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2 POLICE NET NOW OUT FOR MEN IN FIGHT ON VICE Police to Arrest Men in Chief Beavers’ War on the Illegal Houses in City. Continued From Page One. ea! men and a well dressed and ap parently respectable woman, who be d a child in her lap. They said th< merely wanted to drive through l.i.' • treet from curiosity, but woe ordered back across the bridge Beavers Likened to Biblical Heroes <'hief Beaveis today knows Atlanta is standing solidly behind him in hi 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 < hutches last night Mmost without exception. Atlanta ministers preached upon the eradica tion of "the houses in our midst" and t’hief Beavers’ war on the social evil in all Atlanta. The places of worship xxere packed and the exhortations of lo cal divines did not fall upon deaf ears. "The existence of recognized disor dtily houses in Atlanta has been an indictment of the manhood of the city The sanctioned ex il has been wiped from our midst, but never will it be dealt with properly until society shall change Ils standards.’ said Dr. G. L. Hanscom, of the Central Congregation al church. "Some girls earn only $4 and $5 week ly in stores and factories, and can’t feed and house themselves properly. Not immorality always, but hunger, drives them to a life of shame. Ac cording to Mayor Blankenburg, of Phil adelphia, there are ten fallen men to one fallen woman " "Beavers No Jumping Jack." ‘Chief Beavers is no jumping Jack who dances when the strings are pulled." said Dr. C. A Ridley. "He is the most fearless, conscientious and courageous officer of the law I ever have known.” Dr. Dunbar Ogden, of the Central Presbyterian church, declared that the hand of God had been seen in the Men and Religion Movements campaign against vice and the startling develop ments that followed. Atlanta was likened to Sodom by the M A. M. Hughlett, of Si. Mark Methodist church, and although lie said Sodom was ten times worse than At lanta. even Sodom could have been saved “Are you ready to furnish refuge for these unfortunates’.”’ said he. "They are the victims of an ignorant trust in men who are not good citizens and. once under the ban of society, are help less and hopeless. Can they get work in your store, your other, your shop, your house, at wages that will support them in decency? What Is the an swer?" Father Hears Son Lauded G. W. Beavers, father of the chief, and Mrs James L. Beavers attended the Second Baptist church and heard the glowing tribute paid the chief by Dr John E. White. Evil dreads no foe " said Di White, "but the man it is compelled to re spect. The attitude of silence toward evil is a faltering, cowardly attitude." Dr. L. O Bricker, of the Hirst Chris tian church, said: "Our heroic and courageous police < hies has submitted us the Puritan proposition He Is the Olivet Cromwell of this crusade and we are his Iron sides." Dr. Cha les O Jones at Grace church, pleached on the vice order of Chief Beavers, and called the chief a police John tlie Baptist. He said that the c hief's action was unparalleled in mu nicipal affairs, that it should receive the unqualified commendation of every good man and woman in Atlanta: that the chief would be tough! bitterly and would, unless backed up and supported by the decent people of the city, as c er tainly lose his official head as John the Baptist lost his personal head at tj/- demand of the lascivious Herodias. Vote To Support Chief. Di Jones called upon his congrega tion to shove their approval of the chief’s ac tion and their promise to help him in the reform movement and the resolution was carried unanimously by a rising vote. At the morning service at Temple Baptist chut ch. the pastor, the Rev. F. .1 Fleming voiced his approx al of Chief Beavers' action He declared the can didates for mayor should have gone on record as to their position regarding the .social evil in Atlanta He said he de pleted the fact that none of the candi dates would be quoted on the* subject. After the service-, a resolution ap proving Chief Beaveis' action and pledging him the support of the con gregation was offered by J T. Harde man. one of the deacons It was adopted. Negro Wants General Clean-up." "Chief Beavers does r ■ ■ serve our praise,” said th- Ret G M. Eaks. of St. Johns Methodist chute h: "he deserves our support, and in days to come, when persecution is turned loose upon him. h< should have our backing ’J’he Ret. H H. Pioctoi. of tile First Congregational church, colored, spoke on the general theme. He said "1 am jealous for my people. When any good thing strikes Atlanta. 1 al ways want to know where thev come in. Let us insist that the war be car ried into Africa XX want everv negro house of evil, every blind tiger, every suspicious boarding house, swept from the city.' Says Owners Took Gambler’s Chance "The people who invested money in the tenderloin district simply took a gambler's chance and have no kick com ing now that they’ have lost,” said Chief I Beavers "today in commenting on a re port to the effect that some of the re cently built houses have not been paid for and that "somebody's going to lose some money.” "When a p.-. son builds a house, no .matter how much m<<r.*y may be spent to make it fine and handsome, to be used for iiiegal purpose and in viola lion of law. that person simply takes the law in his own hands. He defies the law. He merely takes a long chance . gambles against the law —for he D oesn't know what minute his house wiil be closed. He has absolutely no guarantee that he v-fil be allowed t conduct an Illegal house—it is merely the risking of his money againsi the power of lav. If he loses he should take hl« medicine just the same ns the gamble’ who slake* his thousands on tne turn of a card. The principle is the same.’ Urges Living Wage As Cure for Vice The Journal of Labor in ils editorial columns this issue says "the houses in our midst ere bul Hie symptoms of something radically wrong in the body politic." "The houses wifi no longer be in our midst." it says, "but though this symp tom of the evil will be cured, the evil will remain. For the most part, recruits to these houses come from the illiterate cla-ses. uneducated. Ignorant in some measure, overworked, half starved. and almost wholly destitute of refinement because of the lack of refin ing influences in the home life.” The Journal of Labor suggests that more sanitary’ workshops, a living wage for workers and a shorter workday, with hours for study and recreation, might be a part of the solution of the problem. Broyles Advises “Eternal Vigilance” "Eternal vigilance must be the battle cry in Atlanta’s great war on vice." de clared Recorder Broyles today, in ex pressing satisfaction and pleasure as to Hie present status of the fight, follow ing the closing of the tenderloin by Chief Beavers. "This fight will bring success, but Chief Beavers and the police force must never relax the grip of steel with which vice is now surely being throttled," said the recorder. "A watchful eve must be kept on the situation constantly. Chief Beavers has taken the greatest step for moral reform ever known in the South, and no pains must be spared to make it a success. Vice in Atlanta is on the run, and we must keep it running: Eternal vigilance will be required to do this, sTrcl eternal vigilance must be the watchword." Macon Chief Acts Under Council Order MAi’ON, GA., Sept. 30. Chief of Po lice IV. B. Chapman has given out for publication a letter that was addressed to him several months ago by the po lice committee of city council in re gard to the vice district. This letter instructed him to allow the district to operate unmolested, but. after Octo ber 1, to confine It in the territory bounded by the river, tile Central of Georgia tracks. Ash street and the city’ reserve. Answering the charge that lie was not doing his duty nor enforcing the law. the chief produced this letter to show that he is operating under orders from his superiors in office. Refuge Offered Women Fugitives The newly furnished quarters of the Christian Helpers’ league. Decatur street, have been thrown open as a tem porary home for any of the women of the closed tenderloin, who have no place to go and have made no plans The quarters are new, as they have not even been formally opened since the re moval from the old building, at Decatur street and Central avenue. Probation Of ficer Coogler. who is superintendent of the league, had planned the official opening for tomorrow night, but today announces that this will be postponed in definitely because of its conversion into a refuge 54 LABOR CHIEFS IN INDIANAPOLIS READY FOR TRIAL TUESDAY INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 30 —Ready for the opening of the trial of 64 labor leaders charged with participation in a nation-wide dynamite plot. United States District Judge Albert B. Ander son today held a conference with Charles W Miller and with counsel for tile accused. The hearings will begin in Judge Anderson's court tomorrow morning. Scores of witnesses from all pa ts of tiie United States have been summoned and the chief accuser for the government, Ortie E. McManigal, is already here quartered in specially pre pared rooms in the Federal building. The trial itself, gigantic in its magni tude and Importance, will be held in one of the smallest rooms in the Fed • :al building Not more than 200 per sons cun gain access to the loom and the rows of tables for counsel and i <wsp. ;,e : representatives have filled the entire front of the court room and i age part of the seats usually re served for speitatois will be reserved tor w tnesses and veniremen KANSAS FEELS EARTHQUAKE. ■ Lawrence fans., sept 30.—An J earthquake lasting an hour and a half was recorded on the univernt; seismo graph at 3.15 'his morning Professor I <’ady estimated the distance at 7.000 | mill s THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MON DA Y. SEPTEMBER 30. 1912. Charged With Slaying Woman Killed by Mob STRIKE CHIEFS ON TRIAL I —— . "I IVIMM ' > B'i • U I ryx WMHwSkz. Mflasfcfrfirf- Wass: 4k $ WM ■■■ I / eJaJ" L ''' ' ■gfe ■ »■ II \ 1 / Joseph J. Ettwr. on the left, and Arturo Giovanniti, who were placed on trial at Lawrence. Mass., today, charged with murder as the result of the death of a striker during the t extile strike last win ter, and in protest of the arrest of whom the present strike in Law rence was called. , Extraordinary Case Called in r Massaciiusetts Court—3so [ Drawn for Jury. i i SALEM. MASS., Sept. 30.—Three f hundred and fifty veniremen jammed r the court room of Judge Joseph F. t ’ Quinn today when be called to the bar Joseph Caruso for murde 1 and Joseph I Ettor and Arturo M. Giovannitti as I accessories to murder in connection with the death l of Mrs. Anna Lopizzo in the textile strike at Lawrence eight months ago. Outside the Essex county court building many guards were sta tioned because of tumors that mem bers of the Industrial Workers of the World, of which organization Ettor and Giovannitti were leaders, might attack . the burlding and attempt to rescue the I prisoners. This is one of the most extraordi nary eases in the annals of Massachu setts, because of the character of the ( indictment, which charges complicity in the murder of a woman during a strike riot to the leaders who preached , a strike. All the force, of labor are lined up against an interpretation of the law which means that a strike i leader can be punished for all the ex- ■ cesses of his followers or even the ac -1 tions of the forces of the law during a 1 riot or disturbance. Never Even Saw Woman. The prosecution must first prove that t'aruso was responsible for the deatiT of Mrs. Lopizzo. Then it must pro ceed along different lines and prove that by incendiary speeches, inciting . violence. Ettor and Giovannitti were ■ accessories before the fact, even though ■ they never san Mrs. Lopizzo or had ! any intention of injuring her. ’ There is a strong array of legal tal l ent on each side, the ine-up being as follows: For the government, District Attor . ney Hurry C Atwell and Assistant Dis f trict Attorney Burke. 1 For the defense. Attorney John P. S. Mahoney, of Lawrence, chief of coun sel for Ettor; Judge James H. S ! sk. of 1 Lynn, counsel for t'aruso; ex-District Attorney W Scott Peters, of Haver hill. counsel for Giovannitti. Attorney Fred H. Moore, of Los Angeles, and Attorney George W Roewer of Bos ton. associate counsel. r It was predicted todax that the trial would last at least a month. The ve : nite called Is the largest ever sum r tnoned in Essex county and It is prob , able that most of the talismen will have I to be examined before a jury is se . cured t . Scores Beaten In Mill Riots t r LAWRENCE. MASS Sept 30 -The s 24-hour general strike called by the " Industrial Workeis of the World in protest against the Imprisonment and ’ trial of Joseph G Ettor ami Arturo M. 1 Giovannitti on the chaige of being ac ’ cessoties to the murder of Anna Lo- ■ pizzo fesulted in disastrous rioting belt ’ todax Women led In tlie outbreaks. ' Tne trouble begun as soon as the 1 mills opened and it developed that hun ! dreds of the employees ordered to • strike had refused to obex J One man was fatali.x injui t-J, s, o > s xx ere assaulted and beaten and 24 .i. rests were made in the course of dis- i otdecs that occurred in the mill xlistrict x i while operatives xxere going to work, f Os those arrested five were women Tne fourteen face t harges ranging r fiom "eieating a disturbance" to "in ) timidation and assault.” \bout 4,000 striking operatives ( WILSON, HADLEY, AND STIMSON TO TALK TO CONSERVATIONISTS INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Sept. 30. Delegates to the fourth national conser vation congress pouted into Indianapo- I lis todax. At the state capitol finish ing touches were put to the exhibits . that form an interesting part of the i congress. 5 Tlie formal program of the associa i tion opens tomorrow. 'J’he first t/ssion > will be called to order by President J. B. V\ hite, of Kansas City, and the mprning program will conclude with the address of Henry L. Stimson, sec retary of war and representative of ■ President Taft. Addresses of xVelcome will be delivered by former Vice Presi- ; dent Charles W. Fairbanks and other local men. Secretary Stimson xvili ar rive tonight. t’hief interest in the meeting centers in the coming of Governor Woodroxx - ■ Wilson, of New Jersey, who xvili ad dress tlie congress at a big meeting at the state fair grounds on Thursday aft ernoon. Governor Herbert S. Hadley, ■ of Missouri, will speak at the same meeting, immediately preceding the New Jersey executive on the program. The entire program for the congress includes 45 addresses, which will be de livered in a series of sectional divi sions in a number of assembly halls, "he congress xvili cover conservation in all its branches, an important sea -1 ture being that devoted to the conser vation of human life through the dis- I cussion of means for fighting prevent- j ’ able diseases. Thomas R. Shipp, exec utive secretary of the congress, was in . charge of the tinal arrangements today Every indication, he said, pointed to the most successful meeting the congress has knoxvn. j “AUNT DELIA” TORREY 88 YEARS OLD TODAY MILBI’RY. MASS., Sept. 30. —Miss . Delia C. Torrey, famed the country ovei . as President Taft’s “Aunt Delia,” cele brated her birthday today. She is 88 . years old.' Friends called at the old , Torrey mansion on Elm street and Miss Torrey received mart.- remembrances, not forgetting one from “Will." , Only a little while ago "Aunt Delia" ente tained the president on his birth day. ' thronged the mill street district near • the Washington mill when the gates [opened. One hundred and fifty police ami forty state officers unde- Deputy Neal were on hand, patrolling the streets to check trouble. Their pres ence failed to awe the strikers. The man fatally injured was pulled from the running board of a car and fell, , fiacturing his skull on the asphalt pavement. He was an operative on his j xx ay to work. While William Hoffarth. a fireman, was on his way to one of the mills early ‘ today with his daughter, who works In a mill, ha.f a dozen men attacked him For several minutes. guarding his daughtei Horn their blows xvlth his oxvn ? body, he fought them off until help I came. One man escorting a woman to ( work carried a revolver in his- hand. He xx;ys given a clear path, but un lartned workers were not so fortunate. Txvo women, one armed with a tile and the other with a hammer, attacked ’ Agent Milliken, of the Everett mill. The agent drew a revolver and drove them) away Many of those beaten were at , tacked a- soon as they left their homes. In this wax the strikers and their sym pathizers axoided interference by the ■ oolite on guard at the mills BAB ASSOCIATION! WOULD ABOLISH 13 JUSTICES W. A. Fuller Declares Many of the Minor Courts Are Hot beds of Graft. Thirteen judges of peace courts in Fulton county will be without jobs in 1913 if the proposed plans of the At lanta bar prove successful. There are I now eighteen justices of the peace in. Eulton county, and under the tnunicipa. I court plan festered bv the Atlanta law yers but five of these eighteen will be I needed. W. A. Fuller, chairman of the munic i ipal court committee appointed by the 1 attorneys of Atlanta, this afternoon ! outlined just what the new court will do. Incidentally, he paid his respect-- to some of the justices now doing busi ness in the county, declaring that some of them were crooks who “fixed” eases in o'tier to obtain the court costs with out difficulty. "There are justices in Eulton county who will not only aid certain parties in suits, but who will also award cases <o the parties where the court costs will go in order that they may be sure to receive their shares of the costs at once,” he said. -'I do not mean by this that all are ciooked. but you will find that the honest judges are in favor of abolishing justice courts because the dishonest ones are getting all the busi ness, as well as for other reasons. Poor Ones the Honest Ones. "Where you find a poor judge you will find one who is honest. If he was a crook his court would be filled with cases, for they are all known; in fact, some of them would not hesitate at ad vertising their crookedness if it were not fol- fear of public scandal.” The proposed plan of the Atlanta bar has the following features: A municipal court held by five judges. Placing remuneration of judges on a salary instead of fee basis. A central office where all suits should be filed and where records of every levy would be kept. Letting no judge know until im mediately beforehand what cases he will try. The plan is modeled after that adopt ed in Chicago, Denver, Montgomery and several other cities. These municipal courts have proved immensely success ful and popular, eliminating as they do all suspicion or fear of graft or-unfair ’siei.r) The Atlanta bar hopes to haVe a bill embodying these features passed at the next session of the legislature, at the same time abolishing the justice court under the constitutional amendment passed by the last session of the legis lature. The bill will affect Fulton county only. Violent Cathartics Injure Health Side step purgatives —their harsh action h liable to injure the bowels. Whv not use CARTER’S LITTLE LIVER PILLS a purely vegetable remedy that has been successfully used by millions for half a century. Acts eeyt gently but surely tt and not only FJfgn quickly relieves agig&it’jjjUiS r ft but forever ends \\ gL_—ag the misery constipation. Use them for dizziness, indiges- i tion, sick headache and all liver troubles. Small PiK, Small Dose, Small Price, The GENUINE must bear signature ATLANTA THEATER TONIGHT 8:15 Tues., Wed.—Mat. Wed. Night. Werber & Luescher Present THE ROSE MAID Nights. 50c to $2; Matinee, 25c to $1.50 Seats on Sale Today 9 a. m. ALMA "vS'iYis'l? ? WITH GRACE DREW. Nights. 25c to $1.50; Mat. 25c to $1 GDAND Mat,nee Today 2:33 I TONIGHT AT 8:30 I Jos. Hart Presents Gj V. Hobart's Play I “An Opening Night’’ 25 People in Cast—3 Complete Scenes ! ?? PLAY “ZIM ZAM” ?? S 11 Maurice Freeman & Co.. Sadie JanseT !l Phil Staats. Golden & Huahes ' li ALVIN & KENNEY FORSYTH quanta’s Busiest I ‘ theater Mon.-Tues.-Wed. i All Next Week. NAT C. LITTLE EMMA GOODWIN BUNTING *n the 4-Act Plav 1 Motion Pictures. MORALS of OLIVER TWISTMARCUS IVDIP a. TH,S WEE * L I Till* Mllt,neei ‘- Tuer., Thur.,. and Saturday THE LITTLE TENDERFOOT A Heart-Gripping Story of the West A Magnificent Scenic Production ' A Splendid Cast of Players DON’T B£MISLED BY “THE RING" Spending money like water, and pub lishing lists of unauthorized and bended knee solicited names doesn’t mean victory by any means. Don’t be misled. NOWABOUTTHE'fIING” In The Constitution this morning Mr. Chambers publishes a list containing a large number of the names of some of the best known gentlemen in Atlanta, and at tempts to confuse the voters by this artful method of mixing the ring with gentlemen whom I have never accused of being con nected with the nefarious organization. But the “Ring” Exists Just the Same and every intelligent person in Atlanta who is the least familiar with the situation can easily go through the list and separate the goats from the sheep, and in addition sup ply the names which have been purposely left out, for the very best of reasons. ALL THE PEOPLE NAMED IN CHAM BERS’ LIST OF THIS MORNING ARE NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR HIM. Every candidate in the race for Mayor has supporters in this list, and any one who so desires can prove it for himself by ten minutes’ investigation. SUCH METHODS AS THESE ARE OUT RAGEOUS AND BENEATH THE DIGNITY OF A CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR. There is no excuse for using voters’ names without authority, and the desire to keep out of a mud-slinging public contro versy is the only reason several of these gentlemen have not called Mr. Chambers and HIS RING to time. CHAMBERS AND HIS “RING” REAL IZE THEY ARE FACING DEFEAT And I put my friends and the general pub lic on notice that all this mud slinging, per sonal vilification, and trumped-up affida vits are but the insane and hatred-inspired, dying efforts of a defeated crowd of PET TY OFFICE HOLDING RINGSTERS, who see the control of the people’s money slipping from their grasp. ATLANTA NEEDS AND SHALL HAVE A BETTER GOVERNMENT. The present condition of the City’s streets and sewers, and the public works generally, is a good example of what you may expect in the future, if “THE RING” continues to rule Atlanta. WHILE I AND MY FRIENDS ARE SAT ISFIED THAT I WILL CARRY EVERY WARD IN THE CITY, I take this opportunity of impressing upon my friends the necessity of casting their ballots, in order to avoid a second primary. Respectfully, James G. Woodward CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR