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VOL. XII. NO. 36.
ATLANTA. GA., SATURDAY, SEPT KM BER 13, 1913.
Copyright, 1906,
By The Georgian Co.
2 CENTS.
GUILTY
TERM
New clew tightens net about express robber
JUDGE POWELL ARRAIGNS POLICE
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
so a great service will have been J
done the country.” said Mr. Perkins.
“There must be a unified movement
to overthrow Tammany this fall."
Express Officials More Confident
Than Ever of Apprehending
$72.00(J Thief.
That they expected to put their
nands upon the man responsible for
the big $72,00t» robbery from the
Southern and Adams Express Com
panies within a few hours was the |
confident statement this morning of |
General Manager J. B. Hockaday and !
Harry Scott, of Atlanta.
The finding of the missing way bid. j
they said, had given them the clew !
that they needed to uncover the dar- !
ing thief. The way bill covered the j
shipment of the $72,000 from the j
Chase National Bank in New York
to Savannah, Valdosta and Bruns
wick banks. It had beep jpyste-
riouely missing-* after the disappear
ance of the money was discovered. Its
rinding was the last thing to make j
the evidence complete.
Net Tightening.
Either the last man whoso signa- j
lure is on it or the one whose slg- j
nature immediately preceded It inuar j
account for the money, according to i
Detective Scott and Manager Hocka-
day. The net is tightening around
the guilty man and the detectives are
prepared to make an arrest at any j
moment.
Immediately upon the finding of the i
Way bill, the company from Us J
agency in Savannah sent a long dis
patch to the officer* at New* York
Jersey City and Washington. The
lightning is expected to strike at one
of these three places.
It is believed that ..he detectives j
know exactly the man who took the I
money, but are waiting for ms arrest j
before disclosing his identity.
Barry Believes Robbery
Occurred in Jersey City.
Robert E. Barry, United States
Postoffice Inspector, one of the best-
Unovvn criminologists and efficient
detectives in the Government ser
vice declared Saturdaj morning that
it was his opinion that the SIJ.OOU
Southern Express robbery occurred in
,/ers- . Git.'.
“Of court,r" said Hr. Barry, “the
• mon 1 may have been stolen in tran
sit, but I rather think that such is
not the case. The yeggs who pulled
off Ui job without a doubt are pro
fessionals and they evidently planned
thu trim.; sonic days ahead, waiting
for the sate to be shipped.
“The thieve, knew that the money
would not be missed until the safe
was opened by the parties to whom
it was consigned. They figured that
Savannah was a considerable dis
tance from New York and that they
would have plenty of time to mak
their get-away.
"Southern Express Company detec
tives are most efficient and know just
what agents handled the safe, there
fore by a process of elimination and
deduction they can readily place un
der suspicion the guilty man and if
the man or men have not made a
clean get-away I am more than con
fident that they will lie .apprehended
in a comparatively short time.
3 Killed, 1 Wounded,
In S. Alabama Feud
.YIUB1LE, Sept. 13.—In a shotgun
duel at Mason. Ala., near here, three
people were killed and another was
seriously wounded. The dead are:
Josiah L Hamby. James Hamby,
James P. Lindsey and the wounded
man is William Hamby.
There was bad feeling between the
liambys and Lindseys, and when they
met on Lindsey's field the shooting
followed. The two famllie" had been
neighbors tor years
Doctor, Engaged to
Two, Kills Himself
TERRE HAUTE, 1ND., Sept. 13.—
Dr. Van Cleve. who committed smi-
cide here in the house where he was
to have been married to Lillian Bros-
na. of Marshall, Ill., also was en- ;
gaged to marry Miss Steinbaugh. em- j
ployed in a publishing house in In- |
dianapolis.
She is said to have furnished *100 j
to aid in his medical education.
Black Frost Ruins
President's Garden
CORNISH. N. H.. Sept. 13.—There j
was consternation in the culinary cie- ,
partment of President Wilson’s sum
mer home when it was discovered !
black*- fiwt La4 ruiue<a Um irttok- gar
den at Hariakenden House.
Late corn and other vegetables in
this vicinitj were badly damaged.
The temperature went below freez
ing 1 _
Macon Man Given 24
Hours to Pay Alimony
MACON, Sept. 13.—D. W. Arnold, a
contractor, has been given 24 hours in
which to pay his wife $300 alimony.
He has already been adjudged in con
tempt.
Arnold claims he is without 1 ready
money and is unabfe to convert his
real estate into cash. At n hearing
yesterday Mrs. Arnold insisted that
he go to jail if he failed to pay.
Back Broken, Woman
Yet May Walk Again
ST. LOUIS, MO, Sept. 13.—After
lying nearly six weeks encased in a
plaster cast, Mrs. J. H. Gilbert, wife
of a dh’eeley manufacturer, left St.
Luke’s Hospital last week and re
turned home, hopeful that she ulti
mately will be cured of a broken
back.
The injury was received in a run
away about three months ago.
Eat 150 Chickens
Fried by Lightning'
PITTSBURG, PA.. Sept. 13. -When
lightning struck a barn owned by
James Gill, near Sharpsvilie, 150
chickens were shocked and fried to
death. The barn was destroyed.
The victim of the fire took his loss
philosophically and issued invitations
to his neighbors to attend a chicken
dinner.
Elk Find Pasture in
Uinta National Park
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. — Elk
have appeared in the Uinta National
Forest in Utah, according to a re
port received by the Forest Service
This is the fir?*: time in years that
elk have been seen in this forest, and
Federal officials are gratified at the
increase in the big game ns u ' re
sult of protective laws.
Anti-G. 0, P. White
House Caller Jailed
WASHlNGTt >N, Sei t. 13 Chai
\Y. Smith, of Terrace View. W. Va..
was arrested at the White House fol
lowing An attempt to gain an audi
ence with President Wilson to urge
the elimination of Republican
holders.
He was held subjec. .n exami
nation cf hi sanit*-.
Declares He Couldn’t Blaine Gen
tleman for Killing' Policeman to
Prevent Pure Girl’s Arrest,
In an interview Saturday Judge
Arthur G. Powell, late of the Court of
Appeals, came vigorously to the de
fense of Atlanta’s spooners and as
serted that in the recent instances
of police interference the officers of
the law had arrayed themselves on
the side of no sense against common
sense.
Judge Powell made an interesting
analysis of State rights and indi
vidual rights, weighed with judicial
care the merits and demerits of kiss
ing, and the attitude the police
should take in the enforcement of
laws governing morals. daUl * tnq
judge:
“I don't think' trie present situation
is so much a conflict between the
rights of the State and the rights of
the individual; the thing at which the
community stands shocked is the de
plorable lack of judgment displayed
by the police in the handling of a
particular case.
Must Use Common Sense.
“The State is supreme, of course;
without the supremacy of law and or
der individual liberty is worthless.
There is nothing in any true view of
individual liberty which would pre
vent the State from making hugging
and kissing a jail offense if it were
necessary to the best interests of so
ciety to do so. But even then those
enforcing the law should use some
common sense.
“The practical phases of the ques
tion are these: The girl with the
proper sense of pride and decency is
not going to let u man to whom she
\s not engaged kiss her either in pri
vate or in public. The woman who
is truly bad will hardly limit her ac
tivities to kissing. Between these two
extremes lies a middle class, the girls
who are not altogether bad but who
are a little fast: and from time im
memorial the boys have been chasing
this class of girls and hugging an I
kissing them in dark corners cr wher
ever else opportunity presented itself
“Now, suppose a policeman finds a
boy on a dark seat in the park or on
the secluded portion of the Capitol
grounds kissing a girl, what should
he do? Tf the couple is engaged-
well. they are within their legal anJ
moral rights and privileges, if thev
are not making their spooning too
ostentatious. Tf the couple is not en
gaged. either the girl is fast or she is
bad. If she is really bad, the police
do not need to arrest her merely for
hugging and kissing.
Docs Not Require Disgrace.
“If she is merely fast (and this is
the case most probably of all those
who have been supposed), to arrest
the couple and take them to j&il
would be an outrage, irrespective >f
what might or might not. be the law,
rule or regulations on the subject.
That is the way to make bad women
out of fast girls.
“In any of the supposed cases, if the
policeman would onb- let his presence
be known, the performance would im
mediately end. ’’he situation doesn’t
require that the girl should be dis
graced absolutely. If the girl has a
mother, the mother should be notified,
and I am old-fashioned enough to be
lieve that unless the girl is entirely
too old. a good, old-fashioned spank
ing with the back side of a hair brusn
properly administered by the mother
would bo a much more appropriate
corrective than arrest and jailing.
“This thing of arresting people for
trivial offenses which might be expe
diently handled otherwise is what dis
gusts us. The public should respect
md feel kindly to every police offi
cer, and yet so long as the spectacle
•-,f the police arresting for minor de
linquencies of conduct is constantly
before our eyes, wo can not ?e«l to-
• -qrd the police jue* we should
New Alabama Coal
Field Discovered
ANNISTON, Sept. 18.—W. J. Ed
mondson, u substantial citizen of this
county, was in Anniston Friday .
showing samples of stone coal which
he discovered in the northern part
of the county near Aderholds Mill.
This is the result of a 54-year search .
and is the first coal found in Ala- ]
bama this side of the Coosa River, j
The extent of the vein has not :
been determined. Black marble and ,
oil have been found in small de- j
posits near by.
PRINCE OF MONACO IN
U, S. TO HUNT BIO GAME
Pin up r Albert, of Monneo, hisyachi. the Hi rondel I < . and her
deep-sea sounder, which the Prince iev-nt 1
Wellesley Girls Can
Wear Hobbles Now
WELLESLEY. MASS., Sc-pt. 13.—
Wellesley College girls may return to
college this fall in tight skirts. Rignt
in front of the Wellesley station more
laborers are grading the Boston and
Albany Railroad tracks »o that the
distance between the car steps and
the ground will riot be three feet, is
heretofore, but only one foot.
Brakemen on the Boston and Al
bany will be deprived of their con
genial occupation of aiding beauty in
distress.
Investigation? ollows
Death by Live Wire
SAVANNAH, Sept. 13.—Following
the death of Daniel Baran, foreman
at the Savannah Brewery', who was
electrocuted when he went to turn on
a switch, the City Electrician to-day
started a rigid investigation of wir
ing in all manufacturing plants.
Baran had only a few minutes be
fore thrown the switch off and re
ceived no shock. When he returned
to put it on. 3,000 volts passed through
his body*.
U. S. Sure to Build
Tybee Military Road
SAVANNAH, Sept. 18.—That the
$800,000 military road from Savannah
tu Tybee would be provided for bj
Congress In December was assured by
Congressman Charles (J. Edwards,
who is in Savannah to-day.
Representative Edwards said that
every member of the Georgia delega
tion would support the appropriation
which is now before the Military
Committee.
Opera Star to Sing
For Minimum Wage
PATERSON, X. J.. Sept. 13.—Ma
dame Schumann-Heink is to sing at
political meeting next Tuesday nig •«
in the interest of Everett L. Colby,
who is seeking the Progressive nom
ination for Governor.
Madame Schumann-Heink in ten
dering ner services said she was
strongly in favor of a minimum wage
for both men and women, alio mu
nicipal recreation place?. ,
T
Trust Bravos T. R.;
Invades Oyster Bay
OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Sept. 13.—
At last a trust has invaded the home
town of Colonel Roosevelt. A big
oyster company, which controls' mo&»
of the beds along the Bound shores,
has secured control of the local bed?,
formerly regarded as the legitimate
property of 200 oysternsen and clem
diggers of Oyster Bay.
The validity of the company's hold
ings is to be tested in the court*.
Grand Jury Attacks
'Disgraceful' Dances
MEMPHIS, Sept. 13.—The retiring
Grand Jury for the May term rec
ommended that the Tennessee Legis
lature pass a law to “wipe out the
blot of shame of immoral dances.'
The report declared the bunny
hug, tango and turkey trot the most
degrading spectacles ever Indulged in
by decent people.
Body on Way Home on Lusitania.
Rests on King's Catapalque
at Impressive Service.
| LIVERPOOL, Sept. 18.—Funeral
j honors, impressive and of unprece
dented character, were paid to the
i memory of the iute William J. Gay-
| nor. Mayor of New York City, here,
j to-day, previous to the shipment of
i the body on tiie iiner Lusitania for
New York. The ship sailed just fter
jnoon.
In Town Hall, where the body of
i no man has lain since the edifice was
1 built in 1754, the services were held
l and every attending element conduced
j to the idea of brotherhood, to the
! elimination of race or creed differ-
yncef: - —~
| After the services the bod.v was es
corted to the Cunard pier by detach
ments of foot and mounted police. If
the dead man had been some high
officer of state in the British Gov
ernment, the evidences of grief could
scarcely have been greater. Flags
were a half mast and buildings hous
ing representatives of the United
States Government or United Slates
enterprises were draped with black.
Son Overcome by Grief
Rufus Gay nor, son of the den;
American, was so overcome with grief
that he broke down and could not
accompany his father’s body to the
Throughout the ingot the body had
rested upon the royal catafalque,
which was brought here from West
minster Abbey, in London. Picked
policemen from the Liverpo< . force
stood on watch. This was an espe
cial honor.
Upon the royal catafalque had rest
ed the body of King Edward VII, and
more lately that of Lord Wolsey,
Field* Marshal of the Kingdom. The
great oak’casket containing the body
of the dead, as though in keeping
with the simple character of the man
it contained. Dore the sole inscription
“WILLIAM J. GAYOR.
"Sept., 1913.“
The catafalque rested at the loot of
the grand stairway, and about it wer«
twined the Stars and Stripes and the
.standard of England.
Death Mask Is Made.
It had been found necessary, beford
the removal of the body, to re-em-
balm it. At the sam* time* a death
mask was taken.
The funeral services in Town Hall
were conducted by a local clergyman.
Among those attending were the Lord
Mayor, Horace L. Washington, United
States Consul at Liverpool, and the
staff of the Consulate. Mr. Wilson,
an attache of the American Consulate,
accompanied the body on board th ■
Lusitania.
Owner of Monte Carlo Arrives in His Deep Sea
Exploring Yacht.
NEW YORK, Sept. 18 — -Prince Al- :
bert, ruler of Monaco famed for it.-
Monte Carlo, arrived on his deep-sea
exploring yacht, Hirondelle, accom- !
panied by French scientists and ar- |
fists who have been assisting him in j
making a study of the Atlantic Ocean
and its life.
The Prince showed to vitriols the |
f wonders of hi> vessel as it lay at
I anchor in the Hudson at Ninety-sixth
| street. The ship is Titled up for in-
' vestigationa in oceanography. The
Princes office is a completely
equipped laboratory, and he himself
Is a -walking encyclopedia of facts
of the Atlantic Ocean.
“J suprose your city has greatly
changed since 1 was here 45 years
ago.” said the Prince. “But then
1 have met so inanj Americans ail
over the .voile'. that 1 know- T shall
not fee: xt all lost here. Naturaliy,
your women are far-famed. I think
they are charming.
While i am here I expect to \ieit
all your most important museums
and universities, and will leave soon
for Wyoming, where l have invest
ments. There I will do some hunt
ings. and after that will study con
ditions here."
Prince Albert luter boarded a
Broadway car. accompanied by his
secretary and a reporter, and handed
tiie conductor a ten-franc gold piece.
"We're not taking junk like that,”
growled the polite carman as be
passed it back. His Highness did not
understand the remark, and the re
porter, seeking to cover up any em-
barras merit that might follow, hand
ed the surly* individual the required
amount.
Child Killey by Pork:
Five More Are Dying
.MICHIGAN (TTY, IN'D., Sept. 13.—
Laura Green, three years old, i.-- dead
from trichinosis, caused by eating
uncooked pork.
Her father and four other children
are dvinw ♦’fom same disease.
After Deadlock Overnight Verdict
Is Returned Against the
Dual Slayer.
MILLEN, GA.. Sept. 13.—Guilty
with a recommendation fer mercy,
was the verdict returned this
morning against Mr*. Edna Per
kins Godbee on trial for the mur
der of her former husband’s young
bride, Mrs. Florence Godbee.
The slayer was immediately
sentenced to life imprisonment by
Judge Hammond, She #H©t Mrs
Florence Godbee August 18 in the
Mdlen postoffice at the same time
she killed her husband, Judge W
S Godbee. She was placed on
trial only for the murder of the
woman.
The jury reached its decision
this morning at 9:05. At 9:15 the
men filed into the room. Within
one minute after they had taken
their seats the verdict was an*
nounced and the woman sen
tenced.
Sarah Godbe. the daughter,
broke down. As Judge Hammond
pronounced sentence she wept co
piously. her sobs being audible
throughout the hushed courtroom.
MILLEN. Sept. 13.—All 1’erkinr
County awaited to-day with the mosi
intense interest the verdict of the
twelve men In the case of Mrs. Edna
Godbee, whose trial for the slaying
of her former husband’s young bride
ended last night. The jury continued
its balloting to-day, striving desper
ately to arrive at an agreement.
The length of time that the jury
was taking in coming to its decision
gave rise to the Hope that there would
be an acquittal. Friends of Mrs. God
bee. less optimistic, thought that the
delay would mean a compromise ver
dict of voluntary manslaughter, for
which the marimum penalty is twenty
years.
The verdict had been expected late
last night, but the jurors failed to
come to any agreement. At 10 o’clock-
judge II. ('. Hammond told the ex
pectant crowd that tilled every avail
able foot of spare in the courthouse
that the jury was hung and that thert
would be no verdict until later.
Big Crowd Gathers Early.
Disappointed, the hundreds of peo
ple left the courthouse and the
grounds and went to their homes.
This morning the interest and anxiet>
ere exactly as keen. Early in the
morning crowds began to congregate
on the street and near the court
house At the regular time for con
vening the little room was packed full
again.
Mrs. Godbee, seeming to feel little
of the weight of the accusation of
killing her divorced husband. Judge
Godbee, and his young wife, was
hopeful through all the time she was
awaiting the verdict She talked
cheerfully with friends who came to
her side to speak to her.
"I shall be acquitted,’’ she said con
fidently. "I shall be free before Sal
urdav night, and I shall be in church
Sunday. The. members of the jury
must see that I was justified in kill -
ing Judge Godbee. He had perse
cuted me and threatened me. I was
afraid when I saw him August 18
that he was going to carry out hi*
threat to shoot me.
Makes Self-Defense Plea.
"He - ailed me «i vile name and
started toward me. In m> terror anc
desperation 1 simply pulled the re
volver which ! carried for my pro
tection and shot at him until the
bullets were exhausted. 1 did no:
hoc i< hi? voting wife T did nr
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