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ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, {NOVEMBER 17, >1911
Here Are All the Delegates to the Labor Convention
His Editorial Published thurs
day Taken by Many as a
Declaration of It.
WALL-ST. SINGING PRAISE
The Colonel Shuts Himself in
Office, Refusing To Be Inter
viewed by Reporters.
Now York, N«v. 17.—That Theodore
Roosevelt 1. agAln a candidate for the
presidency and that his editorial In The
Outlook declaring that business condi
tions In this country aro chaotic as a
remit of the present administration’s
policy. Is his formal declaration of that
fact, is declared editorially by The
World today Other newspapers make
itrong comment on the editorial.
The World, under , the mention "Is
Roosevelt Morgan's Candidate;'’ de
clares that Mr. Roosevelt "presents
Wall street’s resentment against Mr.
Taft more forcefully and coherently
than Wall street Itself has been able
to do," and adds:
“Less than a week ago when Mr.
Roosevelt graceful# accepted William
Burns, Jr., as boss of the Republican
[.arty In New York, The Worlds asked
If he were not,again a candidate for
president. The Outlook article may be
accepted as a full and complete an
swer. Mr. Roosevelt Is palpably a can
didate and his extraordinary political
genius has set for Itself the task of
bringing about a coalition between the
anti-Taft progressives In the West
and the anti-Taft plutocrats in Wall
Continued on Last Paps,
Few Men in New York Able to
Say Where Developments
Must Not Take Place.
POWER BEHIND ALL TRUSTS
Bernard N. Baker Tells Presi-
dent How His Plans Were.
Frustrated by Monopoly.
Washington, Nov^ 17.—President Taft
haa started after the scalp of the money
trust. Following a long session of the
cabinet on Tuesday, the president yes
terday heard personally the story of
one man, who haa encountered tlio
financial octopus, made up of a bare
handful of men, which Is alleged to
exert control oVer the Industrial devel
opment of the country and haa sufll-
Four Out of Five States in
Which He Has Lectured
Favor Princetonian.
WOULD MAKE BEST RACE
Oklahoma Statesman Says the
Nomination of New Jerseyite
Would Give Confidence.
The following 1. from The Kansas
City Star:
"Democrat. In four of live state, thru
tvhich Senator T. P. Gore, of Oklahoma,
has traveled recently, favor Governor
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey for the
presidential nomination, Senator Gore
said this morning at the union depot.
The dvo state, are Kansas, Colorado,
Utah, Nevada and Idaho, but Senator
Gere declined to say which one of the
live did not favor Wilson,
" ‘I am ready to support any good
Democrat the party may nominate,* said
Senator Gore, ‘but I believe Woodrow
Wilson would make the best race for
the presidency. I could get out and
nght for Champ Clark or for any other
Democrat who might be nominated, but
1 would be more confident of winning
If Wilson were the nominee, and I be
lieve he will be.’”
GIRL STRIKER SPEAKS
TO BIG CONVENTION
what lines development shall- run, and
to prevent It whenever It Interferes
with established organizations. The
money trust” is held to be the giant
power behind all the Individual trusts.
The president and highest cabinet
officials express deep concern qver the
situation. The evidence already In the
hands of the president Is expected to
lead to a most thorough Investigation,
possible criminal prosecutions and gi
gantic reforms In the nation’s financial
situation.
More Important still. It may lead to
the establishment of government steam
ship lines.
President Taft heard the story of
how this giant force In the financial
world has frustrated the plans of an In
dependent steamship company that was
to operate between the two coasts upon
the completion of the Panama canal.
The story was told by Bernard N. Ba
ker, of Baltimore, formerly president of
the Atlantic Transport Company, which
sold out to the International Mercan
tile Marine Company, a Morgan con
cern,
Mr. Baker has been endeavoring to
finance ag Independent company—free
from all railroad entanglements—to
make practical the cheap rates for
transportation which the Panama canal
Is In large part Intended to provide.
The flotation of the enterprise, which
had the support of President Roosevelt
and bf the whlto house incumbent, has
been abandoned because Mr. Bolter
found that Influences controlling the
banks made It lmpoeelble to flnanco a
schema that would compete with exist.
Ing trans-continental transportation
agencies.
As a result of the representations
that a few men In New York can soy
not only where development shall take
place, but where It ehall not. Presi
dent Taft, with particular reference to
the Panama transportation question.
Intimates tho possible necessity of
establishing a government line of
steamships to care for tho canal traffic,
much as he deprecates the general Idea
of government ownership of anything
pertaining to trade and Industry.
It was learned today also that nt tho
cabinet meettng last Tuesday the
'money trust" was discussed at length
In connection with the consideration of
the general problem of relation of the
government to business and the plan*
for constructive corporation legislation.
Full details with names of persons
were given to President Taft by Mr.
Baker. He started to finance a 115,-
000,000 corporation to construct a fleet
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10 SAVETALLULAH
President Directs the Secretary
of the Interior to Make an
Investigation.
Photo by Mathewson.
• Dy Matnewson.
OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF DELEGATES TO THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR OW STEPS OF STATE CAPITOL.
+ PACKERS MAY HAVE +
4- TO REMAIN IN JAIL 4*
t . +
4* Chicago, Nov. 17.—The nine In- 4*
•b dieted packers In the beef trust 4-
4> cases may have to stay In Jail 4*
4- pending decision on an appeal to 4-
+ the supreme court In else the writ 4-
4* of habeas corpus Is qtiashed, ac- 4-
•I* cording to the startling admission 4*
•b made by Levy Mayer In the close +
4- of his argument today. 4*
MEAT TRUST TRIAL
MAYBEMONDAY
Judge Kohlsaat Orders Both
Sides to Conclude Arguments.
Friday Afternoon.
Beachey Carries the Mail
Y4
WRIT WILL BE QUASHED
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plan had succeeded the company
woifld have bid for the contracts adver.
tlaed by the postmaster general for
carrying mall between certain Ameri
can ports and other ports upon the
completion of the Panama canal. Bids
for these contracts, which contained re
strictions as to steamship lines that
were not actual competitors of compa
nies controlled by trans-continental
railroads, and which were proposed,
substantially as subsidies, to encourage
the building of Independent vessels,
were to be opened on the 25th Inst.
SOCIALISTS LINING UP
FI
Demand for Resignations From
Civic Federation an Echo of
Socialistic Opposition.
MISS MARTHA HYNES.
,i-- tri . kln « />ntton maker from Muaca-
, "j, 'owo, who made appeal for aid
"i lederatlon of Labor. A collection
** taken for her-associates.
There Is every Indication that the
Bozen officials of the American Federa
tion of Labor will not resign from the
National Civic federation at the behest
of a resolution introduced Wednesday,
on the ground that It Is but an act of
an old-time Socialist war- on them.
The resolution for prominent officials
of the American Federation of Labor to
resign from the National Civic federa
tion Is stirring up considerable .talk
among the delegate*. The leaders say
that It Is a continuance of the same
war the Socialists have for year* waged
on President Samuel Gompers and the
other prominent labor officials.
James Duncan, first vice president of
the American Federation of Labor and
chairman of the resolutions committee,
who Is also one of the officials called
upon to resign from the National Civic
federation, when asked what his action
would be, declined to discuss it.
"The resolution will be reached In due
course by my committee and acted
upon. I can not announce what my
Individual action will be, but It will
be made known when the resolutions
committee brings in Its report."
He remarked that It was the same
old war of the Socialists.
As to the National Civic federation.
Mr. Duncan said it was a body In which
he had entered to. help in the uplift of
labor. He considered It a worthy or.
ganixatlon and had no fault to And
whh It.
President Samuel Gompers showed
Packers Will Probably Be Tried
Before Judge Carpenter
Next Week.
Chicago, Nov. 17.—Judge Kohlsaat
ordered that all arguments on the mo
tion to quash writs of habeas corpus,
sued out .by nine millionaire packers,
must bo completed by tonight. This
decision, coming at the opening of court,
was generally taken to mean that the
Judge would quash the writs and or
der the packers to trial before Judge
Carpenter on Monday. ’
When Judge Kohlsaat went on th*
bench he Interrupted Attorney Levy
Mayer, who was to resume his argu
ment resisting the motion to quash the
writ.
I want to notify counsel that this
case must end today,” sold Judge Kohl-
«aat. “I expect you to finish your ar
gument by 1 p. m.i and the govern
meat must close this afternoon."
Does your honot mean that the ar
guments to quash tho writ must close
today?” faked Mr. Mayer. '
•’I mean the motion to quash the
writ and all other contentions-In con
nection with this proceeding,’’ replied
Judge Kohlsaat.
This flat announcement was taken by
the government force* to Indicate that
Judge Kohlsaat Intended to quash the
writ and allow the case before Judge
Carpenter to proceed next week.
It was apparent that the defense took
a similar view.
"In the event that your honor quash
es the writ we will pray an appeal and
raise the same questions for review that
we have raised here. For that reason
It was cautious foresight on our part
to get it to this record that there was
positive physical restrain^ of the de
fendants after they were surrendered
In their bond," said Attorney Mayer.
The court room wan again crowded.
Multt-mllilonalre friends of the pack
ers'and a number of women listened
Intently to the technical arguments and
the fiery clashes between counsel.
Judge Kohlsaat looked a bit drawn
and worried as he sat on the bench. He
was always regarded as an honest man,
but not a* brilliant lawyer; the Judge
seemed .to take greatly .to heart the
repeated statements of the government
lawyers that he had permitted tho
packers’ lawyers to "put one over on
ilm.”
it
I QUAKE CAUSES AVALANCHES'
+ THROUGHOUT SWITZERLAND
+ Genevs, Switzerland, Nov. 17.— 1
•fr Avalanches started by last night’s +
4- earthquake are spreading havoc 4*
4* today throughout tho Alpine re- 4*
4* glons. At Chamon an avalanche 4*
+ rushed down • the sides of Mount 4*
4* Blanc, causing the earth to trem- 4*
4* ble for miles about. No lost of 4*
4* life Is reported. 4*
H| ■ MMR na In L
■ _ »lane. Lincoln Beachey receiving a pouch of mail
from Charles P. Grangfield, first assistant postmaster general, which
Beachey carried to a point near Hapeviffe and dropped in an auto. One
of the bl-planea skimming close to the track.
sey Hopkins’ Curtiss bi-
Charles P.
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* SATURDAY The BIG DAY. 4-
4* 4*
4* Saturday will be school chil- 4*
THQUAKE
FIRST DAYS FLYING
PEACEMAKING BODY
Adjustment Committee at Work
on Complaints of Various
Labor JUnrons.
FOREIGNERS HAVE FLOOR
Reports on Resolutions Awaited
as Important Feature of the
National Convention.
AUGUSTA BODY WRITES HIM
Conservationist Fisher Is Asked
to Make a Prompt Report
on the Case.
By THEODORE H. TILLER.
Washington, D. C. t Nov. 17.—Presi- :
dent Taft was today asked to prevent I
the desecration of Tallulah Falls in |
Georgia, and ha* directed the secretary I
of Interior to report on conditions 1
there.
Mrs. E. S. Hollingsworth, secretary !
of the Associated Charities of Augusta,
wrote the president that a power com
pany Is about to get possession of the -
falls and destroy their natural beauty.
In her letter to the president Mrs.
Hollingsworth declares that Tallulah
Falls presents the most magnificent
Icenery east of the Rockies, and she
earnestly asks the president to pre
vent what she terms an outrage upon
nature. Unless the Federal govern
ment Intervenes, declares Mrs. Hoi- !
llngsu-orth, the 'falls will come Into
hands of a power company that will
abuse them for commercial purposes.
President Taft Immediately transmit
ted her letter to Secretary Fisher and
asked him to Investigate the situation
and make a prompt report.
P.
BYTHE METHODISTS
Name of Candidate Npt Used,
But His Platform Is Adopted
by the Conference.
WANT TIPPINS BILL A LAW
Several Atlanta Men Are Named
on the Anti-Saloon League
Committee.
Damage Is Estimated at $10,
000,000 Loss in Property
Throughout Country.
NO LIVES REPORTED LOST
Emperor William’s Hohenzoi-
lern Palace Is Damaged.
Buildings Wrecked,
4- dren’s day at the big aviation 4-
4> meet at the Speedway, and will be 4-
4- the big day of the event. The +
4. school children will be out In 4-
4" force and. In addition, the or- +
4- phans -of both Fulton and De- 4*|
4- Kalb counties have ben Invited^4-iBavarla. Wurtemburg. the grand duch-
+ to attend. Outside of the splen- 4- les of Hesse and Baden and the prov
inces of Hesse-Nasaau along the Main
Berlin, Nov. 17,—Dispatches received
today from the -:one of last night’s
earthquake which was felt In ell sec
tions ot. Germany rave the extreme
north and west, Indicated-that-while
the damage exceeded 110,000,000, there
probably, had been no loss of life.
Emperor William’s Hohenzollern pal
ace In Hechlngen. In the province of
Hohenzollern. was badly damaged. Fis
sures were rent In the walls and tower
and the soldiers and the garrison fled
In a panic fearing that the huge build
ing would fall.
Sharp shock* were felt In Prussia,
••• to attend. Outside of the splen
4* did aerial program already pre- 4-
4- iwred, numerous athletic events 4-
4- and races, participated in by 4-
school children, will add Interest +
* he d ‘ y ” fCatUrC ’- * severest tremor* were felt shortly be-
'continued on*' Last” Page. < 111 H I H 111 M 1 II11 H»H H to re midnight after many had retired.
river.
Public buildings were wrecked and
walls erheked and hundred of thousands
of peisons thrown Into a panic. The
Air Men Soar High and Cut
Curves Above the Speedway
Grandstand.
FRIDAY IS MILITARY DAY
Splendid Program Booked for
Second Day’s Meet—The
Soldiers to Take Part.
Warm weather and reports of the
success ot Thursday brought to the
Speedway on Friday afternoon an
even larger crowd than were pres
ent at the opening of the aviation meet
Thursday, when fully 5,000 people were
thrilled by the daring -flights of the
blrdmen. and brought to their feet by
the exciting finishes In the several mo
torcycle evente between Atlanta and
Fulton county policemen.
Friday Is Military day at the aviation
meet, and those who see for the aero
plane an important position In future
warfare will have chances to zee for
themselves how effective will be air
ships In scouting, dropping bombs and
carrying messages.
The aviators In the aerial warfare
maneuvers will be assisted by a special
derail from the Georgia national guard,
under the command of General Clifford
Anderson. Colonel Pomeroy and Major
Catron. A company from Fort Mc-
Continusd on Last Page.
Fraternal delegates to tho American
Federation of Labor continued their re,
ports and addresses at Friday’s session.
Tho convention reassembled at »:!0
o'clock, and after a short time spent In
tho reading of telegrams and the an
nouncement of minor matters, the spe
cial order of Thursday was continued.
Th© fraternal delegates on Fridny’i
program were Miss Annie Fitzgerald,
of the Woman's International Union
Label league; Rev. Charles 8. McFar
land, of the Federal Council of the
Churches of Christ; Rovs. P. E. Dietz
and Charles Deneehand. of the Ameri
can Federation of Catholic 'Societies;
Charles Barrett, president of the Na
tional Farmers union.
Reports of committees were expected
to begin to come In Friday, especially
from tho leaser committees which hove
but little before them.
Committees *t Work.
The most Important committees are
those on resolutions, adjustment and
pl-esldent’s report.
The committee on resolutions, of
which James Duncan is chairman, had
Its first meeting Thursday night at 8
o'clock at the Kimball house. • -To this
committee was referred the resolutlo;
of Duncan McDonald, of the Unltdi
Mini! Workers, calling on all labor ofll
clals connected with the National Civic
Federation to resign from It. James
Duncan and W. D. Mahon,, pf the reso
lutions committee, are among the-labor
officials asked to. resign from the Na
tional Cl vie Federation.
Chairman James O’Connell and -the
adjustment committee began their first
day’s business Friday morning In one
of the committee rooms at'the Audi
torium-Armory. Chief among the mat-
tels to bo heard by themfls the rein
statement of the 2*0,000 carpenters bus.
pended by the St. Louis convention last
year.
There are probably a score of -other
grievances of minor moment to', bo
heard • by the adjustment committee.
Chairman O’Connell stated that this
body would probably bo able to bring in
Its report,by Tuesday. The chairman
Is known as "the great peacemaker," as
he has been the head of the adjustment
committee hearing grievances at each
annual convention for the past twelve
years.
’Grievances have grown less year by
year,” said Chairman O’Connell, "and
there are not as many serious ones as
In days of yore. While there are per
haps a score to be settled, they do not
Involve any drastic or revolutionary
matters.”
The building trades committee, of
which James A. Short Is chairman, Is
holding meetings dally on Important
questions.
Dr, McFarland 8peaka,
The first speaker of the morning was
Rev. Charles 8. McFarland, secretary of
the Federal Council of the Churches of
Christ In America. His was a cheerful
and Inspiring message, and was ap
plauded. He fully discussed the work
ot the churches In co-operation with the
big labor organization.
Rev. P. E. Dietz; one of the fraternal
delegate* from the American Federa
tion of Catholic Societies, made a brief
address, announcing services at the
Continued on Last Pag*.
Augusts, Ga„ Nov. 17.—Some of Pope
Brown's ardent supporters who heard
the temperance report In the North
Georgia conference this morning say,
that the conference has Indirectly In
dorsed Mr. Brown’s candidacy and
urged his election for governor.
in the unanimous adoption of the re-.
port made today by the temperance,
committee,'the North Georgia confer
ence In no uncertain tones declared.
Itself In unqualified terms for the com-
plete and total prohibition of the man
ufacture and sate of Intoxicating liq
uors In Georgia. Dr. H. M. DuBose,
pastor of St. Johns church, Augusts,
and who has been leading an earnest!
light against whisky In the city, rend I
the report, which Is one of the strong- •
est ever submitted on that subject. -V
review was made of tho prohibition
status in Georgia at present and refer
ence was made to the Illicit permission
of sale of whisky In certain cities. Tho
resolution declared for the enforcement
of the present state prohibition law anti:
the enactment of the Tlpptns bill. Tho:
report also declared for the election to.
office of those men who favor the pro
hibition of whisky In all It* forms In.
Georgia and who pledge themselves to -
promote such legislation.
. The Anti-Saloon league was recog
nised In emphatic terms, and the fol
lowing Methodist ministers and laymea
Continued on Last Pags.
WANT ADS
Published by all the Atlanta
papers for the week ending
November 11.1911,6 days
to the week:
Georgian 3,059
Journal 2,059
Constitution 1,276
On yesterday the Atlanta
papers carried Want Ads
as follows:
Georgian 626
Journal 356
Constitution 209
THE GEORGIAN, prints no boor,
whisky or unclean advertising.
To help those who aro out of a
position or whn desire a better one.
THE GEORGIAN prlnte want ade
under the classification “Situation*
Wanted” free. Other classifications
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