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Americus times-recorder., 1914-02-25
SPORTY YOUTH
TOUCHED BANK.
WOMAN IN CASE
ROBBED BANK OF $1,000
Forged Draft is CaShed By
the Bank

Gainesville, Ga, Feb. 24.-R. B,
Stribling, a young man of Atlanta, is
ir Jail at this place charged with forg-
ing a draft on the Decatur Bank, Of
Decatur, Ga, and collecting $1,000 from
the First National bank at Gainesville,
of which z. T. Castleberry is president.
Stribling was arrested in Atlanta by
Sheriff Spencer and brought to Gaines
Vile on complaint of the Gainesville
National bank.
Stribling implicated another young
man and woman in Atlanta. He said
that he met young man in Atlanta
who had borrowed some money from
him, and had introduced him to a
pretty young woman. He became in
fatuated with the woman, and she had
also touched" him for something like
hundred dollars.
Sheriff Spencer has tried to induce
Stribling to tell the names of the man
and woman implicated in Atlanta, bnt
he protests that he will not bring the
woman into the case. Stribling has an
estate of about $1,000 in Atlanta, it is
said, which he will receive some time
during the coming year from his
guardian.
He was a student at Georgia Tech
until Christmas.
Americus times-recorder., 1914-02-25
ALL THE LATEST SPORTING NEWS
Muckalee Candidates

weight of 1872 pounds that he can use
when he needs to strike out aspiring
batters fer some visiting team.
All of which leads us to remark that
jim is a pitcher.
And according to reports, Jim is
some twirler Up in Gainesville, where
he has played amateur ball for the past
four years, he is considered the peer
of Walter Johnson, Christie Mathew
son, or any of the other guys that
the Federals would like to possess.
The editor of the Gainesville paper,
who is some ball player himself has
offered to pay all Of Verner's expenses
during the training season in case he
doesn't fill the bill to a tee. He is
strong believer in the boys ability and
wants to see him have chance.
AS is usually the case, 1t is impossl-
BILE to get at the averages of this boy.
Amateurs seem to have an idea that
averages are not worth keeping. The
only thing with them is to win games.
lin mas a record of winning over 80
per cent of his games for the past
four years.
Werner is single, twenty-four years
old, votes the democratic ticket, and is
the idol of the fans of Cartersville. III
he is half the pitcher that the boys up
in that neck of the woods say he is, he
is sure of steady job wit the Americ .s
team.
Americus times-recorder., 1914-02-25
James S. Werner.

Dave CASTOR is sweet on big men. He
seems to have determined to have d
team of giants in Muckalee uniforms
when the season opens. Judging from
the specifications of the men that he
has signed the Americus team during
the coming year is going to resemble d
collection of white hopes. Dave has a
hunch that a big man can stand more
rough wear and tear than a high
strung guy Of smaller mold. That is
the idea, one would get after glancing
over the measurements of the boys
who are to report in Americus about
the middle of next month.
The latest candidate for a place CT
the Americus squad who boasts Of a
good big physique is James S. Werner,
OF Cartersville. This boy is very lit
tie smaller than Powell, the giant
firstbaseman that was introduced to
the fans in Sundays issue of the
Times Recorder. 1t takes exactly "a
inches of tape to measure this lad
when he is in his stocking feet In ad-
dition to his height, Jim Werner has a
Americus times-recorder., 1914-02-25

Atlanta, Feb. 24-The "be1lEd buzz
zard" revival, which recently sweDt
through this state and brought stories
in some cases amusing and in some
amazing from practically every county,
has now spread all over the South, ana
the famous bird, which had to go som 2
t. be seen at Blue Ridge Summit and
Tybee on the same morning, has NOW
been seen, at the same moment, in
places as far distant one from another
as Palatka, Florida, and Norfolk, Va.
Americus times-recorder., 1914-02-25
QUIMBY MELTON
Sporting Editor
FEDS WILL INVADE
CLEVELAND NEXT YEI

clared that our line-ups will be
posed of 'has7beeS and never
zers'. That's a btt laughable.
1t is true that we have some!
Grams on our rosters, but they
have two or three good years Of
ball in their systems. Long b
they are forced to go into the did
many of the youngsters we have
be ranking among the brightest i
that ever shone on the diamond.
have under contract now some yc
players, heretofore unheard of.
will prove to be sensations in
first year out.
Had we cared to sign up pla
already under contract to organ
baseball, we could have secured
signatures of at least $50, and ar
that number are the greatest pls
in both of the big leagues. But '
we started out we announced tina
would no sign up a player who wai
der contract, and we have adhers
that rule
Americus times-recorder., 1914-02-25

Johnny Evers may we'll smile over
his recent deal which makes him the
highest-priced ball player-$2O,O 900
bonus from the Chicago Cubs" and
$4,000 year for four years from the
Boston National league club Evers
is the last of the Cubs" famous trio
that gave fans the success slogan
"Evers to Tinker to Chance"
Americus times-recorder., 1914-02-25
BUzzARD STARTLING
FARMERS OF old DOMINIC

The story is nearly always the saI
Il was startled by the ringing of
small bell, and on looking up | saw
huge buzZard flying by" is what q
nearly all say.
The visions have occurred in su
hunters recently that it has becol
apparent, says one Atlanta wag, II
there are either more belled buzzar
or more burned liars in the grand {
state of Georgia than you could sit
a rail fence and count a long SUI
mer's day"
Americus times-recorder., 1914-02-25

That Natalie Alt, the original "Ad-
ele" was the biggest failure ever re-
corded in New York, The London
FolIies," 1t ran one night, but gave
Miss Alt her chance to get on Broad
way.
Americus times-recorder., 1914-02-25

EDITORS NOTE-This is the third
OF a series of articles that will run
from time to time, chronicIing the past
achievements of the men that will try
out under Dave GastOn.
Americus times-recorder., 1914-02-25

That Katherine Gray, who will play
the leading role in The Rule Of
Three" has been leading woman for
more male stars than any other ac-
tress on the American stage?
Americus times-recorder., 1914-02-25

That Dallas Wexford, who plays
Friebur in the New York compony of
Adele" made his first appearance on
the stage in Aberdeen, Scotland, in
1881, playing a child's part in THE
Danites,' and made his first New
York appearance at the Savoy theatre
February, 1906, In "Mr. Hopkinson"?
Americus times-recorder., 1914-02-25
DO YOU KNOW?

That Carolyn Thomson, prima dom
ma in the touring company of adele,
is the youngest prima donna on the
American stage Miss Thomson was
born in Minneapolis in 1895.
Americus times-recorder., 1914-02-25
RACE HORSE CURED
BY RADIUM Ct

Paris, Feb. 24.-Radium has Cd
the French steeplechaser Lutteur
winner Of the Grand Prix in 1909,
reported. This famous horse was pl
tically cripple for two year. Nov
is said to be fit again.
The use of radium for veterin
purposes follows the discoverey
persons suffering from rheumati
gout, and allied affections showed
narkable Improvement after drink
half pint of radium water day
twelve weeks.
Americus times-recorder., 1914-02-25

That Edward A. Paulton, one Of the
adaptors Of Adele for the English
stage, is best remembered as one Of
the authors Of "Ermine''g
Americus times-recorder., 1914-02-25

That Guy Bolton, author of The
Rule Of Three" is an architect and
interior decorator in New York city,
who writes plays in his leisure min
utes?
Americus times-recorder., 1914-02-25

Many young swayback dude bu
up the money that his old dad gr
humpbAcked in acquiring.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-24
HELD UP LAVIELLE
AND WAS ARRESTED
Jim Tally, Alias Cactus Attempted
to Play Bandit and Met
Trouble.

The Dunbar club was the scene Of an
exciting holdup at 4:15 o'clock yester-
day morning, when Lou LaVielle was
relieved OF his wallet, at the point of
revolver. Two hours later Police
Sergeant Ben d. Seigfus arrested
",Iim'' Tally, alias Cactus, negro,
and charged him with the robbery. Tai
ly was identified as the holdup by
twenty witnesses of the crime.
LaVielle. according to the story Of
eyewltnesses, was visitor at the club
last night. He is the owner of a ci-
gar stand and lunch counter at 5lj
West Second South street. After leav,
ing the store he carried his money in
wallet and went to the negro club,
where he was asked TO make change
for $40 bill
1t is said that Tally was in the
room when LaYIelle displayed the con-
tents of his wallet and that he immedi.
ately left the room. returning mo-
meDt later with d revolver in his hand.
LeyelIng it at baViclIe, he is said to
have held the occupants Of the room
at BAY while he reached in LaVIelIe IS
pocket, took his wallet and backed out
of the room. LaVIelle drew n revolver
and fired as soon as the robber left
the room and believed until Tally was
caught that he had wounded his man.
No wound was found on Tally, who
was arrested by Sergeant Scigfus in
Greektown. When arrested Tally had
$40 IN his possession, while occupants
of the Dunbar club say he was
broke earlier in the evening
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-24
MIDVALE FARMERS
WANT INJUNCTION
Desire to Prevent Operation of All
SmelterS Now Running in That
Vicinity,

A mass meeting attended by nearly
200 farmers from the southern part OF
Salt Lake county was held in Grant
hall, 1000 South State street, yesterday
afternoon, to consider the action to be
taken on the recent petition of the
United States Smelling company for
a modification of the decree limiting
the operations of its Midvale plant.
The farmers decided to oppose the
modification and to ask the court for
permanent injunction against all the
smelling plants in that part of the
county, with view Of having them
discontinued entirely
The meeting was presided over by
Thomas F, Greenwood of Union, and
spiritd speeches were made by sew
eral of the farmers of the county. A
committee of five, consisting of Viii.
liam G.. Park Of Mill Creek, A. +.
Rundquist of West Jordan, Alma Hog
anson of Midvalc. Thomas +. Green
wood Of Union and George Watts of
Lovendalls, was appointed to raise
funds and to assist the general com
mittee OF nine members in the fight
which will be waged against the smelt-
er interests.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-24
GOING TO DENVER
FOR RESERVE BANK
w. W. Armstrong and T. w. Boyer
Form Strong Representation for
Salt Lake

w wv. Armstrong, president of the
National Copper bank, and T. w. Boy
er, cashier of the Continental National
bank will leave today for Denver,
where they will present the claims of
Salt Lake City for a regional reserve
bank. Mr.. Armstrong. who is for
mer president of the Commercial club,
will represent that organization, while
Mr. Boyer, a former president of the
Salt Lake Clearing House association,
will represent that body,
The organization committee of the
regional bank system, which is max
ing tour Of the United States to col
lect data on the possible locations of
regional reserve banks, will be in Den
yer to hear the arguments IN favor of
Salt Lake. At the request of the Salt
Lake interests, Secretary Elliott Of the
organization committee appointed next
Monday morning as the time for the
Salt Lake hearing, All hearings in
Denver will be held in the federal
court room.
II is believed that the two men Sc.
lccted are among the best possible to
represent Salt Lake. Not only is Mr..
Armstrong representative of the Com.
mercial club. but he represents the
banks outside the clearing house, the
National Copper being ono of the big
nonmcmbers, Mr.. Boyer is prominent
member Of the clearing house and can
ably present the views of the bankers
in that organization.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-24

Although when vacancies on the Sontn-
orn Pacific or other Hartman lines nave
occurred in the past, officials OF the ore
gon Short Line have in many Instances
been taken from their headquarters ana
advanced 10 positions ON the other roads,
no local officials II Is said. VIII take the
place made vacant by the advancement OF
r. Il. Calvin from the vice presidency OF
the Southern Pacific TO general manager
of the Oregon Short Line,
Thls opinion was generally expressed
yesterday by officials In the Oregon short
Line general offices in discussing the
probable successor OF Mr., Calvin. There
are many guesses, but nearly all arc
agreed that the successful one will pc
ono OF the present Southern Pacific Off
cials having his headquarters in san
Francisco. II Is said that w. r. scott,
present general ma nager OF the Southern
Pacific may be selected to fill the va
caDcy.
There arc now two vacancies on the
Southern Pacihc--one caused by the re
cent resignation OF j. NJ, Davis. VINO
held the position OF general superluten-
dent OF the central division OF the road.
and Mr.. Calvin. who was vice president in
general charge of construction ana opera
ton. 1t is said that Joseph II. Young:
recently resigned from the presidency OF
the Hi lines in Washington and Ore
gon. Will be offered the position OF gen
eral manager In the event that Mr. Scott
is CHOSEN 10 take MI. 1ellNbJi > DlSi''s
In the Offices OF the oregon Short Line.
expressions OF regret are heard at the
loss OF the leadership OF Mr.. Bancroft.
mingled with pleasure at the selection
Of Mr.. Calvin. as his successor.
A copy OF the Railway News Reporter,
one OF the old time railway magazines,
published In Omaha by Dan B. Honin.
contains in its issue of December Z. 1895,
full page photograph OF Mn. Bancroft
and short story OF his career. The
paper is In the possession OF a passenger
engineer now running OH the Salt Lake
Route.
At that time Mr. Bancroft was general
superintendent OF Wyoming, Idaho and
Utah divisions Of the Union Pacific sys-
tenn. In commenting upon the work that
had then been accomplished by Mr.. Ban
croft, the article says:
"fIe came to the Union Pacific and ac-
cepted his present position four years ago.
Since that time an era OF prosperity seems
TO have daWned over the entire territory
of which he has jurisdiction. He is en-
Titled TO great praise for the able man
ner in which he has handled the three
hardest divisions on any railroad In the
United States"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-24
SOCIETIES
DECLARE ARM|ST|CE
Three Greek Groups Com
pose Their Difficulties and
Agree to Live in Peace.

After three years fight, in when
each Of the three sororites at the UNI
vcrsity OF Utah has been eXcrtlng every
effort TO outdo I.s sister organizations,
all three have waved flags OF truce ana
have come forth voluntarily with the
suggestion that perhaps the best way for
them to do. after all, is to all live in the
same house.
In view OF the keen rivalry hitherto cX-
listing between the three socities. grow
Ing out Of rushing difficulties. this sug-
gcstion struck the fraternity population
on the university campus as being the
most revolutionary movement inltia ted In
the Greek world Tor long time.
The reason for this startling sction on Oh
that they have found II financial
impossibIlity 10 support the houses
they have been auaftered IN UP
TO 1911 there were only TWO
sororities on the campus and not up to
that time had There appeared any signs
OF jealous rivalry between Them In the
latter part OF 1911. however, the Delta
Epsilon sorority was organ! The
other two had been always content with
living In two-room apartments In one or
the dormitory buildings but the new So
cicty was unable to find such quarters
and accordingly rented a whole house
Even though the house was small IL was
bigger than the two older organizations
possessed. and soon. II appeared that the
Delta girls were aDle 10 give DetteT par
ties and carry on rushing better In their
house than the other girls could In their
small apartments.
This could not be tolerated. so the
other girls gave UP their little homes,
raised the monthly dues. and moved into
houses as large as those occupied by the
mems fraternitcs. This was all right
last year. as the three sororit'es were
fortunate enough 10 have large num-
Der OF members living al the houses all
the time and paying room rent.
This year, however. when they re-
turned to their houses they had I'm each
case only two or three regular roomers
II then devolved upon the other mem
bers 10 pay the rent by special dues
The strain became so great that the girls
have decided to bury their jealousies and
get together for the common good,
Accordingly committee OF delegates
from each society asked Miss Esther Nell
son. librarian at the university, to meet
with them and give advice They all
agreed that the keeping OF the houses
was n hopelessly expensive luxury. and
that all three should get together and
rent one big house
II was further agreed that next week
the three sororitles should meet Jointly
and elect n committee to be known as
the Pan-Hellenic council, which shall
have power 10 arrange for the renting of
quarters in which all three clubs Will
live.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-24
JANUARY WEATHER
is UNUSUALLY WARM
Montana and North Dakota Were Only
Exceptions to the Rule Through
out Country.

Not only Salt Lake, but almost every
city in the country yesterday, was
warmer than usual for January, ac-
cording to reports received at the local
weather office. Section Director a.
II. Thiessen says that the fair weather
will continue here during at least to-
day.
The only exceptions to the general
warmth over the country yesterday
were IN Montana and North Oak ota,
where the thermometer stood below
zero. The coolest city in the country
was Willison, n, D., where it was 8
degrees below. Tho warmest was Gal
weston, Tex, with a temperature Of 60
degrees above, making total range Of
70 degrees, Early yesterday morning
the Salt Lake temperature was SO de-,
grees, and this raised later in the day.
There has been so much precipitation
in Salt Lake this month that the total
now shows half inch over normal for
January, according to the weather bu-
reau man, There was much precipita-
ton yesterday west Of the divide, Port
land leading with ] 10 inches.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-24
CUSTODY OF SON IS
AWARDED TO MOTHER
Showing Is Made That Father Has Neg.
lected Boy; Three Divorce
DEGREES.

On showing that the father had
neglected TO care properly for the child,
Judge g. w. Morse yesterday awarded
10 Mrs. Margaret T.. e. Babcock the
custody Of her son, aged years.
Mrs. Babcock obtained divorce
from William IL Babcock in 1900 and
the child was given to the father Re
Gently the father was arrested for CON
tributing TO the delinquency of his son
aud the latter was taken in charge by
the juvenile court and sent to the de-
tention home.
The boy was brought into court YES
ferday by juvenile court officer. Evi.
dence was submitted to show that Bah
cock had kept the boy out of school
aud had taken him around the country
with him. 1t also was shown that the
father had left the city since the child
was sent to the detention home aud
that his present whereabouts was not
known.
Three interlocutory DEGREES of divorce
were granted Yesterday as follows. Pow
ell w, Benk from Maggie Benk; Fannie
Kees from j. n. KEGS; Amelia c. Col
Inns, from James II. Collins.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-24

CLUB is ORGANIZED
Governor Spry and Superintendent of
Schools D. H. Christensen Are
the Speakers.

The first meeting of the Parents.
Teachers club Of the Sugar House
ward, was held last night in the ward
meeting house and r. temporary organ
iZation effected. Governor William
Spry and Superintendent d, H. Christ
ensen Of the Salt Lake public schools,
spoke on the relationship of parents
and teachers in the bringing up of
children and laid particular stress upon
the fact that children should be well
born and OF good heritage.
Both speakers were in favor of keep
ing feeblc-minded persons from among
those of sound mind aud good health
and declared that the state was badly
in need Of an institute for that pur-
pose.
Superintendent Christensen also
spoke Of the new 100000 school build
ing which is to be erected on the site
recently purchased by the city on Fif-
teenth East below Eleventh South
street. This building will take the
place of the old Irving school on
Twelfth South and Twelfth East
streets, which is far too small to ac-
commodate the children of that vicin-
ity.
Another meeting will be held at $3.50
o CLOCK Tuesday afternoon in the Irv-
ing school, at which a permanent or
ganization of the club will be effected
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-24
MAY ATTEMPT TO
EXTRADITE CLARK
County Attorney Desires to Bring
Back Man Involved With
French.

Following a conference with n. G..
Morgan, who returned from Sacramen-
to yesterday morning, L. h. Wiley,
county attorney, said that steps prob
ably would be taken by his office to
extradite j. S, Clark, one of the pro.
moters alleged to have been involved
in the bank draft affair for which the
county attorney sought to extradite g.
w. French.
f'Mr Clark was very active in the
defense OF French at the hearing before
the California governor said the
county attorney, Hand he probably will
be given a chance to defend himself
before the same tribunal.
Clark is alleged to have been respon
sible for a certain S1400 draft cashed
here at the time of the conference of
the supposed steel promoters, which
later was repudiated.
The county attorney made n state
ment yesterday to the effect that his
office would not take part in any at
tempt to settle the French affair out
Of the courts.
"We have done our best TO extra
dite Ffench,' he said. E'We want
him, and we believe we will get him
yet. -
Mr., Morgan, assistant county attor-
nev. reported to his chief that tho ex-
tradition Of French would not be acted
upon by the governor of California un-
til next week, In the meantime French
is out under $4,000 bond.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-24
Increase of Weight Limit
Adds Much to Work of
Local Office.

T HE Importance of the parcel post
in the transportation affairs of
Utah is probably best reflected
by the amount of this class of
matter that is being handled in the Salt
Lake postofficc. Where one wagon
and the regular carriers handled prac-
tically the entire parcel post business
a year ago. seven wagons and the regu-
lar carriers now have all they can
take care Of Two of the wagons are
devoted exclusively to the delivery. of
packages, each working eight hours
daily, except Sunday. The other five
wagons are the regular collection
wagons and are pressed into service as
soon as they have, completed their
scheduled collection trips.
Since the weight limit was increased
the first of the year, forty and fifty
pound packages have become common.
Though the increase IN the parcel post
business since the first OF the year has
been great, the extent Of the gain can
not be estimated until the reports are
compiled at the end of the month, or
possibly later; If the mail service is in
terrupted by the irreguarity of trains.