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THE WEATHER.
Showers Wednesday night or
Thursday; cooler. Temperatures
(taken at A. K. Hawkes Co.'s
store): 8 a. m., 61 degrees; 10 a.
m., 73 degrees; 12 noon, 76 de
grees; 2 p. m., 79 degrees.
The Atlanta Georgian
"Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN’
AND NEWS
"Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GE OR GIAN''
SPOT COTTON.
Atlnntn,
steady; 10 3-16. Liverpool,
m-ady;
.52. New York, quiet; 10.80.
Sn num.'ll
. quiet; 10 1 16. Augusts, steady;
10 3-16.
.-liveston, steady: K* T 16. Nor-
folk, stei
liy; 10'i. Mobile, llrin; D 1 ,.
VOL. vn. NO. 224.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1909.
PRICE:
HAMID REMAINS SULTAN;
CABINET IS FORCED OUT
HE IS DEFENDANT
IN HUSBAND’S SUIT
Taft Orders'
Railroad Probe
Washington, April 21.—President
Taft today ordered an investigation by
the government of practlcalLv all West
ern railroads. It being alleged against
them that they have made discrimina
tory freight rates against all the moun
tain cities In the West, principally in
Utah.
Here’s another view of a typical Decatur-st shack. It Is the rear of
200*202 Decatur-st.
It is impossible to depict, either by photograph or by words, tho ex
tent of the insanitary conditions here.
When it is broad daylight outside, it is almost pitch darkness inside—•
so dark that one has to strike a match to walk inside even in the middle
of the day. The ventilation is as poor as the lighting.
The lower floor—or basement—is occupied on one side by Bessie Mar
tin, one of the negro women shown in the picture, and Violet Jones, another
negro woman. Opposite tho hallway a negro by' the name of Briscoe
Gaines lives. /
White people live on tho floor above these negroes.
In front, 200 Decatur-st, is a near-beer saloon, and 202 a fruit and
grocery store. Both are conducted bv Greeks. The negroes pay rent to
the Greeks, the Greeks say they pay rent to a third vparty, and the
property is returned for taxes by a fourth party, a prominent Atlanta firm.
YOUNC TURKS
FORCE RULER
Ship Is .Sighted—To
Leave For Jungle
at Once.
Mombasa, British East Africa, April
21.—The steamship Admiral, with The
odore Roosevelt and the members of
his party aboard, has been sighted off
this port.
King Edward sent a personal cable
gram to F. I. Jackson, acting governor
of the protectorate, Instructing him to
mret Colonel Roosevelt on his arrival
here and show' him every consideration
' and care.
The special train to take the Roose
velt pnrty to Kapitl station, whence
they will go to the ranch of Sir Al
fred Pease on the Athl river. Is held In
readiness.
CartswUls, O*., April 21.—Mrs. M. E. Wil*
liatna. aged 68 years, died at the home of
daughter, Mrs. A. .T. Eaves, in Cartersville
Sunday night. Mrs. Williams was the widow
of . *«• J*mea Williams, s Confederate
»nldfer, who died a few year* ago. She is
!. u .r, , ;! v * , i by the following rhildren: Thomas
" illiams, of Atlanta; Robert Williams, of
I h,,, * no °fa. «nd Mrs. A. J. Eaves, of Car*
t^rstille. The funeral waa held yesterday
afternoon at 2:80 o'clock, conducted by Rev.
8am Dean.
W. O. Street Loses
$10 in Cash and
a Ring.
New York, April 21.—W, O. Street,
of Atlanta, Ga., has returned to hi.
home after a short visit in New York,
with a wholesome regard for the cour
teous and businesslike manner of the
New York highwayman. Mr. Street
was robbed of >10 and a ring In the
afternoon. While strolling near Grant's
tomb he met two men.
"Pardon me, but aren't you from the
South?" asked one of them..
Mr. Street acknowledged that he was
and the men joined him In his walk.
After a short exchange of pleasantries
the smaller of his new acquaintances
put'a revolver to Mr. Street’s side.
"And now before we leave you won't
you please hand us your money and
ring?" requested the other.
' Mr. Street would and did, and waa
forced to walk back to the Hotel
Churchill, where he was stopping.
W. Oscar Street, of >02 South Boule
vard, Is a bookkeeper for Mrs.' Ella
Buchanan. 420 Decatur-st., milliner. It
was stated at the store Wednesday
morning that Mr. Street had been In
New York for about a week and was
expected to return Friday.
Mrs. McLean Refuses
to Apologize to
Mrs. Storey.
CHILD RUNS INTO FIRE
TO RESCUE HER DOLLS
Blount Home in Georgia-ave. Burns While Neighbors
Try Vainly to Get Telephone Number—Family
Nearly Trapped by Flames.
Suddenly awaking about 4 o’clock
''ednesday morning, W. B.‘ Blount,
•tatlon master at the Terminal Sta-
u»n, and his family discovered their
name, 429 Bast Georgia-ave., envel
oped In flames anil were compelled to
nee for their lives thru tlffck volumes
"1 mnoke, attired only In their night
elothes. A delay In getting a telephone
message to the Are department, central
Siring wrong connection. Is said to
nave prevented prompt work by the
department. 1
As a result of the hurried flight to
escape the flames, Mr. Blount and his
daughter. Miss Annie, were both paln-
[ully Injured, and u seven-months-old
“°y came near Hieing trapped In the
nntise and burned. In the excitement,
'ne little fellow was left lying sound
asleep in the bed, but Mrs. Blount
[■ashed back and rescued him just In
time.
Seizing the baby In her arms, Mrs.
[’piunt again groped her way from the
!J°m and had no more than reached
'he door when tho blazing roof fell in
’he bed where the baby had laid,
me of Mr. Blount’s hands was burned
jnd his daughter severely sprained her
*'t In getting out of tho house..
•' striking feature of the narrow
escape was the saving of two dolls by
mwther child, nine-year-old Llsxle-
,, rry Blount. Altho she did not have
time to get her clothing, little Lixzle-
"'fty, the flame# roaring all about her.
.. *!>• Atlinta Georgian gete better sil
}*• tine, end one of the beet tblnga about
a is the fact that It la not In the vhle-
■7 bcxtneie. like eotce other big dollies
- might mention.—Norman Park Praas.
rushed to a little cradle In the imom,
seized her two dolle In her arms and
then ran screaming from the house.
• After finding that his family was all
safe, Mr. Blount started back into the
house In an effort to save some of his
belongings, but was caught In the
smoke and overcome. A neighbor, who
was close behind him, seised Mr.
Blount and bodily carried him out Into
the fresh air. He was almost suffo
cated by the smoke, but soon revived.
The Are Is supposed to have been
caused by a defective flue and to have
originated In the dining room. Fire
men are of the opinion It had been
burning for several hours before dis
covered.
Some delay was experienced In get
ting the fire department to the scene
and this Is said to have been caused
by the failure of central to give Im
mediate connection with fire head
quarters.
Two different neighbors are said • to
have telephoned, and connection was
finally obtained, after the callers had
been refererd to "Information” Instead
of being connected directly with the
Are department. Members of No. 10
Are company In Oakland-uve. were
aroused and notified of the fire by a
negro man who lives near Georgia-
ave.
FORMER POSTMASTER DIES
SUDDENLY ON STREET
Greensboro, N, C., April .21.—J. D.
White aged 70 years, died suddenly
on the street In Greensboro at 1 o’clock
today Of paralysis. He was former
iwstmaster and deputy collector here
and a prominent Republican politician.
Washington, April 2L—Soon after
the convention met today an effort was
made to heal the wound caused by the
Sto'rey Incident last night, when Mrs.
McLean said that the official reader.
Miss Janette Richards, desired to make
an explanation.
"I made a blunder and I feel almost
that a blunder Is worse than a crime,"
said Miss Richards, “and I stand before
you almost like a criminal. In order
that the Daughters may put the blame
exactly where It belongs—on my
shoulders. I receive dlnformatlon from
a source I thought to he authentic that
Mrs! Storey had boen In her seat all the
evening, and as I had inadvertently
skipped one or two states during tjie
. I thnlight lll.it !»■! Inins I had
call New York again, which 1 did.”
The apology was received with cheers
of acceptance. These Incidents, how
ever, wore not nearly so dramatic ns
tha* which occurred ten minutes later,
when Mrs. Storey arose and said:
I understand that during my ab
sence from the hall just now, an apoly
ogy was offered regarding the Incident
last night. The state regent from New
York desires to say that she most
cheerfully receives the apology, and is
only too glad to accede to the proposi
tion presented.” ■
After the applause died down, Mrs.
McLean said;
“It seemB everybody Is happy. The
chair will say, however, to the state re
gent of New York that the chair does
not apologize for her correct ruling, of
course, but that the apology.came from
the official reader.”
Then the fat was In the flro again to
on extent and the Storeyites said:
"I told you so.”
Followers Peeved.
It can not be denied that Mrs. Mc
Lean's action has created a great deal
of comment, and that Mrs. Storey's
friends are taking advantage of every
opportunity to make every Incident
proof of their claim that the society
should rid Iteelf of "boss” rule.
That tomorrow will see the crystal,
llaatlon of the partisan feeling existing
between the factions Is a foregone con
clusion, In view of the fact that tin
election of officers Is to take place
then. In the meantime the members
are electioneering "to beat the band 1
and arc. sparing no effort to win votes.
The convention was called to order by
President General Mrs. McLean short
ly before 11 o'clock this morning.
At the 3 o'clock session the special
order of business will be the pres
entation of the report of the memorial
continental hall committee, of which
Mrs. McLean is chairman. Further
contribution to the building fund will
be received. It Is thought the question
of Mrs. McLean's recent acceptance of
a largo portrait of herself, to be hung
In the hall. Instead of permitting the
question of tho acceptancy of the pic
ture to be decided by one of the stand-
Ing committees may come up for con
sideration this afternoon. In which case
fur may fly.” the members being di
vided In opinion as to the propriety of
Mrs. McLean's action.
He Yields to Every De
mand Made by
Them.
TURKEY WILL HAVE
NEW CONSTITUTION
Butchery of Christians Will
Cease, and Peace Reign
Again.
Cleveland Hit
By a Cyclone
Cincinnati. Ohio, April 21*—A cyclone
and an electrical storm struck Cleve
land this afternoon and there Is not
telegraph or telephone wire Into the
city. Several fatalities are reported,
T
Constantinople, April 21.—An agree
ment has been concluded between the
government and the Young Turks'
committee. Abdul Hamid will remain
sultan,.i but (he cabinet must Immedi
ately resign. It la a complete victory
for the Young Turks.
BUTCHERY OF CHRISTIANS »
GOES RUTHLESSLY ON
London, April 21,—Contradictory re
ports were received In London this
morning regarding the situation In
Constantinople. Berlin telegraphs that
the Young Turks entered the city
bloodlessly and surrounded the Ylldlz
Kiosk. Paris says the army remains
outside pending negotiations with (he
sultan.
A dispatch from Merslna nays that
massacres anil pillage continue liy the
Ini' ll',r. noil Hint tho imthnf*tlea are
either Indifferent or arc conniving In
the slaughter. There appears to have
been a preconcerted plan for the ex
termination of the Armenians thru An
atolia. *
BY ICE Ull
Destruction Is Threat
ened at Niagara
Falls.
REPORT SAYS 10.000
HAVE BEEN MASSACRED
Athene, April 21.—Terrible mv.iunts
of the massacres In Asia Minor were
received here today. Whole towns
have been destroyed and It Is esti
mated that 10,000 ore dead and proba
bly thrice that number wounded.
NEW COMMANDER
OF ATLANTA CAMP
HE IS RECOVERING
FROM AN OPERATION
"BILLY” HOLMES.
Popular theatrical man Is con
fined to his home following an op
eration.
Niagara Falls, N. Y„ April 21.—A
terrific Ice Jam In the Niagara river
today threatens the destruction of the
towns of Niagara Falls, Lewiston and
Youngstown. Unless Immediate action
Is taken by the government to break
up the Jam, It Is feared that the course
of the Niagara river will he changed
and that Niagara Falls, with all of the
great power plants, will be destroyed.
Residents of I^wlston nnd Niagara
Falls are panic-stricken. Chief of Po
lice Thomas H. Lyons, of Niagara
Falls, said that If steps were not taken
to break the Ice jam before nightfall he
feared tho consequences would
widespread, - 77 ,-/.</
Many Imperilled.
At Nlagara-ori-tho-Lake the water
reached the first floors of three blf:
hotels. Imprisoning .more thnn 100
guests, who were rescued by means of
boats. Thousands of lives nro Imper
illed by the mountains of Ice that have
choked up the river ond property worth
millions of dollars Is In danger of de
struction.
An unknown man was swept over the
falls today. He was seen clinging to
the rocks for a while, then disappeared,
WAR DEPARTMENT SAY8
NOTHING C^N BE DONE
Washington, April 2L—At the war
department It was said that Colonel \V.
L. Fisk, In command of the Unltod
States engineer’s office at Buffalo, tins
wired the department that there Is
nothing the department can do to
lleve the danger from the Ice fork
Niagara Falls, there being no facilities
for undertaking the work. The state
ment was made that It la believed the
Ice Is In a soft, mushy condition and
dynamite or other explosives could not
be used to advantage.
"The war department Is willing to do
whatever It can to relievo the situa
tion.” said an official, "but It can not go
against Providence or nature."
Bryan Still in
Receptive Mood
JUDGE GEORGE HILLYER.
He has been elected commander
of Atlanta camp Confederate Vet
erans.
BASEBALL!
FIRST
Atlanta—
GAME,
Duggan and Tonneman.
Governor Lilley
Is Near Death
Hartford, Conn., Aoril 21.—Gm-emor
Lilley suffered a relapse this morning
and his death it momentarily expected
He ie In a state of coma and Is being
kept alive by hypodermic Injections.
His family Is at his bedside.
Hungarian Cabinet Quits.
Budapest, April 21,—The Hungarian
cabinet reslffhed today and Emperor
Francis Joseph has asked fount An-
dratty, minister of the Interior, to form
a new cablneL
Kenses City, April 21.—W. J. Bryan,
while here, discussed at some length
the causes of his party's defeat last
fall and then referred to the possiblll-
tlee of the next campaign os follows:
"While I hope that my party will not
find It neceeeary to call for me as a
presidential candidate In the next cam
paign, I make the emphatic statement
that I have no Intention of retiring
from politics. I began to fight for
Democratic principles long before my
party heard of me, and aa I live I shall
continue It aa long ae I have atrength.”
Expect Visit From Bishop,
Waycross, Gs„ April 21.—Bishop F.
F. Reese, of Savannah, will pay hla
first visit to this parish since his con
secration as bishop of the diocese of
Georgia, on April 25.
WILL STAY AT HEAD
OF ATHLETIC CLUB
SUEBACWELL
J. O. BAGWELL.
Head of business .college will be
sued for alienation of affections.
TRY TO BLOCK
BOWS MOVE
Will Challenge Pro
motion of Lanford to
Detective Place.
GEORGE ADAIR.
The Atlanta Athletic flub
spare him from presidency.
A strong movement has been set on
foot by certain of tho police commls,
sloners to block the reinstatement of
former Dotectlvo Sergeant Newport
Lanford at the police commission meet,
Ing Wednesday night, and It fnre<:uats
a hot fight.
It Is known thnt a conference be
tween these commissioners and certain
ell-known attoneye Is to be held dur
ing the afternoon, nt which time the
matter will be thoroughly discussed and
It will bo definitely determined whnt
legal atapa can be taken to pSSTint
Lanford from again heading the detec
tive department. If It la found that the
effort of tha commission majority to
rclnntato Lanford can be effectually
blocked by legal methods, which his op
ponents firmly believe, the meeting at
night will develop a sensation that had
been unexpected.
Up to Wednesday morning It had
seemed that the reinstatement of for
mer Serg4ant Lanford would go thru
without a hitch, but tha development!
of tha morning have thrown an entirely
new light on the situation nnd added
Interest and speculation to the events
of the night.
Hasn’t Been Passed.
This move to block the plans of the
commission majority Is based on the
fact that former Sorggant Lanford has
never taken the civil service examina
tion for sergeant of detectives and that
ho made no effort to take the special
examination for thla office, scheduled
for last Saturday.
The oppoaltlon declares It has already
received the opinion of lawyers to the
effect that under the police civil service
law Lanford Is required to stand a civil
servjce examination the same as any
other candidate for tha place. It ie for
the purposo of getting these opinions
Into definite form and to obtain further
light on tho legal aspect of the sltua
tlon that the conference Is to be held
Wednesday afternoon.
If It should be decided at this confer
ence to make this fight and to explode
the opening bomb Wednesday night, the
Initial step will be taken when Lanford
Is nominated for reinstatement. Armed
with legal opinions, the opposition will
insist that Lanford atnnd a civil service
examination before being placed, at the
head of the detective department nnd
that the terms of the civil service law
be carried ouL
Attorney's Opinion.
On the other hand, the commission
majority declares It has an opinion
from the city, attorney, In which the
ruling la made that Lanford Is eligible
to the office without having to pass a
civil service examination, and the In
dications are that these commissioners
will proceed Immediately with his re
instatement. If this Is done, the ques
tion then arises:
Will the opposition take further
steps and carry the matter Into the
courts?
No statement has been given out as
probable further action, and It Is
mere speculation as to whether the
election of Lanford would end the
fight.
"If the civil service law Is observed
and Lanford Is able to pass a civil
service examination, then there will he
no fight on him,” explained one of the
opposing commissioners.
Minority Opposes Him.
The commission minority has been
persistently opposed to the reinstate
ment of Lanford ever since It became
known that his reinstatement was con
templated by the majority, the oppo
altlon Instating that Lanford Is Incom
petent to fill the Job. It Is for this
reason, they say, they think he should
stand a civil service examination.
If this matter Is sprung, lively de
velopments are expected.
The removal of the objectionable
tenants In the Washlngton-st. viaduct
district, the appointment of a special
committee to Investigate the police de
partment and which will incidentally
work out a plan for the reorganization
of the detective department, as has
been forecast by The Georgian, are
other important matters that will en
gage the attention of the commission.
The session promises to be one of
the most Interesting held by the police
coonnlHlnn In a long while.
Business College Head
. Is Expelled From
Church.
Suit for $20,000 damages will be filed
Wednesday afternoon against J. < ►.
Bagwell, proprietor of Bagwell's Busi
ness College, for the alleged ajienatlon
of the affections of the wife of W. W.
Wells, an agent of the Rome Industrial
Insurance Company, In the Candler
building.
The suit will be filed by Mr. Wells
thru his attorney, Claude C. Smith. Mr.
Smith, when shown a statement mad**
by Mr. Wells to a representative of The
Georgian, said the suit would be filed
Wednesday afternoon.
On the same charge. Mr. Bagwell,
according to the statement of tin* pas
tor and members of the congregation,
has been expelled from membership in
the Central Baptist church. It Is al
leged that Mr. Wells preferred the
charges.
I have no statement,” said Attorney
Smith, “other than that the suit will he
brought Wednesday afternoon. The al
legations will be substantially thesanie
those contained In the statement
made by Mr. Wells.”
Bagwell Out of City.
I Mr. Bagwell Is on his way from New
York, It Is stated, and it was. there
fore, Impossible to secure ft statement
from him.
No amount of money could cover th**
Injury done me by this man.” said Mr.
Wells, when seen In his office In the
Candler building. “My whole future
hns been wrecked. *
I think he should be made to con
tribute to the support of the woman to
whom he has brought this misfortune^
I certainly canunot become reconciled
to her. in viewed all that has passed,
and this affair leaves her In a very sad
condition. She is with her mother in
Chicago, where I sent her Immediately
after my discovery of her relations with
Bagwell.” . . . 1
Mr. Wells states his wife is much
younger than himself f that they were
mnrrled In 1900; that In the spring of
1908 shft expressed a desire to take up
some office work, and that he accord
ingly bought her ft scholarship at the
Bagwell Business College, of Atlanta.
Mr. Wells says his Wife has since con
fessed that her alleged relations with
Bagwell began almost ns soon as she
entered the school, but Jhat his suspi
cions were not aroused Hintll after she
had left tho college and was employed
by a local firm.
“She frequently came home late at
night.” said Mr. Wells. “Sometimes sh«
appeared to be worried; once she was
crying. That was what started my sus
picions.
Shadowed His Wifs.
“Then I started watching her. Sev-
• ini times I caught her coming nut of
Bagwell's office or walking in that ▼!-.
clnlty late at night. He used to come
with her to within ft block or so of my
home. Then he would leave her.
‘The evidence I secured brought a
confession from my wife. I told her
sin- cmild live with nt'* no longer; that
Bagwell must take care of her. This he
refused to do. So I sent her to hsr
mother In Chicago, and now I am going
to make him pay for this Injury he has
done me.”
‘The church did Its duty in the mat
ter," stated Dr. B. P. Robertson, pastor
of the Central Baptist church. “Mr.
Bagwell, as I have the facts, went
Wrong temporarily, but I have every
reason to believe ho !i endeavoring to
right himself ngain. He has my sym
pathy. He has not been reinstated In
this church.”
Groom Is 82 Years Old,
And His Bride Is 60
Elberton, Ga., April 21.—Rev. John
D. Adams, former treasurer of Elbett
county, who will be 82 years old next
October, was married to Mrs. Josephine
Daniel, aged 60, at the home of the
bride’s son, near Ruckersvllle, Tues
day afternoon.
The bride had been Visiting in El
berton several days, but returned to
the home of her son Monday afternoon
to prepare for the wedding.
The couple left Immediately after
the ceremony for the home of the
bridegroom to begin housekeeping.
POSTPONE DGAMES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit at Chicago. Rain.
Washington, at New York.
NATIONAL.
Boston In Philadelphia.
You’ve been wanting all these
years to own a gold mine. It's not
at all Impossible. Right here in
Atlanta there are many gold mines,
some little, some big, some paying
small returns, others their tens of
thousands.
And the beauty about the Atlan
ta Gold Mines is you’re not troub
led to dig and blast and assay, but
every foot of Its dirt yields a gen
erous tribute.
Several large gold mines have
been sold this week out on Peach-
tree-st., and many smaller ones In
different sections of the city.
Read today’s Georgian Real Es
tate advertisements and pick you
out a Gold Mine. There’s at least
one for YOU.
Use Georgian Want Ads to get
results—secure the most for the
least cost—One Cent a Word.