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3 THK ATLANTA (iKORCJTAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY. APRIL Hi. 101?,. D. A.R. Presidential Race to aVote!|||§|||SJ DIPS is. Storey Confident of Victory * v v®v •!'#•!• v • v Between Three Candidates [Denounce Teachings as “Evil,” it Will Make No Attempt to Block Baptism, Characterizing the Mormon prnpa- jniut'i as evil, a fake and a thing m L’shunneiJ as a viper,” Atlanta min- L er s to-day Joined in a denunciation L the plans of the Atlanta Church l (1 [ the Latter Day Saints to hold a Ipublic baptizing service at Lakewood tot s inday afternoon. It ia not probable, however, that ,Korts will he made to stop the Sun- Lv services. Local ministers say ithey have investigated the matter in Limes past, and have learned that Here is no legal way of preventing Ithe Mormons, or any other sect or cult, from holding their services ami ipreading their belief, providing they not preach the doctrine of polyg yny Based on interviews obtained from leading ministers of the city, the pre vailing sentiment among Atlanta churchmen seems to be this: "Should Not Be Molested.” No attempt should be made to jvpvent the Mormons from holding Heir services Sunday, and they ihould not be molested in any way. jraerca is a free country, and the Constitution of the nation and the lass of Georgia give the Mormons or my other cult the right to worship in their own way and according to Heir own belief. Though Mormonism is evil and immoral almost beyond belief, there is no way in which its missionaries tan he stopped, save through the dis- jiisi and the abhorrence of the peo ple.'' I The baptismal service which the jillanta .Mormons plan for Sunday Is He ulmination of several- weeks of jnusLC! activity on the part of their minnaries. Great loads of t lie phiets and tracts are to be found lie various sections of the city. Pastors United Against Them. Ti;. Mormons and their creed ahould be ignored as you would ignore juv other evil cult,” declared Dr. H . DuBose. pastor of the First Meth- idist Church. The entire. belief of the .Mormons it an encouragement of immorality. |Tltey prey upon the. fears and super- laitiotts of the ignorant, and lind their iverte Only in that class of people. |tn intelligent man can not be a Mor in. unless he be high in the churt h. 'hen he is a Mormon for the good lie an no his pocketbook, ami for tlicit flute. Urges Contempt and Ridicule. But they should not be interfered Itith. They should not be given the pympathy and protection that is given |liw persecuted, and to interfere with .them would be to persecute them. |The best way to fight them is to tg- ire them and shun them; treat them jiith contempt, and hold them up to tdlrule. Dr. John E. White, pastor of tlie rand Baptist Church, however, lo res that publicity is the weapon Itat should be used to wage war ainst the Mormons. Dr. Memminger believes Mormon- :! ® should be allowed to run its purse. Fears that violence will attend the Sunday services of the. Mormons at lakewood were expressed by Rev. Dr. ^ R. Hendrix. He called to mind itances in Alabama towns where Hermans have attempted to hold 'Wic services, and large crowds |»ve congregated, due to the public ity given it. Fears Violence by Crowds. These crowds, not being in sympa- % with the teachings of the mis- Pnaries and elders, have several hues created disturbances that have necessitated calling out police to quell ™e trouble. Dr. Hendrix fears that he crowd that the Mormons expect I’ He at their services Sunday may tome, disgusted with the services N attempt to break up the meet ing. ]The Atlanta members of the Mor- P r>n church are planning a big time Ahda-. at Lakewood, and have im- piricii two prominent Western Jlor- 2°ns t<, conduct the services. They |J e Klder Charles L. Rlioton, of Ari- “tta. presiding elder of the Atlanta Jttrict. and .1. W. Stoeksdale. of Idaho. F ! ' :lfr Rhoton will have active charge Hhe immersion of the six converts, pd th(. services are scheduled to be- u at 3 o'clock. Another Pastor Urges Fight. L’W. C. Schaeffer, pastor of the "angelical Lutheran Church of the toenier and president of the Atlan- ^angelical Union, said; L"c should not try to prevent the lumens holding their services Sun- bl '""” S3 They violate the laws of Stitt,, and t He nation. Every man untitled to his own religious belief. ■ trmon doctrine is poisonous to I* 1 ,n ‘ ',' 1 the nation and should be i mtj ated vigorously, not ignored. !c 'w, MANGUM HEADS CAMP W. H. T. WALKER t C Jmt' W H. T. Walker, No. 925.'ll. ■ ' s elected the following officers I nsuing year: , "• Mangum, commander; .T B. Ij ’• Wilson. A. G. Adderholt, Ig, 1 opeland, lieutenants; J. H. *;L: : adjutant; T. .r Smith. T , T' r; Dr. M. ('. Martin, surgeot Ur ,’ stc 'vart, quartermaster; Q. I’. | historian; ^-hearer; Q. H. Henning. R. I' color sergeants; J. Park and s. 1.. Ha ugh. crgc.i*; Sump ; Mrs - (J eorgo W. Morgan « is H r ' - head of the Camp Walker P“Uary, Brown’s “Supremacy of Law” Ut terances Called to Attention of State Federation. I Mrs. William Gumming Storey, of New \ork, one of the leading candidates for the I). A. It- presidency. NEWS I0TTIRGS ABOUT TOW N T. C. Erwin, cashier of the Third National Bank, is at Cumberland Island, Ga„ for a few dayF fishing. Georgia Military Academy cadets to-day are being congratulated on the excellent appearance of the battalion when formally inspected by Captain J. Robinson, U. S. A., yesterday. Only one man was absent from in spection. S. F-. Dunn, a salooniet at 142 Edge- wood Avenue, tp-day was fined $100.75 by Recorder Broyles and also lost his license when he was arraigned, ac cused of seeling beer to negroes through the rear door of his saloon. Dunn operated a place for whites only. Miss Willie Campbell will attend the Confederate reunion at Chatta nooga this summer to act as sponsor for Camp W. H. T. Waller, No. 925, United Confederate Veterans. Dele-, gates from the camp arc .1. H. Shei- nutt, S. .1. Elder. .1. H. Cook and T. H Kennon. At a recent meeting the camp officers were unanimously re elected. Odd Love, Tangle In Slaying Mystery Woman Is Sought for Death of Rich Chicagoan, Killed as He Slept. CHICAGO, April 16.—George Dietz, wealthy women's tailor, slain as he slept in his home, was killed by t woman. This information came to the po lice to-day in a confession, said to have been made by one of several men now being held in connection with the tragedy. The arrests that ■ b ■ a a' and the im! ort n« one to be made—after the funeral of fhe victim is helt "eveal a ling conspiracy to get rid of Dietz. Two of the men now under arrest in connection with the slaying of Dietz are George Ringlet'. Jr., sweet heart of Edna Fredericks,in. victim ot an illegal operation, and George Nurnberg, a harness maker. Dietz and another man were rival* for the affections of a woman, ac cording to detectives. The other man was successful in winning the wo man's affections. The other man and the woman then entered into a (oa- spiracy to kill Dietz. J. HAMILTON LEWIS, FOR TIME, FEARS LOSS OF TOGA WASHINGTON, April 16—James Hamilton Lewis, Illinois, who is here ready to he sworn in as United"States Senator, had a had I informed Secretary might rroclaim ’ :<■ m> I of Senators by tin- people ing Mr Lewis ineligible, was finally assured his would protect him. Rry hour when mi to-day Vonstit u- __ election .thus mak- Mr. Lewis credential.'- Atlanta Woman Is Made Head of the Delegates From State of Georgia. WASHINGTON. April 16.—Ballot- ing- for the president generalship of the D. A. R. began shortly after 10 o’clock to-day. Approximately 1,200 votes will be ca«t, and the first bal lot will consume ten or twelve hours. An hour for closing the ballot will be demanded at 4 o'clock to-day. Mrs. John Miller Horton and Mrs William Gumming Storey are hopeful that to-day’s vote will result satis factorily to themselves and their re spective followings. Mrs. Charles B. Bryan and her followers are hopeful that no conclusion will be reached and that* with a deadlock she will be chosen. State delegations meeting during the congress have elected officers a« follows: Colorado—Mrs. YV. R Tarbeli, State regent; Mrs. W. H. Clatworthy, State vice regent. Georgia—Mrs. Sheppard VY. Foster, regent; Mrs. W. H. Devoe, vice regent. Michigan—Mrs. Arthur Maxwell Parker, re-elected vice regent. South Dakota—Mrs. Edward B. Keaton, regent; Mrs. E. St. Claire Snyder, vice regent. Mrs. S. \V. Sheppard, of Peachtree Road, is at present State regent of the Georgia Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution, and her election to the position of regent in Washington means that she has been accorded the honor of presiding over the Georgia delegation during the convention. She .is prominent in Atlanta club circles and is one of the city’s best known women. Mrs. W. H. Devoe. named vice regent at Washington, lives at Brunswick, Ga.. and is prom inent In that city. U. S. DROPS COFFEE SUIT; 930.000 BAGS CAN BE SOLD WASHINGTON. April 16—Attorney General McReynolds to-day ordered the discontinuance of tbe Government suit against the Coffee Valorization Company, charged with holding lup 930,000 bags of coffee at New York in violation of the Sherman law. lie declared that the Brazilian Govern ment had made representations to him by which it was shown that the toffee had been disposed of in thirty different States and ihat there had been no attempt to restrain trade and that each sale was made to a bona fide purchaser. A FOUST A. GA.. April 16.— Gov ernor Joseph M. Brown was severely criticised for his labor views by Leon F. Marquardt, one of the labor or ganizers of Atlanta, at the opening session of the Georgia Federation of Labor here to-day. In iiis report to the convention Marquardt a.*ked that the utterances of Governor Brown ori the “supremacy of the law.” which were published throughout Geoigia last fall, be read to the convention. He characterized these remarks as "the worst indictment that union la bor had ever bad” and that they “came from «>ne either totally igno* rant or a fool.” “The Governor.” said Marquardt, "says that property rights are first. Union labor men say human rights are first and property rights are sec ond.” Marquardt stated that the Govern or’s remarks were made with regard to the Georgia Railroad trainmen’s strike and the Augusta street rail way strike. After some argument, it was de cided to make the reading of the Governor’s address the special order for this afternoon. The speaker also accused the Gov ernor of sympathy with the corpora- tion«. The reading of a memorial of fered by the Augusta Federation of Trades on the shooting down of three citizens by the State militia here last' September was also a feature of the convention. Bv **. unanimous rising vote it was ordered spread upon the minutes. There were 126 delegates in attend ance when the meeting was called to order by F. W. Bills, vice president of the Augusta Federation of Trades. The address of welcome was made by A. J. Allen, president of the Au gusta Federation, and the response was delivered by President S. B. Marks, of the State Federation. Atlanta Banks Are Not Burdened With Unclaimed Deposits Georgians Never Forget Where Their Money Is—Illinois’ Problem No Worry Here. Atlantans never forget that they have money in the bank, if they have. Unclaimed funds in the hands of Atlanta savings banks are said to be much smaller than in other cities of the same size. The Georgia /Savings Bank and Trust Company , which Is the oldest strictly savings bank in the city, has less than $500 unclaimed, according to Joseph E. Boston, secretary and treasurer, who has estimated the ag gregate of unclaimed funds in th- 1 city as less than $2,000. Illinois legislators are said to be wrestling with a bill which proposes to turn over to tlie State bank ac count* unclaimed for seven years, and the news caused a smile of amusement among Atlanta bankers. “Georgians aren't so forgetful,” said Mr. Boston. “When we Georgians have a few dollars in the bank we never let tha' fact slip our memories. And If a man dies you may depend upon it that his relatives know where his money is.” * Filing of Morgan's Will Expected Soon Greatest Interest Centers in Dispo sition of Art Treasures. Valued at $34,000,000. Sues Power Company For Fireman’s Death Charles Dougherty’s Mother Seeks $25,000 for Loss of Son, Charg ing Negligence. Asserting that her son, Charles Dougherty, a fireman, was killed be cause of the negligence of the Geor gia Railway and Power Company in not having one of its wires properly insulated. Mrs. M. Dougherty has filed suit in Fulton Superior Court against the corporation for $25,000 damages. Dougherty was the hero of a fire at 363 Washington Street on March 7, in which he lost his life. He had gone into the attic carrying a line of hose, and in the smoke and flames lost his footing and stumbled. He thrust out a hand to save himself and touched a live wire, which 3ent 3,000 volts of electricity through his body, killing him instantly,. Before his death Dougherty had done work that resulted in the saving lives, and afterward a large sum of money was raised by the people of Atlanta for his family. In her suit, Dougherty's mother as serts that her son would not have been killed had the wires been prop erly insulated, and that the Georgia Railway and Power Company was criminally negligent in allowing the insulation to wear off without repair ing it. Bulgars Goad Turks; War May Continue Repeated Assaults on Constantinople Defenses Arouse Members of Cabinet. JAILED AS HE ATTEMPTS TO SEE GOVERNOR TENER HARRISBURG, PA.. April 16.—A man giving his name as Henry Mills Tonney, of Scranton, was arrested while attempting to get into the office of Governor Tener. He had a letter in his pocket saying that he was “a member of Ax. had never killed any body and did not intend to harm the! Governor.” 1 He was looked up in jail, and will j be held pending an investigation intoj his sanity. * Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, April 16.— As a result of continued fierce assaults by the Bul garians upon the Chatalja defenses of Constantinople, a majority of the Turkish Cabinet is urging that the war be continued, according to a tele, gram from Constantinople. This tele gram further stated that the Turks, aroused by the evident ambition of the Bulgarians to enter Constantino ple. want the Turks in the field to take the aggressive. French and British warships will blockade the Black Sea if the Bulgars succeed in breaking down the Chatal ja defends, it is reported. FULTON MILLS ENTERTAINS SALES FORCE IN ATLANTA The annual meeting of the sales force of the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills convened in Atlanta this morn ing and will continue through the week. It brought representatives from all parts of the South and Mid dle West. A supper will be served to-night by Oscar Elsas, president of the company, at his home. 230 Washing ton Street. To-morrow night the force will be entertained at the Grand. The meetings are called to discuss selling methods and to enable the men to get better acquainted with offi cers and members of the sales force, The Sunday American goes every where all over the South. If you have anything to sell The Sunday Amer ican is “The Market Place of the South.” The Sunday American is the best advertising medium. NEW YORK, April 16.— J. P. Mor gan’s will is expected to be filed in the Surrogate's office here within a few days, according to unofficial an nouncement here to-day, It is said that the general provisions have been explained to members of the family. The greatest interest centers in the disposition of the Morgan art treas ures. It is understood that the di rectors or the Metropolitan Museum have no idea of what Mr. Morgan has willed in the matter. Transfer of the treasures to any in dividual. however, might automatical ly make many of the works of art, which were imported without tax be cause they were intended for exhibi tion purposes, subject to duty. Enormous policies of Insurance are being placed on the treasures, it is reported, by J. P. Morgan, Jr., as trus tee. The value of the collection has been estimated at $34,000,000, of which $10,000,000 represents the books and works of art In Mr. Morgan’s library. Womens Court for Girls, Illinois Plan White Slave Probers Recommend System to Shield Victims and Punish Guilty Men, CHICAGO, April 16.—The Illinois Senate white slave committee will recommend a bill to the State Legis lature for the establishment of a spe cial court of five women to sit in con fidential session to hear the stories of wronged girls. This was announced to-day by Lieutenant Governor O’Hara, chairman of the committee. The court will be supplied with a card index of men who have been responsible for the downfall of girls. This index is now being compiled from information already in the hands of the committee. Lieutenant Governor O’Hara said: "Tile Stories and the girls' names will not be made public, but the men who are guilty will be turned over to the authorities and prosecuted. Fear of publicity on the part of the girl has saved many bad men. $200,000 NAVAL STORES COMPANY IS ORGANIZED PENSACOLA, FLA., April 16.—It was announced lo-day that the Globe Naval Stores Company, with capital stock of $200,000, had been organized here to succeed the Jones-Du?enbur.v Company. The new company takes over the assets of the old concern and begins business to-day. It is said that the organization of the new company was brought about because Pensacola’s prestige as a na val stores center was threatened by the recent upheaval in the naval stores business. The new company will maintain offices at Pensacola, At- more, Ala., New Orleans, ( 'hicago and New York, and operate much more extensively than the company il suc ceeds. MORE WHITE SLAVE CASES TO BE TRIED AT AUGUSTA AUGUSTA. GA., April 16.—Several more white slave cases will be tried before the present session of the United State* Court at Augusta is adjourned for the term. Walter Pounds, sentenced to serve two years in the Federal Prison at Atlanta for white slavery will be taken there this week. Clarence Rhodes, sentenced to serve three months in the Richmond County Jail for a like offense, Is now serving his term. 403 Pensioners in Carroll. CARROLLTON. — Carroll County’s pension money has at last been received and the old veterans and their widows are being paid by Ordinary \V. J. Mll- lican. This year s amount aggregates $24,420, to be divided among 403 pen sioners—184 widows and 210 old soldiers. Missisippian Dies at Augusta. AUGUSTA.—John \V. Wallace, of Tu pelo. Miss., a fofrner Augustan and a member of one of the most influential families in this section, died at the city hospital last night. He was brought here several days ago from his Missis sippt home in a critical condition. Ml MS TI CABLE NEWS Important Events From All Over the Old World Told in a Few Short Lines. Mrs. Della Stroud, Who Killed Husband in Louisiana, Sought by Armed Band. SHREVEPORT, LA., April 16. A double lynching was narrowly averted »t \ ivian. La., lust night when a mob searched the jail for young Mrs. Della Stroud, who shot and killed her hus band Monday in the presence of Ed ward Beeler, an admirer, according to a telephone message from Vivian to-day. The mob w$s bent upon lynching Mrs. Stroud and Beeler, but scattered after failing to find them. Mrs. Stroud had been brought to Shreveport for safe keeping, and Beeler was in a local hospital suffer ing from a broken leg. Mrs. Stroud accidentally wounded Beeler when she killed her husband. The story <»f the shooting was told to-day by Mrs. Stroud: “When I was riding with Ed on Monday.” she said. “I saw Stroud in the road and I knew that 1 would lie forced to kill him. lie told me that if we would get off our horses he would kill both of us. “When 1 dismounted from my horse it was with no other purpose than to kill Stroud. I did it and I’m not sorry. When I go to trial you will learn that there isn't a chance of ray being convicted. I will prove that Stroud tied me to bed and kept me a prisoner in a room f<tr a week. T still have marks on my body where lie heat me He frequently used to kick me on the shifts.” Mrs. Stroud displayed an unhealed wound above her ankle A wealthy oil man telephoned from Oil Uity. La., to-day that he would furnish a cash bond of $20,000 for Mrs. Stroud’s release. The District Attorney told him It had not been decided to permit Mrs. Stroud to go on bond. Mrs. Stroud formerly lived in Fort Smith. Ark. Her father is a minister there. LUTHERANS OF FOUR STATES IN SESSION AT MOBILE, ALA. MOBILE. ALA . April 16. -Dele gates from Florida. Alabama, Louis iana and Mississippi were present here to-day at the ripening of the Southern District Lutheran Synod, called to order by President F. H, Pfotenhauer. of (’hicago. The ses sions will last six dayv. The Sunday American goes every where all over the South. If you have anything to sell The Sunday Amer ican is “The Market Place of the South.” The Sunday American, is the best advertising medium. ('ANTON, CHINA. April 16.—Con tributions toward the Mongolian war fund are coming in rapidly. The po lice ha\“ been given power to sup press news of the movement of troops. Airman Falls Into S«a. Portsmouth. England. April 16. - Aviator Busted had a narrow «*s rape from death while making a flight from Newport, Isle of Wight, over the Solent. The motor of the aero plane stopped and machine and airman plunged into the water. After float ing about for an hour in the icy wa ter, Busted was picked up exhausted. Suffragettes Barred From Parks. LONDON, April 16.—Home Secre tary McKenna has prohibited suffra gettes from holding any more meet ings in London parks. English Bishop P«ad. DURHAM. ENGLAND, April 16.— Right Rev. John James Pullelns. Epis copal Bishop of Richmond and Suf fragan to the Bishop of Rlpon, is dead at Stanhope Rectory, aged 7i. Sixteen Miners Suffocated. BKR1JJN, April 16.—Sixteen miners were suffocated to-day by fumes from a fire in a coal mine near Hambon. Rhenish Prussia. The fire is still burning. FIRE SWEEPS CAROLINA TOWN. WINSTON-SALEM. N. April 16. Three stores and the postofftce at Pilot Mountain were burned early this morning, entailing a loss of $10,000, partially covered bv insurance. TESTS* RULES 1 Kansas City Divorce Proctor, Who Compiled Manual for Keeping « Wives Happy, Weds. KANSAS CITY. April 16 — W. W. Wright, a divorce proctor, and Mips • Muratlne Masqucn were married to day at Salma. Kans. Mr, Wright hap learned a great deal about matrimo nial disturbances during his two years’ experience as divorce proctor and has made up a set of rules which he will follow. He declares that if all married couples adhered to the fol lowing rules their voyage over the sea of matrimony should be very tranquil; , Keep up the courtship after mar- " riage. Bring home flowers and candy oc casionally. The little things which are generally considered of slight importance mean much to a woman's happiness. if other women adore you, do not tell y,our wife. Never leave your wife alone unless business compels your absence. ^ Food and clothing count for little, with the right kind of a woman If a man is considerate of her feelings and n tshes and displays the proper amount of affection. O. K. PAGE APPOINTMENT. * WASHINGTON, April 16.—-The Senate Foreign Committee to-day or dered favorable reports on the nomj- '* nation of Mr. Page, of New York, to :t he Ambassador to England, and of - John Oassett Moore, of New York, to rj4 he counsellor of the State Department, r Always Making Friends Is the fortunate experience of Hood's Sarsaparilla. Whole neighborhoods love and praise it for the cures it has made. "1 know by experienee that Hood’s Sar saparilla is a grand, good medicine. I am more glad in taking it than its proprietors are in selling it. In malaria and loss of appetite it drove out the chills, gave me a good appetite and digestion. B’or twenty years 1 have known and used it, so I call it a good old reliable family medicine. We recommend it to all our friends.” James Johnson, 551 E. Indiana Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. In thousands of homes all over the country Hood’s Sarsaparilla Is used its a Spring Medicine and blood purifier. It should he in vours. 4 WHY??? CRIME??? DOES NOT PAY Amazing Story by SOPHIE LYONS The Most Famous and Successful Criminal of Modern Times, Who Made a Million Dollars in Her Early Criminal Career and Lost it at Monte Carlo, and Has Now Accu mulated Half a Million Dollars in Honor able Business Enterprises, Told Exclu sively in the SUNDAY AMERICAN The Newspaper Wonder of the South 6 &