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“* the weather ~ c .-ast so Atlanta and Georgia: , '°', n colder today: fair, with light northwest winds, tomor row. j= vol XL x( ). 104 - SHD FREED if SLAYING ÜBER OF ELOPER Texas Banker Acquitted at Second Trial For Murder of Capt. Boyce. HIS HOME DESPOILED BY RIVAL OF FORMER DAYS Five Tragedies Result From Escapade of Couple—Young Boyce. Too. Killed. • CHAIN OF TRAGEDIES : t SNEAD BOYCE CASE ’ • 1. r. plain A. G. Boyce, father of • , VB eloi er, sljot and killed • • John Beai Snead on January • • 1912. - he was sitting in the • « lobby of .1 hotel at Amarillo, • • Texas. • • : Edwartl Throckmorton, son of • • a former governor of Texas and • • principal witness against John • • Real Snead, died after a myateri- • • on.-- two-day illness on February • • l. 191.. claiming he was drugged. • • : Capt.i.n .1. T. Snead, father • • of John B'al Snead, shot dead • • >et stofflee at Amarillo • • hy R i’. Hilliard, a former em- • • ployee, on March 6. 1912, Hilliard • • left a note stating that his act was • • one of revenge. • • l 11. C. Hilliard. Snead's former • • ■ iploy . killed himself after mur- • • tiering Snead. • • 5. A Boyce, who eloped with • • John Beal Snead's wife, was shot • • and instantly killed by John Beal • • Snead ai Amarillo on September • • 14. • • • FORT WORTH, TEXAS, Dec. 3. John Beal Snead was found not guilty "f the murder of Captain Boyce by a jury this morning. The case was given to the jury at 6 'A lock last evening. At 9 p. m.. as no verdict was ready, Judge Swayne 6r cered the men locked up for the night. The verdict was received at the open ing of court this morning. Moved by the tears of her six-year "l daughter. Mrs. T.ena Snead, wife, whose elopement with Al G. Boyce. Jr., i ciphated the killing of both young '">yco and his father by the woman's husband, came to Fort Worth a few oajs ago tn be near her two children. he woman remained in her hotel. Her at another hotel, and his wife daily. Little six-year-old Georgia Snead insists on being near her Miss Ocea Snead, of Waco, V" e o f j n ; ni g Snead, at whose house the < hlldren had been ■- weeks, is the guardian of the children. " ''.en six-year-old Georgia Snead be the court room Friday "' lon after Jordan Cummings, for the ,a te. started his bitter denunciation of she was taken to her moth vas comforted and v ought back to the court room. Tragedy Result of Elopement of Wife. ''me- of which Snead was ac and tin- others which have been s l|V the warring Boyce laetions grew out of the love -■> ,'f' 11 Snea<l antl Al Boyce, . Boyce, who eloped on No- '8 of ■ year. ' !, ad a a boyhood ad .. Sl >'ml < w ife when she was •’I J’-S I Opi'i J J i< i bnyiler.a society belle of 1 '' “I'l I1 . • ’■♦ •hi. however, won her 'Hit of Royce was not re- Rurnme r of IMI, when " Is '-''ing ill at her home Here ~ '.di.r , . , was a frequent " tachment was again B ( ' Umax came when John ! ' '""nd Boyce holding his H ( Hie side of her sickbed, in.:,,,,,'. :".' ranfre(s tn have his wife ilclv stat. 7 " l " i ’' lrilln ' l - and pub- was suffering from ’Hon. In the sanlta ■ 1 h means of furthering Nov < mbei 8, 1911, he eluded the attendants St;- ; ,.i ,' B".v< e alleged that Mrs. h «-b;ind ' n ’’ ruelly treated by her The e!o I)et .. ' ’trailed through sev n Sta tes and were finally 1 ( ’anuda, where ' The suit against "'l by the Canadian 't'*. Snead's attach "hJj'»n ar last led Continued on Page T wo . The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS —Use For Results. SLOT DEVICES MUST GO BY THURSDAY AT NOON Beavers Issues Warning to Saloons and Locker Clubs Operating Machines. ACTING MAYOR ORDERS ENFORCEMENT OF LAW Recorder Declares He Will Give All Violators the Limit and Revoke Licenses. Under instructions from Acting Mayor John S. Candler, Police Chief Beavers today ordered his police cap tains to notify the proprietors of all establishments in which slot machines are located that all tne gambling de vices must be out by Thursday noon. Chief Beavers said that after that hour he would make a case every time a nickel was played in a machine. He said the machines were cunning but insidious gambling devices, and that he would enforce the law against them to the letter. Recorder Nash Broyles declared to day’ that every violator of this new ordinance would be punished with the limit of the law. The law' provides that offenders can be fined- SIOO and sen tenced to 30 day s in the stockade and that the license of any' pool room, lock er club or near-beer saloon convicted of operating such a machine shall be revoked automatically. Candler Sets Time For Removing Machines. Acting Mayor Candler said that he would approve the ordinance of council barring the machines and that he had decided .upon 12 o’clock Thursday as the hour for the law to go into effect. “The influence of these machines is for evil and there is no doubt that they should be prohibited," he said. This gambling scheme which has net ted profits reaching hundreds of thou sands of dollars was ordered stopped at the meeting of council yesterday after noon without a note of protest. It is said that all the machines are owned by a big Eastern corporation. The local representatives sat with their attorneys in the audience of coun cil yesterday, helpless to prevent the wiping out of the source of their har vest of "blood money .” They appealed in vain to a number of members in council to block the action. Deny Injunction Will Be Sought. It was reported that an injunction against the order of council would be sought. This was denied by' represen tatives of the company. Several mem bers of council declared that if the sa loon and club proprietors and the own ers of these machines were wise they would obey’ the mandate of council without delay. They' said that further agitation of the slot machine evil would give every saloon tn Atlanta in which they were located a bad reputation. One week ago The Georgian began an exposure of the fraudulent gambling system perpetrated by these nickel slot machines. It showed how the percent age of yvinnings always was in favor of the machines. No one who played them ever had an opportunity to gain any thing but a very doubtful advantage, which usually meant a drunk. And no one ever stopped when the gamble was in his favor. No Chance for Player To Win. The machines are fixed so that a big per cent of the nickels put in are clear winnings—for the gambling contri vances. Conservative estimates put the cost to the city at from $200,000 to $500,000 a year. The police officials were hands off in the matter because of an agreement between the city’ attorney and the at torney' for the owners of the machines that no cases would be made until the courts decided the exact legal status of the machines. Chief Beavers said his hands were tied by the agreement be tween the attorneys. The committee of council on legisla tion then took the matter up and unan imously decided to ask council to bar them from all pool rooms, locker clubs and near-beer saloons, regardless of whether they w'ere gambling devices. Members of the committee declared it was quite evident that the machines were swindles. A number of the larger beer saloons had them taken out vol untarily. Other saloon proprietors sail the only reason they tolerated them was, mi account of competition. ATLANTA. GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1912. UNCLE TRUSTY! Copyright, 1912, Intern ational News Service. 1 ‘ 7cAcL t . | nllll /. i,■ i ’ XN Vs TH I I II \me Forms I \ i x' l iM I,!• '. . I 1 i ' L 11! I - j iflii A i L —y I* 'wWT Z-/ 1' “Eliliu. that scheme of Carnegie's foi- pensioning ex-presidents got him into hot water, as usual, but it has suggested an idea to me! I'm going to pension all the ex-senators and ex-congressmen that-I've had on my pay-roll! They've worked hard forme, and they deserve it! Johnny Archbold will take your place at the window when you go to lunch! Johnny is the brightest office boy I ever had!” TURKS’ MOTIVES UDE QUESTIONED Negotiations For Armistice Are Hanging Fire While Allies Wrangle Over Terms. CONSTANTINOPLE. Dec. 3—Un certainty prevailed here today over the outcome of the negotiations for an armistice which have been approved by all the governments of the Balkan league except Greece. Many reports as to the outcome wer. cu'rent. The report most pleasing to the Turkish government was that Bul garia and Servia had decided to sign the proctocol of armistice and begin peace negotiations irrespective of the attitude of Greece. The two chief objections of'Giecce are against the proposed territorial ap portionment and the provisioning of Turkish cities which are now unde siege. The Greek government evidently fears a trick on the part of Turkey, fo 1 ' one high official in the Hellenic govern ment is credited with the prediction that Turkey, after making further wa preparations during the life of the armistice, will reject peace terms and resume hostilities under more favorable conditions in the future. Austria Completes War Preparations VIENNA, Dec. 3. —By quick and se cret troop movements. Austria has massed 100.000 soldiers around Senilin, Hungary, which is across the Danube river from Servia. This practically completes Austria's preparations for war with Servia. All the tioops are equipped for active service. Troop trains which are mov ing southward from Austrian military depots contain heavy ordnance. For the first time today it was inti mated that European diplomacy may have been exerted through hidden channels to start dissension among the Balkan allies and weaken their strength and prestige. This, it was pointed out. may have been responsible for the dispute between Greece and Bulgaria over armistice terms. The press of Vienna contained a great amount of comment today on the speech of Herr Vonßethmann-Hollweg. the (.Herman chancellor, in the reichstag yesterday when he declared that Ger many will draw her sword if any of her allies are attacked. This was agreed in a number of quarters as an attempt to soothe Austria with strong words rather than a declaration from the of ficial spokesman of the triple alliance as to the attitude of that group. While the matter of concluding a general armistice between Turkey and the allies was hanging fire on account of Greece's protests, indications rose to the surface that Roumania. the only neutral Balkan state, may prove a big factor in the final peace terms. Roumania has declared that she will secure some of the spoils of the Balkan war as »he price of her neutrality "if she lias to take up arms to get them." Marist Riflemen Torn From Mazes of (i Trot SOLDIERS SEIZED AT BALL Five members of the Marist Rifles, Fifth regiment, were whirling their ■ chosen ones in the mazes of the turkey I trot last night at Knights of Columbus hall. Down at the Auditorium-Armory their company was ready’ for drill. Five names were missing on the roll, and one loyal private knew where the miss ing ones were. And he squealed. The band was just breaking into "The Telephone Rag" when Lieutenant J. L. Harrison, Jr., entered the hall in full uniform, a sword and a frown. In his stern presence the music faltered, hesitated, stopped. “Report to the armory at once," com manded the officer. But the bandmas ter raised his baton, the ragtime floated out once more, the girls looked at their partners—and the dance went on. Then Lieutenant Harrison telephoned for a squad of men. They came, double time. "Arrest these men and take them to SENATOR NORRIS TO BE WITHOUT PARTY IN COMING SESSION WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Senator elect Norris, of Nebraska, faces the possibility of being a man without a party when he enters the senate after March 4. according to his statement today’. "I do not believe,” said Representa tive Norris, “that there will be any ne cessity of my joining a political party, lam going to vote for such legislation as I deem wise, whether it be Demo cratic, Republican or Progressive. There seems to be no need of declaring political allegiance." HUNTER LOSES LEG FROM WOUND CAUSED BY HIS DOG CORDELE. GA., Dec. 3.—Because blood poison had set in from a gunshot wound in his foot, it became necessary to amputate the right leg of John Nes bitt. a prominent young man. who was wounded here Thanksgiving day. The limb was taken off half-way between the knee and ankle. Mr. Nesbitt, who formerly lived at Albany, has been connected with the Georgia Cotton Company here for|sev eral years. Thanksgiving day he went hunting with a friend. While holding his automatic gun between his legs, reprimanding the dog for flushing a covey of quail too soon, the dog in some manner discharged the gun. The load mangled the young man's foot. 63 DOGS IN BAGGAGE OF ATLANTIC CITY WOMAN SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 3. Included in the belongings of Mrs. N. Bramber, a wealthy widow who arrived from Atlantic City, were sixty-three barking dogs, one horse, sixteen trunks, five bundles of golf sticks, five gross of canine food and pho tograph and tennis equipment the armory," commanded the lieuten ant. “Oh, what a shame!” said the girls. But the officer was obdurate. Tears nor smiles could move him. He ran his ej’e over the men. “Frank Malone. Gregory Murphy, Joe DiCristlna, Ernest Bell.” he called. “Say, where’s John McGee? He was here a minute ago." Sergeant John McGee was missing, a deserter in the face of the enemy. He had hidden, it was reported, behind the wraps in the dressing room. The squad marched away, but Lieu tenant Harrison was a wise old fox. He waited in the hall. Presently Sergeant McGee, rejoicing in his foxiness, emerged from concealment and sought his fair one again. The lieutenant nabbed him and marched him away. And five disconsolate, man-less maidens burst into tears as the band switched suddenly into "The Girl 1 Left Behind Me.” WOMAN SHOOTS SELF: CLOTHES TAKE FIRE; BLOOD SUBDUES BLAZE PARIS, TENN.. Dec. 3.—Miss Annie Conway, a beautiful young society woman, committed suicide while she lay in bed by shooting herself through the heart. Her gown was ignited by the flash of the pistol, but the blood from her wound extinguished the flames. Edwin F. Conway, her brother, an employee of a bank in Mexico City, w as recently found dead in bed from a bul let wound. iE. T. LAMB DIRECTOR OF OLD DOMINION TRUST CO. RICHMOND, VA.. Nov .I.—E. T. | Lamb, manager for the receivers of the ! Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic Rail -1 road Company, is listed us one of the directors of the Old Dominion Trust Company, which will soon open its doors in Richmond. According to official announcement of the plans made by President William M. Habliston. the new company will have a capital stock of $1,000,000 and a surplus of $1,000,000. COLUMBUS POULTRYMEN TO FEAST SHOW VISITORS COLUMBUS, GA.. Dec. 3.—The mem bers of the Columbus Poultry associa tion will tender the visiting poultrymen a banquet Wednesday night at Carpen ter's case, in this city. Among those who are on the program for short talks are the judges, H. B. Lansden, of Man chester, Tenn., and F. J. Marshall, of Cellege Park, w ho are judging the birds in the show, and Percy Cook, of the firm of William Cook A- Sons, of New Jersey, the originators of Orpington chickens. Mayoi Chappell will be toastmaster. VRNBIVER COURTS TRIAL US SLAYEH Once eWalthy Montgomery Man. Arrested Here, Blames Enemies For Trouble. Waiving extradition proceedings, Henry F. Vandiver, once wealthy and a member of one of Alabama's most prominent fam ilies. prepared to return to his home in Montgomery this afternoon to answer to the charge of murder, for which he was arrested last night as he dined at the Piedmont hotel. The Montgomery sher iff was expected to arrive in time for the pair to take an afternoon train. Vandiver is accused of having plotted the murder of Sloan Rowan, a farmer, of Benton. Ala., with whom he had bit ter business troubles. Walter Jones, an other Benton farmer, did the actual k |l - He now is under sentence of death, and is said to have made a confession im plicating Vandiver The killing occurred last June. Glad He Was Arrested. At the Tower. Vandiver declared that he was glad he had been arrested, as he wanted the opportunity of clearing his name. Business enemies, he said, caused his arrest. He is son of the late W. F. Vandiver, for years one of Alabama's foremost men and a leader in the Indus trial progress of the South. On his father s death, Vandiver succeeded him as head of the Vandiver Grocery Company, large wholesalers, and was an officer and chief owner of the Alabama-Georgia Syrup Company and other big business enterprises. Spent fortune Quickly. In a few years he practically spent the fortune and was put In bankruptcy last summer. He has been in Atlanta for two months and declared he was going into the banking business here January 1. At the time of the trial of Jones. Van-’ diver was his chief friend and defender. Feeling was so bitter at the time of the trial that a noted Alabama gun man was hired as a personal bodyguard for Van diver. I' was shortly after Jones’ con viction that Vandiver Al\|itK. MINT IS MAKING COINS THAT SANTA WILL BRING PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 3.—For the time being the United States mint in this city has been converted Into a veritable Santa Claus work shop, for the manufac ture of hundreds and, thousands of shining gold pieces that will nestle in the toes of many stockings at Christmas time. Immense numbers of bright eagles and double eagles are being turned out to meet the Christmas rush. 5 1-2 MONTHS OLD. WEIGHT 35 LBS., NEVER HAS CRIED CHICAGO, Dec S.—Marvin Hurler Pi lot. months old, weighing ,15 pounds, champion heavyweight of babyland for his age. has a record of never having cried IXTRA 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE P ( & R I J° 2 BILLIONS IN SECURITIES ISSUED IN II MONTHS All Records Broken by American Railway and Industrial Corporations. BUSINESS EXPANSION CALLING FOR CAPITAL With Six Nations Begging For Money to Pay War Debts. Money Demands Price. NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—For the first time In history American railroad and industrial corporations have issued in one year a total of $2.000,n00,00b neU bonds, stocks and notes. Since January 1 the output has beer $2,013,150,000, an Increase for the eleven months of $273,000,000 over the total for the whole of 19JJ. The final aggregate for 1912 probably will be $400.,000.00u above the previous high record—sl,74o.- 000,000 in 1911. November’s Output Was Great. November’s contribution, despite dear money, reached $234,128,000. or $120.- 972,000 in excess of the same month last year. Maturing obligations, it should bf explained, have been very heavy, and no small part of recent financing has been applied to meet current and im pending maturities. The net additior to the country's outstanding capital wil be very much less than $2,000,000,000 for the current year. The short term notes falling due before tlie end of 1913 atom were $300,000,000, Competition for new capital withit the next twelve months, both here an< in Europe, will be keener than the financial world has yet known. The price of the sinews of industry can not fail to go up. Enormous Borrowing Necessary. After a lull In the spring, due to tarifi changes, general trade in this country, in ail probability, will reach unprece dented proportions in the second half of 1913. Enormous borrowing, especial ly by the tailroads, will be necessary. Many roads have held aloof from the money market in the hope—latterlj' for lt>rn—that conditions would become more favorable for raising funds. Not a few railway managers cher ished the idea that, were things showr to be tery bad. the interstate commerce commission would reconsider applica tions for higher freight rates. The prospect of succor from this source ha? become dim. And now. spurred by a constant!.' swelling volume of traffic, the railroads are forward with extensive loans. The need for enlarged facilities is recognized as imperative, and. al though the monetary situation Is not favorable, further delay is regarded as dangerous. Six Nations Seek Loans. The first come will be best served. A. reading of the international outlook leaves no doubt on that point. The demands for capital abroad wil> be abnormally heavy. Loans will have to be floated by Italy. Turkey, China. Spain, Bulgaria and Servia. A terrible war debt has been piled up Those "economists” whp talk of the benefits of war should return to school —to the A B C class. Destruction ot wealth to the extent of five hundred or a thousand millions is not helpful to the world at large Somebody must suffer And the truth is that everybody does. Increases Cost To Everybody The competition t'o money thus en-. tailed raises the cost of capital to every merchant, every manufacturer, every farmer, every importer. To replace what has been destroyed, an extiaordi nary demand for materials arises and prices are forced up. Then the burdens of all taxpayers In the countries visited by war become more onerous. The natural production of foodstuffs is cur--> tailed and scarcity ensues. Everything, therefore, points to un usual demands for money abroad. Hence, the exportation of gold to the United Stati s will be combatted. If we insist upon extensive shipments, an adequate price will have to be paid lit some form. “Does Europe Owe Money To Us?" “Doesn't Europe owe us nwne.v'”’ testily asked one of the principal New York money brokers in criticising a suggestion made in The New York American last week that our bankers should not precipitate heavy imports of