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THE WEATHER Forecast: Fair tonight and Satur day. Temperatures: 8 a. rr>„ 77 de grees; 10 a. m., 83 degrees; 12 noon, 87 degrees; 2 p. m„ 87 degrees. VOL. XI. NO. 23. poucEsom IS DEFIED II GAMBLING MID i Reinforcements Called for and Warrant Obtained—Guns i Finally Drawn. THREAT TO KILL MADE: DOOR BATTERED DOWN: j "Only Bluffing.’’ They Explain When Officers Cover Three ' Accused as Gamblers. It took five police officers, a justice roused from his bed to draw a warrant, an improvised battering ram and sev eral revolvers to transfer three alleged gamblers from their room to the po lice station early today—but they land ed behind the bars to think it over. The police had a lively time before the job was finished. It was about 2 o’clock when Plain clothes Office s Newport and Wiley saw ■ a light in a room at 220 1-2 Marietta, street, where no light ought to be at i that hour. They climbed to the roof ' o' an adjoining building and took a i pr- -p through the window. There, in t the glare of the gas light, sat Charley i Williams, of 219 Kennedy street, deal- i !ng cards to two companions. Threat to Kill First Who Enters. i The officers climbed from their roes, • went to the door and demanded admis sion. The;, didn’t get it. Ileal it.’’ said a voice from inside. T police called for reinforcements. . Assistant Chief Jett, Captain Mayo and S' i g.ant Dobbs responded in a motor | .i . But even the authority of the as- i chief didn't bring results. "T first man through that door will I hr- killed,” said Williams, from beyond i the oak. “Come on and try it.” Then the officers tried a new tack. 1 They sent to the home of Justice Puck. (>*t, woke him up. persuaded him to go I to his office and secure a warrant ■ < hanging Williams with gaming. When i this document arrived Chief Jett read, f: aloud through the door. The game sters listened courteously. Only Bluffing’. They Explain. “That cut's no ice." retorted one of: the men when the reading was fin- j isbed. "You guys beat, it or there'll be i trouble.” "We'll break the door down.” an- I swered Jett. "The firs! one in will get killed,” re- ! totted the besieged, according to the j police. A carpenter's sawhorse was standing j in the corridor, and Jett and Mayo picked it up. gave it a swing and sent it crashing through the oak. The lock gave way and the door swung open. The officers rushed in with drawn re volvers. to find a very meek and sheep- i trio ready to surrender. "Why didn’t you shoot?” asked Cap tain Mayo. "\w. we were only’ bluffing. ex plained Williams. Ai the police station the three were locked up in default of bond. The oth er two gave their names as A. H. Wil lis. aged 23. of 71 Lovejoy street, and L. Weinberger, aged 25, of 178 Orme street. AMERICAN AVIATOR IS CROWNED WORLD’S GREATEST BY BRITAIN LONDON. Aug. 30.—Honors greater than ever before came to a conqueror of the air have been bestowed upon Captain Samuel F. Cody, the American aviator, according to an announcement in The Pall Mall Gazette. , Cody not only won the military'com petition at Salisbury Plain last week, which was secretly conducted by the VJI- office, but was awarded a place above any other aviator in the world L. the judges. Cody received $25,000 in prizes, the la gest aggregate amount an aviator in th. service of the government is al lowed to receive. Cody flew a machine designed and built by himself. His victory was won over the leaders of the world's constructors of hcavier /han-air machines. FALLS 4 FLOORS WHILE WAVING A FLAG: UNHURT NEW YORK. Aug. 30.—Eortangu Abravana. fourteen years old, felf four stories to the sidewalk while waving an American Hag at friends. She was un hurt. A crowd collected and kissed the fla* The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS —Use For Results. This Man's Trying to Give Away $60,000 Here is a description of , Frank Fields, the man who has a certified check for $60,000 to give to F. G. Nichols, of Line ville. Ala., but who- can’t be i found : Age 65 years, weighs about I 155 pounds. 5 feet and 7 or 8 i inches tall. Is totally blind I from paralysis, but blindness • can’t be told in his eyes. Is 1 also deaf and uses an ear ‘ trumpet in conversation. Is slightly stooped, and wears j short gray beard. Is always I neatly dressed. Wears a big I black slouch hat. RAID DENS ONLY ON ORDER, WALDO TOLD HIM. SAYS OFFICIAL i ’ —_— ‘ NEW YORK. Aug. 30.—When Police Captain Cornelius G. Hayes, formerly Jan inspector, was placed on trial today at headquarters on charges of allow ing disorderly houses and gambling es i tablishments to operate in his district, the hearing bade fair to develop into a question of veracity between Hayes and Police Commissioner Waldo. Hayes declared that Waldo had charged him not to raid disorderly houses except on direct orders from the commissioner’s office. Waldo denies this. Two important witnesses in the graft cases are said to be mysteriously miss ing. They are Frank Walsh, who is on his way to Florida, and Thomas Coupe, who is en route for Europe. DIVORCE SEEKER, 16, SAYS HUSBAND WON HER TO SPITE “DAD” i , Mrs. Lillie Echols Pitts, sixteen years old. who says her husband. Roy Pitts, I married her just because her father ob jected to the union, has asked superior ' court for a divorce. She says she mar ; vied Pitts, who is little older than she, I because of his "false and foolish in ■ ducements," and that, shortly afterward he Informed her that he wooed her be cause her father did not want him to. ' and because he wanted to show he could win her against the parents' will. ! Mrs. Pitts, who says that during their i thirteen months of married life they i separated six times, asks that her mald ien name be restored and that she be ' allowed to marry again. IJ. RANDALL WALKER I SURE OF NOMINATION IN 11TH TOMORROW WAYCROSS, GA., Aug. 30.—When the Eleventh district congressional con vention meets at Brunswick tomorrow J. Randall Walker, of Valdosta, will b“ •nominated for congress with a vote of :24 to Judge T. A. Parker’s 12. This is (certain, in view of recent developments iin three counties of the district. I A recount in Echols gave Judge | Parker only two more votes and not enough to change the county. The re quest for a recount in Charlton was j withdrawn. The Brooks county re count was denied because the request | was not filed within the time limit specified by the county committee. TAXICAB COMPANY CAN’T MAKE MONEY HERE, TELLS COURT Finding that it is losing money every day it operates, the Atlanta Taxicab Company, organized more than a year ago. today asked superior court to re voke its charter. The petition was filed by F. J. Cooledge, president, who as serts the action is taken with the ap proval of more than two-thirds of the stockholders. It is entirely voluntary on the company's part. Mr. Cooledge says the assets of the company are wot th more than all out standing claims, but that each day brings tlie company deeper in debt. The request will be heard October 1. DOESN’T BELIEVE IN DIVORCES. BUT ASKS ONE AFTER 33 YEARS Thirty-three .'ears of living with a husband who. she says, wouldn't work was enough for Mrs. D. Hardigree, of 178 Edgewood avenue, according to her divorce petition filed in superior court this afternoon. She asks separa tion from J. P. Hardigree. Mrs. Hardigree recites that she has never believed in divorce, looking upon it as a disgrace, but she has come to the conclusion that it is the only way out of her troubles. STOVES NEED NOT BE CRATED FOR SHIPMENT The railroad eonunis ion passed an I order today refusing the petition of 1 the Southern railway asking that stove manufacturers in Georgia be required to crate ail stoves in tile future shipped in less than carload lots. I'ndei the commission's order, man ufacturers can ship any quantity of stoves uncrated. Ti< railway' pet:- tlon wat vigorously opposed hv the various stow manufacturers of the state. •ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY. AUGUST 30. 1912. HUNTS BLIND MfINWHOHAS §60,000 FOR HISGHILO Alabaman Searches Atlanta for Rich Unfortunate Won by Little Girl's Kindness. HEARS WANDERER HAS RICH REWARD FOR TOT' I . I Seeker Finds That Benefactor Is Book Agent. Probably Buying Supplies Here. i Hunting a blind man and $69,000 | i which he thinks is doming' to him, F. jG. Nichols, of Lineville, Ala.. Is In At- I lanta today on an exciting chase, in j which he wants tile police to aid. Frank j Fields, the blind man. is carrying about a certified check for $60,000 which I Nichols has heard he wants to give him because of the fondness exhibited for the blind man by Nichols' two- , year-old golden-haired girl. Frances. The blind man is supposed to have : come to Atlanta from Birmingham, and ’ the Alabama man is hot on his trail.] I Fields registered at the Jefferson ho ,'tel, Birmingham, from Atlanta. His : name, however, doesn’t appear in the city directory, and no one has been ' found who knows him I Nichols, who is stopping at the Sco- | ; ville hotel, today appeared at the police . station and appealed to Chief Beavers i to aid him in his search. He furnished ‘ : the chief a minute description of the i rich blind man and this will be read to the entire police force. Has No One to Make His Heir. Fields is about. 65 years of age and > ■ alone in the world, with no relative on j j whom to bestow his wealth. ' ' The race for the $60,000 fortuneJ started yesterday in Birmingham, when ’ | Nichols was notified at the Jefferson ; i hotel that Fields was searching for him ] 'with a certified check for this sum. The, . blind man had just left the hotel a I > short time before, and wgs said to bet ■ on his way to Atlanta.. Nichols imme-j I diately took the trail Allantaward. ; I The aged blind man's generous feel- i 1 | ing dates back to last November, when | jhe visited the little town of Lineville land stopped for several days at the: Lineville hotel, which was operated by | Nichols. The affliction of the aged' ’ man and his apparent helplessness. touched the hearts of the Nichols fam- j ily. consisting of the hotel man, his | (wife and little girl, and every possible 'attention and kindness was showp him. The little golden-haired girl was par- i ticularly fond of the old man, and ’ romped and played with him almost constantly. She grew to loVe him. and, in her childish way. never let an op portunity pass to amuse'and make him happy. Blind Man Won By Child s Kindness. And then when the blind man left the hotel Nichols crowned his hospitable treatment of the blind man by refusing i | to accept pay for his board, thinking at ■ I that time that he was but a poor old man, with no money and no friends. I The blind man, however, declined to i accept the hotel man’s generosity and I forced him to take pay. I To people in the little town the blind man commented on the kindness of Nichols and of his own fondness for the little girl, remarking that Nichols was one of the finest and best men with I whom lie had ever come in contact. The old man left the little town and the incident passed. Nichols thought no more of it and heard no more of his ; blind friend until he was Informed In I Birmingham of the $60,000 check and of J the search for him by the blind man. i So far no trace of Fields has been I found by the police. Is Book Agent Who Buys Supplies Here. ' i According to Nichols, the blind man . ’ was agent for a blue back speller when ]in Lineville. Nichols learned to i day that Fields bought his supply of J books from the American Book Com pany in Whitehall street, and verified this from the manager. He was in formed that Fields put in his last order for books on June 30, but had never taken the books out. From this It is supposed he has retired to enjoy his wealt h. ’ i Nichols was informed by the book manager that he might get trace of Fields by communicating with T. J. ‘ | Sandrldgc, care of W. L. Harrison. Fort J Payne, Ala Nichols will take up this ‘icl’w at once. 1 The book company officials are well 1 I acquainted with the blind man, but have no information as to his present whereabouts. f Fields, according to his story to the manager of the Jefferson hotel in Bir mingham. came into his big sum of _■ . i<h through the recent sale of exten sive lands in Texas. Atlanta Case Employee, Heir to $30,000, Still Works STEWARD IN ESTATE FIGHT /o ”\ a i ; JU\ ■w,Ja wu \ Jff JHMk ■ JMn \f ■ i u - W I V s J■' ? 1 ' f \ / Louis Dupin, Atlanta case steward, who is heir to $30,900. but still works in a hot kitchen. /AMENDMENTS TDBEJOTEDON Four Will Come Up at the State , Election and Three More in November. . There will be no less than seven con ' stitutional amendments submitted to ' the people for ratification or rejection ; in the fall elections. I Four amendments will come up for ; action in the regular state election in i October. These are the amendments i providing for the creation of the county ’ of Bleckley. to increase the borrowing power of the governor, to permit the > levying of school taxes for purposes f other than a strictly grammar school ' education in the various counties, and i to. provide for an advance in the date I upon which corporation taxes shall be j paid. • Three amendments will be acted upon jin the presidential and congressional • elections in November. These are the amendments providing for the creation ' of the county of Wheeler, to permit t judges to issue charters in vacation, and to exempt certain farm products Ifrotp taxation in certain circumstances. i Tite last three amendments were I ' passed too late to permit their proper i advertising for the regular state elec- | lion in October. The last legislature, putting up to tin*-people seven constitutional amend ments in one session, broke all previous records of activity along that line. GOVERNOR ORDERS FALLS SUIT BE BEGUN AT ONCE Governor Brown today forwarded a copy <>f the legislative resolution, pro viding for suit to recover the state's rights in the Tallulah Falls property, to the attorney genera), witli instruc tions to proceed immediately to the prosecution of the case. This will throw the entire question of the state’s rights in the falls and river into file state courts for final adjust ment. THE RENTING PROBLEM IS EASILY SOLVED BY GEORGIAN’S BULLETIN Mi or Mrs. Homeseeker, A part tnentsearcher o Roomhunter, why travel about the city looking for quarters when you can find the place of your heart’s desire through "The Georgian’s Rent Bulletin” on the Want Ad pages? Yesterday was a banner day. and > so is every day when it comes to I complete renting lists with The Geor gian. There was a column of tit - nished rooms alone to choose from, not to say anything about the un furnished rooms, apartments arid houses that were there. Why not consult the paper that has the largest list of places to choose from? This Bulletin is for the convenience of The Georgian patrons. A corps of men are search ing this town and its vicinities each day to find these vacancies for you. Act wisely and when you want to locate or desire to rent anything, no matter in what vicinity, consult "Tin Georgian's Rent Bulletin.'— It will save you useless walks, time, temper and money. ■ ■■- I Louis Dupin Will Go to France to Fight for Large Share of Fortune, Six weeks ago Louis Dupin, steward in an Atlanta restaurant, received the news that he had been left 150,000 francs, or $30,000, by an uncle in France. But Louis Dupin still is wear ing his white jacket; still is bossing the cooks and waiters in the hot kitchen of the restaurant. He is not satisfied "to take the $30,000, believing he right fully is entitled to ten times that sum. No matter what he gets he will stick to his white apron and keep on bossing a restaurant —though the next one may be his own. "I shall go to France next May,” Dupin said today. "There are some other heirs in America and we shall go together. When we have settled al! our claims and got our money we shall return ” "Do you expect to keep on at work until then?” Dupin shrugged his shoulders. "For certain. It is my living.” he re plied. "Yes 1 shall return io America. Why not? I was raised here. It was as a small.child I came to this country.” Then he turned to give an order to a chef and was lost In the mysterious caverns Beyond the big ranges. ILL AND DESPONDENT, TROUP FARMER KILLS HIMSELF WITH RIFLE LAGRANGE, GA.. Aug. 30.—De spondent from ill health. Newton J. Hogg, a well-to-do farmer, aged 55 yaars, living about six miles from this city in the Pleasant Grove section of Troup county, committed suicide today by shooting himself with a rifle. The ball entered the throat near the jugular vein and lodged in the back of his skull. He died within five minutes after he shot himself. Finishing his morning bath, Mr. Hogg asked a daughter, who was as sisting him, to leave the room and as she closed the door the- shot was heard. J. A. Estes, a farmer, living at Big Springs, who was passing the Hogg home, heard the shot and ran into the house. Mrs. Hogg directed him to the room, where he found Mr. Hogg breath ing his last. JOHN COPEL AND,~OF ROME, NAMED NEW INSURANCE CHIEF Comptroller General Wright today named John Copeland, of Rome, to be deputy, insurance commissioner, under the new law creating the department of insurance in Georgia. This was a much sought after plum, land M''. Copeland was selected only after careful consideration of the ap i plieants, Mr. Copeland is now with the Geor gia Life, with headquarters in Macon. He is about 30 years of age, and is re garded as one of the brightest Insurance men in the South. He is a son of Hon. Frank W. Copeland, of Rome. The new deputy commissioner as sumes bis duties next Monday. SMOKE COMMISSIONER TO LEAVE CITY: RESIGNS Charles Bernhardt, chairman of the city- smoke commission, resigned to day. Mayor Winn said he would rec ommend J. M. VanHarlingen to succeed Mr. Bernhardt. The commission will select a new chairman. Mr. "Bernhardt resigned because he has moved to Ormewood, outside the city. Mr. VanHarlingen is now chair man of the smolm nuisance committee of the Chamber of Commerce. CAROLINA FRAUD PROBE GERTON The State Executive Committee Meets at Columbia to Decide on Course of Action. COLUMBIA, S. (’.. Aug. 30.—The vote of Tuesday’s primary now s hows: Blease. 71,525; Jones. 66,466. and Dun can, 2,385, giving Blease a majority over his two opponents of 2,674. The state executive committee is in session here now and it is believed is prepared to take drastic action if fraud is proven. Many contests will be considered, but it is believed the committee today will adjourn for a week and at a later meet ing decide on the course to be pursued in connection with fraud charges. , The Spartanburg county commimttee has refused to make any returns. Those who filed contests are In the city today to appeal direct to the state committee. i The members of the committee began arriving here yesterday, and Chairman John Gary Evans reached here at mid night. The following telegram was sent to county chairmen by order of the chair- ’ man of the state committee: "Preserve all ballots, tally sheets, poll lists, club rolls, managers’ reports, and all records until further notice from the state executive committee. i (Signed) "JOHN GARY EVANS. ’ “Chairman." POLICE SEEKING TWO ATLANTANS WHO ARE STRANGELY MISSING The police are searching for two At i lantans. reported to he strangely miss ing. Flank M. Cowart, 33 yea’s of age, 84 North Jackson street, disappeared last ’ Monday, and his wife Is greatly dis tressed, fearing that some harm may have befallen him. Richard Laney, sixteen years of age, 127 Berne street, has been missing since Wednesday. He left his home Wednesday morning, supposedly to go to his work, and in the a’ternoon tele phoned that he would hl ve to work late that night. Since then nothing has been heard from him. He had pre viously expr.-ssed a desire to join the 1 navy. 2 GIRLS HOLDING DOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Two young women are carrying on I the Chamber of Commerce work In At lanta today. Secretary W. G. Cooper is at Borden Wheeler Springs, Ala., where ' he went for a rest and vacation, and | Hr-nrt Robinson, his private secretary, is spending the last week of his vaca tion. Miss Sadie Wokman, chief clerk, and Miss Lathan) are looking after the , chamber's interests. ANNISTON PAPERS CONSOLIDATE ANNISTON, ALA., .Aug, 30.—A com pany headed by H. M. Ayers lias bought both The Star and Hot Blast, evening and morning papers here, and will publish them in future. J. B. Lloyd, former owner of The Star, has returned to North Carolina, his former home. * TtoHT IMTIOH 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE HEARST ASKS WHYSEHATE SFAIIED 111 MAGNATE “Why Was Archbold Allowed to Leave Country After Giving Untruthful Testimony?” $25,000 CHECK WAS FOR PENROSE PERSONALLY “It Was Not for Use in Roose velt’s Campaign, and I Can Prove It.” / / Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Aug. 30.—The people of' the United States should ask their rep- • resentattves in the United States sen ate a few direct and pertinent ques tions. Why was no attempt made by the United States senate to probe actual and established Standard Oil bribery and corruption? Why was Mr. Archbold allowed to ignore the Instance of proven Standard Oil bribery and to make unsupported allegations that had little or nothing to do with actual corruption? Why was not Mr. Archbold properly cross-examined on his testimony and why was not the evidence inculpating government officials and incriminating both political parties fearlessly brought out? Why Were No Documents Demanded? Why was not Mr. Archbold asked to produce documents to establish the truth of his testimony where the senate knows perfectly well that documen s are not lacking to establish whatever is true in this Standard Oil conspiracy? Why was Mr. Archbold allowed to leave the country when he had given only immaterial, inconsequential and largely untruthful testimony and when he should have been held not only as the main witness, but as the chief cor ruptionist? Why were not Senator Penrose and other culpable United States senators Investigated as to their actual guilt in this so-called Standard Oil investiga tion by the senate? Why Were Penrose's Assertions Accepted? Why was Senator Penrose not asked to produce some proof in his defense when the accusations against him were based upon documentary evidence and absolute legal proof? Why were the empty assertions of Senator Penrose, confessed corruption ist, accepted without question and no opportunity given the victims of Sena tor Penrose’s attack to reply to his assertions? I am not a partisan of Mr. Roosevelt. As a matter of fact, I have neither con fidence in nor admiration for Mr. Roosevelt. When I was battling in 1906 for ex actly the same principles which Mr. Roosevelt has at last appropriated as his party program, Mr. Roosevelt sent Mr. Root, Tweed’s agent and his. int< the New York state tight to attack me and to compass the defeat of the prin ciples for which I stood. Why Roosevelt Is Progressive. Mr. Roosevelt has since denounced Mr. Root as a corruptionist, which he is, and was then. Mr. Roosevelt has | since pronounced my program right. | which it is and was then. But Mr. Roosevelt did not feel that Mr. Root I was a corruptionist until Mr. Root had opposed him, and Mr. Roosevelt did not realize that the progressive program was right until he saw where he could benefit by the popular sentiment which had been aroused in its support. When 1 say my publications were sustaining the assaults of privileged for interfering with their control of the people’s government, we had to sus tain also the assaults of Mr. Root ami Mr. Roosevelt. Roosevelt’s Voice Once Joined Chorus. When I and my publications were denounced as yellow bj a chorus of corrupt politicians and criminal corpo rations. tiiat chorus was swelled by the mellow voices of Mr. Root and Mr. tloosevelt attuned to harmonious ac cord . But now that the principles we ad vocated and the reforms that we urged have become generally approved and accepted, Mr. Roosevelt, who was their main opponent, poses PHARISAICAL LY as their chief and the cli impion. I am not, therefore, unduly preju diced in Mr. Roosevelt's favor, but the tr»”H Wtandard Oil