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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
BUILDERS Of
CREMAT0RY
bALk TEST
Mayor Declares Company Forfeits
Payment in Declining to
Garry Out Promise.

The Destructor Company, OF New
York, Saturday declined to begin the
official test of the crematory it has
built for Atlanta. and Mayor Wood
ward declared the act broke their
contract with the city and took away
whatever legal grounds they had to
demand the $4,000 due on the plant,
What the next step win be in this
controversy is uncertain, but the
postponement of the test complexities
II.
The Destructor Company made 6
formal request for a test, and Sat
urday was named. Friday represent
tatives of the company urged that,
on account of the heavy rains of
Thursday night and Friday, the test
be postponed
Mayor Stands Firm.
Mayor Woodward and Chairman
Claude j. Ashley, of the Sanitary
COMMITTEES ticeiiTfsd to yfsfd to the
plea.
When Sanitary Chief John Jentzen,
Councilman Ashley and Frank Lee
derle, an expert engineer employed by
the city, went TO the plant Saturday
morning they were told the test could
not be made.
More than 100 tons OF rain soaked
garbage was banked I'D in the pit.
The city officials were displeased that
they could not proceed
Says Pack Is Broken.
I'D like to know If that is only a
dry weather crematory,' said Mayor
Woodward when informed of the ac-
ton of the Destructor Company IF
1t is, Atlanta is in nice fix
1.-The contract with the Destructor
Company says the first official test
shall be made within six months aft
err the completion of the plant. They
have claimed that the plant was COM
pleted August Is, which gives them
until February 10 to make the test
Their failure TO act Saturday breaks
the contract and takes away their le-
gal standing"
Asked if he would demand that the
bond OF the company be forfeited
Mayor Woodward said he could not
say until he had additional legal ad =
vice.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Jack Binns, Wireless
Hero, to Wed in June

NEW YORK, Feb. l4-Jack R,
Binns, the wireless operator whose
heroism in sticking to his post when
the steamship Republic was sinking
after being rammed by the Florida
off Nantucket on January 2S, 1909,
brought the aid that saved the lives
of the passengers and crews, is TO be
married in June to Miss Alice A. Nc
Mfr Of Flatbush.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Harvard Professor
Wanted as Khedive

CAMBRIDGE, MASS, Feb. Ia
Recognizing in Or. George A. Refs
ner, professor of Egyptology at Har-
ward, a Pharaoh of the twentieth CEN
fury. a vast number of Egyptians
have expressed a wish that he might
govern them in place of the present
Khedive.
Since DR. Reisner solved the rid
die Of the Sphinx and unearthed many
treasures Of olden days he has been
worshiped by hundreds of Egyptians.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Spirited Away for
Fear Of Lynching

WAYCROSS, Feb. 14.-Fearing a
lynching, Glynn officers brought Sc
cretiy to Waycross a negro named
Frank Scott. from Brunswick. where,
ii is charged he shot and killed a
white man last week without provo
cation.
Investigation by local officers into
recent murders and holdups in Way
cross inclined them to believe the
crimes were committed by white men
and not negroes. Suspicious charac-
ters are being watched and it is ex-
pected that, the men wanted will be
caught.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Marked Coin Comes
Back After % Years

MILLEDGEVILLE, Feb. 14.-After
roaming about for % years. marked
half dollar has found its way back to
w. II. Hall, of this city. Mr. Hall was
working in the machine shops of the
Western Alabama Railroad at Mont
gomery. He and three other work.
mon engraved their names on the
coins and sent them out. The other
day the coin marked by Mr. Hall was
taken in by local merchant who
notified him
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Fire Endangers Lives at Atlanta UniUersit
Man of 50 Refuses
Medicine; Gets Well

DALTON. Feb. 14.-Following a
sistently refused to take medicine of
any kind, A. ], Lormon, a well-known
resident OF the Beaverdale section,
Whitfield County, was able to leave
his bed and celebrate his eighty fifth
birthday with his children
Mr.. Lormon claims he doesn't know
what medicine tastes like, never hav-
go to his grave ignorant of the taste
Of drugs of any description
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Paris Now Analyses
Food While You Wait

PARIS, Feb. 14-Fod analysis while
you wait was established to-day, when
the first of a series of free municipal
laboratories intended to guarantee
Parisians pure food were opened.
Henceforth any housewife who sus-
poets milk or butter is adulterated, or
that meat is contaminated, only has to
take a sample to the district laboratory
and an analysis will be made at once.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
GIRL 6 LEE
OORN|TORY
into COLD
Hundred Students Run Scream
ing From Building While
Dressing for Breakfast.

An early morning blaze at the At
lanta University, the big negro col
lege on West Hunter street, dam
aged the kitchen end of the girls DOR
mitory and drove about 100 girls
they were dressing for breakfast.
The girls dorInitory is one of sever
large brick buildings surrounding the
campus. The fire started in defec-
tive flue connected with the kitchen
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Mrs. Russell Sage
To Live in Virginia

WASHINGTON, Feb. fi.-Mrs Rus
sell Sage has decided to spend her de-
Ginning years on a handsome country
residence at Middleburg, Loudon Coun-
ty. Virginia, according to report.
She is said to have purchased tract
of 100 acres and to be preparing to
erect Immediately a large house. The
ground is said to have cost more than
SIC, 900 and the residence will cost APP
nroximately $3.50, 600.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
New Haven Is Probed
By Interstate Board

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE In
terstate Commerce Commission to-
day directed that an inquiry be made
into the financial transactions of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company and its subsidiary
lines, and that the entire New Eng
land investigation into the rates,
classiications, regulations and prac-
tees of the railroad be reopeued.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Faversham Sued for
Alimony Due Dead

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE estate of
Miriam Merwin Faversham. first wife
of William Faversham the actor, has
started an action to compel Faversham
to pay So, $50 alimony due Mrs. Faver-
sham Nc. 1 at the time OF her death.
Faversham testified he had sent sew
eral checks to his wife and they were
returned to him uncashed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Birmingham May Get
Canal Zone Ex-Chief

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Feb. IA
Colonel J. p. Fyffe, former chief OF
police OF the Panama Canal Zone, it
il reported, will become chief of po-
Zee OF Birmingham. succeeding Chief
Bodeker. who was recently removed
by the city commission.
Colonel F'yfse was formerly news
paper man and lawyer Of Chatta
nooga. He commanded the Third
Tennessee Volunteers in the Spanish
American War.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
HungerStrikers,Fr
Whisper New Threats
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.

Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Feb. 1.-two militant
suffragettes arrested in the recent
opening of Parliament were released
to day because of illness brought on
by a hunger strike. Both are MEM
bers of the Women's Social and Po-
litical Union. Their names are War
rem and Pearson.
Although no weak they could not
speak above a whisper, both muir
INJURED threats of further violence as
they were carried from the jail.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Marion Jackson to
Lead Endeavor Meet

The weekly meeting Of the Chris
nan Endeavor Society of Central
Congregational Church Sunday even
Ing will be led by Marion Jackson,
chairman of the, executive committee
NJ the Men and Religion Forward
Movement.
The International topic for the day
IS temperance Facts and Figures.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Mrs. Ralph Maude
And Basso Vanish

NICE, Feb. 1.-THE wife of Ralph
Maude, brother OF Cyril Maude, and a
well known Italian basso- profundo,
Signor EMO Bozzano, have disappeared,
and are believed to have gone to New
York where Bozzano had a contract 10
sing.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Wilson to Lead Maine
Memorial Exercise

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1f-Honor
viii be paid tomorrow to the mar
yred dead of the battleship Maine by
President Wilson, high army and
navy officers, and representatives of
all departments of the Government in
Arlington National Cemetery upon
Inc sixteenth anniversary of the sink
ne. of the ship by a mine in Havana
AaTbor
Secretaries Daniels and Garrison
nave detailed sailors and troops from
the stations near here to attend the
exercises.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
New Balloon Record
Is Made by Germans
Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BERLIN. Feb. IA new long dis
lance record for balloon flights has
been established by Dr. Keern and
two companions who travelled Ito
miles. Setting out from Bittenfield
the aeronaut and two companions
record was 1,503 miles, made last
year by L. Rumpelmayer,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Prohibition Election
Is Ordered by Court

ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA, Feb. H.
Notice has been received here that
Judge George Cooper Gibbs, in Circuit
Court has issued an order granting
the mandamus writ against the Com
missioners of St Johns County asked
by the "drysa and requiring that d
prohibition election be called for the
county.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
congressman Lose
Money, Says Clark

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA Assert
ing that 80 per cent of all Congress
men leave Washington poorer than
they came, although they could get
Clark told a Christian Endeavor mass
meeting that the world was growing
better every day.
THE peoples representatives in
Washington he said ARE honest,
conscientious servants"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Why the TROUBLED

Instead of hurrying
and scurrying here,
yonder and there for a
room or house to rent,
T 0 DA Y, in the
Want AID" columns
of The C cor g i a n,
agents and owners are
pursuing you and
clamoring for an au-
dience TO show their
rooms and their houses.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
ALL DIXIE IS
IN GRIP Of
WINTER
Cold to Stay a Few Days, Says
Weather Man-0ther Points
Suffer More.

temperature of 2S, which felt
much colder by reason of the raw and
sweeping wind that lent an edge to
it, was Atlanta's portion Saturday of
an icy grip laid by the supposedly
slipping hand of winter on the entire
South Atlantic section Of the country.
From all along the Atlantic coast
came reports of shipwrecks and of
vessels being lost in the storm and
heavy SHOWS.
Atlanta really was spared much of
the cold and unpleasant weather that
visited other important Southern
cities but It was a fact hard to real
ize. battling against the chilling gusts
Of wind and listening to the crackle
and crash of ce-clad trees. or walk
ing cautiously over the CLASSY pave
ments
Clearing Predicted.
The drizzling, misty rain that fell
Friday began TO freeze quite early in
the morning OF that day, and before
the afternoon was far along the trees
were decorated with globules of ice
trolley wires were suffering and
cracking, and teams were struggling
pVar tho anafad ufraats
Saturday began with dull gray
skies and a repetition of the turned
up collar and red -nosed parade of the
day before. but no rain was falling,
and the weather prediction was for
clearing, with colder temperatures for
that day and Sunday.
From Charlotte, n. c., came the re-
port Of the lowest temperature of the
year-21 degrees. Danville, Va, re-
ported three inches of snow, the first
of the winter, and at Columbia. e. c.,
sleet, snow, high winds and low tenn
peratures made the day the most in.
clement of the winter.
Greensboro Lowest for South.
Greensboro, \. c., offered the low
est temperature in the Southea stern
region, registering IA degrees at It's
lowest point, the mercury rising only
. degrees during the day. All over
Georgia there was freezing tempera-
lures, with snow and sleet or a fine
rain, freezing as it fell. and far down
in Jacksonville the storm signal was
/ flying, with a promise of more rain
and colder temperatures
! rhe forecast for Atlanta and vi
entity Is that the cold snap has come
! to stay several days. with small hope
I Of moderation before the middle OF
next week. 1t vas stated that Sat
urday would be colder than Friday
possibly with flurries Of rain or sleet
while Sunday would be very cold
raw day, with high and variable
winds
minder that on two previous Febru-
airy l3ths Atlanta had suffered So
verely from sleet and ice and loy
temperatures 1905 and 190S-on
both of which dates there was much
damage to property as well as dis
comfort to persons.
Small Delay to Cars.
Thus far the unpleasantness mas
been confined to falls on the icy pave
ments and little delay 90 street car
service on lines extending into the
| country.
Reports from the West are not very
encouraging. Kansas and Weste "a
! Missouri are under thick blanket O.
snow, and the Ozark fruit belt Is
| buried to depth OF ten inches. Street
Continued on Page q Column I.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Bertillon, Finger
Print Expert, Dead

Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Feb. 14.-Alphonse Bertil-
lon, inventor of the Bertillon finger
print system of tracing criminals
is dead
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Wants N. Y. State to
Furnish Eyeglasses

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. 14,-Free eye
glasses for New York public school
cdldren, upon certificates of necessity
1} the school authorities, are sought in
& bill introduced by Assemblyman
futrn.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14

NEW COMPTROLLER
ON BANKCOMM| TTEE

John Shelton
Williams, re-
Gently named
Comptroller of
the Currency
by President
Wilson, who is
in Atlanta and
with the reg
ional bank com
mittee, of which
he is a member,
for the first
time Friday.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-16
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

Chicago Dec. 16.-Wheat prices to-
day showed an unusual degree Of stea-
diness. After, opening Is off to u up,
the market declined moderately all
around, and then held at the same as
last to IA below. The close was stea-
dy at ss to * cent net decline. a9
Cold weather demand from feeders
put little firmness into corn. The
opening, which varied from * decline
to IA advance, was followed by prices
ahJaround slightly above yesterdays
close. 1.-The close was,ssteady but h
to 1s@1-4 under last night.
Quotations for hogs carried provi-
sions upgrade after the market sag.
ged. owing to lack of demand.
The closing quotations were:
Wheat, Dec. 1.1SH; May 1925.
Corn, Dec. 63; May 69ss.
2 Oats, Dec. 47a4s May 517s.
Pork, Jan. SIS. 80; May SIS. 77Ik.
Lard, Jan, $1O.O71z; May $40. s711a
Ribs, Jan. $S.97t; May $19.75.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-16
TELEPHONES
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER ls. 1911
FIVE MILES SOUTH OF ZERO

An old colored preacher once was
describing to an awestruck congrega-
stion the remarkable holiness of hell.
"Brudders and Sisters" he shout
ed, de heat OBJ dat Internal place am
exceedingly intense. In fac 1t am so
not dat gold an silver an brass an
copper am melted sixty miles away
srom de front gate."
The Albuquerque Herald says Albu-
aIuerque has been mistreated because
ahe weather station, located five miles
south Of the city. registered eight de-
grees below zero yesterday morning.
It states that If the official thermo-
meter had been located within the city
st undoubtedly would have register
<saie much higher temperature.
It might be well to consult the old
s,Olored preacher, who seemed to be
an expert on temperatures. and ash
him what would be the temperature
1--WE miles north Of station registT.
ing eight degrees below zero.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-16


the pleasantest--is to read his ex-
changes, But it is hard work, and it
must be done, For the editor who
gets daysor two back in his ex-
changes never catches up. And the
thing that makes him maddest, though
ne will look up and greet the stranger
with smile who does 1t, is for man
to come in, saying: well, l saw you
we're sitting there doing nothing but
reading, SO ! thought I'd just pass the
time of day with you!"
Remember this, you who would have
business with the editor: It's all right
to come in when he's reading or writ.
ing or editing copy; nut don't get it
in your head that wnen he's reading
his exchanges you have come in the
idle hour. How can an editor get any
ideas if he doesn't read others ideas?
Do you think he sits down and thinks
'em up out Of his head? Well, he
doesn't. He reads d score of papers
every morning, and from one or two
he gets a suggestion ors'two. Some
times he finds an item that makes him
mad; then he writes well; sometimes
a yagrant= item, pay local, a tele-
graphic head an advertisement, starts
a rich train Of. suggestion. But the
sure way 7toqwreek the train, and
make your paIpEr stupid and inane, is
to come busting in when he is read
ing the exehanges.ssHe is doing the
best work Of the day allmporia Ga
zette.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-16
& ROOSEVELT WOMB COME

Washington, Dec. 1T.--eSoIonel koos-
evelt.aEill not appear before the house
nayaif affairs committee A telegram
from him today tow Representative
Hobson, who proposed that Mr.. Roose.
yelt be invited to discuss the situation
and needs of the navy, said:
Thanks for your telegram. | do
not see where I can add other than
what have again and again written,
and do not believe would serve any
useful purpose by appearing. Does
not seem tei me that it would be we'll
to take any public action in the mat
ter. would come if I could do any
good, but I do not believe it would do
any good (Signed)
y 'la"THEoDORE ROOSEVELT"
Frank Linr00tg Roosevelt, assistant
secretary Of the navy, was a witness
before the committee today.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-16
A BIG SURPRISE
FOR SHOW
~ GOERS
ELKs ANNOUNCE SOMETHING
SPECIAL AT THE PRIVATE
SECRETARY

Tonight is the dress rehearsal for
"The Private Secretary" Tomorrow
night, Thrsday, is the time for the
big show The cast is ready to give
performance that will be complete
surprise to their many friends.
Quite a number OF people in Las
Vegas have seen the original produc-
tion Of "The Private Secretary back
east when William Gillette played the
stellar role, and one man saw it in OF
London with the original cast. All
are of the opinion that no better VIC.
hicle could have been chosen where
pure. unadulterated fun is the desired
requisite.
Whatever qualms the Elks may have
regarding full house on Thursday
night will be completely dispeIled af-
ter they have announced tIleIr big sur
prise, advertised today, to be Sprung
in tomorrow nights optic. The sur.
prise will be in the nature of a Christ
mas present to those contemplating
seeing "The Private Secretary"
There are still many good seats 20
be gotten Murphey's Better order
yours tonight.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-16

Reno, New, Dec. 16.-R. Meaker.
owner Of a dairy here, has sent dis.
patches through Senators Newlands
and Pittman to the British consulate
at San Francisco and to- brother, A.
J. Meaker, of Provo, Utah, asking
them to have the United States act
to save his brother, Percy ]. Meaker.
manager Of q Mexiean ranch, who has
been arrested 81 Nilla-Maytorena
forces at Navasoa Sonora, according
to Associated Press dispatches receiv-
ed here. Governor Oddie has been
asked to apea the british ansbas
sodor, Sir Cecil SprIng-Rice.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-16
Want FARMERS TO
VISIT ! THE he ROOMS
COMMERCIAL CLUB OFFICERS
WISH TO BE SERVICE TO
AGRlcULTvRlsTs

x W, ?. Southland, president of the
Commercial club, said this morning
that the main object OF the luncheon
for the farmers and their wives, to
be given by the club Monday noon, is
to impress upon the residents of the
country districts the fact that the or.
ganization is at their service.
"We want the farmers to feel that
the club is working in their interest,
said Mr.. Southland. IF the club is sue
cessful in bringing more people to
reside in Las Vegas, the value of the
farmers land is bound to increase.
If the farmers are able to to make
their lands more productive, the value
of city property is bound to increase
and we will have a large population
in the city For this reason the club
lis doing all in its power to assist the
farmers. u
"Since ITofessor M. r. Gonzales, the
agricultural expert, has been given Of
flee roomain the quarters, we hope
the farmeEs will feel more free to visiv
the club iboms. We hope eventually
to have $yery farmer in this tmme-
diate neigAborhood a member Of the
club, but while we are convincing tha
agriculturists of the value of club
membership, we are anxious to be.
come better acquainted. 1t would
please every manherasof the..cluh to
see a bunch Of farngers in the quarters
every day"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-16

ators showing satisfaction with agree
ments with the union, The union had
not intended to enforce the check off
in Colorado, he said; nor had it sought
to call strike. The enforcement of
the state laws was all that was sought
in Colorado.
Armed miner guards had attempted
to restrain obedience to the strike call,
he said. He had spent all his salary
and 5000 additional relieving distress
in the strike districts, he said.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-16

Charles Russell appeared in the
court Of Judge D. r. Murray this af-
ternoon and furnished bond for hts ap-
earance on Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock to answer TO charge of dis
turbing the peace and breaking win.
dows. Russell Ii said to have been
a member Of the gang that stacked
Railroad avenue Sunday night, break
ing windows, upsetting wagons and
running away with mortar boxes. The
complaint was sworn out by officer
Pierce Murphy Of the night force. Muir
ply looked for Russell last night, bdi
was unable to find him. Chief Coles
picked up Russell late this afternoon.
The arrest of other alleged members
Of the gang Of revelers will follow
soon. II is declared.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-16
TODAY IN CONGRESS

Washington. Dee. 49, Senate: Met
at noon
Foreign relations committee ordered
Nicaraguan treaty reported for ratifi-
cation.
Administration ship, purchase bill re-
portedifavorably from leammerce com
mitteetafter voting down all amend
ments.a IL w. rao
Hearings continued OH power site
land leasing bill and Philippine indie
pendence biIlsM s4
House; Met at noon.
Colonel Roosevelt declined to ap-
pear before nagal committee.
Legislative appropriation bill debat-
ed on the flooga
Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-16
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

New York, Dec. 16.-The second day
Of open trading in the long list of
stocks began with indications of fur
ther selling of the International group.
United States Steel. Canadian Paci-
fics tapd Union Pacific sold under yes
terday'sf lowest prices. Offerings Of
Steel were again the features, the
stock declining to 5O1s in lots of 2O6
to $4,000 shares. Fractional gains
were made by Erie, Missouri Pacific,
the coppers and American Can, but
the undertone was heavy. :,