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THE WEATHER □ recast for Atlanta and Georgia: n today; fair tomorrow. VOL. XL NO. 67. W SUNDAY CLUBS BIT Report Due Today Sure to Urge Wiping Out of a Num ber of “Oases.” CLUBS THAT DEFIED CITY WILL BE PUT UNDER BAN Poros Committee Has Report From Chief and Will Act This Afternoon. ....iiina' the report of the police ’ rn , > '!<-c of council today, when, it is ; it will be recommended to i, i • a number of Atlanta’s n ■ ker clubs be closed, the or tight vesterday and At • Mieri'-nced the "d vest" Sun- ■ ■ have known since the early . prohibition. -.(r-red for it then, but id- "lid" was pushed down ;rd \ with the cold dampness if t dm. sphere demanding, arcord .rrtain persons, interior wetness iiitidote. ■in announced that Police .. aous was making a ’igid in of ail the clubs in the city wouli recommend to the lon. idttee that al' not compiy li a o be closed. Only two f the largest clubs had the i i. t> i nip in open. Hv.rjvhrey Has Report F-oni Chief (Beavers. •' d "art of the whole situation, j v. ■: - that Chief Beavers made " t to the police committee sev- - igo and there was no unusual ■ion going on yesterday. n o \\ . G. Humphrey. of the otniiiittee. has had Chief Beav o in his pocket for several v arding it closely. He will call nittei- to order this afternoon "dock io vote on the clubs The commit me wi 1 make its report to coun ts afternoon. It will undoubtedly " nd that a number of clubs, i a '■ those which hat e defied b> i tinning without a permit, sed, and council will very prob abiy adopt the report of the committee. I members of the police committee have given assurance that the real so ;, .ibs of the city will not be dis- But they are under the im pri-svion that a number of clubs are w°i ci\ ban ooms run under the guise of clidj- forth" profit of certain individ uals. ('hairman Humphrey said that H i is determined to close. To HT Clubs Run P". Individual Profit. ommittee docs not believe that tiny violation of the law In the lai clubs that have locker sea- The committee and Chief Beav at ■ carefully investigated the ship lists and the system by drink, are served in every one of Hlcjn haw no intention of discrimi ho’wicn social locker clubs run prominent men and those run by iiizins.” aid Chairman Hum- Rot’’ have a right to exist lhe -late and citv laws. The nn for individual profit are the ll.at illegal." : h’ firs; looker clubs licensed in At i taxed by the city and run at iseretion of council. Council at ’o close the Union Mechanics ■ ' said to be r< i ganized under name, and this club appealed to cowts. 'J’b.e city’s authority ".is overruled. ’ summer council got the author on th ’ legislature to have abso control over lock, r clubs in the 'ttti io tax them s.’oo a year. And is now being put into effect, as ity primary, which amounts to 'ion. has been held. KNAPP’S BIRTHDAY TO BE CELEBRATED BY 89.000 SCHOOLS and < line : iiitclid<-!il s iy'li ill the Stnill) I' |- ’pHlilli! ' bration of Knapp day «»ti No -7 ip >9,0011 school house* io IIU oil-mo \ of e |)r S. \. Knaro, »»r the farm demonstrate i n '• m: nt pi'niam outlined is one hour's * mplatinn of the Smith's asrih ul ' csoureos. They want an annua’ mill.: ..f Hu* *♦ at work brine ’ ‘by t):r- too.ooo rk tnonstrators and n clubs and the Sfir/s faim hi< h haw attia ted \'orid-uidc ‘ nt ion. The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Resufts. Ml HELPED hith bilf MILLION IIM Millionaire Tells Clapp Com -jnittee of His Connection With Parker Campaign. WAS OPPOSED TO JUDGE. BUT GAVE TO SAVE PARTY I George W. Perkins. Bull Moose Leader. Also Heard by Cam paign Fund Probers. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.—Thomas Fortune Ryan, the New York financier, testified before the senatorial commit tee investigating campaign contribu tions today that he had contributed about $50,000 to keep the Democratic national campaign from collapsing in 1904. He said that he took this action, although he was unalterably opposed to the homination of A. B. Parker and had favored the nomination of Arthur Pou Gorman, of Maryland. i Today was the'first time that Ryan i has ever appeared as a witness before (a senatorial investigation. He was the i first witness called. George W. Per : I'.ius, former partner of J. P. Morgan and a leading supporter of Theodore Roosevelt, was the second witness. Mr. Ryan’s testimony being brief. Ryan told the committee he was engaged in agricultural pursuits in Virginia and then volunteered a statement of his connection with the 1904 campaign. Opposed Nomination Os Judge Parker. ”1 went td St. Louis." he said, "as a. delegate from Virginia in 1904. Judge Packet was a candidate for the presi dency at that time and his friends sought to enlist me in his campaign; but I opposed his nomination, being in favor of Senator Gorman. Judge Parker was nominated in St. Louis, but I took no part in aiding his nomina tion and furnished him with no cam paign funds. "After the committees were organ ized in New York I made the national party committee a contribution of $50,- 000. Later 1 contributed to the na tional party small sums to SIOO,OOO. Toward the end of the campaign mem bers of the national committee came to me. when it was perfectly apparent that Judge Parker could not be elected, and told me that the campaign would collapse unless they had financial aid. In the interest of the Democratic par ty just at the close of the campaign, so the party workers throughout the country who were trying to keep the party together would have the aid they thought necessary. 1 contribtued about $350,000 and paid the debts of the com mittee so that at the end of the cam paign there were no outstanding obli gations." FIRST DISTRICT I. 6.~0. F. , TO MEET AT BLACKSHEAR BRUNSWICK, GA.. Oct. 21.—The Odd Fellows of the First district, comprising all lodges in the counties of Glynn, Charl ton. Clinch. Coffee, Ware and Pierce, will hold a meeting in Blackshear next Thurs day. and it is expected that every lodge in the district will be represented. Both of Brunswick’s lodges will be represented. A public meeting will be held on Thurs day night, and among the speakers will I pc Grand plaster W. 8. Coleman, of Ce dartown: Grand Secretary T. H. Robert- Lon. of Gainesville; Deputy Grand Master !T. M. Joynes. of Savannah, and Grand I Master John W. Bennet, of Brunswick. WOMEN TO WIN IN FIVE STATES. LEADER WRITES NEW YORK. oct. 21. -Dr. Anna How ard Shaw, in a letter to New York suf [ fragists, declares Oregon will go for worp i an's rights in November. Word from 1 Michigan. Kansas. Arizona and Wisconsin Isa.ts those states will do the same. .HARVEST TOO POOR FOR THANKSGIVING FESTIVAL i _— 1 LONDON, oct 21 R<*v. I Henrj 1 White, of Si. Augustinus church. South it'reyton. has called off Hie usual Thanks giving harvest festival, on the ground that the harvest was 100 poor to be thank- ! ful for. i WAYCROSS TO HAVE MARKET. WAYt’ROHS GA . Oil. 21.—The i Ware County l-armers Association pio ■ poses to eliminate the trouble theli i members have in disposing of farm I products by establishing a central mar. ' ket in Waycross. ON EDUCATION BOARD. , WAYi’RoSS. GA Oct 21.—T0 fill the vacancy on the eltt hoard of ed i. alien. A. M. Knight, a former mayor I of IV.iyirnst. ha« been elected by th* i lioa’d. Mr. Knight served aeverai year* • on the hoard. Baroness Von Suttner to Address Georgia Federation ATLANTA HOST TO STATE'S CLUBWOMEN tTwo of rhe clubwomen who will take ~ ’ ;l l■■■|liill'-: uiN’i iii ill, which (i ; \ opens tomorrow On the rivlu is Mr- ( ■- .1 il.nl n. prc-'ii -nl of llie Al- /i I'' ih r.ilion .’iiul <m left Mr-. I II- * • white, head of the state orL'.inizn ,"- / K a ii'dl The convention ' (-xpeeteil Io he yA- ■ ... l * l '' '■ -Hlliei’inu of e]i|invonien ever 1/ F / A xTS 1 l ' l in ii'eoi ota. ;iml O;iIm, ;i;■■ prepir'.i /, ■ .„ j s: ,||,s been in.i<le for lhe reception Y / 9 • $ ' / ICHA\\ of prom lien i ci,-- - _ x v .Wl f/ ai ' ' MO ' / a wßl' .. Wra® ®b wTwWll \ \'W. ' ' - ■ //r Mpi ','’'-£aaEash\ \ \ 'P?. ■Kt . nN «3sJcV__/ dJ> rvyK. '-- rasXJ ■ty y \ 2 n A. ,'// -rxa.* L ' : X Richmond Girt in Lovey Refuses to Move Here And Leave Sweetheart jy Pretty Fifteen-Year-Oid Adele Barham Runs Away When Fos ter Parent Starts to Atlanta,. RICHMOND, VA.. Oct. 21.—Petty fifteen-year-old Adele Barham, adopt ed daughter of J. W. Glasco. Jr., clerk in the stationery department of the Southern railway, refused positively to accompany Glasco and hie wnfe when they set out for Atlanta last night to make that city their future home. Along with other members of this department whose quarters wore re cently transferred from Richmond to Atlanta, Glasco began preparations Saturday for the trip to the Gate City While he and his wife were busily engaged packing their trunks, Miss Barham disappeared from home, taking some of her effects with her in a suit- Missing her soon afterward. Glasco, suspecting that Cupid was at work, rushed down to the marriage clerk’s office at the city hall. "T want to stop a wedding if a girl attempts to get married.” he told Clerk Walter Christian, nearly breathless. "I am a Southern railway clerk and I must leave tomorrow night for Atlanta." "I don’t quite grasp the situation,’’ interposed Christian. “In plain language.” went on Glasco. "I don’t \\X” l ” license Issm d to Adele Barham, fifteen years old. my adopted daughter." "Oh. 1 see," obseived the clerk, who explained that no license had been is sued up to that time to the girl and none would be without his consent. Glasco then hurried to police head quarters and asked that a search be made for the girl. Late Saturday night she was located at the home-of a rel.-v --ilve iii South Rlvhmontl. and despite the entreaties of Glasco and his wife, refused to accompany them to Atlanta. G lasco ex plained to the report* : s I ia i the young man in whom the gitl is in terested "wears knee pants and is the veriest kind of a kid." BEER KING PAYS RECORD PRICE FOR OCEAN FRONT L<>S CAL.. < »ct 21. Thr hisrhe»t price ever paid per foot for ocean front property Ocean Park was t»fs tereri when \dnlphn« fp|« ( >. ih< Lrr’wpry masraie. pijrrhß>*‘d th r "*■' *‘f :|ir <|c. .«I roved Hotel Lea'll! (or >215,0VQ. The frontage is 210 (eeL ATLANTA. GA.. MON DA Y. OCTOBER 21. 1912. Mrs. Pennybacker. National Head of Women’s Clubs. Also Convent.on Guest. Atlanta clubwomen are busy today with the final touches of preparation for the opening of the convention of the Georgia federation tomorrow. Committees held their final con ferences today and the last tick ets were issued for luncheons and receptions. The first of the guests from out of town are expected to arrive to morrow. The meeting will be in session three days with the principal meetings at the Auditorium There will be dele gates from almost every local club in the state which is affiliated with the state federation. Some of the most distinguished women in Georgia are to be among the visitors, while there are several prominent guests from outside the state. One of the principal events of the convention will be the addr .-.- tomor row evening by the Baroness VonSutt. ner. the distinguished worker for in ternational peace, who won the Nobel prize for her endeavors toward dis armament. Baroness VonSuttncr will be the honor guest at a number of pri vate and semi-prlvate affairs this week. Other Notables to Speak. Dr. Horace of New York, a guest of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, will deliver an address to the federation on Thursday evening. Dr. McFarland will discuss the city's problem of planning for -the future, showing how exptrisive is a short sighted policy of providing public im provements suited only to present needs, instead of ealeulating civic growth and building to meet increase in population and territory His ail ilres< is expected to be o f especial in threat to Atlantans hi tins tim». A! 15. Percy P< nn\-backer, of Texas, national head of women's clubs, will be another of tin distinguished guests of the She will deliver an addl'i ss 4»n Wednesday evening. < 'oilimiutee?* (if t Itl|| W i) will meet all incoming train’- tomorrow ami >«•<* that \ .’■'.tor* at v <lj <■< ted to tlo-L des tination* A troop of Ho\ Scouts will Hie < lUbwometi in (his work. Credential card* ami badges n.i\ tie had from th* <■ mmittee at the Geor gian 'ferrat e aft< i :o o’ ( ock t^mii iow afternoon. Visi’«>rs arrhing let t may secure them at 9 o'clock on Wed nesday mornii e Three of ths .nnvenimn will Th- held ra r \ h-,i \ A number of recep iion« and lam ‘»»n* .»r* planned a» the tiOCiai side of the rnectifig. HANGING IN EFFIGY IS LEAST OF TROUBLES FOR JACK JOHNSON CHICAGO, Oct. 21. Hanged in effigy before a crowd of 1,000 persons within four block of one of the most exclusive residence districts of Chicago, was the least of .lack Johnson’s troubles today. United States authorities were proceed ing with their investigation of the black champion with a view of indict ng him for violation of the Mann act in connec tion with his relations with Miss Lucile < ’anieron The 'hanging look place at an early hour today at Clark street and Montrose boulevard. There were many women in ihe crowd. A riot rail was sent to the town hall police station. The police cut down the figure and dispersed the crowd. Mayor Harrison was expected to act to day in regard to revoking .loiinson's sa loon license. Five charges were to be pre pared against Johnson in the municipal court for violations of the closing hour law If found guilty on any one the may or is expected to revoke his license. NO STREET CARS RUN IN COLUMBIA TODAY, WITH CIRCUS IN TOWN COLUMBIA, S. C. Oct. 21.—The street railway utrike situation today in unchanged. No cars are being run. but no disorder has taken place thus fa" Ringling’s ein us Is in the city' and the cab lines are doing an enormous business Hundreds of men being idle on circus day. the car company refused lo operate cars, believing that disorder would b<- the result The end of the strike is not in sight, but public sym pathy is largely against the strikers ATLANTA CHICKENS WIN EVERY PRIZE AT MACON MA<’<».\ GA . Oct. 21 With a larg* ’•xhlhit from Ids H iarcliff farm, Asa G •'atidlrr. Jr. pf Atlanta, has scored a '•markabb' triumph in the poultry *how . t (h» Georgia State fair Hik display of Orpingtons, white, buff and black, won 23 out of 25 premiums, though vonipeiing with 5nH * iitries. Tin <<lhe( prizes w*• ■ taken by the Klm ballville farm, also of Atlanta. Mr <’ainller exhibited only the Or pington bleed of chicken.- ADMITS HE IS BIGAMIST AS JUSTICE TIES KNOT XICW uKLKLXS. Oct, 21 "’l’bls Is I bignrii’ I an t rin it. Fdsnm W*ntz I said a’ 2 a m a*< a lustier* whs marry ing I him. 'I hav** a wife in Shreveport." I Mrs. AlTna ’!’i ringi. h, the prospective h" ,> Intgavt Wentz, tie will ask for a divorce. Atlanta Elite Seizes Turkey Trot to Break Monotony of Dances Step, Barred By Many, Features Affair at Ultra Fashionable Driving Club. Atlanta’s socially elite have adopted the turkey trot as their own. The dance, barred by so many fashionable resoits and clubs, has found true ex pression at the exclusive and ultra fashionable Piedmont Driving club. At the dance Saturday night, the first big dinner-dance of the season, the tur key trot was given its first real tryout in Atlanta, it was danced by all, from the stately matrons and men of affairs to the season’s debutantes an-d the boys just out of college. They all like it. Sticklers for the proper declare it is wholly refined. Just now the big question is whether the turkey trot shall be permitted at the debutante balls. Mothers are put ting their heads together and it may oe that Atlanta will see the gayest social season of Its history, with the turkey trot the real dance and the waltz and the two-step sandwiched in merely for variety. A big dance is already planned for Halloween night at the Brookhaven club, when all can dance the turkey trot to their hearts’ content. Social leaders say they believe the danee will be adopted by the Capital City and the Athletic dubs by the beginning of another season. SURVEY STARTS FOR NEW WATER FRONT IN BRUNSWICK’S HARBOR BRUNSWICK, GA.. Oct 21.—Work on the survely of Terry creek, a projected new outlet to the sea from Brunswick’s new factory district, was started today, with Assisiant Engineer W C Lemon. United States army, in charge The sur vey will be submitted to the army hoard of engineers ;u Washington for approval, after which the rivers ami harbors com mittee Is ex;>ected to recommend an ap propriation by congress of an amount sufficient to dredge this stream to 24 feet. The proposed improv. ment means tiie stiaightening and deepening of the chan nel of the creel, to permit the passage of deep seagoing vessels of evnry class. It is estimated that $150,000 will be ex tended on the Work which, when com pleted. will give Brunswick a new water front anil new factory sites DALTON FOLK RAISE FUND TO PAY JUDGE FITE’S FINE DALTON t;.\ Od. 21 Desphe .lodge I’ite's statement that he would pay Ills own fine of SSOO lo the court of appeals, a. petition was circulated here Saturday in order to raise money to help pa.v ,he line, and a eonsldeiahle stun was pledged hi friends of Judge I'lte lhe Ils' was hr a bed with a sta t emcn t that Judge Fite knew nothing of the movrmen IO rals, Ilin m<me'. Il was < tf eulaien hl Sl'.crifl Gilbert and several court baillffa. EXTRA 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE T.H.JIREDOF HOSPITAL, OFF FOR HOME “It's Been the Longest Week of My Life.” He Declares, Quitting Cot. 4 GREAT POLICE SQUAD GUARDS DEPARTURE Crowds Cheer at Mercy’s Door and Shout Good-Bye at the Railway Station. z ’ HICAGO, Oct. 21.—Twelve hours less than one week from the time he was shot by John Schrank in Mil waukee. Colonel Theodore Roosewlt today left t'htcago tor his home In Oyster Bay. For six days he has lain in Mercy hospital. For three days he has been impatient to start for home, "So we are going at last." he re- I marked as the final preparations for the trip were made. "I am glad, ft’s been the longest week I ever spent in my life." With an escort of $0 police, the wounded former president was tajken to the station and placed aboard fits private car on the Pennsylvania train leaving for New York at 8:15 o’clock. Elaborate preparations were made to prevent any other attempts against bls life. Police surrounded the limousine In Which he made the trip to the sta tion. Others were on the tops of lower buildings along the route to prevent unexpected attacks from such points of vantage. Crowds, gathered at the hospital gate and at the station, shouted hearty good-byes to the colonel and his party. Avzake at 6. a. m. After Sound Sleep. The colonel rose at f> a. m.. after a night of sound, restful sleep. Then he ordered his last breakfast as a Mercy hospital patient. With t hr exception of a few minor detaJbi. all packing had been done. The menu for the colonel’s breakfast had been approved by Mrs. Roosevelt be fore she retired and was soon brought in. The morning meal included poached eggs, bacon, toast, tea. muffins and a cereal. Mrs. Roosevelt had risen a quarter of an hour before her husband woke and she joined him at breakfast. A little table was set up beside the colonel’s bed. Both nurses. Miss Margaret Fitz gerald and Miss Blanche Weller, as sisted in serving the meal. At 6:30 a. m. Drs. John B. Murphy, Arthur D. Bovan, Scurry L. Terrell, Alexander O. I-ambert and William Mc- Cauley arrived for the final examina tion of the former president. They ad justed the bandages and dressing-. After a brief consultation they an nounced that no unexpected symptom had developed and that the trip might; he begun in safety "I’m fit to go to war," said the colo nel. laughingly, after the physicianshad completed the examination. “I’ll get through this In fine shape, thanks to ail you men." Doctors and Patient , In Jovial Mood. Roth Doctors Murphy and Bevan were in jovial mood as they paid their final call on the big chief of the Bull Moose party. The final professional visit was transformed into a social call. Mr. Roosevelt was in a high good humor and as he was being prepared for the trip shouts of laughter, In which the physicians joined, could be heard from his room. "Don : get too gay now and you'll be all right." was the advice of the doctors as they prepared the colonel for the automobile trip to the station. "I ll be good—l’ve got to," the colonel rejoined. Just before time for departure tj/fn- N peruture and pulse were taken. The stress of preparation for the journey had not affected either. Shortly there after the following bulletin on Colonel Roosevelt’s condition was issued: "Pulse, tempi- ature and respiration normal. Wound still discharging set um. Les- infiltration. Point of bullet loca tion sensitive to pressure. Position oC bullet now distinctly located Genetai condlt ion satisfactoi y . "(Signed) Murphy. Bevau, Terrell, Lambert, Mei’auley." Orderly Crowd About Hospital At 6 o'clock a large force of plait | clothes men repotted at the hospita I <t"l uniformed men were about th< I place A special watch was kept so any kind of demonstration by the self jsivl«’d Colombian representative, Lui? Molina, who made a scene at the hos pital shortly after midnight and at-