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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
Denied Ten Days
To Wind Up His Affairs.

Becker had just left his wife a few
seconds before in the offices of Sheriff
Harburger. where there was a pathetic
scene. The condemned man gripped his
wife in his powerful arms, and for a
moment neither spoke.
After the sentence had been passed.
Sheriff Hamburger began preparations
to leave with Becker for Sing Sing pris-
on on the IL: so train. Five deputies
were ordered to accompany the con-
demned man.
Becker asked for ten days in which
to wind up his AFFAIR.". but the sheriff
refused to grant this.
Attorney John w. Hart was present
as the representative Of Becker. Mr.
Mcintyre was not present having sent
word that he was too i'll to appear.
Mr.. Hart presented a motion for a
new trial but it was overruled by the
justice.
Becker was taken from his cell in
the Tombs before the opening of court
by Supreme Court Justice John w. Goff.
was led over the bridge Of signs by two
deputy sheriffs and stood ready for
sentence when the Judge took his seat.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
Stewart Now Has
Two Offices.

There is nothing that expect to do
directly" said Mr.. Stewart. Il don't
feel that it is in my province to rush
into the courts with this matter, but
like the other officials l want to know
where I stand.
AT the present hold two positions.
one under the state and the other un-
der the county. This salary act pur-
poses to do away with the fees OF this
office and substitute salary of $4,000
q year. l don't know whether the
salary is for the county office or for
the both offices, and l won't know UNI
til the courts decide the matter.
For that reason l expect to proceed
just as have been until the matter
is tested thoroughly in the courts
expect to ask the county commissioners
to bring the case to determine the stat
US of the entire act. have the opinion
of reputable lawyers that the act is
unconstitutional"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
Though She Has Been ReWed
and Divorced Since Then,
He Still Loves Her.
LEFT WOMAN TO WIN
HIS FATHERS ESTATE
Last Heard From Her in At
Ianta-Fears for Safety of
Sweetheart.

Kept four years from the woman he
loves and had made his wife. by his
fathers threat of disinheritance, Ed
ward b. Wardlaw, of 31S Main street,
Chattanooga, has called on the Atlanta
police to find his sweetheart, though he
knows that stress of circumstances
compelled her to wed another man two
years ago. Word has reached Wardlaw
that she has obtained a second divorce.
and he now wants to make her his wife
again.
In his letter to Chief of Detectives
Lanford, the Chattanooga man recites
that he met and married Myrtle Smith
in the Tennessee city some four years
ago He had failed to consult his ia
Their man of means, before taking the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
NET IS BEING SPREAD TN
CITY'S FIGHT ON SMOKE

Official Atlanta is preparing today 10
enforce its new laws against the smoke
nuisance. Inspector Paul McMichael
has the record of number Of viola
tions of the anti smoke ordinance, and
intends to prosecute those offenders who
do not at once begin complying with
the law
The figures published in The GeOr-
gian yesterday, showing that Atlanta
coal consumers are wasting S236250
year in smoke and that the average
loss by smoke damage to every person
in Atlanta is So year. awakened dis
cusslon of conditions The figures, In
actual dollars and cents, opened the
eyes of the public more than any vague
criticisms of conditions could do. On
the trolley cars and at street corners
today the men who saw the pail of
smoke hanging over the city spoke of il
not as a natural hardship to be en-
dured in patience, but an artificial nui.
sance which can be abated.
Proper Stocking Needed
Inspector McMichaers estimates show
that about Is per cent of the city's con-
sumption of steam and domestic coal
can be saved by proper stocking and the
use of proper furnaces The city con
sumes about 81 ,575, 900 worth Of coal per
year, and the saving would be $236,250
But he showed also that the loss by
smoke damaged clothing. homes and
properties amounts 20 not less than
1915 900 a year and this loss is shared
by every person In the shadow of the
smokestacks and chimneys of Atlanta.
'If you can prove to manufacturers
that their smoke costs them dollars and
cents, you have won the battle" said
one prominent consumer. They might
not all be aroused by appeal along SEN
timental lines. But if a consumer can
save coal bills by proper firing. he Is
likely to try 1t. I'm going to do my
best to save that cash"
The law forbidding locomotives with
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
KILLS SELF WHEN HER
SON is DENIED HOME

DETROIT. MICH, oct. S0.-When Mrs.
Mabel Green learned that her son could
not be given a home at Detroit instltu-
ton unless he was an orphan, she shot
and killed herself. The boy is two years
old. His father is married to another
woman. When the latter heard or the
tragedy she offered to rear the boy pro-
yidirg her husband wanted him,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
NINETEEN ARE BLINDED
BY TROLLEY WIRE LIGHT

ANDERSON, IND. Oct. 30.-Nine-
Teen persons were stricken blind by
gazing at a light caused by workmen
Welding with an electrical process on a
trolley wire early today. according to
physicians who treated the cases
Several who saw the light We're not
stricken until few hours later
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
GIVES OF HER CUTICLE
TO SAVE HUSBAND

NEWTON, KANS., Oct. 1910 save
the life Of her husband, who was burn
ed in a gasoline explosion, Mrs. t. M,
Erb has sacrificed more than two
square feet of skin to be grated tpllis
wounds
The couple are lying on adjoining
beds in a hospital here.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
Had Steeled Self
For the Ordeal.

Becker HAD steeled himself for the
ordeal. lie expected a sentence OF
death in the electric chair at Sing Sing.
His face was calm ana he stood with
folded arms. He betrayed no emotion.
Without trembling, with lips drawn
into straight line and with eyes that
gazed straight ahead he awaited the
worst.
Sheriff Julius Hamburger had made
preparations to take Becker to Sing
Sing Immediately after sentence was
pronounced. However Becker's law
yers were expected to protest that it
would take Becker until Saturday to
wind up his affairs, and Hamburger was
uncertain whether or not the prisoner
would be taken to the death house to-
day or would get slight respite.
II was reported that Becker had
quarrelled with John r. Mcintyre, his
lawyer in chief, and THAI Mcintyre had
Withdrawn from the case. Becker had
insisted upon taking the witness stand
in the trial for his life, and after his
conviction persisted in giving inter-
views TO the newspapers despite the
warnings of his lawyer. John w. Hart,
Becker's attorney of record was ex-
pected to take charge of the future
affairs of the former police official.
Chief interest centered in the SEN
fencing of Becker, but there were other
developments commanding attention.
The four ler-informers Jack Rose,
Louis Weber, Harry Vallon and Sam
Schepps, declared that they were no
longer afraid of assassination when
they get their liberty as they realize
that a death blow has been struck the
police system" and that it no longer
can infiict punishment upon anyone
who attacks any of its members.
The sentencing of Becker wiped out
any lingering aninosty which Mrs. Ro-
seminal, wife of the slain gambler, felt
81 am sincerely sorry for Mrs. Beck
err" declared the widow today. Il am
not sure whether she wants my SYM
pathy. but nevertheless she has IT, She
is a brave woman, but she Is blinded by
her devotion to her husband. pity
her from the bottom of my heart She
is a loyal woman and brave one"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
WHITFIELD BOYS COMING.

DALTON, GA, Oct. S0.-The Whit
field County Boys Corn club will send
big exhibit to the corn show in Atlanta
December 3-6. Fully 30 club members
will attend in body.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
PELLAGRA is SPREAD BY,
BEDBUG, ASSERTS EXPERT

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 3O.-That
the bed bug is the agent which spreads
pellagra as the mosquito spreads yell
low fever, is the theory advanced be-
fore the Kentucky State Medical asso-
citation by DR.. j. H. Hendren who has
treated more case of pellagra than any
other physician in Kentucky.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
ConstitutionaIity of Act of Last
Georgia Legislature To Be
Tested by Legal Action.
STEWART TO STAND PAT
TILL THE COURTS DECIDE
Officials Concerned viii Ask
Commission to Prove Legal
ity Before Enforcing 1t.

Fulton county's salary act Of 1911,
designed to remove seven county Of
ficials from the operation Of the pres
eht fee system, will be tested for its
constltutionality in the courts before
1t becomes effective on January /.
That, at least, is the present attitude
of the county officers who will be at
fected by the "anti-fee system" bill.
The county commission will be asked
to take the matter to the courts by
November 20, the date on which the
commission will be forced to fix the
expenses of various county Offices for
the ensuing two years.
Tax Collector A. p. Stewart believes
that the salary act is unconstitutional,
and his opinion is backed up by the
findings of several local attorneys who
have been retained by county officials.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
OFFERS SCHOOL BANNER.

FORSYTH, GA, Oct. 30.-In order 10
stimulate interest in school work. County
School Superintendent r. H. Phinazee has
offered banner to the school which
wins in educational contests at the
monthly meetings of the Monroe County
Teachers association.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
70 sERVE SENTENCE HERE

GREENVILLE, S. c., Oct 30-'Babe's
Durham. mountaineer who took Frenct,
leave of the United States court last
week, while the jury was celebrating on
his case has been brought in from the
mountains by his bondsmen, and is now
held at the county Jail, awaiting orders te
be taken to Atlanta to serve a years sen
tence for "moonhsining
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
rELEeRAPAERs VOTE ON STRIKE

CHICAGO, Oct. 30.--A strike vote
was started by telegraphers employed
on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad today, following the refusal OF
the company to grant the men wage
increase OF 10 per cent
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
INJURED ABOVE SH0ETOP,
ALL HURT GIRL WILL TELL

NEW YORK, oct. 30.--Slghuy injured
by falling off a street car, Miss Emma
Seiger refused to give a policeman any
other Information than that Il have been
injured above the shoetop.'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
JOHN D. OPERATES OWN
PHONE TO GUARD SECRETS

TARRYTOWN. n. Y. Oct. 8O.-John
d. Rockefeller has installed in his Pom
tiac Hills home a private switch board
with SO extensions which he can oper-
ate himself without fear of any OUT
slider hearing his conversation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
MADDOX AND HuTcHENs SPEAK

DALTON, GA, Oct. 30.-EXtensive
preparations are under way for the
Democratic mass meeting at the court
house here next Saturday. Judge John
Maddox and G. r. Hutchens, of Rome,
will be the leading speakers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
GERMAN CROWN PRINCE
THROWN FROM HORSE

BERLIN. oct 80 While shooting near
Danzig today, Crown Prince Eitel Fred
erick was thrown from his horse His
injuries will prevent him from attending
prince Rupprechts funeral
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
KILLING CASES TO BE TRIED.

COLQUITT. GA, Oct 30.-In Miller
county superior court now in session
here chief interest centers in the cases
of Will Cato and Dan King, charged
with the murder of James Beard in
this CITY,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
Venerable JuriSt Passes Away
After Years of Service to
City and State.
FUNERAL TAKES PLACE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON
End Came at Home Early To-
day = Distinguished Son
Survives Him.

Judge John L. Hopkins, long known
as dean Of the Atlanta bar AID one Of
the best known men in Georgia. died
today. after an illness OF several
months that had taken a serious turn
only two days ago.
He hreathed his last at 9:20 O'clock
this morning in the Hopkins home, at
2l spruce street The news was
shock to thousands. Judge Hopkins
had been a foremost figure in legal cir
Giles for more than q generation AMI
was recognized as an authority on va
ious phases of court procedure.
Born in Monroe county. Tennessee.
and married there in 1853, he xloved to
Atlanta at the close OF the Civil war
and for the remainder of his years took
a keen interest in its welfare and a
large part in its progress
Distinguished as
Superior Court Judge.
&c was judge of the superior court
from 1872 to 1878 winning a wide repu-
'ation for ability and impartiality. Aft
r that term he became senior men,
Der Of the law firm of Hopkins &, Glenn.
sud later senior member of the firm
of John l.. Hopkins & Son. until the
rtme Of his death.
Judge Hopkins was member Of the
famous code commission which whipped
The statutes of Georgia into recogniz~
ahlo shape The other TWO members
we're Judge j. r. Lamar and General
clifford /. Anderson. In 1910 Judge
Hopkins codifed a section of the laws,
his work being approved by the legis-
azure Of 1911.
Judge Hopkins was the author of
Hopkins on Personal Injuries"
HIS wife formerly Miss Elizabeth
Cook Of Tennessee. died about two
Years ago.
He IS survived by tWo sons. Linton
g. and Charles p. Hopkins, VINO made
the Hopkins law firm one of the best
NnoWn in the state and two daughters,
Mrs. N. r. Howell and Miss Charlotte
Hopkins
Tie funeral will take place from the
aome tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-30
THE WEATHER

Forecast for Atlanta and GEORGIA.
Fair and warmer today; fair and
colder tomorrow.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-11

State of Kansas, Barton County, IS.
In the Probate Court in and for said
County.
In the Matter of the Estate Of John
Mausolf, deceased.
Creditors and all other persons in
terested in the aforesaid estate are
hereby notified that the regular
term of the Probate Court in and
for said County to be begun and
held in the Probate Court room in
Great Bend, and County of Barton,
State of Kansas, On the first Mon
day in the month Of November, A.
D. 1912, and on the 4th day Of said
month, l shall apply to the said
Court for a full and final settlement
OF said estate, ard at such time APP
plication will be made for an order
Of the Court finding and adjudging
who were the hers of the said de-
ceased. GUS MAUS0LF,
Administrator
Of the Estate of John Mausolf, de-
ceased.
Dated September 90, 1912.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-11
THE RAr.cArcHER.


With the plague at our doors the
ancient IL not specially honored pro-
fession Of the ratcatcher may come
again into vogue, at least until
science and invention have solved tn
problem of eliminating the rat alto
gether. In the cOngested and insani-
tary cities CT centuries ago it is
easy to imagine the utility of such a
functionary. The profession still ex-
lists in most of our larger cities, its
representative, sort of non-criminal
member of the underworld, claiming
special skill or mysterious profess
sional secrets in his way of working.
1t is not to be doubted that such in
dividua!s are better acquainted than
the rest Of the community with the
ways of the pestilent rodents, and the
success of some has passed into ira
dition as little short of marvellous.
The usefulness of the profession
should make it more respectable at
this time than it has been consid.
cred in the past. Boards of health
and sanitary authorities might well
utilize this class of workers as a
temporary means of warding off a
threatening crisis like the impending
epidemic Of plague. Catching the rai
to be sure, like swatting the fly, il
a lame and unsatisfactory expedient
says the Journal of the American
Medical Association, compared will
the method Of building and starving
both out of existence; but so long a:
such an anachronism as the rat ex
lists, there is no Inconsistency il
fighting it with medieval institu
ton like the rat-catcher.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-11
First Published in the Barton Coun-
ty Democrat Oct. 4, 1922
SERVICE BY PUBLICATION NO.

The State Of Kansas
To Rebecca c. Sorg and -
Sorg, her husband. whose first or
given name is to plaintiff unknown
Helen Shields and - Shields, heI
husband. whose first or given name
is to plaintiff unknown. If alive.
and the unknown heirs. executors.
administrators, trustees. devisees
and assigns Of such of them as
may be dead.
You and each Of you are hereby
notified that you have been sued in
the District Court of, Barton County.
Kansas. in an action wherein Jeptha
Dubray is plaintiff, and you are de-
PENDANTS. ard that you must answer
the petition Of the plaintiff filed
therein against you, on or before the
18th day Of November. 1912, or same
will be taken as true and judgment
Quieting plaintiffs title, right of pos
session end occupancy in and to Lots
Nos. Eleven Q1) and Twelve Q2),
in Block No. One Hundred and For
ty-one DAD, in the original Town Of
Great Bend. Barton County, Kansas,
will be rendered against you and
each Of you; decTeeing title Of plain
tiff to be a good, valid and perfect
title to said real estate. and forever
barring, restraining, edjoining and
excluding you and each of youf rom
ever setting up any claim, right, title
or interest in or to said premises or
any part thereof. adverse to the
claim and title of plaintiff, his heirs
and assigns. and for such other and
further relief as plaintiff may be en-
titled to receive. all as prayed for in
the petition filed herein.
BANTA & ALLPHIN,
ATTEST: Attorneys for
S. NJ. KELLAM. Plaintiff
Clerk of district Court
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-11
MIS-. ELLEN HUFFMAN.


Ellen Franks McWhcrteR-was born
September 8, 1874. in Metamora.
Franklin county, Ind. and departed
this life Friday, September "a, 1912,
aged 6S years and "a days.
She was married to Hiram Shaffer
Huffman December %, 1868, at
Bourbon, Marshall county, Ind, who
preceded Ter ten years ago last
August.
To this nuicn we're born6 sens and
. daughters.
She. moved to Pawnee Rock, Kans.,
in the fall of 1875. The next spring
settled on the present farm. In her
early life she united with the Metho-
dist church, later with the Baptist
church with her husband.
, For some tine she had been visit
ing her daughter in town and return
ed home week ago last Thursday.
She is survived by sons and 6
daughters. All present ave one
daughter who lives in California. AIS
2 brothers aud 8 sisters, one sister
present.
Funeral, services were held at the
home west of town, conducted BY
Rev. Franklin, at O'Clock, Sunday
afternoon, and the remains laid t
rest in the Pawnee Rock cemetery
by the side of those CT her husband
Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-11
THE STATE OF KANSAS

THE STATE OF KANSAS
To Augustus E. Taylor, Mary
Shawhan, Martha W. Shawhan and
- Shawhan, her husband, whose
first or given name is to plaintiff
unknown, Mrs. W. ]. Hastings,
Mrs. Albert Clabough, ]. A. Min
mis- and Mrs. ]. A. MINIS, hts wife,
John H. Hubbard and Mrs. John n.
Hubbard, his wife, Alcinous Y. Nc
Cormick and Mrs. Alcinous Y. Nc
Cormick, his wife, T. e. Bowman
and Mrs. T. e. Bowman, his wife,
II alive, and the unknown heirs, eT.
ecutors, administrators, devisees,
trustees and assigns Of such Of
them as may be dead, the un-
known heirs, executors, administra-
tors, devisees, trustees and as
signs Of A. J. auckland, deceased,
The Great Bend Town Company.
a corporation, II legally existing,
and II dissolved, then its unknown
successors. trustees or assigns.
You and each Of you are hereby
notified that you have been sued IN
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-11
HOUSE CONCURRENT REsoLU.
TON NO. 8.

Granting equal rights and privileges
to women.
Be 1t resolved by the Legislature
Of the State Of Kansas, two-thirds Of
the members elected to each House
thereof concurring therein:
That the following proposition to
amend the constitution OF the state
Of Kansas be hereby submitted to
the qualified electors Of the state for
their approval or rejection, namely:
Section /. The rights Of citizens
q the state Of Kansas to vote and
hold office shall not be denied or
abridged on account Of sex.
Sec. Q. This proposition shall be
submitted to the electors Of this
state at the election for representa-
tives to the Legislature in the year
Of 1912. The amendment hereby pro
posed shan be known on the official
ballot by the following title: Amend.
ment to the constitution granting
equal rights and privileges to wo-
men," and the vote for or against
such amendment shall be taken a.
provided BY law.
Sec. 3 This amendment, II adopt.
Cd, shall be known a. section 5 Of
article s Of the constitution q the
state Of Kansas.
Sec. 4. THIS resolution shall take
eject and be In force from and a.
ter 10 publication In the statute
book.
Passed the House February Z, 1911
Passed the Senate February g.
1911.
Approved February 9, 1911.
hereby certify that the foregoing
q q true and correct copy Of Original
House Concurrent Resolution NO s
now on file In my office.
CHAS. H. SESSIONS,
lii-lst Secretary of State.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-11
First Published in the Barton Coun-
ty Democrat Sept. 20, 1922
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

State of Kansas, Barton County, SIS.
In the Probate Court in and For Said
County.
In the Matter of the Estate of Will
liam ]. Fee, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Letters
Testamentary have been granted to
the undersigned, on the Last Will
and Testament Of william j. Fee,
late Of said County, deceased, by the
Honorable, the Probate Court of the
County and State aforesaid, dated the
18th day Of September, A. D. 1912.
Now, all persons having claims
against the said Estate, are hereby
notified that they must present the
same to the undersigned for allow
ance within one year from the date
Of said Letters, or they may be pre-
cluded from any benefit of such es-
tate; and that If such claims be not
exhibited within two years after the
date Of said Letters, they shall be
forever barred.
MRS. LIZZIE T. FEE,
Executrix
Of the last VIII and Testament Of
William j. Fee, Deceased.
September IL, 1912.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-11

knowledge our profound appreciation
of the courageous, disinterested and
patriotic courses Of many Republicans
and Independents, including a number
of most distinguished leadrs aud edi-
tors, in declaring their intention to
support the Democratic ticket in the
pending Presidential contest"
| should be indebted TO you If you
would send ME hist of liberal mind
ed Republicans friendly to Governor
Wilson, and if you would publish this
request: That such Republicans for
ward a card either to myself or to
Hon. Rudolph Spreckles, Chicago, Ill.
With best wishes for a united and
triumphant Democracy, am
Yours very truly,
T. P. GORE,
chairman Organization Bureau.
September 80, 1912.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-11

the District Court of Barton County,
Kansas, In an action wherein John
Kaufman. is plaintiff. and you are
defendants, and that you must an
swer the petition Of the plaintiff FL
ed therein against you, on or before
the LIST day Of November, 1912, or
same will be taken as true, and
Judgment quieting plaintiffs title,
right Of possession and occupancy in
and to Lots Nos. Three (S), -Four
(D, Five (5). and Six Cs), in Block
No. Fortyfour (44), in the original
Town. Of Great Bend, Kansas, as
shown by the recorded plat thereof,
Will be rendered against you and
each Of you; decreeing title of plain