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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
.UNCLESOF SLAIN
BOY ON THE JURY
Relatives Will Probe LynChing
of Negro Who Killed
Cedron Land. Ia

COLUMBUS. GA, Aug. 15.-With
two uncles of Cedron Land members Of
the grand jury an investigation was
begun today of the lynching of T. z.
Cotton, alias r. z. McElhenny, late
Tuesday afternoon, when the negro
youth was taken from officers in the
Museogee county court house, just after
he had been sentenced to three years
Imprisonment for killing the Land boy
Judge Price Gilbert delivered strong
charge to the grand jury in superior
court today, denouncing the lynching
and ordering the jury to make thor
ough investigation. Several witnesses
have been summoned before the in
quisitors
There were eighteen men in the mob,
and it is claimed that number of them
are known to the officials, but the in
vestigations of the grand jury are kept
quiet and nothing will be given out un-
til 1t is ready to make it's findings
known to the court. The men who en-
gagged in the lynching are not residents
of the city and those who know them
have refused to publicly divulge their
names up to the present time. The
lynchers were from the northern part
of the county, where the Land family Is
prominent
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
EX-BLIND TIGER KING
OF MACON TO STAND
TRIAL IN OLD CASES

MACON, GA. Aug. 15.-Chauncey
Groves, the former blind tiger king of
Macon, who is now prosperous bust
ness man of Miami, Fla, and whose
pardon by Governor Brown last year
stirred up so much feeling here, must
stand trial on two charges at the ap-
preaching term of the city court.
Groves came here this week and. to-
gether with his bondsman. Nick Block,
made an urgent appeal to Solicitor
General Matthews to recommend the
dismissal of the indictments against
him The solicitor general refused to
do this, and Groves must be tried He
is charged with violating the prohibit
ton law and also with pointing pistol
at another.
Groves pleaded his residence in an
other state and the fact that he has sold
all Of his Macon property and retired
from business here as reasons why he
should not be prosecuted.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
Little Danger of Kiss
Germs at Terminal Depot.

II mother or father or brother or
sister or aunt on uncle on we'll dressed
young man and his fiancee say fond
farewell in Atanta's Terminal station
Just befote making a summer trip. all
the well wishes, cautions or perhaps
last remembrances are given with the
cyes-not the lips.
According to the station attaches,
there is little kissing done in the great
building which shelters the entrance to
trains. 1t Is SO much in the minority
that train callers. mutrons and regular
visitors there look ON with mild sur
prise when the parting ones forget those
around them and kiss each other. When
kissing just must be done. IL is usually
INDUCED in at the home. down at the
husbands odlce-or maybe in car
rj8ge.
Even Fritz OF Louie or Michael fresh
into this country. rarely ever greet rel
aures or friends who came before them
with the universally known smack.
They sometimes fau into one another's
arms or express their feeling with Wig
orous pats on the back, but not a
kiss
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
BROWN SWAMPED
WITH REQUESTS TO
VETOLOCAL BILLS

Because he vetoed one general bill
and one general bill with a local appli-
cation. the idea seems to have gone
abroad in Georgia that Governor Brown
has embarked on sort of Vetoing jam
boree
With FIVE days in which to consider
legislative matter yet unapproved, tho
governor is being swamped with petit
tons to veto this. that and the other
measure, particularly local bills.
Dozens of local measurHe passed
with the unanimous approval of the
county delegations in the Legislature
affected. have been brought to the ex-
ecutive's attention as matter worthy
of the governors sharpest dissent
The present governor has vetoed only
one local bill in his entire career as
chief magistrate. and then he was pc
titioned to do SO by a heavy majority
of the taxpayers in the territory CON
cerned. Turner county, the locality af-
fected. switched away from the gov
ernor's standard in the next campaign
and voted against him to succeed him
self
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
GOVERNMENT READY
TO TAKE TESTIMONY
IN HARVESTER SUIT

ST. PAUL, MINI. Aug. 15.-The
replication of the department of jus
tice in the case of the government
against the Harvester trust was filed
in the United States district court here
today by Federal District Attorney
Charles c. Houpt. 1t states that the
answers of the defendant to the gov
ernment's bill asking for the dissou-
ton of the trust are untrue and affirms
the allegations contained In the origi-
nal petition.
This is the last step in the litigation
before actual testimony is taken as to
the alleged violations contained in the
bill
The government will proceed with
evidence about October 1 before an ex-
aminer
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
FURORE TRANSITIONAL
PLEA OF WOMAN WHO
KILLED HER HUSBAND

CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-Furore transit
toria made it's appearance in a Chicago
court today. That is the defense that
has been mapped out by attorneys
conducting the case of Mrs. Florence
Bernstein, charged with having shot
her husband George Bernstein, to
death.
According to Attorney Charles E.
Erbstein, who is chief counsel for the
defense, furore transitional is a technical
term meaning a state of mind super
induced by the condition of the parties
concerned.
Mrs. Bernstein took the stand in her
own behalf today and told a story of
domestic unhappiness. The woman,
pale and nervous, plunged at once into
the story of her first quarrel with her
husband. 1t came, she said, when her
husband insisted on her going with him
to the wedding of a former sweetheart
of his over whom they had quarreled
while they were engaged. Mrs. Bern
stein said she refused to go and that
her husband struck her.
He hit me in the face" she testified
"He knocked me down. My nose blec
and | tainted. He put me to bed. !
was very sick and asked him to get g
doctor. but he would not"
Mrs. Bernstein said that her husband
had compelled her to go to her father
to borrow money.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
Only Made Offenders
Richer and Stronger.

Mr.. Edmunds must know this, he
must know that while the supreme
court has unsparingly condemned the
Standard Oil and the Tobacco trus,
people yet the only result of the deci~
sion has been to add 10 the already
swollen and ill-gotten gains of the Of
tenders, and still further to deny JUS
tice to the public Mr.. Edmunds. with
his eyes open. appears as the apologist
and defender of the men and practices
against whom and against which Ii was
originally supposed the antitrust law
was aimed. Every crooked corporation
lawyer and every crooked head of q
corporation will follow Mr.. Edmunds'
lead In this matter and naturally and
properly win oppose the attitude taken
by the Progressives, for our attitude
and our attitude alone-offers the
chance Of really graphing with and
solving the problem of really controll-
ing the trusts in the interests of the
people as whole and in the interests
of the honest business man
The Progressive platform is explicit
and my speech before the Progressive
convention was explicit. Every sincere
man who has studied the subject and
is honestly DESTROYS Of putting stop
to the corrupt practices which. under
Mr.. Edmunds' plan. are perpetuated and
rewarded will join with us.
Every great maletactor viii support
the Edmunds- Taft Wickersham view
for he l.D,u.s that 81 tina. ,.iy,,. ..,..,,,, a..
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
CHILD LABOR BILL
AIDS HIT COPELAN
Secretary of State Commission
Saws Measure Was Smoth-
cred by Cotton Men.

A. j MeKeiwsy, Southern secretary
of the child labor committee and acting
secretary of the Jgia child labor
commission. vigorously protests the &C
ton of the Georgia legislature in chok-
ing to death, in the last days Of its
session, the child labor bill.
Mr.. MeKelway says the bin was
passed in the shape II. was because the
advocates of a child labor bill on the
one hand and the cotton mill men on the
other supposedly had reached d CONF
promise agreement In the matter, and
the cotton mill men had given assur-
ance Of their approval Of the bill in its
final form.
Notwithstanding this approval and
agreement, McKetway charges that the
bill was smothered and prevented from
coming to a vote In the last Wednesday
night session of the senate, and that
the smothering was accomplished al
the hands of Senator Copelan, MEM
ber of the cotton manufacturers asso-
cation and directly interested party.
"Reo Of sarbarism."
complaining some what bitterly VI
Senator Copelan's action in this matter
and the failure Of his association 10
stand TO It's agreement, MI McKelway
said today:
"Manifestly an agreement that binds
only one side is of no avail, The de-
feat Of this bill leaves the Empire state
of the South occupying the bad emil
hence as the only state in the Union
allowing ten ar-old children to work
in factories, and the 60-hour week al
lows them to work eleven hours day.
Government statistics show that the
children of the cotton mills have per-
centage of illiteracy four times Is great
as the white children of the same ages,
from ten to fourteen years. in the state
at large Georgia can not present d
serene front to civilization while al
lowing this relic Of barbarism to re-
main untouched by law
Mr. McKelway says the death of the
child labor bill at the hands Of Senator
Copelan reopens the fight all along the
line, and that now the friends of child
labor bill will not rest until the battle
is carried to an absolute finish.
He says the anti-child labor advo-
Gates will go before the next legisla-
ture asking no quarter of the cotton
mill men and giving none.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
MARIETTA LAD RUN DOWN
AND HURT BY AUTOMOBILE

MARIETTA, GA. Aug. 1j.-The lit
tie six year-old son of Mr.. Woodruff,
manager of the Singer sewing machine
Office here, was run down by n. NJ.
Mayes' automobile near Sans drug
store while Mr.. Mayes was driving out
Atlanta street. The little fellow started
across the street, but suddenly changed
his course, and before Mr. Mayes could
stop. the machine knocked him down
cutting his forehead and one hand.
While his injuries are not serious, they
are painful
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
Butchers Blame
Government For
High Meat Prices

. DETROIT MICH, Aug 10
Q The high cost Of meat was put
. squarely up to the general govern
9 ment in a report submitted today
. by the legislative committee of the
. Master Butchers Association of
. America, now in annual conven-
. ton here
Chairman Haley, Of the commit
. tee, explaining its report, says the
master butchers nearly ten years
ago began pleading for the. re-
moval uf the tariff on animals used
for food. and that they have pre-
dicted time and time again that
the prices would go up to the
present high figure unless the pro-
hibitivv tarirf Of two cents a pound
was removed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
GIRL UNABLE To
SAVE DROWNING
YOUNG HERO
Atlanta Youth Dies in Surf as
He Goes to Assistance of
Companion.

Miss, Emma Adele Fincbser, $50 Spring
street. reached her home today hys-
tericaI. She narrowly escaped drown
ing in the surf off St. Stnons island
yesterday w. E. Halves, of Atlanta,
with whom, she was enjoying the wa
ter, was drowned. He had refused to
seek safety when he saw sine was en-
dapgered. She barely was +saved. be
cause, she recognized his peril and tried
to help him to shore.
Young Halves had an engagement to
take an early morning surf bath with
Miss F'lncher and another young wom-
an, both of whom were stopping at the
Arnold house at ST. Simons. Mr. Halves
was making tine new hotel his head
quarters and he>was late for the surf
bath. Just as he arrived the young
women were preparing to return to the
bath house, having been in the water
for some little time, but the young man
insisted that Miss Fincher remain in a
little longer.
There was little surf rolling and but
fact that they were gradually ventur-
ing out little too far, the couple were
struck by a, wave which separated them
1t was then that they both realized
that they had gone out too far. and be-
fore they had recovered from the first
wave another came along which knock
ed both of them off their feet.
Youth Tries Vainly
To Save Girl.
The young man made an effort to
reach the young woman who was near
err the beach, but he was unable to
swim and had never regained his foot
hold on the bottom after he was knock
ed over by the wave. They both strug-
gled for their lives, the young woman
being able to touch the bottom at times.
She made repeated efforts to aid her
companion.
Leo Arnold, who is connected with
the Arnold house, was standing on the
beach and he rushed into the surf in an
effort to rescue the young couple. He
reached Miss Fincher just in time, but
Halves had gone down and did not ap-
pear again. His body was, recovered
yesterday afternoon when the incom-
| ing tide washed him ashore almost in
the identical spot where he had lost
| his life.
Young Halves arrived at the hotel
at st. Simons only a few days ago to
spend his vacation. He was connected
with the It. S. Lewis Cracker Company
of Atlanta.
In the morning mail, which reached
the island a few hours after the drown
ing, was a postal card and a letter
from the young mans mother, wishing
him a pleasant time and warning him
to be careful while in the surf.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
MOULTRlE'S NEW SCHOOL
BOARD GOES IN OFFICE

MOULTRIE. GA, Aug. 15.-The new
school law for Moultrie. recently passed
by the legislature, which revolutionized
the manner of conducting the local pub
lie schools. went into eeffct yesterday
when the new board held its first meet
ing. at which the new members qualified
for office. The bill abolished the former
board of commissioners and divided the
city into four wards, naming two COM
missioncrs from each ward and one from
the city at large.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
DIES OF FROZEN FEET; WAS
TURNED OUT OF HOSPITAL

CHICAGO, Aug. t5.-Charles Anderson.
%, died here today from frozen hands
and feet. Anderson, according to a signed
statement, turned over to the coroner $
jury today, was turned out Of the Dun
ming hospital March IA, although he was
very sick. The next day ne was found.
his hands and feet frozen. and taken to
AieXian brothers hospital Gangrene set
in and after months Of suffering the man
died today.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
EUROPEAN RURAL CREDITS
TOBE STUDIED FOR SOUTH

WASHINGTON. Aug. t5.-The senate
today adopted the Newlands joint reso-
luton providing for the appointment of
an American commission for the inves-
tiEation of the rural credit systems in
Europe The commission will be sent
abroad by the Southern Commercial con-
gress and will be commended to the con-
sideration of the diplomatic corps
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
FREE CANAL ONLY
FORECAST TRADE
Conference Committee of Con-
greSS Reaches Agreement on
Panama Bill.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.--Free pass
age is denied TO American owned ships
engaged in foreign trade, foreign ship
building materials are admitted free Of
tariff to the United States, and the in
terstate commerce. commission is given
power to break up any combinations
.of competing raifriid va ter-1ines which
it finds are not-rof---,1lte -blbftc. good" in
the Panama canal biliaagEeetl upon by
the conference committee Of the house
and senate
Two Of the six members Of the COM
mittee, Senator Brandegee and Repre-
sentative Frederick G. Stevens, Of Min
nesota declined to sign the report
As perfected in the conference COM
mittee the canal bill now provides in
brief:
Coostwise Ships Free.
Free passage for American coastwisc
ships
American registry for American
owned foreign built ships engaged ex-
.clusiyely in foreign trade.
No tariff on foreign shtpbuildng ma
terials for use in this country.
Trust owned ships prohibited from
using the canal
Railroads prohibited from owning
competing waterway lines operating
through The canal or elsewhere" when
such ownership is detrimental to tna
public welfare.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
CONDEMNED MAN SLEEPS
Is IL OF EVERY "a HOURS

BIRMINGHAM. ALA. Aug u ,,a,
stead White. the negro who win ha
hanged in Birmingham August "a FOR
killing negro in the mines near hero
several months ago, sleeps in his cell
eighteen and one half hours ont Of oarb
twenty-four. The negro talks to no oro
cats the food that is passed Ia MIN dam,
and refuses to answer questions put to
him
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
JUDGE PoTTLE UNFORESEEN.

LA GRANGE. GA, Aug. 15.-udge
J. r Pottle, of the court of appeals, has
been Endorsed by members OF the Trout
County Bar association. The indorse-
ment is signed by Attorneys Z. A
Jones, r. NJ. Young. NJ f. McLendon
r. l.. Lee, f. r. Bradfeld. j.. NJ. L.
MoCty, Henry Reeves Benjamin II
Hi, r. NJ Lonsley w r. Campbell
Hatton Lovojoy ana Arthur Greer
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
TAI rs ATTITUDE
On TRUSTS LIKE
BIC CROOKS
COL. ROOSEVELT
COL. ROOSEVELT
Sherman Law Complete Fail
ure. Says Rough Rider in
Hot Statement.

OYSTER BAY. \. Y, Aus l5.-The
Sherman antitrust Law was today
branded a complete failure by Colonel
Roosevelt He replied to an attack
made on his policy in regard to trusts
by ex-senator George z. Edmunds. OF
Vermont. by asserting that the Pro-
gressivc party platform offered a spe-
cihc method Of handling the trust ques-
ton
The ex-presjdent declared that MI.
Edmunds attitude was the same as
that of President Taft and Of every
great crooked corporation in Wall
Street and outside Of Wall Street"
The colonies statement was as fol.
lows
Senator Edmunds is in thorough ac'
cord with Mr.. Rockefeller and the
American Tobacco trust people He
takes precisely their view. They are
even better coutented with the method
OF enforcement OF the antitrust law Of
which he approves than he is himself.
do not wonder that Senator Edmunds
and Mr. Rockefeller and the Tobacco
trust people feel that all that is neces-
sary is to continue without change the
present antitrust law and the present
method Of its enforcement
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
FIGHT FOR FREEDOM OF
SCHIFF VALET RENEWED

ALBANY. y. T., Aug. 15-The fight to
secure liberty for Foulke L. Brandt. for
mer valet of Mortimer l., Schiff. was re-
suned today. Announcement was made
a the state prison department here that
a writ of habeas corpus had been served
upon the warden of Clinton prison at
Dannemora directing him to produce
Brandt in court tomorrow afternoon at .
O'Clock before Justice Kellogg at Platts-
bursh \ Y
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
lNHERITs 100000 ESTATE.

MACON, GA, Aug. l5,-Dr Henry
Mediation is the principal beneficiary
I'm the will of his late mother. Mrs.
Eliza Ripley who died recently in
Brooklyn \. Y. leaving an estate worth
about 100000. lie viii go to Brooklyn
soon to settle mp the estate.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
CONTRIBUTIONS BILL UP SOON
WAsHINGTON. AuE. 15.-senat

WASHINGTON. Aug I0.-SenatOT
Culberson, of Texas. today served no.
tice that on next Saturday he will press
the consideration o. his bill to pro-
hibit corporations from making cam
paign contributions and to limit the
amount Of all gifts to political parties.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
6.YEAR TERM BILL UP TOMORROW

WASHINGTON Aug. l1-By unani-
nous consent the senate today agreed
TO consider the Works bill limiting tie
term of the president to six years at 4
o'clock tomorrow. 1t probably viii be
pa S~Cd
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
Results Represent
Nothing Satisfactory.

ITO say that the results Of the en-
forcement Of the antitrust law against
the Standard Oil trust and the Tobacco
trust represent anything even moder-
ately satisfactory in the direction Of
solving the trust question is too pre-
posterous to discuss.
"One of the most significant features
of the present situation is the way in
which all the big trusts, all the corpor-
alton lawyers representing big trusts,
and every public man who now repre-
sents or has represented the cause Of
reaction and privilege in public life,
should rally to the defense Of the pres
ent administrations method Of enforc-
ing the antitrust law and admiringly
approve Of the position held by Mr.
raft, Mr.. Edmunds, Mr. Rockefeller and
all other trust nagnates and trust law
yers. that no further legislation Is
needed
MI Edmunds proposal is in the in
terest of every great corrupt organiaa-
ton and against the interest of every
honest business man. He can not be
ignorant of the fact that the enforce
ment of the antitrust law by Messrs
Taft and Wicllersham against the
STANDARD Oil and Tobacco trusts has
resulted in an enormous rise I'm the
value Of the stock held by Mr.. Rookie
Teller and his allies and the tobacco
people, while the price of the commodi-
ties to the consumer has slightly gone
up and the competing concerns are left
wholly at the mercy of the two trusts
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
Play Dropped for Attention"
When They Hear "Star
SpangIed Banner"

It was afternoon and dress narade
vae IN At ieo,, ,r,.prarca,,
''"7' u"""NeI'"s 'i'e OF Fllies
caught lHe sun. A sharp staCcato re-
sounded across the parade ground. A
sonorous crash Of melody came from,
tie moot r,usi,f,r. o,,a 49,. .,i....,..-.
h,ra ,,,.o.,.., e.......,
- '''' '''' '''e anu started
us 'Idrch the length Of the column.
Everything at the fort was rigid. The
soldiers in line were at parade rest
the domestics ahout.rhe place yara f,,iod
with eudde, r,,r,;., s,rt,. ~ a.,
| '''' JUG. ,l!slo"'' Nd'e"ce'
ne sounoS OH brought the wives
to the front windows in officers row
and they threw their shoulders back a
trtare while tb.i, n,,Igss kent time with
t,e p,,rtiai ho,.
JACK breaks josephine
Bni to Katherine Dankhead and Mar
garet Snyder daughters of Captain
BanI(head and Lieutenant snyder, it
might have been parade rest or it
might have been mess call" for all that
they heard. With a zeal more severe
taan was In the manner Of any of the
soldiers, they were laboring in an ef-
fort to persuade jack to sit on his
launches But Jack being a bulldog
.oi the most militant sort was dlfiident
nay positively reluctant to perform
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-15
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