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4 FI Iff MSf-fOtML f)wwgr». m irltl^il. W .. ■ mss Si myt Iv- Saw tz£5. i 11 | >.. || CIRCULATION ... SUNDAY ° f AMERICAN OVER 100,000 The Atlanta Georgian. Read for Profit---GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results South Georg!-® VOL. XII. NO. : 13. ATLANTA, (IA.. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1 Copyright, 1906. By The Georgian Co. 2 CENTS. r MOKK° MRS. GODBEE ON T DOUBLE SLAYING k'l sms SHE SLEW 10 * I [motional Insanity Likely To Be Plea of Defense in Miilen Tragedy—Prisoner Calm. SII1XEN, GA.. Sept. 10.—Showing no more remorse over the double kill ing, for which she was responsible August 18 than she did the day after, when she chatted and laughed with the wife of the Jenkins County Sher iff, Mrs. Kdna Perkins Godbee un- | concernedly is awaiting her trial, which begins to-day, on the charge of murdering her former husband, Judge Walter S. Godbee, and his Godbee. She insists—and her-lawyers echo her claims—that she was entirely justified In the shooting. She main tains that she was wronged in her property rights by Judge Godbee and that he treated her unfairly not only during their married life, but after she obtained her divorce. There was no recourse, she says, except in the bullets she sent into his body. It is expected that her attorneys Will exhibit scores of letters which passed between Judge Godbee and his divorced wife to substantiate her claims of unfair treatment. To Plead Insanity. They will contend, according to the reported plans of the defense, that she was w-rought into a state of emo tional insanity by the injustices that were done her for which she had been unable to obtain any redress and that the shooting was the natural culmi nation. It is not unlikely that they will represent that her desperation was aggravated by seeing another woman enjoying the affections and the lavish attentions of the man who had heel) her husband, while she was practi cally penniless and without property. She has engaged skilled lawyers to conduct the fight for her life. They are F. H. Saffold, James A. Dixon and G. C. Dekle. The case will be heard before Judge Henry O. Hammond. Whether the defense will be the same in respect to the killing of the young wife of Judge Godbee is a mat ter of conjecture. It has been ru mored that the unusual contention will be set up that the slaying of the woman was incidental to the killing of Judge Godbee—that it was almost accidental, and that the ex-Mrs. God bee had no definite purpose In her mind of killing the woman who had usurped her place in the affections of , Judge Godbee. Her Stories Conflict. Her main thought was to right her wrongs through the killing of her Tormer husband, the contention will be. She encountered him in the post- office here. That Ills young wife was with him made no difference one wav or the other. She opened fire wildly. Her husband fell dead at her feet. That three bullets took effect in the body of hts companion was not intentional. This contention, however, does not accord with the reported remark of the slayer after she had done the kill ing. She was quoted as saying that she wanted to kill both of them, but that she wanted to kill Mrs. Godbee first. CIRCULATION Growth of The Georgian and Hearst’s Sunday American. OF KISSING Below is given the daily circulation of The Georgian for the post 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 2 49,725 June 3 52,609 June 4 53,494 5 52,692 June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June June .T une June 51, 49, 48. 48, 49, 49, 49, 49, 55, 50, 49, 48. 48. 47, 50, 51, 50, 50, 51, 50, 53, 311 114 862 007 640 ,228 691 536 119 141 ,083 860 934 490 127 085 ,774 ,877 ,487 349 ,806 Spooners See Ray of Hope in Police Commission’s Action Ordering Inquiry. MATTEAWAN FUGITIVE AND BITTER HEMESIS CIRCULATION OF THE GE.RGIAH FOR JULY July Tuly Suly July July July July July July 10 .,. July 11 July 12 ... July 14 . . July 15 ... July 16 ... July 17 ... July IS ... July 19 ... July 21 ... July 22 ... July 23 . . . July 24 . . . July 25 ... July 26 ... July 2S . .. July 29 ... July 80 . .. July 31 51,671 | 51,4011 51,063 | 49,988 i 51,308 j 19,956 1 51,326 : 30,823 52,761 | 50,778 30.948 51,867 54,077 51,980 62,077 51.419 50,997 52,750 63,748 52,828 51,608 54,596 54,378 64,567 63,113 64,340 68,864 CIRCULAT ON Of THE GEORGIA.! FOR AUGUST August August August August August August August August 9 August 1J August 12 August 13 August 14 August 15 August 16 August 18 August 19 August 20 August 21 August 22 August 23 August 25 Augui* 26 August 27 August 28 August 29 August 80 64,397 G5,453 74,244 74.857 76.297 75.002 77,387 73,523 73.742 72.743 73.455 70.709 72.139 71,534 76.623 74.669 76.403 76.208 77,306 79 37° 13L20S 98.959 82.602 77.831 76.681 74,761 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 87.828 April 13 80,612 April 20 79.300 April 27 77,305 May 4 77.729 May 11 78.061 May 18 78.379 May 25 76,914 June 1 74.353 June 8 76,107 June 15 80.682 June 22 85,309 June 29 82.478 July 6 87,593 July 13 85.851 July 20 86.175 July 27 86,804 August 3 88,830 August 10 95,827 August 17 . • • • 95,841 August 24 101,259 August 31 102,487 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 t>olice station Tuesday night to hear the trial of former Captain J. W. Nor man, charged with kissing yours? woman while on duty in Grant Park, and a discussion of kissing in gen eral, were much disappointed when the whole matter was jiostponed 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 i 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 ho is charged with kissing." Mayor Woodward showed his colors when he remarked; “There might be liability lor dam ages if the c harges wtjre 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 McEachvrp 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 was given an opportunity to protest againet 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 kiss 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 $31.75. When he explained that this money had been forfeited to save the girl from the notoriety of appearing in court, Mnyoj Woodward spoke again: “Is that money in the city treas ury? Tf it is, I move it be returned to the young man. We don’t want that kind of money. It’s poisoned.” Chief Beavers offered a defense of the officers, Clack and Welchel, by reading a report of the arrest of an other couple for spooning on the Cab- itol step?. It was shown by this re port that the couple were kissing and that Recorder Broyles dismissed the case with n mere admonition Commissioner W. P. Fain moved that as the Norman case had been postponed that this rnatte; also be postponed that Officers Clack and Welchel may be called before the commisylon to explain their side. Overcrowding of Schools Even Forces Students at Girls’ High to Sit in Windows. i Deplorable over-crowding in the Atlanta public schools was disclosed in report*? of the opening day’s at tendance filed Wednesday witn Su perintendent W. M. Slaton. Descriptions submitted by several of the* teachers and principals of the I difficulties which they were forced to j meet showed that in some of the I schools children are being housed in j the basements of the buildings and ! j that classes are being held there. I Because the schools near their | j homes are so badly congested as to j j forbid the acceptance of any more I pupils, other children are compelled I I to walk a mile or a mile and a hall j in order to be able to attend school ( at all. The negro schools are so much time, one-half of*the pupils attending from 8:30 t<> 12:30 and the other half from 1:30 to 4:30. Half of Schools Affected. The reports pent in the first da$ revealed the startling fact that more than half of all the schools of the citj- have more pupils than they can take cure of properly. This condi tion wilt he aggravated during the next few days, as the flm day’s ot- TO VERMONT IN AUTO EKING INAPE ligh Shriners Here Begin Planning for Great Atlanta Meet HARRY K. THAW. Rockefeller Takes Cripple Home in Auto « LEVELAND, Sept. 10.—Mr and Mr.-. John I). Rockefeller Sunday heard the Rev. Dr. W. W. Bustard, 0 pastor of tile Eu< lid Avenue Baptist ! Church, preach on the childhood of Christ, and Mrs. James Adams, who ! is crippled and walks with crutches, was taken home in the Rockefeller automobile. Mr. Rockefeller helped her at the church to her seat in the car. Buys Carnegie and J. P. Morgan Drinks PITTS BURO, Sept. 10.—Peter Al- cox. of Akron, here on a pleasure trip, told of having bought the drinks for Andrew Carnegie and J. Pierpoont Morgan. When he woke up he re ported the loss of $60 to the police. “1 guess if I thought everybody was a rogue I could travel more safely,” said Aloox sadly. Members of the Imperial Council of the Mystic Shrine are comfortably quar tered at the Hotel Ansley Wednesday following arrival late Tuesday night as a result of a delay en route from New Orleans. The chief officers of the Ma sonic body will meet with a commit tee of local Shrinery during the after noon to perfect plans for the grand ■ onelava in Atlanta next May. The arrival of the Hhriners in Atlanta follows an extended trip through the Panama canal zone. The members of the party spent nearly ten days in the zone. Among the members of the imperial Council are W. W. Irwin, imperial po tentate. of Wheeling, W. Va.; Frederick R. Smith, imperial deputy potentate, of Rochester. William 8. Brown, imperial treasurer, of Pittsburg; J. M. Keller, of Rochester; J. W. McWilliams, of Roch ester; Samuel 8. Brown and Alex Gile- land, also of Pittsburg. AVERILL, VT., Sept. 10.—Harry K. Thaw, was brought here ! to-day by E. Blake Robertson, Deputy Superintendent of Immigra tion for Canada. Immediately after getting upon United States soli, Mr. Robertson dumped Thaw from the automobile and headed back for Canada. Thaw immediately was picked up by another automobile which met the Robertson car and which started South ward. Persons who were questioned here did not know whether the second machine was owned by representatives of New York State of by someone else. OOATICOOK, QUEBEC. Sept. 10.—Harry K. Thaw was taken from the immigration station to the Vermont border at 8 o’clock this morning. As Thaw left the station he yelled that it was kid naping, and as he was carried over the line he stood up in the car shouting, “Kidnaped! Kidnaped!" Thaw was taken from the detention quarters of the immigra tion building at Coaticook at 8 o’clock by E. Blake Robertson, Deputy Superintendent of Immigration for Canada. Thaw pro tested againsrbeing taken into the United States. His shouts at tracted a number of persons. “This is entirely regular,” was Robertson'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 taken in direct defiance of court proceedings instituted in this city by Thaw’s law • yen. and In the face of an injunc tion holding up the order of deporta tion handed down by the Immigra tion Hoard of Inquiry last week. When word was received In Mon treal from Coaticook that Thaw had been deported, It created cons terns tion among Thaw’s lawyers. The.v 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 Shouts and Raves. Thaw lost complete control of him self as he waa whirled through the streets of Coaticook from the Immi gration Building He shouted and waved hts arms until he was ex hausted. The authorities had pur posely- choaen an early- hour when few persona were about. Robertson had to hold Thaw in the automobile, as the fugitive struggled with all his might to leap to the ground. Thaw Implored the hand ful of persons who were attracted by his screama to help him, but they did not attempt to interfere. By the forcible ejection of Thaw from Canada to-day the fight shifts to the United States, unless, by a pre arranged plan, Thaw is seized in Ver mont by- private detectives employ-ed by former District Attorney- William Graft in New Haven Bond Issue Charged BOHTQN, Sept. 10.—Morgan <». Bulkely. ex-Governor of Connecticut, ex-Senator and leading opponent of the underwriting of the New Haven's proponed $67,000,000 bond issue, at the hearing on that issue to-day made the charge that the stockholder*’ pro tective committee has been “pla cated” by an offer of one-third of the underwriting of the issue “The stockholders’ protective com mittee is a sheer humbug.” he said. WILLIAM TRAVERS JEROME. tendanc will In increased consider-| Slaton to alleviate the congested equ ably by late arrivals. Uitb-n* so Jar as possible, but the An effort will be mad.- A ednesday | superintendent said Tuesday that the afternoon at a meeting of the prin* j cipalji in the office of {Superintendent 1 Continued on Page 2, Column 7. 4 Stray Lightning Bolt Hits Sweetgum Tree DALTON, Sept. 10.—For the first time in the knowledge of this section light ning struck a sweetgum tree south of here during an electrical storm. The top of the tree was cut oft and the bolt went downward on the inside, coming out at a knothole and ripping up the bottom of the trunk. SlcitjOn to Attend T. Jerome, of New York, and t/tkei State Fair Oct. 23 bath t0 Maueawan MACON, Sept. 10.—"Governor'll Day” at the Georgia State Fair will bo October 23. Governor Slaton and his staff will uttend. An Invitation, supported by Sena- tora Haeon and Smith, haH also been extended President Wilson. INSTALL CITY OFFICIALS. BAKNKSVILL.K, Sept. 10.—Mayor J. M. Coe (I ran and the new Aldermen. T. J Berry, J. B. Bush and W. J Sum mers. have been Installed. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Thunderstorms Wed nesday and Thursday. Kidnaping a Dramatic Climax. That was evidently what That, leared as he was be ng taken away from Coaticook. He did not have a chance to warn his lawyers to mer. him at the United States line am fight against Ills seizure there by rep resentatives of New York. He also thought that Jerome had gone to Ver mont on Monday night. The virtual kidnaping of Thaw, upon orders of the Dominion Gov ernment and in actual defiance of orders from the high courts of thi land, was a dramatic climax to the fight that Thaw has made against ejection. No moving picture drams could have been staged with such I spectacular details. When N. K. LaFlamme and Barrie j tor Greenshield, who were lnstrumen | tal in holding up the Board of Tn- | nuiry's order of deportation in tlssl