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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
Heartbroken Mother Seeks Pretty
Essie Nix, Sixteen Years Old,
Missing Since Saturday.

Weeping and fearful that her lG-
year-old daughter Essie. had met
some terrible fate Mrs /. NJ Nix.
OF No 62G Chestnut street, visited
detective Headquarters Monday
morning and reported the eircum-
stances Of the girls strange disap-
pearance from home on Saturday
The heartbroken mother said the
girl had left home shortly before
noon as though going TO her work at
the main exchange Of the Southern
Bell Telephone COMPANY Since
then she neither had seen her nor
heard anything from her The girls
hours at the exchange were from
noon until $50 at night.
When midnight came Saturday
Mrs. Nix began to worry. She made
inquiries Sunday at the homes OF
relatives and aquaintances. but none
Of them had seen the missing girl.
Her anxiety led her Monday TO re-
port the disappearance to the police
To whom she confided her fears that
her daughter had been lured out Of
the city The girl is striking bru-
nette ana is said to have had a num-
Der Of admirers.
The mother said that Essie had
been acting peculiarly of late Thurs
day night she discovered the girl got
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
Declines
To Resign Fat Job;
He Will Be Removed

JACKSONVILLE, Sept. 15.-United
States Marshal John f. Horn con-
tinues to hold down his Federal job,
to which he was appointed under a
Republican administration, despite a
telegram received from Attorney Cen
eral McReynolds at his office, de-
handing his resignation. Horn is now
in Ohio.
He is like glew when 1t comes to
sticking, and, as he likes the job OF
marshal and no charges can be pre-
ferred against him, he Is determined
to remain where he is until his term
expires early next year This was
the statement he made recently when
he found the Democrats were getting
hungry for the job.
If some means can be found for
BUSTING Horn the place will so to
State Representative j. c. Brown. OF
Lakeland, he having been definitely
selected several months ago 1t is
understood Horn will be removed
without ceremony and that Marshal
McGourrin, OF the Northern District,
be removed to make place for Per
kenS OF Pensacola.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
BleaSe Wanted as
Witness Against
U, s. by Publisher

WILMINGTON. Sept. l5.-Cole L.
Blease, Governor of South Carolina, is
wanted in Elizabeth City as a witness
for the defendant in the case of the
United States against the publisher OF
Down Homer a free thought maya
zine, w. O. Saunders. who is to be
tried October IA on the charge OF
publishing in violation of the Fed
eral statute matter tending TO incite
murder and arson.
Saunders wrote and published an
article in which he stated that Cole
Blease ought to be shot" and he
hopes 10 prove by the Governor him
self that he has not been murdered or
incinerated as result Of anything he
has written about him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
Bartlett Declares
Currency Act Frees
U. s. of Banks Grip

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-"The
best currency bin in fifty years" is
the way Representative Bartlett, Of
Georgia, characterized the proposed
measure in debate in the House to-
day
Without hesitation or compunc-
ton, l will give my support to this
bin believing it will give the people
what they haven't had before-frec-
dom from the control Of the big
banks II New York" said Mr Bart
lett. 1T will give TO the Government
the right to issue currency-a right
which the banks have practically
taken from 1t
u do not believe there's a word in
this bin that takes private property
for public use or endangers the inter-
ests of depositOrs."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
Courts CROWDED.; Big Cases Held Up
MAYOR SCORES COLLAPSE OF CREMATORY
American Miner Is
Cruelty Slain by
Bandits in Mexico

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 15.--News
of the murder Of Morris p. Root
American superintendent Of the FL
Tigre mines at Topic. Mexico was
brought here by the steamer Peru,
which had almost 100 refugees
aboard.
The mining engineer was intercept
ed by bandits on his way to join en-
ployees of the company preparing to
defend the mine property. He was
cut to pieces.
Root was so years old and had been
in Mexico sixteen years.
Max Lambert, another American
engineer who arrived on the Peru,
was left for dead by bandits who at
tackled his home in the state of Topic,
Lambert's wife and child escaped by
crawling through a rear window and
he remained to greet the bandits.
whose approach was noticed when
they were a mile away. When they
departed Mrs. Lambert returned and
got aid
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
Misdemeanor Docket
Being Cleared Rapidly.

BetWeen 20 and 70 misdomeanOr
cases, including the case of Ike Jack
son, negro. who was sentenced for a
year for stabbing negro woman.
We're disposed of in Judge Calhoun's
division Of the city Court Monday
morning More than 200 cases. the
heaviest docket in years. probably
will be completed this week.
Judge CaIhoun's division was called
Mouday following adjournment of the
criminal branch Of the Superior Court.
resided over by Judge Roam. VINO is
holding court in the Stone Mountain
circuit
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
Refuses to Pay Fine
By COurtmartial;
Officer Arrested

JACKSONVILLE. Sept l5.-RefusaI
to pay fine Of 500 levied by a court
martial has led to the arrest Of John
Lee, former lieutenant in the Florida
National Guard here
from military headquarters and held in
custody at Sheriff Dowlings office un-
til released on a 500 cash bond, to ap-
pear at habeas corpus hearing Sep,
TENDER 26 lie is represented by Cen
eral John $. Maxwell, formerly d brig
adler general in the State Guard
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
End Seen to Strike
Of Longshoremen

MOBILE, Sept. 10 President r p.
OConnor. OF the International Long
shoremeus Union, will come here TO ad-
Just the strike Of the white and negro
longshoremen that has been on for ten
days
The timber stevedores are working
non-union negroes and to-day Sheriff
Palmer was asked for men to guard
them.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
Friends Proffer Aid
To Accused Woman

GADSDEN, Sept 16.-Friends of Mrs.
Robert r. Butler. formerly Miss Lutes.
Of this county who is in jail a Biz
mingham for shooting her husband. said
to-day they would give her assistance
if required They DO not believe she
had any intention Of killing her hus-
band.
j. a Gallant who settled the estate
after Mr.. and Mrs Jacob c. Lutes
were killed and robbed, said that Mrs
Buffers share of the estate amounted
to about $500 which has been paid to
her. He went TO Birmingham TO meet
Mrs Butler ana offer assistance
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
False AfidaVitS
Charged by Judge

GADSDEN, Sept 15-In overruling
application for change Of venue in the
case of ). Smith. charged with the MUIR
der of Patronman Patterson. Of Ala
bama City Judge J. \. Bilbo to-day
charged that false afftdavits had been
made and ordered the clerk 10 place the
affidavits under lock and key
They will be delivered to the Grand
Jury and wholesale indictments for per
jury may follow More than 200
names were fixed to the affidavits.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
NE:W YORK
|SST|RRED
BY CRIME
RECITAL
Priest Tells How He Slew Girl,
Dismembered Body and Threw
Pieces Into Hudson River.

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a priest at st Josephs Catholic
church this citv is in fail here to
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
OLDDUMP|
GROUNDS
REUSED
Councilman Ashley, After Inspec-
ton, Criticises Carrier System
at Disposal Plant,

Atlanta's new crematory is practi-
cally out Of operation and Monday
the carts were turned to the old
dumping grounds with their loads Of
garbage. This was the report made
to Mayor Woodward by Councilman
Claude Ashley Monday, following a
visit by him to the crematory, and
criticism Of the plants collapse was
widespread
In his talk with the Mayor. MIR.
Ashley. severely criticised the ar
rangements by which the garbage is
transported from the pit TO the fur
naces. and offered the suggestion that
travelling cranes be substituted for
the present system.
THE system Of handling the gar
bage in use now keeps one spot in the
pit clean, but fails to properly remove
the garbage along the sides Of the
pit" he said
Double Strain on Motors.
"A great many cables have been
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
Three Feet of Water
Ii Mobile Streets.

MOBILE, Sept. IA total of 11.O1
inches of rain has fallen in Mobile
within the past two days, doing many
thousands Of dollars damage
Streets of the business district were
flooded three feet. In many places
water backed up into several stores.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
Record Attendance
In Gadsden Schools

GADSDEN. Sept. Is When the city
schools opened Monday every building
was crowded. Superintendent Griggs
announced the enrolment was greater
than ever before and that within an
other year the city would be facing
the problem Of appropriating more funds
for school buildings
St Johns Catholic Church has built
a parochial school here that will ac-
commodate about $50 pupils
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
Alabama Grand Jury
Returns 81 Bills

ANNIsTON. sept 15.-The Calhoun
County Grand Jury Of the city Court
which has been IN session for about two
weeks, adjourned saturday after In
vestlgatinE 1903 cases examining $50 wit
ness. and returning - true bills
As forecast. the Grand Jury made an
iuveslga into yjoIauous of the speed
law by uutomobilists and made recon
meuGauons in that particular
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
Sl,0OO,OOO Paper Co,
Locates in GadSden

GADSDEN. Sept. 15.-The Chamber
of Commerce is active and several at
tractve industries are being induced TO
locate here. Announcement of the loca-
ton OF the Alabama Pulp and Paper
Company viii he made early in the new
year
The paper company is concern with
Il 900 600 capital
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16
No JUDCE: To
TRY FULTON
DOCKET
Frank Case and New Bench Ap-
pOintments Cause Congestion
in COurt-l00 Await Trial.

Solicitor General Dorsey is on a still
hunt for judge to conduct the large
grist Of cases which have piled vi
since the June term Of SQUIRT Tn.
Frank trial caused all other court
business to accumulate, and the re-
cent bench appointments still further
have delayed the disposal of several
scores of cases.
More than one hundred prisoner.
are in the county jail awaiting trial
Some Of them have been there much
longer than is usual to hold them be-
for trial The solicitor wishes to hay,
them placed on trial Al the earliest
possible moment and does not wish Z,
wait until some time in October rol
Judge Ben H. Hill to take the new
Atlanta circuit judgeship if he car
avoid this delay
An effort is being made TO have
one Of the Superior Court judges pre-.
side. If this fails, it is probable that
judge from an outside circuit viii
be brought in.
ConIey One To Be Tried.
Jim Conley, self-confessed accessory
after the fact in the murder of Mary
Phagan. viii be one of those placed
on trial. Nothing of the spectacular
interest that obtained at the Frank
trial VIII be shown when the negro
is brought into cour. II viii be little
more than a Formally Conley will
plead guilty and VIII De sentenced
There will be no Witnesses.
Judge Roam will hear the argu
ment for new trial Of Frank October
4. but all the subsequent litigation in
behalf OF the convicted man viii be
heard by another Judge
The recent bench appointments also
may cause another delay in the sci
Element OF the celebrated Crawford
case. Mrs. Mary Belle Crawford has
been accused of poisoning her wealthy
husband. Joshua Crawford Solicitor
Dorsey found himself disqualified Ia
act as the prosecutor OF Mrs. Craw
ford. Frank A. Hooper and several
others were named later TO act in this
capacity. but the same disqualified
ton existed in each case. Charles :
Reid finally was selected to draw uu
the blank bin Of Indictment against
the accused woman and conduct the
prosecution.
Defense Urges Haste.
He was prepared TO go ahead with
the case until it became known that
Governor Slaton had appointed him
as the judge Of the Stone Mountain
Circuit, of which he now is prose
cutor This will make 1t necessary
to select still another attorney TO
conduct the case against Mrs. Craw-
ford and may result in a delay Of
several weeks more
Burton Smith. one of her attorneys.
said Monday that It was the desire OF
Mrs. Crawford's counsel to bring the
accusations to an issue as soon as
possible. He declared that II the mem
bers of the Grand Jury regarded the
evidence against her sufficient to
warrant an Indictment, her lawyers
were anxious that this be done at
once so that Mrs. Crawford would
have the opportunity to defend her
self
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-16

GABSDEN se1- "a carton GIHr'
les are greatly increased over last sea-
son. showing that picking is further
advanced. Farmers are selling the new
crop readily at l24 cents pound and
there will be little cotton held In Etc
wah County for better prices.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-01
FIND NEW CURE
FOR ALFALFA TESTS.

Washington, April 25.-Parasites
which will destroy the weevil that
preys on the alfalfa CROPS of the west
have been discovered in Italy by ".
R. Thompson, representative OF the
United States bureau Of entomology
in that country. He has notified DR..
L. o. Howard, chief Of the bureau
that . shipment Of these parasites Is
on It's way from Europe.
The alfalfa weevil has not spread
to any such extent as the cotton boil
weevil, but as many farmers through
out the west include alfalfa as one
Of their principal crops the timely
introd uction into their friends OF an
enemy to the pest will save many
farmers from loss.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-01
ISSUE 200 COPIES OF
NEW LAWS WEDNESDAY.

Topeka, April 2S,-The session
laws OF the 1918 legislature will go
into effect next Wednesday after
noon. w. G. Austin, state printer
has agreed that the first 200 copies
or the book will be issued on that
date. and each state official will get
a copy and each county attorney
will have one coming his way by ex-
press that day.
The state printer will get out
67OO copies of the statutes. Eacn
county attorney will get special
copy by express from the first ones
issued and the others will go Dy
freight to the county clerks and dis
.tributed- by them. Each justice OF
the peace, each township trustee
each county officer and the mem
bers of the legislature will get a
free copy. Rawlins county gets
ninety copies OF the, book. Crawford
county gets forty-eight copies, be-
cause Of the large number OF town
ships and township officials in the
western Kansas counties.
This is the earliest date the ses-
sion laws have ever been printed.
Usually the books get out toward
the last Of May and some times not
untiI June, but never before have
they been printed in April. Most
Of the laws passed by the 'legisla-
ture do not go into effect until the
publication Of the statute book,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-01
BRYAN EXPLAINED PEACE PLAN
Foreign Diplomats Heard Admins
trations Views on Arbitration.

Washington April 25.-Secretary
Bryan laid before the diplomatic
corps yesterday his plan for an in
ternational peace agreement. Almost
every ambassador and minister IN
washingtons was 1t the sscretafy's
office In response to his invitation
and heard his explanation OF the
plan which will soon be the basis
Of treaty negotiations.
.'The statement presented to the
diplomatic representatives" secre-
tary Bryan said, us only intended
to set forth the main proposition
namely, that the president desires
to enter into an agreement with
each nation for the investigation OF
questions Of every nature. This
agreement with each nation for the
investigation Of questions OF every
nature. This agreement is intended
to supplement the arbitration treat
les now In existence and those that
may be made hereafter. Arbitra-
ton treaties now except some ques-
tions from arbitration. The agree
ment proposed by the president Is
intended to close the gap and leave
no dispute that can become a cause
for war without Investigation.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-01
Caucus Decides to Present BoAros
Findings ON Schedule NJ
SHOW THAT THEY ARE SINCERE
Then They win BE Able 70 Cneck
Results Of New Tariff Bin Up
y to Democrats Who
Pass IL.

washington. April 25.-Consisten-
cy IN political action is 50 rare tnat
!, vas refreshing to see the Repuo-
man house caucus. by a vote OF near
~ three to one. reiterate party be-
lief IN the tariff board idea. II was
decided to present schedule X, the
wooden schedule, as revised and re-
ported by the Taft tariff board last
year. 80,
It is likely that similar action VIII
be taken by the house Republicans
in regard to the cotton schedule
that ana the wooden schedule being
the only two which we're Thoroughly
worked out on scientific basis az
ter exhaustive research by the tarin
board.
Republican members there were
who felt that the minority was not
Obliged to adopt or present any sched-
ule on any commodity but to 40 It's
utmost to defeat the Wilson-Under-
wood tariff bill and then place the
responsibility for IT'S passage and
enactment squarely on the Demo
cracy. The attitude will be adopted
towards most of the schedules but II
was pointed out that in the two
schedules mentioned the tariff rates
had been established by scientific
deduction and that the party should
stand by this work of the tarlr,
board.
This action is likely to embarrass
the Democrats and tend also to con-
vince the American people that the
Republican party was sincere IN It's
creation OF the tariff board and its
unsuccessful efforts to have 1t per-
petuated. All was not harmonious
In the Republican house caucus and
the decision to uphold rthe Earlrf
boards work was not achieved the
more readily because Serena =.
PAYNE led in that contention. There
is new Republican element develop
:, ing in congress, which will assert
itself the more strongly should the
Republican minority become ma
iority after the next congress cleo
lions.
Republicanism may be endanger-
ed, in the opinion of tariff experts
from the reaction which 1t is fore
seen will develop from the iniquit7
GUS free trade nostrum Of the DEM
ocrats, an inclination to swing 70
the other extreme and demand the
restoration Of the high duties OF for
mer years. How tariff needs change
with the lapse of year was indicated
perhaps unconsciouslg by Moore o.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-01
DEBATE ON TARIFF
Bill ENDS TONIGHT.
wIn 'Take Up Measure By ParA-
praphs for Amendment.

washington. April 2s.-Generai
debate on the Democratic tariff re-
vision bill viii end in the house o.
representatives tonight. The mea-
sure win be taken NJ on Tuesday
under the five-minute rule, and be
read paragraph by paragraph Tor
amendment the prospect being that
It will pass the house within ten
days and go to meet longer consid-
Grafton in the senate.
Republicans and Progressives.
characterized In the debate last week
as "the two pronged fork minority"
are planning to lombard the meas
ure with amendments until Demo
cratic Leader Underwood with his
overwhelming majority repulses the
attack. With two minority leaders.
however, Mann for the Republicans
and Murdoch for the Progressives'
directing assaults upon the items as
they are brought forward, progress
necessarily will be retarded.
Bringing up the bill under the
five-minute rule will afford the first
opportunity in more than half q
century to test the working Of .
three-partv house organization. Any
attempt to fillibuster will be check
ed by special rule II necessary.
Majority Leader Underwood is In
clined to suppress efforts of anx-
ious Democrats to bring in spec
ial rule limiting amendments. He
has announced he does not wish to
resort to drastic measures but de-
clared the country entitled to the
new tariff law as soon as 1t can be
enacted and that undue delay VIII
not be tolerated. This being the
attitude of majority leaders, the
bill is expected to pass the house
before May 10. .
Democratic opposition to the bill
ON account of free raw wool and
free sugar in three years is not now
expected to develop much strength
in the house, though a few Demo
Gratis viii not vote for the bill.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-01
BIGGEST STRIKE ENDS
WHEN VOTE is TAKEN

Brussels, April ga plenary
convention Of the Social labor party
voted today for an immediate re-
sumption Of work by the strikers
the vote being four to one in favor
Of a peaceful settlement.
M. vandervelde, the Socialist
leader, and others explained and dis
cussed the important advantage
gained by the vote in the chamber
Of deputies, which opened the way
for the revision Of the constitution
desired by all workers.
Opposition to the settlement Tor
the most part came from the dele
gates Of the miners union In the
Boringe and Center districts and the
textile workers of verviers, who de-
clared that their unions did not con
slider enough had been gained.