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Ashbrook, of Ohio, a member of the cabinet of the Gideons, apolo gized on the floor of the convention to da; for his remarks about the Metho dises yesterday. He said that the crit icism was unintentional, and that his remarks had been misunderstood. "I did not say that the Methodists were narrow-minded, as I was quoted,” he declared. "At the request of one of tie members of that denomination, I brought the mutter up in the hope that we could get better support from Meth odists and other denominations which, largely on account of insufficient knowl edge of our great work, have not been s liberal in their co-operation as we had hoped. I am sorry if I have of fended any member of one of God’s ■ ite i institutions, the Methodist church." 'Vhoi Mr. Ashbrook stated yesterday ’ ; ci: tin Methodists did not help him in 11 wi rk because they were too much ’ ■ ntcred in their own church, especially ministers, a stir was caused in the ■ "mention. and, almost a score of men women jumped to their feet to re ' the charge. Canadian Gideons Seek Merger. Tlie preliminary work of making the Gid"oris truly an international assoeia "ii w.is taken up today at the conven "r in the Piedmont. At present the 'ii i "ns are organized all over the 1 niti , States, in Canada there is a ■limt organization known as the 'iid'-ons Christian Commercial Travel- - is«oeiation of Canada. T" unite this association with the I'n lied States order, three of its strong numbers have come to the national ''invention here. They are G. C. Sie iii. president; Frank Douglas, secre ' v. and Walter Seldon, all of Toronto. ■\< present this organization works m "Omplete harmony with the Gideons ci" the Canadians want to merge the They are also making a fight to ' • the first international convention ” year in Toronto. This will be de 'T this afternoon when the officers !l chosen for the coming year. 1 i '»n a quiet routine of business in ’■'spersed with songs from Charlie 1 i"man, the scene turned into a stormy ' <ak that, threatened to break up i' meeting in disorder. Various sug gestions were made and finally a tem adjournment was called for and ' ,,!, '<l immediately. 1 i " convention also has been much " use,] over an attack by one of the " 1 gates on the Knights of Columbus, Roman Catholic fraternal organizu l.ittle favor appears to have been " md for this attack. ■ ugem. g. Young. 26 years old. foi ' 'V of Columbia, S. C., threw himself trate on the platform crying aloud when one of the delegates was telling the story of a young traveling man who teceived a telegram saying that his wife and infant child had died sud denly. Street Services Held. He was carried out of the hall by several Gideons, but later became so violent that he had to be taken to the police station. There it turned out that he was not a member of the order, but had dropped in at the invitation of one of them. The memory of the sudden death of his wife and child two years ago had . caused his hysterical out burst. Services are being 'held regularly by the Gideons in the slum districts while the convention is on. Sam .1. Williams, leader of this work, is in charge. Along Manhattan avenue the sound of old time gospel hymns nearly drowned out the ribald music last night. The work will be k<q>t up during the convention and street meetings will be held throughout the city. Short talks are made and Bibles are given to those who care for them. The convention will close tonight. Nearly all of the delegates will be here tomorrow and in nearly every evangeli cal church in the city a Gideon wili be in charge of one of the services. At many of them both the morning and evening worship will be conducted by members of the' association. KILLED BY SHOCK, HIS BODY BECOMES A TORCH WATERBURY. CONN.. July 27. Suspended by a foot in midair from a cross-tree of the pole on which he had been at work, the body of George < Norberg, an employee of.an engineer ing company here, hung flaming like a torch aftei the current from a feed wire which he touched had killed him and set his clothing on fire. Finally other linemen climbed the pole and put out the flames. Norberg was 25 years of age, and was honorably discharged from the cruiser Washington three weeks ago. His home was in Kankakee, 111. TRAIN RUNS OVER HIM. BUT YOUTH STILL LIVES PATERSON. N. J., July 27.—Six year-old Herman Reinhardt, of 161 Sussex street, is the talk of the neigh borhood today. Herman is in St. Jo sephs hospital, slightly bruised. Herman and some older boys were on their way home last night when Herman ran across the tracks in front of a slow moving train. He was struck and fell between the rails. He fell in a depression between the ties and the engine and cars passed over without striking him. GIRL WEDS HER UNCLE: NOW AUNT OF MOTHER BARISr-JUly 27. —How is a person to become the sister-in-law of her grand mother and the aunt of her own moth er? This puzzle has been successfully solved by a young woman, Mlle. An toinette Graulliere. She married M Stelling-Laumont, of Fleurace. and as he happened to be her grand-uncle and the brother of her glandmother, she thereby became her grandmother's sis ter-in-law. At the same time she be came, according to law, the aunt of her own mother. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, JULY 27. 1912. On left. Catherine Howell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Howell. 24 Willow street. In center. William Tye. son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Tye, 740 Peachtree. On right. Kitty Winn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 11. A. Winn, 3 West Fourteenth street. Socialists' Candidate Tells Why I SHOULD BE GOVERNOR A. F. Castleberry, of Columbus, the Socialist nominee for governor of Georgia, sets foith these policies as reasons why he should be elected in the coming election: "If I am made governor I will advo cate and if possible bring about the collective ownership of all industries organized upon a national scale in which competition has virtually ceased to exist. "I will improve the conditions of working folk.,by shortening the work day. prohibiting child labor, providing for state insurance of toilers and forc ing compulsory education, even fur nishing free text-books, meals and POLICEMAN BEATING WIFE SHOT BY GUEST, HIS FELLOW OFFICER NEW YORK, July 27.—Richard A. Chaffee, a mounted patrolman, died in the Coney Island hospital today from a bullet wound inflicted at his home last night by Thomas Collins, a patrolman, and Collins has been suspended, strip ped of his badge, and is under arrest. Collins and Chaffee were attached to the Sheepshead Bay police station. Ac cording to Collins, Chaffee invited him to go to his home to 'dinner last night. When they arrived, the meal was not ready, and Chaffee and his wife quar reled. Collins says Chaffee repeatedly struck his wife, and when he inter vened Chaffee turned on him, attempt ed to shoot him, beat him over the head with a chair, and that he finally was compelled to shoot Chaffee in self defense. The police say Mrs. Chaffee corrobo rates Collins’ story. GIRL FALLS TO DEATH FROM CHURCH TOWER; ACCIDENT,SAY POLICE LOUISVILLE, KY„ July 27.—Deputy Coroner Kammerer has announced that he will hold an inquest Monday into the death of Miss Vanda Lee Burns, the pretty young stenographer of the First Christian church, who fell to her death last evening from the cupola of the church, where she had gone with William Cross, son of a deacon of the church, to take a view of the city. Cross, who is twenty years old, is a student at the state university. During vacation he has been employed as an electrician at the church. Chief of Police Lindsay, after an in vestigation, said the ease seepted be yond doubt one of accident. Cross and the girl had just become acquainted. NO CONCERT TOMORROW. There will be no free organ concert at the Auditorium-Armory Sunday after noon. The concerts have been discon tinued for three Sundays, and will be resumed in all probability on August 18. clothing without the semblance of char ity. "1 will have adopted, if possible, a graduated income tax, the initiative, referendum and recall, equal suffrage without residential, educational or property qualifications. "I will advocate the autonomy of all municipalities in the matter of owner ship and operation of all enterprises vital to the municipality as.such. “I will call for the abolition of the poll tax, the abolition of capital pun ishment. the abolition of the fee sys tem and the substitution of the salary system of compensation for all officials, and I will demand also the absolute freedom of the press and the freedom of assemblage." 21 SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES HOLDING A JOINT CELEBRATION East Point BSptist Tabernacle is the host of 21 Sunday school classes today. Thyy are meeting there for the thirty first annual celebration of the First District Sunday School association. The , immense delegation, arose in a body and sang several songs at the beginning of the session, then Rev. P. A. Kellett red'd passages ftom the Bible and offered prayer. Addresses by Rev. Charles E. Hitt, Rev. W. H. Kershaw and Rev. Frank S. Hudson followed. Dinner at noon, election of officers for the year, songs by the separate schools and other events were arranged for the latter part of the. day. ROME, USING PARK SITE FOR DUMP, MAY LOSE PROPERTY ROME, GA., July 27.—Because it failed to beautify the property, as it is alleged it promised to do, the city of Rome is in danger of losing a whole block of realty right in the center of the municipality. The land was donated to the city to be converted into a park and public buildings erected thereon. “The city has not only violated its agreement,” the petition alleges, “but has gone so far as to make a dumping ground of the property.” The King Property Company wants the land back and has petitioned superior court lo dissolve the deed given to the city. ROME HUSBAND DISAPPEARS. ROME. GA., July 27. —Officers are puzzled over the disappearance of J. H. Clarke, a traveling salesman for Bass & Heard. His wife declares that she has not seen her husband since early Thursday morning. Foul play is sus pected, as Clarke had considerabh money with him. SIX HOUSES BURN IN HOUR. ROME, GA., July 27.—Within an hour six tenement houses were wiped out by fire here yesterday afternoon. A dozen more weie threatened, but were saved by the firemen. A high wind was blowing and a disastrous blaze was apparent for a while. QUEEN S PRESENT TO SCRUGGS' SON Trophy English Ruler Gave Diplomat One of Four Per mitted by United States. By the terms of the will of the late William L. Scruggs, lawyer and diplo mat, William E. Scruggs, 47 Culberson street, his eldest son. shortly will come into possession of one of the four tro phies congress has permitted American officials to accept from'foreign powers. The trophy, a graven silver inkstand, was presented to Colonel Scruggs by Queen Victoria, while he was American minister to Colombia. The gift was made to express the appreciation of the British sovereign for a favorable set tlement of an English claim submitted to his arbitration. Through its possession W. E Scruggs will gain a distipction that may be unique. Only the descendants of Thom as Pinckney, Andrew Jackson and the officers of the U. S. S. Vixen, who fig ured in the polar rescue of Sir John Franklin's expedition, may lay claim to similar honors. Congress Permitted Gift. In 1876 congress, against the stren uous objections of its house committee on foreign affairs, informed William 1.. Scruggs that he might accept the gift from Queen Victoria. This had been done but three times before Thomas Pinckney, of Revolutionary fame, had accepted gifts as first American minis ter tb Spain. Andrew Jackson had per mission to accept a tract of land from the Creek Indians. The officers of the U. S. S. Vixen had been honored by the British government for pulling Sir John Franklin and his ill-fated crew out of the Arctic ice. The story of the inkstand, which is the proudest possession in the Scruggs household, was told to The Georgian by Mrs. Ruby Anderson. For four months’, shes aid. the gift lay In tin- state de partment in Washington, while con gress quibbled over precedents and the constitutional clause which prohibits American ministers from accepting gifts from foreign powers. The Ink stand is i rectangular sliver box on ball feet, richly engraved and stamped on the lid with the seal of the British crown. The inscription is: Also Gets Father's Watch. Presented by Her Britannic Majesty's Government to the Hon. W. L. Scruggs, in token of their high appreciation of the care and trouble taken by him in investigat ing a British claim submitted to his arbitration. W. E. Scruggs also will receive his father’s watch, but the many curious trinkets collected by Colonel Scruggs while in th<- diplomatic service have been bequeathed equally among his five children, together with valuable Atlanta real estate. Tile beneficiaries under the terms of the will are W. E. Scruggs, Mlanta; Mrs. Susie Jenkins. Manila; Mrs Minnie Robinson, Atlanta; Mrs. Ruby Anderson. Washington, and Miss Maud Scruggs. Atlanta. SEARCHING SIDELIGHTS ' ON GEORGIA POLITICS By JAMES B. NEVIN. Thomas E. Watson, the "red-headed one,” has reached over into the Sixth congressional district for Congressman Bartlett’s scalp, which he hopes to se cure with the aid and assistance of J. Walter Wise, who is a candidate against Mr. Bartlett. Mr. Watson is warm and cordial in his praise of Mr. Wise, and is propor tionately warm and cordial in his dis approval of Mr. Bartlett. Mr. Watson thinks Walter Wise is made of the right congressional stuff, and that Mr. Bartlett has had the job long enough, anyway. The race between Bartlett and Wise is sure to be engaging and thrilling enough for one who gets entertain ment from such things. The present member has been in harness a long time, and knows the ropes well; he has faced opposition before and has never failed to overcome It. Nevertheless, the impression unques tionably exists that the Bibb county man is up against just a little harder game this year than he ever faced be fore, and. If he is not careful, Wise w ill put it over on him this trip. Wise is said to be a wonderful fight er, and already several counties—some claim enough to nominate—are con ceded to him. "iThe plural of moose' is ‘me°se.’ ” observes The Macon Telegraph. And T. R., of course, is the guy who put the "me” in “meese." There is a lot of weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth inside the Geor gia legislature because of the melan choly fact that Jack Slaton hasn’t yet so much as whispered “barbecue, boys!” this year. Jack Slaton’s annual barbecue has been an institution inevitably incident to all legislative sessions for the past fifteen years. Some of the members declare they only come to the house in order to get an invitation to that “blowout" every year, anyway, and that if it were not for that they wouldn’t stand for elec tion back home. It is but fair to state, however, that the last recited circumstance is not the reason Mr. Slaton has called off this year’s function. (Anxious Inquiry: Has he, for keeps, and cross his heart and hope to die. called it off this year?) The entire Georgia congressional delegation called upon Woodrow Wilson a few flays ago. The gov ernor doubtless understands that there were some five or six hun dred postoffices involved indirectly in that visit, even if he was too polite to mention the matter a\ the time! \ One ardent defender of the bill to appropriate $50,000 to the State Nor ma 4 school in Athens grew quite elo quent in debate Friday over the rank discriminations the house of represen tatives sometimes seems inclined to make between persons and things, with respect to the distribution of the state's financial aid here and there. "I have seen money set aside for the benefit of hogs, yearlings, cotton stalks, peach trees, possums and jaybirds, and 1 have seen it set aside to annihilate cattle ticks, redbugs and mud turtles, but here is a bill seeking to set aside some money for the benefit of human beings—little children and deserving girls, anxious to be equipped for mak ing a living—and eloquent and influ ential gentlemen are fighting it! “One bright-faced Georgia boy or girl,” continued this orator, amid that quality of impressive silence always going immediately before great ap plause, .‘‘is worth more to me than all the hogs, yearlings, possums and jay birds ever born!” And as he sat down the applause came along on scheduled time, too! The Tippins bill right now doubt- • less has a sad and melancholy feel ing amidships, as if it were about to receive a quick jab in the slats! The house will convene at 11 a. m. Monday, and it is generally understood that afternoon sessions will be Inaugu rated some time next week. The calendar is crowded, and the rules committee is anxious to clear things up as completely as possible be fore adjournment. There are over six hundred house bills yet to be disposed of, and it will require hard and constant work to get rid of them by August 14, the limit of the session. “MOVIES 7, USED TO CATCH EMBEZZLER; PHOTO ON SCREENS BERLIN, July 27.—The police throughout Germany are searching for Bruning, the messenger who fled from the Dresdener bank here with $65,000 of the bank’s money. The Berlin authorities have deter mined to use the moving picture thea ters in their search for the fugitive. By order of the police, 250 picture places in Berlin have exhibited the pho tograph of Bruning at several perform ances. The Dresdener bank has issued a statement that if the money is returned no further steps will be taken. FATHER BETTER WOOER THAN SON: CUTS HIM OUT PARIS, July 27. —Competition be tween father and son for the hand of the widow of Jeremiah J. Mullen, of New York, has resulted in the father vanquishing the son. and the an nouncement of their approaching mar riage has been made. One night at the opera in New York Senor Ignatz Englez, an Italian visit ing America on some work for his gov ernment. and his son, Italo, saw Mrs. Mullen in a box and botli father and son simultaneously became enamored. Mrs, Mullen at first showed a de cided preference for the son. to the chagrin of the father, but finally the more experienced pleading of the fa ther won out. DR. OGDEN RETURNS. Dr. Dunbar 11. Ogden, pastor of the Central Presbyterian church, has re turned from his vacation and will oc cupy his pulpit tomorrow at the usual morning and night services. 3