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VOL. XI.
Tin ANO MAYOR OF
FOND DU UC PATCH
■ - UP THEIR QUARREL
Citizens of Thriving Wisconsin
City Get a Gloomy Grouch
When They Learn Presi
dent’s Time Is Shortened
By A**ocUted Pre**.)
SALEM. Ore., Oct. IX—The Fond Du
incident,. the most interesting con
nected with the recent travels of a pres
ident. waa officially declared close on
board the Taft special when it stopped
for several hours here today on the way
to Sacramento and San Francisco. Ai,
President Taft is looking forward to his
visit to Fond Du Lac. in the insurgent
state of Wisconsin, with an interest
greater than that felt in any other city
on his 13,000-miie itinerary.
The indications are that there will be a
big time in Fond Du Lac on Taft day,
Octdber 26: For • awhile it looked as
though the gate* of the city were to be
clospd against the chief executive of the
nation, all because they thought it was
Oshkosh when it really was Appleton
that wanted to be treated a -<tle more
liberally in the division of the presi-1
dent's trme on a busy October day in
the home state of Senator LaFollette, a
rival candidate for the Republican nom
inatipn in 1912-
In order to give Appleton little more
equitable treatment, it was necessary to
cut sown some of the titjne allotted to
Du Lac.
nils caused the storm clouds to lower
and while the tempest raged the tele
graph‘wires were kept hot with mes
sage*. chased the presidential
train alt the way from Cheyenne to the
coast. The mayor of Fond Du
lac announced that if Fond Du Lac
• could not have Mr. Taft for two hours
and a half they did not want him at all.
The announcement had been made from
Fond Du Lac several days ago that the 1
city had withdrawn its invitation to the
president and would refuse to entertain,
him. the entire official correspondence,
by telegraph, was given out here to make
the situation entirely clear.
INCIDENT IS CLOSED. ’
It begins with the following telegram
sent by Mayor Frank J. Wolff, of Fond
Du Lac. to Secretary Hilles, on the
presidential train at Cheyenne:
"We have made elaborate arrange
ment* for the president's visit to Fonu
Du Lac. We are advised that our time
is to be divided with Oshkosh and other
points Ln the Fox river valley. We would I
like to know definitely the time allotted
to Fond Du Lac. It will require two a
a half hours to carry out the program
and arrangements."
To this the secretary to the president
replied:
"Telegram received. Railroads had.
given only ten minutes to Appleton. one;
hour and forty minutes to Oshkosh and '
two and a half hours to Fond Du Lac.
This was an error. Appleton was to have |
had one hour and ten minutes. It will be
necessary to revise the program and deal
fairly with Appleton.”
This message must have caused some
excitement in Fond Du Lac. for prompt-1
ly this answer was sent from Mayor
Wolff and the "chairmen of all commit
tee*:"
"As all arrangements had oeen made to
cover the president's visit to Fond Du
Lac for two and a half hours, as per
original program, disappointing, all ar?
rangemen ts have been abandoned. Give
all your time to Oshkosh and Appleton. '
As soon as this action of the mayor
and the committees was made public.
Postmaster George Watson, of Fond Du
Lac* wired to Mr. Hilles as follows:
“Kindly give the people of Fond Du
Lac an opportunity to express their
loyalty to the president in accordance
with his plans and convenience. The
people wish to gieet him and to hear
him.” z
F. M. Given, president of the Business
Men’s association, also sent the follow
ing telegram to Secretary Hilles:
' “The citizens of Fond Du Lac urge
that there be no change in the program
of the president regarding his visit to
this city. Everything will be arranged for
his comfort and pleasure.”
DODGE MAKES A BID.
Meantime there came a message from
William Kohl, chairman of the Repub
lican committee of Dodge county, Wis..
urging the president to give time to
Mayville, in that county. If Fond Du
Lac did not want him. Dodge county
* did. Also in the meantime Mr. Taft
had made up his mind to go to Fond
Du Lac, reception committee or no re
ception com—ittee. The telegram from
Mr. Hilles which brought the final so
lution was addressed to Postmaster Wat
son and read:
"Tour telegram received. One difficulty
that might be encountered in Fond Du
Lac. in consequence of the telegram
from the mayor. Is that of inadequate
police protection to the crowds. If the
city officials oppose a meeting there what
police protection would be guaranteed as
a safeguard against accident?"
On yesterday came the following sign
ed by the mayor of Fond Du Lac and
the chairman of all the committees.
“The mayor and citizens of Fond j
Du Lac are anxious to entertain the
president and his party on the 26th
of October. The misunderstanding as
to time assigned ’ Fond Du Lac led to
hasty action in canceling visit by pres
ident. The city of Fond Du Lac extends
its good wishes to the president and de
sires to assure him that he will receve
a hearty welcome when he arrives in
our city. We stand ready to carry out
the program in accordance with the time
at our disposal." •
In the following telegram from Sec
retary Hilles to Mayor Wolff the final
chapter was written:
“The president will be pleased to com
ply with the wishes of the committees."
And Fond Du Lac will entertain Mr.
Taft for an hour and a half on the aft
ernoon of Thursday. October 26.
italiaOdnlpers -
. GIVEN LIFE TERMS
CHICAGO. Oct. 12.—Gillepio Nicolisi
and his brother. Carniello, today were
•anteneed to life imprisonment for kid
■gping 5-year-old Angelo Marino. Mrs.
Cologera Nicolos!, wife of Carmello. was
sentenced td seven years in prison for
complicity and his mother. Riagia Cu
trona, was acquitted.
The Marino boy was kidnaped on
>.uguat 5 and released three days later
aftaf a |SOO ransom had been. paid.
GOVERNORS WILL
I ESCORT TOURISTS
' ON GLIDDEN TRIP
Governor Wilson, of New Jer
sey. and Governor Glascock,
of West Virginia, Will Ride
Across States With Party
ST W. T. WATEBB. JB.
NEW YORK. Oct. 12.—Every incom
ing train and steamer adds to the nu
merous company of 1911 Glidden tour
ists already here for the start of the
big run Saturday morning. Contest
board headquarters at 47 Fifth avenue
is their rallying point, and the full cler
ical staff of that department is being
i taxed to meet them all.
It is probable that an escort of mo
torcycle police will be detailed to lead
the tourists out of New York city. Po
lice Commissioner Waldo will issue or
ders covering this point today or to
morrow.
LINE OF DEPARTURE.
The tour will form at the corner of
Fifth avenue and 39th street, where the
A. A. A. headquarters are located and
> will move from there in a solid body,
, starting at 9 o'clock sharp. The route
of exit from the city will be south on
Fifth avenue to Fourth stret, thence
through to Broadway, and from there
to Courtland street ferry for the Jer
sey side.
The southerners residing in New
York who are to escort the tourists to
the ferry are engaged in arranging the
details of their part of the program.
The Newark News is authority for
the statement that Governor Wilson will
meet the tour on the far side of the
ferry and ride across New Jersey with
it In Governor Hoke Smith’s car. Gov
ernor Smith has telegraphed to E. P.
Ansley, the Atlatna real estate dealer,
arranging for his daughter. Miss Laura
Hoke Smith, to travel in Mr. Ansley's
car with Miss Laura Ansley, while gu
' berantorial guests are riding with Gov
ernor Smith.
j • The editor of “The Spirit of Jefferson”
published at. Charleston, W’. Va., writes
to the contest board that Governor Glas
cock of West Virginia desires to ride
across the corner of that state with
Governor Smith, and inquire* the date
and hour of the tour’s passing.
The Nbwark Board of Trade will
meet the tour with a big escort of cars
and give it welcome to that New Jersey
city. The state of New Jersey has
waived its rigid, requirement concerning
automobile licenses to permit the un
hampered passage of the tour.
I This action is said to be creditable al
most entirely to the efforts of the New
ark Board of Trade. State inspectors
will ride wtlh the tour across New Jer
sey to give it free pasage through the
' state.
F The Pennsylvania railroad has in
formed the contest board that it win
assign special ferryboats to the task
of carrying the tour over to New Jer
sey.
TEAMS ARE FORMING.
Teams are rapidly being formed and
: registered at the contest board office
' for competition for the Glidden trophy.
I Those already on record are Atlanta
; team No. 1, three Flanders, headed by
the car of Mayor Winn; Tarrytow.i
team of Maxwells; Nashville team of
Marathons; Atlanta Journal team,
.'omposed of the cars of Messrs. Gra>,
Cohen and Gray; Waltham team of
Metz cars. Albany, Ga., team of Hal
ladays; Atlanta team No. 2 of Stevens-
Duryeas; Detroit team of Flanders;
Cordele team of Oldsmobiles; Atlanta
team No. 3 of Fords; Atlanta team .Nu.‘
4. composed of the cars of. Messrs.
Ansley. Grant and Rivers; Atlanta
team No. 5, composed of Governor
Smith's Maxwell; Mr. Alexander’s
White, and J. Epps Brown's Thomas,
the Athens cqmmerce team, compose .
of the Columbia and the Athens Ban
ner's Maxwell from At liens, and C. J.
Hood’s Columbia from Commerce; the
south Georgia team composed of Mr.
Aycock's Knox from Moultrie; Mr.
Tift’s Rambler from Tifton, and the
Cadillac from Hahira, and the Aa
Men's team, composed of the Atlanta
Ad Men's Corbin, the Anderson Ad
Men's Mitchell, and the Greensboro
chamber of commerce case.
CHARLESTOWN INVITATION.
A letter from Mayor T. C. Green, of
Charlestown, W. Va., has been re
ceived by the contest board, extending
the courtesies of that city to the
Glidden tourists with the hope that
they "may not _pass so rapidly that the
citizens will not be able to see the
distinguished members, although the
ordinance as to speed limits has been
extended for them."
Other parties that have reported at
contest board headquarters, in addition
to those previously named, are tbe
three Maxwell parties from the fac
tory at Tarrytown, with James R.
Doolittle, representative of "Automo
bile." as a passenger In one of them*
B. M. Grant and his party, consisting
of T. J. Cheshire and R. A. Thompson;
W. D. Alexander's Atlanta party; St. !
Elmo Massengale's Atlanta party; J.
Epps Brown's Atlanta party, to
headed by Evelyn Harris; Capt. W. J. )
Hillman's Live Oak party; lhe Caro
lina Portland Cement, Atlanta com.
pony’s Ford; I. O. Teasley’s Alpharet
ta Ford; E. M. Willingham’s Atlanta
Ford; the three Flanders parties from
the factory, headed by Paul H. Bruske,
I who made the recent pathfinding trip;
the three Marathon parties from Nash
ville. and the Decatur board of traas
party.
Commerce to Greet
Glidden Tourists
COMMERCE. Ga.. Oct IX-The board
of trade of this place was called to as -
semble in extra session last evening for
the purpose of Enaking necessary prep
arations to properly welcome the Glid
den tourists upon their arival here on
Saturday. October 21. The board of trade
have decided to prepare a Georgia barbe
cue with all of the necessary .rimmings
in the way of Brunswick stew, etc., and
have appointed a committee consisting
of Messrs. John W. Williams, John M.
Carson and Charles W. Cooper, who will
have entire control of the preparation
of the barbecue for the entertainment
of the visitors on this occasion.
It will be remembered that upon the
occasion of the first Atlanta Journal-New
York Herald tour Commerce was select
ed aa the place of the night control and
that upon the occasion of the second At
lanta Journal-New York Herald tour
Commerce was made the place of noon
control and now upon this, the third an
nual tour, Commerce has been paid the
compliment of having been selected again
as the place of noon control.
HOLIDAY DELAYS
M'HRA TRIAL
. FOR MER DAY
Thursday, Known as “Colum
bus Day,” Is Legal Holiday
in California, and Wheels of
Justice Stop
(By Associated Press.)
i LOS ANGELES, Oct. 12.—Columbus day,
a legal holiday in this state, halted today
the trial of James B. McNamara, under
indictment for the murder of 19 men
in the explosion of the Times building
here a year ago. When court re-con
ven es tomorrow the examination of tales
men will be taken up where interrupted
at the opening of the session of the trial
yesterday.
The extensive offices of the two
squads of attorneys presetned a busy
scene notwithstanding the official re
spite today,, and it was apparent that
both sides have not yet made ready
for the more important day of the trial,
when the testimony of witnesses will be
received.
In the county Jail today, besides James
B. McNamara and hts brother, John J.,
were the 12 veniremen who temporarily
were drafted into the jury box for pre
liminary examination when court ad
journed yesterday.
Though it had been expetced that this
process would constitute a perfunctory
and monotonous . chapter in the trial,
likely to drag through manj’ weeks, the
situation as a result of yesterday's quiz
zing of the venW-emen, has changed
somewhat; and it is now believed that
many a passage at arms will ensue be
tween counsel over the question of com
petency of talesmen who have formed
opinions concerning warfare between cap
ital and union labor.
Attorney* for the defense today de
clared they would continue their action
of yesterday in seeking to determine the
state of mind of every possible juror as
j to trade unionism, because they expected
the state to allege labor warfare as a
motive for the explosion.
The prosecution. In turn, will follow
its tactics of yesterday in objecting to
this phase of the examination, holding
that it is no treievant at this time to
the main issue, that of an individual not
i a labor union, on trial.
After serving ten days less than a
year, the grand jury which indicted John
J. McNamara, his brother, James 8.,
and six others for murder in connection
with the wrecking of the Los Angele*
Times, will make its final report to
morrow and will be discharged.
Last January 8, the jury returned se
cret indictments against James B. Bryce,
Milton A. Schmidt and David Captnl.
On March 14 the same jury found that
the victims of the Times disaster were
killed in a wreck caused by a dynamite,
explosion and on April 16, it returned
the indictments against the two Mc-
Namaras and against Ortie McManigal.
FERTILIZER MEN HUE
INVITED TO ITLWtI
_____
Local Dealers Hope to Secure
Convention of Fertilizer
Men Next Year
Atlanta fertilizer men are making ef
forts to secure the convention of the Na
tional Fertilizer association for this city
in 1912, and are sending out letters to
the executive committee of the national
association asking that they come here.
Following is the letter that has been
sent out:
"To the Executive Committee of the Na
tional Fertilizer Asociation:
"Owing to the paramount Importance
of the southern states as a manufactur
ing and consumptive factor in the fertil
izer industry, the undersigned Atlanta
members of the trade respectfully sub
mit that it would best subserve the up
building of the Industry at this particu
lar time if a southern city were selected
as the next meeting place of the annual
convention of the National Fertilizer as
sociation. To bring the next convention
south would insure a much larger attend
ance from the section that predominates
numerically in present, and prospective
membership, and, we believe, would re
sult in very materially augmenting the
membership at that convention. South
ern representation in the organization
should be at least twice what it is, and
this wise action would tend to that end.
“As citizens of Atlanta Identified with
the trade, we cordially extend to your
association an invitation to meet in this
city in 1912, assuring you every facility
to contribute to the convention's success
and pleasure. Our hotel and auditorium
facilities are superb, we have exceptional*
local attractions for sightseers and
pleasure seekers, and ‘Atlanta air,’ 1,200
feet above sea level, has passed into a
proverb. It surpasses seaside ozone in
midsummer. Geographically and in
transportation facilities Atlanta offers
every convenience and would prove the
magnet to draw scores here who would
not go elsewhere. As for hospitality, we
pltdge you the real southern brand.
"(Signed) Old Dominion Guano Co.,
Morris Fertilizer Co., A. D. Adair & Mc-
Carty Bros., Furman Farm Improvement
C0.,-International Agricultural corpora
tion, Swift Fertilizer works, Atlanta
Oil and Fertilizer works, Schoen-Porter
Fertilizer Co.. George Cotton Oil Co., A.
M. Lloyd Laboratory, A. A. Smith Cot
ton Product Co., A. A. Smith, Lewis H.
Mercer, DeMagco-Fulford Co., Dixie Seal
and Stamp Co., Keeton-Kruger Co., Pee
ples A Field. Julian Field & Co., Mc-
Candless Laboratory, The Picard-Law ■
Co., Hancock-Holmes Foundry and Ma
chine works, W. E. Austin Machinery
Coil Commercial Fertilizer, J. C. Clark,
John H. Green. Georgia Pyrites and
Manufacturing Co., B. Mifflin Hood, N.
P. Pratt Laboratory, N. P. Pratt, Prass
Engineering and Machine Co., Atlanta
Utility works, Virginia-Carolina .Chemi
j cal Co.”
miss annieTichenstein
DIED OF TYPHOID FEVER
Mr. and Mrs. E. Llchenstein wish to
express to their friends, through the col
umns of The Journal, their sincere and
heartfelt appreciation of the sympathy
and kindness extended to them in con
nection with the death of their daugh
ter, Miss Annie Lichenstein, who suc
cumbed a short time ago to meningitis
and typhoid fever.
ATLANTA. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER i 13, J 911.
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THE NEXT UNVEILING
GOV. SMITH LEAVES TO
JOIN THE GLIDDEN TOUR
Governors of States Through
Which Tour Passes Will
Ride With Him
Governor Smith left Atlanta Thursday
afternoon at 2:45 o’clock for New York,
where he will enter the Glidden tour,
which leave* there next Saturday for its
history-making run to Atlanta and Jack
sonville, Fla. The governor was accom
panied by his daughters, Mrs. Ronald
Ransom and Miss Lucy Smith, who
will ride in the tour.
Prior to his departure Governor Smith
announced That* it would probably be
impossible for him to make the entire
tilp from New York to Atlanta by au
tomobile. There are affairs of state
which require his presence in Atlanta
next week. It is his plan to leave the
tour in North Carolina about next Wed
nesday, and rejoin it when it leaves At
lanta for Jacksonville. When he leaves
the tour his place will be taken by
aid Ransom, of Atlanta, hl* son-in-law.
who will accompany the governor’s
daughters to Atlanta.
Governor iSmith has entered a Maxwell
touring car in the run, and expects to
have the governors of New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, West Virginia and North Caro
lina as hts car guests as he runs through
these states.
Gov, Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey,
will join Governor Smith as the tour
leaves New York Saturday, and will
ride with him to Trenton, where he will
entertain Governor Smith’s party at
Inncheon.
At Philadelphia Governor Tener will
join Governor Smith and ride through
the state with him.
At the West Virginia state line Gov
ernor Glascock, of West Virginia, will
meet Governor Smith’s car and ride wlUi
him to the Virginia line. *
Previous engagements will make it im
possible for Governor Mann, of Virginia,
to meet the governor of Georgia, but as
the tour enters North Carolina Governor
Kitchins will meet Governor Smith and
tour through the Tar Heel country with
him.
ROUGH RIDERS’ PRESENT
GIVEN MRS. LONGWORTH
NEW ORLEANS, Oct 12.—Former
members of Col. Theodore Roosevelt’s
regiment of Rough Riders yesterday
afternoon presented his daughter, Mrs.
Alice Longworth, with magnificent bou
quets of red carnations just to prove
that they "remember the colonel.”
When the spokesman forgot his lines,
Mrs. Longworth quickly relieved the
situation by telling them how much she
appreciated the remembrance.
"I never give an interview," said she
later, “but I do say that It was good
of them to remember me and my father.
I appreciate it.” X
TWENTY-THREE INCHES OF
SNOW IN MONTANA
ANACONDA. Mont., Oct. 12.—Twenty
three inches of snow fell here up to mid
night last night, prostrating telegraph
and telephone wires in all directions and
putting out of commission practically all
telephones in this cltv.
♦ MUSICAL CAT SAVES ♦
♦ FAMILY'S LIVES *
-a WILLIMANTIC, Conn.. Oct. ♦
♦ 12.—A muskally Inclined eat in
■a the house of Aiderman James D. -a
-a Haggerty, of this .ctiy, saved the -a
-a lives of the entire family last -a
■a night. The cat became worried -a
-a over the smell of escaping gas -a
-a on the lower floor of the house
-a and gave the alarm by running -a i
-a up and down the keyboard of the -a I
♦ piano. The cat had been taught -a |
-a to strike the keys of the piano a
-a when it was hungry. -a i
♦ I
I LATE WAR NEWS I
+■ .TRIPOLI, Oct. 12.—Nineteen ♦
transports arrived In the harbor -e
♦ this morning. They brought the ♦
♦ second part of the Italian army ♦
expedition corps.
♦ TOBRUK, THpaM, Oct. 13—. ♦
-e- An Arab chief went aboard the -e
♦ Italian cruiser Pisa yesterday
♦ and gave his submission to the ♦
♦ commander. He also arranged to *
♦ use his Influence with other Arab
leaders. ♦
♦ 1 • "■ ♦
PARIS, Oct. 12.—The French ♦
foreign office had no conflrma- ♦
♦ tion of the published statement ♦
♦ that Italy and Turkey were on -e
♦ the point of arranging an armis- ♦
♦ tice. On the contrary, officials ♦
♦ regarded the report premature ♦
under existing circumstances. ♦
♦- »
♦ .LONDON, Oct. 12.—A new dis- ♦
patch from Constantinople, for- ♦
♦ warded byway of the Bulgarian -»
■e frontier to avoid the Turkish ♦
censor, today says that the sit- -♦
♦ nation in the Turkish capital Js ♦
grave. It is feared that when w
♦ parliament meets Saturday an
♦ open conflict will take place be- -♦
♦ tween the committee of union -•
♦ and progress and the reaction-
♦ ary party. The masses are great-
♦- ly excited against the Young -e
♦ Turk committee and the best -e
♦ men refuse to join the govern- -e
♦ ment while the committee at- ♦-
tempts to dominate it.
♦ ♦
♦ WASHINGTON, Oct. 12— ♦
♦ State department officials ex- -♦
♦- pressed the view today that with -e
the German emperor working on
♦ his ally, the king of Italy, and -*■
♦ the czar of Russia in a favora- ♦
♦ ble position to influence the -»
porte, peace between Italy and ♦
♦ Turkey ,s not far off and that ♦
♦ an armistice at least can be .ar- ♦
♦ ranged as soon as Turkey is pre- ♦
♦ pared to admit that Italy is in ♦
♦ technical possession of Tripoli. ♦
♦ +
MICHIfiIN PEDAGOGUE
FOB PERPETUAL SCHOOL
Says Summer Vacation Cause
Long Delays in Final Ed
ucation of Men
(By Associated Press.)
MARQUETTE, Mich., Oct. 12.—Blaming
the present public school system for the
wrecking of many a matrimonial craft,
and claiming that it compels the youth
seeking collegiate training to reach the
age of 24 before striking out for him
self, Luther L. Wright, of Ironwood,
state superintendent of public instruc
tion, has come out flatly m favor of the
abolition of the long summer vacation
and favors school sessions lasting from
January to January.
His announcement created somewhat of
a sensation when he made it to the hun
dreds of teachers attending the annual
convention of the Upper ''Peninsula Ed •
ucational association.
Superintendent Wright is a believer in'
a college education and he follows up
his argument by the statement that tne
majority of youths leaving college de
pendent upon their own resources are
invariably forced to start their careers
at small salaries. He says most of the
graduates in such predicament reach SO
before being in a position to support a
wife.
Henry W. Fuller Dead
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12. —Henry W.
Fuller, general passenger traffic man
ager of the Cheasapeake and Ohio rail
way, died at his residence in this city
today. He had been ill for. many
months of a complication of dlseaseti.
■ Li..
GOVERNOR SMITH WILL
RESIGN NOVEMBER 15
He Mas Written Chairman
Wright of State Committee,
Formally Notifying Him
Gov. Hoke Smith, on the eve of his
departure Thursday for New York, ad
dressed a letter to State Chairman Wil
liam C. Wright, of the state Democratlo
executive committee, informing him of
his purpose to resigm the governorship
on November 15, to enter upon hi* duties
as United States senator. Mr. Smith was
elected to the senate by the general as
sembly of Georgia at its last session,
following closely upon the heels of his
Inauguration as governor.
Governor Smith's letter to Chairman
Wright should reach Its destination Fri
day, and it is probable that it will be
given out by the state chairman, simul
taneously with his call for a meeting of
the state executive committee to fix a
date for the special primary, and make
such other arrangements as may be nec
essary.
The letter of the governor to Chair
man Wright is the only formal word
he will have to say concerning his re
tirement from the governorship until he
actually files his resignation with the
secretary of state. He will do this on
the day the resignation becomes ef
fective, and will be succeeded immedi
ately by President John M. Slaton of
the state senate, who will become acting
governor.
Mr. Smith was moved to Inform the
state chairman of the date of his pur
pose to retire, so as to enable Chair
man Wright to call the state commit
tee to meet prior to the resignation and
pave the way for the primary. There is
neither precedent nor law requiring the
governor to file his resignation with the
secretary of state in advance of the time
it is to become effective, yet Governor
Smith thought the Democratic executive
committee should be given the specific
information.
Under the law, Acting Governor Slaton,
must issue a call for a special election
on the date he assumes office. This
means that the call will go out on No
vember 15. The law also requires that
the election must be held not less than
30 nor more than 60 days after the date
of the governor’s resignation. It is as
sumed that Mr. Slaton will serve as gov
ernor as long as the law allows, or
thereabouts, which would make the spe
cial election fall on January 15, or there
abouts.
The date of the special election, how
ever, should not be confused with the
special primary. The state Democratic
committee will fix this, and it wilt be
on or abouF December 5, it is believed.
FARMER? CONGRESS
IS IN CONVENTION
COLUMBUS, Oct. 12. —The National
Farmers' congress, which convened here
today, promises to present a spirted res
olution mill during its four-day conven
tion.
That new impetus will be given th»
movement for a parcels post was assur- ,
ed and federal support of good roaas I
will be one of the most important sub- ■
jects to be dealt with.
». Resolution, will be urged calling upon
President Taft and the next congress ta
support the highways scheme with the
establishment of a national good roaas
bureau in connection with the depart
ment of agriculture. Governor and Mrs.
Harmon will receive delegates to the
congress at the executive) mansion tc
nignt.
SIOO.OOO CAMPAIGN
FUND DECLINED BY
COL. JJPE BROWN
“Responsible-Parties” Offered
Prohibition Candidate Enor
mous Boodle Fund to Ad
vocate Local Option
With one candidate declining to accej?t
a contribution of 6100,000 from the liquor
Interests predicated only on his advocacy
of local option and with another slap
ping the face of one of his auditors st
a political meeting, the Georgia guberna
torial campaign is, Indeed, looking up.
Verily, it aeems that the governor’s race
is not to be without ginger.
Col. Pope Brown, prohibition candi
date, declined point blank to accept a
contribution of 3100,000 from “responsi
ble parties” if he would amend his Way
cross speech by the insertion of a local
option plank.
Judge Richard B. Russell, local option
candidate, is reported to have slapped
the face of J. E. Wilhelm, at Swains
boro, because the latter called him a liar
for asserting that he (Wilhelm) was in
the pay of another candidate.
The incident with reference to the al-r
leged campaign contribution occurred—
supposedly in Atlanta—shortly after Coh
Pope Brown opened his campaign at
Way cross.
The Russeil-wnhelm difficulty hnp
peend at Swainsboro, Emanuel county,
; last Tuesday. following a campaign
: speech by Judge Russell.
THE 3KMMJW CONTRIBUTION.
i Voiney WUllama Col. Pope Brown’a,
campaign manager, declared, Thursday
morning, that the prohibition candidate
had been offered SIOO,OOO to advocate
I local option, and had spurned the offer, <
Colonel Brown himself was not in At-
♦ lanta Thursday - morning. He is at
Swainsboro, delivering a political speech.
, In his absence, Manager Williams snid.
concerning the campaign contribution:
"It was Colonel Brown who waa of
fered and who declined to accept SIOO,OOO
as a campaign fund, if he would advo
cate local option. Colonel Brown so
Informed me some time ago, and I •
mention the matter now only because it
has been referred to in the public prints
by the Rev. Dr. H. F. O’Kelley. The
minister did not give any names, but I
have no hesitancy in saying that Col
onel Brown was the candidate to whom
the contribution was offered.
"Colonel Brown was approached by
'responsible parties’ shortly after his
Waycross address. He was told that his
speech read well and was entirely satis
factory in *H tout one respect. If ho
would add just a few words to his orig
inal declaration by advocating local
option in Georgia- he was assured that
he could have a campaign fund of SIOO,OOO
at his disposal.
"The campaign contribution was de
clined by Col. Brown, who informed the
people with whom he was talking that
he would rather go down in defeat than
to be elected through the aid of such
influences. He declared that he haff
ever been a stanch prohobltionists and
could under no circumstances consider
advocating any change in the law that
I might Impair the usefulness of the
1 present prohibition statute.”
RUSSELL'S MANAGER TALKS.
James B. Nevin. Judge Russell’s cam
paign manager, declares that he kn jws
nothing of any campaign contribution,
and that Judge Russell is making the
race as a local optionlst because he
believes tn the principle of individual
liberty and local self government,
which are democratic.
"Judge Russell has always been a
local optionlst. as his life’s, record
shows," said Mr. Nevin. "He stood for
local option as a member of the state
legislature, and he is only consistent
in advocating local option as a candi
date for governor.
"I observe that the Rev. Dr. O’Kel
ley declares that the offer of the cam
paign contribution was declined by the
candidate to whom the tender was
made. Judge Russell Is advocating lo
cal option now, so it is evident that he
was not the candiate to whom the min
ister referred. Judge Russell has re
ceived no campaign contributions and
has had no dealing with any peraons
offering such financial help.”
RUSSELL AND WILHELM.
The Russell-Wilhelm. incident, if
nothing more, indicates that the cam
paign has reached the stage of open
hostilities. It was impossible, Thurs
day morning, to get in touch with eith
er Judge Russell or Mr. Wilhelm, al
though both were reported to be in At
lanta. As noen the former had not
reached his campaign headquarters.
Mr. Wilhelm, it was learned, had vis
ited the Pope Brown headquarters, but
had left the rooms when sought by a
Journal reporter.
From the best accounts obtainable, it
seems that Mr. Wilhelm, who is a life
; insurance agent, traveling from Atlan
ta, was in Swainsboro last Tuesday
I upon the occasion of Judge Russell's
I visit.
After the judge’s speech. Mr. WHielm
was Informed that Judge Russell had
declared that Wilhelm was hired at $4
a day and expenses to follow him
' (Russell) around. The statement was
resented by the insurance agent, who
Is said to have sought out 9he candi
date and called him a liar. Whereupon. '
Judge Russell is reported to have slap- f
ped Mr. Wilhelm’s face. Mr. Wilhelm
then struck at the Judge, but .friends
interfered and hostilities ceased.
RUSSELL GOES TO DALTON.
Judge Russell is scheduled to sp'eak
at Dalton Friday, and his manage)
states that a great reception awaits
him. The Whitfield county fair is in
progress, and it is believed that a largo
crowd will be on hand to hear the local
(Continued on page Twelve, column 4.)
X* * • *
♦ PICKED 2.000 AoCKS ♦
> FROM MAH’S BODY -e
♦ BOSTON. Oct. 12. —Dr. Ed- ♦
♦ mund Myers, a surgeon, has ♦
♦ brought suit here for $3,500 lor ♦
services in removing 2,000 piece*
of stone and other foreign sub-
♦ stances from the body of B. F. ♦
♦ W. Wright, of Newtonville. -♦
♦ Mr. Wright is the inventor of ♦
♦ a "safety” smokeless powder for
-«• blasting purposes, and accori—ng ♦
♦ to Dr. Myers, was blown 379 *
feet and severely injured on May ♦
♦ 10 while demonstrating with cer- ♦
tain explosives.
NO. 7.