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‘Dixie,’ a Tramp, But Gentlemanly Little Fellow, Prime Mover in Founding North Side ‘Dog Club’
PETS MEMBERS OF NEWEST OF CITY'S EXCLUSIVE ORGANIZATIONS
Jane Crandall and “Dixie.” “Dixie” is the little waif who founded the “Dog Club.”
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Hrnct <’ai iiievv Yorstoun and "“Tiger” and "Snowball,” the
Feline contingent of the “Dog Chib.”
HT pnypnrn's2 timber workers
I !H hW F ON TRIAL AS SLAYERS
“ ‘ -J HU UI t L.U QF SIN LAB OR RIOTS
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| bers of the Brotherhood of I imber
_ | Workers, charged with murder in con-
Great Bravery Shown by Yau- nection with the fata rioting during
labor troubles last July, began in the
kees in the Nicaraguan Cam- dint ■ 1 c " url A ‘union holiday" was
~ declared throughout the state for today
paign—Only Four Killed. and representatives of the various
J " unions came here The "defense com-
mittee" s»rrt out invitations to come to
Mavs M-. v-.,. ~ Lake Charles and "show organized la-
ha.XAGI A. NICARAGUA Oct 6>— , , ..
Y;.. 1 bor is against murder.
loan Del Sur, Oct. 7.—Anieri- Two i iun <jred witnesses, including flf-
rrfnes have completely crushed teen Burns detectives, were on hand at
’ ne organized Nicaraguan revolt with the opening of court.
* s os four dead and sixteen wound- •' iVe mpn " 1 re ,<ll,ed 1,1 p fl ‘ rrlt be "
es T'nr finui .i tween union and non-union labor work-
nnal step m th< e.wnpaign , , ,
... era at the GaJlownv Lumber Company s
-apture of the town of Leon. plant „„ Julv 17
'‘ "f the surrender of which reached -•-
oiia.i The government has been R J", D. CARRIER TO USE
p that the rebels at Leon sur- ' AUTO FOR MAIL DELIVERY
I,rrr ''(l to Lieutenant Colonel Long ——— -
”'hout firing a shot, although they JACKSON. GA., Oct. 7.-A test of
’“re strongly intrenched the al,tonlobile HS fl means of carrying
The hrs..,. u , the mail on rural routes will be made
S .... •• by the ’ n,ted bv D. A. Watkins, carrier on route No. 3
marines in their short but de- froln j ai . kson . Motorcycles have been
■ ampaign has never been sur- used with marked success by the ma
’sseri. Their charges at Coyotepe and jority of the carriers of Butts county
Ba 'ranca hili were made with the odds for so,ne time - >lr - Watkins being
in favor of the Intrenched reb- among thoSe vho haS U “ d thlS method
fl 9 of conveyance. With the inauguration
[ . of the parcels post system It is expected
■'id be patrolled by the Amerl- the automobile will come into general
f marines until the government has use as a mail carrier. The roads of
" p -established. Two hundred ma- Butts county are in very good condition
'' 3 ar e also stationed at Chlchigalpa, anrl * s believed auto mail delivery
* a rebel mob attacked the United can be used successfully,
marines and were remilsed with *"
thirteen killed and more ttaJ CLEVELAND WOMEN
BOYCOTT MILK TRUST
t- o Am encans were wounded in .
' -’>l. but none will die. <'LEVELAND, OHIO Oct. 7. —House.
t " h for dynamite b««ibs is still wives here have started a boycott
t ,. £ " n t'bichigalpa. Four had against the so-called milk trust, which
-covered when the Americans Is blamed for many dealers raising the
ked, and it was due to the price from eight to nihe cents a quart.
Am t . ' ,be mob attacked the Sorin women drove milk men from
j, , ns ' their homes and refused nine-cent milk.
j s , 1 '"Ported here today that the Many independent dealers are still sell
i, of Nicaragua would take ing at eight cents Prosecuting Attor-
’ .'ears time and would re- n< ' John A. t'line has subpenaed a
. '' sp nce of marines through- dozen independent dealers and will start
-miry. The rebels defeated ,i grand jury probe of the alleged un
"gth of the American forces law ful combination said to be in viol:«-
v . indulge 'n guerrilla t lon of the Ohio Valentine anti-trust
const the government forces. law.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN’ AND NEWS. MONDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1912.
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Francis Kern and “Fussy.” The one failing “Fussy” has is his habit of chasing eats
COMMISSIONER OF
INSURANCE WARNS
FARMERS ON FIRMS
John Copeland, deputy commissioner of
insurance, has called the attention of the
farmers of Georgia to certain so-called
fire Insurance companies seeking, by
means of circular letters, to write in
surance on cotton gins throughout the
state "at whatever rate the individual
farmers may figure to be acceptable and
right."
These circulars, Mr Copeland points
out, are plausibly worded and apt to de
ceive. He puts the farmers on notice
that all such companies seeking business
In that manner are discredited in ids
office, end that none of them is recog
nized by the insurance department of the
state as legitimate.
ST. LOUIS SCIENTIST
STRANGELY MISSING
ST. LOITS. MO., Oct. 7 -The strange
absence of Dr. Rutherford B H. Grad
wohl, well known bacteriologist, whe
for nearly tli -e weeks past has not
communicated wi'h his wife in St.
I.ouis. has caused gi.it anxiety to her
and In-' parents, Mr. and Mis Adolph
Lederer.
FLEET WILL ASSEMBLE
IN MANILA THIS WEEK
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7.—Simulta
neously with the mobilization of all
available vessels In the Atlantic at New
York from October 12 to 15. theie will
be held a similar mobilization at Ma
nila of all vessels that can be assem
bled there. The following is the Manila
review: Three cruisers of 14,736 tons
displacement, two monitors of 8,074
tons, tour destroyers of 1.680 tons, four
submarines, three fuel ships of 17,836
tons, special type of 7,688 tons; total,
nineteen ships of all classes, 50,041 tons.
U. S. IMMIGRATION TO
INCREASE
OTTAWA Oct. 7.—United States set
tlers entering Canada during the first
five months of the current year, ac
cording to a statement issued by the
government, exceeded the arrivals last
year by 10 per cent. There were 73,209
arrivals in the western provinces this
ye The) brought with them in <asii
ano property upward of 11 l<',vui>,uoo.
PARK ST. METHODIST
CHURCH IS OPENED
BY BISHOP CANDLER
The second of the three new churches
built in Atlanta by the Methodists this
year was opened yesterday morning, when
Bishop W. A. Candler preached the first
sermon In the Park Street Methodist
church, of which Dr. S. R Belk Is pas
tor. A union service, in which Dr. Belk
was assisted by a number of prominent
ministers, was held last night, and next
Sunday Rally day for the Sunday school
will be observed.
It was shown that since Dr Belk as
sumed the pastorate of the church it
has acquired 500 new members, has erect
ed the new building, and is in flourish
ing condition financially. The new build
ing is one of the finest in the city. It
is located at Park and Ix-e streets. In
West End.
HEIR TO KING GEORGE
EXPECTED. IS REPORT
LONDON, Oct. 7 Rumors that un
heir is expected in the English royal
household were published in The Lon
don Mail's weekly society supplement.
King G<o g,- at,q Queen Slaty have six
children
Garda Horton anil “Little Joe Brown.” “Joe” has a pen
chant for narrow escapes fro ni autos.
Wee Mistresses Entertain Extensively for Their
“Families”—“Fussy” Chases Cats.
Did you ever hear of the Dog Club”
of the North Side or “dog parties'."'
If you haven't, you surely have seen
Some of its members while out walk
ing on a sunny afternoon, and in ad
dition to the members of the club you
have seen the cause of it all.
"Dixie" started the club, and, though
“Dixie” is a tramp, a hobo and a mutt,
he has gentlemanly tendencies, and in
consequence the club itself is one of
the most exclusive of that exclusive
section of the city. “Dixie" wandered
up on the back porch of No. i East
Eleventh street one night some time
ago. searching for a crust. Instead be
found a little mistress wiio has taken
him in. loved and cherished him, and
who believes that in all the land there
is no such dog as "Dixie," even though
he does show signs of being the de
scendant of some twenty different
breeds.
After "Dixie" adopted little Jane
Crandall the other girls in the neigh
borhood began to follow the example,
for it was fun to see the two walking
and romping in the afternoons after
school was over.
Frances Kern. 4 Peachtree place, pro.
posed a "dog patty,” and "Fussy." her
prize spitz, enthusiastically seconded
her motion by sitting up and praying.
"Fussy" can play dead. too. and shake
hands, but he and some of the other
HARVARD ORAL TEST
WORRIES ATHLETES
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Oct. 7—Har
vard undergraduates are much aroused
over a ruling of the faculty now in ef
fect for the first time, by which all stu
dents in the college are requited before
promotion to the junior class, to pass
an oral examination in French or Ger
man. Several of tile cases of probation
by which the athletic teams are now
embat raseed are caused by this ruling.
ROOSEVELT'S PARTY
MYTH IN KENTUCKY
COVINGTON, KY., Oct. 7. —No voters
were allowed to register as Bull Moos
e's at the first day’s registration here
on tile grounds that there is no such i
party as the Progressive oi Bull Moose I
patty.
members of the club can not always
get along together, for "Fu-sy” certain
ly does like to chase eats.
"Little Joe Brown" is the youngest
member of the club, and following the
example of numerous other babies he
is the most petted. Gorda Horton, 3
Eighth street, is the young lady who
leads “Little Joe” around by a chain,
even though she doesn ' like to chain
him. “But he always wants to get.
run over by automobiles and things,"
she said as she tweaked one flopping
ear.
Gtace Carthew Yorstoun fglt awfullv
lonesome when site saw the other little
girls playing with their dogs, but one
day the old tabby belonging to the
Yorstoun family. 3 Eighth street, pre
sented Grace with "Tiger" and “Snow
ball,” and though the two Yorstoun pets
sometimes cause a little friction in the
“Dog Club” and end by retreating up
some nearby street, they al ways attend
the metings.
Once every two or three weeks there
Is a “Dog Club" party. Os course, the
cats are the guests of honor. "Fussy"
eats like a gentleman, while "Dixie"
gets everything he can.
After the parties are over, they all
go out for a walk, and it is then the
outside world is allowed to enter into
the spirit of the “Dog Club,” for no
one could see the members without
loving them.
WHITFIELD COUNTY FAIR
IN PROGRESS THIS WEEK
DALTON, GA.. Oct 7 The Whitfield
county fair opened today and will con
tinue through the week. The grounds
are filled with exhibits and amusement
features.
Wednesday will be educational day,
Thursday corn club day and Friday sing
ers day Congressman Gordon Lee will
be a distinguished visitor and Governor
elect John M Slaton has been invited and
may be here
LIQUOR FIGHT IN CONNECTICUT.
HARTFORD, CONN., Oct. 7.—One
hundred ami forty-nine towns are bal
loting today In their annual election.
Fifty-four towns are voting on the
| question of license, and in many of
these the tight is w attu,
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