Georgia Historic Newspapers

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VOL. XL
FIAT CAR SNATCHES
GRANO PRIZE TROPHY
AFTERIOARING RACE
Winner Was Followed Close
Behind by Hearne in a Benz
and De Palma in a Mercedes
xCar
(By Associated Press.)
SAVANNAH. Nov. 30—David Bruce-
Brown, the 24-year-old millionaire, to
day won his second grand prize. Thia
year he scored his victory in an Italian
Flat car- defeating Eddie Hearne, an
other young millionaire, driving a Ger
man Bens, in which Bruce-Brown cup
race*, was a contender up to the last
two laps, when he developed trouble
with his engines, which put him out of I
the* race ‘I
Bruee-srown. of New York, gfoto hie
greatest victory in 1310 when he cap
tured the Grand Prise trophy at Savan
nah. Ga- t
Bruce-Brown's 1310 time. 415.2 miles
in 353:05.75.
WINNER S TIME-
Brflee-Brown's 1511 time for the 411 I
miles was 331:23.13.
Hearne s time today was 333:33.07.
Depalmas time wa B 334:40.80..
He is now 21 years old and reputed to j
be a millionaire. His first race was In i
1307. After that time he won many am- |
tteur contests, establishing world s am- ,
ateur records at Daytona, Fla., for the j
one-two. five and ten-mile events. In
breaking the world amateur record, for |
the *Uo formerly held by William K
\ anderhllv Bruoe-Brown made tlia I
last time of 33 seconds flat. Other vic
tories of Bruce-Brown include the Shin- ,
gle Hill climb in 1508. one and two miles
straight-away trials at Jamaica in 1503. |
and Third place in the great 500-mile
• race at the Indianapolis speedway. May j
30. 1313., ,
li»e average s peed of today's race was
74.43 miles against 70.55 in last year's
Grand Prise race.
When Bruce-Brown rode ba3k to the
grandstand in triumph in his beautiful |
rod Flat car sets mother was the first
to greet him. Throwing her arms about
iiia neck she embraced him fondly while
the crowd looked on and cheered.
Mulford did not finish. It was an
nounced that he had been forced to retire
through the breaking of a driving shaft
of hia car.
It was officially announced that the
winner’s average Um ewas 74.46 milts ah
hour
PULL DETAILS OF BAGS
FOB QBAMD FBXBB CDF
GRAND PRIZE COURSE. SAVAN
NAH. Ga.. Nov, 3ft—Thousands of per
sons left comfortable beds at an early
hour today to see the start of the Grand
Pnse race as T o'clock.
The surface of the ground became
frosen over night, rendering the course
much faster and safer than had been
the day was bitter cold, the
sun shone out brightly and dissipated
some of the discomfort suffered by those
in the gtands
Starter Fred Wagner sent the Grand
Prise racers off promptly. The crowd
gava each driver a rousing cheer as
they got under way at to-second inter
vals. beginning at 5 o-ctock Ralph Mul
ford, winner of the'Vanderbilt cup, re
ceived an ovation
BRAGG BREAKS RECORD.
Some fast time was made on the first
lap. Bragg made It in 12:01. 13:01:13
seconds faster than the fastest lap tn
the Vanderbilt. Bruce Brown made it
In 13:07 and Wagner in 13:18. all tn Fiat
ears. Ralph Palma made the found
in 13:15 and Henry in 13:17.
Bragg's ttfne was almost 73 miles an
hour.
Mora record time was made in the
second lap. which Bruce ferown made in
13:47, Wagner in 12:58 and Bragg in 12:50.
Hemery made it In 13:08. Bragg was
leading the race three seconds ahead of
Bruee-Brown.
Bragg led ths race at the end of the
third lap. one second ahead of Bruoe-
Brown. The former s Ume was 38 51
and the latter’s 38:52. DePalma was
third with 3K43
COBS LEAVES RACE. ’
It was asserted that Cobe, driving a
BUick-Hundred, was forced out of the
race by a broken steering gear. No one
hurt.
D'PALMA TAKES LEAD.;
DePalma grabbed the lead tn the
fourth lap. with Eddie Hearne 28 sec
onds behind. DePalma s Ume was 53 a
and Hearne s 53:34- Bergiell was third
with 54:10. Hemery and Wishart had
not been reported since the second lap,
abd apparently out.
HEARNE FORGES AHEAD .
Eddie Hearne took the lead in the fifth
lap with 44.64. Caleb Bragg was second
with fl: 23, Mulford third with and
Patehke fourth with 88:10. Wishart is
back tn the race, after repairing his en
gine.
Hemery and Bob Burman reported de
lay by engine trouble
DEATH ANO WOUNDING
FOLLOWS FAMILY FIGHT
PADUCAH. Ky., Nov. 30.—William P.
Ogden, a framer, is dead; Thomas Brat
ton. a relative, is seriously wounded,
and Charles Bratton, brother of the
wounded man. i B in jal) charged with
the killing of Ogden, the net result pt a
shooting affray at the Brotton home
near Paducah today.
Charles Bratton asserts that follow
ing a family disagreement Ogden open
ed fire on Thomas Bratton and in turn
Ogden was shot to death. Charles
Bratton surrendered.
Held for Peonage
LONDON. Ky., Nov. 30.—Nine railroad
contractors, accused of holding numbers
of negro laborers in a state of Involun
tary slavery, were indicted for peonage
here today by a federal grand jury.
♦ BIT OFF n> TORQUE A-
♦ nr FALL FBOM PORUM ♦
♦ VINCENNES. Ind.. Nov. 30— -e-
♦ Juanita Edwards, two years old, ♦
♦ bit pff her tongue yesterday when ♦
♦ she fell from a porch, but it was ♦
♦ replaced by surgeons who say the ♦
♦ Uttie girl's speech will not be im- ♦
♦ paired Her father picked up the ♦
♦ tongue and child and arrived at a ♦
♦ hospital a few minutes after the ♦
♦ accident. , ♦
SOME PRIZE WINNERS FOR SOU.
INTERNATIONAL POULTRY SHOW
The above cut represents ths winning psn of Barred Plymouth Bocks at
the recent MaahviUe poultry show, which will boos intorost at ths South
ern International Poultry show, December 11 to Id. They were all raised
by S. F. McFerren, S»nford, Tenn.
WANTS DIVORCE BECAUSE WIFE
WAS “CHILLY AS ICE" TO HIM
(By Ass*H»tsd Ftsm.l
, NEW YORK. Nbv. 29.—Another young
woman nominated by her husband for
membership In the apparently growing
class of "kisaless brides” is defendant
in a suit for marriage annulment here.
The plaintiff. Dr. Gastano F. Sameralli,.
alleges that while during his courtship of
ODO FELLOWS HOLO
1 DIVISION MEETING
Grand Lodge of Georgia Met
Wednesday Evening—4oo.
Delegates Preseht
An enthusiastic meeting of the grand
lodge of Georgia, Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, wks held Wednesday night
in the temple of Fulton lodge at the
corner, of Decatur and Moore streets.
Some of the highest officials In the state
were preeenta-and altogether there were
nearly 400 delegates present
C. J. Browfi. division grand master,
presided at the meeting. Other officials
present were Dr. L. B. Clarke, grand
Master of Georgia; T. Robertson,
Gsineaville. grand secretary, and J. W E.
Bodenhamer, grand guardtan. From the
Fulton lodge were F. Al Smith, noble
grand; W. J. Laney, secretary, and John
Staines, president of the Temple com
pany.
Several speakers made addresses, and
then the meeting resolved itself into a
business session. After the business was
over, refreshments were served and an
informal smoker took place, w’hich was
thoroughly enjoyed.
The meeting was held under the aus
pices of the Fulton lodge, No. 32, which
is one of the largest and most progres
sive lodges in the state. This lodge,
which was organized in 1900, has now 655
members, and owns its lodge building.
WINTER OF SUFFERING
IS AHEAD FOR THE POQR
High Cost of Living Will Bring
Greater Demands for
Charity
NEW YORK. Nov.3o.—The national or
ganization of the Salvation Army, which
has been gathering reports from its char
ity relief officials in all parts of the
United States, announces that the ap
proaching winter will be a period of great
suffering for the very poor people and
especially of the larger cities.
More than <ver before the high and
rising cost of food stuffs, clothing, fuel,
shelter and the slackness of operation
in many of the big industries are caus
ing the poor to look toward the winter
with apprehension. The demands for
charity relief this year, according to
Salvation Army officials, will be 15 per
cent greater than a year ago.
RAILWAY TO STRENGTHEN
COTTON CULTURE DEPT.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Nov. 30.—Presi
dent Finley, of the Southern railway, sta
ted today that active steps are being
taken to strengthen the cotton culture de
partment which was orignated last year
by the Southern Railway company, the
Alabama Great Southern Railroad com
pany, and the Georgia Southern and Flor
pany. and the Georg! aSouthern nd Flor
ida Railway company.
The purpose of this department is to
advise farmers as to the best methods
of increasing the yield of cotton per acre,
and especially as to the methods which
have been found to be successful in
combating the Mexican cotton boll wee
vil.
THANKS ARE GIVEN
FOR LITTLE CHILDREN
RALEIGH. N. C-. Nov. 30.—’Thank
God for little children” was the theme
of the brilliant Thanksgiving sermon
today by Rev. JoAn E. White, of At
lanta. before the North Carolina Teach
er's assembly in connection with
Thanksgiving sermon. “A Little Chilo
Shall Lead" was text running throjtgn
the discourse. He said that the hopes
and aspirations of the people is tn the
children of the land, upon the develop
ment of whom teachers have such vital
influence
School children of this city were out
tn large numbers for the service and a
chorus of 300 of them participated in
the musical program with an audience
al ’ LOfrO-joeooie.- f ;_l. '
Ceverlnl Giovanni she had been seeming
ly affectionate, she grew “chilly as ice”
after marriage and refused to permit him
to demonstrate his love. In her answer
' the defendant denies that she was not
an affectionate wife and claims she was
obliged to leave her husband because of
j his ungovernable temper.
COHN SHOW PIMDE WILL
BE I BIG SPECTICLE
,■•I J I '
Details Being Rapidly Arrang
ed—Corn Show Opens Next
Tuesday Morning
Details are rapidly being arranged for
the big parade that is to be one of the
features of the corn show in Atlafita next
week. «
Col. J. C. Woodward has notified tHe
chamber of commerce committee in
charge f the parade that the entire cadet
corps of the Georgia MtHary Academy
with its band will appear in the parade,
the invitation that was extended to the
academy by ; the committee having been
accepted. The Marist college cadet corps
has also been invited, but until the re
turn of the president of the college no
action, gan be taken, upon It. The young
cadets will march as a sort of honorary
escort fol the corn club boys of Geor
gia.
There will be about 25 floats in the
parade, that of King Corn hitneelg being
the most gorgeous of them all. King Corn
has already entered Atlanta incognito,
according to Secretary Cooper of the
chamber of commerce, who describes him
as being a citizen of neither Atlanta nor
Fulton county and as standing six feet
two inches in his stockings. The Georgia
School of Technology will have at least
two floats in the parade; and the remain
der will be entered by merchants ana
millers and implement dealers and others
whose business is related to the produc
tion of corn.
The entire studentbody of Tech will
march In the parade, each class having
recently voted voluntarily to do so in
compliment to the future producers of
Georgia’s farm wealth.
The corn show opens in the auditorium
Tuesday morning at 10 o’clock. Shortly
after the opening the assembled boys will
hear an address from Bradford Knapp,
of the United States department of agri
culture. who is in charge of that depart
ment'sveorn club in the southern states.
The parade will start at 2 o’clock
nesday afternoon from tl>e junction .of
Peachtree and West Peachtree at Baker
street, and will move into the downtown
district on Peachtree, through it on
Whitehall, turn left Into Whitehall street,
and from Mitchell turn left into Washing
ton street, proceeding from there direct
ly to the auditorium. Gov. Judson Har- z
mon, of Ohio, w’ill review the parade
frm somewhere near the Piedmont hotet.
SENATOR HOKE SMITH
GOES TO WASHINGTON
Left Thursday Afternoon Ac
companied by Private Secre
tary M. K._Haralson
United States Senator Hoke Smith left
Atlanta Thursday afternoon at 2:45
o’clock, over the Southern railway, for
Washington. He will be presented to
the senate Monday n.wrning by Senator
A. O. Bacon.
Senator Smith will make his residence
at the Cochran hotel, where Mrs. Smith
and other members of the family will be
with him. Josiah Carter. senatorial
secretary, will not go to Washington un
til the latter part of next week.
PHYSICIAN CONFESSES
KILLING HIS WIFE
'
JACKSON, Mich.. Nov. 30. —Dr. Frank
Sudman, the Jackson physician charged
with the murder of his wife, today
made a signed confession of guilt in flie
presence of county officials. The phy
sician's attorneys said he would plead
guilty In court Saturday. The punish
ment is life imprisonment.
Sudman says that after he had had a
quarrel with his wife she complained of
being ill. He gave her some pepsin and
soda in which he had mixed potassium
cyanide which cauapd her death In his
confession Sudman expressed the desire
that his children be prohibited from vis
iting him in prison until they are grown
ATLANTA. GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1. 1911-
FNTHY BOOKS FOB
BIG POULTRY SHOW
GLBSEON FRIDAY
No Entries to Southern Inter
national Show Mailed After
Midnight of Friday Will Be
Acepted
Friday, December First!
It' s a big day In the history of the
poultry industry of the south.
It s the last day that the entry books
of the Southern International Poultry
association are open.
It marks the passing of the best
chance ever given breeders of poultry
in the south to enter their birds In a
southern show where an hohor won is
a credit not only in the south, but over
the entire United States.
It’s the last chance that breeders
have to enter in competition for a slice
of the largest cash sum ever offered in
awards at a southern poultry . exhibi
tion. It’s the. .last.. day.. that fanciers
have for competing for one or more of
th j 114 handsome silver cups which will
be given aVay to the winning birds in
the different classes.
Generally the owner of pure strain
poultry of whatever variety, who lets
pass the day of December 1, 1911. with
out entering a bird or a pen of birds
in what is destined to be the most im
portant exhibition for tne promotion of
the poultry industry in the south, has
lost the best chance of winning honors
and prizes ever afforded fanciers of this
section of the country.
Owing to the immense amount of
work which is required in arranging the
details of a show of the magnitude of
the coming exhibition of the Southern
International Poultry association, it was
decided that the entry list must close at
midnight December 1, and entries mail
ed later than that date will not be ac
cepted, although the date of the show it
self is December 11-16, inclusive.
The big show will be held in the At
lanta auditorium, a building admiraby
adapted to the needs of such an exhibi
tion, and officials of the poultry asso
ciation believe that when the doors of
the big arena are thrown open to the
public on December 11 more fowls than
ever gathered together under a single
roof in any building in the south will
be on exhibition.
Despite the fact that $3,000 in caah.
114 silver, cups, many special prizes and
ribbons will be given away at the show,
there will be no attempt o n the part of
the officials to make 'the big event a
money making venture. The object of
the show is the promotion in the south
of the poultry Industry. In order that
the whole public may see what kind of
birds can be raised in this section of
the country the admission fee to the
show has been placed at the nominal
sum of I<F cents. The entrance fee for
birds has been placed at a minimum.
OBJECT OF SHOW.
All that the who are ac-
tively promoting th’6" ST><sw, Loring
Brown. Thomas M. Poole, Jehu G. Pos
t Ml. Joseph Warden, J. K. Murphey,
and others ask In return for energy and
time that they have expended in prepa
rations for the event, is an “even
break” in a pecuniary way and the
knowledge that in a measure the people
o fthis country have been made to real
ize that Georgia and the south are the
country lest adapted spots in the entire
world to the needs of poultry, and that
with proper interest in the industry,
the several million dollars, which an
nually go to northern, eastern and
western breeders so» poultry, can be
kept right here.'
To this end no expense or time has
been spared in the effort to make this
th biggest show ever held in the
‘south. The largest amount of cash
ever offered at a southern show, $3,000
in gold, has been "hung up” for the ex
tra inducement of breeders, who did
not wish to stand the slight expense
necessarily attached to entering their
birds in the big snow.
When it comes to the breeder, who
wishes a trophy, which he can show to
friends, the 114 silver cups, some of
them among the handsomest prizes of
the kind ever seen in the south, have
been placed in the list of awards. In
addition there are numerous special
prizes and many ribbons, which in
themselves are well worth winning.
Every recognizeu department of the in
dustry has been given its place in the
big show, and prizes proportionate to
tne importance cf the department have
been assigned.
CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT.
Particularly worth mentioning Is the
children’s department, where only birds
raised by boys and girls of sixteen
years of age or under can enter for
competition. This department was cre
ated and especially important prizes as
signed to it, because the Southern In
ternational's show is primarily an educa
tional exhibit and the promqtion of the
industry among the men and women
of the coming generation is one of its
principal objects.
Birds from dozens of different states
have been entered in the coming show,
and many of the best fowls from some
of the biggest farms in tne world will
be on display.
Fearing that some southern breeders
would not recognize he fact that south
ern birds are able to compete with
credit with the best fowls raised in any
section of the United States, special
southern and state prizes have been of
fered. In this class, the cash as
well as the trophies are well worm
winning, only birds raised in a limited
section can be entered.
The same birds without extra cost
can be entered in the open classes so
that after winning from other birds
from th- same state or section they
can compete with all comers.
POULTRY INSTITUTE.
Among the many features of the com
ing show, which are well worth mention
ing is the “Poultry Institute.” This, in
brief, is a poultry school, which will be
in session during the week of the big
show.’Men, whose statement is the “last
word” in a matter pertaining to poultry,
will be there to give stereopticon lectures
on pertinent subjects and to answer any
question regarding poultry, which visitors
may ask. Another phase of the “insti
■tue” will be the demonstrations in kill
ing, packing and preparing poultry for
the market. In this important depart
ment southern breeders are far behind
their eastern competitors, and the demon
strations at the show will be revelations
to many men, who now believe that
their work in this line is as good as
can be done. - ,
For the past two weeks entries have
been pouring into the office of Secretary
T. M. Poole, at 316 Temple Court build
ing. He announces that while the entry
list closes at midnight of December 1,
Friday, the books of the show will not
close for several days as all entries mail
ed before the expiration of the time limit,
and received later by him will be ac
cepted.
officers oi 1119 biff association.
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BIG GOBBLER TO BE SHOWV HERE
i*. •• * laiWTrK-MfflOi ffOr • \ ? < * /
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Tha 50-pound Bronaa Turkey gobbler above was bred and raised by Mile
Ona Waters, Lebanon, Tenn. It is said ts bo one of the finest specimen*
ever produced. . This bird wiU bo on exhibit, with many others, at th*
* Southern International Poultry show, December 11 40 Id, and will be one ox
the largest turkeys ever seen in Atlanta.
The Bronze Turkey display promises to be something of much interest,
and you Cannot afford to miss seeing this magnificent display.
UNION “VET" WEEPS A T SIGHT
OF FLAG CAPTURED IN ATLANTA
AND RESTORED BY CONFEDERA TE
(By Associated Bress.)
CHICAGO, Nov, 29.—Seeing for the
first time last night the bullet-torn rem
nant of a flag which was the standaru
of his regiment, since it was captured
before Atlanta, Ga-, July 22, 1864, Capt.
E. E. David, last surviving officer of
the 30th Illlnofis infantry, buried his face
in the banner and wept.
Captain Davis saw the flag fail into
the hands of -three Chlor bearers , who,
one the other, were killed in bat
tle. In the same fight the coloftbl and
11 men were captured and the remainder
of the regiment practically annihilated.
The emblem last night draped the com
mander’s chair in Memorial hall. Captain
utHoHSm ~
BRINGS BEITH IK AUTO
I II
Driver Loses Control of Car,
* Is Seriously Hurt and Com
panion Killed
WAYNESBORO, Ga., Nov. 30. Tollen
Lowrey was killed, and Jule H. Reynolds
very seriously hurt when their automo
bile turned a somersault near here yes
terday,
Reynolds, while driving, attempted to
light, a cigarette, and lost control of
the car: Lowrey lived several hours.
Reynolds was Injured about the head
and several ribs were crushed in. Lowrey
originally was from Columbia, S. C-. but
recently has resided in Augusta, Ga.
which is working so Industriously for the
unbuilding of the industry are Jehu G.
Postell (Uncle Dudley), president; Jo
seph H. Wardin, vice president: T. M.
Poole, secretary; S. E. Simmons, treas
urer. The executive committee is com
posed of Loring Brown, chairmart; T. M.
Poole, T. P. Hunnicutt, S. fc. Simmons
and J. K. Murphy. ,
WHO OFFICIALS ARE.
The judges whom these men have se
lected for the show are among the fore
most breeders of the varieties in which
they will place the. award* in the world,
and all have been .selected after very
careful consideration.
The judge of all Orpingtons was to
have been Percy A- Cook, but owing to.
his serious illness, he has beet} toree#
to cancel his engagement. An official
to take his place will soon be select
ed. ‘
The judges are: <
U. R Fishel, Hope, Ind., White Ply
mouth Rocks.
D. W. Young, Monroe, N. Y., White
Leghorns. , ■
E. B. Thompson, Amenia, ... Y., Barred 1
Plymouth Rocks. '
John W. Poley. Royersford, Pa, Buff
Plymouth Rocks.
H. B. Lansden, Machester, Tenn.,
Rhode Island Reds, both. Rose, and Single
Combs.
Mrs. L. H. Graves, Southboro, Mass.,
White Wyandottes.
Mrs. Florence Forbes,' New Decatur,
Ala., Brown Leghorns.
H. H. Verdery, Augusta, Ga.. Colored
Wyandottes and Buff Cochin Bantams., j
D. M. Owen, Athens, Tenn., Black
Langshans, Black Minorca® and Other
classes.
Dr. W. C. Cleckley, Augusta, Ga., all
Game Bantams.
Mrs. J. C. Schofner, Mulberry, Tenn..
Bronze Turkeys.
George Ewald, Cincinnati, Ohio, • Pig
eons and fancy bantams.
Dr. J. D. Reyncds, Marietta, Ga.,
Pigeons.
Three Judges—Specialists and breeders
in each of the three varieties—Dark fawn, |
Light fawn and White Indian Runner
Ducks, acting in concert, will judge in
Duck class.
Mr. Harry E Jennings, superintendent,
with a capable and efficient staff of as
sistants. will be in charge of show
room. • ■ . - -
Cooping, feed and attention are includ
ed under entrance fee.
David, who lives at Aledo, 111., had been
called upon to receive the flag from
Confederate Camp No. 8 and to present
it to Adjt. Gen. Frank 8. Dickson, rep
resenting the state of Illinois.
The banner was found, a short time
ago among the relics of the late Con
federate General Hardee. His daughter
presented It to Private John W. Leeld,
of Company A, 37th Tennessee infantry.
(J. 8. A.. wh o had eggtured it, and Mr.
Lecid sent it to Confederate Tost No.
% in Chicago, to he restorefl.
Women of Sangamon oounty, 111., made
knd presented the* banner to the regi
ment when the soldiers left Springfield
iff 1861. It fluttered In victory until tha
disasterous clash before Atlanta.
MUST SERIEE SIX YEMS
FOR BOBBING MOIL GM
Frank Hart Is Sentenced to
Imprisonment in U. S. Peni
tentiary at Atlanta
(By Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 30.—Six years
in the federal prison in Atlanta, Ga.,
was the sentence Imposed yesterday aft
ernoon Upon Frank Hart, alias B. W.
Conrad, when he pleaded guilty in Unit
ed States court to the charge of robbing
a mail car in the outskirts of Memphis
on June 21. 1911.
’ Hart and a companion boarded an Il
linois Central train at a street crossing
just after it left the. station and gained
admission to the mail-car, where one of
them covered the clerks with a pist.pl
while the other gathered up all the reg
istered mail he could carry and pulled
the emergency air valve. When the
train slowed down they jumped off and
disappeared into the woods. Whsn safe
from pursuit, the mail bags were open
ed and all the money in the packages
($231), taken.
The bags, letters and wrappers were
thrown into the Mississippi river. It
was some time after this that the two
men attempted to rob a store at Stan
, ton, Tenn. They were surprised in the
act and Hart was captured. His com
pnaion escaped. Soon after his arrest
Hart admitted his guilt, but has never
given the name of his confederate.
Hart was born in Columbus, Ohio, 35
years ago, and, according to his own
statement, lias devoted nis life since
reaching manhood to robbing safedf
IJever before, he saps, has he become
'entangled w’ith ths law. He declares
that'he is a “highhrpF" I* l 1,18 profeO*?
siaji: Recently Jt developed that when
he made his .headquarters in Memphis
he paid sl2 a-day for
at the best hotel in the city.
UNKNOWN PARTY FIRES
INTO PASSENGER COACH
WAYCROSS. Ga., Nov. 88,-VWaycross
I officers; have begun a most Vigorous in
vestigation ox the train shooting of a
few nights ago when some unknown par
ty fired, twice through eastbound Atlan
tic coast Line.passenger train No. 22,
en rdute to Savannah. One bullet pierc
ed both windows ©f the first-class-coach,
glass striking HArry Gurtman, of
Blackshear, in Oils' face. The flagman
of the train had jtist passed when ths
bullet passed through the cgr.
The second bullet pierced the Pullman
chair cp£ but .luckily injured nobody.
The ahooting took place near Black
shear, ten miles from Waycross,
CAN FIND NO TRACE~
OF CONDEMNED MAN
WASHINGTON, Ga.. Nov. 30,-Though
all the county officers and 300 volunteers
serached far and wide today, T. P. Wal
ker, the negro condemned to die on the
gallows here today, but who escaped from
officers last night, is yet at large.
He was handcuffed securely when he
escaped. Dogs followed his trail for miles,
only to lose it, and there Is’ho clue how
aa to. .where he ia.
TENTH DISTRICT IS
MIXED AS BETWEEN
TBBEICJDIDJTES
Condition Generally Speaking
Is Not So Apathetic As in
McDuffie County, But Sen
timent Has Not Crystallized
While the unsual apathy so markedly
manifest in McDuffie county is not typi-'
cal of the entire Tenth congressional i
district, political sentiment concerning'
the gubernatorial campaign has by no!
means crystallized in the 12 counties’
composing this celebrated battle ground. | .
It is still in its formative stage, al- ■
though th» primary is but a week off. |
In most of the counties, however,,'
there has been sufficient alignment to, |
remove much of the uncertainty with j
reference to the relative strength .of 1
the rival candidates, and it is possible
to size up the situation with some ac-!
curacy. ’ p ,
Richmond county, where Is situated
th'e city of Augusta, has begun to take,
'a deeper interest in the campaign, and
as has been shown, there has been a re
alignment of the political forces. r
The recent Methodist conference ' in
Augusta and Seaborn Wright's prohibi- L "j
tion speech served to bring prominently
to the fore the prohibition question, with
the result that the old alignments have
been wiped out and new ones .made.!
Tne campaign in Richmond county will
be waged squarely and fairly on the
prohibition question, and every indica
tion, at present, justifies the assertion
that Judge Russell has the advantage. ‘
DIS’iKICT AS A WHOLE. .J •!
In considering the Tenth district as
a whole, it is well enough to recall its
phst political history. It has been the
scene of many heated political cam
paigns, on which account it is still call
ed " the Bloody tenth.” Mr. Thomas E.
Watson, the former Populist leader, ts
a citizen of the Tenth, living in
vuffie county, and he has a personal
following throughout the district, tha
strength of which is problematical, -but
which, nevertheless, must be reckoned
with in all political campaigns.
While Mr. Watson is himself confined
to his residence and is taking too active
part in the campaign, be is outspoken
in his advocacy of ex-Governor Brown’s
election. His newspaper publications
are supporting the ex-governor, and
many of Mr. Watson’s warm - personal
friends are following bls lead. This
seemingly gives Governor BroWn a de
cided advantage in the district, but there
is to be considered the further fact
that Mr. Watson s support of any can- •
didate In the Tenth district arouses (
scores of people in every county wh-»'
have never agreed with the former Pop
ulist. Indeed, It is like waving a red<
flag at a bull to assert in some sec
tions of Tenth that Thomas E.; I
Watson favors a particular candidate.
It wouk|/be wrong to suppose that
Mr; Watson s influence is general
throughout the district; htat 15 to say,
it would be erroneous to assert that |
his strength is equally distributed
throughout the district; that is to say,
Such is not the case.
GOVERNOR BROWN’S ADVANTAGE.
Lincoln, Warren and Glascock coun
ties are probably the seat of Mr. Wat
son's greatest influence in the Tenth
district, and it is conceded that his ad
vocacy of Ex-Governor Brown gives to i|j
thia candidate some advantage in these
counties. Whether it is enongh to
overcome the strength of both the other
candidates cannot be stated definitely.
It is claimed that Warren county, which
is strongly for prohibition, is inclines
to favor Pope Brown because of*his
attitude on the liquor question. It i»
asserted that Glascock county has many'
citizens of prominence who lean strong
ly to Judge Russell and who are dis
posed to resist the efforts to delives
this county to the ex-governor.
Baldwin county, of which Milledge
ville. one time capital of Georgia, is,
the county seat, was added to the Tenth'
district by the re-districting bill passed,
by the last legislature. The county is’
being hotly contested between Pope
Brown and Judge Russell. Many oi :
Ex-Governor Brown’s strong support
ers in his former races are now aligned
with the local option candidate, and no
few of the men ttho were formerly ac
tive for Senator-Elect Hoke Smith are
also supporting Russell.
The Pope Brown people profess con
fidence in his strength in Baldwin
county, and many of them sincerely be
lieve that he will get Its unit vote, but'
an impartial estimate, based upon the
best information at hand, tends to con
vince me that Judge Russell has the
advantage, and will carry the county|
unless there is a material change within
the next week.
Judge Russell recently visited Mil
ledgeville. and it Is stated that he made*
a good impression. One of his speech
es was delivered at the state sanltar?,*
iuns, and the vote here cuts a consider
able figure in Baldwin county. It is,
stated that he strengthened himself'
materially by his address. » -Z
IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. J . \
Jefferson county has been closely,
contested in the last two gubernatorial'
campaigns, and while there has been
small interest thus far, there is an un-;
dercurrent of sentiment among the peo
ple. This sentiment seems to be for*
Pope Brown, and the advantage in the,
county is now )n his favor—doubtja so
because Judge Russell has made in
roads on Governor Brown's strength.
RICHESON’S COUNSEL
PREPARES FOR CASE
■LYNCHBURG, Va., Nov. U
Lee, chief counsel of defense for Rev.
Clarence V. T. Richeson, held for the al
leged murder of Avis Linnell. in Boston,
left last night for that city to begin
preparations of his defense.
He will be in Boston until the Christ
mas holidays. .
I
♦ BABBIT HUMTXB SHOOTS ♦
♦ • SIX TOVBG WOBCBM ♦
♦ M’LOUTH. Kan., Nov. 30. ♦
♦ While hunting 1 rabbits on his ♦
.♦ farm, near here, y eater Jay,. John ♦
♦ Clemm accidentally shot six ♦
♦ young women who were standing ♦
♦ on the front porch of hlg home.
♦ A rabbit ran around the house ♦
♦ ■ and Clemm fired St It with a ♦
♦ shotgun. He missed the rabbit, ♦
♦ but the shot struck the women, -*•
♦ all of whom were wounded in the &
♦. . J?W. .lipiV?-.. t ♦.
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