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Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
NEW GRADE.
OFBOSSES
HIS FIRST
POLICY
Grand Jury, Not Fully Satisfied,
Will Insist That ST Donald
son Also Be 0usted.

While the members OF the
Grand Jury still maintain the
greatest secrecy relative to their
final presentment, to be handed
to Judge Ben Hill, of the Su-
perior Court, Friday, it was re.
ported on apparently good au-
thority that the new document
will be fully as sensational as
the recent presentment dealing
with the convict probe, in which
the County Commissioners and
Captain Tom and s. H. Donald
son were held responsible for
the alleged inhumane treatment
OF prisoners III the county camps.
At the same time Charles II. Girar-
deau, the new warden, promised gem
uine convict reforms.
1t is understood that the County
Board is to be arraigned again, this
time for failure to comply with the
jury's recommendation that the Dom
aldson influence" be eliminated from
the affairs of the county.
Want 81 Donaldson Ousted.
Members of the jury it is reported,
are not satisfied with the action Of the
Commission in discharging Captain
Tom Donaldson from the service oe
the county, but will insist that S II.
Donaldson. superintendent of Public
Works, be removed also.
That the jury will insist upon a
higher grade of men as deputy wa
dens and guards at the camps than it
has been the custom of the Commls-
sion to employ, and that il will de-
mand a closer check be kept upon the
actions of these men, is accepted as
matter of course.
In this connection, Warden Girar-
deau said Friday that he intends see
ing to it that all the deputy wardens
and guards at the camps shall famil-
iarize themselves with the law gov
erning their duties and he will force
them to observe it,
Will Curb Cruelty, He Says.
"Of course ! haven't had the Office
long enough to outline policy for the
future, but have some definite ideas
as to the physical care of the convic;s.
which, with the consent of the Com
mission, l intend putting into execu-
ton. said he
Il mean TO see that the wardens and
guards respect the law, and that the
convicts respect the wardens and
guards There will be no more inhu-
name treatment II / can prevent it, and
! am pretty sure l will be able to do
so.
Hereafter all deputy wardens and
guards will be compelled to furnish
certificates of good character. to be
approved both by the County Com
mission and the State Prison Commis-
sion. ! have several reforms in mind,
none of them in tangible shape as yet,
however which l propose to submit
TO the Commission for approval. My
notions regarding them are SO crude
just now that l wouldn't care to out-
line them for the press yet while
Mr. Girardeau enters upon his new
duties at once.
The Grand Jury's report Friday will
deal with the condition of the county
jail and the other county institutions
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Neighbors Rebuild
Home Lost by Fire

DALTON, GA, Feb. 27.-The home Of
w. NJ Camp. a popular resident Of the
Five Springs section, was destroyed by
fire last Saturday.
Sympathetic neighbors on Monday
went to the woods. cut down trees.
hauled them to sawmill. had all ma
terial assembled by Wednesday, and,
with forty men working on IT rebuilt
the house 50 it could be occupied To-
day. The work did not cost Mr.. Camp
one cent.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Woman Loses 8 Teeth
In Rescue From Gas

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Called in by
Henry Baumgarten, whose wife, Sa-
troman Philip Wagner pried open
the woman's jaws, breaking five of
her teeth, drew out her tongue, and
began manipulating her arm.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Chicago Man Offers
S42,5l6 Income Tax

CHICAGO Feb. 27.-The largest in
come tax in Chicago was offered the
internal revenue officials when a man
whose name the authorities withheld
sent word that he would pay an in
come tax of $42,516S2, the assessment
on an annual income of $685. 900.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Candy on Campaign
Expense List; Ousted

PIERRE, S. OAK. Feb. 2I.-Gov-
ernor Byrne ordered the dismissal of
Emil Gunther, of the State Insurance
Department, because he inserted in
his expense account one item of
money he spent for candy and thea
ter tickets.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Sues When Husband
Denies Fancy Chairs

PITTSBURG. Feb. Because her
husband wouldn't provide her with
rocking chairs other than the kind
that rock both ways" Mrs. john
Grayson sued for divorce.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Miners Refuse Show
Tickets Minus Label

PEORIA, ILL, Feb 27.-The 400
delegates to the convention of the
United Mine Workers of Illinois re-
fused to attend theatcr performance
because the tickets given them gratis
bore no union label
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
BANQUET FOR HIGH rEMPLAR.

DALTON. Feb. 27-S, Johns Com
mandery, No 10, Knights Templars,
will entertain at a banquet Monday
evening for Past Commander J. c.
Greenfield. of the Georgia Grand Com
mandery, who will come here for the
annual inspection.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
Pulls Husband S Hair;
"Banished" for Month

PASSAIC. y. J., FEB. 2I.--Charged
with pulling ont a handful OF her
husbands hair, Mrs. Rose VIII was
sentenced 10 live apart from him for
one month.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
You Want

a better position, but
uncertainty, hesitancy,
delay and fear have
possessed you. Forget
it. Be forceful, positive.
unafraid. Begin now
by asserting your af-
irmative qualities in a
business-like w ant
Ad" in The American
and Georgian, and
change the course of
your destiny.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27
SENATE RACE
OPENED BY
HARDW|CK
Announces He Will Not Try for
Congressman-Hot Race in
Sight.

Congressman Thomas W. Hard
wick. OF the Tenth District, in con-
firmation of a series of exclusive
news stories appearing in The Geor-
first public step in shaping his forth
coming campaign for the United
states Senate, by placing his district
formally on notice that he will not be
a candidate to succeed himself in the
House of Representatives
This notice to his immediate con-
stituents will be followed, possibly on
Saturday, and certainly not later than
the early part OF next week. by his
formal announcement for the Senate.
In a communication to Furman
Bell. of Milledgeville, chairman of the
Tenth District Executive Committee,
Mr. Hardwick thanks his constitu-
ents for the twelve years confidence
they have reposed in him as their
representative in the national Con-
gress, and notifies them that he viii
ask that high honor at their hands
no more.
Senator w. ). West. appointed to
the temporary vacancy to succeed
Senator Bacon has not stated wheth-
er he will be a candidate for the un-
expired term If he should run for
that position he viii fight it out with
Mr.. Hardwick single handed If Sen
ator West should serve only the tenn
porary term, however. Hardwick's op-
ponent probably will be Governor
Slaton
Governor Undecided.
AS a matter Of fact, the Governor
apparently has not made up his mind
whether he will offer for the uneX-
pired Bacon term. the full Smith
term, or at all.
This matter is vet very much TO be
thrashed out, SO the more observant
politicians think.
1t is an interesting circumstance in
connection with Mr.. Hardwick's pro-
posed candidacy for the Senate that,
while the anti Smith men profess to
claim that Senator Smith is behind
Hardwick in his Senatorial move, lit
tie real evidence to sustain such
charge has as vet been produced
Beyond the fact that Hardwick and
the senior Senator have been warm
personal and political allies for long
time. and that. therefore, the senior
Senator must have been cognizant of
the Hardwick candidacy well in ad-
vance of its leaking out, there is
nothing more than political specula-
ton to connect Senator Smith with
the Hardwick situation.
Hands Off With Smith.
Senator Smith. since reaching
Washington from his recent visit to
Atlanta. has stated that he will be
hands off" in the forthcoming politi-
cal miXup in Georgia-unless. of
course. he should be opposed actively
for re ELECTION himself-and that he
will ask return to the Senate
squarely upon his record in Congress
and the things he has achieved there.
The Hardwick announcement for
the Senate urquestionabiy has been
accepted as the opening gun in a big
fight all down the lire IN Georgia. 1.
is entirely probable that this accept
ance is timely, moreover
At the same time there is 3 grow
ing disposition to think that Mr..
Hardwic1 is acting pretty much as
his own man in this matter and that
sucb campai2n as he makes viii be
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27

\ cOrporal's guard of the gallant
army of snow men still hold the field
Friday, melting away as inevitably
and as CALAMITY as did the old Guard
at Waterloo. Tender little hands pad
out thei" shrinking statues but
bright eyes are wet as they see the
first aid patches sof snow failing un-
der the blue skies and the warm sun.
The snow men are marching fast,
away to the eternal limbo of things
that have been, taking With them
some little bit of a childish heart
some rosy CLEAN of the mystic sun
that shines only on
"Tovland, Toyland
Little Girl and Boy Land
And al the little girl and boy
Frankensteins, whose quaint and Gu
rious monsters are not dreadful at
all, but Of a lovable GC chiIly) dispo-
sition-all the little creators are
mourning under the rays of q bright
spring sun
Very likely they don't understand
just why they have that queer, heavy
ache in their small throats whenever
they catch sight of their vanishing
statues. If you asked Willie Maude
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-27

Continued on Page 2, Column 5.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-10
Bangor Goes TO An Independent
Against Two Opponents
Brewer Is Republican, it.
terback in Bangor Has an
Overwhelming Vote--City
Government Republican,
The Detailed Vote

Portland, Me-. March 9.-No changes
in party control resulted from the
elections held today in five Maine
cities and three of the four mayors
who were candidates for reelection
were returned for another year.
Edgar F. Hanson, Democrat who
has served nine terms as mayor of
Belfast, and headed a citizens ticket
because of disagreement with his
party organization last fall, was de-
feated by a very narrow margin, ac-
cording to unofficial returns, by Robert
+. Dunton. the regular Democratic
nominee.
Mayors James G. c. Smith of Bid
deford and Elmer e. Newbert of Au-
gusta, both Democrats, and Frank H.
were reelected by safe pluralities.
In Bangor William B. Pierce. a for
mer Democratic mayor, and Charles
D. Stanford, a bank president and the
Republican nominee, were defeated by
Alderman John G. Utterback, mer-
chant, whose name appeared on the
ballots as an independent candidate
and who was endorsed by the Pro-
gressives Bangor has had a Repub-
lican mayor and city government the
past year.
The complexion of the city govern
ments remain the same as the past
year, Belfast and Biddeford, also Au-
gusta with the aid of the mayors vote,
in breaking the tie, being Democratic;
Brewer and Bangor, Republican.
Fair weather and unusually heavy
votes were features.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-10
Pardon Possibilities.

Senator Kern, leading counsel for
the iron workers at their trial in the
federal district court at Indianapolis,
stated after the supreme courts ac-
ton that he did not contemplate ap
pealing to the President for pardon
for the convicted men. A pardon alone
stands between them and the peniten-
tiary.
The labor men were convicted tech
nically of conspiracy to carry dyna-
mite and nitro -glycerine on interstate
passenger trains. In furtherance of
this conspiracy, it was charged, Ortie
McMamgal carried these explosives on
such trains to Chicago. Tiffin, Ohio,
Los Angeles. Cal, and scores of other
cities from coast to coast.
OF the men who appealed to the su-
preme court for review, Ryan was
given the longest sentence, seven years.
The lower court held that letters produc-
ed in evidence showed his management
of the long course of destroying open
Continued on Page 2-coIumr d
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-10
Seven Bodies Recovered and
Firenen Are Searching
Searchlightsin Use to
Pursue the GrueSOme
Task==The Detailed
Story of Tragedy

ST. Louis, March e.-Hope for 30 or
35 guests of the Missouri Athletic Club
who were in the club building when il
caught fire this morning, was aban-
doned late today and officers of the
club now are almost positive that the
% to 20 men unaccounted fer are dead.
Seven bodies were recovered from
the ruins before sundown and search
lights played on the smoulderins ruins
tonight while firemen searched for ad-
dtionaI bodies.
Meantime II persons who were in
jured in the fire were under treatment
at public and private hospitals.
. Much difficulty was experienced in
trying to identify the recovered bodies,
some being identified under two or
three different names.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-10
Dead Placed at Seven

kessIer, Edwin c., ST. Louis, cashier
Ludlow SayIor Wier Co., killed in
jumping from sixth floor.
Hickey, John Martin, Chicago, treas
urer Ford Manufacturing Co., (roofins
materiais), burned to death on third
floor; leaves widow and child.
Reilly, James D., ST. Louis, member
of firm of Ware and Reilly, contrac-
tors.
Erd, William e., East ST. Louis, ilIs,
real estate dealer, suffocated and
burned.
Hancock, Allen r., ST. Louis, sales
man Underwood Typewriter Co.
An unidentified man, mutiIated, body
recovered on third floor; gold band
ring on finger bearing initials "B. T."
and date 2-23- 1904"
An unidentified body, mutilated be-
yond recognition.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-10
SEN. FALL OPENS
ATTACK AGAINST
MEXICAN POLICY
Flood Breaks Loose in the Senate Monday
With Demand from the New Mexico
Senator for Intervention==
The Vergara Affair

Washington, March 9.-The lid of
secrecy regarding Mexico was lifted
in the United States Senate today by
Senator Fall, Republican of New Mex
leo, who urged armed Intervention for
the protection of Americans and 9TH
er foreigners in the stricken republic.
The galleries were crowded to over
flowing and remained so for hours un-
til Senator Shively of Indiana had
spoken for the administration, express
ing regret that the subject had been
discussed in open session and ayerring
that no adequate suggestion had been
offered to settle the difficulty.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-10
INDEPENDENT CARRIES
BANGOR==REP. GOVT

Bangor, Me-, March 9.-John G. Utter
back, Independent, was elected mayor Of
Bangor today, defeating Charles D. Stan
ford, Republican, and William B. Pierce,
Democrat, the vote standing unofiicially
as follows:
Utterback 2159, Stanford 1918. Peirce 1911
The fact of there being three tickets
In the field, with great deal of splitting,
SO complicated matters that the count
proceeded slowly and the result on ward
tickets was not definitely known at $50
1t appears that the Republicans nave
carried four of the seven wards, with
Ward l and Ward Democratic and Ward
2 in doubt There were no Independent
ward tickets.
John G. Utterback, the successful can
didate. was a member of the common
council In 1912 and of the board Of alder
men in 1918, elected to both offices on the
Democratic ticket. This spring he an
nounced himself as an independent candi-
date. running on a platform demanding
reform and economy, declaring that the
city's affairs have been recklessly and
wastefully conducted and that no relief
could be expected ITOfH eltHcr VI eiC cAN
parties. He was indorsed by the Progress
siyes. The Utterback vote seems to have
been derived in equal proportions from
the two old parties
official figures give Utterback, lnde-
pendent for mayor. 2165: Stanford, Re-
publican, 1928; Peirce, Democrat, 10lS.
The Republicans elected four alder
men and IS members Of the common
council, the Democrats three aldermen
and eight councilmen.
The city voted 2457 to 1885 to petit
tion the Legislature to enact into law
the new charter providing for the
commission form of government. The
charter provides for a commission OF
five members in whom will be vested
all the powers exercised by the mayor
and city council under the present
system with many additional powers,
legislative and executive. The term OF
Continued on Page 11-column 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-10
AUGUSTA ELECTS NEWBERT
But REPUBLICANS SECURE
5 ALDERMEN; I C0UNCILMEN

Augusta held it's annual spring cleo
ton Monday under favorable condi-
tions and 1t proved one of the greatest
struggles for supremacy between the
Democrats and Republicans that has
occurred for some time 1t was with
al a close one. for while the Democrats
succeeded in re-electing Mayor Elmer
E. Newbert the result in the two
branches of the city council was a tie.
In the board of aldermen there are five
Republicans and three Democrats,
while in the common council there are
nine Democrats and seven Republi-
cans. The Democrats carried Wards 8,
4, and Z, while the Republicans car
ried Wards /, 2, and Ward S with
the exception of one councilman.
The total vote. of the city was 2755,
a gain of 1874 over the total vote cast
at the election of March 10, 1913. In
the vote Monday for mayor, Hon. Ell
mer Z. Newbert received 1437, while
Hon. Willis E. Swift received 1916. In
the election of March 10, 1913. Mr..
Newbert received 1900 votes and Mr..
Swift 1041.
Total Vote Large.
While the personnel Of the new city
council is about equally divided be-
tween Republicans and Democrats the
election Of Democratic city officials is
practically assured, inasmuch as they
are elected in joint convention and in
case of a tie the mayor has the right
to exercise his prerogative and break
the tie In the case of the police de-
partment the city marshal is elected
in joint convention and appoints his
officers subject to the approval of the
mayor and board of aldermen. In case
Of failure of that board to approve the
appointments of the marshal it is un-
derstood that those officers already
holding positions continue to do so
until their successors are appointed
and the appointments are approved.
Monday evening the mayor and
board Of aldermen canvassed the re-
turns of the various wards and the re-
suits of the election were announced
by Mayor Newbert as follows:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-10
Revised List of Those
Believed Buried in Ruins

l.. r. Ruff, ST. Louis, buyer Sim
mons Hardware Co.
Marshall Bier fur dealer. st. Louis.
j. E. Chasnoff, Sedalia, Mo, adver-
tising department, st. Louis Republic.
Burt Crouch, lived at club, assistant
sales manager Western Electric Co.
Thomas B. Shyne. salesman, Ueder-
wood Typewriter Co, Syracuse, N. Y.
Allan Dow, buyer for B. Nugent and
Brother Dry Goods Co, st. Louis.
w J. McGinnis, buyer B. Nugent
and Bro. Co, st. Louis.
j. L. Haehnlen, Engineer Laclede
Gas Light Co, st. Louis.
f. p. williams, New York, travelling
salesman.
w. A. Hunicke, St. Louis, assistant
operating engineer. Missouri Pacific
Railroad
Roby Greene, Herrin Supply Co,
Herrin, Ills.
E. ]. McKenna, guest of a member
named Jennings.
j. Wolfson.
A. r. Ranus
Mark Hammar, ST. Louis. president
Newsletter Cloak and Suit Co, St.
Louis.
William e. Becker, st. Louis, presi-
dent Becker Moore Paint Co.
d. E. Fitzgerald, sales manager
Pierce Oil Corporation; family resi-
dence in Springfield. Mo.
Thomas j. Wright, auditor, Lemp
Brewing Co, st. Louis.
John j. Ratz, president Ryffel and
Ratz Plumbing Co, st. Louis,
George NJ. Goener, president Hol-
stein Commission Co.. st. Louis.
A. j. Odegaad. st. Louis, sales agent,
Spencer Otis Co, Railway supplies, St.
Louis
Norman Hancock, salesman Curlee
Clothing Co, St. Louis.
William X. Kinser, treasurer kinser
Construction Co., st. Louis.
Michael Thum, Berwin, Ilss., man
ager cutting department Alschuler,
Dreyer and Block Clothing Co. of Chi-s
cago.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-10
new CITY COUNCIL

Mayor-EImer e. Newbert (D).
AIdermen-Ward I, Arthur NJ.
souie (R); Ward 2, Norman L.
Bassett (R); Ward 8, Charles p.
kinsman (R); Ward q, Elden w.
Hanks (D); Ward s, Arthur E.
Percivai (R); Ward 6, George w.
MotherweI (D); Ward z, S. Cur
tbs c. Ward (D); Ward 8, Lou
Vile w. Whitten (R).
Councilmen-Ward l, Oscar h.
Anderson (R) and BurIeigh Mar
tin (R); Ward 2, Geo. w. Wad-
leigh (R) and Wilbert S. Wilson
(R); Ward 8, George n. Bangs
(D) and Thomas c. Buckley (D);
Ward q, Albert C. Mclaughlin,
Jr., (D) and Alfred Joseph La
casse (D); Ward S, Percy w.
Morrill, (R) and Charles B. Phil
brick (R); Ward 6, Charles Il.
Young (D) and LIeweIiyn n.
Leavitt (D); Ward 7, Herbert c.
Brown (D) and A. B. Mari tD);
Ward 8, George A. Black (R) and
EIbridee G. Perham (D).
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-10
Orenehed by Fire Hose.

Not all of them were injured, but
all were hungry. Most of them were
cold from the drenching given them
by the city fire department in routing
them from their Sacramento camp.
The unemployed were driven off the
Southern Pacific right of way late to-
day by deputy sheriffs armed with
pick handles and police armed with
clubs They first refused to go, hut
several strong streams OF water play
ed on them by firemen started them
on the run.
In Second street, they stopped to
give battle. After a sharp conflict the
rioters We're driven to Front street.
Some were dubbed hard enough to
necessitate treatment in the county
hospital.
In passing Second street. they at
tackled street cars. hurting stones and
sticks through windows and forcing
passengers to sit down on the car
floors A hundred men raided and
wrecked a saloon before the army"
was driven over the. NJ street bridge
and into Yolo county.
Appeals to Governor Johnson to call
out the militia were unsuccessful. the
governor placing everything. In the
hands of Adjutant General Forbes,
who was in the zone Of action.
At the governors request citizens
committee deputized 500Imen-400 to do
duty in Sacramento ana 100 in Brod-
erick.
Part of the army iss scattered about
this city. The rest Is disreputed asSits
leaders are In Jail charged with va
grancy. Nineteen officers of the
army including General Kelley,
submitted peaceably to arrest after re-
fusing to, accept transportation back
to San Francisco whence sthey had
come.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-10

says that should a German citizen be
murdered in Mexico, Germany would
not acquiesce like Great Britain, then
l say to you senator's. there is immi-
nent danger of a conflict between the
United States and this country with
which we should always be at peace.
Il believe the American people can
be left to handle any critical condi-
ton, provided they are informed on
the subject. I am not one who be-
lieves when the press is full of re-
ports Of outrages and details of Mexi-
can horrors, that 1t can be incompat
ible with the public interest to send
to this Senate details of outrages upon
American citizens. 1 am not one who
believes that the Constitution should
be pushed aside and let one man as
sumo the executive and legislative
powers of the government"
Sen. ShiveIy Replies.
Senator Shively, replying as active
chairman OF the foreign relations COM
mittee, declared that Senator Falls
policy would mean actual armed in
tervention and that TO intervene meant
war. He deplored that the situation
had been thus discussed In the open
Senate declaring that it would have
harmful influence upon the attitude
and temper Of the people of Mexico.
No one doubts what intervention
MEANS" said Senator Shively. land
the senator from New Mexico has not
suggested any power in Mexico with
which could be surrounded efforts to
. restore peace. If composition of the
difficulty is available by watching and
waiting, the people of the United
States could have just griev
ance against their government if it
should start now the muster, the
march, the camp and the battle field.
CONTINUED on Page 11-coIumn ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-10
Son. Fall penounoes "PoIicy." J

Senator Fall, in lengthy narration
of outrages to Americans In Mexico,
held the interest of the Senate and
galleries for more than three hours.
Assailing the policy of the admins
tration as inadequate in the situation
and declaring that President Wilson
knew nothing about real conditions
and had been mistaken in every act
of his administration toward Mexico,
the New Mexico senator pleaded for
Intervention for protection in order to
avoid inevitable war.
Emphasizing the danger of, war
with great foreign power, unless
something should speedily be done,
Senator Fallsreferred to- comments IN
the German press over the killing OF
the British subject. Benton, by order
OF General Villas court martial and
declared:
when the German official press