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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25
SAYS WOODWARD
USED OBSCEN|7y
Chambers Declares His Rivals
Charge of City Ring Is "Ab.
surd on Its Face"

Some spirit was thrown into ,bo
quiet mayoralty contest TODAY u.baz
Candidate Aldine Chambers atta.,...,
Candidate James c. Woodward ~.
using obscene language in discu.sing
on the streets the issues of the cam
paign.
Mr.. Chambers was speaking at noon
to the employees of the Atlanta Stoy.
Works In referring to Mr.. Woodvsul
he was replying to a speech made yes-
terday by Mr.. Woodward to a rar,-
number of railroad men in Inman ward.
IF ] were mayor | would not allow
any member OF council to remain chair
man OF an important committee which
passes upon contracts when his mar,
ner in business is the attorney for the
contractor" said Mr., Woodward ~r
make no charge of improper con51,.
but, you will admit, it looks bad"
Mr. Woodward renewed his charsa
that the city was being run by the sort
of political ring that would inevftah.v
result in corruption and graft
Mr. Chambers declared TO-DAY that
any statement that he had at any tim
been unduly Influenced in his actio,.
as councilman was absolutely fall.
He said that Mr. WoouWard's ch2r..
that political ring was running m
city government was absurd on its Lals
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25
4 P. M. Sunday Fixed
AS Closing Hour

Ch.ef Beavers today fixed O'Clock next
Sunday afternoon as the Official hour
when al! illegal houses in the city must
close their doors. The chief viii detail
a squad of plain clothes officers in the
tenderloin TO see that his closing order is
carried out To the letter The first per-
son who attempts TO defy the order viii
be arrested and locked up
Just before the hour for closing tAe
plain clothes officers will see that all
houses are cleared Of all persons but the
inmates. These officers win continue to
do duty in The district and keep the houses
under close surveillance until the occu-
pants move out
Chief Beavers said today that he would
give all of the occupants reasonable
time to get out MANY women. it is re-
ported today, have announced their in
tenyon of leaving tine city at once.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25

about the contents of the report until It
was submitted to the mayor.
The act Of Chief Beavers was as
great a surprise to Marion NJ. Jackson,
head Of the Men and Religion Forward
Movement as to the man on the street.
AT 10 o'clock yesterday morning Mr..
Jackson told Georgian reporter there
was no indication of early positive re-
suits from the campaign waged by the
movement At l o'clock he was in
formed by The Georgian that Chief
Beavers was on his way 10 the re-
stricted district to close the houses.
The news came to Mr., Jackson as a
complete surprise. But he was quick
to act upon thH new turn affairs had
taken, and at once began steps to care
for the women driven out Of the re
sorts.
But Mr.. Jackson is not satisfied to
LET matters stop with this one step.
He considers the closing of the houses
but one skrmish in the war against
evil
1T is but scratch on the surface. "
he declared. We must cut deeper-to
the very center of this cancer. The
crusade against vice will sweep the
city clean It win eradicate the So
called hotels where men and women
are harbored, 1t will wipe out the
houses of rendezvous and the disrepu-
a. 1.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25
Literary and Artistic Tempera.
mentS Refuse to Blend Still
Love Each Other.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 25.--John Fox,
Jrs, literary temperament and FRITZ
Scheff's artistic disposition do not blend
in a harmonious duet, and their friends
were not surprised at rumors that the
novelist and the singer he married a
few years ago have agreed to separate.
Mr., Fox has moods When he is
feeling right he is a jolly good fellow.
When one of his moods comes on he is
something else. Miss Scheff was asked
once, when her engagement to Fox was
first announced. what she would do
when John was attacked by one Of
those same moods
why, I'll smile once she replied.
Maybe I'll smile twice. If that doesn't
stralghten him out. Why" And she
shrugged the shoulders which have
helped make her famous
Rumors for weeks have been circu-
lating that the fascinating Miss Scheff
and her novelist husband had agreed
to separate, There was 10 be no fuss
no horid discussions Of sentimental
differences which had shattered their
love. Both agreed, it is said, upon a
quiet dissolving Of their matrimonial
partnership.
This was two months ago at the
Plaza hotel in New York, Mr. Fox
went to his home at Big Stone Gap,
Va. while his young wife-more than
fifteen years his iunior-took up re-
hearsals for the season she has Just be
gun in a new opera, The Love Wager"
composed by CHARLES j. Hambitzer,
whom Miss Schef discovered playing in
hotel orchestra in New York.
She Regrets the Publicity.
At her hotel here Miss Scheff ex-
pressed regret that any rumors of mat
rimonial discord had reached the pub
lie While having nothing to say about
the separation O the possibility of an
action being instituted by her, the
sprightly prima donna denied with
some asperity reports that Mr.. Fox in
tends suing for divorce
why should | discuss my affairs
with the public?" she asked. 1T IS the
usual attempt Of some irresponsible
person to discredit a equitable woman
of the stage My husband will not sue
me for divorce and my intimate friends
know this to be true"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25
Head, After
a Week of Agony, De-
cides Action Is His
Duty and Proceeds
w / t h Sensational
Move, While Official
Atlanta Stands Silent.

A man in blue uniform stumbled from
the priv@te office of Carlos Mason,
chairman of the police commission. A
diamond studded badge upon his breast
marked him as the chief of the Atlanta
police department Atlantans have
known him for years as an officer OF
indomitabie physical courage. Yet, he
was crying like a child; tears streamed
down his cheeks; his voice was broken
as he cried out:
I've got to do it. I'm going to do 1t.
| can't help it, even if it costs me my
place. It's the law; it's the right"
The man was James L. Beavers, chief.
He had just reported to his superior,
head of the commission, that the orders
had gone out for the closing of the ten
derlon. He did not ask permission, did
not desire advice. He had obeyed man
dates higher than the authority of a
police commissioner law and his own
conscience. Beavers had proved his
moral courage as great as his physical
bravery. He was ready to take the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25
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Dolce : +

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25

I'VE will not tolerate vice in the
hotels of the city" said the chief We
will keep a watchful eye on these places
and those we find to be operated as an
illegal house will be given the same
treatment as regular house in the
tenderloin.'
chief Beavers said some Of the
cheaper hotels are a peril TO young
girls. and that much complaint has been
made to him in this respect
Il intend to do all ] can to save the
Young girls of the city, We must throw
q protecting arm around them and
shield them from the lure of vice ne
said
That Chief Beavers will receive the
backing of police court in his crusade
there is no question. Just before start
ing out Yesterday with Captain Poole
and Policemen McWilliams and West
TO close the tenderloin, the chief heid
a conference with Recorder Broyles IN
the iatter's office in the police stauoh'
exnlaining to him what he was doing
THE chief emerged from the conference
satisfied as to the attitude OF the court
Mayor Wiuu made this comment on
Police chief Beavers order today
",There are state and city laws
against such houses. lnasmuch as
chief Beavers has undertaken to en-
force this law j, is the duty Of the
notice commission to back him up
1T is my duty as a sworn official TO
support him in his efforts TO enforce
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25

THE cheap theater these places
which The Georgian has exposed 50
thoroughly, will be prevented from re-
yrutng girls for the dens. They are
recognized as part Of the game. The
theaters and their people will be kept
under strict surveillance by the police.
All forms of amusement for young girls
will be censored and the girls guarded
from harm.
Every possible breeding place Of
vice in Atlanta will undergo rigid in
vestigation by police and our organiza-
ton. I'm their places will be inaugu-
rated methods of ,uplft for girls who
have wandered from the path and for
those in danger. They viii be given an
incentive to lead useful and Christion
lives"
The full-page advertisement in the
Men and Religion Forward campaign
against the houses in our midst" un-
derweu; marked change upon the
news of chief Beavers raids. Yester-
DAY afternoon it was an appeal for the
closing of The houses. Today II carried
The same foryetul drawing of the beas.
and the white slave. but its text was
hanged into a paeu Of thanksgiving
for police chief like Beavers and an
Invitation 60 women Of the district To-
accept the aid Of the organization and
lead better lives
Thank God for a man who dares to
DO his duty" said the advertisement
.'Tra. credit -NnuIl h. cri,.ar o., rLf,f
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25
Mayor Winn Backs Up
Chiefs \ c ton, Al
though Not Consulted.
Candidates Silent as
Whole City Is Stirred
by Crusade War Now
on Vicious Hotels.
Continued From Page One.

same line as Chairman Mason.
None Of them was aware of the
chiefs plans. and all received the sur
prise of their lives when they learned
that he had suddenly taken the vice
situation in his own official hands and
had done what no other chief Of police
had ever dared to do
In assuming full responsibility for the
wiping out Of the resorts, Chief Beavers
SAYS that he had been carefully study
ing over the matter for some time and
had become convinced to the satisfac-
on Of his own mind and conscience
nat II was his plain duty to follow the
INV and close all such places In the
city.
Asked when he definitely decided on
his plan Of action, the chief replied
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25
Intended to Quit
If He Didn' t Succeed.

The night observation-disclosures night
! had weighed all phases of the situa-
ton with the utmost care, and came
to the conclusion there was nothing
else for me TO DO but enforce the law.
When left home yesterday morning
my mind was fully made up as to all Of
the details and told my wife what
was going to do
The chief paused a moment, and then
said:
Convinced that It was my duty to
close these places, | determined to do
this duty or quit my job
The chief declared he intends to Wig
orousIy enforce the law as to all forms
Of vice in Atlanta. Not only does he
intend to exterminate the tenderloin
district itself. but he has formally
opened war on the cheap hotels Of the
city that may be conducted in the
manner Of illegal houses Much com
paint has been received by the chief
concerning these places, and he asserts
that they must maintain "a clean bill OF
health" In the event evidence s OBJ
tanned against any OF these places, he
said. they will be closed and the pro-
,,r{etors prosecuted
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25
ALABAMA SUICIDE

COLUMBUS. GA, Sept. 25.-J. T.
Roberts, aged SO years, committed sui
eide at his home at PheniX City. Ala,
at noon today by drinking two small
phials of carbolic acid He leaves a
wife, two children and other relatives.
He formerly lived at Hollins, Ala
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25

Chief Beavers had been through a
week Of agony. He had lain awake
with his conscience He had seen the
| light He had done his duty. He knew
he would be lauded by many, censured
by many more He could not know
| whether his act was to be worldly wise.
But he knew it was his duty to himself
and TO his oath Of Office.
For James L. Beavers is not only a
policeman, but man; not only an Of
fetal, but good citizen, churchgoer,
a man who loves friends and family
and right living His record in the po-
lice department has been slngularly
free from the faint of partisan politics,
his personal conduct always beyond
ireproach.
The system had been there when
Beavers Joined the force. 1t had ex-
listed through his apprenticeship, when
he was a captain. 1t was there when
he became chief of his department 1t
was recognized, tolerated, even COM
mended as a lesser evil The city had
wrestled with it under the spur of pop
ular movements grave bodies of wise
men had debated the problem which is
as old as Babylon and had not agreed.
James Beavers superiors, the men who
made him chief and who might unmake
him. were content with conditions as
they existed They called him chief,
but il had been an unwritten. law of the
department that no such step as this
might be undertaken without especial
authority No chief in Atlanta's his
tory had taken such a burden upon his
shoulders
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25
Quiet on Border.

WASHINGTON. Sept 25.-The war
department was notified today that
General Orozco with 1000 troops HAD
retired from the border and that por-
lion of The line patroled by United
states cavalry is quiet
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25
rs MARINES REPORTED
SLAIN IN NICARAGUA

PANAMA, Sept. PA report rs-
ceived here today says that % AmeH-
can marines and 40 rebels have been
killed in battle in Nicaragua TIE
report is uncOnfrmed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25
Cheap Theaters To
Be Watched Closely.

lable hoarding nlaceS.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25
Chief Through a
Week of Agony.

consequences
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25
System Tolerated
For Many Years.

Shoulders
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25
Not to Tolerate
Vice in Hotels.

nrir1nrs nrnsecutec
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-19
MONEY
FOR ROOSEVELT.
CHARGES M'KINIEY
Cost Between $4,000 and $500
coo for Colonies Victory in
Pennsylvania
100000 Paid Out in One New
York County 10 Get Roose-
welt Votes

WASHINGTON. April ls.-DIrector
Mckinley. OF the national Taft bureau.
to-day issued a statement calling at
tention TO the alleged use OF money
In the Roosevelt campaign
The lavish expenditure OF money
In this campaign by the hackers OF
former President Theodore Roosevelt
says the statement. has led TO the
question being raised: Were the VIC
tories OF Roosevelt In Pennsylvania
and Oklahoma due TO a great popular
demand for his denomination or 10
the use OF money!"
Further along. Mr.. Mckinley SAYS:
in no pre-convention campaign in
the history OF the country. has money
been used in such large sums, amount
Ing. In view Of the general verdict OF
the country with respect to certain
expenditures by senators OF the
United States to plain bribery and
corruption as has been expended by
the hackers OF Theodore Roosevelt"
Mr.. Mckinley declares the Roose.
Welt forces spent large sums in Okla.
homa: that they distributed 500. 600
in Allegheny county. Pa. including
Pittsburgh. by issuing 10000 pieces OF
scrip" in S. denomination to mes.
sengers": that the total Roosevelt ex.
penditures In Pennsylvania were be.
tween s250.0OO and $4,000 that in
New York county alone 100000 was
spent in an endeavor TO influence the
primaries. and that efforts we're made
to buy out" precinct captains in New
York.
In this connection" said the Nc.
kinley statement, "one district cap
tain in New York did sell out TO the
Roosevelt managers. plainly showing
that Mr.. Roosevelt was not the candi
date in answer to a great popular de
mand' but the beneficiary OF . gag OF
; good, hard dollars"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-19
TELEGRAPHIC TIPS

NEW YORK.-All grades Of refined
sugar were advanced SC a hundred
pounds today.
LOWELL. Mass.-During a disturb
snce 81 the mill gates today three per-
sons were injured. Five arrests were
made.
NEW ORLEANS Hereafter any
woman In New Orleans who wears a
hat pin protruding more than one inch
from the crown % her hat will be
subject 10 arrest. according to an or
dinance which passed the city council
late last night
INV YpRk.-The STANDARD ON
company announces an advance 81
ole- hoh cent gallon in nnphtha gas
cline grades except number IS. which
- put on" cert pr gaIIon.
'oLtMBrs ohio -Goveruor uar-
mon today called on the peorfa %
ohio 90 Eise AID On the food suT.rers
o. the Misslssitpi valley
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-19
AWFUL SCENE
tconuHasd IRON Fir.t PaFsJ


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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-19

t.eis. II ~.s not possible for any one
10 SEE
In The distance she lookea an enor-
nous lenEth. her great bulk outlined
In black AGAINST TIE starry sky. every
po-thols and saloon blaEing with light
Presently. about a N ss near ~
! can renenber. ne deserved her
settling very rapidly. with the bow
and the bridge completely und~r
water. she slowly tilted straight on
end. with the stern vertically upxard.
and az she did. the lights In the cab
cred for q moment since ne left. died
out. came on again for q single fash.
and finally. went out altogether. At
the sane time the machinery roared
down through the vessel with a rattle
and q groaning that could be heard
for miles. the veirdest sound surely
that could be heard In the middle Of
the ocean. 4 thousand miles from
land.
Ship Died Hard.
But this was not quite the end.
ITO our amazement she remained In
that upright position for a time which
estimate as i've minutes. others In
the boat say less. but IL was clearly
some minutes while We watched at
least $50 feet OF the Titanic towering
up above the level OF the sea and
looming black against the sky.
Then with a quiet. slanting dive
she disappeared beneath the waters.
Awful Cries OF Lost.
And then there fell on the ear the
most appalling noise that human be-
ing ever listened to-the cries of hun
dreds OF our fellow beings struggling
in the icy water. crying for help with
cry that we knew could not be
answered.
I'VE tried to sing to keep the wo-
men from hearing the cries and row.
ed hard to get away from the scene OF
the wreck, but think the memory
OF those sounds will be one of the
things the rescued will find IL difficult
to efface from memory.
1--WE kept a lookout for lights and
several times it was shouted that
steamers lights were seen, but they
turned out to be either a light from
another small boat or a star low
down on the horizon.
Presently low down on the horizon
we saw a light which slowly resolved
itself into a double light and we watch
ed eagerly to see II the two lights would
separate and so prove TO be only two OF
our boats or whether they would remain
together, in which case we should eN-
pect them TO be the masthead light and
a. deck light below OF rescuing steam
err
ITO our Joy they moved as one and
round we swung the boat headed for
her. The steersman shouted now boys
sing. and for the first time, the boats
broke into song with row for the shore
boys. and for the first time tears came
to the eyes OF us. we realized that
safety was at hand. The song was sung
but was a very poor imitation.
Our rescuer showed up rapidly and
as she swung round we saw her cabins
all altght. and knew she must be a large
steamer. She was now motionless and
We had to row TO her"