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The Atlanta Georgian.
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VOL. XI
I. NO. 31.
ATLANTA, OA.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,1913.
Copyright JP06. 11 /''IT J’AT Ri
By Th* Oeorgian Ca ^ lo, M<)RF
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Woman Indicted as $150,000 Embezzler
Pastor Dies Hero as
He Saves Neighbor
In Gas-Filled Well
CALHOUN, Sept. 8.—T1 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 near Cal
houn.
Worley received a fractured skull
in his fall into the well and is not ex
pected to recover.
Rev. Mr. Hall was a brother of J. !
A. Hall, of Decatur, editor of The j
DeKalb New Era.
T
N BIG THEFT
Savannah Women
To Help Float Bonds
SAVANNAH. Sept. 8.—Savannah
society women have been enlisted in
the ranks of the progressives to help
floa^ a $200,000 bond issue to erect
an auditorium here.
Mrs. W. P. Bailey, head of the
Women's Federation, will establish
headquarters in the Cbamber of Com
merce to-day and begin an active
campaign to see every registered vot
er. She will be aided by members of
the younger set.
Morse to Start Line
Of Steamers to South
BA DTI MORE, 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, Baltimore, Norfolk and
points South soon.
Already steamers are under con
struction not many miles from New
York. They will be competition with
the Clyde Dine steamers, and will ca
ter to freight service.
Master McLean Cured
By a Minstrel Show j
NEWPORT, Sept. 8.—Mr. and Mr*.
Edward B. McDean had a company of
negro minstrels at their farm to en
tertain their s»on, Master Vincent, who
had not been feeling right for a day
or po.
After the entertainment the child
was himself again.
Slain by Policeman Resisting Ar
rest Before Startled Audi
ence Below.
A negro was killed by Policeman
tVilliam Mashburn Monday afternoon,
ifter a duel between the two on the
op of a house In the rear of No. 198
3ast Baker street, which was wit
nessed by hundreds of persons resld^
ns in that neighborhood.
The negro was first discovered en-
leavoring to break into a residence at
Harris and Fort streets. Pedestrians
■hased him down the street and were
oined by Policeman Mashburn. The
legro endeavored to hide himself by
dimbing to the roof of the Baker
itreet house. The officer followed
rim up to the comb of the roof. There
She negro brandished a knife and de
led the policeman to take him. Mash-
»urn lunged at the negro and struck
aim full in the face. He received a
tnife slash across his left cheek.
Drawing a revolver, the policeman
,hot the negro between the eyes, kill
ing him almost instantly.
OMAHA DEPOT BURNS.
OMAHA, NEBR.. Sept. 8.—Six fire-
pen were seriously injured early to-
3av in a fire which destroyed a Bur
lington Railroad depot here.
Thaw’s Nemesis Guarded by Po
lice From Crowds as He Faces
Gambling Charge.
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 Gervals 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
1 they have a strong case against the
] former District Attorney and will
push it to the limit. The general
j prediction is, however, that Jerorn^
will be acquitted.
the murder of Mary Phagan, was dis
closed Monday in the information
that a rigid investigation Is being
conducted into the record of every
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 bias 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 bo 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 ills 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 morj? 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 thit
the verdict was not warranted an i
was not borne out by the evidence in
the case.
They will charge that the jurox*s
were subjected to undue influence
Tango All Too Tame;
Hitchy Koo the Thing
PITTSBURG, Sept. 8.— Dancing
masters of Western Pennsylvania and
Eastern Ohio have declared the tangG
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, OA., 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
TUCSON, ARIZ., Sept. 8.—Arrested
for wearing a diaphanous gown, Mise
Claire Simmons demanded a trial by a
Jury of women
Her request was granted.
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Former Society Leader of Wil
mington Accused by Lifelong
Friend and Confidant.
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 $150,000 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 defendant's
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 fQr her
had not been secured. The Judge
thereupon continued the three indict
ments, which charge her with che
immense embezzlement.
Mrs, Helene P. Damassena, 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 when she returns from her
reported trip in Europe.
6 Guards Held for
‘Dark Cell’ Tragedy
HOUSTON, TEXAS. Sopt. 8—Six
guards at the State farm at Harlem
to-day were charged with murder,
following the deaths of eight negro
convicts in 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 breesee 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
WILMINGTON, N. C., Sept. 8.—A
high official of the Atlantic Coast
Line, who has headquarters here, de
nied to-day any knowledge of repor‘6
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.
DONDON, Sept. 8.—Suffragettes
again went on a mall-destroying cam
paign to-day.
The contents of several city post-
boxes ver<e fired and hundreds of
Government Paper Proclaims His
Right to Run—Seek Loophole
to Dodge Constitutional Bar.
By N. A. JENNINGS.
(Special Correspondent of Hearst
Newspaper*.)
MEXICO CITY. Sept. 8.—There is
not the slightest doubt that Huerta
will be a candidate in the Presiden
tial election on October 26. 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 way will be
found. Huerta will .run and be
elected.
The fact 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 opened
to-day when El Noticioso, 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 Lean.
Minister Gumboa 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,-
000,00(1 Mexican, or $50,000,000 in gold,
is expected by Government officials
from this source wdthin a few vyeeks.
State Department advices from Da-
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 hare
stated their intention of retaining
charge of the road.
“Hurry Out” Order Explained.
The statement issued to Americans
in Mexico by Consul General Arnold
nhanklin 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.”
Wilson to Reprimand
O’Shaughnessy for Error.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8—That a
grave mistake has been made by
Charge d'Affalres O’Shaughnessy by
issuing a public statement that Pres
ident Huerta has given no assurances
that h« would not be a candidate for
Mexican President, became apparent
at the White Houte to-day.
President Wilson is In rather 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 report* often are made for the
purpose of muddying the waters.
White Women's Plea
For Negro Expected
To Prevent Hanging
As a result of numerous petitions
and telegrams from the white women
of Clinch County, the sentence of Dig*}
Dane, a negro, condemned to die Wed
nesday for assault, probably will be
commuted to life imprisonment by
Oovernor Slaton. Dane’s attorney, I
G. Dickerson, arranged to confer with
the Oovernor Monday afternoon.
Governor Slaton declared Monday |
morning he had never been confront
ed by such a knotty problem as the
Dane case. His best judgment, he
said, told him the negro should hang
for such an offense, but, on the other
hand, the appeal of the white women
and the recommendation of the At
torney General, as well as the Stat*
Prison Board, for a commutation on
the 'basis of evidence whU’.i has not
been published, cause him to hesi
tate.
The Governor also announced that
Will Varner, the Newton County ne
gro under sentence of death, would be
hanged on September 28, following a
resplt*.
Exclusive Macon
Club Attacked by
Pastor in Sermon
. MACON, Sept. 8.—The Dog Cabin
Club. Macon society’s exclusive coun
try organization, was criticised se
verely by the Rev. W. N. Ainsworth,
pastor of the Mulberry Btreet 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 daneese 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 quoted him as saying.
Smoot Stirs Senate
By Display of Gems
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8—Senat>r
Smoot, making a plea to-day for the
reduction of the duty on gems, includ
ing pearls, of from 20 to 10 per cent,
astonished the Senate by displaying
in his open palm eight pearls, which
were invoiced at $78,582.80.
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 Colon A
Roosevelt to be gtven 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 as
chairman.
Thought of Her Baby
Halts Suicide in Act
DAKE CITY, FLA., Sept. 8.—Mrs.
Trefon Constantinu, wife of the ow t-
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 the
zebra released.
U. 5, FRAUD
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Hugh W. Timothy Taken on Mis
use of Mails Charge After
Street Chase by Banker.
Income Tax Denied
To States for Roads
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8.—By a vote of
14 to 34 the Senate to-day defeated Sen
ator Dillingham's amendment to appor
tion am*mg the several States for road
building during the nextUwo years the
pro* peds of the income tg«. provided the
States appropriate equal amounts
Hugh W. Timothy, 23 years old
he son of a wealthy Chattanoog;
department store owner and knowi
in Atlanta society circles, was arrest
ed Monday by Harry Scott, of th
Pinkertons, on suspicion of havin ;
used the mails In a swindling schem
which Is said to have already nette<
young Timothy more than $1,260 sine
he started operations in March.
Timothy’s plan, according to Scoi
and the postal inspector*, was to ad
vertise that he was in a position t
fit applicants for jobs as porters wit I
the Pullman Car Company.
The Government representative
charge that Timothy, who is a medi
al student in this city, inserted ad
vertisements in the Atlanta paper.'
presenting himself to be W. E. Po
Mere, superintendent of the Pullma
service instruction department of th
Pullman Company.
They say that the advertisement
directed those who responded to ad
dress their replies to Box 804 at th
local poHtofflce. The applicant* wer
sent a form letter which told then
it is said, that Mr. Poiere would b
very glad to mail them a set of print
ed instructions which would full
prepare them for service as porter
with the Pullman people. This se
would cost $6. but if for any reaso
they failed to pass in their examlna
tlon, the money willingly would b
refunded to them.
Many Victim*, Say Inspector*.
There were many victims, the pos
tal inspectors assert. Complaint
came not only from Atlanta, but fror
cities far removed. Two hundred an
fifty are said to have bitten at th
bail. One of the postal inspector
notified Timothy that complaints ha<
been received and that he would hav
to cease getting mail at the loca
office.
The inspector later, went on his va
cation. When he returned he foun
his desk covered with a fresh batch a
complaints from would-be porters o
Pullman cars. Timothy, according t
the inspector, had observed the orde
in regard to relinquishing his box a
the postofflee. but was having all th
mail sent to the newspaper office
where he called for it regularly. H
is said to have cashed all the mone
orders and checks through the Cen
tral Bank and Trust Corporatioi
where he had an account under hi
fictitious name.
Assistant Cashier King had bee
informed of Timothy’s alleged opera
tions. and Monday morning when th
young medical student entered t
cash a check for $15 King glsv.ced a
him keenly and then shouted: "W
want you. young man,” starting aft
er Timothy, who bolted for the dooi
Cashier Gives Chase.
Pedestrians near tne Candler Build
ing were startled as Timothy daslp
fr;>m the door with King, hatless An
coastless, In full pursuit.
It happened that Harry Scoti
whose agency had bsen employed oi
the case, was shadowing Timothy oi
his trip to the bank. Scott was* wai£
ing outride.
When Timothy ran out of the haul
he almost leaped into the arms of th
astonished Scott.
“That's one of the easiest arrests
ever made,” said Scott, when he hai
regained his composure.
The prisoner was taken to the offle
of United States Postal Inepecto
Robert E. Barry and his father ii
Chattanooga was notified of hi
plight. Timothy was interrogate
elosely in regard to his alleged opera
tions and h'« he^rir^
: Monday afternoon before Unit*
States Commissioner YvADuiquiu.c**
ter. _