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THE WEATHER. Forecast: Shcwers tonight or to morrow. Temperatures: 8 a. m.. 71; (0 am ., 76: 12 noon, 80; 2 p. m., 67. VOL. X. NO. 241. 540.000,00 BEISE II 10MIIIK ÜBS Remarkable Jump in Amount Handled First Six Months of Year Shown in Report. COLONEL PEEL TELLS HOW CITY IS GROWING Postoffice Receipts and Build ing Permits Show Big Gains. Activity in Many Lines. Vlanta bank clearings, postoffice re ceipts and building permits—the three great barometers of business—show a substantial gain for the first half of 1912. The bank clearings reveal the remarkable increase of more than $40,- onn.ono over the first six months of t 'li. and the postoffice receipts for the 0 t ' ear ending June 30 gained $104.. .in over the year previous. Tiie Atlanta Clearing House associa tion today gave out the figures for the «ix months ending June .30, with the comparison with the same period of last year. Here they are: 191? $343,031,400.05 1911 302,241,991.87 Im rease $ 40.789.408.18 Postofflce Receipts Jump $104,250. '>'!!•! postoffice receipts announced by Pn=ln\aster Hugh L. McKee were as follows: I'is. ai year ending June 30. 'Ol2 $1,312,005.61 Fic al year ending June 30, .1911 1,107,755.1« Increase ..$ 10-4.250.45 Building permits for the first sig months showed a fair increase, despite the continued rains which have Inter fered with building operations. The figures given out by Inspector Haves were: First six months of 1912 .. . .$3,624,840 First six months of 1911 . . . . 3,445,613 Increase $179,127 Colonel Peel On City’s Prosperity. * olonel William Lawson Peel, presi dent of the American National bank, "as asked today to tell why the clear ings had Jumped $40,000,000 in the past six months. He waved his hand toward the busy street outside. That's the reason.” he said, terselv. "Business! That’s all. There's no one reason, except that Atlanta is a big city and getting bigger; it’s a busy city and getting busier. It wasn’t a boom that made the clearings jump. It was just more people in business and more bust, ness for the people. 'Those postoffice receipts and build ing permits tell the same stery. Take a ride through ( the suburbs and see the new homes going up in even’ street. " h.v, there are paved streets and sew erg and homes in tracts which were woods a few years ago. The coming of p se new people means the coming of more money, the spending of more money, more transactions with the banks and. therefore, greater clear ings. Look at the new business housesand '' p buildings going up everywhere. fast as those buildings are finished hey are filled w | t h tenants. That anows how the city is growing. Peo r" are coming to Atlanta from all '' “- Georgia, from the Hast, from the f hwest. Money is coming In for in ’-nnent in Atlanta real estate from other cities. There is valuable P'operty being sold at advanced prices outside investors. bln. you can’t put the increase down io any one cause. Just'say it’s because anta is growing bigger and busier 'lay, and let it go at that." aiditoriumarmory not suitable from VIEWPOINT OF ARMY , ,| ' l ' 1 11 Palmer, inspector gen- . of tlle National Guard of Georgia, the opinion that the Auditorium- > cry is not suitable for an armorv ,n the armory point of view while it '"'ng used for other than strictly nmtary purposes. n . 9 annua l report to the adjutant E/V?? 1 ' he calls attention to the fact ' the Auditorium was being used for "Pera while this year’s inspection under way. and the militia was . r-eo at a disadvantage. var department has notified Ad ■r( ant General Obear that the annual ■'al inspection of the Georgia mill, ■'hows the Georgia troops to be In '.nt condition. adjutant Is congratulated upon '"ministration of his office. The Atlanta Georgian • \ Read For Profit GEORGIAN WANT ADS —Use For Results Telephone Girl Saves Kentucky Town From Destruction by Fire / Sticks to Post Until Every One Is Warned, While Exchange Building Bums. LOITSVTLLE. KT . July s.—By heroi cally ’■emainfng at her post until the en tire town had been warned of the im pending danger of a conflagration, Miss Ida Oehsner saved Pewee Valley from probable destruction by fire today. The building in which the telephone exchange is located caught fire, but Miss Oehsner continued to telephone warnings until every one had been notified. Then, finding other escape cut off, she swung from a window to a telephone pole and thus reached the ground safely. The fire did $20,000 damage, and hut for Miss Ochsner’s bravery the whole town would have been destroyed CORDELE’S RECORDER SENDS STAR DRINKER TO CHURCH TEN TIMES In Atlanta today to get new ideas for his city government, Leonard M. Wood, chief of police of Cordele. Ga.. said he wanted to reciprocate by tell ing Recorder Nash Broyles of a de cision of the recorder of his town which he did not think had been equaled by any judge. For many weeks the recorder had had brought before him regularly one of the residents, always on a charge of drunkenness. He imposed a fine of $5.75 each time until it became mo notonous. Then he had an inspira tion. "I will not fine you any more." said the recorder, when the offender appear ed again. "I sentence you to attend services at some church for ten con secutive Sundays. If you miss a single Sunday I will sentence you to work on the streets of this town for thirty days." The inebriate obeyed and Chief Wood said the moral lessons were so con vincing that Cordele’s star drunkard is today a reformed man. JAMES G. WOODWARD. TWO TIMES MAYOR. IS TO MAKE RACE AGAIN The puzzling race for mayor of At lanta was made more complicated to day by the positive declaration among politicians that James G. Woodward, twice mayor and the defeated candi date in the last two campaigns, would again be a candidate This makes five aspirants for the place: Mayor Courtland S. Winn, Al deman John E McClelland. Dr. George Brown. ex-Councllman Steve R John ston and Mr. Woodward. Mr. Woodward only smiled when ask ed if the report was true and said that many people had urged him to run. POLICE BOARD HEAD BUYS NEW AUTO TO PROFIT OF PROWLER Carlos Mason, chairman of the city po lice commission and one of the cityt’s leading political figures, has invested in a bright new Overland automobile. But he declared today that all had not been so smooth running since he got that ma chine. Despite his position as policeman of po licemen, a thief slipped Into the garage back of the Brittain hotel, where Mr. Ma son lives, and stole the extra lire and rim Mr. Mason had attached to the hack of his car. And with all his policemen and detectives he has nbt been able to find the offender. HOLDER, IN RACE FOR CONGRESS, RAPS LIFE TENURE FOR JUDGES In the opening speech of his candidacy for congress in the Ninth district at Ball Ground, Ga.. Speaker John N. Holder ad vocated the abolition of life terms for United States supreme court judges, the enactment of an income tax and a gen eral currency reform to make money cheaper to the people of the country, the Installation of grrvernniem seed farms throughout the land for the more gen eral distribution of seed to farmers and the establishment of a national board of health for the better sanitation of the country. More than 3.900 persons, who attended the celebration, applauded his remarks. — BREAKING SHERMAN LAW TO BE COSTLY IF NEW BILL PASSES WASHINGTON. July 5. -Striking directly at the profits of all corpo rations or companies existing in viola tion of the Sherman law. Representa tive Hull, of Tennessee, today Intro duced a bill to amend the Sherman law by requiring all illegal combinations to forfeit 50 per cent of their net earnings during such time as they violate that statute. PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY BILL IS INTRODUCED IN THE NATIONAL HOUSE WASHINGTON. July 5. A presidential primaries bill was introduced in the house today by Representative Norris, of Ne braska. The national dav set for the holding of all primaries is the first Tues day in May of the presidential year The measure also proposes to reduce the number of delegates to national conven tions First and second choice of candi dates is allowed each delegate It Is pro vided that the measure .shall become ef > fer-tlv* when twenty states hate adopt ed it. ATLANTA. GA., FRIDAY. JULY 5, 1912. 1.5. FELDER WON’T RUN; TDD LATE, HESAYS i * i ; Attorney General Announces That He Will Not Seek the Governorship. SAYS HE HAS PLEDGES OF FINANCIAL HELP Slaton’s Great Lead Believed to Have Influenced Decision. His Statement. Attorney General Thomas S. Felder today announced his determination not to enter the race for governor and dispelled the expectations of hundreds who had been looking for an old-fash jioned Smith-Brown factional battle. The attorney general, who had been in conference with friends for many days past, decla-ed in a format' state ment that he considered it ton late to t get into the fight now. Mr. Felder declared he had been as sured of much financial support. He made no reference to any of his rivals, hut the great lead which John Al. Sla ton is conceded tn na ve in the race probably had much in rlo with infiu cncl ng - his decision. Here fs Mi. FVider's announcement: Believes Time Too Short for Campaign. Tn My F'riends Throughout the •State: For some months past I have been urged by friends in all sec tions of Georgia to make the race for governor, but had not serious ly considered the matter from the simple fact that 1 was without the means to defray the expenses of a campaign. \V ithln the past few days, however, ardent friends at home and in other parts of the state have guaranteed to raise al! the funds needed and are strongly insisting upon my entering the race. They are satisfied 1 can win. The matter has thus reached a point where 1 have not only to con sider it. but to declare rny decision. After mature consideration. 1 have decided not to become a can didate for the governorship. 1 reach this conclusion because I am convinced that it is now too late, within the limited time before me. to organize and conduct a cam paign. I must recognize, too. that many of my friends are already committed to one or the other of the two candidates now in the field. I can not bring myself to enter this race, the expense of which is to he borne by my friends, unless I feit confident of the result. I beg all my friends to believe that I am profoundly grateful for the generous interest they have shown in my political fortunes. T. S. FELDER. POLICE CHIEFS GO TO • NATIONAL MEETING I FOR NEWEST IDEAS I "If New York or any of the other big I Eastern or Northern cities have Atlanta beaten in police service, we will take note, and do our best to install these better features here." remarked Police t’hlef Beavers today, as he was making prepa rations Io leave tomorrow' afternoon for Toronto to attend the convention of the International Association of Police Chiefs. “I intend to study especially the system of sub-stgtlons in the big cities, as such stations are now a crying need of the At lanta department.” Chief Beavers will be accompanied by bis secretary, W. T. Morris. In the party leaving Atlanta will also he Chief Zach I Rowan, of the county police force; Chief Pate Phelps, of Gri/fin, and Chief T. W. ’ Woodward, of Tampa, Fla. These offi- I cials will be joined in Detroit by Chief George Bodeker, of the Birmingham force. FOURTH WAS A DAY OF MISHAPS TO DALTON MAN DALTON, GA.. July 5 Luther Polk, an employee of the Crown cotton mills, was caught in a belt in the card room yester day afternoon and jerked heavily to the flour, his skull being fractured. I’p to today he had not regained consciousness, and bis condition is extreme!.' critical. On the Fourth of July last year he ac cidentally shot himself with a rifle Girl. 10. Defeats Grownups in W ater Race CHILD IS CHAMPION SWIMMER ! HL '"ft A’. k ' H J'Uff j] Hi jF-- // i -IK- .. JJL a?w wags*. ? '• • o «cr> Z__ ) T*y, L’, if • o « iVi 1 i ’ Jennie I’orkerson winning the L’n-vartl race at Piedmont lake vesterdav. cheered hv admirers. niVORCE BLAMEO ON AUTOMDBI LES Judge SV. D. Ellis, 1 of the superior court, blamed automobiles for the in creasing divorce evil in Georgia, just before discharging the jury at conclu sion of court today He said Georgia is one of the loading divorce states. “We are rapidly coming to the time when newly married persons may sign an article saying: 'We. the undersign ed, Mary Jane and Billy Thomas, having been married six months and finding the life tiresome, do hereby agree to dissolve our marriage ties,'; and that will be the end of it." he said. “There are entirely too many divorces granted in Georgia. If a busband does the slightest wrong act, some one will suggest to the wife to sue for alimony, and a divorce is the result, and if the wife is not just vv hat the husband ex pected, he makes all kinds of charges against her. and they are finally given the legal separation. In a chart recent ly published by the government lite number of divorces recorded for this state is alarming. "Automobiles are largely responsible for the increase. It is getting so that many young inatrletl persons invest their money in automobiles instead of homes, then an unlooked for event arises and both become dreadfully dis satisfied with married life. They go to the courts and there an end to it is gained.” RECEIVER APPOINTED FOR ALABAMA LUMBER PLANT MONTGOMERY. ALA., July .s.—Charg ing that E. C. Sisson, president of the Independent Lumber Company, of Fre mont, Ala., has departed from the state and that he is believed to he In Chicago, a petition was filed today in the Federal court here, seeking to throw the company into bankruptcy. Judge Jones appoint ed George Stuart receiver and authorized him to employ a watchman to guard the proper! v. The petition wa. ; tiled by t;. C Ensign, of Selma, the Back Creek Lumber Com pany, of Fremont, and W. L Ensign, of Binghamton, N. Y. Jennie Perkerson Outdistances Women Experts in 25-Yard ' Dash at Piedmont. Hundreds of Atlantans In the holi day crowd that -aw the water sports at Piedmont park yesterday are certain today ten-year-old Jennie Perkerson, who outdistanced all other feminine swimmers, is the best swimmer for her , t age In the country. i Several women and girls were en ; tercd in the 25-yard race which the i child won so easily. Many of these entrants were accounted experts In ! swimming. ' The little girl, who crossed the. line ' ten feet ahead of her nearest rival, learned to swim only last year, when the lake at Piedmont was op«>ned to the ’ public In appearance site is quite an ’ undeveloped child and looks as young i I or even younger than the ten years to which she lays claim. , Once in the water she Is quite dif ferent front the little maid whose chief claim to attention on the land is her 1 ’ sunkissed cheeks and browned arms '' 1 She apparently is all muscles and as lithe as a snake in wriggling through , . the water, which is as much home to . hci as the dusty streets to other les fortunate little folk. "Oh I just swim for the fun of it." said the little water sprite. 'Yes. I 1 wouldn't mind going on the stage, if I I got a good offer. I’d love to show | folks lust how well I can dive and I swim." Rut as she is only ton dreams of , succeeding Annette Kellermann are ' but vague as yet. Just now she's the ’ pet of the and the hun dreds who patronize the park lake BLACKS THREATENING WHITES IMPORTED TO BREAK DOCK STRIKE HAVANA. July s.—Race riots are * threatened here In the general strike of 1 ' stevedores, called in sympathy with ' 1 the dockers strike In New York. Near- ! ly all the Havana stevedores are ne- , I groes. The Ward liner Saratoga has . brought two hundred white strike breakers to port, but they have not , been unloaded. The striking negroes ■ threaten to kill the whites if th' try 1 to break the -trike. The Saratoga is being guarded by the police, j DM IN CHURCH HIES CONDITIONS "A Month In Babylon,” a drama in four acts with four actors, wili be pre sented by Dr. John E. White at the Second Baptist church on the four Sun days in July, according to a neat folder issued by the church today. The an nouncement bears resemblance to a theatrical program and follows the lines of the theater very closely. Here fs a part of <be program: Act 1, for July 7. show’s the city of Babylon, discusses diet and morals and "religious fanaticism in the light of the Baltimore convention.” Act 2, for July 14, shows "a huge brick oven, a seething furnace, three young men thrown in without resistance. Are they the ancient fire-eaters? It was three, now it is four. God loves men in a hot place. The price we pay to keep out of fire. Temptation is the modern fiery furnace seven times heated. Chaired bones on the ash heap in At lanta. How to be in the fire without getting burned. No thanks to some people in Atlanta that every young man is not burned.” Act 3 reveals /he gardens of Baby lon. with the den of hungry lions. Act 4 shows the prime minister's bed cham ber and a “C. Q. D. from Daniel.” The devil's patent window fastener is In troduced in this act, according to the progra m. The program doesn't say that the scenery is by so and so or shoes by somebody else, but that’s all it lacks of being a real theatrical souvenir. FRED MILES WILL RUN FOR CITY ELECTRICIAN A report, considered authentic, was in circulation today that Fred Mlles, former city electrician, would be a candidate against R C. Turner, the incumbent, who gained wide publicity last winter through attacks on the Georgia Railway and Elec tric Company. The office Is to be filled at the election this fall, along with other city offices Mr. Miles resigned from the place when it war, made an office to be filled by the people instead of by council It is positively said today he would run against Mr. Turner, HOHL’ IDITION 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE o v r E no M’ELVEEN’S CLANONWAR PATHFOR REVENGE Feud May Result From Attack of Montgomery Ball Players on Cracker Infielder. EXTRA-POLICE TO BE SENT TO PONCE DE LEON PARK President Callaway, of Atlanta Club. Will Prosecute Case Against Dobbs. The first battle in a real old-fash ioned feud was threatened today at. the Ponce de ball park as a re sult of the atta-ck of ‘*Humpty" Mc- Elveen. third baseman of the Atlanta team, by John Dobbs and members cf the Montgomery team which he man ages. The rain, however, probably put the fight off today, but the ’clan will be out in force tomorrow. McElveen, who comes from old moun tain stock, has a clan 1n this town that numbers some bad men—some gun men—and there’s no telling what may happen to Dobbs, Kid Elberfeld and others. The Atlanta club has prepared for trouble and one of the officials de clared there would be plenty of police on hand to avert it. The attack w-as made in front of the Aragon hotel last night, and friends of McElveen, who is from east Tennes see, where feuding is a rural pastim?. are up in arms over It. They openly threaten trouble. The Atlanta players have more than once shown their willingness to resent attacks made on their fellow players— as the series of fights between the Crackers and the Giants in the spring of 1911 showed—and they are extreme ly bitter against Dobbs, Elberfeld and other Montgomery players. It Is stated by a man who sat in front of the. Montgomerv box yesterday that he overheard Manager Dobbs order Pitch er Paige to "bean McElveen.” which means to throw the ball at his head. He also alleges he heard the Montgomerv placers threaten to "get McElveen.” Extra Police To Be on Guard at Park. In order to block any attempts at starting trouble, the Atlanta Baseball Association has put In a requisition for an extra guard of police, and will have men stationed about the field. The umpires will also, be requested to pre serve the strictest order on the field. McElveen, despite his statements that he can play, may not be able to work for three or four days. His eye was closed by a blow from Dobbs' fist and he will not be able to see out of it. for a day or two. The ruction started last night when Dobbs, backed by four members of his team, set upon McElveen. Atlanta's third baseman, who was sitting in front of the Aragon hotel. Dobbs and' his cohorts, who had come to the Aragon for the announced purpose of givjng McElveen a thrash ing, found the Cracker ball player seated in front of the hotel. With a concerted atack. "Kid” Elberfeld. t member of the Montgomery club and a scrapper whose ptowess is recog nized through three leagues, kicked the chair from under McElveen. while Dobbs ‘struck the sitting man full in the face. It was a tremendous blow, delivered with the full force of trained muscles, and ft caught McElveen un guarded and went home with a crash that stunned the Atlantan. Cracker Reinforcements Arrive Too Late. In an Instant the fighting became general. McElveen, seeing he had no chance against sueii odds and stunned by the blow, fought back bravely as ha retreated Into the hotel. Dobbs kept after him and the struggling players charged Into the hotel. By this time McElveen was badly battered and Dobbs, fearing arrest, whirled and rushed down Peachtree street, just is Joe Agler, fit st baseman of the Crack er team, appeared with reinforcements in the shape of a bartender, armed with a useful bottle. McElveen was helped to hts room, and after a bad night is not much the worse for the beating. The police, after an investigation, arrested Dobbs. Norman Elberfield. Joe Bills and Raleigh Altchieon. Dobbs and Elberfeld were placed under SSO bond and Bills and Aitchison were given copies of charges and notified to appeal tn police court Saturday morning. President Frank Callaway, of the At. lanta Baseball association, was lnc»n-“d it the attack made on McElveen. Til protect my ball players ’till Heck freezes over," he said this morning,* ”1