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NEW HAVEN ROW WILL
INVOLVE WILSON: FOLK
ASSALED ANONYMOUSLY
One of Greatest Fights in History of
Democratic Party Certain to Fol
low Split Between U. S. Solicitor
and Attorney General Mcßeynolds.
WASHINGTON, May 16.—The clash between Solicitor Folk,
of the Interstate Commerece Commission, and Attorney General
Mcßeynolds took on a bitter outlook when it was learned to-day
that the Department of Justice had been sending out anonymous
reports attacking Folk and his work in the New Haven investiga
tion.
=% The following is a sample statement which the Department of
Justice is eharged with circulating and which it is nnderl@p«j
will probably bring forth a Congres
sional investigation as to its source:
“Officials realize that former Pres
ident Mellen’s appearance on the
stand gives him immunity from pros
ecution. Their hope now is that
means can be found for preventing
the calling of other high officlals ef
tpe New Haven road. The examina
tion of Mr. Mellen probably will not
be completed for a week or more and
officials are hopeful that it may be
passible to head off the Folk inquiry
80 as to not.interfere with any other
criminal actions that the Department
of Justice had in mind.
“Offictals are not disposed very se
riously to regret' the calling of Mr.
Mellen to the stand, provided means
can be found for withholding immu
nity from others who are scheduled
to follow him.”
Commigsioners Are Angry.
Meinbers of the Interstate Com
merce Commission are up in arms
‘over what has been done by the De
partment of Justice and it was free
ly intimated in the Interstate Com
merce Building to-day that severe
measures will be brought to make
the Attornev General relinquish his
attacks. i
That there is going to be one of the
greatest fights in the history of the
Democratic party was made cerfain
to-day. That President Wilson will
be brought into it is also made plain.
He will either have to side with Folk
or Mcßeynolds before the siruggle
between these two 1s over. This is
the opinion of those who know the
inside of things.
The fight between Mcßeynolds and
Folk is based on two theories, Folk
all along had insisted that the mak
ing of the truth known in the New
Haven case ig of more value to the
people than any criminal prosecution
which may be made by the Depart«
ment of Justice and eéspecially when
the department has done nothing to
ward this end. .
Question of Immunity.
The Attorney General, according to
the commission, has set up the old
.
Troops Give Ulster
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Leader Bad Fright
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BELFAST, May 16 —lt leaked out
to-night that Captain Craig, Sir Ed
ward Carson’s lieutenant and right
hand man, had a great fright last
night. About midnight the First Nor
folk Regiment, with bayonets fixed,
crep up in the darkness and quietly
surrounded Captain Craig's country
residence.
The surprised Ulster volunteers
who guard the Craig place frantical
ly rounded up a number of their com
rades and valiantly marched to their
leader's succor, only to find the ene
my had retreated in the meantime,
The Ulster leader made a vigorous
protest to the colonel of the First
Norfolk Regiment, who informed him
that the midnight maneuvers of his
men were not unusual, but merely
the night operations that the regi
ment aiways carried out during
training.
U. 8. Hotel Men Not
Impressed in Europe
GENEVA, May 16.-One hundred
and sixty American and Canadian ho
tel proprietors who have been tour
ing Burope and taxing their gastro
nomic powers at hospitable feasts
have arrived here from Lucerne.
There the Swiss hotel men made ear
nest efforts to outde the receptions
which the travelers have met every
where on the Continent.
The general impression among visi
tors seems to be that they have not
much to learn in BEurope about ho
tels—in fact, many of them declare
the best hotels do not equai the best
in America.
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THE GEORGIAN'’S NEWS BRIEFS.
subterfuge, “No immunity fon;ufntt
ers,” which means in the end, ac
cording to the commission, that all
grafters will get immunity through
lack of evidence,
| Won't Call Some Witnesses.
. The Intersiate Commerce Commis
gion in its entirety has taken a stand
‘behind Folk. The United States Sen
ate has done likewise and at yester
day's Cabinet meeting the same con
dition of affairs presented itself In
regard to the President’s attitude. It
is now believed that behind Folk's
activities there is a carefuly laid plan
to enmesh those responsible for the
wrecking of the New Haven, It 1s
possible that he may halt with the
completion of Mellen'’s testimony and
demand indictments based on that
testimony, either through the Attor
ney (eneral or his successor, if Mc-
Reynolds refuses to proceed.
This view of the situation was giv
en credence to-day when it was
learned that some of the biggest men
for whom subpenas have been issued
will not be called to Washington on
Tuesday, as was first thought, but
that some of the minor witnesses will
be called merely to corroborate Mel
len’s already given testimony.
There was a rumor afloat in Wash
ington to-day that Mcßeynolds, thor
oughly. disgusted with the way things
have been breaking for him and feal
ous of the activities of Folk, has de
termined to cut off the Interstate
Commerce Commission by a belated
prosecution of all the other New Ha
ven men with the exception of Mellen.
The list of stockholders of the New
York, Westchester and Boston Rail
road at the time it was taken over by
the New Haven and when $1,200,000
in “graft” was handed around, con
tains the name of one William F. Mc-
Combs. It is thought here that this
man is none other than Willlam F.
McCombs, chairman of the Demo
er.tic National Committee, It is
pointed out at one time in 1910 that
MecCombs did some legal work for the
Westchester.
Mrs, Wilson Wins
. .
?fltle to Rich Land
LOS ANGELES, May 19.—Mrs
Woodrow Wilson, wife of the Presi
dent, won her case in the loeal land
offico when Register Buren decided
she was entitled to 60 acres of valu
able date land in the Coachella Valley
near Salton Sea. The finding results
from the neglect of John L. King, who
in 1909 bought State scrip for 80
acres, and who sold Mrs. Wilson 60
acres. He failed pr_operly to advertise
his claim,
.
Prince Gustave May
. . .
Visit Panama Fair
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georglan,
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, May 19.
Crown Prince Gustave Adolphus of
Sweden may attend the Panama-Pd
cific Exposition In San Francisco. He
will do so unless the health of his fa
ther or the political situation in Swe
den should interfere,
King Gustave has completely re
covered from a recent operation for
ulceration of the stomach.
San Diego to War
On Freak Dancing
SAN DIEGO, May 19.—Motion pi:-
tures and diagrams drawn by the
Municipal Engineer will be used by
the San Diego City Council in pre
paring an ordinance against freak
dancing, exaggerated costumes anl
kissing at dances, according to City
Attorney T. B. Cosgrove,
THANKS JUDGE FOR LIFE TERM,
ST. PAUL, May 16.—="Thank you,
Judge,” sald Petro Marcuso, twenty
three, when sentenced to life imprison
ment for murder. ‘“Oh, don't mention
it,” Judge Orr smilingly returned as the
prisoner was led away,
A LFRED COLQUITT
NEWELL, who has
taken charge of Governor
Slaton's campaign for the
United States Senate.
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High College Honors
John Temple Graves, Jr., Winner of
Class Debaters’ and Speakers’
Medal at Princeton.
PRINCETON, N. J., May 16.—John
Temple Graves, Jr., of Atlanta, con
tinues to” win honors as a member
of the junmior class at Princeton Uni
versity, He is the winner of the
class debaters’ medal and a member
of the varsity tennis team which is
meeting the other Kastern colleges.
As a member of the Nassau Lit
erary Magazine staff he recently
wrote af article on “Democracy”
which drew a letter of praise from
President Wilson, at" Washington,
Young Graves fought his way
through many difficulties to a place
on the tennis team. In qualifying
matches he defeated eighteen play
ers, but on account of a technicality
the vietories were thrown out and he
then defeated his opponents a second
dime.
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Kipling on Platform
TURNBRIDGE WELLS, ENG.,
May 17.—Rudyard Kipling, whose
somewhat fanatical imperialistic be
liefs inspire immeasurably less ad
miration than do his novels, made
one of his rare appearances on the
political platform here to-day at a
big anti-home rule meeting, and de
livered a fervid diatribe against the
Government for its efforts to pass
the Irish measure. Kipling declared
that the King and the Government
were not independent of the Irish
vote, so the support of the National
ists was bought with the home rule
bill, which, he said, “breaks the faith
of generations.”
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$130,403 Subscribed
BOSTON, May 16.—The ftrustees of
Wellesley ‘éo!leg- have announced that
they have received $130,403.27 toward
the restoration (consequent upon. the
recent fire) and emdowment fund. Of
this sum $70,999.77 is in cash, $59,403.50
in pledges. The contributors are
alumnae, undergraduates and other
friends.
The Rockefeller Foundation has offer
ed for the fumnd $750,000 on condition
that $2,000,000, m«‘m{u their offering,
is assembled by Jamuary 1, 1915,
Broken by Wireless
DAYTON, OHIO, May 16.—“1 have
received & letter from m{ son, Jeff, who
is in London, declaring his engagement
with Laura McbDonald Stallo off,”’ said
Ju:rb H. Crane. "My son received a
wireless from Miss Stallo,” continued
the father, “while aboard his vessel
the America, with his uncle, John H.
Patterson, the cash rc?!ur mugl.fluc.
It told of a letter waiting at EX
This letter broke the engagement.’
Carnegie Donated
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$lOO,OOO for Blind
I FORE. s3t b
é‘sfn of §lOO,OOO to wf’:’fnfl' the §306,-
endowment fund for the New York
Association for the PBElind. A total of
:‘204::952‘50 has been raised by subscrip-
SLATON TO HAVE
10,000 VOTERS
~ ONGOMMITTEE
Alfred Newell Selected To Be
Governor's Campaign Manager
in Senatorial Contest.
Alfred Colquitt Newell, former
newspaper man and political writer
in Georgia and New York, now c¢f
Atlanta, will manage Governor John
M. Blaton's campaign for the United
States Senate, making his headquar
ters in Atlanta,
Mr. Newell announces that there
already has been formed in Georgia a
Slaton campaign committee coin
posed of more than 3,500 members,
and that this committee wil' be in
creased within the next few weeks to
10,000.
It is Mr, Newell's intention to have
from four to ten active and faithful
friends of the Governor watching
over his interests in every militia dis
trict of the State, and, if this purposo
is accomplished, the Newell commit
tee will be by far the biggest and
most effective political organization
ever assembled in Georgla,
A Beurce of &m e i
The injection of Mr, Newell's per
sonality into the present Slaton cam
paign insures plenty of gimr- Ths
Governor, by reason of his exacting
‘executive duties, will be unable o
make a very active campaign. Be
gides his regular work, the Legisia
ture will meet within the next monih
and will remain in sesslon practica ly
until the end of the campaign.
- Mr. Newell, however, will make it
his business to watch every phase of
the senatorial fight, and will from
time to time have comments to make
upon the progress of the campaign
and the issues involved,
The Governor's campalgn manager
has had much active experience in
political matters, He was for several
years In Georgia a political worker
and writer of note, and up to seven
years ago was the chief political
writer for The New York World. He
retired from active newspaper work
to engage in the life insurance busi
ness in 1907, and in this line of work
has been very successful,
Mr. Newell comes of a family noted
in the statesmagship and politics of
Georgia. His grandfatherand his
great-grandfather were United States
Senators. He was married geveral
years ago to Miss Ella Hillyer, a
daughter of Judge George Hillyer, of
Atlanta, thus becoming connected
with another family known for many
years in the history of the State.
~ Gus Morrow Will Help. .
Mr. Newell will be assigted in the
management of Governor Slaton's
campaign by Gus Morrow, of Griffin,
an editor and one of the best-known
men in public life in Georgla.
Discussing the progress of the Sla
ton campaign Satyrday night, Mr.
Newell sald:
“The responsge to the Governor's
candidacy has been most unusgual.
Although he announced only a few
days more than a month ago, he al
ready has heard from more persons
than are ordinarily heard from in an
entire campaign. 1f all rororu were
good, accuracy of the whole could be
doubted. All the reports are not good.
But the unfavorable ones are scaltter
ing. Where noticeable opposition ex
ists It is otpal.’ol:fd nature., There i 3
very little o tion of general char
acter. This Is proved by the fact that
no opponent has advanced a substan
tlal reason why Qovernor Slaton
should not be elected,
To the Pofio.
“His campalign will taken direct
to the people and made in a large
measure by the reoplo themselves, No
chug politics will.be played. No man
who has been in such conspicuous po
sition as Governor Shaton could have
pleased all the politiclans, But the
politicians no longer elect people to
office. The people perform that func
tion. And it is our purpose to deal
with the voters direct.
“We know of very few people who
did not support him for Governor who
are not now for him for Senator. We
know of a great many who opposed
::m two years ago who now are for
m”
Newell Opens Headquarters.
For the present, Manager Newell
will handle his eampaign work from
his offices on the fifteenth floor of the
Candler Building. It is not his pur
pose to open or conduct spectacular or
ostentatious headquarters,
Later alonf it may become neces
gary to handle the work upon a more
elaboriite scale, but inasmuch as the
larger part of the voluminous corre
spondence already is being handled
elsewhere, his present offices in the
Candler Building will be all that is
necegsary for the general manage
ment.
Mr. Newell cordially invites all the
friends and well-wighers of the Gov
ernor to call and see him. He desires
te get In touch with the Governor's
friends al] over the State, and says he
will be only too glad to receive visi
tors at any and all hours,
EARTHQUAKE IN FRANCE,
TOULOUSE, FRANCE, May 19.-—-A
wseries of earthquake shocks were felt
at Chateau d'Oleron eary to-day,
u-:u a panic among the inhabi«
tan
There wers two sharp tremors, fol«
lowed by severad of lesser force,
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