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PAY NO MORE
RAIL EMPLOYEES GAIN BIG POINT
Romance Ends When She
Finds She Didn’t Wed Title.
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It was a sad awakening for Mrs.
Marie Dorman von Klau, pretty At
lanta girl, and but 16, when she
aroused from the dream of romance
to discover that she was neither a
Countess, nor a Baroness, nor a Duch
ess—in fact, that her popular,
straight-away American name, “Ma
rie,” was not prefixed by any of the
high-sounding foreign titles that be
speak royalty.
This awakening brought her to the
conclusion that Eugene Frederick von
Klau, debonnair young wooer from
“across the seas,” was “only an im
postor and an adventurer,” so she set
out in a dramatic suit for divorce
flled Tuesday in Superior Court by
Attorney John Y. Smith.
The dream of titles and nobility
and all of its incidental glamour and
Joys was remarkably vrief, the awak
ening, with its crash of romantic air
castles, coming at the end of three
weeks.
Bugene Frederick von Klau, with
polished manners and the light of
love twinkling merrily in his eyes,
came to Atlanta several months ago,
met Miss Marie Dorman, and, in short
order, had won her hand in marriage.
The wedding took place in Atlanta on
March 1 last. The bride, with a new
name of foreign tinge, but minus a
title, left Von Klau in an apartment
in Nashville three weeks later, and
returned to Atlanta and home. Von
Klau was said now to be domiciled in
Louisville, Ky.
Some “Skillful Wooing.”
The girl bride said Von Klau com
pletely took possession of her by his
“ardent and skillful wooing.” But he
didn’t stop with ordinary American
love-making—the kind to which most
Atlanta girls are so familiar. Mrs.
von Klau said that, aside from his
mere protestations of love and affec
tion, he “dazzled and misled” her with
his representations that he was a
member of an ancient and noble fam
ily in one of the leading European
countries, explaining that the “von”
in his name could not be used by any
one in his country “except those of
royal birth and royal prerogatives.”
It was a story with a real glitter to the
young Atlanta girl, according to her
suit, and the dream of a royal ro
mance was overwhelming.
As to the occupation, business or
profession of the young ‘nobleman
lover” his bride was not quite clear,
although she recited a few things that
might conform to the ordinary con
ception of one of the nobility. The
couple went to Nashville after the
ing and took an apartment,
e she said Von Klau lived a “lei
‘mu
fiu leaving Atlanta Mrs. von
Klau said the bridegroom ingeniously
explained the failure of the arrival of
his “usually large remittance,” and
then borrowed a sum of money from
her mother.
A Woman in the Case.
The girl bride also recited in detail
an incident in the Nashville apart
ment, which injected into the romance
a vein of dark, Sleep mystery, the so
lution of which is still veiled from
her. She said that, day after day,
Von Klau received in the apartment a
strange woman, heavily veiled, whose
identity he kept secret. On the occa
sion of these visits the bride would be
sent from the apartment out into the
citv. she said.
Mrs. von Klau said her husband
told her he could not tell her any
thing about these visits because of
the nature of his business.
Mrs. von Klau also declared her
husband had treated her cruelly by
“mashing and squeezing” her arms
whenever she would remonstrate with
him.
Austrian Minister
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Resigns, Is Report
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Aug. 15—A Central
News dispatch from Vienna reports
that Baron Burian has resigned as
Austrian Foreign Minister, and that
he will be succeeded by Count An
drassy.
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VOL. XIV. NO. 322.
WOMAN LAWYER BILL WINS
GASOLINE BOYCOTT CALLED OFF
Measure Allowing Portias to
Practice at Georgia Bar Now
Goes to the Goévernor,
Glorious womanhood and the
beauties thereof furnished flowery
and flattering orations {n the Sen
ate Tuesday and when it finally had
come to an end that Lody voted by
a ballot of 26 to 12 to allow women
to practice law in Georgia.
At the same time the Senate re
fused to adopt an amendment by
Senator Pickett, of the Forty-first,
which would have submitted the
much discussed question to the
people.
Although principal advocates of
the measure guarded themselves
against anything that might be con
strued to mean that they favored
woman suffrage, the bill had splen
did support in the Senate as well as
most ardent opposition.
Senators Pickett, of the Eleventh;
Pickett, of the Forty-first; Boykin, of
the Seventeenth, were leaders in the
fight against women attorneys. The
bill was supported actively by Sen
ators Bonner, of the Thirty-first;
Moon, of the Thirty-seventh, and
Turner of the Twenty-first,
Scorns “New Woman.”
“It is just a question of some wo
men trying to follow those of the
East and West,” said Senator D. C.
Pitckett, in his opposition. “If you
listen to every new-fangled idea
some old maid tries to ram down
your throat you will cause all re
spect for womanhood to be lost.
“The women of Chicago and the
women of Georgia are different. The
old fashioned families of this State
do not want this bill.” |
The Senate was in a most serious
state of mind when the vote was
taken, but it refused to pass up the!
opportunity for a little fun. ‘
Senator Turner was among thosei
who told of women and their ways
from the days in which Portia was
supposed to have pleaded, until the
time of the late Hetty Green.
The Bachelor Senator,
“Don’t you think that if you and
others like you would get married‘
like you should it would eliminate |
much of the necessity of women
working at all?” he was asked by‘
Senator Moon, |
“I can truthfully state that I am
not responsible for my present state
of single bliss,” replied the bachelor
Senator. ‘“Many are the times that
I have popped that serious question
and the regative answer alwoys is
forth coming."”
“Isn't that because you have al
ways fallen in love with sensible
women?” asked Senator Goolsby.
Shakespeare's crafty and highly
successful woman lawyer converted
Senator B. F. McLaughlin, of the
Thirty-sixth, who declared Portia had
demonstrated woman's ability. Others
told of other accomplished women and
their reasons to belleve that they were
almost, if not entirely, the equal of
man, but they never shook the oppo
sition,
The Senate also passed the House
usury bill, which provides that inter
est on loans will be defaulted in case
of ysurious interest. The vote was 29
to 10 after considerable debate,
The House compulsory education
bill, with a substitute by Senator
Stovall that practically eliminates the
original bill, probably will be among
the things to be taken up at the after.
noon session. |
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To Fight Use of Flag
On Campaign Posters‘
CHICAGO, Aug. 15.—Captain F. R.
Lewis, past president of the American
Flag Day Association, thinks it a viola
tion of the law to wreathe a picture of
the American flag amonil pictures of
presidential candidates, e has tele
graphed Cahrles E. Hu%hu to that ef
fect, and urged him to have lup&reued
campaign pamphlets showing Hughes
and Fairbanks and the flag on campaign
osters, and threatening action unless
rt is sgopped.
ATLANTA GA., TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1916.
Office Reports to Dealers That
Headquarters Has Permitted
Sales to Him,
The Standard Oil Company of Ken
tucky, operating in Atlanta, an
nounced Tuesday to the Johnson-Ge
winner Company that it could buy all
the gasoline needed at the regular
market rate given other retailers. An
order immediately was placed.
‘“We'll keep on selling it at 24 cents,
too,” said Mr. Gewinner.
The Standard was the company
which had persistently refused to sell
the price-cutters a drop of gasoline
except at the retail price of 25 cents.
Afterward it said it didn't have
enough on hand to fill orders except
for regular customers.
“We have received permission from
our Louisville home office to supply
you,” the local manager told -Mr. Ge
winner Fuesday.
The Texas Company, which had
been supplying the offending retailer
un.dl last ‘week, when the price-cut
ting caused a stoppage of supply, de
livered 200 gallons to Johnson-Gewina
ner Tuesday at 10 o’clock, after the
retailer’s tank had been dry since 3
o'clock Monday. A shortage ol sup
ply was assigned as the reason,
though the management said if an
expected tank car arrived it would
send more.
Subterfuge Suspected.
Mr. Gewinner believed the Texas
Company, which had agreed with
William J. Harrls, of the Federal
Trade Commission, to remove the
“blacklist” from the firm and supply
it with gasoline, had turned to a pol
icy of delay and subterfuge. It would
no longer give the Government
ground for action by a direct refusal
to supply a retailer, but would supply
bhim only in small quantities, and with
every possible delay, so he would be
unable to serve his trade.
“This promise of the Standard ren
ders us independent of the Texas
Company,” said Mr. Gewinner.
But, even though the price-cutting
firm continues to get its regular sup
ply of gasoline, the fight of the Atlan
ta pubdblic for lower priced gasoline
has not ended. The demand that At
lanta be sold gasoline as cheaply as
other cities where similar freight
rates prevail Is insistent. It is
shown in the hundreds of letters and
telephone messages congratulating
The Georgian upon its effort to pro
tect the public from imposition.
Deep Probe Expected.
The Federal Trade Board is ex
pected to go to the bottom of the sit
uation, ind whether collusion among
the companies exists, and give Atlan
ta the relief to which she is entitled.
The Johnson-Gewinner Company
Tuesday, believing its troubles were
not yet over, was preparing to lay be
fore the Trade Commission, in Wash
ington, a formal complaint of the dis
crimination made against it, and ask
ing an immediate and thorough inves
tigation. Mr. Gewinner sald he would
g 0 in person to Washington, If nec
essary, and press his case.
Mr. Harris, of the Trade Commis
sion, considered this particular phase
of the gasoline situation closed, pro
vided the oil companies kept their
promise to supply all retailers alike.
But he said the report on the national
gasoline situation would be made
public in a few days from Washing
ton.
“And it will be very interesting,” he
Baia.
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How do Atlantans relish being }
panhandled after that fashion? ;
Way to Fight
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MOBILE, Aug. 15—~—Rather than
pay 23 1-2 cents a gallon retail for
gasoline, auto owners and other con
sumers in Mobile are importing their
gasoline by water routes from New
Orleans and they are saving ¢ 1-2
cents a gallon after paying the freight.
Mobile refining companies are hold
ing up their wholesale price to 21 1-2
cents and the retailers, on a Z-cent
margin, get 23 1-2 cents from owners
of cars and launches But in New
Orleans the fluid may be bought in
100-gallon lots for 17 cents a gallon.
Thousands of gallons of gasoline in
metal drums are being brought from
New Orleans dally Yy schooners oper
ating between the two cities. The
freighters deliver the gas on the Mo
bile wharf at 2 cents a gallon. Sev
eral ship masters announce their in
tention of entering the sales ficld, tak
ing as their profit the freight charges.
The refining companies operating in
Mobile assert that the high license
and high Insurance rates are respon
sible for the high price of gas at
wholesale,
Copyright, 1906, 3 Ck s PAY NO MORE,
By The Georgian Co 3 (”hNT‘\ ON TRAINS, 5 CENTS. ‘.
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AN MAYER AND PERRY
oULD T 0 CHIGAGD CURS
Sammy Mayer, of Kirkwood, bril-l
liant center fielder of the Atlanta
baseball club, and Scott Perry, star}
pitcher for the Crackers for two sea
sons, were sold Tuesday to the Chi
cago National League club, the saleJ
to take effect at the close of the pres-‘
ent Southern League season. ‘
The announcement of the sale was
made in a teléegram received from
Manager Charlie Frank, but it has
been known that negotiations for the
transaction have been under way tor‘
several days.
At least three major league clubs
were bidding for Mayer's services,
while Perry's splendid pitching
throughout this season has made
him a mark for big league scouts.
Manager Frank made no an
nouncement of the terms of the sale,
but it is certain that he received
a handsome amount for the athletes.
This is Mayer's first Southern
League season. He is an Atlanta
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‘Gas’ Quoted at 18 2-5
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Cents in Milwaukee
An Atlantan just Teturned from
Wilwaukee says that some three
ago the Standard Oil Company, un
der its own name, was running full
page ads in the Milwaukee papers
quoting retail gasoline at 182-5
cents, and carrying a line reading,
“If you aré paying more than that,
you are paying too much!”
“Looks as if the company was af
ter business with a vengeance, and
advertising heavily to get it, at that
price in Milwaukee,” said this gen
tleman to The Georgian Tuesday,
“and the advertising cost, which un
doubtedly was heavy, of course, was
covered in the retall price of 18 2-5.
The whole sale rate must have beenl
as low as 15 cents—or certainly could
have been, it would seem.”
HOME
boy and began his baseball career
at the North Georgia Agricultural
College at Dahlonega. He had brief
baseball experience at Georgia Tech
and was then farmed by the Atlanta
club to the Northwest Arkansas
L2ague.
He later played with Savannah in
the South Atlantic, Kansas City in
the American Association, and Wash
ington in the American League. He
lls an exceptional fielder, a wonder
ful thrower and a fine hitter.
Perry came to Atlanta from the
Louisville (American Association)
team in 1915. He pitched in and out
ball last season, but under Manager
Frank he has developed into a star
of the first magnitude. His home is
Enid, Okla, :
Manager Frank also announced the
purchase of Catcher Snyder, of the
Macon Sally League club, He is re
zarded as a most promising young
ster,
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[Felder s Condition
Reported Improved
At St. Joseph's Infirmary Tuesday
it was reported that Thomas B. Fel
der's condition was somewhat Im
proved.
“Mr. Felder spent a very good
night,”” it was said, “and he is better
today.”
THE WEATHER
Forecast: Fair Tuesday night
and Wednesday.
l Temperatures: 6 a .m,, 69; Ba.
m, 74; 10 a. m,, 82; 12 noon, 84;
Ip. m,86; 2 p. m, 88,
! Sunrise, 4:59; sunset, 6:26.
P N N N PPN Pl e . =
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—Further
progress in the effort to reconcile the
differences between the railroads of
the country and their union employees
was made by President Wilson today.
But it will be late today at least be
fore it will be known whether the
gains already made have ended the
danger of a nation-wide strike that
would tle up all the trapsporiation
lines.
For one hour and forty minutes ths
President and a ¢committee of the rail
way managers .lis morning discussed
the demands of ihe brotherhoods that
they be granted an eight-hour day.
The railway managers, through their
spokesman, Elisha Lee, cited figures
which, they claimed, would make it
impossible to grant the eigP&-hour
work day on the terms demanded by
the men. They offered as a counter
proposition, however, to recognize the
e#ssential nature of a shorter working
day—some suggested eight hours and
some nine hours—but insisted that if
it was to be granted a neutral com
mission should be named to lay dewn
the law as to how it must be made
effective.
Leave Their Proposal.
Finally the railway managers left
their counter proposal in the hands
of the President to discuss it with
the brotherhood representatives. It
was decided that they would go to
the White Housa at 8 o'clock this
afternoon to consider the matter,
meanwhile the situation continuing
practically unchanged.
Secretary to the President Tumulty,
following the conference, made the
following statement:
“The President spent an hour and a
half this morning with representa
tives of the railway managers. After
the conference he said that it wag
impossible as yet to report on the re
sult; all that he could say was that a
very candid and honest discussion
was in progress about a practicable
basis for settlement.”
The situation still is acute because
of the wide latitude that the negotia
tions are assuming. However, offi~
cials closest to the White House con
tinued to profess complete confidence
that a compromise yet will be are
ranged which will prevent the threat
ened strike. It was argued that the
more the questions at issue were de
bated and discussed the stronger be
came the possibility of ultimflt%
agreement,
Fight Wilson's Proposition.
The railway managers went to the
White House today prepared to fight
to the last ditch against acceptance
of the original plan proposed Db
President Wilson that they agree t
put the eight-hour working day int
effect on their roads immediatelv ar
then allow either the Federal Concifs
fation and Mediation Board or |a
neutral arbitration tribunal work dut
the issues that are contingent thefe=
;to, including the question of overs
time at increased rates and how
}costs were to be met.
. The argument for the roads wWaS
'made by Elisha Lee, who carried witht
him to the conference a mass of M
' which he utilized to prove the contens
“r:nn of the managers that they @5
not meet the demands of the men, |
der present rate conditions. !
Today's arguments were of a R
spirited character, After the Le: o
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