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H pm ‘PURE piracy; states NONDELL Wyoming Congressman in the House Defends G. O.P. Com mittee’s Rulings. WASHINGTON, July 24.—Theodore Roosevelt’s followers were termed “pi rates" and the entire Republican pro gressive movement referred to as “the mo st impudent and revolutionary plan o f. political larceny ever conceived” in a speech delivered by Representative Mondell, of Wyoming, today, In which he sought to vindicate President Taft of the colonel’s accusations of theft of delegates at the Chicagp convention. Representative Mondell served on the credentials committee at Chicago. "The claim,” he said, "that Colonel Roosevelt was denied the nomination at Chicago through the larceny of dele gates is expected not only to contribute directly to the third party movement, but also to furnish the excuse for the most impudent and revolutionary’ plan of political larceny ever conceived. It Is proposed to steal the liberty and se cure the benefits of Republican state organizations, while at the same time it repudiates the party and candidates. It Is difficult to conceive a more shame less proposal for pure piracy than this. In Pennsylvania, for instance, the Re publican voters, I am told, are expected to continue to fly the Republican flag and secure whatever benefits can thus te obtained, with the expectation even tually of scuttling the ship after hav ing gotten away with the cargo. "Contests Deliberately Created.” •■As admitted by the Roosevelt man agers themselves, they started out de liberately at the beginning of the pre convention campaign to create contests. A large number of these contests were pure fiction. The contesting delegates claimed to be elected at conventions which. If held at all, were held a month or two after the regular convention. “The action of the Republican na tional convention in the seating of del egates was correct, just and equitable. No one is justified in condemning the action of the Republican convention on mere hearsay, as has been largely done, and to be Informed of the fact is to be convinced there is no ground for criticism. The convention acted hon estly and in a spirit of fairness in har mony with party interests and for the best interests of the party and the American people.” Representative Mondell cited con tests in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Indiana, Kentucky, Michi gan, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Washington. He defended the action of the credentials committee In all of these cases. "Why Didn’t Champ Clark Bolt. Asserting that Camp Clark support ers had more cause for bolting at Bal timore than the Roosevelt supporters had for forming a third party after the Chicago convention, Mr. Mondell said. “Why are not the Democrats of Mis souri proposing to have the Democratic electors in that state vote for Champ Clark? “The Democrats of that state by a large and enthusiastic majority ex pressed their preference, first, last and all the time for their beloved fellow citizen, the honored and respected speaker of the house. By 7 all reason able and proper rules he was the can didate of that convention. In a mo ment of his triumph the great prize was ruthlessly snatched from him with out warrant, justification or excuse. "If there are any' electors anywhere who have any sort of justification for being traitors to the binding and sacred obligation which rests upon an elector to vote for the candidate of the party that placed him in nomination they are the Democratic electors in Missouri.” GERMAN ENVOY HAS SECRET TYPEWRITER FOR WRITING IN CODE LONDON, July 24. —Baron Marschall Vonßieberstein. the new and gigantic German ambassador, has brought with him a private typewriter with special type, which only the baron and one or two members of the German foreign office can read. The baron allows no one else to work this machine, and al ways carries on him the key of the lock with which it is fitted. He himself types out all his private code mossa fires. Private typewriters have been in use among some English business men for ; 1 ■■ lime past, and the use of such machines by' firms who are accustomed t' J write their important correspond ,r 1 in a secret code is becoming com mon, Nearly all the standard typewriter '■ ' 'ors are ready to quote for the mak • • f typewriters fitted with any par “'ir kind of type. Machines have <| iidy been constructed for Oriental ■mguages, including Turkish, and also Yiddish and Hebrew. In fact, no I,! r the engravers. ‘t took many years to bring to per f km the construction of a typewriter ''riting Turkish, owing to the dlf t, r " yOf joln, ng the Turkish charac- Morgan home from good July 24.—J. Pierpont Mor in/r i , l , Urne l ' l from Europe today on the mplc. The financier looked to be eago la alth ' R Graham, of Chi events in'°,. W " n Kome of 'he shooting the same boat ymplc garaes - arrlveU on SOLDIERS WING HOME TOJWDRROW Big Sham Battle at Anniston Ends Without Decisive Re sult —VanOrsdale Pleased. ANNISTON, ALA., July 24.—Today 7 ends the ten days’ stay of the Fifth Georgia infantry of Atlanta and other Georgia infantry and cavalry com mands, including the Governor's Horse Guard, of Atlanta, at Camp Pettus. Tomorrow morning the Atlanta mili tiamen will entrain and arrive home about noon. This afternoon the boys are busy packing up preparatory to their departure. The ten days at Camp Pettus have been strenuous ones for the Atlanta soldiers. The climax of their maneu vers, with the other commands en camped here at this time, came in the big two days’ sham battle around Blue mountain. The battle began at day break on Monday' and ended late Tues day' afternoon. Colonel J. T. VanOrs dale, of the Seventeenth infantry, U. S. A., commanding officer at Camp Pet tus, today’ declared the battle,a great success from military and spectacular viewpoint. The battle ended without a decisive result. The Red army, commanded by Colo nel E. E. Pomeroy, of Atlanta, with 1.200 men, was the attacking force. This army was made up of the Fifth Georgia infantry, Third and Fourth Georgia in fantry battalions, unassigned, and one troop of the Eleventh cavalry, U. S. A. The Brown army, commanded by Colo nel Lewis, of the First Florida, defend ed the thickly’ wooded Blue mountain pass. This force Included the First Florida. First South Carolina and the Fourth Alabama Infantry regiments and the Second squadron of Georgia cavalry, about 1,600 men. First Alabama Goes To Anniston July 26 MONTGOMERY, ALA., July 24.—T0 transport troops of the First regiment to the Anniston maneuver grounds the Louisville and Nashville and the At lantic Coast Line railroad will operate special trains out of Montgomery on the morning of July 26. The Louisville and Nashville special will carry the companies of Geneva, Brewton, Fort Deposit and Evergreen, and will pick up the Sylacauga com pany' en route. The Atlantic Coast Line will operate a special train, bringing to Montgom the companies of Dothan, Troy, Enterprise and Headland. This special will be carried on through to Anniston over the L. &N. tracks. The three Mobile companies of the First regiment will be transported over the Mobile and Ohio. Troops Returning From Anniston Camp COLUMBUS, GA„ July 24.—The military companies of Phenix City, Ala., Columbus, Americus and Albany, Ga., will arrive on a special train to night from Anniston. Ala., where they have spent the past ten days in camp. Fifty' members of the Columbus Guards were in camp. OPPOSITION TO HARRIS’ OIL INSPECTION BILL ROUSES SENATOR’S IRE Senator W. J. Barris, author of the bill reducing the fees of state oil in spectors, is up In arms against the state ments which have emanated from the department of agriculture to the effect that his measure will cripple the inspec tion of oil. The agricultural department and W. C. Bryant, chief oil inspector, are opposing the Barris measure and favoring a bill known as the Rush bill, which retains the office of chief oil inspector, with a salary of $2,500 a year. Senator Harris said: “Opponents of my measure say that it will be responsible for oil accidents in the future because it will cripple the serv ice. How do the present oil inspectors account for the fact that six or seven accidents have occurred in Atlanta re cently, all traceable to imperfect oil under the present system, w’hich allows the in spectors enormous fees?” JOHN D.’S LATEST STUNT IS PROBATION OFFICER NEW YORK, July 24—John D. Rockefeller has suspended John Riley, foreman on his Pocantlco Hills estate, for being cruel to his family. Riley will not be taken back until he proves he can be a model husband. He re cently kept his wife and seven children, all under twelve years old, out of his house all night. Agent Charles Warkner, of the So ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty' to Children, investigated and Induced the wife to have Riley taken before Police Justice Foley of Mt. Pleasant on a charge of cruelty. Without waiting for the Judge to act, Mr. Rockefeller ordered Riley laid off until he promises to treat his family' better. The justice thought Mr. Rocke feller had punished him sufficiently, so he let him go on probation. WARE RACES WARM UP. WA YCROSS, GA., July 24.—The con tests for representative of Ware and senator from the Fifth district attract more attention with the approach of the date of the primary. This is the first time for Ware to vote for two rep resentatives. The candidates for sena tor are Judge J. L. Sweat, T, H Cal houn, A. E. Cochran and O. E. Giddens; for representatives, L. J. Cooper, J. L. Crawley, Allen S. Morton and James Cowart. T’illti ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, IJJIz. Hon. Joe Hill Hall, of Bibb, Gives Reasons WHY I SHOULD BE GOVERNOR A ) X. / 7|ll R nF 7 / |\ \ Ip JmSiblX ■V 7 II | i HF } \ ' .7/1 «R /Pi \ f B/ / %i JHh i r k ■ / tv IV Jw f K-7 ■wi ■ i i / & igff S'flwM F i" A W \ WHRRraF ji f .QB// Vacter i s t ic Hk Z 'V speaking ge s- ’ * nre j° e W Hall, the gentleman PROF. PARKER ADMITS HE FAILED TO SCALE MT. M’KINLEY’S PEAK FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. July 24.—The latest attempt to scale Mount McKinley has failed. Professor Herchel C. Parker, of Columbia university, and Belmore Brown, of Tacoma, have arrived here with a report that their efforts to scale the highest peak on this continent had been thwarted. They made two attempts, one on the south peak and 19,000 feet on the north peak. It had been earlier reported that Pro fessor Parker and Mr. Brown had suc ceeded in scaling the peak. churciTholds~Tts PRAYER MEETINGS AT 5:00 P. M. IN SUMMER The Second Baptist church recently in troduced the innovation of changing the mid-week prayer meeting from 8 o'clock to 5 o’clock, to accommodate business men and others of the congregation. The at tendance at the meetings has been quad rupled since the change was made. Dr. John E. White, yho leaves for bls vacation next week, will preach Sunday morning on "God’s Sunny Side" and at 8 o’clock he will conclude the series of sermons on "A Month in Babylon.” infantTleparalysTs FEARED IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, July 24.—Infantile par alysis is epidemic in the neighborhood of First avenue and Forty-ninth and Forty-eighth streets. It is the first dangerous recurrence of this disease this year in New York, and, according to specialists connected with the Rocke feller institute, it may be expected to assume serious proportions unless the practicing physicians of the crowded tenement districts learn to recognize the disease in its incipient stages with more success than thev haye so far ex hibited. eleventKTjongressional CONVENTION ATBRUNSWICK WAYCROSS, GA., July 24. —The next congressman from the Eleventh district will be formally chosen by convention at Brunswick August 31, after the pri mary of August 21. This has been de cided by the district executive com mittee. For the first time in years the con vention will have before it two names, those of J. Randall Walker, of Val dosta, and Judge T. A. Parker, of Way cross. The majority rule will prevail in the selection of the next congress man from the Eleventh. ATLANTA CONTRACTORS BUILDING IN LA GRANGE LAGRANGE, GA„ July 24.—H. J. Carr Kt Co., of Atlanta, contractors for the new Callaway department stores, broke ground today. The building, which is to be. three stories and basement and located at Main and Broome streets, will be completed be fore January 1 and will cost $40,000. S. H. Kress & Co.’s building, to adjoin the Callaway building, will bo started next Monday, according to the contractors. The LaGrange electric laundry, now under course of construction, will be completed and in operation by October 1. ‘PLAINCLOTHES SLEUTHS TO NAB PARK ROWDIES Plain clothes officers hereafter will pro tect women and children from rowdyism in the parks. Chief Beavers has determined on this solution of the problem, and will have sufficient corps of plain clothes officers on hand for any emergency. The chief says all disorderly persons will be arrested and tried. TO FIGHT HOOKWORM. CORDELE. GA„ July 24.—The cam paign against the hookworm in Geor gia, being waged under the direction of the state board of health, will be taken up in Crisp county within the next few weeks, if the board of county commis sioners will assure co-operation with the officials in charge of the work. OIL FIRE LOSS $150,000. WILMINGTON, DEL, July 24—Fire completely destroyed the Union oil Com pany's plant at Marcus Hook, north of this city, early this morning with a loss of $150,000. Fire companies from Ches ter, Pa., responded to a call for aid. from Bibb, in action on the floor of the house of representatives. Economy Is Keynote in Plat form of Veteran Legislator and Treasury Watchdog. Joe Hill Hall thinks he would serve a useful purpose to the people of Geor gia if he were named governor, and that is why he wants to be elected. The keynote of Mr. Hall’s campaign is rational economy In the manage ment of Georgia's financial affairs. “Georgia should live within her in come,” said Mr. Hall recently, and that tells pretty well the sum total cf Joe Hill Hall’s platform. “The legislature makes the most ex travagant appropriations, many of them worthy enough in theory, per haps,” said Mr. Hall, in a speech last week, “without knowing, or caring, seemingly, where the money to pay them is to come from!” The gentleman from Bibb is opposed to that. He believes Georgia should pay as she goes, and go only as she pays. For years Joe Hill Hall has been a leading and powerful Influence in the house of representatives. There, years ago, he won deservedly the title of "Georgia’s watchdog of the treasury." In the light of his long and consist ent experience, Joe Hill Hall is per suaded that he might act a worthy and commendable part in the governorship —and that is why he wants to be gov ernor. In a short time The Georgian will publish a statement from John M. Sla ton, giving his’ ideas of why he would be a good governor, and a similar state ment from A. F. Castleberry, of Colum bus, the Socialist candidate. TURKISH WOMEN ARE LIKE ALL OTHERS; TEN OTTOMAN PROVERBS CONSTANTINOPLE, July 24.—The Shail-Ul-Uam is distributing gratis a little pamphlet of ten Turkish sayings. They will be of interest to everybody: 1. Under a mother’s sole heaven itself springs into life. 2. Whoever is good to a sorrowing mother will be rewarded tenfold. 3. A woman's words are a witness to her work. 4. Woman can make heaven or hell for a man in his home. 5. The brain of a quarrelsome woman is night without a moon. 6. A stupid wife will harm a man more than his deadliest foe. 7. A happy love must be held with both hands, with the eyes, the ears, and with every thought. 8. Who wishes to marry must have money in his safe and credit in his pocket. 9. Whoever wants to know his own worth let him go a-courting without money or possessions. 10. Love makes man rich, woman poor; it makes mam strong, woman weak. HERE’S WAY TO KILL RAT: JUST GIVE HIM A SHOCK WASHINGTON, July 24.—T0 kill a rat or other rodent successfully, remove the insulation from two heavily charged electric wires for a short distance, sus pend a bait between them and place a tub of water on the floor beneath the bait. This method is recommended by the public health and marine hospital service, and is described in an article prepared by Dr. William Colby Rucker, assistant surgeon general. The rat and the ground squirrel are pointed out as the carriers of the plague. The article is entitled "Kill the Rat.” BEES FILL SCARECROW’S TROUSER LEG WITH HONEY KINGSTON, N. Y._ July 24.—Ellis Osterhaut, a farmer near here, has dis covered that bees have turned one of his scarecrows into a hive. The trous ers legs of the figure were filled with honey, WESTERN UNION IS ENJOINED IN LEGAL WAR WITH N., C. & ST. L. The Western Union Telegraph Com pany may have trouble with its lines between Kingston and Rome for several weeks after August 17. The contract with the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, by which the telegraph company is allowed to operate lines along the railroad between these two points, will expire, and the railroad company declares the telegraph com pany will not be allowed to continue operations. This announcement was made sev eral months ago and the telegraph company immediately began condem nation proceedings against the railroad to obtain a right of way when the con tract ends. However, the railroad com pany today got an injunction against the telegraph company, by which It is restrained from a continuance of the proceedings until the case Is heard in superior court September 7. The injunction was asked by the railroad on the ground that it will op erate its own telegraph line between Kingston and Rome after August 17. ATLANTA GIRL TYPE DESIRED FOR CHORUS BY BROADWAY NOW The "Atlanta type” chorus girl more than likely will he the rage on Broad way the coming theatrical season If the ideas of Charles Frohman are adopted. Mr. Frohman said the theatergoers were tired of the old Broadway style of stage beauty with her stagey figure, stagey face and stagey voice. Girls who have never been on Broadway are sought, therefore. The innovation will be tried in "The Girl From Montmarte.” Girls from every state in the Union will be tried out. Three of them already have ar rived—one from Michigan, one from Tennessee and one from Atlanta. The Atlanta girl made an immediate hit and there is talk of the whole chorus being ‘Georgia peaches.” BOSTON “L” BUSY AS GRAND JURY PLANS ARREST OF OFFICERS BOSTON, July 24—The Boston ele vated railroad company saved ten of its superintendents and other officials from being arrested on capias warrants today by rushing them to the Suffolk county court house in autos so they could appear before the Judge before the police could serve the warrants on them. « They had been summoned to testify before the grand jury session to inves tigate alleged intimidation and perjury by elevated officials in the car men strike. FIRE ENGINE HITS CAR; TWO FIREMEN KILLED CHICAGO, July 24. —Two firemen, Lieutenant Harrigan and a pipeman, were killed today in a collision between a fire engine and a street car at Devon avenue and North Clark street. A number of passengers were injured, ac cording to report. FIRST OPEN COTTON BOLL. CORDELE, GA., July 24.—The first open boll of cotton of the new season’s crop to be exhibited In Crisp county was brought in from the farm of J. W. Cannon, on Flint river, in the western part of the county. Mr. Cannon is cashier of the Ameri can National bank of Cordele. MISSING BANKER RETURNS. MONTGOMERY. ALA., July 24.—J. M. Jeter, the Geneva. Ala., bank cash ier who disappeared from At'anta June 17, returned to his home at Geneva yesterday, according to information that was brought to Montgomery today. GIRL HELD UNDER UYPNDTIG SPELL Georgia Romance Terminates in Memphis When Man Dis cards Trusting Fiancee. MEMPHIS, TENN., July 24.—A ro mance beginning in Valdosta, Ga.. came to a sudden end here today when Miss Mabie Pryor, daughter of a wealthy planter at Talbotton, Ga., was sent to her home after she complained to the police that J. T. Guidry, a traveling man, had kept her under his hypnotic influence for several weeks. Guidry was arrested and was given a few hours to leave Memphis. The girl sobbed out her story' to Acting Chief of Detectives Al Hurst, telling how she first met Guidry' In Valdosta, where she was housekeeper at the home of a bachelor uncle. He lured her from there to Atlanta, then to Nashville, on promise of marriage, and finally, she says, was getting ready' to desert her here when she suddenly came from under his Influence, became scared and went to the police. Miss Pryor left Valdosta with SI,OOO. Guidry spent that in less than two weeks and would have left her penni less had not his plan been found out by the police. PLAN FOR TESTING EYES IN FULL FOCUS TOLD TO OPTICIANS Dynamic sklametry, a new plan for testing the eyes, was urged today at the meeting of the Georgia State Optical association by Dr. H. J. Cook, of Knox ville, former president of the American Optical association. The ne-w plan, which was formulated only’ three years ago by Dr. A. J. Cross, of New York city, is radically different from the present one in general use by optometrists. At present the method Is to test the ey'es after they have been practically deadened from the atrophy ing power of belladonna. Under the new plan the eyes are tested while in full focus. Dr. Cook, in an address full of Inter est to the Georgia opticians, said that after investigation he had adopted the new plan as being far more certain than the old one. He urged its adop tion by every optometrist In the coun try. “Psychology 1n Optometry,” by J. H. Tinder, of Birmingham, and the “Op tometrist as a Citizen,” by Charles H. Kittrell, of Dublin, were addresses de livered today. The convention met again this after noon at the Piedmont and tonight will hold its banquet at the Elks club. NEW YORKTaWYER IS FATALLY SHOT BY HIS FORMER CLIENT NEW YORK. July 24.—Joseph Fet tretch, senior member of the firm of Fettretch & Seydel, attorneys at 41 Park row, was fatally shot by a for mer client in his office on the ninth floor this morning. A clerk who attempted to save his employer also was wounded. The assassin fired three bullets into Fettretch’s body before he was over come and arrested. The prisoner gave the name of Con way. It Is believed he expected to take his own life after his attempt to kill Fettretch. F’ettretch’s assailant was later iden tified as Joseph J. Conroy, of Brooklyn. The shooting had its inception in a do mestic quarrel of Conroy’s which finally found its way into court. Fettretch was appointed referee to hear both sides of the case, but he did not report In time to satisfy Conroy. He began to haunt the lawyer's office and made himself a nuisance, according to the clerks there. SENATE TO TAKE UP APPOINTMENTS FIGHT AT SECRET SESSION Overshadowed by the Tippins-Alex ander bill, consideration of Governor Brown’s appointments to the state board of education was postponed by the senate today. By an arrangement sanctioned by senators said to be op posed to the nominees, the senate will go into executive session tomorrow morning and dispose of the matter. The assertion Is being made by both the governor’s friends and foes tn the upper house that the appointments will bo approved or rejected strictly upon the legal phase of the matter. Both sides disclaim a desire to play politics. In naming G. R. Glenn, of the Dah lonega agricultural school, in place of Dr. Jere M. Pound, of the Athens nor mal, and A. T. Moon, of Baxley, in place of J. C, Langston, of Sylvania. Governor Brown put it squarely up to the senate to determine the legality of Hoke Smith’s appointments as other than ”ad interim" appointments. RAINMAKERS SET OFF TONS OF DYNAMITE; . FLOODS WASH TOWN BATTLE CREEK. MICH,. July 24 The worst rain and wind storm Battle Creek has known for years swept the city last night, and today the inhab itants are divided into two factions— those who blame the rainmakers and those who blame the weather man. Yesterday the Battle Creek Industrial association fired 4,500 pounds of dyna mite paid for by C. W. Post. The can nonading, started In an effort to pro duce rain, continued all day. The rain came, but before it the weather man had sent out a forecast of "sbo'.vers.” TD SUE WHIPPERS FORS2S.DDO.OO DAMAGES Essie Carter to Seek Damages From W. S. Dozier and Oth ers for Dawson Flogging. MACON, GA., July 24.—Attorneys employed by the friends of Essie Car ter are preparing to bring suit in he,r behalf against W. S. Dozier, clerk of the superior court of Terrell county, at Dawson, for damages in the sum of $25,000 on account of the horsewhip ping inflicted upon her by him and others Saturday night. Clyde Dozier, a son, and brother of Voght Dozier, whose alleged infatuation for the girl caused all of the trouble, and Pope McClung, a friend, will be. made parties to the ac tion. Suit will be filed in the western divi sion of the United States court for the Northern district of Georgia, it being claimed that Essie Carter is a legal resident of South Carolina and entitled to the privileges of the Federal court in ' Georgia. Weak, feverish and suffering acute pain from the scores of cuts and bruises ail over her body, Essie Cartel today sat up tn bed and denied the truth of parts of the statement issued in explanation by W. S. Dozier. Denies Pursuing Son. “I have never pursued his son,-’ -she declared, “and I did not seek to erttice the boy away from home. For that matter, he 1h not a boy. but fully grown, Voght Dozier is simply a young man who is sowing his wild oats, and he himself, not I. nor any other woman, is responsible for the anxiety and hu miliation that he has brought upon his family. My indictment at Dawson was persecution, and it resulted from the Influences of the same persons who so cowardly and brutally beat me. "When I returned to Dawson last Wednesday It was not to encourage Voght Dozier’s attentions, but to re cover two of my diamond rings that he had pawned. He secured these rings from my sister, Mary, under false pre tenses, and even after pawning them he told me that she still had them. If there is any infatuation it is on his side, not mine. I have always felt sor ry for him, and it was because of this feeling that I was at first inclined to shield him and his family from pub licity. However, I have now decided to pro,,ecuto the Doziers to the Dozier Defends Drastic Course ' -7 DAWSON. GA„ July 24.— Declaring that his wayward son, Voght Dozier, was infatuated with the woman and that he had been unable to keep them apart, even after he hah persuaded her to leave town, W. S. Dozier, superior court clerk of Terrell county, has is sued a statement in defense of his ef forts to reclaim his son that resulted in Essie Carter being unmercifully whipped here Saturday night. He says: "I have no excuse to offer for hltn (the son), and while my judgment may be erroneous, I have no .excuse -to offer for my efforts to reclaim him." The statement goes at length into the relations between young Dozier and the Carter woman and recites the fa ther's effort to break the youth’s in fatuation, going so far as to appeal personally to her. Although the Dozier family has long been one of the most highly esteemed in this section and W. S. Dozier has many years defeated all aspirants for clerk of court, the affair has brought down upon him the censure of many people for taking seven men along in the dead hours of the night to chastise one lone woman with a buggy whip. They point to the fact that Voght Do zier has for several years been noted for his recklessness, having been a party to numerous cases in the courts; that he is old enough to account for himself, and that he should, at least, have been given the same punishment, at the hands of his father, at the time the woman was flogged. The whipping of a white woman by a party of prom inent citizens is something new here. MARRIAGE TOTTERY BIG SUCCESS; 5,000 ROUBLES TO COUPLE ST. PETERSBURG, July 24.—At Smolensk the annual marriage lottery recently took place, and was remark ably financially successful. > The young girl who was to be the prize was chosen by the municipal council ten days before the lots were drawn, and the ticket holders at once visited her house to make her ac quaintance. Five thousand one-rouble tickets were sold, and the money which would have been equally divided between the prize and its winner if she had refused him, as she had the right to do, was, as Is customary, presented to the young couple a.s a wedding gift. CHURCH RECORDS SHOW MEXICAN 185 YEARS OLD MANZANILLO, MEXICO, July 24.—1 t has been established by church records here that Jose Calvario, who died a few days ago, was 185 years old, having been born in 1727. FLIPS COIN TO SEE IF HE SHOULD DIE;_KILLS SELF NEW YORK, July 24—With the remark; “Heads I die; tails I live," Franz Slrle, 24 years old, tossed a coin in a shooting gal lery last night. It came heads and he shot himself, dying soon afterwards. 5