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2 OIL LETTERS NIW IMPEACH SEN. PENROSE Roosevelt Denies That the $25,000 Was for Use in His Campaign. Continued F cm Page One. tee s report to Mr Archbold for ap proval. and that Mr. Archbold "O. K’d” it before it was piven to the country. T. R. Denies Money Was for His Aid OYSTER RAY. X V \ug 19 Colonel Roosevelt made vigorous answer today to the assertion of Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, that the 125 non »1 <•( k Pen rose got from John 1». Archbold, of the Standard <MI tru?t. in 19C4, v.t.h used for the Roose Veit campaign in New York. The colonel emphatically denied that he was aware of any Standard < >il monej !*»■ ing devoted to his campaign "I ha\e nnt and never have had the slightest knowledge that Senator Pen rose or an\ one else, during ’he campaign of 1904. raised any money to be used in carrying the state of New York.” said Roosevelt "Rut. as a matter of fad. it happens that in the campaign of 1904 I wrote to Mr Cortelxou stating ’hat I wished no money received from the Standard < »I1 Company "If any money was received from the Standard oil Company it was not only without my knowledge, hut in spite of my written prohibition As fi.r the funds used or raised in Pennsylvania. I had no more knowledge of them than of the funds used or raised in Ohio or Illinois MEN GO TO CHURCH AND DOFF COATS; PLAN A BIG SUCCESS Rev. Charles A. Ridley, pastor of the Central Baptist church, is well satisfied today with his experiment of allowing the men of his congregation to remove their coats during the Sunday services For some time the pastor has asked the women worshippers to take off their hats ?o that ail might see him while he Is preaching and last Saturday he an nounced thgt lie would allow the men to take off their coats. "We had the largest attendance of men I can rein»*mber al chur' li. except for some special service." the pastor said today, and I believe It was be cause they know tha‘ they could be comfortable \rhil? listening ’•» the ser mon. "b<» the women object to removing their .Not a bit. Ha dly any of the woiiun in my congregation now wear hats to church ami the visitors easi v fd’ou the general example and remove their headgear I don’t believe myself. an<l ( have s<» far heard no member of ’he tongie gatlon say. that the <l!gii*’v of ’he di vine service is tnar-e*l because the mon are allowed to remove their coats “I. for one. believe in allowing people to be comfortable. Not that I believe in catering to any foolishness on the part of members of the congregation but I see no harm in men removing their coats FEUD OF FAMILIES GETS INTO COURT: PISTOL IS POINTED The climax to a liveh family feud was enacted in police court today when O P. Veal, living at Marietta and Pine etreets. was bound over to the state courts in bond of sino on the charge of pointing a pistol at bls neighbor. N S Vaughan. The two families have been at outs for some time. It seems. Veal and ids w ife asserting that Vaughan s wife and another woman relative have been an noying them for some time b\ hurling slurring remarks at them To shut out the view of his neighbors Veal said he had gone to the trouble of putting up a screen On his back porch He said this had riled his neighbors and caused a fresh outbreak The trouble came to a head Saturday. It appears, when Veal sent tun police men to the Vaughan home to warn Mrs Vaughan. latter Vaughan met hint and is eaid to have demanded an apol ogy. It was then that Veal went to his home, obtained his pistol am! reap peared on the scene. H< denied lie pointed the weapon at V.iughan and eaid he armed hitnself beeaus. >.■ sup posed Vaughan to lie armed \ ughan denied that his wite had mad. :i> re marks concerning th. Veal fan . > OLD PLOWSHARE FOUND IN THE HEART OF A TREE COI.I.INGDM.E. PA. Aug 19 Wl a the tree grown around and enti < ' covering it. perhaps tn.au> > • .. > ago, a Steel plowshare nearly twenty inche> lonic was found imbedded ■ n the heart of an old tree w hich W.llium Hr until ano Daniel Scanni were .u.ting down In fiont of their home. lin Jacksun avenue. Collingdale. 'l'he tree, more than nine feel In ■■ t eutnfer.nce, hail outgrown its useful ness and Scanni and Brunni stain'd t" cut it down, but aft. getting about half through their axes struck m.’a' The plowshare was up ight an prob ably had been laid In a ciotch of th' t ee manv years ago and so gotten The tree Is probs b' 100 years old. ——- • The Atlanta Georgian—Premium Coupon •■ Thia coupon will be accepted at our Premium Pario r 20 Eaat Alabama at., i at partial payment for any of the beautiful premium pooda d aplayed there. See Premiun Parlor Announcement on Another Page ; FERTILIZER FUSS MIRER BI PRICE Oconee Candidate for Commis sioner of Agriculture Profits by Opponents’ Scrap. —— I While Ills two opponents are pelting I each other with mud. and "squabbling I as to which one belongs to the fertilizer I trust. Jam’ s l> Price, of Oconee, is; waging a dignified campaign for com mission, i of agriculture, and winning much favor and many votes through out the state by reason of his dispas sionate and busines’like attitude. I do not tmnk tne people of Geor | pin are particularly interested In the I washing if the Blalock and Brown dirty linen, and unless I mn mistaken, they will resent having the nauseating mesa I stuck under then noses every day or . so," said a well known Georgia poll- Itician today. Hammer Each Other. | Blalock accuses Brown of being a 'm< re tool' of Tom Watson, and says j th' fertilizer trust is hacking Brow n. I anyway. Brown says Blalock sought to have the fertilize) trust back the Rla-| lock campaign, and. being a b,nk»i , and a lawyer, is bound tight to the ’big Intel.sts "These two have hammet.d at each .other, and produced ~o much evidence land nea r-e'. idem e to back up their va- i ‘ nous accusations, that I have about. I d'-cldcd that I do not know wh it is the I truth about cither one of them If half of what each says about the other is true, neither should b<- elected commis sioner. "What 1 do know is this, however: Price is nobody's man hut his own He wears his own collar and bosses his own conscience. He Is a practical, suc cessful farmer knows the farminpl business from top to bottom, and would ; be able, by reason of his praetie.il I knowledge, to conduct ills office to th. ■ farmers' best Interests. Nobody charge price with belonging to the fertilizer peopb, or of lining undei any obli gations to them. Clean-Cut Fight. "Price has made a clean-cut. high minded. straightforward and sineei. fight for commissioner of agriculture, and 1 am going to vote for him—and thousands of others, too. for the reason that he ha - fought so gallantly and so | well." | Mr. Price Is in Atlanta today, fresh . | from a tour of northeast Georgia. He expresses the greatest confidence In the . | outcome- of his campaign, and declares jtliat next Wednesday night will see him i a big winner. In none of Mr. Price's campaign doc uments, letters or caifls, Is there a hint of mud-slinging or discourtesy to his > , opponents He is confining his fight . squarely to issues and the merits of I Ills candidac y. Up and Do te n Peachtree Know How to Light Your Cigar Properly? \ short, gray-haired man went to the cigar counter in a downtown hotel and Muck a brown panatelia in the flame. He then placed the reverse end in hl* mouth and puffed. Shortly It went out, and he cursed. "I never could light a cigar," he ex claimed wrathfully. The clerk entiled "You are not alone, sir—not more than 50 per cent of cigar smokers know how to light their weeds properly," he said. "If the\ don’t apply the flame on nne side or thp other they dab it in the middle and the cigar becomes so bitter that it Is unsmokable after the Maine has formed a hollow ha If was down It.” The short., gray-halred man looked Interested. "Well, what is the proper way?" he asked "Well for one thing, never shove your cigar in the flame It’s hound to become Ignited unevenly And If you touch the flame lightly only the inside will become lit an<| the spark will bore right down the middle Th. heat from a cigar lighte l goe* s straight upward for several inches above thi flame, and the power of said ieai Is evenly distributed over the at- I mosphere it cover*. Therefore, if you jdesiif t<» get the full benefit of the j cigar hold It in you* mouth Just above •e flame with a slight downward In ‘ ’.nation After it has been thereabout nv ” seconds \ on will observe the ignl- • j lion Then begin t » puff and at the lime dip the cigar through the 1 tlanu* with a slight twist and then you i a\. a perfect and symmetrical light.’ * M' 1 "aid the short gray-haired ‘There’s a whole lot a man can 1 Itarn. dn’t there? Just for that TH •i ' -»• 'He pulled out a j fi K * " •' 1 hi "Give me a box of youi b, st 1*“ want to change jobs’' Perhaps ( the uii* \ou have doesn’t *»uit your taste Or auri indmg* are disagreeable. <>r . salary Ist i large enough Or there's no ■ chance for advancement. If so. your chance to ch«ngn is offered todav in The Georgian s • -s-.ri*-d Pages THE ATLANTA GEORGhVX AND NEWS. MONDAY. AUGUST 19. 1912. Has Attended 77 Campmeetingsi GIVES AWAY HIS FORTUNE w Jr />' ' I iie.lf Henry W;iU;iee. 8-> years.oltl, and Lena Pearl Wallace. 10 months old. his trreat-granddaughter. Aged Georgian Saves Only a Penny for Himself When He Divides Riches. Eiglity-ffve years old, with a record of having attended seventy-seven vamp meetings Samuel H. Wallace, of Hen Hill. Ga . was easily ttie most patri archal and the most interesting figure at the Mount Gilead meeting, just closed. He was made further inter esting by being the poorest and the richest man in the world, according to his own word. He had been rich in the world’s goods, but less 'than a year ago he gathered his ten children together. Then he had a will drawn and tore it to bits, saying at the same time that his fortune would be immediately di vided among his children with only a pcnnt retained for himself. This penny, he said, would make him the richest man in the world, because it would be i reminder ih.it his ehll dren hud enough to keep them well and happy. Hoary and gaunt, like some ancient oak in a forest of saplings. Mr. Wal lace, or "I’ncle Henry.” as he was call ed. stood with several of his progeny around him. They all were not there. If they had been they would have num bered 176 to children, 71 grand children and 92 great-grandchildren. "Yes." he started to tell them and the crowd began gathering around. "I can remember the first camp meeting There weren't so many as there is now but they were just as strong tn the grace of God.” "Were the girls as pretty then?” askrd a youngster "They wete lots prettier.” he said "Only they tried to hide it by dressing ugly. They had an idea that the Lord didn't like pretty gals.” ESCAPES FROM JAIL ON DAY TO BE SENTENCED MONTGOMERY, ALA. Aug 19. .1 M. Lammons. ex-county superintend ent of education of t'ofl >e county . Ala bama who has been in tail here for some weeks charged with embezzle ment of state school funds, •scaped from prison today. Lamntons had been a trusty and was sleeping in the stair room, but behind barred doors. While the jailer was making an inspection, La«tmons thrust his hand through the bats and unlocked his cell, .scaping through rhe jail of fice He was to have been sentemed today on a plea of guilty He had agreed to accept one year and one day in the penitential y. LIGHTNING KNOCKS MAN OFF CAR. BREAKING ANKLE MARIETTA. GA. Aug 19. During ■ . thunder storm Saturday afternoon the Marietta and Atlanta electric car eaving Atlanta at i> o'clock was struck ty lightning and put out of commis sion. < 'nr passenger was badlv hurt Melvin Hanis of M.arie’ia xho was startling on th. back platform, was t trown to rite ground breaking hi- r. , ■ in i i ■ .; 11: n: a- I" a• 1 H • wa s <a: - tied tv a hospital in Atlanta. | lUEHTNING KILLS FIJI'S MGIMS Two Fatalities Near Dublin and Two at Macon During Elec trical Storms. IH’BIJ.X. GA.. Aug 19.—A holt of lightning struck the horn/ of J. A. Pur vis He.i! Lovett, In Laurens county yesterday afternoon, instantly killing two persons sitting <»n the front porch and shocking the other occupants of the The dead are J. D. Myers and John Purvis, w h<» were visiting.the Purvis home. The lift .• dve-\oar-old daughter of J. A. Piirvi>. who was sitting between the two victims, was only slightly shocked. Mrs. Purvis discovered the rear of the house on fire and her screams brought her husband to his senses. His guests did not respond to his wife’s screams. He called, but the two men failed to answer It only required a touch of his hand to show him the) wc «' dead. Both their necks werv broken. Woman and Child Killed by Bolt MACON, GA . Aug. 19.—A bolt of lightning from a blue sky yesterday killed two persons and seriously in jured two. The tragedy occurred as Mr and Mrs N A Clanford. of Cordele, were crowing Tindall s tield near Mercer univetaity, with two grandchildren. Flora and Virginia Sullivan Mrs. Cranford and little five-year-old flora were instantly killed, though not a bruise was afterwo d apparent on their bodii .-• Mi ('..tnfO'd and Virginia Sul livan wan shocked il’td bruised. They are now at<i ho.-i r..1 in a critical con dition. CARTERSVILLE MINISTER DEFENDS HIS POSITION CARTERSVILLE. GA. Aug. 19. The religious bieadi engendered by circum stances connected with the recent Bob Jones '■ . > - tl 'r.e Sam Jones Tab ernacle and widened by the action of a committee of laymen in inviting Joins to co me ... n n xt yea', despite tin protests of titre leading clergymen of Cartersville churches, was the sub ject of a dt fx nse of his position by Rev. \V T. Hunnicutt from the pulpit of the S.,m .I mi-■ Methodist Memorial church yesteiday morning. Efforts tri being math by ’he people of CHi tersvilb to ti store harmony,-and there s •xi i y ■ son to believe that the . hnrehe. xdi do mote effective | work than they haw ever done before. Sigil rm i TO FIX STREETS I - - I Governor Expected to Sign the; Charter Bill Today, Giving | City Power to Act. The city council expects Governor I Blown to approve the Atlanta charter 1 bi!!, authorizing the reorganization of tlie chief of construction departnjent. | before the adjournment of the session of the council this afternoon. If he does, a resolution will be intro duced naming the council as a com mittee of the whole or a special com- . mittee of seven to begin a sweeping in vestigation ■ f the department, with a view to bringing about reforms. Besides this authority the bill in ■ hides manj amendments of the street improvement system which will thor oughly reorganize the system. When the council has taken the action it promises The Georgian s campaign will have resulted in a much more modern sy-tem for street iMprovements. The councilmen themselves say much bet ter street work .will be done in the fu ture. Councilman <’. C. Mason will intro duce I resolution appointing a special committee ta proceed with plans for the closing of the Forsyth street un derpass. Mayor Winn sent a message to coun cil this afternoon announcing the ap pointment of a committee of ten citi zens to co-operate with a committee of council in considering the advisability of a $2,000,000 bond issue for street im provements. The members named are: .First ward, J. H. Harwell; Second ward. R. R. Otis; Third ward. W. A. Vernoy; Fourth ward, .1. L. Key: Fifth ward. (' E. Gainer; Sixth ward. W. A. Ward; Seventh ward. M. M. Anderson; Eighth ward, Jonas Ewing; Ninth ward. W. T Winn, and Tenth ward, I L. J. Callahan. POLICEMAN TUMBLES OVER HIDING THIEF IN PULLIAM ST. STORE His resentment at being accidentally kicked by a policeman, as he lay hid den tn the darkness of a store, caused the undoing of a negro burglar. Charlie Clayton, who was remanded to a cell in the Tower today by Recorder Broyles. Policemen David and Camp at an early hour discovered a broken w indow in the store of the Echols Grocery Com. pane in Pulliam street. Officer David stumbled upon a man hidden behind a box. just inside of the window, and heard an indignant growl. i tfticer David told the burglar he didn’t have time to apologize, and clasped the handcuffs nn his wrists. To Judge Broyles the negro- told a wonderful story. He said he was pass, ing the store when another negro ac costed him. covered him with a revolv er and made him go into the store, threatening to kill him if he didn't re main there until he returned. MADISON BELL HAS NEW WAY OF ASKING VOTERS TO AID HIM J. I Madison Bell’s friends are enthusiastic over his race for solicitor general. He has made, they olaini, one of the most unique campaigns ever waged in Fulton county. He has personally visited every office, store, factory and shop in Atlanta, and in the eleven country districts confined in this county. Mr Bell has never been defeated for of fice before the people. One of the sur prises of the legislative race ten years ago was the vote for Mr. Bell over old-time politicians. It was not known until after ward that he personally visited through out the county. In this race for solicitor general he has made 38 speeches and has given out 125,- 000 cards. WHITFIELD CANDIDATES CLOSE THEIR CAMPAIGN DALTON. GA.. Aug 19. —Saturday night marked the close of the active campaigning of the politicians for Whitfield county office, a big rally of the voters being held at the court house here. This week the aspirants are clipping around mending the breaks 'hat have sprung in their political fences. At the meeting Saturdav night about Joo voters were present, a hand fur nishing music between speeches. M i'. Tarver, candidate for state senator from the Forty-third district, spoke of his race against Judge J. A. Longley, who. although invited to share time with Mr. Tarver was not present. S. E. Berry, candidate for representative, and Sheriff J. H. Gilbert, candidate to succeed himself, were the other speak ers. ALL PHONES OFF HOOK; BETTER SERVICE ASKED CHECOTAH. OKLA., Aug. 19.—-Indi vidually and collectively, Checotah has its receive! down. All the telephone receivers in town are down as a protest against what the patrons of the tele phone company characterize as poo "Central's" most seductive words ut tei- d in an effort to get the subscribers to "hang up" oi- answer calls have been of no avail and the citizens insist that th, v w ill not allow the phones to be use] until improvements in the service are made. FIX COTTON PICKING PRICE TIETON GA.. Xug. 19 The farmers nf ' Tift counit will reduce the price of <ot | ton picking io '>o iapis per too pounds for the cniire s-asi>n As pickers were scarce Ijwt Reason, some of the farmers paid as lo4ii a- JI 25 per t"<l and then scarcely g"t | two-thirds of their crop gaihered.. i ’ I i•••••••••••••••••••••••••• : Conferees Agree on • : Greatest Warship • i • WASHINGTON. Aug 19.—The • . • conferees on the naval appropria- • i 1 • tion bill today reached an agree- • ! i • ment to authorize the construe- • ’ • tion of one new battleship to cost • • $15,000.00(1. inclusive of armor and • • armament. If both houses adopt • ; • the bill the United States will nave • | • the largest warship afloat. • -••••••••••••••••••••••••a DEMOWFREE TO SERVE PEOPLE —GOVERNOR WILSON. Governor Says the Progressive Element in Party Dominates. Hence It Can Be Trusted. SEAGIRT. N. J.. Aug. 19.—Governor Wilson today gave another explanation of his "Bull Moose" reference in his Saturday’s speech. Replying to a request for such a statement, he dictated the following: "The progressive element in the Re publican party tried to get control of it and failed. The progressive element in the Democratic party tiled to get con trol of it and overwhelmingly succeed ed. So it is obvious to the whole coun try that the Democratic party is free to serve all the purposes of the people. "The Democratic party has thus be come a free, organized instrumentality through which programs of reform can be carried out." Governor Wilson is to speak at Union Hill, near Hoboken. before Platts Deutscher Volkfest at 5 o’clock this afternoon. Afterward he will go to New York to hold a conference with Treasurer Rollo Wells, of the Demo cratic’national committee, and Henry Morgenthau. chairman of th? finance committee. He will stay in New York tonight and go to Trenton early tomor row morning for his unce-a-week visit to the state capital. ATLANTA EXPOSITION EXHIBITORS THANK COMMERCE CHAMBER The manufacturers who participated in the Atlanta exhibit at the Auditorium to day filed a resolution with the Chamber of Commerce thanking that organization for its sponsorship of the exposition. Declaring the exposition to have been an unqualified success and to have re sulted in great and substantial benefit to Atlanta, the exhibitors resolved: That we. as manufacturers and ex hibitors. by this method express our appreciation of the efforts expended by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce in the conception and organization of the Atlanta Manufacturers exposition, and we’desire to especially express our grateful appreciation of the self-sac rificing zeal and energy manifested in behalf of the exposition by its presi dent and by the president of the Chamber of Commerce, to whose joint labors the success of the exposition is largely due. GROUND IS COVERED WITH DEAD BIRDS AS HARD STORM ABATES PITTSBURG. Aug 19.—Pittsburg was swept last night by one of the worst wind and electrical storms of the year creating widespread damage in the elty and surrounding towns. The rain came down in a torrential downpour, accom panied by a 45-mile wind. At Washington, Pa., a small cloudburst caused high damage. A hundred large shade -trees were blown down. The residence of Samuel Barnard was struck twice by lightning in the same spot on the roof within three jninutes. A feature of the storm was the number of birds killed, the streets being literally covered with dead birds when the storm abated. NEGRO SAYS WIFE TRIED TWICE TO SLAY HIM • Will Scott, a negro laborer, suing for flivorce, says his wife nut poison in his coffee one mornig in February. He adds that his wife also attempted to kill him with an ax the day after the poison epi sode. SUCCEEDS JUDGE HANFORD. WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—President Taft today sent to the senate the nomina tion of Clinton W. Howard, of Bellingham, Wash., to succeed Judge Cornelius B. Hanford, as United Stales judge for the western district of Washington. Howard is a prominent attorney. DEATHS AND FUNERALS Carrie Kite. The funeral of Carrie Kite, little .laugh ter of Herbert Kite, who died at the Fair burn. Ga.. residence yesterd- was held | this afternoon at Poole's chapel. Inter ment was in Westview. Mrs. Ida Jones. The body of Mrs Ida Jones, a young matron of Hapeville, who died yesterday, was carried to Greensboro. Ga.. today for funeral services. She is survived by her husband. M. C. Jones, and several small children. H. I. Randall. H. 1. Randall. 71 years old. who died late Saturday night, was buried at rhe family cemetery near Vining Station, Ga.. this morning. The funeral services were held at the Vining Methodist church. Mrs. H. S. DuVal. Funeral services for .Mrs Harry S DuVal. of Valdosta. Ga . will be held at Pettersons chapel tomorrow morning at 10:30 Mrs. DuVal died at Saluda. N. C.. yesterday. Sam D. Baker. The bvd> of Sam D Baker. 22 years old. 1 who died Saturdat night, was iaken to Norcross. Ga . at noon today for Inter ment. The funeral services were held at Poole's chape! yesterday afternoon. A. M. Tables Funeral arrangements of a y; Tables 74 years "Id who died las’ midnight. ! have nri beep completed The bndt lies I at Poole s rhapel. awaiting interment ; Mr. Tallies resided at 53 Tumltn street CITIZENS ARM TO INVADE MEXICO Senator Says Vigilantes in New Mexico and Texas Are Ready to Cross the Line. WASHINGTON. Aug. 19.—Senator Fall, of New Mexico, today denied to the senate a recent statement made by President Madero, of Mexico, that Sen ator Fall is responsible for the failure of peace negotiations in Mexico. The senator asserted that he has secret I news sources of greater accuracy than I those possessed by the state depart - | ment, and among other things said i that through these sources he has learned that in Bisbee. Ariz.. a band of vigilantes, armed with modern rifles, has been organized to invade Mexico if the slaying of the Americans con tinues in Sonora. He says a similar band has been organized in Texas. Senator Fall charged the statement by President Madero that peace ne gotiations had been afoot was a recog nition by Madero of belligerency of Orozco and Zapata. He indicated to the senate that his sources of informa tion are not only to be found in rebel camps, but also in the camps of the federate. General Blanca and other fed eral leathers. Senator Fall declared that the United States should recognize the belliger ency of Orozco and Zapata. Senator Culberson, of Texas, said th® United States would not be justified either in intervening or in recognizing the Insurgents. More Mormon Colonists Flee DOUGLAS. ARIZ., Aug. 19.—Hun dreds of Mormon colonists from the colony of Oaxaca and Morelos in the state of Sonora are fleeing across the border into the United States because of a threatened attack by an armed force composed of insurrectos and bri gands. Major Rice and Troops Safe M ASHING TON. Aug. 19.—-Major Sedgewick Rice and his detachment of the Third cavalry, marooned for eight days in the Rig Bend country in New Mexico, facing 1.50(1 armed Mexican rebels, are unharmed, according to dis patches from Brigadier General Slee ver to the war department today. 17 YEAR-OLD BOY ON TRIAL FOR DEATH OF NEGRO 4 YEARS AGO ANNISTON. ALA.. Aug. 19.—1 n the city court here today Ira Perryman, seventeen years old. was put on trial for the death of Philip Crook, a negro, in this city four years ago. The case has been before different courts in one fotm or another ever since the killing. Perryman, who. ac cording to his parents, was at that time only thirteen years of age. took advan tage of a juvenile law that at that time prevailed in this state, but which has been declared unconstitutional by the supreme court of the United States. Ho must now meet the original charge made against him on the day of the killing. Perryman is the sbn of O. H. Perry man. formerly clerk of the circuit court in Wedowee. Randolph county, but «ho at the time of the killing lived in this city. George Ingram will be tried thi" week on a charge of complicity in the death of Looney Humphries in this county in 1910. Two brothers of the dead man were convicted and given short sentences for complicity and In gram, a hired man. remains to be tried. The trial is set to begin Wednesday. THEATERS CUT OUT MUSIC: FOUR CHICAGO HOUSES ACT ('HII’AGO. Aug. 19. —Four downtown theaters have decided to do away with orchestras. Under the rules of the Chicago Federation of Musicians, the four houses, being in the first class, must employ a minimum of eleven mu sicians in their orchestras or none The theaters chose the latter alternative Th® musicians sax they intend to en list the support of the other trade" con nected with the recently organized amusement trades council, including the billposters, stage employees and scenic painters. MARIETTA BULL MOOSE GOES TO SEE COLONEL MARIEI IA. GA., Aug. 19. q p Coyle, a well known citizen of Mariet® ta and the original Roosevelt man in this section, has gone to Oyster Bay, N. Y„ to confer with Colonel Roose-' velt in regard to his candidacy in this district. Mr. • oyie hopes to induce the colonel to make a speech in Marietta, and, as Colonel Roosevelt's mother sot. tnerly lived at Roswell, in Cobb county, he feels that it would materially help his candidacy. C. S. ROBERT IN RACE FOR CONSTRUCTION CHIEF (' S Robert, for fourteen years county surveyor of Fulton. Is making a spirited campaign to succeed 1: M Clayton as the cit> s chief of construction Mr Robert has devoted his entire life ito construction work and his friends maintain that h® is full)' competent to i raise the standard of this important city I department.