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VOL. XL NO. 17.
POTTLE WINS
JUOGESHIP
RJCEBY
Olli
With Practically Complete Re
turns. He Beats Broyles by
Narrow Margin.
AGRICULTURE CONTEST
GOES TO CONVENTION
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Brown and Price Tied. With No
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Hope of Needed Lead—Hall
Leads Alexander.
Judge Robert Pottle, in practically
complete returns, wins the court of ap
peals fight against N. R. Broyles.
The commissioner of agriculture race
goes to the convention, as no candi
date has received a majority.
'1 ith four counties missing in com
plete form and two missing entirely,
the results seem finally definite, j
’ ’ompleted primary election returns
from if.i counties in a total of 146 give
John M. Slaton for governor 136 coun
ter. with ",tt unit votes in the conven
t ien.
Tto two incompleted counties un-
'<■ jhi, ~iy have gone to Slaton, making
1 '■ 1.17 counties and 346 .conven-
tion Votes.
Slaton Has Great
Popular Plurality.
Joe Hill Hail carried eight eounties,
"il h 20 unit votes, and has no chance
in tin Incompleted counties.
Hooper Alexander carried one coun
ty Ware with two unit votes, and is
running tway behind in the two in
to nplcti d returns.
The popular vote accorded Slaton is
approximately 99,01)0; Hall. 23.500. and
Alexander. 36.500. Total. 159,000.
HaH tarried Bibb. Dougherty, Dooly,
Baker. Houston, t’raw ford, Jones and
Ma< on. with 20 convention votes.
Completed returns in 145 eounties
give Price for commissioner of agri
culture 54 counties, with 140 conven
tion votes; Blalock 34 counties, with 86
• '-mention votes, and Brown. 57 coun
ts vitli I4n ronvention votes.
Pace Must Go
To Convention Vote.
T iis race unquestlonablysgoes to the
convention to make a nomination, as
no candidate can possibly hope for a
majority on the primary returns.
Completed returns from 143 counties
give Bro.'le 66 counties, with 174 con
vention votes; Pol tie. 77 counties, w ith
ISB convention voles.
If there is no error in these returns.
Pottle has won out over Broyles by
S 'oles. oven if Broyles carries the
three missing counties.
There are 368 votes in the conven
tion. 185 being required to nominate.
Slowest Returns
In Many Years.
Pottle is leading slightly in the pop
ular vote.
The missing counties in the court of
appeals race are Charleton, Echols and
Marion.
In the commissioner of agriculture
race, the missing county is Charleton.
In the Sixth congressional district,
Bartlett has won out over Wise by a
margin of less than 199 votes.
In the Third. Crisp has won; in the
Eleventh, Walker: in the Ninth. Bell,
and in the Tenth, Hardwick.
The state convention will meet in
Macon next Wednesday, there to de
clare results, adopt a platform, elect a
new state executive committee and solve
al least one knotty problem—the nom
inee for commissioner of agriculture.
Never in the history of the state have
oftieial returns been so tediously slow
coming in. This is due to the extreme
length of the ticket, and the legal ne
cessity of counting it as a whole and
as the names appear upon it consecu
tively.
MRS. LAURIE JACKSON
ENJOINS HER HUSBAND
Mrs I.auric Jackson today obtained
• n Injunction to prevent her husband.
R. nfroe Jackson, whom she is suing
f .... divorce, from receiving money from
t sale of property at Savannah The
c;i - < will be heard October 7.
In h< pi tition ,M s Jackson asserts
that M r Jackson is endeavoring to
e , id. thi payment of temporary ali
mony to her, though he has been or
’ dried to do so by the courts. Mr.
I I,son inh* Tied moi* than $109.iH)9
f,, i p grandfather. Gem al H.ny
I; | u >n ot Savannah, who died sev-
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results
Away With Disease,
Dust and Microbes I
It is thought beautiful that
a man should invest thousands
in a home and have a little
butcher's shop stuck up next
door. Every niau in Atlanta
has a right to do exactly as he
pleases, and that is considered
beautiful: but it is not, for
while a man stands in his own
light he also stands in his .
neighbor's light, and both lose
out. In a matter of dirt, for
instance, all cities should re
quire that every householder
wash his front premises every
morning so the middle of the i
street. Away with dust, mi
crobes. disease, and all these
ills for which we are taxed to
build and operate hospitals.—
MRS. W. L. PEEL
For Mrs. Peel’s story see page five.
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CONNOR WILL DELAY
NAMING FERTILIZER
AND OIL INSPECTORS
Commissioner J. J. Connor, of the
agricultural department, who insists he
will make the appointments of oil and
fertilizer inspectors for two years un
der the new Ault acts before he retires
from office, announced today that he
would not name his men before Decem
ber.
Under the provision of Ault acts, six
genera' fertilizer inspectors with a sal
ary of SIOO per month and 40 four
month inspectors at a salary of $83.33
per month are to be named. By the
terms of the new law. Mr. Connor says,
these officials will be commissioned for
two years and his successor can ffiot
increase the number nor can he remove
a single one of them excepting for mal
feasance in office.
If the Ault law is not contested Con
nor, who will retire in June, 1913, will
be entitled to practically all the pat
ronage of the agricultural department
for the next two years. This patron
age has always made the head of this
department one of the most desired
political jobs in Georgia.
OWN ERSREFUSETO
SACRIFICE TREES FOR
PEACHTREE WIDENING
Peachtree street property ow ners be
yond North avenue are unwilling tn
sacrifice their beautiful shade trees
for a wider street. It was decided at a
meeting in the city’ hall yesterday aft
ernoon to abandon the project of wid
ening the street its entire length, but
to make Peachtree an SO-foot street be
tween Ellis street and North avenue.
Practically all the property on
Peachtree street between Ellis street
and North avenue has been consigned
vo business development. The work.of
widening already is in process be
tween Harris and Ivy streets. The
change in plan makes unnecessary the
payment of $5,090 to Albert Howell,
provided by council, for damages to his
property at the corner of Peachtree
street and Ponce DeLeon avenue.
A committee has been appointed to
obtain waivers from damages by the
widening from all property owners be
tween Ellis street and North avenue.
“SPRING” FLOODING
POLICE STATION ONLY
FORGOTTEN PIPE LINE
The "spring" which for the last
twelve years has poured a flood of wa
ter into the basement of the police sta
tion and required the daily service of a
pump was found today to be an aban
doned water pipe that was laid years
ago in an adjoining alley way and then
forgotten in the rush of the city’s
growth.
After many complaints on the part of
the police, the city finally agreed to dig
into the ground in the alleyway and
endeavor to lay a sewer pipe that would
carry off the water from the "spring."
Workmen today found the leaky old
water main and promptly plugged it up.
At that time there was twelve inches
of water in the basement and the old
pump was working at full speed. The
flow immediately stopped and the
basement has now been pumped out
and will become dry and sanitary for
the first time in the remembrance of
most of the force.
GRAND JURY BEGINS
INVESTIGATION INTO
IMMORAL RESORTS
Eulton county's grand Jury today be
i gan an Investigation of vice conditions
i in Atlanta, against which the Men and
[Religion forward Movenimt leaders
j have been carrying on a spirited cam
j paign for weeks.
The investigators took no definite ac
tion. They met in secret session in the
Thrower building and charges made in
big display advertisements were con
sidered.
Members of the jury decided that In.
dependent investigation was necessary
before true bills could b* returned
against keepers of alleged Immoral
places.
It is considered likely that after an
inquirv the present grand Jury will sub.
mit It- finding* to b< sibinlttL'd to lue
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ARCHBOLD CONFESSES:
Oil Trust Gave $125,000 to Bliss for
T. R. ’s “Gratitude," and Then Didn’t Get It
SENATOR PENROSE AND HIS AIDE
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Senator Boies Penrose.
ERROR FOUND IN
INSURANCE Li
Fidelity Companies Are Not In
cluded in Act Which Governs
Risk Business.
Officials of fidelity insurance compa
nies operating in Georgia made known
to the secretary of state today that
they had played in luck through an
apparent error of the legislative enroll
ing clerk who made the copy of the
general insurance bill which now is the
law.
The enrolled copy on file with the
secretary of state and approved by the
governor does not include fidelity com
panies in section 27 of the bill, as was
originally intended.
Comptroller General Wright, who
drew this section of the act at the be
hest of the inter-session commission
which designed the bill, is authority
for the statement no amendment was
made to this section in either house.
The legislature, he said, had intended
to include fidelity companies in section
27, which requires ail form of bonding
companies to deposit $25,000 with the
state treasurer to protect the state on
bonds written for public officials.
The comptroller general recently au
thorized the printing of 200 copies of
the insurance act from amended copies
of the act as approved by both houses
of the legislature. In the comptroller’s
printed copies the fidelity companies
are included, but they do not appear in
the enrolled act, which really is the
la w.
Officials of local fidelity companies
jumped into the state capitol today
with copies of the printed act, but left
the state house greatly relieved when
they found, upon looking over the en
rolled act, that they were not included.
This is the first error that has been
discovered in the enrollment of acts of
the 1912 legislature.
SLATON TO EULOGIZE
GEN. WILLIAM BOOTH
AT MEMORIAL SERVICE
Governor-elect John M. Slaton will pre
side and deliver the principal tribute at
the special service in honor of the mem
ory of the late General William Booth,
world commander of the Salvation Army,
which will be held at the Baptist Tab
ernacle at 3 o'clock, September 1.
All Chiistian denominations will join in
honoring the memory of the militant lead
er, w’hose army now spreads over the
world. Addresses will be delivered by
other public men of Atlanta and lead
ers of the clergj. The public has been
invited and a big attendance is expected.
ALBANIAN REVOLTERS
STILL SEEK FREEDOM
VIENNA. Aug 23 Despite reports
front Constantinople that tlir Albanian
uprising has been put down, a messago
I from I skup today '•ays the revolution is
in full swing The central Albanian revo
-1 lutionary committee has issued a man!-
i i< -In urging all Albanians Io light to lite
death f«>r iiulei'tndtiice front Turkish
I rule
ATLANTA. GA.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 23, 11)12.
Nabbed for Not Using
Depot Gates, Misses
Train; Sues for SIO,OOO
Phil W. Davis, Jr., Tries To Go
Under Station to Tracks.
Arrested by Guard.
Arrested as he made his way under the
Terminal station to patch a train, Phil
W. Davis, Jr., an Atlanta attorney, has
sued the Central of Georgia railway and
the Terminal Company for SIO,OOO.
In an action begun in superior court to
day, Mr. Davis asserts he was arrested
by an employee of the Terminal Company
Monday as he rushed from the Madison
avenue entrance to the. Terminal tracks
to catch a Central of Georgia train.
He says the employee refused to allow
him to pass to the train even though it
was due to leave at that time, but forci
bly escorted him from the place and or
dered to seek an entrance through the
gates.
Because of this delay, he says, he
missed his train.
ATLANTA COUPLE IN
NASHVILLE’S COURTS
IN FIGHT OVER CHILD
NASHVILLE, TENN. Aug 23. The
case of disorderly conduct and destroy
ing property of others against Mrs. Roy
H. Craig, in the city court, this morning
was dismissed Mrs. Craig was held to
the state court to answer peace war
rant proceedings instituted by her hus
band in the magistrate court.
The assault case in the city court
against Craig also was dismissed, and he
was turned over to the state to answer
the charge of assault with intent to com
mit murder.
Further complications are promised this
afternoon, as the lawyers for Mrs. Craig
are preparing to apply for a habeas cor
pus writ in the move of the mother to
gain possession of her child.
The Craigs say they are from Atlanta
and that a divorce action is pending.
MRS. MACKAY HURLED
FROM HER AUTO AND
PAINFULLY BRUISED
STOCKBRIDGE, MASS.. Aug.’23. Mrs.
Clarence Mackay, prominent New York
society woman and suffragette leader,
was flung out of her automobile on the
steep slope on Monment mountain and
was painfully bruised. She was carried
to her country mansion. Glen Burnle,
where she was attended by a physician.
It was said she had escaped serious in
jury.
Mrs. Mackay was at the wheel and the
chauffeur was at her side The car
skidded, crashed against a pile of rocks
and overturned.
Both Mrs Mackay and the chauffeur
were thrown clear of the machine
MAJOR RAY MADE DEPUTY
PAYMASTER GENERAL
WASHINGTON, Aug 23 President
Taft today sent to the senate the nomi
nation of Major Beecher B. Ray to be
deputy paymaster general with the rank
of lieutenant-colonel
The president also named laswis K
T'orbet, of Illinois, to be Hie naval officer
of customs for the district of <’hhago
BATTLER GETS ORDERS;
BELIEVED T ONICARAGUA
PITTSBI RG, Aug 23.—The < om
mandor of th< battleship Idaho at
Leitgu< Island mivv \ar<l received
sealed oi*d«*is to sail at l*3n |> m. today.
Th* '■hips destination »• believed to ba
Nh dtagua.
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•John l>. Archbold.
POLICE BATTLE
SMINTS
Terrific Fight for Bluecoat's
Revolver Follows Attack
on Boy.
When Officer Burnett attempted to
arrest Earl Zuber, of Careys, who .ways
he is sixteen years old, on the charge
of attacking a young white boy named
Roy Mauldin at Peachtree and Walton
streets this afternoon about 1:30
o’clock. Zuber is said to have attempted
Burnett's life with the officer's own pis
tol. A near-riot followed.
Men and boys rushed to the scene
and the streets became jammed. When
Zuber was finally subdued and was be
ing carried to the police station he
gave way to an attack of epilepsy. The
city physician, who examined him upon
his arrival, said that his condition .was
extremely dangerous. Zuber was un
able for some time to give his name or
speak a word.
The trouble"' started when the little
Mauldin boy became involved In a dis
pute with another lad about his own
age. Zuber was happening along, it is
said, and attempted to take sides
against the Mauldin boy. According
to the latter's statement. Zuber struck
him and knocked him down. Zuber
says the lad cursed him.
No sooner had Zuber done this when
two other men rushed In and caught
Zuber's arms. Officer Burnett then
came up and attempted to take Zuber
in custody. Zuber snarled, struck at
him and by a quick motion of the arm
drew Burnett's pistol from the holster.
The officer was quick enough in
wrenching it away to prevent its being
fired.
By this time an enormous crowd had
gathered. Traffic was blocked and the
officer had a hard time in getting his
prisoner into the patrol wagon.
A long scar was found on Zuber's
head. He said it was from an operation
for epilepsy.
TELEGRAPH OPERATOR
FOUND DEAD AT KEY
ORoVIbbE. CAL.. Aug 23 F. R. Sin
clair. Western Pacific railroad operator
at Belden. *55 miles from here, sat at his
key dead*of heart disease yesterday while
the Oroville dispatcher tried frantically
to "raise" Belden to transmit dispatches
that would prevent a train collision
Persistent calling over the wire brought
no response. Then the Oroville dispatcher
telephoned to citizens of Belden, who hur
ried to the station and found the operator
dead.
PUZZLING MALADY KILLS
300 HORSES IN 1 COUNTY
K ANSAS CITY, M< ’ . Aug 23. Three
hundred horses belonging to farmers of
Ness county. Kansas have died during
the last VHtk from a maladv that Is
puzzling veurinatuans
PIRATES LEAD GIANTS.
At Pittsburg (first quint)
NEW YORK 0 0 0 9 0—
P'TTSBURG 110 0 0—
tine Slid Mi 'ii ■ Riilillihiiii anil Gib-
I .h'li I input , Klein and orth
Standard Oil Official Rushes to Aid of
Senator Penrose in Defense of “Dear
Senator” Letter—Was Assured That
Colonel Appreciated Contribution.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.—That the Standard Oil Company con
tributed $125,000 in the national campaign of 1904 on the assurance
of Cornelius N. Bliss. Republican national campaign treasurer in 1904,
that Roosevelt would take a conservative view of the tariff revision
;.nd not attempt to injure the business interests, was the assertion of
•John I). Archbold today before the senate committee headed by Sen
ator Clapp., of Minnesota, which is investigating expenditures in the
last two presidential campaigns.
He stated that the gifts were made on condition that thev be
known Io and appreciated by Colonel Roosevelt. He said he had been
assured that the condition had been met. His testimony, however,
complained of Oil Trust prosecution by Roosevelt, indicating that the
contributions had failed in their purpose.
Statements fell from Archbold’s lips that held his auditors spell
hound. Never before had assertions of direct connection between
“big business'' and a national party been publicly made by so com
manding a figure in,the financial world as Mr. Archbold.
The witness said that Bliss had solicited the donations. One hun
dred thousand dollars was given to the national fund; $25,000 was
sent to Senator Penrose for use in Pennsylvania. The bigger donation
was paid in currency at 26 Broadway, New York city.
Senator Penrose was present at
the hearing, although not a mem
ber of the committee. He seemed
to regard Archbold’s amazing
statements as personal vindica
tion of his (Penrose's') assertion
that Colonel Roosevelt knew of the
Standard's interest in his 1904
campaign.
Colonel Roosevelt. and probably' Wil
liam Flinn, will also be subpenaed to
testify before the committee, accord
ing to the plans of Senator Penrose.
Archbold told the committee that he
was acquainted with Cornelius Bliss,
who was the treasurer of the Republi
can national committee, but that he
did not know Cortelvou until later.
"What contributions did you make
directly for the Standard Oil Company
to the Republican campaign?” asked
Senator Clapp.
"I made two —one thrdugh Mr. Bliss
of SIOO,OOO and one through Senator
Penrose of $25,000,” answered Mr. Arch,
bold.
“Do you know whe nthe SIOO,OOO con
tribution was made?” •
“From the best recollection I have. It
was some time in September, 1904. Per
haps not later than the middle of Sep
tember. 1904
Made SIOO,OOO
Donation in Currency.
“You made it by cheek, I presume;
■ No; I think I made it in currency.”
“Was there, any one present besides
yourself and Mr. Bliss?”
"To the beat of my recollection I
was alone in my office at No. 26 Broad
way."
“Have you any written data that
would fix the date?”
“Mr. Bliss sent me a receipt, but in
such an investigation as I have been
able to’ make I have not found it, but I
hope to find it.”
“If you should find the receipt, will
you send ft to. the committee?”
•J will."
“Did you have any previous talk with
Mr. Bliss before you made this contri
bution?” asked Senator Clapp.
“I had; either at my' office or at Mr.
H. H. Rogers’ office. My impression is
that very early In September Mr. Bliss
came to see me and I told him we
would have to submit the matter to the
board," answered Archbold.
“Mr. Rogers was also an officer of
the Standard Oil?”
"He was. He is now dead. He died
in 1909."
No Witnesses to
Interview With Bliss.
Archbold stated that there had been
no witnesses that he knew of to his
conversation grith Bliss, although Rog
ers might have been present at one of
them, and the questioning continued.
“You stated that you made one con
tribution of $25,000 Was that in a
check sent Senator Penrose?" asked
Senator Clapp.
"I should bate said not 1 don’t find
any letter. In the alleged copy which
has been printed purporting to be such
a letter 1 notice that it reads: ‘Signed,
John I). Archbold.’ but It is quite un
like my signature I would have said
that I had given It to Senator Penrose
tn currency," answered Mi Archbold
"Do you recall distinctly making the
payment of $25,000?"
“I recall that, and I also recall the
agreement. It was made at my office
ami I think th' payment wa- made at
nt) orti< e, Tlit circumstances of the
HOML
IDITION
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE P^ RE °
signature to that letter leave the letter
open to suspicion."
"What time tvould you fix as the
time you made the payment?”
"I should think it was In September
or very early In October.”
When this payment was made. Arch
bold said, there was none present to
the best of his recollection, but ft was
barely possible that Rogers was pres
ent. he said. He asserted in answer to
questions that he had charge of mat
ters of this kind in the localities about
New York.
“What conference did you have with
Bliss regarding the $25,000?” asked
Senator Clapp,
"I think that Bliss was favorable that
this amount should go to Penrose,”
said Archbold.
"The contribution of $25,000, then,
was involved in your conversations w’ttft
Bliss regarding the $100,000?"
"Y es.”
“Subsequent to the payment of
SIOO,OOO and $25,000. did you have any
conferences with any members of the
national committee or with any one
acting in its behalf with reference to a
further contribution?”
"I did; with Mr. Bliss.”
“When was that?"
"1 should say early tn October, not
later than the 10th. There were two
or three conferences. The result was
we declined to make the further contrl.
button.”
"What conferences did you have with
Mr. Cortelyou?"
“I had no conferences w'ith him."
Effort to Discover
Other Trust Donations.
Continuing, Chairman Clapp proceed
ed to inquire into Archbold’s connec
tion with others and what, if any. con
tributions were made through them to
the Roosevelt campaign fund.
“Did you have any conference with
any one other than Mr. Bliss?” he
asked.
“No," answered Mr. Archhold.
"During the fall of 1904 were you
generally interested in United States
Steel?”
"Only as a small shareholder. I was
not interested in a large way.”
“Did you have any conference with
the officials of the steel company re
garding the Roosevelt campaign fund?"
"No.”
"Were you connected with any con
ference held by the sugar trust, the
tobacco trust or the harvester trust
with reference to contributions?”
“I was not.”
"Were you interested in any railroad
conference?"
“My contributions to the Roosevelt
campaign fund and my acts in support
of the Republican party were limited to
my position as an officer and director
of the Standard Oil Company."
“You had no conference with any one
representing a railroad?”
“Wanted It Appreciated
By Powers That Be.’’
“I had conferences with no one save
Mr. Bliss. I talked very frankly with
him and explained to him that while
we were desirous of making this con
tribution we did not desire to make it
unless it would be approved and appre
ciated by the powers that he. Bliss
smilingly assured me that I need have
no apprehension on that score."
"By the powers that be, you meant
Theodore Roosevelt, did you?"
“I did."
“Do you know of any contributions
mum pi i-omtlly by H H Rogers or Mi.
Rockefeller" ”
"Which Rm kefellei Ho vmi mean
“Mas then any other Rockefeller
