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T nF. ATLANTA OEOHGTAN AND NEWS, MONDAY. MAY 12, 1912. TAG DAY RECEIPTS CERTAIN ATLANTA GIVES LIBERALLY 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. was for the benefit of Ihe than they were In 1912. Mias Mainer Lee Hnrdln is of ihe 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. Seabrook Is at the Em pire Life Building, in charge of a party of girls. She expresses herself as delighted with the contributions Miss Prances Seabrook, of Westmin ster. Md., is helping her. and says that the Atlanta men are much more liberal than those of Baltimore hie Vaughan says the men Kirlie.” "bright eyes" and Jt they pay for the privi es Annie Sykes Rice, Doug- i all agree that tly nice and Duns M is* (’■ call her “cutie”— lege. Mi: lass and tiie men sweet." One Policeman is Lucky. The police! dler Building tiest girls in Massengale i She says re MU f the ran- has the pret- his beat. Mrs. ling this group. '* much larger lie have Beautiful Bedding Plants 3c each. Atlanta Floral Co., 555 E. Fair Street. „ T. Opium. Whiil^T and Hr«| Habit* retted •t Horn* or e« Sanitarium. Rook on iob|»<l Frtv. DR H *!. WOOLLJEY, 24-N.Vkaa* fc , .ml tart u it - Atlanta, (ieorra. Atlanta capitulated Monday to an irresistible force of the city's fairest young women. It was a willing, but costly surren del. Each of the thousands of captives, as a token of surrender, gs\ up some part of bis or Iwr hard-earned money and received a tag which indicated flic mone.t tering Arms Orphans' Home. One of these tags was sup posed to insure the “taggee” 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 w'ore a* many as a half dozen of the lav ender tags. 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 $5,100. By noon Monday the girl» were bringing in buckets full of nickels, dimes and dollars to headquarters in the Peters Building. The huge display of wee 1th was soon tied up in bags and the of- -XBeddu aqi uo oj uatf.iq «d.>y a nee of the Bank of England. The campaign was well organized. Before the average business man bad finished bis 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. On every corner there was one or more of the attractive, smiling girls stationed. If a person succeeded in getting by one of them without buying a tag it waft only to be repeatedly stopped until be finally gave in. The girls stood at the doors of all the public buildings. They Hwarmed 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 vaded 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 w e will have broken one record and that is in the number of pretty kills we have had to tag the people. I never saw so many In my life. Money Is Flowing in. "The money is simply flowing in from all directions and the returns 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 arc giving are doing so cheerfully and a great many have stopped in and made voluntary sub scriptions t of very substantial a mounts." Mrs. J. Frank Meador, stationed at the entrance to the Atlanta National Bank, was apparently vying with the tellers laboring in the banking room. "Business is fine," she smiled. "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. L. C. Mc Kinney and Mrs. James Ison, sta tioned at the Steiner-Emery Build ing 1 , were getting the money by the bucket full and during Ihe 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 grotffi of girls is that on the Aragon Hotel block. Mrs. Charles Godfrey is in • barge there, and she says that tills Tag Day is much better than last year’s. Miss Maude Arthurs Weir, a pret ty Canadian girl, came all the way from Toronto to help the "taggers." Miss Weir was here last year and said she would not miss an Atlanta Tag Day for worlds. Her contribu tions have ranged from 3 cents to $1. SACREMKNTO, May 12.—That pressure from the national ad- 11'iinintration 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 tinder the referendum and more drastic measures under the initiative, was reported here this af ternoon. h was reported that Governor Johnson had agreed to this plan, but he would make no statement regarding the subject. SACRAMENTO, May 12.—Referendum of the anti-alien bill to the people of California has been determined on by tile Demo- era tie 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 Hills, where it has been held up. Continued From Page 1. Except Wed. Night I ATLANTA Miss Billy Long Co. I in a Farce With 1 000 lajgtis Are You a Mason? HifMt 15c, 25c, 35c, 50c MATINEES MONDAY WED. and SAT. 25c the HuniM time, they find these state ments a stumbling block. Facts Hard to Explain. "Whenever I figure on eliminating Lee these contradictory statements always bob up," said Uhief Lanford. "There are many apparently little things In this case that become veri table mountains when we try to g »t over them. Newt Lee’s statements have been entirelv innocent if they were, they are hard to explain and get out of the way.” The (Thief 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 it^ varied phases anil features." The Pinkertons have instructions to find ihe murderer, no matter who he may be. Operatives of the agency cmpUv ed by the National Pencil Company recently put the matter sq-uarely up to Luther Rosser, the company’s attorney. He .-aid: Urge Diligent Search. "Find the murderer of Mary Pha- gan. Work in co-operation with the 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- I dercr until he is found and convicted. It matters not who is guilty.” Five men from the Selective agency are working on the case, under the direction of Assistant Superintendent Harry Scott. Through City Detective I Black the Pinkertons w ork in connec- THEY'LL BRING M 1 Continued from Page 1. Mr. Adair to me to-day. ''That seems to be the only thin*r that ever his gotten on anybody’s nerves with re spect to Atlanta’s chances of gettirg 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 eP». The very term ’the Atlanta spirit’ comes readily to the lips df people liv ing many miles away. Some fc v have wondered, however, if a ei > the size of Atlanta can take care of the Imperial Council, and 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 don u in a hurry. The crowds attending the ENTRIES AT PIMLICO. FIRST Maiden two-year-olds, 4 l £ furlongs: Veilehen 100. Superintendent 109. Dead Loss 109, Cross Bun 109. Single f?ay 112. Laird O’Kirkcaldy 112. Mr. Suiggs 112. Heart Beat 112, Master Joe 112. Canto 112. Single Stick 10:*. Beau- pre 10!'. •Pometie Bleu 109, Gallant Boy 109. SECOND Three-year-olds and tip. 6 furlongs: Bwana Turn bo 123, Terrible Bill 120. Sherwood 122. Tar^ir 110. Mahubah 102. Palanquin 110. THIRD—Three-year-olds and up. mile and 10 yards .Varan 90, xO. C. Buster 111. Crania 111. Hu-k Kish 96, Mollic S. 114, Tactics 114. Steleliff 113, xBen Prior III. Howl, i IIS. xKinder Lou 89. Mad- rigalian 119. Xadzu 11$. FOURTH Mt. Washington ateeple- hase. four-year-olds and up. two miles: Sun of the Wind 123. Nottingham 137. live Groin IT. Ticket of Leave 155. Ennis Killen 147. King Cash 145, Water Speed 145, Flying Yankee 130, Sir Giles • Exemplar 137. FIFTH tiiloCe » Beat 102. Centuari t )rme 99. T« o-year-1 irl 99, Mr. Master Joe 99, Spear ‘Ids. 416 furlongs: Sni^gs 102. Heart 102. Peacock 99, Head 102. Lil> FORSYTH KEITH VAUDEVILLE Mat. Dally Evening 8:30 PAUL DICKEY&C0. 1 Next Week IhtELPS—BUD WELLS- CUAEBCE WILBUR CO.- IHYO & ALIMA* & OTHERS Wodd's Greatest Monkeys tion with the city police, j Leo M. Frank was visited by Mr Rot^vr at his cell in the Tower Sun day. They were together only a short . while. Mr. Rosser stated he had only I r I paid a "social visit” and had not dis- J cussed the case. Chief of Detectives Lanford said Monday that he was satisfied with the J progress of the case so far. He 5-aid I that the investigation unavoidably had been slow and burdened with a j mass of evidence, much of which would have to be eliminated in the final consideration of the case. He was pleased with the new develop ments* whi* h he said added much strength to the line pf evidence h.s men are building up. hurry. Th Imperial Council gatherings getter Iv run around forty thousand. 1 hope the folks back home uu* j derstand how enthusiastic our bun h is. We have come here to land the ! next year's meeting, and we are go- I Ing to land it. You wire the Geor gian that I say we arc- corning home with the bacon." % Working in Pairs. It is herewith wired. And 1 believe it. Certainly there Isn't a map in this I outfit that isn't rooting and boosting to beat the band for the Atlanta meeting next year. Generally, the del- I egatton works in pairs. In this fash ion, they scatter all over Dallas, and j stop to orate wherever a bunch of | Shriner* can bo located. The big guns of the Imperial Coun- il have had Atlanta and 1914 drum- I mod into their heads ever since they came to town. The conviction is deepening every j minute that Atlanta is to win ou;. Forrest Adair already has outlined n real, sure enough Georgia barber to and a lot of other things as induce ments to visitors to go to \tlan*.» j next year. From all quarters. 1 hear nothi ig . t»ut praist of Atlanta and its pluck in raising approximately $100,000 in (twelve hours for the Imperial Coun cils entertainment in 1914. SIXTH Jockey Club handicap, three year-olds and up. mile and one-six teenth: Col. Holloway 102. Lochiel 110. Pandorina 92. John Ku long 123. Flab bergast 100. Sandhill 95 Mission 108. Dr. Duenner 105. Kleburne 103, Guv Fisher UO. Amalfi 97. AT LOUISVILLE. FIRST Selling; three year «>lds and up. 5L. furlongs: .lean Grey 92. Maria F : '- s - Silk Day 98. Little Nellie 100. Nel- !o TOO. Martre 00. Peter Grimm 105. Brawny 107. Husky Lad 107. Sir Den- rah 109. Gilpy 109. Three Links 110. A1 lan A Dale ill. Florence Roberts 114, Back Bay 115. SECOND- Purse: three yeir olds; colts, geldings: 4’*. furlongs: General Warren 10 Old Trump 108, The Nor man l'*5. Old Ben 108 Reamer 108. THIRD—-Purse: three year olds and up: mile and 20 yards: Billy Collins ° s - P'osin Puss 98. Flying tom 10.3. i t.g Legs 07, Buck Horn 107. Rudolfo 112. fillies; the Maud h FOURTH - Two year olds; Debutante purse: 4 furlongs: L. 110. Christophine 110. Marty Lou 110. Thecdoreita 115. Aunt Mamie 115, Ruby H v a:ns 115. Dainty Mint 119. Rob- inetta 110, Water Melon UO. Shelbv Hellc 110, Birdie Williams 115. Glad vs Y 115. Frances M 115. FIFTH- Three lies, mares; mite: •ialena *2, Mary Winifred D 104. year olds and up: fil- Trojan Belle 88, Mag- Ann K 9::. Lassie 104 Stamps 101. Beautiful 10-N l rsurla Emma 104. Helen Burnett 108. Simple 108. Startler 108. Wishing Ring 108. Foxy Mar> 108. Floral Dav Banorella 112 108 SIXTH piling: three year olds and up. 1 1-16 miles: Sam Hirsch 100. The Cinder 100. Bobby Cook 105. Capitan Bravo 107. Moekler 108 Sepulveda ’08. Bonanza 112, While Wool 11 i. 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 State. The moment the anti-alien land bill become- a law these 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 bt to delay the whole matter until 1914. unless a special election were ■ tailed. This would have to be au- * thorized by the Legislature, and a special session will be necessary to call the election. It believed that Governor Johnson will call a special session to hold an election if the ref erendum petition ,?oes through. Wilson Asks Johnson To Veto Anti-Alien Bill. 1 WASHINGTON. May 12.—President j Wilson, through Secretary of State Bryan, has made a formal plea to I 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- J 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 parses 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 Legisla- 1ur 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 residing 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 calls 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 against the California alien land bill, regarded practically as an ultimatum, has called attention to the unpreparedn j 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 th& fatal negligence by establishing a suf ficient coaling base anywhere out side the limits of the United States proper. Fourth. The United States will be forced, in case of hostilities in the Pacific, to make Its base The Georgian-American Pony Contest VOTE COUPON Hearst’s Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian PONY CONTEST VOTE COUPON, MONDAY, MAY 12,1913 5 VOTES NOT GOOD AFTER MAY 27, 1913. Voted for Address CARRIERS’ AND AGENTS’ BALLOT. Hearst’s Sunday American »nd Atlanta Georgian Pony Contest Vote Coupon, Monday. May 12, 1913. C UftTCC NOT GOOD AFTER 3 VU I E.9 Msy 27, 1913. j Voted for i Address at San Francisco or at Puget Sound, and it has not one-fifth 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 Pacftc 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 has 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 51,000 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 p/sace 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 echo. 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 Affaire, 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 quite agree with him, provided we so train our militiamen to work harmoniously with the regulars. Like wise, with the committee whose guest 1 have the honor to be now, I agree that 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, ft come* to my notice always 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 a greater navy plank and I now hear them demand that we go to war. They talk with the wisdom of Bourke Cock- run. 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 this 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 message 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. 4', 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* toraey 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. 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