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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
SCHOOL PATRONS
ENTER FIGHT
ON BUDGET

A special committee, headed by W.
+. Mills, of No. 295 Simpson street,
and backed by large number of in
dignant women-the mothers OF chill
dren attending the Davis street
School--will begin efforts at once to-
tear up the new finance sheet and
get into the budget an appropriation
to build a new school lin that dis
trict.
They will sec the Mayor, the va
rious members of the City Council.
and especially the members of the
Finance Committee, without delay,
and have a strong set OF resolutions
to present at the Council meeting
next Monday.
All this activity follows a meeting
Tuesday night at the Jones Avenue
Baptist Church, attended by mem
bers of the Davis Street Improvement
Association, most of the members
being parents of children attending
the Davis Street School.
The failure of the Finance Commit
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

Branding his thrilling confession
and his subsequent arrest as sus-
pect in the n, C. & st. L. train
robbery as nothing but hoax and a
joke R. S. Freeman sat in his cell
at police headquarters Wednesday
afternoon and made to Georgian
reporter his first public statement OF
the series of events that culminated
n his being locked up as cool and
daring bandit.
Freeman laughed at his own pre-
dcament, saying that it all had re-
suited from his attempt to have q
little fun at. the expense of Fred Bal
a chauffeur for the Belle Isle TaXicah
Company, to whom he told Tuesday
night a stirring tale of holding UP
single handed the passengers on the
Pullman car Briday night and com
pelling them to turn over their Valud :
bles.
The detectives are not at all certain
but that Freeman actually was only
joking in a boastful way when he
filled Balls ears with the remark
able story.
"Tale Sounds Fishy."
Chief Mathieson, of the county po-
lice. said Wednesday afternoon that
Freeman's original story of the hoi0 :
up sounded very 'fishy. enc.
Beavers said that he would have to
investigate the tale further before ne
would be prepared to express an
opinion.
The whole thing is a lot of bunk,
said Freeman. Il told Ball all OF that
stuff, but | was just kidding him.
disposed of the three rings that my
brother and young Whaley took from
the Vollmer firm, all right, and that
why | was getting out of town. l saw
my brother and Whaley with two de-
tectives and l knew they would De
looking for me next.
Wanted Money.
II disposed of the rings because
wanted TO set some Of the dough
was to get half | sold one of them
for s25. another for $50 and q thiro
for $l5. ! haven't got the money ioi
the second one yet.
The fellows that | know have
been kidding me about my resem
o!ance to the description of the ban
dit who held up the train. They told
az Hdu ptll6i gel Ilu VI lldt ~ iPNN
tle of mine or the police would gel
me sure, did as they said and got
me this black bow.
When Ball met me with the tax
Tuesday night, he remarked that il
had striped tie l would fit the
description of the bandit. / said
Here it is and pulled it out of my
pocket, He said: You must be tht
bandit then, and l told him l was
ana went on and described every
ming | had read about the train rob-
berry.
Just Kidding Him Along"
He mentioned the robbery of that
man Morgan two weeks ago and
sad that l had done that too, just
70 Kid him along. He said that
must have had a pal. and I told him
mat George Mann was my pal, but
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
Chauffeur Tells How
He CAUGHT Freeman.

Fred Ball chauffeur for the Belle
Isle TaXicab Company, told this
graphic story of the capture of Free
man:
Il don't come to work until s
o'clock at night. Last night at about
Z o'clock Freeman called up and
asked for me. They told him | had
not come on yet He called up again
at 1880 and was told the same thing.
He left word then for me to meet
him at Houston and Hilliard street
with my car, just as soon as l re-
ported for work.
Il had known him for some time. |
met him about a year ago at Sa-
vannah He was going under an as
sumed name.
Appeared Greatly Excited.
Il met him about s o'clock and he
appeared very much excited. He told
me to take him to Marietta street to
catch a car a, soon as l could. He
said not to drive through the center
of town, but to take a roundabout
route.
I'VE had barely got started before
he began telling me about the train
robbery. He seemed to feel as though
he had 20 tell someone about it, and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
Continued from Page I.

u freeman said that he was IS
,sars old and that he lived at No.
% West Pavilion street.
After Another Gangster.
The detectives expect TO capture the
fourth member of the supposed gang
during the day. They have his name,
and have traced him as far as Ma
r;erta where he went Tuesday, it is
said with two suit cases, expecting to
r,aet r. s, Freeman in the evening.
An effort will be made to get the suit
cases. as it is believed they may
contain some of the plumber that the
ouartet is suspected of stealing
Freeman's capture came about in a
dramatic manner. Knowing Ball, a
chauffeur for the Belle Isle Taxicab
Company. he called for him on the
,alanhone twice Tuesday night. The
second time he left word for Ball to
,,aat him with a car at Houston and
billiard streets.
Ball arrived there and found Free
man in a highly nervous state. Free
man Jumped in the car, directed Ball
10 take him to Marietta street as
fast as the car would go, and then
began pouring out his startling con-
fess!on of the train holdup and other
robberies
Hurries to Tell Of Confession.
Ball as soon as he had let Free
man off to wait for his car, sped back
to the office and notified A. l.. Belle
Isle. proprietor The police imme-
dlatelv wera informed and Plain
clothes officers Green and Fortson,
in one of the Belle Isle automobiles,
racd toward Marietta to head off the
fusitiNa The car was OVertaken.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
as I had known him fairly well. he

as I had known him fairly well. he
told me.
He said that he had pulled the
train robbery alone and had taken his
chances on getting away with it. He
also said that he had robbed w. ].
Morgan, the Cedartown farmer, out
of $1,000 in bills which Morgan had
Just drawn from the Lowry National
Bank and said that he had several
hundred dollars worth of diamonds
in his possession which had been
taken from the Vollmer Manufactur-
ing Company on Walton street.
Tells His Employer.
TT put me in a tickiish Position,
being made the confidant, of this fell
low. I didn't have much to say to
him, but took him to Marietta street.
where ] put him off to wait FOR his
car.
II guess | might have broken a
few speed limit regulations in getting
back to the Belle Isle office. I told
Mr.. Belle Isle about 1t and asked him
what l should do.
Il told nib, Freeman will kill me
If he knows that I ever squealed on
him. Mr. Belle Isle and ! talked II
over a minute, and we decided that
tiiclC as else 10 40.
I'VE got hold of Fortson and Green,
two plainclothes men, and took them
on a record run to overtake the car
We left them to get aboard at the
intersection of North avenue and Ma
rietta street.
Pal Had Gone Ahead.
I'VE drove the automobile along
with the car for some distance. The
officers were to wave us if they got
their man and we were to take them
back to town. Pretty soon they gave
us the sign, and in minute they got
off the car with Freeman
"Freeman's pay (the policeman's son
for whom the officers Immediately
began a search) had already gone to
Marietta and had registered at no.
tel as r. S. Freeman and brother,
expecting Freeman to Jorn him later
Freeman didn't have much to say
coming back. He saw that he had
said too much already. They couldn't
get him to say much o-day, either
when they were giving him the third
degree, except to make him admit
that he had disposed of three dia-
monds that were missed from the
Vollmer Manufacturing Company's
store on Walton street"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
Churches Take Up
Tabernacle's Idea
Of Labor Services

The action of the Baptist Taber-
racle in inviting representatives OF
labor unions to address its congrega-
ton may have been unprecedented.
but 1t is certainly not to remair
unique. Other Atlanta churches are
taking up the Idea
The Universalist Church is arrang
ing a labor program" for a day in
the near future, and other similar
programs are pending The Taber-
nacle meeting was largely attended
Jerome Jones, editor of The Journal
of Labor; J. w. Armistead, president
of the Atlanta Typographical Union.
and ]. l.. Rodier formerly of WASH
ington, all spoke.
Mr.. Jones address was on the COM
mon idea of the church and the labor
unions. Mr.. Roder spoke of the
teachings of Christ with reference to
the claims of labor. and Mr.. Armi-
stead explained in detail the work of
the Atlanta organization
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

Freeman arrested. placed in the auto
mobile and brough back to police
headquarters in less than 10 minutes.
freeman was smiling and contemp-
tIous during the grilling at the Po-
lice Station.
Confession nothing!" he exclaimed
after the ordeal was over Il didn't
tell them anything. They think
they've got something on me, but
they haven't
Sure, l told that bunk to Ball, nut
was just kidding him. What do
they take me for? Do they think II
l had pulled that train robbery l
would have spilled the whole thing
to the first person | happened to
meetr
Freeman was dressed in a suit of
clothes of the latest cut. They were
of dark material, with a thin stripe.
His brother was not so we'll dressed.
Neither was he so confident and
smiling. Whaley was a picture Of
despair.
The Alleged Confession.
Here is Freeman's alleged confess
sic II
81 am the fellow that held up the
train the other night. l had had help
in other jobs but ] pulled that alone.
See this cap? That's the one l wore
when l went through the train.
See these two ties? This is the
striped one l had on when l pulled
the trick. AS soon as l did the job,
l changed.
I'm the guy that "gypped" that
farmer from Cedartown out of $1,000
the other day. too. Another fellow
was with me when we did that. (Here
Freeman mentioned the name of a
youth, the son of a policeman, for
whom the officers now are searching)
MY brother and | and young Wha-
ley were responsible for the jewelry
thefts at the Vollmer Manufacturing
Company, at No. 60 10 Walton street.
My brother and Whaley, both of
whom work there, got the diamonds
and ! disposed of three of them"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
Prisoner Asserts Story
of HoId-up Was Fake

as a matter of fact Mann never has
had anything to do with me or my
brother except as friend, and he
was helping me get away Tuesday
night. Of course, l didn't pull that
Morgan robbery. | never saw Nor
gan and wasn't anywhere near the
spot they say it was done.
IF a young woman had kept a
date with me that night, l would have
taken the 1880 car for Marietta, and
never would have been caught
Mann was there at the Marietta sta
ton when Green and Fortson went
there with me, and he made his get
away right under their eyes. That
made me laugh"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

tee to provide at least $4,000 in the
apportionment sheet for a new build
ing, and the insanitary and general
ramshackle condition OF the present
school, have stirred up the parents Of
the Davis Street School children to
boundless protests.
They say Councilman Lee promised
to see that new school was erected,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

and they are going to see that he
keeps his promise.
And they adopted rousipg resolu-
tons condemniug the mes finance
sheet for its failure to provide new
schoolhouse for their children.
Alderman James W. Maddox and
Councilman j. d. Sisson signed the
resolutions. which urge that the
finance sheet be not approved.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
Asthma Catarrh
And Bronchitis
Oan Be Greatly Relieved by the New
External Vapor Treatment.

60, Melt in a spoon a little Vick's
eNNSsp-O- Rub" Group and Pneumonia
httle up each nostril and at night
apply well over throat and chest
covering with a warm flannel cloth.
Leave the covering loose around the
neck so that the vapors of Menthol,
11hymol, Eucalyptol, Camphor and
t'ine Tar, that are released by the
oody heat, may be inhaled all night
!ong. In Asthma and Hay Fever
70 relax the nervous tension. This
treatment Is not Cure" but it has
az least the merit of containing no
harmful drugs, and It is sold by all
druggists in CSC, soc, and S1.00 jars,
on 30 days trial. Vick's is also ex-
cellent for all Group and cold trou-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
"CASCARETS" IF c 0sT|VE, BILIOUS,
HEADACHY AND UPSET-MME 4 BOX

tress. relieve your sluggish Liver and
Bowels of all the sour bile, gases and
clogged-up waste which is producing
the misery.
A TO- cent box of Cascarets keeps your
head clear. stomach sweet, liver and
bowels regular. and YOU feel bully for
months. Don't forget the children
ing too
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

Atlanta first, last and all the time for
the regional bank, and any time we
can be of service to you, do not hest
tate to command us"
From w. e. Dawson, cashier of the
Byron National Bank, Byromville,
came this message:
1--WE will be glad to join with you
in locating a regional bank in At
lanta." +
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
GOING TO BED

With these glasses on, not because
they need them to go to sleep, but
simply because they fit so comfort
ably they forgot to take them off
Bring your oculist prescription to us
and we will prove the above. John
l., Moore G. Sons, AZ North Broad ST.
-Advt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

No odds how much your head aches;
how miserable YOU are from consupa-
ton, Indigestion, biliousness Cas-
caret' tonight straightens you out by
morning
Clean your stomach. liver and bowels
tonight; end the headache. biliousness.
dizziness, nervousness, the sour, gassy
stomach, backache and all other dis
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
Ford Profit Sharing
Plan Is Aid to Cupid

DETROIT, Jan. 21-Since the plan
of sharing $10,000,000 in profits with
employees of the Ford Automobile
plant went into effect 70 workers in
the plant have married.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-01-21
Last Ditch Fight.

An old gentlemen, now deceas-
ed, never seemed to be satisfied
unless he had several cases pend
ing in court, He left surviving
son who seems to have follow
ed in his footsteps and has con-
tinued to keep up his fathers
record of proceedings in court.
, Several of the attorneys were
talking about his court troubles
one day, when one of them told
the following about the old gent:
The old gent had just won a
case in justice court, when a los
err, in a very combative frame of
mind, exclaimed: 'T'll law you
to the Circuit court"
Old Gent-I'll be thar.
Loser-And I'll law you to the
Supreme court.
"I'll be thar"
"I'll law you to ELL"
My attorney ii be thar"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-01-21
L arm ano
Garden
POULTRY OPPORTUNITIES.
The Farm Is Most Conducive to Sue.
cessful Poultry Raising.

The Farm Is Most Conducive to Sue.
cessful Poultry Raising.
The foundation upon which all sue
ceSsful poultry opera tons rest is con-
stitutional vigOr, according to poultry
experts of the department of agricul-
ture. Without high degree of health
it is utterly impossible to progress in
poultry work. and there is no other
place where conditions are so con
ducive to poultry success as they are
on the farm. The farmer has the ad-
vantage of having free range for his
birds. which means an unlimited sup
ply of bugs. insects. green feed and
grit as food supply.
Poultry strongly constituted means
highly fertile eggs and the production
of good. strong chickens Eggs pro
duced from fowls that have free range
on the farm hatch better than those
from fowls that do not have that ad,
vantage In feeding the farmer has
the advantage over other pOultrymen
Where live stock is kept there is a
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-01-21
THE GRADING OF SHEEP.
Breeders and Feeders Should Be SePa-
rated In Winter Quarters.

Breeders and Feeders Should Be SePa-
rated In Winter Quarters.
To make the best gains. sheep. when
brought into winter quarters, should
be separated into several different
focks. The breeding ewes should be
kept separate from the lambs, rams
and the feeding flock. Weak, thin
ewes should be separately yarded so
that they may get their share of the
feed. Rams should be kept in lots of
ample size so as to allow them plenty
of exercise.
By taking these precautions and reg
ularly providing the flocks with suita
BILE feed and an abundance of fresh
water and by sheltering them in clean,
we'll ventilated quarters success in
sheep husbandry is assured. according
to Frank KleinheinZ, shepherd of the
Wisconsin experiment station docks
The choice of feed depends to large
extent upon the condition in which the
breeding 1Ocks enter winter quarters
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-01-21

If in good flesh and having access to
good rOughage, such as clover, millet
alfalfa hay and roots or corn silage,
hardly any grain is necessary, but if
the sheep are in a thin, weak condition
no time should be lost in supplying
them with hearty grain rations. 9th
erwise results ut lambing time will be
Disappointing
Pure water should be supplied the
flock at all times, and salt should be
kept where the sheep may have ready
access to it. Successful flockmaSters
consider it u serious mistake to pro
vide their sheep with salt but Occa-
sionally, for under these conditions
they are apt to eat too much. which
oftentimes causes excessive drinking
of water and a arrangement of the di-
gestive organs.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-01-21
A GOOD NARROWING PEN.
Small Portable Huts Best For the
Sow and Litter.

Small Portable Huts Best For the
Sow and Litter.
A narrowing pen made from fenc-
ing boards. light and portable. five feet
square, is one of the handy arrange
ments on our farm and Indispensable
in narrowing time. writes G. o. Brown
In the National Stockman This
pen may be set up anywhere on the
farm-in a shed. on the barn floor or
in the basement, in the open barn lot
about the straw stacks or wherever
comfort exists for the advent of the
youngsters.
The dam can get no nesting material
save what we give her and cannot
smother her pigs in the litter. We
have each of our A shaped hog hunks
built from matched barn siding with
open front door, and fitted in the top
ridge of each is a hook upon which
we hang a lighted lantern. excluding
all frosted air from the interior Over
the doors we tack temporarily a piece
Of burlap with a light piece of board
at the bottom. which holds the curtain
in place.
The dam can 90 out for feed and the
youngsters are not exposed to the chill
winds. On sunny days these curtains
are fastened up and the sunshine ad
mitted. Dry nesting material adds
greatly to the health of the dam and
the thrift of the early filters and is
worth while giving ..... .e.r.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-01-21
Which Was Stronger?

Once upon a time the wind
and the sun had a quarrel. The
wind said he was stronger than
the sun because he could make
ships sail, but the sun said: "Oh,
no, | am the stronger, can make
plants grow"
They wished to prove which
was the stronger and they saw
a man coming along the road.
"See that man." said the wind,
Il can blow his coat off,"
Il bet you can't" said the
sun. But can make him take
off his coat, /"
So the wind blew as hard as he
could but the man only said: 1T
grows cold," and held his coat
closer together.
Then the sun tried. He did
not make any noise, but shone
hotter and hotter until the man
said, MY. tut it is getting hot, !"
and took off his coat as quickly
as possible.
See what l did," said the
sun. 81 am stronger than you. 4"
Which do you think was the
u tronger?
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-01-21

Mrs. NJ. S. Adams, Auburn, KY, and Mrs.
L. NJ. Boyce, Tip Top, KY, the only laxa-
tive given is DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin.
1t has been found to answer most perfectly
all the purposes of a laxative. and it's very
mildness and freedom from gripping
recommend it especially for the use of
children, women, and old folks gener-
ally-people who need a gentle bowel
stimulant Thousands of American
families have been enthusiastic about it
for more than a quarter of century.
Anyone wishing to make a trial of this
remedy before buying it in the regular
way of druggist at fifty cents or one
have a sample bottle sent to the home
free of charge by simply addressing DR..
w. B. Caldwell. 405 Washington St,
Monticello, III. Your name and address
on a postal card will do.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-01-21
SsSoeosseoosOossoOesesOse
CUTTING SILAGE CROPS.
4 Great Deal Depends Upon Choosing
OF Proper Time.

4 Great Deal Depends Upon Choosing
OF Proper Time.
Corn and various sorghum crops Will
most generally be used for silage crops
Corn should be cut for the silO when
the grain has begun to harden. There
should still be a sufficient amount OF
green material in the plant to make it
pack solldly in the silO. 1t is often
times very difficult to harvest crop
in this ideal condition. .
The use of water in filling is almost
q necessity where dried out corn is
placed in the SilO The exact amount
necessary cannot be stated in positive
terms. Enough water must be added
so that the material will pack solidly
and pass through the necessary fer
mentation. The most satisfactory way
to apply this water is by directing a
stream into the blower.
The K1ffir and sorghum should be al
lowed % become well matured like
wise in order to make ideal Silage
These crops as rule remain green
much later in the season. and the pc
riod in which they can be properly
placed in the silo is longer than it is
with corn. It is especially important
that the sweet sorghum be allowed to
reach full maturity before being plac
ed in the silo. These crops have shown
themselves to be very valuable as 81
lage crops. These crops sometimes
become frosted by an unreasonable
frost 1t is then necessary to place
them in the silo at once whatever the
stage of maturity. If left in the field
after the leaves have been frosted 6
considerable portion Of the finer parts
will dry up and be lost
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-01-21
What's The Matter
With Your Baby?

The young mother-and many an old
one. tools often puzzled to know the
cause of her child's ill nature. The
toudness of its crying does not neces-
trouble. 1t may have nothing more the
matter with it than headache or a feel
ing of general dullness. 1t cannot, of
eourse, describe it's feelings, but as a
preliminary measure you are safe in
trying mild laxative
-. Nine times out of ten, you will find it
is all the child needs, for its restlessness
and peevishness are perhaps due to OBJ
struction of the bowels, and once that
has been remedied the headache, the
sluggishness and the many other evil
dences of constipation and indigestion
will quickly disappear.
Don't give the little one salts, cathar-
tic pills or nasty waters, for these will
act as purgatives, and they are too
lstrong for child. In the families Of
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1914-01-21
Raising Hogs Cheaply.

In raising hogs cheaply it is 1eces-
sary to begin with the sows. They
must be fed well in order to produce
a good litter of strong. vigorous pigs.
Oats are a splendid feed. They are a
well balanced food Corn is not suit
able. 1t is too fattening Also provide
plenty of pure water Exercise is
necessary This can be provided by
feeding the oats ID a feeding floor
scattering it thinly 1t Is not neces-
sary to grind the oats.