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THE WEATHER
Forecast: Fair tonight and to
morrow. Temperatures: Ba. m., 65
degrees: 10 a. m., 69 degrees; 12
noon, 73 degrees; 2 p. m., 71 de
grees.
VOL. X. NO. 269.
G. 11. & P. CO.
NOT TRUST,
SO COURT
RULES
Louis B. Magid Loses Suit to
Nullify Power Merger’s
Lease of G. R. and E.
CASE IS TO BE TAKEN
TO HIGHEST TRIBUNAL
Definition of What Constitutes
Illegal Combine Sought to
Test 1909 Act.
L'>uis B. Magid, stockholder in the
G-"’gia Railway and Electric Com
p. •)>. lost the first round of his legal
battle with the water power merger to
il,a le ii Judge Pendleton in the third
d.sj.-ion of the superior court declared
in newly organized Georgia Railway
and Power Company was not a "trust.”
T|? jurist asserted in dismissing
Miigid's suit on demurrer, that Magid
had not opposed the merger with suf
ficient ardor to justify enjoining the
leasing of the Georgia Railway and
El .-trie Company.
Judge Pendleton's action was based
upon two grounds. He held that Ma
gni. who had sought to nullify the
lease contract by which the stock of
th" Georgia Railway and Electric Com
pan' passed under control of the mer
ger had failed to establish a case be
caiise he did not attend the stockhold
ers' meeting and oppose the tease.
To Go To Highest
Court For Definition.
Tiie court held that by no eonstruc
im; of the old trust company of Geor
gia decision could the newly organ
ic ,1 Georgia Railway and Power Com
pany lie called a "trust.''
Witkins * I.a timer. Westmoreland
Rios and Spencer Atkinson, acting for
Magid. gave notice at once that the
CHS. V oulil he taken to the supreme
court and a review of the old trust
i ompany decision would be taken. This
moans a new definition of what con
stitutes a "trust" under Georgia stat
utes
11 ■li ca i ion s arc that conservation
lot . agcr to sav>' Tallulah Falls, will
.<ij in the prosecution of the Magid
,-uit in the supreme court, now that the
itat" officials have refused to bring
suit to ..list the Georgia Railway and
Pow’.-c t'ompant from holdings on the
Tallulah river.
To Test 1909 Act
For First Time.
Intimation was given today that the
upped in the high court would be
based on the constitutionality of the
i, : of 191)9 allowing corporations to
in, rge This act. according to informa
tion. has never been tested and the
Magid contention is that the leasing of
J'.. Railway and Electric Com
pany b\ the water power merger was
, omplished under it. The power
company, however, declares the mergei
was accomplished under general alat-
, utes.
The Magid suit to nullify the con
■rot leasing the Atlanta tractions and
enjoining the disposal of the stock of
•he co in pH i) y to the water power mei -
I was filed several months ago, to
geth," With a damage suit in United
Seifs district court asking for $2,180,-
in tines under the Sherman anti
trust law.
'l'h* suit in Federal court never has
been argued.
ROAD BUILDERS TO
GET EXPERT ADVICE
ON HIGHWAY WORK
XTHENS. GA.. June 10. —The Geor
gia Federation of Road Authorities will
.I in Athens on June 24 and 2c.
There will be approximately 300 coun
ty oltlcers who have charge of roads
Clarke county commissioners,
. department of roads at the Univer
,.f Georgia, the Chamber of Com
. and the mayor and council will
ial,,. special efforts to entertain the
, ; it .c s The speakers announced are
|S follows-
lereph F. Gray, state railroad eom
.„'...;„nfr. Judge T. E. Patterson, state
, ~,n commissioner; A. B. Blackshear.
, ntative from Richmond county;
<' \\ Met'allie. State geologist; Chan-
David c. Harrow, Professor
, '!|.|rb .- M. Strahan and Professor John
, K.ieh, University of Georgia. Dr. K.
Matheson and Professor I. P.
l'p „ich. Georgia School of Teehnolo
. I Han. ell Merrill. Thomasville, and
r , .csentative from the Federal bu
reau of roads.
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit —GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results
MRS. ROBERTS’ ARRAIGNMENT
OF MOTHERHOOD SHIRKERS
The woman who prefers petting dogs to coddling a little
baby to sleep is like a snake.
The modern woman is a stranger to the cry of a baby.
The, wife who shirks motherhood is the agent of the devil.
Atlanta has some, of these snake-women. They would
rather bathe and caress a dog. play bridge, drink wine, or
dance all night than to care for a little creature of their own
flesh and blood.
God didn't make such women.—Mrs. Sarah Laßoehe
Roberts, of Wesley Memorial church, a volunteer worker in
the Georgia Children’s Home society.
WIVES mo SOON
BABIES LIKENED
TO SERPENTS
Mrs. Sarah Laßoche Roberts
Calls Women Avoiding Moth
hood Dangerous.
Women who prefer poodle dogs to
babies and don't know “baby talk" are
compared to snakes and other creeping
things in a stinging letter sent by Mrs.
Sarah Laßoche Roberts, a prominent
Sunday school worker of Wesley Me
morial church, to Robert B. McCord,
of the Georgia Children’s Home society.
“Baby talk," said Mrs. Roberts, "I
am grieved to say. Js a foreign lan
guage to some women—l should say
creatures, who wear petticoats. God
didn't make that kind. They are like
the bugs and snakes and creeping
things that make life disagreeable. I
don't know where they come from and,
like the snakes and bugs and other
creeping things, I believe their influ
ence is pernicious, if not really dan
gerous.”
Mrs. Roberts, acting for the Georgia
Home society, returned from Crawford
ville Saturday, where she had taken an
orphan child and given it to a new
mother and father. In describing her
trip to Mr. McCord, she scored roundly
the modern woman who had become a
stranger to the baby’s cry.
Some in Atlanta, She Says.
"Those kind of women- -and they ex
ist in Atlanta,” continued the letter,
“want poodle dogs they can kiss and
bathe. They want poodle dogs, want to
play whist for prizes al) day. drink wine
and dance ail night; but the idea of
loving a baby to sleep sends them into
nervous prostration.
"What! Lose their fine figures and
peach bloom complexions; sit up at
nights perhaps with a sick baby? No,
indeed.
"By the most abominable machina
tions of the devil these creatures who
call themselves women shirk responsi
bility of motherhood.
"In my work for this association T
have found it almost impossible even
to gain an audience with one of these
pampered darlings to try at least to en
list the aid of her squandered wealth
to help find homes for the poor little
orphans.”
In addition to the baby placed at
Crawfordville by Mrs. Roberts, six more
little tots who want homes are in the
custody of the society.
In ease any one should want a nice,
bouncing boy or girl, he can get it by
showing the proper credentials to the
society. Furthermore, there are
enough varieties on hand just now to
allow him a choice of a blond or a bru
nette. The ages of the waifs range
from four months to fourteen years.
THOMASTON BUILDING TANK
TO HOLD 100.000 GALLONS
THOMASTON, GA., June 10—On
the old city jail cite, just off the pub
lic square, the city of Thomaston is now
erecting a steel water tank. 100 feet
high, with a capacity of 100.000 gal
lons. The tank Is being erected by the
R. D. Cole Company, of Newnan. The
sewer system of this city is complete,
and the waterworks system should be
finished in the next 60 days. The city
voted $45,000 bonds for these improve
ments.
REV. GEORGeThOUGH DIES
AT HOME HERE, AGED 75
Rev. George A. Hough, 75 years old,
died at his home, 48 Evans street, early
today. He has been a resident of At
lanta nearly three years, having come
here after giving up ministerial work
in south Georgia because of ill health.
He is survived by two daughters and
three sons —Mrs. J. F. Rhodes, Miss
Kate Hough and Edwin, Fred and Ar
thur Hough. Funeral arrangements
have not been made.
ANGLIN TO BE TRIED
AT MACON NEXT FRIDAY
MACON. GA., June 10. John T. An
glin, of Atlanta, who demanded an im
mediate trial on ills four indictments
for assault and battery on W. R. Jes
ter. of Atlanta, will be tried next Fri
day. His eases have been transferred
from the superior to the city court, so
as to give him an early hearing.
BICHEST WIDOW’S
MARRIAGE NOW
POSTPONED
Mrs. Whitehead’s Illness Cause
of Postponement of Marriage
to Carlyle Boyd.
News of the postponement of the
marriage of Mrs. Joseph B. Whitehead,
of Atlanta, to Carlyle Boyd, of New
York, has greatly interested Atlanta
friends of Mrs. Whitehead, reputed the
wealthiest young widow in Atlanta.
Her marriage to Mr. Boyd, the man
ager of a large New’ York brokerage
company, was to have taken place this
month, but it is said that Mrs. White
head's illness has caused a postpone
ment and the date has not been fixed.
Mrs. Whitehead met Mr. Boyd last
year in Washington at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Hays Hammond. She
returned to Atlanta and a short time
later suffered severely from an attack
of tonsilit'is, the second within a few
months. A short time ago she went to
Clifton Springs, N. Y., a quiet resort, in
company with Miss Isma Dooly, an At
lanta friend.
Letters to friends recently Indicated
J hat she was leaving Clifton Springs,
presumably for Hot Springs. Va., where
she has spent most of her summers for
several years.
NORTH POLE ON WAY
TO ATLANTA? THEORY
RESISTED BY BROYLES
is Atlanta getting nearer the north
pole?
Professor J. Walker, an educator
from Griffin, Ga., thinks we are, and
lie is satisfied this approach to the
"top of the world" is responsible for
the present extraordinary cold snap.
His advocacy of this remarkable theory
brought on a lively debate today be
tween the professor and Recorder
Broyles at the close of police court, the
Griffin educator having called as an
interesting spectator of the proceed
ings.
Judge Broyles is a close student of
astronomy, atmospheric conditions, and
other scientific novelties, and he
promptly took issue with Professor
Walker.
"The only way I know In which we
could get nearer the north pole is to
take a trip on railroads and boats,”
argued the recorder. “I would like to
know how one spot on the globe is
going to crawl up nearer the north
pole?"
ATLANTAN STRICKEN
BY DEATH ON WAY TO
FUNERAL OF SISTER
On the way to the funeral of his
daughter in Jacksonville. Wil! Cordon,
thought to be an Atlanta man, was
stricken by death in West Point. This
is the theory of the police, who are
trying to establish the identity of the
man. at the request of Mayor Johnson,
of West Point.
In Cordon’s pocket was found a tele
gram. which read:
"Will Cordon: Come at once. Jean
ette dead Lena Cordon."
This telegram was the only clew to
identification on the body.
APPRAISERS NAMED FOR
GEORGIA FOREST RESERVE
Three appraisers to assess the value
of a 32.000-acre tract of land in north
Georgia, being condemned by the United
States government for use as a forestry
reserve, were appointed by Judge W. T.
Newman today.
The men are Patrick Haralson, J. R.
Kinkead and William Butt. Mr. Haralson
is of Blairsville, and the other two from
Blue Ridge. A report will be made by
them within the next three weeks, which
will be presented to the Fderal district
court July 1.
COLUMBUS BOOSTERS ELECT.
COLUMBUS GA.. Juno 10,—The Co.
lumbus Booster club, at its annual
meeting, elected Frank M. Sommci
katnp, tax receiver of Muscogee county,
president, and W. Cary Thornton, a
well known traveling man. vice presi
dent. The secretary will be elected
later. The club now has a membership
of more titan 500. i-ompo-ed principally
of the younger business men of the
citj
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1912.
REBEL CHIEF
SLAIN; END
OF REVOLT
IN SIGHT
Leader of Cuban Blacks Falls
in Battle, and His Uprising
Is Crushed.
U.S. MARINES ARE FIRED ON
AT NIGHT: REPULSE ATTACK
Two Warships Rushed to Ha
vana to Restore Order Fol
lowing Race Riots.
HAVANA, June 10.—Government of-,
ficials announced this afternoon that
they had received advices stating that
General Estonez, the rebel leader, had
been killed in battle with the govern
ment troops, and that his revolt bad
been crushed.
SANTIAGO. CUBA. June 10.—Com
pany A of the United States marine ,
guarding property at the Guero mines,
was attacked by rebels in the darkness
early today. More than 100 shots were
fired before the negro insurgents were
driven off. There were no casualties.
The marines were in command of Cap
tain Mainwaring. These were the first
shots fired against lhe United States
marines since the men have been land
ed from warships for the protection of
property.
Rebels attacked a plantation at Man
tillo last night and burned several tons
of sugar cane. They were attacked by
armed volunteers and driven away.
Several volunteers were wounded. Ha
tillo l.« 25 miles from ttys city.
General Mario Menoeal. one of the
foremost leaders of the Veterans asso
ciation. and four other Cuban generals
today volunteered to raise two thou
sand men and offered their services to
General Monteagudo, government com
mander at the front. Monteagudo sent
a reply declining the offer, and later
dispatched another, saying that he
might accept later.
Rain Restores Quiet,
Checks Havana Riot
HAVANA. June 10. —A renewal of the
uprising of whites against negroes was
averted by an all-day deluge of rain,
which restored peaceful conditions in
Havana yesterday. The streets of the
capital were deserted last night, save
for patrols of mounted rurales. regular
infantry, the police, and home guards.
There was not the least indication of
disorder.
The riot of Saturday night, while ex
tending to all parts of the city and
causing general excitement and alarm,
resulted in few casualties. One white
onlooker was mortally wounded, and
several negroes were Injured. The dis
turbance lasted only a short time, but
was consideerd serious, as indicative of
the bitter animosity of whites toward
the negroes which has been largely fo
mented by reports of assaults upon
white women.
Orders at Savannah
For Duty in Cuba
SAVANNAH, GA.. June 10.—The
quartermaster sergeant at Fort Scre
ven lias been ordered by the war de
partment to hold himself in readiness
for duty at Savannah.
Captain H. D. Dalton, on duty at
Fort Screven as instructing quarter
master, has received orders to hold him
self in readiness to go aboard the trans
port McClellan for duty in Cuba. This
vessel will probably come to Savannah
and take soldiers aboard.
U. S. Warships
Reach Havana
i
HAVANA. June 10.—The United
States battleship Rhode Island and the
armored cruiser Washington arrived
here at 12:45 o’clock this afternoon
from Key West.
As they entered the harbor, reports
were circulated throughout the city
that. President Gomez had decided to
resign if the American war vessels
were not withdrawn from this port im
mediately.
WEST PEACHTREE CORNER
SOLD FOR S4OO PER FOOT
M. Roan has sold tile southwest
corner lot at West Peachtree street
and porter place to B. M. Yow for S4OO
a front foot. The lot has a frontage of
73 feet, making the total price paid for
it $29,200. A building will be erected
on the site within the next few months.
W ill Keep G.O.P. S team Roller Going
ROOT IS TO BE CHAIRMAN
4a. I WJ ’■
itA ■ o
f a //■ ;oSR'-\\
Senator Elihu Root, of New York, the man elected by the Taft
majority in the Repuhlican national committee as temporary
chairman of the G. 0. I’. convention, and in al) probability will
preside also as permanent chairman.
AUG. 28 PUNNEDj
IS PRIMf DATE
Convention to Nominate State
Officials Probably Will Be
Held September 3.
W. C. Wright, chairman of the state
Democratic executive committee, will
call the committee together shortly—
on or about Juno 22 -for the purpose
of arranging for the forthcoming pri
mary.
He was unable to say definitely today
when the primary will be called, but he
gives it as his opinion that it will be
set for August 20, and the convention
for September 3. The fixing of these
dates is, of course, a matter to be de
cided finally by the entire committee.
The regular state election is fixed by
law’ for October 2.
The primary will be called for the
nomination of governor, and all stale
house officers, which includes memh' s
of the legislature.
What Sort of Primary?
The question of when the primary
shall be held apparently -is of vastly
loss Interest to candidates than the
question of what sort of primary it
shall be—popular plurality or county
unit?
The present executive committer
called the late presidential primary un
der the popular plurality plan, and
there are those who believe It will call
the August state primary under the
same plan, notwithstanding that prob
able plan’s unpopularity throughout the
state, and particularly among the
smaller and more rural counties.
There are others who believe the
committee will call a county unit pri
mary for all officers, save the superior
court judges and solicitors that they
will be named in popular plurality pri
maries, inside their respective districts.
However, the majority opinion un
doubtedly seems to be that the com
mittee will tall a county unit primary
all along the line, and let It go at that.
The Probable Line-up.
With the primary a little more than
two months away, It looks as if the gu
bernatorial contest inevitably is to bo
narrowed down to John M. Slaton, of
Fulton, and Joe Hill Hall, of Bibb.
There are “interesting rumors"
abroad, to be sure, concerning the pros
pective Candida' s- of this, til it and the
other patriot, willing to assume tile
burdens of stat' , if the bugle < all Io
duty seems loud and convincing enough
and so on
WIRES PULLED TO
FREET.EITSON
Georgians in Washington Bring
Pressure on Department of
Justice to Drop Case.
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 10 Great
pressure will be brought to bear upon the
department of justice and the postoffice
department in an effort to have the gov
eminent drop the charge pending against
Thomas E. Watson, the Georgia editor,
alleging improper use of the United States
mails.
Senator Bacon and Representatives
Tribble, Howard and Roddenbery, of
Georgia, have interested themselves in
Watson’s behalf and at Watson’s request
have sought to prevail upon Postmaster
General Hitchcock and Attorney General
Wickersham to discontinue the criminal
proceedings.
It is understood the efforts of Watson
have been, so far, entirely unsuccessful,
as district Attorney Alexander Akerman,
of Macon, Ga., is reported to he opposed
to any discontinuance of the government's
activitj in the matter.
Unless Akerman consents to the cases
being dropped, it is highly improbable that
ihey will be.
Wasson has been bound over to the
Federal grand jury under a bond of SSOO.
and if indicted, will he tried next March
or April before Judge Emory Speer.
RADISH OF 4 POUNDS
GROWN NEAR HERE;
FROM U. S. SEED, TOO
When Congressfrnan William Schley
Howard sent J. W. Fields, of Faith
Crossing, Fulton county, Georgia, U. S.
A., a free package of government gar
den seed he had no doubt they would
be treasured in a rubbish pile near a
back yard fence or placed for safe
keeping in a. garbage can. But that's
not what J. W. Fields, of Faith Cross
ing. Fulton county, Georgia, did with
them, and today he has some of the
largest vegetables ever raised in Geor
gia.
There is a great, red radish exactly
four pounds large and extending six
teen inches in one direction. Counting
the top, it is almost as large as a small
child, and of somewhat the same shape.
Mr. Fields also says he has raised a
bean tfto feet long. Incidentally Mr.
Fields is not a fisherman, but just a
plain farmer, with a reputation for ve
rai it>'
HOHL
EDITION
PRICE TWO CENTS
I.R.SGORES
AT LAST IN
FIGHTON
BOSSES
California Roosevelt Delegates
All Seated Except Two, Still
Undecided.
“HOOSIERS” UP TODAY
BEFORE STEAM ROLLER
Notables Aligned With Each
Side-Fraud Charges Basis
of the Colonel's Fight.
CHICAGO, June 10.—Indiana dele
gates at large were seated for Taft by
the national committee.
CHICAGO, June 10.—The threat oj
the Taft people to acquire the entire
California delegation was sidetracked
today when, in a squabble over ths
question whether the contest in the
Fourth district should be heard, a mo
tion by Senator Borah seating all the
delegates except those contested in the
Fourth district was carried. The Fourth
is the only California district in which
a contest was filed.
This contest was put over until Wed
nesday.
Committeeman Knight, of California,
demanded when the committee met
that this contest be taken up at once.
The vote on this motion is the nearest
approximation of a victory Ihe Roose
velt forces have won in the commit
tee. While it does not add any to the
Colonel's string of delegates, it showed
that in one instance the Roosevelt men
had shaken the nerve of the steam
roller engineers.
The Fourth California district was
taken up as the first case. Knight was
in fighting spirit when he demanded
the hearing.
"The case of California is ready,” he
said. "Is there any reason why thin
should go over? 1 read in the morning
paper that it was to be put over. There
is only a little technicality in one dis
trict. If there is anything undet neath,
1 don’t understand it.” *
At this point Senator Crane and Har
ry New expressed themselves in favor
of taking up the contest.
Heney Fights
Efforts to Delay.
Then Senator Borah's resolution pre
venting hearing of any ease in Califor
nia except the Fourth district contest
was offered and parsed.
It went through quietly, the steam
roller in the corner, the tires tempo
rarily drawn. Senator Dick arose to
explain his side of the case.
"Broad principles are Involved here."
he said. “It involves a question ol!
certain delegates being selected not ac
cording to the call of this committee."
Senator Dick, then sought to get a
continuance because of the ’failure of
certain papers to arrive. Francis J.
Heney. who is here to argue the case,
declared he was ready to agree as to
what the papers contained. The pa
pers were to show that the California
primary law w-as not in accordance
with the wishes of the Republican par
ty in California.
“I have the journals to show the law
was passed unanimously,” declared Mr.
Heney.
Committee Shuts
Off Heney, Outsider.
“I ask you if you know of other del
egates who have a better right to seats,
or do you mean to disfranchise the
4'10.000 Republicans of my state'.’”
Crane moved to put the case over
until Wedn< sday. Heney again arose
to his feet.
"In view' of the newspaper reports
that the plan is to throw out the 26
Roosevelt delegates of my state,” he
shouted, “I want —"
“out of order,” ruled the chair.
"Outsiders can not speak here except
by sufferance of this committee.”
“He ean not come in here on rumors
and newspaper talk," shouted Commit
teeman Devine.
“If there is objection, the gentleman
will not be permitted to talk,” ruled
the chair.
"1 do not believe any one should b»
permitted to insult this committee,"
said Devine.
A roll call on letting the California
cases go over was then taken, and by a
vote of 38 to 13 it went over until
Wednesday.
t'eeil Lyon then moved to put all of
the contested delegates on the tempo
rary call.
Ten prominent Hoosier gentlemen
stood directly in the path of the steam
roller today.
Among them are former Senator Al
bert J. Beveridge, former Congressman