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ATLANTA, GA, SUNDAY, DECEMBER
1913.
ILL ATLANTA
HALLIES TO
APPEAL FOR
ATTENDANCE
Record Congregations at Services
of All Denominations Promised
as Result of Great City-Wide
Campaign Launched Recently.
Pastors and Assistants Arrange
for Special Sermons, Music and
Other Features Embodying the
Spirit of Inspiring Occasion.
This is the day that Atlanta and
Atlanta’s whole family goes to church.
Throughout the city special services
have been arranged In observance of
Go-to-Churoh Day, and plans have
been made to take care of the great
est church attendance In the history
of Atlanta,
Three weeks of campaigning on the
part of the ministers will have its
culmination in gigantic rallies at
morning and evening services. Some
of the largest churches have placed
extra pews in preparation for the
crowds, and others have made ar
rangements to take care of overflows.
The rallies in many of the churches
will take on the nature of gala af
fairs, the members wearing white
ribbons and the officers of the church
ribbons of other colors.
At the North Avenue Presbyterian
Church, of which the Rev. Richard
Orme Flinn is pastor, a committee
has been appointed personally to
greet everyone who attends the serv
ices. Cards have been printed upon
which everyone will register his
name. Indicating whether or not he is
a member. All members will wear
white ribbons.
The Notrh Avenue Presbyterian
Chprch has more than 900 members.
Bach person on the membership roll
has received a letter of urgent invita
tion. Dr. Flinn anticipates a record-
breaking attendance morning and
evening.
Letter to Each Member.
Other ministers have worked as en
thusiastically in assisting to bring
about the great outpouring of church
goers. The Rev. A. M. Hughletf, of
St. Mark’s Methodist Church, is con
fident of congregations that will All
his church from the campaign that he
instituted two weeks ago by writing
personal letters to every member ot
his congregation.
Taking as his giorning text, "Upon
this rock I will build my church, and
the gates of hell shall not prevail
against it,” Dr. Hughlett will discuss
the real functions of the church and
the profit of regular church attend
ance. He will advance the thought
that the church was not founded on
the Idea of passively withstanding
the assaults of evil, but rather of
overcoming and defeating the powers
of the devil.
A thousand cards of invitation have
been distributed by members of the
Grace Methodist Church, of which Dr.
C. O. Jones is the pastor. Dr. Jones
in his morning sermon will enlarge on
the origin, nature and blessings of
the church. The Rev. John S. Jen
kins, conference secretary of mis
sions, will preach in the evening. Dr.
Jenkins has Just returned from a trip
to Florida.
The Rev. C. P Marcham, of the
English Avenue Methodist Church,
will be one of tho numerous preach
ers to use the text suggested by
Bishop C. K. Nelson, “Pure religion
and undeflled before our God and
Father Is this: To visit the father
less and widows in their affliction
and to keep himself unspotted from
the world.”
Dr. Marcham has kept his congre
gation in mind of the observance of
the day by announcements from his
pulpit and in the Sunday school. He
was one of the first to express his ap
proval of the Go-to-Church idea.
Expects 2,500 at St. Paul’s.
The Rev. B. F. Fraser is looking
for the biggest congregation in any of
the churches. His Is St. Paul’s Meth
odist, with a membership of 2,500. He
King and Queen at
Opera Hear Tirade
of Bold Militants
Arrest of Mr*. Pankhgrst Inspires
Protest to Their Majesties in
Royal Theater.
Special Cable to The American.
LONDON, Dec. 13.—The arrest of
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst at Dover
to-day led to unprecedented scenes
at the Royal Opera House, Covent
Garden, where the King, Queen and
other royalties were present o wit
ness “Joan of Arc.”
At the conclusion of the first act
three women, occupying a box op
posite to that In which their Majes
ties were seated, arose, one vigor
ously waving a large banner in
scribed “women are being tortured
In Your Majesties' prisons,” while
another showered thousands of leaf
lets on the people below, and the
third, using a large megaphone, ve
hemently protested to their Majesties
against Mrs. Pankhurst’s arrest, and
compared her treatment to that ac
corded the heroine of the opera.
Their Majesties, although they re
mained seated throughout the dem
onstration, were obviously very much
perturbed. They appeared undecided
whether to leave the place ot merely
appear to be amused. Meanwhile, the
whole house wa.* in an uproar, tha
audience standing up, shouting and
cheering.
After the women had harangued
their Majesties for several minutes
attendants succeeded in ejecting
them.
King Asks Prince to
Pay Him Damages
Special Cable to The American.
LONDON, Dec. 13. A claim by
King George against Prince Christian
for damage done to furniture at Frog-
more House, Windsor, has been re
ferred to the King’s lawyers for set
tlement.
Prince Christian'“borrowed” the use
of Frogmore House while Cumber
land Lodge was being re-decorated.
It Is said Queen Mary fqund burned
spots from cigars that had been tossed
on the ancient tapestry carpets. How
ever, the King wants only $750 dam
ages, according to reoort.
Duchess De Chaulnes
Coming Home on Visit
Special Cable to The American.
PARIS, Dec. 13.—The Duchess De
Chaulnes, nee Shonts, is crossing on
the liner Amerlka with her family
for a visit to the United States.
Major Frederick Mahan, U. S. A.,
joined the ship at Rotterdom. He has
just completed a tour of Europe
studying the military bands of the
powers, and after careful considera
tion has decided that the palm should
be given the Belgians.
Kellie, Once Kelly,
Leaves Girl $25,000
DETROIT, Dec. 13.—When the
will of Ronald S. Kellie, friend of
Andrew Carnegie, was filed for pro
bate it was found he had left $25,000.
to Miss Florence Lewis, his stenog
rapher.
Kellie formerly spelled his name
Kelly, but, after meeting Carnegie at
Skibo, he returned home and insisted
that all his relatives change the Irish
for the Scotch spelling.
Mrs. Corey Leaves
Aigrettes in Paris
Special Cable to The American.
PARIS, Dec. 13.—Having discarded
the magnificent osprey aigrettes
which she has been wearing in Paris
and wearing a plain hat, Mrs. Wil
liam Ellis Corey sailed for the United
States.
“The customs inspectors may ex
amine my baggage for 24 hours,”
said she. “They will have a hard
time finding anything dutiable.”
Costs State $116,000
To Impeach Sulzer
ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 13.—Appro
priations aggregating $116,000 have
been made by the Legislature for
counsel In the Sulzer impeachment
trial and incidental expenses.
Sixty thousand dollars goes to Alton
B. Parker and other counsel to th$
impeachment managers. Forty thou
sand was voted for counsel to Gov
ernor Sulzer.
Wilson Better, but
Not Allowed to Work
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—President
Wilson was much better to-day. Dr.
Cary Grayson, his personal physician,
reported his fever gone and his cold
disappearing.
The President was allowed to get
out of bed, but office work and out
door exercises were forbidden.
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Third ‘Graft’ Inquiry of a City
Official This Year Ends in
Virtual Exoneration.
Investigators Hold That Accept
ance of Campaign Gifts After
Election Was Irregular.
Council’s special committee which
investigated the “graft” charges
against City Electrician R. C. Tur
ner decided Saturday night that it
would not ask the impeachment of the
City Electrician, but that It would
conclude the very interesting case
with a reprimand of his official con
duct. There Is no doubt that Council
will accept the report of the commit
tee without further inquiry.
Added sign ance Is given the de
cision because It is the third “graft”
probe of city officials this year that
has ended In practical exoneration of
the accused. In this case. Just as In
the former ones, sensational charges
were made and formal hearings or
dered by the General Council.
Attorney Aldlne Chambers, repre
senting the Cotton States Electric
Company and the prosecutor, claimed
at the end of the hearing, as did the
accusers In the other cases, that his
charges had been oroved.
Smith Again Called.
The verdict against Turner, as
against the other accusers, is that
wrong has been done, but that a con
demnation in words is the worst pun
ishment deserved.
When the committee, composed of
the Board of Electrical Control and
the Council Electric Lights Commit
tee, met Saturday night, it made some
further investigations. F. V. L. ?}jn1th,
the manufacturers’ agent, who was
secretary of the Elektron Company
and who swore that acting for the
electrical contractors, he gave Tur
ner $520 in money to pay off the
campaign obligations and a gold
watch In recognition of his services,
was called. Little new evidence of
Importance was received from him.
The committee decided that the ac
ceptance of campaign contributions
after the election was Irregular, espe
cially when no mention of the con
tributors was made In the report of
campaign expenses that Is required by
law.
Company Violated Law.
Members of the committee took
the view that while Turner had ex
ceeded his authority In h1s attitude
toward the Cotton States Electric
Company, it had been proved that
that company had violated the la|v
and that Turner’s radical actions
were Justified In a measure by the
fact that violations of etty ordinances
ivere Revealed.
Those two items covered the im
portant charges against the City
Electrician.
It is gossiped among Councilman
that a result of the Investigation,
which will not be admitted publicly,
will be that Electrician Turner’s hope
of getting the salary of his office
raised from $1,800 to $2,400 a year
will be squelched.
Astor’s $35,000 Has
Been “Overlooked"
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—Besides the
365,603,547 Inherited by Vincent As-
tor from his father 335,590.78 has been
overlooked.
It Is one-fifth of the estate of Arch
ibald B. Schermerhorn, V ;queathed to
Caroline W. Astor, thus adding- to the
Astor estate.
Surrogate Cohalan has ordered the
report to the Comptroller remitted so
correction can be made. A like or
der has been made favoring Mrs.
Madeline Talmadge Force Astor. who
wants a reduction of 339,342.38 in
transfer taxes, owing to a prenuptial
agreement with Colonel Astor.
Urges Bill to Help
Make Families Big
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—That the
native bom of America are refusing
to bear children for whom they can
not insure favorable conditions in
life was the argument of Frank Mor
rison. secretary of the American Fed
eration of Gabor, for the restriction
of Immigration before the House Im
migration Committee.
He argued If the pending restrictive
bill passed, wages would advance and
the native-born Americans would
rear families.
Morgan’s Partner
Owns Justice of
Trust Regulation
Agitation Is Not a Blind Expression
of Dissatisfaction and Unrest,
Says Davidson.
NEW YORK. Dec. 13.—Henry P.
Davidson, of the Arm of J. P. Morgan
& Co., and now most potential In that
partnership, speaking at the Pennsyl
vania Society dinner to-night took
a new view of agitation against the
Trusts. He said:
“First of all, the present day man
of affairs must be wide awake to the
fact that this rapidly increasing move
ment Is not the blind expression of
dissatisfaction and unrest that many
consider it to be. Its purpose is not
to ruin Industry. It has been rather
to force all business corporations that
are of such magnitude as to affect di
rectly tha great body of the people to
be conducted more openlv with more
scrupulous fidelity to the Interests
both of the public and of the thou
sands of small investors."
Mr. Davidson warned his hearers
against the "zeal of demagogues and
politicians to travel far and away
from the desires of the people them
selves."
Intoxication’Disease,’
Says New York Judge
•
NSW YORK, Dec. 13.—County
Judge Nlechaus to-day at Mtneola
put a classification on drunkenness
and placed a ban on police Justices
administering severe sentences for
Intoxication.
The court said that Intoxication
was a "condition” and disease, and
discharged William Skelly, who had
served fifteen days of a four months'
sentence.
Washington Society
To Tango for Prize
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—Who is
the best tango dancer In Washington
society will be decided next Monday
night. The guests at the subscrip
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
M ARINES and field gun from the battleship Vir
ginia, now at Tampico, the scene of expected
hostilities in Mexico, and, below, deck scene on the
Virginia, showing big guns and marines.
U.S.0UN5
Patrolman Reports Youth Struck
Him When Warned He Was
Blocking Traffic.
COLLEGE GIRLS SEE TROUBLE
Party Had Stopped on the Street
to Greet Friends When
Quarrel Ensued.
Trimble Johnson, the 19-year-oid
son of Dr. Clarence Johnson, one of
Atlanta’s best known medical experts,
was arrested on a charge of disor
derly conduct Saturday afternoon,
following an altercation at North
Pryor street and Auburn avenue, with
Policeman J. E. B. Kilpatrick, which
was witnessed by two college girls
visiting young Johnson's sister.
Johnson is said to have had hot
words with the policeman and struck
at him when the latter Informed the
young man and his companions that
they w*ere blocking traffic.
When the difficulty began, the
young women fled.
At headquarters the police said
Johnson admitted he had lost his
temper and repented his actions.
Stopped in Street Is Charge.
According to Kilpatrick’s report,
young Johnson and the two girls were
crossing North Pryor street at Au
burn avenue when they encountered
a party of friends and came to a halt
In the center of the Intersecting
streets while greetings were said.
Policeman Kilpatrick, according to
his report, approached the party and
notified Johnson that they would have
to move over onto the sidewalk.
When this instruction was not fol
lowed, the officer served him with a
Cccrcfci^r rcasivutli
IN BATTLE
Huerta Interprets Action of Amer
ican Fleet as Intervention, and
Will Demand an Explanation.
Mexican Boats Told to Disre
gard Orders of Admiral Fletcher,
Rebels Reported To Be in Com
plete Rout After a Crushing
Defeat—Federal Cavalry Pur
sues the Fleeing Army, Bent
on Its Annihilation.
tion dance for the benefit of the Co
lumbia Hospital will all compete for
the prize, a handsome piece of sil
ver. which will be awarded to the
bekt dancer.
The judges will be Mrs. Arthur
I.ee, Colonel Frank Denny ani
Thomas S. Fuller.
Intuition Comes Too
Late to Stop Theft
Intuition was a moment short in
warning W. A. Woolbrtght, No. 426
Rucker street, that he had been
robbed Saturday night while stand
ing in the crowd at Broad and .Mari
etta streets.
As three men who had been rub
bing against Woolbright suddenly dis
appeared in the throng, he felt that
he had been victimized. Feeling in
his pocket, he found that a purse e<>n-
taining 375 in cash and a valuable
ring was gone. Police are searching
for the three men. ,
Bullet Intended for
Father Strikes Child
COLUMBUS, Dec. 13—Dock Mc-
Crlstle shot J. W. Barnes and the lat
ter's 4-year-old child to-night. The
child, shot In the head, Is believed to
be fatally wounded. Barnes’ Injuries
are not serious.
Barnes, who had separated from his
wife, went to her home to-night,
where he started a difficulty with
boarders and whipped one of his
own children. McCrlstie resented
the attack, and shot Barnes and acci
dentally wounded the child. Barnes
Is in jail. McCrlstie Is still at large.
Wife of Former Yale
Football Star Dead
NEW HAVEN, CONN., Dec. IS.—
Mrs. Louis E. Stoddard, wife of the
former Yale football player, now
president of the Hotel Taft Company,
died to-day at their home, Tenacres.
A son was_born to Mrs. Stoddard
on Thursday last. She was consid
ered the richest woman In Connecti
cut. She was Miss Rebecca McC.
Darlington, of Pittsburg, and had an
estate of 31,000,000. She refused sev
eral titles to marry an American.
copy of charges for blocking traffic.
Taken to Headquarters.
Then, It is said, the young man be
came angry and, following the po
liceman, scolded him sharply for his
officiousness.
Kilpatrick caught Johnson by h<s
oelt and shobk him violently, at
which the boy. It Is claimed, struck at
the policeman.
Kilpatrick placed the young man
under arrest and took him to the po
lice station, where he was formally
charged with disorderly conduct.
Johnson was feleased with orders
to appear for trial before Judge
Broyles at 2:30 o’clock Monday aft
ernoon.
Radium Deposit Is
Found in Minnesota
BRAINERD, MINN., Dec. 13 —
Charles Coleman and James Miller,
the latter an owner ot mineral lands
on the Cuyuna range, have, with
George B. Woodason, E. M., been
prospecting on a section of the range
and believe they have discovered a
source of radium.
Starts as Janitor;
Becomes Bank Head
CANTON, ILL., Dec. 13.—W. D.
Plattenberg, who began work in the
First National Bank here 32 years ago
as Janitor, was to-day elected presi
dent of that institution, to fill the va
cancy cauHod by the death of W. O.
Dean. _ ....
Miss Schenck, Dying,
Prays To Be Spared
Girl Who Eloped With Vanderbilt’s
Stable Manager Refuses
to See Preacher.
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—Nearing the
gates of death, Miss Florence
Schenck, who eloped seven years ago
with Charles Henry Wilson, manager
of the stables of Alfred G. Vanderbilt,
and has since led a spectacular ca
reer. to-day devoted her few hours of
consciousness to praying that her life
be spared.
“Oh, I want to live,” moaned the
young woman, as she pleaded with
the physicians and nurses to do all
In their power to bring about her re
covery. Several local clergymen have
offered to call upon Miss Schenck, but
she has steadily refused to see a
preacher.
“I feel certain God will let me live.
I don't want to die. I must live,”
mutters the young woman in her mo
ments of consciousness. “And if I
do live, of what use can a minister
be to me? I have learned my lesson
I shall not need their advice. I know
only too well that the wages of sin
Is death."
Vaudeville Actress
To Wed Millionaire
Wealthy New Orleans Merchant Fol
lows Chorus Girl to Georgia
Before He Wins Her.
ATHENS, Dec. 13.—L. A. Demer
ger, a millionaire clothing merchant
of New Orleans, and Miss Babe Ste
vens, a chorus girl playing in vaude
ville here, but who is said to belong
to an old aristocratic family In New
Orleans, will culminate a romantic
love affair. They return to New Or
leans to-morrow to be married.
Miss Stevens has been here two
weeks and has been attended by
Demercier, who met her several
months ago and became infatuated
with her to such a degree that he has
spent practically all the time since
then accompanying her on her tours.
Only to-day he won her consent to
marry him.
11-Year Marriage of
Cousins Is Annulled
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 13— Maud
Whitlock and Fred C. Whitlock, cous
ins. were married and lived together
eleven years before they found out
that the Kansas law prohibits the
marriage of first cousins. The mar
riage was annulled.
Continued on Page 12, Column 4.
Special Cable to The American,
MEXI.’O CITY. Dec. 13—It was of.
flcially announced to-night that the
rebels had been driven from Tam
pico this afternoon with a loss 0 f a
thousand men killed or wounded.
General Arzamendi, according to
the official announcement, pursued
the rebels for fifteen miles with cav
alry, so that the rout was complete.
Tho Federals. it Is stated, were
aided hv the fire of the gunboats
Bravo and Vera Crruz.
A dispatch received at the War
Office from Tampico at 7 p. m. iavs
the rebels are In flight, pursued by
General Maas, who unexpectedly ar
rived from Tuxpam by a forced
march and attacked the rebel rear
! under cover of the demonstration by
] the gunboats.
French Admiral at Capital.
Admiral Groqd, of the French navy,
arrived here to-day from Vera Cruz.
He is to be received by Huerta Mon
day at the National Palace.
Reports received here regarding
Admiral Fletcher’s actions at Tam-
Pico yesterday have aroused strong
1 resentment in Government circles and
| there is strong reason to l jlieve that
i an emphatic protest will be made to
I Washington if it has not already be*-*
' made.
j The complaint .will say that Ad
miral Fletcher not only used threats
to prevent the Mexican gunboats as
sisting In the defense of the city from
the rebel attack but that he also
maneuvered his warships at the
mouth of the Panuco River so as to
prevent the Mexican gunboat Vera
Cruz from landing troops, arms and
ammunition from noon yesterday un
til 4 o’clock In the afternoon.
Told to Disregard Fletcher.
It also will be charged that tho
American warships have used their
searchlights at night in such a way
as to show the rebels the Federal
positions.
Such actions, it is claimed, are evL*
dence that Intervention has begiuv
unless a satisfactory explanation in
given immediately.
The commanders of the Mexican
gunboats at Tampico were given of-*
ders to-day to uphold Mexican dig*
rrity at all hazards anc not to take
any orders from Admiral Fletche*
even If refusal mean* aelf-deetruc-*
tion.
Fletcher Forbids Aay
Fighting in Tampico;
U.S. Ships Guard City
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS.—Admiral
Fletcher has advised the State De
partment that he has forbidden any
fighting near Tampico which would,
endanger Americans and others la
the neutral zone.
The cruiser Tacoma has tied up
to the military wharf at Tampico
and It Is from that point practically
within the city that Admiral Fletcher,
who Is on bqard. Is Issuing his or
ders to rebels and Federals.
The whole river front east and!
west Is covered by the Chester on
the east, the Tacoma at the wharf
and the Wheeling on the west.
From the position of Admiral
Fletcher on the Tacoma he could go
ashore himself in 10 minutes with
nearly 100 marines and could draw
reinforcements Immediately from the
Chester and Wheeling, which are
loaded with marines.
In his dispatches made public to
day. but which came last night and
yesterday. Admiral Fletcher Is pros
testing against the barbarous hang-4
ing of rebels by Federals, and trices