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THE WEATHER Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia: Probably fair today and tomorrow. VOL. XI. NO. 2. SMflli JAG j 0 FACE 111 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." ■ '■ Continued on Page Two; a The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit —GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results \Moving Spirits in the Progressive National Convention in Chicago ■THE BIG BULL MOOSE AND LEADING AIDS F B Jp'- -W' I CHiBEBSBI GE FOR i TV pH! Hlh ? I&As ?. i u RiiL I i 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 * 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. ■ IF W I f ? i®B c LSw'i’w X [SPk 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 * • 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. m iW \\ DW »\ tr i i \\ *» ■ //1 \\ // 1 \\ V; -'aMF. / I 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. ; l ■ so '■ •< R ; jUf D « - nr Bl ITT rnriT'Pn M. [I OH’ ? U-L u L L- L, a * <;» :i c■ i. j u rrr nmnirirnii i -taL‘ L iIL 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. MME .. ; W FEST [5 LN 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. Mi I 2 CtNTS EVERYWHERE No BLACKMEK 0 US T Es BYIEW Pll 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 w