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THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Friday. Tempera tures; 8 a. m., 78: 10 a. m., 83; 12 noon, 87: 2 p. m., 88 degrees. VOL. XI. NO. 10. JURORS Fill TOimCTIII 80SEIIH11 Sill® 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 Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Result* GIRL HIES 11 VAINTOSWE DROWNING nnii 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 t 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. t SON OF POLICE CHIEF ACCUSED OF KILLING t —» . ii *— c 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 24 L 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 SAVES AN ATLANTA GIRL \\ dmk ■/ k-/ ' \\ VY /[J t W\\ Z / / / xAA* ,♦ \ \ v "Mb xW ' / /fer st- - \\ \ y' lp ' V \ \ J I I( \\ mSS 1 \ \ \ \ /z 1 \\ V / Miss Flora Bewick, of Atlanta, who was saved from iiijurv in 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. homT EDITION 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE P *^ R N E ° GrlflUKSfiNO umim DNTRUSTS, 585 U 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