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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03

Hugh SAYS this plan originated for
money, That women told a pathetic
most fascinating man in the world
You know all that that means, gentle
men She may fight such man to-
day but she is his slave tomorrow.
Although he may Stay me, l love
him still,' is her attitude.
"A woman, a spaniel, walnut
tree-the more you beat EN- the
better they be
Pressed with difficulties, hunted and
bounded, in the midst of the press. in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03
She Left Him, Not
Dead, But to Die. &"

She left him there, not dead. but to
die, anyway he continued. For Tho
massots to eat for the heat to decav
she planned to bring his own mother
back TO find his body there.
I copied her statement. gentlemen
and here it is" He read that nortfan
Of her story as to her leaving the
house.
Mr.. Branch attacked Mr.. Dorsey hero
for saying Mrs. Grace took the fnsnr-
ance policies to Newman with her. Mr.
Branch showed that Dorsey was wro,,.
but the court called Branch down harI
for the language he used, cautionfng
him to couch his objections in differ
ent terms.
4 repeat" said Mr.. Dorsey, shouting
at the top of his voice. that a,tbough
she fought with him over the power Of
attorney, she left that on the door a,o
Continued on Page Five
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03
Dorsey III From
Terrific Strain.

Mr Dorsey challenged the statement
as not according TO evidence and his
objection was sustained. a sharp dis
cussion followed, Mr. Dorsey's voice
was hoarse and it was evident that he
had a severe cold He kept his head
buried in his hands most OF the day.
and seemed really i'll. He has been
through terrific strain for the last five
DAYS
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03
Why the Second
Marriage Ceremony?'

This woman told her mother they
had married in New York on March 5,
1911. If they We're really married then,
why that second ceremony in New Or
leans?
This woman may be as pure as the
driven snow, but l will stake my repu-
tation that this woman and this man
were never married until they reached
New Orleans, in May. not in March.
u hold no brief for Grace.
"A fool there was and he made his
prayer
Gwen as you and II
To 4 rag and a bone aid a hank OF hair.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03
No Chance to Prove
Her Statement Untrue,

NO living mortal can contradict
what this woman has said about these
trips. They didn't tell of things we
could contradict"
MT Dorsey referred to Grace's trying
to push Daisy from the ship as an in
nocent prank of a loving husband, con-
hdent Of his strength A trivial Incl
dent he called it,
Inc loea of woman, innocent
failing to speak when she knew Ruffn
was accused of the crime. and she ti,s
accuser. He was the man she exnectoE
10 send to the galIoWs had Eueene
Grace died before succor arrived
she plotted to kill the man who so
loved her that he took into his moth
et nome a woman who had married
MN IN fifteen days of her hushar6.s
oeath' and she planned to send moor
negro to the gallows for a crime sbo
had committed
During the course of his tall, NJ.
Dorsey said that Rebecca Same i
perjured. was
she made reference to scars" said
MI, Dorsey. John Moore is a shreu,d
ana Iar-seeing lawyer. but that's where
ne shipped up. If l had been In hts
place and was going to put up that
tale Id put scars on her, even IL :
had had to choke her myself.
Grace ran with fast won,anr eh.
says it. Where is there another ner.
son who has limited that he wssn,,
true? "''"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-03
NOTABLE TRIAL
COMES To END
AMID THRILLS
Judge Completes His Charge
to the Jury at las O'Clock.
Takes Recess.
Continued From Page One.

Insurance policies" continued the
speaker.
Well. they had to find motive
somehow-they wanted to dig up some
thing that would run her out of Geor-
gia, but she didn't run.
1.-THE insurance racket was all they
could drag up and 1t could he brought
up about any respectable family in
Georgia"
Mr.. Moore continued to ridicule the
idea of her having shot Grace to OBJ
tain his insurance money,
MRS. Grace didn't start the ques-
Ation of insurance" said Mr., Moore.
''Mrs. Hill herself started It,
There's not man on this jury but
knows that these policies had no more
to do with that disgraceful fight out
there than I did.
And now let's take up their next
link. They say it happened early in
the morning that. An
other part of the states hastily born
and premature theory,
"Drugging Tale
Purest Rot.
"They say she drugged him and then
that not doing the work, she put a
bullet in him. That she was trying to
drug him with Railways Ready Relief
and Kings New Discovery THINK Of
II! Have you ever heard the like in
your life?
There's not man here but knows
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Continued on Page Five
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.It isn't true. rs a lie.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

case of waterways and watersheds
that we're interstate in character.
Boise, Idaho.-The conference of
western governors on Friday discussed
the plan of working cut system of
Interstate highways through the CO.
operation of the fourteen states in
the association, after Governor Haw-
ley of Idaho had made the PROPOSE.
ton in the paper he read to the visit
ing executives, considering at length
prison reform, discussing the Oregon
system presented by Governor West,
and the question of the entertain
ment of visitors to the west during
the 1915 exposition. .D.~..
The governors were guests of ex-
Governor James H. Brady at luncheon
and banqueted by the Boise CONNER
cial club at night as well as were
guests of honor at the league baseball
game in the afternoon.
Governor West advocated the steri-
lization of degenerate prisoners and
confinement within prisons during the
balance of their life. Governor Haw-
| ley declared he was unqualified OPP
posed to the placing of one-third of
| the prisoners in a penal institution
under the honor system and stated
he would not go higher than rs per
cent or even less. Governor West
created surprise by advocating SO per
cent or more.
Governor Oddie advocated the pre-
paration by all states and their cities
for special entertainments during the
Exposition year to attract the visitors,
concentrating them in the more popu'
lated centers.
Governor Oswald West or Sregon
was honored Saturday night by the
conference of western governors by
being elected president of the confer
ence for the ensuing year. This act
of thr governors, together with the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
GOVERNORS MEET
At IDAHO CAPITAL
CHIEF EXECUTIVES or FIVE
STATES DISCUSS MEANS or DE-
vELoPING THE WEST.
Declare for State Rights and Against
the Conservation Policy as Now
Fastened on the Western States
by Federal Department Heads:

Boise, ho.--Declaring for state
rights and against the conservation
policy, as now fastened upon the
western states by federal department
heads, through their rules, regulations
and construction Of laws, passed with
the object Of helping settlers, Gov
ernor Norris Of Montana on Thurs.
day opened the first annual session Of
the conference of western governors
here. The opening OF the important
subject by the chief executives pres
emit and prominent representatives of
other states, started the conference
off on live wire issue that may de-
velop into crystalized action towards
bringing relief.
The surprise of the opening days
conference was proposal made by
Delos A. Chappell of Denver, personal
representative of Governor Shafroth
of Colorado, big electrical power de-
yeloper of that state, that the confer
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
MINISTER OF WAR STARTS
REVOLUTION IN NICARAGUA
General Mena Leads upriSlng Against
I President Diaz, Having Attacked
Managua, the Capital.

Washing on.-A new revolution has
broken OUT in Nicaragua. Captain
Terhune of the gunboat Annapolis al
San Juan del Sur on Wednesday radi
ographed the navy department that
Managua, the capital, was attacked
July 20 and Is now cut off from com
munication.
General Mena, whose resignation as
minister Of war was demanded by
President Diaz, led the uprising. Mena
now is said to occupy the small forts
near Managua. Granada is in posses
sion of Mena's son, whom he recently
appointed commandment About 800
troops are there.
Leading liberals all over the coun'
try have been thrown into prison, Cap
tain Terhun's reports say. The situa
ton is said to be aggravated by poor
crops, Telegraph wires have been cut
by the reyolutionists.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
BANDIT TAKES LIFE
WITH LAST BULLET
TENNESSEE GuN-MAN CHEATS
POSSE AFTER HARD FIGHT
NEAR LA JUNTA, COLO.
pesertion of His Girl Wife Caused
Man to Run Amuck and Shoot
Four People and Burn a Sum-
mer Resort Hotel.

La Junta, Colo.-Battling desperate
ly every inch of ground he gave before
a posse led by FIVE determined deputy
sheriffs, wounded almost to death,
George Ballew, Tennessee gunman,
sought moments respite behind a
haystack and fired the last bullet in
his revolver through his brain three
miles southwest Of here at IL o'clock.
Sunday.
Ballew, after shooting four per-
sons, two of whom are in critical
condition, and burning summer re-
sort hotel at South Platte Friday
night, fled to the hills and had been
hunted by a dozen posses since then,
1t is thought that Ballew tried to-
get to Las Cruces, N. M, and COM
plete his avowed vengeance by killing
his girl wife, who recently deserted
him. 1t was because of her desertion
and because he thought a number of
people at South Platte had turned her
against him that Ballew ran amuck
Friday.
Ballew was a stage driver, and came
to Colorado from Copperhill, Tenn,
about two years ago.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

election of Governor eddie OF Nevada
as secretary, the selection of Salt Lake
as the place for the next meeting, to.
gether with the passage of important
resolutions, closed the first meeting of
the conference All of the visiting
governors left Saturday night for
their respective states after an exeur.
sion to Arrow Rock to see the big
dam construction work
The two officers elected and the gov,
ernor of the state where the next
meeting will be held, Spry of Utah,
constitute the executive committee of
the conference and are authorized to
meet later and set the dates for the
next annual conference.
The resolutions adopted by the con,
ference call for the speedy adoption
by the federal and state governments
of policies for the conservation of
natural resources more beneficial to
the states themselves; give the states
these resources; indorse the blue
laws" permitting states to have super
vision over investments; urge liberal
appropriations for the San Francisco
exposition by all western states; de.
clare for uniform laws of western
/ states governing the use of waters in
lakes and streams for irrigation pur-
poses and the construction of storage
reservoirs to prevent floods.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

ence of western governors and the
public lands convention join hands in
making the fight for relief from the
iron rules of the federal department
heads, and install a publicity depart
ment at Washington for the purpose
of having proper legislation enacted.
The proposal called forth lively and
heated discussion. Definite action
was postponed until later.
Owing to the fact that many mem
bers of the conference are engaged
In political campaigns in their own
states, the opening attendance was
small when the session opened. Those
present are: Governor Norris of Mon
tana, Governor Spry of Utah, Gov
ernor West of Oregon, Governor Cd.
die of Nevada and Governor Hawley.
Governors Carey of Wyoming,
Vessey of South Dakota, Eberhart OF
Minnesota, Stubs of Kansas, Cruce
of Oklahoma, Shaffroth of Colorado,
Mcdonald of New Mexico, Hunt of
Arizona. Johnson of California and
Hay of Washington were unable to at.
tend. Governor Eberhhart is repre-
scented by Edwin ]. Becker.
In his address Governor Norris de-
rlared that the western people are
devoted to the interests OF the nation
and of the other states, but feel they
may properly exert their best efforts
to protect and foster such interests
as are OF right their own.
In his address Governor William
spry of Utah delivered powerful
appeal for the conservation by the in,
dividual states of their own natural
resources, instead of conservation by
the federal government, except in the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
TRAGEDY IN STREETS OF TACOMA
Travelling Man Shoots to Kill and
Then Turns Gun on Himself.

Tacoma.-Clyde A. White, aged 81,
travelling salesman for a Tacoma
grocery house, was shot and killed
early Sunday on one of the busiest
corners of Tacoma by e. J. Temple
ton of Washucna, Wash, a former
travelling salesman for Spokane
grocery house. Templeton then sent
three bullets through his own breast
and fell dead beside his victim.
The murder and suicide, according
to the police, was the result of an
estrangement between Templeton and
his wife, whose photograph was found
in the pockets of each of the men.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Danish-Americans Call on KING.

Aarhurs, Demonstrating Christian
on Sunday received at Marselisborg
castle the members of the committee
representing the Association of Dan.
ish-Americans which has presented a
new national park in Jutland to the
government. The American minister
to Denmark, DR.. Maurice, on behalf
of President Taft, honorary president
of the association, read a message
from Mr.. Taft extending greetings to
the king and people of Denmark
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
FuGITIvEs ARE DESTITUTE.
Their Lot One of Suffering and Sor.
row, But They Were Glad to Escape.

J nelr LOT One OF SUFFERING ana Sof-
row, But They Were Glad to Escape.
Hachita, N. M.-The condition of
Mormon colonists who have arrived
here from Colonia Diaz and Conolia
Dublan continues to be one of suffer
ing and sorrow. They are desperately
in need of clothing, bedding and other
essentials of bodily comfort. There is
a scarcity of food and water. The
refugees are discouraged and heart
sick, but are glad to escape with their
lives, considering the physical and
mental suffering they have undergone.
On the morning of July % an ultima.
tum came to the colonists from Gen
eral Salazar giving them until the
evening of the day to get across the
frontier or suffer massacre. The
news came with the suddenness
lightning in a clear sky, but the mes
sage was too sinister tc be disre-
garded.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Must Accept Roosevelt's Doctrines.

New York.-The National Progress
sive party must accept Colonel Roose.
velt's political doctrines if he is to
be its standard bearer, He said late
Sunday as he started for Chicago thar
he would insist upon making his
confession of faith" to the delegates
before the platform committee makes
its final report and that he would
not accept the nomination on a plat.
form he did not approve.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Crane NAV Be Treasurer.

Seagirt, N J.-Charles R. Crane of
Chicago, wealthy manufacturer and
supporter of Lafollette in his cam.
paign for the Republican presidential
nomination, may be treasurer of the
Democratic national campaign COM
mittee.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
McMillin Nominated.

Nashville, Tenn.-Benton McMillin
easily won the Democratic nomination
for governor in Thursdays primary.
Estimates at midnight were that he
had carried at least seyenty-five coun-
ties and would poll about half of the
total vote of probably $4,000.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
FIGHTING in Nicaragua.

La Liberia, SalYador-Armed con-
fiict is reported in Nicaragua between
President Diaz and the reyoIutionists
headed by General Mena. former min
lster OF war. The United States war
ship Annapolis has arrived
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Crane Reelected.

Boston Senator Winthrop Murray
Crane has been elected to succeed
himself as Republican national com
mitteeman from Massachusetts at a
meeting of the Republican state com
mittee.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Oldest Odd Fellow Dies,

Albuquerque, N. NH. Collins, the
Oldest Odd Fellow in the United
States, having joined the order at Dan
vile, KY, in 1912, died here Saturday
at the age Of ninety-fiYe years.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Marshall win Pay own Expenses.

indianapolis Governor Thomas R
Marshall says he has declined an offer
of four friends to make up fund
to meet the expenses of his personal
campaign as Democratic candidate for
the rice-presidency.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Nine Boy Scouts prownea.

London.-Nine Boy Scouts we're
drowned Sunday by the eapsizing of
a cutter off sheppey island. A large
party OF Boy Scouts was proceeding at
the time to their summer camp on the
island
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09
Found Dead in Bed.

St. Captain +. w. Bixby,
who taught Mark Twain" how to pl-
lot a steamboat, was found dead in
bed at his home Thursday He was
sc years old.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-08-09

Jackson Hatch, one Of the foremost
attorneys In California, and at one
time candidate for the Supreme
bench on the Democratic ticket, must
serve a sentence of seven years In
San ouetin penitentiary, on the charge
of emnezziement.
Formal announcement was made
Friday by Governor Wilson that he
would not resign the goYernorshtp OF
New Jersey during his campaign for
the presidency.
Emilio yasquez Gomez and flye OF
his followers were held under heavy
bonds TO a federal grand jury at ri
Paso. Texas, on charges OF violating
United States neutrality laws. This
action was ordered at the preliminary
hearing Of the accused men.
Harry X Thaw Is suffering from
ptomaine poisoning as q result Of eat
ing preserved food while In jail AZ
White Plains, NJ X. Thaw has been
confined to his cot since his return 70
Matteawan
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-07-11

you have no assurance that you
have paid all your taxes unless
your property has been assessed
at its full cash value, which is not
done in one case in a thousand
Thus, there is hanging over every
home, every farm and every bust
ness an unknown liability, and you
must wait until 1915 to know
whether or not you have paid all
your 1912 taxes.
For nearly forty-fve years the
question of back taxes, revenue
collectors and revenue agents has
been a source of scandal. Prior
to the advent Of the present rev.
enus agents and back tax .attor-
neys, we had what were known
as revenue collectors. AS | I'M
stand it, among their other duties
they were to check the books Of
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-07-11

the Southern state, and less than
any state in the South except
Kentucky. Her percentage of gain
was 81, which is the smallest in
all the years of her history, and
showed the least number of in
habitants in fifty years. Florida
gained five times as rapidly as
Tennessee; Texas three times /;
Arkansas and Louisiana two and
one-half times; Alabama, Georgia
and North Carolina over twice,
and so on through the list.
In point Of wealth, Tennessee 3
rank among the Southern states
was fourth twenty years ago. Ten
years ago she declined to fifth
place, and in 1910 she dropped to
seventh.
In point of manufacturing, the
government figures show that Ten
nessee has made one of the poor
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-07-11

ital and many desirable citizens
are going elsewhere that should
come to Tennessee.
These conditions have contin-
ued until the great daihes of the
North and East are asking, What
is the matter with TENNESSEE"
just as it was asked of Kansas
twenty years ago. Why do we not
grow and prosper as other statesf
Why are we outdistanced by
them? Have we not had too many
political fightsi Have we not neg
lected the general welfare for pri-
vate gain? Have we not made out
of our political parties here en-
ployment bureaus, while these
greater questions which concern
the welfare and happiness of the
people have been neglected. No
more striking example of this can
be given than in the work of our
last legislature. The public acts
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-07-11

of that body, aside from the reso-
lutions and list of its members,
consists of 168 pages. This rep
resents all that was done in the,in-
terest of the general welfare, and
about some of these there is Sc
rious questions. The private acts,
calculated in the same way, con-
sists of 2,059 pages. Of these pri-
waite acts, 112 were either creating
new offices or increasing the sal
aries of the old ones, and in not
single instance, so far as ! have
been able to discover, was there a
single act either abolishing an of
fee or reducing a salary. Over
twelve times as much space was
devoted to private business as to
the public business of a general
nature.
To my mind the most important
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-07-11

Survey, it is calculated that the
profit to labor and capital on the
mining of the known coal in this
state alone would equal in wealth
another state like Tennessee. We
have iron ore, copper and marble
in abundance-farms as rich rs
the richest of the West, undevel-
oped water power sufficient to OPP
crate all the industries of the
South, with power to spare. With
all these and much more, what is
her record?
The census figures reveal the
fact that the state is relatively de-
clining in both population and
wealth. The ten years period end
ing with 1910 showed that 38
counties, mostly rich agricultural
counties of Middle and West Ten
nessee, had actually declined in
population. Such counties as Bed
ford, Cannon, Giles, Haywood,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-07-11

question in Tennessee today is
that of taxation. Our present sys-
TEN is cumbersome, complex and
outrageously unfair. While there
are many things that are retard-
ing the growth and development
of Tennessee, there is no one thing
that operates as greater handi-
cap than our present system Of
taxation. In its operation it
amounts to punishment of the
honest taxpayers and a reward of
the dishonest one. The greatest
evil of our present system arises
from the fact that even though
you may pay these taxes all for
which you have been assessed,
after the tax assessor has fixed
The value, after same has been re-
viewed by the County Equaliza-
tion Board, and both in turn re-
viewed by the State Equalization
Board, and you have your receipt,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1912-07-11

est records in this particular Of
any of the Southern states.
But it is in agriculture that she
shows relatively her greatest de-
cline, and Tennessee is essentially
an agricultural state. Her per-
centage of increase in the value
of farm property showed a gain
of 1915 against 100 per cent for
North Carolina, 155 per cent for
South Carolina, 154 per cent for
Georgia, 160 per cent for Ala
bama, 165 per cent for Florida,
and SO on through the list. In
many of her leading farm prod
ucts, this state shows an actual
decrease.
These declines in the face Of our
unparalleled opportunities are
matters of the gravest concern.
Proof is abundant that much cap