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TWO PRESBYTEIIINS, SOUTH,ON UNION Question of Basis of Proposed Amalgamation Postponed 2 Years. 1,706,459 Bibles Dis tributed. Kansas City.—When th* general as sembly of the Presbyterian church In the United State* (Southern), in ses sion here, decided last night to sub mit the proposed basis of union be tween the Southern Presbyterians and the United Presbyterian Church of North America to a referendum vote of the presbyteries, the final settle ment of the Question was postponed at least two years. If three-fourths of the presbyteries approve the basis of union the general assembly of S9J j will direct them to vote directly on the question next year and the result will be reported to the general as,- aembly of 1916. Rev. L. E. McNair of Nashville, Tenn., today presented a report which told of the work of the American Bi ble Society acting in conjunction with the various denominations. Last year 1,706,459 Bibles were dis tributed through the nine home agen cies. This was an increase of 280,2-2 volumes over the preceding year. No account was taken in these figures of the society’s distribution of Bible* through the trade. The total Issue for the year was five and a half million copies, an increase of more than one million over the year before. In com menting on the report. Rev. M. I>. Por ter of Richmond. Va., asserted that tin* best way to Americanize immigrants was through the Bible. "if we could put the Bible into the bands of every immigrant who enters our country the problem would be solved,” he said. The remaining business, cbiff of which is the discussion of the report of the ;\ Lunatic beneficence commit tee, will be rushed in the hope of afcl yaiming Thursday. Oh Capital Punishment. Chicago. —A large amount of mis cellaneous business occupied tho Pres byterian general assembly today. The report of the, committee on prison re form still was before the assembly, so much time having been devoted to a clash over capital punishment that consideration of the subject as a whoU* whs postponed By a negative vote the assembly refused to admit religion sanction f<»r the death penalty. The report of the committee on home missions, which, It is said, overshad ows other questions before this as sembly, Is on the program for tomor row and that of the standing commit tee) on Thursday. The assembly will adjourn Friday and the last day is i crowded with Important subjects. FRANK APPEAL SIGNED TODAY Bill of Exceptions Probably Presented to the Court Late This Afternoon. Atltanta. -Indication* were Monday tint! It will bo lute Tuesday afternoon before the bill of exceptions on which the extraordinary motion for a new trial lor la-o Prank on the ground of r.ow evidence, will be presented to Judge Hen II Mill for hi* alKuattire . Tuesday i« the last day on which the appeal ran be made hy the 1e tense The bill of exceptions must be accompanied by u brief of the ev idence, and the solicitor objected last Saturday to the signing of the papers on the ground that certain affidavits were not covered In sufficient length. Monday the solicitor was still checking tip the brief, and lie will have to meet the defense and Hgroe on changes before th court signs the bill. Judge Mill set Monday at 3 o'clock as the hour for signing the pa l ets, but they were not ready then. Judge Mill has not fixed a definite date for hearing charges of contempt oT court against William J. Hums and Man B I a lum The hearing of the motion to set aside the Frank verdict on the ground that he was Pot In court Is still set (or next Krl day, but It Is probable a further de lay mac asked because the work on the bill ot exceptions In the other motion has required so niitah of th# solicitor's time. GRAND JURY 10 PROBE COUNTY COMMISSION Atlanta, Ga.—After It lias completed It* Frank iih tn\ ••nl iki«i ioiih which tuny put ao i e private detective* amt alleged perjurer* behind the l>ur*. the Fulton county grand Jury, It I* report ed. I* going to take up nnd probe the county txiard of emnml*«ionera. The reuucat for u probe of alleged Irregn lnrltle* eon <t* direct lituii Tull O. Water*, chairman of the board, and git* pica will be, backed tip by Tom Winn another board member. C'harßei. made In the recent political campaign ladled right down to their la*t anal.vai* amounted to an aecuna tion of graft against some of the board member*. "While I do not helleve nny graft will be found,” *ald Mr Winn till* morning. "I think. It I* due the public and llic board that an tnvcatlgatlon be mad«.” Charge* against member* of the board were placed In Solicitor Ikir eey'a hand* aonte month* ago. but he tietrr did anything about It. Ills ex cu*e for nol presenting them to th« grand jury t* that he was too busy with the Frank caae. MR E. S ORMNE AND MR H M RYAN IN AUGUSTA Announcement I* made that a sub agent will soon he selected In Augus ta to sell lots on the Isle of Palm* for Mr. 8 »1 Hatenel Messrs K.B Oraene and H. M Ryan, of Charles ton. are in the city stopping at the Albion. They are nutting on the mar ket the Isle of Palma lot*. You’ve tried the rest, now buy Ihe best —SENSATION is the brand. LOW PRICE FOR GEORGIA BEEF $4.50 Paid for State Cattle Per Hundred as Compared With $8.50 in Rhode Island. Washington, D. C. -Farm prices for beef cattle advancer! • »a <• than three per cent but average quotations for hogs and sheep were lower on April 15th than on that dale in 1913, figures prepared by the Department of Agriculture stated to day. Cattle prices last month were $5.29 a hundred, an advance of twenty one cents. State averages of prices f (ft beef cattle showed great variat on. Low- j est averages were In Alabama. Georgia i nnd Mississippi- $4.30, $4.50 and $4.40, respectively, compared with $8.50 In Rhode Island, the highest; $7.60 In New Hampshire and $7.50 in New Jersey. The average hog price to producers on April 15th was $7.80 a hundred, 14 cents less than on that date last year. The lowest state average was $6.10 in Florida and the highest $9.60 in Rhode Island and Connecticut. The average farm price for sheep was $4.96, compared with $5.16 a year ago. LIMITATIONS IN Time LOSSES Att’y for 200 American Claim ants Discusses Decision of U. S. Supreme Court. New York. —A L. Brougham, attor ney for about 200 Titanic claimants, made the following statement regard ing Iho supremo court’s decision yes terday: "The supreme court’s decision as announced tn Washington dispatches does not go further than to hold that the case is to he judged in accordance with the provisions of the American statute. These provisions are to the tho effect that If the steamship com pany can show that the disaster se cured without Is knowledge or privity then it will lm entitled to a limitation of liability to $91,000. "The claimants will still contend that even under the American law the steamship company is not entitled to this limitation because the accident was due largely to the failure of the steamship company ItHelf, In the de signing and equipment of the ship, especially in the failure to furnish sufficient life boats. The English courts tiave already held that Ihe steamship company was responsible for tho disaster. TENTH DISTRICT SCHOOL CLOSES Fourteen Graduated From the Tenth District Agricultural College. Splendid Year En joyed by School. Granite Hill, Ga. —The annual com mencement of the Tenth District Ag ricultural College was held Mondny anil there wUh a largo crowd present. The school has just closed a most successful year and under the able leadership of Prof. McGee It Is des lined to make an even better suc cess next year. All of the teachers were re-elected with one exception. At the commencement exercises were members of the board of trustees and a meeting of the board was held yes torda.v morning when the teachers were chosen There were 14 grad uates. The following program was rendered Tenth District Agricultural School Commencement Day, Monday, May 25th, 10 O'clock a. M. Program. l'lano Solo, “Falling Heaves, Miss Velma Walker. Invocation, Rev W. O. Young Chorus, "Pretty Primrose Flower," Graduating Class. President's Address, Marshall Guilt. Salutatory. Miss Hesste Hauler. Cliss Hegaev. Wilbur Franklin Class Poem, Miss ltosa Gibson Plano Solo. "Hungarian Fantasy," Mia Et fie Walker. Valedictory Kcliel Thompson Duet, 'Sliver Spray,” Misses Klsle Hrndley and Velma Walker. Literary Vddress. lion R P Mavis Presentation of Diplomas fcv Hon W W. Hamilton, chairman of Hoard of Trustees GROCERS 10 SIOP SOLICITING ORDERS The grocers who solicit order* daily on The Hill section of the city, null.' bertng seven, will, begftintfig June let, discontinue the practice, agreeing wit'll the Merchants and Manufacturers As sociation that time and money I* h«• In this way. Alter till* lime grocery orders will be taken over the tele phone. The M. A. M. aome fen wei k» ago started a campaign to get all local grocers to co-operate tn a plan to stop the house-to-tuni** soliciting with a wagon or other vehicle, aud the cam paign will lie wug<at. tt Is learned, till the chanae in custom is unanimous The seven grocers who have agreed with the M ai M are exerting their Influence to have their fellow grocery men In all parts of the city take simi tar action. A meeting of the retail grocers will he held tonight tn the room* of the Merchant* and Manufacturer* Associ ation, when every grocer In Augusta will be urged to co-operate tn the re form. Those who have agreed to discon tinue soliciting for orders after June Ist ure J 1. Janes \ i'«y, Castle \ \\ tlcox. T v Mahoney, Marks Grocery Company, The HIIT Grocery. John K. tankman. J U. Whit. A Co, and the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company. DISMISS CASTS BOHNS, LEHON Judge Hill Says Detectives Have Purged Themselves. Actions Not Intended to be Contemptuous. Atlanta, Ga- —The contempt cases against W. J. Burns, the detective and ban his employee, were dis missed here today by Superior Court Judge Ben H. Hill. In dismissing the cases, Judge Hill said that while the detectives were technically in con tempt for having sent a witness con nected with the Frank case outside the Jurisdiction of the court, they had purged themselves by returning the witness and by their assurances to the court that their action was not intended to be contemptuous. The de fendants thereupon were dismissed. It has been charged that the detec tives after securing an affidavit from a negress, which was introduced as evidence in connection with Leo M. Frank's motion for a new trial had sent the woman outside the state and that this action had been in contempt of court. The woman later was brought back to Atlanta by the detectives. NO RAIN IN SIGHT SAYS WEATHER MAN Forecast for Partly Cloudy Tonight and Tomorrow. Very Slight Drizzle Today. Augustans may have thought at one time today when the rain clouds hov ered over the city that the long drouth —the longest on record for this sea son of the year—would be broken, but no such good luck. A mist that was not easily noticeable fell for a few mtnutCH before noon. To be on the safe side about the weather, the most uncertain thing known, the forecaster was called up over the phone and, replying to the question, said that he did not antici pate any, nor was any in sight in this section. Reports from the southern part of the Htate indicate that rain is looked for there probably within the next 21 hours. This doesn’t alter the situa tion here, however. The temperature around here w«.s somewhat on the blink today. Short ly after noon the mercury registered 75 degrees, when at the same time yesterday it was eight degrees warme- Last Saturday and Sunday it wa£ sultry. The temperature went to 94 both days, and the heat was all the more oppressive on account of a puf fy. dry, hot wind from the west, the average velocity of which was about six miles per hour. The cooler tem perature today was a relief, although the need of rain continues to be felt. American Unitarian Ass’n Thinks Name Inadequate Boston.—ncciiiesls amounting to $168,000 wore announced in the annual report of Henry M. Williams, treas urer, submitted to the 89th annual meeting of the American Unitarian Association today. The name "Unitarian” was charac terized ns Inadrqunte in the report of the secretary, Rev. Hew is G, Wilson. "If we are to take advantage of the world wide opportunities awaiting us," the report said, “we should have for our practical use, or at least as an alternative, a new and more adequate name. We hold no attitude of hostil ity towards any religious body. Jt Is our mission to instruct, enlighten and harmonize the churches of Christen dom but the name we bear often pre vents ue from carrying out our pur pose." BRIDE AND GROOM TO CROSS THE CONTINENT ON A MOTORCYCLE Atlanta, Ga —Romance and the wan derlust arc not dead In Atlanta. This morning's bright May dawn saw (wo adventuresome souls, w. H. Flahefty and his pretty girl-wife, on a motor cycle built for two, set out blithely to cross the continent awheel, with At lanta as their starting poin t and Frisco ns their destination. Many a weary office worker who knew of their going followed them along the road with his thoughts, through the green valleys and over the wooded hills and far away. Neither of them have very much money. They are Just every-day folks, both former employes of a telegraph company, who got married, and sud denly decided that life was so full of so many beautiful things that they couldn't stand it any longer to be cooped up in an office with the dead ening routine of office grind. Whatever betide them on their long journey, they were two gloriously bappv and carefree people a# they waved Atlanta goodbye tills morning. You’ve tried the rest, now buv the best—SENSATION is the brand. Good News About Ladies’ Suits Just think of taking a whole lot of lovely Spring Suits, all up to dule and New York styles, and saying to the women of this city and vicinity; Here's a suit, supreme In style, qual ity and workmanship the price is $35; you can have It for just $25, and pay In small weekly amounts. That'* Just what The Menter Co are doing with all Ijeltra' .Suits, Twenty five dollar suits are now S2O; S2i.JO suits, now $18; S2O suits, now $16.50, and sls suits are sls. Never before have The Menter Co shown such a large and superb stock of ladles smart wearing apparel. If any woman w ants a spring suit or coat, a silk or wash dreas. a silk or "ash waist, or a fascinating trimmed bat don't let lack of money prevent you geettng It. The Menter Co, at Sid Broad Street, Augusta. Ga, extend the most liberal of generous credit to all andbeln gth e largest credit clothiers In the world can and do sell on tta> payments at cash store prices. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. J. G. GELDING ELECTED HEAD GEORGIA BARAGA ASSOCIATION Succeeds Mr. Mclntosh of Albany. 'Convention Meeting at St. John Sunday School Adjourned at 2 P. M. NEXT CONVENTION CITY LEFT TO COMMITTEE Delegates to National Conven tion Chosen. Barbecue and Reception Last Night at Lake View Park. With the benediction pronounced by Rev. A. D. Echols of this city, the convention of the State Baraca Asso ciation, which has been in session in Augusta since Sunday, adjourned. The place for the 1915 convention, by vote of the convention, was left to the de cision of the executive committee. A special meeting of this committee was expected to be called for the pur pose. Officer*. The officers of the association elect ed this afternoon for tho coming year are: President—J. G. Belding, Augusta. Ist Vice President—O. A. Love, Ma con. 2nd Vice President—N. F. William son. Rome. 3rd Vice President—H. S. Langsford, Monroe./ 4th Vice President—J. L. Wilson, Cordele. Treasurer—J. J. Williamson, Macon (re-elected). Secretary—J. J. West, Albany (re elected). Delegate* to National Convention. Delegates from the state associa tion to the national convention, which will he held at Waco, Texas, June 6-10, were elected as follows: J. G. Belding, Augusta.; (C. Teague, Columbus and G. G. Singleton, Cuthbert. Alternates: O. A. Love, Macon, first; T. L. Camp, Atlanta, second, and G. H. Baldow ski, Augusta, third. Some interesting Facts. Interesting points of the convention Just adjourned in this city follow: Two hundred and forty-six classes in Georgia. Total membership in state, 19,680. Contributed for alj purposes, $53.- 947.50. including donations to church building funds, the building of class rooms, foreign and homo missions, banquets, socials, etc. Socially. Socially the most enjoyable featu res of the Barack convention here was the delightful ’cue and reception later in Ihe evening yesterday at I.ake 'lew Park. There were five hundred or more Baracas and Philatheas and their friends at the barbecue, which was declared to he one of the most sumptuous and delicious repasts ever spread at Lake View. There was plenty for all. The credit is special ly duo to Mr. Henry Saxon and his competent committee for the splendid preparation of the 'cue. Yesterday Eveninq. Yesterday; evening’s session was held at the Casino beginnig at 8:110 o'clock, when Mr. N Buckner, of Ashe ville, N. C„ addressed the Barovas nnd their friends assembled in the theater on “Individual Duty.” The talk was very much eiMoyed. Rev. M. Ashby-'uones, pastor of the First Baptist church, delivered the other address of the evening, speaking on "Service—The Living Use of Uife.” Tt Is unnecessary to make any com ment on any address of Dr. Jones, for they are all good and are always ap preciated by those who hear them to the very limit. Reception, At 9:30 p. m. the big reception for the Horaces was held by the Phila tlleus in the Casino. It was an es pecially beautiful event and the warm est congeniality reigned. Everybody got acquainted, and after all this was the real purpose of the reception. Verbal invitations from cities desir ing the I9U> convention of the State MaraCa Association were made yester day atternoon at the business session. Columbus, deciding that she would confine her efforts to getting the dou ble convention of the Baraeas nnd Philathegs in 1916, dropped from the contest. Albany nnd Thomasvllle. which were expected to issue Invita tions, also dropped out. leaving in the running only Rome and Dalton. Both of these cities, had representatives to take the platform yesterday afternoon and make strong appeals to the con vention for their respective towns. The fight, while very warm, was conduct ed good-naturedly. Speaking fur Dal ton W'ns Mr. K. E. Arnett and for Rome Mr. N. F. Williamson. .. Dalton or Rome. l.etters and telegrams were read from the churches and other institu tions of the town hy Dalton’s repre sentative The Dalton man said that bis town was proud of their sister city Home and that It was not too fnr away to Invite the Hannas of that place over to Dalton to assist at the meeting, should the convention go to Dalton. On the other hand the Rome repre sentative stated that it was Dalton that w is near to Rome and not Rome near to Dalton. He then proceeded to give Rome's good reasons for In viting the convention to that city next year. Both Mr. Williamson and Mr. Arnett seemed to deeply Impress the convention, and tt was hard to tell > esterday afternoon which city would w In. ATTACK, TALLULAH FALLS POWER FAILED AGAIN Atlanta, Ga>—The new- attack mads oil the men who are developing Tal | lulah Falls nnd furnishing electric ! power to sections of Georgia which i have long neded it nnd never before j could get It. hns proven as groundless ns were those which went tip In thin smoke when the Georgia Railway .St l’owcr Company was first formed. Lance M. Parsons, the man In whose , name the Injunction suit was brought. 1 now admits he wns all wrong, that he I had Keen misinformed, that many al legations In his bill were Incorrect; In short, that a great Injustice had been ! done the power company tn bringing I the suit at all. Now the entire case is out of court, ! and the company Is free to go on un ! hampered wilh Its big developments which. Indeed, have never stopped. Parson when the suit was first filed i made every effort to get a temporary injunction against the company, but | bla petition was denied. COTTON MFR'S IN N, T. SESSION Vive Pres’t of American Asd’n Is T. I. Hickman of Augusta. 2,000 Delegates on Hand. New York. —Five hundred delegates, together with members of their fami lies, mill superintendents, factory rep_- resentatives, supply manufacturers and salesmen—ln all about 2,000 persons, gathered here today for the annual convention of the American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association. The con vention will continue two days. Although this city markets most of the world’s cotton, on the floor of the New York Cotton Exchange, the man ufacturers’ association has never be fore met here since Its organization In 1907. In fact, with the exception of Washington, D. C., its convention has never before been held north of Mason’s and Dixon’s line. The organization Includes all the ((rear cotton manufacturing Interests of the South. The product of these Southern mills is mostly handled in New York city. The officers of the association are: President, Stuart W. Cramer, Char lotte, North Carolina; Vice President, T. I. Hickman, Augusta, Georgia; Sec retary and Treasurer, C. B. Bryant, Charlotte, North Carolina; Chairman of the Board of Governors, Scott Max well, Cordova, Alabama. The Governors are: C. B. Armstrong, Gastonia, N. C.; J. T. Broadbent, New York city, N. Y.; Fuller E. Callaway, LaGrange, Ga.; J. P. Gossett, Williamston, N. C.; William E. Hooper, Baltimore, Md.; George H. Lanier, West Point, Ga.; John A. Law, Spartanburg, S. C.; Al exander Makepeace, Fall River, Mass.; James Maynard, Knoxville, Tenn.; W. C. Ruffin, Mayodan, N. C.; Arthur if. Sharp, Roston. Mass.; A. A. Thomp son, Raleigh, N. C.; T. L. Wainwright, Stonewall. Miss.; and John D. Ham mett, Anderson, S. C. JACOB RI IS DEAD. Barre, Mass—Jacob Riis, anthor and social worker, died at his summer home today after a long Illness. Bread is the staff of life. SENSATION FLOUR makes the best. ’Nough said. Daily Pattern | 9896-9898. A SIMPLE COSTUME FOR HOME OR CALLING. This attractive combination por trays a pretty though simple blouse style, that may be finished with long or shorter sleeves. It Is joined to a three-piece skirt Waist paitem 9896 and skirt pattern 9898 famish the models. Figured ere; e voile in blue tones was here employed, with tan ratine for collar and girdle. The styles are equally e'fective in ging ham. lawn and other wash fabrics, and the waist with its unique front draperj is especially attractive for slender figures The waist pattern is cut in 7 sizes: 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 14 inches bust measure. The skirt in 6 sizes; 22, 24, 26, 28, 3d and 32 Inches \valst measure. It requires 5 1-4 yards of 42 Inch material for a 38-inch size. The skirt measures 1 5-8 yards at the lower edge.. This illustration calls for two sepa rate patterns which will be mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents for each pattern in silver or stamps. N*. Big Ntma »., Fttssf «ad Nb. City Brats EVERYBODY LIKES IT. Likes what? SENSATION FLOUR. Mid Summer Furnishings Largest assortment of Silk Shirts, Hosiery, Underwear, Night Shirts, Pajamas, Wash Ties, Soft Collars. Palm Beach Suits that fit and hang well. MS Creary’s I . Can the Giants Turn the “Four Pennants in a Row” Trick? Pirates Breezing Along New York. —Will history repeat and defeat the Giants in their aim to be the first team In the history of modern baseball to win four pennants in a row ? < From the way the Pirate 9 have been breezing along so far, and from the way the Eastern teams have been drubbing the Giants, it looks just now as if "Hit From Behind” McGraw is facing a mighty task in trying to lead his charges into the next world series combats. Of course, the Pirates may “crack." All things are posible. But just the same that string of victories they have gathered up to date are going to count just* as much in October as those that may come later on in the season. And, along the same line of reasoning, the defeats the Giants have suffered in this wet and soggy springtime will count against them just as heavily as will a walloping later on. If the Giants cannot turn the “four pennants in a row" trick this year it may be ten or fifteen years before another outfit can place itself in a position when it can shoot at the tar get from behind the breastworks of three in a row. On the pre-season dope, it looked like a cinch for the Giants to accom plish the seemingly impossible. All the best little dopesters in the land gave the National League field the up and down during the winter and then Passed the bunting to the New York aggregation. And now the Pirates come along and threaten to put the dope on the blink. Clark and his Pittsburgh crowd had a chance hack in 1904 to make them selves famous by grabbing four in a row. But the Giants barred the way. Flushed by their pennant victories in 1901, 1902, and 1903, the Pirates, still a wonderful aggregation, started out for a fourth triumph. They looked like sure winners, looked to outclass Mme. Caillaux is Incarcerated ij Famous Paris Prison, St. Lazare » | -| Undoubtedly the Most Dreary and Ancient of Correction Houses in That City—Women Who Have Made the Tongues of the World Wag, Have Been Jailed There. Paris. —Most famous of all Paris prisons, undoubtedly the most dreary and ancient of all this city’s houses of correction, is the great St. Lazare. Women whose crimes have made the tongues of the world wag, have been incarcerated here, and this is where Mme. Caillaux is now located, treated with all the homage due to a great society leader. Her crime, the murder of M. Cal mette—is not considered by the prison authorities, for France as sumes innocence in her prisoners until guilt is established at the pub lic trial. Mme. Caillaux is the ten ant of “Pistole" No. 12 —a cell of tragic memories—but strangely enough, now the envy of every wo man prisoner in St. Lazare, for Mme. Caillaux has all the luxuries that money can provide for her. One of the women prisoners just released has been telling the newspa pers some of the inner history of St. Lazare in so far as It concerns Mme. Caillaux. Poor Girl. “I occupied the next cell to her,” she said, “but I had seven fellow prisoners, while Mme. Caillaux was alone with Jeanne, her servant.” “Jeanne is a poor girl. She stab bed her husband, who maltreated her. “Although Mme. Caillaux, in her cell next door, had everything she wanted. I was deprived of the most elementary necessities. The other day when I had to appear before the judge, I had not even a looking glass to see if my hair was tidy and my hat on straight. It has been said that the other pris oners benefitted Indirectly by the spe cial regime of Mme. Caillaux. That is not so. Bread, soup, vegetables, and once a week meat —that was all we had. I met M. Caillaux once in the passage. He came to have a lit tle meal with his wife in the director’s parlor. “They say there will be a mutiny of the women prisoners if this goes on. Mothers complain bitterly that Mme. Caillaux sees her daughter every day in a private room. When there is a visitor for Mme. Caillaux the bell rings three times. In “Pistoie." “It was In 'PLtole' No. 12 that Mme. Steinbeil, the heroine of one of the most extraordinary murder sys teries of recent years, was incarce rated pending her trial. It was within that grimy apartment that Mme Bloch awaited her triumphant acquittal—Mme. Bloch, who shot her husband's mistress after considerable provocation and since her release has been living peacefully with her spouse again. "I had the pleasure of an interview with Mme. Bloch, who is a very quiet and rather pretty woman, formerly well known In literary and feminist circles, and she told me much about the famous cell that has never before j been published “ remember It," she said "only too well, as 1 remember every detail of my stay In that mournful, humiliating place of memories. It was In 'Pis tole' No. 12 that 1 lived whilst my fate was being decided—far from my children and all I loved, alone, alone with my sad thoughts. It was a mel ancholy enough room this ‘Pistole’ No. 12 Sufficiently big enough to accommodate half a dozen or more beds, its walls were painted black “Home of Good Clothes.” the field. But they didn’t outclass the Giants, who won 106 out of 153 games and ambled under the wire miles ahead of the field. Parallel conditions have existed in the American League. The Tigers won in 1907, 1908 and 1909. They started the 1910 season w ith a club that seemed even stronger than the ones that had won in the three years before. It looked like a cinch for the Detroit gang. And what happened? The Athletics—that’s all. The Quaker City crowd that had been figured as outsiders started off at a terrific clip, “a spurt that won’t last,” v/as the general opinion. But it lasted long enough for the Athletics to win 102 out of 150 games and long enough to enable them to defeat the Giants in the world series. And then the Athletics decided to take a little shot at that “four-in-a row” mark themselves. They repeated their 1910 success by winning again in 1911 but their chances for a pennant seemingly brighter than ever before, they foozled long enough during the early part of the 1912 season to enable the Boston Red Sox to get a lead that even a terrific spurt in the last month could not cut down. Of course, the Athletics by winning last season can by winning this year and in 1915 and 1916 turn the trick in three years’ time, but, with all due respect to Connie Mack's wonderful outfit, we don’t think it pan beat the field this year and the next and the next. Taking it from Hugh Jennings, the auburn-haired grass eater and mas ter of many strange languages, “the Athletics have a pretty big job carved out for them this year if they are planning to horn into the world se ries.” three-quarters of the way up, and the rest was daubed a dirty white. Great beams crossed the ceiling, trim which hung enormous spiders’ webs that fluttered in the puffs of air that pass ed through the barred windows. And the furniture so considerately allowed to prisoners not yet condemned! for convicted persons are not allow ed the ‘comfortable accommodation of the ‘pistole.’ There was a rusty iron bedstead covered with a bFown coverlet, on which were inscribed in big letters the word ‘prison.’ Near by stood a little wooden table, and for the chest of drawers and war drobe a single shelf served. Peephole. Just behind the bed was a peep hole—a ‘Judas' —so that every move ment could be watched. But the at tendant knew that I was a ‘lady,’ and that although the giving of money is forbidden she might come in for a share of the delicacies I could pur chase. So she had put a nail in the wall above the hole and I hung clothes onto it at once, of course. Three windows looked out to the ex ercise ground, ad by pressing one’s face against the bars one could watch the prisoners taking the air twice a day. That, indeed, was the one great dis traction. For the great courtyard was picturesque, and the old build ings that overlooked it had a certain charm and antiquity. Moving scenes during the Terror had been enacted there. It was thence that the carts rolled away to the guillotin with the condemned aristocra’s. Most of the prisoners walk round, gesticulating, chatting, even singihg. “Pisto iere.” If they see a 'pistoliere' at the win dow. they either jeer or beg impor tunely their more luxurious sister to throw them down pieces of chocolate or biscuts. Some of them in silence wash their linen at the washing place in the middle of the yard, but most of them are engaged in talk or sing too loudly sometimes. A”d in that case the nun in charge interposes severely and the ditties cease. Per haps, however, the prisoners are re bellious, and then they shout at her and scream insults with the foulest language. When that happens -Jho terrible Sister Leonide appears on the scene, and, as if by enchantment, the uproar ceases. Without a word she fixes her stern gaze on the prisoners —the ranks form up in silence, and with the nun at their head, they march back into the prison in silence. For thirty years Sister I/eonlde has presided over this hell, but still be neath he r rough severity one can see a deep pity and kindness. WHITE SUCCEEDS BRADLEY. Washington.—Senator Frank S. White, the new senator from Alabama, today was selected chairman of the committee on revolutionary claims, to succeed the late Senator Bradley, of Kentucky. FOR A TWO BI T S COIN. Washington.—A bill to authorize Is suance during 1915 of a twenty-flvi cent coin bearing designs commemor ative of tlie Panama Canal openlm and of the century of peace betweel America and other countries was In troduced toda- by lUpreaentaUw | Metz of New York. —1 UESDAY, MAY 26