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Forrest Adair’s Reply to Beavers and Chief’s Rejoinder never could have promised Chief Beavers to assist in a crusade when my best judgement was against sue a step. t is a well known fact to hundreds of citizens of Atlanta who have communicated with me in person, y etter and by telephone, since yesterday, that the evicted women are now scattered in great num- ers t roughout our city. If this fact is unknown to the police, it is proof conclusive that the situation is not so well in hand as when they were located in one district.” --From Forrest Adair s Reply to Chief Beavers If Mr. Adair won't furnish me with the names of addresses of the places he says are used for immoral purposes in Atlanta I urge him to submit the list to Colonel Paxon. Colonel Paxon as a special policeman in his own store is an officer of the law, and 1 am sure will make the required report to me if he is informed of law breaking. I am ready to act.” —From Chief Beaver’s Rejoinder to Forrest Adair OVER 100,000 THE SUNDAY AMERICAN'S NET PAID CIRCULATION The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results 7 he National Southern Sunday Newspaper VOL. XII. NO. 129. ATLANTA OA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1913. Copyright. IJ*06, By The Georgian C*. O UFXFK! PAT NO - UJ *.!> 1 o. more EXTRA HOME EDITION MANY MEN JOIN IN WAR ON ‘BULLETINS’ C&3 C&3 D?<J MISS LUCY HOKE SMITH BRIDE OF,, , , ,, / _ , u.s. naval officer in Washington 5JJ Divorces in Atlanta. This Year 33 Ctd CfQ HAMMOND HITS TARIFF BILL DTECTI, HESflYS Economic Expert Says “Partisan Tinkering” Makes the Country Dumping Ground of World. Solution of Rosier Mystery Near; Victim Of Hold-up Revives City detectives declared Tuesday they were near a solution of the Ro- * er mystery. The confectioner who ■was attacked and robbed Saturday Tvas conscious Tuesday. He could not talk, but wrote a question for the de tectives: “Did you get that cabman . ' Rosier had written the number of a < ab before, and the detectives ar rested the negro driver, Ed Bowen. Chances for Hosier’s recovery were brighter Tuesday following opera tions. His left eye was removed and a broken jawbone set. Girl Won at Poker Elopes With Loser ROLETTE, N. DAlv.. Dec. 30.— George and James Belknap, brothers, and rivals for Miss Jessie Peltier, played poker for the right to woo her James won, but George dashed to Miss Peltier's home and persuaded her to elope with him. Bank Robbers Cut Off Town; Get $10,000 LEXINGTON, KY., Dec. 30.—Rob bers cut all the telephone wires run ning into Fredonia, Ky., earl" to-day. then dynamited the vault in the Fr - '■‘•onia Bank and escaped with $10,000. As the fitting climax to two years of romantic courtship, Miss Lucy Hoke Smith, daughter of Senator Hoke Smith, was married at noon Tuesday in Washington to Ensign Alston R. Simpson, U. S. N., at the home of Senator and Mrs. Smith on California avenue, in Washington. Quite a party of Georgians, mostly from Atlanta, were guests at the ceremony, to which, however, only a few other intimate friends of the family were invited. In the Georgia party were Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ransom, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Dargan, Jr., Miss Helen Dargan, Mrs. Harry Jaek- son, Lamar Hill. John A. Brice, Jack Simpson and Mr. and Mrs. John Simpson, the latter of Fort Gaines. One of the most romantic features of the wooing occurred when Ensign Simpson was ordered with his ship to Mexican waters, to be there at the date of the wedding, which already had been set. He was permitted to return on a furlough procured by his fiancee, who went straight to Secre tary of the Navy Daniels with her re quest. Among the interesting and brilliant entertainments for the couple was a beautiful dance and tea Monday on the President’s yacht, the Mayflower. Later at luncheon they were guests of Major and Mrs. Earl D. A. Pearce, the hostess being assisted by her mother, Mr3. James R. Gray, of At lanta. About 40 guests were present. A ten-day wedding trip will be taken, and after their return to Washington other entertainments wnl be planned for them. Husband Freed in Robbery Because He Stays Home Nights A man who had been married a year and a half and who had never been out of his house after dark ex cept w’hen accompanied by his wife was discovered by Recorder Broyles in Police Court Tuesday. He was L. B. Denton, of No. 262 Greenwood avenue, and was held on suspicion of being an accomplice in a recent high way robbery. Denton’s young wife testified that her husband had never been out after dark without her and that he, there fore, could not be guilty. She stated that she had made him promise this when he proposed marriage to her and that he had been faithful. "You are 4V »oroughly domesticated, then?” asked the judge of Denton, who was dismissed when he replied in the affirmative. Finding of Mona Lisa Ends Work on Novel Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, Dec. 30.—For months Gabriele D'Annunzio has been at work on a new novel, entitled “The Man Who Stole the ‘Gioconda.’ ” The famous Da Vinci picture having been found 'and the whole history of its theft having become familiar, he D now looking for another stolen pic- : re story, otherwise his months of la bor will be in vain. Servian Troops in Fresh Balkan Move Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BELGRADE, Dec. 30.—Servia is pre paring for a fresh conflict in the Bal kans. It became, known to-day that the Government has placed heavy orders with the Krupp firm in Germany for ar tillery. Servian troops have invaded Northern .Albania, despite the warnings of Austria. Politics is conspicuously lacking in the addresses delivered before the va rious sessions of the annual meeting of the* American Association for the Advancement of Science, held this week in Atlanta. But the vice presidential address of John Hays Hammond, of the eco nomic section, delivered •Tuesday morning at the Georgia School of Technology, progressed from majestic figures on the volyme of trade to a distinct statement that the “principle of protection should be maintained in the revision of the tariff.’’ There was no criticism, one might say no suggestion, in the calm, dis passionate address of the famous ec onomic expert. But he drew a dis tinct picture of the probable reuslts of partisanship in the mutter of tar iff tinkering, and especially stressed the protective feature, "to prevent our country from becoming the dumping ground for the surplus prod ucts of nations competing with us in foreign trade." Foreign Trade Figures. “The total foreign trade of the world for 1911,” Mr. Hammond said, “is estimated at $26,000,000,000. Great Britain’s share was $5,515,000,000. Germany was next, with $4,239,000,- 000. The United States was third, with $3,540,000,000. “While third in the importance of foreign trade, our export trade, $2,- 013,000,000. was in excess of Germa ny’s and almost equal to that of Great Britain. “In the year 1911 the domestic com merce of the United States amount ed to upward of $25,000,000,000- seven times as great as our foreign trade, and nearly equal to th© com bined foreign trade of all the nations of the world. Look to Home Market, He Says. “It is the home market which sus tains the prices of farm products by developing a demand created in a large measure by the requirements of manufacturing industries. Then, too, all manufacturing centers obtain a reciprocal advantage by reason of the accessible of sources of relatively cheap foodstuffs and raw material. “The policy of preserving unim paired the purchasing power of our domestic markets must be the key note of our economic and fiscal legis lation. “The tariff problem, which so vi tally affects the welfare of our na tion, should be entirely dissociated from our partisanship, and should be regarded as purely an economic is sue. In the revision of the tariff the principle of protection should be maintained, since by that policy we would be able to establish the prin ciple of reciprocity in making com mercial agreements with other na tions and at the same time prevent our country from becoming the dump ing ground, as I have said, for the surplus products of nations compet ing with us in foreign trade.” Mr. Hammond spoke feelingly of the “sentimental side” of foreign trade. “Sympathy and understanding ad- Continued on Page 2, Column 2. Record Price Paid For Peachtree Lot, Near Baker Street A record price was established Tuesday when George Forrester, D. G. Carson and Edward Dougherty sold the house and lot at No. 308 Peachtree for $104,000, or $2,000 per front foot. The lot was sold to A W. VanHoose, of Rome, president of Shorter College. The lot is just north of Baker street, near the junction of Peach tree and West Peachtree streets, and is 52 by 161 feet, with an alley right of eight feet. Property on Ivy street near Auburn avenue and just in the rear of the Black Building was taken as part consideration. An old brick building used as a boarding house now occupies the site. It is not known whether I>r. Van Hoose intends to erect a residence on* an office building. Princess Sues for Cardinal’s Estate THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Cloudy and colder Tuesday; fair Wednesday. TO EACH SIX WE Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ROME, Dec. 30.—A legal fight for the estate of the late Cardinal Rampolla was begun to-day by Princess Altieri, wife of the Duke of Campobello, the cardinal’s nephew. Princess Altieri en tered suit to break the wiii dated 1889. by which Cardinal flampolla bequeathed practically all the big estate to his sis ter, Baroness Perana. Rothschild Builds $20,000 Paper Palace Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, Dec. 30.—Baron Henri de Rothschild has had built near the Boise de Boulogne a full-sized model in thick cardboard of a mansion he plans to erect. The cardboard mansion, which is complete in every detail, cost $20,000. Dowager Queen of Sweden Dies at 78 Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. STOCKHOLM, Dec. 30.—Dowager Queen Sophie of Sweden, widow of King Oscar II, died to-day of in flammation of the lungs. She was 78 years old. Legion of Honor to Enroll Bernhardt Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, Dec. 30.—Sarah Bernhardt is to be rewarded for her artistic achieve ments by enrollment in the Legion of Honor, according to to-day's issue of Le Petit Parisien. Mayor Spent $3.50 On 2 Cabinet Men DENVER, Dec. 30.—Mayor Perkins’ expense account, submitted to the Council, shows that he spent $3.50 to entertain the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy. Folk Quits Smoking; Saves $2.50 a Day ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30.—Former Gov ernor Folk, an Inveterate smoker for 25 years, has quit smoking to test his will power. Incidentally he will save $2.50 a day. Onslaught Against Cupid Not Spasmodic, but Regular. Heavy Docket Remains. For every six marriages recorded In Fulton County during 1913 there was one divorce petition filed in the Su perior Court, there being 2,973 mar riages and 533 divorce petitions, ac cording to statistics compiled Tues day. Each month - during the year showed a heavy quota of divorce peti tions. revealing that the large num ber did not consist of a spasmodic breaking of Cupid’s bonds, but showed a. steady onslaught against his forces. January proved the lightest month of the year for divorce business, only 29 petitions being filed April, which marks the full bloom of spring and which, the poets declare, heralds the dawn of love, was the heaviest, wiih 69 petitions. Figures Show Big Business. Following is the monthly showing in the divorce court: January, 29; February, 58; March, 42; April, 59; May, 37; June, 47; July, 35; August, 47; September 41; Octo ber, 54; November 41; December 43. The total number of divorces granted during the year topped the 500 mark, quite a number of cases being brought over from 1912. There still remains a heavy docket, many of which are pleas for second decrees, the Georgia divorce system requiring the granting of first and second di vorce decrees. Judge Hill Broke Records. Judge Ben H. Hill a few weeks ago broke all records for divorce court history in Georgia, when he granted 161 divorces in less than three days. It was his first experience with the hearing of divorce cases, but he dis posed of them at the rate of one every three minutes. The marriages were divided among 1,151 negroes and 1,822 whites, mak ing a total of 2,973. This number, however, does not show the actual number of marriages, simply being the one in which the preachers and justices have made the return and which have been officially recorded in the Ordinary’s office. Ordinary John R. Wilkinson de clines to make public the number of licenses issued on the ground that some of the marriage licenses i.««sued probably were never used. Jury Deadlocked On Schmidt’s Guilt NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—After w ran gling more than twenty hours, the jury in the trial of Hans Schmidt, self-confessed murderer of Anna Au- muller, was still deadlocked to-day. During the day it was reported the'jurors stood ten for conviction and two for acquittal. J. Giampietro, Actor, Kaiser’s Friend, Dies Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BERLIN, Dec. 30. Josef Giampietro, one of the best known comedians on the German stage, and a personal friend of Emperor William, died to-day. With more business men enlisting during the day with Colonel Frederic J P&xon and Forrest Adair in their attack on the propa ganda and the bulletins of the Men and Religion Forward Move ment and with both the opponents and the leaders of the Move ment planning mass meetings to bring the cause before the citi zenship of Atlanta, interest in the row that has stirred the city reached an acute stage Tuesday afternoon. The situation was made more tense by the publication Tuesday of a bulletin of the Men and Religion Forward Movement, in which Marion Jackson, the author, replied indirectly to the attacks made upon the Movement by declaring that “the light of knowledge’' is the only cure for evil. Throughout the bulletin there was a veiled attack upon the men who have criticised the bulletins, though no direct reference to them was made. Among the prominent business men who indorsed Tuesday the stand taken by Colonel Paxon and Mr. Adair and declared that they approved of the criticisms they have made, were John W. Grant, vice president of the Third National Bank and one of the city’s best known capitalists; George W. Parrott, president of the Piedmont Hotel Company; Attorney R. B. Blackburn, mem ber of the State Legislature from Fulton County, and B. J. Eiseman secretary of the Eiseman Bros. Company. Statements were made by each of them, indorsing Colonel Paxon and Mr. Adair, Attor ney Blackburn and Mr. Eiseman promising their active co-opera tion in any movement that would tend to suppress the publication of the bulletins. Forrest Adair, whose criti. cisms of Chief Beavers Mon day injected a new issue into the fight; and brought down upon his head a vitriolic reply from the Chief, issued n statement Tues day morning in which he denied any intention of - engaging in a personal controversy with the head of the Police Department. Mr. Adair declared emphatic ally that Chief Beavers was mis taken when he stated that Mr. Adair or any member of his firm had any connection with immoral houses, and denies also that he promised to aid the Chief in his vice crusade. “I would hardly promise to aid any movement that I did not approve in the beginning.” Mr. Adair said. “I absolutely refuse to be drawn into any personal controversy with the Chief of Police or with anyone else, in discussing this matter about which there seems to be an honest difference of opinion as to the good or evil accruing therefrom; but I do desire at this time to correct an er roneous impression, given, probably without intention, by the Chief yes terday, when he referred to certain notices served on my firm. Not Interested in Resorts. “No member of my firm has f\er been directly or indirectly, financially or otherwise, interested in any house in any red light or segregated dis trict, or in any house, wherever lo cated, that was occupied and rented for immoral purposes. “In handling thousands of tenants it occasionally develops that some of them arc not of good moral charac ter, and upon receiving notices to this effect from the police or others, we promptly get rid of them. “When ‘the houses’ w r ere closed in September, 1912, my firm received three notices from the Police De partment. “One was w ith reference to a house belonging to a client of ours, located on Decatur street, very near th© po lice station. “The second one, belonging to a business man in Atlanta, was up stairs over stores, at No. 554 1-2 Ma rietta street, and rented for $25 per month. • ‘The third, belonging to the Geor gia Realty Company, was upstairs over stores at No. 230 Peters street and rented for $18 per month. Never Reported as Disorderly. “I personally did not know' that they were disorderly houses, as they had never been so reported, and as three out of many thousands of ten ants, I had every right to assume that they were law-abiding, respectable people. “In acknowledging the receipt of these notices, I may have thanked the Chief for the information and offered to assist by a ready compliance with his notices to order the tenants to move, as my firm did not desire to retain such tenants; but I never could have promised to aid and assist in a crusade when my best judgment was against such a step. “Long before Hester Prynne pressed little Pearl to the scarlet letter; in deed, ages before Fantine walked the streets w ith Cozette in her arms, this question has touched the hearts ana engaged the minds of the best men and women; but the ideal solution has not yet been found, and, indeed, 1 very much fear wull not be until hu- / Continued on Page 8, Column L