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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-05
Solicitor Ross Drops
War on Vice in Macon

5 MACON March 3. Indictments
against the owners, operators or les
sors Of % houses, located within the
restricted district, will probably be
dismissed this week in the City Court
Failure OF Solicitor Ross to secure a
conviction in four of these cases al
ready tried has convinced him that 1t
Is futile to further proceed with
them.
The solicitor stated In open court
that he did not think it worth while
To proceed with any more trials. The
indictments We're found last year by
crusading Grand Jury
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-05

ii to the end, without regard to whom
ii may help or hurt"
Judge Hill would not talk Thursday
about the resentencing Of Frank, but
it is known that he has fixed no def
mite date. There is no doubt that the
sentence will b merely formality--
that is, the original nenalty of death
will be merely reinniCted. Franks
lawyers will make no attempt to have
Judge Hill change II to "A life term,
centering all their efforts on the later
fight for new trial on an eXtraor-
binary motion
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-05
City to Buy Uniforms
For It's Drum Corps

MACON March $50 proud is the
city Of Macon Of its drum and bugle
corps which has represented the city
at numerous conventions and on
trade boosting trips, that the Council
is going to grant an appropriation
of 900 for the purchase Of new uni
forms The corps numbers more than
90 men.
The city win appropriate this
money as an advertising item, as is
permitted by the city charter
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-05
ANOTHER AUTO STOLEN.

Automoblle thieves are at work
again. Detectives Thursday were
searching for the 1914 model Ford
automobile Of J. H. Roberts, sales
man for John Siivey & Co, which was
stolen Wednesday afternoon from
Hunter and Whitehall streets under
the very eyes OF a traffic policeman.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-05
UNION MISSION SERVICE.

GREENSBORO, March "a union
missionary service VIII take place in
this city beginning next Wednesday
afternoon. The Rev G.. e. farrell
pastor of the First Methodist Church
of Athens. viii deliver an address
Wednesday Mrs l.. Il. Dutton has
arranged the music
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-05
Fraternity Alumni
Plan Annual BANQUET

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fr9ter
rity Alumni Association is plannin,
its annual Founders Day banonat
which will be given at the Winacoe
Hotel the evening of March
feature of the entertainment win h.
the performances of several yalda
vile actors between the courses.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08
HALE STATUE All YALE

New Haven, Conn, Oct. S.-The
statue Of Nathan Hale. designed by
Bella Pratt, is now in its place near
the east side of Connecticut hall, the
only building of Hale's time now re,
naming on the Yale campus. The
bronze figure, which is but a few
inches above life size, represents a
youthful and even boyish figure, since
Hale, although he was a captain in
the army of the United States, had
not long passed his twenty-first birth
day when he met his fate. His last
words: 81 only regret that have but
one life to lose for my country" form
a circular band of lettering cast in the
bronze just below the feet of the fig
ure. The simple pedestal, which
stands but three feet above the turf,
is of hammered granite chosen on ao-
count of its harmony with the old
masonry of Connecticut hall just be-
hind it,
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08
WAR
Continued from Page One)
Belgian Capital Moved

Washington, Oct. S.-An official
cablegram to the Belgian legation
here today announced that the Bel
gian government had been removed
from Antwerp to Ostend.
Havith, the Belgian minister. in an
nouncing the withdrawal of the Bel
gian capital to Ostend, declared that
the act had no political significance
ana that no matter II all of Belgium
fell into the hands OF the Germans,
Belgium would make no terms with
the enemy before similar steps were
taken by the allies.
II was stated by officials that 1t was
possible that in case of German adj
vaDces on Ostend the Belgian govern
ment might retire to England. 1t was
pointed out however, that the English
fleet was capable of offering assist
ance in protecting the seacoast town
and that Belgium probably would make
every attempt to keep her government
on native soil
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08
U. S. LACKS TIN DEPOSITS

Washington, Oct. s.-Tin is one of
the few metals that are abundant in
some other parts of the world but
not abundant in the United States,
according to the United States geo.
logical survey. An equivalent of only
81 short tons of tin ore, valued at
$36,970. was produced in the United
States during 1913. The largest guam
tity of tin was taken out on Buck
creek, Alaska. The Federated Malay
States preferred to as the Straits, or
Straits Settlements) produce by far
the greatest quantity of tin, and near
ly all of it comes from alluvial de-
posits, only a little being obtained
from veins. During 1918 the ship
ments amounted to 56,142 short tons,
against 54,2S1 tons in 1912 The Fed
Grated Malay States produce much
more tin than any other country, and
the output is practically all from
placers. Dredging is now an import
ant and growing mode of tin mining
The English output from Cornwall is
estimated at 5000 long tons $500
short tons). The Chinese shipments
from Hong Kong were reported as
4,335 short tons, while Nigeria is cred
tied with a production of 3,577 tons,
and south Africa with an equivalent
of 2070 tons of metallic tin. The
Bolivian ore, which it is now proposed
to smelt in the United States to sup
ply the war shortage, is all derived
from veins, and that country is by
far the largest producer of lode tin.
The value of tin imports for 1913
amounted to $47295, 900. The i'm
ports of tin for consumption were the
third largest on record and amounted
to about 40.S per cent of the worlds
production.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08

well post ourselves on who is leading
in the championship race. You have
no idea who will pitch the opening
game for Boston. have you?"
Thousands of people, right here in
Las Vegas. will be glad to see base
hail occupying as prominent a place
on the front pages of the newspapers
as the war. It will be refreshing TO
read of a determined combat which
is settled decisively within the space
OF not more than two hours and with
ou+ the outpouring of blood, Snodgrass
OF New York not being in the lineup
and thus unable to spike Homerun
Baker the able and efficient Philadel-
plia third baseman.
As long as England. Russia, Ger
many and Austria maintain high priced
lsovereigns at salaries little above
these Of Mathewson, Cobb, Laioie AID
other baseball stars, the said sover-
elens being, in some instances, little
more than bench warmers, why not
alrange to have international disputes
settled as peaceably as the world S
lseIies?-And give the kinks" a chance
to make good.
What crowd would be drawn out
to witness the contest for supremacy
between the Frangrusland aggrega-
tion, with Nicholas in the box, George
behind the bat and Polncare warming
up, and Geraumany with the veteran
Francis pitching and Wilhelm wearing
the mask! The gate receipts would
mere than pay the expenses, and no
hcdy would get hurt unless the inter
national police were unable to pre-
serve order in the grandstand and
bleachers.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08
M. E. PREACHERS CONFER

New York, Oct. S.-The annual con-
ference of the National Association of
Local Preachers of the Methodist
Episcopal church began at the John
Street M. E. church in this city today
and will continue over Sunday The
president of the association and the
presiding officer of the conference is
Rev. John I'll. Crankshaw of Norris
town, Pa. In connection with the
conference the fifty-seventh annivers-
ary of the association will be cele-
brated.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08
Germans Take Prisoners

London, Oct. S.-A Berlin dispatch
to the Reuter- Telegram company con-
tains an official statement given out
at general headquarters in Berlin on
the evening of October 7. It follows:
"The engagements on the right wing
in France have not led to any decision
The attacks of the French in the Ar
gopnes and from the northeast front
of Verdun have been repulsed.
"Off Antwerp the attack has crossed
a section of the River Nethe.
"The attacks of the Russians on the
government of Suwalki have been re-
pulsed, the Russians losing 2,7e0 pris-
oners and nine machine guns. In Po-
land, in minor successful engagements
westsIof Ivangorod, we captured A.
500 prisoners"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08
France Denies DANGER

Paris, Oct. S.-The following official
announcement was made in Paris this
afternoon:
First, On our left wing, in Ne re-
sion of the department of Nord the
enemy has made progress at no point
At certain points he has moved back,
particularly to the north Of Arras,
where the fighting is developing un-
der conditions favorable to us. The
operations of the opposing forces of
cavalry are developing at the present
time almost as far as the-seacoast on
the north.
Between the Somme and the Disc,
in the vicinity of Roye, the enemy is
still in force but we have re-taken the
major part of the positions we were
obliged to give up.
TO the north of the Aisne, the tu-
merical strength of the German
troops seems to have diminished. On
the center division, between Rheims
and the Meuse, there is nothing to re-
pert. On the heights Of the Meuse
between Verdun and st. Mihiel, the
enemy has drawn back to the north
OF Hattonchatel. He still holds st.
Mihiel, and some positions to the north
of st. Mihiel, on the right bank of
the Meuse.
"In the Woevre district the violent
attacks delivered by the eneri to the
west of Apremont have failed.
"On our right wing Lorraine and
the Vosges, there has been no change.
In Russia, along the line of east Prus-
STA. the Russian offensive continues.
Very spirited fighting is taking place
on the frontier to the west of SUI
walh."
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE

Chicago, Oct. S.-Wheat prices show
ed little strength today in response
to higher cables, but the effect failed
to last. After opening 1s to " cents
up. the market receded to slightly be-
low last nights level then made a
moderate rally. The close was steady
at rs to 2 cents net advance.
Corn eased off as a result of the
bearish showing of the government
crop report. The opening, which was
unchanged to 1s cent higher, WAS fol-
loved by gradual decline. The close
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08
Won MoLTKE RETAINED

Rome, Oct. (Via Paris) Inquiries
made in German military circles with
regards to reports that Won Moltke
had been removed as chief of the
general staff of the German army
brings forth the statement that they
are incorrect. The erroneous report,
lit was declared, was caused by the
change of officers made in the Ger
man quarter master generals depart
ment General Won Moltke retains his
post. eT4a hsti alw +
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08
MANY HUNTERS COMING

Santa Fe, Oct S.-Deputy Game
Warden Camilo Padilla is rushed with
applications for hunting licenses, es-
pecially from the counties of Dona
Ana, Grant, Sierra and Lincoln. An
drew Kelly of Sierra county was in
such hurry today that he telegraph
ed for several license blank books. A
man deputized at FL Paso by Deputy
Edward Ehle of Las Cruces, is doing
land office business selling non-resi-
dence licenses. H. A. Newton of
Denver where he is manufacturing
ieweler, writes that he is coming with
three friends in an automobile to hunt
big game in New Mexico and asks
which is the best game country in
northern New Mexico. He was told
the Pecos national forest Another
correspondent writes that he wants to
teach the New Mexico game depart
ment how to raise bullfrogs for mar
ket. Fl. p Saunders the banker,
writes from Roswell that a game pro-
lection club is being organized there.
Game and Fish Warden Trinidad C..
dc Baca writes from Mora that he is
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08
Battalion AnnihiIated

London, Oct. 8.-A Rome dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company
states that message from Budapest
announces the almost complete ami
hilation of an Austrian battalion of
Czechs, in fierce encounter with the
Russians during the latter's advance
OH Marmaro Sziget Every soldier
in the battalion was either killed OF
We unded, it is, said. 5li99 ef f
Bulgarians Attack servians
The Central News quotes the Wen,
ma Reichspost as stating that furious
fighting has taken place between the
Bulgarians and Servians and that the
Bulgarians have besieged Islisip, Ser
via. If this is true, 1t would indicate
that Bulgaria has entered the war on
the side of Germany and Austria.
There is no official notice that such
action, however, has been taken. and
1t may be that Bulgarian regulars have
attacked the Servians on their own
laccount. f~ElT-'
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08
THURSDAY. OCTOBER s. 1914.
DISARMAMENT

L may be believed all prayers Of
s, I'd last Sunday for peace in Europe
uded or implied the proyiso that
q peace be permanent. From the
andpoint of ultimate outcome, any
ether sort of peace would be futile
and foolish. What the world wants
is not merely a cessation of legaIi2ed
rapine and murder-a moratorium for
war-but an ending OF it forever.
Through the dark clouds of the
present struggle there riffs one bright
ray of hope. If conclusion of hos
Titles can be followed by universal
disarmament, this wickedest, blood
lest, saddest conflict in all history
will not have been fought in vain.
But war is boil that cannot be cured
by lotions or by operations that fail
20 get at the core of the trouble. Rival
ry in armament ana the manufacture
of the implements of warfare are at
fhe bottom of 1t all Indemnities and
concessions may temporarily alleviate;
disarmament alone can cure.
This great war is costing around
100000 day. In six months it
willshave reached 5nme billion dollars.
How necessary it will be for every
physically able individual left in the
nations involved to return immediate
ly TO peaceful pursuits to help make
beck this vast sum when peace comes
They must be free to re-enter un.
restricted the helpful struggle for
commercial supremacy. They must moi
be hampered and handicapped by fur
tker demands of militarism. And the
sale of scrapped navies and military
armament would help materially in
the return to financial health.
Peace is not in sight, nevertheless
this may be the psychological moment
for America to raise the cry for dis
ornament When actually slipping the
bitter dregs of defeat or quaffing the
wine of victory. the involved nations
may not be in a receptive mood. Now,
while the awfulness of it all is clearly
appreciated, but when victory is still
in the balance and defeat for either
eide still possibility, they should be.
Anc peace without disarmament =
be evanescent and Improbable.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08
SHORTAGE OF OFFICERS

st. Paul, Minn., Oct. S.-The short
age of parole officers was pointed out
as the greatest defect in the parole
system by the committee on proba-
tion and parole which presented its
report to the concluding session of
the merican Prison associations an
nual convention today The 1915 con-
yention will be held in Oakland, Cal.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08
THE WoRLn,s SERIES

Tomorrow afternoon, in a big east
ern citq, will begin tremendous ath-
ietic event which win rival in interest
the big battle now in progress In
Europe. Even the war fans who daily
come to The Optic office to find out
how far the Berlin dispatches assert
the Germans have adcanced. and how
far the Paris statements declare they
have retreated, have begun inquirins
If this paper is TO have full repor
of the worlds championship baseball
series.
while we're down here reading VI
on the war" they say. I'VE might as
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08
BELGIAN SOLDIER
IS A Man Of
nerve
Continued From Page one.)

There is great indignation against
the German captain who is charged
with having ordered the burning Of
Louvain, and who was captured at the
battle of Aerschot. In private life the
man is a lawyer and his only defense,
1T is said, is that he received orders
from his superiors. He will be court
martialed next week and the expecta-
tion here is that he will be condemn
ed TO die" 81
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08

was steady u to 1A@% cent advance
oy er last night.
Falling off in shipping demand
weakened oats. Prices changes were
small.
Provisions felt the influence of low
er quotations for hogs. Trade was
scattering. The closing quotations
for the day were as follows:
Wheat, Dec. 109%; May 1.15%..
Corn, Dec. 671a; May 703s.
Oats, Dec. 4S3s; May 513s.
Pork, Jan. $1S95.
Lard, Oct. $9.72; Jan. $500
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08

as to border cruelty. and they may
have no bearing whatever on the OPP
erations of the war. The prisoners
must be paid for the work they do
at rate equal to that being paid to
soldier of the national army.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08
Austrian Force Surprised

Venice, Oct (via Paris, Oct. ST.
Reports from Budapest show that the
Russians completely surprised small
body of frontier guards armed with
antiquated rifles who were holding
Usok Pass. The Russians suddenly
emerged from hidden paths. The Aus
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08

Entered at the postoffice at East
t.Aa Vegas. New Mexico for trans
mission through the United States
asils q second class matter.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-08

Continued on Page Eight)
The Parker post., 1914-04-11
SEEK GOVERNMENT AID.

Two hundred land owners in Victor
valley, all members of Victor val
ley club of Los Angeles, which is an
adjunct of the Victor valley Chamber
of Commerce, passed resolutions Sat
urday night in demand of government
support for a great reclamation pro
ject to irrigate 300 900 tillable acres
of that district.
These resolutions, with hundreds of
signatures, will be forwarder to con-
gress and to Secretary of the Interior
Lane and will be presented at the
National Irrigation Conference at Den
yer, this week. They are to be sup
plemented by a deluge of post cards
appealing direct to the department of
the interior
Victor valley at Denver were given to
John d. ReaVis, a delegate to the ma
tional conference, and further re
quest was made that Mr.. Reayis con-
| tinue to Washington and to present
/ he reclamation situation.
Request is made of the government
for the sum of 900 for the sur
vey work, to map out the best means
of conserving the waters of the Mo-
jave river, with a watershed of $50
square miles. BY impounding the wa
ter from melting SHOWS and the sum-
mer rains it is believed that the grea
er part of Victor valley can be irrigat
ed
The Parker post., 1914-04-11
HARD BLOW AT EVIL.

A leading editorial in the Chicago
Tribune is a tremendous arraignment
of the saloon. 1t begins by saying
The sins of the saloon are many 1t
is but too often the cloak for gamb-
ling. 1t sends armies of men to pris-
ons by plying them with liquor long
after they have lost all power of
discretion, and then letting them
loose to commit acts Of violence 1t
has made murderers of thousands of
men who would not have raised a
hand to kill had not bartender stu
pefied them with whiskey."
But the particular sin which rous-
ed the paper to put at the head of
its editorials this charge is the fact
that the 445 back rooms of as many
saloons have been charged with the
delinquency. the fall and ruin, of IA,
600 girls in Chicago, a number an
nually increased by youthful recuits
This is the finding of the South
Side club. These girls enter these
rear rooms by the advertised Family
Entrance" The rooms are fitted up
with booths and screens, and every
precautiOn is taken to encourage vice
The first thing to be done. says the
South Side club, is to tear out these
screens and expose to the public gaze
the iniquities of the resorts.
Every decent citizen will endorse
this statement" is the last word of
the Tribune. The saloon interests
the same day offered the agent of
law and order society $2200 a month
for protection" to the threatened
red light district. The would-be brib
9r found himself marched off to jail, ,
after making his own conviction sure /
The saloon is defended pathetically |
is the poor mans club 1t is the
he poor mans hell.
The Parker post., 1914-04-11
PROHIBITION IN NAVY.

WASHINGTON, April 9.-Absolute
prohibition will prevail in the United
States navy after July 1. Secretary
Daniels made public today an order
which will not only abolish the trad
itional wine mess of officers, but will
bar all alcoholic liquors from every
ship, and shore station of the navy.
The order constituting one of the
most notable victories ever won by
the prohibition forces, says in part
"The use or introduction for drink
ing. purposes, of alcoholic liquors
aboard any navy vessel or within
any navy yard or station is prohib-
tied. The commanding officer will
be held directly responsible for the
enforcement of this order
The Parker post., 1914-04-11
"MINERAL RODS" FAKES.

Whether gold, silver, and other pre-,
ciOus and useful minerals may be
found in the ground by use
of mineral rods is ques-
tion very frequently asked of
the United States Geological Survey
The latest question of this sort came
from a correspondent in VinemOnt,
Ala, who states that a man from Bir-
mingham has one of these rods for
locating minerals, that he claims to
be employed by the government, and
that the government gets half of
he finds The expert mineral find
er's name is stated to be Wise, which
may or may not have significance.
The Geological Surveys reply to
this correspondent is that while an
ordinary compass, or dip needle, y
will be- attracted to ores of iron, mic
kle. and cobalt which are magnetic,
it will be affected by no other met
ais or minerals, and that so-called
mineral rods are fakes. Anyone
claiming to operate mineral rod on
behalf of the United States Govern
ment is an impOstor and should be
severely alone, or reported to the
police.
The Parker post., 1914-04-11
FAKE OIL SCHEMES.

AS a means of getting rich quick
the sac of worthless oil stock is sup
planting the sale of goddess gold min
es, and for smoothness the Walling'
fords of the oilstock business are
making their predecessors, the gold
brick men and the fake mining pro
moters, appear crude and incompet
ent. Uncle Sam has put out of busi
ness more than one oil-stock swindlel
for using the mails to defraud the
public, but many of them are toe
clever to violate the letter of the
law. They sail as clos e to the wind
law They sail as close to the wind
of misstatement as they dare, pub
fishing carefully worded advertise
ments which convey totally false i'm
pressions without actually making
false statements One of their fav.
orite tricks is to lead people to be
lieve that the property they are boon
ing has been endorsed by the govern
ment oil experts AS might be imag-
ned, the men who really make exami-
nations of oil lands for the govern
ment are by no means pleased with
this now familiar deception. DR..
George Otis Smith, Director of the
United States Geological Survey, said
in a recent extended interview
Nothing is doing the oil business
more injury than widespread sales
of worthless oil stock, and nowhere
is there more need of blue-sky laws
to deal with such promotions 1t is
interesting to note that most of the
takers try to make it appear that
The Geological Survey has indorsed
heir properties and predicted that
oil will be obtained from them. AS a
matter of fact, the Survey does not
make reports on private holdings
and it's reports as to oil fields which
1t has examined are never given to
promoters or anyone else in advance
Of publication. If people who are So
licited to buy oil stocks on the
strength Of alleged Endorsement by
the government would insist on see
ing publications in which it is dis
tnctly stated that oil may be found
in the field that is being promoted,
or would write to the Survey at
inquiring if there are, ,
such publications, the loss of their
savings would be avoided