Atlanta Sfonrnal
VOL. XL
Sffl STATEHOUSE
OFFICERS STAY IN;
TWO RACES IN DOUBT
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Contests for Commissioner of
Agriculture and Judge Court;
of Appeals May Go to Con-j
vention - Figures Close
JChn ML Slaton. of Atlanta, t« to ba the
next governor of Georgia. He was a
complete victor tn the state’s Democratic
primaries. Wednesday, over his two op
ponent*—Hooper Alexander, of DeKalb
and J H. Hall. of Bibb county.
Nine other contests for statehouse of- I
ftces were decided by the voters of Geor
gia at 'he same polls. Wednesday.
There was an unusual and surprising '
'ack of interest apparently manifested in
the result of thvse contests. Only one or
two of them caused noticeable concern.
The underlying reason was probably that
the results were generally considered
t conclusions. Seemingly, had it ,
rot been that local races aroused the in;
tv-est of voters in counties and Judicial
circuits some of the congressional
districts the primary would have taken
on a perfunctory aspect.
In the governor's raee. Hooper Alex
der. of DeKalb, carried Catoosa. Chat
taboochea. Decatur. Laurens and Ware
counties; J. H. Hall, of Bibb, carried
B-bb. Dougherty and Houston; and John
M- S*atolt of Fultan. carried an the bal
ance Hncluding DeKalb. Mr. Alexander’s
home county) very handily by majorities
from comfcrtable ones to overwhelming
one*.
United States Senator A. O. Bacon, of I
BUb. defeated H. H. Perry, of Halt. for
the senatorial office.
Attorney General T. S. Felder, of Bibb,
defeated W. R. Jones, of Meriwether, for
that office.
Joseph F. Gray, railroad commissioner,
defeated John H. McGehee. John H.
James and C. J. Shipp, his opponents.
Judge George HUlyer. railroad commis
sioner. defeated 8. G. McLendon and
W. T. Bankston, his opponent*
Paul Trammell, railroad commissioner,
defeated J. J. Flynt, his opponent
T. E. Patterson, of Spalding county. *
prison commissioner, defeated A. N. I
Grovenstein. of Effingham county, and
8. W. Johnson, ’of Telfair county, his j
opponents.
M- U Brittain, of Fulton, state super
inrmdeut of seberts, defeated E. H.
Beck, of Braelnr tounLv. Me BPpfflwit
J. W., Lindsey, pension commisskmer.
defeated W. H. Lanier, his opponent
There are but tow state house con
tests not Included in the foregoing
summary—-one for a position on the
court of appeals and the other for
commissioner of agriculture.
TWO CLOSE CONTESTS.
Tn the commissioner of agriculture s
race, returns indicate a close contest,
seeming to favor J. D. Price, of
Oconee, with a slight lesd over his 1
opponents. A- O. Blalock, of Fayette.,
and -dtoJ. Brown, of Elbert Mr. Brown
is the present assistant commissioner,
of agriculture. v "
Tn the ace for the court of appeals
bench the returns are too close and in
complete to make th* assertion en
tirely safe that Judge J. R Pottle, the
Incumbent, has defeated his opponent |
Recorder Nash R. Broyles, of Atlan
ta. but such seems to be the result j <
Judge Broyles does not concede his
defeat.
The following state house officers,
were re-nominated without contest d
Wednesday: Philip Cook, secretary of.
state; W. A. Wright, comptroller gen-' l
eral; W. J. Speer, state treasurer; H.
M. Stanley, commissioner of com-1
mere* and labor; Justices S. C- Atkin
son. Joseph Lumpkin and H. Warner
Hill, to the state Supreme court, and '
Judge Ben H. Hill to the state court
of appeals. | '
There were but four contests forj
congress among the 12 districts of the
state.
In the Third district C. F. Crisp de
feated Emmett Shaw and John R.
Mercer for the nomination.
in the sixth district. Hon. Charles L.
Bartlett, the incumbent, defeated John
W. Wise and John R. Cooper.
In the Ninth district the incumbent. 1 '
T. M. Bell, defeated W. A. Charters
and John N. Holder.
CLOSE IN THE ELEVENTH.
In the Eleventh district the result is
very close, with the possibility of a
tie between Randall Walker and T. A. j
Parker. If there is no tie. the chances
are said to favor Mr. Walker by a
bare margin.
The following were uncontested re
nominations. with the exception of I
that in the new Twelfth district, in,
which Dudley M. Hughes, retiring
congressman from the Third. was
sent to congress again from the re
cently ’ created Twelfth:
First —Charles G. Edwards, of rfa
vsnnah.
Second—S. A Roddenbery. c-f
Thomasville. ;
Fourth—W. C. Adamson, of Carroll
ton. g
CLfib—«wrjlam Schley Howard, of
Decatur.
Seventh —Gordon Lee. of Chicka
mauga.
Eighth—S. W. fribble, of Athena.
Tenth —T. W. Hardwick, of Sanders
ville.
M. Hughes, of
Danville.
By reasdn of the fact that they partic
ipated in Wednesday's primary for other
office* several of the most conspicuous
members of the legislature for several 1
years past will have no part in that ,
body's deliberations next year and the (
following year. ]
FOR GOVERNOR
(Revised up to 3:15 p. m. Thursday.)
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Crazy Cats Must
Die the Death
<Py Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 22.—Dr. Sam
uel G. Dixon, state health commission-1
er. is investigating an epidemic of ra-1
bies among cats at Royersford, Pa.,
near Philadelphia. A dozen persons'
have been bitten in Royersford and the
borough officials have begun a general
extermination, after many of the ani
mals were found to have rabies.
Cat*, declares Dr. Dtxon, are gener
ally subject to rabies, and are danger
ous carriers of the disease.
Killed by Train
(By Assoeiated Press.)
SAVANNAH. Ga.. Aug. 22.—R. B.
Connell. ago<l 28. believed to be from
Newberry. Fla., was run over and killed
here Wednesday night by an Atlantic
Coast Line freight train. He was bad
ly mangled.
T R AINMAN LOSES HIS LIFE IN SOUTHERN WRECK
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ALL WITNESSES TO
TALK DR GO TO JAIL
IN GAMBLING PROBE
Inquiry Has Sweeping Powers
to Force Every Person Sub
penaed to Tell All That He
. Knows ?
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Aug. 22.—Four police
inspectors and three civilians were in
volved in corruption that netted them
hundreds of thousandth of dollars from
gambling houses' and resorts of HI
fame, according to information which
District Attorney Whitman lay be
fore Justloe Goff when the "John Doa"
begunur « rorrallary from
the Rosenthal conspiracy investigation.
The inquiry will be of such scope that
persons who decline to testify will be
sent to jail. It is expected to develop
a line of Information that could not be
gained during the trials of men accused
ai Rosenthal’s slayers.
The grand jury today was to inquire
into the charges that Police Lieutenant
Becker directed that "Big Jack" Zelig
be arrested and a gun placed on his
person, that Zelig might become the
fool of the lieutenant and furnish the
men to kill Rosenthal. The two police
lieutenants, Steinert and White, who ar
rested Zelig, may be indicted for op
pression.
Interest centered largely today in the
arraignment of five of the seven men
indicted for the killing of Rosenthal.
They were expected to plead not guilty.
They tre Lieut. Charles Becker, Jack
Sullivan, William Shapiro, Frank Mul
ler (Whitey Lewis), and Frank Clrofici
(Dago Frank). Louis Rosenzweig
(Lefty Louis) and Harry Horowitz
(Gyp the Blood) are still at liberty with
a reward of $5,000 offered for their
capture. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., is
said to have guaranteed the reward for
the arrest of Rosenzweig and Horowitz.
BECKER ARRAIGNED.
Police Lieutenant Charles Becker and
four of his alleged underworld accom
plices were arraigned before Mul
queen in the court of general sessions
today, charging them with the murder
of the gambler. Rosenthal.
Counsel for Becker said that he was
not ready to plead today and the court
set Tuesday next for the pleading. The I
other four prisoners pleaded not guilty !
with permission to withdraw or change
the plea by Tuesday next.
CORONER'S INQUEST.
The arraignment of Becker was pre
ceded by the coroner’s inquest, which
has been adjourned. Daniel Frohman ,
was foreman of the jury, which, after |
hearing the evidence, returned a verdict :
that Rosenthal had "come to his death i
by means of a bullet wound in the |
brain, caused by some person or persons j
unknown." They recommended that
Louis Libby, part owner of the “murder
car," be discharged from custody. This
will be done.
Among the Inquest witnesses was Po
liceman William J. Files, who was criti
cised for his failure to capture the as- i
sasstns. He testified that he was din- i
ing in th j Metropole at the time, and I
when ho heard the shots he pulled his [
gun and ran out on the sidewalk. He
asked several persons which way the
murderers went, but none could answer
him. He and other officers then jump
ed into a taxicab and gave pursuit to I
an automobile going east. This auto
mobile, he learned later, was not the
gray car in which the assassins es
caped.
A sealed indictment, charging perjury,
was handed up by the grand jury today
against Charles Steinert and James
White, former members of Lieutenant
Becker’s "strong arm” squad. They are
with "framing" a gun-carrying
case against the gang leader, "Big Jack”
Zelig. '
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1912.
Upper picture shows smashed engine and crew busy oloakiar dobrt* of wrack in yards near Highland ayenn*.
Lower photo gives view of overturned box cars before wrecking orew arrived. One man will probably die as result
of hit injuries and three had mlraculoous escape. v ..
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TWO AMERICANS WERE
VICTIMS OF MASSACRE
Nicaraguan Outrage Will Be
Promptly Probed by U. S.
State Department
i
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 32.—Two Amer
icans are reported to have been delib
• erately murdered in the massacre ot
i Nicaraguan troops by the rebels at Leon
i on August 19. One was said to be Har
i vey Dodd, of Kosciusko, Miss., the oth
i era man named Phillips.
The two men had been wounded and
were seeking refuge in a hospital, ac
cording to the report received today
1 at the state departments
Dodd and Phillips were said to have
been fighting with government troops.
After the defeat they were taken to a
hospital badly wounded, then they were
killed in the massacre which followed.
No more details were sent to Washing
ton.
The killing of Dodd and Phillips,
though not entirely parallel!, recalls the
killing of Cannon and Groce by Ze
laya’s men in 1909, which resulted ifi
an upheaval that threw the dictator
out of power and sent him to Europe
an exile.
The state department is pressing for
more information.
A delayed dispatch from .Corinto to
day says the rebels are taking towns
between Leon and Chinandaga. Tliey
are reported to have confiscated a
I large plantation and a distillery con
! talning $5,000,000 worth of alcohol.
SUFFRAGETTES
DO CRUEL DEED
(By Associated Press.)
MARIENBAD, Bohemia, Aug. 22.—A
number of English suffragettes last
night went to the hotel where Davis
1 Lloyd-George, the British chancellor of
the exchequer, is staying, and struck
his name from the visitors' board. They
waited for him in the street, shouting,
"Votes for women.”
FIFTEEN RUSSIANS
HANG FOR MUTINY
(By Associated Press.)
TASHKENT, Asiatic Russia, Aug. 22.
Two hundred and twenty-eight Russian
non-commissioned officers and soldiers
were tried by court-martial in the Sa
, phers camp here today on the charge of
mutiny. Fifteen ot them weie sen
tenced to be hanged, seven acquitted
and 206 sent to jail for varying terms.
SIXTEEN CHILDREN
AT FATHER’S FUNERAL
(By Associated Press.)
HARRISON, N. J., Aug. 22.—Sixteen,
of the tweqty-flve children of Peter C.
Walker are here today to attend the
funeral of the aged Scotch athlete who
died last nisht after a brief illness.
SLATON PLEDGES ADMINISTRATION
•OF PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY
u LstK- >■ .u
• Hon. John M. Slditesr. -
governor by an overwhelming majori
ty in the Democrdtic primary Wed
, nesday, gave out the following signed
statement on the result:
"I first wish to express the deepest
gratitude to my friends over the state
for their support, and 1 Shall strive to
measure up to their expectations.
"1 shall be governor of the entire
state, and everyone shall receive at my
hands the same measure.of official jus
tice. Every Georgian edri feel at home
lu the executive office during my term,
regardless of how he voted.
’’l have nothing to say that ( would
give a pang to either of my opponents.
From the personal standpoint, my legis- j
lative service has been longer than thht
of either of them, and my election is j
in the line of promotion. For one of i
them I voted as a testimonial of the j
friendship and esteem begotten by long
legislative association.
’’l believe the election means the
stamp of approval on quiet, faithful
service. The best part of life. .
which makes a civilization, which cre
ates enduring good, finds no expression
1 in dramatic or theatrical Setting. Every
man, honestly engaged in his calling,
quietly meeting his obligatl6ns to his
family and his state, is performing the
loftiest duties that can be demanded of
him. The public official should reflect
this type of citizen. No Georgian
should ask or r«ceive any benefits over
his fellows. When the state has grant
ed equal opportunities equal pro
tection to all, and has guaranteed equal
ROCKEFELLER ESTATE
SCENE OF RAMPAGE
(By Associated Freed.)
TARRYTOWN, N. Y„ Aug. 22.—Fire
insurance companies have ta,ken a hand
in the trouble at Pocantlco Hills among
the Italians on the Rockefeller estate,
and several of the owners of property
have been notified that their policies
will be cancelled unless the trouble is
I settled.
The employes on the Rockefeller es
tate have returned to work under a
guard of deputies. A number of the
troublemakers have been weeded out by
the Rockefeller foremen,
MRS. STAFFORD WHITE .
VICTIM OF BURGLARY
(By Associated Press.)
PROVIDENCE, R. 1.. Aug. 22—A
squad of detectives is here to investi
gate a burglary reported at the home of
Mrs. Stanford White, widow of the
architect, who was killed by Harry K.
Thaw.
The burglars stole severfcl thousand
dolars’ worth of rare tapestries collected
by the architect on his trips abroad.
Several of the tapestries Stolen dated
from the fifteenth and sixteenth cen
turies.
MARKED BILLS EXPOSE
“FAITHFUL” P. 0. CLERK
(By Associated Pr4«t.)
NEW YORK. Aug. 22.—After three
| months’ work by detectives on the mys
terious loss of hundreds of'letters con
taining money addressed tb New Eng
land, Edward I. Collins, loreman of the
~New England mails, is unaer arrest here.
It is a.legc-d that Collins was trapped fry '
a decoy letter carrying marked bills.
He has been in the postal service 27
years. )-ar’-
, jqjtice to everyone, it has performed ite
functions.
“I should like my administration to
be' characterized by the progress and
prosperity of peace. If children should
receive the benefits of education that
may fit them for the achievement of
all their possibilities; if the farmers
through the employment of improved
methdds shall increase the productivity
of the soil and aid in supplying food
and clothing in distant lands; if the
workman may wear his family with a
larger comfort and find his home the
happier from his efforts; if the mer
chant and the manufacturer shall re
ceive in wider markets and greater, out
put the returns of skal and energy and
finally, if the people in a broader charl
i ty and a kindlier spirit, with an abiding
! faith that adherence to the eternal prin
cijUes can alone preserve their liabil
ities and perpetuate the greatness of
their state, shall unite with renewed
ardor to develop the possibilities that
surround them, my ambition will be
Satisfied.
“The signs are unmistakable that for
the third time since the war will the
Democratic party elect its president, and
for the first time in that period a south
ern statesman and scholar. It is the
party of principle and of the people, and
with this blessing, the accomplishment
of which every Democrat of Georgia
will aid, Georgia should flourish in the
next two years as it never has
"In closing, I respectfully desire to
render just tribute to Mr. A. H. Ulm.
to whose intelligent, loyal and wise as
sistance I am heavily indebted.
“JOHN M. SLATON."
GOES TO SEE ILL WIFE
AND DIES HIMSELF
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
SAVANNAH, Ga., Aug. 22. —Determined
to be with his wife, who was seriously
ill here. Dr. C. C. Glass, a veteran of the
Span’sh-American war, residing at Alto.
Ga., though hopelessly ill himself, was
brought to this city a few days ago to
see his wife, in hopes of reaching here
before she died.
Dr. Glass did reach Savannah in time
td see his wife alive; but th.e effects of
the trip weakened his condition to such
an extent, that he became critically 11!
shortly afterwards, and died. The wife
although still living is in a serious
condition from the shock of her hus
band's death, in addition to her illness.
Harvard Professor
Can. Make Hot Ice
(By Associated Press.)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 22—Prof.
Percy W. Bridgman, of the department
of physics at Harvard; has succeeded in
making "hot ice,” having a tempera-
I ture of 173 degrees Fahrenheit, and ne
I is confident he can make it even hotter.
The hot ice was produced by putting
the water under a pressure of more than
20,000 atmospheres (3.000 pounds a square
meh). In appearance the hot ice was
' similar to the 'brand in general use.
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WOOD ALCOHOL KILLS
EIGHT RAILROAD MEN
(By Associated Press.)
MONTREAL, Aug. 22.—The eighth vic
tim of wood alcohol drinking tn which
it railroad construction workmen at St.
’Lambert indulged late last week, is
dead here. Two men accused of selling
the foreigners the mixture are under
arrest.
]6i. WLING MEN 1
WILL MEET JT ONCE
TO DENOUNCE VETO
United Commercial Travelers
Called to Meet Next Satur- /I
day-Post B of T. P. A?
Meets August 31 ;
Traveling men will meet at once to
denounce Governor Brows’s veto of the I
mileage bill, and to renew the fightl
that they began two years ago and by
constant effort brought almost to a
successful Issue, only to meet defeat
at the hands of the governor.
A. L. Brooks, senior grand counsellor
of the United Commercial Travelers,
has called a meeting of members ot’
his council for Saturday night. Reso
lutions will then be adopted denouncing
the governor's action In vetoing the bill
and means of continuing the demand
for the acceptance of mileage on trains
W'ill be discussed.
The Travelers’ Protective association
will meet on August 31, and will unite
in a public exnression of their disap
proval at the governor’s aetlon.
HIS MASTER’S VOICE
"He heard his master's voice," said
Mr. Brooke Thursday morning in com
menting on the governor’s veto. ’’We
got a rotten deal. I had expected Gov
ernor Brown to approve the mileage . ’
bill. I didn’t see how he could do
otherwise. The legislature had roton
for it, the public generally wanted It.
and it was his duty to sign the biQ.
and see that It became a law. And yet
he preferred to serve the railroads rath
er than the people.”
T. F. Goodwyn. president of Post 8
of the Travelers' Protective association,
said:
WILL CONDEMN VETO.
’’At our meeting on August 31. we
will condemn Governor Brown’s action '
in no uncertain terms. It looks to mt
as though he has taken this occasion
to strike back at the people who have
opposed him politically. We will adopt
plans for continuing our efforts to have
mileage pulled on trains."
R. W. Cameron, who is a director ol
the T. P. A., said:
"Governor Brown was entirely wrong.
1 think that his veto was unjust ana
unfair. In disapproving the mileage bil
he refused to permit the enactment of
a law that all the traveling public
wanted.”
"Brown Simply Paying
Debt Owed Railroads”
("Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
CARTERSVILLE, Ga., Aug. 21—That
it was a monumental crime against the
people of the state, that Governor Brown
was simply paying a debt he owed the
railroads, is the opinion declared by
Capt. W. P. Laramore a prominent citi
zen when discussing the governor’s veto
of the mileage bill. • » *
Cartersville Mayor Says
Brown Made a Mistake
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
CARTERSVILLE, Ga., Aug. 22.-Dl*-
cussing the action of Governor Brown
in vetoing the mileage bill, Hon. G. W.
Young, mayor, says he thinks Governor
Brown made a mistake in vetoing the
mileage bill.
South Georgia Regrets ,-
Veto of Mileage Bill
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
VALDOSTA, Ga., Aug. 22.—1 n commer
cial traveler and business circles pro
test was heard generally here today
against Governor Brown's veto of the
mileage bill.
Capt. T. G. Jenkins said it shows the
railroads own him.
T. B. Converse said he expected it, as
he knew the railroads dominated him.
C. C. Peeples said the liquor dealers
and railroads elected him and since he.
vetoed the Tippins bill, he was consist
ent in vetoing the mileage bill. Several
of the governor’s strong friends did not
care to be quoted, but expressed the idea
that it will hurt him badly.
W, H. Presley said: » .
“I hope he will not ran again. I have
always voted for him, but will not
again"
Valdosta Traveling Man
Disapproves Brown’s Veto
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
VALDOSTA, Ga., Aug. 21.—Opinion
here Is divided on Governor Brown's veto
of the mileage bill, but traveling men
are generally against it.
Some of the governor’s political ene
mies approve it, while many of his
friends bitterly condemn it. G. A. Whit
aker declared it was the worst thing he
has ever done.
DETECTIVE W. J. BURNS
POISONED BY PTOMAINE
(By Associated Preu.)
CHICAGO, Aug. 22.—William J.
Burns, the detective, is sick at a local
hotel, suffering, it is said, from pto
maine poisoning. No one is allowed to
see him except his physician and nurse.
A report gained currency here today '
that Burns had been the victim of a '
poison plot, but little credence is placed
in the rumor.
MRS. EMELIE EMERSON
WILL MARRY AGAIN
(By Asiocisted Prwsa.)
BALTIMORE, Aug. 22.—Announcement
was made yesterday that Mrs. Emelle A.
Emerson, divorced wife of Capt. Isaac
T. Emerson, the millionaire capitalist of ,
this city, and mother of Mrs. Alfred G.
Vanderbilt, will be married today to C.
Hazeltine Baseher, of this dty.
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