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TF1F. ATLANTA CiEOROTAN AND NEWS. MONDAY. MAY 12. 1913.
TAG DAY
Atlanta capitulated Monday to an irresistible force of the
city's fairest young women. Il was a willing, but costly surren
der.
Each of the thousands of captives, as a token of surrender,
gave up some part of
a tag whirl; indicated
tering Aruis Orphans’
One of these tags
is oi c
his or'her hard-earned money and receive*
the money was for the benefit of the She!
1 Iome.
was sup
L EO M. FRANK, the pencil factory superintendent, held in
the Phagan mystery, in a new photograph. Mrs. Frank
yesterday visited her husband in the Tower, where he is a pris
oner pending the action of the Grand Jury.
V"
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‘ ‘ taggee
posed to insure th
against being surrounded again
by a group of the fair soldiers
and submitting to another de
pletion of his exchequer.
But it didn't.
The person who had any appear
ance of prosperity was a marked man.
Few escaped without the signs of re
peated surrender. Many proudly wore
as many as a half dozen of the lav
ender lags.
Records Sure to Go.
Before the Tag Day campaign was
in progress long it became known
that all records would be broken. The
record last year was $6,100. By noon
Monday the girls were bringing in
buckets full of nickels, dimes and
dollars to headquarters in the Peters
Building. The huge display of wealth
was soon tied up in bags and the of-
-.redddn «»qj uo oj uniteq saoy
ance of the Bank of England.
The campaign was well organized-
Before the average business man had
finished his breakfast, the girls were
being mobilized at headquarters. By
the time that this same business man
was in the street car or In his auto
mobile en route to his office, the
maidens armed with hundreds of tags
were in waiting for him.
There was no escape. G, every
corner there was one or more of the
attractive, smiling girls stationed. Jf
a person succeeded in getting by one
of them without buying a t**g it was
only to be repeatedly stopped until
he finally gave In. •
The girls stood at the doors of all
the public buildings They swarmed
Into the offices in droves. Not many
attempted to make any resistance. He
who did was not wise. He spent an
uncomfortable day. They even in-
varied the Capitol, tagging everyone
from Governor Brown down to the
most humble attache.
”1 am sure we are going to break a
record for the amount of money
taken in," said Mrs. W. S. Elkin, of
the central committee. “Even if we
don’t we will have broken one record
and that is in the number of pretty
girls we have had to tag the people
f never saw so many in my life.
Money Is Flowing in.
"The money Is simply flowing in
from all directions and the return! 4
up to the present are very encour
aging. We can scarcely keep up with
the demand for more buckets and
tags. Everybody seems enthusiastic
and those who are giving are doing so
cheerfully and a great many have
stopped in and made voluntary sub
scriptions of very substantial
amounts.”
Mrs. J. Frank Meador, stationed at
the entrance to the Atlanta National
Bank, was apparently vying with the
tellers laboring in the hanking room.
"Business is fine," she spilled. "I
have nearly $100 already in my buck
et and everyone seems willing and
anxious to contribute. I have just
gotten one donation of $20 and any
number of others ranging from $1 to
$5.”
Buckets Get Too Heavy.
Mrs. Frank Dabney. Mrs. 1.. <\ Mc
Kinney and .Mrs. James Ison, s'-t-
tioned at the Steiner-Emery Build
ing. were getting the money by the
bucket full and during the morning it
became necessary for them to make
frequent trips to headquarters, across
the street, in order to relieve, them
selves of the weight of silver.
\ particularly attractive group of
on the Aragon Hotel
Charles Godfrev is In
and she says that tills
much better than last
than they were In 1912. Miss Mainer
Lee Hardin is of the opinion that the
men would have a Tag Day, too, if
they knew how much fun It Is. Miss
Marian Perdue finds the men very
nice and generous, not one in a hun
dred refusing to help.
Mrs. W. B. fleabrook Is at the Em
pire Life Building, in charge of a
party of girls. She expresses herself
as delighted with the contributions.
Miss Frances Seabrook, of Westmin
ster, Md., Is helping her, and says
that the Atlanta men are much more
liberal than thus*
of Baltimore.
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SACREMKNTO, May 12.—That pressure from thv national ad-
i illustration had forced a delay in the anti-alien land legislation-and
that the legislature would at once order a special election in Octo
ber to consider the anti-alien bill under the referendum and more
drastic measures under the initiative, was reported here this af
ternoon. It was reported that Governor Johnson had agreed to
this plan, but he would make no statement regarding the subject.
SAt RAMENTO. May 12.—Referendum of the anti-alien bill
to the people of California has been determined on by the Demo
cratic leaders of the State.
This was learned to-day following the receipt of a telegram
from President Wilson to Governor Johnson asking him to veto
the measure.
The bill was scheduled to
reach Governor Johnson to-day
from the Committee on Enrolled
Bills, where it has been held up.
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block. Mrs
»harge then
Tag Day is
ear s=
Mis
Mb
from To
Miss \Y
said she
Arthurs Weir, a pret-
<irl. came all the way
to help the ' taggers.'
as here last year and
d not miss an Atlanta
worlds. Her contribu
ted from 3 cents to $1.
Vaughan says the mon
e." "bright eyes" and
hev pay for the privi-
Winio Sykes Rice. Doug-
t Dun son all agree that
and
Policeman
reman in fr
Lucky.
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group
larger
We have Beautiful Bedding
Plants 3c each. Atlanta Floral
Co., 555 E. Fair Street.
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ATLANTA
! MATINEES
MONDAY
1 WED. and SAT.
25c
All Week Except
n Wed. Night
Miss Billy Long Co.
la a Farce With 1 000 Laughs i
fire You a Mason?
Nights 15c. 25c. 35c. 50c j
the same time, they find these state
ments u stumbling block.
Facts Hard to Explain.
"Whenever I figure on eliminating
Lee these contradictory statements
always bob up," said Chief Lanford.
"There are many apparently little
things in this ease that become veri
table mountains when we try to gat
over them. Newt Lee’s statements
may have been entirely innocent—if
thev were, they are hard lo explain
and get but of the way."
The chief smilingly added:
"If a fellow doesn’t care to become
gray-haired or land in tHe insane
asylum, he’d better not spend too
much time trying to figure out the
truth of this* mystery and reconcile
all of its varied phases and features.”
The Pinkertons have instructions
to find »he murderer, no matter who
he may be. Operatives of the agency
emp!o.\ ed by the National Pencil
Company recently put the mutter
squarely up to Luther Rosser, the
company’s attorney. He said:
Urge Diligent Search.
"Find the murderer of Mary Pha-
gan Work in co-operation with tht
police, work with anyone, work any
way that might lead you to success;
let your chips fall where they may.
You are employed to hunt the mur
derer until he is found and convicted.
It matters not who is guilty."
Five men from the detective agency
ate working on the case, under the
direction of Assistant Superintendent
Harry Scott. Through City Detective
Black the Pinkertons work in connec
tion with the city police.
Leo M. Frank was visited by Mr
Rosier at his cell in the Tower Sun-
They were together only a short j
e. Mr. Rosser stated he had oniy I
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AT PIMLICO.
FIRST Maiden two-year-olds, 4
furlongs: Veilehen 100, Superintendent
1 ('9, Dead Loss 109 Cross Run 109. Single
Kay 112. Laird O’Kirkcaldy 112. Mr.
Sniggs 112, Heart Beat 112. Master Joe
112. Canto 112. Single Stick 109. Beau-
pre 109. Pomette Bleu 109, Gallant Boy
109.
SECOND Three-year-olds and up. 0
furlongs: Bwana Turn bo 123, Terrible
Bill 120. Sherwood 122. Tartar 110.
Mahubah 102. Palanquin 110.
THIRD Three-year-olds and up, mile
and 40 yards: Arran 90. xO. V. Buster
111, Crania lit. Rock Fish 90. Mollie S.
M-t. Tactics 114. Steleliff 113, xBen Prior
111. Howlet 110. xKinder Lou 89, Mad-
rigalian 119, Nadzu 118.
FOURTH-—Mt. Washington steeple
chase. four-year-olds and up. two miles:
Son of the W ind 133. Nottingham 137,
R’ce Grain 1’7. 'Picket of Leave 1.55,
Funis Kiljen 14 7. King Cash 145. Water
Speed Mi*. Flying Yankee 130, Sir Giles
■ u». Exemplar 137.
FIFTH Two-year-olds. 414 furlongs:
ihletlc Girl 99. Mr. Sntjgs 102. Heart
Beat 102. Master .Joe 10:.. Peacock 99.
Centuari
i )rme 99.
4 pear Bead 102. Lily
SIXTH
year-olds
Club handle
mile and
Mr. Adair to me to-day. "That seems
to be the only thin 0 ' that ever his
gotten on anybody's nerves with re
spect to Atlanta’s chances of getting
the meeting next year.
"There Is no difficulty in convinc
ing people that Atlanta is a fine pla ‘e
to visit at any time and for any pur
pose. Everybody has heard of At
lanta. and knows it is a great tT*.
The very te*rm 'the Atlanta spirit'
comes readily to the lips of people liv
ing many miles away. Some few
have wondered, however, if a ei'v
tlie size of Atlanta can take care of
the Imperial Council, ami the big in
flux of visitors it brings into a ci* # v
always.
"When I show them that we ar?
prepared t> take care of 60.000 visi
tors in first class shape, however,
they get away from that hotel dou >:
in a hurry. The crow ds attending the
Imperial Council gatherings general
ly run around forty thousand.
"I hope the folks back home un
derstand how enthusiastic our bun’ll
is. We have come here to land the
next year’s meeting, and we are go-J Back Bay 115
ing to land it. You wire the Geor
gian that I say w e are. coming home |
with the bacon."
Working in Pairs. (man 195. old Ben 108. Roamer 108.
It is herewith w ired. THIRD- Purse: three year olds and
And 1 believe it. j up: mile and 20 yards: Billy Collins
Certainly there Isn’t a man in th.sj s *
. =- - n . ;
Jockey
and up
leenth: Col. Holloway 102. Lochiel 110.
Pandorina 92. John Fn long 123. Flab
bergast 100. Sandhill 95 Mission 108. Dr.
Ducnner 105. Kleburne 103. Guv Fisher
110. Amalfi 97.
FIRST
up
AT LOUISVILLE.
Celling: three year olds and
5**2 furlongs: Jean Grey 92. Maria
C 98. Silk Day 98. Little Nellie 100. Nol
le 100, Martre 100, Peter Grimm 105,
Brawnx 107. Husky Lad 107. Sir Pen-
rah 10!*. Gilpy 109. Three Links 110, Al
lan A. Dale 111. Florence Roberts 114.
SECOND Purse: three year olds:
colts, geldings, in. furlongs: General
Warren 102 Old Trump 102, The Nor-
mile an
. n .. i)i, c Cousin Puss 98. Flying Tom 103.
outfit that isn’t rooting and boosting • — L,e ®‘ s Buck Horn 10., Kudolfo
ro beat the band for the Atlanta
meeting next year. Generally, the del- j FOVRTH Two year olds; fillies; the
cgatlon works in pairs. In this fast- i Debutante purse t furlongs: Maud B.
ion. they scatter all over Dallas, and | H- IIP. Christophine 110. Marty Lou
stop to orate wherever a bunch
Shriners can be located.
The big guns of the Imperial Coun-
110. Theodore!ta
Ruby Hyti
inetta lit
Belle 110.
115. Aunt Mamie 115.
is 115. Dainty Mint 118. Rob-
Water Me lor* 110. Shelby
Birdie Williams 115. Gladys
.1-1 a social Visit'- and had not dla-1 me d Into their heads
ussed the case.
Chief of Detectives
FORSYTH
KEITH
VAUDEVILLE !
Wat. Daily
Evening
8:30
PAUL DICKEYS CO.
Next Week
4POL10 TRIO- HEWHOFF A
AO AN & EVE
WFLPS—BILLY WELLS—
CLARENCF WilBUR TO --
WoHH s Greatest
MAYO 4 ALLMA* A OTHERS
Monkeys
r since they
I came to town.
Lanford said The conviction is deepening every
Mondav that lie was satisfied with the minute that Atlanta is to win on:,
progress of th< case so far. He -•aid j Forrest Adair already has outlined .4
' at the investigation im tvoidabh j real, sure enough Georgia harbec i,?
had been “low and burdened with aland a lot of other things as induce-
mass of evidence, much of
would have to be eliminated
final consideration of the ca:
was pleased with the
menta which he said
strength to the line
men are building up.
a lot
ments to visitors to go to Vtlan .i
next year.
From all quartets. I hear noth! ig
but praise of Atlanta and its pluck
iruled much j in raising approximately $100,000 ,n
evidence his [twelve hours for the Imperial Coun
cils entertainment in 1914,
new
year olds and up: fil-
Trojap Itelle 88. Mag
FIFTH -Thrc
lies, mares: min
• lalena *2, Mary Ann K 92. Lassie 104.
Winifred !> 104. Stamps 104. Beautiful
KB. Uraturia Emma 10-t. Helen Burnett
10S. Supple 103. Startler 108. Wishing
Ring 108. Foxy Mary LOS Floral Day
108. Banorella 112.
SIXTH Selling;
up; 1 1-16 mile
three year olds and
Sam Hirsch 100. The
105. Capitan
Cinder 100. Bobb\
Bravo 107. Mockler 108. Sepulveda 108
Bonanza lit. White Wool 111, Bann
Hard 115.
The session of the Legislature ends
to-day, and under the provisions , of
the constitution 30 days ensue during
which time the Governor may sign or
veto the bill. At the end of that time
if it receives no action at the hands
of the Executive it becomes a law.
Governor Stays Silent.
The Governor to-day admitted re
ceiving the message from President
Wilson, transmitted through Secre
tary of State Bryan, but refused to
comment on it. It was generally be
lieved here that eventually he would
sign the measure. Theodore A. Bell,
national Democratic committeeman,
is here watching the situation closely.
He is the leader of the referendum
plan.
It was learned that petitions call
ing for a referendum vote on the
measure have been prepared and sent
to various central points in the Slate.
The moment the anti-alien land bill
becomes n law those petitions will be
circulated. It is confidently expected
that a sufficient number of names to
Insure the call of a referendum elec
tion will be secured within a few
hours after the circulation of the pe
tition starts.
The result of a referendum would
be to delay the whole matter until
1914. unless a special election were
vailed. This would have to be au
thorized by the Legislature, and a
special session will be necessary to
.ctill the- election. It is believed that
Governor Johnson will call a special
session to hold an election if the ref
erendum petition goes through.
Wilson Asks Johnson
To Veto Anti-Alien Bill.
WASHINGTON. May 12 —President
Wilson, through Secretary of State
Bryan, has made a formal plea to
Governor Johnson, of California, to
veto the alien-land bill.
The message to California’s' Gov
ernor was framed at the White House
last night. It sets forth in diplo
matic language the urgency of the
situation created by the demands of
Viscount Chinda, the Japanese Am
bassador.
The message to Governor Johnson
follows:
Two Courses Open.
The President directs me to ex
press his appreciation of your
courtesy in delaying action on
the land bill now before you. un
til its provisions could be com
municated to the Japanese Gov
ernment and considered by it.
His Excellency. Baron Chinda.
has, on behalf of his Government,
presented an earnest protest
against the measure. As you
have before you but two alterna
tives, viz, to approve or to veto,
it will avail nothing to recall
to your attention the amendments
suggested to the Legislature; and
as the President has already laid
before you his views upon the
subject, it is unnecessary to reit
erate them.
He passes over the questions
affecting treaty rights for two
reasons; first, because the bill
passed by the Legislature is
avowedly intended to conform to
treaty obligations, and, second,
because any conflict complained
of would be a matter for the
courts, but the President feels
justified in expressing again his
desire that action on the sub
ject be deferred for this session,
and he expresses the desire the
more freely because the Legists -
tur can be reconvened at any
time if the welfare of the State
requires it.
He is fully alive to the impor
tance of removing any root of
discord which may create antag
onism between American citizens
and the subjects of Oriental na
tions reaiding here, but he is im
pelled by a sense of duty to ex
press the hope that you will see
fit to allow time for diplomatic
effort. The nations affected by
the proposed law are friendly na
tions—nations that have shown
themselves willing to co-operate
in the establishment of harmo
nious relations between their peo
ple and ours.
President Offers Aid.
If a postponement commends
itself to your judgment the Presi
dent will be pleased to co-operate
in a systematic effort to discover
and correct any evils that may
exist in connection with land
ownership by aliens.
The decision of the administration
to urge Governor Johnson to use his
power of veto to postpone any land
legislation was reached after a series
of conferences between the President.
Secretary Bryan and John Bassett
Moore, counselor of the State Depart
ment, and frequent ('alls at the de
partment by Ambassador Chinda. It
was realized that any further attempt
to have the bill enacted by the Cali
fornia Legislature amended would be
fruitless, since Secretary Bryan’s trip
to Sacramento was unavailing and
the Legislature is to adjourn next
Tuesday.
Until Governor Johnson’s reply is
received the Government probably
will make no reply to the protest of
Japan further than to acquaint the
Ambassador with the fact that every
possible effort has been made to have
action in California delayed, pending
a settlement of the problems involved
by diplomacy.
Navy Short of Coal,
Battleships and Men.
WASHINGTON, May 12.—Alarming
developments at the State Depart
ment and the White House following
the delivery of Japan’s protest again >t
the California alien land bill, regarded
practically as an Ultimatum, has
called attention to the unpreparedn ss
of the two offensive and defensive
arms of the Government.
Summarized, the unpreparedness of
the United States, as obtained from
these sources, consists in the follow
ing detail:
First. There is only a deceptive
preponderance of fighting strength
in ships as between Japan and
the United States.
Second. There is not coal
enough in the Pacific coaling sta
tions to maintain a battle fleet for
one month on cruise.
Third. No preparation has been
made by the Navy Department
since the Japanese situation be
came acute to remedy the fatal
negligence by establishing a suf-
fleient coaling base any where out
side the limits of the United
Slates proper.
Fourth. The United States will
be forced, in case of hostilities
In the Pacific, to make its base
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at San Francisco or at Puget
Sound, and It has not one-flfth
the coal there that should be
there.
Fifth. The Navy Department
has a working arrangement with
five transcontinental railroads by
which they could be utilized in
emergency, but, so far. no specific
contract for the shipment of coal
to the Pacific Coast has been
made.
Sixth. The total coal on hand In
the navy on July 1 last was 361.-
757 tons. There were contracted
for 63,499 tons. Since that time,
according to officials of the Navy
Department competent to know,
there has been no effort to get
larger deliveries or to get op
tions on coal steamers or to make
preparation for the rush of ma
terial to the Pacflc Coast.
Seventh. There are at least
eighteen vessels of the battleship
type which have been held in
reserve and others in ordinary
which would be necessary to put
in complete .commission in case
the Atlantic fleet of battleships
now equipped, were sent to the
Pacific. These battleships in re
serve need about 10,000 men to fill
up their complements, and Con
gress ha8 not been asked for
authority to recruit sufficient men
for a fleet. The law limits the
enrollment of the navy to 51,500
men. The present enrollment Is
about 47,000. and if completed up
to 61*000 men would scarcely be
more than sufficient to equip the
emergency fleet of battleships
which would have to be sent to
the Pacific.
The condition of the Navy Depart
ment. as summarized above, was ob
tained to-day from thre^ of the ex
perts in the Navy Department upon
whom the Government would have to
depend in case there were a call 'to
arms.
Senators Applaud
Plea for Bigger Navy.
NEW YORK. May 12.—"Any man
who will put in the way of the
United States the slightest obstruc
tion, either by his voice or vote, to
a progressive national defense pro
gram. who can see that our safety,
the peace we love so much and the
peace of the world depends on a navy
larger than the navies of Europe, is
lacking in true patriotism."
The Senate Committee on Military
Affairs, sitting at luncheon on Vin
cent Astor’s yacht. Noma, at West
Point, heard this statement from the
lips of Representative Robert F.
Broussard, of Louisiana. The com
mittee, just about to land on the
rocky slope of the war academy on
annual inspection, applauded Brous
sard to the eoho. He continued:
"International peace—yea. even the
solid establishment of international
arbitration will never be realized un
til the United States adopts a naval
program that will push our navy
ahead of the navies of Europe and
keep it there. And that President
who adopts and prosecutes such a
policy will be heralded by the coun
try and the world as a greater world
benefactor than either Washington or
Lincoln.
"I have just listened to Senator
Johnson, of Alabama, a member of
the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs', declare that he was not in
favor of a larger army, but in favor
of a larger and better trained militia,
that might combine at a moment's
notice with the regular armv.
Wants Cadet Corps Enlarged.
"I (iuite agree with him, provided
we so train our militiamen to work
harmoniously with the regulars. Like
wise, with the committee whose guest
1 have ijie honor to be now, I agree
ihat the cadet corps here at West
Point should be enlarged. whether
we need them or not. It is well to
be prepared. No greater insurance
of peace may be found than pre
paredness for war.
"But how about the navy? Such
a policy will do nothing to help the
navy. It comes to my notice alwayq
that the men in Congress who show
the greatest opposition to provision*
for an adequate navy are the first in
an emergency to cry for war, war,
war.
"I saw men. at Baltimore oppose *
greater navy plank and I now hear
them demand that we go to war. They
talk with the wisdom of Bourke Cock -
ran, who. once when a member of the
House, declared the United States
need fear no Invasion because right
in his city were men who with cob
blestones could repel any invading
army of aliens.
"Block Navy; Cry for War.”
"This idea of blocking the navy
and then clamoring for the defense
of our national honor was well exem
plified recently in Congress when one
of my colleagues, a man very dear to
me and a sterling American citizen,
made a fiery demand that we gird
up our loins in defense of our honor.
Yet thi« same man was opposed to a
progressive battleship building policy.
"For ten sonsecutive terms I have
been selected secretary of the Amer
ican group of the Inter-Parliamentary
Union for International Arbitration.
This will bear me out, I think, when
I claim for myself a love of peace."
Wilson’s Veto Request
Ends Jap Bill Efforts.
WASHINGTON, May 12.—His final
metsage on the California-Japanese
situation dispatched. President Wil
son to-day plainly indicated to vis
itors that the administration consid
ers it has concluded its share in the
land bill embroglio and will not med
dle further.
State Wins Point in
Railway Tax Fight
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 12.—
The state of Georgia won a point
over the railroads Monday when At
torney General Thomas S. Felder ob
tained from the supreme court an or
der for a review of a decision that
the Atlantic Coast Line and the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
were not to be taxed on property
leased for 99 years from the Geor
gia Railroad.
Comptroller General William A.
Wright, of Georgia, by his issuance
of tax executions against the two
railroads precipitated the case sev
eral months ago. The roads procured
an injunction and the state carried
the case to the circuit court of ap
peals.
Rich Stock Trader
Wounds Assailant
MOULTRIE. Ga., May 12.—W. P.
Brown was shot and seriously wound
ed this afternoon in an altercation
with Joseph J. Battle, one of the
wealthiest live stock men of the state.
The shooting took place at Battle's
stable. According to an eyewitness
Brown went to the stable and accused
Battle of stealing from him, and after
applying a vile epithet, struck Battle
several hard blows. Then Battle drew'
his pistol and firel.
Recently Battle prosecuted and con
victed Brown, for removing from the
state property to which he did not
hold legal title. Brown is now our.
under bond, pending a hearing for a
new trial.
Battle htis not been arrested.
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