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THE WEATHER Clearing tonight; fair tomorrow. Temperatures: 8 a. m.. 66 degrees; 10 a. m., 71 degrees: 12 noon, 76 de grees; 2 p. m.. 72 degrees. VOL. X. NO. 259. PINION WEDS GIRL TWICE TO EVADE BIGAMY Goes to Same Minister With Young Woman He Married Before Divorced. HER BROTHER SAYS HE'LL JAIL ELOPER Bailiff, Out to Arrest the Man, Misses Him Because Minis ter Is Tying Second Knot. Clarence Pinton. the young carpenter who eloped with Lulu Belle Lowry, of 283 Humphrey street. Monday night and is charged with bigamy by the girl’s brother because the wedding occurred twelve hours before Pinion's divorce from his first wife was granted, gave himself up to Justice of the Peace Gl rartiieu this morning. Pinion told the jurist that when the bailiff wa« searching for him last night ; he was at the home of Rev. Mr Vaughn | on Larkin street getting married a see- j ond time to Lulu Belle. He said that • the minister had told him that the first | marriage wasn’t legal because his di vorce hadn’t been granted then. , "So I went back and had him do ft over,” said Pinion. "And if your honor ■wants me to rrranr- her again I'll start right out again, for I like to marry her better than any girl I ever knew.” Brother Still After Bridegroom. The Judge told Pinion that he would let him go free on his own recognizance until Friday afternoon, when the charge of bigamy against him will be brought to trial. Lulu Belle’s brother, T. T. Lowry, came to court ’•dth an attornex- and op posed Pinion’s attempt to get free with out ball. He said he would prosecute the bigamy charge to the last ditch. Pinion says he’s living with his bride on Lakeview avenue. He says he does not fear the angry brother and declares they're going to live together tn spite of all the attempts of her relatives to separate them. Told Mother of Girl He was Full. Lula Belle Lowry had been loving Pinion for a long time. She had even known him before her mother died in Edgewood, two years ago, and the mother died knowing that the girl cared very much for a man who was already married. The mother was gone and the broth ers and sisters of Lula Belle took it upon themselves to see that the girl was protected from her infatuation. First went to live with a married sister but the sister would not let her see Pinion, and she left for another home. Here also the love affair crop ped out and Lula Belle took up abode with still a third relative in the Hum phrey street section of the town. And always Pinion courted her, ad mitting he had a wife but pleading that he was divorcing her and would not seek to marry Lula Belle until aft er he obtained his decree. Girl and Wooer Evade Watchers. Three weeks ago the girl went to live with her brother. T. T. Lowry, at 25 Humphrey street. She told Lowry and his wife that she was cured of her love for Pinion and would never see him any more. Lowry gave her the big front room of their little home to live in. and told her she could stay with them as long as the family lived. But they found out a few days after that Lula Belle wasn't playing fair with them about Pinion They found out that Pinion had made friends with Lula Belle’s sister. Sirs. Atkinson, who lives two blocks away over the clay] banks at 159 Middle street. Ho would come to the Atkinson house 1 and hide in the back room, and Lula I Belle would steal away from the Lowry] home and meet him there. Mondav night Pinion came again to I the Atkinson house. He had told Mrs. Atkinson that his divorce had been granted by Judge Pendleton: that he was free to marry and one of the ehil- I dren was persuaded to siin over to the Low ry house and te|l that to Lula Belle j while he would wait out of sight in a] rear room But Lula Belle knew that the Lowrys I would be suspicious, and would not let her go to meet the man. So she sent the child back to Pinion with a message to wait for her until after dark, and, she had Mrs. Atkin-on end her little j daughter down to her at the Lowry] house again with a message asking. Lula Belle to bring some pictures up to show her. The ruse lulled Mrs. Lowry, but Low- ! ry kept -catch He became the more] Continued on Page Five. The Atlanta Georgian THE FIRST “FIGHT” Tom Watson precipitated the first big fight in the Georgia Democratic state convention to day when he arose as champion of the county unit system and moved that the convention, then and there, void all cau cuses. The motion was tabled by a big majority to spare. TOM B.’S SMILE FORTOME, 1 ' -« iu hl ■ » MgSnW sHr ~st3ag Jk ' w raft V*i JStraSr J | 1c* 3 . s Hit bF '* V : ' x » BkAO \ / WW&i W \ < w .'A ""'■' >• A x x z This is Thomas B. Felder’s smile for Thomas E. Watson, smile succeeded the stormy frown of yesterday. EDITOR BOK FIRES GIRLS WHO DANCED THE “TURKEY TROT” PHILADELPHIA, May 29.—The Cur tis Publishing Company is without the services of sixteen young women who so far forgot the proprieties and rules of that corporation as to indulge in the "turkey trot” on the third floor of the Ladies’ Home Journal building. The sixteen were discovered at the noon hour engaged in this terpslcho rean specialty, much to the disgust of Edward Bnk, the editor, who ordered them ’’fired.” The young women regarded Mr. Bok’s action as not only an intrusion, since they were enjoying their noon lunch eon at the time, but as an attack on their personal privileges, and some of them sa.y they intend to ask Mr. Curtis to reinstate them. In the meantime there will be no more "turkey trots.” "bunny hugs" or "griz zly hears." at least while Mr. Bok is in the building. GAME OFF. WET GROUNDS: DOUBLE BILL TOMORROW The baseball game scheduled for this afternoon between the Birmingham and Atlanta teams has been called off on account of wet grounds. There seemed to he a chance for a game up to 1:30, but showers just previous to that time killed the last hope. Two games will b° played tomorrow afternoon. The first one will be called at 2:30. It is likely that Frank Dessau and Tommy Atkins will pitch for At lanta and Bill Fox°n and Clarence Smith for Birmingham. 66 Ten Years Ago when I moved into the house I still live in the man who owned it wanted to sell it. to me. but I couldn't see bis way. I have paid for the place in rent now and he still owns it. ’’ That’s one man's story, but thousands of people could du plicate it—and every story should pound home the truth that you can not afford to rent. See the list of easy payment 1 .rgains offered in the Real Estate Ads on the Want Ad pages of The Georgian each da v. Read For Profit —GEORGIAN WANT ADS —Use For Results ATLANTA. GA., WEDNESDAY’. MAY’29, 1912. WATSON AND FELDER CHOSEN; WAR STOPPED Titanic Survivors Give Captain of Carpathia Loving Cup for Rescue Under Officers and Crew Receive Medals—Skipper Moved By Nation’s Thanks. NEW YORK. May 29.—Captain Ar thur H. Rostrum, of the Carpathia. who saved more than 700 survivors of the Titanic disaster, upon his arrival in port on his ship today received mate rial recognition for his high sense of duty and heroism. A great silver lov ing cup was presented to Captain Ros trum, and silver and bronze medals were presented to the Carpathia’s un fl profiteers and crew. t’aptain Rostrum was told for the first time that congress had voted him the nation's thanks and a SI,OOO gold medal for his bravery. The bluff seaman was nearly overcome with emotion and pro tested that he had only done his duty. The presentation of the loving cup and medals was made at the Cunard pier by a committee representing the. survivor-. “I only did what any other man would have done." said the brave skipper, in accepting the gifts. "I heard the dis tress call and did what I could. This is a happy hour, and I am a proud man. I want to thank you all in be half of myself and the men of my ship." This was the first time that the Car pathia had been in port since she brought in the Titanic survivors. SENATE DOWNS FREE TRADE IN FARMING IMPLEMENTS WASHINGTON. May 29.—The sen ate continued consideration of the .-tee) bill today, and the Smith amendment, which put agrii ultural implements on th fie list, was rejected by a vote of 54 to .15. MAN FALLS 14 STORIES TO DEATH: HITS PEDESTRIAN CHICAGO. May 29. —A window washer fell from the fourteenth floor of the Hrisen building todax and struck a pedestrian passing on the street be low. The window washtr was killed and the pedestrian severely injured. Thomas E. Watson and Thomas B. Felder, hitherto implacable foes, were both put in nomination for delegates-at-large to the Baltimore convention at the big Democratic state convention in the Grand opera house this afternoon. The great assemblage was immediately in an uproar. Inasmuch as only eight names were placed in nomination for delegates-at-large, the choice of both Watson and Felder was prac tically assured. Other nominees were Congressman W. G. Brantley, of Glynn; J. Randolph Anderson, of Chatham; G. Rufus Hutchens, of Floyd; H. H. Dean, of Hall; Crawford Wheatley, of Sumter, and Charles R. Pendleton, of Bibb. Watson made a plea to have each one of the delegates voted on separately. He said: “To send a delegation to Baltimore known to be composed of enemies among the delegates, it will de feat the ends of the delegation before it leaves Georgia.” At this juncture Chairman Hutchens pleaded with the con vention to permit Watson to make a fifteen-minute speech. The convention forced Watson to sit down. The eight nominees were all chosen and the convention took a recess at 2:30 o’clock for two hours. Thus Watson, though named as one of the Baltimore delegates, lost in his effort to get a vote by the convention on Felder and Pendleton. Thomas E. Watson ran the state Democratic convention at the Grand opera house today, but the issue upon which ’his victory or defeat hinged—the election of eight delegates-at-large to the Bal timore national convention —had not been reached when the con vention was in session more than two hours. Watson was in evidence from the very ppening of the con vention, almost constantly on his feet, and given every courtesy which the convention could show. He opened his campaign by choosing both the temporary and permanent , chairmen, though only the first was drawn from among his supporters, as he had nominated G. R. Hutchens, one of his recent Opponents, for the latter honor. But he had lost—ft»r a time at least—the ehrd upon which he partially staked victory or defeat—-a motion to abrogate all cau cus action, start with a clean slate and let the convention vote by counties for their choice for delegates. If whs stated that he would renew this motion before the permanent organization and that it would be agreed to, with modifications. But it was impos sible to tell whether the apparent trade between Watson and his opponents would result in his election to a place on the delegation from the state-at-large. The war between Watson and Felder had been kept in the background, and at no time had the two men clashed over any point. The report of the committee on resolutions was adopted. It pro vided for four delegates from each district and eight delegates from the state-at-large, with no alter nates. The delegation was put un der the unit rule and must vote as one at Baltimore. Each county was to vote its choice for delegate at-large in open convention, but the district delegates were to be chosen by the district organiza tions. Watson moved that the election of delegate? at largo be first taken up. There was a sharp division on the vote, the first of the session. The Watson motion was ruled out of order, because it provided for a change in the order of business. Watson lost "on his second skirmish, when he insisted that delegates at large be elected first. Randolph Anderson, of t'hatham, who led the phalanx of the antl-Watson people, sprang to his feet and said: "It can make no difference what elec tion comes first." It went to a vote. Watson lost by a heavy nay ballot. Announcement of the choice of district delegates was then taken up. Visitors Hold Up Start of Convention. The curtain went up at 11:45 o’clock to the tune of ‘'America.” The Grand was jammed from orchestra pit to the doors, except for the gallery, which had only about 100 occupants Fred J. Paxon. chairman of the Fifth district delegation, made an appeal to the crowd that all except delegates re tire from the main floor, which was specifically set aside for delegati s. Great confusion resulted and there was no evident disposition on the part of those seated in the choice sections to move. Thomas R Felder occupied a seat w ith the Fifth district delegation on th : left side of the house, while Thomas E. Watson, in a clean "colonel" suit was on the right, with the McDuffie delega tion. It was evident that no effort had been made to exclude visitors from the main floor and the house was packed with men who had no right there Rufus E Hutchens, campaign manager for Underwood, made a second earnest ap peal to the visitors to retire to the gal leries. Among the prominent men on the stage were James W. English, J. Al- bert Howell, Janies 1,. Anderson. Judge John W. Bonnett of Glynn: W. A Dod son of Sumter, W. H Kiser, A. M Robinson. Carl Vinson of Baldwin. J. J. Flynt of Spalding. Ed Maddox of Floyd. John W. Bell of Walker and Fred J. Paxon. Mr. Hutchens finally asked every’ del egate to hold up his hand and a sudden phalanx of bands went up. Every man on the floor claimed to be a delegate. He threatened to call the official roll, in spite of the time it w’ould take, but without avail. Thomas R. Felder moved that the convention adjourn to the Auditorium, where there would be room for all. No adjournment was taken Chairman W C Wright, of the executive com mittee. then called for order and called for nominations for temporary chairman. Watson Names Temporary Chairman. Thomas E. Watson was on his feet at once, and was immediately recognized. He nominated John W. Bennett, of Ware county. He was seconded by Ben M Blackburn, of Fuiton. Nomi nations were closed and Mr. Bennett was elected by acclamation. This was first blood for W*atson. Mr. Watson's first appearance was greeted neither with hisses nor marked applause His nomination of Judge Bennett went through as though it had been previously arranged. Ben M. Blackburn was chosen secre tary without opposition He is one of Watson's leading supporters. Watson Defeated In First Move For Control. Watson fired his first gun at 11:15 o'clock in an impassioned speech in defense of the county unit system He declared that it was the safeguard of the small county against the large city. He made a motion that this convention abrogate all caucuses of today and last night and let each county chairman speak for that county's unit. He said he wanted this convention to run itself as a whole and not be dominated by star chamber sessions. The chairman put the question and Judge G. 1, Sweatt, of Ware, moved that the motion be tabled. There was an uproar In the house, but the motion was tabled by a good majority and Mr. Watson went down in defeat in his first real move for control of the con vention Immediately after Judge Sweatt made the motion to table Watson's mo tion. Randolph Anderson, of Chatham, who was seated upon the stagt. jumped to his feet and declared that Watson was out of order, as the convention was TOM E.’SSMILE FORTOM B, iimOillhlCll?? ‘ -aiWnr-- / A x I WK < 1| I v - This is the famous and not very frequent Watson smile. It is meant as a token of peace to Felder and all others. watso n”for~cha n geTT SYSTEM OF CONVENTION Thomas E. Watson, former Populist candidate for presi dent. today introduced a resolution in the Georgia Democratic state convention, calling on the national convention at Baltimore to adopt a new system of representatin in national conventions, based on the Democratic vote of the states instead of the*present system of congressional representation. He also proposed resolutions condemning the use of a naval vessel as a private yacht by the president, the furnishing of free automobiles Io government officials and the beautifying of the city of Washington at the expense of the taxpayers. - ■ , only a temporary and not permanent organization, and that Watson's motion could not be entertained until the con vention was permanently organized. Ignoring the point of order, Chairman Bennett put the motion to table. Anderson Moves To Refer All Rows. The “red-headed person" sank to his seat, wilted by perspiration, a loser in his attempt to "railroad" his program over the convention. A resolution offered by Randolph An derson. outlining the convention pro ceedings, provided that all resolutions should be submitted to the convention in writing and be referred to the 'im mittee on resolutions; that all dele gates be seated and contests be re ferred to the committee on credentials; these committee to be composed of one member from each county, and each committee to select Its own chairman. The Anderson resolution further pro vided that each congressional district report to the convention its choice for district delegates to the national con vention at Baltimore, and that the dele gates-at-large be elected in open con vention. In all respects the resolution provided the convention should be gov erned by the rules which govern the house of representatives. Anderson made a plea for his resolu tion. There was an uproar, with a hundred men clamoring for recognition. Watson, on his demand, received recog nition. An attempt by Anderson to in terrupt him was hooted down. Then Anderson invited Watson to the stage, and the Sage of McDuffie was lifted before the crowd amid a storm of cheers. It was evident that the crowd was crazy to hear the insurgent speak er. Watson offered an amendment to the Anderson resolution to adopt Jeffer son's manual instead of the house of representative rules to govern the con vention. In a spirit of harmony, An- HOHL EDITION Plllt'k- °n Trains. FIVE CENTS. rrUA/Jii.in Atlanta, TWO CENTS — i derson accepted the amendment. Tho two men sat down together at the front of the stage, and Watson threw his arm around Anderson's shoulder as they conferred on the resolution. By this time it was recognized that Anderson was the leader of the anti- Watson forces and the Watson men centered their fire on him. The reso lution as amended by Watson was adopted. Hutchens Is Made Permanent Chairman. Watsons name was put in nomina tion for permanent v 1 *~ , ''man, but he was on his feet in amv nt shaking his head disapprovingly. He, in turn, nominated G. Rufus Hutchens, the Un derwood campaign manager at whom he has directed short attacks recently. Hutchens was chosen permanent chair num by acclamation. Neyle Colquitt, of Chatham, who was one of the secre taries of the Underwood campaign, was made permanent secretary of the con vention. Chairman Hutchens then opened his "keynote" address, but there was evi dent unrest in the crowd that wanted action instead of eloquence, and his ad dress had progressed but a short time before there were calls for him to sit down. A heavy rain was falling by this time and its beating on the roof almost drowned the speaker's voice. Mr. Hutchens' address was largely a eulogy of Oscar Underwood. While he spoke. Watson and Anderson, seated side by side, conferred in an interested and most amicable manner. Mr. Hutchens spoke only five minutes. The Red-Headed Person Stirs 'Em Up. Watson was recognized at once as soon as Chairman Hutchens had con cluded, and moved that the convention take a vote by counties, calling on each chairman, and thus vote on delegates at large and from that respective, dis trict. He was heard with attention. Continued on Page Two.