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ATLANTA, GA .~
Denials of the report pubmher} in
the morning paper of an impending
shake-up lin the police department,
under the administration of Asa G,
Candler as Mayor, were heard gener.
ally Monday, A. R. King, chairman of
the Police Commission, issulng a
formal statement on the subject.
The underlying cause of these ln-!
termittent rumors about changes in
the department, those in touch with
the situation know, I 8 the wlllh:al‘
ambitions of some of the minor po
lice officers, who think they see a
chance of getting promoted, It is a
notorious fact that certain politiclans
not on the force constantly encourage
these w™d rumors
Mr. King’'s statemenc is as follows:
“Publications of the character con
talned in The Constitution this morn
ing tend to disorganize the police de
partment by causing the members to
think along political lines rather than
their business of police duty,
Beavers Given Two Trials.
“l do not believe the story cor
rectly states the policy to be purnuedl
by the incoming administration.
‘Gt 18 well known that former Chief |
Beavers was tried by the board and |
demoted to the rank of captain by a
vote of meven to flve, and that the
present Chief of Police, Mayo, was
elected Chief by a vote of nine to
three,
“The Beavers contest was carried
to the courts, and, on order of Judge
Pendieton, a retrial was had by the
Police Board, resulting in a second
vote to dismiss Mr. Beavers, this vote
being unanimons.
“In the interval Chief Mayo had
served the city well and faithfully,
and demonstrated by the superior
manner in which he conducted thel
department just how disorganized the
department previously had been,
Chief Lanford lil. |
“Tha Beavers case 1s now in the
courts. The personnel of the 1917
board can not, under the law, with
draw the case from the courts with
out action by Judge Pendleton. Then
there is always the right of appeal
to the higher court, '‘which requires
much time,
“Chief of Detectives Lanford hu'
no complaint against him. Unfortu
nately for the department, he is con
fined to his home by liliness, but ill
- has not yet constituted grounds
for removal from office, particularly
when an officer's health was under-!
mined through his efforts In the clty's
service.
“l trust sincerely that the publie
generally will co-operate to maintain
the standard of eMciency so recently
developed by the department, and not
only Ignore, but discourage, such dis.
organizing rumors as the publication
this morning.”
By § Court
y supreme Court
P S |
Teh Bupreme Court Monday adopt
ed new certiorari rules applying to de
cislons of the Court of Appeals, re
glflu written notice to be given to
e clerk of the Court of Appeals,
within ten days after the filing of the
Judgmen, of his intention to apply to
the Supreme Court for a writ of cer
tiorari, and thirty days from the filing
of the judgment in the Court of Ap-
Ppeals. |
Where an application is submitted
to the SBupreme Court for a writ, the
gutlonof must furnish as an exhibit
the petition a certified copy of the
entire record of the case, or In lleu
thereof a copy of such record, omit
ting the vidence, if it is not deemed |
I'.;u'y. 'ln oith'ar event the tran
word must contaln a copy of the
Judgment and of the opinion of the
Court of Appeals.
"urther Vi
No Further Vice
Probe Is Likely
Indications Monday were that there
would be no further vice Invo-tln’llh:n
by the present Grand Jury when an
rlemem was made that the jury will
discharged by Judge Hill on Decem
q:’ and that no more sessions have
n scheduled prior to that date.
ether the Jury will submit to the
court speclal presentments on the vice
g;;m. as revealed by its probe of
Friday, was not made known al
t it was the opinion about the
Courthouse that & more vigorous en-
Moun( of the law would ‘w recom
-50 new January term Grand Jury
be sworn in by Judge Hill on Jan
uary §
State oil Inspecti
October's high record for Kkerosene
and gasoline inspections by the State
m(‘?mf;::ld ):-\ .!Vuvognln:’r r'rv;: flg
ures onday 2 ilxor
State (\;I“lmp«-u-r, Show the State :-’-\‘,
ceived $7 more revenue from this
m‘ in November than for the pre
In x’::::v?b" 104,616 gnllons of
. o s O .-
oline and l.“l.g” gallons of kor--::-‘vm
ml«!. from which the mu«g
18,081 .46 net revenue. During
&rvlflu month 3011608 gallons of
me and 1,634,714 gallons of kero
sene were Inspected.
‘Dry’ Nation V '
, ation Vote |
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- Up to Committee
Lly International News Service.)
ABHINGTON, Dec. 18- Nation
wide prohibition made another nota
advance in Congress today when !
Senate Judiciary Committes, aft-
OF A Jong debate, ordered a special
-'mu Thursday to decide whether
0 recommend a vote by the Senate
d&o resolution providing a constl.
tutional amendment to make the en
tire country “dry.”
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Supreme Court,
J me Affirmed.
Net nl“v.a. Hfle‘:rnl. executrix hum{
Buperior Court--Judge Mathews
Bartlet!, C. H. Hall, Jr., Roland
for plaintifts in error. Hardeman. |
Park & Johnston, Harry &, Btro. |
contra.
Lamber Company va. Flem. ’
%‘c‘t‘.fl. from lumy—-sun Fite. |
S ll" W. E. Mann, W, ¢ Martin,
n*‘q In arror. Hendricks, Mills & |
ke, J. J Bates, contra l
Dismissed. '
itkiand vo. Fervis ot al - from l'unfil
w i. M. B Eubanks, for
n i Harry Wright, Denny
, (By International News Service.)
l WASHINGTON, Dec, 18.—The first
gerious effort in Congress to establish
compuisory national military service
in the United States since the Civil
War was begun today when the sub
committee of the Senate Military As- |
’luir: Committee began hearings on
the Chamberlain bill, designed to cre
ate an army along the lines of lne‘
Swiss system,
Anti-mllitarists and preparedness
advocates in large number were pres
ent to lay before the subcemmitiee—
consisting of Senators Chamberlain,
Thomas and Brady —thelr objections,
criticisms or approval of the pro
posed legislation The subcommittee
hoped, however, to conclude the hear-
Ings about February 1, and to present
to the Senate the revised draft of the
bill, designed completely to revolu
tionize the system of national defense,
Preparedness loaders were ready to
day with piles of data to prove that
the recent Mexican crisis had dem
onstrated the incompetence of the
Natlonal Guard and to urge the sub
committes to recommend passage of
the Senator's bill repealing the en
tire section of the Hay act federaliz
ing the State troops,
Former Secretary of the Interior
Walter L. Fisher, of Chicago, the first
witness, atfacked the Chamberlain
bill on the ground that it would im
pose an unnecessary burden on the
country and would fail to furnish the
civie tralning its sponsors claimed
for it
The Swiss system is not adapted to
the needs of the United States, Mr,
Fisher declared.
. “The whole agitation for conserip
tion has had a bad effect,” he contin
ued. “It has dissuaded our experty
from trylng to formulate A scheme
for actual military + preparedness
which might have received popular
support.”
The German system of miiitary
training was held up as a detriment
to the Industrial and soclal Progress
of a nation
“Progress in the social and indus
trial life of Germany has been made
in spite of that nation's system of en.
forced military training and service,
and is in no sense a result of such
compulsory service,” Mr. Fisher sald.
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Kitchin Plans Fight
On Preparedness Cost
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec, 18, ~A fight to
curtall continued preparedness ex
penditures to save the Federa) Gov
ernment from financlal embarrass
ment began breaking out today, con
ducted by a powerful group of Demo
crats In Congress, headed by Majority
Leader Kithin, of the House. Repre
sentative Kitchin declared today in no
uncertain terms that the condition
confronting the Treasury was far
from satisfactory, and sald that he
proposed to lay the entire matter be
fore Congress In a speecn. Within n
few weeks he will visit the White
House and will take up with Prestdent
Wilson the financial ‘affairs of the
' Government, which, the majority lead
er declares, threaten to become smeri
ously involved
~ "“The estimates sent to Congress by
the Secretary of the Treasury pro
‘p«mlng the expenditures for the next
fiscal year, considered in connection
with the Secretary's calculations as to
the Government's revenue, Indicate a
condition which in a private concern
\wuuld be called dangerous,” Represen
tative Kitchin id today. “The ex
{pfmlnurml for x\v fiscal year begin
ning next July, the Secrotary esti
mated, will, exceed the ordinary in.
come by 834*\,“00. He expects to have
A general balance of $114,000,000 at
the beginning of the year. There are
about $125000000 of this year's ex
penditures for which the Secretary
may properly issue bonds already au
thorized. If he does 80, there will be
an actual deficit of more than SBO.-
000,000 at the end of the year, even If
we stripped the Treasury of every dol
lar of its general balance.”
Joy at Postoffice!
olks Mailing Farl
Joviality has become a '&mrmunonl
thing around the office of Postmaster
Bomn" H. Jones. It's all come about
through early Christmas malling
The officlal's amp'e chest was all
hrl’menul up Monday with a red car
nation stuck with a slant into his lapel.
Asked what it was all about, he ex
plained
“"See that crowd out there? They're
malling early. A man came In from a
big store _and bought §1,500 worth of
stamps, 'l‘hof’n gonna mall early. Kv.
erybody's mailing early ™
“El Paso people are reaping a daily
harvest of thousands of dollars from I'n.
cle Sam and his soldier ho%- nlon'“ the
border,” sald Captain O. 1. P 00l -
worth, of the Forsyth company of mili
ta, whe was at the Hotel Mule‘n&m.
day night on & furlough from the border.
- "There are 65,000 soldiers ulunf the
border and they have to pay learly for
cevrything they get.,” he said.
Sweden Planni
sweden Flanning to
! The recent visit of the American track
and fleld team to Seandinavia promises
to be but the forerunner of other and
lmon important international athletie
contests. As a result of the competi
kuon Of the team in Bweden the sum of
166,000 crowns ($44,500) has been sub
,Mflbod by the leading patrons of ama
teur sport in that country for the financ
ing of & return invasion of Swedish ath
letes to the United States durlnfi‘thn
summer of 1917, With this sum in hand,
It appears almost certain that Coach
Ernle Hjertberg will bring a team of
from ten to twenty of the best Bwed
fsh track and field performers to these
shores next season, while m‘:!l-lwolal
foothall team is likely to an addl
tional attraction,
The American athletes brought back
from Sweden an imposing F“M angd sl
ver tankard, inscribed (o Bimpson, Mur
| TAY, Meradith, Ward and Loomis. and
this has been turned over lg the Ama
teur Athletic Union, which financed the
m&n( the team to Bcandingvia
veral m:srnflom have bheen ad
vanced regarding the final ‘l:v-flhh of
this trophy, among “tam ing one to
the effect that it be offered as a T‘fwl
ual prize for international athletics he
tween teams representing this ocountry
and those of Scandinavia. It is o] -
ble this proposal will be carried out and
the cup put up for the 19017 Eames,
sthould the Ewedish team come to the
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A 17-year-old navy gunner, with
the smile of success and bein’-home
for-Christmas written all over his
face, breezed into the navy recruiting
office Monday morning.
He was Henry Cowan, late of his
father's house at No. & 209 Spring
street, but now of his Uncle Sam's
bl, battleship, the Pennsylvania. The
things he had done during a short
eight months in the navy made even
his older companions smile with
good-natured envy.
For despise the fact he looks like a
movie hero, he stood in the swelter-
Ing five-inch gun turret of the Penn
sylvania, with other . Buns roaring
about him and powder flashing in his
face, and made five hits in five shots,
at night and at extreme range,
For that one feat he won the grade
of gun-pointer, got a bonus of S2O in
gold from the Government and an 8
a month permanent increase in pay.
And he got a lot of mystic navy sym
bols denoting various degrees of ex
cellence. These he had sewn in their
proper place on his left sleeve,
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Douglasville's Cider
Found To Be /Spiked’
ound Lo Be 'Spike
The Douglasville Cider Club ad-
Journed its daily sessions around the
old stove In the general store Mon
day. There was no longer any “in
spiration” to help in moulding the
destiny of the nation and kindred
subjects,
The Chief of Police had received g
report from Dr. Edgar Everhart,
chemist of the State G«-olof!cal De
partment, on a quart of clder sent
to Atlanta for analysis. The report
#howed the reason for the “run” on
cider In the town.
T»e cider was duly put in the cat
egory of “Intoxicants,” and the Chief
of Police had done the rest,
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mll’. 8. F. BURNETT.
Mrs. 8. F. Burnett, 39, died Monday
morning at a sanitarium in Union Clty,
She leaves her husband, two sisters Il‘fl
& brother, all of Red Oak., The funer
will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1
o'clock at Shadna Baptist Church. In
terment in the churchyard. |
FUNERAL OF INFANT
The funeral of the Infant of Mr. and
Mrs. C. R. Mashburn, who died Sunday
at the home, No. 81 Oakland street, was
held Monday afternoon. Interment in
Westview,
C. L. FORD.
C. L. Ford, 30, died Sunday at a &fl
--vate hospital. e resided on the Me-
Donough road. He is survived by his
wife. T}w body was removed to the
thapel of H. M. Patterson & Son,
DANIEL W. LIDDELL.
The funeral of Danlel Wilson Liddel,
66, who dieq Sunday at the residence
No. 1020 North Boulevard, was held
Monday from the Rock Spring Presby -
terian Church. The Rev. Linton John
son officiated. Interment was In the
churchyard. He is survived by his
wife, & daughter, Miss Mary Liddell,
and five sons, Herman Foster, Jullan,
Mack and D. W._ Liddeh, Jr.
MRS. MARY ANN NEILL,
The body of Mrs. Mary Ann Neill, who
dled Saturday night at the residence,
No. 606 Sunset avenue, was sent Mon
day to Bremen, Ga., where the funeral
and interment were to take place Mon
day afternoon. ‘
EDGAR CRAIG.
Edgar Cralg, 80, alrd Sunday at the
residence, No. 123 Wheeler street. He
leaves a daughter, Mrs. Katie Bramb
lett, and two sons, J. . nn.kl‘, P. Cralg.
8. F. THURMAN,
LAFAYETTE, GA, Dec. 18-B. F.
Thurman, prominent Georgin Mason
and legislator, died here this morning.
J. Y. CARITHERS.,
ATHENS, Deec. 18.-), Y. Carithers,
rnmlnom Athens financier and capital.
st who died early Sunday morning, was
buried at Bathabara Church near Mon
roe today. He was connected with the
largest enterprises in Athens and leaves
& large estate, ‘
MRS, B. E. TURNER.
AMERICUS, Dec. 18~ A week's fliness
from blood _"nxlwnln. brought death to
Mrs. B, E. Turner here last night. She
was the wife of Conductor Turner, of
the Seaboard Air Line, She was born
in Americus Mx{ Years ago. The fu
neral will be held here Tuesday after
noon at 3 o'eclock, Rev. R, K Neigh
bour, of Au{\n!n. umvuuni “
MRS, EDITH MOWSE.
Mre. Bdith Howse, 32, died uun‘ufi\t
her residence on the Mayson and r
her road. She is survived by her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E G. Richardson:
three sisters, Mrs. Hettie Walton, Mrs.
E. P. Richardson and Mrs, Ruth Mo.n.{
of Lansing, Mich, and a brother, N, M.
Richardson, of the same place. The
body was taken to the chapel of A O,
;A l{oy Donehoo, to awalt the arrival of
relatives from Michigan
| CARL TUCKER.
’ Carl Tucker, l-*ur-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Tucker, died Sunday
at the home In Bolton, Funersl ser
vices wil! be aold h“ !| o"rlzck)l.on;!{lyw
afternoon at the cha o n oy
Donehoo, the burr:l being at Powder
Eprings. 4
MRS, ROSA COLLINS, |
\ Mrs, Rosa Colling, 86, died Monday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. H.
Morrison, at Mountain View Station. A
BON Also survives (‘nrmn Collins, of
Marshall, Mich., and a sister, Mrs. A. H.
Smith, of Eureka, 11. The MI was
h‘.“lu to the chapel of A. O, w:
“lrhm awiating the arrival of Mr,
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MRS, CAROLINE O. WILLIAMS.
Columbus, Dec. 18 -Mrs. Caroling
Olivia Willlams died suddenly here. She
WAR T 4 vears of age. Funeral services
an' interment were held Monday after
noon, .
—THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN—
Captaln J. Jefferson Thomas, 88,
Confederate veteran and one of the
oldest of the alumni of Princeton Uni
versity and the University of Georgla,
died Sunday night at 7 o’clock at his
home, No. 81 Waddell street, Inman
Park. Captaln Thomas was seated
before the fire, with members of his
family gathered around. His chin
fell down on his chest, and his
daughter, Mrs. Patrick J. Farreli,
with whom he lived, and the others
thought he had fallen asleep. Later
an attempt was made to arouse him,
and it was seen that he had passed
away,
The body was placed in charge of
Harry G. Poole, and will be sent
Tuesday morning at 6:46 o'clock over
the Georgia Railroad to Augusta, his
old home, for funeral and interment.
Burviving Captain Thomas are two
other daughters living in Atlanta,
Mrs. George MacMillan and Mrs.
Fred L. Ingraham; three sons, J. D,
and T. C. Thomas, of Augusta, and
Dr. Julian P. Thomas, of New York,
formerly of Atlanta; two grandsons,
D. N. and H. L. Ingraham, and a
granddaughter, Mrs. E. C. Threlkeld.
Captain Thomas attended the Uni
versity of Georgla prior to 1850, and
then entered Princeton, where he
graduated with the class of 1851. He
enlisted with the Richmond Hussars
(cavalry) in the Civil War, and rose
to the place of captain, He was a
member of Camp Wheeler and a mem
ber of the staffs of General Scott
and General Wright.
At all gatherings of Princeton men
Captain Thomas was a conspicuous
figure. He never missed a function.
On Friday, March 10, the Princeton
!nmn gave Captain Thomas a dinner,
the occasion celebrating his eighty
[flflh birthday, and he made them a
intlrflng speach, At that time It was
- his intention to accept an invitation
from Dr. John Grier Hibben, presi
dent of Princeton, to attend this
'yeur‘s university commeneement and
head the alumni parade, but he was
- overcome in the meantime by a stren
uous trip to a veterans' reunion in
' Birmingham, and was unable to go.
In September he attended his last
meeting with the college men, the oc.
casion being a dinner to several
voung Atlantans who expect to enter
Princeton next year.
Captaln Thomas was Kknown to
thousands of Atlantans as the owner
of “Dixie Wil Go,” a mustang pony,
which he rode everywhere he went.
"He was a man of strong force of
character and genial disposition, and
will be greatly missed. He had a re
markable constitutien, which he at
tributed largely to Bs life out of
doors. As late as two vears ago,
while living on West Peachtree street,
he slept In a tent on a vacant lot
'near his home.
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A. B. Steele, Retired
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Railroad Man, Dies
A. B. Steele, wealthy rallroad and
lumber operator who retired from ac
tive life two years ago because of {ll
health, dled Sunday night at the resi
dence, No. 522 Peachtree street. His
fwo children, Ben W, Steele, of New
York, and Mrs. Ray Powers, of Pan
ama City, Fla., were with him.
At the time or his retirement Mr.
Btecle was president of the Atlanta
and St. Andrews' Bay Rallroad and
of the Enterprise Lumber Company.
He was Interested also in many other
large projects
Mr. Steele had resided In Atlanm
for 35 years, coming here from Ken
tucky. He was a charter member of
the Capital City Club and a member
of the Pledmont Driving Club. He
worshipped at St. Luke's,
Two brothers also survive him, Rea
Steele, of Panama City and Wade
Steele, of Kosmosdale, Ky. Mr, Steele
was 61 years old.
The funeral will be held at 10:30
o'clock Tuesday from the residence.
Bishop Warren A. Candler and the
Rev. W. W. Memminger will officlate.
Interment in Oakland. The pallbear
ers will be Horton and Stanley Ma
thewson, George W. Harrison, Jr,
Frank Adair, John Glenn, William
Thomson, Willlam Candler and Dr.
John Thomson.
The following will act as an hon
orary escort: Asa G. Candler, Harold
Hirsch, Judge John 8. Candler, For
rest Adair, George W. Adair, Judge
John €. Hart, Judge W. D, Eliis, J.
K. Ottley, Captain J. W. English,
John J. Eagan, John 8 Owens, Judge
W. T. Newman, Colonel H. M. Patty,
Sam D. Jones, T. D. Meador, J. R.
Gray and R. A. Hemphill.
Film Provides Big
Shouts of joy greeted the announce
ment to 40 little orphans at the South
ern Christian Home Monday that
there wasn't any doubt any longer
that Santa Claus would put in an ap
pearance on schedule,
A committee of young Atlanta ma
trons, headed by Mrs, Thorne Flagier
and Mrs. Roy Colller, made this cer
tain Sunday by managing a benefit
performance at the Criterion Theater
at which about S2OO was donated As
sisting them were Mrs. W. Carroll
Latimer, Mrs. Joseph G. Rhodes, Mrs,
Harry Stearns, Mrs. J. A. Thomas,
Mrs. E R. Gunby, Mrs. Harry Har
mon, Jr, Mrs. J. W. Goldsmith, Jr.,
Mrs. Robert Lee Cooney, Mrs, Byron
Bower and Mrs. H. B. Howe.
Waycross Will Dine
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Wm. Jennings Bryan
WAYCROSS, Dec. 18.-An invita
tion to spend Tuesday, December 26,
In Wayerogs was today accepted by
William J. Bryan, who will leave his
winter home In Florida early next
week for Kentucky, Mr. Bryan will
be tendered a luncheon and an In.
formal dinner while in Waycross,
Capitalists Will Be
Batsuma growers in the Mobile dis
trict Monday sent the Southeastern Land
Bhow headquarters the names of a num
ber of Northern oupitalists who are in
u-rnud*n the Southeast and who are
to be invied to lh‘ exposition,
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ND now, just as everything
A was getting nice and
Christmasy, along comes
another rumor of a shake-up in
the police department.
Dear Up and Down:
Kindly explain the meaning of
the term “pork” as used in refer
ences to congressional appropria
tions. IGNORANT.
Forrest Avenue.
“Pork” or “pork barrel” means
Government funds expended out
side our own State.
Farmers at Forsyth announce a
“ham show"” next February. The
close of the regular theatrical sea
son will make a large company
available.
v Johnny Spencer, in his colyum,
calls attention to the headline,
“Flees in His Nightshirt,” but in
sists that's not as bad as bread
- crumbs in the bed., I'd like to
nominate starch in pajamas as
worst of all. But Johnny couldn’t
be expected to know about that.
| Ten thousand scientists will
hold convention in New York in
Christmas week. They hope to dis
cover the uses of several hitherto
~ unexplained Christmas gifts and
to find out' why everybody expects
~ everybody else to shop early,
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Fastor of Kic
; of ‘3d Sex’
(By International News Service.)
} CLEVELAND, Deec. 18.—Rev,
‘(}eurga Hugh Bierney, pastor of the
fashionable Euclid Avenue Methodist
‘(Zhurch. astounded his wealthy and to
a large degree ‘childless” congrega
tlon by rapping the third “sex” and
deploring the absence of children in
the homes of the rich.
“If 1 were asked to Indicate the one
most ominous sign of the times i
would indicate the unsexed woman,”
said Dr. Blerney. *“ln the craze for
freedom from all restraints, both re
ligious and social, the new woman is
under the temptation of disregardjng
both her nature and her soul.
“We are told of a ‘third sex’ created
by the European war, due to the
changing status of both women and
men, particularly the women out
growing their maternal instincts.
“Such a ‘neuter sex’ has been af
flicting America for two generations.
It is represented by the woman who
vares more for puppies than babies
and who thinks it more genteel to
coddle a cold-nosed poodle dog than
to sing cradle lullabies
“I like dogs, and I never see one of
thesesmanicured, beribboned, bewom
aned doggies being cooed over but
that my pity is all for' the dog.”
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Dogs, Seeking Slayer
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0f 2, Lead to Relative
(By International News Service.)
PEORIA, ILL., Dec. 18.—Bloodhounds
brought from Springfield today in an es
fort to obtain & clew to the murderers
of Mr. and Mrs. John F, Becker, wealthy
aged farmers, headed straight to the
home of a relative of the murdered cou
ple in Mason City, three miles from the
Scene of the crime. The relative vigor
ously protested his innocence \
Sheriff C ose pointed out that the muni
might have visited the home of the
Beckers several hours before the mur
der and thus innocently furnished :5\
scent for the dogs. \
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Crooks Having Quiet
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Xmas, Says Wright
Captain James M. Wright, secret
serevice agemt, Monday sat in his
office in t he Federal Building and
smiled upon a peaceful world.
“The old Yuletide thing's got ‘em.”
he explained, meaning the crooks.
“Most of 'em are doing their Christ
'mas time now. And as for the rest
well, I have reason to believe I'll
spend a quiet Christmas.”
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. Gordon Noel Hurtel, executive sec
retary to Mayor Woodward, Monday an.
nounced that he would be a candidate
for Recorder Pro Tem, to succeed James
W. Meade
Mr. Meade had made it kndwn that he
would not seek reelection,
The election for the post will be held
by the City Council next March. W, H.
Preston, who was defeated for the place
by Mr. Meade, again is a candidate for
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Haskell Released;
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SBAVANNAH, Dec. 18 —Relatives haro'
last week heard from Paul Haskell, who
Was reported held up In Italy, He says
he was détained three months ago In
Milan, Ita'y, but was released and M“J
be home for Christmas.
Wilton Jellico
Coal
$7.00 Per Ton
The Jellico Coal Co,
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Ashley’s X
Is Spoiled
by ‘Fids’
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Readers of the “Saturday Evening’
column in The Georgian are aware of
the discussion going on over the
legendary toothsomeness of possum
meat and the varying opinions of
those who have attempted to eat that
animal. Probably no dish in the
world is so much-affected by the im
agination as “possum and taters,” as
a little story told by Councilman
Claude L. Ashley Monday goes to
prove.
Councilman Ashley went out into
his woodhouse Sunday, and, moving
an old barrel, found a big possum
huddled there. After more or less
scrambling, he captured the varmint,
and said to himself:
“Ah, I'll have a flne Christmas
dish.”
His first pleasure after his catch,
however, was to show tie curious an
imal to ‘his young daughter Marga
ret. The girl looked intently at the
crittur, and then exclaimed, enthusi
astically:
“We'll name him Fido.”
That possum won't.be eaten by the
Ashley family, Mr. Ashley brought
Fido down to the City Hall Monday
and gave him to J. O, Cochran, Park
Manager, to be placed in the zoo.
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Land Show Book Is
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Given Indorsemena,
Indorsement of the Southeastern
Land Show Development Book as an
advertising medium was given Mon
day by W. W. Orr, president of the
Retail Merchants’ Association; P. C.
McDuffie, president of the Ad Men's
Club, and Fred J. Paxon, as chairman
of the executlve committee of both
organizationa.
In regard to the book, which is to
have a circulation of 25,000 copies in
Interest of the Southeastern Land
Bhow, the indorsement said:
“We belleve this will be one of the
most important events ever underta
ken in the interest of progressive de-
Vlopment work in the South. The of
ficial publication will he a valuable
and interesting book, covering all
phases of the show and the develop
ment activities of the Southeast.”
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Wilsons Celebrate
. .
First Anniversary
' (By International News Service.)
‘ WASHINGTON, Dec, 18.—Presi
dent and Mrs. Wilson today observed
‘the first anniversary of their mar
riage with the utmost unostentation.
In the morning they golfed, and in the
afternoon the President kept a few
appointments at the White House
that could not be postponed. ‘
Tonight Mr. and Mrs. Wilson will
attend the theater. |
. Hundreds of congratulatory letters, |
telegrams and cables were receivmli
‘at the executive mansion during the
‘ day. “
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Judge Ellis Back
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‘On Bench After Trip
Judge W, D. Ellis was back on the
bench in Superior Colt Monday aft
er a visit of several days to Charles
ton.
Judge Ellis will continue the trial
of jury business until Friday, when
court will adjourn for the Christmas
holidays.
Ambassador Gerard |
Arrives in §
weden
é‘Bv International News Service,)
HRISTIANIA, Dec. 18.- Ameriean |
Ambassador Gerard reached Christiania
today on the Scandinavian- American
liner Frederick VIII, en route to Berlin,
where he will again assume his diplo
matic dutles.
The Ambassador was very eager for
news concerning the peace situation up
on his arrival, and read the news dis
patches closely. He declined, however
to comment on the matter in any wa}'.l
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attractive post card and address labels, which bear the warning:
“Do Not Open Until Christmas”
Co-operate with us by shopping early, packing securely, addressing
plainly and shipping promptly.
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passenger trains on the Atlanta, Bir
mingham ,and Atlantic Railroad oc
curred shortly before 8 o'clock Mon
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LETE el G onns
—MUNDAY, DECEMBER 18, 191 s.
day at Bellwood when train No. 3
from Wayecross and Thomasville, ran
into train No. 2, due to leave as T:45
o’clock for those points.’ On). one
person was hurt, a man who Suffareq
a cut lip and who hurried away beforg
officials learned his name,
According to first reports of tl,a ac
cident, the outgoing train had b, ked
on the main line preparatory to ...
ting into the Terminal Station, and
was standing still when the inco; ling
train, running at the rate of about fye.
miles an hour, collided with it.
A number of people were considers.
bly shaken up. The indications were
that little material damage was done
to either train. 3