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VOL. XI. NO. 22:5.
ATLANTA. (U., TUESDAY, APRIL 2:2, 19UL
2 ( ENTSEVERYWHERE 'mokk 0
Accused Councilmanic Trio, How
ever, Will Deny They Violated
Law in Any Way.
M'CLELLAND TO BE ABSENT
Friends of Maddox, Spratling and
Radgsale Say “Impropriety”
Is Worst Verdict Possible.
The beginning of Council’s investi
gation of Alderman John E. McClel-
■ : Ln d s graft charges to-day revealed
that the defense of the three accused
Aldermen would be an admission of
the facts, but a denial of any viola-
( ,n of law. Their friends say that
the worst thta can be charged against
them is impropriety.
Alderman McClelland let it be
known that he did not intend to be
present during the investigation. He
aid he was prepared to give a list
,.*■ iiv witnesses to prove his aceu-
lions, but on account of his physical
, (.edition he was forced to take ad
vantage of the leave of absence
ranted him by Council.
The accused Aldermen and their
friends in Council are displeased
os this turn of affairs. They will in-
sii t mat Alderman McClelland be
P < sent and take the stand, it is
their announced intention to bring
out ounter charges during the cross-
< xumination.
Candler Invites Charges.
With the announcement that the
r<. of his committee would go to
\}ia bottom of the Councilmanic graft
• ndal, Alderman John S. Candler,
• bairman, called his committee to or-
* , in the Council chamber at 10
. lock this morning and issued a gen-
i a 1 invitation for charges to be filed
igainst Councilmen and Aldermen.
If any one knows anything of cor
ruption in Council we want to hear
i now,” he said.
Aldermen J. \V. Maddox, F. J.
spratling and I. X. Ragsdale, accused
1 , Alderman McClelland, were pres
ent. Attorney Charles T. Hopkins
was there representing Alderman
McClelland, as was Attorney Luther
Z. Rosser, appearing for Alderman
spratling. .Udine Chambers, former
Councilman, and friend of the ac
cused, and practically every member
<>f Council were among the audience.
Bitterness was evident on the faces of
many. The very setting reeked with
sensational politics.
Committee Ignores Mayor.
Mayor Woodward is not pleased
with the investigating committee nor
with the plan of Council investigating
itself. Rut the men around the com
mittee table said they did not care
what he thought. Five who were
willing to serve were secured only
after a trying effort by Mayor Pro
Tern Warren. They, besides Chair
man Candler. Councilmen Jesse M.
Wood, George H. Boynton, C. D.
Knight and Clarence Haverty, said
they wyere going thoroughly into the
evidence and they would submit the
sort of report duty directed.
These comemnts were heard as the
committeemen talked, waiting for
the formal hearing to begin.
Aldermen Spratling and Ragsdale
looked subdued. Alderman Maddox
appeared defiant, showing traces of
the spirit of anger in which he jumped
to his feet at the meeting of Council
yesterday and protested against a
leave of absence for Alderman Mc
Clelland on the grounds that he want
’d to be sure he would be present dur
ing the investigation.
[Prison Board Head
Opposes Flogging
R- E. Davidson Declares He Has
Been Misquoted by Rivals for
Federal Warden's Place.
That lie has been misquoted pur
posely by opponents in his race for
the office of warden of the Federal
Prison is the. charge .made by R. E.
Davidson, chairman of the State
Prison Board, in an indignant denial
that he favors whipping woman con
victs.
“I have never been in favor of
whipping female convicts,” says Air.
Davidson, 'and in proof of tills 1 can
show letters I have written wardens
of convict camps on the subject. Only
two weeks ago Julc P,. Lane, warden
of the Muscogee camp, wrote and
asked for permission to whip an un
ruly negro woman. The board re
plied that no such permission would
beg ranted to him or any other war
den."
China’s T. B. Founds
‘Bull Moose' Party
Platform of “Progressive” Organiza
tion Advocates Revision of Gov
ernment Along Modern Lines.
PEKIX, CHIXA, April 22. -The
Min Chu Tang, Tung Yi Tang and
Kung Ho Tang—political parties op
posed to the Kuo Ming Tang, or Dem
ocratic party—have been combined
and a new party called “Progressive”
has been launched.
The platform was drafted by Pres
ident Yuan Shib Kai. It advocates a
strong central government and pro
poses to limit the power of the prov
inces by abolishing the office of pro
vincial governor, delegating the gov
ernors’ powers to taotais or district
attendants, appointed by the central
government.
The platform also advocate? the re
organization of the whole government
along modern lines.
Dudley Field Malone
Accredited to South
It’s Not So Very Far Wrong (Going
by Another Map) He
Explains.
NEW YORK, April 22.—A majori
ty of Democrats who have received
places under the Wilson administra
tion are Southerners. When politi
cians have bee-i unable to account
for the appointment of an individual
they have looked up his family his
tory. and found he came from the
South.
Dudley Field Malone, third Assist
ant Secretary of State, a born New
Yorker, was asked: “How did you
come to get tv federal Job.' You are
not from the South?”
“Oh, yes, I can qualify,” replied
Mr. South—South of Ireland."
All Persons Insane,
Prof, Bleuler Says
“There’s an Imprisoned Fairy That
Prompts Us to Many Things,”
Scientist Avers.
BALTIMORE, April 22.—All men
are insane, according tn Professor
E. Bleuler. of Switzerland, who ad
dressed distinguished medical men a(
Johns Hopkins Hospital.
“Each of us has his fairy tale when
we are by ourselves." he said. "We
hide it from strangers. We like tc
believe that we are rich or good
looking or of great eminence. The
imprisoned fairy guides our taste,
shapes our clothes and makes us
sign our names with a flourish. Poets
are nothing but children grown up."
Crane Makes Longest
Speech; Is 190 Words
Would-Be Suicide Is
Foiled by Landlady
Mrs. O. T. Johnson Snatches Razor
From Frank Wilkerson Before
He Can End His Life.
I »;mk Wilkerson, of SO 1-2 Capitol
Avenue, is in a serious condition at
Grady Hospital to-day from a self-
inflicted gash across his throat. He
attempted suiside in his boarding
bouse last night at 11 o’clock because
of broken-dowui health and the rav-
•ges of tuberculosis, he said.
Wilkerson called liis landlady, Mrs.
1 ’ T. Johnson, to his room and as she
1 pproached drew a razor across his
hroat. Mrs. Johnson succeeded in
taking it away from him before he
severed the jugular vein and sent in
an emergency rail for Grad\ Hos
pital.
If you have anything to sell adver
tise in The Sunday American. Lar
gest circulation of any Sunday news
paper in the South.
Negotiations Begun for Exchange
of Prisoners to Relieve Suffer
ing of the Moslems.
CHRISTIANS ARE MASSACRED
Servian Troops Unable to Re
strain Mussulmans in Albania.
Savages Slay Thousands.
"Pussyfoot” Senator THanks People
of laton for Silver Lovingo
Cup.
DALTON. .MASS. April 22.-—Kor-
mer United States Senator W, Mur
ray Crane made the longest speech
of his career, when in just IS" words
he thanked the citizens of Dalton
for the gift of a massive silver lov
ing cup and other citizens of Berk
shire County who took part in the
celebration in honor of his sixtieth
birthday and his leturn to Dalton as
a private citizen.
MAYSVILLE'CAPITALIST
BREAKS TINNER'S SKULL
MAYSVILLE. GA., April 22.—In a
disoute over an account. W. F. Mor
ins. Jr., a local capitali-*'. struck C
Jj Bradshaw, a tinner, with an iron
rod, fracturing the skull. Morris was
charged with assault with attempt to
mm*.;, r. Bradshaw is in a precarious
■ nmiilioll.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
CONSTANTINOPLE. April 22.—
Turkey and Greece have entered into
negotiations for an exchange of pris
oners of war.
These negotiations were hastened
by the fact that 50,000 Turks taken
prisoners by the Greeks in Epirus*
are starving to death, the Greek com
missary department not having
enough food to supply them.
Reports from the interior of Al
bania say that fierce fighting is go
ing on there between Mussulmen and
Christians. The reports declare that
in isolated regions savage tribesmen
are conducting sanguinary campaign
against Christian villages.
It was said that Christian victims
would number thousands.
It is feared that actual anarchy
will spread throughout Albania.
There is no recognized government
except in districts where Servian
troops are enforcing martial law.
"The provisional Government” of
Albania, proclaimed in Vienna. is
without power. A number of troop?
have been armed on the Adriatic
coast but The soldiers are not drilled
and are equipped with antique wea
pons. The non-< ’hristian tribesmen
are ranging the country without
check.
TuaMfcy, - Servia- a-mi (htoce have’
concluded an agreement for the sms-
pension of hostilities for three day?
and during that time an armistice of
two months’ duration probably will
be arranged.
In the meantime, peace negotiations
will be commenced, according to the
present plans*.
Balkans Nettled at
European Interference.
ATHENS. April 22.—Premier Veni-
zelos of Greece to-day forwarded a
circular letter to the premiers of tbr
other States in the Balkan Confed
eration suggesting that a conference
be held in Salonika or this city for
the purpose of unifying the interests
of the four countries before peace ne
gotiations are reopened.
The apparent desire is to reduce
the factional feeling which is grow
ing in the league before peace nego
tiations are renewed, so tliat-t he
league will present an unbrtiken front
to Ottoman peace envoys.
Statesmen of the Balkan League
are becoming nettled at the “pre-
sumption of Europe” to settle all is
sues arising from the war in the am
bassadorial high court which is sitting
almost daily in London.
Rainless Week for
Opera Is Promised
Weather Man Will Not Predict Tem
perature, but Says To-night
Will Be Fine.
Council Refers Bill
Licensing Plumbers
Alderman Ashley Tries to Have
Measure Passed “As Protection
to the People.”
The City Health Board s proposal j
to license all journeymen plumbers. I
which was expected t<> meet the ap
proval of Council, still is in the hands [
of the Ordinance Committee to-day.
Alderman Ashley advocated the pas
sage of the new regulation, declaring
that It was intended as a protection
to the people of Atlanta and to tile
master plumbers themselves.
He said that the measure already
had been reviewed by the Ordinance
Committee and tiie Health Hoard, and
that no purpose could be served by
further delay. He was Overruled and |
the proposed ordinance went back to ]
the committee.
S. S. I’viPERATOR, FINEST
SHIP AFLOAT, GROUNDS
HAMBURG, April 22. The Imper-
ator, the new, the biggest and most
gorgeous steamer afloat w ent aground
in the Elbe- River to-day near Al-
lonu. Officials of the Ham burg -
American line denied, however, that
the ship had met with mishap.
GOTTI at top, and CARUSO, world-famous opera stars in
' Atlanta this week, snapped at play. Both are baseball
fans and here they are seen taking a "workout," themselves.
Playing catch is a favorite pastime among the men of the
Metropolitan Company.
Atlantans may wear their satins
and their silks, their plug hats and
their open-face coats to the opera
without toting an umbrella or rain
coat. for the weather man declared
this morning on his honor as a
prophet that there is not a drop of
rain in sight for the whole week.
No predictions as to what height
the mercury would climb during the
week would be made by the weather
man. but to-day, he said, will be al
most as balmy and beautiful as a
day in Italy. The thermometer reg
istered 47 degrees at ♦> o'clock this
morning, and *three hours later had
climbed to GO.
By late afternoon it will be roam
ing around in the seventies, but at no
time will the mercury reach the
eighties of last week. To-night there
will be a drop in temperature, and by
the time the curtain goes up at the
Auditorium the weather, indications
are, will be cool and comfortable.
3,000,000 FARMERS JOIN
FIGHT ON FREE SUGAR
NEW ORLEANS. April 22.—Agree
ment has been entered into whereby
3,000,000 members of the National
Farmers’ Union will aid the American
Cane Growers’ Association in their
fight to prevent elimination of the
sugar tariff. The turns were not
given out.
l_v at 2 o'clock, and there will
be no. night performance. '‘Cy
rano" willi Amato in llio title
role, will he to-morrow night’s
program.
The opening of the season last night
was perhaps the most brilliant ever
known in an Atlanta season. The
costumes in the audience were more
elaborate, the jewels more gorgeous,
than in past seasons. More than 6 000
More Than 6,ooo Hear Opening of
Gala Season, and Stars Receive
Warm Greeting—Great Auditorium
a Scene of Biauty and Color.
HEM PEL, IN PRODUCTION NEW
TO ATLANTA, BILL TODAY
Wlicii Frieda Hempel'n clear soprano rings out this afternoon
in Violetta’s opening aria in "Traviata," another new singer will
be introduced to Atlanta, and in an opera never before given here
by the Metropolitan Company.
The old Verdi work will be the first real "fireworks” offering
in esveral seasons and promises to give Madame Hempel oppor
tunity to display the famous coloratura qualities of her voice
Tlie matinee will open prompt
POPE SUFFERS
SLIGRT RELAPSE
Disobeys Physicians and Becomes
Depressed When Not Allowed
to Greet Pilgrims.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ROME. April 22. —Disobedience of
his doctors' orders resulted in a slight
relapse in the condition of Pope Pius
X to-day. The Pope was mentally
depressed because he was not allowed i
to greet a party of American pilgrims
who came here with Bishop Joseph
Sehrembs, of Toledo, Ohio, and seemed
to lose some of the strength he had
gained during the past four days.
Dr. Iviarchiafava spent a longer pe
riod than usual in the sick chamber,
which gave rise to a report that the
Pontiff is sicker than the world real
izes.
When Dr. Marchiafava left the
Vatican at noon he said the Pope
had spent part of the morning in
sleep. The Pontiff was depressed,
thephysician said, over his inability
to follow his own inclinations, but
his condition was satisfactory.
The Pope rested quietly through
the greater part of the night, al
though his slumber was disturbed at
times by fits of coughing. The Pon
tiff insisted that every one retire save
one of his secretaries.
The Pope promised to remain quiet
and to get all the sleep he could, but
soon his nervous temperament ex
erted itself and hr requested permis
sion to sit up, saying he could breathe
easier.
Because of the condition of the
Pontiff the pilgrims arriving at the
Vatican to-day were received by Car
dinal Merry Del Yal. The doctors
evidently believe the slight set back
is not of a serious nature.
Sympathy and congratulatory tel
egrams from all parts of the world
have been received at the Vatican.
They have not y t been shown to the
Pope.
German-French War
Talk Laid to Krupps
Gun Agents Accused of Fomenting
Feeling Between the Two Coun- 1
tries to Further Sales.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BERLIN, April 22.-—The suggestion
made yesterday by the semi-official
Lokal Anzieger that War Minister
Von Heeringcn resign is th“ culmina
tion of a dramatic week of bribery
revelations and seething chauvinism.
The .“ott.lenient of the Nancy affair
has not soothed German sensibili
ties.
Tile incident indicates the tense
ness of the feeling on both sides of
the Rhine which allowed a border
brawl to be rnagnii'ed to international
proportions
The practical confirmation by the
War Minister of the charges of brib
ery of army officials by Krupp agents
Is followed by the publication in Vor-
•oral organ, of a
leged to have* been
arms and ammuni
tion company in Berlin to
agent instructing him to
bigaro {,!1 article tending to incite
anti-German feeling Hn d thus further
the ammunition business. Figaro U e.
nies tu at it pub fished the article
If you have anything to sell adver
tise in The Sunday American, Lar
gest circulation of any Sunday news
paper in the South.
wacrt “ the D.
copy of a letter
sent by a Gerrna
its Paris
insert in
Her Defense Will Be That Hus
band Shot Himself—Case
Comes Up To-morrow.
Mrs. c'allie Scott Appelbaum ha?
told her lawyers that she is prepared
to go before a jury to-morrow morn
ing in the Criminal Court and deny
that she killed Jerome A. A ppelba um
in the Dakota Hotel the latter par: of
February.
“I do not want the trial delayed any
longer.” she informed her lawyers.
Moore & Branch, when they commu
nicated with her at the Tower this
morning. The defense, as outlined by
her attorheys, will be that Appclbaum
shot himself.
The case will be the first rallfi
when Judge L. S. Roan opens court
to-morrow. The second will be tlia*
of Elmer T. Darden, charged with the
murder of C. M. Goddard, of Stout
Mountain, whom he killed In the
Union Depot because, he said, God
dard had wrecked his home undtilien-
ated his wife's affections. While tii
case will be up to-morrow, it is
doubtful whether it will come to trial
until spme time late in the day Thurs
day. or Friday morning, for it will
take probably a day and a half to
finish tjie Appellation case.
Since the* many nervous break
downs immediately after she attended
the funeral of the man she is charged
with slaying. Mrs Appelbaum has be
come more.* composed, and to-day h.-f
attorneys say she is again in her nor
mal state.
Solicitor General Hugh .VI. D » >.
said to-day that he was ready for the
Slate's side in both cases.
persons filled the great auditorium.
Colonel William Lawson Peel, pres
ident of the Atlanta Music Festival
Association, was enthusiastic to-day
over last night's success.
Puccini Opera Delights.
“Excellent, satisfactory," he said,
and beamed. “The opening is indica
tive of a record-breaking week. The
evidence borne in lain night’s audi
ence assures the conviction which we
have felt all along—that grand opera
in Atlanta is a permanent institu
tion."
Puccini's delightful opera. "Manon,"
was worthy of the occasion. It can
be said that the great Caruso prob
ably has appeared to better advan
tage in other parts, but comparisons
were in no mind last night. Caruso—
Atlanta’s Caruso—sang to Atlanta
and cemented the intimate ties that
are his and Atlanta’s.
Mademoiselle Bor!, the newest,
oungest. prettiest prima donna,
charming with naievete and person
ality, as well as with her voice, cap
tured Atlanta as her own.
Caruso seems to be in excellent
voice this season, and in “Manon Les-
caut” he is given several number
which test fully the powers of his
robust tenor. His tremendous scene
the final act was splendidly han
dled.
Never has a grand opera audience
in Atlanta been handled with less
confusion, less inconvenience, less
noise. The curtain rose within six
minutes of the hour—8 o'clock—set
for the opening, and not a person was
TO DAY’S OPERA. ;
Verdi’s "La Traviata.” \
(IN ITALIAN.)
Violetta French Hempel
Flora Bervoise.Jeane Maubourg
Annina Marie Mattfeld
Alfredo Umberto Macnez
Georgio Germont
Pasquale Amato
Gastone . Angelo Bada
Barone Douphol
Vincenzo Reschigfian
Marchese d r Obigny
Bernard Begue
Dottore Grcnvil .
Paolo Ananian
Divertissement by the Corps
de Baliet. •
Conductor: Giuseppe Sturani.
Conducto' : Giuseppe Sturani.
• The performance starts
| » promptly at 2 p. m. and the di-
j o rectors announce no one will
• be admitted after the curtain
9 rises until the end of the first
j « act.
seated afterward. There was no
skurrying up and down the aisles to
disturb the music, no clattering of
seats to interrupt a fine passage, j
Those who arrived late stayed out un- j
til the curtain had fallen on the first
act. and there were several hundred
of these.
Ovation for Caruso.
• 'aruso's first entrance was the sig
nal for a tremendous burst of ap- i
plause, which subsided only when the
tenor stepped out of his part for a
bow to his friends. Scotti, too. this
time in a swaggering, jovial comedy
role, brought a roar of approbation
w hen be appeared with the dainty new
soprano. There were other old friend?-’
in tiie cast, too. Segurola, who ha^
sung the groat basso roles in half :«
dozen Atlanta performances, was th«-
Geronte. Rada's fine tenor showed to
great advantage in the Edmondo role
and little Reios. the comedian, had
a delicious bit ns the ballet master.
Marla Duehene’s fine contralto rant:
char for a few moments in the Mad
rigal scene, and Ananian, Audisio and
Rossi had small roles Sturani con
ducted.
The opera, though written twenlv
years ago, is .singularly characteristic
of Puccini's style. It ha/* the same
cloyingly sweet string passages, the
same plaintive motifs for the love
duets, which were afterw ard developed
more elaborately in “Butterfly” and
"Boheme."
One could have recognized it as a
Puccini work without a program.
The orchestra is given a largo share
of the burden and it's work was as
exquisite as always, especially in the
sombre intermezzo between the sec
ond and thiyd acts.
Beautiful Gowns
In the Audience.
A blaze of glory, kindled by nodding
plumes and cnlffures, brilliant jewels,
shimmering: silks and lares, and ren
dered alive by a fine spirit of real
enthusiasm, made memorable the
grand opera opening last night, from
a spectacular point of view.
The boxes encircling the arena
were brilliant with the gjeam of gor
geous gowns. Many of the effect, in
gowns, seen for the first time last
night, were startling and beautiful.
The loosely flowing effect that Is the
last word in women's dress, was to be
observed everywhere, but In a hun
dred variations that gave personality
to each single costume.
Here are some of the striking cos
tumes worn, or to be worn, by well-
known Atlantans:
ADAIR. Mrs. Frank
f black chain* ,
valley. ’ *•: 'iuiST’of the ,
ANSLEY Miss I-aura—Decollete
m',r n ?L she11 ,P' nk si *Un veiled In
tin v° n U , le colsa Se garland-
ta with French rose buds.
AMOROUS Miss Emma Kate—Ni!„
Kie, |. chiffon over white char-’
Mik llSe ' W “ h 8 g,rdle of Dresden
ATKINSON, Mrs. Ulrk—Decolteto
gown of snell pink charmeuse sal-
in. With draped skirt, and cor-
sage of Shadow lace over satin
rhinestone garniture on corsage'
handra il of rhinestones caught w'lti’i
Pink aigrette in lia;r: white tulle
scarf, diamond ornaments.
ARMSTRONG. Mrs. Rlair—Vellov
lace over chiffon of the sam
shade.
ANSLEY. Miss Mamie—Evening
gown of lavender satin with over
dress of lavender chiffon, embroid-
ered in silver.
A I K1NSON. Mrs. Spencer—Black
embroidered chiffon, over pink
charmeuse; diamonds.
BEWICK, Vliss Flora—Frenehy cos
tume , r blue charmeuse. with
w reaths of roses catching- the dra
pery on the skirt: tulle formed th«
corsage.
BROWN. Miss Corrie Hoyt—Robin’ll
blue satin, trimmed in old gold
lace, w ith cloth of gold slippers.
BROWN, Mrs. Edward T.—Green
velvet and lace, with diamonds.
BROWN Miss Marjorie—White
soisette, with shadow lace ■cor
sage: pearl necklace, and pinT4
roses, with valley lilies.
CU-NQDuN Mis. Richard rh'^nan
A simple gown
_ aeuse, draped in
unite marquisette; lilies