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E-• G. 0.-P. CONVENTION NOTABLES IN CARICATURE f Zrx i’-M , .wfefe w&St Mi qUZ/ y ' j Ttrzs? iPkwmrl < k .<2 r tgai ogLfc #/ Boise I -• THE WEATHER Forecast: Fair tonight and tomor row. Temperatures: 8 a. m., 72; 10 a. m„ 74; 12 noon, 76: 2 p. m., 76. VOL. X. NO. 277. mow DIES II FIDE FW PffiO IF HUSBAND Mrs. D. B. English, After Reaching Safety, Re-enters Building to Get Picture. WAYCROSS, GA.. June 19.—1 f Mrs. D. B. English had not returned to her bedroom to save a photograph of her husband who had died in that room five years ago, she would not have been burned to death in the $30,000 fire which destroyed the English building at 9 o’clock last night and cost the lives of another woman and her nine year-old son. one of Mrs. English’s children, who narrowly escaped her fate, said today i hat her mother had reached the street safel) at the Tebeau corner of the flaming building when she remember ed the photograph of her dead hus band which she had treasured above all her other posessions. In spite of the pleadings of her daughters, she wrenched away from them, ran back toward the bed rodm and had just reached the entrance when she was buried beneath a falling wall. Her body, burned beyond recognition, was found with those of the other victims in the ruins at daylight today. DEAD AND INJURED IN CONFLAGRATION. The dead are: MRS. D. B. ENGLISH. widow of Dan Broadway English. JIRS. JOHN D. GAMBLE, wife of a linotype operator. PAL’L GAMBLE, nine-year-old son of Mrs. John D. Gamble H C. Lee and Alvin Johnson, who were badly hurt by jumping from the second floor, are in a serious condition. A fourth body, that of a missing white man, is believed to be under the debris. Only SB,OOO insurance was carried on the burned buildings. All day long today, while the firemen searched among the ruins of the Eng lish building and the garage, where the blaze was started by a workman's lighted match thrown into gasoline, lit tle Margaret English, whose mother was burned to death, clung about the spot weeping hysterically and begging to enter th*e charred debris. She had seen her mother's body taken from the wreckage of the boarding house up.,n the second floor, but the seven-year old child could not believe she was 'dead. LITTLE CHILD SOUGHT TO SAVE HER MOTHER. Before the body was recovered the child sought frantically to break away from those who detained her to run back into the flaming building and V bring out her mother. It is feared that the child will not survive the horror of the tragedy. The positions in which the charred bodies of the victims were found today indicated that they were near a rear exit when the roof collapsed from one of several terrific srasoline explosions. Investigation today proves that a workman, smoking in the garage on the first floor of the building, against all rules, tossed the match he lit into a corner of the room where several gal lons of kerosene were stored. Flames falrlv burst from the building. In less than a minute the garage was a raging furnace and tongues of fire shot up , ward and encompassed the whole porch of the boarding house on the second floor, where several men, women and children were sitting. V searching investigation of the fire, It was announced today, will be made by city officials, to fix the responsibil ity for the holocaust. The firemen reached the scene to find that the blaze had already doomed the house, though less than half of the oc cupants had escaped. At the same mo ment the electric light connections were hunted out and all the rescue work was done in darkness, except where the fire men carried lanterns into the smoke filled rooms of the building. So swift was the progress of the flames that John Gamble and his little son escaped from the porch by the narrowest mar gin. while Mrs. Gamble, fully dressed ■ It ,t room within, v.as burned to death before she could rind an. exit. The Atlanta Georgian FELDER SAYS HE’LL SHOW UP GOV. BLEASE Atlanta Lawyer Accepts Sum mons of South Carolina In vestiagting Committee. Thomas B. Felder, of Atlanta, will respond to a summons to meet an in vestigating committee from the legis lature of South Carolina tn Augusta. Ga., nn Monday, July 8. for the pur pose of giving to that committee such testimony as he may have concerning the charge of dispensary graft lodged against Governor Cole L. Blease, of South Carolina, by Mayor Grace, of Charleston. Discussing the matter today. Mr. Felder said; “I shall answer? the summons of the investigating committee without doubt. I will be on hand when it arrives in Augusta, and will take pleasure in tell ing it all I know about the matters it brings to my attention. I shall lay .before it such things as I have knowl edge of. These things may not make nice or dainty reading: they may be veTy damaging to some people, but that will not be my fault. I shall be glad to meet the committee in Augusta, for there I shall have an opportunity, in calmness and without interference, to say what 1 know.” The meeting’ between Mr. Felder and the investigating committee, set for July 8 in Augusta, was the outcome] of several days’ correspondence by I letter and wire. Mr. Felder first named i Atlanta as a fit and proper place of ; meeting, but when the committee said that Augusta would be more conven ient to it. the Atlanta man promptly accepted. Mr. Felder's sole objection to going to Columbia is said to have been fear of interference upon the hearing, per haps violent, by friends and partisans of Governor Blease. Probing Dispensary Graft at Charleston CHARLESTON, S. C„ June 19. The legislative committee investigating the old South Carolina dispensary system today opened its hearing here on charges made by Mayor Grace of much graft in the county constabulary sys tem, tracing this graft to Governor Blease's door. J. J. Miller spent the morning testifying before the commis sion on how the graft system has worked. The testimony of Miller was "red hot," laying bare a graft system long suspected and of common report. The committee may spend two days in- | vestigating graft conditions here, eon- ! •tinuing the investigation started at Co- ] lumbia yesterday, when Mayor Grace I appeared before the probers. Charleston Mayor Tells of Grafting COLUMBIA. S. C.. June 29.—The leg islative dispensary committee yester day heard testimony of Mayor Grace of Charleston, who told at length of political and personal affiliations with Governor Blease. He said Blease had put liquor constables in Charleston county, though several times publicly and privately he had said he would not do this. Grace said the opinion is general in Charleston that constables received bribes to protect certain liquor con cerns and produced an affidavit of J. J. Miller, who said that he had seen money paid Ben Stothart. chief of con stabulary. to secure Stothart’s protec tion. Grace made a suggestion to the committee that it go to Charleston, where, he said, ho could produce more witnesses ami affidavits to show that Blease gets graft from constables. •Stothart’s counsel urged (he same, so •the commute left early this morning for Charleston. Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results ATLANTA. /lA.. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19. 1912. I While Orphans Pray I For Fire Deliverance Their Chapel Burns Hephzibah Home at Macon Suffers Loss of SII,OOO by Second Blaze. MACON, GA.. June 19.—While 56 or phan girls, assembled in the chapel of the Hephzibah orphanage last night, rendered prayers of thanks for their safe deliverance from a fire during the afternoon, tongues of flames made their appearance through the ceiling and drove the frightened children pell-mell to their cottages. The chapel and main home were burned down by the second fire, at a loss of SII,OOO, despite the heroic ef forts of a bucket brigade of 40 chil dren. The orphanage was beyond the city limits and out of reach of the fire department. VOLUNTEERS, RIVALS OF SALVATION ARMY, WOULD COME HERE Mayor Winn is considering carefully today the application of the Volun teers of America for permission to give services on the streets, with a banjo corps and drums. The mayor is per fectly willing to permit the Volunteers to compete with the Salvation Army in street services and music, but desires to know something more about them before issuing a permit. Major F. C. Fegley made the appli cation. He is an officer of the Volun teers. which does most of its work among prisoners In state and Federal prisons, and also is chaplain of Hope Plantation, a part of the Louisiana state prison system. The Volunteers have opened head quarters in New Orleans. Birmingham and Chattanooga. RIGHT TO GIVE ONE CAB LINE PRIVILEGES AT R. R. STATION IS QUESTIONED The right of the Atlanta Terminal Com ! pany to give the Atlanta Baggage and Cab I Company exclusive parking privileges on | the Termina Istation plaza is being ques tioned today before the state railroad com mission. Members of the traveling public, in eluding committees from the United Com mercial Travelers and the Traveling Mens Protective association, told the commis sioners that travelers were being dis commoded by the monopoly of the sta tion plaza said to have been obtained by the Atlanta Baggage and Cab Company. The Terminal Company readily admit ted to the commission that a contract giv ing the Atlanta Baggage and Cab Com pany exclusive parking privileges was in effect, but denied that vehicles owned by other companies and persons were kept from driving on the plaza. SUFFRAGETTES MOB LLOYD GEORGE, BUT POLICE RESCUE HIM LONDON. June 19. —Suffragettes made a savage attack upon Chancellor David Lloyd-George today as he wflte leaving Qaxton hall, where he had opened the Welsh national bazaar. Detectives after a tierce struggle rescued the chancellor just in time to save him from being bad ly beaten by the women j ILLNESS FORCES FRAZIER OUT OF GOVERNOR'S RACE CHATTANOOGA. TENN., June 19. I Following a sinking spell about 11 I o’clock last night. ex-Senator James I B. Frazier rallied after midnight and today his physicians report that his Condition Is more favorable than at any time since his illness began. How ever. his family is alarmed and fears are entertained that he may not re cover. Because of his illness. Senator Frazier's friends have withdrawn his name as a candidate tor the Demo cratic nomination for governor. CHARTER GIVEN A T. & A. LINE: CAPITAL SIOO,OOO The Americus. Tifton and Atlantic rail road. a projected line to operate from Americus to a point on the Florida line In Charlton county, a distance of 200 miles, was chartered by the secretary of state today. The railroad was capitalized at SIOO,OOO. According to the terms of the charter the line will pass through Oakfield. Doles. Ashburn, Tifton, Nashville and Milltown The Incorporators are: G. K. Eltis and W. M Crook. Americus; D. J DuPree, Oakfield: C. 1. Champion. Doles: J. s. Shinglerand .1.1., Bvans, Ashburn: U. 11. Tift, J. W. Greer and .1. W. Myers. Tif ton; I U Lovett, Nashville, and J. V. Talley, Milltown. T. R.’S MEN ATTACK ROLLER; TAFT REFUSES TO QUIT TAFT HAS IT ON TEDDY ATENDOFFIRST ROUND I W' ■ I • /JEtoH, ZMF/ /.4<rw<A KSteMWfc /Ii ' / CAN'T CALL DIXIE GIRLS CHICKENS Court Puts $5.75 Crusher on Flirting Youths Who Annoyed Telephone Operators. Recorder Broyles today put a $5.75 ban on calling telephone girls "chick ens. ’’ Accused of applying that term to two pretty "hello girls” in front of the Southern Bell exchange, at Pryor and Mitchell streets O E. Lancaster. 22 Kei-guson street, and Hurhy Gufllti. 85 Harold avenue, were before the re corder today and were each fined $5.75. "Hello, chicken, where are you go ing? I'm going tn tell your mama on you." Is the wav the alleged mashers are said to have addressed the girls just after a young man employee of the telephone company had bought them ice cream soda in a nearby fount. The girls didn't relish the familiaritj and protested. The superintendents of the Marcus Ixieb Company on th. opposite corner, where large numbers of girls are em ployed. told the court that, the young men also had been throwing kisses ai the girls in the upper windows of the establishment. He said the windows and walls of the building "were be spattered with kisses that hud gone wild and missed the mark.’ DALTON MATRON DIES. DALTON, GA. .lune 19. The body of Mrs. Walter Davis was brought here for interment today, her death having occurred at Resaca. She was one of the most prominent of Dalton's young matrons. DINER FINDS GEM IN A GRAPEFRUIT Expert Tells Guest at Piedmont Hotel Stone Is Diamond and Worth SSOO. When .1. Clarence Sanehen, of Au gusta, Ga., began eating a grapefruit in the dining room of the Piedmont hotel he found a diamond of purest ray Inside. At first he thought it was a small stone that had got in the spoon by some mistake. Upon removing it from his mouth, however, he saw that It was a glistening jewel. A jeweler whom he consulted pronounced it a pure white diamond worth probably SSOO. Mr. Sanehen Is connected with the Irish-American bank, of Augusta. He is on a vacation trip with his bride. Both of the,m ordered grapefruit for breakfast. He had scarcely eaten three spoonsful! when lie found the gem. Teeth Come Down on Gem. How the diamond could possibly have found its way Io a lodging place In the grapefruit is a matter of wonder to Mr. Sanehen and to all to whom he related the story. The stone was not loose in the half of the fruit. "The diamond evidently was imbed ed in the meat of the fruit," said Mr. Sanehen, "because I didn't discover it until my teeth came down on it. The stone looked as if It had been a part of a ring set.” Leaving the city shortly after noon. Mr. Sanehen didn't hate time to seek out a possible owner for the gem. He said, however, he would hold the stone, and If anybody could establish posi tive ownership he could be found at the Hotel Martinique In New York. I Hadley Again Leads Roosevelt Forces in Fight to Replace Contested Dele gates Seated by Steam Roller With “Legally” Elected Delegates—Col- onel’s Name Cheered. <'< >l.l SEI' M. CHICAGO. June 19. With the lightiug spirit uppermost, the Republican national convention this afternoon fought over again the question of alleged frauds in making up the temporary roll. It reached its climax when Henry J. Allen, of Kansas, brought out a near-threat of a bolt. While he was speaking a delegate arose and demanded whether Allen would support the nominee of the convention. With the delegates shouting at him Allen declared he wanted to support the candi date. but that he would do so only on one condition. "He must be named without fraud." said Allen Ft was several minutes, before order was restored. During the speech of James A. Hemenway for Taft, the confu sion became so marked that Chairman Root had to stop the convention proceedings to restore order. The Roosevelt forces, captained by Governor Hadley of Missouri, led the fighting in the second round of the battle to wrest fr<><>> President Taft the Republican presidential nomination. Chairman Root rapped for order at 11:14 o'clock, and it was fourteen min utes more before the convention had come to order. As was agreed when adjournment came last night. Governor Hadley’s mo . tion to substitute the 78 contested Taft ■ delegates with Roosevelt men was tak en up immediately after the invoca tion. By agreement a limit of three hours was placed on the debate. Gov ernor Hadly opened for the Roosevelt forces, while ex-Congressman Watson, of Indiana, bad charge of the Taft ar gument. Both men yielded the floor to others. Men from the various states entering into the contest appeared for both sides. There was great confusion at times during the speeches, and speakers wpre frequently greeted with hisses and cat calls or applause. Ref erence to Roosevelt, without his name, in Hadley’s speech, was loudy cheer- That this Is a day of great import ance to the fortunes of the Roosevelt faction was indicated by the dogged ness with which they entered the fight from the first and kept at It. That Colonel Roosevelt himself might come to the convention hall before the day ended and take personal charge of the fight was indicated by the announce ment that this morning he had secured ten seats for the convention platform for today's session. Hall in Confusion After Gavel Fell. At 11:28 o'clock the convention was declared in order by Chairman Root. I'or thirteen minutes after Chairman Root's gavel fell the house was In con fusion. During the wait Watson, of Indiana, strolled about the platform. finally, at 11:28. the convention was declared in order by Chairman Root. Rev. Dr. .Joseph Stoltz, chaplain of the day, then pronounced the invocation. The prayer was as follows: • "Oh, Lord, who are the loving father of all mankind, the great ruler of all the nations, eternal God, in Thy name blessing has been bestowed upon this land of milk and honey and by Thy providence wc live in the land of the free and the home of the brave. We praise Thee for millions who find bless ings on our borders. We express grati tude to Thee because our justice has become the common law of the land. Help us to be worthy of Ths blessings "Make us of those who think not of themselves, but of uprighteousness and truth'. Bestow upon us wisdom and judgment. the delegates be tilled with Thy spirit so that they may know that truth and justice save a nation." HOML EDITION 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE £ A O V RE NO There was a good deal of confusion in the galleries when the prayer was going on. The crowd was slow and hard to handle. The assistant ser geants-at-arms seemed incapable of handling the situation. The same trouble was evident on the floor of the hall. Everything moved slowly and apparently without system. Fight on Delegates Starts at Once. Immediately after the prayer ''hair man Root stated the first thing io be taken up was the motion of Governor Hadley, on the change in the tempo rary roll. He stated that Governor ■Hadley and Delegate Watson had agreed on three hours for debate, the time to be evenly divided. The rule was adopted by unanimous consent. John Maynard Harlan, of Illinoi,*. announced for the chair that those recognized by the chair would be ex pected to take their places on the pisi form while speaking. Governor Hadley opened the debate on his motion. He was given an ovation as he Stepped to the front of the platform. Hadley began his argument on the motion to substitute the 78 Roosevelt delegates for those now on the roll aft er Chairman Root had held the motion was presentable. Governor Hadley said : “1 am going to take a few moments of your time to explain the situation now before us. “We made a motion that some 70 delegates placed on the roll by the na tional committee be stricken off and that the rightfully elected delegates should be substituted. The chair ruled this motion out of order, although with out a point having been made. He heard argument on the ruling already made. I took an appeal, which the chair refused to recognize and submit to the convention. We had two courses. We could meet arbitrarily the arbitrary action of this ruling. We preferred to wait until a temporary chairman was elected. “Then we renewed the motion that the chairman hps considered proper.” Hadley then named in a general way the cases that were referred to. H< said he vvouljl not present the individual cases, as others would do that. Roosevelt Quotation Brings Loud Cheers Hadley then quoted from a speech of Roosevelt saying that the substitu tion of the nates by the national com mittee was a plan to substitute the will of the bosses for the will of the people of the United States. He was cheered roundly. He paid a glowing tribute to Roose velt. He did not mention the ex-presi dent by name, but said: "He can lead more people to the polls than any other man in the United States " Hadley then read a statement from fourteen members of the Republican national committee, many of whom are not supporters of Roosevelt sot the presidency. The statemnt said a nutn bei of delegates had been ,w longfully seated and gave a list of men who were said to be the rightfully elected dele gates. This list, Hadley said, was the one contained in his motion. As In proceeded Hadley paid a neat tribute to