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T VOLS CRACKERS FIRST, 3-2 THE WEATHER. Forecast—Fair to-night and Sunday; cooler Sunday. Temperatures—8 a. m 66; 10 a. m., 76; 12 m., 80; 2 p. m, 81; sunrise, 5:01; sunset, 6:13. The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS Use For Results VOL. XI. NO. 221. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1912 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE ! more u I E ADITS $51 THEFT; EVEALS HIDDEN LOOT J. D. Stringer, of Jesup, Ga., Pleads Guilty to Rifling Package Con signed to Atlanta Bank—Money Is Found Buried in the Woods. Scientist Belittling Church Scored by Cardinal Gibbons Prelate Declares He Will Ask Sir William Osier to Retract ‘‘At tack on Christianity.” “He must have thought he had a chance to beat the sys tem. Poor fool! It never has been done—never.”—J. B. HOCK AD A Y, Southern Express Manager, discussing Messenger Stringer's confession. BALTIMORE, April 19.—When part of the spee 'h of Sir William Osier at the dedication exercises of the Phipps Psychiatric Clinic at the Johns Hop kins Hospital was* read to Cardinal (ribbons, the prelate exclaimed: "I am shocked.” Sir William, professor of medicine in Oxford University, said, in part: “N inety-nine per cent of our fel - low creatures, when in trouble, sorrow or sickness, trust to charms and incantations to the saints. Many a shrine has more followers than Pasteur; many a saint more believers than Lister. Mentally, the race is still in lead ing strings.'* “Scientists in any line sometimes D R. R. J. H. DELOACH, new Director of the State Experiment Station, who is reported to oppose “long distance” salary drawing. TO-DAY; DEFIES LIBEL SUITS Alderman N ot Only Alleges Beer Graft, but Makes Direct Accusa tions, With Names, of Other Cases of Boodling in the City’s Affairs. The threatened explosion in the graft'scandal that has stirrei make statements such a- that by Dr. the city more or less from some weeks comes to-dav. Osier," said the Cardinal, "and only i , . , T t n n u ■ . . .1 || became known this afternoon that .John E. i\le< leliand hat Buried in the woods near .lesup, Ga., detectives early to-day found all but $10 of the $5,000 stolen from the keeping of the Southern Express Company, in transit between Brunswick and Atlanta banks, and solved in record-breaking time a remarkable mystery. ’ J. I). Stringer, Jr., 22 years old, unmarried, and with no one dependent on him, lias confessed to taking Ihe bills and substitut ing newspaper cuttings for them. - He has been in the employ of the Southern Express Company for two years, and in an official statement the company says he was a trusted employee. Stringer led detectives to the spot where the hills were buried, they dug up the money by the light of lanterns, i! was midnight when they finished their work. The $5,000 to-day is on its way to the Central Bank and Trust Corporation, where it was con signed by the Brunswick Bank and Trust Company. Pleads Guilty to Charge. When taken to a justice court in | .lesup this morning for a preliminary j hearing, Stringer pleaded guilty and I asked that his bond be fixed as low | as possible. It was set at $6,000, and i Stringer was returned to the county I jail in default of it. He probably will receive a trial in I the Superior Court there next week. I The grand jury convenes Monday, I while a light docket may permit of (the trial later in the week. In a telegram to General Manager .1 B. Hockaday, of the Southern Ex- f press Company, this morning, Chief ’ Special Agent Watts said that Strin- | ger had pleaded guilty .and the case would go to the grand jury. The Southern Express Company of fered to pay the amount to the Cen tral Bank and Trust Corporation this morning, as the confession of the ex press messenger had fixed the compa ny's liability. To Deliver Money Monday. “We would rather, however, do what, we set out to do—deliver that partic ular package of bills,” said John B. Hockaday, general manager of the ex press company, to A. P. Coles, vice president of the Central Bank and Trust Corporation, over the telephone G ariy this morning. “All right,” said Mr. Coles. “We would a little rather have that partic ular money, I believe.” So the currency will be delivered j early Monday morning. When dug up but $4,990 was found. , Stringer had taken $10 for his imme- ! diate use. He returned this later. 'Stringer has been with us two i Gars,” said Mr. Hockaday. ‘‘He came to us when he was 20 years old, and . now is 22. He had the highest recom mendations, and we believed him thoroughly trustworthy. He must ive thought he stood a chance ^o i beat the system. Poor fool! It never lias been done—never!” Thomas J. Watts, chief special agent ■ f the company, is given the credit t<<r a remarkable piece of detective " ork. Chief Watts worked in conjunction Gth Sheriff D. S. Price, of Wayne County, and after twenty hours’ work tiie Sheriff arrested # Stringer, of Thomaavllle, at his room in the ( Wayne Hotel at Jesup. Sheriff Price placed him in the county jail, where i he remained until his trial in tile jus. e court this morning. Motive for Theft a Mystery. Reports from the cofnpany’s detec tives are that Stringer is completely unnerved, and that he has given them , information which clears up the dis appearance of many small articles J'hich have been dropping out of sight *v~ a?>me weeks. Stringer’s motive remains a mys tery. He is young, is of good family. ' A as progressing rapidly in the serv- yiee and had no expenses oth**r than for 1 4his own support. He is in jail at Jesup. His run ends at Jesup at 8:30; o’clock. He has an hour and a half i wait for the connection train. After he turns over the valuables in his care to the messenger on the con necting train he stays in Jesup all night. It is believed, from meager details supplied the offices here, that the tHeft was committed during the hour and a half wait. Buried Money in Woods. When the connection train left, Stringer walked back along the tracks I eral Sickles, some distance and turned into the j woods. There he buried the money. Seven men handled the package j from the time the cashier of the Brunswick Bank and Trust Company \ turned it in at the express office in Brunswick until it was delivered -o the Central Bank and Trust Corpora tion in Atlanta. From Jesup it was carried in a safe, the combination of which was unknown to the messen gers. Because the package was handled so j rapidly and passed from hand to hand so quickly in Brunswick, suspicion at j once pointed to Stringer as the only j man who had the package from the j time it left Brunswick until it was locked up in the safe with the secret ; combination. Company Tells of Theft. The Southern Express Company is- sued this official statement to-day: On April 16th, the Southern Express Company received from the Brunswick Bank and Trust I Company, Brunswick, Ga., a package, containing .$5,000, ad dressed to the Central Bank and Trust Company, Atlanta, Ga. This parcel was handled as all other valuables are—under the protection of safes, and the per sonal chock and signature of each employee en route. Shipment arrived at Atlanta 5:20 a. m., and was delivered to the Central Bank within two hours and a half, along with other moneys. When the package was opened a few minutes thereafter, it was found that newspapers, cut the size of bills, had been substitut' d f o the currency. Tribute Paid Detective. The express company was im mediately notified. The bank teller who opened the parcel fortunate ly had not disturbed the seals. Upon minute examination, it was evident ‘hat the seals hau been ampered with. The case was placed in the hands of Thomas J. Watts, chief special agent of the Southern Ex press Company, one of the most successful detectives the company has ever had. It may be said, in fact, that he seldom fails to get what he goes after. Within less than thirty-six hours Mr. Watts had landed the thief. The substitution of the news papers for the money was done up j. D. Stringer, Jr., the messenger running from Brunswick to Jesup. rfe buried the money a short dis tance from Jesup, and the entire amount has been recovered. Mr. Stringer, who is now in jail, was considered a trustworthy employee and his past record was good. He has been in the service of the company for about two years. He is unmarried. His motive for the deed is not known. short time ago 1 had to defeud some truths that Thomas A attacked. These scientific specialists think their statements should go un- j challenged, but this one of Dr. Osier shall not, and I shall ask him to re- | tract It. “The statements attributed to Dr. Osier are an attack on Chris tianity.” Gen. Sickles Again In Peril of Prison On a State Claim Order of Arrest Is Expected to Come Within the Next Fortnight. NEW’ YORK, April 19.—‘‘I expect a body execution against General Dan iel E. Sickles within a fortnight,’’ said Sheriff Julius Hurburger. “When it comes I shall have no recourse but to place the aged hero of Gettys burg under arrest and take him r? jail, to remain there until the $24,- 000 he owes the State has been paid.'* This $24,000 is the amount of the shortage in General Sickles’ ac counts as chairman of the State Monuments Commission. General Sickles has no resource*. So far, only $1,000 has been raised I by popular subscription to aid Gen- ARE HALTED IT Keep Falling in Love andYou’llKeepYoung So Says Dr. Oldfield, Who Would Drown All the Loveless Folk. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, April 19.—‘‘Keep on fa> ing in love,” is the advice Dr. Josiah j afternoon Oldfield offered in a lecture on the secret of perpetual youth. “If you are married the tiling is simple enough. Fall in love all over again with your husband or wife. If you do this you will never find ti^e to adopt the nagging habit. Nothing ages one like matrimonial nagging. ‘‘As for bachelors and spinsters, don’t waste time. Above all, let none of you be senile enough to tell me you are incapable of falling in love or have no inclinations to do so. "A person who has never been i j | love and never wants to be ought u be drowne That is my conviction. Twenty-five Hurt in Football Game. LONDON, April 19.—Twenty-five men were seriously injured and man> the galvanized iron roof of the re freshment room at Crystal Palace! col la o.^ed to-day during the final game : for the football cup. (T Do Y ou Want a Dollar Bill? If so, mark the paper containing your name and have it ready when the Cartercar and the “WANT AD’’ Man arrive between 9:30 a. m. and noon. u=== ectaifsTs decided to file formal charges against three members of Council. The accusations have been drawn up and are said to constitute a startling exposure of corruption in Atlanta's city government. The names of the accused Councilinen are given and the charges are specific. They are said to he supported by affi davits. They cover not only the alleged connections between Councilinen and certain large beer interests, but lell actual instances of graft in other lines. The report that the exposure was about to be made created an intern;*? ' stir in political circles, and Coun- cilmen who suspected they were to be attacked prepared to defend themselves. It is known that Aider- man McClelland ir. his expose defies the min he names to sue him for libel It his charges are untrue, men tioning, incidentally, the fact tiiat is worth $25,000. Expected to Prove Bombshell. The expose Is expected to prove a bombshell that will change mate rially the present complexion of city politics. McClelland decided to set it off after the circulation of charges against him which Involved him in the alleged protection of a woman who ran a disorderly house. It Is said that his .statement, which will be filed with City Council, shows among other things: That members of Council, tak ing advantage of th*ir power over locker clubs and near-beer sa loons, got big loans from liquor men. That one membei of Council made big profits out of sub-con tracts with the city, held ille- gaily. That other members of Council sold supplies to the city in viola tion of law and at unduly high rates. These charges have been common gossip for months, but new disclosures are said to be made In addition. Ru mors of graft gained conspicuous at tention some weeks ago and Alder man McClelland’s declaration that ho would expose conditions brought the matter to something of an issue. Withdrew Resignation. In the midst of the fight McClelland announced his resignation but was prevailed upon to withdraw it by Mayor Woodward. Shortly after that he came out with a reply to charges that gossip only had made. He de nied strenuously that he had ever taken protection money from Eva (’lark, who had held the attention of the police for some time. He as serted that the money she paid him merely was a lawyer’s fee. In the meantime Council authorized the appointment of an investigating committee which lias not formally been named yet, but of which Aider- man John S. Candler is the head. Judge Candler in private talks has given his Intimates in Council to un derstand that if he is formally named chairman of the committee the inves tigation won’t be any halfway affair. Mayor Woodward already has at tacked the Integrity of the committee and the personal animosity between him and Alderman Candler Is we’l known. Members of Council declare they will not sit silent any more un der Alderman McClelland’s scathing LONG ME Welchonce’s Timely Single Gives At lanta First Run in Opener—Gilbert Price Faces Vols in Second Game; 4,000 Fans Turn Out for Contest. SOULE'S PEACE Miss Nell Wilson Collapses When Informed D. A. Quarles Died Following Operation. Completely prostrated by the sud den death of D. A. Quarles. Miss Nell Wilson, his fiancee, is confined to her home to-day in a serious condition, her dreams shattered. Even as late as yesterday morning the young couple, whose engagement was announced some time ago, were making the plans for their future home and happiness. The wedding was to have taken place June 7, and bridesmaids and groomsmen for that event already had been chosen. Busy for the past few weeks with the arrangements for the wedding and the preparation of their home, the happy pair could not see the darkness that was approach ing. Watched Home Rise. The home site on DeGress Avenue had already been selected, and each the house was inspected. Only the other day the paint had been chosen, and Friday the men be gan to finish up the interior. Friday afternoon Mr. Quarles was taken ill suddenly and removed to the hospital. The doctors ordered an immediate operation. Barred from the hospital by the orders of the physicians. Miss Wilson .‘•at by the telephone throughout the night, and received messages of Quarlep’ condition. At 3 o’clock this morning, when Miss Wilson had almost collapsed from the strain and anxiety. Quarles died without having rallied from the effects of the operation. Feared to Tell Fiancee. The hospital authorities were afraid ithers suffered cuts and bruises when the shook would be too great if they told his fiancee directly, «> they called her brother, W. T. Wilson* and told him what had happened. Miss Wilson guessed the truth when the telephone bell rang, and fainted. She has been unable to leave her bed since. In the same household her father. W. T. B. Wilson, is seriously ill. The funeral of D. A. Quarles will be held from his home, i4 North Moreland Avenue, at 3 o’clock to-mor row afternoon. The Interment will be at Weetview Cemetery. Mr. Quarles is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Quarles, and two brothers, Emory and Charles Quarles. Delay Investigation Of Weather Bureau Surprising Turn Given Fight to Oust Worsham and White From Staff. NASH VII,TENN . April 1#.— j Four thousand fans turned out this aft- j ernoon to see the Vols and Crackers ! dash in the second of their four-game series here. The hot battle of yester- ! day lias not been forgotten by the local fans. Price went in to pitch for Atlanta I with Dunn catching. Schwartz selected I Williams to do the twirling for the Vol unteers with Noyes on the receiving end. THE GAME FIRST INNING. Agler, first man up, hit to left field for three bases. A1 perm an fouled out to first. Welrhonee singled to Callahan, who let the ball get by him. and Agler ami Welchonce scored. Bailey fanned. I Long fanned. TWO RUNS. TWO HITS. Carlson Winner in Marathon at Boston Daly filed to Welchonce. Goalby walked Callahan walked. Perry walked, tilling the bases. Schwartz was hit by a pitched ball and Goalby scored. James filed to Welchonce and Callahan scored. Weaver was sent in to pitch for -.* - i 'nd^ev grounded to Alper- man. forcing James and Perry scored. i\oyes popped to Agler. THREE RUNS, i v\ o Ml i b. SECOND INNING. Smith fanned. Keating filed out to James. Dunn grounded out to Agler NO RUNS, NO HITS. 1 DEAD, ANOTHER DYING IN CHINESE TONG WAR COLUMBUS, OHIO, April 19.—In a fierce tong war here to-day, one Chi naman was shot and killed and anoth er was taken to a hospital, dying, with a hole in his head from a blow with an ice pick. The fight took place In a Chinese gambling den. Democrats in House Fail to Name Committees and Proposed In quiry Is Sidetracked. Jf WASHINGTON, April 19—The failure of the Democratic organization | in the House to appoint the stand ing committee** of that body will de lay an investigation which otherwise might be attempted of the Weather ! Bureau. The House Committee on Kxpendi- l tures in the Department of Agricul- j ture began an investigation of the i bureau, hut it was sidetracked by | more pressing matters. Alderman McClelland has employed Attorney Charles T. Hopkins to rep resent him. One of the accused Al dermen has retained Attorney Luthei Z. Rosser. It Is. as yet, undecided whether the Fire Department probe committee will reopen Its hearing. A majority of the committee does not believe that Thomas Reynolds, the mysterious stranger who claims that he has proof, will reveal anything new’, and they want to submit their report vin dicating Fire Chief Cummings to Council Monday. Mayor Woodward wants the inves tigation reopened. He has persuaded Chairman J. H. Harwell and Commit teeman Clarence Uaverty that his wish should be grdwted. A new and startling turn was given to-day to the fight to oust E. L. Wor sham. State Entomologist, and Dr. H. C. White, member of the university faculty, from the staff of the Experi ment Station, at Griffin, by the discov ery that Dr. Andrew’ M. Soule, presi dent of the State Agricultural College, if the law is to be interpreted literal ly might not have been legally ap pointed a member of the board of directors of the station when he voted for Dr. R.* J. H. DeLoach as the new director. He should have been named annually, whereas he has received no appointment since 1907. The force of this discovery is evi dent when it is recalled that DeLoach won his election only by the narrow margin of 8 votes to 7, and that by Dr. Soule’s vote. Ira Williams, the other candidate for the directorship, was sponsored by Worsham and White. Not Appointed Since 1907. Dr. Soule was made a member of the board of directors of the Exper iment Station by Governor Hoke Smith on October 7, 1907, “for the term ending January 5. 190S.” The records show no subsequent appoint ment. although the law states spe- cifically that: “A mi rnber of the faculty of the State College of Agriculture, annual ly to be designated by the Governor, shall be an ex-officio member of the board of directors.” Attorney General Felder to-day de clined to express an opinion on the matter prior to the time when the case might he brought to him offi cially. Not a Citizen of U. S. Question previously has been raised as to Dr. Soule’s eligibility to the board in any circumstances, because of the fact that he is not a citizen of the United States. By some persons the position of a member of the board of directors, which has the control of the receipts and expenditures of th'' Experiment. Station, is regarded as a State office. If their contention holds, Dr. Soul*', being an alien, would ne prevented from holding membership. Alice Thaw, Former Countess, Off to Wed Has Left for Georgia in Special Car To Become Geoffrey Whit ney’s Bride. WASHINGTON, April 19.—Mrs. Copley Thaw, formerly Alice, Coun tess of Yarmouth, has left Washing ton In a special car for Cumberland, Ga.. where she w’ill be mar ried on Tuesday to Geoffrey Whit*’ ney, of Boston, Mass. Mrs. Copley Thaw’ was accom panied by her mother. Mrs. William Thow and a party of friends. The marriage w’ill be solemnized at the winter home of * the brother-in-law and sister of Mrs. Thaw, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Carnegie. i Sockalexis. Who Would Have Won Indian Bride Had He Taken Race, Second. BOSTON, April 19.—Fritz Carlson, of Cooke'* Gymnasium, Minneapolis, ! won the B. A. A. Marathon to-day. | His time was 2:25:14 4-6. Sockalexis finished second. His time was 2:27:12 2-5. Harry Smith, of New York, was third. His time was 2:28:22 4-5. Sockalexis, Ihe Indian, was prom ised bv an Indian girl that she would wed him if he won the race. M. A. C. Race to Wm. Kennedy. ST i.OUIS. April 19.— William .7. Kennedy, of the Illinois Athletic Club. : won the ninth annual Missouri Athlet ic Club marathon in a held of 34 : starters here to-day. Time, 3 hours 2 minutes II seconds. Army Canteen Is Favored byD, A. E. Convention Favors Its Restoration as Means of Promoting Tem perance Among Soldiers. WASHINGTON. April 19.—The restoration of the army canteen as a means of promoting temperance among soldiers was indorsed by the D. A. R. convention to-day. It developed to-day that Mrs. Story’s majority over Mrs. John Mil ler Horton on the third ballot was 101, instead of 151. The vote was: Mrs. Story 600, Mrs. Horton 499. The Driscoll School scholarship in Washington, valued at $1,000, was awarded to Lillie Mason, of Louisville, Ky., by the D. A. R. convention to day. Democratic Senators In Cheap Food Strike They Start an Inquiry to Cut Pro tection Prices in Capitol Restaurant. WASHINGTON, April 19.—Small cuts of pie at ten cents, tiny mounn* of rice pudding at fifteen cents, twenty-five cents a bowl for soup and fifty cents for a portion of cold meat has started a hunger strike In the Senate restaurant. Democratic Senators, who for long years have been compelled to pay prices that ‘looked reasonable to Re publican members of the Millionaires' Club in charge of the restaurant, now having the authority, have begun an inquiry to see Just how fat the prof its of the manager are and cut prices down to a more popular figure. RESULTS. AT HAVRE DE GRACE. First—Three-year-olds and up, selling, purse $400, 5 furlongs: Thrifty 107 (Dunn), 3, 4-5, out, won; Hapson 107 (Horton), 59, 15, 6; Amerlcus 107 (Wolfe), 4-5, 2-5, out. Time, 1:02 3-5. Also ran: Tiger Jim, Chilton Dance, Rockrest, Irene Gummel and Servicence. Second—Purse $600, added, handicap, three-year-olds and up, 5 furlongs: Caughhlll 123 (Pickett), even, 2-5, out. won; Light of My Life 114 (Butwell), 4, 7-6, 1-2; Grover Hughes 119 (Burns), 4 . 6-5. 1-2. Time, 1:01 Also ran, Al- debaron, Rollingstone, Anavri. Third—Purse $600, added, handicap, three-year-olds and up, 5 furlongs: Flying Yankee 110 (Wolf), even, 1-3. out, won; Double Five 105 (Skirvin), 3, 3-5. out; Reyboum 109 (Butwell), 5-2, 3-5. out. Time, 1:013-5. Also ran, Arcene. Fourth—Purse $1,000, added, the Wil mington stakes, 5 An furlongs: Frede rick L. 120 (Musgrove), 5-2, 4-5, out, won; Hester Pryme 99 (Wolf), 20, 7. 2; Flying Fairy 106 (Davis), 12, 4. 2. Time, 1:07 3-6. Also ran, Grosvenor Palanquin, Montresser and Fifty Five. Grand Jury Spoils Affinity Romance Jesup Couple Who Eloped, Leaving Husband and Wife, Indicted for Bigamy. ,IE$UP. GA., April 19.—The Wayne County grand jury has spoiled an affinity romance. Mrs. Hattie Thomas, tiring of her husband, believed N. E. Jones, who had tired of his wife, to be her «rue affinity. Jones agreed with her. Thev were married, despite their previous nuptial obligations. But the grand jury Indicted both of them on blgamv charges. The two affinities disap peared Thursday night, but were caught and to-day brought back by Deputy Sheriff Rogers. They will he tried for bigamy in Superior Court here next week. 2 Children of Noted Dancer Are Drowned Isadora Duncan's Automobile Plunges Off Bridge Into River Seine in Paris. PARIS, April 19.—Three persons were drowned to-day w’hen an auto- mboile, belongink to Isadora Duncan, the American dancer, w hile crossing a bridge over the Seine at Levallois- Perrett, plunged Into the river. The victims of the automobile acci dent were the two children of Isadora Duncan, and their governess. FORMER OHIO STATE BANK OFFICIAL GIVES HIMSELF UP COLt'MBUa, OHIO, April 19.— Frank E. Baxter, former State Super intendent of banks, charged in an in dictment with converting to his own use $27,000 belonging to the Colum bus Savings and Trust Company, ap peared at the court house this after noon and surrendered. He entered a plea of not guilty, f’ CLEVELAND FACTORY FIRE ROUTS 600; $150,000 LOSS CLEVELAND, OHIO, April 19.— Six hundred persons were driven In to the street, a half dozen firemen narrowly escaped death and 3160,000 damage was done in a fire which broke broke out in Volivar Road early to-day. The Are started on the third floor of the four-story building oc cupied by the Standard UnrAfella Company.