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ATLANTA. GA-
Denials of the report published in
the morning paper of an impending
shake-up in 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, lssuing al
formal statement on the subject, 1
The underlying cause of these in
termittent rumors about changes In‘
the department, those in touch with
the situation know, Is the 1-;1!?1('&11
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 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
thelr business of police duty.
' Beavers Given Two Trials,
“1 do not belleve the story cor
rectly states the policy to be pursued
by the incoming administration,
“It {8 well known that former Chief
Beavers was tried by the board and
demoted to the rank of captain by a
vote of peven to five, 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
Pendleton, a retrial was had by the
« Police Board, resulting in a second
# ¥ote to dismiss Mr, Beavers, this vote
being unanimous.
“In the interval Chief Mayo had
served the city 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 11l
“The Beavers case Is 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 hau‘
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 city's
service,
“1 trust sincerely that the publie
generally will co-operate to maintain
the standard of eMciency so recently
develaped by the department, and not
anly ignore, but discourage, such dis.
organizing rumors as the publication
this morning."”
The Supreme Court Monday adopt
ed new certiorari rules applying to de
cisions 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 Supreme Court for a writ of cer- .
tiorari, and thirty days from the filing |
of the judgment in the Court of Ap
peals.
Where an application Is submitted
to the Supreme Court for a writ, the
petitioner must furnish as an exhibit
to the petition a certified copy of the
entire record of the case, or In lleu
thereof a copy of such record, omit
ting the evidence, If it is not deemed
necessary. In either event the tran
seript must contain a copy of the
wnl and of the opinion of the
rt of Appeals.
No Further Vice
Probe Is Likely
Indications Monday were
would be no lurnu-ry vice In;:::m'n'::r:
by the present Grand Jury when an
bouncement was made that the jury will
be dhclum by Judge Hill on Decem
ber 29 and that no more sessions have
been scheduled prior to that date.
Whether the mry will submit to the
court special presentments on the vice
#ituation, as revealed by its probe of
last Friday, was not made known al
tm"n it was the opinion about’ the
Courthouse that & more vigorous en
h“.:l“ of the law would n recom
y new January term Grand Jury
1 ;o sworn in by Jud .
. ¥ ¥e Hill on Jan
State oil Inspeoti
October's high record for kerosene
and gasoline inspections by the State
were smashed by November. The fix
ures compled Monday by J. T. Hixon,
Btate 01l inspector, show the State re
celved J 8597 more revenue from this
”‘"fl..'",..fi""'""' than for the pre
onth,
#.“ln November 04,818 long of -
Im and LNI.M ..nol‘l:' QF.I.N‘.:I:G
were lmsrurd, from which the mu-'
récelved JISOBI 48 net revenus. Durin
fan.‘r-vkma month 3611 608 gallons o?]
¢ Ine and 1,634,714 galions of kero
:”O were inspected
“‘Dry’ Nation'V '
“Ury’ Nation Vote
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- Up to Committee
Ei By International News Service.
ffi ‘VXIH!.\'H’IH\' Dee. 18 ,\:..uf)m.
*t:h“t prohibition made another nota
g advance in Congress h'dly when
" the SBenate Judiciary Committee aft-
Sor a long debate, ordered a special
2 Meeting Thursday to decide whether
" 1o recommend a vote by the Benate
on the resolution providing a consti.
tutional pmendment to make the en
tire country “dry.”
~ Supreme Court.
Judgments Affirmed.
10 ot ol ve. Merritt, executrix; from
tl\nmmr Court - Judge Mathews
’ Bartlett, s..n Mall, Jr, Roland
for plaintiffs in error. Hardeman,
, -umr'::: & Johnston, Marry 8, Stro
hfllh&y Lumber Company va m.
’ e sl from Murra)y }Mnmu
,‘ N Kl“ W. E M W. C. Martin, |
- plainti in errer ‘fl:&mn Mills & |
: oks, J. J Bates, contra l
iaminsed,
ve Porria et at
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! (By International News Service.)
I WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Major
| General Leonard Wood, commandor
of the Department of the East and
former chief of staff, told the Senste
Military Affairs Committee this afi
crnoon that the National Guard is a
“complete and terrific fallure.” This
country needs a “real army” of 4,600,-
000, he sald. “You have secen the
guard mobilization for border sger
v'ee,” sald Wood. “Nothing covld
have been more pronounced thar the
inefliciency of that mobllizadion ‘
“I had charge of 72 »er cent of (hut‘
mondization, There is no. one unit
of the guarc at «ir strongth or fit
T war duty.
“It is the fau!t of ths nys‘em, the
shortage of equipment and the gencr
a; low standard o’ efliciency.
General Wood earncstly advocated
universal miiltary tralning as 2 means
of “national life saving.” lie pro
| posed a scheme for the creation of a
‘weli-trained and highly eilicient army |
of 4,006,000 men. He declured his!
plan antimilitaristic and purely dem-l
ocratic.”
.~ “The plain military fact of our
present situation is that we have no
national defense,” he said., “\We shr
ply are not prepared.”
Under his plan, all youths would
be recrulted at 19 and be giver six
months of intensive training on the
F.autsburgh plan. This would turn
out 500,000 soldiers each year, he
suid,
Anti-militarists and preparedness
advocates in large number were pres
ent to lay before the subccmmittee—
congisting of Senators Chamberlain,
Thu‘nan and Brady-—their objections,
eriticisms or approval of the Cham
berlain bill creating an army alonx'
the lines of the Swiss system. The!
subcommittee hoped, however, to
cenclude the hearings about Feb
ruary i, and to present to the
Senate the revised draft of the
bill, designed completely to revolu
tionize thy 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 Incompetence of the
National Guard and to urge the sub
committes to recommend passage of
the Senator's bill repenling the en
tire section of the Hay act fede.aliz-
Ing the State troops.
Former Secretary of the Interior
Walter L. Fisher, of Chicago, the first
‘wlmeu, attacked the Chamberlain
bill on the ground that it would im
\pou an unnecessary burden on the
Country and would fall to furnish the
civic training Its sponsors claimed
for It,
The Swiss aystem is not adapted to
the needs of the United States, Mr.
Fisher declared.
“The whole agitation for conscrip
tlon has bhad 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
'nupport"’
The German system of military
training was held up as a detriment
to the Industrial and social progress
of a nation,
~ “Progress In the soclal and indus
trial life of Germany has been made
In spite of that nation's system of en.
forced mlilitary training and service,
and is In no sense a result of such
compulsory service,” Mr, Fisher said.
Kitchin Plans Fight
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dee. 18.—A fight to
curtall continued preparedness ex
penditures to save the Federal Gov.
ernment from financial embarrass
ment began brullnl out today, con
ducted by a powerfn group of Demo
crats in Congress, headed by Majority
Leader Kithin, of the House. Repre
sentative Kitchif declared today In no
uncertain terms that the condition
confronting the Treasury was far
from satisfactory, and said that 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
ous'y involved,
“The estimates sent to Congress by
the Secretary of the Treasury pro
fiofln( the expenditures for the next
soal 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 cailed dangerous,” Represen
tative Kitchin sald today. “The ex
penditures for the flucal vear begin
ning next July, the Secretary esti
mated, will excood the ordinary in.
come by 3300000, He expects to have
& general balance of $114,000,000 at
the beginning of the year. There are
about $125000,000 of this year's ex
penditures for which the Secretary
|my properly issue bonds already au
thorized. If he does so, there will he
an actual deficit of more than $60..
000,000 at the end of the year, even If
we stripped the Treasury of every dol
lar of its zeneral balance.”
Joy at Postoffice!
Folks Mailing Early
Joviality has become ’ g'mmncm
thing around the office o tmaster
‘I;dlln H "Jm:t:,‘ ‘l\"':.nll‘:"t:m.n about
NIA enrly Chris m n
Th.o‘ afl\ohl‘n"-m;n c'ht.h-t ':d. all
ened u onds‘ w A red care
:-"8- stuck ’wllh A s ai into his lape!,
Asked what it was all about, he ex
plained
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ma
hig :\‘m_r::'u bought “"’n‘ “i;"‘s:’
sta \ ‘te gonna mall early, -
crmy‘n m{nn‘ early "
El Paso Gets Rich
———
“El Paso people are reaping a dafly
harvest of ¢ U: of dollars ‘T’n
cle Sam nnf nE M{- " the
border.” sald Captain O, H. V. -\
worth, of the Forsyth company of i
ta, who was & el Ansle .
tona from the b
soldiers nl-’, \
IJE ve to pay dearly for
everyiging KoL he sak.
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A 17-year-old navy gunner, with
the smile of success and hein'-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 Uncie Sa.m's]
big battleship, the Pennsylvania. Tho"
things he had done during a short,
elght 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 $3
a month permanent increase in pay.
And he got a lot of mystic navy symes
bols denoting various degrees of ex
cellence. These he had sewn in thelrl
proper place on his left sleeve,
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
subjects,
The Chief of Police had received a
report from Dr. Edgar Everhart,
chemist of the State Geological De
partment, on a quart of clider sent
10 Atlanta for analysis. The report
#howed the reason for the “run” onl
cider in the town.
The clder was duly put in the cat
egory of “intoxicants,” and the Chlef
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 lnd
a brother, all of Red Oak. The funer.
will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1
o'clock at Shadna Baptist Church. In
terment in the ‘hurchyard.
FUNERAL OF INFANT,
The funeral of the infant of Mr. and
Mrs. C. R. Mashburn, who dled Sunday
at the home, No. 81 Oakland street, was
held Monday afternoon. Interment in
Westview,
C. L. FORD.
C. L. Forq, »h.mn Sunday at a nrb
vate hospital, © resided on the Me-
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 dieg Sunday at the residence
No. 1020 North Boulevard, was held
Monday from the Rock Spring Preshy
terian Church. The Rev. Linton Johns
son officiated. Interment was in the
churchyard. He s survived by his
wife, & daughter, Miss Mary Liddell,
and five sons, Herman Foster, Jullan,
Mack and D, 'W_ Liddell, Jr.
MRS. MARY ANN NEILL,
The body of Mrs, Mary Ann Neill,“who
g‘hd Saturday night at the residence,
0. 506 Sunset avenue, was sent Mon
dc‘ to Bremen, Ga., where the funeral
and interment were to take place Mon .
day afternoon,
EDGAR CRAIG, )
Edgar Cralg, 80, died Sunday at the
residence, No. 123 Wheeler street. He
leaves a daughter, Mrs. Katle Hrambh
lett, and two sons, 3 O ;n.k(.‘. P. Cralg.
B, F. THURMAN,
I.AF.AYI\:TTI%. GA, Dec. 18.-B. F:
Thurman, prominent Georgia Mason
and legisiator, died here this morning.
J. Y. CARITHERS,
ATHENS, Dec. 18.-J, Y, Carithers, |
rtomimm Athens financier and capital.
st who died early Sunday morning, was
burled at Hathabara Church near Mon
roe today. He was connected with the
largest enterprises in Athens and leaves
A large estate.
MRS, B. E. TURNER,
AMERICUS, Dec. 18.—A week's illness
from blood .rn_-nnln; brought death to
Mre, B. E. Turner here last night, She
was the wife of Conductor Turner, of
the Seaboard Alr line. She was born
in Americus fifty vears ago. The fu
neral will be held here Tuesday nfter
noon at 3 o'clock, Rev. R. E. Nelgh
bour, of Augusta, nfflvlnlnt
MN“ EDITH HOWSE,
Mrs. Edith Howse, 22, died Sunda at
her residence on the Mayson and ’{ur-\
ner road. She is survived b{ her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. ichardson:
three sisters, Mrs. Hettle Walton, Mrs,
E. P. Richardson and Mrs. Ruth Sloa
of Lansing, Mich., and a brother, N.rfit
Richardson, of the same place. o
too’{ WAR taken to the chapel of A, O,
& Roy Donehoo, to await the arrival of
relatives from .\llcma.n
CARL TUCKER,
Carl Tucker, l-mu‘old son of Mr,
and Mrs. Elmer cker, died Bunday
at the home in Holton. Funeral ser
:‘tcu will be I':.'” hn.t 3 o‘fc!:tio n.om“oy
ternoon at the o of A, O, y
Donehoo, the burm. being at Powder
Springs.
MRS, ROM.QOLUN..
Mrs. Rosa Collins, 86, died Monday "l
g:rrhu. ot Mov el Vies ‘g?ufi. A
at Mountain w Sta
T rvives—Carroll Coliins, of
“M. . “‘l.eh...m ln .ug:.. Mrs. A, l‘i..
t ureka, 11 w
en to lfo chtn‘ of Afid‘ Roy
“dwo. awiating the arri of Mr,
ne
MRS, CAROLINE O. WILLIAM ‘
ge. 18— Mra. Cu:b.\
"M n‘%::b here. m
WAs Years "
And interment were heid :3., After-
NOON,
—THY ATLANTA GEORGIAN-
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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 Georgila,
died Sunday night at 7 o’clock at his
home, No. 81 Waddell street, Inman
Park. Captain Thomas was seated
'Lv!ure the fire, with members of his
family gathered around. His chin
fma down on his chest, and his
daughter, Mrs. Patrick J. Farreli,
with whom he lived, and the others
Elhuug.‘lt he had fallen asleep. Later
an attempt was made to arouse him,
and it was seen that he had passed
i away.
~_The body was placed in charge of
Harry G. Poole, and, will be sent
Tuesday morning at 6:45 o'clock over
the Georgia Railroad to Augusta, his
old home. for funeral and interment.
~ Surviving Captain Thomas are two
other daughters living in gtla.nm.
Mrs. George MacMillan an 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 Georgia 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 funection.
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 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
overcome in the meantime by a stren
uo trip to a veterans' reunion in
m:a:xhnm, and was unable to go.
In Séptember he attended his last
meeting with the coilege men, the oc
casion belng a dinner to several
young 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 missed. He had a re
markable constitution, which he at
tributed largely to hs 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,
.
A. B. Steele, Retired
\ . .
~ Railroad Man, Dies
A, B. Stecle, wealthy railroad and
lumber opérator who retired from ac
tive life two years ago because of ill
health, dled Sunday night at the resi
dence, No. 522 Peachtree street. His
two children, Ben W, Steele, of New
York, and Mrs. Ray Powers, of Pan
ama Clty, Fla., were with hls:\. '
At the time or his retirement Mr.
Steele was president of the Atlanta
and St. Affirews’ Bay Rallroad 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 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, Steecle
‘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. Harrigon, 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 C. Hart, Judge W. D. Elis, J.
K. Ottley, Captain J. W. English,
John J. Bagan, John 8 Owens, Judge
W. T. Newman, Colonel H, M. Patty,
Sam D, Jones, T. D. Meador, J. R.
Gray and R, A. Hemphill.
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Film Provides Big
Xmas for Orphans
, Shouts of Joy greeted the announce
| ment to 40 little orphans at the South.
ern Christian Home Monday that
,ther-‘ 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
‘“ul’t‘r and Mrs. H. B. Howe.
Waycross Will Din
W . '
m. Jennings Bryan
WAYSROSS, Dec. 18.—An invita
{tlon to spend Tuesday, December 28,
lin Waycross was today accepted by
I“’llnam J. Bryan, who will leave his
winter home In Florida early next
lwwh for Kentucky., Mr. Bryan will
{be tendered a luncheon and an in.
) formal dinner while in Waycross,
l(:apit.alists Will Be
Satsuma growers in the Mobi
‘gfl lonhy sent the Mlmurh‘.a‘;
ow headquarters the names of & num
ber of Northern e:‘xu.mu who are In.
Hw:tu! in the Somtheast and who are
to invited to the exposition,
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ND now, just as everything
A was getting nice and
Christmasy, along camnes
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
avallable.
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. Tl'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.
Pastor of Rich
f‘3d Sex’
(By International News Service.) ‘
CLEVELAND, Dec. 18.—Rev,
George Hugh Blerney, pastor 6f 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 1
would indicate the unsexed woman,”
sald Dr. Bierney. “In the craze for
freedom from all restraints, both re
liglous and social, the new woman s
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 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 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
these manicured, beribboned, bewom
aned doggies being cooed ovef buti
that my pity is all for the dog.” 1
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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 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 the
Scene of the crime. The relative vigor
ously protested his innocence, 1
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
& N
Xmas, Says Wright
| ot
Captain James M. Wright, secret
‘uorvh‘e 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, T have reason to belleve I'll
spend a quiet Christmas.”
) Recorder Pro Tem
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 known that he
would not seek reelection,
The election for the post will be held
by the Clity Couneil next March, W, H.
Preston, who was defeated for the place
Iht\' Mr. Meade, again is a candidate for
Haskell Released;
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To Be Home Xmas
BAVANNAH, Dec. 18.--Relatives here
last week heard from Paul Haskell, Who
Was reported held up in Italy. He savs
|he was detained three months ago in
| Milan, Ttaly, but was released and will
| be home for Christmas.
Wilton Jellico
Coal
$7.00 Per Ton
The Jellico Coal Co,
54. A Peachtree St
Phones Ivy 1585;
Atianta 3668,
Ashley’s Xmas
Dinner Not to
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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 Hall 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. C.
McDuffie, president of the Ad Men’'s
Club, 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.”
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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 thelr 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.
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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
Arrives in Sweden
(Bv International News Service.)
CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 18.—American
Ambassador Gerard reached Christiania
today on the Scandinavian-American
liner 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
of 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
for the receipt and transportation of Christmas gifts, remembrances, etc.
Ask our wagon man or sgent 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, addressing
plainly and shipping promptly. -
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passenger trains on the Atlanta, Bir
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curred shortly before 8 o'clock Mon-
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day at Bellwood when train No, 3
from Waycross and Thomasville, Tan
into train No. 2, due to leave at 7.5
o'clock for those points, Only ope
person was hurt, a man who suffereq
a cut lip and who hurried away beforg
officials learned his name,
According to first reports of the ae.
cident, the outgoing train hag backeq
on the main line preparatory to get.
ting into the Terminal Station, anq
was standing still when the in, oming
train, running at the rate of abont fivg
miles an hour, collided with it.
A number of people were considera.
bly shaken up. The indications wera
that little material damage was dona
to either train.