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THE WEATHER
Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia:
Ra i n . followed by clearing Tuesday;
eol de- south pc tion.
\()L. XL NO. 122.
15 SERIOUSLY
INJURED IN
CENTRAL
WRECK
Three Cars of the North-Bound
Seminole Limited Derailed
Near Americus Today.
TRAIN CROWDED WITH
CHRISTMAS HOMEGOERS
Most of Victims Were Georgia!
and Alabama Passengers
in the Day Coaches.
A.»l HRICL'S, GA., Dec. 24.—Fifteen
p-rs'U were seriously Injured early
to.j.-i? when three cars of the Central
Georgia railway’s Seminole Limited
train, northbound from Jacksonville to
Chicago, were derailed seven miles
north of here. The train was crowded
with passengers homeward bound Toi
Christmas. That no one was killed is
considered a miracle.
Most of those injured were passen
gers in tie day couches and were bound
for points in’Georgia and Alabama.
There were several Atlanta travelin-’
men on hoard en route to Columbus to I
make connection with a morning train -
to Ai.anta. So far as known, however, ;
Don. from Atlanta, was badly hurt, !
Among the most seriously hurt was ;• I
M•. Bradley, of Buena Vista, who lu.d
four ribs broken.
Relief trains were rushed to the scene
Coro Americus and Columbus and the
Injured were carried on to their homes
or to those cities. The road was com
pletely blrcked by the wreck and it
«as midday before the track was
cleared so that regular train service
roukl be resumed.
Negro Train
Robber Killed
TULSA, OKLA.. Dec. 24.—The negro
train robber who was shot and killed
last night while operating on board the
St Louis and San Francisco train No.
412. bound to Kansas City from Okla
homa City, was not identified totday.
The robber boarded the train as it
was leaving Chandler, Okla., held up
and robbed the conductor at the point
of a pistol and then drove him into the
express far, following after him. The
regro covered the express messenger,
ordering him to open the safe, but just
as he was about to comply a negro
train porter entered and opened fire on
the robber. This wa- c returned, but
neither man was shot.
The porter, his ammunition exhaust
ed. rushed back into the train and
eounded an alarm. W. E. Gordon, a
private detective, went forward and in
n exchange of shots fatally wounded
the bandit.
TOTS’XMAS TREE UP
IN SMOKE WHEN BIG
GLASS PLANT BURNS
'HICAGO. Dec. 24.—Firemen nar
escaped being crushed to death
I'erienth tons of glass in a spectacular
which destroyed the plant of the
ai’d Glass Company today. The
|- estimated at $250,000.
Implosions of varnish and othe com-
• ith!, materials also proved a danger
'■ firemen. The entire neighbor-'
was aroused and thousands came
it to see the blaze.
1 ■ Christmas of at least one family
tpoili'd by the flames. William
" . his wife and three children liv
the third floor at the north end of
(•tilkling. They had narrow escapes
1 death. A Christmas tree that I
'dy for tomorrow was burn- LI
•'OURNALIST WALKS 47.407
miles in only four years
/•UIAGOSA, SPAIN. Dec. 24.—Senor |
'• ■n, Spanish journalist, who wa - :
y “ r ‘ 160.000 that he could walk around
world in twontx years and who I
!, d in October; 1908, from St. Pe-»
u has already covered 47.407 I
I’liere remain to be covered 68.- •
niih-s. He will go to America short- i
54.884 ON DRUNKEN MAN
SHOCK FOR POLICEMAN
■'HRsey city, N. J. Dee. 24.—Pa
n,.-ii Payer almost died "f sho« k
•!i he discovered $4.Sa4 on th* per
"r David O’K’ tb , d butcher.
be found • *inc In t stupor and
18 in jail i t .vitk intoxica-j
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit-GEORGIAN WANT ADS-Use For Results
$1,000,000 Room for •
Mrs. Widener in Her
i New Newport Villa
Decorations To Be Panels Painted
by Artist Boucher—Whole to i
Cost $2,000,000.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24.—T:ie American
Art News, just out, says that an art
firm of this city and London has re
ceived a commission to arrange an en
tire room decorated with panels by tin j
artist Boucher in the Newport home ol 1
Mis. George W. Widener,
The cost of the room is put at sl,- i
000,000 and it will be a feaeure of the
$2,000,000 villa, for which ground has!
been broken.
•Mr. Widener, who was a Titanic vic- '
tini, approved the plans for the house!
before liis death.
It is said that the necessary panelsl
have been acquired. The Boucher room I
will be decorated with furniture and ■
tapestries to match. ,
LIFESAVERS BATTLE
HIGH SEAS TO REACH |
STRANDED STEAMER
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Dec. 24.—1 n
the midst of a furious snow storm life
savers from the station here put out in
a motor lifeboat today to the rescue of
the steamer Turrialba, which went
ashore at Barnegat, near dangerous
Egg Harbor, during the night.
A terrific seaA as breaking when the
lifesavers started from this station for
the flfteen-mile run to the stranded
steamer and the waves' tossed the high
powered boat around .like cork, but as
she passed from sight it was seen she
was making fair headway.
The wireless dispatch was as fol
lows:
“Ashore off Barnegat. Heavy snow
and wind. Ship afloat aft. In distress.
Need assistance. Wind increases.
“(Signed) LINDSAY, Captain."
The Turrialba, which is a fruit
iteamer, is said to have from 50 to 60
; passengers aboard.
' A wireless received by agents of the
line which owns the steamer reported
that she needed assistance at once.
The Turrialba left Colon. Panama, on’
Thursday and was due in New York
today. She carried a heavy cargo of
tropical fruit. Most of her passengers
are said to be Americans who are re
turning from work on the canal.
150 EXTRA WORKERS
AT POSTOFFICE TO
HANDLE XMAS RUSH
An army of extra clerks and carriers
was enlisted today in lire job of han
dling Atlanta’s Christina- mail. Seven
ty-five extra carriers or carriers' help
ers are on the job. During the after
noon, when the shoppers put in their
best work, and rushed to thfe postortice
to dispatch their gifts, 60 helpers in
the mail room were necessary.
Under the system in vogue during
the holiday rush, each carrier in the
residential sections of the city is given
a helper, whose duty it Is to bear half
the mall; and bearing mail in Atlanta
at Christmas time is considerable feat.
The extra men were needed most in
the northern portion of Atlanta. The
Peachtree sub-station’s force was aug
mented by fourteen carriers.
The holiday employees of the post
office number probably 150. They will
work through Christmas day, and prob
ably the day after, if any signs of con
gestion are evident.
EDOUARD DETAILLE,
FAMOUS PAINTER OF
WAR SCENES, DEAD
PARIS, Dec. 24.—Edouard Detaille.
the famous military painter, died here
late last night, at the age of 64 years.
He was known as the military artist
because his greatest paintings had been
those of military subjects. He saw
service in the Franco-Prussian war, in
older to secure the real atmosphere of
conflict.
' His “Le Regiment Qul Passe (Tiie
Passing of the Regiment)" brought him
fame, as did “The March of the Ar
tillery of the Guard."
Other famous paintings by him were
“En Reconnaisanee.” 1875, and “Salut I
Aux Blesses.” 1877. Among his portrait •
works he painted the Pt Ince of Wales,}
I the Duke of Connaught. the emp-ror of j
Russia and many other notables.
Ho was born in Paris October 5. 1848. [
■ , H l w-,.-* the most distinguished pupil
ol Mesisioniere, who noted his wonder-
I ful ability when still a lad.
4 VASSAR GIRLS TAKE
BABY BOY TO MOTHER
AT CHRISTMAS TIME
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—John Williams,
I six months old, accompanied by four
l young ladles from Vassar college,
} passed through Chicago today on his
I way to Minneapolis. John is going to
i pay a Christmas visit to his mother.
The mother. Mrs. John Williams, was
compelled to allow the baby to go to a
state home at Albany, N. V. She lias
employment in Minneapolis and sent
so- tile child. She had no money to
I pay railroad fare and her request was i
..fused until the four college girls
heard of th" case and determined to I
I bring the baby with them. 1
ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 24. 1912.
FEARPDISONI
FILLED BOMB
WOUNDING
VICEROY
-
Lord Hardinge Develops Fever.
Causing Physicians Alarm
for His Recovery.
200 ARE ARRESTED FOR
PLOTTING ASSASSINATION
Operation To Be Resorted to by
Surgeons if the Unfavorable
Symptoms Continue.
DELHI, INDIA. Dec. 24.—in the fear
that the bomb thrown at Lord Hardinge !
may have contained a subtle poison,
the authorities today ordered its frag
ments submitted to a chemical exami
nation. The wounded viceroy*suffered
from a high fever during the night and
his physicians declared that they were
unable to explain this unless it was din
to poison, as the wounds caused by the
bursting infernal machine were clean.
Even the shoulder blade muscles were
torn. The fever abated somewhat ea: -
ly today, but the physicians decided
that if it rose again an operation might ;
be necessary io avert further danger. It '
was found necessary to inject morphin.
to induce slee]'.
Lady Hardinge, who, with her inis-
Iband, narrowly escaped death, lias no’,
yet recovered front tiie shock of lie; ex
perience. Site is under the ear" of
three physicians and two nurse'. The
do not leave iter alone a m> 1 til.
200 Arrested. But
Thrower Is St-’li Free.
More than "i’ i - ~■ « . • . i> i '
made as a , ,-f cue nit- >, d as
| sassinatior. of ; v' rro". but t'ii o'"
’ rials of the , servict art
I not yet corin'- i; Hl.;: hey have th'
J nan who I'.;;-, > the bomb. Tile at
rests continui i today, the prison"'-
taken including members of the Indian
Nationalist party and fanatical Mo
hammedans who have been exhorting
their followers io violence as a protest
against making Delhi the capital of In
dia.
This city was the ancient Mohamme
dan capital and as such is regarded
with the deepest reverence by the dis
ciples of Islam. Mohammedan priests
have declared it a profanation of the ]
British to make Delhi the seat of t.iei i
government.
It is well established that the bomb I
outrage was the result of a plot. Th,
man who three the bomb was In the
center of a group of persons. As he
tossed the infernal machine toward the i
howdah in which Lord and Lady Har
dinge were seated his companions Were
seen to dash in various directions in
the crowd that filled the house top
from which the bomb was thrown.
Many Innocent
Among Those Arrested.
In the confusion that resulted ft was
impossible to learn the identity of the
assassin or gain a good description of
him. Many innocent persons were
among those arrested when the house
was surrounded. These were released
today, but all who could not give a sat
isfactory account of themselves were
held. A remarkable scene wag enacted
at the vice legal palace today when the
Punjab chiefs and leading Indian mem
bers of the viceroy’s legislative council
called to express their regret over the
attempt to kill the viceroy and extend
their wishes for his speedy recovers
Two of tin Punjab chiefs burst into
tears when they were told that they
could not se' I.ord Hardinge. From the
palace the Punjab chiefs went to the
office of Sit Louis Dane, lieutenant
governor of the Punjab, and there took
a solemn vow to avenge the viceroy
and punish the would-be assassin.
SUES FATHER-IN-LAW
I FOR $25,000 DAMAGES
FOR KILLING HUSBAND
DALTON, GA.. Dee. 24.—Mrs. Martha
Ludie Davis, widow of Hewlett Davis,
who was shot and killed by his father,
A. R. Davis, has brought suit against
I her husband's slayer for $25,000 dam-
I ages, the suit being tiled in the clerk's
I office here Monday afternoon, by her
attorneys, W. E. Mann and W. C. Mar
tin.
in he: oetition for damages she al
leges that the defendant killed her
husband "without any fault or cause”
on her husband'- part, “and the death
resulted from the crime and criminal
and other negligence of defendant.”
She alleges further that he- husband
was 30 years of age, in good health and
with an earning capacity of $750 p.-r
I year, having bad a reasonable expect
ancy of 3.’> years to live.
Tiie suit is returnable to. Hi. \ r .i
•levin of Whitefield supcrlot cou’t.
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iALLEAST IN GRIP
OF HEffl SNOW
White Christmas Certain for
Atlantic Country From Caro
linas to New England.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24.—A heavy snow
storm, driven by high winds, is raging
along the Atlantic coast from Maine to
the Carolinas today. Although it ex
tended well inland, the storm is most
severe along the coast, where it inter
fered with shipping and delayed traffic
to a great extent in the cities in its
path. Reports of vessels ashore at
Barnegat and Sandy Hook reached here
early in the day.
The center of the storm was off the
Virginia capes north of Hatteras and
I was moving northward.
In New Ymk tile snow was eight I
incites deep. Toe snowfall throughout
| th'? New England states was not heavy ,
I but. the weather bureau predicted a
| Heavier fall before night in Maine and
II New Hampshire.
Pittsburg and vicinity got seven
. inches during the night, while Chi
cago and Indianapolis escaped without
a Hake. Four inches fell in Wheeling
W. Va. The snow that New Yorkers
found blanketed upon the city when
they awoke today was soggy and great
ly handicapped surface and elevated
lines.
The street cleaning department had
more than 10,000 men at work here
hours before daylight and thousands of
snow shovelers were set to work on the
elevated structure long before day
break.
Commuters from Jersey and other
' outlying districts, where ferry boats
were used to town. ■.. ■< greatly*
' oclayed, as tin ferries had to crawl
I along through th" he vv smotliui of
' anu v.
EMPLOYERS MUST
PROVIDE SEATS FOR
WOMEN AND GIRLS
H. M. Stanley, commissioner of com
merce and Jabot, has made a very im
portant ruling of interest to all met -
cantile, manufacturing and mechanical
establishments employing women and
gills.
He holds that under section .115(1 of
the civil code and section 130 of the
penal code, suitable seats must be pro
vided for all female employees in all
mercantile. manufacturing and mechan
ical establishments in Georgia, and
their use petmitted when such females
are not necessarily engaged in the
duties for which they were employed.
Commissioner Stanley rules that al
though there happens to be a seat the
female employee might me—for ex
ample, seats for customers in mercan
tile establishments—this would not be a
compliance with the sections cited, but
that seats must be especially provided
for all female employees.
SLAIN GEM BROKER’S
WIDOW SURE HE HAD
NO FEMALE FRIENDS’
t HK'AGO, Dee. 24. Sear, h so a
negro diamond broker and redoubled
search for the blond woman known as
“Gertie"' were today's developments In
the mystery of the murder of Joseph H.
Logue, jeweler, at noon last Friday, in
his office in the McVicker theater build
ing. in Madison street.
Mis. Logue, the widow, meanwhile
came out in an indignant interview de
claring that her husband had no affairs
with women, “blond or otherwise," to
lead to a murder for revenge or jeal
ousy.
The most important of the new clews
wore those pointing to a negro diamond
“bioker,” who made his appearance In
the McVicker building the morning
Logue was killed. Before going Into
thi building, according to "Al" Krai
ney. h negro employee of the Inilldlng.
he till' to sei. .in unset ulamopd in th.
""u . 'Joining the theater.
ASSASSIN STABS
DID JAP FRINGE
Young Man Overpowered by
Aged Statesman in His Home
After the Attack.
T< >KIO. Dee. 24. —An unsuccessful
attempt to assassinate Prince Yama
gata, one of the leading statesmen of
Japan, was made today. Seeing that
he bad failed in his purpose, the would
be assassin committed suicide.
Prince Yamagata, who is a field mar
shal and president of the privy coun
cil, was attacked in his home at Seki
guchi, Koishikawn, by the assassin and
was stabbed in two places, hut not se
riously injured. The prince is 74 years
old, but has a powerful physique, and
he overpower'-' 1 his assailant before he
called ids attendants to remove him to
prison.
The would-be assasin was a young
man. apparently not over 22 yean old.
lie refused to give his name and when
asked why he had attempted to kill the
prince said: "For my country's good "
Th-' young prisoner swallowed a
large dose of norphim before he was
removed to prison from Prince Yaina
gata's home. He was eared for by three
physicians at the prison, but died with
out regaining consciousness. The au
thorities bellevi the assassin was In
sane.
Reports are current indicating that a
servant in th'- Yamagata household
may have helped him In his plans. The
attack occurred shortly after midnight
and it is believed the assassin had hid
den behind som. draperies to await the
return of the prince from a meeting of
thi elder statesmen ■at which he pre
sided last evening.
The prince was attacked almost as
soon as lie entered his home, and the
authorities believe that attaches of the
prince's household may have had some
knowledge of the plot.
Many threats had been made against
the prince's life. As the supreme mili
tary adviser of the government. Prince
Yamagata bad Incurred the hatred an I
threats of the Japanese Socialists.
The prince was born In 1838 and has
won practically every honor that It I
I'.- -iblc tor u Japanese to secure.
EXTRA
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE
TLJRNERA6AIN
DEFIES CITY
COUNCIL IN
LIGHTWHB
I
Declares He Did Not Infer
i Grafting- Reiterates Charge
of “Undue Influence.”
ACCUSED BODY CONVENES
MEETING TO ARRAIGN HIM
Electrician Asserts He Is Will
ing to Face Men Who Have
Branded Him “Liar.”
Pacing an investigation and possibly
| impeachment by the general council,
} City Electrician R. C. Turner today de-
I flantly declared that several member
:of council owed him an apology for
I calling him a liar.
"They should have asked me to ex
! plain wfiat I meant by my communica
tion to council before jumping up arid
denouncing me,” he said.
"I did not mean that they bad been
grafting when I said that they had
been ‘seen.’
■ I did mean that undue influence had
! been brought to bear on them.
Thinks Several are
Disqualified to Serve.
" \s a matter of fact. I think several
members of the committee are disqual
ified to serve on it. While I did not
call any names in my communication,
the affiliations of some of the members
of tl ■- committee with the Georgia Rail
way and Power Compnny are obvious.
"The brothci of Aiderman John S
Candler is one of the directors.
• "A number of the directors were ac-
I tive in behalf of Aldine Chambers for
| mayor. He naturally feels under obli-
I gutions to them.
I “J. C. Rushin, of the Atlanta Gas
I Light Company, tt subsidiary company,
was one of the principal supporters ot
- (irville H. Halt for council.
"Councilman Claude C. Mason has al
} ways been opposed to me. He had the
! regulation of gas put under the city
I smoke inspector to keep me from hav
i ing anything to do with it."
Declares McClelland
Owes Him Apology.
Alderman John E. McClelland was
tiie only member of the committee
Ek'cii ieiau Turner did not say was dis
qualified. But as Aiderman McClelland
had denounced him as a liar, he said
the aiderman owed him an apology.
Mr. Turner concluded by saying that
he did not “yet feel that he owed coun
eil an apology" for charging that mem
bers of the council electric lights com
mittee were favoring the new street
lighting contract because of the desires
of tiie president of the Georgia Railway
and Power Companj'. and “that their
conduct indicated that they bad beer
seen."
Members of council won’t apologize
They are much aroused over the charges
and have announced that they will seek
to impeach Turner. He is certain tc
undergo a gruelling cross-examination,
for no member of council has shown
a disposition to defend him.
The members of tile electric lights
committee were anxious to go into the
investigation yesterday afternoon, but
the city electrician could not be found
Council then voted to meet as a com
mittee of the whole this afternoon, and
the marshal was instructed to bav
Turner pi' Sent.
Willing To Go
Before Council.
Turner said today that he would _g”
before the body in response to a meii
request, adding that it would not take
legal force to produce him.
Tt will be on" of the liveliest session
that council has b-Id ip.a long time
for all the members of council are of
fended at lie- aeeusaltone, and they an
I united on a plan to prove the city elec
trician a "liar ami a faker," according
to Councilman t'laude Mason.
Aiderman John 11. Met'lelland, chaii
man of tire electric lights committee,
said that Turner’s charges were tin
"dirtiest, filthiest lies lie hid eve'
heard."
The contract with the eleetrlc^cpm-
Ipauy so" tiie street lighting is as yet
unacted upon by council. It will be
considered at the next meeting, and.
! with th" favorable report of the elec
| trie lights committee, there is no doubt
that it will be adopted.
CHRISTMAS A HOLIDAY
ON LONDON NEWSPAPERS
I.'tNltiiN Dec. is.-X majoitx
ill" dailv U'-w-i'iii>"> s In London an
Hi- '. "vln> I'liv" decided not to pub
lla-i on Christmas day. It is expected
Itn "'in i will foi'ow the same course.
