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SLEUTHS BESIEGE MGKEFELLER MANSION Congressional Officer Bound to Summon Oil King’s Brother ! to Pujo Inquiry. XEW YORK, Dec. 31.—A small army e s -t. fives under Sergeant-at-Arms r iar ll 1 ? . Riddell, of the national house of representatives, and his assistant, l White, guaixled the town and rountij homes of William Rockefeller •.o.i.ay In an endeavor to serve Mr. HtKiv'feller with a subpena to testify before the Pujo money trust investigat ing committee In Washington. Xt Mi Rockefeller's town house at t;g9 Fifth avenue the detectives divided .neir * tivities by watching the adjoin ing mansions. The houses flanking the Ruckef' Iler mansion on both sides are ~ccupl<‘<l by sons-ln-law of the oil mag nate and the three are known to be connected by secret passageways. A report was current in the morning that the much wanted witness was .aft > secluded upon nis great country estate at Tarrytown, but detectives on guard there reported that Rockefeller had not been seen. "Rockefeller vs. Nation." It is now a question,” said Mr. Rid tvhether Mr. Rockefeller is a blg man than the United States. It seems to me that it should nqt be pos sible fur one man to set the government nt this great republic at defiance. More over. if Mr. Rockefeller eventually es capes service the power and authority if the national house of representatives will fall into disrepute and it will be difficult for us to get service on any ne in the future.” The detectives and deputy sergeant it inn- about the Rockefeller town iiouse were placed at intervals of 100 • ■ t :nd were divided into squads. Each man carried a duplicate of the sub pena. In addition to putting guards about he Rockefeller and adjoining resi dences. Mr. Riddell stationed three men in the courtyards of the Si. Regis hotel, which commands a rear view of il i. Rockefeller home. '•Will Be Caught Soon.” "1 have over twenty men with me . ion-■, and I think we ought to get Mr. itockefeller very soon.” he said. "But if . eed be 1 can get twenty thousand here at a moment's notice. If twenty thou sand are not enough, I can call out the ntirc standing army of the United states. And we will get Mr. Rockefel ler, even if we do have to call out the ■ irmy. Our man is not going to beat lie government just because he is a multi-millionaire. We have orders to • rve Mr. Rockefeller, and we are going ■ have him within 36 hours. But it is i serious matter. It is no joke." No siege of a rockbound castle ever ■Tried more of a thrill with it than t e beleaguering of ‘‘Castle" Rockefel- Every time any bne attempts to ave or enter the mansion, detectives ■nd deputy sergeants-at-arms dash up in a body, waiving subpenas In their lands. There was talk of setting up ■tits in the streets around the house nd establishing a regular bivouac, but ■is suggestion was treated lightly. I. S. AGAINST 136 CASES CHEESE” IS TITLE OF THIS SUIT The United States Government Against Cases of Cheese” is the title of a case '■titered by F. C. Tate, United States dis ■rlot attorney, in the Federal court this ■ irning. A writ of seizure was procured, ■ uthorizing the government officials to ondemn 136 cases of cheese at Athens, unsigned to a merchant of that city by Crosby & Meyers, of Nashville, Tenn. A violation of the government regula rs through misbranding is alleged, the peclfication being that the cases are cider weight. Condemnation of the goods and probable criminal proceedings against the consignor flrm will ensue. BOY ASKS SIO,OOO FOR HURTS FROM HOT METAL Asserting that he was crippled for life ■en two employees of the Atlanta Util v Company overturned a ladle of molten 1 etai on his leg, Willie J. Bannister, aged Hfteen, brought suit for SIO,OOO damages in superior court today. The suit was Instituted by W. J. Bannister, father of ’he boy, acting as his best friend. !' nli “Turn Over A New Leaf” Start the new year right. Take care of the Stomach, Liver and Bowels and they will serve you well. Make the appetite, keen, digestion perfect and Liver ac tive by the daily use of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters • t promotes and maintains health, strength and vigor. Ttty it today. // // is I w* PtIWRW If V exl EzWJ. I \ W1 i " I i 1 SM i WK XII 1 M - r n % Ml " z ) - W;/ // viiK J I ' ’ Win " ■ VLK ' - Wil * ' Wk BUNBTIGERKING FLEES lIIIMG Dan Shaw Walks Away in Double Shackles and Wear ing Prison Garb, ■King" Dan Shaw—“king" because of his well established superiority among all other convicted “blind tiger" oper ators in Atlanta —escaped from the city and a series of sentences by walking away from stockade officers today. “King Dan," with a half dozen other prisoners, was taken to the blacksmith shop of the city construction depart ment on t'alb street, near Grant park. During the morning he was missed, and still is missing. Shaw worked in double shackles and prison clothes, both of which he wore when he escaped. According to officers In charge of the construction shop, he walked out with a wheelbarrow to go to the coal pile. That was the last seen of him. Shaw was serving time for unlaw fully selling liquor. He completed a 30- day sentence December 26 and imme diately started on another like sen tence. At the completion of the latter he was to have begun serving a third sentence of 30 days at the station house. After that his fate was to be decided by the United States supreme court, before which one of his many cases now is pending. Shaw is well known to city and coun ty police. All of these were notified of his escape, and it is believed he will not go free long. MAN TRAPPED ON BRIDGE IS CRUSHED BY TRAIN CHICAGO. Dec. 31.—A mar. about fifty years old, unidentified, was killed by a through train on the Chicago, Aurora and Elgin railway, when the victim was trapped on the bridge crossing the Des plulnes river at Waldheim cemetery, be tween Forest Park and Maywood. He stepperl from In front of an east bound train and was struck by a westbound train. A watch and 70 cents in change was found on the body. No marks of identification were found. WOMAN WRAPPED IN A SHEET FREED BY COURT CHICAGO, Dec. 31. Mrs. Marie Waller, living at 6041 Bishop street, was ar raigned before Municipal Judge Courtney, on complaint of Robert Nicol, who said she bad gone about wrapped in a sheet and frightened his seven-year-old daugh ter Elizabeth, “nearly out of her wits." H,.’r defense that she was "trying to „>„os.- the children - won her freedom. Jrm ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1912. by parcels post ATLANTA HAS “SPRING MAID." Generally one popular song hit is con sidered sufficient to satisfy the producer of a musical play. This being true, Werba & Luescher, who are presenting Mizzi Hajos in her second season as dainty Princess Bozena in “The Spring Maid,” which comes to the Atlanta today, with matinee Wednesday and night, should be more than satisfied, as this operetta has nearb - a dozen decided hits and at least four that everybody remembers. These are the waltz number "Day Dreams," the romantic duet, “Two Little Love Bees." the two-step called "Fountain Fay,” and “How I Love a Pretty Face" waltz. Many New Year parties will be given at the Atlanta. "EVERYWOMAN” IS BOOKED. The dramatic spectacle, “Everywotnan,” In many ways the mos;t-taiked-about play of recent years. Is to be offered at the At lanta theater three nights beginning on Thursday, January 2, with Saturday mati nee. This unique production is a sort of nondescript In the matter of classification. It partakes of the nature of drama, opera and spectacle, and yet In reality it is not defined as one or the other. The work is on a vast scale and the preparation for the production engaged the various departments of the Savage producing offices for nearly a year. Seats are now selling for the engage ment. GRAND BILL MAKES HIT. "The Venetian Four” made the big hit in the Grand vaudeville bill last night. Three are violinists and one a player on the harp. Their musical offering is given on a beautifully set stage, representing a night scene in Venice. Grant and Hoag, in a comedy sketch called "The Troublesome Trunk,” came second in the recommendation of the crit ical Monday night audience. They have a clever sketch, the man especially being very good, while the young woman is handsome and wears charming gowns, causing her partner to announce in an aside that "this act loses a lot of money on fine dresses." “The Antique Girl" is a musical com edy, presented by quite a large company. The honors of the cast are grabbed by George M. George, as Jonathan Pinney, proprietor of the antique shop, which is the scene of the play. The other princi pals are good and the music and dancing make up an amusing half hour. The Four Florlmonds give a good lad der act. similar to that of the Englishman who made a big hit here recently, yet with a difference. They confine their act to various clever tricks on the ladders, doing much more of this work than the Englishman, though lacking his "line of talk.” The week's bill is completed with Gere and Delainey, in a picturesque roller skating novelty; Frank Mullane and a "singing comedy,” by J. K. Murray, Clara Lane and J. S. Murray. WALTER JONES GETS OVATION. "Baby Mine” received a greeting last night at the Lyric accorded but few shows in a season. And "Baby Mine” deserved it, too. Everybody being more or less familiar w ith the story of the farce, it is not nec essary to recount It. But with the pre s ent company lies the real value of the entertainment. The rankest barnst irin ers could get fun a-plenty out of the lines and situations, but in the hands the AT THE PLAYHOUSES present cast it is simply a scream—a young riot. Walter Jones, who created the part of Jimmy several seasons ago, is the ring leader of the fun. and he is backed up handsomely by Miss Marjorie Cortland as Zoie Hardy, the pseudo-mother, and Miss Vera Rail, as Jimmy's wife. Beneath all the fun there is the pretty love story of the wife who is only a child, and whose heart centers in her love for her husband—a veriest butterfly, and just as thoughtless. As a farce, "Baby Mine” is as good as a comedy, and as a comedy it is as uproarious as a farce. And at the popular Lyric prices it sounds untrue, but suffice it to say that no high price show visiting Atlanta this season will be any better. Last night's audience gave both JMss Cortland and Mr. Jones distinct ovations and rendered due homage to the rest of the cast —as it should. .Here all week nightly, and matinees to day, Wednesday. Thursday and Satur day. See it—and if you have, see it again. CYNTHIA PEROT IS ZO ZO. Cynthia Perol a Titian. I'arisian blonde, will be the dashing Zo Zo, who leads the' Maxim Girls in their mud frolic in the final act of “The Merry ti idow.’ The new and lavish production of the famous Lobar operetta will be of fered by Henry W Savage at the At lanta (theater Monday, January 20. MAKES HAIR STRAIGHTS Every woman wants to have nice, long hair,’as It beautifies her; all colored people can have nice, long, straight hair bj using th great dis covery, Exelento Quinine Pomade: it feeds the scalp ami roots of the hair, and makes hair grow ; it cleans dan druff and stops falling hair at mice. Every package is guaranteed. Fo" sale by all druggists or by mail, 25c. stamps or coin. Exelento Medicine Company ATLANTA, GA Agents wanted everywhere. Write for particulars today. ■ Florida Oranges . 12c doz. I I English Walnuts . . 9c !b. p I Black Walnut Meats 9c !b H I Chalmers'Gelatine, pkg. 8c g| I 15c Pkg. Seeded Raisins 7Jc I 31 12c Pkg. Seeded Raisins 6c || | GASH GROCERY GO. I 118-123 Whitehall DELHI ? PARCELS POST FEATU RES “C. 0. 0.” and Special Deliv ery Won’t Be Tried Till Sys tem Is Working Smoothly. Equipment for the parcels post serv ice in Atlanta, including stamps of the aggregate value of-about SIOO,OOO, maps, scales and insurance tags, came to Postmaster H. L. MpKee this morning. I dispatched from the postoffice depart- I merit at Washington. With the arrival I of this matter, preparation in every de , tail has been completed for handling I the fourth-class mail matter under the new system. There came also an order from Post master General Hitchcock, which an nounced the fact that because of the untried condition of the new system, the C. O. D. feature of the parcels post I will not be put in operation immedi [ately. It said: "The C. O. D. feature will not be I placed in effect until the department I has opportunity to determine the best system after observing the operation of the service.” Also, in legaid to the special deliv ery feature of the original law, the or der announced a delay, saying: "On account of the Increase of weight and size of the fourth-class matter to be accepted for mailing under-the par cels post law, the department has not considered it wise to begin special de livery set vice of this class of niattei when the law goes into effect January 1. The advisability of providing spe cial delivery for such mail can be more readily determined after the parcels post is in full operation." i The arrangement for insurance of the | parcels is settled, however, and will go ■ into immediate operation. Upon pay ( inent of a fee of ten cents, announces Postmaster McKee, the delivery of the | package is insured. Insurance tags ■ will be placed on sale with the stamps. ■ At each of the four windows in the I Atlanta postoffice, parcels post stamps 'ate obtainable. The delay in the complete operation of the law is due to the spirit of ex- ■ periment which is attached to the new i system, in stations high and low. The final arrangement by which the traffic will be handled is to bo determined by developments and exigencies in Atlanta (as well as in Washington. MONEY TO BUY LAND NEAR RESERVOIRS TO BE REAPPROPRIATED i I While Mayor Winn lias vetoed the resolution of council appropriating $16,- | 000 of premium bond money to pur | chase the. private land which borders . i the city water reservoirs, members of (the water board and the bond commis sion today prepared to Introduce an or dinance at the next meeting of council making the money available. 1 Mayor Winn said he thought the . money should be used to purchase the land, especially since the health offl- , cers had condemned it as In an insani s tary condition; but he said he was ; forced to veto the resolution because it was passed without the bond ordinance, which provided that the money be spent L for other purposes, being repealed. The ' new ordinance will amend the bond . ordinance, legalizing the expenditure. Chamberlin=Johnson=Dußose Co. ATLANTA NEW YORK PARIS We Will Back Our Good Wishes With Good Deeds All Through the Year The good wishes that we extend the people of Atlanta for the New Year are as sincere as man can make them. They arise from a sense of gratitude. But still it is not so much our good wishes that we would impress upon you now. It is fitting and proper that we should, as we enter an other year, call to mind and renew our pledge of service. We pledge ourselves, insofar as it lies within our power, to the cause of making 1913 a year of prosperity—from Jan uary Ist to December 31st. Whatever good we can do to morrow we shall do. Whatever good we can do any day during the coming year we shall do—just as the opportunity arises—when the good wishes of today, however sincere, are forgotten. We will make mistakes, we know—but they will be mis takes of accident, not of substance, for the very good reason that the firm principle of fairness shall abide in this store and guide our actions during 1913 as it has during every year since its foundation in 1866. Chamberlin=Johnson=Diißose Company PRESIDENT IS BACK AT WHITE HOUSE FOR BIG NEW YEAR RECEPTION WASHINGTON, Dee. 31.—Bronzed by his week in the tropical sun and enthusiastic over the future of the Panama canal which practically will be completed during his administra tion, President Taft returned here at 10 o'clock today, thus ending his long trip. The president, accompanied by Mrs. Taft, Charlie Taft, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Taft and their daughter. Miss Louise Taft: Assistant of the Navy and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. Secretary to the President and .Mrs. C. D. Hilles, Lieutenant Commander Tim mons and Major T. L. Rhoades, left Washington on December 1!» for the Panama trip. upon reaching Union Station today the president. Mrs. Taft, Charles Taft, Colonel and Mrs. George W. Goethals, who accompanied the party back from Panama, and the pres ident’s aids motored to the white where they- prepared for the strenuous duties coincident with tomorrow’s re ceptions. The president’s program for today included the signing of a large amount of mail and attending to a number of routine duties which had accumulated in his absence. Tomor row will be devoted to the New Y'ear calls and receptions. The president will leave probably at midnight for New York to attend the Whitelaw R<»id funeral services and a dinner at the Waldorf on Sunday. DEATHS AND FUNERALS Frank Pierce Anderson. Tlie body of Frank Pierce Anderson, the Western and Atlantic fireman who died at a local sanitarium Saturday, was taken to McDonough this morning for funeral and interment. T. H. Harrison, of Nashville, known as the "engineer preacher," and who formerly worked with Anderson, will preach the funeral. An derson was 5$ years old, and lived at S 3 West Cain street He is survived by his wife, a son, a brother and five sisters. Burt C. Livingston, Jr. The funeral of Burt C. Livingston. Jr., two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Livingston, who died at the residence at Carey Station yesterday morning, will be held today, and interment will be in Hol lywood cemetery, Mrs. Lewis Brown. From the College Park Baptist church this afternoon at 2 o'clock, was conducted the funeral of Mrs. Lewis Brown, aged 74, who died at the residence in College Park Sunday night. The deceased is survived by her husband and five children: O. A. Brown, Mrs. Henry L. French, Mrs. E. W. Dee, Mrs. W. J. Creel and Miss E. Brown. The interment wIP he in the College Park cemetery. Mrs. Louis Sharpe. The funeral of Mrs. Louis Sharpe, who died last week in Nashville, was held this morning at 10 o’clock from Patterson's chapel, interment following in Westview cemetery. Rev. G. L. Hanscom officiated. Miss Mary Elizabeth Foster.' Miss Mary Elizabeth Foster. 27 years of age, died at the residence'. 366 Capi tol avenue, early this morning. The fu neral will be held from the home tomor row at 12:30 p. m., and the body will be sent to Selma. Ala., for interment. Rev. C. T. A. Pise, rector of St. Philips Cathe dral, will conduct the services. The de ceased is survived by her father and mother. Mr. and Mrs Samuel Foster; a sister, Mrs. J. C. Rennie, of Selma, and a brother, George F. Foster, of Atlanta. WILD CARS WRECK ENGINE. ANNISTON, ALA., Dec. 31,—Three loaded freight cars and a caboose es caped from a switch engine here today, dashed down an incline half a mile and collided with a through freight engine, demolishing it. Fireman Evans was slightly injured. CHAMBER ASKS SMOKE REPORT Committee of Trade Body De termined to See War on Nuisance to End. An accounting will be asked of the Atlanta smoke board by the smoke re vision committee of the Chamber of Commerce. The number of plants in which means of eliminating the smoko nuisance are enforced; the number of prospective applications of the law, and the policy of the board toward every form of establishment are points on which Information is desired by the chamber. The attitude of the board toward en forcing the law in manufacturing plants, office buildings, hotels and apartment houses and the relative de gree of Importance attached to observ ance of the law by each of these will be ascertained. The chamber’s smoke revision com mittee, at a meting yesterday- after noon, announced its intention of see lug the campaign for smoke elimination to the end. The chairman. J. AL Van- Harllngen, himself a member of the city smoke board, was requested to ask for a report of work done and In pros pect for the future. The report will be made public when received. BABYCRIEDALLTfIE TINE WITKECZEHA Would Nearly Tnr Himself to Ptacea. Dark Hard Crust. Water Omnd From It. 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