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VOL. xn. NO. 122.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1913,
Copyright. 1006,
By The Georgian Co.
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‘ While Slave ’ Charge Threatens Actor Hilliard
POLICEMEN BATTLE WITH FRANTIC WOMAN
PUPIL-CORESPONDENT
MARRIES ARMSTRONG
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Noisy Occupants of Cab Arrested.
Female Victim Attacks Her
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Woman Companion.
A wild battle with a frenzied wom
an at police headquarters followed
ose on the arrest of John E. Smith,
Cna Ernest and Estelle Miller early
Monday morning while joy-riding in
a cab in the downtown district.
The party was making much noise
when arrested, and the disturbance
did not cease at headquarters.
The Ernest woman, apparently fran
tic at the arrest and the sight of the
prison, suddenly attacked her woman
friend, scratching her face, pulling her
hair, tearing her clothing. Five po-
cemen were soon struggling with the
frantic woman, and the station was in
an uproar.
She continued to fight desperately,
and Call Officer Arnold was injured in
i he skirmish before she could be re
strained and taken to Grady Hospital.
There she was put under thtf influ
ence of sedatives and soon was rest
ing quietly.
Smith, who said he came from Lula,
(la., and the McMillan woman, who
gave her address as No. 587 Marietta
street, were held to appear in the
Recorder’s Court Monday afternoon.
The Ernest woman said she lived near
Bellwood, on the River car line.
Smith said the party was enjoying
itself In a mild and inoffensive man
ner, and stated that he was amazed at
the arrest. The officers, however, said
the cab was as noisy as a band wagon
in a circus parade, and That the com
motion had been heard in several
parts of the city before it finally was
decided to quell It.
Poison Kills Keeper
Of Becker Household
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Refusing to
allow' the doctors in Fordham Hos
pital to operate upon her, although
told it was the only chance to save
her life, Lena Schneider, housekeeper
for Mrs. Charles Becker, wife of the
police lieutenant convicted of mur
der. died to-day from bichloride of
mercury which she had swallowed by
accident.
Becker’s mother died last week.
Girl, Only 20, Bride
For Second Time in
Runaway Wedding
Runaway marriages are to the liking
of Miss Jewell Shockley—now Mrs. Roy
Robinson—who quietly went to the resi
dence of a friend. Mrs. Graham, on Gar
nett street, Sunday afternoon, and was
there wed to Roy Robinson by the Rev.
L. J. Ehrlich. It was the second time
in two years that the young woman had
participated in a runaway marriage, her
first being followed by a divorce suit a
few* months after the wedding day. She
won the suit and her maiden name was
restored.
Mrs. Robinson is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. B K. Shockley, of No. 94
Stephens street, and parental forgive
ness for the runaway match was granted
the young couple Sunday night. The
bride, who has thus figured with two
husbands and one divorce, is just 20
years of age. She was in the employ of
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
w’hile Robinson is with the Hightow’er
Lumber Company.
Bachelors Taxed $1
For Poor's Xmas Tree
ANNISTON. ALA., Dec. 22.—The
Rev. Dr. John D. Wing, rector of
Grace Episcopal Church, who Is pro
moting a municipal Christmas tree in
ihls city, proposes to tax every able
bachelor in the city $1 for the city's
Poor children.
Mayor Wlkle, himself a bachelor,
has consented to allow the tree to be
erected on the sidewalk in the busi
ness district, and John B. Lagarde
"ill bring to the city the largest cedar
on his farm.
200 Wreck Victims
Taken to Hospital
WINNIPEG, Dec. 22.—Two hundred
passengers injured • hen five coaches
the Canadian Northern (Duluth to
1 ort Williams) train were ditched,
overturned and caught fire were^cared
for here in hospitals to-day. A‘relief
'rain brought hem to Winnipeg. None
will die.
Robbers Loot Safe
In Theater of $800
•C1SVILLE, KY.. Dec. 22.—“The
■blowers” was staged at B. F.
h’s Theater last night without an
ence. The ‘‘team” took about
left in the safe over night from
advance sale.
Veteran Railroader
Goes Into Business
COLUMBUS, Dec. 22.—S. M. Wek-
born, who for the last twenty years
has been connected with the traffic
department of the Central of Georgia
Railway in Columbus, for fifteen years
of that time as commercial agent, has
resigned to become interested in the
wholesale brokerage establishment of
E. L. Stanley & Co.
He is succeeded as commercial
agent by Thomas P. Wade, formerly
soliciting freight agent.
“Argyle Case” Hero Faces Arrest
in Louisiana Because of Wom
an Touring With Company.
Tango Skirt Causes
Girl to Break Ankle
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—Miss Al
ma Hodges, the pretty debutante
daughter of Lieutenant Colonel and
Mrs. Henry Hodges, if the old super
stition be true, ‘ will not be married
this year," for at the Chevy Chase
dance Saturday she tripped on the
tight skirt of her pink tango frock
and “fell upstairs.”
She is now nursing a broken ankle.
Peary Wants U. S.
South Pole Station
NEW YORK, Dec. 22 —Admiral Pearv
urges American scientists to continue
bringing glory to the United States
“In the discovery of the North Pole
and with the completion of the Panama
Canal, Americans have accomplished In
five years the things of which men had
dreamed for ages.” he said. “I would
like to see American scientists sta
tioned at the South Pole.”
New $5 Gold Piece
To 14,000 Car Men
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Each of the
14,000 men employed on the subway
and elevated lines of the Interborough
Rapid Transit Com party will receive
a $5 gold piece for a Chrismtas pres
ent this week.
Theodore P. Shonts sent to the
United States Subtreasury for newly
minted coins.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 22.—Robert
Hilliard, the actor, who is appearing
here in “The Argyle Case,” wis
brought face to face with a charge
of white slavery as a result of his
friendly interest in Mrs. Olga Wil
liams. a wealthy Philadelphia di
vorcee, who traveled South with the
company.
The charge was hinted at by Judge
M. L. Lazarus, counsel for William
Page, formerly valet for Hilliard.
Page has sued the actor for $5,000
damages, alleging that lie was beaten
by the latter. Mrs. Williams was
wanted as a witness at Hilliard’s pre
liminary hearinv but she was ab
sent.
Counsel f r the valet tried to bring
out the fact that Mrs. Williams was
In the actor's dressing room Tuesday
night when he assaulted Page, but
members of the company declared
Mrs. Williams was not in the room at
the time. Finally Hilliard rose impa
tiently to his feet.
“If your honor will permit.” he said,
“I will clear up this matter very soon.
Mrs. Williams left the jurisdiction of
this court when she learned that she
might become involved in this trial. I
advised her to do so. She is a re
spectable woman. She wanted to ta*e
a trip to the South during the cold
weather; my company was going the
same way.
“She is properly chaperoned by Miss
Everett. I suppose,” he added, “white
slave charges will be brought against
me next.”
“That is possible," said Judge Laza
rus, addressing the court. “Page, the
valet, kept Mr. Hilliard's accounts.
He can show that Hilliard paid Mrs.
Williams’ railroad fare and that she
reimbursed him with checks. The
fact that she paid him back with
checks would be considered an eva
sion before the law. I have not taken
any steps toward making white slave
charges against Mr. Hilliard. This
matter rests with the District Attor
ney.”
Special Agent Pendleton, of the De
partment of Justice, said lie did not
thing the matter came within his ju
risdiction.
Wisconsin Eugenics
Law Made Invalid
By Old Court Ruling
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 22.—Until the
next meeting of the Legislature, on*
year hence, the Wisconsin eugenics
law, which ls» supposed to become ef
fective on January 1, will be Invalid.
The discovery was announced to
day in the finding of Attorney George
B. Walmsley of a Supreme Court de
cision recognizing a common law
marriage. All that is required of a
l couple under the court ruling is an
| agreement between themselves that
| they will accept each other as mates.
No record or announcement of the
match need be made.
The court decision states sfteciflcal-
ly that no medical examination is
necessary. The new eugenics law
requires a certificate of health from
both the bride and bridegroom
Duke of Manchester
Sells Famous Home
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Dec. 22.—The Duke of
Manchester, who married Miss Zim
merman, of Cincinnati, sold his totvn
residence in Grosvenor Square to Sir
John Dewar, M. P. The house is pre
tentious in the aristocratic square,
and has long been in the Duke’s fam
ily.
U. S. to Flash Birth
Of 1914 by Wireless
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 —The Naval
Observatory has arranged to send a
time signal to mark the death of the
old year and the birth of the new.
It will be spread broadcast by the
Navy's great radio station at Arlington.
Married Forty Years,
Slays Wife and Self
I CHATTANOOGA. TEN'N., Dec. 22.—
Inquest by the Coroner’s jury into the
double crime of John Patton, who mur
dered his wife Saturday night and then
committed suicide, after forty years of
married life, failed to disclose any new
aspect.
All evidence pointed to mature delib
eration upon the part of Patton to car
ry into efTect his frequent threat “to
end my part of this trouble and some
body else’s. too.”
10 COLONEL
U. S. Court Deputies
For Florida Named
JACKSONVILLE. FLA., Dec. 22.
Eugene D. Dodge on January 1 en
ters into the office of clevk of the
United States District Court, South
ern Distinct of Florida. He has
named his deputy clerks.
Tampa will have two deputies, \\
Roger Watkins and H. L. Crane. At
Key West. Julius^Otto will be dep
uty, and J. W. Ewan will be deputy
at Miami. C. E. Johnson, who has
Leen for several years deputy under
Clerk E. O. Locke and who has been
most horough and efficient v+n his
work, will be retained as deputy
when Mr. Locke retires. The other
deputy named is W. L. Devore for
the main office. Mr. Devore was born
in Greenwood, S. C.. and is a son of
E. L. Devore, a Confederate veteran.
Bryans at Miami:
Inspect New Home
MIAMI. FLA., Dec. 22.—W. J. Bry
an and Mrs. Bryan arrived here this
morning to spend a week at their
winter home, which has been com
pleted since Mr. Bryan was appointed
Secretary of State. The house was
built according to plans prepared by
Mrs. Bryan.
Mr. Bryan said to he had come to
Miami tor rest and refused to be in
terviewed on any subject.
He bought a package of safety
razor blades, some vegetables and
groceries and hurried in an automo
bile out to his home.
Standard Oil Banker
Is Stricken at Golf
NEW YORK. Dec. 22.—Joseph T.
Talbert, vice president of the Nation
al City Bank, known in Wall street
as the Standard Oil bank, has suf
fered a stroke of paralysis and is se
riously ill at the Garden City Hotel,
on Long Island.
Mr. Talbert, one of tho leading
financiers of America, was stricken
Saturday while playing golf, but news
of his illness did not become public
until to-day.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Rain Monday nig-ht
and Tuesday.
Fall Through Bridge
From Train Kills Man
CHATTANOOGA. Dec. 22—Step
ping from a Western and Atlantic
train at Tunnel Hill, Ga., early this
morning w’hile it was still in motion.
Clayton Orr, of Dalton. Ga., fell 30
feet through a trestle and was killed.
In haste to have a ticket extended,
Orr swung from the coach before the
platform had been reached.
Seidel Stays in Race
To Rule Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 22.—Emil Sei
del, first Socialist Mayor of Milwau
kee, again will lead the Social Demo
cratic forces in the coming spring
election.
The entire Socialist ticket has been
nominated by referendum.
Eastman Children to
Sing Carols in Street
EASTMAN, Dec. 22.—The Colonel
William Few Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, is training
a class of about 60 school children
and they will march the streets of
Eastman Christmas Eve from 12 until
2 singing Christmas carols.
Wherever a light is seen in the win
dows of the homes, the carolers will
stop a.nd sing. Mrs. A. L. Wilkins,
the regent of the Eastman Chapter,
is training the children.
Columbus Factories
Close for Holidays
COLUMBUS, Dec. 22.—The manu
facturing plants of Columbus, em
ploying more than 10,000 persons,
have closed down for the Christmas
holidays.
All of the employees hkve peen paid
off and the Christmas trade Is th^
heaviest in recent years.
Pioneer Atlantan and One of City’s
Best Known Men Victim of
Paralysis.
Colonel W. S. Thomson, one of ihe
best known and most highly esteemed
men in Atlanta, died at his home on
1 North Boulevard Monday morning at
i 4; 30 o'clock
Colonel Thomson had been in fa-l
ing health for many months. He had
become almost blind fjrom a cataract
growth over his eyes several weeks
ago, when he was stricken with pa
ralysis. From that time until the end
his death was feared each day. lie
was 70 years old.
Few men in the South led a more
interesting and useful life than Colo
nel Thomson. To all who knew him
well the firmness of his qharacter im
pressed him as a man among men.
This element was illustrated strik
ingly by an Incident in his early life.
He was born at Summit Point, Va.,
April 12, 1843. At the outbreak of
the war between the States he en
listed in the Second Virginia Regi
ment, which was a part of what be
came known as the famous StonewaJl
Brigade because of its valiant condu t
at the first battle of Manassas.
Rises to Captaincy.
Later he joined Ashby's Cavalry
and rose to captain, and then to adju
tant in Stuart’s Horse Artillery.
At the end of the war his old homo
was within the bounds of the new
State of West Virginia. It was de
manded of him that he take the oath
of allegiance. He refused, and to
avoid trouble migrated to Georgia.
Colonel Thomson had studied law,
and on his arrival in Atlanta formed a
partnership with Judge George N
Lester. Some years later he formed
a new partnership with the late Mil-
ton A. Candler, and they practiced
together for more than 30 years, until
their firm was the oldest in Georgia.
The name of the firm was changed
some years ago when Colonel Thom
son was made president of the Title
Guarantee and Trust Company, when
it w'as made Candler, Thomson &
Hirsch.
Colonel Thomson had a most im- |
presslve career as a member of the
City Council. There time and again
the firmness of his convictions was
emphasized.
Made Several Fortunes.
He was an active member of Grace
Methodist Church for many years,
was a member of Camp No. 159,
United Confederate Veterans, of
which he was past commander, an1
had held many min«/r positions.
In his business life in Atlanta Colo
nel Thomson made several fortunes ■,
but, his friends say of him. he was a I
man with a larger vision than the a -
cumulation of money, and while he
| was ahvays well-to-do, his estate is
not expected to be very large.
Eight children survive him. The^
are Frances D., Edith S„ Adelaide C.,
Mildred, William D., Albert D., John
D. and Logan D. Thomson.
The funeral services will be held at
Grace Methodist Church Tuesday aft
ernoon at 2:30 o’clock, Bishop W. A.
Candler, a lifelong friend, officiating. I
The interment w'ill be in Oakland
Cemetery, the cemetery over which
Colonel Thomson watched for many
years and had made beautiful as
chairman of the City Cemetery Com
mission.
Mi's. Paul Armstrong, who, until her marriage a few days ago
to the playwright, was Katherine Calvert, actress and protege of
Armstrong. She acted in “Deep Purple” and other Armstrong
plays. She was named as a corespondent by the former Mrs. Arm
strong, who was granted divoce recently.
Big Christmas Dinner
For Horses of Poor
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—Because of the
idleness of thousands of men in Chi
cago and the consequent inability of
teamsters to buy good feed for their
teams, the Anti-Cruelty Society will
serve a sumptuous dinner to all horses
whose owners can not afford to give
their animals a treat.
Rampolla's Will Is
Missing; Italian
Officials Suspected
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.)
ROME. Dec. 22.—The will of the
late Cardinal Rnmpolla and papal
diplomatic papers of high Impor
tance have mysteriously « .^appeared
from the vaults In the Vatican, ac
cording to a sensational article pub
lished in The Message to-day.
This paper says a vigorous investi
gation is being made on the theory
that the civil authorities are imoli*
eated in the disappearance of the doc
uments.
Fashionable London
House Burns; 1 Dead
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Dec 22.—One person was
burned to death, three others probably
fatally Injured and a heavy loss entailed
In a fire which swept a fashionable West
End apartment house in Knights Bridge.
Scores were driven to the street In their
night clothes.
Veteran Weds After
One Day's Courtship
DALTON, Dec. 22.—Joe Harris, an
aged Confederate veteran of Murray
County, after one day’s courtship, was
married to Miss Seney Ledford.
The bridegroom is over 70, and his
bride many years his junior.
Wilsons Ready for
Trip to Gulf Coast
To Spend Christmas
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Presi
dent Wilson’s Christmas vacation
trip will begin to-morrow. Accom
panied by Mrs. Wilson, his daughters,
the Misses Margaret and Eleanor,
and Dr. Cary T. Grayson, the Presi
dent will depart from Washington at
10:45 o'clock to-morrow night, ac
cording to his present plans, and
will arrive on the gulf coast Christ
mas morning. He probably will spend
about three weeks at Pass Christian,
Miss.
President W r ilson expects to keep
his Southern sojourn free from all
executive business, although the im
pression prevails that he will devote
considerable thought to the creation
of the machinery for putting the
currency bill into effect, including his
selection of the members o? the Fed
eral Reserve Board.
He will return to Washington in
time to hold the first of the formal
Washington social functions, the
diplomatic reception at the White
House January 13.
Contract Let for U. S.
Building at Augusta
WASHINGTON, De<v 22.—The con
tract for the construction of the post-
office and courthouse at Augusta, Ga.,
at a cost of $288,800, was awarded to
day to W. H. Fissell, of New York.
AUGUSTA. GA., Doc. 22.—Two
passenger engines and four
freight ears are in Ihe Savannah
River^and three me,n are badly
bruised and injured otherwise be
cause of an accident on the
Southern Railway trestle here at
5 o’clock Monday morning when
two engines ran into twentv
freight ears.
There was no light on the freight
cars, according to C. C. Forbes, hos
tler for the Southern Railway, who
was bringing two passenger engines
from the Hamburg yards to the
Union Depot to be started out on
morning trains to Columbia and
Charleston.
The two heavy engines struck the
freight cars on the first span to the
north of the new lift draw, which the
Southern installed several months
ago, and the entire draw’ was shaken
loose and both of the engines and
four of the freight cars which were
on ihe.t draw went down with a crash
to the bottom of the river.
Forbes and Jimmie Bryant, a call-
boy, were on one of the engines and
Bert Corbett, a negro helper, was ori
the other. When the engines struck
the freight cars, the entire trestle
seemed to reel and then there was a
slight apparent hesitation, then
freight cars and engines went down
in 9, heap to the water.
Forbes and Bryant had the pres
ence of mind to hold their breath*
w’hile under the water and managed
to climb out on top of the cab and
onto some wreckage. Corbett’s en
gine was not completely submerged
because it fell on a jetty. All three
w r ere badly bruised. Their escape
from death was miraculous.
All Southern trains will have t<j
run to Hamburg instead of coming
into the Union Station until the tres
tle is repaired.
Elopement Stopped
By Groom's Arrest
ASHEVILLE, N. C., Dec. 23—Ar
rested as he was bringing his intend
ed bride of 16 to Asheville to be mar
ried, E. M. Marr was placed in jail
on charges of carrying concealed
weapons. The girl was sent back
home.
The courtship lasted several month*
in defiance of parental objections.
Threats of a. runaway wedding caused
the father of the girl to swear out a
warrant for Marr. While he was
searching for Marr the latter spirited
the girl away and was on his way t*
a parson when the officers caughd
him.
Negro Fatally Shoots
Jacksonville Deputy
JACKSONVILLE, Dec. 22.—Deputy
Sheriff Peder T. Johnson is dead
from two bullets received while at
tempting to arrest an unidentified n°-
gro on Union street Sunday morning.
Two policemen, who also were
seeking the negro for promiscuous
shooting, heard several shots, and,
rushing around a nearby corner, found
Deputy Johnson dying on the side
walk and the negro fleeing. He emp J
tied an automatic revolver at the po
licemen and they returned the fire, buf
he escaped.
Mrs. Pankhurst Quits
England Under Cover
Special Cable to The American.
LONDON, Dec. 22.—Officials of th»
Women's Social and Political tln'n
announced to-day that Mrs. Ernmn
line Pankhurst. president of the or-*
ganization. who was released fro/i*
Holloway jail last week on ticket ot
leave, had secretly left England -yes
terday.