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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17. 1»<
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
FALSE SLEUTH AIDS
MRS. THOMAS PLATT
TO TRAP SENATOR
SIX-YEAR-OLD DEMENTED SON
CHAINED TO STAKE BY FA THERl
GRAND
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
Nov. 23-24—Matinee Saturday.
JOS. M. OATES OFFERS
That Famous Play With
She Forces Husband’s
Sons to Give Her
Money.
AGED STATESMAN
PLANS TO RESIGN
Won't Quit Senate Till
Hughes Is in Office ns
Governor.
New York. Nov. 17.—For the nr«t
time the exact tacts in the sensational
raid by Mre. Thomas C. Platt on the
West Thlrty-elxhth street house of Mrs.
Maty La Monte, when she found Mrs.
Winslow Busby In one room and Sen
ator Platt In another, but neverthe
less forced the senator to a settle,
ment of 1110,000 on her, are laid bar*.
The treachery of a detective In the
employ of Senator Platt, about whose
evidence as a basis for a divorce suit
he was to confer with Mrs. Busby, cava
Mra Platt the whip hand and enabled
her. by her dramatic entrance at pre
cisely the time when Mra. Busby and
tha senator were In the houat ' M
! to turn the tables on her husb
Platt Is to Resign.
These exposures, ft was said today,
will result In the resignation of Sena
tor Platt on January 1 being sent to
Governor Hughes when he takes office,
so that Platt’s enemy. Governor Hig
gins, Will , not have-the appointment of
his successor.
Mrs.. Piatt, with the detective who
had disclosed to her the whole plan of
campaign devised against her by the
senator and his three sons, Edward,
Frank and Harry, smashed her way
Into the first'of the two rooms which
the eenator had rented from Mrs. La
Monte for the past flftsan years. Then
she made her way Into tlia other room
and, with hie own detective, confronted
him.
She Confronts Senator.
“So you're going to try to divorce
me. are you? But I guess two can
play at that game,” aald Mra. Ptatt.
Title defiance, strengthened by, the
pretence of hla own detective, amaxed
Senator Platt. Ha naarly collapsed In
hie chair.
Then Mrs. Platt told the eenator
that aha knew Mra. Buxby waa tn the
house; that she would make an affida
vit, with the detective as her witness
to this fact, and she forthwith agreed
to a aettlement that would make her
comfortable for the rest Of her life.
Files Into a Rsge.
Senator Platt smiled, pulled himself
together and laid, placidly to bla wife:
' There ain't be any aettlement, for 1
haven't a dollar of my own.”
Mr*. Platt (law Into a rage.
•So that's what you've dona, la It?
Well, 1’U show you that I can make
your sons give me some of what you
have tumea over to them.”
Mrs. Platt bacame quiet. She glanced
around the room. With a little cry of
delight, she gathered up her skirts and
ran to a corner of ths room and picked
up a pair of women's ''
"Now who's
vorce suit, eh'
ALLEGEDJOMBINE
Turpentine Industry Said
To Be Influenced by
Standard Oil.
Special to The Georgian.
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 17.—It la stated
here that an Investigation la to b»
made Into the so-called “turpentine
trust” hy the Federal government. It
Is alleged that the combine which has
been formed has Its headquarters In
this city, snd Is closely allied to the
Standard oil combine. •
The news from Now York le that the
United States district attorney there la
co-operating with the Southern district
of Georgia In this movement. It Is al
leged that n hard and fast agreement
exists between the various constituent
companies belonging to the so-called
trust.
It Is known that the Standard Oil In
terests In the past have endeavored to
absorb the turpentine and rosin Indus
tries.
S. Nash, president of the New
American Naval Stores Company, )ust
formed from the Patterson-Downlng
and S. P. Shotter companies, said that
he did not know nnylhlng about the
suggested prosecution.
lave the companies with which yon
associated any connection with
the Standard Oil?” Mr. Nash was
asked.
He declined to answer on the ground
that the question was too personal In
Ita nature.
NEQROE8 IN FIGHTt
ONE CUT TO DEATH.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, On* Nov. 17.—one negro dead
and another locked tiehlnd the bare at
police headquarters Is the result of a
"carving match” that occurred on New
street yesterday. The dead negro Is
Walter Bell, and the ono who Indulged
In the deadly knife play Is Mike Dally.
The negroes got Into an argument and
Dally slashed Bell so badly that he
died a short time after being taken to
the city hospital.
woman's slippers.
's going to bring the di
ll?* cried Mrs. Platt. "I'll
lust take thasa away with me. They
will probably be useful In the aye# of
a Jury.”
Then the Senator Collapsed. •
Then Mrs. Platt pwlalied from the
Voom, leaving the senator In a collapse
of cotiatertuUlon.
Thera followed the conference of
Mra Buxby and Mrs. Platt In the room
on the floor above, tba flourishing of
the slippers In the air, a repetition of
the triumph, this time over the Indig
nant and angry Mra. Busby and finally
Mrs. Platt's exit with her definite In
tentions undisclosed, but with thooe
of the senator nnd Mrs. Busby balked
und themselves In fear of what the
triumphant woman was about to do.
Try to Find Mra Platt.
As a matter of fact, what Mra. Plait
did waa to leave the senator, Mra. Bux
by and the senator*! three aone In sus
pense for three days. She disappeared,
going to Atlantic City. The Platt at
torneys, who had agreed to undertake
the senator's suit for divorce now
turned their attention to finding Mra
Platt.
But as unexpectedly us aha descend-
I upon the senator and Mrs. Busby
In the Wsst 31 th street house, Mrs.
Platt suddenly emerged and thta time
turned her attention to the senator's
sons. Armed with the affidavit, settlni
forth - In sensational fakhton wnat hau
occurred In the La Monte house, Mrs.
Platt practically told these sons it wa*
either a aettlement and a separation
and au agreement to discountenance
divorce proceedings On their part or It
waa the bringing of a divorce suit by
her and with none of the secrecy that
the Platts had Intended.
Guaranteed 110,000 Every Year.
The Platts capitulated. The separa
tion waa formally agreed to and the
papers signed. Mrs. Platt was permit-
tail to retain >00 shares of United
Stales Express Company stock, worth
>111,000, which the senator had pre
viously given her; aha waa given «v deed
to Tioga Lodge, which coat Senator
Platt »O,00O and >70,000 for Improve
ments, and tn addition the Platt ions
agreed to pay her >10.000 a year with a
guarantee by them for the rest of her
The only thing that Mre. Platt on
her part agreed to was that sho was
not to take any steps looking toward
the bringing of s divorce and was not
to disclose any of the facta of the
whole affair. But It leaked out ftoin
On the left Is a picture of the corn crib on the form of Peter Nelson,
near Flushing, L. I.,.where his 6-year-old ernsy eon waa housed much of
the time tor eighteen months until found and released by the police. The
picture on the right la from a snapshot of John Nelson, the demented
boy, who le aald to have been chained to a stake. When released, he
ran about on all-fours, making sounds like a wild animal.
PRET7 Y WESLE YAN GIRL
ELOPES TO CAROLINA;
“PAPA” PHONES CONSENT
YOU CAN’T
EXPECT
I LONG LIFE
AND PROSPERITY
If you persist in drugg iug your body to cover up
it-■ht‘6 and ails.
You feel bad—then try to smother your feelings (ua-
ure’s warnings) with tobacco, whiskey, or COFFEE—
nost dangerous “friends” one can mix with.
They cajole and then KILL.
RENEW YOUR LEASE ON LIFE
Stop the food and drink that does not nourish.
Go on Grape-Nuts and cream and a simple diet,
juit coffee and let old Mother Nature put you well
gain.
You can call in the help of a p/Averful friend—the
>od beverage.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Ga., Nov. 17.—With the mar
riage of pretty Mlaa Mary Palmer, a
Wesleyan girl. In Hamburg, 8. C, news
of which has just leaked out In Mncon,
comes an explanation for her sudden
withdrawal from the old Institution the
early part of this week.
She tired of books, lecture* and les
sons and longed for the bliss of wedded
life ao she passed up the studious life
and married Gordon Lambock, of Au-
gustu.
Last Tuesday night Miss Palmer and
Mr. Lambock tourneyed across from
Augusta to Hamburg and let Judge
Schiller, third party in many a runa
way marriage, tie the knot. But before
It was tied, the long dletance telephone
was put Into play and tho Justice got
Into communication, at the request of
the groom, with the bride’s parents In
Mlllen, On., and greatly to the satis
faction of the young man, th* wires
brought back a message from the pa
rents giving their consent.
After tho ceremony the couple went
to the home of Mr. Lambock In Au
gusta. Whisperings of what had taken
place were heard among the members
of the Phi Mu Society, of wlffch Miss
Palmer vvns a member, but all ques
tions to President Ouervy about tho
affair brought out a stereotyped re
ply:
“I have nothing to say.”
Mrs. Latnback entered .Wesleyan u
year ago and waa quite a tevorlto with
the students nt the college. Her parents
are prominent people of Mlllen and aro
wealthy.
S. MILLER KENT
RAFFLES
THE AMATEUR CRACKSMAN
And a Cast That Will Live in History.
COMPLETE ELABORATE PRODUCTION
Night. 25c to $1.5C: matinee. 25c to $1.00. Sale opens Wednesday.
BIJOU
NEXT WEEK—MATINEES
TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND
SATURDAY.
MILLER" AND PI.OHN'8 COLOSSAL REVIVAL
AMERICAN SPECTACLE
OF THE KAMol'K
Tim BLACK CROOK
WITH A WEALTH OF MARVELLOUS STAGE SETTINGS. COSTLY ami,
ORIGINAL COSTUMING, INTRICATE MECHANICAL APPLIANt'KK
NOVEL AND ASTOUNDING' EFFECTS, TOGETHER WITH DANckk
MARCHES. GROUPINGS, ENSEMBLES. SPECIALTIES hS '
The FIVE DONAZETTAS THE EIGHT ENGT.TRHr' QIRLS
Mr*. Elizabeth Jester.
The funeral services of Mrs. Eliza
beth Jester were conducted Saturday
afternoon at 1 o’clock. The Interment
waa In Westvlew cemetery.
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up th* System
Take tha Old Standard DROVE'S
TASTELESS CHILL TONIC. You
know what you ere taking. Tho
formula la plainly printed on every bot
tle, showing It Is simply Quinine end
Iron In a tasteless form. The Quinine
drives out the malaria and the Iron
builds up the system. Sold by all
dealers for >7 years. Price 60 cents.
BOMB CAUSES PANIC
IN CROWDED HOUSE
BOY SHOT STEP FATHER
IN DEFENSE OF MOTHER;
SURRENDERS TO OFFICERS
Bpt'clal U> Ttw Georgian. ,
Nrwlu»rry, M. C., Nov. J».-ln UfMiae of
hit inottior, tvlio wn* reiving rough trout*
meut nt tin* hanria of bln atep-fatherT Wry*
ant Williams, Itojr Donnoll, 11 y**«r* of
ago, redding In tbo E*at End aectlon of
the dty, Thursday ulitht. ahot and, perlinpa,
mortally wouuded William*. Tho weapon
uaed waa n platol. Tho hall entered the
mouth, hrenkltig the Jaw bone, nnd lodged
lu tin* hack pnrt of tho head.
It la aald that William* waa drinking.
LIEUTENANT WILEY
YELLOW FEVER WELL
Special to The Georgian.
Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 17.—Lleuten
ant Noble Wiley, of the Fifth Infan
try. U. 8. A., son of Congressnun A. W.
Wiley, who has been III at Havana,
Cuba, with a ellght attack of yellow
fever, reached home yesterday, accom
panied by Colonel Wiley. Lieutenant
Wiley has a furlough of two months,
'which lie will spend In Montgomery.
He haa about recovered from his Ill
ness.
While In Cuba Congressman Wiley
was the guest of Governor Magoon nt
the palace.
POSTUM
NEGRO MADE ESCAPE
AS A WHITE MAN
Portland, Maine, Nov. 17.—Minot St.
Clair Francis, a negro prisoner, whiten
ed his face with flour at Thomosson,
Maine, and passed out as a white man.
He escaped from state's prison.
BIBB GRAND JURY
CALLS SHERIFF AND
JAILER TO STAND
Stttvtal to The G*or*tau.
Macon. Go.. Nor. 17.-Tbo grand Jury now
In aradon failed to g*»t any Information. It
la stated, from She riff tScorge II. Ilohrrtnon.
of Bibb county, and bl« Jailer. C. IV. Hub-
Imnl. In regard to the Identity of any of
tbo n»ol> that storuit*d the Jail In mi effort
to get llrnry Kewra. the negro who »hot
down W. U. Holomon, Jr., and C. M. Ad
mit. Jr.
Iloth worn before that Iwwiy and an ef
fort wa* made to get touiethlug from them
that would load In ln«lh*ttuir member* of
tbt» mob. but iKith official* declared they
did not recognlae any of thoae mailing the
attack. The only nrreata *o far, howerer,
have been made * “ “ J “
|the county noth
and attacked Ids wife will! a Iwtlle. The
young man .appeared on the scene, and.
drawing his revolver, ttiyd nt the step-
'"inituedlately nfter* the .hooting, lionncll
went to the county jail nnd surrendered
to Sheriff Buford. Ho wns lodlfrt In Jail,
inrnltlng the result of the wound.
Will Remain in Hall.
Special to The Georgian.
Gainesville, ao., Nov. 17.—Jack
Smith, who recently advertised to sell
out. has bought -the Tom Odell farm,
on Mud creek, near Flat Creek church,
consisting of BIB neres, for which he
paid the sum of >5,550. This Is a fine
furtn and Mr. Smith's friends are glad
to know that he will remain a clttxen
of Hall county.
“There’s a Reason.”
Be sure to read “The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs.
Will Taka on Crosstie,.
Brunswick. Ga., Nov. 17.-Thc
schooner -Brooklyn, which put Into this
port several weeks ago for repairs, will
nbw take on a large cargo of crosatle*
—d continue on her way to Havana.
THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Faw People Know How Useful It la in
Preserving Health and Beauty.
Costs Nothing To Try.
Nearly everybody knows thnt char,
coal Is the safest and most efficient
disinfectant and purifier In nature, but
few realise Its value when taken Into
the human system for the same cleans
ing purpose.
Charcoal Is a remedy that the more
you take of It the better; It la not a
drug nt till, but simply absorbs the
guses und impurities always present
In the stomach and Intestines and car.
rles them out of the system.
Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, drinking or after eating on
ions and other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clear* and Im
prove* the complexion. It whitens the
teeth and further acta as a natural
and eminently safe cathartic.
It absorbs the Injurious gases which
collect In th'e stomach and bowels; It
disinfects the mouth and throat from
the poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal tn one
form or another, hut probably the best
charcoal and the most for the money
Is In Stuart's Choarcoal Lozenges; they
are composed of the finest powdered
willow charcoal, and other harmless
antiseptics In tablet form or rather
In the form of large, pleasant tasting
lozenges, th* charcuul being mixed with
honey.
The dally use of these loxengcs will
soon tell In a much Improved condi
tion of the general health, better com
plexion, sweeter breath and purer
blood, and tlie beauty of It Is, that no
possible harm can result from their
continued use, but. on the contrary,
great benefit.
A Buffalo physician, In speaking of
the benefits of charcoal, says: "1 ad
vise Sturart's I'harcuul Lozenges to all
patients suffering from gas In stomach
and bowel*, and to clear the complex
ion and purify the breath, mouth and
throat; I also believe the liver ls,great-
ly benefited by the dally use of them;
they coat but twenly-Hve cent* a box
£ 1 drug stores, und although tn some
i-nse a patent preparation, yet I be
lieve I —t more and better charcoal
In Stuart'* Charcoal Loxenges than tn
any of the ordinary charcoal tablets.”
Send your name and address today
for a tree trial package and see for
yourself. F. A. Stuart Co., 66 Stuart
Bldg- Marshall. Mich.
Blackmailers Are Sup
posed Responsible
For Explosion.
New York, Nor. 17.—Hundred* of families
In tenement honaea In Stanton street were
thrown Into n panic earl/ today, when a
liomb wna exploded In the doorway of the
flre-ator/ tenement house n t No. 33, shatter
ing the door and breaking all tlie windows
In the lower part of the building and drat
doors of the ml Joining house and four
bouses across the street, nnd bringing down
the basement celling or No. S3.
In less than a minute the block was
crowded with excited men, women nnd
children, aud the reserrss were brought
from the Eldridge street station. It
thought to lie another “Black Hand" ...
rage, and the police bad difficult/ In re
storing order.
The drst floor of No. 33 Is occupied as a
grocer/ by Pietro Realrauto. Ho also has
n macaroni factor/ In the basement, lie
hail opened his store a few minutes before
the explosion nnd three of hla men were
at work In tho basamont. Tho/ were
acratched and bruited by the falling celt
A* man In bed on the opposite aide of tba
atreet was cat by broken glass from the
window.
Rcalmuto Is reported to be wealthy and
nelgbl>drs say he bae recently received
threatening letters demanding money. He
denied to Ihe police that any ench letters
bad been received by him. Others, bow-
ever, declare he told them of the receipt
of auch letters and Added that he feared
trouble from the writers.
XGRANB
Matinee Today-Tonight.
a C. WHITNEY’S
PIQUANT MUSICAL MIXTURE
THE ISLE OF SPICE
Company and Special Orchestra of
^ 60 P E O P L E GO
25c to Matinee. 25c t«>
91,00. Sale now open.
DALLAS POSTMASTER
IS PLACED ON TRIAL
Special to The Geurglau.
Dallas, Tax.. Nov. 17.—The examina
tion of Postmaster Robinson before
Civil Examiner H. Leach, of New Or
leans, began,here yeaterday.
The poetmaeter la charged with “po
litical activity,” In violation of the civil
service law.
The charge* were brought by Homer
M. Price, former chief of the mailing
department of the Dallaa office.
Several wltneezee were examined, but
the testimony will not be given out.
THE BIJOU
Tonight—Matinee Today.
"That Funny Little Fellow,"
GEO. SIDNEY
In th* Second Edition of
Busy Izzy’s Vacation
Next Week:
THE BLACK CROOK.
BALDWIN-MELVILLE STOCK GO.
Tuesday nnd Wednesday Nlghtt. Tuesday
. and Wednesday Matinees,
Confessions of a Wife.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Nights,
I'rlday and Saturday Matinees,
“SAPHO"
THE STAR
RAISING STRAWBERRIES
FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER
Humboldt, Tenn., Nov. *17.—Success
ful experiments In a fertile valley, near
Ureenlleld, where strawberrle* are
grown In the spring by the millions,
shows that luscious berries can be
raised during the qutuiqn months from
cultivation of the so-called second
crop of the plant, and as a result 8.
K. Jeter Is reported to have contracted
with n New York caterer for the supply
of enough crates of strawberries to sat
isfy the demand of all the "400," who,
tt le said, may be denied the uae of
cranberries with-turkey on Thanks
giving day, owing to tha scarcity of
cranberries.
The experiment In etrawberrles has
been followed by similar trials In rais
ing a so-called second crop of black
berries. Rev. W. Johnson haa exhibited
a limited quantity of the cultivated
brand. It the demand expected la cre
ated for the strawberries It la intended
to extend operations on fully as large
a scale as characterises the berrying
tn the spring time.
CAS OR WATER COMPANY
MA Y BE SUED B Y CITIZEN
A private ' company doing a public
service business can be sued for dam
ages by a private clttxen and that clt
lien haa the right to force such private
corporation by mandamus to perform
the duties It owes the public.
This Important ruling lias been made
by the supreme court In the rase of
51. R. Freeman against the Macon Gas
Light and Water Company. That com
pany Is under contract with the city
of Macon to furnish the people with
nter and holds a franchise to use the
streets.
on May 36, 1605. the company cut off
the water supply from the realdence of
it. R. Freeman without due notice to
him. though under the regulations they
were required to give live days' notice.
It was set up that the water waa cut
off without legal cause and that great
distress was caused to Mr. Freeman's
family, as there was lllgesa in the
house.
Mr. Freeman brought suit 1 against
the company for >2,500 damages, but It
was thrown out of the city court on a
demurrer. The supreme court holds
that til's was error, as th* plaintiff
clearly had ample ground for action
against the company.
It is pointed out that the company
has engaged In public service for the
good of all the people and that they
had been granted a valuable franchise
and the use of the city's streets tor
the proper execution of this service.
Such a concern stands practically In
the same attitude to the public as a
atreet railway. This very Important
ruling makes clear the rights of cttl-
sens doing business with private cor
porations engaged In public service,
and will define the way for others In
the future.
WIFE MA Y KEEP LO WTHER
FROM POST AT WASHINGTON
London. Nov. 17.—According to the
Manchester Guardian. Gerard Lowther.
formerly secretary of the British em
bassy at Washington and non minister
at Tangier, Is regarded as th* likely
successor to Sir-Mortimer Durand.
British ambassador to the United
States.
The chief objection to him Is that he
is married to un American lady, for-
merly Mies Alice Blight, of Philadel
phia. One of the rules of the foreign
office ta not to appoint a foreign officer
to a country of which hla wife Is a na
tive.
Week of November 19.
Sensational Drama Entitled
“HAPPY JACK”
Large Chorus of Pretty Girls
New Moving Pictures
Matinees Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Saturday at 2:30. Every
night at >:15.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Free Lecture
BY
Rev. Wm. P. McKenzie, G. S. B„
of Cambridge, Mass.
New Kimball House Hall,
Thursday Evening, Nov. 22,
8 O'CLOCK.
MISS WATT WILEY
DIED SUDDENLY.
Canton, Ga., Nov. 17.—Mias Wait
Wiley, a member of a prominent Geor
gia family, died suddenly Friday night
at 11:30 o’clock, after an fitness of two
days.
Tho funeral services were held at
2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
GOVERNOR PATTERSON
MAY GO TO THE SENATE.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 17.—Hon
J. Walter Peak, twice senator front
Hamilton county, who la perhaps closer
to Governor-elect Patterson than any
other mnn In this county, haa Just r- -
turned from Nashville, and aays In n«
Interview, that It la not at all Improba
ble that Governor-elect Patterson mar
be elevated to the United States sen
ate. “In the event of the elevation •*>
Governor Patterson to the United
States senate,” said he. "Hon. J. J
Bean, of Moore, Tenn., who la certain
almost to be elected speaker of tli'
senate, will be made governor of the
state.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE OAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggisia refund money tf it
falls to cure. B. W. GROVE’S signa
ture <>n each box 25c.
Your friends can read)
you easily if your name is in
The Bell Telephone Directo
ry. Listings close December
1. Call Contract Dept, Main
1300.
