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ABSGONDER GLAD
LIFE IS SAVED
Minnesota Bank Official Found
Hiding in Georgia Ready to
Return for Trial.
Following a reported futile attempt
at suicide Saturday night, 11. W. Var
ker, absconding Minnesota bank offi
cial, who has been living in West Point
as Charles A. Long, today declared to
friends that he regrets his act, that he
intends to redeem himself, become
reconciled to his family, and make good
his shortage.
Parker probably will start tonight
front West Point on the return trip to
Minnesota in custody of Sheriff Preet,
of Blue Earth, Minn., who will remit
the Georgia town today.
The prisoner became despondent Sa.-
urday after be had made a complete
confession as to his identity, and inti
mated that he would nternpt to kill
himself. At night he -wallowed a num
ber of headache tablets, but was savcu.
Parker has informed Pinkerton de
tectives that he is willing to return to
Minnesota, and that, if allowed to che< I.
over tlte bank books, he will be ,tbl.
to save the bank thousands of dollars.
Parker's actress wife, with whom he
has been living as Charles A. Long, is
reported to be sticking by her husband
despite the revelation regarding his
family in Minnesota.
Tn his confession. Parker is Mnabli
to give an estimate of his shortage,
explaining that he had been "doctor
:ng” the bank books for four or five
years. When he fled, he says ii<* took
*2,001) In cash of the bank's filin’.
TO ATTEND CANAL CONFERENCE.
MONTGOMERY, ALA., Hee. 2. Mont
gomery will send a large delegation to
Washington to attend the National Hir
ers anil Harbors conference, which con
venes this week On their return trip,
the Montgomery delegates will stop fit At
lanta to attend the Panama Canal con
ference. December 11.
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I followed in the rushing crowd, and hordes of hustling legs,
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FEWER DEER AND 12 MEN
KILLED IN MAINE WOODS
BANGOR, MAINK, T)?c. 2.—Fewer deer
than ever before were slain in the Maine
woods during the hunting season, but
twelve men were killed and fourteen
wound' d when mistaken for deer.
J ills ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2. 1912.
SLAYER GETS RESPITE:
SANITY TO BE PROBED
Governor Brown today respited for two
weeks J. A. BrazzeH, of Richmond county,
sentenced to hang on Friday next, in
order that a board of physicians may
have time to pass upon bis sanity.
TRIBUTE PAID TO
DEPARTED ELKO
Dr. David Marx Delivers An
nual Memorial Address to
Members of Lodge.
Atlanta Elks and their friends filled
the Grand Opera house almost to over
flowing yesterday afternoon at the an
nual "lodge of sorrow" of the order,
the memorial service celebrated the
country over on the fust Sunday in De
cember.
The ceremonies in honor of the absent
brother are among the most impres
sive in the ritual of Elkdom, ami never
were they p< rformed mor, -oleinnly
than in this service.
Dr. David Marx, rabbi of tire Jewish
temple, an Elk and a Mason of high
degree, delivered the memorial address,
a beautiful tribute to the spirit of the
i order. He said that ev- n as life is
greater than death, the memory of
one’s good deeds lives in the lieaip of
his friends, while his failings are for
gotten.
The musical program was especially
impressive. The orchestra opened with
a prelude, and the audience joined in
the famous ode of the Elks. The
Methodist quartet, composed of Harry
Bickford, Alberta DeFour, Sylvia
Spritz and A. S. Nanse, sang two num
bers, and Miss Spritz and Mr. Bickford
gave solos.
The officers of the local lodge were
seated on the stage, which was set with
the usual paraphernalia used in the
annual memorial service.
CALEB POWERS MARRIES
HIS FAITHFUL FIANCEE
NEWPORT, KY.. Dee. 2.—Representa
tive Caleb Powers, of the Eleventh Ken
tucky district, has married Miss Anna
Dorothy Kaufman, of this city.
Miss Kaufman, during all the trials
and imprisonment of Powers in the Goe
bel assassination case, remained faith
ful to him.
Atlantan Kills Himself in a Hotel in Chicago\
SUICIDE PRAYER IN VERSE '
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CHICAGO, Dee. 2.—J. Edwin McAl
lister, of Atlanta, Ga„ took his own life
Saturday in a room of Hotel Mayer, at
Wabash avenue and Twelfth street. He
. killed hims< If because he found it too
difficult to live separated from his child,
who i.s with his wife in New York city.
Before he turned on the gas and put a
rubber tube from the open jet into his
mouth, he poured out his sentiments in
this prayer, written in verse:
1 Now I ay me down to sleep.
1 know that God His child will keep;
I know that God this life is nigh;
• In Him 1 live; I can not die.
God is my health; I am not sick.
God is my strength, unfailing quick.
God is my all—l know no fear,
Since life and truth and love are here.
With the verse was found, carefully
SOUTH GEORGIA COLLEGE I
DORMITORIES ARE BURNED
MSRAE, GA., Dec. 2.—Fire destroyed
> two dormitories of the South Georgia
. college, located here. The fire was be
yond control when discovered. Although
residents of Mcßae and Helena, the
Mcßae fire department and the college
boys fought tlie flames, they succeeded
only in saving one of the three dormi
tory buildings and the contents of one
of the burned structures. The first is
supposed to have started from live coals
falling from an open grate.
President R. J. Strozier, who is at
tending the South Georgia Methodist
conference at Savannah, was notified by
telegraph of the fire. Residents of Mc-
Rae and Helena are caring for the col
lege boys until arrangements can be
made for new quarters, after President
Strpzler’s return.
TO COLLECT SHOW FUNDS.
MONTGOMERY, ALA., Dec. 2.—Mich
ael Cody, president of the Exchange Na
tional bank, of Montgomery, has been ap
pointed temporary treasurer of the Ala
bama Centennial exposition to collect
funds for the expenses incurred in the
preliminary work. It is proposed to give
this exposition in 1919.
penned, the following bit of the sui
cide’s philosophy:
"The spirit cleanses every channel,
removes every obstruction, and passes
through all by reason of its purity.
This means that spirit. God. life, truth
and love, cleanses every channel of
thought. It passes through all by rea
son of its pure thought, and thinking
good is thinking God.”
The prayer was unsigned and unad
dressed. but a note was addressed to
J. A. Taylor, ot the LaSalle Extension
university. It requested Mr. Taylor,
for whom McAllister had been working '
for two weeks, to send to Mrs. McAl
lister, in New York, a gold locket, also
placed on the table. The locket con- \
talned two pictures, one of his wife and
the other of the child. This last re
quest was obeyed by the police.
Mr. Taylor told the police McAllister
had lost his position as salesman in At- 1
lanta and came to Chicago to work for
the school early in November.
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’QUEEN MARY FIGHTS
EASIER DIVORCE LAW
LONDON, Dec. 2. —Queen Mary, who
is opposed to divorce under any con
ditions, has recently taken strong ac- ;
tion in reference to the recent report of
the commission on divorce. At present
a divorce in England is obtainable by
the husband only on statutory grounds '
and is obtainable by the wife only on
the same grounds and cruelty. A ma
jority of the commission recommended ,
the granting of divorce on numerous
other grounds. The queen is firmly op- 1
posed to this majority report being
made the basis of a new law and is sup- 1
ported in her stand by the Church of 1
England. She also has succeeded in
winning over the support of two of '
the largest London newspapers. ,
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2.000 BOOKS IN WAITERS’
CLUB.BOUGHT WITH CORKS
NEW YORK. Dec. 2.—The Waiters
association, at the celebration of its
ninth birthday, dedicated a library of
2,000 volumes, bought with money ob- ,
tained by selling champagne corks at ,
$3.50 per thousand. i
TO CM MEET
Panama Minister To Be One of
Diplomats in Attendance at
Conference.
Among the diplomatic representative
from Central and South American coun
tries who are expected to be here for the
Panama Canal conference, December I,i
and 11, is Ramon M. Valdes, minister fr , 111
the republic of Panama.
Mr. Valdes has written the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce signifying his in
terest in the conference, and stating tin
he will endeavor to be present.
Special invitation will be extended
other diplomatic representatives p ,
these countries through Brigadier
eral R. K. Evans, of the department . •
the Gulf, and St. Elmo Massengale, chair
man of the conference committee, wl
will call upon them in Washington today
and tomorrow, accompanied by Unite.
States Senator Hoke Smith.
Invitation also will be extended to on,,
of the best known admirals of the United
States navy to come and present the f i
as to commercial conditions and prosper:
incident to the opening of the canal.
A special reading room on the first fl„, r
of the Carnegie library has been set apan
for the delegates to the conference i
Miss Katherine Wooten, librarian, w1,.,
will have prepared a complete list of spe
cial and general books dealing with the
Panama canal. A printed list of these
books will be furnished to each delegate
the conference, and the reading room will
be available for them at any time between
9 a. m. and 9:30 p. m.
This collection will include some splen
did relief maps and also the entire se
ries of books published by the Isthmian
Canal commission. They will be espe
cially valuable for the detailed commit
tee work of the conference.
B. & M. RAILROAD PUTS
BAN ON RED NECKTIES
BOSTON, MASS.. Dee. 2.—The Bos
ton and Maine railroad has issued nev.
rules for trainmen, tabooing red neck
ties, tan shoes, gum chewing, etc.