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VOL. XI. NO. 55.
PIS IDRS a
GfIUSAOEDS
Il OPEN
MSB
Men and Religion Movement
Leaders Scored for Stand in
Mayoralty Campaign.
MINISTERS TO TAKE UP
ISSUE AT MEETING TODAY
Reformers Want Support of
Churchmen. But Say They
Can and Will Work Alone.
The ii.eai h over the mayoralty cen
ter between the executive committee
of t' Men and Religion Forward
Move.).<nt and a number of prominent
ministns of Atlanta promised to de
velop into a bitter face to face clash at
t'” rr.eetir.g of the Evangelical Minis
ters association at the First Baptist
. hurei today.
Th- Men and. Religion committee will
»t>- ; firmly by its plan to make one
•ar . or both, for the mayor's chair
r■- g hi to support Police Chief
Rea .« it, his •.•nisatle against vice.
T s ■<. •m-:it tee wants the support .of
the •.-. risers and will make every ef
get it. E':‘ if the ministers
r'- ! to sii’ i' t ti e movement, the
on - ■ - •■si” proceed alcne.
r >r< -be <>-; .?>■ '-and, a number of
pt.r-ir.s ■■■t.t Tr.tntfcfw.* h<w condemned
t <■ v it » fivt-a,” the a.dvertise
tui-T ‘f f .*> M*r and ’’.*’.!gfon commit
tee. hy n-y;. ■ • r ., 5 ,-- 3 . j 9 being brought
to :•.=?.• r o ■?- at-'s to declare
•hr • Tie • .itt'.'tot s charged
■ ir. tn •••:.• indicated tnat
o-r Religion F.-rv.*rd Mcie-
- otting .tamer G. WOod
, . ... f ,,.
•Jl- ’ «0E to
Talk to Pastors.
' is -te h.srercec’ that the
1.--inion M'o\ emei.r should not
' the ma? ora'ty contest,
cm have let their par-
i ambers be known.
’• .' i-.son. one of the leaders of
tn: Religion Forward Move
cd dress the Evangelical
rs association meeting today. He
I. could not give out any state
s • -he next move of the Men
H «:.■!' oommittee. • but, that he
tfinc-rit the ministers of the city
"c i -i . mp.r i-tiie movement when they
hn ' •' understood it. .
b»r ministers severely criti
■Ru'.ietins" yesterday to their
■l- 1.., '. Dr. W. R. Hendrix, pas
ior ' \v e „ ~y. Memorial church,
'as to inject a political
■ into t.,e movement.
•arc- W. Daniel, pastor of the
i-M Baptist church, denounced James
*’• '' a■.; and declared that he re-
■ <L - he .statement of the Men and
•• on i ittce that there was no
e. n evency and indeeen
*'■ polln ) a »t Wednesday.”
Jltv. ''heiles <». Jones, pastor of the
Metho), ist church, said that he
’• -; • o “ft ill ietiris” .if
1 - J. ntes G. Woodward for maj
or.
Methodist Ministers
Protest Injection of Politics.
M. Lakes. pastor of St. Johns
■ urch. announced to his
trday that the "Bul
m no- epresent his views nor
* ■" l.is congregation.
Me: 10 list ministers, at a special
r- turdxy. protested against the
.. . on " f politics into the Men and
■ --'•r. Forward Movement.
•n an,. Religion committee will
<■: ack of Aldine Chambers,
andidate for major, in an
sentent toinotrow
ambeis charged that the Men
-bon committee openly is sitp
n '1 . Woodward. He denounced
Jacks.,n and John J. Eagan as
He said that if he were elect
he would do his duty and en.
’o enforce the 1 law,-but that they
1 ct force him to support any spe
-I’“ii of their own.
'‘Lined in their advertisements.
’’ ie Men and .Religion For
,< r ' 'l'''rmeut jo not intend to leave
”■ ' •-i s unsupported in his tight
re. They want a candidate
" 'a ill pledge himself to
■’■ ’V, |. un ,l that, they .t-s.-: t.
object of their advertising
" "l.aign,
.uivertisement pointed out
-ei 1 indidate had declared his
! >e vice eruaade since t’nlef
-sued his order cioeing the
n our midst.”
‘•f* LA GRANGE INDUSTRY.
ga Oct. 7.—With
k i „"■ ** and A H
- Piansg*' a nee .nruern
: - - ea ( Manufa turing
■i« Lt, *’ i ’.i‘t*d n rusutees ir
- . en '-reennlle
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The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results.
BECKER GOES
TO TRIAL AS
SLAYER OF
GAMBLER
Hundreds Surround Court to
Catch Glimpse of Accused
Men—Police on Guard.
CONFESSION OR CHAIR
FOR SLAYER OF ZELIG
Prosecutor Asserts Davidson
Killed Gangster to Stop Tes
timony Against Officers.
NEW YORK. Oct. 7.—Two hundred
and fiftj- talesmen jammed the court
room of Justice Goff in the criminal
blanch of the supreme court today
when Police Lieutenant Charles Becker
Was called to trial on the charge of
murder in the first degree for instigat
ing the assassination of Herman Ros
enthal. the gambler who was shot to
death last July.
Tn addition to these men. there was
another panel of 50 from which Justice
Goff was to select a special grand jury
of 23 to devote its time to the Rosen
fhai investigations.
Both the prosecution and the defense,
i represented by District Attomej- Whft-
I man and John F. Mclntyre, respective
ly, declared that the trial would proceed
without further- delay. The district at
torney asserted that he could prove his
charges, despite the assassination of
i "Big Jack” Zelig,' the gangster who
Lva- stall? SatAirday night. Zelig was to
(have been an important corroborative
! witness tW the.prosecution.
I Dong before the hour set for the con-
Ivening of court the criminal courts
| building was sntrroiiiided by a great.
| crowd anc po’ice • eserves from two
‘stations were added .to those on the
scene.
Police to Guard
Throughout Trial.
Throughout the trial extra police will
be kept in the court room to prevent
anj’ gang outbreak such as has been
anticipated ever since Jack Rose. Sam
Schepps, Harry Vallon and T.ouis Web
ber pledged their aid to the prosecution.
East Side garigste s are declared by
attaches of the dist ict attorney's office
to have vowed to ••get” these men.
While Philip Davidson, alias "Boston
Red Phil,” todaj' reiterated his story
that his piurdei of Zelig was on per
sonal grounds- and not connected with
the trial of Becker, District Attorney
Whitman was said to have evidence
showing beyond any doubt that the
‘•system” which brought about the
death of Rosenthal as he was abou' to
divulge graft secrets also accomplished
the murder of Zelig to prevent his ap
pearing as a witness against Recker.
In this connection it was Darned to
day that Mr. Whitman had been threat
ened with death and his every move is
now being closely guarded by armed
detectives. T.hese maintain their vigil
not only when the district attorney is
on the streets, but also at his home and
in his office.
Coufesgion or Death
For Zelig’s Assassin.
Confession or death in the electric
chai • will be the alternative given to
Davidson. The district attorney is con
vinced that the gangster who shot Ze
lig on a street has inside facts concern
ing the leaders of the "system.” and will
insist that, he reveal this or accept the
full penalty of the law.
It became known that Zelig was
threatened with death as much ar a
month ago. The threats against his
life became so serious that Zellgs
counsel last Wednesdaj went to the
district attomej- and told the latter that
his client was in mortal danger. James
Sullivan, counsel at one time for “Jack '
Sullivan, also went to the. district at
toinej and told him of lhe warnings
that Zelig had received
The three men held a conference at
the hornr of the district attorney and
it was suggested that Zelig be goi out
of town until the district attorney was
ready to call the gunman as a witness
i against Becket The district attorney
i thought well of the suggestion and In
■ t-rvfewed Zelig but Zelig i-fused to
r leave New York, saying that he had
j too many affair* of ' importance” hot
,to attend to. His death was the result
i DE GRAFFENREID NAMED
FOR ALABAMA JUDGESHIP
MONTGOMERY ALA. Ort 7.
Vpon the refusal of John B Knox, of
Anniston to accept appointment as a>-
enclate justice of the Alabama supreme
Jrourt. Governor O'N'ea haF named
lludgr Kdwa'd DeGf sffen raid. of
• rpeervhoro. heretofore a membet of lire
I court. Th* v»'an> • •• .< • • <t“d b the
h of Justis • R T tilmpeon in iu
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• POLICE ROUT strikers:
• Atlanta, police were called todaj- •
• to prevent strike disorders for the •
• first time, and Chief Beavers and •
• a squad of mounted mon forced a •
• crowd of 1.000 strike sympathizer> •
• out of the Union station. Onlj one •
• arrest was made there. As a ie •
• suit of the renewed troubles the •
• road is tied up completely •
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' -
lMlli.HßwL.fil IcahucK it. i
t SKSnkgSa| Au- crooks e \
-TRACTS SMOUUJt ft / y
into the mams* I
Ip! '
Wllw 1
-r-x. \ ® ivQiyX v ' fiA W; ¥>
i Jt
“Ah. Theodore, little do you realize how you hurt my feelings by using such
harsh language about me and my little boy! I expect the whole senate commit
tee will be in. the Ananias club in a day or two! 1 see William has been to a
country fair, and has got a lot of presents, including a big pumpkin pie. a box
of honey and a can of peaches! You know, after all, William isn't so slow! If
be loses his job he wants some provisions to fall back on! Llihu. I'm thinking
of giving you a small raise of salary—you’re really one of the most faithful ginks
that I ever hired!"
DRUMMERS TO ASK
FOR RIGHT TO VOTE
AWAY FROM HOME
Legislation to permit traveling men to
vote away from home in national elec
tions is to be urged on congress tn the
form of a petition prepared by the Com
mercial Travelers Good Government as
sociation. J. Maxwell Gordon, field rep
resentative of the Democratic national
committee, is in Atlanta todaj- getting
signatures to the petition, and incidental
ly conferring with partj- leaders.
The petition has signatures of 150.000
commercial travelers In even section of
the United States and a like numbet will
be added before it is presented to con
gress
“We expect to arrange it so that a
traveling man can vote in national elec
tions without having to travel hundreds
of mites,” said Gordon
tn discussing the political situation.
Gordon said that Roosevelt's popularity
bad reached its height, and. on the other
hand. Taft was gaining strength He
said that Taft was leading Roosevelt 2
to 1. lie put California in Hie Wilson
column
•'When Bryan apoke in Los Angeles re
cently,” he said, ''some 35.0(H) persons
turned out, and Roosevelt could mus
ter onlv 8 000 The women volets of Cal
ifornia are going to <ast ballots for Wil
son Washington. Oregon and lug
will go for Wilson, while in Montana and
, Idaho it is » loss up. Colorado is <er
‘lam to go for Wilson
CRABS ATTACK GIRLS
IN WHITE STOCKINGS
NKW YORK, ci, t 7. -Forty > rah«
...aped from a fi he man < <■>« on s
1 Long <• ano ailroar) train tnd ntta> kT.
|' ct Si •"H •iI»V ' hi' f Mocking
1 Panir reigned lima
ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY. OCTOBER 7. 1912.
RIOTS PARALYZE GEORGIA
ROAD; TIE-UP IS COMPLETE
UNCLE TRUSTY!
Copyright, 1912, by International News Service
ANOTHER DYNAMITER
ENTERS GUILTY PLEA
AT CONSPIRACY TRIAL
INDIANAPOLIS. IND.. Oct. 7 Ed
ward Clark, of Cincinnati, former Iron
workers business agent there, changed
his plea from not guilty to guilty at tin
opening of the Federal dj namite con
spiracy trial today.
Details of how Herbert S. Hockin.
secretary and treasuier of the Inter
national Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, is alleged to
have robbed and double-crossed his
friends and employers dining his al
leged te'm as leader and piivmasi' of
lhe McNamara dynamite gang, have
been promised and are expect'd from
District Attorney Miller today and to
morrow. Miller already lias bitterly
attacked Hockin in genera. charges
with the promise that lie would late’
specify and give details of them in open
court.
The defense, through chief counsel,
says the attack is an attempt to stam
pede the defendants and make them
confess their guilt.
FORGETS IT IS SUNDAY
AND DRIVES 20 MILES
FOR LOAD SHINGLES
DALToN GA.. <>ct 7 Completely
I forgetting Ute day of liie yyeek, Riley
I Giddens ex -1 epi eseiitative from Whit
field county iii the stale I'-gislatui < ,
drove ini" Dalton yesterday for a load
of shingles. Il yyas nor until Io- tils
covered tie lumber manufacturing plant
a :i,« < 10-, 1 that Io i eiiteniltered tin dto
Mt. Giddens lives about ten miles
I north of here.
EDITOR WILLIAMS IMPROVING.
W A Ycr.oss G A 11. I , 1 , r ,„.
jdiimn of I, Volnn W im- nlitoi of
I't'l" D-I ■ .lon nn '•e l J: ll' I V imp! o
n. I■■ •it ■o k 'e ■ ■ o' ii * rit •
icalU ill at his hocus in W uwom.
ORGAN RECITALS AT
ARMORY SUNDAYS
WILL BE CONTINUED
That thn organ rwltals at the Audi
torium-Armory will continue as long as
the Atlanta Music festival association
can afford to pa> the expenses was
announcement of Colonel William L. Peel
during the recital yesterday afternoon.
He declared that the collection taken up
at each recital was a "mete bagatelle,"
But thought the people should he more
willing to contribute.
Nearl\ 2.000 persons attended the re
cital yesterday afternoon, when Dr. Percy
.1 Starnes rendered several selections
which were encored, if was announced
that hereafter the recitals will begin at
3.30 instead of 4 o'clock
SPURNED BY GIRL OF 15.
SHOOTS HER AND HIMSELF
F’ITTSBURG, PA, Oct. 7.—Because
pretty Grace Mapleson. aged fifteen,
spurned the advances of Joseph Kel
lerman, aged thirty -1 w<>, the lovesick
swain siiot nml dangerously yvoutidcd
her and then i Oinmitted suicide with
the same w eapon in the presence of the
girl's mother in t'iaik street at a late
hour last night. Kellerman had < ailed
Ito renew liis pie.i that the girl marry,
laud upon getting a refusal, began
shooting
JOHN L. SULLIVAN IS
DONE WITH CITY LIFE
I»ST< . <)«l 7. !>♦< Luing ih.ii h»-
is wrildcil In ,i l.i tjici’s lilt. John h.
Sullivan, tin* pugilist. >a.\s that h* wili
| n< ver liv • • in ;< city again.
MRS. SAGE BUYS ISLAND
FOR HOMELESS BIRDS
,| NEW yriHK Ort 7. Mrs Rue
Sa x < pun a.i" d 'I , ii I l.ind, ..ff
I i "t . hi- i Hilf M. x" i„ . .
ixbltth < hume iot lwnt ( le»# birtX*.
No Effort Made to Move Train For
First Time Since Strike Began--En
gineers, Fearing Renewal of Clashes,
Demand Protection Before Working.
City Police Called Out to Quell Disorders Here.
Road Officials Plan Non-Resistance Policy to
“Starve” Shippers Into Protest Against th®
Strikers.
y ■
The Geordis road is completely tied np today. Not since-tho
strike went into ctTeet a week ago has lhe traffic been so abgcghite
ly blocked. Not a wheel has turned today, not a train left
the Atlanta station since Saturday. Officials can not say when
an attempt to operate another train will be made.
For the first time since the strike on the Georgia road/ began,
one week ago. passenger train No. 2 w ( as left in the Atlanta yards
yesterday, with no attempt to send it on its run. No. 2, which
was due to leave for Augusta at 7:30 o’clock, was not even made
up or run into the station, and postoffice authorities were nrytifled
that no mails would be handled during the forenoon. Whether
an attempt will be made to handle any other trains during the
day is problematical. No runs were attempted during the night.
P’or the first time since the
strike, the Atlanta Union station
threatened to become the scene
of a riot, when nearly a thousand
strikers and their friends met
train No. 1, from Aiigiista. yes
terday afternoon. The train was
brought in by a union engineer
and a strikebreaking crew.
Police Protection
Asked From City.
News that it was on its way
drifted into strike headquarters,
and an hour before it Was due the
! station was filled yvitli men. Police pro
tection was asked, and Chief Beavers,
with an automobile full of men and
.sixteen mounted officers, took charge
of the station. When the train arrived
it stopped at Central avenue, just out
side the shed, and the crowd was kept
back by the police. One man. who car-
■ vied a revolver, was arrested. The mob
. was forced out of the shed bj r the po
i lice, who formed a cordon across the
station and drove the crowd back Into
Pryor street and away from the train.
When the hour for the departure of
No. 28 for Augusta arrived, the crowd
was even greater, and the polite again
had difficulty in handling it. Again the
strike sympathizers were driven back
and an opportunity given the trainmen
to prepare for the run. But after some
lime it was announced that the train
would not ho operated. A union engi
neer was ready to take It out, but a
full crew of strikebreakers could not
be obtained. Nothing else has been op
erated since the arrival of the passen
ger from Augusta yesterday afternoon.
No. 2. the early morning train, was not
sent out yesterday, no crew being ready
for it.
Engineers Only
Demand Protection.
A strikebreaker caught In the streets
yesterday afternoon and recognized by
strikers and their friends, was given
several blows before a policeman ar
rived. A crowd In the Georgia yards,
neat Inman Park, was dispersed by po
lice upon a call from officials of the
road.
The engineers are in a quandary to
day They are willing officials of the
road report, to take out trains in the
daytime if given proper protection. The
order "f their union does not forbid
their going out, but permits them to do
so at their own personal risk. The an
nouncement first sent out, that the
union would forbid engineers to take
out a train, gave the Impression down
the line of the road that n>> union en
gineers would work, and now any man
in Hie cab s taken for a strike-breaker,
and is likely to receive rough treat
ment. Eor this reason, many engineers
declare they will not take out a train,
even In the daylight hours, as they do
not care to lie taken for strikebreakers
and perhaps filed on.
Sunday Train to
Atlanta Last One
AUGUSTA, GA Oct. 7. — Not a trail)
is running on th. Georgia railroad to
day. amt it is prolileinatii al when the
Hex I one will be opera ted.
Efforts .nt- being made Icy tie- man-
I igt-ment of Hu- road to handle some
ins on the tugusin belt line to re
-1 lieve lie local congestion of < otton. but
lon lh< main line ami on the htanches
I no i rfort has been made to semi out
! train' since yesterday morning, yvhet
' Engine'r Hairy ' laig carried passen
i g< i No. 1 i n Atla nt a
I With rm freight mail ami t'a-senger
•> y ••. 'io |.< "pl. along t In- t teni gia
; ulro.ol hay i l>< < n im onv'iiiriti ei| |o
1 tip point of actual auftcring Not »lnc*
W
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE F ; o Y ß l°
NO GARS RUN TO
nobthjgm
Mayor Asks Company to Dis
continue Service Because of
Riot—Sheriff Asks Aid. /
AUGUSTA, GA.. Oct. 7.—At the r.-
quest of Mayor B. C. Wall, the Au
gusta-Aiken Railway and Electric Cor
poration is not running- ears to North
Augusta. S. C., today. The mayor in
formed the railway company that h<
would be unable to give proper pro
tection io the crews and that, the cars.
If run at all, would be operated at th«
risk of the company. The fact that a
crowd of men attacked a car yesterday
afternoon and beat and shot up a num.
ber of people is the cause of the mayor
making the request on the company.
The car, which was left near the Hamp
ton Terrace hotel, after being attacked,
was brought to Augusta this morning-.
Alyl of the cars on the city dhdsior
are running and a number of the em
ployees who did not go out on a strike
are working.
Sheriff Raben, of Aiken county, tel
egraphed Governor Cole L. Blease lasi
night, after the trouble in North Au
gusta, that he was unable to cope with
the situation and asked for assistance
information from Columbia is that the
governor has wired Sheriff Rabon, at
Aiken, giving him instructions a.* to
what to do. The sheriff can not ba
found in Aiken today. ,
The strikebreakers who were beaten
yesterday will recover. In fact, none
was injured seriously, although one
man was shot in the hip and is suffer
ing much pain. The mob was composed
of several hundred people, many ol
them being trikers. After beating the
crew and the guards they fired several
shots into the air with pistols and shot
guns. During the riot there were scenes
of wild excitement in the little Caro
lina. town and the inhabitants were
panic stricken.
last Tuesday has a freight train been
brought into this city, and the passen
ger service since that time has been
spasmodic. Even when trains ran,
passengers, unless forced by necessity,
refrained front riding in them, for feat
of possible injury.
\\ bile the road is tied up and busi
ness is at a standstill, efforts toward
mediation continue through Dr. Charles
P. Neill United States commissioner of
labor He has worked incessantly since
he arrived here Friday to bring the
contending parties together, but so far
he lias not had much success. No
statement will be made in regard tc
the progress that is being made toward
mediation, but it is certain that no set
tlement is in sight.
The statement lias been made by ths
railroad authorities that no attempt will
be made to operate trains until tin en
gineers announce that they are ready
to resume tlielt runs.
Officials of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers have announced that
until normal condition* are restored
tlndr members will not pull trains over
tin load. The derision was made by
Assistant Grand Chief I-' \V. Burgess,
after a long conference with officials of
the railroad, and after it was known
that Superintendent W. S. Biand had
wired the mayors of all towns and the
sheriffs of all counties on the line, de
manding the ,pt otectlon of the law for
the e.-mpmiy'* trains. The engineers
tala the position that It Is unfair tn
them to ask that fhej Jeopardise their
lire it the throttle of |> tins whlrh
to oni'tiiiaii> übjected to the
tacks of mobs.