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THE WEATHER j Forecast; Fair tonight and Thurs day. Temperatures: 8 a. m„ 80 de grees: 10 a. m., 84 degrees; 12 n°on, I 86 degrees: 2 p. m.. 88 degrees. VOL. XL NO. 21. COLE BLEJSE LEADING Bl SHOUT SOO WES With 115.000 Ballots Already Tabulated, Governor Runs Ahead of Ira B. Jones. SECOND RACE LIKELY IN SOUTH CAROLINA Duncan. Third Candidate, Polls Enough Strength to Prevent Majority for Either Rival. COLUMBIA. S. C., Aug. 28.— The latest reports of the actual vote In the gubernatorial contest, including all re turns up to 2:30 o’clock, show Governor Cole L. Blease 902 in the lead over Judge Ira B Jones, his chief opponent. These returns include 115,192 votes. The three candidates stand as fol lows: Blease. 57.227: Jones. 56.275; John T Puncan, 1,690. \ It is now practically certain that there will be a second primary to de cide between Blease and Jones, as Dun. can s vote prevents either one from se curing a clear majority. Blease will likely have about 1,200 plurality over Jones when complete returns from yes terday’s contest are received. Senator Ben R. Tillman is certain to retain his seat in the United States senate, the returns In hand insuring his nomination over his two opponents. W. J Talbert and N. B. Dial. Attorney General Fraser Lyon, al though maintaining a good lead over his competitors, will likely have to run a second race with Peoples, who is sec ond. S. T. Carter easily defeated D. \V. McLaurin for state treasurer. He swept tlyee-fourths of the state. In the other conests there was com paratively little interest, except the lo cal district races for congressmen. Excitement here and throughout the state is intense. y crow d of 10,000 watched the bulle tins here last night and an equally large throng paraded the streets of Charleston. A near-riot was precipi tated in that city and the governor was requested by long distance telephone to <all out the militia, but he refused to do so. Rumors here had it that the ballot boxes had been rifled, but it is now thought that this is untrue. Ml predictions as to the counties which each candidate would carry have been wide of the mark, Jones' counties going for Blease and vice versa. The complete returns will probably not be known until late in the afternoon. GIRL RUN DOWN BY ANOTHER IN AUTO; HURTS NOT SERIOUS Miss Louise Bigham, of 231 North Bou levard. was struck by an electric brougham driven by Miss Arline Elkins, of 370 Washington street, this afternoon, at the entrance of the Candler building. She was carried into a physician's office ,n the building, where it was found she vas not seriously injured. Miss Elkins, shocked by the accident, drove to her home. She told reporters that she had not seen Miss Bigham, who must have stepped from the sidewalk di rectly in front of the automobile. Miss Bigham is employed by the Nun nally Candy company at 59 Ivy street AMERICAN SHOT DOWN BY MEXICAN BANDITS, PROTECTING FAMILY EL PASO. TEXAS. Aug 28. —Mexi- can bandits posing as rebels attacked the Morfaon colony at Colonia, Chihua hua according to word received today from Pearson. Mexico, and killed Wil liam J. Stevens, an American. Ste vens was protecting his family when he was shot down. Insurrectos are said to be marching eastward from Sonora, which has led to reports that Juarez, may again be attacked. AVIATOR BURNED IN MID-AIR WHEN HIS BIPLANE TAKES FIRE PARIS, Aug. 28.—Lieutenant Chande niet. a novice in the French flying squadron, was killed today while flying at Chalons for his aviation examination. <'handenier had just completed his period of examination His machine < aught fire in mid-air and the aviator was burned to death. The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results. Painters Desecrate Georgia Flag; Use It For Floor Covering Ensign Old and Storm Beaten, But It Bears Colors of State. If the Btate of Georgia held its flag in the same reverence which Uncle Sam requires to be paid the Stars and Stripes, somebody at the capitol would be hauled over the coals today. For a Georgia flag, spread out on the floor of the capitol corridor, is being used by decorators at work on the building tn catch the drippings of paint which fall from the celling. It Is true that the flag has been storm-beaten until It is hardly more than a dingy, grimy rag, but it still bears the stripes and the insignia of the state. It had probably been dis carded for the newer and brighter col ored banner which waves from the cap itol dome when occasion requires it. $3,000 NOTES TAKEN IN ATLANTA FOUND ON MILWAUKEE MAN MILWAUKEE. Aug. 28.—Notes amounting to $3,000 and owned by S. N., Glisson, of Atlanta, were found today In a suit case in the room of John Bremhall. arrested for stealing suit cases from the St. Paul railroad sta tion. Bremhall, it is alleged, had made a profession of stealing grips from pas sengers who left them unguarded in railway stations. The chief of police of Atlanta telegraphed the Milwaukee department that Glisson's suit case had disappeared from the Atlanta Terminal station several weeks ago. Bremhall was sentenced to 90 days in the Milwaukee Bridewell as a va grant, the charge being made to hold him until the Atlanta authorities can send a warrant for grand larceny, and requisition papers. He will be sent to Atlanta for trial. SPRINKLERS AT CITY SEWAGE PLANT ARE CHOKED BY FROGS When a number of city officials went out recently to witness a demonstration of the newly completed Proctor creek sewage disposal plant, built with bond money, the plant wouldn’t work. After a tedious investigation, the engineers discovered that the sprinkling nozzles of the plant were stopped up with about 500 frogs. The officials went out again today to see the plant in which they take much pride in operation, and it worked per fectly. Neither did it produce any of fensive odors. The engineers said they took precaution to prevent frogs from getting in the plant. Councilman Aldine Chambers said that he favored developing the land around the plant into a park. LAST OF SOUTHERN QUEER MONEY’ GANG CAUGHT IN ALABAMA WASHINGTON. Aug. 28.—The last of a band of counterfeiters were ar rested today near Higdon. Ala., by Rev enue Agent John McArams, according to dispatches to the secret service headquarters here today. Those arrested are C. W. Smith, J. W. Dial and Richard Dial. These men, with several others, plied their trade in the mountains near Chattanooga. Tenn. The arrests fol lowed a search made by McArams ex tending through the past three weeks in the mountains between Tennessee and Alabama. SUES WIFE BECAUSE SHE WILL NOT COME TO ATLANTA TO LIVE Mrs. Mamie Pitts, of Washington, faces a divorce from Robert Pitts, if she does not come to Atlanta to live. Mr. Pitts, 61 Tennelle street, filed suit for divorce from her today, asserting that she has flatly refused to come to this city, though he has provided a home for her. Mr. and Mrs. Pitts were married March 11, 1908, and three months later he left Washington for Atlanta. She has steadily refused to come here, he says, and he cites that this is legal ground for divorce. jj BURGLAR HIDESTn STORE AS MERCHANT LOCKS UP When F. Goldberg, a merchant at 284 Fort street, closed his store last night he was unaware that a burglar was hiding inside. When the store was opened today Goldberg found the place ransacked and his cash drawer robbed of sls. The burglar is supposed to have slipped into the stole at a busy moment and secreted himself FREE TICKETS TO FORSYTH THEATER Have you seen the bill at the For syth this week? If you haven't, you are missing a treat. Alfredo, the wiz ard of the violin is alone worth the price of admission. Why not see the performance this week and every other week at the expense of The Georgian Want Ad Man'.’ He is giving away ten (Id) pairs of tickets each day. For full par ticulars, see announcement on first Want Ad page of The Georgian to day . ATLANTA, GA.. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 28, 1912. WIDOW ■ OF CHARITY CHE ill 10 POOD Mrs. Lucy Barclay. Who De voted Her Life to Aiding Others.. Now Helpless. FOUNDED FIRST ATLANTA MISSION 25 YEARS AGO Riches Were Spent Freely for Unfortunates lnstitutions Memorials to Husband. | Mrs. Lucy Barclay, once one of At | lanta’s most widely known charity workers and widow of the late John F. Barclay, founder of the Barclay mis sion and promoter of half a score of other measures of relief for the city's poor and unfortunate, lies today a help less inmate of a charitable institution. The widow whose infirmities have made her helpless occupies a small pri vate room. Even that Is’about to be taken away from her, and she will have to lie in the general ward among a score of incurables like hereelf. She has no children, and when her husband died about four years ago she went to live with her nieces, whom she had reared as her own children. It was understood then that Mr. Barclay left a sufficient sum to care for his widow for the remaining years of her lite. Several months ago Mrs. Barclay left her nieces and went to the Home for Incurables, where she now lies helpless. She paid a small sum in order that she might have a private room. She re cently told an old friend who found her there while on a visit that this sum was almost exhausted and that she would soon have to become a regular charity patient. There was no complaint. Takes Cheerful View Os Her Misfortune ' I suppose it’s for the best." she said and smiled. When she was talking she was seated in a large rocker. Rheumatism had so bound her muscles that she was unable to lift her hands which are withered with age and pain. A peculiar malady, found occasion ally by physicians, is slowly turning her body to stone. But the physicians say she may live for years in that condition of absolute helplessness. For many .years in Atlanta the name of'John Barclay was as closely asso ciated with charitable work as that of Carnegie is. with the founding of libra ries. The millionaire gives out of his abundance. John Barclay mortgaged his home to raise money to guarantee a certain sum so that a local charity might not lose a fund promised by a wealthy philanthropist on condltior that Atlanta raise an agreed sum. Mr. Barclay was never a minister In his church, the Methodist, but he worked as faithfully as many ordained ministers. In the congregation of the First Methodist church he and his wife were noted workers. They aided the relief efforts of this church and often went further in their work than did the church More than 25 years ago Mr and Mrs Barclay founded the first mission In Atlanta. It was started as a Sunday school tn the factory district out Ma rietta street. The old-time residents who occasion ally went out to aid in the carrying on of services tell of how Mrs. Barclay played the little organ in those days, when even then rheumatism had so tff fected her that she found it the great est pain to pump the organ. The Sunday school grew and grew until It became a regular mission church. It was afterward called the Barclay mission. This was not the only charitable work that Mrs. Barclay did. There is hardly a more revered and favored institution in Atlanta today than is the Sheltering Arms, a place where little children are cared for and taught while their moth ers labor in the mills. Mrs. Barclay is spoken of as the woman who was the real founder of that institution To other charitable organizations she gave her aid both physically and financially. At the time that his wife was carry ing on this work and giving her strength for the poor and unfortunate in a day when there was no organized effort for charitable relief here, Mr. Barclay was giving his time and money to va- I rious similar causes. So quietly and modestly was his work done that only after his 'death did his fellow citizens know how much h>- had accomplished Continued on Page Two. Was Wireless King Bankrupt or Millionaire? BODY AWAITS BURIAL VMRME'" I -Wm \l|k .opil i.J Jß||r JU / / H 1 V “ " Mrs. Stella Wilson, wife of Christopher Columbus Wilson, "wireless king. who died in the Federal prison here. Mrs. Wil son. who was formerly a stenographer, was prostrated by news of the death. Telegram Signed "Neta” Says She Is Coming to Take Charge of Funeral. The body of Christopher C. (Wire less) Wilson still lies in a local morgue today, awaiting the arrival of his daughter from the East It may be the body of a pauper, or the remains of a millionaire. Wilson had sworn upon the stand he was a bankrupt, but Fed eral agents declared that many mil lions were divided among the wireless Wallingfords and that Wilson "got his." Certainly his young bride lived expen sively at Spring Valley, N. ¥.. and was the owner of a handsome estate. The undertaker. Harry G. Poole, to day received a telegram from New York, signed "Neta," and saying she was coming "Neta," whom the funeral directors believe to be the daughter or the widow of the man who died in the Federal prison last Sunday, is expected to arrive this afternoon. She will give directions for the re moval or burial of the body. It may be removed to New York or to Wilson’s old home at Terrell. Texas. Mrs Stella Wilson, the young bride eho so soon became a widow, id re ported to be in a state of collapse at her Spring Valley home. She received the first news from the prison, and at once telegraphed arrangements for car ing for the body. Mrs. Wilson was formerly Stella Lewis, a stenographer employed In the office of the I’nited Wireless Company When the government began probing into Wilson’s affairs they knew his stenographer could tell many things. They were about to subpena her as a government witness when Wilson, who. had been released on bond, met her and hurried with her to the home of het parents, where they were mairied at once. Wilson was 64 then, his bride just eighteen They went for an ex tended honeymoon, and the law whicn prevents a wife from testifying against het husband saved her from the wit ness stand—but it did not save Wilson from prison. That Wilson left behind him. safely "salted away," a considerable fortune, is the belief of government officials. They declare that the five officials of the wireless company "whacked up" $20,000,000 which "suckers" had poured into their coffers, and Wilson got no less than $.’.,000,000 of this sum. From other interests Wilson is known to have reaped a licit harvest of profits But within the past year he had gone through bankruptcy proceedings, w here he swore he did not have "a red cent." It is said that great sums and many pieces of property were transferred to his wife. If this be true the young wivlow is well repaid for her sudden marriage to a man "old enough to have been her grandfather. GLIDDEN PATHFINDER REACHES-NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS. \ tig 2< Glidden tout pathfinder auto arrived here to day from Detroit. It made the l.7mi !miles over muddy toads in four weeks. ENGLAND RENEWS ML PROTEST * —— ——— Objection Formally Registered at Washington—Carry Case to The Hague Last Resort. WASHINGTON. Aug. 28.—Alfred Mitchell Innes, charge d'affaires of the British embassy and British ambassa dor pro tern, today entered at the state department Great Britain's official pro test against the provisions of the Pan ama bill, signed by President Taft last Saturday, particularly the admission of American coastwise ships through the canal without payment of tolls. The protest was very brief, merely stating that Great Britain had taken official recognition of the passage of the Pana ma canal bill and wished to enter a “formal protest" against It. A more extended protest, it was stated, will be registered with the secretary of state as soon as the officials of the British foreign office have had an op portunity thoroughly to study the bill and to formulate their objections. Great Britain also served notice that. If nec essary, she would demand that the question of the non-conformity' of the hill and the Hay - Pauncefote treaty be laid before The Hague tribunal. SOUTHERNER, LOCKED IN BOX CAR 3 DAYS, IS RESCUED BY FIREMEN KRSEY CITY, N J.. Aug 28 -When firemen today broke open a box car in the Erie railroad freignt yards to ex tinguish a fire which in some unex plained manner had originated there, they stumbled upon the emaciated and unconscious form of a man I'pon be ing taken to a hospital and revived the man said his name was Samuel Evans and that his home is in St. James. La Evans said he had been locked in the ■ car for three days He took refuge there in Buffalo for a night's rest and dining the night the car was locked and sealed. JOINT CONFERENCE HELD ON $2,000,000 BOND ISSUE T he < oimnittee of ten councilmen and ten citizens appointed tn consider a $2,000,000 bond issue for street Im provem* nt held its first meeting (his afternoon at 3 o’clock. After a thorough consideration of the advisability of such a bond isjsue, the committee will make a recommend#- 1 tion i<» council. Those who favor the bonds say that an election should he calhal »atl\ next year and the spend* i ing of bond money on streets begun n< xt summer. BROYLES M BLALOGK DROP 001 OF DACES, POniE AND PRICE WIN ■ - - PRINCIPAL PLANKS IN GEORGIA I DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM Here are the principal planks in the Democratic platform as presented to the convention at Macon: Approval of the National Democratic platform and alle giance to Wilson and Marshall. Rehabilitation of the state's finances, including reform in the fiscal system. Reform in the tax system to equalize the burdens. Permanent registration. / / Approval of the county unit plan. Oppose the sale of the Western & Atlantic. Protest against any further increase in the state’s bonded indebtedness. Caution against waste in the state administration. I'rges development of lhe educational system, particularly of the agricultural schools. Strict regulation of public service corporations. A separate highway bureau for the promotion of good roads. By JAMES B. NEVIN. MACON, GA., Aug. 28.—James D. Price, of Oconee county, was chosen for commissioner of agriculture by the state Democratic con \ention this afternoon, defeating J. J. Brown on the second ballot by a vote of 186 to 168. On the second ballot, McDuffie county, the home of Tom Watson, switched from the Brown ranks to the support of Price. Recorder Nash R. Broyles, of Atlanta, made himself the hero of the convention by withdraw ing from the race for the court of appeals in favor of Judge J. R. Pottle, his opponent. He ad dressed to the convention a let ter saying that, while the county unit vote was a tie, he did not care to enter a prolonged contest in the convention and would ask his friends to cast a unanimous vote for Judge Pottle, who had received the largest popular vote. Judge Pottle was elected. W. J. Harris, slate senator, was elected permanent chairman of the convention and chairman of the new state executive commit tee. A. O. Blalock, one of the three can didates for commissioner of agriculture, withdrew today' and urged his support ers to cast their votes for J. D. Price. The race then narrowed to J. J Browm and Price, and the convention pro ceeded toward a choice between these two. The resolutions committee presented a platform opposing the sale of the Western and Atlantic railroad and urg ing certain reforms, it was not a sen sational document in any paragraph. Chairman Harris ruled that a ma jority of unit votes would nominate. The result of the first Brown-Price ballot was I’7 to 177, a tie. There was ; no nomination. It requires 185, or a majority, to nominate. The greatest confusion and disorder followed the first ballot. For fifteen ’ minutes the hall was in an uproar. Quiet was restored at I :20 o'clock and the second roll call proceeded. Price Wins On , Second Ballot. < On the second call of the roll verified, < Blown received 150. thus awarding the I victory to Price. Thia generally is I looked upon as a decided and emphatic ' slap at Tom Watson, w hose last-minute s effort to interfere was resented by the I delegates. Blalock’s spectacular with drawal and his charges of attempted , dictation by the fertilizer people won t the convention to Price. , Less rigorous tactics than those em- j ployed by Blalock might have seen { Brown nominated, but Blalock went at ] Brown hammer and tongs and got him. ] The Fulton delegation divided, three , for Blown and three for Price. , <'ommis.-ionei Connor’s open open , work for Biown this morning, carrying , with it alleged promises of patronage, , instead of helping Brown, hurt him bad ly The Brown effort to smash the < Blalock ■ Price line-up. while strongly > contested and backed in high quarters , and urged vigorously tins morning, was , knocked galley west by Blalock's big stick magnificently wielded. The vote was concluded and announced amid great disorder. At 2:01 o'clock the convention made Price'-, nomination unanimous. While lite count of the second ballot was being verified and before thy vote was finally announced, many delega- HOHL IPITION 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE tions changed from Brown to Price. The final result, officially announced, was Price 214, Browm 141. Broyles Withdraws In Favor of Pottle, Albert Howell, of Fulton, at 12:tn o’cloek withdrew the name of Judge Nash R Broyles as a candidate for the court of appeals, after Judge Pottle had been nominated by Walter Park, of Troup. Judge Broyles based his with drawal upon the fact that while he and Pottle had tied in the electoral vote, Pottle had a slight advantage In the popular vote, and he (Broyles) would not plead a technical victory in the cir cumstances. It Is agreed among the delegates that Broyles played magnificent politics nnd made a tremendous hit in withdrawing from the court of appeals race. Pottle had it on Broyles in the popular vote, but Broyles, had he been so disposed, might have hung up the nomination in definitely. in adopting the course he did, Broy les won the hearts of the Pottle men. and unquestionably made himself more solid than ever with his own following His spectacular hut manly attitude made him the one big convention hero After Judge Pottles’ nomination Mr the court of appeals bench had been made unanimous by the convention, Judge Broyles was escorted tn the speakers' stand amid great enthusiasm, and delivered a stirring speech pledgL ing his faith and friendship to Pottle and the Democracy Blalock Throws Support to Price. When the commissionership of agri culture race was called. Mr. Blalock created a genuine sensation by charg ing that the fertiliser manufacturers were seeking to dominate the conven tion and dictate the nomination. Bla lock then dramatically ithdrew his name, in favor of J. J. Price. Blalock charged that the fertilizer people had delegates on the floor who would vote for J J Brown, notwithstanding the fact that Blalock carried the county. The convention went wild over Blalock's speech, and the roll call proceeded amid breathless silence in the convention. The Gilmer county mess has affected all the races and it was that that kept the politicians juggling all through the weary night in Macon. The convention is unquestionably strongly anti-Morris and if it ever gets hold of the Morris- Patterson question firmly, Morris will be steam-rolled sure. But the Gilmer returns are so essential in other races that they will be validated, the dele gates seated and the judgeship rotV passed along to the new executive com mittee. The lobby of the Lanier was a seeth ing mass of humanity until well after midnight. There were lights galore all over the place and the jugglers were at work in the private roofns. John M. Slaton came down last night and mingled with the crowd in the lob by until I o'clock this morning. Mrs. Slaton, who has achieved a reputation here of being an even better politician than her distinguished husband, was with the governor to lie in the lobby talking freely and animatedly with the delegates. Slaton side-stepped every