new home.
Only the Sunday school rooms of the
new edifice are completed and all the
services will be conducted there until
the main building is finished. The
Sunday school will be opened next Sun
day morning at 9:30 o'clock, and at 11
o'clock and in the evening Dr. J. B
Robins, the pastor, will preach the first
sermons in the new church.
RAIN PREVENTS GAME:
WILL PLAY 2JOMORROW ■
The ball game scheduled for today
is off on account of rain. Manager
Charley Hemphill was hopeful of pull
ing off a contest up to 2 o'clock, but
at that time It became evident that
there was nothing doing.
Tomorrow a double-header will be
played. The first game, will be called
at 2:30.
HUDSON OUIIS HADE
FOR GOVERNOR, SAYS
WATSON FOUGHI HIM
Pays Unprecedented Tribute to McDuf
fie Editor’s Political Power in Geor
gia by Admitting That His Aid Is
Necessary to Success at Polls.
Thomas G. Hudson, former commissioner of agriculture, today
announced his withdrawal from the race for the governorship of
Georgia.
Like a bolt from the blue to his thousands of friends throughout
Georgia came this positive statement at noon.
To his more intimate personal and political associates, however,
the surprise was not so great. They have known for some time that
Hudson's race was getting into bad, if not desperate, shape.
Mr. Hudson, in a statement remarkable and unusual for its can
dor and frankness, assigns two specific reasons for his withdrawal:
First, his failure to secure the support of Thomas E. Watson.
Second, his failure to receive the financial backing promised him
in certain quarters.
The former commisisoner of agriculture was full of confidence
and figb f six weeks Ago. Just after the presidential primary he lost
some of his confidence, but still hoped for the best. Lately, grim
despair seized upon him, and today the full realization that he was
hopelessly defeated came home to him to abide permanently.
Pays High Tribute to
Watson’s Prowess.
Mr. Hudson's card to the public pays
the highest tribute to the political
prowess of Thomas E. Watson ever re
corded In Georgia politics.
It admits that Mr. Watson's attitude
absolutely controlled and determined
Mr. Hudson in making up his mind
finally what to do.
The former commissioner of agricul
ture has publicly acknowledged the su
premacy of Watson In Georgia politics.
Mr. Hudson's statement is as follows:
After having announced myself a
candidate for congress from the
Third congressional district I was
urged by some of the leading citi
zens of the state to make the race
for governor. T informed these
friends that I was financially un
able to make the race and they
volunteered to finance the cam
paign. Many conferences were held,
at which the preliminaries of the
campaign were discussed and out
lined.
At that time there were already
two gentlemen in the race for the
governorship, both of them able
and popular, and I knew they
would be hard to defeat.
While these conferences were be
ing held It came to my eat that
Mr. T. E. Watson was dissatisfied
with certain political leaders of the
state and that he would not be
likely to support them. I had con
ferences with gentlemen very close
to Mr. Watson, after which I be
lieved 1 could get his support. In
this I was mistaken.
Couldn’t Obtain
Watson’s Support.
Believing I would secure Mr.
Watson's support. 1 consented to
make the race for governor. No
one knew better than myself Mr.
Watson's power in Georgia poli
tics; in fact, he has held the win
ning hand In every campaign since
1906, and Is stronger‘today than
ever.
1 found that on account of cer
tain supposed friends of mine Mr.
Watson would not support me, but.
determined to bitterly fight me In
■addition to this handicap, my finan
cial backers developed a distress
ing attack of "cold feet." and 1
am convinced that under those Cir
cumstances 1 can not win the fight.
Therefore. I withdraw from th*'
race.
I desire to express my profound
est gratitude to the many friends
throughout the state who have so
loyally stood by me with their sup
port.
John M. Slaton, candidate for gov
ernor, received his first news of Mr.
Hudson's withdrawal from The Geor
gian.
He was visibly astonished, and hesi
tated for a moment to express himself.
After thinking the matter over for a
few minutes, he gave The Georgian for
publication this afternoon the follow
ing statement:
"I have made up to date no political
speech and have thereby avoided fric
tion and the necessary unpleasantness
that comes from antagonism.
Slaton Hopes for
I Broader Support.
"I have found many friends who were
for Mr. Hudson for personal reasons,
and, of course, a gentleman who has
been as prominent in the state and has
met so many people as Mr. Hudson,
must have a large number of followers.
1 trust that I am now to receive the
support of those gentlemen who have
heretofore been embarrassed.
“While 1 have made no political
speeches. 1 have been over the state as
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HOHL
IDITION
PRICE TWO CENTS
far as time has permitted, and have
written many thousands of letters. T
have received more than 10,000 written
pledges of support from men of promi
nence. representing every community
in the state of Georgia. Friends in
every are ready to begin imme
diate organization.
“If anything, my campaign hence
forth shall be more vigorous than it
has been up to date, and I trust that
the withdrawal of Mr. Hudson will not
cause my friends to become Inert. I
hope to be elected, and'in that event to
harmonize the entire state. I succeed
ed in doing so in the legislature when
unanimously elected presiding offb :»r
of each body.
"If elected governor I see no reason
why I should not manifest the same
degree of fairness and impartiality in
caring for the state's interests.”
It will be remembered that Murphey
Candler Issued a formal statement sev
eral months ago to set at rest rumors
which were connecting his name with
the gubernatorial contest. Commis
sioner Candler gave the sweeping
changes that might take place in the
personnel of the railroad commission at
the August primary as his reason for
desiring to stick to the commission.
This statement was issued before the
Hudson and Slaton contest was locked.
Some See Felder, Candler
or Hardwick in Race.
There are those who are saying now
that the retirement of Hudson means
that either Attorney General Thomas
S. Felder or Railtoad Commissioner
Murphey Candler surely will be in th
fight against John M. Slaton and Joe
Hill Hall, the only two avowed candi
dates now in the race.
Chairman Candler declined to ven
ture a statement. He said the matter
camo so suddenly that he had not had
time to formulate an opinion.
Attorney General Felder was equally
as reticent. He was Informed of Com
missioner Hudson's withdrawal by
newspaper imn and declined to specu
late In futures,
Mr. Hudson's sweeping admission of
Thomas E. Watson's powerful and far
reaching influence on Georgia politics
is being taken by many to mean that
Mr. Hudson is preparing to throw his
entire strength to the cause of his rival
of yesterday, John M. Slaton.
There are those close to Hudson who
affirm that Hudson has been out
rageously treated by the so-called Hoke
Smith faction in state politics, and his
reference to certain support being the
cause of Watson’s bitter opposition un.
questionably was a shot at Senator
Smith and the Smith line-up.
One of Mr. Hudson's friends is quoted
today as having said that Hudson would
prefer to see Slaton elected now; that
he had no tremendous grievance against
Slaton, anyway, and that he did have a
just and influencing grievance against
some of Slaton's enemies.
Mr. Watson is supporting Mr. Sla
ton. and ft is being freely predicted
in the hotel lobbies today that Mr.
Hudson will Join Mr. Watson in his
effort to make Slaton governor.
All in all, Mr. Hudson's withdrawal
probably means some big and signifi
cant developments and realignments In
state polities within the r.txt few days.
Joe Hill Hall Sees
Victory for Himself
MACON, GA.. June 6.—"lt means my
election,” said Joe Hill Hall, when told
by The Georgian that Hudson had re
tired from the governor's race. "I
don't know that it would be appropri
ate for me to say that I ant glad," said
Mr. Hall; "but I can state that Mr
Hudson's retirement absolutely means
my election if Mr. Slaton Is my only
opponent. Beginning in a few days, I
will carry my campaign Into all parts
of the state, speaking in all •( tlia
cities.”
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