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GN. WiLSON PUT
IN ANANIAS CLUB
BT ROOSEVELT
Not a Particle of Truth’in State
ments About Moose and the
Trusts, He Says.
TRINIDAD. COLO., Sept. 19.—1 n a
sizzling speech here today Colonel
Roosevelt hammered back at Governor
Woodrow Wilson for his attack on the
Progressive platform at Sioux Falls, in
which the governor charged that it
played into the hands of the steel and
harvester trusts. The ex-president
angrily asserted that the two trusts are
supporting Mr. Wilson and that the
Democratic and Republican platforms
rather than that of the Progressives
eater to the crooked corporations.
"Mr. Wilson should b« above mis
stating facts in order to bolster up his
arguments. Mr. Wilson has an entire
right to defend his own platform if he
feels bold enough to do so. and an en
tire right to assail the Progressive
platform, but he should confine himself
to telling the Tacts as they are,” said
Roosevelt.
■ln his speech yesterday he stated
that the method now proposed by the
Progressives to regulate was
suggested by Messrs. Gary and Perkins
before the committee of the house of
representatives to look Into the steel
trust. And he suggested that it was
done to save the United States Steel
Corporation from the necessity of do
ing its business better than its com
petitors.
“Not a Particle of Truth in Statement.”
"Neither of these statements is in
accordance with the facts and five min
utes' inquiry on Mr. Wilson’s part
would have taught him that there was
not one particle of foundation for the
truth of tvhat he was saying.
"Not once only, but again and again,
tn messages to congress and in speech
after speech, when I was president. I
advocated the methods advocated by
the Prog esslves for handling the trust
question, which is practically to apply
the principle applied in the interstate
commerce act.
“1 wish to call attention at this time
to the fact that as far as I know the
overwhelming majority of the men who
controlled both the Steel Corporation
and the Harvester trust are supporting
either Mr. Wilson himself or Mr. Taft.
They are certainly opposing me.
"Indeed, as far as I know, the only
man connected with either organiza
tion who is supporting me is Mr
Pe r kins himself. Everywhere I wen
in Minnesota arid North Dakota I was
Informed that the Harvester trust was
supporting Mr. Wilson, and the Steel
< orporation. so far as the nearly unani
mous majority of Its people are con
cerned. 's supporting either Mr Taft or
Mr. Wilson.
T»ft and Wilson Alike on Trusts.
"I haven’t the slightest criticism to
make of either the Harvester trust or
the Steel ‘rust in this matter. I do not
question that they' are sincere in sup
porting Mr. Taft or Mr. Wilson, but 1
also wish to p o i nt out that Mr. Wilson
and Mr. Taft occupy substantially th»
same attitude toward the trusts and
this attitude is of such proved harm-
T‘sness that I am not in the least sur
prised that any trust which objects to
honest and effective regulation should
support either or both of them indiffer
ently as against me.
The only result that could possibly
follow from any action of the kind
heretofore advocated by Mr. Wilson as
regards either the Steel trust corpora
tion or the Harvester trust would b.e to
put them just where the Standard Oil
’tu.'t and the tobacco trust have al
ready been put by following out the
'ery policy he indicates.
Such being the case, I do not won
fr that all four trusts confine their
opposition to the Progressive party and
/’ me and are seemingly entirely will
ing to have either Mr. Wilsori or Mr
last come into power.”
If Wilson Really Knew—"
ontinuing, Mr. Roosevelt said.
Mr Wilson further said that under
1 regressive plan the corporations
I'ould control the market for labor and
’ s that the only chance for labor
” in competition. If Mr. Wilson were
“ man with a personal and working
-row ledge of the conditions and sur
mdings of labor; if he knew at first
•n<, how workingmen live and what
'..••i, needs are, such a statement on his
I would be wholly inexcusable.
Rut Mr. Wilson’s statement is evi-
' ! ’y based only on abstract reason
s g from what a certain class of laissez
“ rp political economists have written,
it is made without even consider
'the workings of the laws now on
statute books. He says that the
f- ’lation we propose would put the
'i'ingman in the power of the big
Industrial concerns.
There is a very simple way of test
the worth of this statement. Has
r ‘ interstate commerce law put the
1 ■'ingman more In the power of the
1 roads? Let Mr. Wilson answer this
' -tion. if n has, then it is his busi
*s - to advocate the repeal of the in
‘■rstate commerce law.
t Gilson is championing thecause
e big crooked trusts when he op
t. r s the Progressive platform for ex
i ng the powers of government over
big trusts just as it is being ex-
’ ’-‘d over the railroads.
~” a,! your attention to the fart that
’ s a constructive policy and Mr.
F , ' " n does not put forth a single con-
J'live proposal. His policy is not
n destructive. It is only make-be
‘ evp destruction. His policy i« r-rr”’
,0 do nothing."
Will Get $25,000,000--His Full Fortune--on Oct. 20
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Johnson Berates
G. O. P. in Indiana
VINCENNES, IND.. Sept. 19.—Gov
ernor Hiram Johnson, of California,
who is on a tour of Indiana today, was
greeted by a crowd of a thousand peo
ple here. The governor spoke briefly
on the new party, as expressed in the
platform adopted at Chicago in Au
gust, as a party whose duty’ was to
conserve human resources. He berated
the political Republican government as
one which has forgotten that its chief
asset was the people. No set of men
like Penrose, Payne and Guggenheim
have the right to transmute the minor,
ity of American citizens into a major
ity, said the governor, and no set of
men have the right to nominate a pres
ident of the United States who has
been repudiated by the majority.
That in August men and women with
a broad view met in Chicago to form a
new party as a government for red
blooded men, women and children was
emphasized by the speaker.
“This party chose tis its leader the
greatest two-handed fighter whose
word never fails and the man who will
receive at the hands of the people this
fall what he has faithfully won. and
Theodore Roosevelt will come into his
own and will be elected by an over
whelming majority,” concluded the
governor amid a tumult of applause.
Taft Ignored by
Wisconsin G. O. P.
MILWAUKEE, WIS., Sept. 19.—N0
mention is made of national issues nor
of the name of President Taft, a reso
lution indorsing the president having
been killed, in the Republican state
platform adopted at the convention
here. LaFollette will support the ticket
Ibese circumstances
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEV
Son-in-Law “Nick”
Not a Bull Mooser
CINCINNATI, OHIO, Sept. 19.- In a
statement before the Republican county
central committee here Nicholas Long
worth, congressman from the First
Ohio district, and son-in-law of Colonel
Roosevelt, made the following expres
sion regarding his attitude in tlie com
ing election:
“If the question be asked as to my
present position I reply that I am, as I
have always been, a Republican, and I
shall support, as I have always sup
ported, the Republican ticket.
“At the same time I want it under
stood that as a Republican 1 am a pro
gressive.”
ANNISTON TO BE WORLD'S
GREATEST PIPE CENTER
ANNISTON. ALA., Sept. 19.—Annis-,
ton got on the map as the greatest pipe
center in the world today when an
nouncement was made of the location
here of two more big pipe plants.
The Lynchburg Pipe and Foundry
Company, with resources of over sl,-
500,000, and the Alabama Pipe and
Foundry Company, backed by local
capital, with capitalization of $30,900,
are the new concerns. H. E. McWane,
of Lynchburg, heads the big concern
and W. F. Johnston, of this city, heads
the Anniston Company.
SI,OOO REWARD OFFERED
FOR SOUTHERN BANDITS
CHATTANOOGA, TENN'., Sept. 19.
The postoffice inspectors office here
has been notified of an offer of SI,OOO
reward for the arrest and conviction of
the two bandits who held up and rob
bed the postal cars on the Memphis
special near Stevenson. Ala., Tuesday
morning.
MISSISSIPPI BROTHERS
KILL MAN GIRL ACCUSED
JACKSON, MISS., Sept. 19.—Percy
and Louis Dennis, brothers, were ar
rested for the murder of Mannie Wat
son, whom they say they killed because
he wronged their sister.
Louis has a record of killing five men.
He recently was pardoned while serv
ing a 14m AuuUxtvu
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Second Half of His Enormous
Inheritance Soon To Be
His Absolutely.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19. Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt, suzerain of the ]
much-moneyed house by virtue of his
father’s will, which nullified the usual
operation of primogeniture, is keenly
awaiting two events. The first, one
that will bind him more closely to his
charming bride, who was Mrs. Smith
Hollins McKim, is expected almost mo-
■ mentarily. Mr. ami Mrs. Vanderbilt
! are quartered iti their houseboat on
! the Thames awaiting the birth of the
! expected heir.
As soon after the birth of the child
I as the young mother’s condition per
’ mits. Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt will take
passage for America, where on Octo
ber 20 the former -will celebrate his
thirty-fifth birthday. On that day the
: young man will take tank with the real
I financial giants of America, for he will
then automatically come into posses
sion of a sum estimated at $25,000,000
Thus the young man. at the age of
tears, becomes one of the financial
.powers of the country. In the course
■of his brief career he has been twice
married. His first wife was Elsie
FTench Vanderbilt, by whom he had
one child. His marriage to Mrs. Mc-
Kim took place last year.
Provisions of the Will.
This sum which he will get on Octo
ber 20 represents the half of Vander
bilt’s patrimony willed to him by his
father, Cornelfus Vanderbilt. The sev
enteenth provision of the remarkable
document, in which the then head of
the powerful family of American mil
lionaires cut off his eldest son, Cor
nelius. Jr., with a “paltry” $1,500,000,
read as follows:
, Seventeenth —All the rest, resi-
due and remainder of the estate,
including all lapsed legacies and
the principal of annuities, is given
to the executors in trust, to hold
and invest and reinvest and collect
rents, incomes and profits for the
use of his son, Alfred G, and to
pay to him the net income as re
ceived until he becomes 30. when
he is to come into possession of
one-half of said estate, the in
come of the balance to be paid to
him as before until he becomes 35,
when he is to come into full pos
session thereof.
* on October 20. 1907. A. G. Vander
bilt came into possession of $25,000,000,
the first half of his patrimony. He will,
therefore, on October 20 next be com
plete and outright master of SSO 000,000,
together with his surplus income, which
is estimated at several millions more.
Thus this smooth-faced, young Amer
ican will possess a fortune approxi
mating that of the Phippses, the
Moores, the Reids, the Goulds and the
Archbolds, whose fortunes range from
$50,000,000 to $150,000,000.
Not in the First Rank.
Mr. Vanderbilt’s fortune, however,
can hardly be placed in the “stupen
dous” class. According to figures re
cently compiled by Boston economics,
the leading nine fortunes 1n America
rank as follows:
John D. Rockefeller $1,000,000,000
Andrew Carnegie 500.000.000
J. P. -Vlorgan 500,000,000
William Rockefeller .. .. 250,000,000
George F. Baker 250,000,000
James B. Duke 200.000,000
JkmesStillman 200,000,000
Henry ('. I'rick 150,000,000
W. K. Vanderbilt 150,000,000
The estate of “Cornelius Vanderbilt,
deceased,” has been in the hands of
Mrs. Vanderbilt, as executrix, and Al
fred G. Vanderbilt, William K. Vander
bilt, Chauncey Depew. V. W. Rossiter
and Reginald
PEACE PROPOSAL
REACHES MADERO
Orozco Sends Message to the
Mexican President, Which
Will Likely Be Ignored.
MEXICO CITY. Sept. 19, —Peace pro
posals made by Colonel R. G. Robelo.
representative of General Orozco, the
Mexican revolutionary leader, were re
ceived by President Madero today.
They express the willingness of the
ievolutionists of the north to proceed
in the dclibeiations which there shall
be between representatives of the Ma
d: ro government, the federal army, the
revolutionary army of tl\e north and
the revolutionary army of the south
and the various civil elements of the
republic. They probably will be Ig
nored. ,
The peace officer is accompanied by a
letter, in which Colonel Robelo says:
"General Orozco has been told that
rhe government wishes to bring about
peace. The general wishes to bring
about liberty. We are ready to meet
with the government, the army and the
civil elements of the republic in this
matter.
”\Ve believe that a mixed delegation
formed of representatives of the gov
ernment. the federal army, the inde
pendent civil elements and of the revo
lutionary army of the north and of the
south should be charged with the study
of the definite points qf an agreement.
"Upon the ommunication of these
resolutions we make a supreme appeal
to your duty to the fatherland.”
Mexico Must Pay
For Yankee Deaths
WASHINGTON. Sept. 19. The Unit
ed States will demand reparation from
Mexico for the deaths of Joseph Meyer
and George Reterman, Americans,
found murdered near San Pedro Maren
and Cusohui ranches.
As yet no report has reached the
state department showing that the
Americans were killed by revolution
ists. Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson
at M'Xico City was today Instructed to
make a thoiough investigation and to
report to Washington whether they met
death while opposing rebels or whether
they were murdered for profit by ruf
fians unaffiliated with the rebel forces.
If the former, the United States will
make immediate demand upon the Mex
ican government for pecuniary recom
pense for the deaths of the Americans
and will back up this demand by a
show of forces along the bonier and If
necessary by immediate withdrawal of
support with which Washington has
favored the Maderist administration.
Quick Punishment
For Conspirators
MEXICO CITY, .Sept 19. Quick
punishment is being meted out to con
spirators involved in the plot to de
liver the Mexican capital to Zapata
rebels. Forty of those arrested have
disappeared from the prison In which
they were confined, and it is believed
all have beep shot to death secretly.
A strike of textile workers was called
last night, and today 20,000 men are
idle, bringing another menace to the
government A strike at this time Is
dangerous, as a great number of the
unemployed are likely to swell the
ranks of the rebels. Revolution con
ditions in the south are becoming more
serious. Some Zapata bands have
joined the Salgadistas. Huetamo. state
of Michoacan, and Teleopam, state of
Guerrero, are besieged.
ANDREW COLLEGE BEGINS
ITS 59TH YEAR’S SESSION
CUTHRERT, GA.. Sept. 19 Andrew
college lias begun its fifty-ninth yea:.
Cuthbert Hall, the new connecting
building, is in use and other substan
tial improvements have been made
upon the plant. The enrollment prom
ises to be the largest in the history of
the institution.
The formal opening exercises were
held in the college auditorium. Speeches
of welcome were made by Mayor R. L.
Moye, County School Commissioner
Walter McMichael and others.’ Dr. J.
V\. Malone, the president, responded
for the college.
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
BEGINS ITS 112TH SESSION
ATHENS, GA., Sept. 19.—The Uni
versity of Georgia formally opened Its
doors for the 112th sdSsion with short
but appropriate exercises presided over
by chancellor Barrow. The entire stu
dent body assembled in the chapel and
the faculty appeared in caps and
gowns, not heretofore customary.
The legistration up to date Is slightly
behind that of the same date last year,
but Is expected to increase today and
tomorrow.
DENY U. S. SLEUTHS ON
SENATOR DIXON’S TRAIL
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.—Official
denial was made at the department of
justice today of charges by Senator
Dixon, Colonel Roosevelt's campaign
manager, that agents of the depart
ment were spying on the senator and
Medill McCormick, one of his chief
lieutenants.
CLUB TO HAVE BARBECUE.
Arrangements have been completed
for the entf rtainment and barbecue of
the Georgia Athletic club tonight. The
committee of arrangements have pro
vided an interesting program
PANAMA CANAL BILL
FORCES SHIP LINE TO
GET OUT OF BUSINESS
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19.—Can
celling orders for four new 38,000-ton
steamships, the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company is preparing to go out of
business as a result of the Panama rate
bill. This statement was made today
by A. J. Frey, assistant to President
and General Manager Schwerin, of the
Pacific Mail
According to Frey, every railroad
owned steamship line will have to fol
low suit as a result of the Panama ca
nal rate bill. The Pacific Mail is owned
largely by the Southern Pacific railroad.
“There is only one thing that can
prevent every similar concern on the
Pacific following our example.” said
Frey. ’That is for the government to
change its attitude toward railroad
owned steamships.”
Whether the Pacific Mail would close
up its business at once or would wind
up its affairs gradually was not stated
by Frey.
Ihe Pacific Mail operates a line of
passenger steamers between Pacific
coast and Oriental points and engages
in coast trade.
REPUBLICANS NAME
ELECTORS TO GO ON
TICKET IN GEORGIA
Walter Johnson and Henry S. Jack
son, representing the Republican regu
lar organization in Georgia, today filed
with the executive department of the
state a list of Taft electors to be voted
for tn the national presidential election
in November. •
The following persons are named:
For the state at large, David Wood
ward. Atlanta, and John I. Taggart,
Savannah: for the First district, Wal
ter 1. Cooper, Savannah: Second dis
trict, C. W. Arnold. Albany; Third dis.
triot, Charles Taunton. Cuthbert;
Fourth district, A. H. Freeman. La-
Grange; Fifth district, D, B. Casson,
Atlanta; Sixth district, W. J. Massee,
Macon; Seventh, J. D. Dyar, Adairs
ville; Eighth district, B. F, Check, La
vonia; Ninth district, T. W. Scott, Toc
coa; Tenth district, Warren Edwards,
Milledgeville; Eleventh district, 1. N.
Spain, Quitman) and Twelfth district,
C. F. Smith. Lumber City.
PASSERBY’S MATCH
IGNITES GASOLINE;
PHYSICIAN IS DEAD
NEWNAN, GA., Sept. 19.—Dr. J. H.
Jordan, a highly respected colored phy
sician of this city, Is dead from burns
received when his clothing caught fire
while he was filling the gasoline tank
of his automobile Sunday.
While making a call, Dr. Jordan’s au
tomobile ran out of gasoline Procur
ing a supply, he was pouring it in the
car when a passerby struck a match,
which caused the gasoline to explode.
The clothing of Dr. Jordan was satu
rated and instantaneously he was
ablaze. His torture caused him to run
like mad. When the flames were ex
tinguished he was found horribly burn
ed and died last night.
COX FACTION IN GILMER
WILL HAVE OPPOSITION
ELLIiIAY, GA., Sept. 19.—As an aft
ermath of the recent judgeship contest,
in which the vote of Gilmer county was
thrown out as fraudulent, the entire
Cox faction will have opposition in the
general election.
Colonel A. H. Burtz, a leading attor
ney of Ellijay, who was prominent in
opposing Judge Morris in the contest,
is a candidate for the senate against J.
Gordon Cole, a Morris partisan. Judge
A. M. Johnson, ex-ordinary and a
prominent Baptist minister, will op
pose W. B. James for representative.
W. A. Cox is opposed for ordinary by
B. L. Hensley, ex-tax receiver and a
prominent farmer of Tioga, and the en
tire county ticket will probably have
opposition
ELECTRIC LIGHT GLOBES
FOR U. S. COST $400,000
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.—The Fed
eral general supply committee today
awarded a contract for furnishing elec
tric globes for the use of the govern
ment to the General Electric. Westing
house and Franklin Electric Companies.
Globes for every government depart
ment and for the use of the army and
navy come under the provisions of this
contract, which provides $400,000 for
the purpose.
AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR
TO U.S. TO BE SUCCEEDED
VIENNA, Sept. 19 Konstantine
Tiieor Dumba, present Austro-Hunga
rian minister to Sweden, was today
nominated to succeed Baron Hengel
mueller VonHengevar as ambassador to
the United States. Baron Hengelmuel
ler has represented Austro-Hungary at
Washington for eighteen years.
KILLED ON WAY TO RACES.
MILWAUKEE. WIS., Sept. 19?—Har
ry S. Wendell, of Sussexville, on his
way to see the try-outs of the Van
derbilt cup race, was killed today. The
automobile he was driving was over
turned.
Are you worried over the high cost of living ? Practice
economy by using
Best quality-goes further-costs less; a whole pound
for 20c.-X lb. 10c—X lb. sc.
Al! food Grocers aell it or will Jet it for you.
SLAVER ESm
NOOSE;BLOCKED
JAIL BREAK ■
Governor Brown Commutes the
Death Sentence of Negro for
Heroic Conduct.
Basing his action upon the ground
of a reward for heroic conduct upon
the part of a convicted murderer await,
ing execution. Governor Brown today
commuted from death on the gallows to
life imprisonment the sentence of John
son Webb, a negro, to have been hang
ed in Early county on Friday next.
In an executive order the governoi
tells how Webb probably saved the life
of his jailer and several of the depu
ties. and certainly served to keep with
in the custody of the state not less
than fifteen desperate criminals plan
ning to escape
The governor particularly stresses the
duty of recognizing the good work oi
all persons who help in the enforce
ment of the law, and makes it mani
fest that he will reward, "as the inter
ests of society will admit as being
proper and just,” all such persons.
Good Conduct Saves Negro’s Life.
The order of commutation sets forth
certain of Governor Brown’s views on
(executive clemency significantly and
interestingly. x
The governor touches lightly upon
one other phase of the case, but he
makes it plain that Webb owes his
commutation to his good conduct, in
grave circumstances, and not particu
larly to anything else.
The order, among other things, say*t
In the enforcement of the laws of
this state, it must be made clear
that not only will law-abiding citi
zens be protected, but that each
person aiding in the enforcement
of the laws will receive such re
ward as the interests of society will
admit as being proper and just.
The hope of this reward should not
be denied even to convicts who gre
under sentences and who, aa in this
case, aid in protecting the lives
and officers of the law, or otherwise
preventing crime.
Reprieved at Eleventh Hour.
Webb was to have been hanged two
weeks ago, but the governor, at the
eleventh hour, decided to reprieve him
for fourteen days, upon a shelving that
there was much to show in favor of
commutation that had not been shown.
Colonel Jesse Perry, the governor’s
private secretary, had quite an excit
ing time getting the message of re
prieve through to Early county in time
to head off the hanging, only placing
the order in the sheriff’s hands an hour
before sentence was to have been car
ried out.
Webb was convicted of killing an
other negro in a fight, and the jury try
ing him petitioned the governor to ex
tend clemency, inasmuch as there may
have been a doubt that the negro was
guilty of deliberate and malicious mur
der, In the first instance.
WEDDING, SHAVING
TRADE BOOMS FOR
PREACHER BARBER
BIRMINGHAM, ALA., Sept. 19. —
George A. Sharlts, a barber of Bir
mingham, who Is also a minister, has
performed eighteen marriage ceremo
nies this year, three of which he per
formed Monday night of this week. He
says that on Monday he cut three
men's hair and shaved ten men. He
was then asked to perform a double
wedding at the Colonial hotel. When
he went to his home he found a couple
waiting to be married and he accom
modated them.
He says timt he expects to marry at
least seven more couples before the end
of the year so as to make the number
25 for the year, his average.
Mr. Sharits 23 years ago worked for
a liquor dealer, but remained in the
business a short while, taking up his
profession, and also preaching.
BOOTBLACK SUES FOR
SIOO FOR FINDING RING
Evans Epps, a negro bootblack, today
began his plea to a jury to obtain a re
ward of SIOO offered for a valuable dia
mond ifng he found at the Piedmont
hotel last March. The case is being
heard in superior court.
Epps asserts that he discovered the
ring and returned it to the owner. The
hotel people say he is not entitled to
the reward, as hq.attempted to keep the
ring.
GETS PANAMA POSITION
JACKSON, GA., Sept. 19.—John R.
Foster, formerly of Dalton, but now lo
cated at Jackson, has accepted an im
portant position with the lighting com
pany at Colon. Panama. He will sail
about October 1.
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