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t CIRCULATION SUNDAY ° n AMERICAN OVER 100,000 The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit---GEORGIAN WANT ADS--- Use for Results VOL. XII. NO. 36. ATLANTA. GA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1913. Copyright, 1906. By The Georgian Co. 2 CENTS. ‘ murT MRS. GODBEE GUILTY: SENTENCED FDR CONVICTED SLAYER AND HER DAUGHTER MRS. EDNA PERKINS GODBEE. V • v -r»+ •)■••] +••!• +•+ +•+ Daughter Collapses^When Jury,; Deadlocked Overnight, Returns Verdict, Asking Mercy. MILLEN, Sept. 13.—With the doomed woman sitting stolidly in her chair in the Jenkins County court house, staring blankly and unbeliev- | ingly at the twelve jurors who had just pronounced her guilty. Judge F. A. Saffold, chief of counsel for Mrs. Edna Godbee, sentenced to imprison ment for life for the killing of Mrs. Florence Godbee, the bride of her di vorced husband, on August 18, an nounced immediately after the pass ing of sentence that he will ask for a new trial. Judge Hammond proba bly will name the date for arguments some time later in the day. Colonel F. A. Saffold. senior coun sel for Mrs. Godbee, announced this afternoon that a skeleton motion for a new trial would be filed at once, ac cording to statutory regulations. No grounds will be named, but they will be supplied as soon as the law yers for the defense have had the op portunity to review the evidence pre sented at the trial of the convicted woman. They were in conference all i he forenoon. Slain Bride's Mother Glad. “I am glad Mrs. Godbee was given a life sentence,” was the comment of Mrs. M. G. Moyer, mother of the slain girl, after Judge Hammond had set the penalty. “She deserved pun ishment, although I did not want her hanged. A woman of her type is dangerous at large.” Mrs. Godbee would not see report ers, but it was reported by friends who visited her cell that she was cheerful and optimistic, and was con fident of an acquittal on a new trial. Miss Sarah Godbee, the beautiful daughter of Mrs. Godbee, collapsed a3 the foreman of the jury announced the verdict. She has been a constant companion of her mother during the trial, and her own cheerfulness has had much to do with the cheerfulne-s of her mother. She held her mother’s hand in hers as the jury filed slowly into the court room. Eagery she scanned the faces of each man, hoping for a sign that they would declare Mrs. Godbee not guilty. Each man’s face was grave. Her hand tightened over that of her mother, and tears rolled down her cheeks. As the foreman rose to an nounce the verdict she leaned for ward, the most intensely eager person in the room. Mrs. Godbee Not Moved. As the dreaded word “guilty” fell from the lips of the Juryman Miss Godbee shrieked and collapsed. In- a hush broken only by the sobs of the daughter, Judge Hammond ordered Mrs. Godbee to stand and receive the sentence of the court. Gently disen gaging the clinging hands of he~ daughter, Mrs. Godbee rose and stood without a tremor while the court or dered that she be confined in the pen itentiary the remainder of her natu ral life. Without a change of coun tenance, with no trace of the emo tions that were sweeping through hor heart, she bowed calmly as the judge ■concluded and resumed her seat. Mrs. Godbee's daughter, young and beautiful, presented a pitiful specta cle that brought tears to the eyes of every person in the courtroom. She clung to Mrs. Godbee's neck, while the mother gently patted her head and whispered words of encourage ment As the Sheriff stepped forward and placed his hand on Mrs. God- bee’s shoulder to lead her away to prison the young daughter broke down completely.' She pillowed her head on her mother’s breast, tears streaming down her face, her sobs audible in every part of the court room. As the hand of the Sheriff fell upon ner shoulder, opening wide the gates of the prison. Mrs. Godbee disen gaged her daughter's hand, imprint- Contmued on Page 2, Column 1. New Clew in $72,000 Express Robbery -!•••:- +•+ 4-«+ -}-•+ +•-!• -!••* +*4. MAYOR ATTACKS CHARTER AS FRAUD DECLARES IT Heflin Challenges For Suffrage Debate BALTIMORE. Sept. 13.—Declaring w oman suffrage, if universally adopt ed, would result in the downfall of the republic, Congressman J. Thomas Heflin, of Alabama, in a speech here, challenged any Democratic member of Congress to meet him in a public debate on the subject. “Women have been the inspiring power bftek of the men—not with the ballot, but with their babies in their arms,” ne said. ‘Will the time ever come when woman will cease to trust her husband and her brother to vote for her best interests?” Express Officials More Confident Than Ever of Apprehending $72,00U Thief. That they expected to put their hands upon the man responsible for the big $72,000 robbery from the Southern and Adams Express Com panies within a few hours was the U. S. Diplomat, Under Charges, Is Recalled WASHINGTON, Sept. 13—Post Wheeler, secretary of the American Embassy at Rome, to-day was re called to Washington to answer charges of irregularity filed at the State Department. CREMATORY FIGHT IS REOPENED BY ASHLEY The old crematory fight was re vived in a new form Saturday when Councilman Claude L. Ashley, chair man of the Council Sanitary Commit tee. declared that he was convinced that the city was robbed by the con tract with the Destructor Company, of New York, and that a rebate on the purchase price must be secured. His statement was made following a conference with Mayor Woodward, in which they agreed they would re fuse to approve any more payments on the plant until a satisfactory set tlement was agreed upon. The city has paid $125,000 on the plant and $135,000 still is due. Councilman Ashley’s criticism of the plant was inspired by the belief that it will not come up to the speci fications. He is an engineer and as chairman of the Council Sanitary Committee has kept a close watch on the testing of the plant. Thinks Firm Is “Stalling.” “Some two weeks ago I told the Destructor people we were ready for an official test,” he said. “They have postponed it and postponed it until I am convinced they are stalling. “There is no trouble about the plant burning the garbage. It is burning &11 the city Is producing, about 227 tons a day. But we don't have to pay $260,000 to get a plant to do that. “During the fight to get Council to approve the contract the crematory people insisted that the heavy cost was due to the steam producing ca pacity of such a plant. The specifi cations provided that a pound of garbage should produce a pound of steam. “it is not doing it. 1 have wauheu it from day to day With the tons of watermelon rhinds to be burned this has been a bad season It seems that the Destructor Company wants to wait until the leaves are falling, and they will have material capable of producing much heat per pound That would be unfair to the city. Insists on Enforcing Pact. “The steam producing power of that plant must be constant, within certain limits, to make an electric power plant in conjunction with it practical. “That’s what we thought we, were getting by the contract, and that’s what we are going to have or know the reason why. “We have agreed to pay $260,000 for the plant. My offhand estimate is that it is not worth more than $200,0*00. We are going to have the proper rebate if the Deatructor Com pany doesn't demonstrate to us in an official test that the plant will bo what the contract says It shall.” Capitalist’s Son Denies He Flour ished Weapon During Argu ment With Street Car Man, Government Gives Farmers Magazine; Credit More Needed "The Government will publish a monthly magazine for farmers.” — Department of Agriculture. Excellent. But when is the Government going to give our farmers a credit system enabling them to get money at somewhat les than double the rate paid by Wa|| street specula tors? This would be a real step to ward lowering the cost of life's necessaries. HOPE OE Plan Public Tours Of Industrial Atlanta V. H. Kriegshaber and Mell R. Wil kinson are handling the matter of placing bulletins of the Industrial Statistical Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce in the railway stations and hotels to show Atlanta's industrial growth The bureau is considering the pro jected excursion around industrial At lanta. Similar excursions have been conducted In other cities to broaden the public conception of local indus tries. MISS SARAH GODBEE AND DR. M. E. PERKINS confident statement this morning of General Manager J. B. Horkaday and Harry Scott, of Atlanta. The finding of the missing way bill, they said, had given them the clew that they needed to uncover the dar ing thief. The way bill covered the shipment of the $72,000 from the Chase National Bank in New York to Savannah, Valdosta and Bruns wick banks. It had been myste riously missing after the disappear ance of the money was discovered. Its finding was the last thing to make the evidence complete. Net Tightening. Either the last man whose signa ture is on It or the one whose sig nature immediately preceded it musi account for the money, according to Detective Scott, and Manager Hocka- day. The net is tightening around the guilty man and the detectives are prepared to make an arrest at an. moment. Immediately upon the finding of the Continued on Page 2, Column 5. Cavalry Charges Women in Strike CALUMET, MICH., Sept. 13. —Hun dreds of striking copper miners and their wives to-day resumed their demonstrations against imported mine guards. Because of the serious ness of the situation and the temper of the crowds, arrests were not made except when absolutely necessary. On Eighth street cavalry charged the strikers with drawn sabers to clear the streets. TO MANUFACTURE BENZOL. BIRMINGHAM. Sept. 13. Benzol will be manufactured in the Birming ham District by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Compan;-. subsid iary organization of the United States Steel Corporation, according to a ^atemenl made here to-day. Walter T. Candler, of No. 80 Hurt street, a teller in the Central Trust and Bank Corporation and a son* of Asa G. Candler, will be given a hear ing in Police Court on September 16. charged with drawing a revolver and threatening to shoot a street car con ductor during an argument at Broad and Marietta streets late Friday aft ernoon. Mr. Candler was arrested and g1v<»n a copy of ohaiges bv Plainclothes Of ficers Green and MoKibben shortly after the occurrence, on complaint of the street car man. According to the story the latter .told the police he started lo crops Marietta street at Broad and narrowly escaped being run down by Mr Candler's automo bile. The conductor claims he told Mr. Candler to look where he was going, and asserts that Mr Candler told him to keep off the streets. One word led to another, the street car man says, and the quarrel became violent. Conductor Reports to Police. After a few minutes, the street car man claims that Mr. Candler drew a revolver from his pocket and leveled it at him. saying: “Shut your mouth. I haven’t got time to fool with you!’* The conductor told the police that he was afraid Mr. Candler would shoot him, so he returned to the side walk and Mr. Candler went on up the street in his car. The street car man at once called up police headquarters and entered a case against Mr. Can dler. Mr. Candler Saturday morning de nied having drawn a revolver on the mH n “I had a revolver in my automo bile,” he said. “I had between $10,001 and $15,000 in the - which 1 was taking to the express company fro.n the bank for shipment, and w'hen I carry that amount of money througn the streets 1 always have a revolver in my car. I would be foolish to car ry a large sum like that without some means of protection. Denies Drawing Gun. * “I did not draw the revolver on th* man, and 1 did not threaten to shoot him. 1 do not remember that 1 cursed him, either He probably saw the weapon lying in the automobile, an 1 got the impression that I had drawn it from my pocket during tli j quarrel. From where he was standing when the argument began he could not see the gun, but later he moved up closer to the automobile, and then the weap on was in plain view. “1 had some words with the fellow, but he was never in any danger of be ing run down by my car. I was com ing up Marietta street from the bank and was not running at a high rate ct speed. Thla man got in front of tha machine, and i stopped to let him get out of the way. He yelled something about looking where I was going, and I probably said something ulong the same line to him. We argued only a few moments and then I drove on to the express company.” Mercury Climbs to Week's Heat Mark The niercu/ry climbed 21 degrees be tween daybreak and noon Saturday, the day starting out with a tempera ture of 62 degrees and r oaehing 83 at 12 o’clock. This is the highest tem perature the Government thermome ter has registered this week. According to Mir. VonHerrmann. ihe local Government forecaster, next Flagler's Dream of Through Car Service To Havana Realized ST. AUGUSTINE, Sept. 13—Con tracts will be let within a few days by the Florida East Coast Railway. It was learned here to-day, for gl gantlc ferryboats to carry trains bodily from Key West to Havana, thus bringing to a culmination the dream of Henry M. Flagler of fast service from New York to Havana. The ferryboat* will be of steel and the largest In tl*e world, each large enough to carry 36 large pas senger cars Passengers from New York will be enabled to go direct to Havana without alighting from their cars. Perkins Says Bryan's Retirement Is Due NEW YORK. Sept. 13.—George W Perkins, who returned with his fam ily on the liner Olympic, said Eng land is amazed at Secretary Bryan’s absences from duty. “I think Mr. Bryan’s performances will result In his retirement, and if no a great service will have been done the country,” aald Mr. Perkins “There must be a unified movement to overthrow Tammany this fall.” week will be even dieted for Sunday and cool. : ooler. Rain is pre wit h Monday fair Doctor, Engaged to Two, Kills Himseif TERRE HAUTE. IND., Sept 13- Dr. Van Cleve who committed fili cide here in the houae where he was to have been married to Lillian Bros- na. of Marshall, Ill., also was en gaged to marry Miss Sieinbaugh. em ployed tn a publishing house in In diana polls. She Is said to have furnished $100 to aid in his medical education. Black Frost Ruins President's Garden CORNISH, N. H.. Sept 13.— There was consternation in the culinary de partment of President Wilson's sum mer home when it was discovered bla< k frost had ruined the truck gar den at Harlakenden House. Late corn and other vegetables in this vicinity were badly damaged. The temperature went below freez ing Eat 150 Chickens Fried by Lightning PITTSBURG, PA., Sept 13.—When lightning struck a barn owned by James Gill, near Sharpaville, 150 chickens were shocked and fried to death. The barn was destroyed. The victim of the fire took his Iops philosophically and issued invitations to his neighbors to attend a chicken dinner. Trust Braves T. R.; Invades Oyster Bay OYSTER BAY, N. Y. Sept. 13.— At last a trust has invaded the home town Colonel Roosevelt. A big oyster com puny, which controls' moai of the beds along the sound shores, has secured control of the local beds, formerly regarded a* the legitimate property of 200 ovstermen and dam diggers of Oyster Ray. The validity of the company’s hold ings is to be tested In the courts*. Mayor Gives Issue Undivided At-* tention Following Collapse of “Open Town” Ticket. With the collapse of the “open town" ticket for Council. Mayo* James G. Woodward turned his un* divided attention to the defeat of th® new charter "On account of Council’s refusal to grant the people an opportunity to gei any real charter reform I was in hopes that a full ticket would b» brought out against the old crowd and elected.” he sold Saturday. “It Is the people's fault that the old crowd Is going to remain in the sad dle. I can atand it If they can. “I didn’t try to get out any tick**® myself I have my preferences for Council, but 1 am not running any* body's campaign What 1 am inter ested in now is defeating this fak«* new charter. Its whole object is i* block genuine charter reforms. I am convinced It wtll be rejected by at* overwhelming vote.” Hall Turns on Mayor. Despite Mayor Woodward’s dented that he tried to get out a ticket th® opposition • andld&tea charge that ti® exhausted every resource In such a4 effort. Councilman Orville H. Hall, can didate for re election from the Third Ward, was regarded as a supported of the Mayor, but after the dose o4 the primary entry list Friday tm openly denounced the activities oi Mayor Woodward against him Councilman Hall told his friend* that Mayor Woodwttrd had tried td» persuade him to enter the race Co* Alderman against Alderman James E. Warren He refused The nex* thing he knew R Ft. Jackson had an nounced against him for Council. Councilman Hall explained that Mt^ Jackson had been persuaded to com® out of the race Friday morning bu4 that Mayor Woodward (ailed him uj> and promised to slump the ward tot him (Jackson) If be would stay In. Otis Tells of Ruse. “1 have done everything I consist* ently could to please the Mayor,” h® said. “Claude Mason, from the Tentn Ward, fought him tooth and nail. Yet he got out opposition to me and lefi Mason lo run unincumbered. A humorous trick was worked one of the schemers for opposition by R. R Otis in the Second Ward, Mr. Otis was approached by a mart who said he represented a commit** 1 ® of 25. The man wanted him to op pose C. D. Knight for Council. “Mr. Knight is one of my bes® friends,” said Mr. Otis, "but I told this man I would take his proposition under serious advisement. He cam* to me day after day and each time I put him off without a definite answer* Yesterday 1 told him 1 had decided ( could not possibly run.” The result of the trick ia that Mtk Knight baa no opposition. Club Owner Is Activa. There has been no more active fle - * ure in politics during the past weeks than T. M. Webb, owner of lb® Theatrical Club. It was he who spread the report thm both Dan S. Wahavcrt and Jesse Armistead would withdraw from the Seventh Ward aldermanl® rate and that Marcellus Andersod would run unopposed. Mr. YValrav. ® was to be Poli e Commissioner. Mr. Armistead'a absolute refusal t* enter in any ich plans destroyed th® plans. Mr. Webb is now an noth'® supporter of Mr. Walraven for Alde:- man. « f