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Newspaper Page Textthe weather. Forecast: Showers tonight or to morrow. Temperatures (taken at A. K. Hawkes Company s store) : 8 am., 72- W a. m., 77; 12 noon, 79; 2 p. mJ 81. VOL. X. NO. 252. MILfIQMK OF D.S.BLftMED FOB CflNSl PROTEST Senator O'Gorman Says They Are Behind Great Britain’s Objections. AMERICA HAS RIGHT TO FAVOR HER OWN SHIPS Uncle Sam’s Own Affair if He i Wants to Refund Tolls to His Carriers, Asserts Lodge. WASHINGTON, July 18. —That American railroad influence is behind Great Britain’s protest . against the Panama canal bill now pending in the senate was the charge made by Sena ‘ tor O’Gorman, of New York, during the debate on the bill. He took the posi tion. with Senator Lodge, that the United States possesses full rights un der the British treaty to give free pas sage of the canal to American ships. The burden of Senator I.odge’s argu ment was if the United States senate saw fit to do so it could refund to American vessels the amount paid by them in toils for the use of the canal * and such action would be no Infringe ment on the treaty with Great Britain. But he firmly maintained that under the convention no privileges or im munities should be granted to Ameri can vessels which were not accorded to vessels of other nations. Railroads Behind British Protest. •I d.o not think British shipping is greatly interested,” said Senator O'Gor man. "I believe the railroads of Can ada and the railroads of the United states have been enabled to secure the co-operation of the British office of foreign affairs, to embarrass this gov ernment in the attempt we are making to secure legislation to keep railroad ' controlled ships out of the Panama canal. “Then is nothing to prevent Eng land or other countries from remitting to its merchant ships every dollar of tolls paid the Panama canal. The only power trammelled, restricted and cur tail'd in the performance of its duties to its own citizenship is the one that has spent $400,000,000 in the construc tion of this enterprise.” He said Spain had already legislated . “to reimburse Spanish ships for the 1 spent in going through our ca ' nal." Senator Lodge defended the system of free tolls for American ships. “The whole cause of this action by G 'at Britain is Canada,” said Senator Lodge. "Canada is the only country sifuated as we are in reference to the canal. “England is not worrying about its -n merchant marine; her shipping would not be affected by any arrange ment we make for the tolls to Ameri can ships. The whole trouble Bes-with Canada; she fears that all the Canadian tr.ifti. wilt go through American ports f A me'icon ships receive free passage in the canal.” We Can’t Pay Tolls for U. S. Ships, Says England. Senator Lodge said he did not want. ■ see his government suspected of act- - in bad faith in the matter of a 11 v The government should be punctilious In the observance of the tre tv's terms, he argued. If special trivfleges were granted to American ' S-. is in the way of free tolls, he said, I undoubtedly the question would be [ taken to The Hague and he expressed opinion that that tribunal would “.gainst the United States. Sen -1 odge said, as he understood the ■ ’’ t note, Great Britain takes the ton that this country can not pay tolls of American vessels because it '"tld amount to giving them free passage through rhe canal. om this attitude a number of sena strongly dissented. Lodge would not admit anr foreign power had the \ ipht to say what wo should give to /ni: ships or to any other domestic en ; ns.-. That was a domestic ques tion, he said, for the United States and no one else to settle. 'his government saw fit to tive Aniv. j,- a n S bips the benefit of the canal ?' ?' 1’ has built and paid for by re- imour<ing them for the tolls the United - " f s had a clear right to do so and worn , not be violating the treaty, he said. ~ < ”’ na r,r ''rawford asked if such ac- 1 .on ; n .,, violate the principle that not do by indirection what v.as clearly forbidden by direction. The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results IICTWIPH IHHIS FIKEO.SWS IMIS Attorney With Whom Detective Says He Dickered for Par don Enters Denial. WAS TOO INTOXICATED TO KNOW, HE ADMITS Carolina Investigation Com mittee Resumes Its Probe at Columbia. COLUMBIA. S. C„ July 18.—Sweep ing denials were made today by Sam uel J. Nichols, the Spartanburg attor ney. that he had any intention of of fering a bribe to Governor Cole L. Blease for a pardon for Gus Deford, a notorious yeggman. Nichols denied other charges made against him in the testimony of Detective E. S. Reed, of the Burns agency, before the South Carolina legislative committee inves tigating the dispensary system and charges of graft on the part of Gov ernor Blease. The committee held a special session here today to take Nichols’ testimony, following the sen sational disclosures of Detective Reed and Thomas B. Felder, the Atlanta attorney, before the committee at Au gusta last Saturday. Nichols declared on the witness stand that he was in such an intoxi cated condition at the timelof the in terview's between himself a\id Detec tive Reed, posing as Horace N. Por ter, a Chicago lawyer, that he, knew little of those interviews, as recorded by the dictagraph. He some of the statements .by hint' were too ridiculous to be taken seriously. He flatly denied some of the testi mony as reported by the dictagraph. He positively denied that he had any intention of offering to bribe the gov ernor and denied that he had done a big "pardon business" with the gov ernor. He denied the statemejit that he was a delegate to the Democratic national convention at Baltimore, and that he was instructed for Harmon, but said that if he said this it was while under the influence of Scotch whisky. Nichols declared that the dictagraph testimony, taken in Spartanburg, Bal timore and Washington hotels, had been destroyed by transcribing stenog raphers. He denied that he had tele graphed Reed to come to Spartanburg to close the pardon deal. He declared that a telegram introduced as having been received by Samuel J. Nichols purporting to be from Reed, to the ef fect that he had sent a New York draft for $20,000 for closing the pardon deal, was false. The committee was in session three hours hearing Nichols' testimony. Chairman Carlisle announced that he had requested Detective Reed to ap pear here today, but that he had fail ed to come. The hearing was attend ed by a large crowd, anxious to hear another chapter of the latest sensa» tion in South Carolina politics and government affairs. Nichols is represented by eight lead ing attorneys of the state, chief among whom is his father. Judge George W. Nichols, of Spartanburg. The refusal of E. S. Reed, the Bums detective, to appear before the commit tee today or on any future day in South Carolina, has taken away considerable interest in the hearing, and It Is like ly that the; committee’s findings at present will be of little importance. T. B. Felder and the detective say they will appear before the committee in any city of North Carolina, Georgia, or other nearby state, but that they will not come into this state while Blease is governor. They say that there are henchmen of the governor who would gladly kill them and that these would Immediately be pardoned by Governor Blease. Members of the committee and Sam J. Nichols and his array of coun sel arrived in this city this morning, ILLINOIS MAN VALUES WIFE’S LOVE AT SIO,OOO BLOOMINGTON, ILL., July 18.— Frank Morrissette ”4ii SUM Henry A. Klassy, a business tnah of Kankakee, demanding SIO,OOO for alleged aliena tion of the affectiofis of the complain ant’s wife. COLUMBUS SPENT $7,200 DISCOVERING AMERICA MADRID. July 18. —According to a letter recently discovered at Palos, Spain, it cost Columbus $7,200 to make the voyage that resulted in the discov ery of America. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 18. 1912. Rail Chief Who Drives Engine to Office Finds New Whistle He Likes A. & W. P. President Soothes Self and Inspires College Park With “Gabriel’s Horn.’’ The soft, sobbing sound which caught the ears of Atlanta's waking populace today was not Jupiter Pluvius sighing over so much work, but the new’ whis tle of the Atlanta and West Point en gine. with Charles A. Wickersham, president of the road, on the lever. Thereby hangs a tale; also a tune. For years President Wickersham has made a habit of riding in from his Col lege Park home on the engine of the morning local. Soon he fell to running the engine himself, and also to blowing the whistle long and unremittently. Citizens of East Point began to recog nize the ’’Wickersham toot”—it held for four measures, then sprang into several staccato yelps. From this, It may be gathered that President Wickersham was very fond of whistlish sounds A few days ago he was up North, traveling on the Pennsylvania road, and he heard a new and weirdly sweet whistle. To the ears of President Wickersham it was more enticing than the call of a siren. He determined to have that whistle. Through railroad yards and terminal stations, up mountainsides and through the valleys he trailed the engine with that weird, sweet siren call until his chase was rewarded. The whistle proved to be a very commonplace af fair, but it’s note was like that of Ga briel’s trumpet. The end of the story was that Pres ident Wickersham bought the whistle. Now it’s installed on the morning local, where he can toot it every morning to his vast satisfaction and the inspiration of the populace. BROWN’S REGISTRATION IDEA IS INCORPORATED IN BLALOCK’S MEASURE Governor Joseph M. Brown’s oppo sition to the present registration law enacted during the first Hoke Smith administration in 1908, has borne fruit. A bill, sponsored by Senator H. C. Bla lock. which proposes sweeping changes in the statute of registration, has been sent to the upper |u¥usp.. The registration saw. long regarded as the political prey of the opposing of Georgia Democracy, now re quires the registration books to close six months prior to the date of the general election. Prior to August 25. 1908, the registration books closed 20 days before the date set for the gen eral election. The Blalock bill, as introduced in the senate, requires tax collectors to keep the registration books open until 30 days before the date of the election. This measure is a big change in Redi rection urged by Governor Brow ti in his annual message to the legislature. In attacking the present law the gov-« ernor asserted that fully 100.009 Geor gia voters were being dlsfranchisea annually by its operation. He said the law worked an especial hardship on the farmers, who were deprived not only of voting in state primaries and elections, but also in the Federal elec tions. BAD ACTOR FINED; WANTED TO CLEAN FELLOW THESPIAN When Charles Brewer and Percy Spellman, both vaudeville actors, were arraigned today in police court for creating a scene at Broad and Mariet ta streets. Brewer said his fellow ac tor had threatened to "clean up the earth with him. but took pity because of his small size.” Brewer said he told Spellman not to worry about his size, and asked him several times to "go on and clean up the earth.” The evidence showed that Spellman struck at Brewer one time and knocked off his hat. This was the extent of the fight. Witnesses said the two actors had been in an argument for some time, and that Spellman seemed to be the agres sor. Recorder Broyles fined Spellman $10.75 and dismissed Brewer. SENATE AGAIN TURNS DOWN BILLS TO AID STATE SOIL BUREAU Still afoul of constitutional objec tions. although two committees considered them, twelve bills, designed to rehabilitate the department of agri culture as a result of the Ault pfobe, again were rejected by the senate to day. The bills, sponsored by Senators Bush, Cromartie and Harris, members of the Ault committee, which provide sweeping innovations in the adminis tration of the agricultural department, are in trouble over the provisions which place the finances of the de partment under the supervision of ths state treasurer. WOMAN BEATING CHILD WITH SPIKED WHIP HELD NEW YORK, July 18.—Because she whipped eight-year-old Bertha Ornels, who had been left In her charge, with a spiked whip until the child swooned from the torture, Miss Annie Becker has been arrested. WYLIE SMITH FEMS PLOT, NOTLLW. HESIYS Atlanta Fugitive, in Juarez Jail, Tells Georgian Reporter He’s Been “The Goat.” EXTRADITION PROBLEM WORRYING PINKERTONS Rebel Chiefs, Planning to Evacuate Border Town, May Free Prisoner Again. El, PASO. TEXAS, July 18.—" I am not guilty of all that they say, but I could not go back and face the frame up against me.” is the way J. Wylie Smith explains his continued absence in Mexico, though wanted in Atlanta on the charge of embezzlement. Smith said when that he made up his mind when released in Chihuahua by the rebels that he would come to El Paso and surrender, but that his heart failed him when he got to Juarez, and he decided to go into hiding for a time. He was discovered by Pink erton men and arrested while hiding. "I am not fraid to go back if I could get a fair trial,” said Smith: "but the books were framed up on me to protect other people; and they will swear against me. I am out of money. My family has no money. If I had stolen what they say I did. would I be broke now? I have nothing. Forty-five cents was al) I hgd when they arrested me. “I’m the Goat For Other People,” He Bay». * "J ant not Afraid to go back, but I know I have been made the goat for other people.” Smith was locked up without being tiven a chance to make a full state ment. He may be permitted to talk to day, and ha may be held, in accordance with the Mexican custom, "incommu nicado” for 72 hours. The rebels are now in charge of Jua rek. but are about to abandon the town and leave it to the federate. Before leaving they may allow Smith to be brought to this state without a hear ing. As a non-political guard is to be left in the city when the federate leave, the rebels could leave Smith in Juarez under guard and permit the regular government to attend to his extradi tion. Rebels May Free Prisoner Again. Smith was arrested by Pinkertons in Juarez last night and is now in the jail of the little Mexican border town pending his own decision and that of the rebel officers. If he decides that he will "face the music,” as he says he once made up his mihd, several weeks ago, to do, he will be turned Over immediately to the United States. if he does not decide to come, he may be turned over, anyhow; he may be freed, or he may be kept in prison until the federate come to retake Juarez and then be given a regular extradition trial. Pinkertons Sure They Will Get Him J. Wylie Smith is in Jail tn Jaurez, Mexico—really arrested, locked up, in carcerated. The Pinkerton, men have got him, but he hasn’t been brought across the boundary yet, and there is the hitch. The Atlanta Pinkerton office is cer tain, however, it will land him on the American side. The Pinkertons here received the fol lowing telegram early today from the man in charge of their Houston, Texas, office: Wylie SYnlth arrested in Jaurez. He claims he was legally released and can not be arrested on the same charge again. General Orozco of fered to give him transportation back to Chihuahua. The Atlanta office wired at once to its representative to consult the Amer ican consul and take steps to bring Smith across the line. The Mexican government is willing and anxious to assist the American de. partment of state in sending Smith back to Atlanta, but the rebel leader, Orozco, seems to have become friendly with Smith and may resist any at tempt to remove him from Mexican soil. An Atlanta officer will leave today or tomorrow, armed with all the legal pa pers necessary, and attempt to gain Continued on Page Two. Proud of Her Coin-Swallowing Feat SHE FEELS LIKE A BANK iil!l W A 1 wMu / ' ■lk 1 ' * A* l - ML/ ' 411 kit-' ■ - ' * ' g 1 L Mir <*• ■ Sr B ’ sf iaF' f- Il ’\ a / / / tu 1 II V» 1 ; \ \ I I \ '■ W > i/ / \ J J \ r 7/ I i W 5 I r Little Mary Shelton, who swallowed a nickel yesterday. She has experienced no ill effects from playing she was a savings bank. Little Mary Shelton, Who Let Nickel Slide Down Throat, Feeling Fine. Mary Shelton, six years old, who swallowed a nickel at her home, 92 South Pryor street and brought the Grady ambulance on a hurry call, was asked today how she felt. "Like the First National bank," she said. “Thte is the place where you put the money Ln"—pointing to her mouth —"and this is where it stops”—point ing a little fart! er below. A playmate chided her for undue pride She turned a look of withering scorn upon him. "I guess,” she said, "if you had as much in you as I have you’d have the sw’elled head, too.” Considering that she swallowed a woman’s head, thirteen stars, a laurel wreath and the United States of Amer ica, her claim can be said to have some amount of merit. Not many young Americans can truthfully be said to have "E Plurlbus Unum.” WOMEN SWIM 200 YARDS WITH CHILDREN ON BACKS ROCKAWAY, L. 1, July 18. - Wil liam Frederick, his wife and his daugh ter swam 200 yards tn a heavy sen, each with a child on his or her back, last night, Lightning had destroyed their lifeboat. SKYLIGHT BURGLARS CROSS 5 ROOFS AND ROBDRYGOODS SHOP Two burglars, believed from their footprints to be a man and boy, early today climbed over the roofs of five buildings, pried open a skylight and slid down a rope into the store of the Webb Dry Goods Company, 88 Decatur street. Loading themselves with clothing of all descriptions and a lot of shoes, the burglars made their exit through the skylight by means of a stepladder. The rope was ieft swinging from the sky light. The burglars gained easy access to the roofs of the buildings from the Washington street, viaduct. Their foot prints, one large and the other small, were traced from the viaduct to the skylight by Detectives Chewning and Norris. The value of the stolen goods has not been estimated. GERMAN ARMY FLYER IS KILLED MAKING LANDING BERLIN, July 18.—Aviation claimed another human sacrifice today when Lieutenant Preusser, of the Imperial air corps, was killed at the Lindenthal aerodrome by a precipitate descent of his aeroplane. The airman’s machine struck the earth with such force that It was capsized and wrecked and Preusser was crushed beneath the mo tor. HOML IDITION 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE £ A O V RE NO SEWERSARE IN AS POOR SHAPEAS STREETS Council Leaders Say Atlanta’s Entire Sanitary System Has Been Found Lacking. ENGINEERS ADMIT THAT MISTAKES WERE MADE Committee Investigating Condi tion of Thoroughfares To Be Ready to Report Monday. In urging a reorganization of the city construction department, leaders in the council declared today the city’s sewers were in as bad condition as the streets. Many are of the opinion that on ac count of engineering mistakes Atlanta faces the proposition of building prac tically an entire new sewer system. This would not only cost the city big sums, but would mean assessments of hundreds of thousands of dollars against property owners The trouble is that the sewers are too small. In heavy rains they will not carry off the water, but cause It to sweep over private property and to fill basements. Two of the worst complaints are In the Third ward, against the big Ormond street sewer, and* in West End, where there are a dozen separate complaints. But all over the city the sewers are failing to do what the engineers said they would do. The people’s bond money has been spent with disappoint ing results. Engineer Admits Mistake Was Made, They were built under the direction of Rudolph Hering, of New York, the city's consulting engineer; R. M. Clay ton, chief of construction, and W. A. Hansel, assistant under Captain Clay ton in charge of sewers. The Loyd-Pulliam-Ba ss-Crew-Or mond streets sewer was built with SIOO,OOO bond money, besides assess ments, but every time it rains to any extent water is backed up over the lots of many residents of the section. En gineer Hansel admits that the con struction of this sewer was an engi neering mistake. To take up this matter, also the bad condition of the streets on the south side, and other sewer complaints, lead ers of the Second and Third Ward Im provement club have announced that they will hold a big mass meeting and arouse the people to the point where the city officials will be forced to give ; ellcf. George 1. Walker, president of the club, and the members of council from that section express alarm at the con dition. “I believe that the condition of sew ers is an even more serious matter than our bad streets.” said Aiderman James E. Warren. “From what I have heard, it seems that the sewers all ove the city are too small. They will not carry' off the rain water.” Need of Chambers’ Plan Now Seen. The situation which Councilman Al dine Chambers pointed out some months ago as one of the needs of the future is realized today to be an im mediate demand. On his motion the council asked for a charter amendment providing for a twin system of sewers, sanitary and storm sewers. His idea was to build the new system gradually during many years. It develops that the three sewage disposal plants, constructed under tha direction of the chief of construction’s department at a cost of almost $1,000,- 000, must be protected from storm water. If too much grit and gravel is washed Into these plants the valves w ill be clogged and they will not oper ate. Members of the council are just beginning to realize this serious condi tion, and they are blaming the engi neers because the council was not In formed sooner. .Many have declared that they do not believe these plants will operate until the storm water is kept out of them. The charter amendments committee, which is to consider reforms of the city construction department and other matters regarding the street improve ment system, adjourned yesterday aft ernoon until Saturday morning at 9 o’clock. Captain R. M. Clayton re turned to’the city today and members of the committee said they wanted to give him an opportunity to express his views before taking any action. They declared that they would be ready to make a report to the council on Monday, when an adjourned meet ing would be held. I W. A. Hansel, acting chief of cons