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BEAVERS PLANS RAID WITH AXES
the weather
Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia:
Local showers and cooler today;
probably fair tomorrow.
VOL. XI. NO. 47.
tin rioters
111 lUGUSTA
MUEDBY
HOOPS
Four Companies of Militia Un
der Arms, Ready for Duty
at Mayor’s Call.
NO ATTEMPT THUS FAR
TO OPERATE CARS TODAY
AI’tH’STA, GA.. Sept. 27.—With tour
I rompani' «• of militia under arms in the
11 ;uiy for riot duty, with extra.
-c. u ii patrolling the streets, with
> attempt being made thus, far to op
. ri.tt tarsand wtth H. M. Stanley, state
’ a ',,,,r l oinmiseionetr, here to use his of-
■ sin .in "ffort tn bring about an ad-
nt of the piending labor trouble,
is quiet today after a night of
: i in which several persons were
Tite riot was an outgrowth of
of strnet railway conductors
mtortnen. followed by the opera-
ii of . ars by strikebreakers, under
: . i. * guard.
Another outbreak is feared yet to
day if tilt Augusta-Aiken Railway and
Electric Corporation attempts to op-
■ cate cars, which it was reported this
■ruing would be attempted later to
day.
Strikebreakers
Beaten by Rioters.
i-'ive strikebreakers today fire In the
Augusta hospital, having J>4mi beaten
!>v strike sympathizers in last night’s
They are Jack Ivey, from near
Augusta, and J. B. Cason, S. I. Farrow,
G W. Plebber and a motor-man named
KCiey, all brought here from New York
by the company. Kelley is probably
the most seriouely hurt. J. M. Barnett,
a strikebreaking conductor, also from
X’ew York, escaped injury only by his
ability to spring, when a mob of women
in a mill district of Fifteenth street
an-i May aventoe attacked his car late
yesterday afternoon. The women were
armed with rolling pine, ice picks, stove
lifters, liattrons and other household
utensils.
The rioting last night followed a
omster mass meeting of labor men
held at the court house under call of
e Augusta Federation of Trades At
: meting eesolutions were adopted
r a general strike of all union labor
in Augusta, when the president of the
ear men’s union deemed it opportune to
-sue the strike order. The mass meet.
' n ß and general strike resolutions fol
lowed the failure of Mayor Thomas
aßrrett and the chief of police to with
draw the poHce guards from the cars,
after that course bad been demanded
at a meeting of the federation of trades
the night before. Yesterday a com
mittee from the federation called on the
aayoi and presented the demand,
which was refused
Labor Mass Meeting
Preceeds Outbreak.
Ahen the mass meeting dispersed the
rioting startled. One crowd of strikers
and sympathizers started to the power
plant of the company, while another
01 the car barns, where, tt
imderstiood, about twenty etrjke
reakers wesre being quartered. Mayor
t ordered the fire department to
ert the power plant, and police re
s were rushed to the car barns,
five man in the hospital were In-
J'jFed when the power house was at
aiked. Fiwe other strikebreakers were
’tured and rushed to the depot in
‘ ti automobile to be put on the first
ituin 0m IJf f town.
riotfrig continued until after
night. At 1 o’clock this morning
la or Barrett reached Governor Jo
nh Al Brown by long distance tele
's at hip home at Marietta and ap
psaJed to hfrn to order state troops into
He declared the situation was
and that unless the mob spirit
quelled serious property damage
'* probable loss of life would result.
' governor, through Adjutant Gen
-1 G. Obear, ordered Major Abra-
Levy, commanding the Augusta
‘‘ion, uo assemble his four com
at the armory ready for duty at
H of Mayor Barrett. When the
s Prea*l that he militia had been
'-ailed out. the mob began to dis
and ast about 3 o'clock this morn
's city became quiet.
■'GE BRUNSWICK TERMINAL
ASV9ICK, GA.. Sept. 27.—Irn-
' 'dents on the terminals of the
r n railway in this city have just
completed. Among the improve
s ar< a warehouse with a ca
'tj of },0,000 bales of cotton and
ne>» wharves. The improve
’l all' tl for an expenditure of $75,-
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results.
Italian MOB
STGHMSU.S.
MINISTER’S
RESIDENCE
Laborers and Socialists Attack
Home of Henry S. Boutelle
in Switzerland.
PROTEST “EXECUTION” OF
ACCUSED STRIKE LEADERS
BERNE, SWITZERLAND. Sept. 27.
The arrest and imprisonment In Law
rence, Mass., of the two labor leaders,
Arturio Giovannltti and Joseph Ettoix
on a charge of murder in connection
with the textile strike, today caused an
outbreak of grave international sig
nificance. when 500 Italians —fellow
countrymen of the accused men—made
a demonstration here and attacked the
residence of the United States minis
ter. Henry S. Boutelle. of Illinois. The
Italian workmen had been led to be
lieve that Ettor and Giovannitti had
been summarily put to death. They
did not know that the men had not yet
been placed on trial.
The disorder became so great that
the police were unable to handle the
disturbance and it was necessary to
oall out soldiers. After it was over the
authorities announced that if any fur
ther trouble of a like nature broke out
the offending Italians would be ex
pelled from the country.
Marchers Turn
To Wild Mob.
Italian labor leaders and tadical So
cialists first called a strike to protest
against "the execution" of Giovannitti
and Ettor. Then the’ Italians were
marshaled and proceeded to march
through the streets to the residence of
the United States minister. Some of
the marchers bore banners with in
scriptions: "Down with the United
States.” while others shouted. "Down
with the American murderers."
In front of the home of the United
States minister the mob stopped. There
were only a few policemen near and
these were unable to disperse the work
men. Invading the grounds about the
house caused a call to be sent for
troops
A terrific struggle at once began.
Nearly every window in the house was
broken and the inmates were in the
extremity of terror when rescued.
Strikers Riot to
Protest Trials
LAWRENCE, MASS.. Sept. 27.—Ri
oting today marked the extension of
the strike called as a protest against
the arrest and coming trial of Arturio
Giovannitti and Joseph Ettor. the labor
leaders, on a charge of being acces
sories to murder. The strike began late
yesterday with the walkout of 2.000
operatives at the Washington mill.
Today the number of strikers was
increased to 11,000 at the Washington.
Wood and Myer mills. Disorder broke
out early.
Police reserves were dispatched to
the mill district in a hurry to quell the
outbreak. In some cases operatives
who had started to work were driven
out by strikers; in others they were
made idle when the management closed
the mills
Mill Workers Struck Down.
The strikers used weapons to force
their fellow e.mployees to Join them.
One operative was at his machine when
a striker rushed In, pointed a revolver
at him and ordered him to quit work.
When he refused the worker was
knocked unconscious by the strikerand
had to be taken to a hospital.
In the Wood mill a striker put a pis
tol to the head of Benjamin Robinson,
a section hand.
"Stop the machinery." he ordered.
Robinson refused and soon was the
center of an angry mob of strikers.
Some one struck Robinson on the head
with a spindle and the operatives
rushed out, leaving him lying on the
floor severely- cut.
A woman employee in the Wash
ington mill who refused to go out was
struck on the head and badly hurt. The
strikers, pouring across the bridge from
the Ayer and Wood mills into North
Lawrence, made an attempt to rush the
gates of the Kunhardt mill. The extra
police on duty forced the mill workers
back after a spirited fight.
The first disorder occurred at the
Washington mill, which had attempted
to run. Within an hour after work be
gan the mill was closed and subse
quently the Wood and A.vei mills were
shut down. All three mills are owned
by the American Woolen Company.
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Police Chief Beavers' bomb has destroyed the “Houses in Our Midst." He
says they will never be rebuilt while he is in office.
POISON WITNESS
JGIINST BECKER
Former Wife of Slain Gambler
Was Near Death and Feared
to Report It.
NEJW YORK, Sept, 27. li was learn
ed today that an attempt has been made
recently to kill Dora Gilbert, first wife
of Herman Rosenthal. She is expected
to be an important witness for the state
when the trial of Lieutenant Charles
Becker, the police official indieted for
Rosenthal's death, begins.
Although the attempt to kill Mrs. Gil
bert by poison was made at her home,
151 East Twenty-seventh street, some
time ago. it was not until today that it
was known.
The woman was taken to Bellevue
hospital for treatment, and for three
hours her life was despaired of.
Mrs. Gilbert believes that poison was
placed in her food. She suffered two
attacks, being attended by a physician
the first time, but the second waS so
serious that she had to be taken to
the hospital.
The attempt made her so fearful that
she did not report the ease to the po
lice.
Representatives of Becker secured an
affidavit from Mrs. Gilbert against Ros
enthal before the gambler was shot.
MIDDLE WEST CORN
CROP DAMAGED BY
FREEZING WEATHER
CHICAGO, Sept 27. Killing frosts were
reported today throughout the middle
West and Northwest At Minneapolis
and St. Paul the thermometer fell to 33
degrees and there was a heavy frost.
Killing frosts were also reported at Mill
banks. S. Dak.. Moorhead and Winne
bago. Minn. At Bottineau. N Dak., a
temperature of 21 degrees was reached.
Light snows were reported in some points
In Michigan.
The corn crop in lowa is believed tv
have been damaged by the frost and un
expected cold At Keosauqua. lowa, the
lowest temperature for the state was re
ported. 28 degrees.
In Chicago and Illinois points the cold
continues and a light frost is reported
SINGLE BULLET WOUNDS
TWO YOUTHS IN DALTON
DALTON. GA., Sept. 27. —A single
bullet from a 22-calibei rifle claimed
two victims here, passing through th<
hand of Earl Bridges and entering the
neck of L-ster Youngblood, inflicting a
serious wound The two youths were
hunting with the rifle, when in some
manner it was discharged.
Physicians probing for the bullet,
found it lodged in the back of Young
blood's neck, near the spinal cord. His
condition is critical. The bullet passed
directly between the main jugular vein
and artery.
ATLANTA. GA.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 27. 1912.
1,000 NOW DEAD. 2.000
MISSING AND 200.000
HOMELESS IN JAPAN
TOKIO, Sept 27—Every official dis
patch received today from the quarters
of Japan swept by the great typhoon
increased the magnitude of the disas
ter. At least 1,000 persons are dead
and twice that many are missing.
About 200,000 are homeless. The dam
age is estimated so far as today's ad
vices show at about $50,000,000. though
it will undoubtedly be much greate l '
when the full extent of the damage Is
known.
Heavy storms are still raging off the
coast and vessels in the Chinese service
reported seeing a number of small craft
in distress. Owing to the high seas, no
aid could be given. Coast guard sta
tions hat* been warned to keep a sharp
watch for passenger ships in distress.
Three hundred thousand dollars is
needed to supply the immediate needs
of typhoon refugees. Because of the
heavy expense entailed by the funeral of
Emperor Mutsuhito. the government
has not enough nrionej to provide for
the needs of the occasion. However,
everything possible is being done.
A public subscription has been
started.
The superstitious Japanese declare
that the typhoon was an act of Provi
dence ami a warning because the mod
ern leaders are deserting the ancient
standards of Japan. It is said that in
the Ayatna cemeteTy nearly every tree
was blown down and shrines were
wrecked save those standing about the
grave of General Nogi and iiis wife,
who died by hara-kiri for the late em
peror.
COMPLETION OF NEW
BROWNS MILL ROAD
CELEBRATED AT ’CUE
The completion of the new Browns
Mill road by the county forces was
celebrated yesterday afternoon by a
barbecue at the country home of D. B.
Jackson, about four miles out the new
drive. The host and his son, M O.
Jackson, of the Southern Bell Tele
phone Company, entertained about 100
guests. Among them were the county
commissioners, officials and office em
ployees of the telephone company and
newspaper men.
The elder .Mr. Jackson came to At
lanta from .Morgan count.', his- old
home, about two years ago and bought
a large tract of land on the Browns
Mill road. He has become a loyal and
enthusiastic Fulton county man since
then and proved himself a master of
dispensing hospitality, t
WIFE FIRES AT BANDITS
HOLDING UP PAIR IN AUTO
XLLIANCE, OHIO. Sept 27. —While he
was traveling in an automobile from Al
liance to Cleveland last night, two high
waymen in an automobile attempted to
hold up Dr. Von K. Tressel, surgeon for
the Pennsylvania Company, of Alliance,
and Ills wife Mrs. Tressel fired at the
highwaymen. The bandits returned the
fire, a bullet piercing Ur Tressel's arm
His wife ran the car to Cleveland, where
she collapsed.
AB MAN FALLS FIVE
STORIES; B DIE
C. L. Lochridge Badly Hurt in
Plunge Down Elevator Shaft
of Masonic Temple.
Clifford L. Lochridge. 625 Ponce De-
Leon avenue, is lying at Gradv hospital
with his left thigh and arm crushed find
with possibly internal injuries as the
result of falling five stories down a
dark elevator shaft last night In the
Masonic building Physicians at the
Grady say that they have not yet been
able to tell If he has suffered fatal in
juries. but they have hope of his recov
ery.
Degrees were being conferred last
night by Hermes lodge. Scottish Rite
Masons, and Mr. Lochridge, dressed in
the uniform of the lodge, had been en
gaged In carrying out the ritual. He
left the lodge room for a moment and
went Into the dark hall. He is believed
to have mistaken the opening of the
elevator shaft for a door into another
room.
He had lain at the bottom of the
shaft for a short time when his groans
attracted the attention of H. G. .Martin,
superintendent of the , temple. Mr.
Lochridge was. conscious at the time
and remained so until anaesthetics were
administered at the hospital.
•Mr. Loehridge is well known in fra
ternal and club circles and is 28 years
old. He has been connected with The
Constitution for several years, being
assistant manager of the advertising
department of that paper.
FORETELLS DEATH,
PREPARES TO DIE,
KILLED IN QUARREL
IXIUISVILLE, KY.. Sept. 27. When
I'Yank Caswell was visiting his sister here
last week he told her he had a presenti
ment that he would die as did his father,
who was shot to death six years ago
made all his preparations for
death, despite efforts of his family to
cheer him He returned to Ids home In
Glasgow. Ky , and was shot and killed
by John Ritchey in an altercation late
last night.
U. S. WARSHIP TRAINS
GUNS ON FOOCHOW
TO PROTECT YANKEES
FOO CHOW. Sept. 27.—The United
States gunboat Cincinnati arrived here
this afternoon from Shanghai. Her
guns were trained on the city, which
will be shelled at the first chance of an
outbreak against Americans.
The rebel chief of police has forti
fied his position and reiterates his In
tention of slaughtering all foreigners
if an attempt is made to dislodge him.
CHIEF READY 10 lEffl
ms HODSES IF ORDER
IB CLOSE UP IS DEFIED
Will Not Allow Tenants to Remain in.
Places, Despite Jones’ Offer, and
Plans \\ holesale Arrests if Necessary
to Enforce Law When Time Is Up.
Ready to Act on Evidence of Illegal Hotels and
Lodging Houses in Hands of Vice Commis
sion--Reformers Visit Tenderloin With But
Little Result---Exodus From City in Full
Swing.
Ihr houses in our midst will be demolished by th? axes of the.
police department if tenderloin proprietors persist in running Ihe re
sorts niter ( hies of Police Beavers’ order goes into effect.
•Wholesale arrests of the tenants themselves will be made if they
continue to live at the plaqes after the time set by the chief, even if
the houses are orderly.
I hi' chief today accepted the announcement of Charles C. .Jones,
owner of four of the houses, that
free of rent and hoard, as a defi. I
was big enough to accommodate th
trict in the time he considers snffic
Chief Beavers declared that he
was ready Io act on information in
the hands of the vice commission
showing the existence of scores of
cheap hotels and lodging houses
run in defiance of law.
Broyles Ready to
Order Tearing Down.
These are the striking features of to
day's developments in the crusade that
spells the death of the restricted dis
trict in Atlanta.
The authority to demolish the houses.
If necessary, is conferred on the chief
by section 18M of the city code, on the
order of the recorder or mayor.
Recorder Rioyles, who has announced
that he is heart and soul with the chief,
said this morning that he was ready to
order the houses demolished whenever
that move was necessary. However, he
did not believe such drastic steps would
have to be taken.
"The tenants of these houses must
move.” said the chief today. "They can
not remain in these places after the
time limit 1 fix. If they do they will be
arrested. The police station Is big
enough 19 accommodate them all."
Jones Offers
Houses to Reformers.
Jones today said he was ready to lot
the Men and Religion Movement lead
ers use one of his houses, now vacant,
for religious services In a systematic
effort to reform the Inmates of the
surrounding places. He announced his
willingness to help provide food for
them. He said the reformers could
have the building as long as they chose
without any rent.
Here is the section of the code which
gives the chief power to tear down the
houses:
"Any person being the owner or oc
cupant of a house of ill fame who shall
continue the same or allow the same to
be continued for two days after the
same has been so adjudged by the re
corder’s engirt on conviction thereof
shall be fined in a sum not exceeding
S’OO and costs or be Imprisoned not
exceeding 30 days in the calaboose, or
both. In the discretion of the court, and
it. shall be lawful for the chief of police
by order of the recorder or mayor, or
in the absence of the mayor, the mayor
pro tern, or three members of council,
to abate such nuisance by demolishing,
tearing down or closing up such house
or houses, for which he shall receive
such sum as may be adjudged reason
able by said recorder's court for his
services, to be paid by the owners.”
Many Inmates of
Resorts Leave City
The baggage man is busy in Manhat
tan avenue today. Instead of the taxis
and motors which have filled the short
little street at night, are truckmen and
depot cabs. The exodus is well under
way There will be some women left
when Chief Beavers’ order goes into
effect Sunday afternoon, but there will
not be many of these footballs of fate
remaining by Monday. They are scat
tering to other towns or moving quietly
into uptown rooms, where they say
they will be perfectly well behaved un
til the "storm blows over" or they go
broke.
Two workers of the Men and Re-
IXTRA
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE
his tenants could continue to live
He declared that the police station
cm all if they did not quit the dis
jient.
ligion Forward Movement paid a visit
to the little street yesterday afternoon.
They were Dr. John E. White, pastor
of the Second Baptist church, and a
man known for his broad, practical
view of mundane matters, and Mrs. F.
M. Robinson, head of the Florence Crit
tenton Home for Women, a rescue mis
sion for girls who have fallen and wisn
to rise again. They went into every
house in the street, talked to the heads
of the establishments and to such of
the girls who would listen. When they
came away they said they thought they
had obtained some results; that at'
least ofie girl in each place was ready
to reform and accept the aid of the or
ganization. But the Jeers behind the,
backs of the visitors Indicated small
feeling of repentance or reform
"Honest, now, they talked so nice
and fair we couldn't hand 'em any hot
come-back." said one woman, when the
visitors hud left. "When they asked
me If I'd straigiiten up and take a home,
what could I do but promise, but rnr'
trunks packed for Lynchburg and I
blow on the night train."
The proprietress of one of the best
known places laughed when tin visitoi fl
had passed to the next house
"D . White asked me If any of my
girls would accept hornet, in private
families." she said. "I put it up to him
square. I says: 'Wil! you take one of
my girls into your own house like one
<>f the family?' And he says he would.
But I can see him doing it. "
< harley Jones is a man all right, all
light. He comes to me today with a
hundred-dollar bill to pay gioierv bills
fora week, and says there's more '.rhe «
that comes from. He says we can
stick under his roof as long as we hate
to. As for me, I don’t need no charity,"
When offered aid from the organiza
tion, several of the women asked for
tickets to othei cities. .Most of them
seem to desire to leave Atlanta, and
leave quickly.
Commission Wasn’t
For Closing Resorts
( hies Beavers’ order closing the
“houses in our midst” so riddled the
tentative report, of the vice commission
that tile members wore unable to agree
at the meeting called for final consid
eration of the report yesterday after
noon. Today they are hoping that they
can frame a report which will not con
flict with Chief Beavers' order and yet
express their original convictions at a
meeting Wednesday afternoon.
The commission will make its report
to Mayor Winn on October 7. While the
commission did not intend to advise
the wiping out of the restricted dis
trict, Chief Beavers will be commend
ed for his movement to enforce the
law.
The meeting of the commission was
executive and the members are pledged
not to reveal what was said. But. on
reliable authority, it was learned todav
several members of the commission de
clared that they were puzzled to know
why Chief Beavers issued hi« order at
the time lie did when the municipal
primary was only a week away and
the vice commission was almost ready
to make public its report.
The members wanted to know whs
