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1 ' P ■ •*»•- » • M ‘“ '■' ,v '" ' >•' A ’ r 4 i-j | ^ xnJCi ATUAJU A VTHiUmJIJVJV A1ND N15W8. 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. ii 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. 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