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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-13
Smith Defends
Chief s Authority.

This clash over the chiefs authority
proveds to be the only bubble on an
otherwise serene session. 1t lasted but
a few minutes, but every moment of it
was lively. Commissioner B. Lee
smith. regarded as one of the strongest
supporters of Chairman Mason, led the
fight for the chief. making an appeal
against any move to Cripple" the pow
er of the chief
This body has gone on record as
making the chief OF police. the real chief
and indorsing his recommends lions for
promotion, and there's no reason why
he should not name the officers for
promotion in this instance" declared
Smith. I'm fact, we have been reouir
ing the chief to name his choice for
promotion. feeling that he is better ac-
quainted with the qualifications of the
men than we are. and 1 insist that he
name the two men for station SER
geants"-
Mr.. Humphrey asserted that the for
n1er action of the commission in calling
on the chief to make recommendation
for promotion is not binding, and that
1t is the privilege of any member OF
the commission to put forth a candt-
date
Standing flatfooted on this PROPOSE
ton, Mr.. Humphrey said
Il nominate Mr.. ]. E. Chandler for
the position of station sergeant. have
watched his work for long while and
know that he is a capable and deserv
ing officer. l sincerely hope this com
mission will elect him
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-13
officers Are Attacked When
They Discover Robber at
Work Redhanded.
DIES. UNIDENTIFIED, ON
WAY TO GRADY HOSPITAL
FuslIIade of Shots Follow When
PatroImen Are Assaulted
With Iron Bar.

NJ O. Wiley. plainclothes officer, was
inst about to try the front door of c.
Smiths store. 126 Forrest avenue, early
today when it flew open and a negro
burglar emerged with heavy iron bar
in his hand
The negro struck viciously at the Of
fcer tearing his clothes and wounding
him in the abdomen. He turned to run,
but Wileys revolver sent bullet
shedding after him. officer Davis,
across the street, Joined in the fusil-
lade and the negro ran two blocks
through an alley and fell, He died on
the way to Grady hospital a half hour
later, without revealing his name.
Burglar Ready
For Officers.
Wiley and Davis were patroling the
street before dawn and testing the
doors. as usual. The negro must have
heard their approach. or perhaps hap
oenpd 10 leave the store just as Wiley
reached the door. The burglar had
broken the lock with the three foot
bar of iron. and he still carried the bar
as a weapon.
Wney's watch chain was torn in two
by the force of the blow, his clothing
was ripped for six ttnches, and painful
cash was torn in his flesh. But he
kept to his feet, drew his police re-
yolver and fired at the fleeing burglar
Davis who was testing the doors on
the opposite side of the street, fired
Just afterward. A bullet had pene-
trated the burglars heart when he was
found. and 1t is not known which off,
GERS aim had proved true.
Robber Not
Yet Identified.
Assistant Chief Jett and Captain Ter
ry were notified and went to the scene
in the police automobile. They picked
up the dying man and rushed him to
Grady hospital but he died before
reaching it.
A card bearing the name ICharley
Cook is the only clew to his identity.
The body was taken to Towards un-
dertaking establishment. where Coroner
Paul Donehoo will hold an inquest lat
er in the day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-13
THE WEATHER

eo,.cast for Atlanta and Georgia:
Rain today and tomorrow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
LINE Sc IS
Ne " HIGH LEVEL
Entire Stock List Responds to
Improvement in Business
Conditions.
BY CHARLES w. STORM.

NEW YORK, Aug 12.-The favorable
character of news concerning the crop
and industrial outlook published today
caused steady opening in the stock mar
throughout the list. Good gains were
made by many of the leading railroads
ana industrials and firmness was also dis
played in the specialtles group.
Among the initial advances were the
following: Steel common Is, Amalga
mated Copper =, Erie common =, Balti-
more and OHIO ., Reading "a, Union Pac-
inc g. Missouri Pacific y. Canadian
Pacific q. Southern Pacific u. The de-
clines were inconseQuentisl. There was
considerable activity at the outset, but
at the end of fifteen minutes trading be-
came a trife slower.
The curb was strong Americans in
London made gains over New York par
ty and reflected a confident tone.
Strength displayed in the market dur
ing the forenoon was almost wholly due
to outside buying. According to brokers
watching the trading, banking interests
and the large operators usually aggressive
the early trading Price movements were
In the direction Of higher figures, but the
only important gains were In specialttes.
After midday the tone of the market
became easier and many issues reflected
proftt taking sales by some of the more
confined to small fractions in most cases
and did not indicate any material change
in the speculative position. United States
Steel common, after selling at 1888, yield
ed to 1878, and number Of other in
dustrials sold at the same amount of
concessions from the early high range.
Stocks closed steady.
Government bonds unchanged. Other
bonds firm.
Stock quotations:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
SINGLE TREE MAKES
SOLID CARLOAD OF
VENEERING LUMBER

YOUNG HARRIS, GA. Aug, ri.
NJ Buchanon. of Brasstown, ~ G., has
bought a tree from Bud Collins Of
Motley river, paying $50 for it, standing
in the woods, 80 miles from a railroad
However, It was no ordinary tree. 1t
was of the variety known as the pinch
figured curly poplar and was the big
gest tree in this section, being eight
feet in diameter at the stump and FIVE
feet in diameter IS feet from the stump
with no knot or limb in that distance
This immense stick scaled 5000 feet
Of lumber. 1t cost Mr.. Buchanon $500
to get this single tree cut, divided into
sections and hauled to the railroad az
Murphy. 1t will make a solid carload
and will be sent to Baltimore. where il
will he used for veneering purposes
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
NEWS AND GOSSIP
OF tie FIeeCy Staple

NEW YORK, Aug 12.-Carpenter, Bag
got d Co. McFadden interests and COM
MISSION houses continue TO sell The SELL
ing mas been very heavy all day. Some Of
~ seems TO be coming from some of the
large spot interests, while the only sup
port seems to be protit-taking by shorts
81. nile the news is bullish TIC trade and
those who are in market seem to be in
majority bearish Opinions of little con-
sequence Just now; while we believe in Ill
thdlely higher prices, looks as though
market may go some lower
Liverpool was weak and our market
was heavily sold on the opening said to
ne on more favorable weather and The
ZINES Democrat report. which showed an
very bearish.
Following, are II a m. bids in New
fork; october. 1850 December. 1l.SS;
January y 80: March, 11.62
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 12-Hayward &
CIafk; The weather map shows very ia =
Noraoie CONDITIONS; cloudy in south Texas,
partly cloudy in central states. fair north
ern half Texas. Oklahoma and Atlantics
only moderate to light scattered showers
IN central states, practically no rain in
western states and Atlantics. indications
are for partly cloudy, possibly some light
local showers, except fair in north Texas
and Oklahoma
Washington forecast for week Tenn
peTature VIII be nearer slightly above
normal and precipitation light and local
coming week in southern states
Houston. Texas, receives 1853 new
oaleS today Advices from south Texas
and also from central Texas say rapid in
crease expected in the movement of new
cotton.
The New Orleans Times Democrat SAYS:
!. Taking the belt as a whole there is
moderate Improvement since the previ-
Gus report
2. The crop is still backward and ex-
tremely spotted, but the feeling is more
optimistic than il was at the beginning
of July.
5. Some sections complain of insects
but it is too soon to estimate the dam
age
4. There is ample supply of labor as a
rule and the crop has been well Guilt
waited
3, The movement will be later than
normal by about three weeks and the
yield will depend greatly on the date OF
frost.
The Memphis Commercials Appeal says
The cotton crop did well over nearly the
entire cotton belt during the past week
exceptions to improvement being south.
ern and central Texas. and part of North
Carolina, where insufficient rains fell
The Improvement was based on rains
IN nearly all the sections east OF the
Mississippi river where rains we're more
or less heavy. being excessive in limited
districts. With the moisture now in the
soil the crop is now expected to advance
rapidly for at least ten days. barring eX-
cessive precipitation which Is now. per-
haps, more than any other development
to be feared. as 1t would promote rapid
and retarded fruiting which has not pro-
ceeded as far as is usual for the season
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
5000 ENCAMPED
AT MOUNT GILEAD
WITH METHODISTS

For the seventy seventh time, Meth
odists of the southern part of Fulton
county are gathered for a week at their
camp meeting at Mt. Gilead. The
greatest attendance in the history of
this gathering is present this year
Fully 5000 persons were camped on the
grounds Monday to listen to the ser
mons and sing the old hymns.
Numbers of Atlantans have Joined
the people of the Ben Hill district in
the meeting, which has been an insti-
tuition in Georgia since 1885.
1t was founded by the Rev. John NJ.
Smith. who donated 200 acres of land
for the purpose of holding yearly out
door gathering of a religious nature.
But 50 acres of the original tract are
left unsold. and it 10 on this land the
people are encamped
The meeting has been held every year
save in 1854 when part of Sherman's
army was quartered in the camp meet
ing grounds.
Among The Atlanta preachers present
are the Rev. S. r. Belk and DR.. Stone.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
THE WEATHER
Conditions.

Conditions
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12-The indica-
tons are that there will be local rains to-
night or Tuesday in the region of the
Great Lakes and southern Florida: while
elsewhere east of the Mississippi river the
weather will be generally fair
Warmer weather will prevail over the
eastern half of the country during the
next two days.
General Forecast.
Following is the forecast until D. m
Tuesday:
Georgia-Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday.
- Virginia-Fair tonight and probably
Tuesday.
North and South Carolina Generally
fair tonight and Tuesday.
Florida-Generally fSir except showers
IN extreme southern portion tonight OF
Tuesday.
Alabama and sissippi-Generally
fair tonight and Tuesday.
Louisiana-I Unsettled showers in east
Arkansas-lnsettled showers
Internationally fair
East TeXas-Generally fair
West Texas-Unsettled: showers in
western portion.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
TAFT COMPUTES
DEATH SENTENCE
OF NEGRESS SLAYER

WASHINGTON. Aug 12.-Becauss
he considered there is reasonable doubt
as to generalization of Mrs Matte Lo-
max in the shooting of her husband
here about eighteen months ago, Presi-
dent Taft today commuted her sentence
10 life imprisonment
Mrs Lomax was to have been eX-
ecuted Friday. She was negress and
had the death sentence been carried
cut she would have been the second
woman hanged in the District of CO.
iumbia. The first was Mrs Surratt,
one of the plotters in the assassination
Of Pre- sident Abraham Lincoln.
LomaX was shot TO death in his home
in December, 1910. The arrest and
conviction Of his wife followed. she
was sentenced to be hanged last No
vember but stay of execution wa
granted three times by P Resident Taft
because Of the woman's i'll health.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
ATLANTA MARKETS

EGGS-Fresh country candled, f9M20c
BUTTER-Jersey and creamery, in Lib
blocks 2OQ2212c; fresh country dull, 100
l21zc pound.
DRESSED POULTRY-Dra head
and feet on, per pound: Hens. f7m1sc:
fries, 25Q271zc; roosters, S@1Oc; turkeys,
owing to fairness. 10000
LIVE POULTRY-H Hens, 4O945c: roost-
ers 25@35c; fries, lS@25c; broilers. sO0
Csc; puddle ducks, 70 a Soc Pekin ducks
40G45c; geese 50Q6Oc each. turkeys, ow-
ing to fairness. 14015c
FRUITS AND PRODUCE.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES-Le
fancy, $5.5O@6c per box; Florida oranges
S3g360 per box; bananas, 303I2c per
pound; cabbage, 75@$l per pound: pea
nuts per pound, fancy Virginia 61a a 7c
choice, Sc d6c, beans, round green. 75c@
81 per crate; Florida celery. S2G250 per
crate, squash, yellow, per six basket
crates $l@L25; lettuce fancy. St25ml. 80
choice Sl.250l50 per crate: oeets, $1J06
per barrel; cuoumbers. 75ca 81 per crate;
new irish potatoes, per barrel s2.50g3
Egg plants. S&m250 per crate; pepper
$l@ T. 20 per crate; tomatoes fancy, six
basket crates $l.5OWli5, choice iona
toes $l10@2; pineapples, a3U2z5 per
crate, onions, S1ut25 per bushel; sweet
potatoes, pumpkin yam, $ldL25 per bush
el, watermelons, $lOalo per hundred
cantaloupes. per crate, $1ml25
PROVISION MARKET
Corrected BY Whits Provision Company
Cornheld hams 10 to u pounds avera ge
Ice.
Ice.
Cornfeld skinned hams, l6 to Is pounds
average lie
Cornheld picnic hams. to pounds
average 12C.
Cornfeld breakfast bacon. Csc
Grocer style bacon wide or narrow.
l719c
Cornheld fresh pork sausage uink or
buik) 25-pound buckets t2c
Cornheld frankfurters lo.pound buck
cts average 10c..
Ccrnfeld bologna sausage o5-potlnd
boxes Ac
boxes i2C.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
7SLAYERSD DIE IN
ELECTRIC CHAIR
"Most Successful" and Great
est EIeCtroCution Ever Seen
Takes Place in New York.

OSSlNING, n Y, Aug. l2.-Seven
human lives were legally taken today
in the death chair at Sing Sing estab-
fishing a new record for wholesale cleo
troeutions in America OF the seven
victims, six were Italians and the other
man was negro. All were murderers.
The following FIVE men were executed
for participation in the brutal killing
of Mrs Mary Hall in a farm house t
Grifins Corners, Westchester county,
last November:
renzo Lebori Cali, Felipe Demarco and
Salvatore Demarco.
Joseph t'errone. also an Italian, was
electrocuted for Staying his wife in New
York on October "a last.
The negro executed was John w.
Collins. who shot and killed Policeman
Thomas Lynch in New York city July
l, 1911. While crazed with drink.
The execution of the FIVE Italians
condemned for the murder of Mrs. Hall
took place while hundreds of kilograms
sent by Italian organizations in all
parts of the country begging clemency
lay unopened at Albany on the desk OF
Governor Dix who is attending the mil
itary maneuvers in Connecticut.
Not Hitch in Program.
Extraordinary efforts had been made
to save Cali. who maintained stoutlv
to the last that he was innocent. Cali
tried to prove an alibi by declaring that
he was working for a gas company in
Brooklyn, but as the employees of the
company are designated by numbers
instead of by name the doomed man
could not establish his claim.
The entire seven executions took
place in one hour and fifteen minutes
There was not hitch during the grew
some ceremony. Experts who were
present designated it the most sue
cessfur electrocuition they had ever
seen.
None of the men gave any exhibition
of fear, except Coma, who tainted and
had to be carried to the chair.
The FIVE Hall murderers protested
their innocence to the last. 1t had been
expected that F'errone, who has been
giving the authorities a great deal OF
trouble. would cause a scene, but he
was in a docile mood and as ne stepped
to the chair he exclaimed: I'm ready
to GO
A different set OF witnesses was pres
ent at each death.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
COTTON DROPS
ON HEAVY SALES
MCF adden and Spot Interests
aCst Large Orders Upon the
Market Throughout Day.

NEW YORK, Aug 12.-Favora Bile
weather conditions over the entire belt
Sunday caused a depressing effect upon
the cotton market today at the opening
with first prices showing net loss of 10
10 rs points from the final figures of Sat-
urday. After the call the selling became
general while the buying was moderate
and scattered. Some Southern interests
and Wall street business houses Joined
the bear movement and prices made a
further decline with new crop positions
displaying the most weakness.
McFadden interests and commission
houses continued to sell during the late
forenoon trading, some of it coming from
some of the large spot interests. and
prices were carried 10 TO 20 points below
the opening During the afternoon ses-
sion the market developed steadier tone.
while the selling pressure seemed to have
checked. The liquidation looked TO be
about over. and the buying became more
general, and prices rallied to I points
from the low levels. The ring crowd
were freely buyers, and it is believed
That this interest Is short.
Warehouse stocks in New York today,
1886: certificated S7693
At the close the market was weak with
prices showing a net loss of 46 to 81
points from the final quotations of Satur-
day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
RAFFLES, IN A CELL,
SETS SELF AFIRE;
IS SEVERELY BURNED

CHICAGO, Aug 12.-Jacob Foy
Guthrie. school teacher and society
burglar, who stole $250,000 weFth OF
plumber from fashionable Chicago
homes. tried to burn himself to death
in his cell in the county Jail today.
Calls of fire in the cell house where
he was confined brought aid. Turn
keys rushed in. pulled the man from
the cell and eXtinguished the flames,
though Guthrie fought to prevent them.
He was severely burned all over the
body and was taken TO the county hos
pitaI
Guthrie had set fire to his clothing
and to the bedding in his cell
GO away and let me die It's fun to
burn. Let me alone" he screamed
when the officers threw back the doo-
of his cell and rushed in to rescue him
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
.SHORTSCOVERON
ADVANCING GRAIN
Market Declines in Early Trade
on Better Weather, But
Rallies Later.

CHICAGO, Aug. 12-wheat showed thu
loss of 4 to sc on the putting out Of
short lines by the Northwest and tbs
fact that spectators refused TO follow
the strength abroad
Corn was Il to &c lower early but this
was fully regained later and on the Sep
TENDER $sc was added on shorts buying
The present weather is more favorable
for the growing crops.
oats were fractionally better for nearby
months, while deferred options were a
shade easier.
There was little change in provisions.
although hogs a the yards were S to 10c
higher.
Following lower prices early wheat
hrmed up on the decrease in the visible
report and closed u to a G higher Com
mission houses were on both sides of the
market, while cash houses continued to
sell September against country pur-
chases
Corn closed irregularly. prices ranging
from Il to Ac to 1c higher with Septem-
Der showing the greatest gain. Specua-
tive selling pressure was all on the new
crop futures
Oats ranged from 1ac higher to &c
lower The September delivery was
drag on the rest of the market.
Provisions were firm and higher all
around. Trade was large.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
ALABAMA GINNERS
HANDLED ST. 1861
BALES PAST YEAR

MONTGOMERY, ALA. Aug. IA
total of 1,571, 1861 bales OF cotton were
einned and 1,279,SS3 bales were re-
ceived by warehouses in Alabama/dur-
ing the fiscal year which closed August
l. according to the annual report of f.
NJ Ragland director of the state bu-
reau of cotton statistics which was
submitted to Governor O'Neal today.
Mr. Ragand stated that the report is
not entirely correct, because there were
a few ginners reporting to the Federal
government who were not aware that
they also had to make a report to the
state.
According to the report, there are
1929 active ginneries and 202 ware
houses in Alabama
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK. Aug 12.-Wheat hrmer;
nominal in elevator and /. 08 f. O. b. Corn
steady: No in elevator nominal. ex-
port No. 2 821s t. o. b., steamer nom-
nal No nominal. Oats active; natural
white $3.50 nominal. Rye dull; No. 2
nominal I. o. b. New York Barley
quiet; mailing 706S0 c !. + Buffalo Hay
firm; good to prime 95q1.95, poor to fair
so nominal.
Flour more active; spring patents $3.50
$50, straights 47505 clears 4659490,
winter patents 515d5.40, straights 4550
ATS, clears 42544.60.
steady: mess $20@2075, family S20q21 %.
Lard firm; city steam 10A G10s. middle
West spot 1855. Tallow steady; city
lin hogsheads) SIS nominal, country lin
tierces) 50 G6la.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
INVALID SHOOTS
SELF TOAD WIZ {
Former Railway Conductor,
Helpless ParaIytiC, Fears He
Is Burden to His Family.

Feeling that he was burden to his
wife and four children. and that he
was in the way" McGehee Ferguson.
los West Pine street, yard conductor
for the Southern railway. today shot
himself through the head as he sat
alone in his, room in an invalid's roller
chair. Ferguson has been a helpless
paralytic for the past two years He
was injured by falling from a freight
ear in the Atlanta yards, the fall break
ing his back and paralyzing him.
Although the bullet passed through
the brain and out of the head. Fergu-
son still was alive when his wife, hear
ing the report of the pistol, rushed
frantically into the room. The dying
man was hurried to the Atlanta hospi-
tai. His death is expected at any mo-
ment
Ferguson had been particularly de-
spondent. of late and had frequently
commented on his feeling that he was
burden He had several times threat
ened to end his life in the past few
days. For fear that he would carry out
his threats, members of the family hid
@erguson's revolver, wrapping it, and
placing it in the bottom of dresser
drawer. About noon today Ferguson
rolled himself in his chair to the dress
er, made 4 search for the weapon. and
found it, He then shot himself as he
sat in the chair, near the dresser.
He never spoke after firing the shot.
Ferguson's four children are all boys
the oldest 13 years of age and the
youngest years old His wife former
~ was Miss Stella Hudson.
Ferguson was member of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and
was popular and highly esteemed in
railroad circles
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-12
HUSBAND OF KEROSENE
OIL EXPLOSION VICTIM
ASKS 100000 DAMAGES

Joseph Head, whose wife, Mrs Lilly
Head. was burned to death by a kero-
sene oil explosion July l., has filed suit
for $4,000 damages against the Texas
Company. oil refners. in superior court.
This brings the total sum being sued
for against The company for the many
recent oil explosions, to s165,O00.
Mr.. Head asserts that his wife was
pouring oil on a fire in a stove when
the fuel became ignited and exploded.
blowing the bottom from the can and
setting fire to Mrs Heads clothing.
She died shortly afterward from the
burns