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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-09-27
A Napoleonic Boast
| regard myself as prob
ably the most daring man in
war who has ever lived.
By JAMES MORGAN

boy in his arms and looked into his blue
eyes for the last time. For the last time,
too he folded Marie Louise in his embrace
as he was departing at 3 o'clock on a
dreary January morning to battle with
her father
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come through the Vosges, Napoleon reck-
oned, crossing from fluningen to Bel1Ont
ana marching on AnNonile. 10 meet that
boQY. rne Emperor oGdal ca .SuS 8. 4Sseacy
ana h,plnal hlortier at Langres and Victor
III the Nosses 40 Cooperate ana seize me
sOrses, rurilc0de them, assemble taere
tne national guards, tne field guards, the
ierest guards ana volunteers; but esn0u4d
the enemy penetrate mo me interior III
force, those three corps are TO ciose the
road 10 niIh ana always cover the nigh
way TO the capital. 5-tl,er having retaraec
tne enemy am o.spudeu the ground, II tie
should actuany 1narcn on Pans, tney
could arrive before nim.
Such Was the Napoleonic plan foe the
defense OF the French frontier and CAPE
tai. But II was MOI destined TO be put
10 practical test. Tor the Emperor Was
asking his marshals to make war with
out soldiers. From his lifelong habit Of
deceiVing the enemy, he seemed ,nOW to
be the victim Of self-decepton, ana at
least appeard to believe that his own
forces were much larger than they really
We're, while he did not hesitate IL de-
clare that che allis, who had been able
10 bring 100000 men against him under the
walls OF Leipsic, could not have more than
SC0OO for their march on Paris.
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Mr.. Morgan tells today the stirring
story of how Napoleon, just one hun
bred years ago. struggled II repel the
Germans. the Austrians and the Rus
SLAMS from the soil of France.
The chapter takes an added interest
and significance when read now, while
the world is watching a repetition of
that memorable campaign of invasion.
Napoleon's plan for the defense of
Holland, Belgium, Alsace, Lorraine
and the frontiers of France.
His remarkable fight when with
handful of recruits he beat off allied
Europe from the walls of Uaris for
two months.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-09-27

Next Sunday-The Fall OF Paris-N,po-
Icons Abdication and Exile-Deatt Of
Josephine
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DOOM STIRRED BY DEsERTERs
Uasteas 20 See Baker and Also t.
shoot Out Contracts and Letters.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. lO.-Manager
Doom OF the Phill!es will arrive in Phila-
delphia tomorrow morning to bolster up
the fast deserving forces OF his team. whip
contracts and letters an over the country
and try to protect the assets OF the club,
for the franchise without players Is worth
nothing President Baker Is expected In
Philadelphia on Tuesday and he Will take
Up the baseball situation Immediately
with Doom.
The Phillies are about the worst
plucked team In baseball as result or
the raids OF the Federal League Otto
Knabe. Runt Walsh. Doc Miller. Ad Bren-
nan and Bill Killifer have jumped the
fence and gone with the Federals.
II was limited to-day that Sherwood
Msgee had jumped. He IL not to be found
a. Logan nor at his winter home In Bur
falo His father-in-law was In Philadel-
phla and he admitted that he did not
know where the left fielder was at pres
ent. He said he was sure that Magee
would not leave the Phiilies.
Bll Shettsline, the business manager OF
the PhNlies, said he thought that any or
the players who jumped would be Dack
before the season ended and that they
would have 10 come back to the clubs they
Jumped and would not be permitted to go
10 another league
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POST ENTRIES UPSET
ORDER AT DOG SHOW
Confusion Results From Free
and Easy, Haphazard Plan
Cherry Victorious.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. i0-The SECOND
show ~ the Toy Fancers' Club Of Amorlc,
was held to-day on the roof garden Of the
Continental Hotel. The show was well
benched, but the post entries received
upset all the arrangements Of the print, I.
catalogue and there was a good deal OF
confusion. IL cannot be said that the show
was well managed and sooner or later the
American Kennel Club will have t. TAX.
a hand in these haphazard. free and easy
shows.
The dogs, IN some Instances, were of
considerable merit. but there was nota-
BILE absence OF several Of the best known
of Philadelphia exhibitors Mrs. NJ l..
Holland OF New York won the chief prizes
with her Pekingese. and her Champion
VI. Sin OF Alderbourne won the special
for the best dog Of his kind In the show
Veg Gas OF Hydegree was adjudged the
best Pekingese bitch IN the show
The English toy spaniels were only
moderate and the Prince Charles spaniel
Cherry won all the way through. IT.
novice King Charles spaniclS MEMO Little
Gem won. He was shown by Mrs. Thomas
Hellyar, The open dog class wen, to the
Trlcolor Cherry. a dog oi considerable
merit and owned by Mrs. &. Greeley
Rosemary Peggy won in novice bitches
In novice red or ruby spanicls Mrs. q. IL
Reynolds scored with her Billy Boy Mrs
w. lates's Baby Don won in the open
class.
Thu Prince charles spaniel Cherry was
ad1udg"d the best Of the English toy
spanels In the show. 1t was popular
award.
The hest OF the Blenhe!m spaniels was
Menlo Little Midget. The Chihuahua dogs
were interesting and the best was Gold
Bug. Thomas McGovern's now twice cham
pion. The Trenton dog won easily.
Mrs. Ida Batten belmont OF Devon
Pa, Judged the pomeranians. The winner
was Mrs. J. :. Walters oak I'm Pert
Wrinkle. a nice black and particularly short
in the back. Perlwinkle was not in the
best OF coat. ). and Mrs. Doraus King
Spot was placed reserve. IN the bitch
Pomeranian class Mrs. T. Morse won with
Fairy Mrs William II. Ford was second
with Sweetheart.
The Judges were Mrs. T., Mercer, Mrs
" e. Jacobs, Mrs. belmont aud T. Morcr
Babcock.
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FRITZ MAISEL AND
CALDWELL SIGN UP
Contracts with Signatures Now
in Hands Of New York
American Club.
ROTH ENJOY GOOD YEAR
youngster Burns Base Paths
and Long Ray Wins Over
Half His Games.
ROTH ENJOY GOOD YEAR
Second Section

The signed contracts OF Fritz Maiscl,
,b,rd basernsn. and Ray Caldwell, pitcher,
we're received yesterday by the New York
American League club. Both were mailed
nv the players from their homes, Maisei :
AZ Cantonsville. Md, and Caidwell's at
salamanca, n. y.
Naisel the $4,000 beauty bought from
baltimore for cash and Players Midkiff
and Daniels last summer. had a sensa-
,lonaI career In his hrst big league season.
among other things burning up the base
paths for twenty-five stolen bases In nifty
one games. following forty-four steals
as A Baltimore Oriole, total OF sixty
nine for the season. lie batted .2s3 with
Baltimore and .257 as a Chanceman.
Caldwell also had good year despite
the fact that he had a sore arm in the
carly part OF the campaign. Despite this
handicap and the weak support behind
him until Chance got things going. he
won more than half his games. with nine
victories against eight defeats. He also
ba,ted .2s9 for the season.
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FEDERA1Isrs LEAVE CHICAGO.
Giinsope and knabe 60 East, Tinker
and Brown to -. Louis.

CHICAGO, Jan. 10-Most Of the Federal
League managers and players. who have
worried the bosses of other leagues in
the war gathering here, had departed
tonight. President Gilmore left for To-
ronto but will be back Tuesday. Otto
Knabe OF the Baltimore Federals went
East. while Tinker and Miner Brown are
comforting in ST. Louis.
Cory Doian. third baseman and former
teammate Of knabe. II was admitted. had
signed for the Baltimore club. knabe.
meanwhile. has not given up hope OF
landing Vic Safer, first sacker. and Ia
bel, recruit pitcher, OF the Cubs.
Joe Tinker IL working for Pitcher
Grover Alexander OF the Phillies. He
is angling also for Catcher Wilson and
Pitcher Fromme OF the Giants.
When Tinker and Miner Brown met In
St Louis tonight IL was announced that
they would tour the minor league coun-
try for more talent.
Tinker has the most signatures to his
credit but IL was announced semi-ofii-
cally here that there would be a division
Of the spoils. in order that the League
race would be more even II was limited
tina, the newly signed stars would be
distributed.
Before his departure tonight President
Gilmore said that while there would be
no more bombs this week something
startling might be expected on his re-
turn from the East
six OF our clubs Will be OF major
league calibre," said Gilmore. The Other
leagues have never had more than from
three to Ave clubs in the race. The
acquisition Of Brennan. Cole. Kill
fer and Packard on the heels OF thu
signing OF Tinker. Brown and knabe AZ
managers forms only one OF the earl,
steps Other surprises will be- sprung
and we will not quit until We have al
the players we can take care Of"
President Murphy of the Cubs gave gu
a statement tonight saying that major
leaguers are foolish to sign In the new
league without getting three years salar,
In advance. He recommended guard
IAN for the jumpers.
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PRINCETON SEVEN OFF
TO FLYING START
NanGuish Comedians i'm First
Match of College Tourney
by One Sided Score.

Princeton's hockey team. champions Of
last season. started OF well last night
in the IT Nicholas Skating Rink. de-
featlng Cornell In the first game or the
tournament by score of
. goals to /. TIE Princeton players were
able to score almost at will and except
for few seconds at the opening of the
game the result was never in doubt.
Cornell started on sensdtonally. ON
the first fac.ofi the puck went To Cornell.
Kent rushed IL toward the Princeton
cage and shot The rubber whisked by
Winants and the rrst gOal was made IN
eighteen seconds. Cornell supporters were
elated and chcered heartily.
The Princeton players settled down tc
work and after keeping Cornell on the
defensive for siN minutes and twenty-eigh
seconds Kuhn scored. After Kuhn hdu
shot the puck hit bay. Ccrnelrs cover
point. on the hand and bounded into th'
net. For nine minutes after this thu
play was very open. Beebe- stopped
many good shots. but finally one got b!
him. This was shot hv Kuhn, Wit
took IN. puck ou a pass from kilner
The last goal in the first half was mad
four seconds before the gong sounded
Kuhn again scored. hut this tim. Oh
pass from Baker
In the second hal, Princeton scored ,i'
times Baker. Kuhn and Kiln.r shove,
some very good teamwork and Curu,l
was unable To- break NJ this teams p.ay
The first goal IN this half. Was mad
hy kilncr IN minutes "a seconds on
LIFT from the c-utr" OF III" rink. F!N
minutes later Baker took the puck From
MscCor and carried IL two-thirdH of tn
rink and scored. Kuhn made IN" mex
goal In 10 minutes - seconds from
scrimmaE- l<,ncr made tho fourth tw
minutes later The puck was faced of
In front Of tho Cornell goal and kline
picked /, out Of the scrmmage and pushe
n between the posts Less than muut
later Baker made ono of his sensations
rushes and shot The puck missed tin
goal but on tn, rebound Kuhn caught
and scored. Baker made IN" last goa
uraSSistcd in Is minutes u seconds
There were no penalties. The lineup:
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lost ball, approximsted,
In the presidents consolation W. II.
Faust OF the Buffalo Country Club was
up and to play In his match with II. V.
Seggerman OF Englcwood.
This mornings train brought the first
big crowd OF advertising golfers. whose
tournament nils in the coming week. The
next golf event on the Country Club
schedule Ia the tenth annual St. Valentine
tournament. February 3 to T. The sum
maries:
President's Trophies-Final-Mau Ris-
ley. Atlantic City, beat c. l.. Becker. Wood
land, / up. Consolation hnal-W. ii. Faust,
Engiewood. beat II. v sesserman. Ensie-
wood, and 4.
Governors Trophies--Final--G. II. Crock
err. Brooklne. beat W J, Macdonald, Caiu-
met, 2 and l. Consolation nnal-T. u.
Boyd. Belierive. beat q. W, statzeli. Lans-
downe. d and 8.
secretsrys Trophies-Final-G W. Der
nard, Niagara, beat Il C. shannon I'd. Oak
hill, and l. Consolation tinal--John x.
Towle. Calumet, beat W. V, Booth on
wentsa and ..
Treasurer. Trophies-Final; First eight,
Rev r. A Cheatham salisbury. beat n. d.
o. Brien. Maidstone, and 3; Second esht--
A. Il. Gardener, Dunwoodie. beat w. A.
SANFORD, Montclair, and ?
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CTIRRED UP BY THE FEDERALS,

CINCINNATI Jan. lo.--Gsrry Hermann
the Federais with q bank roll a. their
weapon and that they will outbfd the out
laws az every opportunity.
LOUISyILIE KY Jan. 10.--Joe Tinker
has offered bert Chor OF Cincinnati q berth
With his Chicago Feds
PITTsBURG Jan. 10--Dsacon Phil
llpp!. who manag ID the Pittsburg Federals
last year, ia irate over the efforts to sign
Konetchy and McOuiIian signed with the
Pirates to-day despite the outiaws' efforts
10 get them Artis Hoffman put his signs.
to-day.
CLEVELAND Jan. lo,--Dode Paskert,
lives here, resolved an offer to-day from the
- Louis Federal League club. Manager
MoIdeosi Brown and Pasksrt vii hoid
conference Monday.
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shecksrd Not q Fed Yet.

PIrTsBURG, Jan. 1O.--Although II was
announced at the local offices of the Fed
eral League that the Pittsburg club had
secured the services of seven major
league players no statement as To their
identity was forthcoming late to-day. 1t
was understood, however, that Jimmy
SheCkard, former Cub outficlder, was not
one OF the seven. Sheckard went to his
home at York. Pa. following his confer
ence with President Barbour relative to
assuming the management of the club, 1t
is said Shcckard expressed satisfaction
with the terms offered and that he prob
ably will sign "A contract at AN early date
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MIKE AND BOB READY
FOR GLOVE CONFLICT
Gibbons and McAllister Both
Confident of Winning
in the Garden.
TRAINED TO THE MINUTE
Native Son Has Advantage in
Weight, Height and Reach.
Not in Experience.

... -. .,,., A., ..-, -
"''' '..s VIC" ''S''o" '"o """"s pue
tefs OF Mike 'hopohs ana BOD McAiiister
In large numbers yesterday to see tho
crack middleweights put on the finish
,pv ,ouche. for ,bei, tan round haiti.
80, a. -. -, ,,,
W '"' '"''." '"e"'
went through various stunts at the Ne"
Polo A. A. in Harlem under the watch
ful eve Of Trainer William Newman The
~ Paul Wizard showed remarlabi.
sn.ed I'm boxir, with severo, lir snlIows
two of yhom we,. ",ccidentnlIy" aoored
Af,.r iahrrlny with thn m.dic,ns hall
ana IN. chc., weights ,;ibbons ,eceiveJ
!, ,iynrnus ,uhdn,.n aud ,b.u iu,,nad nm
IN. sc.l,. ~. weighed IbIL nounds
and n. locked AS III AS hands could make
hin,
ar McAlIis,.r uhlns mo I shall hay.
no excuses Ia offer" said Gihhons MS n.
NM ON his stree, rIoth.s 81 nev.r fol,
h.,,., ana I nm 10 strong .s , hon,
I think sneed viii en-, - mos, innortant
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fnsi.r iike IN hox foi,ows hiyver ,han
mvse,c AND ,h,t g. whv 10. nod. ,h,s
match I'm which I must rive away abou,
len nounds The difrerence i'm weight
will moi bother me n I can land
| For ,vo Years I.ye heen trying IN be
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WIN "o'e w: ~" '.n W.
yesteIaay seemed 10 IRA" we eo"ciuSioi
| that blpoohs carried 'ne nea,,er Wa'oi
markabie defensive 'actcs hisht o"se
Mike atack'
McA!lister. VINO Is good natured' que
| Fellow. practically wound up MS mare
! work at Dai HawNnss quarters IN West
| chester. lie weighed under lSl pounds
40 that there IN no reason to doubt tina
he will make the required limit. l62 "A
the ringside. McAllister boxed IN splen
did style with half a dozen sparrin
| partners He was as quick as has
in leading and landing, and he steppe
about the small ring like a two-year
old
Il never saw Gibbons" said the Cali
,nrni,r nm, ~. heard a lot about hin
\ In, nor Worrying oyer m. result ey.
| q, u,,ia M, am cnInp "a adon. IN
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wesI-y.n Five Heats n. v. u.

MIDDLETowN. Conn. Jan lO,-Although
they had James "a. Parkinson. captain of
the Wesleyan five last year, as their coach
the New York University basketball team
was unable to cope with the Methodist
quintet tonight In Fayerweather Gym
naslum and lost out by the score of ~ to
a. Wesleyan took the lead AT the start.
the score at the end OF the first half being
81 to 3 In their favor.
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RISLEY BEATS GARDNER
IN MIDWINTER TOURNEY
Victor Carried to Home Green,
Where Half Gives Match
to Him by Up.

PiSEHuRsT. n. C.. Jan. l0.-To-day's
final round for the presidents trophy
between Maurice Risey OF Atlantic city
and G. L. Becker OF Woodland In the
eleventh annual mdwinter golf tourna-
ment was a brilliant ending to IA notable
week. A perfect day attracted a large
gallery 10 the course and interest was
maintained to the home green.
Making the turn in 80 and 2 under
DOGGY. the pair started home all even.
a 2 winning the l4O yard ninth for Risley,
who holed "A putt we'll OF the green. a
lost ball gave Rsley the eleventh In 4.
but he lost the twelfth to a .. and halves
in s. 6, 3. I and I resulted on the next
1--WE holes Risley gained the lead on
the seventeenth with IA 3. where Becker
was in difficulty. and he halved the
eighteenth for the match In 8. The
cards.
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McHaI~ won't Take . Chance.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. Jan. l0.-Before
leaving this city to continue his vaudeville
tour Marty McHale. the pitcher OF the
New York Americans. who recently re-
c4iyed an offer from Manager Larry
,Schlaney of the Buffalo club OF the Federal
league. stated that he would not accept
unless tire. years salary was placed III
'U' bank for him at the time or his sign
'g McHale is Inclined to believe thar
larccs Of the outlaw circuit are good
'1t AT the same time he says ne VIII
lave 10 be shown In regard to the money
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BOstOn \. 4. Trims NictOrias.

BosroN, Jan, l0.--Tha Boston Athletic
Association hockey team snatchcd vic
tory from the Victorias OF Montreal in
The last six minutes of play tonight the
score being 3 to in favor of the local
seven. The Canadians scored twice dur
ing the first half hut the play was so
fast that they could not keep up their
good defensive work and the Boston seven
shot three goals in rapid order during
the final six minutes,
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WULIAMsrowN. Mass. Jan. ton the
opening basketball game of the season
Williams me, defeat at the hands of the
Springfield, Mass. y. NJ q. A. Training
school by the score of 50 to 81 in an
overtime battle in Lasalle Gymnasium to-
night The Purple had the better Of the
first half. leading by tn" score of ~
to TO- bu, the visitors asserted themselves
in the final period. The teams We're
tied at - points each when the second
half expired. but in the five minutes Of
overtime Springfield mad. four POINTS
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r.dcrnIs Now signing Umpires.

ROCHESTER. Jan. 10.-The Federal
League now has started In signing up its
uup.res. Big Bill sullivan. who was with
tho league last year. has received n 1914
contract for signing. Sullivan was for
'crly with the American Association and
EASTERN League.
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Eastern Leagur Favored.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. Jan. l0,--Secretary
Farrell OF the National Association ruled
to-day that the New York and New Jer-
scy League can Use the title Eastern
League despite objection of the Eastern
Association. An appeal TO the National
Board IL likely,
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VIII Shun Hotels while Training.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. l0,--The Browns this
spring will dwel IN their own boarding
house at the training grounds In St Pc
tersburg, Fla, passing up the hotels
house with twenty-siX rooms II being con-
structed. two stories high and having all
the comforts OF home. This house Will
be one mile from the ball yard.
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FMMIrrsRr'RG. Pa, Jan. lo.--Mount 81.
Marys basketball team defeated Western
MARYLAND college. 20 to TO- IN the first
home game Of the season this afternoon
capt. Costello aud l.ally played strong
gam. for the HON" team while Puget and
Collision exceled for the visitors
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ERIE, Pa, Jan. lO,--Snce New York has
barred Bob Fitzsimmons the old timer,
he has written to Erie for n bout Jack
Twin sullivan also has asked for a match
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NAvY's TEAMWORK TELLS.
Catholic University BcntrU. Score -
to I7-McRcRvcy Plays.

ANNAPOLIS. Jan 10--1he Naval Acnd-
envy won from Catholic University here
this afternoon by IS To -, Smith and
Adams. the Navy forwards. showed bril-
liant teamwork and shooting for ~pIls. and
good work was done 10y LamhortTrdc and
Letters for the visitors. capt McReaNey
Of the Navy team, who has been out OF
the game on account of football INJURY,
PLAYED his first game OF the season. The
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Score--Naval Acndemy, 2; ,HlhoI' VnlI
versity, IL Goals from held -NnNa. Acad
Catholic University, Tracey, - Letters -,
Lambert. Goals from fou smith, o. Ira
coy. 3. Suhstitutcs-Navnl academy, Wits
for Overesch. Referee--Colllnower, George
town Time OF perlods--?O minutes.
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Score-Corneli, "a; Army. 20. Goals from
heli-Cornell 70; Army. . Goals from foul
cornell, ), Army, 7. substitution
nell y g iiasteed for Fanderf, Army,
R"yo for Hibbs McBrid. FOR Britton. Ref
erect !, Thorpe. Columbia. Umpire
kinney Yale Time Of hHlVes-2O minutes.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-09
Grandmother Asks
Police to Search
For Runaway Girl

Sixteen-ye ar-old Essie Nix and
John H. Owens, who is said to have
lured her from her grandmother's
home on the promise of marriage,
were sought by the police Monday.
The search was begun on the anxious
plea of the grandmothers Mrs. NJ. V.
Riding, of Chattahoochee. who
threatened that she would bring the
prosecution of Owens under the Mann
white slave act if he was captured.
The Nix girl figured in the news
papers last summer when she ran
away from home because, as she said,
her father whipped her until the blood
came
She come recently to live with her
grandmother and worked in the
Whittier Mills, where Owens was
employed. She had been going with
him several months. it is said, but
had been forbidden to marry him by
her father, who refused to permit the
authorities to issue a license in Full
ton County.
Mrs. Riding told the police that
Owens spirited the girl away, but did
not obtain a license in DeKalb Coun-
ty, as he promised.