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i\3U) Department of the Gulf Commander Sees Brilliant Review of U. S. Troops at Fort McPherson GLNERAL R. K. EVANS WELCOMED BY THE GALLANT SEVENTEENTH - --"■ S ’w ' v '" w ~: - * ■■:■'/,. < 5 ■ BECKER GOES TO CHAiR WEEK Os DEGm 3 Rosenthal Slayer Calm as the Death Sentence Is Passed. New Trial Denied. NEW YORK, Oct. 30.—Former Po lice Lieutenant Charles Becker today was sentenced to death in he electric chair by Justice Goff in the supreme court, for the murder of Herman Rosen thal. The former police official took his sentence calmly. Becker was convicted of instigating the murder of the gambler informer on the night of October 24. Justice Goff set the week of Decem ber 9 for Becker’s execution. He im mediately was ordered to the death house at Sing Sing.’ Mrs. Becker was in the court room when Justice Goff pronounced the death decree. Those sitting near her thought she would break down, but she bore up with wonderful fortitude. Denied Ten Days to Wind Up Affairs. Becker had just left his wife a few seconds before in the offices of Sheriff Marburger, where there was a pathetic scene. The condemned man gripped his wife in his powerful arms, and for a moment neither spoke. One hour after the sentence had been passed, Sheriff Marburger left with Becker for Sing Sing prison. Five dep uties accompanied the condemned man. Becker asked for ten days in which to wind up his affairs, but the sheriff refused to grant this. Attorney John W. Hart was present as the representative of Becker. Mr. Mclntyre was not present, having sent word that he was too ill to appear. Mr. Hart presented a motion for a new trial, but it was overruled by the Justice. Shows Traces of a Sleepless Night. Justice Goff entered the court room at 10:31 and immediately Clerk Charles Penny called out: “Charles Becker to the bar!” Although Becker was outwardly calm, he showed traces of a sleepless night. His eyes were inflamed, and he showed he was under high nervous tension. He held himself as stiflly erect as though on parade when he stepped to the bar. Becker gazed steadily into the eyes of Justice Goff, never blinking nor drop ping his glance. The stillness of death prevailed. The corridors had been cleared and the crowd outside the court house was held at bay by a dozen policemen. "Have you anything to say why sen tence should not be pronounced?” asked Justice Goff. Attorney Blocks Attempt to Reply. Recker opened his lips to reply, when Attorney Hart leaped to his feet and CHILDREN NEED CASCARETS WHEN GROSS, FEVERISH DR CONSTIPATED Any child will gladlv take "Cascarets Candy Cathartic” which act gently —never gripe or produce the slightest uneasiness—though cleanses the little one's Constipated Bowels, sweetens the stomach and puts the liver In a healthy condition. , , Full directions for children and grown-ups in each package. Mothers can rest easy after giving this gentle, thorough laxative to children. ( J 10 Cents. Never grip*? or sicken. “CASCARETS WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP.” GULF DEPARTMENT ADJUTANT LEAVES FOR EASTERN POST Colonel S. \V. Dunning, adjutant gen eral of the Department of the Gulf, left Atlanta today for New York, where he will be in charge of the military affairs of the Eastern division, which includes all the territory from New York down the Atlantic coast and embraces Geor gia. He will be succeeded in a few i days by Colonel Charles H. Barth, who ' is on his way from his post with the i Twelfth infantry, at Presidio Monterey, I Cal. | Leutenant Colonel Dunning is slated | for promotion to. a full colonelcy, it is ; reported, and his promotion to the Gov j ernors Island post is believed to be a i first step for him. Mrs. Dunning, who has been In Europe for some time, will • I join him in New York soon. I Colonel Barth, who comes to join the i army coterie here, will bring Mrs, . I Barth and their two children with him. j He is known personally to General R. ,| K. Evans, commander of the depart ’ ment, who spoke highly of him today. addressed the court. He asked that sentence be deferred and made a mo tion for a new trial. The motion was ’ I overruled, and Justice Goff proceeded to I impose sentence. It was a dramatic 1 moment, and the tenseness of the situ ] ation gripped all alike. t As the court finished the pronounce ) ment of the death sentence a deep sigh escaped Becker. Then lie braced, him self. squared his shoulders and once ■ more looked the court squarely in the ’ eye. f Sheriff Harbinger then was given of . ficial charge of the prisoner. As Beck et’ came in view of his wife he smiled, but she did not see him. She was holding a handkerchief before her eyes. The prisoner walked so rapidly ( through the corridor to the sheriff's of fice that the deputy handcuffed to him could hardly keep up. It was reported that Becker had . quarrelled with John F. Mclntyre, his lawyer in chief, and that Mclntyre had withdrawn from the case. Becker had insisted upon taking the witness stand in the trial for his life, and after his conviction persisted in giving inter views to the newspapers despite the warnings of his lawyer. John W. Hart, Becker's attorney of record, was ex pected to take charge of the future affairs of the former police official. 1 Chief interest centered in the sen -1 fencing of Becker, but there were other developments commanding attention. The four gambler-informers, Jack Rose, . Louis Webber, Harry Vallon and Sam Schepps, declared that they were no longer afraid of assassination when they get their liberty as they realize that a death blow has been struck the “police system,” and that it no longer ’ can inflict punishment upon anyone who attacks any of Its members. The sentencing of Becker wiped out any lingering animosity which Mrs. Ro -1 senthal, wife of the slain gambler, felt. “I am sincerely sorry for Mrs. Beck er,” declared the widow today. "I am not sure whether she wants my sym pathy, but nevertheless she has it. She is a brave woman, but she is blinded by her devotion to her husband. I pity her from the bottom of my heart. She is a loyal woman and a brave one." THEATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER HO. TTT?. ■ (TV • Uh) J MB- fBBw n fjk \ \ nrf * a x I \ \\ Hw IBw ' -.Y ’f / \ 18 /he' 4 « \ /A ”• / Elaborate Ceremony of Mili tary at Post Marks First Official Visit. • < With elaborate ceremony, Brigadier General R. K. Evans, the new com mander of the Department of the Gulf, was welcomed formally at Fort Mc- Pherson yesterday. In honor of the commanding officer’s first official visit to the post the full Seventeenth infan try paraded in review and a brigadier’s salute of eleven guns was fired. The regimental review was a special affair arranged in honor of General Evans’ visit. Arrayed in dress uniform the 700 men of the regiment strung out tn parade at exactly 3 o'clock. With the soldiers drawn up at attention, Gen eral Evans, accompanied by his aids, passed down the line making inspec tion. \ Following inspection the regiment paraded for fifteen minutes, during which time the salute was fired. The Seventeenth was headed by Major E. N. Jones, who has been in command at the post since Colonel Van Orsdale left for a visit to Hot Springs. Several hundred people were on hand to witness the review and the majority remained to enjoy the concert given by the regiment band after the parade. Compliments Seventeenth. General Evans expressed himself as pleased with the appearance and con duct of the Seventeenth, pronouncing it one of the finest regiments in the service. "The men came forward for inspec tion in excellent shape,” said General Evans. "I am more than pleased with the local regime.nt. In fact, the af fairs of the entire department are in fine shape." While the new commander of the gulf department has visited the post on sev eral occasions since coming here, yes terday’s inspection was the first formal visit he has made the troops. It is his intention of inspecting the entire de partment shortly. The department in cludes the cavalry post at Fort Ogle thorpe and the coast artillery stations on the South Atlantic seaboard and the gulf. TO SERVE SENTENCE HERE. GREENVIL.L.E, S C.. Oct. 30 "Babe" Durham, a mountaineer, who took French leave of the United States court last week, while the jury was deliberating on his case, has been brought in from the mountains by his bondsmen, and Is now held at the eounft jail, awaiting orders to be taken to Atlanta to serve a J ear s sen tence lor ' ntoonhsining.” ..... General R. K. Evans on horseback reviewing the Seven teenth, and soldiers in company front passing reviewing stand MADDOX APPEALS TO BANKERS TO AID DEMOCRATIC CAUSE Robert F. Maddox, recently appointed as vice president for Georgia of tlie National League of Business Men for Wilson and Marshall, sent today to the president of the Georgia Bankers as sociation, of which he is a former head, and directors of the 750 banks in Geor gia a letter urging that bankers join the organization at once. Those who are pilling to act as members of the organization and as "advisers” of the administration in the event of the elec tion of the Democratic ticket will fill out blanks, sending $1 for each mem bership. The purpose of the league is three fold: To unite the business men of the country, who shall make common cause with the consuming masses; to promote the election of Woodrow Wil son as the candidate of the hour, and to uphold the hands of the president elect In policies where he would doubt less be perplexed. Mr. Maddox declares that Georgia will poll a record vote, and that Governor Wilson will go into the presidency by the largest popular vote ever given a candidate. AFTER GRIPPE OR PNEUMONI A the enfeebled system readily accepts any disease- Nature’s resistant force is depleted and Scott's Emulsion is needed. Its highly concen trated nourishment is im mediately distributed to every organ. With Scott’s Emulsion nature repairs waste, con structs healthy tissue and active, life-sustaining blood. Nothing equal! Scott * t-mulnion m convalvtence ocott ftc Bownc, Bloomfield, N. j. 12-82 TELEGRAPHERS VOTE ON STRIKE. CHICAGO, Oct. 30.—A strike vote was started by telegraphers employed on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad today, following the refusal of the company to grant the men a wage increase of 10 per*cent. M RS. L. L. UPSON OF ATHENS, GA. Has just won 11 prizes Georgia Poultry Show. Two White Orpington pens entered, both won places. Two Buff Cockerels entered, both won places. Won ribbons on Buff Pen, Buff Hen, Black Pullet, Black Hen, Fifth Hen, and First Prize on Black Cock. Stock and Eggs for sale. ORPINGTON GROVE 1124 Prince Avenue. ATHENS, GA. What of Your Circumstances One, Three Or Five Years Hence TT is hard to realize what Maeauley termed, “The present value of a distant advantage.” This is evidenced in the way so many persons neglect to save money in days of prosperity to make provisions for future needs and opportunities. Your position five years hence, depends largely upon how you take advantage of present opportunities and pre pare for future ones. ION Sm&SAiG CANDLER PRFSiOENT . CANDLER BUILDING . •> -f AU ST-.- rT v; r SEEKS WIFE HE OUITFOH RICHES Though She Has Been Rewed and Divorced Since Then, He Still Loves Her. Kept four years f-om the woman he loves and h - ui made his wife, by bls father’s threat of disinheritance, Ed ward B. Wardlaw, of 318 Main street, Chattanooga, has < ailed on the Atlanta police to find his sweetheart, though he knows that stress of circumstances compelled her to wed another man two years ago. Word has reached Wardlaw that she has obtained a second divorce, and he now wants to make her his wife again. In his letter to Chief of Detectives Lanford, the Chattanooga man recites that he met and married Myrtle Smith in the Tennessee city some four years ago. He had failed to consult his fa ther, a man of means, before taking the step. Quits Wife For Fortune. The parental ire descended on the young pair. Wardlaw’ was told that'if he did not leave ttie woman he had made his life mate, another would be given the inheritance on which he was depending when he stood at the altar. Wardlaw was practically penniless. His wife was In no better finances. Though they loved each other devoted ly, he says, they realized that they had to face a practical problem. They finally entered a tacit agree ment to apply for dlvorcp, but to re main faithful to each other through the years until the father had relented or had died and the inheritance was young Wardlaw's. The decree was obtained, and Mrs. Wardlaw came to Atlanta to earn a livelihood. Though separated by law, the pair continued to correspond. Finally Wardlaw received an appeal ing message. The girl assured him of her constancy, but declared .she had LAMAR JONES, WELL KNOWN ARCHITECT, DIES IN SANITARIUM Lamar Jones, one of the best known young architects in Atlanta, died at a private sanitarium last night at 11 o'clock after a lingering illness, Surviving Mr. Jones is his brother, Walter Jones, of Athens, Ga.. and a sister, Miss Maude Jones, of High Shoals. The funeral will take place tomorrow mornlng nt ll:3u o'clock in Patterson's chapel. Interment will be at Oakland. The pallbearers will be Dr. Frank Bolp. Ing, Albert ('oilier, Joseph Hilsman'. < 'harles Wright, James Morris and J. E. Hunnicutt. been ill in an Atlanta, hospital and was then unable to work. To keen from starving she must wed, unless Wardlaw could aid her. He could not. and later the news was brought him that she had married in Tampa, Fla. Rich Aqain, Wants Her. Months passed before he heard from her again. The next letter told him that her second husband had mistreat ed her and that she had left him and had applied for a divorce, and had re ceived assurance that it would be granted. She expressed her intention of moving to Atlanta. M ardlaw, in the meantime, had re ceived his Inheritance. Nothing stood In his path to happiness. He wrote his former w ife, proposing a second mar riage. No answer was received. He waited and waited. Finally, fearing for her safety, he decided to call on the po lice. Today’s letter to Chief Lanford was the result. 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