Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, October 25, 1912, HOME, Page 10, Image 10
10 STEVENS' sm PLEADS DEFENSE State Endeavors to Prove For mer Commissioner’s Son Was Murdered. Forth? playing of R. I. Stevens, son of former Railroad Commissioner O. B. Stevens. Frank McDonald. a waiter at Durand's <afe. was put on trial for his life in criminal division of superior court • t 10 o'clock this morning. The men that had adjudged Policeman J Wesley i'amp not guilty of the murder of his fellow officer. S. A. Belding, had scarcely left the < < urt room before the Jury was struck for the McDonald case. .1. Tc Kilpatrick retained by O. B. Stev ens to assist Solicitor Dorsey In the prose cution, began the examination of state s witnesses at 11 o'clock. His procedure clearly indicated that the state would at tempt to show that McDonald deliberately picked a quarrel with young Stevens and was the aggressor throughout. According to testimony given by Paul Harrison, sent to the stand by the state, Stevens and Mcltonald quarreled in Du rand's case the night of Tuesday . June 25. The argument was not settled and Stev ens. wdth his friends, went to the corner of North Pryor street and Auburn avenue. It was maintained that Stevens bad a dispute there with W. L. Fowler ami Mc- Donald interferred. Harrison told the jury that McDonald slapped Stevens with his left hand and before the later could retaliate McDonald slashed him across the abdomen. Stevens fled and later with the fatal wound In his body got to Harrison's room in the Black building From there lie was taken to the Grady hospital and died the next day. William M Smith, who with Emmet Blount and Frank and Pat Haralson are conducting McDonald's defense will send up witnesses to establish that Stevens was drunk and engaed In a fight with McDonald. The jijry drawn to try the case Is: D. O. Perkle. T. B Phibbs, T. W. Barnett. J. R. Welchell. W. A. Hargraves. Horace Grant, V M Alverson, W. H. Blanton. D. 8. Wright. O. Rutledge. J W. Rice anil F. E. Flinn FINEST DENTAL WORK AT LOWEST PRICES There Is no finer dental work done anywhere than at. the Atlanta Dental Parlors, yet prices hero are so low as to astonish those who have been pay ing the usual dentist's charges. This it partly duo to an Immense practice and partly to the very fine modern equipment and partly to the fact that this esta’ollshm nt '.visiles to make lasting friends f is patients. Ask your friends :<! < >; Hie work of the Atlanta Dental B ■' is <t the cor ner of Peachtree and Decatur streets. (Advt.) EXQUISITE WEDDING BOUQUETS ANO DECORATIONS. ATLANTA rLORAL CO., Call Main 1130. <Advertisement ) Next week at the Lyric— “ The Traveling Salesman.’’ THE TEST OF AN EGG Is the eating. If they taste right, they are fresh country eggs. If they taste wrong, they are cold storage. You can get fresh eggs at the Cash Grocery Co., 118 Whitehall St. (Advt.) ■■■ "Law Brother* for Quality" asm Cold Weather Necessities This bracing winter weather is healthy, in vigorating and altogeth er delightful—lF you are supplied with appropri ate, comfortable cloth ing. I Comfortable Underwear Medium and heavy weight underwear in I b«st grades, at 50c to $2.50 per garment. Acjents for "Dr. Deimel (linen mesh) Under wear,” in two• piece suits and union suits —$6.50 per garment. Ready-to-Wear Overcoats We carry a special line of high-grade, ready-to-wear Overcoats and Cravenette Coats in popular shades, at $16.50 to $30.00. ! Tailoring Thoroughly depend able, elegant tailoring, from virgin pure wool fabrics at popular prices. Prompt delivery and perfect satisfaction as sured, Suits and Over, coats at from $25.00 to $45.00. e (3C: WHITEHALL ST. . SKELETONS OF TWO PRIMEVAL MONSTERS FOUND BY EXPLORER OTTAWA. ONT. Oct. 25 Perfect skeletons of two primeval monsters ! found in th« Red De. i district of west ' it Canada are among ten tons of fos >:D for th< Victoria Memorial Museum, b ought 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 fed more than 6.000 pounds and is 35 feet iong. The* explorer estimated the I period when this animal lived as 3,000,- 000 years ago Another specimen known as the triceratops (three horn trace) had a skpll seven feet in length with horns over each eye and one at the end of the nose. Sternberg also found remains of liz ards of enormous proportions He ex pects to turn to the Red Deer region next June. EXPRESS MESSENGER AND MAIL CLERK HELD FOR THEFT OF $25,000 OMAHA, X’EBR., Oct. 25.—Two men are under arrest here today charged with stealing one thousand packages, worth $25,000. from United States mails. I liey arc Benjamin R, Day, a railway mail clerk, and F. N. Whisenand. an Adams express messenger. The arrests were made by postoffice inspectors fol lowing complaints of the last six months. The officials declare Day has made a confession acknowledging the thefts and Involving Whlsenand. The latter resides in Chicago. SHOE SHINE PHONOGRAPH TO CHEER TROOPS IN WAR SI. LOI IS, Oct. 25.—0 n their way to Greece to take part in the Balkan war, Tom Grimes, Chris Stathls and Torn Kallas will take with them w hat is probably the best known phono graph in East St. Louis. Several months ago a number of shoe shining parlors in East St. Louis inaugurated improvements, and, not to be outdone, litis trio purchased a large phonograph, the strains from which beguiled pas sersby to step inside and get their shoes shined. The Greeks declared that they would donate the instrument to a regi ment that was minus a band. GOVERNMENT SEEKING DOCTOR OF D OTATOES WASHINGTON, o/t7 25,-Are you a potato doctor? If so, you may be ellgl ble to a permanent job in the depart ment of agriculture, where there will be no scarcity of patients. Incidental ly, the position pays $2,240 a year, but before any one can be appointed to it an examination is necessary, and before any one is permitted at the examina tion he tpust show that he has had an educational training equivalent to that required for a doctor of philosophy de gree. Also applicants must be at least 30 years old and under 45. A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y Guaranteed To Fit Perfectly and —w Give Satisfaction ( 4 There’s no gamble in or- dering a “Dundee-Tailored” vvi) Suit. You can not walk Jilt into the highest-priced nier- cl ant tailor shop in the city. U f I x ▼ whore they ask anywhere w \ f// aMK a'”’ from SSO to $75 per suit, \, y / W and he any surer of a per- \l/ U fee) fit and satisfaction jaJ®. than you can right here. Why Pay S3O to $35 When you can get J \ A "Dundee" Suit \ 3 Pieces rWi (Coat, Vest and Pants) Made Union to Your Label Individual in Every Measure Garment "Not Cheap Tailoring, but good tailoring Cheap’ Over 500 Pure Wool Fall Fabrics to choose from. Order today. Prompt delivery. Corner Auburn Ave. and Peachtree St. 127 Stores from Coast to Coast HIE ATLANTA GEORGI AN \ND NEWS.FRiDAY, O( TObr.n i. h_. 2 OF GEN. DIAZ’S STAFF ADE SHOT Special Messenger Hurries to Vera Cruz to Hold Up Lead er’s Execution. MEXl<'<> CITY, O't 25 Major Za rate and Major Cuesea. members of the staff of General Felix Diaz, were shot to death by a squad of federal soldiers at Vera I’ruz.. after being tried by emirtmartial and found guilty of ex citing the revolt against the Madero government. This announcement was made by the government today, at the same time it being stated that a special messenger had been sent to Vera Cruz to hold up the execution of General Diaz. Reports reaching here today from Vera Cruz that General Diaz had been tried by courtmartlal last night and sentenced to die at sunrise this morn ing caused a demonstration for Madero here early today. Six hundred .per sons paraded the streets, crying, "Death to Diaz." Madero’s Grip Grows Firmer WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.—Consular dispatches from Mexico today Indicated that tile entire republic is quieting down and that the Madero administra tion has a firmer hold on the reins of power than at any time in the past. Salina Cruz, Ensenada and Tampico re ported "all quiet" today. The gunboat Tacoma reached Tampico last night and will remain there for a few days. The Des Moines will remain at Vera Cruz until all signs of the recent revolt have disappeared. Correspondent Reaches Texas LAREDO. TEXAS, .Oct. 25.—Harry H. Dunn, the American newspaper man kidnaped by Mexican'oflieers in Mexico City, arrived here today on a train fron. Mexico City. He stated that all his money and property had been confis cated in Mexico and he had then beet' placed on the train. TAFT OFF TO RESUME WORK IN WASHINGTON POLAND SPRINGS, MAINE, Oct. 25.- President Taft started for Washington to resume work today after a vacation of nearly two months. He boarded his pri vate car at Panville Junction. 5 miles from here. The president has a speak ing engagement at Cambridge Springs. Pa., and his car will be shifted to a western route at Boston. FINDS THAT HE’S TOO POOR TO TAKE WIFE AS GUESTS ARRIVE NEWARK. N. J.. 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 \ ery Rev. James R. Uefferman, an nounced that there would be no wedding. it developed later that .i 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 (’arrigan, and while then the couple In' kf'd out a house and nne furniture was bought to furnish it. ft is said that Miss Joyce spent about SI,OOO in helping to furnish the house. TRACKMEN OF CENTRAL GET INCREASE iN WAGES MACON, GA.. Oct. 25. The trackmen of the Central of Georgia railroad, of ficially known as membets of the Inter national Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way. have been granted their peti tion for an increase in wages, the set tlement being upon the same basis as the Southern railway's scale. The in creases range from $1 to sl6 per month. The announcement of a s ; .ement was made today by D. G. Borom, of Round Oak,,Ga., chairman of the com mittee which recently presented the grievance to the railroad officials. More than 300 men are affected by the raise. WALKING ARSENAL CAUGHT BY A PALMETTO POLICEMAN FAIRBURN, GA., Oct. 25.—A des perado. captured by Chief of Police Jenkins of Palmetto, is today confined in the Campbell county jail here. When arrested and searched a pistol, several files, a large bunch of keys, a dirk and a butcher knife were found on him. He is a largo man. weighing ISO pounds, and six feet tall. He said he was look ing for a man named Turner, whom he was going to kill. His name, he said, was Watkins, and he was from Lanett. Ala. He was taken in charge after a struggle by Chief Jenkins. THE MENTER CO. FACE TO FACE WITH THE CLOTHING QUESTION ft/ w ilzr Sv f Slh W' m i 11 if 1 r 4 1.8 i i b ! 3 I/O C. If you or any member of your family need something new, warm and dressy for Fall, mark these words: You can get what you want at THE MENTER CO. store and divide the bill into weekly payments. <L THE MENTER CO. store in this city is one of a chain of nearly 100 stores where good clothing for men, women and children is sold at moderate prices. <£ Because we own so many stores and be cause our purchases are so enormous, we buy and sell at prices away below most stores. Every woman should stop at THE MEN TER CO. store and look over our superb line of millinery, coats and suits for Fall and Winter. <L With THE MENTER CO. Divided Pay ment Plan the clothing question is not a prob lem but a pleasure. Visitors welcome. THE MENTER CO. SUCCESSOR TO MENTER & ROSENBLORM CO 71} Whitehall Sireei (ilpsiairs), First Stairway Next to J. M. High Co. BOLL PUP CURE FOR HOBO FEVER Youthful Tramp Tells Judge Dog Convinced Him That He Should Quit Tramping. Cornered by a bull dog when he assailtd a kitchen door early today to get "a bite to eat” and held helpless for half an hour until police arrived on the scene and res cued him, George Seidel, a 17-year-old tramp, who gives his home as Brooklyn, N. ¥.. received such a shock as to bring about instant reformation. He later de clared to Recorder Broyles that he is for ever done with the wanderer’s life. "I’ve had all kinds of experience, but I'd never before run up against a bull dog.” remarked the youth. “I've often heard that bull dogs have got it in for tramps, and now I'm satisfied this is a fact.” Asked why he didn’t run and try to get away. Seidel grinned: “Not me," he exclaimed. “That dog had me hypnotized.” The stranger, ignorant of the presence of the dog, entered the yard at the home of W. J. Beyer, 616 Edgewood avenue, just at daybreak, and immediately sought the kitehen. lie had Just "hit” town, and was tired and hungry. He intended to ask for something to eat, but didn't have time. The hull dog spied him, and. bark ing viciously, chased him into a corner of the yard. There he held the stranger at bay. Two policemen later appeared on the scene, the dog was called off, and Seidel sent to the police station. Judge Broyles bound him over to the state courts for vagrancy. ■ I ffi Si 9 Tor all conditionfl where pain is prominent® —head-aches, neuralgia, acute or chronic 1 rheumatism, gout, nervousness, insomnia, I pains peculiar tn women, etc.- ANTI-KAMNBA TABLETS Not a stimulant, intoxicant or habit former, B Try them! OAt All Druggists y 25c Vtit'Pockct-Boxti STM BID? BELCHING EASAND SOBR FOOD? JO FEEL FINE? Wonder what upset your stomach--which portion of the food did q,. damage—do you? Well, don't bother. If your stomach is in a revolt: if s our gassy and upset, and what you just ate has fermented into stubborn lum-.,’ four head dizzy and aches; belch gases and acids and eructate undig,' sied food; breath foul, tongue coated—just take a little Diapepsin and in five rn ■ . utes you truly will wonder what became of the indigestion and distress. Millions of men and women today know that it is needless to have a bad •tomach A ifttle Diapepsin occasionally keeps this delicate organ regulated and they eat their favorite foods without fear. I DIAPEPSIN MAKES DISORDERED STOMACHS .‘5 FG JLJsfrislid J . FEEL FINE IN FIVE MINUTES. I’l T I 1//CURES INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA,/./ /V'*/ VA* IO (zl . I //SOURNESS, GAS, HEARTBURN./ VARGE 50 CENT CASE—ANY DRUG STORE. r iJiafflOOWY; Children’s and Misses’ Apparel Illustrating the Greater Value Giving Power of the i J. M. High Company Store The children’s stock is wonderful—a bigger and ■ heller stock than ever. It is one of the most ideal showings of apparel for children and juniors that we have ever seen anywhere—so beautiful that our mere words can not begin to express its charms. You will have to inspect it. ' Bwlll /7l J W WLIM w Children’s and Misses’ New Fall Hats Extra Specials <’hildren\ and Misses' smart IZj LLfGirl’s new models for school and for ® dress wear, felt, velour, x<l- Hats vet. plush ami inr. for ail ages, ranging in price. Medium large French Fdt $1.50 to $15.00 lhlsf '"'»y»"lßH'l s .inlK'an ~ t'fiil shades of brown, red. ( hildren s ( oats, 2 through 6 yeai's. of chinchilla, eordu- ' atl ' ~ I '' IV and champagne, roy. plushes, cheviots, zibelines trimmed in rich Persian and all new materials— ~ . ■ . silk. Specially priced $3.98 to $25.09 ' ! Children’s Fall Wash Dress- 70 es with long sleeves and high necks, 50c to $1.50 Serge Dresses •Juniors Serge and Velvet Dresses in smart new one- For ages $ through It £ piece models- years we offer most remark IZTT.G, rvo, . zx/A values tomorrow in tin- $8.98 tO $30.00 all-wool Serge Dresses. Sizes 13. I") and 17. a h colors; new. smart Rus- Mis.es’ (’oats. 8 through 14 sian . models ’ Spciall? •I years, all new. stylish cos- P>iced j tumes in plain and fancy eol- CIS’ OQ i oyings Mg D. V O $6.98 to $30.00 ~~ it Misses' Fall Wash Dresses. ~ t with long si. eves and high SWC'cltOrS E necks. an + ED. ' blst °P ened this umrnini; Ifpl.vV tO a large shipment of S\m . ’ j Juniors’ new Fall Coats. crs f °r children of all az; ( sizes 13. 15 ami 17. in ehin- ~~ the b est values we eoul ‘ chillas. mackinaws, cheviots, procure. Special at $8.98 to $30.00 SIOO to $2.50 ■ , ' Use Georgian Want Ads