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OVER 100,000 THE SUNDAY. AMERICAN'S NET PAID CIRCULATION The National Southern Sunday Newspaper The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results VOL. Nil. NO. 107 ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1913. •) / ' i’AY VO - ' Pj.N l Q. Mi IRK MOBS LYNCH 40 NEGROES PRESIDENT WILSON CONSENTS TO RECEIVE SUFFRAGISTS OF NATION 0*3 C*3 C*3 C*3 C*3 0*3 C*3 San Antonio Flooded; Thousands Homeless is. >\7 Oo .Vi % .Vi as y MANIAC BURNS SELF TO DEATH SETS FIE TO Preacher and Girl Charge a Plot In * Arrests at Rome .Tout c ALT ’ I Charred Body of Patient Found in j Ruins of Hospital in At- lan-ta Suburb. //■A > ■-'-ft ! MISS ESTHER ABELSON. MRS. JAMES L. LAIDLAW Miss Abelson and Mrs Laidlaw, two active n mpaignors in behalf of n-oman suffrage, are amonx the hun dreds of delegates attending the National Convention at Washington. Miss Abelson. when not taking an active tart in the convention spends her time on the chief streets of the Capital selling The Woman’s Journal, the chief organ of the national association. Mrs, Ricketts Dies; ! Senator Clapp Regrets Failure of End Is Hastened by Grief for Husband Executive to Mention Ballot in Message. Mrs. Hannah Ricketts, 72 years old. early ^Thursday morning at her I home. Xo. 275 South Humphries j Nreet. Grief for her husband. Y. L. Ricketts, 76 years old, who died Sun- i s believed to have hastened the *?**(! woman’s end. She is survived by seven children: | r ’ce Rev. F. P., John B., W. E.. J. M. an ^ L. G. Ricketts, and Mrs. W. P. •dmonson and Mrs Joseph Bentley. *lr Picketts was a Confederate vet- trar >. having been a member of the second Georgia Regiment. He WAS a pioneer of Atlanta. The couple will be buried in a sin- grave at Westview Cemetery Fri- f1a >’ afternoon following funeral ser- vice * to be held at the residence at 2 j o’clock. Briand Refuses To Be French Premier fecial Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. l J ARis t Dec. 4.—Aristide Briand, ’ ne of the best known statesmen in Gance to-day declined President oincare’a offer of the premiership to succeed M. Barthou. The post was , npn tendered to M. Caillaux, whose ‘/ n ds predicted that he too would ef use to accept. the weather. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—F a i r Thursday; un settled Friday. WASHINGTON. Dec. 4.—President Wilson to-day consented to receive a delegation of suffragists, who will plead with the nation's Chief Execu tive in person for his support in the campaign for a constitutional provi sion giving women the sight to vote. At the suffrage convention to-day Mrs. Medill McCormick, of Chicago, read the following message from President Wilson: "If I-receive any visitors, or if I am sufficiently recovered from my illness to leave my room for five or ten minutes, I will be glad to receive the delegates of your convention and hear what they want to say to me. 1 am sorry that my illness prevents me from seeing them to-day." Sees Constitution Change. Senator Clapp, of Minnesota, stirred the women's convention when he predicted the Federal Constitution will be amended in the near ‘future so that no State shall deprive a per son of a vote because of sex. The Senator, who is a member of the Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage, said: "I can assure you that before this sesefon of Congress is over the com mittee will report to the Senate the resolution providing for the consti- tional amendment, and I confidently believe that when the resolution gets | before the Senate it will be passed. j ] want to say without political bias that I very much regret the failure of 1 President Wilson to mention woman suffrage and the need of suffrage leg- | Continued on Page 2, Column 5. 600 Bales Burned in $45,000 Cotton Fire COLUMBUS, Dt L According to a long distance telephone message this morning from Seale. Ala., Ed ward Anderson's w r» '. e with 600 bales of cotton and t^ fixtures of the Bank of Seale were destroyed bv fire, believed to have bet n of incen diary origin. The fire v. as first dis covered in the sample tv in of the warehouse, and had made sura head way that it could not be stopped. The cotton was insured, but the warehouse was not. The loss is esti mated at $45,000. Slaying Suspect " Sues His Accuser KNOX. IND, Dec. 4.—Leslie Stef- fley, awaiting trial on the charge of murdering Pearl Hettinger, to-day authorized his attorney to bring ac tion for $50,000 damages against J. P. Gilsinger. of Pulaski County, who, he charges, is responsible for the action of the Grand Jury. The damages will be asked for false imprisonment. Given Ten Months For Stolen Joy Ride For a Joy ride in T. O. Poole’s au tomobile Henry Hambrick, 17 years old, Wednesday was sentenced to ten months in the county chaingang. but later placed on probation by Judge Calhoun, with the proviso that should lie again be brought into court he will be required tos erve the sentence. i*e required to serve the sentence. Poole $30 for damage done to the machine, at me rate of $2 per month. G. W. Day. 27 years old. of Carters- ville. Ga., a patient in the sanitarium of Dr. James N. Brawner, at Smyrna, ! Ga.. was burned to death Thursday' morning at 2:30 o’clock in a fire which j destroyed the cottage in which ho was j confined. Four 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 burn d to the ground, causing a loss w hi n Dr. Brawner estimates at about $3,500. The origin of the fire which caused the death of Day is 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 amiss. 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 the flames, looked from his window in 'he main building 200 yards distant and saw the fire. Dr. Brawner immediately turned ir. an alarm, and the patients, virtual ly all of whom were violent, were got out of the building and tgken 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 a few feet into the room, but was una ble to locate Day's body. Realizing that Day could not be got out of the cottage in time to save his life, Dr. Brawner and his assistants turned their attention to rescuing the other patients, who were huddled in their rooms screaming with fright. Over the long -distance telephone Thursday morning Dr. Brawner de clared he Is unable to account for tilf> fire. The only plausible theory, be declared. Is that Day set fire to his room with suicidal intent. The man had been an Inmate of the sanitarium for but four days, and was one of the most violent of the patients, lie was not allowed out of his room with out a guard, which makes the mys tery of the fire all the greater. In his room Day was so violent that no furniture other than the bed and bed clothing and a small washstand could be kept there. These were fastened to the floor. FVom the position in which Day's charred body was found T hursday after the destruction of the cottage, Dr. Brawner thinks the man set fire to his room and then wrapped him self in the bed clothing. The body was lying about where the bed had been and remains of the bed clothing could b«‘ seen. apparently drawn closely about his body. “I see no other way to account for the fire, save the theory that Pay must have got hold of a match some where.” said Dr. Brawner. We are very careful about letting the pa tients. particularly the violent ones, have matches, but it is very difficult to prevent It. Main Building Not Touched. 'The first we knew of the fire Day’s room was in flames. For a w'hile we didn’t know whether he had goi'cr out or not., as no sound < ame from the room. We tried to get Day out. but after we realized we could not we turned our attention to saving the other patients who were in the cot tage.” None of the other patients was injured, though most of them were badly frightened and were forced to fiee in their night clothing. The main building of the sanitarium. 200 yards from the cottage, was not touched by the flames, and many of the 25 pa tients housed in the larger house slept through the turmoil. Day's body probably will be shipped to ‘his home in Cartersviile for bur- 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 w’atched Miss Hughes' home In East Rome for several nights. At the preliminary trial Judge T. R Broach’s courtroom was crowded with ministers and church members. The minister was bound over under a $10(1 bond to the City Court. The girl waived preliminary trial. Both stout ly assert their innocence and charge a plot. OVERFLOW Of RIVERS Railways Paralyzed, Towns Iso lated and Millions in Property Destroyed in Texas. [Aldermanic Board To Hear Protests On New Traffic Law Souvenir Hunters Nearly Strip Corpse SH A MO KIN, PA., Dec. 4.—When the body of Frederick Hye, 20, who was hanged at Sunbury Tuesday fur murder, was sent to the home of his mother here to-day for burial it was found that morbid souvenir hunters had nearly stripped the corpse while it lay in the morgue yesterday. Pieces had been cut off the deal youth’s clothing, his cuff links were missing and buttons had been torn from the coat and trousers. Even bits of the silk lining of the coffin had been taken. GALVESTON, Dec. 4.—A report reached here this morning that the principal streets of San An tonio are covered to a depth of six feet by the water from the San Antonio River. The flood is coming south rap idly and numerous other cities will be affected before nightfall. The country now flooded is about the size of the State of Maine and the area is being add ed to rapidly. 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 men 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 are opposed to any curbing of tbelr rights to park machines In the streets, the Joint coni mittee of Council and the Chamber of Commerce and many public-spirited cit izens declare that the promiscuous park ing of automobiles In the streets must be stopped to relieve congestion. Drivers' Strike in Indianapolis Broken INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 4.—That the strike of 3,000 Indianapolis union teamsters had been broken was indi cated by the hundreds of hauling ve hicles that appeared on the streets to-day. Each vehicle carried “.spe cial” policemen with authority to shoot in case .life or vehicle were mo lested. The first collections of garbage and ashes since last Saturday were made to-day. '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, “Chicken inspector — 23.” The crowd of buyers became so large the police were forced to clear a path for vehicles. 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 of here, at Mart indale, when a lamp exploded. Several negroes were Injured by fly ing glass. A paralytic negro was bare ly rescued from the flames. French Doctor Finds New Typhoid Cure Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS* 1 . Dec. 4 A successful new method of curing typhoid fever was announced by Dr. Josue Bellar. It Is called auto vaccination, the vaccine used being a culture of Eberth bacilli made of the patient’s own blood. \ Pope Clears Wine Cellars of Vatican Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ROME, Dec. 4.—One of the most famous wine cellars In the world— that of the Vatican—has, at the or ders of Pope Pius X, been cleared of its accumulated vintages. 15.000 MADE IDLE. CARDIFF. WALES. Dec 4. Eifteen thousand coal miners in Southern Wales were thrown out of work to d»> by the strike of engine drivers hi j; stokers on the Great Western Rail way. DALLAS, TEXAS, Dec 4 —Twenty persons are known to be dead and 18.- *000 are homeless to-day as the result of disastrous floods which still are raging in Central Texas. Property damage will exceed $6,000,000. accord ing to the most conservative esti mates. Practically all the railroads In the affected regions are out of commis sion and those operating trains are In a crippled condition. Many towns are submerged and residents have fled to the higher ground. Late reports from the flood-swept section of the State have Increased the number of missing. The total number of dead likely will not be known for several days. All River* Out of‘Banks. Every river In the central part of the State is out of Its hanks. The Brazos River is 5 miles wide In sev eral places. The Leon River, a small stream, has spread to a width of more than a mile and has cut off the water supply of Temple. Five hundred bales of cotton were washed away at Wax&hatchle. Big losses In cotton were repeorted from other towns in that neighborhood. Boats manned by farmers to-day reached the marooned International and Great Northern passenger train near Marlin, on which 150 persons were beginning to feel the pangs of hunger. The water had risen to the second step of the cars. Railroads Paralyzed. No schedules were being observed to-day on the International and Great Northern, Missouri, Kansas and Tex as. Fort Worth and Denver, Santa Fe. Rock Island and Houston and Texas Central railroads. Fear was expressed that the Brazos River levee at Bryan might break and flood three counties—Burleson. Bra zos and Washington. Refugees from about 1,000 homes Jn South and East Waco, submerged to the caves by the flood w’atera of ihe Brazos River, to-day are huddl :d in churches, a cotton compress, neigh boring houses and woolen mill, manv cm Ignorant of the fate of o members of their families Waco Carpenters Hurrying Life Rafts. WACO, TEXAS, Dec. 4—The flood ed area here is growing rapidly and people In Increasing numbers are be ing driven from their homes. Mayor Mackey has Just Issued an appeal to all carpenters in the city to build rafts as rapidly as possible for rescue work. Practically all business in the city has been suspended since yester day afternoon. L. Armado, a city prisoner, was re leased to-day on his own plea that he be allowed to aid In the rescue of hundreds of families marooned in trees and on house tops Armado Is an expert swimmer. His first ac complishment after being released was to risk his life and save five per sons who had been swept into the flood waters from the roof of a shed. The prisoner was cheered and show ers of small coin were hurled to him He refused to pick up the money, and after all the families who were in danger had been taken to places of safety, walked hack to Jail. Plans have, been started to secure his re lease. Sues American For $2,500,000 Balm ST. LOUIS, Dec. 4.—A breach of promise suit for $2,500,000 was filed in the Federal District Court here to-day by Baroness Ursa la Barbara Van Kali nc/wski. of Wiesbaden, Ger many, against Michael J. Hurley, of St. Louis. The petition says the Baroness met Hurley ‘.n Paris in July, 1912, ami since that time has spent $100,000 In traveling and in preparation for her wedding. On July 22. 1912, two days after she met Hurley, says the Bar oness, he gave a dinner in Paris and announced his engagement to her. Corn Club Visitor Robbed; Negro Held Police Thursday arrested Sarah Williams, a negro woman, on suspi cion of navlng robbed J. B. Broad well, an aged citizen of Alpharetta, Ga., of $30 In Decatur street Wednesday night Broadwell was returning from the Corn Show at the Capitol when he was approached by a negro woman, who inquired some directions. As she left, the old man discovered his loss. The woman escaped. Wilson, With Cold, Keeps to His Room WASHINGTON, Dec 4 President Wilson, because of his cold, remained in his room to-day and cancelled all his engagements. lie has not been feeling well since his return from New York last Sun day, and hl» advisers were insistent that he forestall all possibility of se rious illness. New York Girl to Swim Panama Canal NEW YORK, Der 4 Miss Elaine Golding, of Bath Reach, who holds several long-distance swimming rec ords. has sailed for the Panama Ca nal. where she will attempt to swim from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean In 50 hours With a Telegram’s Brevity Georgian “Want Ads” in variably “turn tile trick.’’ FOR RENT Three neatly fur nished apartment room*, very reasonable; South Side, owner. Main 3599-J. Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 1, 1933. 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. LULA MENSFXG, 147 Little Street. Read for Profit Use for Results HF.ARST’S DAILY SUNDAY GEORGIAN AMERICAN Governor Blease Orders Militia to Aid Barnwell Sheriff—Mer chant Slain. « BARNWELL, S. C„ Dec. 4 — With a mob assembling here to lynch 40 negro suspects in jail for the murder of E. Peyton Best, a leading Barnwell mer chant, Governor Cole L. Blease has ordered out militia to guard the jail and save the blacks froy the infuriated crowd. The roundup of the negroes began Hhortly after Beat wa.s shot down w-ithln 50 feet of the courthouse about. 9 o'clock IflUPt night. He ha/I gone from his store to a restaurant and was on his way home when several negroea attacked him. In Scott Mattlson, Mitchell Story and Gilbert MilleT, arrested at day break, the officers believe they have those responsible for the murder. Tt is charged that Mattlson shot Beat, and the others were the chief acces sories. Jury Blames Mattison. A Coroner's inquest was held this morning over the body of Beat and the jury reached a verdict that he came to hla death from a gunshot wound at the hands of Mattlson and that Story and Miller were accesso ries. According to the evidence brought out to-day, Best was going out of the front door of his store to supper and a soda water bottle was thrown at his head, narrowly missing him. He asked Mattlson, who w*as standing near, who threw the bottle. Mattleon said “That negro going down the street,” indicating a retreating fig ure. Best walked towards the ne gro whom Mattlson said threw the bottle, and as he did so was flred upon by Mattison, the bullet-strik ing him in the back and going through the chest. All Night Man Tunt. Sheriff Morris searched all night before finding Mattlson and arrested him about daybreak. The negroes fled Immediately after Best was shot, but soon a pursuing party with bloodhounds had taken up the man hunt. The dogs could not pick up the scent and were sent back, but a crowd scoyred the negro sec tion and the woods near town throughout the night. All suspicious blacks were taken in tow and hur ried to Jail, where the Sheriff placed a strong guard on duty. As daylight came the mob began to assemble and it grew throughout the morning until It numbered several hundred by noon. The SherlfT, fearing for the safety of the horde of negr«» prisoners, asked Governor Blease to send aid. and the Barnwell military company was accordingly called out. Philadelphia Broker Concern Suspends PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4.—Wintam L. Bear Company, members of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, tem porarily suspended to-day. The sus pension followed the filing of a volun tary petition to have William L. Beef, individually and trading as the firm, adjudged a. bankrupt. Rprt Is h member of the Board of Trade and other exchange*-