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I THE WEATHER. Forecast: Fair to-night and Wednesday warmer. Temperatures: 8 a. m., 52; 10 a. m., 63; 12 noon, 67; 2 p. m., 71.. Sunrise, 4:57 a. m. Sunset, 6:16 p. m. The Atlanta Georgian T Read For Profit-GEORGIAN WANT ADS - Use For Results HOME EDITION VOL. XL NO. 223. ATLANTA, OA., TUESDAY, APRIL 22,1913. CENTS EVERYWHERE Framers of Underwood Bill Say Measure Will Spur American Manufacturers to Increase Ef ficiency to Hold Home Market. Improvement of Processes and Machinery, They Further Claim, * Will Enable Yankees to Invade Foreign Commerce Strongholds. Report Containing This Prophecy, by Ways and Means Committee, Says Income Tax Will Provide $170,125,000 for Big Deficit. Ex-Convict Steals Stripling’s Bible Year on State Farm Did Not Reform j Dallas Fallin, Again Under Arrest. COLUMBUS, GA„ April 22.— Spending a year on the State farm did not reform Dallas .Fallin, who has fallen into the toils of the law again, his offense being committed this time in Muscogee County, when sold a Bible intended for Thomas Edgar Stripling, who is serving a life term for murder, and kept the proceeds from the sale. Last week Fallin appeared in Co lumbus and going to the Stripling home stated he was Will Proctor, a guard at the State farm, in the city on business, and that knowing her husband, he thought probably she would want to send him something. Mrs. Stripling had recently purchased a new Bible which she intended sending her husband and she gave It to him to be delivered to Strip ling. When the deception was dis covered, Fallin was arrested. He is now in Muscogee County Jail. 3 ALDERMEN TO Militant Chief Fined For Carrying Pistol Would Have Killed Any Man Who Spoke to Her, English Suffra gette Tells Court. Accused Councilmanic Trio, How ever, Will Deny They Violated Law in Any Way. M’CLELLAND TO BE ABSENT Probe Committee to Begin Taking of Testimony To-morrow—“No Whitewash,” Says Candler, TO ANGER JITS President, in Message to Gov ernor Johnson, Asks for Inof fensive Alien Land Law. “NATIONAL HONOR AT STAKE” Declares That Discrimination Will Bring Into Question Treaty Ob ligation of United States. « ~XMRS. APPELBAU TALKS Platform of “Piogreaswe" Organiza tion Advocataa Revision of Gov ernment Along Modern Lints. *e* Admission of all the facts In the councilmanic graft investigation will be made by the three Aldermen ac cused in John E. McClelland's state- I ments. J. W. Maddox stated at the meeting of the Council Investigating ! Committee to-day that he would sub mit his statement in writing to-mor- ' row afternoon. I. N. Ragsdale and I F. J. Spratling will take the stand | and tell their stories. "There won’t be any need for any more witnesses after my clients, Al- | dermen Ragsdale and Spratling, have i made their statements,” said Attor ney Luther Z. Rosser. "They will LONDON, April 22.—Anna Bell, a militant suffragette, who was arrest ed outside of Holloway jail for car rying a loaded revolver, to-day was fined $25, with the alternative of serv- j tel j a]] th( , facts •• When it met to organize for the ing three weeks in jai ■ V WASHINGTON, April 22.—That the American manufacturer, spurred by a competitive tariff to greater activity t retain control of his home market. Will increase his efficiency to such an , stent that he will make new trade conquests abroad is the prediction of Democratic members of the House Ways and Means Committee, who framed the Underwood tariff bill. Their report, signed by the four teen Democratic members of the com mittee, was presented to the House to-day. They estimate that for the fiscal year following the passage of the bill the receipts of the Govern ment will he less than the disburse ments by $68,790,000. To meet this deficit the income tax lias been framed. It is estimated the revenue from thlB tax will be $170,125,000. According to the committee’s esti mate, the customs revenues from the Underwood bill will be $37,896,000 less than the customs receipts from the Payne law in 1912. Difference in Revenue. Estimates of the difference in reve nue on separate commodities are given in the following table: Underwood Commodity. Old Tariff. Bill. Chemicals $12,239,742 $12,985,000 Earthenware ... 11,156,221 Metal 17,346,221 Wood .. 3,042,834 Sugar . 50,951,000 Tobacco 25,571,000 Agricultural ... 34,146,000 Spirits 17,409,000 Cotton 11,085,000 Flax, hemp, jute. 49,062,000 Wool 27,072,000 Silk 13,695,000 Pulp and paper. 4,886,000 Sundries 59,952,000 The average reductions from the present Payne law to the Underwood bill by schedules are as follows: Chemicals, from 25 to 19 per cent; earthenware, 50 to 33; metals, 34 to Vi 20; wood, 12 to 3; sugar, 48 to 35; | agricultural, 29 to 16; spirits; 83.98 to 83.30; cotton, 45 to 30; flax, 45 to 20; U wool, 55 to 18; silks, 51 to 44; pulp ^ and paper, 21 to 11; increases, tobac co, 82 to 86; sundries, 24 to 33. It is estimated that the amount of dutiable importations under the bill would increase in value from $759,- 209,915 to $>98,956,000. The average duty under the Payne law is 40.12 per cent, as against an estimated average ’ fluty under the Underwood bill of 29.60 per cent. 425,000 Incomes Taxable. Under the income tax law it is esti mated that 425,000 incomes, includ ing corporations, .as well as individ uals, will be taxable. The greatest amount of revenue, according to the I. calculations, will be derived from in comes within the range from $25,000 to $100,000. Over 100 incomes taxable at 1 per cent as well as 1, 2 and 3 per cent surtaxes, are included in the reckoning. The income from the tax on these immense incomes will bring in all told $5,824.00. The committee esti mates that 126,000 incomes between $4,000 and $5,000 will be subject to the 1 per cent tax, yielding $630,000. According to the estimates, how ever, the greatest nuumber of taxable Incomes will be in the range of $6.- 000 to $10,000. These will yield to the Government, if the expectations of the committee calculates* are borne out by experience, $5,349,tee. The income tax, says the commit tee's report, furnishes an easily col lected, easily adjusted method of col- ‘ Slaying Easier Than Divorce in Chicago’ General Tom Powell Says One Woman in Twelve Indicted for Killing Husband Is Convicted. WASHINGTON, April 22—“It is easier to get rid of a husband in Chi cago by the murder route than through the divorce courts,” accord ing to General Tom Powell, a promi nent Democrat of Ohio, in Washing ton to watch other Democrats get jobs. "One woman out of twelve indicted for killing her husband is found guilty,” he added. “It is impossible to enforce the laws against murder, it seems.” The general predicted the complete disintegration of the Republican party in Ohio. 11,257,000 15,987,000 12,774,000 16,212,000 2,857,000 26,931,000 in duties The judge ordered an inquiry into probe the invp9tisfat Ing oomm |ttee her mental condition. She was found dlscovered that „ had no prosecutor, to be normal, but in a highly exoita- ; Aldprman McClel)and , who filed the ble condition. j charges of corruption against the "? would have killed any man who ' thm , AIdprmelli was not pre8en , and touched me or even spoke to me,” the h( informed (he committPe hP did not prisoner told the court. ; int end to appear in the role of prose- She said she was doing picket duty, j cu t or . Eilis Claims To Be Adviser. - Assistant City Attorney W. D. El lis, Jr., was there, but announced that his capacity was only that of ad viser. City Attorney Mayson was not present, it is said, because he ex pects to be called as a witness to de fend Alderman Maddox. “I think the resolution ordering this investigation instructs the City Attor ney to take charge of the case,” said Attorney JRosser. “It authorizes me to get the truth,” said Mr. Ellis. f “Well, I don’t mean to Invite your legal talents against me,” said Mr. Rosser, “but I’ve seen this neutral at titude tried by solicitors. You’ve got to be on one side or the other.” Put It Up to Committee. Mr. Ellis finally said it was up to the committee what attitude he should take. Charles T. Hopkins, attorney for Mr. McClelland, had to leave Atlanta for Washington to-day, and he re quested a postponement of the inves- | tigation until he returned. But Attor- j ney Rosser insisted on action, and the committee decided to begin the actual ng of testimony to-morrow after noon. Since securing his leave of absence from Council, Alderman McClelland has let it be known that he does not intend to be present during the inves tigation. This is displeasing to the accused Aldermen, who relied on counter charges to be made during the examination of witnesses. Offers Names of Witnesses. John S. McClelland was present, though, and he said he was ready to give a list of witnesses by whom his father’s charges could be proved. To prove the charge against Mad dox of having sub-contracts with the I city the names of ex-Mayor Court- land S. Winn, Chief of Construction R. M. Clayton and Chester A. Dady j will be offered. To show that Spratling has bor- i rowed money from near-beer dealers. I the names of several officers of the j Fourth National Bank, T. O. Poole, PHKIK, CHINA, April 22.—The Min Chu Tariff, Tung Y1 Tan* 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 draftud by Pres ident Yuan 8hlh Kai. It advocates a strong central govortimjent and pro poses to limit the power of the prov- tnoee by abolishing the office of pro vincial g error bui, delegating the gov- emott' powers to taotaia or district attendants, appointed by the central government. The platform also advocatea the re organisation of the whole government along modern lines. Sure She Will Be Acquitted **v +•+ +•+ 4-0 * Gives First Interview in Jail Would-Be Suicide Is X Foiled by Landlady | ^ 9,497,000 15,549.000 898,000 40,196 26,002,000 | 21,569.000 : Mrs. O. T. Johnson Snatches Razor 20,987,000 From Frank Wilkerson Before He Can End His Life. Frank Wilkerson, of 80 1-2 Capitol Avenue, is in a serious condition at Grady Hospital to-day from a self- inflicted gash across his throat. He attempted suicide in his boarding house last night at 11 o’clock because of broken-down health and the rav ages of tuberculosis, he said. Wilkerson called his landlady, Mrs. O. T. Johnson, to his room and as she approached drew a razor across his throat. Mrs. Johnson succeeded in taking it away from him before he severed the jugular vein, and sent in an emergency call for Grady Hos pital. , Speer Denies He Is 1 Ci J. I Albert Steiner, James Lynch, beer After Bacon S Seat dealers, alii be given. Continued on Page 3, Column 1. Prefers Seeing Him m Senate to Anyone That Could be Suggested, Macon Judge Says. MACON, GA„ April 22.—-Judge Em ory Speer to-day made the following ' statement: “You can say that 1 would not run against Senator Bacon if I w* re sure I could be elected, and I would i prefer to see him Senator to anyone i whose name has been suggested or; who could be suggested. “I am not in politics' and have hot j been in any sense in the twenty-eight years I have been on the bench.” To show that Ragsdale has bought and sold horses to the city, he will suggest the names of several stock- men to be called, as well as Fire Chief Cummings and Sanitary Chief John Jentzen. All the committee, John S. Candler, chairman; Jesse M. Wood, George H. Boynton, <’. D. Knight and Clarence H. Haverty, were nresent. TRAVELERS’ AID SOCIETY House Starts Probe of “Baseball Trust” Gallagher Introduces Threatened Resolution Calling for Investiga tion by Congress. WASHINGTON, April 22.—Repre sentative Gallagher, of Illinois, to- 0F 48 STATES MEETS HERE I day introduced a resolution directing the Speaker to appoint a committee to investigate the “baseball trust.” Gallagher wants to know if unjust discrimination has been practiced in favor or against players, and whether baseball magnates have effected a combination in restraint of trade. The resolution directs the Attorney General to determine whether club owners should be prosecuted under the Sherman anti-trust law. The measures declare the “baseball tru:y” is "the most audacious and autocratic trust in the country." Members of the Travelers' Aid So ciety of Atlanta are to-day making arrangements for the entertainment of representatives from 48 States, who will meet with the Southern So ciological Congress Friday. A special luncheon will be given to John Ilder, -a New York social worker, by men and women of At lanta interested in housing the city's poon»* SACRAMENTO, CAL., April 22. The draft of President Wilson's second message to the people of California, advising moderation in anti-alien land legislation, wu received by Governor Hiram Johnson this afternoon. The Gov- ernor at once began tha prepa ration of a mossage submitting President Wilson's message to the California Legislature. It was re ported at noon that tha message would probably go to the Senate late to-day. WASHINGTON, April 22.—Presi dent Wilson to-day appealed to Gov ernor Hiram Johnson, of California, and through him to the people of Cal ifornia, not to pass any alien land law which might antagonize Japan and embroil the entire United States In a conflict with the Japanese. The President's message to Gov ernor Johnson read: I speak upon the assumption, which I am sure is well founded, that the people of California do not desire their representatives— and that their representatives do not wish nor Intend—in any cir- stances to embarrass the Govern ment of the United States in Its dealings with a nation with whom it has most earnestly and cor dially sought to maintain rela tions of genuine friendship and good will, and that, least of all, they desire to do anything that might Impair treaty obligations or cast a doubt upon the honor and good faith of the nation and its Government. Anxious to Avoid Challenge. I therefore appeal with the ut most confidence to the people, the Governor and Legislature of Cali fornia to act in the matter now under consideration in a manner that can not, from any point of view, be fairly challenged or nailed fn question. If they deem it necessary to ex clude all the aliens who have not declared their intentions to be come citizens from the privileges of land ownership, they can do so along lines already followed in the laws of many of the other States, and as many foreign coun tries, including Japan herself, in vidious discrimination will Inev itably bring In question the treaty obligations of the Government of the United States. Appeals to National Honor. I register my very earnest and Tespectful protest against dis crimination in this case not only because X feel it my duty to do so aB the Chief Executive of the na tion. but also—and the more read ily—because I believe that the people and the legislative author ities of California will generous ly respond the moment the matter is frankly presented to them as a question of national policy and national honor. If they have ig nored this point of view, it is, I am sure, because they did not realize what and how much was involved. WOODROW WILSON. Californians Defiant. Prior to issuing the appeal, Presi dent Wilson conferred with members of the California delegation. They threw down the gauntlet of defiance, saying that California is a sovereign State and as such is Justified in pass ing such laws a? she sees fit. Representative Baker was particu larly emphatic on this point, and In dlcated to the President that an In fringement of the states' rights prln cip'e would not only he hotly resent ed by California, but it would hasten the passage of a stringent antl-Jep- anese land law bill. Ineligible Orientals Only Are Affected. SACRAMENTO, CAL. April 22.— When finally amended the anti-alien land bill will be worded to apply only to Orientals ineligible to citizenship. Administration leaders fear the re sult of shutting out European capi tal by making the measure apply to all aliens. "The bill.” said Senator Thompson, “will be amended to put the ques tion up to us of excluding only such aliens as are not eligible to become citizens.” Slaver Warrant for Millionaire Denied Los Angeles Prosecutor Refuses to On Girl's tSry of Organized Vies Traffic. LOS ANGELES, April 22.—Deputy District Attorney McCartney to-day refused to Issue a warrant for the arrest of Millionaire George H. Blxby, cf Long Beach, on a charge of con tributing to the delinquency of a score of girls. The charges against Blxby were made by Katherine Phillips, an ac tress and author, who wss arrested on a charge of attempting to lflack- matl wealthy residents of Long Beech. Miss Phillips told the police that there was an organized traffic in young girls In which a number of wenlthy men were involved. The girls, she charged, were recruited from department stores and restau rants. Diplomatic Post for Bacon’s Old Partner Judge A. L. Miller, of Macon, to Get Some Fprelgn Ap pointment. WASHINGTON. April 22.—Senator Bacon, of Georgia, to-day refused :o discuss the expected appointment of his former law partner. Judge A. L. Miller, of Macon, Ga.. to a high post In the diplomatic service, but he checked himself when he was on the point of denying It. “I am under obligations not to give It out," se.id Senator Bacon. “The only thing 1 can say Is that he has not yet been appointed.” This of course. It manifestly true. The fact remains, however, that Judge Miller will be appointed, ths only question being where he will be sent. Thomas J. Buchanan At Head of Veterans Atlanta Camp Votes to 8upport San Antonio as Place for 1914 Reunion. Thomas J. Buchanan will head At lanta. Camp, No. 139. United Confed erate Veterans. the coming year. Others elected with him were: First lieutenant, James C. Huff; second lieutenant, 8 Dalton Mitchell, third lieutenant. James C. Carlisle; fourth lieutensnt, B M. Zeller; ad jutant, Captain William H. Harrison, historian, Joseph T. Derry. The, camp pledged itself to vote for San Antonio, Texas, as the meet ing place for the 1914 general re union when the veterans meet this year st Chattanooga The Htate re union will be held this year in Bruns wick. Compromise to End Strike in Belgium Premier Announces Arbitration of the Manhood Suffrage Question. 500,000 Workers Idle. Mrs. Cnllit; Scott Appeibaum, who posed for The Georgian's photographer to-day in the county jail for the tirst picture she has had taken since her arrest on the charge of killing her husband. E Specie! Cable to The Atlanta Qeornian. BRUSSELS. April 22. — Premier Brouquevlllo announced this after noon In the Chamber of Deputies that the national manhood suffrage strike, which begun a week ago last Monday, c«i has made 600,000 men idle, will be compromised. REINSTATING OF GEORGIA CADET FAVORED BY COURT WASHINGTON, April 32.—A court martial has recommended the rein statement at West Point of John D. Christian, of Virginia; T. M. Simp kins, of Georgia; E. H. Freeland, of Florida, and R L Basse, of I>elaware, dismissed October 6, 1211, for having Intoxicating liquors in their posses sion. If you have anything ta sail adver tise m The $unpay American. Lar gest circulation of any Sunday newe- Youth Escaped Montgomery Jail as He Was Held for Crime Committed in Atlanta. Benjamin W. Brumby, known to the Pinkertons as "king of the forgers” and wanted In Atlanta for three al leged forgeries on local banks, is un der arrest in San Francisco, accord ing to r telegram received to-day by the local brunch of the Pinkerton Agency. Brumby, at one time, was almost tn the hands of the Atlanta authori ties. He was arrested In Montgomery, Ala., after he fled this city and was being held in the jatl there to await the arrival of Atlanta officers. Last Christmas night, a day or two after his wife had visited him in the Jail, he sawed Ills way through the bars and made a clean escape. It always has been the belief that his wife aided him in his escape. Brumby was charged with forging the names of Alex. W. Smith and Thod A. Hammond to checks aggre gating more than $1,000. One was for $592 60, another for $380 and a third for $65. His plan was to gain access to the offices of prominent business men by the use of skeleton knye, botaln canceled checks and also s supply of blank checks. Using the canceled checks as models, he would fill out the blank checks for aijy amount he desired. In this the Pin kertons say that he has probably no superiors in the country. Two of the Atlanta banks were his victims Brumby's record is said to include two terms tn the Missouri State Pen itentiary and a term in Sing Sing As well as being one of the cleverest forgers with whom the authorities have had to deal, he is regarded as a desperate man. The telegram from San Francisco said that Brumby had confessed to forgeries there and would be pros ecuted. Chief Beavers wired the Western authorities to hold him when they were through with him so that he might be brought back to At lanta. WORSHAM, WHITE GEI SALARY CUTS Experiment Station Board Trims Entomologist and Chemist $960 and $800 Respectively. GRIFFIN, GA., April 22. The light on “long-distance salaries*” being drawn by officials of the Georgia Ag ricultural Experiment Station staff came to a climax to-day, when the board of directors of the station met here to elect the new staff to take office July 1, when R. J. H. DeLoach, the now station director, succeeds Martin V. Calvin. Dr. H. C. White, of .Athens, now vice director and chemist, with i salary of $ 1.is retained as station chemist at a salary of only $1,000, a reduction of $800 per year. The office of vice director is abolished. E.’ Le« i Worsham, station entomol ogist, at a salary of $960, is rtUained in that office without salary, he to be paid fees for such ftork as he actually does for the station at the request of Director DeLoach. J. M. Kimbrough is retained as ag riculturist and assistant director, :>n condition that he retire at the end of the term for which elected to-day. Professor DeLoach is relieved of the duties of secretary-treasurer of the station, the salary remaining at $2,600 {>er annum. M. G. Gamble is appoint ed secretary-treasurer, at a salary .»f $200 per year. H. T. Stuckey, horticulturist; T. A. McLendon, botanist and plant pathol ogist, and J. C. Temple, bactoriologlst, are re-elected. The animal husbandman is to De appointed by Director DeLoach. The department of poultry hus bandry is discontinued, lack of funds being assigned as tlie reason. FLORIDA SENATE WANTS U. S. JUDGES ELECTED TALLAHASSEE. FLA., April 22.— The Florida Senate to-day passed a memorial to Congress asking the Florida delegation to support the pro posed amendment to the Federal Con stitution providing for the election of Federal judges by the people^ “I Have Clear Con science,” Declares Widow, Facing Trial To-morrow Oh the Charge of Slaying Husband In Hotel. Prisoner, Apparently in Good Health and Spirits Awaits Chance to Clear Name of Crime , Mrs. t.allle Scott Appeibaum to. day made her first statement sinoO she entered the county Jail to await trial for the killing of her husband, Jerome, who was found dead In the Dakota Hotel. “I Have a clear cenecience end I do not fear the outcome of my trial to-morrow,’’ said Vra. Ap peibaum to a Georgian reported. “I will face tha court confident that any jury in th# world would acquit me. The trial can not come too quickly Tor mo, because I know it will lift from my name the stigma that this ordeal has attached." Mrs. Appeibaum declined to mab* further comment on the case except to say: “Mr Branch, my attorney, will make my statements for ine." Didn't Want to Be Bothered. ' If you are going to take my picture this morning," said Mrs. Appeibaum voluntarily, "please do it as soon as I come down, for 1 do not want to be bothered later.” Again, when returning from the top Moor of the Jail, where she had will ingly gone to pose for The Georgian photographer. Mrs. Appeibaum. car- rvlng a bouquet of flowers, remarked: "One of the girls gave these to me." According to her attorneys, Mrs. Appeibaum is very friendly with all the female prisoners in the county Jail. She gives them her newspa- P«rs and magazinea. "In fact,” said Attorney F. L. Jones, of Charlotte. N. C'., newly retained la the case, “she gives away almost’ everything she has.” Except for a slight paleness, Mrs. Appeibaum Is apparently enjoying the best of health and is in excellent spirits. Frequently she smiled pleas antly as questions were addressed her and she refused to answer. Hair Shows Strands of Gray. There are streaks of gray in her wealth of wavy hair; there is a slight furrow between the eyebrows, gh® was dressed simply, but attractively her waist being of black chiffon an« her skirt of black broadcloth. Sh<i wore Bilk stockings and neat oxfords, and trom her neck was suspended a large gold cross. The table In her cell was bedecke* with flowers, and her workbags and other little fineries were of the best material. An unusually handsome silk parasol, with a gold handle, stood in the corner. The prisoner reads a great deal, the electric lights being arranged for all times of day to suit all the shadows of the prison walls. A Bible, how ever, was the only book on her table to-day. Mania for Girls Blamed For Appelbaum’s Downfal A mania for girls and consequei tangles with the criminal laws . North Carolina caused the downfa of Jerome A. Applebaum In Oharlott according to J. Lawrence Jones, < the law firm.of Jones & Flowers, ( that city, who is in the city to-day t appear with Moore & Branch in de tense of Mrs. Callie Scott Appelbauti charged with the killing of her hus band here in February. "Appeibaum had a number of gir employed as demonstrators for fli Dryola Veneering Company, wbie concern he promoted, and he was con tinually mixed up with some of them said Mr. Jones. "He had to leav Charlotte because the directors of th company, some of the best busines men in Charlotte, would not stand fc Ills dealings.” "The Apeplbaum case positively wi be called first thing to-morrow mom ing," said Solicitor Hugh M Dorse to-day. Judge L. S. Roan, of the Su perior Court, will preside. Defense Eager for Trial. “We shall be very much disappoint ed If Mrs. Appeibaum Is not place on trial to-morrow morning,” said . W. Moore, of counsel for the defens "Mrs. Appeibaum Is much better not but she Is still in bad health bec&us of her confinement in the county JaJl “Yes. I came down to participate i Continued on Pago 2, Colulfti i.