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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08
Declares Children of Fifteen
Are Being Made intoxicated.
RapS Rich Men.
JUDGES BELONGING TO
CLUBS ARE CALLED UNFIT
Dry Candidate Attacks SIaton
as "StiII Hunter" and Hall as
"Too Economic"

Reiterating the doctrines given ut
terance in his Ringgod speech, but
dealing BADLY with the prohibition is
sue as the "one subject that over
shadows them ALL Hooper Alexander
gubernatorial aspirant today an
nounced the platform upon which he
proposes to wage his fourteen days
campaign for the highest Office in
Georgia.
Alexander handled the prohibition
issue with no gIoved hands, declaring
that the question was no longer for or
against prohibition. but for or against
anarchy. AnarChism in its most hid
eous form, he asserted, stalked in the
cities of Georgia, and the challenge is
before the people whether the cities
shall defy the law of the state.
The Tippins bill, he declared, was not
a prohibition bill. but an effort to aid
the governor and the courts in the en-
Pp 6 .
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08
JOE HILL HALL PLANS
HUNDRED SPEECHES IN
WEEK ON AUTO TOUR

MACON, GA, Aug. S.-Representa-
tive Joe Hill Hall, Bibb county candi-
date for governor has arranged for an
automobile speaking tour through fif-
teen counties next week, when he in
tends to make 100 speeches. He will
leave Macon Monday morning aud mo-
tor through the counties of Bib,
Jones, Jasper, Putnam, Baldwin, Han
cock, Jefferson, Washington, Emanuel.
Toombs, Jeff Davis, Pulaski. Wilkin-
son, Dooly and Houston, speaking
wherever he can obtain an audience.
Mr.. Hall has signified his willingness
to meet Hooper Alexander on the stump
and it is possible that they will have a
verbal combat in Macon a few DAYS be-
fore the primary.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08
Knew He Gould
Have Broken Defense.

Cautiously enough" said MI. Dor
sey, q thought no more of the shot
had heard until two days afterward
when officers consulted me about the
case and gave into my possession the
two 'alibt letters they had found in the
Grace house and seized. Then it dawned
suddenly upon me that the report I had
heard in the early morning was the
shot of the pistol that had wounded
Grace. | knew in my own heart that
Grace had not been shot after 10
o'clock as the defense even was then
claiming. Upon my own responsibility
l felt safe and sure in ordering the re-
arrest of Mrs. Grace.
Then, of course, came the prepara-
ton for the trial | was, through my
office, chief prosecutor of Mrs. Grace.
My evidence, my testimony as to the
hearing of that shot and the time |
heard it in the morning l knew would
be vital-would go far toward disprov-
ing if it did not absolutely disprove
the whole contention of the defense
and the woman's own statement that
her husband had not been shot until
after II o'clock But that very fact Of
being prosecutor placed me in re-
markable position. Besides. / could not
absolutely swear that ii was on the
morning of March that the shot
heard rang out. In nay own heart |
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08
DRIP FROM ICE BOX
OF OWLS CLUB SOILS
COUNTY'S RECORDS

When Nj. L. Thrower. who owns tho
building being used as a county court
house, applies to the county commits
sioners for last months rent the bill
will not be paid
The commissioners decided today to
hold up the $500 due him for July until
he has fixed a small leak in the Office
of the county surveyor.
The decision was made following
complaint of Surveyor Roberts that an
ice box in the Owls club above him
leaks water on valuable papers in his
office. The repairs will cost about SO.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08
He Did Not Refute Defense'S
Statement of Time of Trau-
edy for Ethical Reasons.
WOUNDED HUSBAND is IN
ATLANTA FOR OPERATION
Demands Remove Bullet From
Spine-ParaIyzed Limbs Are
Showing Returning Life.

An amazing aftermath Of the Grace
case came today when Solicitor Cen
eral Hugh NJ. Dorsey, who led the pros
ecution of Mrs. Daisy r. Grace de-
clared that while lying abed in his
apartments across the street from the
Grace home at No. 20 West Eleventh
street he heard a shot ffred-the shot,
very probably, which wounded Eugene
Grace-and that it was fired between
5 and o'clock In the morning.
Daisy Grace and the defense declared
that Grace was not shot until after II
o'clock on the morning Of March S.
Upon this plea the whole defense was
built
Solicitor Dorsey declares he would
have gone upon the witness stand to
give this vital evidence which might
have changed the whole trend Of the
trial but eminent lawyers and Judges
advised him that since he was prose-
cutting Mrs. Grace such dramatic
coup, though perfectly legal, would
have been unWise
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08
Urges Extension of
w. & A. to the Sea.

In dealing with general state issue,
Mr.. Alexander advocates the following
The extension of the Western
and Atlantic railroad to the sea as
the solution Of the high freight rate
problem now engrossing the peopIe
of Georgia,
The publication of all campaign
expenditures and the prohibition
Of the expenditure of more than
$500 by a gubernatorial candidate
in single campaign.
The repeal of all laws granting
the condemnation Of water power
sites to private capital and the de-
velopment of water powers by the
state.
A permanent registration law.
Prohibition of the publication Of
paid matter of political nature in
any newspaper unless plainly
marked as paid for and by whom.
The scaling of appropriation Of
public money.
The passage of a tax levy law as
a remedy for the present financial
situation. Such a law would re-
quire the legislature to vote the tax
when voting the appropriation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08

ings which is being demolished. An
other negro stood on the ground and
stacked them up.
'Be careful, Williford," shouted Mr..
Healy. Don't hit those brick against
one another. You'll break them"
And WilIiford was more careful.
A Tale of a Rat Battle.
The hole is large and empty, except
for piles OF brick bats and old cobble
stones In the quiet hours of the day
tremendous rats can be seen to steal
out to find food where the mules have
been fed. Several days ago a number
of them were noticed divided into two
droves. Opposing leaders were in the
vanguard Suddenly the leaders
clashed in battle while the others stood
by. One was victorious. He took pos
session Of the food with his band while
the vanquished leader with his band
withdrew
Mr.. Healy told a group this story the
other day. He said it was true. because
his foreman had told him, and the fore
man was a truthful man.
"A number Of rats were eating where
the horses had fed" he related. The
foreman looked up and saw a sparrow
hawk on the weather vane Of the city
hall. Suddenly the foreman saw the
hawk shoot toward the rats like an
arrow. He came from his perch, a
block and half away, as straight as
shot and grabbed rat from the
ground without. an instants pause.
"The hawk flew up for a height OF
about 80 feet. but stopped suddenly in
the air and screamed. The rat was
dropped. 1t had bitten its freedom
from the hawk-had vanquished the
mighty bird.
THE rat fell heavily 10 the ground
and rolled over. Then it crawled slow
ly away The foreman was merciful
after Witnessing such a game fight, and
he let it escape"
But this playground for rats will
soon be no more. Mr. Healy said prac-
tically all the details for beginning
work on the new building were com
plete 1t will not be long before the
old buildings on Broad street will be
torn down. Then one of the most mag
niicent developments in Atlanta will
be a reality.
And it is safe to say that Mr.. Healy
viii be present every day to watch with
his keen eye the progress of the work.
He is worth millions and could spend
his time in Europe or touring unknown
seas in a private yacht. But his de-
sires are different and he lives deter
minedly his own way.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08

In his defense of the Tippins bill anG
its explanation Atlanta locker clubs arc
attacked and supreme and superior
court judges, who are members of such
clubs, are pronounced unfit to sit in
judgment on cases involving violations
of the prohibition law. Along this line
Mr.. Alexander says:
They can not disguise that issue
The rich clubs are violating the law
They refuse to obey it, They are will
ing, and many of them say so, to indfct
and prosecute the common criminals
who follow their example and take
shelter under it. But they demand and
enjoy immunity for themselves, and il
is utterly hopeless to expect the law to
be enforced against the common crimi-
nails, when the judges are members Of
lawless associations, some of them ac-
tually buying liquor at pleasure from
these law defying concerns.
Where the judges belong to a club
they have clearly disqualified them
selves to pass judgment, and anarchy
is in the community because the in
strumentalities for vindicating the law
are paralyZed.
Under the shelter of these clubs that
call themselves respectable there have
been formed dozens of purely lawless
liquor selling specializing associations.
IN which debauchery has proceeded TO
such a stage that women-even voung
girls of fourteen or fifteen years of age
-habitually frequent some of them
and hardened gamblers travelling here
have turned away in disgust from the
sight of young girls drunk"
That the standpatters in Georgia noI-
itics fear his candidacy more than thew
are willing to admit, Mr. Alexander as
serts in his closing para graphs.
You don't see their newspapers at
lacking Joe Hall" he says. "Wbv?
They are not afraid of him. He is an
honest man and has been a valuable
man in the legislature and would make
a good governor if he wasn't so an
tagonistic to economic progress"
AS reiteratiOn of utterances mada
at Ringgold, John NJ. Slaton is attacked
for what is termed his Still hunt"
methods and the vast expenditures of
money in favor Of his candidacy
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08
Proving Details of
Rose S Confession.

When the grand jury went into ses-
sion today it was with the intention of
devoting its entire attention to wit
nesses whose testimony was expected
to establish the relations alleged to eX-
list between Police Lieutenant Charles
A. Becker and Bald JACK" Rose prior
to the murder of Herman Rosenthal,
the gambler, with whose death Becker
is charged.
1t was the plan of District Attorney
Whitman to begin today to establish
the truth of charges made in Roses
expose of the alliance existing between
certain members of the police and the
under world, by which police officials
and politicians grew rich through graft.
Detectives from the district attor-
ney's office had served summons on a
number of persons mentioned by Rose
in his statement and they were in
structed to appear before the grand
jury.
With Mr. Whitman practically direct
ing the situation, aided by two assist
ants and corps of detectives, evidence
is piling up rapidly.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08

Meetings of delegates and leaders Of
the various sections of the country
the South. the West, the East and the
New England states-were held today
before the national committee resumed
its sessiso at II o'clock. The section
al meetings were to determine the
needs of the party there in the way Of
a campaign and to make a recommen-
dation to the committee The final
plans for the campaign will be based
largely on these reports
The first meeting of the committee
was held last night with both Roose-
welt and Johnson present. Senator
Dixon was elected chairman, eX-GOv-
ernor Franklin Fort, of New Jersey,
was named vice chairman, and Oscar
*. Davis, of New York, secretary.
1t was before the committee in the
Florentine room of the Congress hotel
shortly after midnight this morning
that the first campaign speeches We're
delivered by the new candidates. The
coloneTs remarks were very brief
I'VE do not promise more than We
can give" he said. 1--WE promise to
give every man and woman a chance
to live their lives and get the best Of
such a life"
Johnson spoke very briefly also. He
said he had read carefully the address
of Woodrow Wilson in accepting the
Democratic nomination and found it
lacking in the annunciation Of human
principles.
"Thcrc is nothing 70 ne feared from
either Taft or Wilson," ne said.
johnson and Roosevelt went from
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08
viii Erect Monumental Build
ing With Own CaSh-TeIIS
Some Graphic Rat Stories.

William T. Healy Atlanta multi
millionaire, told a Georgian reporter
today that he was ready to begin work
on a giant skyscraper on his lot bound
ed by Forsyth. Poplar, Broad and Wal
ton streets. 1t is to be the largest Of
flee building in Atlanta, covering an
entire block, sixteen stories high and
costing more than $1,OOOOOO when
finally completed.
But its size and cost will not be its
most individual features. The reasons
it is to be built and the methods Of it's
construction will always mark 1t as
distinct from other structures when it
is surrounded by loftier buildings.
Mr.. Healy, who through the years
has diligently saved the income from
his vast properties until it has reached
a great sum, is tired-not literally, Of
course-of his money. The gold ac-
quired through economy and self denial
has failed to satisfy. He is going to
spend it for a monumental building
And it is said that he will finance the
building of this great structure with
out borrowing a penny-a feat which
has hardly been equaled before in this
country.
Began With One Mule.
The methods of construction are en-
tirely original-Mr. Healy's own He
began excavations for the foundations
three years ago with one negro and a
mule. As the hole grew deeper people
began to ask what it was for But Mr.
HeaIy kept his counsel and the curious
wondered more and more from day to
day.
The original hole, on the Forsyth
street side Of the lot, was made deep
and round and narrow at first. 1t looked
like a giant well. But the negro and
the mule kept at work for many days
until the hole finally took the shape Of
an excavation for building. Then
Mr.. Healy announced that he was 60
ing to erect an office building, some
day.
Then he quickened his pace. More
negroes and more mules were put to
work. Excavations for half Of the
block have been completed. Archi-
tects Morgan & Dillon have finished
the plans
He Sees the Fine Points.
Mr.. Healy has outlined his ideas. He
will begin work on one-half Of the
building at once. When the leases on
the Broad street side buildings have
expired he will tear them down and
build another half of the skyscraper
The upper floors will be for offices and
store rooms will front on all four
streets.
Mr.. Healy has personally supervised
the tearing down of all the old build
ings and the excavations. Every day
he can be found watching the work
with a keen eye. His methods are odd
and original; but he sees fine points
that many another would miss
A negro laborer was pitching down
loose bricks from one of the low build
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08

At the time that Grace was shot
q his bed room on the morning of
| March 5 Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey were in
bed in their rooms on the second floor
of the Goldsmith apartment house,
across the street.
II had gone to bed at the Usual hour
on the night of March f." said the So
licitor, but I tossed restlessIy all night
and I was still lying in bed wide awake
just as the sky began to tighten and
the first gray streaks of daybreak came
through the half-opened window of our
apartment. My wife was sleeping
soundly
Suddenly heard the crack Of pis-
tol shot and from where l lay / could
tell that it came from the direction Of
the Grace house across the street.
When Kiser had lived there neighoors
had told of his firing shots often to
scare away cats or dogs at night and
so / did not arise from my bed at the
clear sound of the pistol but lay still
waiting and listening for more shots.
None came. Everything was instantly
quiet again and l lay on my bed sleep
lessly for half an hour more. when I
heard the milk man come to the house
and place the bottles in the doorway
That is how / fix the time so definitely.
1t could not have been after 6 o'clock
that morning when | heard the pistol
report. 1t was somewhere between half
ma CT nd CfaInak
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08
Three Resorts
Conducted by Burns.

II have collected evidence which will
assist District Attorney Whitman in
obtaining many indictments"
This statement was made today by
Detective w. J. Burns who has been
investigating police graft in this city.
Switching from his denial of yesterday.
Burns admitted today that he had run
two disOrderly houses and one gam
bling establishment in this city in order
to trap grafters.
1T is a fact" said Burns, that
operated two disorderIy houses and d
gambling place in order to get evil
dence. Likewise, l had detectives pos
ing rs walters in a Broadway hotel
who stood near police officers and
overheard what they said concerning
certain deals. Not only this, but also
had telegraphone installed in a room
where politicians played poker and we
have all of their conversation. I have
a great deal of other evidence also"
\ sensation was caused by a report
that Mr.. Rockefeller has turned over
to the district attorneys office testi-
mony showing that police Inspector
and a civilian confederate of the lead
ers of the police system" collected
tribute.
other evidence of police blackmaiI
was obtained, it is alleged.
District Attorney Whitman will make
a Herculean effort to uproot the po-
lice system and drive graft out of the
police force.
First, however, he will not press this
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08
Sullivan Now
Called a Slayer.

The district attorney is said 10 nave
found a reliable witness who is willing
to testify that Jacob A. Reich, better
known as Jack Sullivan, the friend of
Lieutenant Becker, the man who rode
uptown with him on the morning OF
the Rosenthal murder, fled with the as
sassins in Libby and Shapiro's gray
automobile. The district attorney ex-
poets the grand jury to indict Sullivan
for murder in the first degree upon The
strength of testimony which this wit
ness will give.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08
House Secretly Conducted Nets
Evidence Against New York
Police System"
SLEUTH BURNS OPERATES
3 RESORTS FOR EVIDENCE
Prosecutor Now Bending e.
forts to SubStantiate Rosen-
thai Case Confessions.

NEW YORK, Aug. Sit was learned
today that John D. Rockefeller, Jr., with
the assistance of James B. Reynolds,
assistant district attorney, for the past
year has been operating a pretended
disorderly house in the heart of the
white light district for the purpose of
securing evidence against police Off
cials. politicians and the procurers of
young girls. Men who were debating
its management never appeared at the
house, which is located in the West
Forties. The orders were carried out
by d manageress and her assistants.
One of the men associated with
Rockefeller is said to be Clifford E. Roe,
OF Chicago, who aided in the white
slave investigation two years ago.. Later
Roe went to Chicago and assisted Fed
eral District Attorney Sims in a cam
paign against white slave traffic there.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08

William r. IIealy Atlanta millionaire snapped by the
he experimenting work at the hole
which to be replaced by kycraper if he
res out his plans Mr. Ieay wouldn't pose and this believed
to be the first time picture of the known virtually every
Albanian, by sight reputation, has appeared in print
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08
THE WEATHER

Forecast; Thunder showers tonight
or Friday. Temperatures; a. M,
"a; 10 a. m, II; IL m, u; p. M, rs.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08
Judges Attacked in
Defense of Tippins Bill.

forcement of the law.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08

Continued on Page Two,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-08
Hears Crack of
Pistol Distinctly.

have been unwise.
Evening journal., 1912-10-28
BILLIARD EXPERT
IN CITY EXHIBITIONS

Those interested i'm pocket billiards
are looking forward With more than
usual interest TO the exhibitions which
will be given at the parlors of the
Crescent Amusement Company at
Eighth and Orange streets, each at-
ternon and evening this week. 10y W.
II. Clearwater. of Pittsburgh. who Is
the three time champion at this game
II is the intention of Manager Dyer
to present the very best which can
be secured In this line and he is con.
iident that those who watch the work
Of this expert will not only be inter.
estcd but will learn much from him
Evening journal., 1912-10-28

Jake Stahl cleaned up $4,000 for his
summers work. That beats the bank
ing game all TO bits-when somebody
else owns the bank
Evening journal., 1912-10-28
PROSPERITY
WITH G. 0. P.
HillCreSt Voters Hear Republi-
can Party is for Progress
and Good Government
FARMERS OF STATE
LOAD BANKS WITH MONEY

There was a big Republican rally
IN the Shellpot district of Brandywine
hundred on Saturday night. Many
voters of the district participated in
a mounted parade before the meeting,
which was held on the MacNair lawn,
Hillcrest, and mounted clubs from
Brandywine, Mill Greek, Christiana
and New Castle hundreds took part
Music was furnished by brass bands
Of Newport and Brandywine hundreds
The speakers were. .the Hon. Charles
r. Miller, Francis IL. HOffecker and
William G. Jones, Jr.
Mr.. Hoffecker was the first speaker
lie told his hearers that the Republi-
can party was the party of good pro-
gress. He called attention to the ex-
cellent candidates on the Republican
ticket and paid a special compliment
to Everett HOllingsworth, the candi-
date for Levy Court of that district
Mr.. Miller told the voters that they
must always look on the bright side
and not be given to looking on tho
dark side. I'VE have unequalleC
prosperity" said the speaker, "anC
there is no cause for complaint at thil
time.
To-day one can sell everything h'
raises on his farm. There are 81,
100000 in solid cash in Delaware''
banks to the credit of the Delaware
farmers. Your farms. your stock anI
your farm implements are worth S23,
100000 more than ten years ago"
Mr.. Miller expressed the opinion
that should tariff for revenue onl.
go into effect then there will be idle
ness and farmers will be unable e
sell their products
Mr.. Jones said he liked TO hear MI
Miller speak about Delaware pros
pcrity He spoke on the county ant
local conditions. "All the campaigl
material the Democrats have h
said, lis what they call the iniquit
Gus voters assistant law. They sa
this State was bought openly by IN
voters assistant. and yet the Demo
cratic attOrney-general, after havin
gone from end to end of the State wit
detectives and examined witnesses
has failed TO I'll our jails with bribers
He obtained three convictions an
NNNNI fN' nA w AaNANNt VII a u AAHf ANi
Jones reviewed The conduct of tn
,Ouny's affairs by the Levy Court
Brandywinc hundred was sl0,5OO Il
doht. hc said. when the Levy Cour
took charge of tho roads. That dc
iicit has been paid of, roads were i'm
proved. ncw bridges were built an
others wore improved and a big bal
nee remaining to the credit of Tn
hundred
Judge Philip q. hurchman SHOVE
that under tho present law county ol
ices are more than self-supportinl
whilc under the foe system I'm goo
old Democratic tunes the county OF
cials took all tho fees and the Dem'
crsGc Levy Court paid them $3.50
additional These figures we're take
from the Court House records a
shown in The report OF the count
aulitors. and which appeared in TIL
lWENING JOURNAL. Judge Churcl
man said he hoped every taxpayer
the county would give careful after
tion % these figures and see for hin
self tho economical administration {
the county affair 10y the Republican,