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MEN AT HEAD OF ROAD THAT GOT MILLIONS IN GRAFT
The picture on the left is that of W. H. Newman, president of the New York Central railroad. In the center Is E. V. W. Roesiter, vice president of the road, who testified be
fore the Interstate commerce commission, admitting that the New York Central, like the Pennsylvania railroad, has received millions In graft, and on the right Is W. K. Vanderbilt, a director.
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.PRESIDENT CHARGED
*\VITH EXTRA VA GANCE
Brundige Denounces
Ejectment of Woman
From White House.
pmtnmutsr '
_ Washington, a* (bowing
the h Ifhhaodad way the president eon-
diieiH hi' office. During the speech
Mr. itrundlge was frequently applaud-
tho Democrats, the Republican
f the chamber being almost Ue-
Sperlnl to The Georgian.
Washington, June The proceed
Inge In the houae of representatives
yesterday were characterised by a su
perabundance of word* and a sterility
of ideas.
Representative Rrundlge (Democrat),
of Arkansas, created a flurry by at
sailing the. president for extravagance
In i he maintenance of the white house
and criticised the Item of IIS for ex
tra..nllnary repaint. General Gros-
ven.>r, of Ohio, went to the president's
(tefen-o and ridiculed the Arkansan's
position in an entertaining ten-minute
speech.
In hie speech against extravagance,
Mr. I lumllgo contrasted the expenses
nf tho lust Cleveland administration,
the .McKinley administration and that
of Theodore Roosevelt.
Is Tirsd of Tomfoolsry.
He sahl that under the Cleveland ad-
niinlsimllon there wae expended for
the executive department, Including
the salary of the president, $117,200.
l'nd the McKinley administration
file, a was expended $114,500, while the
ineunure under consideration carries
for the executive department, Includ
ing the care of the white house, green
houses, etc., $26$,240.
M r. Brundige ssld that In addition to
ihlc there were forty policemen detall-
r.l to the care of the white house and
the grounds, and this wss an addition-
ni *4" "oo added, bringing the total to
neui ly $300,000, which he denominated
m extravagance.
Ho criticized the Item appropriating
i:r.,oon for the traveling expenses of
the president and Incident thereto, and
said It was probably made tor the pur
pose of providing for a repetition of
the ■'muck rake" speech.
Woman Wat Ejacted,
"As for myself," he said, "and 1 be
lieve ul-.i for a Urge proportion of the
pe..ple of this government, we have
h.ar.l enough of this muck-rake and
tomfoolery and we are disgusted with
JOHN EGAN TO BUILD
KANSAS CITY STATION
FORMER PRESIDENT OF CENTRAL
HAS BIO JOB ON
HAND.
IP spoke of tho president's stable
end enlarged on the number of horses
contained therein and then Anally
•puke of the arrest of Mre. Minor Mor
ris and the appointment of the secre-
Urv to the prealdent, Mr. Barnea, as
of Wi ' ' ' * ‘
"Hv the aid of a burly negro, these
gentlemen succeeded In ejecting from
We
peaceable American woman.■
them «riling letters to other cities anil
other states In order to dlsoovar and
unearth soma evidence of the fact that
there waa soma stain or some blot on
the . Itaracter nf this woman, whom
ttu v had so unceremoniously and oow-
srdiv ejected from the whits bouse of
the government. This, In my Judgment,
van the greater crime of the two."
THROUGH SLEEPING
CAR LINE TO
Wrightsville Beach, N .0.
Commencing Saturday, June tho 9th,
ind continuing each Saturday daring
the months' of Jane, July and Au
gust, through sleeping cars will be op
erated, delivering passQigera at Ihs
hotels at WrlghUvllle Beach, leaving
Atlanta at 9:35 p. m.; returning, leave
WrlghUvllle each Thursday, arriving
morning at «:30
Atlanta the following
■ :n Season tickeU $18.55; week
end tickets, good for live days, $8.25.
SEABOARD.
D. G. BETTIS,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER.
Office at kind of Car Line, College
Turk. Tclephono East Point 25$.
References: Woodward Lumber Co.
Bank of East Point.
At a meeting of several prominent
railroad presidents In Chicago a few
days ago, It was voted to place John
M. Egan, formerly president of the
Central of Georgia road, and well
known In Atlanta, In charge of the big
new union passenger station which Is
to ba built at once at Kansas City. Mr.
Egan has already resigned as president
of the various corporations In which
ha was Interested and as president of
the Kansas City Viaduct and Terminal
Company. m
John 51. Egan has had a long and
enviable railroad career. In 1870 he
was at the head of the old North Mis
souri railway, afterward the at. Louis,
Kansas City and Northsrn, and now a
part of tht Wabash, in 1117 he went
to the Chicago, St. Paul and Kansas
City, since absorbed In the Chicago
Oreat Western railway, aa general
manager, later becoming president. Mr.
Egan left the Great Western In 1894
and became Interested In the construc
tion of ort lines In northern Michigan.
He finished these In 11$< and accepted
the triple post of gentral manager and
vice president of the Central of Oeorgla
railroad and president of the Ocean
Steamship Company, operated by that
road. In 1200 he become prealdent of
both companies.
While president of the Central of
Oeorgla road Mr. Egan was a frequent
vlaltor to Atlanta and had a wide circle
of friends In this city. He malntatnsd
headquarters In Savannah, hut spent
moat of his time In Macon and Atlanta.
He left hla position with the Central
of Oeorgla In 1804.
In the great railroad atrike of 1184
Mr. Egan was chosen by twenty-three
BAPTISTS TO ELECT
COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER
SUCCESSOR TO JAMESON,
Corresponding Secretaryship Will
Be Discussed at Meeting Fri
day Afternoon.
An Important meeting of the execu
tive committee of the Baptist sute
mission board will be held Friday aft
ernoon at 4: SO o'clock In the Austell
building, when steps will be taken
looking to the election of a correspond
ing secretary to succeed Rev. Dr. S.
Y. Jameson, who has resigned to ac
cept the presidency of Mercer Col
lege.
The executive committee cannot elect
a corresponding secretary. The mem
bers can discuss the matter, consider
the available men for the position and
call a meeting of tho full bonrd of trus
tees to conduct the election.
The Anal disposition of the matter
will be one of the most Important ac
tions In recant years. The committee
Is anxious to secure a good, strong man
for the place. There can be no appli
cants or candidates for the position.
The board wilt simply consider and
select some one to succeed Dr. Jame
son.
Ths sxecutlve committee of the board
Is composed of John M. Green, chair
man: M. L. Brittain, recording secre
tary: A. D. Adair, O. J. Copeland, B. J.
W. Graham, John F. Purser and J. W.
Millard.
DAYBREAK SONG SERVICE
ON TOP OF STONE MOUNTAIN
One of the most unique religious ser
vice* held In years was conducted on
Friday morning on the topmost pin
nacle of Stone Mountain by the Oxford
district of‘the Methodist church con
ference, whleh Is In session at Stone
Mountain.
The delegates ascended the mountain
about 4 o'clock, where a prayer service
was conducted. At about 4:20 o'clock.
ASKED FOR THE LIT
ANO COURT GAVE IT
railroads entering Chicago to represent
them In all negotiations until the end
the trouble and It was largely due
his ability that the flngl settlement
was consummated without serious
trouble.
Sir. Egan went to Kansaa City'In
June, 1804, to succeed E. H. Ross as
president of tha corporation handling
ths Arm our-Swift interests In that city.
Later ha was elected president of the
Kansas City Viaduct and Terminal
Company.
The new Terminal Company, of
whleh Mr. Egan will be the head, will
not only build one of the finest terminal
station' In the country, but for the
preeent at least will operate the Kan
saa City Rett I-lne.
TRIED TO GET RIOH MEN
TO GO IN FOR POLITICS
By Private Lsssed Wire.
New York, Jnne I.—Oliver 8. Trail, who
died St Allentown, P(., practiced las- In
Syracuse and then drifted to 8nu Francisco,
where he lost hla money. In Aritonn nnd
Nsw Mexico he unde n fortune la ranching
nnd mining, sad cams to New York In 1188.
attracting to much attention here by bin
oddities that he boasted of being "the bent
known young men."
Here ore some of the striking Incident*
In Teall'n life:
Tried to open hundreds of swet (tarts
labeled "From Ranch to Table."
Get np s petition far ballot reform weigh
ing half a ton.
Founded an »**ocUtloo to Induce rich
men to enter politico.
isn to enter politico.
Oreunited Chrlttmsn society In give en
tertainment* and rifle to poor eblldrrn In
ladlnoa Square Garden.
Madison
Put ns's? first ^toboggan slide la this
*SSS
WAS FATALLY INJURED
WHILE PLAYING BALL
Special to The Georgian.
Spartanburg. S. C., Juno 8 Aa tho
result nf ah Injury received while play
ing baseball last Friday, Markley Les
ter, aged 1$ years, died Thursday
morning.
He and several boys worn playing
ball on a vacant let, when the young
lad accidentally fen, breaking hit arm.
The bone protruded and the'point of It
penetrated .his abdomen.
Peritonitis developed, resulting In the
death of the young man.
Young Looter was one of tho most
popular young boys la ths city.
SANITARY
FRENCH DRY CLEANING AND
DYE WORKS
172 1-2 PEACHTREE STREET. PHONE ITS4.
luidles and Gent's Suits cleaned and pressed. French Dye and Amerl-
"*am Cleaning. Fine underwear, shirt waists, fancy work, lace rur-
ind. Mulls Swiss, Lingerie, Lawns Organdies wash silks
WM. A. FLORENCE, ~
Out-of-lews orders gives prompt nttreOea.
. dona by hand
Proprietor.
NORWAY GETTING READY
TO GROWN ITS RULERS
By Private Leased Wire.
Chrletlans June 8.—The program of
ceremonies attending the coronation of
King Haakon VII and Quean'Maud
have been completed. Tho royal couple
wilt arrive at Trondhjem the evening
nf June 1$ and wait thsre the arrival
of the foreign princes and ambassa
dors.
The coronation will taka place at 11
o'clock the morning of June 11 at the
cathedral, and will be followed by a
elate dinner, which will be attended by
$09 guests.
The remainder of the week will be
taken up with celebrations, Including
musical festivities, popular entertain
ments, etc.
Today the flrst anniversary of the
dissolution of ths union with Sweden
was celebrated as a general holiday
throughout Norway.
EDISON GIVES DAUGHTER
$10,000 ELECTRICAL STOCK
By Private Leased Wire.
Akron, Ohio, June 8.—Madeline Edi
son, daughter of Thnmaa A. Edison, the
Inventor, was ons of the graduates at
girls, here last night.
The young woman waa given a grad-
anil birthday present of $10,090
uatlon __
of stock In an Edison company by her
father. He was sgpectaid to attend the
exercises, but could not.
LOUISIANAN THREATENS TO EX
TERMINATE WHOLE FAMILY
WHEN HE GETS OUT OF JAIL.
By Private Leased Wire.
Chicago, June $.—John H. Dalton,
formerly a local politician, and Louis
A. Oourdlan, of Louisiana, were yes
terday sentenced In the United States
district court to four and one-halt
years In the penitentiary and to pay a
line of $1,600 each for using the malls
to defraud. The charge against ths
men Is that they sold options on oil In
Louisiana which did not exist
court to give him the limit of imprls
onment under the law, and the Judge
when the first rays of the sun streaked
the eeisterii sky, a hush fell over the
worshippers. And then Mace Thomp
son, who had proposed the service, 11ft-
Falrer Than Day.” When he
reached the chorus all of tho delegates
joined In.
All agreed that It was the most In
spiring song service they had ever at
tended.
jj, Cl CONFERENCE
' MEETS AT ASHEVILLE
MANY RELIGIOUS WORKERS WILL
ATTEND TEN DAYS’
8ESSI0N.
FOR MEN
99
arc the product of highest ex
cellence in materials and work
manship in ready-to-wear gar
ments. They can be worn
anywhere, from a Newport
lawn party to an embassy re
ception in Washington, and
the wearer's ease of mind will
be mado secure by the genial
sense of being- well-dressed,
which doubtful clothes would
upset completely. You can
count upon your fingers the
clothing specially establish
ments that look after the dress
interests of men'as thoroughly
as we do.
Correct Clothes /or Men
Three-Piece Suits
$12.50 to $30.00.
Two-Piece Suits
$12.50 to $27.50.
ESS1G BROS.,
"CORRECT CLOTHES
FOR MEN"
26 Whitehall Street.
ROME DESPENSARY
DOES LARGE BUSINESS
accommodated him.
vlously declared that If convlcti
would ask the court for ths extreme
sentence, serve hla time and then ex
terminate hla family.
Malaria Makes Pals Blood.
The Old Standard, Grove'e Tastelesi
lids up the system. Bold by ail
dealers for. 27 years. Price 50 cents.
CHINESE MINISTER PUTS
FLOWERS ON HAY'S GRAVE
By -Prlvats Leased Wire.
Cleveland, Ohio, June 8.—Bringing
a wreath of flowers, which he placed
on the grave of hln old friend, the late
Secretary of State John Hay, yeater
day afternoon, Sir Chen Tung Liang
Cheng, Chinese minister to the United
Washington to be a
States, came from
guest of the chamber of commerce at
Its annual banquet last evening.
BIGAMIST PASTOR FINED
AND SENT TO PRISON
By Private Leased Wire.
Los Angeles, Cal., June 8.—Rev.
Karnes R. Wylie, self-confessed biga
mist, was sentenced -by Judge Smith
yesterday to pay a fine, of $5 and to be
Imprisoned at Folsom penitentiary for
one year.
TEN SPANIARDS KILLED
IN STORM AT SAN LUOAR
HOME COMING WEEK
FOR KENTUCKIANS.
THROUGH SLEEPERS
Atlanta to Louisville.
On account of the above occasion
the W. * A. R. K. and N. C. * St.
L. Railway will sell round trip tickets
on June 10. 11 nnd 12 at rate of one
fare plus 25 cents for the round trip,
the rate from Atlanta being $11.55,
tickets good to return until June 23.
1900. Hy depositing ticket and payldg
fee of 60 cents. However, tickets will
be extended until July 22.
Three trains dally, leaving Atlanta
at 8:25 a. m.. 4.50 p. m. and 8.50 p. m.,
all carrying standard Pullman sleep-
Nashville
era Atlanta to Nashville and
to Louisville.
In addition to this service there will
be through sleeping cart operated on
the 4:50 p. m. trains of June 10 and 11,
Atlanta to Loulavtlle without change,
arriving Louisville next morning at
8:20 a. m.
Route Is via Chattanooga, Nash
ville and Mammoth Care.
For further Information write or
call on
J. A. THOMAS or C. a WALKER.
C. P. * T. A. U. T. A.
Peachtree Viaduct. Union Pass. Sta.
CHARLES a HARMAN.
General Passenger AgenL
By Private Leased Wire.
Madrid, June 8.—Ten persons were
killed and eight Injured In a severe
storm at San Lucar, which also do-
KILLED HER BROTHER
PLAYING WITH A GUN
Special to The Georgian.
Spartanburg, B. C, June 8.—While
playing with a breech-loading shotgun
several days ago Miss Claudia Eu
banks, aged 25 years, of this county,
accidentally ahot her brother, Eugene
Eubanks, aged 14 years, tha load en
the lad's
terlng I
atantly.
heart, killing him In-
Young Eubanks flrst removed the
shell and snapped It several times and
then replaced the shell In the breech.
Miss Eubanks picked up the gun, not
knowing her brother had replaced the
shell, and snapped It. The gun was
discharged and tier brother fell to the
floor—shot through the heart.
ROOSEVELT CHILDREN
BURDENED WITH PETS
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, June 8.—The Roosevelt
children are at Oyster Bay today ready
for a long summer of picnics and other
plfiSIttRI.
With a menagerie of pet* of all de
scriptions and In tha care of a corps of
attendants, they reached the presi
dent's summer, home yesterday.
The gladdest person In Oyster Bay
wae Archie Roosevelt, who bat been
home for about two weeks.
Mrs. Roosevelt Is expected home Ip a
few days and the president will come
on as soon aa fte can.
Special to ThcGeorglan.
Asheville, N. C, June 8.—The South
em conference of the Young Women's
Christian Association convened at Ken
ilworth Inn In this city today for i
ten-days' session. Young women prom
Inent In religious work In all parts
of the country are attending the con
ference and will dlacuns the best meth
Oils of teaching Christianity to the pu
lls In the colleges and schools of the
louth.
The program began with mission
study classes, and the following hours
will be devoted to Bible study. Rev.
Lincoln G. Hulley, president of the
John B. Stetson University, In Florida,
will teach a course In Epistles, and
Miss Charlotte Porter, secretary of the
Young Women's Christian Association
In Detroit, will teach "Old Testament
Characters."
The city conference will be taught by
Miss Florence Simms, extension and
Industrial secretary of the American
committee. She will bo assisted by
Mies Adele Dlsbro, city secretary for
the Carolines and the gulf states.
Mias Theresa Wilbur, secretary of
the student department, will conduct
the college conference. She will be
assisted by four secretaries of the ter
ritory. The faculty members' con
ference will be In charge of Mrs. Geo.
Atkinson, of Raleigh, etate chairman of
the Carolines.
There will be no meetlnge In the
afternoons, the time being left for rest
and recreation.
make
Atkinson, secretary of the Carolines
Miss Loura Radford, Calcutta, India;
Robert R. Bpecr, member of the Amer
ican committee nf the Y. M. C, A.:
Rev. Floyd Tomkins, Philadelphia;
Dean Edward 1. Bosworth, Oberltn,
iiimitiu »• uimnui mi, VUVI 4111,
Ohio; Mile Ellen Stone, of Bulgaria,
and Rev. Alfred H. Moment, D. D.
Raleigh, N. C
COULDN'T PAY DEBTS,
SO ENDED HIS LIFE
CONGRESSMAN ADAMS.
Here Is a picture of Robert Adams,
Jr., late a congressman from the Sec
ond Pennsylvania district, who com
mitted suicide on Friday last. It Is
known among Mr. Adams' friends that
hs was a dealer In the stock market for
many years anfl that If he waa In debt
he thought It the moat honorable thing
to take hie life. Mr. Adams was one
of the moat popular representatives In
congress.
EQUIPMENT COMPANY
APPLIES FOR CHARTER.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn.. - June I.—The
Chattanooga Equipment Company has
applied for a charter for the purpose
of manufacturing machinery for min
ing and manufacturing purposes. The
capital stock Is 819,999.
A Sign
of poor Mood circulation Is short n*
breath after walking, .going upstairs,
sweeping, singing, eirltement. anger,
fright, eh-. Pee blood elrculetloo meens
n sick heart, and a sl- k heart Is
salt of weak and Inipatfrrtshed ne
meat In l>r.
If roe
should j
eee symptoms prt
procure a bottle of
Dr. Miles’
New Heart Cure
. By W. O. CLEMENT.
Special to The Georgian.
Rome, Qa, June 8.—The sales for
the month of May at the Rome dis
pensary were the largest known since
that Institution was established. The
net sales for last month were $29,-
698.38.
In 1995 the sales for the month of
May amounted to 514,245.85. This shows*
the remarkable Increase of 59,264.78,
which Is the greatest Increase ever
known. The new administration took
charge the flrst of the year, and since
that time the Increases In sales have
been $25,267.36. •
A Damage Suit.
Andrew Gordon, colored, has filed suit
In the superior court against W, J.
West, broker, for the recovery of $19,-
999 alleged damages.
Teachers Will Attend Meeting.
The teachers of Floyd county will at
tend the annual summer Institute of
the teachers of Floyd, Polk and Pauld
veek In July. Tho expenses of tho
boon
prominently connected with the fi
Interests of north Qeqrgla. has goni
the southern part ot the state to
be In session five days, and It Is proba
ble that two hundred teachers will at
tend.
Will Address Fruit Growtrt.
Colonel Walter T. Cheney, who Is
fruit
gone to
part ot the state to ad
dress the peach growers at different
points.
Rome Pythisnt Elect Officers.
Mount Alto lodge, Knights ot Py
thias, met Wednesday night and elect-
ed officers for the ensuing year as fol
lows:
Chancellor Commander—F. F. Short,
Vice Chancellor—J. B. Winfrey.
Prelate—J. J. Morris.
Master of Work—H. P. Duncan.
Master at Arms—Charles Moore.
Inner Guard—Marlon Fisher.
Outer Guard—T. C. Bright.
Trustee—J. W. Miller.
New Stamping Clerk.
R. S. Holliday, of Atlanta, has ar
rived and will assume the position of
■tamping clerk of the Rome office of
the Southeastern Tariff Association. He
will also have charge of the examina
tion of all Insurance risks In this dis
trict. Mr. Holliday has been connected
with the Atlanta office ot the associa
tion. ,
Rome Men Appointed.
Colonel Walter W. Brooke, a promi
nent attorney ot Rome, has been ap
pointed by Governor Terrell a member
of the elate library commission. Col
onel Brooke Is greatly Interested In the
extension of the library system
throughout the state, especially In
northwest Georgia.
Child Has Meningitis.
The 2-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs.
John Towns, who reside In North
Rome, Is reported to have meningitis.
It la dangerously III and not expected
to live.
Anderaon-Ruih.
The marriage of Mr. Olln W. Ander-
eon, of Texas, to Miss Mamie B. Rush
took place at the country home of the
AN EGYPTIAN COTTON
EXPERIMENT FARM
Special to The Georgian.
Charlotte, N. C., June 8.—A company
of German and American cotton grow,
era, Including John Scherf, of Con
cord, N. C.; P. H. Scherf and M. S.
Scherf, of Germany, and J. B. Carroll,
of Houston, Texas, have secured 10,000
acres of agricultural lands near Win
ston-Salem, N. C., and propose to con
duct some Interesting experiments In
the cultivation of Egyptian cotton. The
seeds to be planted come from the
country of the pyramids, and cotton
men throughout the section are watch
ing the experiment with more than
ordinary Interest.
Ths same parties also own a large
tract ot cotton lands In the state ot
Texas. '
WIRELESS STATION
WILL BE ESTABLISHED
Special to The Georgian.
Rome, Go., June 8.—A. W. Flckett,
special representative of the Pacific
Wireless Telegraph Company, has been
In the city for several days for the
purpose of looking Into the amount of
business that Is dono in the way of
telegraphy or by long-distance tele
phones and making arrangements for
the Installation of a Rome office for hit
company.
Mr. Flckett says that a strong build
ing Is needed upon which to establish
the wireless station, and that a station
veil! be put In at Roma within four
months.
SENT CHILD TO FIELD
AND THEN SUICIDED.
bride's parents yesterday afternoon at
4 o'clock at Rush's chapel, a
, _ few miles
east of Rome. The ceremony’ waa per
formed by Rev. Y. L. Chastain, pas
tor of the North Rome Methodlet
church. Immediately after the recep
tion the couple left for Texas.
Adoption Psptra Taken.
The baby which waa left at the horns
of Rev. Luke Johnson a few days ago
by an unknown party^ has been legally
adopted by Mr. and Mr*.,Fred Weffer-
ge Moses Wright signed the papers
yesterday.
Small Mortality Rseord.
The death record for Rome during
the month of May waa the lowest
compared with .
sure of It. that _
benefit, yoar druggist,
st a very little c
(tore Whs. We
If first bottle d<
gglst. will ntara
Dr.
heart very bad. . .
who failed to hi-tp Mat. He took
Mile*' Heart Cars ssd Nerrlse, sod I
4-nllrylr ettfed.**
MBS. J. M. RAVEL, Reading, fa.
and Hire colored Interments were made
la Myrtle Hill cemetary. The report
shows that one ot the whites was be
tween 29 and 19 years and the other
from 49 to 59 yean of age. Three of
the negroes ware under one year of age,
one between 29 and 29, and one be
tween 49 and 59 years of age. One
of ths negroes waa a non-resident and
three were paupers.
Steend Baptist Church Revival.
A special revival service will begin
•t the Fifth Avenue Baptist church
next Sunday morning, conducted by the
P“t“ r ’ r *7- Henry Fancher, assisted
S' H ' Wfitklns, ot Union
springs, Ala.
Death of Mrs. Tally.
Mrs. Unit Tally, aged 89 years died
at her Home on West First street
Tuesday afternoon at 4:29 o'clock, aft-
Special tq The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., June 8.—Mr*.
Mary Ray sent a daguhter and a hired
man to the field to work and to carry
dinner for her husband and then, tlelnit
a rope about her neck, jumped frsm
the loft In the barn at her home, near
Sparta, Tenn., dying Instantly. Ill
health Is given aa the cause.
Forty-four Initiated.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn, June 8.—Forty-
four candidates for the secrets of the
Knights of tha Khorassans from Mem
phis, Nashville, Knoxville, Atlanta and
idln
other surrounding cltlee crossed the hot
sands of the desert here after parading
the streets for the spring carnival. The
festivities ended In a climax when
nearly 199 of the brave knights ban
queted at the Rathskeller.
er a long Illness. She leaves four chil
dren—Mr. T. R. Talley, Mr. Umar
Talley, Mlsa Eva Talley and Ml*»
Shorter Talley, all of this city.
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