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The Atlanta Georgian
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VOL. X. NO. 71.
HOME(4THl EDITION ATLANTA. GA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1911. HOME{4TH} EDITION PRICE: oVtS
NEW YORK COWES BACK
ATHLETICS ,
CHITS . ' .
, ' 003 ooo o:o a - 3
ON - *
athletics—
Lord, If- ...
Oldring, cf. .
Collins, 2b.
Baker, 3b. .
Murphy, rf.
Davis, lb. .
Barry, ss. ..
Lapp, c. ...
Coombs, p. .
Plank, p. ..
Totals
AB
R
H
PO
A
E
5
0
0
3
0
0
5
1
2
0
0
0
3
0
0
1
1
0
4
0
0
1
2
0
4
0
1
4
0
0
4
0
0
7
l
1
4
0
1
3
3
1
4
1
1
9
2
0
4
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
3
7
29
11
2
MARQUARD DRIVEN
CLEAN OUT OF BOX
BY MIGHTY SWAT
Connie Mack Puts His Trust in
Ability of the Old Reliable
Jack Coombs. '
OLDRING HITS A^'HOMER”
GIANTS—
Devore, If.-
Doyle, 2b
Snodgrass, cf.
Murray, rf.
Merkle, lb
Herzog, 3b
Fletcher, ss
Meyers, c
Marquard, p.
Becker,
Ames, p
Crandall, p
Totals
AB
in
H
PO
A*
E
5
0
1
3
9
0
5
1
4
3
4
1
4
0
0
2
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
12
0
0
4
0
1
1
2
0
3
1
1
4
3
1
3
0
1
5
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
4
9
30
11
2
State Press Generally Favors
Princetonian as Democratic
Nominee.
Th, press of Georgia, reflecting aa It
doea In gnat measure the opinion of
the people of the state, la for Woodrow
Wllion aa Democratic prealdentlal nom.
Inee by a large majority.
Hen follow expreaalona from Juat a
few of the Influential paper* of the
•tate:
That ny of light you see In the dim
dlitanc* la Woodrow Wilson coming
along to ahlno for the Democrats In
1912.—llontlcello News.
Woodrow looks good from thla dla-
tanre.—Thomaavlllo Tlmea-Enterprlsa.
Oorernor Woodrow Wlleon of New
Jersey Is clearly In the lead at preaent
as ths favorite for tha Democratic nom
ination for president. If nominated, he
win he elected and will make one of
the best presidents In the history of thla
country.—Cedartown Standard.
Woodrow Wilson grows more popular
•aeh week, and It seems now that ho
will win the Democratic prealdentlal
nomination. He la a representative of
*/*• °* Public rnen that has been
called to office, a typo that Is lacklm
this day and time—Commerce
server.
Officials at Toklo Believe That
the Manohu Government is
Tottering.
Governor Woodrow Wilson of Now
Jersey seems to be the choice of tha
toremost Democrat* for president la
the next campaign, and no doubt would
come nearer leading tha Democratic
party to victory than any other man
mentioned In this connection.—Carroll
ton Free Praia.
Woodrow. Wilson Is looming
Contlnuad on Last Paga.
t REBELS DEFEAT IMPERIALS;
+ MARCH ON TO PEKIN
•1- 8«n Francisco, Oct. 25.—Dls- +
+ patches to the local Chinese revo- -r
+ lutlonary junta etato that General
+ LI Yuen Hung's rebel army de- +
+ feated 21,000 Imperials, who fled, •}•
+ leaving 8,000 dead upon the fleld. +
+ The way Is now clear for a rebel +
+ advance upon Pekin.
+ REBELS AT ChtANQ SHA
+ PROCLAIM INDEPENDENCE
+ Pekin, Oct. 25.—Chinese revolu- +
+ tlonaries at Chang Sha proclaimed 4-
+ their Independence from the Pekin
+ government today. ^
+ 'H-l-l' l I 1 1 I 'l l 1 'H ■I-H-I-t-H-l-K'
Former Southern Leaguer’s
Swat Scores Three Runs in
Third Inning.
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°N« CENT A WORD
Toklo, Oot, 25.—That the Manchu
government of Chinn Is tottering, le the
belief of official* of Japan today and
preparations to meet the contingency
are being rushed. Vaat numbers of
Japanese aoldlera have been tent Into
Korea and Manchuria to prepare for
any emergency In the event that gen
eral chaos follows the overthrow of the
Manchu dynasty.
Chinese government agents are
working secretly for foreign lnterven
tlon as a laat resort to save the totter
ing throne.
Rebel successes throughout southern
China, coupled with the apparent In
tention of the central Chinese govern
ment to continue fighting, Indicate that
the revolution will elevate to power the
young China party.
The national assembly, which la now
sitting In Pekin, has demanded the dls
solution of the present Chinese mini*'
try. The members demand that Yuan
Shi Kal, who Is now in southern China
at the head of an Imperial party, be
made premier. Yuan Shl Kal Is now
counselling the government to rely on
arbitration. Hla advice to the council
of the empire Is: "Concessions must be
made, for the strength of the revolution
is Increasing.”
Even If the Manchu dynasty should
survive the preaent revolution. It will
mean a new China, statesmen here de
clare. The first and moat Important
result would be the Immediate organi
zation of a parliament with full powers
of government, which would virtually
make China a democracy, altho the
throne would continue to be occupied
by an emperor.
Demands have been formulated by
the national assembly that the govern
ment drastically punish Viceroys Jul
Cheng and Chae Ehr Fong, whose
tyranny Is said to have done much to
foment revolution In Hu Peh and aelie
men provinces, which they ruled.
The financial position of China la
desperate. The government can not
negotiate loano with which to carry on
the war, whereas contributions are
pouring continuously Into the treasury
of tha revolutionaries.
General Yin Tchang la reporting nu
merous desertions from tha ranks of hla
Imperial army, according to Shanghai
advices, the soldiers leaving because
their pay la In arrears.
The national treasury at Pekin has
leas than half a million dollar*. It I* re
ported, and the revolutlonarle* are sell
ing mint* and all th* bullion and specie
they can find.
Minister of Finance Tso Tse I* at
tempting to negotiate loan* from Unit-
Continued on Last Pag*.
New York, Oct. 25.—Facing the hard
hitting Philadelphia Athletics before a
friendly host of home fans; the New
York Giants made their last stand this
afternoon to turn the tide of defeat
which has thrlco rollud over them, and
secure the fifth game of the champion
ship world aeries games.
The weather waa a trifle crisp, but
the sun'was bright and the skies clear.
"Rube" Marquard, the Giants’ south
paw, waa the twlrler upon whom Me.
§ raw pinned his hope. Mack sent
oombs In.
FIRST INNING.
Lord worked It down to two balls
and two strikes and drove to left. De
vore nailing tbe ball by a sliding catch.
Oldring broke hla bat on a ball, which
rolled to Doyle, who tossed him out
Collins filed out to Snodgrass. No runt,
no hits, no errors.
Barry threw Devore out at first
Doyle fouled out to Baker, a pop back
of third. Snodgrass bounded an easy
one to Baker, who threw him out. Ne
run,, no hit,, no error*.
SECOND INNING.
Baker struck out, and the crowd went
wild with delight. Murphy lined a »ln
gle to left Davis went out this way
Ball one, strike one and two, two ball*
ball three and then he was called out on
a nice strike and Murphy was doubled,
Myers to Doyle, • trying ti steM. -Nt*
run*, on* hit, no error*
Murray fanned. Merkle
looking foolish. Hersog up.
balls and two strike*, he i
short ' Herzog then stole second on
the first ball pitched. Fletcher struck
■ tit. No runt, on* hit, no error*.
THIRD INNING.
Barry out, Herzog to Merkle. Lapp
elnglrd over aeeond base. Coombs lilt
to Herzog, who threw to Doyle. Doyle
murr-d: Imlh runn.-ra e»ifc. Lord tiled
out to Doyle near second base. Old-
g lifted a home run Into the left
fleld bleacher*, scoring Lapp anf
Coombs. Collins walked. Th* out
fielders moved back to the frnce as
linker came up. Cellin'. Mole Fecund,
linker out on a bounder to Merkle.
THreo runs, two Hite, on* error.
Meyers singled hard thru Baker.
Becker went to bat for Marquard..
Becker lined to Barry, who threw to
Davis, but Harry dropped the.ball and
Meyers got back safely. Devore struck
out. and Meyer* was doubled up trying
to steal second, Lapp to Cllllns. No
After Shooting Two Men, He
Takes Refuge Under House
and Defies Cops.
POSSE SURROUNDS HIM
County and City Policemen
Now on Guard—He Won’t
Be Taken Alive.
- A f «r
eral d«murf«r to the caveators. Airs.
FenntV Hanson White and Mrs. Estelle
„ C: Hanson. Ths argument upon tht
,. «uS£ jgiiSawL
singled pest will be continued during the rest of the ” or three an
day.
With Miss Knt3 Hanson. Mr* Fannie
Hanson White, Mrs. Estelle C. Hanson
nnd Mrs. R. Y. Garrett. In the court
FOURTH INNING.
Ames now pitching for New York.
Murphy fouled to Meyers. Davis went
out on an easy bounder to Merkle. Bar
ry went out. Fletcher to Merkle. No
runs, no Hite, no errors.
Doyle doubled over first. Snodgrass
struck out Murray fanned for the sec
ond time. Merkle was hit by a pitched
ball. Herzog fouled out to Lapp. No
runs, one hit, no errors.
FIFTH INNING.
Lapp out. Doyle to Merkle. Coombs
batted left-handed and hit a single thru
Herzog. Lord forced Coombs, Doyle
to Fletcher. Oldring out, Fletcher to
Merkle. No runs, one hit, no errors.
Fletcher filed out to Lord. Myers
and Ames ttruek out. No run*, no hits,
no errors.
8IXTH INNING.
Collins buntod to Merkle and out.
Baker out Doyle to Merkle. Murphy
fanned. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Devore out, Collins to Davis. Doyle
singled to right field. Snodgrass filed
out to Murphy. Doyle stole second.
Murray hit a long fly to Lord. No runs,
ons hit, no srrors.
SEVENTH INNINO.
Davis out from Fletcher to Merkle.
Berry scratched to right field. He then
swiped second. Lapp fanned. Coomb*
~ rpped up to Fletcher. No rues. On*
t. Ns error*.
Merkle walked. Herzog hit to Berry
and Merkle bent the throw to iweea
Fletcher forced Herzog. Davts to Barry,
-‘arkla reached third. Merer* filed
Murphy and Merkle scored on the
catch. Fletcher went to second on the
throw In. Crandall went to the hat for
Amrs. nnd walked. Devore went out
from Darla lo Coomb*, who covered first.
On* run. No hits. On* *rror.
At 2:48 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Aaron Woodward, a negro, was harrl
caded under his father's house In Uni
verslty-ave. near Stewart-ave., nnd
defying a poese of officers to take him
alive. The officers have surrounded the
house with gun*.
Woodward shot two negroes at the
Buckeye Cotton Oil mill* In Stewart-
ave. Ju»t after noon, wounding thgm
seriously. He fled a half mllo to his
father's home. City and county police
men chased hljn, but he had gone Into
the house with his gun, and would not
surrender. ’ *naV ~ ” ijW . * *!'
Chief Rowan, of th* county police,
has sent to Sheriff Mangum to receive
authority to set Are to the house and
drive out the desperado.
FATHER’S ratLIES
Contestants'of Major Hanson’s
Will Bring Name of Mrs.
McVickar Into Suit.
Shortly aftrr the contest of the Hen
son will was opened in Judge Pendle
ton's court at noon Wednesday, the pro-
poundera, John p. Little and I. N. Han-
The Fated Pacemaker
Photo by Alathewson.
THE CAR AND ITS PASSENQER8.
S. M. Butlsr, who waa killed in the accident near Tifton Wednesday
morning, is ctending at the extreme right, wearing the big duet ooat and
oep. Referee P. J. Walker, who was injured, is at the steering wheel. Mra.
Walker, whose shoulder was dislocated, is in the rear seat. The car, a Cun
ningham, was tha official “pacemaker."
SEABOARD CLAIMS
HALF HUM.
Declares Atlanta and Kirkwood
Have Built Street on Rail
road’s Right-of-Way.
Petitions will be filed Wednesday with
the mayor and council of Atlanta, the
mayor and council of Kirkwood and
the officials of the Georgia Railway,
and Electric Company, by the Sea
board Air Line railroad, to recover en
croachments on the rights of way of
averaging about 35
ana Ifirer-'quarter ratios Vf
iVKnlh-a\ o
The petition states that If an ad
justment has not been made within 30
USELESS ELECTION
Special Meeting Smashes Prec
edent and Refuses to Waste
$1,000 in Cash.
NO “ELECTION” THURSDAY
Primary Will Proceed, But the
First Ward Must Do Without
Councilman for a While.
...... ..I., -v. wui.u- in uic uiuri , . ...
room waiting for the case to be heard rtay *' * u "* to r * foVfr *ho property
— .... X, b© filed, and, If It Is determined that i
the property Is loo great a bu
EIGHTH INh
Lord filed out to Snodgrass.
Metr
gteJ thru
_ Devore,
took second.
i.Mrlm
No runs. One
Doyle slnslei
iTT*2! 1 . h i5, fcrlSfLrl— 5Xt n *r™mhU'!2 for • ome frilling ,n th " testimony. Mrs.
M•dsJ’tsaf
Letcher. Collins lln
On a
Balter .
e hit. No error*,
led peat second. Coombs
~ and the game wse held
Davis. Murray fanned. Merkle went
out from Coombs to Davts. No runs. On*
hit. Ne error.
NINTH INNINO.
Murphy hit to Fletcher and on hi* fum
ble wee safe. Davis hit to .Herzog and
Murphy was forced et second. Barry
lorced Davie. Herzog to Doyle. Berry
woe caught trying to steel, Meyers to
Fletcher. No runt. No hits. One error.
Herzog went out. Berry to Darts.
Fletcher doubled to left. Meyers out.
Bony to Davie. Fletcher taking third.
murrer prevented a sensation which
was expected by the spectators who
crowded the court room.
Th. demurrer «« Hied (lrM on (lie
grounds of Insufficiency of fact, and
second upon the ground* that the do
mestic Infelicities of th* late Major
Hanson and hln wife, Mrs. Cora Lee
Hanson, were not relevant.
Mr. King then went Into the history
of the Hannon will, showing that the
codicil made In 1910. which was ob
jected to and formed the basis for the
i nt' *t. did nut In any way affect tfir
amount of money left each heir but
simply placed provisions on the be
quests to Mrs. Fsnnle Hanson White
ind Mr*. Estelle c. Hanson tor her
thMdren.' Ths provisions wore mod#
because of the Point Lnma colony and
"other reasons not necessary to men
tion."
Major Hanson did not disinherit Mrs.
White nor her children, nor the chil
dren of Mrs. Hanson, but simply re
quired the amounts set apart for them
be used only for their Income until the
children became of age.
Upon the deposition, which Is the
testimony of Mr*. Hanson, who waa un
able to attend the trial, the contestants.
Mrs. Fannie Hanson White and Mrs.
Estelle C. Hanson, will attempt to prove
that Major Hanson waa Influenced to
make bis will In favor of his daughter,
Mrs. Annie Garrett, of Baltimore, and
his grandson, John Fletcher Hannon,
thru misrepresentation regarding the
Point Loma Theosophlst colony, of
which Mrs. Hanson and her daughter,
Mrs. Fannie Hanlon- White, are mem
bers.
The depositions are also a recital of
the marital warfare In Major Hanson's
tsehold, covering a period of twenty
,rs. Mrs. McVickar. formerly Mra.
_ j*y’Horner, wife of T. Mitchell Hor-
ner, of Atlanta, and daughter of Emer
son. the "Bromo-Beltser King." of Bal
timore. plays the leading role In the
testimony. Major Hanson, the deposi
tions relate. Installed Mrs. Horner In
his home and openly preferred her so
ciety to that of his wife.
It Is alleged that on one occasion he
bought Mrs. Homer a 8280 Jeweled bag,
and paid but 81(0 for the onn he pur
chased for Mr*. Hanson. While on a
trip to Europe, taken on the pretext of
meeting some railroad officials on busi
ness, but really to Join Mrs. Homer's
party, he bought s Blanca automobile
and told Mrs. Homer It was for her
use.
Mrs. Garrett, of Baltimore, the dsugh.
ter who Is the chief benefleiary under
the provision# of the will, also comes In
ibllc need,
8109,000 damages will bo asked , and
rentals amounting to 812,000 a year
•Inca the anrroachmenta were made.
The suit evolves, according to Attor
neys W. G. Loving and Slmmona &
Simmons, from a suit by the city of
Atlanta against the railroad for assess-
Hunt* for street Improvements and
•ewers amounting to about 830,000, the
o.ihi.iitd tracks running (parallel to
►eKa!b-Ave. A survey of the property
was made and the attomeya claim that
the railroad owns most of the street,
th* titles having been secured by the
Georgia Railroad and Banking Com
pany In 1871, transferred to the Geor
gia, Carolina and Northerti Railway
Company In 1891, and finally conferred
on the Seaboard Air Line railway by
merger and conaolldatlon In 1901.
Hat Just Been Dlacovtred.
The petition slate* that the various
changes In the management and of of.
Continued on Last Pag*.
EEMAI
OF THEDEAD GIRL
Secrecy Surrounds Findings of
Medical Expert in Richeson
Murder Case.
■cored? Devore was' caught try
ing to atesl, Lapp to Barry. Two runs.
Thr«h,t.. T N,.rrore. NiNa
to Met
hit. It!
Lord I
took Coombs’ place on first,
out to Devore. “ " “
plate and out,
runs. On# hit. No errors. .
Plank went In the box for tho Athletics, t HI
oyte doublet! to left. Snodgrass bunted kle)
ner as head of the Hanaon home, the
major humiliating hla wife by calling
the servants In and telling them to take
orders from Mrs. Garrett. Mr*. Han-
Continusd on Last Page.
out to Murphy. No advance. Merkle hit
— ‘ Murphy, and Doyle •
Two hits. One run,
plays—Myers to Doyle, Lapp to
SUMMARY.
Two-boss hit. Doyle.
Collin*
Htruck out—By Marquard 1, Ames 8,
Coombs I.
Bases on halls—Off Marquard 1, off
Coombs 8.
Sacrifice hit—Myers.
Stolen hoses—Herzog. Collins. Doyle,
... ,’fflTby pitched ball—By Coombs tMer-
m*frenl <> of f, thb'plite *nd n hofh I m#n U we*e' * t Wires. Klein, Dlneen, Brennan and
safe on a Haidar’s choice. Murray popped Connolly.
Boston, Oct. 25.—Whether tho Rev.
Clarence V. Richeson. the brilliant
young pastor of the Immanuel Baptist
church at Cambridge, la a atep nearer
the death chair today or whether hie
fight for freedom he* been furthered as
the result of exhumation end examina
tion yesterday of the body of Avia Lln-
nell, the pretty young choir singer whom
he I* charged with having murdered
with cyanide of potassium, is a secret
fast locked In the breast of t(|« prose
cution
District Attorney Pellltlar today li-
aued a etatement, In which he said that
the examination of the body of Avis
Llnnell after Its exhumation had not
resulted In the finding of a vial from
which the poison waa taken that killed
her. He oald:
“Dr. Leary, the medical examiner, haa
reported to me that no container was
found In the casket and the bath robe
or wrapper had no pocket
“Some of the organ* have been re
tained by the medical examiner for the
purpose of eliminating the possibility
that any other poison could have been
used In association with cyanide.”
Altho Medical Examiner Leary ti
nted that he personally performed an
other autopsy at the morgue, early to
day It waa believed that one might have
been performed by Louis Pasco, the
morgue euperintendent Conviction
grew today that the prosecution took
Council met Wednesday morning and
smashed precedents with a big stick.
+he' members refused to appropriate
8980 for the special election called by
Mayor Winn for Thursday, when n suc
cessor. to' br. A. L. Curtis, resigned
councilman of tho First ward, was to
be elected. S. A. Wnrdlaw la ths unop
posed candidate for the piece and his
•alary during th# term he would serve
would be 8300. The plnn Is to hold hi*
election at the regular election In De
cember.
The members all agreed that tho leg.il
thing to do wee to provide the m ney
for the election called by the mayor,
but there was also unanimity In the
opinion that tho common sense thing to
do waa to refuse to spend 81.000 use
lessly.
Mayor Winn la away on the Olldden
tour, but Judge John S. Candler, acting
mayor, said In regard to the accmlng
overriding of tha mayor:
•1 am eure that If the mayor wet's
Contlnuad on Last Page.
ENDURANCE CONTESTS
ARE FULL OF DANGER
By PERCY H. WHITING.
That tha Olldden tour of this year
should have cost a life Is small surprise
lo those who are familiar with tha run
ning of this great touring event. What
might have been expected, however,
woe that the great referes would have
chosen soma humble driver or unknown
chauffeur. Yet by a peculiar turn of
fate It took the man who la virtually
second In command In tha great Amer
ican Automobile association—a man
whose dutlas and whose activities made
him more of a national figure even
than Robert Hooper, tha president of
the association.
To tha casual reader of automobiling
literature It seems ridiculous to look
for real danger In an endurance con
test. Tat It has been the history of
thesa event* that they coat their lives
jutt as surely as do the read and track
races.
8trang’s Strang# Death.
Only this year Lewie Strang, one of
tha greatest of race drivers, met hi*
death In an endurance run. On this oc
casion he turned hla car to the edge of
a alight embankment In order to pose a
team. The bank caved way end the
car turned over. The fall waa but a few
feet end the three men who were rid
ing with Strang fell elder of the car
and were unhurt. But Strang was
pinned under ths machine tnd almost
nstantly killed.
The Olldden tour of 1(11 has been a
tour of a million etrapes and It was
nn automobile at the same time, tho
Pierce hit a telegraph pole and turned
over. Owing to the conetructlon of an
automobile Its center of gravity le ex
tremely low nnd It Is very hard to turn
over. To spill a car on a curve It must
be going at dangerous speed. Yet tho
Pierce-Arrow took a curve nt -urh
speed that It upset. One might *'.tp-
pose that serious Injuries would hive
resulted. Yet when the driver. Starter
Ferguson and the newepaper men
picked themselves out of the wreck
they found that not a man had been as
much ns scratched.
Truly It was a miracle. That a man
escaped alive was fortunate.
Hooper’s Close Cell,
Perhaps the second closest call re mo
when President Hooper’s Oarford over
turned on the horrible roads between
Natural Bridge and Roanoke. It v..n*
terrible going that day. The fast sched.
ule was In fprre and the roads were
slippery as oiled lea. Cara were skid
ding horribly on the turns and even on
tha sharply crownrd surface >of tho
road. Suddenly, with no more train
ing then a'bubble gives when It burets,
the Oarford started skidding. With a
sickening sldeeweep It slid from tho
road, kicked Into the ditch, careened
and went over.
Again there was a miracle. Tho tho
ear was crowded and tho the passen
gers Included ladlre. two of them tho
daughters of Governor Hoke Smith, not
IUUI v» ■ •SIISIIWII a* "uu.uuuhiinio vi vi'Ji linn iit'nv £31111
not until tha last full day of running la person we* hurt. Nobody v.i
performed the autopsy
elslon wae pending. Otherwise
Continued on Lest Pag*.
that a fatality was recorded. Yet there
hod been a million chances for fatal
accidents
The Pierce-Arrow pre*e car was the
first victim of a serious mishap. This
handsome new machine wax assigned
lo th* duty of carrying Starter Fergu
son and some of the newspaper folks.
Owing to the starter's duties, It was to
be'the last car sway from each control,
yet because the same official must be
nn hand for the start from the next
place. It waa necessary to do fast run
ning. The first days out th* drivers
commented on the recklessness of th*
Pierce driver and regretted that any
man should be taking such chance*.
The third morning of the run the end
the of the Pierce cam*. In attempting to
round a turn at high speed and to dodge
scratched. The ladies of th* party were
taken on to Roanoke by other convey
ances. the car wan pulled from the dlp-h
and righted with the aid of two pair- of
horses and the machine, after meeting
with various vicissitudes In deep fords
and on allppcry roads, at length reached
Roanoke under Its own power.
Every soul that rods In an automo.
bile that took part In the next day’* run
from Roanoke risked his life. Of that
(there Is not the slightest doubt They
risked It In the llret ford: they risked
It every second of the slippery climb
over the Blue Ridge mountains, and
every Inch of the torturous rout* down
the other side: they risked It In the
Second ford. But the real, terrlfylns
danger did not begin until th- second
Continusd on Last Peg*.
K-SBUTLER HUB IN TOUR
TO INSTANT DEATH
Referee Walker and Mrs. Wal
ker Are Painfully Injured
in Accident.
TOUR NOT CALLED OFF
Cunningham Car, Which Was
Leading Way, Turns Turtle
Near Tifton.
YaMosta, Ga., Oct. 25.—The big Cun
ningham pacemaker of the Glidden tour
turned turtle Juat outside Tifton, 40
miles from Cordele. this morning.
B. M. Butler, chairmen of the contest
board of tho American Automobile as
sociation, was Instantly' killed; P. J.
Walker, referee of the tour, suffered a
broken collar bone, and Mr*. P. J.
Walker’s shoulder was dislocated. Tho
driver, Charles F. Kellman. was unhurt.
The Injured ones were brought back
to the Mlon hotel ot Tifton. where they
are resting comfortably under the cart*
of Dr. D. E. Hoag, official physician of
the Gilddcn tours.
While It was at first thought the tour
wettlrl have to be called off. It was de
cided by the officials upon arriving in
this city that It should be continued,
the party leaving here shortly after 1
lock for Live Oak, Fla., the night
atop.
Cause of Accident.
According to Charles F. Kellman, of
Rochester, N. Y„ who wae driving th«
Cunningham car, the steering knuckle
broke, and tho machine turned a com
plete somersault, reversing Its position,
tho front facing Tifton. Tho occupant*
were pinned beneath the car. where
they remained until C. H. Johnson, of
Atlanta, w ho was following the official
car In his Stevens-Duryea, came up
and tied a large rope to the wrecked
r. pulling It off the victims.
The accident happened about Undo
mile* out of Tifton at about' 9:30
o'clock. The Injured. Mr. and Mra P.
j. Walker, were rushed to Tifton, and
the lour was stopped for the time being.
After a conference it was decided nt
11:30 o'clock to go to Valdosta, tha
party .arriving here shortly after noon.
Bam Butler was doubtless the best
known nun now connected In an ofil-
' capacity with the American Auto-
tle association. As chairman of
the contest board of the A. A. A., he hit*
been prominently before the public to''
several yeurs. He has been the man
who was Always on duty at tha New
York offices Of the association, except
when some event of Importance was
going on. At such times he was always
on th* scene of activity.
•Mr. Butler has been In Atlanta sev
eral Hint s. notably last fall, while tho
Ihree-dny speedway meeting was in
progress.
P. J. Welker Is president of the Cali
fornia Automobile association and
doubtless the most prominent automu-
blllat on the Pacific coast. He was in
cited to referee the 1911 Glidden tour
nnd came East especially to attend to
tho duties In that connection. Mi.-.
Walker, his wife, who accompanied
him, la a woman of great beauty nnd
extremely popular among the tourists.