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VOL. XL NO. 31.
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Governor Wilson’s Insistence
That Such Scheme Is Impos
sible Is Folly, He Says.
‘■COMMERCE COMMISSION
PROVES ITS FEASIBILITY'’
Present System Morally Haz
ardous for Underpaid Work
ing Girl, Says Colonel.
SPOKANE. WASH., Sept. 9.—Sharp
reply to Governor Wilson for his recent
criticism of the Progressive platform's
advocacy of a Hederai law for a mini
mum cage scale for women was made
by Colonel Roosevelt»today in a speech
here. The ex-president stoutly defend
ed his argument that the government
could legally take the corporations un
der control in regulating' the hours of
emp’oyment and fixing the lowest wage
The colonel declared that Governor
Wi son's insistency that such a evolu
tionary scheme could no T be put into
-■fTec! is "folly." He pointed out that
'he government had brought the cor
porations to bay through the intersta - '
commerce law. in exercising supervi
sion in various ways that worked a dis
tinct advantage to the public.
"It is nonsense to say that the hours
of employment of women and lowest
wages they are to get can not be regu
la:ed in the same way." declared the
colonel.
The reply to Wilson was made ar a
mass meeting during the morning.
Roosevelt made the point that it Wil
son's argument is to hold, then St must
he conceded that the interstate com
merce commission has been a failure.
"I don’t believe any one doubts the
real value of that commission." he
added "Through the commission the
government has put into effect some
substantial reforms. It can. by exer
cising that same power, bring about
better working conditions for women.”
Danger Lurks
For Working Girl.
The colonel went on to point out the
danger confronting underpaid working
women.
"If we don't grapple with this prob
lem." he said, "we will be responsible
for keeping in effect a system that, for
the moral side, is extremely hazardous
to the working girl. Danger lu’ks for
the underpaid working woman. We
•we it as a social obligation to make
her position in life better for her."
Later the colonel appeared before an
audience of women and explained the
reasons why he is out squarely for
woman suffrage.
' Not because wealthy women had in
tfi Tstcd themselves in it. but because I
found, that the earnest, hard-working
women were gravely interested in
"oman suffrage did I take it up," said
the colonel.
"I was surprised as I came tn study
’t, to find that a strong sentiment ex
isted ail over the country for the move.
'I am for woman suffrage, heart and
soul.”
Roosevelt was heartily acclaimed at
both meetings, in keeping with the
"arm welcome extended upon his ar
i'al last night. The people of Spo
kane turned out in immense numbers
to see him as he left his hotel at 1b
o clock this morning for an automobile
parade He was escorted by 500 Bull
Moosers, all wearing bandannas.
man carrying child
in arms is struck by
LIGHTNING; BOTH DIE
' \
I.AVONIA, GA.. Sept. 9.—lra Owens
"nd his child were killed by lightning
”' M night while on their wav to the
home of j. r. Hloyd. Mr O wens’ fa
ther-in-law.
Mrs. Owens and another child were
about 100 yards ahead of Owens and
">re unhurt.
He was carrying the child in his
arms.
NOBS DENTAL OFFICE
OF sls GOLD FILLINGS:
SAFES NOT TOUCHED
1 Gol(J filling valued at sls was the
I oot a Sunday afternoon prowler
< f T° m the XCW V ° rk (,ental Par
■ors, 32 1-2 Peachtree street. Two iron
es jammed with valuables were no' j
■ampored with.
■ r thief gained entrance by jimmy. !
3 door at the rear nf the dental of- I
He ransacked drawers and "ver- I
f rd cabinets in hi- search foi valu-
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results.
MEXIGOCJN
UMIEBB
■, 511 S
M*H
—
! President of Republic Resents
Talk of Intervention by the
United States.
AMERICAN INTERESTS
PROTECTED. HE SAYS
i
I
Plenty of Money and Troops
Available, and Rebellion Will
Collapse Soon.
MEXICO CITY. Sept. S in spite of
■ the activitj of the United States gbv
-1 ernment in transporting troops to the
international "border. President Mader*'
■ is confident that there will be no in- |
1 tervention. He believes that Mexico |
can handle net own domestic troubles,
and he would look with intense disfavor
f upon such a kindly office as the fur
nishing of Yankee troops for police
duty south of the Rio Grande.
In ar, intervie" with a representative i
of The Georgian today. President Ma
dero declared that conditions, especial- I
ly in the northern states, were fast I
improving.
"Not only has the government enough I
men to put down disorder of a revolu- ■
tionary character, but it has plenty of I
■ money also." said tin Mexican presi- j
“ dent.
“The balance sheet of the treasure I
shoos a balance of $25,500,000.
"The government has under arms to- i
: day and rendering active service I
■ against all classes of disturbers of pub- I
lie peace and order 60.000 men. If nee- |
essary. we can add to this number
, "American interests are being pro- .
> tected. As soon as the government
■ learned that property of United States |
■ citizens in Sonora and elsewhere was i
in danger, protection was furnished as ;
rapidly as it could have been furnished
by any other country facing similar
> circumstances.
: "When the situation was acute wv
heard nothing of intervention. Now
that the situation is relieved and the
protection asked for has been granted,
we hear talk of intervention again and
’ again. What is the reason for it?
"In the south disturbances are being
! put down. Americans are not in dan
ger. We need no outside help, for our
trained troops are equal to any demand
' levied upon them.
"In a very short time the troubles
from insurrecto bands will be a thing of
the past, and peace will reign over all
. sections of the republic.”
Antonio Zerba and three fellow con
spirators who attempted to betray this
city into the hands of Zapatista insur
rectos were executed today. They were
shot to death by a squad of federal
soldiers.
Whole U. S. Army
Ordered To Be Ready
WASHINGTON, Sepl. 9.—Orders
have been issued to hold the entire
1 United States regular army in readi
ness for action. This indicates that
government officials expect interven
tion in Mexico within a short time.
So tense is the situation on the Mex
ican border and sO keen the interest
felt in every branch of the war depart
ment that officials of every bureau ar-
■ rived at their desks even before the
usual hour for opening today.
i Major General Leonard Wood, chief
of staff, today announced that his
forces were ready for any presidential
order. [t is said that the Twelfth
cavalry, now at Presidio, Cal., will be
the next regiment to go to the border.
6,000 on Border Duty.
According to general opinion here to
day, if President Taft concludes to call ■
an extra session of congress to deal ;
with the Mexican situation, it will con
vene October 4 War department au
thorities have made all the prepara
tions necessary along the International ■
boundary for the invasion of Mexican
soil by American troops and more sol
diers are being distributed along .
southern Texas. Now Mexico and Ari
zona. With the distribution of the
Ninth and Thirteenth regiments of cav
alry today and tomorrow there will be
6.000 soldiers on bolder duty
Officials here say that the president's
attitude of hesitancy has been entirely
the result of fears so: Americans in
Mexico. His concern was ami is tha'
Continued on Page Two.
23,000 Boys and Girls Open New Public School Term
ROW ON OVER VACCINATION
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SEEIN' THINGS IN SCHOOL TODAY.
Slew Husband When
He Told Her It Was
Time for Her to Die
Mrs. Musso, Fifth Chicago Wom
an Tried This Year on
Charge of Killing Mate.
UHIUAGO, Sept. 9.—Confident that
she will be acquitted on a plea of self
defense, Mr.=. Lena Musso today ap
pealed In court to answer the charge of
murdering her husband, Peter Musso.
Mrs. Musso is the fifth woman placed
on trial for murder in Chicago since
January 1. Three of the others have
been acquitted and the jury disagreed
in the fourth case.
Mrs. Musso admits she shot her hus
band. She says he was jealous, and
that he threatened her life. One night,
she said, he woke her and asked her
what time it was.
"It is 2 o'clock." she says she re
plied.
“Then it is time for you to die." her
husband said, and took a razor from a
dresser drawer, the woman alleges.
Then, she said, she shot him.
It is this story that Mrs. Musso's at
torneys " ill set forth as her defense.
NEGRO SLAYER TRIED
AND SENTENCED FOR
LIFE IN 45 MINUTES
A murder trial completed in 45 min
utes, from the time of the opening until
the judge sentenced the accused to life
imprisonment, was the record made to
day in the DeKalb county superior
court when Charles Davis, a negro, ap
peared before Judge L. S. Roan, on the
charge of killing Dick Phillips, a negro.
The actual time consumed in the ar
gument was 30 minutes, and the jury,
after being out 15 minutes, returned a
verdict of guilty, with a recommenda
tion for a life sentence.
According to the evidence, Davis kill
ed Phillips last May, when they were
both working in the chaingang. A
slight quarrel aroused Davis, and,
snatching up a shovel, he brained the
man who was chained at his side.
DROWNS WITHONE SON
AFTER SAVING ANOTHER
CINCINNATI Sept. 9.—Clayton
Smith plunged into the river to rescue
bis two sons, aged'nine and six.
Aftet -aving the younger boy. Smith
returned to save the other, but both
■were drowned.
ATLANTA, GA„ MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 9, 1912.
Marietta Girls Seek
Later “Suitors* Car** to
: Lengthen Spoon Time
• Beaux Rush Home to Atlanta
Too Early They Complain.
Transit Company Ungallant.
i Marietta girls intend to petition the
Atlanta Northern Railway Company for
■ a later car at night from the Cobb
f county capital to Atlanta. That is, if
. one Marietta young girl, who is recog-
I nized as a social leader and is popular
' among Atlanta swains, Is abb- to carry
■ her point.
i The trouble lies in the fact that the
"Suitors' Car” —that is what ih<- Ma
rietta folks call the last <ar for Atlanta
1 —leaves at 10 o’clock.
"That is entirely too early for a young
• man to have to leave, especially when
he has come twenty miles to see you,"
says the young woman, who is in favor
of trying the method of a. signed petl-
• tion and a personal appeal to the offl
i cials of the road.
"Wait until enough Atlanta hoys use
that car and we’ll put it on," is the
ultimatum of the road.
“There are enough right now." says
Miss Marietta in reply, "and if you
would put that car on and let it be gen
erally known, there would be far more."
fracture’ Tnskull
OF‘BUGS’ RAYMOND:
SLAYING SUSPECTED
CHICAGO. St pt 9. Hollowing an au
' topsy on the body of Arthur Raymond,
known in the baseball world ns "Bugs”
■ Raymond, disclosed a number of inju
ries which are believed to have caused
his death.
The < oronei lias called In the police,
and a careful investigation is being
made. It is believed Raymond may have
been murdered. His skull was frac
tured, and other wounds and abrasions
were discovered. Raymond was found
dead Saturday in a room at the Hole’
Veley.
McNEiLmADE $lO ON
HIS RACE FOR OFFICE
MACON. GA Sept 9.—W. D. McNeil,
iI of Macon made a unique and success
i ful race for the state senate from tin
Twenty-first district His swot n state
i ment of campaign expenses shows that
SIOO wa" contributed tn Idm by W. I.
Massee and another SIOO by It H.
i Brown, and that hi"- ra< <■ cn*t only $l9O.
i U< therefore made $1" and "on the of
fice also.
Pupils Received by 560 Teach
ers—Many School Yards in
Bad Condition.
More than 23.000 children, from tod
dling tobies to high school belles, gath
ered up their books today and began
their nine-months g ind of school. There
were 560 teachers waiting to receive
them, the number of pupils and in
structors having been increased con
siderably since last year.
No real study was taken up today,
but the pupils eeeived their certifi
<at's and lists of text-books needed.
This afternoon lher? will be a jam in
the book stores like that in a Christ
mas candy store. No .manges, have
been made in the books med. but every
promotion mean- a f. w purchases for
each pupil.
Fault Found With
Vaccination Papers.
Schoitl authorities were aroused to
day over die discovery that certain At.
lanta physicians were issuing vaccina
tion certificates immediately upon vac
cination, contrary to law. Superintend
ent ot Schools- William M. Slaton in
timated that many children would have
to be refused admittance temporarily
if tile practice continued.
Several children seeking admission
told the clerks in the superintendents
office that tlvy had been vaccinated
this morning and exhibited certificates
signed by doctor.-. Physicians informed
Superintendent Slaton that certain
doctors were signing the certificates
before the result of the operation was
determined.
One doctor, so Superintendent Slaton
asserted, informed him that his pa
tients were demanding their money
back because another doctor was issu
ing the certificates at once while he,
following the rule, had refused to do so.
Threat to Bar
Many Pupils.
The vaccination certificate calls for
a successful vaccination, and doctors
are authority for the statement that
the success of a vaccine operation can
not be ascertained before eight days
at the least.
"AU pupils having certificates issued
to them upon vaccination before a doc.
tor has ascertained definitely that tiie
operation was a success will be barred
from the school until they produce
properly accredited certificates." said
Superintendent Slaton.
"Just how many of these certificates
have been issued and are being issued
today is difficult to say. We, have dis
covered some and we are sure that
there are others. A sweeping investi
gation will be made, for the school au
thorities expect to comply with the law
if some doctors don't."
Despite the fact that the opening at
tendance is 1.500 more than last year,
the school buildings, except in a few
minor instances, proved atnpje to care
for the horde of 23.000 children that
stormed the doors today.
Several school buildings were crowd
ed, but this was due to faulty appor
tionment, which will be remedied at a
meeting of principals to be held in the,
superintendent's office tomorrow after
noon at 1 o'clock. Official figures on
the opening attendance will be avail
able at that time.
School Yards In
Bad Condition.
Everything was ready foi the open
ing. except that several of the school
yards w ere in bad condition. The yards
of the Tenth street and North avenue
schools will be improved this fall by
the expenditure of $1,200 appropriated
by council. The George W. Adair school,
Catherine and Maryland avenues, was
the only new institution opened. The
children of Capitol View, the suburb
recently annexed, will attend this
school.
Atlanta has several other educa
tional institutions under way, including
the new Ansley school now being bui.t
and lhe English-Commercial High
school budding, to b< erected ai a cost
of $65,000.
GIRL, 18, THBMT CUT,
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS 111
WOODS NEAR GUMMING
Georgia Town, Stirred by Threated
Lynching, Again Aflame—Daughter
of Prominent Planter Found After All
Night Hunt and Rushed to Her Home.
Searcher Stumbles on Body in Desolated Clump
of Woods After Aunt Gives Alarm When
\'oung Woman Disappears Sunday Afternoon
Another Clash Between Races Now Feared.
< I AIMING. GA.. Sept. 9.—With her throat cut and apparently
in a living condition. Miss May (’row, 18-year-old daughter of Thomas
Crow, one of the most prominent planters in this section, was found
today at noon in a secluded spot in the woods one mile from her home
and eight miles from ( umining. Miss Crow was unconscious and the
crime is shrouded in tlie deepest of mystery.
The girl was found by a searching party that had been out all
right scouring the woods and nearby country for some trace of her.
She had been missing since late Sunday afternoon, when she left her
home to go to the home of her aunt, two miles away. The aunt was
expecting her. and whi n she failed to arrive sounded an alarm.
A searching party was quickly
recruited from farmers iu the
vicinity of the Crow home, and a
tireless hunt commenced. Through
the night the search continued, hut
without success.
Searcher Stumbles
Over Girl’s Body.
When daylight came, t lie party was
increased and the search renewed with
increased vigor, the party dividing and
going into all of the remote and se
cluded spots. At noon several of the
searchers were trudging through a des
olate lot of undergrowth in a clump of
woods alongside an old abandoned path,
just one mile from the Crow home,
when they stumbled onto the prostrate
form of the missing girl
Her throat was badly gashed and she
lay in a big pool of blood. She had
I evidently been there for many hours.
A hurried examination showed that
I she was still alive, breathing faintly,
and as quickly as possible site was
placed in a conveyance and carried to
her home.
Drs. John Hockenhull and G. P. Brice
were hurriedly summoned, and .at once
began a battle to save the gill’s life.
Only meager information as to Miss
Crow's condition has been received
here. It is understood, however, that
it is precarious.
Cumming Again
Thrown Into Turmoil.
Cumming was again thrown into tur
moil when news of the crime was
brought here shortly after noon, and
immediately began preparations to go
to the scene in automobiles and bug
gies. Hollowing so closely the trouble
of last week, when troop- had to be or
dered out, it has caused intense excite
ment.
Sheriff R/ed, of Horsy th county, and
Sheriff Crowe of Hall county, have
both gone to ihe scene of the crime and
are actively at work trying to unearth
a clew that might unravel the mys
tery. So far as can be learned here,
however, nothing has been found that
would throw the slightest light on the
crime.
Further Trouble
Feared at Trial
CUMMING, GA., Sept. 9.—The six
negroes whose arrest here Saturday
nearly brought on a riot are held safely
in the Cobb county jail at Marietta,
where they were taken Saturday nigiit
in automobiles, under escort of troops,
but they will be brought back to Cum
ming for arraignment tomorrow. State
troops will guard them, but the people
of Cumming anticipate no trouble.
The town was placed under martial
law front Saturday night until yester
day, when everything appeared quiet.
All negroes were driven from the streets
at the point of the bayonet in order to
avoid further trouble.
Mayor C H. Hanis is incensed it a
published story that hundreds of u< gro
families are moving to other commu
nities Be says tlie town is perfectly
quiet today, and th<- fears of tlie ne
groes have been quieted. The mayor
-ays The Georgian published the only
accurate and fair reports of the affair,
SAFE BLOWN: OWNER SLEEPS.
BROWNSVILLE. N Y., Sept 9.
Burglars blew Dr Lewis Alderman's
safe, stole his silverware, clothing and
jewel y and ate lunch in his dining
room while four servants, the doctor
and his wife slept.
HOME.
IPITION
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE p^ Rfe &
EYES OF COUNTRY
ON MINE TODAY
S :
1 State Election Result Regarded,
1 :
Like Vermont, as “Barom
eter” of November.
f
. PORTLAND. ME.. Sept. 9.—lndiea
■ tions from the late balloting through
out the state were that a record vote is
r being cast in Maine elections today.
I With ideal w-eather conditions prevail
ing and both parties working with their
utmost to get out every voter, the polls
this afternoon showed that In every city
and town in the state the ballots cast
were far more than in any previous
state election.
It was estimated at noon that three
fourths of the vote had been cast in
this city. The polls close at 5 p. m. all
over the state.
Political leaders throughout the na
tion are watching today s verdict with
tremendous interest, for Maine follows
Vermont as a "barometer state.”
President Taft, who motored from
Beverly to the summer home of his
brother. Charles, at Biddeford Pool,
will have a number of the G. O. P.
leaders of the state about him today
when some of the "straws" are re
ceived over the telephone, and. the
Democrats predict today that the full
voting strength of the party would be
brought out. Tremendous interest was
aroused by the visits of Democratic
national leaders during the campaign.
The rank and file of the G O. P. has
displayed an apathy which has alarmed
its state leaders.
DE LEON CASE PAPERS
BEAR SEAL AND SIGN
OF A WOMAN NOTARY
A petition for the settlement of rival
claims against the estate of Moise De-
Leon. the contractor who disappeared
several weeks ago. brought to the At
lanta superior court today the first
court document sworn to before a wom
an notary public. It bore the seal of
Mrs. M. L. Beattie, of Atlanta, recently
created notary under the law enacted
at the last session of the legislature.
Ronald Ransome and H. L. Frazer,
receivers for DeLeon, have a balance
due them from the county of $4,027 for
work done on the court house in Au
gust. This money is claimed by the
Fulton National bank, creditors of De-
Leon in the sum of $17,500. and also by
the Fidelity and Deposit Company of
Maryland. DeLeon's bondsmen The
receivers are willing to pay the sum to
either claimant, but ask the court to
decide which is entitled to the money.
The case is set for September 16.
HOTEL KEEPER IS FINED
FOR FIGHT WITH GUEST
J H Mlles, proprietor of the Ivy
hotel. 9S lv\ street, who fought Satur
day with K. D. Burgess, a boarder, to
day was fined $10.75 by Recorder Pr«
Tern Preston. The case of Burgess was
dismissed. Burgess said Miles «a:
roughly handling a b<»y, and that h
merely sought to stop it when Miles at
lacked him