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MODERATOR STONE ON POLITICS IN THE ASSEMBLY
At the opening of the Piesbytei.a.i Assembly cf the Northern Church on Monday the newly elected moderator, Rev. Dr. Stone, made the following brief reference to the published report that he had been chosen to his high office through "political pull:"
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Gentlemen, J ask you to give your undivided attention for a mo
ment. \\ e are here as representatives of a great church to do the work
oi tile church. We have no right to allow any personalities or any di
verging thoughts to control our time. 1 believe that the newspapers
which have so well reported, and are reporting, the work of the assetn-
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blv are intending in every way to do the work of God with us. If any
have erred in judgment let us overlook it, or, better still, look not at it.
I have hot seen the morning paper, and I beg of you not to take my time
discussing personal matters. I wish to state all I have to say is, I believe
in my Lord, f believe in my brother and 1 believe in doing my duty.
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VOL. XL NO. 246.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1913.
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OUTLINES
Famous Detective’s Aid, C. W.
Tobie, Issues First Statement
on Work in Slaying Case.
C. W. Tobie, manager of the crim
inal department of the W. J. Burns
Detective Agency, Monday made pub
lic his theory of the murder of Mary
Fhagan For the first time the man
wlio Is representing Burns in Atlan
ta's greatest mystery until the noted
detective arrived consented to see re
porters.
Tobie’s theory is that Mary Phagan
was murdered inside the National
Pencil plant, by some one familiar
with the premises, and that her body |
w as dragged to the basement for pur
poses of concealment and probably
destruction. He scouted the idea she
was killed on the outside and dragged
• inside, and declared that too much
buncombe has been given out by men
who have only muddied the waters.
While no new arrests are expected
immediately, Tobie declared the mys
tery is not at all impossible of solu
tion, and that the guilty man will be
apprehended in due time. Meanwhile,
he promised to issue statements tell
ing the progress made from time to
time.
Burns Expert's Theory.
Here is Tobie’s theory as he uot-
lined it to a Georgian reporter to
day:
Mary Phagan, while In the pencil
factory, was approached by some one
who made an improper proposal. She
resented it and the man asked her
to remain silent. She refused, saying
she would report the affair to the
proper authorities, and the man.
struck her, hurling her against a ma
chine, the impact causing the skull
wound.
Seeing the injury he had inflicted,
the assailant became desperate. If
the girl revived she would tell the
story of the assault and he would be
sentenced to the penitentiary. Actual
murder and prompt disposition of the
body offered the only possible escape,
and this he concluded to do. He
completed his work by tying, a cord
abound the 14-year-old girl's neck*and
strangling her.
• Intended to Burn Body.
The body was then taken to the
basement of the factory, Tobie thinks,
because the murderer intended to in
cinerate it.
There was no fire in the furnace,
or not enough, or time was too short.
The next possible ruse was to man
ufacture evidence that the murder
had been committed on the outside
and the body dragged in. The guilty
man then pulled a staple out of the
hack basement door and dragged the
body to make it appear it had been
brought in from the outside.
The door was opened from the in
side.” said Tobie. “All the abrasions
ncf on the inside, and all the evi
dence points to the fact the door was
forced from the inside. The murder
was committed by some one' familiar
with the factory, one who had prob
ably worked there, and the body was
taken to the factory basement to hide
the crime. The note found there was
written for this purpose, also."
Big Developments Rumored.
■ Hurried conferences Monday at
noon between Solicitor Dorsey and
Chief of Detectives Lanford and then
later between Chief Lanford and Pink
erton Detective Harry Scott led to
persistent reports about the police
station that important developments
in the Phagan case were expected
during the afternoon.
Neither of the officials, however,
would divulge the nature of the con
ferences, further than to declare that
“we were merely going over evidence
in the case."
» Notwithstanding thi® reticence.
however, the two conferences, one di
rectly following the other, caused the
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Here’s the Prize
List in Great
Story Contest
Prizes aggregating $250 are
offered by The Atlanta Geor
gian for the best solution of
the great serial novel, "The
Triple Tie,” that begins to
day in The Georgian, as fol
lows:
First Prize - - $100
Second Prize - 50
Third Prize - - 25
Fourth Prize - - 15
12 other prizes, each. 5
"The Triple Tie” will be
run in generous daily install
ments until June 29, when the
final chapter will be pub
lished. Synopsis of the last
installment is now in the
hands of Mr. T. J. Peeples,
cashier of the Amencan Na
tional Bank.
It will be held by him in a
sealed envelope until a com
mittee of three Atlanta citi
zens not connected in any way
with The Georgian may se
lect the winners of the prizes.
‘Dixie Girls’ Charm Stage Asset’
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Gladys Hanson Counsels Friends
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Famous Actress Loves Atlanta
‘The Triple Tie,’Absorbing Base- Teachings of Union Theological
ball Romance, Offers Chance Seminary Attacked in Northern
to Win S250 in Prizes, Presbyterian Report.
Mr. Hearst Guest
At Luncheon Given
By Robt. F. Maddox
Robert F. Maddox grave a luncheon
in honor of William Randolph Hearst
at the Capital City Club Monday at
1 o'clock.
The luncheon was informal, and
was arranged to give Mr. Hearst an
opportunity to become acquainted
with representative men of Atlanta
business and professional circles-
Among the guests were Governor-
elect John M. Slaton, P. S. Arkwright,
W. L. Peel, W. H. Kiser, F. J. Paxon,
Forrest Adair, H. C. Worthen, John
E. Murphy, James H. Nunnally, Hugh
Murray, J. R. Gray, F. S. Ellis, Clark
Howell, Jr., John S. Cohen, W. H.
Brittain, J. K. Orr, Henry S. Johnson,
Walter Rich, W. T. Gentry, Dr, W. S.
Elkin, Thomas B. Felder, John W.
Grant, Clifford L. Anderson, Judge
W. T. Newman, W. W. Orr and Guy
Barham, Dos Angeles.
Fire in City Hall
Basement; Smoke
Routs Workers
Fire broke out In the basement of
the City Hall at noon Monday and in
a few minutes the whole building was
so flooded with smoke that all work
had to be suspended.
It started in the room where the
health department's fumigating
liquid and the gasoline supply are
kept and for a brief time threatened
to be serious.
The fire department soon put the
flames out, but the calling out of all
the nearby companies on account of
the central location of the Are created
considerable'excitement in the streets
and a great crowd gathered.
Governor Johnson
Signs Anti-Jap Bill
SACRAMENTO, May 19—Governor
Johnson to-day signed th# alien land
bill.
1,000 Ways
to Make Money
Do You Know
the Easiest Way
Is Through a
Georgian Want Ad
The Georgian to-day begins the
publication of a great serial story en
titled, “The Triple Tie,” which, it
may be said with assurance. Is the
most interesting story that has been
published for years.
In “The Triple Tie” romance, ad
venture and a great national sport
are woven together in a most in
genious and fascinating way. The
reader Is kept constantly on the anx
ious seat, wondering what is coming j
next.
Readers of The Georgian will recall
the queer picture of the man with the j
curling beard, the eyeglasses and the ]
three ties on the bosom of his shirt
that has been appearing in this news
paper for two weeks. That picture
was published with the idea of exciL-
Ing the reader’s curiosity. The three
ties were supposed to suggest the title
of the story—“The Triple Tie.”
Winners To Be Named Soon.
To stimulate interest in this great
contest. The Georgian offered five
prizes of 15 each for the best sugges
tions for a title for this story, based
on the picture published. At the
time the offer was made The Georgian
placed in the hands of Mr. T. J. Pee
ples, cashier of the American National
Bank, a sealed envelope containing
the name of the story—“The Triple
Tie."
A flood of answers was received by
The Georgian. Everybody in Atlanta,
young and old, was interested. The
winners of this contest will he an
nounced In the next few days.
The picture itself has nothing
whatever to do with the story. The
hero is a real, live, red-blooded young
man. and the reader, be he man or bb
she wbman, or young or old, will fall
In love with Gordon Kelly, for such Is
the hero’s name.
Chance to Win $250 in Prizes.
“The Triple Tie” will be published
daily in The Georgian in generous in
stallments. It will run until June 29.
Toward the very close the serial will
end abruptly at one of the most dra
matic situations ever conceived by a
novelist Readers will then be asked
to supply the solution to the several
mysteries that are unsolved when the
installments end.
This is not a guessing contest.
For the best solutions prizes ag
gregating $250 are offered by The
Georgian. The first prize is $100,
second prize $50, third prize $25,
fourth prize $15, and there are also
twelve prizes of $5 each.
ORIGINALITY. LITERARY VAL
UE AND ANALYTICAL CLEAN
NESS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN
AWARDING THE PRIZES.
The Georgian assures Its readers
that "The Triple Tie" Is a story ot
uncommon interest that will hold
close attention from the beginning to
the very end. It is handled by the
author in a manner that Is different
from that of any novel we have ever
r<»ad. It is written 1n brisk style and
there is absolutely not a dull moment
In the serial.
Be sure and begin reading “The
Triple Tie" In The Georgian to-day.
Address, all letters to Mystery Edi
tor, Atlanta Georgian.
Charges that heretical teachings are
being spread by Union Theological
Seminars’, of New York, confronted
the commissioners of the Northern
Presbyterian Assembly at their ses
sion Monday afternoon.
The accusations were contained 1n
one of the minority reports, already
printed In The Georgian, of the spe
cial committee on the re-establishing
of relations between the church and
the seminars-. The report was signed
by Rev. F. C. Montfort, D. D„ of Cin
cinnati.
The new theology was most vigor
ously attacked in the following para
graph of Dr. Montfort’s report:
A theology which denies the *u-
pernatural; that regards »in not
ae the reeult of an ‘abrupt trans
formation’ or the fail, but as ‘tha
survival of tho animal in man,’
and salvation ’not as an act,’ but
at ’a process rooted as sin is, in
tho nature of man,’ that regards
Christ ’not as God and man,’ but
a s ‘God in m«n’ and ‘a typo to
which all men are ultimately
destined to conform,' and which
acknowledges as man’s supreme
authority net the 8criptures, but
the ‘lightt hat is in him,’ is not
the theology of the Woatminstor
Confession nor of the Presbyte
rian Churoh.
The Northern Assembly had been
stirred by the charges that politics
had brought about the election of Dr.
John T. Stone as moderator. Dr.
Stone, at the beginning of the morn
ing session took occasion to reply In a
dignified manner, asking that all per
sonalities be laid aside and that If any
mistake had been made that It be
overlooked.
The most pretentious plan for the
amalgamation of the Presbyterian
Churches of America was made public
before the Northern Assembly. It
proposed a union of all the family of
Presbyterian Churches. Other pro
posals which have received indorse
ment have embraced the union of two
or three of the branches. None before
has ventured to suggest for actual
consideration the union of all.
“Elect Infant Clause” to Stand.
The majority of the committee re
ported that prospects were favorable
for a return to the former relations
between the church and the seminary
and that the directors of the institu
tion appeared most willing to make
all the cha-nges desired by the rep
resentative of the Assembly. They
asked that their committee be
continued so that the work of re
union might be effected.
The committee having in hand the
consideration of the "elect infant
clause" reported to the Southern As
sembly with the recommendation that
the phrasing of the clause be lei
stand as it was.
Atlantic Fleet in
Night Maneuvers
NEWPORT, R. I, May 19.—Ten
warships of the Atlantic fleet, led by
the flagship Wyoming, left Narra-
gansett Bay to-day for Block Island
Sound for a week's maneuvers.
A feature of the maneuvers will
be a, night “attack" upon the fleet of
subaWrines.
EPARESFOR DEA
B. Sanders Walker, Jr., Makes Will
When Told He Cannot Survive Day.
Prayers Offered in Churches for
Recovery—TookMercury byMistake
MACON, GA., Mh.v 19.—“I wish it was all over now," said
B. Sanders Walker, Jr., when told tIris morning that this was Ids
last day on earth. He is dying from poison, having swallowed a
bichloride of mercury tablet by mistake for a headache pill last
Thursday.
He is suffering intensely and is very weak, his death being
considered but a matter of a few hours. His father, B. S. Wal
ker, of Monroe; his brother, Cliff M. Walker, Solicitor General of
the Western Circuit, and other relatives are at his bedside.
Without exception, in every
Elect Infant Clause
To Remain Unchanged.
The taking of the report of the
permanent committee of systematic
beneficence from the docket of the
General Assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian Church is anticipated
with special interest. It Is known that
ten overtures have been presented to
the Assembly from as many presby
teries touching this committee and
that requests have been made for the
full restoration of former powers of
this committee.
During the Assembly of 1912 this
committee was deprived of some of
its power and seven members re
signed.
The keenest interest, was precipi
tated on the Assembly floor Monday
when a second report touching the
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Miss Glad vs Hanson
Returns Home for Rest After
New York Triumph in Belas-
co’s ‘The Governor’s Lady.’
“I love Atlanta. The thing which
pleases me most about my success is
that It has pleased my Atlan'.i
friends.'’
Mias Gladys Hanson Snook, one of
the most beautiful actresses Atlanta
has given the New York stage, fre»h
from triumphs as one of the leading
players in David Belasco’s produc
tion of “The Governor’s Lady,” thus
expressed Monday her loyalty to her
home city.
She is at her home, 103 Cleburne
Avenue, for a morith’s rest after h?r
friends. “They start with well wishes
and congratulations and personal
chat, but always the conversation
works around to the question, ‘What
chance would I have?'
“Southern Girls Have Charm.
“I may as well answer them all at
once. Atlanta girls who have any
talent for acting will find the stage
no mtfre difficult, but certainly
more easy, than any other profession.
Indeed, I think the Atlanta girls
stand a little better chance of real
success than girls from other sections.
“Southern girls have a charm,
which is the birthright of Dixie, and
j which managers are quick to recog
nize. Then the famous ‘Atlanta epir-
lt‘ is not limited, I feel sure, to
men who are making the city famous
metropolitan engagement. This sum- | This spirit of enterprise, of perseve, -
mer she sails for Europe, returning ir > face <lf obstacles, ann the
only tn time for the New York open-! habit of succeeding should help At-
Ing of the play in which she added to Un.a s daughters as well as her eons.
her fame this past season. : SometimesI think, though, that the
e ulonto friar.rewards of the stage are hardly
Many of my Atlanta gtrl friends
. o I enough to compensate for living away
are anxious to attempt a stage ca- i ^
reer, and alreadV they are calling on
me," Miss Hanmn has told Atlanta
from Atlanta. This is a dear, beauti
ful .city; 1 always want to get back.. - ’
IN COBB
Offers Reward for Dynamiter of
Negro’s Home—‘‘This State
Will Not Brook Anarchy.”
Governor Joseph M. Brown Mon
day issued a proclamation, offering a
reward of $160 for the dynamiter of a
negro house on the plantation of
James T. Anderson, in Cobb County.
He said the crime indicated that cer
tain men in Cobb County had taken
up the movement started by a lawless
element in Forsyth County to drive
the negroes out. and that a firm posi
tion by the .Rtate was demanded.
“I want it clearly understood that
this State will not make the slightest
concession to anarchy; and I feel con
fident the people are back of me,” said
the Governor.
This action by Governor Brown
comes close on the heels of the offer
ing of rewards for the apprehension
of lynchers in Columbia and Heard
Counties. Copies of these proclama
tions have been sent to the county pa
pers of both these counties to be in
serted as advertisements.
Issues Proclamation.
When the Sheriff of Cobb County
called Governor Brown early Mon
day and told him of the dynamiting,
he immediately responded with a
proclamation, clearly indicating that
he was ready to begin warfare against
mob rule and uphold the supremacy
of the law with all available means.
Said the Governor: j
"The State's process for enforcing ■
her laws is definite and complete. She
has not abdicated the power to apply
that process nor does she permit her
power to be usurped by any perron or
combination of persons. She does not
concede that anarchy in any form nor
in any degree shall supplant her
laws.”
Blow House to Pieces.
The house, occupied by a negro
named Lewis, was blown to pieces
about 12:30 o’clock Monday morning
The negro was ordered to leave the
community last winter He fled, hut
returned again April I.
When Sheriff Swanson reached the
the I *cene soon after the explosion w ith
bloodhounds he was unable to follow
the dynamiters. It w -is discovered
that they had home and gone in a
buggy. The dynamite, with a long
fuse, had been pushed up under the
house.
Several negroes were in the house
at the time, but none was hurt. The
Anderson plantation is eight miles
south of Marietta on the Powder
Springs road.
church in Macon, Protestant and
Catholic, prayers were offered
yesterday for his recovery and
his case was commented upon
from nearly all the pulpits in
the sermons.
Walker’s case is one of pathetic
interest. He is one of the wealthiest
young business men In Macon or mid
dle Georgia, controlling property esti
mated at $700,000 valuation. He is a
graduate of the University of Geor
gia. In the class of 1903. He, played
shortstop on the Georgia baseball
team while a student at Athens.
Walker was In the prime of young
manhood and a specimen of perfect
health when his mistake of four daya
ago placed him upon his deathbed.
After the first day the pain caused
by the gnawing poison eased and set
about Its deadly w r ork of slowly but
surely destroying the functions of ths
kidneys and liver. Within another
day the kidneys were paralyzed. But
for a slight pallor, no one would know
from his appearance he was a living
dead man.
Calmly Winds Up Affairs.
When told he could not recover,
Walker summoned several of his busi
ness associates and gave directions
concerning the disposition of press
ing business matters. Besides being a
banker, he is Interested in many busi
ness enterprises, particularly in real
estate.
“I know I must die,” he said to h!»
friends. “It is something that can not
he helped, and I have made up my
mind to face it as bravely as possi
ble. I do not feel the slightest pain:
it Is strange that I must die from a
cause that makes itself so little felt.
If I didn’t have so much faith in my
physicians and know that the poison
is in my system, I would laugh at my
sentence to death.
"I suffered terribly from nausea and
burning pains for twelve or fourteen
hours after swallowing the poison;
then the distress gradually wore aw i /
until it ceased altogether. It is difil-
[ cult for me to believe mv end is so
j near.”
Makes Will After Bancuet.
Following his return from a ban
quet givan to delegates to the G. " g n
State Bankers' Association, who w-re
in convention here. Walker, who left
his bed and donned his evening
clothes to attend the dinner, called hi*
lawyer and made his will. Previous
to going to the banquet, he was a lit
tle skeptical concerning his approach
ing death and as one of the hosts to
the bankers he was as gay as the gav.
Excepting for the sad and at times
tearful faces of hi* wife and children
and other relatives, it is difficult tj
realize the Walker mansion is a housj
of death. The members of the family
have agreed m.t to talk of the im
pending fate of T he master in his
presence and make every effort to
turn his mind from his approaching
end.
KILLED ON WAY FROM CHURCH.
bODISYIL.DE, KY., May 19.-In %
runaway accident while returning
from church. Mrs. F,dgar Woodall's
neck was broken. Her infant'?V. an4
her husband w ere seriously L