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THE ATLANTA (iKORHIAN AND NEWS, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1913.
Grand Jury to Get Much Finger-
Print Evidence When Slaying
Is Taken Up Friday.
Continued From Page 1.
rs. A. A. Smith*
ian. Mrs. Smith !
oung woman on
iy she woir
o’clock M(
with
orlal
fin referred to in
letter to The Get
said she heard a
Whitehall Street
Mary Phagan at
Day afternooon.
Many Subpenas Served.
Deputies at the Solicitor's office be
gan Thursday morning serving the
large batch of subpenas for witnesses
in the Phagan case to appear before
the Grand Jury Friday morning at 10
o’clock. More than 100 were issued.
The Solicitor would not say wheth
er he would introduce all of them, hut
said he would have them In readi
ness*. Several persons whose names
have not appeared in connection with
the case have been asked to testify.
It be'.*am<p known also that expert
testimony on handwriting and finger
prints woi|ld play an important part
in the hearing by the Grand Jury. No
less than three famous finger-print
and handwriting experts have been
called into the case by Mr. Dorsey,
and t.be arrival on the scene Wednes
day of the beK finger-print expert
with the. Burns agency established
beyond any doubt that “finger prints’’
and “handwriting’’ would be strong
cards to be played by the State.
Tobie .said Wednesday his actions
have been misunderstood, and tint
criticism of his failure to work with
the Atlanta detectives was due to a
misapprehension. He explained his
position in the following statement to
The Georgian:
“When I came here. I started to
work Independently, without asking
any information from Atlanta detec
tives. 1 have been criticised, but 1
think the crltcism was unjust. It was
not egotism, but delicacy, that kept
me from going to them.
“They had been working on the
case over three weeks. Then I came.
Now. if I had gone to them and said,
’Gentlemen, please give me all the
information you got in your three
weeks' work.' don’t you think that
would require an unusual amount of
nerve
Denies He Made Criticism.
“If i were working on a case, and
after three weeks a detective from
another place should come to me and
ask for all rny information, 1 would
think he had lots of nerve It was
not egotism on my part it simply
required more nerve than 1 had
“I also have been criticised for
criticising the other men on the case.
1 have been reported as criticising
them for not looking into the foot
prints and finger prints immediately
after the murder. But I did not make
that criticism 1 said they had ov
erlooked two good clews if they had
passed up the linger prints and thumb
prints, but 1 did not say they had
passed them up. I still say two good
clews were overlooked, providing the
thumb prints and finger prints were
not traced, but, mind you, T do not
say they wore not taken up. The
fact is, I don’t know to-day whether
they were or not.”
Woman Held Guilty
Of Robbing Her Host
MACON, GA May 22. Mrs Francis
Tedder, of Atlanta, was found guilty in
the Superior Court to-day of robbing
TV D. Kersey, whose family she was
Visiting several months ago.
The charge is larceny from the per
son She will be sentenced this after
noon
/
Hatfield Frees 12
Held in Mine War
CASH 0R0.C0. jgJS
SNAP (If
BEANS yi«
Fancy Lemons, dozen 14'/*C
Fresh Country Eggs, dozen 16' 2 c
Gallon Alaga Syrup 49c
24 pounds good Flour 64c
Welch's Grape Juice—Pints, 19c; qts..
33c; hatf-gallons . . 59c
10c Can Georgia Cane Syrup 6c
16c Can Condensed Milk 9c
20c Columbia River Salmon 9c
15c Alaska Salmon. 1-lb. Can .. 7 1 2 c
15c Sugar Corn, Can 7'/ 2 c
30c Crisco. Can 19c
50c Queen Olives 19c
30c Queen Olives 19c
20c Stuffed Olives . 12' 2 c
35c Libby’s Asparagus Tips 17* 2 c
CASH 6RO.CO. SLS
The Georgian-American Pony Contest
VOTE COUPON
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PONY CONTEST VOTE COUPON, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1913
5 VOTES
NOT GOOD AFTER JUNE 6, 1913,
Vote for
Address
CARRIERS' AND AGENTS’ BALLOT.
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Pony Contest Vote Coupon, Thursday. May 22, 1913.
5 1/nTrC NOT GOOD AFTER
vu 1 June 6. 1913.
Next Sunday’s Coupons
Will Count 30 Votes
STEAM ROLLER
CHARLESTON. W VA , May 22.
^Twelve military prisoners were re
leased by Governor Hatfield to-day
following a conference with them
lasting several hours.
Among those released were John
A Brown, member of the Socialist
Party National Committee. and
Charles \V. Boswell and W. H.
Thompson. Socialist editors.
Some of the men are charged with
Tnurder.
BARNUM'S “FAT LADY” IS
DEAD: WEIGHED 600 LBS.
CHICAGO. May 22.—Mrs. Mary Pe
ters. who for twenty year* made her
living by being fat. is dead to-day
at the county nospital following an
operation for the removal of a tumor.
The.tumor weighed 150 pounds. Mrs.
Peters weighed nearly* 600 pounds.
•She was one of Barnum’s leading at
tractions for many years.
DECISION IN DUFF
CASE IS RESERVED
Aged Defendant Disappointed in
Not Knowing Whether or Not
He Goes to Jail.
MACON, GA., May 22. Judge W I.
Grubb baa reserved Ms decision In the
Huff contempt rase, and will not an
nounce It until he has had more op
portunity to study the evidence and
compare it with the letters sent by
Colonel W. A, Huff to Judae Emory
Hpeer last summer. He left this aft
ernoon for Birmingham, Ala.. his
home.
The defendant did not offer any wit
nesses, though going on the stand
himself. Colonel Huff stated, under
oath, that he wrote the letters to
JudRe Speer because he wanted the
JudRe to know what he thouRht of
him as a man.
"I wanted him to know that 1 was
keeping tab on Mm," said the aged
defendant. "I did not expert my let
ters to Influence him In my behalf.
In fact, 1 believed that if the commu
nications would have any effect at all,
the effect would be adverse to my in
terests."
Both the prosecuting attorney, < >.
p street, of Birmingham and Attor
ney T S Eelder. for the defense,
Stated in their arguments that the
trial of Colonel Huff was not Intended
to vindicate Judge Speer in any man
ner ..r b\ Its result to have any effect
on the Judge in that respect.
judge (inibh held lhat whether tne
charges In the letters were true or
untrue did not matter, and he would
not allow an investigation of Ihem.
The defendant's counsel announced
that lie was ready to submit proof.
The failure of Judge Grubb to an
nounce his decision to-day was a dis
tinct disappointment to the defendant
I am not criticising Judge Grubb,
says Colonel Huff, "hut I would really
like to know whether I shall go to Jail
or be a free man."
The Government made out its case
yesterday afternoon without any tes-
timony from Judge Speer. The Gov-
erifment showed that Colonel Huff
sent the letters to Judge Speer and
that they were delivered to him at Ills
house and also that Colonel Huff gave
a copy of one of the letters to the
newspapers for publication.
J. P. Morgan's Son
Boat Crew Captain
BOSTON. May 22.—Junius Spencer
Morgan—"Silent" Morgan as he is
known at Harvard—has been elected
captain of the Junior class crew, it
was announced to-day.
Young Morgan heretofore has en
gaged little In athletics, not because
he did not care or have any apti
tude. but because ills dislike for
mathematics gave him a condition
which barred him He Worked off the
condition last fall and Immediate
ly went to wo k for the crews. He
made good and Is now captain.
Mrs. Lucy G. Kelly
To Be Buried Here
The body of Mrs. Lucy Grist Kelly,!
who died in Memphis Tuesday, will
arrive in Atlanta Thursday afternoon
for Interment.
Mr*. Kelly, who was 28 years old.
had been a resident of this city prior
to her going to Memphis and had
many relatives and friends nere. Mrs.
J A. Ray, 140 West Alexander Street,
an aunt of the deceased, will attend
to the funeral arrangements.
Resides Mrs Ray, Mrs. Kelly is sur
vived by three brothers. Q \Y. and
\Y. \Y Grist, of Washington, l>. C..
and C. M. Grivt, of N ?w Orleans.
MILLS AT LAGRANGE
TO RESUME OPERATION
LAGRANGE. GA., May 22.—The
Park Mills, which have not been in
operation for several years, will be
gin operation ns soon as necessary
arrangements can be made. The ca
pacity of the plant will be doubled
and new machinery installed. This
will bring to LaGrange several hun
dred people. The re-habiiitation of
the plant has already begun.
‘PLAY BILL!’ WILL
BE PASTOR'S TEXT
Rev. Caleb Ridley Will Preach
on Lessons Taught by the
National Game.
Militant and competent christtani-
ty will be* preached from the pulpit
of the Central Baptist Church Sun
day night, when the pastor, the Rev.
Caleb A. Ridley, will take as the sub
ject of his sermon the game of base
ball.
“Play Ball" will be the text, as he
announced to his congregation at the
Wednesday night meeting.
"In the course of rny trip to St.
Louis last week to attend the Na
tional Baptist Convention," he ex
plained. “I saw a game between the
Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis
Browns. Smoky Joe’ Wood was
pitching, and Tris Speaker and Yorkes
and Hooper and the other hero?s
were there. And it struck ine that
these were men, and that there is in
analogy between tb« game
should he played and the life
Christian man.
’Baseball Is life.
“Nobody but men can play It.
game for mollycoddles. It
ns it
of a
It is
White City Park Now Open
game for men and for thinkers.
“Everybody must play his own part
and keep away from the other man’s.
That's team work, and should apply
to life as well ns to baseball. I saw
Speaker and Yerkes and Hooper all
run after a fly—and miss It.
“When a player gets on base, he has
his eve on home plate. There is a
definite and desirable goal. And this,
too, is like life."
Jasper Seeks More
Power Company Tax
JACKSON, GA., May 22.—The
courts may be called on to settle the
question as to whether Butte or Jas
per County is entitled to the larger
share of the tax returns of tb» Cen
tral Georgia Power Company. Since
the dam was erected on the Ocmuigee
River several years ago the company
has returned its Butts County prop
erty for $750,000 and that in Jasper
County for about $100,000. Now Jas
per County claims that five-eighths .»f
the company’s dam is on its s*lde of
the stream and that Jasper should
have more of the taxes.
Wilson Frees Man
In Shadow of Death
WASHINGTON, May 22.—Com pas -
sion for a prisoner said to be in the
last stages of tuberculosis and fear
that his presence in the Magoffin
County jail in Kentucky might en
danger the health of tin* other in
mates lias caused President Wilson to
commute the six months’ sentence im
posed upon Bryant Combs at Coving
ton, Ky. He will be released imme
diate ly.
Combs vva< convicted of operating a
“moonshine” still.
Chicago Suffragist
Refuses to Pay Tax
CHICAGO, May 22 —The board of
assessors of Cook County to-day be
gan preparations to bring Mrs. Belle
Squires into court and force her to
pgy tax 's.
Mrs. Squires notified the hoard that
she dared it to. try to compel her tv»
pay any taxes until she was permitted
to vote. In order to be permitted to
bring the case Into court the board
assessed Mrs. Squires on $1,000 worth
of personal property and added $500
penalty because she presented no
schedule.
Tifton Store Burns.
Witli $20,000 Loss
TIFTON GA.. M a \ 22 The dr'
good.« store of S and H Kulbursch
was entirely destroyed by fire early
to-day. .The blaze started in the
basement at the rear of the store.
Stock and fixtures were valued at
$17.5ao, with $7,200 insurance. The
building was owned by J. \V and E
R Sumner, of Sycamore, and was
valued at $2,500. with $2,000 insurance
The origin of the fire is not known.
Moderator Is Attacked by Promi
nent Southern Delegate, Who
Quits the Sessions.
Declaring that Moderator Dr. J.
S Lyons was running the Southern
Presbyterian Assembly "with a steam
roller like a political convention,”
Dr. W. M McPheeters, of Columbia,
S (\, chairman of the Committee
on Education and one of the leading
figures in the Assembly, resigned as
head of the committee, placed his re
port in the hands of the clerk, and
retired from ihe deliberations of the
j body.
Dr. McPheeters’ action came at the
dose of a lengthy dispute over par
liamentary law with the moderator.
| touching upon his right to propose a
substitute to the minority report of
the committee on the Federal Coun
cil of Churches.
Twice refused permission to broach
his substitute, and failing to get the
approval of the house when C. H.
Jones, of Oklahoma, appealed from
the parliamentary decision of tho
moderator. Dr. McPheeters finally
gained the floor on a question of per
sonal privilege.
Personalities Injected.
It was then that personalities were
injected into his dispute with the
moderator. Expressing his high per
sonal regard for Dr. Lyons, Dr. Me*
Pheeters said:
“But he can not change the rules
of procedure under which the As
sembly works. Ali that is necesasry
to reduce this gathering to one sim
ilar to a political convention, with its
steam roller methods, are actions such
as the moderator has taken, to fornld
discussion and rush to a vote a ques
tion upon which the Assembly is di
vided, without an opportunity for
discussion by those opposing it.”
He was interrupted by the gavel of
Moderator Lyons.
"I will call the doctor to order,”
said the moderator. “What he Is sav
ing is a reflection on the personal In
tegrity of the moderator, and I cannot
listen to it with equanimity. The
doctor can not continue.”
Dr McPheeters turned and faced
Dr. Lyons, at the same time drawing
his committee report from his pocket.
Retires From Assembly.
"The moderator has done me the
honor to make me chairman of his
committee on education.” declared Dr.
McPheeters, “but I can not stand this.
I will place my report in the hands of
the clerk of this Assembly an£ resign
as head of the committee. I will re
tire from the deliberations of this
body and make my explanations to
my Presbytery.”
Dr. McPheeters handed hie report to
the clerk and hurried from the room.
“The doctor must understand,” said
Dr Lyons, “that his report is the
property of the Assembly, and that he
must get the consent of the commit
tee before lie can retire. I will enter
tain a motion."
Dr. Thomas S. Olyce. ex - moderator,
arose and moved that Dr. McPheeters
be permitted to retire and that the
clerk read his report.
fries of “No! No!” mingled with
the voices of Moderator Lyons’ ad
herents shouting in the affirmative
Recess Ends Uproar.
Half a dozen men gained their feet
and clamored for recognition, and
Moderator Lyons postponed action
on Dr. Olyce’s motion until the aft
ernoon session.
Dr. McPheeters’ characterization
of the manner in which Dr. Lyons
conducted the Assembly as “steam
toller methods’’ came immediately
after the minority report of the com
mittee on the Federal Council of
< ’hurdle-, presented by Dr. T. M
Lowry, of Memphis, was voted down.
When the vote was announced, Dr.
McPheeters gained the floor and said
he desired to offer a substitute.
Dr. Lyons ruled that the substi
tute was out of order, and that the
question of the adoption of the ma
jority report should take precedence
over all other business.
Dr. McPheeters insisted that his
amendment was in order, and ap
pealed to Dr. G. B. Strickler. of Vir
ginia. a noted parliamentarian, who
sustained his contention.
Charges Political Methods.
"I do not recognize the doctor,” de
clared the moderator. “I explained
the rules under which we are pro
ceeding several days ago, and they
will be enforced.”
Dr. McPheeters turned to the
house, and shaking his hand in the
air shouted:
“He is using the steam roller like
a political convention!"
The moderator’s gavel descended
and he refused to recognize any one
of the dozens of men who leaped to
their feet from all parts of the house.
He called for a vote on the adoption
of the majority report of the commit
tee on the Federal Council of
Churches. which recommended that
the Southern (’hurch continue its af
filiation with that body. A viva voce
vote Was taken by the moderator, and
the report declared adopted.
A standing vote Vas taken and the
majority report declared adopted by a
vote of 138 to 27.
Prior to the dispute and the final
adoption of the report several ad
dresses were delivered in favor of
each report. Dr. T. S. Clyce. retir
ing moderator, and Dr. Thornton
Whaling, of South Carolina, spoke in
fayor of the adoption of the majority
report and the continuation of rela
tions with the Federal Council. Dr.
T M. Lowry pleaded for the adoption
of the minority report.
Reference to Dr. Shailler Matthews,
of Chicago, president of the Federal
Council, whose incumbency has form
ed the basis of much of the opposi
tion to the Southern Church continu
ing in the Council, was made by Dr.
Clyce and Dr. Whaling. Both de
clared that Dr. Matthews was but’a
mere incident, who easily'could be
brushed aside. Dr. Clyce urged ac
tion. protesting the re-election of Dr.
Matthews and against undue political
activity on the part of the Council.
United Assembly Adopts
New Financial System.
What was termed the "greatest for
ward step in the history of the
church” was taken at the closing ses
sion of the United Presbyterian As*
sembh Thursday morning, in the or
ganization of the "Missionary and
Efficient Committee."
This committee will principally act
as a i tearing house for all .funds of the
• hurch ft absorbs the Ways and
Moans Committee, which has been in
MODERATORS THANK THE GEORGIAN
FOR FAIR AND CORRECT REPORTS
The Atlanta Georgian is deserving of an
expression of thanks from the Presbyterian
Church for the capable and sympathetic re
ports it has printed of the Assembly’s pro
ceedings. In behalf of tlie Presbyterian As
sembly, I wish to express mv sincere appre
ciation for the fairness and correctness of
these reports.
JOHN TIMOTHY STONE,
Moderator Northern Presbyterian Church.
,J. S. LYON,
Moderator Southern Presbyterian Church.
R. M. RUSSELL,
Moderator United Presbyterian Church.
BIN’S PEflCENEBRflSKA
EXPERTS TO WE
NEGRO PROBLEMS OVER PEACE PLAN
Morality and Religion Subjects
for Conference at Atlanta Uni
versity Monday.
“Morality and Religion Among
Negro Americans” will be discussed
at the eighteenth annual session of
the Atlanta Conference for the Study
of Negro Problems at Atlanta Uni
versity Monday, May 26.
The conference win be under the
direction of Dr. W. B. B. DuBois, of
New York. The program will include
four sessions throughout the day ana
evening, at which many persons
prominent in this work will make ad
dresses.
Among those to speak will be Miss
Lucy C. Lanev, of Augusta, Ga.;
Professor L. H. Williams, of Macon;
Mrs. Samuel F. Harris, of Athens;
Dr. Loring B. Palmer, of Atlanta.
“Health and Service” will be the
subject at the morning meeting. In
the afternoon the annual mothers’
meeting and exhibition of the Gate
City free kindergarten will take plj^ce
with a symposium and short talks
about social workers.
The main session will take place at
8 p. m., when Miss Laney and Dr.
DuBois will speak.
The university will conclude its
commencement exercises May 28. Fri
day evening the senior classes will
present Shakespeare’s “Comedy- of
Errors.” President Ware Sunday will
deliver the baccalaureate sermon.
Tuesday there will be an inspection
of building and grounds, a game fes
tival by Normal and Oglethorpe stu
dents, an alumni Business meeting and
the alumni banquet. The award of
diplomas will be made Wednesday,
May 28, at 10 a. m. The Rev. Dun
bar H. Ogden, of the Central Pres
byterian Church of Atlanta, will de
liver the commencement address.
Griffin Is Aroused
By Fire Truck Deal
GRIFFIN, GA., May 22—Citizens
and taxpayers of Griffin are to-day
protesting the purchase of an auto
fire truck by the City Council despite
the opposition of Mayor J. H. Srriith.
About four months ago the plan to
purchase such a machine was first
proposed. It has been a bone of con
tention since. Now that the ma
chine is to be delivered to-day the
affair has been reopened.
The taxpayers are objecting to the
plan of Council to make a cash pay
ment for the truck, which will de
plete the surplus in the city treas
ury. It is claimed that all city im
provements will be at a standstill and
obligations of the city that fall due in
a month or so will be unprovided for.
Citizens are backing up the Mayor
in his fight.
Progressive Leaders Split on Eve
of Meeting to Reorganize the
Republican Party.
WASHINGTON, May 22.—Progres-
sive Republicans, on the eve of their
meeting with the executive commit
tee of the national committee to lay
plans for reorganizing the G. O. P.,
have split.over the means to be em
ployed.
One group, headed by such men as
Borah and Kenyon* are inclined to
take a militaht view of the matter and
ignore the standpatters if they do not
at once fall in with their plans, while
another group, headed by Senator
Cummins, h* inclined to pacificatory
measures.
"The crux of the situation.” said
Senator Cummins. “Is the reform of
delegate representation. With this
granted, other matters will take care
of themselves.”
“I hope.” said Senator Borah, “that
the national committee will disclose
their willingness to adjust the ques
tion of representation, but whether
they do this or fail to do it the move
ment will go on just the same and the
Republican party will, in 1916. write
a Progressive platform and nominate
a Progressive candidate. Eighty-five
per cent of the Republican electorate
Is in favor of Progressive politics.”
Senator Cummins thinks a Repub
lican conference should be called for
September of this year or, at the lat
est, the spring of 1914.
Battleship Is Best
Peace Dove, He Says
CHICAGO, May 22.—“Battleships
are the best peace doves. Under the
present grape juice policy our navy
will not long hold Its position as sec
ond in the world. A phantom navy
with ships named ’Friendship’ and
‘Love’ is not the kind of navy we
need."
These things were said by former
Congressman George Edmund Foss,
who was chairman of the committee
on naval affairs, in an address last
night.
existence for 50 years, and the "Mil-
llon-Dollar Committee.”
The Missionary and Efficienscy
Committee will be composed of rep
resentatives of each of the boards of
the church. An “every member can
vass" for funds will be inaugurated
by the new committee.
Congregational treasurers will be
required to make monthly remittances
of all mission funds to the financial
agents of their respective presbyte
ries. and the financial agents must
remit in turn to the Missionary and
Efficiency Committee on the 10th of
each month. The committee will re
mit on the 20fh of each month to the
treasurers of the various boards.
Monthly statements will be publisher
of all funds received and disbursed.
A new motto for the coming year
was adopted. It was proposed by Dr.
John A. Wilson, of Pittsburg, and is:
“The World for Christ and a Tithe
of Our Income for Missions."
Last year’s watchword was:
“Twenty-five Thousand Souls for
Christ: a Million Dollars for Mis
sions.”
A telegram was read from Dr. R. J.
Miller, editor for 32 years of The
Christian Union Herald, offering his
resignation. This periodical d-as bit-
terly attacked a few days ago by the
Board of Publcation. It was not a
personal attack on Dr. Miller, how
ever The resignation was not ac
cepted. j
AT LOUISVILLE.
FIRST—Three-year-olds and up. sell
ing, 6 furlongs: Anna Reed 94, Pampi-
nea 94, Little Baker 96. Little Nell 98.
Theresa Gill 98. I)r. Jackson 99. World's
Wonder 99. Prospect 100, Cedarbrook
103, Sir Marion 111, Wilhite 112. Ser-
vicence 113.
SECOND—Purse, two-year-old maid
ens. 5 furlongs: Bandit HO. Bushy Head
110, Mary Plckford 110. Banjo Jim 110.
Bringhurst HO. Pan American 110. Holey
Mine 110. Father Riley 113, Battling Nel
son 113, Lambs Tail 113, Sosius 113, Hol
ton 112.
THIRD—The Gentlemen’s Cup, three-
year-olds and up, mile: Beautiful 145,
Kenneth D. 147, Automatic 151, Dr. Wal
do Briggs 151. Sam Bernard 151.
FOURTH—The Louisville Handicap,
handicap, three-year-olds and up, purse,
6 furlongs: Hobnob 98, Royal Tea 100,
Silver Bill 100, Marjorie A. 103, Bo
nanza 108, High Private 112.
FIFTH—Advance money selling,
three-year-olds and up, 6 furlongs: Ger-
rard 96, Dan Berry 96, Billy Holder 96.
Anna Patricia 98. Amity 98. Over the
Sands 99. Ursula Emma 106, Alanasia
110, Jabot 110, Merrick 110, Ben Lasca
113.
SIXTH—Purse, two-year-olds. 4V&
furlongs: Hodge 102, Big Lumax 102.
Hyki 105, Harwood 105, Kilday 105, Dar-
bishire 107. Brave Cunarder HO. The
Norman 110, Old Rosebud 115.
SEVENTH—Three-year-olds and up.
mile and a sixteenth: Oreen 105, Husky
I>ad 105. Fellowman 106, ‘Wander 107,
Hanly 108. Mockler 108, Just Red 109,
Manager Mack 111, Milton B. 115.
Weather cloudy; track sloppy.
AT ELECTRIC PARK.
FIRST—Selling. 5 furlongs: Molma
101, Santaneca 101, Sweet Spices 109,
Thelma J. 101, Col. C. 107, Transcinia
101, Breakfast 101, Galea 104. Odd
Cross 109.
SECOND—Selling, mile and one-six
teenth: xCynosure 104, Hans Creek 97.
Mohawk Queen 95, Hedge Rose 112, Ella
Grane 95, Camel 110.
THIRD—Maidens. 5 furlongs: Old
Hank 112, Racine 112, Satir 102, Frijole
102, Capt. Jinks 102, Higher Up 100,
Black Silk HO. Refugita 102. Hermis, Jr.,
112. iMerry Chase 100. Sweet Time 105.
FOURTH—Selling. 6^ furlongs: Ber-
tis 104, xHudas’ Sister 99, Our Nugget
104, Black Branch 106, Kinder Lou 98.
Mollie Kearney 103. Maxton 106. Pretend
111, Iberville 104, Judge Landis 109.
FIFTH—Selling. furlongs: Pink
Lady 100. xR. H. Gray 100, Racing 'Belle
112, Washakie 112, Naughty Rose 107,
Veno Von 107, Anna Claire 100, Willis
105, Susan 107. Carroll 109.
SIXTH—Selling. furlongs: Little
England 105, Roseburg IV. 103, Baycliff
103, Touch Me 109. Bryn 93,' Vigorous
113, Otillo 111, Jack Nunnally 106. Clem
Beachey 112.
xApprentice allowance of 6 pounds
claimed.
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WINNER AT BRIDGE, WOMAN
LAUGHS HERSELF TO DEATH
HARTFORD, CONN., May 22.—
Overjoyed at playing a winning card
in a game of bridge, Mrs. Mary Trel-
kaid, of this city, laughed herself inio
hysterics and died.
Only Ridicule for Secretary’s
“No-Ships-Till-We’re-Invaded”
Policy.
By JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES.
WASHINGTON. May 22.—"The
worst enemy of our country’s peace
is he who makes It easy and safe fur
here enemies to attack her."
This is the slashing epigram with
which a commander of the United
States Navy epitomizes the recent at
titude of the American Secretary of
State.
It is perfectly true that the men
who are ready to fight for our coun
try when necessary are not much
enamored at this time of the man
who is always ready to talk for It.
Air. Bryan’s efforts to saddle upon
certain “interest^’^of the country the
frank apprehension of all our people
over international complications is
immediately followed by an attack
upon those American newspapers
who tell the truth and inform the
people.
Bryan Orator, Not Diplomat.
As a matter of fact, Mr. Bryan’s
diplomatic career, from his prema
ture congratulation of Ambassador
Wilson in Mexico and his unfortu
nate allusions to home rule on St.
Patrick’s Day, and his untactful atti
tude toward China, down to his last
undiplomatic remark about the can
non scandals in the German Govern
ment. have not been so much of the
caliber of a Prime Minister and diplo
mat as of an oratorical enthusiast.
Before Mr. Bryan begins to abuse
the newspapers that have kept his
people informed and have done more
than any other influence to stimulate
the navy and the army, he had bet
ter understand just how public opin
ion holds hi* own utterances and how
lightly it estimates his effectiveness
as a Secretary of State.
Judging from the comments of
leading newspapers in foreign coun
tries, other governments than our
own regard Mr. Bryan’s standing as
a practical statesman with a great
deal of open ariiusernent.
Laughed at Around World.
The bona fide statement of Mr.
Bryan at the naval banquet that he
would never be willing to indorse a
larger navy until our country was in
vaded has been laughed at around the
•world.
His other equally humiliating con
fession as the Prime Minister of our
Government that “nothing will force
him to fight” is generally regarded as
diminishing the fighting prestige and
the individual force of our country
among other nations.
No public voice expresses this de
precatory opinion of Mr. Bryan's sen
timental folly more strongly than The
Army and Navy Journal, which voices
a ringing protest and criticism. The
recent Army and Navy Journal said
of Mr. Bryan that his ignorance
j equaled his sincerity and that his ut-
I terances have a tendency to promote
j the very wars they seek to avoid.
Atlanta Boy Scouts
To Camp at Dalton
DALTON. GA.. May 22.—The Dal
ton Troop of Boy Scouts is planning
for the entertainment of Atlanta and
Marietta Scouts who will camp in this
city on July 11. The Atlanta troop
under Scout Master Eugene G. Ever*
itt. and the Marietta Troop, under
Scout Master Fred Morris, will come
by train. Camp will be pitched on
Fort Dependable, the Dalton Troop
camping with the visitors.
On June 12 the three troops will
start on a hike through the country
to Chattanooga, by way of Chlcka-
mauga Park. The scouts will be
guests of officers at Fort Oglethorpe
and will spend several days in Chat
tanooga. returning to Atlanta about
July 21.
Negro Assailant of Woman
Saved by Deputies in Bullet-
Riddled Jail.
HIAWATHA. KAN'S,, May 22. - T.
avenge the attack on a white woman
of Falls City. Nebr.. five motor car
loads of men. armed vc ith 1 shotgun*
revolvers, sledge hammers and bat
tering rams, drove here from the Ne
braska town at 2 o'clock this morn
ing. They surrounded the jail and
demanded the surrender of Walter
Bailey, a negro. pouring bullets
through the windows.
There is a steel door between the
jailer’s residence and the entrance to
the jail. In this corridor, behind this
steel door, the deputies were on guard
with guns and plenty of ammunition
When the mob saw it would be
dangerous to gain entrance that way
they attempted to batter down an
other outbade door.
Cooler residents of Hiawatha per
suaded the Nebraskans to give up
their attempt without further vio
lence.
This morning the county jail pre
sents the appearance of a block house
following a siege. It was the second
attempt to storm the jail. There were
40 or 50 men here Tuesday morning,
but they were persuaded to go home.
It is reported (hat petitions were
being circulated in Falls City, in
which the rigners bound themselves
to drive every negro from the city.
Provides Suspension
Of Prison Sentences
A bill wall be introduced in the
Georgia Assembly by Senator M. C.
Tarver, of Whitefield. to legalize sus
pension of sentence and provide pro
bation officers.
“I am convinced that the measure,
if passed, will cause a reformation
of our penal statutes, second only in
value to our convict lease system,"
says Senator Tarver.
“On June 1, 1911, there were 2,-
688 convicts in the penitentiary, 1,-
304 were between the ages of 20 and
29 years—practically 50 per cent. It
is hard to believe that out of that
number of young men. * nearly all
first offenders, the judges could not
have found hundreds that might have
been reclaimed by being given, under
the guardianship of the law', another
chance.” ^
Dynamiter Bares
Plot of Mill Men
BOSTON, May 22.—John J. Breen,
the undertaker who has confessed
that he distributed dynamite at Law
rence during the textile strike of
1912, again took the stand when the
trial of President William Wood, of
the American Woolen Company, Fred
E. Atteaux and I3enni$ J. Collins,
charged with conspiracy to “plant”
the explosive, w'as resumed to-day.
Breen had charged that Atteaux
paid him $700 for his part in the
dynamite “plant” and that he was
offered $7,000 by Attorney Coakley
to settle suits brought against him
by persons in whose houses the dy
namite was planted.
Churcliwoman Calls
Atlanta Model City
“Atlanta is, from all outward ap
pearances. a model city,” said Mrs.
H. (’. Campbell, foreign secretary of
the woman’s board of the United
Presbyterian Church, Thursday.
“My observations have been close.”
said Mrs. Campbell, and T say au
thoritatively that Atlanta has less sa
loons for its size than any city in
the country.
“The people one meets on the streets
of Atlanta are bright and happy, and
this makes my belief doubly firm that
Atlanta is a good place to live.”
Son Near Death From
KissingDyingMother
FORT SCOTT. KANS., May 22.—
Carl Heckenliable, a young farmer of
this county, Is near death in a hos
pital at Wichita, as a result of kiss
ing his dying mother good-bye. The
mother died of blood poisoning. When
her physicians announced death was
approaching, her son embraced and
kissed her.
The next day the young man was
taken ill, eruptions appearing on his
body. Physicians pronounced the case
blood poisoning contracted by the
farewell kiss, and Heckenliable was
hurried to Wichita for treatment.
$8.75 Week Needed
By Girl in St Louis
ST. LOUIS, May 22.—Eight dol
lars and seventy-five cents a week
is the minimum pay upon which a
girl can live in St. Louis, according
to women investigators who testi
fied before a Senate committee to
day.
It was said that while scrub
women in office buildings got from
*20 to $30 a month, yet many girls
were employed in stores at *2.50
to *3.50 a week.
CRACKERS BUY EDWARD
ALPERMAN FOR UTILITY
Edward Alperman, brother of Whitey
Alperman. has been bought by the At
lanta club from the Muscatine club
of the Central Association. He will be
given a. try-out and if he shows any
thing he will be kept as utility man.
If not. he will be passed on to some
smaJler league.
500 Traveling Men
Meet at Columbus
COLUMBUS, GA., May, 22.—About
500 visitors have arrived for the
Grand Council of the Georgia and
Florida Division of the United Com
mercial Travelers, which meets here
this afternoon.
Interesting features have been ar
ranged for this afternoon and to
night. The Racine Hotel is the heai-
quarters of the traveling men.
Police Shak«up Threatened.
VALDOSTA.—The suspension of
Policeman S. L. Jolly on charges
brought by a negro prisoner whom
he had arrested, promises to bring
about a shakeup in the police de
partment here. The negro says Jol
ly took from him a small sum of
money, which he failed to return.
IMMIGRATION HEAD NAMED.
WASHINGTON, May 22. — President
Wilson to-day sent to the Senate the
nomination of Anthony Caminetti. of
California, to be Commissioner General
of Immigration.
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