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h •i / If THE ATLANTA UEOKUIAJN AJMJJ jsv.v 2-Year ManHunt Endsin J. Wylie Smith’s Capture [CUPID'S WIRELESS Relentless Pursuit of Fugitive by Victim Revealed REAL LOVE TEST Fleeing Atlant n Had Thrilling: Career in Rebel Army a n d Brigand Camps of Mexico — Hardships Wreck His Health. The veil of mystery wag lifted by The Georgian Friday from the move. n\ents of J. Wylie Smith since the wrecking of the Commercial Loan aJtd Discount Company, of which hr was president two yean ago, and hi* spectacular flight from justice into Mexico. A story was revealed whose every phase posaessed tho Strongest dra matic Interest. One scene showed tlie fugitive rotting in a Mexican Jail. In another he was impressed in the army of Orozco. Broken in body aijd spirit, by privation and disease, h# sought asylum in the rendezvous of brigands, cut-throats and other outlaws in the fastnesses of the Mex ican mountains. Then with the shad ow of death hovering over him came hi# surrender A companion picture is that of the relentless pursuit by one man who accomplished aingle-hande j more than the United States Government with the powerful machinery of its diplomatic system. That man was Tyr c M. Hamilton, of Hapeville Swore to Bring Him Back “J swore that I’d bring him back lo Atlanta if T lived.” was his simple declaration after he had returned. But behind his quiet assertion was the story’ of a two-year man hum which in persistency of purpose and unalterable determination seldom has been equaled. Hamilton was one of the heaviest losers when the crash came. How much he lost lie has refused to pay. But it Is known that practi cally all of his ftaringa of years were swept away. Hia plans for a com fortable old age were shattered His purpose since June 14, 1911, has bf»-n to bring Smith back to stand trial in the courts. Hamilton v\a* aided in his two- ytar chase by the fact that Smith Anally came to the realization that ho hid the choice between two alterna- tlyew—death in the lair of a band of fugitives like himself or surrender to the authorities. The grim specter cam nearer and nearer When it appeared that he could not live much longer ne gave in Hamilton is a quiet man. He says little, but he has a determination that is unconquerable. After the total failure of the Government, owing largely to the unsettled conditions in Mexico, he gave up all hope of any assistance, from that source and start ed out on a lone hunt Kept Hi* Plans Secret. He had been disappointed enough by the inability to extradite Smith. The fugitive was in prison in Chihua hua for seven months, but the Unite ! States Government was unable to go? a requisition honored by the Mexican Government, although repeated U- tempts were made and Pinkerton de tectives were constantly on the alert for an opportunity to spirit him across the border. Hamilton confided his intention ’ no one. He kept his plans to hirnsdf. Only those officials with whom it was Wife a Pathetic Figure in Tragedy Th« heart-broken wKe of Wy lie .Smith provide. a moat pathetic feature of this many-sided tragedy of a human life tfone wrong' Un able to live in the city where her huahand was aceuaed of betraying the trust of some of his best' friends, she went to San Antonio to live with a cousin. Crushed by borrow, she was little seen in the society of the lively Texas town. When Smith came across the border into El I’aso, he dispatched her a wire saying that he had sur rendered and would pass through San Antonio. He had not seen her during the two years he had been a fugitive and he wanted her to meet him at the train for n few words. The train stopped at San An tonio, hut Mrs. Smith did not ap pear Instead came, the cousin to say that she was prostrated with grief and was so ill and hysterical that the doctors feared foj her life. The capture of her husband had been too great u shock to bear hf ler all her anxiety through the months since the flight of Smith. Jlapeville Man. Ileavy Los <• r in Alleged Swindle, T rail e d Loan Agent 'Through Tropical *1 tingles,and Mountain Wilds. mechanic*, and, in fact, members of almost every profession and trade Smith hud made a clean sweep and excluded no one who desired to be®- eJit by the rich harvest which it w*« understood he was reaping for those who placed their money with him ‘‘Heart” Vibrations Must Be in Tune to Wed Happily, Declares Naturalist LOS ANGELES, May 16.—That the time will come when harmonious njental vibration *\nd understanding between man and woman will be the requirements for marriage was the statement made by a well-known naturalist, <'harles Kellogg, at a meet ing of the city school teacners. According to Kellogg there Is a certain vibration between persons, the same as vibrations between wire less telegraph stations. The pitch of the vibration between any two Among those who are reported *«• i/ei rnons must vary, and Kellogg's have !.>»t in Smith'd oi-rati.m- ld ,.„ i*’,hat before a man and v.uiuan such men as Frank M M '“ r * ” absolutely necessary for him to deal in F possessed any hint that he was fol lowing a traiL into war-torn M^;;u with the certainty of a bloodhound. His taak wa* made the easier in that hi* quarry, sickened and wasUu w®s anxious to get away from th€ brigands by whom he virtually \vn* hald a captive for debt. But the end would have been the same in any event. Of this Hamilton is sure. The capture might have taken a lit ie longer, but it would have c.qme finally. Only Seek* . Juatica, Ha Says. Hamilton did not appear th« ‘ Im placable. vindictive person bis ac tions might Indicate when he was seen Friday. "We do not want to Ill-treat Smith in any way,” he said. “Myself and the other* who lost, however, believed that he should be brought back. Then, if,he has been wrongly accused or If he has been made the ‘goat,’ that fact can b* developed. As it was, he was slowdy dying of disease and poor nutrition there in the camp of those outlaws. Now. he can be cared for and he will be given just the food that will bring him back to health. "From what I can ream, Smith was free for about two months after he left Atlanta. The n he was thrown into prison at Chihuahua. Mexico, and kept there for seven months. Requisition papers were sent there and repeated efforts were made to have him extradited to the United States, but things were In such an u n set tied condition down tlwr© that nothing came of 1t. Pinkertons were .there,, but they might as well have been in Uhina, for it was impossible to get any .ac tion. Orozco frit that ho had been insulted by Uncle Bam and was none too friendly, anyway. Smith later was taken to Juarez by Orozco and kept under guard there for a time, although not close. Iv confined. Finally he was liberated and impressed into Orozcos army, 1 understand. _ Racked by raver. "He was unable to stand the hard ships and the climate and was at tacked by the fever. For* weeks and months ho was racked by the dis ease. He had barely recovered and was able to stagger about a little when he was taken with pneumonia.” It was at this time that Hamilton believes that Smith fell in with the outlaws in one of the almost inacces sible little villages of Mexico. He lay Hick there riiost of last summer, and in this way became heavily in debted to the people there. lie shook off the dread pneumo nia. but bis body was wasted by the sickness and the privations Then there was haunting him the constant knowledge that he was a hunted man. He was safe where he was. but he dare not venture forth if permitted, and lie was not permitted, for his comrades were determined that he should pay his indebtedness before he left. Large rewards Ining over the heads of some of the men with whom Smith associated. Human blood w r as on the hands of some, but the reasons they had come there mere little dis cussed. Others had got away with large sums from banks, but they had picked a poor place for tho spend Myers, If president of the (’ommercial compa ny; Judge Simmon*. J. L Sims, n Hapeville; James Stalling*, R- L. Morris, Guy Thurman. Dr. D. E. Dew berry. S. J. Collier. W. F. Brandt and others. The Individual amounts are j III sabl to have run from a few hundre 1 rnan dollars up to as high as $2'»,000. one ,cess°i rT*he°clty' depoeltedV.aUO with j ^ i 1 e _ 1 !_ (J ;’’.. h< ' J Haid 1 the operator, only to lose the entire amount. Method of Operation Perilous. Smiths method of operation a perilous one. despite the fact that he pursued It for several months before it Anally sent him from the city a fugitive. He Is said to have acted as agent between persons w ho wanted to borrow and persons who wanted to lend money at a profitable rate of in- tereet He would go to a person financially well fixed, it is alleged, with the information that he had a customer who desired to borrow a large sum of money. After declaring that thu investment would be per fectly safe. Smith would induce the person tp let-him take the inone>» giving notes in return as security for the amount. These notes later would prove worthless should marry they should be In "tune” with each o*ther and thereby have mutual understanding. He told the teachers no wild animals were except those disturbed by the tear rnan. "The rattlesnake is your best Nature made all things good. If you can. bring me a bad boy and I will show' you he js the beat boy in the world. He becomes good If you can reach him. "A baby thrown into the water will not drown of itself. It Is just like an animal. But if its parents know' that the child has been thrown in the water and fear it will drown that fear is carried to the child’s mind and it will instantly sink." CHICAGO, May 16.—Newlyweds should live at least one mile away from the parents of each, according to the advice Judge Pettit gave Mr. and Mrs. John Schweir, who were seeking divorce. When he finished the Bchweirn were Hasped in each other’s arms. Judge Pettit upset the theories of eugenics. "Every man comes to the place where he thinks of getting married.” he said. "He has met the girl. They mate very much like the birds. It is not scientific, not at all.” Judge Pettit said “too many matri monial ships arc wrecked on the mother-in-law rock.” JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES TO BE ORATOR AT VANDERBILT NASH VII.I.E, TENN., May lfi. Colonel John Temple Graves, of At lanta and New York, will deliver the literary address at the Vanderbilt University commencement here next month. United Btates Attorney Gen eral J. C. McReynolds. a former Nash ville lawyer, will be the chief speaker at the alumni banquet. Dr. Wash ington Gladden, a noted divine, will preach the commencement sermon. Dr. Edwin Mims, of the department of English, will deliver the alumni ad dress. U.S. Messengers Quit Because of Negroes WASHINGTON. May 16. — Seven special delivery messengers of the Washington postofficc have resigned because they decline to serve with negroes. They charge the postal au thorities give negro messengers shorter runs. L. J. Robinson, assistant postmas ter, declares the messenger at the top of the Iiht is given the first message that comes in. There were 54 white boys and 14 negroes. STATE AID 10 BE ASKED FOR MEDICAL COLLEGE AUGUSTA, GA. May 16—The board of directors of the medical department of the University of Geor gia has re-elected the entire faculty with one exception, T>r. Richard La mar. of the Rockefeller Institute of Medical Research, being selected to succeed Dr. C. D. Partridge, as head of the department of pathology. The directors voted to ask the State for an appropriation to help maintain the medical college. PEANUT HULL KILLS CHILD. CHICAGO, May 16—Rose Mausak, aged 1 year, is dead.to-day an a re sult of trying to swallow a peanut shell. A doctor removed the shell, but was unable to stop the convul sions that followed- Wisconsin Declines to Ban Elopements MADISON, WIS., May 16.—The State Legislature defeated a bill to make elopements Into adjoining States Illegal. The bill, championed by Assemblyman Rosa, himself a bachelor, was intended to prevent the marriage in other States of divorced persons forbidden to remarry under decrees granted in Wisconsin. The law would make such marriages void in this Statu. It was found, however, that the frequent elopements of Wisconsin people into Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota would thereby be made illegal, and any children illegi timate. HINDUS TURNED BACK BY IMMIGRATION MEN TAMPA. FLA.. May 16.—Three Hindus, claimed to be under con tract to work in the Atwood grape fruit groves, at Manavista, were turned back for the third time to day by immigration officials. They tried to* enter through Key West several weeks ago and two weeks ago made an effort to come in through this city from Havana. Last night they came in again from Cuba. Many of the big fruit growers are figuring on cheaper labor to offset the tariff cut of 78 per cent in citrus fruits. Steel Head Denies Price Agreement NE\V YORK. May 16.—There is no agreement or understanding of any kind to fix price* in the steel indus try, according to the testimony of James A. Farrell. President of the U. S. Steel Corporation, at the hear ings in the suit to dissolve the cor poration as an Illegal combination. Price* are governed solely by mar ket conditions, he said, and the fact that they remain unchanged for con siderable periods does not indicate that competitive conditions do not exist “except in the mi ads of theor ists and economists.” AUGUSTA GIRL NEW HEAD OF EPISCOPAL AUXILIARY AUGUSTA, GA., May 16.—The an- anual meeting of tho Junior Auxil iary oX the Episcopal Diocese of Geor gia was held here yesterday after noon. Miss Mary C. Outhbert, of Au gusta, was re-elected president. Re ports from the Junior Auxiliaries of Thomasville, Albany, Brunswick and other cities were read. Rev. G. Croft Williams delivered a talk on "The Boys’ Home,” a charitable institution of this city that is maintained by the Auxiliary. White City Park Now Open TAX COLLECTOR TO SUE LIEUT. GOV. O’HARA FOR $7 I CHICAGO, May 16.—County tax au thorities to-day were preparing to bring suit against Lieutenant Govern or Barratt CVH^ra, charging him with wrr _ evading the payment of taxes, other notes given out by Smith amount involved is $7.39. One of them. The proved to be forgeries, for $400, boro the signature of M. m Anderson. Another note war on By rum Huie, teller of the American National Bank, for $370, which proved a forgery. There were many others. It was on these forged notes that Charge* were placed against the oper ator. , . . . . Speculations in stock, in wnlcn Smith Is said to nave engaged, are given ar the caust for his venturing beyond the law. Most pathetic of all affected by the departure of Sir it b was the oper ator’s own wife ard adopted child ‘arrested by the Pinkerton men, but In each instance they failed to ex tradite him owing to his miflitary connections. At one time he was placed under arrest in Jaurez. Smith then was under the command of the Mexican rebel general. Antonio Rojas, and a w arm personal friend of that official, j I It was in the Chihuahua prison 11 where General Rojas was confined ■ with Smith that the friendship was i made fast. Upon his arrest in - .. ... „ | Juarez his release was ordered im- ln the Smith home at -49 . U , !*!T ! mediately by the Mexican general Street. Mrs. Smith, herself an inva >< an d a day or so later the army with became prostrated when she learneu Bm j th ln tl rnQV pii southward into of her husband’s disappearance. i >• ' the interior Mexico, leaving the spite fhi■ . however, she rern nnf ,.<•(j veg agafyi without their quar- loyal to him. j ry. Still Believed in Him. Smith appeared in Juarez the next No matter what they «ay abouU ^0 w ith the Diaz rebels a week mv husband.” she declared at the ago. . His physical condition had be- time, "I still believe in him. He I come completely broken down, ways has been so upright I can | was a wrecked man. H. lieve that he has wrong ’ done anything i It was then ’ that he listened to As she uttered ., .. the plfeas of the detectives that he thnsr uonB Smith ,.„ turI , Atlanta ajTl face the charges "as fleeing from Atlanta, leax-ing in . , , h j ln i i _ 1 . f A i i -.. ee-i ii t c Clltil. barges He consented to meet Mr. Hamilton and hfter a long con- his wake a sheaf of warrants suffl cient, ’f upheld In a court of law, lo j f rroncc crossed the border to Ei semi him to prison for many year*. : PaK „, Tpxtis . and * ave himself up, Quickly by telegraph and lelcpho e, of h) „ ovvn frep Smith stepped the entire lountry .. Jon a train which bore him to Atlanta speculators disappearance^ ln^ the j Hm , wh( , n Jie pepped down into this njeesages he was By a mysterious, round ahout way, word cams to Smith that one rnan continued on hia trail despite the re ported failure of the Government to effect his capture. In his weakened condition, the thought preyed op hia mind incessantly. • Wrote to U. S. Consul. He did not want to die there as a mem tier of the outlaw’ gang. He knew that if h« left his capture would be only a question of time. Driven desperate, lie. finally wrote Marion Letcher, the American (Consul at Chihuahua, lie pleaded that his debts be paid so that he might leave the brigands. He said, with some show of bravado, that it would be im possible to take him if he didn’t want to come. A warrant never was hon ored in bis little village, be said, even if it were signed by the President himself. The inhabitants were a law’ unto themselves. The letter came to Consul Letcher, not directly, but through various In termediaries. At the same time he received a letter from Atlanta written by Hamilton. The Consul merely for warded Hamilton’s letter to Smith. Smith made some conditions on which he would surrender himeelf and the arrangements finally were completed. Hamilton was empowered as an officer and left for El Paso. Before lie departed he was careful to obtain requisition papers upon the Governor of Texas. He was fearful that Smith K ,, , , . might change ins mind about coming > . Those who suffer from Lung Trou- J willingly. S ^le are generally troubled with night j ' Glad It’s All Over. ' sweats, fever, loss of strength and C American Consul Edwards, of \ tittle or no appetite Kckman s Al- «I Jaurez. conducted Smith into El Paso, ) terathe is a medicine which has been >1 where he was met by Hamilton. Thera < most successful in stopping night ? was a brief conversation and Smith < sweats, reducing fever and pro mm. f boarded the train with Hamilton. He S then- live* $ I ‘' r an,) ? ulv i Investigate what it did in this case \\"\‘ tted himself quietly to arrest m # “Dear Sir For four years 1 whs S i Atlanta when he was met by tho de- 3 troubled with cough, which gradually Sjtectives < became worse 1 had night sweats J 'I’m glad it’s all over with,” said ' and pains in my chest I was losing S Smith when once aboard the’ train household duties A physician pro- j I f " ,'2 h ! year / ' ,nd l 118 suf - pounced my disease Consumption, s i ferings while hiding from the au- Not being satisfied, 1 was examined \ thorniest. pv the phyaicians of the Polyclinic tl lNventy-three months have passed Hospital They also confirmed ray since .1 Wylie Smith, dealer In fren- trouble and 1 "as ordered away for ( *ied finance, abruptly let fall tils mis treatment My nephew w-..oi,i no. ?l . ■ 1 J m Benefited Many Who Had Lung Trouble _ not allow me to go until J had tried Eek- > • man's Alternative. Before 1 had taken / ) the * medicine three weeks I had ' < marked relief, night sweats cease.i. < 5 pain in the breast relieved, cough be- ) came loose and easy, fever left mu < and I commenced getting well. My s health became normal. I am in ex- ) Cellent health now and have been for ( twelve years I strongly teoommeiid s it. J (Signed! (MRS.) MARY WASSON, < Carp Ed Green, 17J2 S. 17th St.. Philadelphia, pa., v - • (Above abbreviated; more on re- \ iuest.) £ i Eckman's Alterative has been night ycafs o1d\ »5 feet 9 inches tall: blue eyes, blonde hair, a thin ftjLCC with hollow cheeks and weight close to 1*25 pounds. Several arrests were made in the ca^'during the week that followed its origin. Berry Smith, a step-brother of the missing man, was taken into custody on suspicion of knowing something of Smith’s* whereabouts, but to no aval 1 . Smith had disappeared from iden tity and for several month?, his ob literation remained complete. Half a year later he was located by the Pinkerton detectives who had been put on the case. Smith was reported to be In Mexico. He had joined the rebel forces and was fighting under h foreign sun for a cause in which lie could not have fell an interest Captured by Enemy. Just whether he joined in this per ilous undertaking to rid his mind of the financial troubles with which it must lu:\ e been burdened or because of the love of excitement which he had exhibited so clearly in Atlanta is a point tor conjecture It is safe to say that Smith proved a brave and reckless soldier city lie still was a free man. Willing ly he gave himself into the custody of the 1 detective* who were waiting for him at the station and resigned himself to the law. Had he chosen to remain in Mexico he w’ould never have been placed under arrest. As a soldier of Diaz he was beyond reach of the laws of the United States. BACKACHE IS ft DANGER SIGNAL Kidney Troubles, Bladder Disorders, Rheumatism, and Serious Diseases Follow. There is no more effective renie- pains in the region of the kidneys, HI nervousness, dizziness, tired and worn-out feeling, weak bladder, or urinary troubles, which are just as dangerous, for the slightest kidney derangement if neglected may devel- After a desperate battle near the < Mexican provincial capital of U’hihtia-!' 9T' * MU) the deadly Bright s disease hua, Smith was captured and thrown | into prison in that city. He was! wounded severely and the tilth of the Mexican jail soon brought disease I Into his body. Lack of medical at - i tentlon caused the soldier’s wound to J become affected, and even now. as he j lies in the Tower, the wound is still open and "painful—a bitter reminder| of his former days. While in the Chihuahua prison. | Smith was located by the Pinkerton detectives who had been trailing him They immediately set about getting, extradition pa tiers to take the fugi- \ live back to justice, but the arm ot] the law was foiled. Before extradi tion could be arranged between the! State Department at Washington and 1 >ropsy dr 1 )iabetes. It is not only dangerous, but need- loss. for you to suffer, and endure the tortures of these troubles, for the new discover!’, Croxone, prompt ly ends all such misery There is no more effective reme dy known for kidney, bladder trou ble. and rheumatism than this new scientific preparation, because it re moves the cause. It soaks right into the kidneys through the walls and linings, cleans out the clogged up pore*, neutralizes and dissolves the poisonous uric add ai^l waste matter that lodge in the joints and muscles and cause those terrible rheumatic pains, and makes the kid- ueys filter the poison from the blood and drives it out of the system. Three doses of Croxone a day for a few days is often all that in ever needed to relieve the worst backache the American Ambassador at Mexico ) or overcome disagreeable * urinary City, tho Madero revolutionists had { disorders, and you can take it with captured Chihuahua and released Sffiith from the jail, on condition that. he join the rebel army. Smith agreed to this proposition, and, despite ills weakened condition, j followed the Mexican flag again to | the battlefield, leaving his pur-suers leorie speculations and in fled Atlanta. And for 23 months charges of for geries amounting to $160,000 have hung over his head. Detectives traced the fleeing speculator from point to point throughout the United States! and at last dow n into the Jungles and mountains of Mexico. It was on the night of June 14 1911 that the erstwhile head of the Com mercial company locked his desk in a dingy back office over a store at 29 1-2 Whitehall Street and became com pletely lost to Atlanta the utmost confidence that nothing on earth will so quickly reach the worst case of kidney, bladder trouble, or rheumatism. You will find Croxone different from all other remedies. It Is so orepared that it is practically im possible to take it into the human , ... , ■ xi system without results. An original behind him, baffled. Howetei, k s , ^ ^^.ckage costs but a trifle, and al! strength was slow ly » bbing froni him. ^ druggists are authorized to return Never Could Extradite Him, the purchase price If Croxone should Frequently during the later period | { fail in a single case, of bis Mexican career, Smith \>as i. Not until tho n by many years’ test to be G following morning did the fact of hi-* ff ice clous yin cases of severe r | s lortgge become known. One by on* ‘ * “ “ *' j his creditors cifte into the little of fice, an 1 with each fresh arrival an- yther Chapter wa?** written into the Story of the failur*'. RoToc noon the Wal of Smith’s unpaid obligations dawned uphn hi? creditors and the community. Among the losers were busifto'-s men. contractors, merchants, mil’ - Lung A Affections. Bron- is. Bronchial Asthma. Stubborn s and i? upbuilding the system, -t- ne? contain narcotics. paflw*bs habit-forming drugs. For sate by ■ 'scobs’ Drug Stores and other ling druggists. Write the Eck- n Laboratory, Philadelphia, Pa.. booklet telling of recoveries and liUpnal evidence.. ners, dressmakers, farmers, label era. Best Gasoline - 19c per gal. Oil 35c per gal. = Open at Night = Day & Might Service Co. 12 Houston Street lust otl Peachtree St. SPECIAL NO. 1 White Pique Dresses With Lace Collar and Cuffs $1.98 Just for Saturday only we will offer these beautiful white pique dresses trimmed with lace collar and cuffs, for $1.98. You can look in our window and readily see this is the same dress other stores are selling at $5.00. SPECIAL NO. 2 SILK and RATINE DRESSES $1^.50 These Silk and Ratine Dresses are also great values at $12.50 $3.00 DOWN Yes, you can take your choice of this lot and pay only $3.00 down, then $1.00 A WEEK. Every one made and trimmed in the new Bul garian effects with sash and draped skirts. They are the same dresses you see in other stores priced from $18.00 to $20.00. SPECIAL NO. 3 MEN’ In this let of suits you will find all wool serges, Norfolks, cassimeres,. fancy worsteds, in fact, every kind of suit you desire. These suits were formerly $18.00, $20.00 and $22.50. All on oui' easy plan of credit.