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Newspaper Page Text2 CUMMING FEARS RIOTASRESULT OFLYNCHING Another Negro Brought Today to Atlanta for Safekeeping. Store House Burned. Continued From One. mob Five negroes who had been held ; in the Mailetta jail for 'afe keopine j were brought to At anta in automobile, last night and placed in the Tower, fm the I’obh county authorities feared an I assault by the same determined men' who had stormed the Forsyth relinb . jail so sii<eossfnily. The tlx* negroes are Tony Howell. Fate ('heater. Isaiah Perkle. Johnny Batea and Joe Rog ers. They vers arrested after an as sault on a farmer's wife near Cumming la-’ Saturday Grant Smith, a negro preacher who was horsewhipped in t'mntning last Saturday for hl« alleged remarks re flet ting on the iharai ter of white wom en. was released from tin- Marietta jail, as there was no warrant agplnst him. He was being held for safe keeping It Is not likely that Ip will return to Cumming BOY. 8. DEFENDS HIS MOTHER. ACCUSED OF GIVING HIM BEATING Lllll e George Walker, a bright chap of eight year- defended his mothet now Mrs W M .Miller, of 220 East Fair street, when she was haled to po- I lice court today by her former husband. G. W. Walker, father of the hoy. on the charge of having beaten unnecessarily the litt e fellow . Questioned by Reeordei Pro Tern Preston, little George said he had no complaint to make of the whipping ad ministered by his mother, and seemed to think he had received no mor, than he deserved. .Judge Preston dismissed the case. The boy lives with his mother, hav ing been awarded to her by the court. Walker met the boy' on the street and, making inquiries as to a small bruise, learned of the whipping. He then had a case made against his former wifi. Mrs. Milter explain'd that the bruise resulted from an attempt by th. little follow to dodg- under a table, striking his head. WIFE SEEKS TO FREE H USB AND, WHOSE ARREST SHE CAUSED Touched by the spectacle of her hus band in a prison cell and sorry now that she signed an affidavit to the ef fect that he forged het tin me to several checks, Mrs. Alice M. Burden, IS Tye street, today is striving to settle the case and free him The prisoner is John A. Burden, a contractor. Burden was held by Recorder Pro Tern Preston in bond of SSOO for trial in the state courts, but his wife, for giving him. doesn't want him to have to face the law Burden madb a full confession to Assistant Superintendent Scott of the Pinkerton agency and City Detectives Black and Harper, explain ing that he needed extra money tem porarily in his business. Five checks are said to have been forged, three for sls. one for JlO and one for $6.76. CUTS THROAT. THEN FLOURISHES RAZOR AS POLICE ARE CALLED Officers were summoned to Stokes street. West End. this afternoon by the report that a man named Harper had out his throat 'with a razon, but was still walking around the house with the weap on in hfs hand, frightening his wife and children A police auto with several men was rushed to the scene. After some diffi cult} the man was overpowered and sent to Grady hospital It was reported that his wife and children had locked them selves in a room to escape the frenzied man. 2.200 HELD ON LINER BY SMALLPOX CASE NEW YORK S« pt 11 Twenty-two hundred passengers <.f thE « Italian steamer America from <;*n««a. wvre detained nt quarantim toda\ be<aust of the discover} of a case < f smallpox in the ateerag* Th*- patient was taken to Swineburne island for treatment. The steamer lao-r was disinfected and 574 passengers who occupied tb.« same compartments with the patient were sent to Huffman island for obstipa tion. TY COBB'S BROTHER. ALSO PLAYER. BREAKS HIS ARM LINCOLN. NEBK.. Sept 11. Paul Cobb, brother of Ty Cobb, and right fielder on th< Lincoln '-.cn of tin Western league, will be out of the game fol the rest of th, season. Cobb has sustained'a bioken arm. REBELS TAKE OJINAGA SA N AN I'' ' N li' TI X Sept .1. y report re, cited here today -ax.- that the Mexban federal troops at Ojinaga hav. surrendered to the reb> - and that the latter ar> now in control of the tow n The Atlanta Georgian--Premium Coupon Th n coupon w be accepted at our Premium Pa>l ori ;o Ea „ Alebime et., J «• pin ■ payment ter any ot the beautiful premium gnode d'apiayed there. I See Premiun Parlor Announcement on Another Page i ATLANTAN WHO TRIED TO KILL HIMSELF IN MACON IS FINED 825.00 MACON. GA.. Sep; H Charles L. Spikes, of Atlanta, whose aim was bad when he fired three times a’ his own head yesterday in an effort to commit suicide, was fined *ls by the recorder for shooting a pistol within the city lim its. and was bound over to the state courts for i afing a weapon without a license He tcld the court I ie was not worth living now that his wife had refused to live with ’jm n Atlanta He is employed In the railroad ; as a machinist’ In Hue • i’ . and had come to Mac<,n for her . and their babv \ V ■ « x\ 1 \\ ■ < .-V' W I 1 < ' SUw /f a. \’ ’l® y* . JBgmSraiaw wKtwL/- \ \ i\\ Lei i ' < ' W \ x Y Wy ' Mia \ wa\. x li - O Gfotmibs first suil'idw, tie cow in chaps and sombrero. NEGROLOOGESTD CONTEST IN DRILL Street Parade and Ball Other Features of Odd Fellows Meet Tomorrow. ’I liu Grand I nilcd order of < >dd Fellows, the nv'<r<) order, took up its third day's session a. the Auditorium today with an increased attendance Eduanl H. Mor tis. national gland master, presided over the convert ion. The <!a\'s ousiness was principally rou tine. but plans v< re completed for to morrow’s celebration, which includes the street parade, the prize drills at Ponce I' Le<>n park, and the grand ball in Taft hall t< i or row night. It is expected that several thousand additional visitors will arrive for this celebration 'I he \tomar. ui\ ision, presided ovep by Mat} .\ Parker, is holding its meetings at the Fust (’oox-egationa) church with about 2.000 ('•leg.’te.- and visitors. Other biam h i rya ni?a t ,op> are meeting al va rious < Lurches ’l'he Auditorium v\ns filled last night when llnrrv S ('uir.»nings. of Baltimore, a high • flicial if Hie order, delivered a pubi • address !he Tuskegee Institute brass hard, under the direction of N Clark Smith, played a number of stirring airs $10.90 PAID FOR BIG CATTLE IN CHICAGO; HIGHEST ON RECORD UHIi'AGo. Sept. 11. The highest price ever paid for big catlli . $10.9U a hundred, was given today in the stock yards for l.» head of 1,700-pound steers destined for the Nvxx York kosher trade. Big corn-fed cattle are scarcer than < vi r befoic and the price is expected to go to sll in a day or txvo. Another nexx price record was made xx lien sl<i.3s xx,is paid for 1 .OiiO-pound yearlings. Th, situation is due to j.-'.ireity of corn fed cattle. Os 16u.(i0tt l'uit;e in six markets today, less than iU. per rent wore other than grass-fed. 3 MONTGOMERY MEN CITED FOR ALLEGED SOUNDING OF JURORS | MONfGOMERY AI.A, Sept It j.luiige \ tni-tead Broxx n. of the citx I'lnt'l, tod.ix issued eitatiops to K- so | Alexand. A thur Williams and Ed | I'axlor to appear tontorroxx morning land show cause why they should not he pun .»heii for contempt for the a ■ leged sounding of jurors summoned tn 'court tins week l ive of the nil. s summoned ilt til ...is, of a ;*■ x i nd< :. xx Im was acquitted er.lay of the chaige of running ti gambiing tab;,, .-.ated be.'or, the court .ibex had been approached previous to THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 11. 1912. First Suffragette Cow in Georgia--Here She Is 1 LATEST IN BOVINE STYLES} \ \ ’ /SA v \ K; "’V \\ I\- < ♦ IL \ X I 1 SUNDAY MUSIGAT PIMNT PARK Orchestra to Give Afternoon Concerts Until Cold Weather if People Turn Out. Dan Carey, general manager of parks, announced today that .with the closing of the swimming season at Piedmont park next Sunday, conceits by an orchestra of 25 pie< es w ould be given e.viiy Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock during the Indian summer. The Georgia Railxvay and Power Company has agreed to pay the cost of the orchestra. Wedetneyer's orchestra has been engaged. If the people of Atlanta are sufficiently responsive Sun day afternoon Mr. Carey said there would be no doubt that the conceits w ould continue until the t “al co’J xveather sets in. Satuuiay afternoon will be the last afternoon w hen women can go into the lake. Many swimming contests are br ing arranged. All holders of titles will be present to defend their aurels. J. O. Cochran, president of the park board, went before the county commis sion yesterday afternoon and got an app: opriation of SSOO for the city parks. The parks appropriation is short anil the new money will be used to aid In the itnptovements most needed. ELECTRICAL WAR ON RATS IN DOCK RESTAURANTS I’Ax‘OMA. WASH., Sept. 11.—Mayor William Seymout has approved a new municipal project which he believes xvill be copied by seaports throughout the world. He Intends to rid the Ta coma water front of rats by electricity. The city dock superintendent finds that rats come for miles at low tide to feast at the refuse dump beneath the municipal dock restaurant. \n electric gridiron will be placed there, above which will be a peekhole and an elec tric switch By turning the latter sev eral dozen rats can be electrocuted at once. The tides xvill carry the bodies away. Ten dollars will cover the expense. PERRY-TO-MACON RAILWAY. 30 MILES LONG, CHARTERED The s.-< etary of state todav issued a t harit r for the Pet ty. Macon and N’ rthern railroad. 30 miles in length, to run from P» \ through Houston count} to Macon. ’ onstrurtion of this toad w ill be be gun immediate.} A chatter also was issued todav to the Hank of Bethlehem, to be capital ixed at $2 5,000. PROGRESSIVE LEADER DYING: HURT IN CRASH INDIANAPOLIS IND Sept 11. Priigressjx',- National < <>minitte"man .''bar'. - 11. ('ampbell, of Shelbyville is Reported t" be dying at < hospital h-ri anipbel ■ ■- - aly njuret lutcmobili ucid 'rt ate Snturday nigh u l in I'umonla ha- -»t In. rendering I.iox.ry xerx dxtubtit.l. pack Folsom Introduces Texas Fad Here With Disastrous Results—to Whom? Sombreros and “chaps." known io the tenderfoot as hats and breeches, are adorning the steer critters in Texas, doxvn by the Rio Grande, according to news items recently appearing under San Antonio date lines. They say it is quite’a fad doxvn on the border to garb the cattle in overalls and sun shields. Perhaps it keeps off the flies, or maybe it makes the kine so appreciative of their sartorial wealth that they quit straying off the range. But anyway the Tape s told about it and Jack Fol som. xx ho helps run a big dairy farm out ’Peachtree road, decided he xvoul'i try it. That's where this picture came from It took Mr. Folsom, three hired men and a dog the best portion of an. after noon to convert a sad-eyed milk pro ducer into Bad Bossy from Bitter Bend the first Georgia suffragette cow but they did it. When they xvere through Mr. Folsom hatl lost his shirt and half his trousers, but xvhat he lacked Bossy had. They tied a broad sombrero tightly over her forehead an I, just for the wild west effect, hung a holster over her horn." And then Bossy xx ent plunging toward the spring house, kicking high and noisily sounding her disgust at playing suffragette against her will. Whether this nexv form of dressed beef will give any more milk than those garbed in plain untanned cowhide has not yet been established, for Bossy hasn't come to the milking stool since she got het glad rag's. But maybe the flies don't bother her as much as be fore. TRAINMEN AND RAIL CHIEFS OF SOUTHEAST CAN’T AGREE ON WAGE w A SHI NGTON. Sept. 11 .-Con fer ences were resumed here today in a last effort to prevent a strike of 12,000 employees of the railroads operating In the Southeast. The men demand high er pay and their representatives say the question of a strike will be put to a vote hv tire men if the conference to night fails to bring results Horace Baker, of the Queen and Crescent Route, and Eugene H. Cope man. president ami general manager of the Southern rail wav met today. It was declared this afternoon that the factions were no nearer an agreement than at the opening of the controversy. “TAKE ME OFF DEATH LIST.” THIS MAN BEGS ALBANY N. Y Sept. 11.—" Please scratch mv name off the death list." W’as the gist of a communication re ceived by Eugeni H. Porter, state com. missioner of health, from John M. Au ringer. of Detroit. Mich. According to the state health department records, the bodx of a man drowned in the Erie canal at Dewitt, in May. 1911. was iden tified as Auringcr bj his daughter anti two brothers. Auringer had disappeared from his home in Detroit shortly before the body was discovered. The writer made no explanation of his disappearance, but said he had convinced his relatives that he was "very much alive." 12.000 BALES OF COTTON RAISED IN UPSON COUNTY THOMASTON. GA., Kept. 11 The first week of the cotton season brought 30 bales to Thomaston. The first bale was brought in by .1. F Grax ami was sold to the Thomaston Coton mills for it cents a pound. The farmers are busy picking and more than iOO bales ate expected this week The crop in this county, though over two w.eks late. Is much better than in some of the bordering counties. It is a safe estimate io predict 1..000 bales for tills county Last year the crop was 15.000 bales. I'he city council revoked the occupation I tax of $26 on cotton buyers anil It is- a free-for-all scramble CONGRESSMAN HUGHES RESIGNS. JERSEY CITY N J.. Sept. 11.—Con ! gre.-smun W illiam E Hughe- of the 'Sixteenth New J. rs.-y, tern.. <| his ■ ■ -ignation todav ■ ' Gwvi-rno Wi-. n. H j L th' lamlim.:*' foi I’niH'd St i .■« isinatm. G. 18. YEW IN ROSE SHOWER G. J. B. VETERANS IN ROSE SHOWER Million Buds Tossed Upon Aged Warriors as They Parade in Los Angeles. Cal. i LOS ANGELES, Sept 11— While al million rose buds were showered down upon them the veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic matched today in ' the pa:ade of their annua! encampment For four mile-, between lines of thou sands of interested spectators, the sol diets made their way. Every precau tion was taken to prevent accident or injury and In spite of the fact that the day was cool anti clear, emergency hos pitals were stationed at frequent inter vals along the entire stretch of the cou - sr. At the head of th" column marched a gigantic fife and drum corps. Ihe rose buds used to show er the veterans <ume from local gardens and torn tjie famous rose gardens in Pasa dena. father will help YOUNG DIPLOMAT HELD AS ABDUCTOR NEVI YORK. Sept. 11.—John H. No lan, of Chicago, arrived here todav to assist his son. Harry E. Nolan, recent ly appointed secretary to the United States legation in Panama, who is at liberty on SI,OOO bond charged with the abduction of sixteen-year-old Marian McVickar. Mr. Nolans first act upon arrival was to call at the Florence Crittenton mission where he had a short talk with the girl. He appeared in a cheerful frame of mind as to the conversation and told reporters ttiat Miss MbViekar impressed him as being a very nice young woman. Tfie el'der Nolan said that he would help tire authorities in seeing that the ■ girl is safely placed aboard a steam ship for Scotland, for which country ah* was bound from Norfolk, \ a.. when she fell in with Nolan on an Old Do minion liner. The hearing will take place on Sep tember 17. U. 8. Awaits Court Outcorne. WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—State de partment officials here today disclaimed any intention of passing judgment on the case of Harry E. Nolan, the young Washingtonian arrested yesterday in New York. Nolan, who was appoint ed secretary to the legation at Panama, is due here next week for final instruc tions for the diplomatic post. If the Nett' York cotrtff finds him guilty of the charge, he will be dropped by the state department and some one put in his place. The depart ment’s action, however, will be based entirely on the findings of the New York court. NICARAGUANS CUT REBEL FORCES IN HALF: PEACE NE4R WASHINGTON. Sept 11.—The American legation at Managua report ed to tin state department today that General Macias, with a large govern ment force, has captured Santa Calina. tile key to Masaya. where General Zel edon is surrounded. This federal move ment cuts the rebel force in half, as General Mena is held at Granada. The government troops hope to force the rebels to complete surrender within the week. The firing near Santa Calina ■ was severe and the losses on each side amounted to about 90 killed and wounded. Rea: Admiral Southerland informed the navy department that all is quiet along the coast and in Managua NEGRO PICKPOCKETS ROBDELEGATESTO ODD FELLOWS MEET Negro pickpockets are reaping a I,ar vest from the visiting negro Odd Fellows according to reports being received at the B'olice station. Several robberies have been committed in the depots and on crowded trolley ears, and. in fact, almost ex’ery place where the visiting negroes congregate. tine pickpocket. Robert Curtxxright. was sent to the Tower yesterday afternoon by Alderman .1. \\ Maddox, acting recorder in default of SSOO bond on the charge of robbing Emma Caldwell, a visitor from Chicago. The woman was relieved of her pocketbook, watch, several pins, some money and her railroad ticket back to Chicago. Some of the stolen valuables were found in Curtwright s possession. ATLANTAN ELECTED TO HIGH RED MEN OFFICE CHARLESTON. S. Sept 11.- The Great Council of the United States. Improved Order of Red Men. elected great chiefs at the Isle of Palms, as follows: Great incohonee. Carl Foster. Bridge port. t’onn.: great senior sagamore Frederick O. Downes, of Boston: great junior sagamore. Thomas II Jeffries, of Atlanta: groat keeper of records, Wl'son Brooks. Chicago; great keeper of wampum, William Provin. St. Louis wants the 1913 lonvention bad. The weather has interfered with the pleasure program. I deathsYnFfunerals" J. S. N. Davis. I The body of .1 S N. Pavis, 7.5 xears old j a retired merchant of Woodbine. <;a ’ : who died at an Vtlanta sanitarium yester day. was taken to Opelika Ala .’todax l-'vneral an. li'eruient will be there to | tre’-r . l|» !« -urvlved bx two sons | and li.s widen Normar F'tiqeraid, The • moral of V man Fitzgerald, lit | ile son nt II II I n -g. raid, who ves- I *.r i • " * > *i . xx il' be hi the residence. .Gaski l .-‘tire . O'ni"rrow afternoon I i‘ *e n ei.f wul la a’ :l.t S; Ivestei cli irvh ).x ard | “Joan of Arc f> of Chicago Suburb Miss Virginia Brooks, of West Hammond. 111., leader of the cru sade to rid the town of the grip of the “vice trust.” PROSECUTION OF TWO JUSTICES IN HANDS OF VIRGINIA BROOKS CHICAGO. Sept. 11.—Deputy sher iffs today served su'openas on a num ber of. persons in West Hammond wanted at witnesses tomorrow when Justice of the Peace Frank Green. Jus tice Charles Wittenburg and Police man Michael Helle appear before Judge Oxvens for alleged misconduct in of fice. The charges xvere made by Vir ginia Brooks, who is heading the West Hammond cleaning up squad. The young reformer personally gave Judge Oxvens the list of witnesses wanted. In the meanwhile detectives are searching the village and other south ern suburbs of Chicago for other wit nesses wanted in the cases of alleged misconduct and in the investigation of the deaths of Esther Harrison and John Messmaker in the resort of Henry Foss. An incomplete report on the analysis of the viscera of John Messmaker was handed to the coronet. Its full con tents was not made public. The re port, however, stated that "the first" poison sought had not been found, but that traces of another poison xvere in evidence. The coroner today planned to ques tion Frankie Ford, the former inmate of the Foss place, accused of injecting morphine in the arms of Messmaker and the Harrison girl. She will be con fronted by witnesses who assert that she injected the morphine. The girl denied she had done so. REPORT DESCRIBES LINE FORMATIONS OF NORTH GEORGIA A valuable addition has been made to the state's literature on geology in the publication of the report on "Lime stone and Cement Materials in North Georgia," just off the press and ready for distribution. The report was pre pared by T. Poole Maynard, formerly assistant state geologist, but now an expert in Chattanooga, and is issued by S. W. McCallie, state geologist. The report to the farmer the sources and us.e of lime for agricul tural purposes; to the iron and steel manufacturers it shows the quality and value of limestones and dolomites for fluxing and the lining of furnaces; to the lime manufacturer, the uses to which his limestone or dolomite can be put; to the cement manufacturers, the occurrences of the materials used in the manufacture of cement, together with transportation facilities, condi tions affecting development and the available fuels in north Georgia and the Chattanooga district. It points out to the road buildersand railroads where stone can be obtained for road metal and ballast. It shows the contractor and builder where limestone can be ob tained for concrete and mortars. FORMER GEORGIA PASTOR. ILL. COMMITS SUICIDE LUMBERTON. N. C. Sept. ll—R ev . R. E. Steele, pastor of the Presbyterian church in this place, committed suicide yesterday afternoon by drinking poison. He studied for the ministry under Rev. Paul F. Brown at Brunswick. Ga.. and later served as evangelist in the Savan nah presbytery in 1892. He organized Stamens Bethel at New Orleans, and remained there until the Spanish- American war, when he became chap lain of the United States navy. At one tim< he served as pastor of ehutches at Hazlehurst and Vidalia. Mis-. Despondency resulting from ill ' health is believed to have been his in I five for suicide. GIRL HELD FOR DEATH OF MAN ACID VICTIM NEW YORK. Sept. 11.—Esther Kapi taniki. 23 years old. of Newark, was held without bail by Magistrate Har is in Brooklyn today pending further Investigation into the death of Sam ue! Kaplin. who was found dead, his fit. es, < ed with ' .i-bol a , id burns, in i i park at • anarsif ato last niptht. rieulwr: Kaplin. .* brother <»f the rfoad I c.'i;irg»-h th.it hv was muro* r» d. I 'ROWING BURY BOWING MOOSE BURYJTCHET Yates Declares His Faction Will Observe Rulings of the Party's State Leaders. The Bull Moose have buried tn hatchet. The factions which have been gaged in continual quarrel since ■ Progressive movement was laun s j Pf i „ Georgia have declared what they lna - tain is to be a permanent truce St. Julian Yates, president of t s, Georgia Roosevelt White league . accredited leader of one of the so-.-a factions, said today that the me'-nbe ■ of his organization will hereafter al, ■ by the decisions of the party's 7..*, executive committee. “The committee met last night a while I did not attend the meeting said Mr. Yates, “the members of q lc , white league have decided to abide ■ all the committee's future rulings are placing harmony in our ranks a bo/ everything." No Factions, Says Hastings. I hat the hatchet has been buried w a ,. admitted today by Chairman Ha-tin of the committee. ' ' AV e know of no factions in the p rn . gresslve party in Georgia now" 5 ... ■ Mr. Hastings. “While last nicn.L meeting of the committee was mereiv > routine one, Mr. Yates was nan chairman of the finance committee • - the capaign, and I understand he W l i accept the appointment." According to statements from lead ers of both sides, the organization' of the Progressive party in Georgia « proceed smoothly now. The leyulersa pleased over the , manner in which things have panned out. and are eonfi dent the coming of Roosevelt Sen:, , ' ber 30 will quiet absolutely any former dissensions in the tanks. ( . XV. McClure was appointed by tl . committee to arrange for Roosevelt viSit. While the date of his coming h not been settled definitely, he is ex pected on September 30 or 31 All Progressives Named in Colorado DENVER, COLO., Sept. 11.-Practl cally complete returns from the chx' and county of Denver and incomplete returns from the state indicate that the Progressive candidates in both the Rr publican and Democratic parties wen nominated. Elias M. Ammons, a Grand county stock grower and rancher, was named by the Democrats for governor, while Philip B. Stewart, personal friemi of Roosevelt, was named by the Repub licans for the same office over Bank. , < ■ * ■ Paiks, the assembly nominee. The bull moosers, on orders from Roosevelt, remained away from the polls and will place a ticket in the field by petition. Congressman Edward T. Taylor, Edward Keating and George J. Kinden were named for congresssntan by the Democrats. For these offie. s the Republicans named Clarence p Dodge, of The Colorado Springs Ga zette; Louis J. Stark and Rice \V. Means. Ralph C. Otis Quits Illinois Moose CHICAGO. Sept. 11.—Ralph C <hh, chairman of the arrangement commit!,.. that staged the progressive national <••>».- xention here, has quit the new part'. He asserts that the new party in Illinois is boss-ridden, lie was especially angr> a’ Prof. Charles E. Merriam, whom I 0 charged with beinfe the worst kind of a boss. He said Merriam and his follower were LaFollette men and were not sin cere in their advocacy of the Roosevelt cause. Otis said he was not certain as to In*-’ course. He thought he might vote mr Roosevelt, but would not support tn. moose state ticket. Illinois Women Progressives Meet CHICAGO, Sept. 11. —The first «ta ,f convention of the women Progressive? ' Illinois was opened today at the LaSa! • hotel. About one hundred delegates t’r-.u all parts of the state were present M ; Mary l{. Wilmarth, national cornnih • man. presided, and Mrs. John E Bass ai •! Mrs. Raymond Rohins took an active par’. The confession was held to appoint se< - retaries and plan a canvass of the st a e in the interest of the Progressive part}. Abbott to Succeed Valentine, Mooser WASHINGTON, Sept. 11. -Fred H Abbott, assistant commissioner of In dian affairs, probably xvill succeed R" - ert G. Valentine, who resigned yeste'- dav as commissioner to xvork fm i • Bull Moose party. Assistant Commissioner, Abbott strongly pro-Taft. ATLANTA THEATER TO-NIGHT THE OLD HOMESTEAD Tues, and Wed., Mat Wed. Nights, 25c to $1; Mat., 25c to 7 GREAT SCENIC REVIVAL OF BARTLEY CAMPBELL'S ROMAM? THE WHITE SLAVE Complete Scenic Production ’ Famous Jubilee Singer® hoa sale.