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'■Vlliwhi -Wceklj) Smwil 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 The announcement had been made from Fond Du Lac several days ago that the 1 city had withdrawn its invitation to the president and would refuse to entertain, him.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. / [ iiii iMVV 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.
