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OVER 100,000
The Atlanta Georgian.
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VOL. XII. NO. 33.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1913. av^SM^
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EVENING
EDITION
THAW, FREE, FLEES FROM JEROME
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Hundreds Crowded Out of School
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HEAD OF SHRINERS PRAISES ATLANTA
POTENTATE 0
CONCLAVE
W. W, Irwin Predicts Attendance
Records Will Be Broken at
Great Meet in 1914,
"I look forward to the greatest
meeting of the Shrine when we come
to Atlanta next year,” said Imperial
Potentate W. W. Irwin, of Wheeling,
W. Va„ Wednesday. Mr. Irwin, with
other members of the Imperial Coun
cil of the Shrlners, arrived in At
lanta shortly after midnight and went
at once to their headquarters at the
Ansley Hotel.
“Atlanta has been well advertised
all over the country,” continued Mr.
Irwin. "I have every reason to be
lieve that all records will be broken
for attendance. Thousands of Shrin-
ens who never have been to Atlanta
before will take this opportunity to
visit thf city of which they have
heard so much.
First Impression Favorable.
"Of course, I haven't had much
time to look around, but my first im
pressions were that Atlanta had every
appearance of a thriving and up-to-
date city. I am confident that your
fine new hotels, your apartments and
your private homes will be able to
take care of the great hosts that will
be here to attend the annual conven
tion of the Shrlners.
“I've been on a tour of the country,
and I have not seen a city that I
should say was any better prepared.
Los Angeles is a wonderful town, but
I hardly think it would be able to
surpass Atlanta in the ability to take
care of thousands of guests.”
Tour of City Is Planned.
The delegation of Imperial officers
came to Atlanta to make hotel reser
vations for the convention. They
held a meeting at 10 o’clock, at which
members of the local Shrine were
present. A tour of the city was plan
ned for the afternoon, and other en
tertainment for the evening. The del
egation will leave Thursday after
noon. They came to Atlanta from a
tour of Panama and the Canal Zone.
Among those in the party are Fred
erick R. Smith, imperial deputy po
tentate, Rochester, N. Y.; William S.
Brown, imperial treasurer, Pitts
burg; J. Putnam Stevens, imperial
chief rabban, Portland, Me.; W. W.
Irwin, imperial potentate, Wheeling,
W. Va.; A. B. Ricker, Lewiston, Me.;
J. Mi Keller, Rochester, N. Y.; J. W.
McWilliams, Rochester, N. Y.; Sam
uel S. Brown, Pittsburg, and Alexan
der Gileland, Pittsburg.
Britain Buys Violet
Rays,New War Agent
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Sept. 10.—A Portsmouth
(England) dispatch to the Excelsior
to-day said the British Admiralty has
given contracts to Signor Ulivi, Ital
ian scientist and inventor, who claims
to have discovered a new agency of
warfare in the violet rays.
According to Signor Ulivi, a scien
tist in his inland laboratory, by the
application of certain elements and
mechanisms, can blow* up great
dreadnoughts at sea.
Twain’s Friend Dead;
Saw Famed Frog Hop
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10.—Otto
Dolling, a friend of Mark Twain, who
claimed the distinction of having seen
Twain’s “Jumping Frog of Calaveras”
jump, is dead here after a long illness
He was the proprietor of the An
gel's Hotel in Angel’s Camp, where
the celebrated frog, loaded with buck
shot, failed to jump at a time when
hie reputation as a jumper was at
stake.
IRCULATION
Growth of The Georgian
and Hearst’s Sunday
American.
Below is given the daily circulation
of The Georgian for the past three
months, so that readers may obtain
some idea of how rapidly their fa
vorite evening newspaper is growing:
CIRCULATION OF THE GEORGIAN
FOR JUNE
June * ... 49,725
June 8 ... ... ... 52,609
June 4 ... 53,494
June 5 62,692
June 6 61,311
June 7 49,114
June 9 _ 48 862
June 10
48,007
49,540
49,228
June 11
June 12
June 13
49,691
49,635
June 14
June 16
55,119
June 17
50,141
June 18
49,088
June 19
48,860
June 20
48,934
June 21
47,490
June 23
50,127
June 24
51,085
June 25
50,774
June 26
50,877
June 27
61,487
June 28
50,349
June 30
63,806
CIRCULATION OF THE GEORGIAN
FOR JULY
July 1 ...
51,671
July 2
51,401
July 3 ... ...
61,063
July 4
49,988
July 6
51.308
July 7
49,956
July 8
51.326
July 9
50,823
July 10
52,761
July 11
50,778
July 12
50.948
July 14
51,867
July 15
54.077
July 16
51,980
July 17
52,077
July 18
51,419
July 19
50,997
July 21
52,750
July 22
63,748
July 23
52,828
July 24
51,608
July 26
54,596
July 26
64,378
July 28 . ..
64,567
July 29
63,113
64,340
July 30
July 31
63,864
FOR AUGUST
August 1 ...
August 2 ...
August 4 ...
August 5 . ..
August 6 ...
August 7 ...
August 8 . . ,
August 9 . . .
August 11 .. .
August 12 ...
August 18 ..
August 14 ...
August 15 . ..
August 16
August 18 ...
August 19 ...
August 20 ...
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August 22 ...
August 23 ...
August 25 ...
August 26. .. .
August 27 . . .
August 28 ...
August 29 ...
August 30 ...
397
453
244
857
297
002
387
523
742
743
455
709
139
534
623
669
403
208
306
372
203
950
502
831
681
761
Circulation of
The Sunday
American
The circulation of The Sunday
American follows, from-the date of
first publication. April 6, to the last
Sunday In August:
April 6 87,
April 13 80,
April 20 79,
April 27 77,
May 4 77,
May 11 .. 78
May 18 78,
May 25 76
June 1 74,
June 8 76
June 15 80,
June 22 85,
June 29 82
July 6 87
July 13 85,
July 20 86
July 27 86
August 3 88
August 10 95
August 17 95
August 24 101
August 31 102,
828
612
300
305
729
061
379
914
353
107
683
309
478
599
851
175
864
,836
,827
841
,259
,487
Spooners See Ray of Hope in
Police Commission’s Action
Ordering Inquiry.
Friends of Cupid’s victims saw a
ray of hope for freedom from police
interference. Wednesday In the action
of the Police Commission in ordering
a thorough investigation of the whole
kissing problem that recently has be
come so pressing.
Since Mayor James G. Woodward
assumed the role of chief defender of
the spooners at the meeting of the
Police Commission Tuesday night, it
is expected that he will continue to
be the leader of'the fight for liberal
ity at the special meeting of the
Commission next Wednesday night
when the investigation will be made.
Trial Postponed.
A large crowd that gathered at the
police station. Tuesday night to. hear
the trial of former Captain J. W. Nor
man, charged with kissing a young
woman while on duty in Grant Park,
and a discussion of kissing In gen
eral, were much disappointed when
the whole matter was postponed for
a week. But there was some zest in
the discussions necessary to bring
about a postponement.
The charges of “neglect of duty,
hugging and kissing a woman ,n
Grant Park while on duty” were
read.
“To some of these charges I plead
guilty and to others not guilty,” said
Policeman Norman.
With that Lewis Thomas, attorney
for Policeman Norman, Jumped up.
Demands Name.
“Gentlemen.” he began, “the charges
are indefinite. No woman is named.
I demand that Policeman Norman
be informed whom he is charged
with kissing.”
Mayor Woodward showed his colors
when he remarked:
“There might be liability for dam
ages if the charges were not upheld.
But if the Chief knows it he should
name the woman.”
Chief Beavers admitted he could
not swear to the name of the wo
man, but he said he could prove
her identity by witnesses.
Although Commissioner McEachern
insisted that it made no difference
who the woman was, the investigation
was postponed on the motion of Com
missioner Vernoy that the name
might be Included in the charge.
The investigation was given the
broader scope of investigating kiss
ing and spooning in general by the
appearance of W. C. Williams, a well-
dressed young man, who wag given an
opportunity to protest against his
recent arrest for spooning on the
Capitol steps.
Hadn’t Even Embraced.
Williams stated that he did not
even have his arm around the girl,
and that he did not kies her. but that
he was arrested by two plainclothes
officers and taken to police headquar.
ters, where both of them had to spend
the night. The next day, he said, they
were released by putting up $31.75.
When he explained that this money
had been forfeited to save the girl
from the notoriety of appearing in
court, Mayor Woodward spoke again:
“Is *hat money in the city treas
ury? If It is. I move it be returned to
the young man. We don’t want that
kind of money. It’s poisoned.”
Chief Beavers offered a defense of
the officers, Clack and Welchel, by
reading a report of the arrest of an
other couple for spooning on the Cap
itol steps. It was shown by this re
port that the couple were kissing and
that Recorder Broyles dismissed the
case with a mere admonition.
Commissioner W. P. Fain moved
that as the Norman case had been
postponed that this matter also be
postponed that Officers Clack and
Welchel may be called before the
commission to explain their side.
FILLED BY
■PUPILS
Overcrowding of Schools Even
Forces Students at Girls’ High
to Sit in Windows.
Deplorable over-crowding in the
Atlanta public schools was disclosed
In reports of the opening day’s at
tendance filed Wednesday with Su
perintendent W. M. Slaton.
Descriptions submitted by several
of the teachers and principals of the
difficulties which they were forced to
meet showed that in some of the
schools children are being housed in
the basements of the buildings and
that classes are being held there.
Because the schools near their
homes are so badly congested as to
forbid the acceptance of any more
pupils, other children are compelled
to walk a mile or a mile and a half
in order to be able to attend school
at all.
The negro schools are so much
YY-ojcaa- that they are rtmnhrg orr-tiertf-
time, one-half of the pupils attending
from 8:80 to 12:30 and the other
half from 1:30 to 4:30.
Half of Schools Affected.
The reports *«ent in the' first daj
revealed the startling fact that more
than half of all the schools of the
city have more pupils than they can
take care of properly. This condi
tion will be aggravated during tho
next few days, as the first day’s at
tendance will be increased consider
ably by late arrivals.
An effort will be made Wednesday
afternoon at a meeting of the prin
cipals in the office of Superintendent
Slaton to alleviate the congested con
ditions so far as possible, but the
superintendent said Tuesday that the
only real solution was the building
of new school houses about the city
where they are most needed.
At the meeting of the principals
some of the children in the most
crowded schools will be transferred
to schools in contiguous districts
where there is plenty of room or
where the congestion is not so
marked.
Moreland Ready Soon.
The Moreland Avenue School rap
idly i3 being placed in shape for the
reception of students and within two
or three weeks it will be possible to
transfer five grades, three from the
Inman Park, Edgewood Avenue and
Highland schools, none of which have
pufflcient accommodiations for all
their pupils.
This, however, will not fully re
lieve the congestion in these three
schools and the conditions are very
likely to be exactly as bad as they
are now within another two or three
years.
Three grades in the Inman Park
School are kept in the basement.
There is no other place for them in
the building. It has been a question
either of keeping the children in these
unpleasant, if not insanitary, sur
roundings or of giving them no in
struction at all. The basements also
are used at the State Street School
and at the Grant Park School.
Girls Sit in Windows.
An S. O. S. call for more room and
more desks came to Superintendent
Slaton from the Girl’s High School
during Tuesday forenoon. All rec
ords for flrf»t week attendance had
been broken and the girls were sit
ting on window' sills and rostrums
pending the arrival of more desks.
The attendance at the girl’s school
on the first day last year was 637.
This year it was • 673, with 62 more
taking entrance examinations. Miss
Jessie Muse, the principal, estimated
that 700 would be enrolled by the
end of the week, the high-water mark
in the history of the school.
The attendance at the Tech High
School is beginning to crowd the ac
commodations and within two or
three years, if the school continues to
grow' with the leaps and bounds it
Continued on Page 2, Column 3.
MATTEAWAN FUGITIVE
SNAPPED IN CANADA
Mrs. T, L. Osborne No. 1 Breaks
Down Upon Seeing Alleged
Rival in Courtroom.
Confronted for the first time by
the wife of her husband to-day in Re
corder’s Court, Mrs. T. L. Osborne
No. 1 went into screaming hysterics
that interrupted the proceedings of
the court, which were not renewed
until she had been revived in the of
fice of the police matron.
No sooner had her nerves been
quieted when nhe saw her husband
being led from the “bull pen” to face
trial on charge of bigamy. Another
fit of hysteria followed that again
stopped proceedings.
Mrs. Osborne is an invalid. About
a year ago she was hurt in an acci
dent in a Whitehall street department
store and it was while she was recov
ering from this hurt in Columbus that
It Is alleged her husband, who lives at
No. 216 Central avenue, took as a wife
Mrs. M. E. Tidwell, No. 107 Avon
avenue.
To-day was the first time the wom
en have met since the second nuptials
are said to have occurred.
Osborne waived examination before
Judge Broyles and was held for Grand
Jury action under $1,000 bond.
Two photographs of Harry K. Thaw taken at the Sher
brooke, Que., jail, where he was held pending deportation pro
ceedings.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Thunderstorms Wed
nesday and Thursday.
Cowed by Club, Votes
As Stern Wife Says
NEW KENSINGTON, PA., Sept.
10.—Mrs. Harry K. Bernhardt, who
conducts a small store here, marched
her husband to the polls and, with a
baseball bat handy, told him to vote
for the consolidation of Kensington
and Arnold at the special election.
Bernhardt followed instructions.
Movies Snap Raid on
Mountain Distillery
ASHFCVILLE, N. C., Sept. 10.—
Guarded by half a dozen officers, op
erators for the movies got pictures of
the actual destruction of an illicit
distillery in the mountains of Burke
County.
HOLBROOK, N. H., Sept. 10— Harry Thaw was
placed under arrest here at noon to-day.
STEWARTSTOWN, N. H., Sept. 10.—Harry K. Thaw, fugi
tive from Matteawan Asylum, who suddenly and unexpectedly
was deported from Canada this morning, is a free man upon United
States soil, playing a game of hide and seek with representatives of
New York State in Northern New England.
After a dramatic zig-zag flight from Nortons Mills, Vt., near
, which place he was left by the Canadian immigration authorities,
to Averill, Vt., then back to Nortons Mills, thence to Beecher Falls,
Thaw crossed the New Hampshire State line in a motor car and
dashed into Stewartstown a nhour before noon in company with a
number of newspaper men.
When Thaw left here he was believed to be either on his way
to Quebec to sail for Europe or
on his way into Maine.
Thaw executed a clever coup
and outgeneraled Wm. Travers
Jerome, special attorney general
for the State of New York.
Jerome had stationed a cordon of
private detectives along the border
to intercept the fugitive if suddenly
dumped into the United States by the
Dominion Government.
From the very beginning the quick
moving events of the day, beginning
with ejection from Canrfha, were full
of surprises.
From the moment that Deputy Su
perintendent of Immigration E. Blake
Robertson aroused Thaw in the im
migration detention quarters in
Coaticook, Que., shortly after 7
o’clock more or less mystery sur
rounded the movements and motives
in the flight.
Whether Thaw was in the hands of
the New York authorities after he
was dumped in Vermont or whether
he had cunningly devised a plan for
his own escape was not known until
hours afterward.
Thaw Raves at Officer.
When Immigration Officer Robert
son showed Thaw a warrant for his
immediate ejection from Canada the
fugitive began to rave.
”1 won’t go with you,” screamed
Thaw.* "This is a case of kidnaping.
This is outrageous. I want to talk
with my counsel. You can’t plot with
Jerome to get me back into Matte-
wan.’’
Thaw almost had to be forcibly
dressed. He grabbed a bottle and
hurled it through a window of the
room.
Fighting and screaming he was
carried from the room and placed in
waiting high-powered touring car.
How Thaw Was Put
Over Border Into Vermont.
COATICOOK. QUEBEC, Sept. 10.—
Harry K. Thaw was taken from the
immigration station to the Vermont
border at 8 o’clock this morning:. A*
Thaw left the station he yelled that It
was kidnaping:, and as he was carried
over the line he stood up in the car
shouting:, “Kidnaped! Kidnaped!”
Thaw w«~s taken from the deten
tion quarters of the immigration
building: at Caoticook at 8 o'clock by
E. Blake Robertson, deputy super
intendent of immigration for Canada.
Thaw protested against being taken
into the United States. His shouts
attracted a number of persons.
“This is entirely regular,” was Rob
ertson’s response to the fugitive’s
protestations,
Robertson produced a warrant sign
ed by Minister of Justice Doherty,
who also is Acting Minister of the
Interior, ordering the ejection of
Thaw.
These proceedings were teken in
direct defiance of court proceedings
instituted in this city by Thaw’s law
yers, and in the face of an injunc
tion holding up the order of deporta
tion handed down by the Immigra
tion Board of Inquiry last week.
When word was received in Mon
treal from Coaticook that Thaw had
been deported, it created consterna
tion among Thaw’s lawyers. They
had expected to hold up deportation
for six months, at least, possibly a
year, and, perhaps, if an appeal was
taken to the Privy Council, for two
years.
Thaw lost complete control of him
self as he was whirled through the
streets of Coaticook from the Xmmi-
Man of Rich Family
Dies in Hobo Hovel
MEMPHIS, TENN., Sept. 10.-^C. M.
Wandling, nephew of James Wangl
ing, treasurer of the New York Sav
ings Bank Trust Company, died to
day in a hovel in “Hobo Hollow.”
Letters found on the body indicated
the uncle gave young Wandling mon
ey and censured his extravagance.
2 Atlanta Boys Held
For Savannah Thefts
SAVANNAH. Sept. 10.—R S. Free
man and George. Mann, Atlanta boys
arrested here Saturday, were bound
over to-day on bulglary charges.
They are said to have robbed of
fices in the business district