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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
FIRST COOL DAYS 81
ARE NEAR At HAND
Freezing Weather in Dakota
Promises a Drop in Tenn
perature for Atlanta

Shake the mothballs out of the blan-
kets, take a look at the collar of last
seasons overcoat, see If the pipes to
the furnace are in working order After
you have done these things, sit down and
wait for the first cool of the fall. And,
perhaps, you laugh at the idea OF wait
ing, but, then. again the time may not
be so long Out in Dakota it is freezing.
Don't seem like there was any real ice
in the world right now, but there is,
for fact, for Charles Won Hermann
says there is.
II look for the first cool weather of
the fall some time next week." says Mr..
Won Hermann, land would not be sur
prised if 1t arrives early. In Dakota
there is freezing weather and a storm
at one end that may pull the cool air
down this way. II that begins, you
will see the temperature here begin to
drop like man falling in parachi te;
in fact, the falls of the air ship fellows
will not be in 1t with what the temper
ature may do compared to that of today.
OF course, there will not be any ice here,
except that at so much per pound, but
it will be much cooler"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
ROOSEVELT COMING
WIRES {. |. W0RsHAM
State EntomoIogist at st.
Louis Meeting Says Many
Will Attend Meeting

Men of worldwide reputation are COM
ing to the meeting of the conservation
congress in Atlanta next month.
A wire received by Secretary Walter q.
Cooper. of the chamber of commerce,
Thursday morning. tells of the celebrities
who will be in Atlanta.
This wire was sent to Mr.. Cooper by
E. L. Worsham, state entomologist, who
is now at the meeting in st. Paul.
The following is the message:
ST. PAUL, Mimi. Sept. Z, 1910.
Walter G. Cooper, Secretary,
Atlanta Chamber OF Commerce.
Atlanta. Ga.
The Pinchot, Roosevelt, Garfield policy
of conservation triumphs in conservation
congress. Pinchot will be nominated for
president OF the congress and will be
elected II he will accept. Many promi-
nent advocates of conservation will be
with US at the Atlanta meeting. Pin
chot. Roosevelt, Baker. White, of Kansas
City, Graves. MCGEE and probably Sec
rotary Wilson, Ex-Governor PsrdeA, sf
California. Blanchard, of louisiana, Gov
ernOr Stubs. of Kansas, and John Bar
rett OF washington. z. l.. WORSHAM.
Three of the men mentioned in the
wire of Mr.. worsham. to say the least,
are just now in the public eye. OF
course the first of them all in this re-
gard is Mr.. Roosevelt, but second only
TO him are Pinchot and Graves.
Mr.. Graves is the present United States
forester. having succeeded Pinchot. The
fact that these two men will attend the
Atlanta meeting will OF itself add interest
TO all that is done.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
NEGROES ARE ARRESTED
FOR CAR BREAKING
EIberton Offer Has Been Busy
Past Week Arresting
Offenders

ELBERTON. Ga. Sept. S.-Sheriff s. n.
Haley is rounding up a big gang of ne
groes. who are charged with car break
ing. stealing from cars, depots. etc.
There are just nine of Them already I'M
pIicated. with others to hear from.
These crimes these negroes are /alleg-
ed to have committed dated back sew
eraI months, when freight cars were rob-
bed between Elberton and Oglesby. IL
seems the thieves would get on box
cars at a water tank and throw out
flour. meat and all manner Of groceries.
while the train was pulling up the heavy
grade.
Their pals would come along in wagons
and pick up the booty.
Railroad detectives were called IN 10
investigate the disappearance of so much
valuable freight, and il possible identify
the guilty parties. One of these oetec-
lives was a negro. the one who worked
ND the evidence against the negro sol
diers of the 18th United States regiment
that shot up Brownsville.
When the evidence against the train
robbers was finished, warrants were Is
sued for their arrest.
Leonard MCGEE. one of the negroes
caught. was tried at the last term Of the
city court of Elberton, and sentenced to
eight months on the changing.
The eight others. implicated in the
thefts are Early Burch. Henry Carter.
Green Mattox. Percy Johnson, Luther
Smith, Jabe Bell, Ky Thompson. Gene
Heard, Ben Sam Harper. Will Johnson
and Yves Mattox. All of these have been
arrested and are either in Jail or un-
der bond to answer to the offenses
charged.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
GOVERNOR SAVES NEGRO
ADONIS FROM GALLONS
Eugene Roberts, Sentenced to
Hang, Gets Communication
Over Boards Protest

An Adonis among the negroes of sa-
vannah, Eugene Roberts. convicted of
murder and sentenced to be hanged at
Savannah on Friday, has had his SEN
tence committed to life Imprisonment by
Governor Brown, notwithstanding an adj
verse recommendation by a majority of
the prison commission, who heard the
plea for clemency. Roberts lawyer is
also a negro, ]. H. Kinckle, and so far
as is known he is the first negro law
yer to successfully prosecute a petition
for executive clemency in Georgia in a
capital case.
Roberts was convicted of numbering
Louise Duncan, in August 1909.
Kinckle, lawyer for the petitioner, ex-
planned at the governors office Thurs
day morning that his client was 'regu-
lar Adonis among the negroes of Savan-
nah," and owed his troubles to his pop
ularity with the women. He added that
in his opinion Roberts never committed
murder. but had been made the victim
of a conspiracy founded on Jealousy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
Ask for a Guarantee
On Bills of Ladinh

LONDON, Sept S.-The committee OF
foreign bankers reached a decision to-
day on the subject of American cotton
bills of lading, but decided not to divulge
the same until it had been submitted
and approved at a full conference of
bankers to be held on September IL.
There has been wide divergence of opin-
ion as to the ACCESSIBILITY of sending the
original ultimatum in which the British
and continental banking houses demand
ed that American bankers after October
81, next, guarantee all bills of lading on
American cotton.
The DIRECTORS to the ultimatum con-
tend that this action constituted a tactic
admission that the bankers here would
assume a certain amount of liability for
the genuineness of the bills, a situation
which, the DIRECTORS maintain, do not
exist.
They point out that i'm the event of
the American bankers refusing the guar
antee, the English banks would find
themselves in an UDtenable position. as
England must have the cotton which the
United States holds.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
White, of Kansas City, Will
Doubtless Be Elected by the
Congress Now in Session in
st. Paul
PLEA MADE TO PROTECT
INSECT DESTROYING BIRDS
Claim Is Made That Millions
of Dollars Are Lost Annually
Through Devastation of the
Crops

ST. PAUL. Sept. Sit is possible that
the National Conservation congress.
which BY the program should continue
tomorrow. viii close tonight. President
Baker said that he would crowd the
program as much as possible TO this
end and perhaps. hold a night session.
Il has been & strenuous convention and
Delegates and visitors want a rest.
The presidency is expected to go to
J. B. White. OF Kansas City. the present
chairman OF the executive committee.
Clifford Pinchot. who is president Of the
National Conservation association. told
his friends that he would not be can
didate- Members Of the resolutions COM
mittee met early TO whip a mass of
brains into a platform.
t. Gilbert PERSON. Of North Carolina,
who is secretary OF the national asso-
citation Of Audubon societies. introduced
a plank for the protection OF wild birds.
The wild birds" he declared. con
stitute one OF the most valuable natural
assets in our country" He stated that
the losses TO the agriculture and forestry
interests OF the United States annually
amount 10 a billion dollars through the
ravages OF insects and that this per cent
Is on the increase owing 10 the decreas-
ing number OF birds which constitute one
OF the chief natural enemies OF injurious
insects The association. Of which he is
secretary. interested Colonel Roosevelt
while he was president in setting aside
by executive order 81 national reserva-
tons as bird refugees. and these reserva-
tons are today guarded by the wardens
OF the Audubon society.
II has also secured the enactment OF
laws in 81 states prohibiting the killing
OF insect-eating birds. The great STUN
bling block in our way Of securing better
laws for the protection OF birds Is the
great influence welded by certain mon
eyed interests in the country who have
large sums invested In the handling OF
game and In the sale OF feathers for
women's hats. We can never hope for
the protection that the birds rightly de-
serve until these great corporations can
be controlled by statutory acts.
At noon the resolutions committee re,
ferred 10 the subcommittee on revision
for reduction into approved English va
rious planks for the conservation OF nat
ural resources. from insectiverous birds
TO water power sites. The COMMITTEES
demanded control by the nation, rather
than by states
The committee voted to advocate be-
fore the convention a national board al
health
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
Declines to Attend Banquet OF
the Hamilton Club Unless
Senator Lorimer Is Excluded
From the Function
THE CLUB WITHDRAWS
SENATOR'S INVITATION
Action of Col. Roosevelt Duo
! to the Charge That Lori
mef's Election to Senate
Had Been Bought
tBy Associated Press.)

FREEPORT, Sept. s.-Colonel Roosei
welt refused politely today to attend the
banquet to be given tonight by the Ham,
ilton club in Chicago unless Senator Lor1
inner is excluded. He demanded that d
telegram to that effect be sent to SEM
ator Lorimer.
A committee OF Is members of the
Hamilton club, headed by ex-Judge John
II. Batten. came to Freeport from Chip
cago in a special car today and met Col,
Roosevelt who is here to attend tho
county fair. They came to make ar
rangements for the dinner tonight. The
committee met him at the fair grounds
and the colonel at once asked who was
to attend the dinner.
rs Speaker Cannon to be there" he
asked.
Yes" Mr.. Batten replied. He accept1
ed the invitation"
How about Senator Lorimer?" he
asked.
Senator Lorimer is a member of the
club he was told. He has accepted
an invitation to the dinner" ~
Then I must decline to co. said the
colonel
He added that he would feel the sans
about the presence of Senator Lorimer
as though members of the Illinois legi
islature who are involved in the grafe
investigation should be present.
The members OF the committee told
the colonel they would go back to Chit
cago and inform Senator Lorimer of his
views.
No" Colonel Roosevelt replied, Send
him a telegram, telling him that l VIII
no. attend the dinner tonight IL he is
there"
Hamilton club committee has recalled
invitations to Lorimer.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09

cion had been directed against him. The
gist of the statement had already been
covered by Humphreys In his opening
address.
Inspector Dew also testified regard
ing the search of Crippen's house and
told of finding there loaded revolver
and a box of cartridges.
The statement which Crippen made to
Inspector Dew concluded:
my belief is that my wife has gone to
Chicago to join Bruce Miller"
TRIAL ADJOURNED TO SEPT. IA.
In cross-eXamining the inspector, So
licitor Newton drew out the statement
that in the earlier stages of the investi-
ga ton of the case Crippen appeared per-
fectly COOL collected and courteous, af-
fording the police every facility for
searching the house.
Counsel tried to get the witness to say
that the parts of the body found might
have been buried long prior to the dis
appearance of Mrs. Crippen, but Dew in
sisted that though portions were decom-
posed, other bits of flesh remained from
and when cut appeared fresh. Some
pieces had been petrified by the action
of the lime I'm which they were buried.
The trial was adjourned to September
IA
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
Family of w. O. Jones Had
Narrow Escape From Death
When Handsome Residence
Caught Fire
POLICE BELIEVE BLAZE
CAUSED BY FlRE-BUG
Twice Before Residence Has
Been Threatened by Flames.
Department Made Splendid
Fight After Long Run

w. o. Jones, the we'll known livery
stable man, his wife and daIt1hter. Miss
Bessie Jones, narrowly escaped death in
a fire of mysterious origin which badly
damaged their residence at IS East 18th
street at an early hour Thursday morn
ing.
Mrs. Jones and her daughter were both
forced to climb out on the roof of the
second story and then to descend a
ladder to escape, so dense was the smoke
on the first floor when the family was
awakened.
When the members of the family, who
were all asleep about midnight, first
learned that the residence was on FIRE,
the basement was a mass of flames and
the blaze had spread to the first floor.
After calling to Miss Jones and her
mother. Mr.. Jones, tying a towel around
his head, dashed through the smoke and
through the front hail.
CARRIED DOWN LADDER.
With the assistance of Holland
Lowndes, Of s6 East 18th street. who was
passing the residence at the time the
fire was first discovered, Mr.. Jones lift
Il
and Mr.. Lowndes carried Mrs. Jones
and her daughter to safety.
Mr.. Jones thinks that the fire started
from the explosion of an automatic gas
heater in the basement, but the police
are inclined to believe, that the blaze
was the work of a firebug. Three years
ago the same residence caught fire one
night in a mysterious manner. but the
blaze did little damage. At that time it
was said that the fire was caused by
crossed electrical wires.
On last Sunday one of the servants
at the residence rushed to Mr.. Jones,
telling him that a mysterious man had
attempted to start a fire in the base
ment Investigation developed the fact
that a quantity of cotton and an oil can
had been placed in the basement.
The visit of the mysterious man was
forgotten, however, until Thursday
morning. when the members of the fam
lily so narrowly escaped death in the
fire,
p COULDN'T TURN ON LIGHTS.
Another peculiar feature to the fire
of Thursday morning is the fact that 1t
was impossible to turn on the electric
lights, even when the blaze was first
noticed While 1t has not been said that
the wires were cut, the terror of Mrs.
Jones and her daughter, who were trap
ped for several minutes, was made
greater by the fact that they were una
BILE to turn on the lights.
The police are making thorough ex-
animation in an attempt to make GER
tain the origin of the blaze.
The damage to the residence is esti-
mated by Fire Chief Cummings at about
$4,000. The fire had spread from the
basement to the first floor when the fire
department arrived. apparatus from en-
CINE houses Nos. and IL making the
long run to the house, In response to
the call.
Despite the distance. the fire companies
made the run in a remarkably short
time, and it is due to the hard, quick
fight Of the department that the fire did
not consume the entire house. which in
GLIDING the furniture, is valued at APP
&<oximately $4,000.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
CHINESE is MURDERED
I'M ORIENTAL THEATER
1t Is Supposed That the Killing
Was the Result of Mistaken
Identity

BAN FRANCISCO. Sept. s.-Two shots
fired in quick succession snuffed out
the life OF Chinese and caused a near
panic last night in Chinatown's Orien-
tai theater, the audience OF VII ich was
made up largely OF Americans and tour
lists
Lew. Sing Chow, a member OF the On
Tick Tong. was the victim OF the assas-
sins pistol
To mistaken identity. Lew Sing Chow
forfeited his life for the police are pos
Tive that the slayer was OF the Suey
Sing clan and believed Lew Sing Chow
was hated Hop Sing.
A stampede Of the audience was
stopped by switching on the lights.
Police ran toward the theater and
caught two suspects. Len Tong, who
was carrying a fully loaded revolver,
and Pay Sing. who had no weapon. The
pair were locked up for Investigation.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
e-Begone Expression on
Her Countenance While She
Talks to Dr.. Crippen in Low
MonoSyIIabIes in Court
EVIDENCE INTRODUCED
TO IDENTIFY BODY
Druggist Testifies That Dr..
Crippen Purchased Deadly
Poison From Him and Sign
ed Receipt for the Drug

LONDON. Sept. Sat the resumption
today of the trial of DIR. Hawley II. Grip
pen and Ethel Clara Leneve. for the
murder of the formers wife, public Pros
ecutor Humphries introduced evidence to
establish the claim of the crown that
thee parts of the mutilated body found
in the Crippen home once formed a part
of the person Of Belle Elmore the miss
ing wife, and to so strengthen what has
been popularity regarded as the missing
link in the chain of circumstantial ev-
idence against the accused.
The first witness called was Mrs Ade-
line Harrison, whose acquaintance with
Belle Gilmore had extended over a period
of IL years. Mrs. Harrison was asked to
examine strands of hair found when the
dismembered body was uncovered Hav-
ing done 50, she swore that she recog-
nized the exhibit as similar to that worn
by Belle Elmore.
A torn bit of feminine underwear al
so discovered by the searchers in the cell
lar was introduced. The witness de-
clared that she had seen Belle EImore
clothed in undergarments of like tex
ture. Testimony had been offered before
showing that the lower part of the body
bore scar. the result Of an operation.
Mrs. Harrison testified that she had seen
a similar scar on the body OF her friend.
CRIPPEN SPEAKS TO GIRL
The accused were seated in the dock
within whispering distance. and the doc
tor took advantage of the opportunity
to speak to the girl Miss Leneve pre-
scented a woe-begone expression and did
not seem anxious to converse. Crippen,
to whom his spectacles had been returned
for the first time since his arrest, ap-
peared as the Crippen OF early photo
ghaphs. He spoke to the girl anxiously
and she replied in monosyllables.
In his cross-examination of Mrs. Har-
rison, Arthur Newton, representing
Crippen, detracted somewhat from tho
strength of the evidence and incidental
ly introduced what is believed to be tn e
line of defense. In reply to Newton's
question, the witness assented to the
suggestion that the hair, the portion Of
a woman's vest and the curling iron
found in the Crippen cellar were not
only similar to those worn or used by
the missing woman, but also "resembled
thousands of others"
CRIPPEN BOUGHT POISON.
When Mrs. Harrison left the stand the
prosecution called the IN enlist who
claims that he sold hysocin, a deadly
poison, to Crippen. The witness testi-
fled that the doctor purchased five
grains of the drug on January 10, ex-
planning that he required the poison for
use in homeopathic preparations. AS is
required Of purchasers of poisons, he
signed the registry book of the store,
making this inscription:
Munyon's per H. III. Crippen."
Inspector Dew, who arrested the fu-
gitives and brought them back from
Quebec, re-entered the witness box to-
day and read lengthy statement sign
ed by Crippen when the police first ask
ed hi INTO make an explanation of his
disappearance from London after suspi-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
WHAT CONSTITUTES NEGRO
Is UP TO THE COURTS

WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-Just what
constitutes a negro in the United States
may be a question which the United
States supreme court will be asked to
settle in the near future. One-sixteenth
negro blood in an individual Classics
him as a negro in the District of Co
lumbis, according to decision by Justice
Daniel r. Wright, Of the district supreme
court, in the case of Isabel l. Wall, an
S-year-old child. who recently was barred
from white public school because the
principal had information that she was
OF negro parentage. The father of the
girl attempted to force the board OF edu-
cation to reinstate the child, but failed.
Justice Wright deciding she was Q me-
gro- The case was, appealed
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
CLAIM THAT SWEETHEART
KILLED JULIE HENLEY
Officials Believe Young. Wom-
an Killed Prominent Farmer
at HUNTINGTON. w. Va.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Sept. S-That
he was killed by his former sweetheart
while walking along a lonely road is the
statement of officials regarding the
tragedy which preceded the finding yes
terday of the dead body of julie Hen
ley, a young farmer near Buffalo, Put
nam county, w. Va.
The county officials declare that &
young woman with whom Henley had
been keeping company for several years
had acknowledged that she shot Henley
while defending herself against his adj
vances. Up to this time the young wo-
man has not been placed under arrest.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
NIECE OF MARQUIS O'JEDA
BECOMES AN AMERICAN

SAN FRANCISC, Cal, Sept. s.-A
grand niece of Marquis d'ojeda, Spanish
ambassador TO the vatican, yesterday filed
an application for admission to citizen
ship of the United States. She is Senior
tia Maria E. dOjeda, a resident OF San
Francisco.
The seslorita reached her majority only
two days ago. When she reaches the
age of q she will inherit rich planta-
lions which her father owned in Guata-
mala and Salvador. BY becoming an
American citizen she will make Uncle
Sam the guardian of her interest in these
estates.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
PEOPLE OF BELoIT, WIS.,,
MISS COL. ROOSEVELT

BELoTT, Wis, Sept. s.-Beloit, which
gave Theodore Roosevelt the largest
majority of any Wisconsin city when he
was elected president, did not see and
hear him today because his train was
ahead of time. The high school scholars
were lining up to greet him when the
traiI pulled into the station 10 minutes
before he was expected. 1t only remained
40 seconds although word had come that
there would be few minutes speech. Mr..
Roosevelt did not appear.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
BOLDENNECK RESIGNS AS
TREASURER OF CHICAGO

WASHINGTON, Sept S.-WiIliam Bold
enneck. United States treasurer at Chi
cago, has resigned and will leave his Of
fee on September II. Some time ago a
shortage in the Chicago office was re-
imbursed by an appropriation of con-
gress. II was said at the treasury that
Boldenneck's resignation had no con-
neotion with that incident, but was of his
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
Lorimer Refuses to
Discuss the Rebuff

CHICAGO, Sept S.-When seen at his
downtown office, Senator Lorimer REFUSE
ed fatty to discuss the attitude of Colonel
Roosevelt. regarding tonight's banquet
II have received no official notification
of the reports from Freeport," said Semi
ator Lorimer and until I do I will say
nothing whatever regarding the matter"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
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