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THE WEATHER Georgia: Showers in south: ih north portion, probably fair Monday and Tuesday. vol,. XI. NO. 31. I. B. DEFENDS MIIHMUM KFOB WOMEN 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., Sep! 9. Sharp reply to Governor Wilson for ills recent criticism of the Progressive platforms advocacy of a Federal law for a mini mum wage scale for women was made by Colonel Roosevelt today in a speech hme. The ex-president stoutly defend ed his argument that the government could legally take the corporations un der control in regulating the hours of employment and fixing the lowest wage. The colonel declared that Governor Wilson's insistency that such a revolu tionary scheme could not he put into effect is "folly." He pointed out that the government had brought the cor porations to bay through the interstate 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 lated in same w-< " declared the colonel The n. v. is made e,t a mass meeting during the morning. Roosevelt made ire point '.hat if Wil son's argument is to hold, then it must be 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 lias put Into effect some substantia! reforms. It can. by exer ising that same power, bring about bote working conditions for women.” Danger Lurks For Working Girl. Tin colonel went on to point out the d; tige- confronting underpaid working women. "If we don’t grapple with this prob lem." ho said, "we will be responsible for keeping in effect a system that, for the moral side, is extremely hazardous to the working girl. Danger lurks for the underpaid working woman. Wp "■i 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 terest. d themselves in it. but because I found that the earnest, hard-working women were gravely interested in woman suffrage did I take it up." said the colonel. "T was surprised as I came to study It. to find that a strong sentiment ex isted all over the country for the move. T am for woman suffrage, heart and soul." Roosevelt was heartily acclaimed at both meetings, in keeping with the warm welcome extended upon his ar rival last night. The people of Spo kane turned out in immense numbers lo see him as he left his hotel at 10 o clock this morning for an automobile parade. He was escorted by 500 Bull Moosers, all wearing bandannas. Negroes Oppose “Grandfather” Clause LITTLE ROCK. ARK.. Sept. 9.—An extra large vote of negroes is expected at the state flection here today as a protest against the proposed enactment of the ''grandfather" clause by the Democrats. The Democrats also have shown unusual activity and expect to poll a heavy vote, showing a gain in those sections where the negro vote Is nut heavy State-wide prohibition Is a feature of the election, being brought up under the initiative and referendum r he liquor element has fought the measure bitterly. Other laws under the initiative and referendum are recall of officials and a 69-day legislative ses sion. HE HEARS GIRL'S VOICE ON RECORD: THEY ELOPE P"STON Sept. 9.-—Relle Reed's fa thei p cud of hoi voice, had a phons *' reco',l ~f ft mad, ami -ent to Jlis frien I. Anhui E Simin. Erisinan < oped with th giti in a month. The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results. 'Slew Husband When I He Told Her It Was Time tor Her to Die i i Mrs. Musso, Fifth Chicago Woni- I ar. Tried This Year on Charge of Killing Mate. (’HK’AGO, Sept. 9. Confident that .she wdl be acquitted on a plea of self-. | defense, Mrs. Lena Musso today ap | peared in court to answer the charge of, j murdering her husband. Peter Musso.; j Mrs. is the fifth woman placed jon trial for murder in <’hicago since • January 1. Three of the others have I been acquitted and the jury disagreed , | in the fourth case. j 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. I I hen it is time for you to die." her , husband saiij, 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 win set forth as her defense. SHERIFF SLAYS MAN AS HE TRIES TO STAB ARRESTING DEPUTY I > ROMP. GA.. Sept. 9.—Romeo Baker. , wanted tor stabbing several members of a beer-drinking party on the banks of the ! Coosa river near here, was shot and killed by Sheriff Dunehoo when he tried to stab Trigg Clinton, the sheriff’s deputy. I’rink-crazed. Baker had run amuck i with a knife and slashed several of his • comrades, one, .lack Allen, being wounded L seriously. Sheriff Dunehoo was called to . take Baker. C Baker gave himself up and the sheriff had started to the city with him when he ‘ broke away and dived into the river. Reaching a Ibg in the stream he defied • the sheriff, but finally was persuaded to > surrender. r A boat was sent out to him with Clin ton in it. As soon as Baker climbed into > the boat he drew his knife and started to stab Clinton. The sheriff was on the shore and before Baker's blow fell the of ficer fired at him. The bullet struck Baker in the heart. ’ The coroner freed Sheriff Dunehoo of all t blame and did not hold an inquest. SOUTH AND NORTH BOTH REPRESENTED AT G. A. R, REUNION t LoS ANG FILES. Sept. 9. Every regi ment that fought in the Civil war was , represented in Los Angeles today by of ficers and privates. No regiment, either from the South or the North, lacked its representatives. Five thousand more vet ' erans ewre expected to arrive during the • day today and take part in the forVy [ sixth national Daughters of the American • Revolution encampment here. The arrival yesterday of A. .1. Peterson, of New York, formally opened rhe contest for the position of commander in chief. Peterson is the representative of Daniel E. ■» Sickles, of New York, who is prominently < mentioned for the pdace. Many delegates believe htat Albert B. Beers, of Connecti cut, will be the next head of the organi zation. The spirited contest for the place of commander in chief may be equaled by s similar activity for the presidency of the • Daughters of Veterans. T’nder the ordi . nary rotaion of office, this would fall to Nina M. Littlefield, first vice president. : PINEVIEW PLANTER SHOT BY ASSASSIN AS HE SITS IN HOME i ; CORDELE. GA.. Sept. 9.—Frank M ! Smith, a prominent white farmer and 1 lumberman of Pineview. Ga., was shot and probably fatally wounded by an unidentified assassin Friday night as he was seated by a window in his home, titter supper, reading a newspaper. I Only one shot was fired, and that apparently from close range. The ball, t that of a .38 caliber pistol, entered > the body at the base of the abdomen. ■ and was extracted by physicians from • the small of the back. s Dogs were hurried to the scene from I Abbeville and Vienna, but all efforts to ' trail the assassin proved futile. 1 It was in the vicinity of Pineview the tragedies growing out of the noto rious McDuffie feuds occurred. 13 NONAGENARIANS A SANTA FE TRAIL REUNION KANSAS CITY. MO.. Sept. 9 Thir teen grizzled veterans of the Mexican war, each 90 years or more, sat in the convention at the Westport Santa Fe Trail reunion while the band played "La Paloma" and "Green Grow th< , Rushes. O." to which they marched I with Doniphan and helped avenge tin- A la mo. 1 ( A mysterious stranger appeared among them. M. V. Wondell, t!8 years old. of Wilkesbart Pa., who came to challenge all the old-time fiddlers to a contest. A hurry call brought Stub . bins Watts, aged 80, who was in the Sixth Missouri. Confederate States army, in the Civil war. and a contest was arranged. Jungle joe's $6,500 auto SOLD BY U. S. FOR $660 WASHINGTON. Sept. 9 The llmou | gine <ar used b> I'd-lr i<»p Cannon whik ' I speukrr of ihn h<»u r ;ir-l wL'-h '•••*! ’b»- ' J u<i\<■: nnu ni hjs I n <i<j at »<•.< Ilion lor j MEIICOCJN ■lEffi WAR, SMS HUM President of Republic Resents Talk of Intervention by the I United States. AMERICAN INTERESTS PROTECTED. HE SAYS Plenty of Money and Troops Available, and Rebellion Will Collapse Soon. MEXICO CITY, Sept. 9.—ln spite of , the activity of the United States gov- I eminent in transporting troops to the ' international border. President Madero . is confident that there will be no in- j i terVention. He believes that Mexico I , can handle her own domestit troubles. ' and he would look with intense disfavor ' upon such a kindly office as the fur- | nishing of Yankee troops for police I duty south of the Rio Grande. ’ in an interview with a representative . of Tlie Georgian today. President Ma > dero declared that conditions, especial ; ly in the Yiorthern states, were fast improving. ■ "Not only has the government enough I men to put down disorder of a revolu tionary character, but it has plenty of money also." said the Mexican presi dent. "The balance sheet of the treasury, shows a balance of $25,500,000, "The government has under arms to- I day and rendering active service against al) classes of disturbers of pub lic peace and order 60.000 men. If nec essary, we can add to this number. "American interests arc being pro . tected. As soon as the government learned that property of United States : citizens in Sonora and elsewhere was in danger, protection was furnished as 1 rapidly as it could have been furnished by any other country facing similar circumstances. "When the situation was acute we . 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 dow n. 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.” MRS. J. R. M’LEAN DIES DESPITE PHYSICIAN’S RACE TO HER BEDSIDE BAR HARBOR, MAINE. Sept. 9—Mrs. John R. McLean, wife of the millionaire Washington and Cincinnati publisher, died at 6:15 o’clock today. She had been ill for some time with pneumonia, and suf fered a sinking spell yesterday, from i which she failed to rally. The great race made to save Mrs. Me Lean's life by Dr. Llewellyn Barker, of Johns Hopkins university, who reached her bedside at 8:30 p. m , after traveling 1.131 miles from the North Carolina woods in less than forty-one hours, was in vain At her side when she passed away were her husband, their son. Edward B. Mc- Lean. and Mrs. McLean's sister. Mme. Bakhmetoff. wife of the Russian ambas sador Dr Barker’s journey from the South was undoubtedly the fastest, longest and most spectacular races against death ever known The rail portion of the journey was made at an average of 72 miles an hour and shattered all records for train speed along the Atlantic coast. It was such a journey as no physician ever hud before undertaken. <»n the way Dr. Barker rode on three special trains, a mountain wag on, an automobile, a taxicab, a motorboat and a livery carriage. 'EPIDEMIC OF DIPHTHERIA ' ALARMS FT. PAYNE. ALA. EORT PAYNE. ALA.. Sept. 9. To aid in the suppression of an epidemic of diph theria. the comrpissioners of this city yesterday established an unusual prece dent of meeting on the Sabbath in order to pass a. quarantine ordinance. All chil dren are forbidden to frequent tjie street for ten days HELD FOR CURSING WHEN MAN TRIED TO SHOOT HIM NEV.’ Y'»i:K Sept ** Brrau-r hr wa« ' : swearing and shaking hi* fists at a man who had siint him tv o <•, David Ftyan i | va. arrested here. I ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9. 1912. THE CHAMPION GOAT GETTER Swinging Around the Circle. Copyright, 1912. by International News Service Z ■ A.„. -* "A i r //« \ WKw " - - . /// ww. -4°j Ww FLOGGED WOMAN SUESFOM,IIOO Essie Carter Brings Action in Federal Court for Damages Following Whipping. MACON. GA.. Sept. 9—W S Dozier and his two sons. .1. C. Dozier and Clyde Dozier. Pope McClung, Jim Gelsc, Erwin Mcßae and Duke Mar shall, all of Dawson, Terrell county, have been sued individually and col lectively by Essie Carter, a young white woman, for the sum of $25,000. Suit has been filed at ('olumbus in the United States court for the north ern district of Georgia, it being alleged that the girl is a resident of South Carolina. She is the one who was horsewhipped by XV. S. Dozier and Olli ers at Dawson on July 20 on account of Mr. Doziers youngest son. Voight. The suit repeats the charge that the Hogging was witnessed by a negro man and that the girl was naked at the time FURTHER TROUBLE FEARED AT BLACKS' TRIAL AT CUMMING CUMMING, GA., Sept. 9. Tile six negi oes v> hos-e arrest here Sulttriiav nearly brought on a t lot ate held sat.-ly la the Cobb county jail it Marietta where they were taken Saturday night tn automobiles, under escort of troops but they will be brought bm-k to t'um tning for art ilgnment tomorrow. Stat, troops will guard them, but the people of t'umming anticipate no trouble. The town was placed under mat tin i law from Saturday night until yester day. when everything appeared quiet. All negroes were driven from the street:, at the point of the bayonet in order to avoid further trouble. Mayot <'. F. Harris is incensed at a published story that hundreds of negro families art moving to othei commu nities He says the town is perlr.tly Iquict today, ami th, sea of tin m gross have been quieted Thd mayot I -ay ~ Th” Georgian puhiishod ilu *>nO | accurate ami fair report- of ti, ilfait. 11 FAKE TELEGRAM LEADS WOMAN IN AUGUSTA TO 1 BELIEVE HUSBAND DEAD AI'GUSTA. GA.. Sept. 9. -A fake tel- I egram caused Mrs. H E. Fitzgerald, of this city, to mourn as dead her hus band. a traveling man. Several days ago Mrs. Fitzgerald received a mes- I sage, written on a telegraph receiving blank, purporting to be from a person in Jackson. Miss., of whom she had never heard, stating that her husband had died there suddenly. Mrs. Fitzgerald was grief-stricken Site called up Manager John M. Roesel, of the Elks club, and asked him to com " municate with the Jackson lodge and I have her husband's body embalmed and , shipped to Augusta. Fitzgerald is an Etk in good standing. A telegram from Jackson brought a reply that no one by the name of Fitzgerald had died there recently. An investigation was started, which showed that the telegraph company 1 had not received a telegram from Jack son for Mrs. Fitzgerald, and the al -1 leged dead, man has- wired from Mem -1 phis that he is hearty and well, with ’ no immediate thought of being em ■ balmed. Just who perpetrated the deception on Mis Fitzgerald is not known, but ‘ the authorities are investigating. I— MILK-FED FISH ARE TO HAVE WINE AS A CHASER ST LOl’lS, Sept. 9 Ye gods have nothing on ye little fishes of the Mis sissippi tlvei at St. Louis when It I cotms lo having good thing- to ea' nn*d diink Nou th»\x ai> lo havp 36 botth < of >p:i'kiiim wine, known to rvt'i.dio.lx » xt <q»i I nch* Sam an • ham pagne. \tilh whit li to wash down tin oih' i t(»oih>oio ' things on which th«\ i. • -oil Iv ha w dined. The wine wa> made b> .in Ohio < oiupans Pine food in spec i of.*-- con ti-' .ited it b'-t ause the label described il as <-haiiipagiie, although it did no' • on.** t <Oll the champagne dtsliict of l 'l a net*. Within the :;tHI few U eeks COllsigli mvnts of randy, ketchup, milk, mint • - m* at and mushrooms have been tnrown , into lhe river for the little fishes. MARTHA WASHINGTON’S BRANDIED FRUIT IMPURE W ASH IN< ;TON. Sept. 9. Dr. Har\ » \ I\\ . Wil' $ he pure fnod expert, .-ays ■liii.at M.iiiii.i Washington' old terjp. i for hi <n<ii» d pe;o In < uas contrary t" . J thr pm c food law . JiOOEIDINW REIT IN DM I Troops Rebel and Seize Bar racks—Loyals Rout Desert ers by Merciless Fire. ST. PETERSBERG, S< nt. 9. Mutiny brok - out totisy in tin- Russ: tn army stationed in tin- government of Vilmt, in Lithuin:. l . ind in a let*tic h-tw<*en ioy tl troops and the rebel soldiers ifut mutineers were st'in and 200 wounded. Th-' troops which mutinied were Sap pers stationed in th.- barracks at Ora ny. After the uprising they seized the barracks and defied the local military authorities to mist them. A regiment of Infantry was sent against the S;< ppers. The foot soldiers drove the d< s, rt -rs from their quarters by a galling fire. Although the muti neer- returned tin fire, reports of the uprising received by the military au thorities het,- gave no account of casu alties among the low, I troops The outbreak today shows that a mutinous spirit exists in tile army us well as in the navy, disaffection hav ing broken ou' recently at Sebasto pol. where the ships tired on sliore fort». Tim entire military forces ~f the Russian empire were to be seized by the b-aders of the conspiracy who aimed to rampiete their accomplish ments by si rzure of tile government and making the ezar .1 prisoner . PHILADELPHIA DOESN'T BAR KISSING ON STREETS PHIL ADKI.PHIA S.-p 9 .Vlugi.x- IfHtr S< otl. in ad« • isitiu h. rr t held that a man has a light to kiss his u »•»•( ii< all <>n Ila- streets of Philadel phia. i LIMB AMPUTATED. FINDS SON ON NEXT COT LEGLESS M ILKESRARRE. PA Sept 9 tm | recovering from th, .ff.-<-i> of ether •I afl< i hav ng hl- b--g amputated. Peter | 'A .titer looked to tip ail, joining ,~t and ■ -i"- hi son. wlm had ju.-t lost two I legs In an ateident. IXTRA - 2. CENTS EVERYWHERE p^ Rt ° 2.5.01111 BOVS I*o EHLS EMI SCHOOLS Received by 560 Teachers for New Term—No Real Study for Pupils Today. / MANY SCHOOL YARDS IN BAD CONDITION Superintendent Slaton Asserts Outlook Is Bright One—New Instructors Needed. Nearly 25,090 children, from toddling babies to high school belles, gathered up their books today and began their nine-months grind 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 received their certifi cates and lists of, text-books needed. This afternoon there will be a jatn in the book stores, like that in a Christ mas candy store. No changes have been made in the books used, but every promotion meanS a few purchases for each pupil. School Yards In Bad Condition. Everything was ready for the open ing, except that several of the school yards were in bad condition. The yards of the Tenth street and North avenue schools will be improved this fall by the expenditure of $1,200 apifbopriated by council. The George W. Adair school, Catherine and Mayland avenues, was the only new Institutions opened. The children of Capitol View, the suburb recently annexed, will attend this school. Superintendent William ,VL Slaton said today that the outlook is bright for the coming session. "The entire summer was spent in making careful preparations for the term," he said, "and everything is in splendid shape. I am sure there lias been nothing overlooked. The attend ance will, of course, pa.-s all record 5 , for the steady growth of Atlanta means lan equal growth in the number of chil dren of school age." I Expects Increase Os 2,000 Pupils. There were 22,971 children in the At lanta schools at the close of the ses sion last .lune. Superintendent Slaton expects an increase this year of from 1,500 to 2,000 pupils. Atlanta has several other educa tional institutions under way. including the now Ansley school now being built ami the English-Commercial High school building, to he erected at a cost of $65,000. Eight new supernumerary teachers are needed for this term, and Super intendent Slaton announced that he would examine applicants for these places. A teacher foi tin- tfceaf and dumb school is needed, too. the super intendent having failed to find an in structor up to the standard desired. LATE AT POLLS, WOMAN OFFICIAL LOSES PLACE: STOPPED TO-CURL HAIR SAN RAFAEL, CAL.. Sept. 9. Mrs. Kate Sparrow frizzed her hair and has tened to the election booth, where she was an official. She was seven min utes late, and her plat e had been filled by a man. HALE. WORLD’S CHAMPION. TO PARTICIPATE IN SHOOT MACON. GA., Sept. 7.—There are more than 150 entries for the annual rille shoot of the Sec<»nd Georgia regi ment. whicli will lie held at the Holton rang, . six miles from Macon, this week. Among them is .Private Hale, of For syth. wtio broke the worlti's running long-distance firing record in the mu tonal tournament at Camy Perry, Oltio. last tear. Hy order of tile adju li.int general, all militiamen partiei | paling in the shoot must tamp on the grounds. I idly 200 members of the Second Georgia regiment will be here, n addition to the local militiamen. ’ CZAR'S CHEF DANGEROUS CALLING: SALARY SIB,OOO ST PETERSBURG. Sept. 9. -The lezar's chef gets SIB,OOO a year. The < zar prefers simple dishes, but in addi. I lion to his majesty, the chef has to feed j lino residents of the palace. His great I trouble, however is to see that poisons ar, not introduced into the dishes. In fended for the czar's table Marty of 1 , .is-tstants are sei ret servwe agents who spy on him ami on one another.