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_ Atlanta Charter Is Opposed by Senator The new charter for Atlanta will be opposed by Senator G. M. Hule, of the Thirty-fifth District, which in cludes Atlanta. His objection will be based on the ground that the charter curtails the powers of the City Re corder. * “While I don’t Uve in Fulton Coun ty, still as Senator from the Thirty- fifth I consider myself as much of a resident of Atlanta as the Fulton County delegation,” he said. “I see where they want to cut the Record er’s authority from a limit of $500 and CO days to $200 and 30 days. I don’t think they ought to do this; there fore, I am going to hold the bill up in the Senate.” Urges Congressional Record Cartoonist WASHINGTON, July 22.—A sug gestion that the Congressional Record be made an illustrated daily and that a regular cartoonist be employed by Congress was made by Senator John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, speak ing jocularly during a debate as to whether illustrations should be in- serted in the Record. "Why could we not have a regular cartoonist,” said Williams, “and a daily illustrated Record, with proper headlines and loving and lovable caricatures of our friends across the chamber?” L Murray of Oklahoma Would Hasten Relief to Americans and Europeans in Mexico. Nominations and Photos of All Types of Beauty Are Pouring In. With the "Beauty Button” contest, to determine whose picture among the hundreds of Atlanta girls shall adorn the Greater Atlanta button, In full swing, nominations with photo graphs of all types of beauty are coming !n. Hundreds of votes are being cast, everyone in Atlanta having the privi lege of nominating and voting for whomever they wish. The honor of leading the city in its quest for the 500,000 population mark by 1920 is being sought on all sides. Every contestant is busy securing votes, and with the end of the race, the picture of the candidate securing the largest number of votes will be placed upon the button. One of the latest entrants Is Miss Estell McDonald, an extremely at tractive young woman, whose friends are confident that no mistake will be made if she is chosen to represent fair Atlanta. MOVE PENSACOLA POSTOFFICE PENSACOLA, July 22.—According to Postmaster A. G. Fell, the post office here this week will be moved to other quarters until the remodeling now In progress in the Federal Build ing is completed. Glass Tries to Quiet Money Board Strife WASHINGTON, July 22—Repre sentative Ragsdale, of South Caro lina, the member of the House Bank ing and Currency Committee who suddenly quit the committee because Chairman Glass could not furnish copies of certain amendments to the currency bill that Ragsdale demand ed, returned to the conference on the bill with his Democratic colleagues to-day. Glass made strenuous effort to pre serve harmony in the committee. Said the Bulldog in Tree-Never Again! CHICAGO, July 22.—“Whitey,” a bulipup, loved to sink his teeth into auto tires. Yesterday he made one lunge at a revolving tire, caught it firmly in his teeth and sailed away into the air. Emil Klank, manager of Frank Gotch. wrestler, climbed into a tree, 20 feet high, and rescued "Whitey”—unhurt, hut greatly puzzled. More than 100 automobile! passed “Whitey’s” home to-day. “Whitey” sat on the porch and watched them. Wrestler Killed as He Falls on Dynamite POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.. July 22.— Falling while wrestling with his brother near Germantown, Martin Funk. 18, was blown to pieces to-day. A stick of dynamite in his hip pocket exploded. His brother’s left hand was blown off. Deadly Bomb Sent To Carnegie Will Be Dropped Into Ocean NEW YORK. July 22.—So deadly was the bomb sent to the offices of the Carnegie Corporation addressed personally to Andrew Carnegie, In the opinion of the police, that the Bureau of Combustibles will to-day take the missile on hoard a launch and drop It in the sea as the only safe way of getting it out of New York. So dangerous is believed to be the contents of the watermelon-shaped container of zinc that the bureau’s chief bomb expert refused to open It, declaring that the destruction of two city blocks might result. So far the police are without a clew to the sender of the bomb. WASHINGTON. July 22.—A sen sational resolution demanding inter vention in Mexico within 30 days un less peace be restored, and denounc ing the Heutra regime an one of “brute force, incendiarism, rapine and murder.” was introduced in the House to-day by Representative William H. Murray, of Oklahoma, a Democrat. The resolution provides that the President shall notify Mexico that peace must be restored and that the lives and property of American citi zens and all foreigners sojourning in Mexico shall be respected. If disorder in the Mexican repub lic continues for another 30 days the resolution provides the President shall intervene, "establish peace and order and civil government, and take possession of all public property of the former republic of Mexico and hold the same until every Item of ex pense and all damages for the dep rivation of liberty or the destruction of property of any American citizen or citizens of any other nation has been fully compensated out of the Mexican revenues.” Gives President War Power. It is also demanded that in the event of intervention the President is empowered to rehabilitate the Mexi can Government, prepare the Mexi cans for self-government and restore law and order, “and the President is authorized to use the land and naval forces of the United States for the accomplishment of all such pur poses.” The preamble of the resolution de fends the Monroe Doctrine and as serts that the United States is in duty bound to protect its own citizens In Mexico as wel as the citizens of other nations. The refusal of this coun try to carry out the Monroe Doctrine, the resolution says, might justify for eign intervention. Mr. Murrays* resolution refers to President Huerta as "the usurping marauder.” Huerta, the resolution recites, “has nullified the Constitu tion. destroyed all lawful authority and government and has committed upon the persons of the President (Madero) and his family, a black handed murder, paralleled in all his tory only by the cruelty of the dark ages, with all Its superstititions and dastardly deeds of rapine and mur der." "There remains In Mexico neither rights of government nor of belliger ent powers such as could be recog nized,” continues the Oklahoman’s resolution Punishment for Guerrillas. After warning the Mexican Gov ernment to restore order and protect the lives of Americans, it Is stipu lated that this Government "shall pursue to the ends of the earth” any military leader or band who disre gards the warning. With the arrival of Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson only two days distant, Washington is on the qul vive for every ahift in the Mexican situation. Predictions are made that, by the time Ambassador Wilson arrives, the Huerta administration will be in such an unstable conditon that the envoy will not recommend that it be recognized, no matter how favor ably disposed he may be toward it. Dispatches of the past two days have caused deep alarm to the State Department because of the insistent appeals for help coming from Ameri cans in the demoralized country. Tuxpam, on the southeastern coast of Mexico, is now the center of all official eyes. The town was cap tured by the Constitutionalists, and the battleship Louisiana, with Rear Admiral Fletcher aboard, Is speeding toward the port from Vera Cruz to Bryan Naps in Depot; Buys 45-Cent Lunch For 5; All on $12,000! CHICAGO, July 22.—For two hours early to-day Secretary of State Bryan sat nearly, upright in a railroad sta tion seat and slept. When his train was called he entered a drawing room and prepared to awake In Oelwein, Iowa, where he was scheduled to give a Chautauqua lecture this afternoon. Before his nap Secretary Bryan en tertained four newspaper men at a midnight lujich which cost him 45 cents. He ate cantaloupe off a dairy lunch chair. Three others of the party ate eanteloupe and one reporter drank buttermilk. Continued on Page 2, Column 3. Two New Militia Companies Forming JACKSONVILLE, July 22.—Next Tuesday evening there will be a mass meeting at the Duval County armory when militia affairs will he discussed. The object of the meeting is the or ganization of a new company of mili tia for the First Infantry, National Guard of Florida. Lewis Landes has been working up the new company. He believes the mass meeting will be the finishing touch. Two other companies are being formed in Jacksonville at present and the meeting will be of such assistance to the organizers that this will give Jacksonville seven companies of in fantry. 16 Considered for Mercer President MACON. July 22.—Dr. John E. White, pastor of the Second Baptist Church; the Rev. P. H. Mell, former prerident of riemson College, and Professor M. L. Brittain, State Su perintendent of School!, all of At lanta. are among the sixteen minis ters and educators considered for the presidency of Mercer University. Others considered are Rev. W. W. Landrum, of Louisville; Rev. John Roach Straton. of Baltimore; Rev. W. L. Pickard, of Savannah, and E. T. Holmes, president of Gordon In stitute, Barnesville. 4 JAILED LOR T Hot Siege Broken, Says Weather Man Hot weather is over in Atlanta for the next few days, and the weather man says there is no immediate pros pect of another spell like that of last week. An east wind, bearing consid erable moisture, Is causing showers ad over Georgia and the South Atlantic coast region. The forecast for Tuesday and Wed nesday is showers, with a maximum temperature of 82 or 83 degrees DO YOU KNOW P • the Longest Tunnel in the World? See Page 16 Si Fifth, Wealthy Citizen, May Be Arrested as Result of Sus picious Blaze. TAMPA, July 22.—Four men are In jail and a fifth, one of the city’s wealthy citizens, may be Jailed soon, as the result of a fire In the Hills- obrough Dry Goods Company’s store at 1 o’clock this morning, which Fire Chief Matthews declares one of the “rawest” attempts at arson he ever saw. The men held are Frank and Max Richards. Frank Field and C. P. Hill. Richards and Field, who are both in terested in the company, were ar rested at the fire, after Chief Mat thews had observed conditions sur rounding the blaze. Investigations to-day developed that the stock, alleged to have been worth not more than $15,000, was in sured for $88,000. On Saturday sev eral agents, suspicious of the heavy valuation, called for cancellations. They were told that the policies had been mislaid. One or two of the agents then mailed cancellation no tices, under registered mail, which should have reached the company Monday morning. Under the law the insurance would have held for five days, so that there is significance in the date of the fire. C. J. Hutchinson Involved. Evidence of insurance agents is to the effect that C. J. Hutchinson, own er of the two buildings in which the fire took place, was to secure most, if not all, of the insurance and that it was all taken out within the last few weeks. Hutchinson explained his activity in the company by saying he was a silent partner, having‘an in terest of $17,500. which is more than the insurance men claim th * entire stock was worth. Yesterday Hutchinson, who owns an all-night drug store next to the dry goods company, is alleged to have ordered chauffeurs who had main tained a night and day stand in the street near his place to leave. Suspicion of Arson. When the fire was discovered, Chief Matthews found the stairways clogged with mattresses, roped together; win dows barred up; inflammable mate rial stored In many places; evidence of two fires having ben started, and a hole cut in the brick fire wall where the building inspectors had given permission only to cut an air shaft. County Solicitor Jackson has taken charge of the case and will hear a number of witnesses. Miami Police Chief Blames Politics for Charge Against Him MIAMI, July 22.—As a sequel to the arrest yesterday by Chief of Police C. R. Ferguson of M. P. Merritt, a sus pended policeman, on a charge of dis orderly conduct, the chief was to-day arrested on a warrant sworn out by Merritt, charging him with making undue advances ta Merritt’s wife. The warrant was issued after a lengthy hearing before County Judge Red- j mond B. Gautier, in which Mrs. Mer- I ritt testified to the truthfulness of the charge. The chief’s tria* is set for to morrow. In the meantime Merritt making every effort to get Mayor W «t*nn to remove Chief Ferguson, pending final decision in the case. Chief Fergu son, a candidate for renomlnatlon in to-day’s primary, declares the action is political chicanery in an effort to defeat him, and that he Is Innocent of all charges and will be so proven in court. In to-day’s primary there were sev en candidates for chief of police, three for Mayor, ten for five Councllmanic positions and four for Municipal Judge. Mayor Watson, candidate for renomination, was opposed by Cap tain G. Duncan Brossier and Mitchell D. Price, an attorney. House Has ‘Spank’ Day; Olive Warms Breeches of Pages Tuesday was official spanking day In the House, with genial Sam Olive, Representative from Richmond Coun ty, as "spanker” and the pages as "Spankees.” During the recess the pages became unusually playful. In fact, they are the liveliest pages* the House ever has known. One of them developed the Idea of initiating the new members of their ranks, but ran a-foul of Rep resentative Olive, who decided to initiate the entire lot. Ten slaps upon the western side of each of the pages’ trousers were ap plied to each youngster. There was no escape, for as each boy’s turn came the other pages seized him and held him firmly across genial Sam's lap, while the ten slaps were counted in unison. ‘Bomb’ for Wilson Was Cake of Soap; Doctor Brought It WASHINGTON, July 22.—When Dr. Bernard Rachauer, who gave his address at Fort Hamilton. N. Y., called at the White House to-day and demanded to see President Wilson, i the secret service men took him into i custody long enough to examine a black bag the doctor carried. The secret service operatives feared a bomb. They found a cake of soap and a roll of bandages. Dr. Rachauer would not state his business with the President. He was told that the Chief Executive was "not at home.” Romania Ready to Treat With Bulgars Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. VIENNA, July 22.—The Bulga rian Legation here this afternoon received the following dispatch from the home government at So fia: “The Government has decided to surrender Adriinoplt to the T urks." BUCHAREST, July 22—Roumania la willing to end the war with Bul garia. In an official note issued to day it accepts the Sofia Government's offer to cede territory' above Turtukai and Dobrideh. Roumanla suggest*, however, that the peace negotiations proceed with in the borders of Its own country. Militants Are Fined; Burn Another House Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, July 22.—Following the severe battle between the militant suffragettes and the police, when the later arrested Mrs. Emmeline Pank- hurst and six of her followers, the rioters were arraigned in police court to-day. Two were fined and two oth ers were ordered to furnish bond to keep the peace. BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, July 22.—The suffragettes’ "arson squad” resumed operations here to-day. A house valued at $2,000 was destroyed by fire. When Aladdin Rubbed His Wonderful Georgian “Want Ads” were unknown. Telephone The Geor gian Want Ad Man, and get your wish by modern methods. Conference Planned to Decide Which Shall Take Precedence. Ready to Draw Venire. Reuben R. Arnold, of counsel for Leo M. Frank, announced. Tuesday that he proposed to seek a conference of the attorneys in the Frank case and in the Craw ford will hearing to determine which case should be postponed next Monday, the date set for the beginning of the trial of Frank on the charge of slaying Mary Phagan. Mr. Arnold, Luther Z. Rosser, chief of counsel for Frank, both also are attorneys in the Crawford win case, and it would be impossible on this account to conduct the two cases si multaneously. The Crawford hearing will resume Wednesday before a spe cial auditor In a branch of the Supe rior Court, and undoubtedly will ha In progress next week if it is not stopped by a postponement. The will hearing, because of the fact that It already Is under way, would have a natural precedence over the Frank trial. This may be waived, however, in order to take up the Pha gan mystery. None of the attorneys for the de fense will say that they intend to ask for a postponement of the Frank trial, but the hot weather and the fact that the Crawford case Is in progress al this time apepar to he combining t» bring about such a consummation. Judge Roan has stated that the ea»* would be called Monday, but he prob ably will accede to the request for a conference some day this week to dis cus! the matter. Court Likely to Acc«de. Attorney Arnold will ask that the jurymen he not summoned until a definite decision is reached as to which of the cases Is to take preca* dence. When Deputy Sheriff Plennie Miner arranged to install twelve large elec tric fans In the courtroom for the Frank trial Tuesday morning, he said there would he no excuse for a post ponement on the grounds of the room being too warm. "Spectators will not be allowed to crowd Into the court,” he said. “The fans will keep it much cooler than the average office building in the city. There are plenty of windows, and the place is always well shaded.” Despite the reported repudiation of her sensational affidavit that eLo M. Frank had tried repeatedly on the night of the Mary Phagan murder to secure a room In which to bring a girl, Mrs. Nina Formby declared in Chattanooga Tuesday that she would be in Atlanta on July 28 to testify to her statements when the trial of the pencil factory superintendent opens. Denies She Retracted. According to a dispatch from Chat tanooga, w r here the woman has been for several weeks, Mrs. Formby de nies having ever retracted from her original declarations which she made to the police, and further stated that she would repeat them on the witness stand. The police have asserted that Mrs. Formby has been eliminated from the case. Superior Judge John T. Pendleton prepared Tuesday to draw the 150 veniremen for the trial. This venire will be called next Monday morning unless the weather Is unusually warm. The jury, in all probability**-w111 he selected and served beforaA^Jednes- ALWAYS FIRST © ® The SUNDAY AMERICAN Order It NOW=~— Both Phones Main 8000 The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit—-GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY. JULY 23, 1913. 2 CENTS. PAT "° MORE FLORIDA EXTRA DEFENSE ASKS RULING ON DELAYING FRANK TRIAL VOTING GROWS BRISK IN SLOGAN EMBLEM 'PRETTIEST GIRL’ RACE +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ 4 Jailed for Tampa Arson Plot +•+ +•+ •f***®* +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ *l*o*l* +•+ DEMANDS INTERVENTION IN MEXICO Miss Estell McDonald, latest entrant in the slogan button beauty contest.