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the weather Fair tonight and Tuesday, warmer. Temperatures: 8 a. m., 42 degrees; i 0 a. «”•< 50 degrees; 12 noon, 61 de grees: P- m " 59 de 9 rees - VOL. XL NO. 79. #llsOl MS ITO4.TAFT AND 1.0. #l3lOl Chicago Gamblers Post Figures Showing Democratic Nomi nee Strong Favorite. ROOSEVELT SLIGHT CHOICE FOR SECOND Courtesy Prices of LOGO to 1 on Debs and 5.000 to 1 on Chafin. Prohibitionist. iHICAGO, Nov. 4.—Election odds post-d lousy by Chicago gamblers show ■ , ~ ,->«• Wilson a strong favorite, : > itoosevelt and Taft quoted at the price in second place. The odds : wl'or. Wilson, 1 to 4. 'H. Tuft. 3 to 1. ■OV" ■ Roosevelt. 3 to 1. •i. oit lots on the other candidates ■ -inly "courtesy prices.” They * i>ei>.« i Socialist), 1,000 to 1; Cha. , Prohibition >, 5,000 to 1; Reimer -•■ a. 1;-i-LaborI. 6,000 to 1. Democrat, is favorite for the ..is governorship, the price being 3 . '. . ernor Deneen being quoted at - u. >vith Funk, Progressive, 7 to 1. ij■ • ’ of 1 to 2 are quoted on the field • •art Wilson. h. ombinatlon bets, Wilson first with velt second is quoted at 7 to 10. Wilson first and Taft second is Georgia Leaders Ask Big Majority ■ ce.gia Democratic leaders are call- ipoii Georgia Democrats to show ‘ " faith by their works tomorrow. 'l'lios, who have been without the ' , stumping and working for the ••••tse. arc headed for home now in or ■■■• to vote tomorrow.. This list includes Senator Bacon, >’n.-.ior Smith, Judge William P. La- 'V. g. R. Hutchens and others, all of • lion have been performing yeoman -rvice o the party in the doubtful Elate*?* Gov rnor Joseph M. Brown, National ''r.mnitteeinan Clark Howell, Chairman the State Executive Committee Wil- • J. Harris, all the congressmen and ■Hjz.ens of public men generally are united in a clarion call to the hosts of Democracy to turn out tomorrow and dv, Wilson and Marshall the biggest ■democratic majority on record. These leaders declare that, indiffer :. e and apathy in the ranks of the D‘. mocrats alone can prevent an over ■lmlng Wilson and Marshall victory ■ ' ■ orgia tomorrow. And they believe V have awakened* the rank and file ‘ the necessity of voting in all the ■ ■■■■•iiile strength of the Democracy lo- Enemy, Too, Active. tin Democrats are t lumping : ' hi with rare enthusiasm in the linw. .< of ih« campaign, they are remindful of the fact, nevertheless, •nemy has been active, and in ■■h sections effective, in Georgia. 1 : r is a big Roosevelt following in '■worgla, outspokenly attached to the ■■’mgressive Republican party as at' ov -auilzation formed o stand up straight any years. Besides that Roosevelt ' . Thomas E. Watson, the Populist ‘her, is pleading with hie following— "'l it is large and loyal in Georgia—to ' with him into the Roosevelt camp. Reports from all sections indicate that nas succeeded in lining up this vote cost solidly, too. I ruler the leadership of Henry S. ■"ksou, the regular Republicans, standing for Taft, will marshal a brave •'‘lowing on Tuesday. It is undisputed that the Taft leaders have done a lot of '‘l intelligent work in Georgia, and it ' not surprise the keen observers If "i' effect of it is marked in Tuesday’s ftturns. Majority Necessary. ' will be necessary for the Demo r ti< electors, under the Georgia law, " B ' t a clean-cut majority over the ' ! "Inefi opposition—Roosevelt, Taft ' even forgetting Debs and Cha- ? n ‘ the Socialist and Prohibitionist leaders. these circumstances, the Demo ‘ftort to get out its full vole on "t.v seems not unnatural. Upon nthusiamn of that vote depends " Ts ome in Georgia. 1 ■ is the Wilson and Marshall elee , ‘•’a majority of tiie vote. ute state kM , :ur. will be called ih extruordl 'U to provide persons comp.. Continued on Page Two. The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results. Left in Dark, Crafty ' Hubby Outwits Wife And Pays Light Bill; Arkwright’s Office Is Stormed By | Irate Woman Who Couldn’t Understand “Dun.’’ President P. S. Arkwright, electric I light magnate, looked up from his desk • in his private office today to encounter | a vision—and it was a real one, just 1 as this is a real story. If you don't I believe it, you can ask him. She was * nearly six feet tall, and she wore a big 1 « hut with a military plume, a tailored j coat and a high stand-up collar, and she looked like she wanted something i i and wanted it right now. And she did.' j “See here, sir," she said, right off the bat, “I’ve been insulted, sir—-grossly In -1 suited—-and I want the man fired be- , fore I leave this office.” President Arkwright looked around.' saw nobody in sight to take trouble off i his hands, and asked further informa- I tion. “Here’s an electric light bill for $4.50,” | said the visitor, ominously. “When 1 I left home a month ago I disconnected ! the wires so the lights wouldn’t work, j and yet here’s this bill. I told the cash ier I wouldn’t pay it, and he said the ; meter reader had read the meter, and 1 the bill was correct. Call him up here . and fire him. He ought to have been ■ whipped, but this little shrimp here wouldn't light a mosquito.” She moved slightly to one side, and from his concealment behind her there emerged the “little shrimp.” His head barely reached her shoulder, and he seemed rather a clinging vine, bpt he admitted that he was her husband. “Leave me a memorandum of name and address, and I’ll look into the mat ter,” said Mr. Arkwright, weakly. And the pair departed. Ten minutes later the pocket-edition husband slipped back into the office, and this time he was alone. Glancing cautiously behind him. ho drew out $4.50 in cash and turned it over to Mr. Arkwright. "That's all right about that bill,” he said. "My wife cut off those wires so I couldn’t have a good time while she was gone, and I connected them up again. I had a sight more than $4.50 worth of fun, and I'm ready to pay the bill. But don’t you ever let her know." And he backed cautiously out of the qfflee and disappeared down the stair:'. DIES IN BERTH ON ‘ TRAIN EN ROUTE TO FLORIDA TO VOTE WEST POINT. GA., Nov. 4.—Heart failure snatched the life of J. Edward O'Brien, president of the National Bar Pilots association, yesterday near West Point while he was traveling on a West Point Route train from Baltimore to Pensacola to east his vote tomorrow. He was apparently in good health when be retired in his berth Saturday night. A physician aboard the train rendered medical aid unavailinglyf The body was taken off the train at ' Opelika, Ala., and cared for by the Elks, . who shipped it to Pensacola last night for interment. Mr. O’Brien was president of the na tional association for fifteen years and was a pilot himself before he was elect ed. Hi ran for congressman-at-large . in Florida last summer. His wife ami ■ several children reside in Baltimore. FITE WARNS JURY TO LOOK FOR BRIBERY IN ELECTION TOMORROW CARTERSVILLE. GA., Nov. 4. -In : his charge to the grand jury at the ■ opening of court here today. Judge A. . W. Fite told the gran 1 jury that he had heard that Roosevelt leaders nad de clared they were going to spend $25,00'1 ' in Bartow county, if necessary, to in- ; I sure Roosevelt a plurality hen- tomor i row. He told tin- jury to investigat . that and indict any man caught giving or accepting any money in the int re.-t i of Roosevelt, Wilson or any other cat didate. i Judge Fite did not so much as men . tion the court of nppeais. which i-. ’eut ly tin< him SSOO for contempt. i. r suit of his criticisms in h I :Cu oug i case. Afterward he «:.ui he lird not mentioned the matter in his ehargi . simply because he had fo'gotbn all , about the incident. INFANT DAUGHTER OF CHAS. J. KELLY DIES Evelyn Kelly, the eighteen-months old daughter of Charles J. Kelly, At ' lanta newspaper man, died this morn ‘ ing at 2 o’clock, after an Illness of ten ’ days at the family home, 40 Culberson , street. She was the grandniece of the late ‘ Joel Chandler Harris, the famous writer. She is survived by her father, mother and three brothers and two sis ters. The funeral will be private. It will take place at 4 o’clock this afternoon at the grave side in Westview. ALBERT L. ODEN NOT IN MARITAL MIX-UP Police information that it was \ibert I 1.. Oden who was chased by iiis wife through downtown streets of Atlanta and afterward took out it peace war rant against her was found incorrect today. The man in question had the same surnuim. but a different given I name. Vlbett L. Oden han never been involved in police-court troubles. ATLANTA, GA„ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1912. PfIWEBS 101 TO HINDER CHOSHIIIE OFTOKJ i 1 I !Sultan’s Government Notified: I i That They Can Not Open Armistice Negotiations. (MOSLEMS ADMIT THEIR DEFEAT IS COMPLETE i | Urge European Countries to i Take Immediate Steps for Mediation in Her Behalf. ———— PARIS, Nov. 4.—The powers today notified Turkey that they could not open negotiations with the Balkans' with a view to bringing about an armis tice in the Balkan war. Turkey was instructed by the French government that the Balkan states could propose peace, but could not propose an armistice. LONDON, Nov. 4.—Turkey's note asking the powers to mediate in her behalf with the Balkan states and with Greece was the subject of formal dis cussion at a special meeting of the cab inet jn the foreign office today. Sir Girard Augustus Lowther, British ambassador to Turkey, has cabled from Constantinople that the Turkish gov ernment is desirous of the greatest ur- MTencj on ;.he part c T> powers. Tuii is a virtual admission by Turkey that sin- has been over*r*>.jnilngiy crushed in the Balkan war. Greek and Turk Dead Strew Field j ATHENS, Nov. 4.—Details of the | Greek victory at Yenidize, received here this evening, showed that it was the bloodiest battle in which Greek and Turkish Soldiers have been engaged. The Turkish army of 25,000 men lost 6,500 in killed, wounded and prisoners. The Greeks captured 30 heavy guns. The battlefield Is strewn with Greek and Turkish dead and with the car casses of dead artillery horses. Furious Fighting Still Going On SOFIA, Nov. 4.—Although Turkey has appealed to the powers to mediate and bring about a suspension of ho’atllltles in the Balkan war. furious fighting was •still going on today almost within the suburbs of Constantinople. While the main division of the Turk ish army lias sought refuge beneath the forts of Chatalja, the main defenses on the north, lighting was still going on south of the ' irient railway and on the western -siopi s of the Istrandja moun tains, where Bulgarian forces drove Turkish .‘loops before them. It was : ’earned today that the Turkish army j began retreat after 72 hours fighting. Tile first report of Bulgarian losses in this light was given out here today. This stated that 4,000 Bulgarians were killed and 20,000 wounded. The brunt of the battle was borne by the First i nd Second regiments of tile Bulgarian infantry. Out of the 7.200 troops only 700 escaped unscathed. Six thousand five hundred soldiers of the First and Second regiments fell upon the field, either dead or wounded. Compared to Famous Retreat From Moscow. The flight of the Turkish army is com pared with Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. Whole brigades of the flower of the Turkish army were annihilated. The Bulgarian artillery thundered its destructive fire without cessation night and day ffr 48 hours. Rejoicing here was mingled with pathos over the bitterness of the loss. Belief is expressed that after bringing the Turkish empire to its knees Bul garia and the other Balkan states will ref us' to listen to offers for mediation until Constantinople has been invested. I. E. Guechoff, the Bulgarian pre mier, has dispatched important advices to Czar Ferdinand, who is at the arrtiy headquarters at Stars Zagorn, w"'' h, it is believed, relate to the mediation. .Vlr. Guechoff declared today that in his opinion the powers would not press Continued on Page Three. Gen. Wood, in Atlanta, Picks McPherson as Brigade Post WOULD CENTER ARMY HERE wed - t w i x\l4 . i (7 Y) '* WSFW X® Major General Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the United Slates army, on left, and Briga dier General R. K. Evans, commander of the Department of the Gulf, snapped as they in spected Kort McPherson and environs this morning. 3-YEARFUGITIVE IS BEHIND BARS Accused Slayer of Policeman SurprTsecT"and Momentarily Unarmed. Dodging officers of the law for three years, during which time he was armed constantly, John Huff, a negro accused of slaying a policeman in Anderson, S.C. and for whom a reward of S7OO is out standing, is in a cell in the Tower today awaiting to be taken back to South Carolina for trial. Sheriff W. AV. Adams, of Anderson, and Deputy Sheriff Suttles, of Fulton county, flushed the fugitive last night in a room at Pine and Williams streets, and captured him without a fight. He iiad just walked into a room with a bot- 1 tie of milk in cither hand when the of- j fleers covered him The negro’s pistol i lay on a table near by. As the handcuffs were snapped onto his wrists, he exclaimed angrily: “This is the first time in three years that pistol's been out of my pocket. If I’d had it, you fellows would never have taken me alive." Huff was under arrest at the time of the murder, according to Sheriff Adams. With handcuffs on his wrists, he man aged to get his pistol out of his pocket, and. catching the officer off his guard, shot him to death, after which he es caped. OFFICIALS OF STATE LEAVE CAPITOL FOR HOME TO CAST VOTE Georgia’s capitol will be deserted to morrow, .save for the caretakers, a few clerks incapacitated from voting for one reason and another, and those state of ficials whose voting residence is in At lanta. Governor Brown will go to Marietta to vote, and will spend the greater part of the day there. He will return to the capital in time to receive the election returns tomorrow night. Commissioner of Agriculture Conner and Commissioner of Labor Stanley will vofe in Cartersville’and Dublin, re spectively. The prison commissioners already have departed to their homes, and the supreme and appeals court Judges all go this afternoon. These officials are undertaking to show by their acts the necessity and patriotism of all Democratic officehold ers voting in Georgia tomorrow, no less than the privates in the ranks. Every capitol attache who can vote has been given leave of absence for such period of time as a trip to his home and back requires. MURRAY’S COUNTY SEAT CONTEST HEARING NOV. 20 Secretary of State Phil Cook lias set Wednesday, November 20, as the date upon which he will heur the contested county seat election case from Murray. Both Spring Place, tin present county seat, and Chatsworth, the proposed place of removal, will be ably repre sented by counsel at this hearing Declares This Is the Strategic Point for Guarding Canal' and Central America. Centralization of practically the en tire army strength of the South in At lanta and tile Uiobiiiaatiun of the ma jor oQrtion of the United States ijuhtiiig the general staff of Uncle Sam’s war force, outlined today by Major Genera) Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the army, who Inspected Fort McPherson with the general mobilization scheme in view. “Our military activity.” he declared, "is now practically confined to Cuba and tiie Central American countries. The oj>ening of the Panama canal will mean that the government must be refidy at all times to assemble an army on the shortest notice in the Canal Zone. Our'strength must be' centralized in the South, and Atlanta seems the logical point. “My purpose in vlsting the post here is to ascertain Just exactly what.we have on the reservation and how much Iwe would need if the centralization I plan is carried through.” . Military Spirit i Not Dead, He Says. “Commercialism in Amerfca has not killed military discipline or spirit yet,” said General Wood, discussing the gen eral military situation. "We have not yet reached that point,” he asserted ‘lt has been the experience of every nation that where commercialism has gained the upper hand the nation has disintegrated, but there is plenty of pa triotism left in America and all we need is to train the citizenry in mili tary affairs and impress on them the Importance of a better fighting force. Then the army will have plenty of re cruits. Furthermore, the army is not now lacking in spirit, and the desire to enlist is as great as it has even ever been.” General Wood added that the need of the country was correct histories telling of exploits in battle and a realization of tiie importance of strengthening the forces to repel possible invasion. He takes the position that since the United States won't allow Japan or any other nation to maintain even a coaling sta tion in this part of tile hemisphere, in accordance with the spirit of the Mon roe doctrine, it should be able to back up its bluff with a real fighting force. General Wood would not be drawn out on tiie political situation. He knew Colonel Roosevelt and President Taft very well, he said; Governor Wilson, less well, but admired him greatly. But a soldier’s place was to fight on tiie battlefield, not in the political arena, he declared. General Wood recalled many inci dents of Atlanta’s early days, particu larly when he was stationed at the fort in the nineties. "We used to ride along here on our wheels," he said, Indicat ing the road to Atlanta. Recommendations Go To Congress Early. General Wood's recommendations will be made immediately on his return to Washington, and will be submitted ear ly In the next session of congress. Tile highest active army officer indicated that his report would strongly urge the locating of a brigade here General Wood reached Atlanta at 8 o'clock this morning from Chattanboga. lie was accompanied by Captain I’. U McCoy, <>f the g ■neral staff, and they immeulately hurried to the offices of the Department ui the Gulf, in the' SEES HER BABY KILLED IN LIFT Little Girl Crushed to Death in Big Store Elevator in Pres ence of Her Mother. Five-year-old .Fannie May Echols, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Echols, of Buckhead, was killed while playing in an elevator in the store of Davison- Paxon-Stokes Company, in Whitehall street. Her mother was with her when the child was crushed. Mother and lit tle girl were taken In an automobile to Grady hospital, but before the place was reached the child had died. Mrs. Echols was making purchases in the store and, accompanied by her daughter and her little son, Howard Echols, 2 years old. They entered the elevator about 1:30 o'clock. According tn a statement of the mother, made at the hospital, the ele vator jerked suddenly between the sec ond and third floors, and the child was thrown through the shaft. She de clares that she had to beg the elevatoi boy to lower the car, that she might give her child aid. before lie complied. Officials of the store declare that the child was playing in tho elevator and thrust her head in the shaft when, she was struck by a bar and received the hurts that resulted in death. A physician was called and first aid was rendered before tiie child was put in the automobile. Mrs. Eugene Wil son, of Decatur, volunteered the use of her car, Mr. Echols, the fathe-. is employed by the Union Construction Company. Candler building, where they were gr< < toil by Brigadier General R. K. Evans. Accompanied by General Evan.', they motored to the fort. Genera! Wood did not hesitate to go on record strongly in favor of locating a brigade of three regiments at Fort McPherson. Necessary For Brigade Here. "The last congress passed a bill au thorizing the establishment of a bri gade post at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.,” he said. "This should in no way inter fere with the establishment of a bri gade post at Fort McPherson. The Oglethorpe post will be occupied by three regiments of cavalry, and it is Just as necessary that a brigade of in fantry be placed In Atlanta. "I consider this part of the South the logical place for the centralization of our army strength. With practically all our military activity devoted to Cuba and Central America, most of the reg ular army should be planed as far south as possible, while the opening of the Panama canal will add another reason for the strengthening of the Depart ment of the Gulf. My object In visiting McPherson at this time is to look over the land, see just what we have there and how much we need for the locating of a brigade. My rtipori will be based on this visit. “Congressman Howard and the en tire Georgia delegation is working hard for the brigade and from my present point of view 1 can see no reason why it should not be established,” HOHL IPITIOH 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE BOARD HALTS" SMOKE« HEADREADY TO QUIT Elsas Forces Through Resolu tion Curtailing the Power of Inspector McMichael. MOVE TO ABOLISH BODY LOOMS UP ONCE MORE Six Cases Made Started Trou ble—Harwell in Hot Criticism of Commission’s Action. •••••••••••••••••••••••••• • HEAD OF U. S. ARMY ; RAPS SMOKE NUISANCE. • • Major General Leonard Wood, • • chief of staff of the United States • • amry, walked up Pryor street from • • the Union station early today. In • • the canyon behind a big office • • building a great cloud of black • • smoke started him coughing. • • “This is bad for a fine city like • • Atlanta, he said. "It isn't in keep- • • ing with your progress. You ought • • to get rid of the smoke nuisance.” • •••••••••••••••••••••••••• Through the efforts of Oscar Elsas, a prominent manufacturer, Smoke In spector Paul McMichael’s war against the srrtbke evil was called off today. Inspector McMichael was instructed not to make, any more cases against violators of the smoke ordinance with out specific Instructions from the smoke board. The commission repudiated its former instructions to Inspector McMichael and went on record by a vote of three to five as opposed to any drastice action to abate the smoke evil. "I am ready-to resign if tiie commis sion means t<f adhere to any such pol icy as that adopted today," said Chair man R. M. Harwell after the executive session of the commission, in which Commissioner Elsas put through his measure. Harwell Declares Elsas Should Quit. "It is Clear to my mind that Mr. Elsas does not want to enforce the smoke law," he continued. “I don’t think a man with that attitude ought to remain a member of the smoke commission." Councilman Charles W. Smith has had an ordinance abolishing the smoko commission’drawn for some time. lie delayed urging council to adopt it be cause the smoke commission announced it would enforce the law. He asserted, however, that if the commission did not enforce the law he would insist that ft be abolished. Following the announcement that In speetoi McMichael had made eases against six prominent men because their plants were violating tiie smoke ordinance, Mr. Elsas requested Chair man Harwell to call a meeting of the commission. Men Accused Ask for Hearing. Five members assemble: today at 11V o’clock, Commissioners Isaac Schoen, Chris Essig and the mayor, who is ati < x-officio member, being absent. J. 1,. DeGive, manager of the Grand opera house building: FJank Harrell, manager of the Aragon hotel: C. L. Ashley, chief engineer of the Atlanta Brewing and Ice Company: W. F. Wine coff. president of the Central Realty Company, and a representative of tins Piedmont hotel were present because cases had been docketed against them earlier in the day by Inspector Mc- Michael Harrell appeared for his fa- * ther. These men wanted a hearing. Chair man Harwell stated that he did not think it the time to give a hearing. He said the cases were scheduled to be heard by Recorder Broyles tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock and that it would be presumptuos for the board to interfere now. He was supported by Commissioner J. M. VanHarlingen. Commissioner Elsas declared tnat he had not asked for a meeting to be called in order to hear from these men. but as they had understood that they would be granted ti bearing. h< thought the board should grant them that cour tesy. They Blame It On Negro Firemen. Chairman Harwell Insisted that the hearing be postponed until the next reg ular meeting of the board. Tuesday week. Commissioners it L. t’orky and J. N. Renfroe voted with Mr. Elsas, and tho men were given a hearing. Os the six men against whom cases ’ were made, all made statements