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2 Reform in Georgia Tax System and Stricter Economy in State’s Affairs Urged by Macon Convention DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM OPPOSES SALE 'OF WESTERN & ATLANTIC POTTLE WINS 8y WITHDRAWAL OF BROYLES Macon Convention Is Opened After Strenuous Night of Planning for War. Continued From Pace One contested and backed in nigh quatters rind urged \ igorousl' this morning was knocked galley west by Blalocks big s . k magnificently wielded The vot<- :i _. von, tided and announced amid great disorder At 2:01 o'clock ttie (invention made Prices nomination unanimous. While the count of the second ballot was being verified and before the vote was finally announced, many delega tions ('hanged from Brown to Price Th* final result, officially announced, was Pile e 214. Brow n Ml. Gilmer Fight Up To New Committee. At 2.20 o'clock the < (invention took up iiu judgeship contest in Gilme? i<» .n: H 11. Dean, of Ha . add » «:*<■ I the convention in uppor: of the cha g« of vo’ i uptlon win *by Judge Npwi Moina wa« returned a victor o\ c J udge H 1. I’m iters hi Mr. moud that < onlesL be refer led to the f.x cutiv • commit tre for settlement. Kobe i Hard man, of -h ‘- fe»< n. i-oposHti this motion and said the (onvention had no rlgn; to do tha H» ih’*n moved *,<» t.ibie the motion of M Dean which the convention, by a county vote of ]xs to 122. declined I tn do *1 hr convention then agreed to •end the mattei to the new < xeentiv' committee for settlement. This Is con sidered i disposition of the inatt' i un favorat' < to Morri*. as the n»"A coin mittri h repotted to he against Morri in its genera’. composition Ttv platform was adopted l»\ ■h< i convention at 3 o'clock, and ■ t 3.1 »> | o'clock W illiam Davis, of Burke, noml* | nated Hon. John M Siaton foi gov ernor. This was the concluding work of the convention. Th* nominee responded in a ringing address, congiatiu’.atinp the convention on its work and pledging himself un reservedly to (he stale's sc'vice in the governorship After M; Slatons ad dres* the conven'i m adjourned without delav On th whole, the convention handled Itself splendidly and accomplished ai fine da s w ork foi rac\ 1 Broyles Withdraws In Favor of Pottle. Albert Howell of l-'uUoii. hi 12 |u| o'clock withdrew Ihe name of Jude,- 1 Nash R Broyle« as a <at>didai> foi ihe; court of appeals, nftet Judge Pottle had been nominal, d by Wnltei Park, ot Troup. Judge Broyles based his with drawal upon the fact that w hile he ami Pottle had tied in the 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 Broy les played magnificent politico and 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 Broyles won the hearts of the Pottle men. and unquestionably made himself more solid than evet with hi« ow n following His spectacular but manly attitude made him the one big ((invention hero tfter Judge Pottles' nomination fo' the court of appeals bench had been made unanimous by the convention. Judge Broyles was escorted to th, speakers' stand amid gnat enthusiasm and de!ivered/a Stirling speech, pledg ing his faith and friendship t<> Pottle and the Democracy Blalock Throws Support to Price When the commission, ishif. of agri culture race was ailed Mr Blalock created h genuine sensation by < harg Ing that tiie fertilize’- manufacturers were seeking to dominate the eonven ’ion and dictate the nomination Bl; lock then dramatii a''- ithdrew his name, in favor of .1.1 Pric, Blalock charged that th- fertilizer people had delegates on the flom who would vote for 1 J. Brown, notwithstanding the that Blalock carried the county. The onvention went wi ~ ovei H a lock - Nper h. and the 101 lml proceeded amid I eathless silence in th, cony.n.mn. The Gilmer county mess hi-- off ted a the races and it was 'hat that nept the po'.itl'-iar.s Juggling a tnroug the weary night u. Macon The ' (invention Is unquestionably strong,., ant! Mortis sod if It ever gets hold of ■ Morris- Patters :: question firm,., Marrs w b* steam-r.' ed sut. But ~ * Gi'mer returns are so essential in other races 'nat trey will be v.i idateu, dele gates seated and the 'udgeehio row -11 l ■ 1 .. , „„ — — . The Atlanta Georgian—Premium Coupon j Th'i coupon will b* accepted at our Prem um Parlor, 20 East Alabama at., ( ae partial payment fpr any of the beautiful premium good* d splayed thera : See Premilin Parlor Announcement on Another Page ; passed along to the new executive com mittee. I tie lobby of the Lanier was a seeth ing mass of humanity until well after midnight. There were lights galore ail over the place and the jugglers were at work in the private rooms. John M. Slaton came down last night an I mingled with the crowd In the lob by until 1 o'clock this morning. Mrs I Slaton, who has achieved a reputation I here of being an even better politician [than her distinguished husband, was w th ’he governor to be in the lobby ta king freely and animatedly with the delegates. Slaton side-stepped every I discussion except as it pertained to his | ow n nomination, however. The oratory Is to no cut out today. | Only one speech will be made, and that I by Slaton accepting the nomination. Judge Morri- sai l of the contest to | day. 'll is cleat that I have been fairly ! nominated! judge The official returns m the hands of the state chairman. Mr. W.ight. show my majority to he 497 In the circuit If u contest is to be had undet the rules of the party It should be inaugura ed before the county exec utive committee and appeal, if any is to be had. should be to the state Demo cratic executive committee. This rule is fair because the county executive committee would have had time for a ju t hearing nnd full investigation of the facts. The county < xecutlve com mittee could, after making Investiga tion. have made a report to the state -xceutive committee, and the state ex ecutive committee could have made a full report to the state convention, bm It seems that an Investigation where ■lie fticis . -'tld have been fully brought out is not the kind ot an Investigation ■hat is *l. si, <| i,\ my opponents. "I hay not been served with notice of any kind of a contest, vet I notice tn the morning paper that one is to be ptop.ised before I h<- stale convention, (if couise. it contest before the stale Convention I* not fan foi the reason ; that .1 large convention can not be ex- , pect'-d to wait until the facts have been | jpi esented. To fait ly present the fact* it will be niccssnry fm witnesses to b-. , j xa mined, I his w ill take more time 'nan the stat* convention will probably ( bi- willing Io giv" tc it. |do not feat >1 thurougii and fail in vest ig a • ion A but tled invest iga I lon would not be fait to me not io any one els, The right of the people of any circuit Io select theit own Judge by popular vote is 100 Im pouant a mattei to have theit Judg ment oi. tlhiown without a full and far j investigation " I 1 nkersley, chairman of th ’ ' l ’’ 11 'Re esecutive ■ dmmlttee 01 <;h- tm-t • ounty . said . ,n 'Jllimt county the Republican) patty has b, -n maintaining an org.tni ■ation and , -inning candidates against 1 b'ett l liemociatie nominees ever' -in, e die w.ir I'lu- Repubiiciins have) held lite oftj, , m in this county most of I R'e time lot a number of vents. A res ■diillon was passed by the Democratic ( executive (ommittee Inviting all Item,, <<ll* mid nil who ivotild to sup- i port tie. nomine. S to participate In ilti , m Imary . a mi. w it it the exception of less I 'him twenty five, the organized Hepub -1 It' litis made no effort to vote The , Democrats almost to a man are sot , ludge .Mor is and supported him. R P . I liublieans arc against him. The whole I "'ottble Is due to the fact that 11 few ‘ l"iganizod Republicans want to lam the i Democrat I. primary of Gilm.-t eountv and the Demoeta.s won t stand for it. Tame Opening by Chairman West. lit, state convention was called to order at 111.25 o'clock and proceeded at one,- >O the business in hand by electing ' 11 11 "'St. of Lowndes, temporary hairmati He delivered a Un minutes speech, devoting himself to a denun ■ l.atlon of- th.- initiative, referendum and reeal'. His speech along this line aroused faint entliusiasm only. Other. Wise than tn Its treatment of the issues mentioned Chairman Wests speech was commonplace and rather tame Ihe ( (invention was not there for oratory, anyway | t knew some fire works were to tie exploded and wanted the exploding to t tmimbnt . Tile crowd attending tile convention was ae onts.i- Ingly small Outside H-,. delegates there were not more than 250 onlook ers present in the hot stuffy lit,;,, audi torium where th,* convention assem- ‘ bled 111• Chairman West's speech had been com uded, c s Northen, of Ful ton was elected temporary secretary ot the convention. J nder the tempor ary 01 ganiza tion an order of business was arranged and the redentials of delegates passed upon Chairman Harris Arouses Enthusiasm W illiam J. Hart,- of Poig was elect ed permanent chairman, and delivered a short address on Democratic unity, preda ting a national victory in Novem ber M1 H.i its, ogrz.-G John M. s'l.l. ion ('scat Cnderwood and Woodrow") Wilson His speei h was a big winner, and hi- was h, honor of gingering up so- the ,ime the theretofore pretty dull gc: a w a y Hardy ITtr. Mr Slaton's campaign manager, was elected permanent secre- W tu’e :h, , 011 nuttee , n resolutions was mi: ,n effort was made to have the con-.ention reeotnmend a recount of the igislative Illi ots in Bulloch county, cl' a E. M Hea' of that county said the , .luntv executive committee was wi'iing to In this rate E. A, Turner defeated J It Miller by one vote. The convention • -stepped this matter by refer: ing th-.- motion to the committee on 1 in.wliete. It lentained w hen Lie convention adjourned sine die T•-A'ILAX'I A AX AM) NEW IS. \\ LI»X LJSI ).\ Y. A I <i I ST 28. 1912. Was Wireless King Bankrupt or Millionaire? BODY AWAITS BURIAL f l/rAi ill ■ii J ill / ■« \ 1 At- '■ A Z) <L’- I / v < S fIMHHBH * wB- i' "- 1 Mrs. Stella Wilson, wile of < lir siopht-r ( tilunifiii.s W ilson, wire! ss kino-. who (lied in Ihe l-'t-deral prison Fn-re. slrs. Wil son. who was formerly a stenographer, was prostrated bv news of the death. Telegram Signed "Neta” Says She Is Coming to Take Charge of Funeral. The bm!, of f'hi istopher <’ (Wire less! Wilson till Iles in a local morgue today, awaiting the aiival of bis daughter from the East It may be the body of a pauper, or the remains of a millionaire. Wilson had sworn upon tlie stand lie was a bankrupt, but Fed eral agents declared that man, mil lions were divided among ihe wireless Wallingfords and that Wilson "got his." t'ertalnlx Ills young b:ide lived expen sively at Spring Valley. N. V . and wa the owner of n handsome estate. Th? undertaker. Hawa G. Poole, to dac received a telegram from New York, signed "Ncta." and saying she was coming "Net.i." whom the funcra' directors believe to be the daugiitef o th? widow of th,- man who died in th" Federal prison las. Sunday, is expected to active tills afternoon. Site will give ill’ections for the re moval or burial cf the body It may be remove 1 to New York o to Wilson's old home at Terrell. Texas Mrs. Stella Wilson, the young bride who so soon became a widow, is re ported to lie in a state of coilapse at het Spring Valley home She received the (list news from the prison and at om e telegraphed a'rangements for car ing 'ot the body I M:- W i son was fi nnerl.v Stella 'Lewis, stenogrrapher employed in the office of the United Wireless Company. When the government began probing into Wilson- affairs the? anew his stenographs- could tell many things. They w, -< about to subpena her as a gov, ■ nment witness when Wilson who had been released on bond, met her and hurried with her to the home of her parents, where they were married at om e. Wilson was 64 then, his bride just eighteen Tiny went foi an ex tended honeymoon, and the law whii : prevents a wife from testifying against he husband saved her from the wit ness stand but it did not save Wilson I from prison That Wilson ',ft behind him safely) salted awav.' a con-iderabie fortune, 1 is the belief of government officials. Tin \ decla e tha; the live otficials of the wireless company "whacked up" $20,000.(100 which suckers" had poured inti, thei: (-otters, and Wilson got nt' less than J 5.000.000 of tl-.ls sum. From other 'ii'i-re ts Wilson is- known t, have reaped a Hch harvest of profits. But wit liin the past year he had gone through bankruptcy proceedings, where he swore lie did not have "a red cent." it is said that great sums ami many pieces of | oi itv wei o transferred to his wife If this be true the young widow Is will repaid (or lie- sudden ma: Huge to a man old enough to have been her grandfather BROCK AND TROTT FIGHT 12 FAST ROUNDS TO DRAW ' I. .\ I.LAND. t'HIO. \ug 2* Sam ! my I'.-o’t. of Columbus, and Phi! Block, i m c ,-veian,! fought twelve fast and' furious 'unds to a draw here last ; night Nelthei man at anx time i 'howe-i much mhantage over the other, : ■ t’j; nanv e\;,i’ ri : b'ow s w re land- I : eßoth a-i 'lghtw eights an 1 fought] wtig h * .* • i I New State Committee Selected at Macon MACON. GA.. Aug. 28. The new Deni-* oeratic state executive committee elected today is as follows !■ irst J'istrict W 'l' MeEltnurray, of Burke; H. A. Boykin, of Screven: R. W. Sl'.eppard. of Effingham, and A. A Law rence. of Chatham. Second District W c Snodgrass, of Thomas; E. H. Griffin, of Decatur; W E Sanders, of Early; G 1,. Collins, of Cal houn. Third Distrlei E. L Rainey, of Ter rell; \ J. McDonald, of Ben Hill; .1. E. Haye-, of Mainn. and W M Harper, of Sumter. Fourth Disir.e! I-' M Langley, of lioup; C E Battle, of Muscogee: \V E Johnson, of Meriwether, and T H per sons. of Talbot. Fifth District .A. Whitaker. , f Rock dale. Hollins Randolph, of Fulton; J E. Bodenhamer. of DeKalb, and I'. It. Bal lard. of Douglas. Sixth District B H. Hardy, of Pike; V N I) Hixon, of Fayette; Paul Turner, of Henry, and Joe Hill Hall, of Bibb. St vi nth I list rict J 1: Rossi r, of Wal ker;' W. C. Martin, of Whitfield: II I’. Melkleham. of Floyd, and I>. vv Blair of Cobb Eighth District Roy D. Stubbs, of Put nam: J 11. Griffin, of Wilkes; (' Roberts, of Walton, and W. R. Little, of Franklin. Ninth District- t' 1.. Hutt'bens. of Gwinnett; 11 H Dean, of Hall; S. H Allen, of f'orsyth, and s T Worley, of Cherokee | Tenth District Carl Vinson, of Bald win: .Archibald Bluer.shear. <«f Richmond: Alvin GohieKe. of Taliaferro, and \V M ! Goodwin, of \Vashington. Eleventh District J W Quincy, oi i Coffee; A. T Woodward, if Lowndes; S j F. Memory. ~f Pierce, and .1 B. Clements, of Irvin Twelfth District -C. VV Griffin, of Dodge I J Harward, of Pulaski; L. D Sharron. >f Twiggs and .1 W [’aimer, of M ontgomery. W. J. Harris, of Polk, permanent chair man of the convention, automatically.be comes chairman of the committee. V H t'lm, of Fulton, the convention secretary , is likewise secretary of the committee Michigan Primary Returns Uncertain ——> Db. IKt H I Aug. 2v Amo? Mn c se'.- man andFt ed t'. Ma rtint th are run ning a close rate for the Republican 1 nonr"ation for governor of Michigan. ' Returns today were not sufficiently ; complete to indicate which is the prob- i able winner. Alfred Lucking of De troit. according to returns so far, is leading George P Hummer in tlffi Dem. oeratic race for the nomination for United States senator These are prac tically the only contests in the prima ries. The vote throughout has been rather light. LEG BROKEN. FARMER IS TAKEN 20 MILES IN AUTO W H Bruce, a farmer living rear I Roswell, was brought to Atlanta today 1 in an automobile and taken to Grady 1 hospital with a broken leg H. was | kicked by i mule which he was hai- ■ nessing. The auto was parsing at the ■ lime, and the injured man was piiked up ind rushed to the ■ v a distant. j "f 2u inib s. ENGLAND RENEWS WMF 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 st<i|e as soon as the officials of the , British foreign office have had an op-, portunity thoroughly to study the bill and tn formulate their objections. Great Britain also served,notice that, if nec essary, she would demand that the question of ihe non-conformity of the bill and the Hay-Pauncefotc treaty be laid before The Hague tribunal. /MILL MAN ADMITS “FRAMING” STRIKERS, THEN KILLS HIMSELF BOSTON. Aug 28. Ernr.-t W. Pit- I man. builder of the Wood and Ayer textile mills at Lawrence, who commit tee! silicide after being summoned be fore the grand jury yesterday, el-arg,-.-d with the "planting" of dynamite in Lawrence during the strike, had pre viously confessed to the district attor ney. it became known today. I he arrest of several nu n prominent in the textile inquiry in New England is expected today as a result of the in vestigation District Attorney Pellitier has been conducting secretly sot the P.tst three days. Dynamite "plant" in dictments, it is said, have already been returned. Two men prominently men tioned in the investigation today are among the largest mill owners in the combination, and a prominent Boston dealer in mill supplies is one of them. Pitman is reported to have said that the men who were implicated had no intention that any. 'of the dynamite should be used, anil were to take every precaution to have it "discovered" by the police as soon as it was placed in the possession of the operatives, so the latter could not use it if they hap pened to find ft. SUFFRAGE FAR FROM REALITY IN CANADA, PREMIER CONFIDES LONDON. Aug. 28.—Canada must do without suffrage for a while. That was the substance of the answer today to a deputation of women by Robert 1.. Porden. premier of the Do minion government, who is visiting here. A deputation of women, headed by Miss Barrett, a militant leader, called upon the premier by appointment and asked him whether or not he intended introducing a bill in the Dominion par liament upon his return granting the ballot to women. To this Mr. Borden replied that he had not power to do such a thing, as the franchise laws there ate made by the nine provincial legislatures. The women were crestfallen when they de parted. FATE OF YOUTHFUL SLAYER AT CORDELE RESTS WITH JURORS CORDELE, GA. Aug. 2 -.—The case: of Edward Slade, eighteen-year-old slayer of N. Oscar Johnson, his neigh bor. when the two men met at a deso late point in the rotvtl near Slade's home on June 28. is nob in the hands of the jury, which has be n out since early last night. Up to noon today no verdict hud been touched. Many have predicted a mistrial f om th,- Jit st. Two day s were required in the hearing of the case. Throughout | the proceedings the court room Inc- I been crowded with anxious spectators i and friends of both families. POSSE CAPTURES NEGRO AFTER THREE-DAY CHASE i __G M’SDI-IN, ' I.A . Aug 28.- Afx r a ■" days ase through the moun tains. the negro desperado who shot ( and killed James Murphy and wounded Hwo other m-n has been captured near Chesterfield, on tile T( nnesse, . Alabama ; and Georgia railway. Two men saw him and fired upon him with -shotguns, peppering bis body wits shot. He had already been wounded, the right arm being almost completely shot away. He was taken to Birmingham sot safe keeping GIRL'S DEATH MEANT FOR CAT: DOOR SNAPS TRIGGER ELKRIDGE, W. VA . Aug. 28. Ac cidentally shot when a door snapped the trigger of a gun her uncle. John Yuriea. was carrying. Eva Yurica daughter of Azolf Yuriea. received the (barge intended for :■ mad cat and 1 died. Mi-s Yuriea : , dived the full chaa-ge in tb > thigh. An artery vv as severed I and she bled to death in two hours, ini spite of tn, efforts of a pliv-i'-ian. ■ | —— .(Change in Registration Law, Protest of In ’ crease in Bonded In debtedness, and Im provement of Schools ' Are Other Planks. The Democratic platform as submit ted to the .-onvention at Macon con ' tained among its most important planks one opposing the sale of the Western and Atlantic railroad and another urg ing reform In the tax system to equal . ize burdens. It also urged stricter econ omy in the administration of the state. In al! recommendations the legislature was urged to act. Here are the principal sections of the platform. We affirm and approve the dec laration of principles, as set forth in the national platform by the Bal- . tirnore convention We indorse and pledge our best .-"upport to Woodrow Wilson for president and Thomas R. Marshall for vice president. Tne state government fiscal sys tem has not developed with the times and the growth of our com monwealth. The period is ap proaching. if it has not already ar rived. when the system must be re formed. S tne methods should be adopted w hereby the state's finances will be rehabilitated. ami precautions should be taken to guarantee that at no time the expenditures will be permitted to exceed the income. Urges Equalization of Taxes. The subject relating to the fore going is that of our methods for raising state taxes. Our system has been improved but little since the present constitution was adopt ed. General wealth, and the con centration thereof. having in creased to such a great extent and our population become so diversi fied. the method of levying taxes has been reduced to the obsolete and inefficient. The burdens of government should be placed in equal propor tions to the benefits conferred and the protection enjoyed. All prop erty should bear in equal measure its share of taxes. None should be taxed excessively and none should be permitted to escape taxation. We believe the present registra tion law should be so amended that when a voter has once proven his qualification by registering and be ing ent oiled he shall remain a reg istered voter unless disqualified for cause due to himself. Permanent registration would estop the con fusing difficulties now besetting the voter and provide a safe method for protecting the integrity of the bal lot. The Democratic party of Georgia leaffirms its allegiance to the coun ty unit plan of making nominations fm office. This plan provides pro tection of inestimable value to thinly populated communities, and. while not depriving them of any of their rights, makes it Impossible for tlie great centers of population to dominate the government. Opposes Sale of W. and A. If the state's magnificent inter ests therein are protected, steps looking to the re-leasing, or other disposition, of the Western and At lantic railroad must be taken with in the next two years. We oppose the sale of this prop erty. Inasmuch as the present lease ex pires in 1919, we trust the next leg islature will take suitable steps for determining the best disposition without consideration of sale that can be made of this property when the time for its disposal arrives. We earnestly protest against any further increase in the state's bond ed indebtedness. While thpse institutions necessary to the public safety and the proper development of out children be provided for as liberally as funds will permit, we enjoin absolute economy on those vv ho raise and dispose <>f public revenue. Schools Need Attention. The efficiency of the people de t pends upon their health. A great deal of sickness is preventable. Th,' state should lend every available ef fort to the promotion of sanitary i reforms, and to the general pro tection of the people against the ravages of disease. Our splendid university system, which includes nearly every class of educational establishment, is quite properly the pride of the state. It should be further developed, partic ularly along the line of agricultural teaching. Inasmuch as education begins in the grammar school, we favor the largest possible appropriation for our common school system and tile most effective methods for conduct ing all those which are supported it’ whole m in part by the state. These appropriations should be met as soon as due. and we hope that provision whereby the teachers shall be paid properly will be no ranger delayed. We favor the continuance of strict regulation of public service corporations and nothing calculated to reduce tlie effectiveness of such regulat'on should be rl'me. Roads Bureau Needed. The pt ogress made by this stat, recently in road building speaks for an industrial and social develop- I mint of great consequence to out people. The stat,' should i I'ovide a sepa rate bureau m department for en couraging or aiding in this work. The heroic men of the sixties are disappearing rapidly from the land whose glorv was written by theii courage and fidelity to principles. Thos, rem lining, and the widows of those who have gone, should be shown the liberal consideration of a devout and appreciative people. In no country in the world is jus tice freet than in Georgia. How ever. corrections may be made In our system of administering jus tice. Technicalities should be elim inated so far as may be done safely I'here should be no useless obstruc tions. Die verdicts of juries and the judgments of the courts should not | b- ovet t-rmed except for r-.ts-ns I •■: < omp 'ling Justice. * ! WIDOW WHO ffl[ : ALL TO POOR IS ' MITIWD * Mrs. Lucy Barclay. Notea ; With Husband, as Philan thropist. Now Helpless. " e f Mrs. Lucy Barclay, once one of At lanta's most widely known charitj workers and widow of the late John F Barclay, founder of the Barclay mis sion and promoter of half a score ot 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 herself. 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 Mt- Barclay left a sufficient sum to care for his widow for the remaining years of her life. 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 tn order that she might have a private room. She re cently told an old friend w ho found her there while on a visit that this sum was almost exhausted and that she would soon have to become a reg-jlar 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 condition 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 -elief efforts of this church and often went further in their work than did the church. ■'lore than 25 years ago Mr. and Mrs. Barclay founded the first mission In Atlanta. It was started as a Sunday school in the factory district out Ma rietta. street. I lie old-time residents who occasion ally went out to aid in the carrying on of seryices tell of how Mrs. Barclay played the little organ in those days, I when even then rheumatism had so af fected her that she found it the great est pain to pump the organ. I he 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 tlie 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 rious similar causes. So quietly and modestly was his work done that only after his death did his fellow citizens know how much lie had*accomplished and how much of his money had been given. I lien th* v held a monster memoriW service in his honor. The old Baptist I'abernacle building was packed with the throng. The rich and poor alike (.line to pav honor to his memory. Since then they have forgot the widow, who is now a subject for charitv her self. One of John Barclay’s efforts is des tined to be tlie largest institution of its kind in the South. The Harriet Hawkes Industrial home is but an enlargement of the Barclay Mission for Wayward Girls, and will carry out the work on a scale made possible by the gift of A. K. Hawkes, the Atlanta philanthropist one of the main buildings on the large suburban place where the Institution will stand is to be named Barclay hall in honor of the man who first conceived the plan for such an institution in At lanta. hat will become of the w oman who is helpless today after a lifetime ef' work in the interests of humanity?" is the question that an old friend and former co-norkrr asked today.