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VOL. XI. NO. 35.
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Father Called to Door of Home
in Fannin County Late at
Night and Shot.
ASSASSIN'S GUN CRUSHES
CHILD IN ARMS OF MOTHER
Wife Attacked When She Goes
to Aid of Her Husband—Vic
tim of Moonshiners.
F,1.l BRIDGE. GA., Sept. 12.—Molt
Hughes, a citizen of Rock Creek dis
trict. Fannin county, was brutally
murdered in the presence of his wife
Wednesday night, and their little child,
wlrch Mrs. Hughes held in her arms, so
Inju ed that it is not expected to live.
\n attempt was made to kill Hughes
ft-nm ambush Sunday night a week ago,
but only a part of a load of shot struck
him tn the hip. doing no serious injury.
Wednesday night at 11 o’clock he
, vas u-oused. called to his door and
shot, the ball entering his neck under
the chin. He fell outside the door and
was attempting to crawl back into the
bouse when the three men dragged him
back into the yard and ehot him twice
| more.
M s. Hughes was attempting to help
him hack Into the house after the first
shot when one of the crowd struck at
her with a gun and hit the child on the
head, crushing in its skull in such a
manner that it is not expected to live.
Mrs. Hughes claims to have recog
nized some of the men. but is afraid to
'alk, as they threatened her with death
if she ever told anything.
Revenue officers have recently cut
down several stills and made several
■■crests in that section. That Hughes
is supposed to have given them infor
mation is the only motive assigned for
the killing.
She iff Jenkins, of Fannin county,
with a large posse, is on the scene,
endeavoring to capture the murderers.
E. E. BAWSEiTnAMED
TO ROBERTS’ PLACE
AS TELEPHONE CHIEF
li E Bawsel, special agent to the
Reneral commercial superintendent of
th< Southern Bell Telephone Company,
" i- today appointed superintendent of
the Georgia division, to succeed W. B.
R"berts, who died a few days ago. Mr.
Tic.•'-el's appointment was announced
the company this afternoon.
■Mr. Bawsel has been connected with
tur company for 34 years, entering as
operator in Washington in 1878. He
"as rapidly promoted, and for a time
was manager of the Savannah ex
< i inge. From 1901 until 1911 he was
'•uperintendent of the Southern division
of the American Telephone Company,
■ : ’ headquarters in Atlanta. In April
"f last year he became special agent to
the general commercial superintendent,
winch position he held until his pro
motion today. He has been acting su-
I■: iinendent throughout the illness of
■l’ Roberts and is thoroughly familiar
with his duties. Mr. Bawsel has made
Us home in Atlanta for many years.
THIEF IN FASHIONABLE
DISTRICT OF AUGUSTA
TAKES ONLY MONEY
'ItIUSTA, GA., Sept. 13. —An epi-
I ,* "*’• of robberies prevails in Greene
' '. one of the most fashionable res-
II tie,’ streets in the city. A thief en
-11- residences, by windows most often.
takes only money. He leaves jew
*■ and silverware.
onong the homes robbed within the
I ' few days were those of Dr. Charles
< tane. Mrs. C. W. Hickman. Major
H. Crane and A. F. Cromee.
> ll one instance the thief took all ,the
1 'bey from a man’s trousers pockets
d nd p.f, hjg watch
risk firms must use
N. Y. STANDARD POLICY
’ nptroller General Wright today
out a letter to all tire insurance
' 'Parties in Georgia notifying them
■•' " he has prescribed the form of pol
, known as the New York standard
1 ompanies doing business in this
. 'Hie new law, the comptroller
luired to bring all fire insurance
'■" in Georgia to a uniform and
I' H-nt form Thi < ompanh .- are
"' " days in w hich to comply with
' "mptrollet s older.
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results.
TA T”* TIT A TY T"' I This old man
D L W A K f will get you
V A * A-X X-s ♦ if you don<t
Today Is Friday p) 'out
the Thirteenth
Here s that hoodoo day again. ’Il V"
It s Friday, the Thirteenth. An '' '
unlucky day to start anything
yon can't finish.
Hie best way to beat ii is to stet a rah
hit s foot, collect nine four-leaved clovers ' afrS
to be worn next the heart, put your shirt
on inside out. and then lock lhe door anti
stay in bed all day. And even then the KkWSAAXwxTTv
plastering might fall on you. F
Friday falls on the Thirteenth regularly
every now and then. It was made famous
by lorn Lawson, and has ranked as a first- Nvavmljaw
class jinx ever since. Children horn on
that day are liable to whooping cough, unAAvAnKvXu
measles, tumbles down stairs, and that KamaulhlmJ
hungry feeling seven times a day. Adults omWgj jY
born on this date previous to 1823 find if 11 11
difficult to play tenuis more than two hours
at a time.
Women whose birthday occurred on this
combination of day and date are fond of fail
hats, new tailored suits and automobiles. It is considered a
had da\ on which to bet a short flush against a king full, and a
wager on the Atlanta team put down on this date is classed as
an extra hazardous rjfk.
WomenJn Men's Garb,
Tar and Feather Girl;
Drive Her From Town
Victim Is Lured to a Lonely
Spot, Stripped and Given a
Molten Coat.
NORWALK OHIO. Sept. 13.—The
authorities at Clarksville are search
ing for eight married women who, dis
guised in men’s clothing, tarred and
feathered Miss Minnie Lavally, a pret
ty 22-year-old girl, near the town last
night and then warned her to leave or
suffer itorse consequences. Arrests
were threatened by the police if they
could learn the identity of the eigltt
women.
An attempt was made to find the La
vally girl that she might appeal against
the women, but the police could not get
any trace of her.
A scandal, involving a number of
families, is threatened as a result of
the affair. The women dressed them
selves in their husbands' clothing, then
lured the girl to a lonely spot about a
mile from the town The victim was
stripped and molten tar was poured
over her body. She was then warned
to leave and "never show her face in
Clarksville again."
JAPANESE JAILS OPEN
AT EMPEROR'S ORDER
IN MIKADO’S MEMORY
TOKIO, Sept. 13.—Announcement was
made last night at the imperial palace
that Emperor Yoshihito had granted
amnesty to prisoners in all the jails
and had donated $500,000 to charity in
recognition of the memory of his fa
ther. Emperor Mutsuhito.
The greatest military display eve:'
seen In the streets of Tokio marked to
night the conclusion of today’s final
ceremonies for Emperor Mutsuhito.
More than 75.000 infantrymen, caval
rymen and sailors either took an active
part in the ceremonials or patrolled the
streets to open up traffic and prevent
congestion of the hundreds of thou
sands of persons who thronged all
thoroughfares of the city.
Foreign government representatives,
used to imposing, warlike displays in
the capital cities of empires, were as
tounded at the spectacle. Not only
were they surprised at the large num
bers of warriors, but at the strict mar
tial bearing and the exemplary disci
pline maintained.
ARMUCHEE YOUTHS
CONFESS LOOTING
MANY FARM BARNS
ROME. GA., Sept. 13. Accused of
ransacking a number of farms and get
ting several hundred dollars worth of
harness, farm tools and implements,
Quitman Miller and C. T. Miller, young
men prominent in Armuchee, pleaded
guilty before Judge Reese.
The robberies < xtended over a period
of six months Neatly every morning
some fainter would awake to find that
his bain had been entered the night
before. Officets ferreted out the case
and arrested the Millers. They were
indicted by the grand juty. Twenty
true bill- were brought against each.
They were fined $25 in five counts each,
and fifteen true bills were quashed.
FATHER OF DOOMED
SLAYER OUT ON BOND
MONTGOMERY. AI.A . Sept 13.
Sidney father of Walter Jone.-,
who is under d<ath sentence foi the
murder of Sloan Rowan, u Benton mar
chant. was releys»d from jail ioda> up
on furnishing a bond of SIO,OOO. Sid
nev Jones and J II Holder are ac
cused of complicity in tin mutticr, F'd
dci ha' failed *u fat to mak* bond.
ATLANTA, GA.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 13. 1912.
In Picking Wife, Look
At Her Teeth; They're
Sure Character Keys
Dental Expert Says Girls With
Tink-Tinted Molars Make
Best Matrons.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 13.—"Giris
with pink-tinted teeth have a ioving
disposition and will make good wives,”
declared Dr. Jacob S. Wells, a dentist
of Fargo, N. Dak., who is here attend
ing the national dentists convention.
"Young men would do well if they
would have their sweethearts' teeth
examined before marrying them. Tltose
girls who have dull, chalky teeth are
not prone to love and. will not, as a
general rule, make good wives.
"Girls of wifely inclinations have the
pink tint just below the gums. It can
be readily seen if one will look closely.
The color is in the enamel and is not,
as some dentists state, an overhanging
of the gums.
It would seem that the best course
for a young man to pursue when he
has doubts about the sincerity of his
sweetheart is to have a dentist examine
her teeth. I know one young man who
did this and he found that his sweet
heat t had chalky teeth and she loved
him for his money.
"These are scientific facts No one
doubts tltat the disposition of a person
can be determined by the formation of
their teeth. It is as sure a means of
detetmining a person’s disposition as is
phi enology. Jf you see a person with
square, while, cleat teeth, the chances
are he or she will have a sttong char
acter and will come to distinction m
the world."
DIVORCED AND REWED,
HE PLEADS GUILTY TO
BIGAMY; NAME? SIMP!
MONTGOMERY, ALA. Sept. 13.
Simp Pike, a white man convicted and
sentenced in Cleburne county last
spring to serve two yeai's for bigamy,
owes his freedom to his zealous law
yer. who has unearthed the fact that
Pike got a divorce from his first wife in
Texas several years ago.
Pike, it is said, was so ignorant at
nis trial that he pleaded guilty to the
charge. It has since been established
beyond doubt that the bonds of matri
mony with the first wife were dis
solved legally in Toxas, and that Pike
had a perfect right to marry again.
Governor O'Neal immediately paroled
Pike.
CHARLESTON’S “LACK
OF HOSPITALITY” IS
RAPPED BY BLEASE
CHARLESTON, S. ('.. Sept. 13.
Governor Blease, before leaving
Charleston yesterday, took occasion to
say that the Chamber of Commerce
had ."laid down" on entertaining the
National Council of Red Men and also
he hoped the city of Charleston would
show more welcome and hospitality
the next time the Red Men visited here.
These remarks were made at the Elks'
entertainment.
Mayor Grace today explained how he
had been asked by a local committee
of Red Men to welcome the visitors of
ficially. and later, because of the un
friendly relations between himself and
the governor, the invitation bad been |
withdrawn, and so he had not been
active officially in welcoming th’e visi
tors.
Mani of the Red Men wanted to
come back to charleston next year.
PAINLESS SHAVES.
HOME. GA.. Sept. 13 - Shaving >
without pain or whiskers refunded.''
is n Ign that a local barber dtop has
hung up in the window, and In large
lettciz, tun The proprietm says he
means business and Isn't joking in the
least.
HEBELSAWED
Bt mi
FLEE FROM
eORDEfI
Advance on Agua Prieta. Fac
ing Douglas. Arizona, and
Then Retreat.
UNITED STATES’ WARNING I
IS RESENTED. BUT HEEDED
Fears Now Felt for Safety of
Americans at El Tigre. At
j tacked Today.
DOUGLAS, RIZ.. Sept. 13.—After a
skirmish before daylight and a threat
ened attack on Agua Prieta. General
Antonio Rojas' rebels fell back today,
aired by the American cavalry patrol
ling the border here. The two cannon
wheeled forward with evident intent of
shelling the little Mexican border town
were hauled back, the rebels struck
camp and trailed, away into the foot
hills to the south. At noon only the dy
ing embers of their camp tire and a
cloud of dust to the south indicated
that they had been near the town.
Danger of an immediate attack on
Agua Prieta is believed to be over, but
fears for Americans in the mining
towns near the border have been in
creased. It is known that General Sal
azar. with two hundred rebels, today
attacked El Tigre, a mining camp. This
news was brought by a courier who
escaped the rebel lines and rode to the
■ border.
i General Rojas, according to scouts
i who have been trailing him since the
: retreat was begun, believe he plans an
attack on Cananea or Nacczari.
A courier was dispatched late last
night warning the rebels against firing
across the boundary.
Rebel Leader
Insolent in Reply.
It was not until this morning that an
answer was received. Couched in in
solent terms, evidently intended to
sting the Americans into armed pro
test, Rojas declared that if the Ameri
can government chose to aid the fed
eral troops they must take the conse
quences.
The rebels with a far superior force,
moved up during the night closer to
the little Alexican border town. Their
main army was to the southward of
Agua Prieta, the position having been
shifted slightly so that their fire is
trained directly on Douglas.
The garrison of Agua Prieta. having
heeded the warning of the American
troopers guarding the border, shifted
their two machine guns to the east edge
of the village, and made preparations to
defend against an attack from the. east.
American troopers were sent out
earlier than usual today for border pa
trol.
U. S. Permitted To Send
Troops After Rebels.
It is understood that the state de
partment at Washington has requested
and received permission from the Mex
ican government to send small detach
ments across the frontier to punish any
rebels who fire into American territory
and to prevent a repetition of the of
fense.
President Madero has the power to
grant such permission and it is said
here this would be regarded in no sense
as intervention in Mexican Internal af
fairs.
SANTO DOMINGO IS IN
REVOLT; 2 GUNBOATS
TO GUARD AMERICANS
WASHINGTON. Sept. 13.—News that
a revolution long smouldering in Santo
Domingo has broken out in full force
caused the state department today to
request Acting Secretary of the Navy
Andrews to send a United States gun
boat to the Dominican coast to protect
American interests there. Admiral An
drews accordingly ordered the gunboat
•Wheeling from Guantanamo to pro
ceed with the Petrel, now stationed
along the northern coast of Cuba t>
Santo Domingo.
Both vessels have orders to patrol
the coast and to afford such assistance
as is necessary to foreigners in the
(Central American republic. Bluejack
ets and marines are to be landed If the
occasion demands.
JOS. CHAMBERLAIN IS NEAR
DEATH: PARALYSIS SETS IN
fitONfiON. Sept. 13. F t tends of Joseph
Chamberlain, th< English sta teaman. who I
is 111. today professed great alarm over
his condition, when it became known
that almost complete paralysis had set
in. No attempt was made to hide the
fact that death would not be unexpected
Mr Chamberlain's advanced age is
against lecoverj. He Is 76 years old.
Great Reception Planned For Dr. MacArthur
HOKE SMITH TO PRESIDE
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Leading Citizens of Atlanta to
Welcome Returning Baptist
Tabernacle Pastor.
Senator Hoke Smith will preside at a
big reception tonight to mark the re
turn of Dr. Robert Stuart MacArthur,
pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle.
The famous minister returns today
from a “vacation” in the North to take
up the permanent pastorate of the Tab
ernacle, settling a row which threat
ened to split the big church some
months ago. One of the biggest dem
onstrations ever given a divine in this
city is planned to mark his home
coming.
Governor Brown, it was said at lhe
same time, would be among the nota
bles on the platform, but he is out of
town.
Governor-elect John M. Slaton is also
announced as one of those to be on the
platform and will probably attend If
he can get away in time from the
Credit Men whom he is scheduled to
address.
Dr. MacArthur will be welcomed with
a deluge of oratory from both men and
women. Twenty-four speakers, repre
senting both the church and state,
have been chosen to extend to Dr. Mac-
Arthur genuine heartfelt greetings and
to tell him that the people of the whole
city of Atlanta are glad that he is back
again In their midst to resume his la
bors of love and Christianity.
This lengthy program, however, does
not mean that the "welcome exercises
will be unusually long, as the speak
ers will all be limited to two or three
minutes. Following the addresses of
welcome. Dr. MacArthur will respond.
United States Senator Hoke Smith
will preside as master of ceremonies.
The other speakers are Governor-elect
John M. Slaton. Judge John S. Candler.
J. R. Smith. John Alexander, W. S.
Witham. Robert A. Broyles. Dr. John
W. Daniel, Dr. John -F. Purser, Dr. John
E White, Dr. C. A. Ridley, Dr. S. R.
Belk. Dr. C. B. Wilmer, Dr. A. T.
Spalding. Rev. E. H. Peacock. Dr. J. W.
Millard. Dr. A. ft. Holderby, C. W.
Hatcher. Dr. William T. Jones, Mrs.
George T. Peacock. Miss J. <". Presley,
Miss Martha Harris and Mis. Calla
han.
The addresses will be interspersed
with special music by the Tabernacle
choir, under direction of Professor A.
C. Boatman.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments is planning to make the occa
sion one of the greatest of its kind ever
known in the South.
WALDO TAKES STAND
FOR SEVERE GRILLING
NEW YORK. Sept. 13 With the rep
resentative of the district attorney to rec
ord every bit of testimony brought out,
Rhinelander Waldo took (he stand be
fore tl>e graft investigating committee
this afternoon
The committee, angry at their inabil
ity to gain ani Information front May
or Gaynor at his appearance a few days
ago. expected to give Waldo, who ts Gay
nor is appointee, a severe grilling
’FINDS DOG ■:
3 WOMEN BITTEN
Child at Fort Also a Victim and
Post Residents Are Badly
Frightened.
Three women, a sergeant’s little child
; and one man living near Fort McPher
. son were thrown into consternation to
day by the report of Major David Ba
, ket. post surgeon, that a isog which
recently bit them had a clearly devel
• oped case of rabies
Mrs. Dave Floyd, Miss Daisy San
, dets of Macon, Lettie Russ and Dave
. Floyd and the little child of Sergeant
' Ruff, of the Seventeenth regiment, were
, the persons bitten by the dog.
, Major Baker, after examining the
dog’s head, advised that all of them
i apply at once to the state for the Pas-
I teur treatment.
The dog bit several other dogs before
, It was finally killed and as these dogs
are now at large and not all of them
I known, the section around the fort is in
. terror.
The dog which Major Baker exam
ined Is supposed to have been bitten by
the little mascot of the regiment which
, several weeks ago bit ten soldiers at
. the fort.
STUDENT IS KILLED
IN A HAZING STUNT
AT NORTH CAROLINA
RALEIGH, N C., Sept. 13.—William
Rand, a freshman at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was
killed today by falling from a barrel on
which he was being made to dance for
the sport of a group of sophomores.
When he fell he struck a broken
pitcher which was on the ground and
cut his throat. He bled to death before
medical assistance could be given him.
The accident occurred about 1 o'clock
this morning.
Rand was from Smithfield. N. c The
new term at the university had just
begun. The atastrophe was a tragic
jest of fate at the fun a number of
sophomores have been having hazing
the freshmen sifiee school opened.
The coroner this morning summoned
a jury and began an inquest into the
tragedy.
Il was declared at the university that
aßnd’s death would mean the end of
hazing for all time. All Chapel Hill
was shocked and deeply grieved.
DR STARNES BANKRUPT.
Dr W A Starnes, of 303 Grant street,
filed today In the Federal court a peti
tion asking to be declared a bankiupt.
Ho gives Ins liabilities as $4,063.48 and
ills assets as $3,294. of the assets $2,000
Is in a life Insurance policy and the
i remainder is notes and personal est, , ts,
on the latter of which be claims a
homestead exemption.
riOML
EDITION
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE p^ R ; c
ARKWRIGHT
REFUSES TO
MAKE ElElfll
LIGHTBID
Rate War in Macon Nothing
Less Than Cutthroat Game,
He Declares.
CALLS PRESENT RATES
LOW AND REASONABLE
Chambers Favors Accepting
Submitted Offer if There Is
No Sign of Competition.
Preston Arkwright, president of the
Georgia Railway and Power Company
declared today that the low bid sub
mitted tn Macon for street lighting wa*
due to a "cut throat." war between two
electric companies. He said he would
not submit any new hid for Atlanta's
street lighting
Holding up the bld of the Georgia
Railway ami Power t'ompanv for At
lanta s new contract for street lighting,
which has been approved bv th- el»c
trle lights committee of council, Citv
Electrlcian Turner declared todav that
council should not accept the contract
He said that Atlanta should have as
low rates as Macon, and that he would
endeavor to get council to ask for new
bids at its next meeting.
He said he would go to Macon to
inVt ‘ sli^le conditions and
Chambers Would
Favor Competition.
Councilman Aldine chambers one of
the leaders in the old fight for reduced
rates which resulted In important con
cessions by the electric company, said
that an afternoon paper had misquoted
him in saying that he favored asking
for new bids for the street lights. He
said tltat if the Central Georgia Power
Company, the company which has
submitted the low hid in Macon, or
any other company signified any desire
to compete with the Georgia Railway
and Power Company, he favored ask
ing for new bids. Otherwise, he said
he favored accepting the present bid of
the Georgia Railway and Power Com
pany.
City Electrician Turner said that if
no other company would bid. he was in
favor of continuing under the old con
tract, much higher than the new terms,
until an electric power plant could be
built by the city in conjunction wdth
the new crematory.
Found 1912 Bids
Low and Reasonable.
Here Is Mr. Arkwrights statement:
In March. 1912, the city of At
lanta advertised for bids for fur
nishing street lights. Pursuant to
this advertisement Georgia Railway
and Power Company submitted a
sealed bid April 3. 1912, at the fol
lowing prices:
7 1-2 Ampere 480-watt arc lamps,
$55 per annum.
100-watt 80-c. p. Tungsten lamps,
$22 per annum. ’ '■>
White Way posts, containing five
100-watt 80-c. p. Tungsten lamps
each, at the rate of S3O per White
Way [tost per annum.
At* the request of the city coun
cil, additional blds were made on
June 10 and June 13 for other forms
of electric lights. The question of
prices for street lighting was thor
oughly investigated by the city
council and its committee, and In
June the bids were considered by
the committee on"’’eleetric lights.
This committee asked for some
modifications in the interest of the
city, which were granted by the
company, and the proposition of
the company as modified on re
quest of the committee was unani
mously accented bi the committee.
After Investigating the prices
charged in various other cities of
the United States, the city officials
and the members of the committee
generally conceded that the prices
offered by this company were rea
sonable and low.
In the city of Macon there is a
cut-throat rate war between two
companies. Each company Is try
ing to run the other out of the
field, or to force the stronger com
pany to buy out the weaker one.
As is always the ease In situations
of this kind, the prices for electric
lights during the temporary period
of the fight between the two com
panies are made without regard to
cost.
The prices quoted for Macon are
less than the actual operating cost
of furnishing service. These prices
ate made for the avowed purpose
of tunning the other company out
of business, it is exactly the same
practice as is ascribed to the
Standard Oil Company. For illus
tration. when an independent com
pany entered the field the Stand
ard would etn their own prices so
low that the independent company
couldn't meet them until the inde
pendent company had been forced
into bankruptcy, then the price of
oil would go up not only to what it
was before, but sufficiently higher
to covet the expense of the fight.
So it is In Macon; the prices quot
<il as only temjtorary, and when
the fight is over they will be high
et than they would have been If
there had been no fight at all.