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8 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. j * 'America's Finest Train* ’ f It is pleasant, when journey ing ’cross continent, to take a shower bath and rub-down, even though the tracks are | oil-sprinkled and dustless. One of the many travel comforts on the Santafe de-JjXe fl The only extra-fare train between Chicago, j Kansas City and Los Angeles. “Extra I fast, extra fine, extra fare.” jj ret l ucst W, N mail vou a copy of 01,1 a " ta He ilc-I.uxe booklet and tell y° u about the many exclusive features of this superb train. .Im O f.rt.r Son Pan. Agt., ISjftfe. mSf 1 * »rv' '■ s> • MlanU, Ga. _ J A Sale of Beautiful Gold Handle Umbrellas For Christmas Gifts at ss= U P Engraved Free By Our Own Engraver 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 stock. We ask you to make your selections early, so we can do the en 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 * 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. Modern Expert Dentistry at Reasonable Prices S 5 Crown and Bridge Work \ r J Set of Teeth 1 / All other dental work at prices that 1 J V 7 ¥ \ wlli please. Plates made and deliv > 1 I I I ered same day. Dr. E. G. Griffin’s Gate City Dental Rooms 2*l/, WHITEHALL STREET. Bell Phone 1708. Hours: Ba.m.to 7p. m. Sundays. 9a. m. to Ip. m. CHILDREN’S COLD? TREATED EXTERNALLY Don't dose the little stomachs witl in jurious medicines. 111 ln " VICKSteK, 4 . SALVE the l b«ly h^’tjreleas^soothing an? tiseiitic vapors which are inhaled •dlr,.,'] to the affected parts. Relief is alni 'L’ immediate. The worst cold is cured over night—croup In fifteen minutes. 25c Vil and *l. Liberal sample mailed on’ iw quest. 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