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TjHE WEATHER Showers today and tomorrow. Temperatures: 8 a. ip., 76 degrees: 10 am „ 78 degrees: 12 noon, 81 de grees: 2 p. m., 83 degrees. VOL. XI. NO. 35. MO SIHS IMHW mm 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 ’ Bl z/z mt in jflr 1 f 99 W IL F Jf 91991 ■ HFW.' 'MB| » \\ \f t vA 1 \\ \ DR R. S. MacARTHUR. 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.