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Buildings Are Blown Up by Heavy
Dynamite Charge and Then
Torch Is Applied.
MOULTRIE, Aug:. 23.—Oreenough,
a negro village just over the line *n
Mitchell County, has been partially
destroyed by a mob of white men.
No deaths have been reported.
It appears that John Davis and his
brother, young white men, had ad
vanced some money to Bradley Broth
ers, negro proprietors of the leading
store of Greenough. The negroes
failed to return the money, and when
the white men went to collect, a dif
ficulty arose, in which one of the
negroes struck John Davis with a
scantling, knocking him unconscious.
The Davis boys escaped to their home I
and reported the difficulty and the
action of the negroes. At night a
mob of white men asesmbled and
marched on the village, armed with
dynamite and such firearms as could
be procured.
When the village was reached, It
was found the Bradleys had escaped.
A charge of dynamite was exploded
under the store and it was complete
ly demolished, together with the stock
of goods. Other stores were fired and
many shots emptied into negro
houses. The fire was returned by the
blacks for a short time, but without
effect.
The Bradleys have not been seen
since the outbreak, and fuTther trou
ble is not expected by the whites.
CAPITAL CLERKS CHARGED
WITH BETTING ON RACES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23—Gam
bling during office hours in Govern
ment offices amounting to hundreds
of thousands of dollars a year was
alleged by Federal investigators here
to-day. Molt of the bets were laid on
horse races,"an organized band of
bookmakers preying upon Govern
ment clerks. Heads of the various
departments to-day were asked to co
operate with the police to stop the
practice.
Mrs. James Clinch Smith Never
Recovered From Shock of Hus
band’s Death on Ship.
Special Cable to The American.
PARIS, Aug. 23.—Mrs. James Clinch
Smith, a well-known American resi
dent of Paris, is dead at Leysin,
Switzerland. Her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. p. J. Barnes, of New York, were
urgently cabled for last month and
arrived before their daughter’s death.
There was a tragedy in the life of
Mrs. Smith, who practically died of a
broken heart. She and her husband
had been living apart for some time
when, at the wife’s request, Mr. Smith
came to Europe. The domestic dif
ferences were amicably settled and
the husband decided to return to
New York to find a house before Mrs.
Smith’s homecoming. He booked
passage on the Titanic and went down
with that ship. His ueath grievous
ly affected his widow, who never re
covered from the shock.
Mrs. Smith was very popular in so
ciety here, and was a prominent fig
ure at fashionable resorts, such as
Nice, Monte Carlo and Deauville.
Mrs. Smith before her marriage was
Miss Bertha Barnes, of Chicago. She
had lived in Paris for a great many
years. James Clinch Smith, who was
a victim of the Titanic disaster, spent
much of his time between New York
and Paris and was well known as an
amateur sportsman, and was also
prominent in club circles. He was a
brother of Mrs. Stanford White and
a son of Judge J. Lawrence Smith,
of Smithtown, L. I.
SWALLOWS WATCH; HAS
A TIME COUGHING IT UP
BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 23.—R. P.
Tallman, clerk for a mercantile agen
cy here, while playing with a small
ladies’ watch, swallowed it two days
ago. To-day he coughed it. up, with
the aid of physicians. At first it was
thought an operation would be nec
essary. The watch had stopped when
recovered.
Sunday Readers Easily Identify
Trademarks Frequently Run in
Hearst Newspapers.
The Sunday American has demon
strated conclusively that the people
of Atlanta and Georgia read the
newspaper advertisements. Last Sun
day The American printed an an
nouncement of an advertising con
test to determine whether newspa
per advertisements were read. Be
low the announcement of the contest,
were printed phrases and sentences
that are characteristic of certain ad
vertisers—that are used in every one
of their advertisements printed in I
The American and The Georgian,
with all names and addresses omit
ted.
A prize of $10 was offered to any
person who sent in the missing
names of the advertisers, and who
sent in the best description of the
merits of the goods these trade-marks
advertise. The response to the offer
was tremendous—surprising even to
the advertising experts who origi
nated the contest. Hundreds of re
plies came pouring into the business
offices of the Sunday American.
And that these advertised goods
are in constant use In the best homes
of Atlanta and Georgia is proven by
the fact that every one of the an
swers received contained full descrip
tions of the articles advertised by.the
trade-marks that were reproduced—
descriptions that were so minute and
detailed that they could not have
been made had not the person making
them learned by experience.
So many and so good were the an
swers that the judges faced a diffi
cult task in selecting the winner ot
the $10 prize offered for the best
one. At length it was awarded to
Mrs. O. D. Gorman, No. 79 West Fif
teenth street, who not only supplied
the missing names and addresses,
but gave an excellent description of
the merits of each of the advertised
articles or brand of goods. There
were many others that were very
good, but none quite so good as Mrs.
Gorman’s. The check for $10 will be
mailed to her ai once.
HALDANE SAILS
FOR U. S.; SILENT
High Chancellor of England, En
Route to Address American Bar,
Won’t Be Interviewed.
Special Cable to The American.
LONDON, Aug. 23.—Lord Haldane,
High Chancellor of England, sailed on
the Lusitania to-day to deliver the
opening address at the American Bar
Association meeting in Montreal.
Lord H&ldr&ne refuses to be inter
viewed. He says it is against the
wishes of King George and depre
cates the attitude of Lloyd George,
who Is always accessible to report
ers. He admires Premier Asquith,
who never sees newspaper men. When
told by a friend recently that he
would be obliged to abandon this
attitude In America, he replied:
•’I don’t mind it there. In Rome
one does as the Romans do. Anyhow,
I am leaving the ship on a special
tender, so it may be that I shall be
spared. If not I must go through it.”
With characteristic thoroughness.
Lord Haldane is now devoting his at
tention to the subject of big ocean
liners, working out the probable re
ceipts per trip compared with the
outlay. He has come to the conclu
sion that the future lies with the
great liners of the Imperator type.
He goes to America holding the
highest opinion of American law
yers.
“I am traveling with Justice Wen
dell Holmes, whom I regard as the
founder of modern Jurisprudence,”
said Lord Haldane to a friend.
Lord Haldane will not disclose any
thing of his address to the lawyers.
“The subject is of cuch a nature,” he
said, “that it is impossible to give
a short synopsis. I prefer to wait
and let people have it in full. My
trip is one of the greatest experiences
of my life. I am sorry my stay will
be so short, but reasons of state ren
der it impossible to remain longer.
Besides which, if I stayed in Canada.
I should be compelled to remain
longer in America; and if I stayed in
America, I should be compelled to re
main longer in Canada. So I have
chosen the simplest way out.”
THE SOUTHERN STATES LIFE INSURANCE CO. 1913-14 ANNIVERSARY CLUB.
T. PETERS, JR,, Georgia Vice President
CELERY
MENU
GEORGIA CANTALOUPE
QUEEN OLIVES
CONSOMME FLORENTINE
CHEESE STRAWS
ALMONDS
POMPANO A LA CARONDELET
POTATOES ANNA
APOLLINARIS
CIGARS
CALVES SWEETBREAD ST. CLAIR
MOYENS PEAS
CHICKEN FILLET, LUCULLUS
PEELED ASPARAGUS HOLLA NDAISE
LETTUCE, RUS RIAN DRESSING
BEATEN BISCUIT
MOUSSE A LA PARISIENNE
PETITS FOUR
CHEESE AND BENT'S CRACKER
DEMI TASSE
Banquet Menu.
B. B. MURRAY, Florida Vice President.
H CLAY SMITH, Alabama Vice Pres.
toast, “Alabama—Her Part in the Na
tion’s Progress.”
Hon. W. S. Witham concluded the
evening’s gayety with a wonderful
potpourri when he was presented to
his hearers, with the following title
for his toast, “A Toast, Like a Text,
Is Given to Talk From."
J. R. WILLIAMS, Vice President.
ANNIVERSARY CLUB MEETS WIT.
THE SOUTHERN STATES LIFE
Leading Life Insurance
Agents Hold Conven
tion Here—Every Man
Produced Over $100,-
000 Worth of Paid For
Business in Twelve
Months — Interesting
Sessions Held.
There was a feast of reason, a spar
kle of wit and a flow of soul at the
brilliant banquet given at the Hotel
Ansley last night when the Sixth An
nual Convention of the Anniversary
Club of the Southern States Life In
surance Company brought that gath
ering to a close.
Over one hundred guests were pres
ent.
This convention is celebrated by
those members of the agency force of
The Southern States Life Insurance
Company who produced over $1 (JO,000
worth of paid for insurance during
the year which ends June 30.
This convention had been in ses
sion two days, business sessions be
ing held in the morning, the after
noon and evening being given over
to entertainment.
Opening Session.
The first session of the Conven
tion was held in the assembly room
agent writing the most business is
President, the second man is Vic-3
President, the leaders in each Stale
are State Vice Presidents.
J. C. Walden, Sr., of Alabama, won
the coveted honor of President. J. R.
Williams, of South Carolina, was
installed as Vice President.
Officers Installed.
The State Vice Presidents installed
were T. Peters, Jr., of Georgia; B. B.
Murray, of Florida; H. Clay Smith, uf
Alabama, and G. J. McDowell, of
South Carolina.
In addition tp these there were
present other mem' rs of this Club
who qualif.d for 1912-13: H. N.
McAfee, of Georgia, a member for the
sixth time; H. Willis Hogg, of Geor
gia, a member for the third time; J.
T. Weemo, of Georgia, the oldest
member of the agency force of the
company in point of service, for the
sixth time; Fred Hines, of South Car
olina, for the fifth time, and L. K.
Black, Jr., C. S. Gurr and J. R. Mun-
roe, for the first time.
Joe W. Vinson, whose absence from
the meeting, owing to ill health, was
greatly regretted by all present, com
pletes his fifth year of membership.
He also signalized his intention of
making his election for next year sure
by not only leading the agency forc*>
in the month of July but by beatiqg
his own and all other previous records
of A ritten business ?.i any one month,
and thereby establishing a high mark
for agents to aim at.
Brief addresses were delivered to
the club *by the President and Vico
President of the Club.
Unanimously Re-elected.
Robert F. Moore, Agency Secretary,
was unanimously re-elected Secretary
of the Anniversary Club, which po
sition he has held with credit since
the beginning of the organization.
Following the roll call of the An
niversary Club badges and certificates
were distributed, after which the first
“Keystone Degree” was conferred.
“New Policy" was the subject of an
interesting paper by Supervisor of
Agents, W. S. McLeod, which was fol
lowed by discussion and questions.
Agency Secretary Robert F. Moore
followed with an interesting paper on
“Items of Expense Charged to First
Year’s Business—Economy, What it
Means to the Agent and the Policy
ROBERT F. MOORE. Secretary.
holder.” His paper was followed by
discussion and questions.
The photograph of the Anniversary
Club, which appears on this page, was
taken, after which the Club was en
tertained at luncheon at the Capital
City Club by President Moore. Fridav
afternoon the Club attended the base
ball game and Friday evening occu
pied boxes at the Forsyth theater.
Concluding Session.
The concluding s sslon of this In
teresting convention was held on Sat
urday morning, at which time a sym
posium of talks entitled "Confidential
Chats With Medical Department,”
was participated in by E. M. Veatjh,
Dr. Gaines, Dr. W. S. Kendrick and
Samuel Barnett, Actuary. This was
followed by discussion anil questions.
“The Company’s Method of Pay
ment of Death Claims—What It
Should Mean to the Supervisor, the
Agent, the Company and the Bene
ficiary,” wag delivered by Supervis jr
Frank E. Brodnax. This was fol
lowed by a discussion on the analysis
of this subject under the following
heads: (1) Bankers Agents Contracts.
(2) Local Advertisement; (3) Draft
on Lbcal Bank, and (4) Follow Up of
Prospect* from Payment
j. E. McLauchlin, Dlrectoi of the
Metropolitan Agency, followed wUh
an interesting talk on “Systematic
Following Up of Prospects.’’
A symposium of actual experiences
by all agents came next and the for
mal addresses of the Convention
concluded with a most interesting ad
dress by Hon. Hervey W. Laird, for
mer Assistant Insurance Commis
sioner of Alabama, and now Assista it
to President Wjilmer L. Moore.
Entertained at Luncheon.
The Club was entertained at lunch
eon at the Hotel Ansley and again at
tended the baseball game in the af
ternoon.
The Banquet at the Hotel Ansley
last night was probably the most bril
liant gathering held in the history of
the Club and the Hotel.
Over one hundred guests were en
tertained. The colors of the Southern
States Life Insurance Company—Red.
Blue and White, and the Keystone
Arch, the insignia of the Company,
Hotel Ansley Scene of
Wonderful Banquet to
Club Last Night—
Toasts Were Made by
Speaker Burwell, Hon.
C. B. Brown, of Ala
bama, Hon. W. S.
Witham and Clark
Howell.
were carried out in th^ flowers, ics*
and place cards.
President Wilm r L. Moore presided
as toastmaster, and introduced the
speakers.
J. C, Walden, Sr., President of the
Club, was the first and his response
to the toast, “The Anniversary Club—
the Top Rung,” was warmly received.
He was followed by J. R. Williams,
Vice President, whose subject, “The
Southern States Life—Confidence Be
gets Loyalty,” was handled In a
splendid manner.
G. J. McDowell, a member of the
Anniversary Club, and a familiar
speaker at these banquets, responded
the toast, “The Keystone Degree—
An Incentive to Work.”
Burwell Responds.
Speaker W. H. Burwell, of the Gen
eral Assemblv of Georgia, delivered
a splendid toast in response to Pres
ident Moore’s cordial introduction, on
J. C. WALDEN, SR., President.
of the Hotel Ansley on Friday morn
ing. The largest attendance in th?
history of the club was present.
President YTilmer L. Mbore, of The
Southern States Life Insurance Com
pany, greeted the club membership in
a warm address of welcome, in which
he congratulated them upon the
splendid work just closed, and the
beginning of the new year of the An
niversary Club, the first month of
which saw the agents break all pro
ducing records.
Officers are not elected by the An
niversary Club, but office is won by
the amount of insurance written. The
“Success Is Measured by Ambition.”
He was followed by Hon. Clark
Howell, who resnonded to the toast,
“Civic Duties—©very Man Has H’s
Part.”
Hon. Cyrus B. Brown, Assistant
Commissioner of Insurance for the
State of Alabama, iepresented that
commonwealth and responded to the