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the weather. Forecast: Showers tonight or to morrow. Temperatures: 8 a. m.. 72; 10 a. m.. 77: 12 noon, 79: 2 p. m„ 74. VOL. X. NO. 243. smmoiii :NGE]fIGIJ SI.ILPHO ■HI Freight Trains in Head-End Collision Between Conyers and Covington. ONE TRAINMAN MISSING; MAY BE UNDER DEBRIS Failure to Properly Read Sig nals Is Declared to Have Caused the Crash. COVINGTON, GA., July 8. —Five men were injured, one probably fatally, and a sixth is missing and thought to be buried under the debris of the wreck of two freight trains on the Georgia railroad at Alma, between this city and Conyers early today. The injured are: Engineer Beazley, back and neck sprained, face cut and left leg badly bruised. Conductor G. D. Adams, collarbone and chest mashed and face cut. Conductor H. S. Paschadl, right arm broken, right leg badly bruised and face cut. Flagman Brake, badly bruised. A negro brakeman, skull crushed and body badly bruised. He is unconscious and Is not expected to live. George Jackson, a negro brakeman, Is missing and thought to be under the wreckage. The third section of eastbound freight train No. 34 crashed head-on Into westbound freight No. 14, just aft er the latter had pulled out of the Alma siding onto the main line. It is said the crew of the second section of No. 34 failed to notify the crew of No. 14 that a third section was following. Conductor Adams and Engineer Beaz ley were tn charge of No. 14. Engine crews of both trains Jumped. All but Engineer Beazley escaped unhurt. He was struck by flying timbers as the trains crashed together. The Injured trainmen were brought to Corington, the four white men be ing under treatment tn a local hotel. The road is blocked today and passen ger trains are making transfers. The two freight engines and, eight cars were demolished. South Atlantic Limited Wrecked MACON, GA, July B.—-The operating crew of train No. 32, South Atlantic Limited, Jacksonville to Chicago, looked ieath in the face, but escaped even injury, today when the engine and ex press coach jumped the track and turned over at Beech Haven, 33 miles from Macon. The train was going at about 30 miles an hour. The first pas senger coach also left the track, but crashed Into the tender and stayed up right. Passengers received a severe shaking and were panic-stricken for a time. When search was made for the engi neer, fireman and express messenger, they were found In the debris, stunned, without even a bruise. Local Georgia Southern and Florida railroad officials, who went to the scene of the wreck on a special relief train, 'ieclare that it is a miracle that a score of People were not killed. The respon albillty for the wreck has not been fixed. MAYOR favor! more money for reform of CITY’S DRUNKARDS lam deeply in sympathy with the work , y probat lon officer for inebriates will l en<i all my Bupport to the efforls hMt Os Trades to secure i'\« <i<|U ' p,nent tor * hls department," a ‘l Mayor C. S . Winn today. "There m ° re worth V function of the city mm r,rn , er ” ,han *he restoring of weak , 0 J*,. won)en to their norma) relation nr , , imposing fines and pris !s •i. eneeß, is very evident that there Ulan ‘”' ge . c,aßs in Atlanta needing reg- V other ’han the regular police sys- I.au'r"T ' ones ‘ editor of The Journal of urg/i'. ,a . <l ea,led <» n Mayor Winn and 'ieL: Hn ncreased appropriation for this la: I. which is now handicapped for read* i As tlle hu dget has Si- mula n n ? n _” l<ld l e U P 111 detail, the mayor l"n he,-! P r,, pilse any Immediate relief, Pledged his support to the plan. i!JV. WEEPS six BLOCKS WTONAPAH: LOSS $250,000 T 'e»wh N vlv LES> , CAL ■ J ul.’ *• Fire at I’ll ’ ki early today wiped out six ,i, a, 'd late reports -ay the ’• 1 1 -, •h 1 , ,o bav e been under con non „ ro *en out again and that fur ’ JV,! hrea, ened. The loss is d at 3250.n0n The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results : John D. Is 73 Today; • •When He's 100 He'll• : Have $1.440,000,000; • CLEVELAND. July B.—John D. • • Rockefeller, the world’s richest • • man. is celebrating his seventy- • • third birthday today. Mr. Rockes • • feller is hale and healthy, and re- • • ceived many congratulations from • • various parts of the world. • • Mr. Rockefeller's wealth is now • • estimated at $960,000,000. He has • • been actively engaged in business • • about 53 years, and has thus ac- • • quired his wealth at the rate of • • about $18,000,000 annually. Should • • this rate continue and his life be • • prolonged, he would be far richer • • than a billionaire on reaching 100 • • years of age, or worth, at a very • • rough estimate. $1,440,000,000. • •••••••••••••••••••••••egg Gallant Life Saver Rescues Fair Bather's Teeth—Very Secretly Touching Predicament at Pied mont Park Lake Solved With All Due Diplomacy. Bathers at Piedmont park lake no ticed two women standing in one spot In the pool for nearly an hour. In cessantly they churned the water up and down as they moved their feet around feeling for something on the wooden flooring. They had gone in to gether and after paddling around for a short time an exclamation from one had caused both to stop swimming and start the queer search. At last Captain Ben Schlomberg, of the United States Volunteer Life Sav ing corps, noticed their predicament. For a few moments he swam around them and then gathering his courage, asked in a whisper that could be heard by all nearby: “Is there anything that I can do?” • “Er—er—l have lost my false teeth," replied one. “I*ll dive for them: I can get them, sure,” said the gallant life saver. The woman clutched his arm. “For goodness sake, if you get them, don't bring them to the surface of the water,” she replied. “Just hold them under the water and pass them to me.” The sunburned head and shoulders of the life saver disappeared. Hardly a moment later he came up. All was well for he surreptitiously passed some thing to one of the fair swimmers who left the water as rapidly as they could. DREAMS OF “MAIDS TO ROCKEFELLERS” RUDELY SHATTERED When Ella McElveen and Josie Simp son, negro servants, accepted jobs a week ago as “maids to the Rockefeller family," they felt as if they had found a gold mine. When they told Recorder Broyles all about it today, they felt worse than the proverbial 30 cents. For their dream was rudely jarred when they found they had been slim-slammed and that they were out $11.50. They declared Joe Wright, a negro dog peddler, was the artist who duped them, and Judge Broyles bound Wright over to the state courts in bond of SSOO on the charge of cheating and swindling. The women said Wright told them that they would be expected to travel with the Rockefellers, who then were in Atlanta, and that the first stop would be New York. He said they would go from there to the Flynn-Johnson fight. The Rockefellers always required their maids to be insured, however, and this would cost $4 each. Another $1.50 would be required to purchase a big suit case for each maid. The women gave up $5.50 each. GOOD MEMORY OF POLICEMAN CAUSES BUILDER TROUBLE J. W. Hatnmond, a contractor, is con vinced George Cornett, special officer for police court, has a splendid memory. Cornett’s memory enmeshed Hammond in a bushel of trouble, this morning. Ham mond appeared before Recorder Broyles as a participant in a fight, but his case was dismissed. As he started out, Cor nett halted him, and reminded the re corder of an old case against Hammond for failing to obey an order of the court. He had been ordered several weeks ago to move a pile of dirt from an alleyway. and is said to have failed to do so. Hammond explained that he had given instructions that the worn be done, but didn't know whether the dirt had been moved. Judge Broyles required him to put up $15.75 collateral pending Investi gation. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA STOCKHOLDERS VOTE $75,000,000.00 OF BONDS SAVANNAH, GA., July 8.-Stockhold ers of the Central of Georgia railway in quarterly meeting today authorized the issue of approximately $75,000,000 of re funding and development bonds, the pro ceeds to be used to liquidate outstanding indebtedness and to finance certain im provements. There will be $25,000,000 of the money available at once Following the meeting of the stockhold ers the directors held a meeting for the purpose of working out certain detoils in connection with financial business' and to elect a successor to John Bell as secre tary. of the Central. C F. Groves, car accountant, will be named for this posl- I tlon. YANKEES SET MORE NEW OLYMPIC MARKS Richards Makes Record at High Jump and Meredith in 800-Meter Run. I GREEK BROAD JUMPER DEFEATS YANKEE STAR Relay Team From This Side Makes Best Time, But Is Disqualified. By MICHAEL J. MURPHY. (Trainer of the American Team at Stockholm.) STOCKHOLM, July B.—Two new world records were hung up today by the American athletes in the third day of the International Olympic games. The running high jump was won by A. W. Richards, of Brigham Young uni versity. at 6 feet 3 3-4 inches, beating the old record by 3-4 inch. In the 800- rneter race J. E. Meredith, of Mercers berg A. C., Pennsylvania, finished first in 1 minute 519-10 seconds. The old record was 1 minute 52 1-2 seconds. American athletes are now the over whelming favorites in the fifth annual renewal of the Olympic games The ease with which they swept the boards in the sprints and 500-meter run was a revelation to the followers of athletics, and as a result Americans anxious to bet on their team are unable to place wagers of any magnitude. What few bets were made installed the Americans as favorites with the odds at 4 or 5 to 1. American athletes went down in de feat in the’first event of the third day’s contest of the Olympic games. This was the standing broad jump, which was won by Tsicletras. a Greek ath lete. He jumped a distance of 3.37 me ters. Despite their defeat in the standing broad jump, however, the Americans were cheered when notified that their swimming team's protest against the action taken in the 100-meter semi finals yesterday had been sustained by the International jury. The race will be re-swam before the termination of the games and the Americans are con fident that In this they will capture at least, three points. Through some misunderstanding, three men who had qualified for the semi-finals —Kahanamoku, McGillivray and Hussagh—did not appear for the semi-finals when they were swam off. In the trial heat Kahanamoku had broken the world's record. U. S. Relay Team Swiftest in Trial. America, f'anada, England. Sweden, Germany and Hungary qualified in the trial heats for the 400-meter relay race. The American team, made up of Ira J. Courtney, Seattle Athletic club; F. E. Belote. Chicago A. A.: Clement P. Wil son, Coe college, lowa, and Carl C. Cook, Cleveland, covered the distance in 43 3-4 seconds. The record for in dividual competition at this distance is 49 1-5 seconds. After a long dispute the American team was disqualified because of Be lote’s passing the stick to Wilson out side of the boundary set by the rules committee. This occurred in the semi finals and England, which had been de cisively beaten, was given the place in the finals left vacant by the American team’s disqualification. The other sur vivors were the teams of Sweden and Germany. The United States lost again in the final of ihe 10.000 meters run this even ing going to Finland. H. Kohlmeainen, of Finland, won a smashing victory in this event, taking the lead at the start and never losing it. But ‘•America got a consolation from the fact that Louis Tewinima, from lhe Carlisle Indian school, finished second. Yankees Smash Two Records. The finals in the mining high jump was won by A. W. Richards, of Brig ham Young university, who beat the old Olympic record by 3-4 of an inch Rich ards jump was 6 feet 3 3-4 inches. The old mark of 6 fei-t and 3 inches was made by Porter, an American athlete, at London four years ago. Lisehe, of Germany, was second, with 6 feet 3 1-4 inches, also exceeded old mark and | George Horine, of Leland-Stanford uni versity, was third with 6 feet 2 inches. Yankees won in one. two, three or der in the final of the 800-meter event, this being the second time during the meeting that they did so. J. R Mere- ! dith, of Mereerberg Athletic club. Pennsylvania, was the winner Melvin Sheppard wa- second and Ira N. Dav- Continued on Page Two. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JULY 8, 1912. Woman, 60, Stars With Racquet U RGES GIR LS PLAY TE N NIS w W MF IISIM uvtfK a 'A.% M■ a M BF ■ i\\a a'M . ..44 w X' \ i H F WwfcOn nf z wl||g ii w \\ I* ' ' 1 Alt Jn '•mjF x ' a,- J - : K Im Mrs. F. -I. Seymour, champion tennis playei*. She is over 60 rears old and prescribes tennis for all girls who would keep lealthy and happy. Mrs. Seymour. Famous in Many Court Contests Still Plays Great Game. If .you would add years to your life and years to your youth, play tennis.” That is the creed of Mrs. F. J. Sey mour, the . woman of sixty-odd years who is the most remarkable amateur athlete in America, and Just now the toast of the Southern Tennis associa tion enthusiasts at East Lake, where, in spite of her age and the stars pitted against her. she won seven consecutive games and with them the champion ship cup which goes to the victors in the mixed doubles. Mrs. Seymour is a grandmother, and proud of it: I't,’ she seems far nearer 25 than 60. Her eyes sparkle; she hasn’t trace of ,< wrinkle; her cheeks are tinted as rosily as those of a girl eighteen, and to see Ijer' flash here and there in the mazes of a set upon the courts one stares in astonish ment at the little streams of silver in iwr hair, which seems in-ematurely gray. “All tennis, said Mrs. Seymour by way 6f explanation. 'lt’s kept me young; it s kept me happy; it’s won me many honors and brimming health and many friends. That’s why 1 say girls should play tennis. And if they have any constitution they should play it with all their souls and bodies and learn to love it. and they’ll never re gret it. Partner of Champion Renshaw. "Why, I've been playing tennis so long that I don’t care to tell you how long. But you can get some idea when you remember that I used to play in the doubles with Will Renshaw when he was champion in England, and he and I culled some cups together in those old days. Mrs. Seymour has not only been play, ing ever since, but she’s the fairy god mother of this particular sport In this country. It was she who taught May Sutton her wonderful science of rac quet and ball, and it was she who ac companied Miss Sutton all over this country, playing with her in doubles, coaching her in singles, until she capped the climax by seeing her pupil win that famous triumph over all Europe. Though she won’t admit it. Mrs. Sey mour has financed a dozen tennis clubs at great tournaments throughout the country. Her present particular pride is the Nashville tennis team, of which In i son-in-law. A. B. Newell, head of the Tennessee t'ential railroad, is the president. TIPPINS BIILMIILE OH: LlOUOfl MEN AITACKED; REFEHENDUMOPPOSED Flood of Amendments as Fight Opens With Alexander and Anderson Lead ing Opposing Forces—Measure Be lieved Certain to Pass, Probably Without Reference to Voters—Gov ernor Brown Is Exected to Veto It. Buried beneath a mass of amendments and substitutes, some de signed to help, others to destroy, the Tippins bill lies on the clerk's desk in the house of representatives awaiting final disposition un der a call of the previous <piestion tomorrow morning at 10:30. as the conclusion of a vigorous fight which began today. When the house met at 11 o'clock this morning, the Tippins bill known technically as House Bill No. 2. immediately was read for the third time and presented to the house for passage. Following its reading, amendments and substitutes from many quarters poured in. It was evident that a big fight was on, and that many members proposed Io take a hand in it. The attendance upon the house was large—there were few if any va cant seats. The galleries carried the banner crowd of the session thus far. Many Amendments Offered in House. The Tippins bill, stripped of Its legal dressing, simply provides for strength ening' the prohibition law of the state by outlawing all substitutes, imita tions and makeshifts manufactured and sold for the purpose of evading the prohibition law, generally summed up in the term “near-beer.” The bill provides that no beverage sold in the state shall contain more than one-half of one per cent of alco hol, either in imitation of beer or medi cine, and that no imitation of or sub stitute for beer shall be sold containing any quantity of alcohol. The first amendment proposed came byway of a substitute introduced by Mr. Hall, of Bibb. He handed in a long bill providing for “package houses,” under local option restrictions, limited to towns of 5.000. Following Mr. Hall's substitute came an amendment from Mr. Adams, of Hall, providing for a referendum to the people of the act, after its passage; another from Dr. Brown, of Fulton, proposing that the act should be in operative in cities of more than 5,000; a substitute from Randolph Anderson, of Chatham, providing for a straight away "local option" act, making towns of 5,000 and upward the unit of local option, and carrying a provision where by licensees should be bonded heavily not to sell for delivery outside of the municipalities wherein they might be permitted to do business; an amend ment from Mr. Ault specifically ex cepting patent medicines and physi cians’ prescriptions; another from Mr. Taylor, of Laurens, substituting in the bill one and one-half per cent of alco hol instead of one-half of one per cent; another by Mr. Lee, of Lee, pro viding an amendment to the Anderson substitute restricting the operations of proposed substitute to beer, ale, stout and malt liquors of that kind; another, and final amendment, from Mr. Pickett, of Pickens, specifically including in persons prohibited in the Tippins bill all persons operating, either directly or indirectly, so-called "locker clubs.” Amendments Have Little Chance of Passage. The real fight is centered around the Tippins bill, pure and simple. No one of the amendments, save the one providing for a referendum to the people, and perhaps the one specifically including "locker clubs” In the list of prohibited persons, stands any chance of being adopted. One by one they will be voter) down, until the question of the Tippins bill, with or without the referendum clause added, will come to the house for set tlement. The tight for the bill is being elo quently and effectively led by Repre sentative Hooper Alexander, of De- Kalb. The opposition is being led by Representative Randolph Anderson, of Chatham, upon the plea of his "local option” substitute. The issue is being made clean-cut. Alexander Attacks Violators of Law. Mr. Alexander opened debate in an hour’s speech, in which he vehemently assailed the violators of the prohibi tion law. and undertook to show how the passage of the Tippins bill will make it much more difficult for viola tions to take place. The general opinion is that the hill will pass, with a whoop and by a tre mendous majority, notwithstanding the oratorical and proposed legislative im pediments put In its way by its ene- HOHL IPITION 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE &> y re no mies. It has been conceded for a long time that the bill is to become'a law , and the delay in passing it has been occasioned more by a willingness of its friends to let its enemies go on record than otherwise. Acute interest attaches to the pro posed referendum clause. If it is add ed. the governor is expected to sign the law. If it is not added, he Is expected to veto ft. The impression exists that the clause will not be added. If it is, ft likely will be by a close vote. If it is not added and the governor vetoes the act, that will precipitate an even harder fight than the present one, for the. ene mies of the bill believe confidently that it will be impossible to pass it over the governor’s veto. Its more ardent chant, pions maintain, however, that the bill will become a law eventually, even over the veto of Governor Brown, if it is interposed. Under an agreement already ratified by the house, the Tippins bill must come up for final disposition tomorrow, on a call on the previous question, at 10:30 o’clock. At that time the hopes of the more ardent prohibitionists of Georgia will be given a big boost by the house, for it will pass the Tippins hill vociferously. After being disposed of by the house, the bill will go immediately to the sen ate, where another effort will be made to block it. but with little promise of success. 'lts friends say it will have at least 31 votes in the senate and prob ably 40. The former would be insuffi cient to pass it over the governor's veto the latter would be more than suffi cient. County Unit Plan To Elect Senators. Representative .1. O. Adams, of Hail, introduced a bill in the house today providing; for the county unit system in all primary elections held in Georgia for the nomination of United States sena tors. Mr. Adams' bill provides that the legislature, in seeking to determine who shall be voted for for senator, shall consider the names of such can didates only as have been voted for in such county unit primary. The bill also provides that in the event of a vacancy in the senate following a sen atorial primary and pending a session of legislature, the governor shall appoint to the vacancy the nominee of said primary, provided not more than one party primary shall have been held, litis bill undoubtedly was an out come of the state Democratic execu tive committee’s action of Saturday, calling a popular plurality senatori.il primary for .August. W. & A. Commission Bill Again rhe Western and Atlantic commis sion measure, sponsored by Senator W J. Harris and passed by the legislature the last session, but vetoed upon con stitutional grounds by former Governor Hoke Smith, will be given another chance by the general assembly. A resolution, providing for a stand ing commission of three from the sen ate and five from the house, to hold * office until all the leases of the Western and Atlantic railroad, which expire in 1919, are consummated, went to the senate today. Indicating by the unanimity of the vote that the Bristow amendment to the Federal constitution providing for the popular election of United States senators would undergo some hard sledding before it passed, if passage were accomplished at all. the senate agreed to the Alexander resolution pro viding a joint committee to investigate the amendment. As a result of charges and counter charges made this fall to the state printing commission, a bill creating the office of state printer went to the sen ate today and. according to the senti ment in favor of such an office, doubt less will pass without serious opposi tion. Senator Kight has let the legisla ture know that he is violently opposed to the nw county mania which seems to have obsessed the state. He has in troduced a bill that puts a real crimp in .i lot of rhe new county boosters who are thronging the state capitol.