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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.