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VOL. XI
SRAND JllflY WAITS
' TO HEAR SCHEPPS
BEimiS MLS
Grand Jury Probing Rosenthal
Murder Halts Investigation
Until Schepps Can Reach
Gotham
(By Aj»ac:ated Brvw.)
NEW YORK. Aug. 15.—After having
been in session today for more than two
hours, the grand jury which has been
considering the murder of Herman Ros
enthal. notified District Attorney Whit
man that they did not feel warranted in
handing up further Indictments charg
ing murder in the first degree, until they
had heard more evidence.
This evidence, it was expected, will
come from Sam Schepps, now on his
way from Hot Springs. Until Schepps
arrives here It is thought probable that
no additional indictments will be filed.
This turn of affairs came suddenly,
after Frank Moss, assistant district at
torney. had announced confidently that
they had “practically a complete case.”
against all the defendants before the
grand jury.
PREDICTION’ OF INDICTMENTS.
On the strength of this statement it j
had been predicted that indictments;
would be returned this afternoon
against the four gun men involved and
against Jack Sullivan and Libby and
Sbapirio. owners of the "murder car."
It was also understood that a Mu
perioding indictment Would be returned 1
against Lieutenant Becker to coyer a
possible flaw in the indictment already j
found.
All these plans fell through, however,
when the grand jurors insisted on hear
ing the testimony of Schepps. and mat
ters will be more or less at a standstill
until he reaches the city.
Threatened with death if they reveal
Information regarding the three men
• higher up” in the gambling graft scan
dal. "Bridgie” Webber and Harry Val
,lon. two of the associates of “Bald
Jack” Rose, may prove to be reticent
witnesses.
The two prisoners are confronted on
the other hand by possible indictments
charging them with the murder of the
gambler, Herman Rosenthal, unless
they tell the entire truth. The «wu
prisoners tried to determine today
what course to pursue-
Webber and Vallon have been
“reached” and told, according to Val
loa's counsel, to "throw Police Lieuten
ant Beeker to the wolves, - but so
shield the names of three men noy
regarded by the state’s attorney as di
rectors of the graft system.
540.080’ mSiITfOK
IGRICULTUfIIL SCHOOLS
Senator Harris Steam Rolls
House Rules Committee
and Oil Inspectors
A perfectly noiseless and phantom-like
steam roller made its appearance in the
senate during the last afternoon session
Wednesday, and rolled the senate, roiled
the rules committee of the house and
roiled the house, to say nothing of the
rolling tt gave the oil inspectors who
were entirely oblivious of its presence
because it couldn’t be seen.
It was like three or four steam rollers
working In perfect harmony with each
other. The work was done perfectly.
There was no hitch. With Senator W.
J. Harris at the helm the machine pur
sued its course, unseen and unmolested
A* a result of Its duty, well performed,
the state agricultural colleges are made
approximately MO.wo richer per annum
and the oil inspectors' pay has been de
creased on an average from S4O to 110
per ear.
For nearly two years Senator Harris
has diligently attempted to get through
the house a Mil whereby money might
be saved for the agricultural appropria
tions through a reduction In .fees paid
the oil inspectors. The oil men natural
ly resented any attempt to reduce their
pay. and accordingly lobbied incessantly
against the bill. Cn Wednesday it went
to the house and the oil men followed. |
The house rules committee succeeded I
in having the bill kept from the calen- '
dar for this session as In the past. Tt >
was dead. The oil men smiled, winked
at one another and the rules committee I
was happy. Still there was in the air
a feehng of uncertainty and the inspec
tors remained in the house in the event J
that something would “break.”
And while they watched In the legis
lature there came up for passage in the i
senate the general appropriations bill I
for the agricultural college' which was I
framed in the house with the sanction
of the Ault committee.
Immediately on its reading Senator
Harris gained unanimous consent for an I
amendment and substitute. As the sen
ate slept and the oil men watched in the
house the steam roller began its flat
tening process. In the substitute offer
ed and passed, was embodied every
phase of the oil fee bill. Back to the
house it was sent, and while all eyes
were watching for the original senate
Mil. the substitute was affirmed, with
the enemies of • - measure in total
Ignorance of wh|t had happened, and
still congratulating themselves that the
Harris bill had died a natural death
through failure to get a hearing.
With the adjournment of the assembly
ame die. oil inspectors and members of
NASHVILLE WOH
SLAVS BEAUTIFUL
; MJ CM
Mrs. J. G. Jones, Estranged
From Husband, Goes to
Home of Mrs. Cave and
Shoots Her Through Heart
(By Associated Press.)
NASHVILLE. Tenn., August 15.—1 n
a cell at the police station, where che
spent the night, charged with the mur
der of Mrs. Alva Cave, a widow, aged
30, Mrs. J. G. Jones, aged 24, this
morning refused to discuss the tragedy,
until her arraignment occurs this aft
ernoon.
The tragedy occured last night, Mrs.
Jones going to the home of Mrs. Cave
and shooting her twice, one ball enter
ing the heart The wounded woman
died in a few minutes.
Mrs. Jones was arrested en route to
the police to surrender. Jealousy is
said to have been the cause of the
tragedy. Mrs. Jones, some time since,
filed suit for absolute divorce and is
said to have been living apart from
her husband. •
Mrs. Cave was the widow of Steve
Cave, a son of Rev. R. Lin Cave, chap
lain-general of the United Confederate
Veterans, a widely beloved Nashville
i minister.
NOTED FOR HER BEAUTY.
Mrs. Cave’a husband died about two
• years ago. and at the time of the shoot
ing she and her two children, a girl of
i» and a boy. of 3. were making their
home with her mother. Mrs. Sophia
Leinhos. Mrs. Cave was noted for her
' beauty.
Other members of the family were In
the rear of tt»e house when the tragedy
occurred, the, little boy having climbed
down from J|ils mother’s lap just as
Mrs. Jones eMtered the gate.
Mrs. at the police station
that her aim bad been fatal. She raised
her 'head and asked:
“Is she dead?"
When told that Mrs. Cave was dead a
slight frown crossed her face.
She was perfectly cool as she an
swered questions.
HUSBAND INDIFFERENT.
At a late hour this morninf Jones
had not been at the station house to see
his wife.
Before her marriage. Mrs. Jones was
Miss Leola Hooper, a daughter ’of J. M.
Hooper, an employe of the Nashville
' Railway and Light company. Jones is
said to have been regularly employed
recently, but made his home S'
brother, who owns a soft drink stand.
A reference to the court files shows I
i the divorce bill had been withdrawn.
GOVERNMENT LIFTER
ELGIN RUTTER TRUST
Suit to Be Filed for Dissolution j
of Butter Trade
Board
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, Aug. 15.—United States Dis
trict Attorney James H. Wilkerson will
file suit within a cotlple of days for
dissolution ‘of the Elgin Butter Board
of Trade, the Tribune today says. The
charges will be violation of the Sherman
anti-trust law.
The government will allege that the
board is able to control prices, not only ’
in the territory tributary to Elgin, but
tn a large outlying territory.
ROME ORDERS CHANGES
IN POWERJRANSMISSION
ROME, Ga, Aug. 15.—The city coun- |
cil of Rome has ordered certain changes
made in the transmission lines of the i
Tennessee Power company, which carry
a current of 66,000 volts. In arguments
before council it was stated that the I
voltage was sufficient to kill men op- '
erating fire hose, should the stream of
water strike the wires. Also that it
might prove fatal to telephone users. |
should the high-voltage wires become
crossed with the telephone wires.
Among the contemplated changes to I
ibe provided for safety is the installs- |
' tlon of ,a remote control switch at the
i city limits to cut off the current in case
of fire, and the removal of all telephone
and telegraph wires from the vicinity
!of the transmission lines. The Tennes
see Power company has signified its
willingness to do the work and ma\e
■ the recommended changes within thirty !
j days.
It will require several thousand dol
' lars to make these necessary improve
: ments.
Furniture Men Meet
(By Associated Press.)
| WINSTON-SALEM. N. C.» Aug. 15.
Proposed changes in. freight rates wa«
the principal subject discussed at the
annual meeting of the Souther i Furni
ture association here Wednesday.
the house rules committee wended their
weary ways homeward, thoroughly steam
rolled but still happy in their ignorance
of the roller s secret work.
With the governor's signature upon
the law a large amount of the taxes
paid into the state by the oil compa
nies will go towards the maintenance
of Georgia’s 11 agricultural schools, and
not into the pockets of the oil inspec
tors.
DEMOCRATS SET UP
BIH TO COMBAT
i LIES Os OPPONENTS
Literature, Printed in All Lan
guages, Will Be Sent Over
Country, Giving Wilson’s
Views on Immigration
BY BALPH SMITH.
SEAGJRT, N. J., Aug. 13.—The spread
of the personal campaign against Gov.
Woodrow Wilson throughout the coun
try Is so great, according to evidences
received at Seagirt and in New York,
that the executive committee has de
cided to establish a bureau for the pur
pose of combatting it.
Pro-Cathollclsm and Catholicism, pro-
Chinese and immigration, In short, every
charge that might tend to inflame the
mind, is now being circulated among the
political opponents or the personal ene
mies of the nominee in about every
state of the union.
The bureau or department, or what
ever it is to be called, is to distribute
literature in all languages, and further
more it will organize great mass meet
ings in all centers of the country so
that not only compatriots of the dis
affected may explain, but at which in
many instances tt Is hoped to have the
governor himself present to speak.
A movement for such a mass meeting
is now under way in Chicago and there
may be not only one, but many other
a mailer meetings for the same pur
pose. The Democratic leaders of tha
foreign-born voters in New York city
have offered to organize mass meet
ings there Boston, Philadelphia and
other cities have made similar offers.
NO RERSONALITIES.
The governor Is resolved not to de
scend to personalities in this cam pal gw.
but it has been apparent that his po
litical opponents or his personal ene- 1
mles were not to be so chivalrous.
Hundreds of letters have been re
i ceived this early In the campaign from
persons al! over the country indicating
; that the Democratic nominee is being
attacked on all sides for about every
thing on the calendar. Anonymous cir
culars are accusing him of being under
the domination of the Roman Catholic
church, and other circulars assert that
he has discriminated against the
church.
In the far west circulars proclaim
him as being In favor of the unre
stricted admission of Chinese coolies,
and in all sections of the country where
Italians, the Foies and. Hun- <
garlans are at all strong an avalanche
' of circulars pretend to quote from his
: history of the American people to show
i that he had referred in slighting terms
; to the immigrants of these countries as
a "meaner and baser sort of people.”
MANY WRITE.
Just how many letters from persons
; aggrieved on one side or the other have
i been received cannot be ascertained, but
| the number is very large. Earlier in the
i campaign those from persons who have
! not yet attained a proficiency in Eng
! lish were very strong, some even carry
[ ing threats In them. They announced
that all foreigners in the country would
vote and work against Wilson. AH the
circulars have been answered repeatedly
by the governor.
In response to a question whether he
had discriminated in favor of the church
i in the matter of abolishing civil mar
! riages, he has explained that all he ever
j did was to sign a bill to end the mid
> night marriages from Pennsylvania and
New York by justices of the peace.
The justices only were deprived of
the power to perform the ceremony. He
has explained again and again that
passage In the history referring to the
“meaner and baser sort of people” sat
isfactorily to the intelligent, who will
work for him in this campaign.
It has been said that the soecial bu
reau will be the only defense depart
; ment in the Democratic campaign. All
I the others will be aggressive.
Wilson Spends Day
At Jersey Capital
TRENTON, N. J., Aug. 13.—Gov. Wood
row Wilson is spending the day here,
attending to state affairs and playing
host to his brother, Josehh R. Wilson, of
Nashville, Tenn. He will return to his
summer home late this afternoon.
It was announced today that Mrs.
Thorp Gore, wife of the senator from
Oklahoma, and Governor Wilson’s three
daughters will be among the women who
' will enroll members for the Woman’s
Wilson and Marshall league of New
Jersey when that organization is form
ally effected at Seagirt next Saturday, j
Mercy Saves Man From
Chair He Helped Build
(By AEsociated Press.)
WOOSTER, Ohio, Augut 15.—Only !
by a recommendation for mercy by the
jury that returned a verdict of first
I degree murder against him yesterday
I was Harry Glick saved from electrocu
tion in a chair which he helped to build j
1 while serving a previous sentence in
Ohio penitentiary. Glick was charged
with killing Patrolman Ralph Hender
son.
PRESIDENT OF PANAMA
LEAVES FOR A REST
(By Associated Press.)
PANAMA, Aug. 15.—President-elect Blli
zarto Porrass left this morning for Costa
Rica for a rest, after the election cam
paign. He Intends to return here about
the middle of September. A great crowd
gathered and cheered him at his de
parture.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1912
vilify/ xjfete I
W''
N EXT ’
r -z,
ANOTHER "STRONG ARM" LIEUTENANT
TUFT SENDS VETO ON
APPROPRIATION BUI
—__——
Objects to Abolition of Com
merce Court and Limiting
Tenure of Civil Service
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, August 15.—Presi-
dent Taft today returned to the house
with a veto message the legisiktive, ex- '
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill,
because of its amendments to abolish
the commerce court and limit the ten
ure of office of civil service employes
to seven years. The cabinet read and
approved the president’s message ear
lier in the day. * ’ •
The president’s veto is certain to ex
tend the session of congress. Some
members of the house believe the bill
can be passed over his disapproval as
were the wool and steel tariff bills.
Nona of the leaders, however, think
that would be possible in the senate.
One effect of Mr. Taft's Veto of the
bill today is to hold up his own pay,
that of every member of congress, ev
ery federal judge and every employe
of the United States courts. Some
leaders have proposed a plan of passing
a resolution to extend all last year'b
appropriations to December 2 and ad
journ congress without passing the bill,
government.
Mr. Taft's message was strong in its
condemnation of the way congress had
attached special legislation to an an
nual appropriation bill. The president
wrote that be approved any system of
promoting efficiency in the civil serv
ice and favored a civil pension system
but he could not approve any legisla
tion to turn out of office employees
who had given their best years to the
The president defended the commerce
court vigorously and that opposition to
It came from those who nad not been
In sympathy with its decisions.
AMERICANS WILL BID
FOR NAPOLEONIC RELICS
(By Associated Press.)
BOSTON, August 15.—Several Amer
ican museums and private collectors
of Napoeon relics will probably be rep
resented at the auction sale of the
villa of San Martino on the island of
Elba, on September 2.
The house has 13 rooms and contains
all the furniture and other things used
by Napoleon Bonaparte during his res
idence in the villa while confined on ’
I
the island.
The Napoleonic museum will be in- '
eluded in the sale. The reserve price
fixed by the present hoders of the
proprty is about $27,300.
FRANK WORK LEFT
$13,600,000 FORTUNE!
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—The net es
tate left by Frank Work, who was one
of the best known horsemen in the coun
try and for years a prominent figure n
Wall etreet, is $13,600,000, according to
figures filed in surrogates court by a
state appraiser. Mr. Work died in March,
191 L
WILSON MAKES AOOBESS
TO ELMERS OF JEW
Next President of U. S, Talks
of Issues as They
Affect Farmer
EY RALPH SMITS.
SEAGIRT. N. J.. August 15.—Gover
nor Wilson left Seagirt at 11 o’clock
for Washington Park. N. J., where b*
will address a big gathering of South
Jersey and Pennsylvania farmers this
afternoon.
The governor’s speech will be en
tirely extemporaneous as he has not
had time in which to prepare advance
' copies. He says he has the subject
matter mapped out in his mind and will
discuss the issues of the campgain as
they affect the farmers of the coun
try.
The governor was still in a pleasant
frame of mind today as a result of his
conference yesterday with William M,
Kerry, of Pennsylvania, who gave Him
assurances that the Democrats would
sweep the Keystone State by 50,000
votes in the November election. While
the prediction sounds too good to be
true, Governor Wilson and others ut
Seagirt are beginning to credit the op
timistic reports about Pennsylvania.
The Keystone delegation at the Balti
more convention promised to give Penn
sylvania to Democracy if the conven
tion would give them Wilson as a can
didate.
WHEELBARROW’OF BRICKS
HITS MAN ON HEAD
MACON, Ga-, Aug. 15.—M. Louman,
night foreman at the new Dempsey ho
tel, was rushed to the city hospital last
night with a fractured skull he suffered
when a wheelbarrow of bncK overturned
on him. While his condition is very
serious, his physician says that he will
probably recover.
The injuries he suffered was a com- I
pressed fracture on top of the skull. The
affected parts were raised off his brain |
immediately after he reached the hospi
tal and so far the operation has proven '
successful. He is 27 years of age and I
a native of Annapolis, Md. Since the
new tourist hotel has been under way
of construction, the injured man has
been acting night foreman.
The entire load of brick fell upon him I
( when the wheelbarrow’ overturned as it i
I was being pulled to the top of the build-
I ing.
Double Mill Capacity
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
EATONTON, Ga.. Aug. 15. —One of the
evidences of success in Putnam’s cotton
mills is evidenced by the plans now’ on
| foot to double the capacity of the Im
j perial Cotton mills here. Already work- (
men are on the grounds to enlarge the
present buildings and erett twenty new j
dwellings for employes. The Imperial i
mill is one of a chain of cotton mills
owned by Mr. Cannon, of North Caro- ]
lina, one of the largest and most sue- <
cessful cotton mill manufacturers of i
ths south.- 1
FLEMING SAYS NAME
-WILL STAY ON BALLOTS
Watson Says If Name Is With
drawn May Be an Inde
pendent Candidate
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
AUGUSTA, Ga., Aug. 15.—1 t has devel
oped that W. H. Fleming, who in a
lengthy card, recently announced that he
had withdrawn as candidate for congress
in the Tenth district, has not officially
informed the chairman of various coun
ty executive committees of his Intention,
l)ut on the contrary he sanctions his
name being placed on the official bal
lot.
Just what all this means is hard to de
termine. It was thought all over the dis
trict that Mr. Fleming had really with
drawn from the race and, as a matter
of course, it was thought that his name
would not appear on the official ballot.
In quite a number of counties the offi
cial ballots were printed before the an
nouncement of Mr. Fleming's withdrawal,
and McDuffie is one of the counties so
s.tuated.
FLEMING IS ASKED.
Ira E. Farmer, chairman of McDuf
fie county committee, on Wednesday,
wired Mr. Fleming as follows:
Exchange telegrams: “Have I au
thority to strike your name from the
official ballot to be used in the primary
election August 21?
"IRA E. FARMER.”
The answer:
"Augusta, Ga- Hon. Ira E. Farmer,
Thomson, Ga.: Having paid entrance fee
and assessments, I see no occasion to
change tickets.
"WILLIAM H. FLEMING.”
Mr. Fleming was asked by a Herald
reporter this morning if the above tele
gram and correspondence were genuine,
and he replied affirmativly. However,
after looking at the copy of correspond
ence and saying that what it contained
was true, Mr. Fleming made no state
ment.
Thomas E. Watson on Wednesday
wired Chairman T. F. Harrison, of the
sub-committee of the Richmond county
Democratic executive committee, as fol
lows:
“Collect. Thomson, Ga.. August 14.
1912; T. F. Harrison, Dyer Building.
Augusta. Ga.: I advise you put Flem
ing's name on official ticket. He had
no right to withdraw after the time
limit for entrance of candidates nad
expired. Unless this is done there may
be an independent candidate. This dbs- ,
trict will not submit tc dictation <>f i
Dan Fogarty and his handful of Roman
bigots.
(Signed) "THOMAS E. WATSON.”
' FLEMING DECLINES.
Chairman Harrison called Mr- Fleming '
up Thursday morning and asked him :
about the matter. Mr. Fleming also, Mr. |
Harrison says, declined to give him per- '
mission to omit his name from the of- '
ficial ballot in Richmond county.
No statement can be obtained from
Mr. Hardwick as he is titling a speaking
engagement in Lincoln county. Mr. Har
rison has no authority to leave Mr. Flem
ing's name off the ballot. The latter has
WILSON TO SPEAK
IN PENNSMIi
i ATcnn
Speaking Campaign of Demo
cratic Presidential Nominee
Will Start at State Gathering
of Pennsylvanians
BY BALPH SMITH.
SEAGIRT. N. J., Aug. -14.—Governor
Wilson will launch his speaking cam
paign for the presidency at William®
Grove, Pa., on Thursday, August 29,
when he will address the annual meet-:
ing of the Pennsylvania Grange. Thip
will be the first speech of the governor
outside of New Jersey and will be fol
lowed probably by a Labor day addres®
in Brooklyn.
He has received an invitation from
the working men’s clubs of Brooklyn
to attend a Labor day dinner and he
stated today that he is considering th®
acceptance.
The governor is also contemplating
attending the New York state fair at
Syracuse between September 9 and 14.
APPROVES WOOL BILL.
Governor Wilson indorses heartily the
action of the house in Washington yes
terday in passing the Underwood wool
bill over the veto of President Taft. He ,
said today:
•’I am heartily in favor of the wool
bill and think that the action of the
: house was entirely justifiable.”
The governor will attend a farmers’
picnic at Washington Park tomorrow,
and It is expected that his speech wiH
be heard by thousands of farmers from
south Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland
i,nd Delaware.
"What are you going to talk about
tomorrow?" the governor was asked.
"As my father used to say, ’I am go
! iug to talk about half an hour,’ " Gov
ernor Wilson replied, with a smile. He
added that he did not care to antici
pate hie speech, but has it well in
mind.
The governor stated this morning that
he is still undecided as to whether he
will attend the notification of Governor
Marshall at Indianapolis on AugW 20.
He hopes to have the question settled
today.
"Mr. McCombs’ illness has delayed
matters temporarily,” he said, "but I
hope the question of my going to In
dianapolis will be finally determined, to
day. I am distressed at his illness.”
SUFFRAGETTE APPEARS. ,
A real live suffragette turned up at
Seagirt today. She is Miss Alberta C.
baire, of Wyoming, who rode horse
back from New York to deliver the
governor a message from the Women's
League of Wyoming, where women have
been voting since 1868. She attracted
much attention as she galloped up to
the little White House in a cloud of
dust, and dismounted for a talk with
the governor’s secretary.
She says the women of Wyoming in
tend to vote for Wilson even thdugh he
is opposed to equal suffrage, because
she says there is no one else for whom,
they can vote. She says that Roosevelt
does not appeal to the suffragettes o£
Wyoming because he is a recent con
vert to equal suffrage, and the women
doubt his sincerity.
John Puroy Mitchell, president of •
the New York board of aidermen and
a prominent young reformer, has an’
appointment with Governor Wilson this
afternoon for a conference.
FISHER WILL PROBE
HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS
(By Auociated Press.)
WASHINGTON. August 15—Congress’
is delaying the plans for the interior
department's investigation of the
charges made by the Hawaiian dede
gates against Governor Frear, of that
territory. The charges relate to Gov
ernor Frear*s attitude toward the Ha
waiian natives and his administrative
efficiency.
Secretary Fisher had made plans to
leave Washington next Sunday to make
a personal investigation of the charges
and to look over matters generally in
Hawaii, but the possible continuance
of the session of congress beyond next (
Saturday has interfered with his plans.
Unless congres adjourns by next Sat-i
urday, Secretary Fisher will not leave
for Honolulu until Sunday.
NOW THEY ARE HATCHING
TERRAPIN BY INCUBATORS
(Special Dispatch to The JcurnaL*
SAVANNAH, Ga.. Aug. 15.—There will
be no lack of terrapins to supply the |
menus of the hotels of Savannah and
adjacent cities with “terrapin steak,”
"terrapin stew” and in fact, ’’terrapin’* -, 3
in any form that may be desired, this
fall. Mr. A. H. Barbee, who conducts B
a terrapin crawl at the isle of Hope,
near Savannah, now has five thousand
1 batching by artificial incubation, which
i is considered very novel, and which has
been said by some to be almost impoa*
| sible.
1 The Incubators are prepared sand beds
I in which the eggs are placed. The cr»wi
is considered a curiosity by the northern . j
tourists who visit Savannah during the
season. ..j
paid his entrance fee and Mr. Harricon
has never been informed officially of
his withdrawal. However, Mr. Flem
ing has admitted the authenticity of the
withdrawal statement which appeared
in the Augusta Herald, the Augusta • I
Chronicle and the Atlanta Constitution.
Just what the attitude of other coun
ty executive committees will be is udt
NO. 94.