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LAUanla SfrvWtMa Sourual /OL. XXIII. NO. 20. HIGHWAY PROJECTS COSTING 51.650.000 COMPLETED IN YEAR obs Aggregating $10,500,- 000 Are Now in Progress in State —Highway Sys tem Has Been Started Highway projects aggregating sl,- 10,000 have been completed within le past twelve months, and projects ggregating $10,500,000 are now in •ogress, it was announced Saturday jr the state highway department, hich has begun on big scale the nstruction of a state highway sys m linking together every county ■at in Georgia. It was stated by the department ficials that practically all com eted projects were built with a com nation of federal, state and county nds. and most of the pending proj •ts are being similarly financed, junties have found it very advan geous to turn over the engineer g, inspection and auditing details of sir projects to the highway depart ent. The whole of Georgia’s share the federal highway fund is re-* tired by law to be expended through e department. In the projects now in progress, e state highway department has iployed an army of 3,500 men; 1,200 ams; fifteen steam shovels; thirty ree road rollers; 108 road scrapes d other road machinery; seventy ire concrete mixers; twelve rock ushers, and five asphalt distribut g machines. Every section of the state is repre nted in the projects which have mpleted. The projects new in ogress number 122, and not only ery congressional district but more an two-thirds of the counties are ibraced in this list. A list of complete projects, it is lieved by the highway department, 11 be of interest to all citizens tak g an interest in the highway de lopment of the state, and is here th given in brief form: Completed Jobs From Gainesville, north to the impkin county line, a sand clay ad twelve miles in length, scien iically graded. This is a link in s Gainesville-Blairsvillle route via hlonega. From Jefferson' towards Commerce, o-thirds of the distance, a sand ■y road. n three directions out of Wash on, towards Athens, Elberton and ico’n, a total of nine miles of crete road. » From Moreland to Greenville, in L; wether county, sixteen miles sand clay road. From LaGrange, twelve miles north •■ards Coweta county line, a id clay road and three concrete dges, constituting an important in the Atlanta-West Point route. |n Henry county, six miles of sand |y road, constituting the Henry linty link of the Atlanta-Macon lite, which is also the middle route I the Dixie highway. fc’rom the Spalding county line go k south to Griffin, eight and one- ■ f miles of concrete road, and from l.ffin, south for a distance of two les, a concrete road. Two more les going south, will shortly be Inpleted. This road will then bisect I Id’ng county with a magnificent ■ crete link in the Atlanta-Macon Ite. ■Another important link in the same lite is nine miles of concrete road the Bibb county line, at Lor |:ie. intv the city of Macon. Pn Bibb county, from Macon south | a distance of two and one-half les. a concrete road. This is in I direction of Fort Valley and is liartly completed link in the Ma li-Americus and Atlanta-Americus lie. ■reel and concrete bridge, one-half la mile in length, across the Flynt l?r in Macon county, connecting Intezuma with Oglethorpe, and | ming a most important link in I Atlanta-Macon-Americus-Thomas le route. Prom Thomasville north to the ■ilochee river, three miles of bi liinous macadam road, and also a I crete bridge across this river I ch is 90 per cent completed, frrom Quitman, running north to l-ds Moultrie, eight miles of con- Ite road and five concrete bridges. ■ n Emanuel county, north and I th of Swainsboro, the county seat, I concrete bridges over streams I I were troublesome and often im- I able in wet weather, thus form | an Important link in the main ■ nta-Macon-Savannah route. ■ orth of Valdosta on the Valdosca- ■ I link of the middle Dixie high ly. an important concrete bridge, ■n’ Chatham county, for eight miles ■' of Savannah, running north, ■ht miles of concrete road, an- ■ :-r link in the Atlanta-Macon-Sa ■ijiah route. ■n Whitfield county, an important ■’crete bridge across Swamp creek, ■ ch has been in the habit of going la rampage every once in a while |i washing awav the wooden bridge. ■ s forms a link between Dalton and ■aous northwest Georgia points. ■ n Gilmer county, one mile of ob it lesson road out of Ellijay built ■ ■bituminous macadam, and forming ■ link in the Atlanta-Blue Ridge ■kh’ of the above listed road proj |-. are located at strategic points |«re a limited amount of road con | etion has had the effect of link | up existing good roaos and open ly long routes for inter-city and in- ■ county travel. . |'s stated above the state highway l-artment has under construction ■ nresent time a total of 1-2 proj 1? aggregating $10,500,000. Some >-hese projects are in an advanced ■’e of construction. In addition ■ these, the department has let con ins for projects aggregating sl.- on which construction will | launched in a short time. 113.95 GOODYEAR RAIN t COAT FREE ■Goodyear Manufacturing company, |>B Goodyear Bldg., Kansas City, Is making an offer to send a ■’dsome raincoat free to one person | each locality who will show ana tommend it to their friends. If ■ i want one, write today.—(Advt.) “THE ONLY THING THAT COUNTS” STARTS NEXT THURSDAY MINISTERS'REPDRTS OCCUPY LAST DAY OF M. E. CONFERENCE Bishop Warren A. Candler Will Read Appointments for 1921 at Conclusion of Monday Session Individual reports from the vari ous pastors occupied practically all of Monday morning's session of the North Georgia conference in prog ress at Wesley Memorial church. Monday was the final day of the 1920 conference, and many matters of importance were to be acted upon before final adjournment. It is ex pected that appointments will be read late Monday afternoon. Despite a drizzle of rain an unusu ally large crowd of visitors was in the gallery when Bishop Warren A. Candler called the morning session t oorder. Immediately after the con ference convened announcement was made by Bishop Candler of the death of the little daughter of Rev. Dr. Walter Anthony, pastor of St. Mark's church. Prayer for.the bereaved pas tor and his wife was offered by Rev. W. H. LaPrade, after which a resolution of sympathy was read by Dr. J. H. Eakes, presiding elder of the North Atlanta district,, and was unanimously adopted by a rising vote. A short session of the legal con ference was held during the morn ing, Rev. M. S. Williams, presiding. Reports were read by Dr. J. W. Quil lian, treasurer, and by Rev. W. H. Cooper, treasurer of the special re lief fund, both of which revealed finances to be in excellent condi tion. Officers of fne legal confer ence elected for the ensuing yar, are: M. S. Williams, president; R. F. Eakes, vice president; J. W. Quil lian, secretary and treasurer. Pastoral Koll Call Bishop Candler then commenced the roll call of the pastors, the Rome district being taken up first by spe cial request of Rev. J. R. King, pre siding elder. Rev. Mr. King, who has served the conference for forty years, sixteen of which he has been | as presiding elder, requested that he be referred to the conference committee on superannuation. The conference unanimously voted to grant his request. Considerable discussion on the floor of the conference was precipi tated with the announcement that S. J. Mashburn, who was assigned to~lhe Union Point church of the Athens district, had given up the work and joined the Baptist church without notifying the conference, or securing a release from his charge from the conference. After consid erable discussion, a motion that he be dropped from the rolls of the conference, and his character not passed inasmuch as the conference had heard he had joined another church, was unanimously adopted. Several members of the conference declared that they had positive in formation tnat he had joined the Baptist church and had under con sideration at the present time two calls from churches of this denomi nation. Churches in Good Condition Individual reports given by the pastors revealed that the churches throughout the conference were in unusually good condition. Practical ly every minister reported many new members on profession of faith, as well as on certificate, while very few removals were reported. The finan cial condition of the various churches also was shown to be very good. Speculation as to where the 1921 conference will be held was rife throughout the morning sessrion. In dications were that it would come up for final action some time during the afternoon, but conference mem bers were undecided whether Atlanta or Augusta would be chosen. It is said that the majority of the mem bers are in favor of continuing to come to Atlanta on account of dis tance saved in traveling, hotel ac commodations and the ease with which the conference can be handled. Augusta, however, is making a deter mined fight to secure the conference. Much interest centered in the ap pointment of the various charges, which, it is expected, will be read just prior to adjournment Monday night. It was said that the appoint ments were far from being completed Monday morning, and that they most likely would not be completed until just before they are scheduled to be presented Monday night. Condemned to Die on Gallows, Kelloy Enjoys • “Arithm-a-Letta” Facing an early death on the gal lows for murder. Jack L. 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The Fourth National, the Atlanta; National, the Fulton National and the Atlanta Trust company, already, 1 have voted to subscribe 3 per cent ’ of their capital and surplus to the stock of the export bank, and the anticipated action of the Lowry Na- I tional makes the fifth Atlanta bank ing house to lend support to the big international institution. The $60,- 000 subscription of the Lowry will | swell Atlanta’s interest in the stock of the Federal International Bank ing company to $288,000, with the Central Bank and Trust Corporation and the Trust Company of Georgia yet to act. It is believed they will unite with the other Atlanta banks, so that the city will present a solid front. - Will Not Exhume Body of First Wife Os Dr. F. E. Elmer JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 15.- According to Dr. Ralph N. Greene, state health officer, Jacksonville authorities will take no steps to ward exhuming the body of the first wife of Dr. F. E. Elmer, phys ician, whose present wife was for merly Mrs. F. D. Shepard, widow of the Fort Valley fruit grower, the cause of whose death is being in vestigated by Georgia courts. Re quest for an investigation of the cause of the death of the first wife of Dr. Elmer was said to have come from Pennsylvania. The first Mrs. Elmer died in 1916. Her death is said to have resulted from ulcer of the stomach. Taxicab Driver Shot To Death by Passenger In Crowded City Streets KANSAS CITY. Mo., Nov. 15.—tn the midst of a traffic jam, with hun dreds looking on, Dewey Morgan, jitney driver, was shot to death to day on Kansas City’s busiest corner, V. P. Miller, a passenger, was arrest ed, and according to the police ad mitted the shooting. Morgan was shot five times in the back as he attempted to guide his car close to a traffic policeman yelling for help. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1920 Panic in Theater Causes Death of Six And Injures Twelve NEW YORK, Nov. 15. —A paper clogged furnace flue, which caused smoke to fill the Catherine theater, a motion picture house in the East Side Italian quarter, raised a cry of "fire” late yesterday and, in the en suing panic, six tots, between the ages of two and ten years, were trampled to death. Twelve others were seriously injured. The little theater was crowded to capacity. Children filled most of the 30(‘ seats, for the here of tne picture was an Italian lad who rose from humble surroundings, like their riches, to fame. The youngsters were absorbed in the progress of the screen hero. Pietro, who was pro tecting his father from thieves, when smoke began to seep through the cracks of the theater floor., “My God! It’s a fire!” Children Began to Cry This shout came from an elderly woman who, gathered a little one un der her arm and ran for the near est exit. Immediately loud ws-ils arose, children began to cry. They jumped from their seats, jammed the aisle and fought for passage. The lights flickered out. Youthful cries attracted many res idents of the Italian neighborhood. Camille Bruillo, who sells bananas from a push cart on the Bowery, rushed to the scene. He darted into the theater and attempted to stop the panic. Failing, he saved those he could. Camilli carried more than fif teen into safety, then collapsed, over come by smoke. Someone sounded a fire alarm. Many were carried from the theater, overcome by smoke. They were soon revived. Firemen carried the dead to near by drug stores. The injured were sent to hospitals. Father Fatally Shot By His Son During Family Quarrel GRIFFIN, Ga., Nov. 15.—Mr. Jesse Ison, of the Line Creek dis trict of Spalding county, was fatal ly shot by one of nis sons at the home Saturday night. A Griffin phy sic‘:m was summoned immediately after the shooting, and Mr. Ison was rushed to a hospital heie. where he died on the operating table. The trouble is said to have started when the son interfered in a family quarrel between his father and his mother, the son taking the mother’s part. Mr. Ison, witnesses say, knock ed his son down and kicked him, breaking his nose. The boy then drew a pistol from his pocket, it is said, and, still lying on the floor, shot his father, the bullet entering the abdomen. The funeral took place this after noon from the County Line church. Mr. Ison was well known adn liked all over the county, and his death has caused great regret. America Intends to Have Greatest Navy in World, Says Daniels NORFOLK, Va„ Nov. 15.—Amer ica’s program is to make her navy the greatest that ever has been float ed by any nation in any times, Sec retary of the Navy Daniels declared today in an address to Portsmouth Rotarians. “And Hampton Roads is destined to be the greatest naval base in the world,” he said. ULAR SUBSCRIPTION PRICE of The Tri-Weekly Journal. Bargain No. 4: By special arrangement, The Tri- Weekly Journal can save you money on any newspaper oi magazine you want. No matter what you want, our MAN 3 club offers will save you BIG MONEY! Write for de tails NOW! Bargains Nos. 5,6, 7, etc.: Our subscription depar ment has prepared FIVE SPLENDID COMBINATION Ol FERS that give you HANDSOME PREMIUMS.-withou EXTRA COST. With Christmas coming, these SPECIAI OFFERS will be a real GOLD MINE to any subscriber! But don’t overlook the 25c OFFER! Send in this tr' fling sum and MAKE SURE OF GETTING YOUR P/ PER UNTIL FEBRUARY 15. 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Dummy Cows Used As Liquor Tanks, Raiding Officers Say MACON, Ga., Nov. 13. —One of the most unique and perhaps the largest whisky smuggling outfits ever cap tured in Georgia was found Friday by prohibition officers five miles be low Savannah on the Savannah river, according to the officers from Macon taking in the raid, who returned here Saturday. Two dummy cows containing whisky were found on the dairy farm owned by Jim Strickland, who was arrested and placed under a SI,OOO bond. The officers report, they say, the cows were connected by a pipe line with a 500-gallon tank sunk in the river. Boats were used in hauling whisky to the tank and the hydrau lic pressure forced the whisky into the cows. The officers say the cows were so like the ones in Strickland’s herd that it was very difficult to distinguish the ones giving whisky from the ones giving milk. Officers taking part in the raid from Macon were E. G. English, E. F. Newberry, F. L. Layfield and E. C. Pierce. Chicago Mystified By Brqtal Murder Os Two Actresses CHICAGO, Nov. 15. —A baffling mystery confronted police here today in the finding of the bodies of tw;o young and pretty women, dead from an unknown cause. They were found early yesterday by police in Grant park on the lake front. Both had been bruised and had cuts on the face and hands as though from be ing dragged over the ground. There were no other marks. Police were unable to determine whether they had been poisoned or whether they had been drugged, . thrown from an automobile and left to die from ex posure. The two women were identified as eastern actresses, Mary Rhodes, of Altoona, Pa., and Lillian Thompson, of Boston. Two men, Robert McCarthy, of Boston, and James Meeks, of Salt Lake City, made the identification. Both are electricians with a theatri cal company here and were living at the same hotel as the dead women. Half of Crew of Ship Wrecked on Superior Is Taken From Vessel SUPERIOR. Wis., Nov. 15.—-Half the crew of thirty-three of the Beck er Line steel freighter, Francis J. Widear, has been taken off the ves sel. which is wrecked on Pancake Shoals just outside of Whitefish Bay. Lake Superior, according to word re ceived early today by Superior agents of the line. This message, said the remainder of the crew would be taken off in the course of the day. Cut Clothing Prices Here’s away to save SIO.OO to $20.00 on your next suit. Simply drop a card to R. A. Allan, 831 W. Adams St., Chicago, Illinois, and ask him for a copy of his new tailoring book No. 1706, with big cloth samples and latest information about styles and prices. He will make you a special offer and quote you prices that will save you big money. Ask him about his agency proposition if you have any spare time. All orders are sent on approval with privilege of return ing if not satisfactory. Be sure to get his new prices at once. Send him a card today.— (Advt.) WILSON ISSUES PROCLAMATION ON THANKSGIVING WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—Presi dent Wilson issued his Thanksgiving proclamation last night, saying that “In plenty, security and peace, our virtuous and self-reliant people face the future,” .and setting aside Thurs day, November 25. for the usual ob servances. The text follows: The season approaches when it behooves us to turn from the dis tractions and preoccupations of our daily life, that we may con j template the mercies which have been couchsafed to us, and ren der heartfelt and unfeigned thanks unto God for His mani fold goodness. This is an old observance of the American people, deeply im beded in our thought and habit. The burdens and the stresses of life have their own insistence. We have abundant cause for thanksgiving. The lesions of the war are rapidly healing. The great army of freedom, which America sent to the defense of liberty, returning to the grate ful embrace of the nation, has resumed the useful pursuits of peace, as simply and as prompt ly as it rushed to arms in obe dience to the country’s call. The equal justice of our laws has received steady vindication in the support of a law-abiding peo ple against various and sinister attacks, which have reflected only the baser agitations of war, now happily passing. In plenty, security and peace, our virtuous and self-reliant people face the future, its du ties and its opportunities. May we have vision to discern our du ties, the strength, both of hand and resolve, to discharge them; and the goodness of heart to realize that the truest opportuni ties are those of service. In a spirit, then, of devotion and stewarship, we should give thanks in our hearts, and dedi cate ourselves to the service of God’s merciful and loving pur poses to His children. Wherefore I, Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States, do hereby designate Thursday, the 25th day of November, next, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer, and I call upon my coun trymen to cease from their ordi nary tasks and vocations upon than day, giving it up to the remembrance of God and His blessings, and their dutiful and grateful acknowledgement. Venizelos Claims Victory Over Ex-King In Greek Election ATHENS, Nov. 15. —Premier Veni zelos announces that his party has obtained a majority in the elections throughout Greece. On the outcome of the elections held Saturday was expected to hinge the question of whether former King Constantine shall come back to the throne again or remain in exile in Switzerland. Demetrios Gounaris, former pre mier and leader of the opposition, who was the opponent of Premier Venizelos in the balloting, was the candidate of the elements desiring the return of Constantine. M. Ven izelos, on the other hand, is unal terably opposed to the return of the fallen monarch. 0. S. NOT PRESENT AT FIRST MEET OF LEAGUE ASSEMBLY Applause Follows Mention of Wilson's Name as Nations Gather for Geneva Con ference GENEVA, Nov. 15.—The League of Nations assembly met here today. Amid ranging of bells, more than 100 delegates went into session In the league’s new home at 11 o’clock. Prolonged applause greeted first mention of the United States at the opening session. “Washington is the home of lib erty and the United States cannot long remain out of the league,” Premier Motta, of Switzerland, de clared in his address of welcome. More than 100 delegates and the crowd of spectators filled the great “hall of reformation” with hand clapping and cheers. President 'Wilson and King Al bert drew a hearty tribute of ap plause when their names were men tioned. Hymans Presides M. Motta addressed a message of good will to President Wilson and the walls rang with approbation. The premier courteously referred to the fact that Geneva had been chosen over Brussels as the per manent seat of the league and linked it with a tribute to King Albert. The mention of the name brought re newed applause. M. Motta declared the world hoped for economic reconstruction to grow out of the assembly’s debates. He suggested the breaking up of monop olies on raw materials as a neces sary step. M. Hymans presided over the open ing session. He called the gather ing to order by reading President Wilson's convocation. He declared that the league, starting with forty two members, was certain <of its future. He declared it would be most effective as the agent for a new era of international co-opera tion and harmony. Representing forty-two states and over half the world’s population, the delegates gathered in their spacious hall for the first formalities of the session. , The city was enthusiastic. Flags of almost every nation were dis played. The Liberian flag made its first appearance here and was mis taken frequently for that of the United States colors. M. Paul Hymans, Belgian premier, opened the session by reading Presi dent Wilson’s convocation. Premier Motta, of Switzerland, re plied, welcoming the delegates and commenting on the hopes animating the League of Nations. The credentials committee was ap pointed thereafter and with a few brief formalities the first session ad journed. FREEZE LIKELY AFTER DRIZZLE; STORM WARNING The first disagreeable weather At lanta has had in more than a month descended on the city Sunday night in a slight drop,in temperature, ac companied by a depressing drizzle that made it seem a lot colder than it really was. It was “pneumonia weather” Mon day morning, and, according to the prediction from the United States weather bureau, the drizzle and the damp will continue through Monday night, with a prospect of clearer by Tuesday afternoon and freezing Wed nesday night. The lowest Sunday night was 38 degrees, quite a change from the balmy conditions Atlanta has been enjoying all through Otcober and so far in November, yet so cold as the damp wind made it feel to those who pulled down the windows and snuggled under the covers when it was ‘‘time to get up” Monday morn ing. Weather Director C. V. von Herr man expects the mercury to drop to freezing some time Wednesday night, but he does not believe the snow predicted for middle Atlantic states will reach this far south. In fact, “ I don’t see any ‘rip-snorter" on the way,” he declared. “Atlanta won't have any bitter winter weath er, in my opinion, until after Christ mas.” Little Brown Jug Found in Belfry Breaks Up School ANNISTON, Ala., Nov. 15.—Scan dal Monday wrecked discipline in the Hobson City school. When Littlejohn, negro teacher, went to his duties this morning, he found a dozen pickanninies disport ing themselves in a manner hither to unknown to them. Unable to re store order, he sought cause for the exotic and uncontrollable exhilira tion of his pupils. , When finally the teacher cor ralled his charges, the pungent aroma of mountain dew assailed his nos trils. “How come? Whayju get it?” he asked, large-eyed. And he learned how a pickaninny explorer of the spirit-haunted school belfry came upon the “little brown jug” that was big enough to contain five gallons. Thrusting Satan behind him, the teacher called the police to take charge of the remaining liquor. Those of his pupils who were able to folio wa given course were sent home. Retribution under the rod was exacted of the others. SCENTS5 CENTS A COPY. $1.50 A YBAU. WRANGEL. CRUSHED BY BEDS, FLEES TO FRENCHJWARSHIP Crimean Peninsular Scene 01 Wild and Bloody Debacle, Capture 150.- 000 to 200,000 Prisoners ‘ PARIS. Nov. 15.—Sebastopol has fallen, the Russian Bolshevikl hav ing occupied the city last night, ac cording to unofficial information re ceived by the French foreign office. The Bolsheviki are reported to be masters of the whole German penin sula. General Wrangel, members of his staff, and M. Martel, French; high commissioner at Sebastopol, were taken on board the French warship, ■Waldeck Rousseau, and are expected to arrive in- Constantinople late to- The foreign office’s information re garding Sebastopol came through the usual unofficial diplomatic channels. Official confirmation of the news is not expected by the foreign office until M. Martel reaches Constanti nople. It was conceded, however, that the whole of the Crimean Isth mus must be given up as lost by the Wrangel forces. The Waldeck Rousseau and th” other French and the American and British ships at Sebastopol did not leave that port until the Bolsheviki were within the walls of the city. These ships, according to the foreign office advices, were loaded to capa city with refugees and the remnants of General Wrangel’s troops. Many refugees, however, were left behind and these, it was probably numbered 100,000. z The fate of these refugees is caus ing great anxiety, as the American relief organization also has left the Crimea. The majority of the refugees have been dependent upon the Ameri can relief workers for their sust'' nance, and the hope was expresse that means might be devised b • which that organization would co* tinue its work. French officials were loath to con cede that General Wrangel w’oul ’ cease to be a factor in the Russian situation, and they voiced the hppe that he might reorganize the rem nants of his army in Constantinople. They did not appear at all optimis tic, however, over the outlook, and it seemed to be their real belief that General Wrangel had failed, as did Generals Denikine. Yudenitch and Admiral Kolchak. Because of the Crimean develop ments and the junction effected re cently by the Turkish nationalists and Bolsheviki, and the occupation pf Batum, the position of the soviet regime in the Black Sea territory was pointed to as stronger than it ever had been. The reports indicated that only a few members of General Wrangel’s staff had managed to escape. The staff as a whole, it was said, had been virtually wiped out, its mem bers either being killed or taken prisoner. Propaganda behind General Wran gel’s lines had much to do with the collapse on the front, according to information reaching official circles here. The Bolsheviki, it is declared, spread reports that General Wrangel was a reactionary and that his suc cess would mean the return of the Czardom and absolute monarchy, and distributed pahmphlets and booklets to reinforce these statements. On the other hand, it is reported that the extremely conservaive party of the Russians considered General Wrangel too liberal and advanced in his views, and, information reaching the foreign office alleges that this element plotted his downfall, night or tomorrow. NEWS FROM PARIS CONFIRMS DEFEAT PARIS, Nov. 15. —(United Press.) The foreign office estimatea today that the Bolshevik troops had cap tured between 150,000 and 200,000 Wrangel troops in their drive on the Cri’Tiep.. Foreign office advices said the Bol shevik losses in killed and wounded were enormous. One report to the office said Sebas topol had been entered and that Gen eral Wrangel still, was in his head quarters there. This was not veri fied. Congregation Fights When Minister Leaves Poorly Heated Church BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 15.—De cision of the Rev. A. B. Book not to give communion services yesterday because of lack of heat brought a large part of the congregation of the congregation of the First Chris tian church to police court here to day either as witnesses or princi pals on charges of disturbing the peace placed against the minister and several of his congregation. Po lice were called to the church to restore order. According to the police version the dispute began with the attempt of Rev. Mr. Book to remove the communion vessels from the church. Blows were exchanged, it was said, but each side claimed the other struck first. Decision to remove the commun ion vessels brought factional dif ferences in the church to a head, it was said. Capt. John Steele, of Rome, Killed in Polo Game at Ft. Oglethorpe CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Nov. 15. Captain John Newton Steele, of the Sixth United States cavalry, was thrown from his horse and instantly killed late Sunday afternoon at Fort Oglethorpe, while playing polo. His horse ran into another player. Cap tain Steele's home was at Rome, Ga.