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14 NASHVILLE TENNESSKAN and The Nashville American, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 1916. FREE COMES TO WESTERN UNION FROM ATLANTA NEWS OF INTEREST TO COLORED PEOPLE "KING OF HOBOES" IN NASHVILLE TO SEE GOV. TOM RYE NATIVE CANADIAN LOYAL VETERAN OF CONFEDERACY -By D. WELLINGTON BEREY- MANY ITALIANS ARE CAPTURED BY AUSTRIANS ii. to Colored Woman.

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With price free, enlnc A FULL. LINE of hair Brushes, Nets and Toilet Articles is Illustrated and each can be bought for less than offered elsewhere. Send two-cent stamp for book today. AGENTS WANTED. HI MANIA HAIR COM PANT.

Dept. 1S1-187 Park Row. New Torlc day. June 2, at o'clock the entertain -of commence-An Interesting ectlon with thn I J. Roberts of w.

Work will men I marking the open In ment week at tho school. ouncement made in con program is that Miss Mai Chicago will as.sit-t. Mrs. king "Consolation." a composition by Mi Will Allen Dromgoole of Nashvlllo. and h)ch has been set to by Prof.

J. W. Work. J. A.

Myers will render humorous Ions and tho students octet, violinists. solotstB, Jubilee melodies, lullabies and pop- um tiers win all have representation upon the program. It is announced that tiCKetH may ne secured at inf-i-tni savings hank. DeMovllle's drug store nd O. llouuK piano store.

OPENING OK BUOn. The formal opening of the HlJiOU thea ter will takt. place Monday, the playhouse being thrown for exclusive patronago colored neon its tne finest motion pic lure theater for the colored people In tha south. The opening attraction will lm "Peg the Ring." and it Is expected that the new theater will draw immense audi ences with every performance from tho beginning. Tho theater nn boon overhauled both inside i(nd out.

and presents a most attractive appearance. The BIJou Amusement Co. authorize the statement that Milton Starr, formerly of the Star Amusement will be manager 'of th'i new theater, and It promised that the very best possible service obt In able will be given to the patrons of the Bijou. Th-i house affords rest rooms for both men and women and other convenience that th- local colored patrons ve not heretofore, enjoyed In motion picture houses. PREfIIENT HALE AT mERHBUIMl.

The commencement speaker at the closing exercises of the colored hlnh school at Dyersburg was Pres. W. Hale of the A. A I. state normal school.

Tho president of the board of education Mid other prominent persons nlso with the closing program and the awarding of diplomas. The exercises wore presided over by Prof M. L. Morrison, principal of the Dyersburg colored high s.cho--! NELHON MERRY AT MKIIARRY. It la announced that students of the Nelson Merry school, at City will render entertainment at Meharry auditorium Friday night, 2.

at 1 o'clock. The concert will consist of choruses, duets, recitations, etc and Promises to bo very entertaining. It will ha a benefit affair for the school. It ll understood. PYTHIAN ANNUAL PICNIC.

The third annual union picnic of the lo-cal Knights of Pythias will be held at Sliver Springs Tuesday, Juno 13. ThS management of the entertainment ha SScured Knoclal train to carry the crowd to tho snrlns. which will leave the union stall at Tuesday morning return at o'clock In that day and afternoon. AT THE STAi THEATER THIS WEEK: "THE IRON CLAW" MONDAY "THE WOLF" A Big Wetorn TUESDAY "The Strange Case of Mary Page" And a Keystone THURSDAY WEBER FIELDS In a Keystone SATURDAY BOAT RIDE TO ASHLAND CITY On the Palatial Steamer Robt Rhea MONDAY 50C MNDAY JUKE 5, 1016 round TRIP JU.SE 5, 1916 The first nut Inc of the- sen son fflven by the Sic I. em ore- St.

Plenfttire Club nnd thr MndUun St. Friendly Club, nnnt lenven llrnnd St. ivhnrf promptly nt n. in. A roynl oud time for everybody.

Including; dnnclnc hnrhertie, hull came and other nrnUHenirntH. For further Information, or fee ERNEST riKLL. IMione Mnln 18K't, p. Tuet-dny exercise of music department. jii, p.

cja.s i. to.jrlh Hr a anemic, a play. "A College Town. Wrrtne.Hday. Mav 21, p.

claa day. s-nlor normal. Wednesday. May 31. 8 p.

exerclfcs Industrial department. Thursday, June 11 a. t. Tb-irmay. June P.

tn, meet ins. Inhibits nf tho induhtrtal departments open to the public after each exercise. OR. MMtM.AX TO SPEAK. At the meeting of the Mnthodlat brotherhood of Clark Memorial church, to be held this afternoon at o'clock, the speaker will ho Dr.

.1. A. McMillan, well known and member of tho Me-harry faculty. A j-pedal invitation has been extended all men the church and others as well to attend the lecture. Prof.

H. .1. Johnson is president and James Crocket secretary of tho brotherhood. CO-OPERATIVE CMIVH RECKPTIOX. The Ifiunu Men'a Co-operative club will give their annual reception at the Amusement hall.

Fourth avenue and O-dar street. U-dncMluy right. Preparations have been made to make the event one of the most sui-roMsful ever given by the club. It la expecttd that fully 5 no persons will attend, many coming from Murfrcenhoro. Columbia, Franklin.

Hhelbyvllle. Oallatln and other nearby towns. The committee on arrangement is B. H. January, chairman; G.

II. MeCaater and U. J. Jones. VISITS Tl'SKEtiKE.

Among the local people to witness the commencement exercises at Tuskegee In-ntltuto during the week and attend the Inauguration of Principal-elect ft. R. Moton. who succeeds the late Pr. Booker T.

Waah-ington. were J. C. Napier. Mrs W.

.1 Hale, wife of President Hnl- of the hlatc normal, and Misses Hawes nnd Ruffin of the state normal faculty. Tho three latter named alt-o returned to Atlanta, where thev will attend the Y. W. A. btudent conference uu representatives of the state normal.

PLANNING FOR TEACHERS. local committer in going forward plans for the entertainment of the with many visiting teachers, who will come to Nashville as delegates to the National As-Koclatlon of teachers In public schools. The committee, headed by A. N. Johnson.

Is holding weekly meetings, and a splendid local program is being arranged for the teachers. It Is especially desired tn niako the Nashville meeting the host III the entire history nf the association, and It Is planned to raise $500 for that purpose. Tho social features will he a trip to the Hermitage, a hoat ride down tho Cumberland, and a banquet and reception. The huntnei-B Hoi-htnn will be hold at Flak chapel and the teachers are to be taken care of at Flsk university during their visit here. V.

M. C. A. DELEGATES RETURN. Pr.

J. A. Lester, reprCHcntlng the Moharry Htudent association, and Secretary William N. Sanders, of the colored branch Y. M.

C. have returned from the International Y. M. C. A.

convention held at Cleveland. Ohio, and will make full reports as delegates to the meeting at Mt. Zlon Baptist nun ii, a. arown, pastor, at iock tnis afternoon. Men and women imvo been extended an Invitation tn be pres-nt and it is exneeterl that uniioitullu mi-He aunirncc win ne on nana to near reports of the delegates.

ine open air meeting Sunday was the best ever held In Nashville Th jh iri iiroi nors- orHSH ba nd an ve nro- hnMi in iinmi tiiirinriaie music. i ni Messrs. Wm. Crawford, nhnson. Dr.

.1. Phllllny Brumfleld. Rev. Spencer Jackson and "secretary Sanders brought messages full oi or and hope to many of the men the present. The nipt attention given favt peaker was evidence not only of the valut if th-: message brought, but of the serf- usness of the hearers and their desire ti earn of matters really worth while.

PR. V. E. HAYNEH AT NORMAL. 'Playing the Game" was tho subject instructive lecture given to the slate normal students at tne chapel hour last luesuay ty ur.

CI. K. Havnes of Fisk un erslty. He discussed the gaming Instinct ii monrrn ire. ann snoweu tne nan i plays in achieving the thing aspired to.

Th no In not for reward, he utnleH. oirnl Kir inn auiisiaciion oi Hometninc oonr The lecture was punctuated with wholesom Instruction and Illustrations were used hy speaker to carrv home the moral nnd spiritual rnoci. or nis address. PROF. HENDERSON LEAVES.

iror ij. Henderson, who has charge i no commercial i rnurtmpn nr Hneoi Wlllla us university, which has Ju.st closed, has gone to Memphis, where he will con luct a business summer school for thr benefit of the young men and women of the race in tnat city wno are engaged in work ah cirrus, oooKseepers, stenograpners. etc Prof. Henderson gos by special arrange ment with thfc colored bunks and other ommerc ai enterDrises or the race in Mem phis, and the school will be conducted in connection wun Howe institute. Fror.

a Bennett also left with Prof. Henderson will teach hookkccDtnc and mathamatlcs in tne summer scnooi. Prof. Henderson Is considered one the best expert shorthand writers of the country, and has made an enviable repu tattoo In this field. While at the heat of the commercial denartment of Roarer wniiams.

ne nan pursued nis literary siua- leH there and recently cornn eted his A. degree at the Institution. NEGRO PUBLIC LIBRARY. Saturday was the last day for story telling until September. MIsseB Flagg and Hank, botn pu title scnooi-teacners.

told the starfes. These hours, which have been filled each week by various story-tellers, have been welt appreciated hy tho children. Tho Forward Quest Olrls" club and the Nashville Literary and Civic club continue to hold weekly meetings In the eluhroom on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. There will bo a meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance union today In the assembly room. The Women's Federation club met in the eluhroom Friday.

TO (ilVE OPERETTA. The Bethel A. M. K. Hunday school, 'which In said to be the largest school In the state, and one or tne pest organized in the country among colored people, will pre sent a excellent operetta, entitled.

"Jack, the (Haul Killer, on Tuesday night. May 30, at tho church. The last Easter exercise given by this school was said to be the best In the history of the church, and standing room only could be had This entertainment Is under the direction of Mtss T. L. Claybrooks, the assistant super In tendent.

who has charge of all public affairs of the school, and who score a slpnal triumph every lime her entertainments are presented. A. M. E. CONFERENCE.

The local delegates to the general conference of the African M. E. church, which home. At th conference, two additional bishops wore elected. They were W.

Beckett of South Carolina and I. N. Bom of Maryland. Both wore sent to Africa. Bishop B.

F. Lee whs Riven this episcopal, district, succeeding Bishop J. H. Jones, who was sent to the Texas diocese. It will be most pleasing news to this section (o learn that both Dr.

J. Caldwell and Ira T. Bryant were retained In their posl Hons, "that of general secretary of the Christian Rndeavor leajtue and secretary of the A. M. B.

Sunday school union, respectively. FISK OLEK CI.Cn. The annual concert by the Flsk Glee club will take place at Flsk chapel. Frl- By. WKM.IM.TON BKRRY.

Dr. H. Tolman of VanderblH university will deliver the boreal aureate addrrss at th" A -dS- I. Htitte Normul school this after-tmon hT 3:30 o'clock, ami it is that a larg' audience will witness the program Hni hoar Dr. Tnlman'M a-lilrcsf.

The commencement ptpram al he Krhool lant Friday night with the prestation of the Itoman play, tr-glniu," by the senior clo8. and will end with thr commencement exarcinett Thursy rtav. Juno 1. when diplomas will be awarded he fr The idu one lent addre ill be de red K. Tate uf 1'cat taking place idy Hgc.

the exerctnea o'clock Thursday ti that Prudent V. 1 field I of tho state Harned and other of-wtll he preaent at the cloning 1-xerrlneu. There will bo exercises held In connection wi the coifkmcntcmont program at tho tate Normal Monday night. Tuesday afternoon and night, Wednesday afternoon and night, and then the closing program on Thursday. Knh of the exercises will be highly fiitertatnlng.

and are expected to draw large crowda from the city. The prngram for the week's entertainment fol- Friday, Slay til Thursday, Junr 1, lillO Krtdtiv. May 29. 8 p. annual senior Play.

"VlrginlUH." Sunday, May 18. 3. 30. p. hiiici.

laureate ermoH. Monday. May p. exercl.sCH of A a cantata, Jally Picnic Party." Tuesday, May 3- FALL ATTRIBUTED TO JITNEY CRAZE Beginning his criminal career more than year ago, when the "Jitney" craze rtrst. struck Nashville.

M. D. (tdtim. a young clerk, wlijds up that short career this morning when detectives from Cincinnati leave here wltli him as prisoner. In Cincinnati ho will face the charge of larceny of an automobile.

The car was stolen from Cincinnati early last year. was brought to Nashville hy voting Oduin and used licre as a Jitney on tlie Pmndway line. Young Odum at the time he stole the automobile In Cincinnati was a student at VanderblH. He was a kins general academic training, and had been In the school since the fall before. When the jitney fever struck Nashville and voting drivers had visions of easy money.

Odum decided to get himself car. A TeniH'saean reporter asked him Inst nli-ht In his cell nt the noltcc station, what lie was doing In Cincinnati at tlie time of the then. "1 went thpre to steal a car." he said. "I wanted to get in the Jitney business, and t1il the en si eat wnv to ect a car. Odum used the car until late in octnner In at venr.

lie thpn left, it 111 storage nn took 'possession of a car belonging to the Rrnnsford Realty company. He took It to in tne nope oi continuing uis profitable htislness. which had dwindled here. The police In Memphis, however, soon became suspicious of him, and ho was taken into custody. He was hrnught back to Nashville, and the matter was straightened to the satisfaction of the Itransford people.

"I paid them some cash and gave them a note for STrfl, which I later paid," odum said. "Then I thought that I could settle the Cincinnati affair, and so went to work hen-. I have been working for the past six months. I milv drew a sninll salary. Despite Ills.

I was saving something all along to make up the nmount so I could pay for the Ohio car and hold my head up once more. "You can see that I was trying to do the right thing by remaining here in the face of all the severe criticism of mv former friends. They all knew of the Cincinnati car. but none of them knew anything about the laHt one I took here." When he left for Memphis. Oduin put the car he rtrst stole In pawn to prominent phvslclnn In thlH city.

When asked If tho money he obtained from this Justified the 1 heft, he answered: "Well, yes. You see, it was a Ford. another Ford joke." He laughed. Odum hears the marks of a well educated young man. is very polite and has won the sympathy of tho Jail attendants since he has been thc-ro.

"I alwavs bore a good reputation, but one little act like this kills It all." Odum said. "Tomorrow all VanderblH will be talking about It." Odum was reticent at first but later talked freely of everything except his home. "Just tell them I live hi Tennessee, or Belgium, or any old place. They don't care. My folks at home don't know anything about this, nnd If I told you the papers in my home would copy it.

It wouldn't do any good, so I cant tell you." Officers from Cincinnati arrived Saturday nnd leave this morning with their prisoner. Odiim's criminal career may end with his sentence, or it mny not. He nppears the kind that Is easily Influenced. The arrest of Odum Ih credited to Chief Sldebottom. who without a clue to work on located the cur after a long search.

BIG ALUMNAE RALLY HELD AT BUFORD Saturday afternoon proved to he the best attended and most rnthuslantlc In the history of Ruford college, every class xcept three being represented the alumnne rally, nnd the full program being carried out detail, closing with a delightful banquet. Resume of the alumnae showed over two hundred graduates to date, eighty-seven wives and sixty children. Liberal things were planned for Greater Buf rd. both In stock and pntronnge. The aluuinue dav program was: Officers Miss Relic Murrell.

president-general, Tennessee Mrs. R. Derrick, rerording secretary, Ackansas: Miss Mary Megular, corresponding secretary, Tennessee; Miss Vera Buuipous, treasurer, Tennessee. Progrnnl (conducted by class 1007) opening cnorus, rue tiray and the uoid, student body greetings from clans 1IW7, Miss Belle Murrell, president -general response, alumnae address. Mlns Kendall, Kentucky; roll call and secretary's report Miss Kdna Oliver, Florida; treasurer's re port.

Miss Vera Rutupotis, Tenuensee; greetings charter niemuern, class members, faculty inemhers, state presidents; letters and telegrams, Miss Mary Meguinr, Tenneisee; piano duo, "Scherzo (Chopin), anas Davis, miss i nienurn; alumnae resume. Miss Virginia Derrick, Arkansas: memorlam Mrs. Philip Tullev, class lf0, Mrs. It. W.

Bourne Mrsj V. Purslev, class 1DO0, Mrs. Charles White; Initiation. class 1010; chorus, "Alma Mater." student bodv "Greater Rimini, Mrs. E.

G. Bu ford; "Auld Lang Syne;" banquet. STUDENT OF FISK UNIVERSITY DROWNED Charles Butler of New Haven, it student a' Fink univnralty, wim drowned Saturdiiy afternoon at a o'clock while flwltniriinfr lu Hie Cumberland river at the Hydes Ferry bridge. He bad gone to the river with a party of twenty other fttudenti. He had mid that he could not swim very well.

He whb swimming away from the crowd with three outers who wore swimming anead ot him. TIiobp near the hank noticed bliu hesitate and go under, hut for a moment It was thought that he had dived. When he did not come up the alarm was sounded aud they began to dive for him. The search for the body was continued by the students and hy river men who were employed to help until it became too dark. The search will be resumed early this morning.

PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR SECURING JURY SOON WAUKEGAN. May 37. (Special .) With eight men sworn and two othera tentatively accepted by hnth nldea, hope was entertained that the Jury to try Will H. Orpet on a. charge of poisoning Marlon Lambert, his former sweetheart, might be completed before the adjournment of court today.

The trial began two weeks ago and nearly TOO veniremen have been examined. 2 j. "Hotel Be Gink" Proprietor Illuminated With Large Diamonds. IS-BLOATED BOND HOLDER Jeff Davis, Though Rich, Is Still Fighting for His Fellow Hoboes. Daviji, in town.

Klnc of th Hibn landfl yof frtlay rnltlT from I'hatt Inst lap of his thlr-l trip around th It-1 uff In for co with Wnvrrnor Hvi- tn rfeard to I tn Tcnnpsec. Thtrtv mlnutrs aft.r hr rraehort horo t)f klnc of tlm hoboos wnft bath'-d and Invert and shaved. He wjiw all dolled up in th floppiest of pnlm benrh iilt. and nil llluinlnatert with a hip diamond hornrFhoe scurf pin. He wn a very picture of nffluence.

For neveral months hp hsu hoen flirting with th wnr brides nnd today he linn credit rntlns in Urartstreets and Dunns of over linn.nnn. Rich thoiJRh he is. Jeff Ix still klnr of the hobora. Not wlthntandiiiK the fact that old Paine Fortune smiled on him no sweetly, nt heart atlll la with the hohoea who are making nightly pilRrlmaR'a to "Aunt Sally." the Salvation Army, for a place to flop. Hln one aim In life la to And 'the smiles In life and to papa them on to hi leua fortunate, brethren.

Rich thouffh lie 1.. with money sufficient to buy beefatnk thr times a day, the odor of a Mulligan stew wafted to htm on the lireeies through the Junsten la sweeter to htm than any stirred up in a French chefs kitchen. And henna "I still likea me beans." he said last night while talking over old times. "Tleans Is what this, the United States of America, ts built upon. The guy that's used to his beefsteak and misses It la ready to Jump In the river.

Put the guy that misses his betfns can miss them asaln and keep on smillinp. Me for th beans every time. 240 to the plate. "They say that the hoboes of the country ar not patriotic." he continued. "Let me tell you something.

Where do they net the soldlefs. the mnut patriotic people In the world? They net them from the ranks of the hoboes. They are the working men who are up aRalnat It. They enltt In the ray, And what makes them the flghtcrx are? hat makes them Rood soldiers? Beans. I say.

Feed them bean three tlmcfi iv. They won't klcK. They will obey orders. They will do their work. They will no on beans alone when th" pink-eyed boy beside them fed on beefsteak all his ire win ne nown ann qun.

ips, sir. iiive neans, Z4u to tne plate. The hoboes are the lent underntood people In the world. Tt In my mission In Ire to show the people the nlffereufe he- the hobn, the tramp and the bum. Most people class them as on'.

They are not. Here Is the difference: The hobo will work. The tramp won't work, and he bum couldn't work If he wanted to. Do follow me Get them separated. The hbo In the Itinerant working; man.

'There are four kinds of hohorn. There thn common hobo. He la iust a com mon laborer cqlnc from place to place In eaicn or worn, rnen mere is tne Kcientiric hoboes starving In attU-H. working on nome fentlftc problem that appeal to them, tiero lt the Intellectual hoho. There are housand of Hturtents traveling around the ountry selling hooks and magazines to tray Hie next term exnenHe, tp some olloge.

Hoboes every year have been work tneir way acrowH the ocean on rattle hips to Ktudy art In Pari or medicine In Herlln. They are water hobora, but hoboes urn tne same. Then there la the mlnls- rlnl hobo. And In that class vit Christ himself, Ijaxnrua was not a hobo. He as a bum.

There are about 7nn.ft(in tramps i the country today. There are about sno.Ofirt hums, nnd the balance of that great army of Itinerant workers are hohoer They re men who are willing to work. "This Is the moat nrn-nnrmi) von fnr hoboes In a long time." he continued. "The war has called home the Italians. Th Hindoos have been called bark from out west, nd the lumberjacks of the northwest have olned the Canadian army.

With the ln- reaand urnsnorltv eenernllv throughout the United States the hoboes are getting their 'There are three rreat oueKtlons In life low do you live? Why do you live as you and how much hetter mn von live? When the peonle of America look those three quest lonn In the face and answer them rutnruiiy murn will have been done for hobo. The neonl will have a vrenter unncrsianaing oi numan nature. "Tne King or tne noboes rnuck ru philosophies picked up In his nineteen years mn roan. Life Is not what you make It, but what you make of it." he says. you ran i cnange numnn nature, nut can stop provoking It." "You can change conditions.

But you an an a pi yourseu 10 conomons. Former Governor Ben Hooper In a i er of the hoboes' union organized by Ih, who nlo Ih the originator of the el De Ulnk." A few yearn ago Harry Hall, Ice-prcMldent of the union, stopped off in JaHhvllle and nresentert Gov. Hooner with an honorary membership In 'the union. There are meninera or tne organization, and among the membera nf the executive committee are CongrentflnHn Frank Buchanan of Illinois, State Senator Campbell ot the state of Washington, Lieut. -Gov.

Bar rett O'Hara of Illinois and Kd ward Sey mour, ex-niayor oi incoma, ann a wall street nroKer. it Is the bust i of the executive committee to if mi after legislation for the betterment of con nitiona tor tne noooen. LEARN ABOUT LEMOLAG See page Ti, main section. CASSIUS E. MERRILL VISITS NASHVILLE A former newspaper man of wide ac quaintance in Nashville now hack on a visit is Ciisslufl K.

Merrill uf J.oxl ton, Kv. Mr. Merrill was nt one time tdltor of the Nashville World and correspondent ot tne courier journm. no is on visit to uis daughter, Mrs. Aunrew Misteii.

STATISTICAL RECORD CHARTERS AT CAPITOL. The following charters have been filed in the office of it. it. hneed, secretary state The Mota Water company of MoMInn county men an- onpiicatinn wit ti srere tary of state to increase tlielr ni pltn I stork from $2,000 to and asking to cn an ire name oi me cornoration ti the Niota Water, Light Power coin nn v. The Pnga Mining company also flled an nnn ication to cnutige tneir cnorter in dcr 10 tneir capital siot-K trom fj.i,uuu to ine company is 10 lateu at unuttuuooga.

BIRTHS. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wilder, 1106 Wheelis tttrcot. May 2, daughter; Mr.

ana Mrs. H. McSpudden, 381 Twenty-rourth avenue, north. May 26, eon; Mr. and Mrs.

L. Enland. 1035 Chlckamauss avenue. 21, daughter; Mr. and Mrs.

J. Thompson, 1608 Kirtn avenue, norm. Mav 2. dauirhter Mr. and Mrs.

R. B. Reeves, 1903 Uhelby avenue, Aiay asugnicr. DEATHS. Katherlne P.

Christie, aged 23, May 20, at St. Thomas hospital; Joseph Manning. aged fie, May 2, at city hospital; Charles wtlnon, aged 77. May 25, at 1718 Church street: wiiuarn Huston Mccord. a god May 26, at 6219 Louisiana avenue; Jesse Williams, aged 23.

May 28. at Bt. Thomas hospital. Recover Stolen Pony, Bmcrtinev Officer Braeev and Tun Drennan, of the local police department, recovered a stolen pony and buggy Satur day afternoon after an exciting chase through South Nashville tn the patrol wagon. The negro boy driving the buggy li idb vicinny TCnvn iniurinea inn idc ot- neers wsre in searcn oi mm.

Thomas Hunter of Toronto Visits Nashville After Ar- 9 tending Reunion. HE TALKS INTERESTINGLY "Didn't Know What Quarrel Was When the War ashvllle has had cnll the past few days from a very interesting nnd decidedly unique visitor lu the person of Thomas Hunter oY Toronto, funnda, a native Cnna-dlnn nnd -yet an ex-Confedorate soldier, nnd a good one, till true to the nentlments of the I.oflt fa use as evidenced by his hnv Iiik made the long journey from Ills Cana dian home to Birmingham to attend the recent Confederate reunion there. Ills stop over In Nashville was to look over old scenes which he had not viewed since he pnssed through Nashville during the civil wa r. Mr. Hunter's career as Confederate sol dier nnd the underlying situation that re suited in his.

espousing the cause of the south In the sixties, has some decidedly Interesting and romantic features, rilled with the spirit of ynmhful adventure nnd itn a desire to see something of slave life. which he had read, he came to Tennea. see ana securing position to do some Htrucrion work in bridge building In con- iii-i-liuii mm ii new rnnronu neing num in Mississippi, he was engaged In this work near Grenada, when the wnr broke IK. He had been so klndlv and hosnftn- bly received hy the good people of that section anri nad Dei'ome ro attached Dr. Calhoun of that cin tv that when war threatened and enlistment commenced he discovered that his good friend and others to whom he became attached had enlisted, and as a matter sympathetic he asked to he allowed to follow them into the ranks of tho Confederacy.

He says he "didn't know what thev were quarreling- about" but that he felt that his lorn ion was with his southern friends nnd he wanted to pro with them and stand with them for what they represented. Many Interesting Stories of Adventnre, Mr. Hunter Is still a young man In bearing nnd feeling and hits many In- erestlng stories of his adventures and experiences as a member of Iilythe Mississippi battalion and later of For ests cavalry. His receiving a letter from a relative in the north and the knowledge of the fact brought him under suspicion as a spy on one occasion. nd he wan one red.

he states, a dis- haree and a nass out of the lines If lie would agree to go back home. He tales that he replied to this that be had contracted with the stnte of Missis ippi to serve tne cause or the confed eracy for thft period of a year nnd that unless he was positively discharged he intended to perform his contract. He fates that he succeeded In living down he suspicion attaching to him and as nn evidence of this fact ho served three ears and only returned home after be ing captured a second time. Seeing hat tt was impossible to again loin his good southern friends he took tre oath to fight no more against the United Stntes and returned to his Canadian home. A unloue feature of Mr.

Hunter's enreer as a Confederate and an ex-Con- federate soldier consists in the fact hat he dldn know, he says, that there were any Confederate reunions until a few years ago. Since he discovered the pleasure of these gatherings, however. he haft attended two ann hopes to be present at others. He reports a fine Ime nt Birmingham. Ann as was his ignorance of the sub ject of reunions, so was his knowledge of the exlstenre of tho Confederate hndge of honored service, the cross of honor.

When he discovered In Richmond thatthere was such a thing he went after It. and only secured it, he stntes, after two years spent In search of the necessary records to establish his right to wear It. This he now proudly wears and he displayed It In a conspicuous place while down south on his visit. Tells of Alleglnnce To Cause of South. Mr.

Hunter had with him reply from him to the letter received by him when lie wan presented with the cross of honor by Mrt. Janet H. Randolph, president of the Rlchmoud chapter. Daughter of the f.oniedoriiey. it la quite an unusual oocu meni aim ih ns lonnws: I would never have consented to take the oath of allegiance to the Vnlted States.

1 would have remained in nr son Tlrst. a thnugh I do not think tiny southerner hasj stoon more strong and raitnrui to the south from that day to this. I nm a Ca-! nadlnn hy hlrth. and I was. and would he today, I suppose, a Confederate citizen of the south, as I voted for Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate states.

I was then a citizen of the Confederate strifes, hut unfortunately, as the Confed erates did not succeed, there is no confederacy today." It was stated by Mr. Hunter that when he went back to Toronto he Intended to took up nd make himself known to Morey Priest. Dawson Oriihain and "Pud" Xlc- Tlgiie. Nashville hoys who are members of the Toronto baseball team nf tlie International league. He knew them well by reputation, hp num.

although ne had not taken as keen uu Interest In baseball uti he did many years back. He was president, he stated, of the local club when basehall was introduced formally into Canada as a league sport back in 188B. He at a ted that the baseball player of that day was a pretty tough article, and he ex pressed grntilleatinn over the ilevelnnmont and advancement of the game and of those wno piuyeu it over tne nay in which he witnessed the Introduction of the grent American sport Into Canada. LIQUOR DEALER DIES OF INJURIES RECEIVED Officer Acquitted in Girard Whisky Case. COLUMBUS.

May 27. Alfred H. Cogdlll, formerly a llo.uor dealer of Girard, A who was shot during an altercation here yesterday with Deputy J. K. Owens Plttsvlcw, A died at the city hos pital today.

He became unconscious lost night. Owens, who had been In dlrard as a special deputy aiding In liquor raids for the last two weeks, Is held In the county jail here charged with murdor. He will be given a preliminary hearing late today. Efforts will bo made to secure his release on bond. When Owens' hearing was started In tho recorder's court Perry W.

Turner. first assistant attorney-general of Alabama, appeared to defend him. Owens entered a nlea of self -defense. He wan acouitted after hearing the evidence, eye-wltnessea testifying that Cogdill attacked Owens with brass knucks. SECRETARY KEMER OPENS HEADQUARTERS ST LOUIS, May 27.

J. Bruce Kemer of Butte, secretary of the democratic national committee, arrived today and opened headquarters for the national commute. The subcommittee of the national committee win meet nere june 3 to per-fact plans for convention. a Reported That Twenty-five Hundred Were Taken on Mountain Ridge. SEVERAL LARGE GUNS ARE AMONG THE LOOT Official Reports Come From the Various Army Headquarters.

VIENNA, May 27. (VI Lonon. Twenty-five hundred Italians, four gin; four machine suns and a quantity of war material have been captured by the Austrfans, who stormed an extensive mountain ridgre on the Trentlno front, according to an official statement issued by the war department here. The statement follows: "We have sained a new great success on the Italian front, capturing the entire mountain rldne from Cornecl-eampe Vrde to Maura. The enemy suffered sanguinary losses.

We captured over 2,500 prisoners, four guns, four machine suns, .100 bicycles and much other material." Further victories over the Italians north of Arslero are also announced by the war office. Italian troops were driven from their positions west of Bacarola, after which the Austrian in a. seven-hour battle declared the. forests north of Monte Olmono and occupied the peak, nccordlnn; lo the statement, which also announces that Batalo, In the upper Poslta valley, has been captured. England.

LONDON. May 27. British official "Last night (May 26) a hostile patrol was surprised and dispersed southeast of La-ventle and a high explosive charge for wire cutting was captured. "During the night, we bombarded the enemy trenches southeast of Neuve Chap-elle, and our artillery fire caused the destruction of enemy stores at tiulllemont. The enemy directed a heavy bombardnirut.

luting eighty minutes, against our trenches west of Frirourt and also shelled our trenches about Werre. "We sprang five mines, three about Hul-lueh, and two southeast of Culnchy. The enemy sprang one mine about the notion -aollern redoubt, another west of La Folle wood, the crater of which our troops occupied. "Today, the enemy artillery has been active against our positions shout Suzanne. OvlIIers, Hehnterne.

Ranches, Loos, Hois Grenler, St. Eloi and Yyres. "We boraharded enemy trenches west Lens and southeast of Laventle. Hostile parties working east of Msrlcourt were dispersed by artillery fire. "The Germans hare shown rather more Activity than usual In the last few days; their expenditure of ammunition has been lavish.

Germany. BERLIN, Slay 27 (via London). French troops forced their way into the southern part of the vllliKre of Cltmleres. west of the Meusc on the Verdun front, during stubborn flBhtlns lost night, hut werc-sunse- driren out, the war office announced oany. The statement follows: "Western front North of La Unase cn-rial one of onr nntrols penetrated an enemy position near Festhuhert, where some prls- TO OUR FRIENDS We wish to 'thank our friends ind relatives for their kindness on the occasion of the death of our beloved daughter.

We appreciate their faithfulness and their endeavors to comfort us, in this dark hour. The untimely passing out of this life of our daughter was a severe shock for us. She was, in her life, so gentle and loving; always doing good, and wis greatly beloved by all that knew her. For the last few years her life had been a life of troubles and hardships, yet she bore it with patience and courage, always looking on the sunny side, hoping conditions might change. Her close friends who know the real situation still have faith and trust In her.

This they have demonstrated so generously by works and by the banks of flowers that cover the last resting Place 01 tnis Beautiful life that was taken so unjustly. Thank God no one else can hurt her now. She is beyond cne reacn ot ner enemies. Father and Mother, Mr. and Mrs.

Andrew Rainey. (Adv.) DEATH NOTICES MACK Saturday evening at 7 :30 o'clock. May 27, 1016, Samuel 3. Block, aged SO years. Remains are at the home of his sister, Mrs.

Fannie Lou Baker, Run net Park. Notice of funeral will appear later tnroufn wiies uros. co. OHBISTIE Friday evening at 11 :35 o'clock. May 20, 1016, at a local Infirmary.

Mr. Katherlne Pilkerton Christie, aged 23 years and 3 months. Remains are nt the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James B.

Bill. 70S Third avenue, south. sumvea ny ner nusDana. jonn k. Christie two children.

May Katherioe and Ada Eve lyn Christie; four brothers and four sis ters. Funeral from the residence as nboTe this (Sunday) afternoon at 2 :30 o'clock. May 28. oemces conauccea oy tne uev. j.

a. uar- mftcx, assisted ny tne Rev. joim k. (iunn. Interment at Mt.

Olivet cemetery. The following friends will serve as pallbearers: E. E. Eubank, Walter Hlte, F. W.

Walker. P. H. Hazelrfjrg, David A. Dortvh, T.

Wesley Cunningham. E. E. Pate and jr. n.

Howse. Carriages from Wiles Bros. A Co. URWI6 Saturday afternoon, May 27, at ociock, at tne resiaence or uis parents. No.

1700 Ninth avenue, north. Merrl- wether. Infant son of R. L. nnd Almedla Lewis, aged 6 months.

Punefal serviced will be held this (Sunday) afternoon at 2:30 o'clock nt the residence, conducted by Rev. Walter L. Cald- The following little girls will serve as pallbearers Afitne, Rntb and Gertrude Unrtnn. and Annie Belle Green. Ramalns will he placed In ault at Mt.

Olivet cemetery. Antomobllet from Davis, Rains Co. KBBTAK Saturday afternoon, at o'clock. May 27, 1016, at her home, No. 1103 BlgntNBU) venue, iduiu, nn.

mury. uam- ben O'Brytin. widow of the late Joseph O'Brran, In the 72d year of her age. Tvra at the home tomorrow 'Mon day) morning at 10 o'clock, conducted by ris. TintM r.

Vance. Prof. C. B. Wallace, W.

H. Raymond, Dr. j. o. uimncon.

ur. jour jr. r- kln Smith, W. D. Trabue, B.

K. Rankin, H. 8. Woo twine and W. wicnoi are re OneatOu CO serve miuuwnxi.

interment at Mt. Olivet. Carriages from orris, Ksrsch Co. .1. n.

Nashville from Atlanta, wns made Hip successor nf ,1. it. Tcrlnitip ns district superintendent of tlie Western I'lilon. In take effect 1. Mr.

'heat limn is 'a well-known telegraph niilll and. 1 kmiwn tlimugtiout the entire smith. Ilia many friends ill lie interested in seeing him receive such it responsible position. oners were taken, the patrol returning without loss. "In tin1 Argonne there have been lively milling operations, during which enemy trenches were destroyed over great width.

The French suffered numerous losses In dead and wounded, and also some prisoners were taken. "On the left hank of the Mense (Verdun rout 1 the French succeeded temporarily in penetrating (lie southern part of the village of Oumleres during stubborn night attacks, lu clearing tliem out we took slxtv-three prisoners. "On the right bank of the Mouse we succeeded in advancing as far as 'the heights In the region Routhwest of Thiiimont wood. A French attack against our advance was stopped nt the very outset by our artillery. "Two enemy attacks against our newly completed positions south of Fort Douau-mont completely failed.

In engagements southwest of this fort since May 22 we have taken prisoner forty-eight officers nnd 1,04.1 men. "Eastern front Tn a successful pntrol Incursion south of C'ekkau we took few prisoners. "Iialkan front: There ts nothing to report." France. PAtlTPt Mat 27. French troflDS have I captured the eastern part nf the village of! Oumleres and have taken German trenches.

northwest of the village. An attacK on. the French trenches bordering on Fort I Pounnmont was remtised. nrcoroing to rue official. statement issued by the war office today.

The statement roiiows: "On the left bank of the river Meuse nr troops yesterday evening attacked the Hinge of Cumieres nnd the German post- Ions to the west. After a ferocious strug gle we penetrated the eastern part of the village nnd occunled several German trenches northeast of Cnmleres. A violent counter-attack by the enemy did not re sult in dlsloflgiTfg us irom me occupien positions. "East of bill French forces using hnnd'rjneTiAdet, made some progress during the "Oi the tight bnnk of the river the second German attack' upon our trenches In the vicinity of Fort Pounnmont was delivered with energy yesterday afternoon nt 6 ciock. Tins movement was completely repulsed.

''The night was marked by Intense activity on the part of, the German artillery wen as our inline region norm 01 Verdun. "There is notiiine or importance to re port from the remainder of the front." Italy. HOME, via London. Mav 27. The follow ing official communication whs I sailed from pcforni lieiiftntiarter's in tne course or yesiernny tne snunuon generally was unchanged We repulsed i-iiiMiiy aitacK at mo Ledru valley against Serrnvnlle.

on Hiiole Pass In the La (lurlna valley, nnd also in the Poslnn sector, when two ci. tiipnit.es of he enemy with machine guus were auuihi- lated by our fire. Ou the A hi a no ntenu there was nn in tense activity on the part of the enemy's lire front the Monte 'erena. Fighting on our lines to the eastward of Assahu continued yesterday. in tne Nugana vaney our troops inurs- day repulsed an attack by the enemy.

Yes- lerdnv mornlntr enemv en um us attacken our ifiioa east of the Cnlamento valley. Our AJptne troops stopped the enemy assault and afterward intidc a dnsltlug couuter nt- iuUtctlng very heavy losses on the enemy, capturing 100 prisoners ami two muchlne guus." MAXWELL CORNER CIGAR STORE OPENS Beautiful and Sanitary Store Is Visited by Hundreds on First Day. Th Maxwell Corner Clgnr Store was opened nt o'clock Saturday morning, and until midnight last night Nashville's new-net nnri mnnt tirt-to-date clear store and soda fountain did a veritame "inna pince hiialtinaa." H. L. LnmKtn, I'nanes J.

nnnsnra mm rirlffln tin owners, were on the lob ail day and night and assisted their score of clerks nnn so tin aispensers in iianuing out "dopes," cigars and souvenirs of the occasion. The store is one of the most sanitary and thoroughly modern of any in the country, and a handsomer place Is not Keen in the entire outn. Tne mace was beautlfullv decornted with a great number of cut flowers nnd potted plants sent the owners by their friends in celehratlon-of tne event, nouvenirs were given uwny. nnu thn thronffn Hint tmcked the nlnce through out the day were given the glad hand that makes nnd retains customers. Hut about the heartiest glad nana was the "As You Like It" cigar being sold for the first time in Nashville.

Nearly every man wiio smoKeu up nerore leaving nougnt another before gotug out. BROWN SCHOOL HAS COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES The Brown school commencement exer ctses were held nt Centennial club Friday night, when eleven young indies were pre Bcnted with their diplomat by Bishop WH Hum C. Gray. The scholarship medal, given In honor of Mrs. Annie Myers Brown, founder of the school, was won hy Miss Margaret F.llxabeth Mine Mary Kllsabeth Hatfield won the tnathctnatlcs medal and Miss Iluth Petty was valedictorian, liar subject being, "Taxation wunoui up presentation.

nlnno solos by Misses Beatrix Moore and' Krllth Holt, violin number hv Miss Eliza beth Price and a duet by Misses Pauline Oglesby and Mary Henderson. Readings were given by Misses Marie Weaver, Elizabeth Hatfield. Rebecca Louise Way. Ros- tinna Ambrose. Beatrice Haas.

Margaret Emily Jordan, Cortnne Scott and. Masters jonn jsau. wniter rarrisn, jonn Kdwnrd OiiIcr and Harrv Mullens. An at tractive feature of the progrnm the group of aesthetic dances by Misses Mary 'turner nae. junrgareL joraan, umny joruan, fiimo nam son, uenecca way.

KiizaDetn uaineio ana uutn retty. Bishop William C. Gray made the ad' dreaa to the graduates ana awarded dlnlo mas to the following: Misses Virginia Ed wirrln. Lillian Fisher. Marv Gates.

Beatrin Has. Prim Llaon. Marguerite Marshall. Pauline Oglesby, Ruth Petty, Elisabeth Price, Margaret way ana Aiarie weaver. i in.

who recent 1 came tn THE Bijou Theater OPENS MONDAY, MAY 29 FOR COLORED PEOPLE ONLY The opening feature will be the GREAT CIRCUS Serial Picture, "The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring," featuring star performers from BARNUM BAILEY, RINGLING BROS, and HAGENBACK WALLACE shows. ADMISSION ALWAYS FIVE CENTS Doors Open at 12 O'Clock, Noon.