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POLICE SCANDAL
CHOWS J 5 QUIZ
CONTINUES
Former Official. Mentioned in
Connection With Graft. Now
Threatens to Sue Waldo.
NEW YORK. Sept 18.—Before the
aldermanlc graft committee assembled
today to continue Its Investigation into
the police department. A. J. Johnson,
former public official and assistant
manager of Mayor Gaynor's campaign,
whose name has been dragged into the
scandal, threaten’d to sue Police Com
missioner Waldo for libel, and demand
ed that he be called as a witness before
the committee
Johnson's was one of the names
mentioned in an affidavit made by Po
lice Captain John T. Reith, of the Mac-
Dougal Street station, who swears that
he could have bought a captaincy four
years ago for $15,000.
Johnson also threatens to sue Reith.
It was this affidavit which Waldo
promised to produce before the com
mittee today, although at the time the
alleged offer was made to Reith, Theo
dore Bingham was commissioner of po
lice.
Johnson alleged the story is simply
"a backfire,” designed to discredit him
as a witness before the committee.
Going After the Facts.
An important point, in view of the
charges made against him which Em
ory R. Buckner, counsel for the com
mittee. said he would try to clear up
today, is where, when and why the af
fidavit was made by Reith Reith was
promoted from a lieutenancy in May,
1911. Members of the committee ex
pressed a determination to get all the
facts. If possible. Everybody mention
ed in connection with the affair was
subpenaed, it is said. Thus far Cap
tain Reith's affidavit is uncorroborated.
Reith states that he did not pay the
sum demanded of him, and was passed
for promotion, although he stood at the
top of the list of lieutenants passed by
the civil service commission. Accord
ing to Reith, it was Johnson who first
approached him with the offer, al
though the police officer got the impres
sion that Johnson represented others.
Long before the doors of the court
room were opened a large crowd had
gathered in the hope of getting a
glimpse of "Gyp the Blood” and "Lefty
Louie,” who had been summoned be
fore Justice Goff to answer the charge
of participation in the murder of Her
man Rosenthal. The two gunmen
pleaded not guilty and demanded an
immediate trial. Then the couple
were taken back to the Tombs. The
whole proceedings lasted only a few
moments.
Former Magistrate Wahle, counsel
for the accused gunmen, said he would
be able to produce evidence at the
proper time to prove an alibi for his
clients.
An Alibi For the Gunmen.
"Neither of these boys was near the
Metropole hotel at the time Rosenthal
was killed," said Mr. Wahle.
A telegram from Hot Springs, Ark.,
where District Attorney Whitman and
agents for Charles A. Becker, the ac
cused police official, are seeking evi
dence. said that the taking of deposi
tions was being hold np awaltfng the
arrival of counsel for Becker, who was
expected to arrive today. Lawyers for
Becker, Sam Schepps, the alleged "mur
der paymaster." and others who are
under arrest in connection with the
murder seemed satisfied with the trend
of events.
According to the Hot Springs ad
vices, a motive for the killing of Rosen
thal existed outside Becker’s rage
against the informer. Becker's lawyers
will introduce a deposition containing
an alleged statement from Schepps to
the effect that Tenderloin characters
■who existed by traffic in white slavery
were in a murderous rage against Ro
senthal because the latter won their
"cadets" away from them and success
fully competed against them.
Becker's lawyers will try to show
that the man whose murder had
brought about the scandalous exposures
was a white slaver as well as a gam
bler.
SOUTHERN RY. TO HELP
INDUSTRIES COMING HERE
The Southern railway has determined
to place an industrial agent here, who
will devote his entire time to the work
of getting locations for new industries
coming to Atlanta.
E H. Houseman, for many years
local ag< nt for the Southern here', and
Intimately acquainted with the traffic
and business situation in Atlanta, has
been named for this position, and im
mediately will enter upm its duties. Mr.
Houseman's appointment follows th<
annoum ement that the Southern had
transferred O. .1. Stephens, agent of the
land and industrial department, from
Macon to Atlanta.
Mr Houseman is succeeded as local
agent by W. D. Post, formerly of Knox
ville.
Be'nice Bradlev.
Atlanta friends burned today of the
death of Miss Bernice R adh\ daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs Frank Bradley, at
the home of.li-r parents, mar Com
merce, Ga. Miss Bradley is furvlwd
by three brothers and one sister be
•ldes her parents.
Alexander King.
Alexander King. 27 years old. for six
years an Invalid, died at a local sani
tarium today The i ndy was taken to
< .reonlwrg A- Bond's chapel to await tin
funeral arrangement*
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“Gyp the Blood” and “Lefty Louie” Held as Assassins
LAST OF GUNMEN ARE CAUGHT
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rested in Brooklyn.
PRICE if BE ON
TICKET BUT ONCE
Governor's Refusal to Commis
sion Successor to Connor
May Change Plans.
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There is great doubt among political
observers that Chairman William J.
Harris, of the state executive commit
tee, will carry out his announced inten
tion of having James D, Price's name
placed upon the tickets In the regular
October election, for luith the long and
the so-called short term in the office
of commissioner of agriculture, now
that Governor Brown has announced
his determination not*to commission
any one to succeed to Commissioner
Connor until after the legislature has
met and declared some one elected to
succeed him.
Chairman Harris is understood to
have determined upon entering Price
for both the long and the short term
simply as a safeguard against the pos
sible danger of there being legally a
vacancy in the office immediately fol
lowing the October election, and in or
der that a Democrat might be able to
qualify in that event. Chairman Har
ris looked upon Price as the logical
candidate In the clrcumstahces. He
had been advised that a candidate out
side the Democratic party in Georgia
was being groomed for the short term
in the commissionership, and that there
were lawyers who thought he might be
able to qualify if elected.
The governor’s attitude with respect
to the so-called short term Is so fixed
and definite, however, that it is thought
Chairman Harris will abandon his idea
of entering Price for the short term, as
the executive determination not to com
mission anybody other than Connor be
fore the meeting of the legislature in
June i i moves whatever danger there
might have been in the other situa
tion.
Without the governor's commission,
no one could qualify for the office, and
ttie governor could not be tnandamused.
in the event some one voted for in the
< Ictober election should undertake to
force his hand.
chairman Harris is in Maine, on his
vacation, and has not intimated per
sonally what his course will be, but the
impr< ssion of those close to him is that
Ihe will reverse his previous decision
and rest officially content that Price be
I placed on the state ticket as the Dem
-7 cr.iti<’ candidate for the full
C'bly in the qommissionershlp.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
Jack Norworth and Nora Bayes Fleeing “Jinx”
ACTRESS WIFE LAUDED
Noted Vaudeville Team in At
lanta En Route to New York.
Year’s Hard Luck.
The theories of the general public to
the contrary notwithstanding, Jack
Norworth, vaudevilllan of note, who,
with his wife, Miss Nora Bayes, starred
last season in “Little Miss Fixit,” is
authority for the statement that ac
tresses make the best wives.
And Norworth, who thus rises to re
mark, believes he has had good reason
to know.
“You have to be really up against it
to know how loyal a wife can be,” said
Norworth at the Georgian Terrace to
day', where he is stopping with his wife
and his mother and father following a
trip to Cuba.
“I’ve had a jinx following me for
more than a year," he continued. “Yes,
1 can make it even stronger than that;
ALABAMAN HELD ON
PEONAGE CHARGE
OF NEGRO DEBTOR
MONTGOMERY. ALA., Sept. 18.—
Sam Godfrey, of Barbour county, a well
known turpentine operator, was
brought to Montgomery last night by
Federal officers, charged with peonage.
He made the required bond of SI,OOO,
and was released from custody, re
turning to his home.
His preliminary hearing has been set
for September 23. Mr. Godfrey's ar
rest for peonage was made on com
plaint of G. C. Clark, a negro, who for
merly was employed by Mr. Godfrey at
the turpentine camp in Barbour county.
It is alleged that the negro was in
debt to his employer and ran away
from the camp; that Mr. Godfrey lo
cated him and forced him to return to
work against his will.
SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA.
Announcement.
The first call of the civil docket for
the hearing of arguments will begin on
Tuesday, November 5. and will embrace
seventeen circuits, beginning with the
Rome circuit ami ending with the Stone
Mountain circuit.
COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA.
(September 18. 1912.1
Judgments Affirmed.
Adams Express Company vs. Melli
champ; from city court of Atlanta—Judge
Reid. Robert C * Philip H. Alston.
; Mel 'Hind Black. Edgar A Neelv for
plaintiff in error Moore x- Pomeroy,
contra.
Wilson vs. Stae. from city court of
Leesburg Judge Long C H. BeaMev.
I>. J Ragan. for plaintiff in error Ware
U Martin, solicitor, contra
Clinton et al vs Garner. Clinton et al
vs. Waldr. p. from Paulding superior
court Judge Price Edwards. Griffith X
Matthews, for plaintiffs in error
Miller et al vs Phillips: from citv court
lof Tifton Judge R I\< R j.; I>ms
l more. It I' Smith, for plaintiffs tn orr.'r
. bulwood £ Skeen. J H Tipton. contra
I R.imo Bros et al vs Georgia Cotton
Itompany. from qty court of Ashburn
Judge Tipton Hnvg... Cutts. Z B .
I for plaintiffs in ,rt ■ .1 T mu. j w '
' I 'eniiard. I H Pate, contra
Southern Cement .Stone Company vs
Hirn from elti ci art of Brunswick-
Judgi Krauss Ernest I'art, for plaintift
I’ve had. downright hard luck. First,
we left ‘Little Miss Fixit' after the
row with Eva Tanguay. Then after
a few short weeks in vaudeville I was
taken sick and the doctors sent me to
Carlsbad. In all this my wife stuck.
She gave up her season and went with
me. Then she went with me to Cuba,
where I was forced to take my father
and mother following the sudden death
of my brother, and she gave up good
theatrical offers for that.
"When any one asserts that actresses
don't make good wives—that their pro
fession regulates their family relations
—he is not sure of his facts. I could
cite you instances stronger than mine,
but I know what I am talking about.”
Miss Bayes, who listened to her hus
band’s remarks, declared that actresses
were not different from other women.
Where the heart is, she said, there will
you find the woman also.
The Norworths leave Atlanta tonight
for New York, where they begin re
hearsals on Monday for Weber &
Fields’ new attraction at the New the
ater.
in error. Courtland Symmes, contra.
News Publishing Company vs. Lowe;
from city court of Brunswick—Judge
Krauss. Bolling Whitfield, Ernest Dart,
Courtland Symmes. for plaintiff in er
ror. Francis H. Harris, contra.
Maj' vs. McCarty, trustee; from city
court of Sandersville—Judge Jordan. J.
E. Hyman, for plaintiff in error. Evans
& Evans, contra.
Hagan Supply Company vs Morris &
Co.: from city court of Reidsville-Judge
Collins. P. M. Anderson, Hines & Jor
dan, for plaintiff in error. N. A. Smith,
Jr.. H. H. Elders, contra.
Goetchlus vs. White; from city court of
Floyd county—Judge Reece. Lipscomb,
Willingham & Wright. Nathan Harris,
for plaintiff in error. Eubanks & Me
bane. contra.
Atkinson, receiver, vs. Mercer; from
city court of Fitzgerald—Judge Wall. El
kins & Wall, Bolling Whitfield, for plain
tiff in error. F. G. Boatright, contra.
McKinney vs. Taylor; from Whitfield
superior court —Judge Fite. Maddox, Mc-
Camy and Shumate, for plaintiff in error.
W. E. Mann, M. C. Tarver, contra.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com
pany vs. Tharpe; from city court of Moul
trie -Judge McKenzie. J. H. Merrill, for
plaintiff m error. W. W. Dykes, Shipp
& Kline, contra.
Judgments Reevrsed.
Maclntyre vs. Massey; from city court
of Thomasville—Judge W. H. Hammond.
TV. C. Snodgrass, for plaintiff in error.
Fondren Mitchell, contra.
Central of Georgia Railway Company vs.
O'Neal: from Pike superior court —Judge
R. T. Daniel. Hall ,g- Cleveland. Redding
,<■; Lester, for plaintiff in error. James M.
Smith, contra
Dismissed.
Willingham vs Cedartown Supply Com
pany; from city court of Folk county—
Judge Irwin. TV. K. Fielder, for plaintiff
in error. W. W. Mundy, contra. ,
Hunt vs. Mayor and Council of Macon;
from Bibb superior court—Judge Harris.
C. A. Glawson for plaintiff in error. A.
TV. Land. R. TV. Barnes, contra.
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CITY IN POSITION
ID HIT DEFIANT
MALMS
All Locker Organizations Seek
ing License To Be Probed by
Police Authorities.
All locker clubs in the city will un
dergo a rigid investigation by the po
lice department prior to the granting
of city licenses in October, with a view
to weeding out the “undesirables.” It
is generally understood several of the
clubs will be forced to close through
the refusal of the police committee of
council to give them a license.
The new city law providing a license
of SSOO per year for locker clubs, goes
into effect at that time, and the various
clubs will have to “pass in review” be
fore the police committee. It will be
within the power of the committee to
refuse a license to any club not wanted.
Several of the clubs, it will be remem
bered. have openly defied the city by
operating without a permit from the
city council and enjoining the city in
the courts from interfering with them,
and these clubs, it is gently hinted, will
have "a hard row to hoe” in obtaining
a license.
“It's the city’s move now,” is the way
the authorities express it.
To Act on Probers’ Advices.
Clubs with a police court record also
will probably find "rough traveling” be
fore the committee.
The committee, it is understood, will
act mainly on the result of the official
investigation, as reported to it by the
police department.
Police and detectives are keeping an
eagle eye on all of the clubs, and say
they must "toe the mark.”
Police Chief Beavers says he has
heard considerable complaint of late
concerning the operations of certain of
the clubs, and declares that all viola
tions of law will be vigorously’ prose
cuted.
That the authorities have the clubs
under close surveillance was demon
strated yesterday afternoon when F. O.
Sappington, manager of the Moose club,
was haled to police court to answer to
two charges—selling liquor to persons
not members of the club, and keeping
the club open on Sunday.
Moose Pays SSOO Fine.
Detectives Cowan, Ozburn, Coker
and Hamby Invaded the Moose club
last Sunday a week ago and told the
court they found It open, in full swing,
and doing a “land office” business. Fully
100 persons were there, the officers said,
and several bartenders, attired in the
characteristic white aprons and jackets,
as well as several waiters, were kept
busy supplying "thirst slayers.” They
said they also met men on the stairs
going out with liquor in their pockets.
In the other case Detectives Shaw
and Vickery presented W. B. Crisp and
Ben Peyton, young men, both of whom
testified that they bought liquor in the
club. Both denied they are members
of the club, but said they entered the
place with a member.
Councilman C. H. Smith, acting re
corder, imposed a fine of $500.75 in this
case, and bound Sappington over in the
other case ion the charge of running a
tippling house on Sunday. Sappington
bowever, later agreed to pay the SSOO
fine and not appeal the case on condi
tion the Sunday case was dismissed.
This was done.
Sappington then walked down to the
station sergeant’s office and signed a
check for $500.75.
FINEST CHURCH IN
SOUTHWEST WILL BE
OPENED BY GIBBONS
WICHITA, KANS., September 18. —
Cardinal Gibbons arrived In Wichita at
2:30 o’clock this afternoon, accompa
nied by Bishop Hennessy, of Wichita,
who went to St. Louis to meet the car
dinal. Tomorrow morning the dedica
tory services for the new St. Marys
cathedral, erected at a cost of $230,000,
will begin.
A reception for Cardinal Gibbons will
be held tonight at the home of Bishop
Hennessy, and, at the request of the
cardinal, no low-necked or short
sleeved dresses will be worn. Tomor
row morning at 9 o’clock the cardinal
will dedicate the cathedral, which is
the finest in the Southwest.
A church party, headed by uniformed
ranks of the Knights of Columbus, is'
to be the principal feature of tomor
row’s program. Cardinal Gibbons wili
to review the parade. Bishop J. H
Tihen, of Lincoln. Nebr., will celebrate
vespers and at night Archbishop John
Ireland, of St. Paul, will deliver a lec
ture.
WASHINGTON MATRON’ DIES.
WASHINGTON. GA.. Sept. IS.—Mrs
Charles R Smith, aged 39, died this
morning following an Illness of several
months. She is survived by her hus
band and one child, Mrs. Carl Zirbes,
of Athens; two brothers and one sis-’
ter. J. H. Battle, of Warrenton; B. L.
Battle and Mrs. Minnie Battle Allen,
of Sharon. Funeral will take place on
Thursday.
AGENTS CALLED IN
MILEAGE HEARING
Commission Makes Extensive
Plans for Final Investigation
of Drummers' Claims.
The Georgia railroad commission is
preparing to enter exhaustively into
the mileage’ “pulling” question, set for
a final hearing on October 10.
Both the railroads and the traveling
men realize that the commission is de
termined to get right down to brass
tacks in this hearing, and they, as well
as the commission, are preparing them
selves accordingly. •
The commission has summoned nu
merous witnesses already, and today
subpenas for the following station
agents were sent out: F. H. Barker,
A.. B. and A. agent at Talbotton; J. M.
Wooten, Unadilla, G. S. and F.; E. L.
Porter, Blackshear, and E. L. House,
Sylvester, A. C. L.; J. N. Moses. Rich
land, and C. H. Barnes, Comer, S. A. L.;
R. L. Fields, Bremen, and T. L. Roches
ter, Norcross, Southern, and E. M.
Southerland and W. H. Colgate, Ten
nille. C. of Ga.
Concerning the witnesses summoned
today and previously, the commission
gave out a statement this afternoon, as
follows:
Conductors To Be Quizzed.
The commission selected names
of conductors of the highest profes
sional and personal character, with
experience, and running on day lo
cal trains, on five prominent Geor
gia systems. Information as to the
standing and character of these
men was obtained from outside per
sonal sources and not from any
railroad officials, not one having
■been consulted, nor knew the com
mission intended to subpena con
ductors at all.
It has been contended that con
ductors do not have time to pull
mileage; that it would interfere
with their train duties and cause
delayed schedules, etc.; that many
passengers would try to work short
mileage on them; would check bag
gage one route and travel another,
or a man holding mileage and no
baggage would check excess bag
gage for others, etc. The commis
sion wants first-hand knowledge
from these men. and straight infor
mation as to abuses practiced or at
tempted to be practiced on them.
The commission has selected on
e’ach of the larger systems in the
state, without outside suggestion or
'assistance, two stations —one strict
ly local and the other at a junc
tion point—and subpenaed agents
at these points. The station points
selected are typical of the fair
sized average Georgia town worked
by drummers.
All State Witnesses.
It has been contended that sta
tion agents have too many duties
and too little help, and between
selling tickets, handling baggage,
express and freight, railroad and
commercial telegrams, etc., have not
time to exchange mileage promptly,
thus delaying passetigers.
The commission wishes to get
first-hand knowledge from these
agents, as to their duties, how long
it takes them to write out and is
sue mileage exchange tickets; how’
long before train time the average
passenger calls for a ticket and to
have his baggage checked, etc.;
what time they have to exchange
mileage, etc.
These conductors and agents are
all state witnesses, and will first
be examined by the commission,
and then turned over for cross ex
amination to the Travelers Protec
tive association and the railroad
lawyers.
AT T H~E B 0 N~I TA
LEON NORTON,
An old Atlanta boy with the Carter
Musical Comedy Company at the Boni
ta this week.
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You are invited to the
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Sept. 18, 1912. Brilliant 1
music and interesting exer
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GIDLILLEGALLY IN
ASYLUM, HE ®
Lawyer, in Lunacy Trial of Alice
Palmer, Declares Sister Was
Wrongly Committee!.
During the lunacy trial of Mu s jii
Palmer, in the court of ordinn ■- t "
Attorney Eugene''Black chai<.
similar proceedings brought at 7
sister. Annie Palmer, last ■ ,
suited in thb latter woman b.
gaily committed to an insane' as\
Cincinnati. ’ at i
She was tried in a court at whi-h
she was not present, hence
mitment to the asylum was ouf7
law,” said Mr. Black.
The present case against M , v ....
Palmer was brought by her br. •
law. D. Dillon Akers, a
man, of 12 Druid circle, with wl • u
lived.
Miss Palmer is said to be v rth an
proximately $15,000, and her relative
are seeking to place her in the h lt ” ’ j
a guardian, declaring she Is nientallv
unable to conduct her own bu Jn. r
fairs. '' ''
Miss Annie Palmer, a sister-- a
owner of valuable real estate anu •
property in Georgia, was pL,, .' .' r
Cincinnati asylum last year 7.", '
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Akers, and others. IJlllor ‘
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TONIGHT AT 8 O'CLOCK
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