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THE WEATHER Shower* tonight or tomorrow. Temperatures: 8 a. m„ 76 degrees; 10 a. m., 79 degrees: 12 noon. 81 de grees; 2 p. m., 84 degrees. VOL. X. NO. 275. FBI FLOOD II FBI tF GOMICTII SEWED Shackled Prisoner. Fugitive Under Ground. Pursued by 10.000 Gallons Water. GUARD VOLUNTEERS TO BRAVE DEATH IN TUNNEL But Superintendent Declares One of Many Deaths Surely Awaits Daring Negro. John Wallace, the double-shackled negro convict who escaped from the stockade chaingang by escaping into the trun'k sewer manhole at South Boulevard and Carroil street this morn ing. was pursued by 10,000 gallons of scalding water as he struggled blindly through the pitch dark, filth floored subterranean passageway in his des perate flight to the outlet three miles a” ay. Guard Manders, from whom the ne gro . rirr.lnal fled, begged this after noon. to be allowed to follow the man into the depths of the loathsome sewer. Superintendent Tnm Lanford. of the stockade, refused to permit the guard to descend. He told him that Wallace was almost surely dead somewhere in th* sewer because ten minutes after he entered it the Fulton Bag and Cotton ■Company opened its sluice gates two blocks away and let loose into the sew er a r-ging torrent of boiling water, which must have caught and literally broiled to death the fleeing negro V fore he could have stumbled more than 2iiO yards upon his way to the fa' off outlet of the sewer at an East Atlanta < rdf'k. Lost in Kennelg He Faces Starvation. The superintendent declared that even if the fugitive eon vict. succeeded in avoiding the flood by climbing up the side walls of the sewer he would still be killed by the stifling heat that would arise from the swirling, steam ing water beneath him. Or if Ire es caped both these deaths the superin tendent declare,d he could hardly keep a straight cours_e in the blackness of the tunnel, but would surely stray off in'o one of the dozens of other branch sewers that ramify in all directions f om the trunk tunnel he entered. Lost In the unlighted curves and mazes of these interminable holes, the man would have not one chance in a million of over again reaching the light of day anil would sta’ve to death amid the slim' refuse if he were not suffocated ■ ■ng before by the deadly sewer gas. X vcrtheless. armed guards are sta tioned at every manhole throughout the ' rigth of the tong, underground ditch and they hat e orders to shoot the ne g ■ on sight if he shows the least sign of esistance to recapture. No sign of the fleeing man had .been seen by anv of the guards at 3 r.\lqck this afternoon. Wallace macle his sensational escape at the corner of South Boulevard and Carroll street .it 9 o'clock. Surely hr had never heard of the similar escapes into the sew cis of Paris so graphically related in Hugo's "Les Miserables." But hi dash fy li-.'-itr resembled perfectly the wei'd (lights of the French crimi nals into the underground sewers of the foreign city. - Cautiously Waits Chance to Escape. Double-shackled, because he was bound over for trial for assault with intent to rob. Wallace was working with the road gang this morning when i he chance he had long been looking for a mo. He was working on the road at -ome little distance from, the, other prisoners. He noticed the open man iole us the sewer. Slowly and cau •iously he worked his way toward the manhole, keeping a wary eye upon the guard, who never suspected the pris oner. Suddenly when the guard turned his back for a moment Wallace dropped the pick he had been plying and de spite the double shackles which fettered him. he flung his body headforemost into the dark, loathsome depths of the - wer. When he struck the bottom he stumbled to Ids feet, in the slime and • <:te’ and groped his way far enough from the entrance so that none of the guards could see him. Then, it is be lieved, he rested only long enough to recover a little strength before begin ning the horrible journey through the itch dark depths of the loathsome ~W f r t o the outlet at the creek, more ian two miles away. The negro’s escape was noticed by ■he guards almost instantly anil a ,-earch of the sewer at the manhole re vealed the manner of his disappear- nce Aid was summoned from the .-.oclcade and guards were sent quickly io man the manholes or the sewer throughout its entire length. The negro Wallace is 30 years old •Ind lias a bad record He was serving :;n days in the stockade before going on triwl in the state courts for the assault an* attempted robbery. The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results WWIELDIN mi ioosts SEIBOiRD FORDIXIE - Head of Syndicate Which Suc ceeded the Ryan Interests Visits Atlanta. PLANS TO MAKE ROAD DISTINCTLY SOUTHERN **■ I Local Men Considered for High Places—Many Improvements to Help This Section. S. Davies Warfield, president of the Continental Trust Company of Balti more and the man who bought control of the Seaboard Air Line Railway Com pany from the Thomas F. Ryan inter ests two weeks ago. arrived in Atlanta today in his private car to make the first of the arrangements by which the Seaboard will become wholly a South ern railroad operated by Southern men in the interests of the South. With Mt. Warfield came Charles R. Capps, vice president of the Seaboard, in charge of all its traffic. Mr. Warfield consulted freely with capitalists of At- ' lanta and will financial leaders of other Southern cities, and as a result j of these confabs it is expected that ' within the week Mr. Warfield will not: only swing much Southern capital to the Seaboard interests, but will pick a number of men from Atlanta and other Southern towns to form the new di rectorate of ihe line Hailroad to Typify Progress of South. Mr. Warfield's; splendid private car lay near the Seaboard station In a busy few hours he met several of the best known capitalists of the South, to whom he confided bls ambition of mak ing the Seaboard a progressive railroad. South owned and South operated, typi cal of the progressiveness of the new I South. Mr. Warfield said that he has defi nitely in mind the complete fulfillment of the aims of the Southern Settlement , and Development association of Balti more. the incorporation of which pre ceded and had a direct bearing upon the purchase of the Seaboard control. Eight governors, eight railroad presi dents and 40 other powerful represen tatives of Southern interests formed that organization In Baltimore, he said, with the specific idea of Southern traf fic development by Southerners. Georgia Men To Be The Directorate. ‘‘The Seaboard is the first big step we have taken along that line," said Mr. Warfield "It will offer almost un limited opportunities for the commer cial and industrial evolution we have in view, and we plan to make the im petus of this Southern revival felt throughout the country for miles in every direction along the line of the Seaboard's tracks.” When the new board of directors is chosen in the early fall Mr. Warfield plans to put upon that list men of influence and capital to represent each of the Virginias, the Carolinas, Geor gia. Florida and Alabama. Among the men Mr. Warfield visited here was Asa G. Candler, president of the Centra] Bank and Trust Corpora tion. The new bead of the Seaboard was much impressed with the lavish new quarters of the bank and congrat ulated Mr. Candler on the progressive ness of which they are an evidence. The two talked over condition/In gen eral in the South. SLAYER M’NAUGHTON MAKES A FINAL PLEA THAT LIFE BE SPARED Dr. W. J McNaughton, the Emanuel county slayer, under sentence to die for poisoning Fred Flanders, made his last plea for life through extraordinary mo tion before the state supreme court to day. If the high court refuses McNaugh ton a new trial on the new evidence the man. whose case has already been dragged through all the courts of Georgia and even into the United States supreme court, will go to his death. Upon the final disposition of Mc- Naughton's case hangs the fate of Mrs. Mattie Flanders, wife of McNaugh ton's victim. Mrs Flanders was in dicted for complicity in the crime, but has never been tried. McNaughton was found guilty o?l administering arsenic to Flanders while the latter and his wife were boarding in McNaughton’s home. Upon evidence that Mrs. Flanders did not seem moved over her husband’s death, but appeared eager to get bis shat-' estate of 13,00 H, rhe wife was indicted. I V Fl inn / / y Fo * TEDDY CHEER ED BY 25,000 jag 7 ! hor t M* w. Q fl JRI IMF K ' fl to. wi av / (j)lonel Roosevelt waving to the great throng that lirted Chicago's streets as he was being taken from the railroad station upon his arrival to the Congress hotel, his headquarters. BEACH CASE PUTS LIO ON IN AIKEN AIKFN. S. C.. June 17.—Aiken is swept today by a tremendous reform wave. In which even the rich social colony Is joining, to show the world that the town repudiates and resentd the "Beauty Beach Scandal." The city council has decided to instruct the Aiken policemen to put a quick and effective check upon all the amuse-, ments In which Beach and his set in dulged. For the next two weeks city policemen will investigate every social club once every 60 minutes, day and night, and even the appearance of dis sipation will be sternly suppressed. Already the gambling halls have been closed and the owners whose machines have not been confiscated have shipped the paraphernalia. The officials of Aiken declare openly that the places frequented by "The Beach crowd" will be put out of business If they have to close them at the points of guns and the assertion Is as openly made that Beach must take such a dose of Aiken medicine that no recurrence of such a scandal will ever imperil the reputation of the town. Even the Society Folk Are Affected. Scores of the best known members of the social colony have joined the resi dents In this crusade and not least re markable is the fact that the move ment has even swept into the revival stage. Society folk who have been conspicuous by their absence from Aiken churches for years, have flocked to the "protracted meetings," wheie the ministers are denouncing the Beach case and calling upon their congrega tions to stamp out scandal from Aiken forever. Some of the more fervid of this "so ciety clique" have gone to 'be point of speaking out against the Beach case in open meeting and have thus gone on record as aiding the residents morally in their repudiation crusade. Undoubt edly this stand accounts in large part for the tremendous impetus of the re vival movement now in progress in Aiken. Evangelists are speaking at three meetings a day in most of the churches and the edifices have proved too small to hold the throngs. The preachers lose no opportunity to hold up the Beach case as a popular lesson, and the sentiment of lheir con gregations manifesllj tenters about this issue. ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. JUNE 17. 1912. WE'LL CUT ’EM IN TWO, CRIES T. R. TO HIS HOSTS Girl Reporter "Calls’* Newspaper Man’s Bluff And Becomes His Bride Miss Mary Carter and Rogers Winter Are the Principals in a Night Wedding. Miss Mary Reynolds t’arter, of The Constitution staff, went to Trinity cliurcii last night to write a story for her paper. Rogers Winter, of The Journal, covered the same assignment. A tew hours later they were Mr. and Mrs. Winter. Mr. Winter had known Miss Carter for several years. They were rival re porters in Augusta until Miss Carter came to Ailanta two years ago and began doing the "court house run" for the' morning paper. Mr. Winter landed a job on The Journal as soon after ward as he could. Since then, he says, he had been trying to persuade Miss Carter to become Mnj_ Winter. Last night he gave up persuasion and tried a bluff. Leaving Mi£s Carter at the church, he went out to Ordinary Wilkinsons home and got the license. Then he came back to town, invaded The Con stitution office, found Miss Carter bu-y on her story, and exhibited the license. That exhibition of nerve made good. They went out and woke up Dr J. B. Robins, pastor of Trinity church, and were married. Mrs. Winter went track to her work on The Constitution today and her husband resumed his news gathering for The Journal. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. William Everett Rushing, of Millen. Ga. and the bridegroom is the son of Rev I, P. Winter, of Grantville. HONEST. THEY DID FIND WHISKY AND BEER IN SEAB WRIGHT’S ROOM ROME. GA . June 18 In a room where h negro declared Seahorn Wright, a well known prohibition leader of the United States, kept some plunder, officers found two boxes of whisky Mr. Wright is not charged with selling whisky, however, and a charge has been brought against Sim Davie, a negro The place raided is within the shadow of the Floyd county court house and a stone's throw of the police station. Davie was taken to the room and when he told the officers that Seaborn Wright kept bis plunder there and he had the key to the place. Die bluecoats refused to believe Die negro had hammered flj'W’n th door with an a,-:. They found several jugs of whisky and bottles of beer. Davie eseaped while the officers were looking for the ax He is still at large. BOV(4)STARTS TO SEE WORLD Equipped with a nickel, a pair of husky legs and a determination "to see the world," Edward Lafayette Wheelis, a bright-faced, blue-eyed tot of four years, started out today on a tramp that was destined to be of short duration. The llttrle fellow is the son of Super intendent Wheelis. who is in charge of the work of construction on the new Southern freight terminals, and lives witli his parents at 47 Trinity avenue. Having been here but a short time, lit tle Edward knew nothing of the city, but that didn't feaze*him. To him At lanta was the whole world and he wanted to see it. When the father left home this morn ing lie gave little Edward a nickel, telling him to be a good boy until “papa comes back." Edward wanted to lie a good boy all right, but all of this money at one time developed the wan derlust, and he started out to "take in the town,” slipipng away from home at an opportune moment. Spends Nickel For Candy. At the first store Edward spent his nickel for candy. Eating and Walking, w ith no thought of passing vehicles nor the crowded streets, he scion found himself downtown. After looking in the show windows at the "pretties” and knicknacks and enjoying himself to his heart's content, the tot decided he hud seen the whole show, lie was tired, anyway, and wanted to go liome. He ambled along for several blocks, and then came the realization that he was lost. . The little "tourisl" didn't cry. He. was too manly for that. But he was getting mighty tired, and the pair of robust legs began to feel wabbly. Finally, he sighted yi house that he thought was his own home and in he strolled. It was the home of W. O. Stamps, the merchant, at 313 White hall street. "I wants my momrner.' pleaded the little fellow as he met Mrs. Stamps in the hallway. "Well, who is your mamma, my little man?” asked Mrs. Stamps. "She’s my momrner. and I want my mommei." was the only identification furnished by the little "unknown." No one in the block knew anything of the tot, and Mr. Stamps took him to the police station. "I wants my mominer." said little Ed ward to the several policemen who gathered about and questioned him. It was then but a few minutes until the mystery was solved. An excited wom an inquired over the telephone If a lost boy had been found. Little Edward's description brought a cry of joy over the phone. The baby tourist's tour came to an end h few minutes later amid great enthusiasm. “We’ll Knock These Old Gentlemen Through the Ropes,” He Cries Again and Again at Reception to Delegates, Hundreds Struggleto Shake His Hand. Alabama Delegation Adopts Unit Rule, Grab bing Two T. R. Votes---Dixon Says Nine Georgia Taft Men Have Deserted for Colonel. Big Fight on Tomorrow. CHICAGO. -June 17.—“ We will cut them in two." cried Theodore Roosevelt today when reports of his lieutenants and delegates were presented to him at a reception in the Eliza bethan room at the Congress hotel. The reception was a con tinuous ovation for the colonel. "We’ll knock these old gentle ment through the ropes," was the exclamation that came from the colonel again and again, as he shook hands with hundreds of his supporters. By adopting the unit rule, the Alabama delegation to the Republican national convention nullified the two votes of the delegates favoring Roosevelt, and so tied up the delegation that the two Roosevelt votes will be thrown to Taft. At lithe same time the Alabama Taft forces were strangling the two Roosevelt men. the Oklahoma delegation refused, by a vote of 18 to 2. to adopt a resolution bidding their entire dele gation to stand behind any nominee selected by the convention. This was the first attempt by the Tass forces to hind the dele gates against a bolt, by using the famous Conklin resolution of 1880. when President Grant sought a third term nomination. These developments, with the statement of his manager, Senator Dixon, that a careful final check of the delegates this forenoon showed that Roosevelt would con trol the convention at its opening by 42 votes, were incidents that lent to the intense excitement with which Chicago is charged on the day preceding the calling to order of the most important national convention in many dec ades. Crush Almost Too Great for Colonel. Late in the morning delegates and alternates filed Into the Elizabethian room at the Congress hotel for a con ference with Roosevelt. Although it was positively stated that no one ex cept delegates and alternates would be admitted, some outsiders were allowed to go into the room. When the colonel dashed into the room behind a wedge of guards it was packed to suffocation. "Don't let any one else In," shouted the colonel, “not another man. I want to meet these men." Roosevelt stood at the Peacock alley entrance. Beads of perspiration were on his forehead. "Let ’em come,” he shouted Into the ear of Frank Knox, the door tender. "I'm ready." R. R. McCormick was one of the first men in line. He presented the facts from Illinois. “Colonel, we are 56 for you on everj proposition.” he said. ”1 just left the meeting of the Illinois delegation and I can assure you of that fact.” ‘‘We’ll Bust Them in Two." “Fine, fine," exploded the colonel shaking McCormick’s hand like a punu handle. “Believe me. Mr. McCormick we w ill cut them in two.” Between McCormick and Governor Deneen In line were several of the Illi nois delegation. These men shook tha colonel's hand cordially. “Fine," he kept exclaiming so loud that he could be plainly heard all over the big room now jammed to its limit. Bang! went a couple of flashlights within ten feet of.where the ex-presl rlent stood. "Woopee!” he, exclaimed. "Let er go! That's the spirit!" The West Virginia delegation came next in line. "We're for Teddy, ever ready. West Virginia," roared the men in line. A smile showed all of the colo nel’s front teeth. "Knock 'em over the ropes, knock 'em out!" he shouted. "Great pleasure to see you gentlemen, and I want you to know that we’ve got ’em going." The next few men in line were friends. "By George! By George!" cried Roosevelt as he shook hands with sev eral men whom he knew “Fm delight ed to shake hands with you gentlemej today. This is fine —fine." North Carolina came next in line. "We re for Teddy, you bet.” cried the leader in line. "North Carolina is al! right." replied the ex-president. At this point the crushing crowd out side forced a side door to the room. "Here, here," cried Colonel Roose- IPITION 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE £ a o y r E no veltz "Don't let another man in. I ran not shake any more hands. He broke through the line before him and rushed across the room. * “We’ll Knock These Old Gentlemen Over the Ropes." "Shut the dbor," he commanded and the door was shut. Roosevelt stepped back into the line. He shook hands with more than 500 and there were thousands more wearing badges of on« sort or another who tried to get in. The Oklahoma delegation made con siderable noise. “Oh you Teddy,” shouted the first delegate as he shook hands with the colonel. "All right, by George," exploded the ex-president, "Oklahoma is the state and we'll carry It In the fall. Things are going fine, gentlemen, and we’ll knock those, old gentlemen over the ropes." Next came Texas. Colonel Ceci! byon, who was flattened out by th* Taft steam roller, led the line of the bone Star state. “Well turn the state over to you,'* said Colonel byon. "Ah. the bone Star state." he replied, “I’m for you, gentlemen., strong." Next came the Maryland men. “We are for you strong," cried tha leader of this delegation. “Will you be for me on temporary chairman?” asked the colonel. “You bet we will,” was the reply. "That Is the. way," he cried. "Knock them over the ropes, boys." Minnesota came next. 'How do you feel?” asked one "I’m right up to the handle." ha shouted. "Right up to the handle and I’ll stick to this thing to the limit." "How does the thing stand?" asked the next man who gripped his hand. “We’ve Got ’Em Going And No Mistake.” "We've got 'em going and no mis take," was the explosive reply. "We'll knock those old gentlemen out and no mistake." Then were presented the two women deliegates from California, the only women who will have seats in the con vention. When the colonel saw them he looked inquiringly for a moment. "These are women delegates and they are for you." cried a man in the, crowd. The women smiled and extended their hands. "I’m glad to see you. ladies." saluted the colonel "badies. I am. strong for woman’s suffrage, and it Is a pleasure to se» such progress." The women wete hurried on with the steady stream of struggling crowd of humanity by the colonel. "I’m from Washington." shouted a man who came next. "They stole the state from us." "Don't you worry, sit,” came the re ply. "We will put it over those gentie men easily, but, say. did you ever see such a naked theft as that In Wash ington?" The crush seemed tn grow great again and Colonel Roosevelt again stepped from his place in the line to see that the doormen and other guards were keeping others from rushing Into the room. His face was Rushed and