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HEARST SAYS OIL
CHECK INAB FDR
PENROSE'S OSE
Demands to Know Why Senate
Allowed Archbold to Escape
Telling the Truth.
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denounced as yellow by a chorus of
corrupt politicians and criminal corpo
rations, that chorus was swelled by the
mellow voices of Mr. Root and Mr.
Roosevelt 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 wa» their
main opponent, posts PHARISAICAL
LY as their chief and the champion.
I am not, therefore, unduly preju
diced in Mr. Roosevelt's favor, but the
truth in this Standard Oil conspiracy is
not a question of favor, but a question
of fact.
Letters Will Not
Please Roosevelt.
I am not engaged In defending Mr.
Roosevelt personally, and 1 shall later
print letters which will not particularly
please Mr. Roosevelt, but I am engaged
in giving the American people the ex
act facts In regard to the political cor
ruption with which they are oppressed.
If Senator Penrose stated that the
$25,000 sent him by Mr. Archbold was
for Mr. Roosevelt and not for himself,
he stated what was not true. I have
waited several days for Senator Pen
rose to tell the truth, but he is appar
ently unwilling to do so, and I am going
to tell the truth for him. as I prom
ised to do.
The $25,000 sent Senator Penrose In
a secret certificate of deposit of Mr.
Archbold was for Senator Penrose's
own use in his personal Pennsylvania
campaign.
Penrose Acknowledged
Archbold Check.
Senator Penrose acknowledged re- ;
ceipt of the $25,000 certificate of de- ■
posit and referred spo.-Ideally to Mr i
Archbold’s letter of October 13, in
which the certificate was inclosed I'm ;
thermorc. Senator Penrose signed the 1
acnowledgment as chairman of th<
Pennsylvania state committee, and
wrote in doing so upon the official sta
tionery of the Pennsylvania state com
mittee.
Other Standard Oil contributions
were solicited and employed by other
committees in the campaign of 1904,
but this particular certificate of de
posit was secured by Senator Penrose
for his own use in his own state, and
1 have the documents to prove this.
If Senator Penrose should tell any
further falsehoods I shall be glad to
disprove them, but "sufficient unto the
day is the vll then of ”•
(Signed) W. R. HEARST.
Roosevelt Still
Swatting Oil Trust
ST ALBANS. VT„ Aug 30.—A sharp
attack on Senator Penrose and John
Archbold for their charges against him
in relation to the 1904 campaign con
tribution of the Standard Oil, was
made here today by Colonel Roosevelt
on his second day of Vermont stump
ing The colonel, speaking to a throng
of 5,000 in the public square, warned
Vermont voters that Standard Oil Is
trying to get either Taft or Wilson,
considering them "safer” than Roose
velt.
"The oil trust would own the white
house if it could," said Colonel Roose
velt. "It already owns Senator Pen
rose and other statesmen of his type.
It owns Democrats as well as Republi
cans. It wants to own all the people,
and will come pretty near making it
uncomfortable for everybody if a stop
isn't put to its crooked manipulation.”
In reply to tremendous cheering of
his statement, "they are afraid of me
because they know 1 can't be bought."
the colonel grinned amiably, and ex
claimed. "If I get in the white house
you will find a different order of
thing* "
TWO SAVANNAH WOMEN
NOW NOTARIES PUBLIC
SAVANNAH. GA.. Aug. 30.—T0 Mrs.
Margaret Murphy, ch rk in the office of
Judge Henry McAlpin, ordinary of
Chatham county, goes tile distinction, of
being the first woman notary public in
Chatham county, arts! the second in the
state of Georgia. The commission has
been signed by Jndge Walter G. Charl
ton. In the superior court, who a few
minutes thereafter signed that of Mrs.
Helen C. Drummond, wh - tlu-ri f-.:-e be
comes the second in the county and
the third in the statt
Mrs. Drumomnd filed her application
two weeks ago. But Mrs. Murphy beat
her to it when, after filling out her
application, she had it at one, pr> opt
ed to Ju Ige Charlton, who signed it
Mrs Drummond is a public stenog
rapher
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KAISER MRS. GOELET'S FRIEND.
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the Imperial yacht llohenzollern, where Mi's. Goelet was entertained by the Kaiser. Mrs. Goe
let is now dying of cancer. The Kaiser is recovering from a serious throat affection.
NIHILISTS BLAMED
FOR 30 STAB WOUNDS
IN DEAD MAN’S BODY
PORTLAND. ME. Aug 30.—Russian
nihilists are believed to have murdered
Goodman Gikner, the Haverhill, Mass.,
man who was found dead In the freight
yards here Tuesday with his body
piereed with 30 stab wounds. The po
liee declared today that they had se
cured a clew which led to the theory
that Gikner was suspected of being in
the employ of the Russian secret serv
ice.
Gikner came to America from Russia
five years ago, after his brother had
been killed by nihilists in St. Peters
burg. Gikner often complained to his
intimate friends, the police say, that he
was being followed.
The murdered man formerly was a
member of a revolutionary society in
Russia. In some manner he aroused
the suspicions of Ills fellows. His broth
er. who was also a member, was found
stabbed to death in his bed one morn
ing. with a note of warning scrawled tn
blood pinned to the bed clothing.
Although Gikner often spoke to his
Intimate friends of his fears of assassi
nation, he Would never seek police pro
tection. He declared that this would
precipitate his death.
A peculiar feature of the tragedy was
the similarity of the death of Gikner to
that of his brother. In his pocket a
note, written either In red ink or blood,
was found, reading:
"Others ben air Thus do wee doe to
those who betray us.”
KAISER NAMES WHEELER
FOR NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
BERLIN. Aug 30.- A report is pub
-1 -hed here today that Emperor Wil
liam has proposed the name of Benja
min Ide Wheeler, president of the Uni
versity of California, for the Nobel
peace prize.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1912.
William Still 111. But Germans
Refuse to Believe Him Out
of Danger.
HEREIN, Aug. 30.—While the kaiser
is slowly recovering from the illness
which alarmed all Germany, the news
comes from the imperial palace of the
friendship and sympathy of the royal
family for Mrs. Robert Goelet, who is
said to be dying in Paris It is remem
bered that one of William's last acts
before falling ill was his presentation of
the first-class Order of Merit to the
captain of Mrs. Goelet’s yacht, the Na
homa, on which he was an honored and
Intimate guest during the great regat
ta at Kiel. Expressions of sympathy
for Mrs. Goelet have been made by <u \ -
oral members of the kaiser's family.
The Berlinese refuse to believe that
the emperor is out of danger. It is
stated, for instance, that he was allowed
to leave his bed for the purpose of at
tending to urgent state affairs.
It is also announced that the kaiser's
tender throat has so much bettered that
he is able to swallow food and to talk,
from which it would appear that the
conditions must have been even worse
than were at first acknowledged.
The rheumatic pains In the neck are
also reported to have abated and the
. fever has dropped, but even with these
improvements the emperor will not be
permitted to leave Cassel fora few days
nt least.
So that, all In all, the Germanic fears,
which are always lively whenever any
thing is the matter with the Hohenzol
, lern throat, and which always revert to
, the fatal malady of hie father, have
some ground for existence.
4 KILLED. 7 HURT AS
TRAIN HITS WRECKER
1 CONWAY. PA. Aug. 30.—Four per
sons were killed hero today and seven
■ seriously injured when a passenger
train on the Pennsylvania railroad
crashed into a wrecking train in the
Conway yards
The wreck train was clearing up the
j debris of a freight wreck in the yards
I that had occurred earlier in the day.
Tile victims were laborers employed
v the Pennsylvania railroad.
VALDOSTA MAN HELD
IN LOUISVILLE, KY., ON
CHARGE OF FORGERY
LOUISVILLE, KY., Aug. 30.—Upon
information telegraphed here from Val
dosta, Ga„ C. T. Sweet, aged 38, who
represents himself to be a writer of
magazine articles, was arrested on the
charge of forgery. Sweet is alleged to
have forged his brother's name to a
note for $438. At the jail Sweet said:
"My mother wanted to build a store
at Valdosta some months ago. She
: borrowed $460 from a bank at that
• place and my brother and I signed the
. papers. The store was put up. A few
weeks ago the note of six months, upon
which ix e borrowed the money, matured
and we determined to renew the note,
borrowing $438 more. My brother was
out of town at the time and I, thinking
there would be no trouble, signed his
name. 11l certainly agree to accom
pany the ■■:!: . rs to Valdosta without
requisition papers if they want me to
go.”
Sweet slid he is a backwoodsman,
but has been successful in the sale of
b.is stories to magazines.
SMOKES HIS FIRST CIGAR
AT 107 AND ENJOYS IT
DANVILLE. ILL., Aug 30.—William
. Henry Harbraugh today celebrated his
107th birthday anniversary He is still
hale and hearty He came to Illinois
and to Danville in 1883 and conducted
■ tin: first blacksmith shop in the town.
At the age of 75 he retired from active
work, but when he rounded out a cen
tury he went to the blacksmith shop of
his son. Today ho smoked his first cigar
and appeared to like it.
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ASKS SIGNAL TROOPS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.—General
ste. ver, in charge of the patrol along
the Mexican border, today asked the
war department to detail a company of
[ -ignal troops for servlet in that local
ity. A company will be sent to the
border.
“Initials Only,’’ by Anna
i Katharine Green, author of “The
Leavenworth Case,” “The Fili
gree Ball, ’ ’ one of the most en
thralling mystery stories ever
written, will begin in The Geor
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read
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BOLIDE DEFIED IN
GAMBLING RAID
Reinforcements Called for and
Warrant Obtained—Guns
Finally Drawn.
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 Officers Newport and Wiley saw
a light In a room at 220 1-2 Marietta
street, where no light ought to be at
that hour. They climbed to the roof
of an adjoining building and took a
peep through the window. There, in
the glare of the gas light, sat Charley
Williams, of 219 Kennedy street, deal
ing cards to two companions.
Threat to Kill
First Who Enters.
The officers climbed from their roof,
went to the door and demanded admis
sion. They didn't get it.
"Beat it,” said a voice from inside.
The police called for reinforcements.
Assistant Chief Jett. Captain Mayo and
Sergeant Dobbs responded in a motor
car. But even the authority of the as
sistant chief didn’t bring results.
"The first man through that door will
be killed,” said Williams, from beyond
the oak. “Come on and try it.”
Then the officers tried a new tack.
They sent to the home of Justice Puck
ett, woke him up, persuaded him to go
to his office and secure a warrant
charging Williams with gaming. When
this document arrived Chief Jett read
it 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
ished "You guys beat it or there'll be
trouble.”
"We’ll break the door down,” an
swered Jett.
“The first one in will get killed," re
torted the besieged, according to the
police.
A carpenter's sawhorse was standing
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
ish trio ready to surrender.
"Why didn’t you shoot?” asked Cap
tain Mayo.
"Aw. we were only bluffing," ex
plained Williams.
At the police station the three were
locked up in default of bond. The oth
er two gave their names ae A. H. Wil
lis, aged 23, of 71 Lovejoy street, and
L. Weinberger, aged 25, of 178 Orme
street.
ALLEGES RAILROAD
OVERCHARGED H 1 Al
FOR TICKETS; SUES
Walter Moore has brought suit
against the Atlanta and West Point
railroad for $5,000.75, alleging over
charge for tickets.
He claims that on five different oc
casions he was overcharged fifteen
cents on his ticket from Atlanta to
Carrollton, and asks SI,OOO and the cost
of the excess charge in each case, mak
ing his total damages asked for
$5,000.75.
DECREE GIVING SON TO
ATLANTA MAN IS UPHELD
NASHVILLE, TENN.. Aug. 30.—After
hearing the habeas corpus case of Mrs.
Roy H. Craig for the past week, Judge
Thomas E. Matthews today refused to in
terfere with the Judgment of the Atlanta
court decree, which awarded the son to
the husband.
The wife, claiming that the decree was
obtained by fraud, prayed for and was
granted an appeal, and fifteen davs was
given by the court to prepare the evi
dence.
HALF A MILLION
r J'HE capital of HILLYER TRUST CO. has
been increased from $250,000.00, to $500,-
000, fully paid in. It has been deemed expedient,
in view of the enlarged scope of the Company,
to change the corporate name to ATLANTA
TRUST CO., the officers and general policy
remaining exactly the same. The practical effect
of the change is to emphasize this Company’s charac
ter as a public institution, and as such it respect
fully solicits your patronage.
i ATLANTA TRUST COMPANY I
HENRY HILLYER, President CAPITAL $500,000.00
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This Man's Trying to
Give Away $60,000
Here is a description of
Franl< 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 >
found:
Age 65 years, weighs about
155 pounds, 5 feet and 7 or 8 j
inches tall. Is totally blind
from paralysis, but blindness
can’t be told in his eyes. Is
also deaf and uses an ear
trumpet in conversation. Is
slightly stooped, and wears
short gray beard. Is always
neatly dressed. Wears a big
black slouch hat.
DIL TRUST MEN
INDICTED AGAIN
John D. Archbold and Others
Charged With Conspiracy to
Break Up Competition.
DALLAS. TEXAS, Aug. 30.—Promi
nent members of the Standard Oil Com
pany, including John D. Archbold and
other men in the oil business, have been
indicted by the Federal grand jury here
for conspiring to break up the Pierce-
Fordyce Oil association in Texas, an
independent concern. The indictments
were brought under the criminal sec
tions of the Sherman law.
The Standard Oil Company of New
York and the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey and the Magnolia Petro
lium Company of Texas are the c6m
panles named in the true bills. The
individual defendants are John D. Arch
bold and Henry C. Fogier, Jr., of New
York; John Sealey, of Galveston, and
W. C. Teagle. of Plainfield. N. J. They
are accused also of maintaining a mo
nopoly.
The government prosecutors here say
that the indictments followed_a careful
investigation of oil matters in the state,
and that the prosecution will be pushed
vigorously.
To Get Chance
To Surrender
WASHINGTON. Aug. 30.—The de
partment of justice today ordered war
rants prepared for John D. Archbold.
Henry C. Flager. Jr., and other promi
nent representatives of t’he Standard
Oil Company who were indicted at Dal
las. Texas. The order for the warrants
was sent to Federal District Attorney
Atwell, at Dallas, who wired the de
partment for instructions. No arrests
will be made for three weeks. The de
fendants will be given that time to en
ter their appearance for the next term
of the district court, which will be held
at Amarillo, Texas. It is expected ttie
defendants will surrender voluntarily to
the court, either personally or through
their attorneys.
WIFE KILLS HUSBAND
WHO HAD COME HOAIE
TO SLAY HIS FAMILY
HARRODSBURG. KY.. Aug. 30.
William A. Russell, proprietor of a res
taurant here, was shot and killed by
his wife last night.
Russell had been away from home
for a week. As he sought to enter his
home Mrs. Russell met him at the door
and asked him if he had come home to
treat his family right. He answered
that he had come to kill her and the
children. At that Mrs. Russell opened
fire with a revolver she had been hold
ing behind her. One bullet passed
through Russell s heart. Mrs. Russell
surrendered.
HUNTS BLIND MAN
INHD HAS 561,D00
FDD DIB GHILD
Alabaman Searches Atlanta for
Rich Unfortunate Won by
Little Girl’s Kindness.
Hunting a blind man and $60,000
which he thinks* is coming to him, F.
G. Nichols, of Lineville, Ala., Is in At
lanta today on an exciting chase, in
which he wants the police to aid. Frank
Fields, the blind man. is carrying about
a certified cheek for $60,000 which
Nichols lias 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.
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.
Nichols, who is stopping at the Sco
ville hotel, today appeared at the police
station and appealed to Chief Beavers
to aid. him in his search. He furnished
the chief a minute description of the
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 tn the world, with no relative on
whom to bestow his wealth.
The race for the $60,000 fortune
started yesterday in Birmingham, when
Nichols was notified at the Jefferson
hotel that Fields was searching for him
with a certified check for this sum. The
blind man had just left the hotel a
short time before, and was said to be
on his way to Atlanta. Nichols imme
diately took the trail Atlantaward.
The aged blind man's generous feel
ing dates back to last November, when
he visited the little town of Lineville
and 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
ily, consisting of the hotel man, his
wife and little girl, and every possible
attention and kindness was -shown him.
The little golden-haired girl was par
ticularly fond of the old man, and
romped and played with him almost
constantly. She grew to love him, ..nd,
in her childish way. never let an op
portunity pass to amuse and make him
happy.
And then when the blind man left the
hotel Nichols crowned his hospitable
treatment of the blind man by refusing
to accept pay for his board, thinking at
that time that he was but a poor old
man, with no money and no friends.
The blind man, however, declined to
accept the hotel man's generosity and
forced him to take pay.
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
whom he 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
Birmingham of the $60,000 check and of
the search for him by the blind man
So far no trace of Fields has been
found by the police.
Is Book Agent Who
Buys Supplies Here.
According to Nichols, the blind man
was agent for a blue back speller when
In Lineville. Nichols learned to
day that Fields bought his supply of
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 enjov his
wealth.
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