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THE WEATHER.
Fair, warmer Thursday night and
Friday. Temperatures (taken at
A K. Hawkes Co.’s store): 8 a. m.,
66 degrees; 10 a. m., 63 degrees;
12 m., C6 degrees; 2 p. m., 70 de
grees.
The Atlanta Georgian
“Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN” *
AND NEWS
"Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
SPOT COTTON.
Atlanta, firm; 10c. Liverpool, steady;
6.46. New York, quiet; 10.66. Ha
vannah. steady; 913-16. Auguata, steady;
1046. Galveston, firm; 10 1 * Norfolk,
firm; IQc. 3foblle, steady; 10c.
VOL. VH. NO. 219.
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1909.
ppm?. In Atlanta—TWO TENTH.
1 XUblJ. Oa Tralna-FIVE CENTS.
. LYCUT
KILLS SELF
Despondency and 111
Health Lead to
Suicide.
Following a night of restlessness,
during which he was terribly nfervous
and unable to «leep, William Lyeett,'
Ihe well-known Whltehall-st. dealer In
china art goods and teacher of china
painting, committed euictde at 7 o’clock
Thur»day morning by shooting himself
in the head with a 44-caliber army re
volver In his bed rooni at his homd,
305 West Peochtree-st.
Mr. Lyeett did not speak after the
shot, dying almost Instantly.
Mrs. Lyeett had Just left the. room
and had gone Into the bath room at
the time the ehot was fired. Ae soon
as he was alone, Mr. Lyeett left his
bed, picked up his pistol and, still un
dressed, placed the muzzle to the top
of his head, above the ear, and flred.
His Wlft Hears Shot.
Mrs. Lyeett was turning the water
Into the bath tub when she was sud
denly startled by the report of the
revolver and the thud of a body as It
struck the floor. Never suspecting It
was her husband who had flred the
shot, Mrs. Lyeett hurried back to the
bed room door and called out:
"William, did you hear that shot?”
There was no response. A terrible
(ear clutched her heart. Rushing into
die room. Sirs. Lyeett was horrified to
And the body of her husband on the
floor, his right hand outstretched and
Vrasping the revolver.
Mrs. Lyeett bent over her prostrate
husband and tried to get him to speak,
but he never recognized her. Mrs. Ly-
cett Immediately sounded an alarm,
but her husband was dead within
few moments.
Mr. .Lyeett had been unable to sleep
at all throughout the night, and. as
Ilia wife started to the bath room, re
marked to her:
“I’m going to get the doctor to give
me something to make me sleep to
night.”
He never gave the slightest Intima
tion that he Intended to kill himself.
In fact. It Is stated, ho had nevsr In
timated such a thing to his family,
and, for this reason, It Is not believed
the eulclde was premeditated.
Ill Health Was tjta Cause.
Ill health Is ascribed as the only
reason for the act. Mr. Lyeett had been
In falling health for the past two
months, and during the past three
weeks his condition had grown consid
erably worse. - Members of his family
believe that hls Illness had temporarily
and suddenly deranged hls mind and
that he was In this condition when he
shot himself.
He had been in business In Whlte-
hall-st. for the past twenty-five years,
and It Is believed that hard work and
tireless attention to hls business during
this long period had caused a general
breakdown of hls physical and nervous
«yatom. A few days ago he Is said to
have sustained a complete collapse and
alnt-e that time had been depressed and
restless, being unable to rest well at
night on account of sleeplessness,
A Pioneer China Painter.
Mr. Lyeett was widely known In At
lanta and throughout this section as a
rhlna painter, and. durtnr hls long ca
reer In Atlanta, many prominent people
had learned the art of china painting
tinder hls tutorship. Prom hls studio
many of the fashionable homes of the
city have been supplied with beautiful
hand-painted china, and hls art wares
had won for hls place a widespread
reputation.
Mr. Lyeett had been In business In
ft ne place, S3 1-2 Whltehall-st.. for
twenty-five years. About a month ago,
however, he moved to 70 Whltehall-st.
This place was closed Thursday morn
ing on account of the death of Mr. Ly-
rett.
Mr. Lyeett was 50 years of age. Ha
l« survived by hls wife and two chil
dren, Mrs. F. C. Stelnhauer and Ed
vard Cordon Lyeett He has a slater,
Mrs. John W. McElraeiv. of Brooklyn,
a- Y., and a brother, Joseph Lycstt. of
s '. Louis. He had been twice married,
hls first wife having died suddenly a
few years ago on a train while she and
her husbAnd were on their way home
from Cuba.
Mr. I.ycett was for a number of years
a member of the Governor’s Horse
Guard and at the time of hls death was
"madron quartermaster of the troop,
"■tired, with the rank of second lleu-
jenant, Altho no funeral arrangements
have yet been made. It Is probable that
he win be given a military funeral.
Mr. Lyeett was a close personal
friend to Mrs. I* Condon, the famous
photographer who was found dead In
her home several weeks ago, and at
'hat time he expressed the deepest sor-
row- at the sudden death of hls friend.
naval store case up
Savannah, Ga„ April 15.—Judge
Sheppard charged tho grand Jury In the
1 nlted States court here today. For-
m * r State Senator Whaley, of Jesup,
*a» chosen foreman. No decision on
,fl “ demurrer In the n&val stores trust
Has been rendered as yet.
Three Speakers For Education
46 Alleged Grounds
on Which New
Trial Is Asked.
Nashville, Tenn., April 15.—Forty-
six separate and distinct reasons why
the defendants, Duncan B. Cooper and
Robin J. Cooper, should be granted a
new trial at the hands of Judge W. M.
Hart, are set forth In the grounds of
the motion for a new trial filed by the
attorneys for-the defendants, In writ
ing, today in the office of the criminal
court clerk of Davidson county. The
document Is typewritten and contains
21 pages.
Judge Hart will -hear argument on
the motion on April 21.
The first few assignments are de
voted mostly tot alleged error* by rea
son of Judge Hart's ruling out certain
evidence. Next Is token uo portions of
Judge Hart’s charge to the Jury, and a
number of exceptions are made to dif
ferent portions of the charge, In which
the court was stating 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 action of the court the defend
ants excepted.
No Misconduct Alleged.
Despite rumors to that effect, no
misconduct on the part of any members
of the Jury Is alleged and no exceptions
are taken to the selection of the Jury.
Exception Is taken to tile action of
the court In not entering a mistrial on
March 19, when a partial report was re
ceived from the Jury. Exception Is
taken In this connection also, because
Judge Hart did not discharge the Jury
on March 19. after the partial vet-dirt
was reported. This was the day or.
which John D. Sharp was acquitted and
on which Foreman E. M. Burke said, In
effect, "the Jury Is hopelessly tied up
as to the Coopers." and following which
Judge Hart sent the Jury back for fur
ther deliberation. The Jury - reported
on the noxt day. March 20. finding the
two Coopers guilty of murder In the
second degree and giving each twibity
years.
Exoeption to'Questions.
The motion contains the usual ayct-
ment that the verdict Is not supported
by the evidence. Exception Is takdifl tt)
the ruling of the court In excluding
certain portions of Robin Cooper’s ovH
dence Intended te throw light on the.
mental condition of hls father, as well
as himself. Exception Is taken to the
court’s allowing the state to ask Robin
Cooper. If he knew any reason why
certain state's witnesses had perjured
themselves. Exception Is taken be
cause the court did not admit all of the
Carmack letter written In Washington
In 1904 to- Colonel Cooper; also, be
cause all of The News Scimitar edi
torial of March 15, 1908, was not ad
mitted. Exception Is taken because the
court allowed the state to cross-ex
amine Colonel Cooper regarding al
leged defalcations In Maury county,
and as to certain suits brought against
him there.
Miss Lee’s Testimony.
Exception Is taken as to the evidence
of Major W. O. Vertree 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 said at tho Maxwell House
conference, at Bradford’s office and be
tween Governor Patterson and Brad
ford over the telephone, on the day of
the tragedy. Exception le taken as to
testimony of Dr. Wltherepoon and
Frank Lander, regarding communica
tion of threats to Carmack. v
Miss Lee’s evidence, In which she
quotas Mr. Bradford .as saying he
"could have killed Carmack like a
snake,’’ and Paul Davis saying he
"would lie to get on the Jury"—this
Is excepted to.
The admission of the evidence of a
few other minor witnesses Is excepted
to. and also the refusal of the court to
admit a carbon copy of the letter Colo
nel Cooper Is alleged to have written
Carmack at the Maxwell House.
GIFFORD PINCHOT.
i United States forester, who will
speak Thursday night.
CLARENCE OUSLEY.
Editor Fort Worth Record, who
spoke on Thursday morning.
JERE M. POUND.
Georgia commissioned of educa
tion. who spoke Thursday.
TAFT ASKS CONGRESS 9 HELP
FOR PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
HE KILLED HIMSELF
EARLY THURSDAY
New Bill Provides For
Limited Free
Trade.
SHAPED TO FOSTER
ISLAND INDUSTRIES
/
i Prevents Sugar and Tobae-
• co Coining in Here On
Free List.
CHIEF COMMANDER
OF G. A. R. VETERANS
Photo by Stephenson. »
WILLIAM LYCETT.
The picture shows him In uni
form of Governor’s Horse Guard,
and tho taken aome time ago, Is a
good likeness.
HIMSELFJHflU LUNG
J. E. Mansell, Despondent,
in Critical Condition
at Grady.
Washington,-April 15.—The fol((,w.!’
. ttlg message of President Taft waS
^enuto the Cofigress on the subject .pf.-.
;a Philippines tariff and was accompa
nied by letters to^the president from
; Secretary of War Dickinson and Gen
eral Edwards, chief of the bureau oft
! Insular affairs.
| The document was prepared yester
day before the president left for New
York. The message follows.
"To the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives—I transmit herewith a com
munication from the necretary of war,
Inclosing one from the chief of the
bureau of Insular affairs, In which Is
contained a recommendation for
Philippines tariff.
"This measure revives the present
Philippines tariff, simplifies It and
makes It conform as nearly as possi
ble to the regulations of the customs
laws of the United States, especially
“In the Decatur-st. paving
proposition The Georgian was
the live wire. It got right in
behind the movement and there
w&* no let up until the paving
was secured. The Georgian
knows how to put ’em over, all
right.”
ED MATTHEWS,
2d and A1 Matthews, Decatur-
*t. Furniture Dealers.
FOUR BOYS MISSING
Parents Think They Rode
Away on Freight.
Fred Amosaon. of South Atlanta,
aged 15, left home last Monday aft
ernoon In company with Charlie Wylie.
Beman Hume and John Lancaster.
This quartet of youngsters have not
been seen since Wednesday noon, when
they were waiting for a freight train
at Roseland. The Amoeeon boy said
to a telegraph operator that they were
going to Macon.
The boys attended the Turman
School, of South Atlanta.
Young Amosson Is small In stature,
with dark brown hair and brown eyes,
and wore a black suit of clothes, knee
trousers, and a brown cap. The police
have been notified and any Informa
tion concerning the boys will be ap
preciated by their parents.
J. E. Mansell, proprietor of a market
at 114 Decatur-st.. who attempted to
kill himself late Wednesday afternoon
while In a' fit of despondency. Is pro
nounced practically out of danger by
the physicians of the Grady Hospital,
where he Is being treated.
The cause of this despondency Is said
to have been created by recent marital
troubles, which resulted In hls separa
tion from’hls wife, Ida M. Mansell, who
Is now living with her children, at 1121
Joseph-st.. In Birmingham. He was so
murh worried over hls troubles all day
Wednesday that shortly after 5 o’clock
he decided to free himself of this bur
den of care by death. In order to be
alone, he sent hls boy employee out on
some errand, and then, taking a 22-
callber rifle, he put It to his chest and
flred. .
A negro man who was passing by
heard the report of the rifle and rushed
Into the store Just In time to see Man
sell fall to the floor. An emergency
call was sent to the Gradv Hospital
and within a very few minutes he was
on the operating table. The surgeon
who examined him found him to be
seriously Injured, the ball having
passed entirely thru hls body, pene
trating'the right lung.
Mansell came to Atlanta about three
weeks ago from Gedartown, and he
says that hls sister, Mrs. F. J. Stone. Is
now living there. Several small In
surance policies were found in hls trunk
at the home of Mrs. Renfroe In Au
burn-aye. where-he has been boarding.
The present Philippine regulations
have been cumbersome and diffi
cult for American merchants and
exporters to comply with. Its
purpose Is to meet new conditions
that will arise under the section of the
pending United States tariff bill which
provides within certain limitations for
free trade between the United States
and the Islands. It Is drawn with a
view to preserving to the Islands as
much customs revenue as possible and
to protect In. a reasonable measure
those Industries whloh now exist in
the Islands.
The bill now transmitted has been
drawn by a board of tariff experts of
which the Insular collector of customs,
Colonel George R. Colton, was the
president. The board held a great
many open meetings In Manila and
conferred fully with representatives of
all business Interests In the Philip
pines. It Is of great Importance to the
welfare of the Islands that the bill
shall be passed at the same time with
HE COURTS AND MARRIES
HIS OWN STEPMOTHER
Harry Beckwith, Wealthy Young Chicagoan, Weds His
Father’s Widow, and Becomes His Own Stepfather.
Left College to Continue Courtship.
Boston, April 15—Harry J. Beck
with, of Chicago, son of the late Dr.
George Beckwith, Is hls own step
father. This Interesting and unique
relationship was established last Sat
urday. when the young man, who Is 25.
was married to hls stepmother, Mrs.
Elinor T. Beckwith. 30 years old. after
a courtship which Interrupted bis col
lege course In Cornell University. As
a young girl Mrs. Beckwith met Dr.
George Beckwith. They were married
and moved to Ithaca. X. Y. At that
time Harry was 13 years old. He Is
said to have become deeply Interested
In Ids stepmother. After hls father's
death he corresponded with her and
Anally they were married.
s past
the pending Payne bill with special
Continued on* Pag* Two.
ATLANTA COTTON
TAKESJIGH JUMP
Local Market Shows Ad
vance to 10 Cents on
Thursday.
JUDGE HENRY VV. NEVIUS.
He will he given reception by
G. A. R. and U. C. V. at Kimball.
girl m 110,000
F0H STOLEN KISS
UP 40 CENTS
ON BARREL
High Wheat Brings
Costly Bread—A,500
Bakers Laid Off.
New York, April 15.—Flour today
was quoted at 40 cents per barrel more
than yesterday to local bakers, who
sought to place advance orders with
the wholesale dealers. The better grade
of bread flour sells today at 37 and
17.20 a barrel of 196 pounds. Yester
day the prlc^ was 35.50 and 35.85.
Thirty-five hundred bakers have beep
laid off in the post few davs.
PATTEN, THE WHEAT KING,
COURTS INVESTIGATION
Chicago, April 15.—James A. Patten
today not only inylted a fcrobe by the
United States government Into the
causes and effects of a speculative
wheat market, but predicted that If
taws are passed abolishing Chicago
market there would be great fluctua
tion of prices and many big failures
throughout the whole country. Tills
statement was probably caused by the
story that a bill would be Introduced
In congress to stop grain speculation.
Mr. Patten made tills statement Just
before he went onto the board of trade,
where every one was wheat mad.
Within a few minutes after the open
ing bell, wheat went up to 31.29 1-4.
The market opened strong In July,
gulng up to 31.18 7-8, but It was backed
down to 3L171-8. September sold
from 31.08 1-8 Jo 31.08 5-8. Mr. Patten
sold a lot of July. He was emulated
by a number of longs In this respect.
In a special dispatch today. Secre
tary Smiley, of the Kansas Grain
| Dealers’ Association, reported that
there Is 1 7-8 per cent of the wheat In
the hands of the farmers now. Re
ports from all over the world today In
dicate that Mr. Patten's statements on
the scarcity of wheat are correct. This
week’s shipments from Argentina are
but 2.500.000,bushels,.as against 3,725,-
00(3 bushels for the same week last
year. Texae Is buying wheat In Chi
cago and shipping It home. Kansas Is
doing the same. A miller In Ohio
bought No. 2 red winter wheat In Chi
cago at 31.48 a bushel today.
Wheat* Still Climbing.
Chicago, April 16—May wheal soon
after the opening touched 31.29 1-4, a
new high record.
Sylvester Postmaster.
Washington, April 15—Tho senate
today confirmed P. Brooksford as post
master at Sylvester, Ga.
12-Year-Old Ella Titlebaum
Says Nahal George Of- ‘
fended H^r.
Atlanta rollon Jumped 3-1* TKurada* an
advance of nearly 26 point*, following sharp
advances In the future market. On the
wire# It was noted that July cotton went
up to 10/45. sn advance of more than 23
points.
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Adler Faces Charge of Em
bezzlement.
New Orleana, La., April 15.—William
Adler, former president of the State
National Bank, who returned nine time
ego from Central America to answer
trial, pleaded "not guilty” today In the
Federal court to clghty-two counts
against him, charging embezzlement,
abstraction and misapplication of funds
of that Institution. 1
The trial was act for Friday.
The Prince Arthur It Safe.
Boston, April 15.—A cablegram re
ceived from Bermuda In this city
states that the Prince Arthur arrived
there safely this morning.
Charging that Nahal George hugged
and kissed her agalnat her will when
she went In hls store To purchase a
pair of gloves, Ella Titlebaum. 12 years
old. tiled suit In the superior court
Thursday morning against him asking
310,000 damsges.
The petitioner alleges that the affair
took place at the store of George
Brothers at No. J08 Decatur-st., In the
presence of a number of men, much
to her humiliation. She says that Mi
chael George, brother of Nahal George,
was present at the time, laughed *t
the performance and encouraged bis
brother In It. He is also made n de
fendant to the suit. The petitioner
brings the suit thru her father. Nathan
Titlebaum, as next friend, and Is repre
sented by Lewis W. Thomas.
G. A. R, COMMANDER
Judge Nevius Will Spend
Evening in City.
Judge Henry M. Nevius. of Red Bank,
N. J., commander-ln-chlef of the Grand
Army of the Republic, will arrive In
Atlanta at 4 o’clock Thursday after
noon, on hls way to Tallapoosa, where
he will attend the annual meeting of
the departments of the Grand Army of
Georgia and South Carolina, which will
be held there Friday.
Judge Nevius will be met at the train
by General W. M. Scott and other
prominent G. A. R. leaders, and at 8
o'clock Thursday evening will be ten
dered a reception In the Kimball Hotel.
General Clement A. Evans, commander-
ln-chlef. of the Confederate Veterans,
will deliver the address of welcome to
Judge Nevius, and all veterans of the
blue and the gray are Invited to be
| present.
Tariff Bill Is
Back in House
Washington. April 15.—On motion of
Senator Aldrich, the tariff bill was re
turned to the house today In order to
allow changes to be made In reference
to the alleged petroleum “Joker.” Sen
ator Aldrich announced that the bill
would be taken up In the senate Mon
day.
Senator Bailey introduced an amend
ment to the bill to Increase the Income
tax from 2 to 3 per cent on all sums
above 35,400. It was tabled for the
time.
AUDITORIUM
IS CHRISTENED
Opening of Confer
ence Draws Throng
of Teachers.
Atlanta's magnificent 3250,000 Audi
torium-Armory could not have been
opened under conditions more Inspir
ing and clrcumstanoes more pleasing
than the conditions and circumstances
that marked Its opening Wednesday
night.
It was a double opening—the formal
opening of the building and the formal
opening of the twelfth annual Confer
ence for Education in the South, which
gathering probably Is the most far-
reaching In Its Influence for good of
nny convention held In this section.
The lower floor of the auditorium
was well fllled. The splendid audience
was composed not only of delegates
and their wives and friends, but a num
ber of prominent Atlantans Interested
In educational matters turned out to
hear the addresses and to meet some
of the assembled educators.
Of course, the first thing to strike
the eye of the visitor was the audito
rium Itself, its vastness from the out
side, its commodious arrangement on
the Inside,-the ease of access from the
street, the spacious arrangement of
seats, the abundance of attractive win
dows, tile ample platform, the splendid
Illumination—but. above all. the acous
tics.
Perfect Acoustics.
It's acoustics that people the dreams
of the contractor and of the enn-
tractee, and especially Is this true when
a great, vast auditorium Is being built
—an auditorium which, regardless of
size, arrangement or beauty of design.
Is dependent primarily upon acoustics.
The auditorium seats 7,000 persons,
and Wednesday night held about 1.500.
So It was not nearly well (Iliad, despite
which fact the voice of each speaker
rang out clearly thru the rooms with
out any bothering reverberations and
echoes. If the building had been fllled.
both In gallery And lower floor, the
splendid quality of acoustics would
have been more thoroughly attested.
Considered from any standpoint, the
visitors were unanimously, of tli-
oplnlon that Atlanta has the best audi
torium In the South, and one that At
lantans may well be proud of for years
to come.
The first session of the great Confer
ence for Education in the South was
more than successful—mor.-,. than satls-
Continued on Page Three.
THREATEN TO KIDNAP
ATLANTA GIRL ON MAY 1
Miss Maud Rhames, of 28 Fulliam-st., Receives “Black
Hand” Letters—Her Parents Are Guarding Her,
Fearing Abduction by Unknown Writer.
hls Is a question that has alarmed
Atlas Rhames and her family, and in
volves a proposed crime which the de
tective, department will "try to prevent,
ahould It really be attempted at the ap
pointed time. ’
It Is all because Allis Rhames hss re
celved, during the past few days, four
Black Hand letters. In which she la
warned that she Is to be forcibly ab
ducted on Alay 1. As one of thp mys
terious letters expresses It:
“When the flowers bloom In Alay you
will be In our power.”
Each of the letters Is signed “The
Black Hand," and In the bottom corner
of the paper is drawn a significant
looking black hand. The envelopes
are all postmarked "Atlanta.”
One of the letters contains this dec
laration:
"On May 1 you will be In our power
and then you will understand why.”
The mysterious writer also adds that
"we know our business,” and suggests
that she need make no effort to escape,
as It would be uselsse.
Family Is Alarmed.
Alembers of the family and the detec
tives believe these threats are meant
seriously, from the tone of the letters
and tht circumstances, and ever}’ possi
ble precaution Is being taken to prevent
the threatened abduction.
Alisa Rhames has been greatly fright
ened by the receipt of the strange
threats and Is well protected whenever
she goes out.
The affair has been kept very quiet
and only her most Intimate friends and
members of the family have known of
the mental strain under which she has
been laboring during this time.
Detectives are hard at work on the
case, but the writer has so carefully
covered hls tracks that so far no clew
has been unearthed.
The motive of the writer Is’ a matter
that is puzzling everybody connected
with the case.
Mrs. Rhames, the mother, Thursday
said:
"Aly daughter Is a girl who makes
friends and has no enemy that we know
of. 1 simply can’t understand nil of
these letters. I don't think, however,
they are Intended as a Joke, for the
writer Is too bold and too persistent,
and no friend. It would seem, would
want to carry a Joke so far and cause
my daughter so much worry and men
tal anxiety. I certainly hope the de
tectives will catch the writer, for this
leaves us all In a terrible suspense."
Whenever AIlss Rhames leaves home
her family anxiously watches for her
return. It being feared’ that the kid
napers might do their work before the
proposed date. The family Is constant -
y wondering whether the young worn-
in will really disappear on Alay 1.
If You Have
rooms or apartments to rent you
can secure desirable tenants thru
the elassitied columns of The
Georgian. These ads are read by
thousands every day and it costs
just a penny a word to plaefl
your offerings before them.
Use Georgian Want Ada to
get results; secure the most
for the least cost; tc s word
if paid for in advance.