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EXTRA The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS-Use for Results VOL. XII. NO. 104. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1913. Copyright. 190«, By The Georgian Ce 2 CENTS. r f r ,nK° EXTRA FOR CAROLINA EXPERTS BATTLE OVER CRAWFORD POISON MYSTERY C&J c§b C&) C&) C&) c $3 Harrison Made President of Southern (<£ 06 .VS NS Cfij MINISTERS UNITE TO DIVORCE EVIL MAYOR PRAISES WELFARE SHOW IN OPENING TALK Denominational Differences Laid Aside While Preachers Get to Bottom of Problem. The Evangelical Ministers’ Associa tion of Atlanta stands pledged to seek, bv 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 I time. Asain and again there were several j members seeking the floor at the same time There was no tinge of per sona it: but a tremendously Intense | aim to get at the bottom of the prob- em—to decide whether the “bitter I record" of divorce and blasted lives av at the door of the State, at the . Ordinary's office, or in any measure | a -he door of the church and the | raptor’s study. Not Marrying Machines. Denominational differences were laid aside. For the first time in my life. I ! agree with a Baptist,” stated Dr. H. j Fields Saumenig, as he aro6e 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 I 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 I Ogden, who introduced the topic of : divorce and marriage after the pres ident, the Rev. W. C. Shaeffer, Jr., | v ad announced that it would b'e the subject for the day. "We are not merely ‘marrying ma chines,' stated Dr. Ogden. "In this matter we are ambassadors of God, ! o 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. j "I ask these questions of every 'ouple that come to me to be mar- I r ied,” he said. “I ask, ‘Have you j been married before? Are you di vorced? I? so, is your former partner living?’ "And when either persons answers ' Tpr ' I leu them that I can not i mar ry them until I have looked into the cause of that divorce—and when ^ do I fi n( | that nine out of ten of 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. Vote on Vetoes to Show City Line-up Political attention will center on the action of Council Monday after noon on two vetoes of Mayor Wood ward. Since Mayor Woodward is so soon to appoint Council committees the action of the members is regard ed as a sort of test of political sup port of him. One veto is on a resolution provid ing for the employment of expert electricians to inspect the new fire alarm system. The other message of the Mayor disapproves an ordinance to close the street at the comer of Broad and Alabama streets to make room for the erection of a new building. NAVY CAPTJOiNHEAD IS HELD BY SUCCEEDS POLICE FINLEY West Is Taken When Mother-in- Appointee Formerly Vice Presi- them are not proper persons to be j marr i p d hy a Presbyterian minister." Dr. DuBose's View, j • r H. M. DuBose took a different view. fhe difficulty lies not at the door pastor’s study,” he said, "and hoes not lie at the door of the "lurch it lies at the place where j T mar riage license was Issued e is always a difficulty in the a minister probing all the r, 'umstances—and yet, so far as I do so, I do probe any and all lr h circumstances. r " illustrate the difficulty of which I N'eak, I may take as an example a ° n m °ny that 1 performed here not P ’ Ver V long ago, about which there 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 sale of such books. 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 Eoonomy De partment Store of approximately $100 worth of goods. Two accomplices escaped. Byron and Phillips were arrested at Var- nells. hiay Continued on Page 2, Column 6. |Wilson Is Forced to Abandon Canal Trip W ashington, Dec. i.—president -"U in-day had to abandon all I g the Pwrni I during the holidays. He will Ira"* n ° vacation unless the Senate ■ ChV. c currency bill before Two New Members in Georgia Sphinx Club ATHENS, Dec. 1.—Two new mem bers of the "Sphinx'’ have been ini tiated by that club of the University of Georgia. They are A. B. Bernd, of Macon, and Rucker Ginn, of Royston. This is the greatest honor that a student of the university can attain, and the records of these two seniors have been brilliant. Ginn is captain of the 1914 baseball team. City Gets Right to Tax Alien Bank Stock WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The Su preme Court of the United States to- day decided that the city of New York has the right to tax bank atock owned by banks of other States, The question was brought before the court by the Amoskeag Savings Bank, of Manchester, N. H. With Eggs at$lDoz., Brazilians ‘Eat One' CINCINNATI, Dec. 1.—"We don’t pa t eggs in Brazil; we eat AN egg," said Captain J. F. Ellison, head of the Amazon River Steam Navigation Company. . .. •‘Eggs in Brazil cost one dollar a dozen,” he concluded. Law Charges Officer At tacked Her. Another sensational chapter was added Monday afternoon to the do mestic affairs of Captain Ernest E. West, U. S. N.. a prominent club man of this city, when his mother- in-law, Mrs. John J. Jones, issued a warrant charging that he had beaten and severely injured her at her home, No. 485 Courtland street, earlier in the day. This latest difficulty is said to be the outgrowth of a long series of al- j tercatlons which have followed since • Mrs. West's suit for divorce from the . naval officer In which she charged I him with habitual intoxication. West was declared to have been j intoxicated when he visited ' the j Jones home Monday where he de- | manded to see his 8-year-old son, • Ernest Reid West. The boy had been given into the custody of his mothe; ' 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 scream, she swooned. 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 before his arrival the naval officer had disappeared. A warrant was immediately taken out charging W’est with disorderly conduct and detectives .sent to make the arrest. He was taken into cus tody shortly after 1 o'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 m,ake a statement. Once Taught at Tech. Captain West was formerly an in structor at the Georgia School of Technology. Eater he occupied the professorship of science at the Boys High School. During 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 made for him at that time by detectives but he could not be located. To Show Our Women How to Wear Hats Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS. Dec. 1.---Lewis, the well- known milliner of Paris, is going to New York next month to teach Amer ican women how to wear hats. He intends to lecture in fashionable circles with two beautiful mannequins and to show cinematograph films to illustrate the exact angle required by the newest models. dent of Line, and Familiar With Its Details. Atlanta Egg Prices Being Investigated On Order FromU. S. Acting under orders from the At torney General, L. E. Raley, local head of the Department of Justice, is making an investigation into the price of eggs in Atlanta. He will in vestigate cold storage holdings. This Is the outcome of the protest. Wash ington complaining that a corner on eggs was holding the price up. Baley is making his investigation in co-operation with others being made all over the country. Mrs. J. 0. Par- mele, Showing How to Bathe the Baby Properly. * 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 tht Supreme Court to-day. NEW YORK. Dec. 1.—Fairfax Harrison, president of the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway, was to-day elected president of the Southern Railway to succeed the late President W. W. Finley. He was chosen at a special meeting of the Board of Directors In this city. Mr. Harrison was also elected head of the Mobile and Ohio, the Ala bama Great Southern Railway and the Virginia and Southwestern Rail way companies in place of Mr, Fin ley. Harrison's election had been gen erally forecast. He is well acquainted with the problems confronting the road and an optimistic believer in the future of the South. Confidential friends say he has ambitious plans for expansion of the road. The appoint ment to the presidency becomes ef fective to-morrow. Francis Burton Harrison, New York Congressman, recently appoint ed to be Governor of the Philippines, is his brother. Finley’s successor is a Virginian by birth. His father was secretary to Jefferson Davis during the days of the Confederacy. 44 Years Old and Yale Man. Mr. Harrison was bom in 1869 and was graduated from Yale with the A. B. degree in 1890, and from Co lumbia with the A. M. degree in 1891. He was admitted to the bar in New York in 1892 and continued the prac tice of law in this city until 1896, When he entered the services of the Southern Railway in the legal depart ment as solicitor. In 1903 he was made assistant to the president, and 1906 became vice president, which position he held until 1910, when he resigned on being elected president of the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville. However, he continued as a. director of the Southern Railway, so that his service with the parent com pany has been uninterrupted. Finley’s Trusted Adviser. Mr. Harrison was one of Mr. Fin ley’s closest and most trusted advi sers, and is thoroughly in sympathy with the policies which made Mr. Finley’s administration so success ful, both for the Southern Railway and the territory’ served by its lines. Though Mr. Harrison entered the service of the Southern in the legal department, his experience ims not been confined to that branch of the service. He has given much study to financial, traffic and operating problems and is intimately acquaint ed with conditions on the Southern Railway and throughout the section which it traverses. 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 than $100. The driver gave chase and while hunting the robber his supply of bread was stolen. Neither of the robbers has been captured. 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. • *" Mmm \mww* >>«*»***-* - > * "***^ v *’* Mr 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 commerce carriers and to pro hibit over capitalization. Roads now over capitalized must retire excessive bonded indebtedness certificates. A second hill 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. 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 ns the cause of her action. She was dressed in black, and wore a shawl over her shoulders. She also carried a handbag. Daylight Bandit Robs R,R, Agent in Chicago CHICAGO, Dec 1.—-A lone bandit, braving daylight and the chance of en countering a dozen railroad men, to day entered the station of the I.ake Shore in South Chicago, tied and gagged the agent and escaped with $700. Pencils Blamed for Diphtheria Epidemic SUFFIELD, CONN., Dec. 1.—Lead pencils, distributed and collected each dav in a school here, are blamed for an epidemic of diphtheria among the pupils. Mayor James G. Woodward, with a few words expressive of his ap preciation of the purposes of the ex hibit, formally opened Atlanta’s Child Welfare and Health Show Monday noon in the building at No. 198 Peachtree street Women prominent in society, in women's club circles and in the im portant reform movements of the city were present in large numbers on the opening day. The object of the show, in the words of one of the enthusiastic wo men, is to teach all of the women of Atlanta: How to make proper preparation for the visit of Old Doctor Stork How to care for the precious bur den that the Old Doc brings, through the early days of its career. How to feed and clothe the little person. How to bathe it—for they say there is more to bathing the child than simply dousing him in the water. How to Fight Disease. How to protect the child from dis eases. How to place about this young member of the community the prop er sanitary safeguards. How to insure Lts moral and physi cal development. Mayor Woodward looked at the various interesting exhibits and then said to the women: "I appreciate the object of this show, pose. "The only chance you have for any legree of failure is that you may not get the people here who most need this sort of instruction. You must make a strong appeal to the poor of the city, to those who know little of the fundamentals of caring for the child’s welfare. "I believe that the city should take a greater interest in its children and should make provision for those who 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 or 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 In manufacture, transportation or sale. 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 hunting yester day. was held this afternoon. The boy was testing the ejector of his auto matic shotgun when the gun was discharged. The entire load of shot struck him in the waist, nearly severing bis body. parents are not able to care for them. “There's another problem before us. It Is the negro problem, and we must face it. We can not ignore them, for In great measure upon their health depends our own. They are packed together six or eight in a room, and these are the same negroes that care for our children and prepare our food." One of the most interesting features of the show’ is an actual children's clinic, where deformed and ailing chil dren aree ared for. Prominent phy sicians of Atlanta have volunteered to he at the show’ continuously, and parents may have the privilege with out cost of having the ailments of crippled or defective, and wuos« tueir children diagnosed Uiere. Widow Scores First as Legal Bat tle, Long Delayed by Frank Case, Is Renewed. An attack on the test made by Dr. IT. F. Harris, State Chem ist, upon the body of Joshua B. Crawford was made by Dr. J. M. McCandless, an analytical chem ist, in a statement of interroga tories submitted in the hearing of the famous Crawford will con troversy, Monday morning when the case was resumed before Auditor James L. Anderson, aft er a long delay on account of the Frank trial. Dr. McCandless charged that the test was incomplete because a color test instead of a quanti tative analysis was made. Following immediately after the testimony of County Physician Dr. J. W. Hurt that he had given Joshua 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 hy 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 Townsend, a trained nurse, both of whom attended Mr. Crawford in his last illness and who Continued on Page 2, Column 5. Floating Barrooms* Subject to License WASHINGTON. Dec. 1 Floating barrooms on the Mississippi River are subj#rf to liquor license laws of the various States that border on the river, according to a decision ot, the Supreme Court to-day, M 'd 7 \\ i ii I I