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'"GREAT NATIONAL BATTLE IN MOVING PICTURES-BY CARTOONIST'OPPER 6r®jSßTs&£s% wMF W' ; ,w< z» * "URO 'S® jk WMK» '<■# ■ ' ~x*x *w’ ‘^ s jngwwi> m m.. - * >'^? ,J *"• - j —■ , -tflk «•?-. ' /■ AW, THE WEATHER Showers tonight or tomorrow. Temperatures: 8 a. m.. 71 degrees; 10 a. m., 75 degrees; 12 noon, 77 de grees; 2 p. m., 82 degrees. NO. 273. VOL. X. I'Ll COWHIDE WATSON, IS THREAT OF MERGER Game Commissioner Charges McDuffie Man With Crook edness in Law Practice. Charging that Thomas E. Watson is engaged in an effort to rob the widow of his late law partner of money right fully due her, and with having lured the heirs of the late P. E. Boyd into a “fake” lawsuit for the mere sake of a fee, and. declaring that he will force Watson to "treat the widow of his old law partner decently and fairly” if he has to go to Thomson “and take a cowhide to Topi,”. Stale Game and Fish Commissioner Jesse Mercer, in an open letter to The Dalton Citizen, pre cipitated one of the liveliest rows the “red-headed person" has yet figured in. When Captain P. E. Boyd died in April he left a targe estate, and in his will requested that J. R. Mercer and J. E. Mercer distribute it. Mr. Mercer charges that Mr. Watson induced, through his law partner, three of the Boyd heirs to employ Watson to look after their interests in the estate, and says that when Watson got his fee all pretense of necessity for his employ ment was thrown to the winds. Mercer says that but for Watson’s interference the Boyd heirs would have received twice what they did get final ly, and that Watson, after getting his big free out of t)ie Boyd estate, then undertook to deprive his partner, Green, of his share of that fee. ALSO SAYS WATSON ACTED ILLEGALLY. The commissioner charges Watson with illegally appropriating to his own use "the lion’s share” of that fee, not withstanding the fact that Green “was then on his death bed.” and virtually helpless. It is the righting of this alleged wrong against the widow of Watson’s old law partner. Green, that Mercer says he will force Watson to, even if it involves the cowhiding of Watson. Mr. Mercer says he has heard that Mr. Watson has threatened to "publish the allegations drawn up by Green & Watson for the purpose of bringing suit in the Boyd ease,” but, he says. Watson will not "dare do this," as it would merely prove Mercer's case against. Watson, Concluding his remarkable letter to The Dalton Citizen, Commissioner Mercer says: Think of it. dear reader, a crook, who. solely for persuades his clients to go into a lawsuit out of which he could not hope to win them a dollar, and in which he did lose them half of their interest (for his clients received only $6,000 each, while those who were not duped and robbed by Watson re ceived approximately $12,000). Then turning on his partner in the transaction, and fleecing him as he dies, and at last heaping insult on the defenseless head of the widow of the wronged man as a . limax of his perfidy. We are not through with Tom. we are going to make him treat thq widow of his old law partner decently and fairly, if we have to go to Thomson and take a cowhide to Tom. This good woman Is working for her daily bread, while Tom Watson, with a lion’s share of the $4,000 he filched from the heirs of the Boyd estate in his pockets, •’ struts around and heaps indignity on the widow. WATCON TELLS HIS SIDE OF THE CASE. Watson and Mercer are ancient ene mies, and frequently have taken hot -hots at each other —Watson through ills Jeffersonian and Mercer through his Fitzgerald Enterprise, which he ,mce owned and edited. Mercer never before has framed them in language as plain and unequivocal as that he uses h; his communication in The Dalton i 'itizen. iaver the long-distance telephone to ri i \ Mr. Watson said : Time and again I have discussed this affair fully in my paper. ■ Jesse Mercer was one of the execu tors of the Boyd estate and was trying ~, rob some of the minor heirs of their part. They employed me to represent Ci. •> and 1 brought suit against Mer cer 1 made him disgorge $18,090: so. of course, that made him very mad at nlc Hi--lawyers had to eotne over here to Thomson and hrg me for a set tlement." The Atlanta Georgian Girl Marries "Boss'" at Her Machine A TYPEWRITER ROMANCE jW* vTra? ■K\ \ V.-\\ ■ " •>” ' BW././ XvZaVZ ♦ < ■ W l\v / \Vr Y\W - - W ; A((r . \\\ 1/ Mrs. -I. R. Clute, formerly Miss Emma May Bullard, the bride in the typewriter romance. J. R. Clute, manager of the l T nited Mercantile Agency, sat in his office, 818 Forsyth building. At his side Miss Emma May Bullard, his stenographer, was taking dictation for the last busi ness letter of the day. In the outer office the staff was busy closing up the books. "Hoping to receive an early reply, etc.,” dictated Mr. Clute. “I believe that's all.” Miss Bullard rose and closed her note book. “Er-er, wait a minute,” said her em ployer. “Why can't we be married right away instead of waiting? Ive got to take a long trip soon." Miss Bullard blushed, smiled and dug 1 tiny toe in the carpel. “Why, 1 guess we might as well," she returned, demurely. And the Piano Played That Mendelssohn Rag. Mt. Clute touched a button and a clerk responded “Please call up a minister and ask him to come right up. Any good, re liable pastor you happen to know. And then go down to the court house and have a license made out. Here are the names.” The clerk smiled and withdrew. Half an hour later Rev. William E. Hill, pas tor of the West End Preabyterian church, reached the office. The license was ready, the bride and bridegroom waiting. Through the open windows from the Atlanta club, three floors be low, the strains of “That Mendelssohn Rag" from a nickel-in-the-slot piano loated into the inner office, converted fur the nonce'into a marriage altar. "Come in, doctor." said Mr. Clute. And with the office force as witnesses, the employer and his stenographer signed a new contract, no salary speci fied. and its term continuing "until death do us part." Mr. Clute turned to his cashier. "Please draw a cheek for Mr Hill." he said "Thank you " The minister withdrew and the in ner door closed on the bride and groom. This is where novelists usually close a '•hapter and leave something to the Imagination. But it's not necessary here. For Mr. Club- hesitated just a moment, remembered something he had Read For Profit —GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1912. forgotten and sat down to his desk again "Please take one more letter. Miss Bullard—l mean Mrs. Clute." he said. And he began dictating again. Then there was a dinner at the Pied mont, with the office staff as guests, and then a taxicab home to 21 Wil liams street Mr. Clute had lived In apartments there for the past year, n.s 19-year-old daughter keeping house for him, so the nest was all ready for his bride. The daughter is away on a visit now, but she will soon return, and. as she Is 19 and her new step mother only 24. and they are already great friends, the family promises to be as happy as any one could wish. Mr. elute has been a widower for many years. He is about 50 now. The wedding was yesterday after noon. and today the couple were at home to several early callers, who of fered congratulations. They were just preparing to go to the office when a reporter called. "No; ho hasn't lost a stenographer.” said Mrs. Clute. "I’ll stick to my ma chine until we can find a good one.” "I had the hardest time trying to convince my mother and sisters that I was really married." she continued. "They live right down the street here, at No. 11, you know. Oh, I've known Mr. Clute for a year, ever since lie came to Atlanta I was his first stenog rapher. but for some time I have been with the Western Union. When his other stenographer left, a week ago. 1 took her place temporarily. Yes. we’ve been planning to marry for some time, but we didn’t expect the wedding to be yesterday. That was just on the spur of the moment." Mrs Clute Is tall and slender, with a great crown of the blackest hair one could find in a day's search. She wore a simple business outfit of a white shirtwaist and black skirt today, and didn’t seem to think that a wedding on a half hour’s notice was anything so very’ out of the ordinary. Mr. Clute, who doesn't look more than 40. looked as happy as any bridegroom of 21 could have appeared, and didn't seem to worry over the fai t that in the fu ture he would be dictated to Instead of dictating 19 INJURED IN CENTRAL GF GEORGIA WRECK Flyer Crashes Into Coal Cars at Everetts—Three Believed To Be Dying. MACON, GA.. June 14. Nineteen persons were injured early today when the Central of Georgia passenger train. Birmingham to Macon, collided with a string of coal cars at Everetts. 37 miles from Macon. Engineer T. E. Mullins and a negro fireman. Ed Johnson, of Macon, who were scalded, and ' W. L Veilins. a Brooklyn manufacturer, are perhaps fatally injured. The others sustained wounds less serious. Nurse Uses Skirt To Bind Wounds. Freight train No. 35 ran into a siding to get out of the way of the coming passenger train, and in so doing pushed the coal cars off on the main track di rectly in the way of the passenger, which was due at Everetts at 12:08 a. m., and was on time. The entire train remained on the track, but the engine was so badly damaged that it was put out of commission. Though severely injured herself. Miss A. L. Baylor, of Charleston. W. Va., a trained nurse, tore up her skirt and petticoat and made bandages for the other suffering passengers, and min istered to them until the arrival of a relief train with physicians from Fort Valley. Injured Taken To Macon Hospital. The injured were brought to Macon and taken to the city hospital. J. J. Childre, of Reynolds. Ga.; Ar thur Darden, of Anniston. Ala.; Mrs. S. J. McMath, of Columbus, and J. C. Doss, of Rome, were among the in jured. Others who suffered sprains, bruises, internal injuries or cuts were Conduc tor J. B. Reeves, Baggage Master A. F. Cumbus, C. B. Geeslin. J. Tom Davis, Charles Hanner, b. b. Feagle. R. H. Cheatham, Express Messenger VV. D. Bagley, all of Macon, and Bob Carson and Frank Knight, negroes, of Macon. Miss bouise McMath, of Columbus, was slightly injured also. VV. b. Veilins, of Brooklyn, N. Y., wrns lying down between two seats w'hen the crash came, and his head was jammed down almost to his shoul ders, breaking the spinal column. A public investigation wdll take place at Fort Valley tomorrow morn ing. and the Central of Georgia will ask citizens to serve on the committee of inquiry. CITY RESERVOIR TROUT CONTINUE TO OUTWIT CRAFTIEST OF ANGLERS Out at the waterworks reservoir there swim in blissful peace and contentment hundreds of the most sapient trout that ever finned a flipper. They’re the trout —or children of ’em—that the reservoir was stocked with several years ago by the well known city government under a, law which provided that no one could go out and angle for them, under heavy penalty, unless he were an intimate friend of a Power-That-Be and did the fishing surreptitiously. Quite a number of Kid Waltons here abouts used to go out there when no body would be looking and hurl a fly at the capering fishes and they’d dis cuss political methods and ivays and means and schemes while they fished. It Is one theory that the trout over heard this wisdom and applied it with such fine success that they learned to dodge even the most tempting bait. At any rate, it is the fact that not in years has one of those fish been caught, though many a brilliant fisherman has angled for them. They are actua.ly jraid to swim around fifes smiling mockingly and flipping their tails In bantering gestures at the dis< omfited anglet s on the bank. Hasn't Heard the Whistle WILL HE BE ROLLED 9 —DawgatE ■ -j -fY KZ O It Z ■■ - •••••••••••••••••••••••••a •“TURKEY TROT” ONLY ’ : RAG-TIME TOMORROW J • • • CHICAGO. June 14 -The In- • • ternational Dancing Masters as- • • sociation will today reduce to a • • state of non-existence the "Grizz- • • ly Bear.” the "Turkey’ Trot,” the • • "Texas Tommy" and all other ul- • • tra-modern dances classified un- • • der the general head of “ragtime." • • Action to expunge the above • • terms front the vocabulary of the • • profession will be taken following • • the report of a special committee. • • • ••••••••••••••••••••••••a* 80 WOULD-BE SCHOOL MA’AMS ALL UNDER 20, ARE TAKING EXAMS After quibbling with County School Superintendent Merry for fifteen min utes over the age clause in the exami nation blanks. 80 young women, who, without exception, decided that they were within the twenty mark, settled down to the annual county school teachers’ examination at the state Cap itol today Seven young men also, all eager for certificates, slipped in and are busy answering questions. The examination will last during the clay and some of the applicants will not finish until tomorrow. Superintendent Merry said that hardly more than one half of the applicants could b<’ placed in the county schools, for Atlanta will absorb at least three of the county's biggest schools this fall. 116,582 ASK CONGRESS FOR ACT G R A N T I N G WOMEN THE BALLOT WASHINGTON, Juno IL PetitionH from 109,297 individuals ami from or ganizations representing approximately 7.550 individuals a total of 116,582 favor ing a constitutional amendment enabling women to vote on the same terms as men were presented to the house today by Representative Victor L. Berger, of Wis consin. JUAREZ FORTIFIED BY REBELS: ATTACK NEAR EL PASO. TEXAS. June It. Two machine guns and two cannon were put in place in Juarez today to defend the citv agains’ alt expected attack by federal troops. Rebel troops were with drawn from t'asa:- Glandes and lushed tn Jintrez, the rebels fearing their hor de! supply base was endangered The atnnon were brought from Chihuahua. I. R. TO CHICAGO TO FIGHT BOSSES TO LAST OITCH 4 ‘l’m Going to the Forefront to See That the Battle Isa Good One,” Says Colonel. Off to Convention City. NEW YORK. June 14.—“1 am going to Chi cago to lead the fight in person, and shall leave, here at 5:30 o'clock tonight on the Lake Shore limited." This declaration was made by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in The Outlook office early this after noon immediately following a long-distance talk he had held with leaders of his faction in Chicago. The colonel dashed out of his private office to a waiting crowd of newspaper men and said: “Gentlemen. I am going to Chicago tonight. I have received countless telegrams from leaders and delegates there urging that I go there immediately. It seems to be the unanimous opinion of the men there of my political beliefs that I am imperatively needed there at once. “The delegates demand that 1 eotne on. not as a candidate, but because, for the time being. 1 stand as representing the principles for which the he Republican party have overwhelmingly declared ey have had an opportunity to express their wishes rank and file of tl in stales where th at the' primaries. “The delegates who represent the people themselves feel that, they, the people, have declared themselves beyond all possibility of misunderstanding or misrepresentation and arc not in a mood to see victory stolen from them. “I will be accompanied to Chicago by Regis H. Post, who was governor of Porto Rico during my former term of the presidency. “The action of the national committee in the California, Ari zona, Kentucky and Indiana con tests makes the issue clear cut as to whether the people have the right to make their own nominations or wheth er a small number of professional poli ticians shall be permitted to steal that right. The rank and file of Republi cans have declared for me and the principles 1 represent in all states where preferential primaries have been held. Mr. Taft in these states re ceived only au average of one-seventh or one-eighth of the votes cast.” "Is it going to be a fight to a finish in Chicago?” asked a newspaper man "It is.” replied the ex-president, with grim emphasis, "and I am going there to he at the forefront of it, to see that ft is a good one.” t’olone) Roosevelt said that he could not at this time give out the details of his plans in Chicago. "In fact. I have not mapped out a program yet." .he said. First Fight in Steam Roller Wake ■ • t'Hlt'AGO. .lune 14. Bitter feeling between Taft and Roosevelt members of the national committee came to a climax today In a fist fight that fol lower! a decision of the committee seat ing two Taft delegates in the Third < tklalionta district. The excitement over this clash had hardly died down when the committee sealed two more Taft men from the First South Carolina district. Taft ilel egates in the Second and Ninth Ten nessee districts were also suited This brought the totals on contested lielegations to 165 for Taft and 9 for Roosevelt, the dispute in South t'aro lina being only’ between Taft partisans. There, was a neat approach to a gen eral free-for-all fist tight in the ante cham'ber following the Oklahoma hear ing Only the quick action of detec tives kept the situation from becoming mote serious when a Taft devotee st luck a Roosevelt partisan and was in HOHL IDITION 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE o y re° turn belted by another lieutenant of the former president. ( Grant Victor. United States marshal in the Eastern district of Oklahoma, was the Taft belligerent. L G. Disney was the Roosevelt man attacked and Patrick Doree, of Westville, Okla., came to Disney’s aid. Couldn't Stand for Name of Thief. * “Disney made remarks about me which alleged thievery and other things.’’ Victor said. “Os course, I hit him. I'd hit any man that would say those things aboui me." The omnipresence of detectives in the room was shown by the quick ac tion in parting the fighters. The two blows bad no sooner been struck than each of the three men was being soothed by two officers, other dele gates were there to quell the trouble. No attests were made. The debate over the Third Oklahoma district brought out the most bitter feeling that has prevailed during thg meeting. The Roosevelt men fought every inch of the way. though a gag rule had been imposed by t'haitman Rosewater in answer to appeals by Taft committeemen to shut off ques tions by the colonel’s representatives. The lie was passed for the first time in a sharp clash between Francis .1 lle ney, the Roosevelt leader, and a Colo rado committeeman over the gag rule. Heney asserted th< gag rule prevailed in Colorado. This was denounced as false by Committeeman T. H. Devine. More Lawyers Fight for T. R. While the Oklahoma contest was on it became evident that the Roosevelt men werb getting ready for a relent less pursuit of contested delegates when two lawyers appeared in the com mittee on proxies. Judge Mlltdn Pur dee, of Minneapolis, sat on T. Coleman Dupont’s proxy, and Theodore Joslyn, of Michigan, on the pioxy of G. A. Knight, of California. These men were on their feet much of the time, making pertinent questions. They brought out a good deals of valuable evidence for the Roosevelt side of the dispute. A M .Stevenson, of Colorado, one of the Taft leaders, entered a protest. "1 want t<> protest against this cross examination," he said. His protest was