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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-14
Weapons Drawn at CoIored
Odd Fellows Meet in an All
Night Election Row.
FORCED TO ADJOURN
WITHOUT NAMING CHIEF
Fight Is Precipitated by an
Attack on the Character of
Atlanta Candidate.

After a week of peaceful and orderly
meetings, the national convention of
negro odd Fellows in session at the
Auditorium, was adjourned by orders
of the police at an early hour today a
the climax Of an all might session at
which a struggle for the chair was
marked by drawn weapons The dis
order arose over the election Of officers
and when the police interfered the con.
vention was adjourned for so days
without an election having been
reached. The factional dispute threat
ems to bring on a split in the organi-
cation which may have serious effect
upon its future.
Yesterday was the last day of the
| convention, and the delegates contin-
ued their work far into the night. 1t
was late in the day when the election
of a grand master, head Of the order
was reached. and the delegates bal
loted and argued until far after mid
night There had been circulated an
| attack on the character of Benjamin
j. Davis, an Atlanta editor. who was
a candidate for grand master, and the
delegates divided into his supporters
anG those of E II. Norris. of Chicago,
present head of the order and candi-
date for reelection.
Morris was presiding, but shortly aft
er midnight left the chair and took the
floor in his own behalf, turning over
the gavel to Henry Lincoln Johnson,
registrar of deeds at Washington. and
prominent negro politician. Johnson
IS deputy grand master Of the order and
nevt in line to Morris.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-14
SANITATION PLANKS
FEATURE PLATFORM
OF DR.. GEO. BROWN

Dr. George Brown, candidate for
mayor issued his platform today
Sanitation measures constitute it's
principal planks.t DR.. Brown wants a
municipal bureau to solve the servant
problem and eradicate the danger of
disease from fifth in the homes Of ne
gro servants and urges the erection OF
two public bath houses,
The candidate also comes out against
the suggested raise in the city tax rate
and ravors marked increases in pay
for city employees.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-14
Fear Other
Suicides Will Follow

30 widespread was the estear, g.,
"hlch General Nogi was held nv tbe
popuIace and the army that II was
feared number of other suicidos
would result from his act
BY his own hand the warrior vinad
out the most commanding military pc
mus IN the empire, and in any even
tual1ty his loss would be felt keenlv nv
ms country. Should the thread ~
GRIEF extend still further in official
ranks in the army and navy. ,Ianan
would seriously feel the result
This view Of the situation was nre-
scented so strongly today that MANY men
OF prominence and influence in puhIic
lie openly expressed the belief that the
time had come for Japan to break avay
from the tradition which glorifes sui.
eide.
Ihere was prevalent opinion thai
an imperial edict against suicide as ar
honorable death" will result from the
double tragedy. When it was recalled
that the late Emperor Mutsuhito wa,
opposed to hara-kiri and the nresent
mikado Yoshihito, has voiced his in
tention of following in his fathers
footsteps, it was regarded as certain
that an imperial ban would be placed
upon. suicide and every attempt he
made to obltterate the tradition which
encouraged 1t. The edict, however. will
not be issued for several y,o,,tL.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-14
Police Forced
To Intervene.

1t was close to O'Clock. and the bat
tie had been waging for hours. when
Morris, finding his contentious over
ridden by Johnson. in the chair, at
tempted to resume the gaveI and pre-
side over the convention Johnson re-
fused to yield his place and the whole
convention was thrown into disorder
The yelling and Missing caused such a
scene that Policemen King and Smith,
detailed to duty at the Auditorium, ran
to the rostrum, ordered Johnson to
Weld the chair to Morris and forced the
latter to declare the convention ad-
iourned. One knife was drawn by a
delegate, said to be an assistant sec
rotary from North Carolina but the
policemen took this away from him and
also took the heavy gavel from john
son. No arrests were made. The adj
iournmpnt was taken for so days, in
which time q campaign for votes will
he vaged by the rival candidates and
another convention called in the At
lanta Auditorium, provided the negroes
can get that building again.
Morris at first attempted to nave the
convention adjourned sine die it is re-
ported. which would have left him at
the head of the order, but Johnson, who
was presiding at the time, put over a
motion for 60-day adjournment in
stead
johnson declared today that Morris,
while on the floor, endeavored to have
the votes east in a way most favorable
to him. and delegates from Georgia and
Missi sippi led vigorous protest
AGAINST this
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-14
Councilman Smith and Others
Declare the Commission Has
Exceeded Its Authority.
DENOUNCE ATTEMPT TO
CRIPPLE REGULATIONS
Investigation of Effort to Make
Mild Rules Less stringent"
Will Be Demanded.

Declaring that the city smoke COM
mission had exceeded its authority in
amending the smoke ordinance, Coun-
Gilman Charles w. Smith. father Of the
measure. said today that he would Wig
orously oppose the changes made. He
declared he would Immediately begin a
personal investigation into the action
Of the commission.
we adopted one of the mildest or
dinances in the United States contin-
ned Mr.. Smith ut is far more liberal
than the laws of any of the larger cities.
All OF its effectiveness is about to be
destroyed by the action of the smoke
commission.
smoke must so in Atlanta. We are
face to face with the issue. We must
ror Velrh"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-14
Russian War Soldiers
Stricken With Grief.

General Nogi was so generally be-
loved that his death and that of his
wife have intensified the grief which
was felt for the late emperor. The
most pathetic exhibition was given nv
soldiers who had fought under Nogi IN
the war with Russia. 1t was reported
today that several soldiers who were
with Nogi in the campaign around Port
Arthur had committed suicide in honor
Of the memory Of their chief.
Despite knowledge of the Japanesa
customs, the sudden and unexpected
death of Nogi was distinct shock ia
the representatives of European and
American governments. Representa-
tives of countries where suicide is re-
garded with horror were amazed a the
manner in which news of the Nogis
self-wrought death was received.
As a result of the suicide. a change
had to he made in the plans Of some Of
the foreign representatives. General
Nosi was to have accompanied Prince
Athuor Of Connaught, especial envoy of
Great Britain, to Kamakura today.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-14
could Stop 1t In 80
Days, Says Expert.

Inspector Fjagg, of the United States
government, who came to Atlanta to
inform the Chamber of Commerce of
1.''Ne conditions here, said that the
9.I'Ne nuisance in Atlanta could be
minated in 80 days He said the
p'"''Ipal method of stopping the smoke
was oy "A proper construction of fur
''''es and boilers. 1t would take seV-
''. months to adjust some plants
'.'''ut a serious harship, he explained.
W" the recommendation Of Inspector
M'Michael the commission adopted "a
S''unon recommending To council "a
.~"''iion NJ an boilers ju the city and
''e creation Of boiler Inspector
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-14
Commission Exceeded
It's Authority, Say All.

Alderman James r. Nutting said that
the commission was wrong in trying TO
frame the smoke regulations for At
'auta. He said if the present ordinance
vas unsatisfactory it vas the duty of
the commission to recommend changes
TO council and not try to arbitrarily
change the law.
w. D. Ellis, Jr assistant city attor-
ney said today that the commission
vas obviously beyond its authority in
attempting to change councils ordi-
nance. He said the duty of all boards
and commissions was confined to rec
concentrations to council and to an adj
ministration of the law rather than the
framing of legislation.
r. NJ. Harwell chairman of the
smoke commission. insisted at the
meeting Yesterday that the commission
had no right to change the smoke or
dinance. But the others present were
all against him.
BY adopting the report of the rules
committee the commission changed
practically the whole effect of the
smoke ordinance The changes are
nominally rules for Inspector McMi-
C. f,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-14
Jane Adams to
Stump Country
For Bull Moose

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-Miss Z
. Jane Adams. of Hull House, Chi q
" cago. will take the stump for the q
. Bull Moose party. it was an Z
. nounced today beginning Septem- q
Q Der 25, and will begin her work Z
Q with big mass meeting in New {
o York. 4
Much of Miss Adams speak Z
. ing will be done in the middle Z
. West and West, where an active 4
. suffrage campaign is on" said Z
. Miss Frances Keller at the ma Z
. tlonal headquarters. Miss Keller I
. will direct the tour of Miss Ad- I
. dams. which. from the number of 4
. speeches to be made and tine Z
. jumps. will be almost as strenu- Z
. Gus $ those Of Colonel Roose- I
. welt
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-14

one rules holds that the emitting Of
black smoke from stacks between the
hours Of $50 and I o'clock in the morn
ne the firng-up time. shall not he
an otfense, unless it is emitted for more
man 90 minutes of the hour
lie ordinance now provides that
black SMOKE snail not be emitted from
any stack for more than twelve min
o'ea TO the hour The limit i'm most
cities IS less than five minutes
Ihe new rules of the commission are
mat during other hours of the day the
'nlj shall be twelve minutes for stacks
"j less than three feet in diameter
fourteen minutes for stacks of less
man seven feet in diameter and six
l'eh minutes for stacks of more than
seven feet in diameter.
commissioner oscar Elsas, a promi-
'e"j manufacturer said that unless the
commission proceeded in a conserVa-
tive manner it might arouse the ami
mostly Of the manufacturers and kill
me movement to abate the smoke null
sau,c
commissioner Schoen said that 1t
was not intended that the ordinance
should impose any hardship on the
manufacturers. He advocated giving
me manufacturers six months notice
'' stop the excess of smoke. The 9TH
''S voting for the amendments were
. commissioners Corley and Essig. May
q" VIM and Commissioner Ronfroe
wore ahsent
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-14
Note to Emperor
Wish Long Reign.

The note left by Nogi for Emperor
Yoshihito was read by the mkado to-
day Although written on the eve Of
death, the tone Of the letter was calm.
and there was nothing of fear indicated
in any way. Nogi expressed hope that
Yoshihito would have Il long prosper
GUS reign, that his country would enjoy
peace and that there would be no un-
Wonted mourning either for himself or
his wife
Phiander l.. Knox, special envoy
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-14
Mountalneer, Fearing Arrest,
Fails to Call at Police Station
for Quaint Rig.

An old rckety, covered wagon
somewhat resembling he prairie
schooner-and a scrawny, long-tailed,
long named horse both typical of the
north Georgia mountains. are held in
the stable yard of the police station
awaiting their owner to call and claim
them
But the chances are that they'll wait
long time.
The owner-an unidentified noun
taineer haiing from somewhere in the
Illicit still wilds of north Georgia -no
doubt wants the horse and wagon more
than do the police. and is anxious very
anxious, to get it again. But. at the
same time, he is figuring that the po-
lice want him even more than he wants
his horse and wagon. and hence the
conclusion that it's an easy 100 to
shot ne1l never call
He is faced by two alternatives.
neither of which is calculated to tickle
him. He is privileged to call and get
MS Iibl sc anu NttSpIlt bNl II ne NOtS.
he will be arrested for selling moon
shine liquor to thirsty denizens Of De
catur street. and win face a term in
the changang. If he doesn't claim his
own, the horse and wagon will be sold
by Police chief Beavers a public out
cry at the regular "ole boss sale"
Either way, the mountaineer loses. It's
simply up to him to pick the easiest
place to fan.
Flees at Sight of Sleuths.
Weighing the problem carefully. he'll
no doubt decide that liberty. the fresh,
crisp mountain air and his customary
daily life amid the rugged wilds of his
little mountain cabin are worth more
to him than his faithful old steed and
equally faithful old wagon and a term
at hard labor.in stripes.
The wagon was couhscated by De
tectives George Billiard and John
Black in Rhodes wagon yard i'm De-
eatur street That the owner is missing
instead of being Gagged behind prison
bars IS due 10 the fact that he hcd az
sight of the officers He slipped out ~
Tine wagon yard as they entered. With
0uI so much 80 oven giving mn, officers
Continued on Page Two.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-14
THE w EATHE R

Local rains tonight or Sunday.
Tsmperatures: 8 a. m, "a degrees; 10
M. II degrees; II noon, so de-
orees; 2 .. M. 30 degrees.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-25
OIL MAY suPPLANT coAL.

AT the very moment when the coal strike Is
agitating the shipping interests Of treat Britain
and Germany, a vessel of five thousand tons
gross measurement equipped with twenty-five
hundred horsepower oll engines. has been launch
ed IN Denmark If which much Is expected III
large motors using common mineral oil for mo-
tive power prove successful IN propcliing ocean
gong vessels. a revolution will take place IN
navigation and the consumption Of coal Will be
greatly reduced with consequent relief from
troubles caused by mine strikes.
In tins new vessel compressed air Is used
to start the engines and to yaporize or break
up the oil into minute particles that will ex-
piode. Such on will not develop explosive gas
or Yapor when stored III bilge tanks So the
dangers connected with the use Of gasoline are
largely eliminated The saving IN cargo space is
very great, the cost OF loading coal and stocking
the furnaces is saved because the engineers can
manipulate the valves without help, the space oc-
cupled by boilers and steam engines is reduced
to that required for a set of explosion engines
and the smoke stacks no longer cut through
cabin space and cumber the decks
Tins development may make scrap iron Of
the present marine engines, but the vessels them
selves can easily be fitted with the oil engines.
50 the loss in existing equipment VIII not stag
ger the big companies.
All tins Will not come to pass in a day even
i the test Of explosion engines IN comparatively
large vessels proves success, but such success
WI NiN"h INT t"al hihioHolA ana Nelp 10
serve the fact dwindliug reserves of coal In Eu-
rope and near the Atlantic seaboard of the
United States
The output Of petroleum now exceeds the
demand for all its products but productica Is
artitieally stimulated by the demand for gaso
line. With the development Of explosion engines
IN which the oil remaining after the gasoline Is
distilled off can be used in large quantities
commercial problem viii be solved It win also
furnish splendid market for the heavier oils
OF Texas. California and Mexico which contain
little gasline
OH IS much more easily stored and handled
than coal and does not deteriorate IN hot or
damp weather, which only the very best grades of
bltnminouS coal with withstand This viii solve
the problem of fuel supplies for vessels at remote
points DIR. Rudolph Diesel the inventor of this
OIL engine. estimates that forty per cent of the
present output, Of petroleum is sufficient TO sup
ply the naval and mercantile fleets Of the world
with power through the agency of his motors
# his hopes fulfilled he will be one of the
fortunate inventors who perfected his device at
the right time The coal strikes have turned am
eyes on this test of the new system of propulsion
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-25
KENT FOR ROOSEVELT.

The wool growers. Wine growers and sugar
beet growers of California will doubtless be- re-
jcieed to find Congressman William Kent slated
as one of the Roosevelt delegates at large to the
republican nation convention Every time am OBJ
lortunlty has presented itself Mr. Kent has voted
to deprive California producers of the tariff pro
lection they now enjoy. He also favored the hin
70 bar California wines out of territory where
local prohibition laws prevail One &c Kent 5 run
nlng mates is Francis J. Heney. who claimed to
he democrat up to 1910. and who has made
II his business for several years to defame the
Ieople of this state. The other two slated dele
gates are Governor Hiram johnson and Chester
II Rowe who organized the La Toilette State
League Of California last January was elected IFS
president and IN obedience to a Telegram semi
by Governor johnson abandoned Senator Robert
NJ La Toilette for Roosevelt Not long apo
Kent was calling Roosevelt a monumental liar
md now he is slated as a Roosevelt delegate
lie was probably selected TO be the angel Of the
ltfit.-Oakland Tribune
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-25
FAITH OF ToNoPAH JUSTIFIED.

Every little furry has meaning all its own
IN the stock market, but it is not exactly a
furry that is being registered from Tonopah at
present There is tremendous advance shown
IN every quotable stock
People who invested dimes few years ago
are counting their fortunes in dollars today
The fellows who shortened the market feel
a tribe dlselongated themselves as they note the
advancing figures. Those who bought thirty =
have right TO console the seller five for
they picked the right side of the market and
either good fortune is their congratuaton or ex
cellent judgment their merited salute
lonopah has come into its own at last 1t
was kicked about like houn' dawg in the
leasing days, when expert tramped the heels of
expert IN his journey to the camp with no other
apparent motive than to gain local color for an
unfayorable report TO his employer
~ The days of the ''dacte intrusion came next
and they were lean days. for those who had
unbounded and justifable faith in the camp
The bottom apparently dropped out of the mines
when the andesite was showed off for foreign
formation, which was foretold to be barren
The days of the = fault" were not prosperous
ones and the depth of Tonopah was measured and
found shallow
But some of the superintendent did not follow
orders strictly They penetrated the intrusion
and found that it of negligible quantity The
ore was discovered beneath it. in larger and richer
bodies than above
1t was also discovered, by means of wild
cat shafts and unwarranted" drifts that the
ore measures did not possess the metes and
bounds ascribed to them by the early experts
Tonopah today is the biggest little mining
camp IN the world. 1t is paying dividends by
the millions of dollars. 1t is employing hundreds
of miners. 1t is iustifyilg the faith of those
who felt confident that neither fault nor ntru-
sion limited the scope of its producability.
Tonopah mines are going to the depths and
Ionopah stocks are going to the heights-Reno
Gazette
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-25

The Japanese girl who eloped from S fashion
able educational institution showed Il remarkable.
aptitude for learning American WAYS
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-25

Theodore lSt 2nd and Bird term. Kermit an,
Archie 9th. Quentin 9th sonm-Law MEX 7ih
then Teddy again-government bv fatnil,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-25
MooNsHINING" AND MURDER.

In searching for the members of the Allen
clan who We're connected with the shooting of a
Judge and court officials at Hillsville Virginia.
the detectives have already mearthed three
moonshine stills, which indicates the source of
the Allen wealth This goes to prove that law
breakers seldom confne themselves TO that class
OF crime or offense against established law which
they have committed with impunity They be-
come all the holder in defying the officers of
the law because they have been let alone
Had the excise officers routed out all the
moonshlners' of the Blue Ridge. the Aliens
would not have become so prosperous and so
influential Their immunity encouraged Others
TO do likewise and built up community of law.
breakers There can be no doubt but that their
moonshining operations were known to most
OF the people in the district They became mon
archs of all they surveyed through their evil
emlnence which the laxity of the officers of the
law thrust upon them
Scores have been killed in the sheep and eat
Tie wars Of the west because the guardians of
the peace did not bestir themselves at the right
time Tritiing with law-breakers has cost this
country heavily IN lives and treasure. vet the
lesson does not seem 10 have been learned bv the
officers of the law
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-25

Sir Thomas Upton refuses Ia dtuy chat n. +.
engaged 20 au heircss. lie refuses also Il drug
that h. would still Ikc tu have that fHn
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-25

barrow has found the dietagraph more dom.
gereus e. monkey with than q Jury hribcr Oh
hS ease both told an they knew.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-25

The fact that many prominent men are
arriving daily from other parts Of the country
and that all of them are unanimous III DECLARING
that the eyes of the investing public are upon
opah shows that the people are bound to rec
'gnlze a camp that has merit Tonopah has never
been candidate for the spotlight has de-
vcloped her claims and has made good That i
all aud it is enough
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-25

Lillian Russell says the kissing habit is sense
less one. She refers only to women KISSING
women The fair Lillian from her long expori.
, snee would certainly not argue against The other
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-25

Gavin McNab has stirred up a little Storm
among the lawyers by his sarcastic reference to
the methods of the legal fraternity One of his
critics makes the crushing retort that MeNab
IS no lawyer. Doubtless Gavin will admit that
q IS not the kind Of lawyer he described
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-25

nude dancer is headed this way for the pur.
pose OF astonishing the United States The aston
ishment will hardly reach her expectations as
some Of our dancers have all but tried the same
thing
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-25

The chorus girl who was too short has NJ.
mahded back pay Of her employer She &, short
on salary also but In this She X MOI l.n.s,,,..
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-25

\ man under death sentence Tor murder writes
mat ne Is opposed 70 capital punishment Ms
doubt he IS rather Inclined ~ object Is Y
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-25

The girl who helps around the kitchen is
more 10 be desired than one who can only
preside at pink teas
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-10

Constipation causes headache, indi-
gestion, dizziness, drowsiness. For
a mild, opening, medicine, use Doan's
Regulets. &c box at all stores.