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VOL. XII. NO. 132. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1914. By c T. r &!.Tc, 2 CENTS, 'more 0
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Jackson Asl^s City to ‘ Guard’ Beavers
SEEKS SLAVERY CASE
AGAINST WIFE'S FRIEND
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TEACHERS’ RAISE IN PAY HELD
PROTEST TO
firemen and Policemen Get In
crease January 1, but Tutors
Not Until September.
Atlanta’s public school teachers
Friday planned to make a vigorous
protest to the City Council because
the salary raises they anticipated
will not be forthcoming.
'With the New Year spirit at its
itight they were awakend to the
-gui realization that the salary in-
<jrease act passed by Council last
month will not affect their pay until
September 1, while firemen and po
licemen went under the new wage
Beale .January 1.
An additional protest comes from
The principals of the schools. Only
the grammar school teachers and as-
>i.«iant principals were included in
the ordinance providing the increases.
A delegation of the best known prin
cipals in the city has already' called
on Mayor Woodward to know’ why
they were ignored.
Protest Is General.
All the teachers understood that
the raises were to go into effect Jan
uary 1. Since it has been learned
that Council has postponed indulg
ing in its generous spirit, so far as
the teachers are concerned, for al
most a year, all the teachers are ex
pected to join together in petitioning
the Finance Committee to make
raises for all effective at once.
City Hall officials w ? ere loath to
talk much about the fact that the
teachers are bitterly disappointed be
cause they did not get their New Year
gifts, especially since practically all
the teachers are women.
The reason given is that the teach
ers are elected for specified terms,
and that it would not be business
like to make raises until the beginning
of the new term next September.
New Wage Scales.
The firemen and policemen are
fi'-eted to service during good be
havior under the civil service rules;
therefore their raises go into effect
at once.
The present wage scale of the
srammar school teachers begins at
S T 50 per month and runs to about
*80. The new wage scale will begin
at $65 and run to $85. Under the
np * scale the assistant principals
are to begin at $75 and within four
years get $90.
The new wage scale for the private
firemen and policemen begins at $75
a month and .the fourth year reaches
$90.
Marriage Set for
Spring, Couple Wed,
Surprising Friends
A picture show, a supper at the
home of mutual friends, and then—
Cupid foiled Father Time Thurs
day night when Miss Ada M. Donald
son, daughter of Thomas J. Donald
son. Superintendent of Public Works,
No. 910 Peachtree street, was mar
ried to Felix G. Bryan, connected with
the real estate firm of Forrest &
George Adair, t the residence of G
W. Nolley, in West End.
While the couple had been en
gaged for several months, the mar
riage had been planned for next
spring. Therefore their friends Fri
day morning were surprised to lea n
of the event. The Rev. John F. Pen-
ser officiated.
POSTOFFICE
BARRICADE
Removed, She Refuses to Give
Place to Successor—Takes
Plot Charge to Wilson.
Youth Is Held on
Charge of Forgery
For giving a check returned as
worthless as part payment on a pair j
of $80 earring^, which he pawned for
$22, then trying to sell the pawn tick
et for $5, Lewis H. Thompson, a
youth residing in Battle Hill, was ar
rested .Friday morning.
The earrings were purchased from
the Banta-Cole Jewelry Company, to
w hom Thompson gave a $20 check. It
is said he represented himself as an
engineer. Thompson was formerly a
clerk in the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic Railroad offices.
Slaton Frees Negro
Who Served 23 Years
Governor Slaton Friday paroled
Charles Leak, a negro sent up from j
Brooks County 23 years ago for mur
der.
Leak has been during all of that
time an exemplary prisoner is now 49
years old. and has claimed all along
complete innocence of the crime of
which he was accused. He was con
victed on circumstantial evidence, # and
no witness used at the original trial
is alive to-day. -
GENEVA, ALA., Jan. 2.—Declar
ing that the Democratic party has no
right to "wage political war on the
disfranchised sex" in removing her
from the postmastership here, to
make way for a male Democrat. Mrs.
Ida O. Tillman has addressed an ap
peal to President Wilson at Pass
Christian and refuses to surrender
her commission to W. K. Kenan, her
successor.
The militant postmistress declared
to-day that the Government would
have to use force to oust her.
"This whole thing is a political
plot," she declared, "and I am going
to vamp right here. 1 have a right to
fill out mv term."
Mrs. Tillman has had a cot moved
into her office and eats all her meals
there.
Alleged irregularities i.. the con
duct of her office were found by an
inspector some time ago.
Her term will expire in December.
She is the daughter of a Confederate
who fell at Peachtree <’rrek.
‘Buffalo Bill’ Aids
Bailey Will Case
NEW YORK. Jan. 2.—Testimony of
1 oionel W. F. Cody (Buffalo Bill)
oncerning his relations with the late
I A. Bailey, circus king, which was
taken in Denver, was filed at White
T' .iins, to be used at the trial of the
u >U contest over Bailey’s estate
"orth $1,000,000.
Corset Saves Woman
Hit by Stray Bullet
'KICAGO, Jan. 2.—A stray bullet
•nt through a window, struck Mrs.
I - nu Sefferan and knocked her down.
n examination showed that the bul-
h: had struck a steel corset stay,
“ need off and was imbedded in the
"all.
Fishermen Capture
Seal Near New York
NEW YORK. Jan. 2.—John
* nek and John Belford, fishermen.
'’Killed a live seal in Gravesend
1; is the first time in years a
• has been caught in this vicinity.
Mitchell Ends Active
Work for Union Labor
LANSING MICH., Ian. 2.—John
Mitchell, formerly president of the
United Mine Workers of America and
later vice president of the American
Federation of Labor, to-day announced
that he had retired from active work
in the interest of organized labor. His
term as an officer of the A. F. of L.
ended yesterday.
**I will not cease working in the in
terest of labor,” said the former miners'
leader, "but I will devote my time chief
ly ft> -writing for the cause.”
Rockefeller Buys
Widow's Tiny'Plot
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.—John D.
Rockefeller has just purchased a
piece of property practically sur
rounded by his estate in the Pocan-
tico Hills.
The two-acre plot was owned by
Mrs. Jennie Powell, a widow, and
her daughter. She could not sell un
til the daughter became of age. Mr.
Rockefeller paid $3,500 an acre for :t
Vedrines to Make
Flight Across U. S,
("AIRO. Jan. 2.—Vedrines, French
aviator, said that after resting in
Cairo he will contiue his flight via
Jerusalem. Beirut. Aleppo, Bagdad.
Bombay. Calcutta Singapore *i nl
Australia.
Then he will cross the Pacific by
steamer and fly across tfie United
States.
Mine Layer Ashore,
Five Britons Drown
STETTIN. GERMANY. Jan. 2.—
Five Englishmen were drowned off
the island of Bornholm in the North
Sea to-day wh< n a Russian mine lay
er went ashore.
Easy to Remove
Her, Says Roper.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.—"If Mrs. Ida
O. Tillman continues to camp in the
postoffice at Geneva, Ala., and refuses
to surrender her job as postmaster, from
which position she l as been dismissed,
it will be simple to remove her by law,"
declared First Assistant Postmaster
General Roper to-day.
"The matter of taking possession of
the postoffice now is in the hands of
W K. Kenan, who has been appointed
to succeed Mrs. Tillman. When he re
ceives his commission signed by the
President authorizing him to take
charge of the office. I think Mrs. Till
man will surrender. If she does not,
Kenan then will appeal to me. and I will
see that the postmaster is put in pos
session of the office."
Mr. Roper said that the investigation
last September showed that a woman
clerk employed at a salary of $360 a
year had been performing practically
all the duties of the postoffice, assisted
by a 16-year-old boy. who never had
taken the oath of office, and that this
dereliction of duty alone on the part of
Mrs. Tillman was sufficient justification
for her dismissal when she refused to
resign.
32 Degrees Below
Zero Felt in Maine
PORTLAND. MAINE. Jan. 2.—The
first really cold weather of the pres
ent winter in Maine was experienced
to-day with the mercury in this city
falling to 6 degrees above zero, while
32 below at Caribou and 25 below’ at
Houlton were reported. ,
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y.. Jan. 2 —The
coldest weather of the winter is pre
vailing in Orange County. The ther
mometer registered 15 degrees below
zero to-day.
Denmark to Exhibit
At Panama Fair
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK, Jan.
2.—Denmark is to take a prominent
place at the Panama-Pacific Exposi
tion at San Francisco in both ihe art
and agricultural departments.
Rid City Streets of
Billboard Fences,
Is Plan of Mayor
Mayor Woodw’ard Friday gained
another point in his fight to rid At
lanta’s busy streets of obstructions,
when, under orders from the County
Commissioners. work was begun
tearing down the fence around ihe
new r courthouse.
For several days the County Com
missioners were in the attitude of de
fiance of city ordinances and of the
Mayor and Council. Mayor Wood
ward threatened to have the fence re
moved by city employee*.
The reluctance of the County Com
missioners to take down the fence
was occasioned because of billboard
advertising contracts running to the
first of the year. The situation is ex
pected to result in a serious blow to
billboard advertising agencies, for
friends of the Mayor In Council are
planning to introduce an ordinance
prohibiting the use of fences in the
streets for advertising purposes.
Italy Holds Baggage
Of U. S, Girl Singer
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ROME, Jan. 2.— Despile the dec
laration of the Italian Government
that it has no evidence against Miss
Dorothy Mac Vane, the American girl
trailed as a spy at Taranto, and that
there was no foundation for the
charge that she was guilty of espion
age. her relatives here were alarmed
to-day when they heard that all the
singer's baggage had been seized.
Girl Lost 18 Months
Found in Gypsy Camp
OMAHA, NEBR.. Jan. 2.—The na
tion-wide search for Lynka Thomas,
aged J2, w’ho disappeared from her
home in Sacramento, Cal., eighteen
months ago, ended to-day when the
girl was rescued from a gypsy camp
near here. Her kidnapers were ar
rested. The girl was given to her
uncle. Jonathan Anthanasso. and he
will take her home.
Grief at Son's Crimes
Drives Her to Suicide
PITTSBURG. Jan. 2.—Frenzied, it
Is said, by reflecting on the deeds of
her son, Mrs. Katrina Rowoski. of
New Homestead, mother of Hetjry
Rowoski, slayer of two men and a
woman, ended her life by jumping :n
front of a train to-day.
She was killed near the spot where
she is said to have met her fugitive
son yesterday and given him money
and clothing.
Bride's Father Starts
Panic After Wedding
BUEN'A VISTA. Jan. 2.—Just as
Judge Noah Butt had finished the mar
riage ceremony of Miss Nadine Wilson
and Emmet Jossey at the courthouse
here at 10:30 o’clock last night J. L.
Wilson, father of the bride, appeared on
the scene with a pistol, created a panic
amon*f the wedding party and took the
bride home. «
Mr. Jossey is making efforts to recover
his bride.
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THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Rain Friday night;
Saturday fair and colder in
west; rain in east portion.
Georgian and
American
‘WANT ADS”
START THINGS
They Start Sales and Profits
To get the latter start the
former by starting to,use
the “Want Ad’’ columns
and Real Estate Section of
Hearst s Sunday American
and Daily Georgian
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Every “Want Ad’ an
OPPORTUNITY
Mrs. Clifford
Talbot and her
two little
daughters. The
husband plans
a court fight
for possession
of the children.
V.
Appealing to the people of Atlanta
to stand by Chief of Police James L.
Beavers and "guard him." the execu
tive committee of the Men and Re
ligion Forward Movement Friday aft-
Mrs. Talbot,
who was found
with a man
friend, has
been sued for
divorce by the
angry husband.
ernoon issued a bulletin in which the
first direct reply is made to the criti
cisms that have been made against
the propaganda of the organization.
"Atlanta watches t’hief Beavers,"
says Ihe bulletin.
“Guard him!
"For more than a year he has held
his own against those who woulil
make money by crime! Atlanta loves
honesty! The majority of her citi
zens refuse to tolerate an agreement
between city officials and criminals,
whereby the former 'perjure them
selves and the latter get rich by the
sorrow' and suffering of others.
See Plan for Lawless Reign.
"If It were otherwise—could Satan
and tiie enemies of Atlanta destroy
the Chief and introduce a reign of
lawlessness and hell—those who hate
our city’s reputation would rejoice."
The bulletin intimates that the agi
tation started in which Colonel Fred
eric J. Faxon and Forrest Adair took
leading parts is the result of a de
liberate plan to Institute a reign of
lawlessness, and in pleading for sup
port for Chief Beavers declared that
"you will be with the overwhelming
majority of your city and State in fa
voring honesty in office, decency In
public and private life, justice an’
mercy as opposed to t fficial corrup
tion. indecency in public and private
life, cruelty and injustice.’’
The bulletin referring to the con-
Continued on Page 2, Column 1.
Clifford Talbot Will Settle Here
and Start Court Fight for
Two Children.
Alfred L. Talbot, the traveling man j
whose wife. Mrs. Clifford Talbot, and
George E. Sawyer, a traveling sales- j
man from Boston, were placed under j
bond by Recorder Broyles following >
their alleged sensational escapade in j
the Piedmont Hotel, Friday started a |
Federal investigation of the past con
duct of the cO"ple.
The husband held a lengthy confer
ence with United States District At
torney Hooper Alexander and asked
for the probe to ascertain whether
Sawyer had violated the Mann white!
slave act in various clandestine trios
he and Mrs. Talbot are accused «>f t
making together
Talbot declared Sawyer and Mrs. i
Talbot attended the Inauguration cer
emonies ir. Washington, and that they
also have visited Chattanooga and j
Savannah.
f Talbot asserted that he would do
all in his pow'er to punish the Boston
man and avenge the wrecking of his
home.
Sues for Divorce.
Suit for divorce was filed against j
Mrs. Talbot in the Atlanta Superior j
Court Friday morning. Talbot also 1
Continued on Page 2, Column 4. i
Mrs. Sam'l Inman’s
Mother Dies While
On Visit in Atlanta
Mrs A. M. McPheeters. mother of
Mrs. Samuel Inman and well known in
Atlanta, died at the residence of her
daughter. No. 552 Peachtree street. Fri
day, on her seventy-fourth birthday.
Mrs. McPheeters’ home was in Ral
eigh. X. <*. She had come to Atlanta
two days ago to spend New Year's with
Mrs Inman. For some time her health
had been failing.
Besides Mrs. Inman, she is survived
by two other daughters, Misses Busan
and Margaret McPheeters of Raleigh,
and three sons. Messrs, Alex M. Mc
Pheeters, of Raleigh; Samuel R of St.
Louis, and William L.. of Louisville.
The bdHy will be taken to Raleigh
Friday night for funeral and Interment.
Runaway Porker
Meets Just Fate
NORTH FIELD. N. J., .Ian, 2.— Ed
ward Hollums’ 400-pound pig ran
away and became wedged under a
concrete bridge. After two hours,
enough of the bridge was removed to
release the pig. which ran away again.
The fugitive finally ran into an auto
mobile and fell with tw’o broken legs.
Hollum then killed it.
Seventeenth Regiment’s Commis
sary Sergeant To Be Tried by
a Military Court.
William II. LoI)m\ regimental
commissary sergeant of the Sev
en teenth infantry at Fort Mc
Pherson, was in the post guard-
house Friday, following a futile
attempt to escape on New Year’s
day, when his flight was halted
by two shots fired by the sentinel
guarding him.
la*Due's imprisonment, which
began last Tuesday, was on ao
count of apparent peculations
of commissary funds, now be
ing investigated by Colonel J.
T. Van Orsdale.
"1 believe the term ’peculation*
amply descriptive o he case.” «’olo-
nei VanOrsdale said Friday, "in view
of the fact that nothing disclosed
thus far would indicat* the embezzle
ment of any considerable amount. Tt
will be impossible to fix the total un
til the investigation is finished, hut I
have no idea the amount will be large.
LeDue, by the Way. insists he can ex
plain all the apparent discrepancies.
Of course, he will be given the op-*
portunity."
Detected by Cclonei.
Colonel VanOrsdale said that hlfl
regular inspection of the various de
partments at th*- post took him to the
commissary department Tuesday.
Suspicious entries attracted his at
tention almost at once, and LeDttc,
who was the only one implicated in
any way, was put under guard until
the inspection should he finished.
"The way it looks to me," said
Colonel VanOrsdale, "the man had
been spending rather more money in
the city than his pay would warrant,
and his extravagance seems to have
led him into the use of small amounts
of commissar. fund* for personal
purposes."
The attempt at escape took place
Thursday, after LeDuc had been es
corted by a guard to* the commissary
department to attend to some mat
ters of issuing supplies. On his way
back to the guardhouse, the prisrner
requested that he be permitted t'l
visit his quarters for soap and tow*
els.
"That request was granted." said
the colonel, "and in coming away
from quarters he appears to have
seen what he thougiit w'as a good
chance to make a break for liberty.
It must have been a very sudden im
pulse. for the chance certainly wasn’t
a good one. At anv rate, he started
to run. The guard called on him to
halt, and then fired, once and again.
Military Court to Try Him.
"I suppose the second bullet must
have passed unpleasantly close to the
runaway, for he decided to halt. He
was at once taken back to the guard
house.”
LeDuc will remain in confinement
until the investigation is finished.
Then he will be given his chance to
explain matters before a military
court at the post. If guilty of em
bezzlement his sentence probably will
be from two to five years in the mili
tary prison No other court will pass
on his case
The investigation will continue fo*
several days longer. Colonel VanOrs
dale said, adding that there was no
chance that anyone else would be im
plicated.
Year Now Required
To Get Reno Decree
RENO. NEV., Jan. 2.—Reno will no
longer be the divorce mecca of Amer-*
ica. The law fixing the legal resi
dence in Nevada at one year instead
of six months is in effect to-day.
Reno grew from a desert center
into a 10.000 city chiefly through the
divorce mill. The amendment to the
divorce law was advocated by clergy
men and women's clubs.