Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

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. xn. NO. 113. ATLANTA, <IA„ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1913. Copyright. 1906, By The Georgian Co. 2 CENTS. — EVENING EDITION IN GEMS LOST IN HOTEL FIRE Bah Jove! Hi Say. Old Chap. Who 'Ave We 'Ere? ’TIS PRESIDENT WILSON j| SPORTING ANEW MONOCLE C*3 C*3 C*3 C*3 Police Probe Assassination Plot £ Ns 'JO let More Crawford Courtship Secrets Told 11 Khorassan Knights Elect Winn Royal Vizier at Banquet Two hundred members of the Knights of Khorassan were rec«/verlng hopeful ly Thursday morning from a Joyous an nual dinner, held last night at Hotel Ansley, after a triumphal march thither from Kibla 'IVm pie. headed by the famous "Dokie” drum corps. A business session preceded the din ner, and the following were elected of ficers for the coming year: W. T. Winn, royal vizier; Young H. Fraser, grand emir; Lee II. Terrell, sec retary; Henry B. Kennedy, treasurer; Dr. R. M. Eubanks. mahdi. B L. Owens, sheik; S C. Will, satrap, and J. M. Wilson, sahib. Dr. R. K. Smith, re tiring royal vizier, was presented with a handsome watch as a testimonial of regard Postal Clerks Use Skates in Xmas Rush CHIEF EXECUTIVE WEAKING EYEGLASS. President Wilson has the monocle habit. He doesn’t go in for the tortoise shell <JT the gold-rimmed Kind, but uses just a plain round gl^ss attached to one of those chains that snap up like a window shade. The President “pulled” this new acquisition on a group of Washington correspondents when they called on him the other day. His attention was called to a message on his desk, and he wanted to read it. He reached under his coat and produced the monocle. He didn’t screw the glass into his face. He merely hdld it to his eye until he read the message. Then, snap, went the chain and the monocle disappeared. Pulpit Flattery Is Secret of Success, Says Dr. McConnell Dr. Lincoln McConnell, pastor of ihe Baptist Tabernacle in Atlanta, gave away some of the secrets of his pulpit oratory while he was in De troit, Mich., this week. One of his bits of advice, according to a dis patch from Detroit, was that the rreacher should flatter the women of Ms congregation by praising their beauty, and the men by' making them ■hink they are thinkers. “A preacher can’t attract an au dience of men unless he makes them think they are thinkers; he can’t im press an audience of women unless he gets in a word in flattery of their beauty,” declared Dr. McConnell. “Men don’t get down without first thinking dow r n,” he said in talking about the psychology of sin. Men don’t get up without flr.^t thinking up. “If the preacher starts his address to women by affirming that the au dience is the handsomest body of women he ever talked to, the home liest women in the audience will go home and say' the preacher was look ing straight at her when he said so. MUSCOGEE OFFICIALS RENAMED COLUMBUS. Dec. 11.—The Com missioners of Muscogee County' have re-elected Dr. F. L. Cosby county physician for another year, and have also named J. L. Tolbert to Sl ^' c ® e " Mrr.self as Superintendent of Public $20,000,000 Bank Fails Because of Mexican Conflict Special Cable to The Georgian. MADRID. Dec. 11.—Great ex citement was caused on the Bourse to-day by the failure of the Banco Hispano-Americano, a $20,000,000 institution, to open its doors. The bank was compelled to suspend payment of its obligations, due to a heavy run which began Tuesday and to depreciation of investments which the company holds in Mex ico and the Argentine Republic. The civil war in Mexico was one of the chief causes contributing to the failure. What Does Senate Do With Fruit Knives? WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—“Why did the Senate buy grapefruit knives?” This is a mystery precipitated by pub lication of expense Items of the United States Senate in a report from the sec retary However, the need- of grapefruf: knives is not more mysterious than other items, such as timothy hay. oats, meal, br2n. arnica, mustang liniment, floss pillows, mineral waters and taxi cabs. Big Augusta Hotel Attacked in Courts By Prohibitionists AUGUSTA, Dec. 11.—W. Inman Gurry', attorney for the citizens’ com mittee. an organization of business men promoting the “law and order” campaign here, has filed a petition in Superior Court against the Albion Hotel Company, alleging that it oper ates a “blind tiger,” which is a “nui sance,” and asking that it be abated and that the company be forever dis qualified from holding a license to sell imitation whisky or beer, because in 1910 it pleaded guilty to violating the prohibition law and thereby violated the conditions under which it secured a license. Judge Hammond set December 18 to hear arguments on the petition. Two Shots Are Fired at Patrolman McWilliams—Merchant Under Surveillance—Arrest Likely. A r’eath threat made several weeks ago to Policeman J. W. McWilliams furnished a clew for the detectives Thursday in work ing gn the mysterious attempt to assassinate McWilliams at his home in East Atlanta just before he eame to work early Thursday morning. A business man is said to have ut tered the threat against the officer. He was placed under surveillance as soon as the story of the Incident was told, and an arrest is expected if the facts are found to bear out the suspicions of McWilliams and the detectives. Thought to Bear Grudge. The business man is reported to have threatened to "get” McWilliams if it took the rest of his life. An arrest in which the patrolman partic ipated is understood to have been the cause of the remark. The patrolman went to his back porch about midnight. As he leaned over a baBin in washing his face he found himself looking right into a re volver thrust through the poi*ch rail ing. Fired on Twice. At the same instant he was deaf ened by the report of the revolver, and a bullet whizzed by his ear. He started back, and the revolver clicked again, but missed fire. McWilliams rushed into the house to get his pistol, and returned just In time to see his would-be murderer jump the fence. Before he could take aim, the mysterious person disap peared. McWilliams told the story of the attempted murder when he arrived at headquarters, and the detective de partment was put on the case. Mercer Junior Head Impeached by Class MACON, Dec. 11.—The president of the junior law class at Mercer Uni versity underwent an impeachment trial last night and was acquitted. The president was charged with high crimes and misdemeanors in that he had “bootlicked” arid that he had '‘insulted” the class and demeaned himself in a manner unbecoming his official position by saying that one of the faculty was rightly' disgusted at the character of a recitation given by the class. CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—A squad of post- pffioe clerks went to work on the first of the heavy Christmas parcel post mail to day on roller skates. Dostmaster Camp bell ordered the roller equipment for the “flying squad” of clerks, who work in a large room and distribute mall to widely scattered bags Using skates, the postoffice authori ties figured this afternoon each man saved nearly 76 per cent in time. $985,000 of Pabst Estate to Germany MILWAUKEE, WIS., Dec 11. More than $985,000 in United States money will leave America within a few days for the land of the Kaiser. According to the Pabsi will, the estate was left in trust for Mrs. Emma Sohen- lein. Captain Fred Pabst’s daughter, to revert to her when her daughter Edith should attain the age of 10 years. Trie child reached her tenth birthday Octo ber 13. Jos. C. Sibley, at 63, Takes Second Wife FRANKLIN, PA., Deo. 11—Announce- ment has just been made of the mar riage on Saturday evening of former Congressman Joseph C. Sibley and Miss Ida L Rew. Only the two families were present. Mr. Sibley is 63, and his bride 38. She w r as a favorite niece of the first Mrs. Sibley. Hose Is No Place For Xmas Money CHICAGO. Dec. 11.—The following ad vice to women Christmas shoppers was given to-day by Chief of Police Glea son : “Take your husband shopping with you. Let him carry the money." The chief added that if a husband was not available women should carry their money in a purse, keep the purse under their arms and their hands upon the clasp. “An inside skirt pocket is an excel lent place to carry money while in a crowd.” the chief said, "but don’t put it in your stacking ” Claims DampWeather Put Water in Milk CHICAGO. Dec. 11.—Judge New- comber refused to believe the plea that damp weather makes milk watery, and fined Roman Mlchalski. a milkman. $10 or a charge of putting water in milk. George W. Cable’s Sight Is Restored PHILADELPHIA, Dec 11.—George Washington Cable, author, is at a hos pital here recovering from an operation for cataract, by which it is expected the sight of one eye was saved. Defamer of Caruso Must Serve 1 Year Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ROME, Dec. 11.—The Court of Appeals to-day rejected the appeal of Mme. Ada Giachetti, the prima donna, who was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for slandering Enrico Caruso, the fa mous tenor. Mme. Giachetti is now with a grand opera company in Buenos Ayres. Oxford Voters Name Town Commissioners OXFORD, Dec. 11.—At. the election for Town Commissioners the follow ing were chosen to serve one year. J. Z. Johnson, H. H. Stone, W. F. Melton, D. T. Stone, J. B. Peebles, F. A. Henderson and E. K. Turner. Oxford has never had any other than commission form of government. Commission Killed by Columbus Employees COLUMBUS, Dec. 11.—Commission government was defeated in this city esterday by a majority of 474. There were 1,110 votes polled and of this number 792 were against and 318 for the commission. The 250 city employees voted solid ly against the measure, causing its defeat. Book Printed in 1653 Is Sold for $2,800 J Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. I LONDON. Dec. 11.—A first edition of j Walton’s “Ownpleat Angler.” printed in j 1653. which had been brought from j America for sale, was purchased for | $2,800 at Sotheby's to-day It will be I taken back to the United States by its purchaser. Witness Declares Aged Capitalist Wrote Letter Saying He Did Not Want to Wed. Further revelations of the romance which brought about the marriage of “Uncle Josh” Crawford, with whose poisoning the widow is now being charged, were brought out at the civil proceedings over the $250,000 will Thursday morning. Mrs. Crawford was not recalled to the stand with the opening of the morning session. Colonel J. 8. James, attorney for the heirs-at-law. had intimated that he might continue his cross-examination of the widow, which consumed all of Wednesday, but later took a different turn and tailed Mrs. Charles Walton, one of htire. “‘Mrs. Walton's testimony begun the Slate’s rebuttal. She told of a letter purported to have been written at Crawford’s dictation to the accused woman before their marriage, in which the old man is declared to have said he would never marry her. Woman Told Hor of Letter. “Mrs. H. B. Johnson, who was re siding with Mr. Crawford here in At lanta at the time, told me of the let ter,” said Mrs. Walton. “It was writ ten shortly after Mrs. Crawford, then Mrs. Savage, returned to AuguRtlne. She had come to Atlanta to visit Mr. Crawford, and the announcement that the two would wed had been made public. “After Mrs. Savage’s departure, Mrs. Johnson told me Mr. Crawford asked her to write a letter for him. At his dictation, she addressed Mrs. Savage. “According to Mrs. Johnsoti, the old man told Mrs. Savage that he would not marry her, and for her not to return to Atlanta. “Mrs. Savage had gone to St. Au gustine to settle up her affairs and then to return for the marriage.” On the witness stand last week, Mrs. Johnson denied all knowledge of the letter which Mrs. Walton testi fied to Thursday, drs. Crawford also had denied ever receiving such a missive. Case Long Drawn Out. Whether the prosecution will bring in further witnesses to corroborate Mrs. Walton’s rebuttal testimony was not made public. Charles Walton, another witness for the prosecution, followed his wife on the stand. There is little likelihood of the case ending this week, as had been ex pected. There Is a possibility of Mrs. Crawford being recalled to the stand. In her cross-examination the pros ecution gained practically nothing, while the widow’s dramatic ^denials branding the charges as “absolutely untrue” apparently scored for her. She challenged Attorney James to show anything which might be taker as an indication that she ever had plotted to marry "Uncle Josh” Craw ford. One of the strongest points scored by Mrs. Urawford in her cross-exam ination was in her statement that Mrs. J. McDermott, one of the wit nesses who had furnished damaging evidence against her, had never known her, and in a test had re vealed the fact that she did not even know Mrs. Urawford when they met on the street. “I took her unawares while I was accompanied by another woman, and we talked to her for several minutes without her recognizing me,” de clared Mrs. Crawford. “I never heard j of Mrs. McDermott until after this j case began, thoueh at first I had her ! confused with a Mrs Beecher, who I used to do some work for me. 1 j think the fact that she didn’t even ! know me when we met on the street j is the best illustration of the fact that her testimony is a falsehood through out.” Wilson, Threatened With Grip, Cancels All Engagements WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.— 1 Threat - | ened again with an attack of grip, [ President Wilson canceled his en gagements to-day and suspended all | executive business. He is suffering from a had cold in the head and from a mild attack of ’aryngitls. Dr. Grayson is determined not to take any chance* with his patient, and probably will insist upon his throwing aside all work and out-of- door exercise until the grip is en tirely eliminated from his system. The President will remain within his room to-day and probably until Monday. A delegation of temperance work ers was much disappointed at not being able to see the President. Rich South African Is Shot by Assassin Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRI CA. Dec. 11.—Sir Lionel Phillip*, South African mining magnate and multi-millionaire, was shot three times, but probably not fatally wound ed by an assassin while In Commis sioner street to-day. The assailant was arrested. He said he acteA in revenge Sir Lionel was one of the group of five men, including John Hays Ham mond, of New York, who were sen tenced to death for instigating the Jamieson raid in 1896, which brought on the Bger War. He was formerly with Cecil Rhodes. All but One of Sixty-seven Guests of Macon Williams House Escape in Early Blaze. Bowen Defeats Wood For Mayor of Dalton DALTON, Dec. 11.—In the city election held here yesterday B. R. Bowen was elected Mayor over Dr. W. E. Wood by a majority of 70 votes. Each carried four wards. Police Chief A. E. White swept all of the wards for a majority of 863 over his opponent, J. C. Fincher, a former chief. The four Councilmen elected aro: F’lrst Ward, Will McNally; Fourth Ward, John Hill; Fifth Ward, Jesso Holland, and Eighth Ward, Dave Steward. Colonel Graves to Address Kappa Alpha Colonel John Temple Graves will deliver the principal address at the meeting of the Kappa Alpha frater nity at the University Club Thursday night. Plans for the banquet to be given in January will be completed at the meeting. Ben Lee Crew is president of the local chapter. Primrose’s Wife Denied Separation WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Dec. 11.—The decision of Justice Keogh dismissing the complaint made by Mrs. Esther Prim rose. of Mount Vernon, against George H. Primrose, the famous minstrel, was affirmed by the appellate division. Mrs. Primrose sued for a separation, charging cruelty, inhuman treatment and that her husband was a heavy drinker. MAOON, GA„ I><v 11—One j man, name unknown, perished in a fire which this morning burned j the Hotel Williams at Fourth and Mulberry streets to the ground. Only the walls of the hotel, a four* story building, are standing, and they are expected to fall any minute Th* loss is estimated at $110,000. Sixty-seven guests were in the ho tel, and for a time it was impossible to tell how many of them had es caped The register and other rec ords of the hotel were burned. A drunken man, too intoxicated to give his name, was put in room No. 57 at 12 o'clock. He never left his room. There is not a vestige of room No. 57 left. Atlantans’ Narrow Escape. A Jewelry salesman named Levy, from Chicago, claims that his stock of diamonds, appraised at $10,000, was lost in the fire. Mrs. R, Miller and Miss Alice Mill er, of Atlanta, came down a fire es cape from the third floor In their night clothing just as the ceiling of their room fell in. All of their clothes and possessions were destroyed. Brady Knight, of Eatonton, foundUhe stair way and fire escapes cut off' by sheets of flames, and so he tied quilts and sheets together and reached the ground with the use of this impro vised rope. Honeymooncrs Hit. A honeymoon couple, Mr. and Mr*. S. M. Lorig, of Macon, the bride for merly being Miss Martha Cohn, of Al bany, had an exceedingly narrow es cape, and were rescued by firemen, being taken out of a window, almost suffocated. They lost diamond* an«4 other jewelry, mostly wedding pres ents, valued at $4,000. The lire was discovered by a po liceman at 4:45 a. m.. and at that time the roof was blazing. Defective wir ing was supposed to have started the fire. Quarrel Over Phone Results in Shooting GIBSON, Dec. 11.—A quarrel be tween Thomas Marsh and Charles Pool about a party telephone line that connects the farmhouses in their settlement became so heated that Marsh drew a pistol and shot Pool near the heart. His condition is serious. Ohio White Hope in Seventeen-InchShoes Two Southern Women Hurt in St. Louis Fire. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 11.—A score of guest* at the LaSalle Hotel, Broad way and Chestnut streets, were in jured and the lives of 100 saved by the most daring kind of work by fire men in a blaze early this morning. Firemen carried a score of frantic women down fire escape* and ladders. The guests had no time to get their clothes. The screams of Mr*. Archie Mc Cann, who awakened to find her room filled with smoke, probably saved n.any lives. Among those injured were Miss Mary Walker, of Memphis, Tenn., and Miss Bertha Cambron, of Owensboro, Ky. L. C. Langford, of Adams, Texas, and J. K. Dobbs, of Birmingham, were carried from their rooms almost suf focated. LORAIN. OHIO, Dec. 11.—Louis Le vandosky startled Lorain by strolling^ around in a pair of No. 16 shoes, each seventeen inchqg long. Levandosky is i 6 feet 10 inches in height and weighs I 200 pounds. Houghton, English Playwright, Dead Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. MANCHESTER. ENGLAND, Dec. 11. Stanley Houghton, well known English playwright and author of “The Young er Generation," one of the comedy hits of the season in London, died at his borne here to-day.