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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
In the Senate.
Fraud Charged in
Cilmer and Fannin

Attorney Carl Hutcheson, Of Atlanta.
Will go before the state convention in
Macon tomorrow and file charges of
corruption in Gilmer and Fannin coun-
ties, whereby the nomination of Judge
Newt Norris was made possible over
Judge II. L. Patterson in the recent
Blue Ridge circuit primary.
MIR. Hutchinson returned from Gilmer
and Fannin counties late Monday after
noon, loaded with atfidavits and allega-
lions of fraud. which he proposes to air
before the convention. Luther u Ros-
ser. another we'll known Atlanta attor-
ney, will represent Judge Morris in the
hearing.
The charges to be brought by Attor-
ney Hutcheson involve fraud of a most
Migrant character intimidation and
denial of suffrage to qualified but anti
Morris Democrats.
The Morris attorneys. under the d.
recting hand of Mr.. Rosser, will enter
sweeping denial to the allegations
brought by the Patterson attorney, and
VIII demand Of the convention full in
VestigatiOn and petition it to throw out
both Gilmer and Fannin counties en-
tlreIy, If 1t believes they should go out.
1t will be insisted, however, that if
the judgeship vote is thrown out, the
entire returns must go along with them.
Would Change Broyes- Potte Tie.
rms would bring on lot more talk,
for the throwing out of either Gilmer
or Fannin, the one without the other,
would seriously affect the court of ap-
peals race, as Broyles carried one coun-
ty and Pottle the other-and both are
two-vote counties.
To throw out Fannin and not Gilmer
would give the court of appeals nomi-
nation to Pottle to throw out Gilmer
and not Fannin would throw the court
of appeals race to Broyles
1t is thought that neither the Broyles
nor the Pottle forces would agree to
any such settlement of their race. as
either action might make possible.
The convention might. if it saw fit.
throw out only the judgeship returns.
for the convention is an absolute and
final law unto itself, and its powers are
entirely arbitrary.
The chances are that Gilmers and
Fannin's returns both will be validated.
but that a deplorable state of things
will be shown to exist in those coun-
ties. particularly with respect to the
Blue Ridge judgeship race.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27

cal trickery bald faced thievery, and
general rottenness
The Gilmer county row is ancient. but
it never has been kept in cold storage.
Maybe that is why it is so odoriferous!
Anyway the convention will have to
face II, for lawyers are here loaded
down with aftidavits and allegations.
while other lawyers are here prepared
to defy the "allegaters" to the very
death!
Everybody wishes Gilmer county
could. or would, come into a state con-
vention sometime without a lot of dirty
linen to wash. But it looks as If that
day never will dawn.
Convention Probably Will Not Act.
The impression is that the convention
will hear the Gilmer county indict-
ment, listen to arguments. and do Moth
ing.
The matter Of convention organiza-
ton has not yet been thrashed out al
belt the thrashing already is we'll under
way
William J Harris wants to be made
permanent chairman, but he has been
industriously admonished, kindly but
firmly. today that it is not what a man
wants that makes him happy, so much
as 1t is what he gets.
There probably will be opposition to
Harris. Judge sam Adams. of Savan-
nah, has his friends, as also has Hardy
Ulm, of Atlanta. Slatons campaign
manager w. S. West, of Valdosta, also
is being mentioned.
John w. Bennett, who served as tenn
porary chairman of the Underwood
convention in Atlanta, is being groomed
convention, He likely will be given the
place without a contest.
Considerable interest attaches to the
making of the platform. There is ru-
NOR going the rounds here to the effect
that a movement will be made to have
the committee on resolutions submit a
report denouncing Governor Browns
veto of the mileage pulling bill"
If it does report such a resolution,
there will be some fireworks and some
rough things will be said on the floor
of the convention.
What Will the Alexander Men Do?
Cooler heads are advising that the
mileage bill veto" issue be left out of
the convention-and it likely will be.
Much cursiosity attaches to the -four
lonesome Alexander delegates. anc
speculation as to what they will do OF
say is varied
As a committee Of protest, they might
report many things-they might de-
mand that Georgia be declared "in &
state of anarchy and they might cal
for a prohibition plank in the platform
They will be the only delegates prob
ably disposed TO dissent violently from
any proceedings of the convention. fol
the Hall delegates, as a rule, have al
come right into the Slaton camp anc
agreed to be good.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
Steel Trust Back
Of T. r., Says Reed

CHICAGO, Aug 27-"The steel
trust, the Morgan interests are backing
Roosevelt, and they are as wicked as
Standard Oil"
This is the statement of Senator
James A. Reed, of Missouri, here on
his way home from Washington.
Roosevelt is resorting to his usual
style" said Reed. He abuses every
body who differs from him. In this
way he hopes to divert public attention
from the present issue, which has come
to be his own connection with the
Standard Oil Company. Does Roose-
welt deny that the steel trust and the
Standard Oil interests interlock?
What difference does it make wheth-
er Roosevelt got money from the
Standard Oil Company when his chief
adviser now is George w. Perkins, the
man who originated the steel trust?"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
JOHN JACOB ASTOR'S
BABY MAY JOIN CLUB

NEW YORK. Aug. 27-John Jacob
Aston, the late Colonel Astors newly
born son has been invited to become
member of the Babies auxiliary of the
New York Diet Kitchen association, Of
No. l West Thirty fourth street.
Should he decide to accept he will
have for colleagues Edith Kingdom
DreXel, the daughter of the former
Marjorie Gould; Leonard and Marga-
ret Dunno. the children of Peter Finley
Dunno, Mr.. Dooley;" May Low Coon,
the little daughter of China; Dorothea
Sanford Willard and Henry Hilgard
Willard, grandchildren of Mrs. Henry
Willard, president of the association,
and others equally notable.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
VETERAN GETS HIS CIVIL
WAR INJURY CUT OUT

ALTOONA, PA, Aug. 27-After car
rying lump on his head for so years,
Major John R. Garden veteran Of the
Civil war, walked to the hospital ana
asked that it be removed, as 1t had
lately been annoying him. When it
was suggested that he submit to an
anesthetic, he shook his head.
IN undergo the operation without"
he said, and he did.
Major Garden was shot by a Confed-
crate sharpshooter in the war, but
after the wound healed it never gave.
him any trouble until recent years,
when it began to enlarge.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27

The city of New York pays $125,000
each year for the use of the wretchedly
inadequate buildings now used for poll
ing places when right at hand its own
entirely equipped buildings are avail
able" said Mr.. Pink. That's bad bust
ness policy to begin with"
Like paying rent for a poor house
when you own a good one which is
idle?" he was asked.
Exactly" returned Mr.. Pink, but
that's only one of many reasons. Isn't
it odd that in republic the supreme
act of self-rule should be performed in
manner haphazard and in places unfit?
Legislative and judicial chambers,
the world over, are in keeping with the
important functions there exercised"
he went on, the surroundings Of
churches are dignifed and quiet, but
how different the polling places.
1T is important that voting be con-
Quoted amidst dignified surroundings,
free from the shadow of the control
of the district leader and his followers.
A place we'll lighted, properly venti-
lated and sufficiently spacious is essen
tial to the minimizing of the opportuni-
ty for fraud"
Former Commissioner Fosdick is
enthusiastic in his commentator of the
idea.
This fall will surely see the expert
ment tried" he declared 1T is only a
small part of the movement for the
utilizing of public schools for public
business. The school buildings are built
and maintained at great cost, and they
are idle so per cent of the time"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
JOHN D. 'SFARN|N
REIGN Of TERROR
Employees WayIaid and Shot.
Detective Burns to Solve
the Mystery.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Following an
extended conference with John D.
Rockefeller, Jr, William ]. Burns, the
detective today took personal charge
of the hunt being made for the des-
peradoes who, during the past few
weeks, have held the estate of John D.
Rockefeller, the oil magnate, at Pecan
tico Hills, in a state of terror.
Efforts on the part of the local police
to round up the men, who within the
past few days have shot two of the
employees of the Rockefeller estate.
held up and robbed number of others
and spread terror throughout the entire
section in which the great estate lies,
have been unsuccessful.
The trouble which has held the Po-
cantico home of the oil magnate in a
state of terror began about three weeks
ago when several employees We're dis
charged, following complaint lodged
with the superintendent The dis
charged men, Il was said began send
ing threats to the men retained, warn
ing them that unless they quit they
would be severely dealt with.
No attention was paid to the warn
ings. A few days later an employee on
the way to the estate was waylaid and
seriously injured. Others were held up
at night on the roads and robbed The
trouble eliminated toward the end of
last week when an employee was shot
and seriously wounded.
For the past ten days the estate had
been guarded by armed men and all in
truders or suspicious persons warned
away.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
TAFT MEN TO SUE TO
TAKE T. R. ELECTORS
OFF TICKET IN NEBR.

LINCOLN, NEBR., Aug. 27.-Suit to
remove the names of six Roosevelt
electors from the Republican ticket in
Nebraska will be brought by the Taft
organization in the state, provided the
electors refuse to comply with a de-
mand that they resign.
This move was determined upon at a
meeting of the state committee, and
copies of the resolutions demanding
resignation of the Roosevelt men were
mailed to them today.
The suit will be brought in the state
supreme court. If the desired order is
not issued there, the case will be taken
to the supreme court of the United
States.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
SOUTH SIDE BOULEVARD
MASS MEETING CALLED

A mass meeting of the south side cit
liens will be held in the old city hall
Thursday night at S o'clock to consider
the project of building a boulevard
from West End to Grant park Council
has made an appropriation of $4,000
with which to begin this work. While
the streets in this section are being
improved the citizens want Georgia
avenue regarded.
The members of council of that sec
ton will be present, and the general
condition of streets will be discussed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
ATHENS MAN. DESPONDENT
AND ILL, COMMITS SUICIDE

ATHENS. GA, Aug. Ell. O. Will
liams, well-known Athens man, COM
mitted suicide here today by shooting
himself with a shotgun. Ill health and
dependency were the causes. He was
"a years of age.
Mr. Williams was former resident
of Madison county and later was in
business in Athens; but several years
ago retired. He was an uncle of Elmer
Crawford, county clerk. He leaves three
sons, jefferson, Price and Coyle Will
liams, all well known. He had been in
poor health for three years and had
often threatened to take his own life.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
BIC MOOSE READY
To MAKE PUBLIC
ALL LETTERS
Roosevelt viii Produce Any He
Has if Approximate Date Is
Given Him.
Continued From Page Ono.

Roosevelt say the letters of Roosevelt of
October rs and 81 and the telegram Of
October 29-all to Cortelyou-were
written for the record"
That is false" insisted the colonel
4 may have remarked that this will
set the record straight or something
of the kind, to indicate that l intend
ed an official record of the affair ex-
actly as it happened. I don't recall that
l made any comment whatever, but if
did it's import had clearly been miscon-
strued."
Colonel Roosevelt leaves for his Yer
mont trip at midnight tomorrow He ex-
poets to spend three days making the
hardest kind of a campaign.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
ASSASSIN, DISGUISED
AS PRIEST. CAUGHT

KINGSTON. JAMAICA. Aug ga
man credited with having been the origi-
nator of the series Of explosions at Port
au-Prnce. Haiti. when General Leconte.
the president persisted in the flames
which destroyed the presidential palace.
arrived here on board the German steamer
Syria from Haiti. The suspect appears
TO he an Italian and wore the garb of a
priest, He viii he returned 10 Haiti
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
LAKE STEAMER WITH 200
ABOARD ON ROCKY SHOALS

MACKINAC ISLAND, MICH. Aug.
27.~-The steamer Tionesta, bound from
Duluth to Buffalo, ran aground on Tin
shoal, the rocky ledge off Bois Blanc
island, yesterday. Two hundred pas
sengers are on board. No damage Of
serious nature was done to the Tones
ia. The ferry boat Algonah and the
tug Ward have gone from Mackinac Is
land to the assistance Of the vessel.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
BOY. DEFENDING MOTHER.
SLABS FATHER TO DEATH

NINELAND, n J., Aug. 27.-E r. Gar
ton. wealthy livery stable keeper, was
stabbed to death early today by his SON.
Henry, q, who used u knife in defense
of his mother Later the slayer sur
rendered himself to the chief of police
Carton was beating the boys mother,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
DOCTOR WARNED TO
LEAVE; HOME FIRED

ATTALLA, ALA, Aug 27.-Dr. E. X
Handy has recently received several let
tiers warning him to leave He was called
away from home, ostensibly on profess
slonal business. While absent his home
was burned.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
ACCUSED BANK CASHIER
RETURNS TO STAND TRIAL

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-John A. Flack,
former cashier of the Abilene. Kans.,
State bank, charged with a shortage Of
$4,000. today waived extradition and viii
start for Abilene tomorrow to stand trial
on charge of grand larceny
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
Frances Anderson.

The funeral Of Frances Anderson.
little daughter of j. c. Anderson. was
held at the family home on Peachtree
road this afternoon at 8 o'clock. In
terment was at Harmony church. The
child died yesterday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
BoURKE COCHRAN A MOOSE.

Hampstead, L. l., n. Y. Aug. III
w. Bourke Cochran. former Democratic
congressman, has been designated by
the Progressive committee of the First
congressional district here as candidate
for the nomination for congress.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-27
FOR BRAIN FAC


Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate
Recommended for relief of tired nerves,
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strain or OVerwOrk s's
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-17

der oath, I think you have done me a
justice. / mean to avenge this. You
are judge. As a Judge you ought TO
right the wrongs of the poor You have
decided in favor Of the rich people
against the poor man.
You have decided to be the pluto
Gratis friend instead Of that of the peo-
pie who do the worlds work You are
not fitted to be a Judge. and I have been
appointed to see to it that you do not
judge other cases. BEWARE
IAN AVENGER. "
Judge Strah said the letter was post
marked New York. The handwriting
was peculiar, and Schranks signature
to the compliant and his. requests for
summonses had previous attracted
Judge Strahrs attention.
when | read the letter | laughed and
dismissed the matter from my mind, 4"
said Judge Strahl. until read that it
was the same man who had tried to
murder former President Roosevelt"
Became Most's Disciple.
John Schranks life dating back to
1898. when he arrived in this country
practically penniless. and his friend
ship with Johann Most the anarchist.
has Just become known In the latter
part OF 1898 Schrank visited the tene-
ment at No. $40 East Tenth street.
where his uncle. Dominick F'lammang,
a wealthy saloonkeeper and Spectator
in real estate and mortgages, lived,
Flammang years ago was a factor in
the old Tenth Assembly district and
lived with his wife and children on one
of the upper floors Of the Tenth street
tenement. Schrank whose first occu-
patton was that of a waiter in the old
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-17
SChrank Left Loaded
Grip in Charleston

CHARLESTON. S. c., Oct. 1.-THE
suit case left here by John Schrank,
Colonel Roosevelt's assaiant, has
been opened by the chief of police. 1t
contained 3 small bottle of liquid, sup
posed to be nitroglycerin box of IS
Colts pistol cartridges, considerable lit
erature of a political nature. a note
book with quotations from leading au-
thors. and several letters addressed to
John Schrank, New York. one of the
addresses being 14S Cooper street. The
trend of the literature indicates ia
naticism.
Schrank came here September 90,
spending two days at the Mosely House.
He left his suitcase here. He said he
was going TO Columbia and was com
ing back, and then would go to New
Orleans. He said nothing about Roose-
welt. He paid a weeks board in ad-
vance. Schrank registered from New
York
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-17
SUFFRAGETTESAGREE
TO WEAR OLD GOWNS;
GIVE FUNDS TO CAUSE

NEW YORK Oct. 17.-SuffraRists in
large numbers have vowed not to buy 8
single new dress or new hat until the
suffrage amendment has been safely
turned over by the legislature to the
voters of New York state in 1918.
Il suppose some OF us will look pretty
dowdy before November, 1915 said
Mrs Harriet Stanton Batch, the orig
inator of the plan, but whenever any
one makes any remark about our APP
pearance we can explain that our hus-
bands aren't stingy or anything OF that
sort We are merely wearing our ref
erendum clothes. All the money that
would otherwise have gone to the dec
Grating of our persons we will turn
over to the treasurer of the Women's
Political union, and we hope by this
means to raise an immense fund for our
campaign.
I'VE are having some purple, white
and green pledge cards printed which
we will send to all our members and to
other suffragists as well. Those who
sign them will have to forego not only
frocks and millinery, but also the pleas
ure OF buying Christmas gifts, wedding
gifts and birthday gifts for their friends
The pledge isn't an easy one to keep
but no victory worth having is won
without sacrifice"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-17

wrote the Judge a threatening letter
Il remember this man Schrank very
we'll" said Judge Strahl. Not only
because OF the wildness of his state
ments in the court room last March
but because of the threatening letter he
wrote me, dated March 81 He sent il
to my house here, at No. S07 Putnam
avenue. That fact showed me that he
was really a potential bad man, be-
cause he had gone to the trouble of
looking up my private address rather
than sending me the letter to the court
house address he already knew.
This letter was not signed by
Schrank, but | knew 1t was from him
because Of the handwriting and be-
cause he mentioned certain facts that
mad occurred in the court room when
heard his case They were facts pecu-
liar to his case, because in no other case
had | had so much trouble TO keep
complaining witness tied down to the
material facts.
Miseducated," Says Judge.
Il was not very much impressed by
Schrank in the court room. He seemed
to me at times TO be very weak and at
others to be extremely arrogant. If /
may coin the word he Appeared TO me
to be 'miseduCated to be a man who
had misapplied all he had learned from
his books he was undoubtedly Of d
,tudious turu-of mind
i. destroyed the letter, because /
did not fear any serious consequences
from Schrank's threats But / can re
call it's contents now almost as clearly
as if the letter were before me. II
ran about ass follows:
Judge. You have branded me as q
man who lies. BY not believing ,Ale un-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-17
Few Men of Such
Caliber in Any Land

LONDON. Oct. 17.-"The Heroic
meid" is the title under which The
Pail Mall Gazette voices it's COM
of Theodore Roosevelt and high tribute
was paid to the wounded American. 1t
said
Not only the American people, hut
the civilized world will rejoice at the
escape of Colonel Roosevelt from the
maniacal attack which has befallen
him. The amazing nd-characteristic
GOODNESS with which the ex-president
bore the assault and its consequences
must touch every instinct which re-
spends to chivalry and self control
The picture of a statesman insisting
on proceeding with his address. with
bullet freshly imbedded in his breast
is almost too staggeringly dramatic for
our British ideas to comprehend. We
have not the atmosphere Of new, hetreo-
genous, uncouth democracy which
would create such an Inspiration
But Colonel Roosevelt knows his
people. and he believes he is fighting a
battle of character against corruption
and his instinct told him that the
chance had come to give the world as
surance of man, and Roosevelt is
man, let US take what views we may
of his methods, his temperament or of
his opinions The movement OF which
he has become the head represents the
craving Of the American people for
honesty, courage and decisive govern
ment in their affairs. They need a
Hercules to clean the Augean stables
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-17
7. r. S Message
To the People

LOUISVILLE KY, Oct 17.-Albert
J. Beveridge, former senator from In
diana, delivered here last night Colo
mel Roosevelt's message to the nation,
dictated from the coloners sick bed in
Mercy hospital. in Chicago.
TT matters little about me" Colonel
Roosevelt told Mr. Beveridge, but 1t
matters all about the cause we fight
for. If one soldier who happens to
take it from his hands and carry it on.
you know that personally I did not
want ever to be a candidate for office
again" the message continues, land
you know that only the call that came
to the men of the sixties made me an
swer it in our day as they did more
nobly in their day"
Colonel Roosevelt was scheduled to
speak in Louisville last night Senator
Beveridge was sent in his stead
And now as then it is not impor-
tant whether one leader lives or dies,
continues the message 1T is important
only that the cause shall live and win.
Tell the people not to worry about me.
for II | go down another will take my
place. For always the army is there;
always the cause is there, and it is the
cause for which the people care. 1t is
the peoples cause
Senator Beveridge said:
This is his message to all his coun-
trymen. He gave it clearly and calmly;
not recklessly nor with fever; not in
the heat of battle; not in bitterness,
nor yet in self-pride, but with cool
mind and kindly heart
He babe me put it thus to the peo-
Pile" continued Mr.. Beverage. We
stand between two mighty greeds-the
greed Of those who have and the greed
of those who have not. We found the
party to which all just men and women,
rich and poor, who want only justice.
can belong"