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City Heads Demand End of Budget War
DENIM FDR
REFORMS
CERTAIN
Action Proposed in Locker Club
Campaign Is Still a Mystery.
Body in Special Session.
A scathing denunciation of condi
tions reported at the county convict
camps and a demand for numerous
reforms, will, it is reported, be em
braced in the presentment of the
Grand Jury Monday to Judge Ben
Mil of the criminal division of the
Superior Court.
Tue custom heretofore has been to
refit the findings of the inquisitorial
bod on the day of final adjourn
ment, which in the present instance
will be .February 27. but for some
reason not disclosed, a special meet
ing has been called for Monday for
this purpose. The jury has a number
of sessions yet to hold.
Will Not Discuss Clubs.
Whether the present jury will take
up the proposed probe of the locker
clubs can not be ascertained, as none
of the members will discuss the mat
ter.
When the jury took the official
oath it was directed by Judge Hill to
I look into the locker club question and
to recommend the prosecution of any
organization found violating the pro
hibition laws of the State,
Last week officials and employees
of all the clubs in the city were sum
moned to appear before the investi
gating body, but were excused until
further notice before any of them had
been called upon to testify. It was
rumored at the time that the present
jury had determined to let the matter
go over to their successors.
Reforms To Be Made at Once.
Foreman Alfred C. Newell declined
Monday to say just when the locker
club question would come up again.
"That's a matter I do not care to
express an opinion upon right at this
time,” said he.
The recommendations of the Grand
Jury as to reforms at the convict
ramps will be put into effect at once
by the County Commissioners. This
was decided upon at a recent meeting
of the board, when the convict ques
tion was discussed by both the mem
bers of the commission and the State
Prison Commission.
At this time the county officials an
nounced they would gladly follow any
suggestions for reform by the Grand
Jury.
House-Boat Citizen
Stumps Assessors
BABYLON, N. Y„ Feb. 16—Local tax
assessors are stumped in their at
tempts to figure out how they can
tax Jesse Verity, who lives in a com
modious house-boat in the harbor.
His children enjoy the benefits of
the district school without cost.
Man Gets Revenge On
Arrogant Motormen
CHICAGO, Feb. 16.—After five
street cars had whizzed past him
without heeding his signal, George
Parade ood in front of the sixth
car and waved his arms until it
stopped. Then he smashed two win
dows in the car and was arrested.
Baby Found in Grip
Man Left in Saloon
CHICAGO. Fob. 16.—Patrons of Blr
tinl’s saloon were startled to see a suit
aa* on the floor of the barroom begin to
rook back and forth and emit lusty
Investifatlon showed it contained a
•a-by live days old. The police are
hunting for the young man who left
tha auit case.
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VOL. VII. NO. 170.
Hypocrites in Fight
For Temperance Are
Rapped by Jackson
Members of the Christian Endeavor
League of the First Congregational
Church Monday were discussing the
temperance lecture by Marion Jackson
Bunday night In which he condemned
citizens, he said, who talked for the
Lord and voted for the brewer.
“That type of citizens," he said, "is
becoming extremely uncomfortable, not
only In Atlanta, but all over the world,
because the world Is beginning to grasp
In a large measure the meaning of
Christian citizenship and the duties
thereof.
"The man engaged in promoting
death, even by so small a force as a
single vote, regardless of how small his
share of the profit, need not pretend to
be following in tne footsteps of Jesus
of Nazareth.”
Sues for Being Jailed
As Stork Visits Her
WAYCROSS. Feb. 16.—Claiming dam
ages for confinement In jail at St.
Marys, Grace Young has filed suit
against the Camden Commissioners for
$5,006. The case against the woman
was dismissed at the August term of
City Court.
The woman was kept in the jail eight
days, during -which time she was visited
by the stork.
‘Holy Rollers’ Pelted
With 25 Dozen Eggs
WAYCROSS, Feib. 16.—“ Holy Rollers.”
who have been making their headquar
ters at St. Marys several weeks, living
aboard a small sloop, were attacked by
a party of young men and boys with
eggs, while returning from a night
meeting.
Twenty-five dosen eggs were used
with effect on the “Holy Rollers.” No
charges have been preferred.
Ban Barroom Fork
As Germ Carrier
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—The doom
of the barroom fork, which stands in
a glass on the free lunch counter,
has been forecasted by Health Com
missioner Goldwater. He declares it
is deadly as a germ bearer and
must go.
Convict Camp Boss
Robbed of Clothes
COLUMBUS, Feb. 16.—A thief visited
a convict camp in Russell County, In
charge of Boss Dozier, and while Do
zier had his men out at work on the
county roads, stole a grip containing a
suit of clothes and other wearing ap
parel.
Man Believed Dead
Home After 7 Years
DECATUR, ILL., Feb. 16.—Mont
Achultz, who was believed to be dead,
returned to his home here after seven
years’ absence. He had been living
in Sharon, Pa.
Male Angels Have No
Wings, Says Dreamer
FOREST HILL, PA., Feb. 16.—Male
angels are wingless, says Miss Mabel
Reitenbach, who in a trance had a
vision of a “Beautiful City,” and saw'
"the angels."
Green Haired Hound
Named Tipperary
UNIONTOWN, PA., Feb. 16.—War.
ren Burke is the owner of a grey
hound pup which has a coat of dark
green hair. Tipperary is its name.
Walking Across U.S.
Barefooted as Cure
I .
PITTSBURG, Feb. 16.—Samuel H.
Cole, of York, Pa.. Is walking bare
footed to San Francisco, in an effort
to aura lubatculuaw us Ule boav*.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1914.
SENATE TD
PAY HONOR
TO BACON
Impressive Service To Be Held in
Washington—Body to Lie
in State Here.
The body of United States Sena
tor Augustus O. Bacon, whose death
Saturday afternoon in Washington
caused sorrow’ throughout the nation
and plunged Georgia, which he served
so long with distinction, into mourn
ing, will be buried with honors ac
corded few statesmen.
Impressive ceremonies in the
United States Senate chamber in the
National Capitol will pay tribute to
his loyalty and service, and the body
will be sent to Atlanta and lie in state
in the halls of the State Capitol for
several hours.
The members of Congress who have
been honored with public funerals in
the Senate chamber can be counted
upon the fingers of one hand. They
include such notables as Isham G.
Harris and William B. Bate, of Ten
nessee, and Mark Hanna, of Pennsyl
vania. Senator Bacon’s distinguished
public career, his long tenure of serv
ice In the Senate, led his colleagues
to determine unanimously that this
extraordinary mark of respect be
shown him.
Wilson Expects to Attend.
The arrangements for the services
in the Senate chamber have been
completed. The body will be taken
into the hall where for years Senator
Bacon labored at Tuesday noon, and
an hour later the services will be
gin, in the presence of the greatest
men of the nation.
Cards of invitation have been sent
to President Wilson, members of the
Cabinet, members of the diplomatic
corps, Justices of the Supreme Court,
Admiral George Dewey, of the navy;
General Leonard Wood, of the army.
The President, who is himself recov
ering from a severe attack of illness,
expects to attend.
Seats in front will be reserved for
these distinguished guests, and mem
bers of the House and Senate will be
seated in the rear of the hall. After
Vice President Marshall has opened
the session with a eulogy of the dead
statesman, the Rev. Forrest J. Pret
tyman. chaplain of the Senate, will
conduct the Episcopalian service, as
sisted by the Right Rev. Alfred Hard
ing. Bishop of Washington, and a rec
tor to be selected by the family. From
early in the morning until the public
funeral is held, the body will lie In
state in the marble room of the Sen
ate.
Hundreds View Body.
Since his death at ten minutes after
2 o’clock Saturday afternoon Senator
Bacon's body has lain at his apart
ments in the Netherlands, and has
been viewed by hundreds of prominent
men in the social and official life of
Washington. Masses of flowers are
banked about the room, attesting the
esteem and respect in which he was
held by his friends and colleagues.
At the head of the casket is a flow
ering plant from Secretary of State
and Mrs. Bryan, which brightened his
room in the hospital during his last
hours. His last request was that John
T. Boifeuillet. his private secretary,
convey to Mr. Bryan his special
thanks.
The few remaining details of the
arrangements for the funeral in the
Senate will be fixed Monday by A
Senate committee to be appointed by
Vice President Marshall. Senators
Kern and Overman, nAmed to act un
til a special committee could be ap
pointed, have been engaged on the
committee on arrangements.
Slaton to Issue Proclamation.
Governor Hlatnn expects to issue a
formal proclamation some time Mon
day morning. The flag at the Capitol
flutters at half mast, having been
lowered when the news of Senator
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COMPROMISE
NOWSEEMS
ASSURED
Finance Chairman and Foes Re
lent as City Departments Cry
for Maintenance Funds.
Pressure from city departments
that are hampered in their work on
account of the deadlock over the new’
budget may force a compromise and
the passage of the budget at the
meeting of Council Monday afternoon.
The Finance Committee is very re
luctant to yield Its position that the
budget should not be changed, but it
has become evident that It will be
impossible to pass the sheet as it
stands, and now that the depart
ments are pleading that the business
of the city is suffering, a compro
mise seems to be the only course
open.
By mutual consent the fixed ex
penses of the city government are be
ing met, but many Increases in sal
aries, new employes for certain de
partments and new street, sewer and
other improvement projects will be
held up until the budget passes.
Departments Suffering.
Many city employees are practical
ly idle. None of the business of ad
vertising for the blds on contracts
and the like has been done, and al
most two months of the year have
slipped by.
Department heads are not willing to
complain openly. They fear they
might antagonize the Finance Com
mittee. But they are very much wor
ried over the deadlock and they are
doing all they can in a diplomatic
way to get it passed immediately.
They point out that their departments
will suffer greatly by further delay,
regardless of what street improve
ment projects are finally provided
for.
Humphrey Will Compromise.
Chairman W. G. Humphrey, of the
Finance Committee, takes a much
more optimistic view of the city’s
financial condition since his return
from New York. He has expressed a
willingness to consider a reasonable
compromise, and announced that the
city treasury is not in such a strained
condition as some officials have de
clared. But he is not yet willing to
advise the Finance Committee to
vote for a conference committee to
settle the differences between Coun
cil and the Aldermanlc Board.
"We will have some money for new
projects in June," said Chairman
Humphrey. "Some officials don’t
think so, but I have made a thorough
study of the budget and I know that
there will be more money than we
have anticipated.
Aidermen Also Willing,
"I should like to have the fight
over the budget ended. We are will
ing to provide salaries for Street In- I
Spectors D’Alvigny and Dozier and
to appropriate at least SB,OOO for the
improvement of Whitehall and For
syth streets."
The five Aidermen who are hold
ing up the budget and their support
ers in Council likewise are willing for
a compromise. They have announced
that their sole contention has been for
an agreement by the whole Council
on the items to be included 1n the
budget.
Four Found Guilty of
Killing Two Strikers
HANCOCK. MICH., Feb. 16.-- The
fmip officers who were conrWert Bun
day of killing two striking copper
miners appeared in court to-day to
receive sentence. T>cputy Sheriff James,
who wan arquited. was formally given
hie freedom by the court. Tha convict
ed mon are Detective# James Cooper.
John and Arthur Dav’* and Dep
uty Sheriff Folklnghorne,
The jury urg**l clemancy fn the caw*
of Polklnghorne Thnrnai Raleigh, of
New York, a alith dafen/lant. jumped
hie bond of 110.0 M and waa not brought
tau:k fw trial.
CHUMS MARRYING CHUMS CREATE
| RECORD IN UNANIMITY OF INTE RE ST
Mrs. Fred Kyle (left), and Mrs. Harry Farr,
participants in unique double weddiug.
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Thousands Clear R. R.
Tracks of Deep Snow
CHICAGO. Feb. 16.—Thousands of
men were sent <»ut of Chicago to-day
to clear the railroad tracks of snow
that hAB delayed all railway taring.
Others were at work on the city
streets.
The snow has cost the railroads
many thousands of dollars All fast
trains between New York and Chicago
were so late that excess fares were
reiunded.
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American Countess
Loses Marriage Suit
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON. Feb. 16. Countess de
Gasquel-James, an American woman,
formerly Miss Elizabeth Tibbltts
Pratt, of Prattsville. N. Y„ to-day lost
her fight to have her marriage to
Duke Heinrich Borwln. of Mecklin
burg-Schwerin. declared valid. The
High Court of England dismissed the
suit for want of jurisdiction.
The couple were married by a civil
ceremony In Dover. June 11. 1911. Af
terward they returned to France and
both being Catholics, went through a
religious ceremony.
Blow to Railroads in
Delays for Rate Raise
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16. Freight
tariffs of Eastern railways naming a
horizontal advance of 5 per cent,
which was suspended from Novem
ber 12 until March 15 by the Inter
state Commerce Commission for the
purpose of investigating the reason
ableness of, the advance, were sus
pended further to-dav until Septem
ber 12. This was a blow to tho rall
r. ads which had expected an early
decision.
it has been found that, the time of
the original suspension was too short
1.1 thin which' tc reach a decision.
South Georgia
AFTERNOON EDITION
'!> J; 'WJK,
Men Met Girls at Same Party,
Proposed Simultaneously and
Are Honeymooning Together.
Double weddings always suggest a
certain clubblness of habit and Incli
nation, but it rarely goes as far as
in the recent two-ply ceremony per
formed by Dr. Dunbar Ogden, of the
Central Presbyterian Church, at No.
3SO Capitol avenue, the home of Mrs.
S. P. Elliott, when Miss Mary Pugh
Elliott and her best friend, Miss Eul l-
- Ha Taylor, were married to Fred T.
‘ Kyle and his best friend. Harry L.
Farr.
Scan the. following evidem e of un ■-
e nimlty of interest:
The brides have been chums and
roommates for file yes re. So have
the bridegrooms. The brides are the
1 same age. So are the bridegrooms—a
» shade older than the brides. The four
i lived on the same street: they be
n|<ame acquainted the game day, at the
p I same party. The proposals were made
.and accepted the same day; the rings
I | were bought the same day, at the
- same place, and encircled the engage-
I | ment fingers at the same time.
i And now the two couples live at the
same house, and doubtless will con
Untie to do so.
The bridegrooms are employees of
the same department of the L. W.
Rogers Grocery Company. Mrs. Kyle
I is a granddaughter of James L. Pugh,
of Alabama, formerly United Status
t Senator, and also Is related to Sen-
L ator Ben Tillman, ot South Carolina.
Wilson, Still 111, Again
Cancels Engagements
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. —President
Wilson cancelled all his engagements
to-day with the exception of hi« con
ference with the newspaper men.
His cold lingers, despite efforts to
shake It off, and hla physician has
udvissd h.m to ralruJn from work.
HOIST LOOT
TO TOP OF
BUILDING
BY ROPE
| Neighborhood of Edgewood Ave.
Grocery Unawakened by Un
usual Charge of Robbers.
Sailor-burglars did a ship
shape job of chopping a hole
through the roof of H. Albert -
grocery at 385 Edgewood ave
nue Monday. They let them
selves down, and drew them
selves and their booty up again
by a rope fastened to a raftei
just below the hole in the roof.
No disturbance was noticed by res
idents of the neighborhood, although
the burglars clambered to the roof,
took an ax and a hatchet and hacked
a hole four feet square in the roof ot
the building, robbed the store ind
clambered down from the roof and
went away.
No Trace of Band.
Detectives Rosser and Wiley are at
work on the ease Monday mornin.,
but they have found no trace of the
burglars.
Albert does not know how much ot
his stock was stolen.
When Henry Green went to hi#
brother. J. W. Greens, grocery at
Piedmont and Auburn avenues, to
open the place at 5 o clock Monday
morning, everything seemed all righ:.
But when he went to the ell reser
voir in tile back room to get a gallon
of kerosene for a customer, he wa<
astounded by the sudden appearance
of a big negro from behind the can.
Negro Flees in Panic.
i The negro was badly scared. He
rushed through the store and out ,he
door, yelling:
"Lemme loose: Lemme git away
from here.”
Green chased the man a couple of
. blocks, but did not catch him. Po
licemen Gorman and Jones went to
the grocery, but returned empty
handed to police headquarters.
Nothing w as missing from the store
i stock.
Costs S9O a Year to
Live in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG. PA., Feb. 16. The
average cost for food to the 8,000.00 ft
residents of Pennsylvania for a. year
Is about S9O, according to the annual
report of James Foust. Dairy and
Food Commissioner, made public to
day.
This would make the total amount
spent in feeding the people of the
State $720,000,000.
Must Divorce Wife to
Get Father's Estate
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—1 f Dunean
Kingsland will divorce the woman
he married ten years and if he w :
marry some other women he will re
ceive the income from $75,000.
These are the terms of the will of
Kingsland's father. Phineas, who zer\
ed on the staff of General Benham in
the Civil War.
Movies of Wilson to
Be Kept in Pyramid
WASHINGTON, Feb 16.—Motion
picture films of President Wilson e !
be made by the Modern Historical
Association and placed in the Pyra
mid nf Cheops and In the vault,’ "f
the New Turk Public Llbiarv tv
sboan a hundred years Uca.u.