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VOL. xn. NO. 112. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1913.
Copyright, 1906.
By Tho Georgian Co.
2 CENT?
’ PAY NO
->• MORE.
$5,000 HEARST’S AID TO
LEThO
FAIN 10 HEAD
Will Succeed Mason Unless
Something Happens to
Upset Plans.
LATEST
NEWS
W. P. Pain, Second Ward Repre
sentative, will be elected successor
to Chairman Carlos H. Mason, of
the Police Commission, unless some
thing: happens between now and the
time of the election to disrupt well-
laid plans.
The unmistakable signs Wednesday
are that the fight finally will narrow
down to Mr. Fain and W. A. Vernoy,
Commissioner from the Third Ward,
The situation is inevitable in spite of
the fact that attempts to deny it will
be made by those concerned. And if
the vote is taken on only these two
at least eight of the twelve members
will cast their ballot for Mr. Fain.
The chaotic state of the race for
the chairmanship took definite form
during and following the meeting of
the Police Commission Tuesday night,
there were further developments
Wednesday.
Narrows Down to Two
From a situation where practically
every member of the Commission was
a candidate to succeed Mr. Mason, the
S’tttation has sifted to a fight between
Mr. Fain and Mr. Vernoy, and every
step points more and more clearly to
the election of Mr. Fain.
The position of only one man casts
any uncertainty over the election of
Mr. Fain, so far as political prognos
tications go. That is the attitude of
Commissioner B. Gee Smith, also a
candidate for chairman. Mr. Smith
is a warm personal friend of Mr.
Fain, whose friends declare that since
• the adjustments of the last few days
there is no doubt that Mr. Smith will
throw his support to Mr. Fain.
A. R. King also is a candidate for
the chairmanship, but he is said to
be ready to withdraw in favor of
Mr. Fain.
The support of Mayor Woodward
and his new appointees to the com
mission is counted on through the
pressure of expediency. The Mayor
will not vote for Mr. Vernoy and he
is personally very friendly with Mr.
Fain.
Dozier Urged to Return.
There is a report that Mayor Wood
ward is urging Graham P. Dozier, who
resigned as Tenth Ward Commissioner
at the last meeting of Council, to re-
- t U rn to the Commission and stand for
the chairmanship. Should Mr. Dozier
decide upon such a course, Mr. Fain’s
plans would be badly upset, but G.
P. Dixon already has been agreed upon
as Mr. Dozier's successor and it sc-eim
that Mr. Dozier is out for good.
From present indications the line
up on the election of chairman will
be as follows:
For Fain—Robert C. Clark, A. R.
King, Dr. J. H. Baskin, slated to be
elected to succeed Carlos Mason as
First Ward representative; Marcellus
Anderson, slated to be the new
Seventh Ward representative; B. Lee
* Smith. G. P. Dixon, slated to succeed
Mr. Dozier from the Tenth; Mayor
Woodwrxd and his appointee.
For Mr. Vernoy—George Johnson
and G. R. Garner.
Not counted—Fain and A emoy.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—F a i r Wednesday
and Thursday.
BEAUFORT, N. C., Dec. 10.—The
German steamer Mecklenburg is
aground on Frying Ran 8ho*ls, on®
of the moat dangerous parts of the
Norht Carolina coast. The revenue
cutter Seminole reached b«r© early
to-day after the wireless had flashed
news of the vessel's plight, «nd is
now standing by. No assistance will
be necessary unless a storm rises.
NEW YORK, Deo. 10.—President
Herrmann, of the Cincinnati baseball
club, announced to-day that he had
been offered $25,000 by President Eb-
betts, of the Brooklyn club, for
Shortstop Joe Tinker, the ousted
manager of the Reds. Herrmann
said he had put the offer up to the
directors of the club and that a de
cision would be reached soon. "*t’s
a pretty good offer,” he added, "but
I won’t taka up the matter until to
morrow.”
BOSTON, Dec. 10.—Eggs must be
sold at 2 cents e«ch or the egg boy
cott will be begun systematically
throughout the Greater Boston Sec
tion, according to the plane of Hub
women to-day. The leaders opened
their headquarters at No. 262 Wash
ington street to-day following a mass
meeting of protest against nigh egg
prices.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Dec. 10.—The
body of C. A. McArthur, of Ashtabula,
Ohio, captain of the Isaac M. Scott,
which went down in Lake Huron dur
ing the November blizzard, was wash
ed ashore near Goderich, Ont., to
day. This is the first body of any
member of the crew of the Scott to
come ashore.
THE HAGUE, Dec. 10.—Senator
Elihu Root, of New York, was to-day
selected as a member of the Inter
national Court of Arbitration to which
will be submitted claims of British,
French and Spanish subjects whose
property was seized by the Portu
guese Government after the over
throw of King Manuel.
CHICAGO. Dec. 10.—Former Unit
ed States Senator William E. Lor*
mer left his bank to-day and started
on a vacation, ths first he has taken
in several years. He will leave in a
few days to tske passage for Eu
rope. The vacation is one he was or
dered to take when he became ill
son after he lost the fight to retain
his seat in the United States Sen
ate. Lorimer will return home in
time to get into the next campaign at
the head of the Republican Club of
Illinois, of which he is president.
CALUMET, MICH., Dec. 10.—All
business was suspended in the copper
country to-day while thousands of
striking miners, their wives and chil
dren paraded in every town except
those in the south range. The mili
tary authorities had forbidden any
demonstrations there, fearing an out
break on the part of the Cornish
miners who resent the killing of
throe of thoir companions last Sun
day.
WAIT UNTIL YOU’RE 18 TO MARRY,
ADVISES GIRL, 17, SEEKING DIVORCE
J. J. Lee, in Divorce Court. Tells j Gifts of Building Material Worth
of Wife Pointing Gun in $17,500 to $25,000 Also
His Face.
Sensational testimony marked the
j-hearlng of the petition for temporary
I alimony pending the suit for divorce
brought by Mrs. Cora L. Lee against
J. J. Lee, a railroad man, In Judge
| Pendleton’s court Wednesday
Lee, on the witness stand, declared
that his wife on several occasion*
had pointed a revolver at him, and,
placing her finger on tha trigger,
said:
"Now, you hound, you are going
to die."
Again, the man testified, Mrs. Lee
had sprung upon him and beat him
severely with her fists. Also that when
he caught her hands and held them
she bit him on the forearm. The wit
ness displayed several deep lacera
tions in his arm to bear out his tes
timony.
"My wife continually nagged me for
money," said Lee. ‘‘I gave her every
Announced
LANSING, MICH, Deo. 10.—The
Michigan 8upreme Court to-day
granted the copper district mine own
ers an injunction against th© strikers.
The strikers are enjoined from all
parading, picketing, rioting or vio
fence of any kind which is intended
to influence miners not to work or
molesting miners returning to work
in the mines.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10^-Former Po
lice Captain Dominick Riley, under
indictment for bribery in connection
with wire tapping graft, was arraign
ed to-day and pleaded not guilty,
with leave to change his plea later if
he desires. He is out on $5,000 bail.
OWENSBORO, KY., Dec. 0.— The
national convention of the Americin
Society of Equity adjourned to-day
after electing the following officers:
President, I. M. J. Chryst, Hudson,
Wis.; vice president, G. B. Robertson,
Calhoun, Ky.; national director, Louis
Robertson, Owensboro, Ky.
Pathfinder Nearing
Atlanta on Return
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.. Dec. 10.—E.
L. Ferguson, The Atlanta Georgian’?
highway pathfinder, left Birmingham
Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock for
Atlanta by way of Pell City and An
niston. He is «urveying a new route
from Birmingham to Anniston by
way of Pell City, Riverside and Lin
coln.
Ferguson reports progress in road
building along the way. He says
there are many new evidences of
road enthusiasm and practical con
struction since his first trip.
I
cent ! made. She gave pie 10 cents
every day for car fare, and when I
wanted j purchase clothes she would
give me the exact amount necessary
a d no more
Forced to Clean House.
"With the money 1 gave her, Mrs.
j Lee rented and furnished a house at
, No. 388 Peachtree street. The furni-
; ture cost $1,800.
“Yet she never attempted to ciean
i it. and forced me to do so evert’ Sun
day.
“Finally, under the constant strain
! of her nagging, I broke down and was
’ forced to quit work. Then she be
came angry and one night came Into
j my room with a revolver in her hand.
"She pointed the weapon at me and
j said, ‘Now, you have got to go to
1 work. I am tired of seeing you
around here.’
“I protested, and she then said,
‘You miserable beast, I might an well
shoot you, then.’
"I told her that I knew that when
the time came for me. to die that 1
couldn’t do anything to prevent it,
and for her therefore to go on and
shoot.
Hadn't "Nerve” to Shoot.
“She said: ‘Well. I haven’t got the
nerve to shoot you, but there are
more ways than one to kill a cat.’
“At that I arose from my chair
and started to packing my suitcase.
I was going to leave. Then my wife
sprang at me like a mad woman and
sought to tear my eyes out.
“I caught her hands and held them.
Then she bit me time and again on
tny arms, until finally the pain forced
me to throw her oft
“I left my wife because 1 was
afraid that she would put poison In
my food."
When Mrs. Lee took the stand she
was almost hysteircal. She wept at
frequent intervals, and was extremely
nervous.
Mrs. Lee denied almost every state
ment her husband had made. She
declared that he had treated her
cruelly
Awards Alimony.
While the fourth witness, a physi
cian, was testifying that Lee’s con
dition required an operation. Judge
Pendleton stopped the hearing with
Continued on Page 2, Column 5.
John Temple Graves, representing
William Randolph Hearst, treated the
Oglethorpe University fund subcom
mittee chairmen to a surprise Wed
nesday by appearing unexpectedly at
their noon luncheon in the Piedmont
Hotel and announcing a $5,000 gift
from Mr. Hearst.
The appearance of Mr. Graves, who
was well known to most of those
present, was the signal for an ovation
which developed into a near-riotous
demonstration when the purpose of
his visit became known.
It was a day of big contributions
The cheering for Mr. Graves had
hardly died down when James R.
Gray announced that building mate
rials aggregating from $17,500 to $25,-
000 in value had been donated by a
corporation ihat wished its identity
withheld for tile present.
Day’s Total $27,643.
Other contributions brought the
day’s total up to $27,643. the largest
since the noon luncheons were insti
tuted two weeks ago. L. P. Rotten-
field’s committee bore off the paim
Cor the.day, bringing in $1,099 in sub
scriptions.
“1 have a grsat personal interest in
Atlanta and In the project to locate
Oglethorpe University here. ’ said Mr.
Graves when he was introduced by
Vice Chairman Ivan E. Allen. “It Is
one of the greatest undertakings ever
essayed in the South and one moj^t
worthy of support.
“I arrived in Atlanta only this
morning. When I went to The Geor-
Continued on Page 3, Column 6.
Tener Officially
Accepts Presidency
Of National League
NEW' YORK, Dec. 10.—Governor
John K. Tener, of Pennsylvania, new
ly elected president of the Nation.il
Iveague, arrived here at 12:26 o'clock
and hastened to the Waldorf. H?
went into conference with the base
ball magnates at 12:30.
After being Introduced to the mag
nates by William F. Baker, president
of the Philadelphia National League
club, Governor Tener was formally
Inducted Into his office. In his speech
accepting the presidency, ' Governor
Tener said:
"I was always nroud of the fact
that I was identified with the game
as a player. I do not feel it incum
bent upon me at this time to an
nounce my policies as president' of
the National league. I would rather
leave the enforcement of such poli
cies to time.
“I shall enter on my duties in an
impartial way and I hope that my
connection with the National Leagu •
will be as pleasant as they promise
to be.
“I fel that sportsmanship should
cut strongly into the affairs of the
National Teague, but not In a way
that w'ould endanger the busine**
principles. I shall do everything In
my power to safeguard and conserve
the honesty of the game and place
it upon a higher plane.
“I expect that my relations as pres
ident with the club owners will be
harmonious throughout.
“Baseball depends much upon tho
press for its popularity and the press
depends upon the officials of base
ball for Its news I shall expect the
clubowners to -ermit me to talk
for the league. The owners may
• peak for themselves in matters con
cerning their own clubs.”
She ran away
from home to
wed when she
Mrs. Sophie
Meyers,
17 years old,
and the mother
of a 3-year-old
boy, who is
seeking a
divorce.
Mrs. Louise Sherer, of Kirkwood,
Dies in Hospital—Dress Is
Wholly Consumed.
Mrs. Louise Sherer, an aged
woman, died at St. Joseph’s In
firmary Wednesday afternoon
from burns which she received
earlier in the day when her dress
caught fire from the fireplace
and enveloped her body in
flames.
Tho accident occurred ai the Sher
er home In South Kirkwood. Mr,
Sherer was alone In the house at
the time, (roinsr to the mantelpiece
to wind a dock, the tongues of
flame from the grate underneath
leaped Into her filmy dress.
Immediately, the woman was a
mass of fire ffer shrieks attracted
neighbors.
When they arrived on the scene,
however, the woman’s form waa ly-
inR on the floor before the grate, her
clothing entirely consumed and her
body In many places burned to a
crisp She was unconscious.
An ambulance was summoned from
Poole's undertaking establishment
and Mrs Sherer was rushed to St.
Joseph's. All efforts to save her
were futile. She died at 2: Srt
o’clock
Child-Wife, Married Four Years,
Tells in Court of Shattered
Love Dream,
“My advice to girls is not to get
married until they are at least 18 or
20 years old.”
Out of the wisdom of her 17 years
pretty Mrs. Sophie Meyers offered th!«
sage counsel Wednesday.
Although Mrs. Meyers is still a year
short of the minimum limit that she
lavs down and Is Just a mere slip of
a winsome girl, she is qualified to
speak, for she has not been married
lo, these four years and has she not
at home the cutest specimen of a
three-year-old youngster that ever
made a happy mother?
Ves, she was but a wee maid of 13
when her girlish heart was captured
by Frederick G. Meyers and she ran
away to marry him. Wednesday
four years later almost to the week
she sat in the witness chair In the
court of Judge Ben Hill and patheti
cally told a story of abuse. HI treat
ment and desertion.
Wed in Short Dresses.
Though she Is three years a mother
and speaks with the manner of one
with eons of worldly wisdom, the
child-bride on the stand looked as
though she. should still be In the
schoolroom and playing and enjoying
all the girlhood amusements of her
young companions.
“I wasn’t out of short, dresses then,”
she said. “I didn’t know what I was
doing. I whs Just a foolish, foolish
little girl. 1 liked Fred mighty well,
and when he suggested getting mar
ried I thought it would be fine to have
a home Just like a grown-up woman
“It wasn’t very long before I found
out rny mistake. Fred began drink
ing heavily and soon he h< gun to beat
me and abuse me terribly.
‘Just three weeks after baby tame
Fred attacked me and knocked me
over a trunk that was in the room.”
Mrs. John Siemens, mother of Mrs.
Meyers, was st and I rig by listening to
the recital.
“He wouldn’t have had the oppor
tunity to treat my -little *dr! ||k« that
again if I had been there.'' she inter
Jected, angrily.
“After that he left me,” Mr? Meyers
continued, “and I never have seen him
from that day to this. Th: t was in
1910, I went home to live with mamma
at No. 160 Haynes street and I’ve been
there ever since
“Of course. I am very proud of my
little boy — Frederick, Jr., 1 call him
but I would warn girls never to get
married until they know their own
minds and are able to use a little
Judgment In selecting a husband.
“No. I am not prejudiced against
married life,’’ she added. In response
to a question And she smiled. “i
know that many, many people are
happy. My own father and mother
are. But I repeat rny advice to girls
who ought to be in school: 'When
you plan to get married, don’t.'
Mrs Meyers' story in court won her
a “first, decree." She was represented
by Attorney J. W Weaver.
RACING
RESULTS
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST Six furlongs Ancon, 100 (J.
McTaggart), 13-5, 1, 1-2, won; Pikes
Peak, 100 (Randolph), 6. 2, 1, aecond;
Big Dipper, 107 (Neander), 6, 2, J,
third Time, J : J 6. Dr. Jackson, Fred
Levy, Willis, Guide Post, Jaquin,
Sheets, Protagaras also ran.
SECOND Five furlongs Little
Kp. 112 (Wolfe), 4, 2, ). won; Sher
lock Holmes, 116 (Righemler), 3. 8-5,
3-5, second; Coming Coon, 116 (Bur
lingame), 6, 2, 1, third. Time, 1:10.
Eaton, Tolson I)’Or, Pish Tush, Un
ion Jack, Lord Clinton. Sallle Don-
ford, Gugnant, Port Arlington also
ra n.
THIRD Five and one-half fur
longs Sir Marion, 115 (Waldron), 5,
2, 4 won; Pluvius, 116 (Glass),
13 5, 6-5. 3-5, second; John Marrs,
112 (Corey), 6, 6-2, 6-6, third. Time,
1 09 1 r, Detour, Auto Maid, Thco
Co«»k, Ben Prior, Camel, Lady Etna,
Deerfoot also ran.
FOURTH Mile—Donald McDon
ald. 114 (Buxton), 1-2, 14, out. won;
Colonel AHhmeade, 101 (J McTag
gart), 7. 2, out, second; Prince Ah
med, 108 (Deronds), 5. 1, 1-5. third.
Time, 1 : 53. Elwah, Counterpart also
ran.
FIFTH Six and one-half fur
longs: Star Actress, 100 (Martin), 10,
I n on J-i rdnor, ill (Itorond*) f
18-5, 9-10, 2-6, second; Joe Die hold,
108 (Goose), 25. 10. 4. third. Time,
1:21. Sherwood, Stentor, Jabot, Col
onel Cook, Hupeivada also ran.
Race Entries on Page 2.
New York Banker
Dies in Prison Here
After an Operation
Frank P. Arnold, a New Yort«
banker who was serving a term lr*
the Federal Penitentiary here for
violation of the National banking
laws, Is dead, hs a result of an opera -
tlon performed on him lasrt week.
Arnold Vva,s 65 years old. He went
Into the prison a year ago last July
under xentence of six years.
Since his arrival at. the pen! ten*
tlary, according to officials of that
Institution, the banker’s health had
failed rapidly He failed to rally
and died Tuesday shortly before
noon.
The body Is being held at Poole *
undertaking establishment awaiting
instructions from New York.
Fogler Grabs Lead
Of Six-Day Racers
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—In a sharp
brush with Francisco Verrl, the dar
ing Italian rider, Joe Fogler snatched
the lead in the six-day bicycle racr
at Madison Square Garden this after
noon and set so fierce a pace that the
record for 61 hours was shattered by
eleven miles and one lap.
Fogler was unable to keep ahem,
however.
At 4 p. m, end of the sixty-fourth
hour, the eight leading teams were
tied with 1,303 miles 9 laps, or 16.6
miles ahead of the record. Verrt was
again setting the pace.
Hearst Gives $5,000 to Oglethorpe; Sees South as Leader in Education
The following telegram was read to the Oglethorpe University Committee to-day:
Mr. John Temple Graves,
Atlanta Georgian.
1 am extremely interested in the rebuilding of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. I wish you would
kindly subscribe $5,000 from me toward that fund, and through The Atlanta Georgian or any other of our
publications that could be of service enter heartily into the agitation of this project. For a long time the
South led all America in the fame and excellence of its universities. There is now no reason why it should not
do so again, and there is every reason why Atlanta should be in the front rank of the advancing columns of
education and human progress. Please make sure that our papers do their full share in this great work.
December 10, 1913. W. R. HEARST.
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