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* V \ V EXTRA The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results VOL. XII. XO. 127. ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1913. By Copyright, lflOfl. , rht Ge Georgian C* 2 CENTS. p ^° EXTRA MOYER COLLAPSES AFTER BEATING SOCIETY WILL BECOME GREATEST MORAL AGENT. SAYS MRS. HARRIS Mrs. Corra Harris. CSft CSft C$ft Kft CSft C*3 Eft County Board Head Defied by Mayor in Fight Over a Fence Mayor Woodward ordered Saturday that the barrier around the new courthouse at Pryor and Hunter streets be torn down instanter, a proclamation that brought him into immediate conflict with the county authorities. County Commissioner Shelby Smith protested that a great hardship would be worked 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 l. 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. Shoot Out Quarrel About Xznas Gifts WAYCROSS, Dec. 27.—At a turpen tine still south of Waycross and on the edge of Okefenookee Swamp, in { harlton County, to-day, two negroes engaged in a pistol duel over a fuss started by Christmas gifts they had sent 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 roiles south of this city. 700 Power Company Men Meet at Feast ' HARLOTTE, N. c., Dec. 27 —To night 700 Southern Power Company em ployees, including officials, among whom vvas 11- C. Duke, met here for the an nual banquet of the company. Monday night there will be a banquet Greenville, S. C., and Tuesday night Winston-Salem, for employees of al- ‘‘«d interests. Missing Bank Cashier Returns to Augusta At OL’STA, Dec. 27.—Cashier James Armstrong. of the Irish-American nl <. for whose arrest a warrant was •sailed charging forgery, has returned to and given $10,000 bond before Sheriff John W. Clark. is stated that Armstrong has not een roore than ten miles from Augusta ar ‘d that at no time did he Intend to try to escape. Noted Southern Author Says Pink Teas Will Give Way to Up lift Meetings. 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 a 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,” win 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 And 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 what to do with herself; she is like a chicken with its head cut oft, always running around and flopping vigorously, but not getting anywhere or doing anything to better her con dition. “I regard the indications that wom an is learning that she has brains and that they might be of some use to her as the most hopeful sign of salvation for what we term modern society—those people who have noth ing to do but amuse themselves and others. “Society women are only beginning to realize that with the abundance of leisure time at their disposal they can be of some use in the world, and the logical development of this realization eventually will result in society be coming the greatest agency in the world for the advancement of right, duty and morality, for the instincts Continued on Pago 3, Column 2. Runaway Lads Taken By Officers as They Alight From Train Broadus Chandler and Grady Mc 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 from the train in Atlanta Saturday. But that is exactly what happened to them. The fathers, as fathers have a way of doing, had wired 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, with which to finance the ex pedition. "Well, I guess we might as well go back home,” said Chandler, “but, gee, I will get some licking when dad gets hold of me.” Record Coal Cargo Arrives at Mobile MOBILE, Dec. 27.—After fighting low water and fog since December 13, the big steel barge No. 2 of the Alabama and New Orleans Transpor tation Company arrived from Tusca loosa to-day with 800 tons of coal in transit to New Orleans. According to the officers there was no trouble experienced in navigating the barge, and the sharpest turns in the river were negotiated with ease. The cargo brought down by the barge is the largest ever reaching this port from Tuscaloosa by water, Doctors Nail Broken Arm Bones Together EUFAULA, ALA., Dec. 27.—When all other means failed to hold James Wil son’s broken arm in place at the shoul der, surgeons to-day nailed the fractured bones one of the doctors having wit nessed the first operation of this kind at Chicago. Wilson, who was one of the seriously injured in the Central of Georgia Rail road wreck near Eufaula last month, now expects his arm to stay set. Panic as Prisoner Escapes From Court Ctii S'? BROTHER IDENTIFIES VICTIM OF SLUGGING ORDERED TO Womeh Scream as Police Give Chase—Fugitive Finally Retaken. Recorder Broyles’ Court Saturday was thrown into great excitement,- women amon| the spectators scream ed, and one was carried from the room hysterical, w hen Walter Vinson, just convicted of selling liquor Ille gally, broke away % from the officers and made a spectacular dash for lib erty. Court officers ha^ difficulty in quiet ing the hysterical outbreak of the young woman whose screams added to the jonfusion. 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 semblance of order in the court room was los>. Breaks for Liberty. Vinson had been led away from the dock. The door of the prisoners’ room was swinging open to permit him to enter The morbidly curious were turning their attention from the spectacle of the young man to the next case before the court. They were startled by the 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 his 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 thejn, 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 Anally was overtaken, breathless and exhausted, but still in a fighting mood. Thirty Days Added. Vinson had been sentenced fo a $200 fine and 30 days In the. stockade and placed under a $1,000 bond to appear before the State court when he 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 it) a store at Bellwood avenue and Jeffer son street. The place was raided by Detectives Hamby and Vickery and a considerable quantity of liquor con fiscated. Vinson 1s said to have con fessed to soiling the whisky. ’’There is no excuse for anyone vio lating the liquor laws,” said Recorder Broyles. “You knew that you would get the limit if you were caught, and 1 am no£ going to disappoint you,” Saleswoman Helps - Trap Manager Who Had Accused Her Obtaining a bogus confession ct theft from a saleswoman to allay any alarm on the part of,the real sus pect, J. J. Flowers, owner of a de partment store at No. 234 Edgewood avenue, quietly watched W. C~ Wat kins, employed as manager of the store, and Saturday afternoon had Watkins arrested on a charge of lar ceny. Watkins stoutly denied Flowers’ ac cusation.^ that he had been engaged in systematic thievery, and that to shift suspicion from himself he had charged one of the saleswomen with the offense. Recorder Broyles bound the prisoner over to the State couru under bond of $200. Flowers testified that he had missed sums from the cash register repeated ly for the last two or three months. He said that Watkins had accused a saleswoman and that, appearing to believe Watkins’ story, he (Flower?) had the woman sign a confession of theft and led Watkins to believe that he had dropped the investigation The saleswoman was one of the witnesses against Watkins. Her tes timony was strengthened by corrobo rative evidence of other witnesses. • Morris Macks, attorney for the ac cused man. said that Watkins was in pitiable circumstances, having to sup port a wife and six children, one of which is only a month old. He ex pressed his belief in the mdn’s inno cence. Son Kills Father to Save Life of Mother THOMASV1LLE, Dec. 27.—Attempting to cut his wife’s throat while crazed by drink, William Watson, a well-known citizen of this county, living about 5 miles from Ochlocknee, was shot and instantly killed by his son, Hershel, in an endeavor to save his mother’s life. Watson had been drinking for several days, and last night grew frenzied, at tempting first to set fire to his house and then threatening to kill his family. Seizing his wife, he started to cut her throat with a knife, when his 17-year- old son ran up with a gun and fired four times, killing his father instantly. Watson was a quiet, peaceable man when sober, and highly respected In his community. He leaves a widow and five children. Young Watson has not been arrested. N ATTACK Jayson A. Rosier, Found Slugged in Alley, Located to Family Through The Georgian. Creditors Attack Big Compress Firm CHARLESTON, S. C., Dec. 27.—In voluntary bankruptcy proceedings were filed to-day in United States District Court by small creditors against W. Gordon McCabe & Co., a big cotton compresisng firm, of this city. The petition is returnable Jan uary 6. R. G. Rhett and John Maybank, of Charleston, were appointed temporary receivers. Liabilities may exceed $1,000,000. It i8 reliably stated New York. Richmond and Charleston bank® are the chief creditors. Boy Scouts Guests Of Secretary Bryan MIAMI. FLAT, Dec. 27.- Secretary of State Bryan entertained the Miami Boy Scouts to-day at Villa Serena, his win-, ter home, where he and Mrs. Bryan are spending the holidays. Secretary Bryan talked to the boys briefly, telling them to live up to the teachings of the boy scout organization and become great men. 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. 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. He rose 20,668 feet. When he descended he was almost unconscious from the cold he encoun tered alpft. Physicians said he had had a narrow escape from being frozen to death. Rampolla’s Body to be Exhumed for Inquest Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 27.—A Central New® dispatch from Rome says the news paper Message announces that the exhumation of Cardinal Rampolla’s body has been ordered so a post mortem may be performed to deter mine the cause of the prelate’s death. 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 and Auburn avenue, the police have begun a search for E. B. ,Layton, whose 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 Layton followed a story told the police by Stewart Al len, a fifteen-year-old boy, who works for Rosier and W'ho id*nttfl*d"“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 Homo. Rosier bad 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 with friends, as he sometimes does. Frank Rosier, the wounded man’s brother, was notified and came to the hospital, completing the identifica tion after some of the bandages had 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. j Rosier ordered that his brother be I placed In a private ward, with a spe cial nurse, and given every care, j An examination of the wounded ! man's clothing by his brother and j voung Allen increased the air of mys- I 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. Detectives Rosser and Wylie have been assigned to the case by CJilet of Detectives Lanford. The police are working 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. It was stated at Grady Hospital that Rosier is still in a precarious condition, and that his recovery is doubtful. Politicians Flock In on President at Dixie ‘White House’ ARSONETTES BUSY. LONDON, Dec. 27.—Shrigley Hall, one of the most magnificent mansions of County Down, was destroyed by the “arson squad” of the suffragettes to-day. The loss is $175,000, Former Congressman Seeks Carolina Seat NEWBERN, N. C., Dec 27—Charles R. Thomas, of this city, who for twelve years represented this district in Con gress, this afternoon announced that he would again be in the race for the nom ination. There are three other candi dates, ex-Judge Ott Guion, of this city; George E. Hood, of Goldsboro, and John M. Faison, of Faison, who now repfe- sents the district. The campaign will begin the first week in January. 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 Louis iana. “Bill” Fonsyth, for many years se cret guard to Presidents, met Presi dent Wilson for the first time to-day. The President went golfing again this 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. Cave-Dweller Nation Found by American In Southern Tunisia Special Cable to The American. PARIS, Dec. 27.—“I have discovered a nation of cave dwellers In Southern Tunisia.” This remarkable announcement was made to the Mearst newspapers to-day by Frank Edward Johnson, editor of The National Geographical Magazine, Washington. D. C.. who sailed to-day for the United States on La France. Stx years ago Johnson was nearly skinned alive In Tripoli. He has Just returned from his sixth trip to the Hinterland of Tunisia and Tripoli. "There are possibly 100.000 of these cave dwellers,” he said, “In a section hitherto supposed to be almost unin habited. They are pursuing the mode of life of prehistoric men Some of their numerous caves are situated near the summits of rrags 3.000 feet high. The dwellings often extend 150 feet into the hardest porphyry formation I have ever seen and are capable of sheltering 4,000 men.” Mr. Johnson also discovered Roman ruins in Tunisia and long stretches of Roman highway. Wilson 57 To-day; Sail on Gulf Only Celebration Plan PASS CHRISTIAN, MISS.. Dec 27- President Wilson will be 67 years old to-morrow. He will celebrate It quiet ly. The President says he will go to church in the morning and take his first sail on the Gulf of Mexico on the revenue cutter Winona in the afternoon, but this is dependent on the weather, The President went through a large batch of mail to-day and a number of reports from his Cabinet officers. Sec retary of the Treasury McAdoo, is keeping him informed of every move made by the committee which has In charge the organization of the region al reserve banks under the new cur rency act. Scores of indorsements for member ship on the Federal reserve board are reaching the President. He has not yet commenced work on his anti-trust mes sage, which he expects to send to Con gress directly after it reconvenes. The President likely will pay a visit to New Orleans. 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 comer of Baker and William^ streets for $37,000 frotn 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 ha® at present a two-story brick building. It is possible that this building may be only partially razed and that addition® will be made to it. The lot is 123 feet on Williams street 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. FIREMEN FIGHT PEANUT BLAZE. GADSDEN, ALA., Dec. 27.—A near panic was created to-day when a pea nut roaster caught fire on Broad street. Both fire departments were called and hundreds of people gath ered to see the blaze. The loss was $150. Alleges Attack “Frameup” to Ex cite Sympathy for Strike, Sheriff Says. CHICAGO, ILL.. Dec. 27.— Charles H. Moyer, the labor lead er, who arrived here from Calu met, Mich., this afternoon, col lapsed in his room at a hotel to day. He was removed to St. Luke’s Hospital, where it is said his condition was critical. Moyer said he was shot and beaten up in Calumet before he left that town. GREEN BAY. WIS. Dec. 27.—Chas. H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, who passed through Green Bay early this morn ing, claims that he w’asr 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 a a he lay in his berth. “They fired on me from the dark, beat mo 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 Judt 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 Ju6t 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 dragged me aboard the train and re mained with me until we reached Channing, Mich., about 2 o’clock this morning.” Moyer declared he would return to the Calumet district In a few days ar d that he would not he intimidated by the actions of the men who ejected him from the mine region. “The strike Is practically won in the Calumet district,” said Moyer. “I have been doing my utmost to settle it. The Governor and Attorney Gen eral of the State have acknowledged that I was doing my best to end the trouble there.” “Attack Frameup,” Asserts Sheriff. CALUMET, MICH., iJeo. 27.-Sh»r- iff Cruse denied emphatically to-dsv that Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, had been subjected to any rough treatment In Hancock or Houghton last night, and supplemented this by an assertion that the whole alleged kidnaping affair looked like a “frame up” 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 CruM 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 an4 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 ChriHtmas Eve tragedy in which 72 were killed.