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The Atlanta Georgian
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VOL. XII. NO. 115.
ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1913.
Copyright. 1906,
By The Georgian Co.
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DORSEY RIDICULES FRANK APPEAL
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Go=to=Church Day' to Break All Records
POWER CO. WINS TALLULAH SUIT
CONVENTS SEARCHED
FOR JESSIE M’CANN
IN STRANGE MYSTERY
Mias JESSIE M’CANN, MISSING SOCIETY GIRO.
LUND TITLE
APPEAL
Decision Believed to Mean Virtual
End to Sensational Lawsuit.
Mrs. Longstreet Beaten.
The State Supreme Court Satur
day brushed aside, almost with seem
ing impatience, the State’s preten
tions to title in and to the Tallulah
Fails property now held by the Geor
gia Railway and Power Company.
The verdict rendered in Judge
Jones’ court. In Rabun County, in fa-
of the power company, is sweep-
ingly affirmed in the Supreme Court,
and at every point the State is turned
down in language picturesque in its
erseness.
The Supreme Court held that the
State long ago vacated in toto all of
right and title in the Tallulah
Palls property involved in this suit;
and it disposed of the State’s fur
ther contention that, even if It did va-
ate its rights originally, such va
cated title extended to the banks of
he Tallulah River only.
C*se "F*irly Tried.’’
The court held that the title now in
he company extends to the middle of
ne stream, as is customary in non-
navigable rivers.
The court of review further says
that the case was "fairly tried” In the
court below and that "no right error
detrimental to the State’s rights was
ommitted” in the hearing.
This suit was brought by direction
of the Legislature, after much pres
sure had been brought to bear upon
It, and against the advice of Gov
ernor Brown.
Mrs. Helen Longstreet. widow’ of
the famous Civil War general, took
ft loading part in the fight to regain
the falls land for the State, and was
in the center of the light in the lower
courts.
Denounces "Tactics.”
H. H. Dean, of Gainesville, in the
course of bis argument for the power
company, denounced Mrs. Longstreet
And th© Tallulah Falls Conservation
Association, charging hold-up tactics.
The Jury was out only two hours.
Attorney General T. S. Felder im
mediately gave notice of a motion for
a new trial, and lengthy briefs were
submitted to the Supreme Court.
i The Tallulah Falls power project
has but recently been completed and
involves an outlay of many millions
of dollars.
Luther Z. Rosser and Charles T.
Hopkins were the leading counsel for
the power company. The hig!f court’s
decision is believed to end the dispute.
Judge Reid Names
Two for New Court
v Judge Reid, of the Stone Mountain
1 ircuit, Saturday announced his nom-
uations for the two Judges of the At-
ianta Municpial Court to handle busi
ness in that part of Atlanta in De-
Kalb County.
They are Jugde T. H. Fincher, jus-
1 ice of the peace of the Bast Atlanta
District, and Judge W. E. Q- Baker,
Justice of the peace of the Edgewood
District. The offices are under the fee
system. The nominations will be sent
to Governor Slaton immediately.
5 Cotton Pool Men
Accept $4,000 Fines
Eacn in IL S. Court
NEW YORK. Dec. 13.—Five de
fendants in the Federal suit against
brokers who formed a cotton pool in
1909 to-day pleaded nolo-contendre
before Federal Judge Grubb and were
flned $4,000 each.
The defendants, who were charged
with violation of the Sherman anti
trust law r , were Colonel Robert M.
Thompson, of New York; Eugene G.
Scales, of Dallas, Texas; William P.
Brown and Frank Hayne, of New Or
leans, and W. H. Rothschild, of
Woodsville, Texas.
Judge Grubb, in fining the defend
ants, said he did so on the same
grounds upon which a $4,000 fine had
been imposed upon James A. Patten,
of Chicago, several months ago.
The pool put cotton up to 20 cents
in August, 1910, this being the high
est price at which It ever sold.
Crawford Evidence
Being Typed; Rivals
Frank Case in Bulk
Stenographers are busy transcrib
ing evidence in the Crawford will
hearing. The volume will rival that
of the Frank case. Tt will take at
least a week to complete the work.
Auditor James L. Anderson set
January 12 as the day on which he
will hear the arguments. Each side
will be allowed four hours.
Next Friday the Grand Jury’ will
take up the criminal charge against
Mrs. Belle Crawford, under the di
rection of Attorney John Y. Smith,
who was appointed special solicitor
by Judge Hill on account of Solicitor
Dorsey’s disqualification because his
law’ firm was connected with Mrs
Crawford’s defense in the civil action.
Capt, West's Bond
Reduced to $1,000
But He Is Still Held
Upon the appeal of the attorneys
for Captain Ernest West, the $5,000
bond in default of which he is being
held In the Tower on a charge of at
tacking his mother-in-law, Mrs. B. G,
Jones, was reduced to $1,000 by Judge
Calhoun, of the Criminal Court, Sat
urday.
West's attorneys expect to make
the bond soon. West is a captain In
the Marine Corps, and was home on
a furlough at the time of the trou
ble.
Saloonkeeper Fined
ForGivingFree Lunch
HARTFORD. CONN., Dec. 13.—Be
cause he served soup and food to poor
customers. Frank Francolinl. a saloon
keeper. was flned $10^ under the anti-
free lunch law.
HOW
THEY
PULL!
A letter from ANOTHER one
of the HUNDREDS of "Want
Ad” users who ALWAYS re
ceive QUICK and SATISFAC
TORY results.
Spring Place, Ga*, Dec, 10, 1913.
1 The Georgian and News Pub Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
Through one fifty-cent ad in
your “Want Ad” columns I
made a sale of O. I. C. swine to
Mr. C. H. Whittington, of Ok
lahoma City, Okla., of twenty-
one head of young breeding stock
for the sum of five hundred dol
lars. The Georgian is the paper
for results.
Truly,
WALTER T. KENNER.
September Morn'
Barred on Engines
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.—Engineers on the j
Burlington Railroad must keep their |
®>'es on the road. An order Issued for
bids "September Mom” In engine cabs.
OHIO Improved Chester swine;
pigs all ages; farmers’ prices;
all breeding stock registered;
two well-broke Mexican burros.
4 years old; male and female;
perfect pefs Walter T. Ken
ner, Spring Place, Ga.
THE PULLING POWER of
Hearst's Sunday American and
Daily Georgian "want ads” is un
surpassed.
You get what you want when
you want it.
FOUR BITTEN
Four persons Saturday were suf
fering from the savage attacks of a
mad dog owned by Mr. and Mrs. L.
A. Parker, No. 121 Simpson street.
Three of the victims will be unaware
of the fact that it was a mad dog un
til they read this account.
The fourth, J. A. Arnold, a call of
ficer at the Police Department, re
ceived treatment at Grady Hospital
after a desperate encounter with the
animal which he finally killed with
his pistol. Arnold later in the day
will obtain treatment in the laborato
ries in the State Capitol.
None of the other three persons bit
ten are known to the Parker family
or the authorities, and they are ex
tremely anxious that the victims may
learn of their danger so that treat
ment mav be begun before it i6 too
late.
Pet of Children.
The dog was a shaggy brown mon
grel that had been made a groat pet
by the four Parker children. It first
developed symptoms of rabies Friday
afternoon. A Tech High School stu
dent was passing the house when the
dog suddenly ran out of the yard
snapping and snarling and bit the
young man.
The student kicked the dog away
and walked on. In the evening Glenn
Parker, aged 15 years, and Tom
Rutherford, 12, w’ho Ls rooming at the
Parker home with (his sister. Miss
Ethel Rutherford, went to Sharp’s
Drug Store at Marietta and Walton
streets. The dog followed them and
on the way began to run at pedes
trians, snapping and growling at
them.
When the’animal bit a man and a
boy who were walking together, young
Parker and Rutherford became
alarmed and took the dog back home
with them and locked him in the back
yard inclosure. Just as Mrs. Parker
was feeding the chickens Saturday
morning the dog leaped the barrier
and made for her.
Barricaded the House.
Terror-stricken, she rushed into t he
house and, with Miss Rutherford, bar
ricaded the place against the mad
dened animal and warned her four
children not to go out of doors. From
the windows they could see the dog
racing among the frightened chick
ens, chasing them about the yard and
biting them at every opportunity.
Seizing one of the larger hens, the
dog shook It until It was dead.
The police department was notified
and Call Officer Arnold hastened to
the Parker home on his motorcycle.
He found the house closed and barred.
As he was knocking on the door the
dog, noticing the- visitor, ceased his
attack on the poultry and rushed for
Arnold.
Policeman Is Bitten.
Before the policeman could protect
himself, the dog had sunk his fangs
repeatedly in Arnold’s leg. Arnold
finally was able to kick the dog off
so that he could get a shot at him
with his revolver. Not until he had
fired five bullets into the animal’s
body did the dog give up.
Inside the house, the women and
the five children listened panic-
stricken to the fusilade of shots, and
the neighbors ran to their doors and
windows to see what was happen
ing.
The hospital authorities advise the
three unidentified persons who were
bitten to begin treatment at once in
order to avoid serious consequences.
Policeman, Attacked When He
Goes to Kill Cur, Is Under
Special Treatment.
Women Selling Red
Cross Seals Try to
BreakRecordTo-day
Scattered throughout the shopping
and business district of the city Sat
urday were 25 or xn„re of Atlanta’s
attractive young women selling Red
Cross Christmas seals, enthusiastic
In the desire to beat all previous rec
ord*.
Mrs, D. Roland Bootes, of No. 7
West Tenth stret, 1s —>eclal chair
man for to-day, and besides the as
sistance of the young women a num
ber of well-known Atlanta women,
members of the Woman's Relief
Corps of the G. A. R., have come for
ward to help. Mrs. Bootes Is presi
dent of this organization, and, know
ing of the many good workers among
Its membership, called them to her
aid.
The amount turned In for Friday’s
sales was $875.8$, making a total for
the three days’ sales of about $1,100,
which means the dlstributi m
throughout the city of something like
110,000 of these Christmas seals.
Atlanta Officers
Seeking Man Who
Fired $5,000 Barn
Detectives Hamby and Vickery are
scouring the city Saturday for a ne
gro who is thought to have set fire
to a barn belonging to J. L. H. Wal
drop, a prominent citizen living near
Jonesboro, Ga., and then fled to At
lanta with a pair of valuable mules.
It is hoped to trace the negro by the
mules, which It Is thought he brought
to Atlanta to sell. It is understood
that the detectives have information
that a strange negro and a pair of
mules were seen near Atlanta early
Saturday morning.
The bam was worth about $5,000. A
horse valued at $200, two mules worth
$100 each, and a valuable thorough
bred calf were burned to death, and
10,000 bunches of fodder, a carload of
cotton seed, 20 tons of hay and 500
bushels of corn were reduced to
ashes.
Stricter Laws on
Campaign Funds
To Follow Probe
Stricter laws regarding campaign
contributions will be proposed to the
City Council by the special committee
investigating the “graft” charges
against City Electrician R. C. Turner,
according to a well-founded report
Saturday.
The committee is not expected to
make public its report until the
meeting of Council Monday’ afternoon,
but in view of the laxity of the pres
ent campaign contribution laws noth
ing more than a reprimand is ex
pected for the City Electrician, say
those in position to know.
Electrician Turner said Saturday
the committee Could do nothing but
exonerate him.
"They haven't anything against
me,” he said. “I never received any
money except for campaign ex
penses.”
‘Baby’ of Legislature
In Race for Congress
QUITMAN, Dec. 13.—The candi
dacy of Grover C. Edmondson, the
“baby” of the Georgia Legislature,
for Congress from the Eleventh Dis
trict, has been practically announced
here. For several weeks it has been
rumored he would make the race,
and close personal friends declare
that if the situation shapes as now
expected he will run.
Mr, Edmondson is a prominent
young lawyer and Representative
from Brooks County. While not yet
25 years old, in event of election he
will be the required constitutional
age by the time to take the seat in
March, 1916.
EXTRA PEWS
Pastors Expect Overflow Meet
ings Will Be Necessary Sunday.
Other Cities Observe Day.
"It will be one of the greatest days
in the religious history of Atlanta!”
If a "composite" could be obtained
of the ©cores of optimistic predictions
on ‘^Go-to-Church Day” which poured
into The Georgian office Saturday and
all day Friday, that is about the way
it would read.
One minister had sent out 5,000 In
vitations to his Go-to-Church serv
ices on Sunday. Several others had
Issued 1,000 or more, and all w’ere cer
tain that practically every church in
the city w’ould be filled to capacity
both morning and evening.
Three weeks ago December 14 was
set as Atlanta’s "Go-to-Church Day.”
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Prosecutor Calls Grounds Sub
mitted by Defense “Hodge
podge” and “Catch All.”
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Since then all of the ministers snd all
of the ministerial organizations U t
have met have given It their indorse
ment.
"Fighting Strength” To Be Shown.
In consequence a spectacle will be
furnished of the entire ministry of
Atlanta Joining in a gTeat movement
to glorify and set forth for the view
of the world the maximum “fighting
strength’’ of the churches here.
"I am expecting Sunday to be *
great day » my church,” said f he
Rev. A. r. Shuler, of the East Side
Tabernacle. "Every preacher in At
lanta should rally hla congregation to
do Its utmost to-morrow and thus
demonstrate that we preachers know
an opportunity when it presents it
self.
“I am going to take aa my subject
Sunday night ‘The Church Without
a Hobble.’ I believe the greatest ne *1
of the church to-day !s ot cut the
cord that binds the millstones of the
world about its neck, and free, to
ftand forth in e strength of God
My morning sermon will be ’A Vision
of the Future.’
Thanks The Georgian.
“I am glad that ‘Go-to-Church Day’
has been instituted. I thank The
Georgian for the suggestion.”
Every member of Dr. Shuler’s con
gregation has avowed his intention
of bringing at least me non-member
or one infrequent attendant to one of
Girl Melancholy Before Disap
pearance and Hinted Plans
to Become Nun.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1$.—Members of
the family of Robert O. McCann, the
wealthy Brooklyn merchant whose
daughter. Jessie, is mysteriously
missing, to-day began a new inves
tigation on the theory that the girl
had entered a convent.
She had been melancholy before
her disappearance nine days ago and
dropped hints to her friends that she
was seriously considering the adop
tion of a religious life in a nunnery.
Mr. McCann was unable to leave
his home on account of worry and
physical exhaustion, hut other mem
bers of the family continued to search.
A $1,000 reward has spurred scores
of amateur detectives in the search,
and South Brooklyn, where the girl
was reported to have been seen
■warmed with investigators.
Dealer Is Enjoined
From Selling Waste
Paper; Hearing Set
A temporary restraining order en
joining R. E. Weatherby from dealing
in the purchase, selling and handling
of rags, waste paper and w’ood was
granted by Judge Pendleton Saturday
morning upon the petition of the At
lantic Supply Company, and Decem
ber 20 was set as the day for the
hearing.
The petition charges that Weather -
by was an officer and stockholder in
the Atlantic Supply Company, when
he sold out his interest to the other
stockholders upon the stipulation that
lie would not again enter the same
business in Atlanta. He also resigned
his position.
Despite this agreement, it is alleg
ed that on December 12 he went to
E. D. Cole, assistant postmaster, and
offered him a much higher price for
the postofflee w’aste than had pre
viously been paid.
The high prices, the petitioners say,
will make the w’aste paper business
unprofitable.
Continued on Page 5, Column 4.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia— Fair to-night; warm
er in south and west portions;
Sunday increasing cloudiness.
Wag Ears to Prevent
Deafness, Says Sage
LHICAGO, Dec. 13.—Wagging ears
and making faces is recommended as a
certain preventive of deafness in an
article in the current number of The
i Journal of the American Medical Asso
ciation by Fernet, a French doctor
That Leo Frank’s lawyers are
engaged in a ‘ ‘ post-mortem ” at
tempt to obtain a new trial for
their client is the charge repeat
edly made in the brief and ar
gument completed Saturday by
Solicitor General Hugh M. Dor
sey and served upon the attor
neys for the defense.
Some of the grounds for a new’ trial
advanced by the defense Dorsey
characterizes as "hodgepodge and
catch all,” and ridicules the aaser
tions that Frank was tried by a mob
rather than by a judge and Jury.
The opposing attorneys wrill begin
their verbal argument before the Su
preme Court on Monday at 9 o’clock.
The first request to be made of th«
court will be for an extension of time.
Two hours customarily is given to
each side, but owing to the import
ance of the case, it Is likely that two
days or more will be asked for the
arguments.
"Catching at Technicality.”
The Solicitor, in referring to the
defense’s claims that demonstrations
on the part of the crowd were suffi
cient to influence and intimidate the
Jury, Implied that Frank’s lawyers
throughout the trial were laying the
groundw’ork for a plea on which to
ask for a new trial, catching at every
technicality that presented itself. The
Solicitor said:
“The request of counsel to clear
the courtroom of spectators before
anything was done in the trial, show
ed. in the connections now being con
sidered, that they were anticipating
laying hold of all such little inconse
quential occurrences and technicali
ties that could be discovered.
“They can not complain, because
they failed to ask any affirmative re
lief, so far as this record shows. They
say in this ground that they oalVed
attention of the court for the pur
pose of ‘obtaining some action.' In
the next paragraph they show that
they got from the court some ac
tion. and the court never had any In
timation that the action he gave was
not comn$ensurate with the require
ments of the situation.
Too Late With Complaint.
“This Is simply another ‘post-mor
tem attempt to get another trial,’ te
use an expression of Judge RuaaelL"
Continuing, Solicitor Dorsey ar
gued :
“We submit that there was nothing
of sufficient importance or conse
quence requiring the court to take
any radical steps, and that the fail
ure of the defendant’s attorneys at
the time to request, or suggest, or
intimate to the court that something
or other should be done estops them
now from complaining.”
The’ Solicitor charged that Frank’s
lawyers had magnified these occur
rences far beyond their real Impor
tance and argued that the fact that
Judge Roan overruled the motion for
a new trial showed conclusively from
a legal standpoint that he did not at
tach any importance to the demon
strations. Stress was laid on the af
fidavits of the Jurors that they did
not hear the demonstrations referred
to by the defense.
Upholds Conley Evidence.
Several pages of the brief are given
over to a contention on the admissi
bility of Jim Conley's testimony on
the alleged perversion of Frank. The
Solicitor remained firm In his stand
that no error was committed in al
lowing this testimony in the record.
He insisted that the courts of Amer
ica are permitting much greater !at»
itude in evidence of this sort thag
ever before, widening and extending
the rule In this respect, appreciating
that it is necessary in order to get
at the truth.
Bernard Shaw
Rushes to the rescue of risque dances and
plays of the London music halls, against which
a crusade is now on. You can read all about it in
The Sunday American