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CARDINALS CREATED:
CATHOLICS Os 0. J
HAVE 3 NEW VOTES
Archbishop Farley and O’Con
nell and Apostolic Delegate
Falconio Are Raised to Car
dinalate in Secret Consistory
(9r A*»eei*t«d Pram)
ROME. Nov. Tt.— Nineteen new mem
ber* were added to the college of cardi
nal a, the governing body of the Roman
Catholic church, today.
* surprise cam* in the ceremonies
when it wa* made known that the pope
had created a cardinal “in pectore’— |
that is ’Zin hto breast”—the identity of
the one so honored not being revealed.
Os these 1> three are Americans-John
M. Farley, archula hop of New York;
William u Connell, archbishop of Bos
ton. Diomede Falconio. apostolic del
egate to V. aahlngton.
America now has four member* of the
college, that, practically unchanged in
personnel, will doubtless name the suc
cessor to the present pontiff.
That this dutv could bo not long de
layed waa the unwelcome thought im
pressed on those today who witnessed
and participated m the eonaiatory four
years ago.
Besides the new cardinals who
received the red hat today, the
pop* created another, whom he reserved
“in pectore” (kept secret) and whose
name will be published in a later con
sistory when the pope wishes that to be
done. In some case* the name of >-‘e
prelate thus chosen only becomes known
after the death of the pope.
As he entered the hall of the consis
tory, where today his ceremony took
place, the pope’s step was lea* sure and
hia careworn face bore signa of his re
cent illness that had come to stay.
Nevertheless, ho withstood the fatigue
of the long ordeal bravely, with a smile
for each and a word for several in the
long procession that passed before the
papal throne.
PUBLIC CONSISTORY.
In accordance with the ecclesiastical
lew a public consistory must take place
three days after the private gathering,
when the new cardinals, with the excep
tion of those from Spain and Austria,
The Spanish end Austrian prelates, as is
provided in the concordat with those
countries, must receive the biretta first
from the hands of the temporal sovelgn.
The public consistory will take place
Thursday in the ball of th* Beatification,
instead of In the Sala Regia, as first
planned. '
LIKE ANCIENT TIMES.
Save for those participating, today s
meeting might have been from the 13th
or 14th cmitury. In old time* th* secret
eoilage met in secret cojuistory and
there discussed and finally decided upon
the pope s nominations.
Frequently objections were raised to
caadidatea and their names were never
proclaimed. Hence the privacy of th*
meeting. At present, the con
sent of the members to the papal pro
gram Is assured in advance and the elec
tion is purely format
The eonsistqyy was set for 9 o'clock
and early in the day great crowds gath
ered in t>** piaxza of St. Peters and
around the Basilica to witness the arrival
of the cardinals and other dignitaries.
IN THREE GROUPS.
Gathered in the ball of the consistory
those whose duty or privilege brought
there chatted for a few momenta, noting
sadly th* passing of several of whom bad
been present on th* last similar occasion.
As the moment arranged for the ap
pearance of the pontiff approached the
assemblage separated in three groups be
fore the throne.
In one group were the cardinal bishops,
in another the cardinal priests to whom
the new American cardinals will be
added, while the third section comprised
the cardinal deacons. Behind the card.n
--,1. were the patriarchs, archbishops,
bishops, heads of o ders, other high per
sonages and various persons familiar to
the papal court.
HIS HOLINESS.
Pie*«m«iy the door as the rear of the
han was opened and the nobl* guard*
in their brilliant uniforms appeared, mak
ing way for the white clad figure of His
Holiness Followed by Swiss guards and
his suite, Jhe pontiff paused for a mo
ment at the threshold, while those pres
ent bent the knee. With a smile he greet
ed them and then walked to the throne
Th* procession before the throne follow
ed immediately. Each dignitary accord
ing to precedence approached in turn,
and kneeling, kissed the papal ring. It
waa a long and tiresome ceremony which
Plus X bore with great patience.
As the last of th* number paying hom
age returned to hia place th* master of
loudly proclaimed “extra om
mes," and gradually the greater num
b*r withdrew until th* pontiff and the
cardinals war* left alone for the duties
which had brought them together.
Plus X broke the silence that follow
ed, Voicing a simple pre-er, and then,
stRI lifting, delivered a brief allocution.
YEAR OF MOURNING.
In this t pop* begins by saying that
th* present year is a year of mourning
for th* church. All feel that this phrase
alluded to the clamorous commemoration
of the Italian Jubilee which, it is felt,
offended the rights o< the holy see.
Through the manifestations of sectari
ans' (evidently hinting at the Free Ma
sons) hatred to the Catholic faith, the
allocution continues, was promoted, thus
offending the faitu of the whole world,
while the supreme greatness of Italy Is
this faith which has inspired every civil
progress and which alone is the source
of peace and lasting prosperity.
Pope Pius then dealt with th* perse
cution of the church in Portugal and
expressed the hop* that th* Portuguese
nation, boasting of centuries of attach
ment to the church, would react against
her enemy.
The evils of modernism and natural
ism were counter-balanced, the pop*
continued, everywhere by the love ot
the holy eucharist as was proved by
th* congresses held in Cologne, Londou
Montreal and Madrid. Spain, especial
ly, had, he said, demonstrated her true
religious sentiment. He ended with
the hope that God would preserve her
from the evil threatening her peace
and happiness.
Th* creation of th* cardinals and
th* confirmation by His Holiness of the
archbishop* and bishops already ap
pointed by bri*f followed. In all in
stances the procedure was the same.
Th* name of each chosen for honor was
read. the pop* inquiring of the cardin
als in turn whether they approved
th* nomination. Assent was given by
raising their red skullcap*.
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Atlant? Boy Wins
Tiedeman Trophy
FRANK WITT,
M. M. F. Driver who won in Baran
nah races.
definite cm
NOW REING MADE IN
GOW'S RACE
Political Situation Is Beginning
to “Shape Up" and Leaders
Are More Explicit in State
ments
The Joe Brown forecast, made by the
Joe Brown sympathizers. and giving the
former governor as many counties a*
both his opponents put together, was
naturally the chief topic of conversation
at the thro gubernatorial headquarters
and in political circles Monday.
Non-partlsans are of the opinion that
the effect of the forecast was weakened
because the Brownit** claimed too much,
and at the beadquarters of the other two
candidate* it is declared that the <3 coun
ties claimed up to date by Jo* Brown in
clude several, notably Richmond, in
which he Is the weakest of th* three, and
Fulton where his strength Is uncer
tain. \
Manager Volney Williams has Issued a
statement, given In ftjll further on. claim
ing 82 counties for his candidate, predict
ing that Russell will get 34 and Jo*
Brown M. Mr. Williams thinks Pop*
Brown will get 86 per cent of the “pro
gressives" er Hoke Smith element, and
10 per cent of the element that supported
Joe Brown in the last race.
Indications seem to show that the cam
paign is beginning to “shape up.” Peo
ple are taking sides more definitely, and
non-partlsans are becoming more definite
in their views of how the race stands.
Two we*ks ago it was difficult to find
anybody outside the ranks of the strive
workers, who thought he knew enough
of the situation to make a definite pre
diction That situation is changing and
people are beginning to “pick the win
ner.” That doesn’t mean that all -are
picking the same candid- te, but that
the varied views ar* becoming more pro
nounced.
Betting on a small seals has also be
gun. Friends of Judge Russell, it is un
derstood, are willing to bet 'what they
regard as .“even money” on their candi
date. They will bet even money, on Judge
Russell, it is said, against ether of the
candidates, or will bet one to two on
Russell against the field, which is also
mathematically an even bet
Some of this money in small sums has
been already covered both by Joe Brown
partisans and Pope Brown partisans. So
far as can be learned there has not yet
been any heavy betting, nor has any
money in the thousands been offered
from any camp.
NEVIN DISCUSSES FORECAST.
James B. Nevin, campaign manager
for Judge Russell, hgs the following
to say regarding the Joe Brown fore
cast:
“The Constitution’s double column sum.
ming up of the political situation in
Georgia was just another one of those
silly and clumsy performances that the
Constitution indulges itself In every now
and then. Political history for many
years In Georgia, shows that the Con
stiution never guesses right until the
day after election. On that day, it In
variably has a final think coming to it
—never pleasant to the Constitution, of
course, but of some importance, never
theless. If the Atlanta Constitution is
determined to maintain Its well earned
reputation for conspicuous ability to mals»
more different kinds of an ass of itself
than anybody else In Georgia, far be it
from me to seek w head it off in its
strenuous endeavor. As a matter of fact,
what th* Constitution says one way or
another in this campaign, is of infinitely
small moment."
POPE BROWN’S RECORD.
Upholding Pope Browns record as a
prohibitionist, Volney Williams, his cam*
palgn manager, has copies of two letters,
written to Judge W. R. Hammond by S.
t. Williford, of Madison. Ga., and J. J.
Whitfield, of Hawklngvilie, Ga.:
Mr. WlUiford says:
"Madison, Ga., Nev. 27, 191 L
"Judge W. R. Hammond,
"Atlanta. Ga. r
“My Dear Sir:
“As a brother prohibitionist, who wishes
to preserve the record of one who came
mightily to the help of the prohibition
cause in the most ’crucial contest’ that
was ever waged in Georgia, I want to
bring to your notice the splendid work
that the Pope Brown did in the
summer of 1907 when the great question
was up in the senate of the state of
Georgia, and when every friend was call
ed in to render what help he could. This
surely was a time when the friends of
prohibition were needed, and it also was
a time when the politicians and cowards
on this question ‘took to the tall tim
bers.’
"As a close friend of Dr. L.G.Hardman,
and as a member of th* state senate at
that time, I aided in orgranixing and
helping this bill to prohibit liquors from
our state, in every manner possible that
was honorable. To my certain knowledge
there was great need for more help than
the prohibitionists had. The field was
canvassed, and it was decided that Hon.
Pope Brown could do a great work in
certain situations and with certain mem
bers. It was decided to notify him of
the need of his help. He was notified.
He promptly responded, laid aside his
work, came to Atlanta and spent several
days, I think two weeks or more. I saw
him daily, he worked with discretion and
power, and his influence accomplished
much.
VANDERBILT GUP
WON BY MULFORD
WITHLOZIER CAR
DePalma, in a Mercedes, Fin
ishes Second After a Gruel-
Fight for First Place —With
the Winner
SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 27.—Ralph K.
Mulford, driving a Lozier car, today won
th* seventh Vanderbilt cup race. Ralph
DePalma, driving a Mercedes, was a
close second. The winner's time waa
announced as 236:00.87. Harry Grant's
record for this rac* last year was 278:08
miles in length In 265:68. The distance
of today’s rac* was 291.38 miles. De-
Palma’s time was 238:LL96. Spancer
Wishart. driving a Merced**, finished
third.
Mulford began to attract public at
tention in the 1007-08 season when th*
Lozi«r car* he mad* and broke world’*
34-hour records, hi* victor!** Including
Brighton B*aoh and Morri* Park event*
The rac* which gained him greatest
fam* wa* th* Elgin National stock chas
sis competition in 1810 which b* won In
a great drive.
Lut season and this he scored **oond
place in the Fairmount Park road race*
sweepstake*, winning hi* class each
time. Sine* he first became prominent
ho ha* always proved a factor in rac
ing.
Perhaps hl* most remarkable per
formance was in the 500-mlle race at
Indianapoll* when be took second plac*
—a record for a one-man drive, Mulford
covering th* entir* distance without re
lief. ,
GRANT WAS FOURTH.
Harry Grant, winner of the Vander
bilt cup in 1808 and 1818, finished to
day a bad fourth.
A vast crowd was assembled In the
grand stands and around th* course
when Starter Fred Wagner sent off Har
ry Grant, in a Losler 46. The other cars
followed at 30-second Intervals.
DEPALMA IN LEAD.
DePalma led the field in the third lap
in the record Um* of 13:16, making a to
tal elapsed time of 48:08.
The fourth lap ended with DePalma
In th* lead with a time of 53:42, Wishart,
also in a Mercedes, was second, with a
time of 54:66. rtalph Mulford, in a Lo
zier, was a close third, with 54:56.
Mulford jumped into the lead in the
fifth lap with 16:42, DePa'n-. taking sec
one, with 68:26. Bob Burman, driving a
Marmon, shoved into third plac* with
69:60. *
Ralph DePalma, in a Mercedes, mad*
the fastest time of 18:38 in the first lap
of the Vanderbilt cup race.
The fourth lap again ended with D*
Palma In th* toad, with a time of 58:42.
Wtohafd, also in a Mercedes, was second,
with a time of 64:65. Ralph Mulfiprd, In
a Lozier, was a close third, with 54:56.
MULFORD TAKES LEAD.
Mulford jumped Into th* lead in th*
fifth lap, with <8:42, De Palma taking
second with 69:26. Bob Burman, driving
a Marmon, shoved Into third place, with
69:60. V
The Jackson entry, driven by Harry
Cob*, retired from th* race on account
of. engine trouble. Mulford rete'ned the
lead on the sixth lap, his time being
82 minutes, 31 second for the 103 miles.
Burman was second at 83:38 and De
Palma third at 84:37. The average of the
leading car was 76 1-2 miles an hour.
Hughto Hughes, driving a Merc-,
dropped out on completing the fourth
lap on account of engine trouble.
BRUCE-BROWN.
Dav* Bru«e-Brown, winner of last
year’s grand prize, retired his Fiat in
the seventh lap. He loot a rear wheel
at Montgomery croes-roads and waa
forced to retire.
Neither he nor his mechanician was
hurt Mulford kept the lead in the sev
enth at 96:56, but was pushed hard by
Burman at 97:28, De Palma was third
with 98:10.
Mulford still led at the eighth lap, with
109:58. Wishart took second, with 113:31.
and De Palma was third, with 115:17.
Burman, who was second at the finish
of the last lap, had not reported when
the other leading cars passed the grand
stand.
Mulford had a lead ’o» almost four min
utes on the ninth lap. His time was
123:39, against 127.17 for Wishart, his
nearest competitor. De Palma remain
ed third at 129:07.
BURMAN GOES OUT.
Bob Burman was compelled to quit
A flying stone broke the connection to
his gasoline tank, disabling his Marmon
at a time when he had a grand chance
to smash Herick’s record for 202 miles
and also to win the race.
MULFORD BREAKS RECORD.
Mulford's average for 306 miles was 75
miles an hour, thereby breaking Her
rick’s record of 74.63 for 202 miles. He
finished the 12th lap In 164:06. DePalma’*
was 170:43 and Grant's 175.52. The official
timing of Mulford's record for 202 miles
give* his average for that distance as
74:09.
The three leading teams maintained
their relative positions in the tenth lap,
Mulford with a record of 137:24, Wishart
with 141:03, and DePalma with 142:49.
Mulford made a further gain in the
11th top. Wishart dropped back, • De-
Palma taking second place. Harry
Grant, winner of the last two Vander
bilts, who had been plugging along at
a steady pace, took third place, ten
minutes behind the leader. Mulford’s
time was 151:02, DePalma's, 156:25, and
Grant’s, 161:44.
Mulford made his first ehanging
a tire and taking gasoline in less than
40 seconds. He was so excited that he
spilled half a ca* of gasoline in his ef
fort to All the tank in a hurry. The
crowd cheered when he dashed off again.
RACES WITH AVIATOR.
Havens, the aviator, aroused great en
thusiasm among the spectators when he
appeared above the grandstand in a bi
plane. He flew over the course and
raced one of the cars for a short dis
tance before turning off.
DePalma gained about a minute and a
half on Mulford on the 13th lap. The lat
ter’s time was 79:43 and Depalma’s 183:30.
Grant was third with 190:20.
With less than 70 miles yet to go, the
race appears to have narrowed down to
Mulford and DePalma, although a slight
accident might put either out.
Rifle Team Selected
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. 27.—The rifle
teaA> which will represent Louisiana in
the annual shoot of the Southern Inter
i state Rifle association has been select
ed by Maj. Bryson Valias, of the na
tional guard of Louisiana, and is ex
pected to make a good showing Thanks
i giving day in the three-cornered con
test on the local rifle range.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1911.
Whether you decide to eonflne your
self to raising poultry for the market,
or strictly to an egg business, or to
oombin* the two, the foundation for
success is in your stock. Don’t wast*
time with mongrels. Get a pure strain
of good utility stock from some relia
ble poultry farm. Don’t get a fancy
strain; don’t pay fancy prices. If pos
sible buy from a farm farther north;
the bird* will stand th* winter better.
These birds must have weather proof,
draught proof aid rat proof house*
with large windows opening toward the
south. If possible have your houses
and “runs" on a slight slope for good
drainage. In the “runs” there must be
trees, preferably fruit trees, so the birds
get insects ~and shade in summer. An
old orchard is Ideal.
The greatest thing to fight is disease.
This practically can be eliminated by
cleanliness. Frequent cleaning of the
dropping boards under the roosts and
sprinkling with coal ashes, frequent
painting th* entire house, floor, walls
and colling with whitewash and car
bolic ar* absolute necessities.
Fresh air is another necessity. Th*
fronts of the house*, toward th* south,
should be practically open, with cotton
WILD TURKEY HUNT TOOK PLACE
ON THE STATE CAPITOL LAWN
Game Was Bagged Beneath the Very Shadow of the Dome.
Worst of All State House Officials Aided in the Hunt
Where Was Game Warden Jesse Mercer?
The wildest of all the wild turkey
hunt* Georgia ha* ever known took
plac* Monday morning on the lawn at
th* state capitol, in open and cheerful
defiance of state game laws and mu
nicipal ordinances, beneath th* very
shadow of the wall* in which the law
protecting gobbler* had been framed.
Dignified state house officials and small
boys without a shred of dignity elbow
ed each other in the crowd, and pass
ing pedestrians kept stopping until a
miniature mob had gathered.
Meanwhile Mr. Turkey Gobbler . was
roosting high on one of the big treei on
the lawn, with his head tucked under his
wing. Whether thi* particular turkey
was born wild, or escaped from some
body's buck yard and achieved wildness,
or had wildness thrust upon him by the
failure of some butcher’s boy to close
his ooop, is a matter for conjecture, but
that he was wild at the time the crowd
spied him 1* certain, for no tame turkey
would have roosted so high. \
The crowd had first gathered merely
to enjoy the unusual sight, but soon
their inward eyes were smitten by an
other vision, that of the Thanksgiving
table, and their thoughts turned to the
high price of tame turkey.
“If i could just get this one!’* was
the longing reflection that stirred In
every breast. And the next moment Mr.
Turkey Gobbler was dodging a hall of
sticks and stones.
An old darky, who had been rest
lessly moving from foot to foot and lick
ing his chops like a hungry hound, look
ed cautiously up and down* the street, to
see if any policeman was in sight, and
then announced:
“Ise gwine home ter git my gun.”
This spurred, the rgtnainlng crowd to
Increased activity, for they knew if the
turkey wasn’t bagged before the negre
got back, it would be his meat
At that juncture an old man with a
cartload of apples hove into sight and
stopped near the tree. A fireman from
No. 2 engine house grabbed a handful
of the hard, round fruit and began fir
ing apple after apple at the high-roost
ing turkey, with a swiftness and sure
ness of aim that betokened the experi
enced baseball player.
Four apples whizzed past the turkey’s
head, and he was spreading his wings
to fly, when th* fifth struck him ker
plunk on the point of the wish bone
and toppled him backward.
The agile fireman pounced on the fall
ing bird almost before it hit the ground,
and in less time than it takes to tell it
had wrung the turkey’s neck and dis
appeared with hi* prize through the en-
PM
Chicken Business for Women—A Good Livlihood
KBih gsW MflOKSlMafa Wk
On* woman who makes money with h«r ehtoksn*.
windows that can be tot down on very
cold nights, and glass window* which
should only be shut when a driving
storm comes. In near zero weather, a
cotton curtain can be tot down around
the perches after the birds have gone
to roost. This keeps In the animal heat
and will njake the difference of from 10
to 15 degrees of warmth.
Don’t waste time and money feeding
drones. Weed them out. Select only
perfect birds from your stock for your
breeding pen. After you have once
started In the business do not buy
stock. Ralse.your own and alm to make
that stock better than any you could
buy. Unless you are absolutely sure of
keeping your various pens separate it
is i wise precaution to buy, each year,
the cocks for your breeding pen from
some reputable breeder, 1 preventing too
muco In-breeding.
Get a market as near home as possi
ble and deliver direct to your patron*
Don’t share profits with th* “middle
man.” If you can get high class pri
vate customsr* in a near city you can
command the hlgheste prices; on the
other hand this means packing, shipping,
suitable cases and constant disagree
ments with express companies, all of
B(Goop )
gine house door, cheered by his com
rades.
Ten minutes later an old negro man
with a rusty shotgun strolled carelessly
past the capitol lawn.
TMINIWCOTTON
SHIPPED BI IMERICUS
■ • I
Fifteen Hundred Bales Are
Sent to Chinese Mills at
Shanghai
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
AMERICUS, Ga., Nov. 27.—Direct from
the Americus compress to the ootton
mill* in Shanghai there went a few
days ago a shipment es 1,500 bale* of
Yhimter county cotton, probably the
largest consignment of the fleecy staple
ever made %y any interior Georgia city
to the Orient where so much of the
south's chief product is now consumed.
It 1* a feat which is calculated to keep
Americus in the limelight as a live wire
in the cotton trade of Georgia.
While a great deal of cotton is ship
ped to China and Japan, this Americus
shipment recently leaving the city is by
far the largest single consignment and
one worth a fortune. The Americus
agency of Wlel Brothers, of which Mr.
A. M. Grayson is manager, made this
large shipment. The 1,500 bales graded
fully middling and is consigned to one
Kaisha, a Shanghai manufacturer. Great
care was exercised by Mr. Grayson in
classifying and compressing the cotton.
Yhe 1,500 bales constituted a pretty
good trainloaa, and went direct to Sa
vannah. There it was loaded upon some
big tramp steamer for other side
lof the world. The cotton is rated via
the Suez canal, and many weeks will
be required for its long travel of 12.000
miles. The 1,500 bales are worth prob
ably $75,000 or SBO,OOO. The freight
charges alone, Americus to Shanghai
are $8,500, quite a snug little sum to be
paid out as shipping charges alone. This
quantity of cotton should insure a shirt
for every “pigtail" Chinaman whose
neck escaped th* revolutionists now so
busy there.
FULTON BLUES MUSTERED
INTO THE STH REGIMENT
An order has been prepared by Adju
tant General Obear mustering the Fulton
Blues, a new local company, into the
ranks of the Fifth 'regiment. Harrison
Jone* 1* captain of th*
which *at considerably Into th* high
prices.
My suggestion would be for a wom
an to go into th* •** raising side of
the business in preference to raising of
poultry for th* market which entails the
killing and preparing.
You can make more money, in pro
portion, with a small flock of hen*,
say from 25 to 50. than large flocks,
because th* birds can b* give* practi
cally individual car*. But one woman
with the help of a boy can manag* l,goo
bird*. - This mean* strict economy of
time, a great deal of brain work to
save the bird*, and very hard work for
both the first year or so.
A flock this size should not form
<1,500 to 82.000 a year. This requires
an equipment which could b* installed
for between 81,000 and 81.500; but it
also requires a comptot* knowledge of
your subject. No such profits must b*
expected for the first two or three
years; but with intelligent management,
there should b* a slight profit from the
first.
But If you have an idea that the
poultry business 1* a "g*t-rlch-qulck“
schema keep out of it and preserv*
your Illusions. •
MRS PATTERSON IS ILL;
BUT ATTENDS COORT
Cross-Examination of Prose
cuting Attorney Proves Too
Gruelling for Woman
Or Aseeeiated Ftm*.)
DENVER. Colo., Nov. 27.—When th*
trial of Gertrud* Gibson Patterson for
the alleged murder of her husband wa*
resumed today, the defendant, composed,
but showing traces of the nervous col
laps which succeeded her release from
cross-examination Saturday, wa* ih
court «
Rose Gard and Ida Kelly, women pris
oners, were called by the defense, and
Stated that Mr*. Patterson was brought
to the jail they saw a bruise on her
cheek, wher* she says her husband- struck
her on the day of the shooting.
On cross-examination Miss Kelly stated
she had talked with Miss Gard*about
their impending testimony, but Miss'Gard
denied this.
Willi* V. Elliott, the district attorney,
who acted for Mrs. Patterson in her di
vorce proceeding*, said that when he
drew up Mrs. Patterson’s complaint
against her husband, the woman bore
evidence of assault in bruises on her face
and neck.
Mrs. Patterson collapsed In jail
Sunday morning following th* severe
cross-examination Saturday by Special
Prosecutor Horace Benson, was thought
to be fore the moment, but those who
had watched her closely during the trial
thus far, noted that she completely lost
her composure, almost immediately fol
lowing the meeting of her dead hus
band’s mother, Mra Mary K. Patterson.
In the court room.
Since that moment Mrs. Gertrude Gib
son Patterson has become very nerv
ous and her condition continued worse
until she wa* hysterical after midnight
Sunday and all day. Two physician* w- a
with her at the jail practically all -day
yesterday and at night and twice gave
her sleeping potion*.
Learning of their daughter's illness
early Sunday, her parent* visited her
twice and their efforts to console her
were partially successful.
Several witnesses testified in support
of the contention of the defense that
Patterson abused hia wife.
Mrs. G. A. Jone* testified that nine
days before the homicide she overheard
a quarrel between Patterson and his
wife, and that Patterson’s final words
were “I will kill you.”
LITTLETON WOULD HAVE
HARPOON IN ACCUSERS
WASHINGTON. Nov. 27.—Representa
tive Littleton, of New York, conferred
with Chairman Stanley z of the house
so-called steel trust investigating commit
tee today and Is said to have vigorously
insisted upon subpenas for those wen
whom he believed responsible for a story
published in New York intimating that
he had been "bought off" by the United
States Steel corporation, and had exerted
his influence to have the house commit
tee cease investigating the corporation.
He said he could stand political attacks,
but upon a question of personal integrity
“it is time to call a halt."
♦ XS CMOXID TO DRATH ♦
♦ BY CHEW OF TOBACCO
♦ CLECELAND, Ohio, Nov 27. ♦
*■ —Clyde Bowyer, 29 years old. ♦
-o- a night watchman, went to sleep
-*■ with a chew of tobacco in his ♦
♦ mouth, and in the morning he •*■
e- was found dead. Examination *•
♦ by a physician showed that Bow- ♦
-* yer had choked to death on hi* ♦
♦ chew. ♦
NINTH DISTRICT
OFFERSHHANCE ’ ;
TO MASPIRANTS
Eighteen Counties Do Not
Seem to Care Who Is Elect
ed Governor of Georgia at
the Primary Dec. 7
♦ eeeeeee****** *■** ****** »»*
*• ♦
♦ Prior to hl* Injury in th* -a
-* Southern Railway wreck at ♦
-* Sootland, Friday morning, Ralph ♦
Smith, Th* Journal’s political ♦
♦ expert, had visited th* counties ♦
■*■ of the ninth congressional dis- *>
♦ trict and studied ths gnbernato- ■*•
♦ rial situation there. The arti- ■*>
♦ cle reproduced below reflects th* Yj
*• observation* mad* by Mr. Smith. ♦
-*■ H* 'had also entered the tenth >
*■ district before Friday, and th* ♦'
*• views he formed of th* situation ♦
-* th*re will appear in other issues *■
♦ of Th* Journal. ■*■
The eighteen oountlM of th*
Ninth congressional district, with
an aggregate of 42 unit votes,
present a baffling study in stat* poli
tic* a* far as the gubernatorial cam
paign is concerned. Some of th* coun
ties may be properly classified'with ref,
erenc* to the relative strength of the
three aspirants, but in a vast majority
of them there has been so little crys
tallization of sentiment as to make it
Impossible to indicate with any degr**
of certainty which of the rivals ha* th*
better chance. x
The district covers a large ar**, and
most of th* counties ar* inacceaaibl*
b*caus* of their remote location. It
stretches from a point within 20 mils*
of Atlanta to th* North Carolina and
Tennessee boundaries of the state, tak»
:ng in all of th* mountainous section
of northeast Georgia, from the route
of the old Atlanta and Knoxville rail
road east to th* South Carolina border.
Understanding the geographical forma
tion of th* district and considering it*
vast area, it to easier to recognise th*
difficulties in th* wag of getting an ac
curate line on the politic* of th* several
count!**.
THE CHIEF DRAWBACK.
But the remote location of the con nt to*
and th* inadequate mean* of communi
cation with theq) directly ar* not the
.east obstacles that interfere with a’ fair
and impartial summary of the senti
ment throughout the district. The pro
nounced apathy of the people—the men
who do th* voting—is th* chief draw
back. This apathy, which seems mor*
pronouncAd than eisewher* in Geor
gia, may b« attributed to th* re
mote location of th* counties. Neither
candidate* nor campaign managers have
penetrated this section as yet, and mani
festation* of even mild interest ar*
sporadic.
The best that can be said of th* dis
trict, in fairness to all of the candi
dates, is that, considered as a whole, it
is much like Hall county—fighting
ground—with the chances about «ven a*
between the contestant*
And' In classifying Hall county a*
fighting ground, it to well enough to
observe that this doesn't mean it 1* •
fertile field for th* campaign ’ orator.
Th* same seems to be true of the entire
district, with one or two possible ex
ceptions. It has been demonstrated
in Gainesville that the people will not
interest themselves in public political
meetings. They will not turn out, and
all of the orators in Georgia couldn’t
enthuse the men who do the voting.
But the candidate who get* into the
Ninth district and make* the best sys
tematic canvass is the candidate who
will have the better chance of winning
in this tier of counties. This doesn’t
mean that the candidate himself must
make a house to house canvass, talking
directly with\ the voters, but it doe*
mean that the candidate twill hav* th*
better chance whose friends conoers
themselves enough to make such a can
vass for him.
TIME ENOUGH REMAINS.
Although less than two weeks remain
before the primary, tber* to still tims
enough for the friend* of th* candidate*
to canvass the Ninth district, and
the man who gets in with th* most *f
fectiv* work of this sort will com* out
of the Ninth district Owith a majority of
its unit vote* on the night of DecembM
7th.
There ar* thr** count!** tn th* Ninth
district that have four unit vote* each.
They are Hall, Gwinnett and Jackson.
The other 16 emh have two unit votes.
They are, according to alphabetical ar
rangement, Banka, Cherokee, Dawson,
Fannin, Forsyth. Gilmer, Habersham,
Lumpkin, Milton, Pickens, Rabun, Ste
phens, Towns, Union and Whit*
Judge Russell and ax-Govemor Brown
each hav* natural claims that should
give them an advantage in parts of th*
Ninth district, and in some cases this
advantage is apparent, if reports ar*
to be believed.
Judge Russell has lived in Jackson
county for many years, and his judi
cial circuit embraced counties in that ter
ritory. This should give him an advant
age in these counties.
Ex-Governor Brown’s country home 1*
in Cherokee county, and he has a long
line of family connections who are still
prominent ther*. Moreover, he has a
wide personal acquaintance in Pickens,
Gilmer, Fannin and other counties of
that immediate vicinity; also, he is be
lieved to be strong throughout the moun
tain section because he himself is a son
of the mountains, and this is supposed to
help him in a number of counties upon
which he has no direct claim.
COL. POPE BROWN.
Col. Pope Brown's advantage, or rather,
his strength, comes from the fact that,
he Is the only farmer In the race, and
that he is recognized as the prohibi
tion candidate. The district is largely,
if not entirely agricultural, and most of f
the counties have been legally “dry” for
many years.
As has been pointed out, any summary
of the relative strength of the candi
dates in the several districts would be
more or less arbitrary, owing to the sev
eral conditions that have been mention
ed. It is possible, however, to consider
the counties on their past political his
tory and the different personal cam
palgns.
Han-Yang Falls
PEKING, Nov. 27.—A dispatch received
at the legations here says that the impe
rial troops hav* captured Hang-Yang and
that th* rebels are fleeing mostly to Wu-
Chaqg. |
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NO. 20.