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VOL. X. XO. 239.
MISSISSIPPI
NOW HITS
BLOW IT
WILSON
Early Vote Is Strong for Un
derwood. and His Friends
Claim a Victory.
HUNDREDS OF PLANTERS
ARE TOO BUSY TO BALLOT
But Alabaman’s Managers Say
He'll Nearly Duplicate the
Clark Maryland Victory.
JACKSON. MISS., May ".—With the
names of Representative Oscar Under
wood and Woodrow Wilson on the bal
lots, the preferential presidential pri
mary is being held throughout this
state today to determine the choice of
the Democratic electors. Owing to gen
eral apathy and the fact that planters
are very’ busy at this time, being far
behind in their operations, a small vote
was anticipated. Leaders said that if
35.000 votes —about one-fourth of the
full vote —are polled, they will be sur
prised.
Leaders on the Underwood side made
confident claims and the early
vote seemed strong in his support, but
the Wilson managers were not far be
hind in their own predictions. The
four Democratic delegates at large in
the Baltimore national convention will
be Governor Brewer. ex-Governor Var
daman. United States Senator John
Sharp Williams and F. H. Alexander.
Factionalism was much involved to
day in the district nominations.
A decided apathy "exists in all parts
of the state. Men who are usually en
thusiastic in state contests feel no con
cern whatever in the outcome of the
presidential primary.
Mixup Among
the Factions.
The only element of real Interest that
has entered the fight is the old spine of
factionalism shown by Vardaman and
anti-Vardaman supporters, but the two
factions are so badlv mixed in their
preferences, as shown by the align
ments of their leaders, that neither can
claim a victory, regardless of whether
Underwood or Wilson gets the majority
vote.
For instance, on the ticket for dele
gates from the state at large appear the
names of Governor Brewer. Senator
John Sharp Williams. Hon. C. H. Alex
ander and ex-Governor J. K. Varda
man. Williams and Alexander are sup
porters n f Woodrow Wilson. Vardaman
is for Underwood and Governor Brewer
has been giving a rather lukewarm sup
port to the Alabama statesman, saying
that he can give equally cordial support
to either of the other candidates.
Senator Percy’s following is also
working enthusiastically for Under
wood. while several of Vardaman’s best
known lieutenants, including Lieuten
ant Governor Bilbo, are actively labor
ing for Wilson.
Neither faction can, therefore, get
much satisfaction out of the returns,
in so far as the presidential primary is
concerned. The faction fight centers on
the selection of district delegates. Po
litical alignments of the aspirants for
these honors are well known, and the
voters are paying no heed what their
preference may be, in so far as the
presidential contest is concerned, but
are, in a majority of instances, basing
their selections on whether the men
voted for are Vardaman or anti-Var
daman adherents.
Vardaman’s
“Instructions.”
The Vardaman campaign bureau has
sent out a marked ballot to each coun
ty. showing the ‘faithful” how to vote.
In some quarters this is being resented
as an imputation that members of the
faction have not sense enough to mark
their ballots, or sufficient judgment to
select the men best fitted to represent
MiSsissippi's Democracy in the nation
al convention. However, this method
been used in former campaigns by
Vardaman, and has saved a large per
centage of his following a great deal of
trouble and mental worry.
Much of Underwood's strength, in so
far as Mississippi fs concerned, is due
to a very prevalent feeling that the
time is ripe to put forth a Southern
man for the presidency, and, since Al
abama’s favorite son Is regarded as an
eligible aspirant, a friendly feeling for
the neighboring state has added mm h
to his prestige.
Many conservative Democrats, who
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The Atlanta Georgian
Ml MINE
STOCK SOLO
Oil BLOGK
FOR 55.65
Atlanta Man, Supposed To Be
Rich, Leaves Papers Which
Prove Worthless.
ONE TO TEN CENTS SHARE
BROUGHT UNDER HAMMER
Deluded “Expert” Treasured
Securities as Nucleus for
Great Fortune.
Michael Muller, a civil engineer who
died in Atlanta a few 'months ago, had
spent, nearly $75,000 in the past twenty
years for mining stock which sold at
auction today for $5.65.
His stock in many mines with fancy
names was sold on the block at the
Fulton court house. It was bld in by
dozens of small speculators who offered
from one cent to a dime a share for the
ornately engraved paper representing a
total of 76,034 shares.
Muller was considered a rich man by
his Atlanta acquaintances. They knew
he had vast amounts of stocks hidden
away and he often spoke of his invest
ments. He was believed to know some
thing of mines and mining, for his work
as engineer had called him frequently
to the West.
His Whole Estate
In Worthless Stock.
He had spent years in the wildcat
camps, had joined in several rushes to
newly discovered Eldoradoes, Me had
received a large salary for many years
and had never been extravagant. To
day it was stated that practically his
whole estate consisted of the mining
stocks to which he had clung so fondly
and from which he expected to realize a
fortune.
“Muller paid an average of a dollar a
share for that stock, and the whole lot
must have cost him close to $75,000,”
said one of the engineer’s friends to
day. "He knew that some, of it was
worthless, but he clung to the hope that
some day a rich strike would be made
in some of the mines and he would be a
millionaire.”
Here's the List
of His Stocks.
Here is the list of stocks in which
Muller had “invested" and which
brought $5.65 at the auction today:
Manhattan Whale Mining and Milling
Company, Ollalia Copper Mining and
Smelting Company, the Aiax Bullfrog
Mining Company, Jumping Jack Man
hattan Mining Company, Ely Central
Copper Company. Combined Oil Land
Company, the Contention Gold Mines
Company. Manhattan Mizpah Mining
Company of Nevada. Manhattan Pine
Nut Mining Company, the Fairview
Keystone Mining Company. Manhattan
Treadwell Mining Company, Dorothy
Buckskin Mining Company, Manhattan
Red Top Mining Company, the Panna
mint Mountain Mines Syndicate, Man
hattan Mining Company- of Nevada, the
Goldfield Nighthawk Mining Company.
Bullfrog National Bank Gold Mining
Company, the Texas Girl Gold Mining
Company, Bullfrog Pedestal Mining
Company, the Butte Goldfield Mining
and Reduction Company, Brewer Min
ing Leasing and Investment Company,
the Gold Center Mining and Develop
ment Company, the Goldfield Bull Dog
Mines Corporation, Bullfrog Syndicate
Mining Company, Reorganized North
Star Mining Company of Wonder. Re
organized Manhattan Buffalo Mining
Company. Reorganized Manhattan
Combination Mining Company, Search
light Gold Extraction Company, the
Ward Success Gold Mining Company,
the Rawhide Gold King Mining Com
pany,- Original Bullfrog Mining Com
pany, Reorganized Alice Mining Com
pany of Wonder, the Continental Con
solidated Mine Company, the Search
light Belle Mining Company, the
Searchlight Midas Mining Company.
ALFORD HAS HOPES OF
STILL CHEATING NOOSE
MACON, GA., May 7.—Governor
Brown will be asken to take a personal
look at Edward B. Alford while he is in
Macon Thursday. Attorney Cooper
feels sure ihat if the governor sees Al -
ford he will not let, the man hang on
Friday, but will grant a fourth respite.
Alford was respited a month ago upon
the plea that he would not live a month
longer. This 30 days expires Friday,
and there is no indication that he will
die soon, although he is undoubtedly in
had health. Attorney Cooper goes to
Atlanta today to ask the governor to
stop in the jail for five minutes Thurs
day and look at the man who killed his
v.ife and mother-in-law. shot himself
and then feigned insanity until the very
day of his last respite.
Read ForProfit —GEORGIAN WANT ADS —Use For Results
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDA Y, MAY 7, 1912.
UNCLE TRUSTY!
. Copyright. 1912, by Int ernational News Service.
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Isl /ST
“William, that last skirmish was a hot one! You and Theodore got off easy, considering the severity of the engagement. Ah,
it is a proud and noble thing to see the two leading citizens of America chasing around after votes and calling each other names!
I’ll take advantage of this momentary lull in the battle to make a frugal meal of broiled live lobster. And I want you two
ginks to understand that I’m the real general of this army! Do von get me?”
THfIUSINDS CUT
OFF ST BIG FLOOD
Mississippi Still Rises, Inundat
ing New Sections and Tieing
Up Railroads.
NEW ORLEANS. May 7.—With the
Mississippi river still rising and pour
ing through the levee banks, inundat
ing lands that have never before been
flooded, the situation today . caused
great anxiety. . That loss of life al
ready reported heavy near New Roads
as a result of the gap in the dikes at
Torras would be increased to a start
ling total was the fear of those who
have been In charge of the work on
the levees. Rescue work, hastily or
ganized, was pushed with energy to
day.
Motor boats collected from various
places were sent out from New Roads
and other places in the Torras flood
section in an effort to save persons
reported marooned by the floods. At
least 1,000 persons are at Bachelor arsl
Lettsworth, and the fleet of rescue
boats was sent there to bring them to
Safety:
Railroad communication with these
towns was cut off late yesterday when
a rescue train sent out over the flood
ed tracks, in an effort to reach the
people, went through the weakened em
bankment. No one was hurt.
Appeals from Lettsworth say the sit
uation there is serious. At least fifty
persons sheltered in the houses that
have been dislodged from their founda
tions and sent floating in the flood are
in danger of drowning. In Pointe
Coupee parish the floods are inundat
ing town after town and reaching sec
tions which never before have been un
der water. The inhabitants are panic
stricken. The damage there will
mount into the millions.
Appeals for boats to be used in the
rescue work were received today by
Governor Sanders, who is here. The
governor has issued orders that every
available boat be sent to the flooded
section.
TIGER HID WHISKY
UNDER SETTIN’ HEN;
HATCHED TROUBLE
MACON, GA.. M’V 7. When Chari-.■
Bekakes. a Greek restaurant proprietor,
hid his supply of blind tiger liquor for
the reunion in a chicken house adjoin
ing his place <>f business he hatched
trouble for himself. Last night ahmit
11 o'clock he sought to take a pit t of
liquor from under a setting hen. while
the customer waited in the store. The
hen squawked, a policeman heard, in
vestigated, Bekakes was arrested and
the whole supply of whisky confiscated.
His two clerks were also jailed.
8 Hurt in Wreck of
Tourist Trains in SXJ
3 Coaches Overturned
CHARLOTTE, N C, May 7.—The
Southwesern Limited, ttie Southern rail
way’s tourist train from New York to
.Jacksonville, was wrecked near Fairwold,
S. C., today, by a broken rear driving
axle. At the office of District Superln
dentent Foreacre it was stated that eight
persons on the train were injured, but
none seriously.
Engineer Worth and Conductor Bodge,
both of Charlotte, were in charge of the
train. The three rear coaches were over
turned. The train was running about 30
miles an hour. The Southwestern Lim
ited is one of the best equipped tourist
trains operated by the Southern railway.
BLOODHOUNDS NAB 2
NEGROES AFTER 9TH
POSTOFFICE ROBBERY
CHATTANOOGA, TENN., May 7.
Two unsuccessful attempts were made
to rob the postoffice at Hill City. Tenn.
The detonations, which partially de
stroyed the safe, awoke persons near
by and the robbers were frightened off
without accomplishing their purpose.
Sam Collins and Henrv Adkins, ne
groes, were arrested today by postal
authorities, with the use of blood
hounds. and are charged with being
members of the gang. It is thought,
however, that the wholesale robberies,
which have Included nine postoffices
on the Tennessee river near Chatta
nooga. are planned by white men.
The negroes will be given the “third
degree” in hopes of ascertaining the
identity of their associates. Special in
spectors from Washington are working
on the case, having been detailed here
after the former robbqifles.
ALCOHOL COCKTAIL
PUTS A DRUGGIST IN
STATE’S CHAINGANG
W. T. Smedley, a LaGrange drug
gist, had .a very indefinite idea of the
Georgia, prohibition law when he sold
his best customers diluted’alcohol and
called it "cocktail."
The court of appeals told Smedley
flatly today when he asked for a new
trial that the city court of LaGrange
had handled him just right when it
meted out a chaingang sentence.
“Alcohol can not lawfully be sold by
a druggist for the purpose of being used
as a beverage,” maintained the court.
The record of the < as< showed that
Smedley did not require a doctor’s pre
scription, but sold a grain alcohol in
pure and “cocktail" form.
R.R, MAN DEAD FROM FALL
AT CITY'S BUSIEST SPOT
Suffering from an attack of epilepsy. K.
Kiker. a yard foreman for the Southern
railway, who lived at 23 Venable street,
fell tn the pavement at Five Points yes
terday afternoon, striking his hand against
an iron post and sustaining injuries that
caused his death at Grady hospital a
short time later. He is survived by his
wife.
The bodv was removed to the under
taking nariors of H. M Patterson & Son,
and was sent to Hiram, Ga_. this after
noon for funeral and Interment.
strikers riot in
newspaper™
Newsboys Are Attacked for
Selling Papers and Stands
Are Set on Fire.
CHICAGO, May 7.-—Rioting in the
loop district at noon today, when the
afternoon editions of the newspapers
appeared, marked the course of the
newspaper strike today. At Madison
and Dearborn streets strikers and sym
pathizers made two attacks on news
boys selling the afternoon papers. The
first attack was repulsed by police, who
arrested three of the attacking party.
As they walked away with their pris
oners the strikers returned, drove away
the newsboys, scattered the papers in
the streets, broke up the news stand
and set fire to the wreckage before The
officers could return.
Strikers attacked news dealers at
Dearborn and Randolph streets,
knocked them down, seized the papers,
tore them to shreds and scattered them
in the street. A similar attack occurred
on Madison street in front of the North
western railway station. Bundles of
papers were seized, tom open and scat
tered.
Up to noon, in spite of the orders of
President Freel, none of the stereo
typers returned to work.
The strike took a new turn to
day, when President James J. Free!,
of the stereotypers international
order, came to Chicago and issued an
order to the men in his union
to return to work. The walkout
of the stereotypers. Free! asserted, was
illegal
DEATH REVEALS SECRET
OF HIDDEN FINE CLOTHES
NEWCASTLE, IND, May 7—Mrs
Ellen Lowe had a secret which she
kept from her most intimate friends
until she died at 92 t
When an inventory of her personal
property was made it was found that
she was the owner of beautiful dresses,
lingerie and millinery. None of her
friends could recall ever seeing her
wear anything but plain, serviceable
dresses, and why she bought so many
handsome silk gowns and laid them
away unworn is a mystery.
STOLEN NECKLACES WORN
BY TWO NEGRO WOMEN
Detectives today recovered two neck
laces stolen Monday night in th.e bur
glary of a novelty store at 167 Peach
tree street. The necklaces were being
worn by two negro women, who say they
were given to them by another negro
woman.
A lot of Jewelry and several kimonos
were stolen by the burglars. The rob
bery is said to have taken place between
7 and 9 o'clock at night, the burglar en
tering the store with a skeleton key’.
ms FHM ON
REUNIONROW
Hyman Says San Antonio Is
Paying Him to Get Next Re
union, But Fight Is Keen.
MACON, GA., May 7.—Clouding the
spirit of good cheer that pervaded Ma
con at the outset of reunion week are
the tactics of rival cities clamoring for
the 1913 gathering of the Confederate
veterans. Jacksonville. San Antonio
and Macon Chambers of Commerce are
principals in a. controversy that many
of the veterans declare is very distaste
ful and that is tending to mar what
otherwise would have been an alto
gether happy gathering for the old sol
diers.
E. H. Hyman, secretary of the Macon
Chamber of Commerce, which organi
zation is, in a sense, the host of the
veterans, is on the pay roll of San An
tonio and is using his influence to land
the next reunion for the Texas city. I
Before the reunion assembled, he of- !
sered his services and Influence in turn I
to Jacksonville, Chattanooga and San
Antonio for a consideration of sson.
Jacksonville and Chattanooga declined
his proposition, but San Antonio ac
cepted.
Making Capital of “Agent.”
Now Jacksonville’s boosters are mak
ing capital of this transaction In their
fight against San Antonio. Hyman ad
mits he is working for San Antonio for i
pay.
The Hyman controversy broke when
H. H Richardson and James E. Phil
lips. secretaries of the Jacksonville
Chamber of Commerce .gave out inter
views that Secretary Hyman had of
fered to “sell" the next reunion and ;
that he said he "had it under his
thumb." They followed this bv giving
out correspondence they had with Mr.
Hyman, in which appeared this sen
tence:
“If you think that all the high and
noble sentiments of the Southland can
he so prostituted. I will tel! you NO,
most emphatically NO.”
This was in a letter by Secretary
Richardson to Mr. Hyman rejecting his
SSOO proposition.
Now Secretary Hyman gives out this
interview :
"Previous to the opening of the Ma
con reunion negotiations were made
with me, by representatives of Chatta
nooga, Jacksonville and San Antonio. I
set my price and am now pulling for
San Antonio, and you watch that city
land."
MORE RAIN PREDICTED;
COTTON BELT COVERED
Showers are predicted by the weath
er bureau for this afternoon, tonight
and all tomorrow. There is no change
expected in the temperature, and the
showers extend throughout the entire
cotton belt.
1 HOME
T- EDITION
PRTPF On Trains. FIVE CENTS.
A TULV-Tj. Jn Atlanta. TWO CENTS.
WOMEN’S
ORATIONS
STIR WAR
HEROES
Miss Lumpkin and Mrs. Lamar
Arouse Veterans at Big
Reunion.
MASSED CHORUS SINGS
THE AIRS OF OLD DIXIE
Thousands of Soldiers Camp
in Tents—Addresses and
Cheers From Crowds.
MACON. GA., May 7. —Stirring ad
dresses by two women roused ten thou
sand veterans in gray to a high pitch
of enthusiasm at the opening exercises
of the Twenty-second annual reunion
of the United Confederate Veterans
this morning.
Miss Grace Lumpkin, of Latta. S. C„
formerly of Macon, and the official
sponsor for this city, welcomed the
survivors of the great conflict of the
sixties in a speech in which she dis
played her noted oratorical gifts. Mrs.
Dorothy Blount Lamar, president of
the Georgia Daughters of the Confed
eracy, extended a cordial welcome on
behalf of that society, and evoked
cheer after cheer, until the rafters
Shook by her fervent tributes to the
thinning line of heroes,
5,000 Soldiers Sheltered
■ In Camp Gordon.
Five thousand old soldiers camped
last night in Camp Gordon, and while
the rain pattered on their tents, sat.
and revived the battles in which they
had fought and bled. This morning
they awoke to the call of the bugle
and marched in columns to the im
mense eating hall, where a splendid
breakfast was served them. At 10
o'clock they assembled In seats of honor
in the auditorium, reinforced by sev
eral thousand who had arrived during
the early morning. Hundreds of men
and women thronged the galleries and
side benches, while the stage was
crowded with speakers and officials.
Fo r a half hour several brass bands
played lively airs of the old South,
“Dixie” always being the favorite, and
at 10:30 o'clock the convention was
called to order by General John W.
Maddox, of Rome, commander of the
Georgia division. The invocation was
pronounced by Rev. r. u n Cave, ami
then the massed Confederate choirs,
including the special singers from Nor
folk, Va„ rendered “Bonnie Blue Flag.”
"Maryland, My Maryland,” and “The
Star-Spangled Banner."
' Walter A. Harris, colonel of the Sec
|end Georgia regiment and chairman of
I the general reunion committee, ex
tended the first official welcome to the
veterans. Like his distinguished fath
er, Colonel Nat E. Harris, the speaker
exhibited rare gifts of eloquence and
was frequently applauded for his pa
triotic sentiments. He then presented
Miss Grace Lumpkin, the young wom
an whose speech at Little Rock last
year turned the tide in Macon’s favor
and practically won the present re
union for this city. Miss Lumpkin was
accorded a flattering reception. Old
veterans left their seats and crowded to
the stage to shake her hand before she
began speaking.
First Festivities
Os Reunion Held.
V fd dAAlHlVxJsiHUi.eiSjjonuSa p uj
Today marked the formal opening of
the reunion festivities, though prelim
inary social affairs and organization
meetings of the Sons of Veterans and
Confederated Memorial association
were held yesterday afternoon and last
night But these reunions are primar
ily for the veterans tn come together
and perpetuate the memories of their
valiant struggle of the sixties, and it
remained for their organization to as
semble to formally launch the activi
ties.,
A feature of the first session was the
annual address of General C. Irvine
Walker, commander-in-chief, in which
he declared that in these annual gath
erings the South finds its vindication
and the younger generations are taught
the story of the Civil war as the South
then understood it and understands it
now.
During the address of General Wal
ker Mrs. John B. Gordon, widow of
Georgia’s beloved statesman, entered
the hall. Immediately General Walker
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