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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-09
NURSES STRIKE
IS BROKEN Up IN
SHORT ORDER
Young Women'S Indignation at
Refusal of Telephone Privi-
Iege Doesn't Last Long.
Continued From Page One.

homes before they came to the hos
pital," said DR.. Hancock in speaking Of
the strike.
The girls all signed an ultimatum
which was delivered to the superin-
tendent
The ultimatum declared that the
telephone should be replaced and the
hour for them to report at night on
their two nights off should be II in
stead of II o'clock.
They declared that Miss Maud Gull
edge, the superintendent, did not teach
them anything, but instead made the
older student nurses instruct the
younger ones. Two hours in "a was
allowed them to sleep when on special
cases, they charged Often ore nurse
would have to serve the patients on
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Hanged to Rafters
By Harlem Mob.

:. :. Kenyon a conductor. saws a
mob took him and Flagman Wilson
from the train at Harlem on Saturday.
dragged them into the store Of man
named Wilson ana strung them up over
the rafters. large ropes being tied
around their necls As they were about
10 lose consciousness by stvangulation,
kenyon says, they were cut down and
commanded to die like white men. They
were told, Kenyon swears. that they
would have to run the gauntlet and
that as they began TO run they were
beaten with pistols. sticks and stones
and tnat they were also fred upon.
r. w. Donovan, bagga gemaster. saws
that on october Judge John W. Hart
Getted mob at Union Point and ur
douotedly saved his life He saws he
was horribly beaten. however. before
Judge Hart arrived and interceded. He
SAYS Judge Hart alone braved a mob Of
200 pc sons
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freight over their lines which have been
diverted from the Georgia thereby re-
lieyiug that system Of the clamor Of
shippers. Should they be ordered to go
into the yards Of the Georgia road and
move fretghts off it's tracks it Is prob
able they would refuse. All such freight
has been handled by the strkebreakirS
employees OF the joint Terminals for thu
past few days
The Atlanta joint terminals, con-
posed of the West Point, the Louisville
and Nashville and the Georgia road, re-
fused yesterday afternoon to take back
the 40 employees who went out when
the traiumen struck This is the last
bone Of contention The unions hold
that the terminal employ ees are a part
of their union and their strike was not
a sympathetic" one, as charged by Of
hclals of the terminals The officials
insist that the Georgia strike was none
Of the business Of the terminal en-
pioyees ana they should not have gone
out.
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Injunction Hearing
At Macon Monday

MACON, GA. oct 9-The Federal
injunction in the Georgia railroad
strike, signed by Judge w. |. Grubb in
Birmingham yesterday afternoon, was
recorded in the district court clerks Of
fee in Macon today. 1t will be de-
termined Monday morning a II o'clock
at hearing in Macon before Judge
Grubb, whether the order shall be
made permanent
'Ail persons interested are COM
manded to show cause at this time
why the injunction shall not be made
the permanent order of this court" SO
reads the order
The order is specifically directed
against Horace Clary, - Clary. -
Lazenby. J S Fitzgerald. e. E. Gray.
Pierce B. King. and all other persons to
whom notice of this restraining order
shall come"
II is stated here that effort will soon
be made to resume regular schedules
on the Georgia railroad, at least to the
extent of carrying the mails, and on
each train there will be a number of
special United States deputies. sworn
in by Marshal George White, of Ma
con
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Train MODS
To Be Indicted

indictment by The Federal grand jury
OF many persons living along the Geor-
sia railroad who have been guilty Of
stopping trains and otherwise delaying
the United States mail viii probably
take place either this week or next.
A number of trains bearing mail have
been stopped several times for many
hours. and in every case from fifteen
to One hundred persons We're directly
responsible for the delay, MANY OF
these parties are known TO the posta.
authorities and their names will he pre-
scented to the Federal grand jury as
soon as sufficient evidence T., convict is
gathered
The penalty for delaying the mails is
ID fine Of not more than 500 or Inn
pr.sormont for NOT NOR, than six
months or both. bu, the penalty Tor
upIHng io commit amy otfsns,
HgUu-. tHe United states mail 8 "a
Hn, .J sloooo q, mnr -oumen, ror no,
m.t, lHW Mu sco... ut both,
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STRIKE ON OTHER
LINES UNLIKELY.
SAYS UNION
No Attempt Made to Run Geor-
gia Trains. Despite u. S. In
junction Protection.
Continued From Page One.

union men have offered to modest a
train or interfere with its operation"
said Mr.. Sines
1t is true that all disorder following
the strike has been caused by persons
along the line Of the road. friends and
relatives OF the strikers. while the
union men themselves have RETAINED
from disturbance. Some Of them may
have participated in the disorder in the
Union station last sunday, but this can
not be stated as a fart,
Val Fitzpatrick of Indianapolis one
Of the national officers of the train
mems organization, is in Atlanta with
Nj. SneS and viii be present AT the
conference Officers Murdoch anG
Gregg, of the two unions involved arc
quoted as saying in Augusta that the
conference is called fo- the purpose OF
considering the arbitrary attitude Of
the officials in the matter Of the At
lanta terminals, the diversion Of freight
and other matters Of extreme impor-
lance to every road in Atlanta"
While il is said no strike IS contem-
plated, 1t is known that uainmcn on
other roads resent the fact that they
are required virtually 20 assist in break
ing the Georgia strike by handling
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Sensational Charges
By Strikebreakers.

some of the attidavits made by strike
breaking employees of the Georgia rail-
road in support of that company's petit
ton for the injunction are truly sensa-
tioual
w 3. Booker, conductor. who left
Atlanta October at 3:55 .. m. in
charge of passenger train accuses
Sheriff CIary of McDuhie county. of
aiding and abettng a mob which
stopped the train at bearing. Con-
ductor Booker says the mob was intent
on getting the conductor. and that
therefore he posed SIS a passenger. He
says. however that an auto was sent TO
Thomson, eight miles distant, for the
son Of Sheriff Clary and that he Book
err was identified by the younger Clary
as the conductor Booker swears he
then appealed to the sheriff for protec-
ton and that the sheriff said
protection, hell; l hope they beat
You to death when they get YOU down
there across the tracks"
Booker says the mob then took him
across the tracks and beat him fear
fully with knucks, billets. stones and
pistols, and that he escaped by running
away He says he waited for the train
IN the woods a mile from bearing and
tagged ii by taking off his shirt. set
ting ti"e to it and waving tit then
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All the nurses gathered on the front
porch Of the dormito,v adioinino the
nosnft.1 ona aisorss,a 4,,o .4.;,-a A.
...---,..-- ., e.-.,.,~-
~ e'''>'''S
a. '''eS 0'o"sH' III from
other hospitals When Miss Matilda
Houser and Miss Maggie Edwards re-
turned 10 work the twelve other nurses
roso ana +,,ro,+o,og, -, u..,.- a.
thines " " - :
"Tnst wait Tin toriobt" tbo,. uoia
-, ,'s
0U'N en-. j" 'ne o"'"tuo ana
DO all sorts OF Things TO EN-. They're
Just scabs the horrid things and they
signed that paper TOO"
1,ha ra,,oi,irc t,,.ai,., u.,,,.,.,...,.
''o''
q e''' u ''''' Ct ''oo'i' '''eS s''u' just
at the time they were ordered to re-
port or TO forever remain away.
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PLEA Of SISTERS
LIKELY To FREE
BOY BANDIT
Prison Board Is Moved by the
Entreaties of Relatives of
Young Charles Sutton.

The prison commission of Georoi,
likely Will recommend to Governo-
Brown that he pardon young Charles
sutton, now serving a four wears torn,
IN the Georgia penitentiary for at
tempted robbery and assault with in
tent to murder.
Armed with q letter from covor,,,r
Marshall of Indiana. and letters fro,,
the prosecutors in the case against Sut-
toh' all pleading for a recommendation
70 mercy, Sutton's sisters. Mrs. N +
neacham and Mrs. Mamie Pension NJ
Indianapolis, made an impressive praa
oeLore the prison board yesterday
Ihey asked a recommendation for
p"'uoli because Of the prisoners OK
''eihe youth at the time the crime wa.
committed, his good behavior in tl,,
states custody, and the fact that o.
ready he has served half of bis CO.
tence MS sen-
Inc TWO sisters were moved to foam,
Mheh discussing their love for tbo ,r
ring brother, and their desire n hrin,
MN back to freedom and resnectabfr
n.y. Ihey called attention to tho fact
'"at the crime for which he is hairo
punished Is first offense and referred
10 MS mothers love for him and hons
'hat ne might grow to be a good man
promise to Watch Over Him.
brdtiy promised to watch over tho,
sb bo,ier carefully and prayerfully. if he
Sn y1l De given his liberty. - 's
nro aneir plea moved the commission
MIX n oiTuH 5 and today that BODY viz
s soy oetermlned to recommend to the
The no. oo, mat ne pardon the young man
case yet but the chances that be NH IN.
grant the pardon are more than even
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Terminal Question
Only Issue Now

AUGUSTA. GA. oct. 9-Vice Presi-
dent clark. of the order of Railway
Conductors. is en- route to Atlanta this
afternoon to join Vice Presidents Sines
and Fitzpatrick, Of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen who are in confer
ence with the chairman Of the commit
tees Of conductors and trainmeu of all
the Atlanta roads United States Com
missioner Of Labor NELL left Augusta
last night for Atlanta to endeavor to
bring about settlement Of the At
lanta Joint Terminaf employees ques-
ton.
While no statement would be made
by Vice Presidents Gregg and Murdoch,
of the conductors and trainmen, rcspec-
lively, in regard to the general strike
that is threatened, still they say they
are determined to maintain their or
CARNATIONS. 1t is generally understood
that a strike can Le declared without
the formalities Of balloting by the con-
ductors and trainmen of all the roads
entering Atlanta.
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Exactly at noon. the time limit set
by DR.. Hancock for their return to
work. all the girls reported at the hos
pital with the white caps on their
heads.
We've decided to come back" one
of them meekly remarked.
You understand that you will not
be allowed to use the telephone nor
will you be allowed to stay out later
than 11:15?" DR.. Hancock asked.
Yes, sir, we understand
And with that the twelve girls took
up the task of ministering to patients,
their strike of five hours at an end.
The strike will not be held against
the nurses declared Dr. Hancock this
afternoon. They were simply mis-
taken and realized their mistake
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them. At II o'clock today a full quota
Of nurses will be procured if the strik-
efs do not return. During the early
part Of the morning the wives of two
house physicians helped to nurse.
Here is the nurses ultimatum:
I'm view of the fact that we have.
since our acceptance in this training
school, given our best efforts and have
tried to do honest, faithful work we,
the pupil nurses of the Atlanta Train
ing school, ask that our telephone be
replaced and that our late hour be
extended to II o'clock one night during
each month. Unless we get favora-
BILE reply we will each tender our res
ignation.'
The si8ners are Miss Dunman, Miss
Wade. Miss Session, Miss Armstead
Miss Plunket. Miss Cochran, Miss
Burch, Miss Houser, Miss Tyson, Miss
Edwards. Miss Payne. Mrs. Byrd Miss
Morehead and Miss Strickland. Miss
Houser and Miss Edwards went back
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Pledges Aid to Both Woodward and Chambers
BROWN FOR ALL OF EM|

Both candidates for the mayoralty
nomination today claim the support of
DR.. George Brown, one of the mayoralty
candidates defeated in the first pri-
mary.
They produced signed statements
from DR.. Brown fayoring the candi-
dacy of both Aldine Chambers and
James G. Woodward.
The signing of the statement con-
corning Chambers was witnessed by
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but who are now for Mr. Chambers.
The statement is in the form of an in
teryiew.
Asks Support For Chambers.
After thanking his friends for their
support and declaring that the cam
paign has left no feeling of bitterness
in him, the statement, dated October 9,
says among other things:
A great many of my friends are
warm supporters OF NJ. Chambers,
and while l do not know him very
well, l am thoroughly satisfied that
the affairs of this city would be
safe and secure in his hands; and,
as l said before, l will not and do
not presume to dictate to any of
my friends what they shall do.
1t is my belief that the welfare
of the city of Atlanta requires AL
dine Chambers election on the 18th
of October next l would like to
see my friends support him.
(Signed) GEORGE BROWN.
The other statement is a letter to
4h -. w OOu w d. u, plCuSluS MS FOLC anu
support 1t is dated October 4, but Mr..
Woodward said it was not to be made
public until today. 1t says in part:
Pledges Aid to Woodward.
| wish to thus publicly notify you
and my friends that I shall openly
and earnestly support you in the
primary election that has been call
ed for the 18th inst.
Your plurality of nearly 500
votes was so decisive that 1t would
seem to me that you ought to be
given the nomination without fur
Their effort or discord. The law
that makes another election posi-
BILE applies to no other city in Geor-
gia but Atlanta. and my recollec-
ton is that the people by over 1000
majority requested that the law be
repealed.
| again want to assure you OF my
earnest support and will aid you
in your campaign in any way pos
sible and | earnestly hope and re-
quest that my many friends who so
Loyalty stood by me will give you
the same kind of support in the
coming election.
(Signed) GEORGE BROWN
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Carlos H. Mason, chairman of the city
police commission, and Reuben r. Ar
mold, prominent lawyer and politi-
clan, both Of whom said they voted for
DR.. George Brown in the first primary,
but who are now for Mr.. Chambers.
The statement is in the form of an in
terVieur
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Strikebreakers Here
Jeered BY the "Outs.

an entire nurse.
Evening journal., 1912-04-10
Chick Fans PeasedPers Due Odds and Ends
STATE TENNIS
PLAY ON JUNE %

Lawn tennis is not only not losing
any Of the popularity it has enjoyed Of
recent years. but Judging from a long
list Of tournaments arranged the game
is growing in popular favor. One hun
dred and thirty-eight fixtures are list
ed by the United States Golf Associa-
ton, greater number than in any
year during the existence of the or
ganization. The chief local events are
the women's championship Of Penn
sylvania and Eastern States at the
Merton Cricket Club on May % and
following days; the Pennsylvania
State championship for men at the
Merton Cricket Club on June and
following days; the women's cham
pionship of the United States in sim
giles, doubles and mixed doubles at the
Philadelphia Cricket Cub on June 10.
and following days; the intercollegi-
ate championships at the Merton
Cricket Club on September 4. and
following days; the championship Of
Philadelphia and district at the Ger
mantown Cricket Club on September
q. On June %, the Delaware State
championship will be played at the
Wilmington Country Club.
Evening journal., 1912-04-10

FOR NEGROES
DR.. Twitmyer Tells Social
Service Club Higher Cul-
ture is Improvement
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
KEEP CHILDREN From SCHOOL

OF the 1900 negro children of school
age in Wilmington, half are obliged to
stay out Of school owing to economic
conditions, was the statement made
last night by Superintendent George
w. Twitmyer, of the city public
schools. He was addressing the Social
Service Club at Hannas Cafe. Dr.
Twitmyer said that the city provides
similar course i'm the Howard High
School for the colored children to the
course provided in the High School
for white pupils lie said that only 20
per cent of the pupils entering the
High School for white children com
plete the course. while only per cent.
Of the pupils entering the Howard
High School finish their studies. Lack
of clothing keeps a large per cent. OF
the negro children of the city away
from school. was the superintendent s
statement Higher education for tho
negroes was considered Of great inn
portance by DR.. Twitmyer, who said
the uplift of the colored race must b.
the work of educated cOlored people
Professor A. r. Spaid, Of the New
Castle county schools, spoke OF
school conditions among the colored
people Of the county. He said that
there arc 660l negroes in New Castle
county. He found a decrease each
year I'm the number of colOred chill
dren attending school. In 1909 there
were 1925 colored school children; in
1910, there we're 1872: and I'm 1911,
there we're 1892. Professor Spaid
said 213 negro pupils in New Castle
county live more than two miles from
any school, while some live six or
eight miles The compulsory school
law. he said. increased the attendance
of colored children about Is per cent.
the first year it was in force. Pro-
fessor Spaid declared that he knew
personally of so colored children who
came to school without breakfast last
February. He agreed with DR.. Twit-
myer upon the necessity Of educated
leaders among the colored people Of
the state. As il is now. he stated,
the negro teachers go to other states
where they can get higher salaries.
Evening journal., 1912-04-10
WORK TOGETHER
TO COLLECT TAX

As result of the conference held be
tween the city tax collectors and the
members Of the finance committee of
Council, with Mayor Howell present, the
taN collectors will probably submit the
lists of delinquent taxpayers which the
finance committee of Council has been in.
sisting that they do, an ordinance
having been passed providing for
this some time ago
One of the taN collectors said today
that the finance committee insisted on
the lists being turned over and that this
will likely be done. When asked if this
would he done al the meeting Of Council
tomorrow night, he said he did not think
so, as the hooks would have to he gone
over again, as many of the delnqueuts
had paid since tho agitation 10 collect
all back taxes was started.
Evening journal., 1912-04-10
CHADWICK CLEANS
UP In ANOTHER FIGHT

On March q, Harry. better known
as Kid Chadwick, of the U. S. S.
Utah, Knocked out kid" Jones, Of
Hampton. Va, at the Norfolk A. c.. in
the tenth round. Harry is causing
much excitement in the navy boxing
world He has fought several fights
on board the Utah, winning every de-
csion Harry is but is years old,
and will live here after his time ex-
pires. He expects to make a visit
here on or about May 2S. and would
like to take on kid" Finney for a
six round bout. either at the Broadway
A. c. Philadelphia. or at the Armory,
this city. After the Kids time eX-
pires I'm the navy he expects to have
Furman G. Cole of the Imperial A. c
manage him. Kid aspires to the Del
aware bantamweight championship.
On May 6, Kid Chadwick will mix III
with Kid Dempsey of the L. S. S.
Connecticut at the southern drill
grounds.
Evening journal., 1912-04-10
THE MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. April TO-
FEBD-Car lots, winter bran. in bulk,
per ton. s3oooaSO5O; spring bran. in
lOO-pound sacks, per ton, s3OO0a30 so.
BALED HAY AND STRAW Tim
othy Hay--No large bales. S2S.OO;
No I, medium bales, S27 so; no grade,
6OOa1SOO. Glover Mixed Hay-Light
mixed, $1,000. Strsw-No I straight
rye, Sia5O; No wheat straw. S14.50s
l5OO; No. oat straw. s14OOa1f5O.
WHEAT-western. car lots in ex-
port elevator. as TO quality and loca-
tion-No red. SlOOa1.O1 1-2; No. ,.
Southern red. ~ l-2css1.OO.
CORN-Car lots for local trade
Fancy Southern yellow, 81 i-2aS5c /;
No 2, yellow, SO l-2aS4c: steamer yell
low S3aSS lie. No. yellow 81 i-2a
soc: No. 4, yellow. ~ LIARS 1-2c.
OATs-No. white, 81 1-2a62c
standard white, 6ta6l 1-2c.; No 3
white. so 1-2a6ic.
FLOUR-W Winter. clear. S3S5a410;
do straight, S425a45O: do. patent,
S4.65a5.0O; Kansas straight sacks,
4.SOa5OO.
BUTTER - Western solid packed
creamery. fancy specials, SEC; extras
SAC; extra hrsts, 33a3S 1-2c; frsts. s..
a82 1-2c. seconds. 30a3lc, nesr-b,
prints extra. &c. extra hrsis S6c
frsfs, Csc; seconds, 3ia33c; johhinl
sales of fancy prints. 4Oa4Sc.
EGGS-Free cases, extra, % l-2l
per doz. frsts. S645 per standar'
case. ordinary current receipts, S6.S'
per standard case; seconds. S5A0f
$40 per standard case, candled ant
recrated eggs iobhine at 23s2ic.
GREEN FRUITS AND NEGE
! TABLES S-Apples. New York, per bar
rel. Baldwin. S2.75a4. 90; York Imper
/ ial. S2.OOa3 90: King. S250a450
Greetings. S2.OOaS so; other varieties
81 .5Oa3.50 White potatoes. New Yori
per bushel. Choice, 81 50al.6 fair {
good 81 40a145.
LIVE POULTRY-Fowls, as
quality. 16a17c: exceptional lots high
er: spring chickens. soft-meated, is
/ 17c: young roosters. shaggy. l2al3c
old roosters, hall 1-2c; ducks, l5al6c
geese. 12a14c; turkeys, 16a17c
pigeons. old, per pair, 25c; do youn
| per pair. 20c
Evening journal., 1912-04-10
Let's Get
Together

Pete Cassidy cleaned up with Hor-
ace Fogel yesterday. In getting Tex
Myers and Lee Hart. Pete landed two
of the boys who played Glass d base
ball last year and II they don't set
afre our own p ball this year we miss
our guess. Pete deserves all the credit
for this bold stroke and all the fans
should rise up and call him blessed
for having brought to Wilmington this
year brace Of lads whose past per-
formances in baseball certainly ought
to land the old Chicks somewhere
near the top of the mix-up this year.
Hart played last year with the Full
ton team Of the Kentucky Indiana
Tennessee (Kitty League). His team
won the pennant after the schedule
had been halved because Of the drop
ping out Of several teams during the
early season and Hart had the honor
of leading the league in hitting with
a $50 mark He played an outield po-
sition in 67 games, stood up 239 times
got across the pan "a times. and hit SO
safeties. His team record at the close
Of the second half Of the schedule waf
43 games won; 10 lost; percentage
694.
II Hart was good enough to be
drafted by Fogel he ought to be good
enough for Tri-State ball.
Meyers. the other Cassidy find, fin.
, ished eleventh in hitting with the
Frankfort team of the Blue Grass
League He is a first baseman. His team
finished fourth in the second half OF
the pennant race, the schedule also
having been halved, and he got out
with a batting average Of .307 after
playing in "A games. He stood up 26d
times, got across the pan with 3S runs
hit safely 13l times stole rs bases and
drew six sacrifice hits. He felded .96S
Some boy Meyers. He didn't have
to steal
Meyers drew 1S1 hits in "a games
Pipe that!
Go back you Joe Myers! Don't bring
him home, Petel
Baseball weather again
My thinking apparatus is as good
as ever says Wild Bill Donovan, the
Tigers veteran pitcher, (which means
that I'll pitch winning ball again My
arm is strong. but my head is OF
greater value"
Hurry with those pushmobile en-
tries.
Clarke Griffith didn't relish the two
defeats handed to his Washington
team by the Giants lie wanted to wiz
at least one game. Now he predicts
tho Giants will win the pcnnant
Have Highland and New Castle
made reply?
Chick serenade is in order