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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
SPEER ANSWERS
CHAR GES Of
ACCUSERS
Federal Judge Defends Himself
in Statement to Congressional
Investigating Committee,

MACON. Feb. 23.-The answer Of
conduct in office as judge of the Unit
I'd states Court for the Southern Dis
.rict of Georgia, sent last week to the
subcommittee of the House judiciary
committee at Washington, has been
made public here by Judge Speers
counsel upon consent of Chairman
Webb. of the investigating commit
tee This committee has been called
nv Chairman Webb to meet in Wash
ington to-day to consider the judges
answer and also the evidence it seeks
TO disproYe, preparatory to the meet
ing of the general judiciary Commit
tee whether or not impeachment pro-
ceedngs against the judge should be
recommended to the House.
In this answer Judge Speer defends
his record on the bench. specifically
denies the numerous charges made
against him by witnesses who az
reared before the committee during
its recent two weeks sittings in Ma
con and Savannah. and submits in
dorsements from lawyers. jurors, liti-
giants and others. Furthermore. he
makes counter charges against Dis
trict Attorney Alexander Alderman
and others, who were most vindictiVe
in their testimony against him. OF
Mr.. Alderman, the answer says:
Attack on Alderman.
AS to the alleged use of messen-
gers. cries and bailiffs as servants of
the Judge. here also the witnesses re-
lied on to show the alleged miscon-
duct are Alexander Alderman and
John NJ. Barnes. Both of these wit
nesses testify that the messengers
and certain criers and bailiffs per
formed no services for the United
States, but acted as personal servants
for the Judge
IF this charge is true, both of these
men are guilty of malfeasance in Of
flee and of presenting or certifying
false accounts to the Government.
The nay rolls of these officers are
made out by the Marshal and they
are approved by the United states
Attorney. or in the absence of the
United States Attorney by his as
eistant Barnes was Marshal for
seven years after 1897 Akerman has
been Assistant United States Attor-
ney in charge of the office, and Unit
ed States Attorney for about fourteen
years. If these officials allowed the
practice TO go on which they refer to,
and made up and approved the
monthly AMI quarterly accounts of
the Marshal, they are both subject to
indictment. Their evidence on this
subject is the grossest misrepresen-
tation. and would only be given by
men of the character portrayed in the
mutual opinions they express of each
other"
Judge Speer's Conclusion.
Judge SpeSr concludes his answer
in the folio wing language:
From the unsolicited and gener-
Gus expressions of these ninety and
nine grand jurors of the Southern
District of Georgia-Georgians whose
names and homes are giVen-the
committee can determine how unde-
served are the aspersions the malev-
client have sought to cast upon him,
how lnmerited the defamations which
under the methods of his accusers
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
BY
COMMISSION
|NDORSED
Patterson, Head Of National Cash
Register Concern, Tells How
Rule Would Aid Atlanta.

Atlanta never could have Council
deadlock on finance or anything else
if the commission plan of city gov
eminent were used according to John
II. Patterson, president of the Ma
tional Cash Register Company, of
Dayton, Ohio.
Mr. Patterson is the man who or
ganized the relief work In Dayton
during the recent flood. He is in At
lanta to attend a convention of South
ern agents of his company at the
Piedmont Hotel
Every city Official under commits
sion government" said Mr. Patter-
son, lis personally responsible to the
voters. either directly or indirectly,
for his every official act.
Rule on Business Basis.
Commission government in a city
is nothing but the clean-cut business
administration of the affairs OF A
large corporation
Five commissioners are elected by
the people One of the commissions
ers serves a s Mayor These commits
sioners appoint five departmental
managers, one for the department OF
safety, one for the department OF
finance, one for the department of
general service one for the depart
ment of public welfare and one for
the department of miscellaneous serv-
ice. These department. heads choose
their assistants and laborers, who re-
tain their positions under civil serv-
ice rules so long as they do their
work honestly and we'll
Each individual employee In each
department is answera BILE for his
conduct to the department manager.
Each department manager is answer
able to the five commissioners.
Voters May Remove Unfit.
ANY or all of the commissioners
may be taken from Office by vote of
the electors at any time.
Do you see how this fixes individ-
ual responsibility?
The commission form of city gov
eminent is employed in Dayton. MI
Patterson saws it is working out to
the satisfaction of the voters that it
has greatly i'm proved the city by pro-
Viding a non partisan ballot, and that
as a result of the individual RESPONSE
biIity the department heads see that
the streets are clean. that the city
gets its moneys worth of improve
ments and that things are far bet
ter in the city all around than under
the old form of government.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
BOLTON WRECK
TIES Up TWO
RAILROADS
W. & A. and L. & N. Trains Five
to Eight Hours Late in Reach
ing Atlanta on Saturday.

Saturdays wreck at Bolton proved
serious handicap to passenger traf-
fic on the Louisville and Nashville
and Western and Atlantic Railroads,
tying up trains onto Atlanta, due be
tween and 10 O'Clock from to s
hours.
All told. 81 trains were late at the
two Atlanta passenger stations Sat
urdav. IS trains arriving and 10 de-
parting behind time. There We're II
in and : out on the Southern; 6 in
and out on the Western and At
lantic: in and out on the Sea
board Air Line; in and out on the
Louisville and Nashville; in and :
out on The Central of Georgia; : IN
and / out on the Atlanta and West
Point: in on the Atlanta, Birmlng-
ham and Atlantic, and l in on the
Georgia Railroad
The Southern had one delay of
more than hours and two of hours
or more. The DAYS record follows:
Terminal Station.
Southern Railway:
Train No. 26. from Hefiin. due to
arrive $50 a. M; minutes late.
Train No s. from Chattanooga, due
to arrive S:2O a. m; minutes late.
Train No. %, from Fort Valley, due
to arrive 10:45 a. m; Is minutes late.
to arrive 1880 a. M. 10 minutes late.
Train No 6. from Cincinnati. due
to arrive II a. m; | hour and 40
minutes late.
Train No. %. from New York. due
to arrive 11:40 a. M; : hours and 10
minutes late.
Train No. 80. from Charlotte, due
tc arrive $50 a. m; 20 minutes late.
Train No. 81 from New York. first
3rtsiX A o. m
hours late. second section, due to ar
rive S D. m: hours and So minutes
late.
Train No. 3. from Jacksonville, due
to arrive ) D. m: 80 minutes late.
Train No. is, from Brunswick, due
to arrive I 80 p. M; 10 minutes late.
Train No. 3. from Jacksonville, due
to arrive $40 p. m; minutes late.
Train No. II, trom Richmond due
to arrive S:15 p. m; 80 minutes late'
Train No. 16. from Chattanooga,
due to arrive at 9:35 p. M; 10 min
utes late
Train No. 2, from Cincinnati due
due to arrive 1875 a m; 80 min
minutes late
Train No. "a, from Kansas City,
due to arrive 1915 p. m; 40 minutes
late.
Train No IA, from Cincinnati, due
10 arrive 1880 p. m; so minutes late.
Train Mo- 6, TO Jacksonville, due
to depart 1I:lO a. M. ] hour and 40
minutes late.
Train No %, to Birmingham,
due to depart 1855 a. M; hours
and minutes late.
Train No >, TO Cincinnati due
to depart $40 p. III; Ia minutes late.
Train No. 10, to Cincinnati due
to depart $50 p, m: Is minutes late.
Il.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23

to depart 10:05 p. m; hour and Ia
late.
Train No. -. 10 Jacksonville, due
to depart 1880 o. m: 40 minutes late.
Train No. IL, to Jacksonville. due to
depart l1;i0 p. m. 30 minutes late,
Atlanta and West Point Railroad:
Train No. is, from Columbus, due
TO arrive 10:55 a. m, minutes late.
Train No. 40. from New Orleans,
due TO arrive 2:25 p, m; 80 minutes
late
Train No. 81. to New Orleans, due
to depart $40 p, m: hours and 80
minutes late.
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
Railroad
Train No. 10. from Roanoke. due
10 arrive 12:35 p m; 8 mi'utes late.
Train No. /, from Brunswick, due
to arrive Sis y. M; 10 minutes late,
Central of Georgia Railroad
Train No. 2. from Macon, due to
arrive 7.l5 p m. 10 minutes late.
Train No. 90, from Jacksonville, due
to depart 9:41 d. m; : hours and SO
minutes late.
Train No. 9S. to Jacksonville, due
to depart 9;47 a, m; hours and
6S minutes late.
Train No. %. 20 Jacksonville. due
to depart $40 p. m; 5 minutes late.
Union Depot.
Georgia Railroad:
Train No. 8. from Augusta. due to
arrive 500 a. M, % minutes late.
Seaboard Air Line:
Train No. IL. from New York due
to arrive $40 a. m, 2 hours and 43
minutes late.
Train No. 5, from New York. due
to arrive $3.50 p. m, SO minutes late.
Train No. 30, from Monroe, due to
arrive p. m, l hour and l minute
late.
Train No. -. from Birmingham,
due to arrive S:36 p. m, , hours and
40 minutes late.
Train No. 80 to Monroe. due to de-
part I a. m. 10 minutes late.
Train No. g. to Birmingham, due to
depart 4:45 p. m, So minutes late.
Train No. 2 to New York, due to
depart sos p. m, hours and 40 min
utes late.
Western and Atlantic Railroad:
Train No. 3. from Nashville, due
to arrive 1910 a m, 3 minutes late
Train No. 80, from Chicago. due to
arrive 1925 a. m, hours and 80
late.
RAIN NJ. 40, from rome. uue 10 ar
rive 1920 a. m, 6 hours and 46 min
utes late
Train No. 90. from Nashville. due to
arrive 1l:45 a. m, hours and 80
late
Train No. /, from Nashville, due to
arrive 1875 p. m, minutes late.
Train No. 95. from Chicago. due to
arrive 1850 p. m, 40 minutes late.
Train No. "a. to Chicago. due to de
part a m, 20 minutes late
Train Ne. 50. to Nashville, due to
depart 4:50 p. m, 30 minutes late
Train No. ~, to Rome, due to de-
part 5;15 p. m, I minutes late.
Train No. 9S. to Chicago. due TO
depart S:25 p. m, &c minutes late.
Train No. 4, to Nashville, due to
depart $50 p. m, 3 minutes late.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Train No. >. from Blue Ridge, due
to arrive 1906 a m, 8 hours and SIS
late.
Train No. 81. from Cincinnati, due
TO arrive Heb a m, hours and 80
late.
Train No. l. from Knoxville. due
TO arrive 5:l2 p. m. 0 minutes late.
Train No. 80, from Cincinnati. due
to arrive $3.50 p. m, hour and so
late.
Train No 80, to Cincinnati, due to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
WOULD STOP LIQUOR MAKING.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 23.-Mon-
ster petitions are being prepared by
the w. c. T. L. of Kentucky asking
the Kentucky Legislature. now in
session, TO submit to the voters an
amendment prohibiting the manufac-
ture of intoxicating liquors in Ken
lucky.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
Standard Oil Grants
Start Strife in China

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PEKIN. Feb. 23,-Political oppo-
nents of President Yuan Shi I-ai, who
may be dismissed from Parliament
are organizing the forces to prevent
the Government establishin any con-
nection with the Standard Oil Com
pany.
The American Legation is appre-
hensive over the serious aspect of the
situation n the provinces. AS q pro-
test against the Governments action
in giving the Standard Oil Company
an oil monopoly in Shen-Si Province
for so years, old provinces are grant
ing con SESSIONS to the japanese
against the consent of the Govern
ment.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
Couple Arrested as
US. Spies in London

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON. Feb. 23.-An American
man and woman, giving the names of
Frederick Gould and Maud Goull
were arrested to-day charged with
espionage on British military works
They were remanded.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23
Hear Mandamus Suit
U. s. VS.. N, G. & st. L.

KNOXVILLE, Feb % Applica-
ton for writ of mandamus 20 com
pei the Nashville, ChattanoogasAan
st. Louis Railway to give access to
files and records to examiners of the
Interstate Commerce Commission was
heard to-day by Judge f. r. Sanford
of the United States Circuit Court
The action was brought by j. c.
McReynolds, Attorney General Of the
United States. and grew out Of the
effort of examiners for the commits
sion to examine the company's books
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-23

Others who spoke at the meeting
Sunday were the Rev H. NJ. DuBose,
of the First Methodist Church, presi-
dent of the Georgia Anti Saloon
League. and Or. George w. Young,
State superintendent OF the league.
Dr. Young declared that within ten
years nation wide prohibition would
prevail in the UnitedStates.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-16

for the umpire, he missed both first
and second base by a wide margin in
each case, The ball was thrown to the
third baseman by the left fielder. The
second baseman. who had noted the
failure of the batter to touch second
base on his triple. called for the ball.
1t was thrown to the second baseman,
who touched second base. The umpire
Immediately declared the batsman out.
Was Out Once, Anyhow.
In the meantime, the first baseman
of the a in the field rushed over to
second base and secured the ball from
the second baseman a moment after the
latter had touched the bag and the UNI
pire had declared the out. The first
baseman rUshe to first with the ball
and touched that base, insisting that
the batter should be declared out for
his failure to touch that base. The UNI
pire ruled that it was impossible to
put a man out twice, that he had ruled
the batter out for his failure to touch
second, and when he declared that out.
it made the third out OF the inning and
retired the side, making any further
play in that inning impossible.
Where Difference Came In.
1t is easy to see h a wide differ
enCe it would have made with the score,
whether the batter was declared out
for his failure to touch second or first
base. Having made the play at second.
and having got Il decision from the
umpire at that base, ii made the three
runs that had crossed the plate on the
III 4E6aAa IL AZ DaASAAul Ad0 pEEA 0t-
clared out for his failure to touch first
base, it would have made the triple
nothing more than a force third out.
and, since no u n can score on such an
out, all three runs would ave been
wiped out.
This play, which is a very unusual
one. stirred up plenty of argument
among the major league umpires. A
few believed that, since both second
and first had been missed. the out
should have been declared at first. be-
III it had priority over the offence
at second A majority, however, ruled
that the team in the field should be
penalized for not making the proper
play at first, and since the play was
made at second base and the batsman
declared out for his failure to touch
that bag, the umpire was powerless
to make any other ruling, as that out
made the third out, retiring the side.
h home team insisted that the out
should be declared at first base and
left the field, insisting that the score
was 4 to 2 in their favor, instead of )
to 4 in favor Of the visitors, as de-
cided by the umpire. The home team
refused to play the last half of the
ninth, the umpire forfeited the game 20
the visitors, and then the riot started.
How would you have solved this
puzzle play?
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-16
COFFEY OUTFIGHTS
"GUNBOAT" SMITH

New York, Dec. 16.-Jim Coffey, the Dub
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-16
CAMPS ALL AMERICAN FOOTBALL
TEAMSH0WSPOWER IN DEFENCE
Second Team Displays Greater Offensive Ability than
the First, While the Third Team Is Also a First
Glass Organization; Whole Choice Is Con
sidered Best that Could Be Made.

ing runs. Bradlee's line plunging' Ma
hans runs and tackle, and especially
from short kick formation. Then we
have the forward passing Of Mahan and
Chez, with two excellent receivers IN
Hardwick and O'Hearn; while for kick
ing. Mahan is equally proficient al
punting and drop kicking.
Line Would be Strong.
Now. as to the offensive strength
of the line, with Pennock n Ballin
on one side to open holes, and Chap
man and Trumbul on the other, and
with McEwan in between ana
Chapman to split up the middle. II that
part Of the opponents line was tounu at
all shaky, the backs could be sure OF
striking the soft spots. Then Hard
wick's coming around from end has
already been proved a terrible weapon
against Harvards opponents. Chez
ran twO-thirds the length OF the Held
after receiving a kick off in the Prince
ton game. and is likely at any time to
put the opponents in distress by rum
ming a kick back past the point from
which it was punted, and Mahan has
the same ability.
On the defence, The line as it stands,
is a marvel, and every man has been
tested in games this season. The ends
have speed and the rest of the line has
power, and behind it is Bradlee-the
sturdiest man on the gridiron today
when 1t comes to hitting a runner as he
comes through-with Maulbetsch n
Mahan for speed or pursuit, m Ghee's
final tackling ability as the last resort
Second Team Powerful.
As for the second eleven. its often
sive strength, by means of what has
been termed the serial route" would
be greater than that Of the first, for
lie Gore has no equal in his ability
to hurl the forward pass, and IN MeT.
rillat and Brann he has two choics
receivers. Cahal can score field goals
when given the smallest opportunity,
and Speigel is a puzzle to any line with
his speed and lodging runs, while Bar
rett n LIE Gore are both especially
dangerous in their ability to run back
kicks. It would be a team that de-
pended upon forward passing and open
field running rather han line break
ing, but when in scoring mood, and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-16

-HE material for the selection Of
Walter Camps all American foot
4 pail team Of 1914. as given in
Golfers weekly, is especially strong in
many respects. AS far as the back
field is concerned, there is material
for easily a half dozen tirstclass
elevens. while when n takes the
country over, the forward line IS also
well provided for, although II contains
far fewer stars han the back 1leld.
As stated formerly in these columns
no firstclass squad would think OIL en-
tering a campaign without three a
able PLAYERS for each position, and
-conse0uentIy the selection Of the all
American team is always a team OF IS
men. divided into first, second and
third strings. On the first eleven the
ends would be Hardwick OF harvard
and O'Hearn Of Cornell, Doth preemi-
nent stars in their positions. At right
and left tackle would be Balm or
princeton and TrumbuIl Of Harvard,
who. il thanked as they can be on
this all American team by proper as
sistance to the right and to h leIL
would be unbeatable in the positions.
at guard Pennock OF as
chosen by the writer for the last two
years. becomes a certainty again, while
the other guards position has been
earned by Chapman of Illinois.
west Pointer mt Center.
McEwan of West Point secures the
center position through all round eX-
c~elIence. especially in his big game,
INST heating out Des Jardien OF Chi
cago, who held the position last year
The quarterback position goes to Chez
of Dartmouth, closely pressed by Bar
rett Of Cornell, Wilson Of yale, ana
Pritchard Of West Point. Chez, after
he found how to handle his engine of
-AA--r- leT FN nnwwn1nTE1~ well and
IS individually a wonderful runner, a
remarkable forward passer' a deadly
tackler, and a man who can stand a
lot Of punishment and last through the
season.
In the BackfieId.
Behind him stands a trio in which the
first selection is a ~fOregOne cOnclu-
sion, the best all around backfield man
in the country by all odds. Mahan Of
Harvard. The second position goes to
Bradlee Of Harvard. He is the stUrdiest
and strongest line plunging back on
the gridiron, and most necessary to this
all American team. His
work stands him as the best to back up
q line that we have seen in two years.
Between his line breaking and defence
he Is ideal and he is, like Chez, a man
who can stand the vicissitudes and
pounding Of the season. The last place
is the hardest of all, but MaulbetsCh
Of Michigan gets it by a shade over
Spiegel of Washington and jefferson
because his style Of running is so
unexpected to the opponents, as was
repeatedly, and especially in his
ability to constantly pierce the Har-
ward defence, which, as everyone
knows. was especially strong.
Team Has Offensive Strength.
The team, therefore, as finally Sc
lected, would have tremendous often
give strength. with the contrast be-
tween Maulbetsch's low shooting, dodg-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-16
Xmas Shopping

Is not only pleasant and profitable, but
safe, when you shop in Ell Paso's only
FIREPROOF department store, You
are also protected by our "Ircn Clad
ONE PRICE to All" policy. which
near that you buy here for as little
money as anyone else-no favOrites
for any reason at any time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-16

was a play made to order for a riot
Here is the very peculiar ruling that
vas put up to the umpire.
At the close of the eighth inning, the
score TODD 4 to 2 in favor of the home
team. In the first Of the ninth. after
the first two batters were retired. the
visiting team filled the bases on a sim
gle and two bases on balls. The next
batter hit a line drive to left field. on
which he secured three bases, scoring
the three men who were on the bases at
the time of the hit Had the batter
touched the bases in order on his hit.
there never would have been any con
fusion over the play, but unfortunately
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-16
BRAVES CAPTURE
ALL FOUR POINTS

The Braves bowlers, who have been com
ing with the same rush shown by their
namesakes in baseball during the past sea
SON. Tuesday night took four points from
the Pirates at the Cactus club. Koenig
had nigh game with 172 and high total with
49Z In the second game the magnificent
rolling Of Strelitz, of the Athletics. enabled
his team to split even with the Tigers. each
team getting two points.
Strelitz's high game OF 200 was 50 points
ahead Of his nearest competitor. and his
total OF 542 was $50 points higher than
other men on either team. Strelitz's high
score and high total in the novices league
IS better than many of the bowlers in the
Big league usually make. His average for
the night was 1S1.
Score.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-16

-HE material for the selection Of
Walter Camps all American foot
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-16

leAlm ms OAAeAAAFG oNEtAElha
The team, therefore, as finally Sc
lected, would have tremendous often
Give strength, with h contrast be-
tween Maulbetsch's low shooting, dodg-