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ROOSEVELT GIVEN
TREMENOOOS
RECEPTION
Bull Moose Convention Was in
Frenzy for 55 Minutes After
His Arrival.
Continued From Page One.
Chairman Beveridge. the - nmmiKre
you appointed yesterday afternoon i«
ready to report, and tin guest of the
convention hm» arrived.'
Pandemonium followed Tim whole
house eprang to its feet and began
shouting. It was only a moment until
the colonel came forwa <l. then tin- din
increased a thousand fold.
Between John Shaffer and ex-Gov
ernor I'anklin Port, Roos, v-dt stepped
to the front of the stag. Eteri one
sprang up and the demorut ration was
in full s a inp.
The veteran drum and fif< corps took
tip lite noise Roosevelt turned and
saw them. His teeth displaying a
'mile, showed and he waved his hand
in a cordial invitation Toe drum
corps members stepped to th. f .mt of
the stage Roosr-v, 1J shook limit
hands. Then, while h- smiled and
bowed to the cheering, .veiling crowd,
the drummers played sot him. but no
one could tell w hat they were playing
on account of the noise.
General John V McDowell, an ex-
Confederate soldier, made Ids way to
the stand and bes- < the enthusiastic
multitude grasped the hand of th- ex
president.
T R. Asks Drum
Corps to Play Dixie
Roosevelt turned tu i■:i irn•iu>r
boys.
"Dixie.” lie yelled
The drum corps played l’i\i«. mid
the colonel himself Jed th- cheering,
the crowd cheered. Roosevelt smiled
and waved his arm® in strenuou and
enthusiastic appreciation of the din.
\ march of the stairs began. Ohio,
New York. Missouri and Penn > Ivanin,
tn the order named, started a march
to the platform with their slate ban
ners and markets, other states fell
into line, and it seemed as if some
thin;; must give way as tm \ crowded
and surged about the v« r\ front of the
speaker’s stand. Arizona. Montana.
h»na and Georgia .• ic in tin front and
In’aw.i o. Virginia and bidnr.idu were
rov ding them.
\V i> the demonstration w at its
Height a woman, home on the «Imulders
>f two stalwart deh g.’J» s. is taken
.as! the pres.v stand ay-d in front of the
jtp* .1’ • i s sEand.
The woman w.is s. b'erdinand
'A ite. of Chicago. Siu wm« a long
yellow “votes for women” streamer
pinned across the bosom of her white
tires*. She smiled and seemed happy,
and as «*he was > 'tried pas’, the speak.
«r ' eland .* «. in:«» ;h« f.o •• of
the former picsid<nt ami • .micil:
Teddj! Te< d\
Teddy Waves a
Red Bandanna.
As the cheering eased m >-i y .ift
» 1 o'clock the ...butt it. a r-d ban-
danna from his pocket ami waved it.
The crowd could make no mor. no:-",
but It could wav.' t.u", andkerchlefs.
and it did.
When the dem.mstrat ion had lasted
fifteen minutes tit. crowd began sing
ing "John Brown." For a little while
the rolling clamor of the song nearly
drowned out the cheering. But not
quite. The crowd had to give way to a
stored-up enthusiasm that was too
great for music, and in spite of the
ryhthmieal swing of the music t ~
was a staccato of handclapping and a
booming accompaniment of cheers.
Over It all «ome one started the old
rebel yell, and It shrilled above the
singing, shouting and binring brass
In a momentary lull the mooing of
the moose could be heard as the un
dertime of the noisy d-nioi sti ..t ion.
At the front of the hall we: grouped
a half dozen state standards. a dozen
banners and a number of flags .tn the
platform hack of t'oloml Rooset. lt oth
er flags were waved
“We Want Teddy
Yell Appears Again
As the singing died down tn- ' W<
Want Teddy" yell. th- keynote of the
long demonstration for Roos, wit at th.
Republican convention, broke forth and
kept up In all parts of the building
'.r«- Jane Addams, Illinois d<
at-large, was lifted to the speaker's
stand. As she appeared tint. wa- a
renewed burst of cheeis and Roo«eveit
stepped from the ■ moose p--i " in whli It
he bad been standing, and strode forth
to meet her
Perhaps the two heatd what ih--
said to each other Certainly im one
lwo feet away could ha' , , 1 i-tiru;- u d
a word.
Then the band got it« pa- m th.
demonstration
air that caught the crowd. Tin y tk.
"Onward. Christian Soldi. ». \ :'m
martial music at this tonvention.
Colonel Roosevelt led In t'tte singing
and the cheering teased as every one
rang.
The delegates began to get I .. .-
Their voices played out ahead ot tip it
enthusiasm, and ther- wu.- a- -n ot
whistling Then the crowd returned to
song.
"John Browns Buds whs t
again.
Ex-Senator Beveridge steppe-! to the
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"moos. p. n be-ide Roosevelt, lb > vi
dently thought the time had < ome when
it might l». possible to hc.ir Roosevelt's
speech. The crowd did not think so.
The noise came back.
t'liairman Beveridg. hammered for
older, but he smiled, .nd with every
blot of the gavel the cheering in
creased.
The 1., lifm i.ih gilded grizzly i.hs
takut to the stand He's a bctti."
Idayed I lie band.
After the yelling had pom- on for "5
mintit. < iiairmai: It# tetitlg. made a
determined effort to re-tore order. It
seemd a though th. raps of his gated
wri. only signals to loose more noise.
W'hl'e the noise w is Just ,< little less
in volume than it had been, delegates
sta rtcd a new song
"Follow, follow wo w ill follow Ro >se
velt, ' it went.
U hr n It had been sung through, Bev
eridge tried aga n to quiet the noise.
Bang! w .m the gavel.
Whoop-we,-rah went the crowd,
lii. y w. re -till r.ady for more noise.
The mechanical whistle that had
fund d its "tout. tottt" at the Republi
.an comention white the steam roller
wa- running ovet the Roos- velt men
injected itself info the proceedings at
this point. It bioug it a little ripple of
met iimnt that disturbed- but only
bar ly tile volume of sound.
Demonstration Breaks
Long Distance Records.
When the demonstration had lasted
■l', minute i still the noi».. < ontinued.
breaking all records, e\a n that for W. J,
Bryan at Denver
Tm" woman who led the Roosevelt
demonstration at th. Republican con
" I (Mrs. w. a Davis) was in the
gallery behind the speaker's stand. The
California bear was carried to her and
she rose and waved a red bandanna.
Sir was es.oited to the stand to meet
Roosevelt and he gripped her hand en
thusiastically.
Beveridge hammered the table again
-three big resounding w Itadks .tid
again the cheering r.-doubled. He
turmd to l- ; ’A colonel, spreading his
Imm : in at. attitude of helplessness
and rrsignation as one w ho tvould fay :
"What can I do with this limb '
Tite colonel smiled.
I'itty minutes after the colonel ap
peared the aisles began Io clear slight
ly. The Montana delegation started
back.
. Itt ih. mld“l ol lite demonstration
|: spied his wife and waved
lor a greeting. i'he crowd saw the
move and i number of enthusiastic del
egm< s marched to the visitors box and
slmuted and cheered. .Mrs. Roose, elt
got up and smiled. Her husband smiled
.it lut ami she waved a r.d bandanna
at him.
Tie momeiecry lui didn't last. The
. rov.i began y elling again. The band
played Hot Tim." and they yelled
some more.
Tlir-n Beveridge hammered for order
and there were mor. yells
' Uproar Lasts for
i Nearly an Hour.
Tie- color."] h< ld up a hand for si
lem W1..11 he go. was a bugle salute
t i. ( nlted States .-.rm salute to the
p - sideni of .he t'nited States. Then
thole was mor. cheering and a big
"mooing."
Eifty-two minutes after the demon
sttai'on began, th. noise w i.s still un
der way. yelling ind hooting gave way
to band, la | ping, and so two minutes
more the noise continued.
Finally just five minutes le.-s than
an bout from the time the noise stat ted.
tlie --erg, ant at arms was ordered to
.lea. 'h<- aisle- Then there was the
'.- al pause sot the photographers
The colonel and Beveridge, standing
tog. ther. faced the .am.ra and waited
. tile flash.
I'balrit'an Beveridge again called for
i ord. . and he got it
Gentlemen of the convention" he
said; the hour and the man— Theo
( dote Roosevelt."
1 mu tie colonel made his set speech.,
Roosevelt Sounds
Real Partv Keynote.
I Roosevelt s Speech struck a key
.rote for his followers and supporters n
|the nev party It | H i down the plan
.[of battle t.. 1... wage.’ by th,- Xational
ii 1 i-gre-soe party He discussed those
j principles mi.iet twelve subdivisions.
| namely. "Tin Helplessness of the Old
Parties "The Right of the People to
, Rule ■ ' Th.' Courts and the People "
•!.<!' uv: ive Coijifo! of the Tn:st< "
j "Rights of the Wage-Worker. Hie
t'aimer ' 'l'he Tariff. "The High i'..st
>| of Elx a g Girp'ih y C.ins. rva . ir>ii;
, I "Alaska and International Xffalrs."
"Th..- two old parties." Im said, "are
I husks, with rm r.al soul within either,
divided on artificial lines, imss-ridden and
, privilege controlled, earl, a tumble of in
, congruous elements, atm neither . arlng
to speak out wisely and fearlessly what
r should be said on the ciial Issues of the
day "
•I As oppo-cd to this it ongruity and In-
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS/ITESDA V. AT’GI'ST 6. 1912.
J 4 Families Assessed at $6,550,750
: WOMEN BIG_TAX_PAYERS
»
> Grant Fortune Is Rated First in
> Atlanta. With the Candler
> Wealth Second.
I Partial revelation* of the amazing
’. so tunes made by leading men and
’ ...
1 contained in th< t.. ....; for thia ■
• ■ vea -■ assessments, just completed to- 1
‘ day.
I Whlh a fen <>f th< wealthiest bt>»i-1
’ lm-> men have but small land holdings.,
the gr< it< pari of t e wealth repre- I
. ' mounting up into the million." ’
is in real estate
i Th. figures giv.-n are the more
astounding v.-h< n it i- remembered that
they represent at most but 60 per cent
1 of- 11 value, often lee-'.
Four Families Pay on J6.C50.750.
l our families figure with striking j
).rom|nence. .Membets of the Grant.'
1 andler. I’eteis, anj Inman families. I
O! interests in which they arc large
holder-, pay a--tn, nts on a total of
! $6,550.7501
•Mrs W.yli. Grant, with a total at»-
t ss.mutt ..rs6tiß,ooo: Mrs. H rah Grant
i Slaton, wltit $468,700; y- |, (|l .
man. st!S9.oou. and Mrs. .1. .\|. High,
with .’290.000. head tile list of wealthy
women.
< ompaid s and corporations make
tlioii re urns and pay their taxes as a
[ unit. ..nd it is, therefore, imoossible to'
get definite information as to the in- I
dividual interests. But r< alt? and per
sonalty assessments are recorded in the '
Individual's nam -
Within the last two y . ars the as-I
wwsments naw been increased $30,-'
000,000. But e.ven now experts cell
mate teat tim assessments are only
about 50 per cent of tlie teal value.
l irs; in <, Jw ~f amount is sh.- Grant
fortune. Most of the investments .'.ore
Im. years ago. but no property in At
lanta h .s been kept up better by im
provements. included In it are two of
the.tHllcs. oili-c buildings - the Grant
building and the Third National Hank
buih.ing and many of the best centr.T 1
Structures
The foundation of the fortune w. s
laid by the giandfatlier of John V. .
Giant. H<- was a contractor and b
gan life poor. Today John \V Grr -
toys tax. S on $74.8..'pi0 of real propc:
and $14,600 of personal property. It
holds a large interest in th- Grant
<'oustruction ''ompany, the Third Na
tional Bank building, assessed at .sst»ii._
' 000.
Airs \\ D. Grant, his mother, is as
sessed at $572,800 on real property ami
$115,200 on personal.
Mis. Annie Inman Grant, his wife,
pays on $113,000 realty and $17,000 pcr
i -oual property.
1 The Kimball House I'ompany. owned
» by John \V. Giant and wife, is assessed
t at $475,000
t Airs. Sarah Grant Slaton, sister of
.Mr. Gram, pays on $454,700 personal
and $14,000 realty.
Candler Fortune Rated Second.
'i’he Candler fortune the principal
■ owner ot' which is Asa G. Candler.
I ranks next. If is a fortune made al
most magically in the modern business
i world through the Coca-Cola Company',
i much ol the profits from which having
■ been inv'-sted In Atlanta real estate.
Asa G. Candler pays taxes on $48,000
I real estate and on $75,000 personal
property.
I The Coca-Cola Company pays on
$1,507,700 real property and $313,000
personal property.
John S Candler pays taxes on $37,-
i 900 realty and $3,425 personal.
I Tin Healy estate, almost wholly real
• -tale. Is one of the biggest items on
■ | tile tax books. \V. T. Healy, the sole
I hi ir. pays on $290,129 r. attv and $5.20(1
I '-tT. mil. The Healy Real Estate and
Investment Company pays on $618,120.
I A G. Rilodes is one of the biggest
, | taxpayers. His real prop- ty holdings
, lai - assessed at $727,750 and his per-
Jxonnl holdings at $12,500. He owns a
, I big Interest in the company of Rhodes.
Wimp; y & H.ivcrt' .he property being
assessed at SIIO,OOW. His sob, J. 11.
Riiodes. pays on $45,800 realty- and
$575 p-rsonal.
The Inman fortune is one of the big-
, sincerity of action, he asserted that the I
National Progressive platform will be n '
‘'contract with the people,*’ with definite I
anil concrete provisions to ho carried out
' : if the people ratify the contract on elec
' tion day ns . xaetly and honestly “as if
; it were actually enforceable under the 1
i law."
Neither the Republican nor the Dem
oc ratio platforms or managers show any
adequate recognition of the mighty fart
“that we are now in the midst of a great
* economic evolution. -
“Democrats Lack Sense.
Republicans Honesty.
I Th.’ Democratic part?. as Is liidi. Hied i
by its present record in congress, lacks
| the common sense, and the Republican i
| party. by its record of stolen delegates'
t >v. ti ’• Ch < ago convention, lacks the eth- !
Jical standards
1 ‘ The no n wlo presided over the Chi- ‘
P !>ago and Baltimore <•< nventmns. and the |
I great bosses who controlled (he two con *.
H volitions Mr. Root and Mr. Parker. Mr '
J Barnes and Mr Murphy, Mr. I’enr<»se and !
jMr Taggart, Mr ’luggenhelm and Mr i
Sullivan differ from one another, of:
' com sc. on certain points, but these are ’
, j ;! •- differences which one corporation law- '■
Her lias with another corporation law
|yer when acting for different eorpora
r. ’ion.- i hv\ come together at once hs '
against a common enemy when (he do- j
minion of both Is threatened by the su
. ptemacy of the people of the Cnited
i . The action* of the Chicago convention,
e and to an only less degree of the Balti
more convention, have shown in striking
, fashion how little the people do rule
under our present conditions.'' Ln order
* to assure this popular rule Mr. Roosevelt
-■ urged the adoption of presidential pri
■; maries. popular election of senators, the
J short ballot, an efficient corrupt practices,
j act. qualified use of the initiative, refer
endum, and recall The recall should be
applied to administrative < Wears
< Mr Roosevelt strongly ompbasi os the
• necessity of the sovereign people preserv
es i check on every branch of public
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Airs. Sarah (Irani Slaton, wife
ol' -lack Slaton, president of the
state senate and candidate for
governor. Mrs. Slaton is one of
lhe heaviest taxpayers in Atlanta.
gest and individually the members of
the family ate among the biggest tax
payer-- besides their holdings in cor
porations.
S. .11. Inman is assis-ed at $734,000
on realty and $19,700 personal.
.Mrs. J. V. I>. Inman ]iays on $2X1,500
realty and $5,100 personal.
E. 11. Inman pay's on s.!u2,suu realtv
and $12,550 personal.
inman. Akers w Inman is isssesed
at $200,001) pci: pal.
The Hugh T. Inman estate is as
sessed at $4,400 on realty and $124,200
pi i sonal.
I lie Bi-ters fortune is one of the
citys largest, 'l'he Peters Land Com
pany is assessed at $1129.750 on real
property and SB,OOO on personal.
E. Peters is assessed at $40,000 on
realty and $1,680 personal.
Mrs. M. J. Peters' estate is assessed
al $70,000 r-ai property.
Several Women With Fortunes.
'l'he I. 16 Give estate is assessed at
$521. pill on realty ami $10.O')0 pt , sonal.
Joel Hurt, one of the city's greatest
leal estate developers, pays taxes as
sessed in iiis own name on x461.00i real
property and on $4,600 personal prop
erty. M: e. Jorl Hurt is assessed at
$89.00(1 on real pro) - rty.
Resides the two women . f the Grant
family, who are tiie largest women tax
piiyii's. are a number of others with
large as-, -sments.
.Mrs. J. M. High is a-sc.-.ard ar $280,-
100 on realty and ’to too y-' sonal. She
is the largest stockholder in the J. M.
High Compani. ss-d at SI,BOO mi
realty and $175,090 personal.
Mrs Lillie P. VVl.itehcad is assessed
nt 2233,200 on realty and $36,450 per
sonal.
service "The Xmeriean people, and not
! ti.c ■ ourts. arc to determine their own
I fundamental policies." This does not
mean that the people are to interfere in
cases which involve merely questions of
Justice between individuals except that
“means should be devised for making it
easier than at present to get rid of an
incompet, nt judge.” Rut w hen a judicial
decision involves an interpretation of
what the people mean by the constitutions
which they have framed and laws passed
jby the people are nullitled because the
• courts say those laws arc contrary to the
• people's will as expressed in their con
stitution. there must be a "reference to
' .he people of the public effect of such
1 decisions under forms securing full de
l liberation.” to the end that the people
; may rectify this alleged defect in their
I constitution by a popular vote having all
the f.iii -of a constitutional anieiuhnent.
Referring to the opening sentence of
I his address. namely , "that we are now
'in the midst of a great economic evolu
; iion.' Mi RooseveM said
Justice For
Wa«e Workers.
“’rhe first charge r.pon the industrial
1 statesmanship of the day is to prevent
human waste. The dead weight of or
phanage and depleted vt a I tsmanship. of
' crippled w < rk : - and workers suffering
| from tratio diseases, of casual labor, of
•use tire old ago. and of household deple
tion dm- 1 « industrial conditions are. luxe
I >ur depleted soils, our gashed mountain
sides and flooded liver bottoms, so many
strains upon the national structure, drain
ing the reserve strength of all indus
tries. and showing beyond all peradven
ture the public element and public con
cern In industrial health.”
lie proposed several spceitii me.hods
for preserving and improving “our hum an
res- utef s. and therefore our labor power."
Wage scales and other labor data should
bn made public: all deaths. injuries and
diseases due to industrial operation should
be reported to the nutboritm-. v , re
missions should be established in th* r:t
--’ on and <• tie to detcimino the mln’niuni
GOMES 10 GET
JORDMIIMSSEE
Harry Stokes, of Nashville. Is
Going to Spartanburg for
Extradition Proceedings.
liar ■ Stokes. the ' handsomest law
yer in the Nashville bar," is in At- ,
lanta today on his way to Spartanburg, i
S. ('.. v. her-. he declares, he Will land
Jordan Massee by extradition and plant
hint gently but firmly In the Tennessee
-uite prison, He leaves for Spartan
burg this afternoon to be present at
the extradition proceed mgs before Gov
ernor ('ole Blease tomorrow-.
Mr. Stokes dis. ussed the vase only
i'y pressure of questioning. but his an
swers bore ail the vehemence of old
Tennessee and none of the artful di
plomacy which so many lawyers af
fect
"V. ill you get Massee?” he was asked,
"Get him? We’ll get him or make
him forfeit a *lo."hit bond."
"Ar< you taking any steps in Geoi -
"Not fora minute! We've had enough
of Georgia governors. We’ve found a
governor in Sou h Carolina wit.i back
| bone enough to know law and justice.’
Denies Rival
Behind Case.
' I see Mr. Massee claims that a big
I ■ i\.i powet corporation is behind his
j pro.-ccutor In this suit; that the prose
i color hasn’t any money to pay such
expenses."
"Ti>"i.'’s nobody behind tills but Hor
| ace Frierson. attorney general of Mau
ry (ottnty. Tennessee, and Harry
I Stokes. That's a-plenty."
"Hoy. about those detectives Massee
; s.iys a: chasing him'.'"
"I know a half zen men have been
dodging MY heels ever since I left Ten
ues. I don’t know who they are and
j I don't car''."
"What will you co with Massee when
you get him?”
"We'll put him in Hie pen as sure as
God made little apples; that's what.”
M . Stokes said he might be called
; s a witness in the proceedings at
Spartanburg tomorrow, so he had wired
\ttorney General Frierson to hurry
over and act as counsel if needed. A
Tennessee attorney g< ral corre
sponds to a Georgia solicitor general,
the county prosecutor.
"They tried to ‘fix' the state attorney
in Tennessee.” continued Mr. Stokes.
"They sent a Republican politician
down to see him But it didn't do any
I good.”
i
I wage scale in different industries; the
, Federal government should investigate all
indu ’tries with a view to establishing
■ standards of sanitation and safety; there
| should be mine and factory inspection ac
| cording to standards fixed by Interstate
I agreement or by the Federal govern
ment.
Compensation for
Industrial Accidents.
National and state legislation should
establish standards of compensation fig
industrial accidents and deaths and for
diseases clearly due to industrial condi
tions; for the adoption by law of a fair
standard of compensation for casualties
I resulting fatally which shall clearly tlx
the minimum compensation in all eases;
the mohetary equivalent of a living wage
varies according to local conditions, but
should be sufficiently high to make mor
ality possible and to provide for educa
tion. recreation, proper care of the chil
dren. maintenance during sickness ami
reasonable saving for old age; excessive
hours of labor should be prohibited for all
wage-workers and night labor of women
and children should be forbidden; one day
of rest in seven should be provided by
law: "continuous twenty-four-hour labor
should be divided into three shifts of
eight hours by law: tenement house man
ufacture should be entirely prohibited and
labor camps should be subject to gov
ernmental sanitary regulation: all indus
tries employing women and children
should be specially subject to govern
ment inspection and regulation; insurance
funds against sickness, accident, invalid
ism and old age should he established by
a charge either in whole or in part upon
the industries: the suffrage should" be
granted io women, if f> r no other reason
than to enable workingwomen to combine
for their own protection by the use of
the ballot.
The Farmer and
High Cost of Living.
"The Country T.ife commission should
be revived with greatly Increased power;
its abandonment was a severe blow to
ottr people. The welfare of the farmer
is a basic need of this nation."
On the tariff lie says:
I "I believe in a protective tariff, but I
" believe in it as a principle approached
. from the standpoint of the interests of
lithe whole people, and not as a bundle of
■ ' preferences to be given favorite indi-
■ I vidttals."
j "The cost of living." says Mr. Roose
' I velt, "lias risen during the last few
1 i years out of all proportion to the increase
i of most salaries and wages." What, is
' ■ first necessary is "fearless, intelligent,
I and searching inquiry into the whole sub
-1 ' ject. made absolutely by a non-partisan
' body of experts with no prejudice to warp
their minds, no private object to serve,
who shall recommend any necessary rem
edy heedless of what interest may be
hurt thereby and earing only for the in
terests ot the people as a whole.
Crowd Slow in
Filling Coliseum.
Although this was Roosevelt day at
' the National Progressive convention.
' when tite doors of the Coliseum were
thrown open at 11 o’clot k. the crowd
i outside numb'-r'-d hundreds instead of
thousands.
Outside a number of etnious persons,
evidently not holders of tickets, waited
to set Theodore Roosevelt make his en
try into the building.
Before the convention was called to
< older, venders of popcorn and similar
1 "delicacies" were allowed to circulate
through the galleries. The veteran drum
1 corps that took a prominent part in
. [ yesterday's proceedings was on hand
! early . They struck up before the band
. ! got busy.
t | Tin Texas deles;itiop nt s pared for to-
U. 5. GMUL RIGHT
CITED IN SENATE
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Jones Replies to Great Britain's
Protest Against Free Pas
sage of American Ships.
WASHINGTON. Aug 6.—Senator 1
j Wesley L. Jones, of Washington, a Re- I
publican. made a striking speech in the ,
senate yesterday on the responsibili- ;
ties and duties of the United States in ;
connection with the Panama canal. The ,
speech was called forth by Great Brit
ain's protest against the bill allowing 1
American ships free passage through
the canal.
Senator Jones upheld the right of
the United States to govern and con- ,
trol the Panama canal, chided other
members of the senate for expressing a 1
contrary view, and said if he felt ns
emne of his colieagues do he would
never admit it on the floor of the sen- ,
ate or in public, but only would give
utterance to such beliefs during execu
tive session within the secret walls of
the chamber.
Senator Jones’ interpretation of the
early British-American treaty is that
the United States and Great Britain,
neither knowing who was to construct
the canal, simply bound themselves to
protect the builders of the canal from
unjust confiscation.
He teferred to the Clayton-Bultver
pact and the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
and said:
Refers to Other Nations.
"It is plain to me." referring to pro
hibition against blockades and the pro
hibition of war rights, "that, this rule
refers to nations other than the United
States.
"When the United States says the
canal shall be free and open to all
vessels of commerce and war observ
ing the rules, it is the same as a ferry
man say ing all persons paying 25 cents
would be transported across his stream.
There is nothing that makes it a dis
crimination against any of these na
tions to allow American ships to go
through the canal on different terms
any more than.it would be if the ferry
man took himself across his own ferry
free of charge.
"No one disputes our title and no one
can dispute it. Over it flies the flag
of the republic representing the sov
ereignty and proprietorship of the na
tion just as it represents that sover
eignty and proprietorship over any
other territory belonging to the United
States.
"It Is Our Canal.”
"Through and across the strip of
territory and wholly within its limits
we arc building with our people's
money and will soon have ompletd
a great canal through which will pass
much of the world’s commerce. This
canal will be built by us and by our
money, it will be operated by us. We
will protect it. it is ours. Our nation
owns it. It will be built through our
■territory. Can we say how we snail
use it?
“This is the question which meets us
at the threshold in this bill. 1 have no
doubt as to what the American people
think about it. There is no doubt as to
their answer to. the question; in fact,
they are very likely to be surprised that
such a question should arise. It has
never entered their minds that this
government could not use its own prop
erty and deal with its own people as it
saw tit. without asking the consent of
any other government or people.”
day’s session by bringing in a big
American flag that was fastened tot
their state standard at the very front
of the convention hall.
Delaware bad a new sign fastened
above its seats. It bore the legend:
"Delaware Progressives—Watch Us
Grow.”
Fifteen minutes before noon, the time
I when the session was scheduled to be
' gin, not more than 50 delegates had
come into the liall.
Roosevelt. Parade
Starts Enthusiasm.
It was just at noon when the blare
, of bands was heard outside the con
■ vention hall and a Roosevelt parade ar
rived. The band streamed through the
door and circulated around the hall,
playing lustily. Winn they reached the
; back of the hall under the Roosevelt
. picture, they began playing “Every
body's Doin' It "
Before they had completed, another
band was heard outside.
The deb gait s then came in rapidly,
and the hall, which had been empty a
' ' few minutes before, was crowded. The
delegates caught the enthusiasm, and
, I there were lusty yells and waving ban
i : tiers.
As the ina r . l ine musicians stopped
' playing, the regulai convention band at
the back of the hall,struck up.
Women w-re even more numerous at
today's session than at the ushering in
of the new parly .
Temporary t'hairnian Beveridge ar
rived a little after noon, lie took his
place on the platform. The delegates
• gave hint no ovation.
Medill McCormick appeared on the
1 stage early,
Beveridge To Be
Permanent Chairman.
I Temporary <'hairman Beveridge
was selected at noon to be permanent
chairman of the National Progressive
’ convention.
The Nett York delegation today
' elected Georg: W. Perkins national
1 committeeman. The name of Oscar S.
> Straus vas put in nomination by Am>-
1 Pinchot. but. Straus withdrew, saying
i that it required a younger and more
actin' man for such wo k. Perkins
was elected unan’mmisly.
SB,2OOPERFODT
EON GRANT PLOT
Property at Peachtree and
Auburn. Worth SSO in 1846,
Brings Record Price.
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Part of the L. P. Grant estate,
bought in 1846 for SSO. located at tlu:
corner of Peachtree street and Auburn
avenue, sold today at public auction for
$8,200 a front foot—the highest price
ever paid in Atlanta.
Bryan M Grant, a grandson of the
late L. P. Grant, bought the lot. which
fronts 27.33 feet on Peachtree and runs
back Auburn avenue to an alley. 125
feet. The total price paid was $224,106.
When Steve R. Johnston knocked
down the lot to George M. Felker, of
Monroe, who was bidding for Mr.
Grant, lhe property changed hands for
the first time since 1866. when it fell to
L. P. Grant as part of bis inheritance.
In 1846 M. R. Williams and Reuben
Gone bought together an entire land
lot, 202 1-2 acres. They paid SSO for
the entire plot. Mr. Williams was the
father-in-law of L. P. Grant and gave
this piece of land to him. It Is now
occupied by the United Cigar Stores
Company and brings $8,820 per year
rental.
G. M. McKenzie Makes
First Bid $5,000.
When Steve Johnston prefaced his
call for bids today with the statement
that the property was the most valu
able in tho city of Atlanta and was
constantly increasing in value, there
were gathered about him men who
represented most of the capital ami
property interests here. Many of them
made bids, others quietly watched.
The first bid was for $5,000, made by
G. M. McKenzie. George Adair fol
lowed with an added SI,OOO and the
price rapidly rose. Mr. Adair is under
stood to have been bidding for Ed In
man. owner of the adjacent lot.
A 220-aere farm on the Georgia rail
road beyond Stone Mountain was pur
chased a few minutes later by Morris
Brandon for S2O an acre. The total
price was $4,400. This is regarded as a
splendid price for the land. '
As parcel No. 3 of tho estate. 155
shares tn the Merchants and Mechanic-
Banking and Loan Company were sold
to various parties. The total price was
$15,350.
$575 Per Foot for
East Mitchell Lot.
R. Lee Walker, at a commissioner s
sale, bought the property on East
Mitchell street now occupied by Rid
dell Brothers. This brought $575 p. ■
front foot, the total price being $39,825.
The lot fronts 71 feet on the north side
of Mitchell and runs back 108 feet.
W. I*. Walthall, of Forrest <{• George
Adair, said today that the Grant estate
sale established a record far above any
previous prices paid for Peachtree
realty.
The highest price on record in At
lanta was thi sale of the McKenzie
property in Whitehall, between Ala
bama and Hunter streets, now occu
pied by the new Kress store. This so, ;
fop $7,000 a front foot, but it extends
clear through to Broad street and has
a full frontage on that street.
The Peachtree property between
Edgewood avenue and Decatur streets
considered the most prominent site In
Atlanta, has not been sold for half a
century, but its value was approxi
mately a few years ago tvhen it
was leased on a basis of $6,000 a front
foot. Washington i’oilier paid $l4O so:
the whois strip about 50 years ago.
REVISION OF STATE’S
BANKING LAWS TO BE
FOUGHT VIGOROUSLY
General revision of the state banking
laws as provided by an exhaustive b 11
introduced by Senators Morris. Shingler
ami Moore will be fought to the limit in
the senate when the measure tomes up for
passage on a special order tomorrow.
The senahe spent the closing hours of
today s session in agreeing to a multitude
"I amendments submitted to the bill. The
bill creates the office of banking commis
sioner tasking the administration of bank
ing law out of the hands of the stat*
treasurer. The force of bank examiners is
augmented and the banking laws revised
generally.
The senate s long fight over the Blalock
bill to prohibit the use of artificial fillet
in fertilizer was closed today when the
Harris substitute requiring the tagging <•!
nil fertilizer Indicating the character ot
the filler was passed by a vote of 35 to 4.
Senator Shepard’s attempt to have the
action of the upper house reconsidered
was lost.
PITTSBURGER CANDIDATE
TO HEAD EAGLES LODGE
J’I.EVELANb, Aug. 6. -William J.
I- ennan. of Pittsburg. is being boomeii
for president by delegates to the an
nual convention of the Fraternal Ord- t
of Eagles. President Frank J. Herring,
"f South Bend, Ind., announced li
would not consent to another term.
[ oday > iestivities opened with p<e
•games for the world’s bas -
ball championship of the order.
BOLT KNOCKS DOWN
MAN AT TELEPHONE
MIAMI. FLA , Aug. 6. —During a se
vere thundc Storm L. T. Highleymati
wa- struck by a bolt of lightning while
talking at Ida telephone. He was
knocked down and the left side of his
body badly bmmd. Medical aid w;m
summoned and he was soon restored n
consciousness. <> n his left side was tin
imprint of the branch of a tree
HOT WEATHER DRINK
Horsford's Acid Phosphate
teas added to a glass of ebh
water with sugai. is wonderfully refresh
Ing ' ..