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THED' m G. n/Anp’o nn a \/un “ ,s my condition serious?” P'S ID'1-4 ^ FR /_\ YhK “GOD’S WILL BE DONE!” A VyA J i kJ 1 1 Vi v 1 J il V “1AM READY!” THE WEATHER. Forecast—Fair to-night and Thursday; wanner. Temperatures—8 a. m., 50; 10 a. m., 57; 12 m., 64; 2 p. m., 65; sun rise, 5:04; sunset, 6:11. The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit — GEORGIAN WANT ADSUse For Results EXTRA VOL. XI. NO. 218. 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE 'more 0 DISMISSED BY TIE PRESIDENT Wilson Discharges Weather Bu reau Head Involved in Alleged Political Scandal. 17 AIDES ARE MENTIONED VonHerrmann, Atlanta Forecaster, Is One of Those Concerned in the Affair. Hearst Flood Relief Fund Totals $28,473, With More to Come Newspapers Affiliated With Georgian Will Collect at Least $30,000. The The Hearst newspapers have been able to have a most substantial hand In the work of extending relief to the flood sufTerers of Ohio, Illinois and Indiana. Reports up to yesterday of money raised by the Hearst newspapers put the total at $28,473. It is certain that by the time the fund is closed the amount will reach $30,000. WASHINGTON, April 16.—Wil lis L. Moors, Chief of the Weath er Bureau, was summarily re moved from office to-day by President Wilson. Moore’s dismissal followed a conference between the President and Secretary of Agriculture Houston, after which it was an nounced that “the Chief of the Weather Bureau has been re moved for serious irregularities.” Moore’s resignation was accept ed by President Wilson about three weeke ago, but was not to go into effect until July 31. A successor has not been ap pointed. WASHINGTON, April 16.—Seven teen Weather Bureau officials In aB many cities mre concerned in the scandal alleged by the resolution for an investigation introduced In the House by Congressman Fowler, of Illinois. Most, if not all. had something to 'do with the campaign waged by Pro fessor Willis L. Moore, chief of the Weather Bureau, for Secretary of Ag riculture under Wilson, in which, it is charged, Moore used Federal em ployees and money. Professor Moore to-day branded the charges against him as "false and malicious.” VonHerrmann In List. The weather officials concerned are: C. F. VonHerrman, Atlanta,Ga.; Pro fessor Henry J. Cox, Chicago; Frank G. Ttngley, Washington; Professor J. Warren Smith, Columbus, Ohio, F. J. Walz, Louisville, Ky.; A. J. Mitchell, Jacksonville, Fla.; J. F. Voorhees, Knoxville, Tenn.: Lee A. Denson. Ral eigh, N. C.; Alfred Thiessen, Salt Lake City; J. W. Smith, Boston; Har ry O. Gerln, Columbia, S. C.; George M. Chappell, Des Moines, Iowa; Isaac M. Cline, New Orleans; W. S. Belden, St. Joseph, Mo.; Ulysses G. Pursdll, St. Paul, Minn.; Harold G. Noye,s, Lexington, Ky., and Thorp B. Jen nings. Topeka, Kas. These are the men who took pari in a conference in Atlanta last No vember, at which, It Is charged, Pro fessor Moore's candidacy was talked over. It was at this meeting also, it Is further charged, that prominent citi zens of Atlanta and other Southern cities were asked to Indorse Moore. Report Tells of Work. According to information In Mr. Fowler's possession, Mr. VonHc.r- inann, weather official at Atlanta, ex pended time and energy making prep arations for the convention at which plans for Professor Moore’s candidacy weig worked out and in seeking to , buttonhole persons to get their in dorsements for Professor Moore. in a report which Mr. Fowler will submit, it is said, for instance: "Mr. C. F. VonHerrmann was un able to secure from the city of At lanta or from the State of Georgia •x>v favorable recommendations.” This, if true, indicates Mr. VonHerr mann spent some time on the task, which failed. If it were government time, he may And himself in difficulty with the administration. Of the men who took part in the Atlanta meeting, the following are known to have received advances In salary during the conduct of their chief s campaign; Salary Increases Made. 1. M. Cline, from $2,400 to $3,000; J. W. Smith, of Boston, $2,400 to $3,000; J. Warren Smith, $2,500 to $3,000; A. J. Mitchell. $2,000 to $2,400; A. H. Thiessen, $1,800 to $2,000; L. A. Denson, $1,600 to $1,800; H. O. Gerin, $3,400 to $1,800; J. F. Voorhees, $1,- •00 to $1,800, and G. M. Chappell. $1,000 to $1,200. There were many other promotions jn the Berviee during Moore's cam paign, so many that the funds of the Weather Bureau fell about $5,000 short of meeting expenses. Wilson Sees Clash Over Jap Alien Bill Diplomatic Tangle, Though, Will Not Make Him Interfere With California's Action. WASHINGTON. April 16.—The Japanese protest against the passage of the California alien land law de livered to the President by Ambassa dor Chinda yesterday formed the principal topic of discussion at the W T hite House to-dav. The President discussed it with members of the Cabinet. When the alien land bill has passed both houses and has been signed by Governor Johnson the President will issue a statement addressed to the Japanese Ambassador, in which he is expected to say the Federal Gov ernment does not see that it can in terfere in a State's rights question. This, the President is aware, may bring on a diplomatic clash, but this would be preferable to an infraction of the century-old Democratic doc trine of the sanctity of States’ rights, the administration says. The utmost reprisal that the Japanese could for mulate would be a boycott of Amer ican goods and that would injure principally California, the State re sponsible for the .whole problem. F E BEST SLEUTHS Burns Confident Band Holding Memphis Millionaire for Ran som Will Be Taken Soon. RAID NETS DRAG RESORTS Theory That Gang of Card Swin dlers Decoyed American Basis for Gamblers' Arrest. Plagues in Wakenf Mississippi Floods Levees Weakening Near R9sedale. Where Crest Now Rages—Mem phis Situation Is Relieved. MEMPHIS, April 16 Breaks were threatened in the Mississippi River levees between Rosedale and Ooahul- ma, Miss., according to reports reach ing Memphis to-day. Sand boils have appeared in several places and the walls were expected to cave any min ute. Water to-day was covering Desha and Ghioott Counties in Arkansas. The situation was greatly Improved at Memphis. The river stage was 43 feet and all the levee walls were holding. Smallpox and meningitis are caus ing alarm In several towns back of the Golden Lake crevasse. Hurt Chasing Melon Thieves, Asks$10,000 W. T. Akridge Sues Power Company for Injuries Received in Fall ing Into Quarry. W. T. Akridge to-duy filed a suit for $10,000 - damages against the Georgia Railway and Power Com pany for injuries he is said to have sustained last summer when chasing negro watermelon thieves. Akridge asserted he had a healthy watermelon patch near the company's quarry at Proctor Creek. One night he set out in pursuit of some negroes who had successfully Invaded tile patch. With his eye on the fleeing men he said he did not see a large hole on the company's premises. As a re sult he plunged head foremost into It, sustaining serious Injuries. W. H. GILLEM IS FREED ON CHARGE OF ASSAULT The Fulton County Grand Jury to day failed to find a true bill against w. H. Gillem, charged by W. H. John son, former County Police Chief, with assault with intent to murder. John g Owen, foreman, said a sufficient cause for holding Gillem on so se rious a charge was not shown in the evidence. MISSISSIPPI SENATORS INDORSE SUFFRAGE MOVE JACKSON. MISS., April 16.—Mis- sissippi suffragettes. here in annual convention, to-day postponed until to-morrow the adoption of any reso lution requesting the Legislature to take action to order a vote in Missis sippi on the question of whether women should be allowed the ballot. Telegrams from Senators Varda* man and Williams were read indors ing the movement. LONDON. April 16.—After thirteen days of flne-toothcomb searching on the Continent, Joseph Wilberforce Martin, the Memphis millionaire who disappeared mysteriously in this city, has not yet been traced to the place where his captors secreted him when detectives got hot on their trail in Lambeth yesterday, although Detec tive William J. Burns believes he will be located soon. There was great excitement early to-day in the neighborhood of Picca dilly when the police raided two re sorts and arrested fifty gamblers on the theory that .some of them may have been connected with Martin’s disappearance or may have some knowledge of it. Trailing Woman Now. Scotland Yard sleuths are trailing a woman known as "Baby Ruth” who, from her record, may possibly have some connection with the case, it was alleged. Both tH‘e private a tvd public detox* tives are convinced that a woman is implicated in the disappearance »f the rich American and both squads are working along this line. The Lambeth and Kensington dis tricts of London are swarming with detectives, searching for the house where Martin is said to be held cap tive by a band of kidnapers. Call for Mr. Sherlock Holmes! According to a well-established theory, Martin was decoyed by a band of card sharps whose members are known to the international police. The Arkansas land deal which Mar tin put through on the eve of his strange disappearance involved $G,- 000.000. Mr. Martin was said to have a large sum of ready cash in his pockets when he dropped out of sight. Amateur detectives are attempting to employ Sherlock Holmes methods of deduction from the known facts and from the circumstances attend ing the finding of Martin's opera hit, pocketbook and watch chain. The suggestion has been made f > J. Lockhart Anderson, the English friend of Mr. Martin, that he lay the facts before Sir A. Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, and ask Sir Arthur’s aid in running down the kidnaping band. Woman Once Lived in Memphis. MEMPHIS. TENN., April 16.—The mysterious woman in the disappear ance case of Joseph W. Martin, the Memphis cotton broker who is being sought in London, lived at a hotel in this city during the winter and part of the summer of 1912, according to private detective- working on the Memphis end of the case. She posed as the wife of a cotton buyer, and said her home was in England, the detectives said. Her description tallies with the de scription of the woman the London police are trying to locate, according to the Memphis sleuths. Important developments In the fail ure of the Martin-Philllps Company, of which J. W. Martin is president, were expected this week. The assets of the company reported to the Fed eral Court included 1,800 bales of cotton on which loans had been ob tained. T. G. Speers, owner of the ware house where the cotton was stored, said there were not more than 94 bales there belonging to the company. He said he had signed receipts for 900 bales of cotton, but that most of ^ ren ar ” it had been removed without his knowledge. $400,000 POST OFFICE” NOW ANTICIPATED BY AUGUSTA REVIVE SCOTT Danish Nobleman Plans to Use Pulmotor to Restore Frozen Explorer’s Life. BRIDGEPORT. CONN.. April 16. “Convinced that the body of Captain Scott, the English explorer whose life was lost a year ago returning from the South Pole, is frozen in tlie snow in a perfectly healthy condition, i am confident that I can reach him and restore him to life. An expedition will leave San Francisco In August for New Zealand and from there we will commence the journey for the place where Captain Scott’s body was left by his comrades.” This was the announcement made to-day by Count August DeCastellane Seymore, a Danish nobleman. With the use of the recently Invent ed Eisenberger respirator, the pulmo tor and other scientific appliances Count Seymore believes he will be able to resuscitate Captain Scott, de spite his condition of a year's stand ing. DEATH OF POPE IS NEAR +•*? • *1* Not Expected to Side With Great! +•+ Britain When He Makes Public His Attitude. WASHINGTON. April 16—Mr. Wil son will not speak on the Panama (’anal tolls issue until he has to. Then his utterance will be direct and to the point, declared Secretary Tu multy to-day when questioned as to reports from London that the Chief Executive had assured Ambassador Bryce that Great Britain’s protest over the free passage of American coastwise vessels through the Pan ama Canal would bo regarded as valid by this Government. The President, it was stated at the White House to-day has not made any declaration of his views on the canal question. When he does, it is not expected that they will coincide with those of Great Britain. If you have anything to sell adver tise in The Sunday American. Lar gest circulation of any Sunday news paper in the South. Feared He Can t Survive Night +•+ • -i- +•+ Pontiff Makes His Last Will Temperature of His Holiness Again Rises and Critical Night Is Predicted: Patient Inquires of His Peril. 8 New Playgrounds Urged for Atlanta Both Whites and Negroes Would Be Given Places to Romp Under Com mittee’s Recommendation. AUGUSTA, GA., April 16 — Augusta Is *to have a postoffice to < ost prob ably $400,000, instead of $250,000, as originally planned. A $260,000 appropriation would not permit the us*- of Georgia marble, so Congressman Hardwick tacked on an additional $150,000 to the sundry civil bill vjfetoed by President Taft, but which'has t«*£ reintroduced. Six playgrounds for white children in Atlanta and two for negroes this summer is u recommendation before the Park Board to-day. The report, with this recommendation, was made by a special committee appointed to make an investigation. The grounds the committee sug gests be vet aside for the white chil- Mims Park. Grant Park, Joyner, English Avenue School. Pine Park and Hill Park. The opening of a playground in the woolen mills dis trict is under advisement. An adverse report was made on the proposition of showing moving pic tures at Grant and Piedmont Parks Tuesdays, Thursdays* and Sundays. The Sunday American goes every where all over the South. If you have anything to sell The Sunday Amer ican is "The Market Place of the South.” The Sunday American is the best advertising medium. U. S. Flyer Ready to Try Trans-Ocean Trip Milwaukee Aeronaut Plans to Start in Dirigible From the Canary Islands To-day. LAS PALM AS, CANARY ISLANDS, April 16.—The dirigible balloon Su- < hard, in which Joseph Brucker, for merly of Milwaukee, proposes to make a trans-Atlantic flight, has been in flated. Captain Brucker announces he will start for America to-day or Thursday, if the present favorable w ind holds. WOMAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO BURN NEIGHBOR FAMILY LEXINGTON. KY., April 16. Mrs. Bud Pendleton, member of a wealthy family, .and a 13-year-old serv ant were arrested to-day at Lan caster, Ky., charged with burning the home of Lincoln Miller in an effort to cremate his family. Miller and his wife were badly burned. Blood hounds followed a trail to the Pendle- ;ton residence. Mrs. Pendleton’s two sons went on her bond. Family trou- ' bles arc said to ha4e caused the affair. Police to Hold Big Spring Picnic May 15 Program of Features Expected to Lure Record Crowd to Warm Springs. Atlanta’s "finest” have sounded a real note of spring. They announced to-day the police' picnic at Warm Springs on Thursday, May 15. and have commenced prepa rations to make it the most success ful outing in the history of the po lice department. The police didn’t have a picnic last year, and they missed it. They have determined this year to make up for it by giving their friends one of the biggest picnics ever run out of At lanta. The program of features has not been completed, but it will contain music, dancing, games and athletic sports galore. The bluecoats expect several thousand AUantans to enjoy the day at Warm Springs as their guests. Nearly everybody in Atlanta reads The Sunday American. YOUR ad vertisement in the next issue will sell noods. Try it! Man, in Delirium, Calls Runaway Wife Woman in Atlanta, Says Strange Let ter and Advertisement From Columbia, S. C. The Georgian to-day received a strange Utter from Columbia, S. C., asking that an advertisement be in serted for a runaway wife whose hus band has been prostrated ever since she left and calls for her in his de lirium. This is the advertisement sent for Insertion: Deathly sick husband begging to sec his runaway wife. Calls her Polly and Sara. B. (’. JAMES, Columbia, S. < The woman left Columbia over a week ago. according to the letter. She had $32 on .her person, and is said to have come to Atlanta. If she sees this ad she will come back,” the writer says, “it seems as if brother will go Into fits about it If she does not.” The Sunday American goes every where all over the South. If you have anything to sell The Sunday Amer ican is "The Dl South.” The Sur ivlnn Venerable Prelate and Brother, Long Es tranged, Forgive and Forget Differences i n Touching Scene. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BULLETIN. Rome, April 16—7 p. m.—(1 p. m. Atlanta time)—Dr. March- iafava and Dr. Amici have frankly expressed the fear that Pope Pius X will not live through the night. At this hour indications from the sick room are that His Holiness is sinking rapidly. ROME. April 16.—Pope Pius X suf fered his most serious relapse late to-day. Beginning at mid-afternoon his fe- • ver rose and he seemed to be losing strength rapidly. Stimulants were administered. An extremely alarming night was predicted for the Pope at the Vatican, and members of the family, the Cardinals and the Curia and the accredited ambassa dors to the Vatican were warned to be in readiness to hurry to the sick room at any moment. Dr. Marchiafava, the chief physi cian, showed grave anxiety. He said he would hold himself ready to re spond to any call made. Dr. Amici w'ent to the sick room to spend the night there. Earlier in the day Signor Patriaca, legal representative of the Holy See, visited the Vatican and, according to reports, drew up the Pope’s will. Early this morning the following bulletin was issued at the Vatican: His Holiness rested easily for several hours last night. His temperature is 98.2. Expectora tion is easy and the condition of his heart is good. From another and reliable source it was learned that Pope Plus Is greatly weakened by his Inability to take suf ficient nourishment and from lack of •teep. This same Informant, contrary to the Vatican bulletin, declared the Pontiff found expectoration very hard during the night, and at times was in danger of suffocation. Still Fears of Pneumonia. Fears of pneumonia have not yet passed. The Pope’s left lung is In flamed and his yiro.it is raw and swollen. Stimulants were adminis tered during the night to assist the heart action. The lawyer Patriarch who repre sents the Holy See was summoned to the Vatican this morning. The same lawyer drew up the last testament of Pope Leo XIII, and the inference is that he has been asked to do the same for Pope Pius X. The lawyer Patriarch was sum moned after Professor Marchiafava, the Pope’s physician, had had a long conference with Cardinal Merry del Val, Papal Secretary of State. Earlier in the morning the Pope's sisters entered the Vatican and were received by Mgr. Parolin, the Pope’3 nephew, who held them waiting in an ante-cliamber until the doctors had ended their visit. They then en tered the Pope’s chamber. Later they adjourned to an adjoining chape!, where they heard two masses. Asks About His Condition. The Pope’s physicians have becomo * very clever In eluding would-be in terviewers. They enter sometimes by one door and sometimes by an other and there Is an infinite number of entrances to choose from. If they see a group of newspaper men wait ing before the great bronze door, they go in by the side entrance, and so on. If they should happen to be one, they arejyvig^ K ,'h. v •