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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
Church Uses Gas, Not
Candles, Vestrymen
Inform This Rector
Call to High Church Divine
Withdrawn When Minister
Asks About Altar Lights.

RICHMOND. VA. Feb. 24.-It de-
velops that the inquiries of DR. James
Winslow Clarke, of Utica, n. Y. as to
the number of candles which Ascension
Episcopal church, Highland Park, this
city, was accustomed to utilize at serv-
ices resulted in the recall of an inVi-
tation which he received last month to
become rector of this church.
Soon after the call was extended, DR..
Clarke came to Richmond to look over
the field, and it is said that when he
made inquiry regarding the candles,
some of the vestrymen. being very low
church" and not comprehending the full
meaning of the question, replied that
gas, and not candles, was used for
lighting purposes. When 1t became
clear what the clergyman really meant,
1t is said that the situation assumed
such shape that the call was with
drawn, with the consent Of the North
ern clergyman.
Recently the church extended a call
to DR.. William E Evans, who resigned
the rectorship of the Church of the Ad-
vent Birmingham, Ala. several months
ago. because of failing health, and is
now at his country home near Rich
mond. DR.. Evans still has the matter
under advisement, though it is believed
he will finally conclude to accept.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
ORDER ARREST
Of SALOON MEN

Interest In the trial of Atlanta near
beer dealers under indictment for non
payment of licenses was not rewarded
today. None Of the thirteen dealers
whose cases We're called by Judge
Thomas in the superior court this
morning answered to their names
The dealers We're indicted for alleged
failure 10 pay their licenses for 1911
and 1872, the prosecution being made
by request Of Governor Brown o. So
llctor Hugh Dorsey Their bonds We're
fixed at $500 each.
Upon the failure of the men 20 APP
pear for tria. Judge Thomas ordered
them rearrested, and their bonds dou-
bled
The near-beer men who did not APP
pear for trial We're j. G.. mckinley, Pat
Lyons, c. b. Smith, G. r. Coursey. John
Campbell, II. Stone, r. S. Kimmerer,
w. T. Johnson M NJ. Bra2eue, /. G.
Clarke, Louis Bender, w. r. Meara and
II. r. Pitts.
The case Of f. II. Parham. a police
man indicted for murder, probably will
not be taken up at this special session
Of the court because Of the illness of
his attorney j. r. Fitzpatrick
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
Shot Down After Terrorizinq
Nelghborhood for Week,
and ConfeSseS.
INVENTORY OF FEATHERED
LOOT is FOUND IN POCKET
Had Stolen 142 Chickens in
Seven DayS-WaS Pursued
Through Streets.

An extensive and studied campaign
Of chicken thefts, conducted by the
master hand of Tom Simmons, negro,
came to an end in the police court to-
day, after a gun battle in the streets,
when the negro confessed to having
stolen 142 chickens within the last
week. In his pocket was an inventory
of his depredations on the hen roosts
of north Atlanta residents, and he de-
tailed the amount of spoils and the To-
cation of the victim in each case.
Simmons was arrested early this
morning when alarm was given by w.
F. Frazer, $50 North Jackson street, the
chicken house of whose mother, Mrs.
E. M. Frazer, the negro entered. Four
policemen, responding to the alarm,
hemmed the negro in the block formed
by the four streets, North Boulevard
Angler avenue, Jackson and Rice
streets Finally flushed, the negro at
tempted TO give battle. He was armed
with section of iron pipe. He fed at
the sight of the policemen's guns. how
ever, and was shot in the heel before
he was overtaken and captured
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
GOMPERS FIGHTS ON
TO ESCAPE JAIL FOR
CONTEMPT OF COURT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The dis
trict court of appeals will devote til.
entire session Tuesday and Wednesday
to the hearing of arguments on the APP
peal of Samuel Gompers and other la
Dor leaders against Jail sentences foi
alleged violation of the injunction III
the Buck stove case.
The brief Of the committee of prose
cution denies the claim of the labor
men that the lower court erred in over
ruling the plea of the statute of limi-
tations, which was done. it was al
legged, in the opinion of Justice Wright
and which plea was "disregarded and
.overruled whenever presented at later
period in the case
The Jail sentences are claimed in the
brief not to constitute "cruel and I'M
usual" punishment as forbidden by the
constitution.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24

According to this information, the
troops were fired upon from buildings
on both sides Of the street just as they
We're about to turn off from Cintura
street to the penitentiary. AS the auto
mobile containing the prisoners was in
the center of the party, it naturally
afforded the most conspicuous target.
The firing lasted only few minutes, as
the assailants had evidently underes-
timated the strength of the force guard
ing Madero and Suarez.
'Madero and Suarez were being taken
from the national palace 10 the peni-
Tertiary to stand trial in the criminal
courts 1t was because we feared for
their safety in the national palace tha!
the transfer was being made. The pris-
oners did not object to the change and
the hour of midnight was selected in
order to Illustrate any possible attempt
to liberate the captiVes
THE government disclaims any re-
sponsbilty for the deaths of the two
men, and if it is found that they were
wantonly killed every effort will be
made to find and punish the assail-
ants"
Il mad been on the governments pro
gram to try to restore civil law in place
of martial law today but as result of
the double assassination this was i'm
possible. on account of the great num-
Der of political arrests. the government
also found it convenient to continue a
state Of martial law to expedite hear
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24

Captain Poole and Policemen Mat
Williams, Watson and Anderson re-
sponded They flushed the negro. still
in the back yard Of one of the houses
of the block He ran into Angler ave-
nue. and into an alley, and the police
men surrounded the block and waited
for him, from 1880 until o'clock.
Williams and Watson saw him
stealthily enter a chicken house of one
Of the back yards, apparently intend
ing to continue his robberies under the
noses OF the policemen. They called
him out.
Drawing his iron pipe, Simmons
showed fight, but the revolvers flashed
in his face inundated him, and he ran.
The policemen fired at him several
times, one bullet striking him in the
heel Thus wounded, he was caught.
Simmons home at BAG Hilliard street
was searched, and six large sacks OF
feathers. evidence of his successful
raids, were found hidden under his
house. A sack of nine chickens, each
with it's neck wrung, was taken from
him when he was caught Mrs. Frazer
this morning identified the chickens as
hers. one Of them, pet chicken, hav-
ing a bandage about its leg where she
had carefully nursed an injury.
The negro confessed to wholesale
thefts. He voluntarily gave the police
men the following list of his depreda-
tons within the last week: IS Prospect
place. IA chickens; IA Prospect place,
10: BAG North Boulevard, s. 246 For
rest avenue, 20; POI Lift Jones street,
IS: % Boulevard place, 81; 349 North
jackson street, 16; $50 North Boule-
ward. II; SO Highland avenue, 6; $50
North Jackson street g.
Simmons was bound over under the
sum of 81 900 in the recorders court
this morning.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
Saw Two Bodies
Picked From Ground.

"'What has happened| [ asked him
He slowed up a little and shouted. Ma
dero has been shot Next an officer
came running i'm my direction, for l
was still standing by the corner. Ma
dero is dead he called to me. Then
he continued There was a fight; they
tried to rescue him: he was shot dead
and Suarez was, too I asked him if
/ could proceed. Go ahead; it's all
over now he replied.
AS | walked forward / saw two
prone bodies picked up from the
ground. Three men carried each body,
one having the arms, the others the
legs. The heads Of both victims hung
down almost dragging upon the ground.
In the moonlight ! could see the
waXen and bearded features of Ma
dero smeared with blood. His mouth
was open and his eyes in the tropical
moonlight had a Wild staring express
sion. There was no blood on Suarez' .
face, and | could not tell where he was
wounded. Suarezs eyes were tightly
closed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
Wealthy Arizonan
Coming to Atlanta
In Search Of Bride
Elledge Receives Scores of Let
tiers From Would-Be Wives.
Is Now Investigating.

DALTON, GA, Feb. 24.-Mr. Elledge
the rich Arizona farmer who came to
this city in search of a wife, is being
besieged with letters from would be
brides. and he is going to investigate
this week His first trip will be to
Chattanooga today. and following this
he will go to Atlanta.
All of the fair correspondents outline
their charms and feel confident of the
result, once they can meet him. One
Chattanooga widow has. wHittenaahia
that although she is not a Whitfield
county lass, like he intended TO take
back to Arizona with him, still she
feels that he will overlook that delin-
quency after he meets her.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
PRAYER FULL OF POLITICS
CUT IN INDIANA SENATE

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 24.--Prayer in
the state senate was abruptly cut short
when Lieutenant Governor William =.
O'Neil ordered the reading of the jour
nal in the midst Of prayer by Rev j. r.
Henry, of the local Emanuel Baptist
church.
The pastor prayed for the day when
the state government will no longer be
allied with the liquor interests and
making drunkards, thieves and muir
derers of men"
O'Neil's gavel raped heavily at this
point.
please make a prayer and not a
political speech" said the presiding Of
ficer. Rev. Henry went on in the same
strain. and O'Neil cut him short with
the journal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
Sister Calls New
Rulers towards.

President Huerta and General Diaz
are towards and liars" she repeatedly
cried out. "They murdered my broth
err in cold blood. His death is on their
heads. [ shall never rest until his
death is avenged They are traitors
and cowardly assassns to murder de-
fenseless men. They had to hide their
crime under darkness. for it was too
cruel and wicked to stand the light of
day"
The defiant girl, young and beauti-
full, recently returned from France.
where she was receiving her final pol
ish of polite education. She is spir-
tied and fearless, too. as was shown by
the manner in which she denounced
the government heads and army Off
GERS at the penitentiary when she was
called there, with Sonora Madero, by
news of the double assassination
So deep was the wave of resentment
which followed the assassination Of
Madero and Suarez that the govern
ment felt constrained today to add
fresh details to its official account of
the killing.
THE soldiers who were guarding
Senior Madero and Senior Suarez when
they were killed have been locked up
in the barracks,V 1t was announced
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24

This man was an eyewitness
Of the tragedy from a short dis
lance. Here is his story, the first
reaching the outside world of the
actual scene at the execution of
the deposed president and vice
presidents
Il followed the tracks Of two auto
mobiles around the corner Of the pen
itentiary paralleling the eastern wall
Right on the edge of a shadow cast by
the brilliant moon. half way down the
rear wall there was a group of men
and two automobiles. 1t was about
1880 o'clock The men We're running
about Finally they gathered in one
spot some distance away from the au-
tomobiles. l saw one man run to
car take out a lantern and rejoin the
group. Then a rurale, with a rife in
his hand. came running toward me.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
PRIEST BANS FUNERAL
FLOWERS BECAUSE OF
"HIGH COST OF DYING

CINCINNATI, Feb 24-The high cost
of dying has appealed so strongly to the
pastors of st. Xaviers parish that a special
order was issued from the pulpit that in
the future no flowers would be permitted
in the church at funerals
1t was pointed out by the Rev. Father
Fl mn that not only the members of be-
reaved families, but also their friends,
frequently in straitened circumstances,
spent unusual amounts of money for
flowers, resulting in an accumulation OF
debts difficult to overcome.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
Served Six Years
For Chicken Thefts.

The vocation of Tom Simmons is the
theft of chickens. He only recently
completed two terms of three years
each for the same offense.
His first false move in his last Sc
res of raids came when at O'Clock
this morning he entered the hen house
OF Mrs. Frazer and was so indiscreet
as to make noise. w. F. Frazer
heard him, and threw open the Win
dow.
Get out of that hen house" he shout
ed. not quite certain that anybody was
inside.
His alarm was needed. A negro with
large sack over his shoulder ran from
the chicken house and hid in the shad :
ows OF the yard. Mr.. Frazer elephoned
. L.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
INGRAM GOES To
FAMILY IN HILLS

There was once an old rhymestcr who
sang about "the time TO help a man
was when he was in need Trite and
bromide, you say?
Yes-it is agreed-the Old verse
limps slightly, However, taking a
chance on being branded as belonging
to the ancient and honorable body Of
epigram makers body concerning
whom he probably knows about as
much as the ordinary man. John In
gram, moonshiner mountainner and
until Saturday held in the county jail
on a Federal charge, believes such the
cries and Expresses them in his quaint
but original manner
"Ain't no use talliin', a man KANT
Jest tell you all how sich things u.s. But
ef live III try TO prove how much you
all helped me when you took me out'n
down yonder'
AtIantans Extend Help.
Ingram who, through the help ex-
tended him by prominent Atlantans,
Henry SchauI, Chess Lagomarsino and
w. NJ. Lewis who read his story in The
Georgian, was baied from jail given a
purse Of money. clothes and candy for
his kids" because these three men, ike
Ingram, thought things want ies' right
thet took a man from his family and
left EN- to starve"-left for his noun
tain home late yesterday
Standing on the steps Of the train
bound for Blue Ridge, Ga, from where
he would be forced TO walk the 26 miles
to his home. near Biairsville, up in
Union county--the place where there
are no Acknowledgment said to a
Georgian reporter,
I'm goin As straight home as the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
MURRAY COUNTY SEAT
NOW WITHOUT DOCTOR

DALTON, GA, Feb. 24.-Spring
Place. the county seat of Murray coun-
~. is now without the services of a
physician DR.. NJ. w. Anderson, the
only physician who lived at Spring
Place having moved to Armuchee, in
Walker county. Spring Place has q
population of about 300, and Is probably
the only county seat in the state which
doesn't possess doctor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
Newspaper Man Who Saw Tragedy
From Point Nearby in Dark, Tells
of Staying Of the Deposed President
and ViCe-President.

MEXICO CITY Feb Madero Suarez his
president cold blood by Mexican
men according summary evidence gathered today
According the story Mexican newspaper who for
desired his identity be unknown said adero and
shot during scmmage but assassinaed by
n the Of the pententiary
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
COURT MEETS AT cussErA

srv - MbUS. GA, Feb. 24-The Febru-
tsbooe.h OF the superior court of Chat
sat. county began today at Gus
rbs WIN Judge S. P. Gilbert presiding
eor,u. criminal and civil dockets are both
.rna".r aiiVely light this term and it is
wa.e that ii will only require one
t.y,a 70 wind up the business for the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24

train and my Of legs II carry me. /
amt sayin' | amt done no wrong in
maxim moonshine Blockadin' is a poor
business to be in, and / swears right
now I'm through with all that What I
said to you all about the fairness OF let
tin me lay in Jail here jest cause /
couldn't make that $500 bond and get
home to my folks and children ana keep
food ON their table | mennt."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
Mayor Considers
Move a Joke.

VI course, the Ashley resolution will
oe stoutly opposed In the conm'ttee of
w. Inc advocates of genuine charter
40'ofIns assert 1t is too obvious a fraud
~ receive very serious consideration
AiteF the committee of 25 has acted
council will simply be asked to sub
"'i' the new charter to the people.
Hayor Woodward said today it was
LOO much Of a joke to be contemplated
real obstacle. He is very opti-
.ISN as to the chances of the Can
u"f- Hopkins McClelland charter.
speaking facetiously. he said:
Ihe Ashley resolution prohibits the
mayor or any member of the present
council from service under the
"eT Charter for two years. That crowd
10Y 'ney desire a clean sweep of our
eht officials. Let them include all
oiution-
S"eh' growing serious, he continued
am giving up my office, which all
''''i members and board members.
"no are also being legislated out. will
o"''' Is the most important in the city
S 49,, If the charter opponents
&C. oeheve that speaks for a sincere
ma. at charter reforms, just let them
ba s the charter on to the people. I
NO doubt of the result"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
CORNERSTONE TO BE LAlD.

COLUMBUS, GA. Feb. "a 1.-The corner
stone of the Methodist Tabernacle. in
this city will be laid next Thursday after
noon at o'clock. The address of the
occasion will he made by DIR. A. NJ VIII
liams. presiiing elder Of the Columbus
district
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24

assassin in the gloom Of Cintura street.
where the tragedy occurred.
Although her grief was just as deep.
Senorita Mercedes showed her sorrow
in another way. She gave way to an
CRY threats and accusations against the
oyotrat,,,u,apt heads
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
GRAPHIC STORY OF MADER0
MURDER TOLDBY WITNESS

TOHN INGRAM moonshiner mountaineer who says
- shore good to feel that kin pin his faith his fell
bowman and git need when he needs when friends
secure his release from jail.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
Substitute Charter
A Revasnping Of Old.

The headquarters Of the new charter
opponents Is the law Office of Council
man Chambers, in the Grant building.
Councilman Chambers is the engineer
and leader. There all angles of the
nsw charter movement are daily dts
cusssd; and, after weeks of work, the
prssent city charter has been revamped
as a substitute. While the status of
the boards has been somewhat changed
and the ministerial officers who work
under the boards are to be elected by
me boards instead OF by the people,
every present city official is to serve
out his present term, There is vir-
toally no effort made to fix RESPONSE
bi1ty-the glazing fault in the pres
emit system.
solution of the construction de
paftnent troubles is offered in a new
board TO have charge of this depart
ment and elect chief of construction
department. 1t is said that Chief of
construction Clayton will support this
charer with such provision.
This element is especially pleased
WIN councilman Ashleys activities.
since his election he has been looked
upon as one OF Mayor Woodward's
s'outest supporters. They interpret his
examination to offer his now famous
resolution as definite break with the
mayor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
THE WEATHER..

-.,.oast for Atlanta and Georgia:
and colder today and tomorrow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
Enemies of Reform Transform
Move for Better Government
Into Personal Fight.
RALLY TO SUPPORT OF
ASHLEY'S RESOLUTION
Woodward Considers 1t as a
Joke, and Is Willing to Let
People Decide.

1upopeuts Of the real reform char
tsr today planned to transform the
Hxht for better city government with
a personal battle on Mayor Woodward.
They rallied for the adoption of the
Ashley amendment, barring officials
from reelection for two years in the
exuectation that such a step would kill
the new charter.
Councilman Claude L, Ashley, it's au-
thor announced that he expected his
resolution to pass the charter revi-
sion committee of rs, and that suffi-
cient number of the members of the
general council had already pledged
ther support 10 It to insure its passage
there.
Because Mayor Woodward is the
most conspicuous candidate for re-elec-
tion, the politicians expect their plans
10 so operate as to cause him to veto
the new charter If the Ashley resolu-
ton Is attached to it.
With this complication, the road
would be clear for the submission to
the people Of the substitute new char
ter drawn by City Attorney Mayson
AZ
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-24
Guards Fired Upon,
Says Government.

In the harracks.v II Y
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-15
HAYDEN, ARIZONA


Hayden. Ariz, Jan 15-Superi0r
judge G ". Shute, OF Globe, Is in Win
keIman on tOWnsite matters, OF which
he is trustee.
F. E. Norton, electrical engineer for
the Ray Consolidated Copper company,
has returned from Pomona, Cal, where
he has a large orange grove. He re-
ports his crop as being entirely de-
stroyed. though he expended a con-
siderable amount OF money On on for
smudging purposes.
L s Gates has returned to Ray after
spending a few days in Hayden
". J Allen has left for Hurley. IN
response to a telegram advising him
Of the serious illness Of his mother,
Mrs D. b Mcleod Mr. and Mrs. Nc
LeOd were formerly residents Of Hay
den, Mr.. Mcleod being transferred to
the properties Of the Chino Copper
company at the close OF the construc-
ton period here
Mrs G. ". McE1vaney and family
have left Hayden for Hurley, N NJ
joining Mr. McElyaney at that place.
Mr. McElvaney was recently trans
ferred to that place in the capacity
Of master mechanic for the Chino Cop
per company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-15
Out of TouUn Vfsitors

Miss MaybelIe Hood has as her guest
Miss Bertha Rush, from the University
of Southern California Miss Rush ar
rived today and will visit Miss Hood
en- route to her home in Reading, Pa
X
Mrs. NJ. c. Winton arrived Tuesday
from Los Angeles, Cal, to spend the
winter with Mrs. W. G. Roe, 26O1 Bou-
1evard.
= X
Alberto Terrazas and family, Of Chi
huahua, are here for the remainder Of
the winter, and are at the Hotel Paso
del NOrte-
John s. Barlow vii 1arrive on Thurs
day from Phoenix, Ariz-, to visit his
mother, Mrs. Alice r. Barlow.
x X
Mrs. E P. Rogers, Of Long Beach,
Cal, will arrive soon to be the guest
several months
Mrs. W. M. James left on Tuesday
night for her home in Yucatan, after
a visit here Of several days.