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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
GEORGIA SWAMP
To Be EXPLORED
Scientists Would Penetrate the
0kefenokee in Search of
Botanical Specimens.

Georgia soon Is to know the secrets of
Okefenokee swamp. probably the largest
tract of UNEMPLOYED land in the United
States not excepting even the everglades
of Florida.
Seven scientists, members of the teach
ing corps OF Cornell university passed
through Atlanta today and will enter the
swamp tomorrow over the old Pendleton
trail to put in the summer there, study
ing the fora and fauna of the unusual
region
The Cornell men will be accompanied
by C. s. Spooner, assistant state ento-
mologist. who will be with the party
during the entire trip OF exploration.
Lee Worsham, state entomologist, will
accompany the party TO the edge of the
swamp, but will not take part in the
work
This is the first time party composed
wholly of scientists has attempted to ex-
plore the swamp. Local parties of stu
dents have skirted the edges and hunting
parties have penetrated some OF the most
remote parts
The party is headed by DR. J C. Brad
ley. assistant professor of entomology at
Cornell university, and is composed of the
following men: A. W Wright, A. r.
Camp c. r. Crosby, NJ B. Leonard, $.
c. Bishop, w. =. Funkhauesr and e. S.
Spooner
The party visited the state capitol this
morning and held a short conference with
Lee Worsham, going over the details of
the trip.
DR. Bradley Is confident that the trip
will reveal fora and fauna not known to
have existed in the United States. While
the trip is not intended to observe con-
ditions in the Okefenokee with an idea of
draining It, Dr. Bradley said that some
of the party's observations doubtless
would prove valuable If the state or the
government ever decided 10 put in drain
age canals
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
State Draws It's Net
About Defendants in
Myrtle Hawkins Case

HENDERSONVTLLE, n G. May ~.
What would you do if a dead body
was found on your placer" was asked
by, Dan Mccall, about the time the
body Of girl. said to be Myrtle Haw-
kins, was found in Lake Osceoa, ac-
cordlng to testimony today in the trial
Of seven defendants charged with being
principals and accessories in the Haw-
kins girls death, Mccall is one of the
denfendants. Thomas Hollingsworth,
school committeeman said he saw Nc
Call soon after the body was found ana
Dan told him. "All his troubles came
at once" and then propounded his
question.
Frank Brown. negro preacher, testi-
fed that on the Wednesday before the
body was found he saw Myrtle Haw-
kins and her mother in the vicinity of
the lake; about ! o'clock the next day
he saw the girl near his home, and that
night heard woman's screams from
the direction of Dan McCalTs home
George Green. another negro. testified
that on this same night he heard
screams from the direction of Alb Me-
Calls house
The state will rest its case today
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
Taft Disgusts
Yates, T. R. Aid

If Theodore Roosevelt fails TO land
the Republican nomination aud the
Democrats adopt the kind Of platform
that suits him ST Julien Yates, presi
dent of the Roosevelt Georgia White
league. will not only vote the Demo
cratic ticket. but viii get out and work
for the Democratic candidate.
Mr.. Yates gave this statement to a
reporter from The Georgian today as a
wav of emphasizing the disgust OF
Georgia Republicans with the Taft re
gime,
The Roosevelt Georgia White league
is lilly white" organization formed
Saturday night. and is working IN
Georgia TO muster votes for the former
president, from both Democrats and
Republicans, in case the Rough Rider
is nominated
DR. r. s Macarthur pastor of the
Baptist Tabernacle, and an ardent ad :
mirer and supporter of Theodore
Roosevelt. will address the league
Thursday night in Judge L. S Roam S
court room, in the Thrower building, at
I: 80 O'Clock, Negroes viii not be ad-
mtted
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
COLONEL DEF|ES
REP. COMM 7 TEE
Asks People Only for Justice
He Says Fight in New
Jersey Ends.

MORRISTOWN, N. j.. May 27.-The-
adore Roosevelt today defed the Re-
publican national committee While
thousands cheered him here he cried:
The other day Mr.. Taft said that
the national committee would give him
justice. I want the people to do me
justice, and that illustrates the diff
ference between US.
II appeal to the people and not to the
national committee, with the exception
that 1t will misrepresent the people. 7
appeal to the people to control them
selves. Remember the national COM
mittee was elected. not by the people
but by the politicians, four years ago.
Denies He Left Deficit.
Mr., Taft appeals to the national
committee elected by the politicians
and | appeal to the people.
Nov, this is your fight. / have come
here TO ask that you stand by your
selves. We are making a fight for you
to rule, for your right to rule, and it is
Your duty to rule"
Replying to the Taft charges that
Roosevelt left national deficit when
I'm my administration the income ex-
ceeded the expenditures by somewhere
between two and three hundred million
dollars; SO much that We had almost
100 much surplus. We had more than
We needed for our own running ex-
penses and We used it to pay for the
Panama canal digging.
Following q conference with Sena-
tor Dixon. head of the national Roose-
Welt bureau. the colonel let it be known
he is sure of getting the nomination
on the first ballot. There will be the
hottest kind of a time" in Chicago, his
supporters declare. if the national com
mittee tries to substitute delegates
against whom the Roosevelt faction Is
said to have lodged protests.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
100000 Want To
See Convention

CHICAGO. May 27.-Plans for the
Republican national convention will be
completed this week. The members Of
the sub committee on arrangements
uilI plsn TO have all the details out of
the vav so nothing will interfere with
the delegate contests which are ex-
nected to begin June s.
Wednesday is the last day for filing
credentials for delegates and for fling
contests. Contests for ESQ seats have
already been filed and the total it is
expected. will be increased before the
hearings begin Members of the ma
tional committee. as well is members OF
the various state delegations over
which contests win be waged are ex
pected next week.
More than 10000 requests for seats
have been received by The members Of
the committee. Among these arc a
number from foreign countries VINO
have Representatives here The demand
Tor tickets is greater this year than
ever before in The history OF the con
~~otion. according to Chairman New
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
RARE CHINA SOLD
To PAY AL|NONY
Jackson Collection Goes at
Auction TO Satisfy Judgment
Against Grandson.

A collection Of rare china. once the
pride of one of Georgla's most exclu-
sive households, went under the ham
mer in Justice Johnson's court today to
satisfy All slimony judgment Of $3.50
The china collection, which brought
when parceled piecerneal about $4,000,
was once the property of the late Cen
eral Henry r. Jackson, Of Savannah,
former United States minister to Mex
leo. The alimony judgment was OBJ
tanned by Mrs. Laura Jackson, wife of
Renfroe Jackson. prominent Atlanta
insurance man and grandson of Cen
eral Jackson who fell heir TO the COL
lection as part OF his portion Of the es-
tate.
The alimony levy was made by Lu-
Their Rosser, Jr.. acting for Mrs. Jack
son, and brought against all Of Jack
sons household furniture. In addition
to the massive cabinet filled with
dainty china, old fashioned mahogany
highboys and legged chairs,
after the fashion Of the Chippendale,
were sold by the justice of the peace to
satisfy other Judgments
Mrs. Jackson obtained an alimony
judgment in superior court several
months ago, which provided that Jack
son was to pay her $50 month The
judgment upon which the levy was
made amounted to $3.50 Mrs Jackson
has divorce suit pending in superior
court
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
BREACHES TO GRADUATES
IMPERIAL ARMY
MEDICAL COLLEGE"

A letter dated Imperial Army Medical
College, Canton China" and signed Holt
A.. Cheng, MD" is in hand, that CON
tains an order for a shipment Of specific
that the Doctor bluntly admits is q nee
esstty in the treatment of kidney dis
ease,
Or. Cheng was educated in America and,
knows the futilty OF Dgitais, Nitro civ
cerine, Basham's Mixture, etc. and sends
1000 miles for the only known specifiryi
for Brights Disease and Inflammation OF,
the kidneys
:, Another important order was for,
Hospital supplies in Paris" The world
is beginning to sit up and take notice OF
the fact that Brights Disease is being
cured
The constant reiteration by nuedics 4.
works Of the incurabilty of Bright's Dis i
ease is costing thousands of lives Fveni
under Fultons Renal Compound referred
to above all do not recover. but it is badl
judgment to withhold 1t until the hearts
and recuperative power are nearly ex :,
hausted Physicians can simply add it'd
to the heart, eliminatiVe and tonic treat
ment they are giving. There is no con
flict. BY relaxing the kidney It changes;
the prognosis from despair to hope and
thousands of these cases are now recov- =
ering
It can be had al Frank Edmondson s.
Bro. II g. Broad street and los N. Pryor
street
ASK for pamphlet
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
Unit Rule in Ohio
Given Knockout

COLUMBUS, ONO. May 81. -Governor
Harnon's contest for q solid Ohio delega
lion to the Baltimore Democratic conven-
ton met with a severe setback today
when Secretary of State Graves, as head
of the election machinery in the state,
held that the state convention could not
impose the unit rule on the twenty Wilson
delegates elected from the congressional
districts
e'The national delegates in Ohio we're
elected a primary Graves holds, and
no state committee or convention has the
mower to prescribe rules for their action,
The convention can prescribe rules for
the action Of the six delegates at large,
hut its authority ends there The dis
trict delegates elected last Tuesday can
vote for whom they please and no in
structions from a state convention would
he binding.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
PASTOR RAPS THOSE WHO
DON'T DO OWN THINKING

THE world always has needed men
and women who think for themselves,
and never so much as today" said DR..
Dunbar ogden, pastor of Central Pres
byterian church, in his sermon last
evening.
How much better it would be in the
realm Of giddy fashion, he said, 81 we
had more women who think for them
selves instead Of letting other people
think for them. How much better. in
the realm of politics, if we had more
men who did their own thinking who
refused to bow the knee
At II o'clock Sunday morning Dr.
ogden preached the annual commence
ment sermon of Agnes Scott college at
Decatur
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
CHARTERS OPENS FIGHT
FOR SEAT IN CONGRESS

BLUE RIDGE, GA, May % william
a Charters, former solicitor general Of
the Blue Ridge circuit opened his cam
paign for congress in the Ninth district
here today. He addressed at length q
large gathering at the noon recess of su-
perior court which is nov in session at
Blue Ridge
Speaker John n. Holder has been cam
paigning for some time throughout the
district, but this is Mr. Charters first
public appearance.
It is persistently rumored that Con
gresham Thomas Bell will stand for re-
election, despite rumors early in the
spring that he would retire to private life
at the expiration of his present term.
1t is generally agreed that the fight
in the Ninth is to be a hot one, in any
event, as Charters, Holder and Bell are
all popular and strong
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
HORSE STARTS FIRE
LIKE OLEARY COW.
MENACING CHICAGO

CHICAGO, May PA horse Kicked
over lantern in a barn in Cicero and
the suburb was given a small imitation
of the result that followed the kicking
over a lamp by Mrs. OLesry's COW in
Chicago in 1871. It took the fremen
Of Cicero most of Sunday to quench
the flames The barn and five sheds
were burned and the flames threatened
the nearby residences and the Grant
locomotive works.
Citizens. armed with buckets, put in
their day OF rest helping the hremen
save their homes.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
aft Ends Jersey
Fight Confident

JERSEY CITY, n. J., May 27.-Fres-
ident Taft began the last day of his
New Jersey fight with the cheers OF
loyal supporters ringing in his ears
The president received an ovation both
a he left the residence of his brother
Henry w Taft, in Aew York, and as
he left Jersey City over the Central
Railroad OF New Jersey to begin the
days itinerary by pleading with cleo
tors at Perth Amboy
Persons anxious to get a glimpse OF
the president gathered in front of the
Taft residence In New York several
hours before Mr. Taft made his ap-
pearance. The crowd was SO dense 1t
took three policemen and eight secret
service men to open a lane for the
bresideuts automobile.
The president got his second ovation
on the ferry boat and this was contin-
he entered his car.
Mr.. Taft vas scheduled to make f1f-
teen speeches during the day and even
Ing at the following places: Perth
Anboy, Mattawan, Red Bank, Long
branch. Asbury Park, Manasquan, Free
hold. Lakewood, Bridgeton Millville,
vineland. Mays Landing. Plea santville,
Atlantic City and Ctlassboro.
While the president worked his way
down the coast. Colonel Roosevelt was
vhirled across the northern end Of the
state.
Mr.. Taft began the vindup of his
hardest political fight confident that
the voters win pledge him their sup
port tomorrow. He chatted cheerfuly
about the situation to his companions.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
Slaton Makes Aragon
His Headquarters: to
Greet Visitors There

John NJ Slaton, candidate for governor,
will open temporary campaign headquar
ters in the Aragon hotel tomorrow morn
ing, and keep them open until Thursday
convention in Atlanta Wednesday,
Mr. Slaton particularly invites visitors
and delegates to the convention, and
such other persons as would care to do so,
to visit his headquarters
The primary and only purpose Of open
ing these headquarters Is to afford Mr.
SIaton's friends and well wishers a con
venient place to get together for the
purpose Of discussing either with him or
among themselves, the forthcoming gu
bernatorial campaign
Rooms and s, the old Underwood head
quarters, have been reserved by MIR. Sla-
ton and the former governor as well as
a number of friends win be there to meet
all callers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
Liquor Fosters Music
Where Genius Exists,
Divorce Tells Court

Mrs. Ella c. Holmes, with seventeen
years of first hand experience to back
her assertions. told Superior Judge PEN
dleton today that musical genius could
thrive 81 liquor
The example cited by Mrs, Holmes of
perfect blend of musical ability and
liquor was her husband. William H
Holmes In securing second divorce
verdict Mrs Holmes volunteered this
statement to the court.
Judge. that man did not draw sober
breath during the entire seventeen years
of our married life"
Gould he make music when he was
drunk" asked Judge Pentdeton who
had been informed that Holmes was a
musician.
Better than he could when he was
sober answered Mrs. Holmes
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
RUNAWAY HORSE HURTS
THREE AT MARIETTA. GA,

MARIETTA. GA, May 27.-Four ribs
were broken. one eye badly lacerated
and severe bruises sustained by Miss
Vera Johnson when horse ran over
her in the public square here The
horse also struck a man named Rainey.
brusing him Mrs. w. NJ Fleming, who
was driving the horse when it ran
away, was badly bruised in jumping
from the buggy. The horse is owned by
Mrs. Fleming, wife Of the city clerk.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
ADVICE ON
CITY PLANT NEAR
Health Board Meets Today to
Make Conclusive Recon-
mendations to Council.

When the board of health has recon-
sjdered thoroughly bids for garbage
disposal plant and obtained the advice
of a second expert engineer. an abso-
lutely final recommendation will be
made to council. declared DR.. w. L.
Gilbert and other members of the board
today,
It then will be up to council to
finance the proposition or fatty turn
down the second recommendation Of
the board of health.
The board and the sanitary commit
tee Of council meet Jointly at o'clock
this afternoon to begin a final inveg-
tigation Of the plans 1t is expected
that special meeting Of council will
be called the latter part of the week to
hear the report
All of the work virtually is a resr1n1s
of what already has been done. DR..
Rudolph Herring, of New York. was paid
$500 for his expert advice. The board
Of health urged the plan Of his choice
to the council. The bids now before
the board are the old ones slightly al
tered 1t is predicted the members OF
the board simply will amend their for
mer recommendation by leaving off the
electric power plant and water pump or.
the proposition of the Destructor Com
pany of New York. The garbage plant
then would cost about S235,0o0 The
only other bid the board will consider
this time is the $4,000 bid of the For
syth Crematory Company of Atlanta.
which has different kind Of plant,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
UNDERWOOD CLUB IN
TRAINING TO ROOT AT
BALTIMORE MEETING

The formation of the Underwood
Marching club in Fulton county is pro-
crossing rapidly and by convention Tins
the organization will be in trim.
Thomas r. Fielder, MIN Mccullough
and Cart Hutchinson have been added
to the list of leaders The active work
Of lining UP the bunch" has begun.
All delegates to the state convention
viii be asked to accompany the club to
Baltimore
As hotel rates viii be high and tbs
hotels crowded, it Is the plan of tbs
Marching club to sleep in the Punmans
during the stay in Baltimore
BREACHES TO GRADUATES.
LOUISVILLE, KY. May ~ DR. !.
w Lynch of Athens. Ga, delivered this
commencement sermon of the Southern
Baptist Theological seminary last night.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
SHANGHAI SEES FIRST
PUBLIC CHINESE WEDDING

SHANGHAI, May IA public chi
nese wedding, the first in recorded his
tory, has been celebrated here The
ceremony took place, in modern fash
ion, in Chang Suhos garden
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
w. A. WRIGHT SERIOUSLY
Ill FROM INDIGESTION

William A. Wright state comptroller
and insurance commissioner. is seriously
ill at his home 402 Peachtree street fol-
lowing an attack NJ acute Indigestion
while n Rome Ca Saturday # IS moi
expected he can he at his office for sew
cral DAYS,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
& M. Mooney.

r. M Mooney, 81 years old, died at
his residence, 2sS Hin street early to-
day. He is survived by two children.
Funeral services will be held tonight by
the Mohawk tribe of Red Men, of which
he was member The remains win
be taken to Flowery Branch Ca. for
intermen' tomorrow morning.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
ATLANTA MASONS
BEGIN 4-DAY FEST
Record Class To Be Initiated
by Scottish Rite Branch.
Banquet as Feature.

Costumes valued at $4,000 will be
worn by those participating in the fifth
annual convocation of the local lodge of
Scottish Rite Masons which was opened
at II o'clock today and will be con-
cluded by a banquet Thursday night
More than so candidates from all parts
Of Georgia gathered to be put through"
with one of the largest classes ever
initiated here,
The feature of the banquet. will be
the presence of two OF the three sur
viNing members of the class Of 1882.
who were indicted into the order by
Genera Pike, the father of Scottish
Rite Masonry. This class had ten can
didates-James Andrew Gray, Henry q.
Pope, A. NJ Law. D. 0. Dougherty,
Charles F. Malone, A. S. Eichberg, NJ
McBurney, R. f. Holt Henry G. Stock
dell and Jacob Morris OF these Gray.
Eichberg and Stockdell are the only
ones living. Eichberg and Stockdell will
attend the banquet
Many to Get Degrees.
Four days will be required to COM
pete the initiation ceremonies. Special
music and stage settings have been ar
ranged Degrees from the fourth to the
thirty second will be conferred To-
night from the fourth to the tenth de-
gree, inclusive. will be completed, and
TUESDAY night will see the conclusion
of the twentieth degree. The thirty
first degree will have been completed
by 70 o'clock Wednesday night and the
thirty second degree will be conferred
Thursday morning.
Upon the following committees will
devolve the major portion of the work.
Executive-Fo Forrest Adair, sgd *. G..
G. H, chairman; David Marx, $50 Hon.
vice chairman Joseph c. Greenfield,
Sad Hon. secretary; Edward Morris
Hsfer, sd x. G. G. H., John Gilmore,
32d; Alfred SALON. Eichberg, SD; John
Marshall SIston 32d George Moultre
Napier, 32d Edward salmond McCan-
dless 32d X. e. C. H
Reception Edward Salmond Nc
Candies. SD X. c. c. H., chairman,
John Robert wilkinson 33d Hon; Jack
Morton Wilson. sgd K. G. c. H; VIII
liam Henry Terrell. 32d X. G. c. H;
William Amis Foster, sgd; Werner ST.
mon Byck, SD
Rejection Edward Morris Hafer, 32d
X c G. H; Edward Clarence Brown,
SD
Glass Director-John Gilmore, 33d.
Director OF Work-Charles E. Robert
son, SGD
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
AIDS EX- W|FE BY
KILLING HIMSELF
Albanian. Suicide, Provides ri.
vorced Mate Get $50 900
Insurance on His Life.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 27+-Leaving
A note asking a friend to be sure to
certify to his death, 50 that his d.
vorced wife might collect life insurance
amounting to more than 100000. Joseph
West Robinson, member of wealthy
family of Atlanta, Ga, ended his life
by firing a revolver bullet into his
mouth at the Golden West hotel,
In the note, which was addressed to
Robert Grant, living at the Hotel Nor
mandi, Robinson directed that no at
tention be paid to disposing of his
body He was willing to be buried in
the potters field by the city, he init
mated, but wanted his widow to col
lecth is insurance
Another note was addressed to Rob
nsons wife, who, before her marriage
was Lucy Std, of Rome. Ga. The Rob
insons were divorced six years ago, and
Mrs. Robinson now Is living with their
three grown children In Pasadena
Word was sent to her there today
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
ROBINSON Not Knomn Here.

Inquiry in this city this morning
son as a resident OF Atlanta. No mem
bers of the numerous families Of that
name here know of such a man. they
said. nor of any man of similar name
who had gone to San Francisco from
this city
A telegram to Rome, Ca, brought the
reply that no such man was known
there
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-27
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