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The Washington times., 1913-05-25
JEFF DAVIS CAPTOR /
AFTER HONOR MEDAL.
Agricultural Department Man
Wants Doubts Settled as to
Those Who Took Part.

Suggesting that Congress stop false
and fictitious claims of a number Of liv-
ing veterans to the capture Of Jefferson
Davis in his fight after the fall Of
Richmond. by bestcwing medals or some
form Of recognition to the men who
affected the capture. William p sted-
man. veteran, and empioye Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture. who actually
held up and arrested Davis at the point
Of gun. has. for the beneft Of those
who participated In the raid. retold his
story
Mr.. Stedman denied most emphatical-
ly story from Philadelphia to the effect
that veteran there named Casper Kno-
bel had either participated in the arrest
OF Davis or had been decorated by Con-
greSs for such action.
Mr. Stedman said that he remem-
bered vividly every incident OF the ar
rest of Davis 100 miles south Of Macon,
Ga. and declared that he would never
forget the magnificent gesture Of the
man. who. when he knew that hope was
gone, threw on his cloak with a super
cilious smile.
Mr.. Stedman Ii q native Of Michigan,
and he was one OF fourteen men who,
under the command Of Capt Charles r.
Hudson. surrounded the camp Of Jeffer-
son Davis, and charged IL. Private Sted-
man guarded big tent. instinctively.
Mrs. Davis asked that the women might
go for water to the stream nearby,
and Captain Hudson said no. Two Ag-
ures issued from Stedmanis tent, clothed
as servants. One Of them was unusually
tall for . Woman. Stedman intercepted
them q short distance from the under
growth on the border OF the stream. One
of the figures glanced up and Stedman
saw his mustache. He raised his gun.
and 1t was at that moment, seeing that
discovery was unavoidable, that JsRer-
son Davis threw OF the shawl which
covered his head. HIS wife ran down
the slope. crying DO not shoot He
Is, unarmed."
Stedman held the President Of the
until the arrival Of Colonel
Pritchard, and then guarded him on the
long march northward.
The Washington times., 1913-05-25
Evening Services in the CHURCHES

BLUE GRAY"-The Granger
Temple Memorial Church. Fourteenth and streets
PERsoNALr1Es"-rhe Rev. Compton Metropolitan
| Baptist Church, northeast 74s p
THE SECRET BAPTIST SUGGESTIVE Sven,
tenn Baptist Church. Eighth and streets northeast
THREE Charles Barker Emmanuel Baptist Church.
the Avenue the Presidents Columbia
SURE OF THE wAY"The Rev Dr. Watson Phillips First
saional Church Tenth and street northwest, pm
THE PRESENT SOCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL cRISIs-The Rev.
FnzzeI Memorial Congregational Church. Tenth
Massachusetts, northeast, m.
"A NEW YEARS DAY"The Rev. Joseph NJ NJ Gray, Hamne NJ
Church, Ninth and p streets northwest p m
LESSONS FROM AN OLD WORLD MEMoRIALThe Rev. Dr. James
Montgomery Metropolitan Memorial Church, John Marshall
place and c street northwest, p.
"S PROTESTANTISM DECAYNG ?"The Rev. William G. Oram
Christian southwest
THE BOOK DANIEL"-The George Miller
Christian Church, Ninth and streets northeast,
MEN OTHERwISE"The L. Morgan Chambers
Kendee Church. Massachusetts, Ninth
west, p.
THE GREATEST RELIGIOUS AUTHOR OUTSIDE OF THE BIBLE
The Rev. Weaver M Church, Ninth
streets northwest
THE PHYSICIAN AS MORAL TEAcHER"-The Thomp
M. E. Church. 1890 p
TROPHIES OF FAITHThe Rev. John Ensor Calvary
Columbia Fifteenth
TRUTHS AS TAUGHT BY CLASSICAL MODERN AU-
THoRs"-Th B. Haywood Foundry M. E Church.
Church Avenue of the Presidents SPIN.
"OUR FIRST DUTY"-The William l. McKenney Wesley
Church, Fifth and streets northwest, p.
THE WIDOWS MTEThe Rev. Louis Randall Rhode Island Avenue
Methodist Protestant Church. First and Rhode Island
SURE OF THE WAY"The Rev. Dr. Watson Phillips First Congre
gational Church, and northwest, m.
1.-TWO ELEMENTS RELGIoN"-The
ant Congregational Church. Columbia road Fourteenth
northwest,
SCRIPTURE RECITAL, ESTHER"-Th Rev. Arthur W.
Spoone Sixth Presbyterian Sixth and southwest,
THE LOVE OF LAw"The Wood Church of the Covenant
Presbyterian Eighteenth and N streets northwest
"AMAzING LovE"The John Washington Heights
Presbyterian Church. Kalorama and Columbia roads,
"GOD IN BUSlNESS"The John Briggs Fifth Baptist Church.
Z near seventh street southwest,
WHAT MANNER OF MAN THISTh Rev. D. Cav, West Wash.
nston Baptist Church. Thrtyfrst and northwest
"MANY MEMBERS ONE Hewlett Second
Baptist Church. Fourth Virginia
AS MAN THlNKErH"-The Dr. c. F. Wnbger, Bethany
Baptist Church. Rhode northwest,
N
The Washington times., 1913-05-25
THE sTlLWELL CONVICTION.

Stephen ]. Stilwell, New York State senator
has been convicted of seeking bribe in connection
with legislation. Stwels case places the New
York senate in a position curously similar to tina,
which the United States Senate occupied at the close
Of the second Lorimer trial
The bribery accusations having been made against
Stilvell, they were investigated by committee
which, ten to 6ve reported against him. The report
was taken up by the senate, and after a long dis
cussion it rejected the committee report and by a
close vote vindicated Stilwell
Then the matter was brought to the attention of
the grand jury, and Stilwell was indicted Now he
is convicted.
Lorimer was once acquitted and afterward con-
vcted in the same court the Senate. But between the
two trials the personnel Of that body had extensively
changed, SO that the belated change Of 'front.' while
q evidence tilat the Senate q whole had improved,
The Washington times., 1913-05-25
California Labor Split
Over Anti-AIien Law

SAN FRANCISCO. May 2s.-Resolu.
tions published by the two powerful
San Francisco labor organizations made
certain two things with reference to
California's alien land act:
First, that organized labor will seek
a substitute measure by invoking the
initiative on the ground that the so
called Webb bill IL not strong enough.
Reference to the initiative will not de-
lay the present act from going into ef-
feet on August 10. Sufficient signatures
To call for an election are said to be
available. without going outside Of San
Francisco.
Second, that another section Of or
ganized labor will seek not only to in
woke the Initiative. but will circulate
petitions for a referendum election.
which, II called, will prevent the Webb
bill from going into effect until the cleo
ton is decided. which could not be until
November. 1914.
The Washington times., 1913-05-25
WHAT MODERNIZINC CHINA MEANS

A consular report notes some suggestive results
of the modern movement in China. The Chinese
have been cutting off their queues, and, therefore,
need hats. To supply them has caused huge in
crease in the republics importations of hesdgear,
and the japanese matters getting big end of the
eaias.
Another detail When the Western hair market
began to receive the immense amounts of human
hair that was sold out Of China with the cutting Of
the queues, it was necessary for the merchants to
force fashion that could absorb it. So the Occi-
dental ladies were skillfuIly induced to pile half
bushel OF it on their heads.
By the time China's four hundred millions get to
wanting the things the rest of the world wants. and to
using the things the rest of the world uses there's
telling what revolutions it will have wrought in the
industrial and social scheme of this globe.
The Washington times., 1913-05-25
THE GOOD ROADS PROGRAM.

1t is to be hoped that the determination to make
Congressman Shackeford chairman of the new
Good Roads Committee does not indicate that the
plan of road improvement associated with his name
is approved by the House organization.
1t is readily recognized that no possible plan of
pork distribution could be devised, more certain to
command, in the beginnings, the ardent support of
the rural population, than this project of subsidies
for country roads used for delivering the mails. But
it is also submitted that the plan looks to scaera
ton of Federal money in manner that could not
possibly promote efficiency of management. There
may be good grounds for a grant Of Federal aid to
building roads, at any rate, there is volume of de-
mand from the automobile people in the towns and
the farmers in the country, that seems likely to force
adoption of that policy But if it is to be adopted
there should be the most careful provisions for as
surance of effective cooperation Of local authorities
Ii should be assured not only that every dollar of
Federal money will be spent in useful work, but that
the local jurisdiction will contribute its full and ap-
proprate share. A good roads policy which ends in
pork barrel bill of unprecedented proportions would
be denial of economy pretensions and blow at
proper road improvement
The country may seem complaisant now; but in
the long run-and not so very long, either-it will
revolt against making the roads an excuse for any
prize distributions after the fashion Of the river
and harbor leeislation.
The Washington times., 1913-05-25
A NEW WAY OF DOING IT.

A few years ago Western Republican Congress
man, q member of the Committee of Labor, was de-
feated for denomination on the ground that he had
been acquiescent in the smothering of many bills
that the House organization didn't want considered
and that friends of labor did Returning to Washing
ton he made. in effect, this naive explanation:
They wanted me on that committee because
there was supposed to be no labor sentiment in my
district that could hurt me. | could keep my place
on the Public Building Committee if would also
serve on Labor and help to hold back the bills that
it was not desired should reach the floor. The place
on Public Buildings helped me lot in my district;
was very successful in getting buildings for my
towns. 1t certainly was surprise when the labor
appeal carried the railroad towns and some others
against me and beat me-"
That was very Illuminating view of the old
method of dehoning committees and making them
useless For smothering labor legislation a Con-
gresham was paid in public building pork
Seemingly that method is not in vogue now.
Congressman Lewis of Maryland, a miner and once
organizer for the United Mine Workers, is to be
chairman of the committee. 1t would seem that the
Committee on Labor is intended to consider and at
tend to legislative business, rather than to chloro-
form it.
The Washington times., 1913-05-25
GOATS ARE SCARCE, TOO.

Complaint comes from the stock exchanges, here
and abroad, that business is exceeding bad for pro-
fessonas. Trading is light and though the market
conditions generally are such as might be expected
to tempt them, there are no lambs coming in to be
shorn.
Likewise from London the cables bring the alarm.
ing that the gambling establishments are doing
almost no business, because rich Americans with a
liking for play are staying away.
1t would appear that both the sheep and the goats
have for the time got on the same side.
The Washington times., 1913-05-25
Will Confer on Railroads.

Attorney General McReynolds ana
robert 8. Lovett. chairman Of the
Union Pacific railroad board. are sched-
uled to confer tomorrow on the Union
Pacific-southern Pacific merger disso-
iunon. The Attorney General is not YET
prepared to discuss with the California
raIroad commission the subject OF the
oIssolution, although the board stanos
reaey to send a representative here 10
conter concerning Its objection to re.
esnt dissolution plans and to sugses'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-18
ARREST FRAME UP
POLICEMAN
Macon Chief Under Fire Fol-
lowing Charges of Officer in
Theater Managers Case.

MACON. GA, Feb. Isl. j. Proc
ter, policeman who is under indefi-
mite suspension, together with Police
man Holloman, for a recent arrest of
Harry Bernstein, a theater manager.
has made a statement declaring that in
making the arrest he and Holloman
were acting under specific orders from
Chief of Police w. B. Chapman. The
charge is made by him that there was a
"frameup' to arrest Bernstein and send
him to the barracks in the patrol wagon.
Alderman A. L. Dasher has demanded
trial of Chief Chapman by the mayor
and council and council will fix date
tonight for the hearing Chief Chap
man denies the charge.
Five more policemen state that they
were instructed by Lieutenant John Da-
Wis to arrest Bernstein whenever the OPP
portunity presented, and to lock him up,
and they further state that the lieutenant
said he was repeating the chiefs instruc-
lions.
Lieutenant Davis now admits giving
came from the chief
The arrest of Bernstein and the subse-
quent trial and conviction of the two po-
licemen, Proctor and Holoman, created
genuine sensation here, but tho latest
developments have caused even a greater
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-18
MISS DanieN Tells of Horse Stalled in Mud
6DGEWOOD GIRL WINNERI

Miss Ola Mae Daniel who is in the
eighth grade of Edgewood school to.
day wins the dollar for the best STORY,
submitted in The Georgian's contest fol-
school boy and girl reporters. He,
STORY" follows:
A STALLED HORSE.
One afternoon as l was coming
nome from school saw some men
out IN the street. AS 1 came on
closer l found that horse was
stalled with load of lumber.
The street was muddy and the
back wheel was in hole. The
morse tried and tried to pull II
out, but could not move the wagon.
Ehe men hitched another horse in
'front.' but they couldn't make it do
anything. So they took it out and
tried to make the other horse null
again, but it fell down in the mud
and they had to cut the harness so
1t could get up.
Ihls place is on DeKalb avenue
would like to know if Msvor
woodward has been down this wav
OF late. If not, he should come
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-18
|ATIENTS WATCH
FINE At HOSPITAL
1 Calm at Grady, Despite
BIaze in Apartments Over
Boiler Room.

-, their cots in Grady hospital
e. snorlly before noon numbers of
f. calmly watched firemen fight
F,,a.e that burned in the negro or
.,ias, apartment situated above the
a. room and laundry.
F,rso fire was fully half a block from
+. main hospital building, in which the
t. reposed. and at no time were
S..a structures in peril, Despite the
~ of fire bells and the knowl-
tbat a fire was burning in close
s,,,,i+,. to the hospital buildings, the
stients all remained calm and there
IT, mt the slightest excitement.
Fm,ov we're hurriedly assured by DR..
summerall, the superintendent,
] 4 the nurses and internes, that there
M danger and no need for alarm.
Fr,o Are department was quickly on
soere and the flames extinguished
ss+b,n less than five, minutes. The hre
I. confined to one room and no ma
sriaI damage was done.
3rhe blaze is supposed to have origi-
i Tod from a lighted cigarette care
rssv thrown by one Of the negro or
L. m a bed. When attaches of
Il hosnitaI discovered the fire, the bed
aora was enveloped in flames.
DR. summerall highly praised the
...men for their quick run and quick
H., in extinguishing the blaze.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-18
down and see this street, but he

down and see this street, but he
had better come on trolley car.
The Georgian will pay cash prize
of one dollar to the writer of the best
story published each day. The Geor
gian's School Editor will make the
award and will be the sole judge of the
merits of all contributions.
The competition is open to students
Of the fifth sixth, seventh and eighth
grades of the high and preparatory
schools The range of subjects on
which the stories may be written in
cludes anything that is news and that
may properly appear in home news
paper
Send your story. If it ranks among
the best of those sent in 1t will he
printed in The Georgian on the day
| after it reaches this office. If it is the
best of those printed, in the judgment
of the School Editor, you will win the
dollar prize.
Stories should not be more than 200
words in length and should be neatly
written on one side of the paper only
State to what school and grade you
belong.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-18
ARMY ORDERS

WASHINGTON. Feb. 18.-Arn1y or
ders:
Following changes of assignments
coast artillery ordered:
Captain Charles o. Iollers, from
ETftieth company to coast artillery
sub district of Portland as quarter
master. ,,,e...
Captain William H. Menges, t1fty-
ninth company to coast artillery SUD
district of Delaware. as quartermaster'
Captain Avry J. Cooper, to coast ar
tillerv sub district of eastern Ne"
York. as quartermaster,
Captain Harrison S. Kerrick, troi"
Fifty fourth company to coast artl, 70
Ierv' sub-district Of southern New fo'h'
as artillery engineer. A..
Captain Walter G. Baker, Forty mrs.
company TO coast artillery, suh-dlslIl''
Of Chesap eake bay. 800,
Captain quinn Gray. from stdh con-
handing officer. coast afthIttN, SUI
district Of Chesapeake bay to Forty
first company .,-t, e..,,,
Lieutenant James r. tahphel.. ., IL5,"
Tbilty-frst company 20 coast aftIIlei}
ub-distrirt of Cape Fear
Major Munroc Mcfarland, INt.'l-
ninth infantry rs relieved ns inspector, %,
instructor with organized militia OF
New Yoik
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-18
lettings About Town

L: b. Taylor, of New York city and
Philadelphia, is in Atlanta today. The
fact Is not startling to Atlantans out
slde OF the fact that r. B.. more famil-
larly known as "TaXicab," TAYLOR. the
man who put the tax in taxicab. is re-
sponslble for the cost of high living in
New York. He is the man who origi-
mated the present taXimeter system now
IN vogue in metropolitan riding circles
Mr.. Taylor swears he is not in the
city to inf1ict his costly clocks on At
lanta taxi riders.
Sentences aggregating 80 years in
the penltentiary were passed on three
negroes convicted of highway robbery
In criminal division of superior court
today Judge Roam gave Ernest Daven-
port twelve years, John Brewer twelve
years, and o. u. Brewer fifteen wears.
The trio were convicted of sticking I'D
and robbing Arthur Collins, a white
youth.
George NJ. Sutton. division postof
flee Inspector, is a most likely candidate
for the place Of chief Of postoffice in
spectors of the United States. Mr.. SUIT
ton is now in charge of Georgia, Flor
Ida and South Carolina. That he is
looked on with favor by the men higher
up is known.
On March 1 the new eight hour law
will go into effect in the Atlanta post
office. Heretofore the men were al
lowed to work only eight hours, but It
could be split up into any number of
periods. The new law, however COM
pells the eight to be made in any ten
This is a great relief to all the en-
ployees, as it does not break into a
day, but allows them more freedom
from split work.
An extra examination will be held
in the civil service department early
in the spring, due to the demands of
the postoffice for more men as clerks
and carriers. The clerks and carriers
of the regular service are used in the
parcel post department and therefore
more men are needed than ever before
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-18

The exact time for the exam will be
announced later.
The Hoosier 100000 Club" whose
male members received q compliment
airy tour of the South for writing $780,
900 worth of life insurance for the In
diana National Life Insurance Company
during 1912, and who toured Atlanta
yesterday, left for Jacksonville today,
from which point they will later be
taken to Tampa, New Orleans, then
back to Indianapolis
In the recent pork barrel appropria-
ton that was passed by congress, there
was given to Atlanta $22500 for the
completion of the postoff1ce building.
This makes the sum to be used for this
purpose $4,000. Work will begin
shortly and will consist of finishing
the top floor of the Federal building.
New offices will be fitted up, the civil
service examination room given some
new touches and the Railway Mail
printing office will be moved from the
old Greenfield building on Marietta
street
Hugh n. Fuller son of o. C. Fuller,
clerk Of the United States court here,
has just entered the senior law class
of the University Of Georgia after MAX
ing a most remarkable academic record
at Emory college and Harvard univer-
sity. Young Fuller was graduated
from Emory with highest honors in
1911 and in the fall of that year was
admitted to membership in the senior
class at Harvard after passing a brill
liant examination.
Friends Of Joseph T. Orme, vice presi-
dent OF the Lowry National bank and
president of the Georgia Railway and
Electric Company, will be glad to learn
that he Is convalescing at his home, cor
ner Ponce DeLeon and Piedmont avenues,
after a recent illness,
Christian Scientists are looking forward
with much anticipation to the completio
of their $85, 900 church at the northeast
corner of Fifteenth street and Peachtree.
Ground was broken Saturday and nearly
100 members gathered to take part in the
event, each taking out shovelfuls of earth.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-18
EXECUTIONS AGAINST
B0SWELL'S BONDSMEN

According to Information that has
reached the sheriff's Office, executions
aggregattng $500 have been issued
against Charles e. Thompson and P. P.
Jackson, bondsnen accepted by Supe-
rior Judge Bell for H. ]. Boswell and
others indicted in the straw bond cases.
Fl. fas., It is said. are outstanding
against Thompson for 500 and against
Jackson for $500. Jackson Is on a bail
ifs bond for $500 and Thompson is
sponsor for a bond of $4,000 made by
Boswell
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-18
FORMER ATLANTA BROKER
HELD FOR CHECK FRAUDS

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, Feb. 49,
w. J. Green, the former Atlanta broker,
who is now wanted here, will face trial
in Magistrate H. H. Fagar's court this
afternoon on a charge of forgery. f.
A. Nelson will appear as his prosecutor,
on behalf of the local clearing house
association. ....-.. .. .....
Green is alleged to have forged checks
on the Hamilton National bank to help
him out of an emergency into which he
was thrown by one Of several suits
brought against him recently.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-18
COMMUNITY EXTENSION
CAMPAIGN IN COL UMBUS

COLUMBUS. GA, Feb. ia. NJ.
Bruner, of Chicago. secretary Of the
Community Extension work, is in Co
lumbus, organizing the work among the
local manufacturing enterprises He
conducts services at the Y M. c. A. at
night, which are attended by railroad
men, machinists, foundrymen and, in
fact. every class of citizenship, who
are interested in the work that he is
Accomplishing.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-18
RAILROAD TO IMPROVE
FACILITIES AT JESUP

JE6UP, GA, Feb. 1s.-In q meeting
of the city council, Alderman J. M Finch,
who Is an employee stated that the At
lantfc Coast Line is making plans to i'm
prove the station and street crossings here
and asked that the city defer action until
the plans were submitted by the railroad.
He also said that two of the tracks on
the Cherry street crossing will probably
be removed, instead Of more being laid
there parallel to West Broad street
Judge D. M. Clark, city attorney and
chairman OF the board OF trade, stated
that he is satisfied with this action.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-18
BIBB ELECTION FRAUD
TRIALS TO BE CALLED
IN MACON TOMORROW

MACON, GA, Feb 1S.-T. f. Artope,
f. A. Umpback, John Harrison and
George Dolvin, charged with fraud as
election clerks and managers in the
Btbb county primary last August, Will
be tried in the superior court tomor-
row.
Artope has announced. through his
attorney, that he will not seek to delay
the trial by any technical claims, but
will present his case to the jury. He
will be put on trial first. Artope was
manager OF the polling place and is a
prominent citizen.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-18
FATHER SUES FOR SONS
ARM LOST UNDER A CAR

ATHENS. GA, Feb 1s.-The city court
of Athens Is busy with it's monthly grind
this week and several cases of import
ance will come up Judge West called the
court to order yesterday and fixed the
calendar One Of the most interesting
cases to come up is the one Of Pendley VS..
Athens Railway and Electric Company.
Pendley is suing the company for dam
ages caused his young son last year, who
was run over by street car and one arm
amputated