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TH E weather Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia: Local rains today; probably fair to. morrow- VOL. XI. NO. 53. wains dekialsto ■PB PROBERS Never Asked a Cent From Har riman or Any One Else, He Snaps. LETTER ORDERED WALL ST. CONTRIBUTIONS REFUNDED Admits - Abyssinian Treatment’ of Standard Oil, and Prom ises More if Elected. WASHINGTON. Oct. 4.— Former President Roosevelt today presented to the senatorial committee investigating campaign contributions evidence to re fute charges that he had sought or ac cepted contributions from Standard Oil, E. H. Harriman and other financial in terests in 1804, when he was elected to the presidency. This evidence was in the form of let ters, which were written by Colonel Roosevelt, and produced today for the first time. They were written to Cor nelius N. Bliss and George R. Sheldon and ordered the return of any contri butions received from the Standard Oil Company, E. H. Harriman or others connected with large financial interests of Wall Street. He also denied that he had ever asked Harriman for “one cent” In his letters, Colonel Roosevelt en tered a protest "against asking for con tributions from men who are being prosecuted by- the national govern ment.'' ar>d said that "we can not af ford to accept aid from corporations to secure Immunity nor contributions which will give the impression to the public that the contributors are secur ing such immunity.” Admits “Abyssinian” Treatment of Standard. One of the letters said that the Stand ard Oil would receive just as much of a “•tfitare deal” if not numbered among the contributors to the Roosevelt cam paign fund as if It were. The colonel branded as untrue the statement that Harriman raised his fund for Roosevelt’s 1904 campaign, stating that Cornelius N. Bliss really raised the fund and it was used in the state and not the national campaign. He smilingly admitted he administered the "Abyssinian treatment" to the Standard Oil while he was president, '’because It needed It,” and asserted he would treat all corporations who failed to obey the law in like manner if elected president again. In the course of his discussion of Senator Penrose’s testimony before the committee, and his speech on the floor of the senate, the former president de manded that the senator from Penn sylvania. be cast out of the upper house of congress because of his admission concerning the contributions he had solicited from the Standard Oil and other interests. Demands Calling of Hilles, Taft, Crane. clone! Roosevelt also demanded that f harles Dewey- Hilles and Representa- Rartholdt. of Missouri, be called l' r orc the committee and be forced C'tlier to substantiate their charges con ning contributions to the present '■impaign or "be forced out of public forever.” He also advocated the sub] < nalng of Charles P. Taft, Charles 1 nine and Democratic Campaign Manager McCombs, who, he said, “could Pli i uno interesting facts about contri '• i to the two old parties.” I he former president reached Wash tills morning, accompanied by “ secretary, John J. McGrath, and Er ’ obott, of The Outlook staff as F b' William Loeb, Jr., who is ' o’ testify before the Clapp eom nuttee , ' ’’•nel left the train clutching large suit ease which bulged load of letters and telegrams h--ed by him when testifying. n ,'/ I’arty, which was met by J. C. ' "' n and F, ank J.’Hogan. Pto leaders here, immediately pro bi ' ' the Hotel Willard, where they f( " ’ted, and then repaired to the b '“tee room in the senate office • . .., 1 ,I PP called the committee ' I*' 30 a. m. Mt. Roosevelt 'irdiately called to the stand. , '’tiei aPa ted himself solidly in , - ’ness chair, glancing out over l , ; ‘ t Corn mittee room, which trathless on his voice, and then, ( to a question from Senator to his name, answered in a <_ distinguishable ip all parts ' ■lore Roosevelt." Roos. v, it immediately un- Continued on Page Two, The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For ResuHs. M'IWIJGBidN REPRIEVED mu ran Os WOMAN Slayer's Life May Depend on Testimony at Hearing of Accused Accomplice. LAWYERS FOR DOOMED PHYSICIAN SEE VICTORY Mrs. Flanders. Widow of the Slain Man. Now Free on $2,000 Bond. Dr. W. J. McNaughton, condemned to death for the murder of Fred Flan ders some two years ago in Emanuel county-, will not die on the scaffold be fore Mrs. Minnie Flanders, his alleged accomplice in the poisoning case, is brought to trial, if he is hanged at all. The prison commission will recom mend to the governor that he respite McNaughton from time to time, if nec sary, until after the ease against Mrs. Flanders, which never has been called for trial, has been disposed of. The governor, in all probability, will accept the recommendation of the prison board, particularly as it will be represented to him that Dr. McNaugh ton may be a vital witness in the case against Mrs. Flanders when it is taken up. This disposition of the matter will leave the McNaughton ease untouched, so far as its merits are concerned, in the petition for executive clemency. The prison board will make no recom mendation as to that until after the trial of the woman. Woman Indicted Two Years Ago Not Tried. Mrs. Flanders was indicted jointly with Dr. McNaughton for the murder of Flanders. It was alleged that they slew the husband, in order that a too great friendship between the wife and the .doctor might be pursued unmo lested. McNaughton has been convicted at every point, but, for some reason, the woman, although indicted two years ago. has not yet been tried. She has been at large for months on a $2,000 bond. The prison commission takes the view that to permit the hanging of McNaughton now might result in a grave miscarriage of justice in the case of the woman. It is true also that her possible acquittal might incline the commission to recommend McNaugh ton to commutation, if not actual par don. For respiting McNaughton until after the trial of his alleged accomplice, the governor will not lack for precedent. Such a course was taken in the famous Noble case by Governor Atkinson years ago. and both Governor Hoke Smith and Governor Brown, in the Hunter cape from Savannah, took the same view of things. The attorneys for McNaughton feel that they will have scored heavily in McNaughton's favor if the matter is disposed of as now seems most likely. They contend that the trial of Mrs. Flanders will throw an illuminating light on many obscure points in the case against Dr. McNauu iton. OLDFIELD MAY BE IN GRAND PRIX RACE; BRAGG WITHDRAWS MILWAUKEE. WIS.. Oct 4—Ten of the boldest drivers-in the automobile rac ing game were out early- today with their mechanicians, making tr.als for the grand prix tomorrow. For two hours the driv ers had the privilege of circling the course as a final preparation for the big event. Caleb Bragg's withdrawal becausd of rev erence for Bruce-Brown, leaves an open ing for Barney Gidfield to compete. The cars entered in tomorrow s event, with the driver of each, are the following: Benz. Burman; Lozier, Nelson. Fiat. Tetzlaff: Mercer. Hughes; Mercedes. De- Palma; Mercedes. Wishart; Knox. Mul ford; Mercedes. Clark; Benz. Bergdoll; Fiat, Oldfield, possibly, in place of Bragg; Benz, Moran. POLICE SPOIL SHAVE FOR GAINESVILLE MAN Just When J. R Kitnsey. of Gaines ville, had been well lathered in a Mitch ell street bather shop today offices Bowen and Randall walked In and ar rested him. He went to the police sta tion without his expected shave. Kitnsey. who Is a fireman on the Southern road, is charged with insult ing i young woman. He was held on |loo bond. Negro Boy Thief Leaps From Second Story as Pursuers Near; Dying Strikes Pavement 25 Feet Below, Fracturing- Skull—Stolen Purse Grasped in Hand. Rather titan submit to arrest a neg:o bov about fifteen years old, cornered at the head of a flight of stairs in a shop at 15 Trinity avenue, at 1 o'clock to day, leaped through a window to the hard pavement below and Is dying. As men. aroused by the cry of thief, mounted the stairs after him the boy, still clutching the,purse be snatched from a woman in the throng of White hall street, took oneJook at his pursu ers and leaped from the window to the alley pavement 25 feet below. He was picked up unconscious by the police with the purse gripped tn his hand. In the excitement of the chase 'through the Whitehall street district the woman who lost the purse disap peared and no one in the crowd that collected after the boy had taken his leap was able to identify It. At the Grady hospital, where the un conscious negro lad was taken, it was said his skull was fractured and that he would die * BLESSED BE MEN WHO GO TO CHURCH WITH WIVES, SAYS MINISTER -» WORCESTER. MASS., Oct. 4.—The Rev. C. F. Hill Crathern, pastor of the Park Congregational church, has pre pared as et of Biblical beatitudes brought up to date. Here are some of his amendments: “Blessed are the men who accompany their wives to church, for they shall save them from the suspicion of being widows. “Blessed are the singers in the sanc tuary who can sing and will sing, for they shall never be sent to Sing Sing. “Blessed are the people who are not forgetful to entertain strangers, for they shall entertain angels unawares. “Blessed is he who walketh not in the counsel of the gossip, nor sitteth in the seat of the fault finder, but whose delight is in the peace and pros, perity of the church. His name shall be a continual praise in the sanctuary, and his-friends shall be called legion. "Blessed ire the church members who give the Lord and the minister as little trouble as possible; who are loyal to the church, regular in their attend ance. generous in their gifts, gracious in their sympathies, and honorable in all their ways. Rejoice and be ex ceedingly glad, for great is your reward on earth and in heaven.’’ GIRL TELEGRAPHER WINS RICH HUSBAND WHILE WORKING KEY NEW YORK, Oct. 4. —Ann Jeanette Brown, formerly a telegrapher in the Hotel Astor, became the bride of Dud ley C. Wray, a Western millionaire, at the Holy Trinity church, on East Eighty-eighth street. Their first meeting was not at all conventional. One evening, while Miss Brown was busily engaged in sending and receivig messages, one was sent in signed “Wray.” The name was unfa miliar to iter. As she was puzzling out the spelling the original of the name was gazing over her shoulder. Sud denly she turned and their eyes met. It was love at first sight for both, they have both since admitted. Mr. Wray is president of the Rabok Paint Manufacturing Companj of St. Louis. After a supper In the home of Mrs. Harrietts E. Brown, the bride’s mother, at No. 1655 Second avenue, the bridal couple left for Atlantic City. They wil make their home in St. Louie. INDICT PROPERTY OWNERS, JUDGE AT ALBANY INSTRUCTS ALBANY. GA.. Oct. 4—Judge Frank Park in a special charge to the Dough erty county grand jury today directed that true bills should be returned against property owners rather than inmates of houses in the restricted district. The court charged both grand and tra verse jurors to notify him if any at tempt is made to intimidate, bribe, in fluence or otherwise interfere with them In the discharge of their duty. He said court would be convened at any time if conditions warranted such action, and that he wanted both grand and traverse jurors ready to act on an hour’s notice. Many indictments have already been re turned against parties who have left the city. The grand jury has been in session since September 23. Court will not be formally adjourned until five days prior to the opening date of the next term. CLAIMS EUGENICS WILL BREED ARISTOCRACY OF ABILITY FOR AMERICA WASHINGTON. Oct. 4. —"Marriages upon eugenic lines will be considered a great honor, and they will be kept un tainted by proper stock. We shall then have an aristocracy of ability, rather than one of nobility,” said Dr. Vernon M. Cady. •'As example of what practical eu genics can do toward raising the race standard are the Herreshoff and Ab bott families.” COAST VESSEL ASHORE. J V KSON VILLE, FLA.. Oct. 4 —Th steamer Dover, of the Van line, bound from Nev. Yixik to this city with fifteen pr-i on- on boa’d, has gone ashore near .Mayport. Thu, ve.r el lies in a danger ous pc Itlun. Tugs are trying to dis lodge her, I ATLANTA. GA.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 4, 1912. TWO KILLED IN WRECK; ATLANTAN VICTIM Engineer and Negro Fireman Are the Victims of Wreck Near Cornelia. TRAFFIC IS TIED UP ON . SOUTHERN'S MAIN LINE i Half Dozen Hurt When Fast Mail Leaves Tracks and Turns Over. CORNELIA, GA., Oct. 4.-—Two men were killed, three badly Injured and others slightly hurt and shaken up when Southern railway southbound passenger train No. 43 was wrecked at Hood’s sid ing. one mile below here, at 4:30 o’clock this morning. The train was due in Atlanta al 5:20 o'clock, but passengers were delayed several hours until a special train could be sent here from Buford, to carry them on. The engine and express, baggage and mail cars were demolished. None of the Pullman cars was damaged, as the coupling of the first Pullman broke in time to save them. Physicians were rushed to the scene from Cornelia and Toccoa. Through traffic was tied up until this afternoon, it requiring several hours for wrecking crews to clear the debris. The dead: Jacob M. Costner. Atlanta, engineer. Ed Simpson, colored, Atlanta, fire man. The injiifod: R. L. Morton, mail clerk. Norci oss. injured about the body. J. H. Towers, mail clerk. Central, cut about head. J. A. Zachary. Orntewood Park, cut about head and shoulders. A. B. Gilmore, express messenger, Washington, injured about body. Passengers awakened by the crash went to the aid of the trainmen. The engineer was found scalded and crush ed. He could gasp but a word and died in the arms of a passenger. The negro fireman was found fatally crushed. Women passengers on the tram bound up the wounds of the mail clerks, none of whom is reported dan gerously wounded. Special Train Brings Wreck Victims Here. A special train bearing passengers in the wreck arrived in Atlanta at 1:20 o clock this afternoon, in the baggage ear were the bodies of the two victims, while on cots in the mail car were the three mail clerks, James O’Connor, an Irish immigrant, and a negress named Sarah Smith. The four white men were hurried to the Atlanta hospital, while the negress will be given treat ment at Fair Haven. A line of ambulances and a number of physicians awaited the arrival of the train, and the victims were taken to' the hospitals immediately upon its ar rival. Many of the passengers showed signs of the excitement of the morning and several had small cuts or were limping from some minor bruise. All declared that nothing short of a miracle had saved many more from being seriously injured. “I was asleep, but was gradually be ing awakened by a strange jar when the train went off the track," said Mrs. Mary Gunther; of Pittsburg. Pa. “The jar threw me out of my berth and for a few moments everything was in an uproar. Our Pullman did not leave the track nor did any of the other Pull mans, but all the day coaches, the bag gage and mail cars and the engine went off. Immigrants Fight To Escape Car. “V\ e could hear some one scream, and then everything was still for a minute. The conductor came running through with his lighted lantern and told us that nothing serious had hap pened, but just then the immigrants in a. ear just ahead began screaming and fighting to get out. "For a time it seemed that nothing would quiet them, for but few of them could talk English, but at last they managed to quiet them a little bit. It was just beginning to get light when we got dressed and went up ahead. The engineer had been scalded to death and file fireman was being dug out from under a lot of coal and dirt. “The baggageman had been buried beneath his trunks and things, but was not seriously hurt. It was the confu sion and the awful feeling of uncer tainty, combined with the darkness, that made us feel so strangely.” It was said at the hospital that none of the Injured men were fatally hurt, though it is probable that several will [ENGINEER WHO DIED IN |WRECK AND HIS WIDOW /Z / / A \ x. J / Jr . \ // \\ /> \\ i ■--- ***' 1 1 V Js -■* ■Wq’MS/’:- f- V' -W F 1 w \\ ; Jacob M. Costner, one of the best loved engineers on the Southern, killed in wreck lodat. and wife, who was prostrated h\ the news. DYIUMITE FOUND ON OSO TRACKS Inspector Discovers Explosive Before Cars Start—Officers Increase Vigilance. ATGUSTA, GA., Oct. 4. A slick of dy namite, P/i inches in diameter and about a foot long, was found on the tracks of the Augusta Aiken Railway and FJectHc Corporation, near the corner of Fifth and Hall streets, by a track inspector, early this morning, before the ears began to run. The finding of the dynamite caused an increased vigilance on the part of the city police and the military authorities. The cars are being run today without trouble, but vigilance • has not been re laxed for some time and will not be in the near future. Martial law will probably continue tor somd time, tlie saloons and pool rooms are still closed and all of fenders must face the military authori ties. So far there has not been much trouble because of the fact that the killing of three men last Friday has inspired much respect for the military. UNEARTHS $75,000" BURIED TREASURE SAN JOSE, UAL., Oct. 4.—Seventy five thousand dollars worth of buried treasure was unearthed by a Mexican banker of Eusenada from a mountain ridge in Benito county, according to a story told by William Rogers, who says he acted air the Mexican’s guide. NO CHEAPER BEEF. SAYS SECY WILSON WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.1 see no hope of beef getting much cheaper.'' said Secretary Wilson, of the depart ment of agriculture. Fresh from a va cation in the West, Mr. Wilson de clared there was a much greater scarcity of cattle than he had realized, ized. NEGRO RUNS AMUCK AND STABS TWO WOMEN LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4—A negro butler an amuck in the ultra-fash ionable Grammers Park district at noon today. He first stabbed Mrs. ('. P. Parker, wife of a wealthy business man. and then stabbed Mrs. E. Brown. Both women were fatally injured; The negro was arrested. be forced to remain there for some time. A little negro boy, a hobo riding on the “blind baggage" next to the tender, was the only person surviving who could tell what had happened, in some miraculous manner he escaped injury and was found nine 50 yards away in the woods, screaming with fright. He said that the engine jumped the rails and went bumping along for some 50 fe. t before it began to turn erosswtee over lite track, then suddenly lilt u box cur and turned over on its side. NEGLECT COUNTY BUILDING DETAILS ———— • Three Stories Up and No Pro vision Made for Heating, Lighting and Plumbing. Three stories of Fulton county's sl,- 000,000 court house have been built and no provision made thus far for lighting, heating and plumbing systems. This fact was conveyed to the aston ished members of the Fulton county commission today by T. H. Morgan, of Morgan <Sr Dillon, the architects in charge of the erection of the building. Morgan appeared before the board to arrange for a $9,000 payment due on tiie contract for the concrete work left in a tangle by the disappearance of Moise DeLeon. “The matter of letting the blds for the heating, lighting and plumbing sys tems should be taken up at once,” said Morgan. “Three stories have been erected, and no bids for any of these systems have been let.” To Rush Letting of Contracts. The board authorized the publication of the specifications for the systems on Monday In daily newspapers and trade papers, and the contracts will be let forthwith. In straightening Mr. Morgan out on the manner in which to meet the pay roll for the concrete work, the board refused to have any dealings witli Mor row Brothers, a Baltimore concern, holding a sub-contract with DeLeon. It vas held that the commission could recognize only the Fidelity and Guaran tee Company of Maryland, sureties on DeLeon’s bond. Morgan was told to t ike the matter up with Luther Z. Rosser, county attorney. Residents of Peachtree street living between John M. Slaton’s residence and the Roxboro road, represented by Bur ton Smith, asked the Fulton board for the use of county convicts to ditch for a six-inch water main to be laid along the road at the expense of the resi dents. Tlie matter was referred to the public works committee, with power to act. with the proviso that no favorable action be taken unless the city authori ties supervise the charge for tapping the main. Mob Fires on Strikebreakers Al Gt SI A, GA., Oct. 4. —Georgia railroad passenger train No. 28, which left Atlanta at 3:25 o’clock yesterday afternoon, has never reached Augusta. It was held up by strikers and sym pathizers. who fired several shots, at Dearing, a small station eight miles east of Thomson, late last night, and the strikebreaking conductor and flag man were chased from the train into the country. An attempt will likely be made to bring the train on to Augusta some time today Efforts to move the train during the night were abandoned lit 1 o'clock. HOHL EDITION 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE MEDIATORS TRY TO END DIG STRIKE; TRAINS MOBBED U. S. Labor Commissioner Neill and State Commissioner Stanley Meet Leaders. MOB IN MACON ATTACKS THREE STRIKEBREAKERS Employees Chased From Train and All Efforts to Move It Are Abandoned. / - 7 Wtth the end of the Georgia rail road strike in sight through national mediation, development® of the last twelve hours show the friends of the strikers determined to prevent the road from operating trains by non-union men. An attempt to operate a train out of Macon today on the Camak branch of the Georgia road brought on an attack by a hundred strike sympa thizers, and three strikebreaking em ployees of the road were chased out of • their train and through the streets. The effort to move the train Was aban doned. Dr. Charles P. Neill, United States commissioner of labor, arrived in Au gusta today and began a conference with road officials and officers of the two striking unions in an effort to ar bitrate the matters at issue. It is hoped that the strike will be settled within 24 hours by a compromise agree- ment. Train No. 28 left Atlanta yesterday afternoon with a strikebreaking erew fn charge. At Union Point a mob of strikers, or their friends, climbed into the train, dragged Conductor Merrill to the platform and beat him severely. He was rescued by Operator Newsom, who drove away the mob with a revolver after considerable difficulty. Merrill climbed back on the train, which pro ceeded toward Augusta. Freight Train Held > Up By Sympathizers. The first attempt to move freight on the main line was made today. One train of through freight left Augusta with a strikebreaking crew, but was held up at Campagnia and the strike breakers chased Into the woods by , friends of the strikers. No details of the trouble were received by the road officiate in Atlanta, but the train was taken into a siding and left there. About noon today another freight left Atlanta for Augusta. It had passed Covington at 2 o’clock without trouble, but had not reached Union Point or Dearing, the scenes of last night’s trou ble. At Dearing, a small station Just be yond Thomson, the engineer saw a sig nal indicating an open switch and stopped his train. Conductor Merrill, with a. lantern, ran ahead to close the switch and was saluted by a volley of bullets from the darkness which whistled past his head. Either the me.i in the darkness were poor shots or de sired only to frighten the conductor, so he was not hit. He ran back to the train. Strikebreakers Hide Out Until Daylight. Then the flagman, a strikebreaker, volunteered to close the switch, but lie was also driven back by a volley from both s ! des the track. Then a confer ence was held and the crew decided to make no further attempts. The sheriff of McDuffie county was reached by telephone and he came ic the acene with several deputias and closed the switch. In the meantime th - and flagman had disappeared and it was feared they had been dragged away by the mob. But they turned up again today and efforts were made to take the train on to Augusta by daylight. They had been hiding out until dawn. i Merrill, the strikebreaking conductor came from Louisville. Officials of the road say he is a decent, respectable ap pearing chap and not a typical strike breaker. He Is an experienced railroad man. A c ew of strikebreaker- was sent from Atlanta to Athens late yesterday afternoon to bring a train from the branch road into Atlanta. They re turned to headquarters here today and reported that they had been set upon by a mob in Athgps, beaten up, locked