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EXPECT SHERMAN’S DEATH ANY MINUTE 'THE WEATHER I Forecast: Fair tonight and Thurs day; cooler. Temperatures: 8 a. m. 62: 10 a. m., 68: 12 m., 72; 2 p. m ., 74’ VOL XI. NO. 75. Department of the Gulf Commander Sees Brilliant Review of U. S. Troops at Fort McPherson GENERAL R. K. EVANS WELCOMED BY THE GALLANT SEVENTEENTH Oxffillit I L l *’ < F>■ r .’:, t ® flr/_; Mw K /LI |J V jk-. BJU X' • J?* it* JEr’J fINV MW IpMrjw HEjH ?MBlWiHfiflHßß . . . ? ■ ' '.■ 1..» _s •' ■' ' ™ ... < | ■■— ■■■. ...... ■ ..---- --'-- - —.— ■■ - j-** - Jj>n ~**^k. '"' ""'' ' ' '""'"**’ ll ** ' ' -- -■ ---- \ |__ __ _ — — ► " ’ ■ I — ' / —i „_ ' llTrn UL J 1 MlO OUST MH » MEISII MIKE Woodward Men, Against the! Present Chairman, Groom | Robt. T. Clarke for Place, i A .!■ termined, organized plan to oust Carlos H. Mason as chairman of the < it'.’ ooliee commission was made public today. Robert C. Clarke, commissioner f-.-m the Eighth ward, is the new can '■ date for the chairmanship. Th election of Mr. Clarke, in the opinion <if politicians, will aan th i’ ; Chief Beavers will be deposed or s. ripped of his authority over such j matters as the vice crusade. While it is generally understood in | political circles that Chairman Mason , is not over-enthusiastic in his support < f Chief Beavers’ general reform plans, the light on him will probably link the fortunes of the two men. The fight on Chairman Mason is a natural outgrowth of the nomination of James G. Woodward for mayor. The long-time political enmity between Mr. Woodward and Chairman Mason made the fight between them in the mayoral ty primary one of the most interesting of the minor issues. It was well known that the election of Mr. Woodward meant a vigorous fight against the con trol of Chairman Mason over the police department. Advantage Still Stays With Mason. The advantage is still with Chairman Mason. An accurate estimate of the line-up of the commission is as fol lows; For Mason—William P. Fain. B. Lee Smith. C. R. Garner and J. N. Mc- Eachern. For Clarke —Mayor Woodward and Ins appointee to the chairmanship ot the pi lice committee of council, which carries with it a membership on the police commission, and George E. John son. Doubtful—W. A. Vernoy, Graham P. Dozier and the commissioner who is to be eleccted from the Ninth ward and who will probably be Dr. Linton Smith Mason counts on all three of the members placed in the doubtful column as supporters of his. But at the pres ent time, on account of numerous polit ical complications, they are doubtful, and th,, opposition expects their sup port. AMERICAN BALLOON BREAKS RECORD IN BIG FOREIGN RACE BERLIN, Oct. 3(1.— According to ad vices received here today, the Ameri can balloon, Uncle Sam, piloted by H. E. Honeywell and Horman Lang, of Kansas City, in the Gordon Bennett cup race, landed at 6:30 o'clock last night at Zepadnaye on the Dvina river, Russia. between 400 and 500 miles northeast of Moscow, thus beating the record established by the French bal loon. Picardie. The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results ton onn oin ju iUU,lluu O'. J cmmi f btldtlilrmL LIFE WIT ITIINTS nILnII In I I Augustans Pledge Themselves ! I to Take Stock at Premium on Par Value. The Empire Life Insurance Company of Atlanta, owners of the Empire Lit building in Peachtree street, will r. move its home offices from Atlanta to Augusta, within the next twelve months. . erect a handsome office building there I fdr its headquarters and sell the struc : ture it' now occupies in Atlanta. In return, leading citizens and capi i talists of Augusta promise to subscribe land pay cash for stock to the value of $400,000 at the current price, which I means a premium on the par value. Augusta is anxious to have the home i offices of a large insurance company ; and the subscription of the stock has virtually been assured. Stockholders of the Empire company met last night at the home offices in the Empire Life building and received I formally the proposition submitted by H. C. Lorlek and M. H. Stafford, of Augusta, both directors in the com pany. Mr. Lorick is the Augusta agent of the Empire and one of the live wires of the organization. Mr. Staf ford is third vice president. When the offer from Augusta men was submitted the stockholders presen’ voted unanimously in favor of accept ing the proposal, and the subscription for stock will be opened in Augusta at once. "The proposal is such a favorable one that every stockholder present, and all were notified, was enthusiastically in favor of the step,” said President William W. Reid today. “Os course it will be a year or more before de tails are completed, a new home found and the company’s offices removed. We fee! that It will be a move of advan tage to stockholders and policy hold ers alike. The purchase of this large amount of stock by some of the best financiers of the state is a compliment to the standing and integrity of the company that has never been paid be fore to any other financial institution in the South, and one that will of it self enhance the value of every share of stock outstanding in addition to the Increased value caused by the increased surplus obtained from the premium on the sale of this large block of stock. For these reasons the directors heartily recommend the adoption of the neces sary resolutions.” 20.000 LIVES LOStTn BATTLE OF KUMANORO BELGRADE. Oct. 30.—Twenty thou sand lives were lost in the battle of Kumanovo between Servians and Turks. The following official list of casualties was received here today: Four hundred Servians were killed and 2,000 wounded. The Turks, 80,000 strong, last 16,000 killed and thousands more wounded. The Turks fled, leaving behind all their artillery. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1912. IE Z/ //' wkwIzZZ.O ~ kvm X • iMI ; 4/ ■ ■ t l$W ■> Jf .W 1 : , ... .. M I ''SS'/K i/' —z~~^" —'< z v/•*'■ v -f - 7 ' - / z-x ) / (£-■*' s*■ Fi \ a 41 i -4 / - T ' / X* sets Elaborate Ceremony of Mili tary at Post Marks First Official Visit. With elaborate ceremony, Brigadier General R. K. Evans, the new com mander of the Department of the Gulf, was welcom-d formally at Fort Mc- Pherson vest rday. in honor of the commanding officer’s first official visit to the post the full Seventeenth infan try paraded in review and a brigadier's salute of eleven guns was fired. The regimental review was a special affair arranged in honor of General Evans’ visit. Arrayed in dress uniform the 700 men of the regiment strung out in parade at exactly 3 o’clock. With the soldiers drawn up at attention, Gen eral Evans, accompanied by his aids, passed down the line making inspec tion. Following inspection the regiment paraded for fifteen minutes, during which time the salute was fired. The Seventeenth was headed by Major E. N. Jones, who has been in command at the post since Colonel Van Orsdale left for a visit to Hot Springs. Several hundred people were on hand to witness the review- and the majority remained to enjoy the concert given by the regiment band after the parade. Compliments Seventeenth. General Evans expressed himself as pleased with the appearance and con duct of the Seventeenth, pronouncing it one of the finest regiments in the service. MADDOX AND HUTCHENS SPEAK. DAI,TON, GA., Oct. 30.—Extensive preparations are under way for the Democratic mass meeting at the court house here next Saturday. Judge John Maddox and G. R. H itchens, of Rome, wiil be the leading speakers. * Ax? y ■ General R. K. Evans on horseback reviewing the Seven teenth, and soldiers in company front passing reviewing stand. ■fffIIMSFOBM George Wren was this afternoon convicted of complicity in the notori ous Piedmont hotel diamond robbery, in the criminal division of the supe rior court, and sentenced to serve one year on the chaingang by Judge Ed wards. Wren is the last of the three men STRIKEBREAKERS ON JACKSONVILLE CARS TO SAVE FRANCHISE JACKSONVILLE, FLA., Oct. 30. ! Street cars were started on several ; lines of the Jacksonville Traction Com i pany today by strikebreakers. The I first car left the barn at iTo'clock. At I noon about ten cars were running, but I none was on regular time. Sympa thizers of the strikers are collected In many places. The trolley roj>es are being cut and serious trouble is brew ing. The mayor has called an extra ses sion of city council this evening to con sider the situation. He notified the company today that under the law the company was expected to run cars or . give up its franchise. The offer of the Board of Trade to arrange an arbitration board to settle the strike was rejected by the com i pany. A special meeting of the gover , nors of the Board of Trade was held today. charged with the robbery to be sen tenced. t’arl Roddy and George Kaul were sentenced to one year each at a recent session of the court. The men slipped a jewelry sample, trunk containing many thousands of dollars worth of gems from the hotel, according to the evidence. Most of the jewels were recovered. INJUNCTION PLAN OF COLUMBUS FOLKS TO HALT PHONE RAISE COLUMBUS, GA., Oct. 30.—The of ficials of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company have rejected the request of the joint committee from city council and the Columbus board of trade, that the proposed raise in tele phone rates on November 1 be deferred until January 1, 1913, in order the committee might have time to Investi gate the justness of the proposed rates. At a meeting, attended by General Manager Hobson and Superintendent Bawzell, of Atlanta, and Manager H. Mozen and Attorney C. E. Battle, of Co lumbus, with members of the joint committee, the telephone officials re fused to grant the request and stated that the raise in rates would go Into effect at the time scheduled, Novem ber 1. Members of the committee have an nounced their intention Os resorting to ' Injunction proceedings, to prevent the raise taking effect at that time. CHIEF PAYS UNLOOKED FOP VISIT TO GLOBS ■Baavers and Humphrey Make Hurry Tour of Inspection of Locker Organizations. Chief of Police J. L, Beavers and W. G. Humphreys, chairman of the police committee of council, paid a visit of inspection to every locker club in At lanta this afternoon with a view to seeing how the clubs are actually op- I erated and how intoxicating liquors are dispensed. The visit was to include every organization, from the Capital City to the Bees. This is said to have been Chief Bea vers’ first visit to a locker club since the prohibition law went into effect and the clubs were organized. At each club visited the two callers Inspected the lockers where members kept their stocks of liquors and beer, examined the records of the clubs to see how members are elected, how vis itors ore admitted on courtesy cards, and how members pay for the service rendered in receiving their drinks from the lockers. Visitors Cards Watched Closely. Particular stress was laid on the rules governing the admittance into the clubs of Fulton county residents, the two vis itors being anxious to find just how hard or how easy it Is for a citizen of Atlanta to enter a club without being a bona fide member. In the case of the better class organizations, especially those which have been in existence since before the prohibition law, they found that absolutely none buLmembers are admitted, except guests from out side the county, and these only through courtesy of their friends. The chief and Councilman Humphrey announced their intention of visiting every club in Atlanta, from the Capital City to the smallest among the "zoo” clubs. No notice of their intention was sent out, and their arrival at the doors resulted in a surprise to club members and managers. SLAYER OF GANG CHIEF ZELIG PLEADS GUILTY NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—1 n the same court room and before the same judge who conducted the trial of Charles Becker, "Red Phil" Davidson, slayer of "Big Jack” Zellg, the East Side gang leader, was placed on trial for his life today. The trial was brought to a sudden halt In the afternoon when Da vidson consented to enter a plea of guilty to murder in the second degree. The court accepted this plea and Da vidson was remanded until next Wed nesday for sentence. The penalty is from 20 yeais to life Imprisonment. EXTRA 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE £, A O Y RE NO SHERMAN IS SINK!NG;END EXPECTED TODAY Doctors Say Vice President Can Survive Only a Few Hours—Now in Coma. UTICA, N. Y., Oct. 30.—Vice Presi dent Sherman this afternoon lapsed into a .state of coma and his death ii expected at any moment. This was announced this afternoon about an hour after a formal bulletin from the bedside of the stricken man stating that his condition was “des perate.” The last hope that the vice president might improve at leas! slightly, was shattered at noon when the involved condition of his kidneys failed to respond to remedial measures, and it was announced uramela had laid deadly hold on the patient. Hypodermic medication has been em ployed throughout the day to ease the vice president’s sufferings and this, with the ravages of Bright’s disease, has produced a condition of uncon sciousness. Mr. Sherman may survive this afternoon or he may die at any moment. Dr. Peck issued this formal state ment at 1 o’clock this afternoon: “Vice President Sherman gradually is failing. The end probably will come tonight or tomorrow, or it may be fully 24 hours hence. Mr. Sherman has been unconscious practically all of the time since yesterday afternoon. He went to sleep at about 3 o’clock yesterday aft ernoon and has been in a comatose state since.’” At 3:15 p. m., Dr. Peck said Mr. Sherman was sinking steadily, but he might survive from four to six hours. Mrs Sherman this afternoon re ceived the following message from President Taft: Mrs. Taft and I have been great ly shocked and disturbed to hear of the present illness of the vice president, and I send you this mes sage of sympathy with the hope that the symptoms may become more favorable and your husband be restored to his friends and his i country. i (Signed) WILLIAM H. TAFT. Sherman’s Name To Stay on Ticket NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—At a confer ence held here today it was decided not ! to remove the name of James S. Sher ! man from the Republican ticket. ■ President Taft. Andrew Carnegie, t William Nelson Cromwell, John Hays , Hamtnond, Samuel Koenig, Herbert Parsons, C. D. Norton and Charles D. Hilles were among those at the council L ’ AUGUSTA GIVES WILSON $525. AUGUSTA, GA., Oct. 30. —Augusta has contributed $525 to the national Democratic campaign fund. A check was sent to Treasurer Rolla Wells, of s the national committee, for that amount