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5 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY. MAY 10. 1010. [ “No One Else Involved—I Am No Embezzler; I Have No Sensational Disclosures to Make—I Am Back to Pay the Penalty of My Failure.” The Georgian on Friday published a long, detailed, exclusive story by J. Wylie Smith, who for two years has been a fugitive from justice, following the failure of the Commercial Loan and Discount Company of Atlanta. Smith, lying on what he believes to be his deathbed in the hospital ward at the Tower, reiterated yesterday what he said in The Georgian on .Friday; that he returned to Atlanta because he believed he was going to die, and that he wanted to die in At lanta. He told a Georgian reporter on Friday the story of his ex periences in the Mexican army; of the privations he suffered, and of some stirring battles in which he participated. Smith vigorously denies that he has any exposures to make touching the failure of the Com mercial Loan and Discount Com pany. “I shoulder all the blame for that,” he says, “and I have no sensational disclosures to make. “There will be no squealing and no body else Involved. If 1 live long enough, I will tell my whole story on the witness stand, and I have confi dence enough in the jury that may be selected to try me to think that my story will be believed. * “Alone in the Failure.” “I was alone and had no intentions of incriminating others. “I will tell all I know, and that will involve no one but myself. “After I have rested a while in jail here, I expect to get out of prison, and I shall take the necessary time to go over the books and papers of the defunct company to prove that I was no forger or embezzler. “My mistake was an honest one, but the failure of the company left me penniless. If I had had ten days more, I could have pulled through and saved the company. Time was against me, $nd rather than face bankruptcy pro ceedings I went away. “Now’ I am back to pay the price.” Born To Be Fighter. When the Commercial Loan and Discount Company failed, there was a furor. Anxious clients sought J. Wylie Smith, but they hunted him in vain. One night he quietly boarded a train and left Atlanta, leaving his wife, his child, his business behind. His dream of an old age in comfort w r as shattered. “I was born to be a fighter.” he re marked in his cell Friday night. “All my life I harbored an inclination to go to war. In my youth I had been restrained, and then I settled down in quiet commercial pursuits. I thought the spark was dead. "But when I decided to flee I like wise decided to get the excitement I had been hungry for all my life. 1 went to Mexico. I had a hard time making the goal. There were officers to dodge. The Pinkertons followed. The border was watched. I managed to slip over the lines, though, and when I did I was^-afe.” Smith’s first job in Mexico was with the Chihuahua Lumber Company, in Chihuahua, which lies south of Jua rez. He didn’t stay there long, how ever. “I had to lay low then.” he ex plained. “I knew the detectives were warm on my trail. I put through a few deals for others, though. I stayed there a month. Then I bought and sold cattle for a Mexican company. “All the time the revolutionists were fighting all over the republic. I made up my mind to join the first command that came near. One day they burned a bridge 20 miles north of me. That was enough. I got a horse and rode to their camp. I found it was a wing of General Orozco's army, with General Rojas in command. I couldn’t talk much Spanish then, but I made signs. General Rojas came out look me over when he himself to learned A Clean home is a healthy home. CN makes a CleaN home. Soaps and cleansing pow ders may clean your walls, floors and woodwork, but they won’t kill disease germs. CN does both; it makes everything with which it comes in contact 100 per cent clean. It frees the home of conditions fa vorable to germ life, clean from cellar to garret All Grocers. Dnt*- jrist* and Department Stores. 10s, 25c, 50c, $ 1 j Tlxr yellow pn^kap^l with the gable-top West Disinfecting Co. L ‘gringo’ wanted to become a revolu* tlonist. Assigned to Ranks. “I was accepted. They gave me a gun and assigned me to a place in the ranks. Evidently they were proud of their American private, for they gave me a prominent position at the ex treme right of the company. Inci dentally, I was usually first in the line of fire, too. General Rojas said he couldn't give me a uniform then or promise me any pay, be cause the treasury was. as usual, empty. I didn’t care. I wanted to fight. “I didn't tell him how I came to be in Mexico, and he didn’t ask. There was a mutual understanding. He knew there was a price on my head, and I knew he knew. Words were unnecessary. There was a s®rt of an unwritten, unspoken contract that I would not be turned over to the Unit ed States as long as I paid for pro tection by fighting. “I want to say without any ego that I was a brave soldier. When there was a charge to be made I was generally in front. I was never be hind the company. I led the charges. One time I captured a cannon, with five other Mexicans, and turned it on the Federal troops. They fled. After that I was a hero. There was noth ing in the army’s scanty commissary that was too good for me. Bio Corporal His Best Friend. “The best friend 1 have ever had was a Mexican corporal, bigger than any other ‘greaser’ I ever saw. II was always at my side with a sooth ing Spanish word when we were in danger. He could pick me up in his arms and carry me. Once when . bullet whizzed through my hat so close to my head that it raised a blis ter on my ear, I would have fallen if his arms had not held me up. “1 thought I had that bullet through the head. “That corporal won my first pro motion for me. We were charging the Federal troops near Chihuahua. There was a river between us. There was nothing to do but wade it right under the nose of the enemy’s guns. As we neared the brink of the stream on the double quick that big corpo ral—I don’t know any more of his name than Carlos—picked me up as if I had been a pet cat and lifted me to his shoulders. Then he dashed through the water. From his back I fired two defiant shots at the Federal troops. We were among the first to the other side, and led the charge up the river’s bank. And we won. It was a complete victory. When General Rojas rode by a few minutes later with the satisfaction of victory beaming on his face he called me. “ ‘Gringo,’ he said, I am going to recommend you for a captaincy to General Orozco.’ Given a Captaincy. “Two weeks after that I had a troop. I was the leader of the best company in the regiment. And I got my first uniform then, too. I still have it,” he said, as he weakly lifted one leg up and propped it on the foot of the little iron bed to better exhibit a pair of well-worn cheap khaki trousers. “That’s the coat under my pillow.” “As a captain I was a success. A few months later they made me a member of the general’s staff and I had a hand in the planning of cam paigns and battles. “I think I showed the Mexicans something about war, even if I wasn’t a professional soldier,” Smith com mented with a smile and a tinge of color in his careworn face. “I want to state this as a fact: I never saw' a Pinkerton but once w’hile I was in Mexico. That was in Juarez when I lay in the hospital with a bul let through my thigh. The detective came in and saw me. And he was a good entertainer, let me tell you. When the Mexicans brought in a meal he said: ‘Do you have to eat that stuff? Wait! I’ll get you some thing good.’ “He went over to the restaurant and ordered three meals a day for me. “That detective used to call at the hospital three times a day. I guess he wanted to get on the good side of me. so I w’ould cross the bridge to El Paso and return to Atlanta under arrest. When he failed in that he tried trickery. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DIS COURSES TO BE DE LIVERED HERE SUN DAY WILL BE THAT OF A NOTED LECTUR ;ER, O. L. SULLIVAN, 'NEW YORK, AT CA BLE HALL AT 3 P. M. ;HE WILL SPEAK ON “THE RESURREC TION, OR LIFE BE YOND THE GRAVE.’' TWO CHARMING YOUNG VISITORS Judge Takes Jury to a Movie Show ber gave a jury and his bailiff, clerk and stenographer a rare treat to-day shortly after opening court. He gave a recess and ordered the jury to ac company him in a body to a moving picture show. They remained through an entire act of the show’. They did not discuss the merits of it, but on their return discussed the stairway which leads to the balcony of the theater, which figured in a suit they were hearing. Battling Damosel Is Chilled at Capital WASHINGTON, May *The little pink’ damosel of Paul Chaims’ “Sep tember Morn.” who has been wander ing forlornly from city to city for months looking for a shop window- home in which she may bathe in peace, has reached Washington an 1 met a welcome at once as chilling as the waves which lave her feet and as warm as the glow which suffuses her,undraped figure. Debutantes and the youns men v ho regrel they have hut one life to give fo their high school fraternities have received her with whispers of admi ration. The Rev. Charles J. Mullaly, presi dent of the Washington Truth Socie ty, has appeuled to the police for the picture’s removal. Elena of Italy Raises Ban That Forbade Marriage Between Ages of 18 and 25. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ROME, May 18.—Through the kind ly influence of Queen Elena and Dow ager Queen Margherita, Italy’s thousands of telephone girls have been freed of the bondage of spin- ?terhood. Cupid, w f ho was summar ily “cut off” by Parliament's decree, has been put back on the wire after holding the receiver for seven celi bate years. And those stern states men who decreed that “love is ex tremely detrimental to the State tel ephone service!’ have been probably re- bukpd. The law of 1906 providing that tel ephone girls In the Government’s service must not marry betw’een the ages of eighteen and twenty-five has been repealed, to take effect to-day. Seventy switchboard brides in Rome alone will be led to the altar w-ithin the twenty-five ensuing days. Recognition of Motherhood. The new’ act, as drawn up by the royal ladies and a committee of the wives of deputies and ministers to whom the loveless girls appealed provides that married operators shall have clerical positions when their husbands aren’t earning much or when they are in delicate health. This recognition of motherhood by the State, as employer, is a grant of rights such as was recently refused to married school teachers in New York. The law forbidding marriage to operators classed as "beginners” was passed when the Government took over the telephone service. The rea sons given were that, in cases of ill ness, married operators would em barrass the service and that girfs in love were not as efficient as mature spinsters. Scientific Way Too Slow. Immediately the hello girls in all the large cities organized in defense of their lomantie rights. Two years ago, on the eve of a threatened strike, Signor Calissano, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, promised to appoint a scientific commission to settle the matter. If the commission should re port favorably to the young women, he said, he would Introduce a bill for the repeal of the law that had broken engagements, hearts and hopes throughout the land. The commission was so slow that the girls recently took up the battle anew, appealed direct to the Queen and the Queen Mother, setting forth that Italy was the only nation in th world which deprived a portion of its women population of the right of complete happiness. The two Queens showed immediate sympathy, and conferring with the wives of statesmen, they formed an invincible force that carried King and Parliament before it. At the right is Miss Caroline Scott, of Van Huron, Kans.: at the left, Miss Lorna Carr, of St. Louis, who are guests of Mrs. Hates Block, and who are being extensively entertained while in Atlanta 2 Women Accusers Confront Educator PITTSBURG, May 18.—Superin tendent of Schools S. L. Heeter was confronted with two of his accusers at a secret meeting of the committee ap pointed to investigate his moral fit ness. The two witnesses are believed to be Margaret Yenny, Heeter’s form ,* domestic, and Mrs. Alice Lang Wea sels. Heeter’s former stenographer, who yesterday afternoon filed a signed affidavit with the chairman of th“ committee, in which she accuser Heeter with attempting familiarities in his office. AUGUSTA TO AGAIN TRY FOR COMMISSION FORM AUGUSTA, GA., May 18.Friends of commis.-ion government here ux<j planning to have another election Commission government lost by a narrow margin in an election held here last year and its friends believe it will win this time by a fine ma jority. TWO MEN LIKELY TO DIE FROM LIGHTNING SHOCK MERIDIAN, MISS., May 18.—Rog ers Ross, 22 years of age, and Henry Harlow, aged 35, were seriously In jured when lightning struck a tree under which they and several friends had sought shelter from rain. A hoise belonging to a negro was killed out right. A number of others were se verely shocked, among them several hoys. The recovery of both Ross and Harlow is considered doubtful. FLORIDA MONUMENT TO BE DEDICATED MAY 28 CHATTANOOGA, TENN., May 18. The Florida Monument will be dedi cated at Chickamauga Park May 28, the second day of the Confederate re union. This was agreed upon at a conference between Senator Pasco and General E. .VI. Lane, of the Flor ida Monument Commission, and the local committee. K»r»a Afonso 27 To-day. MADRID, May 18.—King Alfonso was 27 years' old to-day. He cele brated the day by pardoning six men condemned to death. Miss Leishman Can Never Be a Duchess Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BERLIN, May 18.—The proposed marriage of Miss Nancy Leishman and the Duke of Croy was discussed at the annual meeting of the As sociation of Her German Nobility, which regulates affairs connected with the semi-royal houses of the nation. The members have unanimously de- sided that Miss Leishman. the daugh ter of the American Ambassador, can never expect to be recognized by a German court either fils a Duchess or a “Highness.” They declared that no marriage of a Duke of Croy could be recognized as regular unless the bride were a woman “of equal birth.” Despite this edict, preparations are making for a w’edding in June. (J. B. CHURCHMEN TO BOYCOTT EXPOSITION President to Warn Cubans to Behave WASHINGTON, May 18—Presi dent Wilwn is preparing to give Cuba a broad hint that he expects it to behave. It was reported that Dudley Field Malone, Third Assistant Secretary of State, delegated to at tend the Inauguration of Marco Men- ocal as President Tuesday, will boar a message calculated to keep down revolutionary tendencies. Strong feeling against General Menocal exists and Liberals made ef forts to have* his election declared il legal. Since the election last year the country has* been on the verge of several revolutionary outbreaks. DECATUR, ILL., May 18.—Because the Panama-Pacific International Exposition will be conducted on a “wide-open” policy the quadrennial conference of the United Brethren Chureh, representing 300,000 church members in the United States, has adopted resolutions pledging mem bers of the chureh not to attend the exposition unless the policy is changed. Recovery Remarkable. VALDOSTA—PhysicJans regard as remarkable the 'apparently rapid re covery of .Charles McCranie. A piece of sctntling, 16 feet long, was hurled t mrh hly ImHv ut u tmi'miUo nour Cr.A.R, Members Meet With Confederates Atlanta Camp. No. 159, Confederate Veterans, will Invite members of the G. A. It. and visiting Confederates to a meeting in the Capitol Monday night. Many of the older men attending the Presbyterian Assemblies are known to have fought on one side or the other a nd an invitation will be extended them by the officials of Atlanta Camp. DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE PLANS PUBLICITY BUREAU NEW YORK, May 18.—Democrats of the country will he appealed to for small contributions to maintain a permanent publicity bureau In Washington. This was decided at a meeting of the Execu tive Committee of the Democratic Na tional Committee. Representative A. Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsylvania, was elected chairman of the committee. CABLE NEWS Important Events From All Over the Old World Told in a Few Short Line*. CANTON, May 18.—General Chang Wing Ming, commanding the troop? in Canton, declares that he will shoot persons defaming the Government or instigating trouble. The Hongkong and Macao Chinese recommend Yuan Shih Kai for the presidency. Queen Helps Women's Fair. AMSTERDAM. May 18.—Queen Wilhelmina’s sympathy with the or ganlzers of the Woman’s 1813-1913 Exposition was shown plainly to-day when she spent three hours at the exposition. She has sent to the fair a number of dresses worn by the Princess of Orange. German Air To Be Guarded. BERLIN, May 18.—The War Min istry to-day announced that work of preparing a bill to protect German atmosphere will be commenced at once, and that it will be introduced in the Reichstag next autumn. It will provide a penalty for any foreign aviator flying over German territory without a permit from the Govern ment. RESINOL STOPS ITCHING INSTANTLY It is a fact that the moment Resinol Ointment touches itching skins, the itching stops and heal ing begins. With the aid of Resi nol Soap, it almost always clears away all trace of eczema, ring worm, pimples, blackheads, or other tormenting, unsightly erup tion quickly, leaving the skin clear and healthy. And the best of it is you need never hesitate to use Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment. There i? nothing in them to injure • the tenderest surface. Resinol is a doctor’s prescription which for 18 years has been used by careful physicians for all kinds of skin affections. They prescribe Resi nol freely, confident that its sooth ing. healing action is brought about by medication so bland and gentle as to be suited to the most delicate or irritated skin—even of a tiny baby. Resinol is sold by practically every druggist in the United States, but you can prove at our expense what it will do for you. Write to day to Dept. 22-S. Resinol. Balti more, Md., and we will send you by parcel post a liberal trial of Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap. CLERGY IS COMMON “No higher name can be given tH the minister of the gospel than com mon laborer,” declared Dr, John A. Henderson, of Sugar Creek, Ohio, in the annual memorial address before the United Presbyterian Assembly. “The ministry is a laborer’s serv ice,” Dr. Henderson continued, “and there is no doubt that the preacher is a common laborer, because he work* In the interest of common humanity. His work has for its object the relief of every man, and of every man alike. “Christ was the first common la borer, but He was a specialist and labored in meeting the common ne cessities of common humanity. Christ made his labor the raising of com mon humanity to rank with Him and sit at Hi.s right hand in Heaven.” Labor Is Essential. Dr. Henderson declared that the work of salvation can be done* only by God, but that the relation of the minister to work is worthy of em phasizing. “No human soul can be born into the world without, aid.” he said, “and no human soul was ever born into the Kingdom of Heaven without the co-operation of others. Labor goes before birth. No one knows the Joy of seeing a soul horn into heaven who knows nothing of labor pains. The whole career of a minister is a career of labor. He suffers labor pains, but he forgets them in the joy of seeing new souls born into heaven. Men Always Needed. “The service ol the ministry in volves relays of consecrated men. ‘Men may come and men may go, but the work goes on forever,’ ” he para phrased. “The work of the churches Is to see that the ranks of the pro cession are filled, and that conse crated men are forthcoming to take the places of those who drop out of the procession. In this respect the church is not now doing its duty. Not more than half as many entered the ministry through our schools and seminaries as died during the past year.” Dr. Henderson eulogized. the 32 United Presbyterian ministers who died during the past year. “The best monument we can build above their graves,” he declared, “is the persis tent, untiring, unrelenting application of every energy to the task in hand —that of saving men for Christ.” The memorial services were in charge of Dr. J. B. Work, and com prised the only business of the Friday afternoon session of the assembly. At the close of the services the commis sioners attended the Joint communion services at the Baptist Tabernacle in a body. Unionists Gain Member. NEWMARKET, ENG., May 18.^ The Unionists political party gained another member in the House of Commons to-day. Sir John Denison- Denison Pender, a Unionist, being elected here in the Parliamentary bye election. His majority was 851 over bis Liberal opponent. 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