Newspaper Page Text
THE WEATHER.
Fair tonight and tomorrow. Tem
peratures: 8 a. m., 66 degrees: 10
am„ 69 degrees: 12 noon. 73 degrees;
2 p. m., 77 degrees.
VOL. X. NO. 246.
SUNDAY BATH
WAR GROWS
IN SPITE OF
COUNCIL
Special Meeting of the Park
Board Called to Settle Mat
ter Thursday.
J. 0. COCHRAN SCORES CITY
FATHERS FOR “BUTTING IN”
Old Blue Laws Have Been Out
grown. and Rich Should Not
Re Favored, He Asserts.
Despite council's request that no Sun
dae bathing be permitted in Atlanta’s
parks. President J. o. Cochran declared
today that the park board will vote to
allow the Sunday sport.
At the request of Mayor Winn, Mr.
Cochran today called a special meeting
of the board for Thursday afternoon at
3 o’clock to determine th® issue.
Whether Mayor Winn win veto or ap
prove the resolution of council will
probably be decided by- the action of the
board.
. A . count of the votes cast at the
United Cigar stores, at Peachtree and
Decatur streets, shows 401 for Sunday
swimming and 20 against it. The vot
ing will continue until the meeting of
the board.
Carlos Mason, chairman of the police
board, and Chief Beavers have prom
ised the park board sufficient officers
to.compel good order on Sunday at the
lake. The board has provided a sep
arate inclostire for women and one of
>he. rules decided upon is that every
bather must wear a two-piece bathing
suit.
The twelve members of council who
constituted the majority that voted
against Sunday swimming are deter
mined and have intimated that if the
park, board does not heed their request,
they will prevent, what they term a
(Jesecralion of the Sabbath by passing
an ordinance against Sunday bathing or
by abolishing the park board.
Whole City Split
Over Sunday Rule.
The setnfngly unimportant recoin
mendation of Park Manager Dan Carey
that-Sunday bathing in Piedmont lake
he prohibited this year lias divided the
whole city into two factions. A ma
jority of the park board present at t.he,
meeting a week ago adopted the rec
ommendation, and a bitter fight has
been waged ever since to have that
action rescinded.
The Federation of Trades and indi
vidual union labor organizations have
adopted resolutions Insisting that the
board allow Sunday bathing. The
Methodist Ministers Association has
adopted resolutions condemning the
amusement. Epworth Methodist church
unanimously cast 150 votes urging that
the Sabbath should not be desecrated.
Dr. Charles W. Daniel, pastor of the
First Baptist church, and Bishop W. A.
Candler, of the Methodist church, hotli
preached against it Sunday. The Sun
day school superintendents will take
action at their meeting in Ponce De-
T.eon Avenue Baptist church tonight,
and other religious organizations are
expected to follow their example.
Cochran Defends
Action of Liberals.
J O. Cochran, president of the park
board, gave the council a hard rap In
an interview today. He said:
“It is not the intention of those now
advocating Sunday bathing to defy the
church and the moral law. The park
board does not contemplate operating
on Sundae morning when people ought
to attend church, but only in the af
ternoons. when churchew, as a rule, do
not hold any services.
“We propose to see that order Is
maintained. Tire chief of police assures
us that he will have plenty of men on
hand for that purpose.
“If swimming on Sunday is so bad.
then why not close up every cigar and
soda stand in the city? Why not stop
street, cars on that day? Why not close
up the Capital City and ail other clubs"
Will’ permit the wealthy classes to plav
golf a’l day?
“The man who works all the week
and who has no opportunity to go
swirpming except on Sunday has as
much right to be considered as thr
gentlemen who has plenty of time and
money.
"T challenge any of the twelve coun
eilmen who went on record against
Sunday bathing to run for offi--" on that
Issue.
"Instead of abolishing the dump piles
which reek with disease germs, and
performing duties which they have au
thority and ought tn perforin, certain
council members waste their time med
dling with matters which do not con
cern them. ’ •
“This city ha- outgrown the Puri
tanical blue laws? and all the ordi
nances and resolutions of the council
can not set back the wheels of prog
ress."
The proposal that council declare it
self on Sunday swimming yesterday
afternoon precipitated the hottest de
bate of the year.
In introducing the resolution request-
Continued on Page Th-ee
The Atlanta Georgian
•••••••••••••••••••••••a**
: MAYOR AND EX-MAYOR :
•APPROVE OF SUNDAY;
• BATHING, ‘REGULATED’ •
• •
• Mayor Courtland S. Winn: •
• “I favor a well regulated indul- •
• gence in Sunda? bathing 1 will •
• delay action on council’s resolu- •
• tion until after the pa-k board •
• meets that 1 may know what rec- •
• reation it Intends to permit. I do •
• not approve Sunday swimming as •
• conducted in Piedmont park lake •
• last summer, with the great •
• throngs of men and women going •
• into the lake together." •
• Ex-Mayor Robert F. Maddox. •
• "Sunda? swimming should be •
• permitted in Atlanta, because it •
• is the one day when the working •
• people have an opportunity to en- •
• joy it. 1 do not know of a single •
• city which has facilities for public •
• bathing which does not allow the •
• recreation on Sunday." •
No Richeson Reprieve
An Unofficial Poll of
Foss 4 Council Shows
BOSTON. Maj 14. An unofficial
poll of the executive council which will
decide the fate of Rev. Clarence V. T,
Richeson. condemned to death for the
murder of Avis Linnell, taken today,
indicated that the plea of th» pastor
slayer’s lawyers for a commutation of
sentence will be denied by a vote of
7 to 2.
Governor Foss today received the
last of th® alienists’ reports, and will
make his decision known at the coun
cil’s meeting tomorrow.
Richeson probably will be taken from
his cell In the Charles Street jail td
the prison in Charlestown tonight.
If Watson Promises
To Let Bryan Alone,
Johnson Favors Him
Colonel J. Lindsay Johnson, editor of
The Rome Tribune-Herald, and leader of
the movement m the Seventh Congres
sional district to seat Wilson delegates in
the forthcoming state Democratic con
vention. Is favorable to Thomas E. Wat
son as a delegate-at-large to Baltimore
only upon one condition.
He thinks that Mr. Watsons threat to
attack Bryan on the floor of the national
convention is a circumstance that should
cause the state convention to hesitate to
send “the red-headed person" to Balti
more.
Colonel Johnson says: "Mr Watson
v-ants to go to Baltimore to measure
lances with Mr. Bryan—in other words, to
raise a row in the Democratic love feast
that should be.”
The Rome editor is an ardent Bryan
enthusiast, and has been for years.
If Colonel Johnson and his Wilson "in
surgents” are seated in the state con
vention a doubtful “if,’’ of course—it is
certain that they will object strenuously
to Mr. Watson's going tn Baltimore with
hostility to Mr. Bryan in his heart.
EXTRADITION MIX-UP
MAY DELAY RETURN
OF DIAMOND ROBBER
Pinkerton and city detectives fear that
Detective J. N. Starnes has struck a
snag in the strict technicalities of the
New York law and that he is finding
difficulty in getting George Kaul, con
fessed diamond thief, away from that
state.
The detective and his prisoner were ex
pected in Atlanta yesterday, but so far
no word has been received from the of
ficer It Is now believed that he has
never left New York. The New York
extradition laws are said to be the strict
est of any state in the Union, and it may
be that Detective Starnes will have to
make a detailed showing in court before
Kaul will be turned over to him
OUTING AT PARK AND
A PICNIC DINNER FOR
160 ATLANTA ORPHANS
Rev. J. M. Hawkins will lead 160 chil
dren of the Decatur Orphans’ home to a
picnic at Grain park tomorrow. They
will take lunch, to be served at noon,
and after that the children will be taken
to White City for the afternoon The
party is to go to the park on a special
ca r.
COLUMBUS MAN DRINKS
POISON: DIES IN BED
COLUMBUS. GA., May- 14, -Leaving
a note Indicating ..that he Intended to
take his own life. Walter G. Dean. 35
years old. a prominent young business
man of Columbus, drank laudanum or
oth°r poison and was found dead in
his bed by members of his fam
ily today. Tn the note he directed that
his insurance go to his brothers and
si FtpTH.
Mr. Dean was a brother of Professor
Charles A. Dean, of the Technological
High school in Atlanta. He was en
gaged to be married on June 5 to a w ell
known Columbus girl and had spent
yesterday afternoon with iter. There
was no indication of any trouble be
tween them and his financial affairs
were in good condition. Hf was asso
ciated with S. H. Monroe, an uncle, In
the wholesale produce business here.
Coroner Terr? of Muscogee county
today held an inquest, the jury return
ing a verdict that Dean had eqfne to
his death by taking laudanum or other
poison.
Read For Profit— GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results
2PEfIISHIN
ME, 10
MISSING
300 Patients Jump From Win
dow in Night Blaze at the
Raleigh Springs Shelter.
DIGGING IN RUINS FOR
BODIES OF THE DEAD
Guards Scour the Surrounding
Country for Refugees Be
lieved To Be in Hiding.
MEMPHIS, TENN.. May 14.—A white
man and a negro were burned to death,
ten other persons are missing, and 300
patients of the James sanitarium at
Raleigh Springs, ten miles from Mem
phis. were forced to Jump from a sec
ond-story window when the institution
burned at 4 o'clock this morning.
The patients were forced to flee in
their night clothing. It 1? believed tha'
the missing may have escaped and be
come fugitives, but a search of the
ruins is being made for their bodies.
The sanitarium was outside the city
limits and beyond the aid of the Mem
phis flic department.
Sanitarium Built
By Brodie L. Duke.
The sanitarium was built twenty
years ago by Brodie L. Duke, million
aire tobacco dealer. The loss is esti
mated at $125,900 The white man who
was burned was E. L. Griffin, the night
engineer, who was in the basement
when the fire started.
Managers of the place say they be
lieve all the guest.- escaped, although
at noon they had not located all of
those missed after the fire
Fear Death List
May Run Higher.
The sanitarium was a large three
story structure that had been origi
nally built for a summer resort hotel.
It was ten miles north of the city. Its
inflammable construction caused it to
burn like tinder, and being without
fire fighting facilities, there was no op
portunity to check it.
Over 390 persons—patients and at
tendants — were in the building Most
of these escaped in their night clothes,
jumping from upper windows to ve
randas and to the ground.
For hours after the building had been
burned attendants and volunteer work
ers searched the ruins for bodies of vic
tims. it is feared the death iist may
run higher. At the same time guards
scoured the surrounding country for
refugees.
Raleigh Springs is connected with
Memphis by interurban trolley line, and
during the morning hundreds of persons
rode out from ihe city to view the
ruins.
The old hotel was taken over by the
James Sanitarium Company about eight
years ago. Patients were treated for
whisky and drug habits.
BOTTLES MIXED, AGED
DOCTOR NEARLY DIES
FROM CHLOROFORM
Dr. J E. Marfin. 65 years of age, of 955
Marietta street, is slowly recovering at
Grady hospital today from the effects of
a mistake in bottles last night that al
most cost his life.
The aged physician swallowed a quan
tity of chloroform, thinking it a tonic. In
some way Hie two bottles had become
exchanged. When the ambulance arrived
Dr. Martin was unconscious and in a
serious condition.
PRINTER FINDS HUMAN
SKULL IN HEN'S NEST
STATESBORO. May 14 - While look
ing for alien's nest. P. C. Collins, a
printer working on The Statesboro
News, was startled this morning when
he found a human skull. He lost no
time in abandoning the egg hunt. He
brought th-- skull up town and many
curious ones have viewed it. Just how
long the member of the human body
has been there and how it got there is
a mystery.
SISTER OF HARRY THAW
EXPIRES IN PITTSBURG
PITTSBURG, PA., May 14.—Mrs.
Eliza Thaw Edwards, half-sister of
Harry K Thaw and widow of George B
Edwards, one of Pittsburg’s best known
railroad men. died a» her residence.
48<M Forbes street, at an early hour
today
Mrs. Edwards had been in ill health
for sev era! months and her demise was
not unexpe“ted by her friends.
ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY. MAY 14. 1912.
FAIR GOLFERS COMPETE IN PRIZE I
TOURNEY FOR SOUTHERN WOMEN
- -
.OHB -UHHfc
a jW'im
J / R
s• i n
'j| nB MM
TWw*. u < BBS HB3
/»/ MB MS Mr W
/T will I
B ■ ■■
i ■ yjA
A w
\ 'ri
\w WF
\
Mrs. Rogrr Smith. I /'? I Ueorgi’ I lai rintjhiii.
INDICT POTTS Old
HOBOED CHARGE
Jury Acts on Its Own Initiative
Against Accused Slayer of
Harper.
Kell Potts, who killed <’. Richard
Harper in a knife duel on May 3, was
today indicted for murder by the Ful
ton county grand jury.
The jury acted upon us own initia
tive. and the returning of the true hill
was a surprise. Potts was arrested
shortly after the killing and released
on SSOO bond, under a warrant charg
ing manslaughter.
The action of the jury means that
his present bond will be cancelled, and
he w ill be rearrested and held for the
criminal court
In returning the bill against Potts,
the Jury examined a score of witnesses
and consumed at least three hours.
DOOMED TO BE HANGED.
HE FIRES JAIL TWICE
CLARKESVILLE, GA.. May 14.
John Hegwood, under death sentence,
has just made two unsuccessful at
tempts to burn the Habersham edlmty
jail, where he is confined. He procured
matches and set fire to the mattress in
his cell! but the blaze was discovered
each time before it had gained head
way. Jail officials believe he is insane
and is attempting to end his own life
to cheat the hangman. Several times
recently Hegwood ha- asked for a ra
zor. but ills requests have been refused.
Hegwood was to have, hanged on
April 14 but a stay of execution was
obtained, pending an appeal to the slat
supreme court, which will hear argu
ment." m bl- -as. next Monday. May
29.
OTIS FILLS VACANCY ON
CEMETERY COMMISSION
The vacancy on the cemetery com
mission* has been filled by the election
of Robert R. Otis. Mr. Otis will fill
the place made vacant by the resigna
tion of Dr. Joseph Jacobs. The vote
in council was close between Mr. Otis
and H. M. Patterson, a local under
taker.
FIRE ROUTS OUT 50 FAMILIES.
NE.W YORK. May lx. Fifty families
were routed from their homes in panic
early today by a $59,909 fir® which
wrecked the two-storv hmlning at 5192-
.’■ll2 Third avenue, Brooklyn.
I \f jf /
■■ ■ 7
Miss Ann Watkins.
Play Begins Today Over the
Course of the Golf and
Country Club.
The Woman's Southern Golf ''ham
pionship tournament tjegins today in
Nashville and continues through the
IStli. This is the second tournament
of the association, the first having been
held last spring in Atlaijta.
The officers- of the association are
Mis. George Harrington. Atlanta, pres
ident; Mrs. K. AV. Daley, Nashville,
vice president; Miss Anne Watkins,
Chattanooga. secretary and treasurer.
Representatives from many cities are
present in Nashville, including from At
lanta Mrs. George Harrington, Miss
Alexa Stirling, Mrs. Nash Broyles, am!
others. Birmingham and Memphis are
to extend invitations to the associa
tion for their next meeting.
Mrs. Roger Smith, of Nashville, is
the present holder of the champion
ship, with Mi George Harrington, of
Atlanta, as runner-up.
Atlanta is giving a championship
■ up, i handsome loving cup, with three
bandits. A gold medal will be award
ed th" winner. A silver medal will be
given the runner-up, and to the play
ers in the semi finals bronze medals
will be given. There arc several sub
scription prizes.
. \ number of social affair- will mark
the tournament. Among other events,
will be luncheons each day at the Golf
ami Country club, and a brilliant din
ner dance is sctv-d|jled for Saturday
evening. Ma,' 18.
KING OF BLIND TIGERS
GETS OUT WARRANTS
AGAINST POLICEMEN
I‘an Shaw, the ’blind tigpr king.” to
day swore out warrants before .lustice
Ridley, against Pol icemen L L <“arler
and B. I- Sells, charging assault and but
tery.
The warrants are the outgrowth of the
arrest of Shaw by the two officers Sat
unlay n'glii, and were taken out imme
diately following the trial of Shaw before
Reorder Broyles »n<lav Shaw alleges
that Policeman Carter struck him in the
head with his club The officer says
Shaw jerked loose and made a move as
though to draw a knife and resisted ar
rest
Shaw wa. charged with bemg drunk
and disorderly and was fined $10.75,
ISDN MINE GK
IN; THIRTEEN DIE
Twenty-seven of Crew. Work
ing 2.000 Feet Below Sur
face. Escape Falling Stone.
IRONWOOD. Ml<'H., May 14. Thir
teen men were killed here today when a
cave-in occurred on lhe 2,(>(W-foot level
of lhe Norrille mine, operated by the
United States Steel Corporation. The
cave-in caught Hi out of a crew of 4<»
working where the m -idont occurred.
Two bodies hive been recovered. It is
believed that most of the others will he
taken out by !at< tonight.
The dead:
Vincent Sanzbrowitz, l-’iank Jaszc
zok. John T. Ztkateh. August t'lys,
I'.erl Jacisin. Jacob Anderson. Thomas
Rusik Oscar Kangas Chinle- Nelinark.
George Hornkiss, Karl Majlrski* and
Pt-tor Wiljl. TPn of the men are mar
ried.
Tons of Earth Bury Men. .
The accident occurred on the nine
teenth level. The roof of the entire
level gave way and the men were bur
ied under tons of earth and stone.
MAN WHO KILLED WIFE
INDICTED IN 3 MINUTES
Robert L. flay, who shot ami killed
his wife at 201 Lee street Sunday night,
was indicted for murder today in the
shortest hearing in the history of the
Pulton county grand jury. Only one
witness, Mrs. AV. \V. Smith, was exam
ined, and the hearing lasted only three
minutes. Mrs. Smith is a sister of
('lay's victim, and saw het shot.
('lay is held In the police station, and
a pica of insanity will probably be of
fered in his defense.
This means that Clay will be held for
trial in the criminal branch of the su
perior court, th" grand'jury action ob
viating the necessity of a preliminary
trial. He will be transferred to th- ;
Towet during the day.
STILL A LITTLE COOL. BUT
HOT STREAK’S ON THE WAY I
Clear skies ami warmer weather for
Atlanta during the next day m two
makes up the outlook at the United
States weather bureau Th- tempera
ture is still below norma! throughout
the South, ar. in Atlanta. but no repe
titlon of the , hilly w»a.ther of Sunday
night is expected.
J HOME
*t== EDITION
PPIPI?- On Trains. FIVE CENTS
I. nHjL. ln Atlanta. TWO CENTS
ROOSEVELT
AND IAFT
DRAPPLE
IN OHIO
Attack Each Other in the Presi
dent’s Home State While
Crowds Cheer.
CALIFORNIA WOMEN GIVE
CHAMP CLARK BIG VOTE
Missourian Sure Winner Over
Wilson, and the Colonel Also
Looks Like Victor.
W’itti L»hi'> for battleground. Wil
liam H. Taft and Theodore Roose
velt |orkf»d horns today in their
.-trugglo to - apture the Republican
delegation from the president's
home state to the national conven
tion at t’hicagn. All day long the
t'vn n'»-n barnstormed Ohio towns
from Ikill rostrums and train ends,
in what is to the president in par
ticular a fight that may determine
the action of the convention at Chi
cago.
F’rosident Taft told his audi-
• 'i"Ts that ho was not fawning on
Iho beoplo for their voles. Ami the
< olonol talking tn other audiences
on hi« whblwind tour declared that
ho w ill make trouble if he does not
r»M-eive the nomination at Chicago.
Roosevelt is following the presi
dent closely in the latter’s trip
through the state and eexeral times
the trail of the two rivals will
cross be Giro the primaries are held.
Bosses in Control
Says Colonel Again.
111T.1.A IRK. DHIfl, May 14. In his
invasion "f Ohio today Colonel Roose
v.'tf scored President Taft for hiJ re
eent at.laeks on him. The ex-pretrident
rebuked th, president for haying been
misled by the influences around him.
1t0,..-, volt told a wildly cheering crowd
here that the president has shown that,
he can riot be trusted to handle the
affairs of the people.
"it’s tite bosses that are In control,"
he shouted.
Roosevelt was in fine fighting con
dition. He found as his train entered
Ohio this morning that his Ohio com
mittee. of which Walter F. Browm,
chairman of the Republican state cen
tra! committee, is the head, had carved
a vigorous campaign out for him. Dur
ing the seven days he is in the state the
colonel will deliver 73 speeches. Roose
velt will appear in 35 big towns and
cities, besides more than a score of
smaller towns. In his trip he will cover
1,749 miles.
Tells Youngsters
About His Boy.
The colonel will devote most of his
time to the southeastern and central
northern portions of the state. The ex
presldent’s principal speech will be at
<'anton, where ho talks tonight. The
colonel’s train reached here at 7:39
o'clock this morning and was left on a
siding until 8:30 while the ex-president
breakfasted. A group of Bellaire young
people surrounded the car and gave a
rousing yell. The coionci went to the
tear platform of his car and, beaming
upon the youngsters, asked: "I sup
pose you all play football?’
"Sure.”
"Well, one of my boys was center
rush last year on his team," said the
colonel.
“Hooray!” came a chorus. Roosevelt
wrote his name on a card for the boys
and they gave him another cheer.
Roosevelt was escorted to the public
square and there talked to 2,500 peo
ple. The crowd was as enthusiastic
and as la gc as that which greeted
President Taft on his appearance at
Bellaire last night
Roosevelt told the crowd that “this
: the greatest fight since the days of
Lincoln."
"Mt Taft has expressed his disap
proval of 'he people’s ability to rule
I liemselves." be went on. "I believe
they can do it. I trust them and the
president does not. We fought the
bosses in other states and we are fight
ing ihem all along. We want your ap
proval. rhe other -ide opposed prefer
ential [,l'imaries legislation. We urged
it."
Roosevelt named the Roosevelt dele
gates and said it was important to re
tnembet who they were so the voters
could vote for his side.
"That's the way to express your pres
idential pYefetenee and to vote against
boss tyranny," he cried and the crowd
cheered.
After enthusiastic greetings by mill
town workers and residents at Bell Air
and Bridgeport, today Colonel Roose
velt declared at Steubenville that he
vertainlv would he nominated to suc
ceed Pt side nt Taft.
1 1 p, .'Pwi ."I’l !>■- uri.fi" •I',"'!- se.l the
tariff lefoie 2 500 pe’son.-. saying he
wanted a duty reduction .that would