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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN HOKE SMITH’S CANDIDACY THE SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION IN THE BAPTIST CONVENTION fptrlnl to The Georgian. Covington, Ga., Sept. IS.—The Bap- II,t Association was called to order bv [he,moderator. Judge Hlllyer at 9 o'clock this morning. A report on education waa adopted. At 10 o’clock the report of the tem- ocrance committee <vatt received. It oroiluced a lively discussion, and that oart recommending dlapenearles where Kjolute prohibition <ra8 not. obtainable ,a» stricken out. judge Hlllyer, Dr., White, of Atlanta, ond Dr. J. K. Pace and Rev. E. R. Pen- Jleton -re taking a prominent part tn the discussion. paring the discussion reference was made to those who supported Hoke smith, a part owner of a hotel with a bar Judge Hlllyer replying that- there a plank In the platform making absolute prohibition In dry counties. ,nnke of the convention at Macon as a grand body of men. At 11 a. m. Dr. D. W. Gunn preached on e of the ablest sermons of the as sociation, It being a special missionary sermon. At 3 p. m. the report on home mis sions will be made. Much Interest Is manifested In this report. The program for the rest of the day will be: 4 p. m., state mission; .5 p. m., young women's meeting and talk by Mrs. Wallace. At 7:30 evangelism will be discussed. Special to The Georgian. Covington, Ga., Sept. II.—The dele gates tn the Baptist convention arriv ed In the city yesterday, numbering sbout 250. It was necessary when the morning train came from Atlanta, In order to get the delegates from the sta tion, to put on extra cars, and to get all public and private conveyances pos sible In the city. The local reception and entertains ment committee did Its work well. Despite the damp weather everybody Interested-In the convention repaired to the church where Mrs. Branham An derson delivered the welcome address. There were several other accompany ing talks by Rev. E. R. Pendleton and others. The program for the rest of the morning meeting was devoted to the business part of the convention. The assembly was called to order at 10 o clock this mom ms "J Judge George Hlllyer. of Atlanta, the moder ator of the association. Moderator Hlllyer and Clerk James Kempton were unanimously re-elected for another term. After the formal organisation of the convention, the .Introductory sermon was preached at 11 o’clock by Dr. Jun ius IV. Millard, pastor Ponce DeLeon Church,, Atlanta. The afternoon session was taken up In hearing reports from committees on missions, education, state of religion In the churches, woman's work and other branches of the denominational work. The Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union, presided over by Mrs. L. M. Landrum, of Atlanta, has been In ses sion during the day. The sessions of the association are being held at the Methodist Church on account < ‘ having a larger seating capacltj the Baptist Church. Among the prominent ministers present are Dr. John E. White, Dr. John F. Purser and Dr. J. W. Millard, of Atlanta. Likely to GetMajori'y in State Legisla- YOUNG MEN SHUN MINISTRY BECAUSE OF CREEDS THAT FROWN ON MODERN IDEAS ture. FDR THE RECEPTION OF WM. J, Finance Coriunittee Held Meeting Thursday Morning. Preparations tor the reception and entertainment of William J. Bryan during his coming visit to Atlanta are being rushed by the various commit tees of the Young Men's Democratic League, whose guest he will be while here. A meeting of the finance committee was held Thursday morning and plans were made whereby the amount neces sary for the proper entertainment of the distinguished guest can be raised, and It Is expected that the money will be forthcoming In a day or so. This money will be contributed by the mem bers of the league and prominent busi ness men. • A feature of the day will be either a banquet or lunch to which will be In vited to meet Mr. Bryan those who have contributed to the entertainment expenses. A meeting of the executive commit tee of the League will be held In the of fice of the president, Lamar Hill, 307 Gould building, Thursday night, and at that time It will be deflnltely decided where Mr. Bryan will speak. Steps will also be taken to arrange with tho rail roads entering Atlanta to give reduced rates for the occasion, and It Is hoped to have a truly representative Georgia the distinguished Ne- OCCUPATION TAX TARES THE COUNT IN SUPERIOR COURT Judge Pendleton Grants In junction to Telephone Company. MARBLE RATE CASE TO Complainant Fails to Ap pear Before Com- The marble rate case was dismissed Thursday morning by the state railroad commission. For the fourth time the complainant, J I) Roberts, president of the Marble Dealers’ Association, failed to show up, and ns the case was peremptorily set f'T "'ednesday afternoon, the commis sion threw It out. The commission stated, as an addi tional reason, that the Georgia rates “re already lower than those of Ver mont and Tennessee. Judge J. T. Pendleton Thursday morning granted to the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company an Injunction against William A- Wright, •comptroller general of Georgia, re straining him until further order from the court from levying executions against the petitioner upon Its prop erty for the occupation tax for tho years 1903 and 1904 or In any other manner undertaking to collect the sum of <40,000, alleged by the state to be due. The petition for an Injunction was filed April 30 on the ground that the law approved December 16; 1902, pro viding for the state’s 1903-1904 Incotne, whereby the comptroller sought to col lect an occupation tax from them waa unconstitutional because It lacked uni formity. The law under which Mr. Wright was proceeding provided that corporations n the telephone class should pay to the state two and one half per cent of their gross receipts In one way or another. If their property tax did not equal two ond one-half per cent of their gross receipts, enough of this '•occupation tax” was to be collected to make up the deficit. In attacking the constitutionality of the act, In which It Is sustained by Judge Pendleton, the telephone com pany showed that no occupation tax whatever would be required of many companies whose ad valorem tax ex tended two and one-half per cent of their revenue. It Is probable that the state will ap peal from Judge Pendleton’s decision. NOTICE TO PHARMACY STUDENTS. Call at the handsome new quarters of the Southern College of Pharmacy, corner I.uckle and Bartow streets, At lanta. Ga, before beginning your stud ies this fall. We now have the larg est faculty, building and equipment In the state; nnd we give a full graduate cnurne (consisting of two six-month sessions) In one year. Next session begins October 1. ^ • ••• H. CRENSHAW, M. D., Dean. stir oWTcontest FOR Watervllle, Me., Sept. 13.—The Morn ing Sentinel, owned by Hon. Cyrue IV. Davis, Democratic candidate for gov ernor, publishes the following from the state capital at Augusta: "The Maine election Is still In doubt. There Is a good prospect that, the Dem ocrats will not only control the next Maine house of representatives, but on Joint ballot will have a majority of the entire legislature and elect a United States senator to succeed Mr. Frye. The Investigation of the returns already shows the election of three Democratic representatives In places where the Re publicans claimed to be winners. In formation Is at hand which Indicates that this three may be many times multiplied.” Mr. Davis says: "This election will be thoroughly In vestigated and It Is likely an Investi gation will be carried to the ballots themselves If need be.” The fact that there la a dearth of I young preachers In Atlanta and that I there are ten vacant pulpits In and I near this city, has furnished consider- j able food for thought among the church-going and thinking people. Dr. James W. Lee, pastor of Trin ity Methodist church, when asked what he thought of the state of affairs, ex pressed himself very plainly and very concisely. His remarks on the subject are likely to cause talk. He said: "It Is a matter for serious considera tion. for behind It lie two contributing causes Incident to the spirit of the times. "I would say that the first reason for the lack of ymtng men entering the ministry la that the pull of trie com mercial current In the fresh vigorous life of the country young men And Itard tn resist. Such great emphasis Is placed upon money and what money will accomplish and the opportunities for making It are so great that the temptation to enter some of the lines of commercial life are very strong 'Then the modern mind has passed through a complete revolution, not as to the fundamental, essential principles of religion, but In Its point of view. The young men are looking today not to-the past, but to the future for the Golden Age. "Evolution as the method of crea tion Has tcome universally to be ac cepted outside of certain church circles. The young men are taught it all the colleges—church as well as 'enominational sehools—yet it often happens that when they go out of schools and begin to act on the prin ciple that evolution (a true, there is a disposition to arraign them for heresy. "This among thinking young men has □ R. JAMES W. LEE. Pastor of Trinity Church, who lias decided views as to minis terial shortage. CLEANING-UP LAWS Ordinance Framers Hold Session of Much Interest. SNOMI FOR GOVERNORSHIP Denver, Colo„ Sept. 13.—Alva Adams *'*'• nomlnaieB for governor on the Democratic ticket by'acclamation to- day Spec In! to Tho Georgian. Montgomery, Ala,, Sept. 13.^—The notice of H. C. Compton, of Birming ham, that he intends to contest the nomination of Major John Q. Harris as the nominee of the Democratic party for railroad commissioner has caused much talk among the people of this city. Mr. Compton, who received the next highest vote to Major Harris, claims that Major Harris lives In the same district as Charles Henderson and that under the law he cannot be elected. He claims the home of Major Harris Is In Montgomery nnd that he Is not a resident of Hale county. It is a fact that .Major Harris l« on the reg istration books here, but as to whether or not he ever voted In Montgotner> there Is no record. The state commit- tec will take up this matter at the meeting In October. Atlanta Is destined ' to a thorough fall cleaning. Vagrants, old and young, and "dives' and other disreputable Joints are to be swept out as soon as the city fath era hold session and Anally pass the several ordinances reported favorably by the ordinance committee, which held session In the mayor’s parlors M ed nesday afternoon. The keeping of little tots off the streets after nightfall Is a law which will appeal directly to every home In the city. The ordinance provides pro tectlon for the children by visiting pun Ishment on the heads of the parents. The terms gre stringent. Any parent convicted of carelessly allowing hit or her child or children to wander al lessly around the streets at night v be Aned <100 or sentenced to 30 days In the city stockade. Another ordinance which was favored In committee and will be a great boom to "Atlanta, the model city,” deals with ’’dives’’ in a manner as harsh aa Is necessary In clennlng out the leaser thoroughfares of the city. The Ane or sentence for operating a restaurant, or lunch room or other places coming under the deAmftlon of "dive" as con strued by council and the committee, will be <100 or 30 days. The passage of this ordinance at the next session of council will be the means by which some two hundred places on Decatur and other streets wlll.be closed. It Is claimed that many places operating under the licenses of restaurants are nothing Tnore than lounging and drink ing plate* tor women and men. The ordinance provides for all res taurant licenses to be passed upon by council after their location' and char acter has been Investigated by the po lice committee. The elevator ordinance waa passed over by the committee until some later date. MATRON SAYS HOME WAS IN AWFUL FILTH Continued from Page One. TWO FINE LOTS OF FURNITURE AND ■ CARPETS AT AUCTION, Tomorrow, Friday, at 10 A. M. at 123 Whitehall St. One lot from the Storage Warehouse consisting ofa Standard ISew ing Machine. Ladles' Bicycle. Walnut Washstand with Olass, u. S. full leather Saddle, two Squares. Rugs. 2 Cotton Mattresses, 1 hie with Marble, 3 shades, 1 Parlor Rocker. Another lot jL om n ■Ireet, consisting of 2 Red Room Suits. Wordrobe Sideboard, Dining Table, Chairs, Folding Bed, a Buck Cook Stove, Eclipse Range, Iron Beds, Refrigerator, Portler, Matting. Picture* and L tensile. - By order of the Consignees. LEO FRESH, Auctioneer. to bring about order I had to be severe at times.” She said Captain Bowie was lncom- r *"Not one woman In five hundred would have stood what I did. It waa horrible at times.” She told of sitting up with old sol- dlers In the hospital night after night, though It was not part of her duty. She declared that the food given to the soldiers was wholesome and plentl- ful. Fox River butter was used, and only once or twice was a bad lot of m 8"he*detn 0 |led the bills of fares, In dicating a variety of excellent foods. Mrs. Reid asserted that she had no fa vorites and tried to do her duty to all alike. . , Asked as to the charge of carrying a pistol, she said It was true, because It was necessary In working with the ne groes In the kitchen. Bluffed With Pistol. She told of having to use It once “as a bluff," to quell trouble among them. •T got my pistol, and drawing It. on the negroes, told tnem I would put a bullet In the Arst one that made a move." , . Mrs. Reid gave Moseley, one of the Inmates, a bad name. She said he drank, cursed and was ugly humored. Moseley referred to her as ’’Mrs. Roose. With her eyes Ailed with tears and her voice shaken with emotion, Mrs. Retd told of the assassination ot a brother In Alabama by a madman. "If I had ever had any tendency to be anything but an honorable woman, the thought of that brother and my father has kept my life clean and above reproach. . , ’’My name has been dragged through the newspaper* as an Immoral woman, and God knows not a word of truth Is In It all!" Her testimony made a strong Im pression. At 12:50 the committee adjourned until 3 o'clock. The Afternoon Seesion. At the afternoon session of the leg islative Inveetlgatlng committee, held Wednesday In the senate chamber. Captain "Tip" Harrison, secretary of trie board of trustees, and Dr. A. R. COTTON TRADE SHOCKED BY DEATH OF NEILL, THE NOTED ST A TISTICIAN New York. Sept.' 18.—The cotton trade here la shocked by the news of the accidental killing In New Orleans of Henry M. Nelli, the local cotton ex pert. He waa struck by a street car and died last night from hla Injuries. He had Just returned to New Or leans from a visit to his son, Henry Harmon O’Neill, of this city. He was received with honors on the New York cotton exchange during his visit. Henry M. Neill was one of the old est and most prominent cotton men of the South. For forty-nine years he was the Junior member of the Arm of Nelli Bros., of Mobile, New Orleans and Lon don, whlh he founded with hi* brother. William Neill, In 1857. In that position he became the leading statistician of the South. Mr. Neill was born In Belfast, Ire land, In 1838. He came to Atncrlcu nt the age of 10. His Arm was one of the Arst members of the New York Cotton Exchange, and Mr. Nelli was one of the founders of that body. For many years he had lived In New Orleans. He was a member of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, and occupied promi nent positions on many of Its commit tees. Mr. Neill was one of the leading writers on cotton topics In the country. He Issued a monthly pamphlet In Lon don wnlch Is the highest priced publi cation of Its kind In the world. It has four pages, and the subscription price Is <25. Mr. Neill never wrote for the government. HARVIE JORDAN TELLS OF WAREHOUSE PLAN Buff Point, N. Y., Sept. 13.—Many delegates are In attendance upon the eighty-Arat semi-annual meeting of the Idatlpnal Association of Cotton Manufacturers, which opened yester day at the Hotel Champlain. The del egatee were welcomed by Attorney General Moyer. The chief addresa of the Initial session was delivered by President James R. McColl, of Provi dence. President Harvle Jordan, of the Southern Cotton Association, who was to have delivered an address at last night's session, was unable to attend, and so his speech was read by George A. Draper, of Hopedale, Maas, In his paper, Mr. Jordan said that cotton Is mors carelessly handled on the farms than It was thirty years ago when labor was more plentiful and farmers took more pride In sending their staple to market In- Arit class condition. He suggested that cotton should be ginned on roller gins which will separate the lint from the seed without cutting or napping the staple, and that the cotton should be pressed and packed at sufficient density to en able Its shipment direct to the con sumer without re-compreislon en route, as at present. He said that the South cannot pro duce abundant supplies of raw cotton at a living proAt for less than 10 rent*, nnd If prices for nny reason pre vail below that figure, production will be necessarily curtailed, and the spin ning Industry made to suffer from the reaction. "During the past two years,” he said, "several hundred modern, up-to- date warehouses have been construct ed at different Interior market points In the cotton states, nnd many hun dred more are now In the course of construction or In contemplation of building. These warehouses will be placed In charge of competent, expert cotton men, who will grade the cotton and properly weigh It. A negotiable receipt will be Issued with the grades and weights guaranteed and under-, written In such a way aa to make those receipts negotiable In any financial center. "Such a cotton warehouse receipt, where the staple 1* properly stored and Insured, will present a high type of gilt edge security to our banks and will at once command very chenp money. This system will enable the growers to borrow money as needed on their cotton In storage tn meet matur ing obligations In the fall and winter, while It will further Induce nnd-enable the growers tn sell the crop slowly and break up the present disastrous sys tem of rushing the staple on the nyir ket during a short period of time whei It la not needed for consumption.” Getting On the Inside Is any Insurance Company propos ing to make you (with forty-nine others, four hundred and forty-nine others, or any number of others) one of a special privileged class among its policy-holders through an “Advisory Board Contract” or an “Executive Agency Certificate,” or a form of “Au thority to Purchase Stock?” If so, be ware! For by any such offer the Com pany confesses itself to be among the number which have departed from the first principles of really good life in surance. The only Insiders of a prop erly managed Fife Insurance Com pany are ALL its policyholders. The NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL is this kind of a company. It has earn ed from Commissioner Host a descrip tion which the Spectator of New York gives as the definition of an “Ideal Life Insurance Company:” “EVERY IN VESTMENT IN' vSTRICT COM PLIANCE WITH THE LAW, AND EVERY OFFICER STILL A COM PARATIVELY POOR MAN.” Ask for a Northwestern proposition to compare on all points—security —contract—and net cost, with any other that may be submitted to you. “Get Right Before You Get Written.” R. J. GUINN, District Manager, Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co. 211-212 and 213 Candler Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. CREW OF “THE GEORGIA” GATHERS AT NAYY YARD ENEMY OF PEEK-A-BOOS ^ MA Y LOSE CONGRESS JOB ....jhlngton. kept. 13—Borsiiae he hat dared to sqgegat whst l« proper for a worn- an to wear anil ha* even gone so far ag to lilac- th.' is'sk-n-laio waist uuder Ilia lain, roiurrrsaoisii Nilhao llalft of Tea- neaaec. Ii Id n fair way to low bis aval In "aRmuMl *t tbs possibility ofsnnlloiail law against the wearing of this popular waist, the woman ot Tennessee bar. r!.-n up, nnd will Inks tin- Hi-lil iiaaluat him at tho coming election. Nor will they he saflafleil with using their Influence with the men of ibclr own Inmseltolit, They will even go u|ioii the platform anil pro test ngnlnst the re-election of this man. Washington. Sept. 13.—The Georgia, the'first battleship ever built on the Maine roast, will sail from the yards at Bath, Maine, on Sunday to the Charlestown navy yard, where she will be commissioned. Her crew la now being assembled at the navy yard, and Captutn Hlehanl G. Davenport, her commanding officer, has reported folr duty. Upon her arrival at Charlestown the Georgia will spend about two weeks In dry dock. HIS TIP TO HEAD WAITER IS $4,800 COLORADO RANCH Denver, Colo., Sept. 13.—David H. Moffat!, millionaire banker and rail road builder of Colorado, who boasts as his friend Thomas 8. Gay, head wai ter of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York, desires hla friend to live near him and aa the Arst step In that direc tion ha* |>ald <4,800 for a ranch near Steamboat Springs, which ho la Inning put In shuse before presenting It to Gay. MILITARY PARKS PROJECT GETS MUCH ENCOURAGEMENT Holderhy, chaplain at the home, were introduced as witnesses. Captain Harrison read from his min utes, which are very full and complete, and when subjected to a running fire of questions was always ready with nn answer seemingly satisfactory In its quality. He told of a number of the veterans being suspended from th# home on account of drunkenness, and ho had since lived on the bounty of D He°t*e’stined that he received <12.50 jr month for acting as secretary; Dr. .’ox receive* 300 a month a* purchasing agent; the superintendent <500 per an num. The month (■' salary Hat at the home was <355. He raised considerable laughter by telling about two old veteran* who hud a fight In their room because of a dis cussion a* to the form of baptism. Dr. Holderby’s testimony was very favorable to the homn. He said that he thought affairs. In the main, were run In a proper manner, and he had heard little complaint from the men that was of nny moment. He said he had of ficiated In IK funerals of veterans since he had been chaplain there. NO NOMINATION FOR CONGRESS BY CONVENTION Hpct-lal to Tho Georgian. Statesboro, Ga.. Sept. 13.—The con- grenMlonal convention of the First dis trict resumed session here thin morn* In*. Four hundred and twenty-neven ballot* have been taken without break ing the deadlock. No nomination In In sight. BOSTON, GA., GETS REDUCED RATES LUCAS VARNISH STAINS, OH stains, enamels, at. the GEORGIA PAINT AND GLASS CO., 40 PEACHTREE. Boston, Ga., was Thursday morning granted a general reduction In freight rates by the state railroad commission. The reduction varies from 15 per cent to 10 per cent, according to freight classification. By the new rate* the town I* put on footing with Quitman and Thom- aarllle. Because of the numerous letter* of an encouraging nature, which are be ing received by the several members of the Joint committee In charge of the proposed national military (ark* to be built, a* It la hoped, at un early date around Atlanta, the committee la now sure that success will meet the bill ap propriating <204,000 to this needed cauee. Secretary Walter O. Cooper, of the chamber of commerce, who has been one of the leaders In the Interest of the perks, stated Thursday that he wo* In receipt of a number of commu nication* from prominent rltlsens In the North and northeast assuring the committee that the project Is being widely watched and that great Inter est, aa well a* substantial aid, will be given to the ultimate outcome. Chairman Edmund W. Martin lias also received numerous communica tions on the subject, and la pushing the matter with all vigor. The bill will come up for passage at the next congress, to be held In No vember. During the interim the spe cial committee will work unceasingly to have the appropriation made, so that the work of buying the property and laying out the grounds can Mart early next spring. The dire need of Atlanta for parka where the populace can get the fresh air and enjoy the pleasures afforded by such places Is a matter of general and evergrowing consequence, * 0 that the work of the committee la being watched with much Intereat by the home people. REGISTER ENJOINED , \ FROM DESTROYING CONTRACT. Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., 8ept. 13.—Sam uel Illxaon, county reglater, haa en joined Ab C. Carroll, G. B. Light and J. Walter Cummings from destroying an alleged written contract which Is said to have been made between Carroll and Light In which Carroll offered Light a Job as deputy l n the office of county reglater before the election. Service has been rendered. Southern College of Pharmacy largest Building, Equipment and Teaching Force In the South DIPLOMA IN 12 MONTHS- Fall Session. October to April. Spring Session, April to October. Pharmacy Students ate cordially invited to call and Inspect our handsome new building and equipment, corner Lurkle and Bartow streets.