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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
BACK
NUMBERING
CAMPAIGN
Council Leaders Also Approve the
Plan to Give Atlanta Modern
Street System.

Coupons from citizens urging q sys-
tematic PLAN for REMEMBERING stores
and houses in Atlanta began coming
in Wednesday, and at the same time
leading city officials announced that
they were ready to take up the petit
ton Of the citizens with the hope Of
granting 1t.
They all agreed as to the need OF
this very important and neglected
municipal improvement 1t not only
has been the bane Of existence OF
mail clerks and merchants who de-
liver packages. but has been a, source
of endless worry to all citizens.
With the proposition approved by
Mayor Woodward and Councilman W.
G. Humphrey CHAIRMAN Of the
Finance Committee, Councilman
Claude c. Mason announced wednes :
day that he would introduce an Or
dance at the next meeting of Coun-
Gil providing for a new numbering
system. ~
Present System n joke.
81 thoroughly agree that some
thing should be DONE" he said. Our
street numbering system as it now
is Is a joke. There is no reason in
the world why it should not be RENE
died, and think Council, as we'll as
the people, will Immediately respond.
Il have been thinking Of taking up
this plan for some time, but have not
known Just how to proceed. The CEN
fury plan Of 100 numbers to the block
has been suggested, and 1t looks
feasible. However, the system OF
numbering the streets is merely de-
tail, and can be easily worked out.
evidence of the willingness of cit
liens to pay the cost of their num-
bers Is most encouraging. 1t won't
be but a very small amount in each
case. OF course. but with the city
treasury strained as it is to pay the
cost of providing numbers for every
house in Atlanta would be burden
at this time.
II believe the cost OF having the
proper surveys for the numbers made
will be borne readily by Council.
Mayor Welcomes Move.
Mayor Woodward said that many
letters to him complaining about the
hewildering house numbering system
had caused him a great deal OF worry
and that he was glad the matter
had been taken up.
Il will be glad to give 1t all the
support l can," he said.
Chairman Humphrey has had SO
many requests for money that he de-
clared he hated to consider anything
new but that plan to give Atlanta
an intelligent numbering system, es
pecially since the people seemed
willing to bear practically half the
cost, was worthy OF immediate con-
sideration by every member Of Coun-
ell. he said.
The Georgian will continue to pub
lish the coupons. II you want your
house numbered so II can easily be
found, mail one in at once.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

Freeman s arrest. was caused
/ by Balls tip to the police Tues
day night. He was caught on a
ear bound for Marietta by Plain
clothes Officers Fortson and
Green. The policeman s son, for
whom search was being made
Wednesday, had preceded Free
man there and registered as
r. S. Freeman and brother. "
e. II. Freeman, the alleged bandits
brother, and Whaley. both Of whom
are employed with the Vollmer firm,
were arrested Wednesday and taken
to the police station to undergo the
third degree" along with r. S. Free
man.
Admits Story But Denies Truth.
Whaiey is SAID to have admitted
taking two diamonds from the firm
and Il. H. Freeman to taking one. The
bandit suspect, according to the po-
lice. confessed to disposing OF all
three Two Of them have been re-
covered
Freeman also admitted making his
that he was Just talking" and that
there was nothing to 1t. He said he
had told Ball the thrilling tale of the
train holdup just to make himself
out something of hero in the chauf-
feurs eyes.
Whaley gave his age as II and his
address as No. 10 Queen street. E.
Fl. Freeman said that he was IS
years old and that he lived at No.
rs West Pavilion street.
After Another Gansster.
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
rietta, where he went Tuesday. II Is
said, with two suit cases, expecting to
meet 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
quartet is suspected of stealing
Freeman's capture came about in
dramatic manner. Knowing Ball.
chauffeur for the Belle Isle Taxicah
Company. he called for him on the
telephone twice Tuesday night. The
second time he left word for Ball to
meet him with a car at Houston and
Hilliard streets.
Ball arrived there and found Free
man in highly nervous state. Free
man jumped in the car, directed Ball
to take him TO Marietta street as
fast as the car would go, and then
began pouring out his startling CON
fession Of the train holdup and other
robberies
Hurries to Toll of Confession.
Bali 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.
diately were informed and Plain
clothes Officers Green and Fortson
in one OF the Belle Isle automobiles,
Continued on PAGE 5, Column
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21
Organized Baseball
Warned by Feds to
Keep OFF, Their Men

CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-James A. Gil
more, president Of the Federal
League, to-day wired President Ba-
ker. Of the Philadelphia National
League Club. to KEEP his hands off Ad
Brennan and William Killifer. the for
mer Philadelphia battery, who have
signed with the Chicago Club Of the
Federal League The telegram Of
President Gilmore said:
We hereby officially notify YOU
that AID Brennan and william KiIlifsr
have signed contracts with Chicago
Federals and have received advance
money. Both are our players and
their contracts will be protected.
(Signed) JAMES A. GILMORE,
President Federal League"
Edward L. Gates, counsellor"
President Gilmore explained that he
meant by the message that II Brcn-
nan and Killifer are induced to re-
turn to the Philadelphia club they
will be breaking Federal League
contract and the case will be carried
to the courts.
IF the courts hold that they can
break one of our contracts" SAID
Gilmore, then it would be equally
lawful for any player bound by
contract with the National or Ameri-
can League to break that contract
and come to the Federal League"
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 21.-Presi-
dent William f. Baker, of the Phila-
delphia National League club, in
statement this afternoon announced
that Catcher Killifer had signed d
three-year contract with the Phillies.
having first consulted his lawyer and
also his father, who is probate
Judge in Michigan,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-21

MUNICH, GERMANY, Jan. 2t.-
While practicins sharp turns" Ser
geant Sohweisser, a German army
avitor, was killed to-day. His aero
plane fell 100 feet.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-15

good. As to its success, however,
there can be no question.
The irrepressiblc Hitchcock has n
great deal of fun at the expense Of
pretty. black-eyed Marion Sunshine.
But II she can't sing she can dance,
and with Joseph Herbert jr. for her
partner she gives an exceedingly
graceful account of herself. And
thanks TO her unfailing good nature
she gets along very well with Mr..
Hitchcock. Another pretty girl Is
Anna Orr. but she doesn't add to her
charms by the exhibition she makes
Of herself, In her first-act cos
tune. She should be both toned
down and dressed UP. Neither the
chorus ladies nor their gowns can be
called beautiful. but so far as fun
goes-and Hitchcock keeps IL going
from beginning to cnd-"rhe Beauty
shop" Is a rosy success.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-15
How You May Throw
Away Your Glasses

The statement is made that thou
sands wear eyeglasses who do not
really need them. II you are one o.
these unfortunates then these glasses
may be running your eyes instead o.
helping them. Thousands who wear
these windows" may prove for them
selves that they can dispense with
glasses If they will get the following
prescription filled at once: Go to q
ker-Hegeman store or to any other
drug store and get bottle of OPP
tona; fill a two-ounce bottle with
warm water and drop in one Diploma
tablet. With this harmless liquid so
luton battle the eyes two to four
times daily, and you are likely to be
astonished at the results right from
the start. Many who have been toll
that they have astigmatism, eye
strain, cataract, sore eyelids. weak
eyes, conjunctivitis and other eye dis
orders, report wonderful benefits from
the use OF this prescription. Get this
prescription filled and use il; you
may so strengthen your eyes that
glasses will not be necessary. Thou
sands who are blind, or nearly so,
have required them il they had cared
for their eyes in time. Save your
eyes before it is too late! DO not be-
come one OF these victims OF neglect.
Eyeglasses are only like crutches and
every few years they must be changed
to fit the ever-increasing weakened
condition; so better see II you can,
like many others. get clear. healthy,
strong magnetic eyes through the
prescription here given.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-15
FRECKLES
Now Is the Time to Get Rid of Those
Ugly Spots.

There's no longer the slightest need
Of feeling ashamed Of your frecklcs. as
the prescription othine--double strength
is guaranteed to remove these homely
spots.
Simply get an ounce Of othine-doublc
strength--from any druggist and apply a
little Of il night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst
frcci<les have begun to disappear. while
the lighter ones have vanished entirely.
II is seldom that more than an ounce is
needed to completely clear the skin and
gain beautiful clear complexion.
BE sure to ask for the double strength
othine. as this is sold under guarantee
Of money back il il fails to remove
frecklts.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-15


When he pulls his chair up to the
footlights In THE Beauty Shop" at
the Aston Theatre. and in dismal
Atones that become almost sepulchral
y Dnndss this mournful ditty to his
sympathetic hearers. It takes only one
verse to make the whole house kin.
Its safe to say there isn't a single
person from orchestra to gallery who
hasn't felt at some time the dull
deadly pain Of being all dressed up
and having no place to go. Hitchcock
doesn't pretend to sing the song. he
groans II. He recalls an experience
common to every one. and Is so down
In his boots that the chair uron
which M sinks becomes a necessity.
But the audience. OF course. doesn't
take his sadness to heart. Instead 1t
throws back Its head and laughs at
Its own expense.
At other times Hitchcock IL as
happy a. though he had just been
presented with n new silk hat. He
takes his audience into his confidence
with a wink the moment he comes on
the stage. and he keeps 1t there
throughout the performance by talk
ing to II over the heads or behind the
backs Of the authors. Claiming Pol
lock and Rennold Wolf can well af-
ford to wink at his digrcssions, for
! hey have given him an excellent op-
TO 60 In hX
fool OF himself. While "The Beauty
Shop" doesn't work any new musical
comedy wonders. II certainly is n
great fun restorer for Raymond
Hitchcock. He Is funnier than he
has been in years as the beauty doc
tor. whose troubles are more or less
familiar until he goes to Corsica after
a fortune and finds that he has in
herited a vendetta. In trying to get
away he studies a steamship sched-
ule that is responsible for more fun
than Is usually found in the entire
book OF a musical comedy. To be
sure. this Is the old railroad time
table puzzle over again. but II is given
such a fresh turn that it seems new.
II Charles ]. Gebest had succeeded
In doing as much for the music his
tunes wouldn't sound so amazingly
familiar. Evidently. Mr.. Gcbest's
forte. piano or otherwise. isn't
originality.
However. Mr.. Hitchcock gives you
quite enough to listen to. II anything
Just a bit too much. The wonder Is
he can keep 1t up so long without
a showing any sign Of fatigue himself
Shortly before II o'clock he launches
into curtain speech on the income
tax law that is much funnier than
the original document. but as there
y still another act to come the piece
= tho end is too long for it's own
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-04-15

WANs World Ads. sAoV many rare In
vssfmswt boroatws svsry day. u 70 false
soo~owy to deny yourself tAs uss Of a
fer-rsaoAt~o and vssuIt-brssstxs World
"wo~'sd" A.
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eood
song he needs for the
secret OF his but at
moro on the best Of terms his
every
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-24
NEW IOWA CORPORATIONS.

Des Moines, Jan. 23.-Recent lowe
corporations filing papers are:
Morgan-Shawler Co., Coucil Bluffs
Pottawattamie county. Capital stock
100000 James S. Shawler president
Parkinson Automobile Engine Start
er Co., Sioux City, Woodbury. county
Capital stock $4,000. E. F. Horstman
president.
Iowa Investment Co., Forest City
Winnebago county. Capital stock 500,
600. William Watson, president.
Redfield Power and Milling Co., Red
field Dallas county. Capital stock. SIS,
900. A. F. Callison, president.
A. D. McQuilkin Co., Fort Dodge
Webster county. Capital stock, sos,
900. A. D. McQuilkin, president.
Lanes Bottling- Works, Sioux City
Woodbury. county, Capital stock, $40.
600. Amended articles filed Frederick
w. Lane, president.
New Sharon State bank, New Shar'
on, Mahaska county. Capital county
$4,000. H. NJ. Whitacre, president.
Springfield Savings bank, Springville
Linn county, Capital stock, $4,000. j.
f. Patton, president.
Davenport Candy Co., corporation
dissolved. G. A. Koesuth. Jr., presi'
dent.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-24
ISOLATE TWENTY
PUPILS AT COLLEGE

Pella, Jan. 23.--Cotton hall, the young
women's dormitory of Central college
is quarantined with case Of smallpox.
There were twenty people shut UP al
though there was but one case of the
disease. Miss Ida NJ Evans, teacher OF
physical culture, who went to her
home at Dewitt. Iowa. for the holidays
where it is supposed she contracted the
disease, was first taken i'll with it. Her
room was isolated and all the other oc-
cupants Of the dormitory quarantined
awaiting developments. Only the day
before young woman boarder, Miss
Aroline Lunt, whose home is in Peoria
received word that her two brothers
had the smallpox. AS Miss Lunt had
just returned to college from her home
a few days before, and was not feeling
very we'll herself. she thought it best
to leave the dormitory, which she did.
going to her home. Word has been re-
ceived that she has smallpox. There
would seem thus to be two separate and
distinct sources from which the other
inmates of the hall may have been eX
posed. All have been vaccinated and
are pursuing their studies.
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AGED O7TUMWAN
DIES ON COAST
ELDER G. T. JOHNSTON PASSES
AWAY AT HOME OF SON IN
LOS ANGELES.

Word was received in Ottumwa
Thursday evening Of the death of
Elder George T. Johnston which oc-
Cured Thursday, January 81, 1914 at
1890 a. m. at the home of his son, e.
NJ. Johnston in Los Angeles, Cal. Mr..
Johnston was SO years old at the time
of his death and was we'll known in Of
tumwa having been a resident OF this
city for nearly forty years He left
Ottumwa On October /, 1913 to spend
the winter with his son in Los Angeles.
George T. Johnston was born in
Champaign county, Ohio, on August 2,
1925. He married Margaret Thomas
in that county on October 10, 1850.
They came to Iowa in 1854 after having
lived few years near Sterling, III.
In Iowa they first located at Indianapo-
lis near Oskaloosa and later in Eddy
vile. The family moved to OttumWa
October 6. 1875. Mr.. Johnston was
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C. X. Adler left today for a few
weeks visit in Silver City, n NJ, with
relatives.
Mrs. II. C. CRUDE and daughter Miss
May, Us West Fourth street, returned
Wednesday from months visit with
relatives and friends in Kansas City
Mo-
Mrs. D. Trimpy has returned to her
home in Cs,.alccsa after visit at the
home of her mother Mrs. VIM. Kirch-
ner. 400 South Ransom street.
Mrs. Phoebe Anderson. 40l Birch
street left this morning for Cedar
Rapids, where she will visit relatives
for few days.
Mrs. James OHara of Bear Creek
and daughter Miss Elsie Of Bear Creek
are visiting friends and relatives in
the city today enroute to Marshalltown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer White of Water:
loo visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Overturf, 1877 South Ward
street today enroute to Pella, where
they will visit their daughter.
Mrs. Harry McFadden, $40 Boone
avenue left this morning for Osl1aloosa
where she will visit friends for few
days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Manning leave
today for Los Angeles, Cal, where
they will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Strickland of St.
Joseph, Mo-, left this morning for
F1oris after visit with Mr.. and Mrs
f. q LANCE III South Sheridan
avenue, and other relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Albert Williamson. 1872 North
Mclean street, and Mrs E. N. Cram
blitt, 12S East Maple avenue, are
spending the day with friends in Eldon.
Mrs. Tom Reed, $50 East Second
street, is an Eldon visitor today.
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1--WE are trying to move along with
the state, to regulate the lives Of The
students to exert moral influence
! among them, and make them better
| men and women AS Iowa grows in
prosperity, and her bank deposits in
| crease, the number Of illiterates and
| paupers grows less. The university
stands for the elimination Of the pub
| lie school system Of the state. We are
preparing men for law, for medicine
and for engineering-but we are doing
more than this. We are trying to N.
spire those $500 students at Iowa
City with the love of knowledge for its
own sake. We are trying to create
in them the desire to become educated
men and women with the object of be-
ing educated men and women-to Gre
ate an appetite for the higher mental
life for the sake of that life; in short
love of culture for it's own sake
At the close of his talk Mr.. Wilcox
extended a cordial invitation to the
Ottumwa men to visit the university.
Says Ottumwa "Come Back"
Joseph Dain of Moline, ILL.,, and for.
merly of Ottumwa was called on for
short talk Mr.. Dain told of the visits
he had made to this city since moving
to Moline and of the great improve
ment that he has seen in this city dur
ing the past year. Mr.. Dain said:
81 am greatly pleased with the
change Of feeling on the part If the
people Of Ottumwa that has made it
self apparent to me during my recent
visits here and especially this last Wis
it. I believe that everything points to
the fact thai Ottumwa has come back
The feeling as it appears to me is one
that shows that the business men of
this city are working together for the
very best interests of Ottumwa.'
Urges Macadam Road.
John Morrell outlined very briefly
the plans that the good roads commit
tee has under way now toward the
construction of permanent highways in
Wapello county. Mr.. Morrell said:
"Considerable interest seems to be
taken in this subject of good roads,
for it is a live topic in the state of
Iowa. A while ago the committee on
good roads made a trip to keOkuk to
examine the macadam road that has
been constructed there by the author
tiles in charge of the dam. We made
this trip that we might know better
lust what we wanted to do. Down
there we found a ten foot road Of
crushed stone, used with filler and
rolled to the depth of eight inches
Later we went to Ames to see the
state highway commission. AS we
have outlined the work to be done near
Ottumwa the cost will be about $4,000
mile, exclusive of grading. With the
work contemplated by the committee
accomplished the farmers will be able
to come to Ottumwa at any time and
during any condition of the weather
and the retailer will benefit The good
roads movement in Iowa is on the in
crease to a great extent and we of Of
tumwa should get together and do our
part"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-01-24
HORSE KILLED AND
DRIVER INJURED

Mt Pleasant, Jan. 23-While slowing
down for the station Thursday, Bur-
lington passenger train No. 179, struck
at the Lincoln street crossing, team
driven by Harold Brother, hurting the
team and wagon from the track, kill
ing one horse and slightly injuring the
driver Mr.. Brother was hurled
a distance Of ten feet, and when found
was pinned against one of the rails
of the south track, by the dead horse.
With the exception of a bad cut on his
forehead, and few minor bruises. he
escaped practically unframed. At the
time of the accident, Brother was driy-
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w, C.. Bills.

Word was received this morning by
Bert M. Bills, of this city, telling of
the death of his brother, w. G. Bills,
which occurred Wednesday afternoon
at 1880 o'clock in Denver hospital.
Mr. Bills had been suffering for the
past three months with complication
of diseases.
Mr.. Bills, with his brother Carroll,
was formerly in the tombstone bust
ness in Ottumwa. both men leaving
here several years ago, and engaging
in the same business in Kansas City,
then in Denver. He is survived by a
wife and two children, four sisters and
four brothers, two of whom are Fred
and Bert NJ of this city, The funeral
will be held in Denver
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for a long time identified with church
work first with the Christian church

for long time identified with church
work first with the Christian church
of this city and later with the Church
of Christ. He was pastor of the First
Christian church Of this ~ city from
1875 to 1880. Before coming to Of
tumwa he held several charges at diff
ferent places in Mahaska county.
Mr.. Johnston's wife preceded him in
death on February 8, 1907. He is sur
vived by one daughter and three sons.
They are Mrs. Orville E. Linton, D. B.
Johnston and N. G. Johnston of OF
tumWa and G. NJ. Johnston of Los
Angeles. No arrangements for the
funeral have been made with the eX-
ception that the body will be brought
to Ottumwa for burial
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|IOWANS BACK FROM
ARKANSAS FARM

Knoxville, Jan. 23.-S. S. Swain and
his daughter Mrs. Charles S. Neal and
arrived in Knoxville after a years alb
sence which was spent on farm near
Clifford, Arkansas. 40 miles out from
Little Rock. MI Swain says that Mr..
Neal had started from Clifford with his
car Of household goods, farming imple-
ments, etc, and might be expected to
arrive at any time during the present
week.
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BOYS HAVE TRiCHINA,

Bonaparte. Jan. 23.-George and
John Hendricsmeier, aged II and 10
trichiniasis at their home on Honey
Creek near Bonaparte.
When they butchered hogs the boys
partook quite literally of raw pork.
This is a very unusual disease for this
locality.
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ing north on Lincoln street, but upon
arriving at the crossing his way was
blocked by freight train. AS soon
as the freight had passed and before
the last car was far enough away, to
give him a clear view Of the north
track, he drove directly in front of the
oncoming train. The horse was struck
squarely in the side, the force of the
impact hurting the whole outfit over
on to the south track out Of harm 8
way. The other horse was uninjured.
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OVERRIDE THREE MOTIONS.

Des MONIES. Jan. 23.-The Iowa SUI
preme court Thursday overruled three
motions as follows:
Daniel Simmons VS.. Isaac Peterbar-
ger motion to affirm.
Elsie PhilpOtt ct al. vs.. G. NJ. Jones,
ct al. motion to submit as on record
Des. I'd.
Luther Fox VS.. Mary Nolan ct al,
appellant motion to continue.