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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
Roper, 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.”
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 <>f fifteen
feet will be made at the end of Pryor
street for the underpass under the
Southern Railway tracks. The street
will be wMdened 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.
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Fastest Run Made
by a Railroad
Train?
See Page 11
H. B. Williams, a mill weaver,
and George Harris, a truck driver,
were bound over under $200 bond
by Judge Broyles 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 as
their ‘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 charging bigamy, sworn
out here by his wife, who, with
six children, the youngest of
whom Lanford has never seen
was deserted. Nothing is known
here of the wife in Arkansas.
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 mine 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 3. 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 got from an At
lanta minister, L. C. Arment,
aged 22 years, a young man of
good appearance, is under arrest
here to-day.
He claims to be from Chicago.
NEW YORK, July 25.—An ad-
ditional indietdent charging him
with using in telephone conver
sations the names of Speaker
Clark of the House of Represen
tatives and Senator Stone of'Mis-
souri, was to-day returned by the
Federal Grand Jury against David
Lamar, whose revelations before
the Senate Lobby Investigating
Committee already has caused
him to be indicted for imperson
ating lawmakers.
SYRACUSE, N. Y., July 25.—
Mrs. “Lefty” Flynn, the former
show girl, has obtained a fererees
decree in quiet divorce proceed
ings against “Lefty” Flynp,
famous as a Yelt football player,
and a grandson cf the late John
Moore of Syracuse. The suit was
characterized by absolute secrecy.
Mrs. Flynn named as co-respon-
dent, a New York chorus girl,
whose name all of the attorneys
in the action refuse to make pub
lic.
LAREDO, TEX., July 25.—
After a suspension since March
17 owing to the activities of the
rebels, service over the lines of
the National railways of Mexico
was resumed today.
WASHINGTON, July 25.—In
the fourth inning of today’s game
between the Nationals and St.
Louis, catcher Agnew, of the
Browns, was struck below the
left eye by a pitched ball thrown
by pitcher Engel of the Nationals.
He is reported not to have been
badly hurt.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.—
Secretary of the Navy, Joseph
Daniels and Mrs. Daniels arrived
in San Francisco from the south
ern part of the state today. The
head of the navy was besieged by
citizens as to his plans regarding
the Pacific coast. “I can only
add that the fleet will be half the
time on the Pacific Coast and half
on the Atlantic after the comple
tion of the canal.
Race Entries on Page 8.
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 w'ould permit the trial
to proceed without introducing some
motion for a postponement, and 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 W’ould 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 indisposition. He
said that he was in the best of health,
and that if any continuance were se
cured it w r ould 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, “but
I w*as 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 thy
defense. # During the eleven years I
have been on the bench I have never
postponed a trial on account of being
111, 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, anu I would imagine
both sides w*ere 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
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 moming to begin serving the 144
veniremen whose r.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, w r ho had charge of the
extra men.
The fact that the Jury actuallv was
arawn and several 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 trl^l would actually
begin.
Judge Roan had been averse to put
ting the State to the expense of ser\ -
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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 ic
Atlanta next July. Harry Goodhar*
made a remarkable speech, which
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.
STOPPED
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 new’sboys are to be enter
tained 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.
Crackers and Billikens Again
Forced to Remain Idle on
Account of Rain,
MONTGOMERY. AI.A,. July 25.—rfaln
caused a postponement of to-day's
double-header between the Crackers and
Billikens. The teams started 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 Bil
likens first run with a timely triple to
right. He later scored on a scratch sin
gle. •
The rain refpsed 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. sacrificed.
Welchonce hit a line drive to deep right
far a hlme run. scoring Agler ahead of
him. Long was hit by a pitched ball.
Alperman out, Elwert to Wnedecor, Long
going to second. Smith popped to Sned-
ecor. ONE HIT, TWO RUNS.
Manning filed to Welchonce. Wares
w*alked. 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.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
AT MOBILE—
MOBILE 000 100 000 - 1 8 2
CHATTANOOGA 000 100 001 - 2 9 0
W. Robertson and Schmidt; Kroh a nd Street. Umpire*. Wright and Pfen-
nlnger.
AT MEMPHIS—
MEMPHIS 200 000 000 - 2 3 1
BIRMINGHAM 110 001 100 - 4 6 2
Parsons and Seabough; Prough an d Mayer. Umpire, Hart.
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 Killlfer; Hendrix and Simon. Umpires, Rigler and Byron.
No other games scheduled.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
W Vf)RK—
AT NEW YORK—
CLEVELAND 000 011 000 000 1 - 3 8 4
NEW YORK 100 COO 100 000 0 - 2 9 2
IMtchell and O’Neil; Fleher and Gossett. Umpires, Egan and Dineen.
AT BOSTON—
CHICAGO 101 012 000 - 5 9 3
BOSTON 010 230 01X - 7 11 3
Cicotte. Russell. Benz and Schalk and Kuhn; Bedient, Leonard and Carrigan.
Umpire. O’Loughlin and Sheridan.
AT PHILADELPHIA—
0 4 1
4 3 3
Dubue and Stanage; Shawkey and Lapp. Umpires, Hildebrand and Evans.
DETROIT
PHILADELPHIA
000 0C0 000 -
000 000 40X -
AT WASHINGTON—
ST. LOUIS 330 400 100 000 000 -
WASHINGTON 303 010 010 000 000 -
Baumgardner, Wellman and Agnew and Alexander; Engel. Hughes
and Henry and Alnsmlth. Umpires, Connolly and Ferguson.
Called on account of darkness.
8 14 3
8 14 3
, Johnson
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Score: R. H. E.
Newark 110 001 000—3 9 1
Toronto 000 000 001—1 6 1
Lee and Higgins; Brown and Graham.
Umpire. Flnneran and Hart.
Score: R. H. E.
Baltimore 001 001 001—3 7 2
Montreal 000 020 000—2 4 2
Danforth and Egan; Mason and Mad
den. Umpires. Nairin and Owens.
Score: R. H. E.
Jersey City. . . . 0OO 201 111— 6 10 6
Rochester 340 201 04x—14 11 7
Davis, Mauser and Blair; Wilhelm and
Jacklitsch. Umpires, Kelly and Mullln.
Score: R. H. E.
Providence 020 100 103—7 10 1
Buffalo 200 100 100—4 9 2
Sline, Mitchell and J. Onslow; Frill and
Gowdy. Umpires, Hayes and Carpenter.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Score: R. H. E.
Minneapolis .... 022 102 004—11 12 5
St. Paul. . .000 420 000— 6 13 5
Patterson and Owens; Brant, Walker
and James. Umpires, Westervelt and
O’Brien.
Score: R. H. E.
Columbus—
010 100 000 000 000 00—3 11 2
I ndlanapolis—
000 020 000 000 000 00—2 8 . 3
Cole and Smith; Schardt and Living
stone. Umpires, Chill and Irwin.
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
Score: R. H. E.
Indianapolis . 020 100 000 000 0—3 7 1
Cleveland. 002 100 000 000 1—4 9 2
Blair and Tippy; Blake and Klelnow.
Score: R. H. E.
Chicago 401 010 22—10 12 0
Kansas City 000 000 00— 0 3 5
Ashenfelder and Dennis; Jones and
Hicks.
Called on account of rain.
Score: R. H. E.
Pltsburg. ... 100 000 200 001—4 10 1
St. Louis . 000 010 101 000—3 11 1
Knetzer and Watson; Reiss and Rags
dale.
CAROLINA LEAGUE.
Charlotte-Asheville, no game, wet
grounds.
Greensboro-Raleigh, wet grounds.
Score: R. H. E.
Durham 100 050 330—13 17 5
Winston-Salem. . 020 010 000— 3 6 3
Meadows, Ferris and Lowe; Hardina,
Ray and Smith. Umpire, Miller.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
FIRST GAME.
Score: R. H. E.
Norfolk 010 000 020 1—4 10 6
Psaersburg. . . 200 000 100 0—3 6 0
Weeder and Stewart; Richmond and
Brennegan. Umpire, Clark.
SECOND GAME.
Score: R. H. E.
Petersburg 000 000 000—0 6 1
Norfolk. 000 101 100—3 8 3
Hedgpeth and Brennegan; Dye and
Ryan. Umpire, Clark.
Roanoke 102 010 010—5 10 4
Newport News . 100 200 000—3 8 1
Efird and Welsher; Paxson and Pow
ell. Umpier, Norcum.
Score: R. H. E.
Portsmouth. . . . 100 000 201—4 5 0
Richmond 000 100 010—2 7 1
Hcwell and Holloman; Griffin and
Re j»i s. Umpire*, Kelly and Crpss.
EMPIRE LEAGUE
AT WAYCROSS—
WAYCEOSS—
000 001 ... - . . .
CORDELE—
000 000 ... - . . .
Clarke and Coveney; Hall and Eu
banks. Umpire, Gentle.
FIRST GAME.
AT BRUNSWICK—
BRUNSWICK-
101 000 0. - 2 3 3
VALDOSTA—
001 200 1.. - 4 7 0
Hartner and Kite; Vaughn and Pierre.
Umpire. McLaughlin.
SECOND GAME.
BRUNSWICK
000 - . . •
VALDOSTA—
000 - • • •
Verniullo and Kite; Zellars and Pierre.
Umpire. McLaughlin.
AT AMERICUS—
AMERICUS—
010 000 00. - 1 2 0
THOMASVILLE—
000 000 00. - 0 5 0
Dacey and Manchester; Stiles and
Dudley. Umpire. Derrick.
Game called on account of darkness.
AFTER HUNT OF
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Atlantan, Accused of Kidnaping
Barwick Children, Taken in
Boston—Mother Sought.
AT JACKSONVILLE—
JACKSONVILLE-
000 300 00X - 3 9 1
CHARLESTON-
100 000 000 - 1 2 0
Burmelster and Krebs; Eldridge and
Smith. Umpire. Pender.
AT SAVANNAH-
SAVANNAH—
i011 000 001 - 3 9 0
ALBANY-
100 010 000 - 2 6 0
Taylor and Gelbel; Morrow and Wells.
Umpire, Barr.
AT MACON—
MACON—
010 000 100 - 2 8 0
COLUMBUS—
000 000 030 - 3 5 0
Smith and Humphries; Ward and
Thompson. Umpire, Monan.
BOSTON, July 25.—Chased for
more than 3,000 miles, from Atlanta
to Boston, John D. Mattiford, 50 years
of age, avhs arrested here to-day.
charged with being a fugitive from
justice. Mattiford is charged by the
Atlanta police with Kidnaping John
A. Burwick, Jr., 5 years old, and his
fister, Dorothy T.. 9, children of John
A. Barwick, of Atlanta.
Mattiford pleaded not guilty 1n the
police court to-day and was held in
$1,000 for the Atlanta police.
The police also are looking for Mrs.
Barwick, mother of the children, ana
Mrs. Annie Laurie 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 Mattiford. 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* Mattiford walking down Co
lumbus avenue alone. Inspector Dor
sey approached him, spoke his name
wnd Mattiford 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
children are, but he supposed they
had gone back to Atlanta.
Declares That His Arrest Is
the Result of a Political
“Frame-Up.”
NASHVILLE, July 25.—Kx-
Governor M. R. Patterson was
to-day arrested in a raid on a
house in the restricted district.
The proprietress, eight girl in
mates and two young men were
also arrested. The charges filed
against the ex-Governor was loi
tering about a house of ill-fame.
Patterson’s friends arc incensed
over the so-called “frame-up.”
The raid was led by Bergeant Long-
hurvt. brother of Sheriff Longhurst.
whom Patterson opposed for election.
Friends of Patterson declare that
the .real motive behind hi* arrqst was
that he was here taking a hand In lo
cal politics and endeavoring to bring
out a municipal ticket against the
organization led by Mayor Hillary
Howse, because Howse several
months ago opposed Patterson's can
didacy for United State? Senator.
Patterson’s home is at Memphis,
out during his four years’ residence
here, while Governor, he took at least
a passive interest in local politics.
Previous to his unsuccessful senato
rial race he had the support of the
How*se 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 pretense, 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 b>
Dr. T. M. Sigman, in Justice Mc
Gowan’s court.
Several days ago Dr. Goldberg
came to Macon and advertised that
he was organizing a “herd” of the
Benevolent Order of Buffaloes here. Ii
Is said that he appointed three phy
sicians "sole medical examiners” and
obtained a fee froih each of them, ac
cepted several membership applica
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 as
“national medical director,” with
headquarters in Atlanta, fourth floor
Atlanta Trust Building. The Atlanta
authorities will be asked to arrest
him.
U.S.and British Split
First Davis Cup Play
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
WIMBLEDON. ENG., Jul/ 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." lost his match to the veteran
Parke, who scored 8-0, 7-5, 6-4, 1-6,
7-5.
R. Norris Williams made up for hia
partner’s disappointihg showing by
defeating Dixon, 8-6, 3-6. 6-2, 1-6, 7-5.
The doubles match will be played
to-morrow.
Kansas Official in
Company Attacked
Under Blue Sky Law
TOPEKA. KANS., July 25.—D. M.
Mounday was arrested her© to-day
charged with conspiracy to use the
United States malls fo defraud.
Mounday was the organizer of the
American Sugar Manufacturing and
Refining Company of New Mexico and
iecently filed suit here seeking to have
Kansas' "blue, eky” law declared in
valid. Bank Commissioner Sawyer
having declined to authorize Mounday
to sell stocks and land contracts of
his company.
Many prominent Kansans are con
nected with the company. Charles
Sessions. Secretary of State, and for
mer Senator Charles Curtis are di
rectors.