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CRACKERS DOWN TURTLES The Atlanta Georgian FINAL * Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results VOL. X. NO. 273. L R. OFF TO CHICAGO FOR 810 FIGHT Leaves New York Tonight to Personally Take Charge of His Interests. CHICAGO, June 14.—The Tenth Kentucky district contest, involving two Taft delegations, was decided in favor of the one which the Taft leaders considered most certain to support the president. The committee then adjourned at 2:45 o’clock until 9 o’clock tomorrow morning. The Texas cases were sent over un til that time, despite the protests of the Roosevelt leaders. National Committeeman T. H. De vine, of Colorado, was selected by the Taft leaders this afternoon to be chair man of the Republican convention com mittee on credentials. NEW YORK, June 14. “I am going to Chicago to lead the fight in person, and shall leave here at 5:30 o’clock to night on the Lake Shore limited.” This declaration was made by Colo nel Theodore Roosevelt in The Outlook office early this afternoon immediate ly 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 tel egrams from leaders and delegates there urging that I go there immediate p' It seems to be the unanimous opinion of the men there of my politi cal beliefs that I am imperatively needed there at once. "The delegates demand that 1 come on. not as a candidate, but because, for the time being, T stand as repre senting the principles for which the rank and file of the Republican party have overwhelmingly declared in states where thew had an opportunity to express their wishes at the prima ries. ■The delegates who represent the people, themselves feel that they, the people, have declared themselves be yond all possibility of misunderstand ing or misrepresentation and are 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 com mittee in the California, Arizona, Kentucky and the Indiana con tests makes the issue clear cut as to uhetheif 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 I represent in all states where preferential primaries have been held. Mr. Taft in these states re ceived only an average of one-seventh m 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 giim emphasis, "and I am going there to be at the forefront of it. to see that ii Is u good one." Fist Fight in Steam Roller Wake CHICAGO. June 14—Bitter feeling between Taft and Roosevelt members of the national committee came to a climax today in a fist tight that fol lowed a decision of the committee seat ing two Taft delegates in the Third Oklahoma district. The excitement over this clash had hardly died down when the committee .ted two more Taft men from the F'irst South Carolina district. Taft del egate-: in the Second and Ninth Ten nessee districts were also sauted. Wildest disorder broke out in the committee when Francis J. Heney, of (•.difornia, the aggressive Roosevelt man, charged the committee with Continued on Rase Six Second Game of Doable Bill Rained Out; One Game Tomorrow, Early PONCE DELEON PARK. June 14. Rain began to fall here this afternoon at the close of the first game, and when the time came for the umpires to start the second contest of the scheduled double-header, the rain was falling in sheets and the field was a mammoth pond, making Impossible the second game. Only one game will be played tomor row, and ft will get under way at 2:15. This early hour is necessitated because the Turtles have a Sunday game at home, and must leave Atlanta early in order to get home In time. RACES AT MARLBORO. First —Sir Edward, 8-5, first: Radia tor, 6-5; Merise. 1. Also ran: Lasaja. Second—lnferno Queen. 10, first: Kerran, 8-5: Ugo, 7-10. Also ran: Gol den Rube, Eventide. Jean Wagner, Our Nugget, Bonnie Bee. Third—Loan Shark, 5, first; Spirella, 4-5; Lady Anne, 2. Also ran: Latent, Roseburg IV, Mama Johnson. Dog wood, Chilton Dance. Fourth —Fort Worth. 9-5, first; Lady Hughes, 2: Leilaoha, 1. Also ran: Clem Beachey. Teddy. Bear, Gilbert, Billy Barnes. Fifth—Christmas Daisy, 7-2. first; Gift, 1-2; Royal Onyx. 1-2. Also ran: Peter Pender, Agamenticus. Goodacre. Little England. Sixth—Toniata. 7-5. first; Aviator, 6-5; Miss Moments, 4-5. Also ran: Strike Out, Gold Cap. Hilda's Sister. Polly Lee. Seventh —Otilo, 3, fi'st; Argyle, 2; Golden Castle. 2-5. Also ran: Premier, Fond. AT LATONIA. First—Sureget, 3.10, first; Marian Casey, 24.80; Horicon. 3.80. Also ran: Golden Agnes, Sylvestris. Westbury, Princess Thorpe, Highflown. Chenault, Helen Burnett. Tender Heart. Jack Right. Second—Benanet. 38.60: LaMode, 2.90; Miss Edith, 5.00. Also ran: Blue Jay, Armor. Marshon. Hirsch. George Steele, Jimmie Gill, Billy Bolder Third—Capitan Bravo, 9.90. first; Puck, 13.30; Chartier, 3.90. Also ran: Colonel Cook. Bonanza. Nonpa’feil, Lord Dunbar. Fourth —Rosturtium, 3.50, first; Peri cles. 3.70; Gowell, 2.10. Also ran: Un cle Hart, Madelle, Blue Beard. Fifth—AU Red, 4.60, first: Veneta Strome, 3.00; Montclair, 9,40. Also ran: Bobco, Jeff Bernstein. New Idea. Snap. Ethelda. Sixth —Sister Florence. 9.60, first; Be, 5.40; Steeplejack, 2.40. Also ran: Old Chum, Pierre Dumas. FOR TOMORROW’S RACING ENTRIES SEE PAGE FIFTEEN LOCAL PROFESSIONAL WINNER OF TOURNAMENT News has just leaked in from Chat tanooga that Stewart A. Maiden, pro fessional of the Atlanta Athletic club, was the winner of the professional tournament played in Chattanooga early this week. The scores were: First. Second. Total, Stewart Maiden 77 73 150 H. H. Barker 73 7 9 152 W. C. 5herw00d....75 SO 155 C Hall ‘76 90 166 G. £. Dixonßs 81 166 JUAREZ FORTIFIED BY REBELS: ATTACK NEAR EL PASO, TEXAS. June 14.—Two machine guns and two cannon were put in place In Juarez today to defend the city against an expected attack by federal troops. Rebel troops were with drawn from Casas Grandes and rushed to Juarez, the rebels fearing their bor der supply base was endangered. Jhe cannon were brought from Chihuahua FOUL TIP PUTS UMPIRE OWENS OUT IN PHILLIE PHILADELPHIA, June 14. -Umpire Owens was hit by a foul tip and badly injured during today's game between the Phillies and the Cubs. The injured um pire was attended by a physician and then carried off the field. CHILDREN MISSING AFTER FIRE IN NEGRO QUARTER ALBANY, GA.. June 14.—Two chil dren are reported missing today as the result of a fire in the negro quarter of this city last night. Seven practically new tenement houses were damaged, the loss being estimated at 81,200. Other buildings were threatened. 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. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1912. I’LL COWHIDE WATSON, 15 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 Tom." State 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 large 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 the Boyd estate, then undertook to deprive hie 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 case," 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 a fee, 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 climax of his perfidy. We are not through with Tom. we are going to make him treat the 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. WATSON TELLS HIS SIDE OF THE CASE. Watson and Mercer are ancient ene mies, and frequently have taken hot shots at each other—Watson through his Jeffersonian and Mercer through his Fitzgerald Enterprise, which he once owned and edited. Mercer never before has framed them in language as plain and unequivocal as that he uses in his communication in The Dalton Citizen. Over the long-distance telephone to day Mi. 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 to rob some of the minor heirs of their part. They employed me to represent them and I brought suit against Mer cer. I made him disgorge $18,000; so. of course, that made him very niad at me. His lawyers had to come over here to Thomson and beg me for a set tlement.” Turtles.... 000100000 151 Crackers 0 lOOOOIOx 260 CALLAHAN MAKES TWO SENSATIONAL CATCHES By Percy H. Whiting. PONCE DELEON PARK. June 14. The Turtles lost the first game of today's double-header with the Crackers Callahan made two sensational catches in the game, cutting off triples each time. In the third be was playing away back and captured Netzel's effort, and in the fourth Abstein poked a wicked stinger out scoreboard wards, but Cal raced It to a successful catch. Humpty McElveen was in the game, and gave a very useful accounting of himself. Harbison had not put in his apearance at game time. THE GAME. FIRST INNING. Netzel flied to Bailey. Baerwald fouled to McElveen. Schweitzer went out. Al perman to O'Dell. NO RUNS. Bailey struck out. Hemphill doubled to left. Callahan flied to Baerwald in deep right and Hemphill advanced to third on the catch. Alperman hit to third and out. Netzel to Abstein. NO RUNS. SECOND INNING. Abstein out. McElveen to O'Dell. Cran dall singled past Alperman. Moulton hit to second and Crandall was out at second, O'Brien to Alperman. Alperman tried to double Moulton at first, but the throw was wide, but Moulton was unable to ad vance. Kerr filed to Hemphill. NO RUNS. McElveen hit to Moulton and beat it out for a hit. O’Dell sacrificed, Abstein to Moulton, and McElveen landed on sec ond. O'Brien hit a two-bagger to center, scoring McElveen. Kerr's nice work kept Pete's hit from being for three bases. Donahue grounded to Netzel. O'Brien started to run on the play, and was caught between third and second. He was finally run down by Moulton, but so many players were mixed up In the chase that second was uncovered, and Donahue romped on to that bag Sitton fanned. ONE RUN. THIRD INNING. Tonneman was passed. Newton bit to McElveen, who fumbled the ball, but re covered in time to throw Tonneman out at second, to Alperman. Netzel sent a long one to center, but Callahan was playing away back horn and got the ball. Baerwald stung one through O’Brien for a single and Newton went to second. Sitton relieved a critical situation by fan ning Schweitzer. NO RUNS. Bailey fouled to Netzel. Hemphill stung a long one right into Kerr’s hands. Cal lahan fanned. NO RUNS. FOURTH INNING. Abstein lined one toward the scoreboard that looked a three-bagger, but which Cal lahan captured. Crandall stung one past McElveen for a single. Moulton hit to short, but Alperman threw too late to get Crandall, and everybody was safe. Kerr singled to right and Kerr scored. Moulton went to third. Kerr immediately stole second. Tonneman hit a slow one to Sitton and Moulton was tagged at the plate, to Donahue. Newton stung a hard one to Callahan, who caught it. ONE RUN. Alperman was passed. Newton caught Alperman off first with a quick snap, and Whitey went on down to second. Abstein threw to second and Crandall fell as he was fielding the ball. He sat down on the base, however, and touched Alperman as he slid in. McElveen hoist one back of first base. Abstein fumbled it, and Mc- Elveen tried to go on to second. He was out, however. Baerwald to Crandall. O'Dell out, Crandall to Abstein. NO RUNS. FIFTH INNING. Netzel hit dowm first base line, and was out. O'Dell to Sitton, who did a nice Job covering first. Baerwald ducked a bean ball, which hit the bat and popped into Sitton's hands. Schweitzer out, O'Brien to O’Dell. NO RUNS. O'Brien fifed to Kerr. Donahue pulled the same stunt. Sitton was hit by a pitched ball. Bailey was called out on strikes. NO RUNS. SIXTH INNING. Abstein fouled to Donahue. Crandall fanned. Moulton singled to right, and stole second. Kerr fanned. NO RUNS. Hemphill fanned. Callahan out. Net zel to Abstein. Alperman flied to Baer wald. NO RUNS. SEVENTH INNING. Tonneman was walked. Newton hit to Sitton and Tonneman was forced al sec ond, to Alperman. Netzel filed to Hemp hill, in deep right. Baerwald hit to Al perman, and Newton was out at second, to O'Brien. NO RUNS. McElveen went out. Crandall to Abstein. O'Dell singled to left. O'Brien flied to Kerr. O'Dell stole second. Donahue singled to left and O’Dell scored. Dona hue tried to go to second on the throw in and was out, Schweitzer to Tonneman to Moulton. ONE RUN. EIGHTH INNING. Schweitzer flied to Bailey. At this point rain began to fall and the fans piled out of the bleachers and into the stands. Abstein out, O'Brien to O'Dell Cran dall flied to Bailey. NO RUNS. Sitton hit one that looked like It would roll foul, but It did not. and he was out. Newton to Abstein. Bailey singled to left. Hemphill hit to short and a double play followed. Crandall to Moulton to Abstein. NO RUNS. NINTH INNING. Moulton singled to center. Kerr Kerr flied to Alperman. Tonneman filed to O'Brien and Moulton was doubled off first, to O'Dell NO RUNS. CRACKERS— AB R. H. PO A. E Bailey, If 4 0 1 3 ft 0 Hemphill, r 5.... 4 ft I 2 ft ft Callahan, cf.... 3 ft ft 3 ft ft Alperman, ss .. 2 ft ft 4 2 ft McElveen, 3b. . 3 11 1 2 0 0 Dell, lb ... 2 1 15 10 0 Brien, 2b ... 3 ft 1 2 4 ft Donahue, c 3 ft 1 5 ft ft Sitton, p 2 ft ft 2 2 ft Totals . 26 2 627 11 ft TURTLES— AB R. H. PO A. E Netzel, 3b 4 ft ft 2 2 0 Baerwald. rs 4 ft ft 2 1 0 Schweitzer, If . 4 ft ft ft 1 ft Abstein, lb ... 4 ft ft 6 11 Crandall ss.. .. 4 1 2 2 3 ft Moulton 2b... 4 ft 2 2 7 0 Kerr, cf 4 0 I 4 0 ft Tonnerman. c. 2 ft ft 6 ft 0 Newton, p . 4 ft ft ft 2 ft Totals ... 34 1 524 17 1 SUMMARY: Two-base hit—Hemphill. Double play—Crandall to Moulton to Abstein. ' Seruck out —Newton 4. Sition 4. Bases on balls —Newton 1. Sitton 1. Sacrifice hit—O’Dell. Stolen bases —Kerr. Moulton. O’Dell. Hit by pitched bah—Newton. Sitton. Umpires. Pfenninger, Breitenstein. TAFT CHARGED WITH MISUSING TRAVELING FUND BY LAWMAKER WASHINGTON. June 14—Chairman Fitzgerald, of the house appropriations committee, during consideration of the sundry civil appropriation bill, bitterly attacked President Taft, charging that he bad misused the $25,000 traveling fund appropriated yearly. He declared the president on his recent Western trip had mulcted the newspaper and secret service men in spite of protests, to bolster his depleted funds. “It is deplorable.” he said, “to have to state these facts to the house and the country." Mr. Fitzgerald declared. however, that he would vote for the item, which eventually was adopted. 78 to 55. He said facetiously that he believed it would "pay the Democratic party and the country if the president traveled the year round." He then referred di rectly to the president's Western trip. “The pro rata cost of each person was figured out, and every newspaper man was requested to pay $1,500. to pay for his expenses. Out of the fund for Ihe suppression of counterfeiting and the protection of the president of the United States $4,500 was taken to de fray the expenses upon the train of three employees of the secret service, against the protest of the acting chief of the secret service.” WESTERN OF ALABAMA TO ADVANCE PASSENGER RATE MONTGOMERY, ALA. June 14. —On June 20 the Western Railway of Ala bama will advance its intrastate pas senger rate from two and one-half to three cents per mile, according to tariff filed with the state railroad commission today. This action is taken under i Federal court decree giving the West ern and the Central of Georgia the priv ilege of advancing passenger and freight rates on June 15. Nothing has been filed with reference to freight rates. The Central has not acted. AUCTION SALE TOMORROW TO BE HELD AT ORMEWOOD The Empire Land Company an nounces a special sale of 75 lots in Ormewood Heights Saturday afternoon. June 15, al 2 o’clock. Every lady who attends will receive a coupon free. Ormewood Park is three miles from the center of the city and Is reached by (he Soldiers Home car line. SOUTHERN LEAGUE AT BIRMINGHAM: R. H. ■. FIRST GAME. MONTGOMERY 1221011. , - 8 9 1 BIRMINGHAM 0120000. .-3 10 4 Paige and McAllister: Foxen and Dilger i'mpires, Carpenter and O'Toole. CALLED BY AGREEMENT. SECOND GAME. MONTGOMERY 00- . . . BIRMINGHAM 0 2- . Johns and Mr /lister; Prough and Yantz. Umpires, <’arpemer and O’Toole. AT NEW ORLEANS: R. M. E MOBILE 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 4 8 0 NEW ORLEANS 000000000-0 4 4 Demaree and Dunn: Wagner and Haigh I'mpires, Kellum and Fitzsimmons. AT CHATTANOOGA: R. H. I. NASHVILLE 0 10 0- . . . CHATTANOOGA 10 0 0 - . . . Fleharty and Glenn; Allen and Noyes. Umpire, Rudderham. NATIONAL LEAGUE - I ■ ■ —ft..— - - ■ ■■ ■ Won. Lost. P. C. f Won. Lost. P. C. New York 37 9 .804 Philadelphia 20 24 .456 Pittsburg 26 20 .565 St. Louis 23 30 434 Chicago 26 21 .553 Brooklyn 15 30 333 Cincinnati 28 23 .549 Boston 16 34 .320 AT NEW YORK: R. M. C. PITTSBURG 1 2 00 0 1 0 2 0 - 6 11 I NEW YORK 0 00000100-1 4 2 Camnitz and Gibson; Wlltse and Meyers. Umpires. Klem and Rigler. AT BROOKLYN: R, H. t. ST. LOUIS 000000002 - 2 8 1 BROOKLYN 10115 00 3 x 11 12 2 Willis and Bliss; Rucker and Miller. Umpires. Eason and Johnstone. AT PHILADELPHIA: R. M. St. CHICAGO 0 20002300-7 9 1 PHILADELPHIA 2000 0 12 0 0- 5 6 3 Reulbacb and Archer. Sutton and Killifer. Umpires, Owens and Brennan. AT BOSTON: R. H. 8 CINCINNATI 1 0 0 11 0 2 0 2 -7 10 3 BOSTON 000021000-3 6 4 Fromme and McLean: Hess and Gowdy. Umpires, Finneran and Emslle. AMERICAN LEAGUE AT ST. LOUIS: R. H. t NEW YORK 200000 0212-7 15 I ST. LOUIS 30001100 0 0 5 6 1 Fisher and Street: Mitchell and Kritchel). Umpires, O'Loughlin and Egan. AT DETROIT: R. H. C. PHILADELPHIA 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 -3 8 1 DETROIT .2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-4 8 3 Bender and Thomas; Willetts and Onslow Umpires, Westervelt and Evans. AT CLEVELAND: R H. ■. WASHINGTON 010 3 3 2...-. . . CLEVELAND 004 0 2 2...-. . . Hughes and Henry; Blanding and O’Neill. Umpires. Hart and Connolly. Boston-Chicago game off: rain. ~SO. ATLANTIC LEAGUE AT COLUMBIA: R H. E JACKSONVILLE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -2 8 2 COLUMBIA 00000000 0-0 3 1 Abercrombie and P. Smith. Smith and Smith. I'mpires, Pender. AT ALBANY: "• M - e - SAVANNAH 000 00 0 1 1.-. . . ALBANY 02 0 1 00 0 1.-. . . Armstrong and Gelbel; Westley and Reynolds. Umpire, Clark. AT MACON: R ‘ H ' B ' COLUMBUS 100 00 0 0..-. . . MACON 0 410008..-. . . Dav and Krebs; Schultz and Kahlkoff. I tnpire, Kel!\. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION AT COLUMBUS: M'keeHO 100 000- 3 9 1 Col’b’S -. 010 101 22x 7 9 5 Dougherty and Schall.: Bauck and Smith. Umpires. Bierhalter and Connolly. AT TOLEDO: K. City...ooo • . . . T01ed0....010- . . . Altrock and O’Connor: West and Ca risch Umpires. Haves and Handiboe. CALLED; RAIN. All other games off; rain. COTTON STATES LEAGUE Vicksburg 4 9 0 Jackson. n 4 2 McGehee and Berger, Needles and Rob ertson. Umpire, Miller. Jake Abel and Terry Nelson have signed articles to box ten rounds before the Nashville A. C.. in Nashville, lune 19. Xbe! recently defeated Nelson in 41 rounds in a tirlvaj# bout. 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE o y re no INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. AT TORONTO: Roch’roololloo - . . . Tor’to. 100 001) 011. Klepfer and Blair; Lush and Higgins empires, Byron and Mullin AT MONTREAL: Buf’lo.. . OuoOOOOOO- 0 7 2 M0nt’1....00l 013 lOx 6 11 4 Brockett and Mitchell; Taylor and Pierce i mplies, Kelly and Nallan. AT JERSEY CITY: Baltool 030 033- 10 17 2 J. City .010 000 100- 2 5 3 Shawkey and Bergen: McHale anc Wells. I mplres, Guthrie and Doyle. AT NEWARK: Provooo 000 000- 0 7 < N’arkUOOOOOOx- 2 3 1 Ijfltte and Wilson; Lee and McCarthy. "mplres, Murray and Matthew#. R. H. E.