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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-17
North Carolina G 0. P.
Gives Roosevelt Votes


RALEIGH. y -. Nay I6-In a state
convention marked by bitter attacks
upon President Taft. North Carolina s
four delegates at large and four alter
mates TO the Chicago Republican con-
vention we're instructed Wednesday to
vote for Theodore Roosevelt, FIRST
last and all the time" so long as his
name is before the convention.
A declaration in favor OF Roosevelt
by Isaac Meekins. one Of the unin-
structed district delegates from the
First district. makes certain for
Roosevelt 20 OF the "a states votes in
the Chicago convention Wheeler Mar
tin. the other uninstructed delegate
from the First district. was not bound
BY the state conventions action.
MOREHEAD NOT OUSTED.
An attempt TO depOse John NJ. More
head, Taft leader, from the chairman
ship OF the state committee was de-
feated after a prolonged fight The
convention decided not 10 take up the
subject at present
The delegates at large are: DR.. Cy-
rus Thompson, Jacksonville; Thomas
e. Owen. Clinton; Richmond Pearson,
Asheville: Zeb V. Waller. Lexington.
The alternates: Thomas S. c. Reek
Camden county; H. g Caviness, Wilkes
county; s. o. MCGUIRE. Surrey county;
George Pritchard. Marshall county.
TAFT IS SCORED.
A resolution Presented by Richmond
Pearson. former minister to Persia and
Roosevelt leader IN the state, adopt
ed amid great enthusiasm in the con-
ventiOn. declared President Taft with
drew ten North Carolina postoffice APP
pointm ents frnm the senate March IL,
for the apparent purpose of awarding
them Ito the fractional leader who shall
deliver the largest number of delegates
for Mr. Taft"
President Taft has underestimate
the pride and self-respect OF the Re
-1blicans OF North Carolina" the reso-
luton continued. in supposing that we
would participate in a political auction
whose object is TO make merchandise
Of men. We unhesitatingly repudiate.
resent and rebuke the whole proceeding
and all parties thereto
The only Taft man TO address the
convention was Walter Henry. who said
- would support Roosevelt If nomi-
- ted. His opening remarks that he
-stood here. 800 pounds for William
Howard Taft sent the convention into
an uproar Attacks upon Taft by
other speakers were -cheered by the
convention. a. were all references to
Colonel Roosevelt
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-17
Dargan Heads
Baptist Hosts

= OKLAHOMA CITY. okla, May
. 16-The Southern Baptist conven-
= ton at its first meeting reelected
. DIT. Z. c. Dargan. OF Macon. Ga.
= as president: DR.. Lansing Burrows
. Of Georgia. and Dr. Oliver F. Greg
. ory. OF Virginia as secretaries;
. George w. Norton, OF Kentucky
o DR.. W. ]. Harvey. OF Kentucky,as
= auditors: DR.. j. p. Greene, Of Mis-
y souri,: Charles A. Smith, OF South
= Carolina: ]. Mike Powers and Car
= ter Helm Jones, of Oklahoma City,
= were elected vice presidents. One
= OF the features of the opening ses-
. sion was the presence Of two In
. dian women on the floor among the
. delegates. Mrs. Wind Goomado and
. Mrs. Odletatre HUT. another In
. dian messenger to the convention
= is Lint Ware, q deacon OF OKLA
. homa Indian church.
=
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-17
SAVANNAH POSTPONES
VOTE ON COMMISSION
fsnecial Dlspatch 10 The Journal.

Especial Dispatch to The JournaLD
SAVANNAH Ga May let is now
apparent that Savannah will not haze
an opportunity to decide upon the mat
ter of a commission form of govern
ment for the city within the next year.
The idea of submitting the proposition
to the Legislature to secure the passage
of an act authorizing an election and
change of government il desired by
the people, has been abandoned
This was done as it was realized that
time is not ripe to put II before the
people this year The legislature meets
next month and unless it is submitted
at that time IT will be a year before
another opportunity is offered. There
seems to be no interest shown in the
matter in Savannah except by a few
persons.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-17
Dedicate Pythian Home.
especial Dispatch 10 The JournaLl
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Especial Dispatch 10 Inc JouIuaA-l
MONTGOMERY Ala, Nay 16.-The
knights Of Pythias temple erected in
Montgomery at a cost OF 100000 was
dedicated BY the grand lodge at IL
O'Clock wednesday.
The grand lodge met in annual sss-
sion at o'clock and the dedicatory ex-
ercises consumed a good part Of the
day. Seven hundred members of the
Rights OF Pythiss were here for the ex-
ercises. Three hundred were official
representatives CT the subordinate
lodges.
The grand lodge viii be in session
2hraa dzzE
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-17
SEES HIS BROTHER
FOR FIRST TIME
(speciaI Dispatch ID The Journal.l

Especial Dispatch to The Journal)
FORSYTH, Ca, May 16.--Last week
four brothers were brought together in
Forsyth for the first time in their lives.
Taking advantage Of the reunion, these
brothers had returned 70 Georgia and
meeting in Forsyth at the home of one
of them, Mr.. j. A. Matthews, they had
a genuine reuniting-the first family
gathering that they had ever attended.
Those assembling at the home of N
J. A. Matthews here were Messrs. J.
W. Matthews. of Pine Bluff. Ark; r.
S. Matthews, of Memphis, Tenn, and
w. B. Matthews, of Lineville. Ark.
As strange as it may seem, this
meeting after the lapse of more. than
50 years. was the first time that the
two youngest brothers had ever seen
the oldest
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-17
DALTON FIREMEN WILL
ATTEND CONVENTION
lsnecial Disnateh TO The JournaIl

Especial Dispatch to The Journal
DALTON, Ga. May 16.-While Dal.
ton viii not send a team to compete IN
the various contests of the Georgia
STATE Firemen's association which viii
be in convention at AmerIcus June 20
% and %, all local companies will be-
represented by delegates. and Chief
Frank Mitchell will also go. The COM
panies have elected the following rep
resesltatives:
Alert Hook and Ladder company. W
H Perry. delegate; Don Howell. alter
nate; Central Hose company, G. W.
Koran. delegate; Lem Stone, alternate
Mt. Rachel Hose company, S A Fin
ley. delegate; John Long, alternate
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-17
WANTS TO FIGHT FIRE
WITH AER0PLANE BOMBS

PERTH AMBOY, n. J., May 16.-An
interesting discussion of the practic-
ability of using aeroplanes in fire-fght-
ing occupies a considerable part of the
minutes of the twenty-siXth annual con-
vention of the New Jersey Firemen's
association held here last night The
subject was brought up by John r.
O'Brien, statistician of the association,
who spoke of the advantages of having
automobile fire engines and added that
he would not be surprised to hear next
that aeroplanes were to be used as fire
fighters.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-17
CHRISTIAN X IS
PROCLAIMED NEW
KING Of DENMARK
Shouts lILong Live the Kingn
Mingled With Sounds of Bells
TolIing for Death of Fred
eriCk VIII
CBy Associated Press.)

COPENHAGEN, May 15.-Christian
X was proclaimed king of Denmark
from the balcony of the palace at 3
o'clock this afternoon in the presence
of hunge crowd of people who had
gathered in the square IN front of the
royal residence.
hailed with loud cheer. Throughout
the day the church bells of the city
have been tolling. At the palace many
kilograms of coincidence from chiefs of
state have arrived, including one from
President Taft The German emperor
is expected to attend the funeral cere-
mony
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-17
GAVE UP HIS BERTH;
NOW HE GETS 100000

NEW HAVEN. Conn, May 16.-Ern-
est w. NARROW, a young New York law
yer, who gave up his berth in a crowd
ed Pullman to an elderly woman on a
train between New York and Richmond
several years ago, will receive nearly
100000 for his kindness. The elderly
woman, Mrs. Helen Marsh, of this city,
made him her residuary legatee, and
the appraisal of the estate just filed
here specifies the amount which he will
get as S9S,100.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-17
ARCHIE BUTTS NAME NOW
ON ARMY "MISSING" LIST

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE name
of Maj. Archibald w. Butt, President
Taft's aide, who went down with the
Titanic. has been formally dropped
from the United States army roll Or
dinariIy 90 days are allowed to pass
before the name Of a missing officer
is stricken from the roll, but in the
case OF Major Butt It was deemed use
less to follow custom.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-17
ALABAMA TAX RAISES
AMOUNT TO $40, 500, 905

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May B.-TaX
raises in Jefferson county aggFegating
$40. 500 sos We're announced by the state
tax commissioner here today. Among
the most striking raises are the Tonnes
see Coal. Iron and Railroad company,
which must pay on S19,693. COS increased
assessment: Woodward Iron company is
raised S2933.421; Republic Iron and Steel
S1.592541 and Pratt Consolidated Coal
company, S1,41s,O50.
Many individual assessments are in the
same proportion and the action of the
state. board has caused genuine SEN
sation.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-17
Hudson to Speak

Especial Dispatch 10 The JOurnaI)
EATONTON, Ga. May 1T. G.
Hudson, former state agricultural COM
missioner. and at present candidate for
gubernatorial honors, has been invited
and accepted the invitation to make
the closing school speech at Cosby
Wright academy, Putnams youngest
school, established only a few months
ago, whose commencement exercises
take place Friday.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-05-17
MARIETTA VOTES BONDS
FOR BETTER SCHOOLS
.snscia1 pispateh 70 &c Joyrns

Especial Dispatch to The JoUrnal.) Z
MARTHA. Ca May 16.-MariettA
passed the bond issue for $4,000 yss-
terday. Its purpose is for building
and equipping a new public school. rhe
vote was 303 for bonds and s against.
out Of registration Of SCI.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-10
Pigeons on d Jag.

thus fortunately provided for thirsty
birds. The initial taste was q sur.
prise, but a second and third soon
followed and soon the pigeon tottered
huttering away. too overcome TO n.y.
Other birds, seeing him there and
anxious to wet their throats, followed
their brother in his path Of wicked
intemperance.
Five minutes later Il passerby was
astonished 10 see dozen pigeons In
the gutter Of the otherwise deserted
street. some dancing drunkenly. 9TH
ers already sound asleep. a few feet
away hound of disreputable appear
ance was creeping up, slowly and a
trif1e unsteady, on his unsuspectlnG
and bihulous quarry. AS he was al
most among the birds his ice! went
suddenly in several directions and he
lay in the gutter among the pigeons,
growing sleepiIy 10 himself, for be,
too, was drunk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-10
Partial ECLIPSE Of the Honeymoon.

In carly American households ma
ternal authority was not lightly to be
defied When Charlotte Fenwick, q
southern beauty OF the Revolutionary
period was ffteen years old. she
took advantage Of the absence OF her
mother in England to fall in love with
a norihcrner. Maj William Leigh
Pierce. and to marry him.
On Mrs. Fenwick's return 70 Sayan-
nah. which had been fastened by
news OF the approach Of the English
army TO Charleston. she was highly
Indignant 10 find her daughter mar
ried TO stranger.
And who is this Major PIERCE"
she demanded.
"a gentleman. madam" young Mrs
Pierce haughtilr replied.
60 to your room. MADAME! com
maudcd Mrs FenwicE, severely, "anG
stay the rest of the day"
And the little bride meeklJ obeyed
Youths Companion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-10
Tommyfs AppcaI,

Tommy's father was Il minister,
while Tommy Was only b mimic,
about FIVE years old Tommy and his
friend Bobby used to play going to
church sometimes. Tommy always oc.
cupving the pulpit while Bobby was
supposed to lead the choir and to take
up the collection.
One day Tomuy's mother happened
To hear q particularly earnest appeal
from the pulpit in the nursery. so she
stopped to listen. Tommy was adj
dressing the congregation.
What this church wants he
shouted. mimickiug his fathers &c.
cents. is money. We want money for
improvements. We want money for
the Sunday school. We always want
money for Easter and for Christmas.
but what sc chiefly ~ant money for
right nos is for the Fourth of July"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-10
His TROUBLE
NOT OF HEART
Real Facts In Regard To F. R.
Huffman's Illness. Relief OBJ
tanned By Curing His
Stomach Ailments.

Waynesvile, N. C.-Mr. FIR. Huffman,
OF this city, says: 81 suffered dreadfulIy
with what ! thought was heart trouble,
and tried various medicines in vain.
After other remedies had failed, Thed-
ford's Black-Draught restored me to
health. | would not feel safe without
Black Draught in the house. consider
it worth its weight in gold.
it cured my indigestion, and by this
means | was restored to health. can
not express my gratitude for its benefits"
Good health depends on the condition
of your digestion. Poor digestion and
good health do not 60 together.
Thedford's Black-Draught will
thoroughly cleanse and set in order your
digestive system.
1t las done this for others, during the
past 10 years, and is today the most
popular vegetable liver remedy on the
market. Try it.
Insist CT ThsdEcrt's. Price 25c-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-10
The Mind of Joseph Pulitzer.

When summing up the gist OF any
matter declarative Of his OWN Thought
In regard TO it, his speech was les
son in diction and construction. No
essayist or pamphletecr or historical
writer but would have rrofited by lis.
tening to him. Everything that he
himself has written or dictated shows
this clarity of expression. He would
have made great lecturer. Z great
Oleader before the bar. had not journal
ism and politics in his early youth
swung him away from his legal studies
to the most eXacting OF all professions.
by long practice each Of his secrc
taries had learned TO know his needs
and his methods Of listening Ever
article read to him from the mag.
azInes. reviews and Guarteries had 10
be prepared. rehcarsed. marked and
deleted. Even the novels. Of which h
was voracious reader, had 10 be thus
cOndensed.-Jamcs iarnes, in Golfers
Weekly
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-10
Cardinal Chcverus.

4 good many papers have spoken Of
Archbishop O'Connel as tine first
New England Cardinal" and DR.. Sam
.uS 4. Green feels the pricking of a
,,opht. To be sure, John Louis Lee
tetfe de Cheverus was a Frenchnan
nv birth aud was Archbishop OF Bor-
deaux when he got his red hat; but
Tor thirteen years he Tas Bishop oil
Boston. her first and universally be-
loved Bishop. Protcstants were as
fond OF him as his own people; :.e
often preached in their churches.
When he needed money In his work
men like John Quincy ADAMS gave it
promptly and gladly. WHO among
our religious teachers" once asked
DR.. Claiming, would ssEcit 4 COM
parison between himself gna the de-
vctsd Cksfa-us ?"-LIsrtfora ccu-a2t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-10

4SL,ANT to the requirements Of
tie bylaws, notice IS hereby given
that the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the New Washington Brick
Company, for the election ii nine direc-
tors and for the transaction OF such other
business as may he brought before the
meeting. will BE- held at the Company S
Office, No. III. South Fairfax street. in
the CITY Of AleNanG ria. State of Virginia.
on the eleventh duy Of January. 1872, at
noon. The pc Is will be open fr'm II
o'clock, noon. until one o'clock, III The
THEODORE l.. HOLBROOk,
Attest: President.
William +. Mattngly, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-10
Saw Dressmaker's Mo6H

door again. shutting out Of view a
feminine figure in less than the GUS
tomary costume.
The mistress of the house looked up
from her work.
Il beg your pardon, did you speak
to me-" she asked.
NO." the workman said in confu'
sion, Il was speaking TO the lady in
there"
THE lady in there?" the mistress
asked with a. puzzled air, q"
Then she appeared to remember
something. Going quickly TO the door
she threw it. open. The cause Of the
visitors enbarra ssment was one Of
those life-siZe forms which women
are using nowadays to fit dresses on.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-10

dine in the middle of the day. Out
al the villas the buffers say Dinner
is served" at p. m. But there is no
butler for the young clippers.
Darn my socks?" he repeated
Sure she does. She knows how to
run a house with the best of them.
She does everything just right. She
knows how to cook. to make beds, t.
sew and 10 wash things. We're hav.
ing great times together
All village Newport knows the Ger
agbtys now They are out on the
streets very often and they go to every
new show in town. Moving pictures
are their delight.
Young Mrs. Geraghty's chum now is
her sister-in-law. little Miss Edith
Geraghty, daughter Of the village
hackman. They walk down Thames
street Of an afternoon to 20 10 mar
ket or TO sec the ships that lie out In
the harbor.
But Bellevue avenue, the Casino
and the Cliffs know her no more. She
belongs now to the village, not to
the villas.
But she is happy.-New YORK.
World.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-10

bridegroom was doing his share. for
he was In a sweater and old trousers.
Strengthening up things downstairs
while his bride worked upstairs.
The kitchen, as he led the way to
It, would delight the eye of any house
wife. The tea kettle was singing mer-
rily on the stove and on the table
lay the bundles from the butchers for
the days meals.
Ham and eggs this morning,
laughed young Geraghty. But she
sure can make coffee"
There we're lamb chops lying ready
for the deft fingers of the bride, and
basket of potatoes. And within the
nice little ice box was the cold meat
aud salad for the evening meal-like
other Newport villagers the Geraghtys
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-10
A BURSTED BEER kEG
LEADS TO BIRDS JAG
Pigeons Drank of lntoxiGant and
Then Did a Few Gutter
Stunts.

New York.--A heavy truck Loaded
high with kegs of liquor was Joltlng
across a line of city car tracks when
one of the kegs toppled and fell from
the tep Of the pile into the street. 1t
was thoroughly smashed. so the
trucknlan whipped up his team and
went his way without stopping. The
rum flowed dlt over the street-one
little dent in the paving collecting
visible puddle of it.
In a few minutes pigeon came
futter!ng down to drink at the pool
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-10

,"'> - Tragedy tnat le 5-sslg 81
each week at the front door II ems 4
Pittsburg's most beautiful msnsions.
( The children are nineyesI-,lt biiaa
and three-year-old Paul, coz ana
daughter of Andrew w. Mellor anG
Mrs. Nora McMullin Mellon.
Father and mother are struggling;
desperately in the divorce courts y
be free Of each other. Tho Children
are forbidden by the court to sas eth.
er parent more often than eyary c.aar
week.
Were there ever two children sc
sore beset? For more titan eight
years OF her young life Ailsa bad beer
quite the happiest little girl h al,
Pittsburg. For six years sho Tas
quite certain she was very HAPPY.
Then, when little baby brother came
to keep her company, she was positive
of it.
And what fine times Alsa and Paul,
that vas the name they gava littlo
brother. had. Their papa was very.
very rich. Everything they wanted
they could have
Mamma-how they did love har:
She was so pretty. and she used TO
come into the nursery every morning
and how they did play on the floor.
Ailsa. who WAS very old-fashioned
for her age, every one said. often used
TO ask her father and mother If they
supposed it vas possible for anybody
else in the world to be as happy as she
was.
Now in all fairy stories there lust
has TO be a bad fairy And while this
isn't fairy story, there is bad fairy
in it for the little Mellon children.
Beginning Of the Trouble.
Less than a year ago every one IN
fittsburg and many people outside of
Pittsburg were genuinely shocked and
really sorry 70 hear that Mr. Mellon
and mis- wife ihad disagreed
Mr.. Mellon, whose wealth is esiimat.
ed in the millions. was very well
known throughout the business world.
and his friends were fegion and loyal
Mrs. Mellon was many years her
husbands junior She had come 20
Pittsburg from Dublin. ireland. as the
bride OF Mr.. Mellon, and all pittsburg
welcomed her with pleasure. They
liked her bright ways, her keen Wit,
and she was acknowledged a beauty.
The MELONS. first when they had
only little Ailss and later when they
had Ailsa and Paul, lived in one OF
the finest houses in all Pittsburg.
In the year that has followed the de.
claration of MIR. Mellon that he intend
ed ito free himself from his wife there
have been occasinal references 10 the
fortunes Of the two little Mellon chill
dren.
At first the children uere permitted
to remain with their mother Then
Judge who had 10 look onN through
the eyes OF the cold. harsh uusyn,ps-
thetic law. said the children belonged
to their father. Then another Judge
said they didn't belong to ei,her-tem.
porariIy. And finally a Soiomor-like
Judge has wisely decided that they he
long 10 both, but that they can't have
both their father and their mother a,
the. same time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-10
WAX FIGURE SHOCKS WORKER
Thought He Was lntruding While
Lady Was Dressing and Re-
tires in Embarrassment.

Chicago.-An electrical worker
called at South side home to repair
a defective light. Its in that room
there" the mistress of the house said,
pointing to a closed door.
The workman opened the door and
started to enter. Then, with nasty
mumbled Excuse me-" he closed the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-10

ATOTICt.-rhe annual Getting Of the
IN stockholders Of Three Rivers Man
uracturlng Company will be held ct rs
south Royal street, Alexandria, Va. on
Thursday, january is. 1917 ct ten
o'clock. Il. IN. for the el 'ctiou OF officers
for the ensuing year. and for the trans
action of such other business rs may
properly come before the said meeting.
J. NJ. MILLER, Secretary.
JAMS til