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No Let-Up in Vice War Despite Board Action
TAKE CARE,
IS CHIEF’S
WARNING
TQ MEN
Orders ‘Spooning’ Squad to Serve
Copies of Charges When Pos
sible and Protect Innocent.
Chief of Police James L. Heavers
emphatically announced Friday that
there was to be no let-up in his de
partment's systematic war on vice.
The crusade will be pursued as un
relentingly and persistently as be
fore he Issued his warning of Thurs
day afternoon to the members of the
vice squad, he declared.
Because he cautioned the men to
be more careful In their arrests and
to be mor? sure that they possessed
adequate grounds for taking men and
women to the police station, an im
pression had been created that the
word had gone forth to be a little
easier on the violators of the city's
moral regulations.
"This Is the furtherest from the
truth,” Chief Beavers asserted. “There
Is to be no let-up and no cessation
of the department's activity. The
moral laws are going to be enforced
just as rigidly. If a person Is guilty
of a violation, he or she need not
hope for any milder treatment than
before.
Orders Men To Be Cereful.
"The instructions that I gave to
the vice squad men were the same
as I gave them at the outset of their
work. It was nothing new. Acting
on the Police Commission's sugges
tion. I simply repeated the instruc
tions and endeavored to impress them
on each man's mind. It never has
been the desire of the department to
make useless, frivolous or unjust ar
rests. I want to eliminate them to
the utmost degree.
'That I repeated and emphasized
the precautionary instructions does
not mean, however, that the war on
vice is to be any lees aggressive nor
even that Improper conduct of any
kind will be tolerated or condoned.
"Mistakes are likely to be made In
running down any line of misconduct
or community. Very often a police
man believes he has a murderer
when the man he arrests Is Innocent
This furnishes no reason for a let
up in following persons guilty of
murder. It Is most unfortunate If
any innocent persons have been ar
rested or humiliated by the police.
Warns Squad About Women.
"It is the most remote from my In
tention to do anyone an Injustice or
to bring an innocent woman's name
Into even a shade of disrepute. That
Is why I have cautioned the men to
,-xerclse the utmost caution In mak
ing arrests and to furnish copies of
charges wherever it is possible "
Chief Beavers Issued his instruc
tions to the vice squad when they
went on duty at 5 o’clock Thursday
afternoon. He advised them to take
great care In making arrests so that
they might not be guilty of making
a frivolous or unjust arrst. He urged
that they be particularly careful about
sending women and girls to head
quarters.
“Use good judgment In such cases."
he said. “If the female prisoners ap
pear respectable, give them copies of
the charges. Do this In every case
where you feel confident the prisoner
will appear In eourt. Be careful about
making arrests for Immoral conduct.
Be absolutely sure of your ground.
Try not to humiliate any girl or wom
an and do not go to extremes.”
T\ 1 The Georgian’s New 17" » PTY 1 ** It Is a Thrilling Tale K ¥ 1
Read L 1 he King of Diamonds Monday
The Atlanta Georgian.
Read for Profit—-GEORGIAN WANT ADS—-Use for Results
VOL. XII. NO. 41.
Fire Extinguished
By Women Shoppers 1
As Panic Threatens
Atlanta society women turned fire
fighters Friday afternoon when an al
cohol stove exploded and ignited cur
tains and carpets in the Randolph
hair-dressing parlors, No. 58 1-2
Whitehall street.
The women were thrown Into a
panic for a moment and made frantic
efforts to escape from the building,
but realizing that there was little
danger, they quickly rallied their
courage and soon were valiantly at
work extinguishing the flames.
So efficiently did they work that by i
the time the fire department arrived >
the blaze was reduced to a feeble .
smoulder and nothing was left for the :
men to do.
Mrs. J. F. Schirmer, who is In I
charge of the establishment, tore a |
blazing curtain from its fastenings
and stamped out the fire. She was
joined by her young women helpers
and then by her patron®, a number of
whom are prominent in Atlanta so
ciety circles. The damage will not
exceed SSO.
Daughter Shoots
Father Dead When
He Attacks Family
CLAYTON, GA., Sept. IB.—Manuel
Nichols, Jr., a farmer, living ten miles
from here, was shot and killed by his
15-year-old daughter Wednesday.
Tn a drunken frenzy, he had tried .
to slay his baby and had shouted that
he intended to murder the whole fam- ■
Hy
The Nichols homestead is in a lone- I
ly stretch of country hidden In the I
hills. Nichols came home late at |
night raving boisterously that he .
meant to "clean up” the household. ‘
As the mother and children crouched !
trembling in one corner the drunken
father battered in the door, seized his i
shotgun and fired
The charge struck his youngest
baby. Before Nichols could fire again
his young daughter grappled with him
and, turning the gun upon her father. :
pulled the trigger. He was killed ouL j
right.
It is believed that Nichols’ infan;
victim will die.
Barrett Points Out
Canal Possibilities
To Atlanta Leaders
John Barrett, director of the Pan-
American Congress, and Dr. Clarence |
J. Owens, managing director of the
Southern Commercial Congress. ar
rived in Atlanta from Washington
City on Friday afternoon. A
luncheon in their honor was ar
ranged by the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce at the Capital City Club.
Mr. Barrett made a short addres?.
In which he outlined the Importance
of the Panama Canal to Atlanta and
urged the merchants and business
men of this city to prepare to take
full advantage of the advantages it
will create. His remarks were hearti
ly applauded.
Mr. Barrett and Mr. Owens
traveling through the South boosting
the next meeting of the Commercial
Congress, which will be held in Mobile
in October. Among the Atlantans in
vited to the luncheon were Robert F.
Maddox, Colonel W. L. Peel and Meli
Wilkerson.
Bell Telephone Co.
Admits Dual Service
MONTGOMERY, Sept. 19.—1 n the
city’ commission probe of the service
of the Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany’ to-day* W. C. Bruce, district
commercial manager, admitted that
there was discrimination between the
company’s patrons.
He acknowledged that his company
kept a list of patrons upon which the
judgment of the operator should be
base das to whether leniency should
be given in payment of tobu and in
the connection of phones in case of a
dispute over unpaid bills.
FIRST VITAL;
POINT LOST
BY SULZER
Court Rules That Four Senatorial
Enemies of Accused Governor
I Shall Sit at Trial.
ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. 19.
Chester C. Platt, private secretary
to Governor Sulzer, this afternoon
formally recognized Acting Gov- •
ernor Glynn as chief executive.
ALBANY, N. Y . Sept 19.—8 y the
unanimous vote of the high court of
Impeachment to-day Governor Sulzer 1
lost the first fight made by j
his counsel when the court declined
to unseat Senators Wagner, Frawley,
Sonr.er and Ramsperger.
The action of the court followed a
speech by Chief Justice Cullen, in
which he ruled against the defend - i
ant’s counsel.
The decision followed a royal legal j
i battle, in which Judge D. Cady Her- i
rick led the Governor’s forlorn hop?
of unseating his senatorial enemies.
and Judge Alton B. Parker met the
attack on behalf of the board of man- '
i agers.
The court listened with marked at
' tention to every’ word of the contest, .
I and the fast action of the presiding (
i judge In ruling for immediate con- i
j sideration first and then for sustain- j
I ing the right of the Senators came
as an electric shock.
Immediately after the vote was
I taken on the question as to whether
; the challenges of the Senators should .
be entertained the clerk was directed '
j to read the articles of Impeachment, j
and Clerk McCabe proceeded with •
i this task.
D. Cady Herrick, chief of counsel
j for Governor William Sulzer, to-day
: in argument attacked the impeach- |
i ment court, composed of members of
the Senate and the judges of the
Court of Appeals
Judge Herrick’s Attack.
Judge Herrick said:
‘While this court Is convened for
the purpose of trying the Governor
of this State, the court itself, I say
! with aJI due respect, is upon trial. It
i is not sufficient that you should be
virtuous, but, like Caesar’s wife, you
• must be above suspicion in all your
j membership.
“There can be no question here but
that the Senators who participated in
the Investigation of the Frawley com
mittee have deliberately formed and
expressed an opinion upon the guilt
of the respondent, or upon each and
every article of Impeachment. I have
attached a copy of the report to the
challenge Interposed”
Judge Herrick read from several
decisions to sustain the legal princi
ple of the challenge.
While the preparations were being
made for the Senate’s work, the Al
bany County’ Penitentiary’ this
morning opened its doors to receive
James C. Garrison, a New York news
paper man, one of Governor Sulzer’s
most trusted lieutenants, who was ad
judged in contempt of the Assembly
at a session that lasted until 2:30
this morning.
Garrison's offense was in the fact
that he made a statement that Tarn
many had found it necessary to buy
enough votes to pass the Sulzer im
peachment articles, and then declined
to tell the judiciary committee rhe
names and facts connected with his
charge
Will Ask Habeas Writ.
The Governor’s friends prepared
parly’ to take Garrison from jail upon
a writ of habeas corpus, and a writ
was drawn while Garrison was re
ceiving every courtesy that a kindly
jailer might shower upon a distin
guished political prisoner
Valentine Taylor, counsel for the
Governor, said that the executive’s
lawyers will ask either Judge Ches
ter or Judge Rudd for a writ of ha
beas corpus to free Garrison
There was nothing unusual in the
rules for procedure of the court, and
they were adopted without a roll call.
Continued on Page 2, Column 7.
ATLANTA, GA.. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER. 20 1913.
IBURRRIDBE
CHARGES
'HOLD-UP’
Duval County Commissioner De
clares He Was Duped Into
$22,000 Land Deal.
JACKSONVILLE. Sept. 19. —Wil-
liam Burbridge, County Commission
er representing the Fourth District
| of DuVal County, anda uthor of the
’ resolution recently passed which pro
! vides for an Investigation of county
finances and contracts by State Au
i ditor Amos, exploded another bomb
! shell at a meeting of the board to
| day.
He made a speech declaring he had
been duped into voting for the pur
chase of a piece of property for $22,-
000 eighteen hours after it had been
i purchased by the vendor for $7,100.
! The property, containing 106 3-4 acres,
ostensibly was purchased as a site for i
I a poor farm and stockade.
Burbridge has succeeded in having I
I the deal held up, pending a further I
I investigation by real estate men. who
I will report as to the actual value of
the property, although $2,000 already
has been paid by the county as ear
: nest money.
Call, Sale a “Raw Deal.”
I Burbridge stated at the meeting
| that, in justice to himself, he desired
I to explain his part in the transac
j tlon. which he designated as a "raw
; deal.”
"When the land was first offered to
the county,” said he. ”1 thought the
i price, $22,000, was entirely reasona
ble, as land in the same locality is
! bringing high figures. In a talk with
; Ben Catlett, who sold the county the
: property, I was given to understand
| by him that he had owned It for some
time.
I "Learning that $2,000 had been de
i posited as earnest money, I thought
the transaction had been hurried, and
wanted it postponed for future action
I went to Attorneys Fleming A Flem
ing. who represented the board, and
asked If there were not some way in
which the deal could be held up.
Ready to Give Salary.
“I. for one. would be willing to give
up my salary as a Commissioner until
the $2,000 given as earnest money is
paid back to the county. I am op
posed to paying another cent for the
property, and I feel that the other
Commissioners and myself are per
sonally responsible for putting out the
money.
"T believe that if 1 did not explain
my position in the matter I would
certainly' be susi»ected of being part
and parcel of a crooked deal."
Atlanta Rector Gets
Call From Anniston
ANNISTON. Sept 19 —The Rev John
D. Wing, of Atlanta, has been called to
the pastorate of the Grace Episcopal
Church in Anniston, but he has not yet
accepted the offer. He will be in An
niston next week, however, and will
take part 1n the annual festival at the 1
Church of St Michael and All Angels
by invitation of his former colleague. the
Rev. Charles K. Weller
Grace Church numbers in Its mem- I
bershlp several of Anniston’s wealthi
est citizens and social leaders.
Fort Myers Voters
Elect Postmaster
FORT MYERS, Sept. 19. In a pri
mary election for postmaster. Wiley
at present assistant postmaster, j
was nominated over J. J. Bardin by a
vote of 190 to 26, and his name will
be certified by the County Democratic
Committee to Congressman Spark
man.
However, it is .laid the Congress
man is committed to the application
of Mrs. C. Summerlyn, wife of an old
friend, and probably will appoint her.
HIS FATE RESTS WITH GOV. SLATON
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Dr. W. .1. McNaughton, convicted as slayer of Fred Flanders, argument for whose par
don is being heard by the Governor.
VARDON m fifty
PLftyfiEfiEQCT.il
Arrangements Made to Have Fa
mous English Golfers Meet At
lanta Professionals.
Harry Vardon and Edward Ray. th?
two marvelous English golfers, ar?
going to play at the Athletic Club's
cours? at East Lake October 11.
Arrangements were made to-dsy
whereby these two golfers will show
the'.r wares here. It is the intent! >n (
of the local golf committee to staca I
Vardon and Ray < e one team agains:
Slewart Maiden, the East Lakt> pro- '
fessional, and some other topnotcher ,
Maiden's partner will probably be <
Scotty McKenzie, professional at th-
Capital city Club at Brookhaven.
It 1s almost a certainty that either
Vardon or Ray will win the United
States open golf tournament now be- ,
Ing played in Brookline. Mass.
Amateur Tied With
Vardon and Ray.
BROOKLINE. MASS.. Sept. 19— .
The third day of the national golf |
championship started this morning,
Harry Vardon, of England was a |
greater favorite than ever, with Ray {
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By The Georgian Co. 1 MORE
Guardsman Shot
On Mine War Duty
CALUMET, MICH.. Sept. 19. Pri
vate Randolph Harbey, of the Mich
igan National Guard, to-day was shot
and seriously wounded by someone
concealed in the woods near Isle Boyle
mine.
In Newton to-day four striking
miners attacked deputies who at
tempted to arrest one of them.
and Reid, also of England, close sec
onds.
Vardon’s steadiness is his greatest
asset. Ray is believed to have shot
his bolt yesterday in breaking the
course record. To-day’s scores were:
Edward Ray. England 76, total
225. Mike Brady. Boston. 78-Z35; A.
H Murray, Montreal, 81-235: Ro*bert
Ma< Donald C!n< Innatl, 84-243; Harry I
Vardon, England, 78-225; Walter Ha- |
gin. Rochester, 76-227. Elmer Hoving,
Arcola, N. J.. 75-231; John <’r«»ke,
<’hlcago, 83-238. J A Donaldson, Chi
cago, 85-240; .J M. Barnes, Tacoma,
78- J J. McDermott, Atlantic
City. 77-230; Herbert Barker. Bir- <
mingham, 85-244: McDonald Smith,
New York. 82-230; Patrick Doyle,
Boston, 73-231. Louis Tellier. France, <
79- erome D. Travers, amateur,
New York. 81 -237: Tom Anderson,
Jr.. Pittsburg, 85-242, Tom Vardon, <
Chicago, 78-242.
Francis Ouimet, Massachusetts
amateur cahmplon, caused great ex- <
citement by returning a 74, which <
ties him for first place with Vanion ;
and Ray. <
Other scores were:
Wilfred Reid. England. 85-232; W ■
<’ Fownes. Jr. amateur. Pittsburg,
78-232; Jack Hutchinson. Pittsburg, i
80- <
ALLEGED fORGER
PLEADS INSANITY
George S. Chanski Hearing Be
fore Lunacy Board Delayed.
Claim Is Opposed.
Fight for and against the writ of
lunacy sworn out by attorneys for
George S. Chanski. arrested on a war
rant from Albany charging forgery,
was begun Friday morning when
Chanski was arraigned before the lu
nacy board in the Ordinary’s Court.
The hearing was postponed until next
Friday on account of the absence of
Dr. Hollander, Chanski's physician,
who will testify as to his sanity.
That a sharp fight will be made on
the attempts to prove Chanski Insane
was indicated Friday by M Jor
dan, who is prosecuting the case A.
Becker, proprietor of the hotel in Al
bany where Chanski is said to have
operated, was present hi the hearing
to press his charges. He will return
next Friday for the hearing, it is un
derstood.
(’hanski, according to the charges,
presented telegrams on a pure food
company of Missouri, for which he se
cured funds on drafts. He was ar
rested in Atlanta on a warrant sworn
out in Albany.
(.’hanski’s wife, father and mother
were present in the Ordinary’s office
Friday when the case was called. At
torney John Moore Is representing
Chanski in the writ for lunacy.
FLORIDA
EXTRA
AFFIDAVITS
GIVE H
POISON
sioii
Three Persons Swear That Fred
Flanders’ Doctor Said Patient
Had Been Slain,
Threo startling affidavits were in
troduced by the State Friday morn-
Ing when the last fight against the
recommendation for a full pardon by
the Prison Commission for Dr W. J,
McNaughton, the Emanual County
physician sentenced to hang on Octo
ber 3 for the poisoning of Fred Flan
ders, was made before Governor Sla
ton.
The affidavits in each Instance
state.l that Dr. Green Bell, the physi
cian who attended Flanders during
his fatal sickness, and who died be
fore McNaughton's first trial, stated
that Flanders had been poisoned by
his wife and the physician. In one
affidavit Dr. Bell was quoted as say
ing when he returned from a visit
to the patient:
Say Doctor Warned Pair.
"They have poisoned him, just as f
have expected, but he will get well
now. I told them they had better
straighten him out or they would get
Into trouble. He will get well now
and they will be afraid to finish him. - ’
This extract was taken from the
affidavit of R. A. Flanders, a first
cousin of the dead man. Flanders
swore that he had talked to Dr. Bell
upon his return from Covena to
Swainsboro, where he administered
to the sick man.
In another affidavit George L. Price,
of Sharpespur. Ga-, swore that Dr.
Bell had expressed to him the belle?
that Flanders bad been poisoned:
"T would hate to take that man’s
medicine," Dr. Bell Is quoted by Price
as saying.
In the third affidavit D L. Smith,
of Swainsboro, quoted Dr. Bell as say
ing: "He Is sick—a mighty sick man.
He Is poisoned.’’
Say He Was Drug Victim.
These affidavits were introduced by
the State In rebuttal of the testimony
given by witnesses for McNaughton,
who declared at the trial that Dr. Bell,
before he died., had said that Flan
ders' death was from natural causes.
The defense introduced the affida.
vlts of A. J Stanaland. County Sur
veyor of Thomas County, and C. A.
Hancock, a clothier, of Thomasville,
which were presented before the
Prison Commission to show that Flan
ders had taken great quantities of
drugs while In Thomasville, and had
made the remark: "This is going to
kill me some day.”
Citizens Fight Pardon.
At 1 o’clock Governor Slaton an
nounced a recess until 3 o'clock, at
which time the arguments of the at
torneys will be®ln. For an hour be
fore recessing a delegation of Eman
uel County citizens opposing the
granting of a pardon to the con
demned physician addressed the Gov
ernor.
R. A. Handers, a first cousin of
Fred Flanders, with whose death Mc-
Naughton Is charged, stated that
members of the Flanders family were
suspicious of McNaughton’s attempt
to poison Fred Flanders and talked of
moving him from his home before his
death. They felt a delicacy, however,
in accusing Dr. McNaughton and
made no attempt to move him,
"though we felt sure he was being
poisoned.”
That he told Fred Flanders of his