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3 TiTTE TTCAETA GEORGIAN ATS I) NEWS. WEDNESDAY. A HUE IK. 191:]. D. A. R. Presidential Race to aVote +•*• ❖•4* Mrs. Storey Confident of Victory Vt^* *!*•*;• v • attle Between Three Candidates |Denounce Teachings as “Evil,” but Will Make No Attempt to Block Baptism. characterizing the Mormon propa ganda as evil, a fake and a thins to tie -shunned as a viper,” Atlanta min- isters to-day Joined in a denunciation „( the plans of the Atlanta Church „f the Latter Day Saints to hold a public baptizing service at Lakewood text Sunday afternoon. It is not probable, however, that efforts will be made to stop the Sun day services* Local ministers say thee have investigated the matter in limes past, and have learned that I (here is no legal way of preventing ihe Mormons, or any other sect or oult. from holding their services and r spreading their belief, providing they I do not preach the doctrine of polyg amy- Based on Interviews obtained from leading ministers of the city, the pre vailing sentiment among Atlanta | rhurchmen seems to be this: "Should Not Be Molested.” I "No attempt should be made to I prevent the Mormons from holding 1 'heir services Sunday, and they should not be molested in any way, tmerca is a free country, and the Constitution of the nation and the laws of Georgia give the Mormons or any other cult the right to worship I is their own way and according to I -heir own belief. I "Though Mormonism is evil and mmoral almost beyond belief, there a no way in which its missionaries [can be stopped, save through the dis- pist and the abhorrence of the peo- I Pie-" I The baptismal service which the I ttlanta Mormons plan for Sunday is I he culmination of several weeks of I unusual activity on the part of their I missionaries. Great loads of the I oamphlets and tracts are to be found I n various sections of the city. Pastors United Against Them. I The Mormons and tlicir creed I should be ignored as you would ignore I any other evil cult," declared Dr. H I V. DuBose. pastor of the First Meth- | "dlsj Church. t The entire belief of the -Mormons I s an encouragement of immorality. I They prey upon the fears and super- I sitions of the ignorant, and find their [converts only In that class of people. | An Intelligent man can not be a Mur-' | mon, unless he be high in the church. | Then he is a Mormon for the good he ‘can do his pocketbook, and for that I alone. | Urges Contempt and Ridicule. ■ "But they should not be interfered I tith. They should not be given the | lympathy and protection that is given I the persecuted, and to interfere with them would be to persecute them. The best way to fight them is to ig nore them and shun them; treat them with contempt, and hold them up to ridicule. Dr. John E. White, pastor of the Second Baptist Church, however, de lates that publicity Is the weapon that should be used to wage war ifatnst the Mormons. Dr. Memminger believes Mormon- tun should be allowed to run its oourse. hears that violence will attend the Sunday services of the Mormons at Ukewood were expressed by Rev. Dr. K- Hendrix. He called to mind instances in Alabama towns where lormons have attempted to hold Public services, and large crowds have congregated, due to the public ity given it. Fean Violence by Crowds. These crowds, not being in sympa- ®y w ith the teachings of the mis- •unarles and elders, have ."-■"- ral times created disturbances that have ®cessitated calling out police to quell ■he trouble. Dr. Hendrix fears that ’he crowd that the Mormons expert to be at their services Sunday may wcome disgusted with the services md attempt to break up the meet ing. I The Atlanta members of the Mpr- ■tnon church are planning a big time ■Sunday at Lakewood, and have im ported two prominent Western Mor- ■Jions to conduct the services. They ■We Elder fharles L. Rhoton, of Ari- ■jona. presiding elder of the Atlanta Wjntrict. and J. W. Stocksdale, of Idaho. K®er Rhoton will have active charge Tf the immersion of the six converts, pnd the services are scheduled to be- p 1 " at 3 o’clock. Another Pastor Urges Fight. Rev. w. C. Schaeffer, pastor of the ■‘angelical Rutheran Church of the Redeemer and president of the Atlau- Jt* Evangelical Union, said: I • should not try to prevent the Bormans holding their services Sun- WV unless they violate the luws of !"■ State and the nation. Every man Entitled to his own religious belief. Mormon doctrine is poisonous to life of the nation and should be ’Mnbated vigorously, not ignored. w. MANGUM HEADS CAMP W. H. T. WALKER clamp w. H. T. Walker. No. 93.',. U ' has elected the following officers F er the ensuing year: ' W. Mangum. commander; .1 B I ® ith . j. C. Wilson. A. G. Adderholt. Ik Gopeland, lieutenants; J. H. i^-nutt, adjutant; T J. Smith [“surer; Dr. M. c Martin, surgeon: J B Stewart, quartermaster: P. ‘arnson. historian; A. L. Lasseter ■jor-bearer; G. H. Henning. R H < olor sergeants; J. A. I l“ a Plain. and S. I*. Baugh. , rg- tc E*! 0 ' Mrs. George W. .Morgan « ■' aw head of the Camp Walker pAiUarjr. BESTSLEUTHS Burns Confident Band Holding Memphis Millionaire for Ran som Will Be Taken Soon. Mrs. 'William Gumming Storey, of New \ork, leading candidates for the D. A. IT. presidency. the NEWS JOTTINGS ABOUT TOW N Atlanta Woman Is Made Head of the Delegates From State of Georgia. T. C. Erwin, cashier of the Third National Bank, is at Cumberland Island, Ga.. for a few days’ fishing. Georgia Military Academy cadets to-day are being congratulated on the excellent appearance of the battalion when formally inspected by Captain J. I>. Robinson, U. S. A., yesterday. Only one man was absent from in spection. S. E. Dunn, a salooniet at 142 Edge- wood Avenue, to-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. 92o. United Confederate A eterans. Dele gates from the camp are J. H. fehel- nutt S. .1. Elder, J. 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 * woman. This information came liee to-day in have been made by one of sevjral men now being held in connection with the tragedy. The arrests that have been made and the Important one to be made—after of the victim is held—re ling conspiracy to g Two of the men now under arrest connection with the slaying to the po- confession, said to the funeral veal a starl et rid of Dietz. in of Dietz are George Ringler, Jr., sweet heart of Edna Frederiekson. victim ot an Illegal operation, and Nurnberg, a harness maker. Dietz and another man w for the affections o cording to detectives successful in winning the wo man’s affections. The other man and the woman then entered int spiracy to kill Dietz. George re rivals a womafi, nc- The other man a eon- WASH1NGTON, 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 oast, and the first bal lot w ill 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 Cumming 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 as follows: Colorado—Mrs. W. R Tarbell, State regent; Mrs. W. H. Clatworthy. State vice regent. Georgia.—Mrs. Sheppard W. 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. W. 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. LONDON. April 16.—After thirteen day* of flne-toothcomb searching on the Continent, Joseph Wllberforce Martin, the Memphis millionaire who disappeared mysteriously in this city, has not yet been traced to the place where his captors secreted him when detectives got hot on their trail in Lambeth yesterday, although Detec tive William J. Bums believes he will be located soon. There was great excitement early to-day 1« the neighborhood of Picca dilly when the police raided two re sorts and arrested fifty gamblers on the theory that some of them may have been connected with Martin's disappearance or may have some knowledge of it. Trailing Woman Now. Scotland Yard sleuths are trailing a woman known as "Baby Ruth” who. from her record, may possibly have some connection with the case, it was alleged. Both the private and public detec tives are convinced that a woman is implicated in the disappearance of the rich American and both squads are working along this line. The Lambeth and Kensington dis tricts of London are swarming with detectives, searching for the house where Martin is said to be held cap tive by a band of kidnapers Call for Mr. Sherlock Holme*! According to a well-established theory, Martin was decoyed by a band of card sharps whose members are known to the international police. The Arkansas land deal which Mar tin put through on the eve of his strange disappearance involved $6,- 000.000. Mr. Martin was said to have a large sum of ready cash in his pockets when he dropped out of sight. Amateur detectives are attempting to employ Sherlock Holmes method* of deduction from the known facts and from the circumstances attend ing the finding of Martin's opera hat. pocketbook and watch chain. The suggestion has been made to J. Lockhart Anderson, the English friend of Mr. Martin, that he lay the facts before Sir A. Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, and ask Sir Arthur's aid in running down the kidnaping band. Woman One* Lived in Memphis. MEMPHIS, TENN, April 16.—The mysterious woman tn the disappear ance case of Joseph W. Martin, the Memphis cotton broker who is being sought in London, lived at a hotel in this city during the winter and part of the summer of 1912. according to private detectives working on the Memphis end of the case. She posed as the wife of a cotton buyer, and 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 the city as less than $2,000. Illinois legislators are said to lie wrestling with a bill which proposes to turn over to the State bank ac counts 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 that fact slip our memories. And if a man dies’ you may depend upon it that his relatives know where his money is." CABLE II NEWS Important Events From All Over the Old World Told in a Few Short Lines. Filing of Morgan's Will Expected Soon Greatest Interest Centers in Dispo sition of Art Treasures, Valued at $34,000,000. 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 of 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. said her home was in England, the detectives said. Her description tallies with the de scription of the woman the London police are trying to locate, according to the Memphis sleuths. Important developments in the fail ure of the Martin-Phillips Company, of which J. W. Martin is president were expected this week. The assets of the company reported to the Fed eral Court included 1,800 bales of cotton on which loans had been ob tained. T. G. Speers, owner of the ware house where the cotton was stored said there were not more than 94 bales there belonging to the company. He said he had signed receipts tot 900 bales of cotton, but that most of it had been removed without his knowledge. MISSISSIPPI SENATORS INDORSE SUFFRAGE MOVE J. HAMILTON LEWIS, FOR TIME, FEARS LOSS OF TOGA WASHINGTON. April 16— James Hamilton Lewis. Illinois, who is^ here reajlv to be sworn in as United States Senator, had a bad ha informed Secretary B might proclaim the n tional amendment requiring election of Senators* bY the peopu ing Mr. Lewis ineligible, was finally assured his | would protect him. hour when an to-day v constitu- thus rnak- Mr. Lewis credentials U. S. DROPS COFFEE SUIT; 930,000 BAGS CAN BE SOLD WASHINGTON, April 16—Attorney General McReynolds to-day o-dered the discontinuance of the Government suit against the Coffee Valorization Company, charged with holding lup 930,000 bags of coffee at New Yor'c in violation of the Sherman law. He declared that the Brazilian Govern ment had made representations to him by which it was shown that the coffee had been disposed o( in thirty different States and that there had been no attempt to restrain trade and that each sale was made to a bona fide purchaser. 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 i>ocket saying that was *a member of Ax. had never killed any- body and did not Intend to harm the Governor.” He was locked up in jail, and will be held pending an investigation intu his sanity. JACKSON. MISS.. April 16—Mis sissippi suffragettes, here in annual convention, to-day postponed until to-morrow the adoption of any reso lution requesting the Legislature to take action to order a vote in Missis sippi on the question of whether womeq should be allowed the ballo Telegrams from Senators Varda- man and Williams were read indors •ing the movement. $400,000 P0ST0FFICE NOW ANTICIPATED BY AUGUSTA AUGUSTA, GA.. April 16— Augusta is to have a postoffice to cost prob ably $400,000, Instead of $250,000, as originally planned. A $250,000 appropriation would not permit the use* of Georgia marble, so Congressman Hardwick tacked on an additional $150,000 to the sundry civil bill vetoed by President Taft, but which has been reintroduced. w. H. GILLEM IS FREED ON CHARGE OF ASSAULT The Fulton County Grand Jury to day failed to find a true bill against W. H. Gillem. charged by W H. John son, former County Police Chief, with assault with intent to murder, John S. Owen, foreman, said a sufficient cause for holding Gillem on so se rious a charge was not shown in the evidence. Women's 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 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 The stories and the girls’ names will not be made public, but the men who are guilty will be tqrned 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 to-day that the Globe Naval Stores Company, with capita stock of $200,000. had been organized here to succeed the Jones-Dusenbury Company. The new company takes over the assets of the old concern and begins business to-day. It i* said that the organization of the ne r 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. Chicago and New York, and operate much extensively than the company ceeds. more it suc- Mrs. Della Stroud, Who Killed Husband in Louisiana, Sought by Armed Band. SHREVEPORT, LA.. April 16. A double lynching was narrowly averted at Vivian. La., last night when a mob searched the jail for young Mrs. Della Stroud, who shot and killed her hus band Monday In the presence of Ld- ward Beeler, an admirer, according to a telephone message from Vivian to-day. The mob was bent upon lynching Mrs. Stroud and Beeler, but scattered after failing to find them. Mrs. Stroud had been brought to Shreveport for sare 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 of the shooting was tdld 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 I would he forced to kill him He told me that if we would get off our horses he w’ould kill both of us. *‘W r hen I dismounted from m> horse it was with no other purpose than to kill Stroud. I did it and I’m not sorry. When ! go to trial you will learn that there isn’t a chance of my being convicted. 1 will prove that Stroud tied me to bed and kept me prisoner in a room for a week I still have marks on my body where he beat me. He frequently used to kick me on the shins.” Mrs. Stroud displayed an unhealed wound above her ankle. A wealthy oil man telephoned from Oil City, 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 opening of the Southern District Lutheran Synod, caMed to order by President F. H Pfotenhauer. of Chicago. The ses sions will last six day*. CANTON, CHINA. April 16. Con tributions toward the Mongolian war fund are coining in rapidly. The po lite have been given power to sup ples news of the movement of troops. Airman Falls Into Sea. PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND, April 16.—Aviator Busted had a narrow es cape from death while making a liight from Newport. Isle of Wight, ovef 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 Parke. LONDON. April 16— Home Secre tary McKenna has prohibited suffra gettes from holding any more meet ings in London park*. English Bishop Dead. DURHAM, ENGLAND. April 16- Right Rev. John James Pulletns, Epis copal Bishop of Richmond and Suf fragan to the Bishop of Ripon, is dead at Stanhope Rectory, aged 72. Sixteen Miners Suffocated. BERLIN, April 16 —Sixteen miners were suffocated to-day by fumes from a fire in a coal mine near Ham bon Rhenish Prussia. The fire is still burning. FIRE SWEEPS CAROLINA TOWN. WINSTON-SALEM, N. C„ April 16 Three stores and the poatoflflee at Pilot Mountain were burned early this morning, entailing a loss of $10,000, partially covered by insurance. where ail 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. TESTS 01 RULES Kansas City Divorce Proctor, Who Compiled Manual for Keeping Wives Happy, Weds. KANSAS (.’ITT, April 16 W. \V. Wright, a divorce proctor, and Miss Maratlne Masquen were married to day at Balina, Kalis. Mr. Wright has 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 your 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 1s considerate of her feelings and wishes 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 nomi nation of Mr Page, of New York, to be Ambassador to England, and of John Cassett Moore, of New York, to be counsellor of the State Department. 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 experience 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 il drove out the chills, gave me a good appetite and digestion. For twenty years f 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 as a Spring Medicine and blood purifier, vours. It should be in MORE WHITE SLAVE CASES TO BE TRIED AT AUGUSTA AUGUSTA. GA., April 16.—Several more white slave cases will he tried before the present session of the United States 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 he 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. 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. 403 Pensioners In Carroll. CARROLLTON. — Carrcll County's pension money has at last been received and the old veterans and their widows are being paid by Ordinary W .1 Mil- Ucan. This year’s amount aggregates $24,420, to be divided among 403 pen sioners—184 widows and 219 old soldiers. Misslsippian Dies at Augusta. AUGUSTA —John W. Wallace, of Tu pelo, Miss , a former Augustan and a member of one of the most Influential families in this section, died at the city hospital last night He brought here several days ago front Ms Missis sippi home in a critical condition. 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- Enterprises, Told Exclu- able Business sively in the SUNDAY The Newspaper AMERICAN Wonder of the South Vb