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2 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 ; The Atlanta Georgian—Premium Coupon Thu coupon will be accepted »t o it Premium Parlor, 20 East Alabama at.. 5 as partial payment for any of the beautiful premium goods displayed there See Premiun Parlor Announcement on Another Page •••••••••••••••9•••••••••• | • New Party Will Set • Pace in Campaign • • • • ?-. > - • • ■. i ■.. • • g p .ii to so' the pa • in the • • ■ her par- • • provided • • Every • • and • • stat* e stump. * • ' • | • ft the * * * • undone • • Headquarters ■ ili 1.. open'd at • • » • I'm k but 'ht . <• < ' .Iquai tt - • • for tii. [.< •:■.• will be R--o.«> veil's e • • • ' e from • • St • ••••••••••••••••••••••••a* "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 .. .■ _— Jr / » e //■ 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 I _______ I 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. - 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 ' ..