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TTfE ATLANTA C.EOT?C,TAN AND NEWS.
KILLED IN FILL
Plunges One Thousand Feet to
Death With Passenger—Sons
See Tragedy.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ALDERSHOT. ENO., Aijr. 7.—Col
onel Samuel F. Cody, a former citi
zen of the United PtateH and one of
the most famous aviators In the
world, and a passenger were killed
here to-day while testing a new aero
plane over the military aerodrome.
These two fatalities bring the avia-
iion death list up to 305.
Colonel Cody was one of the pio
neer airmen and was commissioned by
the British Government to build up
the aviation corps of the Imperial
army, which he fulfilled to the per
fect satisfaction of the War Office.
Cody was a relative of William F.
(Buffalo Bill) Cody, and in appear
ance he resembled the famous Ameri
can.
Protested Taking Passenger.
The name of the passenger who
was killed with Colonel Cody was
Evans. The aviator protested against
any one accompanying him, saying
that he was going to try out a new
machine and the risk would be great.
Evans was insistent and finally Cody
relented.
After a “grass-cutting” circuit Cody
shot the machine upward and soon
the car was 1,000 feet In the air.
Spectators on the field saw* the ma
chine begin to wabble as though one
of the planes had buckled. Suddenly
It turned over on Its side and plunged
downward. With a crash the ma
chine struck the earth and the petrol
tank burst, scattering thA fuel over
the bodies of the two men.
Cody and Evans were picked up
and rushed to a hospital in the can
tonments, but the spark of life al
ready had been extinguished.
How He Got His Title.
The manner in which Cody got his
title of “Colonel” is interesting.
Shortly after King George ascended
the throne he wrote a note of con
gratulation to Cody for some air feats
he had performed and called him
“Colonel” Cody, evidently confusing
him with “Buffalo Bill.” Tho avia
tor seized the opportunity to acquire
a title and since had styled himself
Colonel Cody.
Last August Cody won the British
army flying tests, taking $25,000 in
prizes.
Before taking up aviation Cody was
on aeronaut of note and once made a
balloon flight over London.
He planned a trip to India In an
aeroplane-balloon of his own inven
tion, but his death cuts off all plans
for the future. Cody Is survived by
a widow, who, like her husband, has
always been fond of excitement and
adventure. She was the first woman
in England to make a flight in an
aeroplane and is he-self on accom
plished air car driver.
Colonel Cody came to England from
the United States about ten years
ago and became a naturalized British
subject.
The Ill-fated machine was of Cody's
ow n construction and he had intended
to attempt a flight across the At
lantic ocean in It.
Two sons of the dead aviator wit
nessed the tragedy. One of them
rushed forward and threw himself on
his father’s body.
Medical examination showed that
Cody’s neck had been broken while
one arm and several ribs were frac
tured. One rib had punctured the
lung.
Stores Belonging to Foreigners
Burned by Rebels—Women
and Girls Attacked.
Continued From Page 1.
Investigator, Mr. Lind Is commissioned
to act as a peacemaker between the
leaders of the various revolutionary
factions, but It is doubtful If Huerta
will allow an alien to act In such a
capacity.
Huerta Has New Slogan.
"Mexican affairs for Mexicans,” wan
the laconic remark made by President
Huerta to-day to his followers in Con
gress who called at-the National Pal
ace.
Previous to the statement Issued to
day by the Mexican Minister, the
United States Embassy had received
the following note from Secretary of
State Bryan:
You may say to the Mexican
Foreign Minister that Governor
Lind comes to Mexico on a mis
sion of peace, and that President
Wilson feels that his presence
there will contribute toward a
settlement of existing difficulties.
The Mexican Government should
await the President’s communi
cation and not give weight to
misrepresentations published in
sensational newspapers
Not only in this city but through
out the entire republic Increased an
tagonism toward Americans is being
shown Huerta and his advisers be
lieve that If war should be declared
It would result in making a
unit of aU the revolutionary bands so
that a solid front could be presented
against aqy foreign foe.
Within the past seven months the
Government has placed orders for
100,000 rifles and a commensurate
supply of ammunition, as well as
mountain and field guns.
and German, French and American
stores were burned, entailing a prop
erty loss of more than $.'>,000,000.
Scores of Mexicans w°re shot down
and dragged through the streets.
Roger Palmer, an Englishman, em
ployed by the Mexican National Rail
way, w*ns killed because he failed to
open a safe.
Uarlos Bombrandis, mining man,
and L. W. Elder, both Americans,
were wounded by a bomb used to
force the doors of the McDonald In
stitute, where many of the forelgn-
rs had assembled for protection.
If. W. Stepp, an American civil
engineer, was shot through the leg
because he failed to deliver 500 pesos
he did not have.
Leach says a number of women
sought safety in the archbishop’s pal
ace but the bishop wa» taken pris
oner and held for ransom of half a
million pesos. Hundreds of women
and girls were outraged.
Tfl Masons’ Convention
I U Opens in Gainesville
BILL FAILS
Resolution, Backed by Anti-Sla
ton Forces in the House,
Ruled Out of Order.
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Gov-
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President Wilson Will Not
Tolerate Insult to Lind.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. — The
American Government and the Huer
ta government apparently have lock
ed horns over the status which John
Lind, the President’s special envoy to
Mexico, will have when he arrives at
the Mexican capital.
Reports from Mexico City show
that General Huerta is preparing
what officials term a "grandstand”
play over the coming of Lind, In an
effort to force the latter into an em
barrassing position.
Administration officials say that
the sensational statement emanating
frotn Huerta to-day is in the nature
of a blind, by which he hopes to
scare the United States Government
out of an aggressive campaign for
mediation. They laugh at reports that
Mr. Lind will not be treated by
Huerta with due respect when he
reaches Mexico City.
Anxious as Is the President to keep
hands off Mexico, officials say he
will not tolerate any premeditated
humiliation to his personal represen
tative.
Secretary of State Bryan declined
to comment in any way upon the re
ports from Mexico City to-day con
cerning the decision of President
Huerta to bar Governor Lind from
Mexico. The Secretary said that the
State Department has not been in
formed of his intended action and
that, even if it were informed of it.
the United States Government could
not take a decisive move until after
the personul representative of the
President has actually been deported
from Mexico or otherwise denied by
President Huerta's government
Senator Bacon, chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee, refused
to make any comment on the liltimat
um issued by the Mexican Foreign
Most Perfect Foot Mlnlater
Americans Shot in
Sacking of Durango.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7—M.
Leach, a business man of San Fran
cisco. told Secretary of State Bryan
to-day a thrilling story of the sack
ing of the city of Durango by Revo
lutionists on June 18, which he wit
nessed.
The entire city was looted, he says
Chicago ‘Trilby’ Has
NEW YORK. Aug. 7.—The center
of attraction and Interest at the meet
ing of the National Association of
Chiropodists at the Hotel Marlbor
ough to-day was the American
“Trilby,'’ personified In Miss Clara S
Houston, of Chicago.
Seated in an extremely business
like looking office. Miss Houston ex
pend for the benefit of visitors her
well-shaped foot, which by all ex
perts has been unanimously declared
the most perfect in America.
Special Envoy Leaves
Galveston on Battleship.
GALVESTON, Aup. 7.—John
Lind, special representative of Presi
dent Woodrow Wilson, sailed at 10
o’clock Lhis morning on the battleship
New Hampshire for Vera Cruz. Mex
ico. Erom Vera Cruz he will go di
rect to Mexico City to lay the mes
sage of President Wilson before Pres
ident Huerta of Mexico.
Former Governor Lind was accom
panied by Mrs. Lind. They were de
layed by a railroad wreck. A spe
cial interurban electric car brought
them from Houston.
At the outskirts of the city an au
tomobile was waiting. Mr. and Mrs.
Lind entered the machine and were
driven to the water front. A tender
from the bnttleshtp took them to the
vessel, anchored four miles out.
On board the special envoy refused
to see visitors. On the way from the
Interurban to the water front
emor Lind consented to see
paper men.
“I do not know how long I will re
main In Mexico,” he said. “I do not
expect to be offered the permanent
Ambassadorship, and if I am, the offer
will be declined. My mission in Mex
ico has already, I believe, been well
defined, and I will communicate with
no one except the President.”
When told of President Huerta's
tatements as appearing In press dis
patches to-day, Governor Lind said he
could form no opinion on this mat
ter until thoroughly acquainted with
all the facts In the case. Further
than that he refused to comment.
Before departing from Galveston,
Governor Lind was In communication
with the State Department at Wash
ington.
Scholar Says Devil
Designed New Styles
CHICAGO, Aug 7.—Current fash
ions in women’s gowns are incentives
to immorality, according to Profes
sor Allan Hoben, of the University oi
Chicago School of Divinity, at the
Sunday school institute in session at
the university. The latest styles, he
said, were the devil’s designs.
’For any woman to be well dressed
to-day,” he said, “Is for her to be
measurably harmful. Women have
distracted attention from their faces
to their forms. Tills Is distinctly un
fortunate.”
A second attempt to rescue the
Hixon-ficarcy (Webb) bill from the
subcommittee to which it has been
assigned by the Temperance Commit
tee, was made Thursday morning by
Representative Kidd, of Baker Coun
ty, backed by the combine of the dry
and anti-tax reform forces that has
declared war on the Speaker and the
Governor.
The attempt, which if It had been
success would have effectually
blocked legislation, was frustrated by
Speaker Burwell, who ruled that Mr.
Kidd’s resolution calling out the bill
could not be introduced under the
rules of the day. The resolution was
prevented from getting to the desk
of the Clerk only by about ten min
utes. Shortly after the House con
vened Blackburn Introduced an “or
der of the day,” which failed to pro
vide for the introduction of resolu
tions. Five minutes later Kidd tried
to introduce his resolution.
“Resolutions can not be introduced
at this time,” said Speaker Burwell.
“This is a privilege t resolution,” Mr.
Kidd insisted.
“It makes no difference what kind
of a resolution it is,” replied the
Speaker. “The order of the day has
been adopted and resolutions can not
be introduced.”
The following bills were introduced
into tho House Thursday morning:
By Wheatley, of Sumter—A bill to
appropriate $13,285.80 to pay for work
already done on the State Capitol and
the Executive Mansion, and work
that is to be done.
By Hart, of Warren; Allen, of
Blasscock, and Turner, of Bulloch—
A bill regulating the inspection of
asylums, sanitariums and convents.
GAINESVILLE, Aug. 7.—The Ma
sons of the Ninth Congressional Dis
trict are In annual convention here.
Sixty-nine lodges are represented by
100 delegates.
The address by Thomas H. Jef
fries, of Atlanta. Past Grand Master,
was a public part of the program
at Brenau Auditorium Wednesday.
On the stage was Colonel John E.
Redwlne, of Gainesville, one of the
oldest Masons in Georgia. He has
held many offices of honor. He is
about 80 years old.
Dr. J. C. Bennett, of Jefferson, pre
sided. Business and secret sessions
were held, with initiation. A trolley
ride to the river with a watermelon
cutting was one feature of the enter
tainment.
Convent for Negro
Girls Opened Here
Catholic* of Atlanta will tender a
welcome Friday afternoon from 5 to
7 to four Sister* of the Blessed Sac
rament, who arrived In Atlanta some
days ago to take charge of the Cath
olic school for negro children, 103
North Boulevard.
The school was built by the Fathers
of the African Mission and was opened
In October, 1912, A convent for negro
girls will be opened by the four sis
ters and the public will be shown
through the school and convent for the
first time Friday.
After the welcome there will be a
benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
at the Church of Our Lady of
Lourdes.
Negro Sentenced to
Death for Attack
WAYCROSS, Aug. 7.—For attack
ing a white woifian at Homerville
early this year.. Lige Lane, a negro,
will hang at Homerville September
10. He was sentenced at a special
session of the Clinch Superior Court
to-day by Judge T. A. Parker.
Lane’s motion for a new trial was
refused by Judge Parker and the
Court’s position upheld by the Su
preme Court.
SEA WATERSPOUTS SEEN.
CHARLESTON. Aug. 7—Three
huge water Fpouts formed at Rockville
forty miles from Charleston, afford
ed several thousand visitors attend
ing the annual Sea Island yacht races,
a rare marine spectacle. The spouts
were visible for 30 minutes.
ft, of C. Debate on
$1,000,000 Offices
BOSTON, Aug. 7.—A proposition to
move the national headquarters from
New Haven, Conn., to Washington
and erect a-$l,000,000 building at the
Capital was the principal subject for
consideration at the closing business
session to-day of the thirty-first an
nual convention of the Knights of
Columbus, it was predicted the
proposition would be defeated as the
various councils have rejected the
measure in a semi-referendum vote.
Changes In the insurance law* also
were considered. One plan was to
reduce the assessment paid by the
older members, and the other was to
issue a paid-up policy to all members
who are 70 years old. •
Man’s Plea in Court
Is Heard for Block
SANTA MONICA, CAL., Aug. 7.—
E. C. Shapiro, held on a charge of
passing a worthless check, pleaded his
case before Judge G. Edwin Brown
with such vigor that he was heard
half a block from the court room. De
spite the vocal strength of his plea,
Shapiro was held to answer before the
Superior Court.
Militants Active as
Mrs. Pankhurst Sinks
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ABERGAVENNY, ENG., Aug. 7.—
Militant suffragettes burned a cricket
pavilion and a hayrick near here to
day.
Before the pavilion had been fired
a big banner was stretched on poles
near by, on which was the inscrip
tion: “Just to Remind You That
Mrs. Pankhurst 1§ Dying.”
STAID OLD NORWICH, TOO.
NORWICH, N. Y„ Aug. 7.—Follow
ing the appearance hefe of women
wearing a skirt slit to the knees and
with nothing under it but flesh-
colored tights. Mayor Silas W. Berry
has ordered the arrest of any woman
who wears the slashed garment.
ALL 8AMEE MEN.
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 7— Mayor
Badlng has declared that the women
of Milwaukee may wear any kind o!
bathing suit as long as they wear as
much as the men do.
Calls Mosquito King
Of Disease Carriers
WASIIxNGTON, Aug. 7.—Mosqui-
toes#were to-day branded the “king
disease carriers” of the insect world
by Dr. Nelson Du Vai Brelcht. for
merly of the Public Health Service.
Besides their implements of tor
ture, these insects carry about with
them germs of leprosy, yellow fever,
malaria, breakbone fever, typhoid and
five other brands of malady. Dr.
Breicht awarded the gnat second hon
ors as a disease carrier.
SUPPOSE
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the six months ending June 30, 1918, of the condition of
The Prudential Insurance Co. of America
OF NEWARK,
Organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey, made to the
Governor of the State of Georgia in pursuance to the laws of said State.
Principal Office—Nos. 755 to 769 Broad street, Newark, N. J.
I. CAPITAL STOCK.
Amount of capital stock *<!’nftn'nnn'nn
Amount of capital stock paid up In cash 2,000,000.uu
II. ASSETS.
Total admitted assets JS03.224.166.86
III. LIABILITIES.
Total liabilities $303,224,166.86
IV. INCOME DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1913.
Total Income ® 46.845.311.52
V DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE
YEAR 1913.
Total disbursements * 29,198,142.62
Greatest amount insured in any one risk $ 108,071.00
Total amount of insurance outstanding .. 2,325,897,942.00
A copy of the act of incorporation, duly certified, is of file In the of
fice of the Insurance Commissioner.
STATE OF GEORGIA—County of Fulton.
Personally appeared before the undersigned Julius M. Skinner, who,
being duly sworn, deposes and says that he Is the manager of The Pru
dential Insurance Company of America, and that the foregoing statement
is correct and true. JULIUS M. SKINNER, Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of August, 1913.
J. T. KIRKPATRICK, JR., Notary Public.
AKERS & SKINNER, Managers
Ordinary Department
409-410 Grant Building ATLANTA, GA.
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Suppose an opportunity for a small investment car
rying a good position with it were offered you right
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Money enables you to grasp opportunities the mon
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Begin saving your opportunities this very day. We
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We have been designated United States depository
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SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the six months ending June 30, 1*13, of the condition of the
American National Insurance Company
OF GALVESTON.
Organized under the laws of the State of Texas, made to the Governor
of the State of Georgia in pursuance of the laws of raid State. Princi
pal Office—2202 1-2 B.
I. CAPITAL STOCK.
Amount of capital stock $250,000.00
Amount of .capital stock paid up in cash 250,000.00
II. ASSETS.
Total assets $2,039,420.69
III. LIABILITIES.
Total liabilities $2,039,420.79
IV. INCOME DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR 1913.
Total income $ 730,370.30
V DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE
YEAR 1913.
Total disbursements $ 571,309.64
Greatest amount insured in any one risk ($15,-
000 reinsured! $ 25,000.00
Total amount of insurance outstanding 45.512,807.75
A ropy of the act of incorporation, duly certified, is of file in the of
fice of the Insurance Commissioner
STATE OF TEXAS—County of Galveston.
Personally appeared before the undersigned L. H. Collier, who. being
duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the secretary of the American
National Insurance Company, and that the foregoing statement Is cor
rect and true. L. H. COLLIER, Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of August, 1913.
FRANK WEBB,
Notary Public in and for Galveston County, Texas.
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Men and Religion Bulletin No. 71.
The Numbers 4,11,21 in Georgia
When you have destroyed the
boy’s pride and honor,
When you have killed the soul
of the girl,
This year,
Next year to adopt
Probation and a home for the
wayward
Will not help them or their
mothers.
For those now in need we plead.
Cholera serum for hogs has been provided.
Good!
Protection for cows from the tick—
Fine!
Expert knowledge of bugs and chemicals to save and foster our
crops—
Splendid!
Higher education for men and boys—
Excellent!
But the miserable—the unfortunate—those who are slipping down
into the slime which underlies —what of these?
In one home lives a mother. Her boy cut four stalks of sugarcane
and v/ith another boy stole them from a field.
Your court and ours fined them forty dollars apiece.
They were strangers, one nineteen and the other twenty. They had
thirty cents between them and no friends. Eight months in our chain-
gang was their sentence for not having forty dollars each. A minister
found them in stripes at Christmas. He got them out. Their parents had
net known of their plight.
IS THIS RIGHT? You can—you will prevent the recurrence of such
cases. Pass the Probation Bill. Give your Judge the power to save first
offenders.
E. C. Branson of the Normal College at Athens states that crime has
increased in Georgia since 1880 approximately twice as fast as the popula
tion.
Think of this. Then consider Illinois.
In that State, commitments have decreased forty per cent in the ten
years since the adoption of the Indeterminate Sentence, despite the great
increase of population. Half of the States have incorporated the Indeter
minate Sentence in their laws.
Its aim is “to retain the convict in prison until he is fitted for freedom,
making such fitness for freedom the condition precedent of his release.’’
IT WILL ENCOURAGE ROAD BUILDING.
To the fear of the lash it adds the far greater incentive, the hope of
winning freedom by good work.
Senate Bill No. 11 provides for Probation. Senate Bill No. 21 covers
the Indeterminate Sentence. The Senate has passed both of them without
opposition. And the Judiciary Committee of the House has again favor
ably reported both Bills for passage in the House.
To incorporate them into the laws of Georgia only an opportunity for
a vote in the House is needed.
With them goes House Bill No. 4. This provides the home for wayward
girls. They to-day are the pressing problem in our courts. They are pris
oners. Yet you would not place them in the chaingang or with hardened
criminals.
Since you will not do that with a boy under sixteen for whom you
provide a home, you can scarcely do it with a girl.
And yet the State has to care for them.
While providing serum for sick hogs, and a tick cure for cattle, and
horticulture and entomology for our fields, and college training for our
boys, surely you will provide for these, our girls.
The Prison Commission urges this. The Appropriations Committee
end the Penitentiary Committee report favorably House Bill No. 4.
THESE NUMBERS, 4, 11 and 21, entitle these bills to a hearing.
But more than this, the meaning of these measures to Georgia and
the unfortunate—that there is nothing in them for any one excepting the
miserable at the bottom of the pit—these facts make certain, we believe,
that they will be heard and made the law of our State.
Stop and think of the homes they touch.
And you will urge and give them the right of way.
Remember the purpose of the Crucified—
Jesus died, not alone that you might live, but “to give light to them
that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.”
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE MEN
AND RELIGION FORWARD MOVEMENT