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* 4^ V "1 The Weather Atlanta and Georgia: Local thunderstorms J -ilzyv\\ Sunday and probably j i :R-^vnsr J Monday. 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. ★ ★★★ (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 Continued on Page 4, Column 2. 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 +•+ *!••+ +•+ +•+ *S** , I* +•+ +•+ *!••+ *?•+ Promise to Bring 1916Meeting Here Mendenhall, Threatened by Moth er of Girl, Killed Both, Is Charge. ACCUSED BY CORONER’S JURY F CAPITOL ■ SafSSSw* 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 ■ ;>>Mjgssjft • 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 Continued on Page 2, Column 4. ‘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-