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Newspaper Page Text2 GRACE HERE NOH TO GO UNDER THEKNIFE Surgeons to Operate for Re moval of Bullet From Spine Today or Tuesday. Continued From Page One. 11 o'clock as Mrs. Grace had de clared. Solicitor General resided on the same street and just across from the Graces in Atlanta. “I don't care what Mr. Dorsev said." Mis. Grace answered. “S«» far as I am concerned. I wish never to discuss my trial again. It i< something that is in the past long as I think nf It 1 always must think how Mi Grace endeavored t<» harm me. and that is something I wish to forget For the present I shall devote my life to mv baby Webster." • Her friends wer* not ba< kward in asking about all the details of her trial, hut to all she gave the sam* answ # i "I w; nt to forget it •lust once she showed her temper when one of hei men friends made an uncomplimentai \ remark about Grace. ‘You will kindly stop talking in that manne . ’ said Mrs. Grace "Please remember that lie B my husband and he Is a (Tipple at present, but I hope to mt him well before a great while." Philadelphia Papers Have Different Story. On (he other hand, statements pub lished in Philadelphia papers make' no reference to the reconciliation story and quote Mrs. Grace as follows "No; I am not going to take im mediate steps to get a divorce. I have not given if a thought. What will happen later I can not say First. I must consult with my friends and attorney But before that I am going to take a rest It has been a trying ordeal for me. and I am going to take my boy to my home and devote my whole life to his care and upbringing. ’’ Mrs Grace nas told that there was a report In Atlanta that she had sent a postcard to her injured husband. Eugene Grace, congratu lating him on his thirtieth birthday, and saying; “1 will be with you on your next, if you say so." is positively ridiculous." she declared emphatically. "I never 'ent any such postcard. The whole story is absolutely false." Her attention was then called to the dispatches from Atlanta quot ing Solicitor General Hugh M. l>or- M hen Mrs Grace read the dis patches containing this news she sat for some time thinking Then she seemed to hesitate and finally she flushed in anger. “I was acquitted by a jury, w hich heard the w hole testimony." she de dared. "1 do not know whether It wa« more unethical for this man to suppress supposed evidence during the trial or to make it public after ward. However. I was acquitted. ■■■ and that's all there is to it. I will not discuss the matter further." Grace Is Here For Operation Eugene H. Grace, who was shot mys teriously last March, is again in At lanta—this time for the purpose of on. dergoing an operation at the Georgian sanitarium I>t R S Moore and Dr. .1. S. t'lifford will probe Grace'- spine for t.be bullet Grace still is cheerful and optimistic. The litter bearing the wounded man was brought to the city from Newnan yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock by S I. Hill. "Mr. Grace's condition is the same as it was when he wa< here before." said Dr. B. S Moore He is strong enough to undergo the operation, and I believe his chances for recovery will l>, greater once the bullet imbedded in his back is removed." Grace and his family are confident ♦ hat nme the bullet is removed life will return to his deadened limbs The latest X-ray photographs of the wound show that the bullet is half im bedded in the spinal cans' CANDIDATE IN WHEELER QUITS MONTGOMERY RACE \ IDALIA, GA.. \ug. 12 Th. Moir ginnery county list of eand'lat-s «•" he lessened in th,, \ugust . . the passage of the bill t . er.a:,. t: . new county of Wlui . , f..,,,, : , , x , v( half of Montgomery i', |> \daii>- who was a candidate for .ountv missioner, has issued a sign.,: dining to run in Montgom. , .out:. and giving as his mason that „ ■ , , a citizen of Wheeler presentL ..ml ..... s not believe that a citizen of one ountv should hold office in another \ didates who live west of the river . probably retire from the iac. -for Montgomery county offices DEBATE AT BAXLEY. BAXLEY. GA.. Aug I.'. Judgi T \ Parker, of Waycross, .nd .1. Kanda Walker, of Valdosta, had a joint ba'. here today The court hous. was packed to hear the eongression , eat - riidates There were no persona 'ti> Sentiment was in favor of r eg,, piing being Parker’s old home <ounty. Pride of Lawmakers Has Birthday BOIFEUILLET 36 AT LEAST John 'l'. Roifeuillet. ~ on! telling ant hotly / / \ !&.» .\> / / \ ! / / I \ * z / IkISJ \ fife# < / / \ Jr // /•» , i V // k HP* / / r ||hr ral I J/ W'A* \ / / House Lets Momentous Occa sion Pass Without Celebra tion, for It Didn’t Know. <’l< rk of th<- House John T. Boifpuil let (Dionounvr’d 800-fo-iay, if iher» H anybody left in Georgia who doesn’t know thalli had a birthday Ihsl week, and it has just leaked out Not that the gentleman is ashamed of his 3K unless the pestiferous lino type operatoi gets the figures trans posed years, but that hr doesn’t make an\ paiticulat point <>f birthdays <iny mote, and long ago ceased to shout them from the hous*-!■ >p>» it’s even a quest Inn. As i matt* of fart, the birthday came around last Friday, ami the house overlooked it' Hid it been wise to what was going on it would have made ' Friday a Boifeuilh t liolidax or som» - I thing for th* house is fond of .John T • B<*if' uillrt. and often points with pride Ito the wealth <»f snow \ hair crowning I his <\ 11 aordinat il.x high brow, and it lr»\* < to join with him now and then in defying ’rime and bidding the old g« n t < inan do his worst! Pride of Two Legislative Bodies. John T R< feuillet the pi ide of two hgislatixe bodies the Georgia house of representatives and the t’nited States senate. In tin* one, he is the chief ( Irik, in the other, he is the most conspicuous ornament In Atlanta, he is the house of repre i sentatives bureau of information; in ■\\ ashington, he is Senator Augustus I Octavious Bacon's private secretary, land is often mistaken for the senator himself. lii the mutter of distinguished looks, John 'l'. Boifeuillet is the glorified hub about which and with which the Geor gi.i legislatin' (evolves, while in Wash ington he is as regularly one of the rights pointed out by rubberneck wag on artists and eapltol guides as is the Washington monument or the six-toed Indian in one of the eapitol rotunda ! paintings When the Georgia house of repre | sentatlves finds thul it has overlooked ; one of John Boifeuillet s birthdays it will tie mighty sorry! It will hate to think it could have done a thing so , lacking in tact and astute discretion. ' But such is the case, for yesterday (was the happy occasion-that-should ‘ have-been, and the house adopted no i ringing resolution of congratulations .and good wishes. as it undoubtedly I aould have done, had it been wish and , right on the job. as it should have been. Mr. Boifeulllet has been clerk of tin house for fourteen years, and likely will be for fourteen years more to come at the end of which he will be just . .is In in tn iimmele.sque and as sarto i 1 lulls up to date as ever. He is a satisfied citizen, is John T Itoif■ nib t. and hi- very proiidest pos -es-ion is a t w o-\e.i r-ohl gianddaugh ' tel ! ANDERSON FOR SAVANNAH COMMISSION FORM BILL s' \ \ t.N.X \il GA., Aug I-'. Fiaim-rs ■ t the Savannah charter bill ate en e.iiaged by the lecelpt of a telegtam He; -, > ( ni.iii\> ,1. Randolph An de -on announcing that the measute ' . passe ; the low.-- ho :-e of the gen ■- ■ inb y Majot w \\ Wi:;;a;i.t -on. chairman of the general commls '"i form of governin'nt committee, ■re. .ned a letter from Mi. Anderson, 'n "ill ■ pledges his support of the nt ♦ as u: e. BOURNE POST PLAN ACCEPTED. " tSHI XGTi >\. tug. | pi,, s , n . ; H' ’■■■ " '-> •' d substitute th. B"Uin. | >n ( „, sl b.i-<-d 101 l a y St.-11l .f night Zones, forth. j house | ■ |...st prm i -mn. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN' AND NEWS. MONDAY. AUGUST 12. unz. HOUSE GUTS OFF lI7S.ODOOOGTAX Consumes $576.75 of Precious Legislative Time Doing It. SIO,OOO for Deaf School. The house of representatives, with three days of the session only remain ing. began today's sitting by undoing something it did Saturday, after which It consumed an hour and a half consid ering the repeal of the state dog tax. The fi st thing the house did today 1 was to reconsider its refusal on Satur day to appropriate SIO,OOO to the Geor ’ gia School for the Deaf, asked by the trustees for the purpose, of erecting an , absolutely necessary heating plant. , This bill failed to receive a constitu tional majority when it came up Sat urday. ioit today It came to life again, and was passed by a vote of 119 to fi. I After the school appt opitation had been disposed of the house took np the bill to make dogs personal property, returnable for taxation. This bill, in effect, repeals the present law. under which dogs ate taxed so much per head, and undertakes instead to tax dogs on an ad valorem basis. It property owners think their dogs worth anything they will return them for taxation; if not. they will not return I hem. The consideration of this bill brought on a long debate, In which Georgia's dog taws weie kicked around unmerci fully. and during which much good time went to waste. So numerous were the proposed amendments that before the hill was , finally disposed of three aye and nay roll calls had been taken and the sub ject of dogs had been thrashed out , about $57fi.77> worth, reckoning the ex pense of the' legislaHire /at $8 per min ute. Finally the bill was passed by a vote of 102 to 48. and the enactment of the law cuts off something like $175.00(1 per annum from the state’s income. Having fixed the dogs of Geoigia just i as it wanted them fixed, the house . then took up a bill to raise the salaries of the prison commissioners from $2.()0o per annum to $3,000 Notwithstanding the fact that this bill was advocated by some of the , strongest members of the house, it was ruthlessly slaughtered under an aye and nay roll call by a vote of h'H to 90. A voluminous bill amending and re vising the present game law was passed by the house at the mo ning session. DEATHS AND FUNERALS C. Hinkle Thomas. The funeral of Hinkle Thomas a native of Wales, sot years a 'es. dent of Atlanta, who died yesterday morning will be held at the residence 040 Chestnut street, this afternoon. In terment will la in Caseys cemetery Mr. Thomas wis till years old. He Is sur vived by hi- widow, five sons and three ' daughters. Dorothy Singleton. The body of Dorothy Singleton, little daughter of j. h Singleton, l:.’" I ogan Street, who died yesterday, was taken to Clarkston, Ga.. today fin funeral and intel ment. Wayne Jacobs. The funeral of Wayne Jacobs, little son of J. A. Jacobs who died yes terday. was b.eid at the residence. Hl Welborn street, at 10 o’clock today. In terment was at Red Oak cemetery. Margaret Lucile Butler. Margaret Lucite Butler th. infant I daught f Mr. and Mis C. W Rutlei • bed at H e residence of hei parents. ,ot i South Boulevard today Th. funeral i " ’’l ink* pl b » from Grrenberc <<• i :k. < hap** 1 at 1•» a. in. tomorrow. Intel tn. nt it Wv«t End. BURGLAR GMT GT PASTOR AND DAUGHTER Rev. Henry M. Quillian. Un armed. Overcomes Burly Negro Burglar. I Unarmed and half dad. Rev. Henry M. Quillian, pastor of the Walker Street Methodist church, attacked a negro i I burglar attempting to enter his house early today and. after a struggle for a .pistol, overpowered him. When the | police reached the scene they found the i victorious minister seated astride his | prisoner's back. Peifect coolness on the part of Miss | Anna Quillian, daughter of the preach-j | er. made the capture possible. About 3 o’clock this morning she was aroused by sounds of some one endeavoring to °nter her window in the parsonage. 19 Walker street. She didn't scream. In stead she got out of bed as quietly as possible, tiptoed to her father’s room and aroused him. Minister and Son Hunt Burglar. She then awakened her brpther, John W. Quillian, captain of the Fulton Fu sileers. Preacher and soldier circuited the house in opposite directions Th” younger Quillian carried a revolver. His father yvas unarmed. The minister yvas first to see the bur. giar. He was crouching behind a box under the window of his daughter's chamber. He didn't hesitate, but threw himself on the negro with all his force, grasping him about the throat as they ' fell. ' The burglar showed tight. < >ver anil over the pair Tolled until Captain Quil lian came up. He placed his pistol ; against the negro's head and pulled the trigger. There was no shot. The ham met was on an empty chamber. Daughter Calls Police to Scene. In a second the negro had grasped the weapon and prevented the young man from again pulling the trigged. The struggle for the weapon became three-handed. Finally the negro was subdued, but both minister and militiaman bore signs of thd struggle. * Miss Quillian, in the meantime, had telephoned for police. A detail, under ■ Captain Mayo, responded, and when they arrived they found the divine seated on the back of his pris oner. The burglar was arraigned in police court today. He gave the name of George Wright, of Gastonia, N. C. He admitted attempting to enter tlte house, but declared he was simply after some thing to eat. He Was bound over on charges of attempted burglary and as sault and battery. 1 Quillian, father, and Quillian, son. were in court to prosecute. ARGUMENTS BEGUN IN DARROW’S TRIAL: END OF CASE NEAR LOS ANGELES. Aug. 12.—-The be ginning of tlie end of the trial of Clar ence Darrow for bribery came today. Aigutnents in the case, yvhich has been under yvay since May , yv¥i'e opened yy itli tilt convening of court and yvere ex pected to last until Friday. Deputy District Attorney W. J. Ford had the first place on the list of those who yvere to address the jury.’ Ford probably will occupy the entire day in an argument on evidence. The question of seating the people who w ill throng the court room during the arguments has been arranged. Mem bers of tlie jurors' families had seats 1 reserved for them, as did members of the families of attorneys for the prose cution and the defense Visiting at torneys also were given preference within the court room. The seating ca pacity practically was all covered by ticket. i WOMAN IN DEAD AUTO KILLED BY TRAM CAR RUN BY HER BROTHER GREENWOOD. IND. Aug. 12. .Mrs. Charles Henry, 30 years of age. was ■ hurled to death when the engine of her ' automobile went "dead" on the Colum bus and Southern interurban crossing and a flyer crashed into the machine. Mi Henry, who was driving, escaped injury by jumping. The conductor of the colliding inter urban car was Mrs. Henry's brother. THREE ACCUSED STABBERS SAY FOURTH MAN IS GUILTY GADSDEN. ALA Aug. 12 Walter : Blown, Lester Moore. Henry Carter and ' Heiman Turner, all white, ate under I arrest here charged with assault with intent to kill and highway robbery. 1 Their alleged y ietim is J. K. Brow ti. as isistant to Chief Chuk Thompson of ■ the Southern Iron and Steel <'oinpany . | who was found Saturdai night with four dit k stabs in his body. Three of! I the men have confessed that they saw ! | Moore strike Blown yvith a rock and ’ phen stall him with a knife and leave ll him for dead. ITe has a chance to re- j __ I 1 FIRST TEST OF RECALL IN ILLINOIS PROVES FAILURE Hi >< K ISI. XXH 11.1. Aug 12 Aft J I er fo'ut days of attack by attorneys sot h the defendants in the circuit court, pe- 'I tltioners for the recall of Mayor Harry 1 M Sehrivel and < 'oifimissioner Archi- , jM Hart today confessed the insuffi-;' ciency of theit peti'ions and withdrew I. proceeding- This was the fitst test of: I th- recall tinder commission form of!: | government in Illinois. |> General Delivery Closed to Cupid BAN ON MAIL WOOINGS Atlanta Maids Who Get Secret Love Notes Through Postof fice Hit by Ruling. Maids of Atlanta must look for a plat*- other than the genera! delivery window of the postoffiee. the hollow tree of modern times, through yvhich to receive the tender missives from their swains, appointing time and place for clandestine tryst. Eten as stern fathers of the time of knee-trousered gallants were wont to seek out the secrets held in the hollow of ancient oaks, so-riow an avupcular relation of the modern maid, an uncle yvith starry vest and striped trousers and long goatee, has interfered to block the good roads movement in the course of true love. t'ncle Sam has realized that his gen eral delivery yvindotvs yvere being used as a tryst-making agency. His liege servant. H. L. McKee, postmaster of Atlanta, agrees with him that maids should be wooed and won in the regu lation way. I'ncle Sam yvould rather his nephews warm their knees before his nieces' fires on Sunday niglits with a wakeful parent in an adjoining room than have them go through the old. old dialogue in a corner drug store or a moving picture establishment Must Answer Questions. • To this end, Postmaster McKee has prepared a series of question that per sons receiving mail at the general de livery yvindow must answer before they receive mall. He believes that rathr than answer these searching inquiries the tryst will be foregone. He yvill in sist on the propounding and answering of the questions. Here is yvhat will have to be told: Your age. Full names of parents. 1 Address of parents. An adequate reason for using the general delivery yvindow. "The general delivery window has to BANKER STEALS ■ ID MARRY South Carolina Financier and Georgia Girl Principals in Surprise Wedding. L. A. Edwards, banker and capital ist of Seneca, S. and Miss Heppie Barmer, of Toccoa. Ga., came to Atlan ta today with a party of friends. They left on the afternoon train for New- York as Mr. and Mrs. Edwards. N’ews of the wedding will be a sur prise to their many friends in Georgia and South Carolina, who. although they kneyv the couple were engaged, had no knowledge that the trip to Atlanta was anything more than a day’s outing. "We didn't want a great big wed ding." said the bridegroom in explana tion. "and. as we are related to half the people around Toccoa, we would have had to have one had we been married there." On reaching Atlanta today Mr. Ed wards walked into Essig Brothers' stole and asked for Chris Essig. Wed at Friend's House. "Where can I get married?" was the first word that he said after shaking hands with his friend. Mr. Essig has long been a. friend of the bridegloom's, and he was greatly astonished, but he was equal to the occasion. < "Come right out to my house and have the ceremony performed there," he answered, and. calling up his wife, lie informed her of the wedding w hich was soon to take place. Rev. H. M Quillian, pastor of Walk er Street Methodist church, performed the ceremony. Mrs. Edwards, who is a charming young woman, numbering her friends by the score, is the daughter of Mr. Sim Farmer, of Toccoa. Bridegroom Is Financier. The love affair began several years ago when Mr. Edwards, who is presi dent of the Toccoa Banking Company, first went there to open the bank. After that his trips to the little Georgia town were more frequent than official visits to one of his banks made necessary. Mr. Edwards is connected with the bank at Seneca and also Is president of the Banking and Loan Company of Westminster. S. C. He is regarded as one of the most influential and capable then in his profession in South Caro lina. » Among the friends who w itnessed the quiet wedding at Mr. Essig's home, 478 Spring street, were Mr. and Mrs. Essig, W. i*. Edwards, of Toccoa, a brother of the bridegroom; Mis. H. J. Busha and Mrs. J. E. Tabo». of Toccoa. LAWYER SUES BROKER. ALLEGING $1,785 FRAUD \V. A. Fuller, a lawyer. 77 East Ninth sit. el. bus brought suit against Por ter Langston, president of the T. L. Langston Brokerage Company, for the recovery of $1,7x'..99. w ilch he says was taken illegally by Mr. Langston from the assets of the bankrupt Kee ton-Krueger Company. Mr. Fuller, who was named, trustee for the company, as serts that Mr. Langston removed the money from the Atlanta National hank the day the firm was declared bank rupt. Til' suit was filed in the superior court today. SCHLEY’S WIDOW GETS PENSION. v. \SHINGT< «N Aug. 12. The wn ate today agreed to the senate and house conferees compromise providing a pension of sltm H month for the widow of Admiral Schley. j ••••••••■••••••••••••••••• : • Questions Aimed to • : Curb P< ()♦ Courtships • • Girls who have been using the • • general delivery yvindow at the • • Atlanta postoffiee for flirtation • • purpose’s will be greatly shocked • • today when they learn the new • • tiles put in force by Postmaster • ’ • McKee Here's yvhat you must tell • • if you want to use the window: • • Your name. , • • Full names of parents. • • An adequate reason for using • • the general delivery window. o • • eeeee•e••eeeee e • e e e e • • • • e • be kept," said Postmaster McKee. "It is necessary for actual transients, but w-e are going to break up the ill uses to which it has been put. Too many young girls correspond yvith men to their otvn ruin, and whenever from . their answers to the questions on the ' card we believe that they are using the i mails for this purpose we are going to notify their parents. War on Fictitious Names. ■ "Pursuant to instructions from the department postmaster, I will cause a careful examination of the reasons why young girls prefer to have their mail sent to this window instead of to their homes, and if the reasons are not sat isfactory. I will notify their parents in 1 order that thetf may direct the dispo sition of their mail, as is authorized in the postal laws and regulations. "Then. too. there are numbers of crooks who use this window, and we ! are going to see if the system of ques tions will not break up this practice. "Fictitious names are going to be looked for carefully and whenever we find that the person calling for mail is not giving his or her real name we are going to withhold the mail and send it to headquarters in Washington, where all fictitiously addressed mail is kept on file.” BATTLES HIP PLAN TO WIN IN HOUSE Democratic Leaders Say Sen ate Plan for One Dreadnought Will Be Approved. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—That the Democrats have been brought together on the question of a battleship program was the announcement of the party leaders today following the assurance on all sides that the caucus called for Wednesday evening will be attended by the different factions and the commit tee compromise plan of one battleship , will be adopted. , Majority Leader L'nderwood, Speaker Clark and Chairman Padgett of the naval affairs committee have prepared the resolution urging the house to con- - cur with the senate in an appropriation • for one war vessel of the super-dread- I nought type. ALLEGED JURY FIXING IN TRIAL OF WOMAN FOR HUSBAND’S DEATH CHICAGO. Aug. 12. —An investiga tion of alleged jury fixing in the trial of Mrs. Florence Bernstein, charged with the death of her husband, George Bernstein, began today when court convened. A special panel of 100 veniremen was ushered into court and while the probe ' was under way the work of selecting a jury went ahead. Four jurors hat) al ready been selected when it was charged by attorneys that remarks made in the jurors’ presence were in tended to influence them. Later the court will hear a motion to dismiss the men tentatively selected. | MATRIMONIAL AD AND LOVE-MAKING BY MAIL RESULT IN WEDDING , KNOXVILLE. TENN.. Aug. 12.—As the result of a correspondence, brought about by a matrimonial advertisement, Andrew J. Taylor, of Lancaster. S. was married to Miss Eva Haynes, of - Knoxville, on Saturday night. i Taylor courted Miss Haynes by cor respondence for six months. Last Wed nesday he came to Knoxville and they met for the first time. The wedding followed. The bride is distantly related to the late Senator Robert 1.. Taylor, whose niothei was a sister of Landon C. Haynes, famed in Tennessee history , j AT THE THEATERS I BILL AT THE BIJOU LOOKS PROMISING The management of the Bijou an nounces for this week four clever acts of vaudeville containing splendid nov elties. The program will open with the Prosit Duo. comedy acrobats, introduc ing a very clever sketch entitled "In Clown Alley." There will be Spencer and Williams, one of the best dancing acts in vaudeville today. Clinton and Nolan. In a blackface comedy sketch. • and Dixon and Dixon will furnish the mu-ic in their musical tramp act The motion pictures will have special care and the very best will.be put on as an opening and t.. close each performance. Matinees will be given daily at .? o'clock. except on Saturday , when the matinees will be given at 2:30 and 4 Night shows at 7.3 U and !». NT GRAFT PROBE HOIIEEKTENOEO : TOGMR ; Citizens Union Behind Investi j gation Webber Names J High Officials. i 1 ; > I NEW YORK. Aug. 12. —Drastiq ac« i tion in the graft hunt yvhich has fol , lowed the murdep of Herman Rosenthal is being planned by the citizens union. Secretary O. A. Hammil announced today that the union will make a thor ’ ough investigation not only of graft charges, but of the administration at ’ Mayor William J. Gaynor. 1 “Bridgey” Webber, one of the sus pects in the Rosenthal musder ease has ' made a complete confession according ' to reports around the criminal courts building this afternoon. In it Webber is said to have named a high police ■ official as having accepted graft from gamblers and other law-breakers. Star For Schepps. -» I Assistant District Attorney Rubin and County Detective Robert Stewart, of District Attorney Whitman's staff, i left today for Hot Springs to bring back to New York Sam Schepps, the i “murder paymaster” in the Rosenthal case, who was arrested there Saturday. Attorney Bernhard N. Sanders, rep ‘ resenting Schepps. sent the following telegram to the prisoner today: “Do not talk to any person until you ■ are in New York and see Whitman, with whom satisfactory arrangements i have been made in your favor.” ' This reply came from Schepps: "Telegram received. Will obey in structions from Whitman's man.” Confessions Not True, Says Schepps ————— * HOT SPRINGS. ARK.. Aug 12. That the confessions made by Jack Rose, "Bridgey” Webber and Harry Vallon in the Rosenthal-gambling graft , case in New York are untrue, and that he will tell the straight of things was the assertion made by Sam Schepps, who is under arrest here for alleged complicity in the slaying of Rosen thal. The authorities announced today that Schepps, the man who Is alleged to have served as paymaster of the gang that killed Rosenthal, would be sur rendered only to officers representing . District Attorney• Whitman, of New ■ York city. This decision was reached i as a result of a request which came directly from Mr. Whitman and of a ■ declaration by Schepps that he fears to go back to New York in the custody, of any member of the police department. Schepps was overjoyed when he > heard that only Whitman's men could take him. He immediately recovered his nerve and declared that the confes- ■ sions made by Jack Rose. "Bridgey” I Webber and Harry Vallon concerning the murder of Rosenthal were untrue, i He said he was willing to return to New j ork and tell District Attorney Whitman everything he knows con cerning the tragedy. JERSEY POLICE CHIEF I THINKS ATLANTA IS “THE WHOLE SOUTH” I I “The people' of Atlanta certainly . ought to be proud of the city. It's one t of the greatest towns I have ever seen. You feel like you are in New York as ; you pass through these streets here.” Chief of Police R. J.. McKay, of Edge ! water. N. J.—only a few minutes from Broadway—thus expressed his opinion . of Atlanta today as he was being . whizzed through the streets by Chief Beavers in the chief’s handsome new , touring car. Chief McKay is on his . vacation. He started out to make a tour of the South, but when he struck Atlanta several days ago, decided to spend the whole time here. And he’s been here ever since. He returns to Jersey tonight. I "I guess I've seen the whole South right here in Atlanta." he remarked. ALEXANDER AGAIN ATTACKS SLATON IN CARDTOTHEPUBLIC • Hooper Alexander. candidate for governor, gave out for publication to day a long statement attacking John M. Slaton, his so-called "bureau of infor mation and publicity department," and charging that all the big interests are backing the Atlanta man. Mr. Alexander complains that the press of the state as a practical unit either is ignoring him or failing to give him a square deal, in that only one newspaper attempts to print approxi matelv all that he sends out for public consumption every now and then. 1 RACING HYDROPLANE BOAT SINKS IN LAKE MICHIGAN CHICAGO Aug. 12. The Baby Re name 111 racing hydroplane boat traveling at a rate of nearly 60 miles an hour, plunged how foremost to the bottom of Lake Michigan today. Two men who were driving her had narrow escapes from drowning. The boat has being tuned up for one ~f the first speed contests of the day's program of , the water carnival. Critte.iton Hom* Meeting 1 otn.Tm' n,eeti ?s of ' llP board of th- Atlanta l-lorenca < rittenton Home will be held at < arnegte librarj tomorrow Tues day morning, at in .'to o'clock The ex eeutive board meets at. 10 a m.