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WANTS QUICKER ACTION
IN THE CRIMINAL TRIALS
III
GIVEN RIGHT-OF-WAY
Homer George Elected Man
ager and Placed In Charge.
Meeting Wednesday.
For the first time alnce It decided
to undertake the ambltloua project of a
Southern Automobile show, the Atlanta
Automobile anti Acceeeory aaaoclatlon
will meet In regular session Wednesday
evening at 7 o'clock In the Transporta
tion club. Some routine business will
be dlepatched, but the right of way
will be given the plane for the Show,
and discussion of that topic will have
preference over everything else, for the
association Is determined that the show
elinll succeed. Its dates, February 10
to 17. have already been fixed. It will
he held In the Auditorium-Armory.
Flans for It are already well under way,
notwithstanding that the projeot Is not
yet a week old.
Homer George, manager of the At
lanta theater, was selected as general
manager of the show by the commit
tee on arrangement* at it* third meet
ing Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Qeorge Is
TINDALL IS NEW MASTER
OF GEORGIA LODGE MASONS
At the annual meeting Tuesday night 4
of Georgia lodge No. 96, Masons, Wtl-I
Ham W. Tindall, formerly a popular
member of the faculty of the Boys High
school, but now a well known attorney,,
was elected worshipful master for the
next year, succeeding David E. Ashby.
The meeting was largely attended by
members of the lodge and prominent
visiting Masons. A sumptuous banquet
was served In the Masonic temple ban
quet hall Immediately following the
election.
The other officers chosen are as fol
lows.
Thomas A. Clayton. Jr., senior war
den; Guy Thurman, Junior warden; II.
L. McKee, treasurer: Dr. M. 55. Crist,
secretary: William F. Slaton. Jr., sep-
lor deacon; Profeasor J. N. O, Neablt,
Junior deacon: J.*G. Alexander, aenlor
steward; Emmons H. Huff, junior
steward; W. A. Oheesllng, tyler, P. M.
Hubbard, organist; Dr. Amos Fox,
member of the board of Joint relief;
David E. Ashby, Masonic temple dt-
roctor, and George F, Eubanks, hsll
trustee.
The newly elected officers were In
stilled by Past Master George F.'Eu
banks, acting 'as grand master, nnd
Past Master Paul Burkert, acting as
grand marshal.
On behalf of the lodge, Past Master
William M. Slaton presented the rdtlr-
W. H. FELTON.
Macon Jurist, chairman of the vton-
ventlon of Judges, who Initiated a
movement for reform In Georgia's penal
law system for more expeditious trials
In criminal cases.
ELLIS, NOTED PRISONER,
GOES FREEON A PAROLE
Publisher and PromoterCom*
pletes Third of His Term and
Is Given Liberty..
Charles E. Ellis, of New York city, whb
completed bn November 1 the first year ol
his three-year term In the Federal prison
at Atlanta for unlawfully using the.United
Slates malls, was given d parole and left
Wednesday morning for his home:,
Mr. Fills, who Is widely known in New
York, was at the head of a number ‘of
large enterprises. Including a publishing
house, a large manufacturing concern and
a hotel company. He was Induced to
become the president of a company for
the manufacture of "cornet," an artificial
prepnrntlon which was designed to take
the place of rubber.
He was Imprisoned on the charge that
ke violated the Federal laws In misrepre
senting this subsjance thru circulars sent
, out In an' effort to Increase his capital.
He claimed that his offense was merely
a technicality of law and that ho was not
morally guilty.
I Mr. Ellis’ release on parole‘Is a source
i of gratification to hta many friends both
' in the North and In Atlanta, who firmly
role granted in time for him to reach
home before Christmas. He is the father
of four daughters. Two of them are mar-
already well known throughout Geor- | n rg worshipful master, David E. Ash-
gia, his native state. His efficiency as by, with a handsome pni
Klaw St Erlangeris representative In
charge ef the Atlanta theater has been
demonstrated to the. satisfaction of his
friends, all of whom predicted tuccese
for him when he returned to Georgia
at the beginning of the present season
after sareral year* experience In the
show buelht* In the East, He le re
garded aa an admirable (election for
the rather dltfloult place that he will
fill. Mr. Georg* himself le delighted
over hie appointment, but principally
because It gives him an exceptional op
portunity to make good before hta fel
low Georgians at the head of a move
ment that has the public'* Interest be
hind It.
Immediately after the general man
ager was named, both the committee
And Mr. Georg* got buey on further de
tails of preparation for the ehow, that
had necessarily been held until a man
ager was selected. The demand fpr
floor space has already borne out me
committee’s confident expectation that
every square toot would be engaged
by exhibitor*. In fact. It la plain tnat
the demand will exceed the supply, and
that some of the larger applications
wtll have to be cut down to permit the
admission of others. It le probable that
tho committee will report to the asso
ciation Wedneeday evening with.a final
compilation of applications for spaoe.
nnd It may then recommend that no
further applications be received. Fifty
per cent of the charge for space Is pay
nble on or before Wednesday, the re
past mailer's Jqw-
The retiring master accepted the
token In a happy speech of thanks.
In a graceful and eloquent speech,
'orshlpful Master Tindall acknowl
edged the honor conferred on him and
accepted his new office. Judge W. A.
Roan, past grand master of the grand
lodge of Mississippi, and Dr. M. T. Da
vis also made enthusiastic talks on
the beauties of Masonry, the splendid
work ai “ *
* WILLIAM W, TINDALL.
Educator and attorney chosen as
worshipful master of Georgia lodge
No. 96, Masons.
CITY SPENT S1424J43
ON STREETS!!SEWERS
Capt. C|ayfqn’s Report Shows
Work Accomplished Passes
All Previous Records.
ccompllshed by Georgia lodge
and Its prospects. The annual reports
showed the lodge to be In excellent
condition, the past term having been
frought with much success.
Dr. Amos Fox, who wns enthuelas- property of any
tlcally re-elected as a member of the
board of Joint relief, has held that of
fice for the past 26 years. The re-elec
tion of Dr. Crist as secretary marked
the beginning of his. seventeenth term,
his unanimous election bringing forth
ringing applause.
inalnder falling due some days hence
when the apportionments are made. All
revenues of the ehow, from admissions,
etc., will accrue to the exhibitors and
ho distributed pro rata among them,
their subscriptions for space being ef
fectually an underwriting of the show's
eluded In the scope of the approaching
show, exhibit space in which Is re
stricted to members of the Atlanta Au
tomobile and Accessory association. In
that association are. however, all of the
factory branches and general agencies
that are located In Atlanta with from
six to eight or more .states as their ter
ritory. The show Is local In but a very
limited degree. It belongs properly to
the whole South.
Court Takes a Recess. |
Brunswick, Qa„ Dec. 20.—The Glynn
superior court, which mtt In regular
December term on Monday, after dis
posing of several criminal cases took a
recess until January 9 on 'account of
the holidays. When the court recon
venes next- month, which will be for a
long session, the civil docket will be
Taken up first, and after this Is dis
posed of the criminal business will re-
celv* the attention of the court.
Very Important pages of newspapers
sre the Went Ad psges. because they
contain live and up-to-the-ralnuta bus
iness of the day. This Is an aga of the
t-.'e Up-to-the-mlnute business men and
Georgian want ads coat one cent
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JAMgS FREEMAN-
t FCACHTSEE STBECT
SO»< FHONSS HI
Chief uf Construction Clayton has
prepared an approximate annual re
port of the work of his department,
showing that 91,624,741 has been speut
In the city this year on street, sewer
and bridge Improvements. It eclipses
all past records.
Here are the principal Items:
"The amount expended In the ordi
nary work of the city, such as- grading
streets and sidewalks, repair* of pave
ments, widening Marietta-st„ Geor-
gla-ave. and Glenn-st., extending
Twelfth-st., building retaining walls,
readjusting buildings to changes In
grade, and all other work pot done un
der the assessment plan, amounts to
914S.779.86.
"The amount done by the Bounty
commissioners In grading streets, based
on contractors' estimates, amounts to
922,490.80, making a total of 9166.270.46
expended In the city on this class of
work.
"We have laid with the city force and-
under contract 7.14 miles of paving,
most of which has been chert and
nmcadam, and part of It with creo-
soted blocks, amounting to 983,572.85.
In addition to this, the county has
paved streets and resurfaced streets
amounting to 10.4 miles, at a cost, based
on contract'prices, of 9306.114.65; mak
ing a total of 17.54 miles, at a total ebst
of 9389.687.50. * ...
“We have laid 38.01 miles of curbing
and sidewalks, at a total cost of 6194,-
031.70, the entire amount of which has
been assessed against the abutting
property. ,
"Lateral sewers In the city show that
; 29.35 miles has been laid, at a total
1 cost of 3124,962.08. The assessment
against the abutting property for this
class of sewers amounts to $152,458.61.
This shows a net gain of 327,496.53. In
addition to this, we have expended on
trunk aewers In the city, provided In
!the bond Issue, and for the Intercepting
t sewers and work on purification plants
-’3454.052.82; and the county has ex
pended, based -on -contract prices, on
.the Proctor-.creek, sewer, and work hi
connection therewith. In addition to this
amount, 275,965.27.
"For repairs . of sewers there was
expanded 36,188.85.
"For painting bridges, repairs of
bridges and, the .purchase. of landfor
the Bellwood-ave. viaduct $13,594.46
was spent, maklfig a grand total of
amount expended on 'Streets, sewers,
bridges.' etc., ‘of 21,424,743.12.
CHRISTMAS EDITION OF
THE ATLANTIAN IS OUT
The Christmas edition of The Atlan-
tlan. published by E. Walter Tripp. Is
out. The edition la filled with Interest
ing reading and artistic Illustrations
editorials. The front' page cover c
tslhs an excellent half-tone engraving
Colonel W. T. Gentry,, president''of the
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
cothpsny, and the pictures of many other
well-known Atlantans are In this, edition
with Interesting sketches.
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Shaving Stands
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Ladies’ Desks
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PERSIAN CABINET QUITS
National Council Has Refused
,to Banish the American
Treasurer-General.
Teheran, Persia, Dec. 20.—The Per
sian cabinet resigned today aa a result
of the refusal of the national council to
expel W. Morgan Shuster, the Ameri
can treasurer general of Persia, whose
presence In the Persian government Is
distasteful to Russia. It Is believed
that an ultra-democratic cabinet will
be formed.
Max Land Appointed Solicitor.
Appointments Announced by
Governor J. M. Slaton. ,
Around Fulton Courts
days. Instead
the present grand jury has addsd an
other harden to Its list of duties, that of
c-ancy that must be filled.
There was much activity about the
court house Wednesday of tbs friends of
various persons who are desirous of fill-
Itrachberg. M. F. Barnes, Carl Guess and
ine memoers of tils staff at
ths German cafe. Thirty plates will be
-Huong the specially Invited guests
are Solictor Lowry Arnold, H. it. Wood
As has been anticipated for several
days. Governor John it. Slaton Wednes
day afternoon appointed Walter K.
George, solicitor general of the Cordele
circuit, to the superior Judgeship "of that
circuit to succeed Judge L” V. Whipple,
resigned. Max K. Land, former judge of
the city court of Cordele. was named aa
solicitor to succeed Mr. George.
Both of the newly appointed officers
will assume their duties on January t. the
date that Judge ‘Whipple's resignation,
placed in the hands or the governor on
December. 16. takes effect.
Both Judge Land, who ws» a candidate
for the superior court Judgeship In the
Cordele circuit against Judge. Whipple
end was only defeated by e few votes,
end Solicitor General George have been
prominently spoken of for the place, but
several days before the appointment It
was understood „ that George would be
2»m«l « Judge end Land as solicitor.
Both officers will have three years to
serve, beginning January I. •
and Shelby Smith.
Summit of Mount Buddalo Will
Be Shelled by Artillery in an
Effort to Dislodge Them.
Manila, Dec. 20,-Blx hundred
who barricaded themselves on the *
tnlt of Mount Buddajo, on the «' a "
Jolo, have defied American troops
dislodge them and the heights w
shelled with, artillery.
Ex-Mayor Given L<M"8 Cup.
Columbus, Ga„ Deo. IOc-Ei-*",
Rhodes Browne was presented > (b ,
handsome loving cup yesterda. > h<1 |
members of the city council1 * 0 „
served under him during his two > ie
term as-tnayor.' Alderman Foley m
the presentation speech
When Walter Lucas;-a- negro-who hadi
“ ~ th* -Federal
served a year’s term' In
prison for postoffice robbery, stepped out
,h iL *o<e* Wednesday morning; dep
uty Sheriff George Broadnax extended
him Christmas greetings In the form of
rearrest. And then George brought him
on to town to turn hhn over to Sheriff
Colts, of Alabama, who win return him I
to that state for pcoeacutlon on charges
of grand larceny and burglary. "
NOTICE.
HALL OF BARNES U)DOB NO.
A called meeting' or'Bara**
56. I. <J. O. F„ will be held,-t -
Thursday for the purposs p f ,P*Sr 1*' !
last sad tribute of respect to 0 y.
brother P. G.. J. O. Blood^bp;
. A r" ■SRW’SW g f
Invited i
THUS. J. BCCIIAKAK, Secret*** ■