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t THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. National Pencil Plant Searched in Hunt for Young Woman Who Disappeared. Continued from Page 1. was given the police department and detectives were sent out at once to ascertain where she had last been seen. The factory was visited to de termine If she had worked there Mon day. Acquaintances were interview ed, but none of them had seen her. Mother Knows Nothing of Her. A young man known to have paid her some attention in the past was found by the detectives. He said that he knew Miss Griffin well, but that ht? had not seen her for several days. Miss Griffin has been employed at the pencil factory' for about three months. She worked on the fourth floor In the “heading" department, placing the rubbers In the pencils. She is said at the factory to have been an exceptionally good worker and to have paid strict attention to the work on which she was engaged. It was reported Tuesday that she was refused permission at her home to attend a show during the day and that she told her people that she was going to run away and go in spite of their commands. This rumor was de nied by her brother Tuesday morn ing. He declared that no such In cident had occurred Dies Ignorant of Inheriting Estate DALTON, Sept. 2.—Before she had learned that she was one of the heirs to an estate in Gainesville, Miss Sa rah Cook died at her home at Mount Pleasant, near Dalton MiS6 Cook and her sister left Hall County 40 years ago, coming to Whit field. Inquiries were received here last week from Gainesville attorneys, seeking to locate them and advise them of their Inheritance. Mother of Banker Injured in Runaway DALTON, Sept. 2—Mrs J. W. Stark, mother of Buell Stark, a prominent local banker, thought at first to have been seriously injured in a runawav accident here yesterday. Is resting easily to-day arvi Is rapidly recovering The runaway took place on Thon^on avenue, and Mrs. Stark, Mrs. Buell Stark and her son. J. B. Stark, were thrown from the buggy. J. B. Stark being dragged for several yards, suf fering severe cuts and bruises. FOUR COMPANIES AT G. M. C. MILLEDQEVILLE.—The Georgia Military Coliege opened the fall ses sion here Monday. The cadet bat talion has so increased that it will necessitate the forming of four large companies, which will be command ed by Lieutenant F. E. Wilson, U. S. A., who is stationed here. KILLED IN GUN FIGHT. LOUISVILLE, KY„ Sept. 2.—Three men were killed and one fatally wounded In a revolver fight at Saly- ersville, Magoffy County, Ky. Nero Howard and his brother, Sec, and a son of Russell Cornett were killed. Corentt wus fatally wounded. STEAMSHIP CHANGES. T. L. Sanders has been appointed Traveling Freight Agent of the Ocean Steamship Company in Atlanta, suc- ceedlngs A. J. Wright, who has re signed to engage in commercial busi ness. Mr. Sanders has reported to F. C. Dabney, commercial agent. $50,000 KENTUCKY FIRE. SOMERSET, KY., Sept. 2.—Four stores and a residence were burned here to-day. wMth a loss of $50,000. Street car and telephone service was stopped by the burning of several cables. Atlanta It’s The Georgian People look to whenever they want to bay, sell, trade, rent, g-et help or a position. No matter what your WANT is, a Georgian Want Ad will get it For Your Convenience Want Ads will be taken over the telephone any time and an ''Accommodation Account ” started with you. All “Accommodation Ac count’* bills are payable when bills are presented. ^ «nt Ads will be taken C 1 o ’clock on the day of ucaUoa. ATLANTAN LEAVES TO ATTEMPT TO SWIM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL Captain Schlomberg using his adaption of crawl stroke which he hopes will conquer English Channel tides. “Hope luck is with me,’’ says Lakewood merman. Collision on New Haven, Fatal to Fourteen, Laid to Ancient Signal System. Captain Ben Schlomberg Plans Just One Trial at Feat Accom plished Only Twice. OF 4 RACE IMS Fatal Labor Day Auto Meet at Nashville, Tenn.—Negro Boy Caused Wreck. NASHVILLE, Sept. 2.—Two drivers and two mechanicians were killed and one driver and two mechanicians were Injured at the Labor Day races on the Tennessee State Fair grounds track Monduy afternoon, when four high-powered automobiles, entered *n a 25-mlle free-for-all race, were wrecked. William Sherrod, driver of a Stutz car, one of the dead, came here about a year ago from Decatur, Ga. His body was shipped to Atlanta this morning, arriving there to-night. The other dead were John W. Sherrill, driver of a Buick; Thomas P. Bridges, his mechanician, and “Gooch” Brown, mechanician for Sherrod. The injured are Clyde Donovan, driver of a Studeboker. and Edward Polk, driver, and Freeman Ormsbv, mechanician, of a Mercer car. Jake Loiver, driver, and Ted Shep pard. mechanician, in another Mercer, and T. L. Evans, driver, and Funk Bell, mechanician, in an Apperson, escaped uninjured. The wreck was caused when Dono van, who had no mechanician in his Studebaker, swerved to prevent hit ting a negro boy who darted across the track. A front wheel smashed. Donovan steered Into the outside fence, but failed to get clear of the path of Polk’s Mercer. The Stutz and Buick cars, trailing close behind, crashed into the wreckage, both over turning. The other two cars weir, through the debris at 60 miles an hour without a scratch. Memphis Girl Dead In Automobile Crash Jim Thorpe to Wed Cherokee Indian Girl CARLISLE, PA., Sept. 2.—James Thorpe, one of the world’s greatest athletes, left Carlisle after 24 hours’ stay, during which he astounded his friends by announcing his engagement to marry Miss Margaret I. Miller, a beautiful Cherokee Indian girl, now In California, but a resident of Otoe, Okla. The banns will be published in St. Patrick’s Church here, and the pair will be married In October, the day to be determined by the conclusion of the world’s baseball series. Jim will take his bride on a honeymoon tour around the world. He will be a mem ber of the New York Giants’ world touring baseball club. Judge Starts War on Nashville's Saloons NASHV ILLE. Sept. 2.—Criminal Judge Neil, an original appointee of ex-Governor Patterson, has charg ed the new Grand Jury to return in dictments for violation of the four- mile liquor law that has been disre garded since the State-wide prohibi tion statute was enacted In 1909. The order means the closing of the Nash ville saloons. The saloon men have lined up in the city election fur Mayor Howse. who, it Is charged, a few weeks ago caused the arrest of Governor Patterson In a house in the r£nt rioted district. Judge Neil's charge has stampeded the sa loon men and gamblers. MEMPHIS. TENN Sept. 2.—Miss Lee Monroe, of Memphis, was killed and R. C. Haines, of St. Louis; Jennie Shields, of Memphis, and H. H. Rhodes, of Birmingham, Ala., were seriously injured early to-day w’hen their automobile collided with a ped dler's wagon. The accident was the termination of an all-night Joy ride, according to the police. POLK COURT POSTPONED. CEDARTOWN.—The second week of Polk Superior Court has be-*n postponed for a week because of ill ness In the family of Judge Price Edwards. The criminal docket will be taken up Monday. PRACTICING FOR SHOOT. JACKSON.—The Jackson Rifles are practicing on the local rifle range, preparatory to the annual shoot of the Second Regiment at Holton on Sep tember 11 and 12. Lies in Jail Rather Than Put Up Bond CHICAGO. Sept. 2.—John D. Cam eron, a wealthy official of the In ternational Harvester Company, ap peared In Municipal Court to-day to answer a charge of not having a tail- light on Ms automobile. Cameron spent fourteen hours in jail, refusing to sign a ball bond for himself. "It wat not that 1 was afraid the bond would be forfeited and I would lose some money, but It was on ac count of the principle of the thing that I remained in Jail," said Came ron. ‘September Morn' to Defy Chicago Police CHICAGO. Sept. 2.—In defiance of police rules and a specific ordinance drawn to prohibit her appearance tn public places. "September Morn." the famous Prenoh puinting, appeared to-day in several display windows. Art store proprietors in the Loop district admitted that an agreement had been entered’into by all the ex hibitors of the nude young woman and that a concerted tight again?’ the city ordinance would be made if * any of their number was arrested. Institutions Open Tuesday With Largest Attendance in Town’s History—New Building. The public schools of Decatur opened Tuesday morning with the largest attendance in the history of the town. The school building in which the High School and some of the grammar school grades will be housed Is completed. The old school building, called the McDonough Street School, will have all sixth and seventh grade children, and also the first, second, third, fourth and fifth grade children living south west of specified streets. E. E. Treadwell is the superintend ent of the system and principal of the white schools. The faculty for the coming session is the best and largest j that Decatur ever has had. It is as follows: High School—Mathematics and physical and chemical Faience, E. E. Treadwell and Professor Samdiford, assistant principal; Latin, Miss Rach el Young (formerly of Agnes Scott Academy); modern languages. Pro fessor F. Ruge; English and history, Miss A. M. Chrlatie. McDonough Street School—First grade, Mrs. T. S. Robinson; second grade. Miss Sara Branham; third grad*?. Miss Emmie Davis; fourth grade. Miss Adelaide Everheart; fifth grade, Miss Mildred Selman; sixth grade, Mins Mamie Barnes; seventh grade. Mrs. Thomas N. Fulton, assist ant principal. Glennwood School—First grade. Miss Cornelia Crook; second grade, Miss Bessie Jones; third grade. Miss Hightower; fourth grade. Mi^s Reba Jernlgan; fifth grade, Miss L’nder- j wood. Lakewood bade farewell to Captain Ben Schlomberg Tuesday. He will spend Wednesday at his home in Jonesboro. When the Lusitania sails for New York at the end of the week, he will be Its passenger, bound for a try at swimming the English Chan nel—and just one try, he says. “ ‘If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again,’ they used to*tell me,” says Captain Schlomberg. ‘‘but this is on time it doesn’t apply. I shall pick a day when things lool: good and when I feel just right, and dive into the brine at Dover. I’ll use the last ounce of my strength. If I succeed—fine* If I do not—well, that ends it.” Evrything, he believes, favors his chances. Swimmer Is Right Physically. ‘‘I am in the best trim,” he de dared Tuesday. “When the season began here, I weighed 154 pounds and measured 28 Inches around the waist That’s too thin for a swimmer 5 feet 8 1-2 inches tall. I went on a milk and cracker diet for nine weeks. It put eight pounds on me and increased my waist measure t: cee inches. Now I’m as near right as I ev°r will be, physically. “Scientists have proved that be tween September 4 and September 28 the waters of the channel are warm est. Captain Webb swam it on Sep tember 9; Burgess made it September 6. I’ll be there a little later when conditions are supposed to be at their best. "After all, it’s bound to be part luck. The weather will make all the difference in the world. T hope luck's with me.” Interested in Brown’* Feat. Captain Schlomberg was much in terested in the achievement of Cap tain Alfred Brown, who swam from the Battery to Sandv Hook, Ne-.v York/ Augu9t 29 a feat often at tempted but never before accom plished. The distance Is 22 miles, about the same as across the chan nel, and the tides are supposed to be as hard to combat. “I wanted to try that.” said Cap tain Schlomberg, “but he beat me to it.” “What If you fail .» cross the chan nel?” he was asked "There still are some swims that never have been made—Key West to Havana, for instance. I’ll try that next.” Surviving Heir Files Her Claim to Estate DALTON. Sept. 2.—Miss Margaret Cook came here from Mount Pleas ant Monday to make her claim to the estate left her and her two sisters by a relative at Gainesville. The three women left Gainesville 40 years ago. When news of their inheritance reached here last v.eek. Miss Marga ret Cook was the only surviving heir. FIRST BALE AT DALLAS. DALLAS.—Dallas has received Its first bale of 1913 cotton from the farm of H. K. Griffin. It was classed mid dling and was bought by the Dallas Grocery Company at 14 cents a pound. LODGE TO GIVE BARBECUE. JACKSON.—Jackson Lodge No. 131, Knights of Pythias, will have a bar becue at Mallett’s Springs on Thurs day afternoon. Candidates Out for Council in Waycross WAYCROSS, Sept. 2.—Dr. J. H. Lattimer is expected to announce as a candidate for Alderman In the Second Ward, at present represented by H. Hengeveld, who will probably seek re-election. In the Fourth W. J. Clark, president of the local base ball association, is a probable candi date to succeed S. T. Beaton, who will be a candidate for Mayor. Alderman C. A. LeCount will not seek re-elec tion in the Sixth and his position may be filled by McGregor Mayo. There will be no contests in the First, Third and Fifth Wards. MISSIONARY TO SPEAK. COLUMBUS.—The Rev. A. Y. Na pier, a missionary to Central China, will be the principal speaker on the opening night of the Woman’s Mis- sinary Conference of the Columbus Baptist Association, which meets in the First Baptist Church here Sep tember 11. INJUNCTION SUIT POSTPONED. COLUMBUS.—The injunction suit of the city of Columbus against the Central of Georgia Railroad to pre vent the building of additional switch tracks across Eleventh street in the eastern part of the city, which was to have been heard yesterday, was postponed, as Judge S.‘P. Gilbert was out of the city. NEW HAVEN, CONN., Sept. 2.— Fourteen persons were killed *and seventy-five were injured at 7 o’clock this morning when the White Moun tain Express, southbound, on the New Haven Railroad crashed Into the rear end of the Bar Harbor Express No. 91 at Talcott Crossing, a mile north of North Haven, Conn., eight miles from this city. The Bar Harbor Express had stopped at a banjo signal, which was set against it. In the dense fog.the following train failed to see the train ahead and plowed through five of the rear coaches, all of which were heav ily loaded. Coroner Mix, of this city, was im mediately notified and, with a corps of physicians and nurses, was soon on the scene. The dead and wounded were scattered along the tracks, and many of them were gathered together as quickly as possible and taken to New Haven-Wallin Cord trolley lino, not far distant, where they were started for the New Haven hospitals. This stretch of road is being equipped at the present time with a new system of signals to replace the old-style banjo signals, which had been in use for many years. These signals had been condemned following a wreck on the line of road between this city and Hartford, by the Connectlcutt public utilities com mission. It was recently announced following the series of wrecks on the road that the signals system would be changed. To-day Is the first day of the ad ministration of President Howard N. Elliott, of the New Haven road, suc ceeding President Charles N. Mellen, whose resignation followed a series of attacks on the administration of the road, augmented by a number of fatal wrecks. This statement was issued by the New’ Haven Road two hours after the wreck: ‘‘At 7 a. m. this morning the first section of the White Mountain Ex press No. 95 ran into the rear end of the second section of the Bar Har bor Express No. 93 at North Haven. Two rear sleepers of the Bar Harbor train were telescoped. Thirteen dead have been removed from the wreck and twenty are injured.” 13 Dead in Collision Of English Trains. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. DERBY', England, Sept. 2.—Thirteen perFvms were killed, ten were fatally hurt and many others Injured In a rear-end collision between two fa mous North England express trains on the Midland Railroad near Aisgiil to-day. Both trains were en route from Carlisle to London, when one overtook the other. The accident was due to a mistaken signal and fog. Several of the coaches on the for ward train were telescoped and the wreckage caught fire. Among those fatally injured is Sir Arthur Douglas, Bart., former under secretary for defense for New Zea land and former lieutenant in the royal navy. Iowa Wreck Fatal To Three Persons Probed. CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, Sept. 2.- Investigation was begun to-day of the wreck on the Decora branch of the Rock Island Railroad in which three persons were killed yesterday. The truin was running thirty miles an hour when the engine left the rails and the entire train slid down a high embankment. Commerce Commission Orders Wreck Probed. WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—An in vestigation of the wreck on the New Haven Railroad near Talford Cross ing, Conn., early to-day, in which 10 to 25 persons were killed and 75 in jured, w’as ordered bv the Interstate Commerce Commission. Two inspectors, one from Pittsfield, Mass., and the other from New York City, were ordered to the scene of the wreck. Chief Inspector Belnap, of the commission, will leave Washington to-night for Talford Crossing to make a separate investigation, at the in stance of Commissioner McCord. Southerner Among New Haven's Dead NEW HAVEN. CONN.. Sept. 2.—Among the identified dead in the New Haven wreck are: R. H. HOTCHKISS, son of Leonard Hitchkiss, of C. W. Scranton & Co., brokers, New Haven. ALBERT GREEN, New York. WILLIAM ALTSCHUL, Norfolk, Va. FRANK B. BUTLER, vice president and sales manager Scranton Bolt and Nut Com pany, Scranton, Pa. I co Serious Matter Says J. P. Morgan. NEW YORK, Sept. J. p. Mor gan and George E. Baker went to the offices ot the New Haven Railroad, in the Grand Central Terminal, immedi ately on being informed of the wreck. "It is a serious matter,” was all Mr. Morgan would say. "The wreck will be rigidly investi gated," said Mr. Baker. Neither would make any further statement. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL OPENS. COLUMBUS.—The Columbus In dustrial High School began its eighth annual session to-day. with the larg est enrollment tn its history. C. A. Maupin is principal. CHATSWORTH TO GIVE 'CUE. DALTON.—In order to show off the advantages of Ohatsworth, the new county site of Murray, the business men of the town will on Saturday give a big barbecue. City’s Notables Get Hay Fever! Run Away. Now is the open season for hay fever, as a canvass of the number of prominent men out of the city will show. None but prominent men ever have hay fever, they say. With an ordinary mortal it never gets worse than a bad cold. But at this time of the year there are any num ber of well-known business and professional men who are at the sea shore or the mountains with the familiar excuse left behind that they won’t be back until cold weather on account of the hay fever. Hay fever, it seems. Is not limited to any climate. It is a perennial trouble that only a change of cli mate will prevent. Experts declare It gets worse late in summer be cause of fine particles of chaff which are sloughed off by weeds and breathed into the nostrils, irritating a sensitive nerve. Captain James W. English, presi dent of the Fourth National Bank, annually flees from it. Ex-Mayor Courtland S. Winn has his nose made almost as red as his hair by it every year about this time. Mayor James G. Woodward used to complain much about it, but since it has become the pet trouble of one of his chief political opponents, Car los H. Mason, chairman of the Po lice Commission, he is bearing his suffering in silence. Those afflicted assert they can tell the exact day and almost the hour this trouble will come on each year. Accordingly there is usually a mad rush at the last moment to get to the mountains. * * • Taylor Pens Moral Play; They Lived Happily, etc. Walter Taylor, Atlanta’s famous City Clerk, has attached new honors. He is now a full-fledged motion pic ture scenario author. On September 3 the Edison Com pany will release Mr. Taylor’s first picture—a pathetic circus drama en titled “The Girl, the Clown and the Donkey.” The story is simple and touching. Joey, the “butt” of the circus, had no friends but Margaret, a fair bare- back rider, and Dynamite, his donkey. But conditions changed one day when he received a notice that he had in herited a fortune from an uncle who had died in Germany. Just when all were patting him on the back a telegram came which read: “The amount left you by your uncle is $34.” Joey couldn't stay with the circus after that. He ran away. Several weeks later he slipped back to have a quiet talk with Dynamite. The Strong Man found him whis pering into Joey’s ear. The Strong Man shoved him away and then gave Dynamite a vicious kick. That was more than Joey could stand. He pounced on the Strong Man and overwhelmed him. W’hen a crowd had collected on ac count of the disturbance, Margaret rushed in with startling news. There had been a mistake in the telegram. It should have read $34,000. And Margaret, Joey and Dynamite left the circus. * * * Ed Tatum Got Into Tantrum; Blame Him? There are no two more famous ne groes in Atlanta than Shamrock and Ed, attaches of General Manager Zode Smith, of the City Water De partment. Shamrock is - vagabond whose highest ambition is to act as bartender at the encampments of the Fifth Regiment. Ed is an active churchman. Ed—Tatum is his last name—let it be known that he expected to get a li cense to exhort. Every morning for weeks after this secret got out Sham rock would laugh and ask him: "Has you got dem licenses yet?” The other day, Ed. exasperated, shot back: “Yes, d you, 1 have.” REIL BlITTLf FIB FLUE Gil Price or Dent To Be Sent Against Gulls in First of Crucial Series. , ^ Continued from Page 1. in a row, however, the Gulls will be one down, and an even break in the t^o New Orleans games would give the Crackers the pennant, even if they lost the final game to Chatta nooga Saturday. Every Proposition Possible. If the Crackers took the Mobile se ries straight, and then won the sin gle game with Chattanooga, the Gulls would be beaten, no matter how their games with New Orleans came out. And there is every proposition pos sible in the last drive to the wire. But it all hinges on a very simple proposition— Atlanta must beat Mobile four games in a row. The club is in great shape for the series. There will be no hard-luck alibis for defeat. Elliott Dent’s lame shoulder is right once more, and he or Gil Price will draw the pitching job in the “jump” game to-day. The spirit of the Crackers never was better. After yesterday’s game, when it was known that at last the oppor tunity for a Garrison finish was pos sible, the boy9 met in the clubhouse and shook hands all ’round. And they told each other: “We’ll Whip ’Em.” "We can lick those birds—and we’re going to do it!” That’s the way the Crackers feel about it. And, win or lose, they have made a grand fight. This is the probable line-up for both clubs in the game which starts at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon: Atlanta. Agler, lb Long, If Welehonce, cf. .. Smith, 2b Bisland, ss Holland, 3b Nixon, rf Chapman c Price or Dent, p. Mobile. .... Stock, ss .... Starr, 2b .... O’Dell, 3b . . . Paulet, lb Robertson, cf .. Schmidt, c Clark. If. . . . . Miller, rf. Cavet, p. FOR THAT TIRED FEELING Take Howard’* Acid Phosphate Kx'-client for the relief of exhaustion due to bummer beat, overwork or insomnia. Adv Mrs, Pankhurst and Daughter Disagree Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Sept. 2.—Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, originator of the militant suffragette methods and president of the Women's Social and Political Union, and her daughter, Sylvia Pankhurst, have come to a serious disagreement, it was reported to-day In non-militant suffrage quarters. Mrs. Pankhurst, from her refuge in Trouville, France, is counseling peaceful methods and a cessation of violence; Sylvia, in London, refuses to countenance such advice and is keeping the arson squad busy. Davis Seems Slated For Game Warden Political indications are stronger than ever that Governor John M. Slaton will appoint Charles L. Davis, of Meriwether County. State Game and Fish Commissioner to succeed Jesse E. Mercer. Mr. Davis was in strumental In having the bill cre ating the office passed and has been a strong supporter of Governor Sla ton. Though there has been no criticism of Mr. Mercer’s administration of the office, he always has been aligned with Governor Slaton’s political foes. X-Ray Shoes to Go With X-Ray Skirts Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Sept. 2—X-ray skirts are to be accompanied by X-ray shoes, according to the latest glimpse of coming fashions. The uppers of the new footwear are made of Irish lace. HELD FOR SLAYING. PERRY.—Moses Armstrong Is in the Houston County Jail charged with the murder of Mamie Jones, his step daughter, whom he killed at their home two miles west of town. GAME WARDEN REAPPOINTED. AUGUSTA, tv. H. Lanier, game warden for Richmond County, has been reappointed by state Game Warden Jesse Mercer. CHEAP EXCURSION TO FLORIDA Via G. S. & F. Railway. Fare from Macon to Jacksonville $4.00, Palatka $4.50, St. Augustine $4.50, and Tampa $6.00. Propor tionately low rates from in termediate stations. Spe cial trains leave Ma*SS 10:30 a. m. and lliS©#, % September 9. T^ffeart* fep ited five days. C. B. RHODES, G. P. A. Macon, Ga,