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BOOM ROLLS ON
Old Politicians are Turn
ing to the Southern Man
FRANK LONGLEY, OF LaGRANGE,
QUITS THE WILSON RANKS
AND TELLS WHY HE WILL BE
FOR UNDERWOOD.
Atlanta, Ga., March 11.—As nn
evidence ot the fact that there are
many people In Georgia 'Who are
turning from Wilson to Underwood
elnce the announcement of the
Southern man, Hon. O. R, Hutchens,
Georgia campaign manager for Mr.
Underwood gave out today a letter
received from Mr. Frank P. Long-
ley, a well-known attorney ot La
Grange, In which Mr. Longley state*
that until a few days ago he was
for Wopdrow Wilson but that he
1 his changed his mind. Moreover-he
says that his father, Hon. Frank
M. Longley, Chairman of the Demo
cratic Executive Commitco of Troup
"bounty la for Underwood. Mr. Dong-
ley aaya that he- personally knows
of dozens ot his people who have
very reoently changed from other
candidates to Underwood. The rea
sons- assigned by, Mr. Longley are
much (he same as -those which have
Impelled others to take up the Urn
derwood banner.
"Up to a few days \go Iwas In
favor of Gov. Wilson, considering
him the most available mpn for ns
_ to nominate,” says Mr. Longley.
“The more, however, I study, the
ma n and his record, the inore con
vinced I am that It Is the duty of
Georgians to support Hod. Oscar
Underwood ot Alabama. In the drat
place. I consider him the peer of
any man 1° public life. In the
ond place,- who can so well defend
and present to all the people the
great tariff question as the great
Democrat who drafted the bill?
In the third place, his past and pres
ent record show him to h* safe,
sound and conservative. In the
fourth place I am tired of seeing
them "kick our dog around." My
father joins In these sentiments and
says "May the Lord prosper your
mission." I personally know dozens
of our people who have recently
changed from other candidates to
Underwood."
FORTY-EIGHT LABOR
LEADERS TO BE THERE
They Will be Arraigned To
morrow on the Dynamiting
Charge AgaistThem.
Indianapolis, Ind, March 11—Too
Government has completed arrange
ments for the arraignment tomor
row of the men Indicted In the dy
namite conspiracy cases. Forty-
eight of the Bfty-four defendants, all
of them officials, former officials or
business agents of the International
Association of Bridge and Structural
Ironworkers, are expected to appear
before Federal Judge A. B. Ander
son at 10 o'clock in the morning to
answer whether they are guilty or
not guilty ot the charges contained
in the thirty-two Indictments return
ed by the Federal grand Jury here
on February d.
The McNamaras. Ortt McManlgal
and several of the otbir defendants
who are also Indicted on the Pacific
coast, are not expected to appear In
court, but the most of them will be
represented by counsel.
Brazil Official Assassinated.
Rio Janerto, March 11.—News
was received today of the assassina
tion of Secretary of Interior Cent
as a result of political d!
at Macao.
MAY STOP i
THE STRIKE
THIS WEEK
Coal Strike in England
has Already Cost $75,-
000,000 and Much
Suffering.
London,- March II.—The Indica
tions today are that the national
coal strike which hA thus far caus-1
cd a loss ot *76,000,000 will be set
tled this week.
The London etrect ear service Is
curtailed on account of the coal
shortage -and food etuffa are reach-
lag prohibitive prices. |
French Miners go on Strike.
Peris, March 11.—All of the mi
ners In the French coal basin Btruck
today. A vote tomorrow on a general nt>proache " for ® ,0,ln 8 » he bodm,
strike will be taken by the federa- u '° votera , ar ® takln * more llterest
lion of miners. ln S*Wng their names on the oooke.
German Miners Qilt Work, Too. Th ® registration Is Chatham county
Berlin. March ll.-Elghty thous- thu War will probably reach 0,000.
and coal miners in the West Pluiliii
foal fields struck today. Fifteen
thousand ln the Ruhr region
Prussia went out.
Soldiers have been rushed to the
thieatened districts. The coal pricea
are rising.
TO BE OH
EVE[ KNOWN
Chatham County People
to ba Ready to Vote
NUMEROUS ELECTIONS THIS
YEAR WILL CAUSE THE PEO
PLE OF CHATHAM TO BECOME
QUALIFIED TO VOTE.
Savannah, March II.—From all
Indications the registration In Chat
ham county this year will he the
largest In many years. As the Unto
UNITED CREEDS TO
CONFER ON MATTERS
Delegates From all Sections
are in St Louis to Talk
About Churches.
SI Louis, Mo.. March 11.—Dele
gates from all parts pi the country
and representing practically all
manner of creeds aw gathering here
today to attend opening tomoN
row of the ninth general convention
of' the Religious Education Asiocla-
tlon, which Is to be ln session dur
ing the next four days
The Religious Education Associa
tion Includes Protestants, Catholics,
Jews, and members of other faiths
and among the subjects to be dis
cussed during this week’s confqr-
unce will he "The Moral Education
of th« Negro;" "The Improvement
ot Moral and Religious Conditions
In Rural Communities;" "The Rela
tion of Religious Leaderships to the
World ot Toll;" "The Church from
the Workingman's Viewpoint;
The Improvement of our Public
Schools tor Character Purposes" and
many others of equal Importance.
The H*t of speakers includes one
hundred and thirty church and col
lege men, among them many of the
moat noted educators ot the coun
try, connected with higher Initltn-
tlong of teaming In various parts, of
the country. During the four days
there will be general meeting! and
thirty special conferences for the
consideration of epecldc questions
MRS. GRACE AND
HER DIAMONDS
AREMRTED
She Gives up her Jewels
and Takes Bible
CENTRAL FIGURE IN ATLANTA'S
LA*gKNSATION PUTS OfTth* dash to the South, pole today in-
SACK CLOTH AND ASHES IN
PRISON CELL.
EAT DOGS
ON WAY
TO^POLE
Provisions Gave out on
the Last Lap and Part
of the Dogs Were
Killed.
London, March 11.—Additional
details from Copt. Amundsen and
Atlanta. Oa., March 11.—Mrs.
dieatea that' perhaps five other ex
peditions also reached the pole.
Amundsen declares that the
weather Is Ideal for fast travel and
Those who register now are entitled
to vote in all of the elections this coont)r Mj* trb * ,S ,B ,lmp,e »'•>*■
palerdujHptb * Testament In her
hands. |tfa#
She spends her time brooding ovor
her troubles sllontly, occasionally
reeding a magaxino, eagerly reading
KNOX WARMLY RECEIVED,
A Large Crowd at San Salvador Turn
M out to Meet Americans.
San Salvador, March 11.—The
most cordial .reception that has
greeted Secretary Knox aljice his
trip was accorded upon hie arrival
here. Five thousand people met
the American party with cheers.
The city wai decorated with flags
and gorgeoua night Illuminations.
BOVS TO HAVE A PAPER.
They Propose to Begin the Publica
tion of a Journal.
Atlanta, March 11.—The hoys of
Atlanta-are planning to print a news
paper ot their own, a regular Jour
nal devoted to events of Interest to
boys, patterened after the papers
by grown-ups, but handled
exclusively by the yonnsters.
They propose to hire two or three
printers and a pressman, but out
side of thst there will be no grown
ups connected with the- actual con
duct .of the paper. The editorials,
the policies, the newt, ate., will all
handled by the youngster*.
year.
Savannah has, In addition to tn„
county, state and national elections
a municipal election, tor which the
voters are also registering. The ex
ecutive commit!*? of Chatham conn-
ty expects to make an effort to elim
inate an extra primary If possible,
hut It la not thought that a primary
could be held before June, as it will
take until that time to purge the
voting Hats after the polls close. If
the State Democratic Committee de
cides to hold- the presidential pri
mary ln April, m has been mentioned
was possible, It would be Impossible
for the board, of registrars to pre
pare the voting lists in time for this
election.
There 1e,much Interest being man?
Isfeeted In the, elections this
Savannah because vf .the, fa
the, municipal elesQon
In Januapband for: whlch'^fe frothn
ar« now registering The admlnlstra^
tlon forces have a Committee of fifty'
who are now busy getting the voters
on the books. They seem to realise
that there wl)l be strong'opposition
this year and are taking this pre.
caution.
The registration books show now
that there are more young men reg
istering than at any time recently
preceding an election. This Is dne
to the activity of the young men’s
league which will oppose the admin
istration.
Daisy Grace has stripped the golden j llltl ® or no hard,hl P •>“ »>®« a
braceletrarom her arms and dla-1 counter ® d -
monds from her fingers. She ha.| A1 > ot d0 *» ver ° ™® d
renounced all th* barbaric and lav-| laat ,ta » of 0,0 loun,e>r S 0011 * and
lib Jewelry, that helped earn her thei® aten by the parly ' T >>» explorer
title of IJslsy of (he Leopard Skins, | d ®e lared that they wer» fat and of
and now’wfci In $ cell at the Fulton ftn * ® iTor
Eleven dog survlrors are now on
board the Frain~snd will be taken
to Norway to share the honors with
the man discoverers.
Capt, Amundsen reiterates his In
tention ot making th s trip around
NEWS OF A DAV'^
AMONG PEOPLE
OF
Work on House] Drain
age to be StartedlSoon
THE CONTRACT FOR TnE VAST
JOB MAY BE GIVEN To H. S.
JAUDON, ONE OF Tins LOCAL
ENGINEERS.
.1, that the Atlantanewepaperapnn] ’"J* ZFW&T
about her £ case, and sometimes
reading ' Ufa little Testament that
her by the preacher-
nty Sheriff Poindexter.
Tteave her cell to attend
rices yesterday morning,
at the door, and was
ars, it it said, by the old
nns.
chain of circumstantial
Muds tighter and tighter
. Mrs. Grace continues to
Innocence, declaring that
husband more than
i gets well , Bhe
the Behring strait and the north
west passage after a month's lec
turing tour ln Australia.
TAFT’S MANAGERS ARE
CLAIMINB VIRGINIA
They Confidently Expect the
Old Dominion to Give Them
her Votes Tomorrow
Wahlngton, D. C.. March 11.—The
Taft managers confidently expect to
add four delegates to their list to
morrow, when the Republican State
convention of Virginia will meet In
Roanoke to name the delegatet-a;-
large to the Chicago coventlon. Some
alight Indications of a Roosevelt
sentiment have appeared among the
Republicans ,ln the Old Dominion,
but so far is the situation ran be
Judged from this point the seme ef
fort to crystsllso It have not been
made In Vlrgtnla as In ths States
farther South.
The Roanoke convention Is expect-
rd to be dominated by Representa
tive Bascomb Slemp and other lead-,
era who hare already Indorsed
will , —r- - - _
the neighbors Whom they Way neard
ths shot fired at six o’clock ln ths
morning. If those be true, and ths
neighbor proves to be a man whose
testimony cannot be shaken, It,will
he the most terrible piece of clr
cumstsnttal evidence yet-brought
ont against ths accused woman, for
by her own admission she wss In
the hones all morning and did not
leave It until after eleven o'clock,
THREE EOUND GUILTY
OF BRUTAL CRIME
They Will Hive to Hang for
Killing a Man and his Wife
at Gallant, Ala'.
Asheville, Ala., March 11.—Will
and Clave Campbell and' D. S. Mc
Lean were found guilty of murder In
the first degree tor the killing ot
J. C. Lutes and his wife at Gallant,
Al»„ on November 1.
Robbery was , given
motive for the murder. Thirteen
hundred and sixty dollars which
wss known to have been In the house
at the lime was missing.
HIGHTOWER'S GIN BURNED
BOSTON BANKER WAS
SHOT DOWN TODAY
Aged Man Claimed that.Bank-
er had Gotten all his Money
for Investment -v <#
g flrnf Comrv
shot through the tyreast
office by Herman'
sixty-eight years ot age. a* ar,
Lswlnskl claims that be "hid
been fleeced out of ill his money In
Investments,”
Hill's wound* era regarded U dan
gerous.
MR. UNDERWOOD TELLS
OF TNE TARIFF BILL
The Democratic Tariff Bill to
be Introduced Within the
Next Ten Days.
Washington, March 11,—Chair
man Underwood, of ths house ways
and means committee today an
nounced th* tariff revision program
.end the wooling bills, which will bo
reported within ten dsye.
The Democrats are anxious to fin
ish ths revision of the tariff anq ad-
the Journ congress In time for the na
tional convention In Jane.
Totally Destroyed by Fire with *
Large hot of Cotton Seed.
The cotton ginnery on the place
of Mr. Byrd Hightower west of the
city, was burned to the ground Sun
day morning, together with its con-
—- — - —,— .tents. Five gins, nhout two tons
administration of President Tilt and of cotton seed, and a small lot ot
pledged themselves to work for his
renomlnstlon and re-election.
MAN AND WIFE BOTH DEAD.
It Is Relieved Woman wss Crazed
and Killed Herself and Husband
Cleveland, March 11.—Andrew
Ruholssr and wife were found dead
ln had with their threats cut this
morning^
It '* believed that ths woman was
temporarily Insane from 111 health
and that she committed the.deed.
cotton went up In smoke, nothing at
all being saved from the building.
It Is believed that the gin was
set on fire. In fact Mr. Hightower
feels satisfied of this fact. The fire
was discovered shortly after t
o’clock, and by the time Mr. Henry
Hightower, the first to reach the
scene arrived there the rear end ot
the building had fallen In. Whether
the place was deliberately fired, or
whether It was the result of some
tramp who made It a sleeping place
on Saturday night. Is not known.
ANOTHER BOY PREACHER.
Atlanta Youngster Occupied Trinity
Pulpit on Sunday.
Atlanta, Oa., March 11,—Her.
T. II. Middlehrooks, a recent grad
uate of the Roys’ High School, ana
now barely 21 years of age, occu
pied the pulpit St Trinity Methodist
church yesterday, ■ He Is the young
est minister who has ever preached
In Atlanta, and hts appearance
caused Interest. Mr. Middlehrooks
Is the youngest minister In the Ala
bama conference, and probably In
the south.
Savannah, March 11.—The work
upon Savannah's house drainage
system extension for which |60(l,-
000 In bonds was recently Issued
will be started very shortly now, It
Is expected. The proposed plan which
wss drawn up some time ago, which
colled for a much larger system tha n
that which will likely be carried
out, now plans will not ho mads.
The Drainage Commission, which
has the control of this work will
sward the contract for preparing the
Plans and specifications lor the
work tomorrow. The contract will
likely be awarded to Mr. H. S.
Jaudon, a local (engineer. Several
months will be required to complete
this work, after which It Is expected
that the actual work of putting Ih
the drainage system will begin.
When this extension of the drain?
age system has been finished. Savan
nah will have one ot ths most com
plete snd modern systems In the
county. The proposed work will cov
er ths new residential districts of
Savannah and tin, outlying sections
which have no dralnago at present.
Ninth Annual Meeting,
The AlnUffiMjMMHfr WjOf th^
iftspsssa|
morrow evening,- The msathgVil^
he attended by the members of ths
organization snd other 8svahnah
business men. The annual election
of officers will ho held, Mr. Leopold
Adler It the president. A. report of
tho progress that has been made by
Savannah since the organisation of
th* Chamber of Qommarss, and the
work of that body will be mads by
the president snd Mr. Joseph F.
Oray. the rise president and execu
tive officer. Ths business session
will he followed by s banquet,
Among the speakers will he Mr. t.
Mayhew Cunningham, "What ths
Chamber of Commerce Means to the
Life of Savannah;" Prof. J. W.
Hendricks, district organiser, "Boys’
Corn Clubs," and Col. O. A- Gordon,
"Pregifss of Savannah snd Chat
ham County | R 1911, and What n
Means."
A Fight to he Postmaster. ,
There la a fight on among the
Republicans In Savannah over the
postmastershlp, which has been va
cant by the reslgnaton of Cap. Hen
ry Blun. Although the retiring post
master was given the privilege of ap
pointing hie succraeor and named th*
assistant postmaster, M. S. Baker,
the sntl-Blnn faction in the party la
opposing- his appointment snd tre
using their Influence In the Interest
ot former poetmaster J. F. Doyle.
The fight may affect th* chances of
Mr. Baker.
3,000 TURKS KILLED
DY SAVAGE ARABS
The Army was Almost An
nihilated, all of the Officers
Being Massacred.
Home, March 11.—Three thou*,
and Turks out Of an army of 1,999
were annihilated by the army of
the Sheik of Idria near Midi recent-
MOTHEH BURNS TO DEATH.
But Children Were Reset)cl in Brook
lyn Fire this Morning.
New York, March 11.—Mrs. Lll-
lien Coottsrsteln wss burned to death
and her three children were /eseued
whe n fire destroyed the four story ly.
tenement St 307 Tompkins avenu-, All of the Tnrklsh offleqjrs wets
Brooklyn today. ^killed.