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VOL. XI. NO. 10.
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Evidence Presented by District
Attorney Considered Too
Weak for True Bills.
WAITING TO HEAR WHAT
SCHEPPS HAS TO SAY
Threats for Confessors if They
Reveal Men “Higher Up”
Are Reported.
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—Because
members of the grand jury Investigat
ing the murder of Herman Rosenthal
believed that the evidence presented to
then\ by District Attorney Whitman
was too weak on which to base true
bills, they decided this afternoon that
no indictment should be returned at the
present time. This decision caused a
sensation, as it had been expected that
a blanket indictment covering seven
persons would be returned.
The grand jury w'ants to hear evi
dence from Sam Schepps, the alleged
•'murder paymaster,” before it returns
true bills.
Heads of Graft
Threaten Confessors.
The three men who are alleged to be
the head and front of the graft syndi
cate are understood to be making every
effort to close up every avenue which
might reveal their dealings. "Bald
Jack” Rose, Harry Vallon and “Brid
gey” Webber, prisoners in the West
Side prison, are said to have been
threatened with death if they allow
their confessions to go higher than
Becker.
In other words, the men higher up
have decided to make Becker the goat,
just as Becker earlier decided to sacri
fice Rose in order to save himself.
Schepps on Way
Back to Gotham
HOT SPRINGS. ARK., Aug. 15.—As
sistant District Attorney J. R. Rubin
and Detective Stewart, of New York,
left here today with Samuel Schepps,
who is wanted in Gotham' in connection
with the Rosenthal murder case.
Four newspaper men and Detective
Thomas were also in the party that
conducted Schepps back to New York.
•Schepps was formally given into the
custody of the detectives at midnight.
Detective Thomas, to wnotn the papers
were delivered, arrived here on a late
train The fugitive was placed in a
room at Marquette hotel and Thomas
occupied an adjoining room.
About 3 o'clock this morning Schepps
telephoned down to the hotel clerk and
asked him to send some one up to
Detective Thomas’ room and demand
them not to snore so loudly, as he was
greatly disturbed by the noise. "Please
tell my guard in the next room not to
snore so loud. I can’t sleep," said
Schepps over the telephone.
Frohman Foreman
Os Coroner’s Jury
NEW YORK, Aug. 15. -After selecting
a jury composed of bankers, brokers,
theatrical managers and other magnates.
Coroner Feinberg today adjourned the
inquest into the -death of Herman Rosen
thal until August at the request of
Assistant District Attorney Moss, who
said the whole matter was now before
the grand jury.
The jury selected consists of the fol
lowing; Daniel Frohman, foreman; Ar
thur Heinze, brother of F.
Heinze. J’. Clinton Graham. John Earn
son, Jr.. banker: George W. Graham,
Arthur T. Bowen, banker: W. L. Ferris,
member of the New York stock exchange;
W G. Helghman. I Borden Harriman.
Henry Duryea. F. W. Ddryea and J. W.
Farrington.
NEW CANDIDATEFOR
MAYORALTY MAY BE
NAMED NEXT WEEK
It was learned today the agitation
among a number of the city's leading
citizens to bling out a new candidate
for mayor will materialize or be cent
; letely dropped immediately after the
gubernatorial primary next Wednes
day The m n most interested in this
movement consider it unwise to at
tempt anything definite until after the
, lection of the state and county offi
cers.
S-'vetal well known -iiizens are men
tion'd as likelv candidates should this
new movem. nt m .terialize, among them
j.mn W Grant, E. C. Peters and Mar
tin Aniuivus.
The Atlanta Georgian
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GIRL HIES 11
VAINTOSWE
DROWNING
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Atlanta Youth Dies in Surf as
He Goes to Assistance of
Companion.
YOUNG WOMAN IS NEAR
DEATH WHEN RESCUED
W. E. Hawes Victim in Trag
edy at St. Simons Island.
Body Washed Ashore.
Miss Emma Adele Fincher. 386 Spring
street, reached her home today hys
terical. She narrowly escaped drown
ing in the surf off St. Simons island
yesterday. W. E. Hawes, of Atlanta,
with whom she was enjoying the wa
ter, was drowned. He had refused to
seek safety when he saw she was en
dangered. She barely was saved, be
cause she recognized his peril and tried ,
to help him to shore. ,
Young Hawes had an engagement to ;
take an early morning surf bath with 1
Miss Fincher and another young worn- 1
an, both of whom were stopping at the
Arnold house at St. Simons. Mr. Hawes 1
was making the new hotel his head- I
quarters and he was late for the surf 1
bath. Just as he arrived the young 1
women wefe preparing to return to the
bath house, having been in the water
for some little time, but the young man '
insisted that Miss Fincher remain in a 1
little longer. i
’There was little surf rolling and but 1
few were in bathing. Unaware of the
fact that they were gradually ventur- '
ing out a little too far, the couple were '
struck by a wave which separated them. 1
It was then that they both realized '
that they had gone out too far. and be- *
fore they had recovered from the first 1
wave another came along which knock- '
ed both of them off their feet.
Youth Tries Vainly
To Save Girl. ,
The young man made an effort to
reach the young woman who was near
er the beach, but he was unable to
swim and had never regained his foot
hold on the bottom after he was knock
ed over by the wave. They both strug
gled for their lives, the young woman '
being able to touch the bottom at times. J
She made repeated efforts to aid her j
companion. (
Leo Arnold, who is connected with (
the Arnold house, was standing on the (
beach and he rushed into the surf in an
effort to rescue the young couple. He
reached Miss Fincher just in time, but ,
Hawes had gone down and did not ap- ,
pear again. His body was recovered (
yesterday afternoon when the incom- (
ing tide washed him ashore almost in (
the identical spot where he had lost s
his life.
Young Hawes arrived at the hotel
at St. Simons only a few days ago to
spend hfs vacation. He was connected (
with the T. S. Lewis Cracker Company (
of Atlanta. „
In the morning mail, which reached
the island a few hours after the drown- 1
ing, was a postal card and a letter I 1
from the young man's mother, wishing I
him a pleasant time and warning him I i
to be careful while in the surf.
WOMAN, INSANE FROM !
PELLAGRA, JUMPS IN !
POND AND DROWNS ‘i
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SPARTANBURG, S C. Aug.' 15.
Driven insane by pellagra, from which c
disease she has been suffering for many '
months, Mrs. Minnie Cooper, age 30, (
fulfilled her often repeated threat of t
jumping into the mill pond at Saxon
mills and ending her own life.
Mrs Cooper tried to hang herself last
week, but in this attempt at suicide she
was foiled. Several times since she has
asserted her intentions. Last night site
went to church, hut on her return left
her home. Her body was found today t
and the Inquest resulted in a suicide '
verdict.
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SON OF POLICE CHIEF
ACCUSED OF KILLING t
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MONTGOMERY ALA., Aug. 15.—W. 3
H. Taylor andAV. C. Stephens, the for
mer a son of Police Chief W. H Tay- J
lor of this city, were committed to <
jail today charged with having shot ' '
Arthur Turner and William Holland, i
negroes, at Washington park last night ,
Turner died today. Holland is not ex
pected to live. Taylor says that he r
t
knows nothing about the shooting. Ste-
L
f>hens has made no statement. The t
preliminary hearing is set for August v
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ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1912.
Healer Proves to Jury
That “Spirit of Lord 0
Causes Strange Cures
Colquitt County Jflan Is Acquitted
of Practicing Medicine and
Osteopathy Without License.
MOULTRIE, GA., Aug. 15. —When
J. W. Bennett succeeded in convincing
a jury in the city court of Colquitt
county that three years ago the "Spirit
of the Lord” had taken hold of him,
since which time he had known no
peace of body or mind except when he
was healing "all manner of diseases,”
he was acquitted of a charge of prac
ticing medicine and the science of os
teopathy without a license. But it took
■ the combined testimony of Bennett and
I more than a score of witnesses —all
| leading citizens of the county—to clear
him. These witmesses testified that
asthma disappeared with the touch of
the hand, rheumatism was cured as by
magic, cancers of long standing began
to heal under his wonderful treatment
and blindness that had baffled skilled
specialists was wiped away by his
touch. And all said that the cures were
wrought without charge.
Bennett said that he sought to flee
from this strange spirit, but unrest'
beset him and his only relief came
through healing the afflicted.
According to the testimony, Ben
nett has been practicing his art of
healing in the western part of the coun
ty. The state unsuccessfully attempted
to prove that he had carried medicine
and in some cases used it, while in
others he had practiced the science of
osteopathy, receiving money for his
services.
BROWN SWAMPED
WITH REQUESTS TO
VETO LOCAL BILLS
Because he vetoed one general bill
and one general bill with a local appli
cation, the idea seems to have gone
abroad in Georgia that Governor Brown
has embarked on a sort of vetoing jam
boree.
With five days in which to consider
legislative matter yet unapproved, the
governor is being swamped with peti
tions to veto this, that and the other
measure, particularly local bills.
Dozens of local measures, passed
with the unanimous approval of the
county delegations in the legislature
affected, have been brought to the ex
ecutive's attention as matter worthy
of the governor’s sharpest dissent.
The present governor has vetoed only
one local bill In his entire career as
chief magistrate, and then he was pe
titioned to do so by a heavy majority
of the taxpayers in the territory con
cerned. Turner county, the locality af
fected, switched away from the gov
ernor's standard in the next campaign
and voted against him to succeed him
self. -z\
LAWYER SETTLING
CASE OVER CLIENT’S
HEAD GETS NO FEE
Georgia lawyers, who are in the habit
of compromising cases over the heads
of clients and still getting away with
fees, will be forced to move with great
finesse as a result of the decision in
the Rodgers-Pettigrew case, Gwinnett
county, handed down by the supreme
court today.
Charles Pettigrew, a Lawrenceville
attorney, acting for Mrs. Rodgers in
a land suit, took a verdict on agree
ment with opposing counsel in the face,
of his client’s demand that there be no
compromise. Mrs. Rodgers refused to
pay the fee and Pettigrew promptly
sued and got judgment.
In reversing Judge Jones, the high
court said:
"A lawyer who compromises his cli
ent's case against the latter's express
direction is not entiled to any compen
sation.”
BACON WOULD REQUIRE
ORDER FROM CONGRESS
FOR FOREIGN INVASION
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—Senator Ra
con, of Georgia, today introduced a bill
prohibiting the sending of any American
troops to foreign countries without spe
cific authority from congress when that
body is in session. The bill was referred
to the military affairs committee.
In support of his measure, Senator Ba
con said he does not wish to interfere
with the policy of protection of Americans
abroad, but desires merely to definitely
determine the authority to send American
troops to foreign soil.
TAX REPORTS 0F~123
COUNTIES INCREASE
RETURNS $7,140,495.00
With 123 counties heard from, the comp
troller general's office has reported an
increase in the tax returns of 1912 of $7,-
140,495. Fulton, Chatham and Floyd coun
ties, three of the biggest in the state, all
of which are expected to show decided
increases, have not been reported.
Where seventy-five counties show’ a to
tal increase of $1 1,320,738, forty-eight
counties show a net decrease of $5,036,-
362.
The largest decreases are recorded from
Muscogee, Mitchell and Ben Hill counties.
SUGAR BILL CONFEREES
IN CONGRESS DISAGREE
WASHINGTON. Aug. 15. -Senator Pen
rose reported to the senate today that
the conferees on the sugar bill have been
unable to agree, but no action was taken
to indicate whether any further attempt
will he made to reconcile the differences
between the two houses.
SPECHLISTS
' EAGERFOR
till FIE
TEST
Noted Scientists of the Whole
Country Deeply Interested in
Proposed Experiment.
DOOMED MAN’S COUNSEL
WOULD GIVE UP OPTICS
Dr. R. V. Tivnen, World Famous
Oculist, Does Not Believe
Operation Possible.
Scientists of a number of the biggest
cities in the country expressed keen
Interest today In the proposed operation
in which the eyes of the condemned
wife slayer, Robert L. Clay, will be
used to restore the sight of John Cash
in. the bUnd Atlanta paper seller.
Noted specialists throughout the
country are interested in the experi
ment. The operation admittedly is un
known to science, but the thought is ex
pressed, even by the most skeptical of
the oculists who have read the blind
man’s proposal, that science has not
reached its limits and the success of
the operation may not be impossible
Previous experiments have proved
the optic nerve can not be regenerated,
once death has supervened, and the
proposal Is that the cornea of Clay’s
eyes be supplied Cashin immediately
after the physicians at the execution of
the wife slayer shall have pronounced
him dead.
Dr. Tivnen Thinks
Operation Impossible.
Dr. Richard V. Tivnen, operating ocu
list of Mercy hospital. Chicago, one of
the eminent eye authorities of the
world, believes that the success of the
operation is impossible on this account.
"The operation may possess Interest
as an experimental effort to do that
which is considered beyond human
skill.” he says, "but it is my opinion
that it could never be successful.”
Atlanta's interest in the proposed op
eration has driven Cashin temporarily
from the street. After publication of
his plans, he was so besieged with
questions that he abandoned his post at
the corner of Whitehall and Alabama
streets and sought «the seclusion of his
home. His wife, too, similarly be
sieged, quit her work of vending news
from lhe Peachtree viaduct.
The eyes of Clay will be given in case
the sentence of the court is executed, it
the family of Clay agrees with W. M.
Smith, the attorney, who has conduct
ed the defense of the slayer.
The lawyer believes that the eyes
never will be available. He believes ,
that the appeal in Clay's behalf now
pending in the supreme court will save
his life.
But should, the sentence of death be
executed the lawyer believes that the
eyes would be freely offered In the hope
that they restore the sight of a fellow
man.
Thinks He Can
Save Day Yet.
“Clay’s eyes would, of course, be of
no use to him, should he hang. I don't
think he will ever hang, but certainly if
the sentence is executed I would advise
that if Cashin believes that his sight
can be restored by their use, that the
eyes be given for that purpose, I can
imagine nothing that a man would
rather do before leaving the world
than bestow his power of sight on some
fellow being deprived of vision,” said
the lawyer.
If it is decided by the specialists, who
have tile operation under consideration,
that the optic nerves are serviceable
enough to permit of possible success ’n
the operation, the eyes of Clay will be
asked for Under Georgia custom the
body of a man who meets death on the
gallows is turned over to his relatives.
They finally will decide whether or not
the eyes be given Cashin
Mr. Smith says he knows of no ob
jection that would be raised by Clay’s
kin. He did not speak for the family,
however.
COURT TIES UP BANK
ACCOUNT OF NEGRO
ACCUSED OF FRAUD
•
The Atlanta Coal and Ice company got
an injunction today to keep Charles E.
Smith, a negro, from taking his money—
estimated at from $2,500 to $5,000 out of
the bank.
The ice company says the negro de
frauded it in a coupon swindle out of over
$5,000. It had an idea that he was plan
ning to draw his money and vamoose.
Judge Bel! signed an order restraining
the banks from allowing withdrawal of
the funds.
Army Man Hero in Ship Accident
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an accident on an army transport crossing the Pacific by the
heroic act of an army lieutenant.
Lieutenant Acts as Human
Buffer for Young Woman in
Fall. Saving Her.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 15.—The
daring acrobatic performance of Lieu
tenant F. J. Williams, U. S. A., which
saved Miss Flora Bewick, of Atlanta,
from possibly fatal injury was the most
interesting topic of conversation on
board the army transport Thomas,
which docked here yesterday after a 40-
day journey from the Philippines.
Miss Bewick was the prettiest girl
aboard the ship. Lieutenant Williams
the most dashing young officer, and his
gallant act cemented a friendship the
progress of which will be watched with
interest by the army folks who were on
the transport.
While promenading the deck. Miss
Bewick was pitched forward by the
tossing of the ship. Lieutenant Wil
liams, seeing her danger, jumped head
first In front of her. He broke her fall
and undoubtedly saved her from se
rious injuries, but was painfully hurt
himself.
Miss Bewick is the daughter of Mrs.
E, T. Donnelly, wife of Captain Don
nelly, who was stationed at the head
quarters of the Department of the Gulf
for several years before bis transfer to
the Philippines two years ago. Mrs.
Donnelly and her eharming daughter,
Miss Bewick, are connected prominent
ly in Atlanta.
They are expected to arrive in At
lanta this week to be the guests of
Mrs. Donnelly’s sister, Miss L. M. Fit
ten, at 21 East Linden avenue.
DENMARK’S WIDOW
FIGHTS BEQUEST TO
GEORGIA UNIVERSITY
Claiming that there are other insti
tutions more worthy than the Univer
sity of Georgia, Mrs. Brantley S. Den
mark, of Savannah, Is fighting in the
courte to have set aside the will of her
husband, which leaves $150,000 to the
university.
When Mr. Denmark died in 1901 he
left his entire estate to his wife and son,
with the proviso that if his son died
without heir that the estate should
go to the university. The son died
five years ago without an heir. Re
cently Mrs. Denmark brought suit to
have the will annulled on the grounds
that more than one-third of the prop
erty was to be given to an educational
institution.
The suit is being tried in the Chat
ham copnty superior court and the
trustees of the university are fighting
it vigorously.
UNCLES OF SLAIN
BOYONTHEJURV
Relatives Will Probe Lynching
of Negro Who Killed
Cedron Land.
COLUMBUS, GA„ Aug. 15.—With
two uncles of Cedron Land members of
the grand jury, an investigation was
begun today of the lynching of T. Z.
Cotton, alias T. Z. McElhenny, late
Tuesday afternoon, when the negro
youth was taken from officers in the
Muscogee county court house, just after
he had been sentenced to three years
imprisonment for killing the Land boy.
Judge Price Gilbert delivered a strong
charge to the grand jury in superior
court today, denouncing the lynching
and ordering the jury to make a thor
ough investigation. Several witnesses
have been summoned before the in
quisitors.
There were eighteen men in the mob,
and it is claimed that a number of them
are known to the officials, but the in
vestigations of the grand Jury are kept
quiet and nothing will be given out un
til It is ready to make its findings
known to the court. The men who en
gaged In the lynching are not residents
of the city and those who know them
have refused to publicly divulge their
names up to the present time. The
lynchers were from the northern part
of the county, where the Land family is
prominent.
FLEMING STICKS TO
RACE FOR CONGRESS
IN TENTH DISTRICT
AUGUSTA, GA.. Aug. 15.—William
H. Fleming, who the people thought
had withdrawn from the congressional
race, has sanctioned his name remain
ing on the official ballot for the Tenth
district congressional race.
Tom Watson wired Chairman T, F.
Harrison of the sub-committee of the
Richmond county executive committee
that Fleming's name should not be
taken off the official ticket. Watson
claims he had no right to withdraw
after the time limit for entrance of
candidates had expired. The Tenth
district "will not submit to the dicta
tion of Dan Fogarty and his handful of
Roman bigots,” says Watson.
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Big Corporations Rallying to
Approve President’s Position,
He Asserts.
BRANDS SHERMAN LAW
A COMPLETE FAILURE
Declares Progressive Platform
I Offers Only Chance of Grap
pling With Interests.
OYSTER RAY. N. Y„ Aug. 15.—The
Sherman anti-trust law was today
branded a complete failure by Colonel
Roosevelt. He replied to an attack
made on his policy in regard to trusts
by ex-Senator George F. Edmunds, of
Vermont, by asserting that tlie Pro
gressive party platform offered a spe
cific method of handling the trust ques
tion.
The ex-president declared that Mr.
Edmunds' attitude was the same as
that of President Taft and of “every
great crooked corporation in Wall
Street and outside of Wall Street.”
The colonel's statement was as fol
lows :
“Senator Edmunds is in thorough ac
cord with Mr. Rockefeller and the
American Tobacco trust people. He
takes precisely their view. They are
even better contented with the method
of enforcement of the anti-trust law of
which he approves than he is himself.
I do not wonder that Senator Edmunds
and Mr. Rockefeller and the Tobacco
trust people feel that all that is neces
sary is to continue without change the
present anti-trust law and the present
method of its enforcement.
Results Represent
Nothing Satisfactory.
"To say that the results of the en
forcement of the anti-trust law against
the Standard Oil trust and the Tobacco
trust represent anything even moder
ately satisfactory in the direction of
solving the trust question is too pre
posterous to discuss.
"One of the most significant features
of the present situation is the way in
which all the big trusts, all the corpor
ation lawyers representing big trusts
and every public man who now repre
sents or has represented the cause ot
reaction and privilege in public life,
should rally to the defense of the pres
ent administration's method of enforc
ing the anti-trust law and admiringly
approve of the position held by Mr.
Taft, Mr. Edmunds, Mr. Rockefeller and
all other trust magnates and trust law.
yers, that no further legislation is
needed.
“Mr. Edmunds' proposal is in the in
terest of every great corrupt organiza
tion and against the interest of every
honest business man. He can not ba
ignorant of the fact that the enforce
ment of the anti-trust law by Messrs.
Taft and Wickersham against the
Standard Oil and Tobacco trusts has
resulted in an enormous rise in the
value of the stock held by Mr. Rocke
feller ami his allies and the tobacco
people, while the price of the commodi
ties to the consumer has slightly gone
up and the competing concerns are left
wholly at the mercy of,the two trusts.
Only Made Offenders
Richer and Stronger.
"Mr. Edmunds must know this; he
must know that while the supreme
court has unsparingly condemned the
Standard Oil and the Tobacco trust
people, yet the only result of the deci
sion has been to add to the already
swollen and ill-gotten gains of the of
fenders, and still further to deny jus
tice to the public. Mr. Edmunds, with
his eyes open, appears as the apologist
and defender of the men and practices
against whom and against which it was
originally supposed the anti-trust law
was aimed. Every crooked corporation
lawyer and every crooked head of »
corporation will follow Mr. Edmunds’
lead in this matter and naturally and
properly will oppose the attitude taken
by the Progressives, for our attitude —
and our attitude alone—offers the
chance of really grappling with and
solving the problem of really controll
ing the trusts in the interests of the
people as a whole and in interests
of the honest business man.
"The Progressive platform is explicit,
and my speech before the Progressive
convention was explicit. Every sincere
man who has studied the subject and
is honestly desirous of putting a stop
to the corrupt practices which, undet