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TY COBB IS ORDERED NOT
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A telegram was received Thursday
morning by Ty Cobb from the president
of the Detroit team advising him under
no circumstances to take part in the au
tomobile meet that began Thursday at
the speedway.
During each day of the meet Cobb was
to hare ridden a 10-mile heat with Nap
Rucker, the Georgia Peach, who is one of
the leading piUhers In the National
league. Cobb's telegram will prevent
these contests.
Here Are Winners of
the Speedway Contests
Event No L One-mile time trials, best time by Fiat (Bragg), 4L12. Mar
quette-Buick (Burman), second best, 42.95. Abbott-Detroit
th,l £ve^t SX No. 2. Twelve-mlie stock chassis, 161 to 230 cubic inches piston
displacement. Won by E-M-F (Witt);
Abbott-Detroit (Montague Roberts), second: Abbott-Detroit (Mortimer Rob
erts). third. Time, 11:05 33.
Event No. 3. Free-for-all, 30 miles: Won by Marmon (Harroun); Simplex
(Matson) second; Loxler (Mulford), third. Time, 15:30.<7.
Event No. 4. Ten-mile stock chassis, 231 to 300 inches: Won by Marmon
(Dawson); Marmon (Heinemann), second: F. A. L. (Gelnaw), third. Time,
’ No. 6. Ten-mile free-for-all: Won by Marquette-Buick (Burman),
Simplex. (Matson), second: Fiat, (Bragg), third. Time, 7:42.52.
Event No. 7. Twenty-mile stock chassis, 451 to 600 inches: Won by Lozier
(Mulford>; Losier (Horan), second; Simplex (Beardsley), third. Time,
16:13.02.
DIX OK ROOSEVELT
IT DENIOCRiTIC MILT
Says * Colonel Is in League
With Hearst, Whom He
Denounced
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YOKE. Nov. X-The Democratic
State campaign here reached flood tide at
a meeting in Carnegie hail, where John
A. Dix, the nominee for governor, made
his first public address in the city. The
meeting also served as the occasion for
Mayor Gaynor's long expected formal an
nouncement of his support of the ticket.
The mayor's voice still being weak, this
came in the form of a letter to the chair
man of the meeting.
The rally was he.d under the auspices
of the Independent Business Men s league,
and Hermann Ridder, president of that
organisation, presided.
Mr. Dix devoted the greater part of a
XW-word speech to a denounciatlon of
Theodore Roosevelt. He charged the
former president with willful falsehood in
repeating the accusation for which Mr.
Dix. in his Buffalo speech, demanded an
apology. He declared that Colonel Roose
velt, "because of what he deems to be
his political necessity of the hour," struck
hands and made political alliance with
William B. Hearst, whom four years ago
Roosevelt had “publicly branded as re
sponsible for the assassin's bullet which
made him president." ,
Deavtng the subject of Roosevelt, the
candidate returned to charges of Repub
lican extravagance. He promised a Dem
ocratic administration would reduce tax
ation and once more make it possible for
the “average man” to save enough for a
rainy day.
He denounced the Republican tariff pol
icy. and declared himself for a downward
revision of the tariff.
Plan Russian Colony
LOS ANGELES. Nov. X-Santa Bar
bara county was practically determined
upon as the site for a great Russian col
ony at a meeting here last night which
was attended by representatives of the
colonies in Ensenada, in Ix>wer Califor
nia. and Canada. It was agreed that no
more communistic ventures should be
attempted in Mexico.
♦ KOTOS CYCLE BUBGLARS ♦
- BAXD KENTUCKY TOWNS ♦
♦ LEXINGTON. Ky.. Nov. X—Mo- ♦
♦ tor cycles are the latest vehicles ♦
♦ to be used by burglars In Kentucky. ♦
♦ A gang of them mounted on these ♦
e- swift moving machines raided six ♦
e. small towns In Doyle county last ♦
♦ night and early today and escaped ♦
< with nearly $1.(00 in cash. They ♦
robbed houses promiscuously for ♦
35 miles from Eubank to Moreland. ♦
• The heats that Cobb and Rucker were
to run each day of the meet had aroused
much interest, especially among the fans,
and the fact that they must now be put
aside will cause disappointment.
It had not been determined what cars
the two stars of balldom would drive, or
what honors they would contest for. It
had merely been determined that they
should drive a heat each day and the win
ner of two out of three should be de
clared the victor.
HANGS SELF BY TOWEL;
LEAVES NOTE FOR WIFE
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 3.—Robert
W. Midlen,4s, a salesman of Philadel
phia, hanged himself with a towel in a
local hotel yesterday afternoon. He left
a sealed note to his wife, who is in Phil
adelphia. No cause is known for the sui
cide.
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1. A. *. Partington. S. Driver WaHace, of th. American, in free-for-alla. 3. Kepler, in Parian. 4 Hugh Hughes, who drive* Palcar for O«-
Oola trophy. 5. Mort Boherte, in Ahbott-Detroit, in free-for-all. 6. Cohen, in D-M-P; he drivee in Svent A-
RAY HAMM IN BIG
■ON CAB MAKES
NEW TRACK RECORD
His Time in the Free for All,
Class D. Was 15.27.77.
Splendid Racing in Other
Events of the Afternoon
SENSATIONAL RACE OF
100-MILES IN PROGRESS
This Contest Is for Coca-Cola
Trophy—At 2:30 Every Mo
tor at Track Became Silent
as Tribute to Livingstone
Ray Harroun’s Marmon broke the At
lanta speedway record by 4 seconds in
the third event of Thursday morning s
program which opened the three days’
racing meet that will offer Atlanta the
chance of seeing at the speedway the
greatest track automobile races yet held
in the United States.
In the opening event, G. S. Strang,
in his Flat, went after the American
speedway record of 35:63 and pushed
It hard when the light power of his car
as compared with the car that made the
record is considered.
The first program has exhibited
the pick of the racing cars, and furnish
ed excitement and speed enough to keep
the lookerson in the stands keyed up to
the highest pitch.
The meet has begun with a dash and
vim that shows it is to be all the pro
moters have claimed sos it.
A thousand or more people had gather
ed at the track by noon, and several
thousand others will be added to the
number in the afternoon.
There was a tang of winter in the
air that made everyone bundle up, but
it wasn’t discomforting and served to
whet the appetite for speed and daring.
It was announced before the races be
gan that the ,heats that were to have
been run on eaeh day of the meet be
tween Ty Cobb and Nap Rucker would
be abandoned because of a telegram to
Cobb from the president of the Detroit
team, advising him not to make the
races.
, Gate keepers were instructed not to ad
mit Barney Oldfield to the grounds.
The races were announced to begin at
11 o’clock, but the beginning was un
avoidably delayed for more than half an
hour.
MANY SCRATCHES MADE.
Just before the day’s races at the
speedway started at 11:45 o’clock, the
following scratches of events on the pro
gram were announced:
Event No. 1, the Darracq; in event No.
2, two Cole cars, neither of which have
yet reached Atlanta; in event No. 3, and
in all succeeding events, the National
car, which has been withdrawn because
(Continued on page Thirteen.)
ATLANTA. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 1910
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HORSE AND BUGGY STOLEN
BY A NERVY HOLY ROLLER
Whether K was religious frenzy or
not that prompted him to steal, a cer
tain negro Holy Roller swiped a horse
and wagon belonging to Mower & Ho
bart company late Wednesday afterrtoon
and drove off with it. He was caught
later delivering a load of wood in it on
Mangum street. He gave his name as
Will Downing.
W. K. Mower says the negro came up
to him at his place on South Broad
street, and said that Mr. Cook, of the
Empire Stable company, had sent him
for the wagon. The horse and wagon
is put up there every night. And
though the wagon was out on a call
then, the nervy Holy Roller hung around
for an hour until it came up. When the
driver got down and went inside. Down
ing took his phice on the seat and start
ed down the street.
Believing the team was being driven
to the stable, Mr. Mower thought noth
ing of it, until about 8.30 o’clock, when
the stable reported .hat the team had
never shown up, and that they had not
sent for it.
When the negro was first brought
down to the stable, it was hardly ten
minutes before 200 or more Holy Roll
ers had congregated there. They almost
stormed the place, and in a religious
frenzy danced and invoked the wrath
of God on the stable manager. The
police were called and in a few minutes
had dispelled tXe bunch of fanatics.
The negro Downing was taken down to
the police station, but not until he had
vented his wrath on Mr. Cook. His
trial will come up in the afternoon ses
sion of the recorder’s court, and from
past experiences with this sect it is
most probable that the police wijl be on
hand to quell any religious riot.
SIS.DDO FOR IEOH
MUST BE RAISED
within™ ®
Whirlwind Campaign Started
to Raise Subscription on
Which $35,000 State Appri
ation Is Conditioned
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IS TAKING THE LEAD
Special Committee Headed by
W. W. Orr Was Appointed
at Monthly Meeting of Di
. rectors Wednesday
A whirlwind campaign to raise $15,000
in two days for the Georgia School of
Technology, in order that the institu
tion may get the $35,000 previously ap
propriated by the last state legislature,
has been launched by the directors of
the chamber of commerce.
Assisted by the members of that or
ganization and by the business men of
Atlanta at large, the chamber of com
merce proposes to raise that fund by
popular subscription within 48 hours.
Patriotic Atlantians, who are interested
in the prosperity of an institution which
brings hundreds of thousands of dollars
to Atlanta and which educates the young
men of the state to highest practical
usefulness, are urged to help raise this
I money.
THE ATLANTA SPIRIT.
The chamber of commerce is appealing
to the famous Atlanta spirit. No institu
tion in this community means more to
Atlanta than the Georgia Tech. None
serves to advertise his city more widely;
hone contributes more to Its material
prosperity; none makes better citizens.
The Georgia Tech has become an inte
gral part of Atlanta.
The money is to be devoted to the
erection of a new shop building at the
Tech, and enlarging the shop facilities
to accommodate 1,500 men. The $25,-
000 state appropriation is conditioned
absolutely on the raising of $15,000 by
subscription.
The chamber of commerce directors
decided to go into the campaign at their
monthly luncheon served Wednesday at
the M. & M. club. Dr. K. G. Matheson,
president of the Tech school, was pres
ent and made a strong statement, show
ing that while the people of Atlanta
had given Tech about SIOO,OOO in the
past 20 years, the students had spent
some 3,000,000 in this community since
the school had been instituted.
COMMITTEE NAMED.
At this meeting which was character
ized by vigor and enthusiasm, W. W.
Orr was made chairman of a special
committee to secure the $15,000. Ap
pointed on that committee are the fol
lowing:
Robert F. Maddox, J. C. A. Branan,
V. H. Kreigshaber, F. J. Paxon. N. P.
Pratt, S. B. Turman, Paul Norcross, J.
K. Orr. L. J. Daniel. J. T. Holleman,
George M. Hope, J. M. B. Hoxsey, E.
Rivers, W. H. St. John, H. W. Atkinson,
W. G. Cooper, St. Elqpo Massengale, Ot
to Schwab, John J. Eagan and R. J.
Guinn.
Another meeting will be held Friday
night at which sub-committees will be
appointed.
Persons wishing to subscribe to the
fund may send checKS either to Chair
man W. W. Orr or to The Journal of
fice.
0. S. GUNBOAT GOES
TO HONDOBAS PDBT
TO DVEBAWE BEBEL
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Vessel in Ampala Harbor Will
Take a Hand at First Sign
of Hostility to the Ameri
cans
LEADER OF REBELLION
STRONGLY ENTRENCHED
Has Jeopardized Lives of For
eigners and Named His Dog
“Taft” to Show His Hatred
and Contempt
(By Associated Prese.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. S.—Martial hnf
has been declared in Honduras as a di
rect result of the revolt of Gen. Jose
Valladares, the deposed commandant of
Amalapa, against the government, ac
cording to cable advices to the state de
partment today from Minister McCreery
at Tegucigalpa. The port of A mapala
has been closed and the island is in a
state of siege.
GUNGOAT RUSHED.
The United States gun boat Princeton
is in the harbor at Amapala ready to
take a hand in the revolution cut the first
sign of hostility towards foreigners or
their Interests. President Davila is pre
paring to send an army against Val
ladares and in event of the government’s
failure to restore order on the island the
United States probably will be asked to
Interfere. It would not be surprising if
I Commander Hayes, of the Princmeton,
acting under Instructions from the state
department should send an armed force
' ashore at any time to take Valladares
into custody. However, department of
ficials refuse to discuss the possibility
of this beyond asserting that American
Interests will be properly safe-guarded.
NO DISORDER REPORTED.
Commander Hayes telegraphed tbo
navy department today as follows:
“The commandant of Amapala has in
formed the foreign consuls that he has
no intention of injuring foreign subjects
or foreign property. There is no disor
der at present.-
Little faith is put In Valladares’ prom
ises by officials of the United States
government and the Princeton has in
l otructions sufficiently liberal to permit
her commander to meet any situation
that arises.
While there are few Americans at
Amapala, considerable American proper
ty passes through that port. One Ameri
can concern, the Roslro Mining com
pany, whose gold and silver mines are
located 150 miles in the interior has im
port and export valued art more than Sl,-
000,000 passing annually through Ama
pala.
Gen. Jose Valladares, the outlaw com
mandant of the island of Amapala, the
Pacific port of Honduras, still held the
western entrance to the republic today.
He has assumed a “come-and-take-me’
attitude. The American gunboat Prince
ton lies oft the town of Amapala, but
so far as known at the capital, Com
mander Hayes has not yet Interfered in
the revolutionary movement.
General Valladares, whose implacable
hatred of Americans led him into of
fenses against foreigners generally, has
long held undisputed sway on Amapala
which, being the site of the custom
house, now affords him an excellent
startegic position.
President Davila yesterday called upon
him to surrneder. Valladares promptly
and emphatically refused, and apparently
is preparing for hostilities from what
ever source they may develop.
President Davila Will
Ask America for Aid
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 3.—Cablegrams,
were received here last night by rep
resentatives of American interests in
Honduras confirming the Associated
Press dispatches of the revolutionary
outbreak at Amapala. That the United
States will within the next few days
take an active part in ousting Gen. Joss
Valladares, the leader of the rebellion,
from his entrenched position on the lit
tle island of Amapala is the belief gen
erally of business men of New Orleans
who are more or less interested in Cen
tral American trade.
The Honduran government has a very
small army and as Valladares has sever
al hundred armed followers, and Is re
ported to have several modern machine
guns, it is thought that President Da- ■
Vila will ask the assistance of this
government in tla efforts to get ria of
the noted dictator and all around trou
ble-maker of Amapala
The friends here of former President
Manuel Bonila assert that he has no
connection with the revolt of Valladares.
Noted for h!s hatred of foreigners,
Valladares recently publicly announced
that he had named his dog ‘Taft in or
der to show his contempt for the Amer
ican government. For several weeks the
property and lives of foreigners on the
island have been jeopardized by the in
cendiary speeches and proclamations of
Valladares, who even weflt so far, it is
asserted, as to threaten to shoot the
British consul at Amapala.
Before he was deposed as governor
of Amapala he frequently berated Ameri
cans and once declined to extend the
usual courtesies to American Consul Mc-
Creery, who was en route to his poa;
at the capital.
ACTORFYFFE IS DEAD;
WAS AN OLD TIMER
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3-Charles J.
Fyffe, an actor of distinction more than
a quarter of a century ago, died yes
terday at the Edwin Forrest home for
actors in this city. He was 80 years
old.
Mr. Fyffe supported Booth, Barrett,
William K. Sheridan and other great
tragedians during a period of about 40
years. He had a wide range of parts,
but it was in the heavier roles of trage
dy that he appeared at his best.
He was a native of New Orleans and
his body will be sent to that city for
interment.
NO. 13.