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to THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION I 85. ATLANTA, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1912. PRICE. FIVE STATE TROOPERS RESCUE NEGROES AT CUMMING, GA. Six Blacks Threatened With Lynching, Are Taken to REPORTED TONEY HOWELL HAS CONFESSED ASSAULT Negro Preacher, Who Made Disparaging Remark About Woman Victim, Is Severely Lashed by Mob- Excitement at Fever Heat and More Trouble Feared.

By Harvey Craig. Cumming, Ga, September -While a squad of militiamen patrolled all roads leading to ming and the entire village was under strict military surveillance, six negro prisoners wore taken from Forsyth county jail at nightfall, placed in automobiles and rushed under protection for a detachment of troops to Marietta, where they will be held for keeping. With the clearance of the street of all negroes and the issuance of orders for them to remain in their homes until dawn tomorrow, excitement abated considerably tonight and evidence of an Impending clash between the races was dispelled. majority of the troops sent here by Governor Brown have returned to their posts at Gainesville and Marietta. A strong detachment of both organizations, however, remain and will not be removed until all trace of further trouble has disappeared.

The prisoners rushed to Marietta were five suspects arrested for the 84- sault of a well-known planter's wife, around which centered the entire trouble of Saturday, and Grant Smith, the black minister who WaS horsewhipped by mob of 800 infuriated white men for reflections he bad cast upon the victim's character. A squad of twenty-five deputized citizens are! assisting the militia in enforcing milltia restrictions. Future Trouble Feared. Future trouble 18 feared from uprising of the hot -tempered white element. Throughout the day Cumming has been a mecca for armed men, ance from adjoining and the 'coming In every concelvable conveymountains above.

Most of the newcomers remained over night and every precaution is being taken by the offi. cers in command of the troops to prevent a disturbance on Sunday. The victim of the assault was in a critical condition at her home In Brick Creek district late Saturday afternoon. Her father came to Cumming early In the morning and it WAS his presence which added encouragement to the mob which attempted lynch the negro prisoners Baturday morning. He was induced to return home early at night in order to prevent further trouble.

Until daylight troops will patrol the roads entering Cumming and the streets of the village. Each suspicious conveyance is challenged before it can enter the town and Its occupants are ordered to account for themselves. By these means officials expect to frustrate further attempts to produce -trouble between whites and blacks. It is reported that Toney Howell, one Continued on Page Two. Weather Prophecy.

RAIN Georgia: Local Sunday: Monday probably fatr. Local Reports. Lowest temperature Mean Normal Highest Rainfall In temperature past temperature temperature 34 hours, POPES Deficiency since lat Inches .83 Excess since January 1, inches 14.92 From Various Stations. STATIONS AND Temperature. State of 12 br' WEATHER.

High Atlanta, clear 88 .00 Baltimore, cloudy .00 Birmingham, clear 84 .00 Boise City. 62 64 .26 Boston, 70 78 .00 Brownsville, pt. c. 80 .00 Charleston. pt.

c. 76 84 .46 -Chicago, 76 78 .00 Denver. pt. cidy 80 86 .00 Des Moines, clear. 86 94 .00 Galveston, cloudy 90 .00 Hatteras, clear.

88 .00 Helena, clear 72 .00 Huron. cloudy 90 .00 Jacksonville, eldy 86 .26 Kansas City, clear 88 96 .00 Knoxville, clear. .00 Louisville, pt. .00 Memphis, clear. 86 .00 Miami, cloudy 78 86 .40 Mobile.

clear. 8 .00 Montgomery, clear .00 New Orleans, cidy 84 .00 New York. pt. cldy .00 Oklahoma. clear.

.00 Phoenix. clear .00 Pittsburg. clear 88 .04 Portland, cloudy .01 Raleigh, clear 92 .00 San Diego, cloudy San Francisco, elr .00 8t Louis, clear. .00 St. Paul, clear .00 Seattle, rain.

.16 Shreveport, clear Spokane, pt. eldy. .26 Tampa, pt. cloudy, .12 Toledo clear. .00 Washington, rain 88 WON HERRMANN.

Diractaz WOMAN CLOSES VICE RESORTS Miss Virginia Brooks Succeeds in Crusade Alleged Vice Kings Held. Chicago, September resort In West Hammond, for the Arst time in years, was closed tonight as a re- of the fight of Miss Virginia Brooks against vice. Ten women, taken in custody by federal officers in a raid, were placed under bonds of $500. each today, and will be held as witnesses against Henry Foss and Cornellus Moore, arrested In connection with the death of John Messmaker. The coroner, accompanied by Miss Brooks, visited West Hammond tonight and served a score of resort keepers and a inmates with subpenas to appear as witnesses.

Henry Foss and "Con" Moore, alleged vice kings of West Hammond, today were held to the grand jury as "white slave" traffickers by on United States Commissioner Foote. They were released on ball of $5,000 each. Meantime opponents of Miss Virginia Brooks, the reformer, and her band of crusaders prepared to fight the charges. They produced a statement from Mrs. Ada Vanderbilt, of West Hammond, in which she charged Ethel Parker, alias Frankie Ford, who revealed the secrets of the so-called "vice trust," with beIng a morphine maniac and the slayer of two victims by subtle drugs.

Later Mrs. Vanderbilt went before Coroner Hoffman and repeated the charges. She placed on the shoulders of the Parker woman the alleged murder of John Messmaker, engineer, and Esther Harrison, both of whom died in the Foss resort. The Parker woman, In her confession, told of being in Messmaker's company the night of his death. She was also in the company of the Harrison woman some hours before she died under mysterious circumstances.

Mrs. Vanderbilt also charged that city officials and physicians were frequenters of Foss resort. Earlier in the day Messmaker, widow of the slain engineer, appealed to the authorities to protect her. She, like Virginia Brooks and other crusaders, been threatened with death in anonymous letters. She believes those connected with the alleged "vice ring" are behind the death threats.

Twenty-five men surrounded the home of Miss Brooks in West mond tonight shouting threats of personal Injury. She telephoned to the police for protection. Two men were arrested. Miss Brooks went across the state line into Indiana for safety. YOUNG TRAMMELL DROWNED IN POND Nephew of Railroad Commissioner Sinks While Swim.

ming Near Marietta. Marietta, September Trammell, aged 13 years, nephew of Railroad Commissioner Paul Trammell, was drowned at yner's, three miles from Marietta, at 3 o'clock this a afternoon. With Deward York, Slaton Awtrey and several other small boys he had gone In Ing in the pond, one side of which is shallow. Trammell, undertook to swim the deeper part, some ten feet deep and some thirty-five feet wide. He lacked about twelve feet of Setting over when he went down.

Deward York, the largest of the boys with him, endeavored vainly to pull him out, and was drawn under and badly strangled. Finally Ralph Butler, who was a hundred yards away, was called, and got the boy out by diving for him. Doctors hastened to the place, but were too late to restore life. The remaing were brought to the Black dertaking establishment here. Slush Fund Investigation.

Washington, September 7. Chairman Clapp, of the senate committee Investigating campaign funds. and Senator Pomerene, a member of the committee, will spend some time tomorrow discussing further plans at the committee's investigation. They were to have considered the convention progress today, at the last moment deferred their conference until Harlan to Trail Roosevelt. Chicago, September Mulvane at the pational republican headquarters announced today would that John M.

Harlan, of Chicago, follow Colonel Roosevelt through Oregon and other Pacific coast states. Mr. Harlan will be accompanied by John F. Ryan, from the New York headquarters of the national republican committee. ATLANTA SCHOOLS OPEN ON MONDAY Increase of 1,500 Expected By Officials.

Professor Slaton Says That All Little Ones Must Attend the School in Their Own District Dental Examination Begins. Twenty thousand school children await the tap of Monday morning's bell which will send them back to the classroom for another year. Entrance cards have been issued to pupils, teachers have received their last word of instruction from Superintendent WIlliam M. Slaton, and everything is 1n readiness for what promises to be the most successful school session in the history of the city. "We expect an Increase of 1,000 to 1,500 over the attendance of last year, though this will not be evident until the close of the session, when all the pupils are in." said Superintendent Slaton Saturday.

"The total registration during last year was 22,971. but, of course, we did not have that many the first week. Of the total number. about 16,000 were white children. Impresses Two Things.

wish that two things could be Impressed on persons applying for plication to the city schools. The frat is that pupils are required to attend the school in their district. This is a strict rule of the board of education. and the superintendent, under the authority of the board, is required to 88- sign the pupil to that school except in rare Instances. To ask for transfer causes much confusion and trouble, and does no good.

"The other is that physicians of the city should not issue vaccination certificates to pupils on the same day the vaccination is done. We have had girls and boys coming up here asking for admission who innocently violated one of the most rigid rules of the city, that no pupil shall be admitted unless he has been vaccinated. They thought they had been vaccinated, because doctor had Issued them certificate without walting to see whether it was successful or not." All this week office of the perintendent and the balls of the Boys' High school have been crowded with persons seeking tickets of admission for their children. The crowd naturally Increased Friday and Saturday, greatly adding to the labors of the superintendent and his assistants, In spite of the fact that the offices have been open all summer for the issuance of these tickets. Thursday was an usually heavy day, when $41 tickets were given out, and Friday proved as strenuous.

Largest Number of Children. There will be 560 teachers, officers and assistants in the public schools' force this year, the largest number yet attained by the city in providing for the youngsters. There have been several changes in the personnel of the teachers this year, though the majorIty of the old teachers will be back again. One new school building will be opened Monday, known 88 the George W. Adair school, Catherine and Mayland avenues, in the tenth ward.

It will All 80 important place in the school list, and will provide for a section which has heretofore been removed ed some distance from 8 school. The building 18 substantial and beautiful structure. Soon after school opens the drat dental examination of public schools will be made. This will be instituted through the efforts of 'he chamber of commerce committee on medical examination of children In schools, of which Victor H. Kriegshaber 18 chairman, and the co-operation of the Atlanta Society of Dentists.

Probably much to the disgust of the children, two dental outfits will be installed in one of the schools, and every child will be required to submit to examination. While this system will be new to Atlanta, it is the logical extension of the medical inspection now in vogue. It is meeting very general proval, and. though not yet accepted by the board of education, It is certain to be favorably acted upon. "I cam cordially in favor of giving special attention to the teeth of the children." said Superintendent Slaton.

"So much depends on sound teeth that I think the inspection will be very beneficial." Story of By the FRANK lost Birds ONEY," was settin' she said, dar so "you quiet, axed w'en me, de sun yistiddy, wuz why shinin' Mister an' Mockin'bird bind blue ez what yo' eyes 1s, an' my min' wuz made up fer ter tell you, but I didn't have de heart to. Howsomever, sence you wants ter know why de song has lef' him, I reckon I'll have ter tell you why. It's de empty nes', honey--it's de empty nes', up dar in de lonesome tree! RECKON when he gits ter thinkin' 'bout it, an' bow come an' why, "I he ain't got de heart ter sing. His 11'1 chilluns has all flewed away -gone rum home, honey, long ways f'um home! He larot 'em how ter fly, an' den dey left him lonesome in de house he built fer 'em. He thought dey wusn't gone fer long- des off somewhars, tryin' der wings in de sunshine, an' playin' bide an' -seek in blossoms; so, day an' night he said ter hisse'f: 'I'll sing 'em home ag'in-I'll sing 'em An' sich songs ez he sung! Dey wuz softer an' sweeter'n all de songs de roses heard w'en Miss Springtime wus out whar de bees bunt honey, pickin' vi'lets ter give ter her sweetheart.

UT dey didn't hear him singin' in de light, an' w'en dark come dey "B' didn't hear de music in der dreams. Dey wuz los' away-los' away ram home an' him. Even de mammy-bird had los' de way back home, tryin' ter An' her chilluns, an' de col' win's come blowin' f'um fur off, an' der wuz no comfort in. 'em. what makes human folks so sad, honey, w'en dey sees "DATS empty chair by de fireplace.

Dey pits quiet-los' in a dream of what wus an' what ain't. Like dat lonesome bird, dey got no heart to sing!" why doesn't the bird fly away from the nest, if it makes him "BUT sad?" asked the little listener. RECKON, honey, it's kase it still looks like home ter him. It's all de home he had!" ONE. WEEK ENOUGH OF FOR WEDDED PRETTY LIFE BRIDE MRS.

ETHERIDGE KIRKPATRICK, Bride of a week, who is now willing to leave her husband. When pretty Thelma Reese married Etheridge Kirkpatrick last Saturday night she little dreamed that the Arat week's anniversary would And them parted, and her brother facing a police charge of having threatened to kill the man whose name she had taken. The couple had been going together for some time, and Saturday. night a week ago suddenly decided to get married. The ceremony occurred in a barber shop one Whitehall street at a late hour, and immediately after they went to their respective homes, the bride declaring she would not announce the marriage for two weeks.

Lived Too Close Together, Miss Rees. lived with her married sister at 77 Terry street. She has been employed at the Western Union Telegraph company for some time. Etheridge Kirkpatrick lived with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Kirkpatrick, at 82 Terry street, just across the street. All might have gone well had not the two families lived 90 close together. Both families expressed objections to the match, It is said, and last Thursday night Charles Reese, an older brother of the bride, is alleged to have volced his threats against new brother. so loud that they were heard over the entire neighborhood. The Kirkpatrick family on their front porch, just a across the street, and when Reese started towards the city loudly threatening Etheridge Kirkpatrick, Mrs.

Kirkpatrick phoned her son to be on the watchout. Gave Her Her Choice. Later Etheridge Kirkpatrick and his bride came home together, and after being told of the threats made by his brother-in-law. he told his wife she must choose between them. She chose to return to her home, but would not give up her wedding ring.

There were further threats made, it is alleged, and Anally Kirkpatrick made complaint against Reese the police. The trial WAS set for Saturday, but the absence of a material witness caused its postponement until Tuesday. "I have had enough of Etheridge and am going to quit him," said the bride to the desk sergeant at police headquarters, Kirkpatrick's views on the matter could not be learned, as he left police court Immediately after the case postponed. Members of his family, however, declared that they hoped the would be immediately divorced. HANGED MAN'S TWO BROTHERS JAILED ON MURDER CHARGE Maysville, Ga, September brothers of John Hegwood, who died upon the scaffold at Clarkesville Friday, are now confined In jail at Homer awaiting trial for murder in Banks superior court.

They are charged with killing an old man named Murray last week. The Hegwood brothers are sons of. an old confederate soldier, who died from poverty and neglect. it is said. CAPTAIN PACE CROSSES DIVIDE Prominent Member of Georgia Bar Dies at in Covington.

Covington, September -Captain James M. Pace. of Covington, died at his residence here at 11 o'clock this morning. He was in his 77th year. Captain Pace was one of the most widely-known and best-loved men 1n the state.

He had been a prominent member of the Georgia bar for the past Afty years, and during that time has been honored with many trusted positions. He was at one time law professor at Emory college, and at the time of his death was a member of the board of trustees of that institution. Captain Pace has represented this section several times in the legislature, both as a senator and a member of the lower house. He was formerly mayor of Covington. and served as captain of General Gordon's a staff during the war.

The deceased married Miss Leonora Haraison, one of the famous Haralson sisters, one of whom married General John B. Gordon, another Chief Justice Logan Bleckley and third Judge D. H. Overby. Surviving Captain Pace are his wife and daughters, Mrs.

Lucte Pace Owsley, Mrs. Annie Pace of Covington, and his sons, Louls Pace, of Washingotn, D. and Haralson Pace, of Blue Ridge. The funeral will be held at the restdence Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Mrs.

McLean Holds Own. Bar Harbor, Maine, September Physicians attending Mrs. John R. MeLean, of Washington, who is seriously 111 here with pneumonia, announced tonight that she had held her own during the past twelve. hours, a condition which they consider favorable.

INTERVENTION IN MEXICO FACED BY UNITED STATES; TAFT MAY CALL CONGRESS LAST SHOTS FIRED IN MAINE BATTLE (State Campaign Has Been Most Bitterly Contested, Monday the Voters Will Go to the Polls to Name Govor -Republicans Seem to Be United on the State Ticket. Portland, Maine, September -When the voters of this state go to the polls Monday to elect a governor, a new legislature and four congressmen, Maine will be in the center of the political spotlight, and the Sult, whatever It may be, is sure to de balled by one side or the other 0.8 a certain portend of the general result next November all over the country. It is extremely difficult to tell just who will be able to rejoice when the votes are counted Monday night. On the whole, the democrats are most confident and apparently with better reason, though the situation is 80 badly mixed that It is impossible to predict the result with any confidence. Nominally the republicans are united on the state ticket, but.

It is composed largely of Roosevelt men, and whether It will have the support of the old line republicans is what makes the result so uncertain. If they come out and vote the ticket it is probable that the republicans would carry the state by 8 narrow margin, elect two, haps three, congressmen and would have a good chance to recapture the legislature. Looks Good for Democrats. If, as seems probable, good centage remain away from the polls, the democrats will win. One the eve of the election it seems likely that Plaisted, democrat, will be eleoted by from 5,000 to 10,000 plurality, and one, perhaps two, democratic congressmen will be elected.

The legislature will probably be close, with the chances favoring the democrats. The Roosevelt element in the situation an unknown factor and no definite criterion by which to Judge the colonel's chances in the nation-at-large will be produced by Maine result, The overturn in the state of Blaine and Reed was completed when the democratic legislature elected Obadiah Gardner to finish out the unexpired term of the late William P. Frye in the United States senate, this action following the election of Charles E. Johnson to the seat vacated by the retirement of Senator Hale. Monday's election will perhaps settle for a time the "eternal" rum question.

The candidates for governor, Frederick wee Plalated, democrat, who seeks a second term, and William T. Haines, his republican opponent, arranged to continue speaking almost up to the last minute. Issue Clearly Defined. Although the republicans and the progressives have state organizations, the leaders of these two are united in port of the republican state ticket nominated at the primaries last June. The Issue between the republicans and the there have been no indications democrats has been clearly, defined, and of any discord among the republicans.

Since the progressives have not an independent ticket in the field, it is felt in Maine that the result of Monday's election will not be awaited with such interest as was the outcome of last Tuesday's alloting in Vermont. In Malne the campaign speaker's on both sides have discussed the tariff as the national issue of greatest tance. GRAVE OF W. H. HARRISON IS BEING NEGLECTED Toledo, Ohio, September the grave of William Henry Harrison at North Bend, near Cincinnati, is being neglected was stated today by Rev.

George Lowrey, of Maumee, as son for the proposed removal of body of the warrior-president to Fort Melgs, the scene of his memorable contest with General Proctor and Tecumseh. Mr. Lowrey recently visited the grave of President Harrison at North Bend, where the body was removed several years after the president's death at Washington, and today he told the members of the Maumee Val. ley Pioneer association, in annual reunion at Fort Meigs, that the condition of the resting place of the savior of the northwest is such as to demand action by the society. He urged that the association start a movement to bring the body here.

Action By This Country Is Nearer Than at Any Time Since Revolution Began. AMERICANS THREATENED. BY SITUATION IN MEXICO President Taft Has Hurried Two Regiments to Border. President Believes Intervention May Come, But He Will Not Act Without the Authority of Congress. UNITED STATES SOLDIERS FIGHT WITH MEXIC REBELS Douglas, September was received today of engagement yesterday between United States soldiers and Mexican rebels who crossed the international line at Lang's ranch, 50 miles east of Douglas.

Four rebels were killed and one wounded and captured. None of the American troopers was Injured. Thirteen American soldiers fought with twenty-five rebels. Beverly, September though President Taft will not intervene in Mexico without the fullest deMb. ration upon a step that would mean war, his friends declared tonight that intervention is nearer than it has been since the first American troops were rushed to the border 18 months ago.

It can be stated on the higher authority that should the president decide that intervention is the only course open to him, be' will call gress in special session and demand of it the authority to send the American army across the border. Under no circumstances, he has told his friends, would he do any unfriendly act against Mexico without consulting congress. Taft Hesitates to Cause War. Friends of the president realise that he would give order to invade Mexico only with the greatest ance. They are aware that it already has been charged by senators that the president might send the army across the line, make himself a "war president" and rely upon that to- bring victory to himself and the republican party in November.

Mr. Taft has said that such a statement is utterly without foundation and declared to his advisers that it would be hard to concelve of a president who would use his office to throw his country into war which experts have predicted could end in not less than two years; that would cost millions, that would mean the sacrifice of thousands of lives and ruin for years to come the basis of this nation's friendship with the Central and North American publics. More Troops for Border The president today authorized General Leonard Wood, chief of staff, U. S. to dispatch two more regiments of cavalry to the Texas border.

The regiments will be sent from Fort Riley, Kansas, and Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming. So far as the president was informed, there will be no immediate need for more troops in Texas, but conditions along that border have grown worse in the last few weeks. It is in the southern part of Mexico, however, the president has learned of intolerable conditions atthat, fecting Americans, There the Madero government, according to the Washington information.

is utterly unable to cope with the revolutionists and there seems to be little prospect that the situation will improve. The president within the last few days has communicated a demand that President Madero be more active in the protection of Americans. He is hopeful that this reminder, meant for the ears of the Mexican president, and for the Mexican foreign office as well, will be fruitful of results in both southern and northern Mexico. Very Dangezous for Americans, The situation south of the Mexican capital Is regarded as particularly dangerous to Americans because the lutionists there apparently have much less tear of an American inrasion than their brothers on the north. The only favorable plan for protection of Amer- They have led a hard life and now ah three sons may come to the same untimely end for the same crime and within the same year.

From evidence at the coroner's inquest it appears that Pink and Homer He Hegwood provocation killed in a the old drunken man row without near Homer. They were arrested by the coroner and placed in jail at once. LILLIAN NORDICA TO TAKE STUMP The Prima Donna Will Ask Voters to Send Husband to the Senate. New York, September Lillian Nordica, who is the wife of George W. Young, the broker, in private life, will take the stutop to fur.

ther her husband's Ambition to be New Jersey state senator. Her busband is not altogether enthusiastic about his wife's scheme, but what he lacks in enthusiasm she makes up. Her voice will undoubtedly soon be heard appealing to the Jersey multitude, Mrs. Young will lure the crowd to listen to her honeyed words of persuasion in praise Mr. Young by the promise of singing to them after she has concluded the political part of her entertainment.

She believes the pectations of listening to an operatic selection will soothe the savage breast of the New Jersey auditor. "I know I can do it," said Mrs. Young at her husband's cottage at Deal Beach. "I proved it out in 'San Francisco, the night before they voted on the suffrage question. I addressed large audiences from an The state went for the women's cause, and I know I helped." FATHER OF THE GIRL ARRESTED FOR MURDER Bluefield, September 1- Gordon White, father, of the girl who was outraged here Thursday and for which Robert Johnson, a negro, was lynched at Princeton, W.

'was arrested today charged with murder. He is alleged to have fired the first shot af Johnson, who is now believed to have been innocent. uther arrests will follow, it la said. BAKER, ESCAPING ON RIVER, KILLED BY FLOYD SHERIFF Rome, September Romeo Baker, a notorious character in court circles and against whom there are several charges pending, was shot and killed late this afternoon by W. G.

Dunehoo, sheriff of Floyd county, after Baker had wrenched himself from the sheriff who had arrested him, seized beat and was escaping down the Coosa river. Twenty or thirty men had gathered at a beer drinking down the river and after few hours began to STOW rowdy. Baker is said to have started severa fights and seriously cut two men, one of them, Jack Knight, of Rome, being in a critical condition late tonight. The party was ACrOSS the city, line, and Sheriff Dunehoo was telephoned to 'by policemen to make the arrest. On the way to jail Baker broke from the sheriff and dived into the river, swimming to a log and taunting the officers with statements that they did not have nerve enough to come for him.

The officer and those deputized on the banks urged the uselessness of resisting arrest and Anally prevalled: upon Baker to agree to surrender 1f boat was sent out for him. Trigg Clinton was deputized and although unarmed rowed to the log to take Baker to the shore. When he reached the log Baker jumped into the boat and, drawing a knife, advanced upon Clinton. Just as he was to stab the unarmed man the sheriff fired, killing Baker At the same time Clinton jumped overboard and, not beIng able to swim, nearly drowned. It is not thought that any charge will be preferred against the sheriff, due partly to the character of the man killed..