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THE WEATHER Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia Fair today; rain tomorrow. VOL. XI. NO. 76. MIMLE REPORTED IB HAVE FALLEN Berlin Hears Bulgarians Cap tured the Turkish Stronghold After Hot Bombardment. DEFEATED ARMY FALLS BACK TO ESCAPE ROUT Plans Made for Final Stand to Protect Capital of Ottoman Empire. » • • Grecian Queen Joins • • King at War Front • ® « • ATHENS. Oct. 31.—-Queen Olga • • has left for the front to join King • • George. • • ‘‘lf necessary I will shoulder a • • musket and fight in the ranks for • • my country,” she declared upon • • leaving Larissa today. • •••••••••••••••••«•••••«•• BERLIN, Oct. 31. —Adrianople has been captured by the Bulgarians, ac cording to an unconfirmed report tele graphed today from the theater of war. The Bulgarians are said to have made a general attack upon the city, and after a terrific bombardment »of two hours the Turks raised the white flag. The citadel was defended by a second Turkish army of 50.000 men under Ab dullah Pacha, chief of staff. General Naxim Pasha’s Turkish ar my. southeast of Adrianople, has been driven across the Erkene river and to day is in retreat toward Constantinople, pursued by Czar Ferdinand’s Bulga rian forces. Turks Losses in . Battle 10,000. This information was received in Vienna today in news agency dispatch es from the front which added that the Turks withdrew toward Luleburges along the Orient railway, after losing 10,000 killed and wounded in two days fighting with the Bulgarian troops. The left wing of the Bulgar forces has ben split, one division marching southward along the mountain range which skirts the Black sea, while the other is operating between Eski Baba and Tcherkeskoi. While the Turks were compelled to give way before the onslaught of the Bulgars their retreat is reported to be orderly and well covered. It is report 'd from Turkish quarters that the back ward movement of the Turks can not be classed properly as a retreat, but as a strategic movement into a bet ter position. Greek Army Is Suffering Hunger. Crown Prince Constantine’s Greek army is now moving upon Salonika from Vetria, and is short of provisions. The soldiers are suffering from hun ger. Reports from the front today stated that the Greeks were pushing on at ut most speed to reach the coast, in order to obtain supplies by ship. Three hundred Montenegrins fell in an unsuccessful night attack upon the Turkish fortress on the heights of Tar abosch shortly after midnight. Turkish sentries gave the alarm of the Montenegrin approach, and artil -1 ry fire was opened up as they charged up the slopes before the ramparts, caus ing them to retreat with heavy casual ties. The dead were left upon the field. Abdul Hamed in Flight or Taken PARIS. Oct. 31.—Abdul Hamid, for mer sultan of Turkey, has disappeared strangely. A Salonika dispatch stated that the former sultan had been taken from that city and was on his way to Constanti nople. Hj s removal was caused by fear that he would be captured by the Greek army. A Constantinople telegram stated that Abdul Hamid could not reach that city from Salonika because the Bul garians had cut the railway and a G-' ek fleet had the port under blockade. Abdul Hamid’s whereabouts is a mystery. The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For ResuHs. Held on Insanity Writ, Man Pleads Own Case And Obtains Release Valdosta Lawyer Is Liberated From Jail on Habeas Corpus Petition He Prepared. VALDOSTA. GA., Oct. 31.—Colonel Charles S, Morgan, a well known attor ney, who was taken into custody a week ago and confined in jail awaiting a hearing on a charge of lunacy, was given his liberty on a writ of habeas corpus before Judge J. G. Cranford, of the city court. He acted as his own attorney and prepared the writ which was heard by the judge. Colonel Morgan alleged numerous reasons as to why he was illegally de tained. One of these was that three of his relatives were not notified of the action against him, as the law requires; another that W. A. Rudd, who swore out the warrant for his detention, is comparaitvely a stranger to him, and had no opportunity to kftow whether or not the defendant is insane; that he believes Rudd’s action was based on hearsay, and that he was inspired by parties prejudiced against the defend ant, and that the swearing out of the warrant for his arrest was not volun tary on Rudd’s part. He also claimed that the action against him was taken without his knowledge, and that he was arrested on the streets while going about his business in a peaceable way It is understood that Colonel Mor gan’s release from custody on the ha beas corpus will not affect the hearing in the ordinary’s court as to his mental condition, which is scheduled for next Monday. Ordinary Simms is disquali fied in the case and it is probable that Judge Cranford will hear it. BURKE FARMERS ON TRIAL AT MACON IN WHITE SLAVE CASES MACON, GA., Oct. 31.—Clarence A. Rhodes and Walter E. Rhodes, brother planters of Burke county, and married men, and Walter Pound, their farm overseer, are being given a preliminary hearing here today before United States Commissioner Erwin on the charge of violating the Federal "white slave” law. It is charged that they transported Su sie James/ Lulu Addison and Ola Fra zier from Bath, S. C., through Augusta, to their plantation. The government contends, and two of the young women say, they were kept on the Rhodes farm for four weeks and not allowed to communicate with their relatives. The girls say they met' the men in Bath, S. C., by appointment and rode with them in an automobile to Augusta, and later to Burke county. The evidence so far adduced shows that Ola Frazier has lived with one of the men as his wife, though not mar ried to him, and that it was not her first visit to the plantation. SUIT FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY AT GROVANIA IS DECIDED PERRY, GA., Oct. 31.—The suit of the Hawkinsville and Western Railroad Company against the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company for the right of crossing the latter’s track at Grovania, and damages sought by the latter, was decided in Houston superior court, the jury returning a verdict as sessing the value of the easement at SSO and the damages at $450. Counsel for the Georgia Southern and Florida railroad have filed a motion for new trial, which will be heard on No vember 30. $500,000 MORTGAGE PUT ON COLUMBUS_WATERWORKS COLUMBUS. GA., Oct. 31.—A mort gage has been filed in the office of the superior court of Muscogee county for $500,000 in favor of a Birmingham, Ala., trust company, given by he new own ers of the Columbus Water Supply Company. The mortgage is given in part as payment for the plant by the new own ers and the other Is to be used in mak ing extensive improvements of the sys tem, which is to be made up to date in every particular. ARNOLD SPEAKS AT COLUMBUS COLUMBUS. GA.. Oct. 31—The Democratic campaign will be closed in Muscogee county Saturday night with a Wilson-Marshall rally, when Reuben R. Arnold, of Atlanta, will be the prin cipal speaker, and the address of Gov ernor Wilson to the voter.*- of the coun try will be read. Don’t Fail to See thePoultryShow At the Auditorium-Armory this week is an exhibition of poultry which is in many respects the finest ever seen in the South. Every variety of chicken is represented by splendid specimens, and in certain breeds the class of the specimens is far above any ever seen before in Atlanta. The show is a credit to Atlanta. It is educative, interest ing, and will do much toward helping the poultry industry in Georgia—an industry that has been so long neglected that a million dollars a year is sent out of the state for chickens and eggs., Visit the poultry show. The admission price is only ten cents. The show is open till 10 o’clock every night this week CHIEFSTANDS PATINFIGHT TO SAVE CLUBS Councilmen Plan Spirited Ef fort to Renew Licenses pf All Social Organizations. BEAVERS ASSERTS SOME PLACES ARE ESSENTIAL Declares, However, Those Run for Individual Profit Should Be Refused Permits. A strong fight to save every locker club from the ban of council will be begun at the meeting of the police com mittee this afternoon. Chairman W. G. Humphrey and Chief of Police Beavers will first make a report on their inspec tion of all the locker clubs in the city yesterday. This fight is being led by Councilmen Claude C. Mason, Aldine Chambers, Ai derman John E. McClelland and others. They are directing their attack on Chairman Humphrey, of the police committee, for, it is said, it was prin cipally through his influence that the four clubs were recently banned by council. Beavers Still Would Ban Eight. Declaring frankly that he had found no evil conditions on his tour of every club in the city yesterday, Chief of Po lice Beavers said today that he still stands by his report against eight of the organizations. The ban on four of these was affirmed by the police com mittee of city council. The chief’s ban on the other four was ignored and charges of discrimination were aired in city council. Chief Beavers said that while he had found no offensive conditions, such as drunkenness or the selling of liquor to women, on his tour, he would say noth ing as to the legal status of several of the clubs. He said he had reported against the clubs in the first instance because they had defied the city and that condition still existed. Locker Clubs Are Essential, Says Humphrey. Following his investigation yester day, Chairman Humphrey said that the real social locker clubs were essential to the city's growth. He said he meant all’clubs run for mutual benefit and not for individual profit, and,that he. too, thought the majority of clubs In At lanta were that sort. But Chairman Humphrey has de clared all along that he would never consent to license any clubs that are run illegally, and that he was con vinced several in Atlanta were run that way. Chief Beavers and Recorder Broyles joined with Chairman Humphrey in de claring that locker clubs were essential to Atlanta’s life. The members of the committee real ize that their report must show that the clubs are obeying the law in order to get the approval of Atting Mayor Can dl< r. That means that no more Sunday drinks will be sold in Atlanta as long as Aiderman Candler remains the city's chief executive. Those who are fighting Chairman Humphrey’s attitude on the locket clubs deviate that he has no right to consider the clubs in executive sessions ol the police committee, barring even members of council. They point out that tiic law provides that the general council shall be put in possession of all evidence concerning locker clubs. The chief added that he had not been asked to appear before the council manic investigators, but would gladly do so if called. He said he made the tour at Councilman Humphrey's re quest. and was a silent inspector unless a request for his advice was made. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31. 1912. LBecker/N0<62,768\ Now Merely One of 11 Awaiting Death Chair Rosenthal Slayer Sleeps Well First Night in Sing Sing, and Eats Heartily. OSSINING, N. Y., Oct. 31.—Charles Becker, now known as “No. 62.768” in Sing Sing prison, today slipped into the and fast routine prescribed for prisoners in the death house, and be- j come merely one of the eleven men now awaiting death in the electric chair. His sleep during his first night in the little cell, eight by ten feet, was of the childish sort. He was awakened at 6 a. m. and an hour later ate a hearty breakfast. Exercise for Becker, who has been used to plenty of it all his life', will be permitted him twice a day from 10 a. m. to 11 a. tn. and from 3 p. m. to 4 p. . The rest of the tie he will spend in reading various volumes from the prison library. His visitors must stand 'behind a screen three feet from his cell door. WAYCROSS CHIEF OF POLICE PUTS BAN ON RED LIGHT DISTRICT WAYCROSS, GA., Oct. 31.—8 y mid night of November 7. all inmates of houses in the restricted district of Waycross must quit the city or go to jail. This is the gist of orders Just issued by Chief of Police J. W. Colley. The orders came as a distinct surprise to the residents of the district, who have only in recent months gotten sat isfactorily settled after much agitation in the city as to their location. The area now given over to the ten derloin will be carefully inspected on the night of the 7th, and if any women are found in the houses contrary to law they will be jailed. The police will make no exceptions, i> is said. ACCUSED SLAYERS OF SINGER-HEIRESS ARRESTED IN OHIO LIMA, OHIO. Oct. 31.—Charles D. Con way, wanted for the murder of Sophia G. Singer, Baltimore heiress, and Beatrice Ryall, known as Conway’s wife, were ar rested here today. The couple were arrested by detectives from Chicago who had traced them from Chicago to Rochester, Ind., and then east to Lima, Conway's former home. They agreed to return to Chicago with out requisition. ROME MOTHER PROSECUTES CHATTANOOGA HOTEL MAN CHATTANOOGA. TENN., Oct. 31. H. O. Lane, proprietor of a local hotel, was bound over to the grand jury under SI,OOO bond by City Judge Martin A. Fleming, charged with improper con duct toward Lillian Hawes, fourteen year-old girl, who was brought to this city from Rome, Ga., with her sister last week by Arthur Jones, an alleged gambler of the Georgia city. Charged with complicity in the case, G. L. Frier son, of this city, was fined SSO and costs and also bound over to the grand jury. The girl is here with her mother, who came from Rome to prosecute the cases. Lane is more than 50 years of age. Jones is at present confined at Rome on a charge of bootlegging. MISSIONARY AND BISHOP TALK ON MISSION WORK HARLEM, GA., Oct. 31.—The Wom an's Missionary meeting of the Au gusta district of the Methodist church has been in session here this week, being largely attended by delegates from all over the district. Matters per taining to missions were discussed. Miss Emma Lester, a former mis sionary to China, was present and told of what is being done by missions in that country. Bishop McCoy, of Alabama, was present and delivered a sermon on mis sionary work. Bishop McCoy will pre side at the next North Georgia confer ence. PASTEUR TREATMENT FOR THREE VICTIMS OF PUPPY SAVANNAH, GA.. Oct. 31.—Physi cians have prescribed the Pasteur treat ment for three of the victims of a rabid dog's bite, an examination of the dog’s head by city bacteriologist having determined the existence of hydropho bia. They are Miss Madeline Dube, Richard Young and Edna Long. The mother of the dog died of rabies sev eral weeks ago. The puppy later died in the throes of rabies. BOY. 4,~RUNS’ AWAY~ TO BECOME A POLICEMAN CHICAGO. Oct. 31.—Wearing nothing but his underclothing. Jerome Briquiet, four years old. was trudging toward Fif tieth street police station. •'l’m going to be a policeman ] know Mr. O’Neil; he's one,” he said. NEW PROPHET DUeTsAYS PASTOR IN PITTSBURG PITTSBURG, Oct. 31.—Another prophet, Amos, "a voice of righteousness,” Is due to rise from the common people, Ilev. Dr. B. W. Ruehinaon. Methodist Episcopal pastor, said in a sermon. VICE PRESIDENT DEAD AFTER LONG ILLNESS // < jumßi Uml // i // ./ "• jESgBL\ . Janies Schoolcraft Sherman, twenty-seventh vice president of the United States, who died last night at his home in Utica. SHERMAN’S DEATH GIVES GEORGIAN SENATE GAVEL In its political aspect, the death of Vice President James S. Sherman means, among other things, that Unit ed States Senator Augustus O. Bacon, of Georgia, will preside over the de liberations of the senate as president pro tempore for the remainder of the present congress. Since the death of Senator William P. Frye, of Maine, the senate, because of the strained relations between cer tain regular and progressive Repub lican senators, has been unable to elect a president pro tempore for more than a day or so at a time. Not enough progressives could be rallied to the candidacy of Senator Gal linger, of New- Hampshire, to put him in for the remainder of the session, nor could sufficient progressive Republican strength be added to Senator Bacon’s Democratic vote to put him in for the life of the congress. In these circumstances, the senate, for months, elected Bacon to preside COLUMBUS FILES SUIT TO ENJOIN TELEPHONE RAISE COLUMBUS. GA., Oct. 31.—The city of Columbus has instituted injunction proceedings against the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company to prohibit it from increasing Its rates November 1, accoidlng to an announce ment made by the telephone company officials some time ago. The action on the part of the city is following the rejection of the request that had been made by a joint commit tee from city council and the Board of Trade, which asked that the proposed increase in rates be postponed from November 1 to January 1. The city w ill ask that the temporary injunction be extended until such time as the jojnt committee can make its investigation of the justness of the proposed raise. SPECIAL SESSION OF JURY CALLED TO PROBE KILLINGS MONTGOMERY, ALA., Oct, 31. An or der has been issued by Judge Armstead Brown calling the Montgomery county grand jury into special session November 6. it is intimated that the killing of J. A. Bachelor, a constable, at the fair grounds, last week, by N. E. Rowell, a Louisville and Nashville engineer, will be probed. It Is also rumored that further investigations may be made in the Sloan Rowan and P. J. Westhofen killings. KIRKWOOD MOOSERS TO RALLY TOMORROW A mass meeting of the citizens of Kirk wood and surrounding towns will be held at the Kirkwood auditorium tomorrow evening The call was issued by J. St. Ju lien Yates, Progressive presidential elec tor for the Fifth congressional district. It is announced that Democrats are in vited to attend and discuss the platforms. Women are also invited. one day and Gallinger the next, at such times as the vice president could not be in his place himself. Shortly before congress adjourned, a sort of compromise was effected where by the remainder of the congress was divided, and it was agreed that Ga.l linger should serve continuously as president pro tempore for half the re maining time, and Bscon for the othet half. The New Hampshire senator has served his allotted half, and the senior senator from Georgia will, therefore, be the presiding officer of the United States senate from the time the con gress meets in December until It ex pires by limitation on March 4, 1913. The presidency pro tempore of the United States is rated an office of great distinction and honor, and invariably is conferred upon some senator of high standing and long and acceptable serv ice. It carries no extraordinary legisla tive powers, however. SUFFRAGETTES GET OUT PAPER IN MILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE, Oct. 31.—A feature of the wind-up campaign for the adoption of a constitutional amendment tn the coming election granting votes for women in Wisconsin, came when prominent suf fragettes appeared on the streets selling a special suffrage edition of The leader, the local Socialist publication. The suf fragettes edited and "got out” the edi tion. > Prominent in the work were Mrs. Rob ert M. LaFoilette, Mrs. Victor L. Berger, Miss Flora Gapen and Miss Gwendolyn Mills. SEEKS LOST HUSBAND TO CAPTURE A LEGACY ST. LOUIS, Oct. 31.—Mrs. Elizabeth Bauer, of 2648-A Oregon avenue, is seeking her husband, Alois, an Aus trian. who disappeared six years ago, and who has an inheritance awaiting his claim at Gretna, La. Mrs. Bauer has traveled all through the South, working as a and supporting her self, in a vain’efrort to find Bauer. ROCKEFELLER'S PASTOR CALLS MAN OWN IDOL CLEVELAND, Oct. 31.—Worldly pleas ures, business pursuits and man's own self were named as "modern Idols” by Rev. W. W Bustard, pastor of John D. Rockefeller’s Euclid Avenue Baptist church. ANGRY ~F A R MEJTu M PS ON FOOTBALL; INJURED PIERRE S. DAK.. Oct. 31.—" I’ll teach you to scare horses with that bladder.” said Henry Greenfield, farmer. 65 years old, to an amateur gridiron squad. With a bound he planted both feet on the pig skin. He has regained consciousness EXTRA 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE P MORE° SHERMAN IS DEAD; NAME TO REMAIN DN TICKET Republican Committee to Name Successor After the Election. Seven Are Mentioned. FUNERAL PROBABLY WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY Widow, in 111 Health; Prostrated by Shock Taft Grieves Deeply for Mate. ’ UTICA, N. T., Oct. 31.—Although not definitely decided, it was stated at the home of the late Vice President Sher man this morning that the funeral of Mr. Sherman probably would be held Saturday afternoon. The members of the family of the departed statesman were too overcome this morning to announce any definite plans, but Harry E. Devendorf, Mr. Sherman’s private secretary, said the arrangements would be made with a view to the convenience of President Taft and other notables, who intend coming here to pay a last tribute to the memory of the vice president, and that undoubtedly the funeral services and interment in the magnificent mauso leum erected in Forest Hill cemetery in this city by the Sherman family would take place Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Sherman was in a rather more composed state today following a few hours’ rest. Her husband’s death though she realized two days ago It was Inevitable, was none the less a shock- Ing blow, and following hfs death las* night she was inconsolable for min’ hours. Never In rugged physical con dition, It Is feared the death of Mr. Sherman will go seriously with her. Long Hl of Bright’s Disease. Vice President Sherman died at 9*4> o’clock last night, after a long illness of uraemic poisoning, caused bv Bright’s disease. He had been sinking since early yes terday, and it was realized that death was only a question of a few hours Mr. Sherman was unconscious when th** end came and had been in that con dition for hours. All the members of the immediate family were at the death bed. In addi tion to Mrs. Sherman there were their three sons. Sherrill, Richard U. and Thomas M. Sherman, and their respec tive wives; R. M . and Sanford Sher man brothers of Mr. Sherman, and Mrs. L. B. Moore and Mrs. H. J. Cook inham, sisters of Mr. Sherman Vice President Sherman was bom in Utica on October 24, 1855. He was married in 1881 to Carrie Babcock at East Orange. N. J. They have three sons—Sherrill, Richard U. and Thomas M., all living, and in business in Utica. The vice president was an Elk. a trustee of Hamilton college, a mem ber of the Dutch Reformed church, a member of many clubs and a business man of wide interests. Nation Knew Him As “Sunny Jim.” The twenty-seventh vice president of the United States, and the only one renominated, was christened James Schoolcraft Sherman. But, in nearly a quarter of a century of public life Jim Sherman he was to his intimate*’ and probably half the nation referred to him as “Sunny Jim,” a sobriquet he earned as one well might imagine by a never failing, all-year-round sunnv disposition. Sherman belonged to the school of Republicanism nowadays popularly called "regular” and he fought his political battles shoulder to shoulder with men of his faith without com promise or flinching. He came to the house of representa tives of the fiftieth congress in the winter of 1887, just past his thirty- I second birthday, with the energy and j optimism of youth, college bred from | the halls of Hamilton, which has I given to public life many other states- I men and public figures. Like many ! others who came to lead In the na i tional legislature, he brought with ! him an education 1n law. He was well ; born and well bred. His father, Rich ard U. Sherman, was an editor and public figure in New York state. Two sessions of congress found Sherman defeated and out of office, but not for long. Henry W. Bentley, of Oneida county, beat him by less I than a thousand votes In the race tor i the fifty-second congress. In the In | terlm, Sherman went back to Utica, built up his law practice and returned to the fifty-third congress with a sig nal victory. He remained in the house without defeat to the sixtieth congress,