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the weather. Forecast: Fair tonight and tomor row. Temperatures: 8 a. m., 81; 10 a m., 85; 12 noon. 86; 2 p. m„ 86. VOL. X. NO. 257. K SME'S MOTHS TO IELPIEO Il »L “We’ll Not Only Free Her, But Clear Her Name,” Declare Attorneys. TWO PLANS OF DEFENSE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP Woman’s Counsel May Assert Husband Shot Himself or Intruder Wounded Him. Counsel for the defense in the trial of Mrs. Daisy Opie Grace next Monday will not be content with a mere refa ction of the prosecution's charge. Pos itive evidence will be introduced with the hope of clearing Mrs. Grace not merely before the jury of twelve, but before all men. ' This plan was indicated today by Moore & Branch, attorneys for the de fense. That her mother, Mrs. Ulrich, of Phil adelphia, may play an important part In this new evidence is indicated by the fact that Mrs. Ulrich announced in r telegram today that she would be present at the trial of her daughter. Meanwhile a vigorous prosecution is being planned by Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey and Arnold & Hill at torneys fop Grace. A meeting of the prosecution's witnesses has been called 'or next Saturday morning in the offices of the solicitor general. Want to Clear Her Name. Should the prosecution fail to es tablish beyond the shadow of a reason able doubt the guilt of Mrs. Grace the jury would he forced under the terms of the law so set her free. Her law yers believe, however, that her good name should absolutely be established — that not merely the jury but the com munity as well should be shown her Innocence. “Mrs. Grab’s name must bo clean'd.” said Attorney J. A. Branch today, "and I think that any one who attends the rial win j )e convinced of her inno cence.'’ The logical conclusion is that the lawyer;: for the defense will endeavor to prove one of two things—that Grace shot bhns' if or that he was shot by sotP' on" other than Mrs. Grace. Dr. .J. D. Cromer, of Atlanta, was s ub'■ n:i. d a- a witness today by the ;■ o- 'ution. Dr. Cromer went to the fl'"'' homo, it is reported, on the day shooting, being called to at 'O’o of the servants injured in a ?’ "'THERS’ CONGRESS IN CRUSADE AGAINST CLOSE-FITTING SKIRT S!' LOUIS, July 24.—A campaign ; l ‘s ■. hicli are so tight "they ■s'.." has lo ij: begun by the ! ■ - ■• f the Mat ional Mo: h- M ■ .l.i mos M Nugent. 11 "f the Mis-outi branch, am! a: of th. :;s , ircles ha v< al' : i n<- to devise plans for aign. 'll u. el■ i ately bort, c’osc rt." said Mrs. Nugent. "It is n:. d'os not collect dirt and is !fl T.:■ 1 e : < l.i ss of peo v' that carry .all such " r We think it is time to ■ w ntivo way agajnst letting : “ I' bi - ome a orse.” ~ , 1 of the c rusade the minis- cl to discuss th sub coir sermor.3. )MEN TO SIT AS DELEGATES IN STATE- BULL MOOSE MEET L , ' ,!|ll Moose party of Georgia, of i'ltown as the Ge >rgla Roose league, will hold a state '"i*. U the Aragon hotel tomor- ' c: noon. , "ttvention will bo for the pur 'nnlng a more perfect organ '■ the party in Georgia, to ele ct ■ airman secretary and execu ■nltti'C and to name four dele- '., arf ’° ,n national conven -1 hlcago next month. 'lll bi present tomorrow four T” I 'v.ates, and it is thought the , 'Jon will send at least one of .I delegate to Chicago. CHARGED WITH RUNNING MARRIAGE BUREAU 1 H’HIS, TENN., July 24.—Police and authorities have arrested Frank v K 'IL Glad - vs . on charges of ; States mails for fraudu- t . '■ , '" ses - It Is alleged they ran a ■•irrnagr. bureau and victimized peo- - Mi over the South. The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results 6-Foot Policeman, in Divorce Plea, Accuses Wife of Beating Him J. F. Camp Tells Court He Couldn’t Work Because of Thrashings He Suffered. The fact that his wife beat him so often and so severely that he was un able to work was advanced today in a divorce suit by Policeman .1. F. Camp as one of the reasons why he should be freed from her forever and aye. The papers were filed in superior court. Officer Camp is six feet tall and weighs about 200 pounds. His wife, Georgia, it is said, is not half that large. C amp asserts that he was in perpetu al fear of his life; that she knew no end when she started in to clean up with him, and that she was a genius at both physical and spiritual cruelty. Once, declared the plaintiff, plain tively, Mrs. Camp went to Chief Beav ers and tried to take away the only job he (Camp) had, in spite" of the fact that she couldn’t use it herself. He alleges that such actions betoken a spirit from which he would fain be free in order that he may pursue life, liberty ami happiness as guaranteed him by the Declaration of Independ ence. Camp lives at 125 Julian street and is well known in the police department. HOUSE MEMBERS KICK GEORGIA DOG AROUND IN ELOQUENT DEBATE The house today spent the greater part of the session kicking Georgia's dog laws around. The bill immediately under discussion was a senate bill of Mr. Oliver, which sought to make dogs returnable for tax ation in the option of owners, and at taching a property value to them when so returned. The bill passed the senate, but came to the house from the ways and means com mitt. e with an adverse report, for a sec ond reading. Mr. Tarver, of Whitfield, moved to dis agree to the report of the committee, and his motion was carried by a vote of 85 to 72. The eventual passage of this law, on a third reading, will in effect repeal the present dog tax laws of the state. The discussion of the bill was partici pated in by a dozen or more members, and ranged all the way from poetry and classic eulogy of the dog by Mr. Con verse, of Lowndes, to hard facis, fig ures and statistics from Joe Hill Hall, of Bibb. TAX INCREASLBILL IS DEBATED IN HOUSE; IT WOULD PAY TEACHERS The bill of Representative Ashley, of Lowneb s county, which seeks to raise temporarily the constitutional limit of taxation from five to six mills, was under discussion in the house today at the hour of adjournment. This bill is sought to be passed in order to raise such revenue as will be necc ssar.v to catch up in paying the school teachers’ salaries in Georgia and to enable the slate to pay the teachers promptly in the future. flic state is now practically $800,(100 behind in the payment of the teachers. Phis law would raise for the one year of its existence $900,000. and thus put all pa.i in. nts thereafter oji a cash basis. It would be in force, in the event of its ratification, for the year 1913 only. 559 GALLONS OF BAD MILK CONDEMNED IN A DAY BY INSPECTOR Milk Inspector Harwell has made a record since the real hot weather began f*>r condemning milk. Hundreds of gal lons have been condemned, the record foi* one day bung 550 gallons. It is con <l/ nmed usually at the express offices or bt fore it has been delivered to the re tailer. ihe city ordinance requires that the mi’i must be hr-low .’.5 degrees in tem reiaiure. .Above that temperature Dr. <Tatide Smith, says there is danger of too much h;l< teria. So when the milk is not up to the requirement the milk inspector sends it back to the dairy man. If G is too bad for the manufacture of butter it is confiscated. Dr. Smith says sweet milk often is suit able for making butter when it is not pure enough to be drunk. CITIZENS WELCOME SEWER BUILDERS BY WATERMELON FEAST Never was there such a watermelon feast as that enjoyed by R 0 convicts, who are working on a big sewer out near Pied mont park, at noon today. There was a watermelon for each one. As knives were scarce, the negroes made no attempt to cut the melons, but part' d the rinds with blows of their lists, then dived into half melons up to their ears and ate to their hearts’ content The melons were given by leader. 4 ! of the Fourth Ward Improvement club’be cause they are so pleased that work finally has begun on the sewer which means so much to the sanitation of that section. David Yarborough, the originator of the idea, said that the residents of the section would give the convicts a feast on water melons or peaches once or twice a week until the work is completed. COMPLAINS GIRL WOOED HIM AROUND THE WORLD NEW YORK, July 24. —Complaining that Miss Louise Nutter, of this city, has pursued him all around the world, wooing him. Herman Hand, a trombone player in Souse's band, ha* had the yiw ■ ic, en t jj e ATLANTA* GA., WEDNESDAY”, JULY 24, 1912. BLOOMS KILL PASTOR to she STILLS Circuit Rider Is Shot to Death in His Home in Tennessee Mountains. WOMEN WERE CONVERTED: FEARED THEY WOULD TELL Many New Followers of Min ister Had Denounced Illicit Traffic. MIXIE, TENN., July 24.—The sequel to a whirlwind campaign against the illicit whisky makers of this district, conducted by Rev. W. C. Freeman, a circuit rider, developed today when the preacher was found dead of bullet wounds In his home. The deed is laid to the moonshiners who had been worked to a fever of bit terness against the preacher because of the many conversions he had made in the families of the moonshiners. The fiery, eloquent and persuasive campaign of Circuit Rider Freeman was the seven days sensation of this com munity and district. In the heart of the moonshiners’ camps he carried his exordium, with the result that many women in the families of the whisky makers were brought to his side. Many of them denounced in unquestionable terms the making of Illicit whisky. It had been reported that the moon shiners were planning chastisement to the preacher. When several citizens of this place went to Fr&eman’s home today he was found stretched upon the floor. His body was filled with bullets and buck shot and it was evident that he had been the victim of a band of several men. Feeling is high against the moonshin ers. MIKADO PASSES BAD NIGHT; HOPE FOR HIS RECOVERY LOW AGAIN TOK.IO. July 24.—Emperor Mutushito passed an unfavorable night and the hopes of the empress and attending physicians, which had been raised by favorable developments yesterday, were again at a low ebb today. An official bulletin issued today read: "Last night the emperor did not have much sleep. His temperature is 99.5. His pulse action is 88 and although ir regular is strong. Steady general fa tigue is noticeable. He was able to take some nourishment.” Dr. Miura, who has been in almost constant attendance ar. the bedside since the monarch’s condition became critical, said today there would have to be further signs of improvement in his condition before his recovery could be discussed. “If the emperor can hold what strength he now has and show other signs of improvement there will be some hope for him," the doctor said. "The cooler weather that has prevailed since Sunday has been one point in his favor.” LORIMER TO STUMP ILLINOISTO“EXPOSE FACTS” IN HIS CASE CHICAGO, July 24.—Ex-Senator Lor imer has announced that he will can vass the state of Illinois from end to end and explain to the people the facts in the case of his election to and ex pulsion from the senate. The announce ment was made before a gathering of 2,500 of his friends at a meeting at Or chestra hall. "I will take the stump and I will tell the people of Illinois from Cairo to Galena the truth about the Lorimer case,” the deposed senator asserted. “There will be no mincing of facts. I am going to speak the plain truth about those who have talked about me. I owe it to myself, my family and my friends.” Lorimor said he willingly would meet any of his enemies in debate. Plans for the state tour were under way to day. housFcommittee ’FAVORS BILL GIVING $25,000.00 FOR TECH The house committee on appropria tions today reported favorably on the bill providing a special appropriation of $25,000 for the Georgia School of Technology. It Is believed that the bill will be taken up and passed within a few days. The school has shown the members of the house that the appropriation is necessary for the future success of the institution. IMIMG BECOMESI BIIILE IF OOIURS New York Underworld Raises Defense Fund of $250,000 in Rosenthal Case. MATCHES ITS THOUSANDS AGAINST MILLIONAIRES Sam Paul, One of Prisoners, Donates SIO,OO0 —Assess- ment Levied on Gamblers. NEW YORK, July 24. —Spurred on by the information that J. P. Morgan and other millionaires of New York had volunteered unlimited financial support to District Attorney Whitman in the interests of law and order to assist him in running to earth the slayers of Herman Rosenthal, the gam bling king, the gambling fraternity, gunmen and denizens of the underworld generally have united in raising a fund for the defense of the gamblers and gang fighters now under arrest for the killing or who may yet be arrested. Al ready $250,000 has been raised. Gamblers have been assessed from SI,OOO to $5,000 for the fund. The as sessments vary according to the size of the gambling houses operated by the men who have been asked to contribute. While this fund is being collected by their opponents, the police are sending broadcast descriptions of men suspect ed of the actual murder. Webber Said To Be Ready to Confess. The police are also trying to secure a confession from Louis Webber, owner of the gambling den where the assas sins met before killing Rosenthal. It was rumored today that he was ready to tell all he know. Webber’s decision to inform on his acquaintances was hastened, it is said, by a visit made to him in the Tombs by his young wife. She urged him to ac cept District Attorney Whitman's of fer of immunity for his confession. It is believed, too, that the man’s counsel, H. T. Marshall, urged him to accept the offer. Sam Paul, the gang leader now under arrest, Is the most defiant prioner ever taken. To show his contempt for the detectives who are striving to get at the bottom of the Rosenthal murder, the gang leader subscribed SIO,OOO to the $250,000 fund for the defense of the men now under arrest and any others who may be taken into custody. The writ of habeas corpus sued out to free Louis Webber, a suspect in the Rosenthal case, was dismissed today by Justice Gtegerich. Gamblers of Nation Called to Contribute CHICAGO, July 24.—Sounding the cry that the life of the nation wide gambling trust is at stake in the battle of Dis trict Attorney Whitman, of New York, to convict the slayers of Herman Rosen thal, the gambler who "squealed” to the police, Chicago gamblers were today called upon to contribute to a fund of $1,000,000. This vast fund will be used to defend the men Implicated in the murder of Rosenthal, who was killed in Times square, New York. The trail of the actual slayers of Ro senthal also led to Chicago today. Two of the men wanted by the New York police are believed to be hiding here. The Chicago authorities were also asked to aid in identifying the moneyed man of the gambling trust, who paid the gang sters $2,000 for killing Rosenthal. POLICE MAKE SEARCH FOR MISSING BUSINESS MAN OF BYROMVILLE The fear that E. C. Webb, a promi nent business man of Byromville, Ga.. may have met with foul play or killed himself while temporarily insane, has resulted in a request made to the local police by Webb’s family and the citi zens of Byromville that the lakes around Atlanta be dragged, as he was last seen in this city July 2. Webb was one of the foremost of the younger business set in Byromville. Early In July he came to Atlanta to keep several business appointmentsand that was the last seen of him by the people of his home town. Webb kept none of his business en gagements. The police, put on ills trail, traced him to the Terminal station, but there al! clews ended. He was regis tered at the Aragon hotel, but a -ood deal, of his baggage was left behind when he left for the last time. Chief Beavers today instructed the entire department to make a thorough search for the man. He has not yet decided whether or not he will order the lakes around Atlanta dragged. A tiantans Spend Novel Honeymoon GUESTS ON BATTLESHIP * *v—•nr* ) JW OTA ■*W\ ■/ST a?" I n - /■ • ' I I .iirr ' I , Ulh&k \ • x .. ■ - Ofe 11 IF- _Ly I My )k\ llzz' Airs. F. V. L. Smith, formerly Miss May Belle Yarbrough, Atlanta bride, who, with her husband, was entertained on the Battleship Georgia in New York. Mr. and Mrs. F. V. L. Smith En tertained on the Georgia in New York Harbor. F. V. L. Smith, 48 Cherokee avenue, and his wife, who two weeks ago was Miss May Belle Yarbrough, returned to Atlanta today from their honeymoon trip, during which they were enter tained on the battleship Georgia. Mr. Smith and Miss Yarbrough sur prised their friends wheqgthey sudden ly married. Before the first volley of congratulations cguld reach them, they had fled the city for a trip North. While in New York the captain of the battleship Georgia, learning that they hailed from the South’s Empire Sta'te invited the Smiths aboard. They were entertained quite extensively. GEORGIA PLANTATION INCORPORATED WITH CAPITAL OF $250,000.00 Georgia farms will take their places among the well known octopuses, or octopf, as the case may be, If a few other farm owners follow the lead of H. C. Bagley, of Atlanta, and Incorpo rate their holdings. Mr. Bagley has just filed in Macon county a petition for the incorporation of his 3,200-acre plantation at Oglethorpe. He will have $250,000 of capital stock, a set of di rectors and everything which goes with a real corporation. He proposes to plant 1,000 acres in pecans and estab lish a model stock and dairy farm. Mr. Bagley last year sold a plantation at Americus for $126,000. He devotes three days of each week to being a farmer and the rest of the time to man aging the business of a big life insur ance company in Atlanta. His peti tion for Incorporation was filed by P. C. McDuffie. TWO DAMS BURST; CITY IS FLOODED; DAMAGE $1,000,000 MILWAUKEE, WIS., July 24 —The city of Wausau, Wisconsin, 150 miles north west of here, has been swept by a flood that has caused a loss estimated at $1,000,- 000. First reports today say a number of persons were drowned. This has not been verified. Two dams used to furnish the power supply of the Wausau Paper mills went out and allowed the waters In the reser voir they formed to sweep down on the city. The water followed the course of the Wisconsin river. Farm houses and factory buildings were washed away. The gas, light and power plants were put out of commis sion and wire service wrecked. Wausau is a city of 12,000 inhabi tants. The Wausau paper mills are said to be the largest In the world. PLEADS IN VAIN FONEiNCSON Grieving Mother Twice a Week Begs Governor to Pardon Young Convict. Twice a week regularly for the past three months Mrs. C. E. Knight has been going to the capltol to plead with Governor Brown and Hardy Ulm, exec utive secretary, for a pardon for her elghteen-year-old son, Will Knight, who is serving five years in prison for attempted burglary. Sometimes she has fallen upon her knees In the executive chamber in a prayer that the governor’s heart would be softened so that he would send her boy back to her before she dies. She has become known to nearly every at tache of the capltol, and her pitiful story has Interested more than half a hundred citizens of the city and state officials, who have offered to aid her in her plea for clemency. Apparently, however, she has failed thus far, for the governor has declined to grant the pardon and young Knight still is serv ing in the road gang. Young Knight was convicted, in com pany with another lad of tile same age, Will Baskin, with whom he was found stealing a ride upon a train between Atlanta and Chattanooga one night in the spring of 1911. In the possession of the two boys the officers found some chisels and jimmies which had been used in an attempt a few nights before to break open and rob a safe. Young Knight pleaded guilty, believing that his previous good character would in duce the judge to let him off as a mere misdemeanant, but he was given five years at hard labor instead. His mother was heartbroken by the sentence. She Is a widow and her boy was her only means of support. Im mediately she began her long futile fight to free him. Colonel E. E. Pom eroy, of the I* ifth infantry, became in terested and wrote a letter to the gov ernor saying the boy had made an ex cellent guardsman in that regiment and that he believed he was worthy of an other chance. Many others joined in the letters that fairly swamped the ex ecutive secretary’s office. Then the mother herself went to see the governor. She told him that her boy had always been a good boy to her and really meant no wrong: that he was not guilty and that she could not live unless he was given back to her. Similarly she appealed to the govern or's secretaries to use their influence in the boy’s behalf. Governor Brown has not definitely refused the pardon, but he is said to believe that the execution of the law must be upheld, at least until a sen tence in keeping with the crime to which Knight pleaded guilty has been served. HOHL EDITION 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE £ a o y r E no TIPPINS BILL PASSED BT SENATE 35 TO 8 Measure Now Goes to Governor Brown for His Veto or Approval. ——————— rs ALEXANDER IS ASSAILED FOR “PLAYING POLITICS” President Slaton Threatens to Jail Gallery Crowd if Disor derly Applause Continues. - I Discarding five amendments submit ted by the opponents and the near opponents of the measure, the thirty two prohibitionists in the state senate rallied three more members to their standard today and passed the Tippins- Alexander anti-near-bear bill by a vote of 35 to 8. It is now up to the gov ernor. The vote on the bill as a whole came after two hours of rather featureless and general debate, In which the amendments were disposed of in jig time, none receiving more than 13 votes. Senator L. C. Graham's assertion that Hooper Alexander, the prohibition lead er in the house, had played politics with the bill to display his hatred of Governor Brown, and President Sla ton s threat to arrest spectators for disturbing the deliberations with ap plause proved the only sensations of the day. > The bill passed as if by program. Its supporters moved according to a preconceived plan. The opposition was as spiritless as it was futile. These Amendments Were Voted Down. The amendments which were lost in rapid succession were: By Senator W. 8. Mann: To submit the bill to a vote of the people. By Senator W. D. Crawford: To strike out the clause calling every bev erage a ‘‘liquor.’’ By Senator J. B. Douglass: To strike out the clause including proprietary medicines and flavoring extracts. By Senator Dickerson: To strike out the clause allowing beverages contain ing one-half of one per cent of alcohol to be sold. By Senator L. C. Graham: To place the enforcement of the bill on county sheriffs Instead of the governor. Those senators voting for the bill were: Aaron. Adams. Beauchamp, Bla lock, H. C. and A. O. Bush, Copelan, Cromartie, Culbreth, Davis, Dickerson. Douglass, Duggan, Edwards, Graham. Hamilton, Harris, Hill, Hul lender, Kight, Kincaid, Marshall, May son. Moore, Oliver, Owens, Prather, Roberts, Shaw. Shlngler, Sheppard, Whitehead, Williams and Worley. Those voting against the bill were Brown, Crawford, Ennis, Grovensteln, King, Mann, Morris and Spenoe. Every senator was in his seat when the vote was taken and every one voted but President Slaton. Today’s action means that the bill will go at once to Governor Brown for his approval or veto. The chief execu tive declined to discuss his probable action. It is plainly evident that he will hold the measure several days be fore acting upon it. If he does not vets it within five days It automatically be comes a law. Leaders Feared Slightest Change. Apparently aware that any delay would mean the defeat of the bill. Senator Bush, prohibition leader in the senate, strove to keep the bill from being amended. “1 wouldn’t have the bill changed even to the dotting of an whether It be right or wrong,” he asserted when Senator Douglass submitted an amend, ment striking the prohibition clauses affecting proprietary medicine. “Let the bill pass as it is,” contin ued Senator Bush. “If It Is amended here It will go back to the house and get into that rules committee there. If it does it will be there until the end of the session.” Senator Crawford saw queer logic in Bush's remarks. Ho said: “The sen ator makes the novel proposal to ac cept something we know to be absurd Just to get this bill passed.” The debate turned upon the so-called "lemon extract Jag.” Senator Sheppard maintaining that the extract intoxica tion was the worst form known. “Let us be rid of this curse,” he < shouted. At this spectators in the galleries broke Into applause. President Slaton immediately rapped for order, creating a mild sensation by threatening to hale