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pxmmnvn 1 I What Will Happen In 1914 Noted Prophets of the World predict dire things for the coming year. Read of them in The Sunday American The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS-Use for Results VOL. XII. NO. 127. ATLANTA. GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1913. Copyright, is*0fl. By The Georgian Co 9 PEVTQ PAT TSTtt) - 1 O. more HOME EDITION KIDNAPED AND SHOT, MOYER SAYS SOCIETY WILL BECOME GREATEST MORAL AGENT, SAYS MRS. HARRIS Mrs. Corra Harris. Politicians Flock In on President at Dixie ‘White House’ PASS CHRISTIAN, MISS., Dec. 27. Though President Wilson has mapped out a plan for complete rest during his three weeks’ vacation here, a stream of Democratic politicians promises to flow’ during the rest of his stay. The rush began to-day with the arrival of Colonel Robert Ewing, National Committeeman from Ixjuis- iana. ‘Bill” Forsyth, for many years se- <- Tet guard to Presidents, met Presi dent Wilson for the first time to-day. The President went golfing again t is morning, and then turned his at tention to business. He spent some time in looking over an accumulation of dispatches and letters which de manded attention. ; Noted Southern Author Says Pink Teas Will Give Way to Up lift Meetings. Report of Shoe Trust Compromise Denied WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.—The De partment of Justice to-day denied a report that a compromise has been " seussed between representatives of 1 np United Shoe Machinery Compa n > and the Attorney General looking to a settlement out of court of the Gvil suit filed in Boston by the de partment against that concern. The report .originated at the de partment. Shoot Out Quarrel About Xmas Gifts ^ AYCROSS, Dec. 27.—At a turpen- ’ ne still south of Waycross and on Hie edge of Okefenookee Sw’amp, in 1 harlton County, to-day, two negroes engaged in a pistol duel over a fuss "tarted by Christmas gifts they had Ser U to a woman. Henry Johnson was Killed and George Mason fatally shot. One negro was probably fatally cut n a fight at a still at Fort Mudge, 14 miles south of this city. Society—in the opinion of Mrs. Corra Harris, noted Southern author of “The Recording Angel,” “In Search of a Husband” and other successful books—Is destined to experience revolution that eventually will result in it becoming the most potent agen cy in the world for the advancement of duty, morality and right, when pink teas and receptions, which Mrs. Harris characterizes as “foolish,” will be superseded by meetings to fur ther some worthy cause. This change, however, is not to come suddenly or spectacularly, but will be gradual, its arrival contingent upon the development of woman and her awakening to a realization of her powers, capabilities and opportuni ties, and applying the time occupied by the “affairs” of society to move ments that are worth while. “Woman,” said Mrs. Harris, “is just beginning to find herself. Her development of the past few years certainly indicates she will become a power in the world when she has found her rightful place. Points Out the Trouble. “The great trouble with the society woman of to-day is that she does^not know wiiat to do with herself; she is like a chicken with its head cut off. always running around and flopping vigorously, but not getting anywhere or doing anything to better her con dition. “I regard the indications that worn- j an is learning that she has brain.- and that they might be of some use I to her as the most hopeful sign oi i salvation for what we term modern society—those people who have noth- Continued on Page 3, Column 1. Y.W.C.A. Buys Lot for New Home; Plan to Start Building Jan. 1 The first actual step toward the establishment of a new local Y. W. C. A. home was taken Saturday wh*n the association purchased the south east corner of Baker and William^ streets for $37,000 from Jacob Buch- man. The sale was effected by O. D. Gorman, Jr., of the Smith & Ewing Real Estate Agency. It is understood that the improve ments will be begun about January 1. The site has at present a two-story brick building. It is possible that this building may be only partially razed and that additions will be made to it. The lot is 123 feet on Williams Streep and 100 feet on Baker. The price of $37,000 is a substantial in crease over the last selling price, which was about $32,000. Missing Bank Cashier Returns to Augusta AUGUST’A, Dec. 27.—Cashier James P. Armstrong, of the Irish-American Bank, for w’hose arrest a warrant was issued charging forgery, has returned to the city, and given $10,000 bond before Sheriff John XV Clark. It is stated that Armstrong has not been more than ten miles from Augusta and that at no time did he intend to try to escape. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia: Saturday increasing cloudiness and warmer at night. Sunday unsettled and warmer, probably rain. C*3 C*3 C*3 C*3 Panic as Prisoner Escapes From Court 22 IfQ BROTHER IDENTIFIES VICTIM OF SLUGGING Jayson A. Rosier, Found Slugged in Alley, Located to Family Through The Georgian. Following the identification of the young man who was found Saturday morning beaten and battered into un consciousness; in an alley a block from Decatur street, between Bell and Gilmer, as Jayson A. Rosier. 31 years old. of West Tenth and Curran streets, owner of a cigar store at Pryor street ana Auburn avenue, the police have begun a search for E. B. Layton, w’hose card, with the address, "25 Ira street." was found in Rosier’s pockets, in the belief that he may be able to shed some light on the mys terious slugging. The # search,, for Lay ion -followed a story told the police by Stewart Al len, a fifteen-year-old boy, who works for Rosier and who identified the un conscious victim as his employer. Allen made the identification of his employer through a dimple in the lat ter’s chin, and later was corrobo rated by the wounded man’s brother, Frank Rosier, who is a partner in the cigar stand. Reading the story of the assault in the first edition of The Georgian, young Allen was struck by the similarity of the wounded man’s clothing as described in the paper with that worn by Ro sier when last seen. Didn’t Go Home. Rosier had failed to appear at his home last night, after leaving the store at 7 o’clock, and had also failed to appear at his store Saturday morn ing. It was though, however, that he had spent the night wdth friends, as he sometimes does. Frank Rosier, the wounded man's brother, w-as notified and came to the hospital, completing the identifica tion after some of the bandages bad been taken off the man’s face. The wounded man struggled to speak. His lips moved. Frank Rosier, bending closely, heard faintly words that sounded like “beat! au tomobile! die!” Then the lips closed and the wounded man lapsed Into unconsciousness. His brother tried for half an hour to get an explana tion from the man who lay on the cot. but in vain. Rosier ordered that his brother be placed in a private ward, with a spe cial nurse, and given every care. An examination of the w’ounded man’s clothing by his brother and young Allen increased the air of mys tery that surrounds the assault. In the heel of one of the shoes was found $2 in cash. Hold Robbery Theory. The wounded man's brother could offer nothing that would aid in solv ing the mystery. He said his brother, left the store at 7 o’clock Friday night, without telling anyone where he was going. Deteetfves Rosser and Wylie have been assigned to the case by (Thief of Detectives Lanford. The. police are W’orking on the theory that it was something more than robbery that lured the young man to the lonely al ley and led to the terrible beating. At 1 o'clock it was stated at Grady Hospital (hat Rosier is still in a pre carious condition, and that his re covery is doubtful. ARSONETTES BUSY. LONDON, Dec. 27.—Shriglev Hall, one of the most magnificent mansions of Uounty Down, was destroyed by the “arson squad’’ of the suffragettes to-day. The loss is $175,000. !Runaway Lads Taken By Officers as They Alight From Train Broad us Chandler and Grady Me- I Donald, 16-year-old farmer lads, liv ing 9 miles out of Pelzer, S. C., in making their plans for running away from home and "seeing the world’’ did not anticipate having their tour cut short by bumping into two detectives the instant they alighted fi^rn the train in Atlanta Saturday. But that is exactly what happened to them. The fathers, as fathers have a way of doing, had w’ired ahead to the Atlanta police and the would-be globe trotters were taken directly to headquarters. Young Chandler admitted that he had taken a fat roll of $125 from the trousers of “Chandler pater” the night before, wdth which to finance the ex pedition. “Weil, 1 guess we might as well go back home,” said Chandler, “but, gee. I w ill get some licking when dad gets hold of me.” MOYER TELLS HEARST SI f PAPERS OF ATTACK Women Scream as Police Give Chase—Fugitive Finally Retaken. County Board Head Defied by Mayor in Fight Over a Fence Mayor Woodward ordered Saturday that the barrier around the new courthouse at Pryor anc Hunter street* be tom dowti ins anker, a proclamation that brought him Into immediate conflict with the county authorities. County Commissioner Shelby Smith protested that a great hardship would be worlced on the county by the execution of this order, because thousands of dollars’ worth of build ing materials would be exposed and because of billboard advertising con tracts which do not expire until Jan uary 1. All of this was of no interest to the Mayor. He issued orders to the City Marshal, and the latter was instruct ed to call upon the Chief of Con struction for enough men to raze the barrier, if this was thought the best way of dealing with the problem Three Riders Hurt in 300-Mile Cycle Race SAVANNAH. GA.. Dec. 27.—The first. Grand Prize professional motor cycle race was held here to-day. with 35 riders competing. The distance was 300 miles. C. H. Sudduth, of Bluffton, InJ., turned a complete somersault in the first lap, but stayed in the race. George Porter, of Savannah, broke a leg in the third lap. G. C. Adams, of Savannah, suffered a broken ankle in the fourth lap. At the end of the ninth lan T. D. Dedge. Washington, C. D. (Indian), was leading, with an average speed of 66 miles an hour; Frank Hart (In dian), . .ew York, second; C. F. Pi- neau, Middletown, Ohio (Merkle), third. French Aviator Up 20,668 Feet; Record Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, Dec 27. A new’ altitude record in aviation was set to-day by M. Legagneux. H* rose 20,668 feet. When he descended he was almost unconscious from the cold he encoun tered aloft. Physicians said he had had a. narrow escape from biing frozen to death. Recorder Broyles’ Court Saturday was thrown into great excitement, women among the spectators scream ed, and one was carried from the room hysterical, when Walter Vinson, just convicted of selling liquor ille gally, broke away from the officers nd made a spectacular dash for lib it y. Court officers ha'* difficulty in quiet ing the hysterical outbreak of the young woman whose screams added to the confusion. It was said that she is the sweetheart of Vinson, and that she had been listening to the testimony with an appearance of being hardly able to restrain herself. All stimblauce of order in Jiie court room was lost. Break* for Liberty. Vinson had been led away from the dock. The door of the prisoners’ loom was swinging open to permit him to enter. The morbidly cufious were turning their attention from the spectacle of the young man to the next case before the court. They were startled by tiie shout, “Stop him!” and looked about in time to see the prisoner wrench himself free from his guards, and, threaten ing any who might bar bis way, run swiftly through the crowded court room to the main exit and disappear. All appeared too stupefied by the unexpected turn of events to make any attempt to stop the fugitive as he dashed past them, although it would have been a simple matter to check his flight and return him to the court attaches. Vinson leaped down the stairs, taking three or four of the steps at once. The officers were in close pur suit. He dodged through the crowd on Decatur street, turned into Pied mont avenue and was crossing the bridge over the railroad tracks when he finally was overtaken, breathless and exhausted, but still in a fighting mood. Thirty Days Added. Vinson had been sentenced to a $200 fine and 30 days in the stockade and placed under a $1,000 bond to appear before the State court w’hen lie made his sensational attempt to escape. When he was brought back into court Recorder Broyles added 30 days more to the stockade sentence. The young man is a clerk in a store at Bellwood avenue and Jeffer son street. The place was raided by Detectives Hamby and Vickery and a • •onsiderable quantity of liquor con fiscated. Vinson is said to have con fessed to selling the whisky. “There is no excuse for anyone vio lating the liquor law's." said Recorder Broyles. "You knew that you would get the limit if you were caught, and I am not going to disappoint you.” Magic Lantern, Xmas Gift, Kills Boy, Aged 7 CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—Donald Bankert, aged 7. died to-day in great agony fol lowing the explosion of gasoline which he had put in a magic lantern Instead of alcohol. The lantern was a Christ mas present. Santa’ To Be Tried For Shooting Child S. G. Rutledge, No. 51 Eacfes street, Hll be tried before Recorder Broyles Saturday afternoon on a charge of shooting the 4-year-old daughter if Mrs. William L*. Johnston, No. 229 McDaniel street, while impersonating Santa Claus Christmas Day. Rutledge was playing with Ihe child and flourishing a pistol loaded with blank cartridges The weapon was discharged accidentally, the wadding in the shell striking the child on the arm. The wound is not serious. Chief Beavers ordered the arrest of Kui- ledge He was released on $300 bond. Th© following telegram by Charles H. Moyer was sent from Green Bay, Wis., to the Hearst newspapers to-day; “Charles H. Tanner and myself were brutally assaulted in my room i the Scott Hotel at Hancock last night. I was shot in the back and dragged more than one and one-half miles through the streets of Hancock by a mob of Wadell- Mahon thugs and City Alliance men > put on a Milwaukee train and threatened with death if I re turned. Please say for me that the cauee I represent is well worth the suffering I have undergone. “The strike ha* just begun. The cause of the strike is juet, and the men will win. “CHARLES H. MOYER J Says ‘Hubby’ Tried to Kill Her and 2 Girls; Sues for Divorce Charging that her husband attempt ed to kill her and their two children last Saturday night by leaving a gas jet open in the room in w'hich the Jno were asleep, Mrs. Julia Barham has filed suit in the Superior Court against John L. Barham, a Central avenue plumber. The petition alleges that on account of cruel teratment the petitioner was compelled to separate from Barham on December 19, and that on the next night he attempted to take her life by slipping into the room where she was sleeping and opening the gas jet. The couple w'ere married February 28, 1900, and have two children— Pauline, aged 13, and Mildred, aged 4 years. Mrs. Barham also charges her husband with cruelly treating the older girl and herself. m of Demands Reward for Dog; Wilkinson Sues Bail trover proceedings were taken out against D. L. Echols by Ordinary Wilkinson Saturday for the recovery of a collie dog lost by the Ordinary several days ago and said to be in Echols’ possession. Echols declined to turn the dog over to the Ordinary unless a reward of $25 was paid. But the latter failed to see wherein a dog was worth more than $2 and would offer no more. Negro Sought as Slayer Surrenders Hal Ross, a negro, sought by the police since Christmas Eve for kill ing a negro woman, Lizzie Hutchin son, walked into the Sheriff's office in the Thrower Building Saturday and surrendered. He declared there were “extenuat ing circumstances,” and said he wants a trial at once. Rampallo’s Body to be Exhumed for Inquest Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 27.—A Central News dispatch from Rome says the news paper Message announces that the exhumation of Cardinal Rampolla'3 body has been ordered so a post mortem may be performed to deter mine the cause of the prelate’s death. Mrs, Hearst Is Named On Exposition Board ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 27.—Governor Glynn announced the appointment of Mrs. Mlllicent V. Hearst, wife of Wil liam Randolph Hearst. as a member of the Panama-Pacific Exposition Commission from New’ York State. CALUMET, MTCH., Dec. 27— Sheriff Cruse denied emphatical ly to-day that Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Feder ation of Miners, had been sub jected to any rough treatment in Hancock or Houghton last night, and supplemented this by an as sertion that the whole alleged kidnaping affair looked like a “frameup” by Moyer to excite sympathy and secure aid for his organization. Sheriff Cruse said that so far as he had been able to learn, the men who accompanied Moyer to the train In Houghton were agents of the West ern Federation of Miners and that the mob of which Moyer told in Green Bay, where he stopped to have his wounds dressed, was composed entirely of Moyer’s friends. Everyone who was known to have visited Moyer in his rooms in the ho tel was questioned by Sheriff Cruse to-day. The official said he could not obtain a detailed description of the men who were said to have at tacked and fired upon the miners’ president, but that he found many persons who related similar accounts of the alleged attack, and obtained minute descriptions of Moyer and John Tanner, a federation agent of Los Angeles, who accompanied Moyer on his trip. It was charged by the miners that Moyer was “railroaded” by the Citi zens’ Alliance, who expected to force a settlement of the strike with Moyer out of the way, taking advantage of the feelings of the miners following the Christmas Eve tragedy in which 72 were killed. Moyer Tells of Alleged Assault. GREEN BAY, WIS.. Dec. 27.—Chao H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, who passed through Green Bay early this morn ing, claims that he was forcibly placed aboard the train after he had been beaten. Mr. Moyer's head was band aged. “Several men attacked me in the dark,” explained Moyer as he lay in his berth. “They fired on me from the dark, beat me terribly, dragged me more than a mile through the streets of Houghton, threatened to hang me, and then put me on board a train for Chicago. “I had just been in conference with a committee of fifteen men who called with Attorney Pederman, who repre sented the Calumet and Hecla Min ing Company. The committee had not been gone from my hotel more than four or five minutes and I had just stepped outside the building when a mob of men surrounded me. I was rushed across the bridge into Houghton. “After I had been beaten and threatened with death and wounded by a bullet fired from somewhere in the dark, my two chief tormentors Continued on Page 6, Column 5. 1 — Hat- Ana Ciravi Qari*at nictl Concerned lhe Happiesl Th a < wtiti/'l nir 4 111 nrt r* *111 Ru 1 ner UflC lirCSt jCClCl Moment of Her Life Is Revealed in I lit 4 Mlllliay AmCriCali, Dj lVcIjIi licbDli lllaW • ta