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ATLANTA, UGA .-
Denials of the report published 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. ¥4ng, chairman of
the Police Commission, issuing a
formal statement on the subject,
The underlying cause of these in
termittent rumors about changes in
the department, those in touch with
the situation know, is the political
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 polmclunl‘
not on the force constantly encourage
these wild rumors,
Mr. King’'s statement is as follows:
“Publications of the character con
tained 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 oor
reotly states the policy to be pursued
by the Incoming administration,
“It is well known that former Chief
Beavers was tried by the board and
damoted to the rank of captain by a
vote of seven to five, and that the
present Chief of Police, Mayo, was
elected Chief by a vote of nine to
three,
“The Reavers contest was oarried
to the courts, and, on order of Judge
Pendleton, a retrin]l was had by the
Police Board, resulting in a second
vote to dismiss Mr. Beavers, this vote
being unanimous.
“In the interval Chief Mayo had
werved the coity well and falthfully,
and demonstrated by the superior
manner in which he conducted the
department just how disorganized the
department previously had been,
Chief Lanford Ml
*“The Beavers case is now In the
oourts. 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 has
no complaint against him, Unfortu
nately for the department, he is con
fined to his home by illness, but ill.
ness has not yet constituted grounds
for removal from office, particularly
when an officer's health was under
mined through his efforts in the clity's
service,
“I trust sincerely that the public
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.”
The Supreme Court Monday adopt
od new certiorari rules applying to de
clsions of the Court of Appeals, re
quiring written notice to be given to
the clerk of the Court 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, and thirty days from the filing !
of the judgment in the Court of Ap
penals.
Where an application is submitted
to the Bupreme Court for a writ, the
petitioner must furnish as an exhibit
10 the petition a certified copy of the
entire record of the case, or In llen
thereof a copy of such record, omit
ting the evidence, If it is not deemed
neoessary. In either event the tran
seript must contain a copy of the
m.m and of the opinion of the
of Appeals.
No Further Vice
Probe Is Likely
Indioations Monday were that th
would be no rurnu-r? vice lnvnt‘lnt:c::;
the present Grand Jury when an
ent was made that the jury will
‘gohlrn\g‘.by Judge Hill on Decem
and that no more sessions have
‘vh-ehodulnd for to that date.
ether the I\Trv will submit to the
oourt apecial presentments on the vice
fi“tlm. A 8 revealed by its probe of
Friday, was not made known al-
It was the opinion about the
wwu that & more vigorous en
ent of the law would ‘2 recom
oßN e e g
n u .
Y y Judge Hill on Jan
State oil Inspection
&ohr‘- hikh record for kerosene
#Rsoline inspections by the State
Ware smashed by November. The fig
:m o&nlwll::‘ .\!;»Mnh by 'n 1"" Hixon,
pector, show the "
" oelved 36597 more revenue m:n“l;\.h
In November than for the pre
’ month
November :m.m gallons of gas
' and 1643330 gallons of kerosene
were m-r-«ml, from which the State
B e SVB e
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: uuofl:.'. and 1,634,714 gallons Of kere.
. Behe were inspected
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. SHINGTON, Dec. 18.--Nation
¢ wide prohibition made another nota
. ble advance in Congress today when
t the Benate Judiciary Committee, aft.
: er & long debate, ordered a special
: Beeting Thursday to decide w hether
g 0 recommend a vote by the Senate
« Of the resolution providing a consti.
. tutional amendment to make the en
. tire country “dry.”
- Supreme Court.
: Judgments Affirmed.
L Uet al va. Merritt, executrix: from
. bh Buperior Court-—Judge Mathews
» Ltflcr';n!‘!."ll‘ H. Hall, J;{, Roland
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Sler, contra.
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3 e insed
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3 in error, Wright, h.‘,
(By International News Service.)
[ WABHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Major
General Leonard Wood, commander
of the Department of the Kast and
former chief of staff, told the Senate
Military Affairs Committee this aft
¢rnoon that the National Guard is a
“complete and terrific failure.” This
country needs a “real army” of 4,000,
000, he sald. “You have seen the
guard mobllization for border wer
vve,” sald Wood. “Nothing could
have been more pronounced thar the
mefficiency of that mobilizaion
"1 had charge o* 7% ser cent of thnt
momlization. There is no. one unit
of the guarc at wir strongth or fit
w'r war duaty,
“It is the fAult of tha nys«‘em, the
shortege of equipment and the genor
& jow standard o’ efficlency.
General Wood earncstly advocated
universal miiltary training as a means
of “national life saving.” HHe pro
posed a scheme for the creation of a
’nell-tnlned and highly eflcient army
of 4,006,000 men. MHe declared his
plan antimilitaristic and purely dem
oeratie.” |
“The plain mmur{ fact of our
present situation is that we have no
national defense,” be sald, “We sim
ply are not prepared.” |
~ Under his p{:n, all youths would
‘be recrufted at 19 and be given Bix
months of intensive training on the |
P.aitsburgh plan, This would tum
out 500,000 soldiars each year, he
suwid,
Anti-militariste and preparedness
advocates in large number were pres
ent to lay befors the subcommittee
consisting of Senators Chamberiain,
Thomas and Brady--their objections,
eriticiams or approval of the Cham
berlain bill creating an army nlnng‘
the lines of the Swiss system. The
subcommittee hoped, however, to
conclude the hearings about Feb
ruary 1, and to present to the
Senate the revised draft of the
bill, designed completely to revolu
tionixe ths system of national defense,
Preparedness leaders were ready to
day with piles of data to prove that
the recent Mexlecan crisis had dem
onstrated the incompetence of the
Natlonal Guard and to urge the sub
committes to recommend passage of
the Senator's bill r;{m\llnx 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
withess, attacked the Chamberiain
bill on the ground that it would im-
Ppose an unnecessary burden on the
country and would fall to furnish the
civic training 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 bad a bad effect,” he contin
ued. “It has dissuaded our experts
from trying to formulate a scheme
for actual militery preparedness
which might have received popular
support.”
The German system of miiitary
training was held up as a detriment
to the Industrial and social progress
of & nation.
“Progress in the social and indus
trial life of Germany has been made
In apite of that nation's system of en.
forced military training and service,
And s In no mense a result of such
compulsory service,” Mr. Fisher sald.
Kitchin Plans Fight
On Preparedness Cost
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—A fight to
curtail continued preparedness ex
penditures to save the Federal Gov
ernment from financial embarrass
ment began brnkln{ out today, con
ducted by a powerfu roup of Demo
orats in Congreas, honz«d 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 satiafactory, and said that he
W to lay the entire matter be
ore 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 Sacretary of the Treasury pro
posing the expenditures for the next
fiscal year, considered in connection
with the Secretary’s caleulations as to
the Government's revenue, Indicate “
condition which In a private concern
would be called dangerous,” Represen
tative Kitchin sald today. “The ex
penditures for the flsoal year begin
ning next July, the Seoretary esti
mated, will exceed the ordinary In.
come by 3300000, He expects to have
A general balance of $114,000,000 at
the beginning of the year. There are
about $128,000,000 of this year's ex
penditures for which the Secretary |
may properly issue bonds already au- |
thorized. If he does so, there will ho‘
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!
golks Mailing Early
Joviality has become & permanent
lhlnr around the office of Postmaster
801 l H. Jones., It's all come about
thmm early Christmas maliing
The official's amp'e chest w all
brightened up Num\l" with a n'J ur~l
nation stuck with a slant into his lapel.
Asked what it was all about, he -
plained : |
"'See that crowd out there? They're
malling early. A man came In from .
big store_and bought §1 500 'nflw!!
stamps, ’flnr‘ro gonna mall early. .
erybody's malling early.” |
El Paso Gets Rich
“E 1 Paso p:u a dal
harvest of thou Mo.z mm"r:’mn l'v,\’-
cle Sam and hix soldier bol‘l -Ion“‘ the
mertil of The FRImiE sorar ‘ot ThL.
wort o e .
tia, who was .("«'» "mp:ndo mm»
day n tnnnmounm-tm‘wdm
- 000 woldiers w t
mu&" have to u= y for
they get,” he
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17 Years Oold, Here
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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
Bood-natured envy, ‘
~ For desptie the fact he looks like a
movie hero, he stood in the uwolter-‘
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 s{un-pulmr-r. got a bonus of S2O ln‘
gold from the Government and an $5
a month permanent increase in pay.
And he got g lot of mystic navy sym
bols denotihg various degrees of ex
cellence, These he had sewn in their
proper place on his left sleave.
Douglasville's Cider
Found To Be ‘Spiked’
The Douglasville Cider Club ad-
Journed its dally 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
.uhc-,ulu,
The Chief of Police had received a
report from Dr. Edgar KEverhart,
chemist of the State Geological De
partment, on a quart of clider sent
o Atlanta for analysis. The report
&howed the reason for the “run” on
cider in the town.
The cider was duly put in the eat
egory of “intoxicants,” and the Chief
of Police had done the rest,
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
MRS, 8. F. BURNETT.
Mrs. 8. F. Burnett, 38, died Monday
morning at a sanitarium ‘in Union City.
Bhe leaves her hushand, two sisters l'll
A brother, all of Red Oak. The funera
will be l\fl% 'l‘uug:y afternoon at 1
o'clock at Shadna ptist 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.. 01.. FORD.
C. L. Ford, dled Bunday at a r‘fl
vate hospital, ite resided on the Mec-
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,
68, who dieq Sunday at the residence
No. 1030 North Boulevard, was held
Monday from the Rock Sprlnf Preshy -
terian Church. The Rev., Linton Johne
sos officiated. Interment was in the
churchyard. He is survived by his
wife, a dnumfl'. Miss Mary Liddell,
hnd five .ot'b‘.' erman, Foster, Julian,
ack mg . W, Lidaeh, Jr,
MRS. MARY ANN NEILL,
The body of Mrs \hr{ Ann Neill, who
dled Saturday night at the residence,
No. 606 Bunset avenue, was sent Mon
“x to Bremen, Ga., where the funeral
and interment were to take place Mon -
day afternoon
EDGAR CRAIG. 3
Edgar Craig, 80, died Sunday at the
residence, No. 123 Wheeler street, He
leaves & dnughter, Mrs. Katle HBramb
lett, and two m'ms+.! ("'::‘k(‘ P. Craig.
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LAF‘AYE"’I‘R. (::(9. Dec. 13.—-B. ¥
Thurman, prominent Georgla Mason
and legislator, died here this morning.
J. Y. CARITHERS,
ATHENS, Dec. 18.--J, Y. Carithers, |
rmlnnm Athens financler 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
a large estate.
MR_:. r E. TURNER,
AMERICUR, Dec. 18, <A week's illness
from blood .}-ouonm. 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 nfl’y Years 19“30 The fu
neral will be held here esday after
foon at 3 o'clock, Rev. R. K. Neigh
bowe,. of Au‘u-u. officiating.
MRS, EDITH HOW.!I.
Mrs. Edith Howse, 32, di Hund._hu
her residence on the Mayson and r-‘
ner road. She is survived h{ her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs, E. G. Richardson: |
three ‘{nur-. Mrs. Hct‘\‘lc Walton, Mrs.
E. P, Richardson and Mrs. Ruth Mo‘“n.‘
‘l laumu. Mich., and & brother, N. M.
fchardson, of the same place. The
body was taken to the chapel of A, O.
~ I(oy Donehoo, to await the arrival of
relatives from Michigan.
| (:Aml TUCKER,
Carl Tucker, -*:ur-old son of :vx
and Mrs, EKimer Tucker, fl‘«l Bunday
At tha home In Bolton. neral ser
vices wil' be ndd at 3 o'vlock llon‘:y
afternoon at the churl of A, O. & Roy
.mhonchoo. the burial being at Powder
ngs.
Mra, Rosa Coting. oF et s t
™, Collins, onday
&ho home of au- dnughter, Mrs, % fl
orrison, at ountain View tion.
ufi u-m:tn&-—(‘unn ;ln‘
arsha ch,, and a lh‘g. L A, H.
%I. of *\xf“: 1, . hod‘ Whe
g”n 10 the ehapel of A. O Roy
ehoo, awiating the arrival of Mr.
Ccmn.n‘. CARQLINE ILLIAM
mwm.‘ &c l&»flm
M disd » here. She
noon.
—THE ATLANTA GEOKGIAN-—
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’ Captain J. Jefferson Thomas, 86,
Confederate veteran and one of the
oldest of 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
Tuerday morning at 6:45 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, Mra, B, C, Threlkeld.
I Captain Thomas attended the Uni
versity of Georgla prior to 18560, 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 consplcuous
figure. He never missed a function.
‘On Friday, March 10, the Princeton
| men gave Captain Thomas a dinner,
;'he occagion celebrating his eighty
'fifth birthday, and he made them a
ler‘rlnu speech. At that time it was
‘his intention to accept an Invitation
from Dr. John Grier Hibben, presi
dent of Princeton, to attend this
year's university commencement and
head the alumni parade, but he was
!ovorflomo in the meantime hy 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.
(lufllnn being a dinner to several
l\nunz Atlantans 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 mtissed. 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. SBteele, wealthy railroad and
lumber operator who retired from ac
tive life two years ago because of ill
health, died Sunday night at the resi
‘(h'n(‘(‘. No. 6522 Peachtree street. His
two children, Ben W, Steele, of New
York, and Mrs. Ray Powers, of Pan
‘umu Clity, Fla., were with him.
At the time or 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 Atlan®
for 85 years, mmlng 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 algo survive him, Rea
Steels, of Panama City and Wade
Steele, of Kosmosdale, Ky. Alr. Stecle
was 61 years old,
| The funeral will be held at 10:30
o'clock Tuesday from the residence.
Bishop Warren A. Candler znd the
Rev. W, W. Memminger will 6fficlate,
Interment in Oakland. The pallbear
ers will be Horton and Stanley Ma
thewson, George W. Harrison, Jr,
Frank Adair, John Glenn, William
Thomson, William Candler and Dr.
John Thomson.
The following will act as an hon
orary escort: Asa Q\.q( ‘andler, Harold
Hirsch, judge John 'S. Candler, For
rest Adair, George W. Adair, Judge
John C. Hart, Judge W. D, Ellls, 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
Xmas for Orphans
' Shouts of joy greeted the announee
| ment to 40 little orphans at the South
ern Christian Home Monday that
lthc-ro wasn't any doubt any longer
| that Santa Claus would put in an ap
pearance on schedule,
l 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
‘mer and Mrs. H. B, Howe,
Waycross Will Dine
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m. Jennings Bryan
WAYCROSS, Dec. 18.—An Invita
tion to spend Tuesday, December 26,
in Waycross was today accepted by
William J. Bryan, who will leave his
winter home in Florida early next
week for Kentucky, Mr, Bryan will
ibe tendered a luncheon and an in
formal dinner while in Waycross,
Capitalists Will Be
Batsuma grow in the
- Hhcndny um"&q loulho:mla‘t.:d
how tors the names of a num-
R coniiaine mhe At 1
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10 be invited to the exposition. " C Y
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ND now, just as everything
A was getting nice and
Christmasy, along comes
another rimor 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,
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 gcientists will
hold convention in New York in
Christmas week. They hope to dis
cover the uses of several hitharto.
unexplained Christmas gifts and
to find out why everybody expects
everybody else to shop early,
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Pastor of Rich
of ‘3d Sex’
(By International News Service.)
CLEVELAND, Deec. 18.—~Rev,
George Hugh Blerney, pastor of the
fashionable Ruclld Avenue Methodist
Church, astounded his wealthy and to
a large degree “childless” congrega
tion by rapping the third “sex” and
deploring the absence ot 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 is
under the temptation of disregarding
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 instinets.
“Such a 'neuter sex’ has been af
flicting America for two generations.
It is represenied by the woman who
cares ‘more for puppies than babies
and who thinks it more genteel to!
coddle a cold-nosed poodle dog than
to sing cradle lullabies. |
i | IS(‘- 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, TLL., Dec. 18.—Bloodhounds
brought from Springfield today in an ef
fort to obtain a clew to the murderers
of Mr. and Mrs. John F, Becket, 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 Close pointed out that the man
might have visited the hdme of the
Beckers several hours before the mur
der and thus innocently furnished a
scent for the dogs.
C aving Quiet
rooks Having Q ‘
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Xmas, Says Wright
Captain James M. Wright, secret
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 dolng their Christ.
mas time now. And as for the rest—
well, 1 have reason to belleve I'll
‘speml a quiet Christmas.”
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Hurtel Seeks Job of
‘ Gordon Noel Hurtel, executive secs
retary to Mayor Woodward, Mondn! An
‘nounced that he would be a candidate
for Recorder Pro Tem, to succead James
W, Meade
- Mr. Meade had made it known that he
would not seek reelection
The election for the post will beé held
by the City Council next March. W. H
Preston, who was defeated for the place
ih'y Mr. Meade, again is a candidate for
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asKe eleased;
BAVANNAH, Dec. 18 —Rélatives here
last week heard from Paul Haskell, who
was reported held up in Ttaly. He says
he was detained three months ago in
Milan, Italy, but was released and will
|be home for Christmas.
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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 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 Hail Monday
and gave him to J. O. Cochran, Park
Manager, to be placed in the zoo.
Land Show Book Is
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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. .
McDuffie, president of the Ad Men’s
Club, and Fred J. Paxon, as chairman
of the executive committee of both
organizationsa,
In regard to the kooK, which is to
have a circylation 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 Anniversary
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Presi
dent and Mrs. Wilson today observed
the first anniversary of their mar
riage with the utmoet 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 Chatles
ton.
Judge Ellis will continue the trial
of jury business until Friday, when
court will adjourn for the Christmas
holidays. o
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Arrives in Sweden
(Bv International News Service.)
CHRISTIANIA, Dec, 18.—American
Ambassador Gerard reached Christiania
today _on the Scandinavian-American
liner F“eder!ck 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 djs<
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
for 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”
& te with by shopping early, i ly, addressin
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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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Week Is Enough. Original Price Tags on Every Suit.
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We gladly open accounts with people living in East Point, College
Park, Hapeville, Kirkwood, Decatur, Smyrna and Marietta, Ga.
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Get out your hunting togs and pack your bag for the game country of
o Louisiana and Texas. Every kind of wild fowl; deer and small animals.
Fishing too—the kind that makes your blood tingle. All within con
venient distance from the famous winter resorts, Lake Charles, Lake
Sabine, Galveston and San Antonio, reached via
SUNSET ROUTE
New Orleans San Antonio Los Angeles San Francisco
Fast, luxuriomly equipped trains, oil burning locomotives, no dust or cindem. Dining
ear service unexcelled. [lustrated literat@ize upon request
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RETE
-MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1916.
day at Bellwood when train No, 3,
from Waycross and Thomasville, Tan
into train No. 2, due to leave at u 6
o’clock tz those points. Only one
person wds hurt, a man who suffereq
a cut lip and who hurried away heforg
offlcia\}s learned his name,
Accdording to first reports of the ac.
cident, the outgoing train had backed
on the main line preparatory to .
ting into the Terminal Statio, and
was standing still when the in. Oming
train, running at the rate of abo; five
miles an hour, collided with it.
A number of people were consi lera.
bly shaken up. The indications wers
that little material damage was dong
to either train.