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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
FELDER SAYS
HE'LL SHOW
j P co Y.
BLEASE
Atlanta Lawyer Accepts Sum-
mons of South Carolina In
veStiagting Committee.

Thomas 3. Fielder, of Atlanta, will
respond to summons to meet an in
vestigating committee from the legis-
lature of South Carolina in Augusta,
Ga, on Monday, July s, for the pur-
pose of giving to chat committee such
testimony as he may have concerning
the charge of dispensary graft lodged
against Governor Cole L. Blease of
South Carolina by Mayor Grace, of
Charleston.
Discussing the matter today, Mr.
Fielder said
II shall answer the summons of the
investigating committee without doubt
l will be on hand when it arrives in
Augusta, and will take pleasure in tell
ing it all / know about the matters
it brings to my attention | shall lay
before it such things as have knowl-
Ndge of. These things may not make
nice or dainty reading: they may be
very damaging to some people, but that
will not be my fault. ] shall be glad to
meet the committee in Augusta, for
there I shall have an opportunity, in
calmness and without interference, to
say what l know"
The meeting between Mr.. Fielder and
the Investigating committee. set for
July s in Augusta was the outcome
of several days correspondence by
letter and wire. Mr.. Fielder first named
Atlanta as a fit and proper place of
meeting, but when the committee said
that Augusta would be more conven-
lent to it, the Atlanta man promptly
accepted
Mr.. Felder's sole objection to going
to Columbia is said to have been fear
of interference upon the hearing, per
haps violent. by friends and partisans
of Governor Blease
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
CAN 7 CALL DIXIE
GIRLS CHICKENS
Court Puts $5.75 Crusher on
Flirting Youths Who Annoyed
Telephone Operators.

Recorder Broyles today put a 500
ban on calling telephone girls Chick
ems"
Accused Of applying that term TO two
pretty hello girls" in from Of the
Southern Bell exchange. at Pryor and
Mitchell streets O Z Lancaster %
Ferguson street and Hurley Guffin SIS
Harold avenue, were before the re-
corder today and we're each fined S5.75.
Hello. chicken. where are you GO
ing? I'm going to tell your mama on
you is the way the alleged mashers
are said to have addressed the gifs
just after a young man employee of the
telephone company had bought them
ice cream soda in nearby fount The
girls didn't relish the familiarity and
protested.
The superintendent of the Marcus
Loeb Company on the opposite corner,
where large numbers of girls are en-
ployed. told the court that the young
men also had been throwing kisses al
the girls in the upper windows Of the
establishment He said the windows
and walls of the building were be-
spattered with kisses that had gone
wild ard missed the mark
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
Roosevelt Quotation
Brings Loud Cheers.

Hadley then quoted from speech
of Roosevelt saying that the substitu-
tion of the names by the national COM
mittee was a plan to substitute the will
of the bosses for the viii of the people
Of the United States He was cheered
roundly.
He paid a glowing tribute to Roose-
Welt He did not mention the ex- presi-
dent by name, but said:
He can lead more people to the polls
than any other man in the United
States
Hadley then read a statement from
fourteen members of the Republican
national committee. many of whom are
not supporters of Roosevelt for the
presidency. The statemnt said a num-
Der OF delegates had been wrongfully
seated and gave list of men who were
said to be the rightfully elected dele
gates This list. Hadley said. was the
one contained in his motion AS he
proceeded Hadley paid neat tribute to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
Probing DispenSary
Graft at Charleston

CHARLESTON, s. c., June 19-The
legislative committee investigating the
old South Carolina dispensary system
today opened its hearing here on
charges made by Mayor Grace of much
graft in the county constabulary sys
tenn, tracing this graft to Governor
Blease's door J. J. Miller spent the
morning testifying before the commits
sion on how the graft system has
worked. The testimony Of Miller was
red hot" laying bare a graft system
long suspected and of common report.
The committee may spend two days in
vestigating graft conditions here, con-
the investigat ton started at Co
lumbia yesterday. when Mayor Grace
appeared before the probers
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
ILLNESS FORCES FRAZIER
OUT OF GOVERNORS RACE

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, June Ia
Following a sinking spell about II
o'clock last night, ex-senator James
3. Frazier rallied after midnight and
today his physicians report that his
condition Is more favorable than at any
time since his illness began. How
ever, his family is alarmed and fears
are entertained that he may not re-
cover. Because Of his Illness, Senator
Frazier's friends have withdrawn his
name as a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
Hall in Confusion
After Gavel Fell.

At HIPS o'clock the convention was
declared in order by Chairman Root
For thirteen minutes after Chairman
Roots gavel fell the house was in con-
fusion
During the wait Watson, Of Indiana
strolled about the platform.
Finally at 11:2s. the convention was
declared in order by Chairman Root.
Rev Dr. Joseph Stoltz. chanlain Of the
day, then pronounced the invocation
The prayer was as follows;
oh Lord, who are the loving Father
Of all mankind, the great ruler of all
the nations, eternal God, in Thy name
blessing has been bestowed upon this
land Of milk and honey and by Thy
providence we live in the land of the
free and the home Of the brave We
praise Thee for millions who find bless
ings on our borders. We express graft
tude to Thee because our justice has
become the common law Of the land.
Help us to be worthy of Thy blessings
Make us of those who think not Of
themselves but Of uprighteousness and
truth Bestow upon us wisdom and
judgment Let the delegates be filled
with Thy spirit so that they may know
that truth and justice save nation"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
VOLUNTEERS, RIVALS
OF SALVATION ARMY,
WOULD COME HERE

Mayor VIM is considering carefully
today the application of the Volun-
teers Of America for permission to give
services on the streets, with banjo
corps and drums. The mayor is per-
fectly willing to permit the Volunteers
TO compete with the Salvation Army in
street services and music. but desires
to know something more about them
before issuing a permit
Major F. c. F'egley made the appli-
cation. He is an officer of the Volun-
teers, which does most of its work
among prisoners in state and Federal
prisons, and also is chaplain of Hope
Plantation. part of the Louisiana
state prison system
The Volunteers have opened head
quarters in New Orleans, Birmingham
and Chattanooga.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
DINERF|NDS Gem
IN A GRAPEFRUIT
Expert Tells Guest at Piedmont
Hotel Stone Is Diamond and
Worth $500.

When j. Clarence Sanchez, Of Au-
gusta, Ca, began eating grapefruit
in the dining room of the Piedmont
hotel he found diamond of purest ray
inside.
At first he thought il was small
stone that had got in the spoon by some
mistake. Upon removing it from his
mouth, however. he saw that IT was
glistening jewel A jeweler whom
he consulted pronounced il pure
white diamond worth probably $500
Mr.. Sanchez is connected with the
Irish American bank, Of Augusta He
is ON a vacation trip With his bride.
Both of them ordered grapefruit for
breakfast. He had scarcely eaten three
spoonsfull when he found the gem.
Teeth Come Down on Gem.
How the diamond could possibly have
found its way to lodging place in the
grapefruit is matter of wonder to
Mr.. Sanchez and to all to whom he
related the story The stone was not
loose in the half of the fruit
"The diamond evidently was imbed :
ed in the meat Of the fruit" said Mr..
Sanchez, because ] didn't discover it
until my teeth came down on 1t. The
stone looked as if 1t had been a part
Of ring set
Leaving the city shortly after noon.
Mr.. Sanchez didn't have time to seek
out possible owner for the gem, He
said. however. he would hold the stone.
and II anybody could establish posi-
tive ownership he could be found at the
Hotel Martinique IN New York.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
RIGHT TO GIVE ONE CAB
LINE PRIVILEGES AT R. R.
STATION is QUESTIONED

The right of the Atlanta Terminal Com
pany to give the Atlanta Baggage and Cab
Company exclusive parking privileges on
the Termina lstation plaza is being ques-
toned today before the state railroad com
mission
Members of the travelling public, in
Guiding committees from the United Com
mercial Travellers and the Travelling Mems
Protective association, told the commits
sioners that travellers were being dis
commoded by the monopoly of the sta
ton plaza said to have been obtained by
the Atlanta Baggage and Cab Company
The Terminal Company readily admit
ted to the commission that a contract CIV
ing the Atlanta Baggage and Cab Com
pany exclusive parking privileges was in
effect but denied that vehicles owned by
other companies and persons we're kept
from driving on the plaza.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
While Orphans Pray
For Fire Deliverance
Their Chapel Burns
Hephzibah Home at Macon Suffers
Loss of $1,000 by Second
Blaze.

MACON, GA, June 19.-While Sc or
phan girls, assembled in the chapel of
the Hephzibah orphanage last night
rendered prayers of thanks for their
safe deliverance from fire during the
afternoon, tongues of flames made their
appearance through the ceiling and
drove the frightened children peli- nell
to their cottages.
The chapel and main home were
burned down by the second fire, at a
loss or $1,000 despite the heroic eff
forts of bucket brigade of 40 chill
dren. The orphanage was beyond the
city limits and out of reach of the fire
department.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19

He must be named without
fraud, . said Allen.
II was several minutes. before
order was restored.
During the speech of James A.
Hemenway for Taft, the confu-
sion became so marked that
Chairman Root had to stop the
convention proceedings to restore
order.
The Roosevelt forces, captained by
Governor Hadley. of Missouri, led the
fighting in the second round of the
battle to wrest froIl President Taft
the Republican presidential nomination.
Chairman Root raped for order at
11:14 o'clock and it was fourteen min
utes more before the convention had
come to order.
AS was agreed when adjournment
came last night. Governor Hadley's mo-
ton to substitute the rs contested Taft
delegates with Roosevelt men was TAX
en- up Immediately after the invoca-
ton BY agreement a limit of three
hours was placed on the debate. Gov
ernor Hadly opened for the Roosevelt
forces while Congressman Watson
of Indiana. had charge of the Taft ar
gument Both men yielded the floor to
others. Men from the various states
entering into the contest appeared for
both sides. There was great confusion
at times during the speeches, and
speakers were frequently greeted with
misses and cat calls or applause. Ref
erence to Roosevelt. without his name
in Hadley's speech, was Loudly cheer
That this is g day of great import
ance to the fortunes of the Roosevelt
faction was indicated by the logged
ness with which they entered the fight
from the first and kept at 1t. That
Colonel Roosevelt himself might come
to the convention hall before the day
ended and take personal charge of the
fight was indicated by the announce
nent that this morning he had secured
ten seats for the convention platform
for tnday's session
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
CHARTER GIVEN A. T. & A.
LINE; CAPITAL 100000

The Americus. Triton and Atlantic rail
road projected line to operate from
Americas to a point on the Florida line in
Charlton county, distance Of 200 miles,
was chartered by the secretary of state
today The railroad was capitalized at
500 900.
According TO the terms Of the charter
the line win pass through Oakfield, Doles,
Ashburn, Triton, Nashville and Midtown
W. NJ Crook, Americas: D. j DuPree
Oakfield c. j. Champion, Doles; J. y
Shingler aud j J.. Evans, Ashburn- II. w.
Tilt, T. W. Greer and J w. Myers. Tiff
ton J. = Lovett, Nashville, and J. "
Tauey Midtown.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
SUFFRAGETTES MOB
LLOYD-GEORGE BUT
POLICE RESCUE HIM

LONDON, June 9-Suffragettes made
a savage attack upon Chancellor David
Lloyd George today as he wars leaving
Caxton hail. where he had opened the
Welsh national bazaar. Detectives after
fierce struggle rescued the chancellor
just in time to save him from being bad
~ beaten by the women
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
DALTON NATION DIES.

DALTON. GA. June 19-The body
Of Mrs. Walter Davis was brought here
for intermont today. her death having
occurred az Resaca She was one OF
the most prominent Of Daltons young
matrons.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
T.R,'SMEN ATTACK ROLLER:
TAFT REFUSES TO QUIT
Hadley Again Leads Roosevelt Forces
in Fight to Replace Contested Dele
gates Seated by Steam Roller With
Legally" Elected Delegates---Col-
oneFs Name Cheered.

COLISEUM CHICAGO June 19-WHh the fighting spirit
uppmost the Republican national convention this afternoon
fought the question of alleged frauds making up
the temporary roll 1t reached its climax when Henry Allen
of Kansas brought out nearthreat of bolt While he
speaking delegate whether Allen would
support the nominee of the convention With delegates
shouting him Allen declared he wanted support
date. but that he would do only condition.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
Fight on Delegates
Starts at Once.

Immediately after the prayer chair
man Root stated the first thing 70 lie
taken up was the motion of Governor
Hadley, on the change in tine tempo
rary roll He stated that Governor
Hadley and Delegate Watson had
agreed on three hours for debate. tho
time to be evenly divided
The rule was adopted by unanimous
consent.
John Maynard Harlan. of Illinois
announced for the chair that those
recognized by the chair would be ex-
pected to take their places on the plat
form while speaking.
Governor Hadley opened the debate
on his motion.
He was given an ovation as he
stepped to the front of the platform.
Hadley began his argument on the
motion TO substitute the IS Roosevelt
delegates for those now on the roll aft
er Chairman Root had held the motion
was presentable Governor Hadley
said.
y am going to take few moments of
your time to explain the situation now
before us.
We made a motion that some 70
delegates placed on the roll by the ma
tional committee be stricken off and
that the rightfully elected delegates
should be substituted. The chair ruled
this motion out of order, although with
out point having been made He
heard argument on the ruling ALREADY
made. took an appeal. which the
chair refused to recognize and submit
to the convention. We had two
courses. We could meet arbitrarily the
arbitrary action of this ruling. We
preferred to wait until a temporary
chairman was elected
Then we renewed the motion that
the chairman has considered proper"
Hadley then named in a general way
the cases that were referred to- He
said he would not present the individual
cases as others would do that
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
LITTLE CHILD SOUGHT
TO SAVE HER MOTHER.

Before the body was recovered the
child sought frantcally to break away
from those who detained her to run
back into the flaming building and
bring out her mother. 1t is feared that
the child will not survive the horror Of
the tragedy.
The positions in which the charred
bodies Of the victims were found today
indicated that they were near rear
exit when the roof collapsed from one
of several terrific gasoline explosions,
investigation today proves that
workman. smoking in the garage on
the first floor of the building, against
all rules, tossed the match he lit into
corner of the room where several gal
Ions of kerosene were stored. Flames
fairly burst from the building In less
than a minute the garage was raging
furnace and tongues of fire shot up
ward and encompa ssed the whole porch
Of the boarding house on the second
floor. where several men, women and
children were sitting.
A searching investigation Of the fire,
II was announced today. will be made
by city officials, to fix the responsible
ity for the holocaust.
The fremen reached the scene to find
that the blaze had already doomed the
house. though less than half of the oc
cupants had escaped At the same mo-
ment the electric light connections were
burned out and all the rescue work was
done in darkness, except where the fire
men carried lanterns into the smoke
filed rooms of the building. So swift
was the progress Of the flames that
John Gamble and his little son escaped
from the porch by the narrowest mar
gin. while Mrs Gamble fully dressed
in a room within. was burned TO death
before she could find an exit.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19

There was good deal Of confusion
in the galleries when the prayer was
going on. The crowd was slow and
hard to handle The assistant SER
geants-at- arms seemed incapable Of
handling the situation. The same
trouble was evident on the floor Of the
hall. Everything moved slowly and
apparently without system.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
DEAD AND INJURED
IN CONFEDERATION.

lne Qeau are
MRS. 4. 3. ENGLISH, widow Of Dan
Broadway English.
MRS. JOHN D. GAMBLE, wife of a
linotype operator.
PAUL. GAMBLE. nine-year- old son
OF Mrs. John D. Gamble
H. c. Lee and Alvin Johnson, who
we're badly hurt by jumping from the
second floor are in a serious condition.
\ fourth body, that OF missing
white man, is believed to be under the
debris.
Only $4,000 insurance was carried
on the burned buildings.
All day long today, while the f1remen
searched among the ruins of the Eng
fish building and the garage, where the
blaze was started by a workman's
lighted match thrown into gasoline, lit
lie Margaret English, whose mother
was burned to death, chung about the
spot weeping Historically and begging
TO enter the charred debris. She had
seen her mothers body taken from the
wreckage of the boarding house upon
the second floor, but the seven year
old child could not believe she was
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
WIDOW DIES
IN FIRE FOR
PHO 7 D Of
HUSBAND
Mrs. 0. 3. English, After
Reaching Safety, Re-enters
Building to Get Picture.

WAYCROSS, GA, June 19.-If Mrs.
D. g. English had not returned to her
bedroom to save a photograph of her
husband who had died in that room FIVE
years ago, she would not have been
burned to death in the $4,000 fire
which destroyed the English building
at . o'clock last night and cost the
lives OF another woman and her nine
year-old son.
one of Mrs. Englisll's children, who
narrowly escaped her fate, said today
that her mother had reached the street
safely at the Tebeau corner of the
flaming building when she remember
ed the photograph of her dead hus-
band which she had treasured above
All her other possessions. In spite OF
the pleadings of her daughters, she
vfenched away from them, ran back
toward the bed room and had just
reached the entrance when she was
buried beneath falling wall. Her
body burned beyond recognition, was
found with those of the other victims
I'm the ruins at daylight today.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19
THE WEATHER

Forecast: Fair tonight and tonnor-
row, Temperatures: 8 a. m, II; 10
a. M, "a; u noon, rs; 2 .. M, rs.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-19

for today's session.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-04
CONDEMNED PRISONERS
HAVE NOTHING TO SAY

Like drowning man grasping for
a straw, the five condemned men con-
fined in the death cells at the state
penitentlary. awaiting their fate, which
will come just nine days from the
present date, have sent no word or
message to the warden, notwithstand-
ing that official has advised the muir
derers. through his deputies, that, in
the event they had anything to say 10
him or desired the only aid he could
give them. to call.
II has been the custom heretofore
when the date for an execution is
near for the warden to show the con-
demned man every consideration pos
slble and in accordance with the
rules Warden Lawson has proifered
anv assistance to the five prisoners
that is within his power Unlike most
occasions like the present one, When
tbe warden Of the penitentiary offered
anv assistance whatever to a con-
demned prisoner, the one to suffer the
death penalty responded Immediately
He either related a long story telling
NJ how he came to be In this serious
nredicament or confessed completely
70 tbe crime with which be was
charged. Many prisoners condemned
to the gallows even called for the
warden heretofore and barred their
souls while others sent messages TO
friends and relatives, thinking that the
final message carrier had arrived
when the warden called upon them
# is more than evident that the i've
man now confined in the death cells
have hopes OF being either reDrieyed
or hardened. In any event they nave
not asked for one favor. from either
the warden or death watch as far as
can be learned.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-04
A FAMILY DIFFERENCE
SATISFACTORILY SETTLED

Arnold Teedeman, the young man
who was arrested and charged Will
violating the state laws against non
support, last Saturday and who plead
ed guilty last Monday to County Judge
Bushey was released this morning by
the county court after the defendant
promised the court he will hereafter
nav to his wife $40 per month for heI
livelihood.
Had It not been for the fact that
Teedeman's wife appeared before inc
court in company with an attorney
and petitioned the court to release mel
husband. sentence would have been
r,ronoupced as scheduled when Teede'
man was arraigned and pleaded gun
tv Before leaving the court roo"
Teedeman assured Judge Bushey tna'
be would make amends for his pas
negligence to support his wife ana Sc
cure work at the earliest possible mo
mont Judge Bushey, after dell'erinl
70 the defendant a good lecture ad'
,,isod him to take advantage oil h'
liberties granted him through the ap.
meals Of his wife and get to work an'
snnnort his family as he should
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-04
TWO DIVORCE SUITS
WERE FILED TODAY

Nora l.. Caisso today begun suit for
divorce from A. N. Caisse on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treat
ment. The plaintiff alleges in her
complaint that there are no children
as the issue Of the marriage and that
for several months past the defendant
has treated her in a manner wholly
unbecoming to a husband. The couple
we're married in Vancouver. Mrs
Caisse asks the court to award her $40
per month permanent alimony.
On the grounds that his mate has
disregarded her duties as a wife, Chas
f. Feller today commenced action for
divorce in Department No. of the
circuit court. The plaintiff alleges in
his complaint that while the family
was residing at Donald, Oregon, the
defendant, Mabel e. Feller, left him
and went to Portland, where she con-
drcted herself in an unbecoming man
ner much to the humiliation and grief
of the plaintiff. This couple was mar
rled in Salem in 1908 and there is one
child as the issue of the marriage, OF
whom the plaintiff asks the custody