Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, April 25, 1913, Image 1
v.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia-
Cloudy, with probably local showers
to-day or to-morrow.
The Atlanta Georgian
VOL.NI. NO. 226.
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ATLANTA. OA.. FRIDAY. APRIL 25. 1913.
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE 'j∋ 0
BASEBALL
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
<>T BALTIMORE.
BUFFALO-
6 0
S5E5S
¥ SCORE 10
Timely Hits by Welchonce and Smith
Give Crackers Early Lead; Musser
Knocked Out of Box in Fourth;
Covelskie and Summers Taken Out.
Tt.XCi-: DE LEON BALL PARK,
\ i -jr.. The Crackers won the final
, i f .~t their series with the Lookouts
hv n srnrfi 01
this afternoon by
score
straight for
Flick
and
NO
here® I
10 to 7. . ..
This made the sixth
Smith's men over Chattanooga this sea-
'Paul Musser was knocked out of the
„. s in the fourth inning, and Bausewein
' ,‘lievnl him. Coveleskie, the big south-
, .V was sent in by Elberfeld, but was
;,k■ *'n out of the box in the fifth. Sum
mers was sent in. but he. also, was
• iken from the mound in the same in
ning, and More was sent in.
Timrlv hits by Welchonce and Smith
. : v, tlie Crackers three runs in the
vs! Chattanooga registered its first
tally in the third.
THE GAME.
FIRST INNING.
Coylr out. Dobard to Agler
walked. King also got four bad ones,
advancing Fliak to second ItUberfeild
waited an<l received four bad ones,.till
ing the bases. Elston grounded in front
tf the plate, Dunn picked up the ball,
■ atiehed the plate, forcing Flick
threw to first, retiring Liston.
RUNS. NO HITS.
Agler doubled to center. Alperman
grounded to Coveleskie, who threw to
Elberfeld to catch Agler, but Elberfeld
dropped the ball and Agler was safe.
Welchonce doubled to left center and
Vgler scored. Bailey was called out 011
strikes. Long grounded to Harbison
and Alperman was run down in a chase.
Smith singled between Harbison and the
hag and Long and Welchonce scored.
Smith went out trying to steal. Street
to Elberfeld. THREE RUNS, THREE
HITS.
SECOND INNING.
Harbison flied to Bailey. Massey
walked. On a hit and run Street slipped
ori.> past Alperman'and Massey took
•i.ir-l. Coveleskie popped to Dobard.
t'ovle went out, Smith to Agler. NO
Ki NS, ONE HIT.
Dobard fouled out to Coyle. Dunn
doubled to right. Musser fanned. Agler
farmed. NO RUNS, ONE HIT.
THIRD INNING.
Flick was called out on strikes. King
grounded to short and the ball bounded
c\er Dobard’s head. Elberfeld was the
victim of a peculiar strike-out. The
bird strike hit Dunn in the chest pro-
' and bounded out in front of the
!'lu;-\ Musser then threw Elberfeld out
lirst. Elston singled to right^ and
King scored. On a wild pitch Elston.
■ A third. Harbison died to Welclignce.
"XL KCX. TWO HITS.
Alperman singled to center. Wel-
•""■e died out to Elston. Bailey
"r.»unded to Coveleskie and Alperman
'forced to Flick. Long died to
N<) RUNS, ONE HIT.
FOURTH INNING.
Mas-. \ smashed one through Smith
1 : a single, and on a wild pitch went
c i oond. Street tripled to center and
M,o-. . scored. Coveleskie grounded
Muss, r to Agler. On a hit and run,
' 'b singled t<« left and Street trotted
t icing the score. Flick struck
1 King singled to center and Coyle
• l. Elberfeld singled over Smith’s
■'•nil King tallied. Musser was
• i 'om the box and Bausewein sent
: Klherfeld stole second while Bause-
'■ n held the ball. Bausewein threw
j second and Elberfeld scored.
died to Welchonce. FIVE RUNS,
HVF HITS.
' 'Tii fanned. 1 >obard singled to
: -i; Dunn grounded to Elberfeld and
to first. Dobard going to second.
, : ■ was caught napping on second,
; b kie to Elberfeld. Bausewein
‘ ,;| k'-d. Agler hit in front of the plate
was out. Coveleskie to Co vie. NO
N.S, TWO HITS.
FIFTH INNING.
Grbison out, Bausewein to Agler.
popped out. to Welchonce.
went out. Alperman to Agler.
X' > RCXS, NO HITS.
’ "fulfil flied out to King. Wel-
■ walked. Bailey singled to right,
y'Uce taking third. Coveleskie
1 'll of the box and Summers
' dace. Long walked, filling the
Summers was taken out of the
More went in. Smith singled
L " •’ and Welchonce and Bailey
Graham, batting for Dobard,
„ ' "'it to Flick. Smith went \o sec-
M b on street’s bad throw Long
> ing the socer. Dunn went out.
1 Coyle. THjtEE RUNS, TWO
SIXTH INNING.
!| g took Dobard’s place at short.
<■' 'vent out, Alperman to Agler.
! ie<l out to Smith. Flick doubled
' nt ' r - King singled to center and
-cored. King was out trying to
. 'ini. Dunn to Keating. ONE
, rwo HITS.
-ewein singled to right. Agler
' 1 forcing Bausewein to second,
ran for Bausewein. Alperman
; b to Harbison, Who booted the
"hng the bases. Welchonce
forcing in Kernan. Bailey
out to Elberfeld. Long grounded
field and Agler' was forced at
'*■ to Street. Smith singled to
'tid Alperman and Welchonce
Keating ended the inning by
- More and out to Coyle.
Ml • RUNS. TWO HITS.
SEVENTH INNING.
• r c f e . y en t in the box for Atlanta,
walked. Elston singled to
1 in 1 ^Elberfeld took second. Har-
" "ificed, Price to Agler. and both
advanced. Hannah, batting for
iatined. Street struck out. NO
"XE HIT.
' '■ singled in center. Price sae-
'clci popped «*» i 1 Alperman
grounded to Flick, who made an error,
and Dunn sco r °d \v> ‘Wor.ce popped out.
ONE RUN, ONE HIT.
The game was caned on account of
darkness.
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2- 3
BALTIMORE
00400000 X-4 11 2
Frill and Gowdy; Roth and Egan. Um-
| pires, O’Toole and Carpenter.
AT NEWARK.
! MONTREAL—
00000100 0 - 1 53
NEWARK—
0102010 OX-482
Mason and Burns; Barger and Hig-
gnis,. Umpires. Hayes and Nallin. 4
AT PROVIDENCE.
TORONTO—
00102002 0-5 12 6
PROVIDENCE—
11002400 X- 8 82
Lush and Graham; Mitchell and Ons
low. Umpires, Mullen and Bierhalter.
AT JERSEY CITY.
ROCHESTER—
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1
JERSEY CITY—
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 8 1
Hughes, Wilhelm and Jacklltsch;
Deercher, Brandon and Lee. Umpires,
Quigley and Finneran.
LOOKOUTS
CRACKERS.
001 501 0 - 7
300 033 1 - 10
RESULTS.
AT HAVRE DE GRACE.
First—Maiden two-year-old fillies
and geldings, 4V> furlongs: Uncle Jim
mie 108 (Turner), 7-5, J-4, out, won;
Holiday 109 (Troxler), 9-10, 1-4. out.
second: Stone Hedge 109 (Troxler), 40,
8, 2. third. Time :54. Stake and Gap,
Panama, Molina. Mordecai, El Bion,
Polly H., also ran.
Second—Three-year-olds and up,
6 furlongs: Agnier 107 < Montour), 6.
5-2, 6-5, won; Stargift 111 (Robinson),
2, 9-10, 2-5, second; Baythorne 114,
(Alusgrave). 5, 2, even, third. Time 1:16.
Garry, Toniata, Horace E.. Automaid.
Arran, Amerlcus, Rockfish, Dynamg,
Mayerdale, also ran.
Third—Three-year-olds and up. sell
ing, 6 furlongs:' Pardner 107 (Deronde),
4, 6-6, 1-2, won: Working Lad 1.12 (G.
Burns). 15. 5, 2; Blackford 109 (W.
Burns), 6-5, 1-2. 1-4. Time, 1:14 1-5.
Aioo ran: Sir Denrah, Troy Weight,
Oakhurst. Rod and Gun and Union Jack.
Fourth—Germantown selling stakes,
two-year-olds, 1 furlongs: Gordon 117
(.1. Wilson), 2-5, 1-5, out. won; Veilehin
109 (Nathan). 10. 8, 6-5: Canto 112 (But-
well), 25, 7, 3. Time, :48 3-5. Also ran:
Fool Fortune, Cannell. Roger Gordon.
Dolly Waters and Milky Way-
Fifth—Three-year-olds, 5V» furlongs:
Aldebaron 117 (Wolfe). 4, 7-10, 1-8, won;
Virile 109 (Butwell), 30, 5, 6-5: Discov
ery 94 (Snider), 6, 4-5, 1-3. 'rime, 1:06.
Also ran: Phyllis, Antoinette, Sir
Marion and L’Aglion.
SIXTH—Three-year-olds and up, sell
ing, mile and 70 yards: Donald Mac
donald 1.15, (J. Wilson), 7 to 20. out,
won; Hasson 105, (Hoffman). 40. c, 6 to
5, second: Marry Lad 115, (Robbing), 7,
6 to 5. out, third. Time 1:44 4-5. Cher
ry ola, Futurity, also ran.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
pal
»al
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ENTRIES.
AT HAVRE DE GRACE.
FIRST- Three-year-olds and up: sell
ing, 5■*. furlongs: Striker lou, xThrifty
100 Pop Gufi 104. xTrifler 00. Moncrief
100. Votes 101, Patrick S. 109, xSpohn
105, xDouble Five 107.
SFCONI5—Two-year-olds, nnditions,
4)4 furlongs: Master Joe 103, Gaines
110, Olaxonette 100, Trade Mark 112,
Uncle Jimmie H00, Maxims Choice 10,'t,
Pomette Bleu 100, Florin 107, Preston
Lynn 115. Willie Waddell 103, Executor
100, Spearhead 103.
THIRD—Three-year-olds and up. sell-
liK. 1 l-6th miles: El Oro 116, xKddie
Granev 1.03, xMary Ann K. 88. Irene
Gummetl 105, Floral Day 105, Madriglian
110.
FOURTH—Three year olds and up,
Philadelphia, 6 furlongs: Everett 110,
Adams Express 124, Hedge 102, Grover
Hughes 116, Shackelton 110, Ten Point
13, Light O’M'Life 110, Carlton G. H)6,
Kleburne 00, Sir Blaise 108, xCliff E.lge
104.
FIFTH—Two-year-olds, selling, 5 fur
longs: Gallop 112, xStellata 100, John
Marshall 100, John Marshall 108,
x.Searsdale 07, Ruby Hyams 101, The
Urchin 105.
SIXTH —Three-year-olds, 6 lurlongs:
Progressive 10<J. Lad of Langdon 112,
Coming Coon 105, Spin 110, Nello 110,
xMalatine 105. xFrog 107. xArdelon
Anavri 112. xCaptain Elliott 02. t holtun
King 100, Towton Field 115, Magazine
115. xNimbus 107, xEmily Lee 105,
xClem Beaches'. 111.
x—Apprentice allowance claimed.
AT LEXINGTON.
FIRST—Purse, three-year-olds aim up,
r,i„ furlongs (Ul: Kiva 08. xThr Cinder
08, x'Jilll Bases' 115, Cluhs 701, Cash on
Delivery 101, Joe Stein I0L Miss Thorpe
105 xxYankee Notions 106, xxSprite 108,
Round The World 108. Casey Jones 110,
Amoret 113, Sebago 116.
lx—Clarke and Schreiber entry; xx -
H. It. Knapp entry'
SECOND—Purse, two-year-old.-, colts
and geldings. 4 furlongs ilOi: Sir Cale-
dore 100. Briggs Brother 100. Little
Nephew 100. Tiktnk 103, Lost Fortune
MTS, John Maotiinnlss 103, Single 107.
Harwood 110. John Gund 112, Dick Do-
^THIRD—Three-vear-olds, fillies, 6 fur
longs (8 >: Etta Ray 100. Daisy Platt
104 Benanet 104. Christmas Stor 107.
Floral Park 112, The Widow 112, Gowell
112, Panzarolta 112.
FOURTH—Three-year-olds and up.
Phoenix Hotel Handicap, mile and six
teenth' Donerail 96. Impression 97. Any
Port 102, Flora Fina 102. Princess Galla-
wav 106. Foundation 106, Bellhorse 109.
FIFTH — Purse, two-year-olds, fillies,
4 furlongs (11): Notoriety 103. La\al-
letta 103 First Cherry 103, Birdie Wil
liams 103. Mary Michaels 103. Penniless
103 Bracktown Belle 103. Parcelpost 10,.
Gipsy Love 107. Aunt Mamie 112, Dainty-
Mint 115.
SIXTH—Selling, threr-w and
up mile (10): Marshon ''7. Earl and Sa
voy 93. Vallevslu '8. Carj.atlda 1M. old
Woman 101. l.ove.’ay 08. Automalic 109.
Bonanza 112. Flying : "“t 112. Capital)
Bravo 113.
Weather etaoin hr J 111 tiotmnomi no
AT COLUMBUS—
MILWAUKEE—
0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 4
COLUMBUS—
20010010X-452
Slapnicka, Brown and Hughes; Me-
Quillen and Smith. Umpires. Chill and
O’Brien.
AT LOUISVILLE—
KANSAS CITY—
100000002-385
LOUISVILLE—
00 0 12200X-581
Rhodes. Covington and O’Connor!
Woodburn and Clemons. Umpires. Mur
ray and Handiboe.
AT INDIANAPOLIS—
MINNEAPOLIS—
01000 0 -172
INDIANAPOLIS—
0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1
Olmstead and Smith: Merz and Cot
ton. Umpires, Johnstone and Connolly.
Called on account of rain.
AT TOLEDO.
ST. PAUL—
000001 1 2 0- 4 11 0
TOLEDO—
0 2 0 2 0 l 0 0 X- 5 11 1
Reiger, Gardner. Van Dyke and Mil
ier; George. Gregg and Krueger. Um
pires. Westervelt and Erwin.
CRACKERS- AB. R.
Agler, lb 4 1
Alperman, 2b 4 1
Welchonce,cf 3 3
Bailey, If 4 1
Long, rf 3 2
Smith, 3b 4 0
Dobard, ss 2 0
Keating, ss 1 0
Dunn, c 4 1
Musser, p .1 0
Bausewein, p 1 0
"Graham 1 0
**Kernan 0 1
Price, p 0 0
Hannah, If 1 0
Totals ,.30 10
-Batted for Dobard in fifth.
* :|, Ran for Bausewein in sixth.
LOOKOUTS- AB. R.
Coyle, lb 4 1
Flick, 2b 3 1
King, cf 3 2
Elberfeld, ss 2 1
Elston, rf 4 0
Harbison, 3b 3 0
Massey, If 2 1
Street, c 3 1
Coveleskie, p 2 0
Summers, p 0 0
More, p 1 0
H.
1
1
1
1
0
3
1
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
PO.
9
0
3
1
0
1
1
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
1
A.
0
7
m
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
>
m
1
0
0
1
0
E.
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
There Were No Rapiers, but Two’
Society Men Managed to
Make Things Lively.
—
ALL STARTED AT A DANCE
matic Fight in New York.
12 21 11
Totals
27
H.
1
1
3
1
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
11
PO.
6
3
1
3
2
1
0
5
0
0
0
A.
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
2
3
0
3
E.
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
21 11
SUMMARY.
Two-base hits—Agler, Welchonce, Dunn. Flick. Three-base
hit—Street. Struck out—by Musser 2, Price 2; Covaleskie .4,
liases on balls—off Musser 4, Price 1 ; Covaleskie 2, Summers 1,
Covaleskie2, Summers 1, More 2. Sacrifice hits—Alperman, Har
bison. Wild pitches—Musser 2.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
AT NASHVILLE—
BIRMINBHAM 0 0000 0 - 0 30
NASHVILLE 1 0000X-1 10
Thompson and Dilger; Beck and Noyes. Umpires, Pfennlnger and Stock
Called on account of rain.
Mobile-Montgomery game off; rain.
New Orleans-Memphis game off; rain.
dale.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
AT MACON.
CHARLESTON—
2000 0 0100-362
MACON—
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 5
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AT NEW YORK—
Ridgeway and Menefee; Martin and
Humphreys. Umpire, Barr.
AT COLUMBUS.
JACKSONVILLE-
004 6 0 0 0 0 0-10 12
COLUMBUS—
1 0 0 0 06000-7 12 3
Horton and Smith; Morrow. Baker and
Krebs. Umpire, Moran.
AT SAVANNAH.
ALBANY—
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4- 4 10 4
SAVANNAH -
2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1- 5 8 2
Hattner and Coalby: Armstrong and
Geibel. Umpires. Pender and Gooltz.
PHILADELPHIA 0 000000000 0-0 30
j new YORK 0000000000 0-0 7 3
! Alexander and Killifer; Demaree and Meyers. Umpires. Klem and Orth.
I AT BOSTON—
BROOKLYN 1 00 0 03300-7 11
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X - 1 6
Stack and Miller, Tyler and Brown. Umpires, Rigler and Byron.
7 CHICAGO 0 0 0000003-3
PITTSBURG
Ritchie and Acher. Robinson, Hendrix
3 Guthrie.
Cincinnati-St. Louis game off; rain.
r>
13000110X-6 10
and Somin. Umpires. Owen and
0! Ben Gatins, Ed Terrell and Dan
9i Woodward Principals in a Dra-
0
1
0!
« The good old days of the code duello
j and of flashing rapieres, vhen brave
0 j men fought for beautiful women, ar-
revived for Atlanta, and the city’s
society today is agog over the story
of a formal combat between two of
the most prominent of its younger set.
Only, in this combat there were no
flashing rapieres. It was just a fight
with fists, in the light of the moon,
and it cook place Tuesday night un
der the shadow of the Piedmont Park
Peace monument.
The story of the fight leaked out
to-day, and the names of Edward Ter
rell. Ben Gatins .and Dan Woodward,
its principal figures, are on every
body’s lips.
Began at a Dance.
It began at a dance at Segutlio's, j
when Mr. Gatins objected to the an- i
cient and honorable custom of ’Break
ing.” He refused to relinquish his
pprfiypn as the partner of a beautiful
girl when Mr. Terrell lightly topped
hino on the shoulder.
Mr. Terrell did not insist—then.
But after the dance he aproached Mr.
Gatins and informed him that break
ing was the custom.
‘You haven’t been up Xortli so long
you’ve forgotten that, have you?" he
asked. Mr. Gatins has lived in New
York for several years.
“Well, it doesn't go with me," Mr.
Gatins is said to have replied Then
there were other words.
A few -minutes later, .\Jr. Terrell
was formally aprpoached by an emis
sary of the young New Yorker. A
whispered conversation. Then the
crowd about the young men heard
Mr. Terrell speak determinedly.
‘Tfn on,” lie said. It was said with
a world of defiance in its tone
.A mysterious party left Segadlo’s
hall after the dance, in two automo
biles. They made their way to Pied
mont Park, in whose open space the
moon beat bDghtly down. The duel
was ideally staged. The Peace mon
ument towered mournfully above the
beligerent young men.
The whole affaii was being sched
uled according to Marquis of Queens-
bury and all the otler criterions of
the ringside.
By the Light of the Moon.
At that moment another automo
bile drew up. The news that a duel
was impending had spread.
The Gatins faction, says the story,
objected to the audience. This was
no show affair. One of them, it is
said, objected in violent language, and
! Ben Woodward entered the affair.
The original quarrel was forgotten,
and Woodward and Gatins mixed it
for a good twenty minutes. Fighting
was liveh under the Peace monu
ment.
"I Ain as Innocent as an Angel In
Heaven Cries Mrs. Appelbaum to
Jury, After Describing Salesman’s
Threat to Kill Her.
Mrs. Callie Scott Appelbaum was found not guilty of the
charge of murder in the criminal division of Superior Court at
5:03 o'clock this afternoon. The jurors which decided she did not
kill her husband had been out just 33 minutes and the verdict was
reached after a few ballots.
As F. C. Wilkerson, foreman of the trialmen, entered the court
room, Mrs. Appelbaum was standing with her lawyers with a
smile on her lips. As she sought to thank him she fainted.
As the foreman puttered the words “not guilty’’ she started
across the court room while the crowd craned their necks to gel
a view of the scene. Close to the jury box she fell forward anc*
fainted dead away into the arms of a court attache, but was re
vived later and left the court room with her lawyers smiling,
While the jury delibirated she appeared in the best of spirit,
chatted with reporters and even allowed photographers to snap
her with her son.
The case against Mrs. Callie Appelbaum, charged v/ith the
murder of her husband, went to the jury shortly after 4 o'clock
to-day.
Solicitor llu^li M. Dorsev concluded liis closing argument to
the jury and Judge Roan made a brief charge. The fate of Mrs.
Appelbaum, accused of shooting her husband in the Dakota Hotel
on February 25, was then put in the hands of tin* twelve jurors.
Solicitor Dorsey confined himself most to*an effort to nullify
the effect of the testimony of the star witness for the defense. G.
Cohen, a traveling salesman. Cohen was in the room next the Ap-
pelbaums. It was he who testified that in the interval between
shots he heard some one hurrying from the room occupied l>.\ Mr.
and .Airs, Appelbaum.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tliat her mind was a complete blank
at the time her husband met his
death in the Dakota Hotel was the
striking feature of a remarkable state
ment made on the stand to-day by
Mrs. Gallic Scott Apeplbaum, on trial
for her life.
Mrs. Appelbaum said she loved her
husband better than anything in the
world. She wound up an incoherent
but dramatic narrative, toid between
sobs, with the declaration that Appe!-
bnum tiad threatened to shoot, her,
that she buried heraeif beneath the
bed covers and remembered nothing
until the next morning. Tn the mean
time the tragedy with which she
charged had occurred.
Tlie prisoner said that Appelbaum
had feared for his life: that they had
all sorts of trouble, and that she her
self had tried suicide and made her
will. Here is Mrs. Appelbaum's m-
plete statement:
Tells All She Remembers.
“i am going to tell all I can possi
bly remember about Mr. Appelbaum s
death. 1 have been unjustly impris
oned, and kept there. No one on
earth could be more anxious to know
how he met his death than I am. I
know you want the truth, and tha’ is
what I am going to tell.
"1 think if the detectives had treat
ed me fairly the morning they hud me
at the station house they would have
COLLEGE GAMES
AT AMERICUS—
AUBURN—
0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 X - 5 6 1
MERCER-
10 0000020-394
Driver ^nd Williams; Hunt and Ir
win. Umpire Ott.
AT WASHINGTON —
BOSTON 000 0 22000-411 1
WASHINGTON 0 000001 4X-5 12 1
O'Brien. Hall and Nunemacher; Gallia, Boehling, Johnson and Alnsmith.
, Umpires, Hart and Dineen.
j AT PHILADELPHIA—
NEW YORK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1
PHILADELPHIA 0 0000 3 1 OX-4 90
Ford. Fisher and William,; Plank and Lapp. Umpire., Connolly and Me-
Oliver and Jackson
Indicted for Attack
Bicyclist Injures Woman.
rOLFMBrS. Mrs. A. D. Thedford.
an ag'ed woman of Columbus*, was
knocked to the- pavemer* and her
right hip was broken and dislocated
a reckless
advanced
bttul.
her
< iwing
*oovery
Greevy.
AT DETROIT—
CLEVELAND 101001000-3
DETROIT 000000000-0
Blanding and Land; Mullen and McKee. Umpires,
brand.
St. Louis-Chicago game off; rain.
7 2
5 1
Evans and Hllde-
Watching for Boll Weevil.
BA1XBR1DGE. -The farmers in the
western part of Decatur County are
keeping a close watch for the lurll
weevil, which i? expected to cross *h-
Chattohooobee River nno make L*-
fin* I attack <>:! Geo -gia in •I-'
County this >owr.
Medical Inspection Favored.
SAVANNAH.'—The health and san
itation committee of the < "nambc r oi
Commerce has gor ^ on record as fa
voring the movement for the institu
tion In the public schools of • ‘htriham
County of free and -v>r medi
al examination and tvootm 1,1
County Policemen Face Trial on
Charge of Assaulting W. H.
Johnson, Former Officer.
Lieut. John Oliver ami A. \Y. Jock-
son. of the county police force were
indicted by the grand jury this after
noon for a*s.sault and batery upon W.
H. Johnston, former member of the
force.
The alleged assault occured in an
anteroom to the criminal court In the
Thrower building a month ago. Lieut.
Oliver pummeled Johnson for the re
marks the latter is said to have ut
tered reflecting on his character.
Neither the police officer nor John
son was hurt.
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Kirkland Elected
To Head Arkansas
State University
—
| Chancello of Vanderbilt Now in
Atlanta Tendered Presidency of
Fayetteville Institute.
LITTLK ROOK. ARK.. April 25.—
Chancellor James H. Kirkland, of
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, was
tills afternoon elected president of the
University of Arkansas at a meeting
of the beard of trustees of the lat
ter institution held here. Dr. J, C.
Hardy, formerly president of the
Mississippi Agricultural and Me
chanical College was elected dean of
the Arkansas College of Agriculture.
Both Arkansas institutions are lo
cated at Fayetteville.
The new heads & re ex peeled to take
charge July 1.
<'hanceio' Kirkland in Atlanta the room,
to attend tin ^ mth* rn So iologi
«‘ongios.
known I was not guilty. I did not re
veal my identity because I wanted to
shield my aged father and mother and
my son, who was at school in Mont
gomery.
“They did not tell me Mr. Appel
baum was dead. They told me he had
a scratch on his arm. hut was not
badly hurt. I insisted that I be taken
to him, and they said then that he
was shot and had given them a state
ment saying that I shot him. I told
them that that couta not oe true, that
I loved him too much to do him the
slightest harm."
Sobs Interrupt Her Story.
Airs. Appelbaum broke down here
and sobbed for a few minutes. Turn
ing to the Jury, she said:
“Gentlemen. 1 knew all his faults,
and in spite of them loved him more
dearly than everything in the world.
You can not be more anxious than I
am to find the truth. 1 have prayed
night and day that when this trial
was held we would know how Mr. Ao-
pelbaum met his death. \ know my
love was an honorable love. 1 was .»
good wife. I made every sacrifice on
earth for him. He often admitted 1
was the only friend he ever had on
earth who had not double-crossed
him.
“For several’weeks before the first
of February he had been morose and
dejected. My health had been very
bad and I was unhappy On the Is*
of February I tried to take my own
life,
“I gave him. money to go in busi
ness in Charlotte. It was never in
my heart or mind to mistreat him. On
the 1st of February I took laudanum.
Before doing it I wrote a note tha:
would exonerate him of all blame. I
did not want the people to think he
was in any way responsible for it. 1
wrote a will, dividing my stocks and
bonds and small bank account be
tween him and my son.
Tells of His Fear for Life.
“About a week before his death ne
went to a motion picture show to
gether. He was very nervous, anil
said lie wanted to go out. We went
out together and went back to the
hotel. He was drinking. I asked
him what was the matter. He said:
‘Some one is following me all the.
time, and our lives arc in danger
every minute we are out.’
“He went out the next morning anti
bought a pistol, had it cleaned, and
oiled and loaded. When he got up
the next morning he was awfully
nervous’ and cross He went down
into the dining room and fussed with
• he waiters, and finally came back to
ay ing lie had forgotten his
He had to go out of town that
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