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ALWAYS FIRST • o The SUNDA Y AMERICAN Ordw h K ' r " x ‘ a, Both Phono* Main 100 The Atlanta Georgian. Read for Profit—-GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results AFTERNOON EDITION VOL. XII. NO. 30. ATLANTA, GA„ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER ii, 191 By T Copyright HOI, he (Jeorj * Georgian Co. 2 CENTS. PAT wo MORR DENT OPPOSES COVELESKE IN FINAL I $10,000.000 FlTLOSS; 2.000 ABF HOMHlSSl Conflagration Rages for Nine Hours—Main Business Section Saved—Houses Dynamited. HOT SPRINGS, ARK., Sept. G.— With 2,000 persons homeless, many of them penniless, and a property loss estimated at *10,000,000, the greater part of Hot Springs to-day Is a mass of smoking ruins from fire that for nine hours swept an area from seven to ten blocks in width, in the eastern portion of the city. No fatalities have been reported. But few of those whose homes were destroyed saved any valuables. The fire originated in a negro house about 3 o'clock in the afternoon and spent itself only when it reached the foot of West Mountain, the Southern extremity of Hot Springs, at mid night. Hotels, manufacturing plants and many fine residences were destroyed, and for a time it appeared as if the entire city was doomed. The hard est fight was to prevent the flames from gaining a headway on Central avenue, the principal business street, in this fight dynamite was used to wreck buildings. Militia on Duty. State militia are to-day patrolling the burned district. United States soldiers may be sent here from Little Rock to protect property in the Gov ernment reservation. Governor Hays arrived about midnight and ordered the State military patrol. In addi tion, 250 men were sworn in as po lice to patrol the district. Thus far there has been no disorder. AH the homeless have been cared for temporarily, and the many offers of assistance from the outside will probably not be necessary, as the citizens of Hot Springs declare they can handle the situation. The Little Rock fire department re sponded to a call for assistance on board a special train, and did good work in the fight, but it was several hours before the ftorts of the fire lighters made any impression, and then only in preventing the spread to Central avenue. Public Buildings Burn. Among the buildings destroyed were the city light, water and power plants, the county courthouse, the Park, Princess and Moody Hotels, City High School, Iron Mountain Railroad sta tion and shops, Ozark Sanitarium, People’s Laundry, Crystal Theater and Bijou Rink, besides 100 or more smaller business buildings. During the Are a gale was blowing, at times reaching a velocity of 40 miles an hour, thus making the light more difficult. As the firemen were dynamiting a house the flames, forced by the gale, would leap over them and ignite a dozen other houses. After the destruction of a number of build ings in an attempt to turn the Are toward South Hot Springs, the course was changed to such an extent that It finally spent itself against West Mountain, and the business section was saved. Woman Will Police Kansas City Resorts KANSAS CITY.'Sept. 6.—A police woman, who will be known as “the city’s mother to the motherless," will be appointed by the Commissioners here. She will “walk a beat" embracing largely disorderly resorts and atl- 2,000 Expected at Church Home Coming the Home-Coming Day of the Christian Church Sunday, Sep- er 14, it is expected at least 2,000 ft scholars will attend, is church broke all records for ,ith school attendance in a „ contest w ith the Second Bap- ffiureh. It is quite probable that Second Baptist will enter the .sign again this fall. Fitzgerald Family Offers to Adopt‘Joy/ Atlanta Fondling “Joy,” the young autocrat of the Home for the Friendless, has a nice home awaiting him if he wishes to accept the invitation of a Fitzger ald woman who wrote to The Geor gian Saturday. A 3-week-old infant, laughing and cooing and having the gayest sort of a time, was the astonishing spectacle that met the eyes of James H. Mc- Nesser, a real estate agent, when he went home at 10 o’clock one night about a week ago. That spectacle was “Joy.” His story, told by The Georgian at the time, attracted the notice of Mrs. G. S. Graham, of Fitzgerald. “I am very anxious to adopt the baby,” she wrles. “We have no chil dren, and your story of this little one appeals to us very' much.” Electric Shock Kills Varsity Coach’s Wife ATHENS, Sept. 6.—Mrs. W. A. Cun ningham, wife of Coach Cunning ham, of the University of Geor gia athletic teams, was instantly killed at her home last night by elec tricity. In turning the switch of a bathroom light she received a fatal shock. Mr. Cunningham heard her fall and, going to her aid, was him self shocked. Every effort was made to revive Mrs. Cunningham, but without avail. She is survived by her husband and two young children. She was Miss Ada Ritter, of Kentucky, before her marriage. Charter Granted to White Plague Foes The Atlanta Anti-Tuberculosis As sociation is now a regularly char tered organization, Judge Bell having issued a charter for 20 years. The petition states that the organization is not formed for profit and that it has no capital stock. The incorporators are Hugh M. Willet, Howard S. Cole, Mrs. H. W. Salmon, Mrs. Nellie Peters Black, Da vid Woowdard, Mrs. J. Wade Conklin and Dr. Theo Toepel. Price to Push New Law on Medicine Bulletins giving notification of the new r weights and measures law' which w'ent into effect September 1 have been issued by Commissioner of Ag riculture J. D. Price. Mr. Price de clared the new law will be enforced to the letter. The law' provides also that ali foods and drugs shall he properly labeled as to character and contents, and no misleading statement or claim shall be made regarding the curative pow er of any drug or medicine. j Jane Addams Invited To Speak in Atlanta The Atlanta Equal Suffrage Asso ciation has invited Miss Jane Ad- dams, the famous civic reformer, to deliver an address in Atlanta. Be cause national leaders have paid lit tle attention to the suffrage cause in the South, the Atlanta women confi dently expect Miss Addams to accept. The association has accepted an in vitation tf^hold all future meetings in the Hotel Ansley. Black Hand Beheads Two Alpine Climbers Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, Sept. 6.—The headless trunks of two Italian Alpine climbers weer found near Simplon Pass. It is believed the two were victims of the ’’Black Hand." THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Rain Saturday and probably Sunday. U. S.WINS BY YEAR DELAY Mann Act, Given Thorough Test, Strengthened by Conviction. Jury Compromised. LIKELY Lawyers’ Coup May Force Test of Constitutionality of Canadian Deportation Law. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. G.—The conviction of Farley Drew Caminetti on the charge of white .slavery, w’hich followed that of Maury I. Diggs, his accomplice, gave the Mann white slave act a most thorough test and provided a sweeping victory for the Government. Caminetti, who is the son of the Commissioner General of Immigra tion, was convicted on only one of the four counts that were pressed against him, but this one count renders him liable to a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment and a fine of $5,000. Diggs, convicted on four counts, may be sentenced to imprisonment for twenty years and a fine of $20,000. Judge Van Fleet will pronounce sen tence on both young men next Wed nesday, September 10. Verdict a Compromise. Ten of the jury in Caminetti’s case were for conviction on all four counts, but two of the jurors held oat against this steadfastly, favoring an acquit tal. After three hours of balloting, a compromise was reached by the two agreeing to vote for a conviction on only one of the counts. The victory of the Government is made more spectacular from the prominence of the then involved. Caminetti is from a well-known and respected family. Diggs formerly was the architect for the State of California. The case was fought with all the wealth at the command of the affected families. The flight of Caminetti and Diggs from Sacramento, Cal., to Reno, Nev., with Marsha Warrington and LoN Norris was made the basis for the Government’s prosecution. The twi men w’ere indicted jointly on six counts. The Government elected to press only four In the case of Cami netti, because of the fact that Diggs appeared to be the self-constituted manager of the party and Caminetti something of a passive agent. Bail in the sum of $10,000 was fur nished. Exceptions to the charge of Judge VanFleet, as a whole and in part, were taken by counsel in the case of Diggs. Takes Verdict Lightly. Caminetti took the verdict lightly, smiling a forced smile and nudging his brother jocularly. First he lifted his little daughter, Naomi, who was playing at his feet, and placed her carefully in her mother’s lap. Then he shook hands with his lawyers and with Diggs, who had been sitting nearby. His mother and wife showed no emotion. The first two counts charged that he transported and aided in transport ing the two young women from Sac ramento to Reno in violation of the Mann act. One count applied to each girl, and each count carried a maximum pen alty of five years in a Federal peni tentiary and $6,000 fine. The second two counts charged that Caminetti “persuaded and aided in persuading, inducing and enticing” the two girls to go, and here again one count applied to each girl. The finding of the jury was that Caminetti was guilty on the single count of transporting and aiding in transporting Lola Norris to Reno for immoral purposes. It did not consider him responsible for Marsha Warring ton’s elopement with Diggs, and it refused to believe that Miss Norris had oeen enticed into going. Indictments Pending. There remain over the heads of both Diggs and Caminetti indictments charging conspiracy jto violate the act, and Diggs has still a third indictment hanging over him. With Charles B. Harris of Sacra mento, his former attorney, he is ac • ( used of subornation of perjury. Nel lie Barton, a friend of Maraha War rington. testified during the Diggs trial that Harris and Diggs had coached her in testimony, which she in turn was to drill Mamba Warring ton for use on behalf of Diggs. COATICOOK, QUEBEC, Sept. 6 — One year’s time may elapse before it is legally determined whether Harry K. Thaw, the fugitive from the Mat- tea wan (N. Y.) Asylum for the Crim inal Insane, is to be deported from Canada or Is to receive the protec tion of Its laws. Assurance to this effect was given to Thaw to-day by his counsel. Thaw is certain that he has won a long delay and immediately after breakfast began packing fo rthe jour ney to Montreal, where he must be produced in the Supreme Court on September 15, when arguments will be delivered on the. writ of habeas Corpus secured by J. N. Greenshield and N. K. La Fla mm e from Justices Corss and Gervais in the Court of Appeals. Coup a Legal Masterpiece. It had been supposed that Greerf- shield and LaFlamme had withdrawn from the case, seeing nothing but de feat, but their retreat was only a masterly piece of strategy by which the doors may have been opened for a test of the constitutionality of the immigration law governing deporta tion. The fugitive was not certain when he would be taken to Montreal, but he presumed that no time would be lost, and he said he was ready to make the trip to-day. In fact, Thaw welcomed the change of surround ings, although he had been touched by the evidences of friendship shown for him here. Jerome Hearing Postponed. Complications have been added tc» the general aspect of the Thaw case by the events subsequent to the ar rest of William Travers Jerome, ex- District Attorney of New York, on :t charge of gambling. Mr. Jerome was to have been arraigned before Mag istrate McKee at 9:30 this morning, but Hector Verrett, acting for the New York lawyer, had the hearing postponed for a week. Meantime Mr. Jerome left Canada, going to Nortons Mills, Vt. In a sense, Mr. Jerome thus made of him self a fugitive from justice, reversing the position of Thaw, who is a fugi tive in Canada. Influence has been brought to bear upon Crown Prosecutor A. C. Hanson to have the charge against Mr. Je rome, who is at liberty on bond, dropped. Gets Old Master for 20 Cents; Asks $1,365 Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. MADRID. Sept. 6.—In an antiqua ry’s shop window there ♦as exhibited a painting and a sign reading “Au thentic picture by Goya, 7,000 pesetas ($1,365).” A poor woman, passing by, observed the sign and at once caused a dis turbance which attracted a big crowd. She declared that the antiquary who now asks such a round sum for the picture, Tuesday bought it from her for 20 cents. $12,500,000 Hotel in Times Square, N. Y. NEW YORK, Sept. 6.—A new 21- story hotel to cost $12,500,000 is to be built on the present sites of the New York and Criterion Theaters in Times Square. Preliminary arrange ments have already been signed for the purchase of the property, the price of which it is said will be $2,- 750,000. The financing of the new venture will be done largely with British cap ital. 500,000-CLUB BUTTONS RECEIVED BY GEORGIAN Skeleton, Snake and Phonograph Guard Capitol From Thieves WASHINGTON, Sept. Superin tendent Eliot Woods of the Capitol, has hit upon n now plan to stop petty thefts of his personal possessions. Here are some of the devices em ployed : A snake hidden in his tobacco. Small coins protected by electricity. A skeleton at the door of Mr Woods’ private office Electric wiring on the clothes closet. A phonograph which cries, “Doni take that” when the would-be thief attempts to “lift” Mr. Woods’ tools in the laboratory. MATTRESSES AS LIFE SAVERS. PARIS. Sept. 6 - A large Paris firm is busy filling an order for thousands of mattresses which are pronounced as unsinkable. Every passenger in a ship furnished with these mat tresses will have an ideal life-pre server right in tied if they are what is claimed for tlvem. Tree Play Scores a London Success Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Sept. 6.—“Joseph and His Brethren.’ already seen in New York, was produced successfully by Sir Herbert Tree at His Majesty's theater. It is the first biblical play which the British censor of the drama has al lowed to be publicly performed. Maxine Elliott, as Potiphar's wife, scored a triumph. $87,500 Paid for a Grain of Radium Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BERLIN. Sept. 6.—The Prussian Government has bought a gram of radium for $87,000 for hospital and scientific use. Professor H>s is making an appeal to the nation to subscribe to the fund for the purchase of radium, which has already reached $200,000. Coffin Stolen Prom The Grave of Woman ALBANY. Sept. 6.—When the grave of Mrs. Pauline Blum, whose body was buried on Sunday, was visited to-day the body was found in a rough box. The coffin had been stolen. Her finger on which she wore a wedding ring had been severed and the ring also was missing. Distribution of Booster Slogan Emblems Will Be Begun by This Paper To-day. The At la r^a booster buttons, thou sands in numbetTLave arrived at The Georgian office. Wilrner- Moore, president of the Chamber''of-- Commerce, and Walter Taylor, City Clerk of Atlanta, were the first to wear the attractive em blems which will spread the name and fame of the Gate City. The thousands of buttons bearing the smiling features of Miss Mary Carl Hurst, voted Atlanta’s greatest beauty, will be ready for distribution to-day. In spite of the large number which were manufactured on the order of The Georgian, the indications are that the demand will be far in excess of the number made up. As soon as it became known that the buttons were finished, The Geor gian office was deluged with applica tions for them. Store proprietors wanted them to distribute to their employees and to their customers. Theater owners desired to have them to give them out to their patrons. The Georgian and Sunday Ameri can will be glad to furnish buttons to those who apply for them so long as the supply holds out. The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce will be furnished a large number to distribute among its members. The legend on the button, already well known, is: “Watch Atlanta — She’ll get you get. 500,000 by 1920.” Miss Hurst’s picture is in the center. $86,256,600 Paid on Standard Oil Stock NEW YORK. Sept. 6.—Cash divi- dent disbursements by the segregated Standard Oil Companies for the third quarter of 1913 wiil aggregate $14,- 728,750. These will bring the total for the three quarters to $86,256,600, ac cording to every present indication. Disbursements of this character for the calendar year will make a grand total of slightly more than $100,000.- 000, representing substantially more than 100 per cent on the outstanding stock of the former parent company, the Standard Oil Company, of New Jersey. Wear No Slit Skirts Nor Anything Else LIMA, OHIO. Sept. 6.—Sheriff Watt was called on to-day to investigate the strange existence of 76 stranded men and women gypsies in an im provised camp near here. The nomads have dispensed with their clothes and are running about in nature's raiment. No Horses in '63 in Chicago, Prediction CHICAGO. Sept. 6.—There will be no horses in use in Chicago 50 years from now if the annual decrease of 2 per cent in the use of animals in this city continues, exraerts declare. By 0. B. Keeler. Here are some of the things thaj may happen to the finish of the mosf desperate rennant race the Souther! League ever has staged: Atlanta is scheduled to play Chattanooga to-day. while the Gulls play New Orleans to-day and to morrow. If Atlanta wins and Mobile lose3 two games, Atlanta wins the pen nant. If Atlanta wins and Mobile wins and loses, Atlanta wins the pen nant. If Atlanta wins and Mobile wins twice, Mobile wins the pennant. If Atlanta loses and Mobile wins and loses, Mobile wins the pen nant. It Atlanta loses and Mobile loses twice’, Atlanta wins the pen nant. If Atlanta loses and it rains oufi one Mobile game and the Gulls win the other, Mobile wins the pennant* It Atlanta loses and it rains out both Mobile games. Mobile wins the pennant. It Atlanta loses and Mobile plays one game and loses, the race still is tied. It Atlanta wins and Mobile play* one game and wins, the race still is tied. If Atlanta is rained out and the Gulls win and lose, Atlanta wine the pennant. If Atlanta is rained out and the Gulls play one game, they win oH lose the pennant by it. If the Gulls are rained out in both games, Atlanta wins or loses by to-day’s game. If the sun goes down to-morrov*' night on a tied race, the league of-* ficials will arrange a post-seaso* series to play off the tie—probably five or seven games. Elliott Dent, the Crackers’ oij right-hander, and Harry Coveleskty the mighty southpaw of the Look] out a, will carry the money in the lag game of the season, on which dei pends the Crackers’ chances for tty pennant of 1913. Chapman and Stres will do the catching. And now we are all tied up will the Gulls and the pennant race aw Horry Coveleskie and (possibly) J D. Pluvius, Whose middle initis stands for an appropriate word easitj to be guessed if you ever watched i critical ball game being rained out. There are nineteen or twenty real sonable possibilities in the way tl what may happen to-day and to-mor row*, and a lot more unreasonabli things which still are quite pomiblt In baseball, nothing is impossible The (Trackers have demonstrate! that by the grandest fight any Ieagui ever witnessed in any pennant chas4 Pennant deatiny, however, is m longer In the hands of the Cracked and the Gulls, one of whom Is deal tined to w in the race. Gulls Grab Only Chance. That sttuatlon—and the Crackes were making the most of it—came u an end when the twittering and pop eyed Gulls made their escape fran Ponce DeLeon after the third inninj of the game that 17,000 hysterica fans would have taken oath to beity the game that would cinch the pegj nant for Atlanta. The Gulls had the advantage of ty early call agreement—and they inadf the most of ft And now- it depends on whether ty can lick Kid Elberfeld and his Peppsj Kids from Chattanooga, while <’ha» ley Frank and his Pelicans take jj least one of the two games with M*| bile. Two things are certain — j Continued on Page 2. Column 2. , *