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CKEBS BEAT PEL FINAL ★ BOX SCORE The Atlanta Georgian Read, for Profit---GEORGIAN WANT ADS---Use for Results VOL. XI. NO. 254. ATLANTA. GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1913. Copyright, 1906, o riDvrmC! FAY NO By The Georgian Co. ^ -L O MORE MOTHER AND GIRL DEAD [ RACING IN FIRE; SON IS HUNTED RESULTS: Coroner’s Jury Recom mends Missing Lad Be Arrested and Held for Investiga tion. T. H. P. Fincher, a Justice of the peace in DeKalb County, held an in quest over the charred bocftes of Mrs. S. C. Stevens and her adopted daugh ter, Nellie Stevens, Wednesday after noon. The Jury decided the two wo men had been murdered and recom mended that Wade Stevens, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Stevens, who Is missing, be apprehended and held-for investigation. The inquest was held at the ruins of the Stevens home. The jury made a search of the ruins and found that a $400 diamond ring worn by Mrs. Stevens, the two gold watches worn by Mrs. Stevens and the girl, and two revolvers were imissing. Miss* Josephine McCauley, of 791 Glenwood Avenue, said Mrs. Stevens told her, a short while ago, that she had had a half-breed Indian working around the house, but had discharged him because he made insulting re marks to Miss Nellie Stevens. He had • returned two nights later and prowled ' about the house, when Mrs. Stevens s»hot at him. Two Found in Burned Home. That the mother and girl whose charred remains were found in the ruins of their home seven miles southeast of Atlanta early Wednesday morning were murdered and the house set afire by the murderer in an effort to obliterate all evidence of the deed was the astounding declaration made by Sheriff J. A. McCurdy after an in vestigation of the tragedy. Positive identifications of the two women as Mrs. S. C. Stevens, 40 years old, wife of William Stevens, a 70-year-old Confederate veteran now in Chattanooga at the reunion, and their adoptod daughter, Nellie Stevens, 13 years old, were made by neighbors Conditions leading up to the theory that the deaths were the result of murder are these: The charred bodies of the wom en were found lying in the oenter of a bed room in the rear of the cottage. Near at hand were the remains of a shotgun. Mrs. Stevens’ skull had been crushed in. A hoe found in what had been the hallway leading from the room is believed to have been the instrument used to strike the woman as she arose from her bed. with the shotgun, to meet the intruder. That the door of the room was open at the time of the encounter is believed to add another link to prove the affair a murder. The method in which the daughter met her death could not be ascer tained, owing to the charred condition ' of her body. Son Quarreled With Mother. Inquiry among the neighbors de veloped the fact that Wade Stevens*, the 16-year-old son, who disappeared from his home Tuesday afternoon, had quarreled with his mother and sister. Mrs. L. G, Self, who lives a short distance from the Stevens home, told Sheriff McCurdy that the boy had a tilt with his parent because she would not permit him to come to Atlanta during the absence of his father. Mrs*. Self stated that Nellis Stevens had appeared at her home with a package of Wade's clothing, which she asked Mrs. Self to keep that nigh’ to prevent the hoy from disobeying his mother and leaving the house. This statement, coupled with others, to the effect that Wade Stevens had on numerous occasions acted in eri infractious manner—at one time snatching $65 from his mother’r hand and running away—have led Sheriff McCurdy to start a hunt for him in order that he may be questioned in connection with the murder. The house was burned during the night. Its ruins were first discovered at 8 o’clock Wednesday morning by J. A. Nelms, who was passing the • scene in a milk wagon. Nelm?. after viewing the smoking embers of the building, summoned J. L. Cowan, a • neighbor, and notified the county po lice. When Sheriff McCurdy arrived on Mrs. S. C. Stevens. CREMATORY HELD UP BY T; A SERIOUS SITUATION In a unanimous decision by the Su preme Court of Georgia, the city loses in its fight to uphold the legality of the $276,000 crematory contract and Atlanta faces a serious health prob lem. The ruling declares the contract il legal on the ground that the moral obligation involved in the pledge of payment to the Destructor Company of New York is a debt. The consti tution of the State expressly forbids the Council of one year binding the Council of another in a financial obli gation. The decision acts as an injunction, the city and the contractors being restrained from continuing operation? cn the crematory which is now under construction until two-thirds of the voters shall have approved of the project at a spectial election. Mayor Woodward, who fought the contract from the beginning, scores a big victory, but Atlanta is con fronted with a menacing problem in the disposal of its garbage during the summer months. The decision was written by Chief Justice Fish. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Continued on 2, Column 4, AT COLUMBUS— TOLEDO— 101000000 -2 11 2 COLUMBUS— 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 2 X -8 13 0 Baskette, Collamore and Livingston; Davis and Smith. Umpires, O’Brien and Chill. AT ST. PAUL— KANSAS CITY- 200001001 1-591 ST. PAUL- 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0-4 8 2 Covington and Kritchell; Gardner and Miller. Umpires. Westervelt and Irwin. AT INDIANAPOLIS— LOUISVILLE— 020300003 -8 13 1 INDIANAPOLIS— 000030000 -3 91 Laudermllk and Clemons; Karseriing and Clark. Umpires. Murray and Handlboe. AT MINNEAPOLIS— MILWAUKEE— 000003000-3 10 0 MINNEAPOLIS— 000000000 -0 22 Dougherty and Hughes; Patterson and Owens, Umorree. Johnstone and Con nolly. AT MONTREAL. Montreal, May 28.—Today’s races at DeLorlmer Park were declared off on account of the bad condition of the track. AT ELECTRIC PARK. FIRST—4Vfc furlongs: Lothario 116 (Pickens). 61.00, 6.20. 6.10, won; Toniata 108 (Dunler), 2.70. 2.40, second: Deborah 113 (Sterling). 4.00. third. Time, :59. Also ran: Mabel Lyon and Willis. SECOND—About 6 furlongs; Blue (Test 106 (Doyle), 5.80, 3.50, 2.60. won; Touch Me 111 (C. Jackson), 4.20, 3 60. second; Stelcllff 108 (Pickens). 3.10. third. Time 1:013-5. Also ran: Inclem ent. Mad River, Huda’s Sister, Old Hank, Inspired. THIRD—About 64 furlongs Roseburg IV 104 (Skirvin), 91.60, 11 00, 4.60, won; Cynosure 108 (Dennison), 3.20, 2 30. second; Barn Dance 108 (Pickens). 2.70. third. Time 1:29. Also ran: Pretend, Little Pal. FOURTH—Selling, about 5 furlongs; Fanchette 101 ( Skirvin), 8.60, 3.80, 2.90. won; Royal Onyx 108 (Pickens), 3.00. 2.40. second: Bryn 95 (Sterling). 2.90. third. Time 1:013-5. Also ran: Sam Barber, Golden Vale and Dipper. AT LOUISVILLE: FIRST—Five furlongs: Christophene 109 (Steele), 7.80, 4.40, 3 30, won; Shelby Belle 104 (Field) (Buxton), 12.00, 5.50, second, Ida Lavinia 105 (McCabe). $6, third. Time, 1:011-5. Also ran: Tom Boy, Miss Declare, Ruby Hyams, May L, Irish Ann, Ave, Ada, Palm Leaf, Loveland. SECOND—Five frulongs: Hodge 109 (Martin), 23.80, 9.40,6.70, won; John Gund 112 (Peak), 3.60, 3.40, second; Toynbee 109 (Steele), 6.40, third. Time, 1:00 2-5. Also ran: Lambs Tail. No Man ager. Sosius, Bob Black, Alador, Elean- dro, Eustace. THIRD—Mile and 70 yards: Billy Holder, 102 (KederlsP, 34:60, 11:80, 4:90, won; Guide Post. 101 (Buxton), 9:50. 5:10; Strong, 102 (Martin), 3:70. Time, 1:46. Afterglow, Barsac, Prospect, A1 Bloch, Autumn. Gold Color. Tecumseh, Trojan P—< IwerTwir. *«r FOURTH—Mile and a furlong: Cream, 96 (McCabe), 7:60, 3:30. out. wen; Cousin Puss, 100 (Kederis), 3:20, out: Milton B., 1:03 (Steele), out. Time. 1:53 2-5. Only three starters FIFTH—Six furlongs: Silver Bill 95 (Martin), 7.50. 4.20, 2.70, won; Benanet 93 (McDonald), 5.30. 3.70, second; Sam uel R. Meyer 109 (Bpxlon), 3.50, third. Time. 1:12 1-5. Also ran: Impression. Merrick, El Palomer. AT TORONTO. FIRST—Six furlongs: Chad Buford (Snyder), 4:40, 2:50, 2:20, won; Dry on- dor (Ambrose), 2:60, 2:20; Quone Sain (Moody, 2:30. Time, 1:14 3-5. SECOND—Five furlongs: Osaple 110 (J. Wilson). 39.10, 13.50, 4.80, won; Can nock 104 (Wolfe), 5.10, 3.60. second; The Urchin 107 (Butwell), 3, third. Time. 1:02. Also ran: Louise Travers. Summer Hill, Gold Mesh, Jezeal, Requiem. THIRD—Six furlongs: Caper Sauce 126 (Adams), 4.00, 3.60, 2.80, won; Marcoval 119 (Wolf). 4.10, 3.80. second; Venus Urania 94 (Arlington), 11.10. third. Time 1:15 3-5. Also ran: Miss Harvey. Sir Melvin, John Bowman, Half Shot, Bird Cage, Miss Margaret Blanton, Breast plate, Bursare. FOURTH—Mile and a quarter: {Cle burne 107 (Turner). 3.30, 2.60, out. won; Barnegat 100 (Butwell), 3.30. out. sec ond; xLochiel 112 (Knapp), out. third. Time. 2:06 3-6. Also ran: Cliff Stream, xPaton. xBedwel! entry FIFTH—About 2 miles, steeplechase, 4 years and up: Luckola. 157 (Simp son). 2:80 and out. won; Lampblack. 157 (Kohler), out. Time, 4: r, 2. Only two starters. SIXTH—Two-year-olds, 4\ 2 furlongs: A-Bee Hive 11.2 (J. Wilson), 3.70, 2.70, 2.50, won; B-Dark Rosaleen 1.15 (But well), 4.60. 3.CO. second; Slipper Day 115 (Adams), 9.20, third. Time :55 3-5. Also ran: R-Froissart. Corntv • ' C ’ mond Cluster, C-Coburg Belle, A-A1I Bass. Ampion, Marion, «, Isle. Moss Fox. Boozer. A-Seagram en try; B-Campbell entry; C-Martin en try. / RACE ENTRIES ON PAGE 2. FEDERAL LEAGUE. Score: R. H. E. Cleveland.. 000 000 000—0 2 0 Chicago 000 000 001—1 9 0 Miller and Klelnow; McGuire and Donough. Umpires. Fyfe and Nippert. CONLEY WHS.PELS BATTLE IN FINAL E N. ORLEANS 0 ATLANTA 0 CRACKERS r h o a e Long,II 0 10 0 0 Welchonee, el. 1 2 3 0 0 Alperman, 2k.. 0 0 12 0 Bailey, ri o 2 1 0 0 Smith, 3h 1 0 2 2 0 Bisland.si.... Q 2 1 2 0 Agier, lb 1 0 9 0 0 Chapman, c... 1 0 10 0 0 Muster,p .... 0 0 0 2 0 Totals 4 7 27 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 PELICANS Hendryx, cf... Atz, 2b Clancy, at.... Breen, rf Spencer, H.... Williams. 3b... Snedecor, 1b.. Adams, c •... Wilson, p Totals 0 0— 0 1 i • 4 h o a e 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 12 0 0 010 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 24 11 1 Police Secure Admission From , Billy Smith Sends Musser to Negro Sweeper During Exam- Mound in Hopes of ination for Phagan Clews. Winning Struggle. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Score: R. H. E. Richmond 002 100 000 002—5 13 0 Roanoke 000 003 000 000—3 8 1 Ayes and Luckey: Brown and Lafitte. Umpire, Norcum. SECOND GAME— Score: R. H. E. Richmond 003 100 000—4 11 1 Roanoke . . 000 000 000—0 6 0 GrlVftn and Lusky; Efird and Lafitte and Stewart. Umplr©, Norcum. Norfolk at Petersburg: No game; rain. Newport News-Portsmouth : No game: rain. CAROLINA LEAGUE. Greensboro-Durham: First game was called off on account of rain. Rucker Ginn Heads Georgia Ball Team ATHENS. GA . May 28.—Rucker Ginn, of Royeton, this year’s all- Southern left fielder, was elected cap tain of next year’s Georgia baseball team this aflernoor. He led the team in number of runs scored and batted James Conley, negro .‘••weeper, in an affidavit made Wednesday, said that he was lying when he said he went to the National Pencil Factory on Friday. He said that he made the statement that it was Friday when Frank (as he says) told him to write the death notes, because he was afraid he would be accused of the murder of Mary Phagan if he told the truth. He said lTe felt that if he said he was there Saturday the police would connect him with the murder. Con ley Kiid he got up between 9 and 9:30 o’clock Saturday morning, he knew the time because he looked at thn clock on the Atlanta University from his front door. He returned indoors and had breakfast. Ht got three silver dollars from his wife to exchange for paper money so that she would not lose it. Hr continued: "I told my wife I was going to Peters Street. I went toPeters Street and stopped at a beer saloon at Peters and Haynes Streets*. 1 bought two beers in there, drank one myself and gave another to a man named Bob. 1 stayed in the barroom three or four minutes and then walked back to the pool table and shot dice with four men. One of them was named Joe Bobs and one Bob Wil liams. I won 90 cents Drank Some Whisky. *'I don’t know how long we had been shooting, but 1 think it was about fifteen minutes. 1 left there then and went to Erler saloon on Peters Street. I bought a glas?’ of beer there. I walked back to the rear of the place, rolled a cigarette, came back and bought a half pint of whisky. I drank part of the whisky. I started from there to the Capital City La unary to see mv mother. "I met Mr. Frank at the corner of Forsyth and Nelson Streets. He stopped me and asked me where I was going. I told him I was going to the Capital City Laundry to sei my mother. He said, ’Walt ’til 1 come back.’ “He said he was going to see Mr. Montague. He was* gone about 20 minutes. He came back and told me to come to the factory, that he want ed to see me. I went w ith him, walk ing behind him He stopped at the Curtis drug store at Mitchell and Forsyth and got a drink. 1 waited for him outside. Frank had a bundle in his hand. “After we got to the factory he put the bundle in the trash barrel right near the steps. He put a box there for me to sit on and other boxes back further in the factory. He told me to sit there until he w histled. lie told me not to let Darley see me. Tells of Seeing Darley. “Along came a’Woman dow n stain?. Miss Mattie, I think her name was. She had on a dark suit and a rain coat. She carried a parasol. (This was Miss Mattie Smith). Then Dar ley came down stairs. He wore a grey suit and had no hat. He stopped Miss Mattie at the front door. She was wiping her eyes like vhe war crying I heard him say. Don't worry, I will see that you get that next, week.’ “She went out and he went back up the steps. In a few minutes he came back down and left. Then came Holloway down stairs about five min utes after Darley left. Holloway stood on the sidewalk five or six minutes and then came back. “Then a negro drove up to the fac tory in a wagon. He went upstairs. He had some bills in hi« hand. Hollo way came back with the negro, who was pegleg. The negro drove away and Holloway went back upstairs. Continued on Page Z, Column 1. PONCE DE LEON BALL PARK, May 28. —The Crackers and the Pelicans met here this afternoon In the third and j last game of their series. The Crackers registered one run in I the fourth and two in the fifth inning, ! Frank relucted Wilson and Adams to do the battery work for New Orleans, and Smith sent in Musser and Chapman for Atlanta THE GAME. FIRST INNING. Hendryx singled to center. Atz fanned. Hendryx pilfered second. Clancy fanned. On a passed ball Hen dryx strolled to third. Breen popped to Smith. NO RUNS, ONE HIT Long out, Wilson to Snedecor. Wel- clionce filed to Hendryx. Alperman went out, Clancy to Snedecor. NO RUNS, NO HITS. SECOND INNING. Spencer fanned. Williams out. Smith to Agier. Snedecor walked. On a wild pitch Snedecor went to second. Adams fouled to Chapman. NO RUNS, NO HITS. Bailey doubled past Snedecor. Wallie Smith made a regular Atlanta bunt—a pop out to Adams. Bisland struck out. Agier also fanned NO R ’NS. ONE HIT. THIRD INNING. Wilson walked. Hendryx grounded to Smith and Wilson was forced at second to Alperman. Hendryx was doubled at first on Whitey’s relay to Agier. Atz singled to left. Clancy filed to Wel- ehonce. NO RUNS. ONE HIT. Chapman filed to Breen in deep right field. Musser was called out on strikes. LonV out. Atz to Snedecor. NO RUNS, NO HITS. FOURTH INNING. Breen Hied to Bailey. Spencer struck out. Williams walked. On a wild pitch Williams took third. Williams tried to steal home, but was an easy out, Mus ser to Chapman. NO RUNS. NO HITS. Welchonee slipped one past Williams for two bases. Alperman bunted to Williams and was out to Snedecor and Welchonee went to third on the play Bailey singled to left and Welchonee scored. Bailey stole second. Smilh filed to Hendryx and Bailey took third. RNland lined to Hendryx ONE RUN, TWO HITS. FIFTH INNING. Snedecor out, Bisland to Agier. Adams died to Welchonee. Wilson singled to left. Hendryx struck out. NO RUNS. ONE HIT. Agier popped to Snedecor, who dropped it for an error. Chapman walked. Musser sacrificed, Williams to Snedecor. I ong doubled to right and Agier and Chapman scored. Long was out trying ,to stretch the hit into a triple. Breen to Clancy to Williams. Welchonee doubled to left. Alperman hie.i to Brene. TWO RUNS, TWO HITS. SIXTH INNING. Atz walked. Clancy fanned. Breen filed to Welchonee. Spencer singled to right and Atz went to third. Williams filed to Smith. NO RUNS, ONE HIT. Bailey fanned. Smith out, Clancy to Snedecor. Bisland singled to left. Agier bunted out. Williams to Snedecor. NO RUNS, ONE HIT. SEVENTH INNING. Snedecor grounded out to Agier. Adams also grounded out to Agier. Wilson singled to left. Hendryx ground ed out to Agier. NO RUNS. ONE HIT. Chapman fouled to Adams. Musser fanned. Long walked and stole second. Welchonee out. Atz to Snedecor. NO RUNS, NO HITS. EIGHTH INNING. Atz out. Alperman to Agier. Clancy walked. Breen hit into a double play, Musser to Bisland to Agier. NO RUNS, NO HITS. Family Has Heard Nothing of Martin MEMPHIS, May 28.—Despite ru mors that Joseph W. Martin, presi dent of the Martin-Phillips Company, whose mysterious disappearance in London was followed by the failure of the company, had communicated with his family, his relatives still deny that SUMMARY: TWO-BASE HITS—BAILEY, WELCH0NCE (2), LONG. DOUBLE PLAYS—SMITH TO ALPERMAN TO AGLER. INNINGS PITCHED—BY WILSON 4. BASES ON BALLS- 0FF WILSON 2. OFF MUSSER 5. STRUCK 0UT-BY MUSSER 6. SACRIFICE HITS-MUSSER. STOLEN BASES-HENDRYX, BAILEY. PASSED BALLS—CHAP MAN. WILD PITCHES—MUSSER 2. UMPIRES- PFENNINGER AND WRIGHT. MARQUETTE, MICH., MAY 28.—JUDGE RICHARD FLANNIGAN THIS AFTERNOON RULED IN FAVOR OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT IN THE FIRST CLASH BETWEEN COUNSEL IN THE SUIT AGAINST GEORGE NEWETT FOR LIBEL HE DECIDED THAT THE DEFENSE COULD NOT SHOW AS JUSTIFICATION OF THE EDITORIAL WHICH IS THE BASIS OF THE SUIT. THAT SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS WERE PRINTED IN OTHER PUBLICATIONS. SOUTHERN LEAGUE AT BIRMINGHAM— MONTGOMERY 0 1 0 0 0.... * . .. BIRMINGHAM 00002...... .. E. Brown and Donahue; Hardgrove and Mayer. Umpires. Kerin and Hart. AT NASHVILLE — MEMPHIS 0 00000...-. .. NASHVILLE 000210...-. .. Kissinger and Snell; Beckenrldge and Gibson. Umpires. Breitenstein and Stockdale. AT CHATTANOOGA— MOBILE 1 1400...... .. 'CHATTANOOGA 31020...... .. Hogg and Schmidt; Hunt and Street. Umpires. Wright and Rudderham. NATIONAL LEAGUE AT PITTSBURG— " CINCINNATI PITTSBURG 010010 100-3 90 ... 000001000-1 72 Suggs and Clarke; Hendryx and Simon. Umpires. Rlgler and Bryan. AT CHICAGO— ST. LOUIS 010 100 212 00 - . . . CHICAGO 002 102 200 00 - . .3 Griner and McLean; P©arce and A rcher. Umpires, Klem and Orth. All other games off, rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE FIRST GAME | AT CLEVELAND— CHICAGO 1 00000000-1 61 CLEVELAND 1 1000000X-2 51 Cicotte and Schalk: Kohler and O’Neill. Umpires, Ferguoon and Dlneen. SECON D GAME. CHICAGO 00010...... .. CLEVELAND 21020...... .. Walsh and Kuhn; Gregg and Carisch. Umpires. Dlneen and Ferguson. AT ST. LOUIS— DETROIT 000120101-6 11 2 ST. LOUIS 0 1 00 1 1 0 0 0-3 72 Hall, Stanage and McKee; Baumgartner and Agnew. Umpire,, Hllde- brand and Connolly. All other games off, rain. SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE AT CHARLESTON— SAVANNAH— 002000000-27 3 I CHARLESTON— 0000 0 0000-022 | Adams and Geibel; Chappelle and White. Umpire Pender. ! AT JACKSONVILLE — MACON— 010000020-377 JACKSONVILLE— 000000000-064 Martin and Reynolds; Stewart and Hawkins. Umplr®, Moran. AT COLUMBUS— INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE they have any information as to his whereabouts. The family about two weeks ago settled debts of the firm of Martin- Phillips Company amounting to about $180,000. Following this action it was rumored that Martin would return. ALBANY— 1 0 0 2 1 3. COLUMBUS - 2 0 0 3 0 0. Bremmerhoff and Wells: McGprmick and Krebs. Umpires, Glatte a icGpr ansa Barr. AT BALTIMORE— NEWARK— 200100020-570 BALTIMORE— 100001000-286 Entman and Higgins; Morrlsette and Egan. Umpires, Flnn©ran and Quigley. FIRST GAME. AT BUFFALO— ROCHESTER— 100000100-291 BUFFALO— 010000000-182 Keefe and Jacklitsch; Frill and Gow- dy. Umpires, Carpenter and Blerhalter, SECOND GAME. ROCHESTER— 000000031-443 BUFFALO— 300001 10X-580 Martin and Williams: Beebe and La- longe. Umpires, Carpenter and Bler halter. All other games off rain. J ^