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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
| LOCKERS
STATUS To
Be FIXED
At ONCE
Committee Regarded as Liberal,
but Stiff Fight Is Forecast
in Council.

Settlement of the status Of
locker clubs in Atlanta for an
other year will be determined at
once, according to statement
Thursday by Councilman A. R.
IColcOrd, chairman of the newly
appointed Police Committee. who
announced that he would call his
committee together and with the
other members make a personal
inspection of all the clubs in the
city.
This committee likely will report on
the applications of clubs for renewal
of licenses at the meeting of Council
on January 49, Then members of
| Council as well as members of the
| Police Committee will have a say as
, to whether licenses shall be renewed.
New Committee Liberal.
The policy of the new Police Com
mittee is generally regarded as lib
eral. even forbearing to the point of
declining to revoke any licenses.
Strong outside influences and a num-
J Der of members of Council take the
view, however. that some of the
clubs are without the law and must
be closed.
Little opposition to any of the
clebs is expected to develop among
the members of the Police Committee
but when the applications reach
Council a stiff fight against some Of
the clubs is predicted
The fact that the Police COMMITTEES
is seemingly compacent over the
agitation against the clubs is most
favorable for the clubs The Police
! Committee will do all the investigat-
ing and II it chooses not to report
unfavorablv on any of them 1t will
| be hard indeed for the other mem
bers of Council to obtain any definite
evidence that would be sufficient to
revoke license; though Council has
| the power to revoke a license with
or without cause.
Renewal Not Up Till July.
| Besides Councilman Colcord the
| other members OF the committee are
J. H. Harwell. Jesse B. Lee, Jes-,
| Armistead and Frank H. Reynolds.
! The renewal of near beer licenses
does not come up until July. There
are mutterngs around the City Hall
| that some saloon licenses are to be
revoked, particular cases being sa-
loon prorrietors who have been very
| active politically Some members of
| Council declare that VIII the right
time comes they will not hesitate to
speak openly and demand that the
| saloon of one man, who has taken a.
| prominent part In city ~nlitics, be
closed.
| Again the Police Committee is ex-
pected to be a barrier between the
radical members and the revocation
of licenses At least that is what all
the political experts say. And the
Police Committee, appointed bv
Mayor Woodward. will be carrying
out Mayor Woodward's policy and
will have his support, II the gossips
can be believed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09

crowd of people, including hundreds
OF whitehall street shoppers, quickly
damned Alabama street to watch the
work of the firemen.
The blaze, which is thought to have
been caused by rats, was extinguished
within a few minutes with the chemi-
cal apparatus. The damage was
small
Policeman S. j. Roberts was in the
office talking to a clerk when the fire
was discovered, and turned in the
alarm
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
Federals Interrupt
Villas Advance.

PRESIDE. TEXAS. Jan. S.-Sharp
fighting was heard to-day in the vi
cinity of La Mula Pass, indicating
that battle was on there between
Mexican Federals sent to stop the
approach of General Villa and his re
Inducements of rebels from Chihua-
hua. coming to help in the attack on
Oiinaga. The Federal commanders
in Oiinaga claimed to have received
word that Government troops had
seized the heights along the pass and
that the Constitutionalist troops had
been caught in trap but no definite
details of the lighting could be
learned.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09

over the face of Daniel Cupid, that
engaging, eternally youthful gentle
man who has been our leading arch
cry expert for ages, is spread a grin
as radiant as the dawn-and from his
belt there bangles the scalp of 4
grand opera career and the scalp of a
polo playing career, both sacrificed on
the altar of Hymen as a tribute to
the prowess and good aim of the little
blind god.
Once the grand opera career was
the hope of Miss Adelaide voorhees,, a
young society girl OF Warren, Ohio,
and James B. Magruder Jr., a young
man OF Orlando, Fla, and also Of
Leisure, had visions of a polo career
that would make the Waterbury boys
look like their time-keeping namesake
alongside a ships chronometer
Butsnow----
Well, Miss Voorhees, and Mr.. Ma
gruder met at the Piedmont Hotel in
Atlanta Tuesday night Atlanta be-
Ing a sort OF halfway house for loving
couples from the North and the South
and there was the traditional "as-
sembly OF relatives and friends" and
the Rev Frank d. Hunt, OF Decatur
said a few words and
Give Up Chance for Fame.
Says Mrs. Magruder: MY husband
will never play polo again. He will
ride with me ana with his friends for
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
TRIO CAUGHT
TRYING 7 D
PICK LOCK
One Found Hiding Near Home
After Chase - Arrested in
Act Of Entering Store.

After a desperate battle in which
score of shots were exchanged and
one man was shot in the thigh, Police
men German, Jones and McWilliams
captured three negro burglars who
attempted to break into the tailoring
shop of Frank L. Jones, No. 254 Edge
wood avenue, at o'clock Thursday
morning.
Two of the thieves surrendered aft
IF one of them had been shot and the
hat of the other had been shot off his
head. and the third was captured half
an hour later by Policemen Jones and
German, who found him hiding under
bed in a house in an alley off Butler
street. They gave their names as
Louis Mccarthy, of No. 403 Chapel
avenue; viii McSee, No. 319 Fort
street, and J. D. Taylor, No. 341 But
Ter street.
Jones, who sleeps in the rear of his
'aoring establishment. was awak-
ened about o'clock by the sound of
someone trying to enter his place by
the front door. He went cautiously
10 the front of the store and saw
three men crouching at the key hole,
trying to pick the lock.
Police Surprise Burglars.
Jones telephoned to police head
quarters and the policemen hurried
TO the place in the police patrol, cut
ing out the engine and slipping upon
the negroes before the buglars saw
them. AS they leaped from the ma
chine the negroes ran, Mccarthy
darted across a vacant lot. with Cor
man in pursuit, while Jones and Nc
Williams chased McSee and Taylor
who ran down an alley
The negro Mccarthy hid behind
pile Of lumber across the alley from
German and opened fire when the po-
Icemen told him to surrender. The
bullets famed Germans cheek and
hen the policeman began shooting.
Half a dozen shots were fired, when
suddenly the negro threw up his
hands and yelled that he would sur
render, The policemans bullet had
hit him in the right leg.
In the meantime McSee and Taylor
1ad separated, and Jones and McWil-
Jams were chasing them, exchanging
shots with them as they ran McSee
narrowly missed Jones several times,
and when the negro ducked behind a
pile of barrels and trash in the alley
the policeman dropped to the ground.
Negroes Hat Shot OFF.
He shot McSee's hat off and the
1esro surrendered. Taylor eluded
doWilliams and escaped.
McSee and Mccarthy were taken
police headquarters, where they
were severely grilled by Captain
toole. They finally divulged the name
IF Taylor and his street address, and
Jones and German went to look for
MIN. He was not at home, but after
search of more than an hour the
policemen found him hiding under a
oed in house a block away.
Mccarthy was taken to Grady
hospital to have his wound dressed
and the two others were locked up.
IN Recorders Court Thursday
morning McSee and Taylor were
oound over on bonds of $500, after
'hey confessed to the police that be-
ore their attempt to burglarize
'ones' place they had robbed the
Matthews dry goods store at No. 80
Highland avenue.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
Indians Will Play
Auburn in Atlanta

CHATTANOOGA. TENN, Jan. s.
Charles Wahoo, former Carlisle grid
iron star, announced to-day that ar
rangements had been definitely COM
pleted for a game between the Indians
and Auburn, football champions of the
South for 1918 in Atlanta next fall.
The affair will be staged problply two
weeks before Thankss wing.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
All Georgia Is E11hsting in Fight for Regional
BURGLAR SHOT IN PISTOL BATTLE
Crowds Gather at
Downtown Blaze;
Origin Laid to Rats

Several hundred dollars worth of
flour, hay and grain was endangered
by blaze at noon Wednesday that
originated in a pile of tow sacks in
the rear of the second floor OF the A.
P. Morgan Grain Company, No. 2S
East Alabama street.
Owing to the central alarm, a great
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
Food Cans Must Be
Filled, Says U.S.Boar1

WASHINGTON, Jan. s, Containers
used for canned products must be filed
to the brim hereafter The food and
drugs board held the can serves both
as contaner and an index of the
amount Of food within.
Therefore. IT says, the contalner should
be filed as near capacity as Is practl-
cable with preserving and packing.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
Business Prospects
Bright Says Farrell

PITTSBURG, Jan. S-Improved busi-
ness conditions were predicted by James
A. Farrell, president of the United
States Steel Corporation. who made the
principal address at the annual banquet
Of operating heads of the Carnegie Steel
Company.
Il won't make any general statement
or discuss the tariff" he said, but
will say that regard business prospects
as bright
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
Cat Wanders $50
Miles to It's Home

Malone, n. y, Jan. s.-Dr f. e.
loss, Of Canaan, Conn. four weeks ago
.''N prize Maltese cat from Canaan
70 MS Adirondack camp, and soon after
me cat was missing. 1t has Just turned
no at its former home in Connecticut,
10 miles away.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
Woman Who Smoked
90 Years Dies at l04

Special CabI. to The Atlanta Georgian.
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, Jan.
8.-Mrs. Helen Kerr died to-day at
her home at Swcastleton, Roxburg-
shire, aged 1eaS
She had smoked for 80 years.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-09
To Divorce Hubby"
As White SLAYER

PATERSON. n. J., Jan. s.-Mrs.
Candita Mussilo seeks divorce be-
cause her husband is a "bla1S handler
and a white SLAYER"
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Give Up Chance for Fame.

Says Mrs, Magruder my husband
will never play polo again. He will!
ride with me ana with his friends. for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12
OFFER REWARDS
 FOR MURDERERS

Montgomery. December 11.-(Special.) Rewards aggregating s15o were offered to- day by the governors office for the ar rest and conviction of Jack Holmes. ne- gro, who killed Pharoah Anderson. white, in Houston county last week. and for the arrest and conviction of the murderer of C. R. Smith, prominent Dallas county citizen,s in November. A reward of s75 is offered in each case.
 Official notice of the Anderson murder was taken at the request of Sheriff B. O.. Hay and Solicitor T. H. Crawford of Houston county. Information filed in the governors office is to the effect that the killing of Anderson was a cold-blooded murder. The father of the murdered man has offered a reward of $100 for the arr rest and conviction of the negro Holmes.
 The second case was called to the atten- tion of state officials by Probate Judge P. H. Pitts of Dallas county. Mir. Smith was murdered sometime during the month of November. his slayer lying in wait for him on a public road near Selma. The Dallas county board of revenue has also offered a reward for the arrest of the al- legged murderer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12

Medical examiners, Dr. J. F. Ded man. Dr. A. c. Mclean, Dr. Leon Fox, pr. Stahler, pr. H. P. Hanna, pr. C. C. Wiley.
 There will be represented In the con- test the University of Alabama. Bir- minham Athletic club. Shelby County High school, Acipco Y. NJ. c. A. central Y. NJ. c. A. Atlanta Athletic club. Birmingham college, Ensley High school, Bessen1er High school Pratt City High school and several individ- uals.
 All contestants will meet at the Ath- letic club gym at 2:S0 o'clock this aft ernoon for inspection by club medical staff. of which Dr.A James E. Dedman is chief.
 The fight for first place. it Is gen erally believed, lies between the Acipco and central Y. NJ. c. A. teams. Tho first five men of any team crossing the line will count in the scoring.
 The cups and medals to be awarded have been on display at Bromberg' s for sometime. There will be silver cup to the winning team, which after being won three times vii, become per- manent in ownership A gold medal will be given the winner. a silver medal the second best and the next five men will each receive a bronze medal Six men constitute a team.
 The Atlanta club will send but one man to represent them, Locke. who is considered one of the best in the coun- fry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12
PROBE OF MILITARY
 PREPAREDNESS OF J.. 5. SCORED BY WEEKS
Nations Military Affairs Have Been Given Too
 Much Publicity AL Ready, He Declares

Washington, December 11.-Deelar- ing there had been too much publicity about the nations military affairs, Sem ator Weeks of Massachusetts, in the Senate today, opposed agitation for special investigation of military pre- paredness. He praised the strength and personnel of the navy and urged the organization of an army reserve.
 Anyone may learn about our mili- tary and naval establishments by read ing the reports of the secretaries of the departments and the reports of those who are conducting the different bu- reaus and branches of the service" said the senator. Tt is an open book to all our citizens and there need be no doubt about our relative position. or our cap abilities. if one is disposed to study reports instead of seeking notoriety In the press.
 ''In fact there is and has been al- together too much publicity in such matters in my judgment. We have had demonstration during the present Flu ropean war of the value of secrecy in conducting military operations and there is no reason why we should spread broadcast what we are doing or what preparations we have made. I have no doubt that every European country is informed in the most minute detail of our condition both on land and sea and if any change in our methods is to be made it should not be In the direction of greater publicity but should be to protect our operations. even in time of peace from scrutiny, both at home and abroad
 At this time" he continued, "it does not seem to me that it is wise or pru- dent to take any action which will change our policy or add to our naval equipment except by an omnibus ap- propriation. which can be expended under the direction of the general board of the navy with the approval of the Secretary of the Navy and the President. Based on the experience of the past, our naval establishment is in a class with that of Germany and Frayce and probably second only to that of Great Britain"
 Senator Weeks maintained that the army was insufficient and proposed its reorganization not to increase the per manent, active army, but for the or ganization of a reserve corps which would make available large forces ol trained soldiers at all times.
 Through a reserve system, Senator Weeks contended much larger army could be maintained at less expense than time honored per anent standing army now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12
OVER 75 RUNNERS WILL TAKE PART IN
 THE ATHLETIC CLUB ROAD RACE TODAY

Fully 75 athletes are expected to take part this afternoon in the annual three-mile road race under the aus pices of the Birmingham Athletic club Interest in the race is keen and it is probable several thousand people will line the route of the runners to watch the contest.
 Ten full teams and several individ- uals and independent runners have entered. The race will start promptly at 3 o'clock this afternoon on North Twentieth street in front of Capitol park.
 The officials of the race are as fol- lows:
 Referee, W. D. Nesbitt.
 Starter. Will Streit, Jr.
 zScorer, B. NJ Starnes.
 Clerk of course. Hill Ferguson.
 Assistant clerk of course, Robert Ritchie
 Judges of finish, Dr. J. E. Dedman, head; w. V. NJ. Robertson, Jr, H. Me Dermott, z. Nespor, W. w. Abel, c. w. Streit, Ed l.. Anderson
 Timers, J. P. Ross, Jack Riddle. pr. Burr Ferguson. Leo Kayser.
 Inspectors, Truman Thomas. John F. Burnham. Dr. H. P. Hanna, Tom Pan key, William King. Jr., William Mill iken, Ed Chairsell, Billy Cobbs, Lee Spiegler. A. Beatty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12
TWO ESCAPED
 CONNECTS TAKEN

Montgomery. December 12-tSpecial.) Announcement was made by tho state convict department of the recapture of two convicts who escaped from the peni- tentiary.
 Jeff Robinson, who was sent up from Calhoun county in 1899 to serve 20 years for second degree murder, was recap tured at Mobile. Robinson escaped once in 1904, and was at large until 1911, when he was recaptured. His second escape was made in 1912.
 Will Smith, the negro who was shot by a deputy sheriff in Mobile county October 2S, has been identified as an escaped con vict, and will be returned to the peniten- tiary. He was convicted of grand lar ceny in Mobile county early this year, and was given two years in the penitentiary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12
2 NEGROES LyNCHED BY A LOUISIANA MOB
Two Charged With Murder of White Man Are Put
 to Death

shreveport, La, December 1.-Two ne- groes were lynched near Shreveport today and tonight another, Watkins Lewis, ac- cused of complicity in the killing Of Charles NJ Hicks, merchant of Sylves- ter, La, was taken from the parish jail here by members of mob and is be- lieved to have been hanged.
 Lewis was secured by five men, who gained entrance to the jail through a window and overpowered the jailer. The negro was forced to accompany the men to an automobile. which hurried away, presumably to join other members Of the mob.
 Up to a late hour no trace has been found of the negro or his captors.
 The other negroes lynched today are said to have confessed to the killing of Cyrus Hotchkin, an oil field worker, near Morgansport, La, last night. They were taken from an officer who was attempt ing to remove them to Mansfield, La, for safekeeping.
 Two other negroes were hanged by a mob last week for alleged implication in the killing of Hicks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12

The route of the race is as follows:
 Start on Twentieth street. between Sixth and Park avenues; down Twen- .tieth to Fifth avenue; up Fifth to Twenty y-fifth street; up Twenty-fifth to Eighth avenue; down Eighth to Seven teenth street; down Seventeenth to Fifth avenue; up Fifth to Twenty-fifth street; up Twenty fifth to Sixth avenue, down Sixth avenue to Twentieth and the finish.
 The entries. with the exception of a few who were not decided last night, are as follows;
 R. A. C.-Black, McGowan. D. Early, Ruben, Shannon, Enfield.
 T.. ofsA.-Johnson, Malone. Jones, w. B.. Lille. Buzbee, Meeks.
 Huntsville IIigh-Watts, cowley, Man. tenn.
 Bessemer High-Hughes Scott. Cowan. Houston, Salter. Lee.
 Shelby County High-kidd. Stone, Whorton, Averyt, Longshore, Elliott.
 Atlanta Athletic Club-Locke
 Pratt City Athletic Club-Perkins, Me Donald Hood, Snare Clark. Rodgers.
 Birmingham Y. NJ. c. A.-Jones, Gal lant, Brazeal, Edwards, Platowsky, Ses- sions
 Birmingham Colege-Neshitt. Greece Moore, Cook. Randall, Laughinshouse.
 Birmingham College-Neiil, Hanes, Nor ris, Branscomb.
 Aclpco also entered.
 Individual--A q. Nichols, R. D. Per lxins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12
TECH ATHLETE ID
 BE RE|NSTATEO $. I. A. A. to Rule Preas Eli gible-Sikes Found
 Not Guilty

Lexington. Ky, December 1.-The ex- ecutive committee of the Southern Inter collegiate Athletic association, meeting here today. reinstated l. H. Preas, u student of the Georgia School of Tech nology. at Atlanta, on condition that he surrender scholarship which he now holds. Preas is an all-around athlete an1 has been under suspension because of alleged violation of the association eli- gibility requirements.
 A. M. Sikes. student of Vanderbilt university at Nashville, Tenn, who als'' was under suspension during a part of the last football season because of an alleged violation of eligibility rules. but who was later allowed to play on the Vanderbilt eleven. was found not guilty in formal statement issued by the com mittee tonight. SilSes was charged with playing summer baseball outside of his homo county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12
GRANT INJUNCTION
 AGAINST THE POSTAL
 TELEGRAPH COMPANY

Montgomery. December u.-(Specla1) Judge Gaston Gunter of the city court of Montgomery today granted a perma- nent injunction preventing the Postal Telegraph company from doing an intra- state business out of Montgomery until January 1 because Of the refusal of the company to pay city license. Judge Gunter's order was issued following a long contest which has been waged for several months in state and federal courts. The telegraph company appealed and the city was required to furnish $500 bond so that the corporation might be reimbursed in the event 1t wins in higher courts. Tho corporation refused to pay a city license of sl25 on intra- state business on the grounds that the license was double taxation and, there fore. illegal. The manager of the com pany, F. A. Bivins. has been arrested every day for weeks and fined $10o and costs for each arrest for doing business without a license.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12
BANK STATEMENT ISSUED
Total Liabilities and Resources Show
 Decrease in Mississippi

Jackson, Miss, December 11.-(Special) Robert l.. Hall, secretary of the state banking comvmissiors has issued state ment showing the condition of the 29s state banks on October 3i. The total re- sources and liabilities are placed at s65,- 353, 225 IS, which is considerably less than shown by the last report from 3o6 banks.
 Loans and discounts amount to sH.315,- 578; overdrafts, s1,50S,S36; bonds. securi- ties, etc, $4.6 .696. .2SS; due from other banks. $S, ,749,964; cash items. $2.171,192.
 Under the head of liabilities are capi- tai stock, $l0,6O6, ,160; undivided profits sl,- 757, 458: individual deposits, s26554. .30S; sav- ings deposits, $7100,12S; demand certif- cates of deposit. $457So6: time certificates of deposit, se,762,942; bills payable, s7,- 67a104
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12
RITCHIE GOES TO
 LOUISIANA MEET

Gilbert Ritchie, well known Athletic club athlete. left yesterday for covington, La. to take part in the S. A. A. II. all round athletic meet.
 Ritchie has been under the tutelage of pr. A. w. Glow. physical director of. the B. A. C.. and shows much improvement in short events, in which he has been weakest He Is expected to bring some cups home to Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12
FEDERAL GRAND
 JURY REPORTS

Montgomery, December n-(Speciai) Following an investigation of l02 cases, the federal grand jury. in it's report to Judge Henry D. Clayton today returned s7 true bills. The contents of none of tho indictments were ascertalned except in the Campbell and Reaves cases. Camp bell and Reaves were both tried this week on the charge of making false en- tries in their books at the First NHttUnut bank and the New Farley National bank, respectively, and each sentenced to five years in the federal prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-12
 CONDITION VERY PRECARIOUS

At an early hour this morning it was stated at the Hillman hospital that Laurence Kelley, the car repairer who was shot by his wife Thursday after noon at 170a sixth avenue. north. was still alive but in very precarious con dition. His recovery is despaired of.
 Mrs. Kelley is a prisoner at tha Southside Jail on charge of assault with intent to murder. She alleges thar the shooting was accidental following a quarrel with her husband.