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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
ATLANTA BACKED
BY WASHINGTON
IN BANK FIGHT

Big and good news came Wednes-
day to the regional bank committee
of Atlanta from Washington, where
the national reserve bank organiza =
ton committee is meeting, in the
shape of telegram from j. X. Orr,
chairman, as follows:
Every speaker for Washington
also named Atlanta to serve Georgia,
South Carolina, Florida and Ala
bama"
That means that Washington's
claims are made by men who realize
so well Atlanta's position in the
Southwestern States that they do n d
hesitate to recommend Atlanta, even
while speaking for their own city
This is taken by the Atlanta Cham
Der of Commerce and the Atlanta
Clearing House members as a most
encouraging repetition of what hap
pened in New York and Boston. At
the meetings of the national COM
mittee in both those cities, Atlanta
was mentioned prominently as the
logical location for the Southern re-
serve bank.
United for Atlanta.
Mr.. Orr is attending the meetings
of the big committee in Washington,
and Is in conference frequently with
Georgia's Senators and Congressmen n,
who are united in their effort to land
the big prize for Atlanta.
Showing the widespread doctrine
that Atlanta must have reserve
bank. two more letters came from
Florida Wednesday, commencing At
lanta's fight.
One from Orlando was from Charles
p Dow. cashier of the Peoples Ma
tional Bank Atlanta was approved
as the logical location for the South-
ern reserve bank, and support was
pledged in the fight. ,
w. III. Howell, president of the C1ti-
zens' Bank of Leesburg, wrote:
II will be pleased to see Atlanta
get the regional bank, and Will use
my influence to that end, also our
banks"
Nat d. Arnold, president of the
Bank of Lexington, Ga, wrote
strong letter for his institution.
The GAINESVILLE Chamber of Com
merce lined up Wednesday, incloslns
with hearty letter fine set or res
olutions indorsing Atlanta for the re-
serve bank location.
Three Monroe Banks Boosting.
T. w. Brooks. cashier, gave five ex-
cellent reasons for supporting At
lanta in the contest for reserve
bank, and promised its support
telegram from Greensboro an
nounced that resolutions were on the
way from the Greensboro banks, II
session assembled.
The three banks of Monroe indorsec
heartily Atlanta's claims for the bank
the letter being signed by ]. r. Rad
ford, cashier of the Bank of Monroe
A. Bill Obery, cashier of the Farmers
Bank, and Uric w. jenkins, cashler o.
the Union Banking Company.
Then the Stone Mountain Board Of
Trade came along and through j. F
McCurdy, chairman of the Board o.
Trade and vice president of the Stone
Mountain Bank, added another strone
boost in the fight for regional banF
| in Atlanta
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Jap Volcano Still
Pours Destruction.

NAGASAkI, JAPAN. Jan. 4.-Ac-
companied by thunderous earthquake
shocks, the eruption of the volcano
Sakura lima. which devastated the
island of Sakura and overwhelmed
the city of Kagoshima with tremen-
dous loss of life, continued to-day.
Other VOLCANOES in Southern Japan
are showing signs of activity and it is
feared that the natural disturbances
may spread over a wide area. The
naval wireless station here was in
constant communication o-day with
the warships which were rushed to
Kagoshima Bay. to help the refugees.
The cruiser Tone reported that 50
dead bodies had been picked up with
in less than an hour off the Kago-
shima Harbor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Rioters To Be Shot
In s. African Strike

Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
CAPE TOWN, S. A. Jan. IA
state Of military precaution such as
has not existed since the Boer war
prevails to-day throughout South
Africa, where the railway employees
and thousands of other workmen are
on strike.
Work upon the Rand is practically
at a standstill. The streets Of Cape
Town, Bloemfon' eli Johannesburg,
Pretoria, Jagersfontein and other
cities are full of troops under orders
to shoot down rioters at sight
Meetings of union employees is for
hidden. and no strikers are allow ed
to approach railroad property, tele-
graph or telephone lines.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
League to Spread
Progressive Party
IdeasPlanned Here

To educate the men OF Atlanta In the
principals of the Progressive party, a
Progressive Service Society will be or
ganized Wednesday night at a meeting
at Hotel Ansley.
The organizatio nwill be the first of
its kind in Georgia. 1t will not be d;-
rectly affiliated with the political as
sociation but will educate voters in such
social questions as child labor human
rights before property rights. and worn-
an suffrage, in order that they may be-
come members of the Bull Moose party.
Regular meetings will be arranged
and noted speakers will be brought to
Atlanta. Among these will be George
w. Perkins and former Senator Albert
Beveridge.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Stops Tobacco Habit
In One Day
Sanitarlum Publishes Free Book Show
Ing How Tobacco Habit Can BE
Banished In From Ono. to
Five Days at Home.

The Elders Sanitarium located at 1172
Main street, St. Joseph. Mo. has pub
lished a free book showing the deadly
effect Of the tobacco habit and how II
can be banished in from one to five
days at home.
Men who have used tobacco for more
than so years have tried this method
and say it Is entirely successful and
in addition to banishing the desire for
tobacco has improved their health won-
derfuly This method banishes the de-
sire for tobacco, no matter whether II
Is smoking. chewing. cigarettes or snufr
dipping.
AS this book Is being distributed free.
any one wanting a copy should send
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
To Free Richmond
From Cattle Tick

AUGUSTA, Jan. 14.-Dr. Peter F.
Bohnsen, State veterinarian, appeared
before the commissioners of Richmond
County and appealed for aid to eradi-
cate the tick from Richmond County
cattle.
The State will furnish one man. the
Federal Government one and the Coun-
ty two to see that the cattle in Rich
mond County are regularly dipped until
the tick has totally disappeared and
Augusta and Richmond County taken
out of the quarantine district.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
go Days Needed to
Probe Failed Bank

AUGUSTA. Jan. 1.-THE State bank
examiners will require fully 60 days in
which to complete the investigation of
the affairs of the Irish American Bank.
J. P Armstrong. the cashier, who is
under a $40, 900 bond, motors to the bank
daily and assists the auditors in
strengthening out the affairs. Arm
strong will be tried at the approaching
session of Richmond Superior Court on
a forgery charge
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Assassin Slain as He
Seeks Turk Leader

Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Jan. IA sensa tional shoot
ing ARRAY, resulting from a probable at
tempt to assassinate Cherif Pacha. lead
er of the Turkish radicals, occurred here
to-day.
A caller upon being refused admission
to Cherif Pacha's apartments shot and
killed a man servant and was a moment
afterward shot himself by a son-in law
of the Turkish leader. The assassin
was identified as an agent of the young
Turks.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Census Head to Issue
Pamphlet on Weevil

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-'"The boil
weevil is approaching the Georgian line, ;"
says William j, Harris, of Cedartown,
Director of the Census Bureau, In a
delegation in Congress, announcing that
he is about to publish a pamphlet con-
tanning information in regard to the
ravages of the weevil. He desires a
thorough distribution of this circular
among the farmers of Georgia. He asks
for information concerning the destruc-
ton wrought by this pest and wants
the names of Georgia farmers engaged
in cotton raising.
Mr.. Harris says that with this infor-
nation he hopes to furnish data that
will enable the farmers. to stop the
progress Of the weevil.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Greek and Chinese
Boys Best Scholars

BATTLE CREEK, MICH, Jan. IA
When announcement was made of win
ners of grammar school efficiency
prizes in connection with the National
Race Betterment Conference to-day it
was discovered that of the fourteen
boys one was a Greek and another a
Chinaman.
The Chinese boy, Lum Kee five years
old, lives over his fathers chop suey
restaurant The Greek, Chris Klemos.
is nine years old. Five thousand school
children took the tests.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
70 Year-Old Man in
Jail for Contempt

HAZLEHURST, Jan. 14-Judge j.
Gordon Knox, of the City Court of Ha-
zlehurst, has ordered B. F. Hayes to
jail for contempt.
Hayes, who is 70 years old. while
prosecuting Frank Stokes, for assault
ing him, approached one OF the Jurors
during the noon recess and attacked
Stokes character. The conversation
was heard by Stokes and when the jury
returned a verdict of guilty, Stokes
moved for a new trial.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Handles $3.50, 100000
Without Single Error

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA new
record has been set in accurate dis
bursement here by George w. Evans,
disbursing officer of the Department
of the Interior
Expert accountants found Mr.. Ev-
ans had handled $350.000,000 in Gov
eminent disbursement, during the last
35 years, without debit or credit err
ror of so much as | cent.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Improving Road at
Chickamauga Greek

RINGGOLD, Jan. 14.-An important
step in the interest of good roads in
Georgia was taken to-day when a
force of men were put at work on the
new road around the bend of Chicka-
manga Creek, south of here
This is on the regular automobile
route from Atlanta to Chattanooga.
1t has been almost impossible in win
ter The work will be completed
about April /.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Chicago to Open
Municipal Store

CHICAGO, Jan. IA municipal
general store" at which persons with
limited funds may purchase the ne
cessities of life probably will be es-
tablished in Chicago in the near flu
ture.
Council Finance Committee has set
aside $4,000 in the city's 1914 budget
for the unemployed commission"
which will have charge of the city
store
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
The T susury has computed tina;
the income tax will be paid thus:

And there are many thousands OF
Investors receiving much less than
$4,000 per annum.
The ninety and-nine want a voice
in the affairs of the concerns for
which they supply the capital. To
claim, as some tinanciers do, at
least by implication, that they hold
monopoly of the brains necessary
10 deal with business questions, is
surely unrea sonable in every sense.
II is out of date, it is undemocratic.
1t is illogical.
And it is no longer good business.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Platinum Injections
Hope of Fat Women

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Jan. 14.-Women afflicted
with obesity can reduce by taking sub
cutaneOus injections of a solution of
platinum twice a week, according to DR..
NJ Tissier.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
$500,000 Fire Puts
5000 Out of Work

PROVIDENCE. R. l., Jan. -4.-Half a
million dollars damage was done and
five thousand persons were thrown out
of work to-day by a fire in the Manu-
facturers' Building, the largest manu-
featuring jewelers. building in the
world. Several firemen We're injured.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Admiral Ito, Noted
Jap Warrior, Dead

Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
TOXIC. Jan. 14.-Count Yuko Ito,
military councillor and an admiral in
the Imperial Navy, died to-day, aged
Il. He played a conspicuous part i'll
the Russo ia panese war,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
Promised Gold to Wed
Gets Only Coal; Sues

CHICAGO, Jan. 14-Mrs. Grace
Wood. "a, has asked to he free from
her 60-year- old usband, who, she
says. lured her into wedlock with a
promise of four bags of gold. The
bags contained sawdust and coal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
AUTO VICTIMS IMPROVING.

Gre yer Johnson, who were severely in
trtd in an automobile wreck near Ath-
eng. are improving and will recover
rom their injuries. so 1t Is reported to-
6av.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14
'Corsets Warm Says
Burglar Wearing One

NEW YORK, Jan. At wear them
to keep warm" said Edward Mann, who
wore the latest style in corsets when
arrested on a burglary charge
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-14

CENTRAL BANK PROSPEROUS.
Trust Corporation for 1914 are very
bright. according to the officers who
have declared the regular semi-annual
dividend
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-04-05
BOISE PLAYERS ARE
SHOWING REAL 'sPEP"

With the addition OF Moorehead 10 the
training squad, Manager Jensen has a
crew from which he cannot but pick three
winners, says the Boise Sta tesman There
are a number OF the outer gardeners In
camp. and all look good enough TO stick.
The appearance OF the men after their
preliminary seasoning will decide who
will stay.
The record of Jake Bauer gives him
an edge on the others, though Phil
Nadeau will press him closely II his arm
has recovered from the soreness which
compelled Yakima 10 release him at the
last of the 1913 season. IL is possible
that with the club carrying two catchers.
1t may be necessary TO work one on the
field When he is not behind the plate.
if this ia found necessary, there are but
two places to be filled. and there are a
number OF likely applicants who may
outdistance the veterans.
There were two infielders on the jon
Wednesday. Hallstrom and Greensteip.
the territory on the larboard side OF the
diamond. until this time occupied by
Bauer and Slater. Slater took the posi-
ton heretofore handled BY the manager
al second and Jensen worked with the
pitchers. The arrivals showed lots OF
| pepper in their first appearance and APP
| pear TO be a likely pair
| Jake Bauer improved the opportunity
| offered by his release from the third
base position 70 take iaunt into the
country with Gard and Meter.
The only members OF the squad now
| missing from the fold are Blausser, XII
| patrick .Cantwel. Coleman and Schimpf
! who are expected TO report any day.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-04-05
HELENA TEAM TAKES
FORM OF REAL CLUB

News OF the securing of Shortstop Don
RAIDER came by Associated Press yester-
day and was confirmed by Garrett last
evening. That Manager Garrett pro-
poses to have strong lean team ,ho Is indhI 1ei,i
probably play outfield; Conley tried % out
here last year and went to Lewis
town, where he batted about 800 for
but Dugdale concluded TO keep his out
field intact and turned Conley over TO
Garrett.
There is a possibility that conley may
consents TO allowing Lussi to go 10
Butte. Butte club owners have been
trying to get Helena TO turn Lussi over
TO Manager "Ducky' Holmes. because
Lussi is a warm favorite in Butte and
Il is believed he would be drawing card.
Conley is left-handed thrower and left
handed hitter and can walop the pail;
II is believed. however. that Garrett will
keep Lussi. who is a 800 hitter. and use
Conley along with Thompson and Dean
In the outIield. That would give Helena
trio of 300 hitters and also three men
Donald Raider, the shortstop signed
by Garrett. is a college football and
baseball star. ezcelling especially IN ine
Willamette university at short aeld, then
with Pendleton, and was finally induced
the latter part OF last season to sign
with the White SoS, Later the Mhite ,yl
with Lincoln he played at third base In
thirty three games, position with which
he was unfamiliar. Nevertheless ne
fielded close to 900 and wailoped tne
ball in class company for 1903, He
pounded out six triples and six two-bag-
gers and stole twelve bases:
RAIDER is a. husky, weighing close t.
He is fast on his feet and was and ts
considered speedy enough for big league
company. but prefers to play in the
west He is financially well TO do ano
plays the game solely for the love OF II
With this purchase. u is believed the
Infeld is made UP. with Lussi on frst
oulgley at second RAIDER at short AN, anc
" be composed OF Dean, Thompson and
Conley or Steppe, all 800 wallopers.
The pitching staff. so far as known
Is composed of Garrett, Ames. Man.
ming, Wesley, Rygg and possibly FREQ
Frambach from the Coast league,-Hel-
ena Independent
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-04-05
SPOKANE WINS FIRST
FROM MURRAY TEAM
CONTINUED on Following Page.)

bert Hester to hoist the Union associa,
tion pennant on the Skyscrapers club.
house this season. Those are the primal
features of the club as it looks now af.
ter practically every man has reported
and enough practice has been indulged
IN to give general line on their con-
dition.
Mayer is as quick pegger as any
man on the White Sox team, with the
possible exception of Schalk, aud yet
three bags were ,purloined under his
youngsters on the Salt Lake squad, The
touched mp ''Old Hook Roege for
seven singles, double and one three.
bagger. When you consider that half
the field force hadn It had week IS
practice, that is what they call hitting
and running in this part of the country.
Huelsman, DAVIS and Caldwell each
got pair Of hits off the iSox twirler
and the latter made his into run
with the timely assistance of Hester.
By the way, Hester himself is showing
a lot more stickwork than used to fea.
ture his work in Colorado ball circles,
They used to dub him the "hitless won.
der but he is right in his place as
the second man in the batting list now.
There is some talk among the boys of
new man coming from the majors to
piSNc ouU pAC PiLCaluS ptdus IL pc
proves to be in the same class with
Schultz, Allen and Morgan, then the
opposing batsmen will have to look for
sympathy in the dictionary.
Knapp is an unsolved puzzle to look.
ers-on. He seems to have all the stuff
in the world when he right, but moth.
ing but hope when he of. For in.
stance the Sox went two innings with.
out touching him, but when they landed
on him they collected single. a
couple Of doubles, three.bagger and a
home run before Lefty Allen could get
in the box and stop the balloon Knapp
was not a well man when he went in
because he nursed toothaohe all the
night before without wink of sleer
and prepared for tho game that morn
ing by spending an hour in dentist s
chair If he blew up he had pretty
good reason.
But that 6 been the trouble all The
time with Knapp. He has been under
wraps of one sort or. another until j
is. hard to say just, what he is capable
of when he has fair show.
A look at the Skyscrapers now ough
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-04-05
TEAMS ARE CERTAIN
TO HAVE NICKNAMES

: A few more hundred nickname eugsettIons
arrived during the week, The open eeason for
nickpamea is proving successful one. ana thorc
Is no sign OF diminishing OF inherent, Every mai,
brings In suggestions.
should he we'll underatood by this time hnt
anybody may send IN juEt many nsmeH az he
wants TO. The only thing he IN not allowed TO
DO under tho rules Is send In tho came name
twice. The object or the CONTEXT Is 10 get n
DIckneine for tho Salt Lake club and another for
the Murray club that means something Therefore.
the field ls WIDE open for everyone and is open
just often as ono wanik 10 venture an untr2.
Reports from Ogden. where nickname con-
test Ia also under way are 70 the effect that
Dad GnlIn'S tonm win be we'll named, for
Included In tho great number OF suggestions there
must be at least one appropriate to the pur-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-04-05
GlMLIN WILL TRY
TO PICK REGULARS
Special TO Tn. Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
OGDEN, April I.--Manager "Dss'' Gimln's
regulars. or no fhe aS he has been able 70 dcslg-
nAie the regulars the prcsant time. viii op-
pose team largely composed OF former State
league players In an exhibition game al Glen
wood sunday afternoon, when tho advale club
visits th.s city. In sslecring his linenp for 10.
morrow'6 game. Manager Gimlln has cnde7yorei
to choose the ebo probably viii represent
ogdeu when the league Se0son Is opened on
April Is.
All o. the familiar faces. including Paul Cobb.
Rowerd Murphy, RisoerE. Jones and Wooiums.
viii be soen 10 tho team which Is 20 oppose the
v,si;org Also the coming OF the MIdyale outfit
Will 10 Somothing OF a reunion affair for the
Ogden fans. II has been several seasons sloeC
the local bugs have seen Lon Scott, Knefer Gum
and few other famous state leaEucrs In action
Tho game will he called AZ ESQ o'clock and
the following ie tho lineup and batting order;
Midvale--sehmidt Gum. 3e; Mann. r.
Scott, c; Kheter, 10: scanlan. cb; Letirell. III
Forbcs. 81: Blaclgmnrr. p,
ogden-Murpby, RI: Cnrncs, 90: Rosehank. n
Jones. 3b: Cobb. CT. Risherg, "a; Woolums. 1b
seanough. c; Galgano p; Healy. p: Knight. ..
Al. Ecstmark will be the umpire
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-04-05

the third bag. McBeth il uIav|
sy ball at short, while the oufi
be exceptionally strong. Ma
Felll, two of the smallest bo,
school, are sure Of two posisioc
outer garden. They are ersa}
and strong hitters. It is exnec
Coach Romney will use thesc
lead off. Bowman, J. Falk h
are also playing well in thc
Coach Watson Of the Weber
expects his team to capture
nant this year offered to the II
of the City league, and alre
more than twenty men out for
His pitchers and catchers are a
and Watson thinks that his bal
be a strong point this year "a
Track and Field.
In track at the high sehoo|
Perkins, who was elected can
Monday, will represent the 4
the high jump. Last year IN
invitatiopal meet in Salt fa
kins was second to Larsen, the
enal high jumper from Dixi|
year Perkins has done Gloss Ia
foot mark and Romney expect|
| capture this event in most Of Il
More than fifteen men are ou|
track and field events,
Fuller, who took second in
vault last year, will again be
work last year wRs good, and n
coaching from Ron,ney he sho
| show much improvement, u
been working hard with the
for the past month and Romne
that he will win a plaes in th(
| meet.
Tribe is a half.milsr Of mueI
and Brown can do the mile n 2
Both men should win places ~
From past records, they appear
an edge on their opponents.
The final meet for R6mnc
will be with the Salt lake hl1
on April % in Salt Lake o. 2
J field. ~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-04-05
WISCONSIN STAR is
MARRIED SECRETLY

CHICAGO. April 4.-Emilc Van Bever. former
University of Wisconsin football and 4
Chicago lawyer. was married last Wednesday
without announcing tho ceremony 10 his friends
and relatives
with his bride. who Miss Rose L Bush OF
San Francisco. Van Beyer went 10 Sioux Fails
s. D. whera he Is defending client Van
Bever. sr. said today that he had received no
word from his concerning the marriage,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-04-05
CACHE VALLEY T0v
TO FORM NEW ~
Northern Utah Eager to Raw ,
Harry stonsy Bch,ns
Movement
Special to The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
LOGAN, April 4.-A h...,
ing vast held last event. tnsse1 g
tieid- A good many az tss
CITIES in the valley wers ,Av
put as some of the priucins, Y
leeted TO send representsEr.
cided to adjourn the mss,
to q later date. rt
The object of the meat,n : !. 4.
form a county bnseball iss
fans are desirous Of for,alau
and with Wellsville, Hvrs.
Junction, Richmond, Hyda %.
field, Lewiston and neyba,~ ,,- g
all in line for baseball,r Il M 4
there will be some bassban'
this year.
Harry Stoney, the ola.t;r,
manager, ID behind the move ,ssss
eral teams are already os5
the county. and it Is ssid Z
probability Of SUNDAY basst
permitted in Cache Jupct;c,,
have been in the habit Of nIs. ME.
on Sundays for several yapSe m
do so again this summer