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They Found Dixie a Bit Chilly
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THE WEATHER.
Fair Monday night and Tuesday;
slightly warmer Tuesday. Tempera
tures Monday (taken at A. K. Hawkes
Co.’s store): 8 a. m., 26 degrees; 10
*. m.. 33 degrees; 12 noon, 38 degrees;
t p. m., 44 degrees.
The Atlanta Georgian
“Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
AND NEWS
“Noshing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIANV
SPOT COTTON.
Atlanta, steady; 9 1-16. Liverpool, steady;
5.24. New York, dull; 9.50. Savannah,
steady; 9%. Augusta, steady; 9%. Gal
veston. steady; 9%. Norfolk, steady;
9H. Mobile, firm; Houston, steady;
9%. Memphis, steady; 9%.
VOL. X. NO. 87.
HOME (4TH) EDITION
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1911.
HOME(4TH) EDITION PRICE:
LABOR LEADERS OF AMERICA OPEN THEIR COUNCIL
PMUium
i
IS OUT FOR WILSON
Noted Public Leader of Den
ver, Colo., Pledges Support
to the Princetonian.
Opening Session of Labor Meeting
MOVEMENT GROWING FAST
Public Sentiment in All Sections
Is Crystallizing in Favor of
New Jersey Man.
John E. Lothrop, Washington cor
respondent of The Newark Evening
Newe. wires the following from the
national capital:
The most consplouous recent '.addi
tion to the force* that are backing
Oovernor Woodrow Wilson, of New
Jersey, for the Dempcratlc nomination
for president. Is Judge Ben B. Lindsey,
of Denver. Judge Lindsey signed a
telegram which was sent to Governor
Wilson the other day, pledging him the
support of the Wilson club, Just then
formed-ln Denver.
Judge Lindsey is admitted to exert
very large Influence in every state and
among all classes of citizens. His fight
for the boys of Denver, thru the me
dium of the Juvenile court, his writings
and lectures In all parts of the United
States, have brought him Into the pub
lic notice.
Washington correspondents have re
ceived newspapers and clippings lately
which have attracted general attention,
and have been commented upon as In
dicating that the Wilson movement Is
gaining force In all parts of the coun
try. Politicians, as a rule, In answer
ing question* as to who Is In the lead
for the Democratic nomination, name
Wilson. This Is especially true since
they have returned from visits to their
home states during the summer, where
they met the people and learned the
state of public sentiment.
SEAlfli DIE,
GREETS Hi
Mercury Dropped to 22 Above
Zero After Damaging Wind
Storm of Sunday.
WARMER WEATHER AHEAD
Autumn Leaves Cover the Car
Tracks and Impede Progress.
Trees Uprooted by Wind.
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WILL REMAIN COLD FOR +
f TWENTY-FOUR HOURS f
Washington, Nov. 13.—Generally +
fair weather with continued cold +
will prevail over the Atlantic sea- +
board and middle Atlantic states +
for the next 24 hours, according to +
the forecast of the United States +
weather bureau today, with the +
exception of snow late tonight for 4
Indiana, Illinois, the upper part of +
Mississippi and the upper lake re- 4-
+ glons. From the Mississippi val- +
f ley eastward, generally, however. +
+ the skies will be clear and cold +
T weather will continue throughout +
+ the night In the Eastern and +
+ Southern states. Freezing temper- +
+ ature will prevail as far south as +
+ northern and central Florida, but +
T a rlso of temperature will be ex- +
+ perlenced in the middle WesL +
Writ of Error Asked for by His
Attorneys Is Refused by the
Virginia Supreme Court.
ELECTROCUTION ON NOV. 24
Only Governor Can Now Save
Him—He Is Expected to
Take No Action.
Atlantans crawled out of bed Monday
morning to find winter here In earnest.
Ths thermometer registered 22 degrees
at 7 o'clock and at this point It will
remain until late In the afternoon, when,
according to the local office of the
United States weather bureau, tho
Continued on Last Page.
Photo by Mathewson.
DELEGATES AT OPENING SES8ION OF FEDERATION OF LABOR.
German Capital Is Backing a
Project for Immense Trans
continental Waterway.
TO USE NICARAGUAN ROUTE
Richmond, Va„ Nov. 13.—Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr., must die for the murder
of hie wife on the Midlothian turnpike
last July.
The supreme court of appeals of
Virginia refused a,writ of error a»ked
for by his lawyers. He Is under sen
tence to be electrocuted November 24.
Only the governor can now save him.
and he is expected to take no action.
ENGINEER MEETS DEATH
IN WRECK ON SOUTHERN
Greanaboro, N. C., Nov. 13.—Engineer
w. A. Kinney was killed and a fireman
seriously injured when Southern pas
senger train No. 37. southbound, left
•he track at Benaja, sixteen miles north
of Greensboro, early this morning. The
engine and four coaches left the track.
Several passengers and mall clerks
nr * reported as seriously Injured.
The train left Washington last night
St 10:45 o’clock and was due In Atlanta
tnls morning.
WANT ADS
Published by all the Atlanta
papers for the week ending
November 11,1911,6 days
to the week:
Georgian ads
Journal .
Constitution
3,059
.. .2,059
.. .1,276
On Saturday the Atlanta
Papers carried Want Ads
as follows:
Georgian 817
Journal 310
Constitution 212
GEORGIAN prints no b«or,
op “"Clean advertising.
e .:,° * h oee who are out of a
Twe °5 wh0 * better one,
GEORGIAN prlnte want ada
"fler the classification "Situations
wanted* free. Other classifications
l 0N E CENT A WORD
London Globe of Monday De'
dares That the Kaiser Has
Approved the Plan.
London, Nov, 13.—German capital Is
backing a project to build a trans-con
tinental American canal across Nicara
gua to rival the Panama canal, accord
ing to a story In today's Globe. The
Globe declares that the kaiser has ap
proved the plan and that It will likely
be constructed along the San Juan
river.
Differences Growing Out of the
Charter Election Settled by
Fists at First Meeting.
Charles T. Hopkins and Aldlne Cham
bers engaged in & brief but vigorous fiat
fight in the hall of the second floor of
tho old city hall. Just outside Judge
Bills' court room, Monday morning ■
about 10 o’clock. When they were sep-;
arated Mr. Chambers waJTBIsedlng pro- j
fusely from a cut about one-half Inch |
long under his left eye. Mr. Hopkins I
bore no scars. I
"I am willing to shake hands,” said
Mr. Hopkins, according to several who
had come Upon the scena^^^H^^^H
My statement stands," replied Mr.
Chambers.
Then I will light It out, shoot it out
or make friends,” said Mr. Hopkins.
Several standing between the two
men urged that they shake hands,
among them Luther Z. Rosser, Thomas
JefTries and George Gordon. They
shook hands.
The tight grew out of the charter
election campaign. Mr. Hopkins made
some charges In a speech against Carlos
H. Mason. W. C. Puckett and Mr.
Chambers. The three replied thru the
press to the effect that Mr. Hopkins was
a liar.
Mr. Hopkins' Statement.
This affair settles my account," said
Mr. Hopkins Monday morning, when
seen by a Georgian reporter.
I wrote Carlos H. Mason a letter
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Photo by Mathewson.
GLIMPSE OF LABOR PARADE ON MONDAY MORNING.
Head of Builders Trades Organ-
zation Talks of Business and
Praises Georgia Stone.
HEAD OF THE HOD CARRIERS
IS A REAL ITALIAN COUNT
’It has been one of the best building
years In history In the United States,
and the Indications are that ,1312 will
making' Home "slight” couectlons' ln'tjbs I ••• continuance of the remarkable
newspaper reports of my speech. He I building activity all over the country,"
Spalding Declares His Com
pany Will Look After Inter
ests of Atlanta.
Argument was continued before the
state railroad commission on Monday
by Jack J. Spalding, of counsel for the
Georgia Railway and Power Company,
for authority to Issue 127,000,000 of
| stocks and $10,000,000 of bonds, the
hearing having gone over from last
week. Mr. Spalding concluded the preS'
entatlon of the company's side and was
followed by Bernard Buttler In opposi
tion. who declared to authorize these
issues would be to create a power mo
nopoly In north Georgia for 100 years
and would cost the people of this sec
tion $$1,600,000 to psy off the bonds and
Ibe Interest thereon.
The action of the special committee
of tHfe city council of Atlanta on Satur
day pointing out wherein the Interests
of the city should be protected by the
railroad commission was tiled with the
commission. Mr. Spalding answered
these suggestions separately and de
clared that the consolidated company
would be responsible for the Interests of
the city Involved in the merger.
It was brought out that the Bull
Sluice power plant, which Is not now
under the supervision of the railroad
commission, because It supplies but a
single customer, the Georgia Railway
and Electric Company, would be
brought under the commission's Juris
diction as a part of the Georgia Rail
way and Power Company’s holdings.
The commissioners Informally asked
Mr. Spalding many questions to throw
mot-e light on the big corporation and
Us plans.
accepted the changes and the matter
was mutually adjusted.
“I slapped Puckett’s face and he jHd
not resent It.
'I wrote Mr. Chambers a latter, also.
Judge Candler sought to Intervene aqd
submit the matter to a board of honor.
I would not consent to this. Mr. Cham,
bers replied that he stood pat- on : his
statement 1 had been out West for
several weeks and this morning was the
first opportunity I had had of meeting
him. I saw him In Judge Ellis' court
room, but wanted no difficulty In
there, so I waited on the outside for
him.
“When he had come Into the hall I
said: ‘All right, Mr. Chambers, I am
ready to settle.’ He said ’All right,’ and
we went together. He fought vigorous
ly,"but I knocked him down and -saw
the blood come. Almost Immediately
we were separated.
“I told him I was willing to light It
out, shoot It out or shake hands. ' He
shook hands and I consider the matter
ended.”
Mr. Chambers’ Statement.
Mr. Chambers gave The Georgian, the
following written statement:
"A few minutes after the completion
of the jury and the making up of the
day’s calendar by Judge Ellis, I started
to the railroad cothmipilon’i' meeting,
and as I closed the court room door
heard these word*: ’AH right. Brother
Chambers.’ I turned to my right and
saw Mr. Hopkins coming at me with
his arms raised to strike. I am not. a
practiced boxer, so I threw up my
hands and warded the first blow di
rected at me, and then rushed at him.
My weight Is superior to his, and I
forced him back Into the corner, strik
ing at him as fast as I could use my
arms. I had. only a very short distance
for my arms to play, and could not hit
said James Short, of Chicago, president
of the building trades department of
the American , Federation of Labor,
when asked as to the conditions exist
ing.
"Everybody seems to be working,’
he continued. Ho Is the executive head
of about 300,000 of the world’s workers,
and has served one term. No candidate
has developed against him and the
unanimous re-election of ‘‘Sunny Jim”
Is predicted by his friends.
Atlanta almost looks like home to
President Short. He belongs to the
stone cutters craft. Back In 1901 he
came down to Atlanta and helped to
build the Carnegie library.
Then he worked a year at the mar
ble quarries at Tate, In Pickens county.
"Georgia has the greatest stone and
mal-ble deposits of any commonwealth.
Why, they're going to build that $5.-
000,000 Marshall Field museum out of
Georgia marble from Tate. They're
cutting It now up there,”, he said.
"You folks ought to use more of the
native stone and marble In your own
buildings. I was surprised when t got
off the train to. see the Terminal station
built of terra cotta, when you have the
finest stone right at your doors.”
. The building trades department will
meet November 27, Immediately after
the.adjournment of the American Fed
eration of Labor, and will be In session
a week or ten days. It will Act mainly
on matters recommended by the Amer
ican Federation of Labor.
One of the big questions that Is going
to come before the American Federation
of Labor will be brought on the floor
by the carpenters—200,000 of them—
who were suspended from the building
trades department at St. Louis last
year. There waa a dispute about award.
Ing certain classes of work to certain
very bard. Just as we had got Into the I trades—the carpenters wouldn't bow to
corner I slipped and fell and waa then their parent, the building tradea depart
thrown off my guard to catch the rail.
Ing of the stairway with my right hand
While In this position Mr. Hopkjns hit
me one lick, the only one that touched
any part of my body, except my hand
and arms as I warded them off. I drew
myself up and Just as I got on my feet
some gentleman stepped between us
and several others came Into the pas
sageway. Mr. Hopklna then stated
that he waa willing to shake hands, aqd
J stated that I had made my position
clear and had nothing further to say.
He extended hla hand and stated that
he would shake If I would. We shook
hands and the matter la over so far
I am concerned. I struck him three
Continued on Lsst Pegs.
Tho the hod carriers union hsa per
haps the humblest name. Its general
president possesses the most distin
guished title of any president of a na
tional or International union In the
American Federation of Labor. For the
Cavalier Dominick D'AUessandro, of
Boston, Is a real live count, knighted
by Victor Emmanuel, king of Italy, be
cause of eminent services In America
for the uplift of the hordes of his
country who have swarmed Into Ameri
ca thru the immigration ports In the
past ten years.
The Cavalier Dominick D'Alessandro
Is at ths Kimball—and he Is much of
a man to look at. He Is a big fellow
phyalcally, a congenial companion, and
a doer of deeds In the world's work.
At the annual convention of the Inter
national hod carriers and building
laborers union of America In Septem
ber, he was honored by re-election, end
Is just entering upon his fifth term.
This union Is composed of hod carriers,
excavators and concrsts mixers, and
Has 28.000 members. It was organized
In 1903.
In that time the union has succeeded
In Increasing its wage scale from
twelve and a half cent* per hour to
36 and 40 cent* per hour. Their pay
now ranges from $2.90 to $4.60 per day.
Count D’Alessandro lives In Boston, but
the headquarters off his union are In
Albany. N. Y. *
“Just think of It. Atlanta, the most
progressive city in the South, ha* no
local In my union.” said the count.
T am going to look over the aftuatlon
In Atlanta, talk to the men, and will
probably organise a local here before
I leave. There are hundreds > of these
workers here who would be eligible.”
Count D’Alessandro was knighted .by
the king of Italy because he, more than
any other man, abolished the Infamous
and Iniquitous padrone system, - which
leached on thousands of Ignorant Jtal-
lans in the early part of the present
decade. Pad rones or bosses would
meet and secure hordes of the Italian
Immigrants upon their arrlval ln this
country, get them Jobs and take most
of their wages.
The count went • after the padrone
system good, and strong and-after a
Gompers, Head of Nation’s
Labor Organization, Wel
comed by Followers.
MAIN SESSIONS HAVE BEGUN
Governor, Mayor, and Officials
of Local Unions Greet Dele
gates at Armory.
+
GOMPERS ARRAIGNS JUDGES 4-
AND POWER OF INJUNCTIONS +
4* "In this country we attempt to 4*
4* crystal l ze this unrest In labor, but 4*
4* our efforts are attempted to be 4«
4* outlawed by the Judiciary, which 4*
seeks to Invade the domain of the
. other two arms of government. I 4*
4* deny the right of any Judge to en- 4»
4* Join me from doing anything which 4*
4* tho constitution guarantees me as 4*
4* .-i right. On »hl* point niv fur has 4*
4* been rubbed tho wrong way, and I 4*
4* speak with a certain amount of 4-
4* authority. There Is no yellow +
4* streak In me or my colleagues, 4*
4* and If we must go to Jail we can. +
4- Better men have gone to*Jail be- +
*** fore us for the right."—Samuel 4*
Gompers* In address Monday. 4*
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two or three-year battle he vanquished
and drove them out of business.
All of this came to the ears of the
king of Italy, and he knighted’D'Aies-
DOMINICK D'ALLESANDRO.
The hod-carrier count, given
title by king of Italy for services to hi*
compatriots in America.
sandro, Jn recognition of his services.
He Is also the president of one of
the largest Italian societies In America,
and Its agents are now at every immi
gration station to help the Incoming
Italians and guard them against those
who would beguile them.
In the past year , the hod carriers
union has gained 1,766 members, and
Issued 73 new charters, won twelve out
of sixteen strikes, compromising four;
4,060 persons were Involved.
The prohibition question cam* before
the Baptist Ministers conference Monday
murnlns and the following resolutions
were adopted:
It having come to the attention of this
ment, and were suspended. The steam
fitters were suspended, too. This dis
pute will go to the A. F.-of.L. for Anal
settlement. President William Hubers
and Secretary Frank Duffy, of the car
penters, are here now.
The building trades department com
prises the asbestos workers, bridge t __ ,
and structural Iron workers enrpentera "°7 h ' n
cement workers, electrical worker*, ele- | upon oS^ sestutSs fn
valor constructors, steam engineers. wn « n - n " DMn “i”” 1 " ur ,or
granite cutters, building laborers and
hod carriers, lathers, marble workers,
sheet metal workers, painters and dec
orators, plumbers, gas fitters, steam flt-
s ters and helpers, composition roofers,
r stone cutters, ceramic and tile layer?,
plii.-terere, slate and tile roofer, and
BAPTIST MINISTERS TAKE
HAND IN THE CAMPAIGN
machlnfats.
President Short la a likable peraon-
aJIty—a huatler. and a man who growa
on farther acquaintance.
K jcted, we. therefore, go on record aa
flng heartily In favor of retaining that
which we have already gained and fur-
aa will strengthen same.
“We, ther«
tatlon which
* * at ©. _
ntereats, who are outlawed from
borifto _ __
sentiment of - this stats/but "from the
liquor r ’ • *
Oils stats.
"In consequence of this we should de
plore the election of any man to the of
fice of governor who stand, as a friend
to the liquor and brewery Interests, be
lieving that It would be a step backward
year, of hard work lo Ladson
Atlanta extended a royal welcome to
the thirty-first annual convention of
the American Federation of Labor,
which convened at the Auditorium-Ar
mory Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Throe hundred and seventy-live ac
credited delegates from the 115 lnter-
nsllonnl unions, .18 slat, federations.
634 city central bodies. 493 local trades
unions, 187 Federal labor unlona, a to
tal of 1,464 affiliated bodies, were pres-
hen Samuel Gompers, the revered
president, ascended the stage. These
accredited delegates represent about
28,000 local unions In the Jurisdiction of
International unions, which com
prise J.800.000 men. Besides the offl-
elal delegates, there were present hun
dreds of visitors, many of them or
ganizers, others labor men who came
to look on end hear the report* and dis
cussion. and scores of Atlanta people
who wanted to see the labor giants of
the world in convention assembled.
The body of delegate* Is composed
of able and serious mm, with great
national and International questions to
solve, to take further marked steps for
the uplift of the world’s workers end
the betterment of every condition af-
fertlng them.
Among these great questions to ho
discussed here ore:
Questions of Convention.
Extension of the eight-hour' law as
applied to work done for the United
States government.
Further investigation of women and
child labor conditions.
Establishment of a child labor and
children's bureau by the government
Employers’ liability-workmen’s com
pensation.
Locomotive holler Inspection by gov
ernment provision.
The Gompers-MItchell-Morrlson con
tempt case.
Modification and ohanges In the ap-
f .Mentions of Federal Injunctions. This
s termed relief from Judicial usurpa
tion.
Abolishment of the third degree by
the police.
Regulation of extradition from one
etate to another.
Suit of C. W. Post against the Amer
ican Federation of Labor for $750,000
damages.
Aid for the McNamara brothers now
on trial at Los Angeles.
Amendment of the Sherman anti
trust law.
Opposition to ths adoption of the
Taylor scientific shop management sys
tem by the government.
Extension of the American Federa
tion of Labor thru the countries of ths
world.
Many political changes affecting la
bor.
Sanitation and better protection for
miners.
Elimination of convict labor.
Uniform laws to protect human life.
Rights of civil service employees to
enable government clerks to unionize.
Establishment of a department of
labor by the government.
Seamen's right*. Insurance laws, rail
road track Inspection, loading vessels,
second-class postal rates. Immigration
and other matters.
The suspension of 200,000 carpenters
and steamfltters from the building
trades department at St. Louis last
year, for technical disobedience, will
be settled by the convention.
Parade Thru Streets.
The great occasion was Initiated by*
a splendid parade, which even the icy
hand of winter could not mar. Atlanta
realised that the eye* of the labor
world were concentrated upon her. and
ths gathering here magnified the city,
and paid tribute to the procession of
notables who rode thru the streets.
Tho parade formed at 9:30 o’clock on
North Pryor-sL, proceeding to Peach
tree, to Whitehall, to Hunter, to Wash,
lngton, and thence to the Auditorium.
There were men In It from every state
In the Union, some of them grizzled
veterans In labor’s Titanic struggle* of
the paet, and whose names are known
thru all the world. Atlanta Musicians
union. No. 148, furnished a band that
rendered Inspiring music, and lent a
touch of cheer aqd life.
Vice Chairman L. P. Marquardt
called the convention to order for Its
momentous two weeks' session, and In-
tVoduced President Samuel Gompers. of
Washington, who assumed the gavel.
Governor Hoke Smith, Mayor Court-
land S. Winn. Congressman Wn Schley
Howard. N. H. Kirkpatrick, presi
dent of the Atlanta Federation of
Trades: Jerome Jones, president of the
Georgia Federation of Lat
he Federation of
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