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Barring Tennessee, Every State
Bordering on Georgia Wants
Gate City to Land Council.
BY JAMES B. NEVIN.
DALLAS, TEXAS, May 13.—For
rest Adair filed with the Imperial
Council to-day official invitations
from Atlanta for next year's session
from Governor Brown, Governor-elect
Slaton, Mayor Woodward, the Capital
City, Transportation, University and
Piedmont Driving Clubs and many
other social and business organiza
tions and persons in Atlanta.
There seems to be nothing left that
might have been done to insure At
lanta's winning the big prize of the
session in Dallas. About the hotels
and streets it generally is conceded
that Atlanta will win.
The parade of the patrol' to-day,
escorting the Imperial Council to is
opening session, was beautiful and
served to jam the streets with specta
tors almost to suffocation. There
were about 100 patrols in litre, aver
aging 50 rrten each: 20 brass bands,
and a civic procession of something
like 150 filled automobiles. Every
patrol was uniformed differently and
gorgeously.
Great Parade for To-night.
That parade, bigger and better, for
already it is predicted that the at
tendance in Atlanta next year Is to
be much heavier than it is here, will
look mighty attractive along White
hall and Peachtree next year. The big
parade of the session takes place to
night, when it is expected that about
15,000 Shriners will march in line un
der the glitter of 100,000 electric
tights.
No patrol in to-day’s parade at
tracted more applause and attention
than the Yaarab patrol, under Cap
tain J. O. Seamans and Lieutenants
Cuts Vandiver and Ashford.
Atlanta's fight was given a big
boost to-day when Colonel Robert L.
Colding, of Savannah, arrived and
plunged headlong into the contest to
put Atlanta over. He is one of the
best known Shriners in America, and
has been of vast help to the Atlanta
workers.
Fred Houser, of Atlanta, has the
publicity end of the Atlanta campaign
in hand and has handled It splendid
ly. The Dallas papers are full of At
lanta and its enterprise to-day. They
all pick the Gat- City for.a winner in
to-morrow’s balloting.
Irwin Named Potentate.
At the Texas session, the only thing
done of interest to the public was the
election of William W. Irwin, of
Wheeling, W. Va., to be imperial po
tentate next year. He will preside in
Atlanta and he told me to-day that
the fact was particularly gratifying
to him.
He has been outspoken in his sup
port of Atlanta for the honor of en
tertaining the Shrine in 1914. He and
Forrest Adair are great cronies, and
have been at many sessions of the
Imperial Council. .The other Impe
rial Council members were advanced
In rotation, as is customary in the
order.
There was a mighty careful check
ing up of names and counting of
noses along somewhere after midnight
last night. The Yaarab workers did
not quit talking Atlanta until the
rest of creation out here had gone
to bed. Along about daylight Forrest
Adair figured that Atlanta had it on
Memphis by about two to one. Maybe
it is more than that, but two to one
looks good enough anyway.
Memphis is putting up the gamert
sort of fight. The Tennessee city
has a big hunch of rooters here and
the town has been flooded with lit
erature. However, Atlanta has been
right there with the literature, and
in the matter of pure unadulterated
Continued on Page 2, Column 4.
Gets Proposal by
Phone at Breakfast
And Weds by 9 A. M,
To arise heartfree, to receive a pro
posal before breakfast over the tele
phone and to be married by 9 o’clock
—that’s what happened to Miss Em
ma Wofford, 26 Alaska Avenue, Co-
penhill, Tuesday morning.
Now she is the bride of Dr. John R.
Smith, of Douglas, Ga., and her
friends are just learning of her mar
riage.
Dr. Smith and his bride long had
been friends, hut the subject of mat
rimony had never come up. When
the physician came to Atlanta Mon
day on a business trip he called Miss
Wofford over the telephone and after
a few minutes’ conversation, asked
her if she would marry him.
Mrs. Smith formerly was an em
ployee in the Pittsburg Plate Glass
Company’s Atlanta office.
Bandit Pair Fails in
Attempt to Hold Up
Busch's Private Car
KANSAS CITY, MO., May 13.—Two
armed men swung onto the railing of
the observation end of the private car
of Adolphus Busch, wealthy brewer of
St. Louis, early to-day and attempted
to board the car. They were thrown
off by the speed of the train, which
did not slow down as much as they
expected for a railway crossing.
The millionaire brewer and his phy
sician were asleep in the car. The
attempted robbery was reported here.
The men attempted to board th?
train a few feet from the spot from
where a Kansas City Southern train
was held up a few days ago and Jesse
J. Short, a millionaire mine owner, of
Joplin, Mo., was seriously wounded.
“Mutt" Sues “Jeff"
for $1,000 Damages
SHEBOYGAN, WIS., May 13—A
“Mutt and Jeff’’ case was on trial in
the Circuit Court to-day, “Mutt” su
ing “Jeff” for $1,000 damages for
whipping him, breaking three ribs,
smashing his false teeth and causing
other damage.
“Mutt,” otherwise Fred Daetz, and
“Jeff.” better known as John Goelzer,
were working in a gravel pit near
Plymouth. Discussion over a keg of
beer led to a row and it appears
that Goelzer. who is much the smal
ler of the two men, put Daetz out
of the game.
Daetz is six feet two inches tall,
weighs 195 pounds. Goelzer is five
feet, four inches in height, weighs
115 pounds.
Burleson Confronted
by $600,000 Deficit
WASHINGTON, May 13.—Post
master General Burleson is confront
ed with an actual deficit in postal
funds that will cause serious cur
tailment of the postal service unless
Congress passes ai. appropriation of
$600,000 by May 15.
The House passed an appropriation
hill carrying $600,000 to supply the
impending deficit. The Senate must
luickly act on the measure if it is to
become law by May 15. The deficit
has been brought about by unforeseen
consequences resulting from the
eight-hour law for postal employees,
passed at the last session of Con
gress, and the parcel post.
Flies Over Alps, and
Lives to Tell Story
Special Cable to The American.
BERNE, SWITZERLAND, May 13.
Aviator Rider, using a monoplane
flew over the Alps to-day. It took
two hours to fly 50 miles. This was
.he second successful flight made over
the Alps.
Rider left Berne In a high wind and
anded at Sion. He attained a height
>f 10,560 feet, and was so cold when
le dscended he had to be lifted from
his machine.
Chavez, a Peruvian aviator, the first
to fly over the Alps, fell at the co i-
?lusion of his flight and succumbed
lo his injuries.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
! Georgia—Local showers Tues-
1 day and Wednesday.
Objection to National Protestant
Platform May Act as Bar to
Presbyterian Merger.
By REV. CHARLES STELZLE.
Will the Southern Presbyterian As-
sembly organically unite with one
Presbyterian denomination and cut
off fraternal relationships with all
other protestants?
This is the question which its com
missioners probably will be compelled
to answer while the Assmebly is In
session in Atlanta.
There is little doubt that the South
ern Assembly will combine with the.
United Presbyterian Church, but it
is possible that it will sever its con
nection with the Federal Council of
the Churches of Christ in America.
The Federal Council includes prac
tically the combined Protestant forces
of the United States,, representing 30
different denominations which have
a communicant membership of 16.-
000,000. One of the chief reasons
given by those who favor the separ
ation is their objection to the social
service platform adopted by the Fed
eral Council.
Platform of Council.
Here is the platform of the Council
to which exception has been taken:
The phurch must stand:
1. For equal rights and com
plete justice for all men in all
stations of life.
2. For the protection of the
family, by the single standard of
purity, uniform divorce laws,
proper regulation of marriage
and proper housing.
3. For the fullest possible de
velopment for every child, espe
cially by the provision of prop
er education and recreation.
4. For the abolition of child
labor.
5. For such regulations of the
conditions of toil for women as
shall safeguard the physical and
moral health of the community.
6. For the abatement and pre
vention of poverty.
7. For the protection of the in
dividual and society from the
social, economic and moral waste
of the liquor traffic.
8. For the conservation of
health.
9. For the protection of the
worker from dangerous machin
ery, occupational diseases and
mortality.
For Aiding Workers.
10. For the right of all men to
the opportunity of self-mainten
ance, for safeguarding this rigjrt
against encroachment of every
kind, and for the protection of
workers from the hardships of
enforced unemployment.
11. For suitable provision for
the old age of the workers, and .
for those incapacitated by in
jury.
12. For the right of employees
and employers alike to organize
for adequate means of conciliation
and arbitration in industrial dis
putes.
13. For a release from employ
ment one day in seven.
14. For the gradual and rea
sonable reduction of the hours of
labor to the lowest practicable
point, and for that degree of lei
sure for all, which is a condition
of the highest human life
15. For a living wage as a
minimum in every industry, and
for the highest wage that each
industry can afford.
16. For a new emphasis upon
the application of Christian prin
ciples to the acquisition and use
of property, and for the most
equitable division of the product
of industry that can ultimately be
devised.
‘ This platform has in substance teen
I Continued on Page 3, Column 5.
ENTRIES
LOUISVILLE ENTRIES.
FIRST—Selling, 3-year-olds and up,
6 furlongs: After Glow 93, Silky Day
95, Anna Fatricia 99, Verena 99, Mack
B. Eubanks 105. Cash On Delivery 107,
Gold of Ophir 107, Coppertown 107, Mer
rick 111, Amon 111, Polls 112, Chapul-
tepec 113.
SECOND—Purse, 2-year-old maidens,
41& furlongs: Christbphine 109, Fran
cis 109, Bronze Wing 109. Eranata 109,
Mac 112, Eustace 112. Billy Stuart 112,
Soslus 112, Lambs Tail 112, David Craig
112, Black Tony 112, King McDowell 112,
Alador 112, Art Rick 112.
THIRD—Three year-olds and up, 5%
furlongs: Silver Bill 92, Brookfield 95,
Samuel R. Meyer 104. Sonada 107, Helen
Barbee 112, xEl Palornar 95, xJim
Basey 117, Sprite 117, Caughhlll 117.
xClarke dtid Schreiber entry.
FOURTH—Handicap, 3-year-olds and
up, mile and sixteenth: Strenuous 100,
Any Port 103, Manager Mack 105, Roll
ing Stone 108, Princess Callaway 308.
FIFTH—Purse, 2-year-olds, 4V* fur
longs: Galar 107. xBao 100, xBriggs
Brother 110, Barbara Lane 110, Vaw-
dergrift 113.
xE. R. Bradley entry.
SIXTH—Selling, 3-year-olds and up,
mile ami one-eighth: Carpathia 101,
Judge Kerr 101, Bonnie Eloise 105, Clubs
107, Just Red 107, Sir Catesby 107, Spin
dle 109, Dirk Baker 110, Flying Feet 111,
Melton Street 112, Mockler 112.
Clear; fast.
AT PIMLICO.
FIRST—Selling. 4-year-olds and up, 6
furlongs: Slim Princess 106, Cynosure
108, Senator Sparks 106. xHammon
Pass 98. Golden Castle 103, xJessup-
burn 103. Walter Welles 103, xCesarllass
;»6, Spring Moss 101. Tom Holland 103,
Blue Crest 101, Golliwog#? 103. Clan
Alpine 103 Burning Daylight 103. Clem
Beachey 108. xAviator 98, Hermis Jr.
103, Jack Nunnally 108.
SECOND—Two-year-old fillies, 4%
furlongs: Grazelle 109, Mates 109, Vir
ginia Lass 109, Trumps 114. xxViolet
Ray 109, xxOlympia 109, Margaret Meise
109, Lady Rocene 109.
xxBelmont entry.I
THIRD—Merchants’ selling handicap,
3-year-olds and up, 6 furlongs: Deduc
tion 110, Gobi Cap 102. Lady Irma 105,
Fred Levy 106, Futurity 109, Napier 106.
Rye Straw 115, I^aSainrella 96. Magazine
11*4, Horace E. 107, Star Gilt*111, Ralph
Lloyd 100. Miss Moments 112, Right
Easy 112, Union Jack 103.
FOURTH Linseed Steeplechase, 4-
y ear-olds and up, 2 miles. Tom Cat
D9 I)r. Heard 149, Thistledale 149,
xMalaga 137 xOld Salt 131, xLizzie Flat
142, Orderly Nat 149. Sir Cleges 149.
FIFTH—Purse. 3-year-olds and up, 6
furlongs: Crisco 108, Scally Wag 105,
Slv Boots 98. Oliver Lodge 105. Sand-
vale 103. Pond 118, Hasson 108. Skib-
bereen 100, L’Aiglon 103, Votes 1C3.
SIXTH—Selling. 3-year-olds and up.
mile and 40 yards: Donald McDonald
108, Captain Swanson 107, My Fellow
100, xSuperstition 102. The Rump 107,
xBlackford 92, Absconder 97, xAltamaha
101'. Everett 105. Tow'on Field 108.
xCoioncl Cook 100, Oak hurst 108, Patou
i 10.
xApprentlce allowance claimed.
H, M. Flagler Dying;
Plans for Funeral
Already UnderWay
| JACKSONVILLE, FLA., May 13.—
Word was received here this after
noon from West Palm Beach that
Henry M. Flagler is rapidly growing
weaker and is now unable to take
nourishment. Arrangements for his
funeral are being made in St. Au
gustine. He is not expected to live
through the day.
Dr. Alfred S. Badger, pastor of the
Memorial Presbyterian Church, in St.
Augustine, Mr. Flagler's pastor, now
is in Atlanta to attend the Presby
terian Assembly.
Movie Men, Perhaps
Edison, to Visit Here
Charles M. Seay, general manager
of the Thomas A. Edison Company,
New York, and p#ssibly the electrical
wizard himself, will arrive in Atlanta
Thursday with a party of eight for a
short visit, according to a dispatch
received Tuesday by Benjamin S
Barker, commercial agent of the
Southern Railway.
The party will stop at the Georgian
Terrace Hotel and make scenic
views of the city for the Edison Com
pany.
The telegram intimates that Mr.
Edison is desirous of coming if he
can arrange business matters in New
York.
DISCUSS TRAVELERS’ AID.
The Atlanta Woman’s Missionary As
sociation will meet Wednesday morn
ing at 10:10 • ' • •• k i;i ti e Central Con
gregational Church to discuss the Trav
elers’ Aid work, in wind, the associa
tion has been interested.
If you have anything to sell adver
tise in The Sunday American. Lar
gest circulation of any Sunday news
paper in the South.
Slayer of Farmer Is Taken From
Jail and Lynched by One
Hundred Men.
FRANKLIN, GA., May. 13.—Sam
Owensby, a.negro, Who yesterday kill
ed Brooks Lane at the latter’s farm,
three miles from here, was lynched
last night. He was taken from the
•Heard County jail by a mob of
about 100 men, carried to the river
bank nearby and hanged to a tree.
Then his body was riddled with bul
lets.
Sheriff Lee Taylor had planned to
take the negro either to New nan or
Atlanta for safe keeping, but when
this plan became known he was told
that the negro would he killed if an
effort were made to remove him from
the jail.
By 9 o’clock the crowd that had
gathered In town during the after
noon had dispersed and the streets
were deserted. Sheriff Taylor and
two deputies remained on guard at
the jail. An hour later the mob
quietly slipped back to town, over
powered the Sheriff and deputies and
got the prisoner. To-day the town
is quiet.
If you have anything to sell adver
tise in The Sunday American. Lar
gest circulation of any Sunday news
paper in the South.
Borden Heiress in
West With Mother
LOS ANGELES, May 13.—Ramona
Borden, daughter of Gail Borden, mil
lionaire New' York milkman, who star
tled her family and friends a few
weeks ago by disappearing from an
Eastern sanitarium, to-day arrived in
Los Angeles with her mother.
The girl ran away because she
wanted to live in the country instead
of hotels and sanitariums.
Wiggles Barred at
Police Picnic Dance
Atlanta blue-coats and their fair
partners will dance for six handsome
prizes at the annual police picnic
Thursday at Warm Springs.
The recent dances that have met
with considerable public disapproval
will not be permitted at the outling.
“Dances that are banned in the
high class* dance halls will be banned
at the picnic,” is the declaration.
FIRST WOMAN IS INDICTED
AS SLAYER IN MUSCOGEE
COLUMBUS, GA., May 13.—The May
term Grand Jury of Muscogee Superior
Court has indicted Mrs. Jennie Mae
Radcliff and Bill Creen, both while, on
murder charges.
Mrs. Radcliff. the first white woman
ever indicted in Muscogee^ County for
murder, is charged with the death of
her husband, George M. Radcliff. a
merchant, April 19. Creen is indicted
for killing Otis D. Kitchens, an insur
ance agent.
Wilson and Cabinet
Discuss Alien Law;
Johnson Will Sign
C* OLICITOR DORSEY in his office; a snapshot of the Pha-
A gan case prosecutor taken by a Georgian photographer.
WASHINGTON, May 13.—The Jap-
anese situation was discussed for the
greater part of two hours at the meet
ing of the President with his Cabinet,
hut at the conclusion of the confer
ence absolute silence was maintained
regarding the subject.
SACRAMENTO, May 13.—A reply
by Governor Johnson to the message
of Secretary of State Bryan, advis
ing against hasty action in the Cali
fornia anti-alien law legislation was
expected to-day. The Governor an
nounced that he would no,t discuss
the subject until he had replied to
Secretary Bryan, which likely would
be to-day.
He intimated that he would sign
the Webb anti-alien land bill, but
that he would delay action out of re
spect to President Wilson’s \>ishes.
In his farewell message to the Leg
islature Governor Johnson said:
“I would like to have mentioned
the land bill with the others that I
consider worthy accomplishments in
legislation this season, but I refrained
from so doing because it would not
be courteous to my anything in ad
vance of my reply to Mr. Bryan’s
telegram ”
PHOENIX. ARIZ., May 13.—A slight
amendment by the Senate to . the
House anti-alien land bill make9 ii
necessary for the measure to be
passed on by a conference between
the two houses before it is sent to
the Governor. It was predicted the
conference would agree on the hill
this afternoon. The Governor’s atti
tude is not known, although I113
closest friends say he will sign it.
Four hundred Japanese residents of
the State will appeal to the GoVernor
to veto the bill.
Preacher Indicted
On Charge of Fraud
The Rev. Father George, alias
Thomas Kirby, alias Brother James,
alias the Rev. Brother James Brady,
was indicted by' the Federal Grand
Jury Tuesday on a charge of using
the mails to defraud.
It is alleged that Kirby solicited and
got funds from G. P. Docker, of At
lanta, by a letter dated at Griffin. Ga.,
March 17, representing that he was an
agent of St. Leo College. Florida, and
that the funds were to he used in the
erection of a home for students.
Kirby was arrested in South Caro
lina.
Studying
Phagan
Evidence.
Detectives Not Centering All
Their Efforts on Frank and
Lee Now.
Detectives in the Phagan mystery
are not centering all their efforts upon
Frank and Lee. New theories have
been advanced, new clews examined
and every possible theory is being in
vestigated.
It was because of these rumors oil
the streets to-day that a report was
spread that an entirely new lead was
being followed by Solicitor Dorsey
that might eliminate both Frank and
Lee.
Solicitor Dorsey paid very little at
tention to the reports.
“There arc no developments so far.”
he said, “which would tend to swerve
the prosecution from its '.present
course. The cases of the two men
held will be placed before the Grand
Jury as soon as the evidence against
them can be properly shaped, unless
other developments justify' a change.”
New Theory Investigated.
The new theory alluded to has been
submitted by a private detective
employed by the Solicitor’s office.
The man, whose identity has not
been revealed, has been working
along lines entirely at variance to
those pursued by the prosecutor. Mr.
Dorsey stated that while as yet no
evidence had been produced to sub
stantiate the proposed solution, that
his investigators have taken the mat
ter up and will go to the- bottom of
it. Every available means will be
used to prove or disprove the detec
tive's theory.
An important affidavit was added
Tuesday' to the great mass of evi
dence already collected by Solicitor
Dorsey.
Another affidavit considered of im
portance was that made, by Miss Mag-
git Wyatt, 44 Pickett Street, .wh<t
formerly was employed at the pencil
factory.
Miss Willie M. Ross, 259 Crew
Street, who is said to have heard
screams in the pencil factory at 4:30
on the afternoon of the tragedy, ap
peared at Mr. Dorsey's office in the
morning and made an exhaustive
statement which she signed.
Dorsey Will Welcome Burns.
When asked later what she knew
of the case. Miss Ross declared she
had absolutely no knowledge of it.
Solicitor Dorsey, when asked about
the report that Detective Bums was
coming to Atlanta to take charge of
the investigation, declared that he
would welcome Mr. Burns.
Colonel Felder, whose correspond
ence with the great detective gave
rise to the report that he would enter
the investigation, stated Tuesday
morning that he would know posi
tively by Wednesday whether Burns
would comply with his request. Mr.
Burns is due to arrive in New York
from Europe some time Tuesday.
The Grand Jury probably will hold
an extra session this week to “clean
up” the routine docket in order that
there will be nothing to interfere with
the Phagan case when it is presented
by Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey.
Consider Extra Session.
The Solicitor and his assistant, E.
A. Stephens, discussed Monday the
advisability of an extra session for
one day before Friday, the’ regular
meeting day’, and may issue a call ta
the jurors to assemble Wednesday.
The Solicitor explained, however,
that it probably would take the two
sessions this week to dispose of the
routine, and the Phagan case might
not reach the jury until Friday’ of
next week, or an extra session to bo
called the first part of the week.
Mrs. Rudolph Frank, mother of Leo
Frank, was seen for the first time
at hejc home in Brooklyn Monday by
the newspaper reporters. She de-,