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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
WORK OF "FIREBUG"
TRUST is FOUND IN
Is AMERICAN CITIES

CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-Fifteen cities in the
United States were named today by As
sistant States Attorney Johnson as the
places in which the arson trust with
headquarters in Chicago, operates. John
son. who has been investigating the
cases will present the evidence at a spe-
cial session OF the grand jury, to he
held after the regular work for that
body has been completed, about The mid
die of February. In the meantime, he is
investigating and expects to have a mass
of testimony ready for the jurors.
1--WE find" said Johnson, that men
have been sent all over the United States
to set fires and that the money has come
back to Chicago and fallen into the hands
of public adjusters
Johnson mentioned the following cities
as scenes of incendiary fires set at the
behest of the trust: Chicago, New York,
indianapolis st, Louis, Milwaukee, Min
neapolls, st. Paul, Cincinnati, South
Bend. Ind; Fort Wayne, Ind; Wauke-
sha, Wis; Columbus, Ohio; Port Byron,
III; Auburn ILL.,, and Kankakee, Ill
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
PRISONER CONFESSES
TO ATTACK ON WOMAN

MONTGOMERY, ALA, Feb. g.
Green Golston, one of two negroes
brought here last night under military
guard, has confessed to completely in
an attack on young woman at Green
willie Saturday night. Golston made his
confession to one OF the janers The
young woman, a telephone operator at
Greenville, was on her way home from
work when she was attacked Albert
Hiegler was brought here with Golston.
Both negroes are in the Montgomery
county jail
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
MENELIK, RULER OF
ABYSSINIA, is DEAD
AGAIN-TENTH TIME

ROME, Feb. skiing Menelik, of
Abyssinia, more often reported dead
than any other monarch on earth, is
said in a dispatch received today from
AIDES Abbeba, to have died last Friday
This was the tenth time since 1902
that King Menelik has been reported
to have died ar been assassinated.
According to the advices in the dis
patch, Prince Lidj- Nassau, successor to
Menelik, entered the Abyssinian capt.
tai yesterday and assumed his kingly
duties.
King Meneik, whose life has been
surrounded by more mystery than that
of any other ruler. is reported upon the
following occasions to have met his
death: September 1902; December
1906; October 1907; December, 1908;
January, 1909; October. 1909; Novem-
Der. 1909; February 1910; March, 1910
The years of 1911 and 1912 were APP
parently fortunate ones for the Afri-
can ruler
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
GIRL TRAILS NEGRO
PURSE THIEF AND
HAS HIM ARRESTED

Miss lola Lee Hood, pretty daughter
of Policeman Charlie Hood, today graph
ically related to Recorder Broyles how
Tom Whitaker, a negro, Saturday after
noon snatched her purse in Whitehall
street, and how she nervily followed
through the crowds and caused his arrest
Miss Hood kept the negro well in sight,
and, al an opportune moment, yelled
catch that negro. catch him. n. d.
Stallings, of 300 Windsor street. wheeled
and seized the negro before the latter
could sprint away. When the young
woman failed to scream when the purse
was snatched, the negro evidently thought
she would make no cutlery, and hence
made no effort to run.
THE ruse worked like a charm smil-
ingly remarked Miss Hood
The purse and eight dollars in money,
its contents, were recovered. Whitaker
was bound over to the state courts for
robbery. His bond was fixed at $500
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
YOUTH STABBED
BY NEGRO DIES
No CIeW to Assassin Who
FeIIed H. D. NeWSom on
Crowded Street.

II. D. Newsom. 307 Spring street, the
young express messenger stabbed by
an unidentified negro last Saturday
afternoon at Whitehall and Alabama
streets, died today at Grady hospital
The slayer is being sought by the
entire police and detective departments.
but so far no clew as to his identity or
whereabouts has been unearthed
No one can be found who knew the
slayer, despite the fact that he ran
through crowded downtown streets for
blocks finally making his escape by
darting through a negro saloon in De-
catur street. He was chased by crowd
of so men through Alabama, Pryor and
Decatur streets, but in this entire dis
lance no one made an attempt to block
or stop him.
Two policemen joined in. the chase,
but the negro proved himself such a
fieet-footed Splinter that no one was
able to overtake him.
Newsom was stabbed in the right
lung and was unconscious for some
time before his death.
He was in company with his brother
and two other young men Saturday
afternoon and in front of the Aragon
hotel the negro bumped into one of the
party and was pushed out of the way.
Turning, he followed the party through
Peachtree for several blocks, and. after
crossing the viaduct, hurried ahead and
waited at the Atlanta National bank
corner
As the unsuspectng men approached
the negro darted forward and plunged
his knife into Newsom fleeing before
any one realized what had occurred.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
MOBILES MARDl GRAS
CARNIVAL UNDER WAY

MOBILE, ALA. Feb 3.-Under iuclem-
ent conditions, king Felix Ill" made his
entry to his Imperial city at ! o'clock
this afternoon on the royal yacht, ''Wn-
ona, formally opening the annual Mardi
Gras carnival The booming of artillery
signalized the appearance of the craft and
quickly the parade was organized with
outsiders, city and county officials. \ de-
tachment of the Fort Morgan coast artil-
lery garrison formed the military escort.
Tonights program includes the parade
of the Infant Mystics' with nine floats,
and the grand ban in the Steel audi
forum located on the river front Ow-
ing to weather conditions the crowds are
not as large as in former years.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
JACK JOHNSON MUST
GO TO TRIAL, DEGREES
u. S. SUPREME COURT

WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-The su-
preme court of the United States today
refused Il writ of error in the case of
Jack johnson, against United States
Marshal Hay, involving his arrest for
violation of the white slave act. The
court did not pass on the merits of his
crime on the ground that the pugiist
must exhaust all means to test the law
in the lower courts before appealing to
the supreme court of the United States.
Johnson must therefore stand trial
in the lower court before his case can
be reviewed by the supreme court.
In its decision, the supreme court
pointed out that the exceptional cir
cumstances alleged as a reason for ex-
pediting a ruling on the case-the re-
fusal of the lower court to accept bail
no longer exists.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
The mayor continues

ne IidNtl NoiillllutSt
THE decisions cited clearly establish
that the contract now before me is fla -
GRAVITY violative of the highest law Of
this state, to wit. its constitution, and
one which we are expressly prohibited
from entering into.
"A public agent can exercise only
such powers as are expressly. or by
necessary implication, conferred upon
him. He possesses just such powers as
are thus delegated, and no others. He
can no more arrogate to himself a pow
err not delegated than he can arrogate
unto himself property which belongs to
others. The law creates a legal office
and prescribes a legal way by which
that office can be administered. 1t has
never yet been contemplated by the law
that a legal agent with legally defined
powers can, with impunity, do Illegal
things
Not only does the law contemplate
that public agent shall faithfully obey
the law and do only legal things, but il
makes him promise, in the shape of a
solemn oath, that he will commit no IL
office, / took this character of oath, and
do intend to hold ii sacred.
In addition to the above cited pro-
vision in the constitution Of the state
and the numerous decisions of the SUI
preme court upon the question of H.
legal contracts, our own city charter is
plain in its language against such ne
Sr,1
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
DOG BITING BOY AND
SPREADING TERROR is
EXAMINED FORRABIES

Experts today are examining the head
of big yellow dog which spread terror
in West End, severely biting six year old
Thomas Sims, 356 Oak street, and snap
ping at nine-year-o Pat Stephens 10
Atwood street, and other boys.
The dog, which is believed to have had
hydrophoba, was slain and today its
head was taken to the state board of
health for examination. The result prob
ably viii be known this afternoon
The dog is said to have belonged to Jack
Almand, living in Oak street. 1t first at
tackled and bit Almands COW, after which
it took to the streets.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
FUND IS IN SIGHT
FORF|FT TIL 8 TRIP
General Chairman Adair Conf
dent Sum Needed Will Be
Raised by Solicitors.

Forrest Adair chairman of the gen
eraI committee in charge of raising
funds to send the Fifth Georgia regi-
ment to Washington. today confidently
predicted that the necessary money
would be raised.
The county commissioners are prac-
ticaIly certain to subscribe the $4,000
asked from them, when they meet next
Wednesday," said MI Adair today,
land council will probably subscribe
the citys $4,000 this afternoon.
That will leave less than $4,000 to
be raised, and l am satisfied that At
lanta will not get within $4,000 of send
ing 'Atlanta's own regiment to the
Inauguration, and then fail.
1T is really a duty that most of us
owe the military" continued Mr.. Adair,
aside from the fact that it is the first
time in 30 years that the South has
had an opportunity of sending troops
TO march in the inaugural parade of a
Democratic president. Most of US dodge
military duty. and if the men who COM
pose this regiment viii go to the armory
and spend their time drilling, in order
to become soldiers, we who have shirk-
ed should come to the front and show
our appreciation by giving the neces-
sary funds to give these soldiers a de-
served outing"
Members of the committee started
out this afternoon to visit a number of
large merchants who have not yet sub
scribed to the fund.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
SLEUTH MISSING.
BILLS ARE LEFT
UNPAID
{. S. Reed, of Dictograph
Fame, Disappears From At.
Ianta-AttaCh Furniture.

r. ,, Reed, well known as the Rurrs ia
tectlVe who figured in the recent So,t
carolina graft cases, and as the man VII
introduced the diCtograp phi to the So,,1
took the star role in a strictly local CO..,
sation tdoay, when it was announce 49,.
he departed from the city overnight. Iaar
ing sheaf of unpaid bills behind hin,
with promises to make good.
The E. S. Reed National Detac,i,.,
agency organized with flourish IN ~
strength of his photograph made renpts
tlon' thus is deprived of its excuse for
being, and passes out of existence
Employed by the w. j. Burns detec-
1--WE agency, Reed obtained sensational
evidence in the South Carolina cases ~,
the use of the dictograph That conrri,
ance had been used in other sections. bnt
Reed brought it South for the first time
His local reputation was bosted to tbo
skies, and because of his prominence tbus
acquired, Reed resigned as a Burns a,,,
ployee to start an agency of his own in
Atlanta, several months ago.
Creditors Take Furniture
When third floor tenants of the Car4Ior
building, where Reed had his office found
the elevators blockaded this morning IN,
a pile of furniture they wondered who was
moving out. JanitOrs who were loading
the various desks and tables into the
freight elevator willingly supplied the in
formation. bringing to light the story of
a man who organized a detective agency
on the strength of his reputation alone
inducing attorneys to advance the money
required for the incorporation and tb.
furniture dealers to extend him credit for
his needs.
He engaged Attorney Carl Hutcheson IL
| draw up the Incorporation papers and At
tend to any other legal work he might
have. Mr.. Hutchinson said TODAY that he
finally managed to recover the money he
| had advanced and then stopped acting rs
counsel for the agency That was six
weeks ago. Since then Reed has been
| missing
Had Paid His Rent
| When his creditors could get no an
swers to their demands for payment, they
attached the furniture and office equip
ment and on advice of their attorneys TIT
| management of the Gambler building to-
day delivered the furniture TO them. The
superintendent of the building said Reed
| had paid his rent to February !. and
that they had made arrangements for re.
renting the office and were not concerned
in his disappearance
| Lee Barnes, proprietor of the Hote
| Majestic, said he received a letter from
! Nashville Saturday saying that Reed was
! working there and that he was holding
! Reeds personal effects for $100 board bill
| While at the Majestic Reed was regis
| tered under the name of J. A. Harris ana
| as he makes it habit of registering IN
! der an assumed name for detective rea-
) sons, tits the belief of Mr. Barnes that
! he Is not operating under his own name
! in Nashville Mr.. Barnes said he had al
| ways found Reed on the square and
! thought that he would return and settle
| his obligations here.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
ARMED MAN, ALONE,
SHOOTS UP HOME OF
EXPRESS co. GUARD

CHICAGO, Feb Am armed man,
said to answer the description of the
lone bandit who held MP the stock yards
express of the PENNSYLVANIA railroad Fri
day night today entered the home Of
Harold j. Blair. rifle guard for the
Adams Express Company shot up the
house and terrorized the community.
Blair was not at home when the robber
entered The police believe the thief
wanted TO get keys that were in Blair
posses sion.
The robber fired at Mrs Blair. at her
mother, Mrs Matte Blair. aged "a, and
at Mrs. Anna RaUsch, Mrs. Blairs sis
ter. and at George Blair, her husband
\ patrol wagon filed with policemen
was rushed TO the scene
The bandit leaped through a window
10y which he had entered the Blair home
and escaped.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
H0B0S' UNION WANTS
CHARTER FROM A. F. OF |

CHICAGO. Feb. 3.-That the Interna-
tional Brotherhood Welfare association
the hobos' union-will endeavor to
get an American Federation of Labor
charter became known today. The
headquarters of the association have
been moved into more commodious
quarters. Leo Lipa, national organizer
for the association. is heading the
movement to secure a charter.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03

The attack so incensed both the
Northern visitors TO Aiken and the cit
liens of that town that G. oliver Ise-
lin, Aikens founder as a winter resort
offered reward of $1,000 for the cap
ture of Mrs Beach's assailant. and stat
ed i'm an open letter that he would be
glad to participate in the lyuching of
the malefactor This reward was
quickly increased by the municipality
and private donors and NJ. :. Baughn,
an Atlanta detective. was called in by
the authorities TO solve the mystery.
Baughn's findings in the case were
made public in a warrant for the ar
rest of Fred Beach, sworn out on April
S. In this warrant Baughn alleged that
Mrs Beach left her home on the night
of the attack, and that Beach, becom-
ing anxious over her failure to return,
went out to look for her.
Passing around the side Of his own
house to an opening in the hedge he
had am uuobstructed view between his
house and that of Joseph Hartman.
lie then pulled a fence paling from
the fence there, according to the COM
plant. and walked TO a dark spot near
the laundry and stood i'm the shadow.
according to Bauguu, me then stepped
out from the shadow. and suddenly con-
frouted Pearl Hampton. the negro maid,
eAplaiming:
Don't boiler I'm not going 10 hurt
YOU. Where is Mrs Beach,"
Baughu saws that the girl p,ofpSsed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03

followed his wife through the driveway
gate of their residence TO "a point mid
way between the front fence and the
house. There it Is alleged that he at
tackled her and cut her throat. 1t was
here that Mrs. Beach's combs and ear
rings were picked UP and not in the
front yard where she said that she was
attacked by the negro.
Before the warrant was sworn out
the Beaches had left Aiken and had
gone to Paris. where he received the
news OF his alleged assault with in
dignant protest. He stated that ne
would Immediately return TO the United
States To fight the case. The trial was
FIRST scheduled for September 8. but
Was postponed.
The Beaches reached Aiken ion tb.
UItI Iast week.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
STILLM0RE POSTOFFICE
is REPORTED ROBBED

United states uostoftico inspectors to-
day are looking for burglar who broke
into the postoffice az Stilmore. Emanuel
county saturday night
Report of the robbery was received at
the division headquarters Of postofrice in
spectors here today, but the amount Of
the robbers loot was not given
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03

IL theu dashed bthlnd the laundry
and found Mrs Beach. but ran after q
white man dressed In a gray suit Of
clothes who ran out ON th. opposite
side through the front gate of the Ilur-
.fmau cottage and up enc street.
W Beach Bugm ADDE'S. turned aua
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
CHIEF PRAISES HERO
WHO KILLED BANDIT

CHICAGO. Feb 3.-Chief of Police
John McWeeny has taken official cogui-
zance of the bravery exhibited by Police
Operator Clarence McSweeney, of the
new city station, in his encounter with
Bartel Peter Dorendosh and Albert Boor.
when they attempted to hold him up. He
sent McSweeney personal letter COM
mending him for courage McSweeney
was on his way home when he encoun-
tered the robbers He fatally wounded
one of them and the other was arrested.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03

why 90 YOU so plainly and persist
entity seek to violate this law?
"Your proposition involves a raw de
liberate violation of the constitution Of
the state. the charter of this city and
the rights of the public
a very earnestly desire to see the
crematoy proposition speedily settled
but / will not lawlessly disregard either
the law or the people, l propose 10
recognize and obey both.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
Wants Election
To Settle Fight.

4 say yet, that if the general couu-
ell will direct an election to be held
and if, as result Of the election, the
constitutional approval of the contract
is given by the people 4 Will gladly
concur in carrying out their wishes
But l am still firmly of the opinion that
nine tenths of the people are against
the fulhIlment of that outrageous, il
legal and grossly expensive contract.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
SCARE WOMAN TO DEATH

GADSDEN. ALA, Feb. 3-Mrs. Dora
Reed aged s.. died today of nervous
prostration resulting from fright from
vivid displays of lightning and crashes
of thunder. Two horses were killed on
the streets of Gadsden and more than
IA inches of rainfall was recorded
as a result of a storm which swept
over here after midnight
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
MAYOR HINTS At.
SLUSH FUND IN
COUNCIL
VetoeS Budget, Declaring II
Contains Many Entirely IIIe-
gal Contracts.
Continued from Page One.

In the course Of this brief. The UNI
named lawyer who drew it says;
The constitution provides a clear
way by which such q debt can be made
legal. 1t is legal if the provisions Of
the constitution are strictly and liter
ally complied with; it is Illegal if these
conditions are not strictly followed. The
constitutional provision, permitting a
city to be legally saddled with con-
tract which is to run beyond "a year, is
eliminative and restrictive. II permits
such q contract to be entered into in but
one way. and expressly prohibits the
making of such a contract in any other
way. In plain language 1t denies the
right OF public agents 10 bind their
principals, the taxpayers except by
their express assent, which must be
given in Il specified manner Not only
is the method prescribed by which the
authority is delegated, but this author
ity is exhausted by a single exercise.
The same procedure must be observed
each time the authority is conferred. 1t
prohibits even the taxpayers from con-
ferring a general power to make such
contracts in one election upon the pub
lie agents. The submission to the peO-
pie must be in such way as to definitely
state to them all the terms and condi-
tions of the indebtedness, and the pre-
wise purpose for which the indebtedness
is 10 be incurred The voters are then
to delegate or decline to delegate the
power upon their agent to make that
particular proposed contract"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
STAULINGS' FATHER DIES

r. f. Stallings, state chemist, has gone
to Spencer, n. c., to attend the funeral
of his father, who died at his home in
that city of pneumonia. He was about
so years of age.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03

Your rooms can be rented II you win
advertise them I'm the Recognized Rent
Medium of The city People who are
looking FOR nice rooms. look for them
where they have the largest number 20
choose from Your ad in "phe Gporriuu's
Rent Bulletin VIII attract tho attention
~ rho party that is looking Cor rooms I'M
your house I@ j. and sole
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
GODS
Sars

Has kept on selling because it has
kept on benefting, and it ba,
kept on benefting because it,
high standard Of merit has been
carefully maintained.
Get it today in the usual liquid form
or in the tablets called Sarsatabs.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
w. F. Rushin.

w. F. Rushin.
News has been received in Atlanta
of the death in Buena Vista of w. f.
Rushin. brother of S. \. Rushin, of 50
East Fourth street. Mr. Rushn died
suddenly and his brother went at once
to Buena Vista. He was an extensive
planter and well known citizen. He is
survived by his sister, Miss Lucy Rush
in, with whom he lived, and two other
brothers. Raines Rushin, of Bainbridge,
and Eugene Rushin, of Thomaston.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
Johnstone Miller.

The funeral of tombstone Miller q
years old, who died yesterday afternoon
at his residence. 76 Ebert street. will
be held this afternoon at o'clock from
the residence and the interment will be
in Westview. The deceased is sur
viNed by his mother Mrs. Dora ]. Mill
err, and four sisters, Mrs. Guy \. Myers,
Mrs. George Garrison Mrs. r. y. Ash
field and Miss Mildred Miller. He was
a clerk with the Southern railway.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
CLAUDE c. Johnston.

The funeral of Claude G. Johnston last
surviving son of Mr.. and Mrs. Steve r.
Johnston, who died Friday in Waco.
Texas, was held Yesterday morning at
Waco on account of the illness Of Mrs.
Johnston, neither parents of the former
Albanian could attend the funeral Mr..
Johnston was SO years old Steve Il.
Johnston, Jr., died in Atlanta two months
ago and Claude G. came To the funeral
The deceased is survived by his par
onts and sister, Mrs G.. Speers lie was
first in the newspaper business. then In
railway work. and was utely commercial
agent ot Tho Atlanta ANA West Point rail-
road Iu Mace.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
Wants Problem
Speedily Settled

gal acts
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-03
Flagrantly Violative
Of Highest Law.

particular proposed contr