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THE WEATHER
Forecast tor Georgia: Showers to
day and tomorrow.
VOL. XI. NO. 32.
MLLIItEITS
HOME CITY
IIIIOEO
BY T. 1.
Colonel in Seattle. Hopeful
of “Throwing Ex-Secretary
Into Discard.”
APPEALS TO WOMEN TO
USE BALLOT PRIVILEGE
Urges Them to Get Out Their
Vote, “So We May Smash
the Bosses.”
SEATTLE. WASH.. Sept. 10.—Into
thi-- reactionary stronghold came Colo
nel Roosevelt today. As the train neared
■ < ity, the ex-prcsidcrit remarked that
he was 'hopeful" of putting- down the
I'iaCiine of western Washington and
throwing ex-Secretary Ballinger, leader
of the Taft fosens,- into the discard.
Roosevelt expressed himself as ex
tremely satisfied with the situation in
eastern Washington. His stay yester
day in Spokane convinced him that the
Progressive party in that, part of the
state is going to make n clean sweep.
"I'm no prophet, but I'm told that
tin- Progressives will carry Washington
In November." observed tlje colonel.
‘ No doubt exists as to the eastern part
of the state. I think we can pull the
western part with us."
The colonel reached here at 9 o'clock
this morning after an all-night ride
from Spokane. He was greeted by a
.great crowd, waiting to see him.
Go to Polls and
Fight. He Tells Women.
He ent direct to the county conven
tion of Progress!res. where he talked
rn the T-iies of the fight. Alluding to
1 ic suffrage of women, the ex-presi
c-nt said he wanted to impress the
women voters of Washington with the
n<■ essity of using the ballot.
You women here in Washington
I’avt the right to vote," he said, turn
ing to the women delegatee at. the con
vention. “If the women fail to exer-
■ i-e the ballot privilege, they show that,
they do not regard the suffrage as of
practical value. It is not enough to
light for the -ight to vote. You must
go io the polls and fight for the princi
tr's of government.”
Tmr colonel felt impelled to give this
.'l l', ice because of the apathy shown in
rimy parts of Washington by women
who failed to register. He urged that
a complete registration be got out. "so
we may smash the bosses."
Maine Swings Back
To G. O. P. Fold
PORTLAND. .MAINE Sept. In.—
I-, ' tion returns front 491 out of 521
' ’tjvs. towns and plantations today
Haines. Republican. 70.072; Piaisted,
Democrat. 66,515. Haines' plurality,
I he small cities and towns missing
■ire vc y small and are not expected to
m. !<e an; material difference in the
final result. These places in 1910 gave
’■’crnald. Republican. 700; -Piaisted,
Democrat, 641.
Mining the above figures to those
alread •■reived would give the follow -
ins;
Haines. Republican. 10,772; Piaisted,
D no rat. 67.156.
' rom tjie latest returns, it would
w in that the Republicans have com
pete control of the legislature and will
" e.-t a Republican senator. The fig
tr.es - give the following result;
Republicans Control Legislature.
Senate—23 Republicans. 8 Demo
crats.
Hotts--- 77 Republicans. 74 Demo
crats.
lull: Ballot—loo Republicans. 82
Democrats.
I ite plurality of Haines for governor,
ted by the union of G. O. P. and
dull Moose voters, is likely to prove
; butoxitnately 3.600. Congressman Mc
' a’Uddy is the only Democrat sent
*° Washington on the face of the re
lurns. ano additional figures are not
'•pm-ted to shake the hold of the Re
publicans.
I be contest for the legislature ia
1 ose, but gains of the Republicans on
state ticket are expected to assure
memos electing as the next United
i “enator from Maine former Gov.
nor Edwin C. Burleigh.
I'ne congressmen elected, with their
P uralities, ft rp:
'■ “St District—Asher C. Hinds, Re
rublican H>9.
, ’*cond District—D. C. McGillicuddy,
•rnnera*. 1 nan (34 towns missing l
' cirri District—Forest Goodwin. R»-
1 to 1 , ,2n < fourteen to ans missing 1
'u*ih Ditrict—Frank B. Guernsey
'vspub.soan, 422 (fifteen towns tniwtng).
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS~Use For Results.
Spurned Hubby Takes
3 Faltering Shots at
Himself: Nicks His Ear
•
■ Arrest For Shooting In City
1 Limits Caps Hard Luck Climax
of Atlanta Man.
MACON GA., Sept. 10—Charles L.
Spikes, a former Macon man. came
here from Atlanta last night and
sought to persuade his wife to return
• and live with him, but she refused.
This morning h* bought a pistol, sat
down before a mirror and fired three
fimes in an effort to kill himself. One
bullet pierced an ear, another cut off a
lock of hair and the third tore the
crown off hi? hat. Policemen then
] appeared and arrested him for shopt
ing in the city limits.
Spikes declares that upon his release
he is going to finish the job.
hen the officers entered his room.
Spikes jumped out of a window and
was pursued several hundred yards
down an alley before being caught.
Spikes attributes his bad aim to
nervousness.
WILLIAM B. ROBERTS
VICTIM OF TYPHOID:
FUNERAL TOMORROW
The funeral services of William B.
Roberts, division superintendent of the
Southern Bell Telephone Company,
who died yesterday afternoon after a
long illness from typhoid fever, will be
held tomorrow afternoon at the North
Avenue Presbyterian church. Dr. Rich
ard O. Flinn and Dr. Dunbar Ogden
officiating.
Mr. Roberts was for a number of
years prominently connected with the
newspapers of Atlanta, his last news
paper position being business manager
of The Atlanta News. For the last ten
years he has been one of the telephone
officials.
He was a member of Palestine lodge
of Masons, Atlanta commandery of
Knights Templars. Royal Arch Masons.
Shriners and Elks.
Mr. Roberts was born at Urbana,
Ohio. He came to Atlanta when he
was sixteen years of-age. He is sur
vived by his wife and two daughters,
Misses Jeurdine and Katherine Rob
erts. and his brother. Mrs. Joseph Rob
erts. and a sister. Mrs. David Kein. of
Napoleon, Ohio.
colo rad o Farmer
ACCUSES CHICAGOANS
OF $127,000 SWINDLE
CHICAGO, Sept. 10. —Andere E. An
derson faces suit tn Federal court today
brought by Charles H Ramsax. a Colorado
farmer, to regain $127,000 which he al
leges was taken from him by a swin
dling operation. William H. Schoot,
president of the Schoot Engineering Com
pany. and Harry J. Stoops, a real estate
man, are co-defendants with Anderson,
while Park Chamberlain, president of the
First National bank of Wyoming. lowa, is
mentioned as having had a hand in the
deal, although he is not a party to the
suit.
Ramsay alleges he was induced to pur
chase $127,000 of stock in the Anamosa-
Oxford Junction Light and Power Com
pany, of Anamosa. lowa, on the repre
sentation that it was worth twice what
he paid for it. He asserts that it Is
valueless.
Ramsay says he was invited to come
to Chicago, and was lavishly entertained.
ITALIAN WARSHIPS
BOMBARD TURKISH
SEAPORT SUDDENLY
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 10. Italian
warships off the coast of Asia Minor re
sumed their activity today, bombarding
the port city of Scalanova, 50 miles south
of Smyrna. z-
Xceording'to advices received here, an
j Italian fleet appeared suddenly off the
j city, at the sight of which many resi
' dents fled. It was thought that the batle
ships were looking for Turkish merchant
men, but suddenly the Italian ships
opened Ore and later steamed away
ft is reported that several were killed
land wounded and that a number of build
ings were demolished. The island of
Samos lies off Scalanova. The city lies
a few miles south of the famous ruins
of Ephesus.
W. P. ANDREWS AND
HUTCHENS TO AID IN
WILSON CAMPAIGN
William -I. Harris, chairman of the state
Democratic executive committee, today
invited Walter P. Andrews, late manager
of the Woodrow Wilson campaign in
Georgia, and G. R. Hutchens, manager of
ihe Underwood campaign, to become his
two first 1 assistants in the tight to carry
Georgia for Wilson in November, and
both have accepted.
Andrews and Hutchens will entei at
once aggressively into the work of or
ganizing and carrying Georgia for Wil
son. and will remain in the fight to the
finish.
Mr Hutchens, who Is one of the best
speakers in the state, will take the stump
for the Democratic nominee both in
Georgia and the Northwestern states.
SPEEDING MOTORCYCLE
HITS TRUCK:! DIES. 1 DYING
- NEW YORK. Sept. 10.—While rac
ing through the streets of the East
Side early today on the motorcycle
to keep an appointment. Peter Millet,
22-year-old piano teacher, wae killed,
and Samuel Palofsky, an electrician,
was mortally wounded when the ma-
I chine crashed Into a truck at the cor
| ner of Avenue A and Eleventh street,
j Both men were hurled ,;o fegt and the
I noises attached to the truck were
I tnrown to 'he street.
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IN MUTINY;
HUNIIfIEOS
OESEBT
Mexican Rebel Forces Split,
and Troopers Are Flocking
to El Paso, Texas.
DANGER OF INTERVENTION
IS MATERIALLY LESSENED
Dividing of Belligerents Will
Enable Government to Make
Headway Against Them.
EL PASO. TEXAS, Sept. 10.—Con’-
sid.era.ble relief was felt along the Mex
ican border today when it became
known that a mutiny had broken out
in the army of General Orozco, the
rebel leader. Hundreds have deserted
and during the past 24 hours a large
number have flocked into El Paso.
Indications are that if the desertions
continue Orozco will be without an
army and will have to surrender or
flee. Such an outcome would help the
Federal government immensely and
probably avert the danger of United
States intervention, as President Ma
dero would be able to divide the army
pursuing Orozco and send smaller de
tachments after the isolated bands
menacing Americans, j
The desertions from Orozco are not
confined to privates, but include some
of his trusted lieutenants. Among
these are Santiago Mestas, former
mayor, and Alvino Tejo. former chief
of police of Juarez under the rebel
government.
The investigation of Senator Wil
liam Alden Smith ‘of the border condi
tions continues Senator A. R. Fall will
return here tomorrow from Los Ange
les to assist.
“VAMPIRE WOMAN” IS
BLAMED FOR DEATHS
IN RESORT IN ILLINOIS
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.—Coroner Peter
Hoffman has pjlaced the blame for
the death of John Messmaker and Es
ther Harrison on Frankie Ford, the
"vampire woman" of the West Ham
mond underworld.
According to the coroner, whose in
vestigation is yet far from complete.
Frankie Ford, or Mrs. Ethel Parker,
who said that Messmaker had died
from a draught from the "death bottle"
injected morphine into the arms of
both victims. He believed this mor
phine caused their deaths. The coroner
Is investigating carefully the story of
other murders at West Hammond.
“BUGS 77 RAYMOND’S
ASSAILANT IS HELD
AS INQUIRY GOES ON
( Hit'AGO. Sept.. 10.— Fred Cigranz
is held by the police today pending
further investigation into the death of
Arthur Raymond—better known as
"Bugs” Raymond—famous baseball
pitcher. Cigranz admitted that he had
a fight with "Bugs” at a baseball game
a few days ago and that he struck him
with a piece of a. broken flower pot.
According to his story, "Bugs" got up
and hit him with the same missile.
"I've known him for fifteen years
and I wouldn't have hurt him bad for
anything." said Cigranz.
SAVANNAH MACHINISTS
GIVE UP WAGE FIGHT
SAVANNAH. GA., Sept. 10—After sev
eral months the machinists of the several
railroads entering Savannah, who have
been making an effort to get an increase
in wages and better shop conditions, have
given up the tight, for a year, at least.
This action was taken, it is understood,
after the machinists of the Southern rail
way, who had pursued their demands to
a definite decision from the officials, had
failed.
ANSWERS BURGLAR CALL,
FINDS NEW-BORN BABY
CHICAGO. Sept. 10.—Policeman
John Hoffman hurried to Izawrence Mc-
Carty’s residence in answer to a bur
glar alarm. The only intruder he
founded was a newly born nine-pound
boy.
BACHELORS SCARCE AND
CLUB QUITS QUARTERS
CHICAGO. Sept. 10.—The fashion
able Union club has given up Its Dear
born street quarters because f!te num
bei nt evident bachelor member*
dwindled so It was impo-stbl* to pay
the rent. •
ATLANTA. GA., TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. 1912
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NEGROES HIDDEN;
CUMMING QUIET
With Ernest Cox, the confessed
slayer of an 18-year-old girl, locked
safely in the Atlanta Towel, and the
Six negroes charged with previous
crimes held in jail at Marietta, the lit
tle town of Cumming, in Forsyth coun
ty. is quiet, on the surface, today, for
’none of the negroes is within reach of
violence. Feeling in the county is such
that the authorities refused to take the
six negroes from Marietta to Cumming
today - to face a. preliminary' investiga
tion, and they will remain in Marietta
until they have been indicted and their
trial called.
The 18-year-old daughter of a For
syth county planter, found dying in the
woods near Cumming yesterday, died
late in the afternoon without recover
ing consciousness. A party of men.
searching for her assailant, captured
Ernest Sox, a young negro, and took
him into Hall county, where he was
locked in the Gainesville jail for safe
keeping. On the way to Gainesville, he
made a confession of his crime.
Mirror the Clew.
Groups of men from the hill country
began gathering in Gainesville as soon
as the news of the negro's capture and
confession spread toward Cumming
and at 8 o'clock Chief of Police Smith
secured an automobile, slipped the ne
gro out of the jail and drove out of
the town at terrific speed. He brought
his prisoner bya uto to Atlanta.
ing the 53 miles without troubb . but he
was greatly relieved w hen <'ox was
locked in the cell inside the Fulton
Tower.
The negro Cox is a diminutive, de
formed, black negro, with inferior in
telligence. He was suspected through a
clew furnished by a small pocket mir
ror found at the scene of his crime, and
which a Cumming merchant identified
as one be had sold to Cox. The negro
was found at his home, a short dis
tance away Instead of being taken
into Cumming, where a lynching would
have bean certain, he was taken a'
once to Gainesville H<- confessed free
ly on the road, but this wa- not made
public until he wg.« safe in bi cell.
A preliminary hearing at Cumming
Women of Savannah
Plan League to Solve
The Servant Problem
Only Good Negroes Will Be Al
lowed to Register—None But
These Will Be Hired.
SAVANNAH. GA., Sept. 10.—At a
meeting at the armory September 15
to organize the Housekeepers Protec
tive league, it is probable there will
be present not only a majority of the
housekeepers of Savannah, but a num
ber from other Georgia cities.
Since the announcement of the fact
that local housekeepers have decided to
inaugurate an active campaign for an
adjustment of the "servant problem,"
interest In t>he project has spread with
remarkable rapidity. Among those who
have written commending the scheme
are a number of south Georgia house
keepers.
It is the purpose of those back of the
movement to have all the housekeep
ers of Savannah join in a protective
association and establish a central em
ployment bureau, under the supervision
of the league, with an experienced man
ager in charge. All the good servants
will be registered at this bureau. The
members of the league will be pledged
to employ no servants who are not so
registered. The fact that worthless ne
groes could no longer obtain employ
ment would be calculated to have a dis
tinct beneficial effect upon the race.
has been set for next week, but prob
ably it will be abandoned, as the sher
iff believes it would mean the negro's
certain death if he were taken back into
Forsvth county so soon after his crime
He will probably be kept In Atlanta
until the date of his regular trial,
which will bo at the same term of
court a* that of the other negroes now
held In Marietta,
Dispatches from t'umming today say
th' town is Yseething with bitterness
against the negroes, but there was no
disorder during the night. Twenty
special deputies, armed with rifles, pa
trolled the town all night but thert
"a no effort b' the people tn vent
their ' rath on innni ent negroc.-. and no
; trouble was reported.
TWO MORE ■
MORS KILLED
OXFORD, ENGLAND, Sept. 10.—
Aviation claimed two more victims in
the ranks of the British army today,
making four members of the royal fly
ing corps killed in less than a week.
Those who met death near here today
were Lieutenanj Hotchkiss and Lieu
tenant Bettfligton. .While the men
were passing the village of Wolver
coot the aeroplane tank suddenly ex
ploded at n height of 500 feet. The may
chine seemed to disintegrate and fall in
pieces.
Hurled from the car by the force of
the explosion, the bodies of the avia
tors fell far apart. They were badly
mangled. \
The-shattered remains of Hotchkiss
fell in the river and those of Bettington
fell in a field
An investigation was started at once
by the war office. Aerial experts de
clared that the accident probably had
been caused by a leak of the gasoline
tank which allowed the fluid to reach
the ignition of the motor.
A countryman who saw the accident
said that the machine was going at
great, speed, when Suddenly he saw a
puff of smoke and the aeroplane broke
into two pieces. When the sound of
the detonation reached the spectator
he knew that the motor hail exploded.
The two fatalities today make a total
of 52 army aviators killed in aerial
accidents since the inauguration of fly.
Ing as a part of the military science.
About half of the victims have been
French officers.
BUNGALOW TOO DISTANT.
BRIDE QUITS IN FOUR DAYS
ST. LOUIS. S-fit. 10.—Harley Vance
Thomas has filed suit to divorce Kath
erine Thomas, who, he says, left him
four days after their marriage. The
wedding was June 22 last.
Prior to the wedding. Thomas says,
he built a bungalow. He alleges his
bride told, him she would not live there,
a- she wanted to bo nearer her p.<r
<nt ■. H< says she has attended dances
with other nu n stnie"their separation.
[XTRA
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE
ii noimo
IIMORSAN
FHIOTE
SELLING
True Bills Are Returned by the
County Grand Jury in Elec
tion Scandal.
PROBE GOES ON; MORE
CHARGES ARE EXPECTED
Investigation Goes Into Alleged
Bartering of Ballots in the
May Primary.
MADISON, GA., Sept. 10.—The
twelve men Indicted yesterday by the
Morgan county grand jury on the
charge of selling their votes in th»
county primary last May are:
J. M. Hooper.
G. L. Hooper,
J. H. Hooper.
M. B. Moody.
Fl F. Hester.
Daws Ruarks.
P. C. Ruarks.
W. W. Harper.
W. H. Harper.
Berry Farmer.
Bud Haynes.
Clovle Walker.
The grand jury reconvened at 9
o’clock this morning and resumed the
examination of the few remaining wit
nesses to be called. Other indictments
are expected.
It is generally understood that the
actions now being brought are aimed
not. so much to punish for past offenses
as to prevent repetition of the corrupt
practices.
The movement was put under way
because of public sentiment aroused by
the flagrant and open corruption in the
county primary. The foreman of the
grand jury is Hon. Grant D. Perry, a
wealthy planter and senator-elect from
the Tw’enty-eighth district.
L. & N. TO CONDUCT ITS
OWN TELEGRAPH SYSTEM
LOUISVILLE, KY., Sept. 10.-R. R
Hobbs has been appointed superintendent
of telegraph of the Louisville and Nash
ville railroad system. Mr. Hobbs has been
chief operator in the local offices.
"With the severance of relations with
the Western Union, the Louisville and
Nashville will conduct its own telegraph
system, and it Is preparing to spend sl,-
500,000 establishing a telephone system,
embracing 30,000 miles. Already 5,0041
miles of wire have been strung.
DREDGING OF OCMULGEE
RIVER BEGUN AT MACON
MACON. GA., Sept. 10.—Dredging ot
the Ocmulgee river, in order to deepen
the channel and afford all-the-yeas
navigation from Macon to Brunswick,
iias been begun at this point. The gov
ernment has appropriated $50,000 fol
the work, which is under the direc
tion of Dan Kingman.
SAYS CAR JERK INJURED
STOMACH; ASKS $30,000
MACON. GA., Sept. 10.—Declaring
his stomach was dislocated by a street
car turning a sharp curve at a rapid
rate, Lucius D. Johnson, a local, insur
ance man, has brought suit against tha
.Macon Railway- and Light Company for
$30,000 damages.
SCIENTIST SAYS SPELLING
BOOKS SHOULD BE BURNED
DUNDEE. SCOTLAND, Sept. 10.—
Sir James Donaldson, in his address to
the British Association for the Ad
vancement of Science, said all spelling
books should be burned.
DESERTS HUSBA~ND WHO
REFUSES TO COOK FOR HER
NEW YORK, SefYt. 10.—Because
James Lang, of this city, refuses to do
the cooking, his wife, Mrs. Mabel Lang,
has left him.
BEGINS HIS 71 ST YEAR
AS A SCHOOL TEACHER
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10.—Dr. Zep
panlah Hupper, professor of political
economy, has begun his 71st year as a
teacher in the schools here.
SAYS BOSTON IS RULED
BY UTAH MORMON KING
BOSTON, Sept. 10— In an address
here. ex-Senator Frank J. Cannon, of
Utah deviated that "Massachusetts i«
under the domination of a Mormon king
who has his throne at Salt Lake City.’