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Lord Hardinge Wounded Dur
ing State Procession in
Delhi, India.
SEPOY. AT SIDE, SLAIN:
ELEPHANTS IN PANIC
Lady Hardinge Faints on the
Back of Pachyderm—Offi
cial Slightly Hurt.
DELHI, Dec. 28.—Lord Hardinge,
viceroy of India, was wotnided in three
p.accs and two other men were killed
hen an assassin, concealed on a house
top. hurled a bomb while the viceroy
as making a state entry into Delhi,
he new capital of the Indian empire,
today.
Lady Hardinge, who was seated be
. e her husband in a howdah on top of
n elephant, had a narrow escape from
eath with her husband.
Lord Hardinge was taken to a hos
pital, where three pieces from the
bomb were removed from his body, one
In the shoulder and two from the back.
An attendant who was walking beside
the elephant was instantly killed by the
explosion, and a bystander was so bad
ly crushed in the panic which followed
the outrage that he died soon after
ward. '
Police Hunt Assassin;
$3,330 Reward Offered.
The police began searching for she
assassin, arresting several persons. The
government offered a reward of $3,330
for the bomb thrower.
The attempted assassination was
made during the procession of Lord
ind Lady Hardinge from the railway
-ation to the official vice regal resi
ience, which has just been established
ere. A man, believed to be a member
of the Indian Nationalist secret com
mittee. threw a powerful bomb at Lord
Hardinge from an housetop just as the
rquippage was moving through Chand
nichowk. As a result of the thrower's
bad aim, the bomb struck the edge of
:he brilliantly caparisoned howdah in
hich Lord and Lady Hardinge were
seated.
Hardinge Falls;
Elephants in Terror.
Immediately the infernal machine ex
■loded with a loud roar, which threw
:he procession into confusion. The
irumpetings of the frightened elephants
singled with the shouts of the soldiers
nd natives, and several sepoys dashed
into the house from whose roof the
"omb had been hurled. Lord Hardinge
'■ll to the bottom of the howdah with
tiie blood streaming from his shoulder
id a moment later Lady Hardinge
fainted.
The wounded viceroy was hurried to
a hospital, where an examination was
made. This revealed that the Injury
would not be fatal unless blood poison
ing developed.
Later he was transferred to his offi
ial residence, after treatment had been
idminlstered.
The police have learned that the plot
to assassinate Lord Hardinge was
hatched shortly after the dubar when
King George moved the capital to
Delhi.
Thousands of visitors were in Delhi
mday for the ceremonies attending the
■Mate entry.
Procession
Gorgeous Affair
The ceremonies today marked the
transfer of the Indian government from
' alcutta to Delhi, and were accompa
nied by scenes of unusual Oriental
"Plendor. In the procession were hun
ireds of soldiers and natives in gor
geous uniforms. Indian notables in
ostly robes, which glittered with pre
cious jewels, accompanied the viceroy
or > elephants.
The afternoon ceremonies were can
celled at first, but Inter it was found
■hat Lord Hardlnge’s Injuries were less
■ rious than at first supposed, and the
cmcellation of the ceremonies was re
voked and the visits and receptions
"ok place as scheduled, save that the
"eroy was absent. It Is said Lord
'• •rdlnge, who at no time was uncon-
B ious, asked that this be done.
' number of arrests were made by
"'■diers and police.
L..rd Hardinge. or the Hon. Charles
■ linge as lie was then, was second
' ' to British embassy at Wash
s'loii D. from 1885 to 1887. He
■' PPointed viceroy of India in the
Hiet us HB<i.
The Atlanta Georgian
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Arabian Nights Ball
Os Chicago Society Is
Denounced by Pastor
Charity Dance at Which Girls Will
Sell Cigarettes and Wine
Called Disgrace.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.—Denouncing the
exclusive Arabian Nights charity ball
to be given January 10 and saying it
ought to be stopped by the police, Rev.
J. S. Ladd Thomas has caused a stir
in exclusive circles here.
Mr. Thomas criticised the manage
ment of tlte affair because girls will
sell cigarettes at booths and wine will
be sold in the boxes.
“Such an affair," he said, "reflects
much of the corruption of the society
life. It is a disgrace and should be
stopped by the police.
! REORGANIZATION OF
COSMOPOLITAN LIFE
GETTING UNDER WAY
At a meeting of the general reor-
> ganization committee of the Cosmo
’ politan Life Insurance Company, held
this afternon in the insurance com
missioner's office in the capitol, it was
• agreed that a new company should be
organized, having a new charter, to
take over the old company.
Resolutions were adopted providing
for the following:
That the assets of the company
be reduced to an actual commercial
value. That the comptroller gen
’ eral devise a working plan, which
' will be either an amendment to the
I present charter, or a reorganization
> of the company with a new capital
stock.
That the insurance commissioner
proceed with an attempt of an ad
’ justment of any claims outstanding
against the company, and that a
subcommittee of five, to act with
’ the insurance commission, be com
, posed of .1. D. Kilpatrick, Paul
’fj ammell. Judge Arthur Powell.
E. P. Sampson and E. E. Pomeroy.
Tlie subcommittee will make a re
! port to the general committee and to
■ the stockholders December 30.
VOLUNTEER LIFE TO
TAKE OVER GEORGIA
INSURANCE COMPANY
CHATTANOOGA. TENN.. Dec. 23.
The Volunteer State Life Insurance
Company of Chattanooga will take over
'the Georgia State Life Insurance Com-
I pany of Macon early in 1913. The local
company secured this property in a
; competitive bid over several other large
1 companies. The deal will be ratified at
i a stockholders meeting in Atlanta Jan
. I uary 29.
Negotiations have been instituted by
| the Volunteer Life to buy the Tennes
see Life Insurance Company of Nash
ville and the prospects rfre good for
securing it. The matter is to be de
. cided at a stockholders' meeting to be
called In a few days. The acquisition of
these companies will give the Volunteer
Life a big advancement in the insur
-1 ance world.
GIRL GOES TO FINISH
CHRISTMAS BUYING;
COMES HOME A BRIDE
A new form of Christmas shopping
I has been by at least one
i young Atlanta woman.
Miss Eva Virginia Abernathy,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Manning L.
. Abernathy, of 59 Boulevard place, It be
came known today, left her home Fri
i day afternoon, saying she would go
downtown to complete her Christmas
shopping. Several hours later she re
turned as the bride of Vernon Hornsby.
It developed that the couple had pre-
■ arranged their wedding plans as a sur
prise to their relatives and friends.
They met on the street Friday after
noon, went to Decatur and were mar
ried, and returned to Atlanta to occupy
apartments at 811 Grant street, which
they had already furnished.
POLICE PUT BAN ON
XMAS CELEBRATORS;
ROWDYISM BARRED
Rowdyism in the streets during the
Christmas celebration was put under
the ban today by Police Chief Beavers.
The chief says he will have sufficient
men on duty to insure good order.
This means that the horn blower, '
confetti fiend and other noisy celebrants
who would make the season hideous
are barred from "performing." The
horn blower can blow, all right, if he
keeps on his own premises—so, with
the others.
Mayor Winn and Chief Beavers have
Issued their annual Christmas fireworks
order, which forbids the shooting of
firecrackers or any kind of tireworks in
the streets. This will be tolerated only
on private premises.
CLARK CALLED TO
TRENTON FOR TALK
WITH GOV. WILSON
WASHINGTON, Dee. 23—In re
sponse to a summons from President
elect Wilson. Speaker Champ Clark
will leave Washington tonight for
Trenton, N. J., for a conference tomor
row. The speaker today said lie had
i,,, idea as to th< purpose of the eon
ferenc, , but h< did not expect to discuss
cabinet appointments with the presi
dent-elect.
It Is expected that Speaker Clarkand
President-elect Wilson will talk over
the legislative program for the extra
session of congress which will be called
early in March o> 4, “’
iBHOWN FOR
ASKING 0. S.
AIO TO END
PLAGUE
Governor Gives Health Board
Free Hand in the Midville
Meningitis Epidemic.
TO QUARANTINE STRICKEN
TOWN IF IT IS NECESSARY
“ ■ ■ —■
Doctors. After Death of Twelve
Persons. Consider the Sit
uation Under Control.
Governor Joseph ,\l. Brown today
wired Dr. Samuel C. Benedict, chair
man of the state board of health, not
to hesitate to invoke Federal aid to
stay the Midville meningitis epidemic,
if, in the wisdom of the board, that
seemed advisable.
The governor also informed the state
board of health that he would, if re
quested. issue a quarantine proclama
tion. under section 1542 of the code, and
thus place tlie entire matter more di
rectly in charge of the health authori
ties.
The governor notified tlie Burke
county authorities of his intent to give
tlie jioard of health such free hand as
| he could in handling the trouble.
; The board of health is issuing menin
! gitis scrum wherever it is required, and
'doubtful will rtsk for quarantine regu
' lations.
Ask That Trains
Pass Up Midville.
The executive department lias been
i flooded wiih telegrams from official
and private sourcesT concerning tin
trouble in. Burke, and is determined to
leave nothing undone that may in any
wise relieve the situation.
The railroad commission also has re
ceived a number of telegrams asking
that trains passing through Midville be
not allowed to slop in various nearby
towns, several of which have underta
ken to quarantine against Midville.
The matter, however, is within the
authority of the board of health, and
the railroad commission Is powerless to
afford relief in the manner asked, were
it so disposed.
After twelve deaths of cerebro-spina!
meningitis within a week, the epidemic
which has been raging in Midville,
Burke county, was finally being got
under control, ■according to dispatches
received today. There were no deaths
yesterday and the class under treat
ment are said to be improving.
Dr. T. G. Kershaw, of Augusta, who
is in charge of tlie situation, has insti
tuted a strict quarantine. He believes
that :i general spread of tlie epidemic
is not likely.
Midville Put
Under Quarantine.
The little town of Midville is under a
quasi-quarantine today. The railroads
entering the town have agreed not to
let passengers off ftr on there, and one
road has agreed not to stop its trains at
this point until the epidemic is under
control. A state of quarantine is in
effect at tlie homes of families already
stricken, and the few physicians on the
ground are working hard to confine the
disease and cure those patients now
afflicted.
Dr. S. C. Benedict, president of the
state board of health, has called a
meeting of the executive committee for
tonight at Augusta, when measureswill
be taken to curb the spread of the dis
ease. It is possible that Buiko county
will be entirely quarantined and no
person permitted to leave its borders,
for this form of meningitis is highly
I infectious and so insidious in its attack
that a person with the germs in his
system might spread the malady to
hundreds before he is himself stricken
down.
Dr. E. R. Parks, of Boston, who was
to join the board of health on January
1. is on his way from Boston to Mid
ville to assist in relief Work. He was
ordered South by the board yesterday.
Dr. H. F. Harris, secretary and activ
manager of the state board of health,
was expected to leave today for Mid
ville with an additional supply of se
rum, to make a complete investigation
of the epidemic.
Dr. Benedict stated today that an
acute epidemic exists at Midville and
the only physician in the little town
had left the scene after breaking down
under the strain of work. Dr. T. G.
Kershaw, of Augusta, had been called
to the scene and was doing all he
could.
Dr. Hastings Wyman, of Aiken, S. C„
is also at Midville, called to attend Mrs.
W. M. George. Dr. Wyman remained
in tlie town to assist with other cases.
Secretary H. F. Harris gave out a
statement today defending himself and
Continued on Page Two,
ATLANTA. GA., MONDAY. DECEMBER 23, 1912.
ffIEWEI
THAN EVER,
■ VAN DYKE
I ASSERTS
d I Chief Beavers Made Mistake
When He Closed Tenderloin,
Declares Aiderman.
“WELFARE OF CITY MORE I
f SERIOUSLY MENACED’',
e Police Head Says He Cares
Nothing for the Fight Being
Made Upon Him.
"Vice conditions in Atlanta are worse
- today than they have ever been in the
t history of the city." was the deelara
-0 tion made by Aiderman A H. Van-
■ Dyke today,
"The statement by Police Chief Beav
„ ers that I told him 1. in his place, would
. not have nad the nerve to close the
- Imuses in our midst.' is true," he
d added. “He made a •mistake by closing 1
them.
"Experts tell me that the welfare of
the city is more seriously menaced than
e it ever has been."
s “Not Ashamed of My
Opinions,’’ Says Van Dyke.
Aiderman Van Dyke said the problem
d
was most serious and that as a city
official he was not afraid to attempt a
solution of it in the open. He said he
was not ashamed to let his opinions be
n 1 known.
il The alderman swiss he wfis more and
e more convinced that he 'was correct
o | when he characterized Chief Beavers as
y a Miss Nancy and an effeminate fa
natic.
Chief Beavers said he eared nothing
g for Alderman Van Dyke’s light on him.
e He declared that the aiderman was
y quite militant when lie was a member
-of the police commission, before lie be
came an aiderman. but that his fights
e availed him nothing. He added that he
d felt no alarm because the alderman was
o about to return to the commission as
q an appointee of Mayor Woodward.
Chief Beavers said he did not dis
! turb the patients of the Battle Hill san
c itariuin on their straw ride.
Says Merchant
t Made Complaint.
s He said that a merchant in the At
s lanta National Bank building notified
him that an unnecessary noise was be
ing made downtown. He said that
0 Mayor Winn was complained to at the
same time.
s Mayor Winn called the police station,
c he said, and a spe ial squad of police
men was ordered up to Whitehall
street.
He declared that he passed the straw
riders as they were goiv- out Whitehall
■’ street, but that he didn’t even stop his
s automobile. They were gone before the
0 policemen reached Whitehall street. He
'■ said he saw Alderman Van Dyke stand
’ ing on a corner downtown, but found
r .no disturbance of the peace,
n
ROBS HIS ROOMMATE.
; THEN GIVES THE ROOM
“BURGLARY SETTING”
1 A. G. Maxwell, of 26 < 'apilo! place, to
>’ day was held by Recorder Broyles for
1 the theft of $20.80 from his room mate,
■ T. H. Miller, of the United Cigar Stores.
V .Maxwell is said to have prepared a
o burglary setting for the act to stave otf
>. suspicion, raising the window and
V turning out the pockets in his trousers,
K as well as tin- trousers of his room
s mate. When confronted by Detectives
o Duval and Waggoner, lie returned the
money, explaining that he “was merely
keeping it for his friend."
“THE INEVITABLE PENALTY”
ON LYNCHED NEGRO’S BODY
BATON ROUGE, LA„ Dec. 23.—Si
i, mon Cadors, ri negro, who was ionvlct-
- ed of tlie murder of Jqmes Norman, a
- wealthy planter, and who had appealed
t his ease to the supreme court after be
ing sentenced to hang, was taken from
1 the West Baton Rouge jail during the
1 night and lynched.
i Tlie body was found hanging to a
i telegraph pole today bearing this
. placard:
1 "The inevitable penalty.”
197 WORKERS KILLED IN
MINE EXPLOSION IN JAPAN
i. TOKFO, Dec. 23.—One hundred and
i nlnety-B?ven persons were killed In a
: mine explosion at Sapporo today. Only
three men of those at work in the mine
at the time of the disaster were rescued '
Kirkwood Girl to Reived
TWICE WON BY
■ fw I
/A
U ■ L
Miss Beatrice Sutton, formerlx Mrs. \ieholas Vergas, who
will rewed the mail from whom she was divorced two years ago.
Actor Wooes Ex-Wife With Her
Favorite Ballad, and Ro
mance Springs Anew.
Twice won by the sentimental mel
ody, “By the Light of the Silvery
Moon,” Miss Beatrice Sutton, a pretty
Kirkwood girl, living at 32 Warren
street, will shortly rewed the man from
whom she was divorced two years ago.
He is Nicholas Vergas, a vaudeville
actor and singer.
And. at the end of another year, she
will come into joint possession of a
fortune of nearly $106,000, and the title
of an Italian baroness. For Vergas, at
that time, will inherit his share of the
fortune of his father. Jacques Vergas,
a rich Italian importer. With tlie for
tune comes the title of baron for the
young actor, whereupon Miss Sutton
will become the Baroness Vergas.
Vergas is a leading member of the
Gus Edwards .Musical Company, and
sang "By tlie Light of the Silvery
Moon” at the Grand all last week.
He had not seen his former Atlanta
wife for two years until Tuesday night,
when, peering through the peephole in
the drop curtain, he discovered her in
the audience. •
Sings to ex-Wife.
Vergas, in rendering his song, does a
spooning stunt in a boat by stage “moon
light,” with Miss Boardman. of the
company. But Tuesday night tlie young
singer didn’t even see the girl In the
boat. He sang to tie girl in the au
dience, and with an enthusiasm and
zest that caused the girl in tlie boat
to Wonder. Tlte song seemed to go
better than usual that night, and Ver
gas eagerly responded to several en-
“What's tlie matter with you tonight?
You seem to have stage fright. Haven't
you got used to big crowds yet?” smil
ingly asked Miss Boardman, as though
to ehide the singer.
“Oh. I guess I'm just a bit excited —
somehow 1 just felt like making love—
real love—in sure enough fashion to
night,” replied the young Italian.
But he nev< r hinted to any member
of the company the cause of his emo
tions.
As soon as tlie act was over, Verga
hastened to tlie dressing room, donni-d
Ills street clothes in a Jiffy, and planted
himself in front of tlie theater. When
.Miss Sutton came out. He joined her.
smiled the full power of his heart upon
her, and accompanied her. along with
other members of the family, to her
home in Kirkwood
When he left, tragic bygones had
been forgotten, tlie old break hail been
cemented, and a remarriage planned.
Song Won Her Before.
Miss Sutton was on a visit‘in Nash
ville, three years ago, at the time she
first met Vergas. Site attended the the
ater one night and heard him sing "By
the Light of the Silvery Moon." As on
last Tuesday night, the melody melted
her heart and she capitulated. Her
wedding to the young singer followed
shortly afterward. They lived together
anjd Be Baroness
ONE SONG
CLEAR AND COLD
■ FOWST
Freezing Weather Is Predicted
for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Shoppers Have Rain.
By every reason of old age and long
arctic travel, Santa Claus should be
rheumatic, and should be living in a
state of terror that the weather of to
day will be on tap Stocking Night. But
the weather man has a word of hope
tor the old fellow, as far as Atlanta Is
concerned, and declares that, as near
as he is able to read the signs, there
will be fair weather not only Christmas
day, but also the day before.
It will be cold, though—probably cold
'tiough to freeze—Tuesday evening;
regular plumbers’ weather, says Sta
tion Director VonHerrmann. When the
rain rains out, the cold spell will set in
for fair.
And most of the rain rained out to
day. Who was it said that there was
nothing to this “shop early” business,
anyhow? If you said it, you Teamed
better tfeday, and it Is a safe bet that
you are a convert, after tramping the
streets this morning, with a wet collar
of a raincoat pasted against your face
and»a constant spray down your back.
It wouldn’t have happened If you had
shopped Saturday, or Friday, or last
month.
Rain spoi!o<l somewhat the Christmas
seal traffic todax . the seals were there
for .sab . all right, and the crowd was
fairly large, but the girls whose allur
ing manner of selling has boosted heav
ily the anti-tuberculosis campaign
fund were not on the job everywhere
today The postoffice booth, especially,
was unmanned—or ungirled—this
morning, and an opportunity for heavy
work was lost.
for a year, but domestic discord led to
a visit to the divorce court.
Mrs. Vergas resumed her maiden
name and returned to her home in Kirk,
wood, and Vergas continued to roam
the country and sing “By the Light of
the Silvery Moon,"
When Miss Sutton was seen today
ami asked about her forthcoming new
marriage, she smiled broadly.
“You see, it’s this way,” she ex
plained coyly. "Nick and I didn’t get a
good start the first time, and we've just
decided to try It all over again. We’ve
been In love with one another these
past two years that we’ve been divorced,
but just didn't know it."
And then she added with a merry
laugh:
"But you can just bet I knew It when
I heard him sing 'By the Light of the
Silvery Moon.' It was the same sensa
tion all over again."
HOHL
EDITION
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE
COUNCILMEN
‘SEEN,’ SAYS
TURNER;LIE
PASSED
Lights Committee. Stirred by
Hint of Grafting, Bitterly
Denounces Electrician.
MASON THREATENS TO
SLAP ACCUSER'S FACE
Long Contract To Be Adopted
at Meeting Today Despite
the Charges.
Interpi, ting a signed communication
I ru the council from City Electrician R.
; <Turner as a charge that they have
: been grafting, members of the electric
lights committee of council were bitter
In their denunciations of Turner today.
They will demand proof from Turner at
the meeting of council tills afternoon.
"He is a fool and a liar and I expect
to brand him as such upon the floor of
council this ‘afternoon,” said Council-
I man Claude C. Mason. “If he isn’t care
• fill. I’ll slap his face."
j "If ho can't prove his charges, he
J ought to be Impeached,” said Mayor-
I elect James G. Woodward.
Councilman Orville Hall said that
Turner was four-flushing and faking.
The serious charges that have pierced
the councilmen to the quick will be
read at the meeting of council this aft
ernoon as a formal statement from the
city electrician.
Says Some of Them
Didn’t Read Contract.
Referring to the contract for the
street lighting which the electric lights
committee will recommend. Turner
said:
“The committee will recommend this
contract notwithstanding the fact that
some of the committee have not even
read the proposed contract and are
simply obeying the president of the
Georgia Railway and Power Company,
who desires this contract put through
at once.”
After reciting the history of tha
committee's attitude on this contract,
he says:
“Such conduct as this on the part of
the committee indicates, even to a cas
ual observer of city affairs, that mem
bers of the committee had 'been seep.’’’
Those Who Are for
Adopting Contract.
The members of the committee pres
ent when it was decided to recommend
the contract to council were Aiderman
John E. McClelland. Councilman Claude
C. Mason, Aldine Chambers and Orville
H. Hail. Aiderman John S. Candler,
the other member of the committee,
was not present.
In June council asked for street light
ing blds. The Georgia Railway and
Power Company put in the only one.
Electrician Turner then recommended
some changes in the contract and the
committee and council approved them
The electric company would not ac
cept the contract with the changes.
Councilman Aldine Chambers said to
day that the committee was bluffing in
an effort to get a better contract. He
said the bluff had failed and that the
committee was willing to accept the
original contract.
Turner to Protest
To the City Council.
Electrician Turner differed with the
committee and ns a result will protest
to council. His communication, here
given.ln full, will cause an exciting ses
sion this afternoon:
To the Honorable Mayor and Coun
cil:
The electric lights committee will
recommend for your adoption to
dax a contract with the Georgia
Railway and Power Company, to go
into effect April 1, 1913, and to ter
minate March 31, 1918.
By the terms of this contract the
city will pay to the Georgia Rail
way and Power Company appioxi
mately $600,000 during the next five
years for an inferior sj’stem of
street lighting. The committee will
recommend this contract, notwith
standing the fact that some of the
committee have not even read the
proposed contract, and are simply
obeying the president of the Geor
gia Railway and Power Qompany,
who desire thia contract put
through council at once.
Calls Prices Too
High and Lamps Inferior.
I have pointed out repeatedly the
exorbitant prices for street lighting
demanded of the city by the Geor
gla Railway and Power Company
in the proposed contract and the
inferior lamp they propose to use
for the next five years.
On one occasion the committee
agreed unanimously with me on
seven changes in the contract and
