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TIIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER
i SCORE OF DELEG A TES
OF BAPTIST CHURCH
IN CARTERSVILLE,GA.
to The Georslen. ■
Cerlrrsvllle, Ga., Nov. 20.—Scores of
L and minister* and their wives
Im the Georgia Baptist convention,
j ‘ k . h meets hero this evening, arrived
tv, night and toddy, and were assigned
their respective homes.
Many delegates from South Georgia
■ met In Atlanta are expected to ar-
Lve here at I o’clock, on a special train
over the W. & A.
t v: the opening session tomorrow
f niitlil at " hlch the eI * ctlon of oUlcers
[the next year occurs. It Is believed
i Men- J - *’ s " orthen W, *I be re-elected
t president without opposition. He has
held ti'.i-“ past for the P* st eleven years,
p |n ,| tvhlle lie has on ono or two occa-
nona sought to retire from the office,
the convention has prevailed upon him
! to continue In thp harness.
The following Is the proposed order
.r exercised for this evening: 1
; n m.. devotional services; 7:30,
convention called to order; secretary
announces names of delegates; election
0 i ndicers; address of welcome on be
half of fartcrsvllle; reply on behalf of
the convention; adoption of regular or
der of business; Axing hours of meet
ing; convention sermon.
There are 220,000 white members of
the Baptist church In Georgia, and this
denomination is making, rapid strides
toward numerical leadership In tills
state. Endowment funds for Mercer
University and Shorter College are un
der consideration and the discussion o
Plans looking to this end will |end spe
cial Interest to the approaching session
A fund of t. r >00,000 for tills purpose
proposed to be made available.
Dr. R. J. Willingham, of Richmond.
Va., will be present to speak In behalf
of foreign missions and tell of the work
done by the foreign mission board
the Southern Baptist convention.
Dr. B. D. Gray, of Atlanta, secretary
of the home mission board, will rcvlew
the work accomplished by tills board
during the past year.
The Sunday school board of Nash
vllle, of which Dr. J. M. Frost Is secre
tary, will probably have a representa
tive on the floor of the convention ti
make a report of the progress of the
Sunday school work. Altogether the
coming session promises to be a live
one and abounding In Interesting dls
cusstona.
HILL PLANS A MERGER
OF THREE BIG ROADS
MISSING MAN IN PRISON,
■ BUT A WOMAN WHO LOVES
HIM IS GLAD TO HEAR IT
There Is one woman In Atlanta who
( Is glad that her husband or brother or
same one she loves Is a prisoner. At
).a*t she Is glad to know where he la.
There Is a touch of grim humor follow
ing a tragedy of Monday.
In the undertaking establishment of
Barclay ti Brandon lies the body of the
unknown man who hurled himself front
the Magnolia street bridge before a
moving train Monday morning. The
stalwart frame, the broad shoulders,
the muscles thnt stand out on arms
and breast. Indicate that he was a man
a hose physical strength was something
t„ la- envied.
All Tuesday morning there were call
ers at the Improvised morgue who
asked to see the body. There were
men who had a brother answering the
description In the newspapers: there
M-rre women whose husbands had been
missing for days; there were those who
knew the habits of sons or brothers
who never take up a paper without ..
fear,of seeing In staring headlines the
name of the man closest to them,
was a study In human expression, that
timid, frightened glance at the cold
body, then the relief which came with
the knowledge that It was “only
stranger." It la easy to be Indifferent
when one’s own home la left untouched.
One woman called early Monday. She
was nervous, excited, trembling.
"I don’t know—’’ she stammered,
thought—I didn’t knoy—It might be
Conyers—I want to see him."
She was led to the room where the
dead man lay. She looked at the body
closely. There must have been some
resemblance to the man she sbught, for
she hesitated.
T don’t know yet—I must wait,” alio
said. ‘And she left the room.
Ill a few momenta the telephone rang.
One of the Arm answered It. Over the
wires came this message:
"It’s all right, and I’m so glad. Con
yera l» In the stockade.’’
IS HUMAN WRITING PAD;
NEW MARINE HAS QUEER
KIND OF SENSITIVE SKIN
of the thousands of men In). the
t’nitecl States marine corps, one Just
enlisted In Atlanta bears the distinc
tion of being In some respects the most
remarkable In the service.
He Is afflicted. If affliction It may be
tailed, with urticaria, but by the su-
prrstitinua known ae "devil writing."
And ho has the satisfaction of knowing
that the affliction he has only appears
In about every hundred thousandth per
son.
This man Is James Arthur Ford, and
for i he next four years he will wear the
uniform of Uncle Sam and do duty on
the high sens on board men of war.
While the official name given by tHe
doctors to the affliction which Ford has
Is one that carries horror with It, nev
ertheless the affliction Is nothing more
than having a highly sensitive skin that
retains for a half hour or more any
mark made upon It with a blunt Instru
ment.
This human freak was discovered
Monday by Lieutenant L. P. Pinkston,
In charge of the Atlanta recruiting of-
line, and his surgeon, Lieutenant G. G.
Han. It was noticed that wherever
anything touched Ford a red mark ap
peared and remained, although the
freak suffered no Inconvenience what-
Immedlately Dr. Hart recognised In
Ford a man having urticaria, a skin
affliction that Is rare Indeed, and one
that he has only seen once or.twice In
hla experience.
In order to demonstrate Just what
effect marking by blunt Instruments
would have upon Ford’s skin, Lteuten-*
ant Pinkston and Dr. Hart Tuesday
morning put him on exhibition In the
recruiting offices In the Austell build
ing and showed several newspaper men
how Ford could get along In the world,
even If he was not equipped with pen
cil and paper. Marks made with a
smooth key turned the skin into
white line for an Instant and almost
Immediately red was substituted for
the white, and these red marks re
mained for a half hour.
All aorta of names and Inscriptions
were written on the man, and not only
did they not give-him any pain, but
not the slightest Irritation. And until
he was told by the examining sur
geon that he lmd a rare affliction, Ford
did not know that he had something
which It Is doubtful If any other marine
In tho service has.
Dr. Hart says there Is nothing serious
In the affliction, and that It Is simply
caused by a hypersensitive skin. Ford
halls from Arkansas and saya that none
of his people Is marked In this fash
ion.
I
ENGINEER CRUSHED
UNDER LOCOMOTIVE
Sl-i-i-lnl to The Georgian.
Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 30.—Steven
Beasley, an engineer, was killed and
John Barton, conductor, and Lee Wll-
s»n. Andy McCTeery and D. Butler,
brakemeri, were Injured In a wreck on
the north Alabama branch of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad to
day. The brakemen are negroes.
The engine and one freight car turn
ed over near Mineral Springs. En
gineer Beasley was caught beneath the
engine and badly mashed and scalded.
JOHN M, EDWARDS,
DAS PASSED AWAY
Will Smith, a negro raiding at 2S
Doray street, was bound over to the
criminal branch of the superior court
Tuesday morning by Recorder Broyles
John M. Edward*, of Mllledge*
• one of the heat known men In the
(• died Tuesday morning In n private
nltnrlum In Atlanta, where he went four on the charge of murder, Smith having
OFTHEMRENCE
Woman’s Baptist Confer
ence Meets at Car-
tersville.
By SAM P. JONES, JR.
Carterevllle, Ga. Nov. 30.—Carters-
vlllc was the scene yesterday afternoon
of the opening of the twenty-fourth
annual meeting of the Woman's Bap-
ttat Missionary Union of Georgia, aux
iliary of the Georgia Baptist State con
vention, which latter will convene here
Tuesday night at 7:10 o'clock.
The A rut session of the Woman'
Union was held at the Flrat Baptist
church and was led by Mrs. W. J.
Northen, of Atlanta.
Addresses of welcome were delivered
by Mrs. W. J. Neel, on behalf of tho
First Baptist church, of Carteravllle;
Mrs. W. H. Felton, on behalf of the
First Methodist church of Cartersvllle,
and Mrs. “Bill Arp” Smith, on behalf
of the Presbyterian church of this city.
The addresses of welcdme were re
sponded to by Mrs. W. A. Johnson, of
Fayetteville.
After the addresses the union pro
ceeded at once to the reading of re
ports. which consumed the balance of
the time allotted to' the afternoon ses
sion. V
Evening Stiilon.
At 7:30 Monday evening the union
convened again In the church, and the
meeting waa led by Mrs. Bond, of West
Point. That part of the evening session
which was open to the public consisted
principally of addresses from foreign
missionaries who are In attendance
upon the convention, interesting talks
were made by Rev. Calder Willingham,
returned missionary to Japan, who.
with his wife. Is attending the meeting
of the Womon’s Union; Mrs. Harvey
Clark, missionary to Japan; Miss Ida
Truitt, missionary to China, and Mrs.
A. L. Dunston, missionary to Brazil.
A talk was also made by George W.
Andrews, of Atlanta, Sunday school
worker.
Offices Combined.
Upon entering Into executive session
the union heard a resolution that was
read by Mrs. J. W. Wills, of Atlanta,
recording secretary, recommending that
the offices of corresponding secretary
and that of the treasurer be combined,
and that the office of the leader of the
Young Ladles’ work and the Sunshtno
work also be combined and that sal
aries b« attached to them, This was
Burlington Is Soon to
Pass Into .Control of
Great Northern.
Omaha, Nebr.,' Nov. 20.—It Is stated
here on apparent authority that within
a week the equity which the Northern
PaclAc holds In the Burlington will
pass Into the hands of the Great
Northern and that almost Immediately
the Burlington and Great Northern
will be merged Into one system with
James J. Hill in control.
The Great Northern, Northern Pa-
ciAc and Burlington lack but one little
link npw of being one great system.
When the short cut from Billings to
Great Falls, Mont., la completed, the
unlAcatlon will be consummated.
The western terminus of the Burl
Ington Is Billings, where It meets the
Northern PaclAc. A line has been In
progress of construction for some
time from Billings to Great Falls,
where the Great Northern runs m Its
way to the coast.
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OPPOSEJLECTION
Continued From Page 1.
SOME MID WEEK SPECIALS
Get Your Share of Them.
the questions about prohibition In
non-committal fashion.
I desire to call your attention to the
following points;
1. That the list sought and secured
was not of leading business men. No
canvass waa made of Catholics or Jews
or non-churoti members, but Inquiry
was conAned to those whom their pas
tors. regarded as their leading breth
ren.' Looking over the lists, I have
noted that they represent every profes
sion almost, and contain clerks as well
as proprietors, employees as well' as
employers.
2. That the letter gave an uncon
strained opportunity to answer the
questions thoughtfully and In accord
ance with convictions.
3. That these replies are Indicative
of the average Judgment of the Chris
tian men In Atlanta.
4. That these replies are Inclusive of
the Judgments of all but Ave of the
prohibition executive committee of
twety-flve that managed the last pro
hibition campaign In Atlanta, now liv
ing In the city.
Would Not Carry Now.
You have the facts as I have ascer
tained them. I would not be frank and
honest It I did not say that It Is my
pronounced conviction that an election
would' not carry In Atlanta at thla
time. 1 therefore do not believe we
should bring It on, with, the proba
bilities so overwhelmingly against us.
.iiwiitoiiioiii, sms siw This Is the situation that would fol-
consldered radical legislation, but It low:
met the approval of the union, and
when put to a vote was carried unani
mously.
The evening session adjourned while
In executive session to meet again In
the church Tuesday morning at 8
o'clock.
The meeting this morning was pre
sided over by Mrs. A. J. Orme, of At
lanta, acting president of the union.
A complete program of the services
today as follows:
Tussdsy Morning.
Devotional services,- Mrs. W. B.
Reeves, subect "Service;” report of
president Orphans' Horae, Mrs. A. D.
Adair; reports of district superintend
ents, reports of aaaaelatlonal rice
presidents, reports front societies, ap
pointment of committees, pidrtuary,
plan of work, audit Inr, resolutions,
nominations.
Tussdsy Aftsrnoon,
Thanksgiving service, Mrs.
Ware; conference on work among
young people, opened by Mrs.
Wallis; report of superintendent of
Sunbeam work, Mrs. W. P. Anderson;
report of Margaret Home, reports of
committees, mortuary, plan of work,
publications, auditing, resolutions,
nominations, election.
NEGRDlOil
SAY WITNESSES
ngo to undergo an operation.
•hitn Captain Edward* few ineu In Geor*
si:l ,v «‘re better known, *nd hit death will
It anted with regret by a multitude of
frt«‘ini* all over the atate. He wa* a
«• un of the waiNand nerved throughout that
"'.’irtir t gallantly In the Confederate army
8B, I wo„ distinction, fighting through the
of Vicksburg.
,,p nan cNjHM-ftill.r prominent In Baldwin
'‘■nitty politlca and for year* served. the
' "iuty ns treasurer. Captain Edwards wa*
prominent In secret order circles and
" member of the Masons, Kuigbts Tern*
f'* < r and Mystic Shrine,
•'•Plain Edwarda'was C7 yeara of age.
“fc'l I* survived by a wife and three children
.Huh* m. and William Edwarda and MU*
,J '***l" Edward*. He also Is •arrived by
^uslus |u Atlanta. Mr. and Mr*. Theodore
”• Martin. Captain Jack Edwards, n
,rr, ther of the defeated. Is n prominent cltl-
7 " tl °f Decntitr, Ala., where be is connected
*1th the Louisville and Nashville road. Mr*.
Ann Kidd, a slater, llvea In MllledgerlUe, a*
1 two brother*. Warren and George Ed*
nr *rdt.
r *t.* remains left Atlanta Tuesday after-
. nt , *2:15 o'clock for Milledgeviile, cs-
Knight* Templar. The fa*
wu ! b " d “
killed another negro named Henry
Williams.
The testimony showed that the two
men had a row Monday a week ago
and that Smith struck Williams twice
In the head with an ax. The wounded
negro died last Friday at the Grady
hospital. Smith made no statement.
He was represented by Attorney Blslt-
op.
George Evans, a nephew of the dead
man, who, It wag shown, chased
Smith and cut him, was also bound
over on the charge of stabbing. He
was also cut by Smith. The two
negroes were arrested by Pbllcemen
Rowan and Eddleman.
STORE SAFE BLOWN
. AND $1,000 TAKEN
Clifton Forge. Va, Nov. 20.—The
grocery store of J. Werne* Lewi., lo
cated In the western part of the city In
n residential section, was roblied last
night The safe was blown open ami
ubout'31.000 Stolen. The safe Is n com
plete wreck and the paper* and books
in the safe are partly destroyed.
Will Johnson, the negro whose cap
ture at least waa responsible for. the
sudden termination of the trial. If not
for the acquittal, of Joe Glenn, the
negro who was IdentlAed last, week by
Mrs Annie t?amp a* her assailant. In
addition to the IdenttAcatlon by Mrs.
Richard Hembree, of Battle Hill,, aa
the negro who assaulted her on August
IB, Is having proven on him a very
bad character, which will make his trial
go hard for him.
J. B. Holbrooks and Horace Owens
looked at the Johnson negro at the
Jail Tuesday morning and IdentlAed
him as a man with whom they bad had
trouble In West End. They said that
lie had been working fon them on
houses which were erecting and waa
eternally giving them trouble so that
Anally lie had to be run off. Mr. Hol
brooks said that an Impudent remark
by the negro about a lady passing by
and an Insolent reply to his reprimand
led on one occasion to his having to
thrash the negro.
When the grand Jury meets Thurs
day It may return three bills against
Johnson—one for the assault on Mr*.
Hembree August IB. one for the at
tempt to assault Mrs. Woodlee Novem
ber 2, and a third for the burglary of
the house of an old negro named BUI
Jefferson, November 16. The grand
Jury may, however, consider the Hem
bree bill sufficient.
ASSISTANT NAMED
AT NEXT MEETING
The assistant principal of the Boys’
High School, a new office created two
months ago,- will be selected at a meet
ing of the board of education at the
Boys’ High School next Thursday aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock. A regular meet
ing of the committee on school* and
teachers met at 3 o'clock Tuesday af»-
emoon and framed a report to be made
to Hie board meeting next Thursday.
A sharp and .Injurious division be
tween the prohibitionist* and anti-
liquor men.
The disagreeable onus of Inciting a
struggle for,tho negro vote would from
the Arst be thrdst upon the Anti-Saloon
League.
If success at the polls were the pos
sible result, prohibition, because of so
respectable and so powerful opposition,
would lack the support In public senti
ment to make Its execution even toler
ably effective.
If the campaign failed, which Is the
probability, the cause of temperance
and liquor opposition would be severe
ly wounded and badly Injured.
There may be those who say, ’’Let’*
make the light, even it we ere beaten.'
In an army the general who adopted
that policy would be promptly court-
martialed and told that his place wa*
not In leadership, but In the ranks.
it Is my opinion that the movement
of the Anti-Saloon League In Georgia,
looking toward state prohibition, Is the
movement upon which Ita energy
should at this time be concentrated.
The wonderful result* achieved by the
league In other states, let It be marked
well, are attributed by Dr. Baker, the
head of the national league, to the care
ful wisdom and effective planning of It*
campaigns. The -Anti-Saloon League
differs from other prohibition move
ments In the fact that It goes In for
results and not for the fun and glory
of Aghting. It has been content with
slow and patient seed sowing, cool and
calculated pqttence. It has not expend
ed Itself in futilities or /ash engage
ments.
I Invoke the genius of the league In
the present Instance.
This communication Is not for pub
lication, but for counsel. I do not
pretend to represent any other man’s
views beside my own, except aa Indi
cated by the results of my Inquiry.
But when your vote Is taken I wish
you would be sure that I would vote
’no” to the nroposltlon to bring on an
election at this time, and that I would
do so with an honest conscience be
fore God and with the assurance that
out of every hundred and seventy-Ave
leading Christian citizens, the most of
whom are prohibitionists like myself,
there would be one hundred and forty-
Ave to stand with me, were they pres
ent to vote, sincerely and fraternally,
JOHN E. WHITE.
DEATH OF COOPER
REVEALS A SECRET
New York, Nov. 20.—Following the
fatal termination of the taut drive of
"Tom” Cooper! dare devil automobile
chauffeur. In Central park last night,
it Is believed h romance of the dead
chauffeur’s life haa’been revealed.
Miss Helen Levy, the only dne of
Cooper’s party to escape from fatal In
juries. It I* now believed, was really
the bride of Cooper, who wa* sup
posed to be a conArmed bachelor.
Two of Party Dead.
Two lives have already paid for
Cooper's terrible drive through the
park, and It Is expected another of the
party will die soon. Cooper was in
stantly killed when hla machine dashed
Into a stalled car on the narrow path.
David Barkalow, a cotton exchange
broker, died soon after the accident,
and Miss Helen Lambert, an actress. Is
In Roosevelt hospital With a fractured
skull and other Injuries. No hope Is
entertained for her recovery.
Mis* Levy wa* removed from the
Main Basement.
Kitchen Lamp complete
with No. 1 burner, chimney
and wick; special
Cups and Saucers of very
thin, white china; pretty
bowl shape; per set
Cups and Saucers of good
quality white • ware; also
Dinner Plates; at
Soup Bowls of good quality
white ware; real 10-cent
values; at
Meat Platters and Open
Vegetable Dishes; white or
decorated; 25c values
Open Stock China in New
Designs; All sizes of Flower
Pots in Stock.
15c
75c
5c
5c
15c
Basement Annex.
Feather Dusters—16-inch
size; very special Wednes
day and Thursday at
Frying Pans of best steel,
with patent “cold” handles;
8-inch size
Coffee Pots of blue and
white enameled ware; 3-pint
size; special
Dishpans <}f best gray enam
eled ware; 14-quart size;
special *
Covered Saucepans of best
gray enameled ware; 4-quart
size; special ......
“Snowflake” Washing Com
pound—the best you’ll find;
per cake
25c
10c
25c
18c
25c
5c
Our Annual Toy Opening Occurs Next Saturday. Re
ception From 3 to 10 p. m. Music 3 to 5 and 7 to 9.
Souvenirs for Children. You Are Invited to Attend.
First Floor. .
Underwear—Ladies’ Vests ftr*
and Pants, Misses’and Chil- /HR
dren’s Union Suits; only... uwu
Ladies’ Belts in new leather QC n
styles and beaded effects, /nil
great values at w w
Ladies’ Hose Supporters in rrt.
most popular styles; extra HMl]
values at 25c and wwu
Hose for ladies, men and 4 ft-
children; the best values you I ML
ever saw at w
Brooches in a great variety 4
of new and pretty designs, I III.
at, choice .... *
Ladies’ Collars m new and 4 ft-
beautiful embroidered ef- I Ilf,
fects, at 1
Bolcooy and Second Floor.
Hat Shapes in various new
styles; worth up to 50c;
choice, tomorrow
Crepe Paper in all the best
colors; 6 rolls for 50c; or, per
roll
Photograph Frames with ea
sel back; size 5 by 7 inches;
only
Mirrors in oval frames, good
size; real $1.00 value; tomor
row
Checker Boards—complete
with checkers; very great
values at
Express Wagons, well made;
the best values we cvpr of
fered, at
15c
10c
10c
50c
10c
25c
McClure Ten-Cent Co.
Seven Stores in Six Cities.
TRIAL DE CARUSO
TD PROMOTING
Tenor Is Working Himself
Into a Fine
Frenzy.
New York, Nov. 30.—Signor Caruso,
the Italian tenor of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, I* preparing for his
arraignment In Yorkvill* police court
tomorrow on the charge of annoying a
woman In the Central park zoo on Fri
day.
He Is working his temper up to the
exploding point. Caruso Is mad and
he purimse* to let everyone know It.
Today Caruso had a lot to say. denying
almost everything In connection with
hi* arrest. Caruso's lawyers will try
to show up the park police system.
The police are doing considerable
work, too, although not talking aa vig
orously a* Caruso. They promise to
pi educe .Mr*. Hannah Oraham. tho
woman who made the complaint
against Caruso. The latest report la
that the woman I* a personal friend of
C4ln, tlie arresting detective.
Cain I* being backed by him officials
of the police department, and the court
light I* sure to be lntere*ting. '
DR. WHITE GIVES RESULT
OF PROHIBITION CANVASS
Continued From Pegs One.
the women spoke to her of "her hus
band." meaning Cooper, that the supr
posed I y secret marriage ha* been re
vealed.
Planned Daring Ride.
It wa* the de*lre of Cooper to give
hi* friend* a daring ride which led to
the fatal accident. Aa he shot hi* ina-
chlrtte Into tho park. Cooper told them:
”1 will give you the ride of your life,"
A short way down the path the ear
of Richard A. Strong wa* stalled, hav
ing run out of gasoline. A curve hid
It from Cooper’* view. Ju*t before.hlt-
tlng the curve Cooper dodged a han
som. In doing no he ran Into the path
of the mailed car.
The Aylng machine locked wheel*
with the Strong car. It turned a com
plete somersault and landed on rite
wheel*. Cooper wae hurled against the
steering gear and It wa* driven Into hla
bream. He wa* held impaled, after
the machine bad righted Itself. The
hospital to her home by a party of | other* were thrown out as the c*»
women friends. U w** because one of turned over.
tlment was undertaken by me In dis
charge of my personal conscience as a
member of the league and a* the repre
sentative of the ministers’ association.
It was necessary to have the situation
In hand before any step waa taken that
risked ns much ae a prohibition election
In Atlanta will risk.
“Not Foolish Prohibitionist.”
11 am a prohibitionist, but not a fool
Ish prohibitionist. I love the cause of
the anti-saloon crusade, but I love It
too well to slaughter it or be a party
to an lll-advlaed movement that la de
feated before it starts. Therefore, I
have at three meetings opposed the
wild vehemence of some and the pu
gilistic xeal of some other good men
who would lead to a disastrous precip
itation of a campaign before any real
foundation for It waa laid.
I wish to aay two thing* about this
letter sent out by me:
First. That no church waa designedly
omitted and Indeed the letters were ex
hausted before all the llsta In hand
were reached. For Inmance, no one on
the list tor at. Hark Melhrjdl.it church
received the letter and one or two oth
er* were omitted for the same reason,
namely, that I did not have- the lettere
to send them.
Second. Since the communication
wa* sent on Friday to the league meet
ing I have received nineteen additional
low* that out of 1st who
replied 110 vote that we should tint
bring on an election now and 23 vote
that we should.
Will HaYs Prohibition.
Two facts to me aro clear. We are
going to have atate prohibition In Geor
gia at no very distant day. That move,
ment Is already well advanced In the i
public ntlnd. Judge Speer’s recent
charge add* momentum to U. It should
be seen by thoughtful people that a
campaign In Atlanta now resulting ills,
astrously and dividing prohibitionists,
a* It surely will, le the greatest un- •
wisdom. In view of the state movement.
Also this, we can tighten uur grip
upon the traffic In Atlanta right now-
only three out all the number express
opposition to the third clause of my
letter. We ought to move together in
put through the city council a real re
form at this time when we can do It
It must seem strange to the man In
the street that a company of Christian
men, chiefly minister* of tho gospel,
cannot get together and plan for good
thing* In a sensible way. respecting
each other, and not Indulging In in
nuendoes and offensive rcfcrcnct*
each other or the people who are re
resented by them.
The following la the letter sent
the Antl-Baloon League meeting
Friday, at which nineteen people, w i
the president of the state league a
vising against It, passed a motion
launch a campaign anyhow;
HOKE SMITH IK
PLEADING LAW SUIT
KpecUl to The Geortrtaa.
Columbus. Oa., Nov. 20.—Hon. Hoke
Smith, governor-elect of Georgia, wbo
Is of counsel In a case pending in
the superior court. Is In the city taking
an active part In the conduct of the
case. It le a railroad case In which a
verdict against the Central railroad
has been decided twice and Is on its
third trial.
Mr. Smith Is a favorite In Columbus
and has been extended many courte
sies, hfa friends flocking to pay their
respects to him.
SUICIDE
STILL UNIDENTIFIED
the
The unknown man v
self by Jumping from
street bridge before a m
Monday Is still unldenttflcd.
Mrs. George Martin, of
Monday morning ’phoned M
ward that the description <
man Oiled perfectly that m
of her family who was tr
asked that the body not
dntll she arrived.
