Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, October 25, 1912, EXTRA, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextCAMP FOUND NOT GUILTY THE WEATHER Forecast for Atlanta anrf Georgia: Fa'r today and tomorrow. VOL XL NO. 71. M’FtRLJNO SlfS CITY 6 niltfoi M CARTS Civic Expert Declares Present Street System Is Shameful Waste of Resources. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL WORK FOR REMEDY Poor Wretchedly Housed While Money Is Thrown Away on Ornamental Lights. ' anta is wrong from beginning to snri t was started wrong and the gyn icrr of management is almost criminal :■> its waste,” said J. Horace McFar land. president of the American Civic association, after he haxl finished a tour »f inspection of the city. Tl'p chief faults of Atlanta, accord ing to Mr. McFarland, are: Congestion of traffic due to incorrect lay r.g out of streets. No grouping of public buildings so as to improve efficiency of each and make them mutual aids. I.ack of supervision of street system, ''.'aste of money in ornamental light ing. boor housing of the poorer classes. Smoke worse than Pittsburg. The streets were built for oxcarts ’ -are ago and have never been re buiit to meet the present demands,” he said. The entire city needs laying out Rnev In many places you have five nig arc lights where but three are need while in others you have one where throe are needed. You have spent too much on ornamental lighting. Your sitting and power poles should be the same Instead of having separate ones f" each office.” Washington First City. Then Mr. McFarland told of the ten ’’"Ft beautiful and best planned cities in the Cnited States. Washington, of course, stands first ng the well planned and beautiful of this country,” he explained. 1 lt.v was planned before a single "us- was built and the residents have been forced to proceed upon those 1 untied lines. Then, too, under the '•ntra form of government they get 1 service for their money than any ":her city. (lalveston. Texas, stands next to Washington. Since the flood a number ' years ago the city has been recon ■' rue ted on perfect lines. It was the '"•plication of business principles to a Municipal problem. Des Moines, lowa, stands third be 'ause of the tremendous advance in the 'm of municipal problems they ■ p made during the past few years. Detroit is one of the best planned ost efficient cities in the country. ,s good housing conditions, mag -1 parks for all the people, and a ftr—t system which will bear the traf of the city for hundreds of years to Buffalo Is Far Advanced. Raffalo Is noted the world over for 1 s unique street plan. The city has j viiied for every possible emergency in street construction, and is also far "•aneed in municipal management. little city of Brookline, Mass., ■' E attained magnificent civic improve -1 ' n: "nc a tax rate of but one per cent. 1 tax assessment is the explanation remarkable showing, and the ' f not ever hampered by lack of funds. ■ 'eland has included gardening in ' ■ "hool curriculum and the ycunm •’■zens are responding. The city was ’ Planned and well managed, too. "'ii the deficient children are taught a i's things beautiful. "nrrisburg is a remarkable example "hat a small city can do in the •'iprovement when all the citizens nether. It has been absolutely re. cucted during the past ten years. Oklahoma City was. like Washlng- ” planned from the start and will be the most efficient and beautiful 'country. Kansas City has spent $10,000,009 in Continued on Page Two. The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Resuf ts. Convicts Burn Prison Factory to Retaliate Flogging of 25 Rioters Flames Start in Six Places Simul taneously, and Prisoners De ride Work of Fireman. JACKSON. MICH.. Oct. 25.—Fi're. be lieved to have been started by convicts in retaliation for floggings received by twenty-five several weeks ago for riot ing. destroyed the binder twine ware house of the penitentiary here, with a loss of SIOO,OOO, early today. The flames started in six places almost at the same time, and soon enveloped the building. Oil poured into sisal used for making twine caused the flames to spread so rapidly that efforts to save the ware house were given up and the Are fight ers concerted their work to save the other buildings. Twenty prisoners, under heavy guard, were forced to fight the flames. While there was no demonstration of the oth er prisoners, several of them laughed derisively at the efforts of the firemen to subdue the flames. SKELETONS OF TWO PRIMEVAL MONSTERS FOUND BY EXPLORER OTTAWA. ONT.. Oct. 25.—Perfect skeletons of two primeval monsters found in the Red Deer district of west ern Canada are among ten tons of fos sils for the Victoria Memorial Museum, brought here by Charles H. Sternberg, the American explorer, who was en gaged by the Canadian government for explorations In that region. One of the skeletons, named by Dr. Sternberg, a duck bill dinosaur, weigh-i ed more than 6,000 pounds and is 35 feet long. The explorer estimated the period when this animal lived as 3,000,- 000 years ago. Another specimen known as the triceratops (three horn trace) had a skull seven feet in length with horns over each eye and one at the end of/the nose. n Sternberg also found remains of liz ards of enormous proportions. He ex pects to -eturn io the Red Deer region Inext June. FINDS THAT HE’S TOO POOR TO TAKE WIFE AS GUESTS ARRIVE NEWARK, N. ,1., Oct. 25.—While more than two hundred friends waited in St. Antonius Roman Catholic church to see the marriage ceremony of Miss Loretta E Joyce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Joyce, of South Ninth street, that city, to Alexander T. J. Carrigan, of Provi dence, R. 1., the rector of the church, the Very Rev. James R. Hefferman, an nounced that there would be no wedding. It developed later that a sister of Carri gan had told Miss Joyce on Tuesday night that her brother had deceived her, and that he was unable to support her in the fashion that he had pretended to Include in his plans. It is said that Carrigan's sister told Miss Joyce that her brother had no money or prospects, and that he had borrowed $25 in his home city to come to Newark for, the wedding. Miss Joyce is said to have spent a week last August with the parents of Carrigan, and while there the couple picked out a house and some furniture was bought to furnish it. it is said that Miss Joyce spent about SI,OOO in helping to furnish the house. SOFT PEDAL. PLEASE; N. Y. HOTEL TO MAKE DAY SLEEPERS HAPPY NEW YORK. Oct. 25.—For t. e men and women who are forced to turn nisiit into day In earning their livelihood, the new McAlpin hotel has made arrangements to turn day into night, it was announced today. One floor of the hotel, tiie six teenth. will be operated on an inverted schedule for the benefit of night work ers. Persons who occupy rooms on that floor, which has already been dubbed the "Sleeps’ Sixteenth,” will sleep in the •lay time, have their breakfasts served in the afternoon, their luncheon in the evening, and the.lr dinners after midnight. No one sleeping on that floor will be awakened until nightfall except upon per sonal orders, and all the routine work of cleaning and bed-making will commence in the evening BRIDE TRIES A BRIBE ON THE LICENSE CLERK NOBLESVILLE. IND., Oct. 25.—Ob jecting to newspaper publicity, "cause her folks was objectin'.” Miss Sarah lachholtz, a maiden woman, aged 64, offered County Clerk Christoph, at South Bend, a reward of a quarter if he would arrange to have her marriage license kept from the press. A license was given Miss lachholtz and George Guysee, aged 56. The county clerk informed the couple he was powerless in the matter and al lowed the woman t.o keep her money. JUHYKRDICT TERRIBLE SHOCK 10 3EGKEB Blames Lawyers’ Refusal to Let Him Testify—To Appeal From Death Sentence. JURORS NEVER IN DOUBT ABOUT OFFICER’S GUILT Only Degree Considered. Eight Being for Death Penalty on First Ballot. NEW YORK. Oct. 25.—Lieutenant Charles Becker will be sentenced to death next Wednesday for the murder of Herman Rosenthal This is the only sentence possible under the vet diet of murder in the first degree, founc at 11:57 o’clock last night by the jury in the trial of the police of ficial. Whether Becker will be exe cuted is another question. Every re source. possible will be exerted to wave him, and Becker today professed confi dence that the verdict will be reversed, on the grounds that his trial was un fair. The verdict was a terrific shock to Becker. He had become confident of acquittal through the length of the jury’s deliberations. He restrained his emotions only by the utmost effort when the verdict was returned, but today he was stoically calm in his Tombs ceil, his only worry apparently being for his wife, whose health is delicate. Becker feared that the ordeal through which she had passed might be fatal to herself and the child soon to be born. Becker made the following statement this morning: "I am innocent: the truth will pre vail in the end. J was disappointed, as I did not believe that any twelve men would accept the story told by my ac cusers. \V hile I hoped to be acquit ted. I did not believe that the final re sult would be worse than disagreement. “I had absolutely nothing to do with the killing of Herman Rosenthal. I never suggested it in anv wav. Could Have Cleared Himself on Stand. “I wanted to be a witness in my own behalf. 1 believe I could have explain ed away all the suspicious circum stances which tended to implicate me, but I was forced to abide by the deci sion of my counsel and remain mute. "Though the murder of Rosenthal was a terrible thing, I believe if the ver dict of this jury is carried into its legal effect that the judicial murder of Charles Becker will be an everlasting blot upon the judicial system of the Empire state. “I do not believe 1 had the fair and impartial trial which is guaranteed to all men under our laws. When this case is reviewed, the injustice of the court proceeding which resulted in my conviction will be apparent. lam con fident that I will be granted a new trial, and if I am and ain tried at a time when public clamor does not de mand a victim, 1 believe that I will be acquitted. "1 do not personally care much for this verdict, but I feel the blow that it will inflict upon the woman who bears my name and who has borne more than I her share of the burden since my ar- I rest on this charge, “My case will be appealed wlthou' I delay, and, in my opinion, there can b< no other result than a reversal of this unjust verdiet.” The jurors actually deliberated seven hours and forty-five minutes. As a re sult of advice from Justice Goff that they should refrain from discussingl their action, the majority refused today I to tel) the secrets of the jury room, but it was learned that al no time in their deliberations had there been a question as to Becker’s guilt. The matter that taxed their hearts and Intelligence was the degree—whether they should find a verdict that would mean death or a ver dict that would mean life imprisonment. The jury took three decisive ballots in all during their deliberations. The first' showed that, eight were for eonvic- Continued on Page Two. ATLANTA, GA„ FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1912. Hermann Oelrichs Hasn’t Smoked or Tippled RICH YOUTH WINS BET iofw - ipl a a tw ctMM GEORGIA CAROLINA FAIR TO BE OPENED BY CONGRESSMEN AL’GI STA, GA.. Oct. 25.—The Georgia- Carolina fair opens in this city on No vember 4 and continues through Novem ber 9. The feature of the opening day exercises will be addresses by Congress man Thomas W. Hardwick, of Georgia, and Congressman lames (•'. Byrne, of South Carolina. The fair this yekr will have the largest agricultural, poultry and live stock dis plays that it has ever had. The ma jority of the farmers’ clubs in the Savan nah river valley have been preparing elab orate exhibits for weeks and there is keen competition for first prize. The state college of agriculture will make an exhibit, as will the Southern railway, the latter giving demonstrations of farm, dairying and domestic science work. The i’nited States department of agri culture is to have a dipping vat showing how to eradicate the cattle tick TAMA JIM’S DAUGHTER WILL SING AT RALLIES WHERE FATHER TALKS WASHINGTON, Oct. 36. Miss Flora Wilson, daughter of the secretary of agriculture, will sing at all political ral lies where her father speaks on his west ern trip for President Taft. Secretary Wilson and his daughter will campaign through Michigan. Indiana and lowa. Miss Wilson, an a’deni suffragist, will speak at some points. THIS BANK FOR MEN NOT LIVING WITH THEIR WIVES ATLANTIC CITY. Oct. 25. -Overseer of the Poor George Ortlip ha< established a unique Institution a bank for the hus bands who are estranged from their wives and who could be compelled by court pro ceedings to remit regularly. Ortlip accepts a personal bond from the husband to nay the wife a regular sum, and if the payment fails, then the bonds man is sought to make up th* deficiency. And it is only in case of final failure that the court Is Invoked. So far tiie scheme has worked splendidly. SNEEZES 15 MINUTES AND DIES IN HOSPITAL DENVER. Oct 25. w. II Wentworth, ill at the county hospital, was seized to day with a sneezing lit. which lasted 15 minutes, and killed him Acceleration of the heart caused deal it. Hermann Oelrichs and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Who Has Given Him a Fortune for Leading the Simple Life. S' * : a '. W ftT 0* O t fMfc/v/oo O a nt. V J'XX-rtt. vooq x t Now His Aunt. Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt. Will Be Called on to Pay Wager. NEW YORK. Oct 25.-- It looks very much as if Mis. W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., would be called upon soon to pay a debt of honor to her young nephew, Hermann Oelrichs. The debt is a large one some say a. half million dollars was the amount of the Wager. But it was such a wager that Mrs. Vanderbilt, tn losing it. will consider that she has won. A few years ago, as young Oelrichs was nearing the age when boys regard cigar ettes as th.' insignia of manhood, his aunt , challenged him to lay part of bls future fortune against a similar part of hers on I the proposition that he would not smoke or touch inloxicants of any kind until he should reach his majority. Will Be of Age Next Month. Ho accepted the challenge, and the time of settlement will arrive with his twenty first birthday next month. Thus has "gambling" been turned into I a virtue to conquer other evils. Mrs. Vanderbilt may well be proud of iter losses. Her nephew, who is a chum of Vincent Astor and a student In the law school if Columbia, has been for years the model youth of Newport and New York . society. And he has beet an example to the other fellows in proving that a boy can shun bad habits without being a mol lycoddle. None of his set is farther from being a mollycoddle than Oelrichs. He is one of the most daring automobillsts in the country, a clever boxer and fencer, and has won trophies at golf and tennis. A Young Chesterfield. Moreover, he ... regarded a.- a young Chesterfield in manner and dress. He at tends all the smartest functions of sum mer and winter, and is already popular in society abroad. Two years ago he and Vincent Astor had an auto race on the sand of tire second beach at Newport. Oelrichs’ car caught fire, but h<- kept going till he bad won the race, and then had to drive into the ocean to put out the tire. Already pi ■ sensed of a considerable for tune, he will n i eive an immense one from his mother "ti the daj when he shall wed. If he hns shown particular attention to any of the young women of society it has been to Miss Margaret I’. Andrews, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Andrews, of Newport. CAMP FREE AFTER JURY EmwominLE OVER ffl RDER CHARGE Policeman Greets Verdict Acquitting Him of Murder of Fellow-Officer and Roommate Stoically—Hurries Homei to Tell Old Father His Good News. Final Instructions on Burden of Proof Was Asked by Panel Twenty Minutes Before They Reached Decision—Patrolman Must Go Be fore Board to Answer Accusation of Being Drunk at Time of Killing. Bicycle Patrolman J. Wesley Camp, who slew his fellow offi cer, Samuel 11. Belding, in the rooms they had occupied for years, was found “not guilty” in Judge Bonn's court this morning by a jury which had been out for sixteen hours. The verdict came as a startling surprise to many, and after the jury had asked the judge to recharge them on the elemen tary grounds of the burden of proof. Ballot after ballot was taken before the twelve ‘‘good men and true” decided to give ('amp. who bad been attacked as a victim of delirium tremens and charged with frenzied murder, his liberty. After a harrowing night in which several men stood nut for a conviction of some kind, the jury came into the court roour at 9 o clock this morning. Judge Roan was on the bench, and (’amp, as cool and unconcerned as ever, awaited the word that would decide his fate. Jury Asks Another Charge. But the jury wanted a recharge. Aft er having listened to many hours of evidence and an exhaustive charge from the judge, they wanted the court to tell them upon whom the burden of proof rested. Judge Roan, of course, answered that It rested upon the state and that Camp was presumed to be innocent until proven guilty. At the same time the court added a few words about a "reasonable doubt,” the usual advice given by a judge in such cases. The jury returned to deliberate, while the sparsely crowded court room waited eagerly. Camp betrayed no emotion. Court Room Silent As Verdict Is Read. Twenty minutes later, the twelve men filed in onee more, and, amid a strained silence, the foreman announced the verdict: "We find the defendant not guilty.” A few friends of Camp, including bis lawyers, rushed to congratulate him, but the officer hitnself took It all with remarkable stolidity. "1 had no idea," said Camp to a Georgian reporter, "that I would be con victed. 1 was confident all the time that a full recital of the facts would result in my acquittal. But no one except the man w ho has been In a similar position | can realize the terrible strain of the Hirdeal I have gone through. To wait pin a prison cell for the trial, to sit in the court room while able lawyers de mand your life, and then the suspense while the jury deliberates—it Is awful. Thank heavi n. It is over.” Another Trial Faces Officer. The probability of another ordeal looms up before <’amp—trial before the police commission on the charge of drunkenness. A number of witnesses charged that he was intoxicated at the time of the shooting. With his lawyer, the freed policeman will see Chief Beavers later in the morning, the police having intimated that the trial was very likely. Immediately after he was released Camp proceeded to the home of his brother, <’. L. Camp, in Lee street, to see his old father, who is a farmer in Campbell count) . He will spend a few days it his old home on the farm be fore ho comes back to Atlanta to learn whether he is to resume his place as a member of the Atlanta police depart ment. The case went to the jury yesterday afternoon about 3:30 o’clock after im passioned speeches by counsel on both sides Solicitor General Hugh Dorsey, who closed for the state, seemed on the verge of a breakdown as he pleaded for D® 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE P^ R N E ° I POLICEMEN SAVE SIX FROM FLAMES 1 t J. L. Huggins and Family Are • Routed From Sleep Just Be , fore Roof Falls. I Sleping with flames eating their wav • to their bedsides, the family of J. L. 1 Huggins, of 330 Ponce DeLeon avenue, was roused this morning by Policemen aßrker and W ood just a few moments before the roof fell in. ’ The policemen had to break through , a window to warn the sleeping family and Mr. and Mrs. Huggins and theii four children rushed out in their nlght i clothes. The fifteen-year-old daughtei . of the family ran out. that three younger children were still in the house. Without hesitation, she plunged back into the dense smoke and fought her way to them. All were brought safely out. although not even their clothes were saved. The policemen were passing by on their bicycles when they saw a light from the big apartment house Mr. Hug gins is building. The Huggins resi dence had been moved to the rear of the site for the apartment house. Sud denly the flames broke through the roof of the house, and the policemen rushed to warn the inmates. None was hurt, though the house was totally destroyed. The family spent the rest of the night at the homes of neigh bors. the conviction of the policeman, who had been a boyhood, companion of his in Campbell county. Mr. Dorsey had been assisted by B. I B. McGowan, of Augusta, retained by I the Belding family. Case Discussed at Dinner Hour. Ihe jury deliberated until supper time,' 6:30 o’clock, and continued to discuss the question as they dined at the Kimball house. On the return tho ballottlng was resumed and until I o’clock the dozen men fought with the policeman's life as the stake. Juror L. (>. Turner suffered an attack of in digestion at 11 o'clock, but recovered in about an hour. Early this morning the balloting was resumed and continued until the jury • decided to ask for a recharge.