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2 SEIM’S POLL SHOWS SWEEP FOR WILSON Popular Vote for T. R. and Taft Apparently Will Be Nearly Equal. Continued From Page One • now- th..' forth. wsi..tnn vote will be as follows* Wilson . 80.000 Taft 200,000 Roosevelt 150,000 Scattering .. 35.000 The total .7 150.000 in Greater New Turk for Presblent Taft and ''clone Roosev* !• would give. th*- Republicans! and Bull Moos* part) 512.800 up the I stat. . as against 470.863 for (jovenior , Wilson above the Bronx. tocoriiing to the Ba:n<s returns,] F’resident Taft will receive 73 per cent I of the total upstate Republican vote, I and Roosevelt 27 pci cent. The Demo- I cratfc returns do not Indicate quite so , great a difference. The Georgian's in- j vestigation would show that Taft will] receive about (15 per cent and Roosevelt I 35 pi-r cent, or 333.320 for President i Taft and 139,480 for Colonel Roosevelt, i With their admitted vote in the great - ei city, the totals would be 533,320 for President Taft and 329,480 for Colonel Roosevelt. Summarizing the vote of New York ttate. the totals are Wilson.. .. 720,863 Taft 533,320 Roosevelt 329.383 Total. .1.583,566 Wilson over Taft .. .. 187.543 Wilson over Roosevelt. 391,383 Wilson Looks To Be Easy Winner in Jersey. Governor Wilson looks to be an easy • winner in the state of New Jersey. The politicians and students on the situa- i tlon, no matter of what political creed. i agree that Wilson will receive about 65,000 over Roosevelt, and Roosevelt will lead Taft by about 15,000. This estimate gives Governor Wilson a low - er vote than he received when running for governor, which decrease is due to opposition of former Senator Smith. Pennsylvania May Go to Democrats. State pride is cutting considerable I figure in the Jersey campaign, and | maiiv Republicans of standing have declared themselves fpr Wilson. Indi cations are that if there is any change from the figures given it will he an in crease in plurality for Wilson rather than any decrease. For the first time in history, the state of Pennsylvania threatens to throw its electoral vote to a Democratic candi date for the presidency. In the Key stone State Colonel Roosevelt appal ently i» much stronger than President Taft, and the Indications are that the Oyster Hay man will lead the presi dent by almost 150,000. This split in the party is so great that many Taft Republicans have turned to Governor Wilson, who, if the present estimates are carried out. will be an easy winner by about 50.000 majority In the state.. There is little to be said about the conditions in the president's home state of Ohio, which, from early in the spring, has been a hotbed of insurrec tion against the administration. The only question in the state is whether Taft or Roostwelt will get a larger Re publican vote, and at the present time Taft appears to be leading the colonel by a scant 20,000 The Democrats are standing solidly behind Wilson, who will poll mote than SOO, OHO votes and receive a plurality of more than 300,000; The surprising development of rhe campaign in Ohio i» the indicated enor mous vote for Eugpne V. Debs, which. It is now said, will reach 140,000. The president hopes to carry his home county of Hamilton, in which 1- «he city of Cincinnati, but it doubtful whether he will carry a dozen counties in the state. The only change in the situation during the last few weeks has been a noticeable movement among the Progressives, who are returning to the Republican fold in liberal numbers Roosevelt Wil] Lead Taft in Indiana. The situation in Indiana and Illinois is very much like that in Ohio, with the Democrats standing steady and the Re publicans split. There never has been a any doubt about Wilson carrying In diana, but in that state Roosevelt will lead Taft in the popular vote. Illinois has been long claimed b> the Progressives, but local conditions have apparently made Democratic victory a certainty. If Gove’nor Wilson doesn't receive more than 60.001' plurality In the state, the best politicians of all parties will be surprise d. The state of -Maryland, which ha* for several presidential campaigns wavered in its allegiance to Hu D.-mo ratic pat ty, is preparing to return to the fold. All difficulties have been settled in that state, the party is united, whereas the same conditions of disruption In the Republican party prevails as elsewhere. This insures the sueces of Wilson in the state, and it is expected uat his p urality will not be less than tid.OOO, with Taft second and Roosevelt third. Tn this state there is- a more notice able Roosevelt movement among the Democrat* than elsewhere. The negro vote, which, was aggrieved at tile colo nel’s attitude at the Chicago eonven 'ion, will be largely responsible t ? . the I president running ahead of thr Bull Moon At one time th, Maryland m-- •’ ' nitnoc iinanimo’ ■ sot JOYS AND GLOOMS The News From •the Balkans. Copyright, 1912, International News Service. WEKLWDqET A FlEßte BAWIEis KAqiwq APVAHCIN9 OH ? 'KI ft RILC HIX > z —Y- z \ J X ® j® » .. —-I4LRY il — THE Monte NEQ KA MS ARE Th? KiNq HAS PROMOTED THE Following J D-. ALirA-rr-i kiri/ S i 2ANQ iC( i NSK-_-A > " FIELD MARS HAU , ' *** z (copy?) I XWOfur" 1 /wAkZxtAl 4|r Km J —z a— . / ) )' r- -X <*■ T fastCfeTLis) A \ ///X> --- <_> —silent ASiH / § A • j\ -"707 I WORD / S 5® 104 ft m ’tv** / ® C'f’/TTT" ■l— ' Roosevelt, and now they are almost sol id for Taft. The little state of Delaware will show a close vote between Wilson and Roose velt. with Taft running third. The Georgian's' investigation leads to the belief that Wilson will have a small 1 majoritt ovet Roosevelt, perhaps 2.000. ; In all. the state will cast about 40,000 ' V()t€ S. West Virginia is another state which has since 1896. been inclined to de sert its old Democratic faith, but in this year apparently a certainty for Wilson by a majority of between 40,000 and 50,000. Roosevelt is stronger among Repub licans of the state than Taft, and may lead the president by 30.000 votes. The gieat numbet of Republicans who have flo< Led to the Wilson standard has been one of the features of tile West Vir ginia campaign. Roosevelt Vote in Middle West Large. In the middle Western states which have long been the backbone of the Republican party, Colonel Roosevelt is cutting old Republican lines to pieces, and in states like lowa. Kansas Minnesota and Wisconsin he will carry away enough Republicans to enable the Democrats to win comparatively easy victories, in all of these states, with the exception of Wisconsin. Colonel Roosevelt appears to be stronger than President Taft, but the efforts of Sen ator LaFollette in Wisconsin have kept nany voters away from Roosevelt. While apparently they have not strengthened Taft sufficiently to insure him a plurality, they undoubtedly have aided the chances of Wilson's carrying tlie state. Wisconsin may be classed as rather close, as ma> Minnesota, with the chance that Wilson will receive about 10.000 plurality in each. The Sopthern states have little , i hange to report over previous condi ; Hons. The will east the norinpl Demo- L ratio sttengtii for Wilson, which means i that he wil! get a solid vote in the olid South, whereas President Taft will ] .eeeive the bulk of the Republican vote, ; except in a few states where Roose has made an impression, •■.uh as i tX'Ulsiana and Tennessee. ! New Englund shows a tendency to adhere to old party lines, and here it is expected that President Taft will get the bulk of his electoral votes. Massa chusetts at th> moment is inclined to- I ward the president. Wilson will give aim a close race, and may win but the j conserve live estimates would indicate a smud plurality, perhaps 5.000 or 8.000. tot I ait Iti the Buy State. Vermont looks Jarge'f for Taft, as >'oes Rhode b’anC, and in ' 'onne-ticut it is a toss op hriwi’rii Taft and Wilson THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 28. 19(2. 17 NORTHERN STATES SAFELY FOR WILSON, LEADERS ARE TOLD NEW YORK, Oct. 28.—Democratic national headquartets received reports from 17 Northern states, declaring that the ticket headed by Governor Wilson would be successful in those states. Among the callers at headquarters was Congressman William F. Murray, of Massachusetts, who told National Chairman William F. McCombs that he is confident the Democrats will secure six new congressmen in his state. "We are sure to re-elect the four we now have, and with the six others that vve feel confident of. tlie Democrats will have the ten out of the state's quota of fourteen in congress," said Mr. Murray. JACKSONVILLE TROLLEY MEN NOW OUT ON STRIKE JACKSONVILLE. FLA.. Oct. 28. All motormen and conductors on the city traction lines struck at 6 o'clock this morning. The cat system was completely paralyzed by the walkout. The strikers declare they will remain out until their demands for a wage in crease are granted. The police are preparing for trouble. SPURNED BY TWO GIRLS. YOUTH KILLS HIMSELF CHICAGO. Oct. 28. -Joseph Waitkus committed suicide by shooting himself in the right temple while discussing his love affairs with his brother Alex and two companions in front of his home. Ac cording to Waitkus’ friends he has been spurned by two girls in, the last few months and had been despondent ever since. The police were unable to obtain the names of the girls. JUDGE HOLDS DREAM TALK INCOMPETENT EVIDENCE ST. LOUIS. MO., Oct. 28. Judge Hitch cock, In the circuit court, refused to lis ten to testimony as to what Mrs. Eniilie Hoffman said when she was dreaming. Mrs. Hoffman is suing her husband. '■Gottlob Hoffman, for separate mainten ance He is contesting the suit and al leges that bls wife talked in her sleep about a man named Max. WHITFIELD PLANS RALLIES. DALTON, GA., Oct. 28.—-A big tally iof Democrats is scheduled for Sat urday night. November 2, at the court house here. Chairman S. B. Felker, of •he Whitfield county executive commit ! tee. has issued the vail. n effort will I be made to hold similar rallies In the ■ llffeten' mint’l lilsti st-' of Hie ( ountv LYNCHING TOO GOOD FOR JACK JOHNSON DECLARES PREACHER CHICAGO. Oct. 28.—" Yank" Kenny, former sparring partner of Jack John son, was to go on the stand before the Federal grand jury investigating al leged violations of the Mann act bj- the world's champion heavyweight pugilist today, and tell of girls taken to the champion’s training quarters at Cedar Lake, Ind. More than one hundred oth er witnesses were ready to testify to day. One of tlie most sensational statements made by a public speaker in reference to the Johnson case was that of Rev. Judson B. Thomas, pastor of the First Baptist church of Austin, to his congregation: "Were Jack Johnson swung from a lamp post and his body riddled with bullets, it would be light punishment for his sins," said Mr. Thomas. G. 0. P. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 1912 HALF MILLION NEW YORK. Oct. 28.—The Republi can national committee announced to day that the total contributions re ceived to within a few days ago amounted to 8498,000. of which $477,000 was expended in this state for cam paign expenses. The number of contributors to the fund was given as about 1,000 and the largest individual bequest was $25,000 from Andrew Carnegie. CONVENTION OF SKUNKS IN LITCHFIELD. CONN. WATERBURY. CONN.. Oct. 28. Litchfield residents are holding their nose. 9 higher than ever, since the town seems to be the rendezvous of all tlie skunks in Litchfield county. The skunks crowd the highways, browse on lawns and sleep on doormats, one house holder found two in his bathroom and had trouble shooing them down a flight of stairs. SWALLOWS MOOSE PIN; TAFT DOCTOR CALLED IOWA FALLS, IOWA. Oct. 28.—The three-year-old son of Robert O. Fowler today swallowed his father's Bull Moose pin. Tlie attending physician, although a Taft standpatter, said he did not think an operation necessary. BREAKS LEG BY FALL. VALDOSTA. GA . Oct. 28.—Tom AVil lis. a prominent citizen of Ousley dis trict. had his right I< g broken in a fall from a wagon. The injury, near tlie ankle. i« serious HAVANA IS UNDER SOLDIERS GUARD Troops Given Orders to Fire on Rioters—Mutiny in Army Is Threatened. • HAVANA, (Jet. 28.—Although martial i law has not been proclaimed formally, this city today was under complete mili tary control. Mounted and foot ru rales patrolled all the streets, and the artillery, which was parked in the plaza after last week's fighting between lib erals ami conservatives, was kept ready for action. General Mendieta issued orders to the rurales to fire upon any rioters who re fused to disperse. In an interview today, Alfred Zayas, the liberal candidate for president, de clared that he had no fears of defeat, despite the threat of General Menoea] to use the Cuban army against him at the polls. "Halt of the soldiers are liberals, and will refuse to act against my interests,” declared Zayas. A mutiny is threatened in the army as a result of the political unrest. Gen eral Menocal, the commander-in-chief, who is the chief political foe of Zayas, has issued orders which have angered the liberal element. one attempt has been made to assas sinate Menocal. He has received half a dozen death threats in letters. PHILJPHARRALSON, FORMER ALDERMAN, TO BE BURIED HERE Philip H. Harralson, once a well known Atlanta business man and alder man of the city, who had been living in Cuba for the past sixteen years, died at the home of his mother, Mrs. Mar tha Harralson, at Mebane, N. C., yes terday morning. He was 62 years old, and was forced to return to the United States several months ago because of ill health. Mr. Harralson came to Atlanta short ly after the war, and soon became a member of the firm of Jordan. Howard & Harralson, later being connected with Harralson Bros. & Co., the largest to bacco dealers in the South. He joined with Joel Hurt and others in develop ing Inman Park, and his handsome marble residence on Edgewood avenue is still a show place us that section. He was a member of the aldennanic board from 1893 to 1896'. k After the death of his wife, who was Miss Mary Morris, of New York city, he went to Cuba and assumed control of his real estate holdings there. He is sui-vived by three sons. M. K., R. T. and A. ,C. Harralson, and two brothers, H. L. and M. Harralson, all of Atlanta. One brother, L. F. Harralson, lives in Mebane. The body will be brought to Atlanta this afternoon, and will be held at Greenberg & Bond’s chapel until the funeral arrangements are made. TECH BOYS CHASE HIGHWAYMAN WHO SANDBAGGED MAN Robert Garrison, of 48 Spring street, | is today 7 recovering from the effects of i a sandbag wound received at the hands of two negro highwaymen who held him up in front of the Kappa Alpha fraternity house. 460 Spring street, and took a small amount of money from his pockets. Garrison was knocked unconscious and a bad gash cut in the back of his head. He was discovered by Eugene Drumomnd, who sat on a front porch across the stret playing a mandolin: and the Tech boys at the chapter house gave chase to the negroes, but were too late. WOULD RESUME NAME OF DIVORCED HUSBAND ST. IjOUIS. Oct. 28. Mary Jane Still man, of Wellston, has applied to Circuit Judge McElhinney to have her name changed to Merrifield. She was formerly ] Mrs. Merrifield, wife of Eugene Merri t field She obtained a divorce February 9, 1911. and had her maiden name, Stillman, restored to her. In her petition, she says she did not realize at the time the full effect of the change of name on the interests of her young child. She asks that her name be again changed to Merrifield, so that her name and that of the child will be I the same. SHOOTS FAITHFUL DOG AND THEN KILLS SELF LA CROSSE, AVIS., Oct. 28.—Ernest I Revels, a young farmer, killed his dog • and himself. The two had been insepara ; ble, and when Revels tired of life be called i his dog to him, fondled him tenderly and i shot him. after which he turned his shot- I gun upon himself. When friends of Revels, aroused by the shot, arrived, they found the dying dog licking the hand of bls master, who survived him only a few minutes. FORBIDS GIVING LIQUOR AS MEDICINE TO INDANS WASHINGTON, Oct. 38— Prohibition on all Indian agents and Indian employees ] has been ordered by Acting Commissioner Abbott, of the Indian bureau. Dr. Abbott says that Intoxicants con stituted a great menace to Indian health and progress and that use of liquor with out permission of the secretary of war, even for medicinal purposes, was pro hibited, except wines for church purposes. MISSION WORKERS TO MEET. VALDOSTA. GA.. Oct. 28.—The an nual meeting of the Woman's Mission ary union, auxiliary to Hie Valdosta Baptist association, will bo held at the First Baptist church In thi« city on Tuesday. < ict.ober 29. SEARCHING ON GEORGIA POLITICS By JAMES B. NEVIN. Nobody has anything whatever on Henry S. Jackson in the matter of po litical optimism nowadays. He can go out- -wet doors any old time, look in any irCTfig --Td old direction and Jf see. with half an eye, as long ami s promising rain- 9F Va 9 bows as the next I , wli person, and at tached to the ends thereof will be x found quite as many bags of SS m jßm| gold. Resides that, he IB * ’ is mighty persua- HK sive in the gentle j art of making in- SRgs nocent bystanders see then:, too. jaMM B Mr. Jackson. who is representing Mr. Taft in his campaign for the electoral vote of Georgia, does not claim that the presi dent will carry Georgia. He has hopes in that direction, but he frankly ad mits that they may be doomed to fail ure. He does say. however, and with great confidence, that Mr. Taft will receive a surprisingly large vote in Georgia— giving it as his deliberate opinion, in fact, that the president’s vote will far exceed the vote accorded Mr. Roose velt. “We have been waging g. clean, com mon sense campaign in this state,” said Mr. Jackson, discussing the out look today, “and we are assured of fine results. We are working compactly and aggressively for the president, whom we sincerely believe to be entitled to re-election. There is no division in our ranks. “We are appealing to the business men for support—appealing to them in telligently, and not frantically. We have systematically distributed dispas sionate and convincing campaign lit erature. We are making a sane fight— we are invoking neither prejudice nor factionalism. "Taft will round up a magnificent vote in Georgia—mark my prediction. Our work is proceeding with regulari ty and effectiveness. “I wish to say this, too: The regular Republicans in Georgia never have in tended voting anything but a regular, legal ticket. While Democrats and near-Republicans have been amusing one another talking of 'pink' tickets to catch traitors, we have been having our tickets printed—and they are all on white paper, and after the approved fashion. “We are indulging in no claptrap or fantastical schemes —we are working along sensible lines, and we shall make a showing of which the president will he immensely proud." Mr. Jackson spends more than two hours of every day in the Taft Georgia campaign headquarters, where he lends a hand to all sorts of campaign work. He is enthusiastic and altogether sin cere in his support of the president. "Mrs. Brown succeeded in getting me Saturday afternoon where the politi cians—some of them, anyway—have ] been trying unsuccessfully for many ! days to get me,” said Governor Brown ; today, “and that was up a tree! "You see,” continued the executive, ‘’we have about 40 pecan trees on our little farm in Cobb county, and Mrs. Brown insisted on my climbing one of those trees Saturday and getting her some samples of the fruit thereof. "The woman tempted me. and so I climbed—l was not altogether unlike ‘Br'er Rabbit’ in that T was ‘jist bleeged to climb,' in the circumstances! "Well, it wasn't a particularly tall tree, and I didn't have to lower the executive dignity to any great extent, and this is a part of what I got!” And then the governor displayed a hundred or more of as fine papershell pecans as ever graced a fruit stand at Christmas time, and said there were plenty more where they came from. The governor, as an experiment, set out some 40 pecan trees on his farm THE REPORT “The Finance Committee pays close attention to the in vestments of the Company’s funds, and it should be heartily commended for a resolution it has adopted for its guidance. It is provided by this resolution that no member of the Com mittee shall, either directly or indirectly, borrow any of the Company’s funds, nor shall any member, directly or indi rectly, receive or take any commission for loans made, or upon securities purchased for the Company.” He also says: “The Company’s minutes are well kept, and set out in detail the action of the Directors and various Committees.” And in his final comment he further slates: “The offi cers of the Company must be complimented for their admin istration, which is without reproach, and for the earnest desire they have ever displayed to conserve the interests of the policy holders. . , JOHN F. ROCHE, of New York City. April, 1912 r o the Insurance Dept, of Ala. It is \mth pardonable Pride The Southern States Life Insurance Company presents the above report front the well known New York actuary. This report confinns those which have beett made by other actuarial investi gators ivho have preceded. The investigation was thor ough and the report speaks for itself. General Agents wanted for unfilled territory. Local Agents teamed in all territories. The Southern States Life Insurance Co. ATLANTA. G A - f*oira»gA— jU William L. Meador, Gen. Agi Hugh N. McAfee, Gen. *9* Offices 1230 Candler Buildm 4“’“'tK Atlanta. Ga. MER L. MOORE, Pree. near -Marietta about ten years . the experiment has proved to be a . success. a STeat The pecans he brought to a., and the executive office are a lanta me ." ‘ did flavor. The governor says he has no ,i„ • whatever that the cultivation of pecan' on a large scale in north Georgia cou be made most profitable. Former Commissioner of Agrionu, Thomas G. Hudson, for a tim- a ca ? poh a t?cs forgovernor ’ hashls idea He knows that the game is for m thing, not all beer and skittles—wC ever that is—nor yet is it universal’', guaranteed to be sunshine and roY from start to finish. Mr. Hudson was reared on a f a ' P anfi only took up politics as a side Hr once upon a time, albeit he has Jn aged to get away with it hand. olne i T as a rule. Nowadays, however, Hudson’s turns back to his first i ove> and in farming, not politics, he sees anew tbo glory and the salvation of hi# nativi state. ” Talking recently in Savannah, f 0 the benefit of the press of that cm he said: y ’ "If the people of Georgia would devote more attention to raising the 8250,000,000 worth of fa,.* products they send outside of the state for each year, it would do a lot more good than all the politi cal, authorities we hear about.” A lot of people agree with Mr. Hud son. too—even if the game of politic* will go right along as strenuously a* ever v The national election being Just on week from tomorrow, al] the political parties having electoral tickets out in Georgia will go tn for “a whirlwind finish." The Democrats are preparing t , whoop things up “from Rabun Gap to Tybee Light” on Saturday. They will have rallies in a hundred towns it, Georgia on that day—big towns an little ones. There is no community so small that it is not Cordially invited to get in the game on “Wilson and Mai shall" day. A special message from Mr. Wilson will be read to all the gath erings. Besides that, the Bull Moosers han framed up a program that will make considerable noise. In Fulton counfi particularly, the faithful of the Bui Moose persuasion will be on the jumj vigorously. Down in Columbus the Socialists art going to have one big jamboree befou the voting begins—probably on Monda? night. And the Taftltes in Richmond are go ing to see to it that the president’s in terests are looked after. All in ail, it looks as if the firework are to explode with more or less spec tacular effect between now and Tues day, November 5. FATHER DROPS DEAD HOLDING TWIN BABY; CHILD ESCAPES HURI It ith one of twin babies in his arms, C F. Preston, of 36 Bedford place, droppe< dead yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock just as be was entering his home aftei an outing with his wife and children Heart failure was the cause of death The baby was uninjured. Mr. Preston had been in the genera freight offices of the Southern railread sot seventeen years. He was a Virginian, an; before coming to Atlanta was conpecte< with the old Richmond and Danville, a Richmond. Besides his wife and th< twins, who are thirteen months old, iir Preston is survived by two brothers am a sister. The funeral arrangements wil be announced later. HAHIRA HOLDS FAIR. VALDOSTA, GA., Oct. 28. Th.- Harvr and Traders fair at Hahira. Ix>wnde county, which closed Saturday, was one ol the most successful events ever under taken by that town. It was a combina tion neighborhood fair and horse swap pers convention, and the streets of the town were thronged with people from all over this section.