Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, July 22, 1912, EXTRA, Page 2, Image 2

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2 DUSNEfOUTFOR THU slayers That Many Involved in Killing N. Y. Gambler. Says Prose cutor-Five Under Arrest. NEW YORK, July 22—District At torney Whitman's detectives hnv< de termined that the murder of (.ambler Herman Rosenthal in front of the Met ropole hotel just before he was to lift the curtain from all of the graft trans actions between the police and the gamblers was carefully rehearsed be fore the gambler was killed. At least twenty men. according to the informa tion of the district attorney, had part in the preparations and helped stage the tragedy. With fixe men udder arrest and charged with complicity in the assassi nation of Rosenttyl and another hold as a material witness, the long arm of the police was stretched out over the American continent today in an at tempt to capture three other suspects. Two of these men are believed to be in Chicago and another in Canada. The stage setting for the assassination in cluded the origin. il picking of the men who were to kill Rosenthal, which is alleged to have started Sunday after noon. July 14, the killing itself, the get away, the preparation of the street for the escape, the watching of the victim during the night and the final disposi tion of the men who rod. away in the gray automobile Gambling House Headquarters. For all of this work it Is charged that Louis (Bridge) Webber's gam'bling house at Sixth avenue and Forty-sec ond street was the final base of opera tions. Webber himself, with Sam Paul, leader of the East Side organization bearing his name, are the last two men to be placed under arrest on the charge of haring part in the crime. The men now in custody are: Louis Libby, owner of the automobile used for the murder. William Shapiro, partner ami chauf feur for Libby, who drove tile ear. Jacob (Jack l Rose, a gambler, who is charged with staging the murder and collecting the men who committed it. I.ouis (Bridgyi Webber, gambler, who is charged with aiding the conspira- j tors and whose gambling house at Sixth avenue and Forty-second street is alleged to have been the meeting place of the murder band. Sam Paul, head of the Sam Paul as sociation of the East Side gamblers and banded pirates. Police Go-Between Held. The man who was charged with hav ing material knowledge of such impor tance as to make it advisable to detain him was Jacob A. Reich, better known as Jack Sullivan, a handy man for Po lice Lieutenant Charles A. Becker and go-between for gamblers and others of the under world who had business with the police for which money had to be paid'and favors granted. Reich, or Sul. llvan, was with Lieutenant Recker up to twenty minutes before the murder, when he dropped into Webber's place. The police said today »that the prison ers would he arraigned before Coroner Feinberg this afternoon. Deputy Po- , lice Commissioner Dougherty an nounced that two more arrests would be made within a f< w horns. The three men who are wanted to throw light upon the murder are Sam uel Schepps. "Whitey" Lewis and "Lefty" Loewy. Another man. known only to the police as "Itzky," could also give them help, they say. When Com- I missioner Dougherty was asked today to make a statement as to whether he believed Lieutenant Becker was in volved in the assassination he refused to discuss that phase. Lieutenant Becker Shifted. At the direction of Commissioner Waldo. Lieutenant Becker was today relieved as head of squad No. 1, known as “the strong-arm squad." and as signed to desk duty at the Bath Gate avenue station in the Bronx This is the first police shake-up a- a result of Rosenthal's death. The illness of Mrs. Lillian Rosenthal, widow of the murdered gambler, today halted the proceedings of the gran 1 jury It had been the intention of Dis trict Attorney Whitmart to call Mrs Rosenthal as the first witness In the inquiry concerning the murder H> ; intimate knowledge of the events that preceded the killing and of the rela tionships that Rosenthal bore to tin other gamblers and the police is con sidered extremely important as a fottn dation for the general ease. When Mr. Whitman found today that she would not be able to appear he said that the grand jinx would not take up the matter today. RAISE WAGES OF 6.000 EMPLOYEES 10 PER CENT PITTSBURG. pa. July 22 In nouncement is made by the Jones - Laughlin Steel Company of an increase in wages, effective at once, to all labor paid by the day or hour. About 0,000 men are affected. While no figures were announced by the company, it is under. ! stood the increase amounts to ten p., t i cent. TO SHOW PHOTOS OF THE DEPARTING SOUL LONDON, July 22—Among the in tiled guests at the annual convention of the British Medical association, which met today in Liverpool, is Dr, Arthur W. Yale, the Pennsylvania phy. si. ian who claims to have obtained photographs showing the passing ofthe human soul. The London Medical so ciety )ias extended an invitation to Dr. Yale to visit this city at the close ( .f the Liverpool meeting and make a demonstration of the discovery he to have made MARTS TO 1 GRACE AT TRI I Negro and Wife Will Be Mate rial Witnesses for Prosecu tion of Wife. J C. Ruffin and his wife, negro serv ants of Mr. and Mrs. E H. Grace when ■ Grace was shot last March, will be ma terial witnesses for the prosecution at the trial one week from today City Detectives Bullard and Doyal have been in almost constant observation of the movements of the two servants, and will see that they appear In court July 29. Both the prosecution and defense are ready for the trial. They are anxious to have it over. For several days La mar Hill and Reuben Arnold, attorneys for Grace, have been consulting with Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorpey. and annoum >-d today that they ate ready to proceed to the end when the case is called Messrs. Moore ami Branch, who will conduit the defense, are also awaiting the opening of court, and de clare they will make the trial as short us possible. T he i use will corm* before Judge L. S. Roan in the criminal division of .su perior ii.urt, in the Thrower building. Arrangements for the convenience of officers, witnesses and others are being made. A large part of tile court room is kept available for the general pub lic. 1 ill //W* ADVENTISTS TO OPEN BIG CAMP MEETING AT BARNESVILLE JULY 25 BARNESVILLE, GA . July 22. Willi delegates from all over Georgia in at tendance a unique and Interesting camp meeting and conference will convent here next Thursday. July 25, io con tinue for ton days. This xxil! be the twelfth annual session of the Georgia conferem . of Seventh Day Adventists Elder Leßox T. ("Tisler, of Atlanta, is president o» the conference, and will probably be re-elected at Ihis meeting. Among others who xvill be present wIM be Elder ('. B Stephenson, of Alpha retta, Ga.. president of the Southeast ern Union conference of Seventh Dax Adventists. Professor ('. 1.. Stone, of • Graysville, Tenn.. president of the Southern Training college: Professor H M Hiatt, of Atlanta, edueation.il secretary of the Southeastern Union conference; V. o. Cole, of Graysville Tenn . superintendent of Colporteurs of th- Southeastern Union conference; W H. Williams, of Atlanta. secretary treasure of the Southeastern Union conference; Dr. 1. I. Andrews, of Al lanta, medical superintendent of the Atlant, sanitarium, and L. D. Randall, of Atlanta, manager of the Souther:. Publishing association. JUDGE NEWMAN GOES TO MOUNTAINS FOR SUMMER ■luxlge William T Newman of the United States oeurt left today with his family for the mountains of North Car olina. Tney will go to \rden. a few miles from tshevllle, xx h, rc they have s|h iit the summer months for a number I of years. 1 I Judge Newman usually leaves Atlati. j la early in July , but the press of extra work befo , the court delayed him this 1 summer He expects to be gone until September 1. WARDLAW SUCCEEDS BRUCE. ■ ATHENS, GA . July 22. Profess 1 J C. Wardlaw lias bci-n selected as head of the department of pedagogy < and payehology and director of the ' training school, at the Stan Normal school here, to succeed Professor C W. Bruce resigned, to n< cept the super intendency of the Bibb county schools. 1 I’rofessoi Aar Haw has held i similar place at the Georgia Norma! and In dustrial i-oliege a- Milledgex (lie for < ral years THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AXD NEWS. MONDAY. JULY 22. 1912. Sham Battle Under Way at Camp Pettus POMEROY LEADS RED ARMY Fifth Georgia Infantry Main stay of One Force—Horse Guard With Browns. ANNISTON, ALA., July 22.—Starting a one day’s battle along Rocky- Hill road, the regular army and militia sol diers participating in the maneuvers here left ('amp Pettus shortly after 4 o'clock this morning and are noxv in the field. The plate picked for the battle between the Red and Brown armies is at the foot of Blue mountain. fr- AsJfw’ * tlArVe-- ■ ' * JU IJU /‘-"yv It 7/ five miles from camp. The march to the battleground xx-as undertaken as soon as possible after a hasty before daylight breakfast. The soldiers were equi[>ped in heavy marching order. Georgia troops are assigned to both armies. The Fifth infantry, of Atlanta, is the mainstay of the Red army, com manded by Colonel E. E. Pomeroy, of this regiment. Other troops in the Red force are the Third and Fourth unas signed battalions. Georgia National Guard. Second battalion of the Seven teenth infantry. C. S. A., and one troop of the Eleventh cavalry, U. S. A. The Brown at my. commanded by Colonel Lexvis. of the First Florida, em braces the First Florida infantry, First South Carolina infantry and Second squadron of Georgia cavalry, including .the (Jovernor's Horse Guard of At lanta. The men carried field rations and 3(1 rounds of ammunition. They will spend tonight camped on the battlefield. GEORGIA OPTICIANS OPEN CONVENTION IN ATLANTA TOMORROW Fifty opticians of Georgia will meet in .Atlanta tomorrow for a mid-summer social and scientific session. They xvill make their headquarters at the Pied mont hotel. J H. Spratling is president of the association, and C. E. Folsom vice pres ident. Both are .Atlanta men. The first session tomorrow will con sist almost entirely of social features. Wednesday morning a scientific session will be held. Tlie session will close with a lijiKtuet at the Elks club. B. B. Bostwick, of Savannah; W R. Wilson, of Douglass. C. H. Kittrell, of M Schxvab, of Savannah; H .1, Godin, of Augusta, and other lead ing opticians of tile state will be pies en t. WISE TO SPEAK IN BUTTS. JACKSON, GA., July 22. Solicitor General J W. Wise xvill make a num ber of speeches in Butts county during tlie next few weeks in tlie interest of itis tare for congress. He will spetk at the school house in West Butts on July 27. and has several other engage ments in rtifft rent parts of the county CORN CLUB BUTTONS. JACKSON GA . July 22 —Di A M I Soule lias sent to County School Su-: perintendent c. S. Maddox a supply of! buttor- forth- members of the box s I corn i Inbs. The members of the club’ wid have a rally here next Tuesday w lien a farmers institute xvill be held.. HF / // L / ® J jfe WSi WO St« Sk hs ® B " - s? ’ , NEW UNION PASSENGER STATION FOR CORDELE LIKELY TO BE ERECTED i'tiRDELE, GA., July 22.—Some defi nite action toward securing better pas senger depot facilities for Cordele, which the Cotdele Chamber of Com meice and citizens of the city-are urg ing, will be taken at an early date by the Georgia railroad commission, ac cording to information given out here In- Dr. T. J McArthur, president of the local trade body, xvho. with Mayor W. H. Dorris, called on the railroad com mission in Atlanta last week. Plans for separate passenger stations were submitted several weeks ago by tlie roads in compliance with instruc tions from tlie commission that steps be taken to provide better facilities. Commissioner Joseph F. Gray, of Sa vannah, is expected to come to Cordei-- in a .-Im t time and Investigate Hie de pot situation. It lias been proposed by tlie city that a large lot. adjoining the present union passenger station, be donated to the railroads for a depot site and it is be lieved this proposition will be finally accepted and tlie roads will get to gether on plans for a modern union station to accommodate tlie 24 passen ger trains a day oxe; the Atlanta, Bir mingham and Atlantic. tin- Georgia Southern and Florida, the S- aboard Air ( Line and th,- Georgia Southwestern. . and Gulf railroads. THIS DOG'S BARK AVERTS , REAL DISASTER AT SEA BOSTON, July 22.-The liarkin- of i Prince, a Newfoundland dog. saved tlie steamship Poitonio, Captain Neilson, I from crashing into vessels of a fishing ' fleet off Nantucket in a heavy fpg. Captain Neilson told the story to friends on his arrival here. When the dog began barking the captain asked the lookouts what they saw. They re- I ported nothing, but the vessel slowed ■ down and was proceeding only under I steerage way when the first of the fish- ' Ing vessels was sighted. ; GEORGIA Send for Bulletins of the University of Georgia describing courses in Law, Agriculture, Forestry, Education, Pharmacy, Engineering, Literary and Scientific studies and Graduate Work Address THE CHANCELLOR, Athens, Ga Private Frank Pearson, of the Fifth Georgia infantry, is shown in the lower picture posed as a sharpshooter at the big Anniston army maneuvers. The sharp shooters are playing a conspicm ous part in today’s sham battle. The upper picture how a crowd of “vetern” tossing a “rookie,” Private Johnson, in a blanket. \ \ J Umlßk \\ 7®Ml 1 1 Wil- / 11 YEAR-OLD GIRLS IN j RACE FOR PIEDMONT SWIMMING HONORS Two little eleven-year-old girls, Jen nie Perkerson and Viiginia Merker, th wonders of Piedmont lake, xvill race each other this afternoon in a quarter mile swim for the juvenile champion ship. Jennie won all honors in the women’s contest- on July 4 and was acclaimed as the marvel o$ the lake in all sorts of swimming and diving feats, but that xvas before Virginia came out for the season. About two weeks ago Virginia arrived at the lake xvhen the oilier girl was not present and Virginia showed the life savers and spectators that she could swim a little bit herself. Just a-s Virginia finished a milt swim. Jennie arrived for her daily plunge. Some one told Jennie what th eother child had done and Jennie xvanted to rave her right then, but Virginia was too tired and asked to race another day. Then the unaccustomed sun got in its work and for over a week Virginia's face looked like a parboiled beet. Sin has now’ : ecovered and wears a coal of tan almost as deep as her rival's. Dur ing that time each has told what she can do and the rivalry is as keen as razor edge. The race will start promptly at 4:30 o'clock and all other swimmers will be called out of the lake so that spectator on the banks may get a good view. POWER COMPANY TAX RAISED IN BUTTS COUNTY JACKSON. GA.. July 22. —The taxi returns of the Central Georgia Power' Company have been raised on its Butts county property ,'rom $65ti.000 to $',.70.- 000. The county xommissioncr object ed to tlie first figure and protested to Comptroller General Wright. Tins is an increase of $222.00i) over $528,000. the return for 1911. ami will bring the' county $7,509 in taxes, at tlie same rat, I as last vear. | LAGRANGE WOMAN DIES. LA GRANGE, GA.. July 22.—After short illness, Mrs. Carrie Moore, aged I 86 years, and one of Troup's oldest ! residents, passed away at the home I of her daughter. Mrs. Maggie Fleeth, in: Ridley avenue. Funeral services were I held with Interment following in IL Viexx cemetery. JACKSON'S WATER O. K. JACKSON, GA.. July 22. —Dr. H. i-' Harris, of the state board of health, has approved Jackson's xxater supply.' A sample of tile city water was sent him for anilysis, and he writes that "The results indicate a water that is. all right arid fit for drinking purposes.", EAST IS HARD HIT i ST HEAVY STORM Death and Destruction in the Wake of High Wind and Rain. BALTIMORE. July 22.—A trail of death and destruction lies in the wake of a terrific windstorm which swept over Baltimore and suburbs late yes terday. Roofs were bioxvn from houses, canoes on the river and bay were cap sized. Tents at summer camps and at pleasure resorts were torn from their fastenings and made the sport of the tempest. Telegraph wires were blown doxvn and considerable damage done to the crops. The man droxvne'd was Al wain R. Johnson, xvho was in a row j boat which overturned. Flood Carries Log Into Parlor Window PITTSBURG, July 23.—1 n a storm which extended from Columbus, Ohio, east up as far as the lakes, and reached the Atlantic coast this morn ing, much damage was done by wa ter. Ail western Pennsylvania suffered from a rain xvhich in five minutes re corded a downfall of .38 inches, a lo cal record. In three separate storms the rainfall was 2.37 inc lies. j A cloudburst at Turtle- creek put five I feet of xvater in the city's streets, and forced families to flee to the second floor of their homes. Many industrial plants will be temporarily- crippled by | the high waters. ' Timber Run. near Elizabeth, Pa., be j came so swollen that it carried a great log on its crest. Charles Pancoast sai ■ with his family at supper at their home lin Lovedale Hollow. The Run rose I against the house. A crash came and tlie big log came in one of the parlor windows and wi nt out through the other, while Pancoast took his family away from reach of the flood. (Two, Missing, Believed Drowned WILMINGTON. DEL.. July 22.—Two men are missing, believed to be,drown ed. and widespread damage was done by a terrific storm that played havoc throughout DelewKre last nig lit and early today. An empty bo it. in xvhich Frank Ineoline, 24 years old. and An drew Conyiti, 28, were rowing, has been found. Neither has been seen since, and they were undoubtedly capsized and drowned. Several houses xvere struck by light ning,, many others xvere unroofed by the wind and scores of trees xvere up rooted. $50,000 Storm Loss at Louisville LOUISVILLE. KY.. July 22.—Storms Sundax- did damage of $50.00(1 or more in Louisville and kept thousands of Sunday excursionists marooned for hours at the resorts. The heaviest in dividual loss .was to Herman Stiaus Sons A- Co., department store, where I lightning set off the automatic sprink ler system and flooded the store, with $25,000 damage. DELEGATIONS TO URGE BRINSON ROAD BONUS SAVANNAH. GA.. July 22. — When city council meets Wednesday night, the directors of the Chamber of Com merce and a representative delegation of business men from Athens, Washing ton and Thomson expect to push tin matter of an appropriation by the city ! of $150,000 for the extension of the | Brinson railway , byway of Washington ' and Thomson, to Athens instead of ex- 1 tending to Augusta, as is now the in- ; tention. YOUfIGJMa NnTHEItgC No young woman, in the joy of coming motherhood, should neglect to prepare her system for the physi cal ordeal she i.s to undergo. The health of both herself and the coming child depends largely upon the care she bestows upon herself during the waiting months. Mother's Friend prepares the expectant mother’s sys tem for the corning event, and its usa makes her comfortable during all the ’ term. It works with and for nature, and by gradually expanding all tis sues, muscles and tendons, involved, and keeping the breasts in good con dition, brings the woman to the crisit in splendid physical condition. The baby, too, is more apt to be perfect and strong where the mother has thus prepared herself for nature's supreme function. No better advice could bs given a young expectant mother than that she use Mother's Friend; it is a medicine that has proven Its value in thousands of r’s Mother’s ” r or ,” book for expect ant mothers which contains much valuable information, and many sug gestions cf a helpful nature. BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., AtluU, Ga. HOST OF RIDE IFOmUDNM J Real Estate Man Flooded With Offers to Wed His Wealthy Client. t NEW YORK. July 22.—That p' • e blonde desired by the mysteri -> ;i . t lionaire widower has gone to j, - in such numbers that, the heavens shamed by the cerulean blue of - eyes and the sunlight dimmed hy t luster of her hair. r And she has written so many e, to David L. Hardenbrook, the re 1 late agent of 319 Fulton avenue. :> seeking a wife for his client, t’ - village postman’s back is nearly i, c delivering them. The specifications given by Mi n denbr -ok when he said he want. ' find a 140-pound, blue-eyed, tw year-old. golden-haired girl f" eight-million-dollar husband h.n , i,..'1 ignored. "Lightweights” xvho only tip • ~ beam at 120 pounds have applied girl wi'ote to say that she p, i j smallest feet in Hoboken. nn d s!l . thought that ought to be enougl any millionaire. Another girj a i] nw < that he: two xvinning dimpl; - oug;-,- make up for the color of her ex. x beautiful, melting biown. A brief note that Mr H.irdr- - " has jurt received said that the n;.;,:. cant had a “cheerful disposition ■ I belongs to one of the best fa-n - America.” He sighed and laid i: . n ' only to take up another, xvhich rm ’ 4 "I have beautiful blonde hair : 1 reaches below my waist, blue ex s "id . liina and a slightly turn, d-ui ■ My friends say, though, that It !< t pi'ctiy nose. I think so sometimes my- • self xvhen I look in the glass." 1 The young people of Paterson .-.a formed a syndicate to hunt foi • ‘ right wife for the millionaire. T. 1 think they- have found her. "Sh. x f perfect Lohengrin Elsa." wroi. y J Ha>denhi-ook's informant. The millionaire is reaTiy xvorth ?°<l . 900,000, instead of the paltry SS.imn.<....) first mentioned by the real . agent! He has said so him-, f -p smaller figure was given out so as r to dazzle the girls with too ntuM wealth! MOBILE GETS PURE FOOD MEET. > MONTGOMERY. ALA.. July 22 .\lo ■ bile will entertain the 1913 convent:.n ’ of the American Association of flair.. Food and Drug departments. This In -1 formation was brought to Montgomery i by C. H. Billingsley, of tile state pure food service, upon his return frrn i Seattle. Wash , where ho attended the . sixteenth annual convention of the as- I sociation. SEASHORE EXCURSION VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1912. $6 Jacksonville; Limit 6 days $8 Tampa: Limit 8 days $6 Brunswick; Limit 6 days $6 St. Simons; Limit 6 days $6 Cumberland; Limit 6 days TICKETS GOOD RETURNING ON REGULAR TRAINS WITHIN LIMIT. Tickets to Jacksonville and Tamps good only on special trains leaving A‘- lanta 8:00 p. m. (Pullman sleeping cars only) and 8:30 p. m. (coaches only . Tickets to Brunswick, St. Simons and Cumberland good only on regular trains leaving Atlanta 9:30 p. m. Both phones, Main 142. Write James Freeman, D. P. A., Atlanta, for further information. EXQUISITE WEDDING BOUQUETS AND DECORATIONS. 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