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WASHINGTON. Sept. 15.—“The United States Army is
Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results
in first-class condition. It was never better trained, nor
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VOL. XII. NO. 37. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1913. 2 CENTS.
inviv auiv to nanaie an vnioiycncy.
This was the statement made by Secretary cf War Gar-
MAJORS DRAFT DIXIE STARS
rison on his return to-day from a tour of inspection of
practically every army post in the country. The Secretary
of War denied the report that he favored a one or two-
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R OF GIRL CALLED INSANE BY GERMANY
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years enlistment as opposed to the present system of four
years’ enlistment and three years’ resem.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AT BOSTON—
ST. LOUIS
BOSTON
000 000 102
130 001 01X
Weilman and Agnew: Collins and Carrigan. Umpires, O’Laughlin and Hll a e*
brand.
AT WASHINGTON—
CHICAGO
WASHINGTON
Russell and Schalf; Groom. Shaw. Lo
Evans and Egan.
AT PHILADELPHIA—
Priest Tells How He Slew Girl,
Dismembered Body and Threw
Pieces Into Hudson River.
NEW YORK. Sept. 15.—Han**
Scmidt, the priest formerly at
tached to St. Joseph’s Catholic
Church, in Harlem, who is held
in the Tombs following his con
fession that he had killed Anna
Aumuller, the victim in th e Hud
son River mystery, was de
clared insane by the courts in
Germany, according to a cable
gram received to-day from Mainz,
Germany.
NEW fORK. Sept. 15.—Hana
Rchmidt, nged 32, who officiated as
a priest at St. Joseph’s Catholic
Church, this city, is in Jail here to
day, the self-confessed slayer of
beautiful Anna Aumuller, aged 22,
whose torso was found in the Hudson
River, and whose murder was one
of the most shocking in the criminal
history of New York City/
While Schmidt sits calmly in his
ell, announcing in a matter of fact
way that he is ready to pay the pen
alty for his crime, the distinguished
members of the Catholic clergy here,
oiecing together Schmidt’s rather dis
connected story of his past, are mak
ing efforts to lift the hidden pages
of Schmidt's early history in an effort
ro prove that not only is the man in-
* sane, but that he was thrown into
jail in Europe as an imposter and
that he never was ordained as a
priest.
Through as clever a bit of detective
work as the police department here
has ever experienced, suspicion final
ly directed itself upon Schmidt. The
officers could hardly credit their con
clusions and were placed in a delicate
position as to how to approach the
priest. Finaly, howeverl, they went
to the rectory after midnight Sunday,
summoned the priest from his room
where he was preparing to retire and
got him down to the reception room.
Photo Breaks Him Down.
Hardly had the priest stepped into
the room when Inspector Faurot, wav
ing the picture of the murdered girl
before the priest’s eyes, demanded:
“Where is that girl?”
Schmidt gave one quick glace at
the picture, staggered and almost fell.
Then he said: ‘T killed her; I killed
her because I loved her. Then I
drank her blood.”
Schmidt was ordered to dress and
accompany the officers to the station,
lie wanted tc go alone to his room,
hut the detectives insisted upon ac-
* ompanying him. Sichmidt asked per
mission then to go to the bathroom,
hu- he was searched first and a razor
wu* found on his person.
“What were you going to do with
that—kill yourself?” Schmidt was
asked.
•yes,'* he answered calmly; ‘‘I made
UP ,nv mind to kill myself If I ever
was arrested. But I never thought I
would he.
Schmidt after being taken to the
police tation, made a confession that
covered about 40 pages. He said that
he met Anna Aumuller about two
years before, when he was connected
' with the St. Boniface Church where
Miss Aumuller was employed as a
servant girl.
• became infatuated with her, de
clared Schmidt, "and decided to rent
a flat for her."
Hr rented a tiny place at No. 68
Bro.idhurst avenue, paid a month s
rent 1, advance, bought a few dollars’
Continued on Page 2, Column 1.
CLEVELAND . .
PHILADELPHIA
Gregg, Steen and O'Neill; Bush, Plan
pires, Dineen and Connolly.
AT NEW YORK—
DETROIT
NEW YORK
Willett and McKee and Gibson; Fishei
Sheridan.
012 200 000 - 5 8 0
000 000 000 - 0 10 1
ve and Henry and Williams. Umpires.
000 600 000 - 6 9 2
004 020 20X - 8 7 2
k, Bender, Houck and Schang. Um-
012 020 002 - 7 9 2
100 202 000 - 5 6 2
and Sweeney. Umpires. Ferguson and
NATIONAL LEAGUE |
FIRST GAME.
AT PITTSBURG
BOSTON 001 200 003 - 6 12 1
PITTSBURG 002 200 010 - 5 10 2
Quinn and Whaling and Rariden; McQuillen, Hendrix and Simon. Umpires,
Byron »nd Rtgler.
SECONO GAME.
BOSTON 000 000 010 - 1 4 3
PITTSBURG 001 100 40X - 6 15 1
Rudolph and Rariden; Adams and Kelly. Umpires. Byron and Rigler.
AT CINCINNATI —
PHILADELPHIA 001 010 000 0 - 2 10 0
CINCINNATI 000 010 100 0 - 2 10 1
Called on account of darkness.
Rixey and Kllllfer; Rowan and Clark. Umpires. Eason and Brennan.
AT CHICAGO—
NEW YORK 200 000 000 001 1 - 4 13 0
CHICAGO 000 000 002 001 0 - 3 8 2
Tesreau and Meyers; Smith and Archer. Umpires, Klem and Orth.
Brooklyn-St. Louis game off; rain.
LATEST NEWS
W. T. Brewster, son of Colonel
P. H. Brewster,-a member of the
law firm of Dorsey, Brewster,
Howell &. Heyman, forfeited
$10.75 collateral when he failed to
appear before Judge Broyles
Monday afternoon to answer a
charge of assault brought by
Abraham Fleschner, a merchant
at 220 Marietta street. Fleschner
declared that Brewster had at
tacked him Saturday night after
a dispute between them over a
pair of unsatisfactory shoes pur
chased by Brewster's cook. The
merchant said he would swear
out a warrant for the lawyer's
son.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—The
House Banking and Currency
Committee adopted an amend
ment to the Glass currency bill
to-day prohibiting Federal re
serve banks from lending on per
sonal security and stock exchange
collateral.
GALESBURG, ILL., Sept. 15.—
Max Lillie, an aviator, was killed
here this afternoon while making
a flight at the Galesburg Fair
Grounds. He fell 100 feet. The
machine fell on him, crushing his
head and chest. He died within
ten minutes after the accident.
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. 15.—
The fight for the next encamp
ment of the G. A. R. opened brisk
ly this afternoon with Detroit,
Houston and Mobile actively in
the race.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—
Along with the announcement to
day Oy Speaker Clark that the
conference report on the tariff bill
will be ready for consideration
Friday came satisfactory assur
ances that Senator Hoke Smith’s
plan for regulating the cotton ex
change will be accepted by the
conferees, in lieu of the Clarke
amendment. It is understood that
the House conferees headed by
Leader Underwood, ar© commit
ted to the Smith scheme, and it is
confidently believed that the Sen
ate conferees will accept it.
SEA GIRT, N. J., Sept. 15.—A
world’s rifle record for bulls-eyes
on a 500-vard range with 16-inch
targets was established here this
afternoon by Captain W. H. Rich
ards, of Ohio. He hit the mark 23
times in a row without a miss.
WASHINGTON. Seot. 15.—The
Senate and House conferees on
the tariff oill to-day increased the
rate on wor' tops and yarns over
the Senate rate. The House rate
of tops was 15 per cent; the Sen
ate reduced this to 5 per cent.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 15.—For
eign Minister Gamboa announc
ed to-day that Dr. Urrutia, Min
ister of the Interior, had resigned
as well as Minister of Communi
cations De La Funte. This was
the second time in 72 hours that
Dr. Urrutia has been reported as
quitting the Cabinet.
NASHVILLE, TENN., Sept. 15.
Proprietors of gambling houses of
this city, recently indicted by the
Grand Jury, pleaded guilty in the
Criminal Court to-day and each
were fined $50 and given a three-
months workhouse sentence.
Judge Neil suspended the work
house sentence upon promises to
immediately close all places of
gambling.
The arraignment of J. Wylie
Smith, Atlanta adventurer and
one time fugitive from justice in
Mexico, on the charge of forgery,
brought by T. M. Hamilton, was
postponed by Justice of the Peace
Girardeau Monday on account of
illness of the defendant. Smith’s
physician appeared in court and
stated that his patient was in a
dangerous condition. The hear
ing will take place September 24.
Smith is out on bond.
J. T. Wells, Jr., said to be a
member of the Wells Sign Com
pany, 29 1-2 Marietta street, was
bound over, together with Thom
as Norris, 39 East Harris street,
by Judge Broyles Monday under
$5,000 bond eac \ on charges of
disorderly conduct. Wells and
Norris were arrested Saturday
night.
SAVANNAH. GA.. Sept. 15.—
Savannah women failed to carry
the election for a $200,000 bond is
sue to erect an auditorium to-day.
Enough anti-votes had been poll
ed at 3 o'clock to make a two-
thirds majority impossible. Those
back of the movement announce
they will begin a new campaign
and the next jhme are sure of its
success.
LOSE ONLY
RACING
RESULTS
Savannah, Augusta, Albany
Rome Players Drafted by
Major Leagues
and
CINCINNATI, Sept, 15.—Numerous
Southern baseball players were draft
ed to the majors at the draft meet
ing here to-day. The names of the
drafted players from the larger
leagues were i.ot given out, such as
the American Association, Interna
tional League, Pacific and Southern.
The White Sox got a Baltimore
man: the Cubs got one front Toledo
and one from Toronto. It looks as
if Niehoff, the third baseman for
whom eleven clubs, so it was said,
put in a draft claim, would go to
Cincinnati.
The small fry were allotted from A.
to E., as follows:
Cincinnati—Adams. Augusta. Ga.;
Barham, of Victoria; Brown. Seat
tle; Douglass, of Spokane; East, of
Rome. Ga.
Chicago Cubs—Nobody.
Chicago White Sox—Ashley, Lud-
ington, Mich.
Pirates—Baley, Huntington. W. Va.
Giants Duchenil, Pittsfield; Dyer,
Decatur.
Philadelphia Americans Baker.
Albany, Ga.; Cruthers, Raleigh, N.
C.; Boardman, Waterbury.
St. Louis Americans - Beeker,
Kalamazoo: Rlark, Huntington, W.
Va.; Cador t> Wilkesbarro; Clark,
Trenton; Clark, York. Pa.: Corcoran.
Rome. Ga.; Coles, Elmira.
Boston Americans---Coombes. Utica.
The next flock of drafts ran:
Cincinnati—Gipe. pitcher of Seat
tle: Marvin, Galveston; Holmes. Mor
ristown: Leary, Utica; Narveson,
pitcher, Victoria.
Chicago Nationals—Mollwitz, of
Green Bay.
Chicago Americans—Graham, Ap
pleton: Hulstein. Lowell; Magee,
Lowell; Pope, infield, New Haven;
Reisburg, Ogden: Shorten, Worces
ter, and Shoevlln. infielder, Chilli-
cothe, formerly with Pittsburg.
New York Amerieahs — Fitzsim
mons, Spokane.
Philadelphia Americans- Gervil,
Savannah: Pfeiffer. Wilkesbarre;
Rhoades, Houston; Tompson, Dur
ham; Wiley, Beaumont, formerly with
St. lx)uis Cardinals.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Score: r. h. E.
Providence 031 000 310—5 5 0
Newark 010 100 000—2 3 0
Bailey and Onslow: Barger. Bell and
Higgins. Umpires. Owens and Nallln.
Score: r. h. E.
Rochester 111 130 201—10 11 4
Toronto . 100 000 004— 5 14 2
Keefe and Jacklitech; Maxwell, Brown.
Graham and Brown. Umpires. Mullen
and Halligan.
FIRST GAME.
Score. R. h. E.
Buffalo . . 001 010 002—4 11 1
Montreal 000 000 100—1 5 2
Jameson and Lalonge; McGraney,
Mattern and Howley. Umpires. Hart
and Flnneran.
SECOND GAME
Score. R. H. E.
Buffalo 021 003 001—7 10 0
Montreal 000 002 000—2 5 1
Main and Lalonge; Matterns, Clarke.
Carlo and Murphy. Umpires, Hart and
Flnneran.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Score: R. H. E.
Columbus 000 001 OOO— 1 4 5
Minneapolis . 213 132 OOx—12 14 0
Davis, Turner and Smith: Olmstead
and Owens. Umpires. Chill and Handi-
boe.
Score: R. H. E.
Louisville 000 000 OOO—O 6 0
St. Paul 300 000 10x—4 6 1
Toney and Severoid; Reiger and
James. Umpires. Westervelt and Owens.
Score: R. H. E.
Indianapolis 000 002 000—2 4 1
Milwaukee 102 000 OOx—3 5 2
Works. Merz and Casey; Young. Wet-
zell and Hughes. Umpires. Murray and
Connolly.
Toiedo-Kaneas City, no game, rain.
Crackers’ Star Shortstop Drafted
by St. Louis Browns—Sought
by Twelve Clubs.
Rivington Bisland, the Trackers’
sensational shortstop, was drafted by
the St. Louis Americans Monday aft
ernoon at the draft meeting of the
major league clubs in Cincinnati.
Twelve big league club owners put in
drafts for the “best infielder in the
Southern League,” but the Browns
outlucked the others when the draw
ing was made.
The following telegram was re
ceived by the sporting editor of The
Georgian this afternoon:
Cincinnati, Ohio. Sept. 15, 1913.
W. S. Farnsworth, Sporting Edi
tor, Georgian. Atlanta, Ga.:
We lose Bisland. Twelve drafts
in for him. St. Louis Americans
get him. BILLY SMITH.
Welchonce Comes Back.
Manager Smith is attending the ses
sion in Cincinnati He had expected
that Bisland would be drafted, as he
knew that the Yankees, Browns. Naps,
White Sox, Cubs .and Cardinals had
scouts here In Atlanta during the last
six weeks of the Southern League
season looking over the young short
stop.
The loss of Bisland by draft means
that Harry Welchonce will be with
the Crackers next season. Only one
man can be drafted from a club.
It looks as though every member of
this year’s team will be back on the
job with the exception of Bisland and
Agler. Agler was bought by Jersey
City, but the New York Americans
are to get him in the spring.
Dent, Long. Conzelman. HollanJ,
Thompson and Love have "been cov
ered up.” There is a chance that
Conzelman will make good with Pitts
burg an*d that Dent may land a per
manent berth with Washington.
Bisland Real Star.
Still both are young, and Clark
Griffith likely will send both back for
another year of seasoning here.
Bisland was obtained by the Crack
ers from the Pirates late last spring.
He was an understudy of the great
Hans Wagner for two seasons, and,
of course, had no chance to display
his worth as long as the big Dutch
man was in the game.
He hit right around the .300 mark
all season for the Crackers and cov
ered more ground than any infielder
■ . Southern Longue.
Governor Ready for
McNaughtonHearing
Governor Slaton has completed his
investigation and consideration of the
McNaughton record, handed him by
the Prison Commission, and Is now
ready to hear arguments for and
against the pardon recommended.
If the attorneys Interested can
agree, the hearing will be had within
the present week, as the Governor is
anxious to dispose of the matter
finally.
Rich Man Is Victim
Of Woman Assassin
LEXINGTON, Sept. 13.— J. II.
Blrchfl^ld, aged 30, a prominent lum-r
berman, was fatally shot by an un
identified assassin, said to be a wom
an, concealed in a house on Quick
sand Creek. Hreathhitt County.
Birchfleld was brought to the hos
pital here.
I
AT HAVRE DE GRACE.
FIRST—Six furlongs: Ncllo 97 (J. Mc-
Taggart). 8-5, 3-6, 1-3. won; Little Ep
109 (Musgrave), 10. 4. 2, second; Votes
105 (Nlfklaus), 7, 3. 8-5. third Time.
1:14. Also ran: Top Rock. Bay Brook,
Home Crest, Satyr, Hanscreek. Discov
ery. O C Buster, Gracida. Horace E.,
Ralph Lloyd, Ann Tilly.
SECOND—Six furlongs: Blue Thistle
109 (Musgrave), 7-10, 1-2. out. won;
Tommie Thompson 109 < Burllngham ),
50, 15. 8. second; Captain Elliott 97
< Johnson), 20. 6. 3. third. Time. 1:13 2-5.
Also ran: Magazine. Nimbus, Star Gift,
Compliment. Oakland, Afterglow, Ag-
nler, Thrifty, Miss Moments.
THIRD- Mile and sixteenth: Donald
MacDonald 105 < .1 McTaggart), 11-10,
1- 4. out, won; Star Gaze 107 (Butwell),
12. 5-2, 3-5, second: Dr. Duenner 109
(Musgrave), 11-10. 1-4, out. third. Time.
147. Also ran: Blackford, Altamaha,
Honey Bee, Watkins.
FOURTH Mile and 70 yards: Flarnma
99 < .1 McTaggart), 9-2, 8-5. 7-10. won;
Hedge 110 (Musgrave), 3, 6-5. 1-2, sec
ond; Shackleton 110 (Butwell), 6-5. 7-10,
2- 5, third. Time. 1:46. Also ran Rey-
bourn. Guy Fisher. Lochlel, Bob R..
Spearhead.
FIFTH Five and one-half furlongs:
Brave Cunarder 107 (Deronde), 7. 3,
6-5, won; Old Ben 109 (Borel), 5, 2. 4-5,
second. Susan B. 104 (Neylon), 2. 4-5.
2-5. third. Time. 1:07 4-5 Also ran:
Lambs Tail, Ray O'Light. Polly H..
High Priest. Harvest Queen.
SIXTH Mile and 70 yards: Dartworth
100 «Deronde), 3-6, out. won; Reno 100.
(.Callahan >, 40, 10. 4, second Noble •
Grand 117 (Davies), 5, 8-6, 4-6, third. '
Time, 1 :4* 4dr. Also-ran: Bruin Belle,
Arc Lighter, Cat, Margerum and Ab
botsford.
AT LEXINGTON
FIRST Six furlongs: J. H. Barr 108
( Kirschbaum), 6.90, 4 60, 3 80. won;
James Dockery 109 (I)lschman), 8.60,
5.20, second; T'ncle Hart loO (McCabe).
3.90. third. Time, 1:16 1-6 Also ran:
Calasha, Fort Sumter. Cutle B. Coy,
Kelly, Silk Day, Otis True
SECOND Five and one-half furlongs:
Candy Box 106 (Andress), 10.40, 5.50,
3.90. won; Ada 106 (McDonald). 10.10,
12.80, second; Blrka 106 (Goose). 3.60.
third. Time, 1:09 3-5. Also ran: Mis-
play, Mike Cohen. Ave. Stella Graine.
Old Trump, Silver Tone, Father Riley
and Nantura.
THIRD Sixe furtongs: Maria c. lt)9
(Buxton), 9.70, 4 10. 3.10, won; Flyong
Tom 109 (Steele), 8.3u. 3.10, second;
Crlsco 112 (Turner). 4 00. third. Time,
1:14 2-5. Also ran; 1 Ht.eppa. I Spy,
Prince Eugene and World's Wonder.
FOURTH Five and one-half furlongs:
Edith W 105 (McCabe), 7.60, t oo, 2.70.
won; Lee Skolny 105 (Buxton), 3.70,
2.70, second; Any Time 112 (Kederls),
2.60, third Time, 1:07 1-5. Also ran:
Isabelle Valle and Bronze Wing
FIFTH Six furlongs: Mack B. Eu
banks 109 (Buxton). 3 60, 2 8o. 3.00. won;
Chanticleer 109 (Gross), 3 00. 3.20, se< -
ond 1 /* Billy Barnes 109 (Dishmon), 5:30,
third. Time. 1:15. Also ran: Star ftose,
Chanson, Terra Blanco, Bill Whaley,
Beulah S., (>rlental Pearl, Gold Color
and Little Baker.
SIXTH Mile and 70 yards: St. Avano
96 (Martin). 30.30. 7.50, 3 60, won; Kat
rine 99 (McDonald). 4 tD, 3 30, second;
< )reen 109 (Stee'e), 2.60, third Time,
1:46 2-5. Also ran: Hyzgy, Dicie, Jack-
son and Amity.
AT MONTREAL.
FIRST Five furlongs Czar Michael
100 (.Scharf), 2, 4-5, 2-5. won; The Spirit
97 (Smith), 10, 4. 2. second; Montreal
100 mould), 4. 8-5, 7-10, third. Time,
1:03 4-5. Also ran: Fathom, The Idol,
Haibard. Netmaker. Suwanee and Did
Jordan.
SECOND—Mile and 70 yards. Cliff
Streak 104 (Gould), 2-5, out, won; Strite
89 (Philips), 6. even. 1-3. second: Mary
Bud 90 (Skirvln), 6. even, 1-3. third.
Time, 1:50 2-5 Also ran: Songbird,
Stalker and Bush I^ark.
THIRD—Six furlongs: Springiness 111
(Adams). 8, 3-2, out. won; Joe Knight
114 ( Falrbrother i. 7-1<), out. second: Tod-
dl *.g 111 i Lunsberry >. 15, 3, 2-5. third
Time, 1:17. Also ran: York I Ad, Batwa
and Rustlcana. Sir Blaise scratched.
FOURTH—Six furlongs Sir Blaise 103
(Gould >. even. 11-120. out. won; Sher
wood 109 (Scharf), 12, 3, even, second;
Yorkville 110 (Obert), 13-5, 7-10, out,
third. Time, 1:16 4-5. Also ran: Cloak,
Cowl. El Oro and Back Bay
FIFTH MI’e and sixteenth. Tactics
114 (Fairbrother» even, 2-5. out, won;
Garneau 110 (Obert), s, 8-5, 3-5. second;
Napier 105 (Adams), 10, 3. even, third.
Time, 1:53. Also ran: Spellbound, Font.
Princess Thorpe.
SIXTH -Five and one-half furlongs
Stella Grane 104 (Scharff), 8. 3-2, 1-2,
won; Mama Johnson 109 (Williams).
13 5. 1-2. out, second; Brawney 104
(Obert). 7-10. out. third. Time, 1:11 2-5.
Also ran: Delirious. Southern Shore and
George Karine
SEVENTH Six furlongs: The Gar
dens 107 (McIntyre). 4, 6-5, 1-2. won;
Camel 110 (Skirvln), 8-5, 2-5. even,
second; Tom Holland 107 ('Scharff). 3.
even. 2. third Tume. 1:17 2-5. Also ran:
Lord Ladas CltVi Beachey, Pluvious,
Ma*tie L, Henepeck.
Race Entries on Page 9.
EXPRESS THEFT HUERTA HONORS
ARREST DUE BY
NIGHTFALL
Detectives Work on Theory That Retiring Minister Stronge Travels
Guilty Man Will Squander
$72,000 Booty.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Rain Monday and
Tuesday.
Detective Harry Scott, Atlanta
agent of the Pinkertons, said AI *n-
day that the hunt for the daring
robber who looted the Southern or the
Adams Express Company of $72,000
in transit from New York to Savan
nah and South Georgia banks had
narrowed down to two or three ex
press employee*, who were being kept
under special surveillance. He an
ticipated an arrest during the day.
The centering of suspicion on par
ticular employees has not caused the
detectives to relax their vigilance.
On the contrary, the closest sort of a
watch Is being kept on every em
ployee of both companies who by the
most remote possibility might have
been connected with the bold theft.
The instant one of these men
emerges into the “white light*’’ and
begins spending money freely he will
be arrested as the man who stole the
$72,000, according to Special Agent
Weaver, of the Southern Express,
who returned to Savannah Monday
from a trip to Florence.
“We expect to make an arrest anv
time now," said Weaver. “Every man
who could have possibly been con
nected with the robbery Is under sur
veillance. Every other man is elimi
nated. It rests with two or three.
“We are Just waiting for him to
show up, and then we will get him.
He can’t hold out much longer. There
is either a woman back of it or the
lure of the white lights. It is always
that way. lie will remain under cover
for a little while, but he will soon
show his hand. It Is human nature
for a man with that much money to
put some of it into circulation, par
ticularly with the kind of man who
would come by it in that way.”
At every point along the line to-day
special agents are either riding or
lounging around boarding houses and
little depot hotels where the messen
gers hang out. Sleepy-eyed agents as
they come in from their runs are
taken to the office of General Man
ager Hockaday and closely interr )-
gated. The search has not relin
quished one bit, although the princi
pal activity is at the New York end
of the line
The remote possibility, as the offi
cials term it, of any messenger having
secured the money, at first over
looked, is being thoroughly gone int:».
Could anyone have duplicate to
•'asten the wire into the little lean pel
lets, the combination to the safe in- ie
into the express car, a duplicate of
the key kept by the agent at the des
tination. and a duplicate of the key
that unlocks the second lid to the
trunk, this key being kept under the
first lid in a sealed envelope, the rob
bery might have been made in tran
sit. The officials regard this as high
ly improbable, but they are investi
gating such a possibility fully.
Copper Plant Given
3 Years to Harness
Crop-Killing Fumes
Governor Slaton Monday signed an
order extending the time in which
the Tennessee Copper Company, of
Ducktown, may remedy the. damag
ing status of its plant, as provided
In the Legislative act passed in Au
gust.
Under the provisions of this order
the company has three years in which
to adjust complaints made against it
by North Georgia farmers, and to
arrange for the future disposition
of its sulphurous fumes that they
will cause no dam;ige to surrounding
vegetation.
In the meantime. however, the
comi»any must deposit with the State
$16,500 annually for three years, to
take care of such damages aa may
accrue in the meantime.
i
in President’s Private Car,
Banked With Flowers.
Special Cable to The American.
VERA CRUZ, Sept. 15.—Francis
Stronge. retiring British Minister to
Mexico, arrived here to-day from
Mexico City en route to England. Mr.
Stronge traveled in President Huer
ta’s private car, which was attached
to a special train on the Inter-
Oceanic Railway. The retiring min
ister was accompanied by Mrs.
Stronge, Mrs. Stronge's sister, Miss
Frazer, and an attache of the Brit
ish legation.
The honors accorded Mr. Stronge
were in contrast to the lack of cour
tesies extended to Envoy John Lind,
personal representative of President
Wilson, when he left Mexico City
The private car in which the Stronge
party traveled was banked with
flowers presented by President Huer
ta and Cabinet members.
Senora Huerta, Foreign Minister
Gamboa and other prominent persons
saw the party off at the Capital.
Mr Stronge would not venture a
prediction on the outcome of the re
lations between the United States
and Mexico, but thought the situaUoa
was slowly but surely improving.
Washington, Again
Astir Over Mexico.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15—Impoi
tant developments in the Mexican sit
uation are expected this week. It is
because of this that President Wilson
did not wish to prolong his visit *■
Cornish, N. H., but to return to
Washington to-morrow.
Secretary of War Garrison to-da.v
sent an inquiry to Brigadier General
Bliss, commanding the Texas division
of the army, asking for a detailed
statement of the position of hi#
troops, accompanied by a warning to
watch the border closely. Secretary
of the Navy Daniels also was In com
munication with the Atlantic fleet.
No confirmation has been received
at the State Department of the re
ported capture by the rebels of 10(1
American refugees fleeing from Tor-
reon.
The rumor that Morris P. Root,
nephew of Senator Root, of New York,
had been shot by the rebels has not
been confirmed.
$100,000 Voted for
Americans in Mexico.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 16.—The
Senate to-day passed, without refer
ec -e to a committee, an emergency
bill appropriating $100,000 to pay the
expenses of transporting American^
from Mexico.
The House had passed the bill.
Third of Futrelle
Family Dies Since
Titanic Disaster
Dharles H. Copeland, well-known
newspaper man. the news of whoee
death in Scituate, Mass., reached At
lanta Monday, was the third in the
Futrelle family to die since the Ti
tanic disaster last April when Jacques
Futrelle, his brother-in-law, wae
drowned in midocean.
A telegram to W. H. H. Futrelle
the father-in-law of Mr. Copeland,
apprised Atlanta relatives of his
death. He died Sunday from appen
dicltis.
Mrs. W. H H. Futrelle, mother of
Jacques Futrelle, died July 28 from
grief over her son’s tragic end.
Mr. Copeland was 40 years old and
well known in Atlanta.. He was pro
prietor of the press gallery of the
Massachusetts Legislature several
years ago and held a franchise fov
tho publication of official news of
the State Assembly. He is survived
by a wife, who was Miss Alberta Fu •
trelle. of Atlanta and a daughter,
Dorothy,