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POLICE ARRESTS
IN I SI I EXCEED
THOSE IN 1311
Chief Beavers' Report Shows
17.066 Cases in Last Year.
Fines Total $164,230.
That 17,»66 arrests were made by tlie
.t .jiita police in 1912. which is 899 more
< an were arrested in 1911, is an intel -
. ting tact noted in Chief of Police
I: avers’ annual report of the police de
partment. which was mailed to Mayor
Courtland S. Winn today.
The report also showed the lines inci
ted during 1912 < weeded the 1911 to
i’p to and including December 27. ,
• ■ the report (puses. §164,230.10 had j
ii imposed in fines and the value of j
workhouse sentences.
T.ie annual report also shows that .
. police department has been main-1
t.lined within the appropriation of I
5286.155.90 made by the city. Os this!
. uount there is a balance on hand of
5844.72.
Although bis report did not specify •
number of arrests made for drunk- .
am-ss nd disorderly conduct, Chief
said a majority were for these .
~if-.t!5.... “Pistol toters" also consti
r.td a big part, amounting to about
■,-enty per cent.
• ••,’ tia 17,0G6 arrests made, 1,500 were,
-lute eases, Os the city cases disposed
■ 9,781 were fined: 207 were fined and
. ouinl over; 1,552 were bound over and j
not filed: 2.295 were dismissed, and 665 1
axes v. ere continued.
Tiw month df December, because of 1
holidays, saw the largest number of
.•Sts. Tiler’ were 1,460 arrests made
nd $6,340.50 imposed in tines during'
fust 27 days of the month.
A total of $83,632 in cash was coi- ,
i cted fr mi tines and other sources.
Three cases begun in the recorder's i
■ ourt i suited in life term sentences,
being imposed by state courts, and th? I
same number being sentenced to hang. 1
State bonds to the amount of $24,800 |
were forfeited: $100,072,98 worth of;
stolen goods was recovered: 1,019 lodg-'
‘rs " sleepers were accommodated at,
p”'.:ce headquarters, and 8,470 quick!
' s were answered.
In 1911 the number of city eases was ;
14,967. In 1910 there were 15,777 cases, i
NEGRO PLEADING TO
SLAYING ASKS COURT
FOR LIFE SENTENCE
Vdiieii Julius McClain, a negro, who
- fol and killed Walter Smith, another I
negro, in a crap game two weeks ago.
as arraigned before Recorder Broyles l
today and was asked if he was guilty or i
i >t guilty of murder, he replied,
‘’Guilty.”
“ I'iiei: I guess we'd belter hang you."
• iga.'i J tile court.
■MI right, sis: but I wisii you'd give
■ life sentence,” calmly replied the;
Judge Broyles bound him over for!
uiruer, without bond.
TeatoTand funerals
Mrs. M. V. Scott.
1 h*- body of Mrs. M. V. Scott, aged 72 1
>ear. . who oied Satruday afternoon at her i
une in Maysville, Ga., was brought to i
' Ganta this morning for funeral at 12:30
' '•lock at Sylvester church and interment
the churchyard. The deceased is sur- '
five daughters, Mrs. Logan
hoinas. <>f Dawsun; Mrs. Doster Wright.
•i Galveston, Tex.: Mrs. T. M. Garrison,;
'7 .Maysville; Airs. \V. B. Crowder, of
’-nffiii, and Mrs. S. B. Richardson, of
\ cw < »rleans. Mrs. Scott was the widow :
' i the late Captain Samuel Scott, of At- i
lanta
Frank P. Anderson.
. ' '‘ e funeral of Frank P. Anderson, aged i
top the past thirty-five years an en- ;
gineer on the Western and Atlantic rail
'oad. who died at a private sanitarium
. csterday morning, will be held at Mc
-I’■ t-ough tomorrow morning. The body
y.,is removed to the undertaking • stab
shment of Barclay # Brandon. Mr. An-
< yrson resided at 93 West Cain stn-M.
1 e w survived by his wife, a son and
brother. 11. B. Anderson, of Dalton:
yso five sisters. Mrs. Maggie Huffaker.
Mrs. Mary Israel. Mrs. Carrie Thurston.
Airs. Mattie Anderson ami Airs. Mary
A nanda Prather.
Margaret Louise Helmcamp.
I ho funeral of Margaret Louise Helm
' three-year-old daughter of Mr. and
,1 ’' s ,T. J. Heimcamp, who die<l at the
residence, 1X Dalney street. Saturday,
as held from the residence this morn
;’g at 9 o’clock, Father Guinan, of the
Sacred Heart chur« n, officiating Th<* in
terment was in Sardis cemetry.
Thelma Lee Mann.
Ihe funeral of Thelnw Dee. fouryear-
r \ : daughter Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Mann,
''no died yesteday morning at the resi
dence on the Canipbellt'.n road was held
iri.m Poole’s under'aking establishment at
J•" n todaj, h ith intf. ni< nt in Ihe c< me'
•ery at Jonesboro.
Paul Walker.
’•< funen 1 of Patti Walker. 33 years
age. who died Saturday afternoon at
r : '!' residence. 7 Boss avenue, was held
Gas afternoon at 1. o’cloJc. interment fol
’tving in Hollywood cemetery. The <le
cyi.sen is survived by Lis mother. Mr.
* L. Wallace, a brother and two sister.-.
Herschel Wallace.
"he funeral of Herschel \Valia«-r. 32
.'cars of age, who died at the r« science.
West Ceorgi” avenue, early yes..‘i
nay morning, was held this astern«.« n at
- o clock, from the Forrest Park i hurv!!.
v ]th interment in the churchyard. His
yife and a child survive him. besides hi*
faiher. J ,i. Wallace. tl.t sis.era i.r- :
two brothers.
McKinsey O. Thompion,
The funeral of McKinsey O. Thompson,
years of age. who died at ’he resi
dence, 166 J ijiiper street. Saturday at
fioon. will be I ehl this afternoon at 3
o clock from Patter r’s undertaking es
tablishment, hjtrrmcn following in West
view* cerretry. Di. John E. White, pastor
°f the Second Baptist church. *lll con
’’•’ct the services. The decease d leaves
Lis wife, formerly Miss Ruby Iv.-ter. i
Americus: a daughter. Mrs. H i«-n T.
‘ oleman, and a Son, Allison M. Thomp
son.
Raleigh Williams.
'.*:!o o'clock thD morning »>e l»< •
ot Raleigh Wllliai i? ‘ died alst night
at the residence. Lucik avenue, was
svnt from Patterson's undertaking estab-
Hs' ui.-rf to Lafayette for funeral
?nd 1’ erment tor rr- • T'• yv<-used
was :"i years •»! age. He ' survived by'
MH moth,]- \\ idii.j' . . ard a
btuthcr. Bullard William-
Chasing Greased Pig Is Thriller of Athletic Meet at Fort
SOLDIERS COMPETE IN FIELD SPORTS
TT. TA
A 'oB IKr Jr k IB
J \ I
I'riv.’i: ■■ lli iler. of < oiH[>;in\ 1). I /
winning the hand eart wheel XgfeT.' y , jfer \ \\\ ’Bra® // /
\ \ / / /
Third Battalion Wins Prize for.
I Butts Manual Gun Drill.
Dashes Thrilling.
] Soldiers of the Seventeenth regi
; ment at Fort McPherson are stlil talking
■of their field day snorts and trying to
‘make bets that the men of the Seven-
I teenth can “clean up” with the Elev
; entli v -'ulry or any other bunch if an
■ inter-regiment meet can be pulled off.
There were some sports on the Mc
; Pln-rson parade ground, in spite of the I
i chilly breeze. Private Ferguson, of G]
company, carried off the real prize of]
. the day when be ran" down the greased j
| pig, clasped the squealing trophy trl
! umphantly to his breast and hurried to
il.e kitchen. But there were others al-
I most as greasy as Private Ferguson.
' . ven if they didn't have the sticking
power.
The Third battalion pulled down the
prize for the Butts manual drill, which
consists in handling an army rifle in
] the most approved manner. The Sec- | ]
' ot.d battalion was .next and the First'
i was last, according to the report.
Private Clark, of Company D. won
' the 100-yard dash in 11 1-2 seconds,
with Sergeant Naughton, of M, second,
and Private Quigley, of D, a close third.
Private Richards, of Company K, won
the 220-yard sprint in 25 seconds Hat,
with Mulhearn, of Company E, and
i Wolitsky. of M. second and third.
| Privates Strohmeyer and Monkie
wiez, of Company B, put it all over
' Privates Doherty and Mayfield, of Com-
I pany E. in the human wheelbarrow
i race, and Private l.ongerbeam. of Com
puny L. had an easy time in the slow ■
I mule event.
The sack race was Won by Scharf, of .
I Company F, with Kee, of F, and Ross. |
]of I. second and third. The hand cart I
■ wheel race was won by Miller, of I>, i
I with Mahoney, of M. second, and Brad- j
I bury, of L, third. Company F, carried]
off the prize for the lockstep broom
race.
RELATIVES DIVIDE
ESTATE OE SUICIDE
AND WIFE HE SLEW
COLUMBUS. GA., Dec. 28.—Through
'.in ag.’e<ment reached by attorneysrep-
• re.-' ntbi". th* parties interested, the
' Robarts will contest case was brought
to a close yesterday when Ordinary
■ Wilaini Redd signed an order allowing
attorneys representing Mrs. C. M. Bar-]
' low to set up a will to her sister's prop- |
! erty.
Last August Mrs. Bianchi Robarts.]
I sister of Mrs. Barlow, V. as shot and I
killed by her husband, who also shot]
IB f, dying later from th< wound.'
Just before Mrs. Robarts died, she made
|a verba! will, in wnieli she gave her
'pioperty to her sister, Mrs. Barlow.
M s-. Barlow, through her attorneys,
ull( ,t, ol to St t ui’ this 111. r. io -n
| was contested by membe’ s of the Rob
aris family.
The ;»u.iD’-iit eached between
• < >11;. . ir./ factions gives Mrs. Barlow I
hons . til lot and automobile which!
..belong’d to her sister, valued at $8,00.1,,
! while the Insurance on the life of A, Al ]
Robarts goes to the Robarts heirs. It
I imounted to $4,500.
WILLIAM HODGE TO QUIT
MAN FROM HOME’ JAN. 11
■ I According to an announcement re-
I reived bv The Georgian today. William
Hodge, who has made “The Man From
i Home" familiar to every one in the
United States who is Interested in the
1 theater, will sever his connections with |
tins play and Ins present management,
ilie Llelder Company, on January 11.
i A new play, written by Booth Tark
] ington and Mr. Hodge, will immediately
i be placed in rehearsal. In the new
play Mr. Hodge will be seen in u dom
j Inant American character.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANT) NEWS. MONDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1912.
X.
Private Perguson. of Company (>. with the irrensed pig
which failed to elude his grasp although it got awa> from his
competitors.
PLANS TO GET SON
KIDNAPED BY DEAD
MAN OF MYSTERY
Mrs. H. B. Wingard, 36 Capitol ave
nue, divorced wife of John Perkins,
who died suddenly Christmas night at
23 Washington street,’ will make a
strenuous effort to regain possession of
her 16-year-old son, Paul Perkins, who
now is residing with his aunt, Mrs. J.
J. Alexander, at Hillsboro. Ga. Mrs.
Wingard declares that the boy was kid
naped by Perkins after the cqjurt had
awarded the son to her. She also says
the younger son. Robert, eleven years
old, who now is with her. narrowly es
caped kidnaping at the hands of the
father. •
At Coioner Paul Donehoo’s Inquest
Saturday in the undertaking establish
ment of Harry G. Poole, it was de
cided that John Perkins came to his
deatli from unknown causes. There
were some evidences of poison, but the
evidence was not such as to connect any
person with the death. A mysterious
woman, wearing a veil, had appeared
on the scene when Perkins died, but
her identity was not established.
AUTO DRIVER KILLED.
3 INJURED IN ACCIDENT
AT ‘ DAREDEVIL” RACE
I LOS ANGELES, Dee. 30. one man
| is dead and two men and a woman sc- I
1 iloui-ly injured today as a result of an
I accident Sunday at the cup-shaped ]
' ’into race to Venice known as the “dare- j
i'ievi' race for life.” The dead man i-
Hal Shall). auto racer, who has ap- .
poured frequently in coast events. His'
machine -hot over the side of the cup |
and into the crowd that was gathered
around tin track. Three of the specta-|
tors were injured.
Shain was unconscious when taken '
from the wreckage of his car. He .lied I
' ini tl,c opeiating table half an lytur aft- ;
' er tiie accident,
FLAGS TRAIN TO SEE IF
RELATIVES ARE ON IT
SHARON. PA.. Dec. 30. —After flag
ging a fast Lake Shore railroad pas
senger train at Salem, a man explained
to the conductor that be “was expect
ing some relatives down from the city,
and wanted to see if they were on
board ”
AGED RECTOR’S WIFE DIES.
ANNISTON, ALA., -Dec. 30. -Mrs.
Biacklock, wife of Rev. J. H. Black
lock, rector of St. Michaels and All
Angels Episcopal church, who died here
Saturday, was burled her- yesterday.
Her husband is seriously ill and is not
expected to survive the shock of the
death of hit wife. Both were natives
of England and about id years old.
WILLIAM J. MURPHY
IS LAID TO REST IN
OAKLAND CEMETERY
The funeral of William J. Murphy. 30
years old, who died at his home, 128
Richardson street, was held this morn
ing at 10 o’clock at the < 'hurch of the
Immaculate Conception, interment fol
lowing In Oakland cemetery. The pall
bearers were Edward Bussey. M. C.
Murphy. Clarence Massa. Ed Killian,
Oscar Hightower, Sidney Ormond, San
ford Mcßflde and J. E. Farrell.
Mr. Murphy, a native of Philadelphia, I
was one of the best known young men!
in Atlanta. He attended * the local
schools, then became a student at Tech,
and finally went into business with his
father. C. P. Murphy. At the time of
his death he was a member of the firm
of C. P. Murphy’s Sons. Six years ago
lie married Miss < ilivla Eskew. He Is
survived by hi.- wife, two sons, William
J. and Giant; his father and mother, a
brother, Edward D. Murphy, and a sis
ter, Mrs. John B. McCallum.
W. M. TANNER, HEAD
OF CITY SALESMEN’S
ASSOCIATION, DEAD
The body of W. M. Tann< r, 35 years
| of age, who died at a private sanita
' rium early yesterday morning, will be
• sent from the undertaking • stabftsh
' mu-nt of Harry G. Poole today to Talla
i poosa for funeral ami interment.
Mr. Tanner was president of the City
Salesmen’s association ami for the past
j twelve years had been connected with
the firm of Pain A- Stamps. He was i
| well known over the state as a sales- ;
man.
, Mr. ’l’anm ris survived l»> his par- |
i < nts Mi-, and Mis. < I. Tanner, of j
[Tallapoosa. H«- resided at the Pred
' erick apartments.
GOVERNOR URGES EARLY
TRIAL FOR ASSAILANT
MONTGOMERY. ALA., Dec. 30.
| Governor O’Neal today addressed a let
ter to Circuit Judge H. A. Pearce re
questing him to convene a special term
of court at. Troy as early as possible
to dispose of the case of Albert War
ren, the negro who attempted to assault
a young woman at Brundidge last Mon
day. If Judge P« arce can not find *t he
time the governor suggests that a sub
stitute be placed on the bench to con
vene the court.
Warren was arrested at Elba last
week and hurried to the Montgomery
jail to prevent a lynching.
WINS SCHOLARSHIP.
. THOMASVILLE, GA, Dec. 30. Mfc.s
Lucile Darsey, of Whigham, has won
the Rodden her.v scholarship, which enti
tles her to a free attendance at the I ni
rsity Extension school at Athens. Some
Jflme ago Judge lloddenberj offered this
* I scholarship liiihe voting woman making
5 the best exhibit at the canning club of
[Grady county.
O // /
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Private Leavitt, one of the contestants in the slow untie race.
ALLIES ANGRY AT I
TURKS' DALL®
Deadlock Continues in Peace
Confab—Renewed Prospect
of Resumption of War.
LONDON. Dec. 30.—With the dead
lock firmer than at any previous time
and with the possibility of a resumption
of hostilities looming up with menacing
distinctness, the negotiations into the
Turko-Balkan peace conference were
resumed today in St. James palace.
Rechid Pasha, speaking for the Turk
ish envoys, told the representatives of
the allies that he had communicated
with Constantinople, but received no
instructions which would allow him ami
his colleagues to withdraw from the
stand they had taken. This reply an-
I gered the plenipotentiaries of the al !
| lies, who pointed out that, the Turks ]
were clothed with all the power neces- ]
sary without wasting t ime by calling j
upon the Porte for fresh instructions
every time an obstacle arose. The
Turks insisted that they were justified
in demanding the retention of Adrian
ople, because “It was being bravely de
fended” when hostilities came to a
close.
Allies Look Grave.
Today’s session did not .begin ufitil
after noon and during the morning the
delegates representing the allied gov
ernments conferred at the quarters of j
the Greek delegates. Premir Venizelos,
of Greece, presided at the meeting, and,
after it broke up. th gravity of the con
ferees Indicated that the Balkan en
voys had resolved on a bold step.
Dr. Daneff, of the Bulgarian envoys,
sounded a note of warning before the
conference was resumed.
“We desire peace, but we do not de
sire to fight for it unless forced to,” said
Dr. Daneff
“If we are compelled to resume hos
tilities, Turkey must be prepared to ac
| eept no quarter and some of the repre
sentatives of the allies have been treat- |
led- unjustly by the Turkish envoys. We
I have appealed to the British foreign of
| tic, for counsel and we are advised to
put up with certain obstructions in
view of the traditions of the Turkish
diplomacy.
Patience About Gone.
"However, our forbearance is about
exiiausted. We are being chided by our
own countries, and unless we force an
issue we will look ridiculous in the eyes
of the world.
"Our armies have kept the field and
we are able to resume the war upon an
hour’s notice.’’
The deadlock in the peace conference
is again menacing the tranquility of
Europe, as no definite steps will be
taken to settle issues arising from the
Balkan war until it is seen whether
peace or continuation of war is to re
sult from the London conference.
Reports frojn Vienna stated that
Russia had again begun troop move
ments to the southwestern frontier and
that Roumanla had resumed mobiliza
tion of her army.
EUGENE A. POOLE, PAINTER, DIES.
PITTSBFRG. Dec. 30 Eugene A
PooL', 72, widely known as a painter of
autumn landscapes, is dead at his home
here as a result of pneumonia He
has been in poor health lor suvetal
months, but his death was sudden
LEAVES NEVADA TO
ESCAPE RETURN TO
GEORGIA FOR TRIAL
X
SAVANNAH. GA., Dee. 30.—Requi
sition papers sent to Nevada for John I
H. Schroder, wanted in Savannah for i
child abandonment, will be honored by |
the governor of Nevada, but Schroder I
has now left that state, and it will be i
necessary to take the matter up with I
the governor of California. Schroder I
was in Nevada for the purpose of se-1
curing a divorce at Reno from his Sa
vannah wife.
After his release/tit Reno, having won
the Hist tight against his extradition to
Georgia, Schroder immediately left
there, going to a point in California,
where lie is said to be ■now residing.
This course will, of course, tie up the
divorce proceedings in Nevada. It
Schroder had remained in Reno two I
weeks longer and no tight was made, he
would have b< en granted his divorce.
Now the pro. ■•• dings are hanging tire,
nnd Mrs. Schroder is preparing to tight.
WILSON CONFERS
! MIR SENATORS
Seeks Information From Mem
bers of Congress to Map Out
Legislative Program.
TRENTON, N. J., Dec. llu.—Govern
or Wilson today began a series of con
ferences with members of tin- senate
and bouse, with a view to deciding up
on legislation to be presented at the
extra session. The most important of
those visitors was to bo Congressman
William C. Redfield, of Brooklyn, who
supplied the governor with much mate
rial for his tariff speeeiies. and is re
garded by the governor as the greatest
expert in the coqntiy on the subject.
The governor also expected to meet
Senators John Sharp Williams, of Mis
sissippi: Luke Lea, of Tennessee, and
Chamberla in, of Oregon.
| Colonel J. Hamilton Lewis. »the pri-
I mary choice for United States senator
! in Illinois, was the first to get the ear
of the president-elect today. He re
mained with him for abom an hour,
and then he emerged.
Mr. Lewis said:
“I can not, of course, dis, uss the
things Governor Wilson said to me. I
must leave that to him. For myself. 1
can say that 1 called the governor's at
tention to the strong likelihood of hav
ing two Democratic senators from Illi
nois. 1 assured him that all the Demo
cratic factions, headed by Governor
Dunne, Mayor Harrison and Roger Sul
livan, were for me, and that they were
anxious to give him two senators, on
the theory that the people had chosen
to try his policies, and that two sena
tors were necessary machinery to put
them through. Illinois is patriotic and
recognizes this fact. I pointed out that
these two senators could be obtained
by the addition to the Democratic ranks
of six Progi ' ssive votes In the Illinois
bouse.”
GEORGIA LICENSES
5,933 AUTOS IN 1912;
TOTAL NOW IS 18,309
Phil t'ook. secretary of state, in com
piling his official automobile figures for
the year, found today that lie litis li
censed for 1912 a total of 5.933 cars.
Sim e tin- automobile registration law
was enacted in August. 1910, the de
partment has licensed 18,309 mo*’, ve
hicles, of which number approximately
650 are motorcycles and 300 electrics.
The cars average $1,200 in value, thus
making the yntlre value of the automo
biles used in Georgia $21,190,800, The
value of the motorcycle- approximates
another SIOO,OOO.
The secretary of state, anticipating
the new year's registrations, which he
expects to be heavier than ever before,
has received a new lot of illuminated
numbers, running from 19000 to 25000.
PHYSICIANS FIGHT TO
SAVE 17-OUNCE BABY
AURORA. ILL. Dec. 3o.—The physi
cians oere today niaklng desperate ef
forts to keep alive the 17-ounee baby
vhiili via- born to Mrs Ev.i Roote. It
is perfectly formed.
“SIGS" (HIM
IET IN ATLANTA
•
Greek Letter Men in Conven
tion Greeted by Governor-
Elect Slaton.
Greek met Greek—New fork shook
hands witli California. Maine felicitated
[Texas, and Georgia, greeted all the
j slates when 300 members of the Sigma
| Nu fraternity met today at the Pied
mont hotel for the first day of a three
days' session celebrating the sixteenth
grand chaper of the order. An advance
guard of delegates arrived Saturday
with Cornell Glee club, and a steady
streain of loyal fraternity men has filed
I into Atlanta from nil parts of the coun-
■t ry since then. 'l’iiei-' were sp many
■.■ legate- on a diner coining yesterday
afternoon from N. w York and Wash
ington that a nunibe of oul.-iders didn't
raj lunch until they had rolled into the
Terininal station.
“Big Eil" L.’ißittt. wiio used to play
| star baseball with the Mnrist college
' pin norns, later v. ith Tech, and still later
i appeared with Jersej City and Provi
dence. was one of the heavy eaters. E !
rep’ ■ tits the p. .vi.7 n<. Alumni as
sociation of Sigma Nu. Then among
the,..’ seen In the hotel lobby this morn
ing was Hut i Thurston, a Cnlversity
I of Georgia Sig. just a s'uo’ t w ty out of
1 Ids icons, hut v. t the mayor of hustliny.
Thomaston. Ga. A:: . as ;.c • go. s. was
ii ie>e, too. John Alexander Howa'C
■ joined the i a'nity tn;.ny years ago at
I the North Georgia Agri iltura ’ollegt .
liaiiloia -a . it f.. 'l . ■ him to Mt.’i’’-
; lish The Delta, official publication of
I the fraternity, for evliieli all Stgina Na
I remember him reverently.
We'comed by Governor-Elect.
The ci lie;, • boys iiimli- things lit I’
I with thei:- “rah-r.ilts" and tbcL “wcuf
woofs." and li en ii”j repaired to ta-
I com ention l oom of ilu hotel for more
i sei unis things. < lot evnoi - dect John al.
r Slaton welco.ticd them for the slate:
Robert •Alston greeted them on lx-
I half of the local alumni association, and
Albeit 11. Wilson, of Ni w York, regent
lol’ the fraternity, responded.
Prominent members include Grand
Reeorde Clarence 'l'. Woods, of Eus-
T tis, I ’ia.; S. I<\ Pegues, of Cliicago. grand
treasure, ; Robert J. Bannister, of Des
| Moines, grand ’ ounelllor; Oscar Pal
i niour. president of the Atlanta Alumni
association; W. 1,. Bickham, of Dallas,
Texas: A. C Riley. Jr., vice president
! of the local association, and R. Low
I. Reynolds, secretary of the executive
| | committee.
Applications for Chapters.
Eoilowlng the morning session, the
delegates adjourned for dinner, to re
’ convene at 3 o’clock for the first busi
ness meeting, it is understood that tlie
first business considered by the con
vention will be applications for new
chapters. Delegates from locals at John
B. Stetson university , DeLand. Fla., and
the I’niversity of Maine are in the city
, urging their respective claims. The
j Stetson university delegation is header
. by Frank Wideman, who recently won
the contest held by the Intercollegiate
, Oratorical association.
, The ’first social event of the conven
tion will be helil toa.ght at the Pied
, mont hotel at 8 o’clock. With E. Le»
Worsham, state entomologist, us toast
master, 450 Sigma Nus will sit down t<
, banquet. In addition to the speakers
the Alkahest Lyceum bureau has ar
’ ranged a cabaret performance.
Two business sessions will be belt
' each day. A theater party will be ot
the program for Tuesday night. Th<
convention will close Wednesday night
with a ball and buffet supper at ths
1 Capital t'ity club.
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GIRL, 14, WHO RAN
AWAY TO BE NURSE,
BACK HOME, HAPPY
i
1 L’n.swerved in iter determination te
■ become a trained nurse, against her
■ mother’s wishes. 14-year-old Nioinu
‘ Filtnore, of 56 Newport street, today is
’ back at home, not to run away again
•’ soon, she said.
Detectives Black and Harper located
‘ the young would-be nurse at the home
1 of a friend, Mrs. J. Tucker, at East
1 Point, where she went when she ran
" away Friday afternoon.
1 She returned home willingly, and re
' reived forgiveness from her mothers
i who had become almost frantic over her
* sudden disappearance. She declared
< she still possesses a sole ambition—that
s of becoming a trained nurse—but that
she was glad to be back home, and
would stay there indefinitely.
NEGRO ATTACKS WOMAN
ON STREET IN COLUMBUS
1 <’<•!.I’MBIS. GA„ Dec. 30,—Mrs.
<’harles Harris, wife of a city fireman,
- was attacked by an unknown negro
r while walking out Twelfth street, in
front of the t’atholle church, with a
child last night. The negro caught her
■ cape, which he tore off as the woman
- fled with the child to the home nearby.
Her screams stopped the negro’s ad
>’ vance and soon brought officers to the
scene, but the negro escaped and Is
9 still at large. Mrs. Harris Is suffering
- from a nervous collapse today. The
9 negro was concealed in the church
s yard.
■ TRAINMEN INJURED WHEN
FREIGHT IS OVERTURNED
J f’OH MHl'B. GA„ Dec. 30.—Conduc
tor Moore. Engineer Jones, Fireman
Pearce and several negroes were slight
ly injured when freight train No. 45,
f north bound, was turned over today
at Salem, eighteen miles north of Co-
- lumbus, on the Cer '1 of Georgia rall-
- road. Tlie injur* vere brought to
y this city by y senger train,
t The freight »ars xxera
overturned, ’ own.
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