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2 A ITF.AltSrS SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, JUNE I, 1013. Stevens Boy Points Out on Street Two Suspects Hunted in Stevens Case, Continued From Page 1. part of the officers to induce the suspect to admit any part of this conversation. Both Sheriff McCurdy, of DeKalb County, and Detective Rosser de clared Saturday night that they be lieve the (solution of the mystery is now in sight. While no definite announcement of their plans has been made by the officers, it is learned that they will probably take the two prisoners with in the next day or two to the scene of the crime, where they will be vig orously questioned as to their last visits there and as to their move ments. Boy Makes Good Promise. The arrests were made during the storm of the late afternoon after a tireless two-day aearch, led by young Stevens. The youth, vigorously pro testing hie own innocence, declared to the officers that he would nev.»r rest until he had run to earth the two suspects on whom suspicion im mediately turned as soon as Htovens told his story. “I know both of these fellows, and I'll got them for vou if they’re any- . ere to be found," he said. "Within less than 3t> hours he had made good on his declaration. As the storm came on late in the afternoon, the little party of detec tives was Just about to abandon the search for the day, and had turned into Peters Street to come back to the police station. As Beerman Street was passed, the youth excitedly •eized the arm of Johnson, who was driving the car through the fast ening rain. “Stop quick—stop—there they are now, both of them,” he exclaimed. In a Jiffy Johnson had applied the brakes, stopped the car, and he and Rosser had leaped to the pavement. Neither Mentions Crime. Significantly enough, neither Wilkes nor the half-breed Inquired the cause of their arrest. Both submitted with out a murmur. The captors did not mention the nature of the charge. They decided to allow the suspects to Jtsk all ques tions, to see if either of them would make any reference to the crime. No such reference came. If the negro and the half-breed are guilty or know anything at all about.the crime they doggedly refused to open the way. Both remained stolid and sullen all the way to the police station. They were then questioned aep- arately. Following this first brief ex amination. it was announced that both prisoner! probably would be allowed to remain In solitary confinement un til Monday before being examined again. Wilkes gave his address as Reed Street, but said he didn't know' the number of his house. Maynard said he lived at 6 Cravens Alley. Wilkes Asks Time to Explain. Wilkes, questioned as to his where abouts on the night the Stevens home was burned, said: “If you give me time I can tell you everywhere I wae.” Later he told the detectives of places which he said he visited Tues day night. Detective Rosser investi gated, and last night reported that at each of the places the negro was un known. The two prisoners were together when they were arrested, but declared that, except for the five minutes be fore their arreat. they had not been together since last Sunday night. A visitor to the cell of the prisoners was Councilman Humphrey. William E, DeLay, Railworker, Dies Funeral To Be Held Sunday After noon From Family Home on Highland Avenue. WHIiam E. DeLay died at his homo, 614 Highland Avenue, Saturday aft ernoon. He is survived by his wife and three daughters, Mrs. M. M. Murphy, Columbus*, Q-a.; Mrs. W. W. Booker and Mrs. T. L. Hollings worth; by three sons, Theron E. DeLay, Melville DeLay and William Emory DeLay; a brother. John De Lay, and his mother, Mrs. Effle Stapp. The funeral will be held from the residence this afternoon, the Rev. Fritz Rauschenberg offi ciating. Interment in Westview. TJfe pallbearers will be selected from the B. of L. E., of which he was a member. . OBITUARY. Miss Al ice T. Brady, of New Orleans, died at a private sanitarium Satur day afternoon at 4 o’clock, after a .“hort illness. The body was taken to the chapel of Greenberg & Bond, awaiting the arrival of relatives from New Orleans. O b ie Howell, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Howell, died at a private sanitarium Saturday. The body was taken to the chapel of Greenberg & Bond, from which the funeral will be held Monday morn ing at 10 ©’clock. Interment in Westview. Evelyn Ruth, the infant daughter of Mr. apd Mrs. ,T. F. Walker, died at the home of her parents. 105 Davis Street Saturday. The fu neral will be held from the resi dence Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment in Atlanta Heights Cemetery. LAUNDRIES RAISE WAGES, THEN INCREASE PRICES LITTLE ROCK, ARK., May 31.— Recent agreement of Little Rock laundries to raise the wages of 400 girl employees at the urgent demand of the new State Labor Commis sioner, has another phase. The laun dries have united in a general in crease of prices. Labor Commission er Clary may proceed to ask the Fed eral Grand Jury to inquire if this is not in violation of the Sherman anti trust act. The Georgian-American Pony Contest VOTE COUPON Hearst’s Sunday American and Ailanla Georgian Pony Contest Vote Coupon, Sunday, .Tune 1, 1913. GOOD FOR 15 VOTES. Voted For Address .. Voted By Carriers’ and Agents’ Ballot. Hearst’s Sunday American and Atlanta Georgian Pony Contest Vote Coupon, Sunday, June 1, 1913. GOOD FOR 15 VOTES. Voted 1*'or Address ....... V oted. By ' ... School Boys’ and Girls’ Ballot. PREDECESSOR Postmaster General Declares That Hitchcock by Incorrect Account ing Tried to Prove Dept. Paid. WASHINGTON, May 81.—Post master General Burleson to-day made public the report of a special Investi gation Into fiscal affairs of the postal service, charging that during former Postmaster General Hitchcock’s ad ministration the service did not be come self-supporting, as was often asserted, but that In 1911 there actu ally was a deficit of more than $750,000. The report charges that "an ap parent surplus was attained by un justifiable methods of bookkeeping," and that the efficiency and moi-als of the poatal service were sacrificed to a "ruthlessly enforced policy of false economy" that a showing of self maintenance might be made. The report attributes to that alleged con dition complaints against the ser vice. Mr. Hitchcock, during his adminis tration and In his reports, claimed that In the year 1909 a deficit of ap proximately $17,600,000 had entirely been eliminated, and that In the fiscal year 1911 a surplus of more than $200,000 was obtained. The report of the "survey," made at the direction of Mr. Burleson, says that at no time has there been a legit imate surplus In postal revenues slnoe 1888, and that the Postoftlca Depart ment wus under a deficit of more than $750,000. South’s Farm Lands Draw North’s Funds Wall Street Banker Arranges Large Loans on Georgia Homesteads After Inspection Trip. Arrangements for large loans to be made on Georgia farm lands by New York, Chicago and St. Louie banks were completed last week by W. L. Rucker, a Wall Street broker. Mr. Rucker left for New' York Saturday night. The loans will be made through the Southern Guarantee and Investment Company. Mr. Rucker has been in Atlanta ten days, lie whh the guest of Burton Smith and Charles T. Phil lips. Mr. Rucker declared that finan cial interests in the North are turn ing their attention to farm loans in the South, owing to the great advance in prosperity in this section. Friedmann Says Work inU.S.IsDone Feels That His Treatments in Amer ica Have Been Successful. Closes His Sanitarium. NEW YORK, May 31.—Dr. Franz Friedmann, after closing his sanita rium in obedience to the order of the Board of Health, announced to-day he would return to Berlin as soon as possible. “I will complete my work here in a short time,” he said. “Then I will return to Berlin, where T have many eases demanding attention. I feel that my treatments here have been successful. Why, then, should I re main in America longer?” , WALTER H. PAGE IS GUEST OF DUKE OF CONNAUGHT Special Cable to The American. LONDON, May SI. The Duke <>t Connaught received the American Ambassador, Walter H. Page, this afternoon. PLACE IS REFUSED TO JOHN MITCHELL n^t ALBANY'. N. Y., May 31.—Acting upon a recent opinion received from the State Attorney General, the State Comptroller to-day refused to recog nize as legal Governor Sulzer’s ap pointment of John Micthell as State Labor Commissioner, TERRIFIC GALE Great Damage Done by High Wind Which Breaks Without Warning on Atlanta. Continued From Page 1. reports of the damage in those coun ties were obtainable. Marietta reported heavy wind and rain in, the northern part of Cobh County, but all wires were down to Austell and the southern half of Cobb. The Etowah Valley storm turned south at Cartersville and swept across Paulding, Cobb and Douglas Counties to the Chattahoochee, Join ing the storm that swept through Fulton and the eastern part of Cobb. Heavy' rains were reported along the Chattahoochee aH far north as Hall County, but Gainesville and Bu ford entirely escaped, the storm in that section hugging the river. Damage amounting to many thou sand dollars was done to property in Atlanta; incalculable injury was in flicted by the loss of many of the city’s majestic shade trees; street car serv ice was tied up for two hour? at the time of the heaviest patronage, and Atlanta’s telephone and telegraph lines wore threatened. Near-Panio at Ball Park. With nearly 5,000 people gathered at Ponce DeLeon ball park to see the concluding game of the Montgomery - Atlanta series, there wne something that verged close on a panic when the cyclonic wind raked through the park. It crumpled huge metal adver tising signs and brought terror to hundreds of women ana children who w'ere only partly protected from the terrific rain. When the storm hit 4t seemed cer tain that something w'ould go over. More than 1,000 fans sought safety lr. a dash to the playing field, where they threw themselves full length on the ground. There they stayed until the pelting rain drove them for the uncertain shelter of the Kands. There they huddled for more than an hour. The heaviest sufferers by the blow w*re the two telegraph companies. Wires went down everywhere, but fertunately an outlet was left for messages. In town the wind was furious and the lightning destructive. A few' h^urs after the storm subsided the vire chief of the Southern Bell Tele phone Company a\nouneed that sev eral hundred telephones in the city were out of commission because of the lightning, and that many others were useless because of fallen wires. The storm brought trouble for the street car company. With lightning playing indiscriminately and daring ly. the company cut off the powef and stopped the cars for an hour. “Auto Row” Hit Hard. The storm played havoc in "Auto mobile Row” in Peachtree Street. Nu merous plate-glass windows w'ere smashed to smithereens and other damage was done to buildings, wires and trees. The damage to plate glass is estimated at $1,000. H. Armor, bookkeeper for the Auto Tire Company, 234 Peachtree, also had a narrow escape. He had just started into the building w'hen a strong gust of wind smashed a big plate-glass window, w’hioh crashed to the sidew'alk all about him. Several bits of glass struck him, but he es caped unhurt. The Biggs Antique Company, 224 Peachtree, lost a plate-glasB window. Two plate-glass window's ware blown out of the Buick Company building, 243 Peachtree. Two small windows and a door were demolished in the Steinhauer & Wright Building. 228 Peachtree. A door was blown out of the Car- tercar Company building, 238 Peach tree, and a window was smashed in the building at 242 Peachtree. Windows in shops along Peachtree Street w'ere blown out and a portion of the scaffold built around the new Winecoffe Hotel was blown down, narrowly missing a crowded street car. At the Aragon Hotel the skylight was smashed and the downpour of rain flooded the lobby for a time. Twc horses hitched to carriages were blown from in front of the hotel down Peachtree Street. An automobile truck belonging to the Blue Seal Ice Cream Company was also blown over. Win dow panes in the Majestic Hotel were broken. Many persons narrowly escaped death when the flagpole on top of the Piedmont Hotel was rent from its fastenings and cast eight stories down into the street. IN LIBEL ACTION Editor Who Charged Him With Being Drunkard Admits Sobri ety of Former President. By RICHARD HENRY LITTLE. MARQUETTE, May 81.—Theodore Rooievelt absolutely annihilated his enemies to-day, and In his suit against Editor Newett, who had oharged him with drunkenness, won a victory as sweeping, triumphant and complete as a victory could possibly be. The defense hung doggedly on and com pelled Colonel Roosevelt to put In every sorap of evidence he had. And then It blew up like a Russian bat tleship In the Straits of Japan. When the prosecution rested Edi tor Newett read a statement admit ting he had no case and was him self convinced that his charges were untrue. Mr. Roosevelt, In a brief address to the court, said ho only wanted to forever destroy the slan ders uttered against him and that he was satisfied with a vindication and asked that the Jury be Instructed to return a verdict for nominal dam ages. The court Instructed the Jury to this effect and without leaving their seats the Jurymen gave a verdict In behalf of Colonel Roosevelt for 6 cents, the smallest sum considered under the Michigan statutes. Defense Has No Evidence. Apparently the defense had no evi dence to bolster up Its case and never had any and couldn't find any, but hoped that It might develop some thing comforting to itself from a cross-examination of Colonel Roose velt's own witnesses. This morning the defense was plainly defeated. However, the audi ence In the court room was electrified when after the prosecution rested Its case at 2:45 o’clock, Editor Newett took the stand and read his statement, which from almost the first stated that he had no case and was con fessing the fact. As Editor Newett In a loud, clear voice read, the audi ence In the court room fairly quivered with excitement and Colonel Roose velt's face became white. When Editor Newett read that he had been unable to find any one who would take the witness chair and swear that he had seen Colonel Roosevelt drunk and that he had been profoundly Impressed by the nature and extent of the evidence produced by the plaintiff and that he was forced to the conclusion that he had been mistaken, the excitement in the au dience In the court room Increased, but there was no demonstration. Colonel Asks to Speak. As Editor Newett concluded the reading of his statement and stepped from the stand, Attorney Hill, of the prosecution, announced that the plaintiff In the case wished to address the court. Permission was given and Mr. Roosevelt standing at the end of his counsel's table, faced the court and said: "Your honor, in view of the state ment of the defendant, I ask the court to instruct the Jury that I desire only nominal damages. I did not go into this case for money. 1 did not go Into it for any vindictive purpose. I went into it as the court said and made my reputation an issue. I did this because I wished only for all during my lifetime thoroughly and compre hensively to deal with these slanders so that never again will it be possible for any man in good faith to repeat that. I have achieved my purpose and I am content." Colonel Roosevelt’s tones were very firm and delivered with his usual emphasis when he began, but his voice trembled when he said "I wish ed once and for all and during my lifetime to thoroughly and compre hensively deal with these slanders." He concluded his speech in such a loud, impassioned tone that people unable to gain admission in the court room heard him distinctly. There was a ring of triumph in Colonel Roose velt's tones as he said, "I have achiev ed my purpose and X am content.’’ Newett Recites Life History. Mr. Newett’s statement gave in some detail the story of his life. He was aroused to anger against the colonel by the latter’s speech in Mqr- quette in which he said that Former Congressman Young, of the Marquette District, was in reality more a rep resentative of the Steel Trust than he was of his constituents. He had heard rumors to the effect that the colonel was a drunkard and that after talking with a number of people, who assured him the c+iarge was true, he published the editorial on which the suit was based. Judge Flannagan in hi." instructions to the Jury said, in part: “Whatever the law may be in other jurisdictions, with us no one is privU leged to defame a person because he' happens at the time to be a candidate for public office. "When a newspaper attacks the character of a candidate for public office, the publisher must, at h's peril, be careful to ascertain the truth of the facts charged, as In ahy other case of libel. “From wha* has been said. It fol lows that the defendant’s liability In this action depends solely on the question whether the charge is true or false. "Unwilling to rest on the presump tion of law that the charge was false and call upon the defendant to prove its truth or answer in damages, as was the plaintiff’s right, the plaintiff proceeded before the court to show that the charge was false in fact. “And by his own and the testi mony of a long list of witnesses of high character and unimpeachable credibility he has satisfied the de fendant, the jury also, 1 fully be lieve—certainly he has convinced the court—not only that he never was drunk, but that he now and always has been a temperate and abstemi ous man. Six Cents Damages Given. "Rut as the court is advised by the plaintiff, the opinion of the plaintiff in bringing and prosecuting this ac tion being the vindication of his good name and reputation aud not the re covery of a money Judgment, and he having in open court freely waived his' right to the assessment of his j actual damages. It only remains for the court to direct a verdict in his favor for nominal damages, which, under the law of Michigan, is the sum of 6 cents.” Colonel Roosevelt and his party left Marquette immediately after the end ing of the suit, returning to New York by way of Chicago. A /I RS. W B. L E E I) S, 1V1 fatuous American beau- ty, wooed by European nobili- ty, who at last decides to marry Frene h count. COUNT AT LAST L .B.LEEDS seventeen days ugo, seven girls who had lived in houses that were closed by the police, have committed suicide. Only six took- ad vantage of the oppor* tunity to enter industrial pursuits and four became wards of the city at tha si>acious double house provided for them. With the seven that have ended their lives thia leaves 116 who left the city, according to the police census. ATLANTA, °S5 l d y av MONDAY, New Show Grounds, BKISBINE PARK JUNE 9 ■ . • .. ■ - 4: ‘ -ti , Owner of Famous Pearls and the Widow of Tin Plate King Will Wed Talleyrand. Special Cable to The American. PARIS, May 31.—Count Helie de Tnlleyrand-Perigord has at last won the hand of Mrs. William B. Leeds, widow of the American tin-plate king, who died in 1908, leaving an estate of $14,000,000. The pair has been re ported engaged several times in the last few months, but no confirmation has been forthcoming until to-day, when the engagement was* announced. Mrs. Leeds is the daughter of Wil liam C. Stewart, a Cleveland million aire. She has been courted and idol ized by the marriageable title-holders in Europe. Helleu, the famous artist, has declared that she possesses 98 of the 100 essential points of beauty. Kin to Half Nobility. Morton, and of the Due de Montmo- mortTing BRILLIANT NATION* REVIEW THsTsTRfcETS *9 M hi P«ua ti, M,|. a. W. LILLIE, “MW8EE Ml." Um L„t ,1 the Qiul Snell THE ONLY AND ORIGINAL COL. W. F. CODY “BUFFALO BILL Win Pirtoeill, bini it Enrr Petftraim with tin Fdli.in; Priui„l Putins: MAXIMILUAN fiRLBER’S MARVELOUS PERFORMING ANIMALS STat° b re o a ? auto=polo THE VERY LIMIT OF DARE-DEVIL DEEDS—An Act with • Thousand Thrill, Gerncr’s High Jumping Horse* American Cowgirls Mexican Rnralee Royal Irish Drayaa— Royal English Lancsrs Scents, Guides and Frontiersmen, and a Feaat of 104 Featarat THE WORLD'S ROUGH RIDERS; Muster Horsemen on Matchless Steeds. Exhibitions of Skill, Nerve nnd Darin Cowboy Sports with Bucking Bronchos und Racing Buffalo TWO PERFORMANCES DAILY—RAIN OR SHINE—2 ANO 8 P. Ho] Admission (Including Scat), SOc. Children Linder 9 Years, Half Price All Seat* Protected from Sim and Rain by Immense Canvas Canopy. Grand StUnd ChakS I (Including admission), Ji oo, will be on sale day of Eahibitlon at Down Town Ticket Oflce. LtlUuciM <& BATES’ PIANO STORE. 63 PEACHTREE STREET ICO - American Indiana—100 Artillerymen, Cavalrymen Japanese Soldiery Bey Scouts in Flag Drills American Cowboys The Great Meadow Brook Hunt Gorman Cuirassier* Bedouin Arabs Russian Cossacks South American Ganrhnt Humphrey Believes City Will Take Over Crematory at Once Council Thinks That Amicable and Satisfactory Understanding Will Be Reached in Short Time. Confidence that the crematory would be taken over by the city and the menace to Atlanta's health re moved was expressed by Councilman W. G. Humphrey, chairman of the special Council committee, Saturday night. “I have no doubt,” Mr. Humphrey said, “that we can reach an amicable and satisfactory understanding with the crematory people. Each one of our committee meetings is more sat isfactory than the preceding one, and we expect the matter to be settled within a short time.” Mr. Humphrey’s statement followed a conference between the committee and the crematory people. Mr. Hum phrey said much progress was made Saturday, but declined to give out anything for publication. Another conference will be held Monday morn ing at 10 o’clock. the nobility of France. some time. Vo all inquiries, however, she declared that no engagemen contemplated. never expect to marry again.” Boy Educated in England. he \vas born, or in Europe. Mre. Leeds won a notable contest about a year ago with the United Statescustoms authorities when they levied what .vhe considered to be an exorbitant duty on a quantity of pearls, valued at $500,000, which she had brought into the country. The Supreme Court ruled that the selected and drilled pearls should be classed as unset gems and the Gov ernment was compelled to refund her $110,000. CAOCVTU Mafinee and Night Daily i rUK&l 8 H Week June 2 i Daily SVSatinee All Seats 25c Special Engagement LILLIAN SHAW The Character Singing Comedienne j Jack Hazard Seldom’s Models Evenings 10c to 75c Wright and Ward and j Dietrich Curran i Caits Bros. 3 Alexs j All Keith Star Vaudeville Head of Morgan Co.’s Trunk B eing Watched Treasury' Department Investigates Charge That Stotesbury Brought in Necklace Worth $70,000. PHILADELPHIA. May 31.—The Treasury Department is investigating the charge that a number of trunks belonging to Edward T. Stotesbury, head of the banking house of Drexel & Co., and senior member of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co., were re cently passed as free of duty by cus tom officials at this port. It is alleged that one of the trunks contained a necklace belonging to Mrs. Stotesbury and valued at $70,- 000. Another version of the story is that the trunks contained chiefly val uable lingerie belonging to the bank er’s wife and that duty would not ex ceed $200. Florida Legislature May Abolish Itself Senate and House to Consider Reso lution for State Commis sion Government. TALLAHASSEE, FLA., May 31.— disgusted with itself and the little really necessary and constructive leg islation accomplished, the Florida Legislature will on Monday consider a resolution by Representatives Floyd and R. R. Tomlin to abolish both the House and Senate and establish a State Commission Government. The measure proposes sixteen com missioners, to elect the Governor from among themselves and pay each $3,000 and the Governor not less than $10,000 per annum. THE GRAND TOESDAY> JUNE Sd ONE NIGHT ONLY The Atlanta Players’ Club Presents Oscar Wilde’s Cleverest Play: “The Importance of Being Earnest” Bright, Breezy and Entertaining Tickets on Sale at Forsyth Box Office 25 Cents to $1.50 Box Seats $2.50 7 GIRLS END LIVES WHEN POLICE CLOSE VICE DISTRICT PHILADELPHIA, May 31.—The Coro ner reported to-day that since the vice quarantine was established in this city, BIJOU 10 cts THIS | DAILY MAT 3 P.M. WEEK NIGHT 7:30 & 9 P.M. ADMISSION RESERVED SEATS 10c EXTRA The Merriest Musical Tabloid Known COLLEGE G§RLS New Song Hits. Pretty Girls and ALL THAT’S WORTH WHILE Caruso Sulks When Applause Is Scant London Opera Goers Think Tenor Is Suffering From Over-Adulation on Part of Americans. Special Cable to The American. LONDON, May 31.—Caruso is dis satisfied with the attitude of London operagoers toward him. He got frantic applause on his first appearance In "La Boheme” and again at the end of the act, but at the final fall of the curtain he complains there was almost silence. He was so re sentful that he expressed doubt whether he would appear again. People here think he has been spoiled by over-adulation, and are de termined that at Convent Garden he shall get merely his due. LOW RATE RICH i MOND AND RETURN : VIA SEABOARD. } $16.70 from Atlanta, proportion- S ate rates from other points. On } sale June 7, S. Steel Pullman and / dining cars, through trains, com- < plete service. City Ticket Office, ) S8 Peachtree. White City Park Now Open Let Me End Your Tooth Troubles Absolutely Painlessly Give yourself the gift of complete relief frorr aching, decayed teeth by coming to me now. I can end your discomfort quickly and painlessly. My charges will be found reasonable. 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