Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, August 12, 1912, EXTRA, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE WEATHER Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia: Local showers today; probably fair tomorrow. VOL. XL NO. 7. Mutt_ Has the Fright Hfe Life :: :: :: :: :: :: By “Bud” Fisher 1 [ TO Lite To _/nev* (you san A said th6 __ Ka/owuko Son, a _■= "'urdgr.eiv.s Picnute T x - - xCX-i ter PuxtraT a a b THe iHooT2v— - J c °m^iom,a/^ (N 6 1 shatter. W ■ | Shows His Pictur.6l I 1 kmio a < J ' ~- W dfii vr —— **■ /Vvfr w=S? Ipf ' 'Ha |HH 1S r 4j‘ kA \ 0 jte ' - ”Pp -- ’ X ..oKjlhih ft HB Ijly JBEgs I i* iSrtr - — l ■■ ■ - ..... . ~7 i • I PASTDR AND DAUGHTER CAPTURE ROBBER Rev. Henry M. Quillian, Un armed. Overcomes Burly Negro Burglar. GIRL CALLS BROTHER, A SOLDIER. TO THEIR AID Intruder Gives Clergyman and Son Hard Fight, But He Is Finally Subdued. Unarmed and half clad. Rev. Henry M. Quillian, pastor of the Walker Street Methodist church, attacked a negro burglar attempting to enter his bouse early today and. after a struggle for a pistol, overpowered him. When the police reached the scene they found the victorious minister seated astride his prisoner's back. Perfect coolness on the part of Miss Anna Quillian, daughter of the preach er, made the capture possible. About 3 o'clock this morning she was aroused by sounds of some one endeavoring to enter 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 brother. John W. Quillian, captain of the Fulton Fir sileers. Preacher and soldier circuited the house in opposite directions The younger Quillian carried a revolver. His father was unarmed. The minister was first to see the bur. glar. 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 fight Over and over the pair rolled 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 mer was on an empty chamber. Daughter Calls Police to Scene. In a second the negro had grasped the weapon and wrested it from the young-man. As he turned to use it. the father was again on him. The struggle for the weapon became three-handed. Finally the negro was subdued, but both minister and militiaman bore signs of the struggle. Miss Quillian, in the meantime, had telephoned for police. A detail, under Captain Mayo, responded, and when they arrived they found the victorious 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 the house, but declared he was simply after some thing to eat. He was bound over on charges of attempted burglar* and as sault and battery. Quillian, father, and Quillian, son. were in court to prosecute. The Atlanta Georgian American Women Need Us Worse Than Hindus, Missionary Asserts “India Commonplace. Besides This,’ - Says Miss Emily Bis sell, of St. Louis. » ST. LOUIS. Aug. 12.—Miss Emily Bissell, American missionary to Hin dustan. came to St. Louis to gather new ideas on modern civilization to help her in her work. She got them Here they are: American women need missionaries j worse than the women of Hindustan. The mode of dressing, particularly ; low necks, tight skirts and funny hats. ■ would not be tolerated in India. ; Neither would India tolerate round dances in which women and men em brace as they dance. "Boarding house” etiquette, nor the "emancipated wom an" as she is seen in offices where she works would not be tolerated. "I have stood on streets before yout churches and watched the parade of fashion as it filed in and I have said to myself. ‘How grotesque, how barbaric how bizarre.’ India is commonplace beside this." said Miss Bissell. 808 JONES CHOSEN TO TAKE UP WORK OF LATE SAM JONES The tabernacle erected at Carters ville sot the late Sam Jones' revivals and which has not been used since his death, more than five years ago. will be used regularly again for evangelistic services Following the services last night the 7,000 persons present voted unanimously that Rev. Boh Jones, of Montgomery. Ala., be chosen as the successor to the great Cartersville evangelist. Revivals have been held with Rev. Bob Jones leading, assisted by Dr. P. AV. Munhall of Philadelphia. So great success met Mr. Jones' efforts that the decision was reached to make the serv ices a yearly feature as was done in the lifetime of Sam Jones. When the time came to choose the leader for next summer the w idow of Sam Jones made the suggestion that a vote be taken. While Rev Bob Jones resembles greatly his predecessor in his way of preaching and in the success of his re vivals. he is original himself and dif fers in many ways. OBSERVES BIRTHDAY BY GIVING $687,500 TO FAVORITE CHARITIES CHICAGO. Aug. 12.- Julius Rosen wald Celebrated his fiftieth birthday anniversary today. The manner of the celebration was unique. The birthday presents were all given by Rosenwald. not received by him. and they totaled $687,500. They went to his favorites. Here are the gifts: University of Chicago. $250,000. Associated Jewish <Charities of (Ihi-' cago. s2£fl.ooo. Chicago Hebrew institute, $50,000. Country club for special workers (to be established). $50,n00. Rooker T. Washington (for improve ment and elevation of negro schools), $25,000. Marks Nathan Home for Jewish Or phans, $25,000. Chicago-Winfield Tuberculosis sani tarium. $25,000. Glenwood Manual Training school, $12,5 no. Rosenwald Is head of a $50,000,000 mail order business in Chicago. BOYS BURIED IN CORN ARE SMOTHERED TO DEATH WABASH, IND.. Aug. 12. -Max Mor row and Frank Jackson were suffo cated in a grain elevator containing 1,000 bushels of shelled corn. The boys were playing in the container, when a chute was opened to empty the bin, and thex were drawn down to their death. Forty-five minutes work was required before the bodies were recov ered. Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results ATLANTA. GA.. MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1912. 7 SLAYERS GO TO DEATH IN ELEGTRIG CHAIR Wholesale Execution Takes Place in New York State Penitentiary. PLEAS FOR CLEMENCY UNSEEN BY GOVERNOR 1 I Desk Piled High With Tele grams-Six Are Unmoved, But One Faints Away. OSSINING. N. Y., Aug IS. Seven human lives were legally taken today in the death chair at Sing Sing, estab lishing a new record for wholesale elec trocutions in America. Os the seven victims, six were Italians and the other man was a negro. All were murderers. The following five mon were executed for participation in the brutal killing of Mrs. Maiy Hall in a farm house at Griffins Corners. Westchester county, last November: Vincenzo Cona, Angelp Guista, Lo renzo Lebori Cali. Felipo Demarco and Salvatore Demarco Joseph Ferrone. also an Italian, was electrocuted for slaying his wife in New- York on October 24 last. The negro executed was John W Collins, who shot and killed Policeman Thomas Lynch in New York city July 1, 1911, while crazed with drink The execution of the five Italians condemned for the murder of Mrs Hall took place while hundreds of telegrams sent by Italian organizations in all parts of the country begging clemency lay unopened at Albany on the desk of Governor Dix, w ho is attending the mil itary maneuvers in Connecticut. Not a Hitch In Program. Extraordinary efforts had been made to save Cali, who maintained stoutly to the last that he. was innocent. Cali tried to prove an alibi by declaring that he was working for a gas company in . Brooklyn, but as the employees of th< company are designated by numbers instead of by name the doomed man could not establish his claim. The entire seven executions took place in one hour and fifteen minutes. There was not a hitch during the grew some ceremony. Experts who were present designated it the most "suc cessful" electrocuition they had evei seen. None of the men gave any exhibition of fear, except Cona, -who fainted and had to be carried to the chair. The five Hall murderers protested their innocence tn the last. It had been expected that Ferrone, who has been giving the authorities a great deal of trouble, would cause a scene, but ho was in a docile mood and as ho stepped to the chair he exclaimed: "I'm ready to go." A different set of witnesses was pres ent at each death. CAPTAIN LOST, CREW SAFE. MELBOURNE. AUSTRALIA. Aug 12. —The British ship G. Wolffe, bound from Buenos Ayres for New South Wales, has been w recked off Hummock island, in Bass Strait, north of Tas mania, with the loss of her' captain. The crew was saved. •••••••••••••••••••••••••a : Work at the Tech • • Will Be Hampered, • : Says Its President • • _ The failure of the bill w ill ham- • • per our work this year • • The action of the house will • • cause Techs friends, who had • • promised to do much for tlie school • • in a financial way. to lose heart • • and interest in the college. You • • can't expect the people tn be in- • • terested in an institution in which • • lhe state shows no interest. • • We will continue our yvork, • • doing the best\a e can under the • • < ir< umstances. and hoping that • • the next legislature will be more • • considerate. • —D r . K, G. Matheson, president • • of Georgia Tech. • IGOHIC HOOSE Donations and Active FinanpiaL Support Withdrawn When Appropriation Bill Is Killed. Future expansion of Georgia Tech is imperiled by the niggardly policy of the Georgia house of representatives to ward the school, according to a state ment made today by Dr. K. G. Mathe son. president of the institution. Thousands of dollars in donations and active financial supoprt of persons recently interested In the yvork at the school probably' will be yvithdrawn or at least held up until the state lawmakers show a disposition to care for their own institution. These donations and this support were in sight until the house refused to pass a bill appropriating $25,000 for the enlargement of a heating and poyver plant, of which theie wa: immediate necessity at the college. Dr. Matheson Disappointed, Last hopes of the house reconsidering its negative action on the appropria tion bill were abandoned today yvhen Representative, McElreath • informed President Matheson that there was no possibility of the measure's passage at the present session. Dr. Matheson frankly admitted his disappointment and fears for the fu ture. as results of the "watch dog of the treasury” attitude of the legislature. “Os course," said Tech's president, "the failure of the hill will hamper our work this year. The heating plant was badly needed. The necessity for more pswer is absolutely imperative if our work is to go foi ward or even hold its own. • "Rut the house's policy has had even a more serious effect. Persons of large financial interests had become inter ested in Tech. I had hoped for sub stantial donations and powerful sup port and aid from them in the imme diate future. "Bound to Lose Interest." I hi« action is bound to cause them to lose heart and interest in the college. They yvil (reason that if the state ig nores the school, its own property, there is little reason for others to evince any great interest. In this way 1 look for the effect of the house’s ac tion to be more far-reaching than the simple withholding of the appropria tion would suggest. “We had SIO,OO Oassured us to be used on the power plant, but without the state s assistance this money would he useless. It can not be tied up until another year passes and another legis lature is elected. "I take it that we will go on working, though, and perhaps the next legisla ture will be more generous or at least will realize our imperative needs.” ■FESSIOIS OFtHSMEN FHLSE.SHYS SCHEFPS Alleged Paymaster of Slayers i Qf Rosenthal Under Arrest in ! Hot Springs. Ark. WILL RETURN TO N. Y. TO TELL WHOLE STORY Fearing Police. He Will Be Turned Over Only to District Attorney’s Officers. HOT SPRINGS. ARK. Aug 12 That the confessions made by .Jack Rose. “Bridgey” Webber and Harry Vallnn in the Rosenthal-gambling graft case in New York are untrue, and that he yvill 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, th* man w»ho 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 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 w'hen he heard that only Whitman's m»n could take him. He immediately recovered his nerve and declared that the confes sions made by Jack Rose, "Bridgey” Webber and Harry Vallon concerning the murder of Rosenthal were untrue. He said he was willing to return to New York and tell District Attorney Whitman everything he knows con cerning the tragedy. CONVICTED PROMOTER TO APPEAL FOR NEW TRIAL GADSDEN. ALA.. Aug. 12.- Attor neys who represented E C. Drew, the Fort Payne promoter who was convict ed of using the mails to defraud, say that it is.not probable that an appeal yvill be taken to the United States su preme court In the near future a mo tion will be filer! before Judge W I. Grubb at Birmingham asking for a new trial. If this is not granted Drew will report at the office of the marshal at Birmingham on October 9 and b* taken to Atlanta, where he yvill begin his term of service—thirteen months. Drew is now at Fort Payne dosing up his business affairs. TAFT SAYS HE’LL VETO APPROPRIATION BILL WASHINGTON. Aug 12. President Taft has announced that he would veto the legislative, executive and ju dicial appropriation bill, carrying $34,. 000,000 for the expenses of the govern ment for the current fiscal year, be cause it includes the “seven-year ten ure” clause and makes no provision for the commerce court. Pastor Offers to Aid Bashful Wife-Seekers And Marry 'Em Free Rev. G L. Merrill Tells Girls to Throw Pepper Into the Eyes of Mashers. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.. Aus;. 12. Bashful swains desiring to meet young women object matrimony should communicate with Rev. G. L. Merrill, of Minneapolis. Rev. Mr. Merrill has con stituted himself the friend of the bash ful. In a public statement, he has agreed to see that the young men who are too timid to get acquainted with attractive girls get proper introduc tion. and if they succeed in winning the hearts and hands of the said girls, the pastor will further help the youths by going with them to obtain marriage licensee, and then he'll marry them free. Incidentally, Mr. Merrill advises young women tn hit "mashers” over the head with their hand hags, throw red pepper in their eyes and then run. ARGUMENTS BEGUN IN DARROW’S TRIAL; END OF CASE NEAR LOS ANGELES. Aug 12.—The be ginning of the end of the trial of Clar ence Darrow for bribery came today. Arguments In the case, which has been under way since May, were opened w ith the convening of court and were ex pected to last until Friday. Deputy District Attorney W. J. Ford had the first place on the list of those who were to address the jury. Ford probably will occupy the entire day in an argument on evidence. The question of seating the people who will throng the court room during the arguments has been arranged. Mem bers of the jurors' families had seats 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. Tlie seating ca pacity practically was al) covered by ticket. TRAIN IS WRECKED IN ELECTRIFIED TUNNEL; FIREMEN TO RESCUE NEW YORK. Aug. 12.—More than 500 passengers on the Boston Express, better known as the "Bankers Special," narrowlv escaped death when the train, running at high speed, lumped the track in the tunnel at Fifty-sixth street and Park avenue. The electric motor engine drawing the train, a baggage car and one coach left the track, the baggage car catching fire from contact with the third rail as it toppled over All the passengers In eight coaches were thrown from their seats or berths and a panic followed. Many of the passengers escaped from th* coaches by climbing ladders low ered into the tunnel by firemen who had responded to the alarm of fire after the baggage coach had become ignited. The fire was extinguished with diffi culty. BEER CLUB’S SESSIONS ON SUNDAY MORNINGS OPENED WITH PRAYER DALTON, GA., Aug 12.—The dis banding of an organized beer club in North Dalton has brought to light an interesting fact connected with the or ganization. There was one member, of a highly religious trend, who always in sisted on opening the club's meetings with prayer. The information comes direct from one of the members, who states that the club always received a keg of beer, which was tapped on Sunday morn ing. The religious member called the meeting to order and conducted devo tional services while the other members sat quietly around. At the conclusion of the prayer the kag was tapped, and the meeting lasted as long as the beet held out. IXTRA 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE MRS. CHIEF REPORTED SEEKING! REUNION New York Papers Say She Hopes for a Reconciliation With Wounded Husband. TELLS INTERVIEWER SHE SENT GENE A POST CARD Freed Wife Doesn’t Care What Dorsey Said of Hearing Shooting at Daybreak. Statements published In New York papers quote Mrs. Daisy Opi* Grace, recently acquitted of the shooting of her husband. Eugene, as declaring that she will seek a reconciliation with her husband. The statement is alleged to have been made on her return to Phila delphia to rejoin her blind son. to whom she says she will devote the rest of her life. Here is the reconciliation story: PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 11—Mrs. Daisy Ulrich Opfe Graee'announced today that she wanted to return to the man who accused her and caused her trial. “I still love Mr. Grace.”-said Mrs. Grace. “No matter what he may have said about me or what he has charged me wjth doing. I love him I simply can't help It. I believe that if his family would only let us alone we would live together hap pily. Perhaps we may find some place where we may hide ourselves and still he happy.” Hasn't Revoked His Power of Attorney. During this statement Mrs Ul rich looked with amazement upon h®r daughter "Daisy has told me all this be fore," she explained, "but 1 never thought she was in earnest about it. 1 suppose if a woman loves a man like that it can't be helped, but perhaps It is a blessing that all women do not love in that man ner." Mrs. Grace refused to tell in what manner she expected to effect a reconciliation with her husband. She denied that she had taken any action "as yet" to revoke the power of attorney which she had given him. "That is something I will not talk about." said Mrs. Grace ‘That is an affair strictly between Mr. Grace and myself, and we will set tle it to our own satisfaction.” Mrs. Grace acknowledged that she had sent a postal card to her husband from Savannah and that she had wished him many happy ’ returns upon his birthday and had expressed the hope that they would be together again before his next birthday. She Doesn’t Care What Daisy Said. She refused to discuss the state ment of Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, of Atlanta, who prosecuted her. and who declared that he had heard the shot which wounded