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J \ ». \ 1 ALWAYS FIRST <® ® The SUNDA Y AMERICAN The Atlanta Georgian. Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results Order it NOW= Both Phones Main 100 VOL. XII. NO. 31. ATLANTA GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1913. Copyright 1906, By The Georgian Ca. 9 PAT wo - J O. MORR . - ______ HOME EDITION STUDENT HELD FOR SWINDLING 250 CANADIANS THREATEN JEROME AT HIS TRIAL +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•* + •+ •**•+ +•+ SEEK - ro SHOW FRANK JURY WAS BIASED +•+ +•+ • +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•+ +•* +•+ Woman Indicted as $150,000 Embezzler Pastor Dies Hero as He Saves Neighbor In Gas-Filled Well CALHOUN. Sept. 8 —TI Rev. W. A. Hall, a Baptist minister, lost his life rescuing R. L. Worley, a neigh bor. who had become overcome by gas in an old well. The tragedy oc curred on Worley’s farm neab Cal houn. Worley received a fractured skull In his fall into the well and is not ex pected to recover. Rev. Mr. Hall w’as a brother of J A. Hall, of Decatur, editor of The DeKalb New Era. Savannah Women To Help Float Bonds Former Society Leader of Wil mington Accused by Lifelong Friend and Confiidant. SAVANNAH, Sept. 8.—Savannah society women have been enlisted in the ranks of the progressives to help float a S200.000 bond issue to erect an auditorium here. Mrs. W. P. Bailey, head of the Women’s Federation, will establish headquarters in the Chamber of Com merce to-day and begin an active campaign to see w every registered vot er. She will be aided by members of the younger set. Morse to Start Line Of Steamers to South BALTIMORE, Sept. 8.—Informa tion from an unimpeachable source Is that Charles W. Morse, ex-banker and ex-convict, will start a steam ship service between New York. Philadelphia, Baltvmore, Norfolk and joints South soon. Already steamers are under con struction not many miles from New York. They will be competition with the Clyde Line steamers, and will ca ter to freight service. Master McLean Cured By a Minstrel Show WILMINGTON, N. C.. Sept. 8 — Mrs. Elizabeth Van B. Nichols, un til recently a leader in Wilmington s exclusive society circles and now the alleged embezzler of S150.000 from a lifelong friend, was strangely miss ing when the September term of the Superior Court convened to-day. No one was able to inform the court as to the fair defendants whereabouts. Rumor had It that she was enjoying a long tour in Europe. At any rate, the court officers an nounced, the service of capias for her had not beep afriairgd. The Judg p thereupon continued the three indict ments. whi *h charge her with che immense embezzlement. Mrs. Helene P. Lamassena, a wealthy Philadelphian, is the com plainant in the case. She had been an intimate friend of Mrs. Nichols for years. She intrusted to her the buying of large amounts of stock and bonds. It is in these transactions that the embezzlements are alleged to have taken place. Civil action also is pending against Mrs. Nichols and will be heard w:ien she returns from her reported triin Europe. Government Paper Proclaims His Right to Run—Seek Loophole to Dodge Constitutional Bar. NEWPORT, Sept. 8.—Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. McLean had a company o? negro minstrels at their farm to en tertain their son. Master Vincent, who had not been feeling right for a day or so. After the entertainment the child was himself again. IN DUEL ON ROOF Slain by Policeman Resisting Ar rest Before Startled Audi ence Below. A negro was killed by Policeman William Mashburn Monday afternoon after a duel between the two on the top of a house In the rear of No. 198 East Baker street, which was wit nessed by hundreds of persons resid ing in that neighborhood. The negro was first discovered en deavoring to break into a residence at Harris and Fort streets. Pedestrians chased him down the street and were Joined by Policeman Mashburn. The negro endeavored to hide himself by climbing to the roof of the Baker street house. The officer followed him up to the comb of the roof. There the negro brandished a knife and de fied the policeman to take him. Mash burn lunged at the negro and struck him full in the face. He received a knife slash across his left cheek. Drawing a revolver, the policeman shot the negro between the eyes, kill ing him almost instantly. Thaw’s Nemesis Guarded by Po lice From Crowds as He Faces Gambling Charge. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia — Showers Monday and Tuesday. COATICOOK, QUEBEC, Sept. 8 — The Canadian authorities to-day took every possible precaution, to protect William. Travers Jerome from vio lence at the hands of an embittered public. Threats that even went to the point of urging the shooting of the former New’ York District Attor ney impelled the authorities to pro vide special protection for him. Ready to face trial this afternoon on the charge of gambling, Jerome arrived here on the noon train. He was accompanied by Attorney S. W. Jacobs, of Montreal. The hearing on the gambling charge will be held before Justice Mulvena late this afternoon, the case having been transferred from the court of Justice of the Peace McKee. In the meantime Harry K. Thaw is still at the immigrant detention rooms. He will be taken to Mon treal some time this week to appear before Judge Gervais on the writ of habeas returnable September 15. The escaped Matteawan slayer be lieves that his ultimate liberty was never freer from obstacles than it is to-day. Counsel for the slayer of Stanford White plan to make bitter attacks on the Canadian immigration laws. Jerome's counsel were confident this morning that their client would be acquitted this afternoon. Lawyers for the prosecution maintain that they have a strong case against the former District Attorney and will push it to the limit. The general prediction is. however, that Jerome vs U1 bw acquitted. the murder of Mary Phagan, was dis closed Monday in the information that a rigid investigation is being conducted into the record of ever\ man on the jury which convicted him of the crime, with a view of running down the stories that several of the jurors had a well-defined - tyiag against the defendant before they went into the jury box. This information was supplemented by the sensational statement that an affidavit was in possession of persons interested in behalf of the convicted man, which stated that one of the veniremen had declared in the pres ence of two or three witnesses that if he got on the Jury he “would vote to hang Frank, regardless of the evi dence.” This affidavit is said to be corrob orated by the verbal statements of one or two other persons who were present at the time the remark is said to have been made. The reports of bias in •respect to several others of the jurors are being investigated. Solicitor Dorsey is entirely confi dent of his ability to prove that Frank had a fair trial. Means Much to Defense. If this attitude of bias and preju dice can be established in reference to one or more of the jurymen the de fense will have won a vital victory in its battle for a new trial, the motion for which will be argued October 4 before Judge Roan. The allegation of prejudice, how*- ever, will be only one of the grounds on which Frank’s lawyers will ask a new trial. It will be their claim Ui t r the verdict was not warranted an! was not borne out by 'the evidence in the case. They will charge that the jurors were subjected to undue infiuen e Tango All Too Tame; Hitchy Koo the Thing PITTSBURG. Sept. 8 —Dancing masters of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio have declared the tangc too tame, and its successor is to be the hitchy koo. In the hitchy koo, the turkey trot, the bunny hug and the tango are combined. Georgia Man Dies at 107; Wife,98,Survives SAVANNAH. GA„ Sept. 8—Patrick Kenney, of Willacoochee. died here yesterday in his 107th year. He was said to be the oldest man in Georgia at the time of his death. His wife, who survives him, is 98. Jury of Women to Try ‘X-Ray’ Wearer 6 Guards Held for ‘Dark Cell’ Tragedy HOUSTON, TEXAS. Sept. 8.—Six guards at the State farm at Harlem to-day were charged with murder, following the deaths of eight negro convicts ;n the “dark cell.” Four other convicts are in a serious condition from breathing foul air In the dun geon. The “dark cell” is used as a means of discipline. It is about ten feet long, seven feet wide and seven feet high. Ten air holes, each one inch in diameter, provided the only ventila tion. Fine Breeze Tempers September Hot Spell The second week in September started much cooler than the first. The breeze was on duty constantly Monday. At 1 o’clock the official temperature was 82. 5 degrees lower than at the same time last Monday. During Sunday night the mercury dropped to 68. Fair weather Monday night and Tuesday is predicted for Atlanta and vicinity by Government Forecaster VonHerrmann. Pennsylvania R. R. Rumor Not Believed TUCSON, ARIZ.. Sept. 8 —Arrested for wearing a diaphanous gown. Miss Claire Simmons demanded a trial by a Jury of women Her request was granted. WILMINGTON, N. C.. Sept. 8.—A Continued on Page 2, Column 1. SEE = FREE The most wonderful of all mo tion pictures, the Kinemacolor, or colored pictures, are being shown at the Grand this week. You may see them free if you'll clip the coupon on the first Want Ad page and present it at the box office. Line, who has headquarters here, de nied to-day any knowledge of repor'd circulated In Atlanta that the Atlan tic Coast Line and the Louisville and Nashville soon are to be taken over by the Pennsylvania Railroad. The report is heard every few months and is not believed here. Mail Boxes Burned By Suffrage Squad Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Sept. 8.—Suffragettes again went on a mail-destroying cam paign to-day. * The contents of several city post- boxes were fired and hundreds ot na.cket* were Uamaned. By N. A. JENNINGS. (Special Correspondent of Hearst Newspapers.) MEXICO CITY. Sept. 8.—There Is not the slightest doubt that Huerta will be a candidate In the Presiden tial election on October 28. How this will be accomplished when a consti tutional amendment forbids a Presi dent holding more than one term is not worked out, but a wav will be found. Huerta will run and be elected. The fart that he Is merely Presi dent ad interim will probably pro vide a loophole for constitutional lawyers to show the way for his can didacy. His campaign was openeo to-day when El Notlcioso, a Govern ment evening newspaper, printed an article, apparently Inspired, saying: “General Huerta holds the right to figure in the approaching elections, and it is absurd to pretend to elim inate the man who has shown such aptitude for governing the nation.” Huerta to Raise Loan. Minister Gamboa reiterated to-day that Huerta never said he would not be a candidate, which is considered here tantamount to saying he will be. Despite the objections of the Min ister of Hacienda, or agriculture, to accepting a domestic loan, it will be raised by order of Huerta, and $100,- 000,000 Mexican, or $50,000,000 in gold, is expected by Government officials from this source within a few- weeks. State Department advices from La- paz to-day reported a sweeping fed eral victory near that city. The railroads between Durango and Torreon have been put in running or der by the revolutionists, who have stated their intention of retaining charge of the road “Hurry Out” Order Explained. The statement issued to Americans in Mexico by Consul General Arnold shanklin has the indorsement of President Wilson. This statement ad vised Americans that they were not ordered out of the interior, and that there was no immediate necessity of their getting out. “It is the President’s wish.” said Mr. Shanklin. “that Americans in Mexico understood that there was nothing mandatory in that section of his recent message to Congress re lating to the departure of our citizens from Mexico. “He merely desired to issue a warn ing and to outline a policy which will guide the Administration in the future.” White Women's Plea For Negro Expected To Prevent Hanging As a result of numerous petitions and telegrams from the white womeu of Clinch County, the sentence of Llg-» Lane, a negro, condemned to die Wed nesday for assault, probably will bo commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Slaton. Lane's attorney, J G. Dickerson, arranged to confer with the Governor Monday afternoon. Governor Slaton declared Monday morning he had never been confront ed by such a knotty problem as the Lane case. His best Judgment, he said, told him the negro should hang for such an offense, but, on the other hand, the uppeal of the white women and the recommendation of the At torney General, as well as the State Prison Board, for a commutation on the basis of evidence which has not been published, cause him to hesi tate. The Governor also announced that Will Varner, the Nev.ton County ne gro under sentence of death, would be hanged on September 26, following a respite. Exclusive Macon Club Attacked by Pastor in Sermon Hugh W. Timothy Taken on Mis use of Mails Charge After Street Chase by Banker. Wilson to Reprimand O’Shauerhnessy for Error. WASHINGTON, Sept. 8—That a grave mistake has been made by Charge d’Affaires O’Shaughnessy by issuing a public statement that Pres ident Huerta has given no assurances that he would not be a candidate for Mexican President, became apparent at the White Houte to-day. President Wilson is in Vather a bel ligerent mood to-day regarding O’Shaughnessy’s direct contradiction of the official confirmation given last week that the President believes that Huerta has given a most explicit promise to eliminate himself from the presidential race. The indications are that the Presi dent will reprimand O’Shaughnessy. although this probably will not be made public. The President does not lay great stress on reports of overnight changes in the Mexican situation. He believes these reports often an made for the purpose of muddying tne waters. MACON, Sept. 8.—The Log Cabin Club. Macon society’s exclusive coun try organization, was criticised se verely by the Rev. W. N. Ainsworth, pastor of the Mulberry Street Meth odist Church, in his sermon last night. "No self-respecting mother will al low her daughter to attend the dances at that club,” he declared. He said that a visitor to Macon at tended one of the dances© last week. “What kind of people come here?” he asked. “The best people of Macon,” was the reply. “Well, if these are the best, then heaven pity the worst,” Dr. Ainsworth quo ^d him as saying. Smoot Stirs Senate By Display of Gems WASHINGTON, Sept. 8—Senator Smoot, making a plea to-day for the reduction of the duty on gems, includ ing pearls, of from 20 to 10 per cem, astonished the Senate by displaying in his open palm eight pearls, which were invoiced at $78,682.80. The duty on them under the pro posed bill was over $17,000. Friends Banquet T.R. As He Goes on Hunt NEW YORK, Sept. 8.—Invitations to the big farewell dinner to Colonel Roosevelt to be given by the Progres sives on the New York Roof Garden on October 3, the night before he sails for South America, are out. They are signed by Timothy L. Woodruff a3 chairman. Thought of Her Baby Halts Suicide in Act LAKE CITY, FLA., Sept. 8—Mrs. Trefon Constantlnu, wife of the ow> er of a 10-cent store, attempted sui cide here by taking carbolic acid. She thought of her baby and spat the acid out, but her mouth and chest were seriously burned. Horse Is Scared to Death; Zebra Held MEMPHIS. Sept. 8— Sam Brown, a merchant, attached a zebra belong ing to a circus here when payment was refused for a horse which was frightened to death by the elephants The horse was paid for and tha zebra released. Income Tax Denied To States for Roads Hugh W. Timothy, 23 years old, the son of a wealthy Chattanooga department store owner and known in Atlanta society circles, was arrest ed Monday by Harry Scott, of the Pinkertons, on suspicion of having used the mails in a swindling scheme which is said to have already netted young Timothy more than $1,250 since he started operations in March. Timothy’s plan, according to Scott and the postal inspectors, was to ad vertise that he was in a position to fit applicants for jobs as porters with the Pullman Car Company. The Government representatives charge that Timothy, who is a medi cal student in this city, inserted ad vertisements in the Atlanta papers, presenting himself to be W. E Po- liere. superintendent of the Pullman service instruction department of th« Pullman Company. They say that the advertisements directed those who responded to ad dress their replies to Box 804 at the local postofflee. The applicants were sent a form letter which told them. It is said, that Mr. Poiere would be very glad to mail them a set of print ed instructions which would fully prepare them for service as porters with the Pullman people. This set would cost $5. but if for any reason they failed to pass in their examina tion, the money willingly would be refunded to them. Many Victims, Say Inspectors. There were many victims, the pos tal inspectors assert. Complaints came not only from Atlanta, but from cities far removed. Two hundred and fifty are said to have bitten at the bait. One ofthe postal inspectors notified Timothy that complaints had been received and that he would have to cease getting mail at the local office. The inspector later went on His va cation When he returned h** found his desk covered with a fresh batch of complaints from would-be porters on Pullman cars. Timothy, according to WASHINGTON. Sept. 8. —By a vote of 14 to 54 the Senate to-day defeated Sen ator Dillingham's amendment to appor tion among the several States for road building during the next two years the . - , r th- income tax, provided the States appropriate equal amount*. the inspector, had observed the order in regard to relinquishing his box au the postofflee. but was having all the mail sent to the newspaper offices where he called for it regularly. He is said to have cashed all the monev orders and checks through the Cen tral Bank and Trust Corporation, w’here he had an account under his fictitious name. Assistant Cashier King had been Informed of Timothy’s alleged opera tions, and Monday morning when the >oung medical student entered to cash a check for $15 King glanced at him keenly and then shouted: “We want you. young man.” starting aft er Timothy, who bolted for the door. Cashier Gives Chase. Pedestrians near the Candler Build ing were startled as Timothy dashed from the door with King, h^tless and coastless, in full pursuit. It happened that Harry Scott, whose agency had bsen employed on the case, was shadow ing Timothy on his trip to the bank. Scott was wait ing outside. When Timothy ra i out of the bank he almost leaped into the arms of tne astonished Scott. “That's one of the easiest arrests I ever made.” said Scott, when he had regained his composure. The prisoner was taken to the office of United States Postal Inspector Robert E. Barry and his father in Chattanooga was notified of his plight. Timothy was interrogated closely in regard to his alleged oner tion* and h’s h» *ri» Monday afternoon before United ; States Commissioner \\. t u.qu* . - ter.