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Newspaper Page Text®he atommal VOLUME XVIII MYSTERIOUSLY SHOT. TRAMNIELLSCOTTSAYS DEATH WAS PLOHED Detectives Accept Young Man’s Statement and Are Busy Trying to Find the Would-Be Assassin The mysterious shooting of Trammell Scott, thirty years old. 95 East North * avenue, has stirred Atlanta more than anv occurrence of the past several months. The mystery surrounding the -.hooting is in itself sufficient to cause widespread interest and speculation; fdded to this Is the prominence of Mr. Scott and his young wife. The shoot ing occurred Monday night aT>out 11 o'clock on East Merritts avenue. Mr. Scott is a young man with hun dreds of business and social friends. He is department manager for Swift & Co., and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Scott. 97 East Merritts avenue. He is the grandson of Colonel M. Tram mell. who founded Georgia's railroad -ommission in 1879 and who was for '•ears chairman of the commission. He was a star athlete at the University of Georgia In 1904. 05, where he was a member of the S. A. E. fraternity. Mrs. Scott, from whom Mr. Scott sep irated Just ten days before the shoot ing. is a beautiful young woman. She was voted the prettiest girl at Washing ton seminary in 1908. She married Mr. «cott In 1910. She is the daughter of Mrs. Frank Word, of Hogansville, Ga. According to Mrs. Word, her married life with Mr. Scott has been stormy, and was marked by a threatened divorce and several temporary separations. Mrs. Scott is critically ill at the St. Joseph's infirmary in Atlanta, where she was . taken for an operation just after the separation from her husband. Mr. Scott's only statement for publi cation since the shooting was given to The Journal as soon as he was able to be seen at the Davis-Fischer sanitarium, • where he is lying with a bullet in his left lung. Mr. Scott said that he knew ‘•who planned the shooting; that it was the work of a mar. or men who knew they either had to kill, him or else face in court the disclosures from a mass of evidence which Mr. Scott says he has. What this evidence is he would not state, nor would he name the man who caused the shooting. In addition, he said that '•there has been enough Slackness," and that he would probably now let matters drop and not press the case on the evidence he has. He said that two men shot him; that one was a black negro and that the other was either a light mulatto or else "the man himself.*'. He said he fired three times at the men: that he had been carrylng a revolver, expecting trouble. The “suicide theory'* was absolutely abandoned Thursday by the city detec tives. who are working under the direc tion of the solicitor’s office to solve the mystery of the shooting of young Tram mell Scott on last Monday night. bikewise the detectives have aban doned the- theory that an attempted hold-up by footpads resulted in the shooting, and the work which they were doing Thursday was in following up the “lead- given by Mr. Scott’s state ment that two men were hired to as sassinate him. It was admitted Thursday that the detectives have the name of a young lady from whom they expect to secure valuable information relative to the let ters which are said to figure in toe case. However, little could be learned about the activity of the detectives except that they are now working exclusively on the theory - that young Scott was shot by two men. who were seeking to as sassinate him, and that they have aban doned all other theories. Further developments Thursday in regard to the mysterious shooting were: - Three marks where bullets had glanc ed from wooden fences on the side of Bishop's alley were found by a Journal reporter. Residents at 91 and 98 East Pine street, on either side of the south end of Bishop's alley all testify that they heard the sound of men running.rapid ly down and out of the alley after hear ing three shots Two of the bullet marks were found en planks in a board fence on the west <ide of the alley. The fence bulged out wards at this point: it was not evident from the marks whether they were caused by two bullets or by one which hit and then hit again. They are about six feet apart, and are about forty feet from the northern mouth of the alley. The other bullet mark is 20# or more feet from the northern mouth of the slley. also on a plank fence on the west side. All three of the marks, clear and fresh, are about on a level with a man’s chin. DRESSED AS WOMAN? Detectives were investigating the theory that one of the assailants of Trammell Scott was a man dressed as a woman. Thia theory grew out of a statement accredited to Isaac Tx>gan, a negro liv ing in the rear of 94 East Pine street. The report spread after the shooting among residents of East Pine street that Dogan said he saw two men run ning down the alley ano that one of them was dressed as a woman and was running with skirts held high. However. Dogan denied tips to a Journal reporter, and Miss Fram es Swords. 94 East Pine street, told The Journal that Ixrgan told her he looked out right after the shoot ing and saw a person under the arc lamp in the center of the alley. Miss Swords said lx>gan told ho r that this oerson was either a woman or else a man tn a very long overcoat. Dogan told The Journal that he saw nothing but heard the men running by the win dow of his room. Mrs. Frank Word, mother of- Mrs. Trammell Scott, said Thursday that her laughter was very much worse, at the St. Joseph's hospital. The hysteria, which began when Mrs. Scott first learn ed that her husband had been shot, was worse, said Mrs. Word—so bad that the hospital authorities telephoned her to come to the hospital. Mrs Word is stopping with relatives at * Angler place. Physicians attending Trammell Scott stated Thursday that his condition was “much better.'' He slept for six' and a half hours Wednesday night, and ap pears well on the road to recovery. His athletic physique, gained as a star base ball player at Georgia and kept in trim by frequent hunting and camping trips since leaving college, is standing him •n good stead now. In addition, his de ♦ermlnatlon to held on to life with all his strength has had very mucn to do with the remarkable way in which he (Continued on Page 9. Col. •.) HOKE SMITH AM emmiem FOR NEUTRAL TOE Georgia Senator Asserts That' Great Britain Cannot Con-j tinue War Without American! Munitions and Food BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.—Senator j Hoke Smith, assailing Great Britain’s embargo against neutral trade of the j United States in a speech in the sen ate today, urged congress to take some definite action to defend the rights of the United States and suggested an em bargo on the ihicessities which England gets front this country. "The president can only write notes, said Senator Smith. “Congress can do more. • I do not mean to go to war. There may come a time when we-shall have to light, but 1 do not believe in involving this nation in war for a few dollars. All wt have to do is to show that we haAe the nerve to insist on our rights. England understands that we are right and that she is wrong. Senator Dorah asked the Georgia sen ator If he thought that by any possi bility a bill could pass congress putting an embargo on shipments of munitions and other necessities to Great Britain. “If the senator will help I would be ; glad to join in such an embargo to take | effect in thirty days if, meanwhile, Eng- I land has not yielded to respect the legal ■ rights of the United States." "I am perfectly willing,’’ said Senator Doral:, “m order to protect our rights upon sea and upon land, to assume the responsibility not of speech, but of ac- I tion.” , . ... Discussing the action of the allies in proclaiming cotton as contraband, Sena toi Smith asserted that cotton had not | been used or needed by Germany or her I allies in the manufacture of war mu- I nitions for more than eight months. He [quoted from a statement i*epared for him by Howard W. Bible, now in Wash ington after a trip to Germany, who reported that he had learned through personal investigation that Germany had developed a process for using wood pulp as a cheaper and more effective substi tute for cotton In the manufacture of explosives. _ HISTORY OF INTERFERENCE. Senator Smith reviewed the whole history of interferences with trade and diplomatic exchanges on the subject. He described as silly and untrue state ments that the United States made cot ton contraband during the Civil war, de claring that only once before in history, had cotton been declared contraband, and it was done then during the Russo- j Japanese war by Russia, who promptly | gave way in the face of a protest from , Great Britain that the action was ille gal. British authorities were o.uoted also to prove that under international law foodstuffs are subject to seizure only when actually consigned to armed forces or an enemy. "Shall we quietly continue to furnish Great Britain what she is compelled to obtain from the United States while the commercial rights of citizens of this country are trampled under foot?” asked the senator. "Great Britain cannot continue the war without munitions from the United States. Great Britain cannot feed her population without foodstuffs from the United States, and other neutrals. Great Britain cannot keep her million and a half people engaged in the Dan cashire mills at work sixty days with out cotton from the United States. MUST HAVE COTTON. “Great Britain cannot accomplish her scheme for world-wide domination of commerce in her vast products of cot ton-manufactured fabrics without cot ton from the United States. "The administration has forcefully brought to the attention of Great Britain the rights of citizens of this country. It has been demonstrated that citizens of neutral countries have the right to ship foodstuffs and cotton In unlimited quantities through the neutral ports of northern Europe to the noncombatant inhabitants of Germany and Austria. “The congress of the United States slept over the right of shippers of food stuffs last winter. This was perhaps because the prices were good, perhaps because we did not investigate the sub ject. The lawlessness of Great Britain has been increased greatly during: the past twelve months. Each day brings new evidence of disregard for neutral rights. “By firmness, but peacefully, neutrals can easily obtain their rights from both I belligerents. "Paraphrasing the language of Mr. [Jefferson. England may feel the desire of absorbing the commerce of Germany and of starving her people, but she can have no right of doing it at our loss or of making us the instrument of it.’’ ITALY WILL AID SERBS TO REORGANIZE ARMY (By Asscriated Pr*»»., ROME. Jan. 20.—The Italian govern- ’ ment has decided to extend generous aid toward the reorganization of the rem nants of the Serbian army. It is said that fully fifthy thousand Serbians have already reached a refuge in Corfu. The Stefan! Agency annouces that the king of Italy, during the recent visit to Brin disi. held a conference with the Serbian ministers who had arrived there. TREMENDOUS VALUE FOR 15 CENTS The Pathfinder, T-eading Weekly Maga zine of Kation’a Capital. Makes Re markably Attractive Offer. WASHINGTON? D. C.. Jan 20—Peo ple in every section of the country are hurrying to take advantage of the Path finder’s wonderful offer to send that ■splendid illustrated review of the whole world thirteen weeks for 15 cents. It cost the editor a lot of money to do this, but he says it pays to invest In new friends, and that he will keep the offer open until the Pathfinder passes the hundred thousand circulation mark, which will be in a few weeks. F’ifteen cents mailed at «nee with your applica ' tlnn to Pathfinder. *5 Douglas st. Wash | Ington. D. C., will keep the whole family Informed, entertained, helped and in spired for the next three months. (Advt.) MONTENEGRO AGAIN TAKES-IIP ARMS TO EXPEL THE INVADER Tiny Balkan t Nation Rejects ' Peace Proposals Made by Austria and Resumes Fight ing on Entire Line (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. —From Rome 'comes the definite announCx.H , »nt that hostilities between Montenegro and Aus tria have been resumed, Montenegro having officially notified Italy, the dis patch stated. A note presented to the Italian for eign office by the Montegrin premier declared that Montenegro had rejected the Austrian terms and that hostilities had been resumed along the whole front. King Nicholas remaining with his army. Greece again is a point of signal in terest on the war map. King Constan tine on January 13 gave the Associated Press correspondent at Athens an inter view in which he voiced strong pro test against the attitude of the allies toward his country. This interview, transmitted byway of Paris, did not reach this country until today and in the interim an unnamed high French authority gave out a reply to the king’s accusations. There has been a paucity of direct news from Greece recently, but there have been numerous reports from Ger man sources of further aggressive ac | tion on the part of the allies toward I the government. Russians Resume Smashing Drive Against Austrians (By Associated Frees.) DON DON, Jan. 20.—After only a slight pause since the conclusion of the “New Year’s .battle’’ on the eastern fi;ont the Russians again have begun a strong offensive against the Austro-Hungarians on the Bessarabian frontier east of Czernowitz, capital of Brkowlna. In the initial offensive of what prob ably will be termed the "second battle.’’ the Russians launched with numerous columns*four attacks near Toporoutz and Boyan, but, according to Vienna, they were everywhere repulsed. The Germans have attacked Russian bases at Tarnopol, east Galicia, with an air squadron. British Use Smoke Bombs in West, but Are Repulsed (By Associated Freis.j BERLIN, Jan. 20. —(Via Dondon.) — An attack by the'*'British with the use of smoke bombs on the German posi tions north of Frelinghien, in northern France, is announced in today’s official statement by German ary headquarters. It is declared that the attack along a front of several hundred yard, was beaten off with heavy loss to the Brit ; ish. The statement says: "Western theater of war: Our posi tions north of Frelinghien were attack ed yesterday evening by the English, who used smoke bombs. The attack ex tended over a width of some hundred meters. The enemy was repulsed with severe loss. “Enemy artillery, according to the usual plan, shelled the church at Dens. “An English biplane carrying two ma chine guns, the machine being a unit of an enemy squadron, was shot down near Tourcoing by a German airman. “On the Yser fire from our anti-air craft guns forced an enemy machine to land in the enemy lines. The aeroplane was immediately destroyed by our ar tillery. "During last night we dropped bombs on military establishments in Nancy. “Eastern theater of war: There have heen artillery duels and outpost skirm ishes at various points. "Balkan theater of war: There is nothing to report.” British Relief Army Near Surrounded Brigade Now (By Associated Press.) DONDON, Jan. 20.—General Aylmer’s force of British troops was yesterday in close touch with the Turkish position at Ess in and consequently was seven miles from Kut-el-Amara, in Mesopo tamia. where a British force has been surrounded by the Turks. ‘ General Townshend, commanding the British troops at Kut-el-Amara. reports there has been no fighting at that place. This information regarding the Meso potamian theater of war was communi cated to the house of commonse today by J. Austen Chamberlain, secretary for India. Mr. Chamberlain also announced that Dieutenant General Sir Percy Dake yes terday took over the supreme command of the Mesopotamia expedition from General Sir John Eccles Nixon, who has been invalided home. Seven Lawyers of Georgia Presented To Supreme Court BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, *•-. C-, Jan. 20 Seven Georgia lawyers were presented to the United States supreme court today by- Senator Smith, and admitted to practice before that tribunal as follows: Luther Z. Rosser. Shepard Bryan. Sam E. Evins. Hudson Moore, C. A. Roop and Sid Holderncss, of Carrollton, and Rob ert L Shipp, of Moultrie. DIXIE HIGHWAY BOOMED AT MEETING IN GRIFFIN GRIFFIN, Ga., .Tan. 20.—At an enthu- 1 siastic meeting of a representative body' of Griffin citizens, held Wednesday- at the offices of the Griffin and Spalding county board of trade the Spalding county council of .the Dixie highway- was formed and its organization perfected. W. S. Gilbreath, field secretary of the ; highway, was present and outlined the | work to be done by the county councils and the necessity of these councils. H. V. Kell, commissioner of Spalding coun ty', was elected president; G. J. Drake, vice president; W. B. Royster, secretary; J. P. Mason, treasurer and B. B. Brown as the other member of the directory. The board of trade and the county commissioners, purchased placards with which to mark the highway in this coun ty* ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1916. ■„i — 7 at / ITS MiGMTY ( | . ; uny - \ | Do You Reckon / 4 'kt— x ’ »n. u last | j \ Till Summer.' J | | l j- / Jr fIEPUBLIMNSEHATOBS STIR MED PROBLEM I Democratic Members Are Equally Determined to Back President 'Uy Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—Intention of senate Republicans to continue t,o press for legislative action on the situation in Mexico, despite the determination of the Democrats to prevent such a step at present, and reports from the border of plans for a new revolution in Mexico, were developments in the situation to day. Another development was the an nouncement of the issuance by General Carranza of a decree formally proclaim ing Francisco Villa, Pablo Dopez and Rafael Castro outlaws because of the massacre of American citizens at Santa Ysabel, and authorizing execution of tne outlaws without formality by any citi zen of Mexico. The announcement was made through the Mexican, embassy. In insisting on action in the Mexican situation, the minority urge that it the senate’s duty to adopt a more ag gressive step and contend that the coun try demands it. In opposing action at this stage the minority* urge that the situation be left for the president to handle. The fact that the Republicans propose to keep the issue before the senate 1a seen in the announced intention of Sen ator Sherman, of Illinois, to call up to day his resolution asking the president for information as to whether the United States entered into agreement yvith South and Central American nations not to intervene tn Mexico without their con sent. According to unofficial information received here, Federal agents are inves tigating plans said to be under way for another revolution in the southern re public. to be led by Benjamin Argumedo, and whose followers were said to include prominent members of the so-caUeu Cientifico party. Advisability of the United States seek ing to acquire a portion of northern Mexico b.v purchase or treaty, it war learned today, is being urged by Ameri can citizens along the border and ha: been recently discussed with President Wilson. Senator Ashurst, of Arizona, who sav the president yesterday, is said to hav< treached the subject The Arizona sen a tor today, however. would r.dt discuss this feature of the conference. It is pointed out by persons int.erestei in the suggestion that American inter ests are located chiefly in northcri Mexico and acquirement of that terri tory would do much to settle the Mexi can question. $300,000 IS SOUGHT TO FIGHT CITRUS CANKER (B.v Associated Press.) WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.—The ur gent deficiency appropriation bill, re ported favorably to the house today, car ries an approprlatioi of $300,000 for erad ication of the citrus canker. The appropriation would be used for an immediate inspection of all citrus groves in the gulf states, about half the work being done in Florida, where the state could co-operate.* No allowance for trees destroyed in the campaign against the disease is con templated. Agricultural experts esti mate it will cost from three to four million dollars to stamp out the disea.se. the deficiency bill carries $12,572,304. Tobaceo Habit Banished In 48 to 72 hours No craving for to bacco in any form after completing treatment Contains no habit-forming drugs. Satisfactory results guaran teed In evey case. Write Newell Phar macal Co., Dept 5, St. Louis, Mo., for free booklet. "Tobacco Redeemer,” and , poeltive proof.—(Advt.) , , NURSING IT ALONG! GUBINS MM ASK U. S. TB SUPERVISE ELECTION Leaders of Liberal Party Op pose Re-election of Presi dent Menocal (By Auooiated Freis.) HAVANA, Jan. 20. —Prominent lead ers of the Diberal party, who are op posed to the action of the Conservatives in re-nominating President Menocal, on the ground that the principal of re-elec tion is a menace to the country, are discussing secretly' a proposal to re quest the United States to appoint a committee to come to Cuba and super vise the next presidential election. Those who favor the plan assert it would prevent a repetition of the irreg ularities connected with the second elec tion of President Palma, which was fol lowed by uprisings tnat culminated in the revolution of 1906, and the. second American intervention. American supervision of the election, it is also said, would remove any ex cuse of further talks of a revolution, which attracted much attention at the lime of the triumph of the re-election ists in the Conservative party on Mon day but is now subsiding. The Diberal leaders are conferring Time io Think About the Welfare of Your Rural Route--- Our (i ßig Six” Combination Offer Is a Rural Route Builder As Well As a Big • Bargain in Reading Matter What are you doing toward maintaining your Rural Route? Did you know that if you depended on your letter mail to keep up your Rural Route you would not have one more than six weeks? 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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—Optimism prevailed in official and Teutonic diplo matic circles today regarding the ulti mate outcome of negotiations between the United States and Germany over the settlement of the Dusitania case, de spite the reported rejection by this coun try of the Berlin government’s proposal to incorporate a reservation of any ad mission of wrong doing by her subma rine commander. A new proposal is expected momentar ily with the possibility that the issue might be ended by eliminating discus sion of the commander’s acts, Germany agreeing to pay an indemnity for the American lives lost, reiterate expres sions of regret and call attention that she already has given this country a dis avowal by making assurances for the future. constantly with the object of devising means of unification of the party, and profess strong hopes of success. NUMBER 32. WILL RIERS TELLS SHERIFF HE KILLED HIS FATHER-IN-UW Shooting of E. M. Carden Fol lowed Girl Wife’s Story of Her Home Life Before Her Marriage (Special Dispatch tu The Journal.) MOUDTRIE, Ga., Jan. 20—Mrs. Bea trice Hiers, wife of Will Hiers, broke down and told Sheriff Boyd this morning that her husband had shot her father. E. M. Carden to death at their home last Friday night. The young woman, who is hardly more than a child, said that her husband resolved to kill her father after she had told him of her life at home prior to her marriage. Will Hiers confessed to the killing after he was told that his wife had given all of the details of it. The young man said that he had fully determined to surrender immeditely after the crime, ut had been advised not to do so by •his father. Henry Hiers, who hftnself * was arrested in connection with the af fair Tuesday night. The young couple will apear before the grand jury today and confess, so they told the sheriff. The other men held In connection with the killing will be re leased today, it was stated. Wooden Shoes Now in Use in Austria-Hungary (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The war has brought wooden shoes into use into Austria-Hungary. An American con sular official reported today that shoes of pine and beechwood were being made and sold for about twenty cents a pair. The people found them awkward, but warm, he added. In southern Bohemia wooden shoes with uppers of leather are being worked, the consul said. Blast Wrecked Munitions Depot I (By Associated Press.) DONDON, Jan. 20.—The Amsterdam correspondent of the Berlin Dokal Ansei ger, who witnessed the recent explosion of the large German ammunition depot in Dille. northern France, describes the damage as enormous. Net only was the munitions depot entirely destroyed bu: havoc was caused in the surrounding , area to houses and factories, most of» which were razed to the ground. The 1 German landstrum troops guarding the. i depot were killed. British U-Boat Reported Ashore DONDON, Jan. 20.—A British sub marine has gone ashore off Holland, ac cording to an announcement made by the official press bureau today. There was no loss of life. The press bureau anouncement says that some of the men on the submarine were taken off by a British destroyer. The others were rescued by a Dutch warship and' taken to Holland. Parliament Will Debate Blockade DONDON, Jan. 20.—A general*debate on the question of a blockade by tne British fleet of Germany will take place in the house of commons next Wednes day.