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Confesses Act for Which St;ikin; Lineman Was Sent to Prison
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An unexpected turn was given Sat
urday to a motion for a new trial in
Judge Ben Hill's division of the
Criminal Court for E. A. Carson, a
striking lineman of the power com
pany, convicted in the recent strike
trouble, when Attorney John 8. Mec-
Clelland, for Carson, presentgd an af
fidavit from Fred Coleman, a grocery
clerk, confessing to the crime tor
which Carson was given a sentence ot‘
three years in the penitentiary—the‘
. hurling of a bottle into an English
avenue car. Coleman is employed in
the store of Buckalew & Elliott, at
Bellwood avenue and Ashby street,
near the point where the trolley car
was attacked on October 6.
" Coleman explained in the affidavit
that he made the "tonfession for the
reason that he did not wish to see
some one else suffer for what he hafl
done,
Attorney Robert P, Jones, who,
with Attorney Wallace Daley, ap
peared for the power company, asked
that hearing on the motion for a ne
trial be deferred, that a furtHer,z
vestigation of Coleman might be
made, and that the latter be sum
mone(‘ before the court for thorough
examination. . Judge Hill continued
the hearing ~until Saturday two
weeks, and directed that Coleman be
brought into court, with any wit
nesses he might have to bear out his
story.
Colemayr, in the affidavit, explained
that he had kept his guilt a secret
until the night of November 22, the
date on which Coleman was found
guilty.
The confession was reserved by
Attorney McClelland for use in the
motion for a new trial for Carson.
Coleman, in the affidavit, said he
did not see Carson at the scene of the
attack en the car, and declared he
“knew Carson was not guilty of the
act for which he was convicted and
sentenced.”
Macon Phone Chief
Divorce Defendant
MACON, Jan. 13.—That her hus
band, Herbert Gentry, local manager
for the Bell Telephone Company, s
habitually intoxicated and has
threatened her life, are the grounds
set forth by Mrs. Mattie Belle Gen
try in a libel for divorce flled Satur
day in Superior Court.
The petition states that Mrs. Gen
try left her husband December 12 for
fear of bodily harm. Mrs. Gentry
seeks the custody of her daughter,
Nina Annette Gentry, 19 months old.
She does not seek alimony.
Herbert Gentry is son of W. T. Gen
try, president of the Bell Telephone
Company, with headgquarters in At
“, lanta.
Spot Cotton Drops
’ 30 Points to 18.10
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In sympathy with a sensational
break of about 50 points in future op
options in New,Xork and New Or
leans, Atlanta spot cotton dropped 30
points Saturday to 18.10 cents.
Local dealers state that no cotfon
wag sold here and that holders are
firmer than ever.
The break in futures was due to
heavy selling by Wall Street, com
mission houses and selling by former
bull leaders. The selling by the lat
ter invited heavy liquidation by the
Y New York ring crowd, with the result
that prices tumbled sensationally
Syring the last fifteen minutes ~of
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PETROGRAD, Jan. 13.—Re
pulse of the enemy and occupa
tion of the hostile trenches by the
Roumanian forces along the Ka
sino River in Moldavia, after a
fierce struggle with Austro-Ger
man troops, was announced in to
day’s official statement. Forcing
back of the Russians from a
height on the north of /the Slanic
River is detailed in the report.
(By International News Service.) |
BERLIN - (via Sayville wireless),
Jan. 13.—That the British have
gained ground in their new drive on
the Somme front, was admitted by
the German War Office today.
North of the Ancre the British de
livered fresh attacks against Sereth,
but. most-of them were sanguinarily
repulsed, the report says.
Turks Take Russians
In Roumanian Town
(By International News Service.)
BERLIN (by wireless via Sayville),
Jan. 13.—Northwest of Braila, in Rou
mania, Turkish troops have captured
by storm the town of Mihalea, the
German War Office announced today.
Four hundred of the Russian garrison
were captured. The rest perished in
the icy waters of the Sereth River,
while trying to esm‘pe to the eastern
bank.
At the junction of the Buzeu and
Sereth’ Rivers the German czllies have
captured a monastery which the Rus
sians had turned into a blockhouse.
In the Slanic Valley (Moldavia) the
German and Austro-Hun forces cap
tured positions from the Russians
and Roumanians and took 174 pris
oners.
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20 More to Testis
In Daves Will Case
Indications Saturday were that the
bitterly fought Daves’ will contest,
now on in Judge John T. Pendleton’s
division of Superior Court, would not
come to a close beforc the latter part
of next week. More than twenty
witnesses are yet to be heard.
No session of court was held Satur
day, Judge Pendleton Friday after
noon having adjourned the hearing
until Monday morning. It was
thought probable that Judge Pendle
ton Monday would pass on the dis
puted question, raised Friday, as to
whether Dr. Joel T. Daves, husband
of the late Mrs. Daves, and who is
seeking to set aside a second will
made by her in 1914, shall be per
mitted to testify and tell of conver
sations between himself and wife.
Getting the ‘
Right Man
As almost every manuractl{rer knows, certain men are
fitted to sell certain things. Many who are-successful in
one line will prove unsuccessful in another. And the
process of elimination by test is, to say the least, a trying
! one.
Successful manufacturers, however, save much of the time
and expense entailed in “trying out” men by the following
method:
They state their complete requirements clearly in.the form
of a Want Ad, which they send to The Daily Geeorgian and
Sunday American. Those who are eligible are thus at
” tracted.
Experience has proved that in this way countless concerns
, choose among many of the ablest salesmen and agents in
their various lines at the time of their need. If you need a
salesman or an agent you can follow their example with
profit by writing a Want Ad now. Then mall it to
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The Georgian- American
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20 East Alabama Street
VOL. XV. NO. 141.
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(By International News Service.) ‘
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—George R,
Lorilllard, first secretary of the Amer
ican diplomatic mission to the Bal
kans, and who has been stationed re
certly at Corfu, the seat of the Veni
zelos Government, revolutionists, to
day tendered his resignation to the
State Department.
It was reported it was submitted
on the ground that the President's
note asking the terms of the bellig
erents was a disgrace. Mr. Lorilliard
did not go into particulars. His res
ignation will be accepted. There may
be some action by the State Depart
ment for his open criticism of the ad
ministration while still serving in the
diplomatc corps, it was hinted today.
The offical reason given out for Mr.
Lorilliard's resignation was that he
was dissatisfied because his post had
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Mayor. Candler will not keep any
part of the $4,000 salary provided for
the city's chief executive. N
He hasn't made an announcerfient
to that effect, but Friday he asked the
Finance Committee to cut his/pay to
$2,600. The committee refused, say
ing the dignity of the office was to be
respected, and it had at least $4,000
worth of dignity attached to it.
“Oh, all right,” said Mayor Candler.
“But I'll never keep any of the money,
anyway.” .
The members took that to mean
that the $4,000 would drift into the
city treasury in some way.
Warrant Issued for
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Donehoo’s Assailant
A warrant was sworn out Saturday
in the Municipal Court charging. Gor
don Yeakey with assault with intent
to murder, based on his shooting of
Paul T. Donehoo Tuesday night at
the latter's home on the Howell Mill
road.
Yeakey has been a prisoner in the
Tower since the shooting. The case
probably will be called Monday in
Judge L. Z. Rosser’s court,
Ponehoo Saturday was improving,
and it was considered certain that
he would recover from his wounds.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, JANUARY 15 1917.
(By International News Service.)
BERLIN (b:{ wireless via Say
ville), Jan. 13.—The text of the
Entente note to President Wilson
was published here this evening
by the newspapers. The opinion
of the Berlin press, after reading
the entire text, is that all differ
ences of opinion that have hereto
fore existed between various®
German factions will now disap
pear, and there wiil be absolute
national unity in the further pros
ecution of the war. The evening
paper oomment was praotioally
unanimous,
(By International News Service.)
AMBTERDAM, Jan. 13.—“ War by
notes is exhausted for the present,”
says the @&German newspaper Tag-
Jische . Rundschay, in. commenting
upon the Entente’'s reply to President
Wilsen. The paper adds:
“From the Sereth and the Mediter
ranean another war is calling with a
more impressive volice.”
The German press in general takes
the view that the war must go on.
That the note is an insult to Pres
ident Wilson is the view expressed by
The Tageblatt. This newspaper says:
“The enemigs’ demands are foolish
and senseless, and such that no Ger
man could consider them for a min
ute. The note is an affront to Presi
dent Wilson, in that it presents ob
viously impossible conditions in the
face of his stated belief that the aims
of the two groups of belligerents were
sinailar and absolutely barricades
every door to peace. The Allies’ note
has put an end to this elucidation
game, and has driven away the rosy
peace cloud.”
“The Entente’s program is sufficient
to convince even the most rabid paci
fist that the war must go on,” says
The Kreuse Zeitung. “The German
Government will be supported by the
entire German people more and more
heartily as it wages war more and
more vigorously.”
The Deutsche Tage Zeitung says:
“Now, as heretofore, our enemies
strive for the realization of demands
which would result in the destruction
of Germany as a great power and
condemn the German nation to a con
dition both stunted and crippled.”
Omissions Causin
Stir A B i%'sh
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Jan. 13.—Now that peo
ple have had a chance to study and
digest the Entente’'s reply to Presi
dent Wilson, almost as much com
ment is heard on emissions from the
documents as upon its concrete terms.
No mention was magie of any rec
ompense for England, although it is
felt that this country ought to be in
demnifiled for the losses and hard
ships imposed by the war. Neither is
any mention made of Japan, although
it 1s the known aim of that country
to hold the German protectorate of
Kizechu, in China,
The fact that the note failed to re
fer to the German colonies indicates
that there is a chance for the Kalser
to regain some of his overseas ter
ritory.
Fresh Action Expetted.
Belief was expressed in many quar
ters today that both President Wil
son and Germany would take some
fresh action in the direction of peace,
although there may be considerable
delay before this is done.
The note continues to be the chief
topic of discussion in the newspapers.
The Chronicle, in commenting today
upon the absence of any demands for
England, says:
“This self-effacement can not fail
to impress publie opinion in the
United States. It furnishes proofs
that we did not enter the war from
lust for dominion or any desire to
destroy an inconvenient commercial
Continued on Page 2, Column 1.
(By Internatienal News Service.)
PHILADELPHIA, Jan, 13.—The T€=
gal army which has been maintained
by Harry K. Thaw for the greater
part of the last nine years is again in
mobilization today.
While Thaw is on the road to re
covery in St. Mary's Hospital, after
his attempt on Wednesday to take his
own life, his friends and lawyers were‘
preparing for a legal flght agalnsp
extradition to New York, where he is
wanted to answer to an indictment
charging him with assault and kid
naping Frederick Gumyp, Jr.,, of Kan
sas City,
Henry Scott, attorney for the Thaw
family here, issued a statement in
WHitH Tié “cléirly Tidicates that a le
gal battle will follow any attempt to
extradite his client. By stating that
it might prove interesting for the
l State of Pennsylvania to determine on
‘Thaw's sanity, he inferred an attempt
‘would be made by Thaw's friends
to have him conflned In an asylum in
this State.
Theories that .Thaw had planned to
give himself up were exploded when
Bernard Williams, who was with
Thaw prior to his suicidal attempt,
told of Thaw divulging plans to flee
to Bridgeport, Cpnn., where he said he
“could hide all winter.”
Thaw also told acquaintances he
was going to Canada, a¢ >rding to
detectives. }
Thaw passed a comfortable night,
and awoke this morning apparently
happy he had not been successful in‘
his attempt at suicide. He was in bet
ter condition today, physically and
mentally, than at any time since he
slashed his wrist and throat on]
Thursday, his physicians said.
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Italian Aerodome
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Bombarded Again
(By International News Service.)
VIENNA (via Berlin), Jan. 13~—The
Itallan aerodrome at Beligna has been
bombarded, it was announced by the
Admiralty today in the following offi
¢ial statement:
“Our seaplane squadron on the
night of January 12 successfully bom
barded the enemy’'s defensive aero
dome near Beligna. It had been de
stroyed previously by our airmen, but
the enemy rebuilt it. Several direct
hits were obtained.”
New Butter and Egg
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Probe Is Instituted
(By International News Service.)
CHICAGO, Jan. 13.—Government
agents this afternoon seized all the
books of the Chicago Butter and Egg
Board in an effort to determine
whether an order issued by Judge
Landis two years ago, restraining the
board from fixing the price of butter
and eggs, has been violated. The‘
“raid” followed a sharp advance in
the price of eggs here,
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Grief Leads Woman
To Starve Herself
(By International News Service.) ‘
CHICAGO, Jan. 13.—Mrs. Isabelle |
Jackson, 58, is near death today as
the result of voluntary starvation and |
grief, caused by the murder of heri
son, Albert Jackson, by negroes here
December 26, |
Five days ago she was taken to a
hospital, but refused nourishment.
Blood transfusion will be resorted to
todayv
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college boy accuser, and Oliver C. Brower, indicted and arrested as
an alleged aide of Thaw,
Seniors Strike
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High School
gh dchool
Word was received in Atlanta Sat
urday that the entire senior class of
the Eastman (Ga.) High School had
walked out of the building the day
before, on a “Btrike,” because of a
difference of opinion with Professor
N. W, Hurst, the superintendent, in
regard to examinations.
It was sald by the students that the
superintendent, from ‘personal mo
tives,” ordered an examination with
out the preliminary notice customary
in such cases. The School Board held
a meeting, attended by the students,
but not by the superintendent, undi
the members of the class are under
orders to report Monday to learn what
action the board has taken. The mat
ter now is being considered.
These are the members of the sen
ior class:
Misses Valeria McGee, Fula Mae
Butler, Carrie Gravey, Annie Ful-!
ghum, Vera Burch and Genevieve
Sapp, and Messrs. Harlow Pvaco«:lc,i
Claude Methvin and Albert Bush. |
Four Vessels Are
Reported as Sunk
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Jan. 13.—The Russian
sailing ship Ruby, 942 tons, has been
sunk, Lloyds announced today.
The Greek steamer Evangelos, 3,773
tons, and the British steamships
Brentwood, 1,192 tons, and Beaufront
are #lso reported to have been sunk.
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CALHOUN, Jan, 13.—About 8!
o’clock last night the dead body ofl
Wylie Neal, one of Gordon County's
most prominent young farmers, was
found in tke woods on his farm near
Fairmount. The Cqroner's jury de-|
cided Neal had taken his own life. w
Neal had left home at noon, telling
his wife he was going to cut some
firewood. He carried with him his
shotgun, which fact aroused the sus
picion of his wife. At night, when he
failed to return, his wife became
alarmed and a searching party was
formed.
The body of young Neal was found
in the woods near by with a load of
shot through his heart. One barrel of
the shotgun was empty and near by
was a forked stick which apparently
had been used for the purpose of pull
-Iflg the trigyer.
Neal had been in {ll health for some
time, and this is the only cause that
can be assigned for his death. He
was about 28 years of age and is sur
vived by a wife and one child,
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900 Chinese Miners
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Caught by Explosion
TOKIO, Jan. 13.—Nine hundred
Chinese miners were entombed by an
exnlosion in the Fushun colliery, in
Manchuria, says a dispatch received
here today. A later dispatch said 138
were rescued.,
FIKST
EDITION
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—Ths
House Rules Committee late to
day subpenaed Donald C. Me-
Donald, editor of the Boston Fi
nancial News, to appear before it
Monday.. Thomas W. Lawson is
reported to have given McDonald
many of the names he refused to
discf;u to the committee, and
McDonald, it is understood, is
ready to reveal them.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13,—With tha
Rules Committee empowered to “go
the limit” to get at the bottom of the
charges and rumors of Wall Street
profits going to Government officials,
the “leak” investigation was given
new life today. |
The House, without serious opposi«
tion and without a record vote,
adopted two resolutions today, the
first giving the committee authority
to investigate fully into the charge
that Government officials profited from
the “leak” on the President's note to
the belligerents.
The second resolution, urged. by
Chairman Henry, gives the committee
authority to compel witnesses, to an~
}swer all questions pertaining to the
“leak” charges, even in regard to
hearsay evidence. And it specifical
ly directs the committee to require
Thomas W. Lawson to give the name
of the Congressman who told him that
another member of Congress, a mem
ber of the Cabinet and a Washington
broker were working together to prof
it in the stock market from their in
slde information regarding the in«
tended moves of the administration.
Refusal To Be Reported.
In addition, the resolution sets forth
that if Lawson refuses to answer
these questions, or any others, the
committee report immediately to the
House to see what action it desires
to take.
Lawson, author of many of the
“leak” charges, will appear Monday
before the committee. He notified
Chairman Henry today, from New
York, that he would be present.
Representative Bennet, one of the
Republican members, declared hae
‘would insist on the reappearance of
Bernard Baruch and would requira
that he bring with him the record of
his stock transactions cn December
20 and 21, The committee will in
sist also, Mr. Bennet said, that every
telegram sent out from Washington
through both telegraph companies on
those dates be submitted for examis
nation.
'~ When Lawson again faces the com«
‘mittee he will be grilled to give nos
}only the name of the Congressman,
‘but of every other person who made
disclosures to him concerning the
“leak” and its consequences in the
financial world.
Lakes-to-the-Gulf
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Highway Is Planned
(By International News Service.)
BIRMINGHAM, ALA., Jan. 13.—A
mcvement has been started here by
the Jefferson County Highway Asso«
ciation to build a highway from
Chicago to New Orleans. A meeting
has been called to meet here January
22 for the purpose of organizing and
incorperating the Lakes-tp-the-Guif
Highwsy Association. The route wily
connect the following cities, and del
egates from these cities will be In
attendance at the meeting here:
Chicago, Indianapolis, Louisville,
Nashville; Columbia, Tenn.; Deca
tur, Ala.; Montgomery, Mobile, Bi
loxi, Pass Christian, then to New
Orleans.
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Appropriation Is
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Stricken From Bill
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Jan, 13.—~The
House t?}is afternoon, in (_‘ommi}te.o
of the Whole, on a point of order by
Representative Stafford, of Wiscon
sin, eliminated an appropriation in
the annual postoffice bill for $1,224, 000
for the, transportation of mail by
steamb%t and air. !
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