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VOL. XII. NO. 29.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1913.
Copyright. 1906,
The Geori
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0CRAC0KE ISLAND SAFE, WIRELESS SAYS
JURY EXPECTS TO GET
CAMINETTI CASE TO-DAY
Damage Along Carolina Coast
Exaggerated, Say Reports to
Government From Lifesavers.
P.ALEIGH, Sept. 5.—The reported
loss of 500 lives by hurricane.on Ocra-
coke Island, on the east of Pamlico
Sound, off the North Carolina coast,
iuat south of Cape Hatteras, is not
substantiated, according to telegrams
received here from Washington.
The wireless station at Cape Hat
teras reported to the Washington
wireless station this morning that it
had been in communication with the
Ocrcoke life-saving station and the
life savers declared the reported loss
was unfounded.
They had assisted a number of dis
abled seamen caught in small boats
when the storm hit the island, but
beyond this and small property dam
age there was no cause for alarm.
Telegrams received here tc-dav
from Newbern declare that the dam
age to towns on the coast side of the
sound was not as great as at first re
ported.
Telegraphic communication has
been restored to all important coast
towns except Beaufort and Moreheai
City, to the south of Newbern. and
Washington, near the mouth of Pam
lico River.
Three persons were reported dead
at Washington. Two railroad bridges,
one a mile long, of the Norfolk South-
■ em line, were swept away. Docks,
warehouses, residences and public
buildings were destroyed, and water
waist deep flowed through the streets.
The streets of Newbern were cov
ered to a depth of several feet and a
number of small vessels were sunk,
bridges destroyed and lumber mills
badly damaged.
Heavy overflows of the Neuse and
Tar Rivers were indicated yesterday
by the local weather bureau, and flood
warnings were dispatched to all the
local points in the eastern part of the
State.
At Loulsburg, at the head of the
Tar River, the rainfall amounted to
4.40 inches, and at Neuse, near Ral
eigh, the fall was 3.50 inches. Other
sections reported unusually heavy
falls. Reports from all sections in
the east tell of great damage by the
storm, and it is expected that the
crop loss will amount to thousands
of dollars.
Many Persons Injured.
DURHAM, Sept. 5.—Durham suf
fered one of the worst rain and wind
storms in the history of the city.
Many roofs were torn from houses,
trees uprooted, lighting power cut out
and the system put entirely out of
commission. Crops in country dam
aged to extent of over $10,000, total
damage will reach over $20,000. Sev
eral horses were killed and persons
injured.
Three Towns Suffer.
WILMINGTON, Sept. 5.—Eastern
North Carolina is to-day recovering
from the severe stornj which swept
over it yesterday, doing enormous
damage. Wilson, Goldsboro and New
bern suffered greatly. Trees, poles
and other debris littered the streets
and business was practically at a
standstill. All trains between New
bern and Beaufort were annulled and
the county bridge over the Neuse
River at Newbern was washed, lifted
and Jammed against the Norfolk
Southern's bridge. Parts of New
bern were under water and wire com
munication was cut off.
Thomas E, Watson
Will Be Tried Next
Month in Mail Case
MACON, Sept. 5.—District Attor
ney Alex Akerman has been advised
by the senior judge of the United
States Sircuit Court that a judge will
positively be assigned to preside at
the regular term of the Federal Court
for the Southern District of Georgia
in Augusta in October, and in conse
quence Mr. Akerman is preparing for
the trial of the case against Thomas
E. Watson, the Thomson ^editor,
charged with sending obscene litera
ture through the mails.
Court will convene on October 20,
but the Watson case will hardly be
reached until the second week. In
fact, it will probably be assigned for
trial on October 27. ‘S. Guyt McLen
don will be Watson’s principal coun
sel.
Gridiron Hero Coy
Explains Elopement
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.—Mr. and Mrs.
Edward H. Coy. whose elopement at
Asheville, N. C., surprised Southern
society and college friends of the
bridegroom, one of the greatest full
backs Yale ever had, dropped into
town yesterday an<5 registered at the
Plaza
“It wasn’t exactly an elopement,’*
said the gridiron hero, “although my
wife’s parents didn’t, know she w r as
to be married at this time. I met
her when I was making a Glee Club
trip through the South, so it isn’t one
of those football romances the papers
have tried to make it.”
3 Probes in Progress
Of New Haven Wreck
NEW HAVEN, CONN., Sept. 5.—
The United States Government to
day began probing the wreck on the
New Haven Railroad which killed 21
persons and hurt nearly 100.
The investigation of the Stat6 also
began to-day, and this, in connection
with the inquest of Coroner Mix,
made a total of three separate probes
now on to fix the responsibility.
Sweden Wants Free
Entry for Wood Pulp
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.—Sweden
has raised the question whether
Sweden wood pulp and paper shipped
to another country and then trans
shipped to the U-*«4ed States is en
titled to free entry into this country.
Count Bonde, the Charge d’Af-
faires of Sweden, to-day conferred
with Assistant Attorney General Den
ison.
Silver Jaw Replaces
One Lost in Operation
JOLIET. ILL., Sept. 5.—Elizabeth
Nemanich has a solid silver lower jaw
as a result of a third operation here
for “fossy jaw,” a disease contracted
In match factories.
Physicians say the girl, who is 17
years old, will retain her beauty and
be able to use her sterling silver jaw
a3v well as If it were not artificial
Mrs. Crocker Wed in
Secret; on Honeymoon
TACOMA, WASH., Sept. 5.—Mrs.
Mary Porter Crocker and Edward
Clark Blancha^!, general manager of
the Northern Pacific Railroad, who
were married at the beautiful home of
Mrs. Crocker here, left to-day on their
honeymoon.
The wedding came as a complete
surprise to their many friends.
10 Shot to Death
By Fleeing Maniac
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
MTJLHAUSEN, GERMANY. Sept.
5.—Ten persons were shot to death
and twelve others were mortally
wounded to-day by a maniac school
teacher named Wagner.
Wagner rushed through the .streets
with a pistol in each hanc’, firing Into
the buildings and at every person he
s&w®
Coaticook Crowds Cheer Wildly, Woodward Starts Fight by Charg-
as Thaw’s Nemesis Is Nabbed ing “Ring” Tactics—Further
for Playing “Penny Ante.” Attacks Promised.
COATICOOK, QUEBEC, Sept. 5.—
Ex-District Attorney William Tra
vers Jerome, of New York, who came
here to take part in the deportation
of Harry K. Thaw, was arrested to
day for gambling. He spent nearly
t\w) hours in jail before he was freed
on bond.
The warrant for Jerome’s arrest
was based on an incident which hap
pened yesterday. While Jerome and
his detectives were seated in a tour
ing car outside of the immigration of
fice awaiting the result of the Thaw
deportation hearing, the former New
York District Attorney j^egan Jo while
away the tedious time with a game of
“penny ante.” Jerome lost nearly 50
cents.
Wilford Aldridge, a local business
man, swore to the affidavit that Je
rome gambled. The warrant was is
sued and given to Constable John An
drews, who handed the warrant to
Jerome this morning just after he ha 1
eaten breakfast.
“What’s this?” said Jerome, taking
the paper. He read it. Then he
laughed.
Taken to Same Jail as Thaw.
“All -right, officer, lead on.” he said.
From the office of the Justice of
the Peace. Jerome was taken to the
same jail in which Thaw wa* confined
when he was first brought here.
Within a few minutes more than j
1.000 persons surrounded the jail. |
There was a great deal of specula
tion as to whether complications j
might not result from the arrest of a j
New York State officer. Jerome is
commissioned as a special assistant j
attorney general of New York State.
The penalty on conviction for gam
bling here is one year in Jail.
A lawyer rushed to Thaw with the
news,
The fugitive laughed heartily. “The
learned counsel for the chicken trust
Is In bad. is he?” said Thaw. “I al
ways said that man would come to
no good end.”
Associate counsel of Jerome In the
Thaw* case demanded that ball be
given and the ex-District Attorney he
arraigned at once. It was noon, how-
ever. before Jerome was released on
bail.
Crowd Cheers Arrest.
Willie Jerome was being taken to
jail and after he was lodged in Jail
there was a wild demonstration.
Three che rs for Harry Thaw!”
cried one woman.
“Hurrah! Hurrah!” shouted a man.
Men and boys threw their hats into
the air and the women were not back
ward in showing their delight. The
scene was unparalleled In the history
of the town.
Thaw was the first witness before
the immigration board to-day. His
attorneys objected to an examination
of his sanity by Canadian alienists
unless alienists in Thaw’s employ
were allowed to be present. This piea
was denied and a recess was taken
while a messenger was sent to sum
mon Deputy Attorney General Frank
lin Kennedy, of New York State.
Kennedy had accompanied Jerome
to the office of a Justice of the peace,
w’here the former New- York District
Attorney had been summoned on a
warrant charging him with gambling.
Kennedy could not be found and the
case was held up for a while.
ACCEPTS NORMAL CHAIR.
FORSYTH.—Miss Stella Center
has left for Valdosta, where she goes
to accept the chair of English in the
South Georgia Normal School. Miss
Center recently received a Master’s
degree from Columbia. University.
Mayor James G. Woodward’s
attack on the new charter and the
city officials who are supporting it at
the meeting of the South Side Im
provement Association, In the Pryor
Street School Thursday night, has
resulted in a movement to get up a
bigger meeting to hear a second
speech and put more ginger In the
election fight.
The fact that there were less than
100 persons present caused Mayor
Woodward to declare that the crowd
was not big enough for him to go
fully Into Atlanta’s political situation,
but if they .would get up a real meet
ing he w'ould give them some “red-
hot” 8tuff.
Leaders in the organization have
taken him at his word, and in an
ticipation of a stirring campaign be
tween now and the election on the
new charter on September 24, are
planning to give Mayor Woodward
an opportunity to spread himself.
Charges “Ring” Runs Boards.
Judging by his attacks Thursday
night, which were so hot that Dr.
J. G. Bradfield, chairman of the meet
ing, left during the talk and later
resigned his chairmanship, the next
speech is expected to be a “hum
dinger.” He amplified some of his
statements in an interview Friday
morning, and here are the ideas he
wants impressed:
“That a ‘ring’ is In control of a
majority of every board n the city,
and that Dr. J. H. Bradfield is a
member of th. t ‘ring.’
“That the object of the new char
ter is to perpetuate his ‘ring’ of
bossism.
“It abolishes the Police Commis
sion and creates a Board of Public
Safety. Under the present charter the
chairman of the Police Commission
is prevented from succeeding hlmse f
on the commission ut the expiration
of his term next March.
Charter Framet by “Gang.”
“The object of the adoptlpn of the
new charter is to get him elected on
the new board and turn over the fire
department to the same old crowd
that has been running the police de
partment.
"The new charter was framed In a
back room of private offices by i
gang of men who would tell you, the
people, to go to h—, if you’ll pardon
the phrase, if it served their pur
pose.”
Turning to the more personal
phases of the meeting Thursday
night, Mayor Woodward said that ho
had nothing but good will in hl»
heart for ex-Mayor Courtland S.
Winn, and that he was going to call
him up and explain his attitude to
day. He recalled the exact words
Which Dr. Bradfield Interpreted \a
an attack on his brother-in-law. ex-
Mavor Winn, and left the meeting.
“I asked them why they had not
gotten Improvements on the South
Side,” said Mayor Woodward. “I
told them they had had the Mayo/
and a majority of the Council from
their section.
Denies Mentioning Winn.
“Later I said if the city govern
ment had continued to be run as it
was the last six months of last year,
the city’s income would not be suffi
cient to pay the installments on il
legal moral obligations, to say noth
ing of the fixed expenses of running
the city.
“I never mentioned Mayor Winn’s
name.
“If Dr. Bradfield is so averse to as
sociating with me, he might resign
from the Board of Health. He and
Continued on Pafle 2, Column 5.
All of Cohan Party,
Hurt in Auto Crash,
Now Out of Danger
HARTFORD, CONN., Sept. 5.—At
the Hartford Hospital this morning
it was said that none of the party
accompanying George M. Cohan, the
comedian, thrown out of Wallace Ed-
dinger’s auto by a collision with a
garbage wagon on the Berlin turn
pike last night, was in a serious con
dition.
Cohan, who has a dislocated shoul
der, was also suffering from a bruised
forehead anfi chin. His daughter,
Georgia, who remained in a comatose
state following Her removal to the
hospital, recovered consciousness ear
ly this morning and was pronounced
out of danger.
Prisoner Bewildered
At Cause of Arrest
First Degree Charge
Against Charlton
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
COMO, ITALY, Sopt. 5.—Work jf
drawing up an indictment against
Porter Charlton, the 24-year-old
American who confessed killing his
40-year-old wife, Mrs. Mary Scott-
Castle Charlton, was begun to-day
by the king’s procurators.
It will charge murder In the first
degree.
DEPOT SITE APPROVED.
GREENSBORO.— The State Rail
road Commission has decided that the
Georgia Railroad can build its new
passenger and freight depot at Union
Point, on a site eselected by the rail
road officials, several hundreds east
of the old site.
Defendant’s Mother Breaks Down
While Younger Son Is Making
Closing Plea for Brother.
J. S. Dobbs, No. 35 Cameron street,
Is in the city prison Friday as in
nocent, he declares, of the cause of
his arrest as a “graveyard.” Dobbs
was taken into custodv Thursday
morning on a misdemeanor warrant
sworn out In Cartersville, Bartow
County.
Dobbs, who Is a cattle buyer, de?
dared to the police that he had not
been In Bartow County in 25 years
save for a short visit to his sister last
Christmas. “If I did anything then,”
he said, ‘“I must have done it in my
sleep.”
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5.—The
jury in the case of F. Drew Caminetti
w'as expected to retire to decide
whether the son of the Commission
er General of Immigration of the
United States is a white slaver at
-noon to-day.
While Anthony Caminetti, Jr., the
defendant’s brother, was making one
of the closing arguments for the de
fense the defendant’s mother broke
down and sobbed aloud until she was
assisted from the courtroom.
Pope Pius Recovers;
Audiences Resumed
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ROME, Sept. 5.—Announcement
was made at the Vatican to-day that
Pope Pius X has regained his normal
health.
His public and private audiences
will be resumed to-day.
Man, 94, Is Survived
By Twenty Children
TAX
RETURNS DECREASE.
GREENSBORO.—Greene County’s
taxable property decreased, accord
ing to the 1913 returns, 083,974 from
Uifc valuations*
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Showers Friday and
Saturday.
NOBLESVILLE. IND., Sept. 5.—
* Riley Shepard, 94, father of twenty-
; nine children, is dead.
He Is survived by twenty children,
! 120 grandchildren, 68 great-grand-
• children and four great-great-grand
children,
Double Bill To-day Will Deter
mine Whether the 1913 Bunting
Floats at Poncy Park.
THE LINE-UP TO-DAY.
M »UUe. Atlanta.
Stock, hr ..Agier, lb.
Starr. 2b Long, If.
O’Dell, 3b ....Welchonce, cf.
Paulet, lb Smith 2b*
Robertson, cf. Bisland, ss.
Schmidt, c Holland. 3b.
Clark. If Nixon, rf.
Miller, rf Chapman, Dunn, c.
Cavet, Berger, p
Price, Thompson, p.
Umpires—Rudderham and Pfen-
nlnger.
By 0. B. KEELER. t
And now' for the final tug.
Two games, the first one called at
1:30 o'clock, will be played by the At
lanta and Mobile clubs this afternoon
at Ponce DeLeon.
On those two games—on either of
them—depends the fate of the pen
nant race of 1913.
As the two clubs take the field for
the first battle Atlanta will be one
game back of Mobile. Winning that
first game, the season's count will be
aH, square, and It will be up to the
second game.
Losing the first encounter—all
chance for the pennant virtually van
ish e#i.
One Wild Hope Would Remain.
Only one wdld hope would remain—
that the Crackers might win the sec
ond game and beat Chattanooga to
morrow', w'hlle Charley Frank’s Peli
cans trounced the Gulls in their two
meetings to-morrow and Sunday.
And that 1s. Indeed, a wild hope.
Also, it looks like rain.
Mr. VonHerrmann w-ag as non
committal as possible at 9 o'clock this
morning, but he hoped it would be dry
this afternoon.
That makes It unanimous, so far as
the hope goes—unless Mique Finn has
a fancy to balk the issue and let the
games go by default.
But it must be said for the genial
Mique that he never has showed him
self to be that kind of a ffport. He’s a
good kind. Miquo Is, and we’re for
him. In everything except this 1913
pennant business.
Record Crowd Certain.
Needless to sny, the games to-day
will be for blood. The Crackers are
fighting mad at the chance that
slipped yesterday. The Gulls, encour
aged by their lucky turn in the ninth,
are full of pep and vim. »
There will be a whale of a crowd.
Many of the business houses aro clos
ing for the afternoon, allowing both
chiefs and employees to go to the
game. A brass band is in prospect—
and there will be a chance to con
tribute to tho “Cracker Fund,” which
it now appears is to go to the plucky
Atlanta ball players, win, lose or
draw.
Last call for the pennant of 19131
Even Cigar Stores
Close for Game.
One pretty good example of busi
ness patriotism to the cause of the
Crackers is shown by the cigar stores
of Atlanta—a class of business that
stays open all the time, Sundays, hol
idays and every day.
Headed by the Harbour Smoke
House, a majority of the stands will
be closed all afterno^a, and the em
ployees will go out .to root for the
Crackers. This will be the first day
the Smoke House has been closed in
seven years, for any event, holiday
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