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VOL. XI. NO. 65.
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REFORMS W
CITY RULE
Complete Reorganization of the
Council and Board System
Mow Planned.
TO FIX RESPONSIBILITY
AMD INSIST ON ACTION
Present Cumbersome Methods
Held to Blame for Terrible
Street Conditions.
f'ar.s for a thorough reorganization
■>' the city council and the board sys-
■ ’ e being drafted today by leading
members of council as an outgrowth of
'he investigations of the special com
mittee of ten appointed to make a rigid
|r 'obligation of the city construction
apartment.
s ommittee. appointed two
"otith? ago as a result of The Geor-
■ ampaign for better streets, will
IKf> up its work again next Tuesday,
■ cording to the announcement of
'•hairtnan Charles W. Smith today. It
■'as impossible to carry on the inves
"Mll°n during- the campaign for the
oralty and other city offices.
1 "nt 'nan Smith said the members of
"• committee were already aware of
causes for the poor condition of At-
1 •* streets, and its work from now
n "ould be to provide a remedy. The
he said, was the j>oor street
' ''otement system both in the coun
,ind in the construction department.
•I'Med that the leading members of
! had made up their minds to
■ better systems as soon as pos
sibly
Council Ready Two
Months Ago for Reform.
, 'o'orgian. some months ago. pub-
111 ws stories and pictures from
, , ;| y showing the terrible condi-
.. '"anta's streets. It went into
"f how the appropriations for
work were made and how tlte
a- done. It graphically pic
faults ip the system.
took the matter up and de
, '' itself ready to make drastic re
' number of charter amend
, ’ re obtained from the legisla-
tive it the authority. The most
-U’-jitant amendment was one giving
hi- power to thoroughly reor
a‘;'"e the construction department.
1 onstruction department was re
-Z'-d to an extent. Instead of a
‘ r. 1 e f
1 construction and four engi
ouncll has provided that there
a chief of construction, whose
duties will be that of consulting
i an assistant chief of eon
"'>n. to have charge of the de
work of the department; an en
in charge of the streets and an
' " er in charge of sewers. While
rt of construction is to be elect
'"<■ people, the appointment of his
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SME BLOW
FOR BECKER
DEFENSE
i State Scores Trebly When the
Testimony of Principal Wit
nesses Is Stricken Out.
WALDO AND JEROME'S
I STORIES ARE BARRED
; Conspiracy of Gambiers Con
tention of Lawyers for Ac
cused Police Lieutenant.
i NEW YORK, Oct. 18.—A triple defeat
was inflicted upon the defense in the
trial of Police Lieutenant Charles
’ Becker, charged with the murder of
Herman Rosenthal, in the criminal
branch of the supreme court before
I Justice Goff today. Immediately fol
lowing the opening of the defense for
mer District Attorney W. T. Jerome,
Police Commissioner Rhinelander Wal
do and Frank Luban were called by
Attorney J. F. Mclntyre chief of coun
sel for Becker, but the court would not
, allow their testimony to stand.
■ When Mr. Mclntyre tried to discredit
part of Jack Rose’s story through tes
timony of Mr. Jerome, the court sus
tained all tlie objections of District At
torney Whitman and the former dis-
, trim attorney could not get his story
■ in.
Next came Police Commissioner Wal
do. who testified that he had instructed
Becker to raid Rosenthal's gambling
place and who was further prepared to
testify that Becket tried to ge.t relieved
from duty as head of : lie "strong arm"
’ squad, but his evidence was ruled out
( as immaterial.
The third defeat came wii n the de
fense called Frank Luban, brother of
Morris Luban. the criminal who testi
fied that ho had seen the shooting of
Rosenthal and who identified the gun
men in open court as the assassins.
Luban was willing to repudiate his
brother's story, but all that he was al
lowed to swear to was that "Morris
Luban could not be believed under
oath."
Severe Blow to Defense;
Lawyers Chagrined.
The successive loss of three impor
tant principals struck a severe blow
to the defense and the lawyers and the
defendant showed their chagrin at the
act of the court.
John W. Hart, attorney of record for
Becker, made the opening address to
the jury today in behalf of the accused
police official. He declared his client
innocent of the crime witli which he is
charged and then outlined the case of
the defense, declaring that tlte lieuten
ant was the victim of a conspiracy on
the part of tlte gamblers involved in tlte
shooting. Attorney Hart spoke in a
purely conversational tone to the ju
rors. He said in part:
-The defendant denies any connec
tion whatsoever with the dentil of Her
iivin Rosenthal. We will support that
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Colonel Roosevelt leaving the, train in Chicago to go Io the Mercy
FROST IJTE IND
COTTON IS IK
■ Danger to Crop Is Past, as Ex-
pected Cold Fails to Develop
in Georgia.
Atlanta has slipped one over on the
weather man. Yesterday was October
■ 17, and. according to all averages and
statistics compiled by the student of
the elements, frost should have de
scended upon Atlanta before or by
Thuts'day morning. But it did not, and
now there is no indication of danger
from frost for many days to come.
The first frost should come by Octo
ber 17 and the first killing frost by No
vember 7. Unless winter stirs himself
most valiantly, not even a light frost
will fall before the 7th of next month —
land the cotton crop is safe.
I Everything depended upon the late
i ness of winter. If there came an early
killing frost a great part of the cotton
crop would have been destroyed, be
cause the cotton crop was some two
weeks late owing to a very rainy
spring. But now all the bolls will have
full opportunity to develop and the cot
ton crop of the South will not be cut.
It will probably be raining tomorrow,
though Sunday should be one of the
most beautiful days of the fall, accord
ing to tlte weather man. He thinks
that warmer and clearer weather will
continue for many days after Saturday,
as there are no indications of either
cold or unsettled climatic conditions
anywhere in the United States.
WOMEN MOOS ER S
TO HOLD RECEPTION
AT A R A G O N HOTEL
Woman's part In the Progressive
party wili be emphasized Saturday aft
ernoon from 4 to 7 o'clock when the
campaign headquarters of the Bull
Moosets. in the Aragon hotel, will be
come reception parley, and tlie mem
bers of the woman’s executive com
mittee for the Fifth Congressional dis-
I trict will receive.ail women of Atlanta.
Ik_is hoped in this way to interest
many more women in the new party
movement, and information with refer
ence to the party's doctrines will be
served instead of salad and tea.
The receiving committee will be Mrs.
Thaddeus Horton, chairman: Mrs. Paul
Romare, Mrs. Henry W. Grady. Mrs.
Roger A. Dewar, Mrs. Edward M. Ho
rine. Mrs. Robert L. Cooper, Mrs. Sam.
uel Boykin Turman, Mrs. William J
Tilson, Miss Sophie Thornbury, Mrs.
hTances D. Shaw and Mrs. Amelia
Woodall.
BOYS CORN CLUB TO
SHOW PRODUCTS AT
THE STATE CAPITOL
The Boys Corn club of the Fifth con
gressional district will have an exhibit
of tlie prize winning products Sn the
hall of tlie house of representatives for
a week beginning December 1.
The governor has accepted an invi
tation from the club to open the ex
hibit officially, and will deliver an ad
dress to the prize w inners.
The Fifth district club is composed of
’ several hundred rm nihers.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1912.
300 Wesleyan Girls
See Head of College
Wed Runaway Couple
Meigs, Ga.. Bride Marries Macon
Young Man in Joy-
Riding Auto.
MACON. GA., Oct. 18.—Three hun
dred Wesleyan college girls witnessed
the runaway’ marriage of John F. La
ney, of Macon, and Miss Annie Dennard
Howard, of Meigs, Ga.. in front of the
college building. The nuptials were pro
nounced by Rev. C. R. Jenkins, the
president of the institution.
Miss Howard Camb to Macon to at
tend the Georgia state fair, and was met
by Mr. Laney and taken for an auto
ride. While passing Wesleyan, he sug
gested that they get married, and his
. suggestion was strengthened by’ the
production of a license. The young
woman consented, and Dr. Jenkins was
asked to officiate. The couple were
married in the machine, while the col
lege girls looked on.
“HISTORY” REPEATS
HIMSELF; IS BACK IN
JAIL, BOOSTING T. R.
"History" has repeated himself.
"History" was up in police court again
today.
He is Zach Taylor, the former negro
janitor of the University of Georgia,
Whose remarkable memory for incidents
and events has caused him to be known all
over the state as "History." He was be
fore Recorder Pro Tern Preston a few
weeks ago for idling and loitering, and
was given ten days in the stockade. At
that time "History" predicted that
Roosevelt would be the next president of
the United States.
In this respect he repeated himself
again today -he reiterated his former pre
diction.
Recorder Broyles bound hint over to
the state courts in bond of S3OO on tha
. charge of burglary. He is accused of
stealing a lot of piping.
"History" is now repeating himself in
the Tower.
FORCED TO PAY FIVE
CENTS FARE, HE SUES
FOR $2,500 DAMAGES
Lewis Vernon Donehoo wants supe
rion court to award him a $2,500 judg
ment against the Georgia Railway and
Power Company because he was forced
to pay’ what he asserts was five cents
excess street car fare.
Donehoo says lie boarded a West
Peachtree ear witli a perfectly good
transfer, but tlie conductor refused to
honor it. In the argument which fol
lowed the conductor threatened to put
him off the car. Rather than have trou
ble, he paid the extra five cents.
MARCONI LOSES ONE
EYE: FEAR FOR OTHER
t
SPEZIA. ITALY. Oct. 18.—Severe in
i' flanimation developed today in the left
eye of Guglielmo Marconi, the wirq
’ less wizard. The right eye was re
moved yesterday as a result of injuries
in a recent automobile accident, and
r now physicians fear Marconi may go
totally blind.
!VETERANS NORSE
ACCUSER OF BN
■
11mmediate Removal of Sol-
diers’ Home Trustee Asked in
Petition to Governor.
Sensational charges of misconduct
were filed with Governor Brown today
> against Thomas E. Winn, of Madison, a
timstee of the Confederate Soldiers
home in Atlanta, and chairman of a
sub-committee from the board of trus-
> tees investigating conditions within the
home.
i The charges against Winn are
' brought by Hugh Colquitt, and with
• them was filed an affidavit from the
head hospital nurse? Mrs. Mackie Clare,
setting forth drunkenness upon the part
of Winn, and improper advances to
ward the head nurse.
Colquitt charges that Winn has vis
ited the home upon more than one oc
casion in an intoxicated condition; that
he has made unheard-of demands upon
, the home for meals and lodgings dur
ing his visits to Atlanta, and that upon
one occasion he attempted gross famil
iarity with the head nurse.
The petitioner suggests to tlie gov
, ernor the advisability of removing Winn
immediately from the board of trvs
i tees.
Governor To Investigate.
The governor has the charges under
consideration, and will take no action
upon them until he has looked thor
oughly into the matter and informed
’ himself as to tlie exact truth of the
situation set forth.
Mrs. Clare, in her affidavit to the
governor, says that Winn has visited
t the home upon numerous occasions in a
, drunken condition, and that he so up
set her by his advances at one time
that she was badly frightened, and be
came afraid that harm might come to
her at Winn's hands.
Winn was a member of the board of
trustees several years ago, but was
dropped from the board when it was
organized under Governor Brown. Sub
sequently he was reappointed by Gov
ernor Smith.
Mrs. Clare called upon the governor
today, accompanied by two friends, and
held a long conference with the execu-
J tive concerning tlie charges.
SON SHOOTS FATHER.
MISTAKING HIM FOR
WOULD-BE BURGLAR
VALDOSTA, GA.. Oct. 18—D L
O'Neal, a well known citizen of Val
dosta, narrowly escaped being killed by
his son, who mistook him for a bur
glar trying to break into the house.
Mr. O’Neal returned home on a late
! train, and when his young daughters
heard some one open the gate and start
around the house, they screamed. Mr.
O’Neal's son seized his pistol and ran
to the door.
As the father shoved the door open,
i the young man fired, the ball cutting a
I gash across the back of his father's
> hand and the powder from the car
tridge burning his face.
The folded manuscript of the address Colonel Roosevelt
tied death to deliver, showing bullet hole.
’NWELLEST SICK NAN
YOU’VE EVER SEEN, T.R.
INFORMS RUNNING MATE
Ex-President Climbs Half Out of Bed
to Greet Gov. Johnson, By Whom
He Sends a Message to the People.
Will Start for Home Tuesday.
CHICAGO, Oct. 18.—Governor Hiram Johnson greeted Theo
dore Roosevelt at Mercy hospital today. The colonel, who had
risen from his bed to greet his running mate on the Progressive
ticket, had become weary and gone back to bed before John
son arrived. When the Californian was ushered into the room
at 11:25 o’clock. Colonel Roosevelt could not restrain his en
thusiasm, and was half out of bed in his eagerness to greet the
governor.
“You look bright as a golden guinea,” said the vice, presi
dential candidate as he shook hands with the presidential nomi
nee..
‘‘l am the wellest sick man you ever saw in your life.” re
plied Roosevelt, smiling broadly and pumping away at John-
son’s hand.
The governor remarked that
he did not believe the bullet had
ever been moulded that could
kill the colonel, and the former
president laughingly replied that
he generally managed to deflect
them.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, who had been
chatting with her father, left the apart
ment just then and the door was closed.
Then for fifteen minutes the colonel
and the governor discussed the poeti
cal situation.
Miss Ethel and Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr., were the only visitors during the
morning, except Governor Johnson.
Father Feeling Splendid,
Says Ethel Roosevelt.
"Father is feeling splendid." said
Miss Roosevelt. "I think ho will be
just as well as ever in a few days, but
unless we keep him quiet he will be
trying to do too much.”
Colonel Roosevelt sent the follow Vtg
message by Governor Johnson to the
members of the party whom Johnson
address at noon.
"I am with you heart and soul,
though I can not be there in person
today Carry the fight to them and
don't give them any rest. Tt is a good
fight and a great fight. Tt is a fight
well worth winning.
"In a few days 1 shall be on my feet
again and the time can not arrive too
quickly to suit me. i am impatient
to be in the thick of it. Carry' on the
fight—don’t give them any rest.”
“Fit to Fight
Or Run Foot Race.’’
After he left the apartment Governor
Johnson said:
"I am surprised io find Mi. Roosevelt
90 well. He is in good shape and will
be back in the fight in no time. I have
good news to give the people, first
HOME
I EDITION
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE F &
hand, and Fm going to wire the pa
' pers over my own signature that
Roosevelt is fit to fight or to run a
foot race.”
The governor had no time at the hos
pital tor a prolonged interview An
soon as he left the Roosevelt apartment
he was rushed to an auto and taken to
fill his noon program.
The condition of Colonel Roosevelt 1»
so satisfactory at 1:30 o’clock today
that the medical men in charge of the
case decided at that hour to issue no
further bulletins as to Mr. Roosevelt's
condition until 8 p. m.
To Leave for Home
Monday or Tuesday.
Colonel Roosevelt w ill leave Tuesday
for Oyster Bay. He will then take ten
days’ rest and will re-enter the cam
paign for a strenuous, whirlwind finish.
These plans were tentatively made to
day after the surgeons assured Mrs.
Roosevelt that while theoretically the
. colonel would not be out of danger until
tonight, he virtually had progressed so
far that all danger had passed.
Telegrams were today sent to Oyster
Ray regarding preparations for. receiv
ing the colonel. These telegrmns fixed
. the time of departure tentative!) at
Tuesday. It is barely possible that the
start may be made on Monday. .
1 Colonel Roosevelt expects to conduct
the campaign from Sagamole Hill dur
ing* tlie time his enforced inactivity
continues
1 Mrs. Roo.-eveli may m Ist that her
husband’s political work be Confined to
’ a few important conferences with the
leaders of the party. \
The usual big batch of telegrams
flowed in today. More than 50 were
received soon after daylight and these
r will be answered or dealt with as he
may see fit b\ Secrete. y McGrath and
t Theodore Roosevelt. .1 .. .-liter there has
1 been a brief conl'i rence with Mr. Rqosi
> veil following the medical conference.
I The following formal bulletin cot»-
