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the weather ♦ Forecast for Georgia: Increasing cloudiness Saturday, probsbiy fol io, to by showers Saturday night and Sunday. VOL. XL XO. 42. IllllfflW HEIM MOM, ENEMY Pardoned New York Banker, Before U. S. Probers, Will Bare Plot to Ruin Him. CALLED TO TESTIFY IN MONEY TRUST HEARING Expected to Tell Sensational Story of Workings of Group of New York Financiers. NEW YORK, Sept. 21—Charles W. Moist- will go before the house com mit:.-e on banking and currency which is investigating the money trust when its hearings are resumed here in the middle of November and tell for the first time the full story of what he is cineol was a carefully laid plot by a powof'.il gioup of financiers to ruin him. He it expected to take revenge on J. Pierpont Morgan. |i..|>it Seigeant-at-Arms White. • f t . . ..im- of representatives, is sup po-eil to have served Morse and Mor g.; with subpenas to appear before the . The house officer is known no. come to New York with sub s..- .Morgan and Morse, William Ro k. foiler. James Stillman. Thomas F R;. an. George F. Raker, president o' !h. First National bank; Otto T. Banna rd. president of ti • New York T-nst I'mnpany; William A. Nash and Walter E Frew. respectively chairman of th( hoard and president of the Coin Exchange bank. Expect Sensation From Morse. Morse is expected to relate a more sensational story regarding the opera tions of the alleged money trust than has y.t been told by witnesses, already exan ini d as to the cause of the failure of the oriental and Morse banks in spite of the absolute solvency of all of thos.- institutions. Morse lias suffered n term in the penitentiary on an in dictment charging him with criminally mismanaging his banks. While undergoing in the Federal prison at Atlanta a term of fifteen years he stubbornly maintained that si'once which characterized his sky rocket career as a "high financier.’’ Rut since his restoration to freedom and to health it is stated by several of his f"'..nds that ho Is anxiou- to be placed on the witness stand before the con gressional probers to tell the story un d“i- oath and in detail. Took Charge During Panic. William A. Nash and Walter A Frew, "'ho are to ho summoned, are subject I" the jurisdiction of the committee by reason of their service on the clearing hrnis.. committee. Mr. Nash was a member ..f that all-powerful organiza- *n I'.i'q when the committee took ‘ narge of the financial situation during b< panic ;i n ,f has pecti charged by "t'n.ss.'s heretofore examined in th. money trust investigation with patiei pating in conferences that preceded the ■ ■m.g the old Oriental National bank, 1 ” so quickly was followed by the Flap...- (1 f what were known as the ” ,r '" banks—the National of North WiK.-b-a. the New Amsterdam and the anies and Traders. Mr. Frew is me' ■ member of the clearing house rommittee. Rockefeller Well Enough Now. A'liatn Rockefeller could not b' i with a subpena when the com was holding Its session last ’’g At that time it was charged ’’ ’ bad suddenly gone to Canada •■■ i ;<■ service. His health then was -rood, it is reported that he has '‘•'fitly recovered to be able to the ordeal of an examination by ■ - i’ntermyer, chief counsel of tin I e’ l ssional committee. .1. P. Mor- ‘-nt to Europe li free he could b< with a subpena and returned II a few weeks ago. y ’" r K. H. Farrar, leader of the Th-ans bar and recently presi,- ’ th. American Bar association, eclated with Mr. I’ntermyer as x ‘ Major Farrar has been in ' for th-- last two weeks coi *>nsr with Mr. I’ntermyer in the I ll ' l partition for the resumption investigation aftei the election. “ ember. | The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Resuf is. WIFE IE CHMBE OF IMO'S DEFENSE ■ Mrs. Burton W. Gibson Directs Moves of the Attorneys for Accused Husband. NEW WITNESSES SAW BRUISES ON COUNTESS Discolored Spot on Cheek, Seen When Body Was Recovered, Aids Prosecution. NEW YORK. Sept. 21. Mrs. Burton W. Gibson, wife of the attorney ac cused of murdering Countess Rosa Menschik Szabo, today took full charge of her husband’s defense. Every move made by his counsel, Attorneys Elder and Goldzier, will hereafter be directed by her. Her first step today was so begin a search for witnesses who may bo able to assist her husband. She is confident that he will be acquitted, despite i re port that District Attorney Rogers, of Orange county, has found new wit- who will swear that when the body of Countess Szabo was taken from Greenwood lake it bore a black and blue bruise on the left cheek near the chin, and that the bruise appeared to them as though made by a blow. Saw Bruise on Cheek Os Dead Countess. The new wftnessi s are Mrs. .1. J. Rochetti, of 397 Hillside -iv-nue. West bury. N. J., and her daughter Isabella. They were at the little lake about a week after Countess Szabo went for her last boating trip with Burton Gib son. her lawyer, now loek-d up in the Goshen jail, charged with her murder On the day the body ..as found they were along the shore. "We were but a few steps from the boat .that brought in the body," Mrs Rodieiii was 'iiioic-i today as a; in? “I saw it very distinctly, and one of tin first things I noticed was what ap peared to me to be a bruise on the left cheek, near the chin. "After looking at it a moment. I called the attention of my daughter to it. "The mark was made by a heavy blow, I am sure, for when Dr. Walhaus er started to wash the face he asked for a towel, and I stepped closer and got a better look, which only con firmed iny former impn- sions." MADERO DENIES U. S. MILLIONAIRES AIDED FIGHT AGAINST DIAZ MEXICO CITY, Sept. 21. Following an official denial by the Mexican govern ment that several rich Americans, In cluding C. P. Taft, financed the Madero revolution, issued through Ernesto Made ro, minister of finance, it was intimated today that the I’nited States authori ties would be asked to arrest Juan P. Diddap. author of the story, and hold him for extradition to Mexico. Diddap. who is the revolutionary emis sary in the I'nited States, has made the charge several times that Henry Clay Pierce, the millioi >re oil man and Charles P. Taft, who is a brother of President Taft, and agents of the Har riman railroad system, furnished $5,000,- 000 to Francisco Madero. “That is an unqualified lie.” was the emphatic statement of Ernesto Madero "It is absurd, as well as malicious and untrue. This is not the first time Senor Diddap has circulated that slander, and it is a slander upon the patriotic men who fought for the country, as w ■ II as upon my brother. There is ground for a libel suit against Diddap by either Mr. Taft or Mr Pierce, for both are innocent of furnishing any money or influence to the revolutionary cause.” WEDS~MISSIONARY SHE EMPLOYED TO RiD TOWN OF VICE CHAMPAIGN. ILL.. Sept. 21. —When Miss Lillie Boyer, of Beinent. several weeks ago found that she could not "clean up" her home village just as she thought the motality of the place ought to be, she sent to D< catur for an evan gelist to asist her. A Christian tpls sonary band was working at Decatur at the time and C. P. Hedges, a member of the band, was assigned to the duty. in the parlor of the young woman's home in Bement the y oung man and the young w oman met. Today they arc on their honeymoon, having yesterday been married. After their marring', the young cou ple went to Indianapolis, Ind , to take up a course of instruction in Chris tian missionary work, and they will sour s; HI for |t< iginm, where they will spent) I several years. ATLANTA. GA., SATURDAYS SEPTEMBER 21. 1912. ; UNCLES TRUSTY! Copyright, 1912, by International News Service I I i liar ■ l AYoi’ - ' ■* I’2 f M • ' a . f r”.. :- aF’ “Well. Theodore. I see old John L. Sullivan has joined your Moose-fest. I was expecting it. I knew your refined and delicate methods would appeal to John. Now, if you can get Bob Fitzsimmons and Terry McGovern into line you can march proudly to victory. William has got a new way of getting over the golf links without fatigue. He slides along on a trolley. He can sit down all the time. If there is anybody in the country who can beat William sitting down I don’t’know who he is. lam raising a new kind of pumpkin, called the Bonehead Variety. Every one has a funny face on it.’’ Heir to Millions, 21, Ordained; to Become Missionary to China Son of Mrs. Mary Borden, of Chi cago. and Brother of Society Leader, Clergyman. CHICAGO, S pt. 21. —William Whit ing Borden, brothe of John Borden. I society leader of Chicago and a son of 1 Mrs. Mary Borden, one of the wealth iest women of Chicago, will be ordained as a cle gytnan tonight and will take up his residence in the province of 1 Kausu, china, as a missionary. The ordination will be in Moody church, LaSalle ami West Chicago ave nue. where Borden was converted six yea's ago He is now 21 years old and I heir to several millions. Because of tin* social prominence of his brother and the latter s wife, who ’ was Miss Ellen Waller, daughter of Mr, and Mr.-. James B. Waller, and i equal prominence of the social set in which they move, the church is expect ed to be crowded with well known so ' eiety persons. Among the members of this set are Mr. and Mrs. Haloid !•’. McCormick, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Stone, Mr. and Mrs. Watson Blair, Mr. ' tnd Mis. John A. Carpenter, James MacVeagh and Mr. and Mrs. Albeit Erskine. CITY'S ELECTRICIAN PREPARES PLAN OF MUNICIPAL LIGHTING City Electrician Turner said today lie I was preparing plans tor a municipal stieet I lighting system which he would submit to la tne.ding of the council electrical affairs committee next week. He said Atlanta’s 1 street lighting rates are too high, and that I the building of a municipal plane would ' save thousands of dollars to the city every 1 year. Mr. Turner explained that he favored building a generating plant in connection with the new crematory. He said one of I sufficient size could be built for $200,000. land that by a provision of the franchises to the Georgia Bailway and I'ower com pant the city could use the company’s underground ducts and poles for its wires in a distributing system. CHARGES HUSBAND WITH “PROGRESSIVE” CRUELTY MACON. GA., Sept. 21. —Mis. MaYj I Renfroe has brought suit for divorce in | the Bibb ult erior court against Ben ’ I Renfroe. charging him with "progret,- ’ I slve cruelty.” Just what kind of teat -1 merit tills is must lie determined by th, ’ court. Mr. and Mrs. Renfroe have been i marri ■ I 3.", years, have six children, and I did not Up urate until this wick. Each owns considerable property. FRENctI WRECK KILLS FOUR. ' PARIS Sept. 2 I.—Foil; persons we ■ ' killed outright and live wer, seriously injured today at t'armaux by the co.- I laj se of a scaffold. INDICTMENT ERROR BASIS OF FI GH T FOR FREEDOM OF SLAYER ■ ROME. GA,, Sept. 21. —On the tech nicality that Solicitor John Bals made on error in drawing up a bill of in dictment against Ed Gibson for the murder of C. L. Williams on July 27. attorneys for Gibson will endeavor to have the verdict of guilty and life im prisonment against him removed. A motion for the annulment of ver dict was filed today. It alleges that in the indictment Gibson received the in juries and Williams di"d from the ef fect- of them. This, although a ridicu lous error, is considered a serious one in a recent confession to Judge Mad dox. Carter Fricks, a son of Mrs. Cas sie Williams, held as an accomplice, declared that Williams was murdered in cold blood and after careful plan ning. In a statement she made to her at torneys today. Mis. Williams declares that Carter Fricks has been a weak minded child ever since he was born and his grandmother died in an insane asylum. She also claims that the fath er of the dead man influenced Carter to make the statement he did to Judge Maddox on the promise that Mrs. Wil liams would be turned out of jail. WIDOW ASKS TO MEET SACRIFICING BIGAMIST’S MATE • CHICAGO. Sept. 21. Mrs. Coin stock." of Kalamazoo, approves the act of William .1. Carabine, who offered to drop the prosecution of Ids wife on a charge (l s bigamy so -he could live with the man she illegally married. She Ims written io Judge Sheridan E. Fry, praising the man tnd seeking an intro duction to him. She is a widow. The letter is dated at 1920 South Burdick street. Kalamazoo, Mich. TRAINING HURTS ATHLETIC GIRLS, SAYS MAY SUTTON LOS ANGELES, CAI,., Sept. 21. Girls should never train for athletic events!” Declaring that she follows this- rule herself and that the only time -h>- violated it h lost the internation al tennis championship, May Sutton, champion tennis player, ridiculed re ports that she has lost 47 pounds by ss st matstarvation. TO RESUME MONEY TRUST PROEE LATE IN NOVEMBER NEW YORK, Sept. 21. The Pujo con gressional committee, which began its investigation into the so-called money trust in June, will resume its hearings in the latter part of November. It ’is IHiNsible that the h( aririgs will be shifted fr* i N< \\ Y< rk ■«>• Wa. hlrgton at th* request of some us the committeemen. PACKERS TOO POOR TO HAVE CHAMPAGNE AT ANNUAL BANQUET CHICAGO, Sept. 21. American m at packers will try to set themselves right before the world at their national con vention here next month. The millionaires say they have been so "burdened" by the high cost of liv ing that 'they can not afford wine at their banquet. Champagne, the usual beverage, will be omitted entirely from the menu and beer will be substituted for those who feel they can not do without some sui t of "chaser" other than coffee. The packers will tell each other about the cost of living from several view points, chiefly their own. INCENDIARY FIRE IN SUBURB OF MOBILE LEVELS 22 HOUSES MOBILE, ALA., Sept. 21—Twenty two houses and stores were destroyed by fire at Plateau, Ala., a suburb of this city; early today. The loss is esti mated at between $25,000 and $30,000. The file started in tne store of M. H Glove!', which is supposed to have beer I set afire. A suspect has been arrested. ' Under pressure of a strong east wind, both sides of Main street H>r< de stroyed. Without tiro protection, resi dents had to stand l>\ and see theit homes and" effects destroyed. WOMAN BITTEN BY MOSQUITOES SUES ROME; ASKS $3,000 ROME, GA., Sept. 21. Mowmito and fly bitefl and a stagnant pond are reapon sible for damage suit against tl» city of Rome. Mrs. .1. H Harris wants $3,000 Her claims are being heard in the < it> court. Mrs. Harris says that three \ < ars ag<> there was a stagnant pond next to her home; that the stench from it was awful; that mosquitoes and flies from the pond bit her, and that the bacteria they car ried In their stings gave her th<* fever She says the city was at fault for nor keeping the drainage ditches in front of the pond cleaned. MANY SOLVED PROBLEM OF SODA CLERK'S CHANGE Many an-acts to the "Krazy Kat Kv•••stion” as to how the soda water clerk would deduct the price of a llve cent drink ami make change for a flve dollar bill when he could not make change so a one-dollar bill tintlei the sain ■ conditions, poured into The Geor gian office before the correct solution was announced. Among those who succeeded In solv ing the problem were: Margaret While, 21 Lawn street; Jack Kctchel, stt South Pryor street; W. Coe, 118 Garnett Street; R. F. Love, 31 1-2 West Ala bama street; Benton George, 84 North Broad street; W. <>. Shivers, Sparta, Ga.; "T. F. B." Rome, Ga.; H.*Y Hol land, Dallas. Ga.; H, 1,. John.-on, Moul trie, Ga.. and R. F. Sandcis, Stoni Mountain, Ga. < High School Girls Not Allowed to Practice 'Zoo'Dances at Recess Teachers to See That Ban on ‘Turkey Trot’ and ‘Bunny Hug’ Is Observed, The ban has be n placed on the ,’ l'utkc\ Troi," the Boston Dip.” the ’’Bunns Hug" and other freak dames at the Girls High school ami hereafter the students of that institution will confine themsi lv.-s to the simplest of tno-steos and waltzes when tripping the light fantastic. According to one young woman who has spent the last three years at the Girls High school, the girls there have I used <<a ss as :: time for learning all tin fancy flgules that they might, or might not <>• "<■ on the bail room floor anil no objection had ever been rais' d by the faculty. Now the edict bas gone forth that simple dances only will- be allowed ami toichers are required at r,-< ,-s time to ; scan the dancers and determine wheth er they n o keeping within the rules. BROTHER AIDS GIRL FIGHT LUNACY WRIT SWORN BY MOTHER MAHON. GA . Sept. 21. Nolah E. Fuller, the p.etH sixteen .'.'ear-old girl who was arrested and put in jail on a wilt of lunacy so on out by her moth er, has a defender in her I, otli< r Thor A. Fuller, who says he will swear at tin ti'hil that his sister Is peifectly sane. Brotln i and ristei b >tii decline .Mrs E. A. Smith, who says she is their mother, is really .not their moth' . at all Mis- Fuller tried to elope with Mar vin Blown, of st. Louis. Thursday, am' when her plans w< frustrated by h-r mother she tiled to drink carbolic acid. This being knock, d from her hand, she was jailed on a lunacy cliargc. Miss full, i says that her mother is mad at he because sa,-. too, would not ear mourning for Wll'inm B. Walke; who was hanged here several months go so,- wife mu der. She says Mrs. Smith was friendly with Wnlker and adopted mout ning aftt i h< was hanged. THIS WOMAN IS TIRED SLEEPING IN MORGUE WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Because a morgue Is naturally a very grewsome place in which to sleep and'because she alleges that her husband made it I more so by taking out the bed and making her sleep On the floor. Mrs. Elizabeth Rundel began divorce pro ceedings against George K. Rundel, as. sistant morgue keeper of the District of Columbia, in th- supreme court here. Mrs. Rundel charges that her hus band made her sic -p in the morgue, which she describ. formally as "a gtewtsome place of habitation.” EXTRA 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE P^ R l° SMOKEIM iiHiisa.ii. 10 OBEY LB Will Be Given Until October 15 to Eliminate the Nuisance, According to Plans. CHAIRMAN HARWELL TO MOVE FOR STIFF FIGHI Manufacturers To Be Given Three Notices, Then Courts Will Be Appealed To. The campaign to eliminate the smoke nuisance in Atlanta will be carried right to the big railroads, according to re form T>lans outlined by A. C. Harwell, chairman of the smoke board, which has decided tn wage a vigorous sigh: after being under criticism for t 11 days. Mr. Harwell declared today that'll? had called a meeting of the commission for Monday and that he would then in troduce a resolution requiring that the railroads conform with the city regula tions by October 15. Many Complaints Os R. R. Nuisance. Black, sooty smoke at the I’nlon sta tion has caused innumerable complaints and tin- board Is determined to bring about a change. If the railroads inter ested do not act within the specified time action will he brought against them in the recorder’s court and a host of Atlantans who suffer from the nuisance summoned as witnesses. Mr. Hai well’s resolution Monday will instruct Inspector McMichael to at once issue notices to those manufac turers w ho are physically able to com ply with the new law, but are violating its provisions. Three notices will be issued at Intervals of ten days and if the ordinance is not then being obeyed the courts will be appealed to. Inspector McMichael w ill be instruct ed to bring eases in th ■ recorder’- court and the city will fight for convictions. The Harwell resolution may arouse some opposition in the board, but In view of the widespread clamor for ac tion it is likely to pass. The boaid’s seeming stand against reform aroused a storm of protest and threats to abol ish It have b. on made if it continues to stand in the way of action. The first criticism was caused by the board’s move in modifying the ordi nance adopted by council. On Monday t'liairman Harwell will move that this action be rescinded. ANOTHER OFFICER IS SLAIN IN OKLOHAMO BOOTLEGGERS’ WAR I I IS \, t)KLA ,S- -it. 21. Rosses : 11 ■ on ti>e trail of three bootleggers who In a pitch'd battle near Collinsville, killed Deputy Sheriff Carl Scarr. of Rogers county, and wounded Sheriff Sanders. Tue two officers had captuied a wagon load of beer and were bring ing it to Collinsville. When within a mile of town three men drove up in a wagon and opened fire on them. Se:t; was killed and Sanders wounded at tn first volley. Sanders, how ever, n - turned the fire and wounded Captain John Etter, of Collinsville, one of the assailants. On Thursday I’nited States Marsha! Rowman was killed near Caney, Kans., in a similar manner. Bootleggers in this -action of th? state have grown so l.old ihat they ari openly defying Jtoth the government and state officials. It is -aid the state may use the militia to put down the law-breakers. G ant Victor, I'nited States marshal foi the Eastern district of Oklahoma, and 25 deputies started today to close every joint In the section. FIFTY TURKS SLAIN BY BOMB AS THEY LEAVE CHURCH ADRIANOPLE, EUROPEAN Tl’R- IkeY. Sept. 21.—Fifty persons were I killed today during an anti-Turkish | demonstration in Akchltschelebi, when ; some one threw a bomb into a crowd of Turks who were just emerging from a I tnesque. Fragments of the bursting bomb tore i the bodies of some of the victims to pieces. The government lias begun an inves tigation and gendarmes searched the houses of a number of alleged con spiiators. arresting several tnen on • suspicion. Today’s outrage is a number of sim ilar demonstrations against the Turks i in the Balkan states in the past yea., .which have claimed nearly I.OUO lives.