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HUGHES BOOM
WORRIES TUFT
President Peeved to Learn That
Judge He Made Is Confab
bing With Fickle Leaders.
Bv JAMES J. MONTAGUE.
WASHINGTON. May 21.—The rumor
that Charles Evans Hughes is turning
his gaze aloft to the presidency before
Mr. Taft learn? from Ohio that is
r ing to be room for another reaction
ir? in the race, has disquieted Taft's
friends more than they care to admit.
Hughes up to dale has professed a
profound disregard for the nomination,
Ht has reiterated his declaration that
he will not get in the game till Taft
puts him in. and Taft being busy try
ing to keep Jiimself in. has shown no
ci.-position to untie the knot with
which he bound Hughes when that
gentleman got his. job on the supreme
court bench.
It was.. therefore, with alarm that
the Taft backers learned that Hughes
had. even deigned to receive a bunch
of political diplomats who were look
ring. for a soft place to light if they
go down with Taft in the convention.
Can’t Throw Taft Over.
The Taft men know that for Taft to
attempt to throw his strength to
Hughes at the eleventh hour would be
futile. They know, furthermore, that
changing candidates just now would
be .more perilous than swapping aero
r'anes in a hurricane. If the Taft
; eam-rolled delegates are allowed to
■■. and on their feet they will run to
Roosevelt as soon as they feel their
1 gs under them again.
The case with Hughes will be worse
:f anything happens to Taft in Ohio,
and. some of the president's earnest
supporters don't mind telling you that
they expect something is going to
happen in that state. Taft will then
be expected to get out, but he will not
be expected to do any Warwicklng.
If he offers Hughes to the leaders
they will look the gift candidate in
the' whiskers and decide for them
selves.
Roosevelt is as dead set against
Hughes as he is against Taft. Hugh's
as a compromise candidate will not be
very valuable. Andi if Taft can
nothing for himself, it is not to be ex
pected that he will do much for
Hughes.
Serve Notice o» Taft.
Meanwhile the Taft people have al
ready notified Taft that if he doesn't
carry Ohio they will not stand by him
any longer. They tell him they are
soryy, b u t such is the distressing fact.
) number of congressmen, within
. thr last few days, have notified him
that the loss of Ohio by him will con
sfraln them to ask the national com
niitlremen to split the contesting dele
■ ib-ns. TljfU will mean no choice on
first ballot, unless there is a
’ 'jsevelt stampede, and probably a
Roosevelt victory on the second or
third.
MOORE STABLE SHIPPED
TO ENGLAND FOR SHOW
NEW YORK. May 21.—May 27 will
mark the arrival in Englapd of the
show horses of Judge William M Moore
or the Atlantic transport liner Minne
waska for the Olympic Horse show at
'London. The shipment comprises 35
head and is probable- the greatest sta
ble of high-stepping hackney harness
horses In the world. As the show does
not begin until June 27, this will al
low ample time for the horses to re
cover from the long voyage, and be in
fit condition when the bugle calls the
first event of the show.
On his return to America, after the
1911 exhibition, Judge Moore brought
back with him a total of 25 ribbons
and in addition to cash prizes
amounting to $5,000. The ribbons con
sisted of 21 blues, 14 seconds and 4
championships from a total entry of
35 classes
Although there are a number of ex
ceeding fine show horses in the
string, the bulk of the competition will
be placed on champion Lady Seaton In
the single classes, and Lady Seaton and
Lord Seaton in the pairs.
There will be a few other American
.exhibitors of less importance in the
London show. including J. Sumner
Draper, of Boston, and Alfred G. Van
derbilt. The latter will be a contestant
in the coaching Marathon from Hamp
t>n Court to the Olympia, oter a dis
tance of.about 11 1-2 miles, the event
( last year being won by Judge Moore's
entry. A leg was also secured on the
Mackay Gold Challenge cup for the
■►‘fesa'-in-hand class by the Moore stable
with Lord Seaton and Lady Seaton,
burgomaster and Robin Hood.
E ASTERN "BANKERSWILL
VISIT ATLANTA FINANCIERS
Plans for the entertainment of a par
tv.of prominent Eastern bankers who
ar-, to spend Thursday in Atlanta have
b e sn taken up by local banking men.
and will be completed today. The vis
iting financiers will pass through At
lanta en route to Atlantic Beach, to at
tend the convention of the Georgia
Bankers Association. Lee McClung,
tr-asurer of the United States, will be
among the party, and is to be the guest
of Robert F. Maddox on the trip.
GEORGIA ROOSEVELT MEN
ENGAGE TRAIN TO CHICAGO
Georgia Roosevelt Republicans plan
to weep into Chicago in large numbers
and join the Colonel's boosters from
other states, tn the noise-making in
honor of their chief, provided the
.Roosevelt faction suceceds in ousting
the Taft delegate;- at the national con
ven’ion. H A. Rucker. Jr., who is in
charge of th* arrangements for the
trie alread' has booked enough men
►« tr'p ", o enable him to obtain i
ipt.n.-ra.-n. The? plan to leave Atlan
ta June 14.
I BEST OF FRIENDS MUST PART ?
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Club Non-PoliticaL ]
But Its Leaders Win
Good Political Jobs
“George I. Walker's election to the
water board from the Second ward is
an interesting stud' in politics,” said
an observer of the political game in
Atlanta today.
He said that Mr. Walker was only
another of the hading spirits of the
Second and Third Ward Improvement
club to land political jobs. And yet
about two years ag<> this club was or
ganized as absolutely non-polltical. and
office-holders were disbarred from
membership. He went over the follow
ing list of the former non-politiCal elub
leaders who have affixed political title?
to their names within the last two
years:
John E McCleland, aiderman. D
Knight councilman Ort ille Hall,
councilman. Robe’-; Otis. cem’'’sry
‘-’mmi;stoner Frank M’ilb r , °!'k om
m!.-; o n*" and ''ge I " alk r. pres:-
dent of the club, water commissioner,
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.AND NEWS: TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1912.
SHUTINGUNOUEL
BY m-IHAW
ISABELLA, GA.. May 21 —Frank
Sykes was seriously wounded near here
by his father-in-law. M . H. Moree. as
a. result of domestic troubles between
Sykes and his wife, the daughter of
Moree. They had ben separated for
some time, and this had caused bad
feeling between the Uvn men. They
met in the road and Sykes, it is said,
staled that he wanted the affair set
tled.
The shooting took place after th* ex
change of hot word;. Syke used a
revolver and fired five times. Moree
used a shotgun, discharging both bar
re: a’ hit antagonist. The gun a. -
load’d w ith buckeb"’ ' o taking
le Both are members of prominent
families. '
Many Tracts Offered !
To City for Cemetery;
Bids in Writing Asked
After hearing a number of propositions
to sell the city a site'for a new municipal
cemetery, the cemetery commission has
decided to have al! bids submitted in writ
ing at 3 o'clock on Tune 4 At that
time any protests against locations from
citizens will also be heard.
Here a’? the tracts offered so far. the
city to pay $5,000 cash and give its moral
obligation for (lie remainder of the cost:
On the Mayson and Turner road, 325
acres, known as the Gifford property.
$48,750: JlO acres northeast of Druid Hills,
$44,000: 390 acres east of East Point.
$160,000: Hollywood cemetery, 425 acres.
$150,000; Greenwood'cemetery . .310 acres.
$188,000:. 195 acres on Stewart avenue,
known as the Gilbert properly. $48,750,
and 500. acres adjoining Hollywood cem
etery , $90,000
ALBANY P. O. FORCE INCREASED.
ALBANY. GA. May 21—The post
office- department at M’ashington, D. C.,
has authorized an additional mail car
'■ier and an additional clerk In the local
p''St' , ffic* The carrier ’’a renortejd
for du*. . and the new clerk will be put
«-n July. 1,
SON TELLS STORY
OFSOICIOE'SSOIT
Syd. Rosenblatt Says Mother
Gave VonArmenthal the Last
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Chance to Stop Drink.
Sydney Rosenblatt, son of Mrs. Fran
ces ARsoenblatt. niece of the million
aire packer, Nelson Morris, told for the
first time today of the romance between
hies mother and Henry Spruck Von-
Armenthal that led to the suicide of the
wealthy “Apple King.'
"VonArmenthal did not accompany
my mother to Atlanta w hen. she visited
me two weeks ago," he said. “He fol
lowed her here. Although she was
friendly to him while he was a visitor
in town, I could see that the engage
ment wouldn’t last, for he was drinking
hegvily."
Rosenblatt is manager of the Ajax
Oil Company, with offices on North
avenue. Here is the story of this re
markable romance which became a
tragedy, according to Rosenblatt’s in
formation :
Couple Met in California.
Mrs. Rosenblatt and VonArmenthal
met in Venice. Cal., at a tourists' re
sort. He was an attractive sort of fel
low and she liked him very much after
they became acquainted. The engage
ment was announced shortly after and
wXs given extended notice in all the
big dailies, because of Mrs. Rosen
blatt's kinship to Nelson Morris and
VonArmenthal's personal prominence.
She did not know that he touched a
drop. The fact that he did came to the
surface shortly after they were en
gaged. She immediately left Venice
and told VonArmenthal that she didn't
wish to see. him again.. He followed
her. She went to San Francisco and
he placed detectives on her trail, final
h locating her. This was two years
ago.
Three times VonArmenthal agreed'to
quit drinking. He made hla alat prom,
ise in Atlanta two weeks ago. ' when
Mrs. Rosenblatt was here and promptly
broke it When she returned to Chi
cago sire.-avoided .him. going to a re
mote hotel and registering under an
other name.
Drank Heavily Hare.
He seemed a fine fellow.” said Syd
ney Rosenblatt, “and he had much to
lire for If he could have cut himself
away from drink. I learned that he
was drinking heavily while here and
so did my mother. I could see then
that the engagement wouldn't last."
VonArmenthal was well known to
members of the Theatrical .club. While
in Atlanta he lived at the Piedmont,
but was frequently seen at the club and
was known as a free drinker and
spender.
Mrs. Rosenblatt, when located in
Chicago, cried over VonArmenthal’s
death.
“It Is better so,” she said. “T loved
him and had it not been for his dissi
pation I would have married him. But
J am afraid now. He used to tell me
that when he died he was going to
haunt me in the spirit world."
ITALIAN SCIENTISTS
SAY THEY REACHED
VESUVIUS’ BOTTOM
LONDON, May 21.—-Scientists are
discussing the remarkable claims of
Professor Malada. of' the Royal Ob
servatory at Mount Vesuvius and an
assistant named Varvazze that . they
descended 1.000 feet to -the floor of the
great volcano's crater.
Professor' Malada declared that the
trip consumed over nine hours, during
which time the two men were nearly
overcome w ith gases. He says they
made remarkable photograph's'of ava
lanches and showers of red hot ashes
which were taking place in continuous
parts of the crater.
After painting a flag in the center of
the crater's floor, thej- made the re
turn climb, .which took them nearly
three hours.
GEORGIA UNIV. GLEE
SONGS RUN TO -‘HITS”
The Georgia Glee club has long since
forgotten that 'The grasshopper e.ver
sat on the • sweet potato vine."’ says
The Red and B!a,ck. Georgia Univer
sity’s-w’eekly paper, in commenting.on
-the 'Glee' club.; which is to appear at
the. Grand tonight.
“The club this year has on its pro
gram the latest 'hits,' and, together
with a collection of more classical mu
sic and a few of the old favorites of
the student body, these wilf constitute
the program."
“Georgia. Alma Mater.” a song
written for the university by .James
Wright a Georgia boy. which the stu
dents are considering as their official
college song,-will b‘ heard on this trip.
THREE RUN FOR HOUSE.
ALBANY. GA..'May 21.—Joseph S.
Davis, of this city, has announced as a
candidate, for the legislature to fill the
unexpired term of Representative Ed
Jones, resigned. This makes thevlhird
entry for the place The other two
candidates announced are M f'lark,
Sr., and Thomas O'Connor.
BRENAU COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES BEGIN FRIDAY
GAINKSVILLE GA.. May 21
Brenau commencement begins Friday
of this, week with the ait. exhibit, con
eluding with the graduating exercises
and delivery of diplomas next Tuesday.
The baccalaureate sermon will be de
livered at Brenau auditorium Sunday
morning at 1l:3n o'clock by Dr. R A.
Gordon, pastor Ponce DeLeon Baptist
church,, Atlanta. Judge W. A Cov
ington will deliver the literary address.
550.000 BOX FACTORY BURNS.
NEWCASTLE; PA Ma- 21.-Fire
early derfe er! the plant of the
Newcasdle Box "Company here, with a
loss of $50,000.
Invalid Woman, 60*
Strangely Missing For
3 Weeks, Police Told
Mrs P. T Collier, of 3« East Thirteenth
street, notified the police this afternoon
that her aged sister, Mrs. Camilla Fclger.
had disappeared three Weeks, ago
According to Mrs. Collier. Mrs! Folger.
who is 60 years old. had been, afflicted
W’ith rheumatism, for .seve.ar years. Re
cently she had been reading of w onderful
cures made of rheumatism in California
and Mrs. Collier states, that her sister
may have tried to go to the Pacific coast.
At the time she left home. Mrs. Folger
refused to say where she was going,
merely stating that she would be taken
care of. She was so helpless from rheu
matism and the infirmities of age that
the cabman had to carry her down the
front steps. Mrs. Collier says that she
thought at the time that her sister was
going to spend a short time with other
relatives or with friends in Atlanta.
FACTORY SWEPT
BYSMOFIIIE
Girl Employees of the Warren
Manufacturing Company in
Inman Building Escape.
Fire of unknown origin swept the
third floor of the S. M. Inman building,
58-60 'Vest Mitchell street,.late yester
day afternoon, damaging the structure
and contents to the extent, of $20,000.
Five girl operatives employed by the
Warren Manufacturing Company,occu
pying the third floor of the building,
where the fire is said to have started,
gained the street long before the flames
assumed large proportions.
Warren Plant Heaviest Lose'-.
The greatest damage was sustained
by the Warren Manufacturing Com
pany, whose stock of neckwear and
suspenders and fixtures was a total
loss. The second floor of the building
was unoccupied The Bishop-Babcock-
Becker Company, bar supplies, occu
pying the first floor and basement, suf
fered considerable loss' from water
damage Fire Chief Cummins esti
mated the damage done the'building as
fifteen per cent of its value. $15,000.
For a time it appeared as though the
building was doomeo. The flames, first
discovered in the elevator hatch,
climbed up the rear of the building and
burned fiercely on the roof. Six lines
of hose w ere laid by the fire department
and played from West Mitchell street
and from the alley at the rear of the
structure. Thirty minutes after the
alarm was turned in at 3:30 o’clock the
fire was under control.
Girls Plead For Belongings.
During the progress of the fight to
control the flames the girl operatives
stood in the alley at the rear of the
burning building and urged the fire
men to save their personal belongings.
Two of the young women essayed to
ascend the Are escape when the flames
were under control to get their trin
kets, but were driven back by the fire
men.
Officials of the Warren Manufactur
ing Company said that their plant was
almost a total loss, fixing the damage
at $15,000. The loss to the Bishop-
Babcock-Becker Company was esti
mated at $2,500. ’ and the loss' to the
building at a like amount. The loss
was fully covered by insurance.
unionTrinters~of
ATLANTA TO HONOR
DEAD NEXT SUNDAY
Dr J Wade Conkling pastnr of the.
Unitarian'church.' corner Spring and Cain
streets, will preach next Sunday morning
the Union Printers’ memorial sermon,
and at this service the reading of the
names of , the printers who belonged to
Atlanta Typographical union; No. 48, and
are dead will be.a part of the exercises.
The last Sunday in May w ill be observed
all over ihe country by the union print
ers as-Memorial Sunday, and practically
every union in the country will have cere
monies similar to those in Atlanta This
service was established by resolution of
the International T> pographic'al union
convention five years ago. and is now one
of the regularly observed dates tin the
union calendar.
At the meeting of the memorial com
mittee of the Atlanta union all‘the details
of the observance were-completed. Sun
day afternoon Hie graves in Union Print
ers' lot at Oakland w ill bg decorated and
suitable exercises • will accompany this
rite.
SPECIAL ELECTION FOR TAX
COLLECTOR HELD IN WHITE
CLEVELAND. GA.. May 21.—The
special election held in White county
for the office of tax collector, .to fill the
unexpired term of W T. Sa.tterfleld. re
sulted in the election of R. A. Morris
by a majority of 90. There were four
men in the field.
Mr. Morris. F A Jarrard. Newton
Glass. P C Humphries and W T
Crumley are candidates for the regular
term election, although no date for the
primary has been set in this count}
Other announcements are:
For ordinary. Brannon Nix. B H.
Turner, and J. M Adams: for. clerk.
J. B R. Barrett. J. Grover Dorsey. J. W.
House. D. F. White, and G. N. Colley;
for sheriff. Benton Trotter. E. K. Gib
son, G. V. Hefner and S. W. Ash. for
tax receiver. J. E. Pardue. William Pal
mer, A, F. Johnson, and F. V. Nelms;
for treasurer. W. Jasper Allen. Clem
L. Adams, John Satterfield, E, S. Led
ford. W. C. Hood. J. R. Kenimer, and
F. S. Freeman C H. Edwards and W.
X Jack on are candidates for the leg
islature.
CLAYTON TO HAVE WATER
' LAYTON. GA . May 21. is
to have a' w aterworks system The
ia’er will be brought in pipes from
springs in the nearby mountains It
will be pined to the town by gravity,
no pumps being necessary.
GRACE HAS HIS
WIFEENJDINED
Temporary Injunction Issued to
Restrain Her From Laying
Claim to Property.
Mrs. Daisy E. Grace was temporarily
restrained today from laying claim to
interest in the Grace-Lawrence Build
ing Company, and must appear before
Judge J. T. Pendleton at 9:30 o'clock
on Friday morning to show cause why
she should not be permanently en
joined.
Ethridge & Ethridge, attorneys for E.
E Lawrence, partner of Eugene H.
Grace in the building business, filed the
petition for the injunction today with
Judge Pendleton. The petition sets 1
forth that Eugene H. Grace deeded all
property owned by the firm to his
partner, but. on account of alleged
claims of Mr Grace that she financed
the company, prospective purchasers
have been frightened from buying, fear
ing that her claims would cloud the
title
Lawrence asks the court to enjoin
Mrs. Grace from asserting claim against
the property, and that the title to the
property be decreed to be in this peti
tioner as against any claims of the
defendant.
Were To Divide Profit*.
The petition further sets forth that
Eugene Grace agreed to finance the
business, and that E. E Lawrence, who
was an experienced man in the building
business, was to give ahis time and
services to the business, and they were
to divide equally the profits; that they
purchased land in Atlanta and Kirk
wood, on which they constructed houses,
and that the title of the land was
taken in the name of Eugene H. Grace.
Prior to March 5 (the date on which
Eugene Grace was wounded in his
Eleventh street home), two loans of
SI,OOO each had been made on two of
the house's and lots, and loan deeds
wereg Iven to secure the loans. Since
March 5 a loan has been made on an
other house and lot for SI,OOO, and se
cured by a'loan deed.
Mrs. Grace’s Claims,
The petitioner declares that since
Grace was shot and his wife, arrested
charged with the deed, it has been as
serted publicly that she was furnish
ing the money to finance the building
business, and that she claims some sort
of a superior lien on all of the property,
on the claim or prtense that she fur
nished the .money with which to pur
chase the property and carry on the
business.
Lawrence says he has been unable to
sell the houses and lots, for the reason
that prospective purchasers, knowing
of the alelged claims, are afraid that
they will not be able to get clear title
on account of the claims of Mrs. Grace.
He declares that in constructing the
houses liabilities of approximately $4.-
500 were incurred.
Mrs. Grace's answer to the petition
will be filed within a few days, ac
cording to Janies A. Branch, one of
the attorneys representing Mrs Grace,
who was told of the petition today
HEROIC SCHOOL BOY
SAVES GIRLS FROM
DROWNING IN PONG
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THOMASVILLE. GA.. May 21.—Jot
Blackshear.* a member of the sixth
grade of the public school in Thomas
ville heroically saved ‘he lives of two
girls at a picnic at Roddenberry park.
Three girls were on a springboard ovbr
a pond ten feet deep when they lost
their ..balance and, fell In. Blackshear
jumped in the water and rescued tw o of
them. In the meantime a boat was se
cured by other members of the party
and the. other girl was taken from the
water.
DREAMER OF TALE OF
$280,000.00 LEGACY IS
UNABLE TO PAY FINE
Robert E. Watson, the mysterious
and suave young stranger from Detroit
w ho bought automobiles here last we.ek
on his fake story of having fallen heir
to $280,000. has discarded his fashiona
ble-attire and is today doing time, in
the city prison, unable to pay a fine of
$50.75. In lieu of the fine, he must
serve thirty days.
When he finishes with the city.case,
he will have to make bond of SI,OOO. or
go to the Tower to await trial on the
state charges of forgery and cheating
and swindling.
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT BEGINS
ATHENS. GA.." May 21.—The com
mencement season of the local schools
and colleges started last nigh’, when
the State Norma! school opened its an
nua! exercises with a recital by Misses
Addie Speight and Ruth McWilliams,
graduating pupils in expression. To
night the annual senior play will be
given on the out-of-doors stage of Win
nie Davis hall. The play this year is
“The Prince Chap.” The Retail Hard
ware Dealers of the state will attend
in a body.
Tomorrow night will be given the
graduating recital of Miss Launa Har
per. Friday night is the annual con
cert, and Saturday afternoon the sen
ior class exercises. Saturday night the
faculty entertains the senior class and
visiting alumni with a reception.
Sunday afternoon Dr. Samuel J.
Cartledge, pastor of the Prince Avenue
Presbyterian church of Athens. Is tc
deliver the annual commencement ser
mon, and Monday night Dr L R
Christie, of Columbus, is to deliver th«
baccalaureate address at the graduat
ing exercises*
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