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VOLUME XIII. ATLANTA. GA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1913. NO. 3. PROPOSED TAX ON COTTON FUTURES IS SLIPPITO DEATH Death Knell Will Come When Senate Agrees to Conference Report, as Senate Is Sure to Do Vill Question Constitutionality of Impeachment Articles and Ask Definition of Larceny Prom Court BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.—The cotton futures tax is all but dead. Its obit uary will be sounded when the senate finally agrees to the conference report on the tariff bill, as the senate is abso lutely sure to do. . The death knell of cotton futures was tolled in the sen ate .caucus yesterday afternoon, when it decided to strike from the tariff bill all reference to the Clarke amendment. This caucus action, when ratified by the senate, will automatically cut the legs from under the Smith-Lever prop osition, as agreed to by the house, and the tariff bill will go to the president probably Saturday for his approval. Mr. Wilson will sign the bill and it will be come a law, and the cotton exchanges will continue the even tenor of their way, undisturbed for the present. Speaker Clark and parliamentarians of the house were perplexed for a time today over the parliamentary status of cotton futures. Congressman Hard wick, of Georgia, however, clarified the matter by pointing to a precedent es tablished by Speaker Reed. It was the belief of some house members that, in asmuch as the house had concurred in the Clarke amendment by a substitute, it would be necessary for the house to recede from its position before the bill could become a law. “Whe.i you cut the legs from under a bench, the bench falls,” argued Mr. Hardwick. “That is what the senate has agreed to do with cotton futures. It has de cided to kill the Clarke amendment, and when that falls the substitute resting upon it falls.” The force of logic in Mr. Hardwick’s statement, supported by the decision of a former speaker of the house, appeal ed to the perplexed statesmen, and the question was dismissed as settled for the present. WILL FORCE CHANGES. It }s a foregone conclusion, however, that the cotton exchange and probably the produce exchanges will be forced by congress to amend their methods, or '-quit business. Legislation at the next session to compel reforms in the „ exchanges is foreshadowed beyond a doubt. Congressman Lever, of South Carolina, chairman of the committee on agricul ture, stated today that his committee would draft a bill to meet the demands of the Situation. “And,” he added, “con gress will pass it at the next session. The Democratic party is committed against gambling in farm products, and this platform declaration will be re deemed. I think the Smtih-Lever sub stitute was calculated to accomplish this purpose, but there is serious doubt as to the ecnomic wisdom of using the taxing power of the nation to bring about a reform such as this.” GEORGIA COTTON ILLS ME DOINC WELL NOW Recently Purchased and Re- juvenated-Record Business * Is Being Done (By Associated Press.) ALBANY, N. Y*, Oct. 2.—Final plan? of the Sulzer attorneys in the governor s impeachment trial were drawn in a Jong conference with the executive early to day. Although they made no state ments, it was believed that their first step would be to ask for a ruling from the court on two things—the constitu tionality of articles one, two and six, and whether the application to private uses of funds given without restriction constituted larceny. If the court ruled favorably to the defense on the first of these questions it was generally admit ted the case practically would be at an end. Most of' the board of managers’ case was built on these three articles. The question of larceny also was a big one, for, with a few exceptions, contributors whose gifts were not accounted for in the governor’s campaign statement tes tified that they had not specified what use the governor should make of the money they gave him. The sudden closing of the case of the board of managers yesterday came as a surprise to the defense and found them unprepared for opening their case. Senator Harvey D. Hinman, who had been selected to open the case for the governor, had not completed his opeing statement this morning and he did not know when he would be able to finish it. Doubt was expressed whether the governor’s side of the case would get under way until next week. At all events, it was planned to ask today for an adjournment until Monday. WANTS EXPLANATION Grand Jury in Poughkeepsie Takes No Action in Thaw Case OF RB BRIDGE Alleged Pal of McNamaras Accused of Blowing Up New Haven Railroad Bridge Over Two Years Ago (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—George E. Da vis, alias George O’Donnell, was ar rested by a United States marshal here today on a charge of blowing up with dynamite a New Haven railroad bridge at Mount Vernon, N. Y.,' September 3, 1911. Davis is also charged with having conspired with the McNamara brothers, Frank M. Ryan and other officers of the International Bridge and Structural Iron Workers’ union, to wreck the Mount Vernon and other bridges. The marshal says that Davis has confessed. Davis was arraigned before a United States commissioner, waived examina tion and consented to go to Indianapolis where he is under indictment for trans porting explosives. In his confession it is alleged Davis implicated union of ficials in the Mount Vernon, N. Y., ex plosion and other explosions. Davis was arrested upon the com- olaint of Robert J Poster, a private detective of Louisville. Foster charged that a conspiracy of Ryan, the McNam ara brothers and fifty other iron work ers to transport dynamite to be used in wrecking property of the American Bridge company still wan in existence. The formal charge against Davis, who is an iron worker, is that he vio lated the federal law against the transportation of high explosives on passenger trains engaged in interstate commerce. The complaint asserts that Davis ard his fellow conspirators on Januarfy 22. 1911, transported forty-five pounds of dynamite from Bellefontaine, Ohio, to Indianapolis, over the Cleveland di vision of the Big Four railroad. On September 3, 1911, it is a-*eged, Davis carried thirty pounds of the explosive from New York to Mount Vernon, a suburb, and there blew up part of the railroad bridge. Foster said that Davis gave him a written confession. Bail for Davis was fixed at $10,000. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.—Solicitor Folk, of the state department, received in his mail today the protest which Har ry Thaw sent through Senator Oliver to the state department against Thaw’s importation from Canada on September 10. Mr. Folk declined to say what ac tion he would take respecting Thaw’s request that the state department ask for an explanation from the British em bassy of the action of the Canadian au thorities in forcing him out of the do minion. Grand Jury Takes No Action on Thaw POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Oct. 2.—The grand jury that has been considering charges in connection with Harry Thaw’s escape from Matteawan will be discharged next Monday. The jury took a recess last week until October 6, and it is understood that '■ no indictments were found against Thaw or any one else who might have been charged with helping him to escape. District Attorney Conger said today that after a conference with William T. Jerome it had been decided to leave the Thaw case in the hands of the at torney general. Society Girl Runs Down Snatch-Thief After Mile s Chase (By Associate* Press.) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Oct. 2.—Miss Helen Shepard, p young society woman, yesterday gave chase when a man snatched her handbag and after a race of nearly a mile captured Ernest Quim- by, whom she charges with the theft. Witnesses to the robbeiy also identified the man. Quimby once escaped from Miss Shep ard, but in -the next block she met him and again gave chase, catching him after a run of two blocks. She held him until the police arrived. COLUMBUS FIRE LOSS ESTIMATES AT $100,000 Over 100 Fine Horses and Mules Perish—Five Firemen in Hospital Georgia’s prosperity Is reflected in the affairs of the Georgia Cotton mills, which are three in number and are own ed by the company of that name in At lanta. The mills were purchased at a bankrupt sale a little more than a year ago. They were overhauled completely and equipped with considerable new ma chinery. The report on affairs shows for the past twelve months they have been operated very profitably. The auditor's report, just made public, shows a sub stantial gain during the period in which the new owners have operated the mills, and the outlook for further progress Is promising, it says. The mills employ more than 600 people. Recently a contract for over $100,000 worth of the product of one of the mills was booked with one of the largest Job bing dry goods houses in the world. That is said to be the largest contract that ever has been placed by one house with one mill for this particular line of cotton goods. On September 25 the annual meeting of the stockholders was held, resulting in the election of directors who in turn elected the following officers for another year: Clyde L. King, president; Bolling H. Jones, vice president; R. P. Shep ard, secretary, and J. C. Brooks, treas urer. TEXAS SUFFERS DAMAGE FROM FLOOD RAVAGES Loss Estimated at Nearly a Million as Result of Exces sive Rainfall IE SMITH’S MEASURE ON EDUGATION TO PASS . (By Associated Press.) DALLAS, Tex., Oct. 2.—'While accu rate figures could not be obtained to day, reports from several cities in south east and southwest Texas indicate that damage from floods incident to almost unprecedented rainfall In those sections w ill reach high figures, probably more than $1,000,000. The loss has fallen heavily on railroads, many bridges hav ing been washed away, while rice and other farm crops have suffered heavily and the lumbering industry in south east Texas and southwest Louisiana has been practically suspended. At San Antonio the San Antonio river is the highest in many yeaTs and dam age there is estimated at several hun dred thousand dollars. Houston reports a total rainfall oC 18.13 inches in twenty-five days, the precipitation there has been more than five inches since Tuesday night. Other points report as great precipitation and it is still rainng. Railroad traffic has been practically annulled over a large part of the flood ed district. « (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) COLUMBUS, Ga., Oct. 2.—A revised estimate of the losses from last night’s fire which completely destroyed, the Palace Stave company, two-story build ing on First avenpe, places the loss at $100,000. Of the 150 fine horses and mules con fined in the stables, only about 50 have been accounted for up to noon and it is believed that at least 100 were cre mated in the flames, which at one time seriously threatened to sweep away the entire business section of the city. Of the nine persons hurt by falling walls while fighting and watching the flames, none is thought to be seriously injured. Only five are confined to the hospital today. Tom Davis, Joe Hagan, Sam Autrey and -Captain Munn, all of the fire department, were under the fall ing wall and all had a close escape from instant death. They are in the city hospital today. One horse jumped out a second-story window and was savgd. A majority of the horses were con fined in the second story of the building, which fact was responsible for the heavy loss. The water pressure was good and the fire fighters at their best, which fact probably, prevented the de struction of property valued at over one million dollars. The losses were covered by insurance, with some few exceptions. /ill Have Commission Ap pointed to Study Plan for Vocational Education BY RALPH SKITH. WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.—Senator Hoke Smith’s resolution providing for the appointment by the president of a commission of nine members to study and report a plan for vocational edu cation, was called up in the house to day by Congressman Hughes, of Geor gia, chairman of the education commit tee. No agreement as to debate was reached, and the resolution may be un der consideration for the balance of the day, if a quorum can be maintained. Its passage is eventually assured, as there is little opposition. Congressman Hughes explained the purpose of the resolution in a speech of half an hour. IMMIGRANT GOES TO r WRONG TOWN IN U. S. (By Associated Press.) LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 2.—After trav eling from New York to this city, Stat- an Colseink, a Russian immigrant, learned today that his steerage ticket was marked Lincoln, N. H. An error in the marking of his transfer ticket had sent him half-way across the con tinent. The police, through an inter preter, learned of his plight. An effort is being made to get the steamship company to pay his expenses back to New Hampshire. FEDERAL REFUGEES TRY TO TAKE REBEL CAPITAL (By Associated Press.) PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico, Oct. 2.— A filibustering expedition, composed of federal refugees, attempted to capture Piedras Negras from the American side of the Rio Grande early today. They were repulsed by the border patrol and the neutral guards which were placed In charge of the city yesterday, follow ing the constitutional evacuation. It is said the expedition was acting for Fed eral Consul Bravo, stationed in Eagle Pass. Drowned by Fish (By Associated Praia.) LAKE MILLS, Wis., Oct. 2.—Hennan Berlin, a Milwaukee banker, was drown ed yesterday in an effort to land a large fish. While tugging with the fish, Berlin stood erect in the boat, which was overturned. BRIDE-ELECT DIES IN EFFORT TO REMOVE MOLE BALTIMORE, Oct. 2.—Less than a week from the time she was to be wed, Ida Leibowitz, twenty years old, died at a local hospital, two days after an operation in which an effort was made to remove a mole from her face. Blood poisoning set in. The mother and fiance of the young woman are ill in consequence of her death. Dorsey Has Dropped All Other; Business and Will Devote His Time Exclusively to New Trial Fight dj! THE “MEXICAN A THLETE ’ GIRL CHARGES STABBING TO YOUNG MILLIONAIRE Mother of Young Herman Oel- richs Comes to His Rescue With Bond (By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—Hermann Oel richs, the young millionaire whom L»- cile Singleton charges with having stabbed her Jn an automobile Tuesday night, was arraigned in police court to day and held in $1,000 bail for a hear ing on Tuesday next. The case was postponed because of the absence of the complainant. She still was in bed to day. . Mrs. Oelrichs early today saved her son from spending the entire night in a police station cell, by going his bond for $5,000, giving her $100,000 residence as security. Young Oelrichs, a student in the Co lumbia Law school, was arrested late last night on a charge of felonious as sault after Lucille Singleton, who says she is the nineteen-year-old daugh ter of a Texas mine owner. had told her story of a mysterious automo bile attack on Broadway Tuesday night. The girl alleged that Oelrichs, who was then known to her as “Billy Creighton,” had stabbed her while she was riding in the young millionaire’s car. Celrlciig was arrested while visiting the apartments at which Miss Single- ton was lying wounded. Detectives had hidden themselves there behind por- tiers and,' according to them, heard “Creighton” reveal his identity. He was arrested and locked up in the Mulberry street police station at which the youth’s mother appeared shortly after ward and produced, the required bail. Young Oelrichs was released under in structions to be in the Jefferson Mar ket court for arraignment. He and his mother drove away in a taxicab. Miss Singleton told the police that she was riding with the man she then knew as “Creighton” when a quarrel arose because she admitted she had an engagement with' another man. There upon, she alleged, “Creighton” let go of his steering wheel and stabbed her sev eral times with a< sharp instrument, which may nave been an automobile tool. Miss Mary Chambers, principal of the Darlington seminary at West Chester, Pa., where the Singleton girl says she attended school, was quoted here today as having said over the long distance telephone: “There was a Miss Lucile Singleton here about three years ago. She was a pupil for about a year and a half and registered from Dallas, Tex. “I met her father once when he came to the seminary with his daughter. Mr. Singleton said he was a miner. Last year Miss Singleton returned to the seminary, but remained only three or four months, leaving in April or May. “She was well thought of in the sem inary. She was very quiet and one of the most studious pupils we had at the time. We do not know anything about her family and since she left the seminary we have not heard from or of her. Her registered address was care of Edwin Singleton, 1404 Wood street, Dallas.” MR. WILSON’S PLANS FOR SOUTHERN TRIP — / (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.—Unless unex pected developments should prevent, President Wilson, It was announced to day, will leave here on the evening of October 25 for Mobile, Ala., to attend the Southern Commercial congress at Mobile, Ala., on October 27. The presi dent plans to return here on October 29th. IAI. A. COVINGTON OUT FOR ROOOENBERY’S PLAGE Thad Adams, Close Friend of Vereen, Who Withdrew, to Manage Campaign (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) MOULTRIE, Ga.. Oct. 2.—It was an nounced here today that Thad Adams, an old newspaper man and a prominent citizen of this community, will manage the campaign of Judge W. A. Coving ton. who is a candidate to congress from the Second distiict to succeed the late Congressman Roddenbery. Mr. Adams is a close friend of W. C. Vereen, of Moultrie, and the announce ment of Adams’ campaign management is simultaneous with that of Mr. Ve reen that he will not be a candidate in opposition to Judge Covington. The Moultrie Observer carries a card from Mr. Vereen giving his reasons for not entering the race. It reads in part as follows: “I cannot see my way clear to be come a candidate for congress. I am truly grateful to the many kind friends in ray good county and to those in the othei counties of the district as well, for their many insistent calls to me to stand for election «o succeed the late and lamented Judge Roddenbery. “I have therefore since the matter has been brought before me, given it full consideration, and feel that I am due my friends a statement. “It was my first impulse to decline to enter the race and a careful weigh ing of the matter makes my final de cision the same as the first impulse. “I have not canvassed the situation with a view to ascertaining if I could probably be eelcted. That feature has not entered into my consideration of the matter, though I have had assur ances sufficient to flatter any prospec tive candidate. My candidacy is preclud ed by other • and more potent reasons. The most important of these being the fact tha- I feel that 1 owe my first duty tt my family and my home life. “I feel also that duty demands my attention more in my home state than away at Washington. I have been en gaged for the past twenty-five years in my humble way in the work of helping to develop my home city and county and this particular and favor ed section of our great state. I feel that my work here is not finished. Just at this time it is my honor to be associated with a number of my fellow-citizens in the work of estab lishing in Moultrie the first rural packing plant, possibly in the-south. “I am not forgetful, however, that I owe a duty to my country and should respond to its call, but in this case, I feel thac duty calls elsewhere to me, and am sure that of the many most worthy arpirants for the high office to be filled, any of the number can dis charge the duties of the office more ably and acceptably than I. while it shall be my pleasure to continue my work in the endeavor to be of service In other and humbler lines. “I want, in conclusion, to thank my friends sincerely for their voluntary and hearty assurance of support.” FEAR FOR THE GANAL WHEN EARTH QUAKES Government Officials Cable to Panama in Oraer to Take All Precautions WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 2.—Major Boggs, in charge of the Panama canal offices in this city, today cabled to Col onel Goethals at Panama for details of the earth shocks on the isthmus last night with special reference to their possible effect upon the Panama canal. This'action was taken as a measure of precaution, though the officials felt that Colonel Goethals would have advised them very promptly had the canal sus tained any substantial injury. It is recalled at the commission of fices that from time to time there have been slight shocks of earthquake ex perienced on the isthmus since the Americans assumed charge of the canal construction, but in no case has there been any damage whatever to the en gineering work. ^ Records which have been carefully studied by the canal designers fail to show the occurrence of anything more than slight seismic disturbances in the canal region as far back as the history of the isthmus is known. In addition to this reported exemption of the isth mus proper from severe earthquakes, army engineers base their belief upon the safety of the canal largely upon the enduring qualities of modern rein forced concrete construction, which is embodied in all of the great locks, dams and approaches of the new canal. Canal officials here said there was no connection between last night’s earthquake and the extensive earth slides into the Culebra cut at Cucaracha, reported yesterday* The later move ment has been in slow, but continuous process, and its only 111 effect, it is said, might be to cause a postponement for a few days or weeks of the opening of water communication across the isthmus, an event originally fixed for October 10, when the famous Gamboa dike was to have been dynamited. Solicitor Geheral Hugh M. Dorsey hall dropped all other business and is da- voting his exclusive attention to th« preparation of his answer to th« de fense's motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank. The case is set for argument before Judge L. S. Roan on Saturday, but there is little chance of it being heard then. The amended motion is a volumi nous document containing 115 different counts upon which a new trial is asked, and by devoting all of his time to it. the solicitor will scarcely be able to get his answer dn shape in less than two weeks, and it is extremely probable tijat he will ask a postponement until at least the 18th of October. If Judge L. S. Roan, of the Stona Mountain circuit, the trial judge, actu ally hears the argument of the motion, and there is little doubt now that ha will, he will be forced to delay the talc ing of his seat on the appelate courfi bench to which he has been appointed.’ The Frank case, accordingly, is ex pected to again delay the routine buals ness of the criminal division of the su perior court, for if the hearing of tha motion is postponed only two weeks. Judge Ben H. Hill, who has been named to the fourth judgeship of tha Atlanta circuit, will probably not re sign from the appellate bench until Judge Roan is ready to take his seat there. The court docket is very congested at present. Thursday it was learned that Clerk J. H. Jones has docketed 18$ grand jury Indictments during tha month of September, breaking all reo- ords for Indictments. Last September there were only seventy-three Indict ments returned during the month an« only 172 during both months of Sep tember and October. No regular court has been held stnoa the May term because the Frank case has occupied the attention of the offi cials, and now many indictments be sides those returned in September are awaiting a session of the coui;t It had been expected that court would convene on October 13 with Judge Hill on the bench, but it is now probable that the Frank case will delay it SAYS CHARGE IS FALSE. M. Johenning. one of the two Frank jurors who have been attacked in tha motion of the convicted man's attor neys for a new trial, flatly denies tha eharge that he was prejudiced. "The charge is absolutely falsa;" said* Mr. Johenning, when located by a Jour nal reporter Thursday morning. "I have no idea who made the affidavit charging that I was prejudiced, but whoever it was, he lied. “I didn’t want to serve on the Frank Jury. I would have been only too glad if I had been able to truthfully an swer some of the questions so that I would have been disqualified, but I couldn’t, and so had to allow mysetf to be held a prisoner, practically, fos a month." Mr. Johenning, who resides af 181 Jones avenue, comes to the defense of the entire Frank Jury. * There was not a man among us, whd wanted to serve on that jury,” he said, "but we simply couldn’t lie when asked the qualifying questions, and had to serve. There was not a man of us whe didn't lose money by being tied up that way for a month. It is hard to be at tacked this way for what we wen* through from a sense of duty.” J. A. Henslee, a traveling salesman was the other Juror attacked in tha amended motion for a new trial, and ha could not be located Thursday mornings it being stated by neighbors that ha has recently moved from 74 Oak' street. V'here he formerly resided, to Barnes- ville, Ga., the headquarters of the bug gy company for which he works. • Mr. Henslee was reported, immedi ately after the Frank trial to be tha juror who voted doubtful on the first ballot, and thus prevented the convic tion of Frank on the first vote. KILLS SELF, TWO OTHERS ESGAPE Pound of Radium Now Costs $52,000,000 BERLIN, Oct. 2.—The price of ra dium has been advanced $10,000 a gram because of an unprecedented demand for the precious substance. Radium is now quoted at $115,000 a gram. which means a pound of it would-be valued at over $52,000,000 if such a quantity could be amassed. . W. A. COLEMAN FOUND GUILTY OF BOY’S DEATH Murder Was Verdict, but Court’s Mercy Has Been Recommended ABBEVILLE, Ga., Oct. 2.—The jury in the case of W. A. Coleman, on trial here for the killing last April of seven- teen-year-old Leon Melvin, today found him guilty of murder, but recommended him to the mercy of the court. Sentence has not yet been imposed. PINDELL ACCEPTABLE TO RUSSIA AS AMBASSADOR 'By Associated Pres*.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.—The Russian government in reply to an inquiry from the state department has signified that Henry M. Pindell, a Peoria, Ill., editor will be acceptable as American ambas sador to Russia. It is expected Mr. Pindell’s nomination will be sent to the senate immediately. NEGROES ARE CHARGED WITH STEALING COTTON EASTMAN, Ga., Oct. 2.-—Alex Walker and his son. Will Walker, William Nealy and Will Wright, all negroes, are in jail here, charged with stealing ten bales of cotton from the seed farm of A. P. Petway, eight miles from East man Lucas Takes Oath (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) SAVANNAH, Ga., Oct. 2.—Marion Lu cas, the new postmaster, took charge of the local office this morning. He suc ceeds Mr. Marcus S. Baker, Jr. Mr. Lu cas announces that everybody in the postoffice is protected by civil service, and he anticipates no changes being made at all. 4 Life-Termer in Walton County Gang Hangs Self-Blood hounds Killed (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., Oct. 2.—Ad dington Dickens, a life-termer in th# Walton county chaingang, near Logan- ville, committed suicide by hanging yesterday in the camp, and Dutch Ford made his escape after he had killed tw# fine bloodhounds. Ford was serving a twenty-year sen tence for safe-cracking. H e is still at large. A negro boy sent up for burglary committed at Monroe also escaped. A horse and buggy was stolen last night at Loganville and found abandon ed here this morning. The supposition is that the turnout was stolen by on® of the convicts. The Atlanta police were notified Thursday that Andrew Ford, a white man twenty-five years old, a convict in the Walton county gang, had escaped Wednesday night and had stolen an iron gray mule and a buggy, and that he was believed to be headed toward At lanta. He was convicted in Chatham county on a charge of safe-blowing. The ordinary of Walton county offer* a reward of seventy-five dollars for hi® capture. FARMER’S WIFE KILLED BY ESCAPED CONVICT (By Associated Press.) TAMPA. Fla., Oct. 2.—A special t<* the Times from Ocala says: “Mrs. P. L. Wilson, wife of a farmer living four miles north of here, was shot and killed this morning by a negro supposed to be an escaped convict.” i A