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DEPOSED GEORGIA
POSTMASTER HELD
FOR OLD SHORTAGE
Abram D. Ross, former Vostmaater
es Chula. Ga.. was arrested today for
embezzlement of money order funds > n
May 16. 1910. This was announce d In a
telegram to Chief Inspector George Sut
ton. of t*e»postofilce department, from
Inspector Britten, at Albany, G:i
Though Ross was deposed from of
fice when the shortage In funds was
found in the Chula postofficc, he was
not arrested, and for two years the
question had not been agitated. Evert
one thought It had been forgotten and
Ross was taken by surprist when he
war arrested this morning, x
A Federal grand Jury took action yes
terday, without the knowledge of Boss
and he was indicted.
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A Sale of Beautiful
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For Christmas Gifts
at ss= U P
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See our Window Dirplay and the beautiful stock of Umbrellas near
front door. Every one is of the best silk with silk covers, and all are
new, clean, high class stock. This season’s productions not old, worn
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graving in plenty of time.
J.M.HIGB COMIW.
■FORCED TO ATTEND
COURT 2 DAYS. SHE
ASKS SSOO DAMAGES
Mrs Sallle Walker told cite ...mi
today th it .-he thought that two da> .-
:<tt> r.dani •• upon a justice court s. s
-■‘ion and paying a lawyer’s fee of $4.50
was Worth Just ss(tf» In damages. Sh‘
brought suit fop tills amount against
E tell transferee for th< $
son Mercantile Company.
She said that suit had been brought
against her for a judgment of 143 55 for
nit rcbandls. she did not but. Justice
Bowels told lur to hum up Eldelstein
If she wanted the action dismissed, ami
Eidelstein, when located, said it was a
mistake, and he would dismiss the ea.se.
She had her suspicions, she said, and ,
so she consulted a 1 iwyer, who charged ■
her 94.50 in fees. This lawyer went tel
the justice court and had the action
rilE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AXD NEWS WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 18, 1912.
COSTNER WIDOW
ASKSSSO.OfIO.ua
Sues Southern for Damages for
Death of Engineer Husband
Killed in Wreck.
< I.ARKESVILLEjpGA.. !><■< . IS.—Suit
for >',11.000 against the Southern Rail
w.i> Company ban just been tiled here
by Mrs Minnie M. Costner, of Atlanta,
for the death of her husband, Jacob M.
Co. tm r. in tin- Southern railway wreck
of October 4 between Cornelia and
Baldwin. Tile suit was instituted here
as the county seat of Habersham coun
ty. in which the wreck took place.
Costner was engineer of tin ill-fated
train No. 43 that was derailed while
speeding to Atlanta about 4 o'clock on
the morning of October 4.
Mrs. Costner sues as executrix of the
estate of the dead engineer. She
charges the wreck was duo to negli
gence of the railway company, alleging
that the track was defective at the
place where the derailment took place.
She wts out that her husband was
earning 8250 per month at his occupa
tion and that he was 50 years of age.
Three other suits, each for |3,000,
have also been tiled as the result of
this wreck. The plaintiffs are G. D.
Dally, Mrs. Ruby Dally, his wife, and
A. A. Zachery. Each suit is based on
personal injuries alleged.
The Southern railway will resist the
suits on the contention that the derail
ment was caused by train wreckers,
who had tampered with the track. To
that end two arrests have already been
made, Ed Renfroe, who boarded in the
• 'ostner home, and a youth named
Tankersley now being confined in the
jail here.
KILLS SELF BECAUSE
HE COULD NOT RESIST
TEMPTATION TO DRINK
MONTGOMERY. ALA., Dec. 18.—Sup
posedly driven insane because of his in
ability to keep a resolution never again
to drink, F. \V. Reid, a young man, em
ployed by a mercantile firm of Union
Springs, committed suicide there today
bj shooting himself through the head.
Late yesterday he resolved to die rather
than drink again.
Reid was 35 years old, a native of Che
raw, S. and had been in Union Springs
two years. He resided for some time in
New York, lit 1 was unmarried.
GOVERNMENT TO SUE FOR
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LANDS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—The de
partment of justice, through Agent
Townsend, will tile a suit against the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company in
S.m Francisco on Saturday to reclaim
title to an area of land alleged to have
been fraudulently acquired under the
land laws. This is the first of the
number of suits to be filed against the
Southern Pacific in other Western
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states.
COMMERCE COMMISSION HERE.
The interstate commerce commission
wbi meet in Atlanta for the first time
in several months this afternoon at 2
o'clock, when a hearing will be held in
the room used by the United States
court of appeals, in the Federal build-
FORMER FACTORY
HEAD ACCUSED OF
PLOT TO HOLD JOB
Asserting that <». T. Hennesee, for
l mer president of the Warren Manufac
turing Company, suspender makers at
I 58 1-2 West Mitchell street, sought by a
i fraudulent transfer of 230 shares of
| the company's stock to perpetuate hirn-
I self :1 « president, at a salary’of $3,000.
’ E. .1. Spratling and W <>. Steel, direc
' tors of the company, went into supe
rior 'court today and asked an order
I enjoining Hennessee from voting the
j stock.
• It was asserted that after H< nnessce
j. '■ retly had caused 230 shares of stock
| to be executed in his favor, secured
‘Ally by Ids personal note for SI,OOO, he
had Spratling, who was secretary and
treasurer of the company, approve the
sale of tile stock on the representation
that it was merely a transfer of a for
mer sale.
Recently, the suit states, Hennessee
resigned as president of the company,
but intend? to vote the 230 shares to
further his own ends. It was maintained
that he obtained the stock, without the
knowledge or consent of the directors
and stockholders, at S6O a share, where
as the par value of the stock was SIOO.
CRISP COUNTY FACES
SUIT OVER BILL FOR
DAM USED FOR ROAD
CORDELE, GA., Dec. 18.—The By
rom Corporation, operating one of the
largest grist mills in the state at
Daphne, is threatening to Hue Crisp
county to collect a bill of $1,175 for the
construction of a dam across Gum
creek at Daphne, which, the county
commissioners claim, is owned solely
by the corporation.
A dam was originally built across the
creek by the Byrom Corporation to
furnish power for the grist mill. It
was constructed within a 30-foot strip
provided for a public road. After It
was completed it was used for the
roadbed. Heavy rains several months
ago washed the dam away.
The county commissioners let a con
tract to the Byrom Corporation to work
the road over the dam. The company
rebuilt the dam and rendered a bill to
the county.
After an investigation with a com
mittee from the grand jury, the com
missioners concluded that they or Crisp
county was not responsible for this ac
count, and refused to approve it. After
several citizens threatened injunction
proceedings it was approved.
SHOOTS FATHER OF
WIFE, WHORETURNS
FIRE WITH EFFECT
BAINBRIDGE, GA., Dec. 18.—Officers
from Bainbridge today are searching
for Ike Dean, who late yesterday shot
his father-in-law, Ross Merkenson,
probably fatally, and shot at his wife
and her mother, missing both. Mer
kenson returned Dean's fire, wounding
him. Dean dropped his gun and fled.
Dean's wife had left him, returning
to the home of her parents. Dean, car
rying a shotgun, followed her there,
saying he had come to kill the whole
family. Ho opened fire on Merkenson,
the charge of shot taking effect. Then
he turned the gun toward the women
and fired, but his aim was bad.
Dean ran out of tlio house and was
climbing the fence when Merkenson ap
peared at the door with his gun. His
shot struck Dean, but he is not thought
to have been badly wounded, as he
succeeded In escaping. Thus far offi
cers have failed to get a trace of him.
NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN
BY MACHINISTS UNION
Atlanta Lodge, No. 1, and Contract
Lodge, No. 43, of the Machinists union,
have elected the following officers lor the
ensuing year:
Atlanta Lodge—W. M. Layton, presi
dent: S. 11. Brady, first vice president; S.
A. Eubanks, second vice president; R. L.
Johnson, recording secretary; J. B. Os
born, financial secretary; G. 51. Godlin,
Jr., treasurer; J. H. Thompson, J. M. Qu
ber and J. M. Long, board of trustees;
Chester Donnely, conductor, and A. H.
Summers, sentinel.
Contract Lodge—W. S. Kendall, presi
dent; Bert Jones, first president; O. C.
Jackson, second vice president; H. C.
Lankford, recording secretary; T. E.
Whitaker, financial secretary; Roy R. But
ler, treasurer; J. A. Tucker, conductor;
S. A. Baxter, sentinel; Egler, Chapman
and Samuels, trustees.
R. L Corley has been re-elected busi
ness agent for both lodges,
KNOXVILLE BANK CRASH HIT
GEORGIA LIFE CO. FOR SSOOO
CORDELE, GA.. Dee. 18.—R. L. Wil
son. general manager of the Georgia
Life Insurance Company, in an inter
view here today states that his com
pany. though on the bond of the Knox
ville Banking and Trust Company, se
curing the $38,000 deposit of tile state
of Tennessee, has not lost more than
$5,000. Tlte remainder of the bond was
reinsured in other companies, says Mr.
Wilson, but he is not prepared to give
the nanus of these companies. He
says $5,000 is the limit of tile Georgia
Life Insurance Company on big risks.
MILK WAR CONTINUES:
ANOTHER DEALER FINED
The war of the city health depart
ment on bad milk is still being waged.
Another case was before Recorder
Broyles yesterday afternoon, when R.
D. Rowland, manager of a dairy in
Peachtree, was accused of dealing in
bad milk. Too much bacteria in the
milk was the report of Milk Inspector
Harwell. Judge Broyles imposed aline
of $25.75. with a warning.
NEW YORK WOMAN SETS
DIVORCE RECORD AT RENO
REN<>. Dec. I?.—A recoid was estab
lished here whin Mis. Julia Ely Griffin,
niece of a former mayor of New York,
was grunted a divorce within four
hours afte. tiling of her suit against
Benjamin G iffitt. a w althe gias- man
ufacture! of New York
DRIVER OF PRISON
VM TORE TRIED
George Hamilton, former driver of
the s.uckade van, who recently freer!
five prisoners while on a Joy ride in the
van. must face Recorder Broyles on
Christmas eve, despite strenuous efforts
of his f: lends to have the case dis
missed without a trial.
W hen the case was called yesterday
afternoon for the second time a doc
tor s certificate was presented showing
• hat Hamilton still is ill. At the same
ti?ne a lengthy petition, signed bv many
< itizens, was tendered the recorder, re
questing that the case be dismissed
and that Hamilton be relieved of ap
pearing in court. Dr. J. W. Carmichael,
Hamilton’s physician. also made a
strong plea for the dismissal of thr
case.
Judge Broyles promptly declined the
request, explaining that this would be
highly improper and out of keeping
with the court’s policy, and directed
tnat Hamilton appear on Christmas
eye. He intimated that this was final;
that Hamilton would have to be in
court that day, even if he had to be
brought in an ambulance.
Today Is the Birthday of
THE VAUDETTE
(Motion Picture Pacemaker of the South)
Entering upon its fifth year, The Vaudette still holds first place in the hearts of the
motion picture lovers of Atlanta.
Our constant endeavor to show only the best pictures made has met with the ap
proval of our friends and patrons, and it is with pardonable pride that we offer this
tribute of appreciation:
Ihe Vaudette Has Won and Held the Leadership of the
Motion Picture Business In Atlanta
Ours is a success won by fair dealings. Our growth and prosperity are the result of
untiring efforts to please. Go where you will, The Vaudette is recognized as the great
est picture theater in the South.
And Here Are a Few of the Reasons Why
the Vaudette Is the Recognized Favorite
Our pictures are the very best obtainable, and are produced by the most successful
artists in the world. Our singers are the best that money will secure. Our musicians are
artists of unquestioned ability. Our operators receive the highest salaries of any in the
Smith, and our attendants are people of refinement, while the theater itself is one of
the most beautiful in the world, especially designed for comfort, containing five hun
dred seals thirty-seven inches apart, allowing ample room for passing through a sec
tion of seats without disturbing anyone. The acoustic properties are perfect, and an air
of quiet elegance pervades the house even when every seat is occupied, and the lobby
filled with eager pleasure-seekers.
Just a Word of Appreciation
Notwithstanding our efforts, however, without the generous patronage the people
have accorded us, our enterprise would have failed, and we feel that we owe a debt of
gratitude deep indeed to all persons who, by their presence in our theater, have con
tributed so vitally to our success, and particularly to those regular patrons who have
from our opening day been regular attendants. We feel a personal interest in each
ami every one of them, and wish for them a full measure of happiness during the com
ing year.
In Appreciation of the Faithful Services of The Vaudette Employees
\\ e will say. that co-operation has been a great factor in the popularity of The Vaudette
We feel and know that in the heart of every employee there exists but one ambition to
contribute something to the pleasure and comfort of all who patronize us; and we wish
to thank publicly
Mr. L. F. Henderson,
Chief Operator and Electrician,
Mr. John Henderson,
Mr. James Three Abso lute First Run
Operator.
Mr. J. H. Pickel, FLU IVIO
Pianist. -rx
Mr. Earle Willey, Each Da V
Pianist.
Mr. Dave v Love, st Next Week The Eyer
Mr. Richard Shine, Popular Singer
Drums and Bells. -
Mr Har D. “ J ack Lamey
Mr - Will Begin an Extended
Mr. Janies McGowan, Engagement.
MissGroveXyheld, BEGINNING THE WEEK
Cashier. OF DEC. 30,
Door Man. Both Jack Lamey and Joe
Mr. Belas Jonas, Combs,
Usher.
Mr. H. D. Burroughs.
Usher.
THE VAUDETTE
Admission At All Times
FIVE CENTS
NO VAUDEVILLE
John and Gus Evins, Owners and Managers
FOUR PLEAS FAIL
TO SAVE FARMER
WHO SHOT WIFE
M’ALESTER. OItLA., Dec. 18.—Al
though he had pleaded the unwritten law,
Insanity, self defense and accident, a jury
in the district court, after 25 minutes’
deliberation, returned a verdict of guilty
against Willis J. Owens, a young farmer
who shot and killed his wife and Marion
Pickens, a neighbor, at a picnic at Canad
ian, on July 25, last. Life imprisonment
was fixed as the penalty. The trial was
for the murder of Mrs. Ow*ens. Several
hundred people witnessed the killing.
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