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VOL. XI. NO. 86.
MIER OF
iP'INSLIIN;
tSSASSIN
I SUICIDE
Senor Canalejas Shot Down on
Home Office Steps by
Anarchist.
KING ALFONSO WEEPS
AT NEWS OF TRAGEDY
Killing is Traced to Feeling
Aroused by Execution of
Prof. Ferrer, Republican.
M7Rll'. Nov. 12. —Premier Canale
,. of Spain was assassinated by an
n.-t in this city today. The pre
. ~s shot to death as he stood upon
■ ~ steps of the home office.
The i.-sailant, who subsequently
~ emitted suicide, was identified as
■ nuel Pardinas Zarrate. a dangerous
, . who has been under police sur
veillance.
News of the assassination spread at
once throughout the city and created
intense excitement. When King Alfon
so heard of it he is said to have wept
v ith grief.
The anarchist, who had evidently
been waiting for some time to get a
chance to fire upon the premier, rushed
forward as though to address a peti
lion to the government official when he
appeared on the steps of the home of-
S. nor Canalejas had received a num
ber of threats.
Concealed Gun
With Handkerchief.
The anarchist sprang toward Pre
mier Canalejas and pulled a handker
■iiief from his pocket in which was
oncealed a revolver.
The instant Senor Canalejas turned
■ head Zarrate, taking quick aim,
firm! and the bullet struck the premier
behind the right ear.
Before S nor Canalejas toppled, a
«"■■ and shot was fired, which also struck
him in the head.
As several soldiers, who stood beside
■ ic dcor of tiie home office, sprang for
ward. Zarrate turned the revolver
against his heart and pulled the trig
ger. The two bodies fell within a
few feet of each other.
Medical aid was at once summoned,
and soldiers were brought from the bar
acks to prevent the escape of any ac
complices of the assassin who might be
near by. Although the physicians ar
’ved within a few moments. Premier
f analejas was already dead. In his
inti lie dasped some papers which he
>‘ad been carrying when shot. The
first shot had apparently been fatal.
i he body of the slain government of-
■ i.nl v as at once carried into the home
■ ‘flee, where it remained until re
”r,ved to the official residence.
liiose nearest the scene of the shoot
u? declared that as Zarrate fired the
‘Wend shot at the premier he cried:
i bus I avenge my master.”
A hen this information was given to
police, it strengthened their belief
the execution of Pnnfessor Ferrer
1 preyed upon the anarchist’s
“hni that he decided to take vengeance
mto his own hands.
' “i‘ h of Zarrate’s clothes revealed
o 'lisiic documents, which the po
seized. It was later intimated that
’ ’ ! might be involved In the murder
'i the premier.
Canalejas Real
Rl ’ler of Spain.
1 niier Canalejas was 62 years old
' ning the latter years of his life
practically the ruler of Spain. He
Alfonso through more than one
■ 'p' l crisis and when his political
■ • nt« wore crying for his resigna
aing would not let him go.
i “i Jose Canalejas, to give his full
"as appointed premier in 1906
it'tn has been a stormy one.
~ l! 1 that time he has had to
1 ith an ever-growing revolution-
■ S|, ntin ent.
,f 1 nalejas started out in life as
ur and so marked was his pre
-111 e liat at eighteen he was de
ll < rtur es of national fame in
" as a facile speaker, a
a ‘d a diplomat, but though he
’■ ‘ P pul),lc life from the time he
Is majority, he did not aspire
u , .. r hlp until ,he question of sep-
II ■■ state from the church be-
•.... eJ.'L ln Twelve years
■>' las amazed the country and
f l| , ' | nish parliament by his
l n ll * wage war on clericalism.”
"c d * h ' anu,e ' ,as an ad-
■ berul and 1)p |)atl H blg sot .
” 1 I'v was -u decisive in his
ial lllt many bitter politi-
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results.
Thousands of Atlantans Congratulate Bride and Groom of 50 Years Ago
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Julia Murphy, and at the right, Katherine Murphy, daughters of Air. and Mrs. John E. Murphy.
Work in Fields Made
Hubbard's Daughter
Physically Perfect
Michigan University Gymnasium
Head Pronounces Her Ideal
In Body.
ANN ARBOR. MICH.. Nov. 12.—Mi
riam Hubbard, daughter of Elbert Hub
bard, is, according to the physical di
rector of the girls’ gymnasium, nearest
to the perfect girl physically of any
who has entered the University of
Michigan.
The physical director's chart shows
that she is 66.7 inches tall, weighs 131.5
pounds, has a lung capacity of 218
inches and a strength test of 1,819
pounds. Her heart and lungs are in
perfect condition.
"One can not keep well unless one
works in the fields and gains health
from sunshine," she said. "I have al
ways taken exercise consistent with my
years and strength
In her father's school she did exact
ly the work of the boys.
COST OF RIOT DUTY
TO STATE THIS YEAR
WILL REACH $5,000
The four weeks’ service of the Na
tional Guard of Georgia on riot duty in
Augusta entailed an expense upon the
state of approximately $4,000—51,000
per week.
Tiie cost of the trial and execution <t
the two negroes at Cumming, in For
syth county, reached SBOO.
This item, with the Augusta expense,
runs the total of riot dutj cost in Geor
gia this year to nearly $5,000, or double
the specific amount appropriated by
the state legislature for such work.
The next legislature will be asked to
make up the deficit, as the money was
p< nt within executive authority, ami
•- em-.rgvUv'lv*
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1912.
DEATH IN CHAIR IS
DEMANDED FOR FOUR
ROSENTHAL SLAYERS
NEW YORK. Nov. 12. —Death in the
electric chair was tho penalty demand
ed today by Assistant District Attorney
Moss for Harry Horowitz, alias “Gyp
the Blood:” Louis Rosenberg, alias
“Lefty Louie;” Frank Muller, alias
"Whitey Lewis,” and Frank Ciroficl
alias “Dago Frank.” the four gunmen
accused of murdering Herman Rosen
thal at the command of ex-Police Lieu
tenant Charles Becker.
When Justice Golf opened the crimi
nal branch of the supreme court, where
the alleged murderers are on trial, the
jury box was filled, the twelfth juror
having been secured shortly after 7
o’clock last night, and Assistant Dis
trlc Attorney Moss opened.
Tiie first witnesses called against the
gunmen were the same as those called
against Becker. They included Police
man Brady, on whose beat the shooting
took place; Dr. Taylor, of the Flower
hospital staff, who was called to the
scene of tile shooting, and Otto
Schultze, coroner's physician, who of
ficially examined Rosenthal’s body.
Their testimony was used to establish
the murder.
STOCKHOLDERS FIGHT
STATE INTERVENTION
IN INSURANCE FIRM
Stockholders of the National Assurance
Company, a local life organization, recent
ly thrown into the hands of a receiver
by superior court, are preparing to fight
the inerventlon of the state Insurance de
partment.
Alleging that virtually every creditor
and stockholder of the company had In
tervened on the original suit of Max
Spefgel and others, which caused the ap
pointment of the receiver, twenty stock
holders went before Judge Pendleton to
day ami asked that he affairs of the com
pany be left with the court rather than
turned over to the stat< officials
The request resulted from a recent in
terview tiled by Insurance t’ommlssloner
\\ right asking the court to send the dis
position of the company s affairs tn the
xtste under the provisions of the new m
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Great Loving Cup of Gold One
of Many Tokens Given
Happy Couple.
A great loving cup of purest gold, fl
heavy tablet of the same precious met
al, wonderful masses of exquisite bou
quets and perhaps a thousand letters in
a thousand handwritings filled the cen
ter table In the apartments of Colonel
and Mrs. Robert J. Lowry today, as
they began their second 50 years of life
together. When their next half century
is completed perhaps they’ll have a
radium wedding—but who knows what
the fashion will be then?
The loving cup, the work of Charles
W. Crankshaw, was the gift of 187
loyal friends and was presented by
Captain James W. English at thfe re
ception at the Capital City club last
night. It bore an inscription of love
and a bit of a poem by Frank Stanton
and was filled to the brim with wine.
The tablet, engraven with an expres
sion of affectton and esteem, came from
the men of the Lowry bank, while the
flowers were gifts of a -thousand
friends.
The golden wedding of the Lowrys
was by far the most beautiful, as it
was the most elaborate, affair which
has taken place at the new club house,
a suitable setting for such a gathering
The most beautiful costumes, the most
gorgeous gowns, the most exquisite
flowers ever seen at an Atlanta social
event were there. Perhaps 2.000 of the
most prominent men and women of
Georgia society were the guests. The
reception began at 4 o’clock and con
tinued until after midnight.
Mrs. Lowry Dressed as Bride.
Mrs, Lowry was dressed as a bride
again, almost In the same costume as
that she wore 50 years ago when her
mart luge to young Robert Lowry from
Tennessee was an event of ’62. She
carried great gold-hearted roses and
yellow orchids fringed with lilies of the
valley So many were the ornate bou
queta presented her that she could Car-
Continued an Page Two,
‘YANKEE DOODLE’ AND
LINCOLN SHAFT ROUSE
U. D. C. OF KENTUCKY
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—Sectional
feeling of Civil war times was revived
today when members of the Kentucky
delegation of the Daughters of the Con
federacy, which meets' here tonight, at
tiie special session proposed a petition
calling on the Kentucky legislature to
remove the statue of Abraham Lincoln,
which now stands in the state capitol
and replace It with one of Jefferson Da
vis, president of the Confederacy.
During the meeting, which was held
in the New Willard hotel, the dining
room orchestra played “Yankee Doo
dle.” This brought from Kentucky
Daughters another protest. They de
clared that this air was “not in keep
ing” with the occasion and suggested
to the manager that “Dixie” should re
place the Northern melody on the pro
glum.
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COUNCILMAN KNIGHT
READY TO RETIRE FOR
RULE BY COMMISSION
Councilman C. D. Knight, of the Sec
ond ward, rated as a conservative mem
ber of the general council, said today in
an interview that he was ready to re
sign his seat for an administration by
commission government.
“Things couldn’t be much worse than
they are. The conditions of streets and
the crematory situation are examples.
I believe commission government would
make conditions better,” he declared.
LORIMER STRICKEN.
CHICAGO, Nov. 12 Former United
State- Senator William Lorimer is suf
fering from appendicitis and his physi
cians have ordered an Immediate opera
tion. The operation will be undertaken
today or tomorrow It Is being delayed
until the arrival In Chicago of I>r John
B Murohy, who was one of the sur
geons who attended Theodore Hoosevelt.
Lorimer is now at his home, hut will
be removed to Mero hoapltul ixfoie the
“pvtutiou is undertaken.
“He Getta da Vote
And Maka da Moose
Looka Lika da Goat"
Rome Supporter of Roosevelt
Pays Freak Election Bet in
Unique Way.
ROME, GA., Nov. 12. —If Woodrow
Wilson was elected president, M. S.
Lanier, a well known merchant, prom
ised Mortimer Griffin, a business man,
that he would stand on a prominent
corner of Broad street and yell for the
New Jerseyan. Griffin agreed to cry
out a hurrah for Colonel Roosevelt In
the event the Bull Moose leader was
chosen president.
As everybody knows, Wilson was
elected; so Lanier carried out his
promise and attracted a whole lot of
attention on Broad street when he
yelled at the top of nls voice for the
president-elect. He more than paid the
bet in full and with three other Moosers
cried out this verse:
“Woodrow A' Wilse, he getta da. vote,
Maka da Moose looka lika da goat.”
DIAZ, REBEL LEADER,
SENTENCED TO DIE,
ESCAPES FROM JAIL
LOUISVILLE, KY., Nov. 12.—Gen
eral Felix Diaz, nephew of former Pres
ident Porflria Diaz, of Mexico, who
was sentenced to death by courtmartlal
for leading a revolution against the
Madero government, has escaped from
prison at Vera Cruz by bribing sen
tries, according to a letter received
here by R. G. Kirwan from R. H. Dick
er on, at Oaxaca, Mexico.
The letter was dated November 8.
and stated that news of Diaz’s alleged
escape was common knowledge in Oax-
Uluz Is said to have smuggled him
i -elf on a ship at Vera Crux and lied
I down the coast.
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2 CENTS EVERYWHERE
WOODWARD
SAYS FOES
FEHR HIS
PROBE
“Present Crematory Contract
Will Never Be Carried Out,”
v He Wires to Allies.
TELLS VAN DYKE TO
BLOCK DESTRUCTION
Political Circles Stirred by First
Word From Nominee on
Mysterious Trip.
The crematory fight took a rather
sensational turn today with the receipt
of a telegram from Mayoralty Nomi
nee James G. Woodward by Aiderman
A. H. Van Dyke. The message read:
New York. Nov. 11.
Why such activity on the part of
Gilbert and others? Are they fear
ful of honest results? Use all
means at your command to pre
vent old crematory being injured in
any way. Present contract will
never be carried out. I hope to
reach Atlanta by Thursday next.
' J. G. WOODWARD.
This is the first news that any offleia.
of Atlanta has had from Mr. Wood
ward since he left the city a week ago
on a mysterious trip through the East.
He said he would Investigate garbage
disposal systems, but his itinerary has
been kept secret from every one ex
cept the members of his family.
Van Dyke Asks
Old Plant Be Reopened.
Aiderman Van Dyke said he under
stood Mr. Woodward to refer to tho
*276,000 contract of the Destructor
Company, of New York, for a new gar
bage disposal plant by "present con
tract.”
Aiderman Van Dyke today wrote th«
following letter to Dr. W. L. Gilbert
president of the city board of health:
Inasmuch as nothing can be done
toward tearing down the old cre
matory for at least ten days; and
whereas there Is no good or valid
reason why the garbage of the city
should not be disposed of in the
present crematory, I respectfully
ask and request, in the name of the
citizens and tax payers of the city
of Atlanta, that you withdraw your
arbitrary order and reopen the cre
matory at once.
Very respectfully.
A. H. VANDYKE,
Chairman of the Committee of
Sanitary Affairs and ex-Offlci»
member of the board of health.
Aiderman Van Dyke said he would
seek a mandamus from the courts to
force the board of health to resume tho
use of the crematory if his request was
not complied with.
Winn Refuses to
Get Into Controversy.
Dr. Gilbert sought aid from Mayop
Winn to get possession of the old cre-»
matory, that the Destructor Company
might begin work on the new’ plant.
Mayor Winn replied that he intended to
leave the city tomorrow for a rest in
Florida, and that he would not get in
volved in the crematory fight.
Dr. Gilbert will appeal to Acting
Mayor John S. Candler for help.
"I was ordered by the board of health
to stop the use of the old crematory."
said Dr. Gilbert today, "and I will noc
rescind that order without instructions
from the board of health or a court or
der. The board meets Friday.”
Leading clubwomen at a meeting yes
terday afternoon entered into the fight,
expressing indignation at the delay of
city officials in providing some syatem
of garbage disposal. Among those who
made talks on the subject were Mrs. J.
K. Ottley, Mrs. Sam D. Jones. Mrs.
Charles J. Thaden and Mrs. Thomas B.
Felder.
The Woodward forces, who won their
first victory with the halting by Judge
Pendleton of the board of health's plan
to tear down the huge smokestack of
the old plant, await the home-coming
of their leader for the renewal of tha
tight.
The Chamber of Commerce probably
will take a hand in the crematory row
at an early date. One called meeting
to consider the question has been held
by the directors of the chamber.
The directors yesterday took no ac
tion because of the pending decision
of Judge J. T. Pendieton, who an hour
later granted an injunction restraining
the board of health from tearing down
the old crematory at present, but avo* -
ed their Intention of meeting cither to
duy or tomorrow. *