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sighted policy not to grade both of |
these streets at the same time. He said i
that many of the necessary fills in Ivy
street could be made with the dirt from
the Pea< htrees. It would save the
county a great amount of money on ac
count of the long hauls now necessary
to get rid of the dirt. By the new plan
he said he could more than double his
force and complete the work, opening
up these streets for traffic in a much
shorter time.
Kontz Makes Plea For
West Peachtree.
• ’aptain Clayton, chief of construc
tion. has estimated that the adjust
ment of the buildings to the new grade
in Ivy street will cost about $75,000.
The city has apportioned $5,000 as a
starter for the project. The streets
committee will consider the matter at
a special meeting Tuesday afternoon.
But the fate of the project is doubt
ful. for the streets committee, should
it formally favor it, must make a rec
ommendation to council. As property
owners expect to be repaid the funds
advanced, the matter will probably be
referred to the finance committee. As
council has already pledged Itself to
many appropriations for next year, its
attitude Is uncertain. Then, after the
finance committee acts, the matter
must be approved or disapproved by
the whole of council and the mayor.
Judge E. C. Kontz told the commit
tee that if It was considering new proj
ects. he wanted the property owners on
West Peachtree street to get consid
eration He said it would be the best
time In the world to make a new grade
on West Peacttree street while the
present grading Is in progress.
There was talk of suits by property
owners. Martin Amorous said he want
ed to make this statement to the com
mittee:
Urges Ignoring
Damage Threats.
"Never hesitate to make a needed
public Improvement through fear of
suits. When 1 was In council twenty
years ago the railroads offered to build
viaducts across the railroad tracks that
pass through the center of town, in
cluding an overpass at Pryor street,
without cost to the city, provided the
city would relieve them of all respon
sibility for damage suits.
"One member of council declared that
the damage suits that would result from
the building of a viaduct connecting
Peachtree and Whitehall streets would
cost the city $1,000,000.
The proposition of the railroads was
turned down. The city was later forced
to build the viaducts at its own ex
pense. The damages collected amount,
ed to practically nothing."
The committee heard a statement
from Nym Hurt, assistant in charge
of streets under the chief of construc
tion. He said the rains had greatly
handicapped the department, but that
he had about 50 more convicts since
July 4. The number had been about 90
for several weeks, but now he said
he had about 140. '
The committee then agreed to give
the construction department the au
thority to hire more free labor and to
have grading work done by contract.
John S. Owens was asked if he would
take a contract to do grading work for
sidewalk paving.
"Yes,” he replied. "I will take it at
cost."
The committee will ask for this au
thority at the meeting of council Mon
day.
Councilman Orville Hall stated that
a charter amendment was now pending
before the legislature which, when
passed, would give the-city the author
ity to build ■curbing, so that it would
not wash away so easily. The amend
ment provides that property owners be
assessed for guttering as well as curb
ing. and that the guttering be laid at
the same time.
Now the curbing is built without any
guttering to carry off the water.
700 WOMEN IN BARGAIN
RUSH TRAMPLE UPON GIRL
DUBUQUH» IOWA, July 13. -One girl
was probably fatally injured and three
others seriously hurt when 700 bargain
hunting women attended a special sale
of dishpans at a ten-eent store here to
day. Not until the police had charged
through the store could order be re
stored.
Miss Ethel McDermott was picked up
unconscious from the floor, taken to a
hospital, where surgeons sty she has
three ribs broken, a broken leg and arm I
and numerous cuts and bruises caused I
by being trampled upon by French and i
Cuban heels. Her clothing was nearly
torn from her body. Other women suf.
feted broken arms and ribs, but all
were able to be taken to their homes.
R. L. DODD. INSURANCE
AGENT. IS BANKRUPT
It I. Dodd, an insurance man. Is
» voluntary bankrupt. In a petition
n the Federal court he says his
Bl imount to $1,378.7$ and he has
■ :
- which ba.- no surtender value."
'Presented by Attorney Join*
Y Smith.
SEEK NEIGHBOR
JO GIRL'S SLATER
New York Police Searching for
Youth Who Once Assaulted
Another Girl.
NEW YORK, July 13.—A police drag
net was thrown out today for Nathan
Schwartz, aged 24. who is wanted in
connection with the brutal murder of
twelve-year-old Julia Connors, in the
Bronx, one week ago tonight. The sus
pect already has a police record. On
July 14. 1910, he was arrested and sen
fenced to a term of imprisonment for
attacking a twelve-year-old girl. Six
months ago he was released on pa
role,
Y oung Schwartz has been missing
from his usual haunts sinc£” the muti
lated corpse of Julia Connors was found
In a vacant lot near her home. 3872
Third avenue.
I'or the past seven months the
Si hwartz family lived at 3970 Third
avenue, which adjoins the "murder
flat." where the Connors girl was be
lieved to have been mistreated and
killed. Two days ago they moved away
I he hunted youth's mother has admit
ted to the police that the reason she
moved away from the neighborhood of
the crime wa« that she knew “her son
was under police surveillance. Schwartz
was seen on the rfight of the murder
by two of his sisters walking about
the bath room of a vacant apartment
at 3986 Third avenue with a little girl
In his arms, Is the assertion credited
to another sister of the youth, Lillian
Schwartz, who Is a stenographer.
"Miss Schwartz told me.” said W
A. Blaih, a contractor by whom Lillian
Schwartz is employed, "that on the
night the little Connors girl was mur
dered two of her sisters were in the
bath room of their home and saw
Schwartz walking around the bath
room of a vacant apartment across the
airshaft with a little girl In his arms.
The girl was fully dressed at that time,
but appeared to be unconscious.”
Schwartz Is a cutter of women’s
garments by trade, but had been an
unsteady workman. He spent most of
his time hanging around clubs.
GEORGIAN,CAPTAIN IN
U. S. ARMY, RETURNS
WITH CANADIAN BRIDE
MACON. GA.. July 13.—When Cap
tain Courtney Wimberly, of Jefferson
ville, Ga., first cousin of Representative
Minter Wimberly, arrived here after an
absence of eight years for a visit to
relatives, he brought with him his
bride, whom he married in London last
month, following a brief and romantic
courtship. •
Captain Wimberly had secured a fur
lough and was en route to the United
States when he met Miss Mary Louise
Barker, of Ontario, Canada, on board
the steamer. She was accompanying her
parents on a trip around the world. By
the time the boat reached Liverpool,
Captain Wimberly and the pretty Ca
nadian girl were engaged, and their
marriage followed ten days later in
Ixmdon. The army department then
graciously notified Captain Wimberly
that at the expiration of his furlough
he need not return to the Philippines,
but could go to a post in the West.
After a stay of several weeks with rel
atives In Macon and Jeffersonville, he
and his bride will leave for the West
< aptain \\ imberly is the son of the
late Dr. Wimberly, of Twiggs county,
and Is connected with some promi
nent Georgia families. He is a grad
uate of West Point, and is very popular
here. A number of social attentions
are already planned tor his bride bv
Macon society.
ROOSEVELT PROVES BOON
FOR SLICK PICKPOCKETS
NEW YORK, July 13.—Colonel
Roosevelt received an unexpected trib.
ute from "Kid” Shaffer, a young pick
pocket. who was taken Into custody by
detectives as a fugitive from Elmira
reformatory.
"Teddy is a great one for draw ing the
crowds,” said the "Kid.” "Stick with
him and you'll always have plenty. All
the pickpockets I have ever met read
the new spapers and keep track of Colo,
nel Roosevelt."
i BUTTS COUNTY’S OLDEST
PHYSICIAN PASSES AWAY
JACKSON, GA., July 13.—At the age
of S 3, Dr. J. T. Ellis, the oldest physi
cian of this section, died at the home
of his daughter. Mrs. R. E. Stanfield,
in this city.
Dr. Ellis practiced his profession for
53 years, and retired only a few years
ago. He served in the Civil war. hav
ing been connected with the hospital
corps
He Is survived by one son, John El
lis of New York, a playwright and
actor; three daughters. Mrs. Y A.
Wright and Mrs. R. E Sunfield, of
Jackson, and Mrs. John W. Moore of
Atlanta.
BACHELOR LEFT LANDLADY
A FORTUNE OF $250,000.00
JAMAICA, N. Y . July 13.—When Ed.
win A. Dodd, a bachelor, died here on
June 5 of last year, bequeathing his es
tate to his landlady. It was not known
that he left much property. The state
appraiser has Just estimated his estate
at nearly $250,000. all in gilt-edged real
estate and securities.
SLAYER HELD TO COURT.
GREENSBORO. GA.. July 13.—Rob
ert Eaver, a Taliaferro county negro,
who killed his father some weeks ago,
was bound over to the superior court
> in a SI,OOO bond. The charge was dock
eted as voluntary manslaughter.
xriE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1912.
Detective Burns Plays a Part in Felder-Bl ease Dispute
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working on the South Carolina graft case.
SEHNKHT
TO HELP WILSON
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Georgia Orator Declares Dem
ocratic Candidate Is Man
After His Own Heart.
Seaborn Wright, the famous orator
and statesman from Floyd county, will
aggressively and actively support
Woodrow Wilson for the presidency of
the United States.
A month or so ago it was announced
that Mr. Wright would give his support
to Theodore Roosevelt, and that he pro
posed to take the stump for him and
help land Georgia under the Rough
Rider’s banner.
That was before the two big parties
had made their nominations, however,
and at the time Mr. Wright was under
the impression that the Republicans
would nominate Roosevelt regularly
and that the Democrats would nomi
nate Harmon or some other conserva
tive.
in those circumstances, Mr. Wright
had determined to work for Roosevelt.
Wilson Suits Wright.
When the Democrats got together in
Baltimore and nomianted Woodrow
Wilson, they did a thing that suited Mr.
Wright perfectly.
The Georgia orator and prohibition
leader has found Wilson to be a man
exactly after his heart. Mr. Wright
himself is a radical, and believes in the
things that Wilson believes in. He
shares the Wilson views on both po
litical and moral issues. He admires
Wilson, indeed, even more than he ad
mires Roosevelt. And, then, too, by
supporting Wilson, he will preserve his
party regularity
It is likely that Mr. Wright, in the
course of the presidential campaign,
will make several speeches in Georgia
for the New Jersey governor.
MAN LOST IN SWAMP IS
CRAZED BY MOSQUITOES
EGG HARBOR city, N. J.. July 13.
Residents of Cologne, a little village a
few miles from here, heard numerous
calls of "Help, for God’s sake, help!"
from deep in the Mankiller swamp. As
the swamp is a thick and dangerous
one. no one answered the calls until 3
o’clock in the morning, when several
men started a search After several
house they camo upon a half-naked
man, dressed only in a shirt. He was
terribly bitten by mosquitoes and whs
demented
During spells he seemed to be normal
and gave his name as Joseph Holz
worth. of Camden. He said that he
had escaped from Blackwell's Island,
New York, and with a friend was on
his way to Atlantic City, when his
friend attacked him. beating him sense
less and took his money and clothes
a« ay.
INVALID REFUSES TO
LEAVE BURNING HOUSE
CAMDEN, N. J., July 13.—-While
flames raged in the upper portion of her
home. Mrs. Emily Weatherby, an aged
Invalid, of this place, never lost her
presence of mind. She calmly assured
excited neighbors that all was well as
the city firemen battled with the blaze.
She refused to be taken out of the
house.
With Mrs. Weatherby lives Miss Mary
A. Dunham, and it was when the lat
ter was preparing food on a coal stove
that the fire started among some
boards. Built of frame, the upper part
of the house burned rapidly but the
tiremen saved it from destruction.
WOMEN LEAD RIOT IN
SEAMEN’S STRIKE; 100
HURT IN FIERCE FIGHT
MARSEILLES, FRANCE, July 13.
Mobs of striking led by wom
en, fought a fierce battle with the po
lice today. The gendarmes were called
out. More than 100 persons were in
jured. Os this number many were
women who were in the vanguard of
the fighting. Many of the police were
injured by being struck with bottles
and stones which the rioters used as
missiles. A number of the ringlead
ers were arrested.
The original intention of the strikers
was to make a demonstration, but they
became so worked up that they began
to destroy property along the harbor
front. The sight of the police angered
them still further and the fighting be
gan.
PLUMBER~SAYS~HE’S
BANKRUPT; ASSETS
$8 LESS THAN DEBTS
James E. Belcher, heating and plumb
ing contractor, has filed a voluntary
petition in bankruptcy in the Federal
court. His liabilities are given as $9,-
963.23 and his assets as $9,955.23 —just
$8 less. On $1,609 worth of real estate
and personal property he claims a
homestead exemption under the Fed
eral law. The case was referred by
Judge Newman to Percy H. Adams,
referee in bankruptcy.
“WEARY WILLIES” GAME
WONTHEM ALL FREEDOM
WILKESBARRE, PA. July 13.
Thirty tramps rounded up In the bor
ough of Plymouth were trotted out to
the baseball field by’ Burgfess W. D.
Morris and divided evenly, fifteen play
ers to a side, and told by his honor
that the w inning aggregation was to be
well fed and ordered from town, while
the losers were to remain prisoners for
two days putting in their time at work
on the streets pounding stone.
The burgess called one set the “Never
Works” and the other aggregation "Toil
Fearers.” He officiated as umpire. At
the end of the fifth inning, tramps and
burgess were tired of the game and
Morris declared the "Never Works"
victors by a score of 43 to 38. When
the crowd got back to the lockup he
fed them as he promised and declared
that the game had been so hotly con
tested that he believed one side was
as much entitled to a victory as an
other. released every one of the thirty
with the understanding that they leave
town ten minutes after their meal was
finished and not show up again for at
least another year.
MUSCOGEE COMMITTEE
ARRANGES FOR PRIMARY
COLUMBUS, GA., July 13.—The
Muscogee county Democratic executive
committee met today to adopt rules
governing the primary of August 21 and
to assess candidates for offices.
The people of the county will vote
for congressman. Judge of the superior
court, solicitor general, three represen
tatives to the legislature and state sen
ator, in addition to the state officers.
Judge Gilbert for superior court judge
is unopposed, while Solicitor General
Palmer is opposed by C. F. McLaugh
lin, a Columbus lawyer. Attorney B. S.
Miller, of this city, is the only candi
date for state senator. There are three
candidates for representatives to fill
the three places to which Muscogee
county is entitled. Representatives
Slade and Wohlwender desire to suc
ceed themselves, while Attorney Her
man H Swift is a candidate for the
other place.
LIGHTNING DOES DAMAGE.
ADEL. GA.. July’ 13. —During the se
vere thunder storm here. Moray Adams
was struck by lightning. The home
of Peter Rintz was also struck, shock
ing two of his small grandchildren.
PERRY CAMPAIGN
MEETING FIZZLE
Eight Persons Go to Hear Hall
County Candidate for United
States Senator Speak.
Colonel H. H. Perry’s widely adver
tised meeting in Cable Hall last night,
in the course of which he was to dis
cuss “Woodrow Wilson and Democra
cy,” and incidentally his own candidacy
for United States senator against Mr.
Macon, didn't draw heavily.
As a matter of fact, there were on
hand, besides Mr. Perry, .exactly eight
persons at the hour appointed for the
speaking—and as nobody else showed
up after an appropriate and respect
ful wait, Mr. Perry smilingly shook
hands with the faithful and interested
few who did come and called the meet
ing off.
Colonel Perry is waging an aggressive
fight for Senator Bacon’s toga. He has
flooded the state from Rabun Gap to
Tybee Light with pro-Perry and anti-
Bacon literature, and believes he has
met with considerable encouragement
in some sections.
Last night was his first endeavor to
interest Atlanta in his candidacy, and
the result was not tremendously flat
tering. Whether it was lack of inter
est in his race or a surfeit of Wilson
talk that made the crowd pause in
the matter of going to hear the Hall
county statesman last evening. Colonel
Perry does not know. All he knows is
that the crowd didn’t come.
It is not likely that Colonel Perry
will give Atlanta another chance to
hear either his Woodrow Wilson lec
ture or his Perry campaign thunder.
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make our methods and equipment
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All ordinary examinations and
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WILSON CHOOSES
CAMPAIGN CHIEF
But Holds Up Name for Com
mittee to Announce—Said
To Be McCombs.
SEAGIRT, N. J., July 13.—Governor
Wilson has selected his candidate for
chairman of the Democratic national
committee. The man chosen is said to be
William F. McCombs, whose efforts re
sulted in the governor's nomination for
the presidency, but Governor Wilson said
today that .he would not announce the
name of his candidate, leaving it to the
national committeemen to ratify or reject
his choice. There is expected to be no
difficulty over this, however, as ail the
committeemen who have been here have
expressed their willingness to accept any
one whom the candidate favors.
Governor Wilson arranged to hold a
final conference today with Robert S.
Hudspeth, national committeeman from
New Jersey, prior to the latter's departure
for Chicago, where he will lay before the
national committee the governor’s wishes.
Colonel Robert Ewing, of Louisiana, a
national committeeman and delegate-at
large to the Baltimore convention, held
a long conference with Governor Wilson
today. Other callers expected during the
day were Senators Watson and Chilton,
of West Virginia, and Representative
Broussard, of Louisiana.
BARTENDERS KNEW
HANFORD COCKTAIL;
HAD AN ONION IN IT
SEATTLE, WASH., July 13.—At the
investigation of Judge Hanford by the
house judiciary sub committee today a
witness testified in effect that he had
won a wager that in any one of nine
saloons the bartenders, if asked for a
"Judge Hanford martini,” would substi
tute an onion for the customary olive
This witness also stated he had been
threatened with business ostracism for
eo testifying. Other witnesses testified
that while Judge Hanford drAnk alco
holic liquor, he was "temperate.”
Efforts to show undue political ac
tivity on the part of Judge Hanford
were made on documentary evidence
tending to support it introduced.
THEFT OF BUT ONE KISS
BRANDED PETIT LARCENY
ST. LOUIS, July 13. —Tony Kavar,
30 years old, of Birkner Station, six
miles northwest of Belleville, pleaded
guilty to stealing one kiss from Mrs.
Rudolph Hummell, aged 20. also of
Birkner, and told Justice Obat at
Belleville he was ready to pay his tine
like a gentleman, as the kiss was worth
any sum in reason.
Obat remarked he guessed it was no
offense than petit larceny, and
fined Tony $2 and cost, amounting to
sls
GIRL OF NINE OVERRULES
ORDER OF MAGISTRATE
CHICAGO, July 13. —The affection of
a pine-year-old girl for her father
caused her to defy an order of Munic
ipal Judge Gemmill in the court of do
mestic relations restoring her to the
custody of her mother. Mrs. Fatima
Brooks had asked the judge to make
her husband, George, return their
daughter Ferna to her. The court de
cided that Mrs. Brooks was entitled io
the -custody of the girl, but the latter
clung to her father, who took her
away.
ANTI-CROWING LAW DRAWN
FOR ROOSTERS IN DENVER
DENVER. COLO., July 13.—An ordi
nance to make it unlawful for roosters
to crow between the hours of 11 p. m.
and 6 a. m. has been introduced in the
council by Supervisor Kindel. He
makes no suggestions for enforcement
of the law.
COTTON EXPERT
RAPS GOVERNOR
Brown Fails to Attend Confer
ence He Called—Growers
Discuss Holding Plan.
N. T. Blackwell, of Dallas, edit' nf
The Cotton and Cotton Oil News, vig
orously censured Governor Brown to
a gathering of advocates of the
ern States Cotton Corporation yest er L
day for the chief executive’s failure to
be present. The meeting was to have
been a conference of Southern «•■■
ors or their representatives.
"The least the governor of Georgia
could have done was to be pres- nt u
this meeting and extend a Welcome t 0
these delegates from other states " -aid
Blackwell. "Especially after lie had
called the meeting himself.” BlacKw- n
also criticised Attorney General Wick
ersham and Congressman Bell, of t, x .
as.
Representatives of the governors of
Texas and South Carolina and the , .jt U .
missioners of agriculture of South
Carolina and Alabama, together with
cotton factors and cotton growers were
present at the meeting to hear George
Dole Wadley, originator of the South,
ern States Cotton Corporation, explain
the purpose and workings of the j lan
which, it is said, will give the South
ern farmers a uniform price of . !1!s
a pound for cotton.
To Have $7,000,000 Capital.
The corporation, the organization nf
which is now under way, is to be capi
talized at $7,000,000. There will hr- :,(i
directors, apportioned among the cot
ton states—one director for every :Mn.-
000 bales. The cotton states will be
organized by county organization, six
citizens to form the county board.
These county boards are to certificate
cotton in their territory. The South
ern States Cotton Corporation is then
to pay the farmers handling cotton
through the organization 11 cents each,
issuing to them interest bearing script
for 4 cents payable when the corpora
tion markets the cotton held over the
distress period.
Considerable enthusiasm for the
scheme was manifested, but the public
officials present played safe. R E
Kolb, commissioner of agriculture of
Alabama, declined to serve on the res
olutions committee.
J. D. Price, candidate for commis
sioner of agriculture in Georgia, topk
up a greater part of the time of the
meeting asking questions relative to
the scheme which he said had been
submitted to him by Georgia farmers.
Tom Hudson, former commissioner o'
agriculture, and E. Lee Worsham, state
entomologist, were present, but took no
part in the meeting.
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