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ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1915.
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Submarine Trailed U. S. Ship 25 Minutes Before Striking
Mayor Woodward Tuesday severely
criticised the action of the City Coun
cil in taking from him the appoint
ment of the city purchasing agent
and making that officer elective by
Council. He said it was “outrage
ously illegal” and he was ready to
take the fight to the courts.
He grew eloquent in a sarcastic
comment on Aldine Chambers, for
mer Councilman and a brother of the
purchasing agent, W. E. Chambers.
“I want to defend Mr. Aldine,” he
said. “That crowd is imposing upon
him. They take up most of his time
waiting around in the ante-rooms of
the Council chamber, but they don't
pay him any salary. He ought to
have a salary.
Gets Real Reward.
"Down at the Municipal Court they
reward his good services. I under
stand they pay him a salary of $75 a
month as attorney for the chief mar
shal.”
Mayor Woodward then spoke spe
cifically of the action of Council Mon
day afterroon. paying:
"The City Attorneys can rule until
they are blue in the face, and Coun
cil van vote itself hoarse, but neither
will alter the fact that the city char
ter requires an act of the character of
the one under consideration to be
voted upon separately by Council and
the Aldermanic Board.
"The City Attorneys have ruled time
and again that a resolution or ordi
nance looking to the expenditure of
money requires separate action by the
two bodies of Council. If changing
an office from an indefinite term to a
two-year term al $2,000 a year doesn’t
look to the expenditure of money, then
there is no such thing as logic.
Will F'ght Question Out.
"The records show the vote of the
tvhdie Council on my veto was 19 to 9,
b two-thirds majority. But seven
members of the lower branch of Coun
cil of twenty members voted to sus
tain me. Thus the office of Purchas
ing Agent is just where it was before
Council interfered. I will make this
legal point and fight it out.”
“If Council is going to ignore the
charter in this way, the Aldermanic
Board might as well be abolished,”
Councilman Claude L. Ashley declared
In the debate on the bill Monday aft
ernoon. "The Aldermanic Board was
created to vote separately on Just such
papers as this.”
The members voting with the May-
ar were:
Aldermen McDonald and Dunlap
and Councilmen Renfroe, George
Freeman, Ashley, Farlinger, William
Johnson, Edwin Johnson and Dallas.
What provoked Mayor Woodward to
especially severe criticism of certain
members of Council was the fact that
they changed their whole course of
action when Councilman Edward H.
Inman left the meeting.
Vote After Inman Leaves.
The necessary two-thirds vote to
override the veto was not in sight at
the opening of the meeting, and, led
by Councilman Charles W. Smith,
they proceeded to ignore the Mayor’s
message by a simple majority vote,
changing the minutes making the bill
an Aldermanic paper, and declaring
it a law on the grounds that Mayor
Woodward had slept over his rights
In waiting to act upon it until after
the Aldermanic Board had passed
upon it.
It was voted upon originally by the
full CQuncil and City Attorney May-
son gave a written opinion that this
was the proper course.
However, when Councilman Inman
was called from the meeting on busi
ness. which he later stated was the
case, Councilman Smith immediately
made a motion to override.
Harper Helps
War Stricken
Lawyers
Not so long ago Donald Harper,
formerly of Rome, Ga., was celebrated
as a crack pitcher at Mercer. Then
he became even better known as a
crack lawyer.
And now Donald Harper, American
attorney in Pars, is a Chevalier of the
Legion of Honor, so created by Presi
dent Poincare, and is prominently In
terested in the handling and disburs
ing of a great fund for the assistance
of lawyers in the war-stricken coun
tries, made homeless or otherwise in
jured by the war.
Mr. Harper is quoted freely abroad
in this and other connections these
days, and altogether is reflecting con
siderable glory on his native land and
State and alma mater, and so on.
Car Falls on Worker;
Skull Is Cruched
Hugh H. Hendricks, of East Point,
a car repairer fur the Georgia Car and
Locomotive Company, was injured fa
tally about 11 a. m. Tuesday when a
car on which he was working turned
over, crushing hi skull. He died an
hour later at the Grady Hospital, aft.
er the ambulance had made a record-
breaking run to the end of Washing
ton street, making the round trip in
fourteen minutes. #
Mrs. Hendricks reached the hospital
a few minutes after her husband died
She was prostrated by the shock.
Hendricks is survived also by a child
and his father, A. G. Hendricks, of
Union City, Ga.
Second Song Bird
Captured by Burglar
For the second time this season a
perfectly good canary bird—this time
in a cage—has been stolen by the
esthetic member, or possibly aviary
expert, of Atlanta's burglar colony.
Or maybe there are two of them
who are kindly affectioned to the saf-
fron-hued warblers.
Anyway, Mrs. A. Larv, No. 233
Courtland street, left her pet canary
caged on the front veranda Monday
night, during which period he was
feloniously removed, cage and all, by
some person or persons unknown, who
evidently did not fear detection, even
with a living alarm clock ready to
burst into trills and twitters on no
provocation at all.
Pleads She Forged
To ‘Keep Straight'
Miss Hazel Dell Beverly, a pretty
Peachtree street manicurist, arrested
in Macon for forging a money order
for $30 "to keep straight,” will be
brought to Atlanta this week for trial.
She was haled before a United
States Commissioner in Macon and
declared that she was out of work
and had to have money. The order is
said to have been forged in the name
of Miss Florence Moore, of Atlanta,
last November.
The case was worked up by Chief
Postoffice Inspector Robert E. Barry
and his aides.
Carter Family Forced
To Flee in NightDress
Fire early Tuesday destroyed tho
home of E. A, Carter, of No. 139
Greenwich avenue. West End, causing
several hundred dollars loss and
forced the family to flee to the street
in their night clothes. Mr. Carter,
who discovered the fire, aroused his
wife and three small grandchildren
and carried them to safety.
The Bell Laundry, at No. 183 South
Forsyth street, was damaged consid
erably Tuesday morning by flames
which started in the engine room.
Prompt work by the firemen saved
the plant.
Mrs. Astor Buys Fine
Kentucky HuntHorse
(By International New* Service^)
LEXINGTON, KY., May 4 — R. E.
Moreland, the trainer, has sold to Mrs.
John Jacob Astor. of New York, a
beautiful chestnut saddle mare, which
Mrs. Astor purchased to ride on
hunting trips. The mare is of the
long-tailed hunter type, 15 1-2 hands
high, and is one of the handsomest
horses shipped from the bluegrass
country in a, long time.
The price was not made public.
The first prosecution for violation of
whfrt is known as Georgia’s “Blue
Ssky Law,” which went into effect Jan
uary 1, 1914, was decided Tuesday by
Judge J. B. Ridley, in the Municipal
Court, when he bound over to the City
Criminal Court H. A. Manning, head
of the Manning Piano Company. Man
ning’s bond was fixed at $300,.which
he promptly made.
A case against Miss R M. Higgins
was dismissed on motion of Attorneys
John P. Haunson and A. L. Henson,
representing the prosecution, it being
shown that she was merely a stenog
rapher for the piano company.
Manning was accused of having sold
stock In the company without regis
tering it ( in the office of the Secretary
of State, as is required by the "Blue
Sky” law. The prosecution grew out
of the sale of $1,000 worth of stock to
a man In Athens, who had answered a
newspaper advertisement of the com
pany and accepted a job as book
keeper. He charged that"the rxmipany 1
failed to keep its contract, and the
criminal cases resulted.
Attorney W. S. Dillon, for Manning,
made the point that the stock had not
been offered for sale "generally,” and
that, therefore, there had been nq vio
lation of the law. The prosecution,
however, contended that the newspa
per advertisement made the offer
"general.” The term "generally” is
specified in the act in referring to the
offer for sale of stock.
The law provides that any person
violating its terms shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.
Robbed of $80 in
Hold-Up De Luxe
(By International News Service)
CHICAGO, May 4—This is the
latest in automobile holdups:
Charles Boles was homewrda bound
early to-day when a large black tour
ing car drew up to the curb.
’ “Come take a ride,’ said one of the
two men. who jumped out, and they
seized Boles and forced him into the
automobile. The chauffeur ptu on full
speed and after going several blocks
Boles was dumped out of the cap
minus his pocketbook and $80.
H. B. Warner Marries
His Leading Woman
(By International News Service.)
CHICAGO, May 4— H. B. Warner,
who starred over the country In
“Alias Jimmy Valentine." and Miss
Margarite L. Stanwood, known on the
stage a8 Rita Stanwood, were mar
ried last night at the Hotel Sherman
here. On the marriage licenge^clerk’s
books Warner was entered as 37 and
his bride as 26. He gave his address
as New York and she said Boston was
her home.
The two recently completed a sea
son’s run here in "Under Cover.”
Law ProtectingUnion
Help Held Invalid
(By International News Service.)
COLUMBUS, OHIO, May 4.—The
State Supreme Court to-day declared
unconstitutional the State law which
provides a $100 fine or six months’
imprisonment for discharging an em
ployee because of membership in a
labor union.
Hughes Admits He
Won't Be President
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON. May 4.—Justice
Charles E. Hughes, of the Supreme
Court. it became authoritatively
known, has informed his* friends that
he will not be a candidate for Presi
dent in 1916.
"if
Pesky Bonds
Call Slaton
East Again
It's those pesky bonds again. Just
when Governor Slaton thought all de
tails of the $3,525,000 refunding issue
were safely out of his hands he found
out last week that because of a num
ber of things that must yet be done
to the bonds, such as signing and en
graving and so on, before they can
be delivered to the purchaser. Asa G.
Candler, July 1, it was necessary to
have them in hand as soon as possi
ble.
And so Governor Slaton is off to
New York again to urge by a per
sonal call upon the bond manufactur
ers the necessity of speeding their
work. He left Atlanta over the
Southern Railway Tuesday at noon,
accompanied by Mrs. Slatop. They
will be away, he said before leaving,
probably the rest of the week.
One of the biggest tasks yet re
maining to the Governor, State Treas
urer Speer and Secretary of State
Phil^ook will be the signing by each
of them of every one of the 3,500
bonds.
Governor Slaton s trip to New York
will be made, as have his other ex
peditions in the interest of the bond
issue, at his personal expense.
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(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, May 4—Consul
General Skinner at London reported
to the State Department to-day that
a submarine was sighted from the
American steamer Gulflight 25 min
utes before the Gulflight was struck
off the Scilly Islands Saturday.
While Skinner does not declare that
the submarine was a German vessel,
the fact that almost immediately the
American ship was struck and the
fact that Skinner makes no mention
in his cablegram as to the nation*
ality of the submarine is taken aa
conclusive evidence that the attack
was made by a German vessel,
Wilson Awaiting Facts.
The United States has not yet for
mulated any policy regarding the at
tack on the American steamship
Gulflight, and will not do so until the
facts ^have been established from ev
ery angle. President Wilson told his
callers to^Bay.
The President stated, however that
the case involving the drowning of
Leon C. Thrasher when the British
steamship Falaba was sunk by a
German submarine will be treated in
conjunction with the Gulflight inci
dent, and it is probable that all mat
ters between the American and Ger
man Governments regarding the war
zone will be grouped together in
whatever action is taken.
The Chief Executive would make no
further comment upon the Gulflight
matter pending receipt of definite in
formation. The facts now’ are being
sought of the American Consul at
Plymouth and from the American
Embassy in Berlin. Ambassador
Page at London has not yet reported
on the case, and the Executive point
ed out that he probably does not have
any information that has not already
been received In Washington.
U. S- to Act Slowly.
While it is admitted in official cir
cles that the reports thus far re
ceived have indicated that the at
tack on the Gulflight was unwar
ranted, it is the purpose of the Ad
ministration to act slow’ly, as it is ex
pected that Germany, if responsible,
will be prompt to make amends.
At the same time, the Washington
government has not attempted to
minimize the seriousness of the sit
uation, and should the inquiry bear
out the reports thus far received, this
Government will demand an indem
nity large enough to compensate the
families of the victims and cover the
loss of the ship. An expression of re
gret also most likely will be re
quested.
Sailors Sure German
Torpedo Hit Vessel
(By International News Service.)
PLYMOUTH. ENGLAND, May 4.—
United States Consul Joseph G. Ste
phens, who is investigating the attack
upon the American oil ship Gulflight
by a German submarine, interviewed
Second Officer Paul Bower and eight
other members of the crew’ to-day.
Testimony secured from seamen on
the Gulflight will be made part of
Ambassador W. H. Page’s report on
the incident to the State Department
at Washington.
Members of the crew of the Guif-
light, while admitting that the weath
er was foggy of? Scilly Islands on
Saturday, were insistent in declaring
that the. nationality of the Gulflight
could not be mistaken. Although no
submarine was seen at the moment
w’hen the American ship was tor
pedoed, one had been seen about 25
minutes previously. The Gulflight
was in convoy of two British patrol
boats when she was attacked.
Second Officer Bower said that the
Gulflight had been followed all the
way across the Atlantic by a friendly
warship, which kept out of sight, but
maintained constant wireless com
munication with the oil ship.
The Gulflight now lies in Crow
Sound with a hole in her bow, her
forward deck down to the water and
her propeller just showing astern.
After being tow’ed irito port a heavy
gale blew up. which gave rise to fears
that the disabled ship might be
swamped Salvage steamers and
British patrol boat? have been stand
ing by the Gulflight ever since she
was towed into Crow Sound.
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By FREDERICK WERNER.
(Special Correspondent Intemationaf
News Service.)
BERLIN. May 4.—The capture hy
the Germans of five towns from the
Allies is announced in an official state
ment issued by the German War Of
fice this afternoon.
_ In the first day of the great battle in
Western Galicia, which resulted in the
destruction of the Russian front from
a point on the Hungarian frontier to
the junction of the Dunajec and Vis
tula Rivers, the Germans took 21,500
prisoners, as well as 16 cannons and
47 machine guns.
Attempts of the French to retake
Four de Paris, in the Argonne, re
sulted In failure.
Five towns taken by rhe Germans
in their latest offensive In the western
theater of war are Zovinrote. Znnne-
boke. Westhoek, Polygon wold and
Nonnsbosehen.
Defeat Imperils
Carpathian Army
By FREDERICK WERNER.
(Special Correspondent International
News Service.)
BERLIN, May 4 (via Amsterdam).
Our victoyr in Western Galicia is
more important than that in the Ma
surian Lakes, telegraphs a corre
spondent at Austrian headquarters
On the Dunajec front the Russians
are retreating in disorder, with Ger
man and Austrian troops pursuing
and breaking up every attempt to
rally.
Entire Russian divisions have been
completely destroyed. The number
of prisoners taken may exceed (hose
captured by Field Marsha! von Hin-
denburg in East Prussia, but the chief
Importance of the victory lies in the
fact, that the Russian troops concen
trated on the Carpathian front for the
Invasion of Hungary are now men
aced from both west and east.
“Unless these forces are extricated
by abler generalship than the Rus
sians have thus far shown, they are
threatened with the greatest disaster
ever recorded in military’ history. At
any rate, they will be compelled to
retreat. The Austrians have avenged
Przemyi.”
Berlin military experts asserted to
day that once more German strategy
had led the Russians into a trap,
which was sprung only when neces
sary preparation had been made. This
was complete when the forces of Gen
eral von Mackensen had been trans
ferred from the Bsurka-Rawka front
to the southeastern theater.
The people o # f Berlin are celebrating
the victory to-day. Von Mackensen
has becom° overnight as great a pop
ular hero as Von Hindenburg. It was
Von Mackensen who led the Germans
in their victories at Lodz and Lowicz
and brought them almost within sight
of Warsaw.
Popular Interest In the German of
fensive from East Prussia Into the
Russian Governments of Ivovno and
Kourland is not as great as in the Car
pathian struglge, but the military ex
perts here are watching this closely.
By their advance upon Mitau the Ger
mans are now as close to the Rus
sian capital as the Russians at War
saw are to Berlin.
Russians Ridicule
Claims of Germans
By FRANCES LAVELLE MURRAY.
(Special Correspondent International
News Service.)
PETROGRAD, May 4 — Austro-Ger-
man claims of a great victory In
Western Galicia were denied by the
Russian War Office to-day. It was
stated that the recent offensive un
dertaking by the Teutonic Allies at
the Dunajec River had resulted In
some gains for them, necesaitatlng a
regrouping of the Russian forces, but
that the latter had subsequently re
gained practically all the lost ground.
An official statement Isaued to-day
ridirules the German announcement
of gr^al gains in the Kovno-Kourla«<l
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