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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 ? I T T •f Copvnght, 1912, by IntemattocaJ News service. I ■ ' f i gY I I Kiri K r T r I JBIIIOBI I nUv? i ■ t ? - / t wMI ■ + x ess® t j zz.. wa g wSWz ? ? -sggl. fl. I Jgsßla ? I § ? J I ! <*-"5 wjtfi 1908 I T jg " - -- _ T s 7A -.4 ! Y /v x ; >*' x •UfZ-.'ZC, Al I XsY’- - u - Z. TF E-/. aW QN\ ? & K ? X cn Vast x ? WH+nnuS' ;: -+ wwtk _ T ! , I i i J nlW.|p On : ’ : T ’’ : 'SminT I Itr I i > 1912 9 *■“ | T T T. . . T i—iT’rh— l—***r*i**r';*wy*r*r*r'i-* fc c* i ”i* , r.im—i—**r4* > r'i"r > r*i—i**r*i**i**i**i‘'i— 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 / 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 ___i 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* 3