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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-26
Conflicts Plea Cites Turkey Day Proclamation
NOVEL PLEA FOR PARDON

Governor Brown was more or less
hoist by his own petard "-whatever
that is--teday when Joseph Benson.
an unwilling guest of the state at the
prison farm, wrote him petitioning for
release, and quoting the governors
Thanksgiving day proclamation TO
prove that he ought to have it,
The prisoner clipped from the exec
utive document the following para
graph
And while We are giving thanks
for blessings vouchsafed for our
selves let US seek c 1t the needy
the helpless, the disconsolate. the
fatherless and the orphan, and eX-
tend to them such help as will
bring joy and fullness to their
hearts, ever remembering that to
us is the divine promise THE
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-26
GIBSON JURY IS
UNABLE To
AGREE
Division Said To Be Nine For
Conviction to Three For
ACquittaI.

GOSHEN, n, Y, Nov. 2s.-The jury
trying Burton w. Gibson, for the muir
der of Countess Rosa Menschik Szabo
on Greenwood lake, July 1e, announced
its inability TO agree at 11:15. when it
had been out hfteen hours and thirty
live minutes. The division was said to
be nine for conviction and three for ac-
ouittal. Twice before It had reported
a disagreement, but each time had been
sent back by Justice Tompkins to con-
tinue its deliberations.
Foreman ]. l.. Hicks Of the jury, had
announced when the second report was
made at 9:47 o'clock, that there was a
Dossibilitv Of a verdict being reached,
so when word was sent into court That
the jury was ready to report again at
11:l5 o'clock, there was futter OF
excitement. Gibson was again taken
into court from his cell, and, despite the
likelihood Of a verdict, he was cain
Mrs. Gibson was not in court, having
been ordered to bed an hour berore by
her physician. ,,,.>
The news of the Disagreement was
kent from her upon orders5nf DE-
o,Reillv. one of the medical experts for
the defense, under whose care she hes
Jury lnterroestso Judge.
The FIRST report from the jury came
al three minutes after g. m, or Si--
hours and twenty-four minutes after
the Jurors got the case. Justice Temp
lz,ns who had gone to a neighboring
hotel at the close OF the DAYS session OF
court. was summoned, and }. l. HIGHS
foreman Of the jury. announced that the
twelve could come to no verdict Ihey
were ordered back, and then the core
man asked:
Does the question Of guilty or not
guilty hinge on whether Mrs. Ritter
1rountess Szabo) was strangled?'
1T rests upon all the evidence re-
n,ied the court. IF you ind she met
her death az the hands of the defend
ant. then your verdict must be rem
Sered In the FIRST degree
Must we consider all the other evil
dence In its relation 70 MURDER asked
another juror
you must" replied the court.
Attorney Robert H. Elder. counsel for
the defense. jumped to his feet after
the Juror had ceased questioning JUS
tice Tompkins and shouted
Il move"
Before he could go any further ne
was stopped by Justice Tompkins. who
said he would not consider any mo-
lions at that time
When the Jurors had gone back tn
their room the judge returned to his ho-
tel, leaving word that he would accept
q verdict at any time.
Both Near Collapse.
At $3.50 o'clock the jury again re-
sumed its deliberations. At that hour
both Mr.. and Mrs Gibson were awake.
and both were bordering on collapse,
Mrs. Gibson wept violently In the court
room as the jury retired, and had to be
comforted by two women friends. Glib
son was pale and trembling as he vas
led back TO his cell, and court attaches
feared that he was going to faint.
Later in his cell Gibson regained his
conposure and sent a reassuring mes
sage to his wife, telling her not to wor-
~, as he was sure everything would
come out all right
So keen was the general interest in
the case that more than 100 spectators
hung about the court house all night
waiting for verdict
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-26
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Eternal God is thy refuge, and I'M
derneath are the everlasting arrns!"
In this clipping. the words seek,
NEEDY helpless" and @disconsolate
We're heavily undelscoTcd, and aloni
with the quotation from the Thanksgiv
ing proclamation came the following
letter:
Dear Governor-M ylterm viii ex-
pire on December 8, and will you
make me and my loved ones hap
puy, as you suggest in your hope
full proclamation. by letting me be
home with them on Thanksgiving
day? / would like to take Thanks
giving dinner with my folks. That
would bring me joy and fullness.
| am both "disconsolate" and
helpless Yours respectfully,
JOE BENSON.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-26
Ex-MAYoR,s SON DEAD

,AS,MOKI II, GA, Nov 1S.-Lewis l.
MAYOR G. w. Mcmillan, is dead the H.
neral having been held from the Acworth
Presbyterian church. and interlnent IN
Liberty Hill cemetery, Acworth
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16
PLAYS AND PLA YERS

Felix Haney is in vaudeville with
"Votes for Women"
Blanche Bates has been spending
part of her vacation in Colorado.
Charles Majors novel, "A Forest
Hearth" has been dramatiZed.
Katherine Kaelred has been added
to the cast of 1.-The Meier Do Well"
Mizzi Hajos, the Hungarian star, is
having a new piece written for her.
Alphonse Either has been engaged
for the role of Shiblon in AN Aztec
Romance"
Grace Griswold has been engaged
by William A. Brady for apart in Sis
tiers of Fear"
Foxhall Daingerfield, Jr, has sold a
play called "Myra" to Mrs. Leslie Car
ter, who will produce it in New York
Donald Brian will begin his season
lin THE Siren" in September. In De-
cember he will appear in THE Mar
iriage Market"
Alfred Sutro is coming to this coun
John Drew in Sutro's play, THE Per
picked Husband"
Cecil Francis, formerly stage man
ager of "The Spring Maid" has finish
ed a three-act musical play, entitled
princess Muramasa
Werba and Luescher will have three
Rose Maid" companies, one in New
York, one for the East and a third
for the Pecifice Coast.
Lauretto Taylor is to play an en-
gagement as leading lady of stock
company in San Francisco, beginning
with "a Lady in Waiting"
One of the leading attractions oil
the fall season in the Shubert thea
tres will be the wordless play Sum
urun," with the original German cast.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16
NEGRESS
At RICHMOND, VA
Virginia Christian Pays the
Penalty for Murder of
Her Mistress.
National News Association

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 16.-Virginia
Christian, a young colored woman,
went to her death in the electric chair
at the Virginia State penitentiary to-
day for the murder of Mrs. Ida Belote,
an aged and respected white woman,
who was killed in her home in Hamp-
ton, Va, on March 18th last. The vic
tim was an aunt of Henry Clay Beat
tie, Jr., who murdered his young wife
in July, 1911, and was electrocuted on
November oath.
The crime took place when Mrs. Be-
lote reproved the Christian girl for not
returning certain clothes she had Civ
en- her to wash and iron. The negro
girl became enraged and felled the
aged lady with poker, then she
pounded the helpless woman's head
with cuspidor, and to keep her cries
from bringing help. crammed a towel
down her victims throat.
The murder was one of the most
cruel on record in that section of the
state.
in the case, read petitions and heard
delegations from various colored or
CARNATIONS in behalf of the doomed
woman. The original date of execu
| ton was June 21st, but a respite was
granted until July 10Th to give the
governor an opportunity to review the
case. Then another respite was grant
ed until August End, in order that the
girl might make her peace and profess
religion.
The governor was then further pc
| titioned by 800 delegates to the Ma
tional Association of Colored Women
to grant further respite, and he sci
today as the date for the execution.
Governor Mann stated that the evi
dence showed the crime to be one il
which he could not conscientiously
commute the death sentence to i'm
prisonment.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16

ing when 2,So0 persons visited the
theater and the latter's neighborhood
was constantly thronged with those
seeking entrance.
Some of those affiliated with theat-
rical affairs throughout the state were
present last evening. including Mr.
E. G. Davidson, manager of Muir.
rays theaters in Marion. Z. L. Kin
neman. secretary of the Indiana Bill
posters association and E. NJ
Watson, of Lafayette. a Director in
the latter organization.
The opening of the Murrette was. in
short, Z brilliant success and the man
ayers are to be congratulated upon it.
suspicious Inauguration.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16
JUST CENTURY AGO
DETROIT CAPTURED
City Was Surrendered to the
English Under Command
of Gen. VIM. Hull.
(National News Association

DETROIT, Mich, Aug 16.-One hun
dred years ago today the city of De-
troit, and with it the entire territory
now comprised in the state of Michi-
gan, was surrendered by General VIII
liam Hull to the British army in COM
mand Of Sir Isaac Brock. The sur
render was the first important event
in the war of 1872 between the United
States and Great Britain.
General Hull was governor of the
territory of Michigan when the war be-
gan. He was appointed to the COM
mand of the army of the North west,
with directions to invade Canada.
This was to be the first important mil
itary movement of the war, and no.
body in the United States doubted
that it would be crowned with success.
The invasion was to be through the
western border on the Detroit river.
General Hull took command of the
army of volunteers at Dayton, o., in
May, 1872. Soon after ne received a
message from the war department Or
dering him to march speedily to De
troit and await orders there. When
he reached the Maumee river he en-
barked his baggage and stores on sew
eral small vessels At this time he
did not know that war had been de-
clared, but the British commander
knew it, and when the vessels arrived
near Fort Maiden they were captured
with all their valuable freight.
Early in July General Hull reached
Detroit, and found the British on the
other side of the river throwing up in
trenchments. In few days the Amer
lean commander received orders to ad-
vance, and Immediately crossed his
troops over to the Canadian side of
the river. The army advanced toward
Maiden successfully, but suddenly fell
back, and hearing that large British
forces were coming General Hull cross.
ed the Detroit river again and estab'
lished himself in the fort.
The British followed and prepared
to attack the fort. His troops were
ready and anxious to fight, but with
out Offering any resistance General
Hull surrendered the fort, the army
and the territory of Michigan. The
American forces were estimated at
about 1000 men. These, with $500
stands of arms, 80 pieces of ordnance
and 40 barrels of gunpowder, were de-
livered up to the British.
General Hull was later summoned to
a court martial, which found him gull
ty of cowardice and sentenced him to
death The sentence of death was not
executed, but he was dropped from
the army rolls. In the course of time
General Hulps conduct met with vindi
cation in the minds of the people, and
much of the blame for the surrender
of Detroit was laid upon the war de
partment for it's failure to make ade
quate preparations for carrying on the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16
brilliant Opening FOR
NEW MURRETTE THEATER

as we'll as the matter. is now taken
stock OF, with a resultant combination
of Photographic. pictorial and theatric
art, that. in its way, is Incompatible.
That this form of theatric produc-
ton has reached that place of import
ance where special buildings for its
presentation are called for is illus
trated in the erection of the Murrette
in this city.
AS a detailed description Of the ex-
terror, interior. material, decorations,
heating and ventilating system, etc,
was entered into a few days ago. their
repetition is not apropros here. Suf-
flee to say, however, that this beau
tiful, commodious and sanitary little
theater, seating $50, is as attractive
and comfortable as its prospectus
predicted, the success of the
ventilation system especially being
manifest last evening.
The overture by The Musical Cur
reys," which included piano and drums
with an arrangement of bells and
chimes, elected great applause as did
the vocal numbers of Mr.. Raphael
Drott, the possessor of a voice of ap,
pealing quality, and who will appear
in the role of regular singer at the
| theater.
The picture dramas shown last eve
ming were we'll acted and full of excit
ing interest as to story, Their Lives
| for Gold" and THE Outlaw Colony
having their first presentation in this
city. The third was a short comedy
Jimmy Plays the Judge"
That the public appreciates this op
portunity of viewing the moving-pic
ture drama under the most favorable
auspices, was demonstrated last even
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16
ECZEMA? TRY ZEMO
Has Cured Worst Cases and You Can
Prove it for Only IS Cents.

Yes, try Zemo. That's all you need
do to get rid of the worst case of &C.
zema. You take no chance, it is no ex-
pertinent. Zemo is positively suaran-
teed to stop itching, rash, raw, bleed
ing eczema, make a pimpled face
smooth and clean. Zemo is wonder
and the minute applied it sinks in,
vanishes, leaves no evidence, doesn't
stick, no grease, just pure clean,
wonderful liquid and it cures. This is
guaranteed. Zemo is put up by the E.
w. Rose Medicine Co, ST. Louis, Mo-,
and sold by all druggists at 81 for the
large bottle and at rs cents for the lib
eral size trial bottle. Try one 25-cent
bottle and be convinced. Quigley Drug
Stores.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16
By ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE.

One of the most interesting events
in the theatrical life of the town took
place last evening in the opening of
The Murrette," the handsome new
picture theater erected by Mr.. Muir
ray and regarded as one of the finest
of it's class in this section of the coun-
try.
The vogue of the moving picture
play is one of the seven theatrical
wonders of the past few years, and its
rapid development into the affections
of the public until it ranks even the
|, presentments of the vaudeville houses,
is curious manifestation of the love
of humanity for the storytelling pic
ture; as we'll as a commentary on the
old saying that the plays the thing.
For the moving picture drama has
| reached that degree of finesse in its
| presentation where vocalization as an
| assisting explanatory medium is SUI
perfluous and would, indeed, mar eff
fects achieved.
That the latter is not necessary is
| indicated in the frequent applause
| that punctuates the course of the in.
depreciation of this class of play.
! Graduating from it's first crude
banal, wild and impossible alleged
prescriptions of life, it is now, if it
can so be put, doing a post graduate
course in straight theatres and is
gradually metanorphizing not alone
the character of it's dramatic produc
tons but the personal medium
through which they are translated.
In other words, capable, and not in
frequently well known actors, are be
ing put into the castles of the moving
picture dramas, so that the manner
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16
GRASSHOPPERS ARE
MENACE TO MUSIC
National News Association

(National News Association
Atchison, Kan, Aug. 16.-Members
of the Atchison Silver Cornet band
are laboring vigorously during their
odd moments today cleaning their in
struments. Grasshoppers that ten
years ago devastated Kansas of its
crops, threaten to devastate Atchison
of the sweet strains of the band. The
sad discovery was made last night.
The hand was to give concert. The
musicians were on hand. The tuba
player raised his instrument for a
tuning effort. There was tiny blast.
Other instruments shrieked and sqeal-
ed but none of them worked according
to their specifications. Then it was
discovered that grasshoppers had
crawled into the instruments.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16
BASEBALL-MAD CITY
Chicago Fans See the Cubs
in First Place Soon.
National News Association)


CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-Preparations
were made at the Cubs park today to
handle the biggest crowd that has ever
thronged the West Side battlefield.
The prospect of a decisive contest be-
tween the historic enemies-the
Giants and the Cubs-was expected
by President Murphy and his crew to
draw crowd that would make the
fences bulge. The fact was announced
early in the day that Christy Matthew
son would be on the mound for the
Giants and Jim Lavender for the Cubs
added to the interest of the fans. Not
in years has any series here attracted
as much attention as the present one.
In spite of the interest there was no
open betting on the outcome OF the
days game, the series or the pennant
race.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16
Nursery Windows.

If the nursery window is not pro-
tected by outsidesbars hammer large
screw or nail into the groove of the
lower sash. so that the window cannot
be raised more than six inches. If the
top sash is drawT down this is quite
enough for ventilation. and. no matter
how ingenious or vent4lresome the lit
tie ones may be. they cannot wriggle
through the lower opaning.-Philade
phia Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16
Mavbe Mary Was TOO Sedate.

Mrs. Nuwed-Mary. for dinner I
think We'll have boiled mutton with
caper sauce. Are there any capers in
the house? Mary-No, ,ma'am. Mrs.
Nuwed-Then go out in the garden
and cut some.-HarvarG Lampoon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16
U. S. OFFICER WINS
(National News SSociatiop

(National News Association
PARIS, Aug. 16-Lieut. Scott of the
L. S. army, who was awarded a prize
of $4,000 at Mourmelon today, was de-
clared the winner of the aeroplane
bomb-throwing test at Chalone, defeat.
ing the experts of the French army.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16

One of the most brilliant events of
the London season so far has been the
Thackeray ball. where the dancers i'm
personated all the types of snobs men
toned in Thackeray's Book of
Snobs"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16

One of Oxford university's most
coveted distinctions. the Newdigate
prize for an English poem, has been
won by an American Rhodes scholar.
William c. Greene. of Massachusetts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16
How He ESCAPED.

what do you think. A fellow stole
a drum from the orchestra yesterday"
did he get orr"
eyes, saw a cop coming and beat it"
Exchange.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16
SHORT HONEY CROP


BLOOMINGTON. Ill. Aug 1s.-Ths
honey crop in this state. one OF the
principal states of supply. will be short
this year. 1t is explained that the
weather made the bees lazy.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16
pu<4;no In a S11nu.

Maud-Jack is telling around that
you are worth your weight in gold.
Ethel-The foolish boy. Who is he
telling it to? Maud-Hise creditors
Denver Times.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16

Receptacles for matches axe includ-
ed in a new cigaret box on which a
New York man has obtained patient.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-16

. Let us be kind If we wish,to be Ne
4retted.-Pierre Lott.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27

everything, from a tub of lard to suit
of clothes We can sell a fifty-pound tub
of lard at II cents a pound, while the
retail price is IS cents. Several neighbors
can get together on an item like this and
divide the quantity to suit themselves.
We expect to get out an extensive cata-
logue. from which orders may be made
We will have a secretary to represent the
league in each town."
Hudson Maxim, the inventor, says that
the middleman can be put out Of business
on DR.. Peterss plan and the cost of living
reduced one-half.
Piet Vlag, an authority on cooperation,
stated In THE Masses Magazine" about
a year ago that there were then more
than two thousand retail cooperative
stores in America, about four hundred OF
them in the Eastern states. They rep
resent all nationallties and many grades
of society. There are Italian, Polish
Jewish, Lithuanian and German Coop
eratlves. There is cooperative In Ho-
boken supported largely by longshore-
men; one In Ridgewood, with a member
ship Of suburbanites; in Palisade, n. j.,
there is a cooperative purchasing asso-
citation made up Of discontinued bour-
geois who live in $4,000 houses. The piano
workers of Astoria have a cooperative;
the steel workers of Bethlehem have also
seen the light. So far the movement Is
not unified enough to support the whole
sale co-operatives, which are bound to
come in a few years"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27

the enterprise, raised little capital for
IL and soon made the Voruit known far
and wide To-day the cooperative, which
began as a one-man bakery, is housed IN
a large business block. which contains a
department store, cafe large enough 10
seat a thousand persons, theatre, I'D
rary, a bakery, cotton mill, printing once
and the headquarters Of all the labor
unions of Client. Besides this great CEN
trail station, there are small stores anu
depots throughout the city, including SIX
teen groceries and seven drug stores
There are many educational ana recrea-
tive features for the benefit OF the mem-
bers: for example, an art class, taught py
Jules Won Biesbroeck, one OF the greatest
OF modern sculptors. There are SICK ana
death benefits, old age pensions, conhne-
ment funds and clinic employing SIX
teen physicians.
All this has been gained by the workers
of Client without cost 10 themselves
merely by clubbing together and USING
their combined purchasing power tor
their own benefit instead OF that o. tho
mddlemen. This at least is the economic
basis of the achievement They could not
have succeeded without the leaven Oh
social spirit and the inspiration OF SOIL
darity. elements contributed oy the laoor
unionists and Socialists.