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TITE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. DEIIH COACHES DECLAHED OLD Witnesses at New Haven Wreck Inquest, Enraged by Secrecy, Reveal Evidence. NEW HAVEN, Sept. 4.—Death cars or the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, which crushed out the lives of 21 persons near North Haven, Conn., Tuesday, were so old the woodwork was rotten, according to the testimony to-day at the inquest of the rear-end collision of the Bar Harbor Express and the White Moun- tal-n Express. This testimony was given before Coroner Eli Mix by W. F. Clarkson, of New Haven, who was one of the first to visit the scene of the wreck. The debris was burned before any official representing the county. State or Federal Government could examine the remains of the three fatal cars. Coroner Mix defied public opinion by making his investigation secret, as officials of the New Haven road de sired. Witnesses Reveal Stories. Most of the witnesses, however, ■were so enraged at the star chamber proceedings that thev revealed their testimony to correspondents when they left the inquest room. The inquiry really was begun on the day of the wreck, when, in com pany with railroad officials and Chief Engineer C. C, Elwell, of the Public ■Utilities Commission of Connecticut, in the office building of the New Haven Railroad, he took the testi mony of some railroad men concerned in the wreck. This testimony, ail taken by railroad stenographers and transcribed on railroad typewriters, is now in the hands of the Coroner and the New Haven road, and because Coroner Mix refuses to make it public, the railroad also refuses. Wreck History To Be Bared. The public hearing set for Friday morning in this gdty under the aus pices of the Interstate Commerce Commission will develop all the tes timony gone over by the Coroner and will prove the most exhaustive inquiry into the manner of operating the New Haven read that has been held since the big monopoly began to make wreck history two years ago. Just before Coroner Mix began his Inquest to-day members of the Broth erhood of Locomotive Engineers en- cag. d a lawyer and announced they will ask for an injunction restrain ing Mix from resorting to star cham ber methods. Mix defied them. Attorney E. E. Perry, representing A. B. Miller, engineer of the White Mountain Express, declares the Brotherhood believes an attempt is being made to use Miller as a scape goat. Questions Coroner’s Actions. “It seems peculiar Mix should de tain Miller and Flagman Murray without bond and permit certain of ficials who were told distinctly to re move those banjo signals to remain free," he asserts. Engineer Miller, of the White Mountain Express, held without bail and incommunicado, had the right-of- way over the tracks where he was running just before the wreck, ac cording to one who was present at the star chamber session. The Bar Har bor Express, he asserts, ran by North Haven and tripped the signal which gave Miller the right of way over the three-mile tangent ahead. The engineer of the later train is said to have admitted this. The investigation will hinge, ac cording to one prominent railroad man, on the testimony of Flagman Murray, of the Bar Harbor Express, who will be asked to explain why, during the six minutes he is said to have had, he did not run back the re quired 1,800 feet aijd set the torpe does that would have stopped the on- rushing White Mountain Express. U. S. Is Powerless to Force Open Inquest. WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—The In terstate Commerce Commission an nounced to-day that there was no way in which it could compel Coroner Mix to abandon his plan of secret hearings on the New Haven wreck f t Wallingford. Conn. The commission can, however, compel the attendance of a representative of the commission and has instructed Chief Inspector Belnap to be present at the star chamber sessions. The records of the commission show that the New York, New Haven and Hartford has 154 mites of track equipped with disk or clockwork sig nals which are much inferior to the modern semaphore. Found His Bride on Football Gridiron HILADELPHIA, Sept. 4.—A vo ice which had its beginning on nklin Field during a football ie in 1810 when "Texas” Ramsdell i the star player for the University ’ennsylvania. terminated when the ner world's champion sprinter and round athlete married Miss Nina ter, a popular Darby school :her. red L. Ramsdell was graduated n the university as a civil en- ier in 1911. He will become one he proprietors of a school at San onio. Texas, his home city, after wedding tour. BIG LINER AGROUND. EW YORK, Sept. 4.—The Ham- g-American liner President Lin- i went aground at 7 o'clock this •ning in a dense fog off Bay Ridge, le outward bound. She was float- it 9:50 a.m. No damage was dene. ATLANTA HOMES OPENED TO WEE SCOTCH LAD AND BONNIE SISTERS MARY, MARGARET AND DAVID LOGAN. Sails for Europe to Seek Health and Strength for Campaign Against Tammany. NEW YORK, Sept. 4.—Mayor Wil liam J. Gaynor, who yesterday ac cepted *n Independent nomination for re-election, unexpectedly sailed for Europe to-day for a two weeks' vaca tion. Mayor Gaynor has been ill for two weeks and was so weak to-day when he boarded the Baltic that he could hardly stand. Just as he was sailing the Mayor issued a statement attacking Tam many. "No wonder they are so ferocious against me,” said the Mayor, "for they have had four lean, hungry years. I refused to turn a single city depart ment over to Charles F. Murphy and his crew of grafters." The Mayor has been suffering from a recurrence of throat trouble caused by the old wound made by a would- be asasssin three years ago. Mayor Gaynor will return about September 22. Nurse Is Wooed and Won by Her Patient NEW YORK, Sept. 4.—Miss Ethel G. Burd, daughter of Captain George E. Burd, of the steam engineering department of the United States Navy, has given up the white cap of a nurse for an engagement ring. Announcement was made to-day that Miss Burd, who for two years was a nurse in the Long Island Col lege Hospital in Brooklyn, will on Oc tober 12 become the bride of Harrv Luck, proprietor of a summer hotel In the Adirondacks. While playing golf several months ago Mr. Luck injured his knee and was brought to the hospital for treat ment. There the romance began. Women Jailed for Copper Mine Riots CALUMET, MICH., SepL 4.—Riot ing among the striking copper miners and non-union men continued to-day. Fifteen arrests were made, several women being taken into custody. Four non-union men were badly beat en by strikers at Laurtum and Han cock. Picketing by strikers to-day was heavier and more determined than since the resumption of mining three weeks avo. The Prosecuting Attorney plans the prosecution of all cases at once. No Attempt to Take Kentucky Fugitive LEXINGTON, Sept. 4.—Reports from Burnside, Ky., say that Josh Tartar, who shot Town Marshal John Coomer lp the neck and killed John Fitzgerald in a running fight, and who made his es cape, Is recovering from injuries in his leg and arm which he received in the battle. Tartar has been located near his own home and a surgeon from Burnside has been in dally attendance upon him. Of ficers are not attempting to arrest him. Stranded Trio Joyous as They Hear That They Will Be Given Work. HiERE’S SUFFRAGE HEN! SUX*V1IT, N J., Sept. 4.—A hen was found sitting on a number of eggs in the original ballot box of this town which is to be used in the coming primaries. The box has not been used since 146ft. Numbers of Atlanta homes have been opened to the wee Scotch lad and the bonnle lassies since the pub lication In Wednesday's Georgian that City Warden Thomas Evans was looking for someone to take them as house servants. The Warden said he would be able to place them all In good homes before Thursday night. Mary, Margaret and David Logan, those are their names, were down at the Warden’s office early Thursday morning, wearing broad smiles. They were Joyous over the fact that their bewildering struggling In a strange city was at an end. “We do not know* mill work,” said Mary, the eldest, “but we can do housework.” The story of how these young peo ple came from Glasgow, Scotland, to this land of opportunity and met so many bitter disappointments during ten months touched all Atlanta. The uncle who was to provide for them lost all his money, and they finally had reached Atlanta and took up abode in the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills settlement. Even there they could not get work because of their Inexperience. But these sturdy young Scots were not discouraged. They smiled and said they would get work finally. When Warden Evans told them Thursday that several persons would be dow r n to see them to give them work, their smiles greatly broadened, and they told him how much they ap preciated his help In most charming Scotch accents. From the looks of these young peo ple, some Atlantans are going to get some mighty good servants. Negro Barber Held On ‘Tiger’ Charge W. A. Jones, a negro barber with a shop at No. 35 Ivy street, was arrested Thursday morning on a charge of run ning a blind tiger. The arrest was made by Detectives Cowan and Ozburn, who took into custody the 12-year-old son of Jones when they discovered him carry ing a case of whisky along Ivy street. The case contained 24 half pints of whisky, and when the officers questioned the boy he told them he was on his way to his father's barber shop City Clerk for 50 Years Is Honored COLUMBUS, Sept. 4.—At yesterday afternoon's monthly meeting of the Co lumbus City Council, an ordinance was introduced creating the ofTlce of deputy city clerk. M. M. Moore, who recently celebrated his fiftieth anniversary as city clerk, Is in feeble health and can not discharge the arduous duties connected with the office, but the Mayor and Aldermen, not wishing lo retire hhn from office, have decided to create the office of deputy clerk in order to give him such assist ance as he needs in handling the af fairs of the office. FUNERAL OF PERCIVAL ELDER. JACKSON Sept. 3.—The funeral of Percival Elder, who died at a private sanitorium in Atlanta Tuesday night, was held at the Flovilla Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Rev. J. A. Sprayberry conduct ing the services. He was the son ftf the late Mr. and Mrs. George Elder, of Flovilla, the latter of whom died only a few months ago. NO METHOD IN THIS MADNESS. DENVER, Sept. 4.—In an effort to kill off the new town of Ramona, where the sale of liquor is permitted, ? rohibitiontsts of Colorado Springs ut off Ramona’s water supply, it is alleged. The Georgian Divides Glory With Crackers in Another Great Baseball Victory THE CRACKERS HAVE WON TWO GAMES. AND THE GEORGIAN HAS WON TWO GREAT VICTORIES, ALSO. THE GREAT STORIES WRITTEN BY THE GEOR GIAN’S EXPERTS ARE THE TALK OF THE TOWN. A BASE BALL SERIES HAS NEVER BEEN “COVERED” SO COM PLETELY. EVERY LITTLE DETAIL IS DESCRIBED DAILY. THERE ARE TWO MORE GAMES SCHEDULED BE TWEEN THE GULLS AND CRACKERS. IT IS HARD TO TELL WHICH TEAM WILL WIN THESE GAMES, BUT THE GEORGIAN IS GOING TO BE A WINNER ANYWAY. THIS AFTERNOON ALL OF THE GEORGIAN'S EX PERTS WILL BE ON THE JOB AGAIN. BE SURE TO READ WHAT THEY WRITE. IT IS SPICY, AUTHENTIC AND INTERESTING. AMONG THOSE WHO ARE “COVERING” THIS SERIES FOR THE GEORGIAN ARE: BILLY SMITH, THE CRACKER MANAGER, THE MAN WHO BROUGHT A RANK TAIL-ENDER OF 1912 UP TO THE TOP. JOE AGLER, THE CORKING FIRST BASEMAN, WHO HAS BEEN BOUGHT BY JERSEY CITY, BUT WHO WILL BE WITH THE YANKEES NEXT SEASON. LOU CASTRO, FORMER CRACKER, WHO KNOWS “INSIDE” BALL BETTER THAN ANY OTHER MAN IN THE SOUTH. O. B. KEELER, THE GEORGIAN’S BASEBALL EX PERT, WHO WRITES THE BREEZIEST ARTICLES OF ANY CRITIC IN THE SOUTH. W. S. FARNSWORTH, SPORTING E D I T 0 R OF THE GEORGIAN, WHO FOR SIX YEARS TRAVELED WITH THE RED SOX, YANKEES, GIANTS AND DODGERS. FUZZY WOODRUFF, KNOWN BY EVERY FAN IN THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE, WHO HAS A WONDERFUL STYLE ALL HIS OWN. INNIS BROWN, FORMER VANDERBILT HERO, WHO PERSONALLY KNOWS EVERY MEMBER OF THE GULLS AND CRACKERS. THE GEORGIAN WILL ALSO HAVE STAFF PHOTOG RAPHERS AT THE PARK TO SNAP EVERY PLAY OF IM PORTANCE. THE GEORGIAN’S BASEBALL EXTRAS WILL RUN COMPLETE DETAILED REPORTS OF THE GAME, SENT IN PLAY BY PLAY. EVERY BALL AND STRIKE WILL BE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THESE EXTRAS. ORDER YOUR GEORGIAN EARLY FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS IF YOU WANT TO BE SURE OF GETTING ALL THE REAL NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THIS GREAT SERIES. SEN/ITE WAR 111 DELHI MONEY Weeks Offers Resolution Defer ring Action on Currency Meas ure Until the Next Session. Thomas A. Edison Ill On Auto Trip in Maine PORTLAND, MB., Sept. 4.—Thom as A. Edison, with his wife, daughter and son and Miss Grace Miller, reached this city from Morhegan. Mr Edison retired at once and when an effort was made to see him it was said he was slightly ill. It was reported that the Ed Isons had come oack to Maine because of 111 health. FINE CROPS IN BUTTS. JACKSON, Sept. 4.—Butts County will without doubt harvest the largest crop of hay In her entire history. The farmers of Butts County are beginning to experiment with alfalfa, some splen did crops having been made this year. The local corn crop was the largest In run. Wears Gaudy Hose; Is Poisoned by Dye TULARE, CAL., Sep*. 4.—Harry Metcalf, a member of Company H, California Volunteer Infantry, Is se riously ill at his home as the result of being poisoned with aniline dyes from gaudy socks. Metcalf fainted while at drill last evening, and when he failed to re cover in a reasonable time was hur ried home. An examination followed, which showed he had the character istic symptoms of aniline poisoning PELHAM FIRM BANKRUPT. PELHAM. S^pt. 4.—Brown & Kahn filed a voluntary petition in bank ruptcy to-day, with liabilities of $10,- 000 and assets estimated at $4,000. WASHINGTON. Sept. 4.—Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts, offered in the Senate to-day a*resolutlon direct ing the Senate Committee on Bank ing and Currency to prepare a cur rency bill and report it to the Senate on December 2 next. The resolution alw directs the chairman of the com mittee to ask that the bill then be made the unfinished business of the Senate. Senator Weeks asked to have the resolution iie on the table, giving no tice that he would speak on it to morrow*. It is expected that the Issue as to whether currency legislation shall be enacted at the present session will b) squarely met in the consideration of the resolution. The President and the Administra tion forces will make every efTort to defeat the resolution. If the resolu tion is referred to the Banking and Currency Committee and two Demo cratic members of the committee should vote with the Republicans in favor of the resolution, the line-up would be 6 to 4 in favor of putting currency legislation over to the next regular session. Pastor Quits ‘Worst Town’ as Hopeless SHARON, PA., Sept. 4.—The Rev. H. E. Renlcks has resigned the pas torate of the Farrell Baptist Church, declaring that Farrell, Pa., was the worst city in the Western Hemi sphere and that it was impossible for him to save it from meeting the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah. He came to this town from Spring- field, Ohio, two years ago. He has opinions of the old school Baptists that conflicted with the views of his congregation, and recently refused to sanation a church fair and social, saying that they were “unholy.” Certain members of his flock took him to task for this, and the church was rent asunder by two factions. Then he preached a sermon about the unholiness of the Sunday pleasure- seekers, and finally gave up his task. Augusta to Charge For Use of Streets ; — AUGUSTA, Sept. 4.—General Man ager Mason, of the Atlanta and Caro lina Construction Company, after ap- j pearing before the City Council of; Augusta asking for a franchise to use the streets for an electric railroad to connect Augusta and Atlanta via Ath ens, was informed that a previous franchise granted his company would be renewed. He was told also that the city would charge a license of $1,666.66 for the us<4 of its streets per annum until the present franchise of the Augusta- Aiken Railway and Electric Corpora tion and various steam railroad cor porations expire, and that after that the franchises will come higher. Audubon Official To Talk on Birds A general invitation has been issued to the public to hear the address to night of James Henry Rice, Jr., field agent of the National Audubon So ciety, at the North Avenue Presbyte rian Church, No. 527 Peachtree street, at 8:30. The subject Is "Birds and Their Use to Man." The Boy Scouts will act as ushers. FEET With Watery Blisters. Also on Neck and Face. Itched So Could Not Sleep. Used Cuticura Soap and | Ointment Six Days. Trouble Left. 19 Roach St., Atlanta. Oa.—"A few months ago I had tome kind of skin eruption that spread until my limbs and feet were covered with blotchea and watery blisters. It looked like eczema. When the trouble reached my neck and face I was almost driven frantic. It Itched and stung so Intensely that I could not sleep or wear any clothing on the affected parts. I uaed almost everything without re lief . After two months I commenced to use Cuticura Soap and Ointment and after two days I noticed Improvement and In six days the trouble left. My skin was fair and smooth again and the eruption never re turned. “My cousin was a sufferer from pimples, known as acne, on his face and seemed to grow worse all the time. I recommended Cuticura Soap and Ointment to him and now his face Is smooth for the first time In three years and he owes it all to Cuticura Soap and Ointment.” (Signed; Walter Battle. Oct. 7, 1912. A single hot bath with Cuticura Soap and a gentle anointing with Cuticura Ointment are often sufficient to afford Immediate relief In the most distressing rases of skin and scalp diseases when all else fall*.* Cuticura 1 Soap (25c.) and Cuticura Ointment (AOc ) are sold everywhere. Liberal sample of each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book Address post-card “Cuticura. Dept. T. Boston.' who shave and shampoo with Qm- tlcura Soap will And it best for skim and i Brenau has a pres tige as a training school for music teachers second to no other institution in the South. B RENAU Conservatory has probably educated more music teachers, who are now occupying responsible and remu nerative positions, than any other institution in the South. r HE recent addition to the faculty of Dr. Henry G. Hanchett as Principal of the Normal Department still further enlarges the opportunities for young Women who desire to secure the very best training. Dr. Hanchett is one of the best k noWn teachers in America to-day, and the fact that he is willing to undertake the work of teacher training in this institution is another evidence of the fact that Brenau is recog nized as one of the foremost institutions for the study of music in America. D R. Hanchett has made many successful Concert tours of America and has done perhaps more than any other liv ing man to popularize classical music. He is not only a performer of rare artistic finish hut an entertaining lecturer as well, and a distinct feature of all of his recitals is the careful explanation of all the distinguishing characteristics of the numbers which he plays on the piano or the pipe organ, in the playing of which he is equally skilled. D R. Hanchett first outlined a course in musical pedagogy and analysis when a member of the faculty of the Metro politan Conservatory of Music in the city of New York in 1893, and it is a development of this course which he will give at Brenau during the session beginning September 11, 1913 ,and which he will probably repeat in the summer session beginning in J une, 1914. r HE addition of Dr. Hanchett to the faculty undoubtedly gives Brenau the most distinguished coterie of musicians in the South. In addition to Dr. Hanchett the faculty includes Otto Pfefferkorn, who has been head of the piano department for a dozen years; J. T.Sinnette and Benj. F. Havens, who came with Dr. Simmons from Shorter College; Bruno Michaleis, a native of Leipzig and graduate of the famous Royal Conservatory there, and sev eral others. The Vocal department, pre sided over hy Mrs. Lessie Southgate Sim mons, will maintain its usual high standard. Mrs. Simmons has a rare gift of inspir ing her pupils with the utmost enthusiasm, and she is ably assisted hyMiss Mary Helen Howe, EllmerZoller andMissNellie Laing. r HE normal and theoretical course, which will he offered hy Dr. Han chett and Mrs. Simmons during the year beginning September / /th, affords unparalleled opportunities for Southern teachers, and for students who are prepar ing to teach. r HE normal course will embrace a gen eral discussion of the application to musical pedagogy of the following subjects: Sensation; The Brain; Nervous Activity; The Unconscious Man; Habit; Consciousness; Attention; Perception and Conception; Memory and Association; The Sense of Time and Space; Reasoning; Im pulse, Instinct, Volition, Expression; methods of securing Attention; methods of developing Musical Intelligence; methods of enhancing Emotion; methods of improving Action; the Body as the Organ of the Soul; Education is Drawing-out; Aim and End of Teaching. JN CONJ UNCTION with this specif- £ cally pedagogical course teachers are offered the. course in Musical Analysis, Musical History, Harmony and Solfeggio. AS PREPARATION for self-sus- ^4 taining life Work a course in music and musical pedagogy at Brenau af fords opportunities which cannot be found elsewhere in the South. Brenau College-Conservatory Gainesville, Georgia.