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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-05
Government

NEW YORK. Dec. with spar
king eyes. in which was pictured hap
piness. Nine Sarah Bernhard step
ped down the gangway of the French
steamer LaSavoie this week while the
sailors stood at attention and the boat
swain piped her over the side under the
escort of Captain Tourette.
AS she reached the pier Paul Faguet,
agent of the line. presented the Divine
Sarah" with a bouquet of American
Beauties and a bunch of brown chrys-
anthemums after which she was es-
corted to a waiting automobile and
taken to the Hotel Marie Antoinette to
await the departure of her train for
Chicago
Nine. Bernhardt-she Is sixty mine
years old now, and a great grandmoth-
er-loolked in much better health than
on her last voyage to this country. She
wore a yellow doeskin coat three-quar-
tiers length, trimmed with brown fur, a
brown hat and brown satin shoes to
match At the hotel she held a recep-
ton after light breakfast
Glad To Be Back.
Il am very glad of the opportunity
Of appearing before the American peo-
pie" she said, her voice still as sweet
as ever. She said she had chosen those
acts for her vaudeville appearance
which would give the opportunity of
presenting to the public the highest
dramatic art.
With Mime. Bernhardt on the Savoie
was her company of players, numbering
twenty five. The tour is to last twenty
weeks, under the management of Mar
tin Beck The itinerary includes Chi
cago. where she opened her engage
ment; Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Winni-
peg, Edmonton, Calgary, Victoria, Seat
tie, Portland, Tacoma, San Francisco,
Los Angeles and probably Chicago
again.
Her repertoire will include the third
act of "Lucrezia Borgia" fifth act Of
Camille" fourth act of Theodore, p"
fourth act of La Tosca," second act
of "Phedre" and a one-act play writ
ten for her by her son, Maurice, en-
titled "Une Mutt de Noel"
Brings American Dog.
Owing to the delay of the steamer
through storms. special arrangements
had to be made to get the Bernhard
array of personal and theatrical trunks
to Grand Central station in time for the
train. Miss Hornsby, the English COM
panion to madame. had some difficulty
in explaining to the customs officials
that madamc's Pomcranian dog Bell
dor, was American born and had been
presented to her on her last visit to
New York by American friends
During the wait in the hotel she great
French actress discussed the suffragette
situation. saying that she thought the
action of the English suffragettes in
pouring acid into mail boxes was
crazy
When asked what she thought OF the
situation in this country. she replied
that she did not think women were
physically suited to take part in the
government, and that although peace
full methods OF propaganda were being
followed here there was always the
danger of the women following the lead
Of their English sisters should they re-
ceive any ridicule.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-05
THREE CREMATED IN
TRYING TO BREAK JAIL

CROWLEY, LA, DEG. 5.-Three men
were cremated in an attempted Jail de-
livery here yesterday They were
William Collier Los Angeles Carter
Grace, st. Louis; Wilson Everett. Chi
cago. The men were serving time for
intoxication.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-05
CROP ASSOCIATION FORMED.

WAYCROSS, GA, Dec. 5.--James
Cowart, former president of the Ware
County Farmers union. has been elected
president Of the newly organized Ware
County Crop Improvement association.
George w. Deem is vice president; G.
Fort Andrews. secretary and NJ /.
Bum, treasurer The agricultural ad-
wiser is Or, j. f. ". smith
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-05
BANKER GIVEN SEVEN
YEARS AT HARD LABOR

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH Dec, s.
John w. Sibben, former cashier Of the
First National bank Of Manistee, plead
ed guilty in the United States court to
embezzling $4,000 from the bank and
was sentenced by Judge Sessions to
serve seven years and six months at
hard labor in the Federal prison at
Fort LeavenWorth, Kans
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-05
NUTS BAIT FOR VOTES
IN SCHOOL ELECTION

.7,., .'i,A ERSBURG, w. VA, Dec. o.
If Wv bushels Of walnuts and two bags
e,,'.. We're items included in the
faa,.g account of b. j. Johnson, de-
r.,.. candidate for the board Of edu-
'' llSarts district filed TODAY.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-05

mlnlStratlOn. His personality pefme-
ates it thoroughly individuality
colors it surely, and colors it Brown
moreover.
In the event the governors absence
should make necessary the exercise of
the executive authority by some per-
son other than the governor, that other
person would be John NJ. Slaton, presi-
dent of the late state senate; and
that, too. Notwithstanding the fact that
the late senate already has been sue
ceeded. in so far as its election is con-
cerned. by a new senate
While the law is not altogether clear
as to the matter eminent lawyers hold
that the president of the senate. in his
capacity of heir apparent to the gov
ernorship, during the continuance of
the legislature of which he is an active
part, retains that relation until the eX-
piration of the governors term. and the
assembling and organization of a new
legislature, notwithstanding the fact
that new legislature, in the mean
time. may have been duly elected.
In that view of the case. Mr.. Slaton,
governor elect, stil is heir apparent to
the governorship and, in the event of
the disqualification or death of Govern
or Brown, would Immediately succeed
him as acting governor,
The idea that it would be necessary
to assemble and organize the new sem
ate and elect a president to succeed the
governor is mistake.
James w. Mitchell. Of Atlanta. calls
attention to the fact that William f.
Simmons, a son of James P. Simmons.
elector for Georgia in the national pres
idential election of 80 years ago is an
elector for Georgia this year
In the election of the long ago re-
ferred to, Georgia furnished the can
didate for vice president for whom the
Georgia electors voted, in the person
of Hersche V. Johnson-one of this
states immortals-and he ran on the
ticket with Stephen A. Douglass.
| On the Georgia electoral ticket that
year were some very distinguished
men. Heading it was Alexander Fl
Stephens, the great commoner," after
ward vice president of the Confeder-
acy and governor of Georgia, and Au-
gustus R. Wright, father of Seaborn
Wright and afterward member of the
| Confederate congress
Besides these two, there were the
| following great Georgians: James L.
Seward, Benjamin Y. Martin, Nathan
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oE6 IN DIPLOMATIC
CORPS BARS u. S. WOMEN

v.r.'n't,..''...N Dec. 5.-Chanccucr Won
oas ,I'.'' IloiIwegg made "a ruling to-
..... IT,. me entry of American born
tum r, ' German diplomatic CORPS
"H Is forbidden.
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state politics necessarily revolves is the
governor, is abundantly evident in the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-05
FARMER EATS POTATO
AND DROPS OVER DEAD

GIBSON, GA, Dec. 81. C. A.
Wilcher one of Glascock county's old
est and most prominent farmers. died
here suddenly yesterday afternoon. He
had just eaten a potato which is sup
posed to have caused acute indigestion.
He was in G. T. Hannah's store at the
time he was stricken. AS he fell to the
floor Mr. Hannah and several others
went to his aid. He was dead in very
short time.
Mr.. Wilcher was about so years old
He was Mason and a member of the
Primitive Baptist church.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-05

FIVE FINED; NINETEEN GO FREE.
WEST POINT, GA, Dec. 5.-Five of
the "a negroes who were arrested in a
pool room raid Saturday night, when
tried were fined 500 each in city court.
The other nineteen went free The pool
room was situated directly on the state
line.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-05
SEARCHING SIDELIGHTS
ON GEORGIA POLITICS
BY JAMES B. NEvIM.

Bass, Hiram Warner, J. Watt Harris,
James p. Simmons, J. S. Hooks and
Julian Cumming.
In those days Georgia picked her
giants for the electoral ticket,
The Thomas county grand jury has
called upon the Georgia legislature to
lend a hand in putting an end to some
very undesirable practices it has made
note of in its vicinity.
The grand jury says:
Year after year Thomas county
is infested with peddlers of almost
every description, selling what is
claimed as medicines. pictures,
sewing machines. furniture, cloth
ing etc, to negroes and some white
people. charging enormous prices
for their wares and taking mort
cages and notes in payment there
for. We find further, that in the
fall of the year these peddlers or
their concerns send around collec-
tors. and that the latter greatly
disturb the farm labor by their
proceedings to the disorganization
of business and financial injury and
loss to our citizens.
This condition of things is not pc
culiar to Thomas county. Indeed, there
is hardly a county in the state that is
not similarly afflicted. And if the next
legislature will take the matter in hand
and seek TO regulate it rigidly, the re-
sulting legislation doubtless will be
approved from one end of Georgia to
the other.
Commissioner of Commerce and La
Dor Stanley has returned to Atlanta
after attending the annual meeting of
the National Civic Federation in Wash
ington as Georgia's official represen-
tative.
Mr.. Stanley says the all-important
topic discussed at this meeting was the
proposed workingman compensation
act now pending in congress, and that
the federation is decidedly favorable to
such legislation. despite the fact that
there is division as to the merits of the
legislation now proposed.
While in Washington. Commissioner
Stanley Witnessed Illt opening Oh the
short and final session of the sixty
second congress, and also saw the
Archibald impeachment proceedings put
under way.
The Rome Press, in contemplating
the national vote of Woodrow Wilson
views the Wilson lack of a majority
with entire complacency. Indeed The
Press gets point of view that is sig
nifcant, and we'll worth thinking upon
The Rome paper says:
Those who have been adding up
the Republican and Progressive
votes to prove that Mr.. Wilson was
elected by minority of the people
can take it that the calculation is
as broad as it is long 1t is true.
| if you wish, that 7,5S5,247 votes, or
perhaps few hundred more or less
when California gets through
counting. rejected ME- Wilson; but
1O.512154 rejected Mr. Taft, and
9.791,933 rejected Colonel Roosevelt.
The vital fact is that so per cent
more votes were cast for Mr.. Will
son than for either of his oppo-
nents. to say nothing of the cleo
toral majority of Mr.. wilson.
After all a genuine optimist always
can switch figures around in such wise
that they bring sunshine and joy I'M
alloyed, if only he tries real hard
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
DOGS At LARGE MUST Be
MU1zLED ALL YEAR ROUND
Council Rushes Through Mea-
sure After Earnest Plea
by Health Officer

BY vote OF "a to /, the common
council, Tuesday night, adopted an
amendment to the dog muzzling or
dinance, making 1t compulsory for
every dog running at large to be
muzzled throughout the entire year.
Aid Mason thought the amend
ment too drastic. intimating that
dogs we're likely to be affected with
rabies only during the hot weather.
He thought II would be better 30
shoot the dogs than to keep them
muzzled the year round His vote
was the only one registered against
the amendment.
Health Officer Kiefer, who strongly
advocated the passage OF the amend
ment, explained that dogs are ~
liable to be affected with rabies IN
cold weather as In warm, the disease
often developing In dogs many
months, sometimes three years OF
more, after being bitten by an infec:
ed dog.
The doctor also said that four PEG
pie. two In Detroit and the others just
outside the city, had died OF hydro
phobia since he tried to get the con
tinuous muzxling order amendment
adopted, some months ago, and he
told the aldermen that II they had
seon the victims In their suffering
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
STILL SEARCH FOR
LAW AGAINST NOTARIES

While Prosecutor Shepherd had
put the paddock" on his tongue, Tues
day, II was learned that Assistant
Prosecutors Toms and Fitzpatrick de
voted Ave hours. Tuesday, to an exam
nation Of the law books TO determine
IL they could rake up any law under
which the notaries might be prose
.cuted.
I'VE wrote an exhaustive brief on
the subject and gave 1t to Mr.. Shep.
herd" said Mr.. Toms. We are more
positive than ever that no law exists
under which prosecutions might be
started. Wherever we thought there
was a possibility OF starting a case
VIC ran down numerous court de
cisions and cited them to Mr.. Shep
herd to show there was no hope Of
success. The notaries simply did not
commit an offense against the law
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
PRISON CONDITIONS ARE
NORMAL, SAYS FRENsDOR|
Member of Board of Control
Declares Discipline Has
Been Restored

JACKSON, Mich, Sept. edward
Frensdorf, member of the Jackson
prison board Of control, told The
Times at 2 o'clock Wednesday after
noon, that everything was normal In
the prison. The order at the midday
meal was never better, and the best
Iof discipline prevails in the shops
The bread and water contingent that
have been shut up in the cells foi
several days are supplicating for the
privilege OF going back to work, blu:
they have not been liberated from
their cells as yet. The warden is
having no communication whatever
with the more desperate element In
the bull pen; their punishment will
be melted out later.
Mr.. Frensdorf says the disorder has
been confined to one-third OF the
prisoners; there was no time when
the other two-thirds were not ready
20 cooperate with the board and war
den in the assertion OF authority and
discipline. Later day penology has
gone wrong In this instance" Mr..
Frensdorf reports; and something
more vigorous seems to be required
for this particular situation"
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
WRECKS FURNITURE THEN
KILLS SELF WITH ACID

Following q quarrel with his wife
John Laing locked himself In his
home, No. 284 Twenty-second-st.,
Tuesday afternoon. wrecked the furni-
ture and ended his life by swallowing
carbolic acid. Laing's wife had com
menced divorce proceedings.
Tuesday morning LANG was seen 70
enter his home. Later. neighbors
heard the sound Of splintering wood
They paid little attention, believing
him to be intoxicated. When Mrs.
Lalng returned In the evening the
door was battered IN and Laing was
Sound lying dead on couch. the car.
holic acid bottle beside him. Practi'
ca.ly every article OF furniture and
crockery In the home had been ruin
ed Besides his wife. Laing leaves q
four-year-old daughter. He was dry
cleaner by trade. Investigation OF the
care is being made by Coroner Roth
scher.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
VERMONT ELECTION FAILS
TO LIFT STOCK MARKET
OUT OF lETHARGY SPELL
Financial Community Analyses
Result Very Closely But
Remains Impassive
CLOSE IS UNCHANGED
Traders Believe Returns in
Green Mountain State is
Blow to Third Party
scopyrisAt 1912: sy s.w York Evs.ins

scopyrisht 1872; sy Ssw York Eve.'ns
NEW YORK. Sept 4.-That the
stock exchange should today have
greeted the Vermont election news
with continued inactivity, and with
only a trifiing rise In prices. might
have signifed either that the hnan-
cial community does not consider that
vote to have cleared up the political
outlook, or that the markets recent
prolonged hesitation was really inspir.
ed by something else.
AS a matter OF fact, the disposition
to accept the results OF yesterday s
Vermont voting as blow to the third
rarty's expectations was practically
universal, such a conclusion being
based on the fact that the Republi-
can plurality, In this barometric Sep
TENDER state. 10 shown TO have been
| shot to pieces by the party's dissen-
sions. while the Democratic party cast
its normal vote and increased 1t con-
siderably by drawing from its oppon.
ents.
Insofar as concerns the tradition
that. when vermont's Republican plur-
ality In September, falls below $4,000
the Democratic party carries the coun.
try in September, yesterdays figures
seem to be explicit; for not only does
the regular Republican candidate
show a plurality of only some 5000
over the next highest on the list. but
the Republican and third party vote
combined, as reported In this morn.
ings' dispatches, ran less than 10000
ahead Of the Democrats. But Wallst
remained on the whole impassive.
The market closed unchanged.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
AGRICULTURAL EXHIBIT TO
Be STATE FAIR FEATURE.
Development Bureaus Plan to
Outshine Land Should've
Stock Entries Large

Inspired by the fact that the man
agement OF the Michigan State Fair
has added an international land show
TO the list OF features at the State
Fair. Sept. 16 70 n. the four develop
ment bureaus Of Michigan are plan
ming to make their exhibits unusually
attractive. Every county OF the state
Is represented In these bureaus. and
each county Ii being raked fore and aft
for It's best. As the exhibits will not
be individually made this year. and
as each bureau will take the best
from It's district, Michigan's showing
is expected to be far superior to that
made last year. The building In which
Michigan will display will be decorat-
ed by experts from the land shows OF
the country.
So numerous have been the entries
In the live stock department that the
old barns. the new barns and a big
tent have been filed. No state fair
OF history has ever shown az extern
sive an exhibit. The greatest range
Of country ever known b represented.
entries hiving been received from all
sections OF the country. II IL estimat.
ed that the live stock at the fair will
reach a value OF an excess OF one mil.
lion dollars. The pens shown will be
equal TO those seen annually at the
Kansas City live stock shows, the
Chicago shows and at Madison Square
Garden. The daily parade In this de-
partment will be feature In front OF
the grandstand.
Records In entries have also been
scored for the night horse show
stable after stable having sent In en-
tries until w. G. Morgan. superintend
ent. states positively now that this
will be the leading show of its class
In the country. The entry Of Poetry
of Motion. the greatest show horse OF
the country, has added much to the
interest. Poetry Of Motion has FOR
seven years taken down the major
prizes at leading state fairs Of the
country, and at Madison Square Gar
den and other International, horse
shows. and at the Olympia. Eng. won
the premier honors. No previous
horse show at the fair has drawn sc
much attention from the entire coun
try, and entries for this year are al
ready double those OF last year, with
daily receipts OF others
The total increase In the number oil
exhibitors In all departments of the
fair will be fully 80 per cent, with q
grand total Of 10000.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
nEfER URGES GARBAGE
IAcIHERAT|HG PLANTS
Health Officer Wants Council to
Get Busy on Matter
Right Away

Health onicer Kisfers communities
ton to the council. Tuesday night. REQ
ommending that immediate steps be
taken toward establishing several In.
GENERATING plants for the disposal oil
garbage was referred to the commit
tee on health and city hospitals. DR.
Kiefer In his letter reviews the city'l
difficulties with the Detroit Reduction
Co., In disposing of the garbage and
the unsuccessful efforts to obtain from
the board OF estimates last spring an
appropriation or 100000 for an In
GENERATING plant.
Marcus Pollasky. former Detroiter
entertained the council with recita
Of his efforts to get q subway fran
chise In Chicago and OF his hopes O
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
GIRL HORSETHIEF IS
FREED IN YPSILANTI

Florence vineyard. 10 years old, was
the young woman who stole a saddle
horse froIe the livery barn OF Arthur
+. Dunno, some time Sunday morning.
and was captured while riding the
spirited animal into Ypsilanti. after a
canter OF about 80 miles.
The horse was owned by Colin M.
Stevens. OF the Michigan Pressed Steel
Co, and when he learned that the girl
had broken into the barn, taken the
horse. and ridden II away solely
through her desire to ride the hand
some animal, he declined to prosecute
her and she was released in Ypsilanti.
while the horse was returned here.
The girl had opened n small window
over one of the managers, crawled
through the aperture. then unlocked
the doors. and escaped with the horse.
She had become fond OF the animal
through a strange circumstance.
Leaving her position as nurse In a
Detroit household, she had one OF
DUNES drivers take her trunk to the
livery barn and leave II there until she
got another position. She often called
at the barn to- get articles from her
trunk. ana always stopped to pet
Stevenson's blooded saddle horse.
When captured she cried, and de-
clared that she had intended to ride
the horse all the way to Texas.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
LOCAL POLITICS

Sheriff George T. CASTOR and Coun-
ty Treasurer William f. Moeller are
10th reported to be angling for the
position OF county auditor to succeed
j. Milton Oakman II the latter Is elect
ed sheriff. Gaston's term as sherifi
expires Jan. I, and he would be In a
position to accept an appointment
from Gov Osborn to All the vacancy
In the auditors ONCE from Jan. un
I'll the spring election In the event OF
oakman's resignation. Moeller, on
the other hand, It Is said. would not
seek appointment from the governor,
but would go after the nomination for
the spring election.
The board of county canyassers or
ganized Tuesday, with Capt. A. K.
Stewart as chairman, and Julius l..
Krimmel as secretary, and will prob
ably take about 10 days to complete
it's work No applications for re-
counts are expected, except, possibly,
In the case Of some Of the legislative
contests which were very close.
state Chairman Edmund G. Shields,
OF Howell, and Secretary A. r. Can
field, of Glare, have opened Demo
cratic state headquarters In the new
Broadway market, where a meeting
OF the committee and the candidates
on the state ticket will be held Sat
urday afternoon to discuss finances.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
MRS. CHAS. e. MURPHY
DIES IN BROOKLINE

Mrs Helen Towsley Murphy wife Of
Charles r. Murphy, died, Tuesday, in a
hospital In Brookline. Mass. following
a long period OF in-health. Mrs MUIR
Waterloo, N. Y The body Will be
brought to Detroit. Friday, and fun
era1 services will be held Saturday
morning, In the home Of Miss Annie ID.
the Rev. ]. Percival Huget, OF the First
Congregational church. officiating. Mr..
and Mrs. Murphy had made their home
In Detroit the past ten years and oc-
Mr.. Murphy being associated with his
brothers In the Simon J. Murphy Co.
Mrs. Murphy n survived by her hus-
band and one son. Dr. Fred T. Murphy.
OF st. Louis. Mo. She was n member OF
the ID. A. r.. Mt Vernon society and
Twentieth Century club
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
PLAYS NEAR BONFIRE,
BURNED TO DEATH

Playing around bonfire In the al
ley back OF her home at No. Tie Rus
sellst, Tuesday evening, Della Squil-
lace, two and half years old, got too
close to the flames and was fatally
burned when her clothing caught fire.
Her father and several children who
we're attracted by her cries for help
tried to put out the fire and the faith
er's hands were badly burned in his
efforts to save the child, but she was
30 terribly burned that she died Wed
nefday morning. The body was taken
to the undertaking rooms Of J. elor a
Sons.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05
CONDITION OF E. o.
WOOD IS IMPROVED

FLINT, Mich, Sept. 4.-Physicians
who are attending Edwin o. Wood,
Democratic national committeeman.
announced at noon today that he 10
suffering from mild attack OF ty-
phoid fever. They say the symptoms
are not alarming. The fever has fall
en- since yesterday and his speedy re-
covery Is anticipated.
The Detroit times., 1912-09-05

they wouldn't hesitate to adopt the
amendment.
The amended ordinance will have
immediate effect. and all unmuxzled
dogs found In the streets, from today
on, will be taken TO the pound and
destroyed.