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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
REBELS SLAUGHTER
MEXICAN GARRISON:
WORK NEAR CAPITAL

MEXTCO CITY, Jan. 2o.--A band Of
1000 rebels attacked the town OF Ne
pantla, state of Mexico, Strengthening
the garrison Of 30 rurales, it was
learned today in dispatches brought
here by courier who asked that fed
eral troops be sent there.
Regels are carrying their depreda-
tons within few miles of the national
capital. Insurgent bands today ap-
peaTed at San Angel and Contreras, re-
spectively six and eight miles from
Mexico City, and seized horses and
arms At Cuijingo insurgents killed
two ranch hands and carried way their
wives and daughters.
Spectators in the galleries of the
chamber OF deputies will be searched
for arms. according to order issued to-
day, as the result OF a speech by Depu-
ty Sabra, declaring that the lives Of
members Of the chamber were in dan
ger from armed fans tics in the gal
leries. Considerable excitement has
been caused by Sundays mass meeting
Of newspaper employees who We're ad-
vised to start 4 revolution If the gov
eminent attempts to muzzle the press.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
Project Expected to Start Big
Development of Peachtree.
Option Buyers Active.

The erection Of the proposed twenty
story office building by Eastern capt.
talists on the site of the Mckenzie
building, southwest corner of Peach
tree and James streets, Will make
total of 81 office buildings in Atlanta
The new structure will top the list Of
skyscrapers, among which stand out
prominently the Gambler building, the
Atlanta National bank building the
Third National bank building, the Hea-
ley building, the Equitable building, the
Hurt building, the Empire building, the
Forsyth building, the Austell building
the Empire Life building, the Fourth
National bank building, the Walton
building and the Atlanta Trust building.
Word from New York to exercise the
option on the Mckenzie building tear
ii down and begin work on the new
skyscraper is expected at any hour
The erection Of the new building s.
expected TO start an unusua, amount Of
development along Peachtree.
Asa 6 Gambler is expected To begin
before many months the S"sction of mis-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
SEABOARD INDICTED
BY u. S. GRAND JURY
FOR RATE VIOLATION

MACON. GA, Jan. Gothic United
States grand jury has indicted the
seaboard Air Line railroad on thirteen
counts for an alleged violation of the
Interstate commerce laws. 1t ia char
ed that the railroad had coal hauled
from Oliver Springs, Tenn. to Helena,
Ga. over the Southern railway. for
S136 per ton. whereas the published
tariff rate was $40 per ton,
1t is charged that the Seaboard would
have the coal consigned to d point Is
miles farther south, then stop the de-
livery at Helena, and claim a refund Of
$104 on each ton. The government
claims that the Sedboard never intend
ed for the coal to go beyond Helena,
and that this was merely d scheme to
defraud and to evsde the regular freight
rates.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
9URE ENOUGHCOUNTS
IS OPINION OF JUDGE:
BEAT Up TWO WOMEN

y, ''''"'', IAN. Zo.--Louis Count De
.,''""'fonor. ara Charles, Count De-
''"i'o''. "rr. arc a"re enough counts in
7 'p' 81 Municipal Judge SABBATH.
a.. fact TIA, they are in Jail, one
,.~'sed "i,h beating and abandoning his
"''1 and the other accused of abducting
d s'r' is held by Judge SABBATH to be
conclusive proof Of noble blood.
count Charles was accused of inducing
.''7's 'hwabis, seventeen years old. to
we WIN him, He is said TO have been
armed with her appearance and S44
g possessed. He was held to the grand
hondsmen. MS
me actions of This count and his
W. toward women remove all posi-
~ oouol as to whether they are real
s0on's Those are the earmarks by which
bath 90iu 'uuse 9a-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
BONES OF YOUTH HIT
BY TRAIN DRIVEN INTO
RAILROAD CROSSTIES

WAYCROSS GA, Jan. 2o.-So great
was the impact Of Leon Malphaus' body
against the crossties of the track on
which he met instant death yesterday
that particles of his bones we're driven
into the ties. He was hit by an At
lantic Coast Line train just west of the
Satilla river
Malphaus was in the Coast Line S
river pumping station a few minutes
before westbound train No. 1s9 passed,
ana his uncle, Neal Blunt night en-
eineer at the station, thought the boy
had gone for breakfast.
A coroners inquest was held, after
which the body was brought here and
prepared for burial. The body was
shipped today to Ridgeland, S. c., his
home, for burial Malphaus had been
visiting here about a month.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21

new twenty story building caused in
vestors to take quick and short options
on lots in the vicinity Of Peachtree and
James, in anticipation of a considerable
boost in values,
Skyscrapers which go down so feet
for foundations, like the Healey build
ing, have landed on layer Of granite
which runs directly under Five Points
and spreads out over an unknown area.
The building at the corner of James
and Peachtree is expected to strike this
also
The rock was found about twelve
years ago. when the city was digging
at Five Points for an artesian well.
Water could not be found at a great
depth because of the elevation. The
well diggers struck quantity Of gar
net in the rock and turned over some
samples to w. T. HeaIev, who took
them home to keep as souvenirs.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
DIXIE editors To
MEET IN ALLAN IA
Leading Newspaper Men of
Southern States Will Gather
Here Next Year.

The Southern Newspaper Publishers
association, at its annual meeting in
New Orleans last week, voted unani
mously to hold its next meeting in At
lanta The invitation TO meet in this
city was extended by the three Atlanta
newspap ers and was supported by
cordial telegram signed by Governor
Joseph N Brown, Mayor James G.
Woodward and President Wilmer l..
Moore of the Chamber of Commerce.
The meeting will be held some time
in the early spring of 1914, the exact
date to be fixed later by the board of
directors of the association, after con-
ference with the Atlanta newspaper
men and others who may be interested
in entertaining the visitors. This meet
ing will bring to Atlanta a large num-
Der of the strongest newspaper men Of
| the South--men who are leaders in their
respective communities and whose
good opinion It will be decidedly to At
lanta's advantage to retain and cult
Vate
The Atlanta newspaper men who
were in New Orleans last week enjoyed
ences to Atlanta showing the high es-
TEEN in which this city and it's accom-
plishments are held by the Southern
newspaper men
The program of entertainment afford
! ed by the newspaper men and citizens
Of New Orleans was SO elaborate and
so interesting 8 10 leave but little time
or disposition for attending TO the rou-
| tine business of the association. How
| ever, there was little complaint on this
score, and the meeting in New Orleans
unanimously was voted to be one of the
most pleasant that the association has
ever held.
In the coming meeting in this city
! Atlanta has in prospect a most inter
: esting event and an opportunity for
showing this city and its advantages
and resources to an active and infiuen-
tial body of men.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
LORD WEEDS ACTRESS:
20. H." HIS FOLKS SAY

LONDON. Jan. 20.--With one Of the
most Ella borate weddings of the London
sea son, Miss Olive May. an American
actress, was married to Lord Victor
Paget. brother and heir presumptive OF
the Marquis of Angelsey at All Saints
church, Paddington.
Hundreds of fashionable and notable
women and men OF England being pres
ent, including the Marquis of Angelsey,
the marchioness. Lady Paget and other
highly connected relatives, indicated
bridegroom's family had accepted the
musical comedy star Internationally
and would introduce her into society.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
NEW THEATRICAL PAPER
FOR SUNDAY FILM SHOWS

The Footiight, a maya zine devoted to
the theatrical world, which was
launched I'm Atlanta today, advocates
Sunday picture shows. The article, In
which The Footlight places itself on
record as being in favor OF this move,
specifies educational and instructive
pictures. 1t outlines a series Of pic
lures, both historical and scenic, which
would be Of great benefit to the young
without containing an iota of harm"
The FootIight is a weekly pubIica
ton, printed every Saturday. and has
its Offices in the Empire Life building
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
BANANA KING" WHO
SLEW COMPETITOR
is ADJUDGED INSANE

WHEELING, w. v, Jan. 2O.-Sal-.
vatorI Purpura. wealthy retired Italian,
known as 1.-THE Banana King" who
made a fortune in the sale of bananas.
is declared by jury in the criminal
court to have been sane at the time ne
killed Francesca Lopreste, a wealthy
fruit merchant and his competitor but
insane now.
He will be sent to the state insane
asylum at Weston. The jail attendants
testified Purpura complained of being
haunted by his victim, who, he said
visited him at night pulled his hair
and otherwise tormented him. Purpura
knitted Lopreste to death in the public
street
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
GEORGIA ROAD To
GIVE TRA|NnEN
RAISE IN PAY
Employees, From Conductors
II swtChmen, to Benefit by
Sweeping Increases.

.rcT-sTA. GA, Jan. 2o.-An agree
msnt has been signed in the general
.acss Of the Georgia railroad provid-
49, FIR sweeping increases in the pay
=, Conductors and trainmen all over the
~ Negro porters brakemen and
,.;,,bn,en are included. The signing
= .hs agreement was the elimination
- u.aeks Of negotiation on the part of
49,, ernloyees involved and means that
a,raral thousand dollars per month ad-
,,.,ora1 will be paid by the Georgia
road to its men.
For the Order of Railway Conductors
a.. agreement was signed by Chairman
= chandler. of the o. r. c. commit
..o ~ the Georgia road, and for the
,,.,+herhood of Railway Trainmen by
I,t,irn,an p H. Paschal. of the B. r. I.
,,,r,ittee superintendent w. s.
pran5 signed toy the Georgia roao.
Murdock Represents Men.
rba official who acted for the men
.-.o,gbout the negotiations was Vice
D,ss,5ent James Murdoch. who repre-
.,..ed NOT only the brotherhood of
psrpav Trsinmen, but also the Order
os Raf,wav Conductors. the latter or
,,,rization not having an officer to
s,ora In send to this city. MIR. Muir
sooL is well remembered in this city
ond throughout Georgia for the con-
sricuous part he played in the Georgia
,.rroa6 strike last fall, and subse-
ooaot'v before the arbitration board in
Atlanta Mr.. Murdoch has gone to At
larta.
The agreement provides for increases
nj from s. to S35 per month for between
200 and 400 men 1t is to be effective
from January /, 1918.
Rate of Increases.
All main line passenger conductors
will receive an increase of SO per
month each, making their pay S135 per
month. instead Of $125. Main line bag
ragamen will receive &S7 per month in
stead Of SIS and flagmen will get $S1
instead Of $40
on the Macon, Washington and Ath-
ems branches the pay of all conductors
and tIanmcn has been below the pay
of men on the main line and the pay of
I've men ON the branches has been in
creased so that they will nov receive
uo.A line standard rates
~ main line through freight conduc-
los viii get 81 cents more and fagmen
% .anrs more pur 100 miles.
Jo@l freight conductors and flagmen
90 1.,.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
SPECIAL SERVICES AT
MCDANIEL TABERNACLE

A special series of services viii be
held at the Mcdaniel Street tabernacle,
near Whitehall street, beginning Thurs
day night, January %, and lasting
through Sunday night. January 26. The
services will be under the direction of
the Revs Bridgers, Tillman and Sta
pleton and will deal with religion and
its effects in the home. camp meeting,
rescue missions, churches and Gideons
work Special trio and quartet singing
will be a feature of each service.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
VIDALlA CITY COUNCIL
COMBINES TWO OFFICES

'IDALIA, GA. Jan. 2o-The CITY
~ ," mas elected municipal officers
a.. '"e ne" year. The Offices of city
7,N and city treasurer were combined
anu oo'onel d. c. Pattillo elected. w.
emerson was reelected light and
~ vi. VI superintendent; J. R. Odom, Chief
pot.ce, and j. L. Coursey and Rawls-
s.on williamson assistants. JB, Man
mayor pro tenn for the new year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
INSANE, SHOOTS BROTHER
AND SELF AT OCEAN PIER

LONG BEACH. CAL. Jan. 20.-Stott
Erbert, a paranoiac, recently brought
here by his family, is severely wounded
today. He shot and fatally wounded
his brother, Ammon Erbert. and then
turned the weapon upon himself while
the two were strolling along the pier
thronged with pleasure seekers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21

There are any number of candidates
for the job-all good friends of the gov
ernor, and all well qualified for the
place.
Wesley Shropshire, of Chattooga, has
ever been a strong Brown man, infre-
quently, if ever, asking anything at the
governors hands either for himself or
some one else. r. A. Denny. of Floyd,
was the chairman of the Joe Brown
club of Floyd in the last campaign, and
is the law partner Of Moses Wright,
the eloquent who stumped the state
for Brown. G. r HutChens who man
aged the lsts Underwood campaign in
Georgia, has been at all times an un-
compromising Brown partisan-the
governor could not be other than high
ly appreciative of Hutchens interest in
Browns political welfare.
And so it goes, on down the line.
II half a dozen loyal, sincere. well
qualified Brown men want the Judge
ship. what shall the governor do?
He hasn't intmated what he is going
to do. and 1t may be that he doesn't
know himself yet. He could be happy
with any one of the candidates. we're
t'other dear candidates away!
No man is-Can be--more thoroughly
attached to his friends than Governor
Brown Deciding between them is a
ia SIX he hates to underteke-and still.
there is the vacant Rome judgeship. and
1t must be filed, of course.
General VanHolt Nash is having the
quarters of the states war department
enlarged and otherwise reconstructed.
There is no department Of the gov
eminent of Georgia that is so badly
cramped for space in which to transact
its necessary business as the sdjutant
generals office Besides, there are two
full fedged brigadier generals at
tached to that department nowadays
and 1t takes a good deal of space to
house and accommodate two military
biSwigs like that. ..-.
When the general-the head general
gets through remodeling, however, the
department will have nearly twice az
much space as it has now-and 1t will
not have too much. at that
Honorable Seaborn Wright, who Is
seeking diligently to put some Savan-
nah near beer dealers out of business,
may or may not have heard that a total
abstinence club has been formed in Au-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
CALHOUN MAN GETS PIG
THROUGH BY PARCEL POST

,,o ALHouN. GA, Jan. 2O.-To meet
so,,. parcel post competition here, the
sYoz ,nern Express Company has in
- surated free delivery and collection
5,. packages within the city limits Cal
nail '0'9e ueiiNerE OF
s.,.,. s'se pig trough has been received
w.. w." Northern mail order house. II
can.. mace Of galvanized iron and was
s"eo To 4 resident of Calhoun.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
building a

big building at the northwest corner. of
Ellis and PeaChtree
Mr. Gamblers offer to the state to
take over the governors mansion at
the southwest corner of Peachtree and
Cain streets still is open and subject to
action by the legislature. His PROPOSE
ton was to erect for the state a $4,000
mansion in Druid Hills and build a
capitol annex worth $3.50, 900 across
from the capitol at the corner of Capt.
tol avenue and Capitol place. The lot
for the annex would be 200x200 feet.
and the total value of the Gambler
property given to the state would be
about half a million dollars.
In exchange for this Mr. Gambler
He already owns 26O feet frontage to
the south, and the acquisition of the
mansion would give him the entire
block, bounded by Peachtree, Cain,
Spring and Ellis streets, for any kind of
building or buildings that he might
care to erect. Real estate men have
heard it limited that Mr. Gamblers plans
not only contemplated the largest de-
partment store in the South. but an
other big hotel and a theater
Keeps Details Secret.
SIR Gambler has replied TO an In
quirers with The declaration that his
plans have assumed no definite shape
and he sticks by this assertion
News which leaked out about the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
HERMIT WARNS THIEVES
THERE'S NO MONEY HERE

PITTSBURG, Jan. 20.--"There is no
money here. Please stay away" This
note was pinned to the door of his cab
in by Peter Liebach. hermit, after
thieves had ransacked his place four
times Several years ago police found
$4,000 in the house accumulated by
Liebach's parents, and recent rumors
said the money had been returned to
the house from a bank
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
W. C. HUNDLEY'S FATHER
DIES IN WEST VIRGINIA

News has been received in Atlanta Of
the death in Charleston, W. Va, Of
Captain Frank A. Hundley, father Of
w g.. Iundley, Of Atlanta. Captain
Hunu.,. was in the real estate business
and had mad An eyentful career The
funeral was at Amelia Courthouse, Va.
IuJermeut was in the cemetery there.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
AUSTRALIA DISCOVERS
WARM OCEAN STREAM

SYDNEY, y. S. w, Jan. 20.-The dis
covery Of a warm current that is 100 miles
wide and flows at a seven miles an hour
rate from its origin in the equatorial
Pacific TO eastern Australia and Tas-
mania. has been made 10y NJ Dannevid,
head Of the Australian fisheries depart
ment.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21

presidency of the
State Mutual Life
Insurance Compa-
ny, is one OF those
things calculated
to make {. govern
or wish he never
had beer born
T h e r @ m c
judgeship is one
of the very iuiciest
and most desira
Die piin1s in the
governors colieC-
tioi7. The circuit
is compact, and
more or less asi-
ly served, ana the
judgeship thereof
Is a position Of
great dignity and
rV.,tstt
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
SIDELIGHTS
ON GEORGIA POLITICS
BY JAMES B. NEVIN.

gusta, with reported large and grow
ing membership"
AS the Floyd county prohibitionist's
sense of humor is not altogether ada
mantine, this news item may tickle
him, more or less emphatically!
Thomas +. Watson. the red headed
person" of McDufie, has just returned
from trip to Florida. where he went
a few weeks ago, following a nervous
breakdown. His trip did him worlds
of good, and he now says he feels quite
ms old self again, and ready for any
thing coming his way, no matter how
gentle or strenuous it may be.
Mr.. Watson is a tireless student. He
goes through stack Of newspapers and
magazines every week that would ap-
pal the ordinary reader, and finds time
in addition to keep up with current
books and browse around considerably
in the classics.
Besides that-weIl. he writes a book
or SO himself every week; and the Won
der to those around him is how he man.
ages to get away with it.
Georgians who intend witnessing the
inauguration and participating in the
subsequent festivities in Washington
should grieve little, If at all. that the
inaugural ball has been called off 1t
never is worth the price OF admission
which has been, for time immemo-
rial. IS.
There is but one building in Wash
ington which will accommodate the
ball and that is the pension building
which is, by the way, the largest brick
building in the world. Generally some
thing like 10000 tickets to the ball are
sold, and the visitors are packed and
1ammed into the hall on the night 81
the big event worse. if possible. than
sardines in a tin box.
The presidential party comes in along
about II o'clock and walks from one
end of the bail room to the other. and
then departs. It's all over in something
Hike 80 minutes-that IS. the big show
is all over
One generally leaves an inaugural
ball in Washington figuring how many
different ways he could have had nine
or ten times as much fun out Of S.
note-even If the S. note were all Of
the expense, which it isn't.
The people who will be hit the hard
est by the calling off Of the ball are the
local subscribers to the inaugural guar
antee fund-usually 800, 000-who de-
pend upon the receipts from the ball to
pull them out of the hole.
The impression that Washington
makes a great deal of money through
the Inauguration Is a mistake-as a
matter OF fact taking the last four in
ausurations, say, the city of Wa shing-
ton likely is many thousands of dollars
behind because Of it. The last inaugu
ration, indeed. was a financial catas-
trophe in Washington
Oh. yes, there is one other thing the
calling off Of the inaugural ball will de-
pr1ve visitors of-everybody who pays
So for ticket to the ball gets a hand
somely engraved invitation 90 TO the
same. very cordially worded, moreover.
which makes handsome and attract
i've souvenir. Those who think they
would be happier in the possession of
that despite its cost and the rest of it.
Will miss the old reliable inaugural ball
this year. Otherwise. its omission from
the program of events should cause
scant sorrow in any quarter.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21
WRECK ON PORTUGUESE
COAST COSTS 43 LIVES

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 90 dispatch
today 10 Lamport ana Holt from Opor-
TO- Portugal stated that AZ i've. had
been lost i'm the wreck of the liner We
ronese Off the Portuguese coast in a
gale last Thursday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-21

The Rome superior court judgeship
race, precipitated by the resignation Of
Judge John w. Maddox, elected to the
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-05-08
WILL OF SEN.
LEAFS FATHER
Estate is Valued at One Million
DOllars-COlored Servant
Remembered.

Nashville, May 5.-The will of Over
ton Lea has been filed for probate. The
estate is estimated at around 81 ,O)o,0OC
and the widow is made execu,rix while
the property almost intact is left to her
unreservedly, though it is set out that
it is the purpose of the testator that the
estate be finally divided equally be
tween the three children. The estate is
the wife's so long as she does not mar
~ again. 1t sets out that at the time
the will was mace, Luxe Lea owed the
estate over SOB 00O. 1t further sets out
that probably Luxe Lea would owe the
estate at lifetime of the testators death
more than one-third Of the estate, and
that this Indebtedness Is To be held
against him even if evidence of that in
debtedness he destroyed.
With the viii is report from the ex-
ecutrix showing that Luke Lea has set
tied all Indebtedness. The will leaves
him $40, 900 to be applied on his indebt-
edness and directions are gwen to keep
up a policy on Luke LEAFS life, the pro-
ceeds of which are to so 10 satisfy his
indebtedness to the estate.
The house and lot she lives in is left
to Mrs. Laure Lea Robertson on Mis-
sionary ridge.
An old colored servent, Mary Will
Jams is left 500 annually SO long as she
lives.