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BISB GO. EDITOR'S
BOOM GAINING
MOMENTUM
Bibb Delegation. Solidly Anti-
Watson. Plans Stinging Re
buke to McDuffie Man.
The movement tentatively begun yes
'erdaj' to bring before the state conven
tion the name of Charles R. Pendleton,
of Bibb, for one of the places as dele
gate.at large to Baltimore, as outlined
in The Georgian yesterday, took definite
shape last night when certain leaders of
rhe Bibb county delegation to the state
convention agreed to undertake the
election of the Macon editor, but with
out asking him his wishes in the mat
ter.
The Bibb county delegation is solidly
anti-Watson. More than that, it is just
as solidly pro-Pendleton, and it will
bend its best effort to keeping Watson
nt home and sending Pendleton to Bai
imore in Watson's place.
This stand of the Bibb county delega
tion is being enthusiastically accepted
by other delegates who are opposed to
Watson. They see in Pendleton’s elec
tion as a delegate an added rebuke to
Watson. They think that nothing would
so completely humiliate Watson as put
ting Pendleton on the national delega
tion in Watson’s stead.
Pendleton-Watson War Ancient.
The newspaper controversy between
Watson and Pendleton during the prog
ress of the first Hoke Smith campaign
for the governorship was one of the
fiercest and most inconclusive ever
"aged in Georgia. Both men are mas
ters of ridicule, sarcasm, satire and
invective, and what they said about
one another in that newspaper row
made about the crispest “copy” that
< ver came down the Georgia journal
istic pike.
The battle generally was considered a
draw. After the wreck had been cleared
ur> and the debris swept aside, ft was
observed that Pendleton had about as
m ny handfuls of Watson’s red hair as
Watson had obtained of Pendleton’s
white hair.
M that time Watson was devoted
passionately to the cause of Hoke
Smith in Georgia. Since then he has
turned against Smith, and now says far
more bitter things of him than he ever
said of Pendleton. He refers to the
senator invariably nowadays as “Hog-
It-All Hoke.”
Pendleton still stands right whore he
did n hon he and Watson disputed. Pen
dleton always has been against Smith,
nd more than likely always wdll be.
Wounds Never Have Healed.
The wounds left from that first Smith
< ampaign ffir governor . never have
healed. The love lost between Pendle
ton and W«atson would rattle around
with a booming sound inside even the
shell of a defunct mustard seed.
Watson snorts at the mention of Pen
dleton’s name and Pendleton thinks so
much of his newspaper that lie will not
even permit the name of the ‘‘red
headed person” to bedeck or bespangle
its pages, no matter what happens.
If Watson had claimed to be the dis
coverer of the north pole back in the
cneerful Perry-Cook days, and the pop
ulace had depended upon The Macon
Telegraph to spread the glad tidings,
nobody would yet know that Watson
had i ven been butting around up in
•nst frozen vicinity. Editor Pendleton
gave old Doc Cook great gobs of free
advertising. however.
The Pendleton movement has more
h<hind it. of course, than a mere pu’ -
pose to “rub it In” on Watson.
Pendleton a Stalwart Democrat.
Colonel Pendleton is one of Georgia’s
m Iwart Democrats. He never has ap
-1 oved of Watson or Watsonism. His
.■lion in Watson’s place would be a
simging rebuke to the McDuffie man. to
be sure; hut over and above all that.
Pendleton is Pendleton. And that means
much in Georgia.
The Macon editor has ■epresrntcd
Georgia in various national 'conven
lions, and was one of the committee of
notification when Alton B. Parker was
nominated in St. Louis.
If elected tomorrow to go once more
io the national Democratic council it’is
not at all unlikely that Colonel Pendle
ton will be named chairman of the dele
gation by his associates.
GEORGIAN ON TICKET
WITH COLONEL PLAN
OF ROOSEVELT CLUB
Edward H. Walker, the head and
front of the Southern Roosevelt Demo
cratic club, is jubilant over a letter he
has just received from G. R. Manches
ter, who is the secretary to Colonel
Roosevelt’s campaign manager. Senator
Dixon. Informing him that the Colonel
will unquestionably be elected on the
first ballot at Chicagb.
Th< letter also thanks Mr’ Walker for
Lus efforts ,n organizing the Southern
Roosevelt club. It adds that Colonel
Roosevelt is the only candidate who
. an appeal to Southerners, both pro
gressive Republicans ano progressive
Democrats, so they’ll rise above their
party lines and prove to the Northern
ers at the. election next November that
there is >lO longer a solid Democratic
South.
Mr. Walker supplements this with a
statement of his own announcing tnat
th? Southern Roosevelt club is going to
see that a Southern man gets on the
ticket with Roosevelt, and he indicates
that that nominee for vice president,
"ill be a Georgian
U. S. BAN ON VALORIZED
COFFEE LIFTED BY COURT
XEW YORK. Mac 28. The motion of
the United States government to have
made permanent a temporary Injunc
tion restraining Herman Sielcken and
I. New York Dock Company front
disposing of 746.539 bags of v'.>lorize f i
offer heir* here war •!• o *■ JiKig"
~a<'omb-', in l mted **’ .f’-es district
U Real Romances of Sunny Georgia
DAN CUPID JUST LAUGHS AT YEARS
AND JANUARY CAPTURES FAIR MAY
How a Pretty Georgia Girl
Capitulated When Man of 71
Besieged Her Heart.
When Cupid hid himself in a skiff
which rode the bosom of a lake near a
well known North Carolina resort he
was only practicing an old trick. It is
the belief of many, however, that he
had no hope or intention of landing the
victims he did.
Not that the little god had any inten.
tion of drawing an age limit—no, in
deed—but that he rather despaired of
landing one so well into the years of
discretion as Edward Alsop. the mil
lionaire manufacturer of Pittsburg, who
married Miss Effie Pope Hill, of Wash
ington. Ga.
But he did—to begin with
It was a moonlit night. Lights played
upon the lapping waters —blue, green
and gold lights. The band in the pa
vilion was at the end of a soft Strauss
waltz and the delightful chatter of
many voices lilted in and out through
the sound of the waters.
Enter the Golden-Haired Girl.
Cupid still hid. And no victims yet.
But he knew his game. He had played
It all of this life and aeons and aeons
before, as they say in the melodramas.
Presently the inevitable happened.
A girl with golden hair came dancing
down the walk in advance of a man
some 55 years and three months her
senior. They had met —as people will
meet at summer resorts. They repre
sented the spring and winter of life, but
a magic bond sprang up In an instant
and he in a spirit of fancy that had not
possessed him since the days when his
sop, who
-* as Miss Effie Pope Hill,
surrendered her heart to
a millionaire of 71. declaring that
Ove knows no years.
limbs were strong and his spirit buoy
ant. asked her to go boating with him.
She went.
Cupid still was waiting—waiting pa
tiently, for he knew that they would
soon be his way.
The boat had scarcely left the pro
tection of the shore when the little
archer twanged his bowstring and the
shaft went hurtling Into the hearts of
both of them. A few' months later and
the friends of Miss Effie Pope
Hill learned that she would marry Ed
ward Alsop. who had two sons, many
millions and 75 years to his credit. Her
friends marveled that the two could be
compatible when so far separated by
the years.
One Georgia Girl’s Love Views.
She answered in this strain:
Love is THE great leveler.
Before him all things fall and are of
one rank.
He sways not only the king in his
palace, but the peasant in his field.
He can not be lured by gold nor
frightened by poverty.
In his presence the infant and the
patriarch are the same.
Mrs. Alsop comes of a famous Geor
gia family. The Hills made history in
the Empire State of the South and
their descendants are now in the fore
front of its progress. Miss Hill has
relatives in Washington, Augusta. At
lanta, Macon and other parts of the
state.
Witten but a school girl Miss Hill be
came known as one of the attractive
Georgia women. At college commence
ments and other functions all over the
state she always was a prominent fig
ure, and more than a few young men
were numbered among her suitors.
She is entirely happy now, she says.
To be sure there was a slight disturb
ance about an estate, but such small
matters as that could hardly disturb
the tranquillity of such a flawless bliss
as here
’Besides." she told a reporter. "I am
not Mr. Alsop’s bookkeeper. I’m his
w i f e "
THIRD TRIAL OF DR. HYDE
DELAYED: PROSECUTOR ILL
KANSAS CITY. MO.. May 28.—The
third trial of Dr. B. C. Hyde, charged
with the murder of Colonel Thomas H.
Swope lias been continued un
til September " on account of the Ill
ness of Prosecutor Virgil Conkling.
Judge E. E. Porterfield, the trial
judge, announced In gi anting the post
ponement that the ease must either
come to trial on September 3. or it
would be dismissed. Both Dr. and Mrs.
Hyde were in court.
REV. W. R. OWEN AT BESSIE TIFT.
FORSYTH. GA., May 28. Rev. Wil
liam Russell Owen, pastor of the Cap
itol Avenue Baptist church, Atlanta,
delivered the baccalaureate sermon on
"The Glory of the I’nseen City” to the
graduate? of Bessie Tift college yes
terday. Music was rendered by the
choral union. Miss .Susie Cook and
Miss Tommie Lee Davis taking the solo
parts. Tn the evening al 8 o’clock the
annual missionary sermon was deliv
ered by Mt Ow en.
LHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: TUESDAY, MAY 28. 1912.
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HUGE PLOW FACTORY
COMING TO ATLANTA;
TO EMPLOY 1,000 MEN
The John Deere Plow Company, of
Moline. 111., will erect a factory In At
lanta for the manufacture of agricul
tural implements similar to those of St.
Louis and other large cities. The com
pany will make this city its headquar
ters for the entire Southeast, which will
mean that the trade formerly given to
Baltimore and St. Louis will be .kept in
Atlanta. The factory will employ near
ly 1,000 men.
For the present the offices will be lo
cated at 111 South Forsyth street. Ar
rangements for construction of the fac
tory are being made and will be com
pleted within the next few weeks. J D.
Burris, special representative of the
company, is in Atlanta arranging for
the building.
WOMEN DEFENDANTS
IN HAWKINS SLAYING
CASE OFFER ALIBIS
HENDERSONVILLE. N. C., May 28.
Efforts to prove alibis for Mrs. Nora
Britt and Mrs. Lizzie Shaft, charged
with having criminal knowledge of the
death of Myrtle Hawkins, featured to
day’s trial of seven defendants charged
with being principals and accessories in
the girl's death.
Neighbors of Mrs. Shaft al Asheville,
told of seeing her at home, either just
before, just after or on the day the
body, supposed to be that of Myrtle
Hawkins, was found in Lake Osceola.
Magistrate James, of Asheville, said
Mrs. Shaft had him issue a warrant for
Mrs Britt's husband on September 10
and that she was in his office the Wed
nesday or Thursday before.
The more important evidence favor
ing Mrs. Britt was given by Jake Ram
sey and Miss Sallie Hart, who live 1n
the house with her. Both were sure she
was at home on Thursday night. Sep
tember 7, and that she left home with
Mrs. Shaft the next day. There was
evidence that Mrs. Shaft's son drove
away with Mrs. Britt on Friday. Sep
tember 8.
It is intimated that Mrs. Shaft will
take the stand in her own defense.
COCA-COLA CO. QUALIFIES
UNDER LAWS OF ALABAMA
MONTGOMERY. ALA . May 2S. The
Coca Cola Company, of Atlanta, a Geor
gia corporation, has just qualified to do
business in Alabama. Papers were filed
yesterday designating Birmingham as the
company's principal place of business in
this state and appointing Crawford John
son. of Birmingham, as the company's
authorized agent in Alabama
DR. WILEY ATTACKED BY
GRIPPE: WIFE HIS DOCTOR
WASHINGTON. Max 28 Dt Har
vey D. Wiley ts confined to ills bed by
an attack of grip, but bis condition is
not smiouj No physician h;r b« r»n
c;»‘ir.d i rj> n Mr-, Wiley is m efficient
nur:
WIFE IS NECESSITY,
NOT A LUXURY, THIS
WOES COURT RULES
CHICAGO, May 28.—That a wife is a
necessity and not a luxury was the rule
laid down by Judge Goodnow of the court
of domestic relations in trying to straight
en the marital troubles of Dr. Thomas D.
Laftry and Mrs. T-aftry She asserted
her husband was miserly
"It seems women are not the luxuries
they once were,” Mrs. Jaiftry remarked.
It was then the judge ruled wives were
a necessity and decided to continue the
case while he considered Dr. Laftry s
assertion that his wife was jealous with
out cause and that this was the real rea
son for their troubles.
COMMITTEE PLANS
FOR BIG DEADLOCK IN
G. O. P. CONVENTION
CHICAGO. May 28. - Sample, tickets to
the Republican national convention in
the hands of the subcommittee today are,
according to politicians here, a frank ad
mission on the part of the committee
that the T ession in Chicago in June
may be a 10. drawn-out fight. The tick
ets are being issued for June 18. 19, 20.
21 and 3*. The latter ticket reads; "Good
for Saturday, June 22. and all days there
after that the convention may continue."
Four years ago the convention ended
on Friday. The fact that special provi
sion has been made for a Saturday session
and that the tickets are good beyond that
date is believed here to indicate that the
national committee sees a possibility of a
deadlock.
THIS ONE-ARMED MAN
A REAL “WHITE HOPE”
Sr. LOI’IS. May 28. -James Glynn, a
one-armed man. qualified as a white hope
when he landed on James Jardella’s jaw
and broke II in two places.
As be spit out his teeth Jardella an
nounced to a policeman that he would
have been a case for the coroner if Glynn
had had two fists.
Glynn became angry because of Jardel
la’s attentions to the former's wife.
GOVERNOR BROWN AT
CLOSING OF LUCY COBB
ATHENS, GA.. May 28.—The annual
commencement exercises of the Lucy
Coob institute closed last night, after
having lasted nearly a week. Many out
of-town visitors were in the city for
the commencement, among them being
Governor and Mrs. Joseph M. Brown,
who have had a daughter. Miss < 'ora
Met'ord Brown, in the school for the
past year
TIGHT COLLAR CAUSES
YOUNG WOMAN’S DEATH
GREENWICH, CONN., May 28 Miss
Mice Doyle met death In an unusual
manner, being choked to ilcaßi by a soft
linen collar pinned 100 tightly about her
throat. She was found this afternon on
the bathroom floor, dying
She had stumbled over a rug. and, r a j],
inc heavily, stunned herself Her head
fell In .neb a t.osliion that Iter collar was
tightened and the circulation of blood
CONTESTS PERIL
UNITY OF G. 0. P.
Balance of Power in Conven
tion to Rest With Unin
structed Delegates.
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE.
WASHINGTON MAY 28.—Unless
every sign fails, all the bitterness of the
bitter Republican campaign, boiled
down and doubly distilled, will enter
into the fight that will be made for del
egates before the national committee at
Chicago.
Roosevelt, through his most trusted
lieutenants, is already making a furious
onslaught on the committee, despite his
claim that he can win hands down with
out any help from that body.
McKinley, talking for Taft, virtually
admits that “the strong arm ’ will be
used on the Roosevelt contestants. To
prove it he quotes the set of rules that
obtained at the committee meeting
when the allies were thrown out for
Taft.
j A single application of those rules,
which provide that all contests shall be
settled in star chamber and by viva
voce vote, would hurl every Roosevelt
contestant into Wabash avenue, if Taft
can still keep control of the conven
tion.
The Uninstructed Delegates.
What Roosevelt doesn’t know and
Taft doesn’t know, and nobody can find
out till the convention assembles, is
what the hundred uninstructed dele
gates are going to do. The balance of
power virtually rests with these dele
gates.
Roosevelt has been trying for some
lime past to hook the committee on ar
rangements. which selects the tempo
rary officers, and Is therefore of vast
Importance.
But just at present almost every man
jack of that committee is against
Roosevelt with enthusiasm. There are
two suspected of weakness for the Colo
nel.
The chairman. Harry S. New. ot In
diana. hates Roosevelt harder than
anyone else in politics except Murray
Crane Victor Rosewater, of Nebraska,
the acting chairman of Mie whole com
-1 mittee. is undecided. He comes from a
Roosevelt zone and has to be careful.
Prospects for Split Bright.
Ralph Williams, of Oregon, used to
be a Roosevelt man. but was converted,
and has ail the enthusiasm of an apos
tate. Arthur I. Vorys is Taft’s per
sonal committeeman from Ohio, and is
largely responsible for keeping the
president's nerve up when Roosevelt
broke Into the game
The other two —Duncan, of North
Carolina, and Mulvane, of Kansas —are
men who like to fight, and care little
for Colonel Vox Bopuli expressed in
party matters.
It looks, therefore, as if T. R, would
have to stand by and see the prelim
inaries stacked against him. What he
is counting on is his ability to get the
votes away from the Taft people be
fore the committee meets, and if he
can not do that he will trv the “recall.”
In any event, the prospects that the
party will split horizontally from one
end to the other were never brighter
than they are at this particular minute.
Small Shift Will Do Trick.
Roosevelt says he expects to have 490
delegates when he goes into the con
vention. including thirty which William
L. Ward has promised to pry loose
from the Taft “urge” of the New York
state convention. Taft figures he can
break in with about 500. These are
not the figures that are put out in type
written claims; they are the figures
that the leaders talk over among them
selves.
Necessary to a choice. 539. A small
shift either way will do the »riek. The
national committee will Dave 186 con
tests before ft. Naturally, if it gets
very rough about Roosevelt the Colonel
will have to “start something."
FIRE SALE
Greater Reductions Than Ever Wednesday
Our stock of Ready-to-Wear is still so
large that we’ve come to the conclusion that
it will take still greater reductions to con
summate our plan of clearing it all out this
week. These greater reductions on Tailored
Suits, Norfolk Suits, Dresses and Skirts take effect to
morrow. The Fi re Sale of Undermushns, Hosiery,
Neckwear, Shirtwaists, Kimonos, Children’s Wear,
Men’s Furnishings, etc.; in fact, everything in stock,
regardless of cost or former prices, is still going t . Be
one of the early crowd tomorrow.
STORE OPEN AT NINE A. M.
Style Quality
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N. C. Democrats
To Go Uninstructed
RALEIGH, N. C. May 28.—North
Carolina is expected to send an unin
structed delegation to tne Democratic
national convention in Baltimore. The
state convention meets here on June 6
to name delegates-at-large. In past
presidential years ft has been cus
tomary for the delegation from this
state to go uninstructed, and there is
no indication that this custom will be
abandoned. There was an exception
four years ago. when the state instruct
ed for Bryan, who had no opposition
for the nomination.
District conventions will be held on
June 5. when district delegates to Bal
timore will be chosen.
Reports from county conventions held
on Saturday to name delegates to the
district and state conventions show
that Underwood and Wilson ran about
even. Os 26 counties that gave direct
instructions Underwood secured 12 and
Wilson 14. Underwood supporters are
rather jubilant over the showing he
made. He developed strength in every
county and in many ran neck and neck
with Wilson. Clark has developed a
great deal of strength in the last few
weeks, but his friends had no way of
expressing it, only the names of Un
derwood and Wilson being, before the
voters. Harmon also nas strength in
North Carolina.
American Marines
Landed in Cuba
WASHINGTON. May 28. -The Prai
rie arrived at Guantanamo today, ac
cording to navy department dispatches.
She immediately landed her quota of
marines, under Colonel Karmany, at
the naval station. They will be sent
into the interior to protect American
property, if necessary.
BREAD-BAKING GIRLS TO
COMPETE FOR SSO PRIZE
MACON, GA.. May 28.—A prize of SSO
is offered by the Georgia State Fair to
the Georgia girl under nineteen years
of age who will exhibit next fall the
best specimens of bread kneaded and
baked by her. This premium is offered
to stimulate interest in culinary work
among the girls of the state. The prize
Is only one of 3,600 announced in the
new premium list Just issued by the
state fair.
Do You Need Help
For your poor, tired stomach?
For your lazy and sluggish liver?
For your weak and constipated bowels?
For your genera! run-down condition?
Then by all means— try
HOSTETTER’S
STOMACH BITTERS
IT DOES THE WORK AT ALL DRUGGISTS
CUBAN SOLDIERS
CURBING REVOLT
Gomez Successful in Campaign
Against Rebels—Offer of
Surrender Rejected.
HAVANA. May 28.—Reports from
outlying districts indicated today that
the government was meeting with suc
cess in its campaign against the negro
rebels. The situation is worse now in
Oriente province, while in others Preß
ident Gomez’s troops appear to be gain
ing the upper hand.
The president today received a letter
from General Estenoz, the rebel com
mander-in-chief. offering to surrender
providing the government will pledge
legislation removing the ban on negro
political parties. This offer probably
will be rejected, and a counter proposal
of amnesty for immediate capitulation
made.
An order calling out half the troops
in Havana for street patrol duty caused
excitement today. The government of
ficials said this was not an indication
that the city was threatened, but was
intended as an object lesson for the
negroes.
Gomez Says
Cuba Is Tranquil
The following dispatch was received by
The Georgian today from President
Gomez, of Cuba
"With the exception of nine municipal
districts in Oriente province, in which
scattered bands of negroes are still ma
rauding absolute transquility. prevails
throughout the republic. Railroads run
regularly, there is no interruption in the
telegraph nor telephone service atfd sugar
mills are grinding
“I have not employed any extraordinary
measures. I have simply acted with en
ergy and promptness to such an extent
that 1 doubt that the action taken by me
can be equaled. Since the present, move
ment begun six days ago 1 have sent to
that locality over 3.000 men rff the regu
lar army and I am still sending additional
forces
“Offers of gratuitous service are pour
ing in from all parts of the country. One
which was greatly apprec'aied came, from
the United States, in which .->.OOO cowboys
volunteered their valuable, services tn
fight the negroes in arms. I have been
compelled to refuse this kind offer be
cause the regular forces In the field Is
sufficient.
“The area of Cuba is 118.000 kilometers:
of that number but a small zone of 7.000
kilometers is occupied by scattered bands
of negroes who are marauding in the
mountains and woods where the troops
are. in hot pursuit.
“Our campaign will he vigorous. The
rebels will be pursued wherever they
may be found.
“No foreign soldiers could be substi
tuted for our own in the present case.
The native soldiers are brave, are
thoroughly acquainted with the country
and are greatly Interested in preserving
the peace of the public. It were generous
to help the Cuban government if help
were needed, but it is not fair to Impose
on it unnecessarily when it Is evident that
the Cubans themselves are more than able
to cope with the situation.”
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