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the weather Forecast: Rain and colder tonight; Sunday clearing and colder. Temper cures: 8 a. m„ 56; 10 a. m„ 56; 12 no°n, 56; 2 P- m., 55. VOL. XL NO. 108. rnwno iIDWILEDN IMIIIt ■EI Governor Will Hear Counsel of Party Leaders. Then Do as He Pleases. COMPLETELY RESTED, HE SEEKS DIVERSION Left Alone by Politicians, He Goes to Social Functions He Abhors. HAMILTON, BERMUDA, Dee. 7. (Special Correspondence.)—Those who xpeet that William J. Bryan is going 1„ select Woodrow Wilson’s cabinet for him are greatly mistaken. Those who expect that Mr. Bryan will be a mem ber of the cabinet are probably also mistaken, though thej' will not know of their mistake until after January 1, and probably not until March 4. It can be said that the president-elect has no de to embarrass Mr. Bryan by al lowing him to be placed in the posi tion of seeming to advise the next pres ident. The president-elect will seek the counsel of all the leaders of the Democratic party, but it is safe to predict that in the end he will do as he pleases. When Governor Wilson received the report from New York that Mr. Bryan would come here to consult with the president-elect, he wrote a letter to Colonel Bryan making an appointment to meet him in New York. That had ’ effect of forestalling any plan of Mr Bryan of coming to Bermuda. Didn’t Go Near Bryan's Haunts. When the report went out from Princeton a month ago that Governor Wilson would take a vacation, the an nouncement was made that he "would 8" South.” and no mention was made of Bermuda. Bryan read these reports, assumed that Governor Wilson was go ing to Florida, and wrote him a letter saying he would be in Miami, and that if the governor was really going to Florida they could arrange to meet fre quently. Governor Wilson went far away from Florida. Mr. Bryan has a good many enemies in and out of the Democratic party. Governor Wilson has no intention of offending these men. The. other day when he heard a report of expected trouble In the Democratic ranks he said; It would be downright stupidity to star: trouble in the present harmonious state of things. Those who expect it Fill be badly fooled.” Those who have been closest to the governor say that there will be no trou b;e unless Governor Wilson himself starts it. He generally starts whatever trouble he gets Into and generally set tles it to his own satisfaction. He has away of making people obey his or ders. He said before leaving New York tnat any politician who came to Ber muda to see him would get the reverse vt what he was after< The result is hat no politician has appeared, not even Senator-elect "Billy” Hughes, who tad intended coming here and whom ..Rn, S ,? Vernor "' oul<l be K‘ acl to »ee. , y is more a personal than politi cal friend. Oh, ’Billy’ can come," said the pres ent-elect. "I don’t regard him as a Politician.” Congressman Donohue Avoids Wilson. But ’ Billy” didn’t come. / '* Politician of any stripe has ’■•n seen—yes, there was one, Coh * essman Donohue, of Philadelphia, •Pruned on the same boat with the nr ,U r ’" r corn * n 8 here. He apologized, * i t g his stay of two weeks here _ rema med away from Glen Cove. ■ en he was about to sail he dropped ‘ , c<>t,aße ’ Mrs. Wilson an- , t^ P bell ' and Congressman Don to , ° ? ained that he had merely come Mrs tvu * respectß a n d ’ a F good-bye. govern m ‘ nV ' ted hin ’ in tO the Suvernor himself, but Donohue said: dehve; , t l iank you - 1,11 Just ask y°t« to • ' i the message for me.” And Don onut- departed. eoveJ Ce ° f hlm ’ wasn ’t it?" said the rnor when he learned of it. mi»i?,\ Pntlrely posslble that Donohue threat ° f t,le K' ,VPr 'ior’s falling- tn ?? , h a Photographer for ;nng to obey Instructions. bu t his health'& h , e . re to rest, “xtent that i? ‘ HS , lrn Proved to such an Mon. ij h " f, ' Pls tbp need of diver of ""''''■’l ll ”"'''', he accepted a 't'mi' .d , I, Invitations, He has '"n.l urn n 2'* v « iv ”" Oovernoi I’.c'lsii k, another by Hamilton ■*' old Princeton friend; an l ' ri " . . J.L?"* I '"''' of "° UI Mutual , • g.iKJ.m p arty K ( ven t , Klv ' "'-I, . f " » , I ’ v ’ >nment lions.-, ami a ""hm ,Lt k " ,Ut " " r The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS —Use For Results. Blease No Gentleman, Says Gridiron Club in Refusing to Invite Him —,—. i Governor’s Friends Fail to Ob- j tain “Bid” for Him to I Attend Banquet Tonight. I WASHINGTON, Dee. 7.—Governor I Cole L. Blease, of South Carolina, was! today refused an invitation to the an- ■ nual banquet of the Gridiron club of j Washington to be held here tonight, on , the ground that "he is not a gentle- j man.” When Judge John C. Rose, of Balti- I more, notified Louis Garthe, president of the club, today that he would be unable to attend the dinner, friends of the South Carolina executive, who at the recent conference of governors in Richmond attacked the constitution and the laws, made an effort to have an invitation issued asking Governor Blease to occupy Judge Rose’s chair. Officers and members of the club indig nantly refused. The South Carolinan and his sup porters are so angered at this step that it is expected many of them will refuse to attend the banquet. LAWYER RESCUING HIS DAUGHTER FROM FIRE FAINTS; BOTH PERISH NEW YORK, Dec. 7.—While making a heroic effort to save his fourteen year-old daughter, Lillian, from their burning home at Woodside, in Queens borough, early today, Melville Mendell, a New York lawyer, fainted and both perished. Mendell was carrying his daughter to safety when he was overcome by smoke j and when the bodies were found the I girl had her arms still clasped about her father's neck. The Mendell family occupied the sec ond floor of the house. The fire had made much headway when the lawyer was aroused by the shouts of the fain lily on the first floor. Seizing his wife. Mendell carried her to safety, then re turned for his two children. He found I his twelve-year-old son groping in the | hallway and carried him out. By this I time he was nearly overcome by smoke and the interior of the house was a | seething furnace. Disregarding the en j treaties of his wife, the brave lawyer | .again plunged into the building. Those I on the street could hear above the roar of the fire the girl’s voice, crying. “Fa ther, please save me." ! Soon all sound died away. .Mendell j did not reappear and the firemen knew I it was useless to attempt to save him. Half an hour later when the flames were subdued and searchers entered the building they found the two bodies in a parlor off from the girl’s bed room, where they had fallen. GRAND JURY INDICTS TEN MEN WHO FAILED TO PAY TAX ON DOGS GUYTON, GA., Dec. 7. —Ten men have been placed under arrest by Sher iff Jourdan, of Effingham county, as the result of as many indictments returned by the last grand jury, charging illegal voting in the Democratic primary elec tion last August, when state officers were nominated, because they failed to pay their dog tax. They will await trial at the April term of superior court in this county. Judge Walter W. Shepard, of the Atlantic circuit, will sit in these cases. Among those indicted are five prom inent citizens of the Guyton district. The grand jury held that failure to pay any part of state taxes, including even that assessed on dogs, constituted a violation of the state tax laws and consequently disqualified the delin quents as voters. The legislature last summer repealed the dog tax statute, but the repeal was not brought about until after taxes for the year had been assessed and become payable. These cases will constitute a test of the con stitutionality of the tax provision of the primary election law. A number of attorneys, including some from Savan nah and other cities, will appear in the trials. MACON SOCIETY FOLK ADOPT TURKEY TROT* AND ‘BOSTON DIP’ FAD MACON, GA., Dec. 7. —"Turkey Trot" and ‘‘Boston Dip” parties have sudden ly become the rage in the social life of Macon. Although taboo at the exclu sive Idle Hour Country club, where a posted notice prohibits them and “all other wild animal dances." these new eccentric steps are now very popular in the home entertainments. Thursday night Dr. and Mrs. Maury Hunnerlyn Stapler entertained a select coterie of friends at a “Turkey Trot" party" at their home on High street, and last night Miss Sarah Tinsley was the hostess at a similar affair at her home on College street. Three more "Turkey Trot" and “Griz zly Bear” parties have been announced for next week. REAL SUNSET DUE TODAY: FAIR SUNDAY FORECAST Rain until late this afternoon, then clearing weather and slightly colder, is the prediction of Weatherman Von- I Herrmann. He thinks Atlanta will to day have the privilege of seeing th | sunset for the first time this h.-i-li, Sunday, he thinks, should be fall anj slightly colder, while the fair weather probably will last through next wee.;. A slight distuibam i ov> r T. xas may make tins prediction -light \ ,iw ty ATLANTA. GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1912. TWO SHOT BY MINISTER IN ROWOYEH BIBLE Father Killed. Son Wounded in Altercation With Louis- iana Pastor. QUARREL OVER MEANING OF A SACRED PASSAGE Melee Takes Place in Grocery Store—Preacher Wounded | and May Die. GREENSBURG, LA., Dec. 7.—En raged because his word in reference to the meaning of a Biblical quotation was questioned, the Rev. Fleet Ha t roll, prominent as a minister of this par ish, shot and killed Nat Lindsay, parish commissioner, and Charles Lindsay, a son, received fatal wounds when lie at tempted to aid his parent. The preach er was also seriously wounded and it is probable he will die. The argument began in a grocery’ store, the favorite lounging place of Greensburg and the forum for discus sions on all things of political, religious or financial nature. Minister Appealed to •As Biblical Expert. Lindsay was leading one side of the argument, while his son was an inter ested listener. When the preacher en tered he was appealed to as an author ity to deejde the question. . The quota tion yvas repeated and he promptly re plied, giving his opinion as to its mean ing. The parish commissioner yvas not pleased with the decision. The minister was brought into the argument. As the discussion grew warmer, feeling ran higher. It was seen by the debaters that the minister yvas losing his temper, while Lindsay, too, seemed to enter into the discussion with more than normal spirit. Bullets Follow Personalities. Both sides soon engaged in person alities. It yvas then that the shooting started. Witnesses are divided as to which side fired first. The store was filled with shots and space beneath counters and behind shelters was at a premium. Before his father fell young Lindsay had joined the melee. The exchange of shots did not end until all three men had fallen from their wounds. CONVICT’S DREAM OF CHRISTMAS AT HOME RUDELY SHATTERED The fond and long-treasured dream of John Blue, alias John White, a young Oklahoman, to spend Christmas amid the cheer of a happy home circle, today was rudely shattered yvhen, just as he yvas released from the Federal prison, he yvas immediately taken into custody by Deputy Sheriff Miner and Deputy Warden John Hackett, of Oklahoma, and escorted to the Tower. It will be a long time before the con vict can realize his Christmas dream, for he has four more years to serve in the Oklahoma reformatory. He starts back there tomorrow morning . yvith Deputy Warden Hackett. Blue, who had been sent up In Okla homa for a five-year term for burglary, was a fugitive from the reformatory there when he was arrested in Aiizona for counterfeiting. He was convicted of that charge and given two years in the Federal prison. When he bolted from the < iklahoma prison he left four years of his term unserved, and must now square that account. "It’s pretty tough to be freed from prison just at Christmas time, with happy thoughts of a big Christmas dinner at home, and then suddenly have to go back behind the bars for another long term," disconsolately remarked the convict as he was led into a Tower cell. “I guess I’ll have to dream on awhile longer," he added, as the door clanged behind him. LEADERS MEET TO PLAN G. 0. P. REORGANIZATION WASHINGTON. Dec. 7. Plan- for the reorganization of the Republican party and the Infusion of new blood were ret afoot here today at confer ern es bettyen Governor Hadlry, of Mi --ouri. ano Seir.itois William E Bor ill. of Ida. | h<>. William S K' li/r n of lowa, and I Robert La Folli It, , of Wisconsin. College Girls Aid in Atlanta’s War on White Plague SELLING RED CROSS STAMPS Miss Edna Wai- * raven, one of lite Atlanta girls who braved the this inoi-irino- i ( , \ aid the Red Cross. £ A \ J A • -V"' • £2 ABrf Alh. . \ : 'W- ‘ 1 ‘ will ||!/J t- “ ■ ■ 1 wgjwßi l w[ C No Resisting Appeals of Pretty Young Women for Needy Sufferers. Before the drab doorway' of a down town office building a young woman, smartly attired, with a glow of health in her cheek and a deal of elasticity in her step, alighted from an electric brougham drawn close to the curb this morning. In her gray-gloved hand, half hid den by films of lace that fell on her fingers, she carried numerous sheets of stickers looking for all the world like exotic foreign stamps. Against the crowd that came stream ing through the doorways she took her hand, stemming perceptibly the rush that went on around her. The sheets of stamps she fluttered in her fingers were Red Cross stamps, and she purposed to sell them to every passerby as Christmas seals, so that the nation-wide fight against the “white plague" could go on. She’s Pleading For Lives. It was hers to plead with the hurry ing, indifferent crowd that went cease lessly in and out, to spare life; to give just a fighting chance to those who must battle with the terror always; children of slums who breathe only fetid air in the hovels they call homes and those that bend, it seems forever, over whirring machines. "Each stamp may mean a life," she said beseechingly holding forth the sheets of the little red and green stick ers, as if by the gesture to emphasize the great import of her mission. And she spoke meaningly, for it is true that each little fluttering sheet of stamps she displayed may mean a life. It may mean the life of the child, a pale-faced little girl ready to go down in the hopeless tight for air and food and sunshine. The crowd passed her after thd divers ways of humanity. Some went by grimly, some indifferently, some turned a quick, curious head and hur ried on, but a tew smiled, stopped and gathered up_a sheet of stamps. Girls Enthusiastic. I "You really don’t know what it all means,” said the young woman to a I brisk, well dressed business man who ! stopped long enough to demand his ’quota of stickers and bolted. Some tu;ie 1 will lell you all about ■ it." she called after him. lAnd she was willing to tell <i? the Continued on Page Two. Scottdale Kicks on Shoo-Fly ’s Quiet Successor \NMWEV-/X NOISY TRAIN H. T. Chewnlng, who lives at Scott dale, along the line of the Georgia rail road not far from Atlanta, has peti tioned the railroad commission to force the train recently put on by the Geor gia to replace the popular old “shoo fiy” to make more noise as it ap proaches Scottdale, in order that the inhabitants may know it is coming. Scottdale is not a very large munic ipality, but it is highly important. Nu merous people live there who do busi ness in Atlanta, and It Is highly desir able that trains between the Gate City and that point be regular and as fre quent as possible. Besides, Scottdale was named for the president of the Georgia road, and, therefore, is entitled to all that Is coming to it, so the citi zens thereof think. That Scottdale hasn’t been getting everything it thinks should be awarded it byway of attention from the Geor gia railroad, however, is attested in the following communication, addressed to the state railroad commission: This is to put a grievance before you in regard to the passenger train known as the « o’clock a. m. It took the run and stops of the old “shoo-fly,” and comes in just NO MORE TREES TO BE CUT DOWN FOR STREET REGRADING Dan Carey, the park manager, said today that no more shade trees would be cut down on account of the changing of grades on streets. When Peachtree and Baker streets were regraded the trees were cut, while the property owners protested vainly. Mr. Carey said the trees would be spared when work was begun on Ivy street and Georgia avenue, no matter if the men in charge of the street work did think it an impractical idea. He said the trees could be lowered where the grade was lowered and the lower limbs pruned where there were tills. He said this nolley would be maintained on all residence streets. < >n account of the poverty of the eltx. the park department was about to dis continue its forestry service The Southt'rn Bell T'dephon*' ''niiiiuinv came to tin r« -■ tn and during the next month the p.ij roll of the q< . partmeiit will I>l met bj t tits cmnpir it) . at daybreak, and is run with the least noise of any train I ever saw —pays no attention to crossing blows, and seldom to station boards. This necessitates for a passenger to stand out and listen with the cleverness of a flee, for sometimes It Is late and we have to take the cold and rain, while if they would blow the whistle at the crossing we could stay in the house by the fire till they were in safe distance. Please give this some attention, and oblige quite a number of the road’s patrons. Very truly, H. T. CHEWNING. Scottdale, Ga., Dec. 7, "Whatever may be the merits of this case.” said Chairman Murphey Can dler, discussing the petition today, “it surely looks wrong to have the citizens of Scottdale standing out in the rain, and the sleet, and the .snow, particular ly endeavoring at the time to imitate ‘flee,’ which, I suppose, is some sort of dog, in point of cleverness. "If the train put on to replace the ’shoo-fly’ Isn't the sort of ‘shoo-shoo’ the citizens of Scottdale like, why— well, we may have to look into this matter." PASTORS AND WOMAN SUFFRAGETTES TURN MEETING INTO RIOTS LONDON, Dec. 7.—Fierce fighting in which the authorities had their hands full and in which male as well as fe male suffragettes took a leading part, characterized a home rule demonstra tion at Dalston today, at which John Redmond made a speech. Redmond was hailed from the instant he arrived by volleys of hisses and catcalls from the suffragettes, among whose number were many clergymen. Redmond stood calmly awaiting the demonstration to die down, but instead It rose to a tumult. Officers in the as semblage attempted to quell the out burst. and, failing in this, attempted to force the disturbers from the. hall. This was the signal for a fierce outburst of rioting, in which men. women and offi cials all mixed together In an immense jumble. For fifteen minutes the riot continued before the clawing, biting. teaming mass of women, clergymen mid othci humHiiit.v wet <■ finally throw n into the -treet. Then Redmond made bls speech. “HOMtl IPITIOH | 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE mills niH’ public cm FOB STREET REFORMS ■ Dissatisfaction With Condi4g tions Throughout the City Again at Acute Stage. MAYOR INSPECTS MIRY THOROUGHFARES IN AUTO County Commission Says It Isfl Disgusted With Municipal Construction Methods. Widespread public dissatisfaction ■ with the terrible condition of Atlanta’s® streets has again reached an acute® stage, pn account of the recent rains, 9 and city and county officials were I stunned tocay- at the public indignation. H In response to bitter protests from I citizens in Marietta street, who declared 9 that business on that street had been a paralyzed for a year on account of the I street work. May or Winn and Chief of a Construction Clayton made an inspec- I lion of the street. I Between Tabernacle place and Jone’ I avenue the street and sidewalks are I impassable front mud. The paving work ® Is held up because the trolley car com- 1 pany has not adjusted its tracks. Power Company Promises to Act. Mayor Winn -aid that the Georgia Railway and Power Company had promised to begin this work Monday or Tuesday, and that after that date the paving work should proceed rapidly. Mayor Winn went out to North Boule vard, where the citizens have complain ed that aji Inferior quality of asphalt is being put down. He then visited Highland avenue, where there is much dissatisfaction with the slow progress of the work of repaving. He found traveling around the city very slow because of the rough, muddy streets he had to traverse. He was in one of the construction department’s automobiles. Members of the county commia=>ion declared themselves disgusted with the unbusinesslike methods of the city construction department at the regular meeting today. Committee Calls On the Mayor. Following an Indignation meeting of the merchants and property owners on Marietta street, a committee called on Mayor Vi inn today to urge that some thing be done immediately to relieve the citizens of the nuisance caused by' the terrible condition of that street. T. D. Meador, the contractor, told the meeting that be had $5,000 worth of material on the grounds and that he was losing money' every day that be was kept from proceeding with the paving work. He said Chief of Con- , structfon Clayton told him that the Georgia Railway and Power Company was delaying the work on account of the readjustment of its tracks and con duits. Dr. R. W. Weaver and F. J. Chappe lear composed the committee that call ed on Mayor Winn. Planning relief from the congested traffic on Peachtree street, the West Peachtree Improvement club met last night at the Piedmont hotel and adopt ed a petition which will be submitted to the new council urging that the West Peachtree street grade be raised and a smooth pavement put down. The petition for this work will be signed by' several hundred citizens and property owners. County Board Disgusted With City. At the meeting last night Judge Spen cer Atkinson was made permanent chairman of the club and Dr. William Owens, secretary. Among those who spoke of the great need of this im provement were Dr. J. C. Peck, W. R. Coleman, Louis Gholstin, Harry L. Schlesinger and Dr. W. C. Hardin. County commissioners, members of the public works committee, went on record today as disgusted with the city’s method of handling street paving. The commissioners' disapproval of the city’s delays came when Council man Greer appeared before the com mittee and asked that the county put Ashby street near Simpson street in passable condition. It seems that a bridge was removed from this point and the city and the street car company have failed to put the street in shape “The attitude of the city is very dis couraging to this board, Mr. Greer," said Chairman Anderson. "Time and time again «■’ have put down good pavements In the city at the county’s expense and have the street ear com pany o the pipe company tear it up and fail to put It down."