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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. iMENCEMENT WW COMMITTEES CELEBRATE UNDINE AT ALABAMA TECH degrees were conferred ■ UPON FIFTY-SEVEN. Spectacular Military Drill Won Admiration of Visitor*, Compa ny B Being Winner. fwdal to The Georgian. Opelika. Ala.. June 7.—The thirty fourth annual commencement exercises rf the Alabama Polytechnic Institute It Auburn, Ala., came to a close with Ibe grand military ball at Lnngdon hall lut night. One of the most pleasnntly remem \ttti occasions of the week was the commencement sermon by the newly elected blahop, Rev. John J. Tlgert, D.D., of Nashville, Tenn. There were nble young orators and future statesmen In the senior class that-ls-to-bo next year, as was evl fenced by the Interesting and closely contested oratorical contest between the Junior class Monday. The speak ers were: Ernest Wood Thornton, of Tciladega; Benjnntln O’Connor Childs, of Georgia; William Lewis Perdue, of Butler county; Jnmes Alto York, of Dale county: Charles Mell Hudson, of Itt county; William Robert Holley, of Henry county: Norman Ilurna McLeod, of Clark county, and Thomns Byrd Hobley, of Mississippi. The annual event that Is one of tho most enjoyable pleasures of commence ment was tho ''Festival of Lights' Monday night A feature that alwaya Interests via Itors to the commencement Is the mil itary display and the review of the cadet battalion by Ills excellency, Gov, traor William D. Jelks, In the after, toon Monday, which wns witnessed by an Immense crowd. The maneuvers were admirably executed and received hearty approval. Langdon hall wna crowded Tuesdny morning for the alumni oration, which was delivered by Mr. Henry Hinds Peavey (1895), of Birmingham. At 1 o'clock a business meeting of the alumni was held, after which an el egant luncheon was served—covers be lug laid for 150 guests. The competitive company am vldual drill Tuesday afternoon »a< a most Inviting spectacle. Company B was the winner for the beat drilled company In the battalion. The evening exercises consisted of the senior class orations nnd the lit erary address before the societies by the Rev. James W. Lee, of Atlanta. In a pleasing manner President Charles Coleman Tkach, of tho A. P. t. delivered the following trophies of vlc- lory: T. B. Richardson, of Marshall coun- , as best debator In the Webstcrlnn Literary Society; B. T. Collier, of Montgomery county, as the best es sayist; Champe S. Andrews, an alum- nun of the A. P. I., and one of the ommittee on junior class orations, was ailed upon to deliver the medal to the best orator. The coimnencemsnt address ; day morning by Francis H. Smith, LL.D., University of Virginia, was a masterpiece of eloquence and made a deep Impression on all present. The delivery of degrees was then made by the president. There was 57 members In the i-Iiish. Thirteen freshmen received dlsttnc lion, and three highest distinction (a grade of over 95 per cent for the yen) In the sophomore clnss eighteen re reived distinction nnd two highest dls Inctlon. Two special students re rived distinction; sad In the Junior lass elghtesn received distinction. The master of science degree wns con ferred upon six: degree of civil en- riner-r, one; mechanical cnglner, one; lectrlcal englner, one; mining engl- icer, ona; professional degrees as fol- m; Mechanical cwiglner, five: civil nglneer, three; electrical engineer, me. The social features of commencement week were most thoroughly enjoyed - there having been several dnncea and linings to engage tho young people. THROUGH SLEEPING |CAR LINE TO Wrightsville* Beach, N ,C. Commencing Saturday, June the 9th, nd continuing each Saturday during the month! of June. July nnd Au- N»t, through (looping ears will be •>;»- trated, delivering passenger), at the totela at Wrightsville neach. leaving Atlanta at 9:35 [>■ in.; returning, leave wrightsville each Thursday, arriving Atlanta the following morning at 6:70 1 m. Season tickets J18.T.:,; week ud tickets, good for five days, $8.25. SEABOARD. A R. ALEXANDER DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS ft Alexander, who went to Ashe- Me, X. c, three weeks ago for his ‘••Ith. died there last night of pneu- !Wn * a - He leaves a wife, who was Frank Bridge. «»f Atlanta, aad ‘ flrl baby. The body will be brought W Atlanta for fun**ral and Interment. «r. Alexander had been with the *o*er-Hobart Company, office furnl- dealers of Atlanta, and with the hJi r * Allen Company. He was lnf l favorably known In the busl- porld. i. i‘ Killed on First Trip, to The Georgian. Ch»tt.tnoofB, Tenn.. June 7—William jjfth is the name of the rural mall ^ner who was run over and killed J^ ? y m,> nilng by a Southern train tujHtewah. and not J. D. London. »n had Just gone out that morning J^ine flrat time, taking Mr. London's S I HACELETS in all the I fetching styles that the summer girl affects The vogue of the sleeves makes the Jta'H preeminently desir- We and we have a stunning pfcetion—all the new- things, i **in, jewelled, chains and Wbesqups. MAIER & BERKELE. TO WORK FOR EXPO' OF GEN. OGLETHORPE COMMITTEE OF FIFTY WILL MEET MOVEMENT STARTED IN SAYAN- THUR8DAY TO PERFECT THE PLAN8 TO RAI8E MONEY. By the end of the week numerous new committees will be at work rais ing the remainder of the guarantee fund for the 1910 exposition. Tho committee of fifty, which was to have met Thursday afternoon, will, on ac count of the death of John W. Grant's little son, Hugh, meet Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock when the work tb-nc NAH TO OBSERVE AN NIVERSARY. Special to The Georgian. ■ Savannah, Go., June 7.—At a meet ing of the city council, a communica tion from the Society of Colonial Wars was read, relative to the celebration I February, 1908, of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the land ing of Oglethorpe upon the site of 0a* vannah. The matter was referred. by .he specially appointed comm.Ue. bJMK ^“.ctT"! of five will !>** considered and t*<- m a committees appointed. From the lists which have been com piled by the committee there are some 1,250 local firms nble to subscribe to the fund, out of which 500 have been seen, leaving 750 to be reached. These firms will first be given the considera tion of the committees and afterwards 3,000 citizens which are able to sub scribe and who have not been seen. The work will take several weeks. Th.-rc Is mi.oon of the $500,000 guarantee fund to be raised before the pledges become binding. Counting two members to a firm there are 4,60o persons to be seen, and If the average of $50 Is given by each, not only the guarantee fund, but al?o a safe mar gin will be left for collection. To make up this average, however, many of those who are .colled upon will have to respond liberally. To the Editor of The Georgian: As the name for the exposition In 1910, allow me to suggest this name: ‘‘The Great Southland Exposition." Very truly yours. - Atlanta. F. C. Blahop. Georgia Society of Colonial Dames, the Georgia Society Sons of the Revolu tion, the Savannah chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, the Lach lan McIntosh chapter. Daughters the American Revolution, the Union Society, St. Andrew's Society, North Carolina Society, Georgia Historical 8oclety, Hibernian Society, German Friendly Society, Solomon's lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and the Midway Society. WOMAN IS CHARGED WITH BEING ACCOMPLICE Special to The Georgian. Birmingham, Ala., June 7.—Mr*. Ollle Oliver In under arreit here aa an ac complice to the murder of D. Beavers, an employee of the Pratt Consolidated mlnea. at Mineral Spring!. According to the verdict of the coro ner's Jury, the ahot was f.rad by W. D. Oliver, husband of the woman under arrest. Oliver made hla escape. THE PROFESSOR AND THE TIGER By J. SACKVILLE MARTIN. Bravery. Doctor (said my friend, the third officer). Isn't such a simple thing as you think IL One man Is brave In one way, and another In a different one. Often enough, that which la called bravery Is nothing more than custom. You wouldn't go up on the fore-royal yard In half a gale to reef sail, would you7 Not you! You'd be afraid. Well, you might think me a brave man be' cause I would. But then I'd be afraid to cut a chap's leg off, and you wouldn't. That was what old Captain Hoskins whom I used to sail with, could never understand. 'If a man waa a bit nerv ous about the sea, be Used to- look down on him aa all sorts of a coward. But thero came a day when he learned better. . . It happened when I was with him In n three-masted sailing ship colled the Arrow. We lay at Singapore, alongside the Tanjong Pagan wharf, loading with a general cargo for Ltveemol. The principal object In that cargo—or, at least, the one we took most notice of— wna a tlgor that we were shipping tor London. It lay In a strong csge of wood and imn, with a door In the front, through which It could be fed. It was a fine big brute, and every time It stretched Itself you could see the mus cles slipping over Its sides, and the big. wicked-looking claws peeping out of the pnds of its feet In a way that made you very thankful for the bars. We had a passenger or two. One of them was a young girl who went by the name of Hilda Samlford. She had been a governess In the family of one of our agents out there, but the climate hadn't suited her, nnd she had to go home. She was coming with us Instead of by steamer, because she got her pas sage for nothing nnd she .wasn't too well off. Directly the old man set eyes on ner trim figure and the wealth of golden brown hair about her head, he was struck all of a heap, ao to apeak, and 1 could see that he was promising htmaslf a mighty pleasant voyage. The other passenger was a strange little, dried-up man, who wore gold plnee-nea and kept peering about the ship In a most uncomfortable way. Ho gave his name ms Mr. Hay—Profes sor Hay. he called himself, though we hadn't found out what he professed until later. Of course, the tiger had Its attendant, but he berthed forward. An hour or two before we started this Mr. Hay came up to tha old man and began asking him a lot of ques- "'•"’aptaln," he said nervously, ‘T.hope we shall have a quiet passage." ••I don't see why we shouldn t. said Hoskins genially. . . Mr. Hay looked up at the sky. "There seems to be a good deal of ' "Pretty 11 fair* £8 Hoaklns. -That's what's going to take ushome Not be- Ing a steamer, we can t do without It. "You're sure Its safer asked Hay. "Safa!” says tha old man. getting on his high horse. >'8afe! I'm sailing this 'The little man smllod apologetically. "You will excuse me. Captain, he said "I did not mean any offense. The fact Is, I am constitutionally nsrvous on ship; board. It to a froth* 1 have never been able to ?»•«<»»»•• The old man looked at him with a sort of good-natured contempt. „ “You've no call to be stormed, said; “well take you to England eafe '"mi?*Hay smiled again and walked off Into the waist, where we bed fixed up the tiger's csge. It seemed to have a sort of attraction for him, for he stood before It Jor at least a quarter of an hour. Hoeklna looked after him. and then turned to Mtos Bandford, who n aortof'chap to have on a ship," f ga lj. "A man like that ought to ft -'\Vea you know, I have » fellow-feel- ' n *m M"!f thtlSimylelf." •• a h ** he said, “but you'r* • woman, you £e. Ablt of fear Is all right In a woman. It's natural to them. But with a man It's different. A man ought to bo a, ™Aro 0 you 0 ifrafd".f nothing. CapUlnr * h "Not < L” said Hoskins. "Tou can have the biggest storm by the China seas. snd ™ for tt. it brings out all the good In a U must be nice to be brave," aha ex- Cl "Oh ed it's all right wbenyou'ro used to IL" said Hoskins, modestly. A brave man and a pnBtr woman are two of the finest sights In creation. They ought always to be together- There was wxptthlBI In hi* tunt that made her blueh An.I th -Jgli she agreed with him she took the first opportu- nlty of clearing off to another part of the deck. Shortly afterwards we put to sea. For the next few days we had the best of weather and everything went smoothly. I had my time pretty well taken up with my work; but for all that I could see one or two things that set me thinking. The first was that the old man was making himself un commonly attentive to Miss Sandford. The second was that this Mr. Hay, In a quiet and timid way, was thinking a good dec’, of her, too. Hoskins saw quickly enough that he had a rival, but as he had started off with a healthy contempt for him he didn't disturb him self over and above much. For my part, I thought the girl fancied Hay rather than Hoaklas, and though she couldn't avoid the old man, and could not help listening to his sea yarns, could soe her eyes turning forward to ward the walsL where Hay was pu ting In his time looking at the tiger. One afternoon the skipper was sit ting beside Miss Sandford on the poop MtjbM rosy came up the compa'n Ion nnd made his wey toward them. "There's something I want to tell you. Captain,” he said. "It’s getting my mind and making me quits un comfortable. That man wboae bust ness It to to look after the tiger Isn't doing his work, the animal Isn’t get ting enough food. It to developing a savage nature. And yesterday, when I went to see the man about It, I found that he was Intoxicated. 1 really think you should Interfere." Of course, the old man should have Interfered. But he didn’t like being told his duty by the little Professor, espe cially when the girl was about , So he Just sneerod. “I suppose you're afraid of tha beast escaping?" he said. "I should certainty regard tt as un fortunate,” the little man replied. "You see, a drunken man might be careless about the fastenings. I must really Insist upon your speaking to him.” "He'# not one of my crew," said Hos kins. "I have enough to do to look after them. If any of them get drunk, they’ll hear of it But this chap Is a passenger, even If he to only a steer- one. He can do aa he Tikes with ■_ spare time. If you're so darned frightened about the beast, you'd bet ter look to the fastenings yourself”, "Excuse me,” said the professor stiff ly, "that to not my business. The an imal does not belong to me. I . have done what I believe to be my (luty. can say no more.” He turned away without even glance at the gtrl. - ■ "That man,” said Hoskins, looking after him, “Is frightened of his own shadow. Let me give you a bit of fatherly advice, Mtos Sanford. When you are looking for a man to marry never select a coward. A - girl like you wants some one who will protect her In time of danger; some oi)e she can rely on and look up to." “L'm not thinking of getting mar ried,” eald she, shyly. "But when I do I'll bear your advice In mind, captain.” HOME COMING WEEK FOR KENTUCKIANS. THROUGH SLEEPERS Atlanta to Louisville. On account of the above occasion the W. & A. R. R. and N. C. & SL L. Railway will sell round trip tickets on June 10, 11 and 13 at rate of one fare pins 25 cents for the round trip, the rata -from Atlanta being 313.55, tickets good to return until June 23, 1903. By depoeiting Ucket and paying fee of 60 cento. However, tickets will be extended until July 23. Three trains dally, leaving Atlanta at 8:35 a. m„ t.50 p. m. and 8.50 p. m., all carrying standard Pullman sleep ers Atlanta to Nashville and Naabvllle to Louisville. In addition to this service there will be through sleeping can operated on the 4:50 p. m. trains of June 10 and 11, Atlanta to I»utovllle without change, arriving Louisville next morning at 8:20 ft. pi. Route to via Chattanooga, Nash ville and Mammoth Cave. For further Information write or call on J. A. THOMAS or C. B, WALKER, C. P.tT.A. U. T. A. Peachtree Viaduct. Unlop Pass. Sts. CHARLES E. HARMAN, General fiaaeng- r AgeuL That's It,” said Iloekins. "Think It over carefully. And as for getting married, I’d be glad If you’d think over that, too.' She started like a frightened horse. "Oh, captain!" sho said, "I don’t un derstond. What do you mean?" You do understand," he said, derly, drawing bis chair a bit nearer to her. "Miss Sandford—Hilda! Have not you a word for a poor old seaman who worships ths very ground you tread on? Think over It, None but the brave deserve the fair, you know.' "You mustn’t speak like this," she exclaimed, rising ns though sho were tllstreseed. “You are older than I am. And I don't know that you are u bravo nan. I have only your word for It. Please don’t speak to mo about thto again." Tha old man saw that he hod gone a little bit too far. “Walt!" ho sold, "don’t be frightened, promtae not to say a word until we reach England. Before we get there, If we have a bit of rough weather, I'll show you the sort of man I am. 1 should love a bit of danger for your sake." For the next few days he went about Whistling for a wind, aa though he wanted to semi us all to Davy Jones' locker. 1 believe he would have been glad of a typhoon Just to show his seamanship and his contempt for dan ger. As for hto seamanship, no one ever questioned It; and as for hto con tempt for dinger, he was to get hto chance all tight, though not quite In tho way he expected. It waa about a week after hie con versation with the girl that It came. Hilda waa sitting on the poop deck, reading a book. The old man waa marching up and down with a quarter- deck trot, casting glances at her and thinking how pretty sha waa, when suddenly he let off a howl that would have frightened on elephant and sprang Into the port mlssen rigging. I wasn't far from him at the time, and I looked at him, wondering whelhar ha had gone mad. Then 1 saw what he had seen, and I went up the starboard mto- sen shfouda as quickly as ha had gone up the port ones. The gtrl raised her head and looked up at Hoaklns. and ha gaped down at her and tried to shout. But for some lime ha could only make faces. "Look! look!" ha yelled at last. "Come, up the rigging! Tha tiger to loose!" Sha sprang to her feet and looked about her. Not four yarda away from her the tiger waa playing with a coll of rope. It waa paying no sort of at tention to her at the moment, but she felt that It might take It Into Ita head to spring at her at any minute. Aa she stood she was cornered between the stern of the ship and the cabin door. Thera waa nothing to ba done but to climb up the rigging. She triad, but the first step was too high, and she could not manage It. And when she rani toad that, I thought aba waa going fain'.- Hoaklns waa Juat going down to give or n hand, but at that moment the Igor looked up and saw him, and gave _ kind of roar. The old man stuck where ha was then and sort of shiv ered all over like a J*"y In a gala. As tor the gtrl, she want white all over and gave .herself up for loot And then—out of the cabin came rrofeeeor lie just took one look round and saw the tiger. Then ha picked up a broom that some one who had been washing the decks had left leaning against the deck house, and pushed at the tiger fore hint right In to the waist and back Into Its cage. When he Imd It safely fastened In, he came astern again, looking not the least bit excited or worried, and put the broom care fully beck Into Its place. Tho girl was looking bard at him, and her eyes were shining, bul he didn’t seem to bo aware of It. Hoskins loo! CONIC lloHM th,- I Ik - glng and wns looking n trifle ashamed of himself. He didn’t know It wns so easy to push tigers Into their enges with a broom, or he might have had A try at It. After a bit he spoke up. "That was a fine bit of work, sir," he said. "If I hadn’t seen It I couldn't have believed IL” "Oh, It's nothing," said the professor, "It's my business, 1 tame wild uni After that he seemed to dismiss the whole subject from hto mind anil went Into the cabin. But I saw him later In the evening talking to that girl, and ha must have had something Impor tant to say to her, for, when the old man met her next morning and began making excuses for himself, she cut him short "Captain," she said, "do you remem ber advising me to marry a brave man?" I do," aald Hoaklns, a bit pussled. Well," she said softly, "he asked me yesterday and I'm going to take your advice." Which shows you, doctor, that bra very to very much a matter of custom. As for poor old Hoskins, we had mill pond weather the whole way home, and he hadn't even a chance to show hi! self. ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE AND G0NVI0T WAS KILLED Special to Tha Georgian. Chester, B. C, June 7.—Early last night while tha guards of tha county chain gang were at supper, Fraser Gist a colored convIcL while trying to escape, waa shot and mortally wounded by a negro "trusty" wbo waa doing guard duty. TIRED OF LIVING FARMER TAKES HIS LIFE Special lo Tha Georgian. Chester, 8. C., Juno 7.—W. D. Mob ley, Jr, a prominent farmer living near town, suicided early yesterday morning by shooting himself In the stomach with a shotgun. He had been heard to aay several tlrnes that he was tired living. CARED FOR HIS STOCK THEN COMMITTED SUICIDE Special to The Georgian. Charlotte, N. C, Juno 7.—A special from Winston says that William Bo hannon, a wall to do farmer, after feeding the stock and attending to out side duties Wednesday morning, se cured a plow line, and adjusting It about hto neck, hung himself from a projecting timber In hto barn. Bohannon was about 40 yean old and was a man well known In hto com munity. ONE YEAR VACATION FOR PRESIDENT KILGO DUBOSE GIVES BOND , AND IS RELEASED Bpeclal to The Georgian. Birmingham, Ala., June 7.—-Gordon DuBoee, former president of tho First National bank, of ISnstey, wbo woe re cently arrested on tho charge of mis appropriating funds In the sum of $4$,- 000, hoe given bond for hie appear ance In the United Rtntee court. The bond Is for $10,000, and Is sign ed by ten prominent men of Colum biana, Hhelby county, Alabama, the old home of DuBoee. SOUTH GA, DOCTORS MEET AT CORDELE Special to The Oeorglaa. Charlotte, N. C, June 7,—Dr. John C. with IL Tucking It straight m'the eyes, j Kllgo. president of Trinity College at I’d heard of the power of the human Durham, after being reelected preal- ey.- before, but t had never believed It Ident for another year, has been granted oram. He kepi V alklng a veer’s leave of ah-< n..- abroad with g the lK-aei gtntly be- full salary and all cx|"-n«-« paid. Special to Tba Oeorglaa. Cordele, Oa., June 7.—There to a splendid attendance hero of the Kouth Georgia Medical Association. Many prominent physicians cams In during the day yesterday to be present at the boolnees meeting In the afternoon, and attended the banquet In the evening at tho Suwaneo hotel. That are being shown every courts- r by the local committee and others. _ 'any of those In attendance enjoyed the day yesterday driving over the city. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS DEDICATE HEADQUARTERS By Private Leased Wire. New Haven,' Conn., Juno 7.—Tha Knights of Columbus dedicated their new national headquarters yesterday. The principal speaker was Justice Mor an J. O'Brien, of New York. The ad- raes on Columbus was delivered by Justice Victor J. Dowling, of New York, and an address on the church waa made by Rev. J. L. Bedford, of Brook lyn. The morning waa taken up en tirely In tha discussion of certain pro posed changes In Insurance rates, Leonard Bound to Court. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga. Tenn.. June Everett Leonard, the white man. who shot Pa trolman Peace In fun seemingly on a car recently has been bound over to the grand Jury on a bowl of 11,000. J, W. COCHRAN DIED THURSDAY IN PASADENA JamcR W. Cochran, connected with tho Atlanta office of the Phenlx Fire Innurnnco Company, of Ilartfdrd, Conn., a* special agent, died early ThurHduy morning In a sanitarium at Pasadena, < *. i 1 . nf I i| I)' I • lilt im| m Till* IH'V i WHS »'' ' Ived Harry Hf.H'ltdell, lural gen eral agent for tho Phenlx. Mr, 8tcj< k- dell advised the mother nnd sister <■( Mr. Cochran, who are residents of L* x - Ington, Ky„ nnd It 1h believed the body .' Ill I.e Hent then- f.»i funeral and In ti : ment. Mr, Cochran wns a member of ths . Capital City nnd tho Piedmont Driving i • ■ *’f 111• I-- f know n trmur- ancs men In ths Houth. He hod be*-a j connected with the Phenlx for mors : than fourteen years, traveling through Georgia and the Caroltnns. He had ' apartments In tho Grand building. Mi ' •). Iirnn was a ilMnnt relative i «.f Jan.• I.afie Allen, tho Kentucky j author, nnd possesaed to a great ex- ; tent many of tho charming chnracter- 1-tb n of Ills dlMtlngulMhed klneman. The deceit I bail been 111 only nine** February. At flrut It wan believod ho suffered with pneumonia. He grew | true rapidly, however, until In April the Phenlx sent him to California In! the hope that his health would be lilted. CONCESSIONS ARE GRANTED CHARLOTTE BY SEABOARD 7.—After a city and tho Special to Tho Georgian. Charlotte, N. C., June long fight between tha Seaboard Air Line Railway-for cer tain Improvements, things came to an unexpected adjustment Inst night at the moating of tho board of aldermen when a compromise was effected upon the recommendation of a special commit tee whereby In exchange f»»r th** right to build wagon trucks on property ac quired at a great price by the road. th« Seaboard promises to carry out tho long desired and fought for Improve ments. \ f These will Include first of all a $30,- 000 bridge over North Tryon street which will be carried under the tracks of the rood, about 15 feet beneath th** railway tracks; watchvien or gat*-M at three different points, and the lowering of a bridge 4 met, which will mean a Jarge outlay by the road. Further still, the road will make concession* stop ping all Kunday work, nnd work be- tween midnight and daylight In the shifting yarda. * Removed to Larger Quarters WHERE WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO DO THE HIGHEST CLASS OK Commercial Printing at Reasonable Prices. Gate City Printing Company Itrll Phone 2014. 23 E. Mitchell Street, Ne*r Pryor.