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VOL. XI. NO. 301.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1913.
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JACKSON, MISS., JULY 22.-THIRTY-FIVE NEGRO
ALLEGED CRACKSMEN DEFY POLICE
ATLANTA BALKS AT NOSE VEIL;
MUST SEE ALL OF PRETTY FACE
Miss Nancy
Reed, first girl
to wear the
nose veil here.
She says it
will not do for
Atlanta
beauties at all.
DELAYED BY HEIRS
Hno new steps have been taken m
th effort toxobtain requisition papers
for Fred Lumb, the barber alleged
be an accomplice of Mrs. Mary
iwford, and who is said to be in
ew York. Following the attempt .o
Obtain the papers Monday morning,
Attorney J. S. James, counsel for the
Crawford heirs, announced that th~
papers would be asked for after the
appointment of a solicitor.
KThe application of Monday morn
ing was not a formal request for the
apers. According to Attorney James
e simply asked Governor Slaton if
t would be possible to obtain requi
sition papers for a man before he was
Indicted. This request, he says, he
made several days ago. and Governor
Slaton said he would advise him Mon
day morning.
As Colonel James had made no for
mal application, the Governor advised
him that he could not make a deci
sion.
Judge W D. Ellis Monday after
noon asked Attorney Lewis Thomas
to act as Solicitor in the place of
Hugh Dorsey, who is disqualified to
ndle the Crawford prosecution be
cause the law f firm of which he is i
iiember represents one of the parties
*n the civil case.
At last Dame Fashion seems to have
overste*pped the line in freakish wear
ing apparel for women, so far as At
lanta is concerned.
The Arabian nose veil, an importa
tion now' much in vogue in Newport
and other Eastern centers of all that
is fashionable, has met a sharp re-
bufl here.
The veil in use is drawn taut over
the tip of the nose and covers the
mouth and chin. One sees but the
eyes of the w’earer. Mrs. French
Vanderbilt, Mrs. William Goadby and
others are its sponsors in the East.
Miss Nancy Reed, a former At
lanta girl, now visiting Mrs. George
Spier in Twelfth street, is among the
first here to attempt the nose veil.
It won’t dc for Atlanta girls,” she
declared, and her decision seems to
have been sustained, especially by
the men of the city, w r ho enjoy seeing
all of a pretty face.
THE WEATHER
Forecast for Atlanta
and Georgia: Local
showers Tuesday and
probably Wednesday.
DEBATE SUFFRAGE
The long-heralded “pro” and “con”
discussion of the equal suffrage ques
tion will take place at Taft Hall
Tuesday night, under the auspices of
the Habersham Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion. Mrs. William Lawson Peel,
prominently connected with the Hab
ersham Chapter and an ardent suf
fragist. will preside.
Opportunity for the full discussion
of both sides of the question will be
given. Among the twenty or more
speakers who have been listed for the
occasion are some of the most ardent
anti-suffragists as well as suffragists.
Despite her well known views along
the line, Mrs. Peel will give to each
speaker full opportunity to express hi*
or her views, as she believes in get
ting at the truth of the matter by do
bate.
Perhaps the only neutral person
present Tuesday night will be Dr
Percy Starnes, the city organist, who
will render several choice selections
between the arguments.
The big meeting will be called
promptly at 7:45 o’clock. Among the
speakers will be Mrs. William Law-son
Peel Miss Rosa Woodberry, Mrs. M.
C. Hardin, Mrs. M. T. McWhorter.
Mrs. S. E. Cunningham, Mrs. W. H.
Felton. Mrs. M. L. McClendon. Mrs.
Frances Whiteside, Mrs. Nellie Peters
Black, J. R. Smith. R. H. Hardeman,
Dr. A. M. Hughlett, H. H. Swift. J.
L- Hope, W. L. Converse, Louis Wis
dom and R. A. Broyles.
LAY SERIES
: Police Capture Pair in Carrol
Street Store Just in Time to
Save Clerk.
In the arrest of T. W. Reeves and
R. W. Miller after they had knocked
senseless an employee in the store of
R. A. Gober, No. 30 Carroll street,
and as they were attempting to open
the safe last night, the police declare
they have uncovered a series of dar
ing and cleverly planned burglaries
and thefts covering a period of several
months
The capture of the two men, who
are said to be desperate criminals,
came only after they had been shad
owed for more than six weeks hv
members of the detective department.
Their alleged attempt at looting the
Gober store came nearly being fatal
to Edward M. Davis, who works on
Saturdays and occasionally at other
time.« for Gober.
Davis was beaten unconscious and
carried, bound, into the ice box in the
rear of the store.
Near Death When Found.
Tiie door was clamped shut on him,
and when he recovered consciousness,
he found that he was suffocating. Had
not the detectives been close on the
trail of the robbers, a few more min
utes would have resulted In the death
of the young man.
Despite the assertion of the detec
tives that they have connected the
men with a chain of robberies and
suit case thefts extending over a con
siderable time, both Reeves and Mill
er emphatically denied Tuesday that
they had had anything to do with
them and defied the police to prove
their charges.
The detectives went to the home of
Reeves, 13 Stonew’all street, and there
found three suit cases, which, they
say, ar stolen property. Another suit
case was found in a woman’s room at
No. 153 1-2 Whitehall street.
Chief Lanford Tuesday morning
said that Reeves and Miller had stolen
more than 40 suit cases at the depots
In the recent w r eeks, and also had
participated in attempts at safe
cracking and burglary. Detectives
Chewning. Davis, ' Sturdivant and
Rosser have taken turns in trailing
the men in the last six weeks.
Scared by Clock.
About six weeks ago, Chief Lan
ford says, they planned to burglarize
the Barfield store on West Hunter
street, near Chestnut. They are said
to have had an expert safe-blow r er
w'ith them at the time. They were
just gaining an entrance to the store,
according to the police, when an
alarm clock In a negro’s house near
by rang and scared them away. De
tectives were only a few feet away
and were watching the whole opera
tion.
With a pal, they went to the Gober
store at about 11 o’clock last night.
Davis was asked to go in and serve
them with soft drinks. As the young
man neared the cash register, he was
felled by a blow from a club in Mil
ler’s hand. He was quickly bound and
hurried to the ice box. The lights
were extinguished and the three start
ed at w'ork on the safe with a large
key which was taken from D^vis.
The detectives, who had been lying
in wait for the trio, noted the sud
denness with which the lights went
out and rushed for the building. Mil
ler, standing on the outside with the
club still in hi3 hand, was overpow
ered before he could utter a word.
The detectives rushed inside and
after a hand-to-hand batlf* with
Reeves slipped the manacles on his
wrist. The third member of the gang
escaped by diving through a window.
The police say they know his, identi
ty aud will be able to arrest him.
Make-Up’ Stone Is
Editor’s Monument;
Bears Epitaph Poem
JEFFERSON, OHIO. July 22—One
of the most remarkable gravestones
on record was placed In the cemetery
here to-day.
It stands at the head of the grav°
of J. Howells, veteran editor of
The Ashtabula Sentinel, who died
here recently. It consists of the
"make-up” stone used by Mr. Howeis
for fifty years, during his succe^iv*
evolutions as printer’s devil, printer
and editor. It is inscribed with these
lines, written by William Dean How
ells. a brother of the editor:
Stone, upon which with hands of boy
and man.
He framed the history of his time
until.
Week after week, the varying record
ran.
To its half-centuried tale of well and i
m. |
Remember now how true through all
those days
He was—friend, brother, hueband,
son—
Fill the w'hole limit of your space with
praise.
There needs no room for blame—blame
there was none.
The boyhood of William Dean
Howells was spent in the office of
The Sentinel. The father of William
Dean Howells and J. A. Howells was
editor of the paper.
0NV1CTS WERE BURNED TO DEATH WHEN FIRE LAST
IGHT DESTROYED THE PRISON CAGE ON THE STATE
I0NVICT FARM AT OAKLEY. MISS.
Goes for Five Beers;
Quarter Gets Barrel
ST. LOUIS, July 22.—William Tip.
ton. » laborer employed In the exca
vation work for a new city jail, found
a quarter while digging In the rear
of the Municipal Court* Building yes
terday.
He Immediately invited his nearest
fellow worker to step across the street
and help consume the five "big beers”
the coin would buy. It bore the date
1805.
"Will you take enough to buy a bar
rel of beer for that quarter?" the by
stander asked.
"Sure thing,” was Tipton's reply
The stranger handed him 86.50 and
pocketed the quarter.
Macon Saloonists
Start Blacklisting
MACON, July 22.—A stir has been
caused by the discharge of Will R.
Aven, one of the best known barbers
of Macon, because he signed a peti
tion of the Law Enforcement League
for the closing of saloons and locker
clubs. He is a steward of the Mul
berry Street Methodist Church, the
pastor of which is Dr. W. N. Ain-
smith, leader of the law r ^nd order
crusade.
It is charged that Aven’s discharge
Is the first move in a boycott and
blacklist planned by the saloon men
and their friends against those par
ticipating in the campaign.
Don’t Let the Wife
Read This Story!
MUNICE, IND., July 22.—A young
Munice business man whose “wife’s
gone to the country” or the seashore
or some place is causing the police
concern, not on account of his bad
actions, but rather on account of his
excessive goodness.
When his work is completed each
day the young man reports at cen
tral police station and hangs around
there until time to go home to bed.
all as arranged with his wife, who
desires to have an accurate knowl
edge of her husband’s doings while
she is enjoying herself.
Penniless 30 Years
Ago; Left $300,000
MACON, July 22.—Thirty years ago
Ed Weichselbaum, a nenniless Ger
man boy, drifted into Macon. His
wdll, just filed, discloses that when
he died several weeks ago he left an
estate valued at $300,000. He pro
vided that his two sister should re
ceive $125 per month during their
lives and divided the remainder of the
estate between his wife and his son.
The boy, now 10 years old, comes into
possession of his part when he at
tains majority.
For six or eight years Mr. Weich-
selbaum was in the real estate busi
ness.'
List Likely Will Be Completed by
Wednesday—Delay of Trial
Not Probable.
Superior Judge John T. Pendleton
prepared Tuesday morning to draw
the 150 venirertien for the trial of
Leo M. hYank. This venire will be
called next Monday morning unless'
the weather is unusually warm.
The Jury. In all probability, will be
selected and served before Wednes
day night, according to Judge Pendle
ton.
The drawing will be the occasion
for the first clash in open court be
tween the attorneys for Frank and
the State’s representatives. Attorney
Reuben R. Arnold stated Tuesday
morning that he probably would ask
Judge Pendleton to draw the venire
from the Grand Jury box, and that
he felt confident he could cite enough
law on the subject to sustain his
point*
Solicito rto Fight Move.
Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey stated
that the proceedure was altogether ir
regular, if not Illegal, and that he
would oppose such a move as strongly
as he fought the attempt on the part
of the Grand Jury to indict Jim Con
ley over his protest.
The attorneys on both sides will be
notified by telephone when Judge
Pendleton begins to draw the venire,
and he will allow them to be heard.
Judge L. S. Roan, who will preside
at the Frank trial, will not return to
Atlanta from Covington until Friday.
He announced to a correspondent of
The Georgian in Covington that the
Frank trial would be called next Mon
day sure, but he would not commit
himself as to whether he would con
sider any move for postponement aft
er the case was called.
Before leaving for Covington he re
marked that if the weather was as
hot next Monday as it was last week
he would welcome some sufficient
ground for postponement.
Both Sides Are Ready.
Attorneys Arnold and Rosser admit
they would liek to see the trial post
poned to escape the ordeal of a hard
fight in torrid weather, but state they
will be reluctant to ask for delay un
less there is some very excellent rea
son why the case should not go to
trial.
Both sides are ready. All the wit
nesses who will be used are within
the Jurisdiction of the court and able
to attend. The inability of any one
of the more than 100 to be in court
on the day the case Is called would
sustain a request for postponement,
but the attorneys for the defense
made it clear that if any move for
postponement for any other reason
than the absence of a witness was
made, it would come from the other
side, or the judge.
Attorney Arnold stated that the
failure of the Grand Jury to indict
Conley had made little difference to
their case, because it had been built
before any known move w’as made to
bring about the indictment.
“It made absolutely no difference to
us.” he said. "It was purely a tech
nical point in the trial that would
have been in our favor. As to the
negro's character and standing. it
would make little difference to a fair-
minded jury whether he were in
dicted.”
One Man Killed in
Duel Over Politics
LEXINGTON. KY., July 22.—After
having a fist fight over politics Sunday
at Olympia. Bates County, Thurman
Fergram and a man named Harris
agreed to go home, get their guns and
settle it TWfey met as arranged and
shot It out.
Pergram was mortally wounded and
died while being taken to a hospital
here.
Obsolete Laws to
Be Stricken From
Atlanta City Code
Through the efforts of Councilman
Claude L- Ashley, the City Council
has appointed a «oecial committee to
strike all persiflage from the City
Code. He said it is full of obsolete
laws, and gives the following exam
ples:
No public meeting shah be held in
Atlanta without twelve hours’ notice
Lo the Chief of Police.
Pigs shall not be allowed to run
loose in the streets.
It shall be unlawful to trap mock
ingbird* within the city limits.
It shall be unlawful to auction off
mules at the corner of Broad and *1 -
rietta streets.
‘Cherry Pie' Made
Of Watermelons
Can she make a cherry pie.
Billy Boy! Billy Bov*’
Can she make a cherry pie.
Charming Billy?
Yes. she can make a cherry pie
If the melon patch Is nigh'
Khe's a young thing and can not
leave her mother!
—Sew Version.
HAMMOND, IND.. July 22.—Dr. J.
N. Hurty, secretary of the Indiana
State Board of Health and pure food
specialist, is trying to find the Chi
cago genius who, is making cherry
pie from watermelon pulp.
Hurty sojourned at a Gary cafe for
a meal and ordered cherry pie. He
bit into a matermelon seed, and be
gan an investigation. The proprietor
threw the burden of the pie on Chi
cago bakers.
Clark Makes White
Suits Congress Fad
WASHINGTON, July 22.—If Mark
Twain could return to earth and come
to Congress he would be immensely
gatifted by the unanimity with which
distinguished statesmen have adopt
ed his fad of wearing white.
Over on the/House side, Speaker
Champ Clsrk. looking like a huge
mountain of ice cream, is resplendent
in w'hite from his snowy hair to his
immaculate white ties. Since he has
pet the fashion there, it has spread
like wildfire over the chamber.
Bryan Naps 2 Hours
In Rail Station Seat
CHICAGO, July 22.—For two hours
early to-day Secretary of State Bryan
sat nearly upright in a railroad sta
tion seat and slept. When his train
was called he entered a draw ing room
and prepared to awake in Oelwein.
Iowa, w’here he was scheduled to give
a Chautauqua lecture this afternoon.
Before his nap Secretary Bryan en
tertained four newspaper men at a
midnight lunch which cost him 45
cents. He ate canteloupe off a dairy
lunch chair.
$5,000 Raised to Free
Socialist Riot Chief
GIRARD. KANS., July 21—The
Appeal to Reason has forwarded the
$5,000 cash necessary to obtain the
release of Patrick Quinlan, a social
ist of Paterson, N. J., sent to the peni
tentiary for inciting a riot during
the strike here.
The money was raised by subscrip
tion. and will secure Quinlan’s re
lease until the case can be carried to
a higher court.
All Missourians to
Make Roads 2 Days
JEFFERSON CITY. MO.. July 22.—
Governor Major issued a proclama
tion to-day setting apart Wednes
day and Thur r 1 ay. August 20 and 21,
as public holidays, to be known
“Good Road Days.”
Every able-bodied man in rural dis
tricts and cities of the State is to
put in these da\s working upon the
public highways.
IT POPE’S
Mutinous Swiss Soldiers Threat
en to Break Into Private
Chamber of Pontiff
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ROME, July 22.—After 24 hours of
wild rioting by the Pope’s Swiss
guards, during which the men were
shorn of their military powers at the .
Vatican, order was restored to-day.
The demands of the soldiers, which
caused the mutiny, will not be grant
ed. The soldiers had asked conces
sions raising the embargo against
them visiting wine shops and other
stores along the Tiber; the right to
choose their own commander; the in
crease of the guards’ quota, and a
demand that no punishment be meted
out to them for their mutinous con
duct.
The guards, incensed at the official
order depriving them of their military
status, stormed the Vatican, and for a
time it wa* feared that the Italian
troops quartered in the city would
have to be called out to quell the dis
turbance.
Great alarm was felt among the
Vatican officials for fear that the sol
diers would force their way into the
Pope’s private chambers.
Drastic measures were taken to
guard His Holiness from the angry
soldiers, as grave fears were enter
tained that the Pontiff, still weakened
from the effects of his recent Illness,
would suffer a relapse should the
soldiers force their w'ay into his pres
ence.
What punishment will be meted to
the mutineers still is undecided, but
it was unofficially stated that severe
penalties would be inflicted.
2nd Regiment Boys
Real Soldiers Now
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA., July
22.—The Second Regiment, National
Guard of Georgia, has settled down to
the business of soldiering. The men
are being given a taste of real mili
tary life every day.
Guard mount and the routine of the
camp is gone through with every
morning, and Monday the first of a
series of skirmishes, conducted as
nearly as possible under actual war
conditions, was held. The skirmishes
are followed by two hours of hard
work on the firing line.
Suits or Arbitration
To Settle Damages
MACON, July 22.—The special
committees appointed to ascertain the
amounts of damages claimed by prop
erty owners on Cherry street on ac
count of the closing of the thorough
fare for the building of a union sta
tion have submitted their report to
the Railroad Commission.
The report show's that the proper
ty owners want exceedingly large
damages, and that it will take either
arbitration or court suits to settle
most of the claims.
Council Gives Auto
To City Electrician
If the Aldermanic Board acts as
promptly as Council. City Electrician
R. C. Turner will have an automo
bile. Council Monday authorized the
expenditure of $750 for a machine
After the action of the Aldermanic
Board Thursday the resolution wdll go
to Mayor Woodw'ard.
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