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MONDAY, NOVEMBER ?. W14
THE T.TLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
LETTER IF HU Head of W. C. T. U. Asks
For Homes for Delegates
MRS. T. E. PATTERSON.
She Writes Brother To Be Brave
and Worthy of the Legion
of Honor.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON. Ort. 31.—To those who
believe, as Germans would have the
world believe, that he French nation
is decadent, fit only to disappear from
the face of the earth, the following
letter, simple as any letter can be,
vet full of the Spartanlike qualities
that even a German must admire, will
serve as an inspiration.
It was written to a French soldier
by his sister. The soldier showed it
10 bis officer, who was so pleased that
he had it published anonymously for
the troops. One of the men at the
front has sent the letter to The Tim?s.
A translation of it follows:
“September 4, 1914.
My Dear Edward—I hear that
Charles and Lucien died on August
28; Eugene is very badly wounded:
Louis and Jean are dead also. Rose
has disappeared.
“Mamma weeps. She says that you
are strong, and begs you to go to
avenge them.
“I hope your officers will not refuse
you permission. Jean had the Legion
of Honor; succeed him in this,
“Of the eleven of us who went to
the war eight are dead. My dear
brother, do y ur duty, whatever is
asked of you. God gave you your life
and He has the right to take? it back;
that is what m&mma says.
“We embrace you with all our heart
and long to see you again.
“The Prussians are here. Young Jo j-
don is dead; they have pillaged ev
erything. 1 have come back from Ger-
bervillers, which is destroyed. The
brutes!
“Now. my dear brother, make the
sacrifice of your life. We have hope
of seeing you again, for something
gives me a presentiment and tells me
to hope.
"It is for us and for France.
"Think of your brothers and of
grandfather in ’70.
"We embrace you in all our hearts.
Adieu and au revoir, if God permits.
"THY SISTER.”
Forty Hurt as Train
Plunges Down Bank
BINGHAMTON, N. Y., Oct. 31.--
Three cars of a Delaware. Lackawan
na and Western passenger tram
turned over twice in a plunge down
a 50-foot embankment after striking
a broken rail near Alford early to
day. The cars contained 40 passen
gers and all were hurt, 20 seriously,
but none was killed.
The cars fell into a small creek. All
of the injured are from Pennsylvania
and Upper New York towns.
OBITUARY
Mrs. W. A. Andrews, aged 28 o f «*■'
onton, Ga., sister of James T. Scott,
commercial agent of the Clyde Line
and widely known in Atlanta busi
ness circles, died early Saturday.
Mr. Scott was notified of his sister's
critical condition during his attend
ance at a meeting in the Masonic
Temple Friday night. He left at
once for Eatonton. but arrived sev
eral hours after his sister’s death.
Besides James T. Scott, Mrs. An
drews is survived by another broth
er, William; her husband and her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Scott.
The funeral will be in Eatonton
Saturday afternoon.
The body of Katie, 2-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Sherlock,
of the Clan O’Hara horse traders,
who died Friday at Waycross, ar
rived in Atlanta Saturday and will
be kept at Greenberg & Bond’s un
dertaking establishment until April
28. when the child will be buried
with half a dozen other members of
the clan in the O’Hara lot at West-
view. The Clan O’Hara buries its
dead only once a year, sending the
bodies to Atlanta.
The body of Margaret. 2-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. D.
Schick, who died Friday night on
Piedmont avenue near Buckhead,
will be buried in Decatur Sunday.
The funeral of Adline Lawrence, 7-
year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Lawrence, who died Friday
at the residence on the Brown Mill
road, will be held Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock, and the interment will
be at the Hill Crest Cemetery at
East Point.
T TO ME s l«
KEEN'S PUCE fo/S*’
HI I I ririliSlI ! By JOHN C. FOSTER.
n I I LlllinUL (Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Oct. 31.—Carl Hans
! Lody, who is being tried on charges
Chicago Hotel Man Arrives Sat- j that ho served Germany as a spy
I while he posed as an American citl-
urday Night—Resigned Man- I zen under the name of Charles A. In-
ager to Return to East. I"“* co " fe “ e<i “>-*«! *»“• he 18 8
© senior lieutenant in the German na-
I val reserve, which he entered in 1908.
Robert E. Grant, a prominent hotel I As a result of his admission, it is
man of Chicago, arrived in Atlanta expected that the court-martial try-
Saturday night to assume charge of ling Lody will bring in a verdict of
the Georgian Terrace Hotel, succeed- guilty and sentence him to death
! Police Commended and Co-opera
tion Urged by Investigators.
Criticise Commissioners.
ing Albert R. Keen, whose resigna
tion terminated Saturday a success
ful and extremely popular three years’
After a mass of evidence had be°n
presented to-day. the court was or
dered cleared for the reading or* im-
management. Mr. Grant has been for j portant letters. All the spectators
years associated with hotels of Chi
oago. coming recently from the Vin
cennes Hotel.
Mr. Keen will leave Atlanta shortly
to return to New York, his former
home, where he has been a command
ing figuer in the hotel business. It
is likely that he will re-establish his
former connections in that city. With
his departure Atlanta will lose an ac
tive and aggressive personality, who
through the channel of a well-con
ducted and attractive hotfl and by
leadership of local hotel men has
worked effectively In the ci y’s inter
ests. Mr. Keen has established many
warm friendships in Atlanta, and ills
departure will be marked by sincere
regret.
Evidence of that friendship was
displayed at an elaborate farewell
dinner at the Piedmont Hotel Friday
evening given by James E. Hickey, of
the Piedmont. Most members of the
tlanta Hotel Men’s Association, of
which Mr. Keen is president, were
present. Something of the results of
his work in Atlanta was announced
at the farewell dinner, when compli
ments to the departing president
were heard from every quarter. J. F.
Letton, of the Winecoff, was elected
temporary president of the associa
tion.
"I am sincerely sorry to leave A‘-
ianta,’ Mr. Keen told The Georgian
Saturday. "There are
here, and 1 have come to regard very
many of them as warm friends. I
have tried to work for Atlanta as well
as for the hotel, and in some measure
I may have succeeded.”
There will be no change in the po’l-
cy of the hotel under the new man
agement. the establishment remaining
under the ownership of Joseph Gatins
left except a mysterious middle-age 1
man whom the officials detained.
After the letter were read. Lodv
took the stand. H< admitted that irs
name was rightly given in the charge
brought against him. and then told of
his commission in the German naval
reserve. He said that he had married
an American woman of German de
scent in 1912, but that the union
proved unhappy and he and his wife
separated. His wife’s father, he said,
paid him Just before the war $ 10,000
in compensation for his financial
losses.
The prisoner &aid he had frequently
visited America as agent of the Ham
burg-American Steamship Line
Attorney Denies He
Has Woman's Money
Carried Rich U. S. Girl.
OMAHA, NEBR.. Oct. 31.-Carl
Hans Lody, being court-martialed in
London to-day as a German spv.
played a star engagement in Oma ia
two years ago when he was married
to Miss Louise Storz, daughter of a
wealthy brewer of this city. The two
lived together only a few weeks, when
they separated, and Mrs. Lody se-
ic ueurgia:i i
real people ! cured a divorce. It was reported :■ t
the time that the divorce cost the
Storz family considerable money.
Miss Storz and Lody met while ihe
former was on a trip around the
world. Lody was an officer on an At
lantic liner and ihe two became in
fatuated with each other. Lody re
signed his position on the boat, fol
lowed the girl to Omaha and the mar
riage followed.
The last thing the Storz family
heard of Lody he was an officer in
bohrd a German man-of-war.
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Mrs. Patterson Declares Funds Guaranteet
Evangelical Ministers’ Association Have
Not Materialized.
Lowndes Calhoun, a well-known
young attorney against whom charges
were made in Superior Court by Miss j
Annie Sullivan that he had failed to
j turn over to her money collected as
j her attorney. Saturday issued a state- i
j ment, in which he denied the charges.
Mr. Calhoun said he has a receipt, I
dated October 25, 1911, s:gned by Miss
Sullivan and witnessed by Lowndes
C. Connally, for $552.76, the amount j
Miss Sullivan asserts he refused to i of the American Good Roads Con-
pay to her.
Road Congress Head
Pleased With Plans
For National Meet
Charles P. Light, business manager
‘Fair Flay' Is Asked
For German Teachers
Mrs. T
president
Christian
Miss Annie Laura Lyons, of No. 229
East Fair street, died Friday morn
ing at the residence. The body was
removed to Barclay & Rrandon’s
undertaking establishment. The
funeral will be held at 8 o’clock
Saturday night at the home and
ihe body will be sent to Dalton for
interment. The deceased is surviv
ed by three brothers, Harold, Ora
and Claude Lyons; two uncles, R.
L. and M. C. Lyons, and an aunt,
Mrs. J. F. Lewis.
The funeral of Thomas Abercrombie,
60 years old, who died Thursday i
night, at his residence on Northern
avenue, was held Saturday morning
at the Donehoos’ undertaking es
tablishment and the interment was
in Greenwood Cemetery.
The funeral of Annie, 2-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. D. I
Hayes, who died Friday at the resi- !
dence. No. 123 Wheeler street, will 1
be held Sunday morning at 10 j
o'clock from the home and the in- .
terment will be in North view Cem- ,
etery.
E. Patterson, of Griffin,
of the Georgia Woman’s
Temperance Union, is ur
gently asking the — operation of At
lanta people, especially church mem
bers, in providing homes for the dele
gates to the National W. C. T. IT. Con
vention which will meet in Atlanta
November 11 to 18.
The convention is just two weeks
off and so far very few homes have
been secured for the visitors, many of
whom are women of international
reputation, not only as temperance
advocates but as Social workers, lec
turers and church workers.
Mrs. Patterson says: “We must
make provision for 1.000 delegates. l T p
to date both our funds and the hos-
pita .ty offered are totally inadequate.
Th • convention was invited to At
lanta by the Evangelical Ministers'
Association, which guara: teed funds
for the necessary expenses but o*
the last moment we find that thes j
funds practically have not been
raised, although we hop: for encour
aging reports by Monday. We are dis
tressed over the possibiiit. of failing
to entertain our distinguished guests
in a manner befitting to them and in
CHICAGO, Oct. 31.—An h- ’ for
“fair play,” stating that German pro
fessors at the State University are in
peril of losing their places because of
anti-German sentiment, is being cir
culated throughout the State.
It is signed by representatives of
the Reformed Church, Evangelical
Synod of North America; the Wart-
keeping with Atlanta’s reputation »
a jthe German Baptist and the Missouri
“V\e find that wo can expect no as- Synods.
sistance from the Atlanta Convention '
Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, m q n r»AA Tl' T
the Men and Religi,,. l orwani M foil),000 I lf6 LOSS
rlent, the Anti-Saloon League and ^ 7
other sources, although we had ihe
support of these bodies in urging he
convention to come to Atlanta. Th
gress, which meets in Atlanta in No
vember. arrived in the city Saturday
to take charge of the final arrange
ments for the big gathering. Mr.
Light will have charge of the busi-
ne.ss affairs of th** convention and the
exhibits of road machinery, and will
have his headquarters at the Pied
mont Hotel. I. S. Penhypacker, ex
ecutive secretary of the congress, will
reach Atlanta Sunday night and es
tablish his headquarters at the Wine
coff Hotel.
Mr. Light Saturday gave high
praise to the manner in which the
Atlanta convention bureau and the
local executive committee have been
preparing for the coming of the con
vention
“Indications are that this is going
to be the best convention we have
ever held,” he said.
responsibility seems to devolve upon
t'.c women of the W. C. T. U. in At
lanta and the State, a d upon such
individuals as feel moved to help u.-
“We feel sure of the co-operation of
the Christian women of the city, but
the need is for an immediate response
so that we may know exactly now
many homes we can count on. Those
who will entertain one or more dele
gates are asked to communicate at
once with Mrs. Annie Webb, No. 27
Garfield place, whose telephone is
Ivy 5208-J.
“Those who volunteer as hostess s
will be expected to furnish only lodg
ing and one meal a day, breakfast, ex-
<-ept on Sunday when it will be nec
essary to provide all meals If 90
women will agree to open four homes
fo.- two delegates each, our problem
will be solved.”
At Rossville, Ga, Diverting of Froperty
Charged to Receiver
CHATTANOOGA. Oct. 31.—F
stores end a seven-room d\yellin
Rossville Ga., were destroyed by fire
early to-day. The loss is estimated at
$18,000, with les»s than $5,000 insur
ance.
The store buildings were occupied
by E FI. Hartline’s grocery, the I U.
Scagg Grocery Company, C. Chamber*
Shoe Store, G. H. Hixson real estate
and insurance: Dalton & Bell, restau
rant, and the Rossville New Age
It’s their rich ‘‘just-
rjght” flavor and spark
ling purity that make our
fountain drinks so popular, j
Brown & Allen, corner' T T -n ,
Whitehall and A labama ' Coroner S J Ury Pl’obeS
streets.
4,000 U. S, Citizens
Are Now in Turkey
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 Accord
ing to rough estimates made to-day
by State Department officials, there
are nearly 4,000 United States citizen^
in Turkey, all of whom will be in a
precarious condition because of the
declaration of war by Turkey against
the Allies.
Pending official notification of the
Turkish declaration of war, no state
ment will be made by State Depart
ment officials regarding these Ameri
cans. who are largely missionaries,
students and tourists. It is expected
however, that President Wilson will
urge them to come home, and in all
cases where necessary arrangements
will be made for caring for American
refugees ; nd returning them t<* their
native land.
The President w ill issue a procla
mation of neutrality when Turkey of
ficially notifies the world that she is
at war
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo to-day
awarded a gold medal of honor to
Sergeant Charles Venus, of Company
I. Twenty-third Infantry. United
- States Army, in recognition of his
inmcit Spacann nf Pacif l hproism ln three fellow sol-
X J.IJ Ujju k)UCbOUll Ui XcUuu diers from drowning at Texas City,
Gn 260 City Convicts ™ en wele in ;l boa ' whirh ra "‘
Lack of Funds May
U. S. Soldier Given
Medal for Heroism
Tr«Z Eviction for Girl Who
Houses Street Dogs
More than 260 convicts
Stockade Saturday
hope for a long winter of rest and the 1
large drove of horses and mules em
ployed <n the City Streets Department !
may be turned out to pasture, to say 1 CHICAGO, Oct. 31. -Miss Atneli i
nothing of the possibility of 150 men i Ludwick faces eviction from her home
losing their jobs. j at No. 803 Lake street because she has
At least that is the logacil conclusion lo ° kind a heart. Miss Ludwick ir-
to be drawn from statements of dty S,R,B on sharing her apartment with
officials. The members of the Council twenty homeless dogs which have fol-
Finance Committee l ave announced ' lo ' vprl her home on various occasions
most positively that there is no more “Who could drive away a hungr»
money to apropriate. Nym Hurt. As- j cog?” she asked to-day.
f Construction, told the The dogs howl at. nigh’., and th a
Friday that unless neighbors complain.
A suit in equity charging W. R.
Po-a er, as receiver for the Driver
Hardware Company, of Fast Point,
with having illegally diverted proper
ty belonging to the defunct concern,
was filed in Superior Court Saturday.
The American Bonding Company, of
Baltimore, W. A. Driver and S. R.
Driver are also named as defendants.
The plaintiffs ar‘ the Monroe Paper
Company. Globe Refining Company
Montag Brothers and others. Power
is charged with having conspired with
the Drivers to divert the concern’s
property to satisfy a personal indebt
edness with the Bank of East Point.
Presbyterians Vote
For Mountain Synod
Brother Slain in War,
Negro's Death in Jail
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Advoittoeme®*-
That George Jonnson. 75-year-old
negro, found dead Thursday at the
Tower, died • from unknown causes
was the verdict of Coroner Donehoo's
jury at Cox’s undertaking establish
ment on Auburn avenue.
sistant Chief
Streets Commftt
lie did get $8,000 more money for h
department work b\ the convicts would
have io cease and that the horses and
men would he left to their leisure.
Mayor Woodward was called into i ^ ^ t T
consultation and advised an immediate ' I M VI O r QQl fiT 1 I Of iTlQCinP
meeting of the Financr- Committee. ■L'J A.J'U X UifJuUl liJ lllOClLlv
That is to he held and a more diligent |
effort made to find funds . „„ ^ ..
I LOUISVILLE, KY.. Oct. 31.-News
that his brother had been killed fight
ing with the Belgian army caused the
Rev Christian Weigan. pastor
Catholic Church at CurdsvHle, K
| lose his mind.
Rains Reduce Wheat
Crop of Australia j
BRISTOL. TENN.. On. 31. The
Presbyterian synods of Virginia Ten
nessee and North Carolina, having
approved the proposition to estab
lish a new synod of the mountain dis
tricts of the three States, to be
known as the "Appalachian Synod."
the proposition now only lacks in-
i dorsement by the General Assembly.
King College here is to he 'ho
I school of the new synod.
50 Saved, 60 Still on
; Wrecked Sick Ship
I Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
WHITBY. ENGLAND. Oct 31
! About 50 more men were saved from
the wrecked hospital ship Rohilla to
day. Nearly 60 remain on board, hut
J the storm is decreasing in violence
| and they may be saved. Many at-
! tempted to swim ashore to-day. Some
i succeeded, but others were drowned.
Only the middle part of the vessel re-
1 mains on the rooks, the stern and bow
having been torn away.
Says $43,000 Claim
I : i;, Is Not Worth $20,000
The < 'herokee Fertilizer Company,
through the law firm of Little, Pow
ell, Hooper A* Goldstein. Friday filed
JOE STEWART OUT AGAIN
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. I Joe Stewart, well-known member of
SYDNEY. N. S. W.. Oct. 31. — A Gov- the firm of Stewart & Hunt, plumbers j nn involuntary petition in bankruptcy
ernment statistician estimates that | is able to be out again after a sen- in the United States District Court
the wheat yield for New South Walesious illness of about two months. He ' ugainst the Jewell Fertilizer ('ompn-
Johnson was bound over by Re- this year i from 14 000.000 to i 4.009.- is still very weak, however, and it ; ny. of Gainesville, alleging insolvency,
corder Pro Tern Preston Tuesdav for 000 bushels, comparer; w ith 3S 000.000 | probably will be some time before ie The Cherokee concern sets forth a
vagrancy, and was sent to the Towei I bushels las: year, the decre•use being i can actively assume his business dti- * Inim of $43,454. which it asserts is
in an unconscious condition. due to heavy rains ‘ties now worth less than $20,000.
The findings of the Fulton Count/
Grand Jury, made public in present
ments read before Judge Ben Hill, in
the Criminal Court, Saturday at noon,
include these important features:
A complete exoneration of the po
lice department of charges of graft.
The declaration that vice does n.n
exist in Atlanta to the extent as for
merly, despite the great growth in
population.
The urging of greater co-operation
and co-ordination among officials n
the handling of the vice problem.
The charge that the City Council
I shares in the responsibility for the is
suance of rooming house and hotel
permits to notorious characters, and
the suggestion that Council keep
closer tab on these permits as grant
ed by the Police Committee
The declaration that the police de
partment. even with its limited means,
has accomplished definite results in
the war on vice.
The suggestion that not only offi
cials. but citizens, should lend their
co-operat ion.
A strong recommendation that the
Solicitor General be placed on salary
and that all criminal eases, both fel
onies and misdemeanors, be handied
by him, entailing the abolishment of
the City Criminal Court.
A recommendation for reforms
the county jail.
A suggestion that the County Com
missioners have spent too much
money on the new courthouse.
Greater Economy Urged.
A recommendation for a system of
greater economy in county affairs
and the taking to task of County
Commissioners for lack of co-ordina
tion with heads of county depart
ments, and for their slowness in
bringing about necessary sanitary re
forms s in the county convict camps,
as recommended by a former Grand
Jury.
Commendation of the present coun
ty convict system as a big improve
ment over the old system recently
abolished.
Commendation of the county pro
bation system and juvenile court as
doing a great and good work.
At the conclusion of the readin
the presentments, Judge Hill thanked
Foreman W. Woods White and mem
bers of the Grand Jury for the thor
ough investigation of the matters be
fore them, characterizing the report
as one of the best and most complete
he had ever received. He particu
larly approved that part of the re
port commending the work done by
the police department in its tight
against vice He said:
"In the time 1 have been on this
bench I have been a close observer o f
the work of the police department,
and J wish to voice my hearty ap
proval of your words of commenda
tion. It is my honest opinion that
there is no better police force, one
more thoroughly imbued with a de
sire for peace and for the enforce
ment of law', than our Atlanta force.
If any criticism can be made, it can
not be based on the zealous and ear
nest efforts.of the department to en
force the law, but on a lack of har
mony among officials relating to the
work being done by the police.”
"The attention of the Grand Jury
was directed to the reports of graft
in the police department and of vice
conditions in the city of Atlanta. »n
pursuit of these subjects, our Inves
tigation covered a wide field, and in
cluded an examination of a large
number of citizens city officials, po
lice officials and others.
“Our investigation revealed the fact
that vice does unfortunately exist in
the city. We were unable to discov -r
any reliable evidence of graft in the
police department. We believe th«- po
lice officials are thoroughly in earnest
in their efforts to suppress vice and
crime, and that with the means at
their command they have accom
plished definite results, to the end
that vice does not exist to anything
like the xtent it formerly existed,
notwithstanding the increase of our
population.
"The evidence before us also re
vealed the fact that, at this time, be
cause of Atlanta’s prominence and po
sition. crimes of this character ire
more generally exploited in the public
press than heretofore. The evidence
before us disclosed the fact that the
police department of the city of At
lanta has not had a dollar during the
year 1914 at its disposal for the sup
pression of vice, notwithstanding the
fact that $1,200 was appropriated for
miscellaneous expenses, which we in
fer to mean a fund for the suppres
sion of vice and crime.
Confidence in City’s Ability.
"We have confidence in the ability
of the city government of Atlanta to
absolutely control the vice situation,
so far as it can be controlled, if all
the departments <>f the city will lend
themselves to a joint effort to enforce
the law. Neither this Grand Jury
nor the city officials have made tins
law, nor can the Grand Jury or the
city officials change this law. It
should be enforced as expeditiously
and as wisely as possible. The re
sponsibility for the enforcement of
this law dors not rest upon any one
man in any one department of the
city government, but upon every mar.
In every department of the city gov
ernment There would he fewer mis
takes and less cause for criteism T the
City Council would look closely af; r
the licensing of boarding homes and
hotels In the city.
"The Police Committee, which is
< barged with the matter of investi
gating licenses for boarding houses,
hotels, rooming houses, etc., has au
thority to investigate the same thor
oughly. They are not required to re
fer same to the Chief of Police. Such
licenses are not issued without the
approval of this committee. Ihe ap
proval of the Mayor and the approval
of the Council. Any member, and
everv member, of the Council there
fore. shares In the responsibility for
| matters of this sort, and any Coun
cilman and even- Councilman may
require u full* report from the Police
Committee before any license is
finally Issued.
Closer Supervision Needed.
*A closer supervision of these mat
ters by those to whom authority Is
committed to issue these licenses will
prevent most, if not altogether, any
tail lire to acc omplish the objects set
forth in sections 1803 and 1806 of the
Code of the City of Atlanta.
“Nothing has Impressed us more
than the fact that if all the depart
ments will work together even the
present vice conditions can be greatly
improved. But before leaving this
subject we desire to record our con
viction that neither the Mayor City
Council. Police Committee. Police
Commissioners not Police Depart
ment can accomplish all they might
desire to accomplish in connection
with this tremendous subject without
the full co-operation of our citizens.
“We have had a limited number of
distressing experiences on the part
of landlords whose property has been
invaded by unfortunate women. But
as rapidly as sufficient evidence upon
which to base a removal should be
secured, they have been removed.
Should Appeal to Religious Bodies.
•/One of the chief difficulties found
In administering this law :s the un
willingness on the part of those pros
ecuting to subject these people to the
ofttlmes brutal results of the law.
This has appeared time and time
again in every department of our
government, and no man who knows
the weakness of'humanity willingly
lends himself to a judicial program
that has heretofore destroyed rather
than built up.
"To all great religious bodies or
this city and their powerful constit
uencies this question should appeal
with tremendous force.
"These erring women need econom
ic freedom; they need social free
dom, they need freedom from vice:
they need an environment that offers
them an opportunity for a fair life,
and no program that is not as large
as a great community will ever com*
pat’s the evils of the vice problem.
Until this problem has behind it these
powerful, persistent, and sympathetic
forces practically at work, vice will
always be a cause of distress and
suffering.
Ask Salary for Solicitor.
The recommendation of the jury af
fecting the Solicitor and the sug
gested abolishment of the City Crim
inal Court, is as follows:
"It is further suggested that as j
means toward economy the Solicitor
General should be placed on a salary |
and given the requisite number of j
assistants to handle felonies in the
Superior Court and misdemeanors in
the Criminal Court of Atlanta. Prob
ably a better method would be to
amend the Constitution so that a j
branch of the Superior Court might I
handle misdemeanor matters with a J
jury’ of five, and abolish the Criminal i
Court of Atlanta, placing all criminal
cas>cs under the jurisdiction of one |
prosecuting officer.”
In criticising the Jail, the Grand j
Jury suggested that some of the con- .
ditions complained of grow out of an J
apparent conflict in authority be- ;
tween the County Comnfissioners and I
the Sheriff. Under the present sys- j
tern, prisoners can not be handled ac- j
cording to modern methods, the jury |
reported.
Hit Promiscuous Confinement.
Special criticism was made of the
promiscuous confinement of prison- !
ers in cells together, regardless of
whether some of them are diseased, |
of i or as to whether they are held merely
‘as witnesses, or are awaiting trial,
or under conviction. It was strongly
recommended that the County Phy
sician should examine every prisoner
in the jail to prevent the spread of
disease, instead of merely examining
those to whom he is called.
Scoring the County Commisisoners
for their delay in improving the
buildings in the county convict
camps, the Grand Jury declared the j
convicts are in peril from fire and i
from disease. The sanitary arrange- j
ments were declared to be disgrace- i
ful. as a result of the tardiness of the |
County Commissioners. Prompt ac
tion in remedying these evils through I
new buildings was recommended.
The Grand Jury also recommended !
the isolation in jail and the convict j
camps of drug fiends, and the estab- j
lishment of a better medical system i
in dealing with them.
M. W. Bell, of New Orleans, Get*
Place—Directors to Choose
Site for Institution,
The directors of the Atlanta Fed
eral Reserve Bank Saturday named
M. YV. Bell, of New Orleans, a.s assist
ant cashier of the new bank Mr. Bell
Is well qualified by years of banking
experience, and lately has been con
nected with the Subtreasury Depart
ment.
A committee was appointed from
the directors to make recommenda
tions on the by-laws of the Atlanta
bank and on the remainder of the of
fice force. The directors have yet tp
name a secretary-treasurer or cashUa.
a vice governor, a chief clerk.
auditor and about fifteen other *>qv
ployees.
57 Aliens Seeking
Papers of Citizenship
Naturalization Clerk Robert Q. Putter
on November 9 will present the name*
of 51 aliens who are seeking final nat
uralization papers from the United
States Government in the Federal Build
ing
Two witnesses for each applicant are
required and among those who will tes-
c F Mundav,
H. C. Cloud. Sam Boorstln. Dr. Ben WJJ--
dauer, F. E. Radensleben, Leonard Haas,
and Mr. and Mrs I. Springer. Frank
Horner, naturalization examiner from
Washington, will be here to present ih»
list of questions.
Useful
New Invention
Enables Anyone to Play
Piano or Organ With
out Lessons
U. S. to Act in Turk
Capital for Allies
W ASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—That the
United States will act at Constanti
nople for Russia, France and Eng
land was made known at the State
Department to-day, th:.? country hav
ing received an indirect request to
assume the same responsibilities in
the Turkish capital as it already has
for other nations in the war zone. It
is expected that a direct request will
be m ide to the United States as soon
as ihe Ambassadors of the allied na
tions leave Constantinople, which is
belie ved to be imminent. It is also
expected that the American Ambas
sador to Russia will act for Turkev
in Petrograd.
Girl Wins Title of
Champion Milker
CHICAGO, Oct. 31.—Miss Emma
Voss, of Mokena. Ill., won the wom
en’s championship in the milking con-
j test held at the dairy show. She
Jrew 5 7-10 pounds of milk in one
minute.
Marjorie Flood, 13 years old. won
the children’s milking contest, obtain
ing 3 5-10 pounds of milk in a min
ute and a half. Deanie XVI.
the champion Guernsey cow of Great I
Britain, was awarded the banner
grand champion Guernsey. She
owned by YY. W. Marsh.
OVERFLOWS WAREHOUSE.
ANNISTON. ALA.. Oct. 31. M >re
than 5.000 bales of cotton are now :n
the Farmers’ Union warehouse here,
and Manager George YY r . Eichelber-
ger i. preparing to erect another
warehouse for 5.000 more hales.
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BIG FRONTIER PARADE.
10:30 MONDAY.
Reserved seats both days at the
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V Annette Kellermann,
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irnmtc vti ■ To-day at 2:30-
r UK^T I M To-night at 8:30.
A TELEPHONE TANGLE"—Billy
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Irene and Bobby Smith—Curzon Sis
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ETR0IT
2 TRAINS DAILY
Lv. 7:12 AM., 5:10 PM. I
A Detroit musician has invented a
wonderful new system which enables
any person or little child to learn to
play the piano or organ ln one even
ing. Even though you know abso
lutely nothing about music or have
never touched a piano or organ, you
can now learn to play in an hour or
two. People who do not know one
note from another are able to play
their favorite music with this method
without any assistance whatever from
anyone. m
This new system is called the Nu
meral Method. We have secured the
sole agency from the Inventor, and.
as we are desirous of at once making
It known In every locality, we are
making the following special free trial
and half-price offer to everyone.
You are not asked to send anr
money until you have tried and are
satisfied with the new method. Wa
are willing to send it to you on free
trial, and you will not have to pay
.•ne cent ., iless you desire to keep it
There are no express charges to be
paid, as everything will be sent by
mail. Simply write us a letter or
postcard saying "Please send me the
Numeral Method on free trial.” If you
are satisfied after trying it. the Meth
od and fifty different pieces of sheet
music will cost you only J5. although
the regular price of these is $10. You
should not delay writing, as we shalJ
not continue this special half-price
offer indefinitely. Later on, the Meth
od and fifty pieces of music will t>e
sold at the regular price. Addr-es
Numeral Method Music Co., 505
Trussed Concrete Building, Detroit,
Mich.—Advertisement.