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THE ATLANTA GLliiiGiAN.
BRYAN IS HEADED
FORIHEGATECITY
OP ALL THE SOUTH
I'
AGAINSTCHARGES
Denfcs Statements Made by
W. R. Rowe, of Soldiers’
Home.
Judre John H. Martin, presiding over
the Oconee Judicial circuit, and form
erly a member of the board of trus
tees of the Soldiers* Home, resents the
statement made In the recent legisla
tive Investigation by \V. R. Rowse, an
. Inmate of the home and the flrst wit
ness called, as regards certain alleged
remarks by Judge Murtin.
Mr. Rowse said In his testimony In
eiTect that Judge Martin had said that
"all of the Inmates were paupers and
had begged their way Into the home.**
In a letter to Captain • Tip” Harrl-
•on. Judge Martin denies absolutely
th;it he ever made any such statement
to Rowse or any one else. “I was sim
ply amaxed nt the statement made by
Rowse and I And that he had reference
to the speech that 1 made when I told
the Insubordinates that they would
have to obey the rules or leave the
home. In that speech I said not a
word that could directly or Indirectly
reflect on any ipmate."
Judge Martin says that he Is an old
soldier himself and that such words
would fall with 111 grace from his Ups.
He felt aggrieved that none of the
trustees, who knew the truth, did not
dispute the statement made by Rowse.
He says:
"I do not see why he (Rowse) made
them, unless It was that I always
doubted his right to be an Inmate of
the home, and you know how persls
tently I followed up this matter. Rows*
Is getting In his revenge because I
doubted his right to being In the home,
believing he was a deserter."
Judge Martin submitted a list of
questions he desired asked to members
of the board of trustees now serving
who-were present when the speech was
made by him. Captain Harrison will
forward these to the members for re
ply.
PARALYZED DEAF MUTE
REGAINS HIS SPEECH IN
A BURST OF PROFANITY
"Dash ft to blankety-blank, blank.
blank."
Thus, with a sulphdrouA outburst,
did Henry Coleman, a white man, sup
posed to be a deaf mute and paralytic,
suddenly regain his speech Monday
morning In the police station, when he
took occasion to vent his anger on
Ijprnkey Bostwlck.
Coleman was taken to the police sta
tion Sunday apparently unable to talk
or hear and unable to walk. It being
necessary for the officers to carry him
bodily Into n cell. In his pockets were
found several slips of paper, bearing
pencil-Inscribed appeals for aid, and
when questioned about these by Turn
key Bostwlck, the supposed mute be
came enraged, assailing the officer with
a torrent of abuse.
This naturally astonished the turn
key, but his astonishment was aug
mented when he noticed the supposed
parulytlc walk about the prison corri
dor as though nothing was v/rong with
him. These startling changes were re
ported to Chief Jennings and he order
ed the mar examined by L'r. Wilkins,
Sixth ward city physician.
I When the doctor arrived at the ela
tion, the self-styled mute conversed
with him, but apparently with dlfflcul
ty. He held his right hand in a drawn
position and profesaed that his right
arm was paralyzed, protesting that he
was unable to write or use the arm.
Dr. Wilkins then brought Into play
a test that came near causing him In
jury. He slipped a pin from the lapel
of his coat and suddenly Jabbed the
point Into the "paralyzed hand." This
caused Coleman to jump with pain und
he made a vicious effort to bite Dr.
Wilkins on the hand. The doctor was
too quick for him, however, and sue
ceedlng In getting out of the way. Cole
man exhibited considerable anger
during the examination.
At the conclusion of tlje test. Dr.
Wilkins reported to Chief Jennings
that the prisoner was faking, that he
was neither a deaf mute nor paralyzed.
The chief then ordered a case entered
against him. He will be tried In police
court Monday afternon or Tuesday.
Coleman’s name was obtained from
one of the slips of paper which he had
signed. He was found bn the streets
Sunday by Policeman Bowie, and, ow
ing to his apparently pitiable condition,
was sent to the police station until
some action could be taken.
CABBAGE MARKEI DROPS
WHEN SNAKE IS FOUND
M'LAUCHLIN JOINS
GEORGIAJJD STAFF
Well Known and Popular
Advertising Man Leaves
Atlanta Journal.
J. E. McLauchtln, one of the bent
known and most capable advertising
men In the South, lust Saturday re-1
signed his position on the advertising
staff of The Atlanta Journal to be
come associated with the advertising
department of The Georgian. Mr. Mc-
Lauchlin took up his duties with The
Georgian Monday morning, and will in
future call on the merchants of the
city as the representative of this paper.
"Mac," ns he Is familiarly culled, !h
known to every newspaper man in the
city. He came to Atlanta in 1903 from
Wadesborp, N. (\, where he was owner
and proprietor of The Wadesboro Cour
ier. His abilities were appreciated al
most at once and ho wns entrusted
with some of the most responsible du
ties In connection with the advertis
ing business. He "made good" without
any trouble.
Mr. McLnuchlln possessed to a de
gree the faculty of making friends
rapidly, and the more valunble one of
holding his friends. This proved of
great advantage to him In his efforts
to produce results to l»oth the adver
tiser and his paper. The advertiser
was confident that "Mac" would secure
for him the very best “set up" and
"display |>osltlon” )H>sslble. And so the
business grew, and "Mac" became more
valuable.
Having adopted the policy of secur
ing the very best available men, The
Georgian management went q/ter Mo-
Lauchlln. "Mac" hud developed that
faculty of appreciating a good propo
sition, and realizing the future In storel
for The Georgian and the advancement
Incident to prosperity, he came along.
And so, Mr. Advertiser, when you see
"Mac” coming, remember that be comes
In the interest of The Georgian ami
that both he and The Georgian will ap
preciate your business and work In
conjunction to give you the best re
suits obtainable.
Out Marietta street, all the way from
the mills to the tracks, there Is a new
atmosphere. The smell <# fried pork
and onions rises as attractively an
ever, the familiar odor of the hambur
ger greets the passerby In the same old
way, but there Is something missing.
The fragrance of boiled cabbage Is
gone, to return no more this season.
It all happened because Mrs. J. B.
Bostick, who lives In the Immediate
vicinity, bought a big cabbage for din
ner Suturduy und found something she
had not paid for. When she cut Into
the heart of the great flat Dutch she
saw something wiggle. It was a cab
bage snake.
The monster wns all of 2 feet In
length and very vicious. After It was
cut In two by the carving knife and
then stretched out for examination It
was found that both ends were alive
and It didn’t seem to matter whether
either piece had a head or not. The
monster was rather attenuated from
subsisting entirely on cabbage, and
was hardly bigger around than a piece
of spool cotton, No. 40.
"There was a woman down in Grif
fin what eat one of them snakes and
she died," remarked one neighbor who
hung over ihe back fence and heard
the *tory at the snake’s discovery. "I
dlsremember Just how soon afterward
she died, but anyway I went to her
funeral. She made a lovely corpse."
The gigantic reptile waa removed
from the cabbage with a fork and
transferred to a bottle of alcohol. In
the show window of W. J. Austen's
drugstore it proved u rival for the
skating rink further down the street
ana It was necessary to chase the
crov'd away more than once. One end
of tie curiosity was alive Sunday af
ternoon, hut it was not very animated.
"Cabbage snakes" made their first
appearance About two cabbage times
ago. .(n Tennessee they were espe
cially numerous and after somebody
published a report that one family hod
died from eating a reptile the cabbage
market fell until the dealers closed
their doors and went fishing. Then the
state capltol was turned Into a labora
tory and State Bacteriologist Louis Le
roy analyzed several hundred of the
little wMte wigglers sent him by anx
ious farmers.
"The so-called snake Is simply a
parasite grown In the cabbage,” said
the bacteriologist, after a month of
study, ".lust ns worms are found In
peaches 'ir other fruit. They may not
be esnecially appetising, but they are
hardly poisonous. If a person should
consume perhaps a pound of snake he
He Speaks in Raleigh,
North Carolina, on
Monday.
Roanoke. V»., 8ept. IT.—W. J. liryno left
here ln.t night at 7 o'clock fop Itnlolxh,
N. f ' > where he In to deliver a npeecb.
Other •peechon are to lie delivered at Dor-
limn. Burlington sad Oiwnilxiro.
Tomorrow lie will rlnlt Kernerarllle.
•ton. High l-olnt, Islington, NaUn
Concord und Charlotte. Wednenda, —
speaksnt Columlilu. ft. c,. ami on Tburndnjr
he will be in Atlanta, (In.
COUNTY CONVENTION
INDORSES W. J. BRYAN,
Cumberland, Md., Sept. 17.—Demo
crat* of Tucker county, Went Virginia.
In convention at Parnons Saturday af
ternoon, adopted reaolutlona Indorsing
Bryan.
LABOfilfpi
FOR ITS FIGHT
ON "Jr CANNON
Campaign Is Being Dis
cussed at the National
Capital.
Washington, Sept. 17—Politics will
predominate In the deliberations of the
fall meeting of the council of the
American Federation of Labor, which
began here today.
President Compere will acquaint the
momber* with the details of the Little-
field fight In Maine, and then there will
be a discussion of the best methods of
I^LoVthlnk n The™ i, r»*a "r^und’Yn thS nf° O^RepubU
I do not think tnere is a pound in me ran (•nntrreRMionni rnmmittn*- Mnnnirn
state. Those people who died n\ust
have had something else the matter
with them."
But all the science In the world
wouldn't persuade the women who have
seen the snake in the drugstore win
dow that cabbage Isn’t dangerous. The
markets In that neighborhood may as
well turn their attention to some other
vegetable until ext season. There will
be something else to worry about be
fore then.
can congressional committee: Speaker
Gannon, Floor Leader Payne, of New
York, the other prescribed Republican
candidates.
WOMAN TRIED IN COURT
AS A HIGHWA Y ROBBER
New York, Sept. 17—Margaret Me-
Gulre, 28 years old, and looking little
like the woman bandit she Is accused
of being, was arraigned In the Jefferson
market police court today, with John
Kearns, 29 years old, who, according to
the police, aided the woman In at least
one hold-up, the woman acting us a
strangler of the victim, while her ac
complice rifled his pockets. The com
plainant against the pair was Patrick
McMarch.
FRIENDS OF MRS, IVEY
SUV SHE OIDN'T TRY
TO SECURE LETTERS
HITS UPON A SNAG
Washington, Sept. 17.—Advices from
Ohio since the Republican state con
vention at Dayton say Secretary Taft’s
presidential chance has not boor helped
by developments.
Indeed, an Interesting story is afloat
that Secretary Taft Is ho far from
having gulned anything by the out
come of the Ohio convention that Forrt-
ker and Dick and their friends have
all plans laid to throw Ohio to Fair
banks in cane Taft makes a serious nt.
tempt to be nominated for the presi
dency. This story is vouched for by
reliable authority close to Fairbanks
himself.
RACE SEPARATION
FAVORED BY BROYLES
During a trial Monday morning In
police court Recorder Broyles took oc
casion to express himself as being very
much In favor of the separation of the
races on street cars.
The case on trial was against Paul
Waldrop, a young white man, acctised
of refusing to move from the negro
seats to the front of a Marietta, street
car Saturday night when requested by
the conductor. Waldrop’s refusal to
more caused him to be ejected from the
car.
Judge Broyles Imposed a fine of $3.75,
declaring ft Is a splendid Idea to sepa
rate the races on the cars, and urging
that the plan should be encouraged.
Friends of Mrs. Eugene B. Ivey, of
591 Kdgewood avenue, who waa wound-
y Charles Gelsmar, of Macon, Mon
day. made a statement regarding this
unfortunate affair.
They declare, with Mrs. Ivey, that
they were with her all day after she
had become prostrated last Friday, and
that Mrs. Ivey made no request of any
one to give her letters found on Gels-
rnnr’s person, or to withhold them from
publication.
This statement Is borne out nlso by
Dr. John 8. Hart, who attended Mrs.
Ivey on that terrible occasion, and who
still attends her.
. These letters, her friends declare,
were business ones, and had no bear
ing, direct or indirect, on the tragedy.
It is denied that any secrecy was
preserved about the letters. It la also
denied that the Iveys themselves made
any statements about Gelsmar’s habits.
Such statements were made by friends
of the family who were at the house
the day the tragedy occurred.
The best of feeling has prevailed and
now prevails between the two families
—the Gelsmars and Iveys—as letters
from Mrs. Gelsmar to Mrs. Ivey, re
ceived up to the day of the tragedy, will
show. *
The affair Is deeply regretted by all
parties concerned, hut is considered t«
be one of those things that are un
avoidable and can not be foreseen.
Mrs. Ivey Is prominent in church
work In Inman Park, belonging to the
Inman Park Methodist church, and Is
widely and favorably known In the
neighborhood as being modest and re
fined.
NARROW ESCAPE
While proceeding along Peachtree rend
at the Peachtree creek bridge Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock, n big white sterna
er automobile, belonging to Messrs. Foote
A Davies, of the Foote A Davies Print
fng Company, suddfr.Iy beenme enveloped
In tinmen, and wns nlmost completely ruin
ed. four little children also being com
peiletl to lenp to save themselves.
The children, llessle nud Benin leva Voor
her*, dsughtira of the proprietress of the
Batinrd house, and Charlie ni»t Ward Mur
phy, sons of Matthew Morphy, iroro be
ing given n ride in the auto by n repre
sentntlve of the Atlanta Automobile ('em
pniir, who wns testing the machine. J.
negro helper wns also Iii the car. None
_ . lug
sped along over the smooth driveway, the
crunk shaft suddenly broke and stnn-U
ngnlnst the gasoline tnnk, knocking a hole
In It. This caused the gnsollne to Ignite,
Deaths and Funerals.
NEORO ASKS COUNCIL
TO HELP PURIFY RACE
A number of the Atlanta negroes are
coming to the front along with the
whites in the determination to do away
vlth Decatur, Peters street and other
•dives."
At the session of council Monday aft-
rnoon a petition, drawn up by Roily
\. Aw trey, a negro influential among
the members of his race, will be sub
mitted to council, uhleh asks that the
practice of selling beer to negro wom
en or to any negroes be done away
with: that all negro pool rooms he
wiped out of existence; that All negroes
convicted for the secon*I time of gam
bling he exiled from the city forever;
and a number of other stringent tneas.
ures he Immediately enforced.
It Is explained In the document that
the better • lasses of the negroes wish
for the abolition of these "dlvea" and
crime-inducing places as much us the
whites, and are readv and willing to
give their hearty co-operation.
Miss Mattis Butlsr.
Miss Mattie Butler, aged 53 years,
died Sunday nt the home of her
nephew, Early Gillespie, 441 Capita!
avenue. Hhe had been an Invalid for
several years and her death was not
unexpected. The Funeral was held
Monday at 2:30 o’clock Ht the residence
of Mr. Gillespie. Miss Butler is sur
vived by her sisters, Mrs. H. N. Smith,
Mrs. J. P. Hornesberger, Mrs. 8. J. Gil
lespie and nephew, Early Gillespie.
J. s7Stch.
J. 8. Hitch died at his home near De.
catur. Saturday night at 6 o’clock. Hts
body will be shipped nt 7:50 Sunday
morning to Govtngton for Interment.
Mr. Hitch wan a blacksmith and 6o
years of age.
Elijah Elkina.
Elijah Elkins died at a private sani
tarium in this city Sunday afternoon,
lie resided at 76 Spring street, and
had been employed at the Atlanta Rug
Mills. Mr. Elkins was a native of Eng
land. His wife and son survive him.
The funeral and Interment occurred
Monday at noon.
Infan* of Mrs. 8. C. Pucket.
The Infant daughter of Mrs. 8. C.
Puckett, * Henry street, age 2 months,
died Saturday afternoon of dysentery.
The funeral was held at the residence
Monday morning at 10 o’clock and in
terment ut Weatvlew.
H. E.^Mitchelf.
E. Mitchell, aged 38. died at hla
home, 224 1-2 Peters street, Sunday pected.
OF COSTLY GEMS
ON YU A, TRAIN
Mrs. Graves, of Jaeksou,
Loses Jewels Valued
at $500.
SISTERS HAVE HOT FIGHT;
ONE HAS OTHER ARRESTED
ON CHARGE OF LUNACY
dispute over a buetneen matter
Saturday night resulted In a lively per
sonal encounter between two nletern.
Mine Annie McColgan and Minn Dona
McColgan, at their home, 7* Walton
street, where they have been conduct
ing a boardln j house for the past week,
after which Miss Dona had her sister
incarcerated In the police station on the
statement that she Is crazy.
At the request of Mies Sanderson,
police matron. Dr. John O. Wilkins,
Sixth ward city physician, Monday
■horning made an examination of the
prisoner, deciding her to be sane and
recommending her release. After hear
ing the report of Dr. Wilkins. Chief
Jennings ordered the young woman
freed, with the warning that she not
molest her sister.
When Miss Annie McColgan waa
taken to the police station Saturday
night' she had several bruises on her
head. Miss Dona McColgan stated that
her slater had attacked her and had
torn off her waist.
In a statement made Monday morn
ing the Imprisoned sister protested she
was perfectly sane, hut said she
thought something must be wrong with
her sister, from the manner In which
she has been conducting the boarding
house.
“I am not crazy In the slightest de
gree,” asserted the young woman with
emphasis. "After we had the row Sat
urday night my sister turned me over
to the police on the charge of lunacy,
all of which waa nothing more than a
trick. My sister has been conducting
a boarding house for some -time and
last Monday we moved together Into
the house at 76 Walton street, Intend
ing to run the boarding house Jointly.
Saturday we got Into a dispute about
forcing one of the female boarders to
leave so we could get her room for
another party, and t ills brought on the
clash, my sister slapping me. I did not
tear her waist, as she charges.”
Miss McColgan made no statement as
to her plans when released from prison.
J. F. Lyon, Who Won South
Carolina Race, Talks
About Graft.
PANIC STRICKEN FOLK PR A Y
OUT A7 SEA DURING STORM
New York, Sept. 17.—Buffeted and
beaten by a hurricane that swept her
decks clean of everything movable, the
French steamship Massllla arrived In
port today after a stormy passage from
Marseilles, via Naples and Palermo.
There were 623 passengers on board
and panic reigned as the big ship was
hurled from one mountainous wave to
Another. For twelve hours the Massllla
was unable to make headway, although
her engines were kept running at full
speed.
The storm swept down upon the ship
without the usual Indications to worn
the captain. Within an hour the cattle
pens were swept away and the venti
lators were smashed, as If with sledge
hammers. Bo strong was the wind that
the ranvas covers of the lifeboats were
ripped off and blown away.
The passengers Imprisoned beneath
battened hatches prayed throughout the
hurricane and many of the women
needed the attention of the ship's sur
geon before they recovered from hys
teria.
ARE NOT ENTERING
THE JWINISTRY 1
Methodists Will Discuss the
Subject Next Mon
day.
While a passenger on an Incoming
Western and Atlantic railroad passen
ger train from Chattanooga Sunday
night, Mrs. M. J. Graves, a wealthy
lAdy, of Jackson, Oa„ waa mysteriously
robbed of diamonds and Jewels valued
at 1500. ,
The missing Jewelry was Incased in
a small box, of a purple color, and this
wns wrapped in a handkerchief. Mrs.
Graves laid the handkerchief on the
seat beside her, and at some point on
the road near Atlanta It vanished. In
what manner It was taken from the
seat, without the attention of Mr*.
Graves being attracted, is a mystery.
As soon ns the disappearance of the
small package was discovered the alarm
wns Hounded and a thorough search in
stituted, but without avail. No trace
of the Jewels could be found.
On arrival In Atlanta Mrs. Graves,
who was much distressed over the rob
bery, reported the matter to the police,
furnishing them with a description of
the gems. Hhe spent the night at the
Little Kimball, In Auburn avenue, and
left early Monday morning for her
home.
The following Is a list of the stolen
Jewelry.
Gold thimble.
Uiriy's neck chain, with string of gold
bead a. •
Old-fashioned, very heavy, double-
linked gold chain.
vo solitaire diamond rings.
One diamond ring, with opal setting.
Two stick pins, with small chain at
tached, one gold dollar on each end of
the chain, and a 93.50 gold coin In the
enter.
An amethyst pin, shaped like a leaf.
Probably other Jewelry, of which Mrs.
Graves In unable to give an accurate
description.
The question, "What is the cause of
tho ministerial shortage," recently pro
pounded through the public prints,
seems to be arousing considerable In
terest among the pastors of Atlanta
Hocks.
At their meeting Monday morning
the Methodist Ministers* Association
selected for Its next subject, "Why
Young Men Are Not Entering the Mln-
Istery." The dlscusston will be led by
the Rev. C. O. Jones.
Along with this comes the statement
from the Rev. Dr. John E. White, pas
tor of the Second Baptist church, that
there is no dearth of Baptist ministers
In the state. He says there are now* In
Georgia at least 250 Baptist ministers
without charges, and that in the South
there are certainly 2,000.
POLICEMAN COPS
A
night at 7 o'clock. The funeral and
interment will take place Tuesday at
Fayetteville, Ga.
Mrs. Ella 8. Scott.
Mrs. Ella 8. Scott, aged 34 years,
and wife of W. L. Scott, who is a mem
ber of the American Manufacturing
’ompany, died at her residence, 67
.’under street, Monday morning. Fu
neral will be held at 3 o’clock Tuesday
at the residence. Interment at West
View.
Philip 8tova!l.
Philip Stovall, aged 71, died Saturday
afternoon of paralysis at his residence,
11 Yonge street. Funernl took place
at 10:80 o’clock Monday morning at the
residence. Interment at West View.
Captain John Loo.
Special to The Georgian.
Waresboro, Ga., Sept. 17.—Captain
John Lee, one of the leading citizens
of WaycroHH, wax buried here Thurs
day. He «IU*d in Waycross Wednesday
after a stroke of paralysis brought on
by old age, he being 80 years old.
B. W. Dodd.
8p***litt to The Georgian.
Quitman. Oa.. Sept. 17.—B. W. Dodd,
one of the most prominent citizens of
the county, died last night, after a lin
gering tunc**. He had been 111 for
some time, but his death waa not ex-
With hla heart "fatally" pierced by
a dart from the bow of Daniel Cupid,
Policeman B. J. Covington, a popular
member of the city police force, who
does duty on the morning watch In the
vicinity of the Kimball house, eloped
Sunday afternoon with Miss Maggie
Ball, pretty daughter of J. C. Ball, of 19
Harold street, the mArrlage bringing to
a climax a pretty romance of childhood.
It was the same old story that made
the elopement a necessity-stem pa
rental objection. The father objected
to hla daughter becoming a bride, and
her lover, although an officer of the
law, determined to steal—and he stole.
While the opposing father and other
members of the family were unsuspect
ing and unaware of what was happen
ing, the blue coat Saturday met his
sweetheart at a point In the business
district, as per prearranged plan, and
at once wended their way in the direc
tion of the home of a minister. This
wns shortly after the noon hour.
On the route the couple met Justice
of the Peace Orr and this meeting
somewhat changed the plans. Not de
siring to take any chances, a la Lula
and Leander, and believing that the
quicker the safer, Officer Covington
hailed the Justice, deciding it would
be a useless prolongation of singleness
to continue on to the home of the min
ister.
Accordingly, he informed Judge Orr
of what he wanted and the trio pro
ceeded to the office of the Justice, in
East Hunter street. It waa then the
space of but a few brief moments until
the hnppy couple emerged again into
the street as man and wife.
Some time later the bride's family
waa Informed of the proceedings.
Policeman Covington and Ills bride
had been sweethearts since childhood,
both having been raised In the same
community. Sandy Springs, this coun
ty. The childish affection had never
waned, but had developed in intensity
as the two grew older. Both moved to
Atlanta, and during the past few years
the officer had been paying marked at
tention to the young lady. Although
the father offered no objection to this
attention, he did not want his daughter
to marry, hence the runaway.
Mr. and Mrs. Covington will take n
bridal tour and will make their home at
82 West Merrltts avenue.
ATLANTANS LOSE
CASH ANO WATCH
ON BOARD SHIP
New York, Sept. 17.—J. S. B. Thomp
son, general agent of the Southern rail
way in Atlanta, Ga., and J. Carroll
Payne, a prominent lawyer, also of
that city, were robbed while passen
gers on the American Line steamship
New York, which reached this port
Sunday from Southampton.
Mr. Thompson lost a watch, valued
at $1,000. He advertised today that
$200 reward would he paid for Its re
turn. Mr. Payne wns relieved of $350
in hills. It is thought their cabin was
entered and tho money und watch taken
while the two were out. Detectives
boarded the vessel upon its arrival and
an investigation was made.
Dr. W. W. Hamilton, the new general
evangelist of the Southern Baptist con
vention, spoke on the subject of "De
nominational Evangelism" to the Bap
tist ministers of Atlanta at their meet
ing Monday morning. He traced the
history of the various ovungelistlc
movements that have swept over the
country during the past hundred years,
and stated that at the present time the
churches are better and more thor
oughly organized than at any previous
era, and should be warned not to allow
the organization to go too fnr so us to
put the church on too much of a busi
ness basis.
Referring to union evangelistic meet
Ings, as compared with denominational
meetings. Dr. Hamilton stated there
are a number of temptations which
come In the way of the general evan
gelist, such as a good showing of num
bers, etc., so that he may secure bettor
engagements. Dr. Hamilton was care
ful to state, however, that he thought
great good could he, and had been, ac
complished through union services, and
that at times past he had assisted In
them.’
He railed attention also to n state
ment which was published in the news
paper report of his address at the Stone
Mountain Association held last week at
Covington, which stated that he did not
believe In tent meetings. Jle stated that
while he preferred wherever possible
to hold meetings in the church, he had
no objection to tent meetings, street
meetings, and anywhere else, if that
was the best that could be done.
The report of the committee on pro
gram for the next six months was read
and adopted. The Attendance on Mon
day was the best of any meeting since
the summer season closed.
Rev. J. B. Willingham, of Richmond,
Va., corresponding secretary of tho
foreign mission board. S. B. (\, nnd
Rev. E. Y. Mullins, president of the
Southern Baptist Theological Semi
nary. Louisville, Ky., will apeak next
Monday morning.
WAHTllUNCflEASE
IN CAPITAL STOCK
“If the present legislature doesn’t put
the state dispensary out of South Car
olina, the next one will. The vote of
the people has shown clearly what they
think about It.”
J. F. Lyon, who twisted Ben Till,
man’s pitchfork Into a hard knot and
licked the boots olT J. W. Ragsdale In
the recent South Carolina fight for at
torney general, crossed hla feet In the
corridor of the Aragon Monday after-
noon and looked like he was glad to
get a rest. The past year has been a
red hot period for Mr. Lyon. He went
out to do battle against the friend of
Senator Tillman and any one who
knows South Carolina knows that
Pitchfork Ben has something of a pull
In that commonwealth.
"But the people will no longer permit
Senator Tillman to dictate how they
shall vote and what they shall think,”
remarked Mr. Lyon, contemplatively.
"I believe that they would have re.
turned him to the senate, no matter
who opposed him—but he can’t run the
whole state."
Mr. Lyon halls from Abbeville, Just
ncross the Savannah river from Geor
gia, and he Is handsome enough to have
been born on this side. He Is of few
years. Just how few he did not state,
but he looks hardly more than 35. He
Is old enough to carry the state by 15.
000 majority, while Martin F. Ansel
the successful candidate for governor
gained only about 10,000 over his own
opponent.
Tho election of Ansel and Lyon
means that South Carolina is tired' of
the state dispensary and Its graft. Mr.
Lyon, then a member of the lower
house, was a live wire In the Investi
gating committee which turned up so
many things In the dispensary manage
ment that the business looked like an
Insurance trust In tho packing house
district. He was willing to talk about
some of them.
Graft in Dispensary.
“For instance," he said, "the state
dispensary was paying a Chattanooga
whisky house 33 a gallon for whisky,
which was sold in Chattanooga for
31.75 a gallon. True, It was delivered
at the dispensary, but that cost only
5 or 6 cents. Then a house up East re
ceived a rush order for labels enough
to cover several millions of dollars'
worth of whisky and the dispensary
paid 336,000 for the lot. We got bids
for duplicating the order from other
firms for from 37.000 to 33,000. The
president of the glass company which
makes bottles for the dlspensarv ad
mitted afterwards that by cancelling
their contract and letting a new one
the committee saved the state over
330,000.- Theso are Just a few straws
which show which way the wind blows.
Somebody Got tho Monoy.
'Did Tillman' uso his pitchfork nn
>? Well, rather. He got stirred up
flrst because our committee delayed
matters, as ho said, while we were
holding up tho whisky bills to make tho
whisky men talk. He Intimated that
the committee was doing a little graft
ing on Its own account. Then I made
n few remarks about a rebate which
had disappeared while Tillman was
governor and said something about a
piano which was said to have arrived
at Tillman's home with the compli
ments of a whisky dealer. And after
that Mr. Tlllntan acted os If he didn't
wont mo to be elected. „
That Funeral Sermon.
“He preached my funeral sermon
over In my own county once. At least
he went, over there and naked the peo
ple not to vote for me, and when he
came to Columbia he said It wns my
funeral. But It wasn't.
"But speaking of the dispensary
question, the house of representatives
Is largely In favor of abolishing the
state dispensary. The senate Is rather
closely divided, but I believe that since
the sentiment of the state has been ex
pressed a number of the senators who
favored dispensaries will change their
opinion.
''South Carolina can not have open
saloons, according to the constitution.
If the state dispensary Is abolished
there may he either county dispensaries
according to local option or high license
saloons, where nothing less than a half
pint of whisky may be Bold."
Mr. Lyon appears to be tired
after his warm race. He Is going to
Columbia Tuesday to act on the re
ception committee which will give Wil
liam Jennings Bryan a South Carolina
welcome. He says that after that he
Is going to take to the woods for n
short spell and get the polltlcnl klnki
out of his system.
SIX ARE INJURED
Negro Net Identified.
Following the report given out that
Robert Branham, the negro suspect ar
rested and taken to the Tower Satur
day by C. W. Hunter, a dairyman, had
been Identified os the assailant of tbs
Misses Lawrence, near fopenhlll re
cently, It Is stated that the young la
dles have not had a iook at the negro
Branham Is still confined in the Tower
It Is not known when he wilt he taker
before the young ladles for Identifica
tion.
The North C.eorgia Electric Company,
which Is authorised In Its charter to
run lines to Atlanta from a power plant
at Gainesville, on Monday filed In the
superior court an application for per
mission to Increase Its capital stock
from 35.000,01)1) to 37,500.000.
DRUGGISTS SUCCEED
IN REMOVINGMALTTAX
At the meeting of the tax committee
held Saturday afternoon last the phar
macists were successful | n getting the
committee to make a favorable report
on removing the $200 malt extract 11-
Hoqtlo Fols, N. Y., Sept. 17.—There wi\* *
bad trolley stimuli nenr Wnlloiune on ib**
Bennington siul 11 odd t> Valley railway <jt
today* a umtoriuan lost control «»f
which crushed Into two loaded freight
enrs, Hlx persona were badly injured, «’ue
perhnps family.
ROBBED AND CAST
UNDER CAB WHEELS
Gallopolls, Ohio, Sept. 17.—J' ,hn
Bowles, of Dexter, 16 years old, wa*
robbed and thrown under a train by
tram pH today. He fell under
wheels and both leg* were cut off.
at the council session Monday after
noon.
If the report of the committee 1“ ac
cepted by council, malt extract, "hU -J
haa been described by the city chemist
an a light beer, may be sold wlth ,lU *
license hv druffiristtf The onlv nr"'-* rt
committee’* r «hnrt » . L * win «>e that the malt can not tye so
committees report will be brought up'a beverage at the soda fountains.