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

same as an orchestra at picture
show pours out when Chief Strong
Bow and his band of warriors are
putting on the finishing touches Of
a thriller"
1t was easy to figure the trou-
bic and when the party entered the
room they found James chanting
his war song and beating an ac-
compartment on the railing Of an
iron bed with his two shoes.
Straightway a search for the
source OF merriment was begun.
Pockets, wardrobe and dresser
drawers were ransacked, but there
was nothing doing. Finally some
one raised the mattress on the bed
and there they found a small zinc
tub, containing some ten or twelve
bottles of beer, packed in a copious
supply of ice. Nobody knows to
this day how he got it.
an another occasion, while
- member of the baseball club at
Fayetteville, n. c., Thorpe went on
rampage on the streets during
the early hours of the morning An
energetic cop tried to carry him
down, but Jim objected to the pro
gram In fact, he objected so siren
uously that he grabbed the cop and
chucked him into a large ash can.
A call for help on the part of the
latter brought several more to his
assistance, and Jim completed the
job by treating the entire bunch
likewise.
Then, to show that he thought
pretty we'll of his ability, he walk
ed up to a large plate glass win
dow and proceeded to butt 1t out.
The falling glass gave him a bad
scalp wound and within a very
short time he showed a striking re-
semblance to a slaughter house
flunky.
All of this, however, appeared q
matter of little concern to James. In
fact, he showed his contempt for
the matter by rolling q cigarette,
which he proceeded to smoke while
sitting on the curbing. All OF this
commotion caused considerable ex-
element, even in Fayetteville, and
an audience gathered quickly. A
hurry call was sent In for an am
bulance, but again Jim demurred.
So strenuous was his objection that
the president of the baseball club
was summoned to help in the un-
dertaking. His presence and per-
suasion availed nothing, however,
since Jim refused to move
All argument failed, and it was
finally necessary to lasso and tie
him. and when taken to the hos
pital it was found necessary to
chloroform him before he would al
low the cash to be sewed up.
ON another Casion--this time
in Harrisburg, Palm pro-
ceeded to give vent to his pent- up
feelings. He was returning from
q ANCNbAAt IL ~ anu "dS dNCOiID pa
MED by Pete Houser. They failed
to catch the train with the rest of
the team, and found themselves left
with one ticket between them.
Houser was admitted to the train
shed by the gateman, but jim was
turned back.
The melee followed. It ended in
the arrest Of Houser but the COPS
refused to take Thorpe. Determined
to share the results with Pete, jim
followed behind, saying numerous
things not entirely complimentary
to the minions of the law, and
punctuating his remarks with an
occasional vigorous kick Finally,
to make sure of his game he land
ed an awful punch to the jaw of
an unsuspecting pedestrian, and
was rewarded by having himself at
last taken in tow by the cops
Their return to Carlisle the next
night necessitated passing The mill
itarN guard maintained about the
premises
When challenged, jim promptly
answered by producing Il bottle