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The Weather j
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Local thunderstorms
Sunday and probably
Monday.
VOL. III. NO. 13.
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(Copyright, 1918, by
The Georgian Company.)
A 1 LAIN 1 A,
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CITY MUST
Bonds and Higher Taxes Only
Way to Keep Atlanta Metrop
olis of South, Says Thomson,
in Comparing Other Cities.
Officials Cut Assessment Eighteen
Years Ago When Money Should
Have Gone to Improvements.
Assets High, but Debt Too Low.
Beavers' Secretary
'Arrested;' Gets Ring
Haled Forcibly Before Recorder,
Morris Presented With Hand
some Gift From Force.
W. T. Morris, secretary to Chief
Beaver?, yesterday afternoon resisted
“arrest” on charges of “contempt of
court.” brought by Recorder George
E. Johnson, and it was necessary for
Policemen Lee Whatley and George
Cornett to forcibly bring him before
the judge, where his name was ex
punged from the docket, and in be
half of the police department he was
presented with a handsome diamond
ring, the gift of Judge Johnson and
the members of the force.
In a presentation address Judge
Johnson spoke of Mr. Morris as “the
most popular man in the entire po
lice department.” Mr. Morris Mon
day will leave for Seattle, where he
will help to represent Atlanta at the
shrine gathering there as a member
of the Yaarab Patrol.
An insight into Atlanta’s standing
as a business institution among the 4U
cities of her class in the United States
was given Saturday by Alderman Al
bert Thomson in an interview setting
forth some of the conclusions he had
arrived at after an exhaustive study
of government statistics on these cit
ies.
His first premise set down is that
for the last eighteen years, since the
tax rate was reduced from 1.50 per
cent to 1.25 per cent In 1897, the in
crease in the city’s expenditures has
fallen far short of the increase In pop
ulation and the extension of the in
corporated area.
Second, he has the figures to prove
that Atlanta has not used her credit
to anything like the extent of other
progressive cities, nor does she cols
lect as much In current taxes, fig
uring it either in the whole or per
capita.
Must Have More Money.
Mr. Thomson is convinced that,
while there has been waste and inef
ficiency, the officials In charge of the
government for the time under con
sideration have done pretty well, but
that if Atlanta is to attain her ambi
tion to be the metropolis of the South
more money must be had, both
through bond issue and by Increase in
the tax rate.
Here is the view of Alderman Thom
son, in his words:
“Atlanta took impetus for new
growth following the exposition of
1895, and the next year there were so
many evidences of prosperity that the
Mayor and Council decided the thing
to do was to reduce the tax rate. They
did not look forward and foresee what
new demands a growing city would
make and do the wise business thing,
but they did the popular political
thing and cut off a feood part of the
city’s revenue.
“The reduction since that date has
amounted to $4,674,397.13. If w-e had
this cash to-day it would put our
schools and streets and all other npu-
nlclpal institutions in first-cla®s
shape.
Assets Up; Debts Kept Down.
“Since the date of that act by Coun
cil our population has increased from
82,773 to 184,873, or 123 per cent. Our
area has been extended from 5,664
acres to 16,815.7, or 196 per cent. Our
a.ssets have jumped from $5,911,000 to
$14,000,000, or 135 per cent. Yet our
debt, which is a pretty tVue index to
our business progress, has only grown
Auto Leaps in River;
One Man Drowned
(By I nternational News Service.)
CHICAGO, July 3.—One man was
killed and thre^. others narrowly es
caped death in the plunge of an au
tomobile at the^ Fullerton avenue
avenue bridge into the Chicago River
early to-day. It turned a complete
somersault as It dived into the water.
William Hamilton was pinned be
neath it and drowned. Thomas C.
Sutton, Albert Vlasik and Henry J.
Challenger, the driver, were thrown
clear of the automobile and were
dragged from the water by several
men.
AFFINITY STORY
Standard Oil Truck
Blocks Rockefeller
HARTSDALE, July 3.—John D.
Rockefeller, while riding in his automo
bile through the village, was blocked by
a Standard Oil delivery truck.
“That is a pretty good company you
are working for," Mr. Rockefeller said
to the driver.
“Yea,” the driver replied, "the com
pany is all right.”
“T wouldn’t mind owning some of its
stock,” continued Mr. Rockefeller.
“I guess you do,” the driver said,
with a smile.
Continued on Page 4, Column 2.
'Coal Trust' Suit Is'
Dismissed by Court
(By International News Service.)
PHILADELPHIA, July 3.—Judge
McPherson to-day dismissed the suit
brought by the Government against
the Reading Company in the so-
called coal trust suit and also finds
the agreement between the Reading
and the Lehigh Coal and Navigation
Company does not violate the law.
It permits the Government to sue
the Lehigh Company separately if it
so desires.
Saw Big Ship Afire,
Abandoned, at Sea
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, July 3.—The steamship
Eddie, from New York to Queens
town, report? that she sighted a large
sailing vessel afire and abandoned in
mid-Atlantic.
Picture Show To-day
To Benefit Veterans
A splendid program of motion pic
tures will be shown this afternoon and
evening at the Victoria Theater, on
Peachtree street, for the benefit of indi
gent Confederate veterans.
Members of the local camps of vet
erans will be in charge of the theater,
which will be open from 2 to 11 p. m.
If You Have a
Cozy Little House and
Garden Pictured in Your Mind
MakeYour DreamsComeTrue
It’s an easy matter with the aid
of the
“Real Estate” columns of the
Elks Go Without Colonel Andrews
Promise to Bring 1916Meeting Here
Before the start for Los Angeles. Atlanta delegates to the Elks convention are shown in front
of their clubhouse with other members of the order who escorted them to the train.
aV'
GEORGIA
erican
Every Day and Sunday
Mendenhall, Threatened by Moth
er of Girl, Killed Both,
s Charge.
ACCUSED BY CORONER’S JURY
Murder Car Chauffeur Tells Sen
sational Story—Auto Burned,
Bodies Charred.
CLEARWATER, FLA.. July 3. A
strong chain of evidence, convincing
enough to the Coroner's Jury, was
forged to-day to hold J. J. Menden
hall, middle-aged capitalist, orange
grower and lumberman, for the mur
der of Miss Susla Elliott, 20 years
old, and her mother. Mrs. Charles El
liott, at 9 o’clock last night on a lone
ly road near the head of Safety Har
bor. There was hint of premedita
tion.
Upon evidence of Guy Stemple, a
chauffeur, who drove the three on the
fatal ride last night, the jury returned j
Man Who Shot Banker Declares
He Set Bomb in Washington,
Then Hurried to New York to
Kill Victim as War Protest.
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Financier’s Family Called to Bed
side—Reports, Unofficial, Sayj
His Condition Is Serious.
Mother Collapses in His Room.
(By N International News Service.)
GLEJNC0VE. L. I.. July 3.—These
bulletins were Issued by Mr. Morgan’s
> * *
NEW GREAT
a verdict of first-degree murder
against Mendenhall, and recommend
ed he be held.
The hearing before the Coroner was
limited practically to the testimony of
Stemple. Behind that evidence, How
ever, there Is said to be the sensa-
tioanl record of a.double life as lived
by Mendenhall, in which the Elliott
girl figured as an affinity. It is claimed
that evidence will be gathered to
show' at Mendenhall’s trial that he
took Miss Elliott to Chicago last fall,
and that Mrs. Elliott had been threat
ening to invoke the Mann white slave
law toward his prosecution If he *ld
not get a divorce and marry her
daughter.
The automobile in which the ride
was taken was burned, the evidence
being that it had been soaked in gas
oline and then fired. The bodies uf
the two women were charred beyond
recognition.
The car left Tampa early last night.
Stemple told the Coroner’s jury that
he picked up Mendenhall and the two
women on a Tampa street, and drove
at the man’s direction, out the road
toward Safety Harbor. He heard
them talking loudy. he said, the wom
en evidently objecting to a proposi
tion by the capitalist.
“Then I heard the crash of a bot
tle,” he continued, “and a woman’s
scream: ‘My God, J. J., don’t do
that! ’"
“Then shots were fired,“ said the
chauffeur, “and I got out and ran.”
Mendenhall returned to Clearwater
in the automobile of Claude Ham
mock. a relative. He went home,
kissed hl« wife and retired. He was
arrested at daybreak, being awakened
by officers apparently out of a sound
sleep.
Mendenhall has been married twi.-e.
He was accused of the death of his
[first wife, but was cleared upon testi-
1 mony of the present Mrs. Menden
hall.
Atlanta Members of Order Leave for Trip to I >os
Angeles and Exposition.
Two tantalizingly conflicting ap
peals were directed at Walter P. An
drew® yesterday afternoon at the Ter
minal Station as Atlanta Elks left for
the annual convention at Los Angeles
and to see the Panama-Pacific Expo
sition. The first of them concerned
the burning desire of every traveling
Elk that Colonel Andrews accompa
ny them on the trip( and the other
had to do with the dictates of his own
conscience, >vhich told him with nev
er-flagging firmness that he must not
think of neglecting his important leg
islative duties for such a pleasure trip.
“I don’t care if you are not dressed
up, Walter—come on and go," plead
ed A1 Dunn, one of the long-horned
Elks, as he gazed at a soft collar.
(Inner consciousness prompts the
genial Colonel: “Walt, you must
not!”)
“Something tells me I must not,”
rejoins the Colonel. “You know I
would give anything to go, but the
time is not propitious.’’
"Forget It, Walter. We’ll carry your
grip and put something in it,” face
tiously remarks R. A. Gordon, another
longhorn.
(“Remember the W. and A. Com
mittee work, Walt,” whispers the hid
den gho6t. “Don’t give in.”)
“Something tells me I can't drop
everything here, even to attend such a
Joyous gathering." concludes the Colo
nel, with fine decision. “I’ll be think
ing of you. boys—Just have a good
time for me, and hurry back.’’
At this point or near about Colo
nel Andrews tore himself away and
proceeded with a rather wry face to
his waiting automobile, asking him
self why he evei; ran for the Legisla
ture, anyway. As he passed the coun
ter where the trains are chalked up
he was stopped by the train caller,
who said he wanted to ask a regular
member of the Legislature why a law
or regulation forced a man to sign so
many gate passes.
“That’s because there are so many
Elks," I suppose.” ventured Colonel
Andrews, "especially to-day.”
“Well, can’t you get the law
changed in the Legislature? A fellow
can’t write fast enough for ’em, some
times.”
*T1 see what I can do. I’m headed
in that direction now.”
Walter L. Dunn stepped forward to
tell a group of admirers good-bye.
“You may say for me.” he declared,
laying the emphasis on the “me,”
“that we are going to bring the 1916
convention to Atlanta or I’ll keep
going west until I’ve reached Allaha
bad.”
And the crowd of delegates agreed
with him. and declared they would
take the same pledge.
Among the Atlanta delegation w f ere
Joe Billups, George James, Albert and
Walter Dunn, R. A. Gordon and E. C.
Trotti.
Blinded by Winner,
Auto Racer Is Killed
Cincinnati Driver in Sioux City
Event Has Lung Punctured
in Spill.
SIOUX CITY. IOWA, July 3.—C.
C. Cox, of Cincinnati, driver of the
Ogren car in the 300-mile automo
bile race here to-day, died at St.
Joseph’s Hospital this evening a» a
result of Injuries received when his
machine nipped the wheels of Rick-
enbacher’j Maxwell and turned over.
Cox was driving for Rawlings, who
was ordered to stay out. The acci
dent happened when Cox was blind
ed by gumbo kicked up by Ricken-
bacher’s car. It w’as first thought
Cox had suffered only a broken leg.
but later it developed that his lungs
were punctured by a broken rib.
“Please don’t amputate my leg,”
said Cox, and then became uncon
scious. Victor McGraw, mechanician
with Cox, suffered a broken shoulder.
BEAVERS GIVEN TO ZOO.
George P. Freeman, City Council
man, Saturday turned over to the zoo
at Grant Park two fine beavers from
the Canadian wilds, a gift to the city
from the local lodge of the Order of
Beavers.
physicians'
“Glencove, 6:15 p. m.—A further
examination of Mr. Morgan’s wounds
shows that the bullets did not involve
any vital organs. The condition of
the i»atient continues excellent.
“DR. J. W r . MARKOE,
“DR. H. M. LYLE.”
"Glencove. 3:30 p. m.—An examina
tion of Mr. Morgan dkeoloses that
there are two bullet wounds In the
region of his right hip. There are no
unfavorable symptoms and he Is rest
ing easily. “H. M. LYLE,
“J. W. MARKOE.”
GLENCOVE, L. I . July 3.—J. Pier-
pont Morgan was shot twice by Frank
Holt, a Cornell University instructor
in German, at his country home near
Glencove, L. L, at 9 o'clock this morn
ing.
Several bulletins issued by the
wounded financier’s physicians dur
ing the day were of most conservative
nature and of a character calculated
to allay fears. But unofficial reports
to-nfcght had it that Mr. Morgan's
condition is serious. It was said that
it will not be known until to-morrow
whether Infection has set in.
These disconcerting rumors w'ere
given firmar standing by the fact that
virtually all the members of Mr. Mor
gan’s family were summoned to tlie
house. Late to-night It was declared
that they had been called to his bed
side. The Injured man’s mother. Mrs.
Continued on Page 2, Column 4.
Attacks at Four Distinctive Fronts
Indicate Shifting of Phalanx
Drives From Lemberg, Where
They Proved So Successful.
Enormous Losses Inflicted on
Crown Prince’s Army in Vosges
When it Is Repulsed—Defend
ers Regain Lost Positions.
(By I nternational News Service.)
PARIS, July 3.—German attacks,
preceded by fierce bombardment,
have been delivered at four distinct
points from the Yser to the Vosges,
in the last two days. The attacks
undoubtedly constitute the beginning
of a new general offensive movement.
Apparently the German phalanx
drives which proved so effective in
the attack on the Russian army at
Lemberg are to be repeated on a
larger scale in the western front.
Captured German officers declare
tile most elementary slip on the west
ern line, may determine the course
of the battle between the Germans
and the allied Frcnch-British troops.
The French commanders are letting
the Germans expend their fury in
fruitless and costly attacks, while re
maining ready to resume the offen
sive at any moment.
Enormous losses were inflicted last
night on the army of the German
Crown Prince, which made obstinate
attacks on the front from Binarville
to Four de Paris in the Argonne. The
attacks were vigorously repulsed and
the French maintained all their po
sitions.
Shells fired on Arras caused a few
fires tiiat were readily checked.
German railway stations at Challe-
range, Zarren and Langemarck have-
been bombarded by French aviators.
They also hurled bombs on the Ger
man batteries at Vimy and Reau-
raims. The extent of the damage is
not known.
Confirmation has been received that
the French have regained the posi
tions recently taken by the Germans
on the Hilgen ridge In the Vosges
Mountains. In the Metzeral region
two new-attacks were repulsed by the
French, who are entrenched at Crete
and ea?t of that village.
New Zeppelin Goes
Out Every 20 Days
GENEVA (via Paris), July 3.—News
dispatches reaching Geneva from Frled-
richshaven set forth that double shifts
of men are now working In the Zeppelin
factories, which are turning out a com
pleted Zeppelin every twenty days.
One of the two Zeppelins destined for
operations against Italy was sent from
Friedrichshafen yesterday to replace the
dirigible destroyed over Belgium recent
ly by the Canadian aviator Warneford.
It is reported In Geneva that the Ger
man authorities are preparing for an
important combined raid of Zeppelins
and aeroplanes on Paris and London in
retaliation for the recent attack on
German towns by aviators of the Allias.
England Preparing
For Prolonged War
LONDON, July 3.—The Earl of Sei-
borne. president of the Board of Agri
culture. has appointed a committee, of
which Lord Milner Is chairman, to In
vestigate the report as to “what steps
should be taken by legislation or other
wise for the sole purpose of maintain
ing and, if possible, increasing the
present production of food in England
and Wales on the assumption that the
war may be prolonged beyond the har
vest of 1916.”
The committee is instructed, If it finds
additional powers are necessary, to re
port In time for legislative action dur
ing the present session of Parliament.
Conscience Refuses
$5,000,000 War Order
BUFFALO, N. Y . July 3.—Represent
atives of the Allies were turned down
when they offered the Aldrich Manufac
turing Company a $5,000,000 order for
300,000.000 brass shells, agreeing to pay
down one-fourth cash.
"My conscience will not permit me to
accept such an order,” explained l. A.
Aldrich, president of the concern.
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