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VOL. VIII
TARIFF REVISION
FOR PHILIPPINES
15 URGEO_BY TAH
President Sends to Congress
Special Message Asking for
Revenue for Islands and Pro
tection for Island Industries.
PRESENT CONDITIONS
CAUSE OF PROTESTS
FROM PHILIPPINES
Amendment Urged is to Interfere as
Little as Possible With Present
Free Trade Relations Between Is
land and the United States.
(By Associated Press.;
WASHINGTON. April la—The presi
dent today sent to congress a special
message in relation to the Philippine tar
off. The message transmits recommenda
tions by the secretary of war for a re
vision of the Philippine tariff so as to
permit as much customs revenue as pos
sible for the islsnds and at the same time
to extend to the islands the principle of
a protective tariff for its industries.
Under the conditions which will arise
from the enactment of the tariff bill
pending in congress, which provides un
der certain conditions for free trade be
tween the Philippines and the United
States, the revenues of the island will be
considerably affected and numerous
protests have been received here on this
account. The proposed amendments to
the bin are to interfere as little as possi
ble with these free trade conditions and
at the same time permit collection of am
ple revenue.
Submitted to Both Houses
The message and accompanying letters'
of recommendation from Secretary of
War Dickinson and General Clarence R.
Edwards, chief of the insular bureau of
the war department, with a copy of the
proposed act, were submitted to both
houses of congress shortly after they con
vened.
Generally speaking, the bill submitted
by the president makes a slight increase
in the rates of duty now provided in
the Philippine tariff, but its framers say
its tendency is to insure as fa ras practi
cable the benefit of the Philippine market
for American manufactures and products.
The bill makes some additions to the free
list.
There will be an increase in internal
revenue duties by which, it is hoped to
make up the loss which the Philippine is
lands will sustain by the operations of
the tree trade provisions in the pending
Payne tariff bl IL
Text of the Message
The internal revenue Laws for the Phil
ippines are enacted by the Philippine
assembly.
The president's message follows:
"To the Senate and House of Represen
tatives:
“I transmit herewith a communication
from the secretary of war. enclosing one
from the chief of t*e bureau of insular
affairs, in which has been transmitted a
proposed tariff revision law for the Phil
ippin eislands.
This measure revises the present Phil
ippine tariff, simplifies it and makes it
conform as nearly as possible to the reg
ulations of the customs laws of the Uni
ted States, especially with respect to
packing and packages. The present
Philippine regulations have been cumber
some and difficult for American mer
chants and exporters to comply with.
‘ Its purpose is to meet the new con
ditions that will arise under the section
Os the pending United States tariff bill
whieh provides, with certain limitations,
for free trade between the United States
and the islands. It is drawn with a view
tn preserving to the islands as much cus
toms revenue as possible and to protect
In a reasonable measure these indus
tries which now exist in the islands.
Drawn by Experts
"The bill now transmitted has been
drgwn by a board of tariff experts of
which the insular collector of customs.
Colonel George R. Colton, was the pres
ident. The board held a great many open
meetings In Manila and conferred fully
with the representatives of all business in
terests in the .Philippine islands. It is of
great importance to the welfare of the
islands that the bill should be passed
at the same time with the pending Payne
bill, with special reference to the pro
visions of which it was prepared.
“I respectfully recommend that this
bill be enacted at the present session of
congress as one incidental to and re
quired by the passage of the Payne bl IL
(Signed) "WM. H. TAFT.”
What Dickinson Says
Secretary of War Qicktnson. in forward
ing the papers to the president, said:
”1 have not had time to examine the
bill in detail and have not sufficient ac
quaintance with the subject to say wheth
er or not it is what it should be. but
General Edwards, who is familiar with
the matters recommended It and I have
no doubt that with your own familiarity
with the subject you will be able to dis
pose of it.”
The letter of General Edwards dated
Ayri! 1, and addressed to Secretary Dick
inson. after describing the measures and
its purposes in much the same language
as the president's says:
"1» w>l! be understood that the result
of the free admission of American goods
int-.» the Philippine islands must revolu
tionise business in the Philippines and
unless the adoption of that policy is ac
companied by a revision of the present
Philippine tariff it would be disastrous
to seme important industries tn the is
lands and also result in such serious loss
custom* revenue as to embarrass
the Philippine government.
Interests Reconciled
“It has had publicity in the United
States and it is believed that contending
interests have been reconciled and as far
as schedules are concerned it should
meet with no opposition. For instance,
the schedules relating to the introduc
tion of tobacco. Sumatra leaf and sugar
are made identical with the pending
Payne bill and therefore have removed
the apprehension that these goods can
be imported into the Philippine Islands
at a lees tariff rate and thence into the
United States free as the growth and
product of the Philippine Islands.
’The proposed revision has the approv
al of the governor general and govern-
H ant a Scnrmu
SHALL GEORGIA HAVE COMPULSORY EDUCATION?
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THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN WHILE THE ASSOCIATION WAS IN SESSION AT THE PIEDMONT
HOTEL WEDNESDAY. Photo by Abananza
School Commissioner Pound
Predicts Passage of Compul
sory Education Bill In This
State.
SOUTHERN STATES
. MAKE THEIR REPORTS
ON EDUCATION WORK
Morning Session of the Education
Conference Proved to Be Highly
Interesting and Drew Large At
tendance.
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♦ ♦
♦ CONFERENCE PROGRAM -v
♦ - ■" ■"
♦ Thursday Afternoon ♦
♦ Meeting of Southern Association ♦
♦ of College Women, auditorium, -e
♦ Mrs. Emma Garrett Boyd, presld- -e
♦ ing. ♦
♦ Conference of campaign mana- -»■
♦ gers of southern states. Piedmont -e
♦ hotel. P. P. Claxton, presiding. ♦
♦- (Adjourned meetings of other ♦
♦ special conferences). -e-
♦ Thursday Evening ♦
♦ "Education and Rural Needs—A ♦
♦ School for Growns-Ups”—P. P.
Claxton, University of Tennessee, ♦
♦ Knoxville, Tenn. ♦
♦ “The Country Road and the ♦
♦ Country School”—C. S. Barrett, -♦
president Farmers’ Union, Union ♦
♦ City. Ga. ♦
♦ “Economic Organization of Ru-
♦ ral Life”—Dr. John Lee Coulter, ♦
♦ University of Minnesota, Minneap- ♦
♦ oils. Minn. ♦
♦ “How the National Government ♦
♦ May Co-operate with the States ♦
♦ In Bettering Rural Conditions”— ♦
♦ Gifford Plnchot, The Forest Ser- ♦
vice, Washington, D. C. -e-
♦ ♦
Around compusory education the
thoutf?. of the state superintendents at
their session of the southern educational
conference were centering, Thursday
morning. Reports on educational prog
ress In the year In the southern states
and on the agricultural and industrial
educatinal movement in the south were
heard, and their most significant parts
were those which touched upon conpul
sion tn education.
State School Commissioner Pound's as
sertion that the 1909 legislature of Geor
gia has practically been put on notice
that It will have to consider a compulso
ry education law for Georgia, and his
prediction that this state will soon have
such a law, was one of the most strig
ing details of the morning.
United States Commissioner of Edu
cation Elmer Ellsworth Brown was the
third and last speaker, telling of the na
tional program In education, saying that
the new program is an extension of the
present policy rather than a new depar
ture.
The address expected from Clarence
Ousley, the Fort Worth editor, who
spoke in Atlanta some weeks ago on the
commission form of municipal govern
ment, had to be postponed till the Thurs
day evening session on account of the
lateness of the hour, when his number
on the program was readch, Thursday
morning.
President Robert C. Ogden, of the edu
cation conference called Its second formal
session to order Thursday morning in
the smaller auditorium of the auditorium
armory, and turned it over to State Super
intendent J. Y. Joyner, of North Carolina,
president of the State Superintendents'
association, under which the session was
to be held.
Chairman Joyner called all state super
intendents. past and present, and by
proxy, to the rostrum, and then proceeded
with his Introductory address. He con
cluded by introducing the first speaker.
Sstate School Commissioner Jere M.
Pound, of Georgia.
Speaking to his topic, "Educational
Progress of the Year In the Southern
States.” Commissioner Pound explained
that his data had been gathered on the
followihg chief points: School revenue,
high schools, rural libraries, school build
ings and equipment, training of teachers,
school legislation, improvement of school
grounds, supervision and compulsory at
tendance. Commissioner Pound took up
in alphabetical order each of the four
teen southern states covered by his ad
dress.
Alabama Statistic*
Alabama's state superintendent
showed that the appropriation for edu
cation had increased 9319.027 in that
state during the past year. The total
number of children of school age (be
tween 7 and 21 years, under the law in
that state) tn Alabama was shown as
Continued on Page Four.
ment he represents In the Philippine is
lands.
“It is therefore respectfully suggested
that this bill !>e presented as soon as
practicable and the importance of its
passage at this session of congress for
the reasons stated, be impressed upon
that body.”
ATLANTA. GEORGIA. FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1909.
MESSAGE IN BOTTLE
MAY BE LAST PLEA
ROSALINE ROCKAYN, OF DEN
VER, DRUGGED IN SAN FRAN
CISCO AND PUT UPON UN
KNOWN SHIP.
(By Associated Press.)
OAKLAND, Cal., April 15.—After drift
ing for weeks In the Pacific ocean, a
message purporting to tell of the plight
of Rosaline Rockayn, a Denver girl, who
came to this city last month and was
drugged and carried out to sea by a man
who had offered her his services as guide
to a boarding house, was washed up on
the water front yesterday. The paper
was contained in a bottle which the girl
threw from the cabin port hole of her
prison ship, trusting that her appeal
would reach someone who would Inform
her relatives and bring about her re
lease.
A Cry for Help
The message is headed:
“Pacific ocean, March 13, 1909.”
ft begins. “I cast this bottle overboard
with the hope that it will be found. I
arrived from the east Thursday and be
ing a stranger to San Francisco did not
know where to find the main part of the.
city. A gentleman, as I supposed at that
time, met me on the water front and
asked me if I were looking for some
one.”
Continuing, the message tells of kind
offers of this man to see the girl safely
hcused, his success in persuading her to
come aboard a ship to wait until he
should be at liberty to go with her. of
drugged wine and a deep sleep from which
she awoke to find herself a prisoner
aboard the‘vessel far out at sea. The last
paragraph reads:
“Notify My Brother.”
“If you can read this please notify my
brother and tell him that Rosaline wants
him to try to find her. I don’t know the
name of the ship. He is coming back. I
wish I could Jump overboard and it would
all be over. Please write to Ned Rockayn.
Denver, Col. This ship is rolling and I
am sick.
(Signed) “ROSALINE ROCKAYN.”
The writing of the message is that of
a woman and it was evidently written
by a person laboring under great ex
citement. There is no mark on the bottle
or paper that would serve to identify the
ship, but every effort to determine the
name of the vessel is being made as the
police are convinced that the pathetic
cry from the sea is not a hoax. An
effort to locate the family is being made
by the Denver police.
DYEB’S'GOULDNOT
IDENTIFY WOMAN
ST. LOUIS COUPLE WILL RETURN
HOME AFTER FAILING TO
IDENTIFY MRS. BOYLE AS WO
MAN WHO ROBBED THEM.
MERCER, Pa., April 15.—Unable to
make a positive Identification of Mrs.
James T. Boyle, one of the abductors of
Willie Whltla, Mr. and Mrs. H. Chou
teau Dyer, of St. Louis, who arrived
here last night for that purpose, will re
turn home this afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Dyer came here with
the purpose of ascertaining whether Mrs.
Boyle was “Clara,” a maid, who sudden
ly left their employment during Septem
ber, 1907. when, it is alleged. $6,000 worth
of jewelry also disappeared.
MAY GET DAMAGES
FOR SHOCK TO FEELINGS
(By Associated Press.)
CINCINNATI, O„ April 15.—Upon the
ground that any person is entitled to
damages for the shock to his feelings
caused by an invasion of his right of
personal liberty. Judge A. M. J. Coch
ran of the United States district court
of Covington, Ky., instructed the jury
to render a verdict for W. S. Hender
son, the plaintiff in the famous night
rider case, shortly after 12 o’clock to
day.
PA RTH FINDING AUTO
REACHES SOUTH BEND
(By Associated Press.)
SOUTH BEND, Ind., April 15.—The
pathfinder of the eGlidden tour of 1909,
an E. M. F. Detroit car, driven by Dan
Lewis, reached South Bend at 3 o’clock
this afternoon, alter a hard run from
Kalamazoo, Mich. The trip took more
time than was anticipated because of
the poor condition of the roads. The
car will remain in South Bend tonight
and at 6 o’clocx tomorrow morning
I will depart for Chicago.
WHEAT BULLS GIVEN
SOLAR PLEXUS BIFF
PRICES TOOK A TUMBLE AS RE
SULT OF SET-BACK ADMINIS
TERED ON BOARD OF TRADE.
PATTEN BUYS 3,000,000 BU.
(By Associated Press. 1
CHICAGO, April 15.—Wheat bulls re
ceived a setback today on the board of
trade when prices toppled precipitately.
July tumbled an extreme 4 3-8; May,
3 l-4c, and September, 3 l-Bc. Patten
bought furiously all along the line and
the close showed a reaction averaging
something over a cent.
The market was nervous all day. Fa
vorable reports from Illinois and Missou
ri as to the growing crop led to steady
selling of September which was further
encouraged by a five-cent drop at Win
nipeg, where it was reported exporters
were re-selling wheat purchased for the
European market. The northwestern
markets were weak all day.
Prices, here, however, with the excep
tion of September, held up till near the
close. May and July both established
new high records, thus maintaining their
records of having risen consistently to a
new high level each trading day for a
-fortnight.- "
May on a very nervous market rose to
$1,29 1-4 and July to sl.lß 7-8. September
lost the break, for, after selling at
SI.OB 7-8, the bear forces made a terrific
smash at the price and forced it back to
$1.06 l-4@3-8. May Idropped to $1.26, a half
cent at a time, and July receded to
$1.14 1-2.
Patten To the Rescue
Out into the corridor of the Western
Union buildinf, wherein are situated the
office of James A. Pteeen, the leading
bull trader, the sound of a high pitched
voice talking into a telephone could be
heard:
“Buy a hundred July. Buy two hnu
dred May. Take a thousand September.”
In the vernacular of the trade, "hun
dreds” mean hundreds of thousands.
A small crowd, hearing the voice, gath
ered.
‘•Patten's supporting it. He's trying to
check the slump,” ran the comment.
Buy! Buy! Buy!
Over in the turbulent pit the high
voice at the telephone was reflected.
Prices halted—stopped—and then re
bonuded. But the loss was anything but
completely recovered, despite the voice
crying, "buy, buy, buy!”
May at the close sold at $1.27 l-2>5-8;
July at $1.15 518&3-4, and September- at
$1.06 14. These prices showed a net loss
from last night of l&l l-2c for May; 2 1-8
for July and 2 1-4&38 cents for Septem
ber.
Mr. Patten states that his position as
to crop and market conditions had not
changed since his interview with The
Associated Press yesterday, in which he
justlficed higher prices by the law of
supply and demand.
PATTEN PURCHASES
3,000,000 BUSHELS
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO. April 15. —The purchases of
James A. Patten and immediate associates
during the final fifteen minutes of today’s
session on the board of trade are approx
imated at three million bushels of May,
July and September wheat.
DEMORALIZED BREAK
OF SIX CENTS BUSHEL
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK. April 15.—A demoralized
break in the wheat market this afternoon
was precipitated by a drop of more than
six cents per bushel at Winnipeg. May
wheat sold off 2 l-4c from the early high
point to $1.31 1-2, with july breaking 3 l-Bc,
and sold as low as $1.21 3-8.
Presidential Nominations
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 15.—The president to
day sent to the senate the following nomina
tions: United States district judge for Ore
gon, Robert S. Dean United States district
judge first division District of Alaska. Thomas
R. Lyons. United States marshal, first divi
sion of the District of Alaska, Daniel A.
Sutherland.
No Nomination Yet
(Fy Associated Press.,
SPRINGFIELD. 111., April 15.—0 n the sev
enty-first joint ballot the vote of the senate
was: Hopkins. 28; Foss, 4; Shurtleff, 2;
♦ ♦♦♦♦♦»<»♦■♦♦♦ ♦ ♦♦♦»»♦♦»»
♦ JOHNSON WILL FIGHT ♦
♦ STANLEY KETCHELL SOON ♦
♦ By Associated Press. >
♦ NEW YORK. April 15.—“ Jimmy” ♦
♦ Coffroth, manager of the Colma
♦ Athletic club, who yesterday
matched “Jack” Johnson and Stan- ♦
ley Ketchel for a world's cham- ♦
♦ pionship fight, will leave today for
♦ Chicago, where he will meet “Bat
tling” Nelson and "Packey” Me- ♦
♦ Farland tomorrow to secure their ♦
■e- signatures for a 45-round bout at
♦ Colma on July 4. +■
COOPERS SET FORTH
MANY REASON’S IN
NEW TRIAL NOTION
Chief Contention Is On Ground
of Partial Report of Verdict
When John Sharp Was
Acquitted.
EXCEPTION IS TAKEN
TO COURT RULING
ON COOPER EVIDENCE
Cross-Examination of Col. Cooper,
Regarding Alleged Defalcations,
Are Ground of Exception and Rul
ing on His Mental Condition.
(By Associated Press.)
NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 15,-Forty
six separate and distinct reasons why
the defendants, Duncan B. Copoer, and
Robin J. Cooper, recently convicted of
the murder of Senator E. W. Carmack,
should be granted a new trial at the
hands of Judge W. M. Hart, are set forth
in the grounds for the motion for a new
trial, filed by the attorneys for the de
fendants in writing today in the office of
the criminal court clerk of Davidson
county.
The >. first few assignments are devoted
m6stly to alleged errors by reason of
Judge Hart’s ruling out certain evidence.
Next is taken up portions of Judgv
Hart's charge to the jury, a number of
exception? are made to different portions
of ‘the charge, in which the court was sta
ting the theory of the state.
The concluding portion of the charge,
deals with a number of special requests,
refused by the court, and to which ac
tion of the court the defendants ex
cepted.
Jury’s Partial Report
Exception is taken to the action of the
court in not entering a mistrial on March
19, when a partial report was received
from the jury. Exception is taken in this
connection also, because Judge Hart did
not discharge the jury on March 10, after
the partial verdict was reported. This
was the day on which John D. Sharp waa
acquitted and on which Foreman E. M.
Burke said the jury was “hopelessly tied
up as to the Coopers," or words to that
effect, and following which Judge Hart
sent the jury back for further delibera
tion. The jury reported on the next day,
March 20, finding the two Coopers guilty
of murder in the second degree, and giv
ing each twenty years.
Cooper’s Mental Condition
The motion contains the usual aver
ment that the verdict is not supported
by the evidence.
Exception is taken to the ruling of
the court in excluding certain portions
of Robin Cooper’s evidence intended to
throw light on the mental condition of
his father, as well as himself.
Exception is taken to the court’s al
lowing the state to ask Robin Cooper
if he knew any reaeon why certain
state’s witnesses had perjured them
selves.
Exception is taken because the court
did not admit all of the Carmack let
-er written in Washington, in 1904, to
Colonel Cooper; also because all of the
News-Scimitar editorial of March 15,
1908, was not admitted.
Exceptions to Cross-Examine
Exception is taken because the court
allowed the state to cross-examine Col
onel Cooper, regarding alleged defalca
tions in Maury county, and as to certain
suits brought against him there.
Exception is taken as to the evidence
of Major W. O. Vertrees, as to the men
tal attitude of Senator Carmack, when
given a pistol by Vertrees.
Exception is taken because the court
did not allow all that was Max
well house conference, at Mr. Bradford’s
office and between Governor Patterson
and Mr. Bradford over the telephone on
the day of the tragedy.
Exception is taken as to the testimony
of Dr. Witherspoon and Mr. Frank Lan
der, regarding communication of threats
to Carmack.
Miss Lee’s evidence. In which she
quotes Mr. Bradford as saying he could
have killed Carmack like a snake; and
Paul Davis saying he would lie to get on
??ie jury—this is excepted to.
PRESIDENT SEES
NISS HANSON PLAY
ATLANTA GIRL HAD LEADING
PART IN “IF I WERE KING,”
SEEN BY PRESIDENT TAFT ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
According to telegraphic advices rrom
New York, Miss Gladys Hanson, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Snook, of
Atlanta, played before President Taft at
Daly’s theatre Wednesday night, appear
ing in E. H. Sothern’s presentation of
“If I Were King.” Miss Hanson played
the leading role of Catherine, the prin
cess having been assigned to this prom
inent part since the play was put on at
the beginning of the season.
President Taft, who is very fond of the
atres, had stopped over in New York on
his way to attend a meeting of the Yale
corporation of which he is a member. As
the guest of his brother, Henry W. Taft,
President Taft visited Daly's theatre, ac
companied by Mrs. Taft and a number of
relatives.
President Taft, so the New York stcry
says was heartily pleased with the play
and expressed his approval of the pro
duction.
Miss Hanson's career on the stage has
been a phenomenal one and she has re
ceived the highest praise and commenda
tion since she has been assigned to lead
ing roles in Sothern productions.
FREE DEAFNESS CURE
A remarkable offer by one of the lead
ing ear specialist in this country, who
will send two months’ medicine free to
porve his ability to cure Weafness. lle <4
Noises and Catarrh. Address Dr. G. M.
Branaman, 1248 Walnut St., Kansas City,
Mo.
ENDS HIS OWN LIFE
MO
MR. WILLIAM LYCETT,
Gifted Atlanta artist who shot him
self fatally in moment of despondency
WANTS SIO,OOO FOR
UNSOLICITED KISS
ELLA TITLEBAUM SUES TWO
GEORGES FOR EMBRACES AND
KISSES SHE SAYS ONE OF
THEM ADMINISTERED.
Through Nathan Titlebaum, her fa
ther and next friend, Ella Titlebaum,
a 12-year-old girl, on Thursday brought
action for damages in the sum of $lO,-
000 against Nassff, alias Nahal, George
and Michael George, for some half doz
en hugs and kisses she says Nahal
George gave her against her will.
The girl says that last February she
went into the store of the two Georges
at 106 Decatur street to buy a pair of
gloves. She had barely got through
the door, she says, when Nassff, alias
Nahal, George caught her around the
waist and hugged and kissed her sev
eral times.
She released herself from his em
brace, and, being still anxious for the
gloves, went further into the stera.
While she "Was being shown the gloves
she says that George, not content with
his first experiment, grabbed her again,
this time .kissing her six times.
She says she then ran out of the
store and home to her mother, whom
she told of the occurrence. There were
fifteen or eighteen men in the store,
sne says, and they enjoyed the per
formance immensely.
Moreover, she claims, Michael George
stood near and laughed while the other
George kissed her.
The girl says that the Georges were
well known to her and her family, and
mat this was one reason wny sne per
sisted in her purchase of the gloves
after the first onslaught.
fafHaslned
LOOSE OF FATHER
PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES
IS ELECTED TO MEMBERSHIP
IN KILWINNING LODGE OF
FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 15.—W. H.
Taft, president of the United States, is
now a member of Kilwinning lodge of
Masons. He was unanimously elected a
member at a stated meeting held In the
Masonic Temple here last night at which
there was a large attendance.
When President Taft wa» made a Ma
son "at sight” February 18, he had not
become a member of any lodge and was
until last night in the position of a Ma
son at large. He at that time expressed
a desire to affiliate with Kilwinning, of
which his father, the late Judge Alphon
so Taft, was one of the early members
and of which his brother, Charles P.
Taft, has been a member for a number
of years.
WHITLEY ARRAIGNED
FOR KEEPING LIQUOR
Witnesses Testify That F. B. Felder
Defendant’s Lawyer, Furnished
Bond for Bartender
F. P. Whitley, alleged keeper of a
blind tiger at 135 Peters street, was ar
raigned before Judge Calhoun and a
jury in the criminal court of Atlanta
Thursday.
Detectives Arthur and Hood testified
as to having found a hidden cabinet
arrangement in Whitley’s place, which
contained almost a barrel of whisky.
Loss narbuck, a bartender, against
whom an accusation was also taken,
left the place soon after the officers
arrived. Detective Arthur said.
Coley Gray, a negro bartender, was
also arrested, but never showed up at
the preliminary trial before Recorder
Broyles, Captain John I. Joiner, of
tne police said on the stand that Attor
ney Thomas B. Felder, counsel for
Whitley, had put up a cash bond of
#100.75 for Gray’s appearance.
Mr. Felder objected to the introduc
tion of this testimony. Solicitor Ar
nold said that he introduced It in an
eiiort to show that Gray had skipped.
Tne court admitted it.
At the beginning of the trial Attor
ney Felder filed a plea, in which he sei
up the allegation that the prohibition
law was unconstitutional because of
certain irregularities in its passage in
the legislature. The court sustained
the solicitor's demurrer to the plea.
The jury returned a verdict of guiUy
against Whitley.
S3OO
In gold absolutely free to sub*
scribers for the Semi-Weekly
Journal.
WILLIAM LYCETT
TAKESHIS LIFE IN
DESPONDENCY FIT
Head of Well Known China
Painting Studio Shot Him
self Through Back of Head
Early Thursday Morning-
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WAS IN BEDROOM
OF WEST PEACHTREE
HOME AT TIME
His Wife Was In Adjoining Room
When Fatal Shot Was Fired 1 -A
Nervous Breakdown Believed To
Have Caused the Act.
Mr. William Lycett, the well-known ar
tist, died at his residence, 805 West Peach
tree street, shortly before 8 o'clock Thurs
day morning as the result of a pistol
wound inflicted by himself In a period of
depression caused by continued ill
health. . 1-.
It was about five minutes after 7 o'clock
just after he had risen for the day and
was dressing for breakfast that Mr. Ly
cett fired the pistol. His wife was in an
adjoining room. On hearing the explo
sion she at first mistook it for a falling
sound and feared that Mr. Lycett’s aged
father had fallen. But on rushing into
the bedroom she saw the actual situa
tion.
Died in Half an Hoar
Her husband had fallen V the |
A fearful wound was in the back of his
bead. He was unconstous and could
not speak. Dr. Marion McH. Hull was
hastily summoned and did his utmost but 1
Mr. Lycett wae beyond help. Death
came in half an hour.
For the past year he has been in ill
health due to a nervous breakdown. For
this reason his son, Mr. Edward Lycett , |
who had gone to Augusta to a
china paniting studio there, had return- '
ed to Atlanta and was assisting his fa
ther in the business. On Wednesday I
evening, however, he is said to have
been exceptionally cheerful and went to 4
bed In the best of spirits. It is supposed
that on awakening Thursday he felt a
return of his long, wearing Hiners and
In a moment of despondency ended his
lift.
Gifted
Mr. Lycett was one of the most popular
citizens in Atlanta and one of the gifted
followers of his special art in the south.
His studio at 70 Whitehall street, was fa
mous for the beautiful china wares asd
decorations that were produced under his
rare taste and execution.
He was bom in England, March 17.
1853, being 56 years old at the time of his
death. He came to America twenty-six
and a half years ago and after a brief so
journ In New York city settled tn At
lanta which has since been his permanent
home. During this entire time he lias oc
cupied a studio on Whitehall street, nev
er moving out of the block that he ori
ginally chose. Until April 1 lart, lie was
at 83 1-2 Whitehall. Then he transferred
his interests to new and enlarged quar
ters at 70 Whitehall where he was just
entering upon a larger business career is
company with his son.
, Surviving Family
About four years ago he was married to ' s
Mrs. C. W. Morgan, of his
second wife. He is survived by her, by
two children, Mrs. Frank Bteinhauer, 184
Ivy street, and Mr. Edward Lycett. of
College Park; by his father, Mr. Edward
Lycett, Sr., and by his sister, Mrs. John
M. McElraevy, of Brooklyn, K. T„ and
by two half-brothers, Messrs. Frank Ly- -d
cett, of Mt. Vernon, Conn., and Joseph
Lycett, of St. Louis, Mo.
Mr. Lycett was a prominent Mason, and
one of the most distinguished members
of the Governors Horse Guard. He had
seen 18 years of service In the guard, apd
had recently been awarded a medal for
this distinction. Os a kindly and gener
ous nature, he was beloved by scores of
friends, who valued him for his per
sonality as well as admired him for his
talent.
Funeral arrangements will be announced I
later. . ‘
It is thought that Mr. Lyeett may be
given a military funeral, he was squad- I
ron quartermaster of the Horse Guard,
retired, and held the rang of second lieu
tenant.
THIS RUSSIAN BAbF
WILL BE SENT HOME
NEW YORK, April 13.—A two and a
half-year-old baby boy is to be deported
by the department of commerce and labor
today on the steamship Noordland. The
child will be placed in the steerage in
charge of the ship's surgeon, and will ba
sent to Kischniff, Russia, whence he was
brought last summer with his mother,
two brothers and a sister.
The mother and the other children
were allowed to proceed to Ph ladelphia ~ J|
to the father, who had previously conite
to this county, but the infant boy. Josell
Parker, by name, was detained because of
a disease. It was understood that the
father was to pay for the child’s main
tenance at Ellis Island, but his remit- .
tances ceased after a while, and the au
thorities decidea that deportation was
necessary. In Russia he probably will be .c
placed in a village with relatives. The
baby has been told that it is going “bye- Z
bye” over the ocean.
NO SALOME DANCERS
FOR IOWA STAGES
DES MOINES, la., April 15.—Today
lowa's anti-Salome dance law went into
effect. The law was signed by the gov
ernor anfi provides a fine and a jail
sentence for anyone engaging In any
"obscene, indecent. Immoral or impure
drama, play, or exhibition show or en
tertainment.”
The enforcement of the law is left to tho
sheriffs and to the police of the state. 4
J EA LOUS~HUSBAN D
SHOOTS MAN TO DEATH
BON AMI, La., April IS.—Believing .
that John A. Austin intended to elope J
with his wife, Harrison Dean late last
night shot and killed Austin when tha
men met. Dean was arrested.
NO. 61.
