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NEGRO FIMIN BILLISFOOGHT IN HOUSE Fails to Reach a Vote Today, , and Its Friends See Vic tory in Delay. Hot debate was aroused in the house of representatives this afternoon on the bill of Mr. Garlington, of Richmond, to prohibit railroads from employing negro locomotive firemen. The bill never reached a vote on the main question, the house adjourning at 1 o’clock to attend John M. Slaton’s barbecue, but the members' refusal to table the meas ure gave indication of Its passage when the main question Is reached. The bill makes no reference to color or previous condition of servitude, which would render It unconstitutional, but It provides an educational require ment for locomotive firemen which few negroes would be able to pass. It was this educational requirement which brought on a large part of the debate. Mr. Garlington. author of the bill, , and Dr. George Brown, representative from Fulton, were the principal advo cates of the measure, which has the backingof labor unions and which has been the center of more than a little lobbying by union labor representa tives. Mr. Garlington dwelled on the importance of a fireman's position, the responsibility he shares with the en gineer and the danger to the public in having a man of low intelligence in this work. Dr. Brown Once Railroad Engineer. Dr. Brown surprised the members of the house by declaring that he had once been a railroad engineer and had driven locomotives tn this country and in South America. He made an earnest argument in favor of the bill. A motion to table, offered by Mr. Ad ams, of Hall county, was lost on a roll call vote. Mr. Parker, of Liberty coun ty, voiced strenuous opposition to the » bill, and another member inquired if Mr. Parker were not a "Bull Moose.” Mr. Nix, of Gwinnett, opposed the measure on the ground that many de serving white men who had been de prived of an education would be de prived of their jobs and educated ne groes would take their places. Mr. Wilson, of Gwinnett, offered a resolu tion providing that all present em ployees be not affected by the bill, and Mr. Smith, of Dooly, offered as an amendment a clause excepting all de scendants of Confederate veterans from the working of the law, this being de ) signed to take care of most of the il- literate white men who might want jobs *e fireman. The color question, the relative abil ity of white men and black, the dif ference between “corn field negroes” and “educated negroes” was thrashed r> out at length The renewed today its debate on the general deficiency bill, the an nual bulky document which appropri ates thousands of dollars to make up shortages in running expenses of the state, to pay extra employees of the past year, to square old bills contracted by the legislature and left unpaid and to provide back salaries for officials created by the last legislature and for whose payment no fund was set aside. The bill includes an appropriation for the back salary of the commissioner of F commerce and labor, for his assistant and a stenographer; for a debt due a water company for drinking water fur nished the legislature last summer; for additional pensions and a number of other subjects. Many of the specific clauses already have been adopted and the whole measure must finally be passed, with such changes as the house agrees upon. Nearly three hours were consumed in debating a motion by Mr. Anderson, of Chatham, which passed, to reconsider the passage on yesterday of the amend ment by Mr. Johnson, of Bartow. This amendment provided that appropria tions be divided pro rata as available, and was designed to pay school teach \ ers more promptly by giving their claims the same status as all others. The Johnson amendment was defeated i by this action. J $50,000 Teachers Fund Killed. t The committee of the whole next took up the amendment by Mr. Collins, I of Mitchell, to appropriate $50,000 ad- i ditional for public school teachers. It | was defeated. 1 Next was the amendment of Mr. L Paulk, of Irwin, to give the department of agriculture $15,000 for tick eradica- Ition work. It was lost, without a vote in favor of it. The general deficiency bill, by sub stitute, was then reported back to the house for passage. The bill • was passed as a whole by 97 to 56. It ap propriates $161,867 to various purposes. The bill was sent at once to the sen ate. I Tlie proposal to create a new county, to be named Hfcrdeman, was defeated today before the house committee on constitutional amendments, which voted 6 to 4 against it. The committee heard . two large delegations from the section | affected and the room was crowded A with visitors. GAINESVILLE BUILDER SAYS HE IS BANKRUPT V Arnold H. Wyatt, a railroad contractor ’I I of Gainesville, today filed a voluntary pe- lil tition In bankruptcy in the Federal court. He gives his liabilities as $23,242.41 His assets, consisting of machinery, grading implements and live stock, amount to $7,- 345. TRAVELS 6,000 MILES TO CAST HER FIRST VOTE a It \\\ ' ■ v - , . i .. Ji SAN FRANCISCO MUNICH ====s Mrs. Gertrude Atherton, the famous novelist gave up her cherished desire to hear the great summer music festival at Mu nich, Bavaria, to get back to California in time to register as a qualified voter for the presidential election this fall. Gertrude Atherton Returns From Munich to ’Frisco to Exercise Ballot Right. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7.—Gertrude Atherton, the novelist, today proudly admitted that she had traveled 6,000 miles In order to vote at the presiden tial election. “I would be in Munich now for the music If full citizenship had not been granted to the women of California,” she said. "As soon as I knew last year that California women had been en franchised I resolved that nothing should prevent me from casting my first presidential vote this year. "So I came here from Munich and the first thing I did upon arriving was to register. I shall remain here until No vember. I miss the music of Munich, but it is better to be a good citizen.” Although Mrs. Atherton calls herself "a citizen of the world,” her home is in California. When she was here last year she joined the College Equal Fran chise league and took great interest In the campaign for votes for women. "I regret to find,” said Mrs. Atherton, "that the women of San Francisco are neglecting the privilege of citizenship which they enjoy. They can not be too severely criticised for this. "Why, look at the women of Eng land. They are quite willing to suffer tortures in jail over and over again, or to die, for the right of suffrage. "The women of New York—thousands and thousands of them—look to Cali fornia with longing because- here the women have their inestimable boon—- equal suffrage.” ACCUSED MEN IN ROWAN KILLING CASE GET BAIL MONTGOMERY, ALA., Aug. <•— Judge Brown today granted bail of SIO,OOO each to J. H. Felder and Al gernon Sidney Jones, under indictment charged with complicity in the death of Sloan Rowan. The latter is the fa ther of Walter Jones, who was con demned to death last week for the kill ing. The cases against Felder and the elder Jones were continued until the next term of court. It is said they will make bond today. AUBURN COLLEGE MEN TO HOLD CELEBRATION Auburn college men of Atlanta will gather at the University club on the night of August 16 to renew the memo ries of their school days and to do hon or to one of their professors, Dr. Chas- C. Thach, who will be their guest. A public reception will be held at 5 o’clock and at S o’clock all Auburn men will gather at the banquet board. The occasion will be informal and dress suits will be barred. MRS. E. C. THRASH FREED CF LAX MOTORING CHARGE The case against Mrs. E. C. Thrash, whose automobile struck and injured Ter ry Cates, at Peachtree and Walton streets, yesterday afternoon, was dismissed this morning by Recorder Broyles. Mrs. I Thrash showed that she had complied I with all regulations of the road. Mrs. Trash, together with several of her I friends, appeared in court in person. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7. 1912. VIRGINIS EXPECTS TO RECOVER HERO Making Effort to Remove Body •of Light Horse Harry Lee From Georgia. RICHMOND, VA„ Aug. 7.—Hugh A. White, of Rockbridge, chairman of the special committee of the Virginia leg islature to supervise the transfer of the body of Light Horse Harry Lee from Cumberland Island, Ga., to Virginia, re. ports that he has obtained the formal request of some members of the Lee family for disinterment and hopes to hear favorably from a sufficient num ber of other survivors to satisfy An drew Carnegie, owner of Cumberland island, who has refused to allow the body to be removed to Virginia unless surviving members of the Lee family co-operate in the request for removal. Mr. White, while in Richmond en route to the annual meeting of the state bar association at Old Point, said that he hoped to have every thing in proper shape in the course of a few -weeks. He believes the acqui escence of the leading members of the Lee family in the undertaking will overcome the protests of the patriotic societies of Georgia which wish the body of the Revolutionary' hero and father of General Robert E. Lee to con tinue undisturbed in its present rest ing place. An act was passed by the last Vir ginia legislature appropriating the nec essary funds for the removal of the body to Virginia, and if the plan is carried through it will be placed in the Lee vault at Lexington. The act sets forth the wish of the people of Virginia that the body of this distinguished citizen should finally rest in his native state. He was buried in Georgia because he died on the island while returning from a trip to Cuba in search of health. 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 the Seaboard had pur chased that property from the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic road. The 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 Should it be done, with the extension of the Atlantic Coast Line completed to Tampa, Thomasville would form a gate way to western Florida. R. 0. CAMPBELL, MERCHANT, DIES Pneumonia Is Fatal to Pioneer Coal Dealer—Came to At z lanta 30 Years Ago. Richard Orme Campbell, president of tile R. O. Campbell Coal Company and one of Atlanta's most prominent citi zens, died at his residence, 865 Peach tree street, at 9 o’clock this morning. But few of his friends knew that his illness was serious. Little more than a week ago he had an attack of pneu monia which confined him to his bed. For several days his condition was unchanged, then yesterday it showed a slight improvement. Late last night a relapse came which led to his death to day. Mr. Campbell was one of the first men to establish a coal business in At lanta That was more than 30 years ago. His firm prospered and later two brothers. Beulow Campbell and Crewell Campbell, became associated with him. The company now owns large coal lands in north Georgia. Tennessee and Ken tucky. Native of Milledgeville. Mr. Campbell was born at Milledge ville, Ga., March 22, 1860, where his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Beulow Campbell, lived until their death. When but 22 years old he came to Atlanta. He gave most of his attention to his business. Not once did he seek a pub lic office and he gave but little of his time to fraternal matters. He joined the Elks several years ago. This was the only fraternal order to which he belonged. Shortly after coming to this city he married Miss Harriett Bunn Wimberly They had two children, Miss Isolene Campbell, now a popular member of the younger society set, and a son, Richard Campbell. Mrs. Campbell and the two children survive him, as do his brothers and several distant relatives in Atlanta. Rev. Richard Orme Flinn, now at Montreat, N. C., a relative, and Dr. W. W. Landrum, of Louisville, Ky., will arrive in Atlanta early tomorrow. They will conduct the funeral services to be held at the residence at 3:30 o’clock tomorrow afternoon. J. WYLIE SMITH GIVEN HIS FREEDOM; WILL JOIN REBEL FORCES JUAREZ, MEXICO, Aug. 7.—J. Wy lie Smith, accused Atlanta embezzler, has been released by General Pascual Orozco, commander of the Mexican rebels, and is preparing to join the army of Antonio Rojas. His release was not conditional upon his taking up arms against the Mexican government. Smith has a happy faculty of making friends. When the Mexican Masons interceded for him the other day and General Orozco ordered that Smith be sent to his table for his meals, it did not take the former Atlanta loan agent long to make friends with the general, whom he convinced that he was being persecuted. As Smith appeared ill, Orozco or dered him to be given his liberty, and if the rebels triumph his extradition to the United States never will be possi ble. 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 its 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 with a capital stock of $150,000 to do business between here and Savannah. PAYS $40,000 FOR MEAL; TRAMP REWARDS SERVANT PETERSBURG. IND., Aug. 7.—Sev eral years ago a tramp appeared at the kitchen in which Maggie Drain was working and asked for something to eat. The family in which she was em ployed as a servant protested, but she gave the man his breakfast and an hour later he returned with a paper which he handed to her, charging her to keep it. It proved to be a document giving to the girl the property of Marshall Mc- Murran at his death. He died a year ago. The will has been sustained by the court, and Miss Drain will get about $40,000. 133 CARS FORM TRAIN MORE THAN MILE LONG ALLENTOWN, PA.. Aug. 7. —Unique rh the history of railroading are the tremendous trains that have within the past week been made up on the Le high Valley railroad. A new record was made when a train of 133 coal cars moved from the Perth Amboy docks for the Mahoning yards. The train was 7,000 feet long and was drawn by two locomotives, a third pushing. DO NOT FRY FROZEN EGGS, WARNS YOUR UNCLE SAM WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—The de partment of agriculture has issued a solemn warning to the American pub lic to beware of "the fried frozen eggs” and the "boiled dried eggs.” These dread species of hen fruit, according to the department, flourish around locali ties where fresh eggs are hard to ob- His Is a Real Fight for Congress COOPER'S RACE NO JOKE Macon Lawyer Shows Voters He Really Means to Go to Washington. When John Randolph Cooper, well known Macon lawyer, announced him self a candidate for congress from the Sixth district, some folks laughed and thought it a good joke on Cooper. Now, after Cooper has been in the race several months and the hot cam paign is drawing to a close; these same folks don’t know whether it is a joke on Cooper or not. The congressman holding down the job from the Sixth district is C. L. Bartlett, also a Macon lawyer, and he has been holding down the job for eighteen years. Cooper said Bartlett had held it long enough and it was time for him to retire or be retired. In asmuch as Bartlett had no intention of retiring. Cooper got busy to get him retired. He has made a whirlwind campaign and says he will keep it up until the date for the primary. He has told the voters frankly that he was not urged to make the race by a multitude of friends, as most of those seeking office would say. He says nobody asked him to run; that he just wants the job and has always had an ambition to repre sent his folks in the halls of congress. Cooper a Real Fighter. He is a fighter, too, is John Randolph Cooper. He can use his fists as well as he can fight through every court in the land for a client. He doesn’t know what it is to quit. He worked his way and fought his way through the Uni versity of Georgia. He played football there, and they say he was as much of a bulldog in that game as he was In other games of life. He had to fight when he began prac ticing law in Macon. Some people rid iculed Cooper and thought he was a joke. So one day he thought he’d show them a thing or two and he did it by throwing another lawyer out of a court room window'. After that folks quit fooling with Cooper. Cooper specialized in criminal law, and for the past ten or fifteen years he has been connected with most of the noted criminal cases in Georgia and a few other states of the South. He is known in Washington, D. C., almost as well as he is known here, for when he fails to get action for a client in the courts here he beats it to Washington with some new legal point. He took the famous Rawlings case there a time or two and it nearly broke his heart when he wrote old man Raw lings and told him to prepare to meet his God. He confessed to the old man that all hope had gone. But he saved old man Rawlings’ three sons and after five years’ work he was made happy when Governor Hoke Smith pardoned two of them. Cooper always has been firm in his belief that the-three boys had no hand in the bloody Lowndes county work and he does not think old man Rawlings was mentally responsi ble for his share in it. It Is said that nobody ever got Coop- CANDLER NOTED RUN FOR MAYOR Physician’s Orders Make Can didacy Impossible—Judge to Support Any Good Man. In a formal statement issued to The Georgian today. Judge John S. Candler announces finally that he will not be come a candidate for mayor of Atlanta. His physician has placed him under life and death orders to confine himself to one hour of work a day. Judge Candler declared that as yet he will make no expression of his choice for mayor. His statement says in part: "In view of the fact that I have had more than 50 letters from friends throughout the city since Monday ask ing me to enter the race for the may oralty, and in view of my physical con dition, I must take this way of answer ing that I have no idea of becoming a candidate for mayor of Atlanta in the present conditions. To hold and have opportunity for performing the duties of the office would be a great honor and one of which any man might be proud. The office of mayor of Atlanta for the next two years will give occasion for and demand such service as no mayor of the city, in my Judgment, has ever yet had. "These duties will demand strength of body, strength of mind and strength of character, and all the time of any man, however capable he may be. They will require of any man fit to hold the office entire sacrifice of business and all other engagements.” Many Men Fit For Place. Judge Candler says that there are many men in Atlanta able to make the sacrifice and measure up to the respon sibilities of the office, and he adds that he will support such a man. "I already have given the greater part of four years to the service of the city,” he declared, “and have yet two more years as alderman, and I do not think it my duty to seek more onerous duties or more exacting ones, though I thoroughly appreciate the reward that will come to him who will perforiTj the duties of this great and growing city.” In declining to accede to the wishes of his friends, many of whom are al dermen with whom he has served, Judge Candler says he refuses to run solely because he believes Atlanta can find a man better able to serve her and one who could do so with less sacrifice than himself at this time I y John Randolph Cooper, well known Macon attorney, who is making things lively in the Sixth district in his race for congress, er s goat except Judge Emory Speer, of the United States court in Macon. Cooper was defending a man charged with stealing a mail sack. There wasn’t much evidence in favor of Coop er's client and he eloquently pleaded his client’s cause before the jury and pointed out the danger of putting stripes on an American citizen through circumstantial evidence. And in the midst of this speech he wheeled upon Judge Speer, shook his fist unto heaven and his heafi until his read hair stood upon end and vehemently exclaimed: ”1 want your honor to charge ’em on that point.” Judge Speer straightened and, look ing at Cooper as if he were about to send him to jail for contempt, hurled back: • ‘“Thou canst not say I dft It. Shake not thy gory locks at me.’ ” Cooper was compensated, however, for his client was not convicted. He is now running on a unique plat form and he has promised the voters to scatter Federal buildings throughout the district where they haven’t any or know the reason why. He says this because he claims Congressman Bart lett has been in congress eighteen years and hasn’t done anything except get mad and throw a book at a Yankee, and missed the Yankee. Coop er also wants the Federal government to build roads in Georgia and do a lot of other things he says ought to be done. He is a fighter, is Cooper, and even if he doesn’t win, the voters in the Sixth district will know there has been a scrap. HINTS TO WOMEN DEBAR HARBOR ‘Don’t Tipple.’ ‘Wear Stockings Heavier Than Gauze,’ Warn ing to Society Women. BAR HARBOR, Aug. 7.—Because of the tendency toward frivolity that has become apparent in this erstwhile quiet-loving summer colony, certain censors of community morals have taken it on themselves to post warn ings to society. It is believed the post ers are the result of the discovery that some society women have been quietly tippling In prohibition Maine through the medium of the cocktail cane. The notices were found by the early risers conspicuously posted on telegraph poles and other points of vantage near the swimming club, where society gathers, and near the postofflce. The posters read: HINTS TO LADIES. Don't tipple. The lure of the wine is dangerous. Wear sinkings heavier than gauze. Wear skirts more than one-half yard around. Don’t wear French heels. Don’t stare. Don’t go to church to see the styles Wear colors that harmonize. Many believe the posters to be the work of a practical joker, but others, who read and laugh, have the idea that something more serious is meant, t’hey caused indignation in certain circles, and were promptly pulled down when discovered. FOURTH BANK FOR SYLVANIA. SYLVANIA, GA., Aug. 7.—Sylvania and Screven > county are to have an other bank. \v. R. Holden, organizer for the John D. Walker banks, found but little trouble in placing the $25,000 capital, on which the new Farmers Exchange bank of Sylvania is to oper ate. This will make the fourth bank for Sylvania, with a combined capital of $150,000. MACON POLICE GET BIG PAY. MACON, GA., Aug. 7.—Macon po licemen and firemen are now the high est paVl of any in the United States, according to the mayor and council. The pay of the employees of each de partment was raised by council last night to SBO per month, new men re ceiving the same wages as experienced members. i 4 PERSUNS HURT SAVING HORSES FROM FIRE Three Animals and Automobile Lost in Incendiary Blaze at t' College Park. In an exciting fire, declared to have been incendiary, 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. The city stables, the livery company’s quarters and a blacksmith shop were destroyed, and three horses, a mule and a cow were burned to death. An aujfcc mobile. and a buggy were also de stroyed. Marshal Creel today began a hunt sot the incendiary, t|c authorities feeling certain that the fables were set afire. Fire Had Made Great Headway. The blaze had made much headway when tfie alarm was given, rousing the residents of College Park from their beds. When the volunteer fire fighters arrived it was seen that it would be hopeless to attempt to save the struc tures. 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 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. Near Death Trying to Save Animals. In trying to save the horses which were lost in the fire, Mr. Martin ajul W. E. Brewster were seriously about the hands and face. I. C.’ and W. C. Curtis, proprietors ot the garage which was destroyed, tried to get out the automobile and came near losing their lives. They escaped just in time from the burning structure and have burns on their hands and faces. The total loss of the fire Is estimated by Dr. Curtis as $8,600 and he states that there was no insurance on any of the property involved. Several hand - some residences were threatened but were saved by the volunteer Are partment which turned its attentionWto them when it was found impossible to save the other structures. SWATTING FLIES IS , MURDER, DECLARES PASTOR IN SERMON DENVER, Aug. 7. —Swatting flies Is murder; the cabbage has the same night 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 are some 'of the statements made by the Rev. Dr, Prather In his sermon at the Second Church ot 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. Ho admits that he still kills vege tables for food, but explains that he has not reached the spiritual level that en ables him to practice his theories. WAGE STRIKE OF 10,000 1 CHICAGO CAR MEN TO BE CALLED SATURDAY CHICAGO, Aug 7—A strike of 10,000 traction employees will be called in Chi cago on Saturday unless the companies yield to the union’s demand for increased wages. President Mahon, of the union, served notice on the traction officials to day that he "could not hold the men” later than that day. It was intimated by the representa tives of the traction interests that Presi dent L. A. Busby, of the Chicago City, Railway Company, would answer this ul timatum by replying that It would be impossible to grant the the union. Lost Anything? V Insert a small ad under “Lost and Found’’ in the Classified Section of Georgian Want Ads The large circulation of the paper makes you Sure To Find lj& 3