Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-27
FLASH PO WIDER
HALTS WILSON
HANDSHAKE
President Gets Real Stare and
Photographer Almost Gets
Smash On Jss.

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wilson in tas twenty minutes that ae
stopDe1 in Atlanta E81csr zftsrnoDE
or Bic nay 70 fzs ED-rHefa cqmnasf-
"a Congress sn 4Do4e.
sonas u them quite firmly are set
tied 10 The opinion t1at 2 caaFgs -
ssshiight povcsr, lgnite6 While tas
Preti6er, vas snzz.ng hands win ~
sdrn.rsrr IN the Terminal ssation
train saeds. gave him the zorst scare
ss mas received s.Ecs changing ~
of5cisl rss1cenes f-g1n Trenton y. =
" Washington. Il. G.
Others ssy ne tcok ne thc1d En-
WITH cnsrzcterlstsc cz-mness
Two flashes we're taken " ire Pres
idsnt TIE first made 10 more cls-
t1rbsncs than The n4sfHs1 fDotfaA u
tns family cat There mas mo-
rosntzry o.azs ri iiznt taa, TesenDfsS
the harmless playing u meet agh'-
ming IN the distant skies. Tne PRES
dent merely smiled one o: his chatsc~
ferfstic smiles and kept On gnaEing
hands with the enthgs.sstlc naen9h~fs
Of the crowd gathered about fas rear
% his private car, me Columbia,
Second Blast 6hoeks
Bot there Was another photcgFs-
rhsr Who ueed 4 more militant Dranl
o. powder. And 70 make EDrs of gs;-
ting q good picture u the Pfes.osnt
be put a double charge 10 his faS1-
light mzchins.
when Il expo 3. 800 persons
jun ped 81 :hs air. The charge de-
tonzted Ike the explosion III a bomb,
Or blast u nlirogl ycerins, or a.
eslioer Colt revolver No DHs. pfoUf
big. ever will know Sbst the Pres
cent thought 81 W. bat be 5eTKsj
his hand away from the man 10 whom
he var saying q pleasant word jgst IS
the e1pioHon came, and quickly
lea ped upward . giep.
He realized an instant later the
cause Of the noise. DBt there @as no
auBl!e On bis face this time He "a ye
. few rapld orders. waving his n@nA
eonpfenensiYely toward the battery
~ cameras Instantly came huktiing
and showing through the crowd
green hated. red featured ana STOCK
siy built individual. 1nO seemed bent
on sweeping the cameras onto me
ground.
In sudden rush - anger, the
tyhgiogrs yher war considefinR with
some degree Of psasnrable anticips-
ton what fine target this aggressive
persons chin would make for well
directed blow when he happened 70
recognize 10 MIN Secret Service Agent
Sloan. who probably holds the long
distance record for @lbo1inR, strong p
srming and ma nhandNng away from
Presidential parties the reporters and
.. . saraf| Hfss H. z
always present
Transformation is Marvellous.
The transformation in the Pho
iogra pher from a wrathful man 10
the rnildest hammered person IN the
world was miraculous. He cared Tor
no encounter with Elosn. who he re-
fnsTnbereG a. the guard who once had
pushed him from the runningbOaro
Of President Tsfts automobile into
an undlguined sitting posture under
the heels u mounted policeman 8
horse
While Sloan WAS attending 10 the
camera men. President Wilson quickly
went up the steps Of his car, entered
the door and did not appear again
until the train was pulling out from
the station He left fully $50 good
right hands mistaken. but he vas no,
going 10 take any more chances with
charge Of giant powder masking
- q fashlight
The President was given OYations
ali along the line In the Caroilnas
and found a large crowd waiting for
him when the train stopped st the
Terminal Station in Atlanta &c
cnanEe engines and pick up the spe
eisl Mobile car carrying the rscep-
ton committee for the President and
Secretary Daniels
The newspaper men we're Informed
that no one would be allowed on ths
platform when the Presidential spe
eial came In. Every argument was II
vain. No permits would be Issued
When they gained the platform bA
circuitous route a few minutes later
however. they found that a grea
crowd Of people In some mysterioui
manner had eSaded the officials snf
were on hald 10 cheer the President
Refuses TO Make Speech.
Wilson refused 70 make a speech
He spoke plea sanity TO the member
Of the throng as they shook hand
with him, but he pleaded that 81 wa
the Sabbath when several person
called for an address. He regretted
he said, that he could not spend NOR,
time in Atlanta. He would have Ike
70 stop on his return, but his itinerar'
prevented H.
with the President IN his priyst
car were DR. Grayson and numbe
Of the Secret Service men. Othe
coaches were occupied By delegates I,
the congress and a number OF It's or
ficialg, including Senator Duncan [
49, 4. - IL