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Atlanta Edition ot The American
Consist* of ths F allowing Sections:
( 1—Late News 5—Elks' Special
J 2—Society Elk»’ Special
S' Editorial, City Life s-Corn'eV*
( 4—Sports, Wants 9—Fiction, Magazine
VOL. III. NO. 13.
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(Copyright, 1913, by
The Georgian Company.)
ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, JULY 4, 1915.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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.
An insight into Atlanta's standing
as a business institution among the 40
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 premia's 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 ih 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 othei
progressive cities, nor does she col
lect as much in current taxes, fig
uring it either in the w’hole 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 w’ell, 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 f
Here is the view of Alderman Thom
son, in his words:
“Atlanta took! Impetus for new
IgTowth following the exposition of
1895, and the nfxt 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 ftood part of the
city’s revenue.
“The reduction since that date has
e mounted to $4,674,397.13. If we had
this cash to-day it would put our
schools and streets and all dther mu
nicipal institutions in first-class
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
assets have jumped from $5,911,000 to
$14,000,000, or 135 per cent. Yet our
debt, which is a pretty true index to
our business progress, has only grown
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Beavers’ Secretary
'Arrested;' Gets Ring
Haled Forcibly Before Recorder,
Morris Presented With Hand
some Gift From Force. •
W. T. Morris, secretary to Chief
Beavers, 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.
‘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 c oaL 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.
Woman, With Pistol,
Repulses Burglar
A negro highwayman armed with
two revolvers made an attempt late
last night to rob the grocery of Louis
Cohen, at No. 64 Electric avenuA Mrs.
Cohen chased him from the shop
with a pistol. The negro fled and was
followed for several blocks by Cohen.
Detectives found no trg.ce of the ne
gro.
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.
Sultan of Turkey
Is Dangerously Ill
(By International News Service.)
ROME, July 3.—The Corresponden-
za affirms on information of a pri
vate nature from Constantinople that
the Sultan Is dangerously ill and fears
are entertained that he will not sur
vive.
Saw Big Ship Afire,
Abandoned, at Sea
(By International News Service.)*
LONDON, July 3.—The steamship
Eddie, from New York to Queens
town, reports that she sighted a large
sailing vessel afire and abandoned In
mid-Atlantic.
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.
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
erican
Every Day and Sunday
rain sum
TOLD IN FLORIDA
Elks Go Without Colonel Andrews
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Promise to Bring 1916Meeting Here
Mendenhall, Threatened by Moth
er of Girl, Killed Both,
Is Charge.
ACCUSED BY CORONER’S JURY
F CAPITOL
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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.
Man Who Shot Banker Declares
He Set Bomb in Washington,
Then Hurried to New York to
Kill Victim as War Protest.
Physicians Issue Statement De
claring Neither of Two Bullets
Struck Any Vital Spot and
Financier Is Doing Well.
(By International News Service.)
GLENCOVE. L. I.. July 3.—These
bulletins were issued by Mr. Morgan’s
Murder Car Chauffeur Tells Sen
sational Story—Auto Burned,
a 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 Susia Elliott, 20 years
old, and her mother, Mrs. Charles El
liott, at 9 o’clock last night on a lono-
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
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Atlanta Members of Order Leave for Trip to Los
Angeles and Exposition.
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 Md
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 . f
the tw’o 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
tow’ard 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 Clearw’ater
1n the automobile of Claude Ham
mock, a relative. He went home,
kissed his wife and retired. He w r as
arrested at daybreak, being awakened
by officers apparently out of a sound
sleep.
Mendenhall has been married twice.
He was accused of the death of his
first wife, but was cleared upon testi
mony of the present Mr*. Menden
hall.
Two tantalizingly conflicting ap
peals were directed at Walter P. An
drews 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 tc do with the dictates of his own
conscience, which 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 Ai 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 ghost “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.
ing of you, boys—just have a good
time for me, and hurry back.”
At this point or near about Colo
nel Andrew’s tore himself away and
proceeded with a rather wry face to
his waiting automobile, asking him
self why ho ever 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,
1 who said he w’anted 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.”
“I’l f»ee w’hat 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’ere
Joe Billups, George James, Albert and
Walter Dunn, R. A. Gordon and E. C.
Mrs. Sinclair Veils
Relations With Raoul
Declares Divorce Charges Pack of
Lies, but Refuses to Say More
Till Advised by Lawyer.
GULFPORT, MISS , July 3.—Fur
ther than declaring the allegations “a
pack of lies," Mrs. Meta Fuller Sin
clair, mentioned in the divorce suit
filed at Millen, Ga., by Mrs. Winifred
Wadley Raoul, Jr., of Atlanta, against
William G. Raoul, Jr., of Atlanta, to
day refused to discuss the details of
her relations with the young Atlanta
Socialist.
Mrs Sinclair admitted that she
knew of the divorce suit and the
charges brought Mrs. Raoul, but de
clared that she must confer with her
attorney here befors making further
statements.
Mrs Sinclair obtained a writ of
habeas corpus here yesterday for the
custody of David Sinclair, aged 18,
her son by her former husband, Up
ton Sinclair, the author. Ths Deputy
Sheriff who attempted to serve the
paper letumed with information that
the child had been spirited out of
Gulfport when it was learned that
Mrs. Sinclair was on the coast.
The officer declared Upton Sinclair
had assured him that the boy would
be produced in court July 7, the day
of the hearing. Sinclair is residing
here with his present w-tfa
physicians:
“Glencove, 6:15 p. m.—A further
exanffnation of Mr. Morgan’s wounds
shows that the bullets did not involve
any vital organs. The condition of
the patient continues excellent.
“DR. J. W. MARKOE,
“DR. H. M. LYLE.”
“Glencove, 3:30 p. m.—An examina
tion of Mr. Morgan discloses 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 w f as 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.
At 11 o’clock to-night It was defi
nitely established that both bullets
fired at Mr. Morgan had penetrated
his hip and that neither had pierced
the abdomen.
The first shot struck the right hip
and went through in a line almost
horizontal, deflecting and slightly
downward. The second struck nearer
the groin and wa» deflected much
more sharply downward. This bullet
was extracted this evening from the
upper leg.
The physicians attending Mr. Mor
gan at 10:45 issued the following
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‘TU be think- TrottL
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 International News Servioe.)
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 v to he repeated on a
larger scale In the western front.
Captured German officers declare
the most elementary slip on the west
ern line may determine the course
of the battle betw’een the Germans
and the allied French-Brltish troops.
The French commanders are letting
the Germans expend their fury in
fruitless and costly attacks, while re
maining ready to resume the .offen-
tive at any moment.
Enormous losses w’ere 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 ail their po
sitions.
Shells fired on Arras caused a few
fires that 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 Vlmy and Beau-
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 Metztral region
tw’o new attacks were repulsed by the
French, who are entrenched at Crete
and east of that village.
Ambassador to Turks
Is Warned by Italy
ROME, July 3.—The Italian Am
bassador at Constantinople, has been
warned by the Italian Government to
prepare for instant departure and to
make all arrangements in case of a
diplomatic rupture betw’een the two
Governments.
The United States Ambassador is
to be asked to look after Italian in
terests in Turkey.
Tolmino has been occupied by the
Italian advance forces operating
along the I&onzo River. This city
which is north of Gorizia and east of
Isonzo is the key to the latter valley,
and was defended by strong works
and a garrison of 30,000 Austrians.
Large bodies of reinforcements are
joining the Austrians daily, and their
resistance is becoming more stub
born, as the Italian advance contin
ues. Trieste and adjacent territory
are described as short of food and
petroleum and bread having entirely
disappeared. Small quantities of
corn meal are being distributed. All
newspapers have been suppressed,
and the only means of disseminating
information is through the posting of
official bulletins from time to time.
Austrian aviators attacked Cor-
inone, an Austrian town in the pos
session of the Italians. Their bombs
lulled two and injured five, all civil
ians.
CzarQuittingAnotker
Fortress,Says London
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, July 8.—Sweeping for
ward with undiminished vigor, ths
Teutonic hosts of General von Maek-
ensen have reached the Bug River at
a number of points in their northern
drive, while the armies of General
von Llnsingen, in Eastern Galicia,
are chasing the Russian armies which
were defeated along the Gnile Lipa.
The tremendous bottling-in move
ment oC the Teuton# in Poland con-