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THE WEATHER.
Partly cloudy Friday niRht and
Saturday; warmer Friday night.
Temperatures Friday (taken at A.
K. Hawkes Co.’s store): 8 a. m., 70
degrees; 10 a. m., 74 degrees; 12 m.,
79 degrees; 2 p. m., 81 degrees.
PRICE
In Atlanta. TWO CENT3.
'irnins. FIVE CENTS.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1909.
The Wreck
ONE DEAD, SEVEN INJURED
IN HORRIBLE ACCIDENT
Automobile Crashed
Into Trolley Car at
Brookwood Bridge.
CHAS. TIDWELL 1
DIES AT GRADY
Car Skidded 50 Feet and
Turned Turtle, Pinioning
Eight Passengers.
? THE VICTIMS. +
**• —■ -I*
-I* Charles B. Tidwell, head crush- +
+ ed, died at Orady hospital at 2:30
d- o'clock Friday morning. *
-r* C. J. Hightower, nose broken;
•}■ spent n fairly comfortable night nt
4- Wesley Memorial hospital; report-
+ edas doing well Friday morning. -I-
•h Mrs. C. J. Hightower. Internal *
+ Injury of tho head; unconscious +
4- until Friday morning: reported nt 4'
v the Wesley Memorial hospital ns v
4- not fatally Injured, with all 4-
4- chances fnvorlng her recovery. 4-
4* Mrs. Charles B. Tidwell, chin 4-
4- hurt: dismissed from Grady hos- 4-
4- pltitl Friday morning nnd returned 4>
4- to her home nt 62 Keijdall-st. 4-
Mrs. Mamie Tidwell rfnd her -h
4- three children. Ruth, aged 14 -J-
•I- years: Willie, aged 10, nnd Ma- +
4* mle Lou, aged 5, all considerably 4-
4- bruised: returned home Thurs- +
❖ day night after their Injuries were +
+ examined nt Wesley Memorial. ♦
❖
Crash!
A grinding sound, n shivering of gloss
and an automobile reared In the air and
skidded on Its two right wheels for 50
feet, turned upside down, pinioning un
der It eight persons, while the escaping
gasoline took lire and enveloped the
screaming, tortured victims In flames.
Such were the swift, cruel happenings
resulting from nn automobile plunging
Into a trolley car on Brookwood bridge
In Peachtree road nt 7:60 o'clock on
Thursday night, causing the death of
Charles B. Tidwell, owner and driver of
the nutomobllc, nnd Injuring, tho not
family, Mrs. Alice Tidwell, his wife;
Mr. and’ Mrs. C. J. Hightower. Mrs.
■Mamie Tidwell, .and her three eliljjlren.
Ruth, Willie and Mnmle Lou, who were
In the mnclilne also, the party going for
a ride to Buckhend. They all live at 62
Kendall-at.
Struck Brookwood Car.
The automobile, going nt a terrific
speed, struck the end of the Brookwood
car. which hail stopped preparatory to
mi king the return trip to the city.
Another automobile driven by Roy
Collier was going In front of the Tld-
Contlnuod on Laat Pag*.
The Wrecked Auto
Photo by Edwards. .
THE TIDWELL MACHINE.
This picture of tho car in which C. B. Tidwell mot death was taken
Friday near tho scene of the tragedy. The car is a Stearns 50 horsepow
er, bought only a few days ago from Harry English.
Presentiment Told Brother
That Awful FateWasNear
“When I Saw Him in the Car,” Said Frank Tidwell, “a
Sick Faintness Came Over Me”—Fate Had
> Locked the Garage Door.
FATALLYSHOT
Man Had Been Sepa
rated From Wife
For Year.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 3.—A ■peclal
from Montgomery aay» that William
Stephenson today shot and killed hla
stepdaughter, eighteen yearn of age, and
fatally wounded hla wife, formerly Mrs.
Frank Vann, at Orady, Montgomepr
county,
Stephenson had been separated from
his wife about one year.
FITCH IS__VERY SICK
American Playwright Oper
ated on For Appendicitis.
ChatOns-sur-Marne. France. Sept. 3.
Clyde Fitch, the American playwright,
Is In n serious condition today. He
was suddenly stricken with an acute
case of appendicitis while traveling
"Jf I could only have opened the door
of the English garage, this terrible
thing would not have happened," said
Frank Tidwell, brother of Charlie Tid
well, who lost his life In the fatal auto
mobile accident Thursday evening at
Brookwood.
Crushed by hla brother’s death and
the terrible Injuries of his relatives,
Frank Tldtvell groaned aloud as he re
counted the events tending up to the
crash on Brookwood bridge, and over
and over again he repeated, "If I could
only have opened that door. It would
not have happened."
Had Presentment.
I had what peopla call a presenti
ment of evil during the early after
noon," said Mr. Tidwell to a Georgian
reporter.
"All Thursday morning I had been
feeling better than usual. My brother
and I had secured a fine car from Mr.
English nnd were elated over owning
It and the prospects It opened for a
profitable Investment. And now—”
He paused a moment, nn men do un
der strong emotion. Presently he re
sumed:
"But when I saw him In the enr
earlier In the afternoon something
seemed to go all over me—a sick faint
ness. as near as I can describe It. And
I felt gloomy all afternoon, as if some
thing were hanging over me.
Door Was Locked,
"It wns about 6 o'clock when Charlie
came back with the car and we went
around In It to tho' English garage,
where we expected to keep it that
night.
"But the door was locked.
"It looks like fate, os I recall It. I
tried and tried to slip the bolt with n
stick, but I couldn't work It. Then
Charlie said:
"'Never mind, Frank—It Isn't going
to rain tonight, and I'll Just keep the
enr out at my house. It will be all
right there.'"
IV). R. Emmons Will Be
President of InstitU- f
-!
tion, It Is Said.
Further progress In the work of or.
ganlzlng a new national bank In At
lanta wns made Thursday when the
comptroller of the currency in Wash
ington approved the application of the
Fulton National bank to do business
with a capital stock of 3300,000.
For some weeks past several well-
known Atlanta capitalists and business
men have been nt work on plnns for
the new bank and these meetings have
been presided over by M. R. Emmons,
the well-known business man and
head of the M. R. Emmons Co.
Application for a national bank per
mit was made to the comptroller of the
currency by Mr. Emmons, Dr. W. J.
Blalock, J. Bashlnskl, Jr., of Tennllle;
W. S. McCalla nnd S. A. Morris.
While nothing definite has been de
cided upon yet as to the officers of the
bank, It Is known that Mr. Emmon. Is
desired for president. This would
probably be the case temporarily, at
least. Ex-Governor Hoke Smith Is
also Interested In the new venture and
will be counsel for the bank and prob
ably a director. He also Is being men
tioned for the presidency.
The tentative plans call for occupy
ing the building which the Guarantee
Banking .and Trust Co. plans to erect
nt the southwest corner of Peachtree
and Walton-sts. The new bank would
have the first and probably the second
floors of this building while the Guar
antee Banking and Trust Co. would
have quarters on the floors above.
In addition to those mentioned ns
being Interested In tho new bank, there
are several other well-known business
men and capitalists Interested, but at
present they do not wish their names
to be known.
At first the bank will begin with a
capital stock of 1300,000 to be increased
later on ns tho bank grows and secures
the confidence of the public, to 3600,000.
One of those Interested pointed out
thnt one well-known Atlanta bank was
In business for twenty years with this
capitalization, while another did busi
ness for fifteen years and began with' a
capital of 3260,000 before Increasing It.
Another meeting of those Interested
will be called In a short time by Mr-
Emmons, nltho no dnte hns yet been
decided upon. At this meeting final
steps for the bank's organization prob
ably will be taken. While all of the
capital stock has not yot been sub
scribed. this Is a mntter of form nnd It
Is known where these subscriptions can
be secured. WHen all of the stock hos
been subscribed nnd 50 per cent paid
In, the bank will be ready to begin
business.
It Is said that Mr. Bashlnskl will be
cashier. In all probability, wltha well-
known young Atlanta man as assistant
cashier.
Kings Will PayTribute
to Intrepid Arctic
Explorer.
THE CAR TURNED TURTLE.
The artist here shows how the Tidwell machine, after striking the
trolley car and skidding 50 feet, turned completely over, pinioning the
passengers beneath. *
Ann O^Delia Diss DeBar
Held Forth in Atlanta
It Was Twenty Years Ago That the Famous “Spirit
ualist Medium” Plied Her Trade Here and Was
Shooed Away Following Investigation.
Mme. Ann O'Della Diss DeBar, the
"spiritualist medium” whose apart
ments In the Mahatma Institute In New
York were raided by detectives this
week and who has been figuring prom
inently In the press dispatches, figured
In a sensation In Atlanta twenty year,
ago and la woll remembered here.
According to Information at the po
lice station, Mme. Diss Debar was com-
pellet! to leave (he city, nnd It was Im
mediately following ho’r hurried exit
that the city's present law, prohibiting
fortune telling, was passed by the city
council. Prior to her operations here,
the city had no law at all on fortune
telling.
Mme. Diss DoBar occupied apart
ments In Peachtree-st„ across from the
Aragon hotel, and remained there five
or 'six months. During this time the
"medium” was visited by numerous
wealthy and well-known people and Is
supposed to have coined handfuls of
money. Finally, however, complaint
was made to tho pollco by a well-
knotfn citizen and her methods were
Investigated.
This man complained that he had
been duped out of a considerable sum
of money, about 3600, thru tho means
of n seance. In i^hlch he was supposed
to hold converse with his deceased wife.
It all resulted In the departure of Mme.
Diss DeBar. Since that time nothing
hns been seen of her here. Council
shortly nfterwnrds took up the matter
and tho fortune telling law wns en
acted.
FRANK TIDWELL.
Frank Tidwell ceased speaking, but
the rest was plain.
He was thinking of the car that
would be "all right"—now a heap of
scorched wreckage—and of his brother,
Charlie, lying dead In the hospital.
And doubtless he was thinking, too,
of the door thnt would not open—that
the hand of fate had locked.
Spontaneous Combustion
Destroyed His Trousers
Mysterious Conflagration, Starting Apparently No-'
where, Ruined the Unfortunate Apparel While
Owner Looked On in Amazement and Wonder.
Spontaneous combustion of trousers
occurred at Tom Weaver’s tailoring
ihop at 6:30 o’clock Thursday evening.
At least, that Is what seems to have
occurred.
Certainly there was a brisk blaze,
extinguished by Mr. Weaver, his as
sistant and H. B. Paul, whose trousers
figured largely In the conflagration.
According to Mr. Paul, left tempo-
from Germany In nn automobile. Upon ror| , trou J,erless by the fell eatastro-
arrivlng here he was removed hastily phe , t happen(K i this way:
to a private hospital and underwent nn | Mr p au , Pa d stepped Into the dress-
operation. Dr. Alquier. who performed ■ lnR room at the renr „ t tty, shop to try
the operation, would not express an | on a new pa | r 0 j trousers. He removed
opinion today regarding Mr. Pitch, but , he p, t | r he was wearing, hung them on
It Is understood that the patient’s con- a hook, donned the new trousers and
dttlon Is crltlcnl. stepped out to confront a mirror.
— — , ... While he was admiring the shapely
United States Bureau of Health. [ curves of his prospective purchase he
Wazhlngton, Sept. 3.—It Is under-| waH disturbed by a smell of scorching
stood that President Taft will recom-1 woolen, accompanied by an eddying
mend to the neat session of congress 1 yapor trnm the rear of the shop. Mr.
the establishment of a bureau of health. I weaver and his assistant were stand-
to be opegnted by the Federal govern-11„_ on t he- sidewalk In front of the
ment and to Include nil the various [ B tore
agencies icm in existence for the pres
ervation of the public health.
to St. George, Oa., at once.
Thanks (or co good a paper—ft la tho
heat yet. Yonra truly.
q. J. ELLIOTT.
St. Georga, Oa.. Ang. 31.
Evidently It was a fire. Mr. Paul had
not been smoking, and no one else had
been In the dressing room, but not
pausing to reason why. Mr. Paul did
what any other right-minded limit
would have done—he whooped for help
and went for the blaze. Mr. Weaver
and his assistant evere speedily on the
scene, end, wdth cloth boards, the three
men beat out the flames that were
swirling about In the dressing room.
In two minutes It wa« all over.
Scorched, stifled and perspiring, the
victors took stock of the damage. One
new and perfectly good suit lay In
smoking ruins, a woman’s coat. Just
pressed, shared the same fate; the cur
tains and hangings of the dressing
room were beyond redemption.
And then there were Mr. Paul's
trousers. ,
He says he Is thankful he wasn't In
them when the fire broke out.
War on Cocaine Sellers.
Charleston, S, C., Sept. 3.—Charles
ton police have opened a lively cam
paign on cocaine sellers. Charles
Schwacke, a druggist, well known, was
given a 350 fine or 30 days In Jail for
violation of the law. He paid ’he fine.
The police say that nearly 2.000 ne
groes In Charleston are addicted to the
cqcalne habit.
PROHI STATUTE
Case Will Be Appealed
to Supreme Court
For Decision.
Old and Practical Methods
Brought Success, Says Cook
Skagen, Denmark, Sept. 3.—"I attribute my success ot the use of the
old practical methods, namely, Eskimos and dogs, nnd 1 lived like nn
Eskimo myself ns well." declared Dr. Cook, the American explorer nnd
discoverer of the north pole, to a newspaper correspondent who boarded
the steamer Hans Egcde off Cape Skagen today from a pilot steamer.
BALLOONS TO PLAY PART
IN NEXT ARCTIC DASH
4- VETERAN. AGED 91. BEATS 4-
-I- HIS TWIN BROTHER TO *
4- FINISH IN FOOT RACE. +
% Kittanning. Pa., Sept. 3.—Nevln $
Kerr, aged ft, has demonstrated +
+ his remarkable vigor by beating 4-
+ his twin brother. William. In a +
4- foot race. Both are veterana of 4-
4* the Civil war. +
4- 4-
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept, 3,—Judge
T. M. McConnell, chancellor, this morn
ing decided that the liquor sales
passed by the last legislature Is valid,
with the exception of the clause pre
venting the shipment of liquor by deal
ers to points outside the state, which
would be an Interference with the reg
ulation of Interstate commerce.
In other respects, the application for
nn Injunction brought by J, M, Kelly
nnd others against Sheriff Connor and
others Is dented, and It Is held to have
been the Intention of the legislature to
prohibit both wholesale and retail sales
In the state.
The case will be appealed to the su
preme court by both sides.
MUST SHOW NUMBERS
Chief Jennings Warns Auto
Owners.
Police Chief Jennings Thursday aft
ernoon Issued an order directing the
police to rigidly enforce the city ordi
nance requiring the proper, display of
numbers on automobiles.
Complaint has been made of late that
the tell lights on many automobiles are
so arranged that It Is Impossible for
the numbers to be seen at night. In
case of an accident, this would render
It difficult for the police to find the
owners of particular cars figuring In
the accident.
Cases will be made against all auto-
1st. whose auto numbers are not prop
erly displayed.
New York, 8opt. 3.—Another expedi
tion to the north pole,' In which bal
loons will play a part. Is already being
planned.
That the actual discovery 'of the
north pole nnd the discovery of the
south pole In the near future will be n
great stimulant to erctlc explorations
nnd start a rush of scientists and stu
dents to the polar regions, la the belief
of Evelyn B. Baldwin, the polar ex
plorer and meteorqloglst.
"Dr. Cook's achievement was wonder
ful." said Mr. Baldwin today. "He
wns extremely fortunate In finding n
chain of Islands on which game was
plentiful and whose surface was smooth
to within five degrees of the pole. The
assistance rendered by the Esquimaux
was also very valuable and a Iqt of the
POPULAR ATLANTAN
IS BETTER FRIDAY
credit goes to them.
"I am getting up an expedition to
cross the arctic sea and expect to start
soon. We will proceed In n strong ves
sel thru Behring strait and then will
nfnke the vessel fast In nn Ice park.
(Then, at the rate of two miles a day.
we hope to drift thru the northern
ocean and we hope to come out some-
where between the northeast const of
Greenland and Spitsbergen. We will be
nble to moke many aide trips with the
aid of dirigible balloons nnd the expe
dition should get Invaluable specimens
nnd records of meteorological observa
tions.
"I expect to find land to the west of
Crnckenland.
"Unless I am much mistaken, ours
will be hailed soon ns the first ship to
cron the northern ocean."
OF HISJYING WIFE
Five Shots Are Fired, Only
One Taking
Effect.
BIG CONVOY
FOR STEAMER
King Frederick, of Den
mark, Will Personally
Receive American.
•I- DR. COOK’S STEMER +
REACHES COPENHAGEN +
4* SATURDAY MORNING 4-
Copenhagen, Sept. 3.—The 4>
4* ateamer Hans Egede. bearing tho 4*
•I* American explorer. Dr. Frederick 4*
4* A. Cook, Is now expected to make 4*
4* port early Saturday morning and 4*
4* tho time of the offldal reception to 4*
4* the discoverer of the north pole 4*
4* has been fixed at 9 a. m. 4*
4* 4*
❖44-H-H4*!*H444-H^444444444'
+ DR. COOK IN GEORGIA 4*
4» TOLD OF DISCOVERY OF 4-
4* TWO ISLANDS IN NORTH *
f +
4* Dublin, Ga., Sept. 3.—Dr. Fred- 4*
4* erlck A. Cook, who has discovered 4*
4* the north pole, visited Dublin in 4*
4* 1902 and appeared on the chau- 4*
4* tauqua program of that year. He 4*
4*. Is a very modest lecturer, and tho 4-
4* he had three times been In polar 4*
4- expeditions, mentioned himself but 4*
4- once. He wald that he had been 4*
4- given the privilege of naming two 4-
4* Inlands discovered In the arctic re- 4*
4* gloria. One he named Brooklyn, **•
•b after hla native city, and the other 4*
4* Van Wyck, in honor of the first 4*
4* mayor of Greater New York. 4*
4* 4*
■f'tfr'frH H4*H444444444’44444'4'
Copenhagen, Sept. 3.—This city 1*
the capital of the world today, for all
eyee are turned toward the coming of
Dr, Frederick A. Cook, the American
discoverer of the north pole, who will
arrive here possibly tonight on the
steamer Hans Egede, convoyed Into the
harbor by a flotilla of torpedo boat.s.
whose guns will thunder a world salute
to the Intrepid explorer whose name
may go thru the balance of time at
tached to the 30.000 square miles of
territory' surrounding the pole.
Will Tender Great Homage.
Homage greater than that tendered
a potentate will be paid Dr. Cook.
Kings will pay their tribute to the mod-
eft American who hns biased the trail
for others to follow and net the emblem
of America upon land never before
sighted by human eyes.
The Hnns Egede, under full steam, is
trying to breuk all records between
Lerwik and Copenhagen. The torpedo
boat Jutland, steaming under orders
Continued on Last Page.
KILLED HIS MOTHER
AND THEN HIMSELF
Youth Committed Suicide
When Officers'
Arrived.
Pottsvllle, Pa., Sept. 3.—George F.
Simons, ngeil 21. after killing his moth
er a week ngo, ended hts life with a pis
tol last night In the home of n woman
to whom he had been paying attention.
It Is believed he strangled his mother.
Her remains were found In an attic
room of her home, the cracks In the
walls of which had been scaled with
paraffine. Her husband discovered the
tragedy and .when the officers found
young Simons he killed himself. It Is
said Simons’ sweetheart Is the cause of
the double tragedy.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 3.—TV. M.
I McIntyre today shot and seriously
i wounded P. L. Hagler, a Birmingham
I physician, who was accused by the
; dying wife of McIntyre of having per
formed a criminal operation. The con-
j fesslon Is said to have been made to I
j her husband and father when told that!
: she would die.
The shooting occurred at the alleged
home of the physician, and the hua-M — .. . - —
hand was released on bond shortly Montgomery st New Orleans; 3:10 p.
after hit* arrest. vtv« u'»r„ rpo.i I clear.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
Southern League.
Illrmlogtinni st Memphis: 4 p. m.; cloudy,
...—— ..... , p _
4 p. m.: etenr.
Two Killed Under Debris.
Springfield, III., Sept. 3.—While sight
men were at work on the foundation
under the parsonage of the Catholic
church at Illlopoi:., III., this morning,
the underpinning gave way and all
were caught under the heavy timbers.
. Karris Baldridge and Robert Johnson
■H' f'H' I I++-H 11 H H I I'K 1111 > were Instantly killed.
E. S. M'CANDLESS.
Edward 8. McCandless, the
prominent Atlanta fire Insurance
man who was stricken with apo
plexy Wednesday and was reported
better Thursday morning, suffered
a turn for the worse Thursday aft
ernoon. For some hours he was
delirious, but constant medical at
tention finally turned the tide in his
favor, and Friday morning It was
reported that he was resting com
fortably and apparently not In a
serious condition. lie has not yet re
covered the use of his right arm,
which remains paralysed as a re
sult of the stroke.
Five shots were fired
and only one tool| effect. In the side of
the abdomen. Hagler will recover.
Mrs. McIntyre Is 'the daughter of J.
Mr. Spence Is'and cool.
, South Atlantic.
Jacksonville at Savannah.
Macon at Chattanooga; 4
SPERRY _IS_ RETIRED
Admiral Carried Atlantic
Fleet Around World.
Washington, Sept. 3-—Reav Admiral
C. 8. Sperry wna today placed upon the
retired lint of the United States navy,
having reached the age of 62 years. The
admiral, whose last Important sea com
mand wax that ot the Atlantic Heel
which he brought from San Francisco to
Hampton Roads, Is now engaged In
conference at the Newport 1 war college
and will continue there until he has
'completed special work he has mapped
out. ' ’
Columbia at Columbus: 4 p. m.: clear.
Augusta at Knoxville (two gatucsl, drat
nt 2:43 p. in.; clondjr.
A completo list of
practically all the
houses in Atlanta that
are for rent by agents
is published in the
<l.-issilif<l columns of
The Georgian on ev
Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturdav.
SPOT COTTON.
Atlanta, steady
: 1 Liverpool, nt
»ndy;
0.88. New Yuri
nnls.fd. ]•» v'.
mull,
5-16.
Btendy; 121-16.
Augusta, steadv; ]
Gnlveiton, Urn
; 12%. Norfolk, at
udy;
12%. Middle, q
□let; 12%.
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