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THE ATLANTA 0 EOT? 0 TAX.
MONDAY. Jl'r.Y IS. 1**.
9
JEROME DISCUSSES
“BUCKET SHOP” EVI
Habit New York Papers Have of Trying Crim
inal Cases Also Comes in for Comment
By New York District Attorney.
"Bucket shops,” said YVilltam Trav
ers Jerome, "are an evil. Gambling In
all forms Is an evil. The principal dis
tinction between bucket shop* and the
regular stock exchanges, however, ■ Is
that the bucket shop handles bets ot a
few dollars and glevs more people a
chance to gamble, while only men who
can put up big sums can gamble on the
Mr. Jerome paused to taste the Geor
gla peaches and cream the waiter had
set before him. He was breakfasting
In the Piedmont cafe at 9 o'clock, after
a long nap away from the cares of his
•New York office. Across the little table
by the window Francis P. Garvan, his
assistant, was reading the Sunday
Times, carefully avoiding'the first page
and the Thaw pictures.
Mr. Garvan has had enough of Harry
Thaw to satisfy him for a while.
Mr. Vandiver, another assistant who
came South with Mr. Jerome, was still
enjoying his beauty sleep.
It wasn't hard to "draw out” the
district attorney. Ho has learned, to
do several things at nnc». and the
breakfast disappeared between sen
fences In a way that Indicated
healthy appetite. And that the district
attorney was neither frightened by the
Chicago exposures, nor cajoled by
breakfast food advertisements was evl
denced by a glanco at. the fable.
"I don't know that so far os fairness
Is concerned bucket shops are any
worse than the big exchanges,'' con
tinued Mr. Jerome, leaning fils elbows
«n the table and looking at the ques
tioner.
Doesn't Look Like His Picture.
He doesn't look .like any of his pub.
Ilshed pictures. The camera has failed
to catch hla expression, can make no
record of the kindly light In his eyes,
me sttractlve smile that comes and
toes as he talks. But there Is great
strength In Jerome's face. He has a
Pair of blue eyes that look hard at one
u he talks, a mouth that la firm. It
would be easier to interview him at his
breakfast than to be Interviewed by
him on the witness stand.'
"But the rink In the shops is that
Ihey may go broke and not pay. It Is
simply a betting game. You bet that
the market will go one way, the pro.
prletor beta you It will not.
"Now, don’t misunderstand me. 1
do not say the bucket shops should not
he stopped. I believe they should, Just
J* 1 think the speculative feature of
•he exchanges should be stopped. If
C slide. But the great evil of the
ket shop is that It will accept beta
or a dollar or two, it Is always present
»tid any man can risk his money. The
large exchanges will only handle hun
dreds. They give the gambling oppor-
tunlty to the few, the bucket shop
Pisces gambling In reach of the many.
And there are few men who have not
■he gambling Instinct. Ours Is a strong
fare and all strong races have the
|t»mtiiing spirit
Hsrd to Provs It on 'Em.
we closed some of them In New
continued the district attorney,
*llh a smile, as If some Incident of
the campaign had been recalled. "But
11 «as hard to prove that they were
»ot regularly operated as exchanges
ln<i that their dealings were not car-
JJed on through the regular exchanges.
T he law in. New York hinged on that
know. It was Impossible for us to
make them show their books to Incrim.
™<e themselves."
And even if they did, their books
were doctored,” broke in Mr. Garvan,
r '™ across the table. He had laid
*ht"re Ited 8und * y P*P* r now and w ae
"Of course," continued Mr. Jerome,
w* he poured his coffee, "we know that
f„,T n ® man bu >’* two dollars' worth of
the deal can’t be handled on
^nange, but If the broken chooee to
[je'end that In some mysterotus way
lii* could put through such a deal
'‘tftlmately. by pool-merging It with
■her sums; we could not disprove It.
“ a hard proposition."
As to the Thaw Cate.
■ When is the Harry K. Thaw case
■"mg i„ trial?" The question was
dicaed to Mr. Jerome, district at-
'• rn ’-y. who represents the state of
*'* 1 <>rk in the celebrated case, and
"men, who will personally prose-
two looked amused. .They had known
that they could not get away from the
latest sensation.
"It will be tried next October," said
Mr. Garyan. Mr. Jeroma, In answer to
a question, spoke of the attitude ot the
New York papere and their tendency
try big cases In their columns.
"Yes, they do try to handle such
cases themselves and stir up sent!
ment,” he said. "Especially when i
woman Is the central figure. It makes
a great hit.”
"Do the Juries ever follow the ver
diet of the press?”
"Well, sometimes they hippodrome
us," said Mr. Jerome, with a trace of
a smile. "But not always.”
To 8peak on "Public Sentiment."
"Are you ready to announce the sub
Ject of your Warm Springs address?'
Mr. Jeroms was asked. He has stead
lly explained. that he had not decided
definitely.
"Why, yes," he said. Then his blue
eyes twinkled. “I shall talk ‘Publlo
Sentiment’ and such things."
"As related to the Harry Thaw case
and the Influence of public sentiment
on the Jury, for Instance?"
"Npt exactly," said the district at'
torney. "Just in a general way, you
know. I have a number of things to
talk about.” And more than that he
would not say.
The district attorney will leave for
Birmingham, Ala., after hla address at
Warm Springs, snd will deliver an
address before the board of trade of
that city on Friday. Mr. Garvan will
accompany him, snd after their Bir
mingham visit they will return to New
York and active work.
Vandiver a Southerner.
C. Vandiver, assistant district at'
torney in Mr. Jerome's office, Is
Southerner. His father Is mayor of
the city of Talladega and .Mr. Vandiver
will pay a visit to his home before re
turning to New York. It Is posslbls
that Mr. Jeroms and Mr. Garvan will
accompany hi mto Talladega for a day.
Just Off on a Jaunt
The trio of New Yorkers looked as
though they were Just off on a Jaunt
when the)( Jumped off the "vestibule"
Sunday afternoon and greeted Thod A.
Hammond, and two reporters, with a
hearty handshake. They were all smiles,
and little looked the part of three of
the most strenuous lawyers In America.
Free and easy going, big snd healthy
looking, passing Jokes and Jests at one
another, these tore# men, one of whom
as district attorney of'New York has
won fama second hardly to no man In
the country, and the other two very
young men, by the way, recently
plunged Into the public gase, by taking
charge of the state’s prosecution In the
sensational Thaw murder case, showed
clearly that they were off for a rest
and were worrying their minds but lit
tle with the various affairs that have
been so lately occupying their atten
tion.
Mr. Jerome waa the first of hla party
to step from the train. He Is a re
markably youngrlooklng man for 4?.
He wore .a tlght-flghtlng blue serge
suit with a white figured negligee shirt
and silk bow tie. A panama hat of
unusual shape set off his head, which,
by the way. Is a htad that would at
tract attention anywhere. On# has but
to look at It to realise Mr. Jerome’s
enormous capacity for work.
Mr. Garvan and Mr. Vandiver were
the last people out of the New York
car. The former, and the principal
counsel for the state against Harry
Thaw, Is a short, heavy-set, young
man. From his looks he can’t possibly
be more than I*. Mr. Vandiver was
the quietest of the three. He Is a rath
er tall and slender man, dark and wlry-
Iooktng. .
Igr. Jerome's first remark, after
speaking to those there to meet him.
••Well, you do have pretty warm
weather down here now and then, don’t
you? But I rather like It, you know. It
f **ThoMBht He Was in New York.
Mr. Garvan was a little afraid his
grip would be lost, as hsssw one of
the red-coated porters walk off with It
When reassured that It would be de
livered to him When he reached the
cab, he seemed more at ease.
"Got to have a few clothes, you know,
for it Is pretty warm," said he.
"How Is It that you are running
down, too, Mr. Garvan? The papers
have had you up against s rather hard
«“* the aifyer of s.Vnffopd White. The pro^iftloi" said the reporter, a. they
SPORTS!
FOR FULL PAGE OF 8PORT8 8EE j
PAGE TWELVE.
NO PENALTY
FOR^BREIT’
“TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR" WON-|
DER NOT DISCIPLINED FOR
ATTACK ON CAREY.
Special tn Tb«* Georgian.
X*w Orleans. La., July 11—"The" Brelt-1
rnstetn. the IVlIcan twirler. who figure*! In I
the episode with Carry, on tbo ball field
at Hed Kim park Tuesday, has not been I
suspended by Malinger Prank. This camel
from Manager Prank himself, and was)
glren out upon the TeUrans’ return from I
Memphis. Frank stands by Dreltenstelu. I
and says that the veteran southpaw was|
Justified In doing what be did at Mem
phis.
The astute manager characterises the I
treatment which "Brelt” got at tho Bluff I
City ns •Taw."
Manager Prank (a* released Bnre Beck,
who has transferred his headquarters t« I
Nashville, Joining Manager Mlque Plan’s I
tribe. O'Brien will piny first base In Beck'i
place, Urouthers taking the third corner.
GLIDDEN CARS
GOINGSTRONGI
TWENTY-NINE CAR8 IN TOUR|
HAVE NOT A8 YET INCURRED
♦ ANY PENALTIE8.
By Prlrafe Leased Wire.
Saratoga, July 10.— 1 Tho (Hidden auto I
tourlat* left' here today for the run to |
Elisabethtown.
The committed today gave out
showing the number of points the con
testants hnro been penalised to date. The |
following have perfect acorea:
H. B. Vanayekle, Paaraon, 45 h-p.;
Holden, Stearna, 45 h-p.; J. L. Peter, |
Stenrna, 45 h-p.j J.'II. Me thrifts, Stoddard-
Dayton, X h-p.; E. Kirk, Thomas, 50 b p.;
M. Davis, Thomas, 50 b-p.; George I
Soules, Pope-Toledo, X h-p.; W. O. Walker, I
Pope-IIartford, X h-p.; P. 8. Fllnti, Pierce,
$2 h-p.; W. E. Wright, Knox, 40 h-p.; It. B. I
llrnuford, Stevcns-Duryea, 60 h-p.; Percy I
Pierce, Pierce, 45 h-p.; A. E. Hughes,
Pierce, 45 h-p.; W. C. Durand, Bulck,
h-p.; W. W, Burke, Columbia, 40 h-p.; A. I
Itlch, Loslar, 40 h-p.; Georg* W. Beach,
Packard, 40 h-p.; B. C. Caastel, White, 111
h-p.; J. S. Klrkmah, Maxwell, It h-p.; J.
Snow, Peerless, 80 h-p.; E. Jeeler, Oldsmo-
Ule, JO h-p.; W. II. Owne, Cleveland, 40 h-
W. L. Darla, Popo-Hortford, X h-p.; C. |
ilurmau, Peerless, 90 h-p.; II. B. Stevens,
Darrkcq, 60 h-p.: II. K. Sheridan, White, |
It h-p.; P. B. Wing, Mermen. 3i h-p.; at. I
G. Iluac, Packard, 34 h-p.; B. II. Knowfes, 1
Locomobile, 30 h-p.
MI88 8UTTON WINS.
By TTlrate Leased Wire.
rport, England. July 16.—Miss May |
n, of California, won the Welsh ten-1
ills championship here Saturday. She do-1
feat oil Miss Gariltt Ip the finals in straight I
sets. 1
PHEONIX CITY MAN
GETS IN TROUBLE |
Special to The Georgina.
Little Rock, Ark., Jtlly II.—YV. E. |
Lakey, formerly a Phoenix City man,
I, In Jail here,,charged with receiving I
stolen property i Tho ca«e In rather a I
sensational one. He apparently became
Involved with a number of other clerks
In various huslneee houses In Little I
Rock, and It Is claimed that thousands
of dollars' worth of goods were stolen I
by thoso clerks. There were a number
of nrrests and the clerks professed their |
ullt. All have made bond except La-
ey, who Is still In Jail, It Is alleged |
that ho was the brains of the con
spiracy.
POET IS PUNISHED;
HE’S NOT IN WAYI
By Prlrste Leased Wire.
■ Manila, P. I.. July It.—Because he I
wrote a poem severely denouncing the
regimental band for' playing "Always |
the Way” nt the funeral of a marine.
Private A. L. Pierce has got "his" good I
and plenty. Up to the time Pierce I
wrote the offending poem lor t p
here he had what was consider,
soft berth In the hospital service. 8lnce
his offense became known officially be
has been ordered to the department of
Mindanao, which 1s regarded by the
men aa one of the worst assignments In |
the Philippines.
walked through the midway.
"Yea,” said he, "they have had ma
going good and' hard and I am Just off I
catching a little rest. I slept 10 hours
last night, and I feel a lot better for It.
‘ needed the sleep. I can tell you.” I
"Well, what of tha Thaw case, Mr.
Garvan; how la It?"
"Oh, It Is lined up all right. It must
> dormant a while, you know. It can't
furnish a sensation evary day. It Is In |
good shape.”
By this time the court yard In front
the Terminal was reached and the
party stood there for a photographer to
snap a couple of pictures.
‘‘Garvan, look pleasant now, and |
don't epoll this picture." said Mr, Je
rome as ha was nudged In the riba by I
his first ssalstsnt.
Look pleasant, please," said tbs pho
tographer.
"How could one do otherwise when I
looking at you," smilingly replied Mr.
Jerome. All faces smiled, and one of
the photos was ready. The visitors I
started to get away, for a large crowd
of the curious had collected to look on.
but the photographer had to got an
other, so they cheerfully waited end
smiled again, while Mr. Jerome took
occasion to light a cigarette.
After what Mr. Garvan termed "the |
ordeal" waa over. Mr. Jerome and Mr.
Hammond got Into an open surrey and
were driven to the Piedmont hotel, I
while Mr. Garvan and Mr. Vandiver
followed In a cab. There was an extra I
seat In the cab and Mr. Garvan railed I
the. reporter Just before they drove
away; I
"Boom for ono more; better Jump In.” I
The party went immediately to the I
Piedmont hotel, whore they ta ent to I
their rooms for a change of clothing I
he walked through the corridors of I
hotel the district attorney was the
cynosure of all eyes. He seemed utter
ly Ignorant of the fart that he was the j
center of attraction It was with
nomliMlnnt .Mr '.hat he sauntered to |
elevator.
Many Weaves for Mid-S ummer
Reduced In Price.
Wash Goods Worth Up Te
20c a Yard At 82c
We’ve not waited until the last of August to give you
this chance—until you have to put' off wearing these until
next summer.
Dog days and Indian summer—-plenty of time to make
this genuine economy.
Clean, fresh, new weaves with reductions smart
enough to leave the price of making.
f • . ,
Madras, 36 InchssWide,
• 12lc, 15c and 20c qualities: in light,
■ medium or dark colors.
Arnold s Printed Cotton Taffetas
in* neat effects: designs in copies of
Foulard Silks. Regular Price 15c a
yard.
✓ •
Ginghams ahd Chambrays
in solid colors, stripes, plaids and
checks, worth 12k, 15c and 20c.
All these in one lot Tuesday,
8k Yard
Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose G
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