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THE WEATHER. Forecast: Fair to-night and Wednesday w , m er. Temperatures: 8 a. m., 52; 10 a. m 03; 12 noon, 67; 2 p. m„ 71. Sunrise, 4:57 a. m. Sunset, 6:15 p. m. The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit- GEORGIAN WANT ADS Use For Results r VOL. XI. NO. 223. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23,1913. 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE P ^ R £° I 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 Old Not Reform 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 t'ounty, 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 ind 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. Militant Chief Fined For Carrying Pistol Would Have Killed Any Man Who Spoke to Her, English Suffra gette Tells Court. WASHINGTON, April 22.—’That the | A rtorican manufacturer, spurred by a iitive tariff to greater activity , ta n control of his home market, , i; ruase his < fficieney to such an junt that he will make new trade ., i.usts abroad is the prediction of , i iti< members of the House v,.v, and Means Committee, who ne»l the Underwood tariff bill. Their report, signed by the four- I n Democratic members of the com ini t tee. was presented to the House day. They estimate that for the (fiscal year following the passage of the bill the receipts of the Govern - be les.^ than the disburse ment# by $08,790,000. To meet this jiit licit the income tax has been I framed. It is estimated the revenue (from this tax will be $170,125,000. According to the committee’s est imate, the customs revenues from the I I’nderwood bill will be $37,896,000 less I man the customs receipts from the I Payne law in 1912. Difference in Revenue. Estimate# of the difference in reve- ue on separate commodities are |given in the following table: Underwood Commodity. Old Tariff. Bill. Ichemicals . $12,239,742 $12,985,000 I Earthenware ... 11,156,221 9,497,000 Metal 17,346,221 15,549,000 (Wood 3,042,834 898,000 I Sugar . ...... 50,951,000 40,196,000 I Tobacco 25,571.000 26,002,000 I Agricultural . . . 34,146,000 21,569,000 (Spirits 17,409,000 20,987,000 (Cotton 11,085,000 11,257,000 I Flax, hemp, jute. 49,062,000 15,987,000 I Wool 27,072,000 12,774,000 (Silk .. 13,695,000 16,212,000 I Pulp and paper. 4,886,000 2,857,000 (Sundries 59,952,000 26,931,000 The average reductions in duties I from the present Payne law to the I I’nderwood bill by schedules are as I follows: Chemicals, from 25 to 19 per cent; |earthenware, 50 to 33; metals. 34 to wood, 12 to 3; sugar, 48 to 35; I agricultural, 29 to 16; spirits, 83.98 to I*13.30; otton, 45 to 30; flax, 45 to 20; I wool, 55 to 18; silks, 51 to 44; pulp (and paper, 21 to 11; increases, tobac- o, 82 to 85. sundries, 24 to 33. It is estimated that the amount of Idutiable importations under the bill [would increase in value from $759,- ■200,915 to $798,956,000. The average jduty under the Payne law is 40.12 per en as against an estimated average under the Underwood bill of 29.60 I per cent. 425,000 Incomes Taxable. Crider the income tax law it is esti- Dud that 425.000 incomes, includ- |' n £ corporations, as well as individ- wili be taxable. The greatest amount of revenue, according to the alculations, will be derived from in* I ■ ' within the range from $25,000 |t° $10o,000. Over 100 incomes taxable t 1 per cent as well as 1, 2 and 3 per mt surtaxes, are included in the fcckoning. ^hu income from the tax on these t mense incomes will bring in all $0,824,00. The committee esti- 3 that 126,000 incomes between |34.‘>uf» and $5,000 will be subject to he 1 p^ r cent tax, yielding $630,000. j wording to the estimates, how- I the greatest nuumber of taxable I c mes will be in the range of 15, - r° t'* ?10,000. These will yield to the I Government, if the expectations of 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 ing three weeks in jail. The judge ordered an inquiry into her mental condition. She was found to be normal, but in a highly ex-cita ble condition. “I would have killed any man who touched me or even spoke to me,” the prisoner told the court. She said she was doing picket duty. ‘Slaying Easier Than Divorce in Chicago’ General Tom Powell Says One Woman in Twelve Indicted for Killing Husband Is Convicted. 3 ALDERMEN TO Accused Councilmanic Trio, How ever, Will Deny They Violated Law in Any Way. M’CLELLAND TO BE ABSENT “NATIONAL HONOR AT STAKE Probe Comrflittee to Begin Taking of Testimony To-morrow—“No Whitewash,” Says Candler. 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. Would-Be Suicide Is Foiled by Landlady Mrs. O. T. Johnson Snatches Razor From Frank Wilkerson Before He Can End His Life. Frank 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 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 After Bacon’s Seat p re fers Seeing Him in 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 were sure I could be elected, and 1 would prefer to see him Senator to anyone whose name has been suggested or who could be suggested. “I am not in politics and have not been in any sense in the twenty-eight years f have been on the bench.” 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 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 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 made their statement**,” said Attor ney Luther Z. Rosser. “They will tell all the facts.” When it met to organize for the probe the investigating committee discovered that it had no prosecutor. Alderman McClelland, who filed the charges of corruption against the three Aldermen, was not present and he informed the committee he did not intend to appear in the role of prose cutor. Ellis 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 Mavson 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 uf the case,” said Attorney Ropser. “It authorizes me to get the truth,” said Mr. Ellis. “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 Air. McClelland, had to leave Atlanta for Washington to-day, and he re quested a postponement of the inves tigation until he returned. But Attor ney Rosser insisted on action, and the committee decided to begin the actual taking 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 hi# father's charges could be proved. To prove the charge against Mad dox of having sub-contracts with the city the names of ex-Mayor Court- land S. Winn. Chief of Construction R. M. Clayton and Chester A. Dady will be offered. To- show that Spratling has bor rowed money from near-beer dealers the names of several officers of the Fourth National Bank. T. O. Poole, Albert Steiner, James Lynch, beer dealers, will be given. 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, C. D. Knight and Clarence H Haverty, were present. MRS. APPELBAUM TALKS TO ANGER JAPS President, in Message to Gov ernor Johnson, Asks for Inof fensive Alien Land Law. Declares That Discrimination Wil Bring Into Question Treaty Ob ligation of United States. Platform of “Progressive” Organiza tion Advocates Revision of Gov ernment Along Modern Lines. PEKIN. CHINA, April 22.—The Min Chu Tang. Tung Yi Tang and Ivung Ho Tang political parties op posed to the Kuo Ming Tang, or Dem ocratic party—have been combined and a nev\ party ( ailed Progressive” has been launched. The platform was draft' d by Pres ident Yuan Shih 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 taotals or district attendants, appointed by the central government. The platform also advocates the re organization of the whole government along modern lines. •I*#*!* *!*••;* v • *!* v • v v •*!* *1* • *1* *!*••!* •!• • •b v • v Sure She Will Be Acquitted •••I* • v +•*! +• + Gives First Interview in Jail committee calculators are borne I ■ u experience, $5,340,000. The income tax, says the com mi t- 1“ * report, furnishes an easily col- p p aaily adjusted method of col- Cortinued on Page 3, Column 1, TRAVELERS’ AID SOCIETY OF 48 STATES MEETS HERE Members of the Travelers' Aid So ciety of Atlanta are to-day making arrangements for the entertainment of representatives from " 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 3 poor. House Starts Probe of “Baseball Trust” Gallagher Introduce* Threatened Resolution Calling for Investiga tion by Congress. WASHINGTON. April 22.—Repre sentative Gallagher, of Illinois, to 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 *n favor of or against |>alyera, and whether baseball magnates have ef fected 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 t ru «." is "the most audacious and aujyratic trust in the country." SACRAMENTO, CAL., April 22. The draft of President Wilson’s second message to the people of California, advieing moderation in anti-alien land legislation, was received by Governor Hiram Johnson this afternoon. The Gov ernor at once began the prepa ration of a message submitting President Wilson’s message to the California Legislature. It was re ported at noon that the message would probably go to the Senate late to-day WASHINGTON. April 22.—Presi dent Wilson to-day appealed to Gov ernor Hir^m 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 1 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 oir- 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 called in 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 respectful protest against dis crimination in this case not only because I feel it my duty to do so as 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 frankfy 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 as she sees fit. Representative Baker was particu larly emphatic on this point, and in dicated to the President that an in fringement of the states’ rights prin ciple would not only be hotly resent ed by California, but It would hasten the passage of a stringent anti-Jap 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 Vice Traffic. LOS ANGELES, April 22. Deputy District Attorney McCartney to-day- refused to issue a warrant for the arrest of Millionaire George H. Bixby, of Long Beach, on a charge of con tributing to the delinquency of a score of girls. The charges against Bixby were made by Katherine Phillips, an ac tress and author, who was arrested on a charge of attempting to ^lack- mail wealthy residents of Long Beach. Miss Phillips told the police that there was an organized traffic in* young girls in which a number of wealthy 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 Foreign Ap pointment WASHINGTON, April 22.—Senaio' Bacon, of Georgia, to-day refused to discuss the expected appointment .f his former law partner. Judge A. L. Miller, of Macon, Ga., to a high post in the diplomatic service, but he checked himself when lie was on the point of denying it. “1 am under obligations not to give it out,” said Senator Bacon. "The only thing 1 can say is that he has not yet been appointed." This, of course, is manifestly true. The fact remains, however. that Judge Miller will be appointed, the only question being where he will be sent. Thomas J. Buchanan At Head of Veterans Atlanta Camp Votes to Support San Antonio as Place for 1914 Reunion. Thomas J. Buchanan will head At lanta (’amp, No. 159, United Confed erate Veterans, t lie coming year. Others elected with him were: First lieutenant, Janies C. Huff; second lieutenant, 8. Dalton Mitchell, third lieutenant, James O. Carlisle; fourth lieutenant, B. M. Zetler; ad jutant, Captain William H. Harrison, historian, Joseph T. Derry. The ckmp pledged itself to vote for San Antonio, Texas, as the meet ing place for the 1914 general re union when the veterafis meet this year at ('hattanooga. The State re union will be held this year in Bruns wick. [ Have Clear Con science,” Declares Widow, Facing Trial To-morrow On the (-Large of Slaying Husband In Hotel. Compromise to End Strike in Belgium Premier Announces Arbitration of the Manhood Suffrage Question. 500,000 Workers Idle. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BRUSSELS, April 2Z.—Premier Brouqueville announced this after noon in the Chamber of Deputies that the national manhood suffrage strike, which began a week ago last Monday, ed has made 500,000 men Idle, will be compromised. REINSTATING OF GEORGIA CADET FAVORED BY COURT WASHINGTON, April 22. A court martial has recommended the rein statement at West Point of John D. Christian, of Virginia; T. M. Simp kins. of Georgia; E. II. Freeland, of Florida, and R l. Sasse, of Delaware, dismissed October 6, 1911, for having intoxicating liquors in their posses sion. If you have anything to sell adver tise in The Sunday American. Lar gest circulation of any Sunday news paper in the South. Mrs. I allie Si-oil Appeibaum, who posed for The Georgian's photographer to-day ill the county jail for the first picture she has had taken since her arrest on the charge of killing her husband. FORGER BRUMBY ’IRSHAM. WHITE CAUGHT IN WEST GET SALARY CUTS Youth Escaped Montgomery Jail as He Was Held for Crime Committed in Atlanta. Benjamin YY Brumby, known to ih»- Pinkertons as “king of the forgers’ and wanted in Atlanta for three al leged forgeries on local bank” is un der arrest in San Francisco, accord ing to a telegram received to-day by the local branch of the Pinkerton Agency. Brumby, at one time, was almost in the hands of the Atlanta authori ties. He was arrested in Montgomery, Ala., after he fled this city and waa being hMd in the jail there* to await the arrival of Atlanta officers Last Christmas night, a day or two after his wife had vleited him in the jail, he sawed ills way through tin* bars and made a clean escape. It always has been the belief that his wife aided him in ills escape. Brumby was charged with forging the names of Alex. W. Smith and Thod A. Hammond to check# aggre gating more than $1,000. One was for $592.60, another for $380 and a third for $56. His plan was to gain access to tlie offices of prominent business men by the use of skeleton key#, botain canceled checks and also a supply of blank checks. Using the canceled checks as modajfi, he would fill out the blank checks for any 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 in the Missouri State Pen itentiary and a term in Sing Sing Ab 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. Experiment Station Board Trims Entomologist and Chemist $960 and $800 Respectively. GRIFFIN, GA.. April 22.—The fight 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 new station director, succeeds Martin V. Calvin. Dr. H. C. White, of Athens, now vice director and chemist, with i salary of $1,800, fs 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. Lee Worsham, station entomol ogist, at a salary of $960, is retained in that office without salary, he to be paid fees for such work 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 rejieved of the duties of secretary-treasurer of the station, the salary remaining at $2,600 per annum. M. G. Gamble is appoint ed secretary-treasurer, at a salary of $200 per year. H. 'I'. Stuckey, horticulturist; T. A. McLendon, botanist and plant pathol ogist, and J. C. Temple, bactoriologist, are re-elected. The animal husbandman is to oe appointed by Director DeLoach. The department of poultry hus bandry is discontinued, lack of funds being assigned as the 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 Prisoner, Apparently* in Good Health and Spirits A w a i ts Chance to Clear Name of Crime Mrs Callie Scott Appeibaum to day made her first statement aince 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 conscience and I do not fear the outcome of my trial to-morrow,” said Mrs. Ap peibaum to a Georgian reported. "I will face the court confident that any jury in the world would acquit me. The trial can not come too quickly for mo, because I know it will lift from my name the stigma that this ordeal has attached." Mrs. Appeibaum declined to make further comment on the case except to say: “Mr. Branch, my attorney. will make my statements for me.” 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 l come clown, for I do not want to be bothered later." Again, when returning from the top floor of the Jail, where she had will ingly gone to pose for The Georgian photographer. Mrs. Appeibaum, car rying a bouquet of flowers, remarked: “One of the girls gave these to me." According to her attorneys, Mrs Appeibaum 1s very friendly with all the female prisoners in the county jail. She gives them her newspa pers and magazines. "In fact.” said Attorney F. L. Jones, of Charlotte, N. C., newly retained in the rase, "she gives away almost everything she has.” Except for a slight paleness. Mr*. 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. She wag dressed simply, but attractively, iter waist being of black chiffon and her skirt of black broadcloth. She wort silk stockings and neat oxford*, and from her neck wan suspended a large gold cross. The table In her cell was bedecked with flowers, and her workbags and oilier little ftneries were of the best material. An unusually handsome silk parasol, with a gold handle, stood in the corner. Tite 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 Downfall. A mania for girls and consequent tangles with the criminal laws of North Carolina caused the downfall of Jerome A Applebaum in Charlotte, according to J. Lawrence Jones, of the law Arm of Jones & Flowers, of that city, who is in the city to-day to appear with Moore & Branch in de fence of Mrs. Callie Scott Appeibaum. charged with the killing of her hus band here in February. "Appeibaum had a number of girig employed as demonstrators for the Dryola Veneering Company, which concern he promoted, and he was con tinually mixed up with some of them.” said Mr. Jones. "He had to leave Charlotte because the directors of the company, some of the best business men in Charlotte, would not stand for his dealings.” "The Appeibaum case positively wik be called first thing to-morrow morn ing," said Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey 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 placed on trial to-morrow morning,” saJd J. \V. Moore, of counsel for the defense. ■ Mrs Appeibaum is much better now, bu( she i9 still in bad health because of her confinement in tne county Jail.” "Yes, I came down to participate Is Continued on Pago 2, Column 1, > / Jt J ✓ mm r