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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 4. 1W. AUTO BEHEADS RICH MAN; WOMAN ESCAPES UNHURT By lie Leased Win. New York, Sept. 4.—C. W. Lynda, wh'ise divorce litigation haa become famous In the court* of New Jersey, New York end In the United State* supreme court, and whose remarkable career would All a volume, recently a wealthy resident of East Pnthogu, and owner of the Tiger estate, met Instant death under his own automobile on the south country rood at Isllp, L. I He was pinned under the car and be headed when the automobile woa over turned by striking a curb. Mystery surrounds the Identity of a w oman who was with him when he w as killed and escaped with only alight bruises. Lynda was the son of Charles W. I.ynde, a millionaire lawyer, of Brook lyn. Ills mother was a daughter of George Wesley Harper, of Harper Bros. The young man was graduated from Princeton In 18*1. He Immediately became a rover. He served three years In the Seventh cavalry, then married Mary Yard Wright, of Trenton, < daughter of Judge Wright. Hla pa rents were opposed to the marriage, and he went to work in a foundry for |12 a week. Disagreeing with hi* wife, he went to Florida and became an orange grower. Nest he was an advertising agent, then he went to Australia, where he made a small fortune In gold mln- fng. Meanwhile his two children died and his wife obtained a divorce. Then the father died- and left him 1128,000. HI* wife sued for alimony and got 125,- 000, though the case was fought to the bitter end In the United States supreme court. Lynda declared he could not gst jus tlce In America and, like William Wal dorf Astor, became an Englishman. Two years ago, however, he returned to his estate at Pathogu. LIVED IN TIME OF JEFFERSON; NEGRESS DIED AT AGE OF 115 Special to The Oeorglsn. Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 4.—Mary Prather, a negro woman, commonly known as "Old Aunt Mary," Is dead at Athens, Tenn., at the age of 115 years. She had lived In Athens 62 years and was the mother of ten children, who went as slaves with their mother to that little town. When she was born there were only 460,000 negro slaves In the United States, but she lived to be one of 4,000,000 slaves. When she was born George Washington was 69 years of age and Thomas Jefferson was 48 year* of age. She Was a mother when Abrnham Lincoln was born. She was originally the property of William C son, of Kentucky. She was married four times. One of her sons by her first husband was hanged In Athena In 185*. He was convicted of the murder of William Rowland, a storekeeper of Athens. JUDGE ANDY COULDN’T SENTENCE NEGRO WHO SWIPED HIS BUTTONS “Arch Ford, what are you bbarged with?" Judge Andy Calhoun was preparing to sentence the fourteen prisoners who had :pleaded guilty before him at the opening of the city criminal court Tues. day morning. The negro vouchsafed no Informa tion and the warrant was looked, up. That document complicated matter*, f >r It charged that Arch was guilty of the "larceny of on* pair of cufr buttons to the value of IS from the residence of JmlK" A. E. Calhoun.” He was the negro who last week appropriated the judge’s Jewelry when ho went to the Judge's horns to get a trunk. Arch was turned over to the sheriff and Judge Reid will give him what's coming to him. The other prisoners who admitted their guilt were Frank Bradley and Tom Tidwell, little white boys, who had been arrested for stealing pennies from a "penny arcade." They were sent to the reformatory. Seven negroes, ca gaming by County and Wright last Sunday, acknowledged the corn and got a fine of 850 each. Several other negroes were fined for carrying concealed weapons, larceny and other offenses. About thirty-five prisoners were arraigned, and of this number fourteen pleaded guilty. This Is the largest percentage on record. FERRELL'S SLAYER .Fight. Arose in Bar Room Over a Union Card, Ed C. Ferrell, a boiler maker of Au gusta, Qa., was stabbed by Tommy Lu cas. a boiler maker who lives at 282 East Hunter etreot Monday evening at 0:30 o'clock and died at the Orady Hos pital half an hour later. Lucaa es raped and It Is believed made his way in Chattanooga on a train which left shortly after the killing. The affair occurred In Cheatham's saloon, 45 Decatur street, and arose over a short quarrel about a union card. • Neither man. It Is said, was drinking The body of Ferrell was turned over to undertakers Tuesday morning by . his relatives, who live In Atlanta, and , Will be sent to Augusta for Interment. [ Ferrell was married and leaves a wld- I ow and on* little daughter. They llv* 1 in Ninth street In Augusta. The police department made every . effort to have Lucas apprehended by ofilcers In Chattanooga, where he Is known, and In the places along the railroad. No news of Lucas' capture . had been received at a late hour. Lu- ' can Is married and haa no children. Ferrell Was from Augusta. Ferrell came to Atlanta from Augus ta Monday to see the Labor Day cele bration. At 8:80 o’clock he walked Into Cheatham's saloon at 45 Decatur street. I At the bar were W. C. Oury, foreman at the Atlanta Machine Works; Tommy Lucas, an employee at that shop; A. D. Lundbom and O. W. Windham, all boiler makers and union men. i Ferrell recognised the union badges on the men's coats and greeted them as brother boiler makers. In the conver sation that ensued over a glass of beer Lundbom produced his union ' card and handed It to Ferrell. The two then began a good natured argument over the- card, when Lucas, who had previously taken no part In the dis cussion, demanded that Ferrell return the card to Lundbom. D. 8. Mahoney, a bartender In the place, made the following statement: “Lucas said: 'Give that card back or I’ll cut you,' and at the same time he lunged at Ferrell, as I thought with his list. Then 1 saw that Ferrell was stabbed with the knife and I grabbed him. "Lucas turned and walked out of the bar and disappeared. 1 telephoned tor a doctor and then we sent the Injured man to the hospital. I didn’t see any more of Lucas. Neither man had been drinking much. Lucas was certainly not drunk and Ferrell had taken only one glass of beer." At the hospital Ferrell was given prompt treatment, but It' was found that the knife had penetrated the left lung and It was not tsisslble to save hi* life. He died within fifteen minutes after reaching the Institution. ’Lucas Told Wif# Good-By*. According to statements made after the stabbing, Lpcas went to his home. 212 East Hunter street, and bade good bye to his wife. He returned to De- SCHOOL BOOKS AND ALL SUPPLIES AT JOHN M. MILLER CO.’S, ^ 39 MARIETTA ST. NOT YETFINISHED Several More Speeches Yet To Be Made in Case. WIFE OF MILLIONAIRE TAR TO FIGHT FOR HIS RELEASE By Frlrst* Lesaed Wire. , Norfolk, Va., Sept. 4.—J. Raynor Storr* Wells, the millionaire blue jack et, who has been confined In the brig of the receiving ship Franklin for ten days on bread and water, secured shore leave, his term having expired, and was last night a guest at the Montlcel- lo hotel In this 'city, where his wife Is stopping. Among the guests at the hotel Is an attorney, retained by Mr*. Wells for the purpose of securing the release of her husband from the navy, but his name can not be learned. Wells pledged the hotel management to secrecy re garding his whereabouts. ARCHBISHOP KEANE SAYS POPE HA SN T L ONG TO LI VE By I'rlrato Leased Wire. New York, Sept. 4.—Among the dis tinguished visitors In New York today Is Archbishop John J. Keane, of Du buque, Iowa, formerly rector of the Catholic University at Washington, and one of the distinguished prelates Ift the American hierarchy. Archbishop Keane has juit returned from a visit to Rome and Is spending a tew days at the Paullst house In West Fifty-ninth street. He mode some most Interest ing statements concerning the pope and church matter* to friends. Among oth er things, he Is quoted as saying: "Pope Plus was practically forced on the papal throne. He did not w|sh to take the responsibility. He will not live long. He doe* not want to. In my opinion, he will never hold a con sistory, and the outlook for the crea tion of an American cardinal la not encouraging. The pope, a few days aft er his elevation, declared that lie would never hold a consistory, and that he did not wish to have a long pontificate. I believe his wishes will be fulfilled. "It the pope should decide to honor this country I believe he would not create one cardinal, but two; and they would be the archbishop of New York and Archbishop Ireland.” ^ ' — Till B “The Little Lady” “The Little Gent” SCHOOL Guaranteed and Kept in Repair FREE for All Time 75c $1.00 $1.25 BUY NOW Come and Select Handle to Suit. Taylor Umbrella Mfg. Co. MANUFACTURING RETAILERS 32 1-2 PEACHTREE ST. BELL PHONE 3748. ATLANTA PHONE 3762. -■ ■ - - '■ - ^=5\ UMBRELLA “TAYLOR-MADE” /P 0 \ SKETCH BY FREDERICK OF WM.J. BRYAN DELIVERING ADDRESS TO VAST CROWD IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK The argument In the Cumberland Presbyterian factional tight before Judge Pendleton was not finished Monday afternoon and Is being con tinued Tuesdny. Judge Pendleton took up the jury docket of his court Tues dny morning and tho church case did not again get his attention until tho afternoon. Several more speeches are to be made, but It Is thought probable that both sides will have their arguments before the court by adjournment Tues day evening. new cIntTpolice NAMED WEDNESDAY About 200 Applications Are on File for the Job. The county commissioners meet Wednesday to select those twenty-four now county policemen for whom they mode provision som* ten day* ago. They have, on tile about two hundred applications, among them several from every district In the county and many from the city. The committee on roads and bridges has not yet met, but irobably will In time to report to the >oard Wednesday morning on suitable locations for the three station* which will be provided for the quarters of the men. Mslsrla Causes Loss of Appetite. The Old Standard, Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic, drives out malaria and builds up the sjstem. Sold by all dealers for *7 years. Price 60 cents. catur street, where he met Lundbom and told him that he was going to Ma rietta on the car and then take the train lo Chattanooga. Lundbom made thts statement to officers. Officer* Hamilton and Roberts made an Investigation and learned that Lu cas had probably carried out his In tention of leaving the city. He .came to Atlanta from Chnttanoogk about lire months ago. According to hts ac quaintances he Is of i. quarrelsome dis position though not a heavy drinker. Joe Reynolds, who Is employed at Oppenhelm's loomed Tuesday morn ing that Ferrell, who was his eoustn by marriage, had been killed. He went to the hospital and made arrange ments to have the body shipped to Au gusta. Ed Ferrell was a fine fellow'," said •Mr. Reynolds, "a perfect specimen of a man physically. I never knew him to get diunk and he was always good- natured. He lived on Ninth street In Augusta and leaves a widow ano a baby girl. Mrs. Ferrell is my cousin Ed also leaves a brother, Lucius Fer rell, of Augusta. The police officers do not believe that Luca., went to Chattanooga and are making effort* to locate him elsewhere. It Is probable that he t* In hiding In Atlanta. i Fireman Is Badly Scalded and Unknown Tramp Is Killedv By Private teased Wire. Cheyenne, Wyo., 8ept. 4.—Train No. 7, the west bound Los Angeles limited, went Into a ditch near Red Buttes un Bherman mountain, 45 mile* west of Cheyenne, at daylight, the engine and four car* rolling over. An unknown tramp was killed and another Injured. Fireman Zook, of Cheyenne, wn* badly scalded and Brttkeman Donnelson, of Cheyenne, wn* severely Injured. Traffic wu* not de layed.* The cause of the wreck 1* not known. TRY A WANT AD IN THE GEORGIAN DIVORCE CA8E 8TARTED FROM PAIR OF ROLLER 8KATES Hpivlal to The Georslss. Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 4.—Rev. C. R. Waller, pastor of the Second Bap tist Church of this city, would oust the roller skate crass. In a sermon he said: "I admlrt a lot of Innocent boys and girls on roller skates about on the streets, but I protest against the greed for gain tn taktrg thts childish play away from the children and bringing It Into the role of questionable amuse ments simply for tab sake of specula tion.” He quoted a prominent Baptist preucher tn Knoxville who said that a separation and divorce case In hi* church started with a pair of roller skates. ODUM UP AGAIN! HE BEMJIS WIFE Judge Broyles Gives Him Heaviest Possible Sen tence. T. J. Odum, who Uvea at 70 Henry street, was eent to the stockade by Judge Broyles tn the police court Tues- day morning on a charge of beating his wife. Odum was arraigned on the same charge over four weeks ago and was released after taking a solemn oath that he would never touch another drop of liquor. That he did not keep hlM oath was shown by the testimony of his wife, who appeared as a wit ness. Mrs. Odum stated that her husband had been on two protracted sprees since his oath before the court and that he kept her in a state of constant dread. He had threatened her and had sworn that none of his money should go toward her support. She testified as to his beating her and Judge Broyles gave Odum the sternest sentence he could Inflict. BH CATARRH CURED PERMANENTLY AERONAUT ALIGHTS ON DECK OF SHIP By Private Is-ssed Wire. - Norfolk, Va., Sept. 4.—A balloon op erated by Arthur Lane, an actor-aero naut, landed on the hurricane deck of a ferry steamer while In the Berkely slip, tn Norfolk, and the aeronaut, who Jumped for hts Ilfs, escaped by seizing a wire over the roof of the ferry ata- The airship was sent up . at the NEGRO IG ACCUSED QFSIEALING DIAMONDS Fred Jones, a negro, was arrested Monday night by Officer Borichoff and locked up at the police station charged with larceny. He Is accused of steal ing money and diamonds from the pro prietor of the New York restaurant, 100 Whitehall street. The restaurant keeper stated that Jones had secured the pocketbook, which contained a considerable sum of money, several diamonds and a num ber of valuable papers. He said the negro went Into a toilet room where he was followed, and the pocketbook NEGRO MURDERER IS SEARCHED FOR BY A NEGRO MOB Speclsl to Tbs Georgian. Columbia, S. C, Sept. 4.—-Lawson Addison, a negro, murdered two colored women at Lowryvllle, Chester county, last night, and is being hunted by a mob of his own color. TRY A WANT AD IN THE GEORGIAN AMUSEMENTS used In _ nfv flh urrh as easily aa any other «lla> raw la rurvd. Herring’s Catarrh Cure It the right remedy—vegetable, harmless—contains no slgokoi nor opiates. The directions reqnlre It -to lie applied to the nose and throat membranes and taken Internally— this Is the BIGHT way. It haa eared thonannds—It wilt cure yot. 8 per bottle. For sale by tU 'tfeltta drag stores. MANUFACTURED ONLY BY Herring Medicins Company Bos 30$, Atlanta, Ga. BRANNEN 4 ANTHONY WILL GIVE AWAY $100. One hundred dollars will be given away by Brannon A Anthony, drug gists, at the Bijou Theater Thursday night, September 8. Judge Howard Van Epps and Luther Bosser will have charge of the dis tribution of the money. The gift will be the result of a promise made at the formal opening recently at 182 White hall street. An enormous crowd will be tn attendance. i TRY A WANT AD IN THE GEORGIAN \GRAND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY—MATI NEE SATURDAYt TIM MURPHY AND DOROTHY SHERROD IN OLD INNOCENCE with the papers was found - In a sink oSc^'to’ BLML**8a?e o^ens Wednesdzy* where It had been thrown but the 25c t0 * 100 ' Sale °P en * Wednesday, money and diamonds were missing. DISTRICT SCHOOL * WANTED AT VIDALIA .Special to The Georgian. Vldalla, Ga.. Sept. 4.—Vldalla.ls go ing to contend for the agricultural school to be established In the First congressional district, and It offers many advantages. While Vldalla is In the extreme western part of the dls. trtet, it Is about half way and on a di rect line from the southeastern to the northwestern corners, and Is so situ ated that It Is more accessible to all parts of the district, being a railroad center already, with three more line* chartered and work to begin on two of these lines this month. Vldalla has the best arranged school building out of the city of Savannah, and well con ducted school, with a large enrollment. The healthfulness of the town, together with the adaptability of the soil for an agricultural school, cannot be sur passed by any town In the district. ™ BIJOU MATINEE TODAY—TONIGHT Haverly’s Mastodon Minstrels Headed by Billy Beard and o Company •'* 40 PEOPLE 40 Seme Bijou Prices. Sale Opens Friday- SPECIAL MATINEE LABOR DAY. CASINO MATINEE TODAY—TONIGHT —Right Vaudeville^ INCLUDING THE THREE COATES. AND JOHNSON 4 HARTY. Order 8eats. Bell Phone 236 North*