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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
.HN 0ction u he souIhcIn N

THE action of the southern In
tcrcollegiate Athletic assoc
citation Saturday i'm scnteuc-
ing the University of Mississippi
and Howard college to- suspension
recalls the fact thut perhaps "a
dozen of the colleges OF the asso-
citation have been under fire within
thc last ten years.
The historical cases in the South
have been sadly numerous.
\ slathce of Tennessee colleges
have been uudel the ban or under
suspicion at any rate. Cumberland
fell under official suspicion seven or
eight years ago-aud Hasn't been
heard Of athieticauy since, though
its athletic standing Is officially
rated "a No. ~ The same was
true Of the University of Nashville
even longer ago, and that school
dropped off the athletic map The
Unive' sity of Tennessee has just
emerged from Il period of suspen-
sion ana - once more back in the
good graces of the :. l. A. \. :. p.
t., of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, isn't in
good oder even now.
Howard college is the only one
in Alabama which has been in
trouble lately
Tulane has been a chronic war
rior against the :. /. A. 4. authori-
ties until just lately, and as for its
sister institution of Louisiana, the
l., S T., il was a subject Of consid-
Grafton within the last few years
for fragrant ringing. The kentucky
colleges are in constant hot water.
And coming nearer home. it viii
he recalled that it was not SO long
ago that Tech ana Georgia were
both under fire the same yeaG
though Tech was eNoncrated.
Here's the Sentence
The official decision In the Mis-
sissippi case, promulgated Saturday
az the New orleans meeting. was:
Resolved, That the University
of Mississippi is hereby suspended
from the :. |. \. A.. (2l that Coach
DeTray is debawed from coaching
amy team in the :. l. \. A.: go that
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
Smith Pleased With New Salary
Limits; Sore on Attempt to Cut
Down Season Under Five Months

suits me well enough said Billy
Smith. THE $500 limit on the
players is +. 1t let's US through
all right. Of course, I would like
it if they would allow us more
men for the first month, while we
are trying our players out, but
guess | can get along if the rest
cam
THE question of how long to
make the season will be de-
cided by the schedule committee
It will start April Il and viii prob
ably end September "A. This will
make it the shortest season of
Southern league history.
The cheese pairing" members of
the league are making a fight for a
shorter schedule They believe that
a shorter schedule will mean less
expense and almost an equal
amount Of receipts. The next any
body knows they will be splitting
the schedule
on the schedule committee were
named Charley Frank, c. Z. COLLISION
and O. b. Andrews. with President
Kavanaugh X-officio.
OF course, the league reelected
all the old officers. with President
Kavanaugh back in the old job of
president secretary treasurer. The
only change was 10 provide that the
club presidents shall in future con-
stitute the executive committee.
a LOT of minor matters We're dis
- cussed, Both the New Orleans
and Chattanooga clubs We're cen
sured for their Illegal work in
transferring Player Dave Bunting
The Elliott case was left up in
the air. Charley Frank refused to
agree to waive and there the mat
ter was allowed to stand.
The cheese parers." led by a GER
tain mogul of middle Tennessee,
tried to pass a rule that transport
tation should not be paid any bail
players This was joke and was,
of course. voted down. It was de-
cided that moguls could pay rail-
road and Pullman fare and for
meals en- route
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
135-POUNDERS|N
NEED Of SOME
FIGHTS SOON
BY W. W. Naughton.

NAN FRANCISCO, Dee, 1G.-Siuce
y Thanksgiving San Francisco has
played host to all the youngsters
VINO have played shuttlecocll and battle
dore with the worlds lightweight
championship during the last half year
Willie Ritchie Joe Rivers and Joe
Mandot We're in the city at one time.
If Wolgast had delayed his departure
DAG or two he could have fraternizaI
with his three distinguished rivals.
How these lads have mingled. to be
sure
Woeast has boxed Richie, Mandot
and Rivers
Mandot has boxed Rivers. Wogast
and Richie.
Rivers has boxed Mandot and VOL
CAST.
Richie has boxed Woeast and Man.
dot.
And the end is not yet.
| At present Wolgast is aching To get
another crack at 8itcnie. who holds the
championship.
| Rivers, If he could manage it, would
! like trip over the championship snort
! line. He would like to overlook Man
dot and Nolgast and sign up with
| Richie.
Mandot, too. would prefer Ritchic to
all others, but has sense enough to rec-
ognize that the public expects him TO
finish out the rubber with Rivers betor,
flying at higher game
| Richie, for the time being is thrilled
with the prospect Of becoming a foot
light favorite and raking in some of the
easy money that awaits all newly made
| champions.
As their performances viii show, not
one of these 1873 FOUNDERS towers Over
his classmates to any extent. They av-
erage in such way that no very great
wrong would be done any one Of then
II they wiped out past scores and start
ed all over again.
Wolgast secured a very sAaky YER
diet over Rivers at Los Angeles am
was shaded by Mandot at New Orleans.
Rivers was defeated by Mandot at New
Orleans and Richie won the champion
ship from Wolgast on foul
And that foul" is sticking in tn
craw Of fair play. old sport and con-
slant reader. They think Willie should
shorten his theatrical season and DEM
onstrate that he can triumph over VOL
gast without the assistance Of a foul
If Ritchie and Wolgast were LAP
ahead OF. the old championship cauoi-
dates the tangle would be easier TO I'M
ravel. We would wait patiently while
Richie took his fling at the Theatres.
business and feel assured that there
was another Wo}gast- Richie match I'M
store.
But Rivers and Nandot are not go
ing to ice thrust aside. If they cant
get Richie they viii content them
| selves with Wolgast, and there Is no
telling what ups and downs may have
marked the progress Of events in lS@-
pound circles by the time Richie -
ready to don his war paint again
This much is certain. however. The
coming year will be a memorable one
so far as lightweight activities are con-
cerned. Rivers. Mandot and Wolgast
mad better get together and decide
who's who" for there is something IN
the public attitude toward Richie
which pledges an early return to the
ring on the champions part
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
HEMERY, IN A DIETRICH,
SETS NEW AUTO RECORDS

LONDON, Dec l6. Eleven new auto
records have been hung up by Victor
Hemery. driving a Dietrich car at the
Brookands track.
Starting out for tWelve-hour rec
ord. HemeTy was forced to stop because
of engine trouble. but up to the time ne
quit he had made new marks for 100.
so POO, 400 and 500 miles. as well as
covering record distances during the
six hours ne rode His greatest speed
was "a trihe over IS miles an hour He
covered 51S miles in six hours
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
By Percy II. Whiting.

I"H RE trying to make
bush league out of the
Southern. says Bill
Smith. They're cutting the season
down so it's less than five months,
they're keeping us from carrying
any extra men beyond the day the
season opens and they even tried to
pass q rule that players had tot pay
railroad expenses when they joined
the club and to cut the season down
TO 100 games, like the Cotton
States and the rest of the Glass ID
leagues"
So says Bill Smith, slightly
wroth.
THE truth is, Bill Smith returned
from the Southern league ses-
sion in an insurgent state of mind.
Ror one thing, Smith didn't relish
the idea of being thrown out Of the
meeting, along with newspaper men
and the rest. when an executive
session was declared.
Smith is inclined TO feel along
with a lot of other folks, that the
Southern league, which once con-
Quoted all its business out in the
open, must have some undertake.
table doings now, for it always goes
quickly into executive session. and
all that leaks out comes through
the cracks or up the chimney.
THE sliding scale" came within
an ace OF passlng the meeting.
Five of the clusb We're for it. At
lanta held out against it and,
backed by Mobile and Birmingham.
managed to turn the fight against
Charley Frank. 1t required a three
fourths majority to carry the thing
and one more vote would have put
it through. AS it was, the salary
limit was made $4,000, and il was
provided that no player was to re-
ceive more than $500. The player
limit was made Is. However. the
old rule which allowed managers to
carry extra players the first month
of the season was done away with
The salary limit as adopted
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16

ing six feet two inches from his
Stetson to his Walkoyers. He hasa
record of having won ~ games out
of ~ he hurled in the bushes close
to his home town.
George Beck, who came from the
Kitty league at the end Of last sea-
son, has all the car marks OF
classy hurler. lie has nice
change Of pace. sweeping curve
and terrific speed Little IS known
OF Hendee, who pitched last year
in the Mink league. but he will be
carried over 10 Hot Springs With
the others i'm the spring ana given
q chance tu prove just what he is
worth.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16

NASHVILLE. TENN. Dec. l6.
Realizing that the miserable
pitching 60 ps. OF last sea
-or's Volunteers was responsible
for the clubs failure TO land close
To toe top, Manager schwartz has
been busy since the season closed
auueNiug the signature of an ding
ers who are anxious TO wocl, in
sulphur Dell
With Big Earl" FGeharty.
chuck case and Jimmy West ms
ii nucleus. schwartz intends to build
up pitching staff that will bring
"a rag to float once more in the
Volunteers park
The sour taste produced in the
fans mouths last summer by the
wierd work of Teddy BaW and
Wiugo Anderson is sull there and
schwartz viii have TO exhibit
classy bunch of BAN tosscrs to
make the fans forget
OF the new men. Pitcher Nor
VOW. secuted from Brooklyn looks
to Dee the best bet. The former
Notre Dame college boy performed
i'm great style for Columbus. Ga.
and at the end of the season was
considered one OF the classiest
pitchers i'm the south Atlantic.
Then there is Kid Williams. who
was picked up on the coInoy lots Of
Springfield. No.. 10y Doc" sea
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
SWIMMER AT PRINCETON
SETS NEW 5-YARO MARK

PRINCETON. y. j., Dec. 16-Hor-
ace O'Sullivau, a sophomore, made an
intercollegiate swimming record today.
negotiating so yards in % As seconds.
beating the old record by 10 of sec
ond.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16
WHITNEY, LEADs POLO TEAM.

NEW YORK. Dec. 16-Harry Payn,
Whitney has been elected captain oI
the American polo team, which will ac-
cept the English challenge for the IN
ternational trophy
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-16

trying to make a
bush league out of the
Southern says Bill
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
4O,I5O WORKERS RUSHING
PANAMA CANAL TO FINISH
Government Orders Private Ti-
ties to Land Cancelled.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.--As the
Panama canal nears completion, and
on December l, only one-seventh of
the entire excavation remained to be
completed, the working force is in
creasing greatly in number. There
now is at work on the canal and the
railroad the largest force in the canal
history an army of 40,159 persons,
according to the Canal Record. OF
these, except a few hundred women
and children, all were men, and 5,S16
were white Americans.
High tension currents of electricity
are to be used in operating the canal
machinery. and perhaps the Panama
railroad if it is decided to electrify
that line. Surveys are under way
for the towers, which are to carry
the two million feet of copper wire
across the isthmus, over which will
be sent electricity at a tension of
1900 volts
Gatun dam is almost completed, a
few thousand yards of earth remain
to be dumped upon it, and the lake
side must be paved with rock. but
the great bulk of the work is done.
Orders have been sent from WASH
ington to the isthmus to take pos
session of all the land in the canal
zone and to cancel all private titles.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
80 Million Thief
Jumps Wee Bail

PARIS, Dec. 2o.-Great indignation
has been aroused here by the dis
covery that Henri Rochette, the
banker and promoter. who was twice
senetnced for embezzlement and was
out of prison on bail, had disap-
peared.
Rochette's case involved a sensa-
tional Parliamentary investigation,
in which M. Clemenceau, the ex-
premier; M. Lepine. prefect of Paris,
and other officials were examined.
Rochette, by various frauds, accord
ing to the testimony by which he was
convicted, robbed the French public
of savings amounting to s30.000.00O.
He was arrested March 23 1908, but
was released on $4,000 bail.
The Paris newspapers demand that
the most strenuous efforts be made
to apprehend him, declaring it to be
monstrous that by forfeiting. $4,000
and keeping out of the way for FIVE
years, according to the prescriptions,
he would be able to return to France
and enjoy his plunder unmolested.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
MAY TEACH FISHING AT
BRANCH BROOK LAKE

An illustrated lecture on THE
Sport of Fishing" drew 800 disciples
of Izaak Walton to the parish-house
of the Centenary NJ. L. Church, sum
mer avenue and Kearny street, last
night. b. S. Whitehead, president of
the Mems Club, under whose auspices
the lecture was held, was the lee
turer.
One picture showed former City
Counsel Joseph Coult in the attire of
a camper. other slides showed the
proper way of casting and batting.
Arrangements may be made, Mr..
Whitehead said, to give the youth a
chance to learn the sport on Branch
Brook lake.
Musical entertainment was provided
for the guests by the Mems Glee club
and Mr.. Fred E. f1endershot, So
loist.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
.DRYAN'S VOTE HAS
WILSON'S BEATEN
commoner Got 1o4,o1o More
in 1903 Than President
elect in 1912.

WASHINGTON, d. C., Dec. 2O.-In
view of the excitement created In
the recent campaign for the presi-
dency and the popular opinion that
an enormous vote would be brought
out by the triangular contest between
Wilson, Taft and Roosevelt, the fig
ures of the national canvass contain
some notable surprises. The total
vote in 1926, 041, ,655--is only 1866
larger than the total vote of four
year ago, in spite of the fact that two
new States have been admitted to
the Union since then and suffrage
has been granted to women in the
States of California and Washington;
but for the accessons thus made to
the roster of voters the popular vote
of 1912 would have fallen below the
popular vote of 1908.
President-elect Wilson did not hold
completely the strength shown by
the Democratic party under Mr..
Bryan's leadership four years ago.
His total vote-6, 303, ,063-is 104,919 less
than the vote for Mr.. Bryan in 1908
1t is also noteworthy that the COM
bined vote for Taft and Roosevelt
fell a little short of the vote cast
for Taft alone when he was first a
presidential candidate. The total
vote east last month by the two
divisions of the Republican party
was 760s,O93, which was 1924 below
the Republican total of four years
ago.
The Prohibition party also suffered
a loss in strength, its popular vote
Decreasing from 252,511 to 203,319. The
Socialist Labor vote, which is almost
negligible, was just about the same
as it was four years ago; but the
Socialist party. under Debs, made
an extraordinary gain, it's total in
creasing from 42O, $50 in 1908 to SsS, ,119
last November
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
JAIL GUARDS GUNS
OF 1870 VINTAGE
Antiquated Weapons at County
neutrality-suspicious. Equip
ment Is Urged.

Antiquated rifles. of the pattern OF
1870, and the dispute as to who is
matron of the Caldwell penitentiary
were the problems with which the
freeholders' prison committee was
confronted, following the reading OF
Warden Ferdinand ]. Hosp's report,
which was submitted yesterday aft
ernoon.
Mr. Hosp declared that at the solic-
itation of the guards, he had per-
mitted a test of the weapons to be
made, the first in several years, and
was surprised to find that some OF
them could not be discharged. Mr..
Hosp also asked to be allowed to
supply the guards with ammunition
for rifle practise, and one freeholder
suggested that the arsenal be
equipped with modern weapons. The
matter was left to Chairman La
combe and Mr.. Hosp, with power.
Anent the matron proposition, War
den Hosp, in submitting a list of
acquisitions, asked what he should do
for the female department, over
which Mrs Samuel c. Martin, wife
of the deposed warden, is still in
charge. Director Evans replied that
he did not recognize Mrs. Martin as
matron, but later added that he was
not averse to Mrs. Martin making
out the acquisitions for goods needed,
but that they must be approved by
the warden.
Director Evans argued that as the
warden is in charge of the entire in
stitution, the matron is subject to his
orders, and a motion by him that the
question of the warden's authority
over the matron be submitted to the
county counsel was carried. The
matter of recognizing Mrs. Martins
requisition was left to Chairman La
combe.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
SMALL BOYS UNEARTH
COFFINS AND SKELETONS

METUCHEN, N. j., Dec. 20
Scooping out sand and making sand
huts at Sayreville, some small boys
We're given a scare when two iilap-
idated coffins containing skeletons
slipped down upon them. The boys
gave one terrified look at a skull that
rolled toward them and fled. Under
taker William Morgan, of South
River, who is also coroner. took the
collins 20 his morgue.
County Physician Carroll will make
an investigation. From the appear
ance of the skeletons and collins they
were in the ground fifty years or
more.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
CRAZED HORSE BREAKS
SKULLS OF TWO MEN

ROCKVILLE, Conn.,, Dec. 20-As
Meyer Freedman, q farmer and to-
bacco raiser, entered his barn, a
horse suddenly became crazed. The
animal bit Freedman, then reared
and brought both forehoofs down
with great force on the mans head,
fracturing his skull.
Jacob Coor ran in. The horse,
which had broken the halter, turned
on Coor, who fought for his life in a
corner. Coor finally got a slipnoose
about the animals neck. choked him
into Submission and fastened him Sc
curely to post. Then Coor, too, fell
unconscious with fractured skull,
but may live.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
BOOTH ACCUSES HIS BEST
FRIEND IN DIVORCE CASE


BAYONNE, N. j., Dec. 20.-Besides
thinking that his wife was too
friendly with his best friend, Alfred
w. Booth, jr., a lumber merchant,
identified prominently in society here
and in Northern New Jersey, testi-
fed before Vice. Chancellor Garrison
in Jersey City yesterday that he had
even accused a clergyman of undue
friendship with Mrs. Betsy Hill
Chamberlain Booth.
Mr.. Booth wants a divorce on the
ground of desertion. He testified that
the real trouble between them, how
ever. was his jealousys of his best
friend, Percy G.. Cruden, a lawyer, of
Bayonne. He said that Mr.. Cruden
called at his home too often and he
did not like it.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
BELIEVES MISS MARSHALL
WAS NOT ASSAULT VICTIM

TRENTON, n. j., Dec. 20.-Detec-
tive Charles Pilgcr, of the Trenton
police department, created wonder
ment in this city yesterday when he
announced that he believed that Miss
Luella Marshall was not assaulted,
but that she was struck by an au-
tomobile while passing along the
Scotch road, near Trenton, the eve
ming OF December 6.
The coroner's jury which investi-
gated the case returned a verdict
that Miss Marshall died from the ef-
fects of an assault. He has an idea
that after Miss Marshall was struck
she was carried to the field in which
she was found by the automobilists
for the purpose of creating the sus-
picion that the girl was assaulted.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
SUGGESTS SUFFRAGE AS
BEST GIFT TO GIVE WIFE

CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-A signed pledge
fayoring the ballot for women was
suggested yesterday as a suitable
Christmas present from man to his
wife by DR.. Anna Howard Shaw,
president of the National American
Womans Equal Suffrage Association,
who attended the two days confer
ence of directors of the organization,
which closed last night.
"Such a Christmas gift would be
the best kind of a present a man
could give" said DIR. Shaw.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
ALLEGED BOOK SWINDLERS
CATCH CHINESE in SNARE

BOSTON, Dec. 2O.-The $4,000, 900
edition de luxe" book swindle, which
it is charged was conducted by James
j. Farmer and others under the name
of the. "Anglo- American Authors AS
-sociation.' is beginning to assume q.
real international aspect.
According to postoffice inspectors
who are working up evidence against
the alleged fraud, agents of the An
glo-American Authors Association
found their way to the Antipodes and
took $4,000 away from a wealthy
Chinaman.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
THIEVES CONVENTION
STIRRED BY "SCAB" CRY

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-The thieves
convention, which has been in ses-
sion in Flushing for several weeks,
will probably not reach the end of
its program for several more.
At the outset the hodseholders be-
came very indignant; they refused
to take their losses philosophically
and one man. Charles H. Meigs, of
las Beach street, has advertised a
notice that the burglars who took
$500 from his house had left traces
indicating that they werA union.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
ASSAILANT OF 20 WOMEN
IS SHOT AND CAPTURED

CHICAGO, Dec. 2O.--A member of
the citizens vigilance committee, as
sisted by the police, succeeded in ar
resting a man who has terrorized the
thinly settled parts of the northwest
side by attacks on women. He
proved to be John Fonght.
He had attacked Mrs. Grace Reich
ert when Detectives Wulff and Wise
man came on him. He ran and was
shot through the back. He confessed
to assaults upon twenty women with
in two months.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
ROBBER HIDES DIAMONDS
IN COOP; HEN is FENCE

HARTFORD, Dec. 2O.-The home of
Otto Roy, on Sisson avenue, was
robbed last week and $500 worth of
iewelry taken. Gertrude Kinghorn, 8
years old. has found the jewel box
and most of the stolen jewelry strewn
on the floor of the chicken coop in
the rear of her home.
From a diamond studded bracelet
two chip diamonds were missing, and
the question now presents itself, did
one of the chickens pluck out the
sparkling stone. and, If so, which of
the fifty hens shall be killed
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
WOMAN BOWLED OVER BY
CAR ONLY SLIGHTLY HURT

Mrs Annie Garmackcutis, Il years
old, of 70 Union street, is today suf-
fering from only slight bruises, as
the result of what might have been
a serious accident yesterday after
noon. Becoming confused by the
heavy traffic at Broad and Court
streets, she stepped in front of
slowly moving trolley car, was
struck by the fender and thrown to
the pavement.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-20
LONDON SUFFRAGISTS
CUT PHONE BOOTH WIRES

LONDON, Dec. 20.-The suffragists
have now turned their energies in an
other direction. At Nottingham last
night they cut the receiving wires in
eight or nine public telephone booths.
The Actresses Franchise League
has sent a touching appeal to the
government, asking that deputation
of actresses be allowed to appear at
the bar of the House of Commons to
plead for votes for women.