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ATLANTA, GA.-
osloo Sl i o 8
Denials of the report published in‘
he morning paper of an lmyendmx[
Ehake-up lin the police department,
undei the administration of Asa G.
andler as Mayor, were heard gener.
ly Monday, A, R. King, chairman of
’--‘ Police Comunission, Issuing a
Tormal statement on the subject
The underiying cause of these in
termittent rumore about changes in!
the department, those in touch with
the- situation know, is the political
ambitions of some of the minor po
lice ofMicers, who think they see &
chance of getting promoted It is &
notorious fact that Ceglain politicians
not on the force onstantly epcourage
these wild rumors
Mr. King's statement is as follows
“Publications of the character con
ained in The Constitution this morn
ng tend to disorganize the police de
mriment by causing the members to
think along political lines rather than
thelr business of police duty,
Beavers Given Two Trials,
“I do not believe the story cor
reotly states the poliey to he pursued
by the incoming administration.
“It & well known that former Chief
Beavers was tried by the board and
demoted to the rank of captain by a
vote of meven to five, and that the
present (hies of FPolice, Mayo, was
eslected Chief by a wvote of nine to
three,
“T'he Beavers contest was carried
1o the courts, and, on order of Judge
Pendleton, a retrial was had by the
Police Board, resulting in a second
vote to dismiss Mr. Beavers, this vote
being unanimous. |
“In the interval (hlef Mayo had
werved the city well and falthfully,
and demonstrated by the superior
manner in which he conducted the
ent just how disorganized the
ent previously had been,
Chief Lanford 1,
“The Heavers cage is now in the
oourts. The personne! of the 1917
board can not, under the law, wnh-!
draw the case from the courts with
out action by .Indfce Pendleton, Then |
there is alwayw the right of appeal
to the higher court, which roqulru{
much time,
“Chief of Detectives Lanford has
no complaint against him. Unfortu
nately for the department, he is con- |
fined to his home by illness, 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 city's
service, 1
“l 1 trust sincerely that the public
generally will co-operate to maintain
the standard of efficiency so recently
developed by the department, and not
only ignore, hmsdmmurm, such dis.
orfimmn‘ rumlrs as the publication
this morning.”
The Supreme Court Monday adopt
od new certiorar! rules applying to de
cisions of the Court of Appeals, re
quiring written notice to be given to
the clerk of the (‘ourt of Appeals,
within ten days after the filing of the
Judgment, of his intention to apply to
the Bupreme Court for a writ of cer
tiorari, und thirty days from the filing !
of the judgment in the Court of Ap-
Denls.
‘a Where an application is submitted
‘ the Supreme Court for a writ, the
Petitioner must furnish as an exhihit
10 the petition a certified copy of the
entire record of the case, or in lleu
thereof a copy of such record, omit
tingethe evidence, if it is not deemed
necessary. In either event the tran
seript must contain a copy of the
Judgment and of the opinion of the
Court of Appeals.
No Further Vice
Probe Is Likely
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Indications Monday were that there
would be no further vice Investigation
By the present Grand Jury when an
ent was made that the jury will
g‘hchlrlm by Judge Hill on Decem
-29 and that no more sessions have
scheduled prior to that date
Whfihor‘llhe Jury will -uhmnh(n the
court cial presentments on the viee
m.!sz'.," A 8 revealed by its probe of
Ry, was not made known al
m It was the opinion about the!
house that a more vigorous en
foroement of the law would Tw recom-
Dew January term Grand Jury
: l:: sworn in by Judge Hill on Jan
uary &
State oil Inspection
Oetober's high record for kerosene
and gasoline inspections by the State
Were smashed by November The fig
res compled Monday by J. T Hixon,
k‘g Ofl Inspector, show the State re
colved 36097 more revenue from this
in November than for the pre
month
E November g.lN.filO gnllons of gas
and 1643339 gallons of kerosene
were |n.¥m‘|rd, frem which the State |
recelved 315,081 48 net revenue During |
the sous month 3,011,600 gallong of |
“-gr:nm! 1,634,714 gullons of kero
seNe were Inspected
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‘Dry’ Nation Vote |
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Up to Committee
e International News Service.)
XCHI.\'HTU.\’. Dec. 18- Nation
wide phibition made another nota
ble J'r:!flt‘l‘ in Congress today wlmu!
the Senate Judiciary Committee, aft
or a long debate, ordered a special
meeting g’hurmln_\ to decide whether
to recommend a vote by the Se nate
on the resolution providing a gonsti.
tutional amendment to make l‘r en
tire country “dry.”
Supreme Court,
Judgments Affirmed.
1l et u! ve. Merritt, executrix: from |
Buperior Court—Judge Mathews !
. La Bartlett, C. 1. MHall, Jr., Roland
g‘t r plaintiffs in error, Hardeman I
= ‘;‘-rk & Johnston, Harry 5. Stro
contra.
Alaculsey Lumber (‘omuug . Plem
et al; from g:my & Fite,
5 Km,'. wW. E nn, W, artin,
plaintiff iy srror. Hendricks, Mills & |
icks, J. J. Bates, contra. !
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Dismissed. {
‘lrhhnd ve. Ferris ot al; from "Ior:
“~Jud Wright. M. R Eubanks, for
M“ ervor. Barry Wright, Denny
i, coutra
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GURRD TERRIFI
ALURE SHS
*GEN il
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[ WABHINGTON, Dec. 18.—3ajor
General Leonard Wood, commaznder
of the Department of the Kast and
former chief of staff, wild the Senste
Military Affuirs Committee this afr
¢rnoon trat the National Guard is a
“complete and terrific fallure.” This
ountry needs a “real army” of 4.600,-
600, he said. “You have secn thel
guard mobilization for border eer
vice” said Wood. “Nothing covid
have been more pronounced ther the
mefMiciency of that mobilizaion,
“I had churge 0% 72 er cent of that
momlization, There is no: one unit
of the gua:G at «:r sti-ngth or it
«r war duty,
“It is the fau!t of th: sy«‘em, the
shortage of equipment and the gencer
@ ow standard o’ cMeleacy.
General Wood earncstly advocated
universal miiltary training as a means
of “national life saving.” fie pro
posed a gcheme for the creation of a
well-trained and highly eficient army
of 4,000,000 men. He declared his
plan antimilitaristic and purely dem-i
ocratie,” 1
“The plain military fact of our
present situation is ihat we have no
national defense,” be sald, “We sim-
Viy mre pnot prepared.”
Under his plan, all youths would
be tecruited at 19 and be giver six
months of {ntensive training on the
P.autsburgh plan. This would tura
out 500,000 soldiers each year, he
‘ntd. .
Anti-militarists and preparedness
advocates in large number were pres
ent Lo lay before the subcommittee -
consisting of Senators Chamberlain,
Thomas and Brady —their objections,
eriticisms or approval of the Cham
berlain bill creating an army along
the lines of the Swiss system. The |
subcommittee hoped, however, to
cenclude the hearings about Feb
ruary 1, and to present to the
Senate the revised draft of the
biil, designed completely, to revolu
tionize ths system of national defense,
Preparedness leaders were ready to
day with piles of data to prove that
the recent Mexican crisis had dem
onstrated the locompetence of the
National Guard and to urge the sub
committee to recommend passage of
the Senator's bill repealing the en
tire section of the Hay act federaiiz-
Ing the State troops. .
Former Secretary of the Interior
Walter L. Pigher, of Chicago, the first
witness, attacked the Chamberlain
bill on the ground that it would im-
Pose an unnecessary burden on the
country and would fail to furnish the
civic tralning its sponsors claimed
for it
' The Bwiss system is not adapted to
the needs of the United States, Mr,
Fisher declared.
“The whole agitation for conscrip
tion has had a bad effect,” he contin
ued, “It has dissuaded our experts
from trying to formulate a scheme
for actual military preparedness
which might have received popular
support.”
The German system of military
straining was held up as a detriment
Ito the industrial and social 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 said.
Kitchin Plans Fight
On Preparedness Cost
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18— A fight to
curtall continued preparedness ex
penditures to save the Federal Gov
ernment from financial 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 sala {hut he
proposed to lay the entire matter be.
fore Congress in a speecn. Within a
few weeks he will visit the White
House and will take up with President
Wilson the financial affairs of the
Government, which, the majority lead
er declares, threaten to become seri
ously involved.
“The estimates sent to Congress by
the ‘locnury of the Treasury pro
posifig the expenditures for the next
fiscal year, considered in connection
Wwith the Secretary's calculations as to
the Government's revenue, Indicate a
condition which in a private concern
would be called dangerous,” Represen -
tative Kitchin sald today., “The ex
penditures for the fiscal year begin
ning next July, the Secretary esti
mated, will exceed the ordinary in.
come by $300,000, He expects to have
A general balance of $114.000,000 at
the beginning of the year. There are
about §125,000,000 of this year's ex
penditures for which the Secretary
'muy properly issue bonds already au
)!hofllmt If he does so, there will be
an actual deficit of more than $60.-
000,000 at the end of the vear, even if
we stripped the Treasury of every dol
lar of its general balance.” |
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Joy at Postoffice!
Folks Mailing Early
Joviality has become a permanent
thing around the office of Postmaster |
Bolling H. Jones. llt's all come about
(hrouA\ carly Christmas mailing.
The official's amp'e rh»‘ was all
brightened up Momhf with § 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
mailing early A man came In from a
big store_and bought $1.500 worth of
SLAmpA, They're gonna mall early. Ev
erybody's mailing early
El Paso Gets Rich
~ Off Border Troops
. “El Paso people are reaping a daily
harvest of thousands of dollars from I'n.
cle Sam and his soldier boys along the
border.™ sald Captain O. ¥ P R%mnl
worth, of the Forsyth company of mili
ta, who was at the Hotel Ansle Run
day night on & furlough from the L\mn‘
“There are 65,000 soldiers nm the
border and they have to pay o y for
cvuh they get,” he said
fC;ack Gun Pointer, |
17 Years Old, Here g
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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
‘big 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 guns 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 lhelr‘
proper place on his left sleeve.
Douglasville's Cider
Found To Be ‘Spiked’
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 a
report from Dr. Edgar Everhart,
chemist of the State Geological De
partment, on a quart of cider sent
W Atlanta for analysis. The report
showed the reason for the “run” onl
eider in the town.
The cider was duly put in the cat
egory of “intoxicants,” and the Chief
of Police had done the rest.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
MRS, 8. F. BURNETT.
Mrs. 8. F. Burnett, 39, died Monday
morning at a sanitarium in Union City
She leaves her husband, two sisters Il|l
& brother, all of Red OUak. The funeral
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 gl
vate hospital, ile resided on the (3
Donough road. He is survived by his
wife. The body was removed to the
thapel of H. M. Patterson & Son.
DANIEL W. LIDDELL.
The funeral of Daniel Wilson Liddell,
58, who dieq Sunday at the residence,
No. 1020 North Boulevard, was held
Monday from the Rock Spring Presby
terian Church. The Rev. Linton Johne
son officlated. Interment was in the
churchyard. He is survived by his
wife, a daughter, Miss Mary Liidell,
and five sons, Herman Foster, Julian,
Mack and D. W, Liddeh, Jr.
MRS, MARY ANN NEILL.
The body of Mrs. Mary Ann Neill, who
died 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, dled Sunday at the
residence, No. 123 Wheeler streel, He:
leaves a daughter, Mrs. Katie Bramb
lett, and two sons.') . nn.k(‘. P. Cralg.
B. F. THURMAN.
LAFAYETTE, GA, Dec. 18.-R F
Thurman, prominent Georgia Mason
and legislator, died here this morning.
J. Y. CARITHERS. .
ATHENR, Dec, 18.-J. Y Carithers, |
rromlnem Athens financler and capital.
st who dled early Sunday mornln%‘ll
buried at Bathabars Church near Mon-«
roe today. He was connected with the
largest enterprises in Athens and leaves
& large estate,
MRS B E. TURNER.
AMERICUSR, Dec. 18 -\ week's Mness
from blood ,“nnwnlng brought death to
Mra. B. K. Turner here last night, She
was the wife of Conductor Turner, of |
the SBeaboard Air Line. She was borul
in Americus Mv‘\d Years ago. The fu
neral will be held here Tuesday after-
Boon at 1 o'clock, Rev. R E. Neigh
bour, of :\\l‘ulll. officiatin
MRS. EDITH Now‘l.
Mrs. Edith Howse, 32, died Sunday at
her residence on the Mayson and 'Fnr-{
ner road. RBhe is survived by her pars
ents, Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Richardson:
gr« auon. Mrs. Hettie Walton, Mrs.
.P. Richardson and Mrs. Ruth Sloan,
g Lansing, Mich, und a brother, N, M.
fchardson, of the same place = The
body was taken to the chapel of A O,
& ‘oy Donehoo, to await the arrival of
relatives from Michigan
CARL TUCKER. |
Carl Tucker, l-{ur-old son of Mr
and Mrs. Eimer Tucker, died Sunday
at the home In Holton. Funeral ser
arierngon at e handl OF A 0 & ey
afte " ¢ chapel o s T y
Dohehoo, the burial being at Powder
Springs.
MRS. ROSA COLLINS,
Mrs. Rosa Collins, 88, died Monday at
hh. home M“u "'“"'-T" Mrs W. H,
orrison, at Mountain View Station. A
.‘11.; .‘l:'rh" and . sist ‘..'A fi'
- a s Mrs. AL H,
gfl.‘«"mm@ 11, ’l:o bodl was
en 1o the chapel of A, O Roy
té:r'hm' awiating the arrival of Mr.
Hns
MRS. CAROLINE O. WILLIAM
Columbus, ?»e 18 ‘vn l,‘ur:hnl
osm."wmuu:‘ died w«oa.l:- 'twro. She
wWas years “ge. n services
and interment were hcl:‘lndu after
noon.,
—THE ATLANTA URUKGIAN—
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' Captain J. Jefferson Thomas, 88,
Confederate veteran and one of the
oldest Gs the alumni of Princeton Uni
versity and the University of Georgia,
died Sunday night at 7 o’clock at his
home, No. 81 Waddell street, Inman
Park. Captain 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 $:45 o'clook 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,
’l). .N. and H. L. Ingraham, and a
granddaughter, Mrs, E. C. Threlko}d.]‘
} Captain Thomas attended the Uni
versity of Georgla prior to 1850, andl
then entered Princeton, where he
‘graduated with the class of 1851, He
enlisted with the Richmond Hussars
(cavairy; 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 Bcott
and General Wright,
At al! gatherings of Princeton men
Captain Thomas was a conspicuous
figure. He never missed a function.
On Friday, March 10, the Princeton
men gave Captain Thomas a dinner,
the occasion celebrating his eighty
fifth birthday, and he made them a
stirring speech. At that time it was
his intention to accept an lnvlmlion‘
from Dr. John Gtier Hibben, presi
dent of Princeton, to attend this
year's university commencement 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
young Atflantans who expect to enter
Princeton next year,
Captain Thomas was known to
thousands of Atlantans as the owner
of “Dixie Will 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 constitution, which he at
tributed largely to his life out of
doors. As late as two years 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 railroad and
lumber operator who retired from ac
tive iife two years ago because of ill
health, died Sunday night at the resi
dence, No. 522 Peachtree st,oet. His
two children, Ben W. Steelé, of New
York, and Mrs. Ray Powers, of Pan
ama City, Fla., were with him.
At the time ot his retirement Mr.
Steele was president of the Atlanta
and St. Andrews’ Bay Railroad and
of the Enterprise Lumber Company.
He was Interested also in many other
large projects
Mr. Steele had resided in Atlanwm
for 35 years, coming here from Ken
tucky., He was a charter member of
the Capital City Club and a member
of the Piedmont 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 vears old.
The funeral will be held at 10:3)
o'clock Tyesday from the residence.
Bishop Warren A. Candler and the
Rev. W. W. Memminger will officiate.
Interment in Oakland. The pallbear
ers will be Horton and Stanley Ma
thewson, George W. Harrison, Jr,
Frank Adair, John Glenn, Willlam
Thomson, William Candler and Dr.
John Thomson,
The following will act as an hon
orary escort: Asa . Candler, Harold
Hirsch, Judge John 8., Candler, For
rest Adair, George W Adair, Judge
John €. Hart, Judge W. D. Ellis, 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 Bi ‘
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Xmas for Orphans
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Shouts of soy greeted the announce.-
ment to 40 little orphans at the South
ern Christlan 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 Flagler
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 Din
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m. Jennings Bryan
| WAYCROSS, Dec. 18.—An invita
tion to spend Tuesday, December 26,
in Waycross was today accepted by
Willlam J. Bryan, who will leave hia
winter home in Florida early next
Week for Kentucky, Mr. Bryan will
be tendered a luncheon and an ine
formal dinner while in Waycross.
iCapitalistsMWill B
l oot
| Salsuma growers in the Mobile dis
trict Monday sent the Southeastern Land
Hhow headquarters the names of A num
;v:rr.:'f”.\'?rn;;m-mpt’l.ul::. :';so are in
] n e B eAst a w
to be invited to th‘q‘inpoduoa. -
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A was getting nice and
Christmasy! along comzs
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 ourt
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,
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
l everybody else to shop early.
Pastor of Rich
of ‘3d Sex’
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(By International News Service.)
CLEVELAND, Dec. 18.—Rev,
George Hugh Bierney, pastor of the
fashionable Euclid Avenue Methodist
Church, astounded his wealthy and to
a large degree ‘“childless” congrega
tion 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. Bierney. “In the craze for
freedom from all restraints, both re
ligious and social, the new woman ls
under the temptation of disregarding
both her nature and her soul.
“We are told of a ‘third sex' created
by the European war, due te 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
cares more for puppies than bables
and who thinks it more genteel to
coddle a cold-nosed poodle dog than
to sing cradie lullabies
“I like dogs and I never see one of
these manicured, 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., Dee 18.—~Bloodhounds
brought from Springfield today in an ef
fort to obtain a 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 tha
scene of the crime. The relative vigor
ously protested his innocence.
Sheriff Close pointed out that the man
might have visited the home of the
Beckers several hours before the mur
der and thus innocently furnished a
scent for the dogs.
Crooks Having Quiet
ving Q
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Xmas, Says Wright
Captain James M. Wright, ‘:e(‘retl‘
service agent, Monday. sat in his
office in the 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, 1 have reason to bdelieve I'll
spend a quiet Christmas.”
Hurtel Seeks Job of
~ Recorder Pro Tem
| _Gordon Noel Hurtel, executive sec
retary to Mayor-w Woodward, .\londu{f{ AN
nounced that he would be a candidate
for Recorder Pro Tem, to succeed Ja.meu'
W, Meade.
~ Mr. Meade had made it known 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
it
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Haskell Released;
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To Be Home Xmas
l BAVANNAH, Dec. 18— Relatives here
last week heard from Paul Haskell, who
Was reported held up in Jtaly, He says
he was detained three months ago in
1.\111.n, Ita'y. but was released and will
)h. home for Christmas.
Wilton Jellico
- Coal
$7.00 Per Ton
The Jellico Coal Co,
04-A Peachtree St.
Phores Ivy 15685;
Atianta 3668,
Ashley’s Xmas
Dinner Not to
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 fine Christmas
dish.”
His first pleasure after his catch,
however, was to show the 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.
Land Show Book Is
.
Given Indorsement
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
Clubs and Fred J. Paxon, as chairman
of the executive committee of both
organizations.
In regard to the book, which is to
have a circulation of 25,000 copies in
interest of the Southeastern Land
Show, the indorsement said:
“We believe this will be one of the
most important events ever underta
ken in the interest of progressive de
velopment work in the South. The of
ficlal publication will be a valuable
and interesting book, covering all
phases of the show and the develop
ment activities of the Southeast.”
.
Wilsons Celebrate
First '
st 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 received
at the executive mansion during the
day.
.
Judge Ellis Back
.
On Bench After Trip
Judge W. D. Ellis was back on the
bench in Superior Court 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
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~ Arrives in Sweden
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(Bv International News Service.)
CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 18.—American
Ambassador Gerard reached Christiania
‘today on the Scandinavian-American
lirter Frederick VIII, en route to Berlin,
‘where he will again assume his diplo
matic duties,
| 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 way.
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This well known firm, through the Offices of the “Company” is now open
fer the receipt and transportation of Christmas gifts, remembrances, etc.
Ask our wagon man or agent for a Christmas Envelope containing an
attractive post card and address labels, which bear the warning:
“Do Not Open Until Christmas”
Co-operate with us by shopping early, packing securely, addressin:
plainly and shipping promptly.
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“rom Wayeross and Thomasville, 1y
into train No. 2, due to leave at 7.5
o'clock for those points, Only gpy
person was hurt, a man who Suffereq
a cut lip and who hurried awa. efora
~officials learned his name.
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cident, the outgoing train ha keq
on the main line preparator, 2at.
ting into the Terminal Stai nd
was standing still when the Nine
train, running at the rate of aly;: « .
miles an hour, eollided with it.
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bly shaken up. The indications
that little material damage was g ng
to either train,