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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
EWNAN GIRL
STRANGELY
MISSING IN
ATLANTA
Gladys Scogins Disappears
From Boarding House After
Saying She Had Wed.
FRANTIC PARENTS AID
DETECTIVES IN HUNT

Frantic parents, a younger brother,
and corps of detectives today are
searching for pretty Gladys Scogins, Of
Newman, Ga, who disappeared from a
fashionable Peachtree street boarding
house one week ago and of whom no
trace has been found
MIR. and Mrs. James Scogins. her ia .
ther and mother, planned to leave New
nan today to aid in the search in At
lanta for the girl. Her brother. FL
more Scogins. who went back to New
nan, disheartened, will bear them no
hope for he found none himself The
girl has vanished.
no word or sight of her has been
obtained since one week ago today She
announced to the mistress of her board =
ing house that she had just been mar
ried, little later she Went out, tax
ing none of her belongings, not so much
AS bag and has not been seen since.
No record has been found Of the mar
rage of W Mich size smoke
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
Fort Mcpherson Plans
For Brigade onFeb. IS;
Need Larger Reserve
Proposed Move Is Part of Sweep
ing Redistribution of All
United States Troops.

Fort Mcpherson is preparing today
for radical improvements to be inaugu-
rated February Is with it's establish
ment as u brigade unit, in line with the
new policy of the war department af-
fecting the mobile army.
Mcpherson will be enlarged to ac-
commodate the Ninth as well as the
Seventeenth infantry. The Eleventh
cavalry now stationed AT Fort Ogle-
thorpe, near Chickamauga viii be com
bined with the Fifteenth in the Fourth
Cavalry brigade. and ultimately the
greater part of the cavalry forces viii
be sent to Texas
Atlanta will be Headquarters for the
Second brigade of the First division,
the headquarters of which now are at
Governors Island, New York. Briga-
der General Robert X. Evans. present
commander of the Department of the
Gulf who now is on an inspection tour
of Forts Morgan. at Mobile; Jackson
and St Thomas. at New Orleans. and
Crockett, at Galveston. will remain IN
charge, with his adjutant, Colonel
Charles II. Barth and his present aids
The changes here will make ncces-
sary the enlargement Of grounds, the
erection of new buildings and the pur-
chase of new equipment.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
Hot Fight Coming on
Bill to Bar Shipping
Liquor to Dry States

WASHINGTON. FEB. 3.-A bite
fight over prohibition that viii split
party lines in the house, viii marE
the last two weeks of the present SEES
sion if pllns of prohibition congress
men succeed
The fight viii be over the Webb bill
preventing the interstate shipment OF
liquor into dry territory This bill mas
been held in committee many months
but on v eduesday the committee on
judiciary will vote on3reporting it. and
it is believed there is clear majority in
the committee in favor of it.
The bill can not pass the house at
this session without the application of
a special rule and tremendous pressure
Is to be brought upon members of the
rules COMMITTEES to bring in a rule TO
give the bill the right of way. Rep
resentative Henry, of Texas. chairman
of the rules committee. is said TO be in
favor of yielding to the demands of the
prohibitionists
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
Mayors Message
Hints at Corruption

Mayor Woodward this afternoon sem
a message to council vetoing the bud
get on the grounds that it contains ii.
legal contracts. The message contains
a legal brief setting forth the provisions
OF the state constitution and the city
charter against municipal debts not
voted on by the people In addition the
mayor quotes a section OF the city
charter which declares a member of
council personally liable who approves
an Illegal debt
Mayor Woodward declares that last
year more than $53O,OOO Of such debts
were assumed by the mayor and coun-
ell, but deals principally with the s75.-
600 appropriation on the sS7s, 900 Gre
matory and electric plant
After telling of the difference in cost
between the Milwaukee plant and At
lanta's proposed plant, the mayor asks
this startling question::
is 1t possible that this excess money
is TO be used as 'slush fund or cor
ruption fund.-
The message, IN part follows
II return 10 your honorable Dodv
without ANY approval the finance shee
oI budget because ia contains eroS, 4.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
ROCKEFELLER TO BE
EXAMINED FRIDAY
AT JEKYL ISLAND

WASHINGTON. Feb. 3-Chairman
Puio Of the United States senate in
resttgating committee today announced
that William Rockefeller will be exam
ined at his place on Jekyl Island off
Brunswick. on Friday. The eNamina o.
ton viii be conducted by Chairman
Puio and Counsel Samuel Untermyer
Attorneys representing the millionaire
will be present.
Puio and Untermyer will leave Wash
ington Thursday arriving on JekyI Is
land during the afternoon of Friday.
According TO present plans, the exami-
nation win be brief
Chairman Puio stated that a list of
questions has been prepared by Inter
myer These will be presented to
Rockefeller to save him unnecessary
strain The examination supplementary
to this will be conducted by Inter
myer
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
Detectives Hold
Foul Play Theory.

Detectives who are working on the
case hold to the theory that the girl
has been the victim of foul play or in
jury, and it is on this theory they will
continue the search.
Miss Scogins, a pretty nineteen
year-old girl, came to Atlanta two
weeks ago. She said she was mil
liner, in Atlanta temporarily. on her
way North for the spring buying. A
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
COSMOPOLITAN LIFE
TO BE REORGANIZED
BY STATES OFFICERS

Judge Bell today handed down a de-
cisIon in the case Of Comptroller General
W. \, Wright. as insurance commissioner.
against the Cosmopolitan Life Insurance
Company, giving the state insurance
officers authority to iquidate the af-
fairs Of tho company
Attorney General Fielder. representing
the insurance commissioner. told Judge
Bell that the state officers would prob
ably have meeting with a committee
representing the stockholders to discuss
the reorganization of the company under
the Powell plan.
a committee, representing the majority
stockholders, appeared before Judge Bell
while the case was being tried and asked
that an order be given TO pay Joel F.
Armistead, former general agent of the
company, $50 600 for his interests in the
company They plan to pay this $15, 900
in cash and $4,000 in notes. The minority
stockholders object to this, and Judge Bell
Will hear arguments in the matter on
Saturday morning
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
Big Majority
Against Mayor

BY vote Of - to :. Mayor Wood
wards message was tabled until an
adjourned meeting Of council next
Monday afternoon. The vote showed
an overwhelming sentiment against tho
mayors policy.
1t showed that Mayor Woodward has
but four councilmen supporting him
Lynch, Ashley. Colcord and Kimbrougn
These are not enough 10 prevent a two
thirds majority overriding his veto
Councilman w. q, Humphrey chair
man Of the finance committee. who ia
yors the appropriation. is out of the
city. OF the aldermen four voted
against tabIing the mayors message
enough to sustain his veto in that
body. They We're McClelland, Van
Dyke, Harwell and Everett.
Replying to Alderman Candler's at
tack, Alderman McClelland said he was
ashamed of the part he played in be
getting the crematory baby. He said
he later voted against tearing down
the old crematory and that he would
oppose the appropriation for the new
one until the last
In the confusion following the vote
Councilman Albert Thomson offered a
resolution calling upon Mayor Wood
ward to furnish to council the name OF
the lawyer who drew the legal opinion
IN the message. It was adopted
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
Attacks Veto Pronounce
ment as Vituperative
and Unjust Council
Passes Resolution De-
manding Name of the
Lawyer Who Framed
Opini on Attacking
Crematory Contract
AS Illegal.

Alderman John S. Gambler this
afternoon vigorously attacked
Mayor James G. Woodward for
his budget veto message declaring
the crematory contract illegal.
Mr.. Gambler said:
sat through the reading Of this
message with iil-disgusted impatience.
The message is the most impertineat,
bitter, vindictive and yenomous me,
sage ever submitted to council. This
measure is not my baby.
IF it had red hair we might identity
It's parentage I very reluctantly con-
scented to be present a its first dress
ing. and am now ready TO stand bv
until it is prepared for place hor
enough to burn any sort or garbage
This message is a deliberate slap
III the face Of those who voted for the
CItfna tory DrOpOSitfpl,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
Jailed for Throwing
Stick Of Dynamite In
Mother in-Law' S Home
Haylow Man Attempts To Wreck
House - Fuse Goes Out,
Avering Explosion.

VALDOSTA, GA, Feb 81. G..
Hall. Of HayloW, Ga, was lodged in jail
at Statesville today, charged with hav-
ing thrown stick of dynamite into
the home Of his mother-in-law. Mrs.
E. II. Cordell. at Haylow, and attempt
ing to blow up the home and family,
including his own wife.
Hall is said to have gotten drunk
Saturday night, and going to the home.
lighted the fuse to a stick of dynamite
and hurled it on the porch where Mrs.
Cordell, Mrs. Hall and w. II. Hudson,
of NaIdosta, We're standing. Other
members of the family were in the
house.
The fuse went out before the dyna-
mite hit the porch. This was all that
prevented an explosion.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
INCOME TAX At
LAST |SRAT|F|ED

DOvFp DrI I-ab -pa,,,,,a.ro
th. orth ,n., 80, .,,l,a Ca a..
t''' '0'' al" crucial Sl"le' 'a''1''u inc
income tax amendmentfto the const-
tuition Of the United states at noon to-
day
Tbe oa,-t o., ,b, ,,., ..,,,.. g., .,.fr,
,ha ,r,,a,,l,..... -. -. 800
ete "''''i''l,''"l vas NeS' Virginia
"hlcn competed ITS ratification on Jan
udrN ~ II had Degn expected that the
amendment would be cj'nched this aft
S,'h'2o" p} tHe aGllon or the lower house
I'D l1c state OF New Mexico, but by Its
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
Hits at p" Fathers
OF Various Babies.

Based on mjsstatements Of facts,
some lawyer whom do not know but;
could readily guess. has drawn up =
legal brief for the mayor, which might
mlslead some members.
The finance sheet is also the baby
or another gentleman. The gentleman
responsible for it is not here. I suppose
unaVoldably detained. The two gres
editors present at the birth of the ere
matory baby are likewise not here.
.rhey are in Panama. All responsible
parties should be here before the child
il killed and buried. move that the
mayors message be tabled until tho
ADJOURNED meeting next Monday AFTER
OaaU
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
Story That Negro Attacked
Wife of Rich Man To Be
Defense.

AIKEN, :. c., Feb. 3-Final prepa-
rations were made here today for the
trial of Frederick .. Beach. the million
aire New York society man and club
man, who is charged with slashng his
wife with knife i'm an effort TO take
her HE here on February %. 1872.
The case win DC called tomorrow
morning, and win have the right Of way
over all other trials ON the docket" de
clared Prosecuting Attorney Robert l..
Guntcr. The February term of crimi-
nal court convened today. but no cases
were heard, as the day was given over
TO the organization of the court
Neither Beauty Beach" as his club
friends call him, nor Mrs Beach have
appeared upon the streets or in public
since last Wednesday, Mrs Beach is
accompanied by her sister. Mrs. James
b. Tailor Of New York They are oc-
cupying a small cottage.
Beach his chief Of counsel. Colonel
Henderson, and his wife. have re-
peatedly characterized the charges
brought against the defendant as un-
true and slandorous. They hold to the
story originally told by Mrs. Beach i'm
mediately after the assault, that a ne
gro was the assailant ON the other
hand, States Attorney Robert l.. Gun
ter and NJ. $. Eaughn, the Atlanta de-
tectiye. who worked mp the evidence
upon which the wealthy New York
society man was formally accused of
the assault have advanced ma. fha,t,.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
BECKER'S BABY LIVES
ONLY ONE DAY; WIFE.
VERY ILL, NOT TOLD

NEW YORK. Feb. because Of her
own critical condition, physicians to-
day kept from Mrs, Charles Becker.
wife of the former police lieutenant.
the news that The baby gin born 10 her
SATURDAY died YESTERDAY
Becker. who is facing tho electric
chair in Sing sing prison for directing
Tire murder Of Herman Epscutha. Mas
much gicNrd over 90, death OF hI.
child. hoW hc u#FDl SAW
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
SLAYER'S PLEA TO
ESCAPE GALLONS
HEARD BY BOARD

The Georgia prison commission held its
regular monthly hearing of petitions for
ClemeuCy today.
The most important case submitted
was that of John Phillips, sentenced TO
hang I'm Tiff county next Friday The
commission will not make a report on his
case before tomorrow.
Phillips is backed in his plea for mercy
by "A large number Of Tifts best peo-
pie upon newly discovered evidence tend
ing TO shoR circumstances in his favor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
THE WEATHER

Rain followed by clear and colder
tonight. Tuesday fair and colder.
temperatures; 3 a. NJ, ~ degrees: 10
p M, 4 degrees; ~ noon. AZ degrees.
. p. m. 46 degrees, Sunrise, SEA
Sunset, $50
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03

Continued On Pace Two.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-04
MY SECRETS OF BEAUTY---By Mme Lima Cayaieri Il

leaves deep, dusty deposit In the
bristles 1t is time for q shampoo
whether the last one was yesterday
or last month
Washing the hair In warm water
with q teaspoonful Of CASTLE soap
shavings that have been melted
down to jelly is a simple and gen.
orally satisfactory means Of sham
poo. Rinsing is more important
than washing, for IL you do not re-
move every particle Of soap by re-
peated rinsings the hair will rot
After towelling the hair awhile un-
I'll the first dampness is removed
! always rub a cooling tonic into
the scalp.
This shampoo has tonic as we'll
as cleansing effect:
Cream Of tartar .........f 4 OF,
CASTLE soap (meIted). ...-,. e ozs,
LukeWarnI water ..s....,...,S ,S oZss
This shampoo Is much used Dy
blondes who desire that their hair
remain light and fluffy, one ingredi-
ent, the bicarbonate Of soda, per-
forming both Offices.
Filtered water ..s..........-, l pit.
Shavings OF CASTLE soap. g ozs.
Blcarbonats OF soda, ....... e ozs.
Warm and rub well through the
hair.
These lotions. cooling, cleansing
and growth-promoting. may be
rubbed into the scalp while the hair
is drying:
Tlncture Of arnlca. ........ 8 ozs.
Tincture Of cinchona. .....,. 8 oZs.
Jsborandi leaves ..........,R OK.
This pilocarpine lotion Is valuable
for the same uso,
Eau de cologne ..... 100 grams
GIyeerine ......,.... 10 grams
Tlncture Of cantharldes. 5grams
Nitrate Of pllooRrplne. 25 grams
To prevent hair falling mix;
Strong black tea. .....,,....1 Il pint
Alcohol .,.. ,Ls pint
Rub the scalp with 1t every other
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first. The records show that stubborn
subjects who refuse the regular food
soon tire Of existing on Injections,
Through sheer monotony and the
weakening effects Of unrewarded re-
bellion against nature, they submit
eventually in practically all cases."
The decision Of the Appellate Di-
vision of the Supreme Court dealing
with Maud Malone and her exploit
was written by Presiding Justice
Jenks and unanimously concurred in
by the full bench. Among other
things it says:
II think that the disturbance by
the defendant was wilful. For that
qualification as used In the statute
means that the disturbance was not
due to accident or mistake. but was
Intentional and designed. Common
wealth V. Porter, supra; Harrison v.
State, 81 Ala 1916; Williams v.
State, SO Ala. 6S) The defendant Is
apparently an intelligent woman of
excellent antecedents and Of good
social position.
After she had testified as to her
familiarity with political meetings
and as to her frequent utterance at
them, she was asked the following
questions:
40. Did you not see that Governor
Wilson had refused and that by per-
sisting and remaining standing you
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-04
No. 224--Keep Your Hair Alive

by the slight strain OF the weight OF
the hair on the roots, Form the
habit OF letting your hair down for
its exercise whenever you are
alone in your apartments, IL only
for ten minutes or quarter"hour,
Other exercises. that Of massage,
1t should have every day, Let your
aim be TO keep the skin Of the scalp
free and moving easily over the
skull. lf the hair is very dry dip
the fingers with which you massage
the scalp into lanoIine or vaselne
or olive oil. If 1t Is oily dip them
Into cold water, but be sure to rub
the scalp until the moisture has
been we'll dried In. ! believe in
slightly pulling the hair now and
then. 1t prevents tightening Of the
scalp and gives the hair roots exer-
else, stimulating the circulation
and preventing that shrinking of
the hair root which causes falling
of the hair.
This massage and ventilation OF
tho scalp hinder the accumulation
Of dandruff, which, II i; accumu-
lates in large quantities, causes the
hair to dry and fall and Is even one
OF the causes Of the hair turning
gray, While believe In moderate
brushngs as part Of the daily toilet
of the hair, do advise moderation
In 1t. If the constitution OF the hair
Is strong il will bear vigorous brush
ing, II not, and the hairs are weak,
a strong brushing will kill the new
hairs, Adapt your treatment to
your hair.
Do not fix upon a certain time to
take shampoo and follow that rule
az though it were part Of your re-
ligion. Wash the hair as you wash
your linen, when it is soiled, Your
hair brush Is the best guide TO that
condition. When each brushing
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-04

r SEE more hair that is dead or
dying than is thoroughly alive.
u Keep your hair alive. Keep 1t
vital, glowing with life force.
How? How do you keep your
muscles alive, your heart and lungs
and brain and liver from dying2 By
exercise. Well, then, let your hair
have air and exercise.
My eyes, grown keen in much ap-
praising OF women's looks, have
told me that much Of the hair see
piled high or tightly bound around
women's heads, knows little Of air,
1t is like q chamber, tho windows
OF which are never opened, and
which receives such ventilation as
1t gets by the accidents OF gaps be-
tween the windows and the window
sllls, cracks beneath the door and
In the floors. The owners OF such
hair never seem to consider its
need of ventilation, It's only con-
tact with llfe-giying, strength-groT-
ing air is on tho occasions. once
or twice a month, of shampoo,
whereas the hair needs Its daily air.
ing as much as do we. Every time
the hair is brushed, and this should
be at least once day, let the air
pass thoroughly through It, To
accomplish this lift the hair strand
by etrand slowly, and let 1t fall
again. Seize the strands near the
roots and gently shake them. Ru,
your fingers through the hair, comb
ing 1t coarsely, SO to speak, with
tho fingers. All these are good
means for ventilation, but the best
Is to cit near a window when the
weather Is sufficiently baImy and
let the air blow through 1t,
Besides air the hair requires eX-
ercise. Letting it hang for twenty
minutes to half-hour exercises 1T
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-04

were disturbing the meeting and pre-
venting It's continuance, In face OF
the fact that the speaker had refused
10 discuss it any further with You?
Did you not see that?'
a If ] might explain asked the
question to get an answer either one
way or the other, and just refusing
10 discuss the question is not an
answer
go. Did you feel that you had
right, Notwithstanding the refusal OF
the speaker 10 answer your question
directly, TO remain there, and, not
withstanding the protest Of the chair
man Of the meeting, to continue to
stand in your position insisting upon
IT being answered"
"'A There were great many peo-
pie in the meeting that wanted me
10 stand and get an answer, and I
wanted an answer either way
80. And It was your determina-
ton TO stay there until you got one,
whether he liked it or not, Is that It"
"'A. Well, ! asked the Governor
then why he declined TO answer and
then | was Immediately dragged out
"The defendant avoided direct an
swers. But | find, not in the avoid
ance alone, but in the answers as
given, indication that the intent or
the defendant was to set the chair
man and the speaker at defiance un-
I'll she was satisfied.
"She would explain or would e1-
tenuate her conduct by the statement
that after she asked the Governor
why he declined to answer she was
Immediately dragged out But, even
SO, she was out OF order and dis
turber as soon as the speaker had
refused to discuss the question any
further ard the chairman had re-
quested her to cease and TO sit down.
She testifies that she did hear the
chairman tell her TO resume her seat
Even il the trial court beloved
her, that circumstances would not &c
quit her, for she testifies that the
speaker, after his answer to her first
question, answered her second Ques-
tion by 6eclination to discuss the
subject; she admits that she per
sisted TO question him further upon
the same subject and that she there
tofore had heard the chairman say
that he would not have the meeting
interrupted and that he would havC
the meeting come to order
I I'VE have no concern with the wis
dom Of the proceedings which led ID
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-04
TWIN DECEIT.
ND MRS. JUSTBINwED.

MIR, AND MRS. pSIBlN WE'D. CO.
NA copied the same armchair.
Darling" suddenly whispered hs
into he: little pink ear, Il shall
ucvcr De really happy until I've told
ou scmeth!ng.
His little wlfe's heart duttered
Wildly as she cooed;
"rhen, tell me- love"
You remember the reason you
married ms. don't your resumed her
reminiscent hubby. You gave your
SELF 10 me in gratitude for my hav-
inC saved your life from drowning
ISN'T thnt 9oY
"Yes, sweetheart" Little Mrs. J.'s
,-oic. was sweetly tremuious.
well. dearest her better half
continued, with set face and tragic
calm. II deceived you, The water
was bu. waist deep"
deathly silence, broken only by
the deep breathing Of the Belf-con-
fessed culprit
Then out OF nowhere came n meek.
onu voice which said:
"Don't worry, dear: know. be-
q,use I'd had my foot on the sanA
Iii the time!
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-04
WHY HELP WAS NEEDED.

MSS. CPTON-My dear. one servant
is not enough in the Kitchen
low. We must have TWO.
MIR. Upton-Good gracious, We
have three daughters. and only yes
terday 1 paid a big bill for their
tuition IN a cooking school
Mrs Upton-Yes. that's what's tho
matter They ere all assisting at the
cooking. and Bridget says she must
have additional help to clear up the
mess"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-04

her belief. Neither do | doubt that
the most militant suffragists, who
are producing a reign OF domestic
terror in England, some Of whose &C
tIons almost rival those Of the petro-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-04

the defendants arrest, arraignment
and trial. We are told in eloquent
periods that the conduct Of the de-
fendant was In furtheTance Of cause
In which she believes. | do not doubt