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2 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* The Atlanta Georgian—Premium Coupon TV . coupon wit I n reptnd at our Premium Parlor, 20 East Alabama at., I | »• part al payment fee any of the beautiful premium good* dieplayed there. I See Premiun Parlor Announcement on Another “Gyp the Blood” and “Lefty Louie” Held as Assassins LAST OF GUNMEN ARE CAUGHT .T/ JK, Jr c J & ML'*****- / JUFJ " ° z - ’ > mk ■ r*? >\\ Y WWhi- ■ w . s ’ I' p fty Louis Rosenweig on left, and “Gyp the Blood,’’ Harry Horowitz, missing gun men ■wanted tor the assassination of Herman Rosenthal, New York gambler, who have just been ar rested in Brooklyn. PRICE if BE ON TICKET BUT ONCE Governor's Refusal to Commis sion Successor to Connor May Change Plans. ♦ 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. Goes Further—Costs Less The best that can be made. Retails for less than other so-called “best" Baking Powders—hence ECONOMY, if nothing more, should induce you to use it. A little goes a long ways and every bit counts. Sold by all <ood Grocers. Insist on hayiaf St- 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. (Advertisement.) JELLICO LUMP, $4.50. Piedmont Coal Company, Both Phones M. 3648. You are invited to the Atlanta Theater tonight, Sept. 18, 1912. Brilliant 1 music and interesting exer cises. Admission free. Southern College of Pharmacy. Have you rooms, apartments I houses, etc,, for rent? ’ be' Georgian’s Rent Bulletin” will j surely rent them lor you. 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.", ' quest of her relatives Mrs i> i Akers, and others. IJlllor ‘ CASH GROCERY CO THURSDAY ONLI tUMMTEtO toiim EGGS HUI Cents Dozen Limit 6 Dozen to a Customer, THURSDAY ONLY. CASH GROCERY CO. 118-120 Whitehall St. ATL.ANTA THEA TE R TONIGHT AT 8 O'CLOCK Commencement Exercises of Southern College of Pharmacy Brilliant Music-~lnteresting Program Admission Free- -Public Invited THE ATLANTAI TOMORROW 9 A. M. Seats on Sale for AL G. FIELD MINSTRELS Entire Engagement of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Mat inee Wednesday Nights 25c to $1; Matinee 25c to 75c. GET IN LINE. Buy it now—AL G. FIELD’S great book. “WATCH YOURSELF GO BY,” at Lester’s. It’s funny. _ the ATLANTA' SEATS ON SALE TODAY. Friday and Saturday, Mat. Saturday FLORENCE WEBBER In NAUGHTY MARIETTA Nights: 25c to $1.50; Matinee, 25c to sl. 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