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DORSEY DENIES
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Only the Expense of Investiga
tion Discussed at Dinner,
He Says.
Continued From Page One
to enter into a debate. Then h* *
launched Into the "sensation of the
evening." reading carefully from man
uscript He said In part
"Therefore, the Judge 4 * n*• com
manded to -ten the (carter only when
■»at sfled’ that II is within the purview :
of the law. Armed with this broad
power of determination. the judges
ought not to s.gn charters that into
porate any group of people who ente--
taln crlmina' purposes In seeking the
charter, and if they do so they must
make answer 1 to the people and no
where else.
"The contention of.lawyers that the
judge Is obliged tn do so Indicates th*
blindness to which learning may lea
men. It matter* not what the aigu
ment may he, when the conclusion
reached Involves an absurdity. tin
argument Is oblig d to be wong T*
say that the cou ts :i v ■ < ompelfed t<
charter criminals for the i-omtnissi ■.
of crime |« an absurdity that th-- peoi.l.
will resent, no in.i’te; what th* )««■>.
say.
"The issuing of injunctions to pre
vent the city, o' an\ <• •nrt. Into’faring
with criminals is contrary to law. Thl*
equitable writ ha.- no place in criminal
matters.
Property Rights
Excuse Given.
"The excuse t'o.i given for till** re
cent innovation is that propertv right
are involved. This is another st’ange
doctrine borrowed from the urs i'na
tions under w hi. It the I ’cd* . i| colit is
hate of late y*.t : - invented new preee
dents to Justify them in hampering the
efforts of the states to ■. out ol the great
allroads
"The judges have properly instructed '
the grand Jitr. at all *iim ■■ that tile I
sale of lti|’.mr bv th* so clubs is unlaw
ful. and that tlie.v .an not he made I
lawful by the riiipt •.1 ii ii!•'if-ry of th<*'
writings they make their customer!’|
sign
The March grand jury ,ia<l this sub
ject up for free discuss!-m, and ear
nestly sought to find some remedy, A
conference was field in \prll between
the three judges, the :*< itur general, t
committee from the grand jur.v and a
committee from the roiintv ••ohiiniß
aiom r- An .•< r<-mlt of the me* ting
measiircN wt-re set on foot and invvs- 1
tigatiuiiN entered upon that were turned |
over to the next grand jury and In- :
diriment.s were found against certain I
of the so-called illegitimate clubs. The
social clubs which cal J themselves le
gitimate, but which sell lh|tior on prac
tkally the antne basis as the others
were not indicted.
The obvious discrimination pro
duced some dissatisfaction, and the
judges were criticised for having given
advice to the grand .fuiy. not in public,
which, in effect told them not to indict
the social clubs.
But Social Clubs
Were Not Included.
"1 am reliably informed th.it the l
judges did not Instruct the grand jurj
to make an exception in favor of the
social clubs, and 1 accept the assurance
that they did not; but the assurance
comes coupled with the authoritative
statement that they did say in sub
stance that the expense of getting evi
dence was difficult to meet, the evi
dence itself not easy to obtain, and '
that the jury should begin with the
most aggravated cases first
"That Jury did not find the indict- 1
ments, but turned over the results of '
Its labors to the next jury, that did
indict one set and did not indict the ’
other. I take it that the judges did 1
not intend to leave the impression that
the discrimination should he made that '
was made, but It Is a most unfortunate '
fact that the conference occurred in tin
Capital City club. '
"Being compelled, however much 1 '
shrink from It. by what I regard as a 1
grave condition of lawlessness in this T
city, to refei to these matters, and to '
say that it is not, ip my Judgment, a
safe or a wholesome thing for the rich *
and powerful to go unpunished for an 1
offense that less prominent men are in. t
dieted for and being told that these <
facts are being commented on unfavor
ably to on*- of the Judges now seeking l'
re-election. I think it only fair to say :
that so fat is he is concerned, it was I
the first and only time be was ever In [ I
the Capital City club, or any other club,
of like sort, and that his adversary Is.
or certainly has been, a full member of f
the same organization for a long time."
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Police Don’t Believe
Girls Are Debauched
"Mr. Alexanders statement regarding | r
the debauchery of young girls in the ,
clubs of Atlanta is an exaggeration 1! ,
am satisfied." said Chief .1 I. Beaver--.!
of the Atlanta police for,, today, dis ! .
cussing Hooper Alexander's p rtform ;
announcement.
"I have not heard of -me such in- :
stance as he cites. If by has < vldence I
it is his duty as a citizen to icing it to
the department. It is, of cour-e, true!
that young women go into clubs am! i
drink, and some of them may be under ! ,
ng* , in the majority of cases, how-I |
. ever, they are taken there by their pa- !■
I rP '"'. i'
W let e t delta 11ment is aide t . do h
if. a * lose examination of clubs is |
mail. There tire five clubs in the city, (
howevr. which are protected by in- I
junction.’’ J t
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fi’llei’ is in the limelight in Xett York just now. it havinjr come
mil he has been working through the underworld of the metrop
olis for many months securing evidence against the police grafts
ers. and that he has thus rendered valnalde service to District
Attorney Whitman, who is now deep in the ferreting out of the
workings ol the "system, following the slaving of Herman
Rosenthal, the gamblin’ who “squealed."
ROOSEVELT DUE
REDE MONTH
Atlanta Moose. Home From the
Convention. Will Manage the
Local Campaign.
Th< Bull Moose berd came back to
town toda\. All profess to be confident
that when the votes an* counted next
November it will not be hard to see
that Theodore Roosevelt ran for presi
dent .
Two women tnoosc were prominent
in the Georgia crowd at the hurrah
convention in Chicago. They were
Mrs. W. H b'elton. of Cartersville, and
M's. Helen Longstreet, of Gainesville,
militant champion of Tallulah Calls.
It was announced that Colonel Roose
velt would invade the «South the first
week in September and the Bull Moose
her.’ expect him in Atlanta within a
month. Governor Johnson, nomim < for
vice president, also will take the stump.
R. A Dewar is going to run the fight
here. C. \V. McClure, who lhe an
nouncement given out todax terms an
ex-Democrat, has been chosen national
committeeman. H« re are the officers
of the organization:
W. .1 Tilson, state chairman. R. A.
Dewar, vice state chairman; Dean E.
Ryman, stab secretary; R. T. Jollie.
Jr.. \i < state secretary; I. D. I'uller,
searg< ant-at -arms.
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WESTERN UNION MUST
VACATE L. & N. BY DEC. 1
LOUISVILLE. KY. Aug 4. The
Louisville and Nashville railroad has
served notice on lhe Western i'nlon
Telegraph Company that Its poles and
wires must lie removed from the 1.. A-
N light of way by December 1 or be
confiscated by the railroad. This fol
lows tlie expiration of a 25 yeat con-
FLEA PHOTO CARD DELAYS
WEDDING FOR WHOLE YEAR
GARY IXD. Aug :* -Because In
wiot* it* ft .iKic. Miss Josephine Kud
le\, of Chicago, a love missive on a
postal turd, which contained a magni
fied picture of u Gary sand flea, more
than a year ago. Miss Kudley broke
!■i engagenient with John M-ekt*. of.
Go > Mecke his Imp: essed upon Mis*
Kudl* y finallv t: ::t Gary is a < if - piuc*-
to iix. in and tii*\ w.r* married.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY. AUGUST 9. 1912.
GRFINDETRDIT
■GIL: I MELD
7
; Aidermen in Cells Until They
Arrange Bonds Accused of
Extortion Attempt.
r ——.
, DETROIT. Aug 9. Sixteen Detroit
aldermen, including seven formerly un
der arrest on the charge of attempting
• to extort $6,200 from the Wabash rail
road, were arrested this morning on
the charge of conspiracy in tlie same
deal. The aldermen arrested today are
i Lynch, Hindle, Tossy. Mason. Walsh.
• Gllnnan. Koenig, Ellis, Ostrowski.
I O’Brien. Rroz.o and Rosenthal. Watson.
, Si zyiki Merritt and Zoeller. Ma
son. Toast. Walsh. Gilnnan. Ostrowski,
• Brozo and Rosenthal were arrested two
weeks ago. It was stated that the eom-
• plete list will number 22.
i Gllnnan. Brozo. Mason, Ostrowski
Rosenthal, 1 ossx and Walslt were re
leased from police headquarters on
t bonds and arrangements are being
made to obtain the release of others
i on bail.
I The accused aldermen were taken
i unawares. A number of them were
routed from their beds at 7 o’clock this
morning and others were arrested as
tin y arose from their breakfast tables. I
Emit alderman was taken in custody
and brtought to the prosecutor's office
b> a different detective and they ar
j rived in a bunch about 8 o’clock. De
| teetive Brennon, the Burns operative,
| who set the trap recently for the alder
men. did not participate in the raid.
i'rosecutor Shepherd examined the
. aldermen as they were brought in.
; Tite\ were arraigned in a semi-circle
about his office. Shepherd sitting at
ills desk plying them with questions.
The aidermen placed under arrest
were later taken to police headquarters
. and placed in cells until bail was ar
ranged.
Barnes Hears T. R.
Tide Is Receding
NEW YORK. Aug. 9.—That tlie tide
lof Bull Moose sentiment in New York
state reached its crest some time ago
and is now re. eding was the gist of !
tlie reports to state ('hairman Barnes.
Ji'., at Republican headquarters here
today by the various county chairmen
who came to attend a meeting of the
> executive committee of the state com-
• mittee.
Chairman Barnes, in a brief speech,
declared that he had no interest in the
name of the. man who would head the
State Republican ticket this fall. I.
TAFT AGAIN PUTS
QUIETUS UN
REVISION
President Vetoes Wool Bill
, Sent to Him a Second Time
by Congress.
Continued From Page One.
*>f tops and yarns which would result I
! from the rate in the bill now submit
ted to me would de-troy lhe effect of
the protection to raw wool and at the
same time vxould be at the cost of
widespread disaster to the wool cornb
-1 ing and spinning branches of the indu.s
--| try i'nder the rates proposed, such
| plants could be continued, if at. all, only
j by writing off most of the investments
;at a net loss and by a reduction of
| wages. To sum up. then, most of the
; rates in the submitted bill are »o low
j in themselves that, if enacted into law,
i rhe inevitable result would be the irre
; irievable Injury to the wool growing
j industry, the enforced idleness of much
| of our wool combing and spinning ma
chinery and of thousands of looms, and
the consequent throwing out of employ
ment of thousands of workmen.
"I can not act upon the assumption
that the controlling majority in either
house will refuse to pass a. bill of this
kind. If in fad It accomplishes so sub
stantial a reduction, merely because
members of the opposing party and the
executive unite in Its approval. I there
fore urge upon congress that it do not
adjourn without taking advantage of
the plain opportunity’ thus substantially
to reduce unnecessary existing duties.
1 appeal to congress to reconsider the
measure which I now return, without
my approval, and to adopt a substitute
therefor making substantial reductions
below the rates of the present act.
which the tariff board shows possible,
without destroying any established in
dustry or throwing any wage earners
out of employment, and which 1 will
promptly approve.’’
MILLIONAIRES FREED;
OVERSEERS TO FACE
CHARGES OF PEONAGE
HAVANXAH. GA. Aug. 9.—After an
examination before Walter H Godwin.
I nited States commissioner, which
(lasted into last night. Jonas Kilpat
'ick. general manager for E. T. Comer,
millionaire planter at Millhaven, and
R. Hee ('hew, an overseer on the same
place, were bound over under J 1,000
bond each for their appearance before
a Federal grand Jury to answer charges
of peonage. Similar charges against
E. T. Comer, owner of the plantation;
his brother, J. W. Comer, and Mimge.tr
Price, another overseer, were dis
missed. The Comers were both pres
ent, seated with their attorney. Judge
Samuel B. Adams, of this city.
Two negroes, Evans Martin and
George Smith, who tan away from the
Comer plantation, are alleged to have
been a: rested without a warrant at
Bat it. S. am] returned, after which,
it is charged, they were held and tile-'
gaily made to work out the payment of
a debt There was evidence that th’e
negroes were threatened with a whip
ping.
higheTeducation is
INDORSED BY K. OF C.
COUNCIL CONVENTION
COLORADO SPRINGS. COLO., Aug.
9.—With the selection of Boston as the
1913 convention city and the transac
tion of important business routine, the
thirtieth annual convention of the Su
preme Council of Knights of Columbus
adjourned.
Ihe council adopted a report coin
mending the establishment of a nation
al home at Washington. It is under
stood that ultimately a tuberculosis
home may be established. Resolutions
were passed favoring higher educa
tion as embodied in the provisions
governing the endowment fund for the
Catholic University or America located
at Washington.
BOYS SWEPT 80 MILES
OUT TO SEA IN ROWBOAT
ASBI’RY PARK. N J. Aug 9.
Swept to sen when their efforts to com
bat a strong outward current failed,
two Ocean Grove youngsters who had
I launched a rowboat from the beach
there yesterday afternoon were carried
SO miles down the coast and last night
were picked up off Barnegat bay. The
boys returned home this morning
The youthful voyagers were Willie
Bunting, eleven years old. son of As
sistant Postmaster Herbert B Bunting,
of Ocean Giove, and George Barlow,
fifteen years old, son of jjr. and (Mrs.
\\ . H. Barlow. Yesterday was the'
Hunting boy's birthday and the row- ‘
boat cruise was taken as a part of his I
celebration.
MAJOR STOCKDELL QUITS
FIDELITY-PHENIX INS. CO.
RICHMOND. VA . Aug. 9.—Major!
Clarence L. Stockdell, native Atlantan,
who wus prominent in the social and
business circles of that city for many
years, has resigned his position of spe
cial agent for the Fidelity-Phenix In
surance Company, with headquarters
here, after being connected with that
company for nearly a quarter of a cen
tury. He came here from Atlanta three I
years ago. and will probably continue to i
make his residence in Richmond, if hits '
negotiations with another company. '
now under way, are concluded as lie ;
desires. .
Cant Reason for War Prices
WHY IS LIVING COST HIGH?
WHWBF ..*raisiK v
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Wilmer L. Moore, president of the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce, who, after an investigation of retail business, can not
find the solution to the problem of the high cost of living.
W. L. Moore, Head of Com
merce Chamber. Investigates
Retail Stores in Atlanta.
Wilmer L. Moore, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, has been study
ing the high cost of living in Atlanta,
While Mr. Moore was frank to admit
today to a Georgian reporter that the
problem which has stumped the states
men of the world has thus far stumped
him in its local application, he declared
that study had convinced him that the
plan of department food stores sug
gested by the food investigating com
mittee In New York would not work
here.
"In Europe, especially in London, the
people have what they call co-operative
stores, through which they make most
of their purchases at a smaller cost
than they would have to pay other
dealers, but I do not think the plan
would be practicable for Atlanta," he
said.
"Since wc first watched the cost of
living begin its steady climb upward
years ago. there have been many plans
suggested to bring the prices to their
former standard. Recently I have been
looking into the question, but am not
ready to'suggest a plan.
Buying Direct No Advantage,
“Retail department stores, buying di
rect, receiving direct and selling direct
to the people would not, 1 believe, prove
a success in this city,"
High prices have caused grocers,
butchers and produce dealers in At
lanta to carefully scan the profits, just
as those self-same prices have caused
anxiety over the kitchen bills in many
homes.
Krom local merchants the cost and
selling prices of table articles has been
compiled. showing the percentage
cleared by the home dealer. Nearly 20
per cent of this is consumed in the
management of their business, the deal
ers say.
Here is what your grocer in Atlanta
makes:
Dairy Products.
Cost to Selling Per Cent
Retailer. Price, of Profit.
Rutter, poundSt .35 13
Cheese, poundlß .23 28
Eggs, dozen 20 .22 .10
Vegetables.
W. potatoes, 1b,.. .022 .03 30
W. onions, 1b..... .023 .033 .40
Fresh beans, qt.. .02 .05 150
Cabbage, heado4 .00 .50
Green corn. ear.. .01 .015 .50
Carrots, bunch... .035 .05 42
Tomatoes, qt .075 .10 33
Celery. bunch.’. . 07 .10 .42
Fruits.
Peaches, qto6 .10 .66
Apples, pound.. .023 .05 .43
Fla. oranges, doz. .251 .352 .40
Bananas, dozen.. .OSS .10 .23
Lemons, dozen... .175 .20 .14
Meats.
TendTn steak, lb. .11 .23 1 01
Round steak, lb.. .11 .20 .99
Shoulder steak, lb. 11 .15 .36
Pork chops, 1b... .16 .20 ,25
Ham. lb 1« .25 ,51;
Fish.
Halibut, lblo4 .20 ,92
Trout, IbOS .15 ,87
Red snapper, lb.. .10 .125 25
Bluefish, lblo .15 .50
Pompano, lb 20 .25 .25
Perch, lbo9 .125 .33
Whitefish, 1b.165 .20 .24
Staple Groceries.
Sugar, lbos .055 .10
Flour, lbo3 .04 .33
Bread, lb. 04 .05 25
Idee, lbos 08 .60
Coffee, 1b25 ,30 .20
Tea, poundlß .35 .90
Dried peas, lbos .08 .60
Rolled oats, 1b033 .1143 33
Lard, lb .11 .145 50
Salt mackerel, lb. .14 .175 .20
Canned Goods.
Pork and beans.. .115 .15 .40
Peas, canl33 .20 .47
Corn. can... 077 .10 .35
C nd'sed milk, can .081 10 .25
Tomatoes, can... 08 m 25
String beans. lan 145 .20 .32
Salmon, ranl4 .20 41
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ALEXANDER ANO
HIS ALLY CLASH
DeKalb Prohibition Champion
Loses Tilt With His Colleague
Over a Minor Bill.
I
The county of Wheeler, originally
scheduled to be the county of Kent, was
given its final and finishing touch in
the house today, when the house ac
cepted the senate’s amendment chang
ing the name.
The amendment was not adopted nor
the bill passed without protest.
Before the vote was taken. Mr. Cook.
■ of Telfair, had the clerk read a per
sonal statement in which he vehemently
assailed Mr. Kent, the author of the
bill, charging him with misrepresenting
■ facts and figures in obtaining the pas
sage of the same, and particularly pro
testing against the politics involved.
"1 submit." said Mr. Cook, "that the
legislature has been deceived in this
matter, and that this county should not
be created.
I further charge that the demon of
politics has crept into the creation of
| this county; that there was vote trad
-1 ing. and for that reason I protest
J against the passage of this bill, and I
, want my protest spread upon the house
journal. I court investigation and dis
pute of what I say."
Bill Is Passed, Anyway.
Notwithstanding Mr. Cook’s attack on
Mr. Kent and the bill, it was passed
with only one dissenting vota—that of
Mr. Cook.
Representative Hooper Alexander
made an unsuccessful effort on the floor
of the house today to defeat a local bill
introduced by his colleague from De-
Kalb. Mr. Field.
This bill provides for the repeal of
the town of Lakeview, and carries a
provision for a referendum to the peo
ple of the town before the repeal shall
become operative.
There is no love lost between the two
representatives from DeKalb, as every.
bofly in the house knows, and when
Mr. Alexander arose to oppose his col
leagues bill, there was a general cran
ing of necks and a desire to see what
would happen.
Mr. Alexander made a vehement pro
test against the passage of Mr. Field’s
bill, but after the speech of Mr Alex
ander a vote was taken, and Mr. Field’s
bill was passed by a vote of 94 to ]o.
8188 CANDIDATE URGES
PROGRESSIVE REFORMS
MACON. GA . Aug. 9.—Arthur L. Dash
er. Jr., one of the six local candidates
for the legislature from Bibb county, has
announced a platform which is one of the
most progressive ever promulgated here
He not only believes In free schools, but
also in free school books: believes in the
election of all judges by the people fa
vors the abolition of the fee system, and
advocates a number of other popular re
forms.
TO DEBATE AT HAZLEHURST.
BRUNSWICK. Aug. 9.—Elaborate
preparations have been made for the
Walker-Parker congressional debate to
be held at Hazlehurst in Appling coun
ty tomorrow morning. Colonel Walker
will open the debate and after speaking
45 minutes'.will be followed by Judge
Parker, who will have the stand an
hour.
BILL FDR YIADLIGT
lONGENIRALAND
PRYDR VETO
Governor Sees Injury to State's
! Property—Urges Considera
tion of Plaza Scheme.
The governor today vetoed the bill
providing for the construction of the
Pryor street and Centra! avenue via
ducts in Atlanta, and at the same time
pointed out benefits to be gained by
the erection, of the proposed overhead
plaza, a project involving many mil
lions of dollars.
The governor objects to the bill be
cause he thinks it was hastily drawn
and likely would inflict serious and
irreparable injury to the state’s prop
erty rights in the Western and Atlantic
railroad.
The governor enters exhaustively into
the latter phase of the matter, and de
clares that the proposed viaducts
should be considered in their connec
tion with other property to be affected
by them, and adds significantly that
Atlanta "should grow with the state,
and not at the expense of the state."
The executive veto reads in part as
follows;
Bill Too Hastily Drawn.
This bill seems to have been too
hastily drawn to allow such con
sldeiation as would demonstrate
whether its passage would or would
not seyiously damage the state's
property known as the Western
and Atlantic railroad. If it become
a law it will practically* close
against convenient use two streets
above named in so far as concerns
the access to and egress from the
Union passenger station, which is
the terminal station for passengers
riding over said road.
It is of utmost importance that
the state preserve, to as great an
extent as lies in her power, the fa
cilities whereby the said railroad
receives and handles business, and
the enactment into a law of bill
number 58 will damage the said
road many* thousands of dollars
each month and will seriously im
pair the rental value of said road
when the present lease expires, and
it Is advertised for a new lease.
It is also proper to state that if
this become a law will seriously af
fect the income of the present les
sees of said railroad, abd the state
should be careful that she- does no
injustice to those to whom she
leases any of her property. The
Western and Atlantic railroad is
the state’s greatest asset, so far
as iter ownership of property is
concerned, but Georgia’s greatest
asset is her good faith. This she
should neither destroy nor compro
mise.
Urges Plaza Scheme.
I will add that for some time
there has been in contemplation
the erection of what is commonly
called an overhead plaza, reaching
from the eastern side of the For
syth street bridge to the western
side of the Washington street via
duct. including a terminal building
for the railroads on the site of the
present Union station. If this be
done it will very greatly enhance
the values of all properties contig
uous to said plaza and will secure
for the state a permanent build
ing, which will draw great busi
ness for her railroad, practically in
perpetuity.
Instead, therefore, of authorizing
the building of these bridges, which
would be but in the nature of
piece-meal improvements, it would
be far better that the improvement
in the center of the city, which so
vitally affects the earning value of
the state’s property, should be con
sidered and acted upon in its en
tirety.
it is. of course, to the interest
of Atlanta, as it is of other com
munities. that grade crossings
should be eliminated to as great an
extent as comports with the gen
eral interest of the people of the
state. But, like all other communi
ties. Atlanta should grow with the
state, not at the expense of the
state.
Not Much Chance For Passage.
It is of supreme importance that
Hie state protect for all the tax
payers the proper earning power of
the Western and Atlantic railroad;
hence, as the building of the pro
posed bridges at each end of the
Union station, under the present
conditions, would disastrously as-
I feet it. lam compelled to withhold
my approval of house bill num
ber 58.
Speaking of the veto after it camr
in todav. Representative Brown, o!
Fulton, said:
"I do not think it likely that tile bill
can be passed, or that a serious effort
will be made to pass it, over the gov
ernor's veto.
"He sends in a message of disap
ptoval that deserves serious conside’a
tion and I. for one. do not think that
Atlanta wants anything to which it is
not entitled."
KILLS SELF TO SEE CHILD:
HAD BROODED OVER LOSS
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL., Aug. 9.
After two years of communion with
what she believed to be the spirit of
het dead daughter. Dr. olive F. (.’ar
son. a physician of considerable means
was overpowered late yesterday be
longing for closer companionship and
committed suicide by inhaling ga.-
She had made two previous attempts
within tlie last two months.