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THE WEATHER Forecast: Showers tonight or to morrow. Temperatures: 8 a. m„ 67: 10 a. m., 72; 12 noon, 75: 2 p.-m., 77. VOL X. NO. 283. LEGISLATURE OPENS ra FACTIONAL BATTLE Senator Sheppard Reopens Re jection of Governor Smith’s Appointments Last Year. PACT ON TIPPINS BILL UNTIL AFTER JULY 4TH Ault Committee Presents Bills to Reorganize Agricultural Department. The Georgia legislature got down to work and politics on the first day of its session, defeating' a resolution to ad journ to July 8 and launching right into the vexed question of appoint ments made by Governor Hoke formth and never affirmed by the senate. The Hudson investigation, which stirred up so much politics in the winter, was fol lowed up today by a set of bills intro duced in both houses which would com pletely reorganize the agricultural de partment. The governor’s appointments fight took the form of a resolution by Sena tor Sheppard, calling upon Governor Brown to return to the senate the ap pointments made by Governor Smith last year, and which had been sent back unconfirmed. The resolution will be acted upon tomorrow. V resolution by Representative Gar lington. of Richmond, that the house adjourn to July S. sent, to the ta ble. several members declaring they . ame to work and were ready to do it. No Filibuster On The Tippins Bill. Th? newsiest thing which stirred up conversation around the Smokers club was the fact that the friends and foes of the Tippins bill had got together and agreed not to filibuster. This was good news to members who had bills to pass this session and who remembered the long-drawn-out fight on the prohibition law when the filibuster lasted 40 days and 40 nights, or thereabouts, to the general disgust of all concerned except the fllibusterers themselves. It means that the bill will be passed or defeated early in the session without blocking the way of other legislation. Beaders representing the prohibition ists who desire to stop the sale of the near-beer now sold in Georgia, and those who would make it even a little neater, have agreed to let it' go to a vote. It is the first bill on the house calendar, has been read twice and is ready for passage. Tt will be taken up on the Monday after the Fourth of July. Two days will be permitted for debate, speeches will be limited, the time divided between opposing sides, and the previous question will be called at a fixed hour. Three new house members were sworn in today to take the places of absentees. C. M. Clark, of Dougherty, has been elected to the place held by E. R. Jones, resigned. John T. Du- Pree. of Wilkinson, has been elected to succeed J. L. Byington, deceased. H. Drew Roberts, of Miller, has been ejected to succeed Representative B. F. Harrell, who died since last sessio'n. No Time to Waste No Times to Waste After Chief Justice Fish had swore, in the three new members of the house and the body was formally organized, a committee composed of Representa tives Hall of Bibb. Pope of Dade, and Williams of Bulloch, was appointed *0 notify the governor that the assembly was ready for business. A resolution by Mr. Garlington. of Richmond, that the house adjourn to July 8 was tabled by almost a unani mous vote. Representatives Alexander of DeKalb. Slade of Musi ogee and Nix of Gwinnett, saying the house had too much work ahead to afford this waste of lime. Mr. Vinson, of Baldwin, introduced a bill to appropriate $25,000 a year for the Cniversity of Georgia, to copduct a soil survey and prepare maps and bulletins on soil types. It went to the ?ppropriations committee. Mr. Johnson, of Bartow, brought in a icsclution to appropriate S7,ofto to ward rebuilding the recently burned buildings of the Seventh District Ag ricultural school at Powder Springs, t obb county. Mr. McCarthy, of Chatham, introduc ed a bill to establish a kindergarten system for children not less than four years, as part of the common school system. Dr. George Brown, of Fulton, intro duced a resolution providing that com mittees from house and senate be ap pointed to investigate the state board of health. It grew out of charge: rc- Contmued on Page Three. The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Ute For Reeulti •••••••••••••••••••••••■•a : Clark High Man, But: • It*s Like Card Game: • : • • BALTIMORE, June 26.—The • • presidential situation is best 'ex- • • pressed by Delegate John Fletch- • • er, of Tennessee, who said: • • "The Clark movemint stands • • out most prominently, which is • • both an evidence of its strength • • and of its weakness. On the one • • hand, it shows the Missouri man • • as the strongest man in the field • • —now. On the other hand, it • • places him like the high man in a • • seven-up game where all of the • • other players throw the game to • • the low man in order to keep lhe • • high man from going out. That is • • the best possible explanation of • • the Clark status.” • • • •••••••••••••••••••••••••« SOCIETY GIRL ELOPESiWON INK WEEK October Date Set for Marriage, But They Decide Not to Wait—All Happy. Wooed and won in a week—wed in six. That's the pretty surprise un folded to Mrs. Clarence Angier, of 267 West Peachtree street, today when her daughter. Martha, and Harry Willis Stotesbury-Cutter, whom she first saw hardly more than a month »go, walked in the front door and announced: “We are married.” The wedding was set to take place October 7 on the bridegroom's birth day. and Mr. and Mrs. Angier had is sued wedding invitations for that date and were making preparations for a church wedding at which the friends of the bride and bridegroom were to be present in large numbers. Won in a Week; Decide Not To Wait. Instead, the wedding took place be fore only two witnesses today at St. Dukes Episcopal church, where it was performed by Rev. C. B. Wilmer. Mr. Stotesbury-Cutter came to At lanta two years ago to represent a wholesale drug firm. Six weeks ago he passed Miss Angier on the street. His first glance was merely such as any young man might give to an at tractive looking young woman, but the first glance so Impressed him that he looked the second time, and then some more. Tm going to meet that girl and mar-, ry her," he said to himself, and he soon found a mutual friend who introduced him. One week to a day after he had bowed over the formal "I am very glad to meet you. Miss Angier," the young woman had promised to become his wife. The consent of her parents was obtained and three weeks after the meeting invitations were issued for the wedding in October. Sunday evening, sitting on the porch at the Angier home, the decision was reached by the couple that it was foolish to wait un til October, and they planned the sur prise of today. 34th Anniversary of Mother’s Wedding. ■ “The only reason we wailed until to day, after deciding to get married at once.” said Mrs. Stoesbury-Cutter. “is that tod%y is the thirty-fourth anni versary of mother's marriage, and we thought we would see if the day would not be as lucky for us as it has been for her. "No: there's nothing particularly startling about our marriage." she add ed. "and I just hate any notoriety. "It was just a plain case of love at first sight, and that's all there is to it." And the bridegroom echoed her re mark. Mr. and Mrs. Stotesbury-Cutter are at home witli Mr. and Mrs. Angier for the present and are receiving congratula tions from many friends who are just a bit disappointed at not getting a chance to see the pretty Miss Angier in bridal attire at the altar. • FOUR ASPIRANTS FOR THREE LEGISLATIVE OFFICES IN FULTON Four men for three offices is Ihe pro gram for the race for the legislature in Fulton county. Two of the present members of the lower bouse. George Westmoreland and Walter MeElreath, have announced for re-plection, but Dr. George Biown. who is an avowed can didate for mayor, will not run for the legislature. John V. Smith. Atlanta attorney, said his announcement as a candidate could be expected within a week. Ralph O. Cochran, realty operator and president of the Atlanta Real Estate Men’s as sociation. has been in the running' lor some time. Clayton county is tn order for the senatorship in the Thirty-fifth sena torial district this year and Atlanta will put forward no candidal' ftu thia contest. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1912. DEMOCRATS UNITE IN MOVE; BRYAN WINS BRYAN AND VARDAMAN AT BALTIMORE fiK. 'W" - VW. t AiJIiXYx At a*- * 4 7 /// W w i fillWwl / \ > tK|| - - Mwß ’ 7-rWii I 1 ((. 3 I W 1 <1 talhr t wgifelMl / \\\' 7< ■ H > i H ,7/ ■ I J Mt' T Ibis photograph, which was taken at Baltimore especially for The Georgian, shows Wil liam Jennings Bryan, wf Nebraska, and United States Senator-elect -lames K. Vardanian, of Mississippi, as they appeared al the Democratic convention. SOLDIER FLEES CITY CHAIN GANG; TAKEN AT FORT M’PHERSON Eugene Ross, a private in the Seven teenth United States infantry, is in the guard house at Fort McPherson today following a spectacular escape from a gang of city convicts The gang was at work on the East Point road directly in front of. the army post when the soldier made a break, vaulted the fence, and dashed across the reservation. The eity guards notified the army au thorities of the escape, and Ross was taken into military custody. The police station was notified that he is being held. It is expected he will be turned back to the stockade. Ross was serving a term of 30 days and also faces a slate charge of carrying a concealed pistol. SLAYER OF FELLOW PEN GUARD INDICTED; “I’M SORRY,” HE SAYS lames T. Vance, the Federal prison guard charged with the murder of M. 1.. Connors, another guard, near the prison Monday, was Indicted by the county grand jury today. Vance is confined in the Tower, where he was placed late Monday on testimony of nye-witnesses to the shooting. Ills only statement Is, "I am sorry 1 had to do It." Connors, who died at the prison hos pital several hours after being shot, was buried yesterday. TWELVE DRIVERS OF SLOW RIGS AND TWO SPEEDERS ARE FINED The police war against violators of the traffic laws brought fourteen more cases to police court today. 'Twelve of the cases were made by Po liceman Haslett against drivers of slow movlr.g vehicles, h’ach offender was fined 11.75. The other two cases were mad* by Po liceman Childs again,i auto speeders Fines $5.75 were imposed in these caees. WREN. ACCUSED IN $30,000 GEM THEFT, I IS INDICTED AGAIN * George Wren, alleged to have been a 5 party to the $30,000 jewel robbery at the Piedmont hotel several weeks ago, was 1 re-indicted by the grand jury today. The prosecutor found a discrepancy in the L former legal proceedings and the testi mony was re-submitted to the jury. The case will he called before Judge k I Roan in the criminal division of superior court today, and Wren’s fate will be placed with the jury. The defendant learned of the new in -5 diet mem shortly after it occurred when ‘ he called the solicitor general -office to learn the hour his triyl would begin. • 1 Georgia Legisflators, ATTENTION’ You are on the lookout for J nice, comfortable homes, board ing and rooming places while you are in session here, arm t i you 1 Then don "1 fa il to read Ihe ‘ Ilegislators' Aecoinmodat ions ' column on the Want Ad pages ' of The Georgian each day. Every desirable eating, i boarding and rooming place in the eity will be advertised in the “ Legislators' Accommo dations" column of The Geor- J gian. for your own convenience. You will find just the place ' you were looking for under this heading, thus saving your self many unnecessary steps 1 and precious time in walking around in Ih«« hot sun and rain looking lor the right place. RECENT HEAVY RAINS DAMAGE ATLANTA’S STREETS SERIOUSLY Fifty-eight seritjus washouts of At , ianta streets from the two recent rains were reported to the city engineer’s office 1 today. Three score of men in the city 1 employ were sent to repair the damage • which ranges from the undermining foun dation of the Zachariah homestead at 530 Washington street to the washing away of tons of earth and the clogging of sew , ers on streets in nearly every other sec tion of the eity. The reports show no in juries to persons nor houses really swamped by flood waters, but the damage to streets amounts to hundreds of dol- , VOTE FOR TAFT FROM T. R. MAN NETS FIGHT ON HIS RETURN HOME RALEIGH. N. June 26.—Charles I>. Wildes, a Roosevelt delegate, who cast a Taft vote in the Chicago con vention, received serious Injury for his i action when t-x-Bheriff Hampton Jones, unseated delegate in the late conven tion, struck him with a glass of wa ter and closed an eye here yesterday. Jones charged Wildes with bad faith. Wildes applied the lie and Jones asked him to retract. Flailing to receive an apology. Jones threw the glass of wa ter. It is hoped to save the sight of Wildes’ eye. • LOUISVILLE MAN TO BE SOLICITOR GENERAL I < H'ISVILLE, KY . June 26. It is reported here that President Taft will probably appoint Marshall Bullitt.* of Louisville, solicitor general to succeed Frederick Lehmann, of St. Louis, who has resigned. MOTHER OF ATLANTAN DIES. JACKSON. GA.. June 26. Mrs. Martha Moore. Xt years of age. died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. W O’Neal, near Jackson, after u very brief illness, having been stricken with acute indigestion Mon day night She is survived by six chil dren, G W Moore, of Atlants. being a .--on The funeral was held this after noon at stark Methodist church PROGRESSIVE FIRST VICTORY j Senator-Elect Ollie Janies, of Kentucky Progressive, Is Choice of the Rules Committee for Permanent Chairman of Democratic National Convention. Resolutions and Rules Committees, on Motion of Bryan, Agree to Delay Platform Until Nom inations Are Made---Nebraskan Refuses to Head Committee-—Waiting Delegates Revel. BALTIMORE, June 26.—The Democrats of the nation united today in a progressive program. The. most significant move toward such a program was the unanimous selection by the rules commit tee of Senator ; elect Ollie James, of Kentucky, a progressive, to be permanent chairman of the convention. Mr. James ba* th** com bined support of the dark, Wilson and Bryan forces, and has a large following among the other factions. While Mr. James was being named for permanent chairman, William Jennings Bryan won his first victory in his present battle between reactionaries and progressives before the resolutions com mittee. By a vote of 41 to 11 a motion to withhold the drafting of the platform until after the convention chooses its nominee was passed. The matter then went to the committee on rules, which accepted the rule by a decisive vote. Mr. Bryan first declined to ac cept the chairmanship of the plat form committee. He explained that he did not wish to become so connected with the committee that he could not present a minority re port on the platform to the con vention. A committee had been sent to request him to take the place, but he declined. His own selection. John W. Kern, of In diana. was unanimously elected to the place. The national convention today treat ed itself to a quarter of an hour of noise, confusion and cheering. The demonstration "Started after the cre dentials committee had reported that it was not ready to report. Oratory was supplied in lieu of business. After listening to a number of short addresses the convention adjourned a.' 2:16 p. m. until 8 o'clock tonight Kx-Governor Folk, of Missouri, was the first speaker. He got through with out interruption except cheers. The convention listened to Senator Isidor Rayner. Then Representative Henry D. Clay ton took up the task. He made an in direct reference to Oscar Underwood and the Alabaman's supporters began to cheer. It spread to other candidates and soon the cheers covered all the booms that have appeared before the convention. The cheering was fre quently interrupted. Finally the noise subsided enough to permit Clayton to go on. He was Interrupted with fre quent cheers. Chairman Late In Calling Order. The second day’s session of the Dem ocratic national convention was called to order at 12:21 o’clock this afternoon by Alton B. Parker, temporary chair man. Rev. John Gardner Mui ray. bishop of Maryland, pronounced the invocation at 12:26 p. m. As Chairman Parker called the con vention to order J. Sergeant Crain, of New York, who had been conferring with Judge Parker, left the side of the chairman and returned to his plat e with the New York delegation Tn the course of the bishop's prayer he said: "We stand face to face with the most momentous crisis in the history of the greatest government on earth among men. In our weakness we come unto Thee for strength. And upon whosoever the mantle of this nomination shall fall may he be a God-fearing man of public and per sonal virtue.” * Governot Blanchard, of Louisiana, repeating for the credentials commit tee. said that body had not completed its labors and said it would not do so until 8 p. m. "I am directed by thf committee on credentials to report to this convention that it has not yet completed its labors and that it will be 8 o'clock tonight be fore it is ready to report,” said Govern or Blanchard. “I know that the con vention wishes to hear some oratory and I do not wish to cut It off. but I move that when the convention ad journs it be until 8 o'clock tonight.’’ Former Governot Joseph W. Folk, of Missouri, was called upon to start the oration-. He was applauded when he took the stand. He said: "Mr. Chairman and fellow Demo crats. the nominee of this convention will be the next president of the United Slate- In 1908 in Denver we nomi nated a ticket that was defeated. I believe I can safely say that the man who did most to defeat Mr. Bryan in IDITJON 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE fc A o Y RE N 0 that campaign will admit that he made a mistake. "You may not agree with Mr. Bryan in all his ideas, but no one can deny he has been the greatest moral teacher of this generation. "The ticket was not elected, but in 1910 the people elected a Democratic lower house of congress and the lower house was able to carry out every plank of the Denver platform. "That platform declared for the elec tion of United States senators by the direct vote of the people, and a Demo cratic congress has submitted an amendment for the election of senators by the people. That platform declared for an income tax. and congress has passed and submitted an amendment for an Income tax. "Let us in this convention nominal' 1 a progressive Democrat for president. (Cheers.) Lot us adopt a progressive Democratic platform. "Let us declare that we are not op posed to wealth honestly acquired, but that we propose to wage war on taint ed riches on the one side and poverty on the other. "Let us announce that we will pro tect the property rights, but let us rec ognize the fact that property rights ought not to be inconsistent with hu man rights. “Let us not array class against class, but let us preserve the rights of al! by causing equal opportunity for all. “Let us—” Parker interrupted to ask for better order. "Let us not ask any one to join us because we can give him a privilege enabling him to make money at the expense of some other man. “Let us make it plain to the people of this nation that the Democratic par ty stands nol only for government of and by the people, but a government for the people. I thank you.” “We Must Progress, ’’ Says Senator Rayner. Senator Isidor Rayner, of Maryland, was thus introduced by Chairman Parker and he got an ovation as he came to the stand: "We have just listened to the dis tinguished ex-governor. We now hav the pleasure of listening to one of the leaders of Democracy. Senator Isidor Rayner." "We will have before us three differ ent parties." said Senator Rayner. ’’Th.-- Republican party has nominated Jit. Taft. The motto of that party will be. 'We will react and retrograde.' "A new party will perhaps arise in a month from now that has already an nounced its motto, and that motto is, 'Thou shalt not steal.' "My friends, there is but one motto for us, and that motto is, ‘We must progress.’ "Under that motto this inspiring scene here today foreshadows our com ing victory In November. Our force are In the field. We arc read) forth battle. "Now. around what shall the confl; • rage? First and foremost on out ban ner is that this is a government by th< people. "There is no subterfuge upon our banners. We are not ashamed of ou r record and we are proud of the colo•• we hope to plant upon the citadel be fore us. "The Republican party is the party of the classes and upon its banner in blazing characters is the legend. Pro tection for monopolies.' “The Democratic party is in favor of a constitutional tariff for revenue. The Republican party is in favor of an un constitutional tariff for protection. "A man can not be a Democrat ani be protectionist. If he is for protec tion he is against his party." "W< must oppose with every lawful means within our power these unlawful