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THE WEATHER Forecast: Fair tonight and Satur day. Temperatures: 8 a. m., 77 de grees; 10 a. m„ 83 degrees; 12 noon, 87 degrees; 2 p. rm, 87 degrees. VOL. XI. NO. 23. POLIGESDUAD ISO IN GAMING Mil Reinforcements Called for and Warrant Obtained—Guns Finally Drawn. THREAT TO KILL MADE: DOOR BATTERED DOWN ‘•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, Bn 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 (limbed to the roof of an adjoining building and took a peep through the window. There, in the glare of the ;:ns light, sat Charley Williams, of 210 Kennedy street, deal ing cards to two companions. Threat to Ki l ! First Who Enters. The officers climbed from their roof, went to the h or and demanded admis sion. Th ••• didn’t gi t it. "B.at it." : -id i voice from inside, olict ailed for reinforcements. -i-t.mt Chief r tt, Captain Mayo and Sergeant Dobbs responded in a motor Hut even the authority of the as- • .:t hit f didn't bring results. "Tie first nan through that door will be killed,” said Williams, from beyond the oak. “f’omexu; and try it.” Then the officers tried a new tack. Tii sent »o 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 st. is IHien'd courteously. Only Bluffing, They Explain. "That cut's no ice." retorted one of thi m<n when the 'reading was fin ished. "You gut s beat it or there’ll be trouble." “We’ll break the door down," an swered Jett. "The first on" in '. ill get killed." re torted the b-“h“' 1, according to the police. \ 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. Th.? lock ■ rive way and the door swung open. The officers rushed in with drawn re volvers, to'find a ver.' meek and sheep ish trio ready to sut render. ■Why didn't you shoot?" asked Cap tain Mayo. “Aw. we were only bluffing." ex plained Williams. \ t the police station the throe wore locked up in default of bond. The oth er two gave their names as A. H. Wil li- aged 23, of 71 Lovejoy street, and ],.'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 U> 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. <’odv not only won the military com t . tition at Salisbury Plain last week, which was secretly conducted by the .. ?r office, but was awarded a place above any other aviator In the world bv th" judges. Cody received $25,000 in prizes, the ' i gest aggregate amount an aviator in the service of the government is al lowed to receive. Cody flew a machine designed and built by himself. His victor: was won over the leaders of the world’s constructors of heavler • han-air machines. FALLS 4 FLOORS WHILE WAVING A FLAG: UNHURT NEV.’ YORK, Aug. 30.—Fortanga Abravana. fourteen years old, fell four stories to the sidewalk while waving an American Hag at friends. She was un hurt. A crowd collected and kissed the The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEOßGl AN WANT ADS—Use For Results. This Man's Trying to Give Away $60,000 I Hero 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 found: Age 65 years, weighs about 155 pounds, 5 feet and 7 or 8 ; inches tall. Is totally blind from paralysis, but blindness i can’t be told in his eyes. Is ! also deaf and uses an ear ■ I trumpet in conversation. Is j l| sightly stooped, and wears , I short gray beard. Is always I neatly dressed. Wears a big > black slouch bat. ~'ll I RAID DENS ONLY ON I ORDER, WALDO TOLD HIM, SAYS OFFICIAL i NEW YORK. Aug. 30.—When Police' ' Captain Cornelius G. Hayes, formerly lan inspector, was placed on trial today j at headquarters on charges of allow- I ing disorderly bouses and gambling vs- j tabllshments to operate in his district, |‘ the hearing hade fair to develop into a I question of veracity between Hayes and I ' Police Commissioner Waldo. , Hayes declared that Waldo had | charged him not to raid disorderly I< [ houses except on direct orders from the I commissioner’s office. Waldo denies I this. Two important witnesses in the graft I . ’ cases are said to be mysteriously miss- i i ing. They are Frank Walsh, who is on his way to Florida, and Thomas Coupe, who is en route for Europe. I DIVORCE SEEKER, 16, SAYS HUSBAND WON HER TO SPITE “DAD” Mrs. Lillie Echols Pitts, sixteen yeaisj' | old. who says her husband, Roy Pitts, I i married her just because her father ob- > i jected to the union, has asked superior | i court for a divorce. She says she mar- I I ried Pitts, who is little older than she, | | because of his “false and foolish in- 1 ducements." and that shortly afterward he informed her that he wooed her be cause her father did not want him to j and because he wanted to show lie I could win her against the parents' will. Mrs. Pitts, who says that during their ; thirteen months of married life they septirated six times, asks that her maid en name be restored and that she bt l allowed to marry again. J. RANDALL WALKER I SURE OF NOMINATION IN 11TH TOMORROW WAYCROSS. GA. Aug. 30.—When the Eleventh district congressional eon . vention meets at Brunswick tomorrow I IJ. Randall Walker, of Valdosta, will be j nominated for congress with a vote of 124 to Judge T. A. Parker’s 12. This is certain, in view of recent developments in three counties of the district. 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 Chalton was 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 i 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- j 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 worth more than all out standing claims, but that each day brings the company deeper in debt. The request will be heard October 1. DOESN’T BELIEVE IN DIVORCES, BUT ASKS ONE AFTER 33 YEARS Thirty-three years of living with a I husband who. sbe says, wouldn't work 1 was enough for Mrs. D. Hardigree, of 178 Edgewood avenue, according to her divorce petition filed in superior ' court this afternoon. She asks separa- 1 tion from J. P. Hardigree. Mrs. Hardigree recites that she has 1 never believed in divorce, looking upon • it as a disgrace, but she has come to the ! conclusion that it is t,he only way out * of her troubles. STOVES NEED NOT BE CRATED FOR SHIPMENT I The railroad commission passed an | order today refusing the petition of j ■ the Southern railway asking that stove ( manufacturers in Georgia be required to crate all stoves in the future shipped : in less than carload lots. I Under the commission's order, man- i ufacturers can ship any quantity of stoves uncrated. The railway's pcli- i tion was vigorously opposed bV ih“ i various stove manufacturers of the < Ftafp. s ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1912. HUNTS BLIND MMHOHIS MO FOII HIS SHUO Alabaman Searches Atlanta for Rich Unfortunate Won by Little Girl’s Kindness. HEARS WANDERER HAS RICH REWARD FOR TOT » Seeker Finds That Benefactor Is Book Agent, Probably Buying Supplies Here. Hunting a blind man and $60,000 which he thinks is coming to him, F. G. Nichols, of Lineville, Ala., is in A'- lanta today on an exciting chase, in which he wants the police to aid. Frank Fields, the blind man, is carrying about a certified check for $60,000 which 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 suppo-ed to have coim to Atlanta from Birmingham, and the Alabama man is hoc on his trail. Fields registered at the Jefferson ho tel. Birmingham, from Atlanta. Hl name, however, doesn’t appear in the city dir ctory, 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 i hies a minute description of tin rich blind man and this will be read to the > ntire police force. Has No One to Make His Heir. Fields is about 65 years of age and alone in the world, witli 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 hot 1 that Fi< Ids was searching so: him with a i crtifiefi cheek for tills sum. Tli 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 Atlantawa: d. The aged blind man's geneious feel ing dates back to last November, when lie visited the little town of Lineville and stopped for several days at the Ifineville hoti-l, which was operated by Nichols. The afflictii n of the aged man and his apparent helplessness touched ill ' 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. rnd romped and played with him almost constantly. She grew to love him, and, in her childish way. neve: let an op portunity pass to amuse and make him happy. Blind Mun 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 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 ins blind friend until he was informed in Birmingham of the $60,000 check and of Hie 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 fora blue back speller when' in Lineville. Nichols learned to- j day that Fields bought his supply of | books from the American Book Coin- j pany in Whitehall street, and verified I 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 wealth. Nichols was informed by the book manager that he might get trace of Fields by communicating with T. J. Sandridge, care of W. L. Harrison, Fort Payne. Ala Nichols will take up this clew at once. The book company officials are well acquainted with the blind man, but have no Information as to his present whereabouts. Fields, according to his story to the manager of the Jefferson hotel in Bir mingham. came into hi- big sum of ( ash through the r-cent salt of exten sive lands in Texas. Atlanta Case Employee, Heir to $30,000, Still Works STEWARD IN ESTATE FIGHT 9 WiB /«• i -a ■ww « : ' AB?* ' A W ' ■' w \\ s J ■ IL ' \ d • k z -U f l Louis Dapin, Atlanta case steward, who is heir to $30,000, but still works in a hot kitchen 7 amendments TOBEWTEOOI Four Will Come Up at the State Election and Three More in November. I There will be no less than seven con stitutional amendments submitted to the people for ratification or rejection in the fail elections. Four amendments will come up for action in the regular state election in October. These tire the amendments 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 other than a strictly grammar school education in the various counties, and to provide for an advance in the date upon which corporation taxes shall be paid. Three amendments will be acted upon in the presidential and congressional elections in November. These aye the amendments providing for the creation of the county of Wheeler, to permit judges to issue charters in vacation, and to exempt certain farm products from taxation in certain circumstances. The last three amendments were passed too late to permit their proper advertising for the regular state elec tion in October. The last legislature, putting up to the 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 of the legislative resolution, pro viding for suit to recover the state's rights in the Tallulah Falls property, to the attorney general, with instruc tions to proceed immediately to the prosecution of the case. This will throw the entire question of the State's lights In the falls and river into the state courts for final adjust ment. THE RENTING PROBLEM IS EASILY SOLVED BY GEORGIAN’S BULLETIN Mr. or Mrs. Homeseeker, Apart mentsearcher or 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 complete renting lists with The Geor gian. There was a column of in - nished rooms alone to choose from, not to say anything about the un furnished rooms, apartments and 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." If wili save you useless walks, time, temper and money. 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 i 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 toddy. “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 to America. Why not? 1 was raised here. It was as a small child I came to this country." Then he turned to give an order to a chef ami was lost In the mysterious caverns beyond the big ranges. ILL ANDDESPONDENT, TROUP FARMER KILLS HIMSELF WITH RIFLE LA GRANGE, GA.. Aug. 30.—De spondent from 111 health, Newton .1. Hogg, a well-to-do farmer, aged 55 years, 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. .1. 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 COPELAND,"OF ROME, NAMED NEW INSURANCE CHIEF Comptroller Genetai 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, and Mr. Copeland was selected only after careful consideration of the ap plicants. 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. t'ojx land, of Rome. The new deputy commissioner as sumes his duties next Monday. ISMOKE 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. Vanliarllngen to succeed Mr. Bernhardt. The commission will select a new chairman. Mr. Bernhardt resigned because he has moved to Ormewood. outside the city. Mr. VanHarllngen is now chair man of the smoke nuisance committee of the chamber of Commerce. CAROLINA FRAUD PROBE CERTAIN , The State Executive Committee Meets at Columbia to Decide I I on Course of Action. ' COLUMBIA, S. C„ 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 I session here now and it is believed is , prepared to take'drastic action if fraud is proven. Many contests will be considered, but it Js 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 tiled contests are in the city today to appeal direct to the state committee. The members of the committee began arriving here yesterday, and ChaJrman 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. (Signed) "JOHN GARY EVANS, "Chairman." POLICE SEEKING TWO ATLANTANS WHO ARE STRANGELY MISSING The police are searching for two At lantans, reported to be strangely miss ing. Frank M. Cowart, 33 years 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 bls home Wednesday morning, supposedly to go to his work, and in the afternoon tele phoned that he would htve to work late that night. Since then nothing has been heard from him. He had pre viously expressed a desire to join the navy. 2 GIRLS HOLDING DOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Two young women are carrying on the Chamber of Commerce work in At lanta today Secretary W. G. Cooper is al Borden Wheeler Springs. Ala., where he went for a rest and vacation, and Henry Robinson, bls private secretary, is spending the last week of his vaca tion. Miss Sadie Wokman, chief clerk, and Miss Latham are looking after the chamber's interests. ANNISTON PAPERS CONSOLIDATE ANNISTON, ALA., Aug. 30.—A com pany headed by H. M. Ayers has 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. EXTRA 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE o c. heßTshs imsEirn SPIHEOOH MAGNATE “Why Was Archbold Allowed to Leave Country After Giving Untruthful Testimony?” - |x A $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 resentatives 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 Documenta Demanded? Why was not Mr. Archbold asked to produce documents to establish the truth of his testimony where the senate knows perfectly well that documents 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 i 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, Inta the New York state fight 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 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 I 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 and Mr. Roosevelt. Roosevelt’s Voice Once Joined Chorus. When I and my publications were 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 was their main opponent, poses 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