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The Weather j Atlanta and Georgia: < Local thunderstorms Sunday and probably Monday. VOL. III. NO. 13. ★★★★ (Copyright, 1918, by The Georgian Company.) A 1 LAIN 1 A, ounisz* a , 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. - j 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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