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VOL. XII. NO. 22.
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, AUG. 28, 1912.
Copyright, 1906,
By The Georgian Co.
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HUERTA STANDS PAT IN REPLY TO WILSON
WORLD’S BIGGEST SHIP
WHICH WAS SWEPT BY
FLAMES AT HOBOKEN
At top is the Imperaotr Under full steam, and below, the
giant turbine of the great liner.
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Dorsey Is Determined to Make Frank Pay Penalty
Three of Crew Dead Many Hurt
in Battle With Fire and
Crazed Passengers.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28.—The giant
Hamburg-American liner Imperator,
the biggest passenger-carrying steam -
•hip afloat, which arrived in port
last night with 3,100 passengers on
board, ^as swept by flames to-day as
-she lay at her pier in Hoboken, N. J.
Three members of the ship’s crew
are known to be dead.' Many were
hurt fighting the flames.
Panic broke out among the 2,000
men and women steerage passengers,
and while they rioted and clamored to
get off the ship many were injured,
some of them perhaps fatally. The
steerage passengers were being held
on board the liner overnight. It was
too late to transfer them to Ellis
Island when the ship docked.
While half of the crew of 1,180 men
fought the spreading blaze, the bal
ance got all the steerage passengers
to safety on the pier.
First Cabin Deck Saved.
By the terrific work, the flames
were kept from spreading to the first
cabin and the superstructure, and
within four hours the flames were un
der control. They had licked their
way into the coal bunkers, however,
and the firemen settled themselves
down to carry on a patient battle.
The danger, however, to the bal
ance of the ship was entirely over,
Captain Ruser said.
If the fire had occurred at sea un
der the same conditions, the tragedy
probably w’ould have been a duplicate
of the Titanic disaster.
The Imperator got into her berth at
7:15 o’clock last night with the big
gest passenger record in the history
of trans-Atlantic travel. Among her
763 first-class passengers were George
Ade, William Ellis Corey, Samuel Un-
termyer, Paul Warburg, Mrs. Rudolph
Spreckels, F. W. Woolworth, Julius
P. Meyer, vice president of the Ham
burg-American line, and Allison Ar
mour.
Flames Spread Quickly.
The fire was discovered tn the pro
vision room on the ship about 5
o’clock. Fed toy the oils and fats of
the foodstuffs, it spread rapidly. The
crew was assisted by the trained fire
fighters from Hoboken. Jersey City
and New York.
The provision room is in the after
part of the vessel. So swiftly did the
flames eat their way that it had been
communicated to the second cabin
before the alarm became general.
Steerage passengers, hearing the
crackling of the walls and stays, set
up a cry of fright which echoed over
the entire ship.
Smoke rolled upward from the liner,
giving the impression on shore that
th© Hamburg-American pier was on
fire. Police reserves were rushed to
the scene.
Captain Ruser. chief of the flvo
commanders of the leviathan, wai
one of the first to reach the provision
room. He personally took command
and directed the fight against the
flames. The room was seething not
and filled with smoke, but the men
dashed in with lines of hose and soon
thousands of gallons of- water were
being poured upon the blaze.
Three Perish in Flames.
So fiercely did the fire rage in one
quarter of the compartment that the
fight had to be abandoned for a while,
and the fire fighters retreated. It was
found that three of these, a second of
ficer and two seaman, were missing
Search was made for them, but their
bodies could not be found; they were
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Move for Early Conley Indict
ment Taken to Show State Ex
pects To Be Upheld.
Solicitor Dorsey was as busily en
gaged on the Prank case Thursday as
he was any day before Leo Frank
was convicted of the murder of Mary
Phagan. If the factory superintend
ent finally succeeds in thwarting the
gibbet it will not be because the So
licitor has- not fought to the utter
most of his strength to put the rope
around Frank’s neck.
The wheels of activity in the Solici
tor’s office, which had stopped for a
few* hours after Frank’s conviction
was obtained, started again Thursday
a9 noiselessly and smoothly as thtough
Page Rents $12,000
House in London
LONDON. Aug 28.—Ambassador
Page announces he had rented No.
6 Grosvenor square, where he will
have as neighbors the Duchess of
Manchester, Anthony Drexel, James
B. Duke, who is occupying the home
of Mrs. James Henry Smith for the
season, and Lord Strathcona. J. P.
Morgan also rents a house there.
The house is five-storied, contains
23 bed and dressing rooms, 7 recep
tion rooms and an exceedingly large
hall. The rent is said to be $12,000
a year. ,
Girl’s Prayer For
Death Answered
YONKERS, N. Y„ Aug, 28.—Ruth
Hamilton died in answer to her
prayers. Brief periods of lucidity
during the night, which alternated
with long lapses into unconscious
ness, were spent by the girl in pray
ing that she might join her boy lover,
Charles Rich, who shot and killed
himself, after mortally wounding
her.
They had ben sweethearts a few
months, and had agreed to die to
gether.
BLUFF SPRINGS CAMPMEETING.
BARNESVILLE, Aug. 28.—The
campmeeting at Bluff Springs, near
Zebulon, will begin Friday and con
tinue through next Tuesday. It is
famous as a camp ground and has
often been the scene of great meet
ings. Rev W. S. Branham, of Zeb
ulon, will be in charge.
Chinese Police Slay
Yuan’s Political Foe
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PEKIN, Aug. 28.—Gendarmes Fri
day last arrested and shot Represen
tative Wu Han Chi, who drafted the
motion asking President Yuan Shi
Kai to resign. To-day five Kuo Min
Tang (Democratic party) Senator*’
and four Representatives were ar
rested.
The Senate has passed a resolution
asking the President whether he in
tends to govern without the Parlia
ment and announcing that if it fails
to receive a satisfactory answer Par
liament will dissolve.
Convicts Released
For Work on Roads
JEFFERSON CITY, MO., Aug. 28,
Governor Major has released from the
State Penitentiary 22 convicts who
worked on the roads last w’eek. The
commutations were in accordance
with the Governor’s promise to take
fifteen days off the sentence of every
mftn who worked on the roads for
each day he worked.
Twenty-two men had earned 30
days’ commutation. Seventy-eight
other convicts worked on the roads
and they also will receive commuta
tion of sentence.
EASTMAN DRUGGISTS ORGANIZE
EASTMAN, Aug. 28.—The druggists
of the city have formed an organiza
tion for the purpose of adopting rules
governing the sale of cigars, ciga
rettes and soda water.
there had been no interruption of
their tireless activity.
If the lawyers for Frank are going
to put forth herculean efforts to save
him from the gal low's, every move on
their part will be met with the most
stubborn resistance by Dorsey.
When they announced that they
would ask Judge Roan for a new trial,
the Solicitor calmly gave out that he
proposed to ask the indictment of
Jim Conley as accessory after the
'fact from the next Grand Jury el its
first session.
Conley’s Fate Hinges on Ruling.
In thi3 he appears to display a cer
tain confidence that the verdict of
the twelve jurors last Monday will
not be set aside. If Frank at a sub
sequent trial were found not guilty of
the murder, Conley’s conviction as
accesiory after the fact, if not illegal,
at least would be anomalous, in that
there could be no accessory after
the fact of the murder if a jury de
cided that Frank was innocent.
The announcement by Frank’s at
torneys that they Would continue their
fight into the higher courts in the
event that Judge Roan refused them
a new’ trial, was met by the renewed
activity of the Solicitor in seeking
out new evidence against the convict
ed man.
Exactly as though Frank w’ere still
in the Tower awaiting trial, the So
licitor gathered about him Wednes
day and Thursday the detectives who-
have been working on the ca^e and
instructed them to run down rumors
he had heard during the last days ot
the trial in respect to evidence which
was said to be damaging to the su
perintendent.
If the case is reopened by a new
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COURT
Judge Holds Prosecution Doesn't
Have to Show He Bought
Elopers’ Tickets.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28.—Fed-
eral Judge VanFleet struck a severe
blow at the defense In the trial of
F. Drew Caminetti when he decided
that it was not necessary for the
Government to show that Caminetti
had actually passed money for rail
road tickets or sleeping car accom
modations from San Francisco to Re
no for .himself and Lola Norris. It
had been the contention of the de
fense that Caminetti could not be held
because Maury I. Diggs bought tick
ets for all four of the elopers.
Attorneys for Caminetti refused to
comment on the ruling to-day.
“1 can only say that we will fight
this case to the last ditch,” declared
Attorney Woodworth, chief of Cami-
netti’s counsel. ”If the case goes
against us, we will carry it to the
highest court in the land. Caminetti
did not take Lola Norris to Reno for
immoral purposes, but because she
wanted to go to avoid scandal, and
we will prove it.”
The prospect of again hearing the
story of the elopement, retold by
Marsha Warrington and Miss Norris,
to-day caused a display of interest
in the case. Long before the court
session began, a large crowd of men
and women were seeking courtroom
seats.
Alverton Man to
Stay From Atlanta
To Keep Sobriety
Atlanta is to lose the periodical vis
its of A. L. Malone, a stalwart, six-
foot farmer from the sedate little
tow’n of Alverton.
The big farmer has nothing against
the city. In fact, he Is fond of it. but
he says it is a matter of self-pro
tection.
Malone told Recorder Pro Tem
Preston Wednesday afternoon that he
intended to quit drinking, and in or
der to do 9o would have to quit com
ing to Atlanta.
“I never drink except when I come
here,” he said.
The Alverton man reached this con
clusion when he learned from the evi
dence of Policeman Born that he was
drunk and disorderly. H© was let off
w’ith a fine of $10.75.
Mayor Hunt Stops
Runaway; Saves Girl
CINCINNATI, Aug 28—-At the risk
of his life, Mayor Henry T. Hunt
jumped from the sidewalk in front
of a runaway team of horses and,
pushing aside Miss Mabel Hartford,
who was in the path of the frightened
steeds, seized the bridle and suc
ceeded in stopping the animals.
Except for a severe shaking up and
suit of dusty clothes, the Mayor was
none the worse for his experience.
Mayor Hunt was about to board a
street car when the runaways passed
the corner. The girl was crossing the
street at the time.
Newport's Newest
Beauty 6 Feet 2
NEWPORT, Aug. 28.—Mrs. Mitchell
Henry is Newport’s newest and most
amazing beauty.
Apparently Newport’s taste has
veered from the petite and dainty.
For Mrs. Henry, according to report,
stands six feet, two inches, in her
stockings.
Mrs. Henry is an Englishwoman.
On her last trip across she came
with the Duke and Duchess of Man
chester. They visited the Goulds at 1
Lakewood. They are now visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt
at Oakland Farm.
300 Dodsons Aattend
Big Family Reunion
More than 300 members of the Dod
son family, ranging In age from a
6-month-old girl to "Uncle Daniel”
Dodson, hale and hearty despite his 79
years, gathered at Grant Park Wed
nesday for the annual family reunion
A j>ermanent Dodson reunion society
was formed, and the gathering of Dod
sons will be beld each year on the fourth
Wednesday in August. Rev. C. H. Dod
son, of Fairburn, Ga , was elected
president of the society; Rev. B. F.
Dodson, of Clayton, vice president, and
\V. J. VV. Dodson, of Clayton, secretary.
The Dodsons were regaled with a
chicken dinner at noon, after which
speech-making and reminiscences held
sway until late in the afternoon.
President Helps Girl
Get Dog Park Permit
PARSONS, KAN., Aug. 28.—Miss
Ethel Probst, of Parsons, has received
a permit from the Department of the
Interior to take her dog to Yellow
stone Park. The girl recently w’rote
to President Wilson:
“My father is soon to take the
management of a hotel in Yellow
stone National Park. We are in
formed no dogs are allowed within
the park confines. I am 18 years old
and our old dog, Fannie, is the same
age. I can not bear the thought of
leaving her behind. She would not
be able to harm any of the park
animals.”
President Wilson replied that he
would see what could be done.
Town Projected for
Augusta Tourists
AUGUSTA, Aug. 28.—A petition for
charter has been applied for here by
the Tourist Investment Company,
capitalized at $1,000,000, to develop
properties near Belvedere, on the Au-
gusta-Aiken interurbun car line, in
Aiken County, South Carolina, three
miles from Augusta.
The company has secured 4,000
acres, and announces that sewer
age. water, gas and electricity will be
put In. Homes will be built to cost
$15,000 to $25,000. The development
will be along lines followed at Garden
City, l»ng Island, and other places.
Child Killed by Auto;
Court Gives $10,000
RAWLINS, WYO., Aug. 28.—A
Judgment for $10,000 against Ralph
Sterling Ferris, a wealthy young man
of Los Angeles and Rawlins, Wyo..
was rendered in the Superior Court
In favor of Martin Wierorek, whose
infant son. Michael, was run over and
killed by an automobile driven by
Ferris.
Wiezorek sued for $50,000. A man
slaughter charge against Perris is
pending.
‘Death Valley Scotty’
Brings $50,000 Suit
LOS ANGELES, Aug, 28—Walter
Scott, better known as "Death Val
ley Scotty,” has brought suit for $50,-
000 damages for defamation of char
acter against the Los Angeles Cham
ber of Mines and Oil.
Scott bases his action upon a recent
bulletin issued by the chamber In
which reference was made to his
property and business and methods.
Milwaukee to Have
4 Women ‘Sheriffs'
MILWAUKEE, WIS., Aug. 28.—
Four women Deputy Sheriffs have
been appointed by Sheriff McGreal,
their terms to sover the period of the
State Fair, September 8 to 12.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—Nerves in the capital were strung
almost to a breaking point to-day as the morning passed with ab
solutely no rift in the Mexican war cloud.
At the White House it was announced that at 1 o’clock this
morning a telegram had been received from Huerta through John
Lind, but that it had no vital bearing on the tense situation andj
the opinion was that the Mexican trouble maker is firm in his de
termination to ignore President Wilson's demands and force armed
intervention.
Advices from Mexico that Huerta is satisfied with President
Wilson's message to Congress on the situation has not tended to
relieve the situation.
It is pointed out that Huerta
has construed the message to
mean that Wilson acknowledges
the sovereignty of Mexico, and
gives definite guarantee that the
United States will not intervene
in Mexico nor meddle further
with ts domestic affairs.
Diplomats declare that this Is sim
ply a statement by the Mexican ruler
that he Intends to stand pat in his
disregard of the demands of the
American President and his attitude
will force Wilson to act and act
promptly.
Unusual activity was noticed In the
White House, and in the State and
War Departments. Secretary of
State Bryan expressed belief that his
message of the day previous to the
United States Embassy and to all
consular agents, Instructing them to
render every possible aid to Amer
icans departing from Mexico, would
prevent any Americans from suffer
ing at the hands of the Mexicans.
The consular agents have been in
structed to provide with funds every
American not able financially to bu>
passage to the United States, and a
number of ships are riding In every
Mexican harbor, ready to aid In the
exodus
Following a long conference between
President Wilson and Assistant Sec
retary- of War Breckenrldge, it was
expected that a movement of troops
would be Immediately ordered to the
Mexican border. It is the President’s
plan, not only to strengthen the bor
der patrol, but he desires the strictest
vigilance by troops already guarding
the International line.
Army Enlistments in
August Break Records.
President Wilson's ultimatum to
Mexico has been Interpreted by many
in the South as a rumbling of war
drums, according to Lieutenant J. A.
Gallogly, U. S. A , who Is In charge
of the Atlanta district of the recruit
ing service, and there has been a
sudden influx of enlistments in Atlan
ta, Birmingham, Macon, Augusta and
Columbus.
One hundred and nine men already
have enlisted during the month of
August, smashing all records. During
July there were more than 300 appli
cants and 101 acceptances. The larg
est number for any one month before
that was 42, The average per month
for the last six years has been nine
teen.
OHIO HAS SUMMER FROST.
CLEVELAND, Aug; 28—This was
the coldest day of the present summer
here. The lowest temperature was
52. There were light frosts early this
morning in the valleys about Cleve
land.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Local showers Thurs
day; fair Friday.
SODA BLOWS UP; HURTS FIVE.
PROVIDENCE, Aug. 28.—The ex-
plosion of a soda fountain in a drug
store injured five persons, including
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh T. Kennedy, of
Boaton.
MAYOR PREDICTS
NEW CUT TICKET
Alverson, Hancock and Harrison
Already in Race Against Bas
kin, Owens and Warre'n,
Mayor Woodward said Thursday he
expected a complete new ticket for
Council, in opposition to the element
now in control of that body, to be
out within the next ten daya.
Charles B. Alverson. of the grocery
firm of Alverson Brothers, 20 Peters
street, has declared he will run for
the First ward seat to be vacated
by Dr. J. H. Baskin.
William A. Hancock, who has been
talked of as a candidate for Aider-
man from the Eighth ward, said
Thursday he was In the race against
Johrf S. Owens to the finish, and that
he would make his formal announce
ment within a few days.
J. C. Harrison, former Councilman,
will run against Alderman James E.
Warren, of the Third ward. Mayor
pro tem.
Countess Ends Life
When Love Fails
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ROME, Aug 28—A commotion has
been caused In society circles by the
suicide of the beautiful young Coun
tess Margherlta Cicconi at a hotel In
Alban Hills, where she was living
with her suitor, Signor Pontocorvo.
The Countess, who was widely
known for her culture and also as
a sportswoman, was the daughter
of Countess Schwartz, of Vienna.
When but sixteen she married a mid
dle-aged Milanese professor of music.
Her last letters accused Pontocorvo
of systematically ruining her finan
cially.
Georgia and Alabama
Redmen in Big Meet
COLUMBUS. GA.. Aug 28 -Red Men
throughout East Alabama and West
Georgia will hold a convention of the
Eleventh District of Alabama, in Gir
ard, September 28. when it is expected
that at leaet UK) delegates will be in
attendance. ,
It Is- expected that Great Sachem J.
W. Watts, of Maben; Great Chief of
Records William Smile© Smith, and.
Great Junior Sagamore I>r. H. A. Elko-,
rie, of Birmingham, will be in attend
ance. Uchee Tribe, of Girard, will be
the host of the convention.
HUNTSVILLE VETERAN DEAD.
HUNTSVILLE. Aug. 28.—’Thomas
Humes, a well-known Confederate
veteran of Huntsville, is dead after
an illness of only three days, at the
home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Ell©-
iee HumesN He was 77 yeaus uicU