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THE WEATHER Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia: Cloudy today; showers tomorrow. VOL. XL NO. 3. 4AHL BURNED IN SET FIRE RESCUING HORSES Animals Perish in Big Blaze at College Park Started by Incendiary. . ’ VOLUNTEER FIREMEN FIGHT FIRE IN VAIN I City Stables Burned Down and Auto Destroyed—Marshal Begins Hunt. In an exciting tire. declared to have been incendiary w in College Park early . today J. S. Martin, head of the Martin Livery Company, and three other men were badly burned in attempting to rescue animals kept in his stables. Tlie city stables, the livery company's quarters and a blacksmith ehop were destroyed, and three horses, a mule and a cow were burned to death. An auto mobile and a buggy were also de stroyed. Marshal Creel today began a hunt for the incendiary, the authorities feeling certain that the stables were set afire. Fire Had Made Great Headway. The blaze had made much headway when the alarm was given ( rousing the residents of College Park from their beds. When the volunteer tire fighters i arrived it was seen that It would be i hopeless to attempt to save the struc- j I'•res. However, a heroic effort was made to save the animals, whose cries of dis tress could be heard as the flames threatened them. One horse and two mules were rescued. Several of the animals burned were property of the city. The cow, auto and buggy lost be longed to Dr. C, M. Curtis, and the doc tor today had to look for a new vehicle in which to make his calls. Mr. Martin was badly burned about the head and hands. SWATTING FLIES IS MURDER, DECLARES PASTOR IN SERMON DENVER. Aug. 7.—Swatting flies is murder; the cabbage has the same right to live as man; plants are conscious; it is a sin to kill an egg: only nuts and ripe fruit are legitimate food for man; a real ization of this truth will be the .next ad vance beyond simple vegetarianism. These arc some of the statements made today by tlie Rev. Dr. Prather in his ser mon at the Second Church of Divine Science in this city. Flies, bedbugs, fleas and other vermin all have their proper places in the world. They can be expelled from our homes by a proper mental attitude, said Dr. Pra ther. He admits that he still kills vege tables for food, but explains that he lias not reached the spiritual level that en ables him to practice his theories. AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTES ARE INDORSED BY FARMERS DALTON, GA.. Aug. 7. —C. L. Foster was elected president and I. E. Duckett, secretary, of the Whitfield County Farmers institute during an interesting session at the court house here yester day afternoon. Tlie meeting was .promoted by the State College of Agriculture, and ad dresses were made by Professor .1. L. Bishop and Professor Alfred Akerman, of the college, and'llr. William Brad ford. district agent of Boys Corn clubs. The meeting indorsed the extension work of the college, and asked that it be continued next year. At a similar meeting of the farmers of Catoosa county the day before, a like resolution was unanimously adopted. RECORD TARPON CAUGHT OFF THE TEXAS COAST PORT ARANSAS. TEXAS, Aug. 7. H. B. Webster, of Waco, Texas, landed the world's largest record for tarpon after a desperate struggle lasting nine hours. Webster got the strike soon after daylight, using a light tackle. He and the boatmen were so fatigued when the tarpon was landed they could hardly make their way to shore. The "silver king" was 7 feet 6 inches long. SLAYS MAN WHO STOLE TWO QUARTS OF MILK SVVAMSCOTT, MASS.. Aug. 7. Harry Jermin, driver of a milk wagon, shot and killed Guisseppe Parlie today on the state road Swamscott. Parlie had stolen two bottles wf milk, valued at 20 cents. Jer min says he did not intend to hit the man. He will be charged with tirst degree mur der. . The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit —GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Uss For Results Tech Students Plead For Reinstatement of Pupil Tired* 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. J It all happened because a freshman ! wouldn't wear the white cap, which is j a badge of the Tech freshman class, i and Porter tried to make him do it. Elwln Newbanks, the freshman, ■ didn’t believe it was anybody’s busi- , ness what kind of cap he wore, and ' when Porter tried to enforce the upper j classmen s ruling a lively scrap fol- I lowed. Then the faculty dismissed Por- | ter on a charge of hazing. The dismis- | sal only affects his standing in the i summer school. Other students drew up a petition j to the faculty urging Porter’s rein- • statement and will submit it today. AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL ELECTION ‘SQUABBLE’ UP TO LEGISLATURE The municipal politics of Augusta, said to be the most strenuous in Geor gia, were aired before the house com mittee on corporations yesterday aft ernoon. when partisans from the Rich mond county metropolis urged and op posed a bill to use the secret ballot in the Richmond county general elections. Tn a recent mayoralty primary, one Augusta faction withdrew, charging the other side with fraud, and gave no tice of a final fight in the general elec tion. The other side then appealed to the legislature for the secret ballot to prevent, so they assert, the purchase of negro votes. Judge Enoch Calloway appeared for the bolters and talked against the bill, white Clem E. Dunbar, former legislator, appeared for the reg ulars and urged its passage. PERSIAN REBELLION INCITED BY EX-SHAH; 20 GENDARMES SLAIN SHIRAZ. PERSIA, Aug. 7.—Smolder ing revolution against the Persian gov ernment, fostered by the ex-shah, Sa la r Ed Doloji, is assuming a dangerous aspect, and lighting is going on. A force of 200 Persian gendarmes, accom panied by two Swedish officers, and supported by a mountain gun. has been defeated ten miles from this city and is in retreat. The troops had been sent to dis lodge a force of the ex-shah’s rebels. The rebels stood their ground and gave battle. Twenty gendarmes and an of fice: were killed and the balance were compelled to draw off. leaving their mountain gun in the hands of the in surgents. It Is charged Russia is giving finan cial backing to the revolutionists in or der to harass the Persian government. WITH 100 SUITORS, SHE CAN NOT FIND IDEAL FOR THIRD HUSBAND NEW YORK, Aug. 7. —Mrs. Jeanette Rodd Rice Francis says today that she has not found an ideal, though she has one hundred suitors who are anxious to marry her as soon as she can divorce her second husband. She has set down six requirements that her third husband must meet. These are: He must not have red hair. lie must be intelligent. He must have a fair income. He must like music. He must be possessed of athletic prow- He must be of a joyful disposition. INSURANCE FIRM SUES TO COLLECT $4,000 NOTE Suit to recover $4,000, with interest, by foreclosing on a piece of property in Carrollton, owned by Jesse D. Smith, was brought today in the Federal court by the Jefferson Standard Life Insur ance Company, of Raleigh, N. C. Tlie bill in equity states that in De cember. 1911, the plaintiffs loaned Mr. Smith $4,000 and took a mortgage on the Carrollton property to secure the debt. An interest coupon due on June 1, of this year, has not been paid, and, according to the contract, the entire; note now is due. The defendant was subpenaed to appear on the first Mon day in September. THOMASVILLE. GA., WANTS TAMPA NORTHERN FINISHED THOMASVILLE, GA., Aug. 7.—Wheth er the Seaboard Air Line will complete the Tampa Northern into Thomasville is a question Thomasville people have been asking ever since the report was given out recently that tlie Seaboard had pur chased that property from the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic road. Tlie Tampa Northern was started with the primary object of reaching Thomas ville and the road was completed as far as Brooksville when financial difficulties prevented its being built any further. A survey had been made to Thomasville and all arrangements completed to bring the road here, this place being considered the legitimate terminus of the line. Thomasville people would, of course, be very glad to have the Seaboard finish the work, as it would mean much for the city. SJiould it be dune, witli the extension ot the Atlantic Coast Line completed to Tampa, Thomasville would form a gate way to western Florifk. —... M ASSEE CASE UP BEFORE CAROLINA COURT Macon Capitalist Faces Judge Sease at Spartanburg to Resrst Extradition. TENNESSEE LAWYERS PUSHING THEIR CLAIM i Georgia Attorneys Accompany Wealthy Defendant to South Carolina for Hearing. SPARTANBURG. S. C., Aug. 7.—W. J. Massee, capitalist and railway pro moter, of Macon, Ga.. who arrived in Spartanburg last night, appeared for a hearing this morning before Judge Thomas S. Sease to determine whether or not Massee shall be extradited to Tennessee. In that state he is accused of attempting by threats to induce Robert M. Williams to drop a lawsuit which he had instituted against Mr. Massee. The hearing began at 10:30 o'clock. Mr. Massee’s brother. O. J. Massee. and Attorneys Felton. Hatcher. Roland Ellis and W. D. McNeil, of Macon, ac companied him here. Sanders & Dr pass and Cecil C. Wyche, of the Spar- ; tanburg bar. have been retained by i Mr. Massee. Horace Frierson. Jr., of Columbia. Tenn., attorney general of the Elev enth judicial circuit of that state, also arrived in the city last night. He is leading the legal battle for the extra dition of Mr. Massee. With Mr. Frier son came L. L. ,F. Koch, deputy sheriff of Maury county, Tennessee. Harry S. Stokes, a Nashville attorney, retained by Mr. Williams, the prosecutor in the case, is also here. Assisting the Ten nessee attorneys in the proceedings are Nicholls & Nicholls, Spartanburg law yers. After two governors of Georgia had refused to honor the requisition of the governor of Tennessee for Mr. Massee, the Macon capitalist was arrested in Spartanburg as a fugitive from justice as he was passing through on a train from New York to Atlanta twelve days ago. 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. LINER IN PERIL WHEN SHE GETS IM RANGE OF BIG GUNS IN PRACTICE BERLIN, Aug. 7.—According to a report received here today, the Ger man liner Kron Prinz while passing Dover, England, got within range of the cannon of the shore batteries dur ing target practice and had a narrow' escape from being sunk. Three projectiles passed perilously near to the Kron Prinz, before she could draw’ out of the line of fire. WESTHOFEN KILLING TO BE FULLY INVESTIGATED MONTGOMERY, ALA., Aug. 7.—The Montgomery county grand jury has been summoned to assemble in ex traordinary session next Munday The special term is partly due to Governor Emmet O'Neal, who requested Judge Brown to reconvene the inquisitors for an immediate investigation of the mys terious death of P. J. Westhofen, who died here a few days ago from a pistol shot wound. Ike White, a negro chauffeur, is un der arrest accused of the killing. I. E. Boyette, son-in-law of Richaid Tillis, a Montgomery millionaire, was also charged with the clime, but he was discharged Saturday upon proving an alibi. FAILED AUGUSTA BANK'S ASSETS ARE WORTHLESS AUGUSTA, GA., Aug. 7.—J. P. Arm strong was named by Judge Henry C. Hammond on yesterday as the receiver for the Citizens Trust Company. It is said that $160,000 of the so-called as sets of the institution are worth noth ing. The institution owes depositors and creditors about $275,000. Mr. Arm strong is cashier of the Irish-American baaik- _ ATLANTA, GA.. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1912. Merchants Praise Atlanta's Hospitality CONVENTION DOWN TO WORK B/ ’ Wk \ \ . * Xw' ' ♦ • ' \ i I \ V/ K* // At, top. three delegates to the Merchants Convention. Left to right, W. P. Sewell, of Ragan. Malone & Co.; Will Richards, Jasper. Ga., and J. F. Tate, with Brown Perryman & Green Co. Below. J. K. Orr. of Atlanta, president of the Southern Mer chants association. NIOQSERS HI BI 50,000 INKANSAS Taft Leaders Save Only One Congressman in the Repub lican Primary Battle. TOPEKA, KANS.. Aug. 7—Latest re turns from yesterday’s primaries showed today that tlie Progressive victory had been even greater Ilian expected. Not only were the eight Roosevelt” electors cliosn, but their majority is fully 50,00' on tlie face of the returns thus far in. Practically the only balm the Taft lead ers have is tlie renomination of ongress man I’. P. Campbell, a staunch supporter of the administration in the Third dis trict. First returns indicated a victory for H. M. Gray, Progressive, but later re turns wrecked his hopes. Governor W. ft. Stubbs defeated Sena tor Charles Curtis for reelection to tjie United States senate by a safe majority. Stubbs has been Roosevelt’s campaign manager in Kansas. Arthur Capper, of Topeka, Progressive Republican candidate for governor, won easily over Frank Ryan. George H Hodges, Democratic gubernatorial candi date. apparently has been nominated over J. B. Billiard, who made a tight with re submission of tlie prohibition question as the paramount issue. The Taft machine was rebuked in the First congressional district, where Repre sentative l>. R. Anthony was defeated for renominatlon by Judge \V. 1. Stuart, tlie Progressive candidate. BARNESVILLE WOMAN BURNS TO DEATH IN FLA. OCALA, FLA., Aug. 7.—Mrs. Mattie Head was burned to death near Dun nellon when a lighted alcohol lamp she was carrying from one room to an other exploded, covering her with the burning fluid. She lived but a few hours after the iieeident. She was a reaident of Barnesville, Ga.. and was on 'w. visit to het daughter, Mts. Black. RBi Miti J| 1 . -w • Jr* IBsF ■ 4--^—> NOSPEGIILPBDIIE OF GIRL FLOGGING Judge Worrill Will Not Convene Terrell Grand Jury to Inves tigate Whipping. MACON, GA.. Aug. 7.—Judge W. C. Worrill will not convene a special ses sion of the Terrell county grand jury to investigate the recent flogging of Essie Carter by W. S. Dozier at Daw son. He was requested to have an immediate inquiry made into this affair by Essie Carter’s Macon attorney, but he will not accede to the request. It is said that Judge Worrill thinks the ease should be tried in the Dawson city court, if taken up at all. as Dozier, if guilty, is only guilty of a misde meanor charge. Solicitor Laing, of the Pataula cir cuit, has written the young woman’s attorney extending him an invitation to assist in the prosecution, which In dicates that this official contemplates bringing tlie matter to the attention of the next grand jury in November. HUNGER DRIVES ESCAPED PRISONER BACK TO JAIL SCRANTON, PA.. Aug. 7.—-Worn out with hunger. Mike Drauehak one of the three prisoners who escaped from the county jail here Friday morning by scaling the rear wall, has returned vol untarily. Drauehak said he had been hiding in the woods on the western edge of the city, and was afraid to show himself fo r fear of capture, lie L under a year's sentence on tour sepa rate charges of larceny. Visitors Delighted by Reception at Exposition—Entertained at Piedmont Driving Club. The Southern Merchants convention opened In Taft hall today, with a reg istered attendance of more than 1,100. John D. Walker, of Sparta, Ga.. the first speaker, was greeted by an audi ence that filled every seat In the big room and overflowed into the exhibi tion apace behind and at the sides. There was no question that the visit ing merchants were enthusiastic over their convention and their entertain ment by Atlanta, T4iey said they never enjoyed themselves more in their liven than when they all went out to the ball grounds yesterday and saw the Crack ers win a game, and they were delight ed with the reception given them at the Atlanta exposition last night. In getting down to real work today, the convention l>egan a series of dis cussions which are bound to lead to the passage of new credit rules to govern tbc members of the association in their business and establish stricter lines of book accounts. Mr. Walker declared, byway of a text, "the farmer should buy no more on credit than he can pay for promptly even on a short crop and a low price.” He was followed by Benjamin R. Vardaman, who told his hearers that the art of making a sale was one of the most important things for merchants to teach themselves and their clerks. W. W. Poole, of Hawkinsville, Ga„ talked upon the subject, "How Can the General Store Work to Advantage.” All the delegates joined in the discus sion of best mediums. Back to the question of credit giving went the convention w’hen J. M. Nix, of Commerce, was asked to exploit the question, “Who Presses His Collections Helps Both His Customer and Him self.” Many delegates from several widely different sections are. agreed that the association should adopt a rule by which its merchants will "look up cus tomers” before extending them credit quite as thoroughly as do banks. This afternoon the visitors will bo guests at an entertainment at the Pied mont Driving club. Tonight all hands will attend the. merchants exposition, for it will be "Merchants Night.” They will listen to a speech by John M. Sla ton in Taft hall on "The Farm and the Factory.” AUGUSTA WILLING TO PAY $50,000 FOR BRINSON ROAD AUGUSTA. GA., Aug. 7.—The city council of Augusta has decided to donate $35,000 to induce the Brinson railroad to come to this city. The citizens are ex pecting to raise $15,000 additional, which will make a total of $50,000 that Augusta will pay to George M. Brinson the day that his road comes into this city over its own tracks. Not a cent is to be paid until then. City council at it,s meeting last night agreed to take $50,000 stock in a barge line on the Savannah river. It is expected that a stock company will be formed witli a capital stock of $150,000 to do business between here and Savannah. TWO MORE DAMAGE SUITS FILED BY WRECK VICTIMS DALTON. GA., Aug. 7.—Two other damage suits growing out of the Cal houn picnic wreck north of here have been tiled in - Whitfield superior court. E. E. Nolan is asking for $40,000 dam ages for injuries he sustained in the wreck, and 6. <’. Young asks SIO,OOO damages for injuries to his wife, Mrs. Agnes Nolan Voting. Mrs. Young has already brought suit for SIO,OOO. EE] 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE £ A O Y RE NO DEFEATED NEGROES LINEUP FORJ.R. Threatened Lasting Break in New Party Over Race Ques tion Is Averted. INDORSE COLONEL AND ASK SUPPORT FOR HIM Rough Rider To Be Nominated and Notified, and Make Ac ceptance Speech Today. CHICAGO. Aug-. 7.—The third and final day of the National Progressive convention found the delegates weas-y. but still enthusiastic. They planned to wind up the work of the convention by effecting- a permanent organisation, adopting the most radical platform ever drawn, nominating Theodore Roose velt for president and selecting a run ning mate for the ex-president. The vice presidential nomination was the only matter over which any contest was in prospect. Governor Hiram John son, of California, was still the leading candidate, but there was enough senti ment for several others to furnish the only element of uncertainty that has marked the most remarkable conven tion ever held in the United States. The dispute over the negro represen tation of the South, which for a time threatened to bring a real fight in the convention, left scarcely a ripple today. The few delegates who did discuss trie matter sided with Colonel Roosevelt’s view. Most of them seem to have for gotten the incident entirely. Colored Men’s League Indorses Colonel. As an interesting after-effect of the colonel's statements the National Pro gressive Colored Men's league has In dorsed the colonel’s attitude and has called on negroes everywhere to sup port his candidacy. The same organization the day be fore had renounced Colonel Roosevelt. Dr. W. A. D. Venerable, of St. Louis, attempted to read a resolution at the final meeting denouncing the colonel for alleged discrimination against the Southern negroes, but gave up the at tempt when the negroes refused to listen. There was not the slightest doubt that the platform would be adopted ex actly as reported, and that the adoption would be accompanied with the same joyful acclaim that has marked the other proceedings of the gathering. Ben B. Lindsay, of Denver, the fa mous juvenile judge who discovered “the beast and the jungle” in the en virons of his own city, refused to call himself out of the vice presidential struggle. Lindsay’s supporters had opened vice presidential headquarters for him here. They were still open this morning, although they were not pack ed with delegates. Lindsay refused the proffer of tha permanent chairmanship to remain in the vice presidential race, therefore ha didn’t want to get out until the contest went to*the convention. Some boomers today still mentioned the names of Luke E. Wright, of Ten nessee, and Colonel John M. Parker, ol New Orleans, but it was generally con ceded that there wag little sentiment for either of them. Platform Completed After Long Session. The platform committee worked ail night putting the final draft of the campaign document into shape. At 6 o’clock this morning their labors were ended, after a continuous session that started an hour before midnight. The committee had as a w'orking base a draft of 7,000 words completed yester day and a whole hat full of added starters in the way of resolutions and suggestions from various delegates and other interested persons. The commit tee was unanimous on one thing. They wanted a short platform. When the sub-committee had finish ed its use of the pruning hook, tha committee had about 3,000 words left. The platform had been entirely re written. Largely the document Is a. working plan designed from Colonel Roosevelt’s "confession of faith.’’ The adoption of this document was expected to follow the permanent or ganization of the convention today which was overlooked yesterday wher the cheering and shouting in the wak> of Colonel Roosevelt’s speech had suf ficiently died down to permit any busi ness to be transacted. following the adoption of the plat ’form, the nominations were slated, am