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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-05

Robert Christian. alias Robert
White, alias Bob Mike, for whom he
police have been searching FOR some
time. was arrested yesterday after
noon by Policemen Folkes and Tray
Tor on a warrant charging him with
having robbed John Allen of s6.ff.
The robbery Is said to have been
committed on July 27th.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-05
Struck ~ Aufn.

Eugene Ellis. OF san West Leigh
street, was struck by an automobile nj
Brook avenue and Leigh street yes
terday afternoon. and Was slightly IN
nred in the right arm according TO
d report made to the police The au-
tonobne il said to have becn driven
hx Junius johnson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-05
SISTER or DIR. WILEY
DIES At ADVANCED AGE

COLUMBUS. G%p,| Aug 4--Mrs
Susan Victoria Wiley f;uxtUn. Tryrff-r
ave. sister o! Or Harvey ". Wilsv.
former tnited States chemist of
Washington p. G.. and Mrs Elizabeth
c'erbett ~ New York. died here D
dav
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-05
Ncsdad Altsnttop,

Adelaide Parker, coioFe0. MSS ar-
fassea on warrant charging heF Aith
assasiifias Henry Davis Davis. though
rot badly hort needed the attentions
~ in 81. r. Hawkins, of the cat am
huiane< cDFBs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-05

--Died. at her residence.
i119 Perry street. South Richmond
at $50 r. NJ, August 81, MRS T.
eighth year OF her age
Funeral from the above residence
at o'clock MONDAY AFTERNOON
Interment In Maury cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-05

day, August 3D. at S A. NJ MRS
MARY ELIZABETH ROSS wife OF
the deceased Gerhard Ross.
The remains will arrive via Sea-
board train Monday at 1912 o'clock
Funeral from st Nary's Church.
i: 80 r. NJ. Monday. Immediately after
arrival OF body
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-05
Het,rn From, y;sjt.

Misses Ellen and Bernice Purdie.
daughters OF Magistrates j A, Pur-
die. have returned from visit to
relatives at Old Point. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-05

CoTTREtI.~~Die Ia Chesterfield
county. near Woodland Heights at
the residence OF Mrs. d A. NunnaiIy,
MRS CARRIE COTTRELL
Funeral netice later
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-05

by the extraordinary ruling of Chair
man Root that when a delegate an
swers present. but not voting, his
alternate shah be allowed 10 vote.
Always provided that alternate is a
Taft man and the delegate Roose-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
WIFE STAYS HUSBAND
WHO HAD LEFT HER
AND KIDNAPPED CHILD

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Oct. 30
Ernest Swafford, OF Daisy Tenn. was
shot and killed by his wife late last
night according to a report received
here today. He was slain after he had
battered down the door Of his home
shot his wifes sister, and threatened
to clean out the whole family"
Swafford had been separated from
his wife for some time, but last Sunday
slipped into his former home and car
ried off his child, which had been in
the custody of the mother Yesterday
Mrs. Swafford secured peace war
rant and legal papers to secure pos
session Of the infant. Swafford heard
Of this and late at night made his at
tack, only to meet death at the hands
Of his wife, who peppered his body with
load from shotgun
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
DECATUR WANTS GAS
SERVICE AND A NEW
AVENUE TO ATLANTA

Better road facilities into Atlanta and
better gas service for the citizens of
Decatur are being urged by the De-
catur Board OF Trade, following a din
ner at a meeting Tuesday night, and
resolutions were passed asking that
committee be appointed to investigate
the best methods of supplying the town
with gas, and requesting the mayor to
take immediate steps toward allowing
work on the new road system to begin
in Decatur.
r. c. w Ramspeck. secretary Of the
board, stated at the meeting that sew
eral persons were interested in estab-
fishing a gas plant in Decatur, but
feared the competition of a municipal
plant. The resolution as passed re-
quests the mayor and council Of the
city to make an immediate appropria-
ton of sufficient money to fully inves-
tigate the subject and make a report
to council
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
TEDDY ARRANGES TO
PREVENT FRAUDS IN
NEW YORK ELECTION

OYSTER BAY, N. Y. Oct. 30.-Ar-
rangements were ordered today by
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to prevent
election frauds in New York county on
election day. Detective William ].
Burns, who was Mr.. Roosevelt's lunch
con guest, was engaged to take charge
of a squad of a thousand or more de-
tectives who will be detailed to all
parts OF New York county, watching for
frauds. The ex-president also has en-
gagged william Travers Jerome former
district attorney, who in turn has en-
listed the services OF score of attor-
neys to prosecute any violators of the
election laws.
The colonel, greatly improved in
health, leaves late this afternoon for
New York He will make an address
tonight in Madison Square Garden. 1t
Will be the first speech since the at
.empted assassination more than two
weeks ago, and may be his final speech
IN this campaign, unless he bears UP
we'll
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
Georgia Farmers Held
For White Slavery Of
South Carolina Girls
Burke Countians Arrested by
Federal Officers on Com
plant of Girls Mother.

AUGUSTA, GA, Oct. 3O-Two prom
inent Burke county planters and an
overseer for one of them were arrest
ed today. charged with violating the
Federal white slave law. Walter
Rhodes, Clarence Rhodes and Walter
Pounds, overseer for the former, are
charged with holding in captivity Lula
Addison. married, 81 years Of age; her
19-year- sister, Susie James, and
Ola Frasier, aged 20.
The girls live in Bath S. C. About
month ago the Rhodes brothers and
Pounds are said to have induced them
to go on an automobile ride. They are
said to have brought them to Georgia,
where they have been kept on the
Burke county plantation. The girls say
the men threatened to kill them If they
attempted to escape. A letter to the
mother of Mrs. Addison and Susie
James revealed their whereabouts, and
Federal officers were put on the case.
The men were taken to Macon for a
preliminary hearing.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
GULF DEPARTMENT
ADJUTANT LEAVES
FOR EASTERN POST

Colonel S. w. Dunning, adjutant gem
eral of the Department of the Gulf, left
Atlanta today for New York, where he
will be In charge of the military affairs
of the Eastern division, which includes
all the territory from New York down
the Atlantic coast and embraces Geor-
ga He will be succeeded In a few
days by Colonel Charles H Barth, who
is on his way from his post with the
Twelfth infantry, at Preside Monterey,
Cal.
Lieutenant Colonel Dunning is slated
for promotion to a full colonelcy, It is
reported, and his promotion to the Gov
ernors Island post is believed to be a
first step for him. Mrs. Dunning. who
has been in Europe for some time, will
join him in New York soon.
Colonel Barth, who comes to Join the
army eoterie here, will bring Mrs.
Barth ard their two children with him.
He Is known personally to General r.
X. Evans, commander OF the depart
ment, who spoke highly of him today.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
MADDOX APPEALS
TO BANKERS TO AID
DEMOCRATIC CAUSE

Robert F. Maddox, recently appointed
as vice president for Georgia of the
National League of Business Men for
Wilson and Marshall sent today to the
president of the Georgia Bankers as
ISOLATION, of which he is a former head
and directors Of the $50 banks in Geor-
gia a letter urging that bankers join
the organization at once. Those who
are willing to act as members of the
organization and as advisers" Of the
administration in the event of the cleo
ton of the Democratic ticket will Al
out blanks, sending 81 for each mem
bership.
The purpose Of the league is three
fold: To unite the business men OF
the country, who shall make common
cause with the consuming Masses to
promote the election Of Woodrow Will
son as the candidate of the hour, and
to uphold the hands Of the president
elect IN policies where he would doubt
less be perplexed.
Mr. Maddox declares that Georgia will
poll a record vote, and that Governor
Wilson will go into the presidency by
the largest popular vote ever given a
candidate
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
PAIR SUSPECTED OF
STAYING HEIRESS IN
CHICAGO UNCAUGHT

CHICAGO, Oct. 3O.-Charles D. Con-
way and Beatrice Ryall, sought by the
police in connection with the death of
Sophia q. Singer, wealthy Baltimor'
girl found slain in a rooming hous'
were believed to be still hiding in Cha,
cago today.
William r. Worthen, Miss Singer
fiance, held pending the police investi-
CATION. has aroused the suspicious ot
the officials. Captain Notbar, in charge
of the case, said he had learned that
Worthen had been engaged in the wire
tapping" game While the police Off !
cial declared he believed Worthen in
nocent of staying Miss Singer, he said
he believed the prisoner was withhold
ing valuable information.
Miss Singers jewels, which are miss
ing, are valued at $4,000. She drew
$1,000 from the bank before leaving
Baltimore to come to Chicago
Jacob H. Fourier, of Chicago, a
cousin of Sophia Singer, asserted today
that the slain girl was heir to part of
the $50,00O,000 estate of the Brocius
family in France. The estate long has
been in litigation. The head of the
Brocius family was the girls great
grandfather. it is asserted. Her uncle
Is George Brocius, of Baltimore, Four
ner saws
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
WINN WILL RETURN,
BUT GO TO FLORIDA
AT ONCE, SAYS SON

Samuel Winn, the son of Mayor
Courtland S. Vim, said today that his
father would return to Atlanta next
week but that members Of his family
would insist that Mayor VIM go i'm
mediately to Florida for the winter
To representative of The Georgian
Mayor VIM stated, in Plainf1eld, n. j.,
today, that he would return to Atlanta
within few days to take up his duties
of office. He said his illness had not
been of a serious nature.
Acting Mayor Gambler said today that
he had had no further direct message
from Mayor VIM than the letter of
Mrs. Winn stating that Mayor Vim
would not be able to resume his du-
ties for several months.
Acting Mayor Gambler held a long
conference with James G. Woodward,
mayoralty nominee, today. They dis
cussed city affairs only In a general
way.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
Neighbors Rescue 3
Families From Home
Fired by Hungry Rats
North Siders Flee Flames in
Night Attire-Rodents Nib
bling Matches Start Blaze.

Flames roaring from the roof of the
home of H. A. Mccall, 1913 East North
avenue, awoke neighbors just in time
for them to rouse and save three fami-
lies in the burning home early today.
All the occupants of the house were
sleeping when the alarm was given.
The Mccall family was the first to be
aroused, and not waiting to dress they
joined the rescuers in saving the fam
lilies of d. H. Camp and A. w. Thomp-
son. All escaped in their night attire.
The fire is thought to have been
caused by rats nibbling matches in a
heap of rubbish on the second floor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
EVANGELIST CALLED
TO BE STAR WITNESS
IN ALIENATION CASE

MONTGOMERY, ALA, Oct 3d.
Rev. Bob Jones, the noted evangelist,
who recently conducted big revival
at Gainesville, Ga, has been summon
ed by the plaintiff as witness in the
suit Of I. E. Boyett against his father
in-law, Richard Tilis, millionaire trac-
ton magnate. Boyette demands $780,
900 for the alleged alterations of his
wife's affections.
Mr.. Jones, according to the plaintiff,
will be called to testify as to certain
alleged conversations with Tillis and
Boyette, in which the name Of P. ].
WesthOfen, recently mysteriously kill
ed while auto riding with Mrs. Boyette
is said to figure.
Four letters in German scrip, writ
ten by Westhofen to his father In Ger
many, will be offered in evidence by
Boyette. The case is due for trial FRI
day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
Announcement of BetrothaI to
Wells College Professor Is
Made by Princeton Head.

PRINCETON, n. J., Oct 3O.--Mrs.
Grover Cleveland has authorized the
announcement Of her engagement to
Thomas Joseph Preston, professor of
archaeology and history of arts at
Wells college. The date of the mar
riage is. not yet determined,
Mrs Cleveland is a graduate of Wells
college and has been a trustee of that
institution since 1887.
She married President Grover Cleve-
land in the executive mansion during
his first administration.
Her father. Oscar Folsom. was a law
partner OF Mr. Cleveland. who, upon
Mr.. Folsom's death in 1875, became
Frances Fosom's guardian.
After his retirement from the presi-
dency Mr.. Cleveland made his perma-
nent home in Princeton and Mrs. Cleve-
land has continued to reside here since
the former president died. in 1908. Her
two daughters. Esther and Marion. and
her son, Richard F., are living with her
here
The announcement of the engage
ment was made by President John Grier
Hihben. of Princeton university.
Professor Preston is 80 years old and
possesses "a comfortable fortune.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
WIFE He
QUIT FOR RICHES
Though She Has Been Rewed
and Divorced Since Then,
He Still Loves Her.

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
step.
Quite Wife For Fortune.
The parental ire descended on the
young pair Wardlaw was told that If
he did not leave the woman he had
made his life mate another would be
gwen the inheritance on which he was
depending when he stood at the altar
Wardlaw was practically penniIess.
His wife was in no better finances.
Though they loved each other devoted
ly, he says, they realized that thew had
to face practical problem.
1ney nnally entered tacit agree
fnent TO apply for divorce, but to re-
main faithful to each other through the
years until the father had relented or
had died and the inheritance was Young
Wardlaw's.
Inc decree was obtained, and Mrs.
Wardlaw came to Atlanta to earn a
lVehhood. Though separated by law.
the pair continued to correspond.
FINALLY Wardlaw received an anneaI-
ing message The girl assured him of
her constancy. but declared she had
been Ill in an Atlanta hospital and was
then unable to work To keen from
starving she must wed, unless Wardlaw
could aid her. He could not. and later
the news was brought him that she had
married in Tampa, Fla.
hioh Again, Wants Her.
Months passed before he heard from
her again. The next letter told him
that her second husband had mtstreat-
Gu her and that she had left him and
mad applied for a divorce, and had re-
ceiyed assurance that It would be
granted. She expressed her intention
of moving to Atlanta
Wardlaw. in the meantime, had re-
ceived his inheritance. Nothing stood
IN his path to happiness. He wrote his
former wife, proposing a second mar
riage
NO answer was received. He waited
and waited. Finally, fearing for her
safety he decided to call on the DO
lice.
Today's letter to Chief Lanford was
the result The would be husband de-
ciares he is sure OF the woman's love.
and that If the legal complications have
all been removed he will gladly make
her his wife again.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31

police system" and that 1t no longer
can inflict punishment upon anyone
who attacks any of its members.
u The sentencing of Becker wiped out
any lingering luminosity which Mrs. Ro-
seminal, wife of the slain gambler, felt.
Il 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 brave woman, but she is blinded by
her devotion to her husband. l pity
her from the bottom of my heart. She
is loyal woman and a brave one"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
LAMAR JONES, WELL
KNOWN ARCHITECT,
DIES IN SANITARIUM

Lamar Jones, one of the best known
young architects in Atlanta, died at a
private sanitarium last night at II
o'clock after a lingering illness.
Surviving Mr.. Jones is his brother,
Walter Jones, of Athens, Ga. and a
sister, Miss Maude Jones, of High
Shoals.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
morning at 11:30 o'clock in Patterson's
chapel. Interment will be at Oakland.
The pallbearers will be DR.. Frank Boil
ing, Albert Collier, Joseph Hilsman,
Charles Wright, James Morris and J..
F. Hunnicutt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
JUDGE HOPKINS,
BAR DEAN, DEAD
Venerable Jurist Passes Away
After Years of Service to
City and State.

Judge John L. Hopkins, long known
as dean of the Atlanta bar and 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 breathed his last at 800 O'Clock
this morning in the Hopkins home, at
2S Spruce street. The news was a
shock to thousands. Judge Hopkins
had been a foremost figure In legal cir
Giles for more than a generation and
was recognized as an authority on va
rious phases of court procedure.
Judge Hopkins was born near Madi-
sonville, Monroe county Tennessee, on
September %, 1928. He spent his early
youth on his fathers farm. He was
educated at the common schools and at
Hiawassee college at Sweetwater On
leaving college he read law in the office
of lis uncle in Madisonville, practiced
there and got his early legal experience
In Chattanooga.
He moved to Georgia during the
Civil war and came to Atlanta in 1865,
entered the practice Of law here and
soon became one of the citys foremost
attorneys. Contemporary with a circle
of Georgia's foremost lawyers and
jurists he was at once recognized as
one of the leading figures at the At
lanta bar. He gained recognition as a
lawyer with such able practitioners as
Robert Toombs, Ben Hill, Alex Ste
phens, Hiram Warner, Joseph Lumpkin
and w. j. Hammond
He was married in 1853 to Miss Eliz-
abeth Cooke in jacksonville twelve
years before he became a resident of
Atlanta. Mrs. Hopkins died two years
ago.
He was Judge of the superior court
from 1872 to 1878, winning a wide repu-
tation for ability and impartiality. Aft
er that term he became senior mem
Der of the law firm of Hopkins & Glenn,
and later senior member of the firm
of John l.. Hopkins & Son, until the
time of his death
Judge Hopkins was a member OF the
famous code commission which whipped
the statutes of Georgia into recogniz-
able shape. The other two members
were Judge j. r. Lamar and General
Clifford L. Anderson. In 1910 Judge
Hopkins codif1ed a section of the laws,
his work being approved by the legis-
lature of 1911.
Judge Hopkins was the author of
Hopkins on Personal Injuries"
He is survived by two sons, Linton
G. and Charles T. Hopkins, who made
the Hopkins law firm one of the best
known in the state, and two daughters,
Mrs. NJ H. Howell and Miss Charlotte
Hopkins
journed tomorrow for the funeral and
the Atlanta Bar association, of which
Judge Hopkins was the first president,
met today to draw up resolutions ex-
tending sympathy to his family. Judge
Bell adjourned his division of superior
court this morning. and Judge Newman
adjourned Federal court. Both Judge
Bell and Judge Newman were close
personal friends of the deceased.
The funeral will be held from the
residence, % Spruce street, tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock The interment
will be in Oakland cemetery. The fol-
lowing men will act as pallbearers:
Judge George Hillyer, Judge George
Bell, Judge Henry Lumpkin, Judge w
r. Newman, Alex B. King, Logan
Bleckley, Judge John T. Pendleton and
Sam NJ. Inman
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
TO SERVE SENTENCE HERE

GREENVILLE, S. c., Oct. 30.-"Babe"
Durham mountaineer, who took French
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 to
be taken to Atlanta to serve q years SEN
tence for "moonhsininR"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-31
TELEGRAPHERs VOTE ON STRIKE

CHICAGO, Oct. ga 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, 1912-10-31
CHILDREN NEED CASCARETS WHEN
CROSS, FEVER|SH OR CONST|PATED


Bowels
healthy condition
directions children and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-15

work, this week. in preparation for
the coming game with Tufts. Tufts,
too, after the miserable showing,
against New Hampshire State Col
lege will go through a severe grill
ing.
Yale coaches will put the eleven
through a course of vigorous training,
this week, in preparation for the West
Point game, Saturday Capt. Spaulding
means to have a We'll equipped team
with the knowledge of all the rudi-
ments of the game. when they line up
against the Army.
Princeton will meet, Saturday, SY-
facuse, and Dartmouth will meet VIII
liams. Syracuse was defeated by Yale,
p to 9. and Harvard beat Williams
26 to 5. The seasons comparisons
Will commence after these games.
Prineeton's real strength is not
Brickley, Wendell and Hardwick of
the Crimson eleven, with their relent-
less hammering. are directly respon-
sible for most of Harvard's scoring
Tommy Cornell. Yale's first string
quarterback, has a bad injury to his
leg. received in Saturdays game He
may be on the hospital list for some
time to come.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-15
Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago, Oct. Ia.
War excitement sent wheat upward, to-
day, and left the prices unsettled 1,ui
to cents above Friday night. Corn An
ished 1 to J cent down, oats varying from
off to like amount up, and provisions
strung out from 22a cents decline to a rise
of 10.
CORN--Oct "a; Dec. 53s May 52s; July
52s.
OATS-Dec 32z; May 34a July S4a.
PORk-Oct. 1850; Jan. 1882 May
1922.
LARD-Oct. 1881; Dec. 11.4O; Jan. II Ito;
May 1060l62a.
SHORT RfBs-oct. II; Jan. 1892; May
1922.
FLoUR-Higher. 10 cents on certain
brands
RYE-No 2 69a@71
BARLEY-Mixing 4Sd53.
MALTING-60n72.
TIMOTHY SEED--300Gi400.
K CLOVER SEED--1300d1800.
MESS PORK-1750M1762
LARD--11s2iM92a.
SHORT RIBS-Loose 1925.
BUTTER-Steady; creameries 24a429;
daires 22aM27.
EGGS-Steady: at market, cases includ-
ed 1920; ordinary first, 81; firsts "a.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY. 15017t; twins 1901;
Young Americas 17s@a