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VOL. XI. NO. 52.
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■ ON IN
HHIKST
Woodward and Chambers Both
Expect to Get Votes Given
Brown and Johnston.
SECOND PRIMARY WILL BE
HELD WEDNESDAY, OCT. 16
Battle Lines Drawn for Hottest
Political Fight in the Whole
History of Atlanta.
With James G. Woodward, leader in
thp primary by 596 votes, and Aldine
Chambers deadlocked for the mayoral
ty preparations for what is expected
to be one of the bitterest political
fights in the history of of the city be
gan today.
The battle will last probably two
neeks, as the second primary, according
to John Y Smith, chairman of the
rity Democratic executive committee,
will be held a week from next Wednes
day - October 16. What it lacks in
length will be made up by the vigor
with which it will be fought.
Woodward, who polled a total of 4.-
!i" votes, -aid today he was confident
:hat he will be the next mayor of At
lanta.
Chambers, with 3.677 votes to his
credit, was equally certain that his will
be the prize. He declared that many of
the votes cast for Dr. George Brown
sn<! Steve It. Johnston, whn ’together
polled 1.363, would in the next race go
to him. The Woodward faction made
the same claim.
Vote Lighter
Than Was Expected.
chairman Smith has called a meeting
pf ti " committee for 12 o'clock today to
consolidate and declare the results of
tsterday's primary and fix a date for the
tecond primary. He said the commit
;<-e could not call a primary earlier
thin tin days after the first primary
i■! later than 30 days. All the mem
bers of the committee want the mayor
al nomination decided at once, and
Wednesday, October 16. two weeks from
i'.sterday, is expected to be named as
the date.
The total vote. 9,404 of a registra
tion <if 13,890. was lighter than was ex
pect-d. for the day was perfect ana
.•■•••• was even indication of intense
Interest.
I - n-> C, Woodward lacked only 431
1 -of receiving a majority over all
rii of his opponents. He beat Al
iine Chambers by 596 votes. Un
cibtedly many of the friends of Dr.
rgi Brown and Steve R. Johnston
■c their votes for either Woodward
chambers, realizing that the contest
solely between them.
Turner Wins Easily
Despite Attack.
r- -tilt was: Woodward. 4,273;
' iinbt i-. 3,677; Brown, 693. and John
iton. 670.
Ihe overwhelming victory of R. C.
' met -.\as nothing short of a shock to
lenient. The Georgia Railway
fewer Company made no secret of
vigorous fight against him. Turner
■’i-'d the company and his oppo-
Iw'd Miles, with equal fervor.
vot< va.-: Turner, 5,543: Miles, 3,-
118
■ be S Robert made a remat ka
howing against R. M. Clayton, chief
"nstruction The vote was close,
5,064; Robert, 4,187.
mn is Evans was an easy winner
s B. LaSalle for re-election as
warden. He got 6,721 votes, and
S;, H“ got 2.249.
Results in Races
for City Council,
■ plurality nominates -for council.
■suits in the wards where there
■ p contests were:
. ■"'l \\ ard—S. S. Shepard, 684; Coun-
ia " ''arl N. Guess, 539; A g. Had .
F',' . 006
Yard— J. D Sisson, 374; J. W.
"•’■enth Ward—A. R. Colcord. 588;
,'' ' nan H. Andrews, 368.
A ard—Councilman W. G.
• i ’’ 691 • • ,osp Ph Nutting. 251.
W D White) 452; J. P.
'-ard— J. t. Kimbrough, 209;
’ v'y. KO; D, J. Lee, 63.
ts J l-1 in ’he primary, especially
~ rs ‘ 'ween Woodward and Charn
fmner and Miles, reached fe-
But the bitterness in the
"ntest has Just begun. Re
-5 r inr ' ’he date of the second
tight between Woodward
Continued on Page Two,
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results.
J. P. MORGAN
ADMITS GIFT
0F5151,100
TH MU.
Banker Testifies to Campaign
Contributions in 1904 Before
Senate Probers.
CHAS. EDW. RUSSELL’S
STORY FALSE. HE SAYSi
Gift to Taft’s Fight in 1908
Was $130,000 Less Than
to the Colonel’s.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3.—J. Pierpont
Morgan told the senate committee in
vestigating campaign contributions to
day that he contributed 1150.000 in
1904 to the Republican fund, which fur
thered the election of Theodore Roose
velt. This money was given in two
payments, the first of SIOO,OOO in Oc
tober and the second of $50,000 in No
vember.
The committee had already learned
that SIOO,OOO had been contributed by
J. P. Morgan & Co. In 1904. but the
statement as tb -ihe additional $50,000
came as a surprise. Mr. Morgan also
stated that he contributed $20,000 to
the Republican campaign in 1908. In
that year 'William H. Taft was the Re
publican candidate for president. The
amount given that year was $130,00“
less than that of 1904.
Mr. Morgan arrived in the commit
tee room promptly at 10 o’clock, ac
companied by H. L. Satterlee and his
daughter.
At 10:06 o’clock the committee was
called to order, with Mr. Morgan on
the stand. On being sworn, Mr. Mor
gan gave his residence as 219 Madison
avenue. New York city, and his occu
pation- a banker.
Senator Clapp then read to him a
clipping containing a statement by
Charles Edward Russell, in which the
writer charged that Thedore Roosevelt
from the white house demanded that
Morgan raise SIOO,OOO additional to the
sum the banker had already contrib
uted for Roosevelt's fight against Par
ker. Thee lipping told of a visit made
by Wayne MacVeagh to the office of
Morgan in- October of 1904, at which
time Morgan was called to the telephone
to talk to “somebody in Washington.”
The money king sat silently while Sen
ator Clapp read the long newspaper
clipping, at the end of which the chair
man of the investigating committee
asked:
Brands Telephbne
Story As Untruth.
“Do you recall an incident of this
kind ?”
“None at all.”
“Do you recall a visit of MacVeagh
to your office?”
“No, I don’t: but he may have come
there. The circumstances of the tele
phone is a fiction made out of whole
cloth. I never had any communica
tion through the mails or over the tel
ephone with President Roosevelt in my
life."
“Did you contribute to the Republi
can campaign fund of 1904?”
"I did.”
"How much?”
After consulting his notes, the wit
ness replied:
"In October I gave them SIOO,OOO and
added $50,000 more on November 1.”
“Was this all you gave the Republi
can fund?”
“It was.”
"Were there any other contributions
made by you to the 1904 campaign?"
“None that I recall.”
“Who solicited the contribution of
$100,000?"
"I assume it was Cornelius Bliss.”
“Do you recall the fact of making
this contribuiton?"
“No; but the records show that it
was made.”
“To whom was the second contribu
tion of $50,000 on November 1, 1904,
made?”
"I do not recall."
Harriman Did Not
Solicit Donation.
“Did Mr. Harriman solicit any con
tribution from you?”
"No; T knew nothing of his cam
paign fund, except what I have haerd
since.”
“He never solicited of you?”
“I don't think Mr. Harriman ever
solicited any money from me."
A. No: I don't remember any.
Q. In 1908 did you make any contri
bution to the national campaign com
mittee?
A. The only one 1 made was one of
i $20,000 to M;. Sheldon. I think that is
all. it was paid in cash and not by
check.
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• CHICAGO, Oct. 3.—Mrs. Mat- •
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• six-year-old Ruth Balldig are dead •
• today by gas. Police declare the •
• deaths followed a suicide pact. •
• The little girl was a niece of Mrs. •
• Butler. •
• A blanket over the head of Mrs. •
• Brown led the police to believe in •
• a death agreement. •
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Governor Wilson. Democratic candidate for the presidency, shaking hands with his ad
mirers from his anto during his recent campaign trip into New England.
FRANK G. HANCOCK,
NEWSPAPER MAN, IS
DEAD AT ASHEVILLE
Frank G. Hancock, a newspaper man
widely known in the South, recently ad
vertising manager of the General Electric
Company, died in Asheville, N. C., yes
terday after a long illness. He was the
son of the late F. G. Hancock, of At
lanta.
Mr. Hancock traveled over much of the
world while a young man, and was an In
timate friend of Jack London, Rex Beach,
and others whom he had known while In
the Klondike. He was known as ■ bril
liant writer and a man of great personal
magnetism. He was but 30 years old.
He is survived by his widow, his moth
er. Mrs Eulalie Hancock; a brother, Leon
idas Hancock, and a sister, Mrs. Julia
Sawyer. The funeral will take place In
Atlanta, at 86 Forrest avenue, tomorrow
morning at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. C. B. Wil
mer will conduct the services. Interment
will be in Westview.
GEORGIANS ASKED TO
GIVE EARNINGS OCT. 5
TO ORPHANS HOME
Work day for the orphans will be
observed on Saturday, October 5,
throughout the country. Special work
ers will be appointed In Atlanta to so
licit contributions and the orphan
homes expect to obtain almost enough
money from it for current expenses In
1913.
The Decatur Orphans home and the
Vineville home at Macon are among
those which will benefit. Every person
living In Georgia will be asked to give
their earnings on that day to the or
phans.
MANY PRAY IN STREET:
FIRE MENACES CHURCH
NEW YORK. Oct. 3.—VThile firemen
battled with a blaze that threatened to
destroy St. Lucys Roman Catholic
church hundreds of parishioners knelt
in the street, all unheeding drenching
water and flying embers, praying that
the building might be saved.
Father Philip Leone walked into the
burning building, rescued the sacred
vessels from the altar and was carried
out, badly burned.
CAVALRY TROOP TO CAMP
AT FORSYTH NEXT WEEK
FORSYTH. GA., Oct B—Troop B.
Eleventh cavalry. United States army,
will encamp in Forsyth on the night of
Friday, October 11. This troop will
give exhibition drills at the state fair,
making the trip through the country
from Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.. to Macon.
They will arrive In Forsyth on Friday
afternoon, will bivouac here for the
night, and leave the next morning for
the Central City. A suitable camping
place already has been secured.
GEORGIA TIE-UP IS BROKEN;
TWO TRAINS START RUN
WILSON A REAL HAND-SHAKER NOW
Suffragette Sent to
Prison for 5 Years
Wins Hunger Strike
Illness Brought On Herself Pro
cures Release—Tries to Burn
Royal Theater.
DUBLIN. Oct. 3. Gladys Evans, the
militant suffragette who was sentenced
to five years penal servitude on Au
gust 7 for trying to burn down the
Theater Royal here during a demon
stration in favor of suffrage, was to
day released because of illness which
she, brought u?on herself by her re
fusal to eat the prison fare.
The prison physicians declared it
would probably prove fatal to imprison
the woman further unless she dropped
her hunger strike.
JACK WILSON WILL BE
LOWERED INTO GRAVE
BY LIGHT OF TORCHES
Jack Wilson will be buried at midnight
tonight according to the ancient ritualistic
burial service of the Scottsh Rite order,
an honor accorded but one other man in
the history of Georgia, Dr. K. J. Nunn, of
Savannah.
As knight commander of the court of
honor, a thirty-second degree Mason, and
one who was in line for the highest hon
ors of the order, Jack Wilson was re
spected and loved by all his brothers. No
man who has not attained at least thirty
degrees is entitled to the ancient service
It will be that of a Knight of Kadosh and
will begin promptly at midnight, ending
by the light of torches at some hour of
the morning. The burial takes place in
Westview cemetery and the ritual will be
read by a member of the order in St.
Philips Episcopal cathedral.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the body will
be taken from Patterson's chapel to the
church by an escort of Knights Templars
The escort will remain on guard at the
bier until the Scottish Rite ceremonies
begin. Special cars will be provided to
night for members to go to the cemetery.
GOVERNMENT PROBES
MACON VICE DISTRICT
MACON. GA., Oct. 3.—Coincident with
the agitation for the abolition of the re
stricted district In Macon, the govern
ment has sent a special agent of the de
partment of commerce and labor here to
investigate "white slave’’ conditions of the
city. He is J. T. Farmer, of Washington,
and he is making a thorough probe
The police committee of council Is of
ficially handling the situation, having su
perseded the authority of the. chief of
police with its orders. This committee, as
well as the entire city administration, is
in favor of segregation rather than aboli
tion. However, the churches are earnest
ly striving to have lite disorderly houses
closed
ANNEX TO HOME FOR
OLD WOMEN IS BEGUN;
MORE MONEY NEEDED
To provide accommodations for thirty
or forty additional Inmates, a dining
hall and a hospital ward will be added
to the Home for Old Women. 61 West
End avenue. Work on the foundation for
the annex has been begun and the im
provements, It is expected, will be com
pleted by spring.
It is planned to set aside a certain
number of rooms in the annex for the
accommodation of widows of Confederate
veterans and to obtain an appropriation
from the state for this purpose. A res
olution providing such an appropriation
failed to pass at the last session of the
legislature.
The board of managers of the home has
funds to defray a substantial part of the
cost of erecting and furnishing the addi
tion, but much more is needed. Dona
tions will be received by Joseph A. Mc-
Cord. treasurer of the building fund.
CITIZENS ON BRYANT
PROTEST 4-FOOT CUT
IN WIDTH OF STREET
The citizens on Bryant street are
protesting vigorously the act of the
city in narrowing their street from 40
feet to 36 feet. A number presented
a written protest at the city hall to
day.
They declare that Chief of Construc
tion Clayton had a curbing put dowm
on the 40-foot line and agreed to let it
stay there. Without warning, they
said, he moved it diagonally across
South Boulevard in order to gain four
feet. This greatly depredates the
value of the property, they declare.
They also said there absolutely was
no reason in making the change, and
that Captain Clayton would give no
cause for it.
THREE BURN TO DEATH
IN TENEMENT BLAZE
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.—Three men
were burned to death, another was fa
tally injured and forty other men, wom
en and children were thrown into a
panic by a fire early today in the five
story tenement at 167 East Fourth
street.
Benjamin Goblitz, aged 19. was so
frightened he could not open the doors
of his room on the third floor and took
refuge under his bed. He was found
by a fireman and taken to Bellevue hos
pital, where it was said he would <He.
“ANIMAL KING” BOSTOCK
SUFFERS BREAKDOWN
LONDON, Oct. 3.—Frank Bostock,
the "animal king." suffered an attack
of nervous prostration, and is in a se
rious condition. Mr. Bostock, who for
merly conducted an animal show in
New York, is the most famous animal
trainer in the world
Crew of Strikebreakers Leaves With
Train from Augusta and Another Is
Made Up Here While Union Men
Look on Quietly—Detectives on
Guard,but No Indications of Disorder.
Many of the Imported Men Induced to Drop Out
by Idle Trainmen—Mail Car Hitched on to
Give Added Security—Railroad Declares Its
Passengers Will Be Safe.
The Georgia road tie-up was broken today with the running of a
train from Augusta to Atlanta. At the same time, manned by a crew
of strike-breakers brought from Philadelphia, Georgia passenger train
No. 2, scheduled to leave Atlanta daily at 7:30 a. m., was made up in
the yards of the Union station at 9:30 this morning ready for a run
to Augusta to further break the complete tie-up that has existed on
the whole Georgia system since 300 trainmen walked out on Tues
day night. The train pulled ont at. 10:07 o’clock with a short crew
and no passengers. There was no effort to stop its departure.
To prevent, strikers from cutting the train anywhere en route, a
mail coach was hitched to the rear. In case the mail was delayed the
strikers would run afoul of Federal authority.
According to reports, 53 strike-breakers recruited in New York
and Philadelphia, arrived in Atlanta at an early hour this morning
and were secreted in various down-town hotels. By 9:30 o’clock the
railroad’s men had dwindled to some fifteen men cooped up in of
fices of the company at the Union station waiting for No. 2 to move.
A dozen of the near-strike
hreakers fell into the hands of
union striking conductors and
trainmen congregated in the
Union statioh, and after a half
hour of argument decided not to
go to work. The men were
taken to the O. R. T. hail and
w'ill be taken care of by the un
ion as long as they remain neu
tral.
Strike-breakers Won
Over To Union Side.
According to a statement made by J.
T. Hunt, one of their number, at least
twenty of the men recruited to break
the strike dropped off the train en
route to Atlanta and an equal number
disappeared when Atlanta was reached.
He said that the majority of them
had come to Atlanta under misrepre
sentations. They were not informed,
he maintained, that they were hired to
break a strike. He said many were
not skilled trainmen and had been em
ployed as fast as they applied In an
swer to advertisements in New York
and Philadelphia newspapers.
Officials of the Georgia railroad were
confident this morning that No. 2
would make the run to Augusta with
out Interruption and the opening of
the line after the 36-hour tieup would
mean that traffic would be resumed.
One train a day Is the schedule that
the company hopes to maintain from
now on.
No Disorder As
Detectives Watch.
While officials were busy getting the
mall transferred to the coach attached
to the rear, union men and union sym
pathisers stood in knots in the Union
station and watched the proceedings
with more than interest.
There was no sign of disorder, al
though a half-dozen policemen and
four or five detectives loitered through
the crowd watching for any signs of
trouble.
The railroad officials announced that
passengers would be accepted by the
company and would be guaranteed a
safe trip to Augusta. They said that
no trouble was expected anywhere
along the line.
The strikers gave no intimation that
they meant to Interfere with the op
eration of the first train, and confined
their efforts to winning over the strike
breakers by argument.
First Train
Leaves Augusta
AUGUSTA, GA., Oct. 3.—The first
train on the Georgia railroad to leave
Augusta since the beginning of the
strike of conductors and trainmen de
parted from the Union station this
morning at 8:36 o’clock for Atlanta,
just five minutes later than the regular
scheduled time. In charge of the en
gine was Engineer John W. Perkins, of
245 Telfair street, Augusta, with his
regular negro fireman. The conductor
and flagman were strikebreakers, who
arrived in the city late yesterday after
noon over the Atlantic Coast Line from
New York. A regular Pullman con
ductor had charge of the Pullman chair
car. The train carried mail to various
points along the road which have had
no mail since the beginning of the
strike. The pouches were heavy be-
IXTRA
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE
TECH BOY FOUND;
KIBES JM SAFE'
Tillman B. Gillespie, the missing Tech
student of Birmingham, was located to
day and Is safe and sound.
A telegram from him to hi® father
delivered by mistake to James Gillespie,
of 1021 Empire building, bore this mes
sage:
"I am O. K. Just phoned mother
Tillman.”
The telegram was from Gadsden, Ala.,
and ends a long search for the youth
instituted when he left the boarding
house of Mrs. T. B. Brannan, at 275
Spring street. The boy’s father is J. F.
Gillespie.
cause of the accumulation of mall.
The train went out with the Pullman
next to the engine, then three passen
ger coaches, a mail car and at the rear
of the train was a baggage car.
A large crowd gathered at the depot
early this morning and ail were in
tensely interested onlookers as prep
arations were made for the train to gc
out. Sheriff John W. Clark and a num
ber of deputies were present and First
Lieutenant George Britt, of the police
department, had a half dozen officers
on duty. However, there was not the
slightest disorder.
Strikebreakers Inconspicuous.
The strikebreaking conductor and
flagman did not make themselves very
conspicuous at the depot and when the
train moved out there was not even a
jeer or a hiss. The train taken out to
day was the last that came in from At
lanta Tuesday night.
The Georgia railroad strike situation
is unchanged in so far as their being
any prospect of an immediate adjust
ment.
Judge Martin A. Knapp/of the Unit
ed States commerce rourt; United
States Labor Commissioner Nell and
State Commissioner of Commerce and
Labor H. M. Stanley are expected in
the city tonight or tomorrow and an
attempt will be made to mediate or
arbitrate.
Both the management of the railroad
and the officials representing the men
on strike have indicated that they
would be glad to hold a conlerence
looking toward a settlement. The strike
Is assuming serious proportions and
business is at a standstill on the Geor
gia railroad, while cotton In the local
yards of the Georgia needs handling at
once.
Hits Towns Hard.
With the strike liable to continue for
several days, at least, matters will be
come extremely serious for towns along
the line of the road. Washington,
Thomson, Sparta and other towns that
have no railroad connection* save the
Georgia will be in serious need of sup
plies.
Assistant Grand Chief Burgess, of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers, will arrive In the city some time
today to look into the strike situation
from the engineers’ point of view. A
fireman’s representative has been hero
for two days. The engineers have stat
ed that they will be neutral in their
attitude.
