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ALWAYS F RST 0 0 The SUNDA Y AMERICAN Order It NOWe======= Both Phones Mein 100 The Atlanta Georgian. Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS---Use for Results VOL. XII. NO. 25 ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1913. Copyright im. By Ths Georgian Co 2 CENTS. SoutK Georgia AFTERNOON EDITION SHOOTS TO AVENGE HIS SISTER LEADS TO WILSON CABINET MACON STIRRED HINKLE SCANDAL Attorney General Revealed as Counsel to Standard Oil in Scheme to Evade Law. NSW YORK. Sept. 1.—Following the revelation that United States At torney General McReynolds had been counsel to the National Fuel Gas Company, a Standard Oil concern, In i scheme to circumvent the "seven sisters” act of the Sherman anti trust law, the New York Press to-day prints the following: Washington. Aug. 31.—That James C. McReynolds soon will resign as Attorney General of the United States was a positive statement made to-day to the correspondent of the Press by a Senator to whom McReynolds ex pressed this intention. Although he feels he has been subjected to unjust criticism, said McReynolds to this Senator, ho also believes his presence in the Cabinet Is a handicap to Presi- ' dent Wilson’s administration and he intends to retire from his of fice. ' It is too much for me,” said McReynolds to his visitor, “and i feel that I must retire.” Says He Has Been "Goat.” As he further explained his po sition he lias been worried by criticism of Ills conduct of the Union Pacific-Southern Pacific dissolution case, of the Dlggs- Caminetti case, of several of his 'recommendations for appoint ments and for his advocacy of certain pardons, to say nothing of * minor affairs. He maintained he has been right in every instance and he resents being made the “goat” of the administration. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.—Attorney General McReynolds stands revealed as counsel for the Stanuard Oil. He admits that while employed by the Government to break the iniquitous Anthracite Coal Trust, and while under consideration for the high of fice he now holds, he advised the Na tional Fuel Gas Company how to cir cumvent the ’’Seven Sisters” Anti- Trust law. This company is a $16.- 000,003 subsidiary of 26 Broadway. . More amazing still, the very law Lhat Mr. McReynolds was asked to circumvent is one formulated by his L present chief. President Wilson, then ■ Governor of New Jersey. Its express ^purpose is to crui h just such monop olies as the National Fuel Gas Com pany. In the company John D. Rockefeller is chief stockholder. He owns 11,000 shares. William Rockefeller holds 3,195 shares; John D. Archbold, 1,375 shares. Rogers Once at Head. At one time its president was H. H. Rogers. Walter Jennings, a di rector in many Standard Oil subsid iaries, is now president. President Wilson has publicly stat ed that he would be glad to see a Fed- *eral statute similar to the "Seven Sisters” apt take the place pf the ► Sherman law. From the beginning of its career, in 1902, the National Gas Fuel Com pany went into the business of gob bling up gas companies in northern and eastern Pennsylvania and in northern New York State. Independent oil men, such as Pierce, of the Waters-Pierce Company, de clare it has assumed such formidable proportions as to completely control business in its territory. In fact, it had created such a mo nopoly that it feared to face the "Seven Sisters.” Then Mr. McRey nolds was called into consultation, i When seen in Washington Mr. Mc- } Reynolds said; \ "I do not recall going to the Stand- \wo Oil Building, at 26 Broadway, ‘Arm Stretching Not Exercise for Pupils' NEW YORK. Sept. 1.—George Ade has returned from Europe with im pressions of folks in foreign places. He said he found a beer garden in Berlin where the waiters distributed to patrons hymn books—at least, they looked like hymn books—Ailed with German songs. When a number was put up on the stage the patrons found the corresponding number in the book, the orchestra played and every body solemnly sang the piece. Ade says he dots not know what the songs were, but they sounded like hymns to him, and that the spirit be hind the anthems certainly reminded him of the good old days out in In diana when he joined in the singing in the meeting house near the old farm. White Boxes Worthy Foe in Griffiths Children See Steer Killing; Protest Filed CHICAGO, Sent. 1.—Laws are be ing sought to-day by Hugo Krause, secretary of the Anti-Cruelty Society, in an effort to pr secute the pro moters of a nubile butcherin'* in For est Park, a sut-.b. last night. Six thousand persons, half of them wom en and one-third of them children, last night sat around a big arena and watched the killing of six steers. The fete was the annual cattle slaughtering competition, advertised as an “educational exhibition of mod ern methods of dressing beef.’* Phil Murphy, for twelve years champion steer dresser, won first prize by kill ing, skinning and dressing a steer in four minutes. Recourse to Forgotten Treaty, Providing for Arbitration, Prob ably Will Be Urged on U. S. WASHINGTON, Sept, 1.—An old treaty, which has lain in disuse for 66 years, probably will be invoked by the Mexican Government in the pres ent controversy between President Huerta and the United States. The covenant, known a6 the Gua- dalupe-Hidaigo treaty of 1848, pro vides that, in the event of disagree ment between the contracting parties, commissioners should be appointed to arbitrate. Mexico will make such a demond, it was learned from an au thoritative source to-day. This is the first occasion for re course to the treaty, and through the obscurity surrounding the instrument officials in the State Department for got, if they ever knew, that such a treaty existed. AKRON, OHIO, Bept. 1. —Charley White, the Chicago sensation, rules a 10 to 8 favorite over Johnny Griffiths in their twelve-round bout here this afternoon. Both boys are in the pink of condi tion for the fray and a rattling bout is expected. Griffiths has had 50 fights and has still to suffer his first defeat. He has beaten such stars as Pal Moore, Jack Kilbane and haa also fought draws with Johnny Kilbane and Young Shu- grue. White needs no introduction to local fans as he has done a great deal of fighting In Cleveland. If he succeeds in defeating Griffiths, local promoters have promised to bring Leach Cross or Joe Mandot here to box him. Hymns for Cabarets Idea of George Ade BUFFALO, Sept. 1.—How much ex ercise, mental and physical, a grow ing boy or girl should have was one of the questions upon which the dele gates to the International Congress on school hygiene expressed diver gent views to-day. Dr. William Stecher, of Philadel phia, severely arraigned the physical training now given to pupils. “A few minutes of arm stretching and finger twitching can not be called physical training,” said Dr. Stecher. “We must demand at least one hour daily of muscular work adapted to the child, according to age and sex.” Falling Meteor Turns Water to Steam Cloud FALL RIVER, MASS., Sept. 1.—A meteor fell into the Seaconnett River near Tiverton, R. I., last night. Great volumes of steam arose, and the ac companying explosion was heard for a distance of twenty miles. In the immediate vicinity windows were broken and crockery shaken from shelves, while at Island Park, nearly two miles away, a merry-go- round was jarred into motion. Paris Paper Says U. S. Is Not Ready For War. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS. Sept. 1.—Commenting edi toriaUy on President Wilson’s stand toward Mexico, the newspaper Rappel says: “We hope President Wilson will ab stain from too direct action. He is too weak in a military sense to com mit any grave error which might re sult in war.” Governor's Niece to Be Classic Dancer SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1.—Kath erine Johnson, 17-year-old niece of Governor Johnson, has decided to forsake the shrine of dramatic art and enter into vaudeville as a classic dancer. Miss Johnson was graduated from a dramatic school in San Francisco three month* ago and made her pro fessional debut as a member of an Oakland stock company. Worth $25,000, He Grinds Street Organ CHICAGO, Sept. 1.—Mike Rocco will appear in court to-morrow to ex plain why he insists on playing on a grind organ for pennies when he has a fortune of $25,000. Rocco was arrested, but obtained his release in a few minutes on bonds signed by his sister, who scheduled $9,000 unincumbered property. Colonel Huff Injured. By Fall Down Stairs MACON, Sept. 1.—Colonel W. A. HufT, former mayor of Macon and widely known as the chief antagonist of Judge Emory Speer, who was rendered unconscious and painfully hurt Sunday by falling down the stairway of his home on Hardeman avenue, is confined to his bed to-day and probably will be for some time. He was found sev eral houds after the accident by an ear ly rising member of the family. Colonel Huff was delirious for several hours. It has not been determined yet whether he was Injured internally. As he is 82 years of age, Colonel Huff’s relatives and friends are appre hensive lest the accident may prove se* rious. Atlantic City Bars 1-Piece Bathing Suit ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 1.—One- piece bathing suits for women may be the real thing at European water ing places, but they don't "get by" on Atlantic City’s beach, if Hewling Craig, official censor, sees them first. A w'oman came blithely down the strand to-day clad in a one-piece suit. A short parade and she was the sensation of the beach. Then into the breakers the fair one plunged. Craig sighted her as she came up. Right down to the water’s edge he marched and ordered her to come out. She obeyed. Good Parisians Balk At Silhouette Gown CHICAGO, Sept. 1.—Paris doe* not approve of the slit skirt and her transparent sister, if a dyed-in-the- wool Parisian is to be believed. Ba ron de Mortuargue, who has been in the West studying irrigation prob lems on which he will write a book, said to-day. “I notice in Chicago many young -and old, too—women wearing the slit skirt. We in Paris do not ap prove of ft. There is, of course, a certain class of w*omen who will wear It, but very few' of the best French people countenance it.” Gould Party Bags 1,140 Birds in 4 Days 6pecl*l Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. EDINBURGH, Sept. 1.—George- Jay Gould, with his sons, Jay and King- don, are having good sport at Castle Menzies, Perthshire, which he took for the shooting station. The party has bagged 570 brace of grouse and 60 hares in four days. Mr. Gould proved very open-handed when at Castle Menzies last year. He employed more men and boys bag carriers and beaters than any shooting tenant seen there before. He also paid them higher wages, but he stayed only a short time. ‘Arsonettes’ Active; Defy Mrs. Pankhurst Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. i.uNi>''X, s»-pt. i.—The arson squad of the Women’s Social and Po litical Union refuses to give up vio lence in defiance of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst’s orders. The pavilions of the international schools at Hamp stead were burned to-day. This fire followed a conflagration on the estate of t Earl of Ken- mare at Klllarnev, County Kerry, Ire land. Killarney House, the earl’*seat, was destroyed. The total damage from the two fires is about $100,000. Manuel's Friends Plan Crown for His Bride THE WEATHER Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Fair Monday and Tuesday. Life Convict Seeks Judgment Reversal Just before his petition for a par don came before the State Prison Commission W. B. Whitfield, a Flo /d County convict, was brought to At lanta on hts way to Rockwell County to work on the roads. Whitfield was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1911 for the shooting of a guard named Thomas Parker while he was in the city stockade at Rome. I Whitfield claims Parker was shot s by his own pistol as it fell from his pocket, and declares a negro prisoner who saw the shooting will swear he had no hand in it. Prosecution of Rich Physician on Police Charge Following Fam ily Row Is Dropped. MACON. Sept. 1.—No court proced ure other than a divorce auit will follow the encounter between Dr. A. B. Hin kle, a wealthy Macon physician, and his wife and son on Saturday night. Although Mrs. Hinkle had the doctor arrested on the charge of wife-whip ping and the son sought the protec tion of the Sheriff and asked for the issuance of warrants, it has been de cided that there will be no prosecu tion. Dr. Hinkle and hie wife have been separated for more than a week, though living under the tame roof in their handsome home on Orange street, and Mrs. Hinkle has declared that she is going to institute a divorce suit. Saturday night Dr. Hinkle reproved his 17-year-old non, James, for urging Mr*.. Hinkle to sue for divorce, and a fight followed between father and son. in which the latter won. He threw his father on the floor and would not let him up until nu made certain promises. In the melee Mrs. Hlnkie was struck In the face—Dr. Hinkle says accidentally—and the doctor’s 80-year-o!d mother was knocked down and sustained a broken hip. The affairs created great excitement in the fashionable section of the city and an enormous crowd surrounded the house. Two policemen dragged Dr. Hinkle out. but released him at Mrs. Hinkle’s request, after he had agreed to appear in court. The crowd threatened Dr. Hinkle, believing at the time that he had badly abused his wife and mother, and was only dis persed upon the personal plea of So licitor General John P. Ross. An interesting phase of the situa tion is that Dr. Hinkle's property, amounting to several hundred thou sand dollars, is wholly in his wife's name. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Sept. 1.—It was learned to-day that an active monarchical campaign, looking to the recovery of Portugal for King Manuel, is being directed from an office in Oxford street, London, the idea being, if pos sible, to present Manuel’s bride with a crown as a wedding present. His zealous friends already have sent over a bag of earth from Portu gal, so that Manuel may stand on the land of his fathers when he Is mar ried next month. 6 Girls Sell 20,000 Kisses to Aid Charity SALEM, OHIO, Sept. 1.—Twenty thousand masculine lips pressed those of six fair members of prominent families in a scheme whereby 320,- 000 was raised for a fund to endow Salem Hospital through the dispens ing of women’s kisses at $1 each. When young and old stood in line to enjoy the osculatory performance, all the women were single. One married woman seeking to do her part compromised by shaking hands at 25 cents a shake. One of the vie- tlrnAl hop Vine Kao H ako .iturorAd HI Girl Bathers Wear Bells on Garters EDGARTOWN, MARTHA’S VINE YARD, Sept. 1.—A girl bather started the fad here of wearing a garter with a tiny bell attached. Other women took up the fad and the beach fairly tinkled. "The fad was voted a great success until a man walked Into the dining room of ona of the hotels with a pink garter around each of his trouser's legs, to which was at tached a cow bell. The fad blew up. Pope Joins Fight on Dread White Plague Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ROME, Sept. 1.—The Vatican is the latest agency to be enlisted in the universal war against the white plague. Pope Pius X to-day ordered that all persons in Italian convents afflicted wjth tuberculosis be sent at once to the new sanitarium. The Pope is also pending recom mendations to all the bishops to have hospitals for the treatment of con sumption of the lungs built in their bishoprics. GEORGIA BEAUTY WON BY GRIDIRON STAR Chaloner Denies He Bid Thaw to Virginia RICHMOND, VA„ Sept. 1.—John Armstrong Chaloner in a speech her? denied that he had ever written to Harry Kendall Thaw inviting him to Virginia. Chaloner, who though crazy in New Y'ork State is sane in Virginia, added that he had studied the Insanity laws of Vermont, and said Thaw would be deported by the Canadian author ities to that State, and would be re- TO YOU Mrs.. “Tod” Coy, who was Miss Sophia Medrim, of Sa vannah. Youth Attacked by Brother of Victim Declares He Is Ready to “Act the Man.” Secret Marriage of Miss Sophie Meldrim to Yale Star Startles Atlanta Friends. Atlanta friends of Miss Sophie Meldrim, one of the South’s best- known society beauties, were taken ompletely by surprise Monday by the announcement of the secret wedding of Miss Meldrim and Edward Harrirf (“Ted”) Coy, the Yale football star, in Asheville, N. C., Sunday. The romance of t.heir engagement, which was known only to their rel atives and intimate friends, unites one of America’s most attractive young women and one of the most brilliant and famous players that football ever has known. The sudden marriage Is understood to have been as gre*at a surprise to the relatives of the young couple as It was to tiieir friends. Father of Bride Absent. It was known that Coy had been assiduous in his attentions to Miss Meldrim and had made several long trips to visit her at the home of her parents, General and Mrs. P. VV. Meldrim, of Savannah, but that they were contemplating an immediate wedding was not suspected by any one. General Meldrim was in New York at the time. The young bride is known through out the South for her beauty and grace. She has traveled considerably and wherever she has gone the fame of her attractiveness has spread. She has been the guest of friends in At lanta a number of times and is wide ly known here. Mrs. John D. Little freqnently has entertained her and Miss Meldrim became a conspicuous figure in local society circles in her brief visits here. Coy,Greatest Football Star. Coy was heralded in 1808 and 1009 as the greatest fullback of all time. He startled the football critics of the country by the brilliancy of his pla^r Miss Meldrim went to Asheville about ten days ago, ostensibly to at tend a party given In her honor by Miss Mildred Cunningham, of Sa vannah, a lifelong friend. Saturday she left for Toxaway, where she was met by Coy. He returned with her to Asheville, where she has been one of the belle* for several seasons. They obtained a license at once. Plan Return to Chattanooga. Hearing that a baptismal servico was being conducted in the new Trin ity Episcopal Church, they went there and the ceremony wa« performed by Rev. Wyatt Brown, the rector. Miss Cunningham and Mr. Smith, the busi ness partner of Coy, were the only attendant*. The young couple left Monday foi an extended honeymoon through the East. They will return to Chatta nooga, where the groom Is engaged In business. Admitting the basis of the charges over which he was shot, but declar ing that he was “ready to aid the man, ” Joe Williams, of No. 209 Ken nedy street, lies at Grady Hospital a victim of bullets fired by T. Ezra Harrison, No. 79 Kennedy street, to avenge his sister. The physicians believe that unless septic conditions develop Williams may be dicharged within a short time. The Injured man admitted to a re- I>orter Monday that he had been in timate with Harrison’s sister, but de clared that he had been willing to do the right thing *o fax as he was able. Harrison is in a cell at the police station and said he would have no thing to say in regard to the shoot ing until the trial. Excitement wa* great in the Owl drug store on Kennedy street when Harrison walked in and confronted the young man he claimed had ruined his sister. Shot as He Takes Drink. A half-dozen customers were start led by Harrison’s violent denuncia tion of Williams. It was the first time the two had met since Williams went to Savannah some time ago. Williams was standing quietly by the soda fountain. Harrison saw Williams as soon as he entered the store and walked directly toward him. “You have ruined my sister and disgraced my family!” he cried. “What are you going to do about it?” Williams is said to have replied that he was willing to do the right thing, but that trte drug store was not the place to discuss it. He then turned to the soda fountain and asked for a glass of water. As he was rai«ing the glass to his lips, wit nesses say that Harriaon drew a .38-callher revolver from his pocket and opened fire on the young man. shouting: “That’s the last drink of water you’re going to take on this earth, for I am going to kill you.” Three Bullets in Body. Three of the shots took effect. One penetrated the right shoulder and one enterde the abdomen. Williams fell to the flor in agony. He was rushed to Grady Hospital. Detective Adams was in the store at the time and placed Harrison under arrest. Williams is said to have begun his attentions to Miss Nora Harrison about two years ago. According to members of the family, young Harri son went to him one day and warned him that the girl was young and in nocent and that he would be held re sponsible for any wrong that hap pened to her. Several months later Williams went to Savannah. While he was gone a baby was born, whi ch now is 14 months old. The girl confessed to her parents that William* was the father. He returned to Atlanta tw*o weeks ago. Sunday was the first time that Harrison had seen him since his re turn. i Joyner in Macon on U. S. Begins Physical Hunt for Incendiary MACON, Sept. 1.—W. R. Joyner, of Atlanta, state fire inspector, is probing the recent burning of tho old Plant home, a $15,000 residence on Mulberry Street. He states that it has already been definitely ascertained that the house, which was unoccupied at the time, was fired with kerosene. The officers have a clew to the iden tity of the incendiary. Captain Joyner Ukraine in tii* investiaatioa. Valuation of Roads WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.—The In terstate Commerce Commission’s rail road valuation board will begin mak ing a physical valuation of ail the railroads in the United States to morrow, according to a member of the commission here to-dav It is expected that nearly a year will be required to complete the ap praisal. h Carnegie to Call On Belgium Ruler Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. AMSTERDAM, Sept. 1.—Mr. and Mrs. Andrew’ Carnegie left here to day for Brussels, where they will call upon King Albert of Belgium. The German press has directed con siderable criticism at Mr. Carnegie since his Hague speech because of his familiar characterizations of Em- ueror William.