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THE WEATHER
Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia:
Cloudy and cooler today; cloudy to
morrow.
VOL. XL NO. 49.
FIGHT BEGINS
OVER CITY
TAX RATE
RAISE
Many to Declare Against Move
at Chamber of Commerce
Meeting.
FRIENDS AND FOES OF
CHANGE TO BE HEARD
Civic Revival Urged to Ad
vance Scheme for a Great
City Plan.
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Widespread interest has been aroused
tmong business men today by the pro
posed raise in the city’s tax rate, and a
warm fight is promised when members
of the Chamber of Commerce hold a big
gathering at Taft hall, in the Audito
rium, to consider the issue.
At the same time plans for a great
civic revival, to extend over a week,
will be advanced.
'Shall the city tax rate be increased
from 11-4 to 11-2 per cent?” is the
luestion which will be put before the
Chamber of Commerce members, ac
cording to an announcement sent out
today. A number of business leaders
are opposed to the increased tax rate,
and will make a vigorous h ittie to have
the chamber go on record against it.
Cooper Tells of
Big Civic Revival.
Advocate;-: and opponents of the
change will be given five minutes
apiece to air their views, and in order
lhat as many as possible will be heard,
the rule Is to be strictly enforced.
The announcement of the civic re
, rival by W. G. Cooper, secretary, says:
"The directors and the executive
committee have had under considera
tion the advisability of taking some
effective steps to bring about the adop
tion of a city plan for Atlanta. This
means a comprehensive plan to be
adopted by a commission of landscape
architects and engineers of known abil
ty, after a thorough survey of the city
tnd its environments.
“It is proposed to have a week of pub
lic discussion to be known as a civic
revival, which will extend through
every part of the city and bring home
to all the citizens the importance of
the proposed work.
"Plans for this civic revival, to be
held some time this fall, will be sub
mitted to the membership meeting for
its approval.”
MILITARY COMPANY
TO CELEBRATE ITS
51 ST ANNIVERSARY
BRUNSWICK. GA., Sept. 30.—Appro
prlate exercises will mark the 51st an
niversary of the local military company
Wednesday, -when several of the vet
erans who enlisted in the company
when organized will be present and re
-1 ite to the present members reminis
ences of the command during the Civil
war.
The company, which since its organ
ization in 1861 has been known as the
Brunswick Riflemen, went through the
four years of the struggle with a bril
liant record, and at the close of the
ampaign was with Lee at Appomat
tox.
The exercises will include a prize
drill by the entire company, in full
dress uniform, after which medals and
other insignia will be presented to the
best drilled squad designated for the
Past drill term. A smoker will follow
the drill, during whitfii talks will be
made by old members and selections
rendered by the First regiment band.
TRAILS ELOPING HUSBAND
SEEING HIS PENMANSHIP
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30.—Mrs. John I
Rain, of Alton, 111., recognized her hus
band's handwriting on a hotel register
in East St. Louis, and this clew led to
the arrest of Rain and Miss Mamie
fisius, nineteen years old, a pretty
brunette. The couple were arrested at
Litchfield, 111., and were taken back to
East St. Louis.
"I will go to the penitentiary before
1 will return to my wife,” Rain de
clared. The young woman declined to
make any statement.
refuseTheatTnTlat,
FAMILY SLEEPS IN DEPOT
CHICAGO, Sept. 30.—Because the
landlord of his flat refused to tuin on
'he steam heat. Arthur Dowling, his
"ife and three children came down
town and slept in the LaSalle street
railroad station.
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results.
Tries to Slay Insane
Brother, Believing It
His Duty to Society
Reading of Proposed Execution
of Incurables, Chicagoan At
tempts Killing—Ends Life.
CHICAGO. Sept. 30.—Edward Neil
son. a demented man, is dying as the
result of wounds inflicted by his broth
er. Charles, who afterward killed him
self.
Neilson’s act is attributed bv his
I sister, Mrs. Joseph Pfeiffer, to an amaz
|ing brotherly love. She declared
Charles had grieved over his brother’s
mental condition until he believed it to
be his duty to society and a humane
act to end his brother’s life.
Charles Neilson was to have been
married, but upon reading recently of
proposed legal slaying of incurables
postponed the ceremony and killed his
brother.
WILSON A 2-TO-5 SHOT
IN CHICAGO BETTING;
TAFT 2-1, COLONEL 4-1
The famous "winner book" of James
O Leary, the Chicago pool room man
who for years has made books on
horse races and other sporting events,
has listed the odds on the presidential
race and the Illinois governor’s con
test. A copy of O'Leary’s elate reached
The Georgian today, and it has Wilson
marked up as a hot favorite, with
Chafin running “for Sweenev.”
The odds offered against Woodrow
Wilson are 2 to 5. which shows that
O Leary picks the Jersey governor as
having something better than an even’
chance. Two to one is offered against
Taft. It is a surprise to those who
think the colonel is outrunning the old.
liner that O’Leary offers 4 to 1 against
Roosevelt. Odds of 3,000 to 1 are of
fered against Eugene Debs. Socialist,
while 5.000 to 1 or “write your own
ticket” is given on Chafin, Prohibi
tionist, for any pikers who lean to
ward long shots.
O’Leary' picks Dunne. Democrat, to
win the Illinois governorship, offering
only 4 to 5 against him. Deneen, Re
publican. and Funk, Progressive, are
rated at 6 to 5 and 5 to 1, respectively.
PRINCE D’ARAGON ON
WAY TO U. S. TO WOO
“CHARMING HEIRESS”
PARIS. Sept. SO.—Prince Ludovic Pig
natelli d'Aragon, of Spain, who was en
tertained by American society on his visit
to that country last winter, and who star
tled the society of Paris by attempting
suicide last July, has sailed again for New
York.
It is rumored here that the prince has
found another abiding-place for his affec
tions and that his journey to America is
the sequel to a meeting with a charming
American girl this summer. She is said
to be an heiress to great name and for
tune.
The prince has apparently recouped at
least part of his own fortune, for he sent
a fine touring car on a freighter that
sailed on the same day he departed.
When Prince Pignatelli shot himself in
Paris there were reports that his despair
had been due to the futility of his atten
tions to Miss Mary L. Duke, of New
York, daughter of Benjamin L. Duke, to
bacco millionaire. The prince shot him
self through the chest, but recovered
quickly.
700 FIRE INSURANCE
AGENTS TO CONVENE
IN ATLANTA OCT. 15
The National Fire Insurance Agents
association will meet in Atlanta on Oc
tober 15 in annual convention. More
than 700 fire insurance men will be in
attendance. Plans for the three days
session are now being made by the ex
ecutive committee, headed by Ruther
ford B. Lipscomb. Headquarters of the
convention will be the Piedmont hotel,
while the meetings will be held in the
Auditorium-Armory.
The state fire insurance men will
hold a one-day session just before the
national convention. More than 150
agents are expected at this meeting.
Fred W. Cole already has appointed hfs
committees to serve during the conven
tion.
WOMAN CRUSADER
CARRIES VICE WAR
OVER PROSECUTOR
CHICAGO. Sept. 30.—Miss Virginia
Brooks was prepared to go before Judge
Richard E. Burke in the superior court
today and ask for a special grand jury
and special prosecutor to Investigate
and prosecute vice conditions in West
Hammond, the Chicago suburb, where
she has waged a ceaseless war against.
the resort keepers for the past year.
Her decision was reached after it be
came known that State’s Attorney
Wayman would not act with the Sep-,
tember grand jury on certain indict
ments which he declared illegal be
cause the jurymen obtained evidence
outside of the jury room.
CHICAGO CAR STRIKE
ARBITERS DISAGREE'
CHICAGO. Sept. 30.—Through the !
resignation of Judge Kickham Scanlan
as arbitrator of the union men. Chica
go faces a strike of 10,000-street car
men Wednesday. Judge Scanlan gave
for his resigning his inability to agree
with Herbert E. Fleming arbitrator of
the companies, in selecting a third ar
bitrator
’ATLANTA, GA.. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1912.
TJMMINYIN
CONTROL 11
SPITE OF
WILSON
Politicians Call Governor’s Pro
test on New York Situation
Laughable.
DIX IS RING'S CHOICE
FOR RENOMINATION
Selection of Platform. Chairmen
and Other Convention Duties
Under Leader’s Thumb.
SYRACUSE, N. y., Sept. 30.—Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson's ultimatum
from Seagirt that the Democratic state
convention, which goes into session to
morrow. must be absolutely "un
bossed.’ was still the cause for giggles
among the political wiseacres this
morning. They say that Wilson's
warning to Tammany is laughable, in
view of the fact that Tammany this
year is as strong as ever before, and
Tammany will dominate the convention
regardless of Wilson’s desires.
Senator O’Gorman said concerning
the Wilson statement:
“I am heartily' in favor of his stand
and shall do all in my power to make
this convention a free and open one."
Charles F. Murphy, Tammany’ leader,
when told of the Wilson challenge,
snorted, then snapped:
"Nothing to say.”
Congressman William Sulzer, pro
gressive leader, said "the progressive
element in the Democratic party of
this state will use every effort to make
this convention one of the people and
| not of party bosses ’’
Murphy to Name
Man For Governor.
But there is a gejperal feeling that
the man who will be nominated for the
governorship is the man who will be
chosen by Murphy.
The platform that the convention
will adopt will be dictated by Murphy.
And so it will be with the nomination
of the rest of the state ticket and the
selection of chairman, temporary and
permanent.
Governor Dix is still Murphy’s candi
date for standard-bearer this fall. Su
preme Court Justice Victor J. Dowling
is said to be Murphy’s second choice
for governor.
A fight on the floor of the convention
hall between Tammany’ and anti-Tam
many factions is certain. Congressman
William J. Sulzer, who is out for the
governorship as a leader of the pro
gressive Democrats, will have the back
ing of all the progressive and anti-
Tammany' factions in the state.
Chairman For
Convention Picked.
Martin H. Glynn, former state comp
troller, was chosen temporary chair
man. Congressman Francis Burton
Harrison, of New York, and John D.
McMahon, of Rome, and Norman E.
Mack, of Buffalo, are being spoken of
for permanent chairman.
Congressman John Fitzgerald, of
Brooklyn, and Senator Robert Wagner,
of New York, have been selected to
frame the platform. Wagner will in
sert the planks that relate to state af
fairs and Fitzgerald will write those on
national matters and act as supervisor
of the entire platform.
GIRL AND BROTHER ELOPE
AND WED AT SAME TIME
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 30.—When George
J. Oberwinder and Miss Florence Bra
dy decided to marry, they also decided
on an automobie elopement. Ober
winder visited F. Rozier Wickaid and
asked the latter to motor him and his
fiancee to East St. Louis. Wlckard con
sented.
When Oberwinder had gone Wickard
also decided to elope. Miss Charlotte
Louise Oberwinder, sister of his friend
agreed. The four were married at East
St. Louis, to the surprise of relatives
friends and almost each other.
WIFE POKER FIEND. SAYS
MAN IN DIVORCE TRIAL
CLAYTON, MO., Sept. 30.—Frank R.
Your.g. of the Park hotel, a traveling
salesman, testifying in his own behalf
in his divorce suit, at Clayton, said that
his wife, Mrs. Carrie Young, was a
poker flend.
“She wanted to play poker all the
time," Young Said "She was contin
ually asking me to stake her to $5 and
$lO for her poker games. When I got
tired of giving her money to lose in
games she called me an ’old cheap
skate.’ and heaped other forms ofabuse
upon me."
UNCLE TRUSTY!
Copyright, 1912, by International News Service
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ping! , But it’s going to make things pretty hot for the fathers, brothers husbands, sons and
beaux! I see a I. R. button has been found in a erow’s nest in Winsted. Conn., with the ac
cent on the con. lhat s a bright idea of Theodore’s. I suppose we ll read anv day now about
bullous being found in chicken coops in Norwalk and corn cribs in Montclair! You’ve heard of
the man-who killed the goose that laid the golden egg? Well, he was a boob! I 've got on.’ of
those geese, but I keep it laying all the time, and collect the eggs night and morning! This
breed of goose doesn't require much food!’’
SETTLEMENT OF
STRIKE ISiLIKELY
Augusta Quiet Today—Only
One Military Company on
Duty— No Cars Running.
AUGUSTA, GA.. Sept. 30.-—Augusta
is quiet today, with every prospect for
an amicable settlement of the street
railway strike within a few hours. All
of the military, with the exception of
one infantry company, has been or
dered off duty by Adjutant Genera!
Obea r.
No cats were run yesterday after
noon and none is being run today. An
attempt is being made to force the
street railway company to arbitrate,
and it is believed that it will be suc
cessful.
There was no disorder yesterday,
with the exception of a crowd of
strikebreakers burglarizing a nursery
and stealing all the hose that could
be found, cutting it up into pieces
about a foot long, with which they
made billets loaded with shot and
slugs The’ billets and several revolv
ers were taken from them.
The courtmartial of Captains Hen
derson and Jowitt will be held within
a day or two. These officers were in
command of the militia when three
citizens were shot Friday flight. B. F.
Baker, one of the three, died Saturday
night. Robert Christie and Alfred
Doin died Saturday morning and Fri
day night, respectively.
DOUBLE DIVORCE ALLOWS
MEN TO “TRADE” WIVES
GOWER. MO., Sept. 30.—John F.
Heath, a railroad agent at Gower, and
A. L. Montgomery, a barber, have
swaotied wives Heath was divorced
from Blanche Heath. Heath alleged
extravagance. Montgomery got a. di
vorce at the same time from Carrl<
Montgomery
Montgomery and Mrs Heath wer
married in Kansas City and have re
turned to Gower. Heath and Mrs
Montgomery were married in Maryville,
Mo,
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: Michigan University •
: Bars Jane Addams •
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• ANN ARBOR, MICH. Sept 30 •
• University of Michigan officials •
• have refused permission to Miss •
• Jane Addams. of Chicago, to speak •
• in University hall when she ap •
• pears in Ann Arbor October 9 to •
• soeak in behalf of the Progressive •
• party. Arrangements are being •
• made for an open air meeting. •
• A rule which prohibits the use of •
• ilie hall for political discussions •
• was the reason given. •
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C. IL BURGE HEADS
GIDEONS THIRD TIME,
DESPITE HIS PROTEST
U. H. Burge, of Atlanta, began to
day his third consecutive term as
president of the local camp of Gide
ons. despite his protest against re
election.
Other officers elected at the meet
ing yesterday afternoon were D. G.
Dumas, first vice president; L. C. Sat
ti rfleld, second vice president; M. F
Allen, secretary: George W. Brownlee,
assistant secretary; W. T. Justin,
treasurer, and .VI. U. Morris, chaplain.
The trustees arc Charles S. Ziegler,
chairman; A. C. Wtllborn, Captain W.
H. H. Phelps, John Baker and Clarence
W. Hatcher.
MUSIC LOVERS FAIL
TO GIVE FREELY AT
SUNDAY CONCERTS
Unless Atlanta music lovers con
tribute more liberals to the support of
| the organ concerts at the Auditorium,
the Sunday recitals soon will be dis
continued, according to an announce
ment at yesterday’s concert by Colo
nel W. L. Peel, president of the Music
Festival association.
Despite the fact that the usual audi
ence at the concerts is 3,000 persons,
the offering has averaged only about
sls. or about one-half cent for each
person in the Auditorium. An aver
age of ten rents each would provide
amply for tie expenses of the recitals*
the salari of Di Percy Starnes, or
ganist. and leave something toward
reducing the debt on the great organ.
‘MN' SLAYER
APPEARS AGAIN
Another Family Wiped Out,
Bringing Total Victims Up to
Twenty-six.
QUINCY, ILL, Sept. 30.—The “ax
man” who is held to blame for the
deaths of several families in the mid
dle West, has appeared in Illinois again.
His victims this time were a family in
Payson, a few miles from here. They
were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pfan
schmldt and daughter, Blanch, and Miss
Emma Kaempen. All were slain as
they slept and the house burned. This
is the "axman’s" fifth sortie in the past
few months, bringing the total number
of victims to 26.
Previous wholesale murders ascribed
to the "axtnan” are:
Henry F. Wayne, wife and child:
Mrs. Alice May Burnham and two chil
dren in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Joseph Moore and family of five, with
two sisters, Edith and Blanche Stil
lings, near Villisca. lowa.
William E. Dawson, wife and daugh
ter. Georgia, in Monmouth, 111.
William Showman, wife and three
children, in Ellsworth, Kuns.
Assistant Chief of Police Hetman F.
Schuettler, of Chicago,’ is inclined to
the belief that the ax maniac Is the
man who half confessed he beheaded
Mis Jennie (’leghorn in a hovel at No.
54 West Seventeenth street on the
morning of January 20, 1910. This man,
Galesko Enchevy. was adjudged insane
and deported to Bulgaria, but is known
to have smuggled himself back Into the
United States.
MURRAY COUNTY VOTING
ON MOVING COUNTY SEAT
DALiOX. GA.. Sept. 30. -Today the
people of Murray county are voting on
the question of moving the county seat
from Spring Place to either Eton or
(11m t snort it. and the county is more
deeply stirred than it has been over
any previous election. It is said that
praitieally the entile voting strength
of the county Is participating in the
elect ion.
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Beavers Orders Equal Punish
ment for All Violators of the
Anti-Vice Measure.
CHIEF INSTRUCTS FORCE
TO CARRY OUT THE LAW
Suspected Disorderly Houses
in Residence Sections Being
Closely Watched.
r
"The man in the case wilt be prose
cuted as vigorously as the woman
There shall be no law for the one and
evasion for the other.
"In all cases in the future where ar
rests are made in disorderly places, in
hotel rooms or elsewhere, equal pun
ishment will be meted out to both of
fenders.”
That was the order of Chief James L.
Beavers, given to the Atlanta police
force today. It followed the closing of
ther ecognized houses of ill repute in
the Manhattan avenue district and in
the purlieus of Decatur and Peters
streets.
The chief addressed his men early to
day, giving them official notice of the
closing of the resorts, and instructing
them that the law must be enforced.
Law Must Be /
Enforced, He Says.
"This law must be enforced Just as
rigidly a« any' other law in the city
code," said the chief “There must be
no dodging, no winking at it. Vice
must go.
"If I learn that a disorderly house
exists on the beat of any of you men
with your knowledge, and you fail to
report it, the man who knew and did
not report will be suspended and
charges preferred against him. Remem
ber that.”
To The Georgian Chief Beavers ex
pressed himself as well pleased with
the result of hfs order.
“The outcome will benefit the whole
city." he saind. "We shall rid Atlanta
of vice.”
A number of citizens have reported
suspicious places in their neighbor
hoods, and the chief is keeping a list
of all such suspected places. Plain
clothes officers have been detailed to
watch these addresses and make ar
rests if circumstances justify such ac
tion.
Lid On Tight in / ,
Manhattan Avenue.
The iid is on in Manhattan avenue
today. Not since yesterday afternoon
at 4 o'clock has there been a caller
across the threshold of a resort. The
pianos are stilled, the street empty of
cabs and motor cars.
"There wasn't but one man in th«
street last night outside the police, and
he was a bicycle messenger with a tele
gram,” said one of the officers who had
been on duty there. “Things are like a
funeral down there.
"There are only about fifteen oi
twenty women left, and they are get
ting ready to go. In a day or two Man
hattan avenue will be deserted.”
The chief made no effort to drive the
women from the houses. He had stated
plainly that they might remain in their
homes until next Monday. But most of
the inmates are scattering to other
cities.
Crowds of Curious
Dispersed by Police.
The order closing the places at 4
o’clock yesterday drew such a croAd
of curiosity-seeking mon to the se
cluded street across the railway tracks
that extra police were sent down to
disperse the crowd.
A little band of religious workers,
headed by Rev. Richard Orme Flinn, of
the North Avenue Presbyterian church,
paid a visit to the district in the after
noon and went from house to house in
the effort to rescue such women as
might desire to reform. Dr. Flinn said
afterward that he had been given a
courteous hearing and believed some of
the women would be benefited by his
visit.
Beavers Likened to
Biblical Heroes
Chief Beavers today knows Atlanta
is standing solidly behind him in his
crusade against vice. Not in the his
tory of the city has a police officer
been given the universal commenda
tion tendered the chief in Atlanta
clnn dies last night 1
Almost without exception. Atlant t j
ministers pleached upon the eradica ’, fl
lion of "the houses in our midst” ant 1
