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The National Southern Sunday Newspaper
The Atlanta Georgian
Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WAN I ADS—Use for Results
VOL. XII. NO. 116.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1913.
By^raoUaTca 2 CENTS. P J }* R 1 £>
NIGHT
EDITION
NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS WAR OVER TINKER
ELOPERS SO SURE OF PARENTAL
BLESSING THEY REFUSE TO WORRY
[Brooklyn Club Head Declares He
Will Fight to Hold Player.
Murphy Wants Him, Too.
CINCINNATI. Dec. IS.—The direc-
tors of the Cincinnati baseball club
this afternoon canceled the $25,000
deal by which Shortstop Joe Tinker
was sold to the Brooklyn club.
The directors decided that players
and not cash were wanted in ex
change for Tinker, and immediately
after voting on the cancellation of
the cash deal they wired Charles H.
Ebbets, president of the Brooklyn
club, stating that they would con
sider a new offer for Tinker If it in
volved some Brooklyn players.
The Cincinnati directors wanted
exchange for Tinker either Pitch-
- Yingling or Ragon and either
(utfielder Moran or Stengel. They
rst stated they wanted either Pitch
er Nap Rucker or Outfielder Zach
Wheat, but Garry Herrmann, presi
dent of the club, told them there was
no chance for such a deal.
The acquisition of Herzog and
Hartley, of the Giants, in exchange
for Bescher was ratified.
I Ebbets Says He Will
Fight to Keep Tinker.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—“Under the
I baseball laws. Joe Tinker 1s the legal
I property of the Brooklyn club, and 1
1 intend to keep him at any cost,” was
I the retort made this afternoon by
President Charles H. Ebbets, of the
I Brooklyn club to the action of the
I Cincinnati club in cancelling the deal
I made Friday whereby, for $25,000,
[Tinker was sold to Brooklyn.
^ 'President Herrmann, of the Cin-
nnati club, and myself entered into
I the contract in good faith,” continued
I Ebbets. “He was the representative
I of the Cincinnati club, and as such,
[under baseball laws—and every other
I law, too—his acts are binding. He
Isold Tinker to me for $25,000. and 1
[intend to keep him, If I have to go
I to the courts to gain my end.”
|Tinker Wants to
With the Cubs.
| Play
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.—-“I will not
[join any club now until Chicago has
jbeen given a chance to bid for my
services,” said Joe Tinker this after-
jnoon on being apprised of the action
'of the Cincinnati directors with re
gard to Manager Ebbets’ offer for the
shortstop. “I consider the deal open
find also that Chicago has a right to
bid if it desires. I am anxious to
play for Chicago again. Murphy
must be given a. square deal in the
matter.”
“My reserve list goes forward by
mail to Cincinnati to-night,” said
r harles W. Murphy, owner of the
Chicago Cubs, when informed this
afternoon that the deal with Brook
lyn for Shortstop Joe Tinker had ap
parently fallen through. “I will make
a bid for Tinker's service, but am
rolng to offer Cincinnati some play
ers, as they seem to want them
lrather than money.”
WILSON ISISQLICITORIS
PEEVED ST
LATEST
NEWS
Divorces Wife for
Soft Drink Habit
Because, among other things, his
fc’ife spent his money on soda foun
tain drinks, ice cream and In other
“foolish ways,” H. L. McConnell was
Granted a total divorce from Mrs.
Bessie McConnell in Judge Ellis court
Monday.
McConnell charged that he gave his
*ife all of the salary he received as
baggagemaster at the Southern Rail
way Company. Mrs. McConnell de-
nied the charges McConnell ex
pressed a willingness to provide for
*nd educate the children
KILLS LITTLE BROTHER
LEXINGTON. KY.. Dec. 15.—The six-
°ar-old aon of Samuel Walker, of Mt.
[ 1-ebanon, killed his four-year-old
brother when he picked up his fath
er's revolver from a table and pulled
<+ ^ trtegan* ~
President Orders Probe Caraboa
Society Dinner Where His Pol
icies Were Ridiculed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Presi-
dent Wilson this afternoon ordered
Secretary of War Garrison and Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels to make
an examination of the. eleventh annual
dinner of the Military' Order of the
Carabao, composed of army and navy
officers, who have served in the Phil
ippines, held in Washington last
Thursday night.
The President has taken exception
to the satires and sarcasms directed
at himself and Secretary of State
Bryan by the diners.
President WLson’s Mexican policy
was laughed at by the members of
the Carabao Society and the Secre
tary' of State and his peace policies
were ridiculed openly in song and
speech. When Secretary Daniels ad
dressed the Carabaos strongly favor
ing Philippine independence a mark
ed murmur of disapproval came from
the diners and later the idea of Phil
ippine independence was satirized by
an automatic effigy of a Filipino.
President Wilson believes the dig
nity of the administration has been
touched and to-day order i the two
members of his cabinet to investigate
the entire affair.
President Wilson suggested to Sec.
retaries Garrison and Daniels that
those responsib 1 '* for the sarcastic
criticisms be reprimanded.
After a conference Secretary Gar
rison and Secretary Daniels called
upon Roar Admiral Howard and
Quartermaster General Aleshire, the
highest ranking officers at the din
ner for an explanation.
A skit which particularly dis
pleased President Wilson was a song
in which the words appeared:
“Damn, damn, damn, the insur-
rectos.”
Secretary" Daniels told Admiral
Howard that this song should not be
sung again at any future functions
of the organization and suggested to
Admiral Howard that he reject the
presidency’ of the Carabao.
Mad Dog at ‘Social’
Bites Eight Persons;
Mayor Saves Tots
RACING
RESULTS
Wilson to Rename
Clements; Another
Job Found for Glenn
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—That the
President has practically determined
to re-appoint Judson C. Clements, of
Oeorga. to the Interstate Commerce
Commission became known at the
White House to-day.
Despite his advanced age, Commis
sioner Clements still is vigorous and is
one of the leading railroad experts of
the national. Former Governor Glenn, of
North Carolina, was i candidate for the
place, but President Wilson has decided
to appoint him to the International
Boundary Commission.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia: Local rains Mon
day; fair Tuesday.
Awaiting “parental blessings,” Mr.
and Mrs. L. G. Barnes, a well-known
young couple of (’alhoun, Ga., who
eloped to Atlanta Saturday night and
were married, w ere confident Monday
they would be forgiven and were so
happy they refused to worry about it.
The blessings haven't arrived as yet.
The happy young pair will reside at
No. 121 Capitol avenue.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. G. P. Stone at his residence,
No. 354 Luckie street, immediately
after the couple arrived in Atlanta.
"Believe me, I was scared,” said the
bridegroom, who is but 19 years old.
“I wasn’t,” interposed the bride, to
uphold the honor of their newly-
established wedlock. Mrs. Barnes
is 16.
“But I feel like an old-timer in the
marriage game now,’’ Barnes added.
Mrs. Barnes was formerly Mlsa
Clara May Littlefield. She was a stu
dent at Miss Wood berry’s School here
until November 1. Her husband had
| been at college at Nashville. How-
( ever, neither could live without the
I other, they explained it Monday, and
j so they agreed to run away from
Their respective schools and return lo
* Lalhoim. .
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST—Six furlongs: Pluvious, 113
(Ward), U-2, 8-5, 3-5. won; Flying
Yankee, 115 (Rightmeier), 3-1, 3-5,
out, second: Willis, 114 (Skirvir),
12-1, *4-1, 8-5, third. Time, 1:164-6.
Eaton. Schaller, Charles Cannell, Rag
man, Belfast, Beverstein and Mike
Cohen also ran.
SECOND -Six furlongs: Agnier,
110 (Neander), 3, 9-10, 2-5. won;
Kiva, 110 (McTaggart), 8-5, 4-5, 7-2(»,
second; Laura, 100 (Martin), 10, 7-2,
6-5, third. Time, 1:16 3-5. Tomboy,
Tom Holland, Puck, Berkley also ran.
THIRD—Mile and 20 yards: Joe
Dlebold, 108 (Goose). 13-5, 7-5, 3-5,
won; Pardner, .12 (Deronde), 4, 6-5,
2-5, second: Dr. Waldo Briggs, IK
(Turner), 7, 5-2, 1, third. Time,
1:43 3-5. Counterpart, btarbottle,
Harry Lauder, L. II. Adair also ran.
FOURTH Five and one-half fur
longs Lady Lightning, 105 (Bux
ton), 8, 3, 7, won; Floral Park, 112
(Pauley), 6. 2, 1 second; Sherwood,
107 (Byrne), 7. 11-5. 3-5, third. Timo
1:08 3-5 Ella Bryson also ran. ('arl-
ton G. fell.
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST—Six furlongs: Frazzle, 100
(Taplin), 3. 1, 1-2, won; Robert. 110
(Olaver), 5, 8-5, 4-5, second; Garden
of Allah 107 (Cross), 2, 7-10. 2-5,
third. Time 1:17 2 5. Durin. <'rex.
Gold Dusk, Brack Bonta, Topnot also
ran.
DR. DELOACH’S MOTHER DEAD.
Dr. A. G. DeLoaeli is in Southwest
Georgia attending the funeral of his
mother. He will return to the city Wed-
STARK VILLE, MISS., Dec. 15.—
Mayor Will Hamner was badly bitten
by a mad dog to-day when he risked
his life to save several school chil
dren attacked at a public school. The
animal knocked Hamner to the
ground and bit him in the face and
several places on the body.
P. G. Smith came to Mayor Ham
per's aid and was also badly bitten.
Before the dog was killed with a
club it bit three children and five
adults.
Senate Kills Public
Ownership of Banks
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—Hy a vote
of 40 to 35, the Senate to-day laid on
the table the Hitchcock amendment
to the pending currency bill provid
ing for public ownership of the re
gional reserve banks and a maximum
number of four regional reserve
banks. Senator Hitchcock, Democrat,
voted with the Republicans against
tabling the measure and Senator
Poindexter. Progressive, voted with
the Democrats.
PotashFoolsPunsters;
Has Name Changed
I
NEW YORK. Dec. 15.—Morris Pot
ash has had his name changed by
Supreme Court Justice Cohalan to
Morris Fine.
Potash said life had been made mis
erable for him since the advent of
•'Potash and P6^1mu.Uer, , •
I
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Becau.e
of his serious physical condition,
President Wilson to-day pardoned J.
C. Roberts, who pleaded guilty at
Louisville to counterfeiting Mexican
bank notes. Roberta was sentenced
September 13, 1909, to six years in the
penitentiary and a fine of $30.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 15.—Yaqul In
dians from Sinaloa have gone on the
j war path in Lower California, ac
cording to reports received to-dav.
State’s Evidence in Frank Case Is ^° e d t0W T*h 8 h w b rd n vi«. ptu ^,*v n cd
Called Most Flimsy That Ever w. r .k '17
_ , the rebels had been defeated in their
Uonvicted a man. recent attack.
Replying to the savage atacks that
had been made by Reuben Arnold
upon his methods of conducting the
investigation into the Mary Phag.in
murder mystery, Solicitor General
Hugh M. Dorsey Monday, in the pres
ence of the Supreme Court, defied the
attornevs of Leo M. Frank and an
nounced that he r.ot only had vo
apology to make for any of his ac
tions but that he would repeat them
if he had the investigation to conduct
over again.
“They say that I have summoned
witnesses contrar to law,” he de
clared, "but I would n f hesitate to
do It again if similar clrcumstanoes
arose. They are so obsessed with the
idea that something was wrong in the
way we interrogated the witnesses
that they have set down in black and
white that I made Minola McKnlght
make her second affidavit up there ir.
my office.
“As a mater of fact, it was at the
police department. I neither coun
seled for i.or against it. If I could
not help the detectives solve the mys
tery, 1 certainly was not going to
place obstacles in their path.”
Dorsey countered on the charges
made by the defense when he char
acterized Arnold's argument as
“abounding in misquotation and mis
representation.” And he added: “It
does not' stop there. Here in this
brief there is the most elaborate
misstatement of facts one could find
in a long search.
Startling New Theory.
“I am going to ask the privilege to
file a supplemental brief in order to
call the attention of your honors to
some of the most glaring examples.”
The Solicitor voiced a startling am
plification of his theory of the mur
der before he progressed far in his
argument against the judges of the
Supreme Court granting Frank a new-
trial He had suggested during the
trial that the fact that Frank ap
peared startled when Mrs. Arthur
White came suddenly upon him .as he
stood before the safe in his office
was an indication of his guilt
To the Supreme Court he ventured
the opinion that Frank at that mo
ment was taking Mary Phagan’s pay
envelope out of the box in the safe
with the intention of destroying It,
and that he was thrown into a panic
by the sound of Mrs. White’s voice as
he was doing this.
“When Frank was standing there
at the safe he was planning to get
and destroy the envelope so that no
one In the world ever would find it,”
said the Solicitor.
Asked About Pay Envelope.
"The only suggestion that he ever
made to the detectives in an apparent
effort to help them in the solution of
the mystery—save his evident at
tempts to throw suspicion on Lee,
Conley and Gantt—was his query to
the officers: ’Have you found the pay
envelope?'
"We contend that he had gone back
to the metal room and had attacked
the little girl and foully had mur
dered her, and then had gone back to
his office and opened the safe to ab
stract and destroy the pay envelope
w’hlch Mary had come to the factory
to get. That's why he was startled
“We contend that he had had his
lustful eyes on the girl for weeks be
fore. We have the background of
bad character. Twenty of the State s
witnesses testified to that. This was
the underlying <auso of the whole
tragedy and its explanation.
“He said when he went to identify
girl that he did not know her
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.—Prinoe Hanish,
head of the tun cult, found guilty
of sending obscene matter by express
from one State to another was to-day
sentenced bv Federal Judge Mack to
six months in the house of correction
and a fine of $2,500.
ROME, GA., Dec. 15.—Frank B.
Wood, aged 45, was knoc. jd from a
stepladder by a flying belt and killed
this afternoon at the Rome Furniture
Factory. Wood was repairing the
belt on a moving pulley wnen it broke
and struck him in the face.- He fell,
striking headforemost on a concrete
floor, dying of concusion of the brain
en route to hospital.
ENTRIES
the.
and he had to go to his bOv»ks to look
up whether he had paid her or not.
He thought he had the Saturday be
fore. Yet on V. nday he told the de
tectives that Gantt knew Mary Pha-
gan well and was an intimate friend
of hers.
“How did he know this if he did
Contirvucd on Paac 7. Column 4.
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST—Purse, $300; 2-year-olds;
maidens: 5V a furlongs; Messauet 112.
Kettledrum 116, Cliff Maid 112, Water
I*ad 115, Bulgarian 115. Jezall 115, Sir
('a led ore 112, A1 Jones 115, Dick's Pet
112.
SECOND—Purse, $300, 3-year-olds
and up; selling, 5Vs furlongs: Harrs
McIntyre 102, The Busybody 104, Dam
Shark 108. Ryestraw 10b, Question Mark
103. Servlcem e 108, Coming Coon 106,
Hearthstone 101, Snowriakes 99, Loretta
Dwyer 98, Willis 97, Silas Grump 103.
THIRD- Purse. $300; 3-year-ofdS and
up. selling, 6V» furlongs; Robert Brad
ley 110, Chester Krum 112. Vlley 102.
Amoret 113, Americus 108, Deduction
111, Ann Tilly 102, Briarpath 105
FOURTH—All ages; purse. $400; con
ditions; 6 furlongs: Ivan Gardner 93.
('ampeon 109, Winning Witch 109. Ce
lesta 105, Star Actress 105, I., H. Adair
105, Basiante 92.
FIFTH Purse, $400; 2-year-olds, sell
ing. 7 furlongs Lost Fortune 106, Htel-
lata 105, Single Ray 109, Patty kogan
106. Behest 104. Ada 106. Otranto 106
SIXTH Purs*-. $400. selling; 3-year
olds and up; mile and 70 yards. Ella
Grane 106. Stentor 109. Kinmundy 104,
Feather Duster 109. Llnhrnok 101. Dy
namite 112, Ralph Lloyd 106, Knight of
I ncas 107, Dr. Dougherty 112. Golden
Treasure 109, Jahot 107, Earl <*f Savoy
IM
Weather cloudy. Track good
Woman Is Held on
Swindling Charge
Mrs. G Q. Aiken, residing for the
past several weeks at No. 118 Capitol
avenue, was arrested Monday after
noon on a charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses made against
her In Cincinnati. She had been em
ployed by a wholesale firm here.
She said she came to Atlanta with
her husband and little daughter but
had been deserted by them. She de
nied knowledge of the Cincinnati
crime with which she is charged.
High Court Frees
Carolina Banker
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—The Su
preme Court to-day dismissed the
criminal cane of the Government
astninat John H Carter, indicted for
bank fraud at Greensboro, N. C\, and
upheld Federal Judge Boyd, who sus
tained a demurrer to the indictment
against Carter, but refused to explain
In what particular it waa deficient.
Slays Himself on
Son’s Grave in Night
CLEVELAND, Dec. 15.—George M.
Todd, former manager of two theaters
hare, committed suicide last night in a
dramatic manner in Morencl, Mich., his
old home.
Some time in the night Todd rode
Into the town and went to the cem
etery. There he knelt beside the grave
of his little son, drained a bottle of car
bolic add and then shot himself. He
had had domestic trouble.
Launch Dreadnought
'Tiger'King of Navies
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian,
CLYDEBANK. SCOTLAND, Deo.
15.—The dreadnought Tiger, the most
formidable warship ( n the world, was
successfully launched here to-day.
Her displacement is 28,000 tons, and
she will cost $10,250,000. She will
carry eight fifteen-inch guns, and will
have 100,000-horsepower turbine en
gines. The voxel's contract speed is
30
Proposition Made to Southern
Moguls in Meeting Here Taken
Under Consideration.
In 1915 there will be two baseball
leagues In the South—the Southern
and the Dixie. Everything may be
peaceful between—and again it may
not.
The Dixie League has announced
that It will have clubs 1n Atlanta,
Birmingham, Chattanooga, Nashville,
Memphis, New Orleans, Shreveport
and Little Rock. The first six cities
named possess Southern League
franchises. Little Rock and Shreve
port have In the past been Southern
League cities, but their franchises
were transferred.
The Dixie League is anxious to
Join organized baseball. It Is for
continuous baseball in the cities
where the Southern holds franchises.
It wants to he classed as an “A"
league, the same as the Southern.
Southern League Meets.
The board of directors of the
Southern League met to-day at Hotel
Ansley. During the session of the
Kavanaugh magnates. Messrs. Pom
eroy and Hood, local attorneys, ap
peared before them as representa
tives of the Dixie League.
They asked that they he allowed
to Join the Southern organization in
continuous baseball; they asked to be
allowed to rent the grounds of the
Southern League In the six cities that
that now hold Southern franchises.
Messrs. Pomeroy and Hodd meant
business. They hinted that there
would be a Dixie League In 1915
whether the Southern League cared
or not They put the magnates of
Judge Kavanaugh In such a position
that it Is not unlikely that their bid
will be heeded.
At any rate, after en hour'a oration
hy Messrs. Pomeroy and Hood, th*
directors of the Southern League
elected President Kavanaugh, Char
ley Coleman and A. J. Helnemann as
a committee to consider the plea of
the newcomers and to report what
they consider advisable at the spring
meeting of the league.
League Is Divided.
For the betterment of the sched
ule the Southern league clubs ware
divided Into two sections—the North,
ern and Eastern.
Under Ihe northern heading will
be Atlanta, Chat'inooga, Memphis
and Nashville. The southern division
will consist of New Orleans. Mem
phis, Montgomery and Birmingham.
It is hoped that by this re-arrange
ment Atlanta will not be forced t.>
cut short many of the Saturday
games, a feature of last seasons
schedule very unpleasant to the Get*
City fans.
An amendment to the rules of the
league was offered when one of ‘ha
magnets asked that a vote be taken
to see whether or not managers who
are not players be allowed to go on
the coaching lln'S. It was voted
down.
Schedule Committee Named.
The present gua-antee of g 125 per
game stands, although some of the
moguls asked that It be raised to
*250.
Tile following schedule committee,
the same as last year’s, was elected:
Judge Kavanaugh, O. B. Andrews and
C. Z. Coulson.
All eight of the clubs were repre
sented at the meetings to-day, as
follows:
Atlanta: F. E. Callaway, A. J.
Ryan, Charles Nunnally and Manager
Billy Smith; Chattanooga: 0. B. An
drews; New Orleans: A. J. Heine-
man and Charley Frank; Mobile: C,
Z. Coulson and Manager Briscos
Lord; Memphis: F P. Coleman;
Nashville: W. G. Hirzig; Montgom
ery; M. P. Wilcox and Manager Bob
by Gllks; Birmingham R. H Baugh
and W. D. Smith.
SUES FOR $26,000.
COLUMRUB, Dec 16. Davie E.
Smith, a former employee of the Central
,,f Georgia Railroad has brought suit
for $25,000 damages against the com
pany for injuries received while sm-
jiktfad by ;iie Central, ^ .-