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CONVICT REFORMS DEMANDED
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Eliminate Donaldson Influences, Grand Jury Urges
BURGLERS LOOT STORE FROM ROOF
HOIST BOOTY
WITH HELP
OF HOPE
' Neighborhood of Edgewood Ave.
Grocery Unawakened by Un
usual Charge of Robbers.
bailor-burglars did a shipshape job
of ( hopping a hole through the roof
of H. Albert’s grovery at No. 385
Edgewood avenue Monday. They let
themselves down and drew themselves
and their booty up again by a rope
fastened to a rafter just below the
hole in the roof.
Xo disturbance was noticed by res
idents of the neighborhood, although
the burglars clambered to the roof,
took an ax and a hatchet and hacked
a hole four feet square in the roof of
the building, robbed the store and
clambered down from the roof and
went away.
No Trace of Band.
Detectives Rosser and Wiley are at
work on the case Monday morning.
, but they have found no trace Os the
burglars.
Albert does not know how much of
his stock was stolen.
When Henry Green went to his
brother. .1. W. Green's, grocery at
Piedmont and Auburn avenues, to
open the place at 5 o’clock Monday
morning, everything seemed all right.
But when he went to the oil reser
voir in the back room to get a gallon
of kerosene for a customer, he wM
astounded by the sudden appearance
of a big negro from behind the can.
Negro Floes in Panic.
The negro was badly scared. He
rushed through the store and out the
door, yelling:
|» “Demme loose! Demme git away
from here.”
Green chased the man a couple of
blocks, but did not catch him. Po
licemen Gorman and Jones went to
the grocery, but returned empty
handed to police headquarters.
Nothing was missing from the store
stock.
American Countess
Loses Marriage Suit
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Feb. 16.—Countess de
Gasquel-James, an American woman,
formerly Miss Elizabeth Tibbitts
Pratt, of Prattsville, N. Y., to-day lost
her fight to have her marriage to
Duke Heinrich Borwin, of Mecklen
burg-Schwerin, declared valid. The
High Court of England dismissed the
suit for want of jurisdiction.
The couple were married by a civil
ceremony in Dover, June 14, 1911. Af
terward they returned to France and
both being Catholics, went through a
religious ceremony.
Aged Woman Burned
Fatally in Grass Fire
TIFTON, Feb. 16.—Mrs. Roxyan
Walker, an aged widow, was fatally
burned while she and her two sons
were burning off the wiregrass on a
„ patch of woods.
One of the sons was setting the
fire while Mrs. Walker and the other
son guarded the flames with pine
boughs. Mis. Walker was standing
in the gras6 when the wind suddenly
changed and swept the flames to her,
netting her clothes on fire.
Wilson, Still 111, Again
Cancels Engagements
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—president
Wilson • ineoled all hie engag* m» ' ■
«»-day with the exception of his con
'erericn with the newspaper men.
. His cold lingers, despite efforts to
ehake it off, and his physician has
/ advised him to refrain from w'OFAh
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The Atlanta Georgian
Read for Profit —GEORGIAN WANT ADS —Use for Results
VOL. vn. NO. 170.
Hypocrites in Fight
For Temperance Are
Rapped by Jackson
Members of the Christian Endeavor
League of the First Congregational ‘
Church Monday were discussing the ;
temperance lecture by Marion Jackson ;
Sunday night in which he condemned ;
citizens, he said, who talked for the
Lord and voted for the brewer.
“That type of citizens.’’ he said, “is
becoming extremely uncomfortable, not
only in Atlanta, but all over the world,
because the world is beginning to grasp
in a large measure the meaning of
Christian citizenship and the duties
thereof.
“The man engaged in promoting
death, even by so small a. force as a
single vote, regardless of how small his
share of the profit, need not pretend to
be following in the footsteps of Jesus
of Nazareth.’’
Women Voters Have
‘Hinky Dink’ Scared
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.—“ You can’t
tell what’ll happen on election day.
The women reformers are working
hard. You’ve got to hustle."
“Hinky Dink” Kenna, Aiderman of
the famous First Ward, spoke thus
to 150 of his lieutenants in the inter
est Os "Bath House John” Coughlin,
lighting to retain his seat in the City
Council. Kenna warned the workers
they must round up all the votes pos
sible to prevent Miss Marion Drake's
cohorts from sweeping her into office
April 7.
Sues for Being Jailed
As Stork Visits Her
WAYCROSS, Feb. 16.—Claiming dam
ages for confinement in jail at St.
Marys, Grace Young has filed suit
against the Camden Commissioners for
$5,000. The case against the woman
was dismissed at the August term of
City Court.
The woman was kept in the jail eight
days, during which time she was visited
by the stork.
Ban Barroom Fork
As Germ Carrier
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—The doom
of the barroom fork, which stands in
a glass on the free lunch counter,
has been forecasted by Health Com
missioner Goldwater. He declares It
is deadly as a germ bearer and
must go.
Convict Camp Boss
Robbed of Clothes
COLUMBUS, Feb. 16.—A thief visited
a convict camp in Russell County, in
charge of Boss Dozier, and while Do
zier had his men out at work on the
county roads, stole a grip containing a
suit of clothes and other wearing ap
parel.
Green Haired Hound
Named Tipperary
UNIONTOWN, PA., Feb. 16.—War.
ren Burke is the owner of a grey
hound pup which has a coat of dark
green hair. Tipperary is its name.
Microscopic
Business Netos
DN the classified col
umns of The Geor
gian and American
there are published
daily little “Want Ads”
that mean worlds to
some, more than you
ever dreamed a mite
could enrich.
Many of them are
startling, wonderful,
practical and powerful
| prescriptions for suc
cess. Iry one to-day—
to-morrow contin
u-1 ously.
ATLANTA, GA.. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1914. Co .
GORE TELLS
HIS STORY
ON STAND
■
i “Plot to Ruin Me,” He Declares
as He Tells of Alleged
‘ Assault.
i
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., Feb.
j IG.—"This is a plot to destroy me.”
i With this statement Thomas P.
Gore, United States Senator from
I Oklahoma, this morning entered the
I grim fight to cleanse his name and
t save himself from political destruc
tion by taking the witness stand in
' his own behalf in the $50,000 damage
’ suit brought against him by Mrs.
Minnie E. Bond for assault.
Sitting far out in his chair, his
hands folded firmly across the knob
of his cane, his sightless eyes staring
’ straight ahead, his boyish features
set in a look of grim determination,
’ was the picture Senator Gore present
ed on the stand to he mass of hu
manly that packed the courtroom to
the limit. There was hardly a sound
except the voices of the questioner
and the Senators
Senator Gore gave his name and
said he was hffrn In Mississippi. He
1 said he had lived in Oklahoma since
1901. He has been blind since he was
11 years old. He testified he met Mrs.
Bond at the Skirving Hotel in Jan
t uary, 1913, and that she said her
r husband wanted to be collector of
> internal revenue, but he told her he
f was already committed and could not
support him. Mr. Gore said he did
3 not suggest that she bring her hus
-1 band’s application to Washington.
Earp and Jacobs After Jobs.
“Do you know Dr. Earp and Jim
Jacobs?" he was asked.
‘‘Yes,’ replied Gore.
“Do you know whether Earp wanted
a job?”
1 "Yes, sir; he wanted to be United
1 States marshal for the Western Dis
trict of Oklahoma. Jacobs wanted
. the same position for the Eastern Dls
t trict.”
j "Did Mrs. Bond ever come to your
office about her husband’s applica
tion?”
“Yes, about ten days after inaugu
ration. She came in and asked me
< if I could not consider her husband’s
3 candidacy. I told her I could do noth
ing. Then she said: Then, Senator.
3 you can’t hold out any hope?’ I said
t . •<
No.
“Did you make any advances to her,
' such as holding her hand or touch
. ing her foot ?”
“Most positively not."
"When did you next hear from Mrs.
Bond?"
“She called me on the phone a few
r days later. She asked me If I could
come down to her hotel to see her.
I told her I could not. ‘
Met by Mrs. Bond.
"She called me again and asked
{ me to come to her hotel. I told her 1
could not. at that time. Then she
asked me If I could drop by her ho
■ tel on my way home. I said possibly
I could.
“1 left my office under the guidance
of Howard Kay about 6 o’clock, ar
riving a few minutes later."
“Had you ever at any time been
in the Winston Hotel before?”
"I never had.”
“You know nothing about the ar
chitecture of the hotel, with regard
to location of parlors and rooms?"
"No. sir."
"What happened when you entered
the lobby of the hotel?"
“Mrs. Bond met me in the lobby
and said: 'I will take charge of the
Senator:’ She started toward the
elevator and I asked her where we
were going. She said she would take
me to a parlor. After getting on the
second floor, she said the parlor was
crowded and she would take me to
her room.
"She seaten me in a rocking chair."
"What was the first thing she said
to you””
"She remarked that she was disap
pointed at het husband’s failure to
land the office. I told her J was sor
ry. Then I remarked that she might
miss her train as she told me she
was going on the 6.46 train.
i Parliament Member
Who Used Office to
Graft Fined $90,000
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON. Feb. 16.—A smashing
blow at grafting in Government con
tracts was struck to-day by the High
Court of England, which imposed a
fine of $90,000 on Sir Stuart Samuel.
M. P. from the Whitechapel District. ,
for sitting and posing as a member of i
Commons at a time when he was a ,
member of a firm making profits as '
Government contractors.
Sir Stuart Samuel is a member of
the firm of Samuel. Montague & Co., I
bankers, which in 1912 carried out an 1
important silver deal on behalf of the I
Government In India.
Service to Chicago
Crippled by Wreck
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.. Feb. 16.
Northbound freight No. 74 on the Cin
cinnati Southern Railway was com
pletely wrecked near Cardiff, Tenn.,
early this morning. Practically al] of
the cars left the rails.
Passenger trains for Cincinnati and
> Chicago are being detoured byway of
the Tennessee Central from Karri
man. Twelve hours will be required
to clear the track.
‘Holy Rollers’Pelted !
I With 25 Dozen Eggs
WAYCROSS. Feb. 16. “Holy Rollers. ’’
i who have been making their hradquar- !
, ters at St. Marys several weeks, living
> aboard a small sloop, were attacked by
a party of young men and boys with ;
eggs, while returning from a night
meeting.
Twenty-five dozen eggs were used
with effect on the “Holy Rollers.” No
charges have been preferred.
House-Boat Citizen
Stumps Assessors
, BABYDON, N. Y., Feb. 16—Local tax
assessors are stumped in their at
tempts to figure out how they can
I tax Jesse Verity, who lives in a com- I
modlous house-boat in the harbor.
i His children enjoy the benefits of
the district school without cost.
Man Gets Revenge On
Arrogant Motormen
CHICAGO. Feb. 16.—After five
street cars had whizzed past him '
without heeding his signal, George
Parade ood in front of the sixth
car and waved his firms until it
’ stopped. Then he smashed two win-
1 dows in the car and was arrested.
Baby Found in Grip
Man Left in Saloon
CHICAGO, Feb. 16. Patrons of Big
ginl’s saloon were startled to see a suit
I case on the floor of the barroom begin to
rock back and forth and emit lusty
cries.
Investigation showed If contained a
baby five days old The police, are
I hunting for the young man who left
[ the suit case.
Steals Pension Check
Os Helpless Mother
ASHEVILLE. N. C.. Feb. 16.
Ben House was bound over to the
next term of the Superior Criminal
Court in the sum of S3OO on a charge
of having stolen the pension check of
his helpless mother.
The check was for $36.
Prize Is Offered by
U.D. C. for War Essay
' JULIETTE, Feb. 16.—For the pur
i pose of increasing among the boys
1 and girls of this State a keener in
-1 terest in the study of Confederate
I
history, th* Georgia Division of the
United Daughters nf the Confederacy
has offered to present ;i handsome
and expensive gold medal to the Geor-
• gia boy or girl under is years of ago
who writes the best essay on “Fa-
, mous Georgia Battles of the War Be
ivtaen lbw attates."
SENATE TH
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TO BACON
The body of United States Sena
tor Augustus O. Bacon, whose death
Saturday afternoon In Washington
caused sorrow throughout the nation
and plunged Georgia, which he served
so long with distinction, into mourn-
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ing, will be buried with honors ac
corded few statesmen.
Impressive ceremonies in the
United States Senate chamber in the
National (’apitol will pay tribute to
his loyalty and service, and the body
will be sent to Atlanta and lie in state
in the halls of the State Capitol tor
several hours.
The members of Congress who have
been honored with public funerals in
the Senate chamber can be counted
upon the fingers of one hand. They
include such notables as Isham G.
Harris and William B. Rate, of Ten
nessee, and Mark Hanna, of Ohio.
Senator Bacon’s distinguished pub
lic career, his long tenure of aerv
tce in the Senate, led his colleagues
to determine unanimously that this
extraordinary mark of respect be
shown him.
Wilson Expects to Attend.
The arrangements for the services
In the Senate chamber have been
completed. The body will be taken
into the hall, where for years Senator
Bacon labored, at Tuesday noon, and
;<n hour later the services will be
gin. In the presence of the greatest
men of the nation.
Cards of invitation have been sent
Continued on Pa.qo 2« Column 3.
$30,000 SWIFT BABY IS
HAPPYWITH 'GRANDMA’
Little Lena
, Swift who will
it / / , make her home
I <. / with her grand-
A Vi vY’ ’ F mother, Mrs.
ilk i Lena Swift
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Through Streets of
PasadenaforTrophy
PASADENA, CAL., Feb. 16.—Four
of the wealthiest members of Pasa
dena’s winter colony, relaxing from
a life-time chase for riches, startled
early risers here Sunday by madly
sprinting, in trunks and running
shoes, from the Hotel Maryland to
the Hotel Huntington, in a panting,
perspiring foot race for a silver cup
worth SIOO.
The racers were, In the order of
finish, J. H. Sickel, rubber manufac
turer of New York; D. J. Cutler, Jr.,
iron ore magnate of Duluth, Minn.;
A. K. Bennett, of Philadelphia, and
Woodward Gordon, wholesale merch
ant of Toronto, Canada. The tim»
was 11 minutes 51 seconds, and thr
distance was one and one-half miles.
A millionaire relay race is being ar
ranged, with right or ten entries
promised. August Busch probably
will be one of the emraaus.
2 CENTS PAY No
v nxx X O MORE.
Uttie Lena Swift, the “Tbirty-
Thousand-Dollar Eabv.” is in her new
home in Atlants, with her grand
mother, Mrs. Lena Swift Huntley.
And little Lena is happy.
Lena, of course, was too young to
understand anything of the tragedy
in the separation of her father and
mother. She understood nothing of
the domestic troubles except, per
haps. that mamma cried r good deal,
and that she (the little Lena) com
forted her with small arms and large
ki.Mses
The little Lena understood nothing
of the divorce, or of the legal tangles,
and she could not possibly have
known what caused the papers to
print flaring headlines about her
mother giving up $20,000 so that she
might keep the little Lena.
All this went clear over little Lena's
head, which isn't a yard from her
small feet as yet. And when her
mother died in Washington—well, you
know how it is with a child. A lone
someness, and a questioning that is
not directly answered, and then a
getting used to it; quickly, as a child
does things.
Little Lena's auntie was very good
to her, and so was little Lena’s
grandmother. And the little Lena,
not questioning thr sacrifice of the
one or the devotion of the other, is at
home now in the Peachtree street
mansion of Mrs Huntley, and is be
gn,iUag to be very happy.
EVENING
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BIBOSSES
OECLAIIED
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Camps’ Sanitation Disgrace and
Treatment of Prisoners Impos
sible of Justification.
In a scathing arraignment of
county convict conditions handed
up to Judge Ben Hill Mondayy,
the Grand Jury made a sensa
tional attack on the County Com
mission for the inhumane condi
tions that have been found to ex
ist, and urged the absolute elim
ination of Captain Thomas J.
Donaldson and the Donaldson
influence in the management of
the convict camps.
The Grand Jury urges the imme
diate division of the office of County
Superintendent of Public Works Into
two offices, and that wo new offici i <
be appointed. The position is at pres
ent held by Si Donaldson, who su -
ceeded his brother.
The Grand Jury asserts that lei
sure is due the t’ounty Commissii ,t.
and recommends that the chairman
that body be elected by the people.
Present System Antiquated.
The present system governing th •
administration of the county’s affaii.
is branded as antiquated and unbusi
nesslike. The present deplorable su
pervision is attributed to a system
that puts all the responsibility tor
about 700 convicts and the expendi
ture of a million dollars a year up
to five citizens who receive but S4OO
a year.
A salary sufficient to attract a m<n
of recognized administrative ability :«
urged for the head of the Conn."
Commissioners, to be elected by poo
ular vote.
Captain Donaldsons power is at
tacked as autocratic, and his domi
nation of the entire county prison sys
tem is declared to have been absolute
and complete for twenty years.
"Decency Demands Reforms."
It Is pointed out that S. H. Donald
son and the various guards have been
greatly indebted to Captain Donald
son and the results have been largely
political, and have created a condition
over which the County Commission
has little contrcd
"The demands of decency and an
enlightened public conscience," says
the Grand Jury, "require the removal
of Captain Thomas J. Donaldson and
hfs influence."
The inauguration of a modern and
more humane system under a better
end new administration is urged.
The Immediate discontinuance of
the ill-treatment of the county’s pris
cners, both white and black, at the
hands of a “very disreputable class”
of guards and bosses Is demanded.
The evidence brought out in the re
cent probe, says the Grand Jury,
showed a condition that would make
Rusrlan torture look invitingly pleas
ant and Mexican barbarity seem a
parlor pastime.
Sanitation Called Disgrace.
Careful Investigation of the char
acter of guards and bosses before
their ernpolyment is recommended and
the presentment asaers that simple
humanity demands protection for
these shackled prisoners fro armed
guards who abuse their power and
authority.
The sanitarv condition of the Ful
ton County camps was denounced as
a public disgrace, particularly thr
bathing arrangements, and ft Is de
dared that the prisoners are subject
ed to every conceivable danger of
contagious diseases.
The practice of chaining prisoners
together at night is denounced a«
barbarous and Inhuman*. 7b* «r«a-