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THE ATLANTA GEORGIA. ELECTION OF PROF. BARROW IS FOLLOWED BY ENTHUSIASM Choice Was Unani mous and Heartily Approved. V. CHANCELLOR SNELLING A BRILLIANT EDUCATOR) When News Was Spread Students Assembled on Campus and Gave Oollege Yell. PROF. DAVID CREN8HAW BARROW Nsw Chancellor of the Unlveraity of Georgia. GRAND COUNCIL ELECTS OFFICERS AT BOSTON AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION RELATIVE TO FINANCES . IS ADOPTED. Special to The Georgian. Athene, Qa., 'June 19.—Professor Da vid C. Barrow, chancellor, and Profes sor Charles M. Snelllng. vice chancel lor, of the University of Georgia, were the unanimous choice of the board of trustee* at Its meeting held yesterday evening at 9 o'clock to mi those posi tion*. Professor Barrow had filled the position of dean of Franklin College, or vice chancellor of the university, and Professor Knelling had occupied the chair of mathematics. Profeasor Barrow had been adverse to taking the chancellorship, and with a large number of othera had done all By Private Leased Wire. Boston, June 19.—Nearly every af filiated grand council In the country was represented at tl)e ninth triennial session of the grand council of Royal and Select Matters of ths United States, which convened In this city yesterday. General Grand Master An drew M. Swnnstrom, of St. Paul, pre sided and delivered his triennial ad> dress. There are now twenty-seven constit uent grand councils, of which twenty six were represented. Eight stibordl nate councils In states where there are no grand councils were also represent' ed. The most Important business Iran*' acted was the adoption of an amend' ment to the constitution relative to the finances of the general grand council. Heretofore the general grand council has been financed by the col lection of does baaed upon the grand council representing each state, In pro portion to the number^ of subordinate councils. Under the amended law the assessment of dues upon each grand council Is based upon a per. capita tax of 2 rents on a total membership of the subordinate councils, in egch grand council. ■ . . Officers were elected as follows: • General grand master, • Henry Lhrrabee, Baltimore; general grand deputy maater, G. M. Acklin. Toledo; general grand principal conductor, J. A. Blake, Boston; general grand treas urer, Charles P. Heaton, Montpelier, Vt.: general grand recorder, Henry W. Mordhurit, Fort Wayne, Ind.; general grand captain of the guard, E. W. Wel lington, ■ Ellsworth, Kans.-.' general grand marshal, W. F. Cleveland, Har lan, Iowa; general grand steward. Fay Hempstead, Little Rock, Ark. FULTON ROW GOES ; 0VER_T0 JUNE 28 ONLY TWO MEMBERS OF 8UB COMMITTEE HERE ON TUESDAY. Only jtwo, of the sub-committee of five from the state Democratic execu live . committee appeared Tuesday to decide the question as to the official head of the two Fulton county com mittees, and the meeting adjourned over until June 29 at noon. Judge W. W. Stark, of Commerce, chairman of the committee of five, and s. T. Blalock, of Fayetteville, wort present during the morning, and waited f»r at leaat. a third member of the committee to‘ put In appearance In or der to secure a quorum. But none came. 1 v Senator W. C. Bunn, of Cedartown. declined to take any part In the tpat- ter, and wrote Judge Stark that he would not be here. Hdn. Frank Park, of Sylvester, submitted his opinion to the committee In writing, but was not present Tuesday. Judge J. J. Burnside, of Hamilton, could not. come because he was pre- slding lit an 'Important preliminary hearing In a murder case at Hamilton Tuesday. Judge Stark thereupon an nounced that the meeting was post poned until June 29. The evidence has been sent around to the members, and It Is presumed most of them have reached, a conclu sion, but nothing will be given out un- III a quorum of the committee gets to- gether. Senator Bunn has not seen the evidence. ... BURGLARS TAKE SUPPER AT HOME THEY RANSACK Special to The Georgian. Newberry. 8. C, June 19.—The many burglaries which startled Newberry on Friday night ware continued Sunday night, several residences having been reported, as entered. The pantries ap pear to be the worst sufferers from their visits, the burglars In several Instancee making themselvea at home to the extent of . eating a square meel from the table of the unsuspecting I'-ousekeeper. PROF. CHA8, M. SNELLING, New Dean of Franklin Collego and Vice Chancellor of the Univoraity of Georgia. number of years he managed the mill tary department of the university. He haa made a great success of the Den mark dining hall on the campus, uni der which plan the college boys have been given board at a very low figure, and many worthy young men thus helped along In college. Tuils ■■ * work that he does without compensation aside from his regular duties. ” Peabody to take the place. "Mr. Pea' body, who Is attending the commence ment exercises, was equally firm In his position that Professor Barrow was the man for the place. Chancellor Barrow went before the board and made a short address, which was declared by the members to have been a gem. Then'The'""^^* To I c, P ,ent ot an unusually handsom* gift. Then the news got to the college [ The new library of the late Brantley A. boys and they assembled In large num- Denmark, of Savannah, and of his son, i N. E ' " ' Athens and takes a lively Interest the cause of good government. Gift to University. The Unlverelty .of Georgia Is the re' here In front of the academy building. The Georgia yells rent the air, and cries for “Uncle Dave” were soon resounding over the campus. Chancellor Barrow came out In response to frequent calls for him and made a short address to ths boys. Ths result of the election meets the unqualified approval of the students and the alumni, and no chancellor ever went Into office with more loyal back- Vlce Chancellor Snelllng was also given an ovation by the boys, and re ceived the hearty congratulations of many friends. In a few minutes the military boys had brought the cannon Into setVlee, and for fully half an hour It boomed out the news. The college bell was pressed Into service, and rang continually for a long time. 8ketch of New Offiolale. Professor David C. Barrow Is a na tive of Georgia, a son of the late D. C. Barrow, and a brother ot the late Judge Pope Barrow, of Savannah. He Is a graduate of the University ot Geor gia In the class of 1871. For more than twenty years he has been a mem ber of the faculty of the university, first as professor of engineering, then as professor of mathematics, the posi tion he naw holds, and then as dean of Franklin College, becoming acting chancellor upon the death of Chancel lor Hill. . Professor Charles M. Snelllng Is a native of Virginia, coming to the uni versity In 1999 from Thomaivllle, Ga., to take charge of the .work aa adjunct professor of mathematics. He la now a full professor of mathematics. For a Thomas N. Denmark, has been present ed to the law department of the uni verslty. The university * has had no more loyal or distinguished son than Brantley Denmark. His devotion to the Institution was amply shown by his labor In her Interest, and. his munlfl cent gifts. Thomas N. Denmark, L recent gradiiate of the law department, bid fair, up to the date pf hla untlme ly death, to emulate hla Illustrious fath er. It la a most graceful act on the part of the widow and mother wherer by the gift to the university becomes at once effective. The need of a reference library In the law department has long been sore ly felt, and at no Use ao keenly as within the last few yean, since the course has been extended and the stan dard railed to Its present state of ef flclency. Pnvtous to that action the most brilliant graduates who attended the great schools of the country were compelled to take the full'couree. In connection with this gift of ths Denmark library to the law depart ment, It Is also stated that the entire estate of Mr. - Denmark will, at the death of Mrs. Denmark, come to the University of Georgia. This estate Is said to amount- to. IU0 ( 90O. Brantley A. Denmark, at the time ot hla death, was trustee of the university and chairman of the alumni endow ment committee. It was mainly through his work that this fund of 9100,900 was raised. One of the buildings on the nquet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hodgson, on Cobb street. BRIEF NEWS BY WIRE Illinois Druggists Mast. Peoria, III., June 19.—The Illinois Pharmaceutical Association began Its annual convention here today, the place of meeting being the assembly room of the National hotel. President Chaa. Garver, of Bloomington, called the lathering to order and the visiting _rugglsts were welcomed by Mayor Tolson. The session! will continue for three days. Epworth Lesgusrs Meet. Wheeling, W. Va., June 19.—Several hundred delegates and visitors. Includ ing a number of prominent speakers, are In Wheeling for the biennial state convention of the Epworth League. The sessions are being held In the Thomson M. E. church and will con tinue until Friday. King Awaits Coronation. Trondhjem, June 19—King Haakon and Queen Maud, with their suites, have arrived here and taken up their residence In the ancient castle of Stlflsgaarden In preparation for their coronation, which takes place Friday. iber of the foreign representa- ,„ v „ _|eo have reached Trondhjem and numerous others are reported on their way. Canadian Firsmtn Gather. Ottawa, Ont.. June 19.—The second annual Canadian Union meeting of thq Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, now In session here. Is largely attend ed by members from every section of the Dominion. The business sessions of the meeting, lasting four days, will be liberally Interspersed with entertain ment arranged for the visitors by the local members of the Brotherhood. Nominated by Republicans. Burlington. Vt, June 19.—Republi can congressional conventions held In Vermont today resulted In the — nomination of Representative D. Foeter and Representative Klttredge Haskins, of the First and Second.dis tricts, respectively. The nominations were made without opposition. Freight Agents in Ssstion. Montreal, Que, June 19.—The an nual convention of the American Asso- TE8TIMONV TAKEN IN CLAIMS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT. Special to The Georgian. locator. Ala. June 19.—At the First National bank testimony In'the claims ”f the First Methodist Church South and the First Presbyterian church of locator and the Chestnut Grove Meth- '"dut Church South against the United "tatee government waa taken the past • celt. , _ Thctq three churches were destroyed the civil war by the Union force*, bled st the Windsor hotel today. It be ing the first time the organlxatlon has met In Canada. The questions of In terchange of business, of the desir ability of adopting a standard form for use In tracing freight, of storage and elevator charges, and of the dis tribution of work In freight stations 1 consideration. will receive serious Iowa Firemen’s Toumsy. Clinton, la, June 19.—Delegations of firemen, many of them accompanied by bonds, poured, Into thts city today for the twenty-eighth annual »" d tournament of the Iowa State Fire men's Association. The visitors were met with the most perfect arrange ments ever mode for o meeting of the association. . Aretf Mesons In S*««ion. Boston, Mass, June 19.—High de gree Masons fruni nearly In the Union were present today at the opening of the triennial convocation of the general grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons. The gathering waa called to order In the Masonic temple by the head of the order, William C. Swain, of Milwaukee. The meeting will continue over tomorrow. At University of Wisconsin. Madison, Wia., June It.—This waa alumni day on the commencement week program at the University of Wiscon sin. Reunions of numerous classes were held during the day. This even ing the new club house of the Unlver slty T. M. C. A. Is to be dedicated with addresses by prominent speakers. <T morrow will be commoncement day. Kansas Undertakers Meet. Wichita, Kans., June 19.—Aa Jolly a lot of visitors as ever attended a con vention In this city'were present today at the opening of the annual meeting of the Kansas Funeral Directors’ As sociation. Several score of members of the association were present, many of them attended by their wives. Mississippi Bar Association. Ou If port. Miss, Juno 19.—Th* MIs- slsslppt Stale Bar Association began Its first annual meeting here today with a gratifying attpndance of lawyers and Jurlata from ovary part • of . the state. Chief Justice Walter Clark, of the North Carolina supreme court, will deliver the annual address tomorrow. Anglo-Gsrmsn Entente. , Berlin, June 19.—Following the ex ample set by the recent Interchange of visits between the municipal author!- tlas of France and England, a large party of editors of leading Oerman Journals departed today from Bramen for England. Visits' have been ar ranged to Windsor, Stratford-on-Avon, Cambridge and other placea of note In London and the vicinity. Convention of Lutherans. Minneapolis, Minn, June 19.—The sixteenth annual convention of ' the English Evangelical Lutheran Synod of the Northwest opened In this city today, to continue through the remain der of the week. Delegates ere perc ent representing MOO communicants In Minnesota, Wisconsin. . North And South Dakota. Manitoba and' Montana. Republican Clubs to Parade. Philadelphia, Pa, June 19.—The con vention of the National League of Re publican Club* held a brief session this ' f, adjourning early to permit gates and other visitor* to take a ride down the Delaware- river. The parade nf Republican clubs takes place tonight and promises to ha one of the most notable affairs of Its kind that the Quaker City haa seen In a long time. ?ar%ia iLriZ! 08 TOMORROW Genuine $25 (9x12) all wool Reversible Smyrna Rugs for $15. This is positively the strongest bargain ever offered from our busy fourth floor. These beautiful Rugs are extra heavy weave, one piece, strictly all wool and reversible, alike on both sides, come in extremely handsome patterns and designs, both Oriental and Domestic effects. The color schemes are unusually rich. In view of the large number of homes going up all over Atlanta and the fact THAT THIS HANDSOME RUG IS SOU) IN OTHER STORES AT $17.50 to $25.00, THESE SHOULD GO LIKE “HOT CAKES” TOMORROW. Come make early selection, as there’s sure to be a big crowd of buyers Special $15.00. MAIL ORDERS FILLED WHILE THEY EAS E, ORDER QUICK. J. M. HIGH COMPANY. l r «4 Li .-1 ~ n ,i g* J-9'ju ’M Il-Jl—iru’fl'1'. T-J ' J.J m -V m M" 1 SI '* XSTSI'WI’S " 1,1 ** " T ” 1 ^ lllilllllllilMlIffMgfrffiiii'Mi CHUB WALL'S RECORD IS A UNIQUE ONE Chub Wall’s case Is a unique ont. Convicted several years ago ot as sasalnatlon In Pickens county^ sen' fenced to life t Imprisonment, pardoned out, and now back In serious trouble for shooting at another, le hie record. Wall was given hla freedom by the mrdon board and went back to hla isunte In Plckena. There he soon got Into more trouble, and tried to wing a party with hla alt-too-ready gun. He was tried before Judge Klmsey, found guilty, and waa given the maxi mum sentence for that offense—four years IBs attorneys appealed for new trial, and when It was declined, brought the case to the supreme court on a faet bill of exception. Masonic Lodge Elects Officers. Special to The Georgian. Decatur, Ala, June If.—Rising Bun lodge, No. 29 of Mesons has elected the following officers for the ensuing year; C. C. Robinson, C. C.; R. M. Andrews, 8. W.; T. C. Hnaeapple. T. W.J R. B. Evans, secretary; P. J. Edwards, tress- urer; W. B. Allen, 8. D.; Mr. Young, T. D.: Sam Nichols and W. K. Allen, stewards. ROME COMES TO RESCUE OF COLONEL SHROPSHIRE Meets at 8sn Antonie. San Antonio. Texas, June 19.—If • large attendance and an excellent pro gram make for aucceaa, the thirty-first annual convention of the Texaa Bute Sunday School Association, which opened In this city today, will be the most successful ever held under the of the organization. Every county of the state waa represented by the delegates that filled the Travis Park Methodist church this afternoon, when the convention was formally called to order by President Wiggins. Grand American Handicap. "^Indianapolis,'Ind., June 19.—The . of marksmen throughout the country will be turned this week toward the grounds of the Indianapolis Gun Club, where the greatest trap shooting tour ney of the year will be held under the auspices of the Interstate Association. The chief event will be the Grand American Handicap, which will be con sated on Wednesday and Thursday, North Dakota's Flret Printsry. Fargo. N. D, June 19.—The first state primary election under the new law le being held In North Dakota to day. The primary law provides for the nomination by direct vote of all pr ' candidates .for county offices and state legislative positions, and for the election at tho same primary of dele gates from each couaty to the state convention of the party, which conven tion Is made a part of tha formal nom inating machinery of the state, and which must be conducted under atate laws. ... lews 8unday School Workers. Council Bluffs, la, June 19.—Several hundred Sunday school workers from all parts of Iowa are here for the forty- first annual convention of the Iowa Sabbath School Association. The asso ciation will probably Increase tha num ber of districts In the state. Funds Raised at Mass Meeting to Buy Sifter For Capitol Official—Sifter Com mittee En Route Here. Colonel Wesley Shropshire will git hi* sifter. But It won't come from Atlanta. Rome and the grand old county of Floyd to the rescue. Romans know what sifters are, and use 'em, too. Find a alfterless home In the City of Seven (and more) Hills, and get a premium. Stores' up there keep lifters, because the Roman diges tive apparatus demand! sifted meal for Its rornbread. Friends up there read In The Geor gian of Colonel Shropshire's alfterless quest here, and a mass meeting waa called to do something. Something was done. Eloquent Romans Inveighed against a town ao big, so uplah and ao modern that It had lost: knowledge of the good old lifters that, shaken by Indus trious hands, separate* bran from the meal. Resolution* were passed standing by Colonel Shropshire In hla fight fur ths sifter. Better still, subscription blanks were circulated to raise the necessary money, buy a sifter and send It to At lanta by a suitable committee. The alfler committee haa not raachad here yet, but the fact that It la coming leaked out Tuesday. A presentation speech will be made by some prominent Roman, .not yet known, and Colonel Shropshire will triumphantly bear- hla TRAFFIC MEN WILL .DETERMINE RATEi IF 8TICK TO TWO-CENT RATH, GEORGIA MAY DROP OUT OF ENCAMPMENT. | DENTIST SAYS WOMAN BOUGHT GIFTS SHE NOW DECLARES HE GAVETO HER For Dovenar’s Seat Wheeling, W. Va, June 19.—Outward and visible signs are abundant that Representative B. B. Dovener, who haa represented the Flret district of West Virginia In congress for the past ten years, la la serious danger of losing Ids aset as a result of the Republican dls- S ci convention In session here today, r weeks' past a spirited campaign a been on between Representative Dovener and William P. Hubbard, of thl- i Ity, a prominent Republican and a ler at lue state bar. By Private Leased Wire. New York, June 19,—Rachel L. Ren ter, .the plaintiff In the suit to recover 929,900 damage* for breach of prom ise from Victor O. Ball, the Madison avenue dentist, was called to the stand today for the cross-examination by Max Steur, counsel for the dentist, “Were you going to try and Intro- duca Dr. Bell’s hooka Into the Chicago public schools?” aha waa askad. “No, but a friend of mine wae," waa tha reply. "Did you Interest a rabbi out there In these booker’ “No." 8he Wears Diamond Ring. The diamond ring which Miss Kan tar allages waa given her as an en' gagement ring she now wears on the third, finger ot the right hand, In stead of the third finger of the left hand, which Is known as tha engage ment finger. When Mr. Stgur demanded the ring yesterday afternoon. Miss Kanter'e face waa a study, but when the lawyer placed the ring In a piece of tissue paper and then dropped It Into an en velope, the plaintiff gasped with as tonishment, bur before the day's ses sion ended, the ring wks handed back to her and Mies Kanter breathed a deep sigh of relief. Denies He Gave Token. Dr. Bell denies that he ever gave Miss Kanter the ring, end declares that aha bought It herself. A string of corals, which ths lawyer also de manded and got. Miss Kanter say* tha dentist gave her, but the defendant denim this, and declare* that tha lady bought the corals for her own adorn ment. The cross-examination brought out the fact that Mlsa Kanter consulted several aldermen of Chicago In the en deavor to get Dr. Bell's essays on the teeth and "The Care of the Teeth and the Mouth" passed by the board vt ed ucatlon, and dleclosed the fact that she was Interested In Dr. Bell'e work. "Did Dr. Bell ever say he waa mar' tied?" asked Mr. Hteur. "No, no," replied the wftnesa, heel' tatlngly, "but he said he waa as good aa married." Dsntlst’e Friends Attend. Th* two women friends of th* plain tiff were augmented today by a bevy of the fair sex, friends of the dentist. "Did you know a lady by the name of Oxslnger?*' asked Mr. Steur, "Yes." "Ever reside with her?’ "Yes, last winter." "Did you ever write to her, T am getting a little old now and don’t be surprised If I come to New York and do something desperate.' Did you write that?" "I don't remember," answered Miss Kanter. EXCELLENT SERVICE TO WRI0HT8VILLE BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA. During the months of June, July and August tbo Seaboard Air Line Railway will operate on Its train leav ing Atlanta at 8:39 p. m, every SAT URDAY, a through sleeping car to Wilmington, N. C.; returning the through sleeper will leave Wil mington Thursday at 1:00 p. dl. arriving In Atlanta at 0:90 a- in. Friday. Arrangements bare been made with the street rail way people at Wilmington to have cars ready at the depot to Immediate ly transport passengers to the hotels I be worked out at Wrightsvlllo Beach. Baggage will Superintendent ui I Upon the declelon of the Southeast- era Passenger. Association Wednesday hinges th# movement of th# National Guard of Georgia to the encampment at Chlckanmuga In August. If tha paaaenger men Insist on th# two-rent rate allowed by the govern-, ment for moving troopa and decline to allow the nne-cent rate given the stnt# for transportation of the men within ths slate, then there Is n possibility that Georgia will not bo represented in the encampment. Colonel Kentt Insists that the rate of one cent a mile should be allowed, be cause tha movement Is wholly within the state, and the war department set* aside a certain aum for Georgia to ha used In moving her troop* to Chicks- inauga, another sum for payment ot the men, and still another for sub sistence. These sums, amounting to about 919,090 In all, must be used tor the apeclflo purposes named. At the two. cent rate the appropriation would t the boys to ramp, but they'd ha\ walk bark home—that Is, If the three regiments go, as Is earnestly .h-ored. At any rate, the matter will he final ly determined one way or the otht Wednesday. STREET CAR COMPANY TO ERECT A BUILDING Tha Georgia Railway nn<l Klntrlo Company was Tuesday glvs •Ion to erect a three-story hrh h office building at the cornea of Pled avenue and Armstrong street. The commence Immediately, the .. tract having been let to Morgen Dillon. ork MASONS WILL NOT LAY CORNERSTONE OF BUILDINCI Special to The Georgian. Macon, Os, June 19.—Information comes from Captain W. A. Davie and Superintendent of Construction Alex ander Blumburg that the Muttons will not lay the corner-stone of Macon's new 9900.000 Federal building. It was said that the government of ficials declined to pay the expenses such a aervlce, although the request waa made. Captain Davis, who I- a past grand master of this state, -aid he officials had failed to agree aa to the Inseriptlon und left the matter to be cbeckqd to destination. WEEK END rate, good for flvo days, 99.29; * ult ,l '" K " SEASON tickets. $18.96. ve,y -irons SEABOARD. 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