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0, ’i£i' The Weather, j Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia — Rain : j Sunday; partly cloudy j L Monday. VOL. 1. NO. 35. EDITION FOR NORTH GEORGIA PRICE FIVE CENTS. TAXED, SAYS State Commissioner Pleads for Good Local Boards to Enforce New Equalization Laws—Indi vidual Burden To Be Lightened. Atlanta Has Increase of $19,000,- 000 in Assessments for 1913, Principally on Property of the Rich—Mrs. Grant Heads List. Judge John C. Hart, State Tax Commissioner, who has been tour ing the State explaining the purposes and operation of the new tax equali zation law, believes the administra tion of the same will be a complete success, and says that the only thing regaining to be done is the creation by the various County Commission ers of local tax equalization boards composed oft he right sort of men. Judge Hart makes the astonishing statement that not more than one- seventh of the taxable property of Georgia really is returned for taxa tion, and he expects the new law to bring hundreds of thousands of dol lars in hidden property to light. ■President Wilson Roots Hard, but He Proves a ‘Hoodoo’ Tide of Army-Navy Football Conteat Goes Against the Nation’s Chief Executive. NEW YORK, Nov. 29—President Wilson, the first President who ever was a football co^ch, witnessed nis first Army-Navy game to-day. The tide of battle was not with him. When he sat in a box on the Army side at the Polo Grounds, the middies showed a decided superiority to their rivals; when he went over to the Navy side, the boys from West Point swept far in the lead of the Annapolis eleven. With him at the game were hie daughter, Miss Eleanor; Colonel and Mrs. E. M. House; his cousin, John Wilson, and Dr. Carey Grayson, Sec retary of War Garrison was his guest in the Army box and the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels were with him across the gridiron. “I am not going to favor either one of you two gentlemen,” said the Pres ident when the Secretaries of War and the Navy met in midfield be tween the two halves of the game. President Wilson after the game proceeded directly to the home of Colonel House and attended “The Seven Keys to Baidpate” at the Ae- tor Theater In the evening. He left for Washington at 12:30 to-night, Leiter Will Try to ‘Break Bank’ Again Special Cable to The American. PARIS, Nov. 29.—Joseph Leiter, of Chicago, vows he will try to break the bank at Mon 3 Carlo, as he did fifteen years ago. Mr. Leiter and his .ovely wife, after a very brief stay here, went to Mar seilles early In the week, where they embarked on the yacht Niagara, char tered from Howard Gould for a trip around the world. Leiter declares he will have another whirl at the roulette table, that it is even more exciting and perhaps more profitable than speculating in wheat or boosting stocks. Every person in the party appears agreeably interest ed in his venture. 9 Hart D4esusae® the Law. Discussing the new law Saturday, Judge. Hart said: “The success or failure of the new law depends largely upon the class of men named by the county authorities on the various county boards. That matter is now of supreme importance, and I think it is working out right. “I have stressed this point wher ever I have spoken, and I judge from the class of men being appointed that the County Commissioners are im pressed with that truth. “The press of the State likewise realizes the necessity of having the best of men appointed to this office; and this feature happily has been em phasized by the newspapers as no other feature of the law. There should be men of the highest character on the local boards. “If the law is properly adminis tered. instead of its increasing the burden of taxation, it will lower it on the man who has been doing even approximately hfs duty. As is known, or at least should be known, by everyone, the State can not raise its rate, for since the year 1907 it has been levying the full Constitutional rate, to-wit, 5 mills. The State can levy no additional tax. and this rate has not raised sufficient revenue to pay the State’s current expenses. The deficit has grown until it has reached a million dollars and over. Sees Chance to Pay Debt. “I made the statement advisedly, after careful investigation, that not exceeding one-seventh of the prop erty value of the State is on the tax digest. If all of the property of the State were put on the digest, where it properly belongs, and placed there ai a fair valuation, the State of Georgia could pay her debt next year and the tax rate could be materially reduced. “Fair valuation of property, with a low rate of interest, is infinitely pref erable to a low valuation of property and a high tax rate. The new law is designed to place upon the tax di gest all of the property of the State, and then as among the taxpayers to equalize property values relatively, so that each man carries his exact bur den. This is the essence of justice.” Atlanta’s Rich Shoulder Increased Tax Burden. Atlanta's tax assessments for 1913. just completed, show increased wealth for the city’s biggest taxpayers. The increase of nearly $19,000,000 in the total assessments for the year is in a large part on the property of the rich. A list of the biggest taxpayers in cludes the names of a number of women. Mrs. W. D. Grant still is the leader, with an assessment of $696,000. Her daughter, Mrs. John M. Slaton, is second, paying the city 1 1-4 per cent taxes on $506,125. Other wealthy women taxpayers are Mrs. J. B. Whitehead, with an assess ment of $322,920; Mrs. Kate Cox, Continued on Page 2, Column 8. Art Museum in Peril From Sudden Blaze NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—The Met ropolitan Museum of Art, in which $150,000,000 worth of paintings and other art treasures are on exhibi tion, was menaced by fire to-day. Many of the rooms in the museum were filled with dense smoke and 700 persons were driven from the build ing. The fire, was caused by sponta neous combustion in the locker room of what is known as the copyist room. These lockers are used by art students engaged in copying exhib its and are filled with paints, oils and other combustibles. Kate Elkins Quits Capital for Country WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—The reigning belle of Washington socie ty, Mrs. William Hitt, formerly Miss Katherine Elkins, who once was re puted to be the fiancee of the royal Italian Duke d’Abruzzi, has deserted Washington at the gayest part of the season for her country place in Vir ginia, Welborne. A number of members of Washing ton society went to Welborne this evening for dinner. In the party were j Miss Katherine Britton and Richard Elkins, whom Dame umor says are about to announce their engagement. Doctors Warn Aged Not to Dance Tango CHICAGO, Nov. 29.—The tango, the Maxixe and newer and wilder forms of waltz—all are gravely denounced by The Journal of the American Med ical Association. “The problems created by these dances,” says The Journal, “differ ac cording to age. For the young the question of morality is paramount; for the old the possibility of heart or artery strain Is apparent. The physi cian will do well to caution the stiff- jointed, aged patient.” Asquith Screens His Auto, Fearing Attack Special Cable to The American. LONDON, Nov. 29.—Premier As quith, traveling by automobile from Leeds to London, had screens with wire gauze to keep off any militants who might try to repeat the attack on the Premier, made recently in Scotland. He was escorted by four automo biles in which were Scotland Yard men. Merciless Loan “Shark” Adver tised Prince's Trousers, Razor and Back Scratcher For Sale. $ 4,0 0 0 GIVEN CREDITOR Despite Publicity No Purchaser Is Present When Pantaloons Go On Block. Special Cable to The American. PARIS, Nov. 29.—The Duchess De Talleyrand, who was Anna Gould, to day ended her ?fight with a money lender for the possession of a pair of trousers, an ivory' back scratcher and 57 other personal articles belonging to her husband, Comte Helie De Talley rand-Perigord, Prince De Sagan. While the Duchess claims a victory, the matter was compromised, and the money lender secured $4,000. Since Anna Gould married De Tal leyrand after divorcing Count Boni De Castellane, she has paid out $500,- 000 to clear up his debts. However, a few of his creditors remain unpaid, and among these was the money lender. He has made frequent at tempts to collect the money, without success. Sale Flaunted on Wall*. During the past few' days the walls in the Etole quarter have been cov ered with numerous yellow placards, reading as follows: "Sale by Authority of Justice. Paris, Number 126 Avenue Malakoff, at the home of Comte Helie De Tal leyrand. Saturday, November 29. “A sale will be held at all hours of the day of objects seized from the Comte and not claimed by his wife. Anna Gould, of the following arti cles: “Mustache comb, two nail brushes, one pair kid gloves, size 8 1-2: two seals bearing the arms of the Comte, one ivory back scratcher, one fur toque, three fine linen night robes, one pair of trousers, one pair of black rbaces, two patent razors, one hand bag and numerous other articies." Despite the widespread publicity given the sale, not a prospective pur chaser attended, the bailiff being the only person to enter the house dur ing the day. This officer promptly seized the articles mentioned in the notice, and remained oh guard for several hours. In the meantime the bailiff's drab automobile stood outside the Talleyrand house and attracted the attention of all passers-by. “Shark” Runs Big Bluff. As a matter of fact, the French law does not permit of an auction sale at a private house, and had the Comte looked into the law he would have found the money lender to be merely playing a huge bluff. However, the bluff worked, and the settlement was completed this afternoon. The Duchess De Talleyrand, in con nection with the affair, said: “The Duke has not mentioned the affair, and I do not care to upset him by going into the details. I suppose, however, it is the work of some mon ey lender. As these persons have al ready received over $400,000 of the Duke’s Inheritance from his mother, I feel they have been amply paid.” Blease Says Wilson Panders to Negroes ANDERSON, S. C.. Nov. 29.—In a speech delivered by Governor Cole L. Blease at a political meeting in An derson to-day( he denounced Presi dent Wilson In the most positive terms, und said that if the President did not “stop pandering to the negro element by permitting negro bosses to dominate over white male and female employees in the departments at Washington” he would be defeated in the next acmpaign. Blease claimed that Wilson would not have been elected this time had it not been for the split in the Republr- can paity. Atlanta Boy Helps Write Princeton Play PRINCETON, N. J., Nov. 29.— Henry P. Elliott. Jr., of Atlanta, and Robert Strain, Jr., both of the class of 1914 of Princeton University, are the successful contestants as Joint authors of the annual Triangle (dra matic) Club play. The play is “The Pursuit of Priscilla,” and it will be presented during the Christmas holi days in the principal cities. Mr. Elliott for four years has taken the leading part in plays written by Princeton students. He is a gradu ate of the Boys’ High School of At lanta in the class of 1909. Cabman Speeds on After Running Down Woman Pedestrian Mr». J. M. Stanley Is Trampled by Horses, but Onlookers Get Driver’s Number. Mrs. J. M. Stanley, of No. 7 Tatt nall street, was run down and seri ously injured by a cab driven by Isaac Sheppard, No. 80 Butler street, early Saturday night, as she was about to board a street car near her home. The driver, whipping his horses, did not attempt to slow them as he neared the corner where Mrs. Stan ley stood. The woman was knocked down and trampled under the hoofs of the horses, and It Is believed one of the wheels of the cab passed over her body. The cabman drove off into the dark ness without slackening his speed. Bystanders Informed the policemen soon after that the cab was num bered 21. Sheppard was later ar rested. Mrs. Stanley was taken to her home. Her arm was broken, and she was suffering from what is believed to be an Internal injury. She Is the wife of J. M. Stanley, an advertis ing man. Saxon King Seeks His Second Bride Special Cable to The American. MUNICH, Nov. 29.«—Rumors are Current here that King Frederick Au gustus of Saxony, whose wife eloped in 1902 with Professor Giron, the French tutor of her children, then was divorced and later became the wife of Enrico Toselll, an Italian music teacher, is about to marry again. Gossip in court circles here is to the effect that the King wa .ts to make one of the six daughters of King Ludwig of Bavaria Queen of Saxony. He is said to favor Princess Hildegarde, who is 32 years old. Ne gotiations are believed to have been opened between the two royal houses. The Pope has twice refused to grant King Frederick permission to marry again. Executioner Too Old, Soldier to Hang Man NEW YORK. Nov. 29.—“Sandy;” McMiekle, the gray-haired execution- | er of Bermuda, has not hanged a man j in 37 years, but he has drawn the i modest salary tha; goes with the job. I Last week he was notified that he , would have to hang a negro recently j convicted of murder. “Sandy” asked j to be excused, because he was old > and woefully out of practice. The authorities decided to let “San- ! dy” off and engaged a British soldier, j a piper in prison for assaulting an i officer, to do the job. The soldier. said he was willing, provided he ob- ] tained freedom, 20 pounds sterling j and railroad transportation. This was granted. Held for Drowning Of 3 Companions MOBILE, Nov. 29.—Robert B. Chow, 29 years old, a ohe-legged newsboy from St. Louis, is under ar rest at the police station in connec tion with the drowning of William Bean, Thomas Patterson and Henry Roberts in Mobile River late this aft ernoon when a boat that the four occupied was turned over. Chow, it is charged, was drinking and refused to bail out the boat when it began leaking and rocked it so hard that it capsized. Charles Ol- sen 4 mate of the steamer Mount Ver non, tried to save the boys, hut Chow was the only one he could reach. Detectives Save Negro From Mob «* * A display of firearms by Detec tives Black and Bullard was all th»\t saved “Pink” Lyons, a negro, from being lynched by a mob of his race late Saturday night, after he had ah it and Slightly wounded an unidentified negro in a brawl at No. 62 1-2 De catur street. Lyons, after the shoot ing. rar; across the railroad tracks, with the detectives In pursuit. Black fired at the negro, and when he stopped Bullard arrested him. The mob tried to take him *'.om the offi cers as he was being taken to the police station. Flood of Oysters Swamps Factories MOBILE, Nov. 29.—Owing to a scarcity of shuckers and unskilled la borers at the local factories thou sands of barrels of oysters gathered at Mobile and Biloxi, Miss., have been dumped overboard In the local harbor in hopes of saving them. It is said that this scarcity makes It impossible for the factories to handle the supply of oysters that has been brought in during the past few weeks. THE DEADLY ‘FLYING SHOT GUN’ (Jeneral R. R. Evans is shown exhibiting the newest artil lery missile of modern warfare. Two hundred and fifty balls are discharged by it after it reaches the enemy as a solid shell. Schepps Offers To Save Becker’s Life Officer’s Mother Traps Intruder and Telephones Police Station for Aid. A man, apparently insane, who This terrible engine of destruction is fired by a time fuse at any desired distance. Caught by Woman in Sergt. Nealy's Home Witness Intimates He Can Show An other Man as Instigator of Rosenthal Murder. NEW York. Nov. 29.—Sam ftohepps, the State’s most Important witness in the Rosenthal murder trial, to-day offered to tell an entirely different story which he declares ■'‘may possibly save Becker.” Charles Becker, former police lieu tenant, and the four gunmen, all con victed of the murder of Herman Rosenthal, a gambler, are now In the deathhouse at Sing Sing awaiting execution. The argument of their appeal for a new trial will be heapd Monday by the Court of Appeals. What Schepps is willing to swear is not known, but it is believed he intends making some one other than Becker be the central figure in the murder and thus ameliorate the Beck er case. Schepps is now in France and the offer to aid Becker was made in cable dispatches to Mrs. Becker, the lat ter’s wife. Pinkham to Hawaii In Spite of Williams WASHINGTON, Nov. 29—After a fight extending over several days un der the leadership of John Sharp Williams of Mississippi, L. E. Pink- ham to-day wa» confirmed to be Governor of Hawaii by the narrow margin of 26 to 24 votes. The Mississippi Senator attacked Pinkham because he was a Republi can and the Republicans opposed him because they charged him with being a renegade. j ga ve his name as D. J. Haley, of Woodstock, was arrested by Police men Cochran and Evans late Satur day night, after he had forced an entrance into the home of Police Ser geant George Nealy, No. 187 East Fair street. Haley says he was not irylng to rob the house. No weapons were found on him. Haley tried first to onen n window and then tried the front door. Mrs. Octavla Nealy, Sergeant Nealy's mother, opened the door to see who was there, and Haley pushed past her and entered the hallway. She threatened to shoot, and Haley backed up against the wall and said he guessed he’d stay.” Tyler Ea#on, who rooms at the Nealy home, heard the noise and came downstairs with a revolver, covering Haley while Mrs. Nealy telephoned for the police. Suffragettes Plan To Storm Wilson WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—The del egates to the Nations! Woman Suf frage Association convention here are planning to march up to the White House next week en masse and demand that President Wilson put himself on record with regard to the suffrage question. The suffragists rallied in Washing ton to-day in anticipation of an opening mass meeting scheduled for to-morrow afternoon. A delegation of 100 women, led by Miss Jane Ad- dams. has augmented the force now in Washington to about 700 dele gates. The business sessions of the convention will begin on Monday. President's Teacher Kin Forced to Rest NEW YORK, Nov. 29.—Stockton Axson, brother-in-law of President Wilson, has been compelled to give up the lectures he was delivering at Princeton owing to fear that he will suffer a recurrence of the nervous collapse he had three years ago. A complete rest has been ordered so that he will be able to take up his duties at Rice Institute, Houston, Texas, in February First Boy Baby in Years in This Town CONCRETE, COL., Nov. 29.—This town is paying homage to the first baby boy born here in four years. Citizens had concluded that there was some weird agency which had decreed that all the children here should be girls, but the spell was broken when the stork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sar- cino to-day. They had been here only five months. j HUERTA READY TO YIELD; REBELS SWEEP MEXICO; U. S. MOBILIZING ARMY Offer of Settlement With United States Is Expected From the Mexican Dictator Within the Next Twenty-four Hours. Federals Concentrate Near the Capital as the Revolutionists Continue to Win Important Points—U. S. Masses Troops. Special Cabl* to The American. MEXICO CITY, Nov. 29.—A con ference to-day between the Japanese Minister to Mexico and Charge d’Af- faires O’Shaughnessy and the send ing of Foreign Minister Moheno to Vera Crut, presumably to reopen ne gotiations with Envoy Lind, led to a report that the Huerta Administra tion had been compelled to backdown and that a settlement with the United States might be looked for within 48 hours. In regard to Moheno’s trip to Vera Cruz, it also was reported he had broken with HuertA and had decided to leave the Cabinet, and that he might be arranging to sail for Hava na or some other foreign port. The inroads of the rebels In the North and West are said to be re sponsible for the concentration of Federal forces near the capital. The fall of Mazatlan, which the Govern ment denied to-day, will give the reb els command of the greater portion of the West Coast. The situation at Tampico is be coming more critical General Zara goza, the Federal commandant at that port, fears an Immediate attack a* the rebels are reported to be mass ing near Concepcloh, on the National Railway northwest of Tampico, where the railway line has been cut. A large force of rebels Is reported advancing on Tampico along the Central Rail road from the West, under Generals Carranza and Aguilar. Rebel* Fear U. S. W®r*hip*. Fear of the American battleships is believed to be the reason for the hesitation of the rebels In attacking the city. Notice has been served by Admiral Fletcher that marines will be landed, if necessary, to protect the persons and property of foreigners. This might be the beginning of In tervention. which is as much dreaded by the rebels as by the Federals. Reliable private advices report hard fighting all day yesterday and this morning between 600 Carranzls- tas under General Cabberallos and 600 Federals under Colonel Castillo west of Concepcion. The Federals were said to have lost 100 killed arid many wounded after eight hours of fighting. The rebel losses were not so severe, as they are well intrenched and have machine guns. All efforts to dank them failed Castillo has asked for reinforcements and ammu nition from Tampico, but the com mandant there Is unable to spare either because of the threatened rebel attack. Reports from gouthem Coahuiln say Saltillo practically Is surrounded by rebels, all communication be tween being cut off. The garrison is expecting an attack at any moment and has no hope of obtaining rein- Developments of Day in Mexico IfUERTA is reported as *1 ready to agree to United States demands within forty-eight hours. Hard fighting continues at various points between Huer ta 's troops and large forces of ; rebels. Fear of American battle ships prevents Constitutional ists from attacking Tampico. The United States starts to mobilize 3,500 soldiers at El Paso simultaneously with the concentration of warships at Vera Cruz and Tampico. I / - Monterey papers state that the United States is too busy putting down a “negro re bellion’’ to do anything with Mexico. General Villa, rebel con- i queror of Juarez, is moving on Chihuahua City with 3,500 men. forcements, although hopelessly out numbered. A strong and persistent rumor is in circulation that General Rubion Navarret©, whose dilatory tactic* enabled the rebels to capture Ciudad Victoria, has been taken prisoner and his command practically annihilated. Rebel* Threaten Guedalajare. It is believed the next objective point of the rebels from the west will be Guadalajara, which will bring the enemy’s forces uncomfortably close to the gates of the capital. Should Villa rapture Chihuahua it Is under stood that the rebels plan a junction of the forces in Sinaloa. Sonora, Chi huahua and Coahuila in the State of Jaliaco. Military experts believe Huerta soon will begin to draw in his forces from outlying posts and concentrate them around the capital, where he may be enabled to force the rebels into a general battle where his su perior military ability might be used to advantage in combating the un scientific leadership of Villa, Carran za and their lieutenants. The rebels have circulated notice that they propose to blow up any troop train which attempts to move north from Venegas and massacre everyone on board, regardless of age or sex. as they did a few days ago. Noria, In Sinaloa, has been cap tured and looted, two American- owned sugar mills being destroyed. Thirty-three of the defenders of the town, including several women and children, were killed. The rebels lost SiX. Tolocala. in Morelos, has been de stroyed by Zapatistas in revenge for the assistance by the people of the town to the Federal garrison. Twen ty-three men and seven women were lined ud and shot and their bodies burned by the bandits. Rebel Army Moves South On Chihuahua, Then Capital EL PASO, TEXAS, Nov. 29.—The rebel army’s movement against Chi huahua City has begun in earnest. Since 3 o’clock this morning—two weeks to the hour since the beginning of the fight that gave Juarez to Gen eral Pancho Villa's Constitutionalists —entraining of cavalry for the move ment south has been constantly in progress, superintended by the rebel leader himself. Shortly before dawn this morning a troop train carrying 800 men, under General Maclovio Herrera, steamed southward over the Mexican Central. A second military train bearing four teen machine guns and more cavalry departed at 10:30 o’clock, and was followed two hour* later by a third trainload of cavalry. A fourth train left this afternoon, completing the troop movement. The advance guard of Villa’s army left Frliay night. It was composed of 500 cavalry, half of whoni wept f, f overland, the rest by train. This col umn wdll precede the main army, its mission being to repair the railway wherever it may be found destroyed and to see that telegraphic commu nication is not interrupted. Three thousand cavalry, fourteen machine guns and a food supply w^ere sent south from Juarez to-day, making a total of 3,500 rebels en route to at tack the Federals. Explanation of why Villa is so pop ular was given to-day by the gen eral himself, not tn words, but in ac tions. While the work of entraining went on the rebel chief was “on the job.” Up and down the long plat form from w'hich the cavalry horses were being loaded into box can* he walked, giving a command here and helping to unsaddle a horse theee. Democratc to the extreme, Villa pat ted his horsemen on the back, helped them coax unwilling animals in*-* the care, saw that theur were wei\ ++