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2 At Times Jeff Shows Some Intellect at That :: :: :: :: By “Bad” Fisher ZuyretM f whatG > I Fg. - |<. <— — _ I; JNOS6 DO To ' F (EXCUSE M t . | REMBfR. ■ X KNOW AM. AftouT BIuFF . Dll \ , \ | YOU'RE PROW pESI , what Do You f ' ICOSCN'rNAL! GRAFT (N YHR IX) N\y xXtTY As A I ? T HE DETRACT I WANT? I Be YTeR youß . pqucg k shut J ANO <io (N ’ right r, I NOTA , ’ I txsTßtcr attorney i < THI 3 Ponce graft ! -g - y ' L x \ 'THING* j U a. -d| "M. 'few wfwT tEArI sKh/sJ te&JI Wl— ZZ | |||l wß':.. . f —ftp vtf —' t ‘ ~liiw raF c "BK—J .. . * ~ ~ * N^yjrrt hi /O/g Zk fT/VtCO WAHOEGUREDDN HOTEL DIVES BL ATLANTA Recorder Broyles Says They Are Greatest Menace in At lanta to Young Girls. Recorder Broyles today severely scored what he termed "dives mas queradins: as cheap hotels." declaring • them a menace to young girls, and urging that they he wiped out. Following the denunciation, the re corder bound over to the state courts T. R Bush, proprietor of a hotel in South Forsyth street, fixing his bond at 11. non. Bush'was accused of conduct ing a disorderly house. Ho was ar rested as the result of a raid by detec tives. "All of the cheap hotels of the city, of course, do not come in this class,” said the court, "but we have many such hotels that are nothing more nor less than dives—dives of the most per nicious-sort These hotels form one of the greatest dangers that beset young girls today, and •ew rything. possible (mould he done to \ lose tfielh' doors and put them out of business. The time has come when we must safeguard the .girls at every point, and we must hang out the danger signal on these infa . mous hotel-cjives These places hold outstretched arms to innocent country .girls and gi''s I’p'm country towns who go there thinking them tn be decent and all right." In remanding Bush to the higher courts. Judge Broyles instructed Po liceman Ed Arthur, special officer sot police court and the vice commission, to appear before the state courts and push the prosecution of the hotel man YOUTH CONFESSES TO ROBBING HIS BROTHER AND SLEEPING FRIEND THOMASVILLE. GA . Aug. 13 Arrest ed on charges of robbing ,1 W 1.. Yates of a SI,OOO diamond ring and Harry Wyche of a ring valued at $175 and sl2 in money. M B Yates, a younger brother of J. W L. Yates, has confessed Young Yates was arrested as the result of evidence col lected by Detective McWopth. of Atlanta The robbery took place a few nights ago while Mr. Wyche was spending the night with Mr Yates They were drugged while asleep and the rings were taken from their fingers Mr Yates offered a reward of S6OO for the recovery of the rings The night of the robbery, so young Yates stated, he put a drug In the drinks which bis brother and Wvche took When they were fully under the effects of it he entered the room and robbed them The rings were found in his room. and. when arrested, a bottle that had contained "knock out" drops was found in his pocket. It is said that neither Yates nor Wyche will prosecute the case. INDICTED POLITICIAN IS HELD AS FUGITIVE AFTER TRIP ABROAD SEATTEE. WASH. A.ig 13.—Frank f M. Jane, under indictment at Atlantic City, N. J, for bribers and altering election lists, was arrested here < arly . today by a deputy United States mar •Bftal after being a fugitive from justice for eighteen months. In the meantime Mr Jane had trav- . eled in Europe and Canada, his • \- •penses ,bein£ borne, by a group of At lantic City politicians, he said. JONESES OF ATLANTA TO ; HAVE PICNICAUGUST 30 • All the Joneses and their relatives . ha,ve been asked to meet for their eighth inua! reunion at Grant park on August 30. A picnic dinner good ' speakers and good music will make the day pleasant. The call for the Jones family re union is signed by J J. Jones, chair man of the committee, and W P Jones, gecretary. Three hundred Joneses art 'expected to attend. WHIN NAMES HEAOS OF GRAFT Police Official, Lawyer, and Hotel Man Control ‘System/ Grand Jury Hears. NEfV YORK. Aug. 13.—When the grand jury, which is investigating the murder of Gambler Herman Rosenthal and graft in the police department re sumed its labors today. District At torney Whitman was ready to present the evidence to sustain allegations that a high police official in the department, a prominent lawyer and a hotel keep er are in control of the "system” which has extorted millions In blackmail from gamblers and other lawbreakers. Detective W. J. Burns, who has been investigating police conditions in New York some time for the district attor ney’s office is reported to have fur nished Mr. Whitman with names of th< three men who are charged with beim at the head of the graft syndicate. Developments of the utmost impoi tance are expected to result from th session of the grand jury beginning to day. This was the session designed to reveal the identity of the “men higher up,” who far fears have been talked about vaguely as beneficiaries of the New York police graft system, but who have eluded exposure. It was predicted that seven indict ments would be returned, one of these against Sam Schepps. the "murder pay master," who was caught in Hot Springs.. Ark. A superseding indictment against Police Lieutenant Charles A Becker, one of the principal figures in the scandal was also looked for Becker Has Safety Vault, Attaches of the district attorney's of fice admitted that evidence has been piling up at a swift rate that Becker has maintained a safe deposit box tn a down-town vault since last Decem ber. Mr. Whitman claimed not to know the contents of the box. hut there was every indication that he believes it is stuffed with currency which came to Becker in the form of tribute from the underworld The box is under guard constantly, and no one can get Into it without the district attorney’s knowl edge. As the present session of the grand jury is expected to last until Thursday or Friday w ithout a break. Schepps will in all probability be back In New York In time to testify If he will consent to go before that body. On the other hand, if the “paymaster" makes a confession he probably will not be called upon to testify. In his stead men connected with the police underworld alliance w hose names he could furnish will be summoned by Mr, Whitman. Among the witnesses subpenaed to appear before the grand Jury today were "Bald Jack" Rose, "Rridgey” Webber and Harry Valjon. who caused Lieutenant Becker's arrest for murder, TROUP’S GRAND JURY AGAINST FEE SYSTEM FOR COUNTY OFFICES LA GRANGE. GA, Aug 13. —Troup ountj's August grand jury thinks well of the -alary system for county offi cials having recommended the aboli tion of the fee system. It recommends that merchants take more care in the -ale . f firearms and report such sales to county officials. West Point gamblers came in for at tention. indictments being brought against eight prominent young men of that town A West Point merchant was Indicted for selling intoxicating liquors, while John Farley. John Wright and others of this city were indicted on the same charge Several negro cases ot this el aracter were also rounded up be the grand jury, and all will be tided at this term of the superior court, now sitting Indicted for killing Horace Black a negro, on May 2. James D Daniel has beep arrested and placed In jail to await trial this week. Daniel has al ready been convicted and sentenced on -i charge 1 - tgally soiling 'ntoxicants to serve twelve months and pay a fine of $750. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.TUESDAY’. AUGUST 13. 1912. JACK ROSE, GAMBLER, WRITES HIS CONFESSION FOR GEORGIAN (Copyright, 1912. by Star Company. All rights reserved. Any infringe ment will be vigorously prosecuted.) By JACK ROSE. The gembier who declares that Lieu tenant Becker forced him into the plot to alay Herman Rosenthal. NEW YORK, August 13.—1 have been asked to write for The Atlanta Georgian on "Gambling” and life in the so-called "underworld.” It Is something to think over. I am a man 37 years of age. with a devoted wife, two handsome boys and of par entage that I can boast of My- early life was In an environment that should have Influenced me to a useful life. At one time I had friends who would have helped me to acquire a station in life that was worth while. All are now a memory of the past. As I sit in my cell 1 look back with a heart filled with sorrow and regret, and all caused by one thing, “The curse of gambling.” 1 gambled away everything, first my own money, then the money I could borrow from my friends. then my credit; then my word of honor. When nothing remained wherewith to gamble I let myself become a tool In the plot lug of a man's life. It resulted in my elf and three of my dearest friends ing the charge of being accessories ■> the murder of Herman Rosenthal. Wants to Start Over Again. 1 don't know how it is all going to end, but if ever I again set my feet on the pavements as a free man I want to take my wife and boys to some place where in some way I can start life over again. With gambling I am through. If some young man starting on the road I have traveled will read this and turn hack I will feel that some of my suffer ing has been worth while. As a young man I drifted Into the state of Connecticut. In the city of Hartford I launched the Charter Oak A. C. It was a boxing chib, at which we gave monthly exhibitions I added to this another club in Bridgeport, and one in Waterbury. I also acquired a baseball franchise in the Connecticut State league All these ventures brought me in close contact with sporting men. Soon I took to gambling Known as a Good Fellow. My gambling in Connecticut was confined to friendly games of poker, as the state of Connecticut does not pos sess any public gambling houses. My business as matchmaker and manager of the athletic clubs called for frequent trips to New York to meet boxers and their managers I attended boxing exhibitions and stopped at a Broadway case or restaurant, all of which usually led to a visit to some gambling house uptown The game I mostly played was faro bank. Like all gamblers, I had friends w hen my run of luck was phenomenal, and then my winnings ran into thou sands. I always traveled with a crowd with whom I enjoyed the reputation of be ing a "good fellow." one who would bet his money and would also spend it. I had a reputation to sustain, first, the "good fellow" end of it. which meant when I won I divided my win nings or spent them; another part of my reputation was that I would bet the limit against the "bank." If 1 had real ly bet what I ought to. in keeping with my means. I would still have been playing in the friendly "penny ante" poker gnme up In Connecticut. On my return to Connecticut after my trips to New York the poker game had lost its attraction for me. I began making excuses to my asso ciates to get dow n to New York again. The gambling fever was on me. and life in Connecticut was getting slower all the time. I was making money in Connecticut, besides enjoying the confidence and re. spect of many of its most prominent citizens. On any one of my trips to Now York I lost more than nty three boxing clubs could earn for me in several nights. Soon 1 began borrowing right and left from my ftaends in Connecticut, hoping against hope that some one night I would "bust" the faro bank” and pay everybody. That never came Soon my asso ciates began questioning the cause of nty frequent trips to New York, my constantly increasing demands for money, and my failure to pay my debts after a division of profits from the boxing < lubs Ail this required explanations, as my associates were all men of standing and high honor. I remember one day, when I owed my partners personally’ considerable money and when the day after an un usually successful show at one of our clubs we were settling up, I asked them if they would please favor'tne by let ting me have my share in full and per mit my indebtedness to them to stand until the next show. 1 gave as an excuse that a matter of great Importance down in New York required my immediate attention. 1 needed, I said, just about the amount of my share to straighten it out. They readily agreed, and one of my partners, a prominent hotel man. said: "Why, Jack, if when you get down to New York you find that you need more, don’t hesitate to draw on me.” I got my share, about $1,500, rushed and got the 5 o’clock train out of Bridgeport. Seven o'clock that night found me oc cupying a front seat at the "faro bank." Twelve o’clock that night I walked out of there penniless, with the colored attendant helping me on with my’ over coat, mumbling away at me about "Have a cigar?” and all the other things they keep saying to a loser. I was all in a daze, as my affairs were coming to a crisis. I could not go on much longer; my’ good friends in Connecticut would soon begin to sus pect the truth. Begins Hunt For Money, I walked out into the street and im mediately began thinking where I could get more money’ to play the “bank" with. I would have sold my soul for mon ey to continue playing. I thought of my friend who that very day had toi<j me not to hesitate to draw on him if I needed money, but that wouldn't be good until tomorrow. So I went into the hotel, got on the long distance telephone and got him out of bed, told"him something terrible had happened and couldn't he suggest some way that he could get SSOO to me at once. He said. "Go over to so-and-so." naming a prominent hotel keeper, "and ask him tn get me on the phone.” This I did. The result of the talk was that the hotel keeper handed me five SIOO bills, and I was back at the "faro bank" and "broke" again before 3 a. m. I got up from the table and again had to pass through the torture of lis tening to all the trained attendant had to say to me about "how they will run against a man when he has a streak of bad luck.” Couldn’t Bear to Face Friends. I walked out on the street like a drunken man. I realized then that to go back to Connecticut was out of the question. I couldn’t bear to face my friends and creditors there. My in debtedness then in Connecticut repre sented several thousand dollars, all lost in gambling, as well as the large sums I had made in my’ many sporting ven tures. 1 sat down in the hotel and wrote several letters to my partners and others in Connecticut, making a clean breast of everything That ended my career in Connecticut, a golden oppor tunity thrown away "to be a man among men." and all through my love for "gambling " 1 remained in New York and gave myself to a life of "gambling." Dur ing the racing season 1 played the races At other times I frequented "gambling houses." All 1 was accumu lating was a reputation that "gam bling ' had taken such a hold on me that mine was a "hopeless case." and I could soon see that their attitude to ward me had changed. Becomes Gamblers’ Associate. Then I became the associate of gam blers exclusively, and made my head quarters downtown, where gambling went on in a smaller way. But just as soon as 1 accumulated a sufficient sum to entitle me to gamble in the more pretentious houses uptown, where the chances of winning a large sum was the bait, I made for them. At times I made large winnings, and with the exception of paying a few pressing things, always kept the bal ance intact, and would make my ap pearance promptly at opening time and play Almost invariably I finished broke. When these periods of. as we term them, "bad luck." come along. I would be overcome with a feeling of emor.-e and regret and begin to plan and figure to break away from "gambling" and my gambling associates. It was about this time that two life long friends of mine who were in the theatrical business showed a disposi tion to help me if I would quit gam bling. I promised I would, and they were kindness itself I began to acquire a knowledge of the theatrical business and looked forward to an opportunity to get in business for myself. He is Idle; Drifts Back. About this time an unfortunate thing happened. My two friends dissolved partnership, and the one I remained wfth for the time being couldn't assist me to realize my ambition. I helped him along in his business part of each day. Affairs went in such a state that with too much idle time I drifted back to my old ways and associates. I was soon at It again hammer and tongs “gambling’’ hard as ever. I had then joined the Hesper club and spent most of my time there. My friend in the theatrical business began to meet with great success, and I was looking forward to the chance that had been promised me. All this time my friend helped me in every conceivable way, excepting the way’ I hoped he would. He supplied me with all the money- 1 wanted to keen at "gambling.” On many occasions he paid my gambling debts, and when my run of hard luck was unusually long and I felt ashamed to go to him. I re sorted to methods that caused him con siderable embarrassment, such as bor rowing from his partners or making promises when negotiating a loan that my friend would pay for me. He spoke of my methods on many occasions, and eventually they led to an open quarrel. Was Rosenthal’s Chum. Then I drifted back down town and became indifferent to everything and anything but "gambling." Most of my time was spent in the company of Her man Rosenthal. Right here I want to say. without violating a promise made to District Attorney Whitman, that for years Her man and I were the best of chums. We often had our differences, but never of a serious nature. They’ were the quarrels that come to men who have given up their lives to the "hell of hells"—gam bling. When things went wrong we blamed each other. Each thought the other should have done the other thing—“bet on the other horse, or to have played the opposite system at the bank”—but soon we would patch it up and then everything was all right again. We continued on trying to get rich over night. . Dispute Over Winnings. I am just thinking of a strange freak of fate. Herman and I had been or. the outs for quite a while over a mis understanding we had as to what should have been the proper division of some money I had won playing "faro bank.” Gamblers have certain law s’of their own. and our dispute involved the question of a gambler's point of law. I had at Herman's suggestion made a loan of S2OO from a friend. We went up town to gamble. On our way I said to Herman, "Whatever I win half is yours." I started playing and soon won SI,OOO, cashed in and quit, handing Her man SSOO as his part of the winnings, ns per agreement. We left the place and returned down tow n. We sat around the Hesper club a while, when some one else in the club said they’ were going up town to play the’ "bank." He Beats "Bank” Again. I said I would go. too. On my way out 1 stopped to ask Herman if he would come along. He said he had enough for that night. I went alone, played again, and won SSOO. The fol lowing day 1 met Herman, who had al ready heard the result of my second play He greeted me with "I can Just use that $250. Jack." "I said. "What $250?” "Why, my part of that SSOO you won." "Why," I said, "you are joking." "No," he said. "The last thing I said as you left the club was 'I am in.’ which, if I had heard him say, or if it had been said in the presence of a third party, entitled him to his share. But I had not heard him. nor could he produce any one who heard him -ay it. So 1 refused him his half. It result ed in a quarrel and we were not on speaking terms until one night some time after he met me on Fourteenth street, in front of Tom Sharkey's case. He asked me in to have a drink and we patched it up. From this same case, about four years later, started the gray automo bile which ended its ride in the murder of Herman Rosenthal, and all through gambling* JACK ROSE. REBELS.BEATEN, MASSACREm Zapatists, Defeated by Feder ate, Slay Garrison of 100 and 100 Townsmen. MEXICO CITY, Aug. 13.—Two hun dred persons were killed, one hundred of them townspeople, following an at tack on the town of Ixtapa, in the state of Mexico, by Genevevo De La Or’s band of Zapatists. Today the soldiers have withdrawn from the town and are marching toward Toluca, the capital of the state, which is only fifteen miles distant. The fight and massacre at Ixtapa oc curred late yesterday after the rebels had been repulsed by a garrison of 600 federals at Tenancino, a town in the vicinity of Ixtapa. A garrison of 1,00 rurales guarded the latter place. The rebels charged and drove the rurales back into the narrow streets of the vil lage. There they began a murderous fire, and hardly one of the rurales es caped. Then the rebels marched through the streets, shooting and stabbing any one they met. Among the dead, it is said, are a few women and children. Two hundred bodies lay in the streets, ac cording to reports today, after the reb els had withdrawn. Rebels in the vicinity and at Toluca are in a state of panic because of the rebel activity. There is only a small force of federals at Toluca, and it is believed they can not withstand the rebel attack. Many persons have tied from the city. Only One Killed In Attack on Capital SAN JUAN DEL SUR, NICARAGUA. Aug. 13. —One person was killed, sev eral women and children were wounded and a dozen or more buildings were riddled by shells in the bombardment of the capital city of Managua by rebel artillery Sunday, according to a dis patch received here today. It was stated, however, that no foreign prop erty had been damaged. The rebel ar tillerymen apparently took pains to prevent firing into the consulate build ings. When the message was sent the rebel batteries of General Luis Mena and General Zeledon were still planted be fore the city, while the defending bat teries were kept shotted on Loma hill for a renewal of hostilities. The casu alties were caused by the bursting of shrapnel shells. During the firing the United States bluejackets from the gunboat Annapo lis were kept near the United States consulate out of the path of the shells. DEATHS AND FUNERALS Miss Edith Avten. The funeral of Miss Edith Auten, sixteen years old. who died late yes terday. will be held at the Hemphill Avenue Methodist church tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock. Miss Auten. who was the daughter of W. J. Auten. 334 Hemphill avenue, died at a private san itarium after a long illness. Mrs. W. H. Reagin. Mrs W H Reagin, 59 years old. who died at her residence in East Atlanta, was buried in the church yard of Stamps chapel today, following funeral services at Poole's chapel. She is survived by her husband anti three children. Mrs. Ophelia Beck. The funeral of Mrs. (iphelia Beck. 34 years old. who died at No, 54 Stewart avenue yesterday, was held at the resi dence this afternoon. Interment was in Westview cemeter>. Mrs. Beck was a member of the Daughters of America. She is survived by her husband. H, M. Beck: her father, C. L. Stanley, and two children. Matilda Roberson. Matilda Roberson, little daughter of J. L. Roberson., died at the residence, 4S Flora avenue, today. The remains were carried to Poole's chapel awaiting the funeral tomorrow morning at 1H o'clock. Interment will be in Decatur. Ga. COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA. Mangham vs State (two cases >; from Spalding superior court—Judge R. T. Daniel. Judgments affirmed. R R Arnold. Frank Flynt. C. G. Mills. W A. Fuller. Dodd ft Dodd, for plaintiff in error. J. W. Wise, solicitor general, W. H. Beck. T. E Patterson, contra. TAFT CONSIDERS INTERVENTION IN NICARAGUA Discusses Situation With Sec retary Knox—Would Be in Line With Policy. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Angered by the insolent attitude of the Nica raguan rebels and their persistent ig noring of the warning sent to them by the United States. President Taft and Secretary of State Knox today dis cussed a policy of intervention in Nica ragua. The secretary ot state called at the white house shortly before the regular cabinet meeting, bringing with him messages from Minister Weitzel, tell ing of bombardment of the rebels and the danger to foreigners and their property in Managua. Both the president and secretary of state agreed that it would be entirely compatible with the present foreign policy of this country to take entire charge of the government of Nicaragua and maintain a military supervision over it until peace is restored. Whether this will be done depends on later messages from Minister Weit zel. According to dispatches already received, no foreign property in Ma nagua has been seriously damaged, but there Is great danger from flying shots and crumbling debris in the native quarter. Generals Mena and Zeledon persist In ignoring the protest of the resident diplomats and have announced ? that they will continue the bombard ment of the city until President Diaz recognizes the new’ government. Three hundred and fifty marines who left Panama on Sunday were due to arrive at Corinto today, reaching Man agua tonight, unless halted by the un certain railway communication between the two cities. They will assist the 100 bluejackets from the Annapolis in main taining order and protecting property in Managua, and may be used at the discretion of Minister Weitzel to at tack the rebels if the latter Are on the foreign section. The protected cruiser Denver, carry ing 300 bluejackets, will reach Corinto probably late tomorrow night, landing her crew immediately if necessary. In addition, the navy department is hold ing 400 marines at Panama ready for instant movement. SWIM TO SAVE GIRL PARACHUTIST IN TREE LONDON, Aug. I.3—A girl para chutist who dropped from a balloon at Brecon, \\ ales, was swept out of her course by the wind and landed in a tree on an islet in the Usk river. She hung in a dangerous position for three hours before she was rescued by some men whose attention she attracted by her cries. The men had to swim the river, which is wide and swift, and use a rope in rescuing the woman. She was completely exhausted when landed on the shore. HE MAKES CANARIES OUT OF SPARROWS: IS FINED CINCINNATI, OHIO. Aug. 13.—With out doubt Theodore Benny, aged 60, no home, has the strangest way of making a living ever heard of in police court. hen haled before Judge Fricke on a charge of vagrancy, Benny told that official that he had made quite a hit of money by catching sparrows, bleaching them with peroxide of hydro gen and selling them as canaries. He was fined SSO. STRENGTHEN THE NERVES Take Horsford's Acid Phosphate A teaspoonful in a glass of cold water makes an invigorating, refreshing bever age. Distribution of the 45- piece Dinner Set commences Wednesday, August 14 Subscribers/who desire bach numbers of the coupons car get them at Premium Room t ATLANTA GEORGIAN.