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VOL. XL NO. 62.
■SINH
SIMM
IS POLLS
OPEN
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Betting Is That Chambers Will
Be Defeated for Mayoralty
by Five Hundred Ballots.
UNUSUALLY LIGHT VOTE
EXPECTED BY LEADERS
Each Contestant Confident of
the Wards He Carried at
Last Primary.
odds favored James G.
v>'n :uil to win the mayoralty nomi-
,■ n "day. The odds varied, having
• ,m-u within the last few days, and
no < i were heavy. Most of the
, ed publicly last night and to
tliat Woodward would win by
S‘IU
ir.nuous campaigning of the
( , i. uis forces during the past few
simmered the Woodward
." d today, as great numbers
(. ~ i -for both factions gathered
th- polls, that the winner
mill! not have a wide margin. The
aid supporters base their most
nisti< claims on the 599 plurality
i by Woodward in the first pri-
They declare Woodward will
ne of the support he got on the
iiilbit. Woodward declared the
; constant, the Chambers ring.
Light Vote
Is Expected.
1 . other hand, the Chambers sac-
0,1 today that the moral issue
into the campaign by the Men
IL listion !■'< rward Movement and
t in s would bring out most of
" voters that stayed away from
p 'lls on the first ballot. On this
' i i liners bused confident hope of
1“ iw nominated.
public interest has been aroused
Hie contest, and feeling is bitter
■ n the members of the two sac-
- il, unpleasant weather will add
ijiiffci cnee of a large number of
v -in preventing a heavy vote, how
' ■ I. iding politicians declared that
of 9,000 out of a registration of
I t. "in would be a good turn-out
ikers have divided themselves
i iiuls and are swarming around
; ing places contesting for indi
'■"iial wards.
tn. fibers Claims
Lie Tenth Ward.
> ; ■ i ted that the wards will go
candidates they went for in
t primary, with the possible ex
it the Tenth. Chambers men
"it they have switched that
i"in the Woodward column.
• 1!1 ' "<1 carried that ward in the first
v by a plurality of only thirteen
His vote was 191; Chambers’
1'8; the combined vote of his
pom nts was 217. But both sides
■ number of votes cast in each
I be materially changed,
evidence points to a Wood
"t > in the First, Second. Third,
nd Sixth wards.
Tally is conceded that Cham
l carry the Fourth, Seventh,
"nd Ninth wards.
First, Second. Third and Fifth
oodward got a good majority
' three opponents in the first
The vote was;
*ow Vote Went.
Last Primary.
Woodward, 291; chambers,
'wn, 45, and Johnston. 13.
Woodward, 768; Chambers,
'n, 108, and Johnston, 82.
Woodward, 916; Chambers,
"'n 93. and Johnston. 67.
Woodward. 406: Chambers,
n. 31, and Johnston, 11.
- receive,! a plurality in the
'aid. and Woodward a plu
tlie Sixth ward, which they
ill be , onverted Into majorities
The vote was *
Woodward, 328. Chambers.
I ">> 71, and Johnston, 85.
Woodward 368 Ch'tmoeis,
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TESHEAU FOR
THIRD TIME
TACKLES
WOOD
“Smoky Joe” Says His Arm Is
in Trim and He Expects to
End Series Today.
SUN BEAMS FROM CLEAR
SKY, WARMING UP FANS
Giants, Elated by Yesterday’s j
Victory, Declare They Will
Take Next Two Games.
BOSTON. Oct. 15.—The Red Sox and
the Giants clash in the seventh game
in the world’s series at Fenway park
this afternoon, and Stahl’.s men are
confident that they will be returned the
winners.
‘‘Smoky Joe" Wood will pitch for
Boston. Tesreau will twirl for the
Giants.
The Red Sox arrived In Boston early
this morning. The men were in good
spit its, even though they had failed to
win the basebail championship! of the
world yesterday. They were confident
that with Wood on the mound today
they w ill sweep all before them.
Wood has not pitched since Friday,
when he defeated the National league
champions by a score of 3 to 1. The
Kansas City boy’s arm is in good con
dition, and he says that he will be even
better today than he was when he last
faced "Muggy” McGraw's men.
Big Crowd in
Line Early in Day.
The Giants are elated over their vic
tory of yesterday, and say that they
will win the next two games. They as
sert that their pitchers are better than
Boston’s and that they will not be
found wanting when put to the test.
The sun came up in almost cloudless
sky and the cold night air was warmed
so that it was a fine day.
A big crowd of night waiters at the
gates of the park welcomed the ap
pearance of Old Sol, as in the early
morning hours it was decidedly cold,
and the boys in line sat huddled in
coats and wraps about the entrance
gates.
FORMER ATLANTAN
HERE TO RAISE FUND
FOR WILSON’S FIGHT
Grattan Colvin, a former Atlanttfn,
has come to Atlanta from New York to
assist in the work of raising campaign
funds for the Democratic campaign
and has opened offices for that purpose
at 808 Third National Bank building.
The funds raised are being used in
doubtful states and Georgia already has
given about $5,000. The Democratic
campaign committee has assessed the
state $30,000, so there remains $25,000
to be raised during the next three
weeks.
Mr. Colvin will travel all over the
state to see the leading business men
and impress upon them the importance
of contributing. He will ask for con
tributions ranging from $1 to SIOO, will
issue souvenir certificates to each con
tributor. and each contributor will be
placed on the records.
He declares that Democratic victory
is assured If the people do not become
too confident, and that the funds are
needed in such states as Massachu
setts, New York, Ohio and others.
TRANSMISSION LINES
DELAY TROLLEY CARS
IN EARLY RUSH HOUR
Trouble on the electric transmission
lines from Morgan Falls delayed the At
lanta trolley cars about twenty minutes
early today, causing several hundred At
lantans to report late at their offices and
disarranging schedules for an hour after
wards
Homething went wrong at the gas plant
last night also, Juat at eupper time
l.ighis burned ®o dimly that household
ers could not read their evening papers
and gas stoves absolutely refused to fry
the aleak.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1912.
COLONEL ROOSEVELT IN ACTION •
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INSURANCEMEN
OF WON HERE
500 Delegates at Opening Ses
sion of Fire Risk Agents at
Auditorium-Armory.
More than 500 fire insurance agents
from all parts of the United States
gathered at the Auditorium-Armory
this morning to open the seventeenth
annual session of the National Asso
ciation of Fire Insurance Agepts, whose
convention extends through Thursday.
The gathering followed a session of the
Geotgia Local Underwriters associa
tion at the Piedmont yesterday and a
banquet of the Georgia Fire insurance
Company last night.
Governor-elect John M. Slaton, May
or Courtland S. Winn and Fred W.
Cole, president of the Atlanta Insur
ance exchange, addressed the delegate
during the morning session. H.
Woodworth, of Buffalo, N. Y., respond
ed, and President James H. Southgate,
of Durham, N (’., delivered an address.
Special reports were made during the
afternoon session by U. F. Hildreth, of
Freeport, 111.; F. W. Offenfcauser, of
Texarkana, and Robert S. Pavloir. of
Rochester, N. Y Young E. Allison, of
Louisville, Ky . made an address and
A. W Beale, of Cleveland, Ohio, and <’
F. Souder, of Toledo, engaged in open
debate.
LAYMEN PLAN CONVENTION.
COLUMBUS. GA. Oct. 15- Local
leaders of the Laymen’s Missionary
Movement are planning for a big con
vention in this city next spring. They
ate biing assisted by the field secre
tary Horai i S.inder-on, of Richmond.
Va The convention will i-iiib ace dele
gate- from Georgia, Alabama and Floi
Ida and will be in si sslon three da>«
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• Colonel's Life Most ;
• Important Now, Says
Bull Moose Leader?
• CHICAGO, Ort. 15. —Alexander •
• H. Hall, one of the leaders of the •
• Progressive movement, today is- •
• sued the following statement re- • I
• garding the attempted assassina- •
• tion of Colonel Roosevelt: •
• "All I need say is that all peo- •
• xie, regardless of political lines or •
• nationality, regret that anything •
• of the kind has happened in our •
• country. Every one is hoping •
• that the wound is not serious and ®
• that the colonel will reach com- •
• plete recovery at once. •
• "The matter of political signifi- •
• cam e has no interest to any loyal •
® American at this rn° men t. •
• "We fee) that the colonel’s life •
• is far more important than any- •
• thing else right now." •
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CITY EXHIBIT SHOWS
MOSQUITOES HATCHING
Dr. Claude Smith, city bacteriologist,
has put a new exhibit of mosquitoes in
the east entrance of the city hall. It is
a glass containing mosquito eggs and a
feu young mosquitoes just hatched out.
The main part of the exhibit shows the
various stage's of mosquito growth. There
are placards which assert that in the 45,-
000 homes in Atlanta $5 per house ex
pended for mosquito netting would save
residents $225,000 a year, and that the
<2.600 spent by the department of health
in 1912 has caused a saving of $200,000.
OFFERS FREE MARRIAGE
AND FRAME FOR LICENSE
MACON. GA., Oct. 16. Justice <>f the
Peace Hugh McKervey, known hh the
"marrying justice,” has announced that
from now until January 1. when lilh term
of office will expire, lie will not only
marry euiiplea free of charge, but will
present each couple with a gill frame for
the ll< ci " He expect* to du a land of
ttee buMlieil*.
WOMEN RETAKEN’
AS GEM THIEVES
I
Alice Smith and Loraine Bel
mont Arrested in New York
for Atlanta Robbery.
After a chase of seven months, dur
ing which they were twice caught and
twice escaped, Alice Smith and Loraine
Belmont, wanted in Atlanta for the
theft of $1,500 in diamonds from the E.
B. Durham Jewelry Company, were
captured again in White Plains, N. Y.,
last night by Pinkerton detectives from
Atlanta.
Deputy Sheriff Broadnax and City
Detective Webb left this morning to
bring the two back to Atlanta for trial.
The women were arrested in White
Plains several weeks ago, but were re
leased on habeas corpus proceedings
and escaped from Atlanta police officers
in White Plains by the aid of private
detectives of that city. They remained
at large for several weeks, while the
Pinkertons again resumed the search.
Yesterday they returned to White
Plains and were nabbed immediately.
This time, say the Atlanta officers, the
women will be brought back to Atlanta.
JUDGE GRUBB’S COURT
TO RUN ON FULL TIME
MACON. GA., Oct. 15. Judge W. 1
Grubb, <>f Birmingham, who In holding
the regular fall tern) of th** district
i’nited States court, has announced that
during the month that he will preside
court will convene at 9, Instead of 11
o’clock, and afternoon m*ssionti will be
held, which has not been the custom here
tofore.
\ft»r two weeks in Macon, Judge Grubb
will hold two weeks of court In Albany.
He was designated by the appellate court
to preside In the absence of Judge Emory
Speer, who is now In Mount \lry, N. <’.,
i cooperating from an annual attack of
hav lev» r, after having spent the Hummer
in Nova Scotia.
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ROOSEVELT CAlff AIGN
TRIPS GIVEN UP ; FEELS
‘HOLLY’DESPITE MIO
Colonel Submits to Physicians and Re
leases Private Car; Will Go to Oyster
Bay as Soon as Able and Rest Until
After the Presidential Election.
X-Ray Examinations of Ex-President’s Breast
Made; No Cause For Alarm, His Physician
Announces—Doctors Consult Over Advisa
bility of an Operation, While Patient Eats
Hearty Breakfast and Reads Book.
CHICAGO, Oct. 15.—An Official statement issued at the hos
pital by Dr. Terrell at 8:40 a. m., says that the latest X-ray ex
amination developed no new complications in Colonel Roose
velt’s condition.
NEW YORK. Oct. 15.—Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt today decid
ed not to go to Chicago unless Colonel Roosevelt’s condition be
comes so serious that she ought to do so.
She spent a sleepless night at, the home of her husband’s
' cousin, J. West Roosevelt, but received word shortly after 7
o’clock that there was no occasion for immediate worriment.
She then went to bed and slept late into the morning.
CHICAGO, Oct. 15. —As soon as Colonel Roosevelt is sufficiently
recovered he will go to his home in Oyster Bay. He will not continue
his campaign trips, according to Dr. Terrell, the coloner’s private
physician. His condition is not alarming.
“Colonel Roosevelt has juste, ome from the operating room where
another set of X-ray plates were made,’’ said Dr. Terrell, in a state
ment issued at 8:40 o’clock. ‘‘These plates are now being developed.
Drs. Terrell, Murphy and Sayle were present when the plates were
made. Dr. Arthur Dean Bevan is expected at the hospital later.
“So far as we know now the later X-ray developed nothing new
with reference to Colonel Roosevelt ’s condition. His condition is nor
mal. He feels fine. There will be no serious consequences.
“As soon as Colonel Roosevelt recovers sufficiently he will be
taken to his home in Oyster Bay. He will not go on the road again.’’
Dr. Sayle supplemented the
statement, saying:
“If the doctors decide that it is
necessary to probe for the bullet in
Colonel Roosevelt’s body, it looks
now as if nothing more than a lo
cal anaesthesia will be necessary.”
Colonel Roosevelt consented to the
annulment of his speaking tour and re
leased his private car, the Mayflower,
today, saying he would not need It
again “for the present.”
Is Feeling 1 * Bully. ’ ’
Eats Hearty Breakfast,
Colonel Roosevelt ate a hearty break
fast of bacon, eggs and tea and toast.
He used his famous expression, “Bully,”
when asked how he felt this morning.
"You’re a mighty lucky man, colonel,”
said Dr. John F. Golden, one of the at
tending physicians. “Your lucky star
was at work last night, all right.”
The colonel smiled. He refused to
take his injury seriously.
“It might have been worse, a great
deal worse,” he said. "I guess I owe
my life to the prompt action of my
friends. 1 feel bully now.”
Fifty police and detectives are guard
ing the colonel. They are stationed In
and around the building. Among them
is Officer Townley, the policeman who
guards the colonel on his frequent visits
here.
Mrs. Roosevelt in New York is being
kept In constant touch with the hos
pital in Chicago. Dr. Bevan is the sur
geon who will perform the operation if
one is determined on
Somber Scene On
Colonel's Arrival.
From a deserted railway station
Theodore Roosevelt re-entered Chicago
today. There was no band and no
cheering. A little cavalcade of sober
faced police headed the procession. The
colonel, with a doctor- on either side,
lay in an ambulance. Behind half a
dozen automobiles followed slowly to
Mercy hospital
Suffering from a pistol wound re
ceived last night in Milwaukee, Colonel
Roosevelt's condition was serious
enough to cause grave concern to the
eminent surgeons who bud gathered to
re< elve him, the colonel was taken from
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his car shortly after fi o'clock. Fif
teen minutes later he was lying in the
ambulance, the police had moved to ths
head of the line, and the somber little
procession was under way.
The colonel's special train arrived In
Chicago shortly after 3 o’clock this
morning. His car was switched to thq
deserted passenger station of the Chi
cago and Northwestern railroad, at
State street, Just north of the river.
There it remained until the colonel had
been removed.
Every precaution was taken to avoid
a crowd. Few persona knew where ths
colonel’s car stood. Even the hospital
to which the colonel was to go was
kept a secret until the start was made.
It was reported that he would go ta
the Physicians hospital. Just before the
start, Dr. J. B. Murphy, one of the
surgeons called to assist in caring for
the former president, announced that
It had been decided to take him to Mer
cy hospital, at Twenty-fifth street and
Prairie avenue.
Game, But Not
Equal to Task.
Colonel Roosevelt, game today as ha
was last night after the attempted as
sassmation. walked unassisted from the
car to the ambulance. He sank down
weakly, once he was inside. Twenty
minutes later, when he reached the
hospital, even his gameness was not
equal to the task of walking the few
steps from the ambulance entrance to
the hospital door. A man on either
side supported him. His face was white
from loss of blood and drawn with the
pain of his injury.
The physicians who were with him
expressed their concern. Dr. Murphy
was the one who expressed it most
openly.
“Blood poison is the thing we most
fear.” he said. "We will take every
possible precaution to prevent that.” ,
In the automobiles that accompanied
the former president from the station
to the hospital were the surgeons, some
close friends of the colonel, summoned
when the shooting occurred, and news
paper representative-.
Along the streets, as the ambulance
wheeled slowly across the State street
Continued on Pago Thrss.
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