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VOL. X. NO. 88.
H0ME(4TH) EDITION ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1911. ( HOME(4TH) EDITION PRICE:
LABOR UNIONS' PARENT BODY
WIELDS THE BIG STICK
PEACE IS DECUSED
Are You an Elk? Then Come In!
REUBEN ARNOLD’S BURGLAR
MAKES DASH FOR LIBERTY
Adds to Insult by Leaving Road
Gang Right in Front of the
House He Robbed.
Given a sentence of eight
hard labor a few weeks ago
bing the home of Reuben Arnold, the
lawyer, of $2,000 worth of diamonds and
jewels, Oscar McLendon, alias Smith,
alias Morton, a professional negro bur-
glar, evidently felt that the authorities
were rubbing It In a little too much
when they put him to work with a gang
of other convicts In Ponce DeLeon-ave
directly In front of the Arnold home.
He objected so strenuously, to being
seen doing time bjr-tlM peoplt be bad
robbed that early Tuesday morning he
made a 'daring and successful break
for liberty. He escaped from the works
In front of the Arnold home, and, to
add to the remarkable coincidence, dis
carded his suit of stripes In a servants’
house on the Arnold place.
All of which has led detectives to the
theory that the convict had outside aid.
He Is believed to have been a member
of an organised gang of burglars and
pickpockets, and his pals, officers be
lieve, planned and assisted In the exe
cution of the escape.
It Is the theory that after the fugl
live changed clothes he deliberately
threw his striped togs Into the serv
ants' house as an act of contempt.
City and county authorities were im
mediately notified of the escape and
bloodhounds are now chasing the fugi
tive. A posse of officers was out all
morning, but failed to land the fleeing
burglar.
The negro had Induced the guards to
remove the shackles from one of his
leas on the pretext that his leg was too
sore to bear It. With this obstruction
gone, he found It easier to get away.
He made a break Just after the con
victs had arrived on the works, darting
Carpenters and Steamfitters To
Be Reinstated by American
Federation’s Order.
PARENT BODY IS SUPREME
Richmond, Rochester, Seattle,
and Butte Want Next Con
vention of Labor.
Photo by Mathewson.
STARTING ON THE TRAIL.
Officer and pair of bloodhounds leav
ing to take up trail of negro convict
who escaped from gang.
in behind some houses before the
guards could shoot.
Mr. Arnold has offered a reward of
$25, In addition to the regular state
reward.
AS NOMINEE HUA EVIDENCE
Birmingham News Says the
Princetonian Can Best Split
Republican Party.
The following Is from The Birming
ham (Ala.) News:
The News Is clear In the Judgment
that Governor Woodrow Wilson, of
New Jersey, Is by far the most avall-
tble nominee for the presidency. He
has grown in strength and In public
estimation with RltlTlIOIXa »t—dlftH.
Day by day It becomes clearer that
the rank and file of Democratic voters
—East and West. North and South—
are turning to Wilson. He has Im
pressed the country with his ability,
bis sagacity, his resourcefulness, his
courage, his capacity to do things,
*’lth his progressive power In handling
urgent state «and national problems. He
“■t of all Jwmocratc can split off the
progressive element from the Repub
lican party. Ho can be elected, and he
would inak$ a great president, Just
f* he has made and Is making an ex
traordinary governor. ,
Therefore, The News urges the Dem
ocrats of Alabama In their primary to
express a first choice and a second
choice—-the one for Underwood and the
other for Wilson. They should under
take to nominate as delegates from ev
ery district and from the state at large
nigh class men who will be for Un-
aerwood °f course, first, but for'Gov-
*™ or ^ 1 i , lson second. In this way, the
state will not shirk Its duty In the na-
in!i na CODvent,on » or fritter away lt»
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B CENT A WORD
Case Against Mrs. Quinn Also
Taken Up by This Body.
Now in Session.
Chicago, N®v. 14.—The grand Jury,
which today will begin hearing evi
dence against Mrs. Louise Vermilya,
charged formally with one death and
suspected of nine others, and Mrs.
Jane McDonald-Thorpe-Quinn, accused
of killing her third husband and sus
pected of causing the deaths of the
first two, will be asked by State's At
torney Wayman to return Indictments
for first degree murder against the
women. If the women are Indicted the
state’s attorney further declared' that
he would demand the death penalty for
each of them.
These announcements bf the state’s
attorney came Just a few- hours after
the two women had proven the coolest
Peace will be restored between the
building trades department and the
carpenters and steamfitters, who part
ed a year ago at St. Louis on a tech
nical dispute.
Reinstatement of the 200.000 mem
bers of the United Brotherhood of Car
penters and the steamfitters by the
building trades department of the
American Federation of Labor was rec
ommended by the executive board on
Tuesday morning.
This news was flashed over the
country to the army of men Involved.
The carpenters and Joiners were sus
pended by the building trades depart
ment at St. Louis last year, immediate
ly after the American Federation of
Labor had adjourned, because of a Ju
risdictional trade dispute. The carpen
ters Insisted that they had the right
to flip--rlntond metal trimmings on
houses. The metal workers protested.
In the t. Louis fight the carpenters (
were suspended.
President Short and Secretary Spen
cer of the building trades department
then recommended to the executive
board of the American Federation of
Labor that the charter 6f the carpen
ters be suspended.
The executive board non-concurs In
Continued on Last Page.
FIGHTFORM'NAMARAS
BEGINS INCONVENIION
Defense Fund Committee to
Meet November 26 to Take
Steps for Relief.
ROO
BA
ROO
Just about the time a strong Califor
nia delegation reached Atlanta Monday
afternoon, the American Federation of
Labor was Instructing President Sam
uel Gompers to send a telegram to the
McNamara brothers. In Jail at Lob An
geles, charged with dynamiting The
Los Angeles Times building, assuring
them that the delegates here were firm
In the belief of their innocence end
would continue to support them.
President Gompers- telegram to the
McNamaras, sent Tuesday at noon, fol
lows:
’J. J, and J. B. McNamara. Los An
geles. Cal.:
"Your message of fraternal greeting,
expression of hope for success of our
convention and tho cause of labor and
appreciation of labor’s efforts In your
behalf, was read to tho delegates and
visitors, and was received with a great
persons among 400 prisoners In ‘the demonstration of sympathetic appro
county Jail, who became panic-stricken
when fire In an adjoining building
threatened the prison. Flames lighted
up the windows of the Jail and smoke
poured Into the cells.
Occupying adjoining cells In the
county Jail, these two women, accused
as arch murderesses of relatives and
close frlende, continued to add simi
larity ,to their cases today by their pro
testations of Innocence.
"I am not trying to hide anything, 1
declared Mrs. Vermilya. "I am inno
cent."
In almost exactly the same words,
Mrs. Quinn reiterated the assertion that
she was not to blame for the deaths of
her three husbands.
The two women saw one another for
the first time this morning.
"Oh, is that her?” exclaimed Mrs.
Vermilya, held for the murder of Po.
Uceman Arthur Blssonette and whose
pepper box found filled with deadly ar
senic Is believed to have carried death
to at least nine others, as Mrs. Quinn
was led past her cell.
Mrs. Quinn, who was arrested after
the police discovered that two of her
husbands had been shot to death and
that she had told similar burglar-kill'
Ing stories concerning each death, look'
ed curiously at Mrs. Vermilya, but
made no comment.
WARMER, THEN COLDER,
IS ATLANTA SCHEDULE
Altho Atlanta Is still shivering, the
weather man hit It right when he said
, that the temperature would rise Mon
day night, for at 7 o’clock Tuesday
I morning the mercury stood at $4 de-
- grees, when at the same hour of the
preceding morning 22 degrees was reg
istered.
The temperature will rise steadily
during the week, according to the
weather forecaster, and altho cloudy
skies may be expected, no rain Is looked
for. At tho end of the week, however,
an extremely cold wave that will spread
over the northern half of the country
may be felt in and about Atlanta,
elation. By unanimous vote of the
convention It directed me to send you
the assurance of the delegates of their
belief In your Innocence of the crime
with which you havo been charged, and
to pledge to you our continued moral
and financial support to the end that
your Innocence bo established.
"SAMUEL GOMPERS,
"President A. F. of L.
“Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 14."
The McNamara matter will probably
como to the floor of the convention by
a resolution to be presented by the Cal
ifornia delegation. O. A. Tvletmoe, of
San Francisco, general secretary of tho
building trades there, heads the dele
gation. He was the labor candidate
chosen,supervisor of tho city of San
Francisco at the recent.election. Oth
ers In the delegation are Andrew Gal
lagher, W. F. Dwyer, J. D. Leary, A.
Johannson, James A. Gray, Pat Flynn.
A. Fumsette. They refused to discuss
the McNamara matter Monday night.
The McNamara defense fund collect
ed by the American Federation of La
bor defense committee now amounts to
about $250,000. This committee has
been called to meet here Bunday, No.
vember 20. It Is composed of Chair,
man Frank Ryan, president of the
structural Iron workers, of which Me
Namara was secretary; Samuel Gom
pers, Frank Morrison, John B. Lennon,
Thomas J. Tracy,.James O’Connell. A.
J. Berres, Jdmes A. Short and William
J. Spencer.
The convention Is expected to thun
der a protest against kidnaping and
extradition that will be heard around
the world.
Late Monday afternoon the following
telegram was received from the Im
prisoned McNamara brothera:
President Samuel Gompers, Atlanta,
Ga.:
"Sincere fraternal greetings to the
officials and delegates to the Atlanta
convention of American Federation of
Labor. May your deliberations re
dound to the continued advancement
of the great labor movement Permit
us to sincerely thank the federation
officials and thru them the representa
tives of affiliated organizations and de
partments for their untiring efforts In
our behalf.
■J. J. AND J. B. M’NAMARA."
Photos by Edwards.
GLIMPSES OF ATLANTA ELKS’ NEW CLUB HOUSE IN EAST ELLIS ST.
Under the vigorous dir.ctfan of Exalted Ruler Walter P. Andrews, the Atlenta lodge, which a few yeare ego was a minor factor in club and secret
order life in the city, has grown into one of the foremost organizations of Atlanta, end the new club house is easily the finest owned by any Elks’
lodge in the 8outh. It will be opened eoon with a house-warming, at which the friends of the members will be entertained. '•
ANARCHY FOLLOWS JEW* TO PE
IN ME OF MIS' ■
Large Bands of Robbers Loot
ing in Southern Kwang
Tung Province.
He Won’t Speak Himself, But
Will Be on Stage—Russell
Meeting Announced. -
CHURCHES ARE WRECKED
Inhabitants of Canton Have
Taken Refuge Aboard Ships
or in the Interior.
Like Pope Brown and Dick Russell,
Joe Brown, tho other candidate for gov
ernor, will have a biff Atlanta campaign
meeting at the Grand opera house, but
unlike his opponents, he will not speak
at It. The speaking will be done by
Walter P. Andrews and Albert Howell,
of Atlanta; John P. Ross, of Macon,
and possibly others. T)i- time u ill b-
next Tuesday night, November 21. It
will bo the “keynote meeting” <<f tho
Joe Brown campaign In Fulton county
and a Joe Brown Fulton County club
will be formed. Governor Brown will
attend the meeting and occupy,a posi
tion of prominence on the'stage, but as
be is making no campaign sp'-eclnM, he
win not be heard, unless, possibly, to
say a few Words of appreciation fortho
support behind him In this city and
county. Governor John M. Slaton may
also speak on this occasion, but that Is
not certain.
Judgo Russell on Tuesday sent his
entrance fee of $160 to Calvin M. Hitch,
secretary and treasurer of-the state ex
ecutive committee, thereby qualifying
Shanghai, Nov. 14.—Anarchy Is fol
lowing in the wake of the revolution
throughout southern Kwang Tung prov
ince. A large number of the 900,000
Inhabitants of Canton, the chief city,
have fled; and havo taken refugo on
shlpfc or In the Interior. Canton is to
day the storm center of violence Which
has followed the sweep of the upris
ing. The ancient forts, known as for the December 7 primary. Vo'lney
■Dutch" and "French Folly,” are un- Williams, Pope Brown's campaign man-
WILE BE GIVEN NEW DATE
Some of Important Speakers
Couldn’t Come This Week,
So It Was Postponed.
BUI FEW CHOSEN
«
325 Talesmen Have Been Ex
amined in McNamara Case.
Sixth Venire Ready.
Six of Nine Jurors Now Seated
May Be Dismissed by Per
emptory Challenges.
guarded, and tho batteries upon the
Islands In Pearl river are unmanned.
The French Catholic cathedral, one
of the stateliest buildings In Chino,
has been desecrated by vandals. The
famous nlne-itory psgodu and the Mo
hammedan mosque, with Its minaret
towering 60 feet In the air, have both
been partly wrecked.
Outlaws are now becoming
live throughout the empire that there
Is talk on all sides of Manchu and
rebel troops allying themselves and
making a common cause against tho
bandits who are killing and plundering
on every hand. More than 50.000 pirates
are active along East river. West river
and the Yang Tse JCIang valley. The
buccaneer flag flying over black pirat
ical Junks Is a common sight. For
eign ships do not escape the ravages
of these desperate pirates. Dispatch
es from Hong Kong say the two noto-
nger, said Mr. Brown's fee would be
paid during the day. When this Is don*
all the candidates for governor will be
Owing to.tho Inability, of several Im
portant speakers to her present on tho
dato originally sot, the Woodrow Wll- .THREE SEATS NOW VACANT
son rally, which was scheduled for tho
Auditorium on the evening of Novell:
her 18, has been postponed until
date to be chosen later.
William O. McAdoo, the man who
built tho great Hudson river tunnels
In New York, a former Georgian, had
accepted the Invitation of President
Walter Andrews to bs present and
moke an address, but has readily con
rented to change his plans and como
when a new dato shall be selected
There were several principal speakers
who found at tho eleventh hour that
they, would be unavoidably detained
from coming on tho date- originally set.
Mr. McAdoo sent the following tele
gram to Colonel Andrews:
"Walter P. Andrews. President Wood
row Wilson Club of Fifth Congress
lonal • District of Georgia, Atlanta,
Ga.:
"Your telegram was received,
forming mo that you find It Impossible
Fired for the-proposed meeting of tho
rlou. robber chieftain., Luk Lnn Chlng Coffee County fair In Douglas on m-
and Lt Tong Tung, hase entered Canton day. O. H. Elkin., of Fitzgerald
eligible to run. Thus far only two of 18th .Inst. I certainly will bo delighted
the candidates for commissioner of la
bor have paid the $75 entrance fee re
quired of them. Wednesday Is tho last
dny these payments can bo made.
, Russell Rally Tuesday.
A Russell rally will be held Tuesday
night at 278 Grant-st., to organize a
Third ward club. Speakers will bo
Alex W. Stephens, Lawton Nally and
W. R. Simms. The hour will bo 7:80
o’clock. •
Pope Brown and J. E. T. Bowden, of
Waycross, went to Elbqrton on Tuesday
to address a hlg Pope Brown meeting
at the Elbert court house. 'Mr. Brown
spoke to a good crowd at Cartersvllle
on Monday. He has no speaking ap
pointment for Wednesday and will
spend the day In Atlanta.
On Thursday he will he heard at
Brunswick. Mr. Brown speaks at the
at the head of an outlaw army, and
are holding the dty panic stricken.
The national assembly was again In
session In this city today. It Is report
ed to have invited Dr. Wu Ting-fang
Into the capital from Shanghai. It la
not believed that Dr. Wu will accept
the Invitation because of Manchu as
sassins.
REPORTED THAT PEACE
WILL SOON COME IN CHINA
Pekin, Nov. 14.—Pekin now waits for
General Yuan Shi Kai, who arrived
yesterday as peace ambassador and
counsellor, to be named military dicta
tor of the empire.
The negotiations begun yesterday
with Prince Chun, the regent, were
continued with great eecrecy. An edict
already published give, him absolute
command of all the land and naval
forces of the empire. No Chinese since
the establishment of Manchu nils has
had such nominal power In China as
General Yuan holds today. However,
he Is beset with difficulties when ho
tries to exercise 1L
peak* for Mr. Brown at Jesup and
Representative Hooper Alexander at
Gainesville next Monday.
A Pope Brown meeting arranged for
Mondny at Vienna was cancelled, be
cause of the Illness of the mother of
W. D. Upshaw, who was to speak.
J. R. Smith. Joe Brown’a campaign
manager. wUl be accompanied thru
south Georgia the latter part of this
week by H. H. Cabanlss and Z. L
Fitzpatrick. They will be at Thomas-
vllle on Friday and Quitman on Satur
day. G. R. Hutchens speaks for Joe
Brown it the Coffee county fair. In
Douglas on Wednesday.
At Brown Headquarters.
The following statement has been
given out from Pope Brown headquar
ters:
"J. II. Costlen, of Culloden, Monroe
county. In referring to the letter of
Bartow Willingham, which was re
cently printed by the newspapers
throughout the state, said: T am now.
and have been all my life, a resident
of Monroe county, and have known
Willingham for twenty years, I
to speak at your meeting whenever you
fix a new date, but'please give me i
much notice as possible.
"W. O. M’ADOO.
"New York, November 14.
HENRY GLAYBEATTIE, SR.,
Richmond, Va„ Nov. 14.—Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr.’e, final plea for life was made
today,by his father when the latter called
on Governor Mann and 'asked that the
.i.’jith sentence imposed upon his m for
the murder of hla wife be . commuted to
life imprisonment. Governor Mann stated
he would render his decision tomorrow at
11 o’clock.
suppose. Owing to tho prominence
given to Mr. Willingham's article by
the papers of the state, it would seem
that Mr. Willingham's prohibition ref
utation is greater abroad than at home.
It is the consensus of opinion in Mon
roe county that tho more Mr. Wil
lingham fights Pope Brown the more
votes he will make for him In Monroe
county. Mr. Willingham has always
been a supporter of ex-Govemor
Brown, which. In a way, explains his
position In the present campaign.
" 'From. tho best information I can
gather from the people throughout the
county, I am of the opinion that Pope
Brown will carry Monroe county, re
ceiving about the same number of votes
as were received by Hoke Smith in the
last primary. It is certain that Rus
sell is getting what support he has In
Monroe county from Joo Brown's
forces.*"
Los Angeles, Nov. 14.—For the sixth
time since the .McNamara caso began.
Judge Bordwell today was ready to
hear excuses from veniremen who de-
slr.-d to In* i-xriiM’.l from jury service.
A ii'-w i'■ 111• ■ I of 4m MK’ii hastily .sum
moned by deputy sheriffs yesterday aft
ernoon was ordered into the . court !
room at 9 o’clock today in order that
the three seats remaining vacant in
the‘jury box may he speedily filled.
The 40 men summoned make a total
of .325 men ordered-to appear in court.
The last of the fifth venire was used
up early yesterday afternoon, the 40
men having lasted-, for less than two
full days session'-of the court. Tho
fifth venire v appeared Friday morning,
and tho last man was examined shortly
after 3 o’clock yesterday, and court ad
journed, altho the usual quitting time
Is 5,o'clock. With the last man ques
tioned yesterday,. 104 men had been
examined, and the 185 others summon-
ed bad I.••■■:) • •x-u^d by tli** court.
As the work'of Jury selection stood
today, three Jurors are sworn In, and
six others have been passed for cause,
while three others must bo so passed
before the next peremptoriea are ex
ercised. If the work goes on as rap
idly as it has for the past few days, the
challenges should ho used some time
Wednesday, and the second actual step
toward the selection of the men be
made.'
Qf tho men - temporarily seated, tho
greatest surprise was In the case of
Willett Brunner, a locomotive engineer
and a member of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers. Brunner was
once'the “chief engines of the
here, and he was evidently - passed ■ by
the defense on his record as a union
man. The state passed him after a
short examination, during which a
chance to disqualify him on grounds
of disbelief In circumstantial evidence
developed. It was generally believed
that he would be removed by peremp
tory' challenge when the time for is
suing them occurs, but whether it will
be the defense or the state that ex
cuses him. Is a matter of speculation.
Sate Blown by Yeggmen.
Anniston, Ala., Nov. 14.—The store of
S. A. Stewart & Son at Munford, near
here, containing the postofllce, was
destroyed by fire this morning after
the safe was blown by dynamite. The
robbers escaped. Sheriff McAdory at
Birmingham was phoned and reached
Anniston at 8 o’clock with bloodhound*.
He went immediately to the scene and
took up the trail of the yeggmen. A
Iderable .sum was se.utvd. The
ag*'*» by Are are about $5,000.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast: Cloudy and slightly warmer
Tuesday night and Wednesday. Tem
peratures Tuesday (taken at A. K.
Hawkes Company’s store): 8 a m., 36;
10 a. m., 40; 12 noon, 41; 2 p. m. f 42.
1
Phe Atlanta Georgian
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SPOT COTTON.
Atlanta, steady: 9M»c. Liverpool, steady:
5.20. New York, dull; 9.60. Savannah,
steady; 9'*. Augusta, steady: 9 5-16. Gal
veston. steady; Norfolk, steady;
:* M-.I.il.’. tirm. H.Mist.m, steady;
y 9-16. Memphis, steady; 9*v 4 .