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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-11

Hundreds of kilograms poured into
tho home of former Justoce Hughes
during yesterday afternoon and even
ing expressing the delight of host of
friends at the outcome of the Chicago
convention and voicing their best
wishes for the future. They came
from the most prominent of public
men, from the friends of Mr.. Hughes
In private life. from retired statesmen
and from q host of we'll wishers who,
with the victorious candidae, still
although not PERSONAL acquainted
wished to congratulate him upon VIC
tory which brought them satisfaction.
Messenger boys in a grinning. ener-
getic stream. pedaled from the down
town offices to the transformations
house on the corner of 18th and V
streets. which had suddenly leaped into
the limelight. They pushed their way
through the crowd which had gathered
outside. delivered their messages and
hurried back for the next
Only few of the missives were
available last night, though all were
opened and read by Mr.. Hughes, who
expressed desire that his apprecia-
ton for the good wishes of his friends
from tho north and south. east and
west, be voiced through the press. as
he is unable at this time to answer
them all.
From Other Candidates.
There were wires from almost all of
the unsuccessful candidates for the
nomination which was voted to Mr..
Hughes. Elihu Root. John w. Weeks.
Theodore Burton and Charles W. Fair
banks were among these. The only
answer announced to have been made
by Mr.. Hughes was to Mr. Fairbanks
who wired: Il most heartily congratu-
late you upon your selection as leader of
tional contest" Mr.. Hughes replied
Your telegram is deeply appreciated
L heartily congratulate you upon your
nomination. 1t is most gratifying to
me-"
A pleasant note was furnished by the
receipt of congratulatory wire from
a group of six delegates to the conven-
ton from Colorado, all of whom sup
ported Col. Roosevelt for the nomina-
ton. They wired:
The undersigned delegates from
Colorado. who supported Col. Roose-
Welt for the nomination. cordially con-
earnest support. (Signed) P B.
Stewart, K. c. Schuyler, A. NJ. Steven
son. r. w. Smith, Daniel Taylor. j. E.
Ewing"
Message From Edmunds.
A message which attracted especial
attention came from George F. Ed
munds the only living ex-senator who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-11
GLENS FALLS MAKES MERRY
Hughes Birthplace Celebrates His
Nomination at Chicago.

GLENS FALLS. y. Y, June lo.-The
residents of this city this afternoon ceie-
brated the nomination of Supreme Court
Justice Charles f. Hughes as republican
candidate for President. Glens Falls
claims the honor Of being the birthplace
Of Justice Hughes AZ soon as messages
were received that he had been nominated
nifty or more factory whistles were blown.
Tonight there will be a big demonstra-
ton. Bands will head q big parade. red
IRE VIII be burned and flags displayed. -
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he would make public q statement at
8 o'clock. When the last Of the news
paper men had gone the door was
closed to all and Mr.. Hughes denied
himself to all callers. Those who en-
deavored to enter were told that he
and his secretary were very busy. They
resignation from the Supreme Court OF
the United States. which was immedi-
ately dispatched to the White House
by messenger. and then Mr.. Hughes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-11

received q telegram from Chicago.
formally announcing his nomination.
and signed by Chairman Harding, who
had been presiding over the republican
convention. The resignation out Of the
way. the former justice sat himself
down to dictate his reply to the con-
vention, which turned out to be. when
II was made public at o'clock in the
afternoon. identical with the statement
Mr. Hughes had promised to give the
newspaper men. at that hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-11
Wind-Up Of Convention.

After Chairman Harding had officially
announced the nomination OF Mr.. Fair
banks. resolutions were passed thanking
the officers OF the convention and the en-
iertainment provided for delegates by the
city Of Chicago. some national committee
selections were announced and ratified
ny the convention. Chairman Hilles called
= meeting 0: The new national committee
for organization. and the convention ad-
IOurned
The convention was notab bic in political
history for many things. man who
steadfastly had refused TO seek the NOM
lnstion had been chosen: IL left new
milestone In the paths OF both the re-
publican and progressive parties N was
the hrst republican convention since 1888
which had been forced 10 take more than
one ballet TO agree upon a candidate
and II had been marked by a lack ~
rlotous demonstration and nervous en-
thusissm which hitherto has been a
feature of such gatherings
u did not touch any OF the existing
records Of sustained demonstrations. but
despite the fact that in political yernac.
ular u was wholly and decidedly '.Iu-
bossed,' IL moved with a precision and
Quietness which has not been eouaIed
since the Mckinley convention in Phila :
dslphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-11

There are several kinds of warts
some contagious. The scientific name
Of the most common 10 verruca vul.
garts.
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JUSTICE HUGHES WORK
ON SUPREME BENCH
Has Rendered Several Decisions in
Famous Cases Attracting
Wide Interest.

Justice Hughes, since he came to
Washington as a member of the Su-
preme Court of the United States, has
been extremely loath to appear in any
other public capacity. Yet in spite of
unwllingly, before the eyes OF the
country. and. in certain instances, of
the world, as a result of the decisions
he has rendered in famous cases tried
before the court of which he was a
member.
In legal circles his greatest work has
been regarded as the opinions in the
two-cent rate cases from Minnesota and
half a dozen other states. In his first
year on the bench he announced the
courts decision that an Alabama stat
unconstitutional Later he enunciated
a series of opinions on the pure food
law. in which he stood for a broad in
depreciation of that statute.
One Recent Decision.
In the last few months he Joined in
holding constitutional an amendm nj
to the pure food law by which Con-
gress specifically extended the statute
to apply to "quack medicines" JUS
ttice Hughes had been outvoted by his
colleagues in extending the original
law TO such medicines and had suggest
ed the need of Congress amending the
law.
He wrote the decision holding the
Oklahoma Jim crow law, applying to
interstate commerce. unconstitutional
and dissented from the court in it's &C
ton In annulling as unconstitutional a
Kansas statute making II criminal
offense for an employer to require an
employe to agree not to join a union
He also dissented In the Leo NJ. Frank
case. joining Justice Holmes in holding
that Frank had not been accorded a
fair trial on the Indictment of having
murdered the factory girl, May Pha.
gan, at Atlanta, Ga. He had rendered
the courts opinion. announcing the
Arizona alien labor law unconstitu.
tional because it denied to foreigners an
opportunity to work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-11

newspaper correspondents, to seize the
opportunity to shake his hand and wish
him we'll Strident rings of the tele-
phone bell in the office of Mr.. Green. his
secretary, showed that call after call
of congratulation was being received,
and streams of telegraph boys poured
into and out of the house. bearing
messages. Personal friends. too. came
in large numbers, many of them women
who could not get into the house be-
cause of the large crowds in front of
the door, and some of these passed their
cards and notes over the heads of the
crowd. to be handed in to the servants
at the door.
Evades Crowd and Takes Walk.
Among the very first callers at the
Hughes home were Rupert S. Day. son
of Associate Justice Day of the Supreme
Court. and Mrs. Day. They left a note
of congratulation on behalf of Justice
Day, who is at Canton. Ohio. After a
while many persons in the crowd. tired
left the vicinity of the residence. and
the former justice seized the opportu-
nifty to go out and take a short walk
with Robert II. Fuller of New York.
who was Mr.. Hughes secretary when
he was Governor of New York. On their
return Mr.. Fuller took charge of the
flood Of kilograms constantly pouring
in, and assisted in answering the tele-
phone calls as friends in Chicago fran
ticalfy tried to get the former justice on
the long distance telephone to congrat-
ulate him.
The vicinity of the Hughes residence,
however. remained in a state of open
and suppressed excitement through
out the afternoon. Strings of auto
mobiles going up and down 10th street
stopped to view the house, and neigh
bors seized with the general interest
sent for carpenters to erect frame
works for decorations. Linemen ar
rived to care for additional telephone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-11
Message From Edmunds.

message which attracted especial
came from George F. Ed
munds, the only living ex-senator who
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-01
COURT WARNS sPEEDERS
BUT DEATHS CONTINUE

Atlanta. Oct. 30.-A warning that
persons convicted Of reckless driving
of automobiles should expect no mercy
in his court was sounded yesterday by
Judge Andy Calhoun Of the criminal
court of Atlanta when w. Fl. Algood
faced him on conviction by jury OF
reckless driving when he ran over
Cleo Hughes, the 6-year-old daughter
of a policeman, and broke her leg.
Tudee Calhoun sentenced Algood to
serve twelve months in the changing
or pay a fine of 500, and took occas-
ion to issue a general notice to auto
mobilists that he will not deal lenient-
ly with any who are brought before
him on conviction of reckless driving.
Atlanta has had more than her quo
ia of automobile accidents in the past
few weeks. Mrs. w. H. Gibbs was in
stantly killed in East Point by large
touring car which ran past standing
street car at high rate of speed, and
the driver of the car has been indict-
ed for murder. G: l.; Sewwell, a p ro mi.
nent merchant of Granville, near At
lanta, drove his car into a street car
in a head-on collision this week and
killed himself and negro with him.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-01
INDlcTING TROUBLE MAKERS
IN ATLANTA CAR STRIKE

Atlanta, Oct. 30.-Arother busy day
investigating disorders growing out
Of Atlanta's street car strike was
spent yesterday by the Fulton county
grand jury, with the result that seven
men were indicted on misdemeanor
and felony charges.
E. II. Carson was indicted on fell
ony charge for throwing rock at
street car, and indicted on misde-
meaner charge for calling motorman
= "scab." Six other men were indict-
ed for applying the epithet to street
car men who have staid with the
company.
Since Judge Ben H. Hill of Fulton
superior court charged the grand jury
that the use of the word "scab" is a
violation of the law, because it is an
opprobious term and an epithet calcu-
lated to result in breach of the
peace, Recorder George E. Johnson of
the Atlanta police court has reversed
his position on the subject and fined
overy man arraigned before him for
calling car man by this title.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-01
NORWAY AROUSED
BY GERMAN ACTION
REGULAR Submarine Campaign Against
Norway's Shipping is Now s'eins
Waged by Kaiser

London. Oct. 30.-German subma-
rines are waging a persistent war on
Norwegian shipping. In the mean
time according to the Exchange Tele-
granb Company's Copenhagen CORE
sopndent, the Norwegian government
&c still discussing the form OF its re-
NV to Germany's protest against Nor
ways stand with regard to submarine
warfare in Norwegian waters and SEN
sat;onaI. rumors are current concern
mo the relations between Norway and
Germany.
The Norwegian government organ,
referring to these rumors, accorclng
to the correspondent, says 1t may De
assumed that the German protest. is
so couched as not to bear the char-
acter of an ultimatum.
The Norwegian Mercantile Shipping
Gazette says that the five German sub
marines have established regular
blockade of the Norwegian south coast
Reuters Stavanger correspondent
saws the Norwegian bark Armenian,
which has arrived at Egersund, reports
than on Sunday she saw four Norwe-
eian steamers set on fire by Ger
man submarine The Athenian escaped
TO Egersund and does not dare to put
to sea again, says the correspondent.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-01
ENCOURAGED BY
CAROLINA COURT RULE

Atlanta, Oct. 30.-Atlanta lawyers
are much interested in a recent ruling
by Attorney General Peoples, of the
state of South Carolina, which was to
the effect that the "gallon-a-month"
provision law of that state cannot be
construed to prevent an individual
from keeping as large quantity on
his private premises for his personal
use as he may see fit.
The Georgia law, which is very sim
liar to the South Carolina law, pro-
vides that an individual may import,
from without the state, two quarts
of whisky within a period of thirty
days, and that he must keep this whis-
ky on his private premises for his per
sonal use and must not exceed this
quantity within the time specified.
Somewhat more liberal quantities of
beer and wine are allowed. but they
are allowed as alternates. In other
words, one may import eight two
quarts of whisky, or four quarts of
wine, or forty-eight pints of beer, but
may not import any of the two in com
bination.
Should similar liberal construction
however, be placed upon the Georgia
laws, as in the case of the South Car
DINA laws, the Individual whose pri-
vate supply has become exhausted will
not be forced to make the acquaint-
ance Of a blind tiger when he needs a
little liquor for medical purposes in
case of emergency.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-01
TO NAME MASSENGALE.
Governor Harris informs Newspapers
His Mind is Made up.

Atlanta, Oct. 30.-Governor Harris
today for the first time confirmed the
report that it was his purpose to ap-
point ST. Elmo Messengale, the we'll
known Atlanta advertising man, to
the place on the Western and Atlantic
Railroad Commission made vacant by
the recent death of Mr.. Judson L.
Hand of Pelham. In the daily news
memorandum furnished the newspa-
pers from the governors office today
appeared the following paragraph:
"The governor has decided on the
appointment of st. Elmo Messengale
to the vacant place on the w. and A.
Commission. This appointment will
not be entered though, until Mr.. Mes
sengale returns to the city for the
purpose of entering on his duties"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-01
MoNTEzuMA PASTOR RESIGNS.

Montezuma, Oct 29.-Rev. c. F.
Clark, pastor of the First Baptist OF
Montezuma, rendered his resignation
to his congregation at the II o'clock
service today, to take effect Nov. Is.
Mr.. Clark has served this church three
years He goes to Nashville, Tenn.
BAY SPRINGS. AID Social
The farmers are feeling good over
the price they are getting for their
cotton. They are fixing now and get
ting ready to plant their grain.
Several of our farmers are having
their cane made up this week.
The tacky party given at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Spires was en-
joyed by all who attended and good
time is the general report.
Misses Sallie and Annie Gibson and
Miss Sallie Sappington of GAINESVILLE,
spent Friday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. E. Sappington of Seville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephens of Chula,
spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Sal
| lie Draughon.
Mrs. B. P. Sappington and daugh-
ter Livyan, and Miss Sallie Sapping-
ton spent Saturday and Sunday at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Brown
of Cordele.
Messrs. w. H. Blanchard and Doss
Collins attended services at the Ward
law school house Sunday.
Messrs w. C. and n E. Gibson
attended to business in Cordele last
| Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Blanchard and
little daughter spent Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Linn Croziers
near Hatley.
Some of our young people motored
I'D to Cordele last Sunday afternoon.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-01
GRIFFIN G6FI 70 GEf
SEED PEANUTS FOR FARM
cRisP FARMER NOW BUSY PLoW-
ING FOR HEAVY CROP NEXT
sEAsoN-LOOKs FOR GOOD
MARKET.

Pursuant to his plans to plant one
of the largest peanut crops ever grown
in this section, J. A. Griffin, one OF
the county's most progressive farm
ers, left Monday morning for Atlanta
to purchase a quantity of bags for the
purpose of handling seed peanuts. Mr..
Griffin expects to use for seed the
white Spanish variety, and he is now
on a trip through southwest Georgia
for the purpose of purchasing several
hundred bushels.
Mr.. Griffin is going in for peanut
growing with the expectation that a.
good local market for the crop will
he established before another season
Local oil mills are making prepara-
tions to handle the peanut crop OF
year. Peanut oil mills will be estab-
lished for the manufacture of peanut
oil and bi-products.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-01
RAILROADS CLOSE
HEARING ON RATES

Atlanta, Oct. 30.-With the excep-
ton of a showing as to their earn
ings, expenses, etc, the carriers now
petitioning the Georgia Railroad Com
mission for a revision of interstate
rates Wednesday completed the pre-
sentation of their petition, the major
portion of Wednesdays testimony
being occupied with the presentation
of the position of the class A and D
lines.
The hearing adjourned Wednesday
afternoon until Monday morning, No
vember 6, at which time the carriers
will present the remaining traffic sub
ject of proposed new rates on logs
and make their financial statement to
the commission. Later on, the ship
ners will present their side.
The gist of the propositions of the
class A and D lines is to be allowed
10 continue their present rate rela-
tionships with the class B and G lines
in event of any change authorized by
the commission as result of the pres
cnt petition of the class B and c lines.
The proposals of the class A lines
we're represented generally by the
proposals of ]. N. Steadwell, of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis,
representing the Western and Allan
tic. and G.. e. Boulineau, of the Geor-
gia Railroad, representing that road.
we're sunk for carrying contraband."
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-01

A motor road has been built h b.
livia that crossesA the Andes 900
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-01
BRITISH CRUISER SENDS
BOAT TO THE BOTTOM

Norfolk, Oct. 30.-Great excitement
prevails here and along the coast over
the reported destruction of German
submarine off the Nantucket shoals
this morning.
1t is reported that the submarine
was the U-53, the German boat that
did so much damage to enemy ships
off the Nantucket coast few days
ago.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-11-01

In an electric wasting machine that
is said to handle the most delicate
fabrics safely, the water is pumped
through the articles to be cleaned as
they are slowly revolved in a basket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-19
SUES TO RECOVER DAMAGES.
Insurance Company Alleges Con
spiracy and Libel,

Suit was filed yesterday Afternoon in
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia by the First National Fire In
surance Company of the United States
against certain policyholders in the
company and their attorneys to recover
damages in the sum of $4,000.
The declaration alleges libel and a
conspiracy to harass and injure the
CORPORATION by causing suits to be filed
against it in the District Supreme
Court in an effort to have the court
investigate the transfer of the South
ern building. at 18th and II streets
northwest to holding company, and
to have a receiver named for the in
surance company.
The defendants named in the declara-
ton filed yesterday afternoon are Rob-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-19
HOUDINI, HANDCUFF KING,
IN OUTDOOR SPECTACLE
Releases Himself From Straight
jacket, Suspended Upside Down,
From Avenue Building.

In the presence of a crowd which
seemed to occupy every available foot
Iof standing space on Pennsylvania
avenue between 18th and 18th streets.
Harry Houdini, the "handcuff king"
demonstrated the futility of trying to
keep him in straitjacket.
In a little more than a minute, Hou-
DIM, hanging four stories up at the
west end of the new addition of the
Munsey building, and upside down at
mat, freed himself from a strait
Jacket and threw 1t down, amid the
plaudits of one of the biggest throngs
seen on the Avenue in a long time.
1t was little after 1890 when Hou-
am drove up in his automobile. and
mounted the improvised PLATFORM
where asylum attendants at once pro-
ceeded to truss him up in approved
iash1on He was hoisted in the air a
llttle before 12:43 o'clock. and pulled
up until he was even with the fourth
story windows
All the windows of the building and
all adjoining building windows were
nlied with spectators. numbering a
great many women.
Windows Filled With Spectators.
At 12:43 Houdini began what looked
to the spectators like SO much "squirm-
ing" Upside down, with the blood bulg-
ing his temples, the man who has never
failed to release himself from a
straight-jack proceeded to show that
the one put on him today could hold
him no better than any other that has
failed to confine him.
Slowly he squirmed the drab straight
jacket up his body. over his head, his
hands came free, and before the crowd
realized it the jacket was dropped upon
the platform and Houdini extended
his arms in spreadesgle fashion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-19
VOCATIONAL WORK THEME.
Industrial Education Considered at
Conference in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, April 19.-The vo-
cational and Industrial education best
adapted to the south's needs was the
subject considered by several section
al meetings of the Southern Conference
OF Education and Industry here today.
The educational council and the teach
ers' and college conferences all con-
sidered topics related to this general
theme. Plans for organizing educa-
ton and industry In the various COM
munities were discussed by southern
leaders in general session of the
conference.
Delegates to the Southern Agricul-
tural Association made a tour of the
city markets to study methods en- :
ployed in transporting. selling ana
handling of farm products.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-19
Favor Bradshaw.Mar.hau Ticket.

Endorsement was given the Brad
Marshall ticket for delegates and
the Erly-King ticket for alternates to
the republican national convention at a
mass meeting last evening at the Cos
mopolitan Baptist Church. Speeches
were made by Aaron Bradshaw, A. A.
Erly, DR.. Charles II. Marshall DR.
Simon P. W. Drew; Limas Roulhac and
S. H. Ross,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-19

dent general. national officers, pages
and members of the congress at the
Willard tomorrow night from to IL.
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GEN. JOHN B. ERWIN DIES
AT AGE OF EIGHTY-TWO
Was Confederate Veteran and One.
Time Employe of War
Department. ,

Gen. John Bratton Erwin, eighty-two
years old, Confederate veteran. and at
one time an employee of the War De-
partment, died last night at George
Washington University Hospital. where
he was taken several weeks ago. He
had been i'll for several years. Funeral
services are to be held tomorrow after
noon at the family home. 1412 Hopkins
street northwest. The body Will be
taken to Lancaster, S. c., for inter
ment.
Gen Erwin was born at York, S. c.,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-19

in 1884. During the civil war he served
on the staff of Gen. Robert Toombs and
served throughout the war. After the
war he settled down as South Caro-
lima planter. and served in the state
legislature for twelve years. In 1888 he
came to Washington to accept a posi-
ton in the War Department, and this
position he held for four years.
Gen. Erwin was twice married-to
Miss Mary Barnes of York. S. c., and to
Miss Louisa Nourse Forrest of this city.
a son. John Bratton Erwin. jr.. and two
daughters. Miss Isabelle McCaw Erwin
and Miss Mildred Erwin are living.