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THE WEATHER. Showers tonight or tomorrow. Temperatu’-es: 8 a. m, 66 degrees; 10 a. m., 69 degrees: 12 noon, 69 de grees: 2 p. m., 68 degrees. 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 Continued on Page Two. 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. / ' HE. HE J /\&I ME THUMB 1 ' a ( t'**>** ■' \ AVW) IO \ (46t~a') /sure?) 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 Continued on Page Thro®,