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tnr* iX\ Ix'A BICAN XTRA i VOL. 1. NO. 39. U5INGB1BLE AS BLUE Pseudo Missionary Tricks Miss From Dunkard School Into Handclasp of Friendship and Injects Venom Into Her Palm. She Feels Stab and Runs, Fear ing to Faint Near Man Who Might Then Claim To Be Brother—Makes His Escape, The Organ Grinder and Monkey Ride in Auto Wealthy Woman Sends $6,000 Limou sine to Bring Itinerant Musician to Christmas Celebration. PATERSON, N. J„ Dec. 27.—Vin cenzo Carmano, of No. 28 Elm street, an organ grinder, who has tramped the roads and streets of North Jersey with his organ and monkey for years, rode in a $6,000 limouffine this after noon and evening, and had his organ and his monkey in the machine with him. The machie belongs to Mrs. E T. White, of Ridgewood, who is one of the committee in charge of the Christmas celebration there. East year Carmano, his organ and his monkey were highly enjoyed fea tures of the celebration. This year there was unanimous demand that he come again. When Mrs. White came to engage him she found him averse. He said that last year, when he of fered himself and outfit for transpor-^ tation on the railroad, the train crew would not allow him on board. Rather than break his promise to put the organ on his back and the monkey on his shoulder and tramped the long miles to Ridgewood. He did not propose to repeat the experience, so he had the automobile ride back and forth. Copyright, 1911, by e Georgian Company. ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1913. Society Women Dodge Arrest *!*• V y#»j* Pursued by a Carolina Warden iiij HILL Accused of Hunting Illegally CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—The poisoned ring, the deadly weapon of the Bor- gtas, has made Its appearance in Chi cago. Miss Opal Hummer, 20 years old, and prttty, was jabbed in the second finger of her right hand last night in the Union Passenger Station as she shook hands with a strange man who posed as a missionary and carried a Bible. Scores of persons were on every side in the station, a constantly changing crowd, of which some were always moving and creating a certain amount of confusion. This situation enabled Miss Hum mer's assailant to escape, for as she ran toward the ticket office, calling for help, everyone looked at her none, apparently, at the man who sneaked away. Going Home for Christmas. Miss Hummer is a student at the Bethany Bible Institute, No. 3435 West VanBuren street. It is a Dun kard institution, and she, like all oth ers there, w T ore the simple costume, including the little poke bonnet. She lives at Dunkirk, Ind., and was on her way home for a Christmas vacation wheQ attacked. “I had been watching the crowd/’ said Miss Hummer last night, “and 1 found it a very interesting sight. I suppose many of the people were going home for Christmas, like my self, and most of them appeared very happy. Sits Down Beside Her. “Suddenly I realized a man was watching me, and I knew that I had l eeen him before. Then I remembered a that he had walked past me two or \\ three times as I sat there. * “I was just wondering why he look ed at me when he came over and sat down beside me. I sat very* still and looked straight ahead. He had a book under his left arm. He transferred it to under his right arm. Of course, 1 did not pay any attention to him. It ‘could not have been polite or nice of me. “Then he spoke to me, and said: ‘I see by your garments that y'ou are a missionary. I also am a missionary, and, extending his hand, he displayed * Bible, the book he had held under his arm. \ “When I saw that, it seemed very different, you know, and I said: ‘Oh, are you a missionary?’ And he said. Yes,’ and that he was on his way to Wisconsin to engage in missionary vork in the lumber camps. “I guess we must have talked all of p-n minutes, and finally he said he would have to be going, and he reached cut his hand to say good-bye. I held out my hand and he seemed to clasp it very tightly, but good friends do that, you know. "He said, ‘Good-bye,’ and I said, Good-bye,’ and when he let go of my hand he started to baick away from me. Then, like a flash, I felt a sting ing sensation on my finger and my hand and arm began to feel numb, end he seemed to be fading away. Had Read of Cases. "I turned and ran. I thought I wag feoing to faint and I didn’t w r ant to taint near him, for I had read in the u.pw'spapers of how some men in New York pretended that a girl who faint ed was their sister. And I didn’t want him near me if I fainted. “So I ran toward the ticket window. I was so frightened and faint that I guess I couldn’t really scream, and I had so much trouble making anyone understand me. 'But a gentleman saw w’hat was wrong and called a policeman, and he ouk me over to the matron, and so 1 guess pretty soon I’ll be all right. My is still numb and feels queef and tingling. It felt a good deal like morphine makes you feel when it is first given to you.’’ Dr. Miller, after a hurried examina tion, said: It looks to me like a scratch, or a u from some pointed instrument. It ist have been something concealed I V his thumb or on one of his fingers, Denver Millionaire Turns Into Author DENVER, Dec. 27.—Surprise lies in wait for the readers of “The Soul of Paris,” a collection of essays by Verner Z Reed, oil magnate and banker, whose name Is a power in financial and social circles in this country and Europe. All sound the same keynote. Reed, so closely associated with the world of systems, formulas and mathematical computation, appears as a mystic aes thete and sentimentalist. In the first place, the* reader discov ers that cities have souls, and that the nicest “urban-soul” in the whole wide world is Paris. Ex-Senator’s Wife Sews for the Poor KALAMAZOO. MICH.. Dec. 27.—Mrs. J. C. Burrows, wife of former Senator Burrows, who recently organized in this city a branch of the Needlework Guild of America, is one of the most active workers in the organization. Through her efforts more than 1.000 new garments made by the members of the guild were distributed to the hos pitals and needy families in Kalamazoo during the last year. Mrs. Burrows is an expert and some of the prettiest garments were those made by her. Misses Love’s Lips; ^Nose Injures His Eye KANSAS CITY. MO.. Dec. 2'. —Inno cent—hie and bashful is Charles Lend, of Bethel. Kans. With his sweetheart. Miss Lillian Sectaln, he was in the shadow of a large tree when he seized her in his arms to place a kiss, the first he had ever given in 27 years. Handicapped by intense embarrass ment, his lips missed those of his sweet heart, but his eye struck the end of her nose in the darkness, ripping open part of the lid and badly scratching the eye ball. He will not lose his sight. ‘Spoonville’ Off Map; Now Called Edgemont OROVILLE, Dec. 27.—The people of Spoonville, in Lassen County, are at last to be relieved of a name against which they have been objecting for years. The joshing to which they have been subjected on account of their address has led to various attempts to induce the (fcstoffice Department to change the name of the postoffice. A letter from the First Assistant Postmaster General states that here after Spoonville is to be known as Edgemont. Vanderlip to Found California Colony LOS ANGELES. CAL.. Dec. 27.—After having made a complete survey of the Palo Verde ranch, Frank A. Vanderlip, president of the National City Bank of New York, who purchased the 15,- 000-acre tract in October for $1,750,000 will confer with associates in regard to Improvements. Mr. Vanderlip has suggested the sub dividing of the property into villa sites, with the idea of having sortie of the wealthy men in the United States es tablish a winter colony there. Cat’s Mewing Saves Family From Death POTTSVILLE, PA., Dec. 27.—A mew ing cat saved Lewis SheUburne, wife and family from asphyxiation at Schuyl kill Haven to-day, when they were tak ing a noon nap. Deadly coal gas entered their apart ments, and when Shellburne heard his wife’s call for help (she having heard the cat) he was so much under the in fluence of the gas himself that it was with great difficulty he raised a win dow* . ... Guest of Honor at Leesburg, Va., He Forgot All Business—for a Time. NOTHING SAID ABOUT PAY But the Enterprising Secretary of State Forwarded a Dun and Has Received $300. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—William J. Bryan continues to be one of the most enterprising Secretaries of State this country ever had. At Leesburg, Va., last summer he made a speech, graciously received glowing tributes as ^he chief guest of the town and then sent in a bill for $300. He got the money. The story was told here to-day that when the Loudoun Heavy Draught As sociation got up its annual exhibition last summer the members thought it only fitting that Mr. Bryan be asked to speak. The “heavy draught” re fers to horses. So the members held a special meeting and designated E. B White, the. president, to call on Mr. Bryan at the Sta$e Department and ask him to appear. Mr. White watched the papers carefully and crept in between Chautauqua en gagements. Bryan Was Glad to Talk. Certainly, Mr. Bryan assured him, when was the fair? It was on Sep tember 3 and 4. Mr. Bryan looked over his date book. September V an open date. All was arranged. Mr. White went back to Leesburg, and proudly announced that Mr. Bry an would attend the exhibition and speak. So the Loudoun printer struck off a lot of glowing bills that read: “Do not fail to hear America’s great est statesman.’’ These posters were placed on barns and fences in all the country ’round. When the day arrived so did Mr. Bryan and hordes of farmers, their wives and children. The admission to the fair grounds was 50 cents, half price for children. The ticket seller perspired freely as the line worked past his window. He Talked and Ate Also. Mr. Brvan arose to the platform and talked for an hour and a half, j Cheer after cheer went up from the crowd. V hen lunch time came Mr. Bryan was invited as chief guest. He ate heartily, for the Virginia matrons had done their best. At 5 o’clock in the afternoon Mr. Bryan and the reception committee went back to the station and the Secretary left. He had been there just seven hours. Back to Washington, Mr. Bryan wrote up a neat bill and sent it to the Draught Association. Nothing had been said of payment when Mr. White asked Mr. Bryan to speak. But the bill was paid. “We are satisfied,” Mr. White said over the telephone from Leesburg to-night, “and I hope Mr. Bryan is satisfied. The association knew that Mr. Bryan charged for lectures." Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt McAdoo. (above) and Mrs. Francis II. Special Cable to The American. ROME, Dec. 27.—Colonel E. H. Trevathan, of Texas, who for the last three months has beeri on an auto mobile tour of France and Italy, ac companied by his wife and daughter, was arrested In Rome, charged with having exceeded the three months’ circulation of the motor permit which was granted to him at the time he crossed the French border. Colonel Trevathan explained that he had not been in Italy more than 25 days altogether, that, after entering Italy In September, he went back to Nice, and that on re-entering this country the customs officials failed to warn him that his permit was good only for three consecutive months. •Notwithstanding his explanations, the highest fine, $100, was imposed. The American Consulate here has taken up the matter with the Finance Department, in the hope of having the fine reduced to $40. Colonel Trevathan has declared he also will lodge a protest with the Royal Automobile Club of England. Mrs. Alfred G, Vanderbilt and Mrs. Francis H. McAdoo Take Special Train for North. Nebraska Farm Hand Buys an Automobile LYONS, NEBR., Dec. 27.—Nebraska farm hands are prosperous in Nebraska despite the drouth of last summer. R. H. Zeller, employed for a number of years on the farm of E. N. Manley, has been careful of his savings and recent ly purchased an expensive automobile, paying for it without depleting his bank account. His action has started an automobile boom, and.now half a dozen other farm hands are negotiating for machines. Expects Poll Laws To Reveal Marriages LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27.—Secret marriages may be revealed by a new requirement to be incorporated in the affidavit of registration. Women voters will be compelled to say under oath whether they are mar ried or single. Deputy County Clerk Thomas McAleer has made this ruling In order that the like names can be distinguished. Aerial Mail Route Approved by House WASRINGTON, Dec. 27.—Favorable report upon a bill to appropriate $100,- 000 for experiments in carrying mall by aeroplanes was decided upon to-day by the House Postoffices and Post Roads Committee. Practical trial of Government owner ship of railway mail cars is proposed in another bill which the committee ap proved. This measure would appropri ate $100,000 for purchase and operation of several cara. SPARTANBURG, S. C., Dec. 27.— A. A. Richardson, chief Game Warden of South Carolina, is still nursing his disappointment at failing to make good his charges of law violation against prominent men and women of | New York and Baltimore society who i made up a hunting party at the game preserve of Isaac E. Emerson, near ! Arcadia, last week. ! Warden Richardson has sworn eternal vigilance for the future. So ciety people fiom the East are not going to hunt in South Carolina un watched, he has vowed. He is their blood enemy. The Warden succeeded in appre hending only one of the Emerson party. The others, learning thatjie was on their trail, boarded a special train and fled North, leaving Mr. Richardson unable even to identfy them. It has become known that among the party were Mr. Emerson, the host; Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Henry, of London and New York; Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt, wife of the multi-mil lionaire and sister of the former Mrs. Jack Horner, of Atlanta and New York society, and Mrs. Francis H. Mc Adoo, Mrs. Emerson’s daughter by her first husband, and George W. Ew ing, of Baltimore. The only arrest was that of Mr. Ewing, who was haled before a mag istrate, but was discharged. Mr. Ew ing made the statement that he was hunting deer, a sport permitted under the law, and not turkey or quail, game forbidden unlicensed non-resi dents. The Warden had no evidence otherwise. But he says he is going to watch in the future. The Warden has done a bit of watching in the past, but it has been desultory. However, it has been re warded by the arrest and conviction of several wealthy Northerners, most of whom were fined $50 for shooting without a license. Included in the list are Henry C. Stebbins, of Plain- field, N. J.; John R. Todd, of Sum mit, N. J.; E. M. Carnegie, of New’ York, and G. C. Sage, of New York, said to be a nephew of the late Rus sell Sage. ^ V ^ r A j ■ YFU Governor Opposed to Sex Study in School CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—Governor Edward F. Dunne’s anounced opposition to “personal purity” courses in the schools, in a letter to President James, of the University of Illinois, gave promise of a fight in the Board of Trustees’ meet ing when the proposal to establish a sex hygiene course Is considered. ‘I would not permit my innocent daughters to be sent to a school where sex hygiene is discussed in public,” wrote Governor Dunne. T honestly fear that if sex hygiene be taught in schools it probably will create a prurient curiosity which will induce immorality and unchastity.” and a trip to Milwaukee, Attilio J. Clement!, a consular agent of Hungary, discovers that a supposed $400,000 estate left by Dela K. Koflk, who died here feto weeks ago, amounts to several broken-down pianos and a few hundred dollars. Korlk was a piano tuner and a well- known figure about the city. Lady Decies Speeds, Chauffeur Is Fined Town Dry; Tollgates May Open All Night Elam and Wife Said To Be Reconciled DETROIT, Dec. 27.—Belief that Dr. W. T. Elam, the St. Joseph physician who shot and killed William T. Cra mer, of Chicago, in Kansas City on November 19, is in Detroit and that a reconciliation has taken place be tween the doctor and hia wife was strengthened to-day when Mrs. John M. West, mother of Mrs. Elam, de clared that an interviewer could see neither the physician nor his wife. “How long has Dr. Elam been here with his wife?” she was asked. * I shall not tell you,” said Mr*. H’ABt u/iila asnari.t.u. HARRISONBURG, VA., Dec. 27.— Since Staunton went dry last week, a movement is on foot here to keep the tollgates between that city and Har risonburg open all night, ho as to ac commodate the extra rush of liquor business from that quarter. At present the gates close at midnight. Automo- bilists argue it would be a hardship to make them wait from midnight until morning, if they should happen to get thirsty after that hour. Court Refuses Beer For Meals of Jurors SCRANTON. PA., Deo. 27.—Members of the jury trying the Giordini murder case will have to save their thirst un til they are released from the jury room after returning a verdict. Judge A. T. Searle refused them per- t* dxiiUi -■ * «*■ — —* - NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—Lady De cies came in contact with the traffic speed reform on Friday afternoon on Twenty-third street, when, with her two children and Mrs. George J. Gould and a couple of maids, she was on her way to Lakewood. The Gould chauffeur, Fred Palmer, was driving the party to the Twenty- third street ferry when Motorcycle Policeman Cassidy noted the speed of the machine and trailed It to the ferry house, where he handed Palmef a summons. Palmer took the summons without a word, nor did Mrs. Gould or Lady Denies offer any protest. Palmer appeared before Magistrate Marsh in the Jefferaon Market Court to-day, pleaded guilty and paid a $25 fine. LINCOLN CLOCK FOR $2.60. COLUMBUS, IND., Dec. 27 —At a sale of the personal property of the late Samuel M. Fitch, former County Audi tor. his son bought a Seth Thomas clock, owned by Abraham Lincoln for Texau Arrested In Rome; He Used Old Auto Permit Col. E. H. Trevathan Blames Authori ties for Not Warning Him, and Appeals to Uncle Sam. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ARE EXPELLED TAKEN; APPEAL TO HEARST Refugees, Driven Out by Villa Under Death Penalty, Voice Cry for Jus tice and Relief at General Meeting Held in Their Haven at El Paso. DECLARE THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN PARTISANS IN THE REVOLUTION Comes From Hungary To Find Estate Myth MILWAUKEE, WIS.. Dec. 27.—After a railroad journey to a seaport city in Europe, c.n ocean voyage to America “We Request You Do All Y r on Can in Our Behalf Through Your Important Papers, and We Thank You for Your Good Sendees,” Mes sage Reads. [THE APPEAL PRESENTED HERE WAS MADE IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE. THE ORIGINAL SPANISH IS PUBLISHED BELOW THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION.] EL PASO. TEXAS, December 18, 1913. WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST, New York: In a secret manner Rebel Leader Villa expels under the penalty of death over 400 Spanish merchants of the State of Chihuahua, at present in this city. Villa executed two Gonzalez brothers. Spanish colony was ransacked entirely, extorting large sums of money. There are still in the State of Chihuahua over 100 Spanish subjects, all honest men devoted to the business trade, respected and considered by the Chihuahua community. They always complied with the duties of foreigners, re specting the laws of Mexico. They never made any propaganda against the Government, nor did they start their revolution. 1 They always were impartial. They never made politics known, gave no help in any way toward the civil war. The English Consul in charge, in the absence of the Spanish Consul, was unable to resist attack of Villa. Our Minister at Washington is working very hard to pro tect the lives of those who are still in the State of Chihuahua, and also to protect their interests through the American Consul. Knowing your humanitarian sentiments, we appeal to yon, requesting you to do all you can in our behalf among your acquaintances and through your important papers, and we thank you for your good services. At a general meeting of the Spaniards who have been ex pelled, a general committee was appointed to sign the present telegram, in the name of the Spanish colony of Chihuahua. (Signed) THE GENERAL COMMITTEE. FEDERICO SISUIEGO, JOSE SANCHEZ MIER, BENITO MARTINEZ, FRANCISCO SANOS, FRANCISCO N. VILLA, ANGEL DIEGO GOMEZ, EDUARDO ANGOITIA, EDUARDO ALBA FULL, VINCENTE FAELA REQUERA. EL PASO, TEXAS, Diciembre 18, 1913. WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST, New York: De manera innonniniosa fueron expulsados bajo pena de muerte por Revolucionario Villa mas de cuatrocientos Espanoles comerciantes del estado de Chihuahua que encuentrame en esta ciudad fusilo. Villa dos hermanos Gonzales fueron sagueados casl total- mente de cuantiosisimos intereses colonia Espanola aunquedan en estado mas de cien Espanoles e intereses son hombres trabajadores y honrados dedicados al comercio respetados y con- siderados por soccidad Chihuahua. Pues complieron per- factamente sus deberes de extraryeros respetando leyes Mexico. No picieron propagandas in en encontra gobierno in revolucion pius estuvieron siempre dentro terreno neutraly jamas fueron politicos in impartieron ayuda para guerra civil. Consul Ingles encargado por ansencia Consul Espanol no pudo impedir atropello Villa. Nuestro ministro Washington trabaja activamento cerea departmento de estado en Washing ton para que vidas de los que aim estan en estado de Chihuahua sean respitadas y protejan presto intereses por Consul Americano. Sabiendo los sentimentos humanitarios de usted apelamos a ellos suplicandole haga cuanto pueda en nuestro favor cerea de valiosisimas hersonalidades amigas de usted y con su importantivima premia agradeciado profundamente sus buenos servicios. En junta general de expulsados Espanoles nombrose comite general que suscubiran el presente telegrama en representacion colonia por colonia Espanola Chihuahua. EL COMITE GENERAL: FEDERICO SISUIEGO, BENITO MARTINEZ, FRANCISCO N. VILLA, EDUARDO ANGOITIA. VINCENTE FAELA REQUERA, JOSE SANCHEZ MIER, FRANCISCO SANOS, ANGEL DIEGO GOMEZ, EDUARDO ALBA FULL. Mexico City in Terror as The Rebels Draw Nearer Special Cable to The American. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 27.—Terror lurks in the streets and homes of the Mexican capital, terror where there should be the gayety and happiness that Is reminiscent of Christmas. Just beyond the valley and the far ther circle of mountains that encir cle the city, the rebels under ruthless fj hla li^ai i fp uia uuii nx— Only two days before Christinas the population of the capital awoke to the realization that the rebels were almost within striking distance. The tidings were borne with a brutal shock. A train bearing a detach ment of Federal troops on a tour of exploration ran over a rebel dyna mite mine near Charces. The troops, en ibe weio &luld. Wi.ure UkebXl'S I ., I