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Colonel Roosevelt in Action.
ROOSEVELT IS
BEATEN IN
FIGHT IN
OHIO
Convention indorses Taft and
Names. Six Delegates to Chi
cago Instructed for Him.
COLT-MEI'S. OHIO. June 4.—Amid
the most tempestuous scenes ever at
tending a Republicai, convention in
Ohio; the Taft forces triumphed here
today in the selection of the six dele
gaies-at-large to the Chicago conven
tion. By a vote of 3.83 1-2 to 864 1-2 the
following "big six" delegation, pledged
to "vote for William Howard Taft at
all times and under all circumstances,”
v.a> elected:
Senator Theodore E. Burton, of
Cleveland; H. M. Dougherty, of Co
lumbus; Warren G. Harding, of Ma
rion David J. Cable, of Lima; Charles
P. Taft, of Cincinnati, and A. I. Vorys,
of Lanca stir
The Roosevelt mon, who' placed y
delegation in nomination headed by
TVs Iter F. Frown and former Secretary
of Interior James R. Garfield, made the
open charge upon the floor of the con
vention that the Taft men "had used
steam roller methods and defeated the
Mil! of the people, who, declared them
selves in the recent primary by a ma
jority of 10,000 in favor of the nomina- |
tion of Colonel Roosevelt."
Primary Not Representative,
Said Taft Men.
The Taft men on the other hand
declared that the primary "was not
truly representative of the Republican
constituent ;. in that only a small por
tion of the voters took part."
The convention recessed at 11:45
a. m until 3 o’clock. July 2, when the
state ticket and platform of principles
will be drawn up.
A ma.i rip. repori indorsing the
Taft admi.-iiS'ration. presented by
the resolutions committee, stir id
up the R'-osevelt men and they
went into th< convention this morning
with a minority report providing for
the appointment or presentation of
no platform until after the Chicago
convention.
The minority report of the resolutions
committee, providing for the indorse
ment of Colonel Theodore
was lost by a vote of 359 1-2 to 393 1 -2.
Temporary Organization
Is Made Permanent.
Another big factional fight came with
the seating of contested delegations. No
state ticket will be named until after
the Chicago convention unless the rural
delegates succeed in overruling the al
ready adopted program of the leaders.
The morning session began at 9:30
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Blossoms Are Shy
But the country is
bright with homos that
can be purchased at
liargains ami on time
and small payments if
seekers for them will
only consult The Geor- I
gian Real Estate Ads :
on the Want Ad pages,
where these flowers of :
investments are each
day.
•Just over the city
line, or as far away as
ton like, you < an find
the house of* your
drcams in The Georgian
Real Estate Ads. Read
th'in for profit.
I. r. beatenTnohioTdeclaresboss WAR
“This is a fight between the plain people and the bosses, with back of them the great sinister in
terests, which are endeavoring to sustain the cause of privilege by perpetuating the combination
w||y between crooked politics and crooked business.” Colonel Roosevelt today picked Senator Root
and William O. Barnes as the arch bosses. Root, he said, represented the interests, while Barnes
stood for the politicians. On top of this statement of Colonel Roosevelt, the Republican convention of
Ohio, which state the Colonel carried overwhelmingly in the primaries, today repudiated a resolution
indorsing Roosevelt by a vote of 359 1-2 to 393 1-2.
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results
VOL. X. NO. 264.
IDEEP INQUIRY
INTOSGHODL
SCANDAL
BEGINS
Inspector of Buildings Will
Probe Defects of Every
New Structure.
A rigid inspection of all the city
schools involved in the building scan
dal which has startled the city was
begun today under the direction of Ed
R. Htyes. city building inspector. Ar
chitects and contractors of each of the
schools will accompany him on these
investigations.
Within a few days Mr. Hayes will
submit a detailed report of the defects
in each of the .schools to the board of
education and the bond commission.
■ The architects and the contractors will
I then be called upon to remedy these de
‘ fee’s. If they refuse, the whole matter
will he turned over to City Attorney
• Mayson with instructions that he sue
for their bonds.
City officials have changed their at
titude. They no longer consider the
school scandal as a “tempest in a tea
pot." The evidence brought out at the
meeting of the board of education and
the bond commission showed conclu
sively the most glaring defects.
■Schools Too Cheap,
i Says Candler.
While the architects and contractors
have been principally blamed for the
situation, the statement of Aiderman
John S. Candler that all the schools
were built too cheaply throws a great
part of the responsibility back on the
supervising city officials.
"This is not the time longer to daily
about what officials are responsible for
this bad condition." said Colonel W. R.
Daley, president of the board of edu
cation. “We must get to work and
have these schools repaired and require
the architects and contractors to pay.”
Plan Referendum
On School Tax.
Councilman Aldine <’hambers has
come to the rescue of the board of ed
ucation on the plea of the members
that they were hampered in their work
by lack of authority. He Introduced a
resolution in council providing for a
special school, tax not to exceed five
mills to be apportioned and expended
solely by the board of education.
The resolution was referred to the
council committee on < barter amend
ments. But the resolution provides
that the voters of Atlanta be allowed to
adopt or reject the new tax by refer
endum.
MAN. ILLEGALLY SENT
TO ASYLUM.RELEASED
AFTER 6 YEARS FIGHT
ROME. GA.. June 4.—After being
confined in the state sanitarium at Mil
! ledgeviile for six years, Samuel E
I Whitemire, a well-known north Geor
i gia newspaper man. has been released
lon the ground that he was illegally
I committed to the institution. He ar
' rived here today, and wip go to Chi-
I cago to make his homo. In the fight
that was made to secure his release, it
I was charged that his w ife was instru-
I mental in sending him to the asylum.
GIRL HURT BY MOTORCYCLE
RIDDEN BY COUNTY OFFICER
Miss Ruth Taylor, aged 21 years,
was struck and knocked down by a
motorcycle ridden by County Officer
Rogers today about noon at Washing
ton street and Woodward avenue.
Her injuries, while quite serious, will
I not result tita’ly. ph si< •ns at Grady
hnspi’tl said. Miss Tn’tr was crosa-
I tng the rest when struck and did not
• f< e the motore’cle until too late.
■ Fb.tr was rendered un< onsrious No
case has been made against Rogers yet
RASTUS SHO’ AM LIVIN' THESE DAYS;
OPEN SEASON ON WATERMELONS
Atlantans Eating Three Car- v '
loads of Luscious ‘Fruit o’
de Vine' Daily.
gr.o •p. mne darl x eat ng • MV
tn, ■n” T ' it imans the season's in ful. W ■>
swing. Ft ’f Bae bus is god of ths fes- a
’!\o revci R..-tus is -urely the presid- c?
Ing imp of ’;••• •.•.t.ymt.ion
Atlan’ < ■ ->'<wa thro.- . arbyads of
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watermelons a day now—all Florida
fruit. The Georgia crop has not started
to move yet and will not until about
June 2i. Then it Is "good-bye. Florida
melons" for most Atlantans refuse to
eat any except the native fruit when it
is In season. There is a reason—it is
the best.
T. F. Goodwyn & Co., for the past
two seasons handling the first ship
ments of melons to Atlanta, have re
ceived nine cars to date this year. Fif
teen cars have already been shipped
into Atlanta since the Florida, crop be
gan to move.
The shipments from Florida will be
heavy from now on. declare the brok
ers. for the Everglades state has raised
a record crop this year. The Georgia
crop will be as good as usual.
To the surprise of many, the Florida
melons this, year are unusually fine.
They are sweet and delicious, which is
unexpected this early ,in the season.
Melons or. the local markets today are
bringing from 12 1-2 to 25 cents each in
wagon load. lots. Most all of the res
taurants are serving them now.
Cantaloupes are corning by express
from Florida, but as soon as the Geor
gia crop ripens they will begin to come
into Atlanta by the train load.
This season the watermelon crop is
slightly earlier than last. The first
shipment last year came in barrels on
May 25. This year a whole car ar
rived in Atlanta on May 26.
'FRISCO SCHOOL GIRL
SHOT AND KILLED BY
REJECTED BOY SUITOR
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4.—Bernice
Lillian Godair, seventeen, a student of
the Girls High school, was shot and
killed at the threshold of her home
early today by Charles Bonner, nine
teen. whose affection the’ girl had
spurned. The mui'derer was disarmed
by his victim's grandmother. He wait
ed for the arrival of the police. The
police had difficulty in restraining \V.
E. Godair, father of the girl, from
killing Bonner.
THUNDER SHOWERS STILL
LINGERING AROUND TOWN
Showers tonight or tomorrow.
Temperatures: 8 a. m„ 71 degrees; 10
a. m., 77 degrees: 12 noon, 78 de
grees: 2 p. m . 78 degrees.
Weather conditions, remain unchanged
and thunder showers rr.av be expected for
an*- time ’ate this afternoon. Umgh’ or
tomorrow.
No change In the temperatur* : !--r’
for at an early date and ♦ .*■ rrrr ir’
will continue to roost high up m the
ATLANTA, GA.. TL T ESDA V, JUNE 4, 1912.
Cotton Crop May 25
Was 78>9 Per Cent; 2.6
Below 10-Yr. Average
Report of Government Shows
Condition This Season 8.9
Under That of 1911.
Washington, June 4.—Accord
ing to a report issued today by
the department of agriculture,
the condition of cotton as of May
25. was 78.9 per cent of a normal
crop, as compared with 87.8 on
May 25. 1911. and 82 on .May 25.
1910. and 81.1 on May 25, 1909,
and 81 .-5 per cent, the average of
the past ten years, on May 25.
UNOCCUPIED LAND OF
GA. TERMINAL CO. IS
BOUGHT FOR $82,000.00
Forrest & George Adair today closed
a sal* 1 fnr H. M Atkinson and S. A
Schoonmaker, receivers of the Georgia
Terminal Company, for about 60 par
cels of land extending from the corner
of Magnolia and Mangum streets out to
the line of the Southern railroad at
Howpll Station, for a consideration of
$82,000 cash.
The property was purchased by real
ty investors, who propose tn subdivide
the different parcels and put them on
the maiket at once as investment prop
erty. The various parcels that front
the A., R & A. railroad will be offered
to manufacturers.
This property embraces all land
owned by the Georgia Terminal Com
pany excepting the railroad right-of
way.
ROOF COATED WITH
FIREPROOF PAINT NOT
TOUCHED BY FLAMES
A satisfactory test of Salva, the fire
proof paint was given at the circus
grounds yesterday afternoon by G. J.
Huffman, of Birmingham, the Inventor of
the paint The test was made in the pres
en< e of Fire chief Cummings and a rep
resentative of the Southeastern Tariff as
soc iati> tn
Four fir* - - t» ere started on one roof, but
the shingles covered u ith Salva was not
Mr Huffman stated that a mill’.on-dol
!ir corporation was in the process of
' r- ii’< -. and tha* the headquarters
would probably be in Atlanta
Collie Dog Is Jailed on
Warrant; Owner Asks
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Man Bitten by Canine Declares
Animal Is Mad, But Master
Protests.
DOUGL/AS, GA., June 4.—Upon a
warrant sworn out before Judge \V. P.
Ward in the court of ordinary of Cof
fee county by E. J. Sweat, of Ambrose,
Rover, a collie dog. belonging to the
agent of the Atlanta. Birmingham and
Atlantic railroad at Ambrose, has been
arrested by Sheriff Ri'-ketson and is
now confined in the (•ounty jail at
Douglas.
Mr. Sweat wants the dog killed be
cause he claims it Is road. He was bit
ten yesterday by Rover. The ouner
says the dog is healthy and shall not
he killed. Roth parties have employed
counsel.
Judge Ward Issued the warrant un
der the quarantine laws of the state
and it was Immediately served by the
sheriff, who arrested Rover and
brought him to Douglas in an automo
bile. He is being fed threp meals a
day. which expense must later he borne
by the loser in the « ase.
The owner of the dng has sworn out
a habeas corpus writ and this will be
heard tomorrow by the ordinary.
2 ARE DEAD. 25 HURT
IN N.J. RAIL COLLISION
PATERSON' X J.. June 4. Two per
sons were killed and more than 25 in
jured. sex oral seriously, today when a
passenger train and a freight on th#
Susquehanna railroad < (illided The
collision occurred fifteen miles from
this city, and a train carrying physi-
ALABAMA GOVERNOR
KEEPS CLOSE WATCH
ON LOWNDES COUNTY
MONTGOMERY, ALA . lune 4 Gov
ernor O’Neal has returned to Montgomery
from the Auburn commencement to keep
in touch with the lense situation in
Ixiwndes county. He declared today that
he was gratified tn learn that peace and
order prevails in the community now He
may return t<- Auburn tomorrow morning
Ho will arrange to keep advised on con
ditions in Lcwndo- count'
WIFE FEARS FOR LIFE:
POLICE SEEK HUSBAND
police are looking for Thomas
TVe’lbnrn. of 736 Elliott street, upon com
plaint of b’s wlf* who ?ald tha* XVell
bnrn -.uld kill her if he caught her
< r.’d ng to Mr? Wellborn’a statement
he* hu?tand i‘’emp’ed to stab her with
, .b-jt ck* made him beat a retreat
by drawing a hatchet on him.
TABERNACLE OHS
MO WR« PLAN
10 0011 IN DOUBLE RON
H. B. Ethridge, Long a Church Official,
Says Pastor Insulted Him and He
Will Seek Another Church—Minis
ter’s Friends Say Resignation Is Final.
The war in the Baptist Tabernacle over the proposed reten
tion of Dr. Robert S. MacArthur, reached a double climax this
afternoon when friends of the famous minister said he would re
sign his pulpit despite the majority decision of the members of
his congregation tn retain him.
Hard upon this, H. A. Ethridge, one of the leading deacons
in the church, announced to The Georgian that he had demand
ed his letters, had resigned as deacon, and, with all the other
members of his family would leave the institution he has spent
twelve years building up. whether Dr. MacArthur remains as
pastor nr resigns.
Ethridge declares that Dr.
MacArthur has virtually insulted
him and the other members of
the committee which, at his own
request, had been appointed to
find another pastor for the Taber
naele. He says that Dr. MacAr
thur “in his age and childish
ness.” has refused to apologize to
him. though he has apologized to
| other members of that committee
But he declares that in spite of
these apologies other deacons are
going to leave the church.
No Word From
Dr. MacArthur.
Joseph Broughton, brother of the
Rev. Dr. Broughton, whom Dr Mac-
Arthur succeeded as pastor of the Tab
ernacle, has already asked to be re
lieved of the superintendency of the
Tabernacle' Sunday school; W. C.
Smith Is quitting the chairmanship of
the institution’s ways and means com
mittee. A. M. Smith is to leave the
teaching of the famous primary school,
and.it Is said that all thesp founders of
the Tabernacle will quit the institution
for some other.
Dr. MacArthur, who left town for
the lecture platform at Cordele early
this morning before he had learned of
th" action of the Tabernacle members
last night, is not In eoTTfmunfcation
with his friends today and no direct
word has i orne from him In confirma
tion of the statement of C. W. Hatcher,
chief of his faction in the Tabernacle,
that nothing that the institution Itself
now could do would prevail upon him
to remain aft Its permanent head.
Mr. Hatcher said:
"I am almost positive that Dr.
MacArthur will not stay as pas
tor of the Tabernacle The dis
sension which arose some time ago
and which cropped out in new places
last night was such as to make me be
lieve he will resign his pastorate if he
has no' already made public such an
announcement, in spite of the compli
ance with his stipulations.
"Dr. MacArthur has been grieved to
the soul by the rift in his congregation.
We have tried to point out to him that
the dissensions were al! due to a mis
understanding and that factionalism
created by the report of the committee
which advised engaging Dr. Rll>-y as
permanent pastor should not count se
riously with him against the groat love
and confidence of the great majority of
the Tahetnacle congregation. Dr. Mac-
Arthur Is easily the greatest Baptist
minister in the world today. But he Is
a sensitive man and this split among
the workers hit him so sorely that it Is
now beyond the power of any or all in
the Tabernacle itself to keep him in the
pastorate.
One More Effort
To Keep Him Here.
'One more effo-t will he made to
keep him here however. The board of
dear'.ns will join in a meeting of many
outside Baptists and many laymen to
night in an attempt to bring about such
HOHL
EDITION
PRICE TWO CENTS
a genera! movement on the part of the
denomination that he will give over his
personal feelings and de£i<<> to do the
great work that remains for him in At
lanta. But though he has not talked to
me since last night's meeting, I am al
most positive that only a great denom
inational movement can keep him here.
If that does hot succeed, the Baptist
denomination in the South will knu'W
the pity of losing its strongest expo
nent.”
A Georgian reporter carried this
statement of Dr. MacArthur’s friend
to H. B. Ethridge, head of the anti-
MacArthur faction, in his law office la
the Atlanta National Bank building.
“Well. I will not attend that meet
ing tonight,” said Mr. Ethridge. ‘I,
have asked that my letters to the
emaclr be returned to me. I will re«i
main there only until my financial con
nection with the institution can b®
settled. Then after twelve years o?
sweating blood in the foundation and
progress of an Institution I have loved
as my very life. I shall take my fam-*
ily to another church, whether Dr. Mac-
Arthur remains as permanent pastor op
whether he goes away."
Resents Being Called
“Meddling Committeeman.”
That Mr. Ethridge felt the situatl-Mi
very deeply was shown by his wholts
attitude as he went on:
"I could not stay in the church after
Dr. MacArthur had pointed his finger
at me and declared that I was a med
dling committeeman and that he did
not want to see me or any other of tha
committeemen who. at. his own request,
had submitted the name of Dr. Riley
as permanent pastor. Others think as
I do and they, too, feel that it is best
that they should leave the church."
"Mr. Hatcher says the dissension
in the Tabernacle is all due to a pitiful
misunderstanding. There is no misun
derstanding at all. Let me tell you how
it has been so that it may be known
for once and all.
"It is known that when the Rev. Dr.
Broughton went away he recommended
to us'that Dr. MacArthur carry on rhe
work of the Tabernacle until we could
find some man equipped for the insti
tutional work it demanded as well as
for the pulpit service. We knew that
Dr. MacArthur was a fomotts preacher,
but his work in New York had been
aeons removed from the hospital, the
schools and the other works which we
had made a real part of the church.
And we thought Dr. MacArthur under
stood this when he came, and we were
the more convinced of it when he as
sured us that his one ambition was to
live his last years as pastor emeritus
of Calvary and suggested that we
should appoint a committee to find
some man who would take Broughton's
work, so that he might become pastor
emeritus purely, even within a week.
Committee's Report
Resented by Pastor.
■Weil. I was made head of that com
mittee." con’inued Mr Ethridg' ar.d
with some others we sought about and
final! .’ came upon Dr. Riley, than whom
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