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EXTRA The Atlanta Georgian. Read for Profit---GEORGIAN WANT ADS---Use for Results \ EVENING EDITION « X VOL. XII. NO. 34. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IR 1913. By^rWeor'ATco. 2 CENTS. p &rb° RECOMMEND KFNAUGHTON PARDON +•+ +•+ +•+ 4*#4* + • + T«-r *'r • + •+ +•+ 'I* • -r +• + +• + + • + •5-»+ +• + Mayor Gaynor Dies on Ocean Liner - u ———— —— —"—-1 +•+ •{•••r +•+ +•*!- *••!* *•+ +••!• +•*:- +•+ $50,000 EXPRESS ROBBERY MYSTERY NEW YORK'S MAYOR DEAD ON OCEAN LINER Death of City's Executive on Eve of Mayoralty Race Entangles j New York Politics. NEW YORK, Sept. 11.—The allowing radiogram was re- eived to-day at Crookhaven rom the steamship Baltic: To Robert Adamson, Sec retary to Mayor Gaynor, City Hall, New York City. Father died Wednesday at 1 o’clock. Death due to heart failure. Notify mother. R. W. GAYNOR. R. W. Gaynor is Rufus Gaynor, on of Mayor Gaynor, who ac- ompanied his father abroad. Mayor Gaynor and his son sailed ?r Liverpool from this city on hoard he White Star Liner Baltic on 'hursday, September 4. At that time Maydr Gaynor was so »eak that he could hardly walk up he gangplank of the ship. Once on oard, he sank down upon a couch nd could not speak. He attributed is trouble to a recurrence of a throat ilment induced by the bullet of an ssassin at Hoboken three years ago. Mayor Gaynor planned to sail for ome immediately upon his arrival at .iverpool, thinking that the voyage rould restore him sufficiently to take art in the fall campaign. Mayor Gaynor, who immediately revious \o his departure was nomi- ated for re-election upon an inde- endent ticket, had planned to make- strenuous campaign this fall. His death will have considerable ifect upon the political situation in lis city. At the White Star Line office it as said that the Baltic should be etween 300 and 400 miles off the yast of Ireland to-day. At 10 o’clock offcials of the line lid they had received no report of rayor Gaynor's death. Crookhaven is on the coast of Ire- L nd. There is an important w ireless ation there. From Crookhaven the eath message was relayed to New ork. Alderman Kline Acting Mayor. The duties of Mayor of New York •ill be administered from now' on ntil a new Mayor is elected by Pres- ient Kline, of the Board of Alder- ien , who has been acting Mayor in ie absence of Mr. Gaynor. News of the sudden death of Mayor aynor created a wave of sorrow at le City Hall. The flag was imme- iately placed at half-mast. Many of Ir Gaynor's friends and admirers .ere unable to believe the intelli- ence and besieged the office of Mr. damson, private secretary of the ite Mayor. The cablegram telling of Mayor aynor's demise was received at City [all at 4 a. m., but lay unopened on [r. Adamson's desk until the Secre cy made his appearance nearly six ours later. Mrs. Gaynor. who has been spend- ig the summer at the Gaynor sum- ler estate at St. James, Long Island, as immediately notified of her hus- and's death. She was overcome with Gaynor family sent word to ion. Rufus, to have the remains jferred at Liverpool and brought at once for burial, is not expected that any legal antinued on Page 2. Column 1, Oo*3-v isrcxt ®TC jN-iavra* u-eitt TjriEis.JTA.TjojrAC aT.s.vicc/~. BARLOW HERE; NOT TO ASSAIL EX-WFE Determined to regain possession of hia pretty 8-year-Oid daughter, Mad eline, who is now with her mother. Mrs. Edith Barlow, at No. 219 West Peachtree street, even if he has to carry his fight to the highest tribunal, J. E. Barlow, millionaire Cuban pro moter, stopped in Atlanta Thursday on his way from Havana to New York, for a conference with his at torneys, Burton Smith and Arthur G. Powell. “I am the best friend she has in the world,” Mr. Barlow said, refer ring to his divorced wife who is a professional masseuse at the Wes* Peachtree address, “but I am not go ing to let her keep our little girl if 1 have to spend every cent of my for tune to prevent it. “It is the farthest from my inten tion to reopen the disagreeable fea tures that were aired during the «*uit for divorce. I have only the kindliest feelings for Mrs. Barlow. Not to Attack Wife. “I have told her even since our divorce that if at any time she was in need or desired assistance of any kind she could call on me at once and THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia — Fair Thursday; warmer; Friday, unsettled. I would be glad to aid her to any ex tent. “I feel It my duty, however, to have the care and custody of our little girl. To anyone familiar with, the proceed ings of our divorce trial the reasons are readily apparent. I do not care to discuss them except to say that I am in a much better position to look after the child’s education and mor als than the mother “My lawyers, I believe, do not pro pose to offer any critcism 7)f Mrs. Barlow. It is not our intention to do anything that would harm her in any respect. Yv'e feel that we can stand on the decision of the Superior Cour* of Stewart County, which awarded the permanent custody of the child to me. It is most irregular that the Or dinary of the county should make a decision overruling that of the Su perior Court, which has the supreme Jurisdiction in a case of this kind. “We expect to make our fight on the strictly legal aspect of the case.” Laughs at Kidnaping Scare. Mrf. Barlow laughed when told of the fears of his former wife that Mad eline would be kidnaped while he was in town. “I’m here in the flesh all right, and I'm here to fight the case to a finisn, but I do not propose to resort to anv such tactics,” he said. “I am going r,» use every legal means at my com mand to regain possession of The girl, but I ’.shall go no further than this. I think this will be sufficient. ’ The contest over the possession • f ! Madeline began the ea»tv part of Au gust, when Barlow was in <’uba and I his present wife was visiting, with j Madeline, in Lumpkin, Stewart Coun- 1 tv. their old home. Godbee, and his young bride, whom she shot to death in the Millen post- office, went to trial here this morning, after a motion for a postponement of the case by the defense had been overruled by Trial Judge Hammond. The motion for delay was based by Judge Saffold. chief of the defense counsel, on a plea that the defendant had not had sufficient time to pre pare her case; that material wit nesses for the defense could not be obtained at this time, and that public feeling as a result of numerous un punished homicides in this county might, at this time, result in an in justice to the defendant, if she were tried while such feeling is at its height. Mrs. Godbee came into the court room promptly at 8.: 30 o’clock. She was accompanied by a number of her relatives, including her son. King Godbee. and his wife; another son. Prank M. Godbee, and wife; her daughter. Miss Sarah Godbee; D». and Mrs. Bargeron, of Augusta, brother-in-law and sister; Mrs. Am- ette Leonard. Mrs. W. L. Bargeron, Mrs. P. W. Perkins and Mrs/ H. H. Perkins. Defendant Is Cheerful. The defendant wore a white waist and skirt. The confinement in the I Jenkins County Jail had not told on her at all. She seemed to be cheerful and watched keenly the faces of everyone who came into the court room. The courtroom wat* filled long be fore the trial opened. Before 8 o’clock people began to arrive in Millen from the country in autos, buggies, wagons | and on foot. Practically one-fourth of the jury ' list of Jenkins County haM been sum- ConDmiAH n. n Pane ? rnliimn A McAdoo Foils Plot Of New Orleans to Get Shriners’ Goat WASHINGTON, Sept. 11— Shall a goat, American born and a Mystic Shrttier. be allowed to re-enter the country of its birth at the expiration of its travels? This question was put up to the Government to-day in a telegram from a party of St. Paul Shriners re turning from a visit to Panama with the goat in tow. “Our goat is excluded from entry to his native heath by the health au thorities at New’ Orleans.” w'ired the Shriners to Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo. “This is not an alien goat nor a goat without a country. It's an Amer ican goat. Admit him,” ordered Sec retary McAdoo. 2 Killed, 3 Injured, by Boiler Explosion on Torpedo Boat Craven SAVANNAH. Sept. 11.—Chief Wa ter Tenders McCaffray and Milton W'ere killed and Machinists Swlna, Daughton and Gabbitt badly scalded when the Craven torpedo destroyer was badly damaged by a boiler ex plosion off Tybee coast last night. The injured are being cared for it F*ort Screven Hospital, one of them, Daughton, being reported to be in a critical condition. The Craven was towed to port by the destroyer Yamacraw. Theft From Bank Package Discov ered at Savannah—Detectives Baffled by Smooth Job. Must Wear 'Soul' Color to Play Piano WASHINGTON. Sept. 11.—Miss Margaret McChord. of Kentucky, daughter of Interstate Commerce Commissioner McChord. the richest belle of the new Democracy, owns to a pet superstition—homely, that un less she w r ears a certain bluish green chiffon gown she can not play the piano. Miss McChord claims her fingers are tied into knot?* if she does not have on her favorite blue green hue. She calls It her soul color. SAVANNAH. Sept. 11.—A $50,000 robbery from the Southern Express Company became known here to-day. Detective Harry Scott, of the At lanta office of Pinkertons, arrived on the scene this ^morning and took up the case. He was aided by every available officer of the company. The money was a shipment from the Chase National Bank, of New’ York, to the Savannah Bank and Trust Company. The trunk in which the package was placed was sealed at Jer sey City, Tuesday. It arrived here at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The trunk seals were unbroken, as were the seals on the envelope, but the money was missing The company admits it is the most baffling robbery It has had to dea! with in years. There is absolutely no trace except in one corner of the sealed envelope a dirty finger mark. Miss Wilson Demands American Trousseau WASHINGTON. Sept. 11.—Miss Jessrie Wilson, second daughter of the President, whose marriage to Francis B. Sayre, of New York in the White House November 25 will be the social event of the season, has de clared emphatically for an all-Ameri can trousseau made of American goods by American women. It 'is rumored that part of the trousseau will be spun of linen by the mountain women of the South, in whose uplift the Wilson ladies have shown much interest. Daniels Paints Bright Future for Jack Tar WASHINGTON. Sept. 11.—Secre tary of the Navy Daniels issued a statement painting a bright future for “Jack tar” during his incumbency of office. The Secretary says the men before the ma«t will be given a chance to advance through progressive ex aminations for higher and better paid positions. Examinations will be held next month for twelve assistant paymas ters, positions hitherto only open to civilians. Gives Plantation to His Father’s Slaves NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 11.—Wil liam Reilly, owner of a large planta tion at Mor.roe, near here, notified all the former slaves of his father and their descendants that he is go ing to cut the plantation up Into farms, build each of them a house, stock the farms and let them run them themselves His only condition is that they ask credit of no one. Sculptor Discovers Harbor of Pompeii Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. NAPLES. Sept. 11.—The exact site of the harbor of Pompeii, for which search has been made for centuries, has been discovered by Lorenzo Coz- za. the sculptor. He continued the investigation of his father, now dead for years. Centenarian Recalls Kiss of LaFayette BOSTON. Sept. 11—Mrs. Emily Chamberlain, wh) has just celebrat ed her one hundredth birthday, de clared that in 1824, when General LaFayette w r as in this country, she w’as among the school children who cast flowers before him and were kissed by him. Don't Lie to Your Wife! You'll Stutter In Your Next Life CHICAGO. Sept. 11.—“Don’t lie to your wife. Don’t break any vows." If you do you w ill suffer as one young man suffered, in the opinion of a young woman w r ho attended the “question and answer” meeting of the Theosophical Society here. She (her identity was not disclosed) sent the following question to the platform: “A bright young man friend of mine has a habit of stuttering. Naturally this is a great detriment to his business career. What was the Karma (cause)?” “Well,” said Mrs. Marie Russak. an expert in the occult, "he must have lied to his wife. I know of one case in Madras where a man is mute be cause he lied to his wife.” WOULD SE ACCUSE Greek King Chided For Indiscreet Talk Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, Sept. 11.—Representatives here of the Greek Government, alarmed at the storm raised by King Constantine's Indiscreet speech In Berlin, to-day In formed the French Government that the words of the Greek monarch had been misinterpreted and that no reflections were Intended tow’ard the French. An Athens dispatch says that Mr. Coromilas, the Greek Foreign Minister and one of the most astute diplomats in Europe, has chided Constantine for his lack of Judgment. FREE Bride Made Insane By ‘Voodoo' Charm TRENTON. N. J.. Sept. 11— Mrs. Marie Zielska. a young Slav bride, became insane to-day after trying a “voodoo” charm. siald to have been suggested by Mrs. Richard Washing ton, a negro woman. Two weeks ago Mrs. Zielska became sligntly ill. A neighbor recommended the witch doctor. Mrs. Zielska was sent to the State Hospital for the Insane. Democrats Meet to Finance Campaign WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—Mem ber* of the executive committee of the finance committee appointed by the National Democratic Committee to devise plans for continuing the Democratic campaign will meet here to-day. The purpose of the meeting is to raise funds for the distribution of Democratic literature and to plan State organization. First Englishman to Own an Anto Dead Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON. Sept. 11.—Evelyn Ellis the first Englishman who owned an automobile, is dead at the age I of 71. Ellis bought a five-horsepower Pan- hard machine in 1895 and drove it at ten miles an hour in defiance of the law. hoping to be prosecuted and thus draw’ attention to the car. King Edward had his first motor rirto in <• a»• 4 Auto Bandits Rob Bank Clerk of $5,000 CHICAGO, Sept. 11.—Four men leaped from an automobile in front of the Garfield Park State Savings Bank at oFrtieth and Madison streets to day. knocked a bank messenger un conscious and escaped with a satchel containing money, said to amount to $5,000. , Mrs. Happy Far From Happy With Happy PITTSBURG, Sept. 11.—Mrs. Min nie Happy, of Washington. Pa., de claring herself unhappy with Ed ward C. Happy, has started an action for divorce. Mrs. Happy charges that Happy threw knives at her and also tossed W.« - •kvnnvh Q nloU o-l.ui .»ir/le« Robin Pardon Given By Sulzer Held Void KINGSTON, N. Y.. Sept. 11.—Judge Hasbrouck has decided the Joseph G. Robin habeas corpus proceedings ad versely to Robin. He holds that Gov ernor Sulzer. who pardoned Robia was impeached by the Assembly and while awaitin^ trial is divested of the right to exercise executive power, in cluding the pardon power. The court holds the Assembly, in impeaching Sulzer, acted in a judicial capacity and was properly in session. Deny Imperator Will Cross Seas No More Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. HAMBURG, Sept. 11.—The Hainburg- American steamship line to-day issued a statement denying that the Imperator, the world's biggest steamship, is going out of commission. It was said that the Imperator would sail from Southampton, England, for New York to-day and also would sail on October 2 and October 23. Pastor Resigns to Make Living Wage WAUKEGAN. ILL., Sept. 11.—The high cost of being a minister of the gospel and the low salary attached to the service has driven the Rev F. P. Francke to resign his pulpit. He will go into some other busi ness when the congregation accepts Vito i tr r>» t i u S2. Prison Board by Two to On* Urges Liberation of Physician Held in Jail as Slayer. A recommendation for a full pardon for Dr. W. J. MacNaugh- ton. convicted of the murder of Fred Flanders, was sent to Gov ernor J. M. Slaton Thursday by the Georgia Prison Commission. The vote was 2 to 1 for a full par don, Chairman Davison and Commis sioner Rainey voting for the pardon and Commissioner Patterson holding out for commutation to life imprison ment. The majority ruling, the rec ommendation went to the Governor as a full pardon. Davison and Rainey gave a«* the reasons for their recommendation that the State had failed to pros*ecuta 'Mrs. Flanders, who was jointly in dicted with Dr. McNaughton. and thus had deprived the commission of the results of a jury trial on her in dictment. New Evidence Weighed. One of the feature* of the long fight for the physician’s life that weighed most heavily with these two Commis sioners was the newly-produced evi dence before the Prison Commission that Flanders had been sick for a period before his mysterious death and that he had been In the habit of taking medicine which h^ had de clared some day would kill him. Case Fought Stubbornly. The case against Dr. McNaughton has been one of the most stubbornly contested legal battles in Georgia criminal annals, interest never flag ging from the time the physician wa« arrested In June. 1910. Tried, convicted and sentenced to death on three occasions and respited four times by Governor Brow’n and once by Governor Slaton, the con demned man has never lost hope of receiving a full pardon or a commu tation. Fred Flanders, alleged victim of th» Emanuel County physician, died on June 4. 1910. A few r days later ru mors. at first faint and indefinite, as to improper relationship between Dr. McNaughton and Mrs. Flanders, be gan to circulate. Relatives of the dead man had the body exhumed and ordered a po.«t- mortem examination, which, it was alleged, revealed that the stomach of Flanders contained a small quantity of arsenic, although not enough to have caused death. Doctor and Woman Indicted. Soon thereafter Dr. McNaughton. w’ho boarded at the Flanders home was arrested on the charge of ad ministering arsenic to Flanders to produce his death. His motive, it was charged, was a det*ire to be rid of an obstacle to his familiarity with Mrs Flanders. Following the joint Indictment of Dr. McNaughton and Mrs. Flanders, the Emanuel physician, was tried in October 1910, convicted, and sen - tenced to be hanged. Then follow ed the great legal battle for McXaughton’s life, w’hich had its echo as far north as "Washington. D. 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