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SLEUTHS BESIEGE! ROCKEFELLER MANSION Congressional Officer Bound to Summon Oil King’s Brother ' to Pujo Inquiry. KEW YORK, Dec. 31.—A small army of detectives under Sergeant-at-Arms ( iiarlei F. Riddell, of the national house o f representatives, and his assistant, Richard White, guarded the town and country homes of William Rockefeller today In an endeavor to serve Mr. Rockefeller with a subpena to testify before the Pujo money trust investigat ing committee in Washington. At Mr. Rockefeller’s town house at tigg Fifth avenue the detectives divided tbeir activities by watching the adjoin ing mansions. The houses flanking the Rockefeller mansion on both sides are „upled by sons-in-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 .-afelj secluded upon his great country •state at Tarrytown, but detectives on suard there reported that Rockefeller had not been seen. "Rockefeller vs. Nation.” It is now a question,” said Mr. Rid vhether Mr. Rockefeller is a big z, man than the United States. It seems to me that it should not be pos- j sible for one man to set the government of this great republic at defiance. More- i over, if Mr. Rockefeller eventually es- ' capes service the power and authority ■ of the rational house of representatives I will fall into disrepute and it will be difficult for us to get service on any ■ if in the future.” The detectives and deputy sergeant- , ai-jrms about the Rockefeller town i ucise were placed at intervals of 100 I rest and were divided into squads. Each nan carried a duplicate of the sub pena. x In addition to putting guards about he Rockefeller and adjoining resi dence.-. Mr. Riddell stationed three aeii in the courtyards of the St. Regis hotel, which commands a rear view of li.i Rockefeller home. "Will Be Caught Soon.” have over twenty men with me i and I think we ought to get Mr. | Rockefeller very soon,” he said. “But If ■ . t-ed be 1 can get twenty thousand here i i a moment's notice. If twenty thou- I -and are not enough, I can call out the! ntire standing army of the United' States. And we will get Mr. Rockefel- I ler. even if we do have to call out the, army. Our man is not going to heat j ;e government just because he is a nultl-mlllionaire. We have orders to: -He Mr. Rockefeller, and we are going! - have him within 36 hours. But it is | serious matter. It is no joke.” Xo siege of a rockbound castle ever i tried more of a thrill with ft than the beleaguering of “Castle" Rockefel-| ■n Every time any one attempts to I •ave or enter the mansion, detectives nd deputy sergeants-at-arms dash up ;n a body, waiving subpenas tn their hands. There was talk of setting up ints in the streets around the house nd establishing a regular bivouac, but suggestion was treated lightly. “U. S. AGAINST 136 CASES CHEESE” IS TITLE OFTHIS SUIT The United States Government .Against St> Cases of Cheese” is the title of a case entered by F. C. Tate, United States dis det attorney, in the Federal court this laming. A writ of seizure was procured, oithorizing the government officials to condemn 136 cases of cheese at Athens, ■unsigned.to a merchant of that city by ' rosby & Meyers, of Nashville, Tenn. A violation of the government reguia ’ions through misbranding is alleged, the pacification being that the cases are under 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 'hen two employees of the Atlanta Util- Company overturned a ladle of molten «-tal on his leg, WHlle J. Bannister, aged lifteen, brought suit for SIO,OOO damages In superior court today. The suit was Instituted by W. J. Bannister, father of 'he boy, acting as hfs best friend. i — ~~r| “Turn Over A New Leaf” Start the nt* 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- I five by the daily use of Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters < It promotes and maintains health, strength and vigor. Try it today. ■ , by parcels post /SIGN I, // l" E «ji ha n i V -x! kW* I JSII i R IS i ¥/WS jW k p °sr ow \o sy Kfwili' y - 11 V .I -- * ->/ // W . /® M i J KU I VUH V I’tfJ fn/Jf/fl Bn ‘ x |,j \ a vwwwAiMy** 11 — ji \ ' BLIND TIGER KING FLEES GIIWNG 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 Calb 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 Ute latter he was to hare 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 man 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 plaines river at Waldheim cemetery, be tween Forest Park and May wood He stepped from In front of an eastbound 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 Munlcliwl Judge Courtney, on complaint of Robert Nicol, who said she had gone about wrapped in a sheet and frightened, his seven-year- dd daugh ter Elizabeth, “nearly out of her wits. ' Her .Wen.- tha' sin was “trylifg to un . , . ... ■ n ■■■■' nfE AinA VI A GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1912. AT THE PLAYHOUSES 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 nearly 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. "Everywoman," In many ways the most-talked-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 hbr partner to announce in an aside that “this art loses a lot of money on fine dresses.” “The Antique Girl" Is u 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 mush 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 bis "line of talk.” The week's bill is completed with Gere and DeLaney, In a picturesque roller skating novelty: Frank Mnllane and a “singing comedy,” by J. K. Murray, Clara Lane and J. 8. 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 with the story of the farce, it is not nec essary to recount it. But with the pres ent company lies the real value of the entertainment. Th. rankest ’•arnstorin ers could get full a-plenty out of tile lines and situnt'"v-. bn: it: the iiai •: of :i ll; 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 Zole 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 Miss Cortland and Mr. Jones distinct ovations and rendered due homage to the rest of the east—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 Perot, a Titian. Parisian blonde, will be the dashing Zo Zu who leads the Maxim Girls in iheir mad frolic in the final act of "The Merry Widow.' The new and lavish reduction Ot the famous Lobar operetta will be of fered by Henry W. Savage at the At lanta theater Monday, January 20. MAKES HAIR STRAIGHT®, Every woman wants to have nice, long hair, as it beautifies her: all colored people can have nice, long, straight h ilr by using the great dis covery, Exelento Quinine Pomade; it feeds th- scalp and roots of the hair, and makes halt grow, it cleans dan druff and slops failing |i a ir at ~n, , . Every package is guaranteed. Fur sale by ill druggists or hj mail. stamp-: or coin. Exelento Medicine Company ATLANTA, GA. Agents wanted everywhere. Write for particulars today. I F.orida Oranges . 12c dcz. I I English Walnuts . . 9c lb. M g Black Walnut Meats 9c lb ■ H Chalmers’Gelatine, pkg. 8c d 15c Pkg. Seeded Raisins 7'c I I 12c Pkg. Seeded Raisins 6c ! ! CASH GROCERY CO. I 118-125 Whitehall DELAY I PARCELS POST FEATU H ES “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. McKee this morning, dispatched from the postoffice depart ment at Washington. With the arrival of this matter, preparation in every de tail has been completed for handling the fourth-class mail matter under the new system. There came also an or der 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 will not be put in operation immedi ately. It said: "The C. <>. D. feature will not be placed in effect until the department has opportunity to determine the best system after observing the operation of the service.” Also, in regard to the special deliv ery feature of the or iginal law, tile or der announced a delay, saying: “(hr 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 service of this class of matter when the law goes into effect January 1. The advisability of providing spe cial delivery for- such mail can he more readily determined after the parcels post is in full operation." The arrangement for insurance of the parcels is settled, however, and will go into immediate operation. Upon pay ment 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 Atlanta postofflee, parcels post stamps are obtainable. The delay in the complete operation of the law is due to the spirit of ex periment which is attaeiied to the new system, in stations high and low. The final arrangement by which the traffic will be handled is to be determint'd by developments and exigencies in Atlanta as well as in Washington. MONEY TO BUY LAND NEAR RESERVOIRS TO BE REAPPROPRIATED While Mayor Winn has vetoed the resolution of council appropriating $16,- 000 of premium bond money to pur chase the private land which borders 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. Mayor Winn said he thought the money should be used to purchase the land, especially since the health offi cers had condemned it as in an insani 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 tor other purposes, being repealed. The new ordinance will amend the bond ordinance, legalizing the expenditure. Cliamberliii=Jolinson=Dußose Co. ATLANTA NEW YORK PARIS We Will Back Our Good Wishes With Good Deeds All Through the Year Ihe 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. z 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=Dußose 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 hfs long trip. The president, accompanied by Mrs. Taft, Charlie Taft, Mr. and Mrs. C- P- Taft and their daughter, Miss Louise Taft; Assistant Secretary 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 19 for the Panama trip. Immediately 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 housy, 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 Year calls and receptions. The president will leave probably at midnight for New York to attend the \\ hitelaw Reid funeral services and a dinner at the Waldorf on Sunday. DEATHS AND FUNERAL? Frank Pierce Anderson. The body of Frank Pierce Anderson, ’he Western and Atlantic tlrenian who died ut <t local .sanitarium Saturday, was taken to McDonough this morning for funeral and interment. T. H. Harrison, of Nashville, known as the “engineer preacher,’’ anti who formerly worked with Anderson, will preach the funeral. An derson was 58 years old, and lived at 93 West Cain street. He is survived by his wife, a son, a brother arid 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 <lied at the residence at t’arey Station yesterday morning, will be held today, and interment will be in Hol ly wood 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. \V. Dee, Mrs. W. J. Creel and Miss K. Brown. The interment will be 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. in., and the body will be sent to Selma, Ala., for interment C. T A. Pise, rector of St. Philips Cathe dral, will conduct the gciviees. The de ceased is survived by her father and mother, Mr. and Mr« Samuel Foster; a sister, Mrs. .1. C. Rennie, of Selma, and a brother. George F. Foster, <»f 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 ing the campaign for smoke elimination to the end. The chairman, J. M. Van- Harlingen, himself a member of the city smoke board, wa, requested to ask for a report, of work done and In pros pect for the future. The report will be made public when received. BABY CRH ALL THE TIJIE m ECZEK Would Nearly Tear Hireself to Phew, Dark Hard Crust. Witor Oond From It. Cuticura Soap and CutL cura Ointment Cared. Gopper tlffl. Va.- -"My <MM was hr* > «*r< and ,tx mn«h* oM vtas Me MmM* evmni* tint ber-an* aotlMabU. fMi erap- Mon looked something like potion aak whan t* trat broke oMamd *o«M itob and burn ea ball) that ha wwald aaariy tear hltnsetf to pteoM. 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