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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. THE WRECKAGE T ;• ’ • - t : nrn Hgtf WaL , .jMMBwa w 1 ... Eg ” , OHB; "11 mi BrrW' ■Mr je wR '*' '" * A ** J .■V WBfr JswrZ- »& ■>,. ’ ? MH r 1 K 1 .’J -•- 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