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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
CADETS HOLD ELECTION
AND PLAN ANNIVERSARY.
VIII Parade This Afternoon and
Then Have Smoker mt Casino.

Then Have Smoker at Casino.
At the meeting of the Savannah
Cadets last night formal election was
held to fill the places of first lieutenant
and of second lieutenant.
1t but confirmed the choice of the
command at the informal election held
the week before, when Second Lieu
tenant II. c. Hardy, Jr, was selected
as first lieutenant, and Sergt. Walter
b. Purse was given the place vacated
by Lieut.. Hardy.
The meeting of the command was
unusually well attended because of
the interest that is taken in the plans
for its celebration to-day of the for
ty-third anniversary Of its organiza-
ton. These plans consist of having the
men meet at the armory promptly at
$50 o'clock, and at 6 beginning a pa
rade through the principle streets of
the city, returning TO the armory in
time to wash up" and take cars at
Bolton and Abercorn streets for the
Casino, Thunderbolt, where a smoker
will be enjoyed not only by the MEM
bers of the company, but by a num-
Der Of invited guests The affair
promises to be an unusually enjoyable
one.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
MARCHING CLUB
TO SEND CROWD
TO THE STATE CONVENTION.
BEING MADE FOR
TRIP IN SPECIAL CAR.

Delegation of Fifty or More win
Make the Trip to Atlanta i'm Car
Decorated With Bunting-Commit-
tee Now Making Necessary Ar
rangements-WiH Establish Head
quarters at One of the Hotels Dur
ing Convention.
A delegation of fifty or more from
the Citizens Marching Club will at
tend the Democratic State Convention
which will be held in Atlanta on June
committee has been appointed and
arrangements are now being made for
the trip
A special car, decorated with bunt-
ing, and bearing the name of the
club on either side, will be secured 10
convey the party to and from Atlanta.
Badges for the members who make the
trip were ordered yesterday and final
arrangements for the trip will be made
within the next few days. The matter
has already been taken up with the
railroad, but definite arrangements
have not yet been made.
Clubs Will he Represented.
James Mcbride, from the Fourth dis
trict; John ]. Clarity, from the First,
and ]. Robert Dreamer, from the South
Side, have the arrangements for the
trip in charge. A meeting of the COM
mittee will be called one day this week,
when those who are to make the trip
will be selected.
There will be about fifteen delegates
selected from each of the clubs, rep
resented by the three committeeman,
and as many more from the city at
large. An effort is being made to get
as many of the leaders in the various
districts to make the trip as possible.
Quite large number have already an
nounced their intention of going, and
all of those who have been seen about
the matter are enthusiastic.
Object of the Trip.
The club leaders intend to make a
fine showing on the trip. The party
Will establish headquarters at one of
the hotels in Atlanta, which will be
decorated during the stay of the Wis
itors. If satisfactory arrangements. can
be made with the railroad a brass
hand will be carried from here.
There is no special significance at
tached to the trip" said a prominent
politician in discussing the subject ex-
cept that we want to let the people OF
the state know what a fine organiza-
ton we have in Savannah now. We
have no axes to grind on this partic-
ular trip"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
CLAIMS SHE WAS
SHOT BY WATERMAN.
Woman Says She Was Only Picking
BlacI<berries When wounded.

Amanda Williams, a negro woman
who had been shot. was yesterday
morning sent to police headquarters
by Patrolman Hicks. She was found
on West Broad street by the officer
She was later sent to the Georgia In
Urinary.
The woman tells a rather REGULAR
story about being shot. She claims the
Waterman at the Seaboard Air Line
bridge over the Savannah river shot
her because she was picking blackber-
ries near the bridge, after he told her
to stop. The police do not believe the
story. The woman was shot in the
ankle with a 22-caliber bullet.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
"Queen of Sea Routes"

Magnificent deep draught steamships
of the Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Company, between Savannah,
Baltimore and Philadelphia direct.
Only two days at sea. Rates cheaper
than rail. For further information,
choice stateroom reservation, ETC., cali
on w. w. Tull, Agt., or j. F. Ward.
T. P. A., 112 Bull street, Savannah,
Ga.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
ACQUITTED OF CHARGE
OF ROBBERY BY FORCE.
State Failed to Convince Jury of
Guilt of Tom Ray.

In the Superior Court yesterday, Tom
Ray was acquitted of the charge of
robbery by force.
The case was the only criminal case
pending which was not disposed of last
week. and was the first taken up at
the opening of court. Solicitor General
w. w. Osborne appeared for the state
and Twiggs g. oliver for the de-
PENDANT
Ray was accused of having commit
ted the robbery on Lucinda Graham.
1t was charged by the state that he
had forcibly held the prosecutor and
taken her purse. In the purse was
81 80 in money. Ray denied the crime
and the jury was convinced of his in
nocence.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
nday excursions. via Atianti

Sunday excursions. via Atlantic
Coast Line. Effective. May 1: Jack
sonville $500. Brunswick 81 rs for the
round trip: tickets limited to date Of
sale. Trains leave Savannah for Jack
sonville 4:15 a, m. and 1912 a. M, city
time. BY using Atlantic Coast Line to
Jacksonville on Sunday, entire day
can be spent in Jacksonville. Watcn
schedules of baseball games issued by
Atlantic Coast Line and keep posted
regarding Sunday games in Jackson
vile. adj
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
All Justices Conchrred.

In passing favorably for the defense
in the Oliveros case all of the MEM
bers of the Supreme Court bench as
scented, although it was at first sent
out from Atlanta that Justices Lamar
and Gambler had dissented. These JUS
tees specially concurred, rendering
separate opinions. These opinions, with
that of Justice Simmons for the bench,
sustaining the contentious of the de-
Tense, have been received and read by
Judge H. D. d. Twiggs of counsel for
Mr.. Oliveros.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
summer Excursion TIcI,...

Commencing May Is. 1904. Contra, a.
Georgia Railway will sell excursion
tickets to all summer resorts, at erea.
ly reduced rates; final limit OF tiokets
Oct. 81, 1904. ''oAels
For further information write or an
ply to Mr.. J. S. Holmes, city tlcket
ana passenger agent, 81 Bull street.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
TARVER ACQUITTED
OF LUNACY CHARGE.
Business Troubles and uI-HeaIth
Had Effected Mind.

Before a lunacy jury in the Court
Of Ordinary yesterday w. H. Tarver,
whose arrest on lunacy charge was
mentioned in the Morning News, was
tried and acquitted. The hearing of
the case occupied but a short time.
1t developed during the trial that ILL
ness and business troubles had tempo
rarily unbalanced Mr.. Tarver's mind
At the time Mrs. Tarver was absent
from the city, and upon hearing of
his troubles returned. His appear
ance convinced the jury that his mind
had been permanently restored, and he
was allowed to go.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
Principnl nusine.n Is nine.

In the page advertisement of
Charleston's wholesale business houses
last Friday the well known house of
Melchers & Co. was put down as a
wholesale grocery house. AS a matter
OF fact rice is the principal business
OF the firm and II Is regarded as one
Of the big five rice houses In Charleston.
Melchers & Co. do handle groceries,
but rice is the leading art4cle sold by
the housa.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
-e-~D-o------------
EunernI of Nj. :. RYck.

The funeral of Mr.. M. S. Byck, who
died suddenly Sunday while out drlv-
ing with his brother. Mr.. D.. A. Byck,
will be held this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock, from the residence, No. q
Park avenue, west. The interment will
be in Laurel Grove Cemetery.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
BOYS BRIGADE FORMED
AT EPWORTH CHURCH.
Omcers Elected and First Drill HELD
Last Night.

At the regular meeting OF the Boys
Social Club of the Epworth Methodist
Church last night a boys brigade was
organized. This is the first step to be
taken in the military feature of the
extension work which has been inau-
gurated by the Savannah Methodists.
An outline of the plan of work through
the boys brigade has been given in
the Morning News.
At the meeting at Epworth Church
the following officers were elected:
Captain, Willard Barraughs; first lieu
tenant, Albert Courvoisier; first SER
geant, Waltor o. Timer. There are
about twenty boys already in the COM
pany and applications have been re-
ceived from ten others. The first COM
pany drill was held last night. After
the drill refreshments were served.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
High Authority.

DIR. Robert Hutchinson, Hospital for
Sick Children, London, says: Con
densed milk is more easily digested
than that of ordinary cows milk" For
this reason the demand for Borden's
Eagle Brand Condensed Milk, for in
FAINT feeding, is constantly increas-
ing. Use it also for tea, coffee and
cocoa.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
Round Trip Tickets to Washington
Via Atlantic Coast Line.

Effective May 10, Atlantic Coast Line
will sell round TRIP tickets to Washing
ton at rate s2S.4O. good to return to and
including Oct. 81, 1904 Florida and
West Indian Limited leaves Savannah
2:15 p. m. city time, arrives Washing
ton 1854 a. M; only II hours and 20
minutes; hours and 16 minutes quick
er than any other line.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
FOR SEVENTH TIME
IS NAMED ON STAFF.
Gen. Black Appoints Mr.. s. r. ID.
Gillespie Aide-de Camp.

Yesterday morning Mr.. S. f. B. Gil
lespie, deputy clerk of the United
States court, received his appointment
as aide-de-camp on the staff of Gen.
John C. Black, commander-:n-chief of
the Grand Army of the Republic. The
commission is handsomely engraved
the writing being in old script. At the
top appears the emblem of the Grand
Army of the Revolution.
This is the seventh successive time
that Mr.. Gillespie has been appointed
e-de-camp on the general staff of
the organization. He has held like po-
sitions under Commanders-in-ch chief
Palmer, Adams, Lawler, Walker, Clark
con and Johnson. 1t is probable that
Mr.. Gillespie will attend the national
reunion of the order this year in Bos-
ton. The reunion is held during Au-
gust.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
$2s.4O Savannah to Washington ma
Return, All Rail.

Southern Railway viii put on above
round trip all rail rate from Savan-
nah to Washington. effective Nav *
tickets to be good to return until ocf
81. Two trains daily. each carrv,no
Pullman, drawing room, sleeping cars
P. 6 T. A. 141 Bull street.-ad
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
Quickest Line by Hours and IL
Minutes to New York,

Atlantic Coast Line Florida and
West Indian Limited, carrying through
Pullman drawing room sleepers and
dining car, leaves Savannah daily at
2:15 p. m. Getty time), arrive Wash
ington, 1854 a. M, New York, 2 D.
m. following day. Space may be re-
served at De Soto Hotel ticket Office
Both phones No. 73.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
Abbott's East India Corn Print.

If you would be free of corns and
bunions ask your druggist for All.
bott's East India Corn Paint. Corns
removed as well as bunions and warts
without any pain or trouble. Simni,,
apply this wonderful corn paint as M,
rected.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17

Worlds Fair. St. Louis. Low round
trip rates via Atlantic Coast Line. Sea-
son tickets on sale April %, and daily
thereafter $685.. Sixty day tickets on
sale April % and daily thereafter, $50.
Fifteen day tickets on sale April rs and
daily thereafter $26.O5. Coach excur-
sion tickets on sale May 16 and 81
limited ten days, including date of sale.
$2O.10. Ticket agents will furnish full
information.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
Graybeard.

Now comes that season when yop
are tired after walking ten steps. You
ache. You are fretful. No appetite. 1t
is worth a gerat deal to be relieved of
this trouble. Graybeard will relieve
you. Take bottle home tonight ana
you will be fresh and bright to-mor-
row.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
FOUND FOR DEFENDANT
IN SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
Previous Character of the PIaintIff
Was Used.

The only case before Judge Norwood
an the City Court yesterday was that
of Winnie Baldwin against p. T. Ele-
opoulous.
The plaintiff asked the jury to award
her damages in the sum of $500 for
personal injuries inflicted by the de-
PENDANT.
The injuries We're claimed to have
been received as a result of an assault
and battery made on the plaintiff by
Eleopoulous. In answer the previous
character of the woman suing was
brought out, and this had the desired
effect on the jury. After being out
but short time verdict for Ele-
opoulous was returned.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
GLASS KICKER WAS
HEAVILY FINED.
watts Must Also Face Judge Nor
wood in City Court.

Charles Watts, the young man who
kicked through the glass at Conida's,
was yesterday morning fined $25 or
thirty days by Recorder Myrick and
turned over to the City Court on the
charge of malicious mischief.
Coroner J. G. Kellar, who arrived on
the scene a few minutes after Watts
was placed under arrest, was present
at the hearing. Watts admitted hav-
ing kicked in the glass. He was drunk
at the time.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
New York and Eastern Cities via.
seaboard AIR Line Ry.

The Short Line-seaboard Air Line
and Pennsylvania Railroad--savannah
to New York, only s45 miles. Two
through trains daily. City ticket ONCE.
Bull street, Phone 2s.-ad,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17

Graybeard is found at all drug stores.
81 bottle, for IS. Graybeard Pills.
25c. Little treasures.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17
CITY ORDINANCE
NOT effective
ON BOARD OF EDUCATION.
COL. MERCER TALKS OF FIRE
DRILL PROPOSITION.

Ia Merely the Entering Wedge of
Politics Should Ordinance he
Passed, No Attention Will BE
Paid to It-City Has no Control
over BOnrd of Education, the Pres
ident Snys-PrOpOsed Ordinance
I Characterized as Ridiculous
Attempt to Usnrp Power.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-17

This is only the entering wedge of
politics
1t Is an attempt TO place the school
under the influence of the politicians
of Savannah.
When politics, especially of the va
riety we have here, gets control of the
schools, that day | shall resign from
the Board of IEduCation.-Col. Geo. A.
Mercer, President of the Board of
Education, on the proposed fire drill
ordinance.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
SEVERAL LEADERS SUGGESTED.

Some of the Prohibition politicians at
tending the National Committee meet
ing and National Conference at Chicago
talked Of a ticket something like this:
For President, Judge Geo. W. Gere, Illi-
nois; for Vice President, Alfred R. Ma
nierre, New York, or DR.. Chas. A. Crane,
Massachusetts,.
Dr. S. G. Swallow, the Fighting Par
son. in reply to letters asking his con-
sent to use his name in connection with
the Prohibition nomination for President
deprecates the discussion of candidates.
at this time. Referring to widely pub
lished statement that the Doctor did not
desire the nomination, he declares that
he has never said that he did or didn't
want it and adds, mo good Prohibition
list sets up his personal preferences as
against the aggregated Judgment Of the
thinkers and workers of the Gideon's
Band
The Peoples Tribune, Pa, thinks that
II General Miles would take the Prohibi-
ton nomination for President, he could
carry from one to ten states. Since it's
suggestion Of his nomination some weeks
ago has not been taken seriously by the
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
OUR FREE CIRCULATION FUND.

b Rgrin agae Ba Get eia last fiscal
$2,246 to our Free Circulation Fund, an
average of three and third dollars
each. This is splendid showing. Yet
this great work on it's present scale. AS
a consequence we are greatly pressed
today for funds and have been since we
increased our free circulation to it's pres
ent big figure. We believe that many Of
the $50 who contributed last year will be
willing to increase the amount of their
pledge this year. Yet, since so small
proportion of Prohibitionists Of the state
or of our readers were among the 669, a
more just solution of the problem would
seem to be the receipt of pledges from
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
THE BEAUTIES OF "REGUL A
TIONU

The Hennepin county grand Jury
calls attention to the proximity of
evil resorts to the Jefferson school
and the East Side High school. Nu-
merous complaints have been made
to the Mayor and to the Police depart
ment by parents and by the School
Board but without avail. Think of
it! Hundreds of our boys and girls
brought into direct and necessary
contact with male and female prosti-
tutes, prosecuting their business un-
der police protection! But don't get
excited, friends of the license sys-
TEN. The theory of the system is
that these evils cannot be overthrow
and that therefore they should be
regulated" And this is regulation
1.-THE truth is, the enemy is gain
ing ground rapidly upon us, and we
are being overpowered by the ire
mendous forces battling against u.s.
Bear in mind that these words are an
extract from the annual report of
Edward L. Jordan, president of the
National Retail Liquor Dealers AS
ISOLATION, Oct, 1908. Read them
again. Then mark them and hand
them or send them to some discour-
aged enemy of the saloon.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01

Get down to practical work to increase
our vote In November by getting EIGHT
or more Of your neighbors to subscribe
for Backbone. They may have it a year
for only EIGHT cents If you write us
(when you send the Iist) that ALL have
paid THEIR OWN subscription.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01

subscribe for this particuIar line Of work
We are anxious to hear from all such.
You have a year in which to pay your
pledge and are at liberty, at any time,
81, IL for 50, 20 for SO, IS for S. and at
the same rate for larger amounts. The
receipt Of your pledge at once will be
very cheering. Select your names soon
and carefully. Pay when you can.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
A SQUARE DEAL

ell fares the land, to Fastening ills
prey,
Where wealth accumulates and men de-
cay;
Princes and Lords may flourish or may
fade,
A breath may make them as breath has
made,
But a bold peasantry, our country's hope
and pride,
When once destroyed can never be sup
piled. "-GOldsmith
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01

Prohibition press, it names as the next
best man John D. White, the Kentucky
Jayhawk," who has served two terms in
Congress as a Republican and who last
November carried seven of the nineteen
counties of his district as Prohibition
candidate for Member Of Congress.
Fred F. Wheeler, formerly state chair
man Of New York and now resident Of
California, urges through the California
Voice the nomination Of Prof. A. A. Hop
kins of New York for President.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
A DISTINCTION WITH A Differ.
ENCE

There is a vast difference between
asserting that ballot cast for a party
which stands for the saloon is a bal
lot for the saloon and declaring that
every man who votes an old party
ticket Intentionally votes for saloon
perpetuation and knows he ought to
vote the Prohibition ticket. Prohi-
bitionists should keep this distinction
we'll in mind. It will increase their
usefulness to their party and it's
cause. Republicans and Democrats
should also remember it. It will be
good for their corns.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01

Conundrum:-If the devil should
lose his tail, where could he go to get
new one? Ans.-To the saloon, for
that is where they retail bad spirits.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
NEW YEAR SUGGESTIONS

Be sure to tell your preacher how glad
you were to hear his one reference to
Prohibition in that last sermon Of his
Voice.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01

Many of us came to Prohibition by
starting with reform work. Let us
give other people a chance to start in
the same way, and be patient with them
even if they are as long in getting to
thing in every community to have it
felt that there are no better nor more
friendly helpers in moral reform than
we, Gin spite Of the fact that we are
Prohibitionists." New Voice.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01
A BUGLE GALL.

Giving for Prohibition an Investment'
is the title of strong article by Alonzo
2. Wilson, Chairman of the Illinois State
Committee, which is being widely pub
lished by. the Prohibition press. It is
too long for publication in full in Back
bone. Mr.: Wilson says there are to-day
about 100000 members of the Prohibition
than $4,000 900 a year. They expended
not less than $1,500OO0 on Christmas
gifts. They gave the church in 1903 at
for lien and
ton of the liquor traffic the vital question
of the hour. Yet they contributed during
1903 for national, state and local prohi-
100000 an average Of only 80 cents
apiece.
Every man or woman who is in SYM
pathy with the Prohibition organization,
Mr.. Wilson continues, should give regu-
larry for the national, state and local
work. He speaks of Fayette county, Pa,
in which two or three years ago there
were only $50 Prohibition votes. At the
a fund of $4,000, although all were men
of ordinary means. AS a result they
polled 1000 votes for the state and county
the county in 1904. The same proper
tionate results may be achieved in hun
dreds of counties if Prohibitionists will
make a like sacrifice. It is time for us
Our success, Mr.. Wilson goes on to
say, means the salvation of the church.
The church is now almost at stand
of the living God. If we gave one-tenth
Of our income to the Lords work, we
should remember that prohibition effort
is Christian work and perhaps one-half
thus hasten the day when the church
can have a chance to take this world for
Jesus Christ. An offering of 100000 for
the work of 1904 will mean half-million
votes for Prohibition next fall When
we have reached that figure, we will be
at the top of the grade and success will
soon thereafter be achieved.
Get down to practical work to increase
our vote In November by getting EIGHT
or more Of your neighbors to subscribe
for Backbone. They may have 1t year
for only EIGHT cents If you write us
lWhen you send the Iistl that ALL have
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01

We are only ASKING clubs of EIGHT
at EIGHT cents each, but you may take
as many additional subscriptions as you
please at that rate.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01

EGG AND NUT COAL, $e.25 PER TON.
Kentucky Washed Nut and Egg for
ranges and furnaces. Considered better
than hard COAL
S. w. underwater g. Co.,
10 East 4th St., st. Paul, Mimi.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01

The saloon is the blacklist word in the
dictionary, but the day has come when
hard words must yield to harder blows
Resolutions are hack number. The
People.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-01-01

A preacher said, IT believe in shouting,
but at our house we never allow a hen
to cackle until she has laid an egg"
Moral-Don't shout your Prohibition until
you have paid something to help propa-
gate it.-kansas City Leader.