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VOL. XL NO. 25.
LABOR HOSTS
BANISH FOR
DAYCARE
AND TOIL
Thousands Desert City for Cool
Grant Park and Splendid
Festival Program.
MUSIC. DANCING, SPORTS
TO ENTERTAIN BIG CROWD
Prominent Union Leaders Will
Address Workers Basket
Dinner a Feature.
Factory fires are banked today. The
tall stacks are smokeless since Satur
day night. Shop doors are e.osed and
(otton mill spindles have ceased their
whirring for a da'. The men and wom
en_am] the child workers, too—are
celebrating the one day in the year
they call their own.
Wisely, the Labor day committee
abandoned the parade this yea - . On
mnnj September Mondays the workers
nave arisen early, donned holiday uni
forms and marched in the hot sun be
hind brass bands, while wives and chil
dren have sweitered on the sidewalks
waiting for the parade to pass.
Rut this year the unions, decided on a
“safe and sane" celebration at Gram
nark, where the atmosphere is several
degrees cooler and a great deal fresher
than in Whitehall street. The working
folk ate there by thousands today, fill
ing the pavilion, dotting tiie wooded
hillsides with splashes of gay color,
keeping the popcorn men busy. They
crowded the trolley cars before the sun
had a chance to get In its work and the
park was well filled before half Atlanta
had finished its breakfast.
Music of Three Bands
Enlivens the Throngs.
Three bands, ail union musicians, of
. nurse, began their program early in
the day. The big concrete pavilion was
given over tn dancing. Farther down
the pari', .another band played every
thing from grand opera to ragtime,
with a big audience sitting on the
grassy hillside. The zoo folk held a
regular reception from the start and
before the monkey cages the children
formed such a crush that it required
several cops to keep the smaller ones
from being.-smothered. Old Maud, the
elephant, entertained a constantly
growing circle of wide-eyed youngsters
and the parrots and cockatoos were
taught enough new words to double
their already extensive vocabulary.
The Labor day exercises began yes
terday with a special sermon at the
Har is Street Presbyterian church, de
livercd by Rev. Jere A. Moore. A host
of union men gathered at the city hall
.just before the service and their march
to the church was a Labor day parade
without the floats and bands. The line
was headed by President S. R. Marks,
of the State Federation, and Carl Kar
sten. president of the Atlanta body.
Dr. Moore took tor the theme of his
sermon “One Day’s Rest in Seven," and
discussed the principles for which union
labor is working. "More than 3.000.00 C
people in the United States are denied
a day’s rest once a week,’’ he said.
“They are enslaved by employers
seized by a passion for greed and gain.
Pleads for One
Day of Rest in Week.
"In Atlanta today more than a thou
sand street car conductors and motor
men must work seven days in a week
About 300 policemen are required to be
on duty seven days in a week. Hun
dreds of clerks have no Sunday rest,
being required to work in drug stores,
looacco stores, candy stores, and at
soda fountains, all of which are open
on Sunday in direct violation of the
laws of the state of Georgia, except the
drug stores selling what is necessary
to be sold on the Sabbath.
The city grants her firemen one day
out of six. and that is right; but why
not give the policeman one day in
seven ?
“Is not the Georgia Railway and
Electric Company prosperous enough,
and considerate enough, to give its em
ployees the privilege of resting one day
In seven?
"Should not the railroads heed the
law of the state and stop all unneces
sary moving of freight trains?"
Final plans for the Grant park cele
bration were made at a meeting of
committees yesterday afternoon at the
Labor temple. W. C. Puckett, Carl
Karston, R. L. Corley and Dennis Lind
say made up the committee on program
and amusement. L. P. Marquardt. Je
rome Jones, William VanHouten, W. C.
Puckett and J. M. Brldwell formed the
music committee, and reported that
ihree bands and two orchestras had
been engaged. N. H. Kirkpatrick. L.
Continued on Page Two.
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CATCHESGIRL
ELOPES 101
LETSHEO
HUH
Angry Brother Trails Runaways
From Their Quiet Country j
Home to Atlanta.
FINDS THEM HERE AND
SENDS CALL FOR POLICE
Sister's Tears Cause Him to
Relent, and Then He Goes *
to the Wedding.
Moved by his sister's tears, a stern |
brother. who hurried from North!
Carolina to prevent a runaway mar- ’
riage and summoned the police of At-I
lanta to aid him, is hurrying back home i
today with the news that Miss Abbie I
Allman, of Franklin. North Carolina,
pretty and eighteen, Is the wife of D.
G. Jacobs. 23 years old—and that he
is glad of it.
Allman, the brother, came to cir
cumvent Cupid but remained to aid
him.
Miss Allman s father is a prominent
farmer in Franklin, and Jacobs is a
neighbor. The pair had been sweet
hearts since early childhood and had
been secretly engaged for six months.
Three weeks ago Jacobs decided to
come to Atlanta and planned to be
married on his 23d birthday—yester
day.
Brother Puts
Police on Trail.
Last week lie wrote Miss Allman to
join him and the girl, giving a plausi
ble explanation, left home aWd arrived
in Atlanta Friday with her parents
unaware of the fact that she was on
her way to become a bride.
They did not remain in ignorance
long, however, for by accident the girl
had left the letter from her sweet
heart in her room and it was discover
ed. The police here were notified to
be on the lookout for the pair and the
brother started in pursuit at once.
Miss Allman was found on Courtland
street by Chief of Detectives Lanford
and the girl's brother, and as the three
were talking Jacobs came in. Allman
insisted that both be taken into Cus
tody as a lesson. The girl w’ept and
pleaded with her brother declared she
loved Jacobs and would stand by him.
and finally won her brother over.
Chief Lanford
To Cupid’s Aid.
Cupid got another lift when Chief
Lanford, who had been a disinterested
sort of spectator, proposed that his
pastor marry the pair at once. Accord
ingly, the party jumped into an auto
mobile and were whisked to the
Woodward Avenue Baptist church,
where the pastor. Dr. H. P. Fitch, mar
ried them at the close of the morning
services.
What had threatened to be a mighty
sad birthday was turned into as happy
a wedding day as could be wished for.
and Allman, thoroughly converted, went
back to Franklin to tell the news to
the folks. The young couple will spend
their honeymoon in Atlanta.
NEGRO GAMBLER SHOT AS
HE ATTACKS POLICEMAN
Green Dowdy, a negro burglar for
whom detectives had been searching for
some time, is in the police station today
as the result of a raid on a negro crap
game yesterday afternoon. Jack Hayes,
another negro, was shot by Detective
Gillespie when he attacked the officer
with a hickory stick.
When Chief Beavers and Detectives
George Bullard, Harper, Gillespie and
McGill went to the Fort street house I
they found Dowdy gambling away the ‘
proceeds Os a Saturday night burglary,
which he has admitted. He also is
wanted for another burglary some time
ago.
POLICEMAN IS FATALLY
STRICKEN NEAR STATION
Suddenly paralyzed within a short dis
tance of police station, just after he had |
gone off duty, Policeman M. B. Wiley
today is reported at Grady hospital as be- i
ing tn a dying condition. It is believed '
he can survive but a short time.
After being relieved from duty on the j
morning watch yesterday. Officer Wiley ■
walked out of police station apparently i
well and all right, and started toward his |
home He had gone but a few steps, how- I
ever, when he was stricken, falling to I
the pavement. He was hurried to Grady ;
hospital, where everything possible is be- i
Ing done for him.
ATLANTA, GA.. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 3,4912.
Owners of Offending Flues To Be Warned, Then Prosecuted For Violations
QTY BEGINS DETERMINED WAR ON SMOKE
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Paul McMichael, city smoke inspector, on ritrhf. testin" the density of smoke in downtown section. His tests are made on
top of the’Grant building. The inspector determines the density by comparing the colors on the slide shown in the picture with
the color of smoke emitted trom the nearby chimney. The ordinance makes it unlawful for any smokestack to emit black
smoke for more than twelve minutes to the hour.
World's Greatest Long
Distance Runner Held
Prisoner at Ellis Isle
Officials Trying to Determine
Whether Athlete is a “De
sirable Immigrant.’’
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.—Hans Koleh
mainen, of Finland, the greatest long
distance runner in the world, who
wrested more than one victory from
Americans in the international Olympic
games at Stockholm in July, is being
held today at the doorway of the Unit
ed States until the authorities can de
termine to their own satisfaction
whether the great atldete is a "de
sirable immigrant.”
Kolehmainen, who arrived here yes
terday from Glasgow upon the Anchor
liner California, was detained at Ellis
Island facing possible deportation.
The athlete was accompanied by his
brother, William. They came here not
as athletes, but as workmen bent upon
making the land of the Stars and
Stripes their future home The twain
came as third-class passengers and
were dressed in typical immigrant fash
ion with loose fitting clothing, ungain
ly shoes, tweed caps and red bandanna
handkerchiefs knotted about their
necks. Hans speaks nq English and
was the most amazed man on the
North American continent today be
cause his entrance into the land of
promise had been barred. His brother.
William, tried to explain to hirn that
the authorities must surely be making
a mistake, but the wonder in Hans'
big ox-like eyes only deepened. Wil
liam speaks a few words of English.
The two brothers kept to themselves
on the voyage over and refused to min
gle with the other emigrants.
Prominent athletes, upon hearing of
the Kolehmainens’ plight, immediately
took steps to help them.
FORMER FRIENDS ARE
FOES IN SUIT OVER $75
J. L. Chestnut and David Reid Mill-
I er, friends until May 12, figured as
prosecutor and defendant in a suit for
$75 filed with superior court today.
Chestnut charges that Miller took $75
I off his person last May, saying that he
i Intended Keeping it to prevent it being
| lost, an<i that Miller has refused to
j return the money.
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Atlanta’s fight to abate the smoke
nuisance was begun in earnest today
when Paul McMichael, city smoke in
spector. announced he was ready to
, inform the violators of the new city
> smoke ordinance what they must do
to keep within the law.
, Inspector McMichael declared that
practically every factory, office build
ing and railroad, not operated by elec
tric power, was'violating the ordinance
The ordinance, more liberal in Its re
quirements than the smoke laws of
most cities, provides that it shall be
unlawful for any smokestack to emit
• black smoke for more than twelve
> minutes to the hour.
i The accompanying picture shows In
, spector McMichael making observe-
2,000 AMERICANS IN
i CANANEA ATTACKED
BY MEXICAN REBELS
EL PASO, Sept. 2.—Advices received
here early today from Cananea. Sonora,
; where 2,000 Americans are besieged by
Mexican rebels, say an attack was made
i during the night by the insurrectos, but
that they were beaten off after U sharp
battle.
/X messenger was dispatched by the be
leaguered citizens to Nogales asking that
federal troops sent to protect that city
1 return at once to safeguard the foreign
ers in Cananea. It will be impossible,
however, for the regulars to reach there
before Thursday
The rebels are burning bridges on the
railroad to prevent inhabitants of Cana
nea from leaving.
RICH MAN’S SON GOES
TO JAIL FOR MASHING
CHICAGO, Sept. 2. —Harold Hoops.
22 years old, s a of William H. Hoops,
a wealthy liubufHetun-r. w.is sent to
Bridewell to serve .50 days for failure
to pay a fine of $25 imposed for annoy
ing a seventeen-year-old girl. Hoops
said he was unable to pay the fine and
his father declined to come to his
aid.
Hoops was also arraigned on a
charge of giving a taxicab driver a
worthless check for $23.
NUMISMATIST DEPOSITS
HALF-CENT COIN IN BANK
t'HICAGO, Sept. .’ The smallest de
posit recorded in recent years was made
when W. F. Dunhan, a Chicago numis.
matist, deposited in the Merchants
Trust and Savings bank a I '.lited State..
; half eent dated pt.3l. Hereafter the
> bank balance v,*ill record the half cent,
which will be subject to taxation.
” tions of smoke conditions from the top
f of the Grant building. The chart be-
- fore him shows the different degrees of
> smoke density By observations with
tills chart he figures the exact smoke
J density from the individual stacks in
the city.
t The smoke commission meets to-
- morrow to determine a definite plan
-for co-operation with the factories,
railroads and office buildings in abat-
- ing Hie smoke nuisance. Contrary to
f the popular impression, there Is no sat
? isfactory automatic smoke consumer,
t The smoke mtist be consumed in the
■ furnaces before it really becomes
smoke. To make the furnaces in At-
• lanta consume it the furnaces must be
■ remedied.
TAKES HIS WIFE’S
JEWELS AND THEN
• BLAMES BURGLAR
I NEW YORK, Sept. 2.—Because ev-
• erything was not running smoothly in
his home, James Brockman, of Yonk
ers, took away from his wife valuables
, he had given her and then telephoned
to the police that burglars had stolen
■ them.
After Detective Michael Higgins had
made an investigation, Brockman ad
mitted the burglary was all in his
' mind. Mrs. Brockman lectured him for
disturbing iter sleep at 3 o'clock In the
. morning, so he summoned the police to
get even.
Brockman eloped two years ago with
Miss Rose Simms, daughter of Morris
Simms, a merchant. Brockman has
! given Mrs. Brockman in all about S6OO
worth of diamonds and Jewelry as
presents. They quarreled recently and
he decided to go his own way. When
’ tlie investigation was over he packed
his trunks and left.
FISHBALLS NEW FAD IN
FOOD FOR SOCIETY FOLK
NEWPORT Sept. 2.—Scrambled
eggs and fishballs at midnight is the
t newest society fid, introduced by pret
ty Miss Marguerite Caperton, only
I daughter of Captain and Mrs. William
| 11. Caperton. at the Training Station.
’ | Mrs. Caperton gave a dance for the
‘i younger set, and at midnight the
. guests enjoyed a ch itlng dish Spread.
. A Japanese served the dishes, which
the clever dancer, swimmer and all
’ round athlete had prepared with her
’ own hands.
, Now they < all Miss Caperton inventor
of the best midnight menu for <hin>
Harry Davis Resigns
! As Manager of Naps;
. Birmingham in Charge
1 CLEVELAND. OHIO, Sept, 2,-Har
, ry Davis, manager of the Cleveland
. Naps, tendered his resignation to
> Owner Somers today, and Joe Birming
ham was placed In charge temporarily.
Davis has not proved successful with
• the Naps this season and local papers
t have been demanding his release. Davis
took charge of the local team this
> spring, after having captained the Ath
letics to an American league pennant
and a world's series championship over
the Giants last fall.
U PTONSINCLA IRSUED
FOR $50,000 BY WIDOW
OF VICTIM OF AUTO
NEA\ r YORK, Sept. 2.—Justice Aspinall,
in the supreme court in Brooklyn, signed
an order permitting Mrs. Mary Martin to
serve a summons and complaint upon
Upton Sinclair by publication. The ac
tion brought by Mrs. Martin is for $50,000
damages for the loss of the life of her
husband. It is against Sinclair and
Edgar Selwyn. the actor-manager jointly.
The papers have been served upon Mr.
Selwyn
An attorney from Clarence .1. Shearn's
office tol<l the court that II had been Im
possible to serve Hu- novelist at hfs home,
No. 47 Clermont avenue. Brooklyn, and
that he had sailed for Europe.
The action is due to the killing of Mr.
Martin, September 23, Hill, by tile auto
In which Sinclair and Selwyn were riding.
Mrs. Martin lives al No. 554 Pacific street
, Brooklyn.
MAGNET DRAWS SCREW
FROM A BOY’S WINDPIPE
CINCINNATI, Sept 2. Sherrick Bobb,
six years old. swallowed a screw one
inch long three years ago. ft slid into
his windpipe, and gradually worked <l< wn
to a pi isl lion where It wa - Irnposs to
reach it, causing the youngster intense
I pain.
. The baffled family physician called in
Dr John Itanly. an eye specialist. He
suggested the use of a magnet. Tilts
, was agreed to, and in less than live min
utes tlie screw was removed The lad
1 is recovering.
GIRL. DESPONDENT OVER
FATHER'S DEATH. ENDS LIFE
1 l.< (OTSVILLE. KY. Sept. 2 Broken-
- hearted oyer the recent death of her
r father. Miss Anna Sugarman set her
clothing on tire in the kitchen of their
home oit the set ond flor of 413 East. | ’
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Proposes Social f|
Speaks of
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FLAWS POINTED OUi IN
MINIMUM^WAGE PLAN
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Only Remedy Offered to p-
Protective Tariff Money Ink
Toilers’ Pockets Defective.
BUFFALO, Sept. 2.—Governor V.
son turned his big guns' on Colon
Roosevelt today In a speeqh which h
delivered to an enthusiastic Labor da
throng of many thousands at Brauns
park. The Democratic candidate for the
presidency was cheered from the mo
ment he arrived and the hearty greet
ing he received reached Its climax at
the park. Analyzing the Progressive
platform of Colonel Roosevelt, the gov
ernor said:
I here Is a very singular feature
about the platform of the new party.
It has two sides and two tones. It
speaks warm sympathy with practical
ly every project of social betterment
to which men and women of kroad
sympathies are now turning wfthjgen
erous purpose and on that side
refreshing to read. It may be' tn
preted In the light of some interest
things Mr. Roosevelt has recently sa
"Mr. Roosevelt declares hfs devote
adherence to the principle of protec
tion Only those duties which are J
manifestly too high, even to serve the
interests of those who are directly pro
tected. ought, tn his view, to be low
ered. He declares that he is not trou
bled by the fact that a very large
amount of money Is taken out of the
pocket of the general taxpayer anad put
Into the pocket of particular classes of
protected manufacturers, hut that his
concern Is that so little of this money
gets intn the pockets of the employees.
I have searched his program thorough
ly for an Indication of what he expert
to do in order to see to It that a ’-yr
proportion of this ’prize’ money
Into the pay envelopes and I have ®’
only one suggestion. -t-
About the Minimum to
Wage Proposition. ' an j
“There Is a plank In the plepst
which speaks of establishing a #-
mum wage for women workers, >
I suppose that we may assume t
the principle is not In the long i
meamt to be nonfilled 1n Its applies
tlon to women only. Perhaps we an
justified in assuming that-the thlr
party looks forward to the general e
tablishment by law of a mlnfnw
wage.
“It 1s very likely, I take for grant
that if a. minimum wage were eats
lished by law the great majority c
employers would take occasion to brln
their wage scales as nearly as might b.
down to the level of that minimum, anc
it would be very awkward for the
workingman to resist that process suc
cessfully. because it would be danger
ous to strike against the authority <n
the Federal government.
"Moreover, most of his employers—
at any rate, practically all of the most
powerful of his employers—would b
wards and proteges of that very gov— ->
ornment which Is the master of us all,
for no part of this program can be dis
cussed intelligently without tremen
bering that monopoly, a-s handled by
It, 1b not to be prevented, but accepted.
It is to he accepted and regulated. All
attempt to resist It is to be given up.
It is to be accepted as inevitable. The j
government Is to set up a commission
whose duty ft will be not to check or !
defeat it. but merely to regulate ft,
under rules which it is In Itself to frame
and develop, that the chief employers
will have this tremendous authority
behind them; what they do they will i
have the license of the Federal govern- •
mint to do, including the right to pay ,
tiie wages approved by the government.
Attitude of Industries
Toward Organized Labor.
"And it is worth the while of the 1
working men of tiie country to recall j
what the attitude toward organized
labor has been of those musters of con- ;.
solidated industries, whom the Federal
government is to take under its patron? 8
.■;;e-.i- well a? under its control. They ,
have always been the stout opponents 3
of organized laboi and they have tried
to undermine ii in a great many ways.
Some of th< «:iy> they have adopted',,
ii tv wont tiie guise of philanthropy
atrl good will, and havg no
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iolesale prices.—A ou win.
