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THE WEATHER. Forecast: Showers tonight or to morrow, Temperatures: 8 a. m„ 61; 10 a. m.. 68; 12 noon, 72: 2 p. m„ 74. VOL. X. NO. 247. MJNTRPSDN B'S CEM body n SHEET Walking Incognito Among Ham burg Docks. Denmark’s Ruler Dies of Heart Failure. WIDOWED QUEEN FINDS REMAINS IN A HOSPITAL While Monarch Lay Unidenti fied Royal Party Believed Him Lost or Kidnaped. i T HAMBURG. GERMANY, May IS.— Stricken with heart failure while walk ing unaccompanied through the harbor district of this city. King Frederick VIII of Denmark dropped dead in the street last night. His body lay unseen for seme time until another pedestrian stumbled over it. Still unrecognized, the remains were carried to a hospital and placed in a public, v.ard. where it lav for hours un til members of the Danish royal suite, with whom the king had been stopping at the Hantburgor hotel, identified it ear’" today. Frantic search, had been ma<* for hours before the wereabouts of the king were learned. Queen Louise Finds Body at the Hospital There was a pathetic scene when Queen Louise ’earned of her royal hus band’s death. She was one-bf the first to view the body at the hospital, and immediately ordered its removal to the hotel Attempts of the authorities to identi fy th;. body at the hospital were made futile at first by. the fact that the king wa : raveling under the name of Count Kronberg, and papers bearing this name were on his body*. When the body was found lying in front of one of the principal docks the police recognized by the richness of the apparel that the victim was a man of note. It was not known at that time that the stricken man was dead. Even at the hospital, after physicians had made positive that life was extinct, it was decided to hold the body there for a time instead of sending it to the morgue. Countess Thought Dead King Was Lost. In the meantime the traveling com panions of the Danish king, spurred on by the entreaties of the queen, kept an incessant series of inquiries pouring into police headquarters. Finally It was learned that the body of a distin guished looking and richly dressed man had been picked up on the harbor front, presumably the last, place the king would choose to walk. However, Queen Louise determined to overlook notning. With several members of the royal par ty she motored to the hospital, where the body had been carried. When the party was taken into the scantily furnished public ward with its iron beds and bare walls the queen was one of the first to distinguish tiie fa miliar features of her husband, where his majesty lay stretched upon a cot. Widowed Queen Embraces Her Dead. With a cry. she flung herself upon her knees beside the body and threw her arms around the lifeless corpse. She burst into passionate weeping and for a time it was feared that she would be overcome. Restoratives were admin istered to her and she was gradually quieted. She gave orders that the body be removed at once to the hotel, and the police brushed aside all red tape and official regulations to allow this to be done. The remains were conveyed to the Hamburger hotel secretly just before dawn. The turmoil and great grief of the royal party led to reports that the king had been overcome, but efforts were made to keep news of his death secret tor the time being. Finally it war given out in a brief official state ment. but, instead of giving the tragic details, it merely said that King Fred erick had died suddenly of heart failure at 6 o'clock this morning. It was not until later that the facts in the case were learned. Nation Plunged From Holiday to Mourning COPENHAGEN. May 15.—A1l Den mark was plunged In deepest grief, to ds" by the news from Hamburg. Ger many, of the death of King Frederick VIII. the dearly beloved.” The c-topm which followed the sad A _ « ,ed on Page Two. The Atlanta Georgian Blue Sundays if Swimminq Is Forbidden COUNCIL’S BAN IS VETOED • xJF-i* '-Mb rw /M |HBk\ *r” X ROOSEVELTHINTS HE'EL BOLT IF DEFEATED Colonel and Taft Renew Fight for Ohio—President Hoarse From Much Speaking. President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt w ent at it again today in Ohio in the" second day of their tight to win the primary election, which takes place in the presi dent's home state next Tuesday. Although yesterday was a strenu ous day for both of them, every/ hour from early until late at night being occupied with free campaign ing. the colonel was tit for another hard day. President Taft, however, was hoarse from the continued open-air speaking, and was under a strain. Twice today the president was to cross the trail of the former presi dent, and both werd speaking in territory not far separated at all times. Roosevelt Goes Right After Taft. SANDUSKY’. OHIO. May 15.—Open ing his second day s tour of the state today at Bellevue. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt reiterated hi* veiled threat to bolt the Republican party if cheat ed” out of the presidential nomina tion. He «a» jubilant over the result in California "Bully!" he exclaimed when told that he had overwhelmed the Taft forces. "The people are with us." Tn his speech,, he said: "If the peo ple are against me T have nothing to say, but if the people are for me and the politicians try to cheat me out of it. I will have a good deal to say. I in tend to take nothing that is not mine, but if anybody else tries to" take what is mine, there will be a lively time.” The twelve hundred veterans of the old soldiers home heard his address at Bellevue. “Fighting For People Against the Bosses." The public square in which the Colo nel spoke in Sandusky was jammed with 5.000 citizens. "My opponents have spoken of me as though I were assaulting the constitu tion," said the Colonel. "I am the real upholder of the constitution when I want it used in the interest of the peo ple who are benefited by the constitu tion —it’s you. the people, not the po litical bosses." Attacking President Taft, he ex claimed: "A few days ago Mr. Taft said he would not trust thp impulsive judgment of the people. Well. I'd rather have the impulsive judgment of the people than the deliberate judg ment of the bosses. The way it i« now. it boss against the people for the special interests I '■."ant the people to do the ruling That's al! I am after." Continued on Page Two. Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results riw — Six Men Buried In Mine For 24 Hours Are Taken Out Alive IRONWOOD, .MICH.. May 15.-Six miners imprisoned when seven of their fellow workmen were killed In a eave in in the 2.000-fool level of the Norrie mine have been taken out alive. The rescuers -.' ho worked desperately to cut their way through the mass of fallen earth reached them after they had been entombed more than 24 hours. The rescuers are seeking the bodies of five others not yet recovered. $1,766 PER FRONT FOOT IS PAID FOR PROPERTY The most important real estate transac tion of the week was closed by Ross Sims today when "Bob'’ Riley sold the Lor raine apartment house, Carnegie way and Fairlie street, to Jonas Ewing and Dr Marion T. Benson, for $106,000. The Lorraine is a bachelor apartment and fronts 60 feet on Carnegie way. The price per front foot was $1,766. It is in a district of apartment houses and of rapidly increasing values. GEORGE ADE MAY ENTER THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR LAPORTE. IND May 15 George Ade may be the Republican candidate for governor of Indiana A boom for him has been launched in the Tenth Congress dis trict. ATLANTA, GA.. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1912. Council Shouldn’t Interfere Un til Board Abuses Its Power, Says City’s Executive. Mayor Winn today vetoed the reso lution of the city council requesting (he park board to prevent Sunday batb- Ing in the city parks. He said that the ' administration of such affairs had been placed in the charge of city boards and until boards abused their authority he did not think the council ought to in terfere. The mayor's action insures a victory' for the libcralists. The park board meets tomorrow afternoon to act finally, and a canvass of the board members shows a clear majority for Sunday swimming. It is not believed that tht equired two-thirds majority .of the council ran be secured to override Mayor Winn's veto, ami (lie council's foimer action therefore becomes void. But tie twelve members of the coun cil who iiiaih the request of the park board are positive in the opinion that Sunday bathing is a desecration of the Sabbath and an effort will probably be made to pass an ordinance to stop it or invoke til' state law If that action is taken the libera! ele ment will insist that the statutes against all forms of Sunday labor other than those of “charity and necessity" be enforced. Il will mean: No cigar stands open. No soda fountains operated. No newspapers or magazines sold. No automobiles for hire. Supporters of Sunday bathing believe they will win their point without con verting Atlanta Sundays into dreary wastes, hut they are ready to demand strict enforcement of the “blue laws” if it becomes necessary. At the*regular monthly conference of the Atlanta Sunday School Superin tendents today, tiie question was taken up. and the organization was unani mous in its disapproval of Sunday bath ing. A committee was appointed to present the churchman’s side of the question to the park beard at the meet ing tomorrow. Tiie popular vote on the Sunday batn ing issues continued today at the ciga’ store at Five Points, with the ballots 10 to 1 in favor of a liberal observance of the working man's one holiday. At the Baptist Tabernacle last night the congregation adopted resolutions appealing for the liberty of Sunday bathing and protesting against Sunday laws and al! other forms of religious legislation i Richeson Takes To Bible as Day of His ’ Execution Approaches BOSTON, May 15. -Clarence V T. ■ Richeson,. under sentence to die next week for the murder of Avis Linnell. - sat With head in hands on his cot in the whitewashed cell tn <'harlestown stale pri-on today, reading the Bible, refusing to eat and scarcely even mov ing when visited by his spiritual ad ! viser. ’ Governor Foss was still undecided today as t > what action to take tn the pastor-slayer’- case, but as the ex ecutive council gathered at (he state house. the general belief grew tliat Richeson could not' escape the death ehair though the governor issued a statement as follows; "Richeson was sent to • ’harlestown because the alleni’-ts did not require ant further investigation. My mind Is open on the matter. I spent most of the night going over t'.e report that I have received. The law win not allow an insane man to e<. to the electric chair. If the reports shoo that Riche son is not now sam 1 shall refer the case to the ec insek” Ret. Herbe't P, Johnson, of the War ren Avenue Baptist church, who visit ed Richeson today. said: ”1 found him reading the New Tes tament. He was calm and collected, and shotted no signs of emotion. His nerve was wonderful." ♦ At the top is a merry group of boys and girls in the like at Pied mont park. At the bottom a young mother teaching her baby boy how to swim in the lake at Piedmont park. Revenue Cutters Go to Rescue of Flood Victims as 5 Drown a NEW ORLEANS’. May 15.—A neW 1 flood crevasse has opend at Hymeha. . 30 miles below New Orleans. It is 500 1 feet wide and state and national forces are concentrating to stop the break. ■ Unless the rush of waters is checked ■ the parishes of St, John, St. Parte La ’ fourche. Terre Bonne. Assumption and Jefferson will be flooded, and 600 square ; miles will be added to the submerged I area. Residents have fled to Hahnville. Kil lona and Edgard, while the revenue cutters Winona and Windom were to . day ordered to the scene to assist in 3 rescue work. Four children of Mrs. Benjamin Jo seph were drowned in the flood near Irwinsville. H. Marchard, who oper ated a rescue motorboat and who is credited with saving over 100 lives, drowned when his boat upset. 1 , _ TRAVELING MEN GATHER FOR ATLANTA MEETING p Traveling men are gathering for the opening tomorrow of the three-day ses , sion of the Georgia-Florida grand coun cil of the United Commercial Travel ers. > Wives, mothers and daughters of the > traveling men will come with them to the convention and special features have been provided for their entertainment The parade of the Bagmen of Bagdad, the so cial branch of the association, will at tract attention. ’ The first day will he taken up with business sessions at 10 and 2 o'clock. and at night a theater party will be given at. th» Forsyth. This will he preceded by an ; automobile rid* late in the afternoon’ On Frida; the members will visit the Fedetal prison, and from there go to the Atlanta-Montgomery baseball game. The ' contention banquet wdll be held Frida 1 ’ night at the Piedmont. BLOODHOUNDS PURSUE BANDITS AFTER WOW HOLDUP OFENPRESS Masked Men, Dynamiting Treasure Vault, Escape Eastward With Three Posses Three Hours Behind—-Train Nearly Wrecked, but the Passengers Are Not Molested. HATTIESBI RG. MISS., May 1.5.—Tw0 mask-1 bandits boarded the New-Orleans limited on the New Orleans and Northeastern railroad early today, eight miles south of this town, dynamited the safe in the express car and escaped with loot valued as high as slso.ooo’in currency consigned to North ern banks and jewels carried by the Southern Express Company. Three posses with bloodhounds have traced the robbers to the junction of the New Orleans and Northeastern and the Bonhomie Southwestern railroads, where the scent was lost be cause the bandits boarded a freight tram east hound. The po lice of Atlanta and other Georgia towns have been asked to join in the search, for Sheriff Bennett believes they have tied into that state. The robbers did not molest the pas sengers but one trainman received se rious injuries as he lay bound near the safe when the dynamite blew it to pieces. The two men boarded the flyer as, crowded with passengers, it was about to halt at Okolona to take on water. Train's Crew Easily Overpowered by Bandits. The bandits wore masks,;but a fairly good description of them was obtained by the trainmen In the cab of the loco motive and in the express car. As the train pulled up at the water tank, two men leaped out from the shadow of a clump of trees and scram bled aboard the engine cab. One held a pistol at the head of En gineer Maher. “Throw your hands up!" he ordered. Maher complied. “I'll stop right now,” he said. "No. you won’t,” said the robber. "Keep going till you get around the next curve." Robber, Single-Handed. Covers Express Crew. When the train halted, one of the bandits covered both engineer and fire man. while the other went back to the express car. The express messenger, the guard and a third trainman were taken completely by surprise when the masked man suddenly entered with drawn gun and none of them made any resistance. Two of them were taken forward to be covered by the bandit who watched over the engine crew. The trainman was flung down be side the express safe. Then the second bandit deliberately walked through the Pullman cars and coaches. "This train is being held here for a certain purpose," the bandit said. "You will be safe by staying just where you are.” Blowing of Safe Shakes Up Train. The bandit then hastened hack to the express car. Five heavy charges of dynamite were placed beneath the safe and exploded. The concusison shook the entire train, nearly throwing the passengers who had retired from their berths. The express car was nearly demolished. The safe was shattered and the ban dits had an easy.time collecting their loot, most of which was government funds consigned from New Orleans for the East. After collecting his loot and placing it in a leather bag. tile bandit who had done the dynamiting joined his companion. Then, warning the train crew not to folloV or to give any alarm, they made off In the darkness. Well? Fargo People Admit Loss of $35,000. Estimates as to the amount of the booty differ, ranging as high as $150,- 000. Officials of the Wells-Fargo Ex press Company admitted this afternoon that the train robbers secured at least $35,000. The men are believed to be the same who held up a Mobile and Ohio train near Corinth, Miss., in February. It is said the robbers secured a pack age of money representing the pay roll of the Alabama and Vicksburg railroad at Meridian and about 25 smaller money*,packages, remittances to agents of the express company at points along the Vicksburg. Shreveport and Pacific railroad. Also there were two other packages, containing SI,OOO each, packages containing currency in small er amounts and several packages of jewelry and stock certificates. When the train reached Hattiesburg this morning, three hours late, Express Agent Rosseau and Night Clerk Parker t, j HOME EDITION PRTr’TT- On Trains. FIVE CENTS. Atlanta, TWO CENTS. • made an Inspection of the express car. They picked up from the floor of the , ear about three hundred silver dollars. Thev also found in the safe about S7OO > , In currency. s The Mississippi authorities believe • the men started for the Alabama state I line, as they started in a northeasterly direction. As soon as the first possa left in pursuit, another was made up and started in automobiles. Telephone messages and telegrams were sent f ahead to warn the authorities of other counties to keep a keen lookout. - Pinkerton Men Here To Join in Chase. o The Atlanta branch of the Pinkerton Detective Agency received telegrams early today announcing the train rob bery and asking that a man be sent to the scene at once. One of the local op eratives left on the next train to join in the chase of the bandits. MISS NWS PARTNER TARRED Vigilantes Make Him Kiss the I Flag, Brand Him and Then Threaten Woman. SAN DIEGO, CAL.. May 15.—Dr. Ben Reitman, known as "king of the tramps.” who has traveled for some years with Emma Goldman, the an archist. was kidnaped from the U. S. Grant hotel here today, taken to the. LaPesquimitas ranch twenty miles north, forced to kiss the American flag and then tarred and feathered. After he had been tarred and feath ered. Reitman was driven northward. Miss Goldman had come to San Die go from Los Angeles to assist in the crusade of the Industrial Workers of the World for “free speech." Reitmaa has been traveling with Miss Goldman. Vigilantes Masked. The couple were staying at the Grant hotel. When it became known here, a committee of vigilantes, masked, and many of them armed, appeared at the hotel shortly after midnight. They de manded that the management surren der Emma and Reitman. Manager Holmes induced the vigi lantes' committee to promise to leave Miss Goldman unmolested, provided she would agree to stay in her room until train time ami leave quietly To this she agreed. The vigilantes demanded that Reit man be given to them. He finally ap peared in the lobby and was taken to the ranch. The tarring and feathering today was a climax of the fight the citizens here have been waging against the In - dustrials. Reitman sprang into promi nence some years ago. w hen he organ ized the "hoboes” of Chicago and. with himself as king, marched first to the mayor's office and later to the board of trade. Reitman Begs for Help. At 2 o’clock in the morning, while a mob still surrounded the Grant hotel. Emma Goldman was spirited from the hotel, taken througli the basement en trance into an alley, and rushed to the railway station. Tnere she boarded a train for Los Angeles. Late today a long distance telephone message was received from Reitman. He b> gged piteously for help, saying he could not make his way out of the country. The vigilantes, he said, had branded his back with the letters "I. W. W.”