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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29. 19*.
$1.00
Starts an account with a LITTLE HOME BANK and book or with the
book only In the
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT OF
THE NEAL BANK
Interest allowed at the rate of THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT.
PER ANNUM, compounded semi-annually.
E. H. THORNTON, Preeldent. W. F. MANRY, Cashier.
H. C. CALDWELL, Aest. Cashier.
COMPANIES WILL SAVE
B Y CLE VELAND'S DECISION
ON INSURANCE REBATES
By Prlrete homed Wre.
New. York. Aug. 29.—Grover Cieve
land has handed down hla Drat decision
as rebate referee for the three big life
insurance companies. His decision will
result In a big saving for the com
panies. but will greatly decrease the
amount of business written by tho
American companies In Great Britain.
The Income tax law of England, un
der the interpretation given out by the
English courts, allows those who are
subject to the payment of the tax to
deduct from their taxable Incomes tho
amount paid by them for premiums on
life Insurance policies Issued by ling-
Ilsh companies..
In thd rase of premiums paid on poli
cies In the American companies, how
ever, the law has been construed as not
permitting such deductions, and It hus
been the practice of most of the Amer
ican companies to absorb this tax by
granting to the English policy-holder <t
rebate equal to the tax. This was the
only way the American companies
could compete on equal ground with
those of Great Britain.
Mr. Cleveland holds that this can not
be done by the American companies, as
a continuance of the practice' would
constitute a rebate under tho npw law.
To give or receive a rebate under the
Armstrong committee code Is a mis
demeanor.
ROADS ARE LIKELY
TO MAKE FIGHT
OH Bill OF RATES
President of the Santa Fe
Says Systems Can’t
Comply.
NEGRO BUSINESS MEN
BEGIN THEIR SESSION
Booker T. Washington
Dominates the
Meeting.
A convention absolutely dominated
by one man, and that one man almost
the least noticeable flgure In the hall—
Such la a characterisation of the flrat
session of the seventh annual conven
tlon of the National Negro Business
League, which was called to order at
10: SO o'clock Wednesday morning In
the auditorium of Big Bethel church,
nn the corner of Butler street and Au
burn avenue.
Booker T. Washington was the pre
siding genius of the meeting, Just as
he haa been the central feature of the
league ever since Its organisation In
Boston seven yeara ago. And yet
Washington had less to say and said
that more quietly than any other
speaker on the platform.
The league was called to order by
W. B. Matthews, president of the At.
lanta Negro Business League, and ha
Introduced first Mayor Pro Tcm John
H. Harwell, who, In the absence of
Mayor Woodward, welcomed the mem
bers to Atlanta. In a short speech
Mr. Harwell told the visitors that they
were welcome, since they came as
"business men," and In denning the
term he made It Include all "busy men,"
and then went on to add, “Busy men
don't commit crimes. They don't have
time."
Mr. Harwell was followed by Sam
D. Jonas, president of the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce, who comment
ed on the name of the organization,
first, that It was national and not sec
tional In Its scope, and second, that Its
founder! had seen fit to call It what tt
was, a negro organisation.
Rev. I. N. Rost, pastor of Bethel A.
M. E. church, followed on behalf of the
negroes of the city.
Washington Takes Charge.
At this point the convention was
turned over to Booker T. Washington,
president of the league, and he called
on A. N. Johnaon, of Mobile, to re
spond. Johnson made a strong appeal
to the negroes to become Independent,
and stated that as soon as they be
came of enough Importance Jo take
rank In business affairs they would bo
recognised and treated with considera
tion by the whites. He called atten
tion to his own experience, which dated
from the time when he bought goods
by malt and they were shipped with
bill of lading attached to a draft, until
now when the drummers who r "
Mobile look him up nnd take hi
their sample rooms at the hotels and
•how him their full Unas.
"We heard a great deal when the
negro was first given the ballot about
a bayonet that would be behind each
and every ballot, and the negro's vote
would be counted," continued Johnson,
"but pretty soon all that was dropped,
until now we have absolutely no politi
cal rights. Why was that? It was
because the white men of the North
and the white men of the South were
too much drawn together by the bonds
of commerce and rather than have
those bonds broken the North aban
doned the bayonet scheme. If the ne-
groea of the South want recognition
they will have to make themselves Im
portant from a commercial standpoint.”
Johnson commented upon the crimi
nality of a portion of the negro ,race.
and declared: "I have no aympathy for
the criminal or the Idler who will not
work, but draws his sustenance from
the fruits of othsra' toil." Johnson
was warmly applauded by the audience.
J Madison Vance, of New Orleans, a
well-known negro lawyer of New Or
leans, also responded and spoke along
the same lines.
Committees Named.
The appointment of committees was
English China
The present vogue for English China
w amply met In our charming collec-
tk>n Dinner and Tea services, sets of
9t»tes, odd pieces—all In patterns of
m< Mt artistic typo.
Maier & Berkele
next gone Into, the following being
named by the president:
On Resolutions—R. B. Hudson. Ala
bama, chairman; Robert C. Houston,
Texas; A. E. Manning, Indiana; I. T.
Montgomery, Mississippi; J. A. Lank
ford, District of Columbia; E. C.
Brown, Virginia; J, W, Maund, Geor
gia.
On Auditing—J. C. Napier, Tennes
see, chairman; J. S. Hopson, Kentucky;
William Porter, Ohio.
On Credentials—Dr. S. G. Elfert, Del
aware, chairman; William Isaac John
son, Virginia: P. J. Smith, District of
Columbia; P. H. Gilbert, New York;
J. C. Guy, Kansas.
The topics for the morning’s dis
cussion were as follows: >
"Insurance and Real Estate"—W. L.
Pollard, Washington. D. C.; W. T. An
drews, Sumter, S. C.
"Fraternal Insurance”—W. O. Vance,
New Albany, Ind.
"Conducting a Laundry"—Harry T.
Pratt, Baltimore, Md.
"Building and Contracting*'—Charles
A. Whitney, Topeka, Kan.; R. F. Wal-
ker, Macon, Go.
"Plaster Contracting”—John J. Win
ston, New Orleans, La.
The first thing on the program for
Wednesday night will be the annual
address of the president, Booker T.
Washington. After that the following
topics will be treated In short talks:
Evening Session, 8 O’olock,
The president's annual address.
"A Negro Department Store"—Sandy
W. Trice, Chicago, III.
The Wholesale and Retail Drug
Business”—C. E. Thomas, M. D„ An
niston. Ala.
‘"The First Negro Drug Store
Georgia"—Moses Amos, Atlanta, Go,
"The Modern Drug Store"—J. 1
Moseley. M. D„ Fort Worth, Tex.
"How 1 am Helping to Solve the
8ervant Problem In Washington"—
Mrs. L. R. Clarks, Weshlngton. D, C.
"Modern Undertaking"—G. W.
Franklin. Chattanooga,. Tenn.: A. D.
Price, Richmond, Va.; W. O. Emory,
M. D„ Macon, Oa.
Prominent Negroes Present
Among the prominent negroes pres-
ent wero the following;
T. Thomas Fortune, editor New York
Age! R. T. Greene, ex-consul to Vladi
vostok, Russia; G. L. Knox, publisher
of Indianapolis Freeman; A. E. Man
ning, editor Indianapolis World; Rev.
W. L. Taylor, president United Order
of True Reformers; Giles B. Jackson,
director general of negro department
of Jamestown exposition: Charles
Banks, cashier negro bank at Mound
Rayou, Miss.; Isaiah T. Montgomery,
founder of negro city, at Mound Bayou,
Miss.; Philip A. Payton, president of
Afro-American Realty Company, New
York; Cyrus F. Adams, assistant - reg
ister of the United States treasury;
Warren Logan, treasurer of Tuskegee
Institute; R. W. Thompson, staff cor
respondent of Indianapolis Freeman
and general representative of The In
dianapolis Frseman, and general rep
resentative of the negro presa of the
country: J. Madison Vance, of New
Orleans, La.; William Porter, under
taker, Cincinnati,. Ohio; A. N. John
son, undertaken, Mobile, Ala.; J. C.
Napier, cashier American Cent Sav
ings Bank, Nashville. Tenn: J. Alex
ander Chiles, Lexington, Ky.; M. M.
Lewey, editor Florida Sentiment, of
Pensacola, Fla.
By Private Leased Wire.
Chicago, Aug. 29.—A tremendous le
gal conflict between the vested railroad
Interest of the country apd the Inter
state commerce commission, as a re>
suit df tho new rate bill, Is predicted
today In railroad circles. President E.
P. Ripley, of the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe railroad system, voiced the
key note of the Impending clash when
he said;
■We are not violating In any particu
lar the spirit of the Elklps or Hepburn
ucts, but It will be a physical Impossi
bility for us to obey the letter of the
law In every particular. The members
of congress who drafted and approved
the Interstate commerce act were al
most wholly Ignorant of the railroad
business.
"The*low requires that we shall post
In a conspicuous place for the benefit
of shippers the adjusted tariffs and-
extra charges of switching, refrigerat
ing, elevator charges, etc. If we wero
to comply with that provision It would
take all eternity to compile the figures
an;! make a book a hundred times the
size of Webster's unabridged diction
ary. That shows how much our jaw-
makers understand the difficulty under
which we labor."
Sam Jones Tabernacle
Meetings, Carters*
vine. Ga.
On Septemper 15th to 2!rd. Inclu
sive. the Western and Atlantic rail
road will soil tickets from Atlanta-
Dalton and Intermediate stations, to
Carteravllle. at rate of one fare for
the round trip.
Sam Jones will be assisted by
Evangelist Oliver and other ministers
of renown. Prof. E. O. Excell will
have charge of in music, and other
gospel singers of note will attend.
Three services each day, 10:30 a. m..
3:00 p. m. and- 8:00 p. m„ and the
peoplo of Carteravllle will welcome
the great crowds with the same hos
pitality they have always shown.
CHA8. E. HARMAN,
Gen. Pats. Agent.
AND Til ROBBED
By Private Leased Wire.
New- York, Aug. 29.—Drugged, robbed
and then thrown out on the sidewalk
at Seventh avenue and Thirty-second
street, a man who Is supposed to be
Gilbert R. Sayres, vice president of the
Metropolitan bank, was found early to
day by a policeman.
Sayres was also a hand-writing ex
pert In the Mollneux case and has also
appeared In other cases.
WOMMITIM
OF MANIAC'S KNIFE
80UTHERN HAS AB80RBED
ANOTHER RAILROAD.
Special to The Georgian.
Bristol Tenn.. Aug. 29.—It Is stated
here, on the highest authority, and
generally believed that the Virginia
and Southwestern railway has either
been sold or leased for a long term to
the Southern railway.
The Virginia and Southwestern Is
150 miles long, connectlgg the Virginia
coal and Iron mining re<rlon with con
nections to middle Southern states and
the Atlantic seaboard. According to
one report, the price paid was slightly
over 15,000,000 for the common stock
and that the purchaser assumes »5.-
000,000 of outstanding bonds, making
the total cost HO,000,000.
The other rumor Is to the affect that
the Southern 'leases the road, guar
anteeing a certain dividend annually
on the common stock and guarantee
ing also the payment of Interest on
bonds. Henry K. McHarge. of New
York, Is president of the Virginia.and
Southwestern and also of Its allied
company, the Virginia Iron, Coal and
Coke Company.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 29.—The mystery
surrounding the murder of Annie
Moore, who was found, dead In her
room at No. 6 Second street, her body
mutilated with knife wounds, like the
victims of “Jack the Ripper," has
deepened. It Is believed she was killed
by a maniac.
The police nnd coroner are not sat
isfied that James Moore, the brother-
in-law of the dead Woman, who Is un
der arrest on suspicion, la the slayer,
and they are searching for another sus
pect. It Is believed now that tho
bloody thumb print found on the sheet
that covered the slain woman will clear
Moore, who Is a consumptive, and, It
Is believed, has only a few weejes to
live..
MEETING TO SELECT .
CANDIDATE CALLED
$100
GIVEN AWAY
=F R EE=
$100
AT THE LYNWOOD LAND SALE ON 0RMW00D (NO CONFEDERATE AVENUES,
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, 3 P. M.
$100.00 IN GOLD will bo given away FREE to those who attend. Ten Prizes each of $10.00 IN GOLD
will be distributed among the grown people present. You do not have to buy a lot to share in this
generous offer. Why not have a pleasant afternoon’s outing with the prospect of getting $10.00 IN
GOLD for nothing?
There will be twenty-six beautiful lots and two railroad fronts auctioned at this sale. This is about the
last chance to get desirable property of this kind in the Grant Park section.
These lots lie beautifully, are convenient to South Boulevard School, to the Fair street car line. You
have Grant Park for a playground for your children and the best neighborhood anywhere* around Atlanta.
These lots are in the midst of a section which is improving faster than any other around Atlanta and
a lot which you buy now at a low price can’t fail to increase greatly in value.’ Remember the date, Satur
day, September 1st, 3 p. m. Ten people will get $10 each simply for being present. You may be one of
these ten.
l.W. FERGUSON,
AUCTIONEER.
W. A. FOSTER, Agent,
12 S. BROAD ST.
TEACHERS MEET
TO DISCUSS PLANS
Attendance in the City
Schools Will Reach
14,000
After the tong somniferous summer
days the Boys' High school was
awakened Wednesday morning by
pleasant strains of music and merry
laughter. All the public school teach
ers of the city gathered therelh for the
purpose of discussing school books,
classes, to practice singing and
make Anal arrangements for the
‘exams" to be held on the last day
of this month, nnd Incidentally to talk
over their summer vacation, fall styles
and plans for social organizations.
Both purposes were carried out,
work being mixed pleasantly with
pleasure, nnd everything Is now ready
for the fall terms to open next Tues
day, September 4.
The entrance examinations, to be
held Friday, will be the last chance
for pupils to skip a grade, make up
deflclencles and to enter grades other
than the flrst. The examinations will
be held at 8:30 o'clock. The listing of
classes and teachers will not be com
pleted before Thursday afternoon.
The results of the examinations will
be made known Tuesday morning,
15 “HOTELS" RAIDED)
Sim PERSONS HURT
Police of Chicago Start
the Work of Cleaning
Up.
FIRST APPLICATION
Jackson County Has Boy
Fit for the State
Institution.
By Prlvnte LminI Wire.
Chicago, Aug. 2$.—In what waa per
haps the most spectacular and best or
ganized raid ever seen In Chicago, sev
enty policemen and detectives under
the command of Captain Gibbons last
night stormed the “Bad Lands” oi
the down town hotel district and car*
rled captive to the police station more
than sixty Inmatea of fifteen “hotels.”
All books and registers were confiscat
ed by the police.
The Brunswick hotel caused all the
trouble. It was from this “hotel” that
Miss Josephine , Olson early last Fri
day, learning the character of the place
and of her companion, jumped from a
window In an endeavor to escape and
was badly Injured.
funeralmces
OF J, D. WHITEHEAD
when the pupils assemble at the differ
ent schools to tuke up the work of
the ensuing school year. A Hat of
books will be furnished each of the
pupils along with the assignment to
the grades. The rent work of the term
will commence Wednesday morning.
Although tho exact number of pupils
who will attend the public schools this
year can not be ascertained until after
the examinations, It Is safe to say there
will be a very much larger attendance
than ever before.
Assistant Superintendent Landrum
states that the actual attendance will
amount to 14,000 pupils this year. Tho
Improvements, additions and new
buildings will afford ample facilities for
the handling of the large Increase.
For the purpose of nominating a can
didate for county commissioner a meet
ing will be held In Judge Puckett's
court room at 505 1-2 Marietta street
Thursday evening at 8:30 o’clock.
All candidates who have announced
for the place are invited to attend the
meeting, when It Is hoped that ar
rangements ran be made to center on
some one man.
CHILD BURNS TO DEATH
IN TUB OF HOT WATER.
Hiieeinl to The Georgian.
Macon. Oa.. Aug. 2».—Julian R., the
18-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Brown, who reside at Whiteside,
died yesterday from burns received in
a tub of hot water at tbe home. The
floor was being scrubbed Monday nnd
a big pot of hot water had been put
Into a tub In the room, and while play
ing little Julian ran backward against
the almost boiling receptacle and was
Immersed head forward.
Sam Jones Tabernacle
Meetings, Carters-
ville, Ga. J
On Soptcmpor 15th to 23rd, inclu
sive. the Western and Atlantic rail
road will aetl tickets from Atlanta-
Dalton and Intermediate stations, to
Carteravllle, at rate of one fare for
the round trip,
Sam Jones will be assisted by
Evangelist Oliver and other minister*
of renown. Prof. E. O. Excell will
have charge of tbe music, and other
goapel singers ot note will attend.
Three services each day, 10:30 a. m..
3:00 p. m. and 8:00 p. m., and the
people of Carteravllle will welcome
the great crowds with the same hos
pitality they have always shown.
CHA3. E. HARMAN,
Sen. Pass. Agent
Funeral services of Joseph Brown
Whitehead, who died at Thaxton, Va.,
were held at the residence, 683 Peach
tree street, at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning. Rev. J. W. Millard, pastor
of Ponce DeLeon Avenue Baptist
church, officiated. The following act
ed ae pallbearers: Mr. George M.
Brown, Mr. Asa G. Chndler, Judge John
8. Candler, Mr. J. T. Lupton of Chat-
tanoogk, Tenn., Sir. H. F. Ileley, Mr.
Bam B. Erwin, Mr. Robert Cook of
Chattanooga, Tenn., Mr, Cator Wool-
ford, .Mr. Frank Hawkins, Mr. Evelyn
Harris.
The following Intimate friends of the
deceased acted as an honorary escort:
Mr. C. V. Rainwater, Mr. William O.
Humphreys, Mr. James Nunnally, Sir.
Roby Robinson, Mr. F. M. Robinson,
Mr. W. O. Mashburn, Sir. 8. C. Dobbs,
Mr. J. E. Scofield, Mr. C. N. Jackson,
Mr. M. A. Fall, Mr. A. Slontgomery,
Mr. Asa O. Candler, Jr., Mr. Alfred
Newell Mr. Willie Kagan, Mr. C. T.
Lsdson, Mr. N. P. Pratt, Mr. R.
McKennle, Sir. Howard Candler.
The board of deacons of the Ponce
DeLeon church: Governor W. J.
Northern, Mr. Oeorge M. Brown, Dr. J.
M. Crawford, Mr. George W. McCarty,
Mr. J. W. Wills, Mr. Fred B. Law.
The Interment was at Westvlew.
Secretary Goodtoe Yancey received
Wednesday notice from the Jackson
county authorities that they had one
boy 16 yeara old, to send to the state
reformatory when opened. This Is tho
flrst reply Captain' Yancey has received
so far.
This boy was convicted on the 22d
day of February; 1906—Washington's
birthday—on two charges of burglary,
receiving sentences of two and three
years, nnd has, been working on the
county chain gang of Jackson since.
Captain Yancey prefers brown for
the uniform of the boys In tbe reform
atory. General Evans Is Inclined to
blue, not only tor these boys, but for
the penitentiary, says Secretary Yan
cey. This will be decided later.
Under the law boys under 16, who
are sentenced to over flve years will
still go to the pen, while those sen
tenced to under flve years will receive
Indefinite committals and may be con
fined In the reformatory until they are
From 2,000 to 2,500 Visitors
Are Expected
Then..
AT THE THEATERS
LESS THA
CORPORATIONS ARE IN
Luther Heyet Caught.
Luther Hayea, a negro, who broke
out of the stockade In .Bartow county
several weeks ago, will take up the
pick and shovel under his old boss.
Luther made the mistake of coming to
Fulton county after his escape, and he
spent Tuesday night In the police sta
tion. The negro came to Atlanta and
found a job driving a wagon at Don-
elson'a convict camp near th£ city.
Patrolman Hood took a ride In that
direction Tuesday night to And him and
located Luther In a house close by.
When the negro heard the officer com
ing he Jumped out of the window In
hls night clothes and ran, finding a
hiding place under a house. Dogs were
put on the trail and soon treed the
negro, who came out to face a re
volver. He will be turned over to the
sheriff of Bartow* county
Less than a hundred corporations
have registered with Secretary of State
Cook so far, or, to be exact, eighty-
four. Fourteen of these came In Wed
nesday. A Savannah corporation fail
ed to send the dollar fes, contending
that they had paid all fees In Savan
nah.
Secretary Cook will write the Sa
vannah concern to fork over the fes
tive dollar, or else by November they
will be subject to the 160 penalty.
Secretary Cook says there ere vari
ously estimated from 17,000 to 30,000
of these corporations In the state to
register, and, aside from having a cen
tral bureau of registration. It waa also
the purpose of the lawmakers to add
about 120,000 to the revenue of the
state.
TRY A WANT AD
IN THE GEORGIAN
"A Message Prom Mars."
Whatever may be the cause, there
Js no mistaking ths fact that nothing
appeals to the average mortal quite ns
much as fine moral sentiment. It
upon this piano that the comedy.
Message From Mars," Is pitched. The
lesson taught by tills great play la
without doubt more convincing than
anything that haa ever been gTven to
the stage. Its one great virtue li
Us convincing lesson against selfish
ness. David Proctor appeared In this
play In this city lest season. He was
then comparatively unknown. Today
he has a national reputation. He trav
eled last season from the waters of the
Atlantic to the waters of ths Pacific
and from the 8L Lawrence to the Gulf
of Mexico. Wherever he went he mnde
friends and admirers by the thousand.
He will again be seen In this play at
the Grand Thursday inattnee and night.
Mr. Proctor has established himself as
one of the very conspicuous young men
of the stage of the present day.
“The County Fair."
The name of Nell Burgess Is ai
elated with the "County Fair" as that
of O'Nell Is with "Monte Crlsto,
Denman Thompson with the "Old
Homestead." "The County Fair" haa
lost none of Its many charms. Fresh
es ever, with Mr. Burgees personally
and the full New York cast, will ap
pear at the Qrand Saturday matinee
and night.
One of the strongest scenes ot the
"County Fair" le In the fourth act,
giving a realistic race scene, with four
thoroughbred horses, Including the
well-known “Cold Molasses” and the
mechanical effects are perfect, making
It one of the best rural plays on the
stage. Netr Burgess es the Inimitable
Abigail Prue Is uproariously funny and
Just as true to certain country char
acter ae ever, and certainly adda to
the Joys of life while he Is on the stage.
The story of the "County Fair” le well
known, end need not be given here, but
It Is sufficient to say that all of the
excellent features of this drama are
preserved with Mr. Burgess personal
ly and hla excellent company ot play
ers whose characters ere drawn from
evsry-day life; no melodmmlc effects,
but a play that leaves a pleasing Im
pression to any one witnessing It.
Farmers to Organize.
Specfnl to The Georalsn.
Newberry, 8. C, Aug. 29.—A County
Farmers' Union .will be organised In
this city Saturday, notices having al
ready been sent to the local unions
of the county requesting a full repre
sentation at the meeting.
■ From October 1 to 5. inclusive, the
National Association of Retail Drug
gists will be in session In Atlanta In
eighth annual convention.
IW. S. Elkin, Jr., president of the
[Atlanta Drug Association, states that
from 2,000 to 2,500 of the lending re
tail druggists from every part of the
United States are expected here then.
Many of tho members will be accom
panied by their wives nnd daughters,
nnd from Information being received
It' Is probable that more ladles -rill
attend this convention than rny pre
vious one held.
The present plan Is to hold ths ses
sions In ths ball room of the Kimball
house, but in the event that It should
prove too small, the halt of represen
tatives at the cnpltol will be used. The
last legislature parsed a resolution
permitting Its use for that purpose.
Monday th* flrst session will be held
and on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday three sessions will be held
dally—morning, afternoon nnd night.
No social features will bo allowed lo
Interfere with the business matters of
the body.
'Cue at Ponce DeLeon.
Friday a magnificent barbecue wilt
[be served to the visitors at Ponce De
Leon. It Is probable that this 'cue will
be tendered by the Coca-Cola Com
pany. It Is the purpose to make It one
of the beet of the famous Georgia
'cues, so the visitors will go away with
lingering memories of Georgia hospi
tality.
At the opening session Governor
Terrell will deliver the welcoming ad
dress on behalf of the state; Mayor
Woodward will speak for Atlanta; W.
B. Freeman, president of the Georgia
Pharmaceutical Association, will wel
come the drugglsta In behalf of this
organization, nnd President W. H. El
kin, Jr . will tell how glad the Atlanta
Drug Association Is to have them here.
The growth of the national associa
tion haa been marvelous. Seven yeara
ago the first convention waa held, nnd
only about twenty-live members were
present. I gist year In Boston 1.600 del
egates were present. This year fully
2.500 will be here, nnd the membership
mow Is close to 40.000.
Committees at Work.
All the local committees are hard at
work making arrangements for tho
convention, and are working with most
gratifying result* Mr. C'.kln stated
Wednesday that he wna more than
gratified at the spirit of co-operation
with which all classes met the Atlanta
association.
A ladles' auxiliary will be formed
here for the sole purpose of enter
taining the visiting ladles, and tnanv
dellrhtful affairs are beln- arranged.
There will be recaptions, trolley nnd
automobile rides and other entertain
ment*.
• Mr. Elkin *avs that the Importance
of this convention to the druggists ot
the South can hardly'be estimated.
WOMEN MUST TAKE
OFFHATS IN CHURCH
By Private Leased Wire.
■ Lynn. Mass., Aug. 21.—In the monthn!
calendar of St. Marys Catholic church
Mgr. Arthur Teedlng haa Issued an
edict that women with heads uncov
ered wilt not be permitted to enter the
church.
"It seems the fed nowadays for
women to go about with their heads
uncovered," said the priest. "It may
be asked, and very approprlatelv on
reading the nineteenth chapter ot the
First Epistle to the Corinthians, If such
women are considered suitably dressed
for appearance In publicT'
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