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EMPIRE SOLVENT
m ALSO MS A
LARGE SURPLUS
Local Officers Confident That
Bill For Receiver Will Not Be
Allowed. Statement From the
Company.
On yrilcrdiy in Atlanta nn attorney,
In liphalf of Kormf-r Judge Jaa. It. Brown,
of the Cherokcr circuit, fill'd a petition
for a receiver for The Empire Life In
xurance (’em ran). It ia charged tiiat
the company la Insolvent to the extent
of $350,600; timt it placed on inflated
valuation upon Ilia hulldlnit It owns tn
Atlanta in a atatemrnt to the atate In
auranre comntlaaloner and foiled to Hat
In Ita liabilities over (100,000 worth of
annuity claims and a (-6,000 death
claim. The petition will be heard before
Judge W. I). Klita on July 16th.
The nrwa of the filing of a hill for a
receiver waa received at 2:36 p. m. yea
tenluy by The Herald but nothing was
■old in yesterday’* laaue because The
Kmuire offleera did not have time to
make a aiaemant before this paper went
to preaa and It would have been unfair
to have printed one aide of the atory.
Attorney Frank Hooper, for The Kra
plre, yeaterduy afternoon laaued a etate
inent In which he ahowed that the com
pany la not only aolvent hut he* a
aplandld surplus and that the bill for a
receiver waa filed through mleapprelien
eion of the facta Mr. Hooper aava that
the petition la entirely uncalled for and
he hae no fear of the outcome.
The local officer* of The Empire ex
press confidence that the petition will
be disallowed by the court and say that
the company 1* In splendid slmpe. They
mad* the following statement yesterday:
•Ftvet. the value of the building. You
are as familiar wltb tbla valuation as 1
am. lam not prepared to *ay what la
the true value o 1 the building other Ilian
thle: It waa appraised for the Insurance
derertinent by the leading real estate
men of Atlanta, as well as some Indi
viduals. The Insurance department ac
cepted the appraisement as being the
true value of the property. This value
placed Ihe building by t ose who are
suposed to know what It Is worth, and
Inasmuch ns It was satisfactory to the
Insurance department, It should be to the
liubltc and everybody Interested In The
empire I.lfe Insurance Company.
"Mecond. the annuities referred to In
this petition, or the annuity claims un
der the old assessment contracts nmt
they are iw>l changed ns s liability as
stated by Mr. Copeland, who recently
examined tbs company for tbc insur
ance department, nnd in his own words.
•For tits reason that there hue been a
ruling by the attorney-general to the
effect that the present value of these
claims. Is not so chargeable, nnd for ins
further reason that the department has
ruled that the extent of the liability
chartteable Is annuities due and unpaid,
ami not the present value.' Title should
he conclusive I" «uy fair minded man.
"Third, the 126,000 death claim re
ferred to wta not charged as a liability
because tin policy was never delivered
and paid for In accordance with He
terms and conditions, and was, there
fore not In force at the ting- the death
incurred (16,000 of this claim Is re-ln
smed which another company that was
oiganlieil in 1666 end they ronettrred
with The Kmplre I,He is their decision,
and there Is no douhl hut that the su
preme court wIH eusteln us.
“It Is needless for m« lo say to you
t lint Tim Umpire I.lfe Is solvent, - lien
the recent exemltietlon of the cotnpnny,
which wee meet thorough nnd complete,
ehowe the company to have gross sur
plus of ever five hundred thousand dol
lere '
“Judge Brown was a certificate holder
In the mutual company. Ae I understand
It he chnnged his certificates for stock
more than a yesr ago. The recent de
rision of the eure-ente court ehuwe that
n certificate holder hae no claim against
the rnmpeuy. The Empire Life vol
untarily gate Judge Brown a good as
set for tuet which the supreme court
save hed no value, and fust why he
should now attempt to bunkrupt e sol
vent Institution Is beyond my under
standing, and 1 do not believe there Is
anv court that will grant hie petition.
“We have no fear as to the nutroms
(f tide controversy, but tn meantime, let
tie all, policyholders sid stockholders
stand back of the Empire I.lfe and see
bat we tire not Injured by this uncalled
for petition.’"
PREPARING FOR
ISTHMUS TRADE
Larger Vessels Being Con
structed in Anticipation of
the Panama Canal's Opening.
Washington—That American mi
rlnt mon actively are preparing for
the opening of the Panama Cnaal was
Indicated today In roports of the de
partment of commerce showing that
seven of tho principal merchant ships
hullt In the t'nlted States in the fie
cal year ending .tune SOth were for
the isthmian tr«Se Kach steam,."
averages more than 6,000 gross ton*.
During the '<>ar 1.231 vessels were
constructed Of that number SIT are
steamers. 318 unrigged and 65 sailing
ships Thar total 311, 6 TX gross tons.
In tha previous year 1,648 ships were
built.
The largest vessel constructed--
the Matsonla. for the Hawaiian trado
—-was 9.728 gross tons, it is the big
gest ship built in the United States
since 180&. The oil tanker John D.
Archhold of R.iT* gross tons, con
structed during the year, la the isrg
est ship of tts class ever launched
from an American yard
More than half oT the new ships
—677—-were built for the Atlantic and
Gulf trade. 334 for the F’sclfic, 144 for
the Great ]<ake* and 138 for Western
river*.
BATTERY PARTNER RUBE
WADDELL PASSED AWAY
Philadelphia*- -Oaste Rchreckengust,
won fame as the battery partner of
Rube Waddell when the latter was
the star pitcher of the Philadelphia
Athletics died In a hospital here to
day from a complication of diseases
He was about 40 years old He was
released by the Philadelphia club
about five years at" and quit the
game shortly aCterwwrd Shreckengust
outlived his famous partner only a
few months, Madder dying In Texas
last March.
EH LIFE
OFJEORGIA
State’s Audit Shows Resources
Are Substantial. Company’s
New Building. Its Record of
Leadership.
The Insurance departmrr) of the
state of Georgia completed recently
an examination of the Empire I.lfe
Insurance Company of Georgia. The
report covers the period from the date
of th< previous examination, Decem
ber 31, 1012, to December 31, 1913.
Hater Hie Insurance doparimeni
completed un exhaustive supplemen
tary report, carrying back to March
6,. 1912, tHr- date of Ultj organization
of the Empire I.lfe, the official acru
tiny of the company's condition ami
operations.
Certified by the State
Audited by the Insurance depart
ment, main Items In the Kmplre lAfe
Insurance Company's balance sheet c»n
December 31, 1913, were as follow*:
Net admitted assets (1,726,896.54
Net reserves 1,314,800.12
Net surplus to policyhold
ers 314.144.45
The total Income of the company lu
191! was (731,462.94, of which (623,-
732.33 was from premiums arid (64,-
030.79 from investments.
Extended tn cover the entire period
of the company’s business, income
Iroin nil sources Is shown hy the Geor
gia Insurance department to have been
(3,021,442.92, and disbursements (L
--272,362.85, leaving a balance of (1,749.-
090.27 or net ledger assets, of which
(1,726,896.54 represented the admitted
nssetM on December 31 last.
The Insurance Hccount of the com
pany from Mrtrch 5, 1912, to December
31, 1913, shows an Income, practically
nil from premiums, of (1,174,177.30 and
disbursements of (369,882.26 —an in
come In excess or disbursement* of
$304,495.02.
A Working Chief Executive.
In tile reorganization of the Empire
Idle from a mutual to a stock basis,
the Important negotiations for the sub.
stltntlon of capital stock for the out
standing certificate* of the mutual
company were conducted personally
by the president of the company, Mr.
\V \V. Reid, with satisfaction to all
concerned.
The new company Is now well
launched. At the end of 1913 It ha-1
9,285 policies In force, Insuring (18,
164,14 s The premium receipts in 1913
were $623,732, against (548,763 In 1912.
showing substantial progress.
The ) naurance department speaks
well of the company's dealings with its
policyholders. Official salaries are
moderate, Commission* paid for the
sale of stock bale not exceeded lb*
limit of 10 per cent allowed under the
Georgia statutes.
The Empire I.lfe Is building a sev
enteen-story skyscraper In Augusta,
Gn„ In which Its home office Is lo b«i
located. It Is to he one of the flrn-xr
buildings In the South. Construction
is of steel, terracotta, and white
pressed brick.
A “Leader in the Life Field.”
The management of the company
Is vigorous and progressive, and is
making history rapidly.
The officers lime reason to be Just
ly proud of the payments made lo
potteyhnlders during 1913. The amount
thus paid exceeds the figures of many
older companies, some of which were
organised prior lo 1870
The Umpire Life maintains an es
fldent agency organization. The com
pany Is licensed to ilo business in
Georgia, Alabama and Florida. It Is
at th<- head of a list of twelve other
companies organized In the aame year,
that Is, 191)4.
The company Is aiao prominently
mentioned among the foremost "Head
ers In the Life Field,” as published for
1913.
Another highly commendable feature
of (’resident Reid's management Is
that the Empire Hlfe la the only com
pany that has kept absolute faith with
the holders of Income certlfloatee and
has protected every one of them by
exchanging certificates for stock upon
reorganisation. It will be recalled that
Ilte Georgia upretne court declared
that income certificates we» not to
be held as « liability, hence the Em
pire Hlfe's equate di-nl 1s the more
notable because It waa wholly volun
tary —The Insurance Tress, June 24.
1914. Insurance Publishers. New Turk
City.
SOME POSTSCRIPTS.
English mills have succeeded In
making varn and twine from flax
straw, heretofore regarded as a waste
product.
Hungary prohibits the use of color
ing extracts In beer and the Importa
tion of adulterated or artificially col
ored beer.
A combination card nnd toilet table
that folds small enough to be carried
In nn automobile Is a novelty for mo
torists
An alarm to show the presence of
vapor from leaking gasoline pipe* In
garage* ha* been Invented by an
Englishman.
Rocket* to he fired from the gpound to
destroy aeroplane* are a French In
vention for which great accuracy Is
Claimed.
For traveling men there has been
Invented a device which presses trous
er* while they are folded compactly
within It.
Dump car* for electric railroads
which are emptied hy motnra, thus
saving labor, have been Invented by a
Connecticut man.
German child labor laws define chil
dren a* k<|l and girls leas than 11
years of age and those older who still
attend school
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A FAINT HOPS.
I shall he brave, though sorrow’s thrall
Foredoomed to weir He's scare,
ts I ms- *** when shadow* fall
Tbs gleam of dstanl stars
"Of course, I believe In mtml over
matters" said the eminent psycholo
gist: "but I'm afraid we have a very
difficult demonstration on hand"
‘What's the trouhl#*" "We have
tried telepathy, hypnosis suggestion,
and absent treatment, and at ill we
can't make that fellow down In Mex
ico resign —-Washington Star.
BIG CROWD OF GEORGIA AND
S. C. PLANTERS AT LAKE
VIEW PARK PICNIC TODAY
Prominent Farmers With Their Families Being Entertained
By the Schultz Agricultural Club—Dr. .1. E. Green Re
elected President —Enjoying Fine Barbecue
Scores of prominent hfcnters from
South Carolina and Georgia arc In
Augusta today in attendance on the
10th annual picnic and buainesa meet
ing of the Savannah Valiev Associat
ed Farmers’ Clubs, which arc being
held at Hake View Park. There are
Hundreds of visitors, the wives and
daughters of the members and their
friends, and altogether the lake is a
scene oT much gaiety.
The association la being entertain
ed today by tile Schultz Township Ag
rlcultural Club, which airanged all
plans lor the splendid footing.
As usual, the big feature of the oc
casion was a delightful Georgia bar
becue served at the lake this after
noon. There were hundreds of peo
ple at the 'cue, which was one of the
most delicious ever prepared for the
association. Many invited guests
from town went out In automobiles
and on the street cars for dinner.
The business session, held at the
Casino, was opened by Dr. .1. E.
Green, jrresident of the association,
at a few minutes before noon
Throughout the session Dr. Green
presided.
B. B. McCowan's Speech.
Mo first Introduced Mr. B. R. Mc-
Gowan, n lawyer and a member of
the Sehut/, Township Club, who de
livered the address of welcome.
Mr McGowan spoke of the cordial
relationship which existed between
Georgia and South Carolina. The
farmers of the Savannah Valley had
joined hands in an association. Never
before, however, has It been so evi
dent. said he, that such a relationship
existed. A South Carolina club had
invited the clubs of the association of
both South Carolina and Georgia to
ensemble and meet In annual session
on Georgia soil to discuss the prestmt
day problems that confront the farmer
and to gather socially as well.
Millions Mors.
Tie stressed the point of getting the
boys and girls of the farms to stay in
the country and let the city alone. He
sal that unless this is done the coun
try will never be kept UP to what it
should be. He stated that there are
millions of people more now to be fed
than a generation ago. and to be fed
from the same old earth that hasn't
Increased In size with the number of
people. The farmer must learn, ha
said how to cultivate more ground on
the same time, and he must get more
for what he produces.
H. C. Childs’ Speech.
The response was delivered by Mr.
11. c. Child*, of Aiken, a lawyer and
s member of the Aiken Agricultural
Club, lie began by snyln* that It
would seem odd that at a meeting of
farmers held to discus* things agri
cultural that the address of welcome
and the response should be delivered
by lawyers.
Mr. Childs, while a lawyer who has
the qualities of a forceful nnd
thoughtful spenker. because he is a
student of affairs, is also a farmer at
heart. He Is deadly Interested in the
welfare of agriculture and is one of
the most popular men in the associa
tion.
He said that the farm Is the conser
ver of the home He dwelt at some
length on this point and brought out
a number of beautiful thoughts. Then
he pictured the farmer of the past
with the farmer of the present; how
In days gone hy one would see him as
a eun-brotvned tiller of the soil, wear
ing a broad brimmed hat, heavy Imo
gens and hearing the marks of hard
labor; his wife pale, delicate and un
healthy, and they both, wltlial, cordial
to their neighbor. In striking con
trast. he said, the farmer of the pres
ent Is eeen wearing a buslnese suit,
pencil behind hi* ear and account
book In his pocket he Is a student of
agriculture nnd In a sense a chemist
with his’ farm his laboratory. His
wife and children are robust, happy
and healthy, and the family cun he
seen In the farmer's htg automobile
or driving a pair of fine horses. The
same generosity, cordiality and good
feeling, however, remains, and this, he
said, will do as much a* anything to
make any farmer a auccess.
Th« Farm and Freedom.
Mr. Childs said that tha farmer Is
the emancipator, the liberator of the
Southland trout tlt« gripping bands of
commercialism. It used to be that
over most ever.) farm hung a mort
gage, but tt I* not that wa> now. ami
It Is because he hss learned how to
make enough to sell nnd also retain
enough for himself to live on. Edu
cation is asserting itself, and jt is be
cause of this slid liks changes that
the Southland has come to bloseom
out like the rose.
The speaker deeply Impressed the
audience which extended him its
closest attention all tbc while.
After this the business session
proper was gone into. Dr \V. E.
I Mealing, of North Augusta, acting as
secretary.
Officers Elected.
The same officers were re-elected
ms follows;
President —Dr. J. E Green
Vice-President-Mr. H M. Cassels.
Secretary and Treasurer—Dr. W. E.
Mealing.
The executive committee, compos
ed of a member from each of the
eleven clubs, was re-elected also.
The officer* were chosen by the
duly appointed delegates from the ▼*•
rlons clubs present at the meeting.
Delegates.
The delegates and executive com
-1 mil tee men follow:
Aiken Agricultural Club—H C.
I Hahn, executive committee; T, F. C»
ward, C. K Henderson and Wesley
■ Johnson.
Beech Island Agricultural Club —J.
M Westbrook, executive committee;
.1. C. Gardner, Warren Fair and A. J.
Murray, delegates
Bennett Springs Agricultural Club
—J. A Me\er, executive committee:
D W, Brunson. C. C. Meyer and T. J.
Hlara.
Clark's Hill Agricultural Club—S
T. Adams, executive committee: S T.
Adams. I* C. Rich and Jno, G. Me-
Kle
Edgefield Agrlcultval Cluly I Wig
fall Cheatham, executive committee;
no delegates
Ellenton Agricultural Club—A R
Dunbar, executive committee; W. I.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA.
Hush, C. M Turner and F. H. Dicks,
delegates.
Herhzlbah Agricultural Club. —Os-
car Foreman, executive committee;
C. B. Earner. Dick Timm and Foster
Reynolds, delegates.
Meriwether Agricultural Club—H.
L. Bunch, executive committee; H. F.
Cooper and T H. Harley, delegates.
Richmond County Agricultural Club
—W. W. Morton, executive commit
tee; R O. Lombard, T. F. Roesell and
Asa Brooks, delegate*.
Sarkehatchie —None.
Schultz Township Agricultural Club
—L. C. Hayne, executive committee;
•I. 0. Lamar, C. L. Butler and W. P.
While .delegates.
All were present but M. Rich and
Mr. McKle.
The subject for discussion at thi*
meeting of the association was “What
Can Be Done for the Betterment of
the Association and the Individual
Farmer?" It was discussed very ably
by Dr. J, E Green. Major Henry Ham
mond nad Mr. H. C. Hahn and others.
SINGER To" DO ALPINE
CLIMBING
MME MARCELLA SEMBRICH.
Nice, Franco.—Mme Marcella Sem
brich has gone to Switzerland, where
she will visit Paderewski at Morges,
near Lausanne, and will do some Al
-1 ine climbing. She puts on short
skirts and carries her alpenstock
with as much agility as though climb
ing mountains Instead of high notes
were rer profession. Her 6on Wil
liam, now 28 years old, and an artist,
Is often her companion on these out
ings. Her husband, Prof. Stengel,
who was her teacher in Poland, is
now aged and she is a most devoted
wife.
AILANTA-FRISGO
MURDER ME
Chiefs of Police Exchange
Telegrams in Effort to Solve
Suggested Mystery.
San Francisco.— Th e police of Pan
Francisco were asked today to assist
in the solution of n mystery suggested
by an Interchange of telegrams be
tween chiefs of police «>f this city and
Atlanta. Ga. Police Chief White re
ceived from the department head of
the Southern city the following:
"See Marshall Nelms and inform
him that his mother has received a
letter from hie sister, Klolse, post
marked Pan Francisco, July 3, stat
ing that she killed her sister Beatrice
In New Orleans and that she intends
to kill her brother Marshall."
Nelms told the police that he had
two sisters, Beatrice Nelms and Mr.-.
Eioise Dennis. They had gone from
New Orleans to Texas In June, he said
and the laat word from them was to
their mother, dated June 23. from
Texas and Jointly signed by the initi
als E. and B. He showed the fol
lowing telegTam signed “Mamma" re
ceived yesterday
"Lookout for Klolse, she has killed
B
Nelms declined to furnish the po
lice with further Information unless
It was shown a murder had been com
mitted A s-arch of San Kranclsc->
and Oakland has failed to result m
a trace of a Mrs. Elotae Dennis.
Beavers Admits it.
Atlanta.—J. L. Heavers, chief of po
lice here unlay admitted that he had
telesraphed to the police department
at San Kranclaco a warning that an
attempt might he matte upon the life
of Marshall Nelms of that city, by his
sister. Mrs. Klolse Dennis. Chief Bea
vers admitted that he nail »e«>n Mrs.
Nelms nnd said that she had shown
him a letter hearing a San Francisco
postmark In which Mrs. Dennis Is re
ported to have said that she had kill
ed her sister. Beatrice Nelms, and in
tended to kill her brother. Marshall.
Chief Beaver* said that Mrs. Nehr*
non is In Atlanta hut refused to say
where she could he found. He declin
ed to discuss the matter further. Ef
forts to locate Mrs. Nelms so far have
failed.
GARDHT
LAW CHANGED
All Salaries Over $1 Under the
Bill. Senate Alters Statute
j Exempting Laborers.
Atlanta.—After a fight lasting more
j than two hours, a bill introduced by
Senator Huie, of the thirty-fifth, to
amend the garnishment laws of Geor
. gia, was passed in the senate Wednes
day by a vote of 32 to 8.
The hill provides tiiat the present
laws of Georgia, which exempt tho
wages of all manual laborers from
garnishment, shall be changed so as
to exempt wages amounting to $1 a
day; above this amount, one-half of
the laborer's pay Is subject to garnish
ment.
This new law applies to journey
man mechanics and day laborers, all
of whom, by the supreme *court of
Georgia, have been held to be manual
laborers.
A substitute bill by Senator Sweat,
of the fifth, to extend the exemption
from garnishment to all employes
earning by either mental or physical
labor not more than SIOO a month,
was lost, as was an amendment to
the substitute introduced by Senator
Irwin, of the thirty-fourth, to limit
the amount free from garnishment of
such employes to SSO a month and to
one-half of what the man may earn
between S6O and $100; all over SIOO
to be subject entirely to garnishment.
Senator Sweat said the original bill
exempts only manual laborers, limit
ing the exemption as provided by the
present laws; that a certain amount
of the salaries of mental workers
ought also to be exempt, hence his
substitute.
After a hot parliamentary tilt be
tween Senators Miller, Huie and Tar
ver, the vote was taken on the amend
ment to the substitute. The amend
m<-nt was adopted by a vote of 20 to
19, thus perfecting the substitute.
The vote was then taken on the sub
stitute as amended. It was lost 27
to 13.
Senator G. Y. Harrell, of the twelfth,
twice tried to block the vote on the
unamended bill by moving to adjourn.
The discussion on the bill and sub
stitute had now lasted for two hours.
Both motions to adjourn were lost.
Manufacturing Capital, Establishments
and Employees.
The capital invested in Georgia man
ufacturing in 1880 was $20,672,000, in
1890 was $56,922,000 in 1900 was (89,-
790,000 and in 1909 was $202,913,000.
The products iof manufacturing In
Georgia in 1880 was $36,441,000, in 1890
was $68,917,000, in 1900 was $106,655,-
000 and in 1909 was $202,641,000, and in
1912 was $202,863,000.
The number of manufacturing es
tablishments in Georgia in 1880 was 3,-
600, and this had grown in 1910 to 4 -
800.
The number of persons employed In
manufactories in 1880 was 21.5T5,
which in 1910 had grown to 118,036.
The horsepower developed for fac
tories has increased from 51.169 in 18S0
to 181,744 in 1913. The undeveloped
horsepower figures 286,350.
As a result of this remarkable in
crease, Georgia now ranks seventeenth
among the states of the United States
as a manufacturing state. With 125
different kinds of factories, and a per
centage of increase in ten years of
34.3 per cent, Georgia is rapidly com
ing into her own as a manufacturing
center.
(1,000,000 STEEL FAILURE.
Alton, Ills.—The Alton Steel Co. cap
italized at $1,000,000. was placed in the
hands of receivers today on the order of
the Madison county circuit court. The
plant has been closed for a week. In
ability to get a fair price for its pro
duct* given as the cause for the receiv
ership.
GAVE DINNER TO GRAND
DUKE DEMITRI OF RUSSIA
■ ’ "^-ew
t .
MRS. CRAIG BIODLE.
Pari* —Mrs Craig Biddle has Just
?!ven h dinner here for the Grand
hike Demltrt of Russia, which at
tracted much attention Her guests
'neluded Ogden Mills. Comtease igna
tieff, Comtes- N stltz, formerly
! Miss Lydia Madeleine Booton; Oom-
Itesse Potock*. A. .1 Dr-’xel. The
Comte de Talleyrand-Perlgord an.l
Comte Apponyl ’
Vacation Togs for Men
We are prepared to fit you out completely, no matter where you
contemplate spending your vacation.
Light Weight Summer Suits
Attractive line Silk Shirts.
Wanh Ties, Collars.
Underwear, Pajamas.
Latest Hat Styles.
Traveling Hand Bags and Suit Cases.
ALL AT SUMMER REDUCTION PRICES.
■ U J.v' ' ■ 1 • : —I
MS CREARY’S 1
KOBE PATRONAGE NEEDED IF
WE’RE TO WIN THE PENNANT
The Augusta Club i 3 Now Nearer the Toy Than Ever Before
in Its History, With the Exception of the Chattanooga
series—Just Patronage Needed to Win the Honors..
The Augusta baseball club is now nu:-
tmg; up the best grade of games possi
ble -j n fact a grand article of ball. This
is not mere talk but plain facts as has
been shown during the past month, and
especially in the series with the Macon
I igers. which has just been wound up
with the whole series chalked up to our
benefit in the percentage column. Now
tho copping of this series is not a mere
matter of winning these games but. its
the flVst time that the stunt has been
pulled In the past five years, and bv the
way, it was not done with the aid ->!
being against a poor team, for the Tig
ers certainly played the game and plac
ed it hard too, hut the local set played
just a little harder and the result fol
lowed.
Manager Stinson has what can be
termed a jam-up outfit and ‘twas a
shame to put it over them like it was;
we just simply had to have those games
registered to our credit though, and
Manager Brouthers went after them and
—got them, so there you are.
The Pennant.
Augusta is now* nearer being a pen
nant winner than ever before in tho
past ten years, with the exception of tho
one time when the locals tackled Chat
tanooga for the pennant, and as the
“rag" is dangling before our very eves
its up to tlie hunch to cop it. and play
Savannah for the real championship of
the South Atlantic Keigue. Now this
tiling can be done, that is, g wlth the aid
of a little more patronage, say about 2.-
000 fans a day for the next six days,
and the trick will be pulled. There’s a
few' people in this city who will laugh
when it is said that this many fans are
expected t<a witness the game every day
from now- on. hut its no laughing matte*
for the “rag's" there, for tlie taking, and
what’s more, we are going to take it. f*t
least make a mighty hard fight for it.
Need Money.
Tn use plain English, the Augusta club
needs money—not the begging kind, out
the cold cash in the shape of patronage,
and if the “patronage coin" comes why
the pennant also conies, that is, the pa r -
TRE METHODIST
MEET IS OVER
Augusta District Conference
Next Year at White Oak Camp
Grounds. Delegates Chosen
For Meeting in November.
The Augusta District Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, was adjourned yesterday af
ternoon late, after all of the busine3;i
left over from the morning session
was wound up. Last night and today
delegates were returning to their
homes after having enjoyed a stay
of three days in this city as the guests
oi the members of Asbur.v Church,
which was the place of meeting.
The Conference next year goes to
White Oak Caiap Grounds, eight
miles from Thomson. This was
unanimously agreed upon.
Delegates Elected.
Delegates Jp the annual conference
at Marietta, Ga., beginning November
18th, were eltected as follows: Messrs
J. M Smith of St. James Church; C.
H. Baird of Asbury; C. W. Coleman
of Dexereau and Rev. Q. L. Morgan
of Dearing. Alternyes: Messi’3 Thos,
Layton, Gracewood, and Newman
Hicks, Harlem.
More committee reports were heard j
.'esterdav afternoon. A very inter
esting report on reforms, with special
reference to temperance, was made
by Dr. J. D. Hammond. The report
was unanimously adopted.
A report on the work of missions
in the district was read by Rev. S'. P.
Wiggins, pastor of the St. John M. E. j
Church.
The out-oftown preachers, espec
ially, got a great deal of material for i
thought out of the talk made by Rev. i
Mr. Mize, whose subject was "How to 1
Bring the Country Church into Its i
Own." Dr Wiggins spoke on "Why
a Pastor Should Not Be a Money- I
Getter,” and aroused much interest
by his remarks. Rev. L. M. Twiggs
spoke briefly on young peoples' work,
emphasizing the Epworth League.
Resolutions of Thanks.
Mr. W. W. Pilcher read a set of res
olutions thanking Rev. A. D. Echols
and the congregation of Asbury
Church for their cordial treatment
toward the delegates and the unlimit
ed amount of hosi itailty shown, also
Rev. .1. F. Roberts, secretaiy of the
conference for his efficient service;
Rev. W. T. Hatnby. presiding of
the district, for all that he did to
make the conference the sucres it
was, and tb the press for the publicity
given the meetings.
Mr. J. C. Evans, of Warrenton. was
chosen ss lay leader of the district
for the coming vear. Mr Evans is
ruperintendent oT the Warrenton
Methodist Sunda:- school at Warren
! ton and is known as one of the most
I popular and energetic Sunday school
i and ehurrh workers In the district.
;Thi selection pleased the conference
! unanimously.
j A splendid talk, which was heartily
THURSDAY. JULY 9.
“HOME OF GOOD CLOTHES.”
ronage leads up to the pennant.
With $1,500.00 In the pot tlie club offi
cials could pay off debts that are push
ing just at present, and not only that
but could also get "A No. 1” pitcher,
even stronger than Stone, Shyder and
Winchell. and with this addition wr,y
there would be no doubt as to who the
pennant would go to, to obtain sal 1
twirler it takes money. Now to do this
President Kalbfleisch is going to put on
an exhibition game next Wednesd iv
afternoon. This game will he called at
5:15 o’clock, the admission being (here’s
where the “he’p** comes in) —well this
part of it wiP he announced lateT an It
has not been decided as yet.
President Kalbfleisch mailed the fol
lowing letter to President Patrick Rice
of the M. and M. this afternoon.
The letter explains itself:
Mt. Pat Rice,
President Merchants & Manufactur
ers Association. Augusta. Ga.
Dear Sir: On behalf of the manage
ment of the Augusta Baseball Associa
tion. 1 beg to advise that it ?s our pur
pose to play a 1 enefit earn** for the Av
gusta club on July 15th. 1914. and we
beg in herewith ask that the M. & M.
Association assist the Baseball Associa
tion to the extent of appointing a com
mitted to sell tickets for the slid game.
We also ask that the association recom
mend to the merchants that they close
their places of business on the loth, at
5 o'clock p. m. in order to allow all of
the clerks, and others connected with
the business interest of the city, to at
tend the game.
The BasebaM Association has worked
bard to put in a winning team in this
<dt'\ and the club is rtow going good, and
with the proper fin»ncal support rve con
fidently hone to give Savannah a race
for* ’be pennant.
Will you klndlv give this matte*- vruir
immediate attention, as it may amount
to the solution of ba«eh >ia in Augusta.
Yours very truly;
(Signed) E. G. KALBET.KTSGH.
President.
received by the conference, was made
bv Rev. O. P. Gilbert, pastor of the
Second Baptist Church, of this city.
.Mr. Gilbert has attended most of the
sessions of the conference and has
shown a great deal of interest in its
meetings.
SENATOR HOKE SMITH IS
SWAMPED WITH HIS MAIL
Washington.—Senator Hoke Smith,
says a special to the Atlanta Journal
will need the indulgence of his friends
and correspondents for the next week
or two. He has received in the past
week more than 2,000 letters, and his
mail this morning has more than 500
letters from Georgia.
The judiciary committee meets at
10 o’clock every morning, where he is
always in attendance, and the senate
and the judiciary committee are in
session until 6 o’clock in the after
noon.
The senate held a last night
and the night before Senator Smith
worked at his office until 12 o'clock,
but was not nearly able to catch up
his correspondence.
Low Cost of Living Menu
(BY MRS. RAY.)
BREAKFAST
Blueberries
Creamed Fl»h on Toast Coffee
LUNCHEON
Egga with Green Peppere
Graham Bread Iced Cocoa
DINNER
Beef Soup
Scolloped Flah
Baked Potatoee Baked Beeta
Pepper Salad Cocoanut Pudding
BREAKFAST
Creamed Fl»h—Make a sauce bv bolt
in* two cups of milk. To thl« add a ta
blespoon of dissolved flour. Boil until
it thickens: then add a piece of butter
and it cup of fish. Season and serve
on toast.
LUNCHEON
Eggs with Green Peppers—Chop fine
one green pepper. Cook one minute with
a tablespoon of butter. ' Add a quartet
(tip of milk and four well-beaten eggs.
Stir until creamv.
DINNER -
Scolloped Fish—lnto a baking dish lav
a slice of boiled cod. about a pound.
Bol! two cups of milk, blend a table
spoon of butter and two of flour, and
stir Into the boiling milk. Add a hard
boiled egg cut In pieces. Pour over the
slice of cod sprinkle the top with bread
rrturd s and hake half an hour.
Baked Beets—Select medium sired
beets. Wash csrefullv and bake In the
oven until tender. This will take about
two hours. Serve with a little butter
Pepper Sslad—Shred peppers and l.i?
In Ice water Serve on lettuce with a
dressing made from three tablespoon*
of oil. two of vinegar, a pinch each of*
mustard and pepper and a quarter of a
teaspoon of salt
Cocosnut Pudding- Rest two errs wl^
one cup of milk. Add half a cup of
grated coroanut. quarter of a cun of
grated breadcrumbs, and the same of
powdered sugar. Pour Into » buttered
Vi, hake In a slow Avar .
•While ho- sprinkle s little powdered su
gar and grated cocoenut on top.
FRIDAY.