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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
SAVANNAH RANKS FOURTH
AMONG AMERICAN PORTS

SAVANNAH, GA, July 17.-With the
exception of the port of New York, Sa-
vannah stands first on the Atlantic
seaboard in the list of exports, out
ranking Philadelphia. Baltimore, Nor
folk and Charleston. In addition to
this. the port shows a gain of more
than 900 per cent in imports since
1909. Figures show this port to be
gaining steadily over all other ports.
including that Of New York Savan-
nah now ranks fourth in the list Of
ports in the United States. New Or
leans and Galveston rank second and
third, respectively
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
u. S. SECRET SERVICE
MEN SEARCH JUAREZ
FOR J. WYLIE SMITH

Ell PASO, TEXAS July 17-Secret
agents of the United States state de-
partment are today searching Ciudad
Juarez the rebel occupied town across
the Rio Grande river from Ell Paso for
j. Wylie Smith.
American Consul T D. Edwards be-
lieved that the former Atlanta loan
agent disappeared across the river into
FL Paso ten days ago when he reached
Juarez from his prison cell in Chihua
hua with the retreating rebels, who had
opened the penitentiary before leaving
but Mr. Edwards was informed last
night that Smith has been seen in
Juarez yesterday. The consul's inform
ant was not seeking reward and
claimed to know Smith; hence the con-
sui believes that Smith was seen in
Juarez as late as yesterday, and that he
is still in Juarez in hiding.
The consul asked and obtained per-
mission of the rebel officials to take
secret service operatives into Juarez 10
search for the man.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
Wagers Whee1barrOw Ride on T. r.
BETTING FUED REOPENED

If Colonel Theodore Roosevelt is
elected president of the United States
this year, Major John Brown Scarratt
will treat Colonel Edward Constitution
Bruffy to such a wheelbarrow ride
around and about the streets of Allan
ia as never has been seen in these
parts.
Major scarratt and Colonel Bruffy
are ancient enemies In the election bet
ting business
Once upon a time-this is no fairy
tale-the major won hat from the
colonel That was when Harrison was
elected president-not Tippecanoe Har-
rison (the idea!-this thing happened
when John and Ed were 81, and not
before the Mexican war;
Anyway, the major is a snorting,
hurrahing, boosting Roosevelt man this
year; the while the colonel thinks the
Rough Rider will have not even a
smar-caliber look in on the electoral
college.
Duly Drawn and Signed.
Wherefore this agreement between
the major and the colonel has been
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17

duly drawn, signed and solemnly en-
tered into:
I hereby agree, if Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt is not elected next
president Of the United States and
Woodrow Wilson or w. H. Taft is
elected to buy you new hat and a
bandana handkerchief, deliver same
to you in your office, decorate the
hat with the bandana handkerchief,
place the hat on your venerable
Uranium, place you on my back and
tote you to decorated wheelbar-
row that | will have in waiting out
side in Alabama street, and roll you
in the wheelbarrow from there to
the state capitol, provided, how
ever, if Colonel Roosevelt is elected
YOU agree to buy me new hat and
a bandana handkerchief and roll
me in a wheelbarrow FURNISHED by
YOURSELF past the postotfice to the
Piedmont hotel
JOHN BROWN SCARRATT.
accept the foregoing PROPOSE
ton and conditions
ED c. BRUFFY.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
BOMB OUTRAGE AND
MYSTERIOUS STAYING
PUZZLE N. Y. POLICE

NEW YORK. July IA murder and
a bomb outrage took place early today
in Harlem. shortly before 2 O'Clock
the police found the body of a well
dressed man-evidently an Italian-ly-
ing upon the sidewalk at 108th street
and Second avenue, with bullet holes
in it. Eight of them had been fired into
his back, evidently after he had fallen
from a shot in the head.
About the same time an explosion
was heard in 109th street, where an in
fernal machine had been set off on the
first floor of the tenement at No. 9QS
East Tooth street, shattering the front
of the building
A short time after the shooting a
wounded man walked into the East
seventy-sixth street police station. He
said he had been hurt in a bomb eN-
plosion and asked medical aid. After
being treated, he disappeared
The authorities began an lnvestiga-
tion along the line that the shooting
and the bomb outrage were in some
wav connected.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
MRS. MORROW DENIES
ON WITNESS STAND
SHE KILLED HUSBAND

CHICAGO July 17.--Mrs Rene 3.
Morrow today faced a further ordeal
in the witness chair in Judge Kersten's
court where she is on trial for the
murder of her husband, Charles B. Nor
row
Mrs. Morrow began her story Of
events that led up to the death Of her
husband late yesterday afternoon. 1t
was expected that it would require the
entire day to complete the cross-ex-
animation.
Did you kin your husband?" asked
Attorney Erbstein.
Il did not" Mrs Morrow replied.
Did you ever pull the trigger of a
revolver in your life?"
Never"
This denial is the foundation Of the
evidence the states attorney VIII az
tempt to overthrow on cross examina-
ton
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
sPAL DING COUNTY BABIES
TO OWN GRIFFIN JULY %

GRIFFIN. GA, July 1.-THE mer-
chants of Griffin have arranged to hold
baby show here July %, There VIII
he many prizes offered for all kinds and
classes Of babies under three years Ole
The photographcrs viii take pictures of
every baby brought to-the studios dur
inc mat dav. The moving picture shows
win admit free every mother win
baby. Many of the merchants VIII give
souvenirs to all babies that visit their
nIaces Of business. Refreshments viii
be served during the day. 1t is planned
to make this a gala day for the babies
Of Spaldng county
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
COMMERCE CHAMBER
TO HEAR BUREAU PLAN
AT TAFT HALL DINNER


Plans for the reorganization of the
Chamber of Commerce and the forma-
tion of various bureaus to specialize
on individual work will be laid before
500 members tomorrow night at the
dinner which is to be given in Taft
hall President Wilmer l. Moore is to
make the address outlining the new
plan
At present the chamber has a bu-
reau of agriculture under the direction
Of j X. Giles and the formation Of an
industrial bureau and a convention bu-
reau Will be urged Other bureaus will
be added later if President Moore's
suggestions are approved
The annual fair which the chamber
proposes to hold at Lakewood will be
outlined by Aldine Chambers, who Wis
tied the fair grounds in Toronto, Can
ada, where such fair has been held
for IS consecutive years Mr. Cham
bers brought back with him a number
of views of the fair grounds and these
will be shown on stereopticon slides.
Frederic J. Paxon former president
Of the chamber Will make an address
on municipal research
The dinner. to be informal will be-
gin promptly al Z o'clock
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
STORES ARE ASKED TO
SHOW ATLANTAMADE
GOODS DURING FAIR

Only Atlanta made goods will be eX-
hibited in the show windows of At
ianta merchants, if the request of the
committee in charge of the Atlanta
Made show is compiled with
The show will be held during the
first ten days in August while the
Southern merchants convention is in
session and thousands of persons will
be drawn to Atlanta from all over the
South
The exhibits in the armory will con-
sist only of products of Atlanta's fac
tories and plants, and the members of
the committee believe that if local
merchants fill their windows with At
lanta made goods so that visitors may
see them while on the streets double
attention will he called to this city as
a manufacturing center
The work of installing exhibits will
begin next Monday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
POLICE ATTACKED
BY WOMAN |. w. w.
IN BIG MILL STRIKE

NEW BEDFORD, MASS, July IL
Qns thousand members of the $4,000
stirling men and women textile work
ezra made hostile demonstration at the
Butler mill gates today in an attempt
10 mttnidate the non-stril1ing opera
ttves. When the police came up and
began 10 dispense the strikers a wom-
an member Of the Industrial Workers of
the World attacked Policeman James
Sullivan SO fiercely that she had to be
overpowered anil placed under arrest,
More than 10000 textile mill operatives
and over one million spindles are now
idle throughout the state. In all rs
separate strikes are on.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
FATHER AND UNCLE
AT LAW TO DECIDE
CUSTODY OF A BOY

ROME. GA, July 1L-R. W. McCol-
lum and VIII Weems married sisters.
McCollum later died. A six-year- old
son was left in the care of Mrs. Weems.
Weems claims this was requested by
Mrs McCollum. Now McCollum claims
this was prejudicial to the interests of
the other members of the family and
wants the custody of the boy decided
before attachments become so strong
that a breaking Of the ties would cause
hard feelings. He has brought habeas
corpus proceedings and an interesting
fight is to be waged in the city court
for the custody of the child.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
BULL MOOSE IN
GEORGIA SPLIT
OVER NEGRO
Yates Says DeWar Wants to
Change Color Scheme of the
CoIoneFs Party in South.

There is war among the Georgia Bull
Moose. There are two convention calls,
TWO herds of moose, two color schemes
TO be considered.
J. St. Julien Yates. president of the
Georgia Roosevelt White league, a
strictly blond organization, declares
that the call issued yesterday by that
fellow Dewar" is calculated to round up
toe snti-Taft negroes for the Bull
Moose. or Moses. as the case may be,
and that Dewar is inspired not so much
bv patriotism as a desire to annex the
Atlanta postma stership when the Colo
mel resumes his seat in the white house
next March.
Mr.. Yates issued card to the public
today. of which the following is the
most caloric portion;
Sees "Heap of Trouble"
There appears to be a heap Of
trouble ahead of the +Bull Moose"
party in Georgia. It seems to be
question of whether Colonel
Roosevelt's new National Progress
sive party is to be white or black
The color scheme has not yet been
worked out, and the trouble, having
been precipitated, will be finished
along about convention time in Chi
cago. There is every reason to
believe there will be two delega-
tons from Georgia to the national
convention to be held in Chicago on
August 8. The real fight comes on
July %, and it will be over the
chairman of the state committee.
Yesterday, Mr.. Roger Dewar who
claims to be sole living personal
representative of Colonel Roosevelt
in Georgia, sent out from what he
lie pleased to term the National
Progressive headquarters a call for
q convention to be held in Atlanta
on the 25th Of the month although
his call forgets to state where the
meeting is to be held, Today the
Roosevelt Georgia White league, as
q result Of a meeting held some
days ago, issued a formal call for a
meeting of white men to be held
at the Kimball house on next Fri
day night.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
PATIENT IN HOSPITAL
TURNING HARD AS STONE

ST PAUL, MINI, July 17-Nine
years ago this September Charles J.
Murphy, of Mortified, student,
limped into St. Lul1es hospital on
clutches and was put to bed. He has
been there ever since, slowly dying of a
disease as ancient as the earliest relics
Of Egypt as mysterious as the pre-
historic period, and as certain as the
pyramids He is slowly turning to
bone-the deposits in the joints be-
coming solid and sttffentng his entire
body
When the chill touches his heart he
will die 1t may be in a year 1t may
not be for a number of years. But
there is no escape. The technical name
OF the disease is osteo- arthritis. Its
cause is unknown No method of stop
ping it has been revealed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
CONVICT ESCAPES TWICE
BY JUMPING FROM TRAIN

MONTGOMERY ALA, July IL
Henry East, serving eighteen years for
burglary committed at Florence, Ala.
escaped from a southbound local
Louisville and Nashville train today at
Cooper station while he was being car
ried by a state transfer agent from the
mines to the Henderson Lumber Com
pany at Sanford He jumped from
train three months ago while being
taken from Birmingham to Wetumpka,
but was recaptured. Dogs have been
sent in pursuit of him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
WURTS BOWELS BROTHER
HEADS CHEROKEE LIFE

ROME, GA. July 17.-Hal 6. Bowie
was elected president OF the Cherokee
Life Insurance Company a meeting
of the directors today He succeeds the
late Wurts Bowie who died last week.
He rs the same age his brother was
when he chartered the company two
years ago.
The Miles injunction suit against the
Rome Insurance Company has been
modified so as to allow the Cherokee
company 40 administer business turned
over to it in the merger deal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
COURT VALIDATES $4,000
BOND ISSUE FOR C0RDELE

CORDELE GA, July Judge ".
r. George. of the Cordele judicial cir
cult. has passed an order validating the
s95. 600 bond issue recently voted by the
city Of Cordele. These bonds are for
public improvements and the work will
likely begin in the early fall. OF this
amount $4,000 will be spent on street
paving. $4,000 on extending the water
works system, 10000 on bonding a
school house in the Third ward and
So. 900 on extending the sewerage
It is understood that another bond
election will be held to issue $4,000 Of
bonds for buying the electric light plant
owned by private individuals.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
H0USEkEEPER'S SAVINGS
TIED UP FOR THIRTY YEARS

TRENTON n j. July 17-An effort is
oetns made by Mrs. Katharine Logue of
ms city TO recover $110O from the es-
lsfe OF the late Rev Father Missile. of
Hasklng Ridge Mrs. Logue was the
honsekeeper for the priest and intrusted
her savings to him 30 years ago. She
was suddenly called to Ireland and be-
lore She returned the priest died
ne money passed into the hands of the
executors and for years Mrs. Logue has
peen irving 70 get possession of it, but
she mas no evidence that she gave it to
lhe priest Monsignor John H. Fox has
H"W taken up the womans case and will
MAKE I'm effort to get the money.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
SHOP TALK

y z. Bissel Atlanta branch manager OF
vac stearns Automobile company. re
turned Monday from the factory at Cleve-
iaH'' where a convention of dealers and
managers wa hed last week.
ACCOMPANYING Mr. Bissel to Atlanta is
Johnny Toole, formerly Of Atlanta and
one of the most popular and well liked
automobile men in the South. Mr.. Toole
- no" IN charge of the san Francisco
branch Of the Stearns and will return to
lie coast IN few days.
a. r Morris, manager of the Askin &
Marine company Atlanta store. is in New
4ofk this week on a business and pleas
ure trip
= beautiful and interesting folder has
Just been issued for the Hotel Del prado
chicago The booklet is in I'VE attractive
ooiols ana was designed and executed by
TIE Wagstafts OF Atlanta.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
SHOCK SENDS BOY TO
HIS DEATH IN A POOL

PHILADELPHIA. July IT, Shocked by
electricity. which hurled him into four feet
of water in a bathing pool Abraham
Slitzslxv. IA years old, was drowned IN me
Model Bath house on Third street
The ceiling Of the bath house Is low ana
4 bout FIVE feet from the floor rs an electric
switch box. protected by glass door
For some reason slitzsky began PLAYING
with this, and as a mistaken precauiion
against being shocked he obtained wet
towel with which he turned on the switch
Saturated with water the towel proved
deadly conductor
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
Wilson Great Leader
Says Underwood

TRENTON. n. j., July 17.-Repre-
sentative Oscar w Underwood, of Ala
bama, is greatly impressed with Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson as a result of
his visit to the governor here yester-
day, the first time the two great Dem
oerats had ever met. Following their
visit, Mr. Underwood said:
I think Governor Wilson is a great
leader of men do not have any doubt
in my mind that he is going to be elect
ed president of the United States. l
believe that his administration will live
up to every promise of the party,
don't think I ever saw the Democratic
party more united and in better condi-
ton to win victory than it is today.
On the other hand, never saw the Re
publican party more demoralized. and l
think that our opponents even feel
themselves that they are on losing
ground
Flight Will Win Itself
Il think that the governors plan for
managing the campaign as adopted at
Chicago is a very good one. OF course,
do not know enough about the de-
tails TO give an expression of opinion as
to what is the best plan or what is not
That would require a great deal of
study The fight is mighty near in
condition to win itself.
The main question in the collection
of campaign contributions is publicity
in my opinion | think if the public is
taken into the confidence of the com
mittee and it knows of the sources from
which contributions come, there can be
no criticism, because they win be all
known in advance, and the people can
determine for themselves. | think that
will solve the whole proposition 1t is
not question as to how much each
Individual contributes, because what
may be a large contribution from one
man may be a very small one from an
other, but if the public knows the
source do not see that there can be
any trouble
Underwood said he was asked what
he thought of the platform of the Dem
ocratic party.
u think it is a clear, forceful and
strong expression of Democratic prin-
ciples." he said. q think the principal
issue in the campaign is bound to be
the tariff OF course, there are other
issues of more or less Importance, but
the leading issue before the people is
the uestion as to whether they want
to maintain the tariff the present sys-
TEN of tariff taxation, or whether they
want to revise the tariff downward.
believe most of the evils that exist in
the country today that are being com
planned of grow out of the protective
tariff system and that the prohibitive
duties must be removed before we can
get any real relief, both real relief from
the high cost of living and from many
other evils that are complained of to-
day"
Will Offer His Services.
and now as to your personal plans
in this campaign?'
Il am, of course compelled TO stay in
the house until it adiourns. After that
l want a couple Of weeks rest; then l
expect to offer my services to the Dem
ocratic national committee and go
where they want me to GO
Concerning his own candidacy for the
Democratic nomination, Mr. Under
wood said:
there were no sore spots left We fight
for a flag. An individual is simply an
instance"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
FLORIDAN BROUGHT
FOR BURIAL TO CITY
HE AIMED TO VISIT

The body of Joseph n. yYhtner, Of st.
Petersburg. Fla, who had expected to
visit Atlanta soon, will be brought here
tomorrow for burial
A letter telling of the contemplated
visit was received by Mr.. Whitner's sis
ter Miss Elizabeth Whitner. 3s6 White
hall street, yesterday 1t was followed by
telegram early today announcing his
sudden death Mr. Whitner had arranged
to bring his wife and their little child
here with him They will come tomorrow
with the corpse.
A brother j. H Whitner, also of At
lanta will meet the party at the Termi-
nal station and arrange for the funeral.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
CHARLES M. WHITE is
DEAD; HE HAD LIVED
IN ATLANTA 20 YEARS

Charles NJ White, 40 years old. promf-
nent real estate and business man. died
last night at a private sanitarium The
body is at Patterson & Sons chapel pend
ing funeral arrangements
Mr.. White had been a resident of At
lanta more than twenty wears He was
for time member Of the firm Of White
& Bros, wholesale merchants. but later
entered the real estate business. He was
with the F. Rivers Company at the time of
his fatal illness
-Four brothers and one sister survive
They are Warren b White and J w.
White, Of Atlanta Mrs c. Clay, of East
Point. r. A. White. of DeKalb county. and
j. NJ. White, of Whites Mill, Ga
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17

Island and other famous resorts. there
is nothing as thrilling IS Piedmonts
own sport
The new game is called riding the
barrel and one attempt a it can cause
more thrills and screams of laughter
than Il day spent on the shoot the
chutes," the Hawaiian water wheel"
"the slide for life" or any other Of the
more complicated "thriners" for which
you have to pay out good money at
some resorts. One particular feature,
too. is the safety Of the new game.
Women and girls and the ever pres
ent small boy 60 in for the fascinating
game more than me do, though the
male element at the lake is not above
participating in the sport.
Like Riding a eroncho.
The sport was started when a large
water-tight key, about half the size Of
an ordinary flour barrel, was placed in
the swimming pool On the surface Of
the pool the barrel hobs serenely up
and down and shows little Of the tricks
which it really has The least motion
will cause 1t to bounce off the surface
of the water like a thing of life
The game is for the swimmer to
mount the barrel and stay astride fl,
No one has vet done it. but thousands
have made the attempt and had the
fun of their lives in the game, while
those on the banks shouted encourage
ment and laughed at the ludicrous
noses which resulted
Riding a barrel on the water is some
what akin to the Western art Of riding
Ia bucking broncho the only difference
being that the broncho is limited in
what he does while the barrel APP
parently is not
Always the Unexpected.
The pretty girl who takes a firm hold
hold Of the ends Of the wooden key and
attempts to leap astride It can tell
nothing Of what win happen. except
that she IS going 10 tumble into the
water in a few seconds and in some
way. Right there Is where the wizard
Of the btainless things gets in its work
ACNoIplHP 10 several theories over
which scientists have labored long. the
barre should sink beneath the weight
of It's rider Il may do that: some
times it does. But the barrel is cylin-
drical in shape and tapers slightly TO.
ward it's ends II does not do what il
lis expected TO do. one time it may
break ali natural laws and rise higher
in tho water; another time It viii go to
one side or the other and these move
ments are executed with lightning rap
idity and accompanied by rolling
movement, the result Of revolving ON
its own axis Then again it keeps It's
position in the water and merely re-
wolves on its axis. Whatever happens
the rider goes punging head or fee,
foremost, into the water
There are Just about 1000 other
things this barrel can do, and it never
does the same thing in succession"
saws Miss Bessie Walty pretty girl
.of eighteen who leaves her home At
81 Hill street every day and comes to
the lake for swim Miss Waltv is
one Of the most daring Of the girls VINO
have made the sport popular.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
ASTRAY FOUR
YEARS Is DELIVERED

PHILADELPHIA. July IA postal
card which was mailed in this city four
years ago has Just reached its destina-
ton 1t was sent at that time to Ed
ward St George Joyce, stenographer
in the city solicitors office and after the
long lapse Of years II turned up in the
first mail and was delivered to Joyce at
his home
The card was a message Of congratula-
ton from Joyce sister, Mrs Mae Nc
Goldrick. upon his birthday It is be-
lieyed that It got lost in the mails
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
CHUMS OF FATHERLAND
MEET AFTER 80 YEARS

BRISTOL, PA, July Phillip Winter
a merchant here. and Charles Berg Of
Camden n d. today met for the FIRST
time since they came to America from
Germany They were schoolmates az
home. but had lost sight Of each other
after settling in the new country untA
chance revealed winters whereabouts to
Berg