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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.