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f ALWAYS FIRST ® ® The SUNDAY AMERICAN Order It NOW=========^— Both Phone* Main 8000 The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results VOL. XI. NO. 304. ATLANTA, GA„ FRIDAY, JULY 25,1913. By Copyright 1906. The Geo eorgtan Co 2 CENTS. PAT NO MORE. NIGHT EDITION EX-GOV. PATTERSON ARRESTED •{••4. •{•••{• •»*••!• ^*4* +•+ * +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•4* +#4* +•+ Inefficiency Charged to Heads of Departments — Action Ex pected Next Week, By HUGH MILLER. WASHINGTON, July 25.—The ousting of Postmaster McKee, Assist ant Postmaster Cole and Superin tendent of Mails I, C. Hart, of the Atlanta office, will occur early next week, according to information ob tained to-day from the Postoffice De partment in such a way there can be little doubt of its authority. First Assistant Postmaster General B jper, who will be back from Den ver early in the week, has announced that he will take up the Atlanta case the first thing on his return and a speedy decision is expected. The principal charge against the three Atlanta officials, as contained in a report submitted to the Postmas ter General by the chief Inspector's office, is inefficiency, resulting in a chaotic condition of affairs in the of fice. Postmaster Hugh McKee, when charges of alleged inefficiency In the Atlanta postoffice were first brought to light and dispatches from Wash ington stated that an investigation would ensue, denied ephatically that there was any truth in the accusa tions. “If there is any inefficiency in the Atlanta office, I do not know it," said Mr. McKee. “I defy all charges to the effect that I am not competent to Judiciously conduct the office. At all times I have every detail under my full control. “My superintendent of mails, Mr. Hart, Is one of the best In the coun try, and my assistant postmaster, Mr. Cole, is thoroughly competent. My subordinates all report daily to me, and every complaint registered in this office is brought to my personal at tention. I have instructed all clerks and officials to bring people to my of fice who have a grievance. “The reason I have all men under me report so regularly is because 1 am held responsible for each man, and I realize that it is solely up to me to see that each man does his duty.” Insane Hospital Conditions Flayed In House Speech “There are wards in the State San itarium which the public is not al lowed to see on account of the terri ble conditions caused by the failure of the State to appropriate sufficient money to property care for the in- •matea” said Representative Henry L. Fullbright of Burke in the House Fri day morning. “The unfortunates who are Inmates of Georgia’s Tn&ane Asy lum deserve every care possible, and this appropriation is not too much.” The charges were made during an attack on the Appropriation Commit tee’s recommendations for a half mil lion dollars for the institution, includ ed in the general appropriations bill. Representative Barry Wright and others brought objection to It on the grounds that It was an increase of more than $100,000 of the 1909 appro priation, and an increase of $10,000 over last year. The appropriation as recommended was passed. LATEST NEWS SOUTHERN LEAGUE THREE TO BE OUSTED IN POSTOFFICE SHAKEUP M’KEE, COLE I LOSE 00T 9 Do You Know the Fastest Run Made by a Railroad Train? See Page 11 H. B. Williams, a mill w®*v«r, «nd George Harris, a truck driver, were bound over under $200 bond by Judge Brovles to a higher court Friday afternoon upon the testimony of J. A. Harris, a detec tive, that they were the accom plices of T. W. Reeves and R. W. Miller who have been already bound over under $6,000 bond charged with a series of bur glaries. Harris secured his evidence from the four men by posing ae thsir ‘pal/ CHATTANOOGA, July 25 — Local officers were notified to-day of the arrest in Risin. Ark., of Ed ward Lanaford, of this city on a warrant cnaraing bigamy, sworn out here by nit wife, who, with six children, the youngest of whom Lanford has never seen was deserted. Nothing is known here of the wife in Arkanaaa. Langford did not demand requi sition. CALUMET, MICH., July 26^- Four hundred striking miners to day attacked the deputies guard ing the Baltic mines south of Houghton, robbed the officers of their stars and drove them from the min# proper. NEW YORK, July 25.—Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific Railroad, was this after noon elected president of the New York, New Haven and Hartford, to succeed Charles S. Mellen, re signed. WASHINGTON, July 25.—Sec retary of State Bryan will confer to-morrow with the Senate For eign Relations Committee on the Mexican situation and his pro treaty placing a protectorate over Nicaragua. It was asserted to-day that leaders in the Senate still look with much favor on the sug gestion that this country mediate the differences between the war ring factions in Mexico. CHICAGO. July 25.—Detectives to-day had failed to find trace of a thief who stole jewelry valued at $700 from Mrs. Edward F. Dunne, wife of the Governor of Illinois. The theft was commit ted yesterday afternoon in the rest room of a Chicago depart ment store. NASHVILLE, July 25.—Charg ed with passing worthless checks, drawn on Atlanta banks, to which were forged the name of D. D. Martin, copying the name from a check which he aot from an At lanta minister, L. C. Arment, aged 22 years, a young man of good appearance, is under arrest nere to-day. He claims to be from Chicago. NEW YORK, July 25.—An addi tional Indictment charging him with using In telephone conversations the names of Speaker Clark of the House of Representatives and Senator Stone of Missouri, was to-day re turned by the Federal Grand Jury against David Lamar, whose revela tions before the Senate Lobby Inves tigating committee already has caused him to be Indicted for im personating lawmakers. Mrs. Pankhurst Near Death From Hunger Strike; Under Knife LONDON July 25.—The condition of Mrs. Emmeline Pankflurst, who was released from Holloway Jail yes terday, is reported to-day to be grave. The “hunger strike” which she in augurated when in jail has greatly undermined Mrs. Pankhurst’s consti tution. So weakened was her condi tion to-day that she wan subjected to a transfusion of blood operation. The physicians decided that an operation was necessary In order to save the militant leader’s life. Declaring that they will serve their Imprisonment rather than pay fines. Mrs. Pethick Law rence, Larly Sybil Smith and Mis.s Evelyn Sharpe, who were arrested yesterday when they tried to hold a suffrage meeting at the entrance to the House of Commons, were taken to Jail to-day. The women were fined $200 or the option of spending four teen days in jail. Prohibition Blamed For Revenue Deficit “Repeal the prohibition law and you won’t have to worry so much about the finances of the State,” was the emphatic statement made in the House Friday morning by Represen tative C. M. Clark, of Dougherty (Jounty. The remark came as an Interrup tion in a speech by Representative L. R. Akin during the heated discus sion of tlie general appropriations bilL It was Clark’s first statement to the House this session. Despite Judge’s Statement All Is in Readiness, Move for Post ponement Is Expected. Despite the fact that Superior Judge L. S. Roan stated everything was in readiness for the trial of Leo M. Frank next Monday, that State’s At torney Hugh M. Dorsey has an nounced he will fight a delay, and that the defense actually commenced sum moning witnesses, the impression still prevailed Friday that a motion for continuance would be made by the defense when the case is opened. Attorneys Luther Rosser and Reu ben R. Arnold declined flatly to say whether they would permit the trial to proceed without introducing some motion for a postponement, ajid the report was that witnesses had been summoned to be on the safe side in the event a request to put off the trial is refused. Frank is Ready. The accused man was in the best of health and spirits, according to an announcement from the Tower Fri day, and was anxious that the case go to trial. His illness would be the best ground upon which to secure a de lay, but the inability of any one of the more material witnesses to come into court would more than likely be considered a sufficient legal reason. Judge Roan considered it highly im probable that the case would be put off on account of his lncftspoilltion. He said that he was in the best of health, and that If any continuance were se cured it would be at the request of the State's attorney or the counsel for the accused man. “I had a slight attack of indiges tion Wednesday night,” he said, “bui I was all right Thursday morning and opened court at Covington. I dis posed of three murder trials before noon, and left for Atlanta at 12:30 in the afternoon. Judge to Require Good Reason. “To the best of my knowledge the trial of Leo M. Frank will begin next Monday. The only possibility of post ponement would be some very good and sufficient legal reason for a con tinuance advanced by the State or the defense. During the eleven years I have been on the bench I have never postponed a trial on account of being ill, and I will not consider any per sonal Inconvenience next Monday. “The reason in not drawing the jury earlier was to guard against several of the veniremen leaving the city rather than to serve. “The date set was in the nature of an agreement, ana I would imagine both sides were ready and willing for the trial to go on." The weather will not play any part in securing a postponement unless the mercury registers 99 degrees or higher. Judge Roan said that M laughingly remarked last Saturday that if the temperature was as high next Monday as it was then he would be glad to continue the case. He said that he had not considered such a proposition seriously, but if it got so hot as to be extremely uncomfortable, he might consider a postponement. Special deputies were sworn in Fri day morning to begin serving the 14% veniremen whose ? ames were drawn Thursday afternoon by Judge John T Pendleton. It will be late Saturday evening before the last man can e served, according to Deputy Sheriff Plennie Miner, who had charge of the extra men. The fact that the jury actuall” was drawn and sever; I had been served Friday morning and that the State’s witnesses were already under sub- pena to be at the courtroom Mon day morning was the strongest assur ance that the trif.’ would actually begin. Judge Roan had been averse to put ting the State to the expense of serv- Continued on Page 2, Column 6. * THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlajita and Georgia—Local thundershow ers Friday and Saturday. Photographers of U. S. Will Meet in Atlanta Next Year The Photographers’ Association of America, now in convention in Kan sas City, voted Atlanta for the 1914 meeting place Friday, according to a dispatch from L. D. Hicks, advertising manager of The Southern Ruralist. No. 118 East Hunter street, who headed a delegation of Atlanta boost ers which set out to win the next meet. Here is Mr. Hicks’ dispatch con veying the tidings: “Atlanta won the next convention of the Photographers’ Association of America. This will bring 2,000 of the leading photographers of the world to Atlanta next July. Harry Goodhar 4 made a remarkable speech. w r hich carried the convention by storm.” Stricter Slaughter House Laws Urged Recommendations for the creation of a Department of Banking and an other for the supervision of slaugh ter houses were made by the Banking and Hygiene and Sanitation Commit tees of the House Friday morning. A favorable passage for both of these bills through the House is regarded as highly probable. The provision of a department to supervise slaughter houses is to make more complete the fight which has re sulted in the prosecution of a num ber of prominent packing concerns under recent instructions of the Com missioner of Agriculture. The banking bill provides for a closer inspection of banks and more rigid laws concerning their opera tions. Crackers and Billikens Again Forced to Remain Idle on Account of Rain. Citizens Approve Pryor Street Work South Pryor street property own ers met at the McCord Grocery Store, Georgia avenue and Pryor street, Thursday night and adopted the plans of the city engineer for widening, grading and underpass work. More than forty property owners were present. The plans call for a cut of three feet at Bass street and a fill of three feet at Dodd avenue. A cut of fifteen feet will be made at the end of Pryor street for the underpass under the Southern Railway tracks. The street will be widened two feet. Council man Knight, who was present, volun teered to take the underpass prop osition before the county board for co-operation with the Southern Rail way. MONTGOMERY, ALA., July 25.—Rain caused a postponement of to-day’s double-header between the Crackers and Billikens. The teams startedj to play the opening game, but after each team had scored two runs in the first inning a heavy downpour forced the umpire to call the combat. Clark and E. Brown were on the mound. Welchonce secured a home run with Agler on ahead. Elwert scored the Bll- 11 kens first run with a timely triple to right. He later scored on a scratch sin gle. The rain refused to cease at 4:15 and the second battle was also called off. The teams are scheduled to clash In a double-header to-morrow. Agler walked. Bisland sacrificed. Welchonce hit a line drive to deep right for a hime run, scoring Agler ahead of film. Long was hit by a pitched ball. Alperman out. Elwert to Snedecor, Long going to second. Smith popped to Sned ecor. ONE HIT, TWO RUNS. Manning filed to Welchonce. Wares walked. Elwert tripled to right, scoring Wares. Sloan fanned. Jantzen lined to Clark, too hot to handle which went for a hit, Elwert scored. Knaupp walked. Jantzen and Knaupp work a double steal. Snedecor fanned. TWO HITS, TWO RUNS. Brooklyn Buys C. Brown, of Billikens MONTGOMERY, ALA.. July 25.— Pitcher Charles ("Curly”) Brown, one of the best of the Billikens’ hurlers. was sold this morning to the Brook lyn Nationals by the St. Louis* Browns, to whom Brown belonged. The price was reported as $7,000. The pitcher will be allowed to finish the season with Montgomery. President Ebbets, of the Brooklyn club, has been here two days settling the deal and looking over his* pro spective purchase. He professes to see great things in store for the young slabman. 125 Newsies To See Motorcycle Races There is to be a grand march to night, beginning at The Georgian’s office and ending at the Motordrome, where 125 newsboys are to be ente r - talned as guests of The Georgian at the most spectacular bill the pop- pop boys have yet presented. By way of refreshments, a half carload of watermelons will be taken off the ice and served to the guests of honor at opportune junctures in the racing. The parade is to start promptly at 8 o’clock. Envoy Wilson Is in New York; Tells of MexicanConditions NEW YORK, July 25.—Admitting he had done all l.« could to have the Huerta Government In Mexico recog nized and charging that Mrs. Fran cisco I. M^dero, wife of the slain President of that country, is a forge'*. Henry Lane Wilson, Ambassador to Mexico, who has been summoned o Washington by President Wilson, ar rived here this afternoon on the liner Mexico. He will leave to-night for the Capital. Mr. Wilson appeared to be in excel lent health and spirits, but he de clined to discuss the proposed visit of Secretary Bryan to Mexico or what might be the outcome of any inter vention in that country on the part of the United States. He said that when he left Mexico everything was as quiet as could be expected under the present conditions. Lanford to Settle Dictograph Check Following Mayor Woodward’s an nouncement that he would not sign the $19 check to pay for the dicto graph by which he was trapped, the police department has withdrawn the voucher from the Comptroller's office. It had not yet reached the Mayor. It seems that Chief of Detectives Newport Lanford has decided to pay the money out of his own pocket. AT MOBILE— MOBILE ....... 000 10. ... - . . . CHATTANOOGA 000 10. ... - . . . W. Robertson and Schmidt; Kroh a nd Street. Umpires, Wright and Pfen- nlnger. AT MEMPHIS— MEMPHIS 220 0 - . . . BIRMINGHAM 010 0 - . . . New Orleans-Nashville, no game; rain. NATIONAL LEAGUE ] AT PITTSBURG— PHILADELPHIA 200 000 000 - 2 8 4 PITTSBURG 320 311 02X - 12 8 1 Seaton and Kllllfer; Hendrix and Simon. Umpire,, Rlgler and Byron. No other games scheduled. AMERICAN LEAGUE AT NEW YORK— CLEVELAND 000 011 ... - . . . NEW YORK 100 COO ... - . . . iMtchell and O’Neil; Fisher and Gossett. Umpires, Egan and Dine^n. AT BOSTON— CHICAGO 101 012 000 - 5 9 3 BOSTON 010 230 01X - 7 11 3 Cicotte, Russell, Benz and Schalk and Kuhn; Bedlent, Leonard and Carrlgan. Umpire, O'Loughlin and Sheridan. AT PHILADELPHIA— DETROIT 000 000 000 - 0 4 1 PHILADELPHIA 000 000 40X - 4 3 3 Dubuc and Stanage; Shawkey and Lapp. Umpires, Hildebrand and Evans. AT WASHINGTON— ST. LOUIS 3C0 400 ... - . . . WASHINGTON 303 010 ... - . . . Baumgardner, Wellman and Agnew; Engle and Henry. Umpires, Connolly and Ferguson. EMPIRE LEAGUE Croxton Promoted To Atlanta Office W. W. Croxton, general freight an 1 passenger agent of the Norflok and Southern Railroad, has been appoint ed general passenger agent of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Aflanti . with headquarters In Atlanta, to suc ceed W. H. Leahy. He will take his new office August 1. Mr. Leahy goes to the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce to become sec retary of an important committee. Want Ads that cost but a penny a word have a voice that by thousands is instantly heard. Read for Profit GEORGIAN WANT ADS Use for Results X= AT WAYCROSS— WAYCROSS- 000 0 - . . . CORDELE— 000 0,. ... - . . • FIRST GAME. AT BRUNSWICK— BRUNSWICK- 101 00 ... - . . • VALDOSTA— 001 20. ... - . . . Hartner and Kite; Vaughn and Pierre. Umpire, McLaughlin. AT AMERICUS— AMERICUS— 010 0 - . . . THOMASVILLE— 000 0 - . . . TUP MflTlIF AFTER HIT IT SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE AT JACKSONVILLE— JACKSONVILLE- 000 300 0.. - . . CHARLESTON — 100 000 0. - . . . Burmeister and Krebs; Eldridgo and Smith. Umpire, Pender. AT SAVANNAH— SAVANNAH— 011 000 ...... . ALBANY- 100 010 ...... . Taylor and Geibel; Morrow and Wells. Umpire, Barr. AT MACON— MACON— 010 00. ....... COLUMBUS— 000 00. ... - . . . Smith and Humphries; Ward and Thompson. Umpire, Moran. Dr. 0’Kelley Choice For Head of Mercer Macon. July 25.—Dr. T. W. O’Kel ley, pastor of the Firsi Baptist Church of Raleigh. N. C.. likely will be the next president of Mercer University. He was selected by a special commit tee of the trustees from a list of six teen, and the offer has been tendered him. Dr. W. W. Landrum, of Louisville, formerly of Atlanta, is favored in the event Dr. O'Kelley declines. A defi nite answer from the latter is expect ed in a few days. Atlantan, Accused of Kidnaping Barwick Children, Taken in Boston—Mother Sought. BOSTON, July 25.—Chased (or more than 3,000 miles, tram Atlanta to Boston. John D. Mattlford, 50 years of age, was arrested here to-day. charged with being a fugitive from justice. Mattlford Is charged hy the Atlanta police with Kidnaping John A. Barwick, Jr., 5 years old, and his sister, Dorothy T.. 9, children of John A. Barwick, of Atlanta. Mattlford pleaded not guilty in the police court to-day and was held in $1,000 for the Atlanta police. The police also<are looking for Mrs. Barw ick, mother of the children, ano Mrs. Annie Daurie Jeter, mother of Mrs. Barwick. Mrs. Jeter is also charged with kidnaping the children. For the past three months Inspec tors Dorsey and O’Neal had been searching for Mattlford. He has beer, trailed all over New England, but escaped. For several weeks Mat- tiford and Mrs. Barwick were regis tered at the Clarendon Hotel under the name of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mar tin. Shortly before 10 o’clock to-day they saw Mattlford walking down Co lumbus avenue alone. Inspector Dor sey approached him, spoke hts name and Mattlford turned. He was Imme diately placed under arrest and taken to police headquarters. He told Chief McCarr that he did not know where the women or the cmldren are, but be supposed they had gone back to Atlanta, U.S.and British Split First Davis Cup Play Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. WIMBLEDON, ENG., July 25.—The American tennis team broke even with England in the first day’s play for the Davis cup. To the surprise of all, M. E. McLoughlin, the “California flame,” lorf his match to the veteran Parke, who scored 8-0, 7-5, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5. R. Norris Williams made up for his partner's disappointing showing by defeating Dixon, 8-6, 3-6, 6-2, 1-6, 7-5. The doubles match will be played i to-morrow. CRUSADE E Declares That His Arrest Is the Result of a Political “Frame-Up.” NASHVILLE, July 25.—Ex- Governor M. R. Patterson was to-day arrested in a raid on a house in the restrited district. The proprietress, eight girl in mates and two young men were also arrested. The charges filed against the ex-Governor was loi- terin gabout a house of ill fame. Patterson’s friends are incensed over the so-called “frame-up.” The raid was led by Sergeant Long- huryt, brother of Sheriff Longhurst, whom Pattersorn opposed for election. Friends of Patterson declare that the real motive behind his arrest was that he was here taking a hand in lo cal politics and endeavoring to bring out a municipal ticket against tha organization led by Mayor Hillarv Howse, because Howse several months ago opposed Patterson’s can didacy for United Statey Senator. Patterson’s home is at Memphis, but during his four years’ residence here, while Governor, he took at lease a passive interest in local politics. Previous to his unsuccessful senato rial race he had the support of tho Howse faction In State contests. Since the break the feeling of antagonism between Patterson and Howse has been keen. Atlanta Doctor Is Accused in Macon Of Fraternal Fake MACON, GA„ July 26.—Charging him with obtaining mnoey under false prwteqse, a warrant was sworn out this afternoon for the arrest of Dr. Bernard C. Goldberg, who gives his address as 400 Atlanta Trust Building. The warrant was Issued by Dr. T. M. Sigman, In Justice Mc- Cowan’s court. Severn! days ago Dr. Goldberg came to Macon and advertised that he was organizing a “herd” of the Benevolent Order of Buffaloes here. It is said that he appointed three phy sicians “sole medical examiners” and obtained a fee from each of them, ac cepted several membership appllca- 1 tions with fees, gave a large order for furniture and took a commission, for procuring the contract, and en gaged “general counsellor the South ern States” and solicited a fee from him. He is now missing. His stationery classifies him “national medical director,” with headquarters In Atlanta, fourth floor Atlanta Trust Building. The Atlanta authorities will be asked to arrest him. Kansas Official in Company Attacked Under Bine Sky Law TOPEKA. KANS, July 25.—D. M. Mounday was arrested here to-day 1 charged with conspiracy to use the United States mails to defraud. Mounday was the organizer of the American Sugar Manufacturing and Refining Company of New Mexico and recently filed suit here seeking to have Kansas’ "blue sky" law declared in valid. Bank Commissioner Sawyatf having declined to authorize Mounday to sell stocks and land contracts oi his company. Many prominent Kansans are conJ nected with the company. Charles Sessions, Secretary of State, and for. mer Senator Charles Curtis are dD rectors. j