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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
Human Torch Sets Fire
To 4 Stores Trying to
Escape From Flames
Bicyclist Fractures Skull in Dodg-
ing Burning Macon Electrician.
Both Likely to Die.

MACON, GA, Sept. A human
frebrand set fire accidentally to four
stores last night. and will himself prob
ably die today from injuries received
when he caught on fire from the burst
ing OF gas blowpipe. He is Israel
Lessay. an electrician.
Lessey was in his shop on Cotton
avenue. when his clothes ignited. and
in his efforts to put out the flames he
broke through two plate glass windows
and left a trail of fire wherever he went.
He finally ran into drug store and
fell unconscious. Hospital physicians
say his death is ouly a question of
hours
A negro bicyclist trying to get out
of the way of the burning man, ran
into d telephone pole and fractured his
skull He is likely to die. Two fire
men were badly cut by glass in fighting
the fire in one of the stores.
This happened about 1890 O'Clock,
lust as nearby theater crowd WAS
dispensing, and street panic almost
ensued. one of the stores damaged by
fire was the Woman Exchange.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
rms from the cities show.
Break LaFollette's
Power in Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE,. WIS, Sept. a.-Judes
John c. Karel, former Wisconsin foot.
ball star. is today Democratic NOMINEE
for the sovernorship Of Wisconsin.
Anti-La Toilette Republicans aided In
his nomination. defeating Adolph J.
Schmitz. Republicans were so active
on both sides of the Democratic quar-
rel that 1t is doubtful whether there
VIII be a Republican ticket in the field
this fall The state law requires that
party at primary must poll at lea e.
ten per cent of it's vote at the preceed-
ing election to hold its organization.
Returns today indicate that the Repub-
leans may have failed to do this
Less than fifty per cent of the total
vote was polled throughout the state
The fight centered on La Toilette, the
antis focking to the Democrats in or
der to break the hold of his faction in
state affairs
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
PROPERTY OWNERS OF
MACON'S FASHIONABLE
HINES TERRACE IN ROW

MACON. GA, Sept. 4.--Over mat
ter of six inches the residents of Hines
terrace are divided and arrayed against
each other. Thirty property owners on
the east side want curbing laid at a
certain height Thirty property owners
on the west side want the Gu rbing but
say it must be six inches lower than
the east siders want
Two petitions have been filed with
city council and no matter what action
that body takes the affair is going to
the courts for settlement. The west
side residents and the east side resi-
dents have each organized and named
committees and employed attorneys
Hines terrace is one Of the most fash
ionable thoroughfares of Macon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
COUNTY SEAT FIGHT IN
MURRAY GROWS WARM

DALTON. GA. Sept. 4-The three.
cornered fight over what town shall be
the county seat OF Murray grows
warmer daily Elton, Chatsworth and
Spring Place being the contestants.
The Elton people who have set the
pace by offering free site for the pub
lie buildings and $4,000 in cash. met
an obstacle when they applied to the
county paper for advertising space. II
was refused them Then thew came tn
this city and placed their advertising
In The Citizen, paying for 500 sub
scriptions in Murray county. The IA -
per VIII he sent into practically everv
nome in the county for this month.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
Convicts in Alabama
Prison Organize to
Reform Themselves
Adopt Covenant and Agree
ment" to Obey Penitentiary
Rules and Elevate Associates.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, Sept. DE
claring that they wish to reform and
redeem themselves from the low state
OF degradation" to which they have
fallen, convicts at the state prison at
Wetumpka have organized themselves
into THE Alabama State Prison Re-
form League" Rules have been drawn
up and officers elected.
copy or the covenant and agree
ment" has been received from the
league by President James G.. Oakley,
Of the state convict board.
The rules adopted by the organiza-
ton are:
l. To obey cheerfully the rules and
regulations Of state officials under
whose care and charge we have been
placed.
2. To never abuse the confidence and
trust placed in US by any of the prison
authorities
3. To start a reformation of our
present and future lives.
4. To use our uttermost efforts bv
words and examples to influence our
fellow prisoners to higher order of
man in every respect.
8 To honor and discharge the du-
ties Of religious nature imposed uopn
us by the president OF this order.
6. TO attend all meetings religiously
when in our power to do so.
l. To cultivate and cherish love
for all mankind, especially those OF our
order
The following were selected as Off
GERS of the league:
President, Simon p Bryant. sent up
from Geneva county vice president.
William Hereford, sent up from Hunts
ellie; chaplain. John Stamford. sent
up from Mobile; secretary, T. l.. Palm
er, sent up from Admission, and assist
ant secretary Henry NJ. Dell, also from
Admission.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
Moose Sweep
California

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 4.-Returns
today from all parts of the state indi-
cate that the Roosevelt Progressives were
successful in Yesterdays primary cleo
ton The Roosevelt men. as a result Of
the balloting. will control the state con
vention-to be made up OF legislative
nominees-that will name the Republican
presidential electors.
This means that Republican electors
pledged to support Theodore Roosevelt for
president and Hiram Johnson for vice
president will 60 on the official ballot
The Taft managers will be forced to get
their electors on the ballot by petition
The Taft nominees for congress seem
to have been successful in al least four
Of the eleven districts-possibly i've
This was the struggle on which most
Of the interest centered, though the Taft
men were never sanguine, even Of win.
ming in san Francisco. In this city tn,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
Keep Alert Guard at Night, as
Scout Master Learns to
His Pain.

lot of city youngsters are back
in town today with knowledge of
how to cook and keep house" that
may solye the cost OF living problem
in many Atlanta households.
They are members of Boy Scout
troop No, 2, who camped out at Lake
wood for three days. preparing their
own food, making their own beds and
doing all the fixing up" and at the
same time keeping strict military dis
cipline under Scout Master Frank p.
Margolin.
They demonstrated their slertness
one dark night in very, striking man
ner. Lou Joel was on guard and the
scout master decided to see IL he was
keeping his eyes open. He crawled, up
on him through the woods and was sud
denly ordered to halt. He rawled on.
The order to halt came twice more and
then the scout master felt the thud of
Boy Scout club across his head and
he has the bump today.
Mr. Margolin said today that Lake
wood was hardly far enough from the
city for the most effective results and
That next year spot further from the
city would be chosen for a three weeks
stay The troop will hike TO Marietta
thanksgiving day, having learned how
TO walk on tramps taken from Lake
wood.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
CANOE PADDED BY PAIR
ACROSS ROUGH CHANNEL

DOVER, ENGLAND, Sept. IA
record for hazardous canoeing was
made today when two well known Do
yer oarsmen, Burgeat and Walter. pad
died a canoe across the English chan
mel 10 the French coast The passage
was very rough and the high wind
threatened every minute to swamp the
frail craft high wind prevailed.
When mile off the French coast a
wave struck the canoe, overturning it.
Fortunately, fishing boat was near by
and picked up the canoeists.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
PAPERHANGERS STRIKE
IN MACON FOR RAISE

MACON. GA. Sept. 1.-The paper
hanger of Macon are on strike. They
are only twelve in number. but they
control the paper trade Of the city, and
until the differences between them and
their employers are adjusted there will
be very little wall paper pasted up in
Macon. The paper hangers want 4
higher wage scale and their employ
ers refuse to grant it. Every paper
hanger in the city belongs to the union.
and the union has called the strike.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
SHERIFF SEARCHES
CONGREGATION FOR
TOTERS OF PISTOLS

ROME. GA. Sept 4.-The singing
and praying Of q congregation of ne
groes did not awe Sheriff Dunehoo
when he entered church in search
of a whisky seller.
AS soon as the sheriff entered the
church he saw a negro with a gun
sticking out of his hip rocket. He
promptly arrested him. While dep
utv held the prisoner, the sheriff
searched every worshiper in the
church to see if any one else there
carried gun. The prisoner was has
tened away. when the search was com
pleted and the services continued.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
ITALIANS SNEAK UP ON
AND SEIZE TURKISH SHIP

CONSTANTTNOPLE, Sept. 4.-An
Italian cruiser entered the harbor Of
Makl1, Asia Minor, today and seized
a Turkish ship lying at anchor there.
Because Of the excellence Of the har
Dor at Makri, the Italians are keeping
II constantly under guard. Makri lies
in the Nilayet of Smyrna upon 2 gulf
Of the same name.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04

Torrid days and breezeless nights
strike harder on the little children of
the mill districts these days than on
any other part of Atlanta's cosmopoli-
tan population.
II is mostly the little ones that suf-
fer-the babies who must he left all
Gay to the care of an older sister or
brother and whose tiny bodies have not
yet grown strong enough to withstand
the continued gathering of the great
enemy Of the poor-summer's high
temperature.
Here and there through the narrow,
dust-covered streets OF the mill sec
Mons, children play as usual. They
nave not yet learned to sacrifice fun
toF health. Pop the whip" a favor
ito since many of the present gray =
neadS we're children. still holds its own
IN spite Of the oppressive warmth;
some little fellow. more enterprising
man the rest. manages to contrive Il
wagon out of odds and ends OF bOaru
ana two pairs OF wheels from olo
NAeelbarrows. and rides down the long
Nti hA7 10 VI TIC IT i0ilNi'9" hANN-
ana there some little tot, watching fur
lively for policeman, dips nearly to
inc waist in horse trough and laughs
over the momentary ccolness.
Conditions, in some districts are dis
ueSSing. Fathers and mothers and
u'e children who are old enough to pass
lo' The legal age, must work all day
MI lne mills where the temperature has
" De kept nigh up in order that cotton
m'oucts may be perfectly woven and
"d' the spindles may do their best
work.
A' night their homes are almost suf
'0Naung. according 70 many Of them,
VINO DO not mind talking simply and
r''nIy Of the conditions under which
''.y nave to live
'"e houses are small with slant roofs
''' there is no chance for the dNellers
N'eep on fat roofs and get little
lure breeze. as do New Workers in the
cement district. but porches are
,'eo from the time darkness falls
me first light of DAY pouring into
s,PS eyes reminds them of anQlher
days toll
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
STEPHEN NOLAN'S BATH
COST Is CENTS PLUS SIT

MACON, GA. Sept. At cost Steph-
en- Nolan weIl-knoWn Macon man.
the sum of St7.75 to take bath. He
paid the Turkish bath proprietor 10
cents and then he jumped into tub
when he emerged he found that his
coat had vanished. II contained ths
$t7. Coincidently a negro bootblac1
also disappeared, and he has not been
taken yet.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
8 DEAD IN GREAT
FIRE At RESORT
Ocean Park, Famous CaIifor-
mia Beach, Destroyed, With
Loss of So, 800, 900.

OCEAN PARK, CAL, Sept Fire
destroy Venice. caused the death of
one man and is believed to have killed
seven others and entailed property
loss estimated at 81, 800. 600, was put
under control today. The fire swept
the famous beach pleasure resorts, de-
stroying the Frazier pier. 1t was burn
ing its way furiously toward Venice.
another of the Los Angeles beach re-
sorts, when d shift in the wind saved
the place.
Today firemen with lines Of hose ex-
tending to the ocean were pumping
water on the smoulderinE ruins. 1t
was estimated that it would take at
least all tonight TO extinguish the
flames. One hundred and fifty police
and miIitiamen stood on sentry duty
about the burned district, watching
lest the fire break out again. A gem
tie breeze toward the ocean lessened
the danger of further outburst of the
flames.
In the parks along the beach and in
the automobile drlveways household
goods and stocks from stores were
piled high. Special guards watched for
vandas
Scores Leap Into Ocean.
Scores of persons had perilous es-
capes from the flames, many Ieaping
from the burning Frazier pier into the
ocean, while others leaped from the
upper stories of buildings which were
burning beneath them.
Six square blocks were burned over.
and the ocean front from the Frazier
pier to the end of Dragons Gorge. 1900
feet, was swept clean
The known dead is j. f. Locke, CASH
Ter of the Casino restaurant. He was
drowned after leaping off the Frazier
pier after the flames had ignited his
clothing
Others reported dead were three
Japanese. who are believed Ia have
been burned to death in their sleeping
quarters over the restaurant in which
the fire started. The other four, also
japanese, il was reported were caught
AZ the end Of the pier and forced into
the ocean by the flames.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
ProgreSSiveS and Democrats
Make Republicans Show 43
Per Cent Loss.
DEMOCRACY REGISTERS
INCREASE OF IT PER CENT
Taft Leaders in CONSERVATION
Over Poor Showing in the
Barometer" State.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT,
governor In a state election fur the
first time IN a presidential year. and
the resultant throwing Of the election
into the legislature, which win bs
strongly Republican, today threw the
Taft leaders throughout the state into
CONSERVATION as the latest returns show
a loss of a. per cent in the party vote
since the G. o. p. elected Prouty in
1903.
The Democrats, on the other hand
were jubilant over their gain Of ~ per
cent over the party vote for governor
in the last presidential year. The Demo.
Gratis made the best showing IN %
years Their candidate. Howe. with run
only some 5000 votes behind Fletcher.
Republican. when an the returns are in.
F1etcher's failure to secure a majority.
although credited with a plurality. au-
surs big Wilson vote in November.
ne Democrats claimed today.
Progressives Claim
Moral Victory.
The Progressives hold that their can
didate for governor achieved a moral
victory"
The latest returns show: Fletcher.
Republican. 2s,2Oo Howe Democrat,
2o,100; Metzger. Progressive, 15,7Os.
FletcheTs plurality. 500.
Representatives chosen. according to
the latest returns, are 176 Republicans,
IS Democrats and "a Progressives.
The senate will show IS Republicans
and four fusions Of Democrats and Pro
gressives.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
Oh For the Rains
OF Yestermonth.

Atlanta is paying the debt which sci
ence says nature always exacts. This
section had rain in plenty throughout
the spring and early summer. The
afternoon which did not bring a shower
or thunder storm was a redletter
day in the calendar. The rainfall
which usually aswenrs for an entire
year had been registered several weeks
ago.
And then the rain stopped falling. 1t
appeared that old Dame Nature, hav-
ing spent her fortune eXtrayagantly,
vent broke and began season of
economy Atlanta would give a small
fortune for some of that rain it cursed
50 vigorously month ago.
Today started its mad career in much
the same manner as for the past week.
The mercury stood at 81 at 10 o'clock
and was climbing slowly but surely
toward the nineties. 1t was evident
early in the day that Atlanta was in
for another round of lassitude and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
THE EATHER

Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia'
Generally fair today and tomorrow
ioht variable winds.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-22
HODGES FAVORS
 THE NEWSPAPERS
Says All the People Can be Reached Through Them ill Publication
 Of Amendment.

Little Rock, Aug. 21.-Secretary of State Hodges estimates that it will cost the state $60,900 for the publica- ton of the acts and amendments ini iated by the people.
 The Democratic State Convention adopted resolution introduced by J. Wythe Walker of Fayetteville, to the effect that the next legisla,u should consider the printing of proposed acts in pamphlet form and their dis tribution to the voters through the ,mail, which is the plan followed in Oregon.
 A candidate for the legis ature has written Secretary of State Hod pays $5.16 on general revenue would pay toward the publication of the measures. It has been calculated that he will pay just 21.7 cents.
 The newspapers are the best medium for the publicity of the pro- posed acts,' says Secretary Hodges. By that means, the people got all the acts six times through their home papers, while if we had adopted the Oregon method, they would get them but once in a pamphlet which would ordinarily be thrown aside and seldom read. 1 think, however, that the legislature is likely to cut the rate in two, although that will not affect the bills for this years printing
 '.I think, also, that the legislature is likely to pass all entirely Few en- abling act, for the present act has been demonstrated not to be what is needed to meet the requirements"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-22
Northwestern University, tChica-

go Northwestern University, tChica- go.
 Even far-off Montana is interested Ill our schools as the following ex- tract from a letter to Superintendent Junius Jordan from Dr. E. B. Craig head, president of the University of that state, fully shows:
 Your graduates would be able to enter this university and to get free tuition. Poor students here have op- Dortunltles to make their way such as they have ill no other place. More over bright boy or girl could make, in Montana during the summer, con- siderable money If you have such students l should be glad for you to call their attention to this university. We expect to make it one the leading universities of the United States. ;
 Superintendent Jordan says that free tuition is granted also at the University of Mississippi; besides scholarships at Washington-Lee, Vir- ginia; University of Virginia; Tulane University, Louisiana; Central Uni versity, Banville, Ky; Elizabeth Col lege, North Carolina, and the Uni versity of Missouri.
 superintendent Jordan has been very busy during the summer looking alter every feature of improvement now going on and is pressing affairs; so as to be ready for the opening on September 16.
 He estimates that the enrolment Will open at 2,400 pupils. This is us- Hally increased % per cent by Octo- Der 1.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-22
SHERIFF TO ACT AS
 JUDGE OF JURORS
EDGAR BREWSTER WILL EMPAN- EL JURY TODAY TO INQUIRE '. INTO THE SANITY OF
 ALEXANDER,
Jurors Named by Jury BOx-WiIl be Taken to the Capital C.ty Fri
 day for Inquiry.

Beginning this morning at 9 o'clock Sheriff Edgar Brewster, sitting as ]ulge in the ma ter of w. C. Alex ander, under death sentence for the murde'f of J. P. Kelly, will empaael jury Of twelve men for the pur- pose of making an examination of the. mental condition of the prisoner, who is confined in the state penitentiary a.. d who is to be hanged in this coun- ty on August 30. unless the jury. adjudges him of unsound mind or Govsrnor Donaghey interferes.
 As directed, by the law, Sheriff Brewster yesterday drew from the jury box in the Jefferson Circuit Court room the names of twelve quali- fled electors of this counay. They are: A. G. Bell, H. C. McGaughy, Knox Scull, Ben Sylvester, J. o. Harrison, J. s. Reap, J. ID Wilbourne, Sam Salmson, Dan Sllbernagle, Roy Hanf, Junius Jordan, Jr, and M. NJ. Bruce.
 Those who have been summoned to appear before Sheriff Brewster, who will interrogate them and ascer- tain if they have aay legal reasons why they saould not serve on the commission to examine Alexander. The examination will probably be made tomorrow in the state peniten- tiary, where Alexander is now being held. If s-y of the jurors already. summoned give sufficient reasons why they should not act cn the com- mission that is to decide Alexander's fate, otaer names will be drawn from comple, ed.
 If the jury that examines AleXan- despite the decision of the alienists who declared him insane he will be placed in the state asylum for the insane. Attorney W. iB. SoITells has made hard fight for the prisoner and inducel Governor Donaghey to z ame tae alieni5ts to examine his; client.
 Alexander was before a jury of his peers, empanelledl as commission, here some months ago, and his soundness of mind inquired into. The jury after hearing several local alien ists state on oath that Alexander was feigning insanity, returned a verdict that the defendant was sane. He was afterwards tried at Arkansas City cn change Of venue from Jefferson county for the murder of Kelly and' was convicted. His case was appeal ed to the Supreme Court, but was affirmed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-22
How China Lives.

NO natural resource is too trifline 10 De turned to account by the teem. Ing population. The sea is raked and strained for edible plunder. Seaweed ana kelp have place in the larder. Great qualtities of shell fish, no big. ger than ones finger nail, are opened ana made to yield food that finds Its way far inland. The fungus that springs up in the grass after rain Us eaten. Fried sweet potato vines furnish the poor mans table. ThN roadside ditches are balied out for the sake of fishes no longer than one's 0nger.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-22
REMEMBER THE LOVED oNcs
Pathetic Religious Ceremony That Is Observed hy People of the
 Isle of Ushant.

Ill the Island Of Ushant--the "Is1e of Fear there exists 9 custom prob. ably unknown in any other part e. Chrlstendom. When a native dies abroad or is lost at seq, his reJatives nave 8 small wax cross made, St me seven inches long, This is solemnly taken to the church and presented to the priest, who deposits it in {. box, Shaped like cinecary urn, that hangs on the south side of the a:yar Of St. Joseph. This is called th.s "iorc Ella' sross, and is supposed to stand for the spirit cf the 6ead. These memo. flal symbols are allowed to aceumu. late in the COX till the next church mission comes round As these revi. val services are held only cnco in ev cry four or five years, the number of crosses may be very considerable. A day IS then set apart for their solemn 'nterment. It is the great day, the climax of tho mission. Tho church is iraped in black and crowded with mourning congregation, many of whom break out into loud wailing. The crosses are brought from their urn Ill solemn procession, a requiem mass IS said over them, and then they are carried to tho chrrchyard, the Iron door of the tomb is unlocked. and they are inferred with full hoaors. throughout the year hardly a day passes but some pious soul coraes to sprinkle the tomb with holy water and say prayer before i. for the aead.-Wide World Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-08-22
WHITE MEN HELD TO
 FEDERAL GRAND HRY


 R. M. Rogers, white man, was was given preliminary hearing be- fore United States Commissioner A. l.. Burnett yesterday cn a charge of selling whiskey without a license at Crcssett, Aik. Rogers was held to the Federal grand jury and his bond liked at $500. Being unable to make the bond he was taken to Little Rock and placed in jail Deputy United States Marshal s. A. Darlington, Of Little Rock, made the arrest. At the hearing two witnesses appeared for Una government, while the defen dant introduced none.