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The Atlanta Georgian
The Paper That Goes Home and Stays There
Copyright, 1900. 0 flp’MTC PAY NO
By The Georgian Co. GfilUlO MORE. |
VOL. X1H. NO. 77.
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1914.
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Grand
Praises Beavers’ War on Vice
BATTLESHIP FIRING A TORPEDO
The findings of the Fulton County
Grand Jury, made public in present
ments read before Judge Ben Hill, in
the Criminal Court, Saturday at noon,
include these ’mportant features:
A complete exoneration of the po
lice department of charges of graft.
The declaration that vice does not
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 in
.the handling of the vice problem.
The charge that the City Council
shares ijj 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-operation.
A strong recommendation that the
Solicitor General be placed on salary
and that all criminal cases, both fel
onies and misdemeanors, be handled
by him, entailing the abolishment of
the City Criminal Court.
A recommendation for reforms In
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 slow'ness in
bringing about necessary sanitary re
forms 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 reading of
he 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 w’ork done by
the police department in Its fight
against vice. He said:
“In the time I have been on this
bench I have been a close observer of
the work of the police department,
and I 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 nar-
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. In
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
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ID DEVI
Work of reviving the Associated
Charities was started w’ell toward
success Saturday, when a citizens'
committee on reorganization met in
the Chamber of Commerce offices to
consider means.
The moving picture theaters of At
lanta, eager to help in the re-estab
lishment of the Associated Charities,
made an offer, through The Georgian,
to donate to the association the en
tire proceeds of a Sunday's exhibition
of Instructive films. The proposition
included the offer of operators, musi
cians and ushers to give their serv
ices without cost, and the offer of
managers to furnish free the films
exhibited.
The offer was referred to the steer
ing committee, which later requested
The Georgian to thank the moving
picture managers and. theater em
ployees for their willingness to help.
Mr. Candler Presides.
Asa G. Candler, serving as chair
man of the meeting, injected a great
deal of ginger and determination into
the campaign to revive the associa
tion.
“In means hard work, gentlemen,
and ranid Are,” he told the commit
tee, with his characteristic crisp ener
gy. “It means that we must cen
tralize responsibility and get results
ourselves."
The meeting of 35 prominent busi
ness men proceeded to follow his sug
gestion, naming a steering committee
of seven, who will enlist 100 promi
nent citizens for a statement to the
public in behalf of i.he association,
and will name a number of subcom
mittees for active work in interesting
the public.
The steering committee is com
posed of Mr. Candler, J. M. B. Hox-
sey, R. L. Foreman. W. G. Cooper, I.
E. Allen, Fred J. Paxon, Wilmer L.
Moore and Joseph C. Logan, secre
tary. It began immediately upon ad
journment of the general committee
to prepare a statement to the publ^2
concerning the Associated Charities,
and to organize working committees.
Prominent Citizens Present.
Present at the meeting of the gen
eral committee were Chairman Can
dler, J. M. B. Hoxsey, R. L. Foreman,
Joseph C. Logan, Wilmer L. Moore.
Mell R. Wilkinson, H. G. Hastings,
David Woodward, II. A. Maier, L. J.
Daniel. J. C. Greenfield, M. Rich, J. R.
Gray, V. H. Kriegshaber, L. H. Beck,
E. C. Kontz, W. O. Foote, F. J.
Paxon, Lindsey Hopkins, Cator Wool-
ford, John Temple Graves, J. K. Orr,
Ivan E. Allen and Sam D. Jones.
J. M. B. Hoxsey was elected vice
chairman of the reorganization com
mittee, that Mr. Candler, who was
characterized as “the busiest man in
Atlanta," might be relieved of some
of the duties of directing the cam
paign.
Mr. Hoxsey, outlining a tentative
plan, said the Associated Charities
must be organized on a basis of sub
stantial and permanent subscriptions.
“The difficulty has been the effort
to raise a particular sum at a par
ticular time," he said. "Charity and
Its distribution has been spasmodic, j
What is needed for an intelligent,
studious, effective organization like*
the Associated Charities is perma
nent support, such as that derived
from sustaining memberships, each
paying a definite sum.”
Mass Meeting Suggested.
Mr. Hoxsey said a public mass
meeting in the Grand Theater was
considered, and also the plan of re
questing newspapers to publish cou-
SSi NAVAL BASE:
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Connie Mack Asks
Waivers on Bender,
Plank and Coombs
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 31.—The
Athletics’ three famous twirlers,
Coombs, Bender and Plank, who have
kept Connie Mack’s team in the fore
ground through many a strenuous
campaign, are going to be released.
Mack has asked for waivers on the
trio. He issued the following state
ment this morning:
“While I had no Intention of re
taining Bender, Plank and Coombs
for the season of 1915, I would not
have asked for waivers on the play
ers at this time but for the fact that
one of the three had told me that he
was dickering with the Federal
League. He told me had been offered
big money and did not suppose that
we wanted to meet the offer.
“I suggested to this player that
perhaps some of tne other clubs in
the league would meet the demand. I
want it strictly understood that I am
for the American League in victory or
defeat.
“When a waiver is asked on a play
er it is supposed to be treated in coir-
fidence by club owners and club man
agers. but this much could not be ex
pected from Jennings, who devotes
six months of his time to baseball and
the other six month? doing his vaude
ville act. He should worry as long as
Frank Navin can give him a great
team to manage next spring.”
Girl With Smallpox
Flees on Street Car
CHICAGO, Oct. 31.—The police of
two States are looking for Mary
Zenzka, a 12-year^old girl, who es
caped from South Chicago last night
on an interurban car bound for
Whiting. Ind. The little girl, xvho
lives with her grandmother, Mrs.
Mary Kosiski, has the smallpox,
health officers have reported.
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$6 DIVIDEND VOTED.
NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—The South
ern Pipe Line Company to-day de
clared a dividend of *6, payable De
cember 1, on stock of record Novem
ber 1,
Judge Keeps Fancy
Bulldog While He
Rules on Board Bill
Russell, a $100 black bulldog with
a pedigree that reaches from hither
to thither, was a prisoner in Judge J.
B. Ridley’s division of the Municipal
Court Saturday, and will be retained
in the custody of the court until
Monday morning, w'hen the court will
decide who owns him. Russell Is
claimed by Andrew Gust, but Gus
Newsom, of the Newsom Auto Com
pany, is fighting his claim, alleging
that if Gust owns the dog, then Gust
owes him a few dollars board bill.
The dog was arrested by Deputy
Marshal Dan Goodlin on Newsom’s
farm late Friday afternoon, on a pos
sessory warrant sw’orn out by Gust
in the Municipal Court. Goodlin
brought the dog to town in an auto
mobile and turned him over to Dep
uty L. L. Johnson, who cares for all
property seized by the court, and
Johnson kept him In his woodshed all
night. Saturday Johnson brought the
dog into court and turned him over to
Deputy J. L. Green, who tied the
prisoner to the leg of Judge Ridley’s
chair. The case was scheduled to
come up Saturday, but was postponed
until Monday. Deputy Green will
take care of the prisoner until the
question of ownership has been de
cided.
15,000 Parcel Post
Packages Auctioned
Fifteen thousand unclaimed parcel
post packages were sold at auction
by the Postoffice Department in the
empty showrooms In * the Healey
Building, on Broad street, • Saturday.
The place was jammed with bargain
hunters.
The packages were all opened be
fore the bidding began, and the arti
cles in them ranged from a “thief
catcher” to an embroidered center-
piece. Some of the packages went for
10 cents, and others brought $10 and
more.
Turkey Has 700,000
Trained Soldiers
According to the latest published
statistics, Turkey has a standing
army of 400,000 men, with 300,000
( reserves, giving the Sultan a to
tal war strength of 700.000 trained
men.
' Untrained, but available for war
duty, Turkey has 2,000.000 more
men.
Hindu Troops BlowUp
German Ammunition:
Knives Silence Guard
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS. Oct. 31.—The Indian troops
that are fighting with the Allies have
struck terror Into the hearts of the
Germans by their daring: and cunning.
The following account was given here
of the blowing up of a German ammu
nition park by Gurkhas, thus causing
some of the German coast batteries
to move to the rear.
All the efforts of the Allies' artil
lery against the German guns had
proved unavailing. At night a de
tachment of Indians embarked upon a
gunboat, which landed them at the
mouth of the Yser. After a long march
through the darkness. following
guides, the Indians reached the am
munition park of the German batter
ies, which were seven miles behind
the battle front.
There were six sentinels on guard.
Six Indians moved stealthily forward,
each with a knife two feet long clasp
ed in his hand. The sentries were
seized simultaneously and slain. The
Indians then set off the store of mu
nitions and fled hack to tile gunboat,
reaching it in safety at dawn.
2 Men Are Killed in
Alabama Mine Blast
President Indorses
Moose for Congress,
Then Calls It Error
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—A cu
rious political mix-up came to light
at the White House to-day when
President Wilson withdrew' a tele
gram of indorsement which had been
sent by mistake to John C. Vaughn,
the Progressive candidate for Con
gress in the Second Illinois District.
The error was made by a White
House clerk, and it created a few
moments of high political tension
when officials realized that the Pres
ident had been placed on record as
indorsing a Progressive candidate and
repudiating the regularly nominated
Democratic candidate. A telegram
was sent without delay to Mr.
Vaughn, requesting him to make no
use of the indorsement. The tele
gram. which was. sent through Pri
vate Secretary Tumulty, follows:
“If you have received a telegram
from the President expressing inter
est In your candidacy, please make
no use of it, as it was erroneously ad
dressed to you. The President has
indorsed the Democratic candidate.
“J. P. TUMULTY."
LONDON, Oct. 31.—Turkish warships are bombard
ing the big Russian naval station at Sebastopol, in the Black
Sea, according to a Rome dispatch to The Star.
The dispatch also says that Russian warships have at
tacked I urkish ships in the Black Sea. A mine-laying ship
which destroyed and sunk a collier, was captured.
FLUSHING, HOLLAND, Oct. 31.—British warships
are again bombarding the Germans along the Belgian coast,
after a lull or two days. They have driver away the Ger
man submarines and destroyers that have been creeping
along the coast, and are now pouring a rain of shells upon
the German positions.
LONDON, Oct. 31.—A dispatch from Berlin via Copenhagen
to The Daily Mail says the German general staff has decided that
' the German army in Poland must fall back to the Silesian frontier
and remain there until Calais has been taken, when several corps
| will be transferred from France to the eastern frontier.
By FRANKLIN P. MERRICK.
; Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Oct. 31.—Despite the heavy losses they have suffered,
the Germans, having rested, are taking a sharp offensive along the
battle front from the coast to Arras, according to an official state
ment issued here this afternoon. The Allies have lost some ground
south of Ypres, but have advanced to the east of Ypres. The offi
cial communique follows:
Yesterday was marked by a general offensive on the part of
| the Germans along the entire front from Nieuport to Arras and
by violent attacks at other points on the line of battle from Nieu
port to the canal of LaBassee. There were alternate advances and
retreats. South of Nieuport, the Germans who had taken Rams
kapelle have been driven back by a counter attack.
“To the south of Ypres we have lost some points of support.
Hollebeke and Zandworde, and we have advanced to the east of
Ypres to the Paschendaele forest.
Between LaBasse and Arras all the German attacks have
been repulsed with heavy losses for them. In the region of Chaul-
I nes we have advanced beyond Lihons, and we have taken Quesnoy
i En-Santerre. (Chaulnes is about twelve miles north of Roye, and
I Quesnoy En-Santerre is a fortress north of Lille.)
j “In the region of the Aisne we have likewise made progress on
the heights of the right bank before Soissons, but we have with
drawn in the forest of Vailly. There has been an advance in the
region of Souain, a violent conflict has taken place in the Argonne.
In the Woevre region, we have gained further ground in the forest
of LePretre.”
Japs Make Grand Assault on Forts
BIRMINGHAM. AI.A., Or, 31
Two men were killed by the explosion
of a pooket of gas in the Rlocton-
Cahaba coal mine at Coleanor, Ala.,
this mornina- The dead men are
Moody Foraker and Bob Hawkins.
Bloodshed Is Feared
By Bull Moose Over
Tally Plan of Rival
James L. Sibley, campaign manager
for the Progressive party in Georgia,
Saturday wrote a letter to Governor
Slaton attacking the plan of the
Democratic Executive Committee to
keep a tally of every man who vote*
against the Democratic party in the
coming election.
Mr. Sibley declared that the carry
ing out of this plan would involve a
violation of the election law, inas
much as it would deprive a man of
his right to a secret ballot. He also
suggested that it might lead to
bloodshed and disorder at the polls
and called upon the Governor to take
some steps which will guarantee that
thf laws will be upheld.
This action of the Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee, through its offi
cers, and plans for the wind-up of
the camapigr. will be considered at a
meeting of the Progressive Club at
7:45 o’clock Saturday night at the
Hotel Ansley,
By MERRITT F. PRESTON.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
TOKIO, Oct. 31.—The grand as
sault upon the German forts at
Tsing-tao was begun at dawn to-day
by both land and sea. While Japa
nese warships in Kiao-chau Bay
hurled a storm of projectiles from
the water side, the great batteries on
the land side thundered against the
German works.
It was officially announced by the
War Office at noon that a general at
tack is under way. It is believed that
an infantry assault by Japanese and
British soldiers will soon be made.
This, the Emperor’s birthday, was
made the occasion for the attack.
The official announcement follows
“The bombardment of the German
position nt Tsing-tao was begun from
both land and sea nt daybreak and is
successfully proceeding.”
Stormy weather has hitherto pre
vented the Japanese warships from
making an effective attack.
Shell# Fire Many Building#.
CHEFOO, CHINA, Oct. 31.—Many
buildings in Tsingtao have been set
on Are by Japanese shells and are
burning fiercely, according to adrices
received here. The last noncombat
ants left the German fortres# last
night.
Fit Naval Base to Attack Britain
By HERBERT TEMPLE.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Oct. 31.—The Germans
are establishing a naval base at Zee-
brugge, the port of Bruges, on the
North Sea, for their proposed attack
against England. Reports to this ef
fect, which have been current for sev
eral days, were confirmed to-day by
the following Reuter dispatch from
Amsterdam:
“Yesterday (Friday) the heavy guns
were again thundering along the Bel
gian coast. Obstinate lighting is de
veloping. Large bodies of troop* are
being moved toward ostend. The gar
rison at Zeebrugge is being reinforced.
Eleven hundred German marines hare
occupied Ramscappelle, near Heyst.
whose guns command the forts at Zee
brugge.”
Trenches ere being dug along the
coast, and batteries of heavy German
guns mounted among the sand dunes,
their muzzles pointing to sea.
Another Amsterdam dispatch states
that two Dutch newspapers, The Han-
delsblat and The Telegraaf, both say
that the Germans have evacuated Os
tend and are moving heavy bodies of
men northward ah 'g the coast in the
direction of Blankenberghe. It has been
evident for th# past two day# that