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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-02
Many Bills offered.

other bills introduced were.
BY Senator Peyton-Providing for
the appointment Of commission OF
i've members 10 receive offers for the
sale or exchange Of the Executive
Mansion. and for new site, and 20
report TO the present General Assem-
bly,; amending the act Of 1911, regu-
lating the sale Of fertilizer, creating
a department Of public roads and
highways, with a commissioner at
SO 900 salary; amending the code 10
correct census figures rendered mac
Curate by the creation Of new coun-
ties.
BY Senator Taylor Constitutional
amendment creating Atkinson Coun-
w
BY Senator McNeil-Permitting
solid trains of perishable freight or
live stock 10 operate on Sunday
BY Senator Kea-Making II mis-
demeanor for contract farm laborers
to breach their agreement except for
prOVidential causes.
New County Asked.
BY Senator Watts Constitutional
amendment creating Griggs County
BY Senator Elkins-- Requiring pub
LEGATION In newspapers of monthly
ana quarterly itemized expenditures
Of county and municipal disbursing
officers.
BY Senator collaborating iuve-
nile courts, regulating treatment and
control of dependent and delinquent
children and providing for separa.
ton Of youthful from adult prison.
ers. preventing erection of tanks
bridges. mail cranes or other struc.
lures along railroad tracks with g
clearance Of less than eight feet.
The Senate will meet at 10 O'Clock
Thursday morning. After shori
session il will adjourn until Mon
day
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-02
PURE SHOE BILL
BEFORE STATE
SENATORS
Another Measure Would Make the
Sale or Exchange Of Pistols
MiSdemeanor.

Among the measures introduced IN
the Georgia Senate Wednesday was a
pure shoe" bill and a bin to prevent
the sale Of pistols The first was
introduced by Senator J. T. Peyton
OF the Thirty first, and the last by
Senator ". f. H Sesrcy, Sr. Of the
Twenty sixth.
Senator Peyton's pure shoe" bill
prohibits the sale Of boots and shoes
as OF leather construction when other
material is substituted unless the
substitution is placarded in plain
print on the box Violation is made
n misdemeanor. The bill was referred
to the committee on agriculture.
Senator Searcys anti pistol bill
makes the sale or exchange Of a
pistol a misdemeanor. II was referred
to the Committee on Special Judi
ciary.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-02
Manufacturers to
Hear Exhibit Plans

Virtually every manufacturing in
dustry in Atlanta will be represent
ed at the dinner given by the Cham
Der Of Commerce Thursday evening
at the Ansley Hotel. in the interest
OF establishing a permanent manu-
facturers' exhibit in Atlanta Accept
ances have already been received
from more than a hundred heads of
manufacturing firms
Wilmer l.. Moore. Of the Chamber
Of Commerce. win preside Plans for
the exhibit viii he presented by the
manufacturers committee, Of which
Brooks Morgan is chairman
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-02
Gainesville Man Is
Named U. S. Marshal

WASHINGTON. July 1.-The fol-
lowing nominations We're sent to- day
to the Senate by President Wilson:
Jeremiah Meterer. Of Washington.
to be United States judge for the
Western District of Washington. and
Howard Thompson, of Gainesville,
Ga. to be United States Marshal,
Northern District Of Georgia.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
NOT DRIVING SENATORS.
Wilson Denies Report Regarding His
Attitude on Currency.

Reports that President Wilson was
attempting to prod Democratic Sena-
tors into quick action on the curren-
cy bill and published statement that
he would class a. "rebel" any DEM
ocrat who did not support him,
brought out an emphatic denial from
the White House Wednesday. The
President made public the following
letter:
"To the Editor Of the Washington
Post-Sir: I am quoted in your is
sue Of this morning as saying that
any one who does not support me is
no Democrat, but rebel. OF course
I never said any such thing. 1t is
contrary both to my thought and to
nv character, and T must ask that
you give a very prominent place In
your issue of tomorrow to this de-
NAL. Very truly yours,
stWoodrow Wilson"
At the White House there was a
disposition to look upon the currency
situation as on the way to amicable
adjustment. The president. it was
said, feels sure that Senator Reed,
Of Missouri, will soon join the admin
istration supporters in the banking
and currency committee, and that
Senator O'Gorman will in the end
side with the majority. There was
no such sanguine feeling, however,
with respect to Senator Hitchcock, of
Nebraska.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15

with a hammer, tore up he clothes
and set fire to them. The last woman
I killed was a few days ago, two
blocks west of the county hospital. I
put her to death with hammer. She
had two rings and 5000. This murder
was done with the hammer the police
found wrapped in towel by the rail-
road tracks. They thought the ham
mer had something to do with the
Rexroat murder"
Spencer said he killed three women
including Mrs. Rexroat, with the re-
volver the police found in his lodg-
ings. He said he bought it month
ago., after his other weapon refused
to work. He claimed to have held
up many Of the restaurants which re-
Gently have been robbed by highway
men in Chicago.
"Why I spent $500 in two nights
last week in Charley VESTS " he
said. ''It costs a lot Of money to
hold up your end in these cabarets. l
average two jobs week all the time
I'm out Of Jail"
Spencer said none Of the jewelry
he had taken from his victims ever
would be recovered. 81 never 80 into
a pawnshop," he said. when I sell
of it it is to some private person,
maybe on the street"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
TILLMAN'S "ALLEGORICAL cow,
Illustrated Article in Congressional
Record Causes Furry.

Senator Tillman's categorical
COW" sketched eighteen years ago to
accompany an attack by the South
Carolina Senator upol Wall Street
and the money power" illustrated
the same article in Wednesdays Con-
g-essional Record. One view shows
the cow as an elongated animal, SYM
bolic of the national resource feeding
on the farms of the South and West.
While her golden milk is being drawn
in New York and New England. Then
the cow is pictured turned around,
but the Supreme Court is choking her
as she attempts to feed on the in
come tax. Southern farmers are get
ting no milk.
Unanimous consent for inserting
the article with illustrations in the
Record was obtained by Senator Till
man, who said he made the request
"because so much that was mere sur
mise and prophecy then has come
true. He added that he rejoiced
that the country no longer could be
"bamb boozled" and that under Dem
ocratic administration legislation was
being enacted which would prevent
the robbery that had gone on in the
past. The appearance Of the cartoon
in the Record created furry at the
Capitol. Nobody remembered when
such thing had happened before"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
STAYS FARM HAND.
Laurens County Farmer Shoots in
Self.Defence.

Thomas H. Neal, a farmer residing
about four miles below Cross Hill IN
Laurens County, shot and instantly
killed Isaac Smith, a negro farm
hand, Friday night shortly after mid
night. Saturday morning Neal sur
rendered to the sheriff. After the in
quest was held Saturday afternoon,
John NJ. Cannon, attorney for the de-
fendant, appeared before Associate
Justice Watts at chambers at Lau-
rens and secured bail in the sum OF
$1,000. Bond was Immediately Sc
cured and Neal returned home.
It is alleged that the negro with
out Meals knowledge or permission,
took one of the defendants mules
from the stable Friday night and
drove it until about midnight. When
he returned with the team the negro
was intercepted at the barn by Neal
Being caught, the negro became de-
fant and drew his pistol on the white
man, whereupon Neal fired upon
Smith, shooting him dead.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
FEDERALS ARE EXECUTED.
General Alvarez and 125 Soldier:
Slain After Torreon Fell.

Gen. Alvarez and his staff Of the
Federal army, together with 125 Fed
eral soldiers, were executed Wednes-
day ii Torreon, under orders of Gen.
Francisco Villa, Of the Constitution
alist forces, according to information
from reliable sources brought into
Loredo, Texas, Wednesday. With the
city of Torreon, the rebels captured
practically all of the arms and artll-
lery Of the Federals. The battle last
ed four days, with heavy losses on
both sides.
Three hundred refugees, most Of
them Americans, left Torreon before
the capture of that city by the Con-
stitutionalists and are making their
way overland to the border, accord
ing to a dispatch received Wednesday
night. They are expected to reach
Laredo Friday.
1t was learned that the Constitu-
tionalists gained the advantage which
resulted in the capture of Torreon
through a ruse. With the battle at
it's height Gen. Villa withdrew his
forces, a portion Of which he started
on an apparent retreat toward Santa
Rosalie. Believing that the entire
rebel army had been put to flight a
large force of Federals started in
troops were we'll on their way, how
ever, the main body Of rebels, who
were in hiding, slipped into the city
and after a sanguinary battle, gained
possession.
So far as can be ascertained none
of the foreigners was injured either
while the street fighting was in
progress or during the reprisals
which followed the rebel victory, the
constitutionalist commander provid-
ing for them, especially the Amerl-
cans
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
MANY SPANlARDS SLAIN
RUMOR SPREADS OF AWFUL
BUTCHERY At TORRECN.
Rebels Have Been Credited With a
Boast to Slaughter Spaniards-
City's Capture Seems Confirmed.

City'S Capture Seems Conhrmed.
With the capture Of Torreon by
the rebels, rumors became current at
Mexico City Wednesday of massacre
Of Spaniards, which if confirmed,
would approach the horror Of the
massacre of Chinese in the same city
during the Madero revolution in
1910. 1t is estimated that there are
between 60 and 100 Spaniards in the
city of Torreon. Refugees who have
communicated with the rebels in that
district declare that it has been a
common boast that they would
slaughter the Spaniards if they sue
ceed in capturing the town.
The Spanish minister to Mexico,
senor Cologan y Cologan, Wednesday
night was without Information fur
ther than the reports, but was greatly
concerned. He held a long confer
ence with the American charge, Mel
son O'Shaughnessy, and the latter
made an appointment with the Mexi-
can foreign minister. The Ameri-
can charge is convinced Of the truth
of the capture Of the city and has
so notified washington. Few Ameri-
cans are left in Torreon. Besides
Spaniards there are number Of
French and Germans residing there.
The diplomats here are making et-
forts to learn their fate.
Every effort has been made by the
Mexican authorities to keep the news
of the affair from the public. The
newspapers even failed to print a
reference to the persistent rumors.
In banking circles the capture Of Tor
reon was credited and caused a jump
Of twenty points in the Exchange.
Torreon has been under siege for
many weeks, but It was recently re-
ported that the rebels had been driV-
en- back. It has always been declared
by the authorities to be impregnable,
because Of the heavy artillery with
which it is protected. Another un-
confirmed report is that Gen. Trucy
Aubert, who with thousand men
left Saltillo three weeks ago to march
to the relief Of Torreon, has gone
over to the rebels.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
PHILIPPINE FREEDOM
WILSON'S SCHEME GUARANTEES
NATIVE CONTROL.
Goy.-Gen. Harrison Announces Presl-
dents Plan to Give Natives a Ma
jority on Commission.

Ultimate independence for the Fill
ipino people is contemplated in the
policy of President Wilson announc-
ed a few days ago in the inaugural
address Of Francis Burton Harrison,
the new governor-general Of the
PHILIPPINES. The first step in the
Presidents policy toward the islands
is to have majority of the Philli-
pine commission composed Of Fill
pinos, thus giving the islanders i'm
mediate control in the higher body
of the PHILIPPINE Congress, which cor
responds to the Senate in the Ameri-
can Congress.
The Manila manifesto will be soon
put into effect, when Ameriran Com
missioner Frank A. Branagan and
Vice-Governor Gilbert, are retired in
the near future. Their places Will
be filed by natives. Two new Ameri-
can commissioners, however, will be
named to take the places of Commis-
sioners Worcester and Elliott, recent
ly resigned. This will give the Fill
pinos six commissioners in the higher
legislative body of the PHILIPPINES and
the Americans three, insuring native
control, as the Filipinos already have
a mapority in the lower body.
Up to this time the commissioners
have been named by appointment
and there have been five Americans
and two natives on the board.
Under American rule Filipino CIV
ilization has advanced far beyond any
standard set in the Orient under
Spanish control. A general school
system has been established. The
judicial system Is comparable with
that of most American states and the
archipelago has enjoyed prosperity.
In the new policy the future Of the
islands is placed in the hands of the
natives and the next steps toward in
dependence will depend on the meas
ure of ability demonstrated by the
Filipinos in their first efforts at self
government.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
WAITED HIM KILLED
WIFE GIVE SIGNAL FOR HER
HUSBANDS DEATH.
Sic Drew Aside Her Window Blind to
Indicate That Her Husband Was
About to Leave.

The drawing aside of a curtain and
the appearance of the face of his af-
fnity at window in her home was
the death signal for the killing OF
Frank E. Nelson, in San Francisco,
according to the confession Of James
P. Cook, now under arrest and charg-
ed with the crime. The startling
charge that the wife Of his victim
give the signal for the murder Of her
husband was made in preliminary
hearing in which she was tried for
completely in the crime.
Cook declares he was under a
strange spell against which he was
powerless when he shot and killed
Nelson. He declares Mrs. Nelson
urged him daily to murder Nelson
and that he killed him because he
loved the woman.
In his testimony against Mrs. Mel
son, Cook declared she gave him $50
with which to purchase a revolver
and do the shooting. On the night
before the murder he declares he sat
for hours and pondered over the
crime. He determined not to kill,
and then some strange fascination
seemed to draw him near the Nelson
home. He was eager to see if Mrs.
Nelson would give the signal.
cit was 4:40," says Nelson, "about.
the time Nelson usually left home
when / appeared on the street. l
walked down to the house to see il
Mrs. Nelson would give the signal.
Soon the curtain was put back and
the face of Mrs. Nelson appeared
through the. window.
"There was something fascinating
about that window. I watched for a
few minutes and then saw Nelson
walk from the front door,"
After the death signal was given
Cook declares he felt Mrs. Nelson lov-
ed him more than any one else in
the world and determined to kill as
she desired. He followed Nelson for
several squares and then shot him in
the back. He placed the revolver by
his side and ran away.
Cook states he met Mrs. Nelson
daily before the tragedy, but she con-
fded her domestic troubles with him
and often expressed the wish that her
husband was dead.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
Storm Hits Georgetown.

beginning in the early hours Of
Wednesday morning a storm Of wind
and rain struck Georgetown. coming
from northerly direction, and
reaching its height about five O'Clock
in the afternoon. Notwithstanding
the fact that the wind was at times
exceeding strong, very little serious
damage to property has been reDort-
ed. A few trees and considerable
fencing was blown down. There has
been much disorder in the lighting
and telephone service. those being
the main objects to suffer,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
FELICITATES YUAN.
Wilson Sends Message Of Congratula'
ton to Chinese Ruler.

President Wilson Thursday sent
a congratulatory message to Yuan
shi Kai, the newly elected president
of China. The message says: ut is
my hope and expectation that, guided
by the principles Of right and justice
and the higher ideals of republican
your eXcellency's admin
istration will be so conducted as to
assure the advancement Of China and
conduce to the peace, happiness and
prosperity of her people. 1t will be
my pleasure to cooperate with you
in preserving and still more firmly
cementing the friendly and cordial
relations between the two countries. -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
New York Wife Kills Self and Child
in Husbands Absence.

The Queens county jail in Long Is
land City, just across the East river
from New York, was the scene Of a
double tragedy Wednesday night
which was probably a case Of MUIR
der and suicide. Henry Schleth, who
was warden Of the Jail, returned to
his apartments there at an early hour
Thursday morning and found his wife
and a four-year-old son dead, each
with a bullet wound in their right
temples. Near Mrs. Schleth was
found a revolver with two chambers
empty. Both mother and child were
in their night clothes. Schleth could
suggest no motive for his wife's act
which the authorities agreed appear
ed to be murder of herself and child
destruction.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
Auto Turns Turtle.

Miss Gright Kelly, twenty-five
years old, a prominent society girl
of Covington, KY, was killed and
two other young women and three
men we're slightly injured early
Thursday when the big touring auto
mobile in which they were riding
got beyond control of the driver and
turned turtle on the Indian Hill road
near Madisonville, Ky.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
ATHLETICS LEAD SERIES.
Win Three Out of the First Four
Championship Games.

Philadelphia has now won three
out of the first four games. Bush, q
recruit, held New York safe Thurs
day, while Philadelphia slugged Tes-
reau and CrandalI. Friday Bender
won his second game, although hard
hit, Merkle getting a home run in the
seventh with two on.
Third game at New York:
Phila 1920 900 210-S II I
n. Y. 900 010 1902 5 1
Batteries: Bush and Schang; Tes-
reau, Crandall and Mclean.
Fourth game at Philadelphia:
y. Y. 900 900 320-5 8 0
Phila .010 $50 00*-6 9 0
Batteries: Demaree, Marquard and
Mclean and Wilson; Bender and
Schang.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
Roman Numerals Doomed.

Secretary McAdoo Thursday in
structed the supervising architect of
the treasury to use arabic instead Of
Ruman numerals on all public build
ings. The order was issued because
of the difficulties the average citizen
finds in quickly interpreting Roman
numerals. The order, though revo-
lutionary one, was expected to be
popular.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
Use Citizen as Shield.

Six bandits held the whole town Of
Fulton, Ark, at bay while they rob-
bed the Bank of Fulton of $40 in pen
nies. They used citizen they had
captured as a shield to prevent his
townsmen from Shooting them down.
The bandits appear to have been the
same gang that robbed the First
State bank at Dardanelle, Ark.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
TO DRIVE Them OUT
CBARLEST0N'S ALLEGED TIGERS
BEFORE GRAND JURY
29O NAMES HANDED In
Judge Bowman Makes Strong Charge,
Telling Grand Jury Possession Of
Revenue License is Prima Facie
Evidence of Violation of Dispen-
-
sary Law and Enough for True Bill.

SaTJ Law duO xOG AIuC O3XkS
Two hundred and ninety indict-
ments, each one for violation Of the
law by the illegal selling and storing
Of liquor, were handed to the Char
lesion grand jury Wednesday morn
ing by Solicitor John II. Peurifoy. In
special charge to the jurors, in
which he explained their duty to
them, Judge Bowman cited to them
Section S9S, of the Criminal Code Of
South Carolina, telling the Jurors
that was as far as they need go and
they were to bring in true bill on
this evidence.
Section S3S Of the Criminal Code,
cited by Judge Bowman, is as fol-
lows: 1.-The payment Of the United
States special tax as a liquor seller,
or notice of any kind in any place OF
resort, or in any store or shop, indi-
eating that alcoholic liquors are
there sold, kept, or given away, shall
be held to be prima facie evidence
that the person or persons paying
such tax, and the parties displaying
such notices, are acting in violation
of this chapter (Chapter xxx, Reg
ulations in Reference to Alcoholic
Liquors."
Judge Bowman having charged the
grand jury that this was sufficient
evidence on which to bring in true
bills against the persons indicted, the
prosecution placed in evidence with
the grand jury, it Is understood, a
certified copy Of the names Of the in
dicted persons as they appeared on
the books Of the United States col
lector of internal revenues the middle
of September, the certifcation being
made to all the names by D. Clinch
Hayward, collector Of Internal reVe-
nues. This list of licenses constitute
prima facie evidence under the law.
However, it is understood that the
prosecution does not desire to stop
this and several witnesses have been
summoned to appear before the jury
to testify. One Of the witnesses sum-
moned to testify against the persons
indicted is Chief of Police James r.
Cantwell. Thus far the Law and
Order League has not presented to
the grand jury any of its cases
against gambling house keepers or
other persons violating the law
against whom evidence has been con-
nected. All the indictments turned
over by Solicitor Peurifoy were for
alleged illicit liquor selling.
The grand jury has held three ses-
sions in the present matter, but has
done nothing. With the indictments
handed them by solicitor and the wit
nesses having been secured for them
by the solicitor, with the evidence, It
is likely that the jurors will take
some action Immediately.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-15
vino in Poverty, Worth a Million.

Edward Mcdonald, a plainly dress
ed middle aged man, was found i'll in
a cheap lodging house in San Fran
cisco, with s1,270,0OO in negotiable
bonds and securities sewed in an in
side pocket. The papers are said to
be securities of Al bona fide COM
panies and all drawing interest. The
man is in a coma and no explanation
regarding his wealth can be had.