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CRUISER DOCKS; U. S. DELAYS ACTION
Sinking of American Ship To Be Probed by PrZsiden? W i73o_r_l
DE KALB WANTS TO JOIN FULTON
I'ne DaKalb County Grand Jury
Yorrest Adalr foreman returned It=
presentments shortly after noon on
Thursday in the Superior Court, rec
ymmending the consolidation of Ful
ton and DeKald Counties. that the
gounty debt of 37488280 be paid out
of the first revenues of 1915 that
striet economy be observed in the fu
ture—and that better care be taken
of the public records. following the
mutilation of a deed book recently in
the clerk’s offices.
Associated with Mr. Adair on the
jury was Preeton 8. Arkwright, and
the entire body was exceliently repre.
sentative of the progressive apirit of
DeKald County.
The recommendation that DeKalb
be consolidated with Fulton, there
tore, gains a notable weight from the
character of the jury members In
s favor. The presentment recited
that the rural districts of both coun
ties and the cities of Atianta and De
catur would be benefited by.the con
solidation
Not Alarmed Over Debt.
The rather considerable county debt
was not “viewed with alarm” by the
tury, which r'nmmng‘ded highly Coun
tv Commissioner Freeman on the
splendid showing he had made and on
his capable administration of the
ounty’'s affairs It was recommend
ed. however, that the first money ex
pended from the 1915 revenues should
ba applied to wiping out the county
debt and that economy should be ob
served as strictly as possible in the
coming Vear
It was recommended also that the
ounty tax rate be kept at the same
jgure as in 1914—the lowest, by the
vay, which the county has ever en
oved
The jury advised that the office of
County Treasurer be abolished, stat
ng that the Decatur banks could
handle the county funds and disburse
them with all the care and precaution
‘hat the Treasurer could exercise.
Departments are Commended.
Other departments of the county’s
vdministration were commended—
<chools, jail, public buildings and so
on. including bridges and roads.
In considering the matter of the
mutilated deed book. 1t was recom
mended that a fireproof vault be in
stalled as a record room, and that’
additional space be allotted to the
j~rk's office 1n order that deeds might
e proporely filed, and that no one be
srmitted to inspect the deeds or the
deed records except in the presence of
'xm-ros'nlmi\ e of the clerk’'s office.
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Indict Business Man
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In Record Mutilation
Just before quitting work and re
urninng its presentment, the De
kalb County Grand _Jury, Forrest
\dair, Toreman, returned an indict
nent against O. R, Ledford, a promi
ent Decatur business man, charging
im with mautilating two deed books
in the clerk's office—an occurrence
‘hat caused much comment a week
aAgO.
Two pages were cut from the books.
One of them, it was found, contained
the record of a deed from Ledford to
W. B. Henderson. The other, it was
shown, eontained the record of a deed
made by Henderson back to Ledford.
Ledford formerly ‘was a school
eacher in the r‘_mml\\', and had an ex
cellent reputation as an instructor.
He now owns a livery stable and has
ite a number of business interests.
MAYOR VETOES PLAN.
Vayor Woodward said Thursday he
ad again vetoed the proposition to em
loy Captain Robert M. Clayton, for
irty vears City Chief of Construction
as city consulting engineer.
Phig is the third time Council has
passed the matter up to the Mavor and
Lt anrh time he lhas sent it back. 2
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
tor Grave ot
Mrs. Robson
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Maroh 11 in Kirkwood always was
“Flower Day.” The women of Kirk
wood on esch March 11 would wisit
the acres and acres of jonquils in
Mrs. Kate Robson's vast garden, and
the roses—there were 5§ different
kinds of roses. They would visit the
gardens at the invitation of Mra. Rob
son. and pick all the flowers they
wanted, and sell them for thelr varl
ous churches.
For March 11 was Mrs Robson's
birthday-—and that was how she lov
ed to celebrate it
Last year Mra Robson died. She
was past her eightieth year, at the
end of a long and very beautiful Mfe,
the last vears of which were,spent
among her acres of flowers, and much
of the time in the tiny “playhouse”
where she loved to sit and weave the
wonderfu! “prayer rugs” for whicn
she was famous.
Last year Mrs, Robson died And
the gardens were sold.
So this year the ladies of Kirk
:wood. on the anniversary of her birth,
are not ging to gather flowers from
‘those wonderful acres. '
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each select the most beautiful flower
from thelr own litfle gardens. and
they will take those flowers to Oak
land Cemetery and lay it on Mra
Robson's grave.
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’Woma.n Kills Son,
Husband and Self
| NBEWARK, N. J., March 11 —The
body of Willlam rßadley, shot
through the head, his 5-year-old son,
William, Jr., shot through the heart,
and that of Mrs. rßadley with a bul
let wound in the head, were found by
neighbors who entered the rßadley
‘home to-day.
The police believe Mrs rßadley
shot her husband and son during &
quarrel and then killed herself.
Bradley’'s body was in the kfl'hen.
the son's on a bedroom oouch and
Mrs. rßadley’s on the bedroom floor.
A revolver was under Mrs. rßadley’s
body.
Dies as High Court
Dooms Hi%n to Gibbet
The Supreme Court of Georgia, re
fusing to grant him a new trial, de
cided that ?non Brown, of Savan
nah, must dfe on the gallows for the
death of Peter F. Dewberry. But
there was a higher judgment that
saved him from execution.
Two hours after the cpinion was
handed down, sealing his fate, the
court received notice from Chatham
County officials that Brown had just
died in jail. The opinion was immedi
ately withdrawn, and judgment
abated.
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Penitent Moonshiner
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Walter P. Gentry, Gilmer County
farmer arraigned for moonshining on
June 9, 1914, took the advice of his wife
and confessed to Judge Newman in the
United States District Court, and then
went to the ‘‘mourners’ bench’’ and had
a good cry. He was sentenced to 30
glaoyos in the Tower and to pay a fine of
Gentry cried because he could not go
back home and tell his wife that her
advice had gained him the court's
mercy But E-mgv Newman commend
ed him and said sometimes it is better
that a man take his wife's counsel than
to follow his own.
King George Orders
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LONDON, March 11.—King George
to-day signed the council granting au
thority to the navy .and army
branches of the Government to malke
reprisals against Germany for estab
!lishing a “‘war Zone” around the Brit
[lsh isles and sinking British merchant
ships.
The King signed the order during a
session: of the privy council in Buck
ingham Palace. Details of the action
were not announced.
PROMOTING CANNING FACTORY.
VIDALIA, March 11.—Stock sub
scriptions are being received to-day
to build @ canning factory at this
point. lltiis planned to erect the plant
lund start business this summer taking
the truck and oroduce of the farmers
of this section.
VOL. XIII. NO. 187.
Police Clhief Beavers replied Thurs
day to Mayor Woodward's harge
that he had protected Chairman W
P. Fain, of the Police Commission, in
his relations with an 'mmoral womn
an with the exclamation
“Ha! ha!
I dont know whethes ought to
say that much added iief Beav
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Chatrman Fain answered at he
wad no reply to make
Mayor Wodward made additional
uckd remarks,
1 don’t pretend logbe (alling any
thing new about Chairman Faln™ he
sald ‘His reputation if notorious. 1
simply wanted to strip the mask from
that little gang that fs fiying the laise
[rom of religious reformi. |1 want o
jet the people know that the same
Mttle ring' of peanut politicians tha
has been trying to get control of the
city government for the last several
vears 1z securing pretty firm hold
“They All Know,” Says Mayor
‘They all know I am telling the
truth,
I was glad to learn from the morn
ng paper that Chairman Fain went
to the Chapman revival Wednesday
night ¢ they can pull him through
they deserve most hearty congratu
ations.
‘lf Chairman Fain has reformed it
s been only recently 1t was only
18t vear after one of the long ses
sions of the Police Comml!ssion when
his friends hagd balloted for lim near
lv 400 times that the would-be chair
man, with a party of friends, visite 1
he house of the woman mentioned in |
the indictments and beat her up, put
ting her in bed for two weeks ‘
“A woman !lving next door to the
house came to me and said she had
appealed to Chief Beavers to investi
gate the house She offered a room
in her own house from which Chief
Beavers could watch the house and
secure evidence. ‘
No Case Ever Made. |
“This woman said she did not wish
to go to the Police Court but w.nvlrrl‘
the police to get the evidence
“Another time Chairman Fain's
woman friend telephoried for the po
lice Two officers went, but no vnfle!
was made, though the matter was re- i
ported to Chief Beavers.” ]
Though it has been stated :h,«(l
Chairman Fain would make a writtea
reply so the Mayor's charges, Mr Fain
said he had nothing to say for the
preseni
It is hinted around the City Hall
that members of the City Council may |
take a hand in the scandal, and ()Hl?!‘{
an investigation., Some members said
Thursday they were considering :1‘
move to abolish the Police Commission
altogether ‘
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Big Lumber Mill \
To Double Output{
GAINESVILLE March 11 I'e
Byvrd-Matthews Investment “nmimn\',l
owner of the huge Byrd-Matthews
Lumber Company misl «t Helen, has
wired the mill superintendent to be
gin operating fuii time, which wili
increase itg output from 60,000 to
120,000 feet daily and give employ
ment to 300 additional men
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Tennessee House
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~ KillsW.and A. Act
; NASHVILLE, TENN., March 11.—By
’a vote of 10 to 2 the House Rallroad
Committee, in session at the State Capl
!ll-ivi here, this afternoor rejected the
imw-ymsml'4‘)m!mvnngvr Western and At
lantic railroad bill
The committee 1 at '3 o'clock to
j:-nnsldvr the bill and went into execu
tive session, excluding even the news
paper men.
ATLANTA, GA. FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1915,
McAdoo to Have His
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Appendix Removed
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WASHINGTON, March 11 -Secrelary
of the Treasury McAdoo to-day went lo
Providence Hoapita!l in Washingten (o
prepare for an operation for apPen
dicitis. Doctors Cary T. Geayson, the
President's physician, and A M. Faunt.
leroy will perform the operation.
i It was announced that Mr. MeAdoo
is nol in & serious condition, but the
physicians deckied an early operation
WAS necessary to prevent further com
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Mrs. William H. Kiser, at left, and Mrs. Beaumont Davison
viewing the work of one of the women given employment n the
workshop of the Emergency Association for the Unemployed Wom
en of Atlanta at the deanery of St. Philin’s Cathedral
HUNTED GEORGIA
~ SLAYER GIVES UP
Porter Jones, white, 27 years old, is
held by the Memphis police Thursday as
a fugitlive from Georgia, following his
eonfession that he had escaped while
serving a life sentence for the murder
of Jack Adams at Eatonton seven or
eight vears ago. He will be held pend
ing Instructions from the Georgia Prison
Commaissior.,
According to dispatches from Mem
phis, Jones, a wreck of his former self,
had been an inmateée of a rescue mis
gion in that city for a week when he
was arrested Wednesday night. After
a night in a cell he broke down and
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1,000,000 Pounds of
VALDOSTA, March 11.—~There .s
more home-cured meat in Lowndes
County now than ever before in its
history, according to James E. Down
ing, in charge of the. Government pig
c¢lub work: and 8. L, Downing, county
tarm demonstrator. They say the
farmers have in their smokehouses
more than 1,000,000 pounds of per
fectly cured bacon, hams and shoul
ders.
Most of the tenant farmers, who
heretofore bought their supply of meat
from their landlord or from the,job
ber in town, have killed and cured as
much as they will need during the
‘vearl.
‘ESewing Machines Hum at
‘Woman's Relief W orkshop
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confesged that he was an escaped Geor
gla conviet,
Jones was convicted in Putnam Supe
rior Court for the murder of Adams and
given a life sentence in 1908, He was
assigned to the Delalb County chain
gang. He escaped at Decatur in 1909.
He was recaptured in 1910 and assigned
te the Rockdale County camp at Con
yers. He escuped from there in 1911.
Several manths later he was captured in
Missouri, but escaped afaln by leaping
from a moving train while en route back
to Georgia, He had since been a fuil
tive until he fell into the hands of the
Memphis police.
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Hoke Smith Plans to
Get Home Next Week
' WASHINGTON, March Ll —Senator
'”oku Smith announced to-day that he
Lwould leave for Atlanta next week. He
will keep hlg Washington office open
during the Congressional interim.
Secretary Bennett and the usual of
fice force will be 1n charge during the
I.\'('H:l(!)l'h absence.
APPRAISING RAILROAD LINE.
. VALDOSTA, March 11.—The val
lurizalh-n of the Palatka branch of
’u"- eorgia Southern and Florida
Railroad, by.the engineers of the In
terstate Commerce Commission has
Ibegun here. The party is accompa
nied by Asgistant Engineer Bunday,
'o! the railroad.
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The deanery of St. Philip's Cathe
dral, abutting the viaduct on Wash
ington street, hummed with busy life
Thursday. Many women worked with
gingham cloth, cutting out from pat
terns, sewing parts into, shape and
patiently aorking on button holes.
The problem of unemployment
among Atlanta women - was being
solved, .
The deanery has been converted
into an emergency workshop, the con
summation of a campaign by promi
pent Atlanta women, headed by Mrs.
Beaumont Davison, to provide imme
diate reli¢f for unemployed women.
The relief asscciation has estab
lished a sort, of clearing house. Its
members have taken orders for work
to be done, This work is placed In
the hands of working women whom
the firancial depression of the winter
has thrown out of employment. So
far seventeen women have been given
work: it is hoped to provide employ
ment for a greater number
The work that was being done
Thursday was on an order fog, SIOO
worth of children's clothing, and al
ready nearly 100 gingham frocks have
been cut and practically completed.
Mre. Davison made an appeal for
more orders. Specimens of the work
done in the emergency workshop are
being displayed in a moving exhibit,
in charge of Mrs. Willlam H. Klser,
at which a number of the articles will
be sold. The exhibit already has been
shiown at the Georglan Terrace Hotel,
and is now at the Chamber of Com
merce quarters.
A gift of bread, cakes and other ar
ticles of food was sent the Emergen
¢y Association from the Georgian
Terrace Thursday morning, which
will be served at the morning meal
furnished free to the women engaged
in the shop. .
President Gives In
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On Mo. Appointment
WASHINGTON, March 11.—Presi
dent Wilson to-day appointed A, W.
Shelton, United States Marshal for
the Western District of Missouri.
The recess appointment by Wilson
of Ewing . Bland for this position
precipitated the fight of Senators on
the President in matters of patronage
and forced him to name a man recom
mended by Senator Reed, of Kansas
City. .
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PARIS,. March 1) An officia’ com- |
munigue issued b the French War)}
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Ofice this afternoon states that the
PBritish troops 1o the La Hassee re- |
glon have captured nearly & mile
and & half of German trenches be- |
fore Neuve Chapelle, taken that town
and advanced more than a mile he
yond it
The text of the communique fol
lows
The British attack of vestorday |
oaptured 2,506 meters of trenches he
fore Neuve Chapelle and the village
itselfl. then progressed in the diree
tion of Aubers as far as Moulin dn
Pletre, and in a southeasterly direc
tion as far as the north limits of the
Forest of Blez, that is o say, about
two kilometers beyond Neuve Cha
pelle. The German artillery is be
ing little weed.
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Big Gains Made by
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' British in Fland
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‘\A!*Ol for the Brit for " the
destructi of the ai-Me ‘
wWay junctior West ¥ At
pounced in an officia stoment f
the War Office The stat ent. whicl
was Issued rougt the { ert '
Press Bureau, follows
An advance was A Hr
forces on March 4 The Four and
Indian Corps, operating ver a front
4000 yards long, galned three-gquariers
o & mile on Wednesday, taking all the
German trenches and occupying pos
tions formerly held b the Germans
Seven hundred prisoners were taken \
British airman destroyed the Comrtral
Menin rallway junetion
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Of T to Englisl
own to Lngiisi
BRERLIN, March 11 (by wireless)
The announcement made in Paris that
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British troops had captured the tow
of Neuve Chapelle, in the La Basses
region, is flatly denied an official
report from the German general staff
sued here this afternoon It atso
emphatically contradicted the Petro
gred claims that the Russian troops
‘have succeeded In breaking througzh
the German llnes at Augustowo, Po
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Turks Hurry Defense
To Gallipoli Strait
l o Gallipoli Strait
LONDON, March 11.—The silencing
’..P more Turkish guns on the Aslatic|
| glde of the narrows in the Dardane.les
‘, the Anglo-French fleet was an
nounced in dispatches received to day
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from Athen These stated that hid
j.nr batteries, lving between Kephez
and Chanak had been put out of com
mission by projectiles from the heavy
gur ( the warships The dispatch
did not say, however, when th feat
vas accomplished
A itor who made al aeria re
connalssance over the waterway e
ported that a big fleet of transports
had passed through the Sea of Mar
\ making t apparer hat the
rurk } «rmy wag being reinforced
The also reported that the Turks
were makx ¢ vigorous preparations to
defend Gallipoli Strait to the last
New hidden batteries are being plant
ed on both sides of the waterway at
that point and fresh defensive works
erected
Gallipo Strait lies opposite Gal
poli, at the point where the Darda
nelle enters the Sea of Marmora.
The strait i« marked by treacherous
irrents and ledges of rocks. Ther
ire two lighthouses, one upon each
side of the strait
g ' s
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N. Y. Police Victims
Of Bomb ‘Outrage’
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~ NEW YORK, March 11.-A bomb
I‘.\:“ found this afternoon in the office
of the State's Workmen's Compensa
tion Bureau, Madison avenue. The
supposed bomb came from Albany by
express,
Later the bomb was found to con
tain a stick of putty. A blackhand
note was found in the package wher
it was opened.. The police believe 1
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SEWPORT NBWS. VA, March 15
Commander Thierichens, of the Pring
Bitel Priedrich, this afterncon fle@ § §
forme request for permission to d.l* ,
he (Jerman crulser for repairs withe i
out Interning her :
L wing e fling of the requesk
to be permitied r repmirs. the Prins
Fitel Friedr y went to the drydeck :
of the Newport News Shipping sl
Iy <k Company for a preliminary
surves .
Arrangemenis are being made Lo
take off the crews of the British and
Prench prises Muny third-class DRS.
sengers wefe compedied o remain ey
bomrd the vesse!, entry HAVIDS [
refused them because of Immigration
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Charge of Piracy
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" WASHINGTON, March 11 —mfl
i advisability of preferring a charge of
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racy sgalnst the German cruisey ™
;)': r Eltel 1 ir was reported to
e under consiieration by Governs
ment N als t Ly
{ el nring ¢ he State
Denartment. to whom the report o
L e . rall ard as rendered on
the problem raised by the Prins Ei«
t Friedr announced late to-day
that he ad t passed upon it He
explained that the question of time
i e ziven the ship for repairs or
what repairs should be permitted was
not a matter to be discussed by the
neutrality boar This must be taken
p by the Navy Department
The e ns taken ip by the
eutralit oard, Lansing stated, In
ved the soners and other mlfl
ters of nternational law He sald
. wad n dea when his decisibn
W illd be rendered
It was leardned thig afternocon that
two members of the crew of the Wil
il P. Frye have enlisted for servs
ce on the Prinzg Eitel Friedrich, They
ire Charles Frank and Robert Bogge,
woth of German birt
It is reported in official circles this
afternoon that the German cruiser,
Prinz Eite Friedrich, will be given
additional time by the Government
in which to make repairs. This plan
is sald to be approved by the neus
trality board, though no official ans
nouncement had been issued up. 0
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The owner of the American gragn
destroyved when the Willlam P. Frye,
of Baltimore, was dynamited by the
Eitel is M. H. Houser, of Portland,
Oreg
Under International law, this grain
was not contraband
Although quoted statements of pas
sengers say that they were well treat
ed on their voyvage, advices at the
Treasury Department state that the
worxen and children are in poor health
owipg to their detention al sea
President Starts Probe.
President Wilson to-day, in discuss
ing the cruiser's presence and opera
tions, said
A most reaching inquiry will be
made, and whatever action i 3 ta.{(en
will be based upon the result of Xhe
nquiry Qs
'he President took the Initis |
tive n directing the investi
gation, and will have a personal hand
in it. That the Umited States will
call on Germany for proper amends
and reparation for the sinking of the
\merican ship was the consensus of
official and diplomatic ecircles in
Washington to-day.
It was admitted that a serious issue
with the {li:x:sw% (overnment has
been raised by the action of the fa
‘mous German rover and a grave
breach of international law was caused
in the sinking of the American ship.
President Wilson sent a note to
Germany wiich stated that “if the
commanders of German vessels of
war should destroy on the high seas
an American vessel it would be diffi
cult for this Government to view the
act in any other light than an ‘%
sensible violation of neutral rig A
Violated German Contention. =
This note was dispatched to i
many thirteen days after the sin b
of the Frye, but the President’s
was merely a reiteration of the them
existing International law and Wwas
called forth omly by the Y 3
threat of a submarine mpaign
against England. S L
According to the present German
contention in regard to ~'-,"1 tufes,
wheat is not contraband unless con-.
{signed to the armed forcas of #m«
{my, and the captain of the "Ht?w