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VOL. XH. NO. 108.
ATLANTA, OA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1913.
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No Chance for ‘Open Town* Now, Beavers Says
IIY CLEAN GRAFT PROBE
“All the g-ood people of any city
|wvo to do is to stand together and
jjates of hell will not prevail
l?a:nsrt them—the g-ood people of At-
fenta would never tolerate a return
|o "id conditions under any clrcum-
Itaticeft”
This declaration as to the moral
ins of Atlanta is made by Police
thief James L. Beavers in a special
pierM'ii article in The Detective, of
ago, which has devoted an entire
le non of its December number to a
listory of the Atlanta police depart
in'- -
\ to the importance of activity on
he part of the good people in crush-
n«j vice, the chief says:
"Our cities of to-day are going
through a cleaning and renovating
that has long been needed, and the
kff-'ers whose duty it is to do this
pork are going at this in some way
most every city in the country.
Be >ome of them are more back
ward about it than others and I
.link ’he cause of this is largely due
I* la attitude of the citizens in the
pommunity toward these reforms.
Two Kinds of Cowards.
“There are very few* officers but
who will do their duty if they know
|bat he people and the officers over
hem will back them up in these re-
lor: s But where there is doubt in
[he officer’s mind about this, he nat
urally will hesitate, especially when
fe thinks that his job is at stake. It
hard for him to do a thing that
k’cmld deprive him of his position—
fur when we fail to do what we
snow to be our duty on this account,
pe re nothing less than cowards.
"There are two kinds of cowards:
|he moral and the physical coward.
Everybody would say that a coward
las not fit for a police officer. The
Ihysi'-al coward runs when he sees
pi he is in danger of being shot,
'he moral coward joins in with and
•onsents to things that his con-
icience tells him are wrong when he
ife? an opportunity to get money and
«ition thereby.
"The only trouble with our cities
that the criminal class and their
iympathizers are always awake to
|heir interests. They try to make
ticians believe, that they can not
p elected without they get their
Import and with decent people in
herent and taking no interest in
ae;r community’s welfare, it is about
l nat w ay. But I believe that there
J re m °re decent people than indecent
All they have to do is to
up to their duty.”
Law and Men Weapons.
The chief refers to conditions in
r‘ m*. n this way:
closed all the houses of
I* the city of Atlanta about
I 11 '- year hgo, and we have kept them
J 0sed - The law and the noble men
I e police department were my
, o fight the battle with. But
Want ,1 ' say that there went before
f f Are that burned away
^ Pa( iened consciences of the police
apartment and the public, and blazed
_ " r; ^ the good people of our
I :oocl b y us for a clean city. And
t!le good people of any city have
is to stand together, and
f‘ saps of hell will not prevail
> what
up my mind that I would
■ onscience told me wai
T* ^ r 'less of what the result
n be. So I gave the order, and
1 vp r seen the moment that I
rrettcd it. nor would the good peo-
t. ci ty return to the old con-
|^°n u. c r any circumstances, and
Wp ?ot to do is Just to con-
f nforce the law’ against such
l c *s as
ha
vo do other law’s.
r
ve not had as many assig-
hnll seg in the city of Atlanta
V nf 'losing of the houses as we
before,
and crime and disorder
iMen
decreased also.
and will violate the law,
DIXIE'S BANNER CORN SHOW ENDED, GEORGIA
BOYS LEAVE ATLANTA; ELATED OVER PARADE
■* Group of Georgia Corn Club Boys who took part in great annual parade through Atlanta streets.
■The Law and Noble Policemen
My Weapons in Fight,” He
Writes in Magazine.
an Page 5, Column 1.
Council Committee Delays
ing in Electrical Controversy
to Permit Reply.
City Electrician R. C. Turner, in
a statement Friday, said he welcomed
the announced probe of his conduct
by the Board of Electrical Control
and the Council Electric Lights
Committee and defied Aldlne Cham
bers, attorney for the Cotton States
Electric Company, to prove his
“graft” charges.
“Let Chambers be specific," said
Turner. “His charges are only veiled
intimations.
“After my fight for reduced elec
tric light and power rates for the
people of Atlanta the organisation
of electrical contractors gave me a
banquet at the M. & M. Club and
presented me with a watch. There
is a similar organization to this in
every city in the country and on the
inside of my watch is an inscription,
‘For R. C. Turner, from his fellow-
craftsmen.'
“Campaign Contribution*,”
“These charges are all bosh. H,
may think he is proving something
when he brings out facts that every
body knows, that there were cam
paign contributions made to me.”
Attorney Aldine Chambers smiled
significantly Friday when asked as to
the details of his charges. He said
it was not within hi* province to
take any action toward the impeach
ment of Turner, but that the facts
he would produce certainly would be
sufficient grounds for Council to Im
peach the City Electrician.
He said there was an organization
of electrical contractors in Atlanta
known as the Elektron Company, that
his client, the Cotton States Electric
Company, had formerly been a mem
ber of this organization but had with
drawn for business reasons. His
graft hints are that Turner has re
ceived considerable financial aid from
this company, which he is prepared
to prove, and that since the Cotton
States Electric Company’s withdrawal
from the company Turner has per
secuted it.
Charges in Writing.
The charges were submitted in
writing to the Board of Electrical
Control and the Council Electric
Lights Committee. After reviewing
the controversy between Turner and
the Cotton States Electric Company
that has been reviewed before the
Board of Electrical Control during
several recent meetings, the written
charges state that Turner has been
lenient with other contractors and
that he has even allowed foreign con
tractors to do business in Atlanta
without a license.
When a few minutes later he made
a reference to the wiring of the Ho
tel Winecoff by a company without
a license Turner rejoined:
“Stick to your case.”
“I will,” answered Chambers. “My
case is showing you up."
"Then we'll show up something,
too,” remarked Carl Hutcheson, who
had appeared as Turner's attorney.
“We'll tell something about the as
phalt trust.”
••j_j won't say what I started to
say,” replied Chambers.
Specific Accusations.
The wording of the graft charges
relating to the association of electri
cal contractors is:
“We charge that said Turner ac
cepted gifts from such an association
or its members.
“We charge that Turner appointed
four members of the Board of Elec
trical Examiners for contractors who
were in this association.
“We further charge that said Tur
ner is under financial obligation to
this association or its members,
■'We do not mean to reflect upon
this association or its members.
“We also charge that he has used
his official position to compel loans
t °The' Joint meeting of the officials
hearing the charges decided to post
pone further consideration of them
until Monday in order that Turner
may have an opportunity to reply to
them. _ —v —
Two Drivers Shot in
Indianapolis Strike
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 5.—Two
drivers were shot but not seriously
wounded In a revolver battle with a
crowd of .00 men and boys at Bel
mont and West Washington stieets
this morning.
The men were hauling a load of
barrels. As they passed an overhead
bridge at Belmont street a shower of
rocks and bricks struck them. The
crowd on top of the bridge threw at
tho drivers. The men on^he wagon
drew their revolvers and fired Into
the crowd. That was the signal for
a fusillade of shots. Two of the
driveis fell wounded, while a third
whipped the horses and fled from the
scene, chased by the crowd.
Four arrests were made on charges
of rioting. They are all teamsters.
President Wilson
Still on Sick List
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.—President
Wilson still was on the sick list to
day. All his engagements and his
regular Cabinet meeting were can
celed. Although his cold has Im
proved somewhat, Dr. Cary Grayson
believes it is advisable for the Chief
Executive to remain in bed and not
attempt to take up any business to
day.
It developed to-day that President
Wilson is suffering from a slight
touch of fever due to an attack of the
grip, lodged in his nose and throat.
He declared he was feeling well
enough to receive callers, but both
Secretary Tumulty and Dr. Grayson
were Insistent that he avoid exposure.
1914 Auto Licenses
On Sale December 15
The 1914 automobile licenses will
be on sale after December 15 and the
old numbers will be discarded the first
day of the new year. Owners should
have their new license and new num
ber before 1913 bids farewell.
The new r registration law’ requires
an annual fee of $5 from automobile
owners. }
Traffic Stops as Marcliers Pass—Crowd Cheers
Canning Club Girls.
Georgia Corn Club boys were re
turning to their homes Friday with
the happy thought that they had
participated in the most successful
corn show and the best parade since
the organization of the corn clubs in
the South.
It was a great parade. It obtained
its pre-eminence from the great
crowds that watphed it as well as
from the hordes of joyous corn club
and high school boys that had a part
in it.
Traffic halted. The street railway
company was powerless. The boys
simply pre-empted the streets and
the crow’ds did the rest. There was
no piercing the solid blocks of hu
manity that congested the crossings
and refused to move until the boys
had pawed by.
No one was buying anything in the
stores. Clerks and the pretty young
saleswomen deserted their work anii
came to the doors and window’s with
out fear of reprimand.
Blockade Finally Lifted.
After the last of the marchers had
disappeared from sight and the last
carriage had passed by the crowd
thronged out on the street much in
the manner that It takes possession
of a football field after the contest is
over.
For a few seconds the traffic po
licemen were at a loss. Then, the
members of the crowd going their
many ways, the streets magically
cleared. motormen clanged their
gongs viciously and the blockade w as
lifted.
The 85 husky farm lads who had
succeeded In reaching or passing the
100-bushel-per-acre mark were the
recipient* of the most generous show
ers of cheers and. applause from the
crowds that lined the streets ail the
way from the Capitol, where the pa
rade had its beginning, to the point
where the happy marchers broke
ranks. t
Each of the envied boys was rep
resented by a large white sign held
aloft to tell his name to all the world
and to relate Just how many bushels
to the acre he had succeeded in coax
ing from Mother Earth.
Proudly <U the head of the So
strode young Edward J. Welborn.
Well he might be proud, for he had
eclipsed the State record and had
raised 181.72 bushels to the acre, a
mark that any veteran farmer in the
land might try for years to surpass.
The canning club girls were not for-'
gotten. They were In the parade In a
mammoth sightseeing car in charge
of Miss Lois P. Dowdle, a district su
pervisor.
Miss Clyde Sullivan, of Ousley, and
Miss Eron Dooley, of Bishop, winners
of the first two canning club prizes,
had the distinction of riding in a pri
vate carriage with Miss Mary E.
Cresswell, of Washington, D. C.; Miss
Elizabeth Holt, of the State College
of Agriculture, and Mrs. J. H. O’Quinn.
Kaiser's Chancellor,
Von Hollweg, Resigns
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BERLIN, Dec. 5— Semi-official an
nouncement was made to-day that
Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg has
presented his resignation to Emperor
William at Donauschingen because of
the Government's defeat in the Reich
stag yesterday.
Emperor William summoned Herr
Arnim-Criewen to Donaschlngen to
day for a conference. It is believed
he will be Chancellor.
Unearth Voodoo
Trust in Cuba
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
HAVANA. CUBA, Dec. 5.—The alleged
discovery of an extensive organization
among the negroes of Cuba for the prac
tice of witchcraft or “voodoolsm’* has
created a sensation here.
It is said the negro wizards constitute
a powerful trust.
THE WEATHER
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia: Fair Friday; unset
tled, probably rain Saturday
Dixie Man, Famed
In Canal Work, Dies
BALTIMORE Dec. 6—Lieutenant
Colonel David B. Gaillard. member of
the Panama Canal Commission, died
at the Phipps clinic of the Johns
Hopkins Hospital this morning. He
had been ill for a long time.
Colonel Gaillard was one of the
three Southerners who have won
fame by their work in building the
canal, the others being Slbert and
Gorges, of Alabama Gaillard was
from Charleston, a member of one of
the most prominent families in South
Carolina.
Fund in Sight by
Tuesday,SaysAllen
Chairman Tvan E. Allen, of the
campaign committee, said to-day:
“Raising this Oglethorpe Univer
sity fund is a matter of strict at
tention to a series of details, and
telling the story to a great number
of people. They nearly all give, and
by next Tuesday success will be in
sight.
“Tne work will have been fin
ished before the few stop saying
‘It can't be done.’ ”
College Girls'Kisses Arsonettes Avenge
Classified by Author j Pankhurst's Arrest
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.—“You can tell
by the way a young American girl re
ceives or gives a kiss what college she
has attended.” declares Emile Des-
champs. the French author. In a chap
ter of his new book, entitled “Uncle
Sam's Women.” He writes: .
“The best kisses come from Smith
College, although the Harvard Annex
girls prefer kisses to bonbons.
“The kiss of Vassar girls Is like a
blow
“The graduates of Bryn Mawr kiss
without batting an eye.
“The ravishing kiss of Mount Holyoke
girls can only be likened to a volcano.’'
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, Dec. 5.—
j Militant suffragettes to-day began
| taking their revenge for the arrest
I of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst. Kelly
House, an untenanted mansion, at
Me'myss Bay on the Firth of Clyde,
was fired, with $100,000 loss.
Upon the lawn a number of cards,
bearing suffrage inscriptions, were
Scattered. One of them said: “No
peace or truce until Mrs. Pankhurst
Is free.”
Poses as Hero to Get
Reward So as to Wed
STERLING ILL., Dec. 5.—William
Rollins, locomotive fireman, confessed to
Northwestern Railway detectives here
that he reported he had prevented ar.
attempt to wreck Northwestern trains
in an effort to obtain a reward so he
could get married. He said the story
was false.
London's New Seal
First in 532 Years
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Dec. 5.—The official seal of
the corporation of London has been for-
, mally “broken” and a new one substi
tuted. The old one had been in use 532
years and was much worn and blurred.
It had only one predecessor, which
was destroyed in 1381 because it waa
“too small, rude and ancient.”
Mother of 11 Seeks
Election Clerk Job
CHICAGO. Dec. 5.—Mrs. Caroline
Polachek. first woman applicant for a
Job as clerk in the next municipal elec
tion. gave her occupation as ‘ associate
head of family.” She Is the mother of
eleven children.
Left Boa Constrictor
In Paris Subway Car
PARIS, Dec. 5.—On the arrival of a
subway train at the Opera station, the
employees found under the seat of a car
a large boa constrictor, which had been
forgotten by a passenger.
There was a general stampede until a
policeman killed ilie snake with a dub.
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MISSIVE
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WIDOW
Anonymous Writer, Warning Cap
italist, Denounced by Defense
as Illiterate and Jealous.
An unexpected sensation was
sprung in the bitter fight over
the $250,000 will of “Uncle
.Tosh” B. Crawford Friday morn
ing when an anonymous letter
containing wild and startling
charges against Mrs. Relle Craw
ford, battling to uphold thp will
in her favor, was admitted in
evidence after a long legal wran
gle.
The letter produced by the wom
an’s counsel on demand of Attorney
J. S. James, who represents the -(8
heirs contesting: the document before
Auditor James L. Anderson, was de
nounced by Attorney Reuben Arnold,
for Mrs. Crawford, as the venomous
work of an illiterate, Jealous,, igno
rant woman full of vile lies and wild
charges.
There was no dispute about the il
literacy. Most of the words were mis
spelled, the writing was extremely
poor and looked as if it might have
ben the work of a wholly unschooled
person.
Letter Poorly Written.
Here it is, with many of the word*
corrected:
February 20, 1909
St. Augustine, Fla,
Mr. Croffard:
Dear Friend—I will ^rite to
you to inform you of the plot that
is laid for you in regard to Mrs.
Savage, the fletitiaous name that
she is going under in this town.
Her right name Is Mr*. Me. Kin
ney, from Pittsbursr, Pa. She is a
married woman and has a man
living, and she is bad woman and
a thief, and there is a warrant in
Pittsburg for her arrest for false
pretenses and as she has told
you her name is Savage, that was
her name by her first husband.
She has been married two times
and she don't live with her second
man, so if there is any wedlock
between you and her you better
cut it out, for she will give you
lots of trouble. You are a too
good a man to be swindled out of
your money in that away. Well,
as I thought that I would take
this on myself as I thought it my
duty, you ask Mr. Lashby. He
will tell you. for I told him all
about it to-day. So he is some
surprised to hear about it. This
is all. FROM A FRIEND.
Second Letter Mentioned.
A further sensation was suggested
in Attorney James' demand for a sec
ond letter, said to have been written
to Mrs. Crawford, then Mrs. Savage,
by “Uncle Josh." Attorney Arnold
denied any knowledge of the exist
ence of this letter, but Attorney
James insisted he had proved it ex
isted. The auditor asked for proof
df James' contentions.
The contestants also introduced
Friday the interrogatories of Dr.
Claude Griffin, a young physician of
Carrollton, Ga., who saw the autopsy
performed by Dr. Harris. Dr. Grif
fin said that in his opinion Crawford
did not die of pneumonia, but was no«
very explicit In his testimony as tg
whether there was evidence of pois
oning.
It was definitely settled that Mrs.
Crawford would take the stand in he*
own defense. Reuben Arnold said he
would have his client tell her own
story and disprove what he teTmed
ridiculous charges founded on fals*
rumors. . \ ^