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emi-Wcefcl a wwraal VOL. XI. SOUTH MEN E LEADERS IN FIGHT ID ELECT WILSON From the Candidate Himself' on Down, Democratic Wheel- i horses in This Fight Are | Southerners (BY BAXPX SMITH. > SEAGIRT, N. J.. Aug. 17.—The cam paign for the election of Wood row Wilson to the presidency is pregnant with reasons wny the south should take an especial Interest in Democratic success this fall. Southern men are in charge of the fight. From the candtcate himself on down the line, men of the south are prominent in the conduct of the cam paign. Chairman William F. McAdoo ie a native Georgian: Josephus Daniels in charge of the publicity end. la a North Carolinian; Thomas J. Pence, as- i sistant to the chairman, also hails from North Carolina: Walker W. Vick, assist ant secretary of the national commit- <■ tee is a former Atlantian. Rolla Wells, the national treasurer, is a Missourian. Overwork was responsible for the collapse of Chairman McCoombs. He was ordered to bed early in the wee* by hts physicians. He will reassume his post of duty in a rew days. He needed rest. In his absence. Vice-chair man McAdoo and Tom Pence have been attending to his work. They have done it well, and today the campaign is in fine shape. The national organiza tion has been perfected in every state in the union. The managers do not concede that Wilson is out of the run ning ny where. They believe frm first hand reports that he has a strong chance in every commonwealth, and they are going to yield nothing to eith er the regular republican organisation or the Bui! Moose. RIVAL HEADQUARTERS. It is particularly pleasing from a democratic standpoint to visit the rival headquarters of the Ciree parties in New York. The democrats are filled with confidence, and the very atmoe- ' phere of their rooms in the Fifth ave nue building breathes of victory. The republican headquarters in the Times building is actually groomy. To be sure, there are many cleras about, and National Chairman Hilles has the ap pearance of a busy man, out there Is absent that spirit of confidence .so man ifest its the Fifth avenue-building. On top of this, there are few callers at the republican headquarters, and. instead of ttasying himself conferring with leaders. Chairman Hiller is devoting most of his time tn writing for a New York paper and Issuing statements to prove that Taft Is the friend of the poor man. Incidently. Mr. Hilles hn* surceased in alienating practically all of the New York papers by his con I tributions to the one. The Roosevelt headquarters in the Metropolitan build ing presents an animated scene, but his managers are not inspired by the hope of success. They reatlze the hopeless , ness of his candidacy, but are deter mined to make a good showing, they want most of all to run a better race than Taft, and there are many -who be lieve that in this they will succeed. TAFT CROWD LIFELESS. Apologise for Taft add Ihe republic an party say that the lack es life in republican headquarters is due to the fact that the organization hasn’t got down to work as yet. They also dwell on that same old story of how well . the democrats run through August. September and October, only to meet defeat in November. w -. "Walt until the machine gets in mo tion. then we will show the democrats what campaign orgarwsation really is." 1 say these apologists for the republicans. I The New. York political writers have never waited so long nor so patiently as they have this year, and thus far they haven't seen anything impressive about thg republican machine, unless it be the evident inability of chatrmae HlHes to get It going well. As a re sult of the inability of the republican campaign committee to produce any thing worth while, the political writers have begun to grow weary and their visits to the headquarters are growing leas frequent. The men who are writ ing on space “stick about’" tne demo crife headquarters, because here they experience little difficulty in finding plenty to engage them. BETTING FAVORS WILSON. New York believes that Wilson will win. The few bets that have been re corded on Wall street reflect this be lief. The talk about the hotels con firms It. And New York Is not worried over the prospect. The Business inter ests sre willing that Wilson shall win Indeed, they prefer him to Roosevelt. Taft would be probably more acceptable, but they realize thaw TaXz is out of the question, aney abvw he cannot rin possibly. Walter W. Vick, the assistant nation al secretary, is a native North Carolin ian. who spent many Fears In Georgia. He *as with the Virginia-Carolina Chethical company in Atlanta for a num ber of years, and has scores of friend* there who will recall his residence. Vick is In actual charge of the nation al headquarters in so rar as the quar ters themselves are concerned. He is personally one of the most popular men in the building. He knows every body and everybody knows him. He is gt present a resident of Rutnerford, N. J., and not, as has been facetiously sug gested. the man who "put the Vick in Vicksburg.” He was one of Governor Wilson's campaign managers in hie fight for the governorship of New Jer sey, and in the pre-convention contest fer the democratic nomination Vick gave practically all of h«a v»me to the cause of Governor Wilson. He was as sociated with McCoombs In the New York headquarters and rendered inval- U*hl* aasfstanca GOWN HIGHLANDER I CAPTAIN SHOOTS HIS WIFE ANO DAUGHTERS ■Then Applies Torch to Family' Residence and Turns Pistol on Himself-Tragedy Shocks England (By A.-»oc:*ted Press.) EAST BOURNE. England. Aug. 19. Capt. Hicks Murray, an officer of the Gordon Highlanders, last night killed his two young daughters, severely mounded his wife and then committed suicide. He is supposed to have be come suddenly innsaue After the shooting the house in which Captain Murray resided was mysterious ly burned to the ground. His wounded wife was found later wandering about the street screaming for her children. . Five bodies were found in the ruins of the Murray home. Os these two have 1 not been identified. Captain Murray left a letter In which he said: "I am hopelessly ruined and have for this reason killed all those dependent on me. I should like all of us to be buried tn one grave. God forgive me.” HOUSE OF MYSTERY. The tragedy had a background of sensational mystery. Two months ago Cautain Murray, representing himself as Richard Charles Mackie, an Ameri can, took the house and in it installed his wife, her sisfer and the latter's children. Os the household the only survivor is Mrs. ftlwrav, who' was ' found wandering in the vicinity suffer ing from a severe wound, and was un able to explain the tragedy. In a sil ver vase in the ruins of the house was found enough British coin to Indicate that poverty was not the cause of the tragedy. It is believed Captatn Murray was insane. HERE’SIFnGIFBILLDT- EM PRIMIRIWEDNESDAY ♦ 1 Following is the official ballot, in de tail. as it Is jo be recognized next Wednesday at the state primary. All save four of the offices which .the bal lot shows are to be voted for. Are state house offices, beginning with that of governor and concluding with the third of the three places to be filled on the railroad commlasjon. Here is the ballot: OFFICIAL BALLOT White Democratic State Primary. August 21, 1912. (Erase names of all candidates for whom you do not desire to vote.) For Governor. (Vote for one.) HOOPER ALEXANDER. JOSEPH H. HALL. I JOHN M. SLATON. For United States Senator. (Vote for one.) AUGUSTUS O. BACON. H. H. PERRY. For Secretary of State. PHILIP COOK. For Comptroller General. WILLIAM A. WRIGHT. For Attorney General. (Vote for one.) THOMAS S. FELBER. ’ W. R. JONES. For State Treasurer. W. J. SPEER. For State School Superintendent. (Vote for one.) E. H. BECK. M. L. BRITTAIN. For Pension Commissioner. (Vote for; one.) W. H. LANIER. JOHN W. LINDSEY. For Prison Commissioner. (Vote for cne.) ' A. N. GROVENSTEIN. S. W. JOHNSON. T. E. PATTERSON. For Commissioner of Agriculture. (Vote for one.) A. O. BLALOCK. J. J. BROWN. J. D. PRICE. For Commissioner of Commerce and Labor. H. M. STANLEY. For Associate Justices of Supreme Court for Full Terms. Beginning Jan. 1. 1913. (Vote for two). SAMUEL C. ATKINSON. JOSEPH HENRY LUMPKIN. For Associate Justice of Supreme Court I for Unexpired Term of Justice Horace M. Holden, Ending Jan. 1. 1915. 11l RAM WARNER HILL. For Judge Court of Appeals. Full Term BENJ. H. HILL. . For Judge Court of Appeals, Unexpired Term, of Judge Arthur Powell. •<; J (Vote for one.) NASH R. BROYLES. J. R. POTTLE. For Railroad Commissioner. (For the office how held by Jos. F. Gray.) > j (Vote for one.) JOHN H. JAMES. JOHN H. McQEHEE. CHAS. J. SHIPP. 1 i For Railroad Commissioner. ' (For office now held by George Hillyer.) (Vote for one.) W. TROX BANKSTON. GEORGE HILLYER. S. G. McLENDON. ' . i For Railroad Commissioner. (Unexpired term of ?I. W. Hill, now i held by Paul B. Trammell.) i(Vote for one.) J. J. FLYN'T. PAUL B. TRAMMELL. I —— For Representative In the 63rd Con * gress from the 6th District of Georgia. Wil. SCHLEY HOWARD. SCHEPPS SQUEALS; MISSING L INK IS FORGED IN MN "I’ve Got ’Em Now," Says District Attorney Whitman, After Conference With "Pay master" in Rosenthal Case (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—Sam Schepps came back to Broadway today ready 'with a statement corroborating the con fession of "Bald Jack” Rose, charging Police Lieutenant Becker with instigat ing the murder of the gambler, Herman Rosenthal. Fur two hours Schepps and District Attorney Whitman were in con ference on a New York Central train speeding south from Albany: and when the train reached New York Mr. Whit man said: "Schepps has done all that we ex pected him. He has corroborated the most important part of Jack Rose's con fession” DETECTIVES CLASH. New York’s peace authorities clashed when Schepps arrived. Two detective* from police headquarters, declaring they were acting on orders, attempted to seize Schepps before he left the train;’ Mr. Whitman was quick to announce that his office was in command, and the polkte* were aieia off. senepps was taken to the West Side police court by a de tective from the district attorney’s of fice and there held a prisoner on a tech nical charge of vagrancy, as a material witness along with Rose, Vallon and . JiVebber. 1 ; Schepps himself refused to say a word about his conference with Mr. Whitman. To all inquiries he gave a grinning re sponse that they "just had a sociable pha’t.” As for fear of the “system's” vengeance, he grinned again and tilted back his ktraw hat as indicative of his unconcern. WHITMAN HAS SECRET. Os the authorities Mr. Whltma.n alone knows what part Schepps played In the kosenthal case. To all others, Including Assistant District Attorney Rubin, who accompanied him from Hot Springs, Schepps turned a deaf ear. ) ‘ "Say,” he would burst out when urged to tell of his underworld associations, “do you think I'm going to squeal on a pair’ Bernard Sandler, counsel for Schepps, issued this statement: , "Bam Schepps Is not a criminal. He has come here on my advice to render whatever aid he can in prosecuting the murders of Herman Rosenthal. While he does not represent the highest type of citizenship, yet he is a man of no mean intellectual attainments and he appreciates that in coming to New Yor* as he has come without legal process, he did so of his own free will, when he could at any time have seriously embar rassed the district attorney by recourse to a writ of habeas corpus or other, legal steps.* *• • » .»--* Lieutenant Becker made a -brief ap pearance in court today to plead to -the indictment charging murder In Jthe firgt degree. At the request of counsel the pleading was adjourned until Wednes day. Becker appeared cheerful. ' *• * *•*?#.* [DISTRICT ATTORNEY SHOT BY WOMAN IN NEW YORK Alfred C, Fach Is In Hospital, Mrs. Elizabeth Evans in Jail . *,.* .... (By Araociated Frew.)* NEW YORK. Aug. 19.—District Attor ney Alfred C. Fach. of Richmond bor ough, was shot and seriously wounded today at Stapleton. Saten Island, as he was on his way to his office. The shoot ing was done by a woman. Mr. Fach was taken to a hospital, where it was said he was seriously hurt The shooting was done by Mrs. Eliza beth Evans who is believed to be men tally deranged. Recently/ she was in volved In family troubles that brought her into contact with Mr. Fach, She was arrested. Mrs. Evans fired three shots, all of which took effect. Loved Her Husband More Than Jewels (By Associated Press.) ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., Aug. 19.—Not daring to awaken her husband for fear he might be shot and killed, Mrs. Walter jF. Klemm, wife of a Philadelphia banker I with a summer home at Chelsea, lay awake early yesterday, watched a bur glar steal jewelry valued at more than 16.000 from her bed room. The Intruder held a revolver and Mrs. Klemm's first [thought was for her husband's safety. - . - ■ J ;• POPE DIDN’T LEAVE VATICAN AT ALL (By Asseciated Praia.) ’ 1 \ ROME, Aug. 19. A statement circu- lated In the prets here that the pope ’ went out of the Vatican to visit his sister Rosa, who wax said to have been striken with paralysis. Is officially de [ nied at the Vatican today. The officials declare that the stroke pf paralysis suffered by the pope’s sis ter occurred as far back as June and was of such a slight nature that it never caused any serious anxiety. Rosa has almost entirely recovered. ATLANTA, GEORGIA. « TUESDAY,LWw 20, 1912. i lltm rill |l 111 Illi Bill II H im l 'J '■i Bi L UUJmMIIU ftA&iißl / 11 111 @ I I II Irl . B j? / j i fl i I IC3cw SJBM I' \ . jZ, REAL ONE |[ H fl I I I I# ii N' fl I! iii Hill' I motion Picture JI ii) [ • | [•! 1 / U I TRUST || 'I u I • ■ —— »-e A "MOVING" PICTURE! ALEXANDER AND SLATON CLAIM ELECTION; HALL IS OPTIMISTIC; GOVERNOR'S RACE UP TO VOTERS Combined Claims of Two Leading Candidates Conflict—Sla ton Clain.o 120 Counties, Alexander 92 Counties - Each Claims Fulton and DeKalb - Alexander’s Claim in Detail With only one full day before the pri mary, both the Slaton and Alexander forces are claiming victory by good ma jorities. The friends of Joe Hill Hall, the third candidate in the race, are not making definite claims, but are optim istic of the outcome. - If there were 212 counties In the state, ■With 545 convention votes under the county unit plan. It would be possible for both Slaton and Alexander forces to carry the number of counties they are now claiming. v * r* „,„The minimum number of counties which are counted tn the Slaton column by his friends is 120, with 330 ccmvetr- WOODROW.WILSON TAKES r BULL MOOSE BY THE HORNS Progressive Republicajis Had Their Chance and Failed to Grasp It, Declares Demo cratic Leader (BY BAXPH SKXTK.) SEAGIRT, N. J„ Aug. 19.—Woodrow 1 Wilson today amplified hts reference to the Bull Moose party in his speech here on Saturday. In reply to a request for | a statement, he dictated the following: | "The progressive element in the Re- [ publican party tried to get control of It and failed. The progressive element in the Democratic party tried to get con trol of it and overyhelmlngly succeeded. So that it is obvious to the whole coun- j BEALL TAKES LIFE AT ISLE OF PALMS (By Associated Press.) CHARLESTON, S. C„ Aug. 19.—The identity of a white man who shot him self in the head at the Isle of Palms, the seashore resort near here, on Sat urday night, was revealed Sunday morn ing as Charles P. Beall, a mercantile broker of Augusta. Beall went to his room at a hotel on Saturday afternoon and, lying down on the bed, fired a .32-caliber bullet Into his right temple. His body was brought to the city Saturday night, but the name of the man was kept secret until the Inquest was held by the coroner. The body was taken to Augusta. Beall’s motive in the taking of bis life is un known. Several Herring (By AMecUtad Pr«M.) NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—The largest shipment of kippered herring ever re ceived in this country is bolng unload ed today from the liner Caledonia. The shipment consists of 12,000 barrels, or about 10,000,000 fish. ■ lion votes, while the maximum number . Is 140, with 360 votes. Mr. Alexander's headquarters are claiming 92 counties with 315 votes. Bibb is the only one of the “Big Six” 1 counties.not counted in the Slaton col- ■ iimn. while Mr. Alexander is expecting to carry Floyd and Fulton. The Slaton forces have conceded Crawford county to Mr. Hall, with Bibb, but the Alexan- ! d4r headquarters claim that their candi date will take Crawford, Mr. Hall’s , birthplace.. , Both Slaton and Alexander are claim ing Fulton and DeKalb, the respective home counties of the two. Mr. Alexan -1 der expects to carry the three counties h In which the three candidates were bom, - Fulton Crawford and Thomas. try that the Democratic party is free to serve all the purposes of the people. The Democratic party has thus become a free organized instrumentality through which programs of reform can be car ried out.” ■ At 12:45 the governor was scheduled to leave for Hoboken, where he is to ad dress several thousand people at a big German picnic at 5 o’clock. After his speech. Governor Wilson is to go to New York, where he has an engagement to meet Rolla Wells, treasurer of the Dem [ ocratie committee, and Henry Morgen ■ thau, chairman of the finance conimit [ tee, with whom he will confer on cam paign fund plans. Governor Wilson will stay in New York and go to Trenton for his weekly visit at the state capitol tomorrow ; morning. PARKER AND RANDALL BOTH CLAIM VICTORY (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) WAYCROSS. Ga„ Aug. 19.—With the congressional primary only a short time off, the managers for the two candi date for congress in the 11th are mak ing claims that indicate the election of both Judge Parker, of Waycross, and Randall Walker, of Valdosta. Sifting the claims down and compar ing the conservative reports from the two factions in many counties, makes the prediction of Judge Parker’s elec tion over Walker by two and possibly three counties reasonable. RELIGIOUS JOURNALS PLAN BIG MERGER (By Aa«»cUted Press.) BALTIMORE, Aug. 19.—According to the publishers of several religious journals here, plans are under way for a mlllion-dollar merger to reorganize and merge a large section of the de nominational press. It is proposed to retire some papers which are now oper ating at a loss and to merge others. The new syndicate, it Is said, will have Its headquarters in Chicago. COMMERCE COURT BILL IS PISSED OVER VETO House Insists Court Must Be Abolished—Senate Must Still Act (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—The legis lative, executive and judicial appropri ation bill, vetoed by President Taft be cause it contained a seven-year tenure for the civil service and provided for abolishing the commerce court, was passed by the house again today. It now goes to the senate again. The only change the appropriate ions committee made tn the bill after it came back from the White House v.-as to drop out the civil service restric tion. Before the senate acts on the meas ure it go through the hands of Its appropriations committee. Many members of the committee today that they favored leaving both ’sections to which the president had objected. While the senate un doubtedly would approve x bill to abol ish ttie commerce court, many Repub lican and Democratic leaders favor leaving the legislation out of the ap propriation bill. Should the bill, as passed by the house today, go through the senate without change. It is believed tne president will again veto it and force upon congress the alternative of ac ceding to his wishes or facing a dead lock with the White House, which which would greatly prolong the ses sion. Democratic house leaders believe th* bill containing the abolishment cf thfe commerce court, if vetoed by the president, could be repassed by a two thirds vote there, but It probably would fail of such repassage in the senate. Saw Himself Wounded In Motion Pictures and Dropped Dead (By Associated Press.) MILTON, Fa.. Aug. 19.—While wit nessing a moving picture presentation of the battle of Gettysburg last night, Harvey Geiger, a civil war veteran, dropped dead of heart failure. The film showed the part Geigers regiment, took in the battle, and the old man, who was wounded in this engagement, became so overcome with emotion that he could not withstand the shock. MR. TAFT PRESENTS NEW RESOLUTION ON CANAL (By Associated Frees.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—President Taft today began the task of convinc ing members of the house and senate that the Panama can.al bill should con tain some feature to assure other na tions that the United States did not in tend to violate the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Mr. Taft gave a resolution to Repre sentative Sherley, drawn to insure the right of any foreign ship owner to have the free tolls provisions passed upon by the United States courts. Some think the bill now covers that point but the resolution the president submitted today specifically provides for it. Mr. Sher ley said he would submit the resolution to the house and senate conferees and learn if they were willing to have it presented to congress. 11S. AGRICULTURE ] HEADS WIM. SHS COMMITTEE ’ Probe of Everglades Scandal Fails to Prove Actual Graft, but Discloses Vacillating Conduct of Department (By Associated P-ess ' WASHINGTON. Aug. 19.—The investi gation of the department of agrlculture’e connection with the Florida everglades drainage project ended today when the house of representatives’ committee on expenditures In the department of ag riculture submitted to the house its find ings In majority and minority reports of Its members. - - - - -■■ The conduct of Assistant Secretary Hays, of the agricultural department, whose relations with former Drainage Engineer J. O. Wright were the sub ject of especial attention by the com mittee. was declared in a majority re port presented by Chairman Moss, Dem ocrat, to have been not In harmony "with proper standards of official pro priety if not official rectitude.” The mi- m norlty report made by Representative Sloan, of Nebraska, Republican, asserted on the other hand, that the “unstable" majority conclusions were "more of a charge against the mental capacity and honesty of the committee than against Assistant Secretary Haya . I DEPARTMENT ROASTED. 'J The majority report was signed by Chairman Moss and Representatives Flood, of Arkansas, and Doughton, of North Carolina, Democrats. The minor- | ity report was signed by Representative Sloan, of Nebraska, who stated that Representatives Higgins, of Connecticut, and Madden, of Illinois, approved It. AU are Republicans. Many features of the agriculture department’s work In con- ■ 3 nectlon with the everglades were attack ed by the Democratic report, which ar raigned the department as viscillatlng. and Engineer Wright as having been "on familiar terms with real estate pro- . y moters and speculators.” No real criticism of Secretary Wilson was contained In the majority report, the burden of criticism being laid on Assistant Secretary Hays. The minority report, on the other hand, acquitted the latter of the charges that he “despised r i/j all restraint and attempted to capitalise his official position and draw quick div idend from official opportunity." ORIGIN OF CHARGES The everglades investigation sjose > I through the charges that certain re ports appeared by government engineers had been withheld from publication, with the Inference that such action was In , J the Interest of land dealers. C. G. El liott, chief of drainage, and Assistant Engineer Moorehouse, who were brought Into the controvery, were found by the committee to have made an arrange ment In connection with North Carolina swamp lands that was in violation of the law, but inasmuch as there was no profit intended in it the committee de clared that the men had been too se verely disciplined by agricultural de partment officials. Assistant Secretary Hays* connse- - ® tton with the matter arose through a private arrangement he made with J. 3 O. Wight, former drainage engineer, for the handling of some drained land in North Carolina which did not belong to the government. The majority report Wright’s admissions of his familiarity with real estate promoters and of accepting de-, velopment company stock and fees while engaged officially in making sur veys to reclaim land, It declared that while thus engaged as a paid salesman and an interested purchaser he appeared before the North Carolina legislature as an official of the department of agri culture ostensibly to advise in the framing of drainage legislation. He later boasted, the report said, cf securing the passage of a special statute there under which he was enabled to close a deal. His transactions were denounced by the majority as repugnaht to a high sense of honor and Integrity, which would justify dismissal If he were still in the government service; The report added that his transactions were not brought to the knowledge of I his superiors of the drainage division. The majority report cited testimony, regarding frequent conferences of As sistant Secretary Hays and Engineer Wright, who has since become state drainage engineer of Florida, concern ing the purchase and sale at a profit of the bed of Lake Mattamuskee, N. C.; Mr. Wright, the majority declared, did • N ■ not seem to realize the Impropriety of his own conduct. In view of his con fidential relations with Mr. Hays the majority “found it difficult to escape I the conviction that Mr. Haya was In I full possession of the facts relative to .3 Wright's deals and transactions whe.t . j they were being negotiated,” and that : Hays should have condemned them ' rather than to have encouraged them. I There was no evidence, however, that | ! Mr. Hays actually received any money j profits out of any of these transaction#. I Mr. Hays’ office, said the majority, f should ba free from all connection with . | ( "speculative enterprises and get-rich qulck schemes.” •'lt is useless,” the majority added, "t® frame regulations for the government of employees, many of whom work for ■ low salaries, and permit those in high position to despise al! restraint. This is particularly true when the offense is to capitalize official position and collect 3 dividends from official opportunity. Your committee has no authority to deal fur ther with this matter. It calls the par ticular attention of secretary Wilson to the record.” INEFFICIENCY. The committee conclusions are: The Department m.ijority report called the department vascillating and lacking conception of the vast investment of i lions of dollars In undertaining the rec lamation of the Everglades. Said it con stantly subordinated the inquiry to other work in which members of congress , were particularly interested and finally abandoned ft after an expenditure of H 1,107 without definite results. Its ac counting system deficient and Its discip- | line lacking. The minority upheld the Department. NO. 95.
