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WHEN TELEGRAM CAME
'HANG ALL AMERICANS,'
SILLIMAN PUT IN JAIL
Fellow Prisoner of U. S. Vice Consul Tells of Experiences at
Saltillo When Wire Siqned “Victoviano Huerta” Told of
Bombardinq of Vera Cruz By U. S. Warships
Washington.—The Niagara Falls
rotntcrence and its developments re
retvAd the elosw attention of officials
hsrc Saturday. While neither While
House nor state department officials
would discuss the progress of negoti
ations. a general air of hopefulness
prevailed.
Secretary of State Ttrynn received
long reports from the American com
missioners at Niagara Fulls and af
terwards visited the White House to
go over the reports with President
Wilson. Among Mr. Bryan's callers
was John l.lnd and one of the legal
advisers of the constitutionalists with
»luiin the questions of constitution
alist representation at the mediation
conference was dlscuHsed.
Consul Bllllmsn.
Vice Consul John R. Hllliman re
mained st the City of Mexico Sat
urday roeupemtlng from the hardships
of his trip from Saltillo. Ho expected
to depart for Vera Cruz Monday. One
of his fellow prisoners In the Haltlllo
Jail, Dr. J. Franklin Moore, called at
the state department today and told
of his experiences. Mr. Moore was a
practicing physician of twenty years'
Augusta Business Public Invited to In
spect the Hatfield Rail Joint at
Albion Hotel
Plans Laid For Gathering of Millions of Business Annually.
Profits For Investors in Railroad Track Device Consid
ered Very Bright—Railroads Report on Tests
The ever-tlght Hatfield Itall Joint,
no more loo** holt* on railroad* where
the Hatfield Joint la used.
Dnrln* the year 1911 several of the
largest railroad* In the lCast hikl
Norlhweat placed In their track* the
llatfldd Hall Joint Nut Locking de
vice The railroad* which made the**
testa have reported as follow*;
CENTRAL RAILROAD OK NEW
JERSEY,
Jersey City. N. J. Mar. 27. 1913.
•The Hatfield Hull Joint Co.,
Macon Oa.
Dear Sira:
The Hatfield Rail Joint Nut Locking
device wh* Installed on this road In
December, lull, and ha* been effectlv*
In keeping the Joints llalil. The bolt*
have required no attention since In
stalled and no hills have been renew
ed.
(Signed) M Griffin, Supervisor,"
"LONO ISLAND RAILROAD.
Jamaica. N. Y, Jan. JO, 1914.
Hatfield Hall Joint Mfg. Co.,
Macon, Oa.
Dear Sira;
The Hatfield Rail Joint Nut l/ocklna
device placed on our track* In 1911
have done aatlsfactory aervlra.
(Signed) K. M. \Vrav*r,
K. M. of W."
"CHICAGO - MILWAUKEE A ST
PAUL HY. C.O
Chicago, 111.. Mar. U, 19H.
Hatfield Hall Joint Co,
Macon. Oa
Gentlemen:
I beg to advise that we hav* had the
Hatfield Hull Joint* Installed on our
tin* about two >car* I examined them
today and found all bolt* tight and
doing good service.
(Signed) Geo. W. Woodworth.
Inspect, of Halls."
"DELAWARE - LACKAWANNA A
WESTERN RAIROAD.
Hoboken, N. J„ March J 7, 1914.
Hatfield Rail Joint Co.
Macon. Oa
Gentlemen:
Beg lo advise that we placed n num
ber of the Hatfield Hall Joint* In our
track* In Deo, 1911, and they have
given excellent result*.
(Signed) Chief Engineer. M. of W,”
The Hatfield Rail Joint Company
hav* completed the experimental work
and ha* It* plan* well laid for th*
gathering of hUKlnes* that will aggre
gate millions annually and In their cor
respondents Dies today are four re
queue for prices for Joint* *• follow*.,
81. 060 ; Sll.noo; 1.000. and 92.000. Th*
prospect* for a large hualne** In the
Immediate future are very bright.
The Hntfleid Hall Joint ha* been on
exhibition in th* lobby of the Albion
Hotel, and a nuroler of buatnea* and
railroad men mere in to inspect It dur
ing the day Krlday and Katuhlay. and
all who have seen It an far are very
favorably Impressed with tbe merits
standing In Haltlllo. He said tranquil
ity hud prevail'd there until April
2l’nd, when a telegram signed "Vtcto
rlano Huerta" was received from the
capital saying American warships were
bombarding Vera Cruz. Immediately
following the signal tire were the words
"Hang all Americans,” presumably
added by the telegraph operator.
All Summoned.
Messengers from the civil governor
summoned all Americana In Haltlllo to
headquarters. The doctor excused
himself from the patient ho was at
tending with a promise to return In a
few minutes. But It was fifteen days
before ho was again at liberty. He
first was placed In a cell three feet
by seven feet for twenty-four hours,
hut the following day he was admitted
to a large room where all the Amer
ican prisoners were gathered, Includ
ing Vico Consul Hllllmsn. They w< m
treated fairly well, and were released
only after they had Jointly signed a
statement reciting that they had sim
ply been detained to ensure their pro
tection against possible violence. Kll
llman, however, was held after the
others left, on a charge that he wae
a spy.
of the Joint, nnd nnd profit* on the In
vestment.
During lb* day, the question was
asked several times, what would the
volume of buslnesa he and the profits
from the Hatfield Hall Joint. Mr.
Hatrirli) slated: From the United
States statistics of railroad mileage
■Hi,l amount of business done by other
rail Joint companies each year, thcro
are 13.202.400 rail Joints purchased by
Ihe railronds of the United Stales,
which will require an annual Invest
ment by the ratlraods of more than
$20,000,000, and this company having
the only rati Joint that will slay tight,
and save the railroad 100.00 per mile
annually. Assuming tlml Ihe Hatfield
Hall Joint Company would get only
one-tenth of the business the first
twelve months then the company
could t>ay a dividend of $.17.50 for ev
ery SIOO Invested In Its slock. As
suming that during Ihe following year
that this company would get 20 per
cent of the business. In that event th*
company could pay a dividend of 175.00
on each share of Its stock, and havo
SIOO,OOO for expenses and surplus. As
suming that during Ihe following year
that the railroads purchased not more
than sti,oiio.ooo of the Hatfield Hall
Joint, then $125 00 would he paid on
each SIOO Invested, leaving for sur
plus and expenses SIOO,OOO. During 1911
ihe purchase of the railroads from one
tall Joint company amounted to $12.-
000,000, of rail Joints, which are very
much more expensive and Inferior to
the Hntfleid Hall Joint, therefore we
have more chance to double 10 tier
cent the first year, 20 per cent the sec
ond >cdY. 30 per cent the third year's
business than we do to fall below It.
And If Augusta people want to Join
In with the Macon- people In this good
proposition, now Is the opportunity.
Mr Hatfield slated further that all
th* stockholder* In hi* company, *o
far are Georgia people and he would
Ilk* to finish promoting the company
In thl* state.
Several of the Augusta people have
invested In the Mock of thi* company,
the Joint will lie on exhibition at tli*
hotel several day* next week, and all
the tuisines* public are Invited to coma
and Inspect thl* rail Joint and Invest
tn the company** stock. If they find
1 hi* to be a valuable and safe Invest
ment.—Adv.
TABLET TO QAILLARD.
Ch«H**toa. 8. C.—ln tbe historic
VYenoh llugenot church, th* only con
gregation of It* kind In th* United
iState*, the Hugenot Hocletv of South
Carolina and the llugenot Church Aid
Society hav* placed a marble tablet
to the memory of Col. David Dubose
Halliard, corps of engineers, United
States army, conqueror of Culebra in
the Panama Canal Zone. The tsblct
bear* a suitable Inscription it Is
near tablets t«> the mqmory of Martha
Washington. Matthew Fontaine Maury
«nd U«n. W. H. F. l.e*.
Huerta and His “Secret Executioner 99
LEFT TO: RIGHT: GENERAL VICTORIANO HUERTA AND DR. AL'RELIANO URRUTIA.
T’rnilli, formerly Huerta's secreary of the Interior, recently resigned from the Dictator's Cabinet, and more re
cently fled from Mexico City in terror for his life. Trrutla was known &b Huerta's "secret executioner," and was
the most hated man in Huerta’s cabinet. He now declares that following his resignation, aides of Huerta plotted to
1,111 >llm » In order to escape these and his enemies among the people, he fled to Vra Cruz, disguished as a peon.
U. S. SENATOR
BRADLEY DEAD
Seconded Nomination of Grant
in 1880 and Roosevelt in
1904. Prominent 40 Years.
Washington.—Wllllnm O. Bradley.
United States senator from Kentucky,
died here at 9:45 p. m. Saturday after
a lingering illness, aggravated by a
fall. \
Senator Bradley was one of the most
distinguished republican leaders of
Kentucky In hla generation. An orator
of unusual ability, for forty years ho
had linen prominent before the people
of his slute and the nation.
From the time ho became of ago
until his death there was not a state
convention of his party In which Sen
ator Bradley was not a prominent fig
ure lit* was but little less prominent
In the republican national conven
tions. For twenty-eight years he wap
unanimously chosen a delegate at
large from Kentucky to the national,
convention*. At the convention in
1999 ho was the choice of hla state
for president and received 105 votes
for vice president in the 1888 conven
tion. Three times he was chairman of
his state delegation at the national
convention. As one of the noted con
vention orators of Ills time, he second
ed the nomination of Grant In 1880
and that of Roosevelt In 1904 In llist
II was Ills oratory largely that pre
vented the reduction of Southern rep
resentation In Ihe convention.
CONCERT AT LAKE
VIEW THIS P. M.
Augusta Military Band Will
Furnish the Music. Concert
to Be Held From Five Until
Seven.
There will be a splendid concert
at Like View Dark thl* afternoon
front flvo until seven o’clock, anti no
doubt many hundreds of people will
attend. The Augusta Military Band,
under Ihe leadership of Mr C. C.
Howard, will Turn Is h the music.
The following Is the program:
Concert.
t. March—Grenadier Guards, Losel.
2. Song—laive'a Dream. Israeli.
3 Medley Overture, l'alhy.
4 March-Butted States, Wagner
5 Fling Deg <T My Heart—(By re
quest). Fisher
Intermission.
fi. March Triumphant Banner.
Pauli.
7 Cornet Solo—lda Polk (by Sikes)
Brlckey
8 Dlscrlptlve —lnvercargill—Llth
grow
9. March Adalld—Hall.
10. Star Spangled Banner. Brooks.
miss morrison’ white s
BUYER, IN NEW YORK
Pursuing s the general "up-to-the
minute" policy of the J. R White *
Co. tsore. Mis* M. W. Morrison, buyer
for the reaily-to wenr department of
the store, I* for the third time since
January Ist. in New York.
Miss Morrison, writing from New
York, tells of the Interesting phases
of Hummer fashion nnd upon her re
turn she will hilng many new dress**
and suit* wdth her.
The frequent visits to the metropo
lis of Ihe I. It. White department
managers ta the secret of the success
of the big store—patron* are kept' in
timately In touch with the changing
trend of fashion and they *»on learn
that authenticity In thl* direction may
be implicitly trusted.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
Walker Greene Shot To Death
By Sam Rhodes Last Night
Men Were Brothers-in-Law. Rhodes Came to City and Sur
rendered—Killing Occurred Near Carmichael’s Club.
Last night at 9 o’clock a wild telephone message reached town that
a man had been killed on Butler's Creek Hill. There were no details,
only a crazy call for Police, Help, Murder! Butler’s Creek Hill is the
hill on the Old Savannah Road, just beyond Carmichael’s Pond. It
was impossible to get into communication again with anyone in that
lonely section, and the reporters had to go out there to find out any
thing. It looked like a wild goose chase, indeed.
Surrendered.
The next thing that was heard in town was at 11:10 P. M. when
Sam Rhodes, a young white man of 24 or 25, surrendered himself at the
jail and confessed to the killing of his brother-in-law. Walker Greene,
on Butler's Creek Hill. He walked into the jail with cartridges and
pistol in his hands and admitted the shooting, but said he would not
make a statement till after conferring with a lawyer. Rhodes is a mill
operative and lives at 849 12th street.
Ho Is said to have been perfectly sober.
Led to Scene.
Meanwhile, the reporters found some negroes, farm hands, employ
ed on Mr. Jacob Phinizy’s place, walldng along the Old Savannah Road,
who knew of the killing and lei them to the scene of the tragedy At
the top of the long hill a sand road turns to the left, which leads, after
half a mile of plowing through ten-inch sand, to an open knoll. And
there they saw some twenty-five or thirty people sitting or standing
circule-wise, and in the midst of them stretched out on a quilt the
body of Greene. A colored woman was holding a lantern by his face
It was a strange group; these silent people gathered around the dead
In the light of two lanterns, with the hill sloping down into the dark
ness all around, and the dim stars overhead.
Negro Eye Witness.
The Gory of the killing was told incoherently by an old negro
named John Keller. He said that lie was driving in a buggy with
“Mister Bud’’ (Walker Greene, tho dead man) coming from town. They
were going east along the sandy road and just as they came to the
crest of the hill where the body no wlay, the three-year-old colt
which they were driving shied out of the road and bolted across into
the Yield. They then saw a wagon in the road ahead of them. “Who’s
that?’’ called out Greene. "Sam," came the answer. “You’re blocking
up the road.’’ culled out Greene. Followed, according to the old negro
an altercation about the right of-way in which both parties got somes
what heated When Greene got control of the colt he got out of the
buggy and stood talking to the occupants of the wagon, who turned
out to he three men. Two of these were brothers named’ Ursery, and
the third Bam Rhodes. While they were talking a fourth naan,’ Tate
Hunt by name, came up ami joined the group.
Began Cursing.
Rhodes and Hunt were both brothers-in-law of Greene. The negro
said that Rhode* began cursing Greene was heard to Bay: “I ain’t
scared of none of you all." and the next thing the old negro was aware
of was a pistol shot, followed In quick succession by four others.
As Greene fell lie cried out, "O MY GOD! You done killed Mister
Hud!" Whereupon, according to his statement, Rhodes thrust the pistol
in Ills face and said. "If you open your
brains out." Mr. Tate Hunt interfered at this point and the negro took
to the woods and heard no more.
Greene Was Shot Through the Heart
Mr J. M Wallace, the dead man’s father-in-law and neighbor, gave
the following account of the tragedy. He was standing in the door of
his shop, about a hundred yards from the scene of the shooting, at
about eight o’clock, when the two Urtureys, Tate Hunt and Sam Rhodes
drove up in a two-horse wagon and bought coca-cola and a cigar apiece
They laughed nnd joked and seemed in a hurry to get on home.
They had been on a fishing trip down the rtver and were return
ing from the direction of the New Savannah Road —that Is, going west
along the sand road. Mr. Wallace noticed that they stopped at the
crest of the hill, for he could see them light matches every once in a
while and could see the glow of their cigars. They had been there
about an hour, he said, when he heard the five pistol shots.
There w’as a serious domestic trouble between Walker Greene and
hi* brother-inlaw, Sam Rhodes, which dated from the death of Mrs.
Rhodes, Greene’s sister about a year ago. In child bed. The trouble
arose over the care of the little child which its father had continually
attempted to take from the care of the Greenes.
Had Not Spoken.
For many months Greene had not spoken to Rhodes, even when
he came home to visit his wife’s grave, which is within a stones throw
of the house. Probably last night’s tragedy was the outcome of that
old sore.
The dead man’s knife was found near where he fell. Witnesses
conflict on the point of whether It was open or not. It seems that
Rhode* stated before he came Into town that he shot In self-defense.
Augusta’s School Commencements
Augusts Medical College.
Tlie annua' commencement exercises
of Ui. Augusta Medical College, the
Medical' Ivpaitinent of the l’nlv*r»lty
if Georgia, will h. held at the Grand
Of.va house next Wednedday night. May
27th. The baccalaureate sermon wilt
tie preached to the graduate* *nd faculty
of the school by Rev, G. Sherwood Whit
nev at 11:15 o’clock this morning at Bt.
Paul*• Eplacopti! church.
Graeawood School.
The annual commencement excreta**
of the tiraccwixnl school will be held at
the achool l.ouac at Grsccwood, <Ja., next
Thuraday, May J*th. There will ha two
pupUa to rcceivt ctiUllcates, having aat-
MEXICAN DELEGATES IN
ALARM AT THREATENED
ADVANCEJN CAPITAL
Day of Suppressed Excitement at Niagara Falls Conference.
While Situation in Mexico City Not Called Critical, Yet Ex
tremely Grave. American Delegates Confer With Washing
ton ,
18 fact Wily coepleted the ten grades. The
principal address will be made by Col.
Samuel L. Olive, of Augusta.
The annual picnic of ahe Gracewood
school will be held next Wednesday at
Winder Springs.
Tainlng School.
The annual graduation exercises
Training school for teachers, which is
conducted at the John Mi'lledge school,
will be held at 5:3*0 o’clock Friday after
noon in the office of the Board of Edu
cation. The occasion will be very quiet.
There will be no formal program.
Tubman High Bchool.
The annual commencement exerciser
of the Tubman High school will be held
at the Grand Opera house on the even
ing of June 11th, at 8:30 o’clock. There
are twenty-four young ladies in the
graduating class. On Sunday, June 7th,
the -baccalaureate sermon will be de
livered; on Tuesday. June oth, the an
nual class day exercises will be held at
the school, and on Wednesday night,
June 10th, the Junior-Senior banquet will
be given at the school.
Mount St, Joseph’s.
The annual commenment of the Mourn
St. Joseph’s Academy on The Hill is an
nounced for Friday, June 12th. at 0 p.
m. The exercises will occur at the new
school house, provided the building is
in shape by that time. There are yet
only a few minor touches to be put on
the work.
Hephzibah High Sch^l.
The annual graduation exercises of
the Hephzibah High school, Hephzibah,
Ga., will be held on the evening of June
Bth. This is one of the three high
schools under the control of the Board
of Education of Richmod county and is
the only rural high school in the county.
Its graduates receive diplomas same as
the graduates of the Richmond Academy
or the Tubman High school.
Sacred Heart Convent.
The commencement exercises of the
Sacred Heart Convent, for girls, will be
held at the Sacred Heart College hall
on June 10th. There will be no grad
uates. The exercises will consist of
music, recitations, etc.
Richmond Academy.
The graduation exercises of the Acad
emy of Richmond county will take place
June 9th at the Opera House. Details
have not as yet been made.| It is prob
able, however, that a permanent organ
ization of the alumni association will be
effected.
SLEUTH LEHON
ISSDESJ CARD
Manager of Burns Agency Says
They’re Being Persecuted For
Belief in Frank’s Innocence.
Atlanta, Qa—Declaring their only
crime "has been possibly the public an
nouncement of our belief In Leo M.
Frank’s innocence," Daniel y 3. Lehon,
southern manager for William J. Burns,
the detective, issued a statement hero
tonight defending himself and fellow
operatives of the charge of using im
proper methods In obtaining affidavts
whch were used in an effort to obtain
a new trial for the factory superintend
ent.
Mr. T.ehon was indicted yesterday on
the charge of subornation of perjury In
connection with the case of Frank, who
Is under sentence of death for the mur
der of 14-year-old Mary Phagan. Ho
and several other Burns’ operatives also
were arrested last night, charged with
violating city ordinances regulating the
activltes of outsde detectves.
Speaking further of the declaration of
Frank's innocence, the statement says:
"in announcing any other conviction,
would have been to stultify our own
conscience, which wo rre unwilling to
do even for public approval. lam con
fident that the fair-minded public will
not submit to a continuance of this per
secuton.’’ ,
CAPT. W. A. WILKINS ENTERS
COTTON BUSINESS IN NEW
ORLEANS.
Capt. W. A. Wilkins, of Waynes
boro, and who has a large number oT
friends in Augusta, will be interested
to know that he has formed a part
rershtp and entered the cotton busi
ness in New Orleans. The following
announcement has been received in
Augusta:
SOLARI, WILKINS «r FENNER,
204 Weis Building,
New Orleans, La.
Cable address: "Sowiifen, New Or
leans." Telephone Number: Main
3603. Members of New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton
Future Brokers Association; As
sociate members of the Liverpool
Cotton Association.
Monday, the Eighteenth of May,
Nlneteen-Fourteen.
We beg to announce that we have
this lay formed a eo-pnrtnership
under the firm name of Solar), Wil
kins & Fenner, for the purpose of
transacting a cotton commission
business.
A. JOHN SOLARI,
W. A. WILKINS.
CHAS E. FENNER
SPENT *585.75.
Washington. —Senator Overman Sat
urday filed with the secretary of the
senate the statement required by law
showing he expended $85.75 In his
campaign for renomlnatlon.
WANT DR. COOK RECOGNIZED
Washington.— A petition signed by
several thousand citizens of Michigan,
asking congress to recognize Frederick
A. Cook as the discoverer of the North
Pole, was presented to the senate
Saturday.
SIOO,OOO N. C. FIRE.
N*wb*rn, N. C.— Fire, believed to
have originated from a spark from
a passing locomotive, late Saturday
destroyed the plant of the West Box
[ and Lumber Co. her*.
SUNDAY, MAY 24.
Niagara Fails, Ont.—Contrary no gen
eral expectation, this has proved to be
a day of Intense activity. The media
tors had expected to take a rest and be
gin work again Monday, when suddenly
and without warning they were advised
by the Mexican delegates that the sit
uation called for prompt and decisive
action. The American delegates were
notified to appear and conference after
conference followed.
From the moment, shortly after no©*,
when it was officially announced tilag
the first full meeting of the delegates oi
both sides was to be held later In the
day until after the American delegates
had gone back to The American side of
the river shortly before midnight, there
was an atmosphere of suppressed excite
ment about every move made both by
the mediators and by the representatives
of the United States and Mexico.
Speculation and Rumor.
Speculation and rumors of all sorts as
to the exact purpose of this sudden call
*ri»? together of the entire mediation
body were virtually set at rest when it
was admitted that the moving cause for
he precipitated step was the condition
in Mexico, the taking of Saltillo and the
threatened Constitut onalist advance
upon the capital. It was declared that
while the situation there hardly could
be vailed critical, yet it was grave. It
was said to be the desire of the Mexi
can delegates to see some form of pro
visional government established in the
City of Mexico before events brought
about a cr sis in the capital.
Secrecy Maintained.
• There was an evident disposition to
waive all immaterial points at issue and
come together squarely in an effort to
reach a conclusion. The meeting was
held early in the afternoon. At its
close a bulletin was issued announcing
that the conference had been held at
the request of the Mexican representa
tives fov the purpose of informing the
mediators and the American representa
tives of the ideas of their government
concerning several interesting points for
th best solution of the present difficulty.
It was decided to maintain secrecy in
regard to these points until a concrete
solution shall have been reached, to
which end the informal convrsations will
continue
Had No Idea.
Before they went into session the Am
erican delegates had no idei which of the
several phases of the situation was to
be broached. The meeting lasted less
than half an hour and the “conversa
tion” was conducted through an Inter
preter. The discussion was pointed but
good natured and the early adjournment
was taken to enable the American dele- \
gates to confer with the authorities at
Washington. The meeting adjourned
until 10 o’clock tonight.
It was significant that .while the
views had been so divergent before this
afternoon’s session as to give rise to
the distinct statement that there was a
“hitch” the atmosphere was so cleared
at the end of the conference that a spirit
of optimism was displayed by all of the
participants.
Land Question.
It is asserted by those who should he
informed that the settlement of the land
question has been a vexed problem but
this matter has now reached such a
stage that confidence in its ultimate
adjust meet is expressed freely.
During the afternoon the American
delegates attended the funeral, in the
little city of Niagara Falls that lies on
the American side, of Andrew M-
Saunders. an American marine who was
accidentally killed by a comrade during
the occupation of Vera Cruz.
MEMORIAL TO
UNGLjJEMUS
Gov. Slaton Delivers the Ad
dress After Children Enjoyed
Festivities at Wren’s Nest.
Atlanta, Ga.— I Transformed into the
world of fancy of Joel Chandler Hams,
with the familiar spirit* of Uncle Re
mus. the Tar Baby, Miss Meaders and
Bre’r Fox presiding at such sites as the
Thimble Finger Well and the Honey Bee
Tree, the home of the southern folk-lore
writer was dedicated here today as a
permanent shrine and memorial
Hundreds of children participated in
the festival occasion at the When’s Nest
and Snap Bean farm, as the home of the
dead author is familiarly known. The
annual May festival was held imme
diately after tlie conclusion of the dedi
catory exercises.
Tiio occasion was arranged primarily
by the Uncle Rmus Memorial Associa
tion. embracing lovers of the literature
of tho writer. Governor Sla
ton delivered the dedicatory address at
the eexrclses and short talks were made
by Mayor James O. Woodward, of At
lanta, F. J. Pax son. chairman of the ad
v sory board of the memorial associa
tion. Mrs. A. Mcl). Wilson, president of
the memorial association, and others.
A bronze medallion of the author, the
'w'ork of Roger Noble Burnham, the Bos
ton scirlptor. was unveiled, and a bronze
panel by the same sculptor was present
ed. The panel represented in relief
Br’r Rabbit making a speech to the anl
ma's in the dream world of the folk-lore
writer.
Bicycle, Motorcycle and
Motor-Paced Racing Fete
New York. —Patron* of the cycle
world will have a variety of racing
provided for them this season At tho
Brighton Beach Motordrome. Bicycle,
motorcycle, and motor-paced racing
will be on the program every Satur
day. Sunday, and Wednesday nights,
starting with the opening night. May
30, and continuing during the summer
month*.
Riders from the Newark, New Hav
en. Boston and Philadelphia tracks
will compete in the various events.
The track is being made over, the low
er section being converted Into a bicy
cle saucer. When completed it will be
one of the fastest In the world. Tho
world'* motor-paced record of sixty
one miles an hour stands a good
chance of being shattered over the
new course which will allow seventy
mile* an hour under favorable condi
tion*.