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the weather. *._i r •We.dnesday night, and Thurs- slightly warmer. Temperature* SSdSSaSr (taken at A. K. Hawke* Co% store): 8 a. m, 41 degrees; Va a m„ 46 degrees; 13 noon, 61 de grees' 3 n- m.. 64 degrees. The Atlanta Georgian "Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN” AND NEWS “NoMng Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN” SPOT COTTON. Atlanta, quiet: 8 15-18. Liverpool, steady; 5.06. New York, quiet; 3.35. .Savannah, steady: 8 16-16. Augusta, quiet: 3’i- Galveston, llrm; Norfolk, steady; 3c. Houston, steady; 3 5-16. Memphis, steady; 3%. Mobile, quiet; 8?». ToL. X. NO. 108. HOME(4th)EDITION Atlanta, ga„ Wednesday, December e, ion. HOME(4TH)EDITION PRICE} :&«;^ HARMON IS GUEST ITflg MANAGERS SAV= »■* WEI1 OF UTIAMTA TOBAVi 1 AT ATLANTA FORCE Ohio Governor, Favorite of the Old Line Democrats, Visits Great Corn Show. mS MET BY COMMITTEES Parade of Young Corn Growers and Address of the Ohioan Features of Day. Governor Judson Harmon has quite ,n Inviting personality; so much so. In fact, that when ho arrived at tha piedmont hotel at 1 o’clock Wednesday inch a crowd surged around to meet him that he had no time to give out an Interview. Many were Introduced to the distinguished visitor by members of the entertainment committee, but num bers who were standing near rushed up and shook his hand when they saw his kindly smile, without waiting on for mality. He is large and prepossessing In ap pearance, but has none of that oppres sive dignity that holds people at a dis tance. When he was posing for a pic ture at the Terminal station ho Insisted In a most friendly way that all the re ception committee come and stand with him. On the train he met a number of Ohioans, and before he got off In At lanta he went round and told them all good-bye. i When the reporters could get In a few questions about politics between handshakes with the many who were making such an aggressive effort to meet him, there was not so ready a re sponse. The character that has such an appeal for tho old-line Democrats asserted Itself. He was asked what ho thought of tho Democratic chances In 1912. Looks Good in 1912, With a kindly smile he said: "They are good. Aren’t-they?” ... Then some ono handed him a batch Of telegrams And he stepped aside to- read them. But a new line of men and women quickly formed, as eager as tho others to meet him. He turned to the reporters again In a few moments. “lVc Democrats are opposed to me nopoly,“ he said. "We have given up our monopoly of Internal quarrels and wrangles and given It to the Republl cans.” Then tho recaption-committee Insist ed that It was lunch time. "I’m sorry, boys,’* ho called hack to the reportew. ’’But I don’t know much, anyway.” i Atlantans Meet Him, Governor Harmon came In over tho Southern tit 13:45. A party of Atlan tans, among whom wero Colonel F. J. paxon, Hugh Richardson, Burton Smith and a number of others, went up to Rockmart to meet him. At tho Termi nal station Moll It. Wilkinson, Walter 15. Cooper, Walter P. Andrews, Asa G. Candler, Mayor Winn, G. W. Hanson and Walter T. Candler wero present to join tho escort to the Piedmont hotel. Govct nor Harmon walked out "between Colonel Paxon and Mayor Winn and In automobiles they hurried to tho hotel lor a luncheon, at which a number of prominent Atlantans were present. At 3 o’clock the governor Joined In the eorn show parade thru the city to the Auditorium. There he was Intro duced by Governor John M. Slaton for his address. Publio Reception at Club, from 5:30 to 6:30 o’clock tho Young Men’s Democratic league will give a public reception to Governor Harmon, when all who wish will have tho privi lege of shaking his hand. At night at * o’clock ho will be entertained at a reception at the University club. rt was expected that Governor Har mon would leave Wednesday night, but he said Wednesday that he would stay ever until Thursday morning at 11 o’clock. It has been suggested that the bar association give him a breakfast Thursday morning. He told of his ln- tercet In battlefields to the Atlantans "n the train with him and he will be mown these historic places around At lanta. POPE Will Carry 85 to 95 Counties The following statement was issued Wednesday by Pope Brown's cam paign manager: “All elections are uncertain and In some thero Is no basis of facts upon which one can build an estimate of the result. This is not the case, how ever, In the present gubernatorial campaign, because certain well-defined conditions are known to exist In connection with the Issues involved. The first condition Is that the voters of Georgia have twice indorsed ‘progres sive Democracy/ of which Pope Brown is the avowed candidate. The pro hibition question, which is one of the main is sum in the campaign, had been carried by 123 counties before the statewide law went Into effect, by large majorities in nearly all these counties. This shows that the great majority of the people of Georgia favor prohibition, and Inasmuch as Pope Brown is the only candidate who stands for prohibition. It Is certain that he will receive nearly all of this vote. Based upon the two foregoing conditions, I predict Pope Brown will certainly carry between 85 and 95 counties. “VOLNBT' WILLIAMS. Campaign Manager.** Bigger Vote For DICK Than Both Browns James B. Nevln, Judge VL B. Russell's campaign manager, gave out the following final statement Wednesdays “I believe that Judge Richard B. Russell will be nominated foe governor tomorrow by a vote exceeding that of both of his adversaries combined. We are absolutely ready to go to the ballot.box. “Judge Russell’s case had been fully made out before the people of Georgia, and wo await with supreme confidence their verdict. “Judge Russell will receive a% an approximate w'hole the local option vote of tho state of Georgia, and that is sufficient to elect him. The state wide prohibition vote likely will bo divided between the two Browns, as it does not seem probable that either will be able to convince all the pro hibitionists that he alone Is tho real ‘Simon Pure* prohibition article. “It is my deliberate opinion that Judge Russell will sweep tl^e state of Georgia tomorrow from Rabun Gap to Tybee Light.” More Than 90,000 Votes Behind JOE The following statement was Issued from Joe Brown headquarters on Wednesday: * “We are making no predictions, except that Governor Brown Is certain of election. Thoso who want something more tangible are referred to the analysis of the situation as made by James L. Anderson, the leading political expert in Georgia, who has managed four gubernatorial campaigns and has always opposed Governor Brown. “We trust our friends will not be caught, as once before, by overcon fidence. We hope every one of them will vote, and vote early. “We go Into the primary more than 90,000 votes strong.” PRIMARY ELECTION RULES Hero are the essential features of the rules promulgated by /-the state Demo cratic executive committee to govern the gubernatorial primary election on Thursday: Candidates for governor and for com missioner of commerce and labor are to be nominated. _ Registration and payment of 1910 state taxos previous to July 10, 1911, are required. Registration lists fur nished by the county boards of regis trars to the election managers will des ignate those eligible. Voters must scratch out the names of thoso candidates for whom they DO NOT wish to vote, leaving on the bal lots the names of those for whom they DO wish to vote. Two candidates for governor and one for labor commis sioner must bo scratched. Use of money, liquor or anything of value at the polls by workers for any and all candidates la prohibited. Tho candidate receiving" the largest popular voto In each county will bo en- UNIT VOTE OF EACH COUNTY Here is the unit vote to which each county In the state will be entitled in tho nomination of candidates for gov ernor and commissioner of Commerce and labor: Appling ..... 2 Baker 2 Baldwin •••••• %••• •••• 2 Banks 2 Bartow 4 Ben Hill 2 Berrien 2 Bibb J Bryan ...... ..... - Bulloch - 4 Burke 4 Butts •• - C&lhoun 2 Camden 2 titled to the entire unit vote In that county. A majority vote Is not re quired to carry a county for a guber natorial candidate. Each county is entitled to two unit votes for each representative to which it is entitled under the 1911 reappor tionment law, based on the 1911 census. Six counties will have six units each, 26 will have four units each and the remaining 114 counties two units each. Election managers must make re turns on Friday, December 8, to the executive committee of their county, this committee consolidating the popu lar vote of the county. The county chairman must transmit the consoli dated vote to the chairman of the state executive committee, William C. Wright, Newnan, Ga. The. state executive committee will meet in Atlanta Tuesday, December 12. to qogaoHdaU tbf unit vote at the en tire Mattran<T■(TWmr fhs result. Thd candidate for each office receiving the greatest number of unit votes will be declared the nominee. Hold-Ups and Burglaries All Over the City Occur Daily, and Nobody Goes to Jail. MORE MEN, SAYS BEAVERS Grocer Wounded and Another Robbed—West End Scene of Two Burglaries. Highwaymen had their Inning Tues day night In Atlanta’s series of bur glaries and robberies, figuring In three hold-ups with pistols and the wounding of ono of the victims. The robberies were committed by three negroes, be lieved by tho police to have been the same trio In each instance. Altho hold-up men were featured as the headliners In the night’s crime, burglars were also In evidence, working Just enough to let the people and the police know they are still on the job. Sam Brodkin, a grocer at 236 Mc- Danlel-st„ was shot In the shoulder and painfully wounded by the high waymen while he was being held up in his store about 9:30 o’clock. Just as the three negroes walked Into the store and commanded the merchant to throw up his hands—which he did Ithout hesitation when two revolvers were shoved close to his face—Mrs. Brodkin stepped Into tho store, and, realizing what was taking place, be gan to scream frantically. Excited by the screams, one of the highwaymen fired, the bullet striking Brodkin in the shoulder. At this the trio of robbers bolted from the store and escaped. Just prior to this affair, three negroes held up and robbed another merchant, Samuel Krasner, In his store at 54 Vine-st. While two of the highway men kept Krasner thoroughly covered with revolvers the third man rifled the cash register and also Krasner's pock- CofftinuMft on Last Pago. •jijf you afraid to take a chance and u iriio your own canoe? k If so you h, « »*** a< **ance—has this occurred dori2!S* A!l h **dway that you make th.' »« on what you do and how, and it in* « man an Ad and sends it now. WSE GEORGIAN WANT ADS. Campbell Carroll ••• ••• •• * Catoosa * Charlton 2 Chatham J Chattahoochee ... . ~ Chattooga % Cherokee * Clarke J Clay 2 Clayton ..... * Clinch ••* 2 Cobb ...... J Coffee ... % Colquitt 2 Columbia * Coweta * Crawford - Crisp I Dade - Dawson Decatur * DeKalb * Dodge 3 Dooly ... ? Dougherty * Douglas — •• ; Karly * Echols ", • % Effingham Elbert ? Emanuel ;• ••• I Fannin r Fayette ; Floyd ® Forsyth Franklin 5 Fulton S Gilmer Glascock ••• ' Glynn : Gordon f Grady f Green J Gwinnett I Habersham i Hall J Hancock Haralson v i Harris I Hart J Heard Henry J Houston J Irwin , Jackson Jet Jefferson Jenkins . Johnson ..... ....... ..... 2 Jones .. Laurens Lee .... Liberty .... 2 Lincoln'... .. 2 Lowndes LumpKIn Macon .. Madison SSSA - Marlon ........ 2 McDuffie 2 McIntosh .. Meriwether Miller 2 Milton Monroe Montgomery ...... 2 Morgan Murray ........ 2 Muscogee Newton ........ 2 Oconee 2 Oglethorpe Paulding . Pickens 2 Plerco Plko 2 Polk .. 2 Pulaski 2 Putnam 2 Quitman . Rabun ... Randolph Richmond Rockdale . Schley ... ' Screven ., Spalding . Stephens . Stewart .. Sumter ... Talbot .... Taliaferro Tattnall .. Taylor 2 Telfair 2 Terrell 2 Thomas 4 Tift 3 Toombs 2 Towns .... 2 Troup 4 Turner 2 Twiggs 2 Union 2 Upson ...... ...... 2 Walker . 2 Walton 4 Ware 4 Warren 2 Washington 4 Wayne 2 Webster 2 White 2 Whitfield 2 Wilcox 2 Wilkes 4 Wilkinson 2 Worth 2 Total . .36$ HPUWE FDLIS, KIllMGM Aviator Oxley and a Passenger Are Dashed to Death at Filey Yorkshire, England. FARMERS POUR IN TO SEE FINE CORN Second Day of Show Marked by Parade, Lectures and Distinguished Guests. TO CONTINUE THURSDAY Boy and Girl Planters Here to Learn From Experts How to Increase Yield. Tha Empty Stocking fund made this little orph*r\ happy last-Christmas. Tho time fs very short In which to raise the fund to make Christmas a happy day for the hundreds of little orphans In and near Atlanta, but Tho Georgian believes that those who liavo so generously contributed in ’the past will again co-operate In making the sum greater than ever be fore. V Here are the contributions received up to today: Mattie Lou Jordan, Sandersvllle % .50 Merryman Cross, 76 Oak-st ........ 35 Charles D. Barker 5.00 Mrs. W. J. Harris - 2.00 Leopold J. Haas 10.00 Walter and Kllzabeth Miller, Eufaula, Ala. ............ 1.00 John Wesley Lagomarslno .25 Irene Miller Essig .. . • •• •••• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• •• .. 2,00 Chris H. Esslg, Jr. .. .. .. 2.00 Mrs. L. A. Tiller * 1.50 CROWD SAW FATAL PLUNGE Aviator’s Body Was Terribly Mangled When Pulled From Beneath the Motor. FOR M DURBAR Ceremonies Incident to Inves titure of George as Emperor Begin Thursday. BEEF TRUST FIGHTS FOR A LAST CHANCE Ten Millionaire Packers Enter Pleas of Not Guilty to the Charges Against Them. FESTIVITIES LAST A WEEK London, Dm* 6,—Aviator Hubert Ox- ley was killed while making on aero plane flight at Filey Yorkshire today and a passenger named Weis, who -was riding with him. wae fatally wounded. The machine crashed to .earth In the presence of a terrified crowd, of spec tators. Oxley’s body was-badly man gled, being struck by the heavy motor. Weis was picked up unconscious and doctors who examined him said he could not live. Weis died an hour after the accident. BAGLEY PEACH ORCHARD IS SOLD FOR $126,000 Americus, Gs„ Dee. 6,—J. D. Whittle, of South Carolina, has bought the Bag- ley plantation, paying H. C. Bagley, of Atlanta, 3126,000 for tho property. The plantation, which, fs one of the show places of Georgia, contains 225,- 000 peach trees. The new owner will destroy the orchard and us. the land for farming purposes. STAUNCH OLD DEMOCRAT IS A GUEST IN ATLANTA IDEAL WEATHER THURSDAY Ideal weather conditions will prevail throughout Georgia on Thursday, the day of the gubernatorial primary elec tion. The following election day fore cast -was prepared on Wednesday es pecially for The Georgian: The condition* thl* morning *eem to Indicate that the weather on Thurs day will be fine over the entire state of Georgia, with very moderate winds, mostly from a northeasterly direction. The temperature will be appreciably higher in the central and eastern por tions. Late In the afternoon of Thurs day there will be lncreaalng cloudiness, but no rain. No general rains having fallen during the past week, country road* ought to be In good condition. The temperature will not be below freeling on Thursday In any portion of the state. Even In mountain district* the conditions will be very favorable. “C. F. VON HERRMANN, “Section Director U. S. Weather Bu reau.” Monarch Will Place the Crown Upon His Own Head in the Presence of Thousands. $ DAILY PROGRAM FOR WEEK - 4 OF INDIAN DURBAR * $ December 7—State entry: recep- -p 4- tlon of chiefs In the afternoon. 4* Docembcr 8—Reception of chiefs 4- In the mornlnf; King Edward + + memorial-ceremony In tho after- + 4- noon. + 4" December 2—Reception of chiefs + In the mornlnt:. polo semi-finals + + and football finals In the after- + 4" noon. / , "{• + December 10—Divine servlcei ln,+ JUDSON HARMON, e Governor of Ohio and ono of the thre. Democrats In the public eye as possible nominee of the party fur the presidency. He is a guest In Atlsnta Wednesday and will deliver an address. - the military camps. . December 11.—presentatibn of * colors In the mornings polo-finals + In the afternoon. ■ • f + December 12—The durbar at 4 4 mid-day: state dinner and - re- ■ 4-ccptlon In the evening. 4" December IS—Reception of In- ■ 4 dlan officers. and volunteers: In -• 4 the morning; state garden party 4 4 and people's fete In the afternoon. 4 4 December 14—Review of troop. 4 4 In the morning: hockey finals In 4 ‘ the afternoon: Investiture-In. the 4 evening. . ' , T 4 December 15—Police review-In,4 4 the morning; military tournament, 4 4 and races In the afternoon: 'box- 4 4 lng finals In the evening. 4 4" December 16—State departure. 4 Delhi, India, Dee. 6.—The elaborate ceremonies Incident to the Investiture of King George and Quean Mary as emperor and empress of India will be gin here tomorrow with the arrival of their majesties from Bombay. The royal couple will bo met at the rail road station bV Lord and Lady Har- dlnge, 150 Indian' prince* and their gorgeous retinue* and a royal guard of soldiers. They wlll.be escorted to a pavilion Inside the fort, where they will be formally presented to thw native ^Following thla procedure their maj esties will be taken to their quarter* on the plain of Delhi. The route will be lined by thousands of school children, who will strew flowers In the king’s Pa Thc actual ceremonies will begin to morrow with the state entry and recep tion of the Indian chtefB, and will con tinue to December 16. In these ten days will be crowded an endless round of receptions, review* and ceremonies, on a scale of unequalled magnificence. These will be followed by a hunting ex pedition which will be conducted by the native princes, with the> king as a guest, ft Is estimated that 310,040,000 has been spent In decorations, the mob. filiation of troops and the preparation of the royal encampment. The great celebration ’ will reach Its height December 12, when the king and queen are formally Invested with the titles of emperor and empress of India. Continued on Last Page. VIOLATED SHERMAN LAW Twelve Veniremen Tentatively Accepted by Government at First Session of Court. Chicago, Deo. 6.—Twelve veniremen wore tentatively accepted by the gov ernment today In the trial of ten mil lionaire packers whoso long delayed trial upon charges of violating tho criminal section of tho Sherman anti trust act was begun before Judge Car penter In tho United States district courtr The government used four of Us "'.peremptory challenges In the morn- g*s examination. One of‘the "veniremen In the box Is the general manager of the Pullman Company,-an (I Is personally acquainted ,wllh home of tho defendants and their lawj;crs. It’.was thought ho would he [cosed* later In the day. Tho names of the men In the Jury box when'the‘ first session of court ad journed are: Clem Olson, farmer, Grundy county, H. ‘D.. Osgood, real estate dealer, Mar- selles. III.; H. I. Bucklln, farmer, of (Dundee, III.: Thomas E. Brown, foun- dryman,' 241 North Curtls-at.; Ralph Chittenden, farmer, Gurnee, III.; Rich ard Dean, general manager of the Pull- 'lompany, 4438 Greenwood-avo.; W. Dodge, furnlshlngB dealer, .1863. South Avers-ave.; Austin Hill, farmer, Lisbon, III.; Benjamin C. Per kins, salesman. LaGrange, III.; John H. Edwards, telephone Inspector, Streator, ■III.;, Alphonso Kelly, farmer. Wilming ton county. Pleas of not guilty on behalf of the Indicted men were entered sharply on tho stroke of 10 o'clock. The long de layed trlsl of the Chicago packers was on. It had come only after an eight- year fight on the part of the United ] States government. When Judge Carpenter ascended the bench and court was convened only two of the defendants wero In the court room. They were Edward Morris and Louis H. Heyman, the latter a director of Moiris ft Co. The others were late in arrlting and this might have led to unpleasant results for them. On each side there was an Imposing array of counsel. For the government there were United States District At torney James H. Wllkerson, his first assistant, Edward G. Goodman, and Pierce Butler and Barton Comeau. also from his office, with Special United States Attorney General Joseph Shee han. United States Senator William S. Kenyon, who Is’ to assist In the prosecution, had not yet arrived. For the defense there were Levy Mayor, John S. Miller, John Barton Payne, Al fred Austrian, A. H. Vcedcr, Ralph Crews. George T. Buckingham and Al fred Urlon. United States District Attorney Wit- keraon said at once: "Only one plea has been entered In this case. It Is that of Louts F. Swift. desire that each of the defendants plead personally." John 3. Miller, chief of counsel for the packers, stepped forward and said: •T desire to enter pleas of not guilty on behalf of each one of th" Indicted Continu'd on Last Pag*. 'Crowds of farmers from all parts of Georgia, owners of plantations, busi ness men of the state, and numbers of women and girls poured Into Atlanta Wednesday to attend tho Southern Corn show and Inspect the marvelous exhib its. They came with the purpose In mind to sec what are the best varieties of corn to plant, that they may Increa-o their own acrenge In 1912; to hear agri cultural experts and government dem onstrators Instruct them as to the most modem, scientific methods of planting and culture; to view tho big parade of tho energetic, ambitious boy corn grow ers of Georgia, and some came te> get a glimpse of Governor Judson Harmon, of Ohio. It Is expected that Wednesday’s at tendance Is the largest of tho four davs show. The exhibit Is open till 10 at night. Inspection and testing of tho splendid com was Indulged In by men who have planted It for years. Some of them wero men who can tell the quality, fertility and probable production of corn just a* easily as they can tell the ago of a horse. At 10 o’clock the day's program was begun at the Auditorium-Armory, with H. G. Hastings presiding. A valuable discussion was led by Professor J. Phil Campbell, one of the government demonstrators, and his In structions and helpful advice were a liberal education. Any boy corn grower who follows the tips given by Professor Campbell will succeed beyond Ilia fond est expectations. He told the young sters how to break away from the old customs of merely scratching the soil, and master tho new method of inten sive culture and prolific production. "Hints to Young Farmers.” by Gen eral J. Gld Morris, and "Educational Value of Boys’ Organizations," by Dr. A. M. Soule, president of the State Col lage of Agriculture, were masterly ad dresses. full of profitable advice. Thev wero live-wire talks, that contained In them tho rich, ripe results obtained by selentlsts after years of seeking and hard work. AH tho benefits that ma ture men have gained by experience were given to the Georgia hoys. And to their credit, be It said, tho hundreds of boys present gnvo the most respect ful attention to tho learned speakers. Indicating their Intense Interest In tho practical Instructions from men who knew whnt they needed and presented It in on entertaining way. Continued on Last Pag*. 600 BANKERS WEATHER FIERCE STORM AT SEA Fears Felt for Their Safety; Until a Wireless Message Located Them. , N*w Orlaans, Dec. 6.—For a while today great anxiety was felt for the , 600 bankers, member* of tho American Bankers association, who have been i on a cruise and were caught In a don n hurricane which raged over the Car- rlbean sea and Gulf of Mexico, but shortly before noon wireless communi cation was restored with them and all fears *et to rest. Messages from the three vessel* stated that the ship* had encountered the storm, but had weath ered It without an accident. For a while all efforts to get In touch with the steamers by wireless failed and tho belief was expressed tha(..tb*‘ ' terrific wind had swept away the wire less masts on board tho vessels. For fifteen hours last night and to day all the wireles operators along the coast attempted to get In commu nication with the threo boats, but with out success until shortly before noon. Tho stations had been warned to keep a strict watch for all “S. Q. S.’* calls of distress and report them Im mediately to the nearest government patrol station, so that revenue cutters can be sent at full speed. All of the bankers were accompanied by members of their families. They left here for a cruise along the Central American coast after the an nual convention of tho American Bank ers association had ended. Reports from points along the Carribean sea and the Gulf of Mexico state that the hurricane which fs now raging is one of terrific violence and that It is caus ing much havoc to shipping. Mills B. Lane, of the Citizens and Southern bank, of Savannah, Is the only Georgian known to have embark ed on the excursion to Panama. Business Days Before 15 CHRISTMAS Shop Early and Avoid the Crush