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VOL. XH. NO. 15.
ATLANTA, GA„ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1913.
Copyright, 1906,
By Th® Georgian Co.
2 CENTS. *more°
South Georgia
BOY KILLED
IN FALL OFF
BICYCLE
William Davis, of Decatur, Pupil
in Atlanta High School, Has
Skull Fractured.
William Davis, 15-year-old son of
E. Davis, of Decatur, and a pupil In
the Atlanta High School, was killed
Wednesday morning at 6:30 o’clock
when he fell from his bicycle while
riding along DeKalb avenue In De
catur.
The acident occurred within a hun
dred yards of the home of Dr. J. H.
Phillips, who was summoned imme
diately by a boy named Hicks who
was riding with young Davis.
Dr. Phillips arrived within ten
minutes after the boy plunged from
the wheel, but young Davis was dead.
The body was carried to the home of
his father, on College avenue, and
later was taken to the morgue of
P. J. Bloomfield, in Atlanta.
It is not known what caused young
Davis to fall from his wheel. He and
young Hicks, who are chums, got
out their wheels shortly after day
light Wednesday morning, and rode
through Kirkwood and Oakhurst,
taming into Decatur at DeKalb ave
nue, which Is a stone and gravel-
paved thoroughfare.
They had gone but a short distance
when the front wheel of young
Davis’ machine lurched sideways, the
,boy tried to steady the bicycle, then
suddenly threw up his hands and
plunged head first to the hard pave
ment. He groaned and turned over
once, and then lay silent.
Young Hicks, badly frightened
when hts companion failed to arise,
called some men who happened to
come along at that time, and then
hurried to the home of Dr. Phillips.
The boy's skull was fractured and his
face was severely bruised.
Young Davis’ father is a banker
and also owns manufacturing inter
ests in Dallas, Ga. He recently mov
ed to Decatur, and his family was
well known there.
The boy has been attending the
Atlanta High School for the past
year or two, and was well known
among his schoolmates. He is sur
vived by his parents, two sisters, Mrs.
M. Gheesling and Mrs. T. D. Hall,
and one brother, James.
Mrs. Sulzer’s School
Friends Raising Fund
DENVER , COL., Aug. 20.—Mrs.
Stephen T. Parsons and her sister,
Mrs. Henry Billings, of Denver,
‘schoolmates of Mrs. William Sulzer,
wdfe of the New York Governor, are
forming a combination of childhood
friends of Mrs. Sulzer, now scattered
over the world, to raise a fund to as
sist Sulzer in his fight to retain of-
,<ice.
, Mrs. Parsons announced several
of the boy# and girls Mrs. Sulzer at
tended school with have grown to
be persons of Influence and every
pressure will be used.
Col. Gorgas Accepts
South African Task
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 20.—Col
onel William C. Gorgas, chief sani
tary official of the Panama Canal
Commission, has accepted the Invita
tion sent him by the Chamber of
Mines to undertake the Improvement
of the sanitation works on the Rand,
subject to the approval of the United
State# Government.
Amazon of Mexico,
Pascuala, Captured
DOUGLAS. ARIZ., Aug. 20.—Donya
Paacuala, Amazon and military phy
sician, passed through Agua Prieta
today a prisoner on her way to Her-
moslllo.
► Her arrest ended, temporarily at
least, her career as leader of a guer
rilla band which, during the last year,
«a,i tAtrravixed small towns 111 Sonora.
Atlanta’s Aquatic
Athletes Ready for
Lakewood Events
Atlanta’s best aquatic athletes will
compete in long: and short distance
swimming races and in fancy high
diving from a 62-foot ladder Wednes
day afternoon In the bluest event of
the season at Lakewood Park. All
races will be under the supervision of
Captain Benjamin Schlomberg of the
United States Volunteer Life Saving
Corps.
Among those who will participate
are Tat Waltham, Prank Pearson.
Charles Quinn, W. T. Walthour and
others. George L. Danzler is an en
trant in the high diving contest.
The events are as follows: 50 yards
for men, 100 yards for men, 440
yards for men, one-half mile for men,
boat tilting contest and a demon
stration in life saving by Captain
Benjamin Schlomberg.
No entry fee is charged. Three sil
ver cups will be given as prizes.
Mystery in Death of
Countess Tarnowska
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 20 -
Counteas Tarnowska, who was con
victed in Venice three years ago of
complicity in the murder of Count
Kamarowsky. and was sentenced to
eight years, and pardoned last year,
was found dead on a St. Petersburg-
Kieff express train. She had been
hanged.
The police still are investigating in
an effort to determine whether it is
a caae of suicide or murder.
Countess Marie Tarnowska, f*
beautiful Russian woman, persuaded
a jealous youth. Nikolas Naumoff, to
go to Venice from Vienna and kill
Count Kamarowsky. in order that
she might obtain $100,000 life insur
ance Kamarowsky had taken out in
her name.
‘Come-Back’ Party Is
Planned By Cannon
CHICAGO, Aug. 20.—Speaker Jos
eph G. Cannon and all of the other
defeated Illinois Republican candi
dates for Congrees defeated at the
last November election are planning
a “comeback” party in 1914. Those
who went down to defeat in the Dem
ocratic landside and who will seek
“vindication” besides Cannon include
William B. McKinley, John A. Ster
ling. George W. Prince, Charles E.
Puller, George E. Foss. William A.
Rodenberg and William W. Wilson.
Republican State leaders admit the
“exes'* can not be overlooked in get
ting together an organization to make
the next State fight.
Electric Chair for
Cats Is Projected
PASADENA, CAL., Aug. 20.—Stray
dogs and cats marked for execution
by the Pasadena Society
will be sent to their final journey
across the border by a miniature
electric chair, according to Dr. E. L.
Conger president of the society.
Dr. Conger recently saw one of the
animal electric chairs operated in
Boston which killed doge and cats in
a fraction of an instant.
Dr. Conger stated that immediate
steps would be taken to Install one
of the chairs by the local humane
society.
Toads May Save
The South Millions
JACKSON. MISS., Aug. 20.—Ex
perts of Mississippi’s Agricultural De
partment believe the garden toad of
fers the solution of the boll weevil
problem, that has cost the South mil
lions of dollars.
A series of experiments shows toads
to be the best weevil destroyers fx>
far found. In the stomach of one
was found 100 weevils, in that >f
another, 70.
French Count Says
Canal Lacks Soldiers
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Aug. 20.—Count Maurice
De Perigny. French explorer, writing
to the Paris “Temps” from Colon,
says:
The Count thinks that instead of
8,000 soldiers distributed along the j
Panama Canal, there should be at I
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TWO GIRL BRIDES WHO TESTIFIED
IN DEFENSE OF FORMER EMPLOYER
SE! BATTLES 10
Mrs. W. R.
Johnson,
who before her
marriage was
employed at
the pencil
factory.
Applies to Canadian Court for
Habeas Corpus Writ—Family
Rushes to His Aid.
SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC, Aug. 20.
Harry K. Thaw, who escaped Sunday
' By a ruling of Judge Roan Wednesday permitting the State
to bolster up Dr. H. F. Harris’ expert testimony the Frank trial
was lengthened considerably. Attorney Reuben Arnold deolared
that if the State were permitted to go over that evidence again the
defense would insist that they be allowed to call their experts in
sur-rebuttal.
DIGGS CASE GOES
TO JURORS TO-DAY
MRS. IDA MILLER.
from Matteawan, began another fight
for freedom to-day.
With the application to Judge Glo-
bensky, of the Porvincial Court, for a
writ of habeas corpus, Thaw launched
what may prove one of the greatest
international legal battles in the his
tory of Canada. The application was
made by W. L. Shurtleff, who, with
Colonel H. R. Fraser, one of the most
talented lawyers of Eastern Canada,
represents Thaw.
Thaw did not seem perturbed to
day. Immediately after arising he
inquired if any of his relatives had ar
rived, and then sat down to a hearty
breakfast composed of canteloupe, ba
con and eggs, toast and coffee. He
called for the newspapers and smoked
a long black cigar while awaiting the
arrival of his counsel for a confer
ence.
Since Thaw was arrested yesterday
in Coaticook. 25 miles from here, aft
er crossing the border in a carriage,
he has been buoyed up by the cheer
ful belie? that the Canadian Govern
ment will not send him back to New
York.
Says Wife Needn’t Fear.
“I have studied every’ legal phaf’o
of my case and have urrived at the
belief that I am safe here,” said Thaw.
"My plans did not alone include my
physical escape. I looked into the
legal feature to establish my flatus
Continued on Paae 2. Column A#
Verdi’s ‘Aida’ Given
With 800 Performers
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
MILAN, Aug. 20.—In the vast
Roman amphitheater at Verona,
which hold® 30,000, the most orig
inal and elaborate performance ever
attempted is being given of Giu
seppe Verdi’s Egyptian opera, "Aida,”
in honor of the composer’s centenary.
There are more than 800 perform
ers in the orchestra. The scenery
for the enormous amphitheater cost
nearly $100,000.
Czar Creates Sports
Ministry for Russia
8pecial Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 20.—To
encourage athletics throughout the
Russian empire the Czar has issued
a ukase creating a Ministry of Sports.
It is expected that football will,act
as an antidote to the revolutionary
movement.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Fair Wednesday and
Thursday.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 20.—The
case of Maury I. Diggs, charged with
violation of the Mann white slave law
in transporting Marsha Warrington,
a 19-year-old Sacramento girl, from
one State to another for immoral
purposes, will be in the hands of
the jury before to-night.
9Arguments which were begun yes
terday will be completed shortly aft
er 4 o'clock this afternoon. Judge
Van Fleet will reliver his charge to
the jury and the twelve men will
retire to deliberate.
It was the belief of many who have
follow'ed closely the progress of the
trial that Diggs, as a witness in his
own behalf, made a bad impression
on the Jury. His efforts to place
entire responsibility for the flight to
Reno at the door of the Warrington
girl, his statements that he was half
crazed with fear on account of thi?
reported anger of his wealthy fatheT
because of his numerous escapades,
Anti the action of the attorneys for
the defense in preventing Diggs tes
tifying with reference to the move
ment of the elopers after they left
Sacramnto, appeared to impress the
jurors unfaborably.
Speaking of the wrath of his father,
Diggs said he was afraid of what his
father would do to him. He said he
was so frightened that be was half
crazy and did not know what he was
doing.
He told how he hid from bis father-
in the Columbia Hotel and how he
spent a day on the outskirts of the
city to keep away from Diggs, Sr.
Diggs admitted that after he had
taken Marsha Warrington into his
own apartment when his wife was
away he arranged a dinner party to
which he brought the girl to sit at
his table with Mrs. Diggs. He ad
mitted that he feared th e Juvenile
Court officers, though he denied a
charge that this fear was due to re
lations with young girls of 16 and 17.
Device to Save Flyer
In Fall Stands Test
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Aug. 20.—A new appliance
to make aeroplaning safe was suc
cessfully tried out at the Chateau
aerodrome to-day. Aviator Pegoud
ascended 700 feet in a monoplane and
then Intentionally tipped the machine
over.
An automatic parachute attached to
the machine saved Pegoud’s life.
Man Once Candidate
Against Lincoln Dies
Dr. Dunn Near Death
When Car Hits Auto
Dr W M Dunn was assembling the
parts of a badly wrecked automobile
Wednesday and thanking his luckyl
stars that the collision with a street car
In front or the Peachtree Inn Tuesday
night did not result fatally.
His automobile was struck by a street
car and dragged 50 feet. He was not
injured.
Militants Destroy
Theater With Torch
•Los ANGKI.ES. Aug. 20.—Herman ( Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
Silver, a pioneer capitalist of the [ CHlSWR’I^, ENG., Aud. 20.—Mili-
\Vest, .'tod tor .many years a govern- | LfW:t. -uffraKAtles caused 360,000 dam-
mert cruplOy.ee. died suddenly at his I hga here'toejjay by burning down a
home, lie was 84 years old. - i th'Mfter
Mr. Stiver at one time was a Cu’rl I ’Cl><", -buiMMig was destroyed within
dldhle ajrtest Ahrphnln Lincoln *fqi | leaf Sian "Wiopr, aa. the inferior had Ltlren—Frank. Godbee, of Swainsboro,
w.cia ui the Circuit Court In Illinois, been Soaked with oil and grease. and King Godbee. of Augusta.
ui the Circe
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A lively argument over the State’s proposal to call three or.
four prominent physicians to controvert the testimony of the de
fense’s medical experts marked the opening of the Frank trial
Wednesday.
Luther Rosser and Reuben Arnold vigorously fought the in
troduction of witnesses for this purpose in the State’s rebuttal.
Solicitor Dorsey maintained he had a perfect right to develop as
much testimony along this line as he wished.
The defense took the attitude that all of their medical experts
were called only for the purpose of rebutting the testimony of Dr.
i H. F. Harris, secretary of the State Board of Health, who will go
j down in the history of the Phagan case as the witness who pro
fessed to determine the time that intervened between the time that
Mary Phagan left home and the time she was Wild by the condi
, tion of some undigested cabbage in her stomach.
Attorney Arnold argued that
if the State had wished to ob
tain the testimony of other medi
cal experts to corroborate the
statements of Dr. Harris, they
should have been called in the
original presentation of the
State’s case instead of in the re
buttal.
He said that the defense had not
attempted to cover any new points
through the physicians they had on
the stand and thac these expert® were
questioned solely with the purpose in
view of discrediting Dr. Harris.
Endless Process
Seen By Arnold.
“If this Is to be allowed,'' said Ar
nold, “it will mean that it is to be
simply an endless process. I never
heard of such a thing before. If
Mr. Dorsey is permitted to call all
the medical experts he wishes to
bolster up the testimony of Dr. Har
ris. I shall call back all of the ex
perts we had on the stand.'’
The argument had its beginning
late Tuesday afternoon when Dr.
Clarence Johnson, a well-known At
lanta specialist, was called to the
stand just before adjournment. Ros
ser and Arnold entered their objec
tions the instant that Solicitor Dor-Y
sey began questioning the witness
along the same line that he had ques
tioned Dr. Harris when the State
presented its case against the de
fendant.
“I just want to question this man
in rebuttal of the denfense’s wit
nesses.” insisted the Solicitor. "They
testifled that Dr. Harris was making
a wild and reckless gues# when he
declared that Mary Phagan was killed
within three-quarters of an hour after
she ate and left home. I want to
prove by Dr, Johnson and the other
experts that I will call that this
declaration pf Dr. Harris was based
on scientific principles that are well
known to the physicians who special
ize along those particular lines.”
The Solicitor said that he had plen
ty of authorities to uphold him in
his stand on the admissibility of the
testimony in rebuttal and asked the
Judge to adjourn until Wednesday
morning so that he might have time
to look them up. The Solicitor got
Dr. Johnson to say before he left
the stand that Dr. Harris was premis
ing his statement upon substantial
physiological principles and that it
was in no sense a wild gues#. It.
was the plan to recall Dr. Johnson
to the stand again as soon as court
onened Wednesday.
Important testimony was given late
in the day by George Kenley, a street
car motorman, and M. E. McCoy, a
painter, of Bolton, both of whom
swore they knew Mary Phagan and
saw her at-about, noon on the day of.
the J It is the cob
MILLEN. Aug. 20.—Ignorant of the
fact that her husband had been
fatally shot, Mrs. Florence R Godbel,
third wife of Judge W. S. Godbel Is
dea l from wounds inflicted by Mrs.
Edna Perkins Godbel, divorced sec
ond wife of the slain Jenkins Coun
ty judge. Mre. Godbel died in a hos
pital here at 10:35 o’clock Tuesday
night, ujst a few hours after Judge
Godbel’s body had been burled with
Masonic honors at Waynesboro, his
former home.
Mrs. Edna Perkins Godbel, who was
arrested Monday just after she had
shot down her former husband and
his young wife, remains a prisoner
in the Jenkins Count- Jail to await
trial in Jenkins Superior Court in
September, when she will face two
charges of murder. According to her
attorneys she will waive preliminary
hearing and not seek ball.
Laughs Over Tragedy.
Mrs. Godbee was arrested and
jailed within 30 minutes after the
tragedy. After the shooting she
calmly walked by Judge God bee’s
dead body and started toward home.
After she had walked a short dis
tance she was overtaken by Sheriff
M. G. Johnson, who took her to Jail.
On the way to the jail she laughed
about the shooting. She said she had
to kill both, but wanted to kill Mrs
Florence Godbee first. She was shot
three times in the back, one ball going
through the right lung, one lodging in
the left lung and the third piercing
the lower stomach through a hip.
Back of this tragedy is a long list
of marital troubles ending In Mrs. Ed
na Godbee suing Judge Godbee for
divorce. He was wealthy, and in her
suit she asked for a large sum as ali
mony. She gained her divorce, but
lost the alimony, and was bitterly dis
appointed. This was about five years
ago.
Married Third Time,
Early this year Judge Godbee mar
ried Miss Florence Boyer, of Wil
liamsport, Pa. This was hts third
marriag-. His first wife died years
ago.
The last marrioge was another bit
ter disappointment to Mrs. Edna God-
hee. She lived at her home here with
her daughter. Miss Sarah Godbee. 28
tears old. There are two other chil-