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HOTEL LOBBIES BUZZING WITH LIWMAKEBS Legislators Intend to" Get Right . Down to Business,” Despite Baltimore “Circus.” The sleepiest bell hop in the Kimball house lobby had to wake up today and chase iec water and other things up and down the stairs. The chairs were all filled and the lobby began to look like another convention was about to break loose. It was the annual dav-before the-legislature crowd, coining in to boost pet bills, get things lined up for putting something over or putting something eise in the pigeonhole, pick ing out a boarding house or landing a small job left vacant since last session. The assembly begins tomorrow —to last 50 days, not including Sundays, holi days or dies non, which means a day which "doesn’t count." The report that the legislature would convene, call the roll and adjourn over until next week on account of the Bal timore convention is discredited by of ficials of the two houses and those early arrivals who came prepared to start business. "There are not half a dozen legisla tors in Baltimore, anyway, even in cluding .1. Randolph Anderson." said one of the house officers. “There’s no reason why we should adjourn. We all admit that Baltimore has a three ring circus compared to our sideshow, but we’re going to keep open all the week if we don’t take in a cent, as the country storekeeper remarked the day everybody left for the footwashing. We likely will pass some dozen bills before Baltimore turns out." Speaker Holder Is Here. Speaker John N. Holder is here and likely to stick right at bis desk, in spije of the fact that he’s running for con gress from his home district and would like to be tn the fray. But it would make pretty good argument to say the speaker had deserted his post to run for office, and John Holder is wise. Be sides, he can see most of the big guns in his district right here, for they'll all be coming to Atlanta during the legis lature. Beyond the prospect of a fight over the Tippins ants-near-beer bill, sched . tiled for the first place on the calendar and likely to come up for passage soon in the session, there isn’t much excite ment ahead. There are no officers to f elect, for the president of the senate, the speaker of the, house and all other officials were elected last year and hold over through this summer. There may be a few vacancies to be filled on ac count of deaths or resignations, and a few new members to be sworn in for the same cause. There will be the usual Hood of new bills on the first dav. ranging from an act to amend an act regulating a foot bridge across Goose creek to an act to prohibit running trol ley cars on Sundays. But all the mem bers have been seasoned by a year’s experience and fewer “freak” bills are expected than are the rule at first ses sions. Capital Bill Still Sleeps. Nearly every big question brought up last year lias been left over for consid eration at this session, but they are not arousing the enthusiasm which followed their introduction. Bibb county still has Its bill to move the capital from Atlan ta to Macon, and the selection of a new site for the governor’s mansion and the sale of the old property still is pend- < Ing. There are several bills providing new ; counties, which means more coun ty seats and more county jobs. Among the bills on the calendar since last, session are: To increase the membership of the bouse of representatives; to increase the number of members of the senate’ to change the arrangement of senato rial districts, making each of the big counties a single district; to make the county unit plan a part of the primary law; to tax automobiles upon their horsepower: to provide a ten-day gov ernor’s inaugural session of the legis lature In February of every second year; to require railroads to honor mileage books on trains; to provide for free school books; to change the date of the assembly's meeting: to regulate the houYs of labor and to reg ulate child labor in factories; to pro tide for biennial sessions of the legis lature; to establish an inheritance tax: to create a state highway commission: to outlaw pistol-toters: to outlaw the public drinking cup; to prohibit spit ting on church floors; to permit free tailroad passes for sheriffs and their deputies, and for Confederate veterans; to permit' weekly newspapers to ex change advertising space for transpor tation: tc make county officers’ terms font years instead of two; to establish drainage ami levee districts; to allow women to vote: to establish the initia tive, referendum and recall; to estab lish a state industrial home for girls; to establish a state institution for fee ble-minded and epileptic persons; re garding the extension of the Western and Atlantic railroad to the sea, and the advisability of re-leasing the rail road; and regarding the erection of a terminal station and civic plaza where the I nion depot now stands on the state road property in Atlanta. HARD LUCK; ALFONSO WILL GET NO VACATION MADRID, June 25. —King Alfonso will not accompany Queen Victoria when she visits Princess Henry of Batten berg in the Isl. of Wight in August. His absence from Spain wilt be out of the question, owing to the state of Morocco and the long protraction of the negotiation* with France. Q Real Romances of Sunny Georgia [J] BOARDING SCHOOL NO BARRIER TO WOOING OF MACON’S RICHEST SON Jw ? / / / 'y ‘‘JiT SP L’ «.»■* i ll Cl 0 \ /'lm, SHfjw/ \ ' / In w ' / Bf'WjinJ' T ■ W CzoClf/f p ■ ********* h. / v -t / ' / 'Jr * *1 H / -IBWj ff ■ 1 ~'eW WW-'W’ \ I / ■ MA « ' wOfe, wi. ■ 'w*- •. 13 Kg »*/. ■ W \I \ (/Q/J ITT7W *. \ \'t O’iSlwii iBl j Zip'"’ ” ’A’f / -’’4 .y Mhs Gfadys O’Xeal. daughtvr of 15. I*. O’Neal, of Macon, who is to become the britle-of Jennings Adams, also of Macon. CONVICTS ORGANIZE LEAGUE TO IMPROVE THEIR OWN MORALS PHOENIX. ARIZ., June 25.—Two hundred convicts in the Arizona state penitentiary at Florence have organ ized themselves into a "law and order league,” the constitution of which sets forth the belief of the members in "God, prison reform and Governor Hunt,”an4 names as the purpose of the league the promotion of better, morals and the abolishment of crime. V The membership includes 96 percent of tlie prisoners, who have agreed to the following rules: To try each day to do some good deed. To set aside from each day.a certain time for the study of pure and noble thoughts. To assist the officers in the discharge of their daily duties. To avoid and prevent disorderly con duct. » To refrain from profane language • To respect each other, assist the weak and do all In our power to uplift the principles of pi-ison reform and the poH icies of our new state. THEIR CHILD IN COURT. JUDGE DENIES DIVORCE KANSAS CITY, June 25.—" The pat ents of young children should not be divorced under any circumstance* " said Judge E. L. Fischer, of the Wyan dotte epunty court, in denying the di vorce asked by Frank L. Cooke from Bessie V. Cooke. Their child, Frank, a bright little five-year-old boy, played about the court room in the meantime. “The testimony shows nothing seri ous," continued the judge. "You should be reconciled for the sake of your son who loves you both.” After the trial Mrs. Cooke, who lives at 601 Washington Boulevard. Kansas City, Kans., departed «ith the child. s. C. FIRE CHIEFS MEET. ROCK HILL. S. C., June 25. The an, nual convention of the State Firemen's association opened here today for three days of business and pleasure. Chief Louis Behrens, of Charleston, who hag been president of the association for eight > ears, and led a notable tight to get a fire insurance premium law passed for the benefit of the fire department, is presid ing Essie May Duke. The body of Essie May Duke little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. <’. A. Duke, who died at the residence, .57 late yesterday, lies at the undertaker’s awaiting funeral arrangements THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY. JUNE 25. 1912. SCIENTISTS watch IMMENSE SUN SPOT 10,000 MILES ACROSS PASADENA. CAI... June 25.—The largest sun spot which has been de tected within a year, a patch on the sun’s surface 10,000 miles in diameter, though its mark on the 17-inch image at the Mount Wilson observatory measures but a fifth of an inch across, is now under observation at the Car negie observatory and has been pho tographed several times since its ap pearance last Tuesday. The area of the sun spot is approxi mately 78,540.000 square miles a sur face nearly ten times the size of North America, and in which 26- countries of the size of the United States might be placed with plenty qf margin around the edge Prof. Ferdinand Ellermai) has headed the work of photographically capturing this spot, which is now moving west ward. PULLED OFF HIFTOE AND SAVED HIS LIFE WABASH. IND. June 25. -Frank Oswalt, of Wabash, an intef-urban con ductor, sacrificed the great toe on his right foot to save his life near here. He had thrown a switch and was crossing the track when his foot caught in a frog. The car w as backing tow «> il him and he was unable to make the tnotorman hear his cries. By almost superhuman effort he freed his foot, but his great toe was left in the tvedge between the rails. SECRETARY MEYER HAS SLIGHT TYPHOID HAMILTON, MASS., June 25. -Sec retary of the Navy Gfiorge von L. Mey er has a mild attack of typhoid fever. Although it was feared that typhoid fever might develop, the actual symp toms of the disease did not appear un til last night. Secretarj Meyer came home from Washington about a week ago DANE HAS EXPLORED THE CENTER OF ARABIA COPENHAGEN- June 25. Bpieley Raunkiuer, a young Danish explorer, has just returned from an expedition to Central Arabia. Raunkiaer explored qnd charied large unknown districts In Central Arabia Where no European had COPENHAGEN- -lune 25 Bpreley Raunkiaei, a young Danish explorer, has just returned from an expedition to Central Arabia. Raunkiaer explored qnd eharied large unknown districts In Central Arabia Where no European had ever before traveled. As “Brother,” Jennings Adams Courts Miss Gladys O’Neal. To Wed July 3. The approaching union of the two richest families of Macon by the mar riage of Miss Gladys O’Neal, daughter of B. P. O’Neal, to Jennings Adams, son of B. T. Adams, will be the sequel of a romantic boarding school court ship. It was by Mr. Adams frequent visits to Winston-Salem. N. C. to see her secretly at a sclecl girls college that Miss O'Neal was wooed and won The school regulations prohibited the young women from receiving the com pany of boys and men other than close relatives. But the determined suitor evaded this rule by registering at a Sa lem hotel as "Jennings O’Neai" and by representing himself to be the brother of one of the school’s brightest attend ants So regular were his visits to Win ston-Salem and so persistent his at tentions to Miss O'Neal that the col lege officials came to the conclusion that he was a most exceptionally de voted brother. Then Came the Awakening of O'Neal. Whether the imposition practiced upon them by the sweethearts was disclosed by envious school mates, or whether they ’just naturally came to the conclusion that the weekly caller at the institution was too assiduous In his attentions to be a b 1 other.’is not known. However, there was an investiga tion, resulting in the disclosure that Miss O’Neal did not have a "big broth er." so she was punished by having to do extra lessons and Mr. Adams was barred from seeing he’. But school closed for the year just about that time, and Miss O'Neal graduated with highest honot s. taking several prizes for excellence in special studies. Papa O’Neai was so delighted that he promised to give his apt daughter any thing she wanted, but he hesitated when site blushingly suggested that she would like to have a husband. “He’ll c.ome later," said the father, "and when he does if he suits your fancy and Is an ag eeable young fel low. you may have him." Tells Sweetheart Os Father’s Promise. The rematk was made in the pres ence of Mrs. O’Neal, "ho concurred in tlie sentiment. Immediately Miss O'Neal communi cated this to her Intended husband, for | they had long since sworn eternal and undying love. He went to Mother O’Neal, choosing a day when Mw O'Neal was out of the city attending to mat ins connected with his extensive lum ber Interests In south Geo’gda. Mrs. O’Neal demurred when she re covered from her amazement, and said that her husband should be consulted. "Well, we’re going Io marry." de clared the determined young man. “and that’s all there Is to it; in fact, we are going to announce our engagement this afternoon.” "No you don’t." admonished the pros pective mother-in-law. but son-in-law to-be heeded her not, and rushed down to the office of The Macon News, where he gave a formal engagement notice to Miss Winchester, the society editor, signing Mr. and Mrs. B. P. O’Neal’s name to it. ♦ About the time that the engagement reached the hands of a printer Mrs. O'Neal called up, and demanded that the notice be disregarded and kept out of the paper. But the Announcement . Appeared in the Paper. The society editor obliged, by send ing up a note to the foreman to send her the "copy" of the engagement. The “copy" was sent down, but only after it lia'd been put in type. As the foreman, not altogether un derstanding the purport of the request for the "copy.” thought that the notice was intended for publication, he, in consideration of the prominence of the parties, put it at the top of the society page. And thus it appeared in print that afternoon. Mr. Adams was casually reading his afternoon paper in the library when Ids eye was attracted by the announce ment. He gasped, and sent for his son, congratulated him, and iold him to draw on him for enough to cover the expense of a European tour for a honeymoon. Mrs. O’Neal read the notice in almost as casual a manner, not suspecting that it would be tn the paper. She locked her daughter In the dining room and telephoned the newspaper office, wheie eventually due explanations were made Her wrath was still at boiling heat when Mr. O'Neal arrived home. He Irnard the whole story, sympathized with the young sweetheart, and said that while the affair was somewhat premature and hasty, everything was satisfactory and would be all right in the end. Consequently. Mr. Adams and Miss O’Neal sat side by side on the immense front porch of the palatial O'Neal resi dence that night; and this residence, by the way, Is the most sumptuous In Macon. It is located on the crest of Coleman’s Hill, overlilng the busi ness portion of the city, and re sembles in Its architectural features the design of the Atheneum Acropolis. Plans for the w r edding a.re fast ma turing. It will be one of the most elab orate that Macon has seen in many years, and will take place at the O'Neal iiome on July 3. More than 2,000 in vitations will be issued. Mr. Jennings Adams was recently set up in the wholesale grocery business and is looked upon as a coming busi ness man of Macon. His father is a banker, cptton factor, wholesale mer chant and Investor, and has a fortune that is way above a million. Mr. O’Neal made several millions out of deals*in timber and turpentine lands In south Georgia, and Is easily the wealthiest citizen of Macon Miss O'Neal >s being entertained lav ishly Ay .Macon society in honot of het apptoacning nuptials. ATLANTA 15 GIVEN GOOD OHENGHING Rain Washes Streets, Saving City Lot of Work—Down pour Causes Damage, Atlanta’s face is washed and she is all ready for the legislature or what ever company may happen to call. The streets are cleaner today than they have been, in several weeks, and the sanitary department didn't have to work overtime, either. It was just rain. But such a rain! It began early yes terday afternoon and for a while it looked as though the sky had turned upside down. Trolley cars were stop ped by lightning., which burned out circuits, and delayed by rivers of rain water across the streets. Terraces and lawns were washed away in several sections of the city, and thousands of dollars worth of new earthwork van ished like a lump of sugar in a cup of tea. Shoppers caught uptown hud dled in doorways and waited impa tiently for the cars to start, while some unfortunates without umbrellas dashed through the downpour. The total rainfall of the afternoon and night was about 2 inches, far from being a record for the 24 hours. The worst damage was found in DeKalb avenue, between Spruce street and Del ta place, Inman Park. Water over flowed in several homes there and resi dents took to the upper floors or fled to higher grofind. An automobile, de serted in the street, was covered with water higher than its wheels. Williams street, near Pine, was flood ed two inches above the doorsteps, and several women had to be helped from their homes. Several washouts, dan gerous to passers-by, were guarded all night by the police. - AMALGAMATION OF 175,000 SHOE WORKERS OF NATION PLANNED BOSTON, June-25. —Amalgamation of the 175,000 shoe workers of the country into one big union is the principal busi ness before the national executive com mittee of the boot and shoe workers union, which is meeting at the national headquarters. Il is planned to unite tlie boot and shoe workers, the United Shoe Workers union, the Knights of Labor Shoe Workers and a store of small independent unions into one big body. International President John F. Tobin, of Quincy, presided, and Ro chester. N. Y., Cincinnati, St. Louis, St. Paul. Montreal. Chicago and Brock ton, Mass., were represented. TUFTS COLLEGE PREXY CAN’T BEG. SO RESIGNS MEDFORD. MASS.. June 25.—Rath er than stand with outstretched hands a suppliant for funds, President Fred erick W. Hamilton, of Tufts college, has tendered his resignation. When asked if it were true that the trustees want “a beggar." and not an educator, for president, he said: "That is lo a certain extent true. I admit that 1 have not raised any very large arnqunts of money for the college. "1 suppose, more than anything else, the situation is that I have always cohcelved my position to be that of an educator, but the trustees want a solicitor of funds.” DENIES THAT MEN ARE BORN FREE AND EQUAL CHI*'AGO, June 25. "All men are not born free and equal.” asserted Jo sephine <Locke, traveler and former supervisor of drawing in the public schools, in an address on "Democracy" before the Chicago Teachers federa tion. | “No two men are alike," she said. "No two men are equal. No two men can be born equal unless they are born exactly alike.” It was the last meeting of the school year for the federation ENDOWS A HOME FOR RUSSIAN BANKRUPTS ST. PETERSBURG, June 25.—The widow of a rich Russian jeweler has made a will in which she orders her heirs to devote the lai ger part of her fortune to the erection of a sanatorium tor bankrupts. E. H. Gunby. ICdward H Gunby, little grandson of Clark Howell, who died at the family residence. Tampa, Fla., was buried there today. The'chilli was the four-months old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. It. Gunby. former residents of Atlanta. Mrs. Gunliy Is a daughter of Clark Howell, and was reared in this city. Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications, ns they can not reach the dlaensod portion of the ear. There Is only one way to corp deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an inflamed condition «if the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is Inflamed you have a rum tdlng sound or imperfect hearing, and wh'-n It is entirely closed Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition bearing will he <lestroye<l forever, nine caecs out of ten are caused by Ca tnrrh, which Is nothing but an Inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (»niised by catarrh) that can not bp cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free. F. J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo. O. Sold by druggists. 75c. Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation A TEXAS WONDER Th« Texas Wonder cures kidney end fi'edder troubles, removing ..ravel, cures diabetes, weak and lame backs, rheuma tism, and all Irregularities of the kidneys and bladder In both men and women Regulates bladder troubles In children If not sold by your druggist, will be by mall on receipt of SI.OO One smalt bottle is two months treatment and sel dom fails to perfect a cure. Send lor tes timonlals from this and other states. Dr. V W Hall. ?!>'.’« OUvo-st., kt. Louis. Ma Scud by druggists. CHIEFSOFG. 0. P. FEAR NOMINATION OFCLARK; HOPE DEMOCRATS ERR By JUSTIN McGRATH. BALTIMORE, MD„ June 25.—1 tis interesting and important that the perspective of the Baltimore situation, taken by the most astute politicians In charge of the Taft and Roosevelt forces in Chicago, is not In the least bit altered by the Information ob tained here from leaders who will be th.- chief figures in the convention which opened today. The Republican leaders in Chicago had their minds filled with the grave political condition which confronted them. But absorbed as they were by the political drama in which they were playing a prominent part, whenever the tension was in the slightest degree re laxed they evinced an interest in the outcome of the Baltimore convention. They realized that their own politi cal fate was bound up almost as much in the decisions with respect to can didates and the platform which the Democrats will make here, as it was in the result of their own convention labors. Freely they confessed that they, saw only two chances of Re publican success in the approaching campaign—both of them admittedly slight Thought Taft Might Retire. The fijst chance which they consid ered was the possibility that they might be able to persuade President Taft that, having accomplished the de feat of Roosevelt, he should retire from the race of his own volition and aid them in persuading Justice Hughes to accept the nomination. They appeared to have a strong belief that with Hughes as the candidate they would be able to win. vVith Taft a® the nominee most of them looked for a’Roosevelt bolt, and conceded defeat, unless the Democrats should make a stupendous blunder In the selection of their candidate. This was their second chance, and they at tached more importance to It than they believe that there was any strong like lihood that President Taft would be able to see the situation in the light in which they intended to present it to him. and because they were inclined to .think that the number of aspirants Democratic nomination would lefifl to such rivalry as to create a jtorm of ill feeling, which would end in party havoc. The one great overshadowing fear in the minds of the Republican leaders was of Democratic harmony. As they sized up the Baltimore situation, the chances of Democratic dissension were more than even. In fact, they figured it out that the only Democratic can didate to whose nomination all ele ments of the party could be com pletely reconciled was Champ Clark. Clark Could Unite Leaders. Mr. Hearst having ardently advo cated the candidacy of Speaker Clark and Mr. Bryan having stated that Mr. Clark would be entirely acceptable to him. the selection of Mr. Clark would bind the two most conspicuous Democratic leaders to the enthusiastic support of the convention's selection. Moreover. Clark being a progressive. He would fall heir politically to a great deal of the independent pro gressive force which is now such a potent political factor in the politics of the country. Deep down in their innermost hearts the most cherished hope of the Re publican leaders in Chicago was that the Democratic convention would nominate a reactionary. With a re actionary at the bead of the Demo cratic ticket and with Roosevelt out as an independent candidate the Taft leaders thought that Mr. Taft would have a very good chance to win. Their expectation, or at least their hope, was that If the Democrats should select a reactionary* to head the ticket there might be a bolt of the progressive element of the Democratic party or such a feeling of resentment on the part of this element as would detract from Democratic solidarity. Even the Roosevelt leaders calcu lated upon the possibility of a Situa tion of this kind arising, and If It should arise they have plans to con solidate as far as possible the pro gressive element In both parties in r v -x ■ Vacation Days are here. Plan now where to go and let us help you. The mountain and lake resorts in the North and West are attractive. The clear invigorating air will do much to upbuild you physically. We have on sale daily round trip tickets at low fares and with long return limits and will be glad to give you full infor mation. Following are the round trip fares from Atlanta to some of the principal resorts: CHAUTAUQUA LAKE PTS $34.30 NIAGARA FALLS - $35.8S DENVER 47.30 PUT IN BAY 28.00 DETROIT 30.00 PETOSKEY 36.55 DULUTH 48.00 SALT LAKE CITY 60.30 MACKINAC ISLAND 38.65 TORONTO 38.20 MAMMOTH CAVE 17.40 WAUKESHA 33.70 THE ATTRACTIVE WAY NORTH liSOS CITY TICKET OFFICE w 4 Peachtree Street WIONES 'BenSui 7 wes support of a third ticket with Roose velt at its head. Wilson as Colonel’s Mate. If such a situation shall come about, it can be stated on reliable authority that the Roosevelt forces will make overtures to Woodrow Wilson tq take second place on the Roosevelt ticket. This is interesting as indicating the Rooseveltlan view of Wilson’s Democ racy. Roosevelt, of course, is thorough ly familiar with Professor Wilson’s . writings and knows that up to the time . the New Jersey governor got a chance ® I to capture the Democratic presidential nomination he was a firm believer in the political principles advocated by ’ Alexander Hamilton. ■ Another strong objection to Governor Wilson’s candidacy which is being • heard here on all sides, and seems to carry considerable weight with the leaders who will exercise a great (if not a determining) Influence in the convention, is that Governor Wilson, if ■ he should be nominated and elected, in. i stead of strengthening the Democratic i party in the various states where It will have much at stake during the next four years, in all probability would ; weaken it by acting upon independent counsel more than upon sound Demo cratic advice. Governor Wilson Is recognized to be a somewhat uncertain political quanti ty. He is likely to fly off In a political tangent any moment, and for reasons which Democratic leaders would think i highly inadvisable from a party stand- I point. They are fearful that he will be , a disrupter rather than a harmonfaer. I Map Shows Clark Strength. 1 On the other hand, they point to the . splendid and unexampled work of Speaker Clark in bringing order out of > party chaos in the house of representa [ tlves. While an independent man al , ways where principle is concerned, , Speaker Clark, they say, Is a reliable , Democrat. VVith him lu the office of president, they believe that the Demo . cratic organization in some of the great Northern states, whose vote is so nec , essary for Democratic success, will be strengthened by wise appointments , which will commend themselves to the I people, as well as be pleasing to the . party rank and file, rather than weak- I ened by the selection of men who will have no interest in the party organiza- I tion, and may prove Inefficient admin istrators. There is on exhibition at all the ho tels here a map of the United States ’ which shows in colors the strength of * each of the respective candidates for ' the Democratic nomination. The states which have declared for Speaker Clark —most of them in primary elections— are shown in red. "Why not make it all red?" is the suggestion in big black type across the top of the map. It would not take very much red paint to do that. THE LAX FOS WAY. . If you had a medicine that would L strengthen the liver, the stomach, the ■ kidneys and the bowels and at the same . time make you strong with a systemic tonic, don’t you believe you would soon ! be well? That’s "The Lax-Fos Way.” We ask you to buy the first bottle on the money-back plan, and you wilb ask , your druggist to sell you the second. It keeps your whole Insides right. There is nothing else made like Lax- Fos. Remember the name—LAX-FOS. ••• Out j of Sorts • I When everything goes wrong and the future look* black, instead of moping around go right to your druggist and ask for Tutt’s Pills You will find this a short cut to happiness, because . they will remove the cause of your trouble which is nothing more than a slug gish liver. At your drug gist -sugar coated or plain. I 3