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CALIFORNIA SOLID: FOR ROOSEVELT AND CLARK Taft Beaten in Every County Except One—Two Women delegates for T. R. Sr.N FRANCISCO, May 15.—With but the scattering rural vote to be heard from, the following estimates were made today on yesterday's presi dential preference primary in Califor nia: Roosevelt has carried California by a plurality of about 50.000. Champ Clark has defeated Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic delegation by a vote that may approximate 3 to 1. Robert M. LaFollette has polled a to tal vote of approximately 50,000. Taft loses San Francisco to Roose velt bj- about 3.500. Taft apparently has been beaten in every county in California, with the possible exception of Tuolumne. LaFollette has carried San Diego and Taft has run a poor third in tlvfit coun ty. Instructions To Be Positive. California’s delegation of 26 members will go into the Republican, national conventio nheaded by Governor Hiram W. Johnson and instructed for Theo dore Roosevelt for president. The Democratic delegation from Cal ifornia will be headed by Theodore A. Bell, and go into the Baltimore nation al convention instructed for Champ Clark K There will be nothing of uncertainty in the instructions of either the Demo cratic or Republican delegations from this state. The votes by which they were elected and the preferential pluralities given their respective candidates were over whelming. if they were tn fact the re sults of a vote that showed entire in difference on the part of fully one-half the qualified electors of California. Two Women Delegates. The women voted in large numbers. In San Francisco it is estimated about 10.000 of them cast their votes. The women's vote in other portions of the state was in proportion to that cast in San Francisco. For the first time in the history of American politics two women have been elected as delegates to a national con vention. Mrs Florence Collins Porter, of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Isabelle Bla ney. of San Jose, both prominent club vomen. have been elected on the Roosevelt ticket and are the first wom en so chosen in the United States. SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA. i 'May 15, 1912.) Judgments Affirmed. Central of Georgia Railway Company vs. Newman; (rota Meriwether superior court -- Judge R.- W Freeman.. Charlton E. Battle, Howel! Hollis, McLaughlin, Jones & Jones, for plaintiff in error. W T. 'Juggle. Hewlette A. Hall, contra Edwards vs Mayor and Mdeimen of Milledgeville, from Baldwin—Judge J. B Park Allen A Pottle, for plaintiff in er rr - Livingston Kenan, contra f.lnan vs Sloan, from Jenkins —Judge Rawlings. E. L. Brinson. W. Woodrum, ter plaintiff in error W. H. Fleming, centra. Cent-al of Georgia Railway Company vs. Waxelboum; from Bibb-—Judge Felton. Ellis f: Jordan, for platntiff in error. Jesse Harris, contra Dver * Gheesling vs. Dyer: from War rer -.ludge Walker. L. D McGregor, for plaintiffs in error. Southern Railway Company vs. Grea son; from Gwinnett—Judge Brand. E. O. Dobbs. F. M Byrd. John J. & Roy M Strickland, for plaintiff in error N. L. Hutchins, contra West vs. Shackelford, and vice versa (three cases): from Clarke—Judge Brand. John J & Roy M. Strickland, for West. Cobb & Erwin. .1. A B. Mahaffey, for Shackelford Hunt vs City of Rome from Floyd— Judge Madodx. M B Eubanks, for plain tiff in error. May Meyerhardt. contra 'lore vs. Gore: from Randolph -Judge Worrill. M C. Edwards. George H. Perry, for plaintiff in error. James W. Harris, centra Baird vs Wood & Hobbs et al., frotn Ware —Judge Parker. J L Sweat, for plaintiff in error Herbert W. Wilson, contra Ruis vs. Branch, sheriff, et al : from Appling—Judge Conyers. Wade H. Wat son. v E. Padgett, for plaintiff in er ror' Levi O’Steen. l>ankford & Dicker son. contra. Affirmed With Direction. Charleston and Western Carolina Rail way Company vs. Burckhalter: front Rich mond—Judge Hammond W K Miller, for plaintiff in error. C. H. A R S. Co hen, contra. Judgments Reversed. American Cotton College et al. vs. At lanta Newspaper Union: from Baldwin Judge J B Park. Hines A Vinson, for -'aintiff in error Allen A Pottle, contra Wadley, executor, et al. vs. Jones et al.; from Jenkins —Judge Rawlings E. L. Brinson.' W H. Davis. Miller A Jones, for plaintiffs in error. R O. Lovett, contra Certified Questions Answered. Macon. Dublin and Savannah Railroad Company vs. Calhoun; from Montgomery (statute held constitutional). Minter Wimberly. Akerman & Akerman. W L. V, :!son. for plaintiff in error. M B Cal houn. Eschol Graham, contra. Williams vs State; ftom Early (stat ute held unconstitutional) W. W. Wright, for plaintiff in error J. A. I-aing. solicitor general; R. R Arnold, contra fourteen barrels TOO MUCH WHISKY FOR JUST ONE MAN MACON, GA . May 15.—The city re corder held in the trial of Ike Bashinski that a man takes too much of a chance with the law when he stores fourteen barrels of whisky in his bedroom and claims he intends it for personal con cj.nnl’on This was the plea of Bashin fkT vho was found guilty and bound over to the city court on » «t*te charge. Eashinski s bedroom is located over a sa lons "and restaurant, and the police had to climb over several barrels of liquor tn -•■dar to reach the bsd. UNCLE TRUSTY! Copyright, 1912. by International News Service. Millie Wpf / YOU WAmt t o ( MY SPAT Ami> start / / T?” A A* Pe»>OTiSM*. V UT ' / (EEOMES CoHTIpENCE'J > i£i I ; ,M |Wffl [ 3 =l.' “William, 1 am reluctantly coming to the conclusion that yon and Theodore are a couple of boneheads' Why can't you fish without disturbing the whole neighborhood'.’ See how quiet Charlie is—he may get a bite any minute. Look at me—l'm landing suckers hand over fist! Why should the sylvan quiet of Ohio be busted by loud, discordant and raucous noises? Cut it out !” Atlanta Police Chief To Study N* ¥♦ System To Make Changes Here When Chief Beavers, of the police department, returns from the conven tion of the International Association of Police Chiefs in Toronto. Canada, in Julv, he will stop in New York and make- a thorough Inspection of the workings of the department there, with a view of obtaining new and improved featutes for the Atlanta department. New York ideas will be put into ef fect here in every way possible. Chairman Carlos Mason, of rhe po lice commission and the commissioners are anxious for the chief to thoroughly acquaint himself with New York meth ods. The commission last night voted that Chief Beavers and Secretary W 1 Morris both attend the Toronto con vention. DETECTIVE TO BRING DIAMOND THIEF BACK TO ATLANTA AT ONCE The local Pinkerton Detective Agen- C v was advised today that Detective J. N Starnes will leave New York today or tomorrow for Atlanta with George Kaul, confessed diamond thief, who figured in the theft of the $25. < ff’fl worth of Gilsey jewels in this city. These advices also explained that the delay of the Atlanta detective in get ting away from New York with his prisoner was due to difficulty experi enced in getting in communication with the governor, and also owing to the absence of the state's attorney. Detec tive Starnes is now in White Plains, N. Y.. Kaul having been transferred from Mount Vernon to the state's prison in that place. The two are expected in Atlanta Friday night or Saturday. ATLANTA INVITES FOUR PRESBYTERIAN BODIES TO MEET HERE IN 1913 LOUISVILLE. KY.. May 15.—Atlan ta will make a strong bld for the 1913 session of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States, according to Dr. G. A. Beattie, who is in Louisville to present the in vitation to the assembly which con venes tomorrow. He is one of the au thors of a plaji to hold in Atlanta in 1913 four general assemblies of the Presbyterian church: those of the United Presbyterians and the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church this gathering to be called the Pan-Pres byterian Pentecost. Atlanta's invitation is indorsed by the Chamber of Commerce, the mayor of Atlanta the city council, the ministers' association and the Presbyterian Min isters' alliance. THE ATLANTA (iEOKCLLAN ANU NEW 8: n EDNESDAY. MAY 15.,1912. WIFE BEDS JS HUSBAND WAITS She Got Divorce and Married Again While Visiting Here. Wants Decree Annulled. Jacob Bloomer, of Louisville, told Judge Bell In superior court today that he had put n'.s house in order for the home-coming of his wife, who was visiting in Atlanta, only to find that she had divorced him and married Nathan Froehlich, of 608 Chestnut street, dur ing her stay in this city. Bloomer's statement came as the re sult of suit filed to set aside his wife's divorce decree granted by Fulton supe rior court in 1908. The case went to trial today. "It was on my birthday, judge." said Bloomer. "January 22. 1909, that 1 ex pected her home And 1 had prepared a little surprise- She had led me to be lieve by her honeyed letters that she would come then. I knew nothing of the Georgia divorce." Husbands Face Each Other. Bloomer, the husband «lio was. and Froehlich, the husband‘who is. sat di rectly opposite each other ala law yers' table in the court room. Mrs. Bloomer-Froehlich, dressed in a pastel shade of blue, sat apart, apparently in different to the whole proceedings. Bloomer told the whole story of his romance and disillusion. The pair, ac cording to him, were married suddenly by an Indiana justice in laiuisville'j gretna green. Jeffersonville. Mrs. Bloomer came to Atlanta. to visit friends in 1907, procut ed a divorce through service known as "publicatien” and four days after Judge Pendleton had bent over his desk and handed her a decree she became Mrs Nathan Froehlich. Bloomer asserts he never received a notice of the divorce suit. Bloomer is represented by V. A. Batchelor, and Mrs. Froehlich by G L. Cobb and R. L. Jordan. The case will go to the jury tomorrow. The court set aside the divorce de cree, which renders Mrs. Bloomer’s marriage to Nathan Froehlich illegal. MINISTER OF ATLANTA TO PREACH BRENAU SERMON GAINESVILLE GA May 15 f»j R A. Gordon, pastor of Pdnre DeLeon Bap tist church, of Atlanta, win preach the commen'ement sermon for Brenau col lege. Rev. R E I. Harris, nf Augusta, will nreach the commencement sermon for the Gainesville public schools at First Baptist church next Sunda' morn ing The graduating exercises will be held Monday. night Field day exerciser will take place on Monday. Want to Get a Seat On a Crowded Car? Just Throw a Fit If you want a seat on a crowded train 01 street car. throw a tit This advice is handed out by .1 Junes Tyler, of Montgomery, \la , now in At lanta, to that vast horde of strap-hang ers. Xnd he knows, for Hip prescription worked like a charm when he was com ing io Atlanta today from Birmingham. Jones and twb friends boarded a train at an intermediate station and found every seat occupied. Both he and his friends were very tired, so they resolved upon a stratagem. Without warning Jones suddenly let out a whoop, fell to the floor arid started writhing. His friends called for a doctor. Immediately the ear was emptied of about half its occupants Whereupon Jones and his friends took three empty seats, bought newspapers and rode in to Atlanta. AT THE THEATERS' FADETTES ORCHESTRA MAKES HIT; REST OF FORSYTH BILL IS GOOD That there is unusual strength in the bill at the busy Forsyth this week is evi denced by the demand for seals, and by tiie attendance that has been registered at everx performance. The bill is made up of that quality of vaudeville that has become so very popu lar in Atlanta. It has charm and qual ity. and is an entertainment from the first to tlie close of the program. The Fadettes of Boston, the orchestra composed of eighteen girls and con ducted by Caroline B. Nichols, succeeds splendidly as the headliner of the week, and Keller Mack and Frank Orth, the singing comedians, have won a position in the good wishes of Atlanta that Is pleas ing. The feature for next week will be Lasky’s newest success, In 1999,” a unique and original playlet founded on its title TWO NEW DEPOTS TO BE ERECTED AT GAINESVILLE GAINESVILLE. GA., May 15,—Th? Gainesville Midland railroad will erect a new depot in this city, its northern terminus, at a cost of 42<i.t)tio to $25,000. With the new depot to be erected by the Southern railway, Gainesville will soon have sufficient depot facilities. The new Gainesville .Midland depot will he occupied be the Gainesville and Northeastern railroad, now being built from Gainesville to Robertstown, in \\ hite county. The North Georgia Electric Company has purchased a lot near the new Piineetiin hotel on Washington street, and will erect » Ihre'e-story "ffice build ing. The store buildings t ,f m. C. Brown and Z. T. Castleberry which were burned la t Thanksgiving day are being rebuilt. WALTER ANDREWS TO SPEAK I K 11 .Ll'.. I* > > Ma 1 ' -Wal ter P Uidrows. '■! Atlanta. h as a ■ r-pted the invitation !■ no:, il'e Elk;' lodge to deliver the day address here,Sunday, J ut.e 18. CULDK PILING OP iLK-IB LEAD Speaker Is Outdistancing Com petitors for the Nomination. Nearly Half Enough. That Speaker Champ Clark is rapidly outdistancing his every competitor, for the Democratic presidential nofnina tion becomes more and more evident as the various states act. The Missourian is far and away in the lead, and it is extremely doubtful whether it now is possible for any oth er aspirant to overtake him. The following tables show the rela tive standing of the candidates with approximate accuracy: For Clark. Nevada Alaska ** Illinois S 8 Washington 14 California 28 Kansas 20 lowa ■ • • 26 Arkansas • • • • ' Missouri . ■ • • 26 Hawaii • • • • ® Philippines • • • • K Nebraska l fi Oklahoma 10 Wisconsin s Wyoming •• R New Hampshire .. s New Mexico . • ■ ■ • ... • • • '• • ••, « Maryland • • •• 18 Colorado .’. .. .. .. .U 12 Total 302 For Wilson. Delaware Oklahoma 10 Pennsylvania Wisconsin 20 Texas 40 South Carolina 18 Oregon I*l Total 180 For Underwood. Georgia 28 Florida • ■ • 12 Alabama .. •• 24 Mississippi 20 Total 84 Favorite Sons. Foss (Massachusetts) 36 Marshall (Indiana! 30 Burke (North Dakota) 10 Baldwin (Connecticut) 14 Total . .' 91 Uninstructed. New Dark 90 Maine 12 Total.. 102 The foregoing do not actually repre sent the total of Clark's real strength, for to the delegates credited to him should he added both the Massachu setts and the Indiana delegations, which, it Is agreed, are really for Clark and w ill -o for him after a compliment ary ballot for their respective favorite sons. The figures should stand, therefore: For Clark. Delegates listed 302 Massachusetts 36 Indiana 30 Total 368 The total number of delegates com posing the national convention Is 1,094. Necessary to nominate. 729. Speaker Clark now has more than half the nec essary delegates assured, and several states that certainly will go for him are yet to act. Republican Candidates. The standing of the Republican can didates is shown with approximaje ac curacy in the following figures: Taft 458 Roosevelt 300 LaFollette - .. .. 38 Cummins 10 Unlisted 20 Total 824 Total number of delegates in Repub lican convention; 1,078. Necessary to nominate .54'). Yet to be chosen. 254. Taft needs 82. Roosevelt needs 240. However, this gives to Taft many del egates whom the Roosevelt men claim were named by fraud and against whom Roosevelt delegations will appear at Chicago. BESSIE TIFT SENIORS TO GRADUATE NEXT MONDAY FORSYTH. GA.. May 15.—-The com mencement of Bessie Tift college begins tomorrow night and continues to next Wednesday, closing with the alumnae banquet. On Monday morning the bac calaureate address will be delivered by I Dr. C. W. Daniel, of Atlanta, after j w hich the diplomas will be awarded and the degrees conferred. Those compos ing the Senior class are Misses Jennie Tyler. Norman Park. Elleigh Tucker, Albany: Onys Willis. Bainbridge: Ma mie Thompson. Commerce; Louis Lan caster. Shady Dale; Annie Wilson. Da cula: Pearl McGarrity, Jersey; Pearl Nortno. Waleska: Sarah Perkins San dersville: Ida Clark. Crossland. Grace Veal. Carrollton: Sadie Jones. Macon; Delia Thornton, Ypsilanti; Naomi Brewton, Mount Vernon: Ruth Hood, Dacula; Rose Powell, Pansy: Annie Mae Johnson Ellijay; Jennie Butler. Marietta, and Josie Cone. Senior special students are Misses Elva Alston. Richland: Lillie Childs, Jackson: Hazel Powers. Gordon. Lu cile Reviere. Miami. Fla., and Evelyn Demarec, Kentucky. OLD VETERAN. DYING AT MACON. FORGETS NAME MACON. GA . May 15. A veteran who collapsed after the reunion parade last Thursdav. and who, upon regaining con sciousness had forgo'ten b's name and residence is in a d- mg condition at the Macon h’osplatl. Paper.-, i" h’r pocket sugges* tha* hi- name might be 1 W itk'ne p u t hu home has not been ascer tained. Stolen Jewels Found In Pocket He Thought Contained Only Seed A letter received today by Dr. Her bert Truax, of 497 Cherokee avenue, telling of the mysterious return of 81,500 worth of missing jewels to Chas. H. Truax in Chicago, says the jewel package was mailed in Chicago. The jewels were stolen in Atlanta in Feb ruary, 1911. The returned jewels lay in the desk of Charles H. Truax for nearly a month. Mr, Truax had ordered some garden seed, and when the package was deliv ered he thought it contained the seed and laid it aside. A few days ago he decided to plant some flowers, and when he opened the package was aston ished to find his. long lost jewels. All of the loot was there except a set of baby pins. BLEASE ISSUE IN 5.0. GONVENTIDN Governor Probably Will Lose Fight for Indorsement and as Delegate to Baltimore. COLUMBIA. S. C May 15—Three issues before the South Carolina Dem ocratic convention, in session here to day..are being fought out along fac tional lines, with Governor Cole L. Blease the main figure in the fighting One is whether Governor Blease or his opponent. Judge [ra B. Jones, shall be indorsed for the governorship. An other Is whether or not Governor Blease is chosen a delegate to the national convention at Baltimore. The third is whether either Underwood or Wilson shall be indorsed for the Democratic presidential nomination, or whether the South Carolina delegation shall go to Baltimore uninstrucied. The effect of an Indorsement of either candidate for governor will be to give that candidate added strength in the nominating primary to be held In the summer. As to the presidency, sentiment apparently is stronger for an uninstructed delegation, with the dele gates voting as a unit. Bitter Fight on Blease. The convention assembled at noon with 338 delegates and a throng of pol iticians in attendance. After the roll call of uncontested delegates, the cre dentials committee retired to decide contests from Charleston and George town counties. This delayed the pro ceedings. and it will be lase in the afternoon before the real business gets under way. It has always been customary for this state to send the governor, the two United States senators and chairman of the state executive committee as delegates-at-large tot he national con vention. Today, hawever, the Jones faction is leaving no stone unturned to prevent Governor Blease from getting on the delegation. Senators Benjamin R Tillman and E. D. Smith are prac ticaly certain to go to Baltimore, but the other two places are in doubt. The Jones faction apparently controls the situation, havine secured the majority of the delegates in the recent county conventions. SLATON WILL TALK TO AUGUSTA M. D. GRADS Former Governor John M. Slaton, president of the state senate and can didate to succeed Governor Joseph M. Brown. Is In Augusta today. Mr. Slaton will deliver the com mencement oration before the graduat ing class of the Augusta Medical col lege. now a branch of the state uni versity, this evening. CECIL MORGAN~HEADS KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MACON, GA., Ma< 15. —Savannah was selected as the next meeting place for the Knights of Columbus of Geor gia, and the following officer- elected at the annual convention here: Cecil Morgan. Macon, state deputy: J. J y Tarleton. Augusta, secretary; J. J. Powers. Savannah, tieisurer; M. C. Canoil, Atlanta, advi)'>ite; George J. Burrus, Columbus, warden; Rev. F. X. Schade well. Savannah, chaplain. Your Success in Life Depends entirely upon your own efforts; so don't be always leaning on others. Think for yourself, and a<-t according to your own judgment. For instance, just think what a few hundred dollars in the bank would do toward strengthening your business posi tion, or toward making a well-paying in vestment. And when you realize what it means to have a good bank account, come in and open an account with this strong Company. SI,OO will do to start with, •Trust Company of Georgia ERNEST WOODRUFF, J. H. NUNNALLY, President. Vice President. JOHN E. MURPHY, JOHN B. WHEAT. Vice President. Secretary and Treasurer. EDWARD R RAWLINGS. Trust Officer. Equitable Building 53-55 N. Pryor St. Capital and Surplus . . $1,800,000.00 SWEARS TITANIC IGNORED SIGNALS Californian’s Officer Tried to Speak Passing Vessel—Saw Lights Suddenly Vanish. LONDON, May 15.—Further sworn evidence aimed to show that more than 1,600 lives on the Titanic were sacri ficed because of the inactivity of the Leyland liner Californian, which stood by without investigating distress sig nals seen from her decks, was intro duced today at the government’s in quiry into the great sea tragedy. Third Officer Charles V. Groves of the Californian testified that Captain Stan ley Ixird told him that th" Titanic wa« the only passenger vessel near on the night of April 14 when the big liner sank. He further testified that the Cal ifornian had searched the ocean's sur face over the spot where the White Star liner had gone down within six hours after the Titanic had taken her final plunge, but that no survivors nor bodies had been seen. Groves told a story on the stand which corroborated much of the testi mony given yesterday. His narrative, brought out by questions from Lord Mersey, the presiding judge of the tn- i qulry, and from counsel, was tn part as follows: Signals Ordered by Captain. "I was on the bridge of the CaHftsr- ; nlan until about midnight on the night ' of April 14. Just after 11 o’clock I saw a steamer In our starboard beam. Flf- i teen minutes later I saw two masthead lights. When I saw* the lights at first ’ the ship was about ten or twelve miles away. I reported the matter to Captain ; Lord and he asked ma what I made of the vessel. I told him I thought she i was a passenger ship. Captain Lord I told me to signal her with the Morse lamp and I did so. but got no reply. The captain wont upon the bridge and looked carefully at the lights and con cluded that the vessel was probably a freighter. ”1 was sure that the ship was a pas senger liner and told the captain so. About 11:40 the lights were out as though they had been put out for tha night. T talked with th« captain about the vessel and he told me that the only passenger steamer near us was the Ti tanic. I felt uneasy and after leaving the bridge I went to the Marconi wire less station, where the operator had a bunk, and awakened him. He told me that the Titanic was the only passen ger ship that had been spoken. Carpathia Flying Death Sign. "At 6:40 on the following morning (Monday) I was awakened in my berth and told that the Titanic had gone down and that the passengers had been , taken off in lifeboats. I went on deck and about five miles away saw the Cu nard liner Carpathia. Her flag was flying at half-mast, a signal of death and disaster at sea. The Carpathia spoke to us by semaphore and told us that she had the Titanic’s survivors on qpard. "The Californian got the posßlon where the Titanic had sunk and went in that direction. Soon we saw a tyeat mass of wreckage and some empty boats, but no survivors. "The night was clear, and despite the dangerous ice the Californian could have picked her way to the ship we had seen. It would have been hazard ous. but by steaming slowly we could have done It. I Judge that the ship wa* from five to seven miies away from u» when the masthead lights went out.” REAL ESTATE MEN TO ENTERTAIN FRIENDS A number of prominent Atlanta real estate men will be called on for im promptu speeches at the real estatg men’s dinner at Durand’s tonight. Thd occasion is to be different from other scheduled affairs, in that wives daugh ters and women friends of the mem bers will be entertained. GAINESVILLE TO PAVE STREET GAINESVILLE, GA . May J s.—Slain street from the business section of Gainesville to the Southern depot Is be ing surveyed, preliminary to paving ths entire distance, about three-fourths of a mile. Lame back is usually caused by rheu matism of the muscles of the back, for which you will find nothing better than Chamberlain’s Liniment. 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