Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-11

foft Mcpherson, has been ordered to
trenton, n. j., as Inspector instructor
OIL the organized militia of New Jer-
sey Lieutenant Strayer has many
friends at the fort and in the city who
VIII be sorry to see him leave.
| Friends of Lieutenant Albert S. T..
| TUCKER, L. s. A., who is on a trip with
General Robert *. Evans commander
OF the Department of the Gulf. in sew
eral of the Gulf states, are preparing a
warm welcome home" for the popular
young army officer. This is his first
/ trip in this capacity. Lieutenant Tuck
er is a member OF the noted Tucker
| family of Virginia a son of former
| Congressman Tucker, and a great
| grandson of General Albert Sidney
Johnston His grandfather was at one
| time president of Tulane university.
He has Travelled extensively, one of his
| trips carrying him by way of the
Trans Siberian railway from China,
whence he went from the Philippines.
Frederick S. Crofts, manager of the
educational department of The Century
| Company, New York city, is expected
| TO visit Atlanta this month or early
in March. MI. Crofts is a Cornell grad
uate and well known in several quar-
| tiers of the United States, where he has
| Travelled.
Eb T. Williams, widely known as a
stump speaker, has returned from the
| Mardi Gras at New Orleans Colonel
! Williams is passionately fond of the
violin. Like 'Ffddling Bob" Taylor, he
| sits in a chimney corner these long
winter evenings and thrums-or "saws"
the violin strings, and the neighbors
| can't resist the temptation to drop in
unannounced. The other night, while
the sweet strains were floating out of
| the chimney, Colonel Williams heard a
scratching at the window Going out
side, he saw a 'possum peeping through
the blinds. First time I knew" de-
| clared the colonel, that a 'possum had
| an ear for music" Colonel Williams
| friends accuse him of nature taking
when he tells this tale, but he points
to the fact that he lives in West End
and there is a persimmon tree in the
front yard. Q. e. D.
The Universalist church has installed
full-hedged grocery store in the Sun
| day school room. Over 100 manufac-
turers and local concerns responded to
the call for supplies sent out by the
congregation, and the store will be
opened to the public tonight. Over $500
| worth of edibles have been contributed.
Atlanta is twentieth in the list of
postottices, New York being first, of
course, in the business done in the
parcel post division during January
according to figures just made public
| Atlanta did more business than Denver
Los Angeles, New Orleans, Louisville,
| Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Seattle and
Portland, each having far greater pop
| ulation.
John w. Henley, assistant district at
torney of the Federal courts for the
northern district Of Georgia, who went
to New Orleans last week to represent
the government in an appeal taken
some time since by Warden Meyer, of
the Federal prison here, against Chas
Anderson. a prisoner seeking liberty by
habeas corpus, has returned to Atlanta.
Anderson was convicted in the Oregon
courts on a charge of robbing a post
office and sentenced to serve three
terms, one for five and two for two
and half years each. After serving
| his first term, Anderson asked for lib-
erty on the plea that he could not serve
more than once for the same offense
| No decision has as yet been handed
down in the case.
! At the New Kimball house tonight
the Ad Mems club will hear an adj
| uI6SS utllNtItu ny IltI Dtll MY IlCh,
president of the Orange Judd Company,
| publishers of Southern Farming The
| third lecture in the Associated Adver-
! Using Clubs of America on Human
| Interest in Advertising will also be
read.
! Federal deputies have removed Cas-
! tro L. Rivera, arrested here last Mon
day and held in $4,000 bond on a charge
| of violating the laws of the District
/ of Columbia" to Washington. Mary
! yesterday is named as a material wit
ness in the case, according to the copy
of an indictment brought against the
man last May. 1t is alleged that Rivera
deceived the woman in the case by a
mock marriage.
Asserting that he was robbed of $240
| while q guest at the New kimball hO-
TEL A. H Hutchinson, a commercial
| traveller, today instituted a damage suit
for that amount in superior court. The
suit was brought against Will thinner
| and G. A. Lougee Hutchinson main
tanned that some one gained entrance
into his room through door leading
from an adjoining bath and ritled his
trousers pockets.
J. s. Franklin. a clerk residing in
Atlanta, today filed a voluntary petit
|
division of the United States district
court His liabilities are scheduled at
$342.9O, with assets of $50 claimed to
be exempt.
! Governor Brown today drew his
| warrant for $624,3 in order that the
payment of the first Confederate pen
, sions for the year 1918 might be made
at once. This amount will take care
of nearly half the counties, ana the
} governor hopes to complete the pay
mentS within the month.
Governor Brown today appointed Or.
\ Arthur ID. Little to succeed DR.. a. p.
Taylor, resigned, on the state board Of
health. Both live in ThomasVille.
There was quite a spirited contest
for the assignment as places on the
state health board always are eagerly
sought.