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the weather.
Ruin Monday night or Tuesday;
probably slightly cooler Tuesday
Tuesday evening. Temperatures
Monday (taken at A. K. Hawkes
Co's store): 8 a. tn„ 60 degrees;
10 a. m., 66 degrees; 12 noon, 68
degrees; 2 p. m., 69 degrees.
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Phe Atlanta Georgian
“Nothing Succeeds Likt—THE GEORGIAN” AND NEWS -Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN"
SPOT COTTON.
Atlanta, quiet; 8 7 %. Liverpool, steady;
4.98. New York, quiet; 9.20. Savannah,
steady; 8 13-16. Augusta, steady; 9c.
Galveston, quiet; 9 5-le. Norfolk, steady;.
8V Houston, quiet; 9‘V Memphis,
steady; 9*i* Mobile, steady; 8%.
VOL. X. NO. 112.
HOM E ( 4th ) EDITION
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1911.
HOME(4TH) EDITION PRICE:
EFFORTS ARE WIDE BRIBERY SCANDAL
t Is Believed That All of the
One Hundred Men Are Not
Yet Dead.
CAMP IS ALIVE WITH HOPE
Federal Experts Report Explo
sion in Bryceville Mine Made
Cave-in Two Miles Long.
Bryc«vil'», Tenn., Dec. 11.—Renewed
»n<l redoubled efforts were made today
to rescue some of tho 100 men who
were burled alive two miles under
ground In the Cross Mountain coal
mine of the Knoxville Iron Company
following the arrival of adldtlonal res
cue trains and aids.
Xew hopes sprung Into the breasts of
the workers who already had removed
eight bodies, when conditions In tho
mine Indicated that possibly all the men
were not dead.
Just after It was felt certain that
sll of the men had been killed by coal
damp, a party of rescuers returned with
news that In one of the leads they had
been exploring conditions were such
as to cause them to believe some of tho
men were Imprisoned In a pocket where
free air correlated In sufficient quant!
ties to enable them to live for a number
Chief Counsel for McNamara
Defense Directed Payment of
Funds to Jurors.
LOCKWOOD TELLS OF DEAL
THE EMPTY STOCKING FUND MADE
CHRISTMAS HAPPY DAY FOR THEM
Trial of Bert Franklin Begins in
.Same Court the Dynamiters
Were Tried In.,
of hours.
Camp Alive With Hope.
As soon as this Information spread,
the camp once more became alive with
hope.
Dispatches were sent- to the outside
world for aid and a special relief train
filled with experienced helmet men and
Red Cross workers was started for tho
mine. • •
The Imprisonment of the miners
marks one of tho worst mine disasters
In the history of the country and un
usual conditions confront the rescu
ere Not only- the depth at which tho
entombed men were working make re
lief work difficult, but the presence of
fumes and the vast amount of debris
blocks the rescuers.
mack damp,has made Its appearance,
presenting a new obstaclo to the res
cuers. I’ractlcally no headway Is bo
In* made In' penetrating the wreckage.
That any of the mon who may have
escaped th" explosion still live In the
*as-mied chamber Is regarded as im
possible.
Coffins at Mouth of Pit.
President Stephenson, of the Knox
vllle Iron Company, had 176 coffins
brought hero today from Knoxville, and
they were tnken up the side of the
mountain and stacked against tho
mouth of the pit. This grim spectacle
brought a great hysterical sob of grief
from tho wives, mothers and sisters of
the entombed men, who for 48 hours
have braved the snow and rain and
wind to stand transfixed before <he en
trance of tho mnln shaft of the mine In
the hope that by some miracle their
husbands, fnthors, brothers or sons
might be rescued nllve.
The Federal experts report that the
explosion swept thru 27 cuts, making
a cave-ln two miles long, extending
from the main cutting to' tho headings.
Tho men must have all been In the cross
cuts when the explosion occurred. These
cuts ere tilled with thousands of tons
of slate and coal and twisted timbers,
Sevsn Bodiss Discovered.
Seven bodies wero discovered early
today In a train of a mlno cars In a
cross entry two miles from the mouth
of the shaft. These men were on their
wav to work when their lives were In
stantly snuffed out by a deadly blast
All o fthe bodies were found sitting up
right, two of them being those of father
and son. i h
T. L Stephnnsnn, president of the
Knoxville Iron Company, whose mine
at Bryceville. Tenn., was the scene of
.Saturday's explosion. In which more
than 100 miners were entombed, Is well
known In Atlanta industrial circles. He
was one of the Tennessee delegates who
attended the Southern Commercial con
gress In Atlanta last March and has
frequently visited this city on business
for his company.
you're looking for Information
‘bout a situation or want to know just
here to go to a show or railroad sta-
p 00 ' 4 bother some relation who
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USE GEORGIAN WANT ADS.
Los Angeles, Deo. 11.—Clarence Dar-
row's name was brought Into the Jury
bribery scandal In the McNamara case
today when George N. Lockwood said
"Franklin told me that ho would go to
Clarence Darrow and arrange for a sat
isfactory rayment of the money.
This conversation. It was alleged, oc
curred at Lockwood's home on the day
he agreed to accept a 84.000 bribe.
The startling use of Darrow's name
came at the preliminary hearing of
Bert H. Franklin, charged with tamper.
Ing with the McNamara Jury.
Captain C. E. White had told his story
of how FTankllh had furnished him with
84,000 to pay to George N. Lockwood, a
venireman, if Lockwood was chosen ns
a Juror and the trial resulted In an ac
quittal or disagreement.
Lockwood was then called and told a
corroborative story, saying that Frank
lin first offered him 82,000, nnd then In
creased to 84.000. Five hundred dollars
was paid him by White, ho said,. and
the remainder was to be turned over to
him at the conclusion of tho trial.
When court convened former Gov
ernor Gage, attorney for Franklin, stat
ed that It was the desire of the defense
to waive, as far as possible, tho prelimi
nary hearing. Assistant District Attor
ney Ford pointed out that the he aring
could not be waived unless the defend
ant was placed on tho stand and cl
lowed to tell his own story. This the
defense refused to agree to.
Captain White was called.
■'Franklin told me that he was em
ployed by the McNamara defense." said
th.j witness, "nnd said that he luul been
engaged in looking up Jurors. He said
ho had been connected with the de
Danse bang enough to feel certain that
tho McNamaras were Innocent and that
as the state was spending thousands of
dollars to secure favorable Jurors. 'w
are trying to do tliu same thing.'
“George Lockwood was an old friend,
Franklin said, and was convinced that
the McNnmaras wero lnnnrent. Then
ho explained that money might be ob
talncd that would do Lockwood good in
his old ago.
"On Tuesday, November 28, I met
Franklin and he gave me a roll of bills
to give Lockwood, telling me to give
him 8800 then and the remainder at
tho conclusion of tho trial. I met Lock,
wood at the corner of Third nnd Los
Angelcs-sts. and paid him 8600. which,
I explained to him. came from Frank
lin. I also explained that Franklin had
given me more money to pay him if the
Jury disagreed or acquitted the Mc
Namaras. We counted this other money
and'found It to bo 83.500.
'Then I wae arrested and gave the
money to the district attorney.”
George N. Lockwood was the next
witness.
'I would like to have yoir on the
McNamara' Jury,’ Franklin told me,'
said Lockwood. Then he suggested
that we were both getting old and had
failed to get money that wohlghthave
had. I was Interested and asked him
how that could be. Then Franklin of
fered me 82,000 to use my Influence for
McNamara. He suggested that the
transaction could be made perfectly
safe thru my wlfo. I laughed and told
him that nothing could be dope that
"Tuesday I went to tho district at.
tomey and told him what had been
done. Sunday, November 20, Franklin
came to my house and told me that my
name had been drawn ns a Juror In the
ease. Wo took a walk back of the
house and Franklin offered me 84.000.
Finally It was decided that the money
should be given to White as ‘escrow*
man.
"When arrangements had been com
Dieted and wo were discussing the pay-
a manaw PninlrWn ■(!M• 'I’J
Report of Railroad Securities
Commission Is Sent tof Con
gress Monday by Taft.
REMEDY FOR EXISTING EVIL
Would Give Interstate Commis
sion Power.to Demand In
formation on Stocks.
Washington, Dac. 11.—Recommend- "The Hint** miivo committee I
In* greater publicity of financial affairs my opinion. 'minr t.. j.;iv n - attontl
of railroads and that power be given “* “* *“■ , ‘ l * ‘ '
Committee Won’t Call One in
Spite of All “Buncombe” in
the Newspapers.
WILL MEET ON TUESDAY
Joe Brown Has Committee to
Thank for Plurality Rule,
Which Gave Him Victory.
In
The picture, from a photograph taken last Christmas morning, shows just a few of hundreds
of orphans who were made happy by Tho Georgian’s Empty Stocking fund.
Only two weeks are left in which to raise the fund this. year.
Send your contribution early—obey the impulse before it ir too late.
Here are tho subscriptions received today:
ment of the money, Franklin said: 'I'll
go to Clarence Darrow and arrange for
Continued on Last Page.
United States Supreme Court
Rendered Several Important
Decisions Monday.
Washington, Dao. 11-—'The govern
ment waa upheld in lta administration
of the pure food and drug act by the su
preme court of the United States today
In a decision In the case of John Y. And
Alfred Morgan, of New York, who were
indicted 1 for violation of the law by
shipping water labeled "Imperial Spring
Water." which. It was alleged, waa
nothing more than croton water with
mineral ealt added.
Fellow Servant Law Upheld.
The law of the state of Arkansas ex
cepting corporations doing business In
the state from application of the fellow
servant doctrine, was declared consti
tutional by the supreme court In the
case of the Aluminum Company of
America against George H. Rumsoy.
Safety Appliance Law Intact.
After four years of waiting. William
court. The case Involved an Important
phase of the application of the safety
pliance law.
NO DEFICIT SHOWN
BY POSTAL-SERVICE
For the First Time Since 1883
the Postoffice Department
Shows a Surplus.
REPORT GIVEN OUT MONDAY
Hitchcock Point's Out Extension
of Service and Denies Cur
tailment of Facilities.
850.20
2.00
Previously acknowledged ..
Troup Callahan, Decatur ....
Hazel Coble
Mrs. J. H. Lockhart. Sanderavllle
Lois Viola Rcak, Garfield ....
A Loyal Friend
Clio nnd Louise Paris, Hiram ..
Ben Waldron, Abbovllle .. ..
Carolyn Frances Watson .. ..
Hattie Lund, St. George 25
No Name 26
Margaret Mitchell, Kirkwood.. .. .25
No name .. .’ 1.60
1.00
Washington, Deo. 11.—For tho first
tlmo slnco 1883 tho annual financial
statomept of the postofllce department
shows a surplus Instead of a deficit,
says the report of Postmaster General
Hitchcock, which was made public here
today. 1 "
The revenues for the fiscal year end
ed June 30, 1911, amounted'to 8237.879,
_ King, a brakeman Injured on ths
Chicago Traction railway In 1907, will
be able to secure damages a* a result of ....
decision handed down by the supreme >of these Items to coven the Initial ex-
660,706.48, leaving a surplus of 8219,-
118.12. At tho beginning of the present
administration In 1909 the poBtal serv
ice was In arrears to tho extent of 817,-
479,770.47, which was decidedly the lar
gest deficit on record. In the brief
apace of two years this doflclt has been
changed Into a substantial surplus.
Extension of ths 8srvic*.
Tho wiping out of the deficit has
been accomplished without curtailment
of postal facilities. On tho contrary,
Important extensions have been made
In every branch of the service. Since
the opening of tho present administra
tion there have been established 3,744
now postofllccs, delivery by carrier has
been provided In 186 additional cities,
and 2,616 new rural routes, aggregat
ing 00,679 miles, have been authorized.
Meanwhile, tho force of postal em
ployees has been Increased by more
than 8,000. In.compensating such em
ployees the department follows a liber
al policy. Last year the totql amount
expended for salaries was approxi
mately 814,000,000 greater than two
ears ago. The average annual salary
jas been Increased from '8869 to 8967
for rural carriers,from 8979 to 81.082 for
Mstofilce clerks, from 81.021 to 81,084
ior city letter carriers, and from 81.168
to 81.183 for railway, postal clerks. Thus
a marked extension of the postal serv
ice and higher compensation for Its em
ployees have gone hand In hand with
a vanishing deficit.
Of general public Interest the fol
lowing excerpts are taken from the re
port:
Parcel Post.
Now that the successful operation
of the postal savings system Is assur
ed. It Is hoped- that congress will
promptly authorize the establishment
of a parcel post. The'benefits of-this
service are widely enjoyed by the peo
ple of foreign countries and should be
provided In the United States. The de
partment not only, renews Its recom
mendation of last year for legislative
authority to start a parcel post on rural
routes, but asks a similar authoriza
tion for the Introduction of such a
service In, cities and towns having de
livery by carrier. After the organiza
tion of a parcel post on rural routes and
In the city delivery service Is complet
ed. Its extension to. include railway and
other transportation lines can be more
readily accomplished without Imped
ing the handling of the ordinary mall.
In establishing a parcel -post service
great care should be taken not to" cause
a congestion of the malls and thus em
barrass the present operations of the
postoffices. An 4tempt to absorb Im
mediately under one sweeping order
the entire parcel business of the coun
try would be a dangerous experiment
for our postal service. That the dif
ficulties of such s plan may be avoid
ed the department favors a more grad
ual Introduction of a parcel post In the
manner proposed. To bring the Issue
clearly before congress, three Items of
860,000 each have been Inserted in the
estimates of the postal service, two
Business Days
Before
11
CHRISTMAS
Shop Early and
Avoid the Crush
IN PACKERS’ TRIAL
Both Sides Refuse to Accept
Hamilton, a Negro Venire
man, as a Juror.
SENATOR KENYON ON SCENE
(Estimated That Trial Will Cost
Beef Barons and Govern
ment $700,000 Each.
Council Grows Tired of Park
Board Row and Threatens
• ' to Abolish It.
the Interstate commerce commission to
demand Information in all matters con
cerning railway stocks and bonds, rath,
er than drastic legislation by congress,
to remedy existing evils. the report of
the railroad securities commission was
submitted to congress today by tho
president. The securities commission
has been busy ‘collecting data and
drawing up Its report since Aitgust,
1910, when It was appointed by Presi
dent Taft In accordance with the act
of congress approved two months be
fore.
The commission, composed of Presi
dent Arthur Hadley, of Yale, chairman;
Frederick N. Judson, Frederick Strauss,
Walter L. Fisher nnd Balthasar II.
Meyer, presented a great volume of
facts in its report, discussing in it, pro
and con, every scheme that has been
advanced for solution of the problems
of railroad capitalization and "wliat
constitutes a reasonable return.”
The report declares tho commission
has not considered it proper to present
a formal draft of a statute,” but It In
cludes, in an appendix, the approximate
text of what It believes should go into
a bill providing power for flic interstato
commerce commission to get the infor
mation It believes necessary.
The recommendation continues: "It
■hall be the duty of tho commission to
enforce these provisions, and to make
public by appropriate moans the Infor
mation received, as. In Its discretion, it
may deem proper; and such certificate*
of notification shall at all times be
deemed public records and open to in
spection. Appropriate penalties, in
cluding fine and imprisonment, should
be provided for violation of these pro
visions.”
The report. In part, follows:
"The railroad companies of the Unit
ed States, with only one Important ex
ception, owe their present corporat
whatever to this buncombe about hold
ing an independent Democratic conven
tion to nominate the candidates for
governor ;m«l commissioner of com
merce and labor who were chosen In
last Thursday’s primary election,”
committee frotnHhe state nt large
reporter for The Georgian on Monday.
"The committee will meet in the sen-
;ii- o]i;imt). r ;• t tip- . .11 it *l at noon on
Tuesday and formally declare Governor
Brown and Mr. Stanley the nominees
{or tho two offices, as determined by the
If harmohy is not brought about, in
tho park board before the next meeting
of council, the board and the office'of
general manager will both bo abolish*
ed, and a new syatem of managing
parks established.
This plan Is announced by some of
the more prominent rtenjbers of coun
cil, but they say they do not .wish to be
quoted, nor do they intend to take any
action until tho park board has been
given a fair chance. , -
But It seems very likely that peace
will be declared in the board at.a.sps*
clal meeting Thursday night. Presi
dent George F. Eubanks has railed tho
meeting, and he says that ho believes
harmony will bo tho,result.
I am not-concerned about what
council Intends to do,” he said to<a re
porter for'The Georgian Monday morn
ing, "but I think It Is my duty and
the duty of the board to dls.ard all
factional feeling and work for the In
terest of * the department
"I have always tried to do my-du^y
on the board. If council doesn't like
rtiy services I haven’t anything to say
about It I believe that the real mo
tive of every member of the board is do
do service for the city, nnd the object
of the meeting Thursday night Is-to
hiivr th*s«* motives assert themselves.”
President Eubanks has always sup
ported Mr. Carey, and at each of-the
numerous rows of tho board ho has
spoken earnestly against the faction
alism displayed. Now, however, some
of the members who have been active
in fighting Mr. Carey have Joined with
him to restore harmony*, and the proba
billtles of peace are very favorable.
pense of introducing a parcel poat on
NLESSTHAN FOUR DAYS
Actual Flying Time of Aviator
Rodgers Was Three Days,
10_Hours, 14 Minutes.
Long Beach, Cal., Dec. 11.—Calbralth
P. Rodgers completed the last leg of
his cross-continental flight and landed
on the shore of the Paclflc at 4:04
o’clock yesterday, afternoon. The final
lap of hia trip was twelve miles. A
crowd of 40,000 persons saw the finish.
Rodgers declared his actual flying time
ral routes and In the city delivery from the Atlantic was three days, ten
Continued on Last Page, hours and fourteen minutes.
Chicago, Deo. 11.—Counsel in the heof
case drew the-color-lino today. W, P.
Hamllton/a negro, 2610 West Lake-st..
was called as a venireman, but both
sides/refused to <accept> him.
TJ10 ten multl-mllllonalro packers
now on trial on charges of having vio
lat<*d criminally the provisions of the
Sherman i aritl-trust> act are' at logger-
heads over the election of tho Jury that
will pass final Judgment upon them.
Previous to tho resumption . of the
trial of the packers In Judge Carpen
ters court t today there was»a meeting
held in the office of Attorney John 8,
Miller.* From all accounts, the meet
lng was a stormy one. High-priced
counsel, were put at their wits' ends
by the dissensions that hare arisen in
the ranks of the millionaire pnekers, It
was said.
Attending the meeting ‘ today were
Louis'F. Swift, president -of Swift &
Co.: J. Ogden Armour, president of Ar
mour AfCo.) Edward Tllden, president
of the. •National’* Packing Company;
Edward .‘Morris, * pres id ent'of' Morris &
1 ’•>, and Charles H Swift.
. / Attorneys .for fthe packers today • re
moved viOdward 1 Behen, .a* farmer, ofj
Crystal Lake. III.,* frotn'** the Jury box
by exercising‘tlielr'fourth peremptory
challenge.. .Behen’s challenge came as
a•:surprise, as;he was the first .'Juror
accepted tentatively by' tho. packers'
lawyer*,‘ Ths./ packers, however,
changed their mind concerning, him aft-
er^three - days investigation of hjm'at
Crystal -Lake .by 'their larfce corps of
private/detectives.. ,
United* States‘Senator Kenyon, for*
mertjr "Trust-buster Kenyon,”;*who
helped‘.prepare the government's.’ case
against the Chicago packers, was,In
Chicago. today to aid ’District Attorney
WllkerBon* In the handling of the'case.
As, the trial-Is expected, to.-continue
until spring and os,the aenator^wlll be
frequently called to Washington, it was
decided that he would take no active
port 'In- tho eiamlfiatlon ,'of witnesses.
He will be at the'district attorney’s-.el-
bow, where' t}’e can make many v valua
ble *MjgK»-stlons
The attorneys for the defense had to
agree on only one more -venireman to
complete their.panel, wh»ch,. when court
opened 1 tpdav, contained the, natpes of
eleven tentative Jurors. It was expect
ed that they would finish their, weeding
out process before long. The govern
ment attorneys will then have a second
Inning and will examine, the six who
havefnqt been Questioned by them.
The panel contained six of ihe orig
inal twelva-tendered by the government
to the defendant’s counsel. In obtaining
which th^y exhausted twelve of their
peremptory challenges. ; The defense
hnd used only two of Its challenges to
rid the Jury of men which It thought
unsatisfactory, ten others having been
excused for cause or by agreement.
Present indications, point to the
speedy selection df a Jury, and the call
ing of witnesses and the introduction
of testimony'are expected to* begin to
morrow or Wednesday. Hundreds of
witnesses have been stibpenaed and an
endless number of documents And books
wfir be used*.as evidence In the case,
a i undoubtedly will, drag thru a
period of several month*.
The packers’ hearing. It Is estimated
by .attorneys, will <ost mon.* than $700,- j
000. *■ * *
lstenoe to state charters and are sub
ject to state laws regarding their issue
of atocke and bonds. But a large and
growing proportion of their business Is
interstate commerce, regulated by Fed
eral authority. Thero is a widespread
belief that tho rates charged on this
business arc affected by the amount of
stocks and bonds outstanding; that
much stock has been issued without be
ing fully paid, and that the dividends on
this stock represent an unnecessary tax
on Interstate commerce. If capitaliza
tion has an actual effect In Interstate
rates, the Federal government Is Inter
ested In its control.
"There Is still another way in which
the Issuo of stock for less than par may
affect the conduct of Interstate com
merce. Tho bondholders who loan
money to the corporation may bo led to
believe that there Is a real security be
hind tho bonds equal to tho face value
of tho stock, when in fact a portion of
this value represents nothing more
substantial than the expectation of the
promoters.”
So far as this deception affects only
the individual bondholder, we may leave
It to state law to*protect him. But If
such deceptions become prevalent they
Inevitably affect the confidence of In
vestors as a body, and our American
railroad systems fall to get the full
amount of capital needed for their de
velopment and for the proper conduct
of their Interstate business. It Is a
matter of direct concern to the Federal
rovemment that tho facilities for hand
lng commerce between the states
should not be Impaired.
These facilities embrace not only
steam railroads, but the. other agencies
of communication and transportation
enumerated In tho act to regulate com
merce. Whilo for brevity the language
of this report Is largely confined
railroads, the discussion and recom
mendations apply generally to these
other agencies.
Starting from different points, In
vestors and shippers, and thru them the
general public, have come to feel that
stato legislation has provided Inade
quate security for their Interests In this
matter. The question Is, therefore,
asked with increasing frequency.
Continued on Last Pag*.
primary.
"While tho committee will not vote to
submit the question of presidential
nominee at the January 10 election, this
being my Impression from conversation
with a number of members of the com
mittee, I am confident tho committee
will adopt a resolution and go on record
ns favoring a popular vote on tho Dem
ocratic presidential candidates. Janu
ary is m1\. ;m.l it would be too
much like taking snap Judgment. Be
sides, the vote at tho January election
will not bo more than 10,000, which
would not be a fair expression of the
will of tho Democrats of Georgia. Only
a few partisans .*r th«* nominees of last
Thursday’s primary will turn out to
vote in January. Tho committee will
probably meet some tlmo early In tho
now year antKcall an election on the
presidential question, say tho latter part
of March or early in April, before tho
farmers are busy planting their cotton.
I have a list of several states that have
adopted the Oregon plan of popular voto
on presidential nominees and not one
has been called for earlier than March
19, the others being in April and May.
How Brown Won Out.
Governor Brown and his supporters
have no kick on*the state committee
and there Is no reason to demand a gu
bernatorial nominating convention. Hw
has the state committee to thank fortha
plurality rule In last Thursday’s pri
mary. Without that he could not have
been elected. The returns show he re
ceived 43,000 popular votes. Pope Brown
38.000 nnd Judge RusmII 29,000. When
ho ran Independent in 1910 he received
17.000 votes. Practically every one of
those 17,000 bolters voted for him last
week. If they had been debarred Jue
Brown would have had but 26,000 In
stead of 43,000 votos.
Against Unit Systsm.
T think the county unit plan of mak
ing nominations in Georgia Is the most
unjust method that could have been de
vised and I beiiovq tho state committee
will go back to tho old plan of popular
vote and majority rule In mrtking pinna
f«»r next year’s primary. T«»m Watson
saddled this county unit plan on tho
Democrats of Georgia. The state com-
inltte.* adopted it for 1..* t week's pri
mary because Hoke Smith had been
elected under that plan, and this elec
tion was to fill tho unexpired part of tho
term for which ho had been elected.
Take, for Instance, Dawson county
polled nbout 100 votes last Thursday
nnd Fulton county about 10,000. Daw
son county, under county unit rule, ho*
one-third tho unit strength of Fulton.
That makes one man’s vote In Dawson
county count for 33 times ns much a-*
one man’s vote in Fulton. Thero Is n >
reason to beilovo that tho average voter
in Dawson or any other small county is
any moro Intelligent, if ns much so., as
the average voter In Fulton or any oth< r
larger county. The counties with tho
great wealth and population should bo •
entitled tb proportionately equal volco
in selecting public officials as those of
little wealth nnd small population. TIm
system of representation in the legisla
ture is Just ns bad. An things now exist
the cities of Georgia are nbsolnteiy
dominated fn state nffalrs by the coun
try districts."
As Mr. Arnold Is a dominant figure in
the state committee, what he says
about Tuesday’s meeting nnd nbout
next year’s plans may be taken as re
flecting the sentiment of a majority of
tho committee. He was the author of
the rules for the primary last week,
having been chairman of the rules com
mittee and having written the primary
plan the committee adopted.
LITTLE GIRL IS TORN
Negro Boy Makes Brave Res
cue and Then Disappears.
Dog Is Killed.
Attacked by a vicious •bulldog late
Saturday afternoon as she stepped to
the sidewalk in front ot her home, 370
South Boulevard, twelve-year-old Ma
rion Chambers, after being terribly bit
ten, waa reacued from possible death by
a negro delivery boy—who leaped from
hie wagon, seized the dog by the throat
and fought It off. At the time the ne
gro came on the scene the dog had tho
title girl down on the sidewalk and
sa tearing at her flesh.
Following the rescue, the negro got
back Into his wagon and drove away.
Policeman C. L. Camp, humane officer
of the police department, who Investi
gated the affair, has been unable to
earn his name. Officer Camp killed tho
dog Sunday. Its head waa taken to
the state board of health ofiln s to be
examined for signs of hydrophohls.
ANOTHER GIRL MAY TELL
OF DYNAMITING PLOTS
The Third Secretary pf John J.
McNamara Is Found—She
Will Probably Testify.
said
vhen
The Utile girl was bitten thru the
This rum wilt be expanded by Die f fleshy part of her rlf^it arm and also
government and the defcajO,
on the right thigh.
Chicago, Dec. 11.—The third gii
to have handled much of the
spondence of John J. McNamark
he was directing the dynamiting of
non-union steel work while secretary-
treasurer of the Ipternatlonai Associa
tion of Bridge and Structural Iran
Workers, was named today as Miss
Mary Dye and said to be in Ohio, by
the father of Miss Nora Haley, the Chi
cago girl who was formerly private sec
retary to the convicted chief of dyna
miters.
"Why don't they find MUs Dye?”
Daniel Haley was quoted. "She was
McNamara's bookkeeper and stenogra
pher after my daughter came to Chi
cago; also. Mis* Dye might talk for tho
grand Jury. I have been told that she
' h John McNamara
-he I»*ft ht.s employ.”
! that «h** ever aus*
A t- connected with
u law.
had a qua
and got $300
Miss Hale]
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anything cor
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