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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-14

the man he killed had broken up his
home and was too intimate with his
wife.
Mrs. Darden, who has not lived with
her husband for months, exhibited no
grief, at the news Of Goddard's death.
and smilingly denied the charges made
by her husband. against whom she and
her children are embittered.
Goddard's mother aged and timid,
VINO came from Stone Mountain today
to view his body, sobbed out her faith
in her son and in his innocence of the
charges made by Darden, whom she
branded as an migrate.
Eager to Question Slayer.
we have fed him and helped him
when he was starving" she said. And
now ne has done this. ! don't want
to see him hung: but Oh, / would like
to ask him few questions"
Gaining his nerve after restless
night during which he walked his cell
like Gagged animal, or else tossed and
rolled on his cot, Darden today was
almost careless. He refused to see a
lawyer. and expressed relief at the
news of Goddards death.
His young daughter, Mrs. K. c.
Pearce, came to his cell to see him
this morning. alone Of his eight chill
dren. Another visitor was a man in
the garb of a priest, who refused TO
give his name.
A warrant for Dardens arrest on the
charge of murder will be sworn out be
fore Justice of the Peace Ridley. that
course having been decided on in lieu
Of the inquest. Because there were
eyewitnesses to the shooting and TO the
incidents preceding, no inquest will be
held.
one Of the witnesses, Policeman Mi
lam will testify that Goddard and Mrs.
Darden were together just before the
shooting. and that she ran when her
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Is DEAD, 100000 LOSS,
GALE TOLL AT CALHOUN

The wild electrical gale, terrific in
its force and accompanied by an earth
quake swept through Calhoun, fifteen
miles from Rome, late yesterday and
today the authorities are as yet at
sea as to the exact extent of the great
damage done both to human lives and
property Conservative estimates say
eighteen We're killed other reports
place the death list at %. Property
loss will undoubtedly total over
81 600, 900.
Scores Of persons are known to have
been injured. Many physicians left
Rome early today for the scene Of de-
vastatiOn. Reports received in Rome
through train passengers arriving from
Calhoun are startling They picture an
area twenty miles long and a mile and
a half wide entirely wiped out. The
path Of the storm is easily discernible
Wreckage strews the entire county.
But the storm trail displays only de-
molished houses and many dead.
The known killed at Calhoun and in
the vicinity of the village are:
MRS. JASPER WALRAVEN.
MOTHER OF MRS. WALRAVEN
NAME UNKNOWN.
LESTER WALRAVEN.
MRS. NUN BARNETT.
- MARTIN, GIRL AGED 4.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-14
Wilson Girls Setting
Simple Style in Hair
Dressing at Capital
Washington Society Bellies Imi-
tate Fashion Used at
White House.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE
presidential daughters have banished
elaborate head dresses
Miss Eleanor Wilson fixes her hair
with a single strand of brilliants, ban
dean fashion, and the simple, girlish
effect is being copied by Democratic
bellies.
Miss Margaret Wilson wears a grad
mated fllet which reaches from just
above her forehead over each ear
Miss Jessie Wilson, who has beau
tifuI golden hair, arranges it in a sim
ple swirl. pulled softly back from her
forehead. falling just over the tip of
her ears
The three sisters have earned the
title Of the "Three Graces, and their
movements are observed with keen in
terest by the younger set.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-14
Southern congressman
Want House Committee
To Obtain Good Roads
Plan Is to Divide Postoffice and
Post Roads Body Into Two
Separate Branches.

WASHINGTON. March 14.-As an
entering wedge for obtaining a com
prehensive scheme of Federal aid Tor
good roads, Representative Slemp. of
Virginia. and d number of other con
gressmen from Southern and Central
states today inaugurated a movement
here for the creation in the house of
special committee on good roads.
1t is planned to divide the present
house committee on postoffices and
have another on post roads.
Strong opposition to the plan is
voiced by congressman who are OPP
posed to Federal aid plan. They
claim that the proposal will create an
other pork barrel" committee which
will cost the government 100000, 900
or more a year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-14
OVER SCORE KILLED IN
SUBURBS OF ATLANTA

Narrowly escaping the tornado which
swept track Of death and destruction
through DeKaIb county late yesterday,
Atlanta today is receiving reports Of
the horror, which hourly grow more
grave
The total death list is yet unknown.
The estimate Of damage done in the
suburbs of the city TO the northeast. in
Tucker. in Charleston. i'm Coviugton. IN
Sylvester in stone Mountain, is only
Appropriated. It is declared that
S1,ooo,Ooo viii probably barely cover the
loss.
Travelling across the northeastern
suburban district. the wild gale brought
death to what will total over a score Of
persons.
Following is the list of dead in De-
Kalb county:
MRS. SALLIE NASH and her FIVE
YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER, Tucker
DAUGHTER OF ESMA THOMAS.
Tucker.
THREE NEGROES who .lved on Dr.
BrockwelTs place near Charleston.
The injured are:
Esma Thomas, Tucker
Mrs. NJ. L. Wing, Sylvester.
G. w. Marbut, Sylvester
Nellie Campbell. negro girl, Sylves-
ter
Two small Campbell children. ne
groes, sylvester
Mrs. Esma Thomas, Tucker.
Troy Thomas. girl, aged fourteen
Tucker
Paul Thomas, Tucker.
Mrs Burnett. Tucker
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-14
Ideas as to Departments Con-
duct Identical, Policies May
Be Different.

There is thoroughly complete I'M
Outstanding between the police com
mission headed by Carlos Mason, and
Chief Beavers. of the police depart
ment. as TO the conduct Of the depart
ment Whether the commission and
the chief are in accord as to policy is
quite another matter The persistent
effort that has been going on for some
time to make it appear that Chief
Beavers was acting without the sane
ton of the police commission and con-
STRUNG law as he pleased, is not true.
But such an impression has prevailed
and it was this which lead Mr. Mason
to make the emphatic statement that
the commission, and not the chief, is
in control. When seen today by a
Georgian reporter, Chief Beavers said:
II have always recognized the police
commission as my superior and l shall
always do So" and added:
1.-THE wrong impression has gone out
as to my position. I have never said
or done anything to indicate that I
would defy the police commission or its
orders. l have merely expressed the
idea that l would do my duty in the
future as l have in the past
My official conduct in the past is
well known and, I think in itself it
speaks for the future.
'T am sworn to obey the orders of
the police commission just the same
7 G.
the city and state I have done my
duty In regard to the commission az l
have In the enforcement OF the law. I
have no feeling OF antagonism toward
the police commission nor have ] any
intention Of antagonizing it's mem
bers."
Will Do Duty.
When Chief Beavers was asked as 70
what he would do if the moving picture
shows were opened on Sunday, he re-
piled:
Il will do my duty. Beyond that I
don't care TO discuss the matter. as
think it improper to anticipate a prop
osition like this and to discuss in ad-
vance what my official action would
be"
The chief was asked this question:
IF the police board should instruct
you to ignore certain of the city's laws,
would you obey orders"
He refused to answer, declaring that
he would not anticipate such possibili-
~. but asserted that the police board
had never yet asked him to follow suca
A course
Mr.. Mason was very determined. He
said
The police commission. and not the
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-14
Two BuInett chiIdren. Tucker

Two Butnett children Tucker
North Atlanta was deluged shortly
after nightfall and the rain descende5
on the entire city. accompanied bv
thunder and lightning. at Z o'clock.
Again at o'clock this morning the
city was caught in the grip of the
storm and for two hours the elements
were loosed in fury
Eastern DeKalb county. beginning
close to the city line. caught the fun
Gree of the storm. With the rain tina.
poured down in Atlanta. DeKalb COM
munities We're visited by heavy winds
which destroyed thousands of dollars
worth of property.
OeKalb Sheriff to Scene.
J. A. McCurdey sheriff of DeKalh
county, left Decatur early today in
rig for the scene of the cyclone The
sheriff took with him two deputies and
left word with the office to be ready
on wire notice to supply bedding. cloth
ing and medical stores
McCurdey started for Charleston and
from there will go directly to Tucker
Upon leaving, the sheriff declared ne
had not had any direct reports upon the
extent of the storm but from what he
had gathered the damage both to life
and property probably would be great.
D. J. Jones, of Covington. clerk Of
the Georgia railroad arriving from the
cyclone scene early today. declared
that from what he could see from the
car windows as he pa ssed through
Charleston the loss to property there
had been light
"Au l could see was a mass of tan.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-14
THE WEATHER

Forecast-Fair and colder.
Temperatures-8 a. M, 81; 10 a.
77.. So; II nv IS; 2 o. M, 20; sunrise,
5.47; sunset, 5.46.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-14
Mrs. Elton T. Dardn Denies
Intimacy With Man Her
Husband Slew.
UNCONCERNED IN FATE
OF MATE AND VICTIM
Prisoner, After Night of Tor
ment, Tells How He StaIked
Goddard for Days.

A chain of complications and denials
today cloud the tragic story of the
killing of c. NJ Goddard, a young
stone cutter of Stone Mountain, who
was shot to death in the Union pas
senger station, in Atlanta, by Elton T.
Darden. The slayer invokes the plea
of the unwritten law
In his cell at police station, Darden
tells a story of having stalked God
dard for days and days, declaring that
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POLICE SEEK AUTOISTS
WHO KILLED RICH WOMAN

CLEVELAND. OHIO. March 14.-P5-
lice today are searching for the auto
mobilists who, speeding 80 miles IN
hour last night killed Mrs. George W.
COllister. a prominent society woman,
formerly Miss Mona Williams OF Chi
cago on Euclid avenue. and seriously
injured her companion. Harry B. Jones
The machine did not slacken its spec T.
Mrs. Collister vas the widow Of George
Collister head Of he sporting goods
firm Of Coliister & Sayle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-01
Puffs From the Fans Hop Pipe

Willie Richie has deposited $4,000
with Tom McCarey as surety of his
intention to take" Ad Wolgasts
S25,000 as a side bet, for their fight.
The bet will be $4,000 that WOlgast
knocks Richie out, and $12,50O that
he wins the decision over the San
Franciscan.
Leach Cross and Matty Baldwin, ac-
cOrding to critics put up the slowest
and most uninteresting battle which
has been staged at Vernon in sew
eraI years. Cross had an easy time
hitting his opponent. Both boxers
We're warned for staIling. by referee
Eyton, in the 18th
Joe Cantillon, manager of the Min
apOlis American association club.
believes that Ralph ComstOck, is as
good a spitbal pitcher as Ed Walsh,
of the White SoX. Comstock's work
showed poorly at the beginning of
the season. and he was released to the
Minneapolis Northern, league club.
He resolved to pitch himself back
into the bigger leaseu and he did
oscar Witt. star second sacker of
the Detroit Tigers, is seriously i'll
with the grip. His physician states
that his condition has not reached
the critical stage yet, and recovery is
expected. but the player will probably
be out of the game until fall His
home is in California.
=
Jack Curley is confident that Jim
Flynn will defeat Gunboat Smith. at
New York, on Aug. s. The fight is
attracting good deal of interest in
New York as the Gotham fight fans
are familiar with the work of both
men,
RUDE MarqUard gained his ninth
consecutive victory at the expense OF
the St Louis Cardinals. The Giants
were in the lead when rain stopped
the same in the seventh inning.
Packey Mcfarland has started
program of training which. he believes
VII result in a championship match
with Willie Richie Mcfarland has
received numerous offers from pro-
mOters.
-
Miller Higgins has closed deal
whereby pitcher DTeSsau. Of the Salt
Lake Union association. club. viii sign
with the Cardinals Salt Lake IS IN
the pennant race right now and has
refused to give up -Dressan- HuSgins
believes the ST Louis club is improv-
ing daily, even if 1t is in the cellar
position
II if hadn't been for Nick Alrocll,
it is probable that Joe BOehling. the
holder of that proud record of II
straight, would now ee. plJcnlhg IN ma Z
minor league. BoehiinE has gained
confidence. the first requisite that
goes to make the major league
twirler.
Wildcat Ferns. of Kansas City, and
Young Denny, have finished hard
work preparatory TO their zO-rouno
bout in New Orleans. on Aus 81 The
Ferns-Denny bout will no doubt go
long way toward deciding the 49,
pound championship. as both boys are
ranked as two of the best. fighters IN
the business.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-01

EINIE ZIMMERMAN, center
fielder of the san Francisco
= = Coast league club, has been
given his unconditional release by
manager Del Howard. In accounting
for the release of Zimmerman. Howard
says that his squad was over the limit
and it was necessary TO let one PRAYER
90. Walter SchaIler, the former White
SoX outfielder made his initial ap-
pearance with the Seals, Wednesday
Leach Cross was a 10 to seven raw
orite over Matty Baldwin. in the YER
non bout held Tuesday night
Ad Wolgast has left for Los An
Geles accompanied by Tom Jones, ms
manager. on the trail OF Willie Rltchle-
Wolgast says that he is going through
with that $4,000 side bet when tdtchle
called in Los Angeles His damaSeu
left hand was put in new plaster cast
before he left san Francisco. Wolgast
is going in the matchmaking business,
against the advice Of his physician
Los Angeles Boxing fans are com
planning because Tom McCarey passed
up Kid Williams in a fight with camp
on account Of the $1,000 difference ina
Sammy Harris, manager OF Wlllla1ls,
asked. Campi has improved greatly
in the last year, while Williams IS
great little fighter, making one OF the
best cards in the country.
Jesse Mcmahon. a New York tight
promoter, is in Chicago waiting the ar
rival of Richie, whom he hopes TO
sign with Leach Cross. Mcmahon viii
guarantee the titlehOlder $4,000 If ne
viii meet Cross. Cross viii receive 50
percent of the gross receipts after
Ritchie has pulled down $4,000.
Earl Moore, former Phillie Twirler
and one time sensation of the National
league, has become Chicago CUP
Louis Cardinals. but refused to JOIN
TIiIggiFl' g team moore has worked but
little this season. but will undoubtedly
be given a chance with -he Cubs.
Ed sweeney. the big backstop of
the Yankees. came into the softesJ 500
of his life, in a recent game against
the Maps. Sweeney was injected into
the game, as a substitute, following
general switch as a result of AIidkiff
disqualification. He hit the bull sign
in the left field with a batted fly,
thereby earning $50. This is the first
time the feat has been accomplished
at the new Brush stadium
Washington baseball fans have con-
tributed $1,000 to fill a loving cup, al
ready paid for by. popular subscrip-
ton, which viii be presented to Walter
Johnson the SeIlalDI 5 SleD dIllSl- L AS
cup will be presented to Johnson on
August ?, when he completes six years
in a Washington uniform.
Efforts are being made to stage n
match between Arthur Pelkey and
Charley Miller, at Vernon. Louis Par
ente, manager of Miller. has declared
that McCarey is willing to stage the
bout. and they are glad to get first
crack at the man, who is recognized as
the heavyweight champion.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-01

~ HE hoIing out of a 295 yard shot
by E P Allis at the HomewoOd
\ Country club, Chicago. recently,
furnished another reminder that this
season has been a great season for new
golf records. All over the country
courses have been heightened to pro-
vide for the phenomenal drives that
are so common nowadays, with the
newest kinds of balls, yet hardly
week passes without new figures be-
ing hung up over courses beOO yaros
or more in length il is nothing for
the amateur records TO stand at 20.
while for links less than this the chief
amusement of the cracks is to see how
many strokes they can go below 20
Matches nowadays are more than
ever won and lost on the green's Put
ting is the most important factor in
the game Everybody can drive and
hit Some players seem to think that
putting plays a too important part IN
the game And yet, VINO would ever
have a chance of defeating TraVers,
years British open champion, were It
not for the game on the green2 To
Raw it is easy TO get home in two shots
al 500 yard hole. At the North
Shore club, Skegners, recently, Ray,
PLAYING with Nardon. started off by
taking for the first hOle-510 yards
A few days later in a match with the
new British champion, J. H. Taylor,
Ray hit a pretty tee shot at the sixth
hole. driving a green $50 yards dis
taat
Though the Homewood Country club
of F'lossmOor III. has heightened its
course to nearly $500 yards. Warren K.
Wood turned in a card last week OF
- in a medal play competition Nearer
home, at Fox Hills, where the course
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-01
Take Another Giants Maps Rally and Win Double BM
Tennis Is Added to Training
Methods OF the Mavericks
Ball Players Are Gives Plenty Of Exercise in Chasing
Pellets Around the Courts Hurley Will En-
deavor to Danish the Jinx in Series With
Ell Paso Saturday and Sunday.

only two games with the Beaumont
team. but made an excellent showing
in each cantO. In the first game he
clipped out two hits, and scored the
only run. In the secOnS, while he did
not make any hits his work in the
field was perfect.
Secretary Art Woods, of the Copper
league. says he has not received the
box scores of the games on the west
ern circuit He has all the batting and
fielding averages of the league com
piled, with the exception of the four
games in the west, which the scorers
have neglected TO send
x
According to reports from Waco,
Cliff Hill is ably filling the position
left open by the advent of '.Zoke'' Lob
man into the Coast league. 1t was HillS
turn to pitch Thursday, but rain pre-
vented the game between the Navi-
gators aiIJ the Houston team. The
great pitching staff of the Navigators
is keeping them in their present berth.
only three games behind Dallas for
second place, and five behind Houston
for the top position.
Clyde Wooden, formerly third base
man for the FL PaSO team in the Gao
tus league. will be a spectator of both
games between Hurley and FL PaSo,
Saturday and Sunday. Wooden is en-
route to San Antonio, from California,
where he played with Santa Barbara,
in the Southern league of that state.
Hurley has been trailing a jinx for
the past three weeks. as that club has
lost three successive games. It is con-
sidered one of the best teams in New
Mexico. although the hitting of the
team in general is a bit below the
average Steger and BOuSman are in
good form. Both pitched alright
games last week, the games going TO
their opponents On account of the
failure of the Commentators to hit be-
hind them.
Gutierrez. Porter and Nellis. of the
Mavericks. are all in exceptional trim,
and are all hitting and fielding well.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-01
Record Year For Making
New Golf Course Figures

is now $500 yards. it was expected at
the opening of the season that the
best score would be perhaps Is At
the invitation tournament Travers
came along and handed in. a IS in the
medal round
The next day H. V. Gaines equaned
this record. Travers finished the week
with 20. Walter J. TraYers made q
new amateur mark ofET0 at TuXedoi.
TraVers a Il at COWeltOn, Oswald Kirk
by - at BaltusrOl and T V BERN
ingham a 20 at Wykagyl two strokes
better than the previous amateur rec
ord of that course made by Travers-
Parker W Whittemore scored the
equivalent of new record at the
StOckbridge Golf club the second time
he played it, eQualling the old record
of II. but under more eXacLng cOndl-
tons than existed when the original
record was made Francis Ouimet has
been having the greatest sport in the
record line around Boston, however.
First, there was his wonderful scor-
ing at Wollaston in the last nine holes
against John Anderson, in the state
championship; next his amateur mark
of So at TedescO followed by his Sc
at Woodland. Now, as his latest per-
Torrance, there has been received
card from a member of the Crow Point
Golf club showing how the Massachu
sets amateur champion went down
there and played successive rounds of
90 and sc. Crow Point undeniably has
a short course nine holes mea surfing
2429 yards. Nevertheless, 1875 for So
holes in remarkable golf, as is Sc for
a single round the professional record
being two more.
At Deal the other day J G. Batter
son of Fox Hills, made a new amateur
record for the course by going twice
round in "a for a total of 14S. Travers
viii have a hard job to better this on
Sunday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-01
Lpperson-
JOHN sTRACHAN, TENNIS STAB,
DEFAULTS MITCH TO WAIDNE =

Chicago. III. Aug Playing bril-
liant tennis. Clarence Griffin. OF Ca4l-
fornia. won over Heath Byford. or
Chicago, in the western tennis cham
pionship play.
Suffering from Illness, aggravated
BY the extreme heat, John Strachan, OK
san Francisco, defaulted his match to,
[. Harry Waidner,- Of Chicago Valid
ner offered to postpone the match and
almost pleaded with his opponent 10
take advantage OF this offer
One of the upsets Of the tournament,
was the defeat of Walter T Hayes, run
ner up to Mclaughlin in the Wese1fA
tournament last year, by Joe Am
strong. of St Paul. In the semi-fin4Iss
Armstrong viii beet Waidner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-01
ELIMINATES 'HOODoO'
IN AUTOMOBILE RACE
By Hop .

Los Angeles, Calf, Aug Ia
though Is cars have been entered Tor
the Santa Monica road race on aug
9, the "hOodoo" number has been eIino-i
i1sted the last entry bearing number.
IA. Among the drivers will be Tetz-
Iaff, who has already won santa Mon
lea events, Barney OldfIelds Branlette
and Charles SOules The cars and
their drivers follow
Mercer. CASTOR Norris Apperson-
w w BramIette; Mercer, Barney
OIdfield; Fiat Tetzlaff; Mercer, Louis
Nikrent; SpeedWeu, McCOunors; RAT
pave Lewis StutZ Earl Cooper
Ruicx. John Opasahl; Cadillac, C. =
SouIes; AppersOn, frank Goode; Cadif-.
lac, T. Bramlette; National, FTanE-
Sfefert o..