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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
BOY (4) STARTS
To SEE WORLD.

Equipped with a nickel. a pair Of
husky legs and a determination to
see the world Edward Lafayette
Wheels, a bright faced. blue-eyed tot
of four years, started out today on a
tramp that was destined to be Of short
duration.
The little fellow Is the son of Super
intendent Wheels. who is in charge Of
the work of construction on the new
Southern freight terminals, and lives
with his parents at AZ Trinity avenue.
Having been here but short time, lit
tie Edward knew nothing of the city,
but that didn't feaze him To him At
lanta was the whole world and he
gwanted to see It,
When the father left home this morn
ing he gave little Edward a nickel
telling him to be a good boy until
papa comes back" Edward wanted to
be a good boy all right, but all of this
money at one time developed the wan
derlust. and he started out to take in
the town" slipping away from home at
an opportune moment.
Spends Nickel For Candy.
nickel for candy Eating and walking.
with no thought of passing vehicles nor
the crowded streets, ne soon found
himself downtown. After looking in
the show windows at the "prettiear
and knicknacks and enjoying himself
to his hearts content, the tot decided
he had seen the whole show. He was
tired. anyway, and wanted to go home.
He smbled along for several blocks.
and then came the realization that he
was lost.
The little tourist" didn't cry. He
was too manly for that. But he was
robust legs began to feel wabhly.
Finally, he sighted house that he
thought was his own home and In he
strolled 1t was the home of w. o.
Stamps, the merchant, at 815 White
hall street.
q wants my mommer," pleaded the
little fellow as he met Mrs. Stamps in
the hallway.
We'll, who is your mamma, my little
man." asked Mrs. Stamps.
She's my mommer, and I want my
mommer." was the only identification
furnished by the little unknown" No
one in the block knew anything of the
tot and Mr.. Stamps took him to the
police station.
81 wants my mommer." said little Ed
ward to the several policemen who
gathered about and questioned him II
was then but a few minutes until the
mystery was solved. An excited WON
an inquired over the telephone II a lost
boy had been found. Little Edwards
description brought cry of Joy over
the phone. The baby tourists tour
came to an end a few minutes later
amid great enthusiasm
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
SCALD|NC FLOOD
At TER FUGITIVE
ShackIed Prisoner, Fugitive
Under Ground, Pursued by
10000 Gallons Water.

John Wallace the double shackled
negro convict who escaped from the
stockade changing by escaping into
the trunk sewer manhole at South
Boulevard and Carroll street this morn
ing, was pursued by 10000 gallons of
scalding water as he struggled blindly
through the pitch dark, filth floored
subterranean passageway in his des-
perate flight to the outlet three miles
away
Guard Manders, from whom the ne
gro criminal fed, begged this after
noon to be allowed to follow the man
into the depths of the loathsome sewer.
uperintendent Tom Lanford of the
stockade refused to permit the guard
to descend He told him that Wallace
was almost surely dead somewhere IN
the sewer because ten minutes after he
entered it the Fulton Bag and Cotton
Company opened its sluice gates two
blocks away and let loose into the sew
er raging torrent of boiling water.
which must have caught and literally
broiled to death the fleeing negro be-
fore he could have stumbled more than
200 yards upon his way to the far off
outlet of the sewer at an East Atlanta
creek
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
SLAYER M'NAUGHTON
MAKES A FINAL PLEA
THAT LIFE BE SPARED

Or. w. J. McNaughton, the Emanuel
county slayer under sentence to die for
poisoning Fred Flanders, made his last
plea for life through extraordinary mo-
ton before the state supreme court to-
day
If the high court refuses McNaugh-
ton new trial on the new evidence the
man, whose case has already been
dragged through all the courts OF
Georgia and even into the United
States supreme court, will go to his
death,
Upon the final disposition Of Nc
Naughton's case hangs the fate of Mrs
Matte Flanders, wife of McNaugh-
toms victim. Mrs Flanders was in
dicted for completely In the crime, but
has never been tried.
McNaughton was found guilty Of
arsenic to Flanders while
the latter and his wife were boarding in
McNaughton's home. Upon evidence
that Mrs. Flanders did not seem moved
over her husbands death. but appeared
eager to get his share estate ,of $4,000
the wife was indicted.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
Electric Dumb-,Oaiter Lifts 100000
BANK OPENS NEW HOME

With an electric dumbwaiter to car
ry a half million dollars at tlme-if
you happen to need that rnuch-and
many other remarkable innovations, the
newly renovated quarters of the Cen
trail Bank and Trust Company, on the
ground floor of the Gambler building
were opened today.
Enough handshaking for presiden-
tial campaign marked the housewarm
ing, a steady stream of Atlanta's lead
ing business men and city officials f1l-
ing in all day to congratulate Asa G.
Gambler. head Of the institution, and
other officials.
The drink that built the big sky
scraper and many other buildings
Coca Cola-was served to the visitors,
one of the telers windows being fitted
up as a soda water stand.
The big bank has many unique fea-
tures-all introduced with an eye to
practically and to make business run
as smoothly as possible. Each cage is
fitted with a telephone to the cashier
and the moment that one negotiates
loan or presents a heavy check it is
an easv matter to call that official over
the phone and ask How about it?'
Guarding each window is a littls
statuette Of the Sphinx The great
vaults and safes are in the basement
Hereafter when you ask the paying
teller to please cash your check for
ANYTHING over hundred thousand dor
lars he'll cash ii by way OF the only
electric money elevator in the U. ). A
All large movements Of currency
from the money cellar to the
paying telers window will be up
little steel clad dumb waiter shaft that
is scheduled to transfer half mill
lion Of dollars in gold and silver and
paper JOY at a single press of a button
and carry more OF the life of life be-
tween the vaults and the outside worlc
than any dumb waiter ever dreamed OF
Just Matter of Moment.
You brush into the renovated mar
bleized offices of the Central bank
today. say, and you sweep up to the
paying teller with your well known
careless air and say to him
Sorry to have to trouble you for half
of that $4,000 80 deposit right now,
but I might as well put up the cash for
a corner lot I've bought this morning
Save keeping books. you know
Ana he'll say: with pleasure, sir
Just study that fountain you see squirt
ing near the presidents window And
youn casually glance at the $1,000
piece of sculpture in marble and bronze
that the Central has imported for its
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
BEACH CASE PUTS
LID ON IN AIKEN

AIKEN, S c.. June 17.-Aiken is
swept today by tremendous reform
wave in which even the rich social
colony is Joining, to show the world
that the town repudiates and resents
the Beauty Beach Scandal" The city
council has decided to instruct the
Aiken policemen to put a quick and
effective check upon all the amuse-
ments in which Beach and his set in
dulged For the next two weeks city
policemen will investigate every social
club once every 60 minutes. day and
night, and even the appearance of dis
sipation will be sternly suppressed.
Already the gambling halls have been
closed and the owners whose machines
have not been cohfiscated have shipped
the paraphernalia The officials of
Aiken declare openly that the places
frequented by The Beach crowd" will
be put out of business if they have to
close them at the points Of guns and
the assertion Is as openly made that
Beach must take such a dose of Aiken
medicine that no recurrence OF such a
scandal will ever imperll the reputation
of the town.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
NEGRO, IN FEAR OF DEATH,
BEGS TO BE KEPT IN JAIL

MONTGOMERY ALA June H.
George, alias "Peddler" Glover, Lowndes
county negro, who is witness in the
arson case against c. Walter Jones and
Others has been arrested and brought to
Montgomery on a Federal warrant charg-
ing him with selling liquor without Ii
cense.
Glover is the negro who, for fear that
he would be slain, begged the sheriff OF
Lowndes county recently to put him in
jail at Haynevlle. On reaching here the
negro pleaded with the Federal officer not
to turn him loose here. The negros pre-
limlnary has been fixed for June rs He
is in jail The offense is alleged to have
been committed on the Vandiver place,
six miles from here
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
WARE |ELD BOOMS
s. A. L.FOR DIXIE
Head Of Syndicate Which Sue
ceeded the Ryan interests
Visits Atlanta.

S. Davies Warield, president of the
Continental Trust Company Of Balti-
more and the man who bought control
Of the Seaboard Air Line Railway Com
pany from the Thomas F. Ryan inter-
ests two weeks ago arrived in Atlanta
today in his private car to make the
first of the arrangements by which the
Seaboard Will become wholly South
ern railroad operated by Southern men
in the interests of the South.
With Mr.. Warfield came Charles r.
Capps. vice president of the Seaboard,
in charge of all its traffic. Mr.. Warf1eld
consulted freely with capitalists OF At
lanta and will see financial leaders of
other Southern cities and as a result
Of these confabs it is expected that
within the week Mr. Warfield will not
only swing much Southern capital to
the Seaboard interests, but will pick a
number of men from Atlanta and other
Southern towns to- form the new di-
rcptOrata IF he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17

lobby from Italy. while the paying tell
er slides down to the cellar with an
other officer gives the sesame to five
steel barred doors and a safe that leads
to the money chamber He'll lift out
the s127,500,4 IL you need, dump 1t
carefully on the electric steel clad
dumb waiter, press bone crowned knob
and a minute afterward therein be
your money ready for you without a
chance for a bank robber from the
time it started up until you leave the
banks front door.
Innovations Are Many.
The electric dumb waiter and the
Italian fountain are only couple of
the innovations that the Central had
prepared for its moving from the old
Dakota hotel building at Pryor and
Houston, where it has housed its of
ficers and books year, to its reno
waited Offices in the skyscraper across
the road. The bank offices now
greets its customers in quarters
all in Georgia marble with hand
carved statuettes surrounding the
grillings that cost many many
thousands of dollars to make. The
private office of President Asa C. Can
dler might well be some conception of
Petronius when he was arbiter elegant
in Quo Vadis and all the other officers
have been shifted into marble fianked
cork floored miniature rotunda in the
very center Of the great room, so that
they are so accessible to the public
:
atty of cash with their accessibility.
Can't Be Beat Anywhere.
The officers of the bank say it is the
handsomest banking scenario anywhere
in this country, let alone New York,
and they think that when they get up
the ponderous undulating iron grills in
front of their plate glass windows there
will be nothing in the nation anywhere
that will be better appointed and hand
somer to the human eye than the floor
space they now occupy
The officers of the bank are: Asa G.
Gambler, president; John S Owens.
vice president; A. p Coles, vice presi-
dent; w D. Owens, cashier Henry c.
Heinz, assistant cashier; Carl H. Lewis,
assistant cashier, and Darlington j.
King. assistant cashier. The directors
are: Asa G. Gambler, John s. Owens,
w M Nixon, George E King DR.. j.
S. Todd, Sam D. Jones. Norman c.
Miller, Eugene R. Black, Isaac Il.
Hirsch, A, Montgomery w. H. Glenn,
Dr. w. B. Handy. w. c. Harper, w L.
F'ain, Or. Willis B. Jones ana A. P.
Coles.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
HONEST, THEY DID FIND
w HISKY AND BEER IN
SEAB WRIGHT'S ROOM

ROME, GA, June lin q room where
q negro declared Seaborn Wright, a we'll
known prohibition leader OF the United
States, kept some plumber, officers found
two boxes of whisky. Mr. Wright is not
charged with selling whisky, however,
and a charge has been brought against
Sim Davie, negro The place raided is
within the shadow of the Floyd county
court house and a stones throw of the
police station.
Davie was taken to the room and when
he told the officers that Seaborn Wright
kept his plumber there and he had the
key to the place. the bIuecoats refused
TO believe the negro had hammered down
the door with an ak They found several
jugs OF whisky and bottles of beer Davie
escaped while the officers were looking
for the AK He is still at large.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17

Double shackled, because he was
bound over for trial for assault with
intent to rob, Wallace was working
with the road gang this morning when
the chance he had long been looking for
came. He was working on the road at
some little distance from the other
prisoners He noticed the open man
hole of the sewer Slowly and eau
tiously he worked hts way toward the
manhoe. keeping wary eye upon the
guard, who never suspected the pris-
oner
Suddenly when the guard turned his
back for a moment Wallace dropped
the pick he had been plying and de-
spite the double shackles which fettered
him, he flung his body headforemost
into the dark. loathsome depths of the
sewer. When he struck the bottom he
stumbled to his feet in the slime and
water and CROPPED his way far enough
from the entrance so that none of the
guards could see him. Then, it is be-
lieved, he rested only long enough to
recover a little strength before begin
ming the horrible journey through the
pitch dark depths of the loathsome
sewer to the outlet at the creek, more
than two miles away.
The negroes escape was noticed by
the guards almost instantly and n
search of the sewer at the manhole re-
vealed the manner of his disappear
ance. Aid was summoned from the
stockade and guards were sent quickly
to man the manholes of the sewer
throughout its entire length.
The negro Wallace is 80 years old
and has bad record. He was serving
80 days in the stockade before going on
trial in the state courts for the assault
md attempted robbery
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
ONE REBEL. LEADER
IN CUBA CAPTURED,
ANOTHER is KILLED

WASHINGTON June 17-Oncial
confirmation of the death of General
Estenoz. leader of the Cuban rebels,
and the capture of General Lacosta by
the federal forces, was received at the
state department today in a message
from Minister Beaupre The message
gave no details as to the killing and
capture of the generals except to say
that the federsls won decisive vic
tory
The battleship Nebraska sailed today
from Key West for Guantanamo, Cuba
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
Lost in Tunnels He
Faces Starvation.

The superintendent declared that
even if the fugitive convict succeeded
in avoiding the flood by climbing up
the side walls of the sewer he would
still be killed by the sitting heat thai
would arise from the swiring. steam
ing water beneath him Or If he es-
capped both these deaths the superin-
tendent declared he could hardly keep
a straight course in the blackness Of
the tunnel. but would surely stray off
into one of the dozens of other branch
sewers that ramify in all directions
from the trunk tunnel he entered. LOST
in the unlighted curves and mazes of
these interminable holes, the man
would have not one chance in million
of ever again reaching the light of day
and would starve to death amid the
Shiny refuse if he were not suffocated
long before by the deadly sewer gas
Nevertheless, armed guards are sta
toned at every manbole throughout the
length of the long underground ditch
and they have orders to shoot the ne
gro on sight if he shows the least sign
of resistance to recapture
No sign of the fleeing man had been
seen by any of the guards at o'clock
this afternoon
Wallace made his sensational escape
at the corner of South Boulevard and
Carroll street at o'clock Surely he
had never heard of the similar escapes
into the sewers Of Paris so graphically
related in Hugo's Les Miserables." But
his dash for liberty resembled perfectly
the weird flights of the French crimi-
nails into the underground sewers of
the foreign city
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
Even the Society
Folk Are Affected.

Scores of the best known members of
the social colony have Joined the resi-
dents in this crusade and not least re-
markable is the fact that the move
ment has even swept into the revival
stage Society folk who have been
conspicuous by their absence from
Aiken churches for years have focked
to the "protracted meetings" where
the ministers are denouncing the Beach
case and calling upon their congrega-
tions to stamp out scandal from Aiken
forever
Some of the more fervid Of this so
ciety clique" have gone to the point of
speaking out against the Beach case in
open meeting and have thus gone on
record as aiding the residents morally
in their reputation crusade Undoubt
eddy this stand accounts in large part
for the tremendous impetus of the re-
vival movement now in progress in
Aiken. Evangelists are speaking at
three meetings a day In most Of the
churches and the ediflces have proved
too small to hold the throngs
The preachers lose no opportunity to
hold up the Beach case as a popular
lesson, and the sentiment of their con
gregations manifestly centers about
This issue
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
TAFT, TO SAVE JOB
FOR GENERAL WOOD,
VETOES ARMY BILL

WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE presi
dent today vetoes the army appropria-
ton bill. He returned the bill to con-
gress with message Indicating his dis
approval of the executive provision
which would Dust Major General Leon
ard Wood from the office of chief of
staff on March next
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17

Mrs. T. r. Rice. So years old. died at
private sanftarium today, whore she had
been taken from her home at Royston
Ga. The remains will be carried to the
family home there late today, Where flu
neral. and internant Will be held. She is
survived by number OF relatives at
Royston.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17

The Seaboard is the first big step
we have taken along that line" said
Mr.. Warfeld. 1T will offer almost I'M
limited opportunities for the CONNER
cial and industrial evolution we have
in view. and we plan to make the i'm
petus of this Southern revival felt
throughout the country for miles in
every direction along the line of the
Seaboards tracks"
When the new board OF directors is
chosen in the early fall Mr. Warfield
plans to put upon that list men of
influence and capital to represent each
OF tho Virginias, the Carolinas, Geor-
gia, Florida and Alabama.
Among the men Mr.. Warf1eld visited
here was Asa G. Gambler, president of
the Central Bank and Trust Corpora
ton. The new head of the Seaboard
was much impressed with the lavish
new quarters of the bank and congrat-
ulated Mr.. Gambler on the progre ssive-
ness OF which they are an evidence.
The two talked over conditions in gen.
eral in the South
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
Railroad to Typify
Progress of South.

Mr.. Warf1eId's splendid private car
lay near the Seaboard station. In a
busy few hours he met several of the
best known capitalists of the South, to
whom he confided his ambition of max
ing the Seaboard a progressive railroad,
South owned and South operated, typi-
cal Of the progressiveness OF the new
South.
Mr. Warf1eld said that he has def
nitely in mind the complete fulflllment
Of the aims of the Southern Settlement
and Development association of Balti-
more, the incorporation of which pre-
ceded and had a direct bearing upon
the purchase of the Seaboard control.
Eight governors, eight railroad presi-
dents and 40 other powerful represen-
tatives of Southern interests formed
that organization in Baltimore. he said,
with the specific idea of Southern traf-
6c bu Simultaneous
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
Cautiously Waits
Chance to Escape.

the foreign city.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-17
Georgia Men To Be
The Directorate.

&c deVelopme
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-03-21
EVERYBODY Wants Protection,

Very clearly the attitude of many
Democratic congressman on the cotton,
lumber, rice, peanut and all other indus
tries in which there was local interest
is opposed to Free-Trade. The wide
awake manufacturer and producer
wants Protection, whether he lives in
the North or South, whether he votes
the Democratic or Republican ticket.
The Tariff is local question rather
than one to divide parties. For ex-
ample, wherever lumber is, there lum-
Der wants Protection; and manufacture
ing, wherever it may be carried on like
wise needs Protection against the cheap
labor of Europe. In the talk about
Tariff revision and Free Trade there is
q lot of nonsense. The importers who
are a negligible factor, are about the
only Free Traders, and they are espe-
cially anxious for it now that we have
at the port of New York collector who
sees that full duties are paid.-Leslie's
Weekly.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-03-21
SRIRG CLEANING AND THE NAN.

The annual crisis known as Spring
Cleaning is at hand. 1t is a time when
man feel the inferiorty of his sex. He
is entirely in the hands of the women
folk and at the best cuts but a poor
figure. He may protest that the house
is clean enough, that the carpets re-
quire no beating, and that the walls,
ceiling and furniture are spotless, but
he gets in return nothing but whitening
contempt and sarcasm.
It is time when, instead of question
ing womens rights, be questions wheth-
er men themselves have any rights. and
he concludes that they have not. He is
reduced to state of helplessness and
walks humbly for days at a time. He
knows not what next meal will bring
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-03-21
APPEAL TO VOTE STRAIGHT.

The familiar advice given by politi-
clans to "vote straight ticket" may
be followed in a way different from that
originally meant. A we'll known cler-
gyman in Chicago says that it ought to
be interpreted in moral sense-and he
is right.
In these days when the character of
a candidate counts far more with the
electorate than it once did, it is the
duty of ever voter to vote a morally
straight ticket. If any man of unclean
private or public life seeks election then,
no matter what his party politics are,
voters can best serve the interest of
their community and state by voting
against him.
No party shibboleth ought to suffice
10 elect a man of questionable reputa-
ton. In all political parties there are
plenty of able and clean men who are
available. and the self-respecting voter
should insist on such men being selected
as candidates. That is the only way to
root out corruption and have clean
politics.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-03-21
Glorious News

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