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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
FAILS IN SN|NDL.E:.
THAT LURED HIM
BunCo Victim Comes to Atlanta
to Fleece EASY Marks"
Nabbed as Fraud.

Il got stung by this game in New
Orleans and I just thought Id come
here and try it on Atlanta people-it
looked like easy money, and I'd heard
the people here were easy"
With this explanation. Charles r.
Wilt, who arrived in Atlanta a few
days ago and who had been stopping
at the Terminal hotel, today confessed
to Detectives Black and Harper that he
had operated an advertising swindle
to fleece Atlanta's easy marks"
through the lure of easy jobs and big
salaries in Hayti
Following his confession, the prison
er broke down. For several hours he
lay on a bunk in his cell, sobbing and
moaning and refusing to speak to any
one
He Bit on Same Game.
The only difference between the fell
low in New orleans who fieeced me
and myself is that he got away with
the game and I got caught Wilt told
the detectives. It's pretty tough to
get stung twice in the same place
first by the game and then by the law"
On his arrival in Atlanta, Wilt in
serted an ad in one of the Sunday
newspapers, representing himself as an
agent of big electrical concern in New
York and offering jobs in Hayti Some
of the jobs would pay 800 per month
and expenses and others SIS and eX-
penses, the ad read. Answers We're to
be addressed in care of the newspaper
office
The ad caught the eye of many job
hunters and large numbers of answers
were received.
The game as confessed by Wilt, was
to induce the applicants to put up in
cash one-half of the expenses of the
trip to Hayti, he to pay the remaining
half and to refund the applicants
money when the latter began work in
Hayti The jobs of course, did not ex-
list, and at an opportune moment he
was to decamp with the proceeds
Easy" Atlanta Traps Him.
He admitted to detectives he had OBJ
tanned money from three applicants.
The officers believe there may be 9TH
ers. He said J. A. Taylor, of Is Court
land street paid him S25; Andrew Neri,
Of &c Cherry street, $32, and man by
the name of Merrill, whose address
Wilt did not know, IS.
The swindle was exposed by G. H.
Webster clerk in the plant of Ar
mour & Co When Webster read the
ad he became suspicious, and, without
answering it, wire direct to the electri-
cal concern in New York. He received
an immediate reply, informing him that
the concern had no contract, nor other
interests, in Hayti and that they had no
agent here soliciting employees.
Webster then gave this information
to the detective department, with the
result that Wilt was taken into custody.
wilt probably will be arraigned before
Recorder Broyles tomorrow morning
for preliminary examination.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
JAIL BLACKS OVER
a, IS ORDER
Of T|NDALL
Present Detention Home Proved
Unfit by Attack on Turnkey,
Asserts Probation Officer.

Chief Probation Officer w W. Tin
today that the daring attempt mat
last night by two negro boys to oven-
power the turnkey and escape from the
Central avenue detention home, frus~
trated only by the quick action of tw"
white boys, demonstrated beyond doubt
the untitness of the present building fo,
detention purposes.
After this" said Tindan today, al,
negro boys who appear to be over four
teen years old, notwithstanding the fact
that they claim the jurisdiction of the
juvenile court, will be lodged in the 1aii
for safe-keeping, The present deten-
ton home Is a shell, suitable only for
the lodging OF small children. 1t ha.
been outgrown completely by the worS
of the Juvenile court.
Three Wounded in Battle.
AS a result OF last nights fight in the
halls Of the home. Turnkey Frank Ham
ilton is laid up today with a scalp
wound several inches long Helmer
Hannaman. a white boy, held for the
children's court, is nursing trivial
flesh wound in the leg, and Emery
Raines. negro, aged nineteen, who
gained entrance to the Juvenile home by
asserting that he was sixteen, is held at
police headquarters with a bullet in his
thigh, facing a charge Of assault with
intent to murder.
Fred Ammosson and Dick Coppedge,
the two white lads who rushed to Turn
key Hamiltons assistance when the
guard had been beaten to his knees by
a blow on the head, have been released
on their word to appear in juvenile
court on Saturday morning.
According TO the story told by several
small negroes, Raines came to. tho
place with the express purpose of do
ing" Hamilton. In his plot he was aid
ed by a negro named Henry Wynne,
but Wynne lost heart when the white
prisoners mixed in and left Raines to
go 1t alone.
Turnkey Hit With Brick.
Raines according to the statements
of the inmates. went into the hall at 8
o'clock last night with a brick wrapped
in towel AS Turnkey Hamilton was
stopping over to fasten a locker the
negro hit him over the head, knocking
him to his knees. Hamilton drew his
pistol as the negro closed with him.
Ammosson and Coppedge rushed into
the hall at the sounds of the scuffle
Hamilton fired his pistol once and the
bullet grazed the leg of Helmer Han
naman, twelve year old white boy.
While Ammosson was fighting with
Raines to loosen his hold on Hamilton,
Coppedge, grabbing up the brick which
the negro had dropped, hammered him
over the head with it. Ralnes backed
off and Hamilton fired a second time,
the bullet lodging in Raines' hip.
Il knew l was in a detention home"
said Hamilton after the shooting. II
didn't want to kill the negro"
Probation officer Tindal said today
that he had turned out all the white
boys held at the home and had notified
their parents to produce them in court
on Saturday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
GREENVILLE. ALA, TO GET
NEW $4,000 P0ST0FFICE

today passed bill appropristing $4,000
for a public building at GreenvilIe, Ala
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
BOY HURT IN COTTON
MILL DEMANDS 5000

E. Griffin, Is years old, through his
father and next friend, H. G. Griffin,
has brought suit for $4,000 damages
against the Southern Cotton Oil Com
pany. He says his clothes were caught
in the mill machinery and that his
hand was mangled and his hip and side
permanently injured. He says he was
injured while performing other than
his regular duties.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF
HONOR TO TENNESSEEAN

WASHINGTON, Jan 23--In the
presence of Secretary of War Stimson
and Major General Leonard Wood, chief
of staff of the army. President Taft
today awarded the congressional med
al of honor for distinguished gallantry
in action in the Philippine islands to
Captain Joseph s. Cecil, Of the Eigh-
tenth infantry.
Captain Cecil is a native of Tennes-
see.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
MERCHANTS BANKRUPT.

a. L. Grimes and c. B. Grimes, of
the firm of A. L. Crimes g. Bro, mer-
chants Of Whitesburg, Carroll county,
9eoigla, fled voluntary petition in
bankruptcy in the Federal court of
Bankruptcy. The petition sets forth
'nelF liabilities as $4,137S2 and their
assets as $4,9S9.S5.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
JUDGE TWIGG ASKED TO
ADDRESS BURNS CLUB

The Burns Club Of Atlanta has in
voted Judge II. d. D. Twiggs to deliver
the principal address before the club
at the celebration Of the Scottish bard's
birthday. January %. The celebration
will be held at the home of the club. on
Confederate avenue. a double quartet
will sing Scottish songs.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
Warq LOT any case OF Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
+. ]. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. q
We, the undersigned. have lnon,,7 u
J. Cheney for the last is years, and he.
lieVe him perfectly honorable in ali
business transactions and fnanciaiIv
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm. ''i"ue
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE..
,,.,,,- c-. Toledo o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
and mucous surfaces Of the system
Testimonlals sent free. Price rs cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
patton.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23

The following very interesting letter has been r
ne Parcel Post Editor:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
CANADA TO SUBSIOIZE
RAILROAD SHIP LINE

MONTREAL Jan. 23.-The Canadian
government has promised the Canadian
Pacific Railroad Company a subsidy of
100000 to run line of steamers from
Canadian to West Indian ports. it was
learned here today.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
GAMBLER IN FIGHT.
FOR NEW GIRLS
SCHOOL
lyrues EngIish-C al
Building Woodward Still
Against Revenue.

Alderman John s. Gambler will lead
. fight at the meeting of council this
ofternoon for new building for the
English Commercial Girls High school,
the needs of which have been laid be-
fore three successive councils
Joined by other members of council,
Gambler will insist that construction on
this building, a lot for which has al
ready been obtained on Washington
street be begun at once.
The go girl pupils now attending
the school are housed in two old resi-
deDces. The attendance will increase
greatly next year. The school officials
insist that they must have new build
ing BY next September, and if the APP
nroUratfon is delayed until June, it
will be impossible to erect the building
by that time.
To Demand S25. 1000 For Work.
The board of education has asked
$4,000 for the project, With $4,000
the building of the school can be be
gun al once and the appropriation can
he supplemented in June without caus-
inc any delay. So council will be asked
for $4,000 at this time, and figures
will be presented to show that the
money is available.
our fight is the fight to make the
lives Of young women who are striving
to earn their own livelihood easier"
said Alderman Gambler.
Want 100000 Added.
Councimen will endeavor to add
100000 more anticipated revenue to
the budget
Chairman w G. Humphrey, of the
finance committee, declared today that
he would oppose adding to the budget
any more anticipated revenue.
Mayor Woodward said he would veto
the budget II council added any more
anticipated revenue.
Before the meeting of council num-
Der of members will submit their re-
quests for new appropriations to
Chairman Humphrey. If his commit
lee declines to recommend the appor-
tionments, the councilmen will make an
oDen fight for them.
Other new appropriations to be urged
are $4,000 more for the Butler street
sewer $4,000 as the first payment on a
new water pump for the river station,
10000 for the paving of Central ave-
nue., $1,000 for a fire engine house in
Inc Fifth ward, and number of small
items
10 Veto All if Crematory Is Included.
No matter what the agreement is as
10 the general budget, however, there
tIi be hard fight over the $4,000
orematory appropriation. Friends Of
Mayor Woodward will insist that this
appropriation be stricken from the bud
set II they are overriden in council
hey will hold up the sheet. Then,
when the budget goes to the aldermanic
'oard, the same fight will be gone over
again.
Indications are that the budget will
not reach the mayor for approval for
month vet.
When 1t comes to him he will veto
Inc whole thing if the crematory ap-
preparation is included.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-23
KING ALFONSO PARDONS
PRISONERS ON BIRTHDAY

MADRID, Jan. 23.-King Alfonso
celebrated his birthday today by sign
ing general amnesty order granting
freedom TO all political offenders ex-
cept those in prison for grave Of
lenses.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-11-10
SUlZER INDICATED.

Two weeks ago. when he gubcr
Material iate of Wm Sulzer hung in
the balance. With the siganrf.
forces f Tammany and Is Gu.
throat methods of persecution ar
rayed Oh one side and The SYN
pathy and confidence of the ploE,c
on the other. The Citizen. al 81
expressing implicit faith and conf.
denee in his integrity. stated thai
this man had been elected 10 cecrs
office to which he had ever asairel
and that he would not So an
prestige by reason of TammanE's
malicious attempt to whip him I'M.
line with their graftin& control q.
the State.
Subsequent events Prove that our
faith in the popularity Of Mr. SuIzer
was we'll founded. Running for tn
accou,hly no nc p-oC-rc.,t,,
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-11-10
NEWSB0Y SHOWS
A Good PROFIT

That the cleanup of the ore taken
from the Newsboy mine during Che
month OF October was greater than
was expected and has proved to be
the best yet vas found by the dircc-
tors OF the c mpany when the ANAL
gam was retorted and assayel. Al
though less ore was milled as sever.
al delays occurred to make minor
changes, the output for the month
equalled SS,3ao or 5000 more than
the cleanup Tor the previous month.
The ore milled during October was
general average OF all the rock
contained in the Slopes OF the mine
as an effort was made to mill rock
from all over the mine that an ay-
erage value OF the ore could be as
certa ned. The cleanup amounted
% $50 ounces and at the former as
saved value of SIPS an ounce the
rock went about $2125 TO the ton
At meeting OF the directors it
was found that after all of the
months bills are met the work Will
show larger profit than was made
N September. 1t is estimated that
at least $4,000 was netted from the
months work and the company of
ficials are very much pleased with
the present outlook of the mine.
A new ore shoot has been picked
up in the west end of the 15g-soot
level about - feet firm the shaft
which shows indication of con,in-
uing down to the 250-foot level. No
stopping on this new shoot has been
done and no assays of the rock have
been made but from pans made 7.
shows cd indications.
At present l. men are being en-
ployed in the mine and at the mill
which is being run "a hours ia ~
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-11-10
WHOLESALE CONDEMNATION

The people OF the Iditarod camp
may have sufficient cause for do
handing the removal of j. H. AL
bre chit as their commissioner. but
does it Justify the News-Miner in
letting loose such a storm of vtu
peration and abuse as published in
its issue of Nov. l f the law. law
Yers, commissioners and judges
wherein lies the only protection
rom lawlessness afforded society2
Elsewhere in the same issue aB-
peared the following
In lengthy telegram received
last evening by Judge f. f. Fuller
OF the district court, the people N
lditarod in mass meeting assembled
state Their grievances against Com
missioner j. H. Albrecht of the
lower river city, and ask that h
be removed from office. The action
Was taken by the Iditaroders upon
q decision rendered by the commits
sioners, in a case entitled the United
States VS.. S. c. Adams, the defend
ant being released by the official at
his trial for the trial OF criminal
trespass, or claimjumping
The wire TO the judge states that
Adams jumped certain mining claims
on Otter creek, but was released by
Commissioner Albre chit on the ground
that the mining ground had mt
been lawfully located in the first
place. the government failing to
show that there had been an original
d scovery,"
The above is. we presume. the
conclusion arrived at by Mr.. Al
brecht after hearing the evidence ad
duced at the trial.
The following is in part the abu-
sive editorial referred 10:
THE common people demand OF
their ordinary or garden-kind #
commissioner sense of right and
wrong. instead of a knowledge o.
the law, and that he shall exercise
that human gift While it is posi-
BILE that every little commissioner be-
lieves that he is out of place and
denied his rights by being kept off
the bench of the supreme court Of
the United States, the minute he
forgets himself and begins to dream
that he is handling cut the profound
legal dope. he falls down with the
people. The higher court is the
clearing house for rascalty, and there
the legal scavengers may gather and
perform their dirty work of keeping
criminals from having justice done
20 them. but the commissioners
court is not supposed to have any
such powers or to exercise them 1:
is to be hoped that the federal judge
will protect the people of the remote
camp Of Iditarod by giving them
a commissioner who does not know
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-11-10
The AGGRAVATlNG POLL TAX.

Tie territorial MI tax collecto,
is meeting storm of protest &C he
attempts 10 collect from persons re.
e4di#s within the cornora1a limits ~
Fairbanks.
Th, complied laws Of 1919 for the
territory OF Alaska Page 31S SOC.
ton 80 o. The Civil Code, relating n
HE i vers OF Municipalities reads
rs follows That the common coun.
Ill shall have and exercise the fol.
wing uoAer>. Seventh To as.
Sess. levy. and collect poll fax of
no. less than TWO dollars nor moro
than tour dollars #per wear on all
male residents Yer tventv.one and
under fjfr,, wears of aoa who GRO
net act,ye members serving with.
out pay. of volunteer fire company
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-11-10

al the b tom OF Il 75-foot shaft dur
ing the summer the operators Wrre
drowned out when il vas y dent
from the paintings tina thy aere
near the main ledge
Two men have been working a.
the mine which is leased 20 Smith
x McGlone and have taken out ,
tons OF rock from the new ledee
and have II more tons in sight. ~
soon as - tons OF the ore have 3aeea
taken out Il mill test will be male
10 reach a definite value Of the ore
Work will soon be started on a new
tunnel on the 4o-foot level and aft
CT the cold weather sets in an 81
fort will he made 10 complete tn
unn4l on the 15-faot level in which
the. were drowned out.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-11-10
F NLANDERS
IN TROUBLE

As result of a celebration among
some residents from Finland in
which too much vine was imbibed
40 arrests We're made by Chief ,f
Police Wseman but in each case
the defendants were released Only
one arrest Was made at first but
during the course OF the trial OF the
defendant, evidence introduced show.
Cd that robbery had been committed
which resulted in the arrest of
another
1t seems that about ten Finland
ers held a jollification at the home
Of one OF their number and imbibed
freely in vine When the supply
d sappeared Alfred Niemi. by of
- and one Of the celebrants. start.
ed out OF the cabin to procure more
of The liquor that the festivity might
continue. When outside OF the cab
In il IS ALLEGED that he was attack
d by some unknown person and H.
lieHed OF his money Nhi1h amou4.-
ed TO $4ol Thinking that some f
The parry We're implicated in the
robbery he re-entered the cabin and
started trouble drawing knife TO
add force TO his argument. Some
OF the party escaped and informed
the police and he was arrested upon
the charge OF assault but next daE
was released hui was given warn
ing by Judge PAUL..
After an investigation was made
regarding the reported loss OF the
money, evidence pointed to Andrea
Maxi, who was taken into custody
by the oh ef OF police, and lodged
in the federal Jail. He pleaded not
2ui'ty to the charge and was releas
ed after trial in which he was ac-
quilted.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-11-10

CLUB TO MEET

The regular m nthly meeting of
he Fairbanks Commercial club is
to be held this evening in the Com
missioner's court room and it is de
sired that as many members as
possible be III attendance as business
or importance to the community is
to come before the club. The meet
ing will start at $50 O'Clock sharp
Aside from the usual routine bust
ness it is likely that some action
will be taken in the matter of the
will be taken in the matter of the
mail service to the Interior Al
the last meeting of the club it was
decided that the club communicate
with some OF the Washington of
ficials in the matter of increasing
the mail allowance on the stages
during the winter months and it is
probable that further action will be
decided upon tomorrow.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-11-10
RELOCATE FAIR
CHANCE LEDGE

According TO f. A Smith who
visited the Far Chance quartz mine
in which he is interested on the
divide between Eva and St Patrick
creeks. the mine operators have
again discovered the follower ledge
which was lost last spring. The
ledge which was relocated on the
25-foot level is about II inches IN
width and shows values of about
800 to the ton.
Much development has been done
at the mine since the former find
was lost and from the summers work
it is evident that the past opera
tions were upon follower and that
the present discovery is probably
the main ledge. While tunneling
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-11-10

banking center and called the rich
est thoroughfare in rich London.
derives is name from the Lombard
ians.
:. :. :.
When a man fails in lob To-
which some Responsibilities Is attach
ed. il is very imprudenf for 4 h DIV
of men to appoint that failure fe ?
more important lob And when thai
failure again shows unfifnoss f,r
his position and no notice taken
the heads Of the APPOINTING holy
should be examined or chopped IF
:. :. :.
There is difference betxoen wit
and huma-. which is not easily do
fined. as there is between alo.
quencc and oratorv. and those trait.
in man are very oftao snnronua.
cd. But droIIery + 9ifforen, ate.
cether from vii or hpmor, and is
a most ENJOYABLE characteristic ir
a man when understood and ,nnra
cfated. 0tte. the big Swede hal.ar
who has gone 10 Seattle for III.
winter. Is one Of the arolles, men
have met In the North and
have met A good many in nv time
To give one speciman Of his droger:
I recall meeting him once 1,sf sun.
mer on the Turner street bridq.
when he old mo be was ro.urni,,
from ST. Joseph's HOSPITAL after Wis
iting \ friend VIII m the doctors
weeks before had declared = bore.
less case-who could not live many
hours. Il found him" said Otto
with a merry twinkle in his riehf
eve set in his grave face "raftin.
about the corridors hale and hear.v
and after all the treating aud coy.
ing of the doctors no refused ia d.
for them. though he was not afraid
10 die. and like a sensible man he
saw there was n nso IN dying any.
how" When Otto returns in tho
Spring he will tell as usual af,o,i,
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-11-10
Three HUNDRED CABINS
BUILDING IN new TOWN

Fred Musgjerd. the gardener On
+ shth avenue, is in receipt of a let
ter from a friend who went into the
Chisana country during the sum
mer. VIII le the friend had nothing
70 say as TO the richness of the
country in a mining way, he did so
into detail regarding the building of
the new town in that camp. and
stated that at the time of writing
there We're three hundred cabins
erected or II course of construction,
While emitting any details of the
country, the tone Of his letter is
very optimistic.