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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20
AMATEUR BANDIT TRIES
TO HOLD UP POLICEMAN

CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-Henry Fender faced
arraignment today on a charge of high
way robbery following a little adventure
with Policeman Emil G.. Nehls. Fender,
new to the bandit business mistook
Nehls, dressed in citizens clothes, for an
easy victim
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20
BOSTON'S RICHEST MAN
DRIVES PAIR OF BULLS

BOSTON. Jan. 2O.-Driving a pair Of
imported Gerry bulls attached to a
fancy cart through the streets has be-
come a favorite pastime for Quincy a.
Shaw, president Of the Calumet and
Hecla Mining Company and regarded
as Boston's wealthiest citizen.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20
WARD AND VOkES ARE HERE.
Patrons of the Lyric theater will be
compelled to sit up and take notice when
1.-THE WOMAN" HERE THURSDAY.

1.-THE WOMAN" HERE THURSDAY.
The attraction at the Atlanta Thursday,
Friday and Saturday with Saturday
matinee, will be THE Woman" written
by William c. DeMille. and produced by
the great master of stage craft, David Be-
lasco. No play that has been sent out in
recent years bearing the Belasco trade
mark has been received with more pop
uar enthusiasm than has "The Woman"
The play is particularly timely, for it deals
broadly with a certain phase of politics in
the national capital, a subject of special
interest in these piping political times.
1t is a typically American story and It is
handled in a typically American manner.
The cast, specially selected by Mr., Be
lasco, includes such well known players
as Marjorie Wood, Marion Barney, James
Seeley, Howell Hansel, Hugh Dillman,
Austin Webb, IIallett Thompson, Peter
Raymond, Homer Granville, Kalman Ma
tus, Frank Austin and others. Seats
now on sale.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20
TRAINING TO "WALL0P"
HIM TOO MUCH, SHE SAYS

OAKLAND, CAL, San. 20.-The strain
of keeping constantly in training to be
able to "wallop" her husband when he
comes home Tit up" after night with
companions, is too much for Mrs. y.
Lopez She asks divorce.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20

tarium yesterday morning was taken to
Scottdale this morning for interment.
The body was removed to Greenberg d
Bonds undertaking establishment
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20
Agnes Jewell McAIIister.

The body of Agnes Jewell McAllister,
infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. r. o.
NJ cAllster, who died at private SAM
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20
JACKSON OFFICIALS REELECTED

JACKSON, GA. Jan. 2O.-All of the
Old officers were reelected at the last
meeting of council. They include Clerk
}. A. McMichael, Tax Collector w. H.
wilson, Chief of Police w. D. Pope,
Assistant Chief d. NJ. Thornton. A
city attorney will be named later.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20
GOTHAM LAND FOUR TIMES
AS COSTLY AS LONDON'S

NEW YORK. Jan. 2O-Real estate in
this city is more than four times as
valuable as in London, according to
figures based on recent sales. A strip
Of land in Charing Cross, London's
busiest section, sold at the rate of
$5,5OOO00 an acre, A plot at Broad
way and Wall street, New York, sold
at approximately $24,4O0,000 an acre.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-20
AT THE THEATERS
"MERRY WIDOW" AT ATLANTA.

"MERRY WIDOW" AT ATLANTA.
The Merry Widow will be offered by
the original producer, Henry w. Savage,
as the attraction at the Atlanta theater
tonight, Tuesday matinee and night.
The increasing discrimination by the
populace in matters musical may be
traced directly to the advent of the al
most perfect Lehar score.
Mr. Savage has assembled many of the
original players for the new version. Ma
bel WILDER, one of the first Sonias in New
York, will again be here, and the prince
will be sung by Charles Meakins. Oscar
Figman will be the very funny ambassa-
dor, and F. ]. Mccarthy will again play
the role which he created at the New
Amsterdam theater, New York
There will, of course, be new bevy
of Maxim girls, and the special Merry
Widow" orchestra will help the local thea
ter organization to an adequate render
ing of the beautiful score.
GRAND BILL LOOKS GOOD.
A combination of vaudeville acts, all
new in Atlanta, will be the attraction
this week at the Grand and there has
been one Of the heaviest advance sales
that has yet been recorded since vaude-
vile has come into it's own in the biggest
theater in the city.
The management has turned on the
best talent that influence and money
could draw from the larger cities, and for
weeks there has been a perfect and steady
increase in the attendance at the house,
until now it is most common that stand
ing room is the best that late corners may
expect.
The makeup of the bill that is now
entertaining is high quality. The Provi-
dence players, presenting WHO Is
Brown" a farce comedy in one act taken
from one of the cleverest three-act plays
yet presented, will be a star attraction,
as will Kathleen Clifford, the pretty
comedienne, who has won favor and fame
as "the smartest chap in town"
Morgan, Bailey and Morgan, the trio of
musicians, who are full of live interest:
Sprague and McNeece in an unusually
clever skating specially; Ben Linn, sing
ing comedian, and Baldwin jugglers, will
help, and there will be thrills while the
famous DeLasso Brothers flirt with fate.
WARD AND VOKES ARE HERE.
Patrons of the Lyric theater will be
compelled to sit up and take notice when
"A Run on the Bank" with Hap" Ward
and Harry Vokes in the leading roles
appears at the Lyric tonight.
Lucy DAILY is a member of the or
ganization, and she has little trouble in
sustaining her reputation as one of the
most popular singing and dancing come
diennes before the public. Miss DAILY
has a conspicuous part in the production
which has been augmented with special
scenery, costumes, new features, new
nousic and songs and a large and efficient
galaxy of pretty show girls. The usual
matinees will be given on Tuesday Thurs
day and Saturday.
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TINKER HAY S16N
fE1GlAl CONTRACT

Chsessc. Ill. re-. g. .-joe Tish-
ct s.id scv,sy ''ttsi " looked a. !.
he Scssld sign federal League ,"a-
sru~t 1laaday.
The Aevysed maAA3st cf the Gin
.einssti NasIcAsis pIsane'; IL coafes
sotay with tHcsr ct tho federal
league owners hsse wi,cm he did net
meet yesterday. Pfs~rccss ~ sI7.-
ess . year cssttset TOT thtes yess,
ssd . btork - ssoeh lceke1 soeA 3,
Tsskee. he saia, aaM he os;y awaits
further assurances n close the 1soa.
Tae FEDERAL irasuc cwaets sP-av =
large par, Of the asy IL IN executive
coWieteaee
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oIlAM covIRS La
mED " BALLOON

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pr,aitse ~ every ass~,'r..cn mat
u asa arissly evsrH-d ~ 'se
rhsWeSvi,.N~cs 1ob vrmws samples
aat quotations ~ reNu..s ''-~ 'rs
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ECe1lsl!e!ips!lllen, = ! =,
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TN GnaTH
MKlvENS vallcn

CoatiuutnR its inv~ssisssIon into
vassess matter relative 10 the rnai
strike. the committee representing
the cnaoeado asate F-deratioa nj La
hor. headed hy JOha II. Lawson. this
nbvninx Sisits-d the county jnii ANA
talked with Robert rhiieh. president
NJ the iorai n,iners' antnu. Who has
b~~a held In jaii since November -.
ASH ~hn is ao~ rhsrxr.i with i,~tnk
an accessory In the kiiiias of Min~
GassA AaGas. Alexander ~ Or,os~r
-.
UhlIch. while q military prisoner
il tho eisy jsii. ~rol~ letter Ia
Jsha Mri~saan. pe~sad~as of The
Asss~ r~.i~sastna of iSahns. s,s~skins
Al tie 'sii~s~d III is~sim~ss s's~s
military rsiton~ry by sh- rn'iiias:
ant hosisies Th~~~ r~fasss arc In ~
,saso.,asly is9sirss iss" h 'h~
rn0osssse.
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ftRa&GA[{

y SMaA ii He
Mr. and Mrs. II. x. iIolawsy ass
n tho city Sar a abort visit. ' lr
q. =. Slsrk os Drnvsr IL IL the city
Attending 10 na>ters Of husiaeax
Mrs. W. ~ Nsshols sad soa' prs4-
erirk arc vIsitisa here fross neee
vcr. - +ftf' .t % @H
George ". fishsr h u tho city ene
the asy a,,eaAins 10 nattsss - huso.
acsa iTif ! ~
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lag tAe holidays 10 rrssssaA vs6stthk
frieuAa. f.f. "a
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Yesterday In the city s'tendtsG 10
busine>s. %" :
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the ely yesterday on Q short husi.
ns~s tour. %
Miss Oral White al aseky YnrA y
Sp.ndins u f-~ days 10 the esty W.
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Trinidad visitor YESTERDAY - ~
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train Tor wais-s nnrx. 80
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o STU A Ry
9inaeman.

niaaeman.
Word has h--n received here Of
the death at Troy. M"n'.. Y-~i"r.ia,
nf Mr-. Irene iiamii,nn Ninn.n,an. .
FORMER resident NJ this .iiy -ha .x-
ris-i after a short illness. This a.aih
af III" ..s--nasi 4"nain is s-'-..sssi
-tih r-ss.s by her mans Ir,-nas
h-s~, i---as=., ~. ,n- aausn,-r al
Mrs, \. :, Hamilton aud Is the Sis
s~s Of Mrs. chssi~. i;asp and Mrs.
a. ". M.ii@nasi-. sh~ is survived
hy her hn.'.sna snd fanr rhiias-n.
i.-.ia-s ih- ash@r relative. n-niioa-
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Charles sspr ns 'tss -is. ant .
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tAsa'I isii ,o s~ua sh- ann"an..-
sp~as In is~ tlmr.psI.ss si ,siss ~
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10 SCHOOL CHILDREN

W. have plenty ~ srsaish nsas
,os. Cali al ih- c.S affter. u
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Ann FAMILY.
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r,a16 ASciEii7 ADoDzs

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tee. esss~. ut tAr rt~st.se<ie sresse.
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fArs~s sssssess liaSs - ske s.ws
psssvSeJssss w0p t~Spsie~ hy f'ssAr;
1ussSss. ssssoDAs. - The CssaeIie par.
i.A ~ willard. rcsrrWse ,"sa'y. ."
lae school ~ AeS-tS-s. AtsA.el~as
q ssata ~.
fathef llast0Aa vas compelled To
give ~ hsa esp.ssssieys ~ s~,csv
weather. aAtil eat spsias- '..s' nsAs
q ~ses~, n -. AIles ci .sins a~s
ferA In~rtpsjeas. eSsceJiaa fr-m 'hs
psv>eus NsAleas silsa9r cf riW~s
Welt 10 me caaye~ t'ssssda !. . tc-
sion that ss aesassse sad usIssssis~d
sad issrk~d sols 81 sc~s ia'ssrsis
.hy sheep hesAer.
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rion-~r r-sia.ns Of CnriOadai~. ~.
disi ,lis moryins at his bn'ne In
ihai town n III. advanced sse al
=. y.ars News of III. sudien dc
mis. wAs received LSr. .y his anns
ana ". n. itapp NiIi leave soaisht
for cari-"niai" I" attend the Aa"ss',
Til" Decreased. issa- Narp. wss
horn in N"W York. nut lived IN tar
toniai- for mos- than ststy years.
lie visited many time. in Trinidad
an.i made n,any friends here sho ar
s,i-,s,i ,o learn of his death. tic il
survived hS f"ar s"ns ana tsn
A.. .aush,-rs. 'h- sons are ". -. aad
Chasi-s itspr oI ir,s'iAsi. use sr-
bni J. ". itapp oi Cni.asn. ANT ihe
daughter. arc Mr.. General nsusA os
Washington. u. a.. saa Mr. y 4.
i,nii.oL II 'srbonaai~
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Getil: .0l,4t :5
q The R,.l't| !

4t,s asss WIN sAlsd At tho ton o,
tns4e itse ae huatseAa to-day. seAso
thsse hprausa iass haa the eohsass
- al10e. $50 s r
je ydR are \ Man Of inaresaias
hssitaeAs. yo~ wtll sever maize .
stseeesA Tbst saee.
fhe very ftPse ainp toward success n
N reaiis- thei apoetsaes a. sa~ias
nasey. The s~st n . dstsrtaiaatioa
q save il. Maaey n whst nakes II
possible fnr eoassss 10 sueeeAd.
u yoa hs,ens ihe aoa~y doa't bs
Aesnoasaa~a. Siass sisht sow and
srsa . Rariaas Aeennsa ~ shts hass,
A 1niias b all you sesa. sad. ~
sdaiae 10 il r~knlasiy sou will sona
hava = rnod srhssaatisi Esak ~
eos,al aad M veil started a. the
enaA "a success.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-23
BAG. Basketball Quintet Wins First Game
HURLERS ARE THROUGH WITH
SPTTBALL, SAYS FERGUSON

have regained their form after once
breaking down."
Fergy says there is no doubt that
spitball delivery does impose a much
harder strain on the arm than any 9TH
er delivery in general use.
Take my own case he says. Once
had as good an arm as any pitcher
needs. Finally 1t went back on me, but
by cultivating a slow ball 1 got by for
several seasons and l thought l would
for several more But 1 was persuaded
to take up the spitball and though l
had good success with it for one sea-
son. 1t killed my arm completely in less
than five months.
1T is merely a matter of physical
endurance with all of them. Sooner or
later it gets every ball player that
takes 1t up. If Mathewson had taken
up the spitbal1 when it first came into
use, he would have been out of the
game years ago. 1 heard Walter john
son say he would quit the game before
he would resort to this killing delivery.
AS | look at it the spitball is popu-
lar because by using it pitchers can
dispense with using their brains to
some extent, but in the long run 1t is a
losing game as anyone familiar with
the career of the leading opponents of
the delivery knows"
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st. Paul, December 22.-The spitball
is nearing the end of it's day. In the
opinion of Charlie Ferguson, the Amer
lean league umpire. who has been
spending a few weeks at home in st.
Paul before starting on his annual big
game hunt in Texas.
Says he: 1.-THE sensational collapse of
Ed Walsh last season has made deep
impression on the beavers in both ma
ior league circuits, and many of the
leading artists of the damp fling told
me they would use this delivery spar
ingly next year.
Year after year spitball pitchers
have been collapsing. but the defend
ers of the delivery always had been
able TO point to Walsh as an example
of a pitcher being able to last. though
using 1t continuously.
walsh had wonderful physical
makeup. and he was able to withstand
the strain longer than the others who
took up the fad, but the end came with
him and came suddenly. Walsh thinks
he will come back next year
81 hope he will. but the records show
no instances of spitbal1 beavers who
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FOOTBALL TO LOSE
ONE OF. ITS MOST
NOTABLE FIGURES
LangfOrd, the Veteran Of
ficial, Says He Will
Quit Game

Boston, December 22-College football
will lose one of it's most notable figures
If William 8. Langford, the veteran Off
cial, makes good his threat to retire from
the gridiron.
Mr.. Langford told the sporting writer's
ii. Philadelphia last month that he would
end his career as an official with the
Army and Navy game. Having heard
the swan song of SO many athletic figures
who bobbed up serenely the next season,
little attention was paid to the Patti talk.
However "Bill' has reiterated 1t lately
and it may be on the level.
For years Langford has ranked among
the leading football referees and umpires
of the country. There hardly has been
o big college contest in the last decade
he has the reputation of being as fair
alert and intelligent as Ii is possible for
tho men behind the whistle to be-
Upon this ability to interpret the rules
properly, has hinged the results of scores
of battles and millions Of dollars in
wagers have changed hands on his word.
He has been as much a figure in Yale
Princeton and Yale Harvard games as the
teams themselves and Outlines has had
to make decisions IN the thinking of an
eye that have changed the athletic map.
No game is more dependent upon COM
retent officials than football. and Lang
ford's loss will be a real blow to the
sport. He generally has been accepted
by all colleges without argument and his
selection has solved some yexing Prob
lens in the way of signing up the men
to handle the games.
This year there was some criticism of
~.
Yale. Harvard games, the Ellis complain
ing that he was unnecessarily. harsh in
penalizing their players However, he
was fully sustained by Mel; Snow and
others who worked with him and it is
possible that the complaints may have
beer uttered hastily and by men stung by
disappointment over their failure to win.
II Is contrary to the Yale policy to COM
plain about officials, and the protests
made this year were not from official
sources nor were they sanctioned by the
powers at New Haven.
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BRICK OWENS AND
TOMBSTONE MAY Be.
BACK IN NATIONAL
Umpires Released by Lynch
May Get Another
Trial
PLEASED WITH THE
DOWNFALL OF LYNCH
Both Hate Him With a Bitterness
Fired in the Belief That They
Were Not Treated
Square

New York, December 22.--The at
tachment of tinware to Thomas j.
Lynch, late president of the National
league of baseball and turmoil, prob
ably pleased no one more than Jim
tombstone and Brick owens. umpires,
and for the same reason. Both hate
Lynch with bitterness fired in the
belief that the National league presl-
dent wasn't square with them Now
they're rejoicing in his passing. John
stone announced last winter that he
was through as a National league UNI
pire II Lynch was Reelected. Lynch
got the job and tombstone signed with
Chivington. Big Jim made friends in
the association. Sometimes blind, but
always calling. them as he. saw them,
tombstone. earned the respect of play
ers and spectators.
As for Brick Owens, Brick, passing
his winter as usual in the county
assessors office of Kansas City. pur-
sues the policy he evidently laid out
; when Lynch summarily dismissed him
last summer-that of saying nothing.
When owen was told of the election OF
Tener his face blossomed like the apple
blossoms do in Normandie There was
no trace of pain or mental anguish in
owens facial attitude. Looking closer
that careful observer might have seen
the light of a new hope in the big fell
lows eyes. Perhaps he'll get another
chance
Refused to Talk
Probably no feature of owens dis
missal as a National league umpire in
the middle of the 1918 season caused
more surprise than owens refusal to
talk. Lynch passed out the word that
the dismissal was because of conduct
unbecoming an officer or an umpire
Owens let II go at that. No one could
persuade Brick to chirp. A week or
two later found him umpiring in the