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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23
Fears Wife Is Held
AS SLAYER Captive

PHILADELPHIA. June 23-Mys-
terry surrounds a search by the police
for Mrs. Ernestina Weldon, wife Of
Elwood A. Weldon. former Secretary
Of the American Consulate in Paris
and Budapest.
Mrs Weldon was going shopping,
she told her husband That afternoon
he received a letter from her telling
that she was going away as travel
ing companion to a woman. Special
Agent Garberino, of the Department
of Justice, fears she has fallen into
the hands of white slavers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23

Hark, bark! the dogs do bark, the
solons are coming to town-some in
rags, and some in tags (but none
with jags), and some in velvet gowns!
or words to that effect!
Anyway, we have with us this even
ing, gentle readers, the esteemed and
ever-venerated Jawjaw Legislature.
1t has been coming in on every
train for "a hours or more, and there
now is a sufficiency of It on hand for
organization purposes il organization
were the order Of business for the
day.
All day long the Kimball House
lobby has been alive with statesmen
real and near
Most Of them are optimistic with
respect to the outlook, and the more
they get acquainted with one another
the better they are pleased with
themselves.
Not only IS the city filling up rap
idly with members OF the new Gen
eral Assembly, but dozens Of old
timers, legislative veterans now re-
tired, voluntarily and otherwise, tc
more or less subdued obscurity, also
are in our midst, undertaking to get
wise to what Is what and who is who
On all sides one hears good words
and kind with respect to the incom-
ing Governor and good wishes for his
administration are on everybody
lips
John NJ. Slaton. for the frst time T.
sixteen years, Is not a member Of the
Legislature, and while he has beer
promoted to be the head Of the entire
State for a season. he knows practi-
cally every member of the new Leg
islature, and in its entirety It seems
to wish him mighty we'll
Scores of new members have called
on the new Governor to-day to pay
their respects.
Tonight the Legislature will be al
but unanimously on hand and ready
for business.
Despite the claims and counter
claims of the two leading candidates
for the Presidency of the Senate the
average legislator still is very much
from Missouri" with respect to tha'
matter.
Both Senator Allen and Senator
elect, and while nobody believes ethel
is claiming anything less than he
really believes, as matter Of fact
few Senators believe that either mar
actually has sufficient unqualified
pledges to put him over
These claims remind me-" said a
prominent South Georgia politician
to-day of a story they used to tel
up in Cedartown on Major W. r
Beck, grand old man, dead these
many years. rest his soul!
The Major was a candidate foI
Ordinary or something, and one OF
his friends was checking over the
voters OF the city registration list
After checking off all those the Major
claimed, his friend then said. Well
Major these men may be depended
upon to vote for you. may they ?
The old Major looked his friend in tn,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23
500 Employees of Southern Bell
viii Take Two Weeks Rest
in Woods.

The back to the country" craze
has hit the Southern Bell telephone
exchange in Atlanta, and 500 hello
girls clerks, stenographers and book
keepers are going to spend their va
cations in the woods
Far from the madding crowds ig-
noble strife, where there are no hur-
ry-up callers to disturb their tenn
per and where the lines never get
crossed, they plan to spend TIVE weeks
without a care in the world and live
on fresh air and fudge.
The time-July / to September 81;
the place,-M. O. JaCkson's 290-acre
farm on the Browns Mill Road, two
miles beyond the terminus of the
Lakewood car line; the girl-why all
Of them, every single solitary one of
them that operates the boards, keeps
the books or takes dictaJion at the
Atlanta branch of the Southern Bell
Telephone Company: this is the scene
and the synopsis and the whole plot
in a nutshell.
Everyone's Talking It.
It's the one topic of conversation
at the telephone exchange; every
body's talking about it. If an i'm
Fortunate creditor phones you he will
sue if you don't settle, and about
that time you hear a sweet voice say,
Wont that be lovely don't think
merely hello girl talking about the
outing to her nearest neighbor at the
boards
Miss Katherine c. Tatum. chief
of the stenographic bureau, originat-
ed the idea three months ago. She
confded to the head operators, Mrs.
Mitchell and Misses Ada Mealor
Sammie Dixon and Alice Means, and
they liked it. The five Of them con-
suited the telephone officials and re-
ceived assurances of hearty endorse
ment and enthusiastic support in
every way possible.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23
Shepard Is Carried
Past Home of Bride

NEW YORK, June 23.-Persons or
a late train from New York a few
nights ago heard the porter call Tar
rvtown" and wondered why Finley J
Shepard. husband of Helen Goulc
Shepard did not alight.
Mr.. Shepard only realized that ht
was going by his station when tht
train was under way. He is too mucf
Of a railroad man not to know thu
dangers Of jumping, and therefore re
fused to take a chance. Ossining wa'
the next stop There Mr. Shepard
alighted, obtained an automobile anc
burned up" the Albany post roaC
back to Irvington
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23
FIVE FRANKFoRTERs COMING

The Five FrankfoTters," a comedy
from the German. based on an cpl
sode in the life of the famous Roths-
childs and a nOveliZatiOn of which
appeared in The Georgian. will be
among the early attractions to be
seen in this city the coming season.
The play was produced in New York
last season by the Shuberts and it is
under this management that the local
engag cement will be played.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23

=
knOw-they've promised TO, but how
the HI do I know what they will
dol
The trouble is, it's so hard to tell
exactly what constitutes a political
promiae-men often say and write
things that are construed as unquaI-
fled promises. when they never in
tended them that way at all.
Representative Crawford Wheatley,
of Sumter. will introduce his famous
lieutenant governor bill again at the
forthcoming session of the Legisla-
ture.
Mr.. Wheatley has been an enthusi-
astic advocate of creation Of this
office for many years. and while a
member of the Senate he succeeded
in passing through that body, almost
unanimously a bill making IL part of
the Constitution
The measure was killed in the
House, however, and while attempts
have been made since then to enact
the suggestion into law, they have
not succeeded.
The gentleman from Sumter who Is
sure to be one Of the most popular
men in the General Assembly, Is very
hopeful that this time his pet meas
ure may become a law.
one step toward commission form
OF government for the city Of Green's
! b0ro has been made by the publica-
ton Of notice to the effect that at
the next session of the General As
sembly a bill will be introduced
which will allow the City Council of
I o. -. =
treasurer from any citizen who is
eligible to act as an alderman.
The notice is published under the
signature of H. NJ. Spinks, City Clerk
of Greensboro, and it is thought that
the bill will be introduced In the
lower branch Of the Legislature by
Hon. w. P. McWhorter, Greene's Rep
| resentative.
Much trouble has been experienced
! by the city fathers" of Greensboro
| in the past IN securing one Of their
own number to act as secretary and
| treasurer and It is thought that the
| proposed change will remedy to
| great extent some Of the cumbersome
methods of the city government
The new Commissioner Of Agri-
culture, James D. Price, OF Oconee, got
in to-day, and has been as busy as
| he could be shaking hands and re-
! ceiving congratulations
Mr. Price is just up from a sick
| bed, but doesn't look the part. Ev
| erybody likes him, and everybody
gives him the glad hand.
He is a practical farmer knows
| his way about politically, and the
general prediction is that he is sure
! to make good on his new job.
He expects to be commissioned
rext Monday, and will present him
| self at the Executive Department
! bright and early to receive from the
| hands Of Governor Slaton his warrant
| to do business.
He likely win be the first new State
! House officer to be commissioned
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23
Actress Admits She
SwOre $4,000 Lie

NEW YORK, June 2S.-Miss Edith
St Clair, ingenue for many years in
Klaw & Erlanger musical comedies,
has voluntarily given up her hope
Of collecting a judgment for S22, 500
against her former employers, and
has made aff1davits in their favor for
use on a motion to have her judg-
ment set aside and a new trial grant
ed
Miss st. Clair sued Klaw & Err
LANCER to collect a $4,000 installment
under an agreement to pay her $25,
600 as a compromise under a dis
puted oral contract with the firm to
pay her S75 a week for life
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23
Macon Mayors Son
Saves Life of Girl

MACON, June 23.-8Iiss Mary
Horne, daughter of Mrs. z. A. Horne,
High Street, was rescued from drown
ing at Lakeside Park. after she had
gone down three times. by Joseph
Moore, son of Mayor John T. Moore.
The youth jumped into the water
with his clothes on. Miss Horne
plunged into water twenty feet deep.
although barely able 10 swim.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23
Alsberg Discredits
Guarantee Labels

MOBILE, June 2s.-The WORKS
Guaranteed under the food and
drugs act on a label are no assur-
ance that the contents of & package
are pure, according to DR.. Carl L.
Alsberg. chief Of the Bureau Of
Chemistry.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23
HUNTS UNDERTAKER NUDE.

CHICAGO, June 23-Jacob Zelle.
who said he was Cleveland physi-
clan, was found last night walking
along North Clark Street with no
clothes on. He told a policeman that
he was dead and was looking for an
undertaken to bury him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23
Drinks Drug Because
Girl Spruns His Love

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. June cav.
A. Miller, of Scottsboro, committed
suicide in a boarding house here to-
day by taking carbolic acid. He left
a note saying his girl" did not love
him and he would be better off dead.
He advised young men not fail in
love.
Miller loved a telephone operator
who spurned his attentions.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-23

20 YEARS AS COOK; FETED.
NEW YORK, June 2S-Mr. and
Mrs. Benjamin B. Jacobson gave a
party in honor of Miss Helen
Schwartz, who completed twenty
years of service as Mrs. Jacobson,s
cook.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
GEM EXPERT
CANT PAY
AL||VONY
Nat Lichtenstein Informs
Attorney Ford He Is
Penniless
COULD EARN MONEY
AS DIAMOND JUDGE,
Court Orders Examination
of Brothers Books, for
Whom He Worked
COULD EARN MONEY
AS DIAMOND JUDGE,

Nat Lichenstein. commission mar
and diamond expert, told Judge Gra-
ham today that he is practically pen
niless and compelled to rely upon his
brother, Mike Lichtenstein, for sup
port, and that he is unable to pay any
| alimony to his wife. Ania Feder Lich-
| tenstein.
He was hailed into court on the mo-
tion of Attorney George Ford to re-
quire him to pay for the transcribine
testimony in Lichtenstein's unsuc-
cessful suit for divorce and for at
| torneys fees.
What have you got left after you
have settled your debts?" asked
Ford.
"I have my health" replied the
| husband.
Attorney Ford cautioned Lichten-
stein not to get, fresh,s and after q
number of questions elected the fact
that. although Lichtenstein is not
working, he could earn 800 to 5000 q
month as a Judge Of diamonds. Judge
Graham continued the hearing one
week to permit Ford to examine the
books of NJ. v. Lichtenstein & Sons
Company, from which Lichtenstein
drew $500 a month prior to his action
| for divorce
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
History Of Cases
From Inception to
Trials in Court

September, l9l2-Caminetti
and Diggs introduced to Miss
Norris and Miss Warrington.
October, 1ol2-The four be-
come intimate and spend their
first evenings together.
January 81, lols-The two
couples go to San Francisco in
Diggs' automobile and stay all
night at the Grand hotel. The
following night they stop in
San Jose.
March 10-On a train early
Sunday morning, March 10, the
two couples fee to Reno.
March 1.-THE party is ar
rested at the Reno bungalow.
March Diggs and Carni-
netti jailed in Sacramento on
charges of abandonment. Girls
released on bonds of $1,000.
April 12-Federal grand jury,
sitting at San Francisco, in
diets Diggs and Caninetti for
alleged violations of the Mann
white slave act.
June 18-Attorney General
James McReynolds advises
John ]. McNab, United States
district attorney, to postpone
the trial of the cases until au-
tunan.
June 2o-McNab wires resig-
nation to President Wilson in
a caustic message in which he
says politics has interfered to
stay the hand of justice. Res
ignation accepted.
June 24HPresident Wilson
orders immediate trial of the
cases.
August 5-Trial of Diggs
opens before Judge William c.
Van Fleet. United States dis
trict court.
August 2o-Diggs is found
guilty on four counts of indict-
ment of six counts. Sentence
September 10.
August 27-Trial of Cani-
netti opens before Judge Van
Fleet.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
OAKLAND POLICE
TRAIL BLACK HAND
Warning in Bottle Thrown
Through Window Of an
East Side Baker

Detectives Of the Oakland police
department are investigating a mys-
terious case involving several men
and a young woman. A bottle con-
tanning dark colored sand was thrown
last night through window into the
room of James Tesora. foreman Of
the Roma bakerys who lives at 4703
Shattuck avenue.
Letters in Italian have been re-
ceived recently by Tesora. One
threat read: "Will you please leave
this room?" Another note read: You
will be sorry" And the last: You
are too late. You have no time to
leave now
Miss Caroline Gambrino, employed
in a notion store in the building
where Tesora rooms. says she was
asked this week by several men to
point out Tesora's sleeping place She
says the men were unknown to her.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
BLACK SCANDAL IS
!, RECALLED BY SUIT
Loan Association Would
Collect Notes of Cressy
Colony Company

Suit to collect on promissory notes
executed by the cressy Colony COM
pany at the time former Senator
Black of Palo Alto was its president
was filed today in the superior court
by the Palo Alto Mutual Building and
Loan association, of which Black was
a trustee before he was convicted OF
robbing the association.
The association seeks to recover
$7.140.4S. alleging that the Cressy
Colony company promised to. pay the
money on demand. but that since De-
cember 10. 1911, 1t has refused.
The plaintiff asks Judgment in the
amount of the notes with per cent
interest since December, 1911.
According to Attorney j. F. Hutch
insonx Senator Black was not involved
in this transaction, although he was
president and founder of the Cressy
Colony company. Later Black trans
ferred his interests in the colony COM
pany to Hanrahan & Bowling, con-
tractors.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
+ Rec CURBsT0NE
MARKETsFA FAv0RED D
Building Trades Council In
dorses the Proposal of
Thor Heydenfeldt

The Building Trades council last
night Endorsed the proposal of Thor
son OF the late Solomon
Heydenfeldt, to present to the voters
a petition for the initiative to pass
an ordinance providing free curb
stone markets where farmers and
producers may sell direct to the pub
lie.
On Recommendation of it's execu-
tive board. the council advised the
Tile Settlers Helpers union. charged
with denying membership to Joseph
Dinan and S. Traynor. that this
dangerous and obnoxious practice
must cease" and directed Business
Agent Macdonald to. Issue working
permits to the men who had been
denied their application to join.
Next TUESDAY being legal holi-
day, the members of the crafts afili-
ated with the council will not work,
except in. urgent cases, unless they
are paid price and half Because
of the holiday the executive board
will not meet on the. night of that
day.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
NEW PASTOR TO
PREACH SUNDAY

Rev. Caleb S. S. Dutton, the new
pastor of the First Unitarian church,
will preach his first sermon next Sun
day at the CHURCH. Franklin and Geary
streets, taking as his subject THE
Goal of Our Effort
On the evening of Friday, Septem-
Der 10. general reception will be
rendered him and Mrs Dutton in the
parlor of the church.
Rev. Mr.. Dutton preached here three
Sundays in May And so pleased the
congregation that an Invitation to ac-
cept the pastorate was given him. He
resigned the Brooklyn. N. Y. pastor
ate to accept.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
ALLIE EGED OPIUM
SMUGGLER GONE
Witness Against Indicted
Men Disappears-They
Were His Sureties

John Marney, alleged smuggler'
failed to make an appearance in the
United States district court this morn
ing, and is believed to have jumped
his bail so as not to give damaging
testimony against three of the IN
dicted customs officials, who became
sureties on his bail before the opium
smuggling scandal was revealed.
He failed TO appear yesterday and
the case went over to this morning.
United States Marshal Elliott has in
stituted search for the fugitive. 1t
is the opinion Of the government at
torneys that Marney was induced to
fee by the indicted customs guards
who had been his sureties
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
Beware of Crooks, :
Saws Oakland Chiei

Chief Of Police Petersen OF Oak
land today issued warning to the
public to beware of pickpockets and
burglars during the Admission day
celebration.
He advises that doors and windows
be locked by residents before leaving
their homes, and suggests that they
keep porch lights burning and that
citizens keep their coats buttoned
while in crowds.
In order to prevent accidents the
chief warned drivers of automobiles
drive slowly In the central portion of
the city and to submit to instructions
from the police during the parade.
Streetcars. autos, teams and persons
will be prohibited from being "a the
street between the curb lines while
the organizations are on dieplay.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
COUPLE ARRESTED;
BIG LOOT found.

More than $500 worth Of loot was
recovered by the police early this
morning in the arrest of Hattie How
ard and George Riley. alleged shop
lifters
Following a series of complaints
from the large department stores,
Detectives Mclaughlin and Mcconnell
raided the room of the couple in the
Howard street lodging house where
the stolen goods were stored Five
two valuable purses from I. Magnin
e. Co. They were seen. but not in
tercepted.
Miss Howard. a pretty blonde, and
Riley, who claims to be a clerk, were
placed in the detirue tank, city
prison.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
MANY COASTERS
IN STORMS S GRIP
Steamer H. Vance Making
Perilous Trip Towing
Log Raft

A heavy southeaster of unusual
violence for this time of year 10 blow
ing along the coast.
The Pacific Coast Steamship COM
pany's Umatilla. from Seattle. which
was due today. Is "a hours .late as
the result Of the storm and will not
arrive until tomorrow.
The steamer Scotia, which ar
rived today from Eureka. usually
arrived early this morning, was 100
hours making the run from Everett,
instead OF SIS hours, as usual.
Out in the storm, somewhere along
the coast. is the steamer Edgar III.
Vance, with a leviathan log raft In
tow.
Steamer and raft were of Point
Gorda last night. making bad wealth
err but with the raft all intact. The
raft has already weathered so mile
an hour gale encountered OFF the
Columbia river and is expected to
come through all right
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05

I. Sullivan, as government prose-
cutors, were denounced by Devlin for
calling young Caminetti names and
attempting to convict him
MATT SULLIVAN UNMOyED
All of DevIin's shrewd challenges
die. not turn a hair on Matt Sullivan.
whose closing argument was as bitter
as~gan against Caminetti and Diggs
Each Of the skirmish lines that had
been advanced by the defense was
calmly examined and broken by Sulli-
vans deliberates sscalpel method
Sullivan did not try to fool the
5ury-he saw shrewd and successful
business faces in the box who would
not fall for pathos and dramatics.
He pinned his argument to the facts.
He called Caminetti an '.excrescence on
the surface Of civilization "a vile
thing" "a snake in the grass" and
WAS no whit easier on Diggs, the
Companion in crime
'Actions speak louder than words"
Judge Van Fleet brought that line
into his charge to the jury In the
Diggs case.
ACTIONS LOUDER THAN WORDS
The defense picked it up and made
1t its argument in the Caminetti case.
ailQ Inc PlOoCSNSiOA NtN eS
thing.
The old saw as 1t stands today is.
factions speak louder than words
when the eyesight is unimpaired.
.~Eome of the actions of Lola Norris
ia srepulsing Caminetti yelled through
semegaphone, where spoken words
would have fallen on deaf ears.
ssAnd it was so with Marsha War
riRgton, in her delicate condition.
having all the cause in the world TO
persuade. induce and entice two pure
young men and a virtuous girl to fee
with her to castle in the noun
tains.
For the prosecution. the talking
pictures and the soundless verbs were
dressed in the actual taking of the
trip. the arrangement TO live in bum
galow. the agreement as to divorces
and all that sort of thing.
Even If the men did not ask in so
many words for the Illicit companion
ship of the two girls. there certainly
WAS no move on the part of either
that would lead one to imagine they
fad any other purpose than that
stated in the Indictment" That is the
case OF the prosecution.
DRAMATIC SCENE ENACTED
The actors in chief in Thursdays
climax of the court proceedings were
three: Mrs Anthony Caminetti. wife
of the Commissioner general OF immi-
grafton. grandmother; the defend
Ant. F. Drew Caminetti. accused or the
crime OF white slavery; Anthony
Caminetti Jr., budding attorney
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
MABEL SWISHER
MATRON OF PARK

The recreation commission of Ala
media has chosen Miss Mabel lSwisher
of 2255 San Jose avenue matron Of
Lincoln park. The nixup caused By
the temporary filing of the position
by Miss Alys Lotus, whom Miss Dor
othy HoIbrook, park matron until July
/. asserted she had been told by a
councilman to place in charge of the
work, was settled by the council
adopting resolution to pay Miss Lof-
tus salary. Miss Swisher was chosen
from seven applicants.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
HALT MRS. TYS0N'S
SANITY HEARING
Officials Delay Test Of
Woman Who Sought to
Leap Into Bay

Mrs. Minnie Dahl Gilmore Tyson.
wife of Captain Mitchell Tyson, who
yesterday sought to end her life by
attempting to jump into the estuary,
appeared in the superior court this
morning for an examination into her
sanity The hearing went over until
tomorrow.
She formerly lived in New York
and was widely known in society cir
cles.
She married Tyson in 1901. Eleven
years later Tyson sued for divorce,
on the ground of intemperance and
cruelty He was awarded his decree
last December He was ordered to
pay $40 a month alimony, but there
was no property settlement. Mrs.
Tyson was dissatisfied with the ver-
dict and filed an appeal in the su-
preme court, which is still pending.
Worry over marital troubles Is be-
lieved to have led to the dependency
which caused the attempt on her life.
She has been living with her chill
dren at 512H Thirteenth street, while
TYSON. who is reputed to be wealthy,
occupies the home at 692 Mariposa
avenue, In the fashionable hill dis
.trict..
Mrs. Tyson tried to kill herself with
gas several months ago.