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VOL. XI. NO. 248. ATLANTA, (1A„ WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1913. 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE f ^ork°
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LEADERS IN
Board Criticised as Exceeding its
Authority Is Commended by
the* Assembly.
DR. THOMPSON’S LONG
SERVICE IS APPLAUDED
Southern Church Will Meet Next
Year in Kansas City, Mo.’ to
'‘Rout Devil There.”
Indorsement was given the Home
Mission Board by the adoption of the
report of the standing- committee on
home missions by the Northern Pres
byterian Assembly Wednesday fore
noon.
The report paid'high commendation
to the policies and the work of the
board. Its practically unanimous
adoption was somewhat of a surprise.
in view of the criticism which had
been directed at the board before the
suasions of the Assembly began.
included in the report was a resoiu-
tfon calling upon President Wilson to
forbid the wearing of a badge or uni
form distinctive of any religious de
nomination by the teachers in Gov
ernment schools. The resolution was
added upon motion of Dr. C. A. Jan-
vtar, of Philadelphia,
i Congressman Scott, of Kansas, op
posed it, on the ground that it would
mean the driving from many of the
schools of the Roman Catho.ic Sisters
who are doing a good work. The res
olution was identical with that adopt
ed by the United Presbyterians Tues
day.
To Reconsider a Vote.
Practically all of the forenoon ses
sion was given over to the report of
the committee on home missions and
it was announced just before recess
was taken that a motion for reconsid
eration of the vote upon which the
report of the executive commission
was received Tuesday afternoon
would be entertained at 5 o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon.
This report recommended that the
department of church and country
life, one of the divisions of the home
mission work, be discontinued so far
as practicable.
"Either ask me to get out or com
mend my work," was the ultimatum
delivered to the assembly by Warren
H. Wilson, tvho is in charge of the
department of church and country
life of the Board of Home Missions.
Mr. Wilson was speaking in defense
of the department whose work the
assembly voted late Tuesday after
noon to “discontinue so far as prac
ticable.”
Issues an Ultimatum.
fhe work can not be 'discontin-
so far as practicable,’ ’’ declared
Wilson. "It either must be aban-
ed altogether or be allow-ed to con-
ie under the present policy. You
tell me to get out if you like. I'm
oung man. It would not be any
to me. Nor am I dependent on
church for employment,
rhose who oppose this church
country life department are city
i. They are not acquainted with
ditions in the country. I dare say
e of them has milked a cow in
. years. The country life depart -
lt is as essential as any other ac-
ty of the church. The depart-
lt is working for' rural pastorates
rural evangelism; without rural
torates religious work in the coun-
must languish, it is up t<> you to
whether we shall abandon this
it wofk.”
11 of the members of the Home
ison Board whose terms expired
, year were re-elected, with th.
eption of Rev. S. J. Nichols, re-
ted. His place was left vacan.
; porarily.
barges of malfeasance in office
I usurpation of authority by the
me Mission Board of the North-
body of Presbyterians were an-
■red in an impressive address by
venerable general secretary of
board. Dr. Pharles 1- Thompson.
Wednesday morning s s. i tn
Assembly.
be entire meeting wa
roiley of enthusiasm
n's eloquent denial of
greeted him with a
burst of cheering, "i
swept into
,y the aged
the charges,
spontaneous
|ch r an rife
-e minutes. When he resumed
at unanimous appreciation of
nn Psaa
r.rtlumn 1-
Five Points Crowds
See Girl Near Death
In Fall Under Car
Hundreds of persons, many of them
women and children, witnessed the nar
row escape of Charlotte Taylor, 13 years
old, of 806 Piedmont Avenue, from death
Wednesday morning when she fell before
a moving street car at Five Points.
Only the quick action of the motorman
in throwing on the emergency brake
saved the girl from being killed. She
suffered several cuts on her arms and
legs and was severely bruised by the
wheels.
The girl was carried Into the business
office of The Georgian, 35 Peachtree
Street, w'here her injuries were attended
to by Dr Simon Katzoff. She was then
taken to her home.
Cobbler Confesses
Slaying to Wilson
WASHINGTON. May 21—Antonio
Milano, known as ‘Tony the Shoemak
er,” an Italian who is under sentence
to he hanged June 6 for killing Harry
E. Smith, 11 years old, has confessed
in a petition for clemency sent to
President Wilson. He says:
“I now make a complete statement
as to how the boy, Harry E. Smith,
was killed. I was sitting in my shop
working, and while so engaged the
boy rushed in. He did not ask for
i hange, but rushed up tow'ard me,
apparently as though he was chased
in there by some other boys. In my
excitement I either struck him with
the hammer or threw the hammer at
him.”
House Aligned With
Wilson on Civil Bill
WASHINGTON, May 21.—A dozen
prominent House Democrats, includ
ing several members of the Ways
and Means Committee, declared to
day that if the President vetoes the
sundry civil bill on account of its
provision exempting labor unions and
farmers’ societies from prosecution
under the Sherman anti-trust law, the
House would support him and repass
the bill with the provision eliminated.
They denied any attempt would be
made to pass the bill as at present
framed over the President's veto,
should he disapprove it.
Japan Trying Hard
To Pacify Jingoes
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
TOKIO, May 21.—The Japanese
Government is beginning to realize
that it has an enormously difficult
task on its hands pacifying public
opinion aroused by the signing of the
California anti-alien land bill. Senti
ment that the racial issue is involved
is growing. One prominent official
said to-day:
‘‘The Japanese people feel that their
national honor is involved. We think
the present question will be solved
peacefully, but what is needed is as
surances of future friendship.”
Mrs. Wilson Wars on
Washington Slums
WASHINGTON, May 21.—Thor
oughly aroused by the conditions of
poverty, filth and disease that she
found in the Washington alleys,
witnin a short distance of the Na
tional Capitol, during recent slum
ming trips, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, to
day will address a meeting of the Na
tional Civic Federation, at the Play
house.
She will sound as slogan the note,
' Everybody’s Task—Clean Out the
Slums and Alleys.”
9 DIE IN ALASKA STORM.
G UDOVA, ALASKA. May 21.—Nine
men were drowned Sunday night when
a storm blew a pile driver and a barge
ashore near Katalla. according to ad
vices received here last night.
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a Good
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do the work. Many
are enjoying splen-
a better place, a lit-
did places to-day
erured through a
Want
Macon Banker’s Symptoms Cause
Physicians to Declares That
Death Is Inevitable.
MACON. GA., May 21.—Hope has
been altogether abandoned for B. San
ders Walker, Jr.
Drs. Harrold and Jackson, the chief
physicians in attendance, state this
morning that the patient’s symptoms
are such that they have no hope at all
for his recovery. They state that
while all of the poison from the acci
dental taking of a bichloride of mer
cury tablet has been eliminated from
his system, his kidneys and other or
gans are so affected that they can not
perform their normal functions. Be
sides, uraemic poisoning has devel
oped. and Mr. Walker has lost so
much strength that his death is now,
in their opinion, just a matter of
hours. They state that his vitality
may prolong his life for several days,
but that he can not rise from his bed.
Walker in Half Stupor.
More than half of the time Mr.
Walker is in a half stupor. He has
not spoken since yesterday at noon.
The story concerning Mr. Walker
published in The Georgian on Mon
day was copied from The New York
Herald of Sunday last. The friends
of Mr. Walker have taken umbrage at
The New York Herald s article and
are trying to arrange a meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce to de
nounce that publication.
The Georgian, of course, merely re
published the article from The Her-
-ald, and was in no way responsible
for the statements made by the New
York newspaper, which have since
been denied and the truth given wide
publicity by The Georgian.
Police Guard Home.
Acting Chief of Police Murphy to
day instructed the policemen to pro
hibit the loafing of persons in front of
the Walker residence on High Street.
Last night it was reported that Mr.
Walker was up and walking about,
and a large and morbidly curious
crowd gathered in front of the house,
Mr. Walker’s pulse this morning
was 126. his respiration 32 and his
temperature 99.
Sympathy from Chicago.
A message of good cheer and en
couragement was flashed from Chi
cago over long distance telephone to
Mrs. Walker. The eyes of the na
tion are upon Mr. Walker’s sick room.
Direct telephonic communication with
the stricken banker's home was estab
lished, and Chicago conveyed to Mrs
Stevens. Mr. Walker's mother-in-law,
best wishes for the unfortunate man.
“Hello, hello,” said the voice from
Mr. Walker’s home after the connec
tion had been made.
His Family Hopeful.
‘This is Chicago,” was the an
swer. “How is Mr. Walker?”
“There is a ray of hope,” was the
reply.
“Sympathizers in Chicago extend
Mr. Walker best wishes in his fight.”
“Thank you,” said Mrs. Stevens.
“How does the patient feel?” was
a question from Chicago. The reply
from Mrs. Stevens came:
"He is not suffering. He feels good
and says he’ll live, though he is weak
to-day. He wants to live and there
is a little hope. Macon is praying
for him. Good-bye.”
Communication with Banker Wa 1 -
ker’s home was obtained over the
long distance telephone ttrough Cin
cinnati and Chattanooga.
U. S. Warship Gets
Rush Orders to Sail
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.—The
United States armored cruiser South
Dakota was repaired and coaled he.e
under rush orders and left this po~t
to-day. The destination of the cruiser
was kept secret.
From Monday morning until to-day
the crew was kept busy night and
day getting the vessel ready to de
part.
WOMAN HELD AS SLAVER.
CHICAGO, May 21.—Charged with
attempting to force into immoral lives
Emma and Anna Davis, aged 24 and
18, Florence Keorner is held by the
Federal authorities. White slavers
are said to have brought the girls
from Detroit to Chicago.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Showers Wednesday
and probably Thursday.
Summer Two Weeks
Behind in Atlanta
Summer weather for Atlanta is run
ning about two weeks behind time,
according to C. F. VonHerrmann, lo-
<?al weather forecaster.
Mr. VonHerrmann said Wednesday
that a temperature of 90 degrees is
usua ly reached on or before May 4,
but this year the mercury has not yet
reached that figure. The highest reg
istered at the local station in 1913 has
been 88, the thermometers showing
that figure on several occasions.
Local showers and thunder storms
are predicted for Wednesday night
and Thursday, with clear weather for
Wednesday afternoon. The highest
temperature predicted for Wednesday
is in the neighborhood of 82. At 7
o’clock Wednesday morning the ther
mometer showed 68, and at noon 78.
Police Scare Rival
Away From Wedding
CHICAGO, May 21.—Dr, and Mrs.
Frank Lagorio left to-day for a hon
eymoon trip in Panama. They were
married last evening without the
threatened interference of Miss Emily
Huggins, who sent word she would
“be heard from” before Miss Ella
Turner became Mrs. Lagorio.
Special details of police guarded St.
Procopius .Church during the cere
mony, while a crowd of more than 5,-
000 gathered about the doors to catch
a glimpse of the bride and bride
groom.
Miss Huggins, who has sued the
doctor for $20,000 heart balm, re
mained away.
Illinois Suffragists
Believe Ballot Near
SPRINGFIELD, ILL., May 21.—
Advocates of woman suffrage to-day
were greatly encouraged by the ac
tion of the House Elections Commit
tee, which voted 14 to 7 to report fa
vorably the Senate measure giving
women the right to vote in Illinois.
The bill comes up for a final vote
next week and has an excellent chance
of passage.
Woman Tried for
Slaying Man Visitor
CLEVELAND, May 21.—Mrs. Jo
seph Eberly, aged 26, took the stand
in Criminal Court to-day to try to
convince the jury that she was justi
fied in killing Harry Everett, aged 24.
January 29, in her home.
The State demanded that she ex
plain how Everett happened to be
shot in the back if her story of the
shooting—that she killed the man on
the threshold of her apartment as he
was trying to force himself upon her
—is true.
Mrs, Underwood Is
Dead in Memphis
Friends in Atlanta of Mrs. Alvin H.
Underwood learned Wednesday of her
death in Memphis after an illness
lasting only a few days.
The body will arrive in Atlanta
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Underwood before her mar
riage was Miss Amanda Laird, of
Memphis. Surviving are her husband,
Alvin H. Underwood, formerly of At
lanta but now of Memphis; her father
and one child.
Report Completely
Exonerates O’Hara
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.. May 21.—
Complete exoneration for Lieutenant
Governor Rarratt O’Hara of the
charge of immoral conduct is con
tained in the report submitted to the
Senate by the Ettelson managing
committee to-day.
Sam Davis. Springfield liquor deal
er, who induced Maud Alberta Robin
son to make the affidavit which re
sulted in the inquiry, is censured.
Pickpocket Lifts
Delegate’s $100 Roll
Detectives Wednesday are looking
for pickpockets who lifted a roll of
$100 and six railroad passes from Dr.
R. N. Adams, of Mintaples. Minn., a
delegate to the Presbyterian Assem
bly.
Dr. Adams was robbed on a trolley
car between the State Capitol and 84
West Peachtree Street, where he is
stopping.
Confesses That He
Slew Man for $47
COLUMBUS, OHIO, May 21—Les
lie Humphrey, a railroad switchman
of this city, to-day made a confession
to the police that he murdered Samuel
E. Kelly, of Hinton. W. Va.
He robbed the body of $47. accord
ing to an announcement made by tiie
officers who were sweating him.
BURTON SMITH FIGHT
UP TO JUDGE GIRARDEAU
r T , HREE deputies, from left to right, J. H. Owens, Newt Garner and Dan Goodwin, pointing
1 to the “County Prize Ring’’in the Thrower Building. Observe the hats in the ring. Below,
at left, C. W. Walton, with bandaged face. At right, W. H, Byrd, with black eyes and bandaged
forehead. All members of this club.
To all friends of peace, greeting:
Be it known that Burton Smith,
lawyer, soldier, club president, has a
punch up his arm.
It is for the man who interrupts him
when he is talking to a witness.
It 1 s 1 for the friend of the man who
interrupts him when he is talking to
a witness.
It is for the friend of the friend of
the man who—oh. well. Atlanta found
out Tuesday that the punch was thero,
and found out, as well, for whom it
exists. And Atlanta mentally jotted
down a few “don’ts” to govern it in
its future behavior toward Burton
Smith, lawyer, soldier, club president,
the man with the punch.
Just Like D'Artagnan.
The same “don’ts” probably would
apply to John Ridd. I cite McCarty,
or D’Artagnan, all of whom, like Mr
Burton Smith, are known to :hc world
as men pacific and amiable enough
ordinarily, and tflow to anger, but
lions in conflict.
The Smith punch, as at least five
men will bear witness, is like
no other. As exemplified in the brisk
mill which enlivened the dull, rather
odorous corridors of the Thrower
Building Tuesday, it is something dif
ferent. It is not the solar plexus jab
of Fitzsimmons fame, nor yet the
erratic cares’s that Battling Nelson
was wont to bestow in his palmiest
days. It is more like the swing of
the story book heroes, straight from
the shoulder, wiUi the unerring aim
of Christy Mathejj^son’s best bali. and
With a swat like the crack o’ doom.
Mr, C, W. Walton and Mr, W.
H Byrd, and three of their friends
who came athwart that punch Tues
day will testify.
What happened is guesswork just
now. Eyewitnesses say it was like
ROUND 1—Smith’s right arm
shot out, and, zowie! the man who
met the punch took the count.
ROUND 2—Smith’s right arm
shot out, and, zingo! the man who
met the punch said, “Good night,
nurse, I see the stars!”
ROUND 3—Smith's right arm
shot out, and, ouch! the man who
met it tumbled over in a troubled
sleep.
ROUND 4—Smith’s right arm
shot out, and “Eureka!” said the
man who mot it, as he snored on
the floor.
SUMMARY: Smith won all the
way; time of battle, 2 minutes.
Another round will be fought this
afternoon before Justice of the Peace
Charles H. Girardeau.
The dispute at this time will as
sume the proportions of a battle
royal. With Smith will appear Reu
ben -Arnold, well-known attorney,
for whom a warrant has been sworn
out by the defeated cohorts. Arnold
also is charged with assault and bat
tery.
The afternoon session, however, is
expected to resolve into more or less
of an experience meeting. The other
side will tell how it happened.
Latest Reports from the Front.
Scouts on the firing line Wednes-
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Fulton County court house will cost
$200,000 more than the estimate of the
architect, A. Ten Eyck Brown. Con
tracts for the interior work, totaling
$605,366, were let by the County
Board Wednesday morning. The orig
inal estimate was $100,000. The com
pleted building will cost the country
about $1,100,000.
Contracts were awarded to the low
est bidder, with ofie exception. Mor
row Bros., Baltimore, were lowest bid
ders for the ornamental iron work,
but specified in the bid they would
contract for none of the work unless
they could do it all.
The following contracts were let:
Ornamental iron ami bronze, L.
Schrieber & Sons Company, Cincin
nati. $118,614.
Plain and ornamental piaster, Mc-
NultV Bros., New' York, $82,000.
Marble and tile work, the Blue
Ridge Marble Company, Nelson, Ga.,
$159,500.
Mill work and glazing, Robert
Mitchell Furniture Company, Cincin
nati, $64,099.
Cork flooring, H. W. Johns-Man-
ville Company, Atlanta, $16,769.
Painting, William Wilson, Atlanta,
$11,350. '
Sheet metal, Dowman-Dozier Man
ufacturing Commpany, Atlanta, $99,-
416.
Hardware, Beck & Gregg Hardware
Company, Atlanta, $11,165.
Elevators, Otis Elevator Company,
Atlanta, $39,263.
Directory, Changeable Sigit Com
pany New' York. $1,610. K
Mail chute, Cutler Mail Chute Com
pany, Rochester, N. Y., $1,550.
HUNT ‘VOICE
IN STREET’
NPHAGAN
I CASE
.Search On for Woman‘ Who Said
She Saw Girl MemoriaDDay
Afternoon,
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.SEVERE GRILLING IS
GIVEN ELEVATORsBOY
Gordon Bailey Is Rigidly Cross-
Examined by City Detect
ives Wednesday, -r
Severe gritting: of Gordon Bailey,
the elevator boy at the National Pen
cil Factory, and a city-wide search
for the possessor of the "voice in the
street,” heard by Mrs. A. A. Smith,
198 West Peachtree Street, to declare
Mary Phagan was seen at about 4
o’clock on the afternoon of her mur
der, inaugurated Wednesday morn
ing’s investigation of the. Phagan case.
Bailey, who at the time of the
strangling was employed as janitor
and sweeper in the factory, was
cross-examined by city detectives.
Bailey was in the building the greater
part of the afternoon on the day of
the tragedy. Despite the testimony
that he has given many times pre
viously, he has always been consid
ered as what might be an important
link in the solution of the crime. That
a final effort is being made to break
down his former alibi before the cases
of Frank and Lee are placed before
the Grand Jury is evident.
Case Ready for Grand Jury.
Solicitor Dorsey declared Wednes
day morning that everything has been
prepared to present the case Friday
to that tribunal in a clear and concise
form.
City Detective John Black, who has
superintended the city’s investigation
of the case, announced that evidence
had been secured to fix the guilt and
merit the conviction of the girl’s
slayer.
Despite these preparations, how
ever, C. W. Tobie, the Burns opera
tive, is making an exhaustive research
into the case and blazing the trail to
be followed by William J. Burns when
the famous detective arrives in At
lanta. Mr. Tobie is als*o making daily
reports to Solicitor Dorsey and Colo
nel Thomas B. Felder. The material
which Detective Tobie is unearthing is
said to be of great importance.
Spends Day at Girl’s Home.
Characteristic of the Burns methods
in handling such cases. Tobie spent
the entire day Tuesday at the home of
the Phagan girl, familiarizing himself
with her life.
Mrs. Smith's* letter, mailed to The
Georgian, stated that on Monday,
May 5, she overheard a conversation
on tile street downtown in which a
female voice declared that its posses
sor had seen Mary Phagan at 4 o’clock
on the afternoon of the murder.
Mrs. Smith’s letter follows: Jp?
Editor Atlanta Georgian, $
Atlanta, Ga.:
Dear Sir—On Monday, May 5,
1913, between 4 and 5 o’clock in
the afternoon, on Whitehall
Street, in front of J. M. High &
Co.’s store, I heard three ladies
in conversation. One was a rather
stout lady, about 25 years old;
the other two ladies were older.
I did not note the appearance of
the two older ladies as closely as
I did the younger one, for the
reason that the younger lady did
most of the talking.
Tells of Seeing Girl.
These ladies were talking about,
the Phagan case. The younger
one said that she believed justice
ought to be given to everybody.
She said she knew Mary Phagan
well and that she saw her on
Whitehall Street, near Trinity
Avenue, about 4 o'clock on Me
morial Day, after the parade had
ended. One of the other ladies
said if §he knew' that she ought to
tell it to the authorities.
I was deeply impressed with
the sincerity of this young wom
an, and have deeply regretted that
in the interest of justice-X did
not ask her name.
So strongly have I felt upon
this subject that 1 have dared to»
write this, begging that the la- »
dies referred to in some way com- I
municate with the editor of thi^
paper. I suggest the editor be- J
cause 1 believe that the editor* j
would fairly treat the inforqj^nt* )
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