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The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
DETECTIVES AND REPORTERS ARE
ON WATCH FOR REGGIE VANDERBILT
He Is Wanted as Witness Against Garfield, the
GambIer-Gebhard Got Mad With Reporters.

paper men. Two of the reporters, who
incurred the displeasure of Frederic
Gerhard, Mrs. Vanderbilt's uncle, were
arrested on charge of malicious mis-
chief, but were released on $500 bail
each.
Mr. Gerhard was standing on the
steps of the Nelson residence convers-
ing with a lawyers clerk, when his
attention was directed to the two re-
porters standing near by At Mr.. Geb-
hard's request the clerk ordered the
reporters to move away, but they de-
clined to do so, and when Mr.. Geb-
hard rushed toward them to insist that
they go away, snapshot cameras We're
turned on him.
Mr.. Gerhard appeared to be very an
cry and when he heard the click of
the cameras. which were pointed to-
ward him, he insisted that a patrol
man on duty in front of the house
place the two reporters under arrest.
Mr.. Gerhard later said to the repor-
tiers and the county detectives: Mr..
Vanderbilt is not in the house. He
has not been there and l have not seen
him. don't know where he is"
This did not put an end TO the vigil
however, and as night came on the
watchers remained on guard.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12

New York, June 1l.-Believing that
Reginald Vanderbilt, upon whom rep
resentatives of the district attorneys
office for several months have unsuc-
cessfully endeavored to serve sub
poena compelling him to appear as a
witness in criminal proceedings against
Richard A. Garfield, is in this city,
detectives have been stationed around
the Nelson residence on Fifth avenue
since last evening.
Nothing developed during the night,
but to-day detective succeeded in slip
ping into the house past a maid while
the latter was picking UP the morning
papers at the door. A moment later
however, the detective is said TO have
met determined opposition in the form
of a negro servant, who demanded to
know the intruder's business. The de-
tective was ordered out.
The proceedings in which Wander
bits testimony is desired were brought
against Richard A. Garfield by the
district attorney in an endeavor to
show that Garfield was the proprietor
of a gambling house.
The watch upon the Nelson resi-
dence was continued through the day.
Among the watchers who remained on
guard all day were a number OF news
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12

husbandman, laborer. fisherman. and
TO all and every other person or persons
OF what estate, degree, or condition he
or they be, upon the holy days afore-
said. in harvest or at any other time
in the year when necessity shall re-
quire, TO labor, ride, fish, or work anv
kind OF work at their free wills and
pleasure, anything in this act to the
contrary in any wise notwithstand-
ing"
A state which renounoes religious es-
Adjustments would hardly be consist
ent in enforcing any religious respect
for Sunday. II can only enforce a day
OF rest and relaxation. Nor can IL for
bid any one to spend that day Of rest
In enjoyment or compel him to spend IL
In listlessness and gloom. On the 9TH
er hand, those who choose to spend the
day In enjoyment are surely bound to
respect the feelings Of a community
generally religious and not openly and
extensively TO profane that which is stiIl
holy TO the mass of their fellow citi-
gems. Spiritual peace should still be
sacred against disturbance. When I
think OF Sunday, my imagination goes
back 10 a quiet country parish IN Eng
land with the church bells Ginning and
the hamlet trooping along the green
lane TO church. Though I was not
Sabbatarian. should have been shock
ed II had seen the fox hounds cross
the lane.
Goodwin Smith.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
FOUR MONTHSWITH-
OUT A SENATOR
GEoRGIA's STATUS IN 1907.
SENATOR BACON's TERM WILL Ex-
PRE- MARCH 3.

His Successor Cannot Be Elected I'm
til July-Must BE Chosen by the
Legislature Last Elected Before
His Term Expired-The Governor
Cannot Make an Ad Interim APP
pOintment Under the Present Law.
Augusta, June 11.-When the senate
rial term of Senator Bacon expires
March 8. 1907. Georgia win be repre-
sented in the upper house of the ma
tional Legislature by only one senator.
Under existing conditions a successor
to Senator Bacon cannot be elected I'M
til at least eight days after the fourth
Wednesday in June, and from the date
Of the expiration of his term until that
election the state will have only half of
the representation to which it is euti-
tied.
This state of affairs was explained by
the Senator at Sandersville Thursday
Under the new system of holding the
sessions of the Georgia Legislature in
the summer time an election tor
senator cannot be held until four
months after the term expires. The
law saws the senator must be chosen
by. the Legislature last elected before
his term expires. This would make the
election the province of the Legislature
that does not take up it's work until
June 1907, although it will have been
chosen by the people almost a year be-
fore that time. or. in the summer OF
1906. The Legislature that meets in
1906 cannot elect the senator because
the Legislature of 1907 has already been
chosen, and the law is explicit that the
election of the senator must be by the
Legislature last elected before his term
of office terminates And this too is in
face of the fact that the new senator
will have been selected by the primary
in ample time for election by the Leg
islature that meets in 1906, If the law
did not forbid it.
The vacancy cannot be filled by ap-
pointment by the Governor of the NOM
inee in the primary, for the reason that
it has been construed that such a va
cancy is not contemplated, in the law
that gives the chief executive of the
state the right of appointment under
certain conditions. 1t has already been
held by some senators that such a va
cancy is not within the legal definition
of a vacancy that can be filled by APP
pointment, and that a state the laws
of which compel such an interregnum is
simply unfortunate.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
GLENN PRESIDENT
OF N. c. A. COLLEGE
TRUSTEES OF UNIVERSITY
ELECTED FORMER STATE SUPER
INTENDENT OF EDUCATION.

Or. Glenn Succeeds the Late DR..
Avis as President of the College
at DahIOnega--Univers Trustees
Want More Attention Devoted 10
the History of GeOreta-Champion
Debaters Met in Their Annual
Argument.
Athens, Ca, June 1.-THE board of
trustees of the University OF Georgia
at the session to-day, upon the recon-
mendation of the board of trustees of
the North Georgia Agricultural College
at Dahlonega, elected DR.. Gustavus r.
Glenn, former state superintendent of
education, president of that institution
to succeed the late DR.. L. S. Avis.
A resolution was passed that in the
future more attention be paid in the
university to teaching the history of
the state Of Georgia.
A resolution was passed to have City
Building Inspector Pittman of Atlanta
come to Athens Monday to inspect the
Old College building, which was erected
in 1901. and pass upon the safety of
the same.
Tonight at the chapel the Demosthe-
MAN and Phi Kappa champion debaters
engaged in the annual debate on Free
Trade and Protection" The Demosthe-
mans, represented by v. B. Moore and
W. B. Shaw, spoke for the affirmative
on the question. and the Phi Kappas
represented by G. P. Whitman and ].
M. Hull, spoke for the protection side.
Tomorrow morning Bishop Thomas
r. GaIlor delivers the baccalaureate
sermon.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
THE I1BEPINo OF SUNDAY.
MFR. Goidwin smith ON State En-
forcement of Religious Respect for
the Day.
From tina New York Sun.

horcement OF Religions Respect Tor
the Day.
From tina New York Sun.
I gather from a recent article in the
Sun that the observance of Sunday is
a question on your side as well as on
our side of the line. 1t Is a social and
sanitary. as well as religious question
Nothing that we have received from
the Mosaic law is more precious than
the Day Of Rest. The form in which
this blessed ordinance appears I'm the
Decalogue. connecting II with the story
Of the creation, belongs to the past. and
the Sabbath is plainly renowned by st.
Paul (Col H., i6). But the essence Of
the institution as a day of rest and re-
spite from worldly care and toll passed
into the Lords Day OF Christianity.
The Puritan. among his Mosaic aspi-
rations, tried 10 revive the Sabbath.
though fully 10 reproduce the Mosaic
observance would have been impraeti-
cable The connection OF the sabba-
tartan idea with Puritanism seems GER
tain. The policy OF the English govern
ment under Edward VI. was strongly
Protestant. Yet IN a statute explain
ms holy days the term Sunday" not
Sabbath" IL used. and the act de-
olares that ~ shall be lawful 20 every
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
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EDIsON's FIRST INVENTION.
His Labor-Saving Device Cost Him a
situation.
From the Washlngton star.

From the Washington Star.
Great inventors do not always make
a success Of their first efforts to benefit
the world. Although Thomas A. Edi-
son is now recognized as the foremost
genius of his age, his beginning was
marked by misfortune. His first labor
saving device cost him a situation upon
which he depended for his daily
bread said local scientist the other
day.
This invention, forgotten by all save
a few old-time telegraph operators and
the wizard himself, was thought out
in the days when Mr.. Edison earned
his daily bread operating the Boston
New York night wire of what is now
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany.
The pay was not particularly large,
but the work was light, so light that
New York, In order 10 make sure that
the man on the Hub end Of the wire
was attending 10 business. arranged
for him to call up every hour after mid
night, give his office call and sign, 1t
being argued that this would keep him
awake.
1T did keep Edison awake for a few
weeks. Then he set about utilizing his
beat the smart ones who ruled the
New York Office.
The result was all that could be ex-
pected from Mr.. Edison's success in
later life. II was an ARRANGEMENT of
a battery with a clock and circuit
breaking instrument, which at the
proper time would give New York the
looked-for signals.
For weeks 1t was the marvel Of Mr..
Edison's friends that he got along with
so little sleep. Then the denouement
came in the form Of a call for Boston
from New York with a very important
message.
Though Boston had signaled but a
few moments before, IL was found i'm
possible to raise that city when IL was
necessary to send the message. Nearly
an hour later the New York operator
was pounding away when the circuit
was opened and the sounder gave off
'Bn.: Ed. o. X.
Immediately the call for Boston
was renewed. but no call came for an
hour, when morning came the manager
at Boston was asked to explain the
mystery.
THE manager a canny Scot, knew a
thing or two, or at least he thought he
did, and without saying a word 10
anybody examined the clock and Edi-
sons locker. finding there the teii-taie
wires and the mechanism.
THAT night when the future wizard
showed UP for work he found that the
manager had decided 20 give him 90,
which IN telegraphers talk spells dis
charge.
Edison knew well enough what he
was discharged for, and'so left the ne2s
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
JULY 2 FL 0RIDA DAY.

Date Fixed by the Exposition Man.
agement at ST. Louis.
Jacksonville. Fla, June ia tele-
gram was received tonight by James
A. Holloman, editor of the Industrial
Record, from the president of the st.
Louis Exposition announcing July 2 as
Florida Day at the Worlds Fair.
A special train will leave Jacksonville
June 80 over the Southern Railway, ar
irving In st. Louis on the morning of
July Q, taking 100 members Of the Tur-
pentine Operators Association, the
Florida delegation to the National
Democratic Convention and other
prominent Floridians.
There will be Florida Day exercises
in the exposition auditorium.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
MADDOX OF ROME
MADE CHAIRMAN
OF THE GEORGIA DEL EGATIoN
TO THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.

H. M. Mcintosh of Albany Was Made
Secretary at Meeting of the
Delegation in AtIanta-CIarIx How
ell Held Proxies of Ten Absentees.
Judge Maddox Will BE Urged as a
Member of the Platform Commit
tee.
Atlanta, June 1.-THE Georgia dele
cation to the National Democratic Con-
vention at st. Louis held meeting
at the Kimball House here to-day for
the purpose of discussing arrangements
for the trip to st. Louis.
Fourteen of the twenty-six' delegates
were present in person, and there were
ten proxies represented by Hon. Clark
Howell, Georgias national committee
man. Mr.. Howell called the delega-
ton to order and permanent organiza-
ton was effected by the election of
Hon. John w. Maddox of Rome, one
of the big Four" as chairman, and
of H. M, Mcintosh of Albany as. secre-
tary of the delegation. Mr.. Mcintosh
was not present, and DR.. A. H. Van
Dyke of the Fifth acted as secretary.
The delegation decided to leave At
lanta on Sunday, July 3, at 4:SO o clock
in the afternoon. and go via the Louis
vile and Nashville.
When the meeting was first opened
Hon. Charles r. Pendleton of Macon
objected to proxies. if the policy of the
delegation was to be considered or act
ed upon. Mr.. Howell then asked that the
delegation to consider nothing but or
ganization and transportation arrange
ments.
Mr.. Howell was thanked for securing
accommodations at the Southern Hotel
for the delegation, where the rate for
meals and room will be IS a day.
At luncheon to the delegation at
the Kimball the question of Georgia's
member of the Platform Committee
was discussed informally 1t was prac-
tically decided to urge the name of
Judge Maddox for the craftsmanship
of the Platform Committee, it being
considered that Georgia is entitled to
this recognition.
Nothing was said as to other COM
mittee members to be chosen.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
WAS SHE A SEER?
WELL SHE SAID so.
Hut She Didn't FOresee N Robbery
While Reading the Young Mans
Palm.

Palm.
From the New York World.
A young gentleman with diamond
in his tie and a polish on his finger
nails called on Elvina Nicholson Brown
palmist, "Piercer of the Veil, in her
Sixth avenue sanctum yesterday.
II would know my fate in love, mar
riage, finance" said the young man
timidly. They tell me that your Won
derful knowledge of the wrinkles in, a
hand enables you to forecast all these
things with marvellous accuracy. Is it
true?"
Madame assured the young gentle
man that all of these things were true
II will take a half-dollars worth,
then" said the young man.
The half-dollar's worth taught him
that his love had blue eyes and recipro-
Gated his affections. that he was going
to Journey across water and meet with
untold fortune and that he never would
be the victim of robbers.
1T is truly wonderful" said the
young man, rendering dollar; with
your marvellous power l suppose your
life flows on like a song. Can you read
your own and foretell things?"
My life is an open book TO me" said
Nine. Brown; ''wait, / will get your
change" and she went to another room.
She emerged with distressed screams.
Il have been the victim of robbers"
she walled; everything is gone. My
money, my jewelry, my watch and
chain, by bank books! Oh, what shall
1 do?"
You! Robbed Oh, shattered illu-
sion!" cried the young man, and Ned,
forgetting his change.
Policeman Wtllemse reached the spot
in response to the cries of the oracle
and found her story too true.
Somebody must have taken ad-
vantage of me when was concentra-
ting my mind in the seance, otherwise
it never could have happened" walled
the wizard.
The police are looking for Some
body"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
RANDOLPH WAS INJURED.
Prominent PhiIadeIphian Victim of
Railroad Accident.

Prominent Philadelphian tlctAm OF
a Railroad Accident.
Bristol, Tenn, June lie. II. Ran
dolph, of Philadelphia, president of
the Glade Mountain Lumber Company,
corporation formed for the purpose
of utilizing the timber in the vicinity
adjoining Marion, Va was probably
fatally injured in an accident on the
small railroad Of the company near
Atkins Tank this afternoon. with him
were two of his associates, both OF
whom are seriously injured. The en-
gineer whose name could not be as
certained, Is reported to have been
mashed so badly as to remove all hope
of his recovery. H. i. Carter, an en-
ploye of the company, had an arm
broken and leg mashed.
Physicians are at the scene OF the
accident tonight. but no word has
been received concerning the condition
of the injured men. The point is some
ten miles from Atkins Tank and no
definite information is expected until
tomorrow.
Mr.. Randolph came to Virginia from
philadelphia about one year ago. In
the formation of the Glade Mountain
Lumber Company he had the associa-
ton of Messrs Height and Murray,
both Of Philadelphia. He is said to
have been half-back on the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania football team. He
represents interests in this section de-
veloping extensive lumber boundaries.
He has resided with his family near
Atkins Tank for the last year, and is
said to be member OF one Of the
most prominent families in Philadel-
phia.
Further information regarding the
accident Is to the effect that Mr.. Ran
doiph was riding on an engine which
was climbing the mountain grade, when
struck by runaway cars loaded with
lumber having broken away from a
train near the summit OF the mountain.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
Beaufort College school Exercises.

Beaufort, S. c., June 1.-THE closing
exercises Of the Beaufort College Pub
lie School last night were largely at
tended. The programme consisted Of
essays, Rotations songs and an ad-
dress by Prof. Clinkscaies Of Wofford
College. His advice to the pupils along
educational lines was interlarded with
much Information concerning the BEN
eft this state had derived from the
coming and permanent residence OF
Northern, Eastern and Western people
whom he styled our yankee cousins"
and whose inventive genius has re-
suited IN the profitable utilization Of
several agricultural productions hlth-
erto deemed valueleas.
The graduates we're Misses Irene
Richardson, Edith Kingdom. and Mr..
Julian Sans.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
LITTLE BOY WAS SHOT
IN BOYS PLAY ARSENAL
Died Five Hours After He Received
the Wound.

Albany, Ca, June 11.-Anson Tucker,
the 9-yeaT- son of Mr.. and Mrs
A w. Tucker, was accidentally shot
this morning while he and two COM
panions were playing with an old re-
volver.
The three boys were in a sort of den,
where they had a number of air guns,
cartridges and other things of like
character 1t is uncertain just which
of the boys held the revolver when
it was fired, as the two survivors were
too badly frightened to be able to
give an intelligent account of the ac-
cident. but it is not questioned that
the shooting was accidental.
The ball struck young Tucker just
above the left eye and passed through
the brain, rebounding from the skull
at the rear. He lived about five hours
after receiving the wound.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
SUGGESTS CHARL EST0N AS
STATE ROAD TERMINUS.
This Idea Comes From M. T. Laalni-
gan of Brunswick.

This Idea Comes From M. t. LaMni-
gan of Brunswick.
Atlanta, June I'm. T. Lannigan of
Brunswick comes forward with an in
teresting suggestion as to the railroad
situation. Mr.. Lannigan suggests that
the Western and Atlantic, or State
road. be extended from Atlanta to
Charleston, instead of to Savannah or
Brunswick. In this way he thinks that
the Atlantic Coast Line would be glad
to pay good price to lease the road
or to purchase it outright. At present
neither the Southern nor the Louisville
and Nashville could purchase the
Western and Atlantic under the state
constitution, because they are COM
peting lines.
The question of extending the State
road to the sea will be discussed before
the coming Legislature, and there will
he numerous advocates Of this PROPOSE
ton,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
MADE AN OFFICER IN
CHINESE ARMY.

Eben N. Reynolds of Miiledgeville
to Join the Celestial Forces.
Milledgeville, Ca, June 11.-Mr. Eben
N. Reynolds. one of the instructors in
the Georgia Military College, has been
appointed to a lieutenancy in the I'm
perial Reformed Chinese Army. The
officers in the army are TO be repre-
sentative Americans, who can teach
the Chinese the modern methods of
warfare.
Mr.. Reynolds is to begin with the
rank of first lieutenant, with pay Of
$500 a year, besides expenses and
certain perquosites. He will accept the
appointment, but does not know yet
when he will have to report for duty
at Hong Kong. He will retain his
American citizenship.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
TWO YEARS FOR PETTus.
Ordered TO Make Good Amount OF
His Shortage.

Macon, Ga, June lin the United
States Court this morning Judge
Speer passed sentence upon David A.
Pettus, formerly assistant postmaster
at Leesburg, who was convicted in that
court Friday afternoon. The defendant
was charged with embezzling money
coming into the postof1ce. Pettus
was brought before Judge Speer this
morning and sentenced to two years
in the federal prison at Atlanta and
ordered to return the amount of the
shortage.
John r. Cooper. his counsel, an
nounces his determination to ask for
a new trial and. if necessary to carry
the case to the Supreme Court of the
United States.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
Athens New LIghfing System.

Athens, Ca, June ii.-Athens has
Contracted with the Athens Electric
Street Railway Company 10 put in a
new and up-t0-dafe lighting system.
The old system win be discarded. The
number of lights VII be increased from
~ 70 "a, and the cost per lamp viii
- t6a. ineteed % 80 a. in the past.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
Left for the Reunion.

Richmond, Va, June 1.-THE dele
cations from Lee and Pickett camps
of Confederate Veterans left for the
Confederate reunion at Nashville to-
night, about fifty men strong. They
will join other camps at Danville and
help to form a train load of veterans
for the Tennessee capital.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
stndents' oonferenee.

Asheville. n. c.. June 1.-THE second
day OF the students conference az
Waynesyille was featured by three
addresses delivered by DR.. II. N.
Forest. University Of Virginia. r. l.
Bosworth. the dean OF ObeFlin Theolo5-
New York city The pulpits o. the
various WayneEyille churches will be
niled tomorrow BY prominent visiting
ministers.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
Missouri Tor Gihrnltar.

Newport News, Va, June 1.-THE
battleship Missouri passed out Of
Hampton Roads on her way to Gibral-
tar tonight. During the afternoon
the battleship took on a quantity of
ammunition which was brought by
tug arriving here from Washington
TODAY.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12

Caution Up-to- Date.--Mother. Yes
children, you may run out and play on
the railroad tracks. but be sure and
keep on the street or the automobiles
viii get you,--Pucl&
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12

day for New York and the career
which has since made his name a
household word the world over"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12

II always pay as 1 CO." remarked
the reforuer.
That's where you're foolish, said
the practical politician. II always get
a pass" -Philadelphia Record.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12

Bishop Turner. Georgia's distinguish
ed colored divine, declares that the
original man in the Garden of Eden
was black and that the white race
sprang from him by some freak of
nature that bleached his skin. If ne
establishes that theory, the Georgia
papers will chime in with the claim
that the succulent watermelon was the
forbidden fruit instead of the compare
lively insignificant apple.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-12
READ THIS CAREFULLY.
HO! FOR BEAUFORT.

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