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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
KILLS HIS. BROTHER
TO SAVE OWN LIFE

LEARY, Ca, March 13.-Lofton Whita-
ker was shot dead here at late hour
Saturday night by his brother, Phil Whit
aker, who fired in self-defense. A sensa-
ton was created by the killing on ac-
count of the prominence of the Whita-
kers.
Lotion Whitaker became involved in
an alteration with some parties in
Leary, and his brother, Phil Whitaker,
prominent merchant was sent for to
take him home.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
RUMORS OF PLAGUE
DENIED IN PEKIN

: BOSTON, March 13.-"No plague in
Pekin and Manchuria. condition improv-
ing on March g." comprised information
received by the American board of COM
missioners for foreign missions today.
The news was contained in a cablegram
sent by DR.. Charles w. Young, a medical
missionary of the American board con-
nected with the Union Medical college at
Pekin, to his mother, resident of Mon
tana, and forwarded to the boards head
quarters here by mail.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
Mercer G!ee Club Tour

MACON, Ca, March I3.--The Mercer
Glee club will begin it's annual tour of
the state on March 20, when it gives
a concert at Dublin. The itinerary
will include, Rome, Cedartown, Carroll
ton, Newman. LAGRANGE. Griffin Forsyth,
Statesboro, Tennille. Americas, Fort Val
ley, Locust Grove and Macon. The
personnel of the Glee club is as fol-
lows:
Tenors. Prof. Carver, E. e. Lee, r. II!
Pirkle w n. Morgan, F. B. Vincent e.
r. Scarboro, N. +. Williams, G. r. HurI-
burt X A. Gaines; basses L. d. Newton,
&C. f. Powell. b. II. Clark, J. I. Giddings.
w. NJ Lester. T. f. Sellers, T. b. Con-
ner, " M Lane, j. c. Moore and Z. NJ.
Chapman.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
AMERICANS PAY HIGH
FOR LONDON HOUSES

LONDON. March 1S.-weaithy Ameri-
cans are making high bids for furnished
houses in the west end during the coro-
nation days. One liberal peer is reported
to have refused $4,000 for his London
residence for six weeks.
Another American offered $4,000 for a
house In a fashionable street for three
months. The owner refused to accept
less than 100000. 1t is reported John
Hays Hammond, special ambassador
from the United States, will pay $1,000
a week for the Burdett-Coutts mansion.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
WAS DEATH OF BABY DUE
TO DRUG GIVEN BY MOTHER

ALBANY, n. Y. March 1S.-The state
continued it's efforts today TO prove that
Mrs. Edith Melber killed her infant son.
George, by giving him carbollc acid in
swamp near Albany Buoyed up by
the rest over Sunday. Mrs Melber APP
peared to be in good spirits when she
entered the court room today.
Fronting by the experiences of last
week when men and women fought for
admission to the court room. the author
tiles have arranged to exclude all but
those properly authorized to be admit
ted
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
MEMPHIS AND BRISTOL
PLAN BIG HIGHWAY

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March l3.-The
MempTns-to- Bristol highway movement is
fast getting under way. According to re-
ports issued from the headquarters of the
association here. about 1000 commission
ers along the way have been appointed
to solicit contributions of labor to the
movement and so far over 5000 men
have signed up agreeing to work two
days on the proposed highway.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
Probes Fire Department

MACON. Ca, March 1S.-Represent-
ing the national board of underwriters.
J. c. Rowland, of New York. arrived
in the city today to begin three tours
inspection of the fire protection and in
surance features of the city. His coming
will have a special connection with the
effort to secure reduced rates for Vine
Vile and other parts of the city, which
are now being given added protection
through the installation Of new conlpa-
MES.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, March 13-Morris
Melman, a New Yorker, is dying, and
Miss Sophie Laffere, of this city, is In q
hospital here seriously injured as a re-
suit Of a love tragedy enacted at the
young womans home last night Melman
fired two shots into the young woman's
face and then two at himself. The bull
lets which hit her were DETECTED by her
high, thick cheek bones and will prob
ably not prove fatal. She will be disfig-
ured for life, however. he shots which
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
TRAIN KILLS WOMAN,
LOOKING FOR MONEY

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. March 11.-Mrs
A. L. Wyatt 96 years old. was run
over and horribly mansled by a switch
engine of the Alabama Great Southern
railroad at Fifty-fourth street late
this afternoon.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-14
TILTED BY HIS SWEETHEART,
MAN SHOOTS HER AND SELF

Melman fired at himself went into his
head and are lodged In the brain It's
sues
Melman lived in this city until q few
months ago and had never been sutton
OF Miss Laffere. She refused to marry
him when he lived here. and refused
him again last night
This is the second tragedy OF the kind
that has occurred in this city within a
week. In the other case the man killed
the girl, but did not attempt suicide.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-01-05
PAGE TWELVE THE .JEFFERSONIAn
THE HOUSE WARMING OF "THE JEFFS''

she knows how to write the thing up, but she
Doesn't and, while we print her story, [ must
take fling at the subject, myself.
In the first place. she didn't stay it out. She
didn't see and hear it all. No, sir She fled,
in terror, when [ sent her word from my roost
on the stone-tOp table that she would be called
on for speech.
Yes, Sir; she flew out of the shop, and
never stopped till she was in safety, at my
house, three hundred yards away. Conse-
quently, she is not qualified to describe that
affair. Her news is secondhand
The visitors began to arrive the day before
Afraid they might miss it, you know In
these times, when trains are running at ran
dom, you never can tell when you will make
connections Consequently, if you want to go
anywhere, you'd better start day or SO ahead
of time.
That was the way our good old brother B.
IT. Brown, of North Georgia, thought about
it; and so he rolled in the evening before The
Event. Also, came our red-headed cousin, Ed
Watson, of Rockdale-with whom travelled
chum, Alex. Reese, of jovial memory.
During the afternoon came Judge A. S.
Anderson, of Millen; E. A. Whitehead, of
Augusta; J. Gordon Simpson and Grover Ed
mondson of Qultman.
Same evening, there blew in among us Ben
Blackburn, of Atlanta; Blue Fred Wimberly,
of Cochran; the Daniel brothers, Of La
Grange; Major G. E. McGregor, of Warren
ton: and A. J. Owens, of Canon.
J. j. Brown meant to be here, that night,
but missed connection, and got stranded In
Athens
Next morning, soon, arrived the first in
stallment of namesakes, in the lady-lilze per-
son of Miss Tom Watson Ross, of Lincoln
County, daughter of the quantity humorous
Tai Ross-as true friend as any man can
boast.
Then the groups of walkers, and of those in
vehicles begun pouring in, until our 9Ox96 feet
shop was full.
A little after 10 o'clock, the speech making
began and it lasted for more than three hours
No printing establishment on this earth ever
presented such a spectacle as ours did, that
day. Men who were never known to be
eloquent before, were inspiringly so, that day.
Men who had not shed tear in years, had
tears in their eyes, that day. And men who
seldom laugh, roared with it, often and
loudly, that day
For, you see, we had no cut-and- dried pro-
gramme. No slate had been made. No list
of speakers had been prepared. Nobody had
been put on notice that a speech would be
expected of him. Consequently, everything
was spontaneous, natural, genuine, sincere,
warm-hearted.
I simply mounted the stone-top table and
read declaration of principles which had
been dictated to my secretary that same
morning; and which [ commented on, briefly,
while reading.
'These are some of the definite reforms
that [ think the country needs: what do you
think of them?"
Then, the enthusiasm became manifest.
Blue Fired WimberlY WAS at bis best: and he
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-01-05

Webb seasoned his discourse with several most
amusing anecdotes, which were received with
peals of merriment.
In fact, all the speeches were good and en-
joyable. The spirit of the crowd was SO fine,
the good feeling was SO contagious that it
enthused the speakers.
When r. E. Neal, President of the Nc
Duffie County Farmers Union, acted upon
his own noble impulse, and spoke of how
county, the very climax of warmth in our
wonderful House warming was reached. No
tribute has ever pleased and touched me more
profoundly.
But let me tell you about "Dosh" Massen-
gale, better known to the general public as
Hon. T. E. Massengale, Representative-elect
from Warren county. He came to our meet
ing, by special invitation In 1872, he hired
me to clerk for him, in his store at Gums
Mills, the present Norwood.
Called upon for speech at our House
warming, he responded by giving brief out
line of the early life of "a little red-headed,
frecEle- faced boy" who used to come to the
Thomson post-ofice, riding a big, bobtailed
gray horse named "Charley.'
"Dosh" Massengale was clerk in the office,
and the boy being too small to get Oft the
horse and up again, Dosh would carry the
Next. the speaker mentioned an incident
that [ had forgotten. One day In Thomson
a drunken brute-a young man OF robust size
and strength, and a good fellow when sober
struck an old Confederate soldier, who was
a mere wreck of a man, one of whose legs
was useless, and ach0 had to hop about on
crutches.
The blow was struck in the store where this
little red-headed boy was clerl1lng.
"That little fellow" said Massengale, "drew
a knife that looked almost as big as he did,
and said to the drunlzard, Don't you hit him.
again. ="
Why, dear me, Dosh have you forgotten
that we used to have big knife to cut the
cheese WITH and that this small sword always
lay beside the cheese?
It was the cheese h1aife that the little boy
grabbed. Henry Harris was the name of the
soldier; and it is a pleasure to recall that
he was ever afterwards my devoted friend
He moved to Atlanta, and became Keeper of
Public Buildings and Grounds.
Another thing Dosh Massengale told about
In the years when the little red-headed boy
had become a lawyer and was struggling to
rise, he, Massengale employed the young man
to manage very important case, which he
gained
''What do owe you?" asked Massengale
''Not a cent" answered the lawyer. Crate
full to the man who had been kind to him
when young, and who had given him his first
job, the young attorney couldn't think of
charging fee.
In 1892, when so many people had been
made crazy by newspaper lies, man came
from the "Smoker'' into the passenger car
where I had just taken my seat, and Yelled
'Where is that damned rascal who sold
out to the Republicans"
''Here he is" I said, as rose and knocked
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1911-01-05


JEFFERsoNIAN; and he bore frank and posi-
tive testimony to the truth, viz. that the paper
had gone into nearly every house in his Con-
gresslonal District, at my eTpenSe. Not a
dollar did he, directly or indirectly, pay for
the help he got from me.
To voluntarily come to Thomson to bear
witness to my unselfsh course during the cam
paign, was a magnanimous thing to do; and
my friends appreciated it.
Ma or McGregor was called by the crowd
and responded with short address, pitched
to the highest plane-eloquent in it's refer
ence to the inspiration from on High that
contributes to the power and success Of my
work. Mr.. r. III. Pearce, who was deeply
pleased by the House-warming, thinks Macs
speech the best Of the day
r. w. Mckinley, the Superintendent of our
plant, spoke in behalf Of all the employees,
and caught the audience by saying that
those who worked with me in the production
of The JEFFs believed in them, and were in
sympathy with their purposes. Said he,
''Mr. Watson has told you what will be the
rule as long as he is the Chief of the staff
Why, we are not working for him.: we are
working for yOu. We want to serve, please,
and benefit yOu."
In other words, we never think of what we
are doing for one another, as the main thing:
we have on our minds, always, the public
the people to whom we send the gospel of
The JEFFs.
I couldn't think of letting B. H Brown 90
back home without carrying in his mind the
memory of having been cOmplimented by that
splendid assembly; therefore, the white
haired veteran of the reform cause was asked
to make us speech. He did SO; and he was
given such warm reception that it must have
done his old heart good
Did you know that J. j. Brown is a ina
tural-b born" orator? I didn't-not until he
spoke at our House warming. His fervid,
beautiful and touching tribute-coming hot
from loyal spirit-came mighty near max
ing me break down.
Judging by the shouts of applause, the
crowd considered u. is" speech the finest
of the occasion.
Classically and passionately superb was
the address of I. j. borough, editor of the
only paper of the Eighth Georgia district that
supported Tribble against Pussy foot He,
too, was enthusiastically cheered by the crowd
which had been told by u. J.j' that Dor
ough had won, in the Eighth the name of
'Tom Watson, number g."
"Let us see the number 2r" shouted a
voice, amid uproarious applause and laughter.
borough came up to reputation, making
splendid hit.
Our new home was built under the super
vision of "Uncle Johnnie Crocker," an old
Pop, who presented to me the beautiful silk
banner, worked by ladies of Lincoln county
preserved as a sacred souvenir of the Nineties
[ had no written contract with "Uncle
Johnnie" as to the construction of the house:
simply told him to go ahead and build it as
he would for himself. He did so, taking Just
as much pride in having the work done prop
erly, as though the house were his. So,
The Washington times., 1911-10-20

casket carved from a great red ruby.
Then he called up his band of messep-
gers-great dragon flies, all green and
gold and gray and white, with swift and
gauzy wings and bodies clean and slim.
And he gave the casket to their leader
up and up the dragon flies few. and out
into the world through the chimney Of
the gnomes' workshop, which was tall
volcano.
Now. just outside the boundaries of
Fairyland was desert inhabited by a
wicked ogre Swiftly the dragon flies
flew across this desert, hoping to escape
the wicked ogre. But more swiftly than
they flew there ran Balu; wicked little
ehee' Great Black MsG Gnome Ss haa punished 1 him
for smuggling his new wings. All out of
breath, Balu reached the ogres castle
and told him how the dragon flies were
then his bas p
the world as a gift to the Queen OF
Fairyland.
out of the castle rushed the ogre to
the banks of the stream that fringes
the edge of Fairyland. where he knew
the dragon-fy messengers must pass.
They saw him far Off and few as high
in the air as they could to escape him.
But the ogre was a mile high and wore
Sides and as they passed he pulled out
his handkerchief, which was as big as
a circus tent. and tapped it at the little
But the brave little creatures flew
straight on, never fearing the ogre.
Three times he tapped his huge hand
kerchief without hurting any of them.
but the third time he struck the brave
little leader of the dragon flies, who
carried the casket, and broke his wing.
and down tumbled the poor little fell
low to the earth and down into the
stream, dropped the precious casket
that had inside the most wonderful
thing In the world. Just then there
came hurrying up the fairy armies Of
Queen, Emereselda and, with their fairy
swords they soon put the ogre to fight,
and the queen put some magic oint-
ment on the broken wing of the brave
little leader of the dragon flies, and 1t
| was cured at once.
But, when they looked in the stream
| for the ruby casket with the most won
nowhere to be found. The poor little
dragon flies were broken-hearted over
| the loss and vowed they would never
go back to the Great Black Gnome un-
! til they had found the precious casket.
| And so, any summer day, when you go
| fishing or gathering wild flowers on the
| banks of stream, you will see the
| dragon flies busily buzZing here and
there and up and down the stream.
peeping and popping into every nook
and corner, hoping to find the lost
treasure. And they have now been at
II many years; for It is very difficult
full thing in the world
Tomorrow's story: The Fireny Police
| man."
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
Will Make Her Bow
To Capital Society

Miss Hildegarde Portner, daughter of
Mrs. Robert Portner. will be a member
of the debutante set this season, but,
unlike most Of her contemporaries, will
not be presented at any formal func-
ton. Miss Portner Is a strikingly hand
some young woman Of pronounced
brunette type.
Dates for the numerous debutante
functions which will hold the center OF
the stage from November to January
are already being chosen, and this
promises to be a gay season for the
younger members Of society.
-
Lord and Lady Decies, the latte!
formerly Miss Vivian Gould. will sal
from England for New York early next
month, and are due to arrive there
November IL. They are to be the
guests of Lady Decies' parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George Jay Gould, until at,
ter the Christmas and New Year holi-
days. Lord Decies will be one Of the
judges at the horse show at Madison
Square Garden, next month.
Mrs. ]. d. McLachlan. wife of the
military attache of the British en-
,,assy, has returned to Washington from
Seal Harbor. Me-, and Joined Colonel
McLachlan.
Mrs. Anderson, wife of Justice Thomas
H. Anderson, will arrive in Washington
tomorrow from a series Of visits In the
North.
The Washington times., 1911-10-20

legs. But they are as busy as can be,
making all kinds of wonderful and
beautiful things at their little forges,
just like blacksmiths'. Day and
night they labor necessarily in the
flare of their forge fires, filling their
great treasure mouse in the mountain
with gorgeous things.
One day the Great Black Gnome
called the Master Workman Of all the
gnomes and said:
Tomorrow is the birthday of the
Queen Emereselda OF FairylanG. MAKE
me right away a gift for her that shall
be the most wonderful thing In the
world"
"But what can that most wonderful
thing in the world be?" asked the Mas
Then the Great Black Gnome bent
low from his great black throne and
whispered something in the ear of the
Master Workman that made his eyes
wide with establishment and wonder.
"I will make this most wonderful
thing in the work for you. Your Mai
esty," he said. and hurried back to his
smoky workshop.
Then the forges fiared more brightly
and the little hammers of the gnomes
rang more merrily; those gnomes with
twelve hands and several pairs of feet
found use for them all. and for their
little wings. too,s and those with only
two hands were left far behind in the
work.
Next morning the most - wonderful
thing in the world was finished and the
proud Master Workman took 1t before
the Great Black Gnome.
'It Is indeed the most wonderful thing
In the world" he said. and placed 1t In q
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
FOR LITTLE FOLK JUST BEFORE BEDTIME
The Sandman S Stories
THE BLACK GNOME'S GIFT.

A NY summer day. when you
~ walk along the banks of a
\ brook, you will see great
green dragon fly buzzing up
and down over the stream, alighting
hero and there on a bush and peering
down into the water as though he were
looking for something he had lost
down there. And you will see all
along the banks smaller dragon flies,
just as busy as the big, looking down
in the water like they were trying to
help the great dragon fly to find
something. Now. / will tell you what
they are looking for and how they
came to lose 1t.
Down deep In the caves of the
earth, where 1T is as dark as cup
board inside, lives the Great Black
Gnome and his band of ugly little
Enomes. They are queer-looking- lit
tie fellows with heads as round as
q ball and big pop eyes, and they
have lots of thin legs and arms to
them, something like a daddy-long
The Washington times., 1911-10-20

The woman who wants a velvet has
for $3.50 should go to store In Penn
sylvania avenue. near Market place.
These hats come in all The desirable
shapes. and are certainly attractive
They would make stunning evening
hats trimmed in ostrich feathers and
n steel buckle,
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
Choose Your Hat
Where Style Is Assured

You are positive of correctness if your selection is made
here We show every proper style in the new shapes and
blocks in the various plain coors and mixtures both in the
soft and stiff shapes and you Stetson wearer it will
be to your advantage to know that this weknown line receives
most satisfying representation here.
Woodward & Lothop Soft Hats and Derbies, $500
and $500.
Setson Soft Hats and Derbies, $3.50 and $780,
We have just received line of Golf Caps, in both
imported and domestic makes in the newest shades and effects
Soc, $780, and $3.50 each.
Mems Store" Street
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
Wife and Daughter Of Presi-
dent Now Are in
New York.

Mrs. Taft and Miss Taft, who are in
New York, are expected to arrive at
the Virginia Hot Springs october q.
for a few weeks sojourn. They will
have breakfast with Mrs. Taft's sister,
Mrs. Thomas K. Laughlin, of Pitts
burgh. who is spending the autumn
there. and later will drive out to Fern
villa, where they will be domiciled dur
Ing their stay.
The italian Ambassador and Marchesa
Cusani, and their daughter, Donna Bea-
trice Cusani, who have been spending
the summer abroad, will sail from Hav-
lie for New York tomorrow. They will
come to Washington and join the MEM
bers of the staff, who have already re-
turned. >M,
At the wedding of Miss Isabella Pal
len Smith, whose marriage to william
Warwick Stuart will take place Satur-
day evening, october 2S, at st. Thomas
Episcopal Church, the bride will be at
tended by Mrs. Louis A. Yost, sister OF
the bridegroom, as matron of honor.
william ]. Deming will be Mr.. stuart
best man. and the ushers will be DIR.
Dwight Gordon Smith, of Washington,
and Granville Smith. of Baltimore,
brothers Of the bride; Louis A. Yost and
Chris Cox Dawson.
Irwin a. Smith, of st. Louis. another
brother Of the bride, will give his sister
in marriage.
A reception at the home of the bride
mother, 174S s street, will follow the
ceremony.
Announcement is made Of the mar
riage of Miss Louise M. Crown and
Joseph ]. Carroll. The ceremony took
place Tuesday morning, October II, at
st. Peters Catholic Church, the Rev.
James O'Brien officiating.
Upon their return from a ten days
bridal trip Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll will be
at home at 302 Third street southeast
Col. and Mrs. Robert M. Thompson,
who are spending the autumn at the
Virginia Hot Springs. and taking an
active part in the gayeties Of the sea-
son, entertained at tea on the lawn on
the Homestead. yesterday.
Miss May Kehoe has gone to New
York to attend the wedding of Miss
Florence Leslie Gordon to Frank Ken
nedy Sprague. The ceremony will take
try home near Tuxedo.
T.
Miss Mary Switzerland, who is visit
ing Mrs. Francis B. Crowinshield, at
the latter's pace near Marblehead,
Mass, will be the guests of the Misses
Meyer, at their summer home at Ham
ilton: Mass, for few days before re-
turning to Washington.
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
Not Poetry Either.

A teacher of English. in order to dis
prove the charge that high school pu-
pills know little about the really vital
things that are going on around them.
gave test in which she asked for
definitions Of such terms as tariff, reci-
procity and 1.-The labor problem" In
the paper Of a fifteen-year-old girl she
found this:
"The labor problem Is how to keep
the working people happy without pay
ing them enough to live on