Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, May 15, 1913, Image 2
M
I 11 1'j xl l LtJ ti.'l J A UWftO IJ i> Hi VV k5. J IlLlSM/iU, iM i\ \ 10.
Continued on Paqe 2. Column 1.
tional amount If necessary. I im
mediately got into communic ation
with Mr. Hums, and the result of
my efforts will be reflected by a
•ablegram which reached me by
way of his New York office, which
is published herewith.
I feel that those interested in
seeing justice vindicated, by fixing
this crime upon the guilty parties,
wliom I feel certain will be
brought to punishment through
the efforts of this distinguished
detective, arc to be congratulated
that we have been able to s~ecure
his services.
• The fund thus far raised by the
friends and neighbors of the fam
ily of deceased, and through the
-fforts of the good women who
have interested themselves in this
work, falls far ehort of the
amount required to carry it for
ward.
Public Asked to Donate.
The public Is therefore Invited
to contribute to the fund. At the
conclusion of the work an Item
ized statement of receipts and
disbursements in this behalf will
be published by the press of the
city for the information of the
subscribers to the fund.
In conclusion I desire to &*ay
that in what I am doing I have
the approval of the Solicitor Gen
eral, Hon. Hugh M. Dorsey, who
M ill supervise and,direct all work
in this behalf.
THOMAS B. FELDER.
For Felder. Anderson, Dillon
Whitman.
Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey
said that he expected no developments
along’ the line of a new arrest, nor
had there been anything at all in the
case that would lead him to change
the direction of his prosecution.
“There is absolutely nothing new
in the case," he said Thursday morn
ing. "unless it Is evidence that has not
been made public. Our Investigation
Has been extensive, and some rather
important points have been brought
out since the Coroner's inquest, but
ihere is nothing that could be called
new.
“For the last two days our efforts
have been directed toward getting
the different statements in shape and
rorroborut Jng what evidence we
have.’
New Arrest Not Unlikely.
It became known, however, that for
iwo days deputies from the offices of
the Solicitor have been contemplate
ing making a new arrest in the case,
and that it is not unlikely the ar
rest may be made Thursday or Fri
day.
One of the deputies was responsi
ble for the statement that there was
almost as muc h evidence against the
party, or parties, under surveillance as
there was against the two ^uspects
held in the Tower. He said he had
not made the arrest yet because the
persons could not. get away and he
wanted to get the sanction of the
Solicitor, which had thus far been
withheld.
The Solicitor said that he at
tached little importance to the slip
of paper found in an old purse at
Mary Phagan’s home on which was
written the slain girl’s name and ad
dress. Other than as a specimen of
her handwriting, he said, it was of
no importance.
He said he did not believe the girl
expected to meet her death or had
1 he slip of paper as an identification
tard, for the reason that it was left
in an unused purse and at her home.
The Solicitor had several confer
ences yesterday with handwriting ex
perts and intimated the evidence
along this line would play an impor
tant part in the trial.
The Grand Jury meets Friday, but
it is not probable the Phagan case
will be submitted then. Mr. Dorsey
said that he might call a special ses
sion some time before Friday of next
week, but the probabilities were it
would be considered on that day.
All the cases on the docket, with
the exception of the Phagan case,
were placed on the Grand Jury caJen-
d&i Thursday to “clean up” every
thing for the Phagan investigation,
which probably will take several days
! RcE TRIAL OF SAMOSE
Flesh-Forming Food Given on
Approval by Jacobs'
Pharmacy.
j Would ‘you like to be fat and
j nlump and strong and hearty?
r fieri i.« a chance so jo do it wlth-
j out risking the lo«s of a single
> penny.
S Jacobs’ Pharmacy, our well
< known druggists, have a new
j treatment called Samose, which
< they are selling on approval, that
; is said to be a true flesh-forming £
'I f ood. It is in tablet form, retail- \
^ ing at 50c a box.
j if it docs not increase the
/ weight, fill out the thin, scrawny
j form and restore health and
} strength, there will be no charge
| whatsoever for Samose. Go to
< Jacobs’ Pharmacy to-day and get
{ a treatment of Samose with their
r promise to refund the money if it
i does not do all that it elaimV
} Jacobs’ fai^h in Samose is show n
j by their offer to refund the money
f . if it dees not increase flesh and
| { resiore good health.
' They really give you a free trial
l of the preparation, for unless it
does increase the weight it will not
) cost a cent.
The Georgian-American Pony Contest
VOTE COUPON
Hearst’s Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian
PONY CONTEST VOTE COUPON, THURSDAY, MAY 15,1913
5 VOTES
NOT GOOD AFTER MAY 30, 1913.
Voted for
Address
CARRIERS' AND AGENTS’ BALLOT.
Hearst’s Sunday American Atlanta Georgian
Pony Contest. Vote Coupon, Thursday, May 15, 1913.
5 VOTES
NOT GOOD AFTER
May 30, 1913.
Voted
Address
or
SCHOOL BOYS' AND GIRLS’ BALLOT.
J WYLIE SMITH, former
• Atlantan, brought back
from Mexico to face charges of
forgery.
ATLANTA BAPTIST :
OPPOSED TO UNION
Dr. Gray, at Southern Convention,
Presents Report Antagonistic to
Denominational Merger.
. S. WILL REPLY
FRIDAY
ST. LOUIS, May 15.— Delegates to
the sixty-seventh annual Southern
Baptist convention hr well a* relig
ious leaden* of other denominations
to-day are discussing the anti
church-union plank In the formal re
port of Dr. B. D. Gray, of Atlanta,
for the Board of Home Mlssfons.
In it he said:
“Baptists can best serve human
welfare by loyalty to the principles
of their own faith. Union church ef
forts have failed and will fail. If the
clamor for the weakening of the de
nominational lines should succeed, it
w'ould result not in a church union,
but In skepticism. If our people are
brought to think that the things are
worthless for which their fathers
sacrificed they will come to think
that all the rest Is worthless.”
National conventions of the Epis
copal and Disciples of Christ Churches
have declared for church union and
have appointed Joint commissions to
confer with other denominations. At
the meeting of the National Lutheran
Synod In Kansas yesterday, a report
favoring the union plan was present
ed. Northern Baptists and Disciples
of Christ churches in Chicago already
are working out a plan of union.
Mikado To Be Assured That Gov
ernment Did Everything Pos
sible to Block Alien Bill.
Raising Funds for
Judson Centennial.
CLIFTON FORGE. VA„ May 15.—
The Rev. George Green hat- 1 resigned
the pastorate of the Clifton Forge
Baptist Church to accept the position
of field secretary under the Southern
Baptist Foreign Mission Board, with
headquarters at Georgetown. Ky. He
will solicit funds for the Judson Cen
tennial memorial for the equipment
of hospitals, schools and missions in
the foreign field. It is desired to ruise
$1,250,000. Of this amount more than
$250 .000 is already subscribed. Among
the other solicitors for this fund is
Rev \V. A. Taliaferro, of Dublin, Gn.
Flyers in Olympiad
Of Greek Victors
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ATHENS. May 15—For the first
time sinee the Olympic games were
established 2.688 years ngo. neroplan-
ing will be part of the program In
the tournament of prowess In the
strictly Greek Olympiad here next
spring.
These games will be In no wise
connected with the international
Olympic meet to be held in Berlin in
19i6 They will be wholly Greek and
will be part of a Jubilee to celebrate
the victory of the Balkan league over
Turkey.
The first Olympic games, conducted
as a national institution, were held In
776 B. C
Vassal’ Lifts Tango
and Turkey Trot Ban
NEW YORK. May 15.—Great is
the joy at Vussar. The ban has
been lifted on the turkey trot and
the tango, and at the senior “prom,”
on May 30. the young women will
be permitted to dance the steps that
have been forbidden heretofore.
At the junior-sophom )re hop there
was a great scarcity of men because
of the ban on the new dances, and
the girls let it be known they were
through with the old ones.
A “law and order" committee of
c s are f ully selected students and mem
bers of the faculty will attend the
coming “prom" to see that propriety
is observed.
POLITICS BLOCKS LODGE
WORK IN SOUTH CAROLINA
ANDERSON. S. U.. May’15.—The
bitter political campaign of 1912
caused a halt in the work of Odd FeL
lows in South Carolina, according to
a report just made by the grand mas
ter of the order.
"For four months in the summer
of 1912 I could find no one not in
terested in politics,” he says.
"1 tried to visit a few lodges but
finally had to give it up and wait un
til the election was over.”
This probably is the first time an
official reference has been made fn
lodge flatters to a political campaign.
WASHINGTON. May 15.—The for
mal reply of the United States to the
Japanese protest against the Webb
alien land law in California probably
will be dispatched to Tokio late to
morrow.
It was learned that the document
assures Japan that the United States
has done everything in its power to
prevent the enactment of the Webb
la w.
Japan also will be Informed that
the administration intends to do
everything possible to delay the en
forcement of the law until its con
stitutionality shall be determined. t
That the United States Government
will be compelled to support* Califor
nia In whatever controversy arises In
the courts over the alleged discrimi
natory element In the land bill Is the
opinion of State Department officials.
Since Japan does not claim treaty
violations in her protest made to the
United States Government and says
that the alleged discrimination in the
Webb measure is one involving her
notional honor rather than any legal
right, the situation which presents it
self is one which can not be submit
ted to arbitration at The Hague.
Gov, Johnson to Sign
Bill Within 72 Hours.
SACRAMENTO, May 15.—Gover
nor Hiram Johnson to-day said he
would sign the anti-alien land bill
within 72 hours. He intimated that
he might sign it to-day.
His delay, he said, was due entirely
to the fact that he desired not to
appear discourteous to the national
administration.
Government Not to
Act Further Now.
WASHINGTON, May 15.— No ac-
tion will be taken to-day by the ad
ministration in reference to the Japa-
nese-California situation. With Sec
retary Bryan in Now’ York, w’here he
will remain until to-morrow, the
White House officials to-day stated
there was no possibility of official
consideration of Governor Johnson's
message to the Secretary of State un
til the Cabinet meeting to-morrow.
It is not believed at the White
House that the administration will
take any further steps in the land
law question at present. but will
leave It to the courts to decide wheth
er the law is constitutional and agrees
with existing treaties.
Clamor Over Bill in
Japan Is Dying Out.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
TOKIO, May 15. An optimistic
feeling prevails at the Japanese
Foreign Office that the controversy
between this country and the United
States over the California land bill
will soon be settled to the satisfaction
of both sides.
An attache of the Foreign Office
said to-day:
“We expect to reach a friendly and
permanent solution. The negotia
tions with the United States are go
ing ahead satisfactorily.”
The public clamor over the bill is
dying out.
Arizona to Hear
Protest of Japs.
PHOENIX, ARIZ.. May 15 —Gov
ernor Hunt to-day said he would re
ceive a committee of the Japanese
Society of Arizona that desires to
place protests against the alien land
bill. In rase the Governor refuses to
veto the bill the case will be taken to
the United States Supreme Court to
test the constitutionality of the act.
To Beautify School
With 'Clean-Up' Prize
Pupils of the Davis Street school
are planning to further beautify the
school grounds with the $25 prize
won in the recent "clean up” con
test.
The prize was presented to the
school by Walter G. Cooper, secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce, in a
happy speech'of congratulation. W.
O. Stamps, of the Board of Education,
addressed the school. Miss Julia
Riordan. the principal, was highly
complimented on the school's work.
This is the second successive time
Davis Street Mchool has won the
“clean up” day prize. The 360 chil
dren obtained 12.500 pledges within a
day and a half.
Former Banker Asks Sheriff to
Shield Him From All—Pleads
His Illness.
Utmost seclusion attended the first
day’s Incarceration of J. Wylie Smith,
former head of the Commercial Loan
and Discount Company, Atlanta, ac
cused of forgery, who was brought
back to the city Wednesday night.
Smith refused pointblnnk to see
any one. Dr. George^ W. Dewberry,
who says Smith is indebted to him
in the sum of about $1,800, visited the
Tower early Thursday morning in an
effort to see the prisoner, but was un
successful.
To newspaper men Smith sent word
that he has nothing to say. either
about his two years’ life in Mexico or
the charges,
“I’m going to spend all my time
getting well,” he said.
Worn to a Shadow.
Smith looked like a ghost of his
former self when he arrived in At
lanta with T. M. Hamilton Wednes
day. He was worn almost to a shad
ow by his experiences since he left
Atlanta, and was as loath to talk
about these experiences as he was to
divulge information concerning his
financial operations here. Smith’s
face was marked with lines of suffer
ing, which he declared he got fight
ing in Mexico, and he seemed to
w’eigh scarcely 100 pounds. The oil
Rang froid anr^ care-free air with
which he used to walk the streets of
Atlanta was gone, and Smith walked,
talked and looked like an invalid.
The former president of the Com
mercial Loan and Discount Company
was met at the station by City De
tectives Sturdivant and 1 Davis and
taken immediately to the Tower. He
tried to dodge the newspaper report
ers and photographers, hiding behind
Mr. Hamilton when the picture men
tried to nap him.
During the two years that have
elapsed since Smith left Atlanta, leav
ing the affairs of his company In a
chaotic condition, he has been practi
cally immune from arrest. Several
times he has been taken In custody
by the Pinkerton, but each time ef
forts to have him extradicted have
failed, and he has lived In little dan
ger of being brought to trial.
Joined in Revolution.
When the trouble In Mexico brok^
out Smith joined one of the “comic
opera” armies, which one he refuses
to state It is generally understood
among his Atlanta friends, however,
that lie enlisted with the army of Fe
lix Diaz and took part in the over
throw of Madero. He wore the khaki
uniform of Diaz’s rurales when he re
turned to Atlanta.
Smith wav injured in one of the
many battles, and because of the lack
of proper nursing and care, failed
rapidly. He has kept up his corre
spondence with friends in Atlanta,
and when he thought the end w r as
near, he consented to return and face
the charges against him. He was per
suaded to do this by T. M. Hamilton,
who left Atlanta last Thursday to
bring him back. Smith was* in Jaurez
when Mr. Hamilton arrived in El
Paso, and was so weak that he had
to be brought across the Rio Grande
in a carriage.
While Smith is very weak and ner
vous, it is not thought his condition j
Is serious. A few weeks of careful
nursing and good food will bring him
around all right, his friends* declare,
and he will then be ready totface his
accusers.
College Girls' Prank
Scandalizes School
ROCKFORD, ILL., May 15.—Fif
teen girls have been suspended for
two weeks and sent to their homes
under guardianship and two have
been expelled from staid Rockford
college, the oldest girls' Institution
In the West, for an escapade early
this Week. Accompanied by local
youn men the girls went to Free
port where they registered them
selves as members of a theatrical
troupe.
Two couples are said to have gone
on to Dubuque and the parents .>f
the girls have demanded an explana
tion from the young men. The col
lege was practically closed to-day
oVlng to the absence of the faculty.
The affair has caused the biggest
scandal the college has ever known.
TO GET GUEST
IE
j Infant ‘Damnation’ a Vital Issue
v • v -I* • v •!•••!• '1* • *1* +•+
Smoking Pastors Under Debate
ENTRIES
Thaw in Cout at
Anhut Bribery Trial
NEW YORK. May 15.—Chief inter
est centered in the appearance of
Harry Thaw when the trial of John
N. Anhut, under indictment for brib
ery in connection with an alleged at
tempt to liberate Thaw from Mattea-
wan Asylum, began to-day in the Su
preme Court.
Thaw reached New York at 10
o’clock, looking healthier than he has
for months. He wore a blue serge
suit and a straw hat.
The indictment charges Anhut with
offering $20,000 to Dr. John W. Rus
sell, former superintendent of Matte l-
wan. to declare Thaw sane so that h«
might gain his liberty.
AT PIMLICO.
FIRST—.Helling, maiden two-year-olds,
4V6 furlongs: xBreakfast 102, xHarebell
102, Louise Travers 107, Galea 107, xCol.
C. 107. Wanita 107, xOdd Cross 102,
xSunamit 107, xSantaneca 102, xTran-
Htna 102, Front Royal 107. Salvation Nell
102, Sail On 107.
SP1COND—Three-year-olds ahd up,
mile: xSuperstitlon 109, Effendi 119,
xMayerdale 90, xPardner 113, El Oro 116,
xCloud Chief 103, Terrible Bill 109.
THIRD—Selling, three-yeas-olds and
up, 6 furlongs: Glint 106,*Star Gaze 110,
Brynary 108. Blue Crest 117, xFred Levy
103, xPerthshire 119.
FOURTH — Selling. steeplechase,
three-year-olds and up, two miles:
Jesuit 149, xMr. Specs 139, Big Ben 149,
xLlzzie Flat 142. xxJulla Armour 140,
xxGuncotton 151, Orderly Nat 149.*
(xxGarth entry.)
FIFTH—Selling, four-year-olds and
up, 6 furlongs: xJeiisupburn 103, Belfast
108. SIdon 101, xGoIliwogg 98, Gold Cap
108, Mammon Pass 103, xCherry Seed
103, Clem Beachey 108. xYork I .ad 106,
xToddling 103. Eaton 111, xOld Hank 98,
McCreary 108. Came! Ill, Question Mark
108, Kxcalibur 103.
SIXTH—Owners’ handicap, thtee-
year-olds and up, mile: ‘ Cliff Edge 107,
Cliff Stream 98, Cock o’ The Walk 110,
Springboard 104, Astrologer 95, Merry
Task 115, Lochiel 110, John Furlong 121,
Dr. Duenner 108.
xApprehtice allowance claimed.
Weather clear; track fast.
LOUISVILLE ENTRIES.
FIRST—Selling, 3-year-olds and up,
$ furlongs: Anna Reed 97, Kiva 99. San
tander 101. Tactless 101, Prospect 105,
Lady Lightning 105, Strong 107, Blue
Thistle TOT. Merrick 111, Chapultepec 112,
Milton B 117.
SECOND—Purse, 2-year-old maidens,
4 Vt furlongs: Charmeuse 110, Candy
Box 110, Birka 110, Watermelon 110,
First Cherry 110, xBushy Head 110,
xBoots and Saddles 113, High Class 113,
Harry L 113, Elandro 113, Breakers 113,
J. B. Maylow 113, Tiktok 113.
THIRD—Selling, 4-year-olds and up,
mile and sixteenth: Beautiful JOS, Clubs
104, Bonne Chance 104, Supple 106,
Husky Lad 108, Bit of Fortune 108, Tay
Pay 108, Dick Baker 111.
FOURTH—Handicap. 3-year-olds and
up. mile: Gowell 97, Leochares 103,
Rolling Stone 106, Joe Morris 108.
FIFTH—Purse, 2-year-olds, 4fur
longs: Mac 105, Ruffles 107, Edith W.
107, Efirdie Williams 107, Casuarina 107,
Frances M 109, The Norman 110, Mag
net 110.
SIXTH—Selling. 4-year-olds and up,
mile and sixteenth: Winnifred D. 102,
John D. Wakefield 104, Foxy Mary 106.
Ursula Emma 106, Jack I-axson 108, Ser-
vf<*ence 111. Mockler 111, Supervisor 112.
xE. R. Bradley entry.
Weather cloudy, track fast.
Reeves Exonerated
Of Eloping Charge
Complete exoneration of J. G.
Reeves, an Atlanta real estate opera
tor, of the charge of eloping with Mrs.
Edward M. Brow r n was made Thurs
day by Brown.
The exoneration of Reeves is framed
In the following letter which Brown
sent to The Georgian:
“In reference to the interview at
tributed to me in last night’s paper
accusing Mr. J. G. Reeves of eloping
to Macon with my wife, I beg to say
that upon careful investigation I find
that Mr. Reeves is entirely innocent
of the charges.
“Would thank you to give this let
ter publicity as I know that Mr.
Reeves has been unjustly W'ronged in
this, matter.”
Hudson Guild Worker
To Give Lecture Here
Dr. John Lovejoy Elliott, head-
worker of Hudson Guild, New York,
and distinguished sociologist and re
ligious leader, will deliver the con
cluding lecture of Atlanta Ethical
Lecture Committee’s 1912-’13 series.
Dr. Elliott will speak at Cable Hall.
Thursday evening, May 22. on “The
Driving Power of Social Discontent.”
Dr. Elliott is assistant leader of the
New York Ethical Society, of which
Dr. Felix Adler is leader. He has
In the pasfi fifteen years applied
at Hudson Guild the principles* of
social service in religion as expressed
from week to week before assemblies
of a thousand of New York's intellec
tual and cultured people, members of
the Society for Bfhica! Culture
Pardon Board Hears
Maugham Petition
The State Prison Commission
Thursday forenoon heard the argu
ments in behalf of a pardon for J. J.
Mangham. the promoter and one of
the principal stockholders in the
Boyd-Mangham Manufacturing Com
pany. of Griffin, whose failure was
followed by Mangham’s conviction on
a charge of embezzlement.
Mangham was sentenced to one
term of four year and another of
twelve months. His brother. J. W.
Mangham. paid a fine of $1,000.
The commission was told that
Mangham had been guilty neither of
embezzlement nor any other crime.
His conviction was due. said his at
torney. entirely to public sentiment.
The commission will make its rec
ommendation within a few’ days.
REFRESHING SLEEP
H»raf#rd’a Acid PMsfhatr
Rcif » Tpaspoonful In a flaas of cold wate*
brfore retiring Induce* restful sleep. Non-Alco
holic. Ad*.
Stay-at-Homes Will Greet Slirin-
ers at Train Saturday Night
for Triumphal Parade.
Red fire, the fanfare of brass band?,
the din of every noise-making dc -
vice known to human ingenuity and a
triumphal procession through the
principal streets of Atlanta will b°
a Jew of the features that will mark
the reception of Potentate Forrest
Adair and hL* victorious Yaarabs,
who landed the 1914 convention of
the Shriners in Dallas, when they
alight from their train Saturday night
at the Terminal Station.
Fifteen minutes after they learned
Atlanta had plucked the melon at
Dallas, local Shriners who were un
able to make the trip and taste the
joys of combat, began planning this
reception. Four prominent members,
Dr. M. E. Turner. T. H. Pitt. C. H.
Essig and Oscar Weinmeister. formed
themselves into a committee to pre
pare fiqr the home-coming of the vic
tors, arid this morning they an
nounced their plans. Here they are:
Every Shriner in Atlanta, and every
Shriner from other cities who happens
to be In Atlanta on Saturday, Is re
quested and commanded to report at
the Terminal Station at 9:20 o’clock
Saturday night. All Shriners are
urged to wear their fezes and bring
with them the choicest assortment of
noise-producing instruments they can
find. A brass band will thrill the
Shriners with martial music while
waiting for the special\o arrive from
Dallas.
Drum Corps in Uniform. j
Mr. Weinmeister wired to Mr. Adair;
this morning to have the drum corps j
and the Arab patrol in full uniform |
w hen they arrive in Atlanta. The fun '
will begin as soon as the conquerors i
of Memphis and the world alight from i
their train. After much handshaking
and congratulation, the Shriners will
leave the station and parade through
the city, headed by the band. The pa
trol and drum corps will act as escorts
to the men who made the trip to Dal
las.
“We are going to turnAtlanta upside
down Saturday night.” said Oscar
Weinmeister Thursday morning. “The
boys have done a wonderful thing for
the Shriners and for Atlanta, and they
deserve the best reception we can give
them. We have been circulating
among the Shriners since Atlanta won
the fight, and I believe there is a
Shriner in Atlanta who will not be on
hand to help celebrate.”
Dispatches from The Georgian’s
staff correspondent on the battle
ground told of a wild night in Dallas
Wednesday night. The night was
given over to merrymaking and cele
brating the victory of the Gate City.
Atlanta and Memphis at Peace.
Whatever feeling may have cropped
out during the fight between Atlanta
and Memphis has entirely disap
peared, and none are more enthusias
tic over Atlanta than the Memphis
delegations. The Tennesseeans have
Assured Adair and his men that they
will be on hand in 1914 and do their
best to make the big meet a success.
So jubilant were the Atlantans over
their victory t^iey staged an im
promptu parade that Dallas voted was
the best thing they had seen in a long
time. Captain W. R. Joyner was
master of ceremonies, and headed the
Atlanta patrol and drum corps in •'lie
parade. The street crowds got to
singing "In Dear Old Georgia” about
9 o’clock and kept it up until morning.
Waycross Gets 1914
Templar. Convention
COLUMBUS, GA., May 15.—Way-
cross to-day was selected as the next
meeting place of the Grand Com
mander}’, Knights Templar of Georgia
May 6, 1914, is the date.
The following officers were elected
to-day, just prior to adjournment:
A. G. Miller, Waycross, grand com
mander; W. B. Bow’e, Augusta, dep
uty grand commander; B. F. Harde
man, Athens, generalissimo; R. L.
Wyley, Thomasville, captain general;
John W. Murrell. Atlanta, senior war
den; Fred W. Clark, Savannah, ju
nior warden; Troy Beatty, Athens,
prelate; M. A. Weir, Macon, treas
urer; CJ. S. Wood, Savannah, record
er; E. K. Farmer, Fitzgerald, stand
ard bearer; John R. Wilkinson. At
lanta, sw’ord bearer, and A. C. Atkins,
Cordele, warder.
2 Live Topics for Presbyterians
By REV. CHARLES STELZLE.
Former Cashier of
Bank Gets 4 Years
SAVANNAH, GA., May 15.—Failing
to agree with the jury which sym
pathized with James B. Smith, for
mer cashier of the Merchants and
Farmers Bank, of Claxton, Judge
Walter G. Charlton, in Chatham
Superior Court, has sentenced the
prisoner to four years in the peniten
tiary. The Jury had recommended
mercy.
Smith was charged with forging
and passing an altered certificate of
stock of the Claxton bank, with which
he borrowed money from the Com
mercial Bank, of Savannah.
Smith is 22 years old and was re
cently married. His bride and moth
er were with him throughout the trial.
He sobbed aloud vvhen the verdict
was announced.
Whether all
"non - elect”
children dying
In infancy go
straight to hell
is a “human in
terest” problem
which will pro
duce mingling
emotions in the
minds of most
mothers, to say
nothing of some
fathers. A stern
P r e s b y terian
preacher of a
former day is
reported to have
imparted the
cheerful infor
mation that the mouth of hell » s
choked with such infants. He
did not state specifically how he came
by this knowledge, but the sermon
must have sent his congregation home
shivering, in spUe of the warmth of
his subject.
The Southern Presbyterian Assem
bly now in session in Atlanta will
wrestle with this much discussed
question. .For some time its minis
ters and Presbyteries have been de
bating the proposition as to whether
the confession of faith should be re
vised so as to declare plainly that all
children dying in infancy shall be
saved—as probably practically all of
them now sincerely believe—or
whether this ‘church shall continue
to merely affirm that all "elect in
fants dying in infancy” shall be sav
ed from hell.
Elect Infant Clause
Inserted Long Ago.
However this matter may be final
ly disposed of, it should be said in
all fairness that when this "elect in
fant” clause was Inserted in the
Westminster Confession of Faith, the
then dominant church—‘this was sev
eral hundred years ago—Insisted that
only children under its care should be
saved. The Presbyterians of that
day vehemently declared that this was
not true—that at least all the infants
of “the elect,” or all the "elect in
fants,” whichever way you may
choose to put it,—in short, the pre
destined ones—were also to be saved.
This Jittitude was a radical advance
over the system which limited so
narrowly the number of "saved” in
fants. and these worthies of the old
Presbyterian faith should be given
due credit for their “radicalism.” But
there are large numbers of Presby
terians who are to-day unwilling to
go much in advance of this doctrine.
They say that whatever may be their
personal opinions about the matter,
there is absolutely no scripture pas
sage which distlnctlv states that all
children dying in infancy shall be
saved, and they are not ready to in
corporate in their Confession of Faith
a doctrine they state is not specifi
cally taught in the Bible.
They are willing to rest their faith
upon “the revealed word,” leaving as
open questions all matters of uncer
tainty. They do not say that all
such infants are not saved, but neith
er wilf they have the church teach
that they are saved.
Perhaps the Atlanta Assembly will
throw some further light upon this
troublesome problem, but this is not
likely to be the case.
some people that these “split Ps” act
ually belong to the same great Pres
byterian family.
This realization may or may not
come In the regular meetings of the
assemblies—the discovery is more
likely to be made in the homes in
which those commissioners are being
entertained. It’s the human element,
not the theological, that will finally
produce the spirit of greater brother
hood among Presbyterians, and the
women in the homes are going to
help right loyally on the job.
Interesting Personage
Assembly Delegate.
There’s a very dignified commis
sioner in the Northern Assembly from
St. Louis. His name is Gregg—Dr.
Harris H. Gregg, pastor of the Wash-
ington-Compton Avenue Church. For
conservatism In theology he is the
limit, but he is so thoroughly human
and warm hearted that most folks
are compelled to admire him even
though they cannot accept his “pre-
millenial” and other “dispensational”
teaching. If there is a young fel
low in his parish who needs a per
sonal friend, Dr. Gregg is on hand if
he finds out about the chap’s need.
If a stranger Is coming to town who
needs a boarding house and some of
the other things that strangers need.
Dr. Gregg will personally meet him
at the station, if the job is pat up to
him by an interested, mutual friend,
and Dr. Gregg will see that the stran
ger is comfortably settled.
There’s one man In the assembly
who was once the pastor of a mis
sion church in St. Louis, and his sal
ary wasn’t large. He managed to
send his wife to the country for a
needed vacation, but he couldn’t af
ford to go himself. In a most casual
way Dr. Gregg learned about the sit
uation, and the next morning the
young minister received a check
through the mail from Dr. Gregg,
with a hearty note, inviting him go
j see his wife for a couple of weeks.
The check more than covered all nec
essary expenses. You can forgive a
lot of “theology” that you may not
like, if the man whom it possesses
has a heart like Dr. Gregg’s.
RICH MACON YOUNG MAN
TAKES POISON; MISTAKE
MACON, GA., May 15.—B, Sanders
Walker, one of Macon’s wealthiest
and most prominent young business
men. took a poisonous tablet by mis
take to-day and his death is mo
mentarily expected. He thought he
was taking a headache cure.
CARNEGIE'S NEPHEW ILL
IN A HOSPITAL AT MIAMI
MIAMI, FLA.. May 15—Frank Carne
gie. nephew of Andrew Carnegie, is se
riously ill at the City Hospital. He was
brought in from a rraise among the
Florida Keys with Harry Whitney, ex
plorer.
Smoking by Pastors
Again Under Debate.
While the sincere and earnest men
in these assemblies admit they do
not know what the Almighty will do
in the future with “damned” children,
there are a good many who have
agreed upon the question as to
whether it is quite the thing fof full-
grown ministers to smoke right now.
They will probably declare, to use
rather a raw epigram, that “it is bet-,
ter to smoke here than hereafter,”
but they are more than ready to keep
any minister from smoking anywhere.
If the Northern Assembly does not
pass its usual annual resolution
against the practice of ministers
smoking, it will no doubt be because
they are meeting in a part of the
country where this habit is far more
common than it is in the North.
And yet it is a peculiar coincidence
that nearly every ex-moderator of
the Northern Assembly is a user of
tobacco. As for the commissioners
—watch them in the lobbies of the
hotels.
Triple Meeting
A Sign of Progress.
Few people appreciate the signifi
cance of this simultaneous meeting
of the three Presbyterian Assemblies
—the Northern, Southern and Unit
ed. A fetv years ago such a pro
ceeding would have been an absolute
impossibility. There are some folks
in Atlanta at this moment who are
fearful of what may happen during
the next 10 days. For if these 1,400
commissioners, representing the three
denominations should really come to
know each other and discover that
some of the men of whom they have
been hearing for many a year are
actually free from horns and cloven
hoofs, there’s no telling what may
come to pass. It isn’t likely that
there would be an immediate amal
gamation, but what a tremendous re
lief it would be to have it dawn upon
Governor and Wife
Visit Milledgeville
JVlILLEDGEVILLE, GA., May 15.—
Governor Joseph M. Brown slept Iasi
night in the room in the old Gover
nor’s Mansion which he occupied as
a boy, when his father. Joseph E.
Brown, was Governor of Georgia.
Governor and Mrs. Brown arrived
yesterday afternoon. Under an escort
of Dr. E. A. Tigner, J. E. Kidd and
President M. M. Parks, of the Georgia
Normal and Indsutrial College, they
made an excursion to points of in
terest, including the State farm, the
State Sanitarium and the Normal
school. Last night they were accord
ed an elaborate reception. Standing
in the hall of the old mansion Gov
ernor and Mrs. Brown shook hands
with Normal school girls, Georgia
Military College cadets and hundreds
of citizens. They returned to-day to
Atlanta.
7,000 Children in Festival.
MACON.—More than 7,000 children
are enrolled to participate in the an
nual May festival which will be given
under the auspices of the Playgrour.i
Association and the Board of Educa
tion at Tatnall Square Park on May
30. .
STOPS FULLING HAIR
This Home Made Mixturfe Stops
Dandruff and Falling Hair and
Aids Its Growth.
To a half pint of water add:
Bay Rum 1 oz.
Barbo Compound a small box
Glycerine 1-4 oz.
The3e are all simple ingredients
that you can buy from any drug
gist at very little cost, and mix
them yourself. Apply to the scalp i
once a day for two weeks, then
once every other week until all the
mixture is used. A half pint
should be enough to rid the head
of dandruff and kill the dandruff
germs. It .«tops the hair from
falling out, relieves itching and
scalp diseases.
Although it h5 not a dye. it acts
upon the hair roots and will dark
en streaked, faded, gray hair in
ten or fifteen days. It promotes the
growth of the hair and makes
harsh hair soft and glossy.
We have Beautiful Bedding
Plants 3c each. Atlanta Floral
Co., 555 E. Fair Street.
White City Park Now Open
ATLANTA
MATINEES
MONDAY
WED. and SAT.
Nights
15c to 50c
ALL THIS WEEK
Miss Billy Long Co.
In a Farce With 1.000 Laughs
Are You a Mason?
NEXT-" THE DEEP PURPLE"
Seats Now.
FORSYTH ZZ
Mat. Dally
Evening
8:30
PAUL DICKEYS CO.
Next Week
ADAM & EVE
World's Greatest
Monkeys
APOLLO TRI0-NEWH0FF &
PHELPS—BILLY WELLS-
CLARENCE WILBUR C0 -
MAYO & ALLMAN ft OTHERS