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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
'Honk! Honk!w HeraIds Days
News on viii Zjmmer's
Druid Hills Route.


viii thinner, of Kimballyille farm, Is
a big splash as newspaper carrier
and in a class by himself. 1t is not re-
corded that there Is another newsboy
in the land who makes his daily deliv-
cries In an automobile of his own
VIII thinner does, however. Each
afternoon he distributes The Atlanta
Georgian to its patrons in Druid Hills.
The rumble Of a car, the honk of it's
horn, a thump on the front porch--and
the Druid Hills reader Of The Georgian
knows his afternoon paper has been
delivered.
Just because VIII thinner owns an
automobile he does not set himself up
as an aristocrat. He is too much of o
democrat. A daring automobile driver
by vocation, he is a newsboy by avoca-
tion-or the other way around, If you
choose. And he is as proud of the fact
that he is on the job OF delivering The
Georgian to certain patrons each after
noon as he Is of the fact that he is sole
and absolute owner of gorgeous auto
mobiIe-although he calls il car"
thinner is the son of Farmer Bill"
thinner. And don't forget the Farmer
Bill He who once was lord of that
grand domain, the Kimball house now
knows that the glory that was his in
this capacity. the grandeur that was
attached to the old job, is nothing com
pared to the fact that he owns a farm
and runs it well. And the estate.
known as Kimballville Farm, is begin
ming to be recognized as a distinct spot
on Georgia's map of model farms
But that has nothing to do with Zim-
mer' Jrr who, Notwithstanding the
double glory Of being the son of a land
ed proprietor and the owner of an auto
mobile, is on the job as a newsboy. and
faithfully and diligently covers each
afternoon his route through Druid Hills
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
HOPE OF ADDITION TO
LOCAL POSTOFFICE is
SEEN IN HOUSE BILL

Prospect Of the addition OF a much
needed several thousand feet OF floor
space.ato the present available office
room in the Atlanta postoffice is held
out in the bill for the appropriation of
$65, 900 for the postottice needs, intro
duced in congress by Representative
Howard.
A similar bill, for smaller amount
was defeated last year. The postOffice
officials, however, think that the pres
ent bill will pass because of the urgent
necessity for enlarged accommodations
and because OF recent appeal which
went to the treasury department, Any
how, Assistant Custodian Seals hopes
It will pass, saying that it is needed
badly.
OF the amount asked, $4,000 will be
devoted to finishing the fifth floor of
the Federal building, which now is UNI
completed, and providing a room for
civil service examination purposes and
printing department, as well as for Of
fees of other departments which are
cramped at present.
The remainder of the appropriation,
$4,000, will be devoted to the work of
interior decoration and finishing
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
Now England Bobs Up
With a Perfect Girl
Rival of Venus de Milo
Artist Finds Practical Duplicate
of Greek Goddess; Smaller
Than Elsie Schell.

LONDON, Jan. 16.-England scored
again today. in the competition between
the United States and Great Britain
over the question of which has the most
perfect woman" Mrs. Porter Bailey.
an artist, has produced a new mod
ern Venus in the person of Miss X.
whose identity is a secret.
According to Mrs. Bailey, Miss X,
who is too modest to alloy her name to
become known, is almost a perfect du-
plicate of the Venus of Milo. Here are
her measurements:
Height feet inches; head. 213
inches; neck, 1875 inches; chest, S3
inches; bust, 81 inches; waist, 26
inches; hips, 80 inches; thigh, 22.5
inches; calf, 1877 inches; ankle,
inches; knee, Is inches; upper arm, 12.5
inches; forearm, 81: inches; wrist, SO
inches.
Miss X is u years of age and is a
favorite in society. Her measurements
are from one TO three inches less than
those Of Miss Elsie Schell, of Cornell
university, the latest American Venus
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
Excess of Concentrated
Power a Menace.

The excess of power of any kind in
the hands of few men," he said lis a
menace. A distribution of power would
be better for the masses. In my opin-
ion, concentration of credit and wealth
already has gone 80 far as to constl-
tute a menace. I do not mean to say by
this that the people now in control
have used their power unfairly"
The theory of voting trusts in the
hands of three men, which prevails at
the Guaranty Trust Company and the
Bankers Trust Company in New York,
was declared by Reynolds to be unwise.
speech which Reynolds delivered
in 1911 was read to the witness by
Untermyer. Among the statements
therein was one that the money trust
was in the hands Of a dozen men. of
whom he (Reynolds) was one.
Reynolds explained that he was re-
ferring in this speech TO the national
power to issue credit which was con-
centrated in a few of the national re-
serve cities This explanation was Of
fered also in connection with the eX-
tract from his speech asserting that
two or three men in New York and two
Or three men in Chicago and two or
three men in st. Louis could control
the credit in country banks.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
TO
FORM A LEAGUE FOR
LAW ENFORCEMENT

Establishment of a department of law
enforcement to supplement the work
of the Anti Saloon league of Georgia is
under consideration by the headquar-
tiers committee of the league, in accord
ance with authority given them at the
annual meeting of the league yesterday
evening. The discussion was given
over largely to the question of a state
wide campaign for law enforcement
Rev. W. p. Lovejoy was elected pres
ident of the league for the year; Frank
]. Dudley, W. Woods White and Henry
5. Jones, vice presidents. Other OFF,
GERS elected We're: Rev. c. w. Young,
superintendent; Rev G. W. Daniel,
chairman headquarters committee; j.
B. Richards, general secretary, and DR..
Peyton II. Todd, treasurer.
Resolutions expressing satisfaction at
the progress of the work and at the
administration Of the law by the courts
were passed. Seaborn Wright, w. B.
Stubs and c. w. Smith were requested
to consider and to draft changes in
the present prohibition laws
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
SUNSHINE TO STAY
FOR ANOTHER DAY,
WEATHER FOLK SAY

The unreasonable, altogether quite
welcome spell of sunshine and warmth
that is being visited on Atlanta shows
no immediate signs of preparation for
departure. Not only will it stay another
day, at least, but it will grow more and
more balmy, boosting the mercury in
the thermometers to a station Of
warmth tomorrow that will be surpris
ing. SO the weather man reads from
his maps.
Nowhere in the United States. ac-
cording to the maps. exists cold or dis
agreeable weather Upon the western
Canada border, where the natives would
grumble at anything above zero. the
thermometer is relatively dow. But
elsewhere in the United States a gen.
eral spell Of exotic weather prevails,
and it will be some time, according to
the indications, before a disturbance
will blow toward Atlanta to spoil the
very glorious condition of things.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
ROBBED OF 100000
SECURITIES IN R. r.
DEPOT AT CHICAGO

CHICAGO. Jan. 16.-Theft of $780,
900 worth of securities from w d.
Wade In the Chicago and Northwestern
passenger station here was added to-
day to the number of bold robberies
which the police are investigating The
securities consisted of stock in the Aus
tralian Marine Fibers Oimited). Wade
is president of the company He says
the securities are not negotiable.
Wade haG just reached Chicago from
St. Paul. where he had sold some OF the
securities. and was on his way to Lon
don to dispose Of the rest He put his
satchel down in the station and turned
to the water cooler. When he looked
around the satchel was gone
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
SOCIETY MATRON'S
TESTIMONY LANDS .
NEGRO THIEF IN JAIL

Mrs. Thomas H. Latham, young So
ciety matron, $40 Ponce DeLeon ave-
nue.. thinks the purse snatchers and
pilferers of Atlanta have elected her as
their principal victim.
A month ago Mrs. Latham pursued
a negro purse snatcher through the
streets, at first on foot and then in an
automobile, TO recover a SIS mesh bag
containing $40 in cash.
Today Mrs. Latham appeared in city
criminal court to prosecute Frank
Jackson, a negro, who disappeared with
81 she had given him to mail Christ
mas cards. Judge Calhoun fined Jack.
son $50 and the negro chose the alter
native of six months in Jail.
Jackson had been called to the La
than residence as q messenger He
was given 200 Christmas cards to mail,
50 with which to buy stamps and q
small amount for his trouble. The me-
gro got out of sight. ditched the cards
and pocketed the money.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
Geo. M. Reynolds, Member of
Monopoly, Says Concentra-
ton Has Gone Too Far.
ASKS NEW LAWS AND
CURRENCY EXTENSION
No Body of Men Should Be
Permitted to Kill Competi-
ton, He Says.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.-George NJ.
Reynolds, president of the Continental
and Commercial National bank of Chi
cago, who declared in a speech in 1911
that the money power of the country
was in the hands of a dozen men, Of
whom he was one, declared before the
money trust investigation committee of
congress today that the concentration
CT the money power of the country at
the present time is a menace He said
new laws of control were needed, and
that he was willing to take his chances
for success on a competitive basis I'M
der regulation by law
Reynolds asserted as his belief that
there is a concentration of money pow
er in New York and other cities that in
a general way represents a menace 20
b1
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
LIBRARIES WON'T GET
CARNEGIE TO HEAVEN,
SAYS EVANGELIST ORR

ANDREW Carnegie is an unbeliever.
The man who dies an unbeiever Is
damned. Despite his lavish gifts Of
millions, Carnegie has never done one
thing to please God
DIR. w. w. Orr, the evangelist now
at the North Avenue Presbyterian
church, in a stirring sermon before a
large congregation last night, thus di-
agnosed the spiritual condition of the
celebrated ulti-millionaire.
Andrew Carnegie will find that he
can not buy his way into heaven" de-
clared the minister.
Carnegie has done a lot of good tr
building libraries and in other like
ways. but all this counts for naught
Carnegie can not conceal the fact thas
he is an unbeliever-and he knows the
penalty of unbelief. The word Of Goo
is plain-salvation comes to the be-
lever, damnation is in store for the
unbelieVer."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
EDUCATOR OF ROME,
MISSING FOR MONTH,
FOUND DEAD IN RIVER

ROMT GA, Jan. 16.-Missing since
shortly before Christmas, Professor
Hugh Ray Nolen, former principal Of
the Margie school here, has been found
dead In the Cumberland river Tennes-
see. The theory is that he committed
suicide
When Nolen left here he told County
Superintendent John c. King that he
was going to Cuba, and in doing so
hoped to pay some obligations that had
heaped on him. He acted quoerly. the
superintendent says
Nolen's friends heard nothing from
him until news FROM the young mans
home at Gainesville. Tenn. bore the
of his uutimely death 1t
Is not known whether he was murdered
or committed suicide. His friends are
inclined to give more credence to the
latter theory.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
Eager to See
Present Laws Changed.

Il am urging currency extension"
said Reynolds, ito end existing evils.
would like to see the laws changed and
L will take my chances of success un-
der them under the law of competition.
l do not believe the law of competition
is dead and l don't think that any body
of men should be permitted to kill It,"
Public hearings in the money trust
investigation will be concluded on Fri
day of next week. Then Chairman Pujo
and Counsel Samuel Untermyer will
visit William Rockefeller at a place to
be designated later and take his depo-
sition.
Chairman Pujo announced the plans
today and added that the committee at
the conclusion of today's session will
take a recess until next Wednesday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
Captain Clayton Says Hugs
Sum Is Needed to Meet De-
mands of People.
COUNCIL WILL PASS
ON HIS APPOINTMENTS
Construction Head Urges Res
toration of Abolished Jobs
and Higher Salaries.

Chief of Construction Clayton today
asked the council finance committee
for an increase of about $4,000 in the
budget of his department The items
include approximately $4,000 for new
officials and increases in salaries
Members of the committee and sew
eral councilmen who contemplate a fur
ther reorganization of the department
in an effort to make It more business
like frankly admitted that they were
bewildered by the report
The tone of Captain Clayton's talk
to the committee was that the couse
for the conditions OF streets and sew
ers which have brought down so much
criticism on his department was lack
of funds.
Il haven't added up the total" said
Captain Clayton, but this Is not all
we need. To make the department what
the people want it to be would take the
whole city income and more"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
passerby Barely Able to Save
Tailor, Dragged by Burglar,
From Cremation.
uoNEYMOONERS' HOME
LOOTED OF $500 GIFTS
Presents Taken and Empty
Boxes Nailed Up When They
Return From Florida.

For spoils Of So, a burglar early to-
CAV endangered the life of E. H. sey-
rnour So years old, at 91S Marietta
street and started fire which would
have destroyed his little home but for
the prompt action of q passerby.
Seymour runs a pressing club at the
Marietta street address and lives in a
rear room, sheltered only by curtain
rom the draughty winds which man
are to creep in through the open door.
J. NJ Thomson, 50 Center street, q
.ireet car man, who knows the old man
veil. vas passing the place early this
morning, when he noticed q suspicious
are within and caught q Whit Of
smoke He hammered or the door and
shouted FOR his friend as a squirt Of
lame caught the dividing curtain in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
BRIDE FRUSTRATED
AS HUSBAND is HELD
ON BIGAMY CHARGE

Mrs. f. NJ Mearse, Of Y Central
place. bride of but one month today
is suffering with nervous prostration
following the arrest Of her husband on
suspicion of being a bigamst.
Mearse is a railway mail clerk and
runs between Atlanta and Birmingham
He is accused of having another wife
living near Birmingham. When seen in
the police station today he declined to
make any statement.
The bride, who is at the home of her
sister. Mrs. o. G. Coleman, was so i'll
she could not be seen.
Mrs. Mearse formerly was Miss Eliz-
abeth Loving, of Commerce. Ga AS
the marriage took place in Commerce.
Mearse will be taken to Clarke county
for trial
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
Defes Smoke to
Rescue Friend.

Then he tried the door and found
that it had been broken in. Thomson
ushed inside, defying the thickening
smoke and increasing flame, sought
yainly to awaken the sleeping man, and
men dragged him to safety.
In the street the discovery was made
mat the old man had been drugged,
probably with chloroform. He was
aroused with considerable difficulty and
could tell nothing OF what had hap
ened Five dollars missing from a
.ousers pocket told the story. The
fire was eXtinsuished before it had
read FAR.
A search for the burglar was begun
by Policemen Benson and j. F. Rob-
arJs They rounded up two men, who
cave their names as c. w. Kimball and
NailtD Baughandt Both were bound
over as Migrants. There was no evil
fence against either to implicate him
the robbery.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
LETTER
CONFESSES THEFT OF
ARCHBOLD MISSIVES

WASHINGTON, Jan. f6.-A letter
signed by Charles w. Stumph, now
dead, in which he eeAfessed he took
the Archbold correspondence and dis
posed OF it to Mr. Chamberlain and
Mr.. Mooney, of The New York Jour
nal" was today placed in the record of
the senate committee which is investi-
eating campaign expenses, by his
brother, George Fl. Stumph. Charles
Stumph was a messenger in the Stand
ard Oil office at the time the Archbold
letters were distracted.
The letter dated August /, 1905, is
addressed 10 Frank \. Barstow, &c
Broadway Barstow was a director Of
the Standard Oil Company. The letter
read:
Dear Sir hereby confirm the
statement made to you that certain
letters received by John D. Archbold,
among them letters from the late Sena-
tor Hanna and Senator Quay, were
disposed of by me to Mr.. Chamberlain
and Mr.. Mooney. of The New York
Journal, for which I received con-
sideration, and that MI Archbold's
letter books were temporarily placed
in the hands of these same parties for
examination and for which ! also re-
ceived consideration.
Il am writing you this letter with the
understanding that it is not in any way
to be used to incriminate me.
Yours truly,
"(Signed) CHARLES w. STUMPH.'
The letter was witnessed by George
H. Stumph and Fred Mohr
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
Will Build Plant
On City's Word.

The early part OF the session of the
committee was taken up with argu-
ments of Attorney George Spence and
President Foster, of the Destructor
Company of New York, urging payment
Of $125,000 on the new crematory,
which is to be built by the Destructor
Company.
Attorney Spence declared that the
$4,000 of bond money had already been
appropriated ~ the company and If the
contracted $4,000 was not added to
this amount. the company would pro-
coed to build the plant and wait for the
money until a future administration
saw fit to redeem the citys moral obli-
cation.
He said that by the contract for tho
new crematory the city was only legal
ly bound to pay the company $4,000
but that the company was bound 10
build $276,000 plant. The remainder
OF the payments were purely a mora
obligation of the city, ne explained,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
$500 Gifts to
Bride Stolen

burglars who evidently worked at
-'elf leisure sot away with $4,000
"oF'h Of beautiful wedding presents at
me nome Of Sigmund Samuels, 527
Washington street, and left not a clew
% De followed by the police who were
pul on the case today.
Iae discovery of the robbery was
@"ue on the return Of the Samuels
-'"'l'y from Florida. The gifts be-
.oIsea TO Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Ginzburg-
W. VINO were married a few months
so, mrs Ginzburger was Miss Maud
49, oI columbus, Miss, and after
.,s honeymoon trip took an apartment
7. ~" 'ef husband at the Imperial hotel.
Ueclaed TO store their wedding
.sTNlS at the Samuels home
"4eh the Sanuels returned from
2. wa Hinzburger decided to have a
.a ~" 't the wedding presents. which he
50yes ~ q nuliioef OF Dig
VEL said Ginzburger as ba Iool,ad
over the boxes yesterday. they seem
De all here all right" Then he
.'7o % move one Of them and dis
,V'ea he had been robbed Every
t,,, was empty. Each had been care
,1 relieved Of its contents and as
.s'uIIy nailed up again. Under a
5 ssuaI inspection they looked to have
'seh undisturbed.
y.I ,.g loot included a great amount Of
~. Die silverware and beautiful lin
no,. os9'ues some treasured family me-
b ,,. The police were notified.
sta nothing to work upon and
sYc,,. the hunt with little hope of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
POLICE SERGEANT
HURT BADLY; VICTIM
OF PRANK OF BOYS

Police Sergeant William j. Whatley,
of the mounted squad, is at Grady hos
pital today seriously injured as a re-
suit of a prank Of mischievous boys.
The officer was thrown from his horse
when the animal stepped on and ex-
ploded percussion cap, placed on the
car track at Pine street and Piedmont
avenue.
The first report to reach headquar-
tiers was that Whatley had been shot
and that his assailant was hiding in
the neighborhood.
Hospital authorities said today the
officer had suffered broken collar
bone and possibly a fracture of the
skull
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
FIGHTS
WHEN GUESTS PLAN
TO STEAL" BRIDE

CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-Stephen Anton
schick, living at SIC Townsend street, a
'newlywed,' did not take kindly to a
joking remark, 'let us steal the bride +"
made by one of his friends and a fight
followed. The police arrested five men
Antonschick among them. The fight
started while the bridegroom was
counting $500 received in cash as we'd
ding presents. When the police arrived
the money was scattered all over the
floor.
All but 81 was recovered. "I don't
care as long as they didn't get the
BRIDE" said Antonschick.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
TgESnIO U LEADS IN RACE
TUX TENNESSEE SENATOR

da,, .''pti LILLE, TENN, Jan 16.-To-
ato. 'a''otting for United States SEN
Tvso,. ''ns term, resulted as follows:
9cr. .''' democrat, q; Mcclellan Dem
lison 20, shields, independent. 10: AL
a. f.. ."r1ependent, 9; Enloe. fusionist,
lIcEl' '5.'e gained II votes, Tyson 6 and
rs,.. Bryan, Democrat. received %
r'or the short term.
7ssa7y to choice. s..
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
POLICE SAVE RICH
DIXIE CONTRACTOR
FROM COIN FLOPPER

NEW YORK, Jan. ia man giving
the name Of Fred Farris. but who is
believed to be sunny Jim" thu coin
TOPPER wanted in Crlcago. is under arr
rest here today, having been separated
by the police from a prospective vic
tim, Christopher w Dudley, a wealthy
contractor cf Bennettsville S g.. just
as they we're about 10 match coins
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
ELOPES WITH HIS
STEPMOTHER AND
6 CHILDREN; SHOT

BRUSSELS Jan. 16.-After clipping
with his stepmother, the eldest son of
workman living in Courceles was shot
and wounded by his father, The latter
had thirteen children by his first wife
and married widow with several off
spring. The pair in clipping took six Of
her children along. Two months later
he brought four Of the children back
to his fathers home. he having tired
of them The father has been arrested.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16
SPECIAL SERMON SUNDAY
ON GENERAL ROBT. E. LEE

Robert f. Lees birthday, which falls on
Sunday this year, viii be celebrated in
the Second Baptist church Sunday morn
ing 10y a special sermon at II o'clock. by
Or John e. White, on Robert Z. Lee
The Christian
Young men ana old soldiers have been
especially invited to attend this service.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-16

Captain Clayton urged the recrea
ton of the positions OF street i'm
provement collector and assistant street
improvement collector, which places
were abolished last year by council as
sinecures. Two OF the men in the con
struction office have been doing the
work this year. He recommends sal
aries for them of 1900 and $500. re-
spectively.
He wants four new street paving in
spectOrs and two new sidewalk in
spectors at salaries Of 81 200 each; one
new street paving engineer at a salary
Of $1,000; an engineer and chemist at
$1,000 year to conduct a laboratory
for testing materials.
He recommends that the salary OF
the engineer in charge of bridges be in
creased from $500 to $4,000: that the
salary Of the chief clerk be increased
from $1,000 to 50, 100-the chief clerk t.
the comptroller receives only $780,
and that the salary of his secretary
be increased from $1,000 to $500.