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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.” S' \ ~ J ----- " —..." ~ ■ k '*iJ^SMP’^JKMfr’) - WK/< I W* wwf c Hll/ / / k< s \Jl2> / . Whtrf JMBMy OmX I ■' * '> ■’■ *.* ' >?. jaJ«ai^flßwßASMS»Mwtqir.»■ aflK9!raßMMwiwßMn»gß}Wßy' . z / V «B\\ .*'<£■, )/ MIA •*■ >^vHlß^^HHlHk'■ ~^wmmWb// < > Jr ' > ; W WM&\ \ * «*w Jwr v r I '■•' "wi W r K JKJ ‘ / * " i */w n \ >' f oMB \ t; ~< > VW/ /fll 1 - ■ -k AS-tJi >. jr^ H ‘ i X z “Mfr^S^A.. vl '. 'Xy jpSP . \ X uk \- g x. //M- v • ./X'-’ • S-Xr ' 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 II U.S. ■ESI; - | 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. ■ bl T ! 'JHBI ■■yr . k fc w/ V O \\ P r ' ’'NV. '.e a/ 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, 3