Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, November 08, 1912, EXTRA, Image 1
I the weather . for Atlanta and Geor forecas'- Pair today and tomorrow, qia: r ______ S WL~xT~NO- 83. Sumin HOHL 15 PUTUPTO non If Winn Approves, Dr. Gilbert Will Order Old Plant Razed Immediately. WOODWARD FORCES HOLD THEIR GROUND Advantage in Mayson’s Ruling Gives Them Power to Delay Work Two Weeks. The fight over the crematory was in tensified today when Dr. W. L. Gil bert. president of the city board of health said he would order the old crematory tom down so that work could begin on the garbage disposal plant at once, regardless of council, if he could only get the approval of the mayor. He said he had urged Acting Mayor Candler to sanction such a move, and that if Mayor Winn returned to his office soon, he would appeal to him. With merely enough authority in the matter to prevent the beginning of the work for two weeks, the friends of James G. Woodward, mayoralty nomi nee, persistently are holdin g their ground. They were reassured at the meeting of the aldermanic board yes terday when City Attorney James L. Mayson backed up Mr. Woodward In his charge that the contract for the $276,000 crematory was illegal. "1 have never adbised that one coun cil could legally appropriate the In come of another council,” he said in answer to a direct question fsem Al derman J. E. McClelland. Old Crematory Is Called Unfit For Use. Dr. Gilbert said the old crematory was in such » bad condition that he had ordered John Jentzen. sanitary chief, to stop using it. He said it would take about SB,OOO to repair the crematory, and that all the garbage would have to be dumped on the out sklrts of the city unless the old crema tory was repaired or a new one built. The vote of the aldermanic board on the contract to tear down the old cre matory was: Favorable—Nutting, Warren, Sprat- , Ung. Ragsdale and Maddox. Against—McClelland, Van Dyke and Everett. Then Aiderman Van Dyke gave notice that he would have a reconsideration of the matter at the next meeting of the board, which holds up the contract for two weeks. Woodward Faction Wins First Victory. The Woodward faction won its first victory at the meeting of the board "hen It defeated the ordinance to make ne city hall custodian elective by coun- II every two years, instead of appoint ee by the buildings and grounds com mittee every year. Joseph Shearer, the custodian, was a supporter of Aldine Chambers for may w. and he expects Mr. Woodward to bave him fired the first of the year, as the mayor appoints the buildings and -’’"unds committee. It is expected the committee will follow his wishes. The v ote was: For the ordinance—Nutting, Sprat “ng and Maddox. Against the ordinance—McClelland, Van Dyke, Everett, Warren and Rags daie. A ‘ iinan Candler, as presiding offi- • old not vote on either of the mat- < andler opposed the over :lK of his own veto of the or(J j '. * eatln ß two assistants to Proba •r, o ''"' er Coogler. The vote was six •i' i for overriding the veto—a two -1 M:- majority. Illinois Goes for wiison by 13,855 ch, H . A<r "' —Complete unoffl- nK today show Woodrow Wfl- 13 <, 111 Illinois with a plurality of I’.. "'7' r ° ,onel Theodore Roosevelt. '> t 's'/- 0 -'", the whole ”tate glveßoose -2. Wils °n 403.416 and Taft ’ '* ’■ Dunne, Democratic can 11- "i governor, outdistanced his ■trying th, state by 110,654. ' hi'i'les s Dencen ran sec* . " ' I ank fl. Funk. Progressive, I '"iding t, ( t | le complete vote. , •' t carried <'lUeugo by a plural- » Wi'."Xim Hl eiy 26,(t1»0. The down t ‘ he da tntn n ■*> '*'4 I‘is g. it.-si strength, re- The ••••••••••••••••••••••••„ • e • Texas County Goes • : Solidly for Taft: • AUSTIN, TEXAS, Npv. B.—Pres- • • Ident Taft was unanimously the • • choice of Zapata county, • Returns today from the county, • • which is in the Rio Grande border • • region, show that every one of the • • 375 votes cast were in favor of • • the president, four years ago the • • same county cast its solid vote for • • Taft. Os the voters all but five • • are Hexican-Americans. • •••••••••••••••••••••••*•» Gets Share of Estate Os Man Her Husband Is Held for Slaying Wife of Dr. Hyde, of Kansas City, I Awarded SIIB,OOO From Uncle’s Property. i KANSAS CITY, MO., Nov. B.—Mrs. Francis Hyde, wife of Dr. B. Clarke Hyde, now under indictment for the murder of Colonel Thomas H. Swope, has received SIIB,OOO from the estate of the colonel. Division of the property has just been made. There were ten heirs to the estate, which was valued at $1,300,000. The division was made by agreement among the heirs. Dr. Hyde’s third trial is set for Jan uary. During the progress of the last trial one of the jurors escaped from custody and was gone for several days. The trial was then abandoned. GUNMEN NOW FACE TRIAL FOR SLAYING HERMAN ROSENTHAL NEW YORK, Nov. B.—The trial of the gunmen accused of the actual as assassination of Herman Rosenthal, for instigating whose murder Charles Becker, ex-lleutenant of police, Is now' under death sentence, was called before Justice Goff in the supreme court to day. Believing that heir best chance of escaping death lay in a group trial, the four defendants had decided against separate trials and District At torney Whitman had announced that he had no objection to such a plan. Attorney Wahte, chief counsel for Harry Horowitz, alias “Gyp the Blood;”. Louis Rosenberg, alias "Lefty Louie:” Frank Muller, alias "Whitey Lewis," and Frankie Cirofici, alias “Dago Frank,” said that he expected a jury would ba secured before night. •*We are not afraid of any particu lar kind nf a jury,” he said, “but want the best we can get.” The gunmen make up the youngest group of defendant* ever held on trial for their 11v-<mi in this city. The com bined age of the fn.nr is only 94, an av erage of Si. All four of the gunmen will take the stand as witnesses for themselves and each other. The state has called 25 witnesses. It is stated that the four men insisted upon testifying tn their own behalf after watching the result of the ecker trial, where they concluded that the policeman lost his chance by not testifying. Just before court convened there came a report from the West Side- pris on that Louis (rßidgie) Webber was pretending insanity. Webber, who is one of the chief wit nesses against the gunmen, is in des perate fear of the prisoners and dreads the ordeal of testifying against them. Under this fear he has been for a week, so his keepers intimate, putting himself through crazy exercises and feigning insanity. SOCIETY PAIR MADE KING AND QUEEN BY SAMOA ISLANDERS SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. B.—En route to Washington, D. C.. where they are prominent in social circles, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Bulkeley Hyde arrived from Pago Pago on the liner Ventura, and related the story of how the natives of the Island of Saviai, German Samoa, crowned them king and queen. The honor which was thrust upon the Americans was without objection, except in one particular—as a token of their appreciation, the natives persisted in presenting the new king with an ex tra wife. The gift was rejected, after considerable diplomatic effort on the part of Mr Hyde. MARINES RETURNED FROM NICARAGUA HAD BAD CAMPAIGN SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. B.—The I cruiser Cleveland, under Commander D. W. Blamer, is in San Francisco har- j bor today after a voyage from the scene of the Nicaraguan revolution. The Cleveland, is the first of the American warships to return. Not since the Spanish-American war have American sailors seen such hard fighting as that In which the landing parties of the Cleveland engaged, ac cording to the vessel's officers. EVERETT. WASH.. VOTES TO ADOPT SINGLE TAX IDEA EVERETT, WASH.. Nov. B,—By a vote of more than 2 to I a single tax amendment to the city charter was car ried here, according to complete returns today. Event. Is tin fourth city in u in the state. it i> the ttrat in• Washington to adopt the single tax Gets 77, Taft 12. ROUGH RIDER TAKES LEAD IN CALIFORNIA lowa and Illinois Safely in the Wils(\ Column—Taft Keeps Lead in Idaho. WASHINGTON, Nov. B.—With Cali fornia still in doubt today. President elect Wilson seemed assured of 429 votes in the electoral college. Roosevelt 77. and Taft 12. California’s 13 votes, if they go to Roosevelt, will increase his total to 90, and if to Wilson will Increase the latter’s to 442. Almost complete returns from that state today showed Roosevelt a few votes in the lead. The electoral vote then stood as fol lows : In doubt —California 13. For Wilson—Alabama 12. Arizona 3, Arkansas 9, Colorado 6. Connecticut 7. Delaware 3, Florida 6, Georgia 14, Il linois 29, Indiana 15, lowa 13, Kansas 10, Kentucky 13, Louisiana 10, Maine 6, Maryland 8, Massachusetts 18, Missis sippi 10, Missouri 18, Montana 4, Ne braska 8, Nevada 3, New Hampshire 4, New Jersey 14, New Mexico 3. New York 45, North Carolina 12, North Da kota 5, Ohio 24, Oklahoma 10, Oregon 5, Rhode Island 6, South Carolina 9, Ten nessee 12, Texas 20, Virginia 12. West Virginia 8, Wisconsin 13, Wyoming 3. Total 429. Five State in Roosevelt Column. For Roosevelt —Michigan 15, Minne sota 12, Pennsylvania 38, South Da kota 5. Washington 7. Total 77. For Taft —Idaho 4, Utah 4. Vermont 4. Total 12. With 377 precincts out of 2,900 still to hear from in Minnesota. Roosevelt today was 12.141 ahead of Wilson. The districts not yet heard from were iso lated ones, where the Roosevelt feel ing was strong and the Progressive leaders claimed that state for the colo nel by 75,000. The complete unofficial returns show ed Illinois for Wilson by over 13,000, and lowa by a similar plurality. “Nick” to Carry Fight to Congress CINCINNATI, OHIO, Nov. B.—Nicho las Longworth, defeated for congress by less than 100 votes in the First Ohio district, will carry the fight onto the floor of congress if the official count determines that his opponent, Stanley Bowdle, Democrat, has won. There have appeared apparent dis crepancies in the total vote that may reveal gross errors in the tabulations. lowa for Wilson By 15,000 Votes DES MOINES, IOWA, Nov. B.—Unof ficial returns from 98 out of 99 counties in lowa available today show George W. Clark, Republican candidate for governor, a few votes In the lead. These returns give Clark 176,182, E. G Dunn. Democrat, 176,099. This is a plurality of 83. Harrison county, tvhose figures have not yet been sent in. is reported to show a plurality of 37 for Dunn, reduc ing Clark’s lead to 46 votes. Official canvass will probably be necessary to determine the race. Wilson carried the state by 15,000. T. R. Now Leads In California SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. B.—From election returns available today, it will require the services of an expert ac countant and a soothsayer to determine whether Theodore Roosevelt or Wood row Wilson catrled California. The face of the returns changed half a dozen times last night. The latest figures show: Roosevelt 280,265, Wilson 280,125. Roosevelt’s plurality 130. The basis of the changes during the night was the vote in Los Angeles county, which, according to the latest figures, was as follows: Roosevelt 45,- 068. Wilson 36.144 The earlier figures from Los Angeles had been a thousand or more votes In Wilson's favor. A few precincts in the ij.4* A ft 1 * ' .E-I ■him I * --- ■ - _ ItinrfMitlTi " jfffl ■■ wl ? ” *JUS ■; DR. W. J. M’NAUGHTON. FIREMENINJURED IN HN BLAZE Three Members of Department in Hospital Seriously Hurt. Loss Reaches SIOO,OOO. MACON, GA., Nov. B.—Three firemen were seriously Injured under falling walls In a fire at 4 o’clock this morning that destroyed the Heard Bros, warehouse, on Sixth street, with a loss of SIOO,OOO. More than 400 bales of cotton and guano and phosphate worth $50,000 was burned. The three firemen, J. It. lonian, Cap tain C. L. Collins and C. V. Shepard, are in the hospital, and the first two are in a serious condition. The building was already a mass of flames when the alarm was given and the firemen only sought to save the adjoining structures. Tennessean Proposed For Sherman’s Place CHATANOOGA. TENN.. Nov. B. Chattanooga may furnish the Repub lican candidate for vice president, to take the place of the late James S. Sherman, in the person of United States Senator Newell Sanders. He is known to be in favor with the administration and probably the majority of the mem bers of the national Republican execu tive committee that meets in Chicago November 12 to declare the successor of the late vice president. The South ern members of the committee are be lieved to favar Senator Sanders to a unit. The name of Governor Herbert S. Hadley, of Missouri, has already been mentioned. It is understood that he will not accept the honor, and it will devolve upon the distinguished Chatta noogan to carry the second place on the ticket for the retiring administra tion. Democrat Leads for Oregon Senator PORTLAND, OREG Nov. 8 Dr Lane. Democrat, has 1,300 lend over Ben Selling. Republican, for United States senator, today. Wilsop lias 8,500 over Roosevelt, and will carry the state Fate of Doctor Sen tenced to Hang For Slaying Best Friend Depends on Guilt or Innocence of Alleged Victim ’ s Widow. For two and a half long, dreary years Dr. W. J. McNaughton has knqwn no home save a narrow cell in the jail of Chatham county. For two years and a half his only prospect has been that of ending his days on the gallows. A jury of his home county has declared him guilty of the. most revolting of all mur ders —the poisoning of a friend. The highest court of Georgia has ruled that the sentence of death must be executed. The highest court of the nation has re fused to come to his succor. Between McNaughton and the gal lows stands only the figure of "Little Joe” Brown, and Georgia’s governor will not wipe away the shadow of the gibbet with pardon or commutation of sentence. But the governor will not let McNaughton hang until he Is convinced that the whole truth in this remarkable tragedy is known. And he believes that, this will not come to pasj, until Mrs. !■'. S. Flanders, widow of the man for whose death a jury has said McNaughton must pay with his life. Is brought to trial on the charge which rests against her of be ing an accessory in the crime. Woman’s Trial Is Often Postponed. Time and time again her case has been called in the Emanuel county court. Time and time again it has been postponed. Until she faces a Jury, the death doom will hang over McNaughton's cell. Until her guilt or innocence has been established, the governor is de termined that the doctor shall not face the hangman. The courts refuse to move. And in the meantime McNaughton must live, though every second of that life means only to him that the next may bring him news that the gallows waits him or word that his good name has been cleared. Georgia’s criminal bistort holds no stranger case than that of th< Swains boro doctor. Few more bizarre are re corded tn the nation's record. The mo. tlve for the crime—if there was a I crime is the old motive. The ancient -J p,_. T---. 800M0HILEF FDR MET JOB Farmers National Congress to Indorse Him—Atlantan Will Get Vice Presidency. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. B.—With more than 50 prominent scientific farmers of Georgia present and all booming Dr. Horace E. Stockbridge, of Atlanta, for the second vice presidency, the farmers' na tional congress was formally opened here today in the Winter garden. More than 2.000 delegates are present from every section of the country, no matter bow remote. Ur. Stockbridge delivered a short re -ponse to the addresses of welcome from Governor Hall, Mayor Behrman and other city officials. The election of Dr. Stockbridge is al most assured as no opposition has devel oped. The election will be held tomorrow afternoon at the session In the Progress ive Union auditorium. A resolution Is being framed by ths leading delegates of the congress to call pon President-elect Woodrow Wilson to remove James Wilson as secretary of agriculture and substitute Dr. H. W. Wiley, the noted pure food expert and victim of Taft policies. Sentiment is strongly in favor of the resolution and it will be adopted. Powers to Oppose Claims of Allies PARIS. Nov. B.—An ominous shadow is being cast over Europe by the mailed hand of the triple alliance. Definite announcement has come from Vienna that Austria will refues to consent to Servia havin gan outlet on the Adriatic sea. This for years has been the national dream of the Servians and their demands in this respect will be upheld by the other members of the Balkan league. Italy and Germany are expected to support Austria. This. In condensed form, is the an ticipated fruits of the victory of the allies over tile Turks: .Montenegro to annex the vilayet of Scutari. 'IT> Saujuk of Novibagar to revert to ixm NTS EVERYWHERE p^ r n e° ■MH WILL MUMU, m mi 10 LIST Turns Down Suggestion of Powers That She Treat With Allies for Peace. CHOLERA BREAKS OUT • AMONG INJURED TURKS Situation in Constantinople Is Growing Steadily Worse as Allies Continue Siege. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. B.—Tur key will continue the war. This deci sion was reached by the ministerial council today after a long meeting at which the future operations were thor oughly canvassed. ”We will continue the war until our forces are annihilated,” was the state ment made after the meeting. A ma- ■ jority of the council was in favor of ; continuing hostilities. I Turkey thus rejects the mandate of ■ the powers that she must seek peace directly from the Balkan allies. The Turkish government is willing to rest Its fate with Europe, but It is not will ing to enter into humiliating negotia tions with the Balkan federation. CHOLERA BREAKS OUT IN WOUNDED. Cholera has broken out among the wounded Turkish soldiers brought here from the front. This has greatly increased . the peril of the city for there Is a woeful lack of medical supplies, nurses and doctors. The government may be compelled to resort to conscription to secure enough nurses to attend to the wounded. There are over 35,090 wounded Turk ish soldiers here and hundreds of others are arriving daily. All the wounded in the fighting around the Chatalja fort are being brought into the city as rapidly as tho traffic facilities admit. Assault Continues On Constantinople SOFIA, Nov. B.—Fighting is still go ing on at the gates of Constantinople. Bulgarian government officials an nounced that dispatches arriving from the front today stated that the Turkish forts at Chatalja are being subjected to a heavy bombardment from the Bul garian batteries. A portion of then* are reported to have been captured. The Bulgarian army south of Adri anople has been reinforced by 10,00(1 reservists, who left Stara Zagora on Tuesday. General Petroff, commander of the Bulgarian center, Is on the firing lins and is personally directing the attach upon the Turkish forts. Czar Ferdi nand's Bulgarian army has now occu pied practically all of the availablj heights north of Chatalja. All his heaviest artillery has been massed there, and concentrated between th-j batteries In the Hollows lies the old guard of the Bulgarian army and ths flower of the Bulgar troops. Considerable belief attached here tu the rumor that Adrianople had fallen, but that the information had been kep* secret to enable the Bulgars to mov* their siege guns and troops to the front without the knowledge of Turkey. An other reason expressed for Bulgaria’s silence was that the Bulgar government; wanted to enter Constantinople, out feared intervention before this should happen if the powers learned of the fail of Adrianople. The first Turkish army of Thrace, which Nazim Pasha, minister of wa., commanded, has been all but annihi lated. it is said, and the brunt of the defense of Constantinople now rest-j upon the Asiatic troops and reservists. Smallpox Raging in Salonika; Greeks Wait ATHENS, GREECE. Nov. B.—Although the Greek army under Crown Prince Con stantine are In the control al Salonika, dispatches received today Indicate that the Greek soldiers had not yet entered the city, but were still held In the suburbs. Two reasons are given for this. The chief reason was that smallpox was rag ing fn the city and Prince Constantine refused to expose his troops to the dis ease. Another was that the Greeks were awaiting the arrival of King Peter’s Sert ian army before making w triumphal entry. Torpedo boat No. 11, which sunk the Turkish cruiser Eeth-IT-Helend In the Gulf of Salonika with the loss of 300 live.-, has arrived here and is being overhauled. Lieutenant Votsis, commander of the i ;-<,nlr •hip. Is th<> hero nf tbs hour.