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VOL. XII. KO. 107. ATLANTA, GA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1913. n c tKNSiJSfc^ 2 CENTS. KM”
GRAFT HINT IN CHARGES AGAINST TURNER
Railways Paralyzed, Towns Iso
lated and Millions in Property
Destroyed in Texas.
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.
DALLAS, TEXAS, Dec. 4.—Twenty
person* 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
mate*.
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 Rivers Out of Banks.
Every river in the central part of
the State Is out of its banks. 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 Waxahatchie. 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 Bfazos
River levee at Bryan might break anil
flood three cuunues—Burleson, Bra
zos and Washington.
Refugees from about 1.000 homes
In South and Ea9t V aco, submerged
to the eaves by the flood waters of
the Brazos River, to-day are huddled
in churches, a cotton compress, neigh
boring houses and woolen mill, many
of them ignorant of the fate of oth^r
members of their families.
LATEST
NEWS
Waco Carpenters
Hurrying Life Rafts.
WACO, TEXAS, Dec. 4.—The flood-
J *d area here is growing rapidly and
People in increasing numbers are be
ing driven from their homes. Mayor
Mackey has just issued an appeal io
all carpenters \ in the city to build
rafts as rapidly as possible for rescue
work. Practically all business in ihe
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
j 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 back to Jail. Plans
have been started to secure his re
lease.
In a broadside of sweplng charges,
the Cotton States Electric Company
outlined its accusations of unjust dis
crimination against City Electrician
Turner before ♦he joint session of the
Board of Electrical Control and the
Council Committee on Electric Lights
Thursday afternoon.
The charges were in * ’ form of a
written statement submitted for the
electrical company by its attorney, Al-
dine Chambere. They openly intimat
ed corruption of the office of City
Electrician and wont into detail in
their contentions.
BERLIN, Deo. 4.—Stormy scenes
marked to-day’s session of the Reich-
stag while Dr. VonBethmann- Hell-
weg, the Imperial Chancellor, was
making a statement in behalf of the
Government relative to the trouble
between the military authorities and
the populace of Alsace. The Chan
cellor was frequently interrupted, and
at times it looked as though the po-
lioe would have to be called in to re
store order. After the Chancellor's
speech, the Reichstag, by 293 to 54,
voted that it had no confidence in Dr.
VonBethmann -Hollweg's administra
tion,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—M. M.
Mulhall, self-styled lobbyist for the
National Association of Manufactur
ers, is called a “liar,” “professional
corruptionist” and “betrayer for hire”
in a brief filed with the House Lobby
Investigating Committee to-day by
Attorney James Easby-Sm'th, coun
sel for Representative James P. Mc
Dermott, of II inoi*. McDermott was
alleged by Mulhall to have been one of
his aides. I. H. McMicha 0 |. former chief
page of the House and protege of
McDermott, aleo ie attacked in the
brief.
. INDIANAPOLI8, Dec. 4.—A reso
lution apepaling to the Central Labor
Union to call a general strike of all
unionists in the oity was almost
unanimously pa d by a largely at
tended mass meeting of striking
teamsters at Labor Temple this aft
ernoon. The Central Labor Union
will consider the matter at a special
meeting this evening.
BINGHAM, UTAH, Dec. 4.—The
smudging of the Apex mine, In which
Ralph Lopsz, slayer of six men, took
refuge a week ago, continued to-day.
The belief grows that the desperado
had escaped from the mine. Odds
narrowed from 2 to 1 to even money
that he had not succumbed to the
poisonous gases.
WASHINGTON, * Doc. 4.—An ap-
ppropriation of at least $300,000 for
military aeronautics was urged be
fore the House Military Committee
to-day by Brigadied General Scriven,
chief of the Army Signal Service. He
told the committee that while his
department had only $300 for air
ships. Mexico had appropriated $400,-
000.
WASHINGTON, Dec, 4.—That the
Administration is determined to place
the country on a war footing at once
was shown to-day when the House
leaders took under consideration the
naval militia bill, which provides that
this branch of the reserve forces can
be used for active service. Its enact
ment, together with that of the Hay
militia bill, which was passed yester
day, will give the Government a re
serve force of 500,000 men.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 4.—Members
of the Commercial Vehicle Protective
Association (team and auto owners)
this afternoon declined the invitation
to appear before the businessmen and
clergymen's committee, which is en
deavoring to get at the actual causes
of the teamsters' strike and promote
arbitration if possible. This blocks
the arbitration plan.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.—The bulk of
the art works collected by the late
George Arnold Hearn will go to the
Metropolitan Museum of Arts. This
was learned to-day at the funeral of
the late merchant at St. James Epis
copal Church. It was also learned
that the estate will be in the neigh
borhood of $30,000,000 instead of $15,-
000,000 and that millions are loft to j
charity.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—The State
Department was informed to-day that
an order signed by Felipe Riveros, as
commander in chief, has beon issued
to the Constitutionalist General Beul-
na. directing the immediate release of
W. S. Windham, held for ransom by
Constitutionalist forces operating
near Mazatlan. Windham formerly
was cashier of the National Bank of
Commerce of Pasadena and is now
superintendent of the ranch of former
Senator Bard, of California.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—That the
Government will intervene in the suit
filed by Elsie DeWolfe, the actress, to
t«*st the constitutionality of the in
come tax was indicated to-day by At
torney General McRe^nolds. He as
serted the matter is of grave import
ance and that when the Department
of Justice is officially advised that
suoh case has been filed, he will con
sider it.
ALL-STAR FOOTBALL WARRIORS
ARRIVING FOR SATURDAY’S GAME
BUCKS ARE
IN EIRE RE
Chkrred Body of Patient Found in
Ruins of Hospital in At
lanta Suburb.
G. \V. Day, 27 years old, of Carters*
vllle, 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
destroyed the cottage in which he was
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 burmd
to the ground, causing a loss which
Dr. Brawner estimates at about $3,500.
The origin of the Are 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 Are 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 Are.
Dr. Brawner immediately turned Ift
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 *o dense and the room so filled
with flames that it was found im
possible.
UnaWe 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 the
fire. The only plausible theory, he
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. He
was not allowed out of his room with
out a guard, which make* the mys
tery of the Are 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.
From the position in which Day’s
charred body was found Thursday
after the destruction of the cottage.
Dr. Brawner thinks the man set Are
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 be seen, apparently drawn
closely about his body.
”1 see no other way to account for
the fire, save the theory that Day
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 while we
didn't know whether he had gotten
out or not, as no sound came 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
flee 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 hi* home in Carteraville for bur
ial.
Power Company Claims Persecu
tion by Electrician for Quitting
Association He Favored.
In a broadside of sweepine charges,
the Cotton States Electric Company
outlined its accusations of unjust
discrimination against City Electrician
Turner before the Join* session of the
Board of Electrical Control and the
Council Committee on Electric Lights
Thursday afternoon.
The charges were In the form of
a written statement submitted for the
electrical company by p attorney,
Aidine Chambers. They openly In
timated corruption of the office of
City Electrician and went into de
tail in their Contentions.
The document declared that the
company had drawn down upon Itself
the "prejudice and dislike” of Mr.
Turner by its withdrawal from the
Association of Electrical Contractors,
which action, It was asserted, was
solely for business reasons.
Aided Association, Charge.
"We charge, however, that the said
Turner accepted gifts from such an
association or its members,” the doc
ument reads; "that he knew we had
formerly been among Its members
and for this cause selected us as the
object of his prejudice and dislike.”
The petition also charged that Tur
ner selected for members of the Board
of Examiners of Electrical Contrac
tors members of the association to
whi6h, it was claimed, the City Elec
trician was under obligation.
"We do not mean, however, to re
flect upon the gentlemen appointed I
by Mr. Turner.
"We further charge,” the petition
continues, "that the said Turner is '
under financial obligation to the said |
association or its members.
Say He Compelled Loans.
"We also charge that he has used
his official popsitlon to compel loans
of money from such member* of this
association.”
It was further alleged in the peti
tion that Mr. Turner had approved
electrical work which was subse
quently Condemned by the engineed
of the Board of Fire Masters and
forced to be torn down and rebuilt*
Another charge was that Mr. Tur
ner was "undertaking to deceive the
members of the Electric Light Com
mittee of the Council in reference to
the character and quality of the flam
ing arc lights.”
The petition demanded that the
City Electrician come forward with
an answer to the company's charges.
Following the reading of the com
pany’s petition, the question arose as
to whether it should be granted a
license to operate during the inves
tigation of its charges. The Cotton
6tates Company’s license had been
revoked by City Electrician Turner.
The session adjourned without taking
any action until Monday.
Turner agreed to inspect whatever
new work the Cotton States Electric
Company might do. He has been re^
fusing to give the com v permits
for new work.
Aldermen Approve
Refund on Ivy Work
The Aldermanlc Board Thursday
afternoon approved the action of
Council to pay back to the Ivy street
property owners $7,000 that was left
over from the Improvement fund for
that street. Also the raises In the
salaries of school teachers, firemen
and policemen were approved.
Consideration of ‘he new traffic or
dinance, which was referred to the
Aldermanlc Board as a committee of
the whole, was postponed until a later
meeting.
RACING
RESULTS
FIRST RATE—Five furlongs: Vi-
ley, 104 ,J. McTaggart, 15, 6. 3. won;
Hearthstone, 103, Deronde, 4. 8-5, 4-5,
second; Austin Sturtevant, 105,
Obert, 50, 20. 8, third. Time, 1:02 3-5.
Clem Beachey, Coming Coon, Poison
D'Or, Surpass also ran
SECOND RACE—Five nnd one-
half furlongs: Supreme, 107. Byrne,
5, 7-6, 3-5, won; Run Way, 101, De
ronde, 15, 5, 2, second; Lost Fortune.
105, Buxton, 7-10 . 1-3, out, third.
Time, 1:10 1-5. Flask, Ada, Klatbush,
Billy Stuart. Laura, Stucco also ran.
THIRD—Mile: Chilton King, 101
(Nathan), 4-5, 7-20, 1-6, Won; Spring
Maid, 96 (J. McTaggart), 3, 1, 2-6,
second; Dr. Doughertv, 112 (Martin),
60, 20, 10, third. Time, 1:42 1-5. Ar-
delon, Spellbound, Brando, Camellia
also ran.
FOURTH—5 1-2 furlongs: Sir
John Johnson, 127 (Byrne), 2-5, 1-8,
out, won; xBrave Ounardei*, 100 (De
ronde), 5, 7-10, out, second; xLoehiel,
108 (Buxton), 5, 7-10, out, third. Time,
1:08 2-5. Samuel R. Mayer, Star Ac
tress, Yenghee also ran. xCoupled.
FIFTH—Five furlongs: Briar Path,
107 (Buxton), 2-6( out, won; Klva,
105 (Doyle), 10, 2, 1, second 1 Amoret,
111 (Martin), 8, 8-5, 3-6, third. Time,
1:02 2-5. Jack Kellogg, Luria, Fred
Levy, Loan Shark, Rye Straw also
ran.
SIXTH—Mile *nd 70 yards: Ag
t* - 110 (Waldron), 1, 1-2 ”t, won:
Servicence, 111 (Martin), 6, 8-5, 7-10\
second; Michael Angelo, 113 (De
ronde), 5, 2. 4-5, third Time 1:4R 2-5.
Coreopsis, Bobb” Cook. L. M. Eckert,
Haldeman, Beaohsand also ran.
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST—5 1-2 furlongs: Gipsy I^ove,
103 (Neylon), 3-5, 1-5, out, won; Ada
Kennedy, 112 (Mathews), 7, 5-2. 4-5,
second; Theodorita, 103 (Benton), 2,
4-5, 1-3, third. Time, 1:08. Ida La-
vlnia, Birka, Crusty, Mary Plckford
also ran.
110 (Cavanaugh), 6, 2, 1, won- Binoc-
SEC<)ND—5 1-2 furlongs: Moller,
ular, 112 (Woods). 6, 2, 1, second;
Lofty Hey wood, 112 (Gross), 8-5, 4-5,
1-4, third. Time. 1:07 1-5. Janus,
FYee Will, Noroni, Joe Woods, Max
ing, Quick Trip, Wicket also ran.
THIRD —5 1-2 furlongs; Emerald
Gem, 108 (Gould), 5-2, 4-5, 1-3, won;
Manganese, 108 (Matthews), 2, 7-10,
1-5, second; Paw, 112 (Gross), 6-5,
1-3, out, third. Time, : 59 3-5. Sir
Henry, Edith W. also ran.
Race Entries on Page 2.
Lewie Hardage’s Team To Be
Given Workout To-morrow at
Grant Field.
FOOTBALL STORY—Nlte ed.. ..
Members of Lewie Hardage’s All-
Star football team, which will clash
with the Seventeenth Infantry eleven
at Ponce DeLeon Park Saturday aft-
noon, are arriving In the city on
every train that pulls in.
Friday afternoon they will have the
fmAl "prep” for the big struggle at
Grant Field. Every member of the
team has received the signals by let
ter and they will be prepared to put
up as good an exhibition as though
they had played together all season.
The All-Star will have In the back-
field such marvels as Newell, Mc
Whorter, Morrison, Hardage, Davis,
Cook and Smith. In the line will be
found Pitts, Locb, Peacock, Hasslock,
Cheape, Lamb and Me-adows. At
ends will b* Glllem, Majors, Conklin
and Nuck Brown.
Lieutenant Devore, former Army
tackle, who was on Walter Camp’s
All-American team for two years, has
been coaching the Soldiers especially
for this one game, and will play him
self.
It should be a most sensational bat
tle.
Preacher and Girl
Charge a Plot In
Arrests at Rome
ROME, Deo. 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 hi*
congregation, on warrants sworn out
by Harper Wright, a deacon, after he
and other member* of his church had
watched Miss Hughe*’ 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 was bound over under a $108
bond to the City Court. The girl
waived preliminary trial. Both stout
ly assert their innocence and charge
a plot.
Sues American For
$2,500,000 Balm
ST. LOUTS. Dec. 4.—A breach
promise suit for $2,500,000 was filed
in the Federal District Court here
to-day by Baroness Urania Barbara
VanKallnowskl, of Wiesbaden, Ger
many, against Michael J. Hurley, of
St. Louts.
The petition says the Baroness met
Hurley In Paris In July, 1912, and
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, eays the Bar
oness, he gave a dinner In Paris and
announced hls engagement to her.
Drivers’ Strike in
Indianapolis Broken
INDIANAPOLIB, 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 Ufa or vehicle were mo
lested.
The first collections of garbage and
ashes since last Saturday were made
to-day.
Corn Club Visitor
Robbed; Negro Held
Police Thursday arrested Sarah
Williams, a negro woman, on suspi
cion of naving robbed J. B. Broadwell,
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.
IN AUTO
Barnwell Militia Guards Suspects
When Citizens Seek to Lynch
Jail Full.
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 Martlndale, when a
lamp exploded.
Several negroes were injured by fly
ing glass. A paralytic negro was bare
ly rescued from the flames.
ELKS NAME ORATORS.
MACON. Dec. 4.—Van Astor Bach
elor. of Atlanta, will deliver the eulogy
of the memorial exercises of the Ma-
ran lodge of Elks next Sunday.
Judge Augustin Daly, of Macon, will
be the orator at Milledgeville.
BARNWELL, S. C., Dec. 4—4
threatened lynching was averted hen
to-day when Sheriff Morris, about !
o’clock this afternoon, started for tin
State penitentiary in Columbia In ar
automobile with three negro prison
era securely handcuffed and heavilj
guarded.
The negroes ore those held respon
slble by the Coroner's Jury for th<
murder of E. Payton* Best, a leadinj
merchant of Barnwell, who was sho
down within 50 feet of the courthou*
about 9 o’clock.
Before the negroes were taken awa;
and when the lynching talk was a
its height. Governor Bleaae sent (
message from Columbia requestini
the former captain of the old Barn,
well mll’tary company, recently dis
banded, to assemble the company am
protect the three negroes, and be
tween 30 and 40 other suspects helc
in the Barnwell Jail. He also in
structed Sheriff Morris to swear ir
any number of deputies necessary tc
protect the negroes. Senator Patter
son, of Barnwell County asked tht
Governor over long-distance tel*j
phone for aid.
Jury Blames Mattison.
In Scott Mattison, Mitchell Stor>
and Gilbert Miller, arrested at day
break, the officers believe they have
those responsible for the murder. II
Is charged that Mattison shot Best,
and the others were the chief acces
sories.
A Coroner's inquest was held this
morning over the body of Beet and
the Jury reached a verdict that he
came to his death from a gunshot
wound at the hands of Mattison 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 w’ater bottle was thrown at
his head, narrowly missing him. He
asked Mattison, who w'as standing
near, who threw the bottle. Mattison
said "That negro going down the
street,” Indicating a retreating fig
ure. Best walked towards the ne
gro whom Mattison said threw the
bottle, aid as he did so was fired
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 Mattison and arrested
h m 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 w’ere sent back,
but a crowd scoured the negro sec
tion and the woods near town
throughout the night. All juspicious
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 throu 0 hout the
morning until it numbered several
hundred by noon.
It is probable that the Grand Jury
will be summoned and an immediate
trial held, as this is probably the only
way to prevent a race war.
The funeral of Mr. Best will be
held this afternoon.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Fair Thursday; un
settled Friday.