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The Weather. ] Fair to-day and cooler. Fine day for church- going, automobiling, tiding and reading The j Sunday American. IR_. Atlanta Edition of The American Consists of the Following Sections 1— Late New*. 2— Part II. 3— Society and Foreign. 4— Opera. 6—Sport* and Want*. 6— Editorial, 7— City Life. 8— Magazine. 9— Comic*. BE SURE TO GET THEM ALL. VOL. I. NO. 3. Copyright. 1913, by The Georgian Company. ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1913, ★ ★★ PRICE FIVE CENTS. BULK OF HIS Opening Words Commit Soul to Savior and Urge Children to Keep Christian Faith—Relig ious Spirit Is Manifest Widow Gets $1,000,000 in Trust, $100,000 Annual In come and City and Country Homes—3 Daughters Share. Two Sons-in-law Draw $1,000,- 000 Each—Art Treasures Go toJ. P. Morgan, Jr.—$3,000,- 000 to Relatives and Others. NEW YORK, April 19.—"I commit my soul into the hands of my Sa viour, in full confidence (hat, having redeemed it and washed in His most precious blood, He will present it faultless before the throne of my Heavenly Father; and I entreat my children to maintain and defend at all hazards and at any cost of personal sacrifice the blessed doctrine of the complete atonement for sin through the blood of Jesus Christ, once offered, and through that alone.” This is the striking utterance which begins the last will and testament of John Pierpont Morgan, who died at Romo on March 31 last, whose body, heaped over with flowers from the crowned heads of Europe, was a fort night later brought back to his own land, and last Monday was borne to its last resting place at Hartford, Conn. Ever since the funeral the publica tion of the great financier’s last will has been awaited with keen expecta tlon. and it is safe to say that of all the interesting testaments of eminent citizens of America that of Mr. Mor gan is by far the most Interesting. No Idea of Fortune. As to the amount of the estate, there is nothing in the will to give any accurate idea, and the executors declare no announcement will be made on this point until the ap praisal has been made for determin ing the State inheritance tax. The amount of bequests and trusts named by specific sums is under $20,- 000,000, but the entire residue of the estate is left to J. P. Morgan. Jr., who is designated by his father to be come the chief heir, not only to his fortune, but to his many charitable and artistic activities. Mr. Morgan has apparently pro vided with painstaking care for every contingency that might affect his family or his banking firm and to his executors, his son. John Pierpont Morgan, Jr., his two sons-ln-law, William Pierson Hamilton and H. L. Satterlee, and his friend. Lewis Casa Ledyard, he gives careful directions under many clauses as to alternate course of procedure. Grandson Is Trustee. His grandson. Junius Spencer Mor gan, Jr., a young man of only 21. now a student at Harvard, is repeat edly nominated to take up important duties in the event of death of his father, John Pierpont Morgan, Jr. The question most frequently asked has been as to the disposition of Mr. Morgan’s collections of pictures and other art treasures. Mr. Morgan makes plain what his own hopes on this point have been, and leaves his son entire freedom on the matter. His will declared he left the mat ter of establishing a permanent dis position of these collections until too late, and says: “It would be agree able to me to have the 'Morgan Memorial,’ which forms a portion of the property of the Wadsworth Ath naeum at Hartford, Conn., utilized to i-ffectuate a part of this purpose, do not, however, by the expression of these wishes, intend to impose upon my said son, or my said grandson, any duty or obligation, legal or moral nor to qualify, in any manner or in any degree, his absolute and unquall fled ownership of said collections, should they pass to him under this will.” The public charitable bequests are comparatively small, and are in the direction of those objects to which Continued on Page 6, Column 5. Morgan’s Estate Is Largest Ever Given in the U. S. Lowest estimate of val- ua of real estate, In. iuranoe, bank, railroad, industrial and other etooks $40,000,000 Value of art collection*, conservatively esti mated 60,000,000 Total $100,000,000 How it compares with other in herited fortunes! John Jacob Aetor $87,216,691 E. H. Harrlman 69,686,664 Cornelius Vanderbilt 68,350,000 Russell Sage 79,000,000 John L. Kennedy 66,658,000 Marshall Field 70,000,000 Jay Gould 78,000,000 W. H. Vanderbilt 40,000,000 Mr. Morgan left $3,000,000 to each daughter, $100,000 a year and residences in town and country to wife, residuary aatat* absolutely to hie only son. Colonel Aetor left $5,000,000 to wife, $5,000,000 to daughter, and residuary to hi* aon, Vincent. Mr, Harriman and Mr. Sage left their entire fortune absolutely to their wives, without reserve. Cornelius Vanderbilt left $1,000,- 000 to eldeet son and namesake and more than $60,000,000 to hit sec ond, Alfred. Jay Gould left $5,000,000 special bequest to eldeet *on, George, and divided all the rest equally among hie five children, boys and girls alike, giving each one more than $10,000,000. W. H. Vanderbilt gave $5,000,000 to each of five daughters, to be held in trust; bulk of the estate to three sons, Cornelius, W. K. and George. Marshall Field left about $10,- 000,000 to public museums and charities and tied up $55,000,000 to be held intact during the life of his daughter and grandchildren. Two Children of Isadora Duncan Die; Auto Leaves Bridge Governess and Babies of Noted American Classic Dancer Drown in Seine at Paris. Special Cable to The American. PARIS. April 19.—The 6-year-ol<1 son and 4-year-old daughter of Isa dora Duncan, the dancer, were drowned to-day when an automobile in which they were riding plunged over a bridge into the Seine River within sight of the Chateau de Bearn, the dancer's home. A governess who accompanied the children was also drowned. The chauffeur was thrown clear of the river when the car crash ed through the bridge railing and es caped serious injury. The hccldent occurred at the Cour Bevole Bridge on the Paris to St. Cloud road and about 15 miles from Paris. Rene Fauchois, the playwright, was calling upon the dancer's broth er at the time the accident occurred. Fauchois saw the crowd gather, and when a servant brought the first news of the accident he prevailed on Miss Duncan to keep to her room. Two hours later she was told that her children had been drowned. To night she is seriously ilil as a result of the shock. All of the bodies were recovered. Electric Storm Ties Up the Street Cars Power Is Shut Off to Eliminate Dan ger—Telephones Are Also Put Out of Commission. AT5PIT* Caruso, Scotti, Amato and Bori Coming in Advance of Rest of Metropolitan Company. TWO BIG SPECIAL TRAINS Great Tenor in Fine Voice and Season Promises To Be Best in Atlanta’s History. Urges Conciliatory Policy Toward Japan on Alien Land Legislation. DISREGARDS ALL PROTESTS Alarmed Over Growing Anti- American Feeling in the Ori ental Kingdom. A sudden and unheralded electric storm blew up from the west last night, and gave Atlanta a bad half hour of wonder as to what might happen. Nothing did, except the street car traffic was stopped for about ten minutes when the power was shut off at the plant of the Geor gia Railway and Power Company to eliminate the danger of contact with lightning. A number of telephones in the city were also put out of commission. The storm was not anticipated in the weather reports, all of which have been heralding fair weather. A fair Sunday Is promised by the weather man. Other sections of Georgia were visited with greater severity than Atlanta last night, and considerable damage is reported In some quarters. ODD FELLOWS GIVE DEGREES. The degree team of Fulton Lodge No. 23, I. O. O. F„ will conduct the initiation of a class of 20 candidates at the regular meeting of Capital Lodge No. 60, Tuesday night. The third degree will be conferred upon the candidates. By IRVING WEIL. NEW YORK, April 19.—Caruso, Scotti, Amato and Bori, the beauti ful, departed for Atlanta this after noon at 4:08 o'clock, and will arrive In Atlanta at 5 o’clock Sunday af*- ernoon. The train on which the other stars and the remainder of the com pany is traveling is in two sections. Each section contains a baggage car and a dining car. The scenery for the seven operas that Atlanta is to hear from Monday evening to the following Saturday was shipped on a special train, made up exclusively of baggage cars, early Saturday morning, and this shipment represented some $250,000 of the Met ropolitan's investment as it exists in New York. The second section of the special train was filled with all the principal singers of the company, with the ex ception of the four who left Saturday afternoon, Carloads of Temperament. Operatic artists are sensitively tem peramental personages and they have to be treated as such, so that every comfort that can be provided Auring a railroad journey was on tap, so to speak, when the singers boarded their sleepers. Tijs was considered of so much importance that it was intrust ed to no less a person than Ernest Henkel, one of the chief figures in the Metropolitan management. Why did Miss Bori and Messrs. Ca ruso, Scotti and Amato—the last two ought to have their names printed vertically, one beneath the other, in order not to wound the sensibilities of either, since they are both leading baritones—why did these four leave earlier than the rest? Chiefly because they did not sing here at either the Saturday matinee or evening per formances. It was a merry little party of five —for W. J. Guard, general press rep resentative of the Metropolitan per sonally conducted them on the trip to Atlanta—that met at the opera house and then proceeded in an auto mobile to the Pennsylvania Terminal, where they boarded the Southern train, on which the best accommoda tions had been reserved for them. Caruso in Great Voice. Signor Caruso has rarely been in such bubbling spirits as he was when he left and it is probable that At lanta will hear him In his most splen diferous voice. At his season’s fare well on Friday evening he actually went so far as to make a brief speech of thanks in English after the au dience had applauded itself tired. At no time during the Metropoli tan season in New York has Caruso been singing so well as he did dur ing the past week. Messrs. Scotti and Amato also are in excellent voice, and the final performances In New York went with a vigor and sponta neity such as might reasonably not be expected at all at the fag end of the season. Atlanta is going to have the finest week of opera in Us expe rience. The departure of the rest of the company to-night, after the final New York performance, was accomplished without a hitch. Time was when these things were done in a wild rush that was a good imitation of chaos, but times have changed. Babel at th* Station. There was still a deal of excite ment, for operatic folks are excitable people, and the confusion of tongues in the Pennsylvania Terminal was a veritable babel of French, Italian and operatic Engllfh, but beneath all the apparent tumult the quiet of ordered plan was discernible, the foreordered cogs of the machinery did their work, and when train time was announced every one was in his place and there was a Mace for every one. The first section of the special left punctually and in it were the chorus, ballet, orchestra and stage hands. In the other train, to mention only a few. were Mme. Frances Alda, wife of General Manager Giulio Gatti-Ca- sazza: Miss Emmy Destinn, Miss Freida Hempei, Mme. Louise Homer. Mme. Bella Alten and Miss Leonora | Sparks, as well as Riccardo Martin, : Paul Althouse, Carl Jorn, Umberto • Macnez and Albert Reiss. Dint Gtlly, | Putnam Griswold and Herbert VVIth- | erspoon. WASHINGTON, April 19.—Presi dent Wilson, thoroughly alarmed over the rising tide of anti-American feel ing in Japan, caused Secretary Bryan to send a telegram to Governor John son, of California to-day, urging a conciliatory policy toward the Orien tal nation in the proposed alien land legislation. * The step was taken by the President over the protest of the California del egation, the members of which declare that the national government has no right to interfere in a matter so vital Genevieve Clark's Life Mission v • +•+ *h*+ +•*!’ *!• • *!* To Aid Mountaineers of South +•+ +#+ •5'*+ •!•*+ +*+ Calls Father Her Ideal of a Man Two views of Miss Genevieve Champ Clark, daughter of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Above as a student, aud below as a charming girl of the younger social set. I For other new* of the opera, see Special Grand Opera Section in this ' iss* of The Sunday American. jF#9aav OT M l m- !*•* - ’} • * Hf}* & I f ' i I-III 1 V ■ ■ * y - v< ‘ **r ' Vv to the social and industrial life of that community. Here is the message to Governor Johnson: “The President directs me to say that while he fully recognizes the right of the people of California to legislate according to their judgment on the subjebt of land tenure, he feels it his duty to urge a recogni tion of the international character of such legislation. Being anxious to preserve and strengthen the long standing friendly relations existing between this country and the nations of the Orient, he very respectfully but most earnestly advises against the use of the word ‘ineligible to citizen ship.' He asks that you bring this view to the attention of the legisla tors. He believes the Senate bill as telegraphed to the Department of State is greatly to be preferred. That bill limited ownership to citizens and those who had declared their inten tions to become citizens. (Signed) "W. J. BRYAN.’’ Japanese Start Trouble. The telegram was the result of a two-hour conference between the President and the State Department officials. Confidential reports were read which tell that the warring po litical factions in Japan are making use of the California incident to arouse feelihg among the uneducated masses which could easily precipitate war. The following interviews obtained by The Sunday American correspond ent indicate clearly the attitude of the California delegation: Representative Kent: “Japan is running its usual bluff. The pre tense that the Japanese nation does not recognize racial distinctions in its international relations is absurd. There are racial distinctions which must be reckoned within international intercourse, and Japan should ac knowledge this and take a broad view of the question.” Says Delay Is Dangerous. Representative Raker: “If the California Legislature will only go ahead and pass its legislation the disturbance will subside and the alien act can then be calmly viewed through the ordinary diplomatic channel. The legislation itself is not half so dangerous as the delay which gives opportunity for agitation and Japanese jingoism." Congressman Kahn: "What is all the turmoil about? Is California to be prohibited from doing what the United States Government and many of the State Governments have al ready done? States where the race problem does not enter have anti alien laws. California is clearly with in its rights and is dealing with a problem far more vital to its future than that which existed when other States adopted similar legislation. I hope there will be no further delay by the Legislature.” 'i v vr 'J r G-1 v if™ - ■ ■ -p wmmmmK fc .A:' * .■ \ ; A Speaker’s Daughter Will Take Up Work After a Pleasure Trip Abroad. NEW YORK, April 19.—Miss Gene vieve Clark, daughter of Speaker Champ Clark, has a life mission. Just before she sailed for Europe yesterday with Mrs. George Harvey, wife of the publisher, she gave an example of what co-education has done for a girl of 19 years, when* she declared that when she relumed she would take up active work for the betterment of conditions of the mountain inhabi tants of the South. Miss Clark, like Mrs. Woodrow Wil son, has made a deep study of this interesting subject and so impressed is pretty Miss Genevieve with the possibilities for good In this work sho has decided to make it her life work. Has Unusual Mind. Miss Clark has a mind extraordi* narily developed for a girl of her age. She has the capacity for blending youthful vivacity with wisdom beyond her years with an ease which makes her both charming and brilliant. “What Is your ideal of a man?” she was asked. “My father,” was the re ply. When a*ked why, she promptly answered: “It’s because he is so intensely hu man; because he has such a sure vi sion; because he knows people so well and is kind. Nobody in the world has a kinder heart combined with a better nnriar«tanriir»«r men than mv daddv He has* always been my ‘pal’‘and all I know has been made real through him. His judgment of men Is amaz ingly accurate and his sympathy is big and broad.” “Do I believe in votes for women? Why, of course I do. Why should not men and women have an equal oppor tunity in governmental affairs? I am one of those that feel that the vote for American women is practically won, so why give reasons for voting? It’s here and it will only take time to distribute the vote from coa*t to coast. Wants to See Italy. “I am going to Europe for a pleas ure trip, for I have just finished school and want recreation. I want most of all to see Italy. But I have a pair of American girl’s eyes and ears, and don’t intend to lose time In gaining new knowledge.” “What are your plans for the future —work or marriage?” Miss Clark was asked. She smiled as she replied: “Maybe both—who knows? But I have yet to meet a man like my papa, my Ideal. If I do, nothing can keep me from *to the strains of “Lohen grin.’ “My present plan Is to return to my mother’s alma mater, the University of Missouri, after my trip to Europe. “I intend to specialize later on in educational work among the moun- tain folk of TeitnAggee and Kentucky.” Charges Are Very Serious, but He As sumes Full Responsibility for Them and Asks the Men He Has Named to Sue Him for Libel and Damages. Maddox Says Allegations Are a Mass of Lies—Ragsdale and Spratling Also Make Brief General Denial. Sensation in Council To-morrow. Alderman John E. McClelland yesterday afternoon filed charges against three Aldermen, accusing them of having acted in violation of the law to their own profit. The accused are Aldermen J. W. Maddox, I. N. Ragsdale and F. J. Spratling. Maddox alone replied at any length, branding McClelland’s statement as a mass of ‘‘lies.” The other two con tented themselves with the declaration that they would be ready to prove their innocence when the Council committee meets. The investigators will be formally appointed to-morrow aft ernoon and sensational developments are looked for. Alderman John S. Candler will be chairman of the committee. Here is a copy of McClelland’s statement addressed to Judge Candler, fur- uished to the newspapers: CHARGES AGAINST MADDOX. Hon. John S. Candler, Chairman Special Investigating Committee City Council, City. Dear Sir: Under the resolution approved April 11, 1913, and in furtherance of the orderly proceeding of your honorable com mittee, I do hereby ehurge as follows: That Alderman J. W. Maddox is engaged in the business ot excavating and removing dirt aud rock, and has violated section 100 of the City Coda of 1910, provided as follows: It shall not. be lawful for any member of the General Council to be interested, either directly or indirectly, in any contract with the city of Atlanta, the Mayor and General Council, or any one or more of them, having for itk object the public Improvement of the oity, or any part thereof, or the expenditures of its moneys. Any violation of this section by any member of the General Council, Bhalt, on conviction thereof, be punished as prescribed in section 4310 of the Code of this State (being section 1039 of Criminal Code of 1895). 1 charge that said Alderman has repeatedly, openly and notoriously, ac cepted and performed sub-contracts for the removal of rock, dirt, and grading, from persons, firms and corporations who had contracted with the city of Atlanta for the construction of public improvements. Said direct contracts having been made and entered into while said Maddox was an official mem ber of the Board of Alderman of the city of Atlanta. I further charge that his said conduct was so openly violative of said section that the then presiding Mayor of the city of Atlanta, Honorable Courtland 8. Winn, requested said Maddox to either abandon said contracts or to resign his official position, in order that the charter law of the city might be respected and obeyed. I further charge that said Maddox declined to comply with the request of Honorable Courtland S. Winn, and that he neither resigned his said posi tion as alderman, nor abandoned his contracts; and that he continued to openly violate said section. I further change that the object of said section was to pevent any olfi. cial from using his position to advance his personal interests; and that said conduct upon the part of said Maddox was detrimental to the interests of the public, and that he did, as an official, use his official position for th* purpose of advancing his pecuniary interests. CHARGES AGAINST RAGSDALE. I charge that I. N. Ragsdale, a member of the Aldermanlc Board of the city of Atlanta, is, and has been, engaged In the barter and sale of live stock, and that, since his election to the Aldermanlc Board, he had occupied a position on the Board of Fire Masters—a department of the city which is constantly engaged in the purchase and sale of live stock. I charge that said Ragsdale, directly or indirectly, formed with others a dummy partnership, known as J. R. Lawhon & Company, and that said Lawhon contributed no substantial capital to said firm; and that the capi tal of said firm was almost entirely contributed by said I. N. Ragsdale, di rectly, or Indirectly, and another firm which likewise dealt largely with the city of Atlanta in live stock. I charge that said J. R. Lawhon & Company since the election to office of said Ragsdale has been constantly buying and selling live stock for the city of Atlanta through the said Ragsdale, as the official representative of the city of Atlanta and member of the Board of Fire Masters. Said dummy partnership was formed and said transactions were had by said Ragsdale for the end and purpose that he would be colotably protected from section 100 of the Code of 1910, which is above fully set forth. I charge that said Ragsdale has further, in violation of said section directly, sold live stock to the city of Atlanta, and has had warrants and vouchers Issued to him directly by the city, transferring to him public funds in payment of said sales. 1 further charge that live stock, the property of the city of Atlanta, has been condemned as being unfit for use, and that the disposal of the same was delegated to the said Ragsdale; and that he did sell said live stock, without pi blic advertisement or competitive bids, to his dummy partner ship, Lawhon & Company, or others interested with him, for sums less than the real value of said stock. I further charge that said transaction constituted a deliberate disregard of the obligations and trust imposed upon, and assumed by, the said Rags dale as a public official of the city of Atlanta, and were In denial of the legal restrictions imposed by said section 100 of the Code of the city of Atlanta. CHARGES AGAINST SPRATLING. I charge that F. J. Spratling, a member of the Aldermanic Board of the city of Atlanta, was nominated at a primary held in the fall of 1911, which said nomination was the equivalent of a legal election; that he wae there after duly elected a member jf the Aldermanic Board. After sold