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VOL. XI. NO. 2.
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Atlanta Law Firm Is Charged
With “Receiving and Con
ceaiing Stolen Goods."
ACCUSERS DENOUNCED BY
JUDGE: HE RAPS LANFORD
Pinkertons Bare Peculiarities
of Strangely Entangled
Jewel Mystery.
Judge George E. Gober and [
Robert R. Jackson. law partners [
of tin- firm of Gober & Jaekson.i
. will appear before Justice R. 8.l
Ridley this afternoon to answer i
a charge of receiving and con- ;
ceaiing stolen property, 'i'he ease ;
grows out of the noted “diamond j
trunk robbery.” Chief X. A.
Lanford. of the Atlanta detective ;
bureau, went to the lawyers' of
fice yesterday afternoon, armed :
with a possessory warrant, and;
the police say he recovered jewels'
to the value of $1.005.’)0. said to
he part of the loot awarded ,
George Wren in the division of
the spoils.
The story, an exceedingly tangled ■
one, indicates that the law firm, or its (
members, was acting in the defense off
one of the trio of diamond thieves and !
for the prosecution of the oth r two. A ;
contract on file in the office of the Pink- ■
er ton National 1 cuti\<. agency shows
that the firm was retained l\v the Pink- ;
ertons to “assist in the prosecution of I 1
Kaul and Hoddy, to recover ind return • I
the jewelry in the possession of Gem-' • I
Wren.” but was especially p-rmit;»‘ i t<
defend Wrm in the criminal trial.
Jewels Taken
From Daughter.
Chief Lanford alleged today that ;
after the $1,005.5u worth of -gents. >i ■
pieces, had been returned to hint on
presentation of the warrant, it was dis
covered that. Judge Gober had given a
pair of jeweled ear screws, worth ?l"0, (
to his daughter, and tii.it thi-’i were r
covered from her bv her father and ■ ,
handed over to the ntfice <.
George F. G"bUi had for main year.- i (
been solicitor general and then stipe-L
rior court judge of the Blue Ridg. cir- ,|
cult. A few months ago he opened aI f
lav office in Atlanta, and was asso-| :
ci itvil with Robert It. J a kson. .1 formei
justice of the peace.
When the diamond robbery. the theft .
of Solomon Gils’ y's t • nnk filled with j l
about? 25.000 worth of gems, occurred. • i
the three thieves tied to various points. |
George Wren went to Birmingham. K.iul ,
to New York, and Roddy to anolh-i |<
point.
It was shown at the time that Gober b
went to Birmingham as the counsel forb
Wri n, and met his client ther . Chief . I
Lanford. on the trail of Wren, says he ! 1
met Gober in Birmingham. Wren was i 1
brought back, with Gober acting as his! 1
counsel but the loot was concealed 1
somewhere in Birmingham.
Pnkerton Cfl.se
Against Jackson.
T'Pir.k' rtons. acting for tic- Jew- 1
elcr< Pror< t live union, subsequently en- I i
gag* <1 Ruber; R. Jackson, the other! l
partner. to go to Birmingham and re-p
c*»v-r the hi Ll* . j»-w<'s. ao oiding t<> '
bta: >.)■ nt - ir-un by th*- Pinlv-rtons U - •
<’;jy. It wuc th«n that th contract.!
agreeing that Gober ami .1 ekson spmid
be paid for assisting in the prosecu- *
lion, was drawn up ami signed. itw;; 1 - 1
W 1 Id have tin puivib,;.. ... <; findi’i;.’
Wren, the firm thu- occupying the pe-| :
‘ culiar situation of p 0.-ccuting two par- I I
ties to a thef: and defending the th’rd. I
Kaul ind Roddy pleaded guilty and i. ! ’
reived sentences of one year. Wren I
f irf> ited his bond and is still at larg' ( '
The Pinkerton National li . t|\.
agency stated today tbit its grievance!’ l
was against Jackson and not imainst
Gober. It did not know Gober in the | 1
nutter of recovering or concealing the I , v
jewels. But the warrant sworn out b.. • '
J infective J. II I>oyal bore tie nr im s of I ’
"Gober & Jackson, a firm coin].used of '
George F. Gober and R. R. Jaekson.i'
708-lfi Third -National Bank building." ■ '■
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\Moving Spirits in the Progressive National Convention in Chicago
■THE BIG BULL MOOSE AND LEADING AIDS
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Dan Ca r ey Boomed as Reform i
aCndidate by Faction New i
in Political Game.
I'oi'mwing Mayor Courtland S. Wynn's
■ ithdrav al from the contest for re
-1 ' "tion there was positive assurance
today that Councilman Aldine Cham
b< ■ - would be a candidate for the office.
His formal announcement is expected
within the next few days,
it Alderman John S. Candler, who I
was taken 11 at the Baltimore Denio
-1 ratio convention and has just become
able to resnmt his active duties, suffi
ciently recovers his strength in time
for a campaign he will be a candidate
A new force in politics took definite
form today in a movement by a number
of young nun rot hitherto identified
with politics to bring Ilin Carey, gen
ed "manager of parks, into tin contest
as a ‘‘refo’-m candidate.” For the past
two years Mr. Carey has waged a hot
fight against certain features of the
bo > rj system.
Mayor Winn's action in withdrawing
h.. r\.aallized ntiment in political
■ ‘ 1< s. A number of political leaders
and private citizens called on Council
man Chambers today and insisted that
hi formally announce at once. Mayor
Winn has i ven pledged his support to
Mr. Chambers.
Chambers Considers Matter.
"I have the matter under serious
eonsiderat ion.” said Mr. Chambers.
There are a number of progressive
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nd on which a mayor should lie elect
ed. As long as .Mayor Winn was con
sidered a intididate I was reluctant to
take any position as regards the race
for mayor. 1 did not want to develop
any undue friction between the mayor
and council.
“The keynote of m-xt year's admin
istration must be better streets for At
lanta, But I am not vet ready to defi
nitely outline any platform.”
Alderman John S. Candler’s friends
and supporters are no less active. May
or Winn is- much opposed to Judge Can.
dli> as a candidate. As mayor pro tern
and chairman of tin council finance
committee. Aiderman Candler has had
fiower in city affairs surpassing the
mayor. There has been a feeling on
th'' part of Mayor Winn that Judge
Candler’s letiviti. s have had a ten
dency to minimize his administration.
And in getting out of the race Mayor
\\ inn has done all he could to thro-w
ids sti’ iieth awiy from Judge Candler
to Mr. Chambers.
Judge Candler said today that his
physician had instructed him to devote i
onl om hour a dav tn business until
September 1. and that he could not
eo> ■ der ire ran a campaign at pres
ent.
See Simplified Contest.
JMm 11. McClelland, Dr. George
Brown and Steve R., Johnston have all
ii no meed for the office. James G.
Woodward, a probable candidate, whom
D-yor 'Ainu dr fcated in the last elec-
I'oii, slid todiw that he was not sur-
M i ’ 'Jinn had with
• !"awn. lie would make no further com
ni’ iit. But the ot i’-r three candidates
b’diev that thi contest has become
simplified.
Though Mayor W inn has been actu
ally if not formally a candidate for
» ■ i licit -inw Jar.i.ari 1, he has fre.
imntly <lc ir d shat hi“ inclinations
wi ri to ’•■turn to the practice of law.
Though he had a definite break with
the council and tin "city hall crowd"
wlien he advocated tile "compromise
charter." h. has made diligent efforts
to ri gnin their f> iendshlp and support.
At least there was apparent good feel
ing betwe n • majorit'. of city officials
and the mayor, it is said.
ATLANTA, GA.. TUESDAY. AUGUST 6. 11112.
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iSTATE TO SUE 10
TEST FIFES TITLE
Mrs. Helen Longstreet Is Victo
rious When 112 Representa
tives Go to Her Aid.
After Mrs. Helen I >. Longstreet, lead
er of the light to conserve Tallulah
Falls, had been denied a seat on the *
floor of the house, 112 Georgia repre- I
sentatives rallied to her support yes
terday afternoon and passed tile Shaw
resolution authorizing the governor to
bring suit against, the Georgia Railway
and Power Company.
During the vote on the resolution
Mrs. Longstreet sat in the gallery and
watched her long battle to obtain rec
ognition for the Tallulah claims draw
to a close. Her successful fight in the
legislature means that the governor will
institute suit to test the land titles of
the disputed .area in the gorge of the
river in Rabun and Halier
sham counties
<>f the nineteen members of the low
er house who opposed the resolution.
Representative Adams, of Hall, v.as the
spokesman. He asserted that the claim i
of the state was preposterous. Two
governors and two attorneys general,
he said, had turned down the Tallulah
claims as more conversational conten
tions. with no basis for litigation. To
one person alone he attributed the Tal
lulah fight. The people of Rabun, Hab
ersham and Hall counties, he said,
wanted the waterpower <!• velopment.
The supporters of the resolution were
legion. Representatives White, of
Seri ven. and Ellis, of Tift, who have
worked hand in glove with -Mrs. Long
street's as'sociation; Hobbs, of Hous
ton and Westmoreland, of Fulton, all
insisted that the state's claim could be
settled only by a court contest.
$8,200 PER FOOT PAID
FOR PEACHTREE PLOT
OF THE GRANT ESTATE
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Bryan M. Grant purchased at auction
today the Giant property at Peachtree
street and Auburn avenue, paying
JSM’t'O a front foot for the property. It
was bid in for Mr. Grant by George
W. Felker, of Monroe. Ga. The lot was
part of the estat' of the late Mrs. L.
P. <Jrant.
The lot, situated at the northetist cor
ner "f Pi-aihtt'i street and Auburn
avenue, is one of the most valuable in
Atlanta. It runs bn k 125 feet on An- I
burn avenui and fae.-> 27 1-3 feet on
Peachtree street. It is occupied by tin
.National Cigar Stores Company, wim-h
has a lease with a year to run.
The total price paid was $224,106.
HUMPHREY TO BE OPERATED ON.
W. G. Humphrey, prominent bond
broker and a member of the city coun
cil, [eft Atlanta today for Johns Hop
kins hospit i|, at Baltimore, where he
will undergo an operation. Mr. Hum
phrey said he expected to be away from
Atlanta for a month.
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Top. left to ritzht, Senator
Joseph VI. Dixon, of Montana,
innnao’er of (’olonel Roosevelt’s
eanipaign; ('olonel Roosevelt,
[chief Bull Moose; Ex-Senator
1 ’>evei’idpe, of Indiana, temporal'.'
|chairin;in of the convention anil
I ’‘keynoter. Below, left to r'<rht.
George \V. Perkins, of Xew York,
national committee treasurer:
Miss Katherine Dreyer, suffrage
leader of Xew York, and Oscar
Straus, of Xew York, a delegate.
ITALIANS DRIVE TURKS
»FROMTRIPOL!ANPORT
AFTER FIERCE BATTLE
TRIPiILI, Aug. <i. - A hattli betwei r.
Italians and Turks is lining fought at
Zuara on the coast. The Italians began
extensive operations, both by land an 1
• ea, against the Turks and late dis
patches -aid that the attacking for ■■
was meeting with success. The Turks,
however, fought with g. at stubborn
ness in their fortifications before being
d'ivon out. Then they continued tin
battle at East Zutp'a. While the Ital
ians were being landed the warships
kept up a continuous bombardment
Under cover of the fire the Italian.-
were able to land without rcsistanei
I from tile Turkish armv.
Last Port Held By Turks.
ROME. Aug. 6.—Official announce
ment was made by the government to
day that the Italians have occupied thi
port of Zuara in Tripoli. This was the
last coast town held by the Turks.
OFFICER DIVES INTO
RIVER AND RECOVERS
STOLEN STRONG BOX
MA< ’< >N, G A.. Aug 6. A small iron
box containing indmsefi checks sot
SI,OOO, several hundred dollars in ea.-ii.
four gold medals and a number of im
portant pipers, has been recovered
from the muddy waters of the Ocmui
gee river by Wilse Birdsong, a deputy
sheriff, who dived at the place pointed
out by tile thievi s who stole the strobe
box and threw it into the river when
they could not open it.
The owner of the box, <’. F. Strob' i
agreed not to prosecute if the tv
young men who stole it from his s ir
would tell what they did with it. Thi
took the deputies down the river sev
eral miles and pointed out the pl.-u •
where they had th’own it in. The
deputy found the box aftei living 1'
times.
| CHARGES AGAINST
PRISON COMMISSION
WILL BE QUASHED
The charges against the prison com
mission, brought recent'y before the re
fohnatory committee of the house l>>
‘’mine Superintendent Leihum. hiv'
been turned down bv tin committee,
with a recommendation to the hous<
that the prison comission he exoner
ated.
Tills report will lie accepted by the
house and the charges forma:!.’,
quashed.
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Harris - Sheppard Amendment
to Fellow Servant Act Favor
ably Considered.
After passing the house by a narrow
margin, the Spen-c bill, deigned to
give complete information into tin
pvorking of th, fee sysum ... it ap
plies to county officers, appwirs to hi
doomed in the senate.
Tile gener il judiciary committee of
the uppi r house w ill report th measure
unfavorably, and as it ems to havi no
champion in tin senate, its rejection i- ’
assured.
The bill provides that all county olli- I
cers be required to make a month!,
statement of all fees received by them!
for U.ilJ
’l'he H.”ri :.'-Sheppard amendment :••!
•he fellow seriant let bus received a f•>-
voidMe report from the senate commit
tee. lt s provisions will place the em
ployee- of all manufacturing concerns
under the same statutes that now ap
ply to railroad employees.
CAR MEN OF CHICAGO
APPEAL TO MAYOR TO
HELP AVERT A STRIKE
(’FJH’ACJO .\ug. G. <’< >nf<T(‘n( !>-•-
twen the cur iidd’- union ;ind tiiutioii
oHici.’il-- hav<- failed t<> effect p»-ive, and
today the uni-.n appealed to M i'.nr
Harrison to bring about a settlement.
’l'he employ* '-s’ b ;id< rs arc empowered
to call a slfkc of in,eon m-n at any
time they see fit. but they will exhaust
every possible effort before ticing Up
t lie (’hicago 11 net ; on lines.
'l’he union b idors sent a telegram t<»
the mayor, who is on his v<vati<.n a'
Big Bax. Mich., explaining the situa
tion and adding:
"lb alizing that a uspension of the
■ar scrxjtM* would unnecessarily se
i iously affect the business and indus
trial conditions of the community, w«-
th«rcfi<i» append to you to use your
nood ollicTs as chief execiitixe |o bring
about a settlement.”
BULGARIANS SLAIN
BY ENRAGED TURKS;
REVENGE FOR BOAIB
SALONIKA EURiiPKAN TI’RKLY,'
Aug. Turkish getuLi.’iu - and so'
Die s have mas-; er,-; ni.tny Bulgarian
mil hitant- of tin town nf t
avenge a recent bomb butiage. accord
ing to word re«ei\ed fi >m there today.
More t han 10<» pci sons w cr< killed by
’he explosion <»f an inf.rial machine- at
!<■ caana ’<*cently. th- nv-st of the.vic
’ims b.ing Turks and Turkish sympa
t hiz< rs.
SMITH NOT IN GOBER FIRM.
Atiornew William M. Smith, who foi
merly was connected with the firm of
Gobi r X- Ja' kson, de-ir<s to state- that
his connection was sevml with tin
firm sonic 1 months ago. B\ inadver
t« nev the name of tie- firm was given as
Golicr, Jii 1 kson X Smith.
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2.009 Convention Delegates
Addressed by the Governor.
Mayor and W. L. Moore.
Atluntu was tinned over to the vis
iting Southern mi rchants today when
: th. delc’-i.'es u ’tin”, d in Taft hall at
j the Auditorium f r the first session of
, . Uu ir uimual i onv it: ion.
Spe. ches of w elcome were made b.v
I Govi rnor I r \vn. Mayor Winn and
. 1 Pr*. siilent Moor', of the t'iia-nbei ol
•!' '■ num rce. Each s”ker triad to outdo
’la otl. i in tin v. armth of the welcome
iie extended and in i dling of the pride
ami pleasure Atliiniaus take in having
this gathering of tin Southern Mer
chants association each year.
J K. <n r. president of the associa
: ion. presided and. after listening to
the formal web -mc s, called on lour
well known men bants for addresses. I
i’h. y were G. <’ Adams, of Mansliold;
W H. Carter, of Albany; W. C. Chap
nan. of <’>•;: wfordville. and A. J. Gil
lem. "f Maxeys.
Everything is “On the House."
Every place of amusement and inter-
L-st in the city today belongs to th.
| visit n -. and festive plans are laid for
the four-day eonventh n. < 'ards to prne-
I lie.illy every club in town are theirs foi
• hi asking, the merchants have deco
rated their stores with gay bunting and
■ Hags, goods ire piled high on counters I
and shelves, ami in many eases spe
cially low prices have been made sot
the week.
I There i- no chance that any of the
p/isi’ers " ill fail to have the best titm
of their lives, for there are plenty to
show' th. m around. Not an Atlanta
whi bs.ilc firm liis a traveling repre
sentative on the road today, for they
are all in Atlanta tinned with carte
i bl,uu from their employers to treat the
guests in the proper way, and all the
treats are "on the house.”
There arc about 2.00(1 delegates in
the city, and before the second day of
the convention it is believed that more
than 3.000 will htive arrived. As fast
as trains bring them they are met at
the stations and taken to the conven
tion h.il. whir, they first register ami
receive a book of coupons emit ling them
to pirtjeipate in the many features of
entertainment planned for the conven
t ion.
To Attend Ball Game Today.
Merchants of till kinds are here. The
prosperoii: dealer in the larger towns,
the man whose orders are large and
w Im is "good" w hen the statement goes
in "U the first of the month, is ntin-
I cling with his smaller brother from the
crossroads store, tile little fellow who
pays as he goes inti whose orders,
while just as sure ind valuable to At
littita firms, are not us heavy year in
and out.
A greater number of delegat s than
• ver before arrived yesterday, the day
| before the convention re illy started.
(This was in great measure due to the
enthusiastic reception aceordi , i| the vis
itors mi tiie for ner trip to Atlanta. Last I
night Hie entertainment was a theater
party at the For-yth, and few of the
usual crowd of Atlanta society’s “first
nighters" had i eliani e for seats. Tick
ets had been purchased last week by
the Merchants and Manufacturers as
sociation. so that all delegates could be
-lire of places.
Tile ball game this afternoon will be
itteml’ il l>\ t’le delegates in i body, and
they have announced in advance that
they expect notiiing short of victory for
Atlanta. Manager Alperntan says he
always <!<>■ s his bi st. but he is going to
make it a special occasion today and do
mote than his best to down the Ala
bama aggregation, Montgomery.
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BLACKMEK
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BYIEW
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Contesting Negro Delegates
From South Turned Down
by Moose Committee.
[ORGANIZATION iS TORN
BY THE RACE QUESTION
Platform Also Cause of Dissen-
■ sion Among Framers—Con
test for Second Place.
CHICAGO. Aug. 6. -The mit
sftintlino features of the Xational
Progressive convention as the del
egates gathered for their second
session today were the facts that
the new party had broken defi
nitely with the Southern negroes,
that tin* organization was at sea
as to the permanent chairman
ship of the convention, and that
a clash had developed among the
i platform framers.
When the committee on permanent
organization resumed its sessions there
was a growing sentiment that Senator
Albert J. Beveridge, temporary chair
i 'man; should be continued as gavel man
, i through the rest of the session. This
J sentiment followed the unexpected ac
tion of Judge Ben Lindsay, of Denver,
former Democrat, in asking to be ex
cused from serving after he had been
suggested as the permanent chairman
by a sub-committee of tiie organiza
tion committee. The judge's request
was made direct to Colonel ■ Roosevelt
i himself and consent that the Denver
Jurist be excused was granted. Lind
say's reason for wishing to avoid tho
chairmanship was that he had been
asked by Ids friends not to retire from
the race as a vice presidential candi
date.
His action indicated there would be a
real rivalry among the vice presiden
tial aspirants for tiie position of as
sistant standard-bearer of the new
pai ty.
Jane Addams Urges
No Race Prejudice.
The break with the negroes came
early today, after the committee on
credentials had labored through the
evening and the early hours of the
morning. It came afti r Miss Jane Aii
dams, suffragist, settlement worker ani
delegate at huge from Illinois, had ap
peared before the committee on creden
tials ami warned the members against
any stand that involved race prejudice.
This was the first time that a woman
Ims ever appeared before the creden
tials committee of a national conven
tion.
The fight before the credentials “om
rnittee was a real one. Orators for and
against tiie admission of the colored
brother from the South had their say,
and some of their suy was pretty crisp.
When it had all been said the commit
tee voted not to seat the colored claim
ants from Mississippi and Florida. Tiie
action was taken on the ground of
irregularity.
Just to emphasize their action t! u
committee then proceeded also to elim
inate tiie white ilelegates from Florida.
The irregularity of tiie selection of ti n
whit, delegates was the official reason
for the action.
Florida, though now without dele
gates in the convention, will not be
without Progressive party organization
H. L. Andrews, the state's member of
the provisional national committee, will
remain the member of the new nation..’
conimittei pending the result of the
primaries of 1916.
The vote of the committee was
reached long after midnight. Tiie
Florida contest was first disposed of.
Then the Mississippi tangle was taken
| up.
Northern Negroes Vote
With Whites in End.
The’o were two Northern negro
members on the credentials committea
and thee took the side of the blacks in
the Smith Tiie argument at times was
bitter, but in the end, for the sake <>l
harmony, the two negroes voted with
their white brethren and the final ped!
on the decisions was unanimous.
There is a possibility that the ques
tion will come up again on the floor o!
the convention when the commlttet
makes its report. Some of the deb
gates favoi threshing the matter ou
and putting the new party on recon
• However, the more conservative eit
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