Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, August 07, 1912, HOME, Image 1
THE WEATHER Forecast: Showers tonight or Thursday. Temperatures: 8 a. m., 70 degrees; 10 a. m„ 71 degrees; 12 noon, 70 degrees; 2 p. m., 76 degrees. VOL. XL NO. 3. WILSON HITS TARIFF AND TRUSTS IN KEYNOTE Great Crowd at Seagirt as the Governor Is Officially Told of His Nomination. DEMANDS IMMEDIATE REVISION DOWNWARD ‘‘Trusts Have Flourished Under Republican Ban, and Regula tion Is Needed,’’ He Says. SEAGIRT, N. J., Aug. 7.—-Woodrow Wilson, governor of New Jersey, in the presence of several thousand friends and admirers from many states, this afternoon accepted the Democratic nomination for president of the United States. The speech of notification was made by Senator-elect Ollie James, of Ken tucky, head of the notification com mittee. In his response, which was a masterpiece of rhetoric and beautiful English and full of trite sayings and snappy sentences, Governor Wilson at tacked the tariff and trusts and out lined the things for which he, as stand ard bearer of the party, stands. He demanded an immediate reduction downward of the tariff and real regu lation of tusts. The day was beautiful and the lawn of the "little white house” was thickly covered with people. There was no restriction as to who might attend the ceremonies. Only a small space about the speaker's stand was roped off for the committee and party officials, and the remainder of the lawn was given over to the public. Governor Marshall of Indiana, Dem ocratic nominee for vice president, was present. Governor Wilson’s family, his broth er. Joseph R. Wilson, one of the edi tors of The Nashville Banner, and his sister, Mrs. Annie Howell, with her daughter and baby granddaughter, from Raleigh, N. C., were also present. Mr. James was cheered as he con cluded. A greater cheer arose as Dr. Wilson arose. Governor Wilson Thanks Committee. Governor Wilson said, in part: "Mr. James and Gentlemen of the No tification Committee: Speaking for the National Democratic convention, recently assembled at Baltimore, you have noti fied me of my nomination by the Demo cratic party' for the high office of presi dent of the United States. Allow me to thank you very warmly for the generous terms in which you have, through your distinguished chairman, conveyed the no tification. “1 accept the nomination with a deep sense of its unusual significance and of the great honor done me, and also with a very profound sense of my responsi bility to the party and to the nation. You will expect me in accepting the honor to speak very plainly the faith that is in me. You will expect me, in brief, to talk politics and open the campaign in words whose meaning no one need doubt. You will expect me to speak to the coun try as well as to yourselves. "We can not intelligently talk politics unless we know' to whom we are talking and in what circumstances. The present circumstances are clearly unusual. "We stand in the presence of an awak ened nation, impatient of partisan make believe. "The nation has awakened to a sense of neglected ideals and neglected du ties; to a consciousness that the rank and file of her people find life very hard to sustain, that her young men find op portunity embarrassed, and that her old er men find business difficult to renew' and maintain because of circumstances of privilege and private advantage which have interlaced their subtle threads throughout almost every part of the frame-work of our present law. Now Living in A New Age. "Plainly, it is a new age The tonic of such a time is very exhilarating. It requires self-restraint not to attempt too much, and yet it would be cowardly to attempt too litle. The path of duty so berly and bravely trod is the way to serv ice and distinction, and many adventurous feet seek to set out upon it. "The platform is not a program. A pro gram must consist of measures, adminis trative acts and acts of legislation. "What is there to do? It is hard to sum up the great task, but apparently this is the sum of the matter: There are two great things to do. One is to set up the rule of justice and of right in such mat ters as the tariff, the regulation of the trusts and the prevention of monopoly, the adaptation of our banking and cur rency laws to the varied uses to which our people must put them, the treat ment of those who do the daily labor in our factories and mines and throughout all our great industrial and commercial undertakings, and the political life of the people of the Philippines, for whom we hold governmental power in trust, for their service, not our own. The other, Continued on Page Two. The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit —GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results Tech Students Plead For Reinstatement of Pupil *Fired* as Hazer Charles Porter, Who Tried to Dic tate Freshman's Headgear, Dismissed by Faculty. Students of the summer school at Georgia Tech are trying hard today to obtain the reinstatement of Charles Porter, an upper classman. who was dismissed by the faculty for hazing. It all happened because a freshman wouldn't wear the white cap, which is a badge of the Tech freshman class, and Porter tried to make him do it. Elwln Newbanks, the freshman, I didn’t believe it was anybody’s busi ness what kind of cap he wore, and when Porter tried to enforce the upper classmen’s ruling a lively scrap fol lowed. Then the faculty dismissed Por ter on a charge of hazing. The dismis sal only affects his standing in the summer school. Other students drew up a petition to the faculty urging Porter’s rein statement and will submit it today. SHERIFF, REFUSING TO RIDE IN NEGRO COACH, IS EJECTED FROM TRAIN MONTGOMERY. ADA., Aug. 7. Sheriff V. A. Spinney of Autauga coun ty and Josh McCullough, a handcuffed negro prisoner, who was being taken I by the sheriff to Prattville to answer to the charge of assault with intent to kill, were ejected from a Mobile and Ohio passenger train at the Montgom ery railway station because the sheriff w'ould not obey an order of Conductor Rogers to take his prisoner into the negro compartment. The sheriff has employed counsel and threatens to sue the road. He de clares that he had a right to take his prisoner in the white smoker of the second-class coach and maintains that the railroad had no authority to violate the law by making him ride in the ne gro coach w’ith the prisoner. He also says that he railroads permit negro nurses to ride in first-class white coaches, and if this exception is grant ed, a sheriff should be granted the priv ilege of riding in a white coach with a negro prisoner. IJOE HILL HALL AND ' ALEXANDER DECLINE BID TO SLATON’S ’CUE II | Neither Joe Hill Hall nor Hooper Alexander was present at President "Jack” Slaton’s legislative barbecue, at Cold Springs this afternoon, but they were the only law-makers missing. Mr. Hall had a speaking engagement in another town and Mr. Alexander said he had not attended barbecues in the past, didn’t even go to the bar association’s feast, and couldn’t very well go today, anyhow. I So Mr. Slaton will not have a rival j gubernatorial candidate as his guest— ! though both were invited. JUDGE PENDLETON i SUES FOR RENT OF THE ARAGON HOTEL Judge John T. Pendleton, of superior court, filed suit In .that tribunal today against W. C. Hundley. P. H. Harrel son, the Trust Company of Georgia and others, seeking payment of $2,022 said to be due for rent of the Aragon hotel in July, 1910. Judge Pendleton is ex ecutor for the estate of G. W. Collier, who owned the building. In the petition, drawn up and person ally filed by Judge Pendleton, he as serts that the defendants failed to pay rent for 26 days in July, 1910. POLITICIAN, BEATEN IN PRIMARY, FOUND DEAD NEAR HIS CLUB ST. LOUIS, Aug. 7.—Michael F. Smyth, secretary of the Jefferson club, who was defeated for the Democratic legislative nomination in the Sixth district yesterday, was found dead early today. The police say he was murdered. His body was found in a gangway west of the Jefferson clubhouse at 3639 Olive street. His head was badly bruised and his skull was fractured. INNOCENT MAN WEDS GIRL WHO ACCUSES HIM CINCINNATI, OHIO, Aug. 7.—Accused by the sister of his fiancee, sixteen years old, Vincent Mayrello, protesting his in nocence, was haled at night before a magistrate here and given the alterna tive of marriage or a jail sentence. May rello, choosing the former, wedded the girl he did not love. On the following day his child-wife confessed to her mother that Mayrello was not guilty, and that she had accused him when threatened by her brother-in law. Mayrello will seek a divorce and renew his former courtship. IN FAIRNESS TO G. F. GOBER. The Georgian intends to be fair and do no one any injustice. It is some times imposed upon. We hereby withdraw any reflection in any way that may be drawn from what has appeared in our columns within the last few days upon George F. Gober, an attorney, with offices at 710-711 Third National Bank building, Atlanta. Ga. Wo detract nothing from him as an honorable man and a reputa ble la wye® MASSEEWINS DECISION IN CAROLINA COURT Spartanburg Judge Holds Ten nessee Requisition for Geor gia Capitalist Invalid. MACON MAN SUFFERS ATTACK OF VERTIGO Illness Prevents His Appear ance at the Habeas Corpus Hearing—Brother There. SPARTANBURG, S. C„ AuL 7.—W. J. Massee, the Macon, Ga.. capitalist, will not be taken to Tennessee to an swer charges in the courts of Maury county at Columbia. This afternoon Judge Thomas S. Sease held that the requisition on which Mr. Massee was arrested in Spartanburg twelve days ago. while passing through South Carolina en route to Georgia from an Eastern busi ness trip, was invalid. He also de-, clared that the ease appeared to him to be an effort of the Tennessee prose cutors to collect a debt through the criminal courts. Judge Sease's decision was on habeas corpus proceedings instituted by Mr. Massee at the time of his arrest. His bondsmen were relieved of further re sponsibility to the South Carolina courts and all claim against him in this state was dismissed. Attorneys for Mr. Massee attacked the validity of the requisition by which It was sought to extradite him to Ten nessee on the ground that the papers were not signed by Governor Ben W. Hooper, of Tennessee, having been is sued by his secretary during his ab sence from Nashville. On this point hinged the outcome of the proceedings. Massee Suffers From Attack of Vertigo. Mr. Massee was not present at the hearing today, being at his home in Macon suffering from an attack of ver tigo. He was represented by his broth er. O. J. Massee. of Macon, and his attorneys. Felton Hatcher, Roland El lis and W. D. McNeil, of Macon, and Sanders & DePass and Cecil C. Wyche, of Spartanburg. Judge Sease ruled that as Mr. Mas see was under SIO,OOO bond, the hear ing could proceed in his absence upon a consent order from Mr. Massee agree ing to that course, which was intro duced. An affidavit from Dr. H. P. Derry, of Macon, Mr. Massee’s regular physician, was presented stating that Mr. Massee was 111 and would be in danger of a physical collapse should he be brought from Macon to Spartan burg. Before presenting the consent order and affidavit Mr. Massee’s at torneys had made a motion for a post ponement of the hearing, which Judge Sease overruled. Mass of Evidence Presented to Court. It was noon before the preliminaries as to whether or not the hearing should proceed had been disposed of and the case was taken up on its merits. C. P. Sanders, one of the attorneys seeking to have Mr. Massee returned to Ten nessee, submitted a mass of document ary evidence, reciting the complete his tory of the case from the time Mr. Massee was indicted until today, in cluding the two extradition hearings conducted before governors of Georgia, when Tennessee requisitions were not honored, and the proceedings in this state whereby Governor Blease hon ored a requisition and permitted the arrest of Mr. Massee as he was passing through South Carolina, returning to Georgia from the East. The original indictment was not in troduced at the hearing, but the min utes of the Tennessee court, where the case was first tried, were Introduced. Il was held that these minutes did no’ constitute the indictment and were not as accurate as the indictment would be if it were in the possession of "the cou’t here. Long arguments were made by attor neys on both sides at each point in the case and it was exceedingly slow in reaching a decisive point. GIRL PITCHER WINS A BALL GAME FOR MEN NEW YORK. Aug. 7.—With Miss Helen Pawling in the box for the sin gle men of the Adirondack Glee club, they were able to defeat their married antagonists yesterday afternoon at Robin Hood grounds, Concord, S. 1., by the score of 6 to 4. Miss Pawling is an expert swimmer and oarsman, and takes especial de light in putting on the gloves with her ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1912 Athens Belle Is Bride in Surprise Wedding MISS JENNIE DUBOSE ELOPES A Vw ' wwM x /A \ ■ -x.. * s // \\ ■ t \\ wBBI / ■ \ Bilik ‘ ' - // \\ HZ / zMIMBL / / “ I 'A. I II ' W W' « // Or - I i \\ r Wr BL \\ ■ w 'w' Bv” • W L:. > baL \\ F \\ >- ww/ V W/ VA W / {A' J I I ( ZxXv lA N \ . ( NAJu y/ \ \ i A A z" x\ j X- \ V Mrs. Marion 11. Allen, for \ merly Miss Jennie Du Bose, \ of Athens, the bride of a popular ' university law student in a sur prise wedding. 3 KIMS FDR INSORSNCE FIRM Stockholders of Rome Life Co. to Receive Remaining As sets— Merger Stands. ROME, GA„ Aug. 7.—Three receivers will take over the remaining assets of the Rome Insurance Company and di vide the proceeds among the stockhold ers, through an order issued today by Judge Maddox in I'loyd superior court. The receivers are T. K. Scott, of Au gusta, president of the Georgia rail road; E. W. Butler, of Madison, and R. A. Denny, of Rome. The receivers rep resent a committee appointed by stock holders as Intervenors, with the excep tion of Mr. Denny, who was named in place of a non-resident committeeman. Judge Maddox dissolved the order, previously issued, dissolving the mer ger of the Rome company with the Cherokee Life Insurance Company, on the ground that it would leave no pro tection for the reinsured policyholders of the Rome company. The court disallows the petition of John W. Miles, of Baxley, Ga., who had brought an injunction suit to restrain the Cherokee company from taking over the Rome company. Receiver Butler today i. sued a state ment in which he declare, he had been badly treated by the old oificers of the Rome company and that h< intended to go to the bottom of alleged fraudulent deals made in the name ct lite com pany. Popular North Georgia Girl and Milledgeville Youth Marry, Then Tell Families. ATHENS, GA., Aug. 7. —Miss Jennie Dußose, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert Toombs Dußose, and Marion H. Al len, of Milledgeville, a member of the senior law class of the state university, were the principals in a romantic mar riage in Lexington, Ga., yesterday aft ernoon. The young couple made the trip to Lexington in a motor car from Athens, where they had met about noon. They went to Macon after the marriage, sending a telegram from that city to the bride’s parents, which was the first news the family had of the surprise wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Dußose issued a formal announcement of the marriage this morning, which will be received with interest over the state. The pretty bride is one of the most popular girls in Georgia. Her father, who is representative from Clarke county and is at present attending the legislature in Atlanta, is a prominent and wealthy citizen of Athens and a member of one of the most prominent families of the state. Through her mother’s family, the bride is descended from a famous Georgia family, being a great-grand-niece of Robert Toombs. She made her debut two seasons ago, having spent a part of the past winter in Atlanta. The groom is a son of Judge John T. Allen, of Milledgeville, and a member of the A. 'l'. O. fraternity. The romantic marriage was the out come of a desire on the part of the young people to have a wedding out of the ordinary. After a bridal trip, the couple will be cordially welcomed home. TURKS MUTINY; REVOLUTION ON General Djemakey Declares War Against Sultan—Orders All Officials Slain. SALONIKA, EUROPEAN TURKEY, Aug. 7.—The Turkish gendarmes in the garrison at Okhrida, Albania, mutinied today and their commander, General Djemalrey, declared war In the name of the Young Turks against the present government. The commandant gave notice that he would lead an army against Constantinople and issued a proclamation calling upon all loyal Young Turks to join his standard. The rebels will-attempt to force the abdi cation of tne present sultan, who took the throne when the Young Turks rose up against Abdul Hamid’s regime sev eral years ago. General Djemalrey Issued orders to his followers to slay without quarter all the present Turkish authorities. "String them up to bridge—to any thing that offers the service of a gib bet,” declared the fiery leader. Young Turks Rally. Reports reaching here from other quarters throughout European Turkey state that the revolutionary movement is concerted and that Young Turk lead ers are rallying troops at a number of different places. The present movement against the government Is an outgrowth of the con duct of the war against Italy. It has been hastened by the tyrannical treat ment of Turkish subjects by Turkish officials throughout European Turkey. HOME IDITION 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE ™ y re no PLATFORM IS HELD OP ON I. H.’S ORDERS Hitch in Convention Program Because Many Drafts Fail to Please the Colonel. PENDERGAST MAKES NOMINATING SPEECH Calls Rough Rider the Most Lion-Hearted Citizen of the Entire Nation. CONVENTION HALT* CHICAGO, Aug. 7.—The name of Theodore Roose velt was placed before the National Progressive party convention this aft ernoon by William A. Pendergast, of New York, who delivered the nomi nating speech he had prepared to de liver in naming the colonel at the Re publican national convention. Owing to an unexpected delay in finishing the platform, to expedite matters the con vention proceeded to hear nominating speeches. The working plans of the convention were given a sensational upset when an eleventh hour hitch occurred over the platform. It had been completed and turned over to Colonel Roosevelt for his approval, but certain sections had to be revised before he would ac cept It and the resolutions committee asked for more time. The convention officers were notified that It might be possible for the com mittee to report by 2:30 p. m. Early Drafts Displease Colonel. It had been planned to effect the permanent organization and adopt the platform with a rush and then proceed with the nomination of Colonel Roose velt and his running mate. Colonel Roosevelt had looked over a draft of the platform late last night. Then he had suggested changes. The committee labored all night and made the changes he had suggested. The new draft was turned over to the colo nel about 9 o’clock. At 10:45 o’clock he gave It back to the committee, sug gesting changes that required the re writing of five paragraphs. The mem bers of the committee, already worn out with the work of the night, were disposed to adopt a grouch, but they went to work again. The convention took a recess from 12:28 p. m. to 1 o’clock. Temporary Organization Is Made Permanent. At 11:30 o’clock. 30 minutes after the time set for convening. Chairman Beveridge called the convention to or der to go on with what work might be accomplished. Just before the chair man stepped to the front of the plat form, a trombone quartet played “On ward, Christian Soldier,” and the dele gates sang it with a will. Rabbi Gerson B. Levi pronounced the invocation. The report of the committee on per manent organization then was heard. Charles E. Scott, of Alabama, chair man of the committee, recommended that the temporary officers be made permanent. A motion to adopt the report was carried unanimously. The report of the committee on rules was then called for. Medill McCormick, of chairman, was greeted with cheeraTand the call of the moose as he stepped to the front of the platform to deliver the report. The first rule was greeted with more cheers. It was: “This party shall hereafter be known as the Progressive party.” Representation To Be By Party Vote. The next rule was an innovation. It provided for representation in conven tions based on the vote for the party at the preceding election. The basis was a delegate to every 10,000 votes for the Progressive having the highest number of votes. The pronouncement on primaries was equally strong. It directed that dele gates to the national convention should be chosen by primary in states having such laws, no matter whether the law was mandatory or optional. The rules outlined at length the order of business for the convention, stating specifically that the report of the reso. lutions committee should be adopted be fore candidates for president and vice president should be nominated. The duties of the national committee were outlined fully. It was provided