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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
CAUSE
BATTLING To
PHYSICIANS
X-Ray Examination To Be Made
to Ascertain the Exact Ma
ture Of MaIady.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Senator
A. o. Bacon, of Georgia, having be-
come worse, has been removed to the
Garfield Hospital, where he is to-day
resting easy, but is still suffering from
a high fever.
The X-ray examination which was
postponed last week because it was
thought that it would not be neces-
sary, will be made without delay 10
ascertain If the. fever, which is an
element in his illness that is puz-
cling attending physicians. is due to
the fractured rib sustained some time
ago by a fall in a bathroom
Dr. James Dudley Morgan, the at
tending physician says that he has
no grave apprehensions, but as his
patient is not doing as well as he
should, he wants him a the hospital
where he can receive the best at
tention. For the past ten days the
Senator's fever has ranged from 10S
to 10, and his physician has not
heen able to directly trace the cause.
Much interest is felt throughout
Washington official circles as to the
condition of the distinguished patient
and that he is now worse is mat
ter of grave concern.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Grandmother Asks
Police to Search
For Runaway Girl

Sixteen year Essie Nix and
John H. Owens. who is said to have
lured her from her grandmother's
home on the promise of marriage,
were sought by the police Monday.
The search was begun on the anxious
plea of the grandmothers, Mrs. NJ. V.
Riding, of Chattahoochee, who
threatened that she would bring the
prosecution of Owens under the Mann
white slave act if he was captured
The Nix girl figured in the news
papers last summer when she ran
away from home because, as she said,
her father whipped her until the blood
came.
She come recently to live with her
grandmother and worked in the
Whittier Mills. where Owens was
employed. She had been going with
him several months, it is said, but
had been forbidden to marry him by
her father, who refused to permit the
authorities to issue a license in Full
ton County.
Mrs. Riding told the police that
Owens spirited the girl away, but did
not obtain a license in Dekalb Coun-
ty as he promised.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Locker Club Foes
Still Undecided on
Plan Of Campaign

Persons interested in locker clubs
were stlll anxious Monday over devel-
opments in the proposed plan OF the
Atlanta Law Enforcement League to
close them. While ministers continued
to denounce the clubs Sunday, it stin
is doubtful what means they will en-
ploy TO win their cause
Dr Charles W Daniel, pastor Of the
First Baptist Church, in his sermon
Sunday morning. declared that the time
had come when Christian men must
either reform the clubs or get out Of
them
THE cause Of Christ will be brought
to shame if the Christian men who are
members Of these clubs wait for the
courts to put an end to a lawIess con-
dition Of affairs which it is in their
power to stop any day"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Sen.Bacon Weaker: 7akentoHospaal
More Stories Of Cruelty for Grand Jury
Coolest Spell Of
Winter Lasts Only
Day; 10 Low Mark

The back of what Mr. Won Herr
mann calls Atlantd's first, last and
only cold snap of the winter" appears
to be broken. The temperature of
81 degrees Monday morning, while
brisk and bracing. was not at all hard
to endure, and the promise was for
milder weather at once
Sunday was a brisk day, and Mr..
Won Hermann came within four de-
grees of nicking the low mark, He
said it would be as cold as Is. The
exact mark was 10, and it did very
ricely. The absence of wind, how
ever. and the bright sunshine kept
down the illusion that winter was In
full sway, and there was a deal of
golf and motoring on the seasons
coolest day.
From row on through the week, the
weather man sees only q cheerful
vista of increasing mildness.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
GEORGIA STREAMS
To GET s7G2,250

WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-The Riv-
ers and Harbors bill, which will be
reported to the House Wednesday,
will carry S762,2 for Georgia The
committee has acted upon the follow
ing appropriations for Georgia
waters;
Savannah Haroor -- Maintenance,
$3.50 600; turning basin. $4,000
Brunswick Harbor - Maintenance.
$33'25o
Altamaha system To provide nav
igation from Brunswick to Macon on
the Ocmulgee and to MiIledgeville on
the Oconee. 494 miles, and passing
through "a Georgia counties, $4,000
to begin work which must be com
pleted in five years.
Savannah River Between Augusta
and Savannah. 10000
Flint River-$25. 600
Chattahoochee $4,000
Coosa River-$25000
Back River $4,000
General Cut, near Darien. Is also
new project which has been taken on
in this bill, and is an item in which
congressman Walker and Edwards
are interested. 1t gets an appropria-
ton Of 100000
A very important matter carried in
this bill is the adoption of the inland
waterway from Charleston to Savan-
nah, the estimated cost Of completion
of which is 100000. The new project
has been adopted and $4,000 is carried
in this bill, with the understanding
that the additional $4,000 will be
carried in the next bill.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Glynn, McCombs and
Wilson in Conference

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.--Political
leaders believe that to-day's confer
ence of Governor Martin II. Glynn,
National Democratic Chairman Will
liam f. McCombs, and President Will
son will have marked effect upon
the future policies of the Democratic
party in New York state
The situation In New York has
caused considerable anxiety here on
account Of the graft scandal and the
fight against Tammany Hall in New
York CITY.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Plot to Overthrow
Huerta Discovered
Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
MEXICO CITY. Feb. 9.-President
Huerta's capital took on all the as
poets of actual warfare to-day.
Government secret service agents had
reported the discovery of a plot by
foes of the Huerta regime to start an
uprising during the celebration of the
anniversary Of Madero's overthrow.
The National Palace and the arsenal
were guarded by the battle-scarred
warriors Of the Twenty ninth Infan-
try, BIanquet's own trusted men.
Rodolfo Reyes who was arrested
together with a number of members
of the Chamber of Deputies a short
time ago, was released from the pen
itentiary to-day upon the express or
der of President Huerta. Political
charges had been made against him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10

Judge Payton Wade, of Dublin, was
sworn in as II member of the Court
of Appeals Monday, Governor Slaton
administering the oath.
Judge Wade was appointed recently
to succeed Judge Robert Pottle. who
resigned 10 take up the practice of
law in Albany The new Judge is sit
ting with the court in its present
term, hearing arguments
Judge Wade, while believed by the
Governor to be in every way quail
fed for the high position to which
he has been named. is, in addition
thereto very close to the Executive
personally They are firm friends of
long standing, and were roommates
and classmates at the University of
Georgia in the sos.
The new member of the Court of
Appeals Is a very scholarly man and
enjoys fine reputation as a lawyer.
When Judge Pottle. who lives in
South Georgia, notified the Governor
of his intention to retire from the
bench, the Governor determined to fill
his position with a lawyer from the
same section. After mature delibera-
ton he decided upon Judge Wade,
who was most heartily recommended
to the Governors consideration by
members of the Georgia bar from ali
sections.
Judge Wade never has been active
ly identified with politics, and the
Judgeship of the Court of Appeals 5
his first official position.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Former Hat Maker,
I'll, Shoots Himself

j. r. Mccain. driver for the
Piedmont Laundry, and formerly d
well-known hat making expert, at
tempted suicide with a revolver at
Piedmont avenue and Mnledge ave
nue. Monday afternoon. and is in a
dying condition in Grady Hospital
Mccain, who lived at No. 66 West
Peachtree place had been in bad
health as a result of ailments COM
mon to men in the hat making trade,
which he was forced to relinquish.
Police woh investigated the attempt
ed suicide snC called the Grady am
bulance were not certain just what
was the cause of the suicide.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
'Peddler' of Low Art
Fined S25 by Broyles

A distinction between high art"
and vulgar" pictures was drawn by
Recorder Broyles Monday in fining
j. d. Cramer, an employee OF The
Electric Lady" company, showing on
West Mitchell street, $25.75
Cramer gave the pictures away with
"backlookers" or small mirrors which
he sold for 10 cents each Attorney
j. Y. Poole argued that the picture
was no more offensive than others
sold at local stores which he exhib-
tied, but the Recorder held that they
were high art compared with Cra-
mers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
USES CASH
IN COTTON
MARKE::'T
PLUNGCE:
President of Big Memphis Insti-
tuition Pays Back 100000
of DefaIcation.

MEMPHIS. TENN. Feb. O.
G. Hunter Raine. president Of
the Mercantile Bank, today ac-
knowledged to directors of that
institution that he lost $7SS.-
s04.76 in speculation in cotton
futures, and that he alone was
responsible for the bank S fail
ure. The bank did not open to-
day and Raine is under arrest.
Auditors this afternoon fixed the
total shortage at 100000. 9th
err arrests are limited. Raine went
to Jail, not attempting to make
the $250,000 bond fixed by Judge
Palmer
A bench warrant for the arrest OF
Raine was sworn out by Attorney Z.
\. Estes. 1t was placed in the hands
of deputy sheriff, who later served
1t on Raipe at his home on Central
avenue. Under Tennessee's banking
laws every officer and director OF ii :
bank is subject to arrest
Raine has turned over all his per
sonal property to the bank directors,
cutting the shortage about 100000
A bill filed to-day in the Chancerp
Court by General Luke E. Wright.
former Secretary OF War, and second
vice presjde of the defunct bank.
asks that It be closed temporarily.
Raine was supposed to be worth
s1,50O,O00. His bank was said to be
one Of the safest in the South. It's
failure was the greatest surprise
Memphis financial circles have ex-
perienced in years.
Bank May Reorssnize.
Efforts will be made, say directors.
to settle up the matter by disposing
of Raine's holdings. The bank viii
then reorganize, unless the shortage
Is greater than the books of the bank
show.
Raine, the defaulting president. has
for twenty years been one Of the lead
ing business men of Memphis and
has stood high socially, belonging to
the exclusive clubs and trade organ
izations. He has been leading the
fight for Memphis bankers to secure
a regional reserve bank for this city.
He has turned over $500, o0o-all Of
his personal property-to the direc-
tors to secure part of the banks loss.
Big Interests involved.
The men behind the Mercantile
Bank are largely interested in the
Memphis Street Railway, Memphis
Gas Company and Memphis Com
mercal-Appeal three of the strong
est corporations in Tennessee None
of those concerns is expected To be
materially affected by the banks
failure. as they are considered strong
enough to withstand the losses S1ev
may suffer
Hunter Raine is brother of Gil
bert ID. Raine, owner and publisher
of The Memphis News Scimitar, b,t
they have not been associated In
business enterprises for many years
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Perfect Girl, States
First Eugenic Bride

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. Cali
fornia got its first eugenic bride when
Miss Laura NanSlyke, Oakland so
ciety girl, applied for certificate
from Dr.. Bergella Ferguson, of Berke-
ley. She is to marry Benjamin r.
Bell, of Fort Wayne, Ind, who came
to California with a certificate issued
by the Indiana State Board of Health.
DR. Ferguson declared the bride the
most perfect specimen of womanhood
she had ever seen
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Opera Fund $4,000
More Than Guaranty

The Grand opera guaranty fund
continued to mount Monday, the to-
tai passing the required amount by
s1S,600
The new signers are Miss Martha
Boynton. 500; Philip H. Aston, 500;
Robert c. Aston. $780, Benjamin Z.
Phillips, $500; NJ. G. Phelan, 800;
John y. Little, 81 900; J. Frank Mea-
dor, 5000; Henry A. Inman, $500;
Henry A. Newman. 500; George W.
Mckenzie, $1,000; George c. Walters,
800; Alvin Willhouse 5000. Total,
S6S 900.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Burglars Find No
Cash in Money Box

Burglars who entered the store OF Nj.
w. Bradford, No Ga Carroll street, some
time Sunday night, left without cent
Of loot for the pains. The msrauders
found the outer door to the safe un-
locked and pried loose, the lock on the
money box. but Mr.. Bradford had taken
the precaution to remove all the cash
from Saturdays sales and consequently
the burglars got nothing. They depart
ed without disturbing anything else in
the store.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Ice Cream Servers
Strike at 10 Above

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.--Four hundred
East Side dispensers of ice cream are
striking to-day because in discussing
their employers and their grievances
they raised the temperature of their
meeting place and imagined that the
sweltering days of summer had come.
Heads cooler than those who voted
for an immediate strike attempted To
have action postponed. The temper
allure to-day was Is above zero.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
10 Years in Prison
For 94-Cent Theft

FORT MADISON, IOWA, Feb q
Ten years in the penltentiary for the
theft of seven 12-cent railway tickets
and 10 pennies was the sentence inn
posed in the district court on S. 5
Robinson. a negro
Robinson took the tickets and pen
MES from the Chicago Burlington and
Quincy Railway office at Viele, Iowa.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Navy Waste Enough
To Build Warship

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-"The
United States could save the price -
one battleship year if il improved
the management of its navy yards, >
said Representative Frank Buchanan,
of Chicago, member of the Naval Ar
fairs Committee, during hearing be-
fore the committee.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Sues Wife Who Left
Him Without Cause

Clark A. Dockstader Monday filed a
suit for divorce against Mabel O..
Stockstader. who now is a resident Of
New York. Dockstader claims his
wife left him without just cause.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
ShackletOn Sets
Age Limit Of Men

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Feb. Sir Ernest
Shackleton said the men he will take
with him across the Arctic continent
must be between 80 and 40 years.
The man under 30, he explained,
however keen and alert. is still a man
in the making. He natures about 80
and between that age and 40 is at his
best.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
vALoosrA WANTS Y. M. c. A.

NALDOSTA. Feb. "a campaign
for a Young Mems Christian Associ-
anon. With a handsome building, has
becn launched here by a number of
the most prominent young men in the
city An appeal is being made to
parents, moneyed men and church
people for assistance
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Army Filler Drops
To His Death in Bav

SAN DIEGO. CAL. Feb. 9.-Lieu-
tenant II. B. Post, of the Wright
camp of the Aero Corps of the United
States army, fell 500 feet into the
bay this morning and was instantly
killed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Songs and Sermons
In Language Of Signs

CHICAGO. Feb S.--A church for deaf
mutes, in which the songs and sermons
will be sung and spoken in the sign
language will be established in Chicago
by Mrs William G. Hubbard.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
President Declines
Fete by Southerners

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-with ths
plan Of honoring the first anniversary
of the term of Office of the President
that the South has given to the ma
ton in many years committee from
the Southern Society of Washington
invited President Wilson to attend
their annual banquet on March 1 next.
The President declined
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Japs Cut Sl5,OOO,OOO
From Naval Budget

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
TOXIC. Feb. 9,-I'be budget com
mittee of the Imperial Diet to-day
voted reduction of SIS, 100000 in the
naval estimate.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-10
Bank Credits Each
New Baby With 81

CHICAGO Feb. 9,-In its fight
against race suicide the State Bank
of Evanston announced that 81 would
be placed to the credit of every baby
born in the city limits.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-17
NEW ORPHANS
HOME At LODI
TO HOUSE 800
Will Cost $35O,O00 and Will Be
Conducted by Order OF
FeIician Sisters.

RUTHERFORD, Feb. 1.-THE cree
ton of one of the largest religious
and charitable institutions in the
East will shortly be started at Lodi,
near here. 1t will cost $350,000 and
viii be built for the Order of Felician
Sisters. This is a charitable organi-
cation of women that cares for
orphans. The new structure viii ac-
commodate 500 or more children. 1t
also will be able to accommodate 100
nuns and novitiates.
The Felician Sisters have an insti-
tuition for orphans at Lodi at the
present time. The grounds are spa
cious and the orphans have plenty Of
room for outdoor recreation.
The building will be unusual in de-
sign, with three wings projecting
toward the front of the structure. A
feature will be a large double chapel
in the centre of the building. One
chapel will be for the use of the sis
ters and the other for the orphans
and other laity.
The building Will be three stories
in height, with terra Gotta trimmings,
and will be much on the order of the
Felician Sisters Home in Buffalo, al
though the Lodi building will be OF
greater dimensions.
1t will equal in size any structure
of a similar nature in this section Of
the country.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-17
LOWELL SEEKS NEW
TRIAL IN KILLING
Motorman, Guilty of Involun-
tary MansIaughter, Sentenced
to Railway, Gets Writ.

A writ of error presented to Judge
William P. Martin on behalf of Ches-
ter A. Lowell, a Public Service Rail-
way Company motorman, will act as
a stay of the sentence to the Railway
Reformatory imposed on him late yes
terday afternoon.
Lowell was convicted week ago of
involuntary manslaughter in connec-
ton with the killing of Terrence Gun
ming at South Orange avenue and
Sou h Tenth street on January II,
1913. Lowell was the motorman of the
car that struck Cunning, and it is
claimed that he carried the body for
an entire block on the fender of his
car without discovering it.
Antonio Pompeo. charged with in
flicting dangerous wounds on the face
of Luigi Terenella in row in Cutler
street saloon on December IA last, was
sent to the Trenton State prison for
not less than three or more than sew
en- years.
John Kominsky, who violated his
probation sentence on an assault and
battery charge, was sent to the county
penitentiary for three months. Be
sides Lowell, the following were sent
to Railway: Harry Harvey, receiving
stolen goods; Harry Bunnell, break
ing and entering; Nathan McKiever,
negro, forgery; Arthur Washing
ton, a negro. breaking and entering.
Carrie Brown. negress, charged
with maintaining a disorderly house,
was sentenced to nine months in the
county penitentiary, while a six
months term was given to Timothy
Arnold, charged withN lewdness. Ar
mold was also sentenced to pay fine
of $500 and costs.
The following were placed on proba-
ton: William Kuhn, entering and
larceny; Frederick Saunders, larceny
and receiving; Della Van Doren,
larceny; Arthur Lang, obtaining
money under false pretenses, and
Thomas Santomarino and Minnie
Zickler, statutory offense Charles
Rodemann, Harry Gallagher, jr.. and
Harry Nichols and Joseph Gardner,
convicted last Friday of criminally
assaulting Miss Catherine Mcmillan,
a waitress at the Montclair Hotel,
Verona, on August ~ last, were on
Judge Martins list for sentence yes
terday, but the imposition of the sem
fences was postponed by Judge Mar
tin until 10 O'Clock Thursday morning.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-17
E. E. Madero to Speak Here
on Conditions in Mexico

Evaristo e. Madero. brother of the
late president of Mexico, will address
the meeting of the Mems Club of the
Fewsmith Memorial Presbyterian
Church on Hudson street Thursday
night.
Mr.. Madero will cover the history
of his country, touching upon the
Diaz administration and the revolu
ton resulting in the death of his
brother. He will seek to express what
he believes is the true feeling in
Mexico as to the policy of the Amer
lean government toward his country.
The officers of the club are Samuel
Gaiser, president; Franklin Clark,
secretary, and John Gascoigne, treas
urer. George Mclaughlin is chair
man of the committee.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-17

lations Commission in its efforts TO
relieved the unemployed. This is the
latest phase to the Investigations of
the commission into the labor situa-
ton and is to be undertaken at once,
according to Mrs. j. Borden Harri-
man, a member of the commission.
Cooperation among State and pri-
vate employment agencies through
national clearing house is another
phase of the problem Of distribution
to which the commission will direct
its attention.
"A simple illustration of what we
mean to do is the step taken by many
large coal dealers of establishing an
ice business in the summer, so that
their men. are provided with employ
ment throughout the whole twelve
months said Mrs. Hartman Many
practical methods suggest themselves.
In New York some of the manufacture
ers have already made progress to-
ward continuous all-the-year-aroun
operation, where before their plants
were idle during certain months"
Mrs. Hartman explained that the
commission will endeavor to deter
mine how many of the large indus
tries that now lay off thousands of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-17

The last regular session of the Ten
nessee State Legislature passed seven
attachments for social betternent the
two most important beir~ compulsory
education and the creation OF a work.
shop and factory inspection depart
ment.