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SUM ENGINEER
W. D. Porter Pleads Self-Defense
for Killing Samuel Jackson in
Georgia Road Roundhouse.
Investigation by detectives Tues
day morning: bared a sensational story
of the alleged cause of the killing: of
Samuel Jackson. 40 years old. an en
gineer In the employ of the Georgia
Railroad, who was shot by W. D.
Partee. a fellow engineer, in the
roundhouse of the road late Monday
afternoon.
According to Information obtained
by Detectives Sturdivant and Davis,
the shooting of Jackwon was the di
rect result of charges made by Par-
tee Chat Jackson had been intimate
with the wife of another engineer on
the same road Partee and Jackson
both ran engines on the main line
of the Georgia
Monday the tale came to the ears
of the husband of the woman, and
he asked Jackson about it. Jackson,
it Is said, denied the accusation, and
suggested that both confront Partee
and make him retract the statements.
Carried Coat Over Arm.
Jarkson and the husband, accord
ing to the evidence secured by the
detectives waited until Partee came
in from his run, and then entered the
roundhouse to ask him about the
statements he is said to have made.
Partee was standing In about the
center of the roundhouse w hen Jack-
son entered. The latter had his coat
thrown over his arm.
’'Partee,” said Jackson, “I ”
As Jackson spoke, according to the
police, l’ardee turned quickly, drew a
revolver, and fired. The bullet struck
Jackson in the neck und ranged up
ward. penetrating the brain. Jack-
son was hurried to Grady Hospital,
where he died on the operating table
fifteen minutes after the shot was
fired Partee surrendered to the po
lice and Is still locked up in police
headquarters on a charge of murder.
He probably will be given a prelimi
nary hearing Tuesday.
Claims Self-Defense.
Partee declared, after his arrest,
that he shot Jackson because he
thought Jackson was going to shoot
him. He admitted there had been
bad blood between them for some
time, but declined to give any cause
for the trouble.
“Jackson has been gunning for me
for some time," said Partee. "He
has been making threats to kill me.
and 1 have been told of these threats
1 have gone armed for the past
■week, and was determined to take
no chances when he attacked me.
When 1 alighted from my engine
Monday afiornoon and turned to
walk into the roundhouse, I turned
and saw Jackson walking towurd
me. He had his coat thrown over
his arm. and I thought he had a re
volver concealed in it- 1 called to
him several times to halt, and when
he refused to do so, 1 drew my gun
and fired. I did it to save my own
life."
No weapon w’as found on Jackson
when his clothing was searched by
the pdTice.
Jackson and Partee boarded to
gether at Mrs. J. R. Murden’s, 896
DeKalh avenue, until about a month
ago. when Jackson left. Partee for
merly lived in Smyrna, while Partee
came lo Atlanta from Augusta.
Report Hoke Smith
Backed Negro U. S.
Official Is False
The Georgian Monday printed a
pres* dispatch from Washington
which stated that Senator Hoke Smith
had called on President Wilson to
urge him to stand by his appointment
of A. E. Patterson, a negro, to he
Register of the Treasury.
Being in doubt as to the accuracy of
the dispatch. The Georgian wired Sen
ator Smith for an expression of his
attitude on the negro’* appointment.
Tuesday morning Senator .Smith
w ired a* follows:
Washington, D. C., July 28.
The Georgian. Atlanta:
The report is utterly false. I
told the President I would oppose
the confirmation and endeavor to
defeat the appointment
HOKE SMITH.
Out-of-Town Boys
Hustle for Votes
Willie Finley, Troy, Ala,
GINS FOR WIFE
DESERTERS URGED
Probation Officer Coogler Frames
Bill Providing Penalty for
Recreant Husbands.
T. N. Page Delays
Arrival at Rome
Special Cable to The Qeorgian.
ROME, July 29.—Although Thomas
Nelson Page, the new Ambassador to
Italy, will leave the United States on
September 3, he will not bo at his
post by the middle of the month, as
he has decided to go first to England
and stay some time there. By
doing he will avoid arriving in Italy
long before the time when he can
present his credentials to the King,
who generally doe* not return to the
Capital until the reopening of Parlia
ment, usually the second fortnight in
November.
Mr. Page, even more than his pre
decessors, will be confronted by the
difficulty of finding a suitable resi
dence, as nearly all the apartments
In the Roman palaces are occupied by
tenants who have no desire to va
cate.
Joe Tinker May Give
Blood to Save Wife
CINCINNATI. July 29.—In order
to save the life of hi* wife. Joseph
Tinker, manager of the Cincinnati
Reds, may be compelled to submit to
an operation for transfusion of blood
at a Kansas City hospital.
Mr*. Tinker, who was. until recent
ly, in a Chicago hospital, ha* suf
fered a decided change for the worse
and a telegram summoned the Reds’
leader to her side.
He left the team in Brooklyn and
started immediately for Kansas City.
Winnipeg Entertains
U. S. Realty Dealers
WINNIPEG. MANITOBA, July 29.
One thousand real estate dealers in
the United States arrived here to-day
to take part in the National Real
Estate Convention. The Government
and the railroad are entertaining tha
visitors with the idea of counteract
ing the unfavorable impressions being
axpreased regarding Canadian real
estate ^peculation.
COLLISION VICTIM BETTER.
C. H. Phillips, of Red Oak. Ga., is
, recovering slowly Tuesday from in
juries sustained late Monday after
noon when his bicycle collided with
automobile driven by Dr. Frank
Probation Officer Coogler 1* prepar
ing a bill which he will present to the
legislature, providing for the pun
ishment of the man who deserts his
wife and children. The bill will be
sent to a member of the Fulton Coun
ty delegation with the request that It
be introduced in the House.
The bill provides that a man re
fusing to support hi* wife or child
shall first be brought before the pro
bation officer, and if such office does
not exist In the county, then to be
taken before the Ordinary and placed
on probation to support them. In
the event of his failure to do this,
after being placed on probation, he
will be guilty of a misdemeanor and
subject to a heavy fine or one year's
sentence at hard labor on the chain -
gang.
In the event of the payment of a
fine by the defendant on a charge
like this, the bill provides that the
fine, either in whole or part, shall be
turned over to the probation officer
or Ordinary for the support of the
deserted wife or child.
McGregor Scores Resolution Ex
onerating Farm School Presi
dent and Urges Close Quiz.
PONY MLS IN
FREE VOTES
Final Offer About to End—Con
test Man Again Warns Against
Overconfidence.
Red Letter Ballot*, the sort that
yield 2,000 votes for $2, must be
turned In by The Georgian and Amer
ican pony contestants before Tuesday
night. From indications close to the
hour of closing, thousand* upon thou
sands of vote* will be earned In Just
this way by the boys and girls trying
to win one of the beautiful Shetland*.
Thursday night the contest come*
to a close. All the struggle and ex
citement will be over then, and noth
ing will remain but to count the votes
and announce the winner*.
Between now and Thursday night,
though, the tale will be told. There is
not a contestant who has hi® place
clinched"—not one who can not be
beaten. Some of the contestants will
dispute this. They believe themselves
safe. They are not. Overconfidence
1* going to bring grief to many a
youngster.
Bv way of divjrsion, however, there
will be a parade of the 22 ponies Wed
nesday morning at 10 o’clock, in which
ill the contestants are invited to par
ticipate. It will toe a last glimpse of
the ponies before they pass into the
hands of new owners.
WITNESS ACCUSED OF PERJURY
DUBLIN.—Raymond Blash, a
negro, one of the most important wit
nesses for the prosecution in the
Lynn murder case, has been arrested
and lodged in jail on the charge of
perjury. He will be tried probably
at the term of court now In session.
WGst Virginia Gets
Portia Who Couldn't
Practice in Georgia
Prevented by the law of Georgia
from practicing in the courts here,
Mrs. G. Mclntyre-Weaver has gone to
Berkeley Spring*. W. Va., and hung
out her shtngle. In a letter to friend*
she writes that she is doing splendid
ly, and berate* Georgia for being so
slow as to refuse to allow women to
praotice law.
"It is time Georgia was sitting up
and taking notice in this regard," 9he
writes. "Other State* are progress
ing, so -why can’t the old Empire
State? I notice the woman lawyer
bill is again before the State of Geor
gia, and I hope the present Legisla
ture will be fair enough to pass it.”
Griffin Pastor Called
To Northern Church
GRIFFIN, July 29 —The Rev. Clay*
ton E. Wheat has tendered his resig
nation as rector of St. George’s Epis
copal Church to accept a call from the
Church of St, John the Evangelist at
Hlnghatn, Mas*.
The Rev. Mr. Wheat has been in
charge of St. George’* Church two and
a half years and t* one of Griffin's
ablest and most popular ministers. His
resignation Is regretted by people here
of all denominations and would not be
accepted by his Parish were it not for
the fact that he goes to a larger field.
His resignation is effective August 17
Saloon Men Unite
To Resist Closing
MACON, July 29.—The saloon men
of Maoon have united to resist the
effort of the Law Enforcement League
to put them out of business. The lo
cal association has raised a sum suf
ficient to insure ample and able legal
representation.
Attorneys Joe Hill Hall and John R.
Cooper have been employed to defend
the four men who have been singled
out for test cases and who are also
charged with contempt of court. Their
trials take place Thursday.
Orlando Awtrey, of Ac worth, Ga.,
whose daughter, Miss Lynette Awtrey,
vanished while en route from New
York to Atlanta, ha* issued a state
ment in which he declares that his
daughter’s disappearance from home
was the result of a change in her
plans by which she decided to visit
friends in the West.
He declares that in all probability
she failed to notify him of her change
of plans because, having been away
for several months, she didn’t realize
that any additional delay in reaching
home would cause uneasiness. His
statement follow*:
"My daughter left home In May on
a tour of Europe with a party of
Georgian*, conducted toy Miss Olive
Faw, a teacher of Marietta.
"Before leaving home she purchased
a ticket for an extensive tour of
Europe and was provided with fund*
for a muoh longer tour, If she desired
to take it
"On completing the first tour that
the party was making, she consulted
me about the second one, and decided
to return home. Leaving the party in
London, she sailed from Southampton
and reached New' York City with am
ple funds, probably about $200. She
reached there last week.
"On reaching New York she wired
mo of her safe arrival, and, as she
had plenty of funds, she seems to
have changed her plans for coming di
rectly home and to have gone on a
trip into the West. She had, how
ever, sent a portion of her baggage
home, and when it reached Acworth
without her, the famllv naturally be
gan to feel uneasy and started an in
vestigation as to her whereabouts.
"Having been away for several
months, she probably didn’t realize
that a few days of additional delay
would cause any special uneasiness.
"On reaching her destination *he
wired me and Is now en route home
She has made several former visits to
the West and has friends there.”
Miss Awtrey went to Ogden, Utah,
from which place she sent a telegram
last Sunday asking for aid. She prob
ably will arrive within a week.
Buffalo Organizer
Located in Chicago
MACON, July 29.^-S. S. Bak and W.
S. Wells, Supreme Lodge representa
tive* of the Benevolent Order of Buf
faloes, have come to Macon to
straighten out the affairs of the order
which were put in such tangled shape
here last week by Dr. Bernard C.
Goldberg, of Atlanta, an organi«er,
who, it is alleged, absconded after
obtaining cash payment* from scores
of Macon citizens and for whom there
is a warrant now outstanding.
Bak and Wells state they have ap
prehended Dr. Goldberg in Chicago,
and that they will bring him back to
Macon for prosecution.
The Introduction In the Senate of
the Foster-Mixon resolution, seeking
to exonerate President Andrew M.
Soule, of the State Agricultural and
Mechanical College, from charges
made In the House, has precipitated
a bitter fight in the Assembly.
Senator McGregor, of the Ninteenth
after reading the resolution, declared
that the effort of his colleagues was
an attempt to "whitewash" the whole
thing without proper investigation,
and that he proposed to fight It* pas
sage.
Charges Political Intrigue.
The resolution sets forth that Presi
dent Soule Is being made a victim of
political intrigue; that he has ren
dered the State valuable service,
which should be recognized.
Representative W. H. Connor, of
Spalding, who introduced, the resolu
tion In the House calling for an in
vestigation of the charges, holds a
different view, however, and demand*
that the matter be thoroughly investi
gated and the defendant either de
clared guilty or not cuilty.
In a statement Tuesday, Mr. Con
nor ask* why Dr. Soule left for Can
ada Immediately after his resolution
was introduced in the House. He
would be glad, he says, to see Dr
Soule "come up like a man and ex
plain the disposition of the $3,000 ap
propriated for several ''ears for the
manufacture of hog cholera serum."
Charge* Sale of Serum. '
He also asks what became of the
$6,000 appropriated at the first time
for the serum. In addition, he charges
that Dr. Soule sells every bit of the
serum he manufactures to-day for
more than It costs him to manufac
ture It.
"When 1 was in Athens last time,"
said Mr. Connor, "I requested Dr.
Soule to show me the poultry depart
ment. He referred me to Professor
Jonea, head of the department, who
escorted me to the said department,
contained not more than 25 fowls—
representing an expenditure of $3,000
per year on that department. Does
that sound reasonable?”
Deserts Wife Who
Can Not Play Piano
NEW YORK, July 29.—Five dol
lars a week alimony was granted
Mrs. Amelia Cohn after she told the
court her husband abandoned her
because she could not play the piano.
Her husband said the trouble was
“too much mother-in-law."
England May Call On
Boers in Mine Strife
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHANNESBURG, July 29.—Busi
ness is at a complete standstill here.
The miners, angry over the refusal
of the Government to meet their de
mands are in an ugly mood. Threats
to burn the mining property have
been made.
The men also resent the report that
the Government intends to bring
commands of armed Boers to quell
any possible rioting.
W.& A. Committee to
Visit Chattanooga
The Western and Atlantic Committee
©f the House has decided to make the
annual inspection trip to Chattanooga
on Friday of next week. It Is expect
ed that the Senate Committee will join
them.
By reason of the interest in the tax
measures coming up this week the trip
was delayed til) near the close of the
session. No action has as yet been
taken on the selection of a State agent
for the Western ana Atlantic railroad.
Connecticut Bars
Runaway Weddings
NEW HAVEN, CONN.. July 29.—
No more hair trigger marriage li
censes will be issued in this State
after August 1.
Five days’ notice will be required
before a marriage license will be is
sued. according to the Secretary of
State, who says that for several years
runaway couples have been swarm
ing into Connecticut.
$30,000 IN GEMS LOST.
PITTSBURG, July 29.—William
Feldman. J. Hiatt and H. Frishman
are held here charged with conspiracy
in connection with the mysterious
disappearance of diamonds valued at
$30,000 from a jewelry shop during
a fire three months ago.
SEASHORE
EXCURSION
AUGUST 7.
Jacksonville, Brunswick,
St. Simon, Cumberland, At
lantic Beach, $6.00—Limit
ed 6 days. Tampa, Fla., $8
—Limited 8 days.
TWO SPECIAL TRAINS.
10 p. m. solid PuUman train.
10:15 p. m. Coach train.
Make Reservations Now.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co.
There Is Something Compelling
About the New Suits
A charm that is irresistible in their rich, new color tones, their
beautiful materials—the inimitable smartness of line and fashion.
Everyone Is Talking About Them
and we have never before at this season had so many early Fall Suits go
out of the house—which is further proof of their appealing style.
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Good-Bye Fluffy Ruffles”
is the cry as women see themselves reflected in the tall mirrors and
catch the true becomingness and real elegance in these smart suits and
if they are going away or if staying at home the question of certain ap
parel needs is answered in a suit.
The materials are especially pleasing—all, or nearly all, are rough
weaves, basket cloths, eponges, brocade effects; also many combined fab
rics are used.
For instance: •<
An elegant Suit of rich coloring and material has a coat of matelasse in bur
gundy color with skirt of plaid storm serge in burgundy and blue. Long cutaway
coat, draped skirt, button-trimmed. This suit is only $25.
The coats are much longer than last season, and are in cutaway
style; some taper to a decided point in back.
Among the leading shades are: Browns—from light, leather tones
through to very rich mahogany. Red tones are good, too—very dark,
shading into wines and mulberry. Blues, of course, are in favor and
many new shades are shown. ,
From $15 to $65
—the prices run; and there are suits for all tastes, all occasions, from
the perfectly plain tailored model—to the very elegant, fur-trimmed,
two-piece costume.
We want you to see the display here now—for whether you wish
to buy a suit or not, at present, you will be interested in this show of
coming fashions.
Women’6 Dress Salons, Fourth Floor.
Nemo Corsets for Ail
Slender or Stout
$2 to $10
The woman who is eager to reduce her hips will find a model for
this vital purpose—priced at only $3—this is a recent Nemo invention.
And the models that reduce and support the abdomen are already 1
world-famous.
Corset Shop, Third Floor.
Davis on-Paxon-Stokes Co.
Whole Day oi
Adventure
AND
Reams«'Romance
That’s what you can get delivered right
at your front door, for your hours of Sab
bath enjoyment. For
NEXT
Sunday’s American
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in addition to the dozens of regular feat
ures which have made it Dixie’s best read
newspaper will include the
Free
Fiction Magazine
This wonderful periodical teems with
the good things of summer reading and
carries, as well, the continuation of
JACK
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Great
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Story PLAGUE”
which already has a grip on those who
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with this issue of The Sunday Ameri
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Inspired by the brilliant achievements
of warring women of all ages, a French
woman has organized a fighting female
brigade. Of course
Lady Dull Gordon
the famous Lucille of London, has an ar
ticle in which she tells how Paris solves
the problem of keeping cool in gowns of
chiffon trimmed with fur. Moreover,
there are many other queer tales from the
earth’s four corners which no one who can
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