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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
ATTELL Bees
FORCHANCE At
JOHN k|LbANE
"lf Champion vii! Give Me One
More Fight I'll Regain IT,
tle," Says Abe.
BY Sid G.. Keener.

@ T. LOUIS. Feb. s.-Abe Atteu is
- in st. Louis. Abe is here. not
as an entrant in the ropeJ
| arena, but as an actor. Yes. a real
vodeville star. being one of the head
liners at the Columbia Theater this
week.
He's the same little Abe-full of
nghting talk and full Of fighting am
oition, with the lone thoupht-thst
championship
i want one more hght-yes. lust
one, and II miss they can bar me
for life; but I won't miss"
That sentence was delivered by At
tell. The one fight he wants is with
Johnny K!lbane. his lone conqueror.
and the lad who removed him from he
worlds featherwelght crown after 1t
rested on Abe's head for a dozen long
years.
a TELL even forgets his retire
ment" incident in st. Louis. That
was November ~, 1912, when he
fought six rounds with Ollie Kirk at
the Jai All Building, Minus speed.
distance, science and everything else
that night, Attell announced that he
was through.
But Abe gives us his reason for
quitting that night Il didn't train
lick" says Abe. NO, sir: l sat up
nights In New York, playing cards,
and forgot all about the match In St.
Louis. | was wired that | was 10
meet ollie Kirk That was the first
| time | ever heard there was such a
| person as Kirk
Il thought, though, that I could hop
into the ring, make Kirk miss and
slip and get by with ease | did IT
before. and why couldn't do II
against Kirk? But | failed. My arms
wouldn't move and my legs were
numb in that fight.
Gee, but l remember when l came
/ to my corner after the fifth round
the thought that rushed all through
me. Abe Attell. the champion for a
| dozen years. was through. At that
moment my intentions we're to quit
and quit for good. But once q fighter
always a nghter.
OFF you don't think I'm sincere
about this Kilhane match. look
at this telegram"
Then Abe produced q message
which offered him $4,000 guarantee
with percentage privilege for &
fight with Kilbane.
Il answered IL and said yes. Il
they'd give me $4,000" came back At.
tell. And you know what? Now
they wire me that Kilbane says hi
won't fight me, and our match FOL
February % is on Don't tell me Xii
bane isn't afraid to fight me. He is
and he knows It,
why it's. a Joke the way he 1,
travelling around as the feathcrweigh
champion. He meets lot of young
sters, makes them take every ounc;
OF strength out of their body by In
sisting upon 1872 pounds He though
he could get me that way. but / call
ed him.
Everything I say can back UP
Look at my record. DID I make thu
boys do 1872 pounds. No, absolutel,
no. Why l fought Freddie Welsh.
met Tommy Murphy. X. O. Brown
Battling Nelson. Matty Baldwin anC
Ad Wolgast. Are they feathers? Al
lightweights.
"Kilbane has had one big cham.
pionship fight and that was with
Johnny Dundee. and ne was lucky Il
get a draw. Give me Kilbane agar
and ! tell you I'll be the feather
champion again. I'll give Kilban,
back the title and quit for good
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
BROWNS OFFER
ST0VA[[ $1,000
FOR THIS YEAR
Deposed Manager Says He viii
Quit Baseball Rather Than
Sign for This Sum
OS ANGELES, Feb. George
Stovall, deposed manager Of

Stovall, deposed manager Of
the st. Louis Browns, is IN
clined to laugh. He has received
an Offer from the Browns to play
ball with that club next season. He
like the prominent business man to
whom an undesirable clerk applies,
has received the contract land placed
1t on file
The contract the Browns owner
rendered Stovall called for sal.
AIRY of $1,000, which is less than
the average young players in the
Pacific Coast League receive an
nuaIIy.
They can send their contracts until
they have spent their annual allow
ance for postage stamps" Stoval
said after having a look at the docu-
ment, but I'd quit baseball before
signing to play for that sum Ba.
I'm glad they made no exceptions in
my case, for 1t will show the fans
back East the generosity with when
the Browns are conducted
IT understand Mr. Hedges gave out
a statement to the st. Louis newspa-
pers that l don't tell the truth. All
right, let him get away with 1t 4
he can. With the club in seventh
place last fall and me fired, got q
hand every time I appeared in ths
grandstand in street clothes M
Hedges own park, and I never heard
them holler for any other oflcA
or former official Of the St Louis
club. and I've been in the American
League for eight years" =.
Stovall is not bothering his head
about the Browns or any possible &C..
ton they may take. He says that Y
is up to the st. Louis club and tns
Kansas City Federals. He contendi|
the st. Louis club owner got walveH|
on him for the purpose Of selling am
to minor league club, and If ne tres
to enforce the reserve clause ne VIII
have a hard time doing It, as al
simply intended trading Stovall on as
one would a horse or COW. AS fo1
being horse, Stovall says Neigh
Neigh"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
GIBBONS AWAITS WORD.

ST. PAUL. Feb. 6-While Mike
Gibbons, OF this city, - awaiting word
from New York regarding his clash
with Packey Mcfarland. he Is going
OF six rounds with Kid Graves, of
Philadelphia, in the Quaker City the
night OF February Is. The bout will
be at catch weights.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
EDWARDS TO LEAVE THE TURF.

LONDON. Feb. George Edwards,
the theatrical manager, who for years
past has been deeply interested in horse
racing, has decided to retire from the
turf He will sell his big racing es-
tahlishment in wiltshire. where he
keeps forty horses in training.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06

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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
/. s. U. PICKS COACH.

BATON ROUGE, Feb. at a
meeting OF the thletic commission
yesterday r. T. Mcdonnell, former
Colgate man, was appointed success
sor TO James X. Dryer as football
coach al Louisiana State University.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
Cubs Arrange Game
With Birmingham

CHICAGO. Feb. 6.-President Charles
W. Murphy, president OF the Chicago
National League baseball club, to-day
announced that the Cubs will play at
Birmingham, Ala. March 20
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
ILLINOIS BOOKS GAMES.

CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Feb, 6.-The
University OF Illinois has scheduled
baseball games with Kid University
of Japan and the University OF Texas
The Texans have been given May !
and on Illinois Field
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
cHAPPELLE MAY JOIN FEDS.

MEMPHIS, TENN, Feb. 6.-Bnl
Chappelle, former ma jor league pitch
er and now the property of the Beau
mont club, left for Chicago to-day
to confer with President Gilmore, Of
the Federals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
CHARLES C. RILEY DEAD.
B. & 0. Railway Official Victim Of
Brain Hemorrhare.

Charles C. Riley, general superin.
tendent of transportation of the Balti.
more and Ohio railroad system, died
to the home of his sister, Mrs. Mary
Molle, 625 Sd street northeast Death
was due to hemorrhage of the brain.
Funeral services will be conducted in
Baltimore. where he made his home
Mr.. Riley was just about to leave the
home of his sister. who had been Ill
several weeks. when he was stricken.
A physician was summoned. but his
efforts were fruitless, Mr.. Riley dying
within a few minutes.
Mr.. Riley had been in the employ OF
railroads for several years He was
educated in Butler College and Indiana
College of Physicians and Surgeons.
partment of the Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Chicago and st. Louis railway. remain
ing in the employ of that line until
1897. He then became superintendent
of transportation of the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern at Cincinnati. He
served as car service agent Of the. Chi
cago Great Western railway from 1901 to
1903, filling a similar position later
with the Erie railroad. In 1908 he be-
came superintendent OF transportation
of the Kansas City Southern railway,
from which position he was promoted
to general superintendent of that road.
In December. 1911, he was appointed
assistant to the general manager of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. and May
/, 1912, was appointed to the position
which he held at the time of his
death.
His wife and two children survive
him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
SAYS HE Is ONLY REAL LORD.
George N. 0mohundro Suspected Of
Mental Derangement.

George N. Omohundre, forty-four
years old, who is alleged to have es-
capped from the Government Hospital
for the Insane four years ago, was
sent to Washington Asylum Hospital
yesterday afternoon for observation as
to his mental condition.
MY dear brother" wrote omohundre
while in the sanitary office at police
headquarters, addressing the Mikado Of
Japan, ''as / am the head Of all arts
tocracy on earth and the only real lord
I take pleasure. at this time, In writ
ing you. I want my country to be
more familiar with yours"
Omohundro has spent much time on
farm near Germantown. Md, the past
four years. the police were told. and
recently he advertised himself as re-
organizer of big business firms and
trusts.
1t Is also stated that he has written
wealthy residents of various cities re-
garding investments, although when
arrested he had only 6 cents in his
pocket when he was taken to the hos
pital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
PROMOTED TO CHIEFSHIP.
William s. Broughton to Head Treas
nrv Denartment Division.

William s. Broughton Of Illinois, who
has been assistant chief of the division
Of loans and currency Of the Treasury
Department since 1898, has been made
chief of that division.
Mr.. Brouehton succeeds Andrew T
Huntington, who first entered the serv-
ice of the Treasury in 1865, and had been
chief of the division for twenty-foul
years. Mr. Huntington has resigned. &C
cording to statement by John Shelton
Williams, assistant secretary, on account
of advancing years and impaired health
Assistant Secretary Williams has sent
Mr. Huntington a letter thanking him fol-
laboring SO many years in the service OF
the government, and pointing out thai
he has retained the confidence and esteem
of his associates.
c. N McGroarty Of Alabama. who has
been employed In the Treasury Depart
ment since 1893, has been promoted TO the
position Of assistant chief Of the division
of loans and currency. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
CHICKEN MEN TO MEET.
Poultry Association Will Elect OF:
icers Next Monday NIGHT.

The annual election Of officers Of the
Capital Poultry and Pigeon Association
is announced to be held Monday night al
the associations headquarters, 619 +
street northwest.
At a meeting OF the association last
night it was decided to send delega-
ton Of about thirty members to the poul.
try show being held in Baltimore thi.
week. The party will leave for Baltimore
early tomorrow morning, spending the
day as guests Of the Baltimore Poultry
Association.
1t was stated at last nights meeting
that all cash premiums and trophies
awarded at the show held the week Of
December have been distributed. Rib.
bon awards have not yet been sent t.
prize winners, as the ribbons have MOI
yet been received by the association from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
CHAUTAUQUAN SALUTE
SUBJECT OF PROTEST
starmont Aid for consumptives Asks
Cooperation to Suppress
Custom.

The Starmont Aid for Consumptives, at
its regular meeting, held today in the
gridiron room at the New Willard, adopt
ed resolution protesting against the So
called Chautauquan salute and asked the
cooperation of the District Of Columbia
Society for the Prevention Of Tubercule-
sis and the District health department to
aid in bringing about the abandonment Of
this form of salute. Copies of the resoiu-
ton were directed to be sent to Gen.
George NJ. Sternberg, president of the
Society for the Prevention of Tuberculo-
sis, and to W. c. Woodward of the health
department
Mrs. w. C. Fitch, treasurer of the Star
mont Aid, In presenting the resolution
said that in the course Of three public
gatherings, all held in Washington within
a week recently. the Chautauquan salute
was given four times, an aggregate Of
more than 5000 persons in the four au-
dienees standing and waving their hand
kerchiefs.
Want Splitting Regulation Enforced
The District health department and the
police department were also asked by
resolution to endeavor to enforce more
strictly the police regulations against
splitting on the sidewalks Of Washing
ton. It was stated that this evil is
rapidly increasing because Of lax enforce
ment Of the prohihitory regulations.
The report of Mrs. Fitch, treasurer OF
the organization. showed that the Star
mont aid has more than s2.10O In Its
treasury. OF this amount more than
81, 800 was realized from the bazaar: din
ner and bridge party given last fall for
the benfit of the aids sanatorium at
washington Grove, Md.
About twenty-five new members were
added to the aid since the last meeting.
it was stated by Mrs. Edith Fitch. A
called for tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock at the home OF Mrs Sholes. the
Lambert apartments. l7si lanier place
northwest, to discuss q number OF cases
demanding immediate relief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
LANsToN PACT RECORDED.
Wife of Writer to Receive Large
Share Of His Income.

The compromise reached by Aubrey
Lanston. magazine writer and son of
Tolbert Lanston. monotype inventor. with
his wife, Ethel v. Lanston, following her
suit for maintenance. has been incor-
porated in court decree. Mrs. Lans-
ton charged her husband had discovered
a ''soul mate in Belgian tea girl
while on European trip.
The decree signed by Justice Stafford
directs the American Security and Trust
Company. trustee Of the estate of the
elder ,Lanston. TO pay next April to Mrs.
Lanston four-fifths Of the accrued IN
come of the estate since the death OF
Tolhert Ianston, After that date and
during the joint lives OF herself and
husband. the trustee is to pay to the
wife three-fifths of her husbands in
come.
The case is held by the court for such
modification of the decree as future
changes in the situation of the parties
may require.
Attorneys McNeill & Mcneil appear for
the wife. Attorney John E. Laskey APP
peared for the husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
CANNOT AID sEABRIGHT.
Secretary of War Is Powerless Until
- Congress Acts.

Repls ing today to a telegram from p.
Hall Packer, president Of the Seabright
IN. ~ board of trade, asking help from
the War Department in building a break
water at that point, Secretary Garrison
said:
War Department has no authority or
power to build breakwater unless Con-
sress first authorizes it and appropriates
the money for it,
, At the War Department it was pointed
out that Congress always takes the
, initiative regarding improvements under
! taken by the army engineers No appeal
, has been made to the War Department
for subsistence or other supplies for the
storm Suffere RS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
FOR BUREAU OF FARM LOANS.
Senator Norris Bill Would Aid Til
lers of Soil,

As q result Of an investigation into
rural credits, Senator Norris Of Nebras-
ka plans to introduce bill for a bureau
of farm loans In the Department of Ag-
riculture.
The bureau would loan directly to farm
ers for the purpose of making first pay
ments upon homes and possibly for live
ments could be made at any time by In
stallments and the amount to be loaned
would be limited to either one-haif or
three-fourths Of the value Of the lands.
The senator's idea Is that through the
army Of post ONCE inspectors, postmas-
ters district attorneys and others In gov.
eminent could carry on the business
practically.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
STAMP HAUNTS FORTY YEARS.
Westerner Who Used Cancelled Slip
Settles With Conscience Fund.

A three-cent stamp is rarely seen and
is almost a dead issue-but the ghost OF
one, fraudulently used a second time
after primary cancellation. has haunted
the conscience Of a dweller In the ia,
years.
Today the ghost was laid low when a
twenty-fve-cent piece. representing prin-
cipal and interest for these many years
was received at the Treasury Depart
ment for credit to the conscience fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
CAUSE OF INFERIOR WORK.
Rev. E. A. Pace Discusses Haste In
Architectural Construction.

Deprecating the modern desire for
speed as the cause of much Of the in
ferior architectural work of the pres
ent time, Rev. Edward A. Pace Of
Catholic University addressed tbs WASH
ington Architectural Club last night,
The speaker urged greater ipdiyidu-
atty in plans and In construction work
as necessary to bring out greater per-
lection in both fields. He cited European
temples built centuries ago without
tyne of architectural perfection.
The meeting was held under the presi-
dency OF B. C. Flournoy. with NJ. F.
Moore as chairman Of the committee on
entertainment,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
RADIO MEN SENTENCED.
Penalties Imposed at New York in
Alleged Stock Swindlinp Cases.

NEW YORK, January flames Dun
lop Smith. president of the Radio Tele-
phone Company. was sentenced today to
spend year and half in the federal
prison at Atlanta and to pay fine of
$5,O01 for conspiring to swindle investors
in the stock Of the corporation through
use of the mails.
Elmer e. Burlingame, agent of a sub
sidiary company, was sentenced to two
and a half years Imprisonment and fined
$40, 100.
The Ellsworth company. subsidiary
which handled the parent corporations
stock, was fined $1O,5O0.
Sentences were imposed by Federal
Judge Hunt. The government charges
that investors in radio stock were swim
died out Of million dollars by the false
representations of the defendants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
MRS. GERTRUDE MILLER DIES.
Body Will Be Taken to Washington,
Pa, for Interment,

Mrs. Gertrude Miller died at her apart
ment in the Portner yesterday after a
brief illness. Funeral services will be
held at her late residence this after
noon. The body is to be taken to
Washington, Pa, for interment.
Mrs. Miller was born in Middleburg, Va,
she married John W. Miller of Washing
ton. Pa. where she lived until after his
death She was a member Of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution and the
Daughters Of the Confederscy. A son,
Craig Miller of this city, and three sis
tiers survive her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
Department of Commerce Changes.

The Department of Commerce has an
nounced the following changes In its per-
sonnet:
Saul b. Alderman. clerk at $500 in the
bureau Of the census, has been trans
ferred to the Department of Labor.
Raymond C. Hurley has been appointed
clerk at $500 in the bureau of naviga-
ton by transfer from the Interior De-
partment.
In the coast and geodetic survey Will
liam F. Evans has been promoted to mes
senger at $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
BOUGHT WINE FOR BOYS.
Negro, Fined $50, Given Alternative
of Sixty Days at Occoquan.

A fine Of $50 or the alternative Of sixty
days at Occoquan was imposed on John
Thornton. colored, by Judge Mullowny
in the Police Court. on a charge of OBJ
tanning liquor for minors.
It was charged that Samuel Juliani,
John Burke, John Steele. Albert Thomp-
son and Michael Juliani, boys between
the ages of eleven and fourteen years.
Clipped in" and had Thornton purchase
some wine for them. Policeman Connors
of the second precinct learned of the at
fair and arrested Thornton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
BRAZILIAN BANK CLOSED.
Sac Paulo Company's Failure Affects
Forty-Six Institutions.

SAC PAULO, Brazil, January THE
failure was announced here today of the
Incorporadora Company of Sac Paulo,
The failure involves forty-six banks in
the principal towns Of the state Of Sac
Paulo. The banks affected were all found
ed by the Incorporadora Company.
Several foreign banks are said to be the
principal creditors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
Suit to Disaualify Mayor Of Cork

CORK, Ireland. January THE hear
ing opened today of suit by which it
is sought to disquaiify the lord mayor
Of Cork, Henry O'Shea, from sitting as
councilman, on the ground that he is
an alien and a naturalized American
citizen. Prosecuting counsel, In address,
ing the court, announced that no would
produce evidence showing that Lord
Mayor O'Shea had claimed to be an
American citizen.