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The Atlanta Georgian
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VOL. XII. NO. lul
ATLANTA, <L\.. THE US DAY, DECEMBER 4. 191:;.
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Maddox Urges Reserve Bank for Atlanta
ATLANTA BANKER WHO
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ROBERT F MADDOX.
TEXAS FLOODS MAKE 18,000 HOMELESS
Railways Paralyzed, Towns Iso
lated and Millions in Property
Destroyed by Waters,
WACO, TEXAS, Dec. 4, 11 a. m.—
The flooded area here i» growing rap-
dIy and people in increasing numbe r s
are being driven from their homes.
Mayor Mackey has just issued an ap
peal to all carpenters in the city to
build rafts as rapidly as possible for
rescue work. Practically all business
n the city has been suspended since
yesterday afternoon.
DALLAS, TEXAS. Dec. 4. Twenty
Persons are known to be dead and 18.-
oo are homeless to-day as the result
f disastrous floods which still are
a ting in Central Texas. Property
.im.igp will exceed $6,000,000. accord
’s :o the most conservative esti
mates.
Practically atl the railroads in the
■ff.-cted regions are out of commis
sion and those operating trains are in
- rippled condition. Many towns are
i submerged and residents have fled to
hp higher ground.
Late reports from the flood-sw ept
- ion of the State have increased
• number of missing. The total
Dumber of dead likely will not be
known for several clays.
All Rivers Out of Banks.
Every river in the central pari of
Tie Stale is out of Its banks. I he
Rtar.os River is 5 miles wide in sev-
rai places. The. Leon River, a small
stream, has spread to a width of
more than a mile and has cut off the
'Rter supply of Temple.
Live hundred bales of cotton were
1 ashed away at Waxahatchie. Rig
ottoi were ^repeoi •
towns in that neighborhood.
Boats manned by farmers to-day
“ached the marooned Internationa
I 1 nr] Great Northern passenger train
rear Marlin, on which 15C persons
beginning to feel the pangs of
hunger. The water had risen t<» the
second step of the cars.
Railroads Paralyzed.
No si hedules were being observed
'•-'lay on the International and Great
N 'thern. Missouri, Kansas and Tex
"= Fort Worth and Denver. Santa Fe,
Heck Island and Houston and Texas
'“rural railroads.
Fi ar was expressed that the Brazos
River levee at Bryan might break an
flno three counties—Burleson. Br <-
1 ' and Washington.
Refugees from about 1.000 homes
" South and East Waco, submerged
the eaves by the flood waters of
h“ Brazos River, to-day are huddl d
■ n 1 luirches, a cotton compress, neig-v-
»orinar houses and woolen mill, manv
t • m ignorant of the fate of other
members of their families.
County Alms House
Employes’ Pay Raised
An increase of salaries to novel
•mp’.oyoes of the county almshouse
has heeis granted. The salary of S-i
• intendent T. A. E. Means was in
cased from *200 to *215.
Others receiving increases were: I
Roberts, from *05 to *75: J. 8.
' 'Slgins, from *55 to *65; D. IV A 13-
ll ». from *40 to *45; H. H. Wallace,
tom *40 to *45, Miss Eunice Add.
tom Ms to *4u, and Mrs. M. F. Scog-
0‘ns. from *30 to *40.
Boys Scalded As Tin
Can Engine Explodes
DALTON. Dec. 4.—Rex and Louis
n,n s. two young sons of Mr. and
Robert Mining, have made their
,& ani engine "
little fellows huih Hn engine
1 Gn can. Ii steamed up t°°
H using a boiler explosion, and
i-ite boys -were sen© us*]} ecaided.
Crawford Will Case
Is Postponed a Day
On Lawyer's Absence
Owing to the attendance of Colonel
P. H. Brewster on another court, the
C raw ford will case, which was to
have been taken up again Thursday
morning, has been postponed until 10
o’clock Friday.
At this time Colonel J. S. James,
counsel for the 48 Crawford heirs
fighting for a share in the $250,000
estate of Joshua-B. Crawford, will In-
; troduce medical experts to refute the
! evidence introduced by counsel for
' Mrs. Mary Belle Crawford, widow o f
j .Joshua B. Crawford, which tended to
j show that the former died from nat-
[ ural causes. It is doubtful that Mrs.
Crawford will take the stand, al
though counsel for the heirs have ex
pressed that wish.
The criminal prosecution against
Mrs Crawford will come before the
j Fulton County Grand Jury next week.
Attorney John Y. Smith, appointed
special solicitor on account of So-
I licitor Dorsey’s disqualification, will
! assemble the evidence.
Offers McAdoo Part of
Pay If Given Office
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.—An appli-
i cant for internal revenue collector of-
! fered Secretary of the Treasury Me-
■ Adoo one-third of his first year’s sal-
1 ary for an appointment.
“Such an offer as this." said the
Secretary in his reply, “shows your
until ness for public office or public
trust of any kind. You do not seem
to realize that the era of graft and*
corruption in American politics is
past. ' The name was not made pub
lic.
BOY THIEVES
AND 'FADIN'
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Witch' Cost Him
$6,000 in 18 Years
MARINETTE, WIS., Dec. 4.—Belief
in witchcraft cost Napoleon Morin, of
Crandon. Wis., $6,000 in eighteen
, years, nccoiding to tiie charges in his
I suit against Mrs. Margaret Pileon,
also of Crandon, The trial is on now.
Morin declared he believed in witch
craft and that Mrs. Pileon claimed
’ powers. The woman asserted
ower to wish good or ill upon
! mb;* • ts.
I Mrs. Carter Harrison
Writes Fairy Story
CHICAGO, Dec. 4. Mrs. Carter H.
|Harrison, wife of the Mayor of Chi
cago. has published another book. It
is her sixth volume in ten years.
\nd. to the delight of her friends
and all children whose early years
were brightened by an acquaintance
with “Prince Silver Wings'* it
fairy ra
ale "The Enchanted House"
la its title.
Queen Amelie Tells
Secrets of Portugal
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON. Dec. 4. Queen Amelie.
of Portugal, has become an author-
,, s o Her “Recollections” of the rev
olution in Portugal, part of which is
appearing serially here, are to be
published in book form soon.
The Queen made notes of the over
turn up to and including the final
disaster.
2 Would Wed Nurse
Heiress to $100,000
PHILADELPHIA, Deo. 4.—There
are at Hast two men w ho are anxious
to marry Mile. Zallie Faset. the nurse
who is set down for *100,000 in the
. untested will of John G. Watmough.
Of So. 2114 Walnut street, her former
employer
There may be more, of course, but
at least two have formally proposed.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Fair Thursday; un
settled Friday.
Clews Found After Drug Store
Robbery Point to Well-Drilled
Gang of Lad?.
Atlanta detectives began searching
Thursday rriorning for a gang of boy
burglars and for the usual “Pagin''
directing thefts like one successfully
carried out early Thursday morning !
at Marshall’s Pharmacy, at the June- j
tion of Peachtree and Ivy streets.
Inside the drug store the traces
bore evidence to a very workmanlike
•‘job." The cash register had been
“jimmied" skillfully and $9# taken. #
But outside. Detective Rosser, call
ed to investigate, found certain indi
cations that boys—small boys, mere
children—■-had been the robbers.
Small Footprints Found.
'The window through which the
robbers entered had not been lifted.
’Part of the glass had been broken
out. and through that hole no full-
sized man and no large boy could
have crawled.
Then there was a large nail, or
spike, inserted between bricks in the
wall, and evidently used as a step
while working on the window. But
the spike, insecurely fastened, could
never have held up the weight of a
man.
And most easily read of all the
traces was the trampled earth be
neath the window. The prints were
all of small feet, well shod, apparent
ly the feet of boys 12 or 13 yeajg of
age.
Lanford Gives Warning.
There was such a confusion of
tracks that it was impossible to be
sure of the number, but it appeared
certain that three, and possibly four,
boys had taken part in the robbery.
No man s footprints were discernible.
Chief Lanford is of the opinion that
the same gang has been guilty of a
number of robberies lately, all per
formed with a good deal of skill and
care.
“It is getting along to the time of
year when all kinds of theft and rob
bery increase." he said, “and it will be
well for householders to keep their
eyes open.
“The ’meter thief particularly is
active along in the holiday season,
and no one should be admitted to
read or repair or inspect coin metere
without showing the proper author
ity."
Formation of Corn
Parade and Route
Assemble at Armory at 2.30
o'clock.
■ Parade m *ve* by d v alone at 3
o’clock.
First Division—Military, com
manded by General R. K. Evans.
Second Division — Eighty-five
Corn Club boys who made the
“horror roll.” 1,000 Corn <’lub boys;
3,000 Atlanta school boys; 40 mem
bers Girls’ Canning Club in Belle
Isle auto truck, \Y. M. Slaton, su
perintendent of schools, command
ing.
Third Division—Motor cars, con
taining Mayor. General Council,
Board of Education. Statehouse of
ficers. Chamber of Commerce offi
cers and Corn Show committee.
Line of March — Washington
stret to Mitchell, thence to White
hall, up Peachtree to Houston and
return by wav of Ivy, Gilmer ahd
Washington streets to State Capi
tol, disbanding at 4 o’clock.
Adjutant General .J. Van Holt
Nash, grand marshal.
'Chicken Inspector'
Badge Halts Traffic
CHICAGO, Dec. 4.—Joseph Feld, 17
years old. was arrested for blocking
traffic In the business section of the
city. He was selling badges bearing
the inscription. Thicken Inspector —
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The crowd of buyers became so
large the police were forced to cle.tr
a path for vehicles
Alderifianic Board
To Hear Protests
On New Traffic Law
The consideration of the new traffic
ordinance by the Aldermanic Board,
acting as a committee of Council.
Thursday afternoon will be marked by a
long public hearing Both advocates
and opponents of the measure will pre
sent their arguments.
While doctors and business nieri who
are accustomed to leaving their ma
chines in front of their places of bus!
ness and society women who drive their
own cars on shopping tours ate opposed
to any curbing of their rights to park
machines in the streets, the joint com
mittee of Council him! the Chamber of
Commerce and many public-spiriterl cit
izens declare that the promiscuous park
ing of automobiles In the streets must
be stopped to relieve congest ion.
Train Coach Burns;
Passengers Injured
ROME. Dec 4 The second class
coach of a Central of Georgia local
train running from Chattanooga to Ce-
dartown was burned last night. 40 miles
north or here, at Martlndale, when a
lamp exploded.
Several negroes were injured by fly
ing glass. A paralytic negro was bare
ly rescued from the flames
Wants Policewomen
For Old Cambridge
Special Cable to The Atlanta Geoi^ian.
LONDON, Dec. 4—Lady Darwin,
formerly Maud du Pu> of Philadel
phia. wife of Sir George Darwin, pro
fessor of astronomy at the. University
of C ambridge, is advocating the ap
pointment of policewomen in the uni
versity town
Farmer Appears at
Polls a Month Late
French Doctor Finds
New Typhoid Cure
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS.'Dec. 4 A successful new
method of curing typhoid fever was
announced by F>r Josue Bellar
It is called auto vaccination, the
vaccine used beinR a culture of
Eberth bacilli made of the patient's
own blood.
Women Vote for
Sunday Barrooms
SANTA MONICA. CAL.. Dei 4
A tabulation of the votes cast in the
Sunday closing election completed to
day showed that the town was over
whelmingly in favor of permitting sa-
loons to operate on Sunday.
Twice as many women as men
voted in the election
WATERTOWN. N Y., Her 1 -One
j month afy=*r election day a farmer ap-
! p**ared a' the polling place in Convenor
! and inquired where he should vote He
j was bewildered when informed he was
l *0 day a late.
Carries Piece of His
Skull Into Court
CHICAGO, Dec. 4 Policeman Jo
seph Devanev appeared in court in
two pieces. The smaller piece was in
his hand.
It was a section of his skull which
was dislodged by three thugs, whom
he appeared to identify.
Mr.Caudle Happy Man
Beside This Husband
NEW YORK, Dec i Charles
Reurei,. slicing for a j epar.iiion. de
clared his w ife's nightly “lecture" be
gin* at 8 p. in, and last* until 2. JO
du ni.
j I a y <r t
Local Financier, in New York,
Tells of Advantages of Geor
gia and Capital
NEW YORK. Dec 4. The New
York American says to-day:
Former Mayor Robert F. Maddox,
of Atlanta, Ga.. who is vice president
of the American National Bank of
that city and one of the most promi
nent bankers in the State of Geor
gia, declared at the Waldorf-Astoria
that Atlanta in all likelihood would
be designated as one of the regional
reserve bank cities under me new
currency law.
He came to this city from Wash
ington, where be had been summon
ed to confer with Senator Smith on
the currency bill and the choice of
Atlanta as a regional bank city.
“At present the bill provides for a
minimum of eight regional reserve
banks, with the power given to the
Federal Reserve Board to increase
this number not more than twelve.
Boosts for Atlanta.
“Until the hoard Is appointed and
has made its selection of regional
reserve cities, the matter will not be
definitely settled, but it is believed
that Atlanta will be selected for the
Southeastern portion of the United
States, which is generally conceded
to-day to be more prosperous than
any other section of the country
“Atlanta is in the center of that
section. The city is growing rapidly.
Bank clearings have increased 400
per cent in the past ten years. The
deposits have increased very largely
“The deposits of the entire State
are large and we think there is a
sufficient number of national banks
in the Southeast to warrant the es
tablishment of a regional reserve hank
in Atlanta.
“The regional reserve bank's capi
tal is to be a minimum of $3,000,000.
subscribed. In the„State’s adjoining
Georgia—Tennessee. Alabama. North
and South Carolina and F*lorida—
there Is a capital and surplus In the
national banks approximate!.’ of
$100,000,000
“The subscription Is to be 6 per
cent of the capital and surplus. so
that If only half of the national banks
in these States come into a regional
reserve bank located in Atlanta we
will have the minimum amount re
quired. That does not include any
State banks or trust companies, a
large number of which will come in,
of course, if a large number of na
tional banks subscribe.
“By drawing a radius of 300 miles
around Atlanta, which is a reasonable
distance, figuring on the time required
for mail to leave one city after the
close of business to arrive in the
regional reserve city by the opening
of business the following morning,
such a circle will include the States
of Georgia. Alabama Tennessee.
North and South Carolina. Florida
and a part pf Mississippi
“In that circle is a population r f
10,000,000 people. It takes in a sec
tion growing h.500.000 bales of cotton
with approximately $400,000,000 de
posits. Atlanta, by virtue of having
fourteen independent lines of rail
ways radiating from it to practically
every point of the compass, becomes
the logical center for the business of
that section in respect to th«- estab
lishment of the proposed regional
bank.
“Atlanta is well known now as ie
distributing center of that section, in
it are located the headquarters of all
of the insurance companies doing
business In the South. It was se
lected because mail from the agents
could reach Atlanta from that section
in practically one night. Atlanta i«
the headquarters or the Southern in
Telephone Companv. which « «»rii r*• 1 -
Preacher and Girl
Charge a Plot In
Arrests at Rome
ROME, Dec. 4 -Rome church cir
cles have been deeply stirred by the
arrest of the Rev. J. A. Thacker, a
Congregational preacher, and pretty
Miss Emma Hughes, a member of his
congregation, on warrants sworn out
by Harper Wright, a deacon, after he
and other members of his church had
watched Miss Hughes' home in East
Rome for several nights.
At the preliminary trial Judge T. B
Broach’s courtroom was crowded with
ministers and church members. The
minister wnu hound over under a $106
bond to the City Court. The girl
waived preliminary trial. Both stou - -
ly assert their innocence and charge
a plot.
Home's Egg Treasure
Is Eaten by Burglar
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.. Dec 4 —
The police of this city were stirred to
activity to-day on account of a raid
by an egg burglar upon the home of
Lester Hulva. The intruder took six
strictly fresh eggs from the Hulva ice
box, boiled them and left the empty
shells a« evidence of his high crime.
In addition to the precious eggs, the
burglar took two gold watches and a
revolver.
With a
Telegram s
Brevity
Georgian Want Art*” in
variably ‘‘turn the trick.”
I- 1 '!: REN 5 ! Thre< neat fui
nished apartment rooms, very
reasonable; South Side Owner,
Main 2599-.)
Atlanta, Gh.. Nov. 1. 1P|:i *
The Atlanta Georgian:
I called up yesterday
morning and asked you to
discontinue my ad, as I had
rented my apartment Tues-
day. QUICK WORK
MRS. I.I'I.A MENSING.
147 Little Street.
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H! ARM 'S
DAILY SUNDAY
Gf.ORG I AN AMERICAN
Col. John H. Whallen,
Youngest 'Vet' of '63,
Kentucky ‘Boss/ Dies
LOUISVrLLE, KT Dec 4.—Colo
nel John H. Whallen. a leading the
atrical man and one of the last rep
resentatives of the old-time political
“boss.” died last night. He was the
youngest Confederate veteran In the
United States. At the age of 13, in
1863, Whallen ran away from home,
joined Morgan's men and became one
off the most efficient scouts in the
Confederate service.
Starting in the theatrical business
here soon after the war, he was suc
cessful. Entering politics, he was for
30 year* powerful in Louisville and
the State. Whallen was one of tha
largest stockholders In the Empire
circuit of burlesque theaters and was
treasurer for years. He owned the
Buckingham Theater here and leaves
a fortune of a million or more.
Dorsey Unopposed
For Athens Mayor
ATHENS, Dec. 4.—With no opposi
tion, W F. Dorsey was elected Mayor
of Athens In the election held yester
day, following the primary of some
weeks ago The new Council will
consist of A G Dudley, Vincent Mat
thews. H. P. Hinton and H H. Gor
don.
This will be the third time that
Dorsey has served as Mayor. He now
succeeds H. J Rowe, who declined to
stand for re-election after two rerms.
Wilson, With Cold.
Keeps to His Room
WASHINGTON, Dec 4.—President
Wil5»on because of his cold, remained
in hi* room to-day and cancelled all
his engagements
He has not been feeling well since
his return from New York last Sun
day. and hi* advisers were insistent
that he forestall all possibility of *e
riou* illness
Philadelphia Broker
Concern Suspends
PHILADELPHIA, Dae 4.—-William
L. Bear & Company, member* of tbe
Philadelphia Stock Exchange, tem
porarily suspended to-day. The sus
pension followed the filing of a volun-
tar\ petit on to have William L. Bonr.
individually and trading as the firm,
adjudged a bankrupt.
!r i* a member "f the Chicago
Hoard of Trade and oiites -exchaases*
Charred Body of Patient Found in
Ruins of Hospital in At
lanta Suburb.
G. W. Day, 27 years old, op
(Jartersville, Ga., a patient in the
sanitarium of Dr. .James \,
Brawner, af Smyrna, Ga., was
burned to death Thursday morn-,
ing at 2:30 o’clock, in a fire
which destroyed the cottage in
which he was confined. Pond
other patients who were in the
cottage were rescued by Dr,
Brawner and the attendants of
the sanitarium just in time to
save their lives. The building was
j burned to the gronnd, causing a
loss which Dr. Brawner esti
mates at about. $3,500.
The origin of the fire whk*h caused
| the death of Day 1* shrouded in mys
tery. Twenty minutes before it was
discovered the night watchman of the
sanitarium had passed the door of
Day’s room and noticed nothing
amis* At 2:30 o'clock the fire was
discovered by an attendant who
chanced to be awake in the building,
and at about the same time Dr.
Brawner. aroused by the glare of th«
flame*. looked from his window in ♦ho
main building 200 yards distant and
saw the fire.
Dr. Brawner immediately turned In
an alarm, and the patients, virtual
ly all of whom were violent, were got
out of the building and taken to the
main building of the institution. Ef
forts were made to get Into Day's
room and rescue him. but the smoke
was so dense and the room so filled
with flames that It was found im
possible.
Unable to Account for Fire.
One of the attendants penetrated <4
few feet into the room, but was una*
ble to locate Day’s body. Realizing
that Day could not be got out off
the cottage In time to save his life,
Dr. Brawner and his assistants turned^
their attention to rescuing the othe#
patient*, who were huddled in theif
rooms screaming with fright.
Over the long -distance telephone
Thursday morning Dr. Brawner de*<
clared he is unable to account for ihg
fire. The only plausible theory, 1l4
declared. Is that Day set fire to ni*
room with suicidal Intent. The matf
had been an inmate of the sanitarian*
for but four days, and was one
the most violent of the patients. Ha
was not allowed out of his room with-*
out a guard, which makes the m\
tery of the tire all the greater, la!
his room Day was so violent that no
furniture other than the bed and bM
clothing and a s-mall w&shst&nd could
be kept there. These were fastened
to the floor.
From the position in which Da^'g
charred body was found Thursday
after the destruction of the coffaguj
I>r. Brawner thinks the man set fl-<i
to his room and then wrapped him
self in the bed clothing The body
was lying about where the bed had
been and rema4n* of the bed clothing
could be seen. apparently drawn
closely a.botvt hl« body.
“I see no other wav to account for
the fire, save rhe fneory that Pav*
must have got hold of a martoh some*
where.” eaid D« Brawruti. “We aw*
very careful about Lotting the pa
tients, particularly the vIoMnt nore^
have matches, but ft is \*erv
to prevent it
Main Boddirvg Not TouoKed
The first we knew of the fire Pay‘g
rOOBk was in flames For a while w«
didn't know' whether he hed gotten
out or not. as no sound -ame from
the room. We tried lo get Day out-
but after we realized we could nofl
we turned our attention to ss-vTng rhg
other patients who w**re in the rot*
tage.”
None of the other p*Ai«rus wa«
injured, though most of them wer#
badly frightened and were forced to
flee in their night clothing The main
building of the sanitarium. 200 yards
from the rottsge. was not touched V*v
the flames, and many of the 25 pa
tients housed in the larger house slept;
through the turmoil.
Pn\'«= body probably will b® shipped
to his home in CartorsviHe Cos btnj*
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