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THE WEATHER. Forecast; Showers tonight or to morrow/. Temperatures: 8 a. m.. 74 degrees: 10 a. m., 77 degrees; 12 noon. 80 degrees: 2 p. fri.. 83 de crees. VOL. X. NO. 242. GOVERNOR IT ■ ra cmicTS MIKES Louisiana Executive Wires Tart Reply to “Touchy” Negro Association. TORRAS BREAK IMPERILS TOWN: CITIZENS LEAVING Many Relieved Lost in Quick Rush of Flood—Sanders Asks More Aid. NEW ORLEANS. LA.. May 10.— With the governor of Louisiana work ing beside negroes and convicts, th*- desperate battle to keep back the threatening waters of the Mississippi continued today. Removal to safety of residents of the town of New Roads. which is threatened by a torrent precipitated by th- break in the Mississippi river levee at Terras, was begun today. The flood ed waters about New Roads rose rap id!'- through the night. In the fleet of boats which gath ered after daybreak at the southern , end of the town were river steamers, launches, barges and even rafts There are about 20,000 inhabitants of ihe New Roads section of Pointe Cou pee parish. Should the crevasses widen -and allow further rush of water, all these "would'have to flee. Governor Sanders Works on Levees. communication was cut off with Terras, but refugees from tha* district reported tha' when they left the ere vasse in 'he dike there was a ntfle wide, and that the main current of the Ml:- tfissippi was flowing through the break There’ is danger tha' a large part of the levee system, both north and south ■of Terras may be swept away entirely. Governor Panders, replying today to a complaint of the National Associa tion for the Advancement of the ( ol ored Race that negroes are being driven bv state troops, wired as follows. -It is true idle negroes are being compelled to work on the levees. I am working on the levee niyself, as are all other whit* chiefs. The full force of the Mississippi sweeping through the Torres levee caused th* flood to spread rapidly through the fertile Avoyelles parish. So Quickly did the inundation come, many persons had narrow escapes from drowning -Vt Moreauville .the telegraph opera tors worked at their keys until the wafer put the instruments out of com mission After communication was cut off'from Moreauville it is supposed that telegaphers and other flood suffer erß took refuge in boats or on house tops So ' quickly was Moreauville over come that it is feared that there was jr,s« of life there. Blames Flood On Eating of Frogs. An old man who was among the last cf the residents taken out of Morganza, gave hi« reason today when he though’ the suffering caused by th* flood was the result of a punishment inflicted upon the wrongdoers. "God don't like ugly.” was the way he prefaced his explanation. "He put the Indian and the bullfrog here We run the Indian away and eat the bullfrog. He punish us for it by overflow." Carcasses of hundreds of dead ani mal' are floating in the backwater be tween New Roads and Torras. They can neither be buried nor burned and the heatlh authorities are somewhat pqzzled as to what disposition to make of them. Every carcass has a half dozen or more buzzards as passengers. The telegraph operator at Batchelor asked to be relieved of his duties today because of the odor from the dead cat tle floating around the railroad station. "Please furnish me with a boat, to get out of here Can't stand this awful smell." was his message. Begs For a “Bite" For His Cows. Today an old negro who had driven his cattle through the country from Fordoche ahead of the crevasse water, walked up to one of the government representatives and asked. Cap. is you running th* govern ment ?" After the officer explained that he was a very small cog in the big gov ernment wheel and asked as to his wants, the negro replied: All I wants. Cap. is just a little bite for my cows and a sandwich my self " He was given four bales of hay for Continued on Page Two. The Atlanta Georgian Atlanta Prepares to Pay Chivalric Tribute To Mothers on Sunday Atlantans are preparing a splendid tribute of love and chivalry for next Sunday, when they will observe “Moth ers’ day ’’ The day alreadj’ devoted to the reverence of deity will be made ex traordinarily impressive by the services in the churches, all themed about the fair name and fame of motherhood. The edifices will he decorated in white and white rose buds or carnations will be worn in corsages «or lapels in token of respect for' the mothers. Byway of further tribute, thousands will contribute to the fund that is being raised for the building nf a new Home for Old Women, and contribution boxes will he placed for that purpose in all the clubs and hotels. Many men of At lanta who have only the memories nf mothers or families have expressed their wish to do honor to those memories by giving substantial aid tn the Home, for Old Women, and substantial gifts to ward the $5,500 needed for the proposed $8,500 building are assured At the Baptist tabernacle a special Mothers’ day service has been arranged and and other churches the children will march • Australian Ballot Is Demanded by the State Democratic Committee The State Democratic Executive Committee today formally declared Oscar Underwood winner of Georgia’s first presidential primary. The committee determined the result from returns with five counties miss ing. the figures giving the Alabaman a majority of 14.4U7 votes over Woodrow IVJlson. The committee’s figures show a total vote of 12.3.432 . Underwood's popular vote was 68,273. Wilson's, 53.866; Champ Clark s. 882; Judson Harmon’s. 411 Following the declaration of the re sult of the primary, the committee adopted a resolution recommending that the Australian ballot system, which provides for an absolutely secret vote and prohibits any sort of campaign work in th* vicinity of the polls, be used in the future in al! Georgia elec tions. regular and primary This reso lution was introduced by Ceci! Neal, of Muscogee. Bites of Rabid Canine Spread Alarm Among Atlanta Dog Fanciers Dwellers in the neighborhood of Myr tle. and Tenth streets have been trou bled with an epidemic of rabies which has struck the canine population. Recently a mad cur went through the community and bit several pet dogs One Os these was a fox terrier belong ing to J. W. Boone, and Mr. Boone im mediately killed his pet. Just how many other dogs in the neighborhood are affected is not yet known. The Myrtle street residents are com plaining that a dump pile left by the city sanitary department is the attrac tion for a number of mongrels. They have asked the city authorities to re move the nuisance. 86 Persons of Four Generations Survice ‘Grandma* Wallace “Grandma" Wallace died at her home in Pen Hill today at the ag* of 86 Her husband. S. H Wallace.. 5« grandchil dren, ten sons and daughters, 25 great grandchildren, one great-grandchild and a host of friends mourn her death. Charles H. Brannan, a son-in-law. Is well known as a member of the Atlanta police force, and another. A. D. Brannan, is also connected with the department Mrs. Wallace and her husband were of the same age to a day, and until ‘'Grand ma" Wallace died, they bore the distinc tion of being the oldest couple in the Ben Hill section, where they had I bed nearly all their lives Interment will be in Gilead cemetery tomorrow morning. Morseon Way Home; Health Improved by Pleasure Trip Abroad BATH, MAINE. May 1 n.—Charles W. Morse, the New York banker who was released from the Federal prison at Atlanta some months ago, is- expected to arrive In Bath, his native city, in three weeks tn pass th* summer and possibly make his residence here for a longer period. Word 1 hast been received by relatives that he is considerably im proved in health. He is now in Europe ALFORD, TOO WEAK TO STAND, DIES ON GALLOWS IN MACON MACON, GA.. May-10—Supported to the gallows and held up on the trap by two officers. Edward B. Alford was hanged in the Bibb county jail at 1 o’clock this afternoon. H<= killed his wife and mother-in-law on December 27. 1909 For the last year Alford has been a confirmed invalid and was in the last stages of tuberculosis Gov ernor Brown was appealed to, while here yesterday, to grant another respite and also in Atlanta this morning by Alford's attorney . John R. Cooper, but he refused Alford made no statement on the gallows beyond saying ' Good bye. everybody." Read For Profit —GEORGIAN WANT ADS —Use For Results ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY , MAY 10. 1912, TRADE BODIES BATTLE FOR SUNDAY PLUNGE Hundreds Sign Petition Pro testing Against Abolishing Swimming on Sabbath. KEEN FIGHT IS NOW SURE IN PARK BOARD MEETING Cochran Assembles Foes of Proposed Measure— Oppo nents Determined. A. city wide battle over the Sunday* swimming question was in full progress today Th* V’lanta Federation of Trades has entered rhe fight to pre- I serve the cooling Sabbath plunge, but the opposition is determined and a ; lively meeting is promised when the | park board assembles to pass on the issue. On the one side are arrayed ’hose who claim that hundreds of men kept busy throughout the week have no chance for an outdoor plunge except on Sunday. On the other, those who as sert that the serenity of rhe day* of peace shall not be thus disturbed. Hundreds Sign Swimming Fleas. Two big petitions were circulated to day against anv action looking toward abolishing Sunday swimming by the park board. Th-v were signed by hun dreds of persons and the trade bodies of th* city* plan more. At th* same time much interest was manifested in the voting in progress at the United Cigar Store. Peachtree and Decatur streets. The ballot boxes will be opened tomorrow and each side claims the result will be in its favor. Trades Federation All for Swimming. Commissioner J. O. Cochran, who Is leading the fight to allow Sunday swimming, received a letter today no tifying him that the Atlanta Federa tion of Trades had unanimously adopt ed resolutions protesting against pro hibiting swimming on Sunday and the proposition to charge for admittance to the lake. “You will recognize that Sunday is the only day when the working people can take advantage of this much need ed and desired recreation." wrote Sec retary J. F. Bradfield, of the Federa tion. Mr. Cochran has also received an of ficial letter from . Cliff Clower, Secre tary of the Moving Picture Operators union, pleading for a similar policy on the part of the board. Petitions Rea-ch the Park Board. Two petitions, signed by several hun dred citizens, demanding that the Sun day recreation be permitted, have been filed with the board. Commissioner M. B. Young, the au thor of the resolution to charge a nominal sum to all those who enter the lake, said today that though a majority of the members present favored stop ping the Suhday swimming at the last meeting of the board, the whole propo sition of regulating the swimming at Piedmont park will be reconsidered a.’ the next meeting. FEDERAL ARMY KILLS SIXTY IN BIG VICTORY IN NORTHERN MEXICO MEXICO CITY. May 10—Sixty in surrectos were killed and more than 100 wounded in a battle between 1.000 rebels of General Orozco’s army under General Gargoza and a wing of Gen eral Huesta's federal army under Brig adier General Rabago near Tlahuallo. Tn an official report of the battle re ceived here, it was stated that only .seven federal? were killed. This was the first decisive victory of the feder al? north since the campaign of Orozco began. BEAR. LOOSE 3 DAYS. TERRORIZES A SHIP PORTLAND. OREG. May 10—The Norwegian steamer Hercules, which has just reached here from the Orient, had a double portion of trouble on her voy age across th* Pacific. While th* ves sel was riding our a severe storm in mid-ocean a big black Chinese bear, belonging to the boatswain, broke from his cage tinder the poop and for three days was at large The bear, eventually becoming weary of prowling about the steamer, fell asleep on the deck the third day of his freedom, and was roped by the members of the crew and dragged ba, k to his p*n, much to the relief of all on board. 2,000 BOYS AND GIRLS, ALL _ IN WHITE, DRILL TOMORROW /’ ■ - ’ Jl| £ w j| # / \ \ -- ~ / # "JF NW" /i\/ £ F w w * I MbMHI „ 9 \\ & Mt w' \ '/ \\ \\ \ // \\ \\ &. / J®// W \ x I -'A\ \\ \\ i . RODOYSHIREDIN LOOT, HE ADMITS Carl Roddy, arrested in New Or leans for complicity in the Atlanta diamond trunk robbery, was brought back today by Detective Royal and lodged in the police station, where he was subjected to a close examination by Chief Lanford. He denied having been active in the robbery of the $25,- 000 worth of jewels, but admitted that he had known the theft was to take place and had shared in its proceeds. Mrs. Roddy, formerly Mrs. Effie Dan iels, came home with her husband, but left him at the Terminal station. She told the detectives she was going to her mother's home. 328 Whitehall street, but on inquiry there it was learned that she had not appeared, and her mother had not lived there for several months. There is no charge against her. Blames Kaul add Wrenn. Roddy says the actual robbery was committed by George Kan| and George Wrenn, both now under arrest. Wrenn is held at the polb e station, while Kaul is bn his way to Atlanta from New York under the custody of a detective Roddy admits having had a Box of the stolen jewels, which, he says, were given him by Kaul in lieu of stnn prom ised him. He says he overheard Kaul I and Wrenn planning the robbery. When i t.hev becarhe aware that he knew what was going to happen, they approached I him and agreed to give him SIOO if he would keep quiet. This Roddy agreed to do. Several days h* savs. he met Kaul, who told hi mthat the affair had been ‘‘pulled off." VonGestel. Susceet. Released. Conrad VonGestel, a relative of Kaul, who has been under arrest charged with complicity, was released today, after having made a statement that he knew nothing of the burglary until he arrived in Atlanta several days after it occurred. His statement was corrobo rated by evidence furnished bj- Ms Kaul. Miss Caroline Culver, a pupil of the Cal houn school, is holding the basketball which will be the center of an exciting game in the field day 'sports of the Atlanta pupils at Ponce DeLeon park tomorrow. School Children to Meet in Great Athletic Field Day at Ponce DeLeon Park. Almost beside themselves with impa tience, 2,000 children of the public schools are waiting for 3 o'clock to morrow afternoon, when the drill which Dr. Theo Toepel has taught them will be shown to the public. Th» annual field day exercises will he held at Ponce Del-eon park The boys and girls w’ho go through the beautiful figures of the drill will be dressed in white and wear the colors of their school. The exhibition features will be given in. the afternoon, that the public may see how the children are trained. Be ginning at 9 o'clock in the morning, the athletic contests will he held, and the prizes for these will be awarded in the afternoon before the throng of specta tors gathered for the exhiibtion. The rnerning contests are foot, races, run ning and standing broad jumps and churning" the bar for the boys. The girls w!> substitute tossing t basket lc.li for the "< binning" contest. Atlanta Attorneys Hired to Fight to Conserve Tallulah Spencer Atkinson and George Na pier, of Atlanta, will act as attorneys for the Tallulah Falls Conservation as sociation and will assis l Attorney Gen eral Felder at court if the state brings suit to establish the land titles in the. gorge of the Tallulah river. The two lawyers and Professor Stra han. of the university, who assisted in making the state survey, were in con sultation with the attorney general to day. Mrs Helen D. Longstreet, presi dent of the Tallulah association, was also called in by the attorney general. The attorney general said that it was not possible for the state authorities to reach a final decision in the matter of bringing suit until next week. Hr said he would have another conference with the governor before the matter could be cleared. BUND OF $5.0110 FOR MBS. GRACE Bond for Mrs. Daisy Grace was fixed at $5,000 today by Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey, following a conference with Judge L. S. Roan, of the criminal division of the superior court, before whom the accused wife will be tried. Mrs. Grace will spend the balance of today in the Tower, and it is doubtful that her bond will be given before a > late hour ’"night or tomorrow. Her attorneys had negotiated for a bond of $2,000. feeling sure that figure would be the highest fixed on a bond for assault with intent to murder. "I have practiced law in Atlanta for , fourteen years," said John VV. Moore, , chief counsel for Mrs. Grace, when in formed of the amount of her bond, "and I have never vet heard of such an amount being named for the charge of assault with Intent to murder. It is the largest bond for that charge that I have heard of, except the $7,500 under «hit h she was held previously.” Husband Improved. 74 r. Moore stated that he would make an effort to raise the amount of the bond during the afternoon, but ex pressed his doubt, on account of the amount set. That Eugene H. Grace, the wounded husband, is much better is evidenced by the statement given out by Solicitor Dorsey immediately after fixing the bond. “The party assaulted is not now, according to the best information ob tainable, in danger of Imminent death." says the statement. This “best infor mation obtainable" is from Dr. T S. Bailey, of Newnan, who has been at tending Grace since he was carried home on March 23. It was the desire for an official statement from the phy sician that caused Mr Dorsey to post pone naming the amount of the bond until today. Following is the solicitor’s state ment : "Our opinion is that the bond as sessed by the committing magistrate was correct under the conditions ob taining at the time the same was fixed. As the party assaulted is not now. ac cording to the best information obtain able, in danger of.imminent death, con sidering the nature of the charge, the ability of the defendant to give hail and al! the facts appertaining to the trans action in so far as ascertainable. Mrs Grace's bond for the time being is placed at the "Sum of $5,000.” j HOME / t - EDITION PR It 'h' • Rn Trains. FIVE CENTS. 1 IVJ tjL’j. ln Atlanta . TWO CENTS I» SAYS HEILOIE CM BEAT BOSSES Colonel Calls the Roll of the Bosses and Declares He’ll Down Them All. ONLY MAN WHO CAN DEFEAT THE PRESIDENT Asserts Only a Crooked Deal Can Nominate Taft at the Chicago Convention. NEW York. May 10. —“There Is juet on* candidate whom It is possible to nominate against the bosses, and that is myself." This declaration Is made in a letter from Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to R. A. Caswell, of Minneapolis, clerk of the supreme court and chairman of the Roosevelt- committee. The latter was made public here today by the Roose velt committee, upon the direct order of Colonel Roosevelt. Continuing, the Colonel says In part “Nine states have now held presi dential primaries or their equivalent—• North Dakto, Wisconsin. New Hamp shire. Illinois. Pennsylvania, Nebraska. Oregon. Massachusetts and Maryland. These States, the only ones tn which there has been a free chance for the expression of popular will, ar* to be represented by 256 delegates in the Chi. cage antionai convention. Forty of these delegates are instructed for Pres ident Taft and 216 are against him. He has carried but two nf the nine states—New Hampshire and Massachu setts —while in Massachusetts the Roosevelt delegates-at-large were elected by over twice the majority which Mr. Taft obtained on the pref erential vote. Pig Bosses All Support Taft. "In Maryland the majority against Mr. Taft was about the same propor tionately for him in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The other seven states’ majorities against him range from 2 to 1 to 20 to 1. In ail the states together about three out of every four of the Republicans who voted at the primaries were against Mr. Taft. If primaries could be held in all the states, there would undoubtedly be no sub stantial variation from those figures, and Mr. Taft could by no possibility have 400 votes in the Chicago conven tion. Mr. Taft's chance of renomtria tlon Iles solely In securing at Chicago delegates w ho w ill misrepresent the will of the people.” “After a prolonged experience of me as president, practically all of the big bosses in the Republican party dislike me so heartily that they opposed Mr.. Taft's nomination because I favored It. They were afraid that Mr. Taft would give them the same kind of trouble I had given them. "After three and a half years experi ence of Mr. Taft since he has been elected, these same men have turned around and heartily favor his renomi nation. They were opposed to me four years ago and they are opposed to me now. They were opposed to Mr. Taft four years ago w hen they had not tried him as president and today they heart ily support him. Calls the Roll Os His Enemies. "These men include, for instance. Mr. Gallinger, in New Hampshire; Mr. Al drich. in Rhode Island; Mr. Penrose, in Pennsylvania; Mr. Geating. in Indiana: Lorimer, in Illinois; Guggenheim and Evans, in Colorado: Mr. Calhoun and the Southern Pacific crowd, in Califor nia. and the Amalgamated Copper crowd, in Montana, and tn your own state they include Mr. Smith and Mr. Tawney. The fight is a nation-wide fight, a plain people against the bosses. "I became a candidate only when I became convinced that no other pro gressive candidate could by any possi bility be nominated against Taft. The contest has gone so far as to make it now evident tha* I can certainly be 1 nominated against Mr. Taft, and either I shall be or else a reactionary will be."