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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 ALFRED VANDERBILT RICHER 4. Mrs. A. G. Vanderbilt, formerly Mrs. Smith Hollins McKim. ir ziw - 4oHHI rtjfcx w n s liz . \ WW iwlw % Z\§k\ @H«r ' /081 mh T \\ WwKcU' kJ \\ * - wHI S JZ/ sBL s • U \ / kjbF // i’- I ' ll ’ l’'rciH ii \ amlerl>;|t, foriurr wife of ,\. \ jimlcrbilt. Alfred G. Vanderbilt as he loolied when 30 years old. and. above, his latest photograph. 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 ( . 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. 3