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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
CHRISTIANS
NOT MADE
BY RULES
Dr.. Ridley Disapproves Of Attempt
by Any Congregation to Regu-
late Members Conduct.

Dr. Caleb A. Ridley, of the Central
Baptist Church, Thursday expressed
his severe disapproval of the attempt
on the part of any church to regulate
by hard and fast rule the private
conduct of its members.
His comment was aroused by the
proposed action of the First Baptist
Church, which is considering drastic
it affects the church membership.
Resolutions submitted to the church
conference by the pastor, the Rev. c.
W. Daniel, provide that the members
shall use every effort to make the So
cial clubs to which they may belong
conform strictly to the law, and that,
in the event of failure, they withdraw
from the clubs.
Or. RidIey's Views, -
DR.. Ridley said;
THE First Baptist Church has
right to do as 1t pleases, and have
no word to say regarding its resolu-
lions. A Baptist Church is a democ-
racy and the majority rules. 1t is
also a sovereign and no other congre-
cation has any right to interfere with
the transaction of it's business. l
have no desire to express myself re-
garding its action in passing the res
olutions you refer to.
Nov, as to my own personal atti-
tude, and also that of my church.
think am free to speak. Personally
| do not believe that resolutions. how
ever good or important, will rightly
regulate moral conduct. The conduct
of Christian men ana women should
be an outflow rather than mechani-
cal move under pressure. Christ's
appeal was always to the man within
us. If the Gospel will not regulate
the conduct of men without thumb
screws, then the conduct when regu-
lated is anything but Christian. My
candid conviction is that the kingdom
interests are not so well served by
penalizing as by preaching. ! shall
more fully express myself on the sub
ject rext Sunday night in my own
pulpit
DR.. Daniel Protests Delay.
The resolutions presented at the
First Baptist Church are yet to be
acted upon The meeting Of the con-
ference Wednesday night was so
poorly attended because of the bad
weather that it was decided to post
pone the matter until next Wednes-
day night. An effort was made to
have the resolutions referred to the
regular conference of the church in
April, but DIR. Daniel protested
against this delay,
Il don't believe the question is one
that requires that length of time for
elaboration" he said Delay will be
disastrous However | don't propose
to dictate to the church or to attempt
to run the affairs of the church.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Woman Guilty, Too,
Says Nick Wilburn

MACON March TT don't see
why they should hang me and let
Mrs. King go free, when she is just as
guilty as | am. l had no idea of
ever bothering her husband, but she
worried me about killing him until |
did it without hardly knowing why"
This was the only expression made
by Nick Wilburn, the young Jones
County farm hand when told that the
Supreme Court had refused to give
him a new trial Wilburn shot and
killed James King, farmer. near
Grays. i'm December. 1912 Mrs. King
was tried last year and acquitted.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
MONROE:
RINE:
land CANAL
/ lobe Ordered of Ambassadors
London Address as CabIed to
New York American.

sWASHINGTON. March 12.-An in
kiry to-day was ordered by the SEN
4 into the reported speech of Am
ssador Page, at London, scoring the
kuroe Doctrine. The Senate passed
resolution introduced by Senator
tamberlain. of Oregon, which read
HWhereas there was published in
Il morning papers what purported
i be a London cable to The New
krk American, giving an account OF
Il annual dinner of the Associated
fambers of Commerce in London, in
tbich Hon. Walter Hines Page, the
'nerican Ambassador to Great Brit
b, is reported to have said, The
lonroe Doctrine simply meant this;
bat the United States would pre-
u that no European Governments
build gain more land in the new
|brld and
|"Whereas it is further state that,
bid laughter, Mr.. Page declared that
would not say that the United
lates had constructed the Panama
bnal for Great Britain, but that it
b added greatly to the pleasure of
pilding that great work TO know that
hs British people would profit most
It's use; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Secretary OF
tate be requested to furnish to the
enate without delay a copy Of the
peech made by the American Am
assador and particularly that part
hereof giving his definition of the
.Onroe Doctrine and those portions
hereof in which he is alleged to have
ated that the British would profit
lost by the use of the Panama Ca
al, and that he call upon the Amer
an Ambassador to furnish forth
18th for the use of the Senate the
1dence upon which that portion OF
Is speech was based, wherein he is
legged to have said that it added
'eatly to the pleasure Of the people
the United States in the building
the Panama Canal to know that
lie British would profit most by its
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Worn at
Art Students Ball

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian
LONDON. March 12.-Freak cos
tunes furnished the feature of the
ball Of the art students which began
a the Royal Opera House last night
and ended just before noon to-day.
Many of the women wore night
gowns and pajamas of black material.
Just before the ball broke up, break
fast of sausages, mashed potatoes and
beer was served.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
2-Year Courtship
Limit Law Asked

BOSTON March 12.-Boston women
have started a movement to protect
manageable girls from long courtships,
which, they declare. are unjust. They
want two years to be the legal limit.
The matter has been brought to a
climax by bill before the Legislature
for a tax on bachelors of IS a year to
be paid to the city or town in which
they live, the money being used in aid
Of worthy spinsters, who have passed
the marriageable age.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Philadelphia Grafters
Are Given New Trial

HARRISBURG, PA, March 12.-
The conviction in the lower courts of
Henry Clay former director Of public
safety in Philadelphia, and others, Of
conspiracy to defraud the city Of
Philadelphia in connection with the
erection of the public lighthouses and
firehouses. was set aside here to-day
by the superior Court and new trial
ordered
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
President Signs
Alaskan R. R. Bill

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Presi-
don't Wilson signed the Alaska rail-
road bill ct $40 penn to-day in the
presence Of Secretary OF the Interior
Lane, Senators Jones Of Washington,
Chamberlain of Oregon, Pittman Of
Nevada, Representative Houston and
many others interested in the bill
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
.27,000-Ton WarShip
Texas in Commission

NORFOLK, VA, March 12.-The
5attleship Texas one of the latest ad-
ditions to the navy. to-day was put In
commission at the Newport News
navy yard and soon will proceed to
the Brooklyn navy yard. ner home
station.
The Texas is a 2IO00-ton battle
shin and has ten 14-inch guns in her
main battery Captain Grant will
command her
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Farmer Who Defed
N. Y. Posse Convicted

AfAYVILLE y. Y, March ED
ward Beardsley the Summerdae
farmer who shot John G. Putnam
overseer Of the poor and then held d
Sheriff's posse at bay for several days
while besieged in his home, was found
guilty of assault in the first degree
to- day.
The jury was out only six minutes
Sentence will be pronounced later
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
j. s. MASSES
$4,000 MEN
On BORDER
Seventeenth Regiment Is Ordered
From Atlanta To Be Ready
to Strike.

WASHINGTON, March 12.-Official
reports to the War Department to-
day showed that the orders to rush
two more regiments of American
troops to the Mexican border are be-
ing rapidly complied with. With the
arrival of the Ninth Regiment from
Fort Thomas, KY, and Fort Logan H.
Roots, Ark, and the Seventeenth
Regiment from Atlanta in Texas, the
United States will have nearly $4,000
troops within striking distance of
Mexico. This is 1900 more than Gen
eral Shafter had in his Santiago
campaign in Cuba
The administrations explanation
that these additional troops are be-
ing sent to the Mexican border be-
cause of requests made by members
of the Texas Congressional delegation
that the international line BE- more
efficiently patrolled was regarded to-
day as a correct statement Of fact
but the belief current here for several
days that the Mexican situation was
approaching crisis was also
strengthened by the orders for the
movement of troops.
Machine Guns for Embassy.
Recent dispatches of a confidential
nature have stated that machine guns
are being sent to Mexico City for the
protection of the American legation
there and the orders to add to the
military forces on the border, there
fore, caused no surprise.
Democratic members Of Congress
made no secret to-day of their belief
that the dispatch of more troops to
the border indicates that the Govern
ment is preparing for an emergency
Hopes that General Carranza and the
Constitutionalist forces could restore
peace in Mexico have been gradually
fading for a month.
Even the news that General Villa
had actually begun his long promised
campaign against Torreon failed to
IeStOie NuHliuSiNt III lllc 1uHStllu-
tionalist army, and Carranza's atti-
tude in the Benton case has destroyed
in great measure faith that this Gov
eminent has had hitherto.
CoIquitt Causes Anxiety.
There is no doubt that there has
been anxiety at the White House and
State Department over the utterances
of Governor Colquitt of Texas, and
his blunt assertions that his State
would protect her citizens, but this
anxiety has not caused the belief at
any time that the Governor of the
Lone Star State would take any ac-
ton that would plunge the United
States into war with her southern
neighbor.
The new regiments sent to Texas
will be assigned to patrol the border
at Laredo and Eagle Pass, and the
cavalry that has been working there
will be shifted farther west. The two
infantry regiments number 1000 men
The seven cavalry regiments and one
infantry, regiment now on patrol duty
number about $500 men, and there
are II 600 more in camp at Texas City
under command of Brigadier General
Funston.
Troops to Move Monday.
The orders sending the Seventeenth
and Ninth Regiments OF infantry to
the Mexican border provide that they
get under way Monday, It was learned
to-day at the War Department.
These are all the troops" said
Secretary Garrison, that the depart =
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John D. Lacking in
Brains, Says Aked
At Church Inquiry

SAN JOSE, CAL, March IA
The Rev. Charles F. Aked, former
ly John D. Rockefeller's pastor,
testifying for a Baptist minister
who is about to be ousted by his
congregation, said that he quit the
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church in
New York because John D.
Rockefeller lacked brains to carry
out our purposes" in the matter of
a church site.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Women Voters Err
Less Often Than Men

CHAMPAIGN, ILL. March r.
Less women than men marked their
ballots wrong in the Champaign pri-
maries, according to the canvassing
boards report to-day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Tango for Big Hips,
Says Fashion Expert

PHILADELPHIA, March 12.-The
tango will produce big-hipped women
and slant shoulders. according 10 DR..
Maude Dunn. fashion expert
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
US Salary Enough
For Couple, He Says

CHICAGO, March IA salary Of SIS
month is sufficient for young cou-
'e TO live on. according TO DR.. Win
ied S. Han. OF the Northwest Uni
eTsIly Medical School faculty A pro-
fssIonal man should have an income Of
lgyO a year to marry, he said.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
MERCHANT FOUND DEAD.

COLUMBUS, March 12-James p.
Brooks a well-known Columbus mer-
chant. was found dead In bed here to-
day by relatives when called for break
fast Death was due TO heart failure
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Brakeman Who Lost
Leg Sues for $4,000

Calming that he lost his left leg
'N2ush the negligence of the corpo-
eIon, Nose Cook has filed suit for
"0Vu0 against the Southern Railway.
eook formerly was a freight brake
naH on the Southern, running from
Auanta to Macon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
SAYS BLACK TR|EDBY
THREATS AND BR|BE To
GETFALSE TESTIMONY

W. s. Jenkins brcklayer living West Fourteenth street
and his wife with their daughter Mrs Lula Belle Brown probably
will be important witnesses for Leo Frank his motion for
trial Their testimony discovered Thursday will be in the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
FIRE Sweeps Water
Front of Portland

p, FpRILAND, OREG., March "a
's l1-day wiped out six water front
@vcNs with loss estimated at $780,
"e schooner Cricket was burned
c'o the Glenroy, a tramp freighter,
-S badly damaged.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Troops Id Move Monday.

The orders sending the Seventeenth
and Ninth Regiments Of infantry to
the Mexican border provide that they
get under way Monday 1t was learned
day at the War Department
These are all the troops" said
Secretary Garrison. that the depart
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-16
Count Tolstoy's
Prophetic Vision.

| A few hours before his death. Count
] Tolstoy, the great Russian philosopher
and moraiist. wrote these prophetic
| words:
This Is g. revelation Of events of a
| ly come to pass. Their spiritual out
| lines are now before my eyes. I see
floating upon the surface Of the sea
of human fate the huge silhouette Of
a nude woman. She is-with her
beauty, her poise, her smile. her Jewels
ly after her, each Of them eager to
| attract her especially. But she, like
an eternal courtesen, flirtS with all &.
In her hair ornaments OF diamonds and
rubies is engraved her name: Com
mercialism.' AS aIluring and as be-
witching as she seems. much destruc-
ton and agony follow In her wake.
And behold. she mas three gigantic
arms with three torches Of universal
corruption IN her hand. The first torch
represents the flame of war. the second
torch bears the flame OF 6iEot-y and
hypocrisy, and the third torch Is that
Of the Law.
''1'he great conflagration will start
about 1912, set by the torch Of the first
arm In the countries in the south
eastern Europe. 1t will develop into a
destructive calamity IN 1913. In that
year I see all Europe in flames and
bleeding. ] hear the lamentations of
huge cat.lefielSs. But about the year
1915 a strange figure from the North
"a new Napolean-enters the stage Of
tho bloody drama. F1e is a man of
little militaristic training, a, writer Or
journalist, but in his grip most of Eu
rope will remain until 1925.
THE end OF the great calamity will
mark a new political era for the old
world There will be left no empires
or Kingdoms, but the world will form
a federation of the United States of
Nations. There will remain only four
great giants-the Anglo-Sax the
Latins. the Slavs and the Mongolians."
This prophetic vision Of the great
Russian peace advocate seems to find
a fulfillment in the present great war
tragedy now being enacted in Europe.
Whether or not it's ultimate fulfillment
will be realized remains to be seen, but
its accuracy so far is so marked as to
be striking in the extreme.
Let us hope that the ultimate out
come may be as Tolstoy predicted--a
free Europe in which the principles OF
democracy may constitute the ruling
power.
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Should Have New
CITY Registration Books.

When the city commissioners set the
date for the recall election they should
also provide for a new set Of registra-
ton books.
It IL generally conceded, we think,
that the cid city registration books are
worse than useless. They contain all
ot the fraudulent names enrolled or
qualified during the last city campaign
and shout 1900 OF them are marked
exempt in the matter of poll taxes.
An election held with these old
books would in many respects be
nothing less than a farce and new
books should therefore be provided
Qualifications for voting in the re-
call election are simply that the voter
must be registered and must have his
poll taxes paid for the years 1912 and
1913. AS the voters in the June state
and county primary paid their poll
taxes for those years, the only addi-
tional qualification for voting in the
coming city, election would be a proper
registration.
We assume that both the city COM
nijssioners and the candidates who run
in the recall election would prefer a
set Of clean registration books rather
than old ones now loaded with illegal
registrations, and we therefore submit
to the commissioners this suggestion
for a new set Of books that will con-
tain only legal registrations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-16

dence that the American people are
opposed to warfare.
This is in direct opposition to the
sentiment of the American press only
a few months ago, when the jingoes
We're clamoring for war with Mexico.
What has brought about this change
of heart is not far to seek. The great
wave of patriotic" fervor that swept
this country for a while was induced
by false and mistaken sentiment.
The present cooler and saner attitude
is the direct outcome OF a realization,
brought home to u.s. by the daily re-
ports OF actualities of war-carnage in
its most horrible and grewsome forms
-impressing upon the public mind
that Sherman was right when, in his
ever memorial BILE march to the sea, he
termed war as a synonym of hell.
In this country there are many living
today who knew the horrors of actual
warfare and the equally appalling con-
ditions of rehabilitation, and who, with
kiplings wonderful Recessional, pray:
Lord God OF Hosts. be with us yet
Lest we forget-Lest we forget
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hold. seven ears came up In one stalk
full and good;
And behold seven ears wtthered
thin and blasted with the east wind
sprung up after them;
And the thin ears devoured the
seven good ears"
1t does not require a Joseph, as a
prophet. to predict that before the
countries of the world there may
stretch years of famine, unless those
who can sow and plant and gather
into barns, do so without fail and
without delay.
'tAnd let them gather all the food
Of those good years that come, and
lay up corn and let them keep that
food In the cities"
"And the famine was over all the
face Of the earth;
And all countries came-to buy
corn, because that the famine was SO
sore in all lands"
We have Enthusiastically reached the
period where we must think and plan
and work. We can no longer rely
upon the bounty of Nature. We must
league together to protect our coun-
try, that the lean years may not come
upon us, but that we may have food
the other nations who cry unto us. as
they will cry, for help in their hours
of extremity.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-16
VOX POPULI.
OPPOSES DANCING
! ON SUNDAY NIGHT
: %%~~~ e~~~~~~~ Z

Editor Pens3 cola Journal.
I learned lorg since that "a sabbath
well spent brings a. week of content.
do not think there is a young la dy
in Pensacola who if asked personally
and privately. if she thought il was
right to dance on Sunday night would
say it was right. more especially any
one who has enrolled as a follower of
Jesus Christ.
l IN not old and crochetv.' 7 have
had happy life. | always liked inno-
cent fun. and like it now. almost a s
we'll a S sixty years ago. And ! know
that there is more danger of violating
the fourth commandment than any of
the ten. Therefore God said. "Remem-
Der the Sabbath to Keep it Holy" It
pays to do right while Young or old.
If we save regrets while young we
will have few when we are old.
More than all else that has given
me a heartfulR they'd !???
me q healthful, and happy, old age,
was good resolutions formed in early
life, and faithfully kept all along and
one of these was, and is, keeping the
sabbath Holy.
7 want TO subscribe myself a friend
of all young people.
JOHN THOS. PORTER.
Grand Ridge, Florida.
1914
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-16
Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget.

Perhaps nothing has been more
noticeable, since the declaration OF
hostilities in Europe, than the general
tone of the American press. especially
where its editorial policy is reflected
in it's cartoon service.
Almost without exception. these pic
tured expressions show the major SEN
t:ment in favor of peace.
Throughout the length and brea til
of the land there is expressed a depre-
cation of the stand taken by the pow
ers, and the press Of the country is
unanimous in its advocacy Of peaceful
measures.
Not only is this the natural express
ion Of a neutral press. but underlying
these concrete evidences of the trend of
public opinion is a very general evil
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-16
Sunday
School Convention

The following is the program Of the
Baptist Sunday school convention to
be held at the Olive church, begin
ming at $50 a. M, August 90. 1914:
General TOPEKA Faith that
Works"
Saturday.
$50 a. m.-DeVotiOnal services, in
Guiding an exegesis of Eph. 2:1O by
Willie Clifford.
1000 a. m.-"What Constitutes a
Good Baptist by r. l.. Roberts.
Followed by r. J. Bowman.
10:45 a. m.-"Lopsided Church Mem
bers and How to Get Them to Attend
Sunday School," by B. T. Renfroe.
11:00 a. m.-Preachine.
10: 90 m.-Dinner.
200 p. m.-Devotional services. in
Guiding an exegesis of Rom As by
Elder J. T. Fillingim.
2:30 p. m.-"The Child's Need of the
Saviour" by j. L Henry
Followed by Geo. Z. Cadman.
3:15 p. m.-"Effective Teaching in
the Sunday School by L. NJ. Hardy.
$3.50 p. m.--'When Is the Bed Too
Short and the Covering Too Mar
row." Ds. 2S.20) by Elder Ira Rob
erts.
400 p. Minis ellaneous business.
Ais .. rn.-Qucstion box.
$50 p. m.-prea ching.
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Fierce Battle by
AuStrlQnS and
NerUlQns QfNish
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, Aug. IA despatch to the
Reuter- Telegram Company from Nish
Gated August 10, and sent by way of
athens, gives the Servian official &C
count of recent fighting on the from
tier.
-Four hundred thousand Austrians,"
says the war office, attacked the Ser
Tians last night. A fierce battle ex-
tended all along the line. Finally the
Austrians were repulsed with heavy
casualties towards Tekia on the Au-
manian frontier and also repulsed from
Belgrade-where they had attempted
to cross the Danube but through nu-
r1erlcal superiority the enemy sue
ceeded in crossing the Save"
The Servians are concentrating for
a big engagement which is expected
this evening. The chief OF the Ser
Wan general staff, considers the fall
Of Sabac of no serious importance
The communication continues:
The French troops are advancing
into the high Alsatian valleys Of the
Nosges mountains. Since their occu-
patton of the Saales region n Ger
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-16

man territory on the frontier Of Al
SAGE, which was announced yesterday,
the French troops have entered the
town of Saales itself. driving out the
German troops. Today they collected
the kits abandoned by the German
fugitives.
In the woevre district in the de-
partment of the Muese the French
troops today fred at and brought down
a hostile aeropiane which was flying
at a height of over I 900 yards. The
two German officers occupying the fly
ing machine were taken prisoners.
In The same district a battalion of
French light infantry put to flight a
battalion Of German landwo.hr, taking
forty prisoners.
The Belgian cavalry continues sue
cessful in the neighborhood Of Has
set"