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OVER 100,000 THE SUNDAY AMERICAN'S NET PAID CIRCULATION The National Southern Sunday Newspaper The Atlanta Georgian |riiVfir* r Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS-Use for Results J[ 1 i 1 f1 I VOL. XII. XO. 104. ATLANTA, GA., MONDA Y, DECEMBER 1, 1913. 2 CENTS. PAT NO COUNCIL ORDERS CITY ELECTRICIAN PROBE Revocation of Licenses Without Cause, Declares Attorney, Urging Inquiry. Sensational disclosures were prom ised when Council at its meeting Mon day afternoon ordered a probe of the administration of City Electrician R. <\ Turner, following the charges of persecution made by the Cotton States Electric Company. Attorney Aldlne Chambers, for the company, appeared before Council to ireean Investigation of the City Elec trician. The charge against Turner included citations of his revocation of licensee held by the company. This action was declared to have been taken without cause. Council Order# Probe. Coetofl ordered an investigation of Turner by the City Board of Electrical Control tn joint session with the Council cortimittee on electric lights. A committee of Whitehall street merchants appeared at the meeting to protest against that phase of the pro posed traffic ordinance which forbids the parking of automobiles in the downtown district. It was asserted that such action would retard shop ping by Atlanta women. The ordi nance was referred to the ordinance committee. What was considered a victory for Mayor Woodward was had in the ac tion of Council in referring the reso lution providing for the empolyment of expert electricians to inspect the new fire alarm system to a special committee for consideration. The Mayor’s war on the fire alarm system has been conspicuous. His opponents were considered well aligned against him for the battle to squash the reso- 11: ion at Monday's meeting. Mayor’s Veto Overridden. However, the Mayor’s veto of the ordinance to close the thoroughfare at the corner of Broad and Alabama streets was overridden. Much interest centered in the ses sion. Since Mayor Wodward Is so soon to appoint Council committees, the action of the members was re garded as a soft of test of political support of the chief executive. Atlanta Egg Prices Being Investigated On Order From U. S. Acting under orders from the At torney General, L. E. Baley, local h^ad of the Department of Justice, * s ma king an investigation into the Price of eggs In Atlanta. He will in- ' es tigato cold storage holdings. This * the outcome of the protest. Wash ington complaining that a corner on eggs was holding the price up. Haley is making his investigation co-operation with others being made all over th_ country. Pencils Blamed for Diphtheria Epidemic Sl/FFIEXn, CONN., Deo. 1.—Lead Pencils, distributed and collected each ay * n a school here, are blamed for P ' n ^Idemic of diphtheria among the Pupilg. Daylight Bandit Robs R-R. Agent in Chicago ^ lI < AGO. Dec. 1.—A lone bandit. a ' lng daylight and the chance of en- ^n’erlng a dozen railroad men. to- g . y en, ered the station of the Lake « ,n Houth Chicago, tied and gagged &*cnt and escaped with $700. Widow Scores First as Legal Bat tle, Long Delayed by Frank Case, Is Renewed. An attack on the test made by Dr. H. F. Harris, State Chemist, upon the body of Joshua B. Crawford was made by Dr. J. M. McCandless, an analytical chemist, in a statement of interroga tories submitted in the hearing of the famous Crawford will controversy, Monday morning when the cast was resumed before Auditor James L. An derson, aftef a long delay on account of the Frank trial. Dr. McCandless charged that the test was incomplete because a color test instead of a quantitative analysis w'as made. Following immediately after the testimony of County Physician Dr. J. W. Hurt that he had given Jathua B. Crawford morphine during his last illness and denying that there were any symptoms of opium poisoning, the testimony of Dr. McCandless was regarded as strengthening materially the defense which is being built up by the attorneys of Mrs. Mary Belle Crawford, who is accused of causing the death of her husband. Dr. McCandless said that the brown color revealed in the test made by Dr. Harris after the body of Craw ford had rested in the grave for four years, might have resulted from pois ons developing out of decomposition of the body. Not Unusual Amount. Even if the color was caused by the presence of meconic acid, a product of opium, the amount stated to have been found by Dr. Harris—one- fiftieth of a grain—was in accordance with the amount contained in the cough syrup and hypodermic adminis tered under the direction of Dr. Hurt to the wealthy farmer, according to Dr. McCandless. The only reliable test was the quantitative one, the inter rogatories declared. Joshua B. Crawford left an estate valued at more than $250,000. About a year before his death he married Mrs. Belle Savage, of St. Augustine, Fla., and formerly of Pittsburg, Pa. His will favored his widow with prac tically all of his estate. A host of relatives have combated the will ,and have attempted to show his death was caused by the administering of opium by Mrs. Crawford. This litigation is on the civil part of the case. The criminal charge is pending before the present Fulton County Grand Jury. Attorneys Reuben Arnold and Bur ton Smith are representing Mrs. Crawford in the will hearing, while Colonel J. S. James and Albert Kem per are counsel for the heirs. The hearing is being conducted in the office of William C. Massey, commis sioner of the Fulton Superior Court, on the fourth floor of the old Cham ber of Commerce Building. There were less than half a dozen persons outside of the attorneys present at the hearing Monday morning. Short ly before 1 o’clock a recess was taken until Thursday morning. Mr. Ar nold announced that the defense would close, reserving the right to place a number of doctors on the stand later. But two witnesses were placed on the stand Monday morning. These were Dr. Hurt, County Physician, and Miss Emily ToWnsenn, a trained nurse, both of whom attended Mr. Crawford in his last illness and who Continued on Page 2. Column 5. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—Mr#. Jo seph P. Tumulty, wife of the private secretary to the President, uhderwent an operation for appendicitis to-day. NEW YORK, Dec. 1.—The hearing on the habeas corpus write obtained for ex-President Jose Santos Ze- laya, of Nicaragua, who was arrested here on an extradition warrant charging murder, was adjourned to day until Friday by Federal Judge Holt. Edwin Johnson, counsel for Ze laya, intimated that he expected an order from Washington for Zelaya’s release. BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, Dec. 1.— Many Americans are in peril in the battleswept city of Victoria, capital of Tamaulipas, and they have ap pealed to the State Department for help. An automobile relief has been organized by Consul Johnson on the order of Secretary Bryan, which left here to-day in an effort to reach Vic toria and bring out the United States citizens. PASADENA, CAL., Dec. 1.—Ernest Dekoven Leffingwell is believed to j have perished in the Arctic regions. ; He was last heard from August 25. His mother, who lives here, has re- ! ceived no answer to scores of tele- I grams sent to cities where her son might have reached by this time. Lef- fingwell’s plans included his return to Poin tBarrow, Alaska, before Novem ber 1. Leffiingwell graduated from the University of Chicago in 1901. He was in the North making geological surveys. CADILLAC, MICH., Dec. 1.—Chris topher J. McHugh, 52, to-day was sentenced to from seven to twenty years in Jackson State Prison by his lifelong friend, Judge Lamb, for the theft of $46,500 from the Cadillac State Bank. McHugh was cashier of the bank fer 30 vears, and his thefts covered a period of half that time. He collapsed when sentence had been pronounced. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1.—Among 55 true bills returned by the Federal Grand Jury to-day were* those against ! Harry Jones, secretary-treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers and George E. Davis. The latter con fessed numerous jobs of dynamiting in the East and implicated Jones. "WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The Court of Claims to-day dismussed the suit of Frank G. Farnham against the Government for alleged infringement of his patnets covering stamp books made and sold by the Postoffice De partment. TOKIO, Dec. 1.—The Japanese Cab inet has decided to postpone increas ing the war strength of the Empire because of the national poverty. It was learned to-day that the chief fea tures of the 1914 budget have been de cided upon. The War Minister con sented to relinquish. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 1.—Mrs. Dora Ful- ler-Doxey- Whitney, lying on a stretcher in Judge Wideman’s Court at Clayton Monday pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy when her case was called there for the thirteenth time. A few minutes afterward she was sen tenced to serve three months in the St. Louis County Jail and fined $100 and costs. TETUAN, MOROCCO, Deft. 1*— During an aeroplane reconnaissance here to-day by Prince Alfonso, a cousin of the King of Spain, the Prince was fired on. Accompanied by Colonel Viven, he flew from Tetu«n to Arzita over a route infected by Moors. The aviators hovered for a time over the enemy’s position, their aeroplane, meanwhile, beintj a target for sharpshooters. They replied by dropping bombs into the Moors’ en campment. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The claim of Thomas M. Koerner, of LaGrange, Ga., to ownership of the site of the LaGrange Mills, was denied by the Supreme Court to-day. SHELBYVILLE, IND., Dec. 1.—The jury which will hear the evidence in the trial of Dr. William B. Craig, charged with first degree murder in connection with the mysterious death of Dr. Helene Knabe at Indianapolis, was complete and sworn in at noon to-day. The jury contains eleven farmers and one railroader. BEATING E. E. West Arrested on Mother- in-Law's Accusation—$200 Bond Fixed. Put Anti-Trust Law Violators in Jail, Is Henry's Plea in Bill WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—Impris onment for personal guilt in violating the Sherman anti-trust law, and the adoption of some drastic amendments to the measure, were urged to-day in a bill introduced in the House by Congressman Henry, of Texas. Henry's bill declares illegal every contract, combination of agreement between two or more persons, be tween firms, corporations, officers of corporations intended to restrain trade, to Juggle the prices of com modities and to prevent competition either ill manufacture, transportation or sale. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Local rains Monday; probably fair Tuesday. Two New Members in Georgia Sphinx Club ATHENS, Dec. 1.—Two new mem- | bers of the "Sphinx" have been ini- j tinted by that club of the University | of Georgia. They are A. B. Bernd, f of Macon, and Rucker Ginn, of | Royston. This is the greatest honor I that a student of the university can j attain, and the records of these two seniors have been brilliant. Ginn is captain of the 1914 baseball team. __ City Gets Right to Tax Alien Bank Stock WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The Su preme Court of the United States to day decided that the city of New York has the right to tax hank stock owned by banks of other States. The question was brought before the court by the Amoskeag Savings Bank, of Manchester, N. H. : With Eggs at $1 Doz,, Brazilians ‘Eat One' CINCINNATI, Dec. 1.—“We don't ' eat eggs in Brazil; we eat AN egg," I said Captain J. F". Ellison, head of the ' Amazon River Steam Navigation Company. "Eggs, in Brazil cost one dollar a dozeiV' be concluded. Col. Andrews Sails On Liner With White House Newlyweds An interesting feature of the sail ing Sunday of Colonel and Mrs. Wal ter P. Andrews from New York for Europe, where Colonel Andrews goes as a special envoy of President Wood- row Wilson to encourage displays by Mediterranean countries at the Pan ama-Pacific Exposition, was the presence of Mr. *and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre on the same boat, the George Washington, of the Hamburg-Amer ican line. The daughter and son-in- law of the President were on their honeymoon trip. Colonel Andrews and his commis sion will be entertained by the Con suls and Ambassadors at the various Mediterranean countries and intro duced to the leading foreign offi cials. Trust Can't Set Book Prices, Court Rules WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The fight of the so-called Book Trust to main tain arbitrary sale prices on copy righted books culminated to-day in a decision in the Supreme Court, in which the court held against the trust. The main question at issue was as to whether the trust should have a "copyright” monopoly in the »ale of such books. Kentucky Maximum Freight Rate Valid WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The maximum freight rate law of Ken tucky, creating a State Railroad Com mission, and written by Commission er McChord, of the Interstate Com merce Commission, formerly a Ken tucky official, was approved to-day by the Supreme Court. High Court Upholds Child Workers’ Law WASHINGTON. Dec, 1.—A child labor law of Illinois, which prohibits the employment of boys under 16 years of age at dangerous occupa tions, was declared valid in a decision of the Supreme Court to-day. Charged With Assault with lfitent to murder. Captain Ernest E. West, U. S. N., well known in club circles in Atlanta, is in a cell at the police irtn- tion as the result of a difficulty in which he is alleged to have severely beaten his mother-ln-laW, Mrs. John H. Jones, at her home, No. 485 CfoUri- land street, Monday afternoon. His bond has been fixed at $200. A warrant was taken out by tfie father-in-law of the naval officer shortly after his arrest on a disorderly conduct charge. Mr. Jones at the time declared that every effort would be made to punish aptaln West to the fullest extent of the law. This latest difficulty is said to be the outgrowth of a long series of al tercations which hfltfe followed since Mrs. West’s suit for divorce from the naval officer in which she charged ! him with habitual intoxication. West was declared to have been intoxicated when he visited the Jofies hofhe Monday where he de manded* to See his 8-year-old eon, Ernest Reid West. The boy had been given into the custody of his mothei pending the divorce proceedings. According to Mrs. Jones, with whom Mrs. West is making her home, when West asked to See the little boy. she consented, and stepped back Into the house to call him. Then, it Is charged. West caught Mrs. Jones by the arm and wrenching it severe ly threw her to the floor. Sees Mother Fall. Mrs. West, Who had been attract ed by the voices, came up in time to see her mother fall. Uttering *a Idreartl, she srwooned. Mrs. Jones, it is reported, scrambled to her feet and fled through a rear door to the home of friends. From here she telephoned for assistance to the police. A policeman was dispatched to the Jones home, but befofe his arrival the naval officer had disappeared. A warrant was Immediately taken out charging West with disorderly conduct and detectives sent to make the arrest. He was taken into cus tody shortly after 1 6* clock at the Capital City Club, where he had gone to bed. He had to be forced into a taxicab. At the police station he refused to make a statement. Once Taught at Tech. Captain West was formerly an in structor at the Georgia School of Technology. Later he occupied the professorship of science at the Boys' High School. Durihg this time he had a physical encounter with Superin tendent of Schools William M. Sla ton and, following this, West re-en tered the navy and held a captaincy in the marine corps for some time. A month ago he came to Atlanta on a furlough and has since resided at No. 21 East Linden street. A week ago Mrs. Jones complained that Captain West had visited her home during the night and threw a brick through the panel of the front door. A search was m&de for him at that time by detectives but he could not- he located. To Show Our Women How to Wear Hats 8peclal Cable to The Atldnt# Georgian. PARIS, Dec. 1.—Lewis, the well- known milliner of Paris, Is going to Xpw York next month to teach Amer ican women how to weat hats. He intends to lecture in fashionable i circles with two beautiful mannequins and to show cinematograph films to illtistfate the exaKtafitle ftfluired by the newest models. RACING RESULTS Denominational Differences Laid Aside While Preachers Get to Bottom of Problem. The Evangelical Ministers’ Associa tion of Atlanta stands pledged tc seek, by the conscience of its members, and by suitable legislation, such restric tions of marriage as ultimately will solve the so-called "divorce problem" In Georgia. Two resolutions, or. rather, a reso lution and an amendment, were adopt ed Monday morning at the regular monthly meeting of the Association on the fourth floor of the Wesley Me morial Church building Also, they were adopted at the end of the hot test debate, and the most varied dis cussion, held in that body for a long time. Again and again there were several members seeking the floor at the same time. There wa^s no tinge of per sonality, but a tremendously Intense aim to get at the bottom of the prob lem—to decide whether the "bitter record" of divorce and blasted lives lay at the door of the State, at the Ordinafv’s office, or in any measure at the door of the church and the pastor’s study. Not Marrying Machines. Denominational differences were laid aside. "For the first time in my life, I agree with a Baptist," stated Dr. II. Fields Saumenig, he arose to fol low a fiery speech by the Rev. W. R. Owen, secretary of the associa tion. And then Mr. Saumenig, having got into his discussion, found out that he didn’t agree with Mr. Owen at all— on some other part of the subject. It all started with a crisp and bril liant discussion by the Rev. Dunbar Ogden, who introduced the topic of divorce and marriage after the pres ident, the Rev. W. C. Rhaeffer, Jr., had announced that it would be the subject for the day. "We are not merely ‘marrying ma chines,* ” stated Dr. Ogden. "In this matter we are ambassadors of God. to pronounce His blessing upon mar riage." And then Dr. Ogden launched into a discussion of his own belief? and methods, and this precipitated the main debate. "I ask these questions of every couple, that come to me to be mar ried," he said. "I ask, ’Have you been married before? Are you di vorced? If so, is your former partner living?’ "And when either persons answers ‘Yes,’ I tell them that I can not marry them until I have looked into the cause of that divorce—and when I do I find that nine out of ten of them are not proper persons to be married by a Presbyterian minister." Dr. DuBose’s View. Dr. H. M. DuBose took a different view. "The difficulty lies not at the door \ of the pastor’s study," he said, "and I R does not lie at the door of the j church. It lies at the place where j the marriage license was issued. I There is always a difficulty in the * way of a minister probing all the circumstances and yet, so far as I may do so, I do probe any and all such circumstances. "To illustrate the difficulty of which I speak, I may take as an example a ceremony that I performed here not so very long ago, about which there AT CHARLESTON. FIRST—Five furlongs: Terre Blanca 109 (J. Hanover). 10, 4, 2, won; Tomboy 94 (Martin), 12, 5. 2. second; Elsewhere 113 (Corey), 7, 6-2. 6-6, third. Time, 1:03. Also ran: Beverstein, La Aurora. Doctor Kendall, Motra E., Belle Chilton. Lord Chilton, Ruisseau, Pishtush and Skeeti. SECOND—Five furlongs: Right Easy, 113 (Derpnae), 13-5, even, 1-2, won; Ann Tillitf, 109 (Glass), 4. 8-5. 4-5, second; Clem Brftehy, 113 (Doyle), 30, 12. 6, third. Time, 1:02 1-6. Also ran: Black Chief. Bodkin, Bat Masterson, Sir Ma rion, Tolson D’Or, Billy Stuart, Jennie Wells. Willis THIRD—Mile and 70 yards. Ring- ling, 98 (J. MeTaggart), 8, 3-2. out, won; John Furlong. 110 (Turner). 7, 6-5. 3- 10, second: Donald McDonald, 110 (Buxton*, 2-5, out, third. Time, 1:46. Also ran: Harry Lauder, L. H. Adair FOURTH Six furlongs: Theresa Gill 108 (Martin), 8 3, even, won; Carlton O. 113 (Glass), 7, 2, 4-5, second: Sir John Johnson 120 (Byrne), 2, 4-5, 1-3, third. Time, 1:14. Also ran: Grosvenor, Floral Park, Wilhite, Ella Bryason, Brigs Brother. FIFTH Mile; Merry Lad, 109 (Bur lingame), 10, 3, 6-5, won; Dr. VValdo Brigga. Ill (Turner), 7-2, even, 1-2. sec ond; Ralph Lloyd, 98 (MeTaggart), 6, 2, 4- 5, third. Time. 1:42 2-5. Also ran: Camel, Frog, Coreopsis, Haldeman, Knight or Uneas, Stelcliffe. BIXTH—Six furlongs Warbler, 111 (Burlingame). 7-5. 11-20, 1-4, won; Lady Lightning, 110 (Deronde), 3. 4-5, 1-2. second; Briar Path. 108 (Buxton), 6, 2. 4-5, third. Time, 1:15. Also ran: Prince Ahmed, Joe Btein, Winning Witch, Dr. Dougherty. Race Entries on P >;;* 3. Hunt Aged Woman Straying From Home Police Monday are scouring the city for Mrs. W. A. Nelson, an aged woman, who strayed from the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. N. Carroll, No. 139 East North avenue. Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Nelson has) suffered a slight mental derangement, which is as cribed as the cause of her action. She was dressed In black, and wore a shawl over her shoulders. She also carried a handbag. Atlanta Young Men Confess to Robbery DALTON, Dec. 1. Two young men, giving their names as Claud Byron and Frank Phillips, of Atlanta, in Jail here on a charge of burglary, con fessed to Deputy Sheriff Thompson that they robbed the Economy De partment Store of approximately $100 worth of goods. Two accomplices escaped. Byron and Phillips were arrested at Var- nells. Boy Scouts Attend Boy Hunter's Burial ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA., Dec. 1.— With Boy Scout honors and with the entire freshman class of the High School attending, the funeral of Na than Maddox, aged 14, who accidental ly killed himself while huhting yester day, was held this afternoon. The boy was testing the ejector of his auto inatic shotgun when the gun was discharged. The entire load of shot struck him in the waist, nearly severing his body. Driver Lost His Load Chasing Money Thief DURHAM, N. C., Dec. 1.—Leaning back in his wagon for a package of bread, a bakery driver was startled by the jingling of money and, turn ing, saw a negro leaving with his money box containing more thap $100. The driver gave chase and while hunting the robber his supply of bread was stolen. Neither of the robbers has been captured. Continued on Pago 2, Column 6. High Court Upholds Kentucky Credit Tax WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.—The Ru- preme Court of *he United States to day decided that the Kentucky law taxing credit compares $100 annual ly was constitutional and therefore is not an interference with thf* In terstate Commerce Commission regu lations. SCOBELOSE VALUABLES Seaboard Officials Report Amaz ing Series of Robberies to Lanford, An amazing serips of robberies by pickpockets, wherein a score of persons were robbed of hun dreds of dollars cash and other valuables on a Seaboard Air Line train as it departed from Atlanta was reported to Chief of Defectives Lanford late Monday afternoon. The report came from officials of the Seaboard In Atlanta. The depreda tions were committed on the train which left this city from the Union Passenger Station at 1:40 Monday aft ernoon for Washington and New York. Flfct Information of the robberies came by telegram from Roadrnaster J. B. Harrell, who was on the train and a victim of the pickpockets. Handbags Taken. He stated that passengers had com plained of their losses almost Imme diately after their departure from this city. An Investigation of the train showed that a score of handbags had been taken, and as many pocketbooks, and Mr. Harrell declared that he had been robbed of $30 in currency and a port folio containing some valuable pa pers. Three men were ,seen by passengers to Jump from the train as it passed under the Whitehall ptreet viaduct as it steamed out of the station. Worked During Confusion. It is believed that these men were the thieves. The theory is that they passed through the coaches while the pas sengers were settling themselves and took advantage of the confusion to carry on their work. Detectives were immediately de tailed on the case and the city will be scoured to-night in an effort to capture the pickpockets. Adamson Has Bill To Let Advertising Pay Railroad Fare WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—Congress man Adamson of Georgia, chairman of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, to-day intro duced two bills of importance to the railroads of the country. The first gives the Interstate Com merce Commission authority to regu late stock and bond issues of all in terstate cotnmerce carriers and to pro hibit over capitalization. Roads now over capitalized must retire excessive bonded indebtedness certificates. A second bill authorizes railroads to exchange transportation for news paper advertising, but in no case shall the road give a certificate for more transportation than the actual cost of advertising at the pewspapers’ current rates. Railroads subject to Interstate com merce laws are required to advertise in at least one paper in each county through wihch the roads run. Wilson Is Forced to Abandon Canal Trip WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.—-President Wilson to-day had to abandon all idea of visiting the Panama Canal Zone during the holidays. He will take no vacation unless the Senate passes the currency bill before Christmas. BEVIER, MO., Dec. 1.—In a drunken brawl at a coal camp south of here to day, three men were killed and several Injured severely. Sheriff Holvey and several deputies left to search for John Gicogoli, who is wanted In odWUCrtlon witn the murders, J