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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-18
WHEN KEY PrTTMAN WAS IN NOME

In the early and rough days Of
Nome, Alaska, Key Pittman. who now
Is the junior senator from Nevada.
served q term as prosecuting attor-
ney. Naturally he acquired large
acquaintance among the lawless ele-
ment and Its members, In turn. gained
q high respect for the legal abilities
Of the man who sent 30 many of them
to jail. The quite natural result was
that after his term as prosecuting at
torney closed he found himself in COM
mand of large criminal practice.
Among his clients were a number Of
the leaders of the rough and morally
irresponsible crowd who turned to
him to extricate them from the trou-
bles In which they frequently found
themselves. Too often. however, they
failed to pay the lawyer for his serv-
ices, and finally Mr.. Pittman grew
tired Of working for them for nothing.
In those days in Nome coal was
sold largely by the sack and was very
valuable. Shortly after the arrest OF
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-18

The announcement from Berlin that
the head of the Mohammedan church
in Turkey has issued approximation
calling on Mohammedans in all parts
Of the world to fight for the cause OF
Turkey, Germany and Austria against
the allies gives interest to this map
showing where the population Of Mo-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-18

Pet Cat has Whoeplns cough.
Summit, N. ia CT with whoop-
ing cough has been, found here b.
Health Omcer Thomas J. DumelA a.
has been Quarantined.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-18

hammedans is large enough to make
trouble for the allies II they heed the
Turkish call. The distribution Of the
Mohammedans by countries is as fol-
lows:
Austria Hungary ..v.............. oW'o ~
Russia ......................... aoVVvW
Roumania ,.......................... 5000
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-18

dion and will ship which
his The vessel
fitting London the
canal and the Pacific trade will be explored
for about three
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-18

assassination doubtless
directory They spilled
and shocking murders laid their
people the sultan
would
spd reIof3voo d Nasm many
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
IS
LIKELY To GET
MILITIA ROW
Nash-0bear Controversy Appar-
emily Not Ended by Stand
Taken by Governor,

Ii is the opinion of military men
generally that the Nash-Obear con-
troversy, recently decided in favor
Of General Obear by Governor Sla-
ton, will go before the Georgia Leg
islature for final adjustment.
While neither the Adiutant General
nor the Quartermaster General VIII
talk for publication, it may be taken
as a settled fact that neither regards
the controversy as closed, although
neither will indicate what the next
move is to be.
The inference has been drawn in
the minds of some military men, and
so expressed, that General Nash
would resign in the event the Gov
ernor ruled adversely to him in the
matter lately under consideration, but
General Nash himself never has said
that he would do that.
Holds Stand Is lmpersonal.
On the contrary, he has maintained
all along that his attitude was pure
ly impersonal and prompted solely by
a desire to bring the military estab-
lishment entirely within the meaning
Of the Dick law, the Federal statute
under which it has been organized.
That there are military men who
differ radically with the Governor in
his Interpretation of the law is true.
One Of these gentlemen calls atten-
ton to circular No. 13, recently is
sued by the War Department in
Washington, concerning this very
subject, in which the Judge Advocate
General of the United States army.
the highest legal authority in the
army. says:
"Inasmuch as, under the Constitu-
ton. Congress has plenary power to
provide for organizing the militia,
Congressional legislation prescribing
the organization of the militia is the
supreme law of the land upon that
subject. and that State legislation in
conflict with Congressional legislation
upon this subject must yield to the
extent that the two are in conflict.
(Houston VS.. Moore, 5 Wheat, 16, as,
40, So Dunn VS.. The People, "a ILL.,,
120, 1874, 1873, 134)
False Idea Corrected.
TT may perhaps be urged that the
conclusion thus arrived at serves to
make an act of a State Legislature
subordinate to a regulation laid down
by the Secretary of War. This. how
ever, is not the true view 1t is not
the regulation Of the Secretary of
War, but the operation of a consti-
tutional statute enacted by the Con-
gress of the United States, that
serves to suspend the operation of
State legislation not in harmony with
the Federal statute"
That the Governor himself realizes
some of the possible difficulties in the
way of maintaining the present sta
tus of affairs in the military estab
lishment is clearly indicated by two
things: First, his own suggestion of
legislative inquiry into the matter
and, second his specific permission
to General Nash to reopen the ques-
ton in the Executive Department
whenever. in the Adiutant General S
opinion, that may seem advisable.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
Singer Touched by
Convicts' Reception
OF Prison Musical

Miss Blanca Randall said Monday
that she might be singing long time
before finding a more appreciative au-
dience than that made up of 1000
men at the Federal Prison Sunday,
where she sang at the request of At
lanta friends and musicians.
81 never shall forget the intent
stiffness, the eager faces and the ire
mendous applause at the end of each
song" Miss Randall said. 1T was a
wonderful experience"
Miss Randall sang THE Birthday"
by Workman; when Celia Sings,
by NOR, and Hugo Volts Not as
Other Lassies." Every number was
encored.
Accompanying Miss Randall to the
prison were Mrs. Emma Neal Doug
las, Mrs. John NJ. Slaton, Mrs T. l.
Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Charles Haden ana
others.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
M|SF|T AS JUDGE,
DECLARES IA, LAWRENCE,
. FIRST SAVANNAH WITNESS

SAVANNAH. Jan. 26.-Declaring
that Greene and Gaynor, the famous
conspirators who robbed the Gov
trnment of large sums Of money on
a Savannah harbor contract we're
convicted before they ever went into
the Federal Court A. A. Lawrence
prominent Savannah attorney and
Representative In the Georgia Legis-
iature from Chatham County took
the stand this morning as the first
Savannah witness before the Con
gressonal investigating committee,
probing the record Of Federal Judge
Emory Speer
Mr.. Lawrence declared Judge Speer
was a misht lie said he should have
been a prosecutor instead Of Judge,
as he was the best cross examiner
he ever saw. The judge seemed much
amused at this description and smiled
broadly during its recital
Appointed His Satellites"
Mr.. Lawrence declared that Judge
Speer appointed his satellites to fat
positions In this connection he re-
called the selection of George white,
OF Macon. a United States marshal,
as a receiver for the Daniels property
in Millen Mr.. White was not far
mer but most of the assets OF the
firm were included in their farming
properties.
Mr.. Lawrence related the DIM
Guilty experienced in securing the
names OF jurors who had been drawn
for service in Judge Speer's court and
said that I'm one peonage case his
firm had been supplied with one list
and when the case was called an en-
tirely new set Of veniremen was
sprung on them II was in this case
that Judge Speer offered to deal
lightly with the defendants II they
would plead guilty Il, NJ. Hitch,
Savannah attorn ", advised Mr.. Law
renee to enter plea OF guilty and get
his clients of with a fine, and so did
MIR Talev. the judges secretary, he
said
That many new sensations win be
sprung at the Savannah hearing seems
to-day TO be a foregone conclusion.
II was the attorneys from Savannah
that made the first charges against
the jurist and really started the IN
Nestigation. and the feeling that has
existed is in many Instances so Bit
ter they will have little reluctance TO
20 on the stand
List OF Witnesses
Most prominent of the attorneys
who viii probably be called 10 sub
stantiate charges that have been
made In affidavit form are William
Garrard prominent admiralty attor-
ney; Judge Samuel h. Adams, former
Superior Court Judge and one OF the
most prominent in the State, a.
Pratt Adams, candidate for the posi-
ton now held by Alexander Alderman.
District Attorney; II. L. Colding. w,
W Osborne. r. \. Cohen and r. +.
Johnson. attorneys and w Walter
Mangum and Percy w. Miller. news
paper men.
other witnesses are f. w. Meldrim,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
SAYS EX-SU|TOR
THREATENED
To KILL HER
Story Of Their Love All Bosh, De-
cIares McLain, Arrested on
Her Porch.

Miss Mile Goggins said Monday
that after she broke her engagement
with j. A. McLain and received visits
from another friend, that he came TO
her home at No. 80 Formwalt street
and, she believes. hammered at her
door with the butt of a revolver al
the same time yelling he would
shoot her heart out if he could gek
at her
McLain, under arrest at the insti-
CATION OF the girl, says Miss Goggins'
statements are all bosh." In this
general indictment McLain includes
Miss Goggins' assertion that she once
loved him. but broke their engage
ment because he, she says, became
drunken and annoyed her.
"A drunken husband would be nc
credit to me, however much | loved
him" said the girl
Denies Loving Girl
Il don't, never did. and never will
love her." McLain said. 81 never
threatened her sweetheart, and had
no intention or doing the young man
any harm. / don't care anything for
Miss Goggins. For all | care all the
young men in town can come to see
her at the same time: it's none of my
affair. | went to her home yesterday
to see a man named Rutledge, who
boards there, and was on the porch
talking to Rutledge when that police
man came and arrested me. | knew
he was a policeman long before he
got there, and wouldn't | have run
If had been doing anything? The
officer was disguised about the head
and shoulders with someone's hat
and coat. but he had on short pantsi'
Arrested on Her Porch.
McLain was arrested at Miss
Goggins' home by Policeman Lon
Evans. after Miss Goggins and
young man had telephoned
headquarters and said McLain
was sitting on the porch and
they were afraid to go home, because
the young mechanic had threatened
the young man. They said McLain
was waiting to kill the girl and her
escort.
Policemen Evans and Dodd an
swered the call, and Evans disguised
himself by putting on the young
mans hat and coat and then went
with Miss Goggins to the house,
where they found McLain The me-
chanic will be tried before Recorder
Broyles Monday afternoon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
Nazimova at the Atlanta.

Nazimova is said to be tremendous
ly fascinating in the name part of
Bella Donna that James Bernard
Pagan adapted to the uses of the
stage from the popular novel Of the
same name by Robert Hichens. I'm
questionably the heroine of the novel
and play is as wicked a woman as
over lived. but in the hands OF NaZi-
nova, interpreted by her methods the
actress has added fame to herself in
this her latest role. The scenic pic
lures fully carry out the effect OF
reality. and the little details of the
performance help materially lin max
ing II thoroughly fascinating through
out. Supported by her original corn
pany, Charles Frohman presents MAJ
imova at the Atlanta Monday night,
Tuesday and Wednesday, with matt
nee w sdnesday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26

w w MacKal. Gordon Saussey, A.
r. Wright r. n. Abrahams. y G.
Barrow w e. Cam, T. NJ Cunning
ham. W V. Davis, Jacob Gazan, A.
r Lawton, Of Savannah; M. A. Ba-
ker. Of Brunswick and w r BEECH,
l.. Carter and V. A. Padgett Of Way
cross
Most Of the Savannah lawyers are
in Washington to-day in the interest
Of having a new judge appointed for
this district. They take the position
that IN admiralty law 1t is important
90 have a judge In port the Size OF
Savannah They have been working
to have Judge Speer retained at Ma
con and new judge named here.
They will return for the hearing
Lawyers Have GRIEVANCES.
Time and again Savannah attorneys
have made the charge in Judge
Speers court that they could not get
fair trial for their clients because,
they alleged, Judge Sbeer discrimi-
mated against Chatham County men
serving on the jury. This charge was
primarily responsible for much Of the
bad feeling existing between Judge
Speer and several OF the attorneys,
he was sitting on the bench and there
rave been some real heated discus
sions.
II was some years ago that Judge
Speer reproVed Judge Adams by tell
ing him that he was unethical. Tho
argument became so heated that
Judge Adams tainted as result OF
excess choler. Judge Speer thought
he had dropped dead and ordered
court adjourned He was so unnerved
that he did not sit again that session.
From this time the feeling between
the two Jurists was very bitter, and
there We're lively tits almost every
time their paths crossed Judge Adj
ans was one of the movants to have
a new judge named for this district.
Tomlinson johnson. former clerk OF
the court, VIII. it is said make the
charge that he was dismissed so that
Judge Spcer could install one of his
alleged favorites Johnson. a Savan-
nah man. was clerk, and lived here.
as provided for. Cook Clayton was
named to succeed him. but lived in
Macon and lives there now. The
charge viii be made that when Clay
ton is with the court in savannah he
charges up per diem and mileage as II
the court were in Macon and he We're
going from Savannah to Macon. It is
reported.
Speer Reaches Savannah.
Judge Speer. his wife and sister
were the only persons concerned in
the investigate who arrived in the
city Yesterday The judge arrived
early in the morning. and established
himself at the DeSoto Hotel
1t was late in the afternoon before
anyone learned he was in the city,
and the only persons except news
paper men who visited him were hold
ors of Federal offices here
Resplendent in a gray fedora, spats,
. red necktie with large pearl stick
pin and neatly cut blue serge he
looked none the worse for the week
before the investigating committee.
He declined to discuss his case.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
Negro Matron for
Police Work Wanted

A colored matron will be appointed
to serve at the Atlanta police station
IL County Probation Officer Philip
Weltner has his way.
Mr.. Weltner. who once submitted to
Imprisonment to get the convict point
of view. said at the First Congrega-
tional Church. colored, that a colored
matron would do much to aid delinquent
colored women in jail. DR.. II. H. Proc
tor. the pastor, Endorsed Mr. WeItner's
statement.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
THE PLAYS
THIS WEEK
Marshall Wilder at FORSYTH.

This weeks Forsyth bill has been
improved by the engagement of Mar
shall p. Wilder to take the place OF
Laddie Cliff, the English boy come
dian, who had to give up his trip here
because of illness The bill should
be one of the cleyerest of the season
because 1t is a variety show from
start to finish. 1t is without a weak
spot, and there is more genuine novel
~ than the average vaudeville show
affords. Plenty of singing, dancing
and comedy will help to make things
interesting. and George AIDE sketch
Will be a feature. Bell Baker, one of
the headliners in vaudeville, and who
Is declared to be the foremost singer
of character songs, will be an impor-
tant feature on the bill. Miss Baker
is pretty and clever and is a real IA
vorite. There are other good fea-
lures.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
Hospitals Urged as
Soul-Savings Agents

Church hospitals, as a means of saw
ing souls. are advocated by Or Caro-
lyn Geisel, woman lecturer who Is urg-
ing Atlanta Baptists to put their money
in an enormous hospital here. Said
DR.. Geisel to 500 Baptists Sunday:
THE soul is tenderest to the teach
ings~ of Christ when the body is suffer
ing from pain. The church is neglect
ing the things, like this, that pull the
souls to Almighty God" DR. Geisei
spoke at the Second Baptist Church.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
Cohan to Quit Stage
And Sail for Europe

DETROIT, Jan. 26.-George NJ. Co.
han will retire from the stage when
he finishes his engagement at a local
theater this week. He intends to de-
vote his entire time to playwriting.
According to Mr.. Conan, he Will
spend the next two years abroad, sail
ing for Europe on April 1.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
Verdict of Six Cents
For Stolen Love

NEW YORK. Jan. ga jury, be-
fore Justice Dugro, decided Loring
Tonkin, a former Cornell student,
alienated the affections of Vera Black
Wadleigh, wife of Ernest Wadleigh,
and rendered a verdict for cents
damages.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
"The spendthrift" Charity Benefit.

THE Spendthrift.' play every
woman should see. is the bill this
week at the Lyric every evening and
at matinee on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday afternoons, BY arrange
ment with the management of the
Norman Hackett Stock Company d
portion of the entire gross receipts for
the week viii go toward the support
of the Home for Incurables This
will be the NTH week of the engage
ment of the Norman Hackett Stock
Company, The season has been a big
success. The Spendthrift' is storY
of extravaganza. 1t was written by
Porter Emerson Brown and is said TO
be one OF the Cleverest on the Ameri-
can stage.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
Hungry Wolves Eat
Little Schoolgirl

Special Cable to The American.
LA COQUILLE, FRANCE, Jan. IS
A little girl returning from school was
devoured by a pack of wolves, which
were driven out of the neighboring
woods by the cold.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
cRokER's NIECE DIES.

DUBLIN Jan &c Mrs Beauman. a
niece OF Richard Croker. former chief
OF Tammany Hail is dead here follow
ing an operation. Croker and his
daughter were present.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
Unions Praised
By Two Leaders

The voice II organized labor again
was raised in an Atlanta church sun
day when Jerome Jones and w. c.
Pickett, at the night service of the
Universalist Church. addressed a
large congregation on the meaning
and aims of their organization.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26

Judge Frank Park. the newly
elected Congressman from the Sec
ond District. says he intends pushing
IN the present Congress his bill to
give the National Government au-
thority over the matter of carving
concealed weapons, regardless of State
ines and that he has high hopes Of
getting II enacted into law eventu-
any 1t Will require a Constitution
al amendment to effect fully the re-
form the judge has undertaken. but
he believes Congress will pass 1t.
Judge Park has received the prom
Use of much Congressional support,
and hundreds of his fellow citizens
have written him approving his bin
and wishing him success in his eff
forts to get it framed into law.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26
S1lEl!Gfly
80 On
TH!@rX1t
Nll1INS
BY JAMES 3. NEVlN.

In a recent address before the 40
Mems Club. in Atlanta, Governor
Slaton expressed himself forcefully
ar to the value Of intelligent news
paper corporation in the matter Of
running the States business.
The Governors words are wei
worth the most serious attention OF
the public generally. and they are at
tached hereto.
The Governor said:
J wish that I had the power Of
this organization TO make the
people Of the State Of Georgia
understand the problems Of this
State
What are these problems?
The State is in debt, and at the
last two meetings Of the General
Assembly the Legislature has APP
propriated more money than the
income Of the State will meet II
the people understand these prob
lens. the solving Of them would
be easy, for the people have pa
triOtism enough to say, Go
ahead. We are willing for what
* necessary to be done"
The tax equalization law.
passed by the last session of the
General Assembly. is designed to
meet the situation That law is
now on trial
suppose a law should be passed
IN Georgia. saying that this man
shall pay a tax of one mill. this
man a tax OF two mills and this
man a tax OF five mills. The
people would rise in arms Yet
this has been exactly the opera
ton OF the old taxation system in
Georgia. Each man has paid ac-
cording to his own conscience.
! believe the tax equalization
law. If properly applied will not
only increase the revenues OF the
state sufficiently to pay the State
out Of debt and meet it's general
expenses. but will even reduce
the tax rate.
Almost without exception. the
newspapers of the State are backing
the Governor in his enthusiasm for
the new tax equalization law. They
are backing him solidly, too, in his
Efforts to finance GeOrgia's maturing
bonded Indebtedness He feels deep
ly his obligation to the newspapers.
not only the big dailies, but the rela :
lively small weeklies, for their con-
tinued support and encouragement
in the work he is doing to bring
order out of Georgias erstwhile finan-
cial chaos
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26

1t seems plain enough that the
Joint legislative committee having in
charge the matter of investigating
the schoolbook situation in this State
Is not going TO make a unanimous re.
port next summer Already there
have arisen differences of opinion that
appear to be impossible of complete
adjustment
The question OF whether the State
shall have the cheapest books obtain
able, regardless of quality; of wheth-
er 1t shall have the cheapest books
obtainahle, quality seriously consid-
cred, are the two points of difference
row being thrashed out. The joint
committee unquestionably will no.
recommend that the State go into
the schoolbook publishing business on
its own account, with the lights now
before il.
There will be several more meetings
of this committee between now and
the latter part of June, however. when
the Legislature meets, and II may
be that many of the present entan-
clements may be Strengthened out in
the meantime, though hardly all OF
them.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-26

There are thousands Of friends all
over Georgia who will rejoice to learn
that Howard Thompson. United States
Marshal for North Georgia, is better.
1t now looks as If the very serious
carbuncle from which he has been
suffering has been conquered and his
physicians think he viii be able to
leave his bed within week or so, and
that he should be,a right within an
other week.
For time his lie was absolutely
despaired Of as his physician had eN-
hausted every effort without appar-
ent result. Mr. Thompson began to
show signs OF Improvement three or
four days ago, however and since
then his progress has been most sat
isfaCtorY