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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
RAILWAY
OFFICIALS SHAKEN
UP IN NEW ORDFP

Various changes in the organization y,
the Atlanta division of the Southern rail
way We're announced today by Sggeriu
tendent f. r. Norris They are.
y. =. Johnson. stationmaster .. rh.
Birmingham terminal, appointed train
master in charge of the line Atlanta ia
Macon, including Macon terminal
c. +. Erwin, assistant ejnginser in
tenance OF way of the northern district
headquarters Greensboro. N, c.. appointed
roadmaster succeeding j. y. Bddy. as
signed to other duties.
M. w. Self, track supervisor Of the Biz
mingham division, headqua1 ters at Oak
man, Ala, appointed bridge and building
supervisor in charge of the territory be-
tween Atlanta and Brunswick, vice j. "
Alexander, resigned.
Q. +. Carlson, track supervisor Of At
lanta terminals. appointed track super
visor in charge of the line between Al
lanta and Macon with headquarters at
Macon.
j. l.. Conley. appointed track supervisor
in charge Of the line between Macon and
Lumber City.
]. r. WiIbanks, appointed track super
visor in charge of the line between Lum-
Der City and Brunswick.
All Of these appointments We're effective
November l. Three track supervisors
have been named fog the territory be
tween Atlanta and Macon, where only
two were formerly employed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15

and continued To be FOR white. For
Law hoated near the tug as II ne was
seuseless, inanimate, dead-au very
realistic very.
Law received $1,000 10 risk his life
this time. but he paid his own expenses.
He insisted that his demonstration had
scientific value. He proved. he said,
that Melvin Vanimau and his four voy-
ayers, who We're killed when Vaniman's
great dirigible balloon exploded of At
lanttc city, might have been saved had
they taken proper precautions against
such an accident. Law wore knit wool
en- garments saturated in n liquid
which, he says, resists fire. Under his
wooden hood he wore football players
helmet. \ life-preserver was strapped
around his waist,
"Wheu the gas exploded" said he
ut WAS as if somebody had hit me over
the shoulders with baseball bat"
The backs of Laws hands We're
scorched.
How stupid" said he. q should have
worn gloves"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
LaW Eeplodes Balloon and Drops to Riuer
DYNAMITES HIMSELF I'M AIR
Daring Parachute Jumper Ex-
pIodeS the Big Gas Bag and
Risks His Neck.

NEW YORK, Noy. ia big dun
colored balloon hoated slowly over the
Hudson from the Jersey shore toward
New York Tuesday. Tens Of thousands
of persons watched it, on a trapeze
swung belo" it a man was seated.
The balloon was about 500 feet in the
air ana opposite 127th street when
Boom. Boom
Two loud explosions sounded. In
stantIy after The explosion cloud Of
dense black smoke enveloped the bal
loon and hid the man on the cross bar
under it,
Through the thick smoke flashes Of
fire darted, for the balloon was in
flames. As the smoke curled up ana
formed huge mushroom, the man
dropped from the cross-bar. For 200
feet he fell like a stone while the peo-
pie nearest the shore gasped.
Then the big parachute which the
man carried unfolded and, clinging to
it, he dropped gently in the Hudson.
Really, il was all very thrilling and
if you were not there to see 1t, you
will be able to see 1T soon. For it was
"a moving picture stunt. He Of the
trapeze and the parachute was Rodman
Law, who for a sufficient sum of money
will take his life in his hands at any
time
His balloon had been inflated with
heated naptha gas. Seated on the
trapeze the daring Law held a string
attached to a trigger above him--when
he pulled the string the trigger set off a
small charge Of dynamite which ignited
the highly inflammable gas
As Law fell into the river the tug
LibDIe sped to him. ON the tug were
the moving picture machines. Their
operators had been very busy, indeed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15

cY toward altituGiuouS demonstration
within the next "A hours, this section
reasonably may anticipate an increased
temperature, provided, of course that
the clouds do not obscure the sun and
the wind stays in its natural habitat Of
Kansas an contiguous territory The
day will be bright and fair unless it
rains"
Crop Bulletins Urged
If the weather men succeed in per-
suading the agricultural department to
issue weekly weather bulletins and
forecasts to farmers, the get-rich- quick
spectators who fake crop reports and
pull down prices won't ind business so
good, according to the experts who
close their conference today. The fore
casters adopted resolutions urging n
resumption of the weekly crop bulle-
tins, and these will be presented to the
secretary of agriculture by Professor
Willis L. Moore, CHIEF of the bureau.
1T Is hoped that he government will
decide to issue these bulletins again"
said Professor Moore. If this is done
they will be the most complete ever
handled, The data will be gathered by
telegraph once week and be correct
right up to the day of issuance. The
farmer will know the exact condition
.oI all crops all over the country"
As result of the Atlanta conference
the department will be asked to estab-
Iish in Washington a separate division
or agricultural meteorology for the pur-
pose of studying weather. conditions
with especial reference to the effect Of
weather on crops The bureau is anx-
ious to cooperate thoroughly with the
state agricultural colleges and experi-
ment stations.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
PICKP0CKETS PLY ART
AT MAC0N'S JUBILEE

MACON, GA. Nov. 1.-THE Macon cele-
bration of the Democratic election victory
was also jubilee for the piclpocllets
No less than sixteen robberies have been
reported To the police, ana exactly nine
empty pocketbooAs have been reported as
being found ON the streets. There was
such crowd al the auditorium to hear
me speeches that the pickpockets had no
difficulty in operating
Henry Whitehead, real estate man
was relieved of $50, ana Dr. Dewitt Me.
Creary had a purse containing $3.50 taken
from him. The total losses So far re
ported aggregate about 5000
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
FANCY DRESS BALL Ar
Fl. MCPHERSON TONIGHT

y fancy dress ball will be given 10y
the enlisted men Of the Seventeenth
United States infantry in the post GYM
nasium this evening. Three prizes
will be awarded The Seventeenth Unit
ed states infantry band will furnish
the music.
All of the dances given by the Regi-
mental Social club are by invitation.
Invitations may be procured from
members Of the club or from the chap
lain of the regiment Refreshments
viii be furnished in an alcove adjoin-
ing the ball rooms The dance will start
at O'Clock
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
Atlanta ProUes Its Infinite Variety of Weather
PROPHETS BRING CHILL

Just to prove Atlautas infinite varie-
~ ana establish her claim to having
more different kinds of weather in
week than any other city between Ken
nebec and Albuquerque, Professor c,
f. NonHerrmann, proprietor of the To-
cal cave of the winds, serve ed up a dish
right off the ice today in honor of Will
lis l.. Moore, chief OF the national bu-
reau, and eighteen forecasters from va
rious states. 1t was So degrees above
zero at breakfast time the coolest
morning of the fall.
TT is fine spake the first forecaster
who came out on the veranda for bit
of fresh air. only l didn't bring my
overcoat."
Uncle Hi Suggs, the veteran unotti-
cial prophet of Battle Hill, who was
still waiting for conference with Pro.
fessor Moore, snorted in derisIon.
Uncle Hi Knew II.
Listen at that" he remarked.
Weather prophet caught In the cold
without no overcoat. My sister Miriam
dy's Oldest boy went squirrel huntln
and forgot his gun, but he amt quite
right in his head. l seen this cold snap
a-comin' Il week ago. Didn't | predict
it yestiddy? Yes. sir; when YOU see
a hawg rootin' deep wallow III the
fence corner this tlme-a-year, It's time
to tote In a box full of wood and hev
your ldndlln split and ready"
Yesterdays prediction for today was
fair but no reference was made to
on the bed, Most Of the experts inter-
viewed refrained from expressing an
opinion on the cause Of the drop in
temperature, except to remark that a
marked diminution of the perpendicular
altitude of the closely confined column
of mercury might easily be expected
to be manifested in the period between
the autumnal equinox and the Easter
parade. But other forecasters We're not
hesitatnt in expressing their opinions
as to the cause of the cold.
Change After March.
THE cold wave which spread from
Ohio eastward and eliminated in the
white house has turned southwark"
said the expert from Mississippi. 1T
may be expected to chill the atmos-
phere In the local postofiice and Gus
toms house and pass on, You may
count on marked changes shortly after
March T."
After careful study, l am convinced
that the condition Is purely local" said
another. cit made its appearance i'm
mediately after the return of James G.
Woodward, and had it's origin in the
epidemic Of cold feet in the city hail.
Asked for forecast for tomorrow
and sunday, the experts held an execu-
tive conference and issued the following
report:
III the thermometer shows a tenden-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
GEORGIA NEGROES PLAN
NATIONAL EXPOSITION

MACON. CA Nov. l4,-Negroes Of
Georgia, headed by r. X. Wright, Of Sa-
vannah, president of the negro state fair
association, have launched a movement
TO secure an appropriation from the gov
eminent for national negro exposition
ia he held in either Atlanta or Macon
The negroes win have the support Of
Congressman Bartlett Hughes and Ed
wards, of Georgia, and epect other men,
beers az congress TO also endorse the plan
They say that with $3.50 00O an eSposi-
tiou. which win adequately illustrate the
development of the negro race during the
last 80 years, can be held
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
SIDELIGHTS
ON GEORGIA POLITICS.
By JAMES B. NEVIN.

TO borrow a large sum. With .
wealthy and prosperous common.
wealth, whose property values in
crease many millions of dollar,
every year. this kind of financierin,,
is childish. With proper legisra-
tive foresight all the states ob1iga.
lions could be met. its institutions
cared for and a comfortable baIanc.
kept in the treasury for emergan-
cies. 1t all depends on the peopla-.
upon the sort of men they elect T.,
represent them
The legislature will be asked to pro.
tide for Georgia a state board of t,,
,qualizers. aa it generally is admir-.
hat the states present extremely Io,s.
methods of returning its taxable rro,.
.rty furnish innumerable loophoIes f.,
ax-dodgers and evaders.,
1t is a fact that if the state of c.,r
,ia could collect the tax that right..,..
Y and justly is due her-wbicA ,au
she assuredly does not-the question ~,
paying the teachers and promptly Linn;
lating the states remaining obIfo,.
lions would be a problem OF comna1s
lively easy solution.
And the state would have a com.
.ortable working balance left. at that
a south Georgia editor, straining hi.
eyes and his ears toward Atlanta, re.
marks that his city should fire Nh.
smoke board!"
That motion already has been mad.
in several quarters, but as Yet it ba.
not been carried.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
WILSON DIMES WITH
OLD CLASS TONIGHT,
ON TRIP TOMORROW

PRINCETON n. J., Nov. 15.-Presi-
dent-elect Wilson today saw his last of
Princeton for a month. He spent a busy
morning preparing for his vacation trip.
Tonight he will attend the dinner of his
classmates, the class of 1879 Of Princeton.
given in his honor at the University club
in New York city. Tomorrow he will sail
upon his vacation trip after spending the
night in New York
The governor expects seclusion on his
trip. No politicians or public men are
booked on the same vessel and none is
expected to show up at the governors re-
treat in Bermuda. The future national
executive viii eschew politics during his
absence
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15

and his friends are
most uneasy con-
corning him.
The senator has
made a brave and
prolonged fight to
recover from the
stroke Of paralysis
he sustained in
Washington some
eighteen months
ago. and thou
sands of GeOr-
gians have watch
ed his efforts to
get We'll with anX-
iOus and abiding
sympathy u II q
good will.
The senator re-
C11T0aH t1I ,r4
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
FATHER FINDS SON DEAD
IN GAS-FlLLED ROOM

ST LOUIS, Nov. 15-When William
Ehrhardt, Of East St. Louis. tried the bath
room door in his home this morning. he
found it locked, Summoning a son. WI
liam, Jr. he broke down the door ana
found another son, Fred, eighteen years
old dead on the floor The room was
hiled with gas from an open light let
Ehrhardt summoned Or r. g. Twitch-
FL, who said the young man had been
dead for several hours, He arranged at
once Tor an inquest.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
YOUNGI6@0A2D
NOTFfE,RllSn9

No young woman, IN the Joy Of
coming motherhood, should neglect
to prepare her system for the physi'
cal ordeal she is to undergo. The
health Of both herself and the coming
child depends largely upon the care
she bestows upon herself during the
waiting months. Mothers Friend
prepares the expectant mothers sys.
TEN for the coming event, and its use
makes her comfortable during sll the
term. It works with and for nature.
and by gradually expanding all It's
sues, muscles and tendons, involved,
and keeping the breasts in good con
dition, brings the woman to the crisis
in splendid physical condition. The
baby, too, is more apt to be perfect ana
strong where the mother has thus
prepared herself for natures supreme
function. No better advice could BE-
given a young expectant mother tnan
that she use Mothers Friend; 1t is
medicine that has proven It's value
in thousands Of
cases. Mothers MmTESEmE
Friend is sold at MASE}H AkAMS
drug stores. EmEENlD
Write for free E.EA MkEINA
book for expect
ant mothers which contains muc0
valuable information, and many Su6
gestions OF helpful nature.
BRADFlELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Go.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
NEW CONGRESSMAN WAS
ONCE A CAR CONDUCTOR

ANN AEBuR, MICH Nov. l5.-Guy T.
delivering the Democrat who was elected
to congress from the Fifth Kansas dis
ulct, once was "a street ear conductor
in ST Joseph. Mich. While holding down
that job he studied law.
That was only SIX years ago. Later
he entered the University of Michigan.
where he completes tine law course
Then he moved TO MarysyiIle, Kans., ami
began practice
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
HOPE IS ALMOST GONE
FOR G0VERNOR-ELECT

ECkMAN, ". Va Nov l5.-Dr Il II.
HATFIELD, governor elect of West Virginia.
who has been suffering with pneumonia
for the past five days. is in a very criti-
cal condition tooaN and little hope is
entertained Tor his recovery. His fauiI,
-~S-lain constantly al his bedside
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15
ENEMY OF OYSTER FINDS
PEARL IN HIS FIRST ONE

NEW YORK, Nov. ia pearl val
ued AT about 500 was found in the first
oyster ever eaten by Or Mccarthy.
heretofore preacher against the hi
valve
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15

Former Governor and United States
Senator Joseph Meriwether Terrell Is
very sick at his home in Juniper street.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15

tice of law in Atlanta after he retired
from the senate, and made such visits
TO his offices in the Forsyth building as
his weakened physical condition would
permit. For a time. TOO, he seemed to
improve, and his friends took heart and
began TO hope that, after all "Old joe
as they always have called him most
affectionatey, might come back to form
again.
The undertaking seems to have been
too much for him, however-and now
he is not doing 50 well, and has lost
heart in way, and is a very i'll man.
indeed.
There never sat in the governors
chair of this state a more loyal or low
able man than Joseph NJ. Terrell Long
before he was made governor he was
the states attorney general, and the
state had in Terrell in that capacity an
official always accommodating and eff
ticient. No governor ever had about
him an official family both Of
his administlations-th respected him
more or was more genuinely Iond Of
him. WHATEVER he did as governor he
did from the best and purest Of motives
one may be very sure of that-and
such political mistakes as he may have
made, or as some people may have
thought he made. were. if mistake at
ALL mistakes Of the head, ana never Of
the heart
big, brave, lovable, generous heart
ed man is Joseph Meriwether Terrell
and there are many, many Georgians
who are longing to hear yet that he has
beaten back disease and once again Is
on the way to recovery. His career has
been most distinguished and useful and
Georgia would rejoice to See him well
and strong once more. He still is far
from being an old man.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15

70 1y,,r
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so,,tl Caoroia a,t,,1[ :, i''' 'ou' ~
that mice. s,,,,,a+,,i-,,. :.
+ba ,,l,a,e,,+ sta+,,s. 80 .,es;y,
carton yror.fns, ts 1onn,a,7 =, ,. ''.'';-,
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save.
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the islands Themselves Wa NAV. ha
able 10 keen these free Of tho nest h,,t
there will he no saa f.ran1 rofsaa ~
all in COMMITTEES like Ta+tnam anI p,,rl
iocil "IIIlh the next thfee or TOUR years
ne DOH "ee'l+ Is certain 10 strike
o'eo's'a next year. IL IS coming TINS
way al sucH d Iapl" rate mat IT'S ad-
vent Delore announcer crop Is raised may
oe 4ooNeu lot win certainty Inc WeeEll
- ioW "Ivili' 70 ,''''es OIL tiIe Georgia
me II " III 's'Ne 'ii' &c years aodlllohai
lot ,, .Iie PEST 10 re"'il ''e coast
- "o''iliIs I""' can STOP the
IN o['"s u '"e "eeNH' ana Wheh Ihey
INA O''.'n se''1oh tnat
pi9 si'I JuS' @s Wen De
We" ~ - lanes 100 Io"s 10 I"ISe
50" iS'""u cotton crop TO save II from
t,Ie WeeElI' me on'E hlnd OF cotton
'""l Is MeeFH PROOF Is one liial natures
quickly.
''e neat ''u'e VIII oe asked 10
'aNG very seriously III manu- tne i'la1IeI
VI lne Don "ee'li III georgia as ali au-
'iioI lIleS no" as, &c 'lldV inc state can
not nope 10 De kept Tree OF the pest
thuch longer
What the legislature will do about
the matter however, ls-Well' highly
PIoo'eulaVcaI' anyway!
..,1ro, da,ar5. ,,nor tl,., -,.,,. ,,.-
,a..I.l - +tt,,a,,, ~, r,'S...D'.
cor1,,, ra, ,'.bo +. ,.raIea &c.,,
To-Day, 'parucularIN after things have
happened ana the looking is in retro
speet
Ihere Is MI Roosevelt, for instance,
safe and snug in the ranks of the also
rams; he says his defeat was brought
about largely because the avenues of
! publicity We're in large measure
choked.' so far as he was concerned.
ITO me that seemed pretty vicious
baCkslap at the eWspapers-for If the
newspapers ever We're kind to anybody
in the matter of publicity. they have
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-15

Mrs. Frank r. Law anxiously
watching her husband drop
with parachute into the
Hudson after dynamiting
balloon in which he as
cended. The smoke of the
explosion is seen above the
figure of the daring aero
maui. Below is a picture
of Law in the water.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-05
NEED MONEY FOR FIGHT
State Is Helpless 20 Help Farmers
Fight Outbreak Of charboa.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Baton Rouge.-A strong fight will bs
waged by the Live Stock Sanitary
Board in behalf of the farmers and live
stock men OF the state TO have some
appropriation made by the Legislature
for use in general sanitary work, and
especially to aid in the fight on char
bon 1t is understood that a speciae
appropriation bin will be introduced
soon to that effect.
Faced with Charlton in various sec
tons of the state, the board finds
itself utterly incapable Of doing any
thing to fight the inroads of the dis,
ease. Not one cent was allowed by
the general appropriation bill for any
such work. The bill provides $4,000
year for tick eradication work. and j
similar amount for the manufacture %
hog cholera serum, but omits the re-
quest for an appropriation for general
sanitary work. This appropriation
had the backing Of the entire agri-
cultural class, and was urgently pre-,
sented in the report of the Live Stock
Sanitary Board.
I'VE are not fighting for the board,
We are not fighting for ourselves" said
one of the members of the board. but
We are fighting for the people"
The work OF the board has the
! hearty cooperation of the national
Agricultural Association, an organi.
cation of the farmers from all parts
Of the state. It's work in the tick
; eradication had already been hamper
ed by the failure to increase its APP
preparation, but it will work now to
! have something done to aid in the
fight on charbon
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-05
Adopts Appropriation Bills.

After passing the general appropria-
ton bill the house took up IA special
appropriation bills, adopted them in
the committee of the whole and plac-
ed them on final passage. The appro-
priations passed amount to about
$780, 900. A summary follows: $1,000
to defray the expenses Of the extra
session of August. 1910; $4,000 for the
Louisiana militia for flood duty, S.
500 for publication of constitutional
amendments of 1910. 1881 for salary
of keeper of statehouse, S42,364 to re-
imburse the fiscal agent banks, $780,
900 for the next two years to maintain
the conservation commission, $3.50 to
pay the salaries of the registrars of
voters in the country parishes, and
SLATE to pay the salary of the Judge
Of the Thirteenth judicial district.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-05
Farmers Suffering Crop Loss.

Pine.-The army worm has almost
completely destroyed the corn crop,
and at places it is eating peanuts,
potatoes and velvet beans. The acre
age of cotton planted in this section
was small on account of the boil weev-
il, and if part of the corn crop is lost
it will leave the farmers in a critical
condition. The public roads in this
ward are being put in first-class con-
ditiOn.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-07-05
NEWS Of LOUISIANA
Secretary Of State Says Appro-
priation inadequate for
Needs.
WILL HAMPER HIS OFFICE
Says He Had Planned to Make Several
Needed Reforms and I'M
proVements.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Baton ROuge.--'I am thoroughly
outraged and completely disgusted.
| had expected to run my office on a
businesslike and economical basis
and under the present conditions.
am extremely sorry have been elect
ed to office
This is the emphatic attitude Of
Secretary OF State Alvin Hebert on
the appropriation made for his office
for the coming two years, as express
ed by himself recently. Mr.. Herbert
is sincere in his stand and states that
he will push along as we'll as he can.
but that he cannot see how he Will
manage matters.
The appropriation bill, introduced
| by Chairman Locke, carries a total of
! $500 for the secretarys office. eX-
elusive Of the secretary's salary. The
| figures given in the travelling audi
tors report show that for the nine
months from August I. 1911, to May
"A. 1912, the office had expended over
$4,000, and that the postal. telegraph
and office expenses were $967.9l. Tn
der the present appropriation bill the
sum of 500 is allowed TO cover these
! expenses for twelve months.
The appropriation means a cut in
the salary of several of the secretary S
office force. Mr.. Herbert states, al
though the pre5en. salaries are not
more than adequate, The auditor 5
| figures show that Assistant Secretary
of State O'Brien drew $2,120 in the
last nine months. The present appro
priation bill provides for a salry OF
5000