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HOME(4th) EDITION
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1911.
Would Be Strongest Man Dem
ocrats Could Name—Un
derwood Second Choice.
Life History of Talesmen Will
Be Delved Into by Attorneys
and Detectives.
TIME FOR A SOUTHERNER McNAMARA BATTLE IS ON
I Wiley, President of the Daily
Newspaper Club, Pays Fine
Tribute to Jerseyite.
Collier's Weekly, la «• la»t l«ue.
*fjj :1 nine month* much may happen,
IU , in our opinion, as things are now,
emnitit candidate the Democrat*
Icnold nominate fop president would be
I Woodrow Wilson, of New Jeraey, and
ln«t to him Oacar Underwood, of Ala-
Iblma The *uper*Utlon against nom-
I matin* a Southern man for the presi-
Idtncy h*a lived too Ion*. Let It die.
tout. Wiley. bu»lne»» manager of
I The New York Time*, 1* a warm ad-
| mirer of Governor Wll»on and the prtn-
I rtple. he aavocatea In ar scent speech.
In. president of the Dally Newspaper
I Club of America, Mr. Wiley said:
| -tvhat I* true of newspapers la true
I of public men. The political leader who
Indrocate* reforms for the purpose of
I raining votes and not from *onulna tn-
I irrest In tha public good may prosper
I for a time, but h* has no permanent
I Influence, The growing popularity and
I ttrrncth of Governor Wilson of Nsw
Ijereev are due to the conviction in tho
I public mind that h« 1« sincerely devoted
I to the public welfare."
Twelve Prospective Jurors Are
in Custody While California
Takes a Holiday.
Los Angeles, Oct. 12.—Twelve men,
8 respective Jurors In tho trial of Jamea
i. McNamara, charged with murder
In the Loa Angeles dynamiting case,
were In custody today, while the rest of
California had a holiday. The trial It
self was adjourned In honor of the new
legal holiday celebrating the discovery
of America.
In tha meantime attorneys for both
sides worked diligently on the case.
During the coming sessions of court tha
examination of talesmen will bo tha
moet Important matter that will corns
up. For the state this queetloning will
be turned over to Ray Horton, chief
trial deputy.
Investigating Salesmen.
Altho Horton will be the first to pass
jmn the acceptability of the Jurors, his
Judgment will not stand alone In their
selection. When he regards a talesman
as being unprejudiced and possessing
tbs qualities of a good Juror, Dlatrlct
Attorney Fredericks win receive a de
tailed report of him. The Hums de
tective agency will be asked concerning
tho Jurors selected and a thorough In-
Continued on Last Page.
MIS IN on
Reaffirms His Purpose to Stick
to Tariff Reductions Upon
Findings of Board.
With the Camera at Decatur's Fair
HAS SLIM CHANCE IN STATE
I Italian Troops and Artillery Are
Being Unloaded at City on
African Coast.
(ARRIVAL MADE GALA EVENT
■Turks and Bedouins Are Mak>
ing No Move Toward Attack,
According to Scouts.
Tripoli, via Rome, Oct 12.—A fleet of
transport^ carrying Italian troops nnd
artillery, arrived In tho harbor today
end was greeted with salutes from th*
Italian warehlpa Tho lauding of sol
dier*. artillery, ammunition, provisions
end hospital equipment Is goto* for
ward.
Warship. In tha harbor war* deco
rated for the occasion and Italian flags
fluttered from many buildings In the
city ae the Italian soldier* marched
thru the streets. Tho housing of tho
Invading fore# Is now a serious prob
lem. as ths old Turkish barracks aro
entirely Inadequate. In addition, parts
of them are so filthy that Governor
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4" SENATOR JEFF DAVIS WEDS +
ARKANSAS 80CIETY GIRL 4-
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•I- Ozark, Arte, OcL 12.—Senator 4*
4* Jeff Davis was married hero this 4-
4- morning to Mis* Leila Carter. 4-
4- They left on the noon train for 4-
4* Salt Lake City. Miss Carter Is a 4-
f society girl of Arkansas Senator 4*
Davis Is a widower. 4*
Fair and Speeches Draw Big
Crowd From DeKalb County
and Others, Too.
inrrn ar* so filthy that Governor
ivoimo refuees to allow tho Italian
i troop* to occupy them until they ar*
disinfected.
A great city of tents Is springing up
"o the southern outskirts of ths city.
General r*neva probably will have his
hesdouarters In the governor's palace,
utrenchmsats are being thrown up, al.
tho the fear from an attack by the
Turk, u,d Bedouins la gradually lesa-
*" ln * Arab scouts report that tha
I Turkt.h troops aro making no move
ment to attack.
The main Italian army will operata
™“ 'hi* city, but heavy forces are
*5* h * ln * landed at other strategic
mints along the cost,
i ., ( -J' nn '»ndant CagnL who has charge
ths outposts, has scouting parties
raeonnolterfng among the foothills
jouth of th* city. Their report*
rauaurtng.
WANT ADS
Published by all the Atlanta
papers for the week ending
October 7, 1911, six days
to the week:
Georgian SW 3,032
Journal 2,241
Constitution 1^229
On yesterday the Atlanta
Papers carried Want Ads
as follows:
555
Journal 367
Constitution 215
GEORGIAN print* ns beer,
T« I.U uncl «n advertising.
—**- *** thee# who ore out ef a
tht ‘rcHt?" 0 de.lr. a better en*.
uniL < j*°ROIAN print, went adt
sleeeircatlon "b M.itiena
"*"*•* free. Other ciiu.i cations
°Nt CENT A WORD
Home-coming day was celebrated on
Thursday in Decatur, and on Friday
Atlanta and Fraternal day will be the
feature of the DeKalb County fair.
Gathered In tha main auditorium of
tho court house, a large crowd of en
thuelaetlo eltliena and a number of
home-comers listened to speeches on
Decatur and DeKalb county.
Th* program waa under th* direction
of Charles D. McKinney, president of
tho Board of Trade. The exercises
commenced at 10:2t o’clock end MsMA
until 11 o’clock, when a two-hour recess
was taken. After Rev, James O. Pat
ton had delivered the opening prayer,
R. J. Freeman, commissioner of roadi
and revenue*, welcomed th* visitors.
He Is an enthuslastlo advocate of good
roads and In his speech stressed the
need of Improving tho highways In the
county.
In a speech full of hearty greeting for
those who attended the exercises, May
or John A. Montgomery spoke of tho
progress of Decatur In the past few
years. Hooper Alexander, representa
tive of DeKalb county In the legisla
ture, told of tha future In star* for th*
county and ths town.
Congressman William Schley Howard
In a characteristic address urged the
passage of th* 1100,000 hood Issue
which will be voted on at an early date.
The revenue derived from this Is f»r
Improving the roads and his talk was
on tho necessity of making tho road* In
the county th* best In the state.
After the recess for dinner the public
school child ran paraded from the school
house to tha court room and gathered
to listen to th* afternoon speeches. C.
M. Candler, railroad commissioner and
former repreeentatlva of th* county,
told of Decatur** past.
Addresses were also made by George
Napier snd George W. Yarbrough.
At the conclusion of the public exer
cises ths crowd visited the fair
ground* and wandered thhi th* various
exhibits. \
Fin* Exhibits at Fair.
Th* county fair, which la tho flrat
one ever attempted by th* people of
DeKalb county. Is In chsrg* of R.
Frank Smith, C. C. Childress and
Charles O. Smith, representing tbs De-
Continued on Lset Page.
Senator Bourne Is Working
Hard to Send a LaFollette
Delegation in 1912.
rag, Oct.
came here today to talk administration
defense. He made an address to a
large crowd. In which he reaffirmed hie
purpose to stick to his policy of tariff
reduction upon the finding* of the tariff
board, whose report ho expects th*
coming winter.
The president found In his stay In
Portland last night and again hero to
day that Oregon Inclines toward In
surgency and that ha has but a slim
chance of carrying the state In ISIS.
Senator Jonathan Bourne, who was
out of range of the president in Port
land last night. Is working hard to have
a LaFollette delegation elected to the
next national convention, and the lead
ers In Oregon politics aro Inclined to
think Bourne will bs able to control a
majority of tho delegation.
, Gets 8malT Comfort
Mr. Taft got small comfort out of
his stay In Portland and In this city hs
had nothing more hopeful. Oregon ap-
C om to the president's supporters to
i practically lost to him.
from tho presidential train here to-
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GOVERNMENTis
Dissolution of Incandescent
Electric Lamp Combination
• Is Ordered by Court
CONTROLS LAMP PRICES
Competition in Unpatented Ar
tides Can’t Be Suppressed.
Contracts Declared Void.
Washington, OcL 12^—Concerning the
effect of a decree entered today hr the
United States circuit court at Toledo,
Ohio, In the so-called electrical trust
case. Attorney General Wickertbam
made the following statement:
"Tho decree entered today by tha
circuit court of th* Unttod States for
northern Ohio against the General
Electric Company and about 10 or more
other defendants la the outcome of a
suit which the government brought
about six months ago to break up a
combination In restraint of Interstate
commerce In Incandescent lamps.
"It appeared that tho combination
controlled 97 per cent of the eloctrlo
lamp business of the country and that
ih.-y were regulating prices at »lit. i
all lamps were sold. The larger pert of
ths business was dons thru the Gen
eral Electric Company by means of Its
ownership of tho National Arc Lamp
Company, which In turn controlled a
number of subsidiary companies, tho
all of these were pretending to operate
as Independent nnd competing con
cern* The balance of the business
was don* thru ths Westlnghouse Elec
trie snd Manufacturing Company, tb*
Westlnghouso Lamp, and a number of
smaller companies named In the peti
tion.
Controlled Lamp Price*.
"Ths defendants by this combina
tion not only controlled th* prices at
At
Will Notify Executive Commit
tee Upon His Return From
Glidden Auto Tour.
HE LEAVES FOR NEW YORK
tacturoro, but sven ths prices at which
they wero resold by Jobbers snd deal
ers, and they oontrolled not only tha
prices at which lamp* covered by |
ent* were sold, but the prices at wl
unpatented lamp* were sold, and they
were enabled, by the enormous power
thus secured over th* market, to require
practically all purchasers of lamp* to
buy unpatented lamps from members
of the comblnaatton os a condition to
the right to purchase patent lamps.
“In addition to this, the defendants
had resorted to many practices contra
ry to fair trad# In order to crush and
estroy Independent rival*
"All the defendant, tiled their an.
wars to th* petition of the government,
but later, after the government waa
prepared to present Its testimony, the
defendants Indicated a desire to submit
Continued on Last Page.
LIKES ATLANTA SO WELL
HE WON’T GO BACK HOME
When Dr. J. J. Morrison, n recent
graduate of the Maryland Medical col-
ege and an o(fleer in the Fifth Mary
land regiment, landed In Atlanta to at
tend the Old Guard celebration he had
no Idea of rematping In the city.
He was Just one of the regiment that
came to do honor to the memory of ths
Old Guard, and he expected fully to
entrain with hla compatriots and go
back to Baltimore Wednesday after-
""nut the Inr# of Atlanta, despite th*
drisale that marred the days that the
city housed It* Northern guest* was
too strong, and when President «. 8.
Gauldcn. of Quitman, of the stats board
of medical -
■nation for 41 embryo physicians In th*
hall of representatives at the state cap-
AIUU1UI IUURCU ms |UVH tv III*, UIU
Dr. Morrison Thursday, "that I decided
to locate and practice medicine here. I
found out that tb* state hoard was go
ing to have an examination Thursday,
so I told th* regiment good-by* and
stayed In the city."
Forty-on* applicant* took th* exam
ination held bir the state board Thurs
day. The oflicers of ths board con
ducting ths test were Drs. S. H. Oaul-
den. Quitman; F. M. Ridley. LaOrnoge;
C. T. Nolan, Marietta; J. L. Walker,
Waycross, and J. W. Palmer, Alley.
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Photos by Mathcwson.
THREE GLIMP8E8 OF'THE DEKALB COUNTY FAIR.
Th* littl* girl t*ats h*r strength with th* maul* Throw at th* M nigg*r habits/* on* b*by, one cigar. Part
of th* crowd on th* fair ground*.
EARTHQUAKE ON MEXICAN COAST
Can’t File Resignation Ahead of
Its Taking Effect, But Will
Give Due Notice.
Governor Hoke Smith will soon no
tify the state executive committee that
he will leave the gubernatorial chair
on November IS. The notification win
be approximately It days ahead, but
th* date of Its Issuance has not been
fixed by the governor and will likely
not come before hla return from the
Glidden tour.
Governor Smith, accompanied by his
daughters, Mrs. Ronald Ransom nnd
Miss Lucy Smith, left for Now York
Thursday afternoon at 2:45 o’clock tn
participate In the Glidden tour which
leaves the metropolis Saturday morn
ing.
Beu _ I
Smith retterati
eral weeks ag
resignation November 16. To this end
he will notify the state executive com-
mlttee so that the plans for the elec
tion can be begun.
Governor Smith had first Intended to
file his resignation with tho secretary
of stats to take effect within 30 dav.
after It was placed In the secretary’s
hands. It Is not thought that this could
be dons, there being evidence that a
resignation should take effect when
formally flled. For this reason the g..v-
ornor will not flle the document before
the date he actually expects to leave
office. This date Is officially given out
as November 15, or a day or so later.
Saturday morning th* Kovemnr’s car
In the Glidden tour will leave New
York, to be met at tho New Jersey
line by Governor Woodrow Wilson,
who will ride to Trap ton.
At Philadelphia the governor's party
and the other notables In the Glidden
tour will be entertained at dinner by
tho president of the American Automo'.
bile association. Governor Toner, of
Pennsylvania, will accompany Govern
or Smith from Philadelphia to Gettys
burg. and Governor Glasscock, of West
Virginia, will be In tho car with him
thru his state.
Governor Smith will probably stay
with the tour until Winston-Salem, a.
C„ Is reached. Governor Kltchln hav
ing arranged to meet him at tho North
Carolina line. At Winston-Salem,
Governor Smith will turn the car over
to Ronald Ransom and come to Atlanta
by rail, to bo In bis offlco during the
latter part of next week.
He will ngaln resume the tour on
Monday, October 22. and Journey from
Atlanta to Valdosta, where Mr. Ran-
wlll take the car and finish tha
tour In Florid*
WILL DEFEAT TAFT, 500 LIVES ARE LOST
1 IN THE TIDAL WAVE
Iowa Senator Says Progressive
Republican Will Probably
Win 1912 Nomination.
Chicago, OcL 12v—United States Sen
ator A. B. Cummins, of town, today de
clared a progressive Republican will
probably dneat President Taft for the
Republican nomination In 1912.' He
was not willing to name tha nun who
would lead'tho progressive* lie de
clared ho would fight personally for the I
of a pmgresalve nnd as-1
Property Damage Will Exceed
$1,000,000, According to
Expert Seismographists.
WAS SUB'SEA DISTURBANCE
MMtaStMiPU - -
serted that many of th* ptbgreislve*
were flocking to the LaFollette stand
ard.
Asked If ha believed President Taft
would,ba defeated If. nominated, be re
plied :
"I wouldn’t say that at all,’nor would
I predict he won’t’be nnmlnatsd’by the
Republican* I wlU say, however, the
progressive movement Is growing dally
and while It now Is not centered bo-
hind any one man for president, there
Is every reason to belleva the pro
gressives will unite upon some candi
date."
In summing up th* political situation
with respect to President Taft’s
chance* for renoralnatlon, hf placed
ths Western state delegation* In the
progressive column, th* Southern
states for Mr. Taft, with tho East now
for th* president but likely to bn divid
ed later If that section of tha country
concludes the president can not be
re-elected.
The lows senator would not discuss
his own candidacy, which Is bring
urged by his friend* but didn’t deny
tha suggestion that Iowa progressiva*
were likely to urge bla nomination.
REVOLT OF PORTUGUESE
SPREADS TO COLONIES
Lisbon, via th* Frontier, Oct. 12—The
monarchist revolt against Portugal's re
publicangovernment has spreadTo her
Its Course Extends From the
Gulf of Lower California t
Over. Guaymas.
Many Wards Have But One
Candidate for Vacant Place
on the Ticket.
were defled urban the order was given to
haul It down.
Republican soldlsrs In northern Portu
gal are reported to be making reprisal*
for the part the Roman Catholic clergy Is
taking In the uprising by seising and loot-
Mexico City, Oct. 1Z—A terrimc sub-
sea earthquake In tho middle of tha
gulf of Lower California caused th*
tidal wave that awept over Guaymas,
causing a loss of more than 600 lives
and property damage to exceed 11,000,-
000, uccurdlng to expert seismograph-
lit!
The towns of Eraphalme, Ortlza and
Ban Jose, have been wiped out, nnd
Guaymas Is hair destroyed. Altata.
Medina and Tololobampo have
badly damaged. The entire gulf const
fishing fleet has ben destroyed with a
•ath list of 90.
A cloudburst drove mammoth bould
s Into Gusyms, wrecking whole
streets nnd slaying scores of persons.
Tho upper end of the bay Is reported
to be strewn with wreckage of ships
snd boulders that rolled Into the water,
carrying vast masses of debris before
them. The water Is sllve with man-
eating sharks, and there is still hun
dred* of bodies visible.
Details of th* disaster were taksn to
HsrmosUlo by a courier on horseback
for helix He had ridden 110 miles
without food or sleep, and was exhaust
ed on reaching his destination. Hs
managed to gup out his story then fell
over In a taint and died within n few
hours.
A Mexican gunboat bis been ordered
from’ Mnxatlan. Considerable damage
was dons nt Mnsntlsn by the agitation
of the harbor. A big wave washed up
the beach swamping boats and wpah- 1
Ing away quays.
The 1200.000 shops of the Bouthern
Piiclfic railroad at Emphalme were de
stroyed.
When It esmo to the “show down’
Thursday morning nt 12 o’clock many
of tha boasted candidates for council
mania nnd nldermanla places foiled to
make their appearance with their 175
and 1100‘entrance fee*
Tho Hit for tha Democratic primary
of October 20 closes with W. Z. Smith,
general manager of waterworks, op
posed for re-election by the former
manager. Colonel’Park Woodward. This
place pays 12,000 per year and the race
for It will be the most Important In the
primary.
Continued on Laet Page.
ATLANTA “AD" NT
OF
Members of Club to Visit the
Grand Opera House Thurs
day Night, kjyj
The Atlanta Ad Men's club, 12V
strong, will be the guests of Ths Geor
gian Thursday night at th* Grand opera
rouse to sen-and hear "Tho Chocolato
Soldier."
In fact, the Ad Men expeat to have a
very Interesting time. First of all they
will dine at 0 o'clock nt the new Geor
gian Terrace hotel, and attend to a
ittl* business. The Ad Men always at.
tend to a little buslnees every tirrw
they get together and eat.
By the time th* Georgian Terraco
meal hu been put away and the busi
ness, too, the members of ths cluh will
board a speclaly trolley and ride to
the Grand.
Soma of the best seats In ths house
to the number of 126 have been re
served, and th* Indications are that
every on* of them will be occupied.
THE PRODIGAL JUDGE
"By VAUGHAN KESTER
The most popular novel of the
year will• be published serially in
The Georgian, the first installment
appearing Monday, October 16.
“The Prodigal Judge” is a book that has the vital quality.
—New York Herald.
As well worth knowing as Tom Sawyer or David Harum.
—Chicago Tribune.
It should leave its readers with wider sympathies, softer
hearts, a larger tolerance.—New York Times.
A book of humor and dramatic thrills—Chicago Rccord-
Herald.
the weather.
Mr Thursday night and Friday.
f-Tnp.returns Thursday (taken nt A.
I- Hawks* Co.’« store)! 8 a. m., 48; 10
„ 72; 12 noon, 74; 2 p. m., 76.
The Atlanta? IjEorgi an
"Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN'
AND NEWS
"Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
SPOT COTTON.
Atl!n(!, quiet; 9%. Liverpool, easier;
5.41. New York, holiday. Augusta,
steady; 9 11-11. Savannah. <iulet; 9 .1 1*
Memphis, steady; 10c. Galveston. «julet.
Charleston, quiet; 1*«4. Norfolk,
steady; y 15-16. Houston, easy; !»