davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
LYRIC PLAY RS
CAPT|VATE BIC
AUDIENCE
LaVerne Troupe Makes First-N Night
Hit in The LiIy-AtIanta
Girl Favorte.
BY TARLEToN COLLIER.

Miss Lucille LaNerne and her COM
pany of excellent players established
for themselves real affinity with At
lanta and Atlanta play patrons with
their opening at the Lyric Monday
night in Belasco's THE Lily"
And this pleasing first impression
has the deeper basis of artistic capa-
bility rather than the superficial good
fellowship and flowers Of the open
ing night. so that the promise of a
worthy spell Of entertainment during
the stay Of the new stock company
can. with assurance be held out for
Atlanta.
THE Lily" is a dolorous sort Of
drama. with a wealth of characters
finely drawn, an exacting play requir-
ing distinctive talent But there
was enough true ability displayed by
the company TO reveal Astounding po-
tentialities for comedy. melodrama,
swashbuckling affairs, sentimental
pieces. or anything they might elect,
Company Not Strangers.
1t was not altogether a COMPANY Of
strangers that faced the surprisingly
good Monday night audience at the
Lyric Miss LaVerne the leader, IS
known widely to the theatrical world
through a considerable career as an
individual star and co-star wl.h
famous actors.
Miss Marguerite Chafee, whose
work Monday night displayed no mean
emotional ability, is an Atlanta girl
in reality. and a very popular Atlanta
girl too judging from the very plain
evidence of applause and flowers.
Forbes Aylmer, whose Compte De
Maigny Monday night was S con-
vinCing a bit of character work as has
been vouchsafed Atlanta this season.
was here earlier in the season with
The Butterfly on the Wheel James
A. Marcus. playing Monday capaha
character part is a bourgeois French
merchant has been in Atlanta on sew
eral occasions.
Play Draws a Lesson.
OF the new aCquaintances. Robert
Middlemass. Eugene stewart and GUY
Milham disnlayed surprising ability.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
Trust Program Is
Finished; Concession
Made Labor Unions

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Ad-
ministration trust program was com
,pleted to- day at conference between
President Wilson and Representatives
Clayton, Floyd and Carlin, of the sub
committee of the House Committee
on Judiciary
The holding company bill, the in
terlocHing directorates bill and the
trade relations bill have been welded
into one measure. Added to the bill
will be clause preventing the issu-
ance of midnight" or blanket in
functions, and also one providing q
trial by jury in contempt cases.
Both of these provisions are con
cesslons TO the demands OF organized
labor
The only trust bill which will not
be included in the general measure is
the trade commission bill now being
considered by the House Interstate
Commerce Committee,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14

chaplain, his mother and mis- sister,
They urged him to tell the whole
truth. He hesltated, and said;
Feared for Family.
don't want to make any state
ment for the public ] do not fear for
myself, but | do fear for YOU.
His sister replied: Don't have any
fear for us. We will take care of our
selves. God will protect us
His mother and sister continued
TO urge him to tell the truth.
He SAID I did not do the shoot
ing. The men who fired the shots
were Gyp. Louie and Nallon.'
He said 4 was five miles away
at the time. So far a $ I know, Becker
rad nothing to do with this case. 1t
was a gamblers fight
He mentioned several raids on
gambling houses and said that the
story Shapiro told to Commissioner
Dougherty was true. He said: I told
some lies on the stand to prove an
albi for the rest Of the boys The
testimony about the conversation with
Rose in the car on the way down was
not true. | was in Bridgey Weber 5
when the arran gements we're made.
did not know Just what the arrange
ments were. ! knew something was
coming off ! did not see Louie pack
the trunk. as | testified on the stand.
There were guns there, but not the
cnes they used When asked how
he gained this information, he said: I
heard the boys talking about it since
| was here
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
Film Reveals Secrets
Of the "Vice Trust. "

Occurrences that are given the
stamp of ac;uality by substantial
newspaper stories are displayed in
the thrilling motion picture Of six
reels, Smashing the Vice Trust at
the Atlanta Theater this week. The
picture is fun Of women of all types,
the painted scarlet women predomi-
Mating, this being in purpose an OBJ
iect lesson and a sermon ii is an
nounCed.
Various scenes said to show the
operations Of the cadets among the
innocent and unprotected daughters
Of the poor and. indeed among girls
Of a more substantial station, are
thrown on the screen. and al is given
melodramatic color. Other scenes
depict dens of vice in the larger
cities one of the most unbelievable OF
which is the picture Of commodious
headquarters OF the white slave
trust
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
Fielder to Address
State Labor Meet

MACON. April 1.-two conventions
will be in session in Macon Wednes-
day. Group Five of the Georgia Bank
ers' Association, with about 100 dele
gates in attendance, representing as
many banks, will convene in annual
meeting for one day session.
The State Federation Of Labor, bring
ing fully 500 delegates. will start a
three day convention on ednesday'
This is the sixteenth annual gathering
Of This organization. Thomas S, Fielder
will be the principal speaker on Ihurs-
day night.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
War Department to
Inspect G.. M. A. Corps

Colonel j. c. Woodward has been
notified by the United States War De
partment that Captain Robinson, n
the general staff, will inspect the
Georgia Military Academy cadets
Wednesday morning at o'clock This
inspection enables the War Depart
ment to compare the efficiency Of the
schools work with that of other milf
tary schools in the United States.
The order of exercises viii inelule
parade. escort OF colors. review. in
spectlon, company and battalion drill
in close and extended order, Butts
Manual to Music bayonet exercise,
signaling. bridge building, fortifca-
ton construction, tent pitching, guard
duty, attack problems, artillery drill
hospital drill and wall scaling.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14

Miss olive Blakeney. interpreting The
part of a scatter Drained schoolgirl ri
the bourgeoisie. is indeed unusually
capable
The play chosen for the first week
taxes the company thoroughly, and
by its very significance proves their
self confidence 1t has a distinct
message that parents should not DC
too selhshly absorbed to allow tn ,jr
children, particularly their daughters,
a freedom and an opportunity fpf
companioship and love.
What might have been a disaster
through the blind egoism of the IA
Their in this case is ayerted happily
but there is at least one tragic figure
in the play to prove that the result is
not always pleasant.
The Lily will be offered the rest
of the week each evening, with matt
nees Tuesday Thursday and Satur-
day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
Italy Uses Navy and
Army to Curb Strike
Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ROME. April 14.-Nigorous steps
were taken by the Government to-
day to prevent national business and
Industrial paralysis from the threat
ened general strike Bluejackets were
told off to man the Italian postal
steamers and the merchant marine II
the crews carry out their threat to
strike Troops are at strategic points
along the State owned rail lines TO
protect Government property.
The chief demand of the rail en-
ployees is a minimum wage of so
cents a day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
BECkER'S LAWYER QUITS
HIM; DEATH CONFESSION
Of GUNMAN AIDS STATE

NEW YORK. April 14.-Joseph A
Shay to-day withdrew as chief coun-
sci for Charles Becker, the former
police lieutenant who will soon face
trial for the second time for the muir
der of Herman Rosenthal. Mr.. Shay
announced his withdrawal after he
had held two and a half hours CON
ference with Becker in the Tombs.
The lawyer declared that his with
drawal was due to the attitude OF
John Becker, brother Of the accused
man and his lack OF tact in dealing
with every Tom, Dick and Harry who
comes along" Efforts are being made
by Mrs. Becker to get. Attorney Shay
to reconsider
Harry WALTON, who was named by
"Dago Frank" Cirofici as one of the
actual murderers of Rosenthal, will
be one of the principal witnesses for
the State at Becker's second trial.
Confession to Help State.
In making this announcement, Dis
trict Attorney Whitman said he be-
lieved the so-called confession
made by "Dago Frank before he was
electrocuted would greatly help the
States case.
Although naming Harry Vallor as
one of the men who killed Rosenthal
it can not be used against that deni-
III
fici said that as far as he knew,
Becker had no connection with the
murder, his statement will not figure
in the defense of the eX- police leu
tenant. because it corroborates in the
main the story told by Bald Jack"
Rose, whose evidence convicted Beck
er.
The startling charge was made by
Attorney Bernard ii. Sander, counsel
for Vallon, to-day that the Cirofci
confession" was part of well-ot-
ganized plot to shift the blame f1r
Rosenthals murder from Becker to
WALTON. The attorney declared that the
gunman's statement was wrung from
him by Warden James A. Clancy, u
Sing Sing Prison In this connection,
IT was rumored that Warden Clancy,
whose resignation has been in the
hands OF Superintendent Of Prisons
Riley for some time, will retire at
once
Crowds at Funerals.
Great crowds thronged the grimy
streets Of the East Side to- day when
the first rites were held over tie
bodies of "Dago Frank Cirofici,
Lefty Louie" Rosenberg and "Gyp the
Blood" Horowitz. Whitley Lewis
seidenschner was buried yesterday.
The confession Of "Dago Franz
was given out by Warden Clancy IN
Albany after he had made report to
superintendent Riley,
The formal statement of the war
zen follows:
About 8 o'clock Sunday night Ro-
senberg asked me to save Frank, saw
ing he had nothing to do with the
shooting. he was not there. Went
over and asked Frank why he did not
tell the truth He replied that ne
knew what was going on, but was not
there when the shooting took place.
advised him to tell the whole story.
He said II he did they would XIII ms
brother. | asked whom he mean, by
they. He replied that there were %
men in New York he could name. ne
said. 4 don't care about myself IL s
nv family ] care for.
II caused Frank Cirohcl 10 ne
brought from the condemned cell
house to the principal keepers office
about O'Clock Monday morning. tie
made the following, among other
statements. in the presence of my
self. Principal Keeper Mclnerny, me
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
Truck in River Loses
Letters for South

NEW YORK, April 14,-Thousands
80 letters addressed to Washington,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Southern
cities were lost to-day when United
States mail truck plunged from
Jersey Central Railroad ferryooat
into the Hudson River
The chauffeur saved himself from
drowning by jumping just as the
truck slid into 40 feet of water.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
1000 Delegates at
Sunday School Meet

MILLEDGEvILLE April a. What
is expected to be the greatest SUNDAY
School Convention ever held in Georgia
hogan here this afternoon under the au-
spices Of the Georgia sunday School AS
ISOLATION Nearly 1000 delegates rep
resenting every county, are IN attend .
anCe.
Brown and f. O. Excel, of Chicago
+. +. French of Nashville, and ten or
Twelve Atlanta men and women, inc!ud-
Ing Dr. Joseph Broughton Asa G. can
dler and Henry B. Mays. Inc con =
yention will continue through Thursday
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
Mrs. W,B. Leeds Quits
Newport for London

NEWPORT. r. l.. April 14-Mrs VIII
liam b. Leeds has had her personal be
longings removed from Rough Point, her
Newport home which has not been in
use for four years and shipped 10 Lon
ooH "he5e Sng plsIs pernansi''{ y
10 New York.
The Newport property is for sale u
was formerly owned by Frederick ".
Vanderbilt
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
Urges Medical Aid to
Improve Civilization

FLORENCE, S. C.. April 1.-THE
State Medical Association met to-
day. with nearly every county repre-
scented.
In the opening address DR.. Weston,
the president, urged the association TO
stand for the advance of civilization
by compulsory education. medical in
spection Of schools, proper support
for the state Board OF Health. and
better organization to press the pro-
posed reforms in the Legislature.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
Militants Burn Big
Grandstand at Hull

speeial Gable 70 The Atlanta Georgian
HULL. ENGLAND, April i4-Militant
suffragettes renewed the campaign Of
the frebrand in the North OF England
To-day. The big Rrandstsnd at the city
football grounds was burned and, while
the usual suffrage literature was miss
ing the police declare they are positive
that women incendiaries were response
Ile
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
Plan Trip to Russia
To See Suns Eclipse

SAN JOSE. CAL, April 14.-Dr. W
w. Campbell director of the Lick OBJ
servatory. announces that he is plan
ming to make a "trip 10 Russia to OBJ
serve the eclipse Of the sun about Au-
gust e.
He viii be accompanied by several
assistants from the observatory on
Mount Hamilton.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14

who has some new stuff and puts 1t
over in great shape; Mr.. and Mrs.
Jimmy Barry in their "Rube" sketch,
which is roaringly funny, as il always
has been Alice White, dainty and
clever violinist, and Prelles dog cir
Gus, far above the average animal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
pENN MEN MEET.

Al a meeting OF Unlve1 sity o Penn ?
sylvania men a the University Club
Horace NJ Lippincott alumni secre-
tarv urged better organization IN
the south. Professor Gilbert II. Boggs,
Of Georgia Tech. presided; John w
TIeisman, Of Tech. acted as secretary.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-14
DROPS DEAD IN STREET.

CADSDEN, Ala. April 14.-Mrs
William Hilton. aged 50. dropped dead
while walking across a street in At
taua. Heart failure is given as the
cause.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-24
JERSEY JUR|ST IS
LEADING GOLFER
Justice MahlOn F. Pitney has
Card of 70 in Veterans
Tournament.
MANY JERSEYMEN PLAY

Hon. Mahlon F. Pitney, of Norris
town, Associate Justice of the SUI
preme Court of the United States,
with a card of SS-1S-70, led field of
234 men, in the first day of play in
the annual seniors golf tournament
Yesterday over the links of the APP
awamis Club Rye, N. Y. c. A. Spot
ford of Garden City turned in the
best gross score with an eighty-two.
Men in all walks of life and from all
parts of the country took part in
the tourney, which will continue to-
day. Among the other veterans who
competed were William S. Gummere,
Chief Justice of New Jersey Supreme
Court Judge Thomas j. Lintott, Wal
lace NJ. Scudder, James F. Bless,
President of the National State
Bank, of this city. DR.. w. S. Wash
ington, of this city. Mr.. Bless is
past the seventy year mark In age
but turned In a net eighty and
gross 100. Wilson P. Floss, former
national amateur billiard cham
pion, who represented Deal. turned
in a card of 94-17-T. Alexander M.
Linnett of Forest Hill also had a
card the same as that which was
turned in by Foss. DIR. Washington
also of Forest Hill had net seven
ty-nine and a gross ninety-three.
Judge Llntott accounted for card
of 96-16-S9.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-24
ALLEY OWNERS ADD
TO LEAGUE CIRCUIT
Addition of Kearny Team
Causes Change of Organ
izatiOn's Name.
NOW INTER-COUNTY BODY

Clarke Read, of the White Palace
alleys, was reelected president of the
Intercounty Bowling League, which
will probably be composed of four
teen teams. at meeting of that or
ganization held yesterday afternoon at
the Weingarth and Whatton bowling
academy, Broad street For the rea-
son that the Dots" Miller and Gun
derman alleys of Kearny made APP
plication for membership, 1t was de-
cided to change the name of Essex
County Alley owners League to In
tercounty Alley Owners League. The
same officers of last season were re-
elected. George Blum is vice-presi-
dent. William Weingarth treasurer
and George w. lie elise secretary.
The alleys owners will compose the
board of directors. Secretary LIE
elise has called another meeting to
be held at Vogt's alleys, South Orange
avenue Tuesday afternoon when a
schedule will probably be drafted and
the prize moneys decided upon.
The Intercounty League last season
was composed of ten teams. Tielsch
Kramer and Nate, who were members
last year, have as yet to make ap-
plication for membership. The four
teen teams which make up the inter-
county circuit are: Weingarth and
Whatton, lie elise, Equitable, Weber,
Schwartz, Fashioned. Wittich,
White Palace Blum, Miller and Gun
derman. Vogt. Jameson, Woelfie's
Empire and East End.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-24
GREENWICH HONORS
FOR MAX MARSTON
BaItusrOl Golfer Defeats Hamil-
ton K. Kerr in Final Round,
One Up.

Max r. Marston, of Baltusrol, won
his first chief golf trophy of the sea-
son when he defeated Hamilton *.
Kerr, of Greenwich, in the final round
of the invitation tournament on the
links of the Greenwich Country Club
yesterday. The margin in favor of
the former interscholastic champion
was slight, as he finished only up
over the home club man.
In the beaten eight division of the
first sixteen, Francis Ouimet, the ma
tional champion, met another defeat,
Gardiner w. White, of Flushing, beat
ing him, 8 up and 2 to play.
When Marston and Kerr teed up
for the decisive match for the chief
trophy the gallery displayed more in
terest in the outcome of the match
between Ouimet and White. BY 60
out in 80 White gained a lead of
up at the turn, Ouimets score being
40. White won the short tenth hole
in. three and he would have placed
the twelfth to his credit had he not
missed a putt of less than two feet.
When he won the thirteenth the
Flushing man became up. I,
Ouimet drove to the fifteenth green,
and for a moment 1t looked as if the
champion was going to win that hole,
but White made a twenty-f1ve-foot
putt for a half in three. Another
and 2 to play The bye holes were not
played.
In winning the chief trophy, Mars
ton made a rs at tue expense of Kerr.
Earlier in the day the Baltusrol man
defeated Reginald M. Lewis, the
promising young player from Ridge
field
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-24
MRS. f. RAYMOND IN
/. TENNIS SEM|-F|NAL
Jersey Woman Will Play Miss
Marie Wagner in Forest
Hills Tournament.

Miss Marie Wagner, the indoor ma
tional tennis champion. bids fair to
add the metropolitan singles title to
her other honors In yesterdays play
for the singles championship on the
courts of the West Side Tennis Club.
at Forest Hills. l.. l.. Miss Wagner
advanced 70 the semi-finaI round
through a hollow victory over Miss
Florence RalIin at 90 al
Miss wagner will oppose Mrs. r..
RAYMOND the New Jersey player in
the INNER section TODAY while Miss
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-24
Main Squad of Football
Candidates Out for Practice

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Sept 24-The
main squad of candidates for the
naval academy football team reported
here yesterday, a week in advance of
the opening of the academy year.
Most of the members looked to be in
excellent trim, barring a few extra
pounds that will be worked off, and
all We're determined to put in their
best efforts towards developing a
winning team, In spite of the great
losses by graduation. The weather
was unpleasantly warm, and Head
Coach Howard did not tax the play
ere severely on their first day.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-24
LEWIS REPORTSHE
is IN FINE CONDITION
Banty Will Finish Training To-
night for Bout With Jimmy
McVeigh.
THIRD Go MAY BE NEEDED

Reports today from Paddy McGui-
CAMS School of Boxing, in Harrison,
have it that Banty Lewis will finish
a strenuous two weeks training to-
night for his scheduled four-round
bout with Jimmy McVeigh at the Bay
View Wheemen Club in South Sixth
street, tomorrow night. Lewis has
trained more strenuously for this en-
counter than at any time during his
career, and is in hopes of taking th4
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-24
ROseville Golfers to Have
Reunion on MOntclair Links

The second annual reunion of for
mer members of the Roseville Golf
Club. now out Of existence, will take
place on the links of the Montclair
Golf Club tomorrow. A one-day
golflng tournament is on the pro-
gram and it is expected that at least
fifty members of the old organiza-
ton, who are now affiliated with the
Roseyille Athletic Association, will
take part. A similar event was held
at the Essex County Country Club
course last year. Handicap play will
prevail and no less than fifteen prizes
are up for the winners.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-24
clean sween for Division c.

Division C, with handicap of IS
and the Loan Department team, with
a handicap of 80. succeeded in making
clean sweeps in the Prudential three
man tournament on the Wengarth x
Whatton alleys yesterday Division G
defeated the Auditors, while the Loan
Department trio took three games
from the representatives of DIVISION
C. Ordinary Application got two
games from Industrial Actuarial NO.
3 and Ordinary Mathematics took a
like number of games from Investi-
cation. WittilS, of the Auditors, was
high score man of the day, turning in
a 212 in the last game against the
Auditors.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-24

Dave Red Mack, of this city. has
been matched to box Willie Hardy,
of Bayonne, in the star bout of ten
rounds at the West Brighton A. c.,
Staten Island Saturday night. Mack
will meet Tommy Shea, of New
Haven, in a fifteen-round bout at
New Haven on September 30. Mack is
working out at 1'roxlers gymnasium.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-24
HUMPHREYS in Role of Manager.

Joe HUMPHREYS, the popular an
nouncer, is a manager of boxers once
more. He has under his wing Tom
Kennedy, the heavyweight. and Will
lie Lewis, the middleweight who re-
Gently returned from Europe. Joe has
matched Willie with Champion AL Nc
Coy for a Brooklyn club October 10,
while Kennedy will clash with AL
Reich at the Stadium A. c. some time
next month.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-24

Manager Billy Gibson, of the Sta
dunn A. c., New York, has arranged
to stage two bouts between heavy
weights next month. The first battle
will be between Joe Jeanette and
Sam Langford, on the night of Octo-
Der /, while October is the date
picked for a battle between AL Reich
and Jim Flynn.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-24
Mandot and Rivers Matched.

AS he came out of his ten-round
bout with Ad Wolgast without injur-
ing his hands Joe Mandot, the crack
New Orleans lightweight, has agreed
to fight Joe Rivers. of California, for
twenty rounds before the New West
Side A. c., of New Orleans, on the
night of October 4. Rivers is guar
anteed $1,000, with the privilege of
accepting a percentage OF the re-
ceipts.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-24
Britton and BartaeId viii BOX.

Jack Britton. of Chicago, and Sol
der Bartfield. of Brooklyn, will be the
principals in the main bout of ten
rounds at the Broadway Sporting
Club, Brooklyn, Saturday night.