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Il EUROPE'S
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■SSIESOEI
lino
Bssimism Settles Down in
Bjjplomatic Circles as Aus-
I tria Gets More Warlike.
■lash will draw in
/OTHER GREAT POWERS!
■ ./
ißrvians Are Highly Inflamed.
|| and Russia Is Prepared to
Resist Invasion.
It.o.XDOX. Dec. 10.—European peace
I nderThread, according to
I ,revailing belief in high diplomatic
J i. - oilay, and apprehension in the
t ; . growing as a result of the
E . nts of the past 24 hours
■ Even the British foreign office, which
Imained optimistic throughout the
| tys j ist prior to the Balkan ar
| s said now to rega|6 pesslmis
■ llj the outcome as regards a clash
I tria ami Servla that even-
I, h will drag in Russia.
I she loan of $25,000,000 negotiated by
I; Au rian government in the United
I unexpected reorganiza-
ion of Austria’s war staff were the
I subjects of discussion in every
lurorean capital today. It was point
-11 out Austria’s domestic situation
L not such as to make a big loan nec-
I and the shortness of the dura-
I of the treasury bonds shows the.
apparent urgency of the government’s
■eel for money.
Irogressive Men
■ew Heads of Army.
I General Brobatin, under secretary of
| ar office, who has just succeeded
•.-r-.’ AntToiilx-rg as minister of war
-It .• u.< ■ and General Von
■' ■,-.•> who has been appointed
’ "f th.'' gmmra! staff, succeeding
Schemua. resigned, are both
-gresslve men. and Vienna dispatches
lodav stated that both selections were
lighly favorable to the Austrian war
ratty.
Coming so closely upon the reaffir
mation of the triple alliance (including
l i tria. Germany and Italy), these gov
irnment changes and Austria’s big
oan liuiieai d to diplomatic circles that
he Austrian government is making
‘'.'•■ry step necessary to decisive action.
Emperor Francis Joseph’s sympathy
ii the aggressive party was clearly
■rn by the quickness with which the
-rmnent changes have been made,
'ienna reports stated today that suc
"ws : ; ] be n picked before the res-*
gnations were in.
However, the Vienna dispatches were
"> the only ones which gave fresh
ruse for alarm. In St. Petersburg the
Slav league has united with the
ingo party in bitterly denouncing the
lovemment for allowing Austria to
'"etve Russian diplomacy.”
tossia Ready to
Resist Invasion.
r ‘' ''in's military preparations. while
■' i.n - ii> great secrecy, are said
I : ■ I'di hi extent as to make in-
Russian territory impossible.
f ’"’.i,| telegram says that there
Y '* 'ivily In the Russian naval
From Pola. the chief
osenal of Austria. comes word
! 1 Austro-Hungarian war flee'
'-n mobilized.
1 1' v-r is ui a high pitch in
' h 's find its natural outlet in
: and every day In-
I'oii.iis playing upon the pa
isrn a re printed
T' Q ■
■ vim government is preparing
p mt't campaign in the field, but
■still, is quoted in Belgrade
■ s saying tills step is "pre
view of a. possible col
ic ace negotiations with
r, London."
' urks Refuse to
Accept Armistice
I MONTENEGRO, Dec.
' 'lions are threatened by
of the Turkish commander
| n i z ' V'.,i ejty «a ( . u inri to recog-
■ ""i d armistice. When the
m I'liv- ted to the Turkish
■ the German minister to
■ the former declined to ac-
■ the German minister was
i" 'urn to the Montenegro
■e . . 1 "■•’ ''oi-unietit still in his pos-
■ 111 Is going out outside of
I "'ding to a government of-
1 l,r l<s | lav ,. ma(J „ |jn .
U|, s In 24 hours, being
mi" the garrison each
los os. The bombard
‘ "J Monti negiin at til-
H the official said.
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results.
Expert on Canal Who
Calls Tolls Too High
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John Barrett, director of the
Pan-American Union, who speaks
before the Panama canal confer
ence here today.
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• •
• Pastor Knocks Out
• Bandits: Preaches •
• And Releases Them-
• CHESTER. PA., Dec. 10.—When •
• two highwaymen tried to hold up •
• Rev. T. H. McCoy last night he •
• knocked both out. They regained •
• their senses shortly, then the min- •
• later preached them a little ser- •
• mon, offered a little prayer in their •
• behalf and permitted them to go •
• after promising to abandon the •
• hold-up business.
• The quickness of the athletic •
• pastor took the bandits complete- •
•ly off their guard. When they •
• came to. the minister spoke to •
• them in a reassuring, calm voice. •
• They made no effort to resist the •
• minister, and listened attentively •
• to his words. •
• As they left, at his permission. •
• they thanked the minister. •
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WIFE HAS GEORGIAN,
IN RENO FOR DIVORCE,
PUT UNDER ARREST
SAVANNAH, GA., Dec, I.o.—County
, Detective Thomas J. Kay is on his way
to Reno, Nev., with requisition papers
and a copy of an indictment against John
Shroder, who has been arrested there at
the instigation of local authorities,
charged with the abandonment of his wife
and child. Schroder is in Reno for the
purpose of securing a divorce.
A habeas corpus petition for the dis
charge of Schroder has been tiled ip Reno
in an effort to stay the proceedings
aaginst him. Schroder went to Reno
eight months ago, and after residing there
for six months instituted divorce pro
ceedings on the ground of desertion. He
and his wife had already been separated
for some time. Schroder will make de
termined resistance against coming back
' to Georgia.
LAYS CRIME INCREASE
TO LEGAL FRATERNITY
CHICAGO. Dec. 10. —Judge Marcus
Kavanangh, addressing a churchmen’s
club, said American judges, lawyers
and jurors weie responsible for the in
crease of crime, because too many
i guilty men go free.
Spain, Alarmed, to
Enlarge Fleet
MADRID. Dei. in.—Alarmed by Eu
-1 ropean developments and by the naval
expansion programs of the other pow
ers. Spain has decided to enlarge her
fleet at once, h was learned today
that a new devision, to consist of three
dreadnoughts. ••I.even torpedo boats and
three submarines.’will be added to the
Spanish navy as rapidly as they can be
built.
900,000 Austrian
Troops on Border
PARIS. Dee. 10. Moi. than 900,000 |
Austrian troops have been concentrated
upon the Servian ami Russian frontiers
of Austria - Hungary, according to dis
patches received bj Tin Echo today
from its correspondents. Tlu y state
tbit Austria Is now prepared for any
, ii\ entuallty and appari utly I- tow
better fixed for hostilities Hum itu-siu.'
MNAL TOLLS!
EXCESSIVE,
DECLARESI
BARRETT
I
Traffic Will Not Respond as
Expected, Asserts Director of
Pan-American Union.
SOUNDS A WARNING TO
OVER-OPTIMISTIC U. S.
Disappointment Is Widespread
Because of Slowness of Big
Ditch's Benefits Predicted.
John Barrett, of Washington, director
general of the Pan-American union and
considered the country’s leading au
thority on Central American affairs,
sounds a note of warning in Atlanta
today to optimists who believe the Pan
ama canal will open the floodgates of
milk and honey and make millionaires
of everybody.
Mr. Barrett, here for the conference
on the canal, declares that there is go
ing to be widespread disappointment at
the slowness of benefits from the big
ditch; that the canal tolls are so high
that traffic will not respond as expect
ed; that there has been small prepara
tion for building American coasting
vessels, and that the country is selfish
in thinking too much about what it will
sell through the canal and 'oo little
about what it will buy.
Mr. Barrett’s comment was the prin
cipal topic of discussion among visitors
to the Panama Cana] conference sched
uled to meet today in the Piedmont ho
tel. Representatives of eight South
American and Centra! American coun
tries, a dozen high officials of railroad
and steamship companies, officers of
army and navy and many of the most
prominent manufacturers and mer
chants of the South arrived today for
the conference, which will continue two
days, under the direction of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
Mr. Barrett’s views on the great ca
nal’s effect on business are. briefly, as
follows:
Urges Nation to
Realize Plain Facts.
Mr. Barrett said:
“It is necessary that the South and.
in fact, the entire country should real
ize. without delay, certain plain facts
about.the Panama canal.
“There is real danger that in pur re
joincing over its early completion and I
in our pride over the great engineer
ing achievement we shall overlook do
ing the practical things upon which
the successful use of the canal de
pends.
"There is equal danger that we are
doing impractical things which will se
riously handicap its value to us.
"I am not an alarmist, but telling
the truth when I say that there is going
to be widespread disappointment
throughout the country at our slowness
in realizing large, appreciable and im
mediate benefits from the canal.
"A wail of protest surely will go up
from the country within a year or two j
after the canal is opened to trade that
the harbors of the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts are not filled with the shipping
and that the manufacturing plants of
the country are not overwhelmed with
the orders which are expected as a re- j
suit of its construction.
"There is no use denying these possi- I
ble canal conditions which the country
may meet. It may not be a popular j
thing for me to say this, but 1 am j
forced to tell the truth as I see it in ;
order to awaken that attitude of the i
people and that action of our govern- .
ment which can change absolutely this
prospective but unfortunate situation.
Declares Tolls
Are Too High.
"In the first place, the canal tolls at |
$1.25 a net ton are undoubtedly too I
| high. They should be placed at the j
lowest figure permitted by congress— i
75 cents a ton. Only by the use of the |
latter figure can we get the greatest use 1
of the canal in tile shortest possible I
time after it is opened, tine dollar and i
twenty-five cents a ton means specula- |
lion as to possibilities and hesitation as 1
to large shipping preparations for tile I
use of the canal. Seventy-five cents a i
ton would mean that every possible |
utilization would be made of it without |
delay.
"While it is perfectly just to charge a
reasonable toll to pay operating ex- '
penses, it Is inconsistent with our na- I
tlonal policy, as shown in the operation ;
I~f on. postoffieeH and public buildings.
to charge a toll to cover interest on th* |
Invi strnent.
"If we operated our postoffive serv
ice <m tiie principle of making the post
age pay for the IniereHt on the billions
of dollars Invested in postoffice build
uig’'. «e would !»■ obliged to charge 1
Contmwvd on Pag* Two.
ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1912.
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Railroad Offers Judge $35,000 Property for $4,500
TESTIMONY HITS ARCHBALD
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Wrisley Brown, the govern
ment ’s prosecutor.
AUGUSTA ELECTION
CONTEST STARTED
BY LITTLETON MEN
AUGUSTA, GA.. Dee. 10.—Formal
notice that the city election of Decem
ber 4 is to be contested by Dr. J. R.
Littleton and his friends has been filed
with Ordinary A. R. Walton and Mr. L.
C. Hayne, mayor-elect, has been served
with notice to that effect. The date
set for hearing the evidence is Decem
ber 1, Joseph Ganahl and C. E. Dunbar
are representing Dr. Littleton, and Wil
liam H. Barrett, Judge E. H. Callaway
and Boykin Wright are representing
Mr. Hayne.
The Littleton people charge fraud in
the Second, Third and Fourth wards.
It is further charged that Hayne votes
were substituted for Littleton votes by
the ’‘election clerks, managers or other
persons,” and that Dr. Littleton re
ceived more votes in the mayoralty race
than did Mr. Hayne, and should be
named mayor. The charge is also made
that partisan clerks were employed to
conduct the election.
WOMEN DODGE GAME
LAW TO SERVE QUAIL
AT A BENEFIT SUPPER
WAYCROSS, GA., Dec. 10.—A quail
■supper, arranged by a party of Way
cross women as a benefit for the city
Young Men’s Christian association, was
held, but not just as planned, last night
I because the state game warden, through
Hal Lambdin, county warden, informed
them that such a supper was in viola
tion of the state game law.
However, not to be outdone by a
state law. the supper, with quail, was
served free of cost, and a voluntary
offering taken from those attending. It
i is thought that as much money was
realized as would have been had the
state game warden not interfered with
the original plans.
BURGLARS IN AUTO
LOOT STORE OF SB,OOO
GEMS IN DAYLIGHT
I CINCINNATI. Dec. 10.—Three dia
mond thieves held up Adrian B. Rocher,
| clerk for Adolph Weil, diamond dealer
| and jeweler, at 1730 Vine street here
I yesterday at the point of guns and
i looted the store, safes and show win-
I dows of SB,OOO worth of diamond rings
I and other diamond jewelry.
The thieves made their esca.| • in a
| waiting automobile.
NEAR-SIGHTED MAN IS .
ARRESTED FOR THEFT
NEW YORK, Dee. 10.— The near
sightedness of Harry Bingham caused
j him to take a wrong teaming outfit and
he was arrested for theft, but dis-
I charged when his error was discovered.
;00G WHICH SAVED 20
BURIED WITH HONORS
TACOMA, WASH., Dec. 10.—A collie
I dog. which saved twenty lives in a
‘ lire, was buried at Walla Walla with
I impressive ceremonies, in which those
I he saved took part as mourners.
WINS MOTORCYCLE RACE
WITH CLOTHES ON FiRE
WILLIAMSTOWN, N. J.. Dec. 10.—
With his clothes afire. Joseph Chan
nels won a motorcycle race from two
I opponents. The blaze started from a
■ lighted pipe In the racer’s pants pocket.
I LUCKY RABBIT’S FOOT
GRAFTED ON BROKEN ARM
NEW YORK, Dec. 10. —Dr. Ralph 1,. |
McFarland repaired a shuttered bone in ,
the arm of Ralph Tomlinson, twelve I
, oar old., by grafting on It a rabbit’s
left hind foot
Judge Archbald, of the com
merce court, under impeachment,
in the senate.
Senate Hears That Court’s
Influence Was Used to Gain
Him Wealth.
•
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—That the
Erie railroad agreed to give an option
to a business partner of Judge Arch
bald on the Katydid culm dump at
Scranton. Pa., the price to be $4,500,
when they could have sold it elsewhere
for $35,000, was testified to at the Arch
bald impeachment trial in the United
States senate by James H. Rittenhouse,
of Scranton, a mining englneeer. The
testimony was brought out by Wrisley
Brown, of the department of justice.
“Leaving out the question of freight,
it would have been worth $35,000 to
the Erie railroad.”
The testimony of the mining engineer
was introduced by tlje house managers
in the effort to show that through Judge
Archbald’s Influence, E. J. Williams, the
partner, had obtained the option for the
Erie’s share of the dump for much less
than its value.
Evidence designed to refute that pre
viously given by E. J. Williams as to
his knowledge of the cases pending be
fore the commerce court involving the
Erie railroad, was presented through
the medium of George F. Snyder, clerk
of the commerce court. Mr. Williams
had testified that Judge Archbald did
not tell him the so-called “lighterage”
cases," involving the Erie, were pend
ing; but that he had seen papers on
Judge Archbald’s desk, with the word
"lighterage” on them and had asked
about the cases.
Mr. Snyder produced all of the briefs,
complaints and dockets that might have
been involved, to show that the word
“lighterage” did not appear on any of
them.
The positive statement that he had
been offered an option to purchase an
interest in the Katydid culm dump by
Williams in the ofiict of Judge Arch
bald several days after Judge Arch
bald had informed him that Williams
had no authority to sell, was made by
Thomas J. Jones, of Scranton. The
statement was brought out during the
cross-examination by Representative
Webb, of North Carolina, on the part
of the house managers.
The witness declared that Williams
had offered to sell his interest in the
dump for $25,000. and accompanied him
to the office of Judge Archbald. There,
said Mr. Jones, Judge Archbald told
him that Williams had no l ight to sell I
any pari of the dump.
“Several days late’ ." said Mr. Jones,
“I went to Judge Archbald's otiiee and,
there an option was given for $25,000.55.!
“Did you think Judge Archbald drew '
that option?” asked Representative
Webb.
“I did,” replied Jones.
WOMAN’S WILL GIVES
$30,000 TO SUFFRAGE
CONCORDIA, KANS., Dec. 10. -The
National Woman’s Suffrage association
today is $30,000 richer than it was. The
money is given the votes for women
organization in the will of Mrs. Lilia S.
Buckley, probated here. Mrs. Buckley
has given considerable financial assist
ance to the suffrage campaign in Kan
sas.
i WEDS AMERICAN AFTER
18 TRIPS TO IRELAND
CHICAGO. Dec. to. James J. John
ston made is annual trips to Ireland.
I Each time he stopped In Brookline,
I Mass , and < ailed on Miss Hannah Blair.
I Today bis friends lien learned of their
marriage
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FATHER WRENCHES
GUN FROM DAUGHTER
AND KILLS HIS SON
DALTON, GA., Dec. 10.—Robert Da
vis, who yesterday afternoon shot and
killed his son, Hewlett Davis, at his
home in Mill Creek valley, Whitfield
’ I county, has been brought to Dalton by
Sheriff Gilbert and lodged in jail on a
coroner's warrant of murder.
At the Inquest held at Mill Creek late
yesterday afternoon the evidence was ;
that Davis had become angry when his
son entered his premises and ordered
. him away. Then, with bls daughter
[ struggling with him for the possession
of a shotgun which he had seized, he
■ raised the weapon and fired, the charge
entering his son’s side, causing a wound
from which the boy died a few minutes
. later.
] The trouble grew out of a disagree
ment which caused the eider Da'is and
> his wife to separate two months ago;
, The sons sided with their mother, caus
ing the father to deny’ them bls home.
Yesterday when the son went to his fa
( ther’s home it so aroused the anger of
the father that the tragedy resulted.
, The prisoner is 75 years of age and is
. a Confederate veteran. He has made a
success of farming during the past
years and has acquired considerable
wealth, being leckoned as one of the
! richest farmers of the west side of the
county.
PASSENGERS IN PANIC
AS TROLLEYS CRASH
AT STREET JUNCTION
’ Passengers on n crowded Piedmont
1 avenue car on their way to work today
were thrown Into a panic when the car
crashed into one of the Georgia avenue
line at Central and Georgia avenues.
During the panic Mrs. Pauline Ste
vens, 152 Ormond street, fainted and
had to be carried to her home.
, The Georgia avenue car was going
1 out and carried few passengers.
The accident occurred about 8
’ o’clock. The crowded Piedmont avenue
car was going at a good rate of speed
when it reached the crossing. The mo
torman did not see the Georgia avenue
car until It was too late for him to ap
ply his brakes or reverse his power.
The Georgia avenue car was struck
; amidships and knocked clear off the
track. Both cars were badly damaged.
Beyond being shaken up and frightened
none of the itassengers was hurt.
CONGRESSMAN ACCUSED
OF CAPITAL CAROUSALS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. —Congress-
men here without their wives neglect
their duties for "carousals," Minority
Leader Mann told representatives in a
I speech that defeated the amendment to |
I lower the twenty-cent mileage rate.
COURT CALLS DIVORCEE
WIDOW: INHERITS $30,000
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10.—Circuit court
' ruled that a divorcee is legally a widow
land so Mrs. Felicie Barraco, divorcee,
gets the $30,01*0 estate left by her uncle
| in the event she becomes a widow.
WIFE. USED AS HORSE ON
•PLOW, GRANTED DIVORCE
LISBON, OHIO, Dec. 10.—A divorce
was granted to Emma Zimmerman be
cause her husband hitched her to a
plow and used her as the “off horse.”
I PASTOR SAYS PROFANITY
PROVES CIVILIZATION
ST. LOUIS, Dee. 10. -Rev. R
Clark In an address declared profanity
was a proof of advancing civilization.
R. F. Jones.
fl I- Jones, age.l tin years, died at his
home. 227 South ITyor street, yesterday
afternoon at 3 o’clock. He is survived by
hit wife and four brothers. The body
will »><• sent to Fayetteville for funeral
and Interment I
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2 CENTS EVERYWHERE P^ R l°
ares
II LLMIN.SR.
SHES N
IMS JO!
Decision Ending Fight of Many
Years Gives Children to His
Son Part of Time.
J
CHEERFUL’HOLIDAY IS IN
L SIGHT NOW FOR SENATOR
, Mrs. Dugas and Former Hus
band to Share Care of Lit
tle Girls by Verdict.
COLUMBIA, S. C„ Dee. 10.—There
will be a real merry Christmas in the
home of Senator Ben Tillman thia year.
Today there is more happiness In the
heart of the broken old statesman than
he has known for months. For the
highest court of South Carolina, has de
creed that his two granddaughters, his
pride and joy, are to spend nart of their
time with their father, his son, and
some of tlie days allotted him are days
of Christmas week.
This allotting of the children’s care
was made by the supreme court after a
bitter legal fight for their possession be
i tween their father and his divorced wife,’
Mrs. Lucy Dugas. It was largely on
account of the aged senator, whose
heart was broken by the separation
from his grandchildren, that Ben Till
man. Jr., instituted the proceedings for
their possession, on the ground that hr
i has reformed and is now fit and capa
ble of caring for them, as he was not
when the mother was first granted their
custody.
To Have Children
During’ Christmas.
Under the court’s ruling, the father
will have the children two months dur
ing each summer vacation, half of the
Christmas holidays and one week each
spring. The rest of the time they will
spend with their mother. Until they
reach their majority they will be wards
of the supreme court of South Caro
lina. and will not be permitted to be
removed from that court’s jurisdiction
The South Carolina supreme court,
laic yesterday, handed down a unam
mous opinion ordering this dispositioi
of the children who have been the issu.
In probably the most noteworthy litiga
tion of this character on record in th ■
South Carolina courts.
The court is yet to approve an ordei
to be prepared by counsel for the prin
cipals. B. R. Tillman, Jr., and Mrs.
Dugas, whereby this arrangement will
be carried out. This will probably be
submitted this week. They are urged
by the court to agree on these details
without further controversy
Fight Extends
Over Many Years,
The fight for the custody of the Till
man children has been in the courts for
years. Young Tillman first deeded the
children to his parents, Senator and
Mrs. Tillman. Later Mrs. Dugas s>
cured a divorce in the Ohio courts at
Cincinnati, following which she brouglr
suit for the custody of the children, an I
won.
The loss of his grandchildren was a
serious blow to the aged senator. It
was largely on his account that their
father, a few weeks ago, instituted pro
ceedings to recover the custody of the
little girls, claiming that he had com
pletely reformed and was qualified to
properly care for them, and charging
that Mrs. Dugas was on the eve of tak
ing the children from Edgefield, where
she now resides, to Ohio, where she in
tended to make her future home, thus
removing them from the jurisdiction of
tli South Carolina courts
Mr- 5 . Dugas two weeks ago presented
affidavits to show young Tillman hai'
not completely reformed. A week later
these affidavits were answered by Till
man. Yesterday’s decision was a ul
ing on the questions brought up at
these hearings. The court directs that
both Tillman and Mrs. Dugas furnish
$5,00u bond to carry out the provision;
i of the decree.
PRISONERS PAROLED IN
IOWA MAY NOT MARRY
DES MOINES. IOWA, Dec. 10.—Be
cause so many "ticket-of-leave” men
and women, paroled from state refor
matories. get married and cause trouble
| the state parole board has prohibited
' them from marrying.
PYTHIANS IN SESSION.
WAYCROSS. GA.. De. . 10. The an
nual convention of the Knights of
Pythias of the thirteenth district
| which includes twenty lodges of south
least Georgia, is in session in Waycross
1 today. Grand Chancellor Austin, of
Atlanta, and other grand officers u
attending the meeting.
