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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
SPECT, IN JAIL DECLARES HIS INNOCENCE
|W[CkERSHAM HOME ROBBED
Stone Cutter, 2 Legs
Broken in Fall From
Car, Awarded $50, 900

One of the largest verdict ever
awarded for personal injuries in a
Blue Ridge Circuit Court was brought
in late Friday by Cobb County jury
in the Marietta court, awarding w. NJ.
Harris, a stone cutter, $4,000 for in
juries received while a passenger on
the Atlanta Northern Railway, the
electric line operating between Allan
ia and Marietta.
Harris was passenger in August,
1912, going from Marietta to Atlanta.
He was standing on the rear platform,
leaning against the controller case. In
some way electricity from the trolley
wire found its way into the case, Civ
ing Harris a terrible shock, burning
him and knocking him from the car,
breaking both legs.
Harris was represented by Fred
Morris, Judge n. A. Morris and
George D. Anderson, all of Marietta.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17

Albert Kuhn, travelling salesman,
of New York, held up and robbed on
the Nashville, Chattanooga and ST.
Louis train just outside of Atlanta
Friday night, spent the rest of the
night at the Piedmont Hotel and de-
parted at noon Saturday.
Luckily / had resources in the
shape of checks besides the money
had with me-" he said and laughed
little. THAT bold. bad hold-up man
certainly got all OF that"
Here is Mr.. Kuhn's story of the
way it all happened:
Il was reading a magazine in the
Pullman parlor car" he said, when
heard a sort of scuffling at the rear
end. | thought 1t was a fight; such
things sometimes happen on a rail
road train.
Join Rush to Front.
II didn't pay much attention until
all OF a sudden there was a rush Of
passengers past me toward the front
of the car. | didn't know what was
coming off and instinctively got up
and joined in the scramble. I was
thinking there might be wreck, but
| hadn't felt any jar or Jolt
Il was in the last few at the rear
OF the rush, and we had Just about
reached the front vestibule when |
heard somebody behind me in very
loud voice saying, stop you!'
q stopped and looked around.
1.-The first thing ! saw was gun.
1t was the largest gun ! ever saw n
my life. II ought to have been mount
ed on wheels. Anyway, II ought not
to have been pointed right between
my eyes.
About the man behind the gun, I'm
not so certain. He was very tall, and
instead of a mask or handkerchief
he had his face all tied up, as IL with
bandsges, both above and below mis-
eyes. 1t was impossible 10 see any
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
$1,000 GEMS
TAKE n BY
BURGLAR
Rich Silver Plate Ignored by IA
Thief Who Ransocks Place
as Family Takes Ride.

A nervy burglar, who used fire.
Brands Of paper and rags to light his
way about the house OF Charles A.
Wirkarsham, in College Park, where
he stole about $4,000 worth of jewels
while the family was absent for a
short time. was being sought Satur-
day by he county police.
Mr. Wickersham, who is president
Of the Georgia Railroad and president
and general manager of the Atlanta
and West Point. returned home Fri
day night with Mrs. Wickersnam and
their married daughter, Mrs. c. A.
Kitchngs, to find the whole house In
disorder
The window of Mrs. Kitchiret'
room was wide open. 1t was here
the daring robber evidently made his
entrance and exit He had pulled out
drawers and tumbled the contents
over the floor. He apparently was
conserving his supply of matches, for
trail Of burned rags and twisted
pieces Of paper led from one room to
another.
The burglar gave his attention al
most solely to the jewels in the pa
latial home He ignored hundreds of
dollars worth of silver plate, which
he seemed to think would be too cum
bersome to carry away.
That he had barely left the house
when Mr., Wickersham returned was
indicated by the fact that some of the
rags We're still smoldering on the
expensive rugs when the family en-
tered the house. They had gone auto
ing about 7:45 o'clock in the evening,
but had decided not to remain long,
and 50 it was only a little after 9
o'clock when they came back.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
Tango Nerve New
Disease, Hits Boston

BOSTON, Jan. 1.-THE newest dis
ease is the tango nerve The dis
ease, according to ]. Jefferson Rich
ards, a fashionable dancing master,
results from tangoers leaning too
heavily upon each other.
Mr.. Richards said that he was at
tlicted with the new disease and had
Just been informed of the fact by a
specialist whom he consulted and wao
is treating him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
. I Ian 7 ANS
IN PERIL Of
VOLCANO
Relatives Here Fear for Safety
of W. H. Clarke, Missionary,
and Family, Now in Japan.

With cable dispatches picturing the
terrible toll of death taken on the
shores of southern Japan by fires
earthquakes and tidal waves follow
ing in the wake Of eruptions by the
volcano Sakura-Jima, on the Island
of Sakura, Mrs. Josephine Daniel of
No. 90 Gordon street, is making every
effort to learn the fate of her only
daughter, Mrs. w. Harvey Clarke,
who, with her husband and five chill
dren, is in the midst of the danger
zone.
Mrs. Clarke and her husband are
Baptist missionaries, stationed at
Kumamoto, on the Island of Kiushiu,
only so miles from the volcano and
the city of Kagoshima. which has
been destroyed by streams of molten
lava and fire that poured from the
seething craters. .--..--...-.
Since the first of the volcano erup-
tions and its resultant reign of ter
ror and death, Mrs. Daniel has re-
ceived no word from her daughter
and her family, although she hourly
expects a cablegram telling of their
escape from the devastated district
or their death.
Could Not Send Cable.
The last letter she received from
them was mailed in Japan on Deem
Der IS, a missive signed by her
grandchildren, Harvey and Josephine
Clarke, in which no mention was
made of any signs of activity by the
volcano.
She tried to get a cablegram
through to her daughter, without sue
cess, and Is now endeavoring to get
into communication with the Baptist
Board of Foreign Missions, in the
hope that that organization, which is
in close touch with all missionaries
In Japan, may have learned the fate
of her daughter and grandchildren.
Mrs. Daniels anxiety over the safe
ty of Mrs Clarke was increased Sat
scientists that further disturbances.
Of even greater destructive force than
the first eruptions that buried the
city of Kagoshima, with toll of
Is, 900 human lives, are to be expected
from the volcano of Sakura- Jima and
other VOLCANOES in southern Japan.
Other Volcanoes Active.
Just 80 miles south Of Kumamota,
and visible from the home of Mrs
Clarke, are the mountains of Asosan,
crowned with three active volcanoes,
two of which have made their APP
pearance within the past two or three
years.
'If the city OF Kumamota, which
has a population of almost 100000,
is menaced only by earthquakes and
fires as result Of the eruptions on
the island of Sakura," said Mrs Dan
iel Saturday morning, my daughter
and her family may have had time
to escape but if there have been
eruptions from Asosan, within 80
miles of the city, there Is little hope
that they or anyone else in the city
are alive
"Kumamota nestles in the valley at
the foot of the Asosan Mountains,
and the volcanoes are distinctly WIS.,
ible from almost any part Of the city.
on clear days the smoke from the
.raters; can he seen from almost any
part OF the city"
The home Of the Rev. and Mrs.
Clarke is located with those Of other
missionaries on the hills outside of
Continued on Page 2, Column 6.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
Lift Ban on Tango
For Charity Dance

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 17.-society
leaders promoting the annual charity
'aI0, which was called off last month
after municipal dance inspectors had
Placed a ban on the tango, to-day
announced that the bail would be held
February II.
Agitation among dancers, particu-
'ary in society circles, caused the
Board Of Public Welfare to withdraw
lis order barring the tango.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17

Nolan apparently was upper
turbed Saturday as he sat in a
cell at the Tower and smilingly
denied that he is a stick-up
man" as he termed it.
My name is John Nolan. | am
al years old and am a carpenter
by trade" he said, in response to
questions by a reported for The
Georgian. my home is in Des
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
Corey's Partridges
Cost Him 5000 Fine

ALBANY, Jan. 17.-William f. Co
rev paiG the Conservation Commits
sion 5000 fine for having, in the
closed season, at the Metropolitan
Club OF New York, eleven partridges
and quarter of venison.
Louis Sherry paid so for possess
ing venison from which the legal t.
had been removed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
To
CON TEST
BUDGET
Hot Fight Brewing on Apportion-
ments Made in Secret, With
Committee Standing Pat.

Having completed the new budget
in secrecy, members of the Council
Finance Committee announced Sat
urday that no official information as
to what it contains will be given out
until the meeting of Council Monday
afternoon, and that then every effort
will be made to pass ii without de-
lay.
Leading members OF Council who
are not members of the Finance Com
mittee are planning to block this
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
Nat Wills Sues to
Annul His Marriage

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Louis Nc
Grath Wills-"Nat Wills" Of the
vaudeville stage-has begun action
for the annullment OF his marriage to
Heloise Wills, whose stage name IL
La Belle 7. Wills. He alleges that
at the time of the marriage, May %,
1910, she was not validity divorced
from her former husband, Wanna
Weinerbeth.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
Poor Mans Cabaret
Serves Scent Meal

NEW YORK, Jan. IA unique
cabaret, where a cup of coffee is Civ
en- with each scent meal and where
religious songs are sung to popular
tunes, has been opened by Major
Wallace Winchell, of the Salvation
Army in Jersey City.
Regular cafe fixtures have been in
stalled In the cellar is big pile
of wood, and anyone not having the
price of meal can go there and
work IL out"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
Divorced % Years,
Couple Wed Again

NEOSHO, MO, Jan. 17.-After their
marriage IS years ago, separation,
divorce, remarriage of the wife and
loss of her second husband by death.
Mrs. Kate Doane and Delos NJ. Nor
wood have renewed their first love
and been reunited in a second mar
riage.
They are the parents of Adelaide
Norwood, opera singer who aided the
match,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
Becker Willed Ninth
Of Mothers Estate

NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Mrs. Mary
Becker mother of Charles Becker,
convicted police lieutenant, awaiting
execution in Sing Sing prison for the
murder Of Herman Rosenthal, be-
H'e"laed one-ninth of her $4,000 es-
'a'e 10 him.
one oIed few weeks ago without
,''l"lhg her son had been sentenced
to death.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17

Moines, which place I left about
week and half ago to come
South in search of work. -
THE first news heard of the trair
robbery was when the officers took
me in charge at Bolton and told me
a guy had stuck up passenger train
and they would have TO hold me for
investigation,
What was I doing at Bolton?
why, it's like this, had heard thai
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
bven Corpses Must
Pay Toll to Bridge

MN ON, \. j., Jan. 17.-Under
= "s" Pennsylvania law, toll will be
.''loed of everybody who crosses
y'e' Delaware River bridge. Funera.s
~ no longer exempt, and even the
'-' N the hearse must be paid for.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
Bill Would Establish
National University

90. 'HHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE es-
-,s"inent Of national university
he. 'aSA'ngton is proposed in a bill
o.. 1red by Representative Tess, of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
Train Porter Fights Bandit

Jackson thought gun joke until the intruder made
his intentions quite clear take $3.50 from
the men passengers paor Nysa calmly as you
please and vanish into the woods.
Bailey negro train porter opened hre on the neens
robber who returned bullets lodging the baggage
II could just that when pulled my gum SAID
Bailey fired just particular could but never touched
him. around however and let me have three bullets
and had to do some quick ducldng Then he vamoosed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
Plan to Try Out BLoodhounds

He called up Chief Matheson and instructed TO come
into headquarters his find The hodup victims will be called
in to indentifyit
ARRANGEMENTS made the footprints were dis
to take the spot and put the blood
hounds on the trail Chief Maeon feared that the scent might
by this time but appeared inclined to make the test
The crew of back to Nashville Saturday morn
ing Pullman E. Jackson will make his formal report
of the hod.up at the other end of the line
Jackson the conductor of the Pullman car on the train
which was the daring robbery of the old wild
west DAYS was confident John Nolan whose was first
printed as Jones) the police had the right man
got excellent view of the robber because ne was the
first to look into the of the bandits revolver
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
Footprints Plainly Seen

They upon footprints just this side of the Chattahoo
chez River bridge before the arrived Boil
tom They distinguish plainly where the hodup men had
slipped
The the rober slid he dropped of the rear
platform the The footprints fairly plain until they
ground and then they disappeared utterly There
was pick through the work the blood
hounds
The police all of the ground in the vicinity OF the
adjoining woods effort find some further
They the opinion that the obber probably had hid
his plumber somewhere place he jumped off the train
so as to discriminating evidence him captured
Policeman Williams late upon the pocket
place Nolan had been arrested the nighe before
was empty and of asceranng the person to
whom it belonged.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
P0CKETBO0K |SFOUND
NEAR ARREST SCENE:
To TRY BL00DHOUNDS

County policemen Saturday started to trail the bandit who
held passengers Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis train
Winnings footprints discovered leading from the railroad
tracks the point where the desperate swung off the train with
laugh at his victims
County Policeman Williams discovered mans pocketbook
Saturday within yards of the spot where John Nolan
pected being bandit captured and arrested Friday
night
Boodhounds may be taken to the spot Saturday afternoon and
placed trail but it is believed the scent is too cold The
County police effort establish definitely whether Nolan was
the calmly through the Pullman forcing the pas
their vauabs will take his shoes and determine
thew fit in the prints distance from the rroa
tracks.
County police under Lieutenant Carroll were dis
patched of the wild Western hodup early Saturday
morning. With Williams Pope Whitfield and Allen
The Washington times., 1914-02-07

proudly to himself sef-made Usually
gone his
gone Cnod and mlving he has become hand
fortune he paid all
such that profcth il o gain
world. he lose his ~
pay what they gain in another The
OFT Ell grabbed umuy
hyparnou It said General that
another did like flowers
aborred painting suary. he liked they
whisky strong price
talent that doubt price him.
considering results, Man! have paid
mere self
of Ii the
htat to lay oNahc
qualities your In the end whether have done great
have your duty always Yourself and have lived life
manly ctfo will ="
Kplngs galley slave Heaven be thanked whatcr
comes aftcr. havcI lived and toilrl with meI
But don't thrilling mworthy Objects
,.patc YOUTH will find with only the
pleasures mouth Don't be deceived INTO follow
ing after false gods and Don't pay a high plcs for
but that which will help clowmcn. That
that
when the shades begin to fall and know :a
are nearing the end OF !Ou- journey
But getting from Tommy Ioughrcy cars
" every that made him ' India
rubber explains which the boxer :oney
today with ms brains with his hands dead
accompanied nsurmounre OBJ
ST. Puglhic success.
Tommy IougrcI has cast
take
ably long he may India rubber WouI YOU
LLvch his jaw his a the prize:
Walks
The Washington times., 1914-02-07
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
BUILDING.

Attorney General McReynolds has
urged the House Committee on Pub
lie Buildings that no time should be
lost In the construction of a new
building for the Department of JUS
tice on the south side of PeRnsylva-
MA avenue, between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets. He points out that
the present quarters are inadequate
and the department is greatly ham,
pered. A bill lately introduced by
Congressman Clark Of Florida calls
for Department of Justice building
to cost $3,OO0,OO0. No argument
ought to be necessary to convince
either the committee or Congress of
the need for prompt action. Certain
~, no person who has ever attempt
ed to meander about to the scattered
officers of the Department of Justice
can have any question about it. The
necessity for new building is great
now, What will it be by the end Of
several years which at best must
elapse before new structure can be
completed?
The Washington times., 1914-02-07

ly above every doorway along the
street.
Only the Capital Traction Com
pany is recalcitrant. That street car
system, figuring probably on its ex-
penditure if Congress orders the re-
placing of the cobble-s stones with
asphalt, has declined to become in
terestcd in the paving project. I'm
doubtedly, it would cost the Capt.
tai Traction Company few thou
sand dollars to readjuSt its tracks
to the new conditions. But the street
as it now is has hurt the business
Iren and property owners of that
section for many, many years.
Eventually, even the Capital Trac-
tion Company must be converted to
the necessity of spending a bit of
money on Seventh street for the
good of itself and the general public.
The Washington times., 1914-02-07
AT HOMES

Mrs. Edward B. Olney viii not be
at home on Monday. but will recs;ve in
honor of her granddaughter, Miss Ra-
mona Zander. on February IS. from
to o'clock
Mrs. wotherspoon will E6t receive
this afternon, but will be at home the
remaining SATURDAYS in February.
=
Mrs Thomas ]. Cowie, wife % the
Eaymaster general of the navy. E;ill oe
ut home today and next Saturday. at
the Highlands
Owing to illness Mrs. o. II. TittIaan
will not receive this afternoon
Mrs. Edwin s. Underhill- OF New
York, will not receive Tuesday after
noon
Mrs. Martin A. Knapp will receive, on
Monday.
Mrs. Lamar, wife Of Mr.. Justice La
mar, will not receive Monday.
=
Mrs. William Bailey Lamar will re-
ceive at the Grafton on Wednesday af-
ternoon, February IS, from 4 until s
O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1914-02-07

Mr.. and Mrs. H. SchIosberg viii be
at home Sunday. February Is, from to
10 D. m. at 1901 E street northwest.
-
Mrs. Underhill. wife of Congressman
Edwin S. Underhill of New York. was
hostess at a buffet luncheon party to-
day at the Cairo in honor of her house
guest. Mrs. Griswel, Of Batavia, n. 7.
The guests numbered fifty including
the wives Of Cabinet officers and other
prominent officials, several Congres-
sional hostesses. and other well-known
Washington society women.
Palms ferns, and spring blossoms
adorned the rooms for the occasion.
Mrs. Gregg of Texas, and Mrs. Pratt,
Of Elmira, N y, presided at tne tao'e'
Mrs. H. E. c. Bryant entertained at a
luncheon today in compliment to Mrs.
Crania L. Hall, of New York, who is
celebrating her eighty-hfth birthday an
nIT TersaIy.
Spring blossoms of the oId-fasnioned
yariety adorned the house for the occa-
sion. and the table csnterpiecs was a
birthday cake, beautifully frosted and
adorned with sixteen lighted candles.
Mrs Hall and her daughter, Mrs. FL
bridge Moore, have spent the last five
winters in Washington, where hey al
ways take suite at Congress Hal, and
they have a large circle or friends mere:
Last wear the women of Congress Hall
observed Mrs Halls birthday with a
tea party. and as a token of their es-
TEEN gave her a silver loving cup.
The guests invited to the luncheon to-
day were Mrs. Dorsey Shackleford and
Mrs. ]. j. Russell, of missouri; Mrs.
Adair. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs Cullcp,
of Indiana: Mrs. Gambler, of Mississippi;
Mrs. Taylor, of Colorado; Miss Slemp,
of Virginia, and Mrs South Trimble.
The Washington times., 1914-02-07
MANUFACTURING WAR
MUNITIONS.

The Senate Appropriations Com
mittee has reported the Notifications
bill with the House provision as to
Government manufacture of war mu-
nitions intact. The bill will doubt
less pass with this provision un-
changed.
In all likelihood, a similar provi-
sion will be put into the army Dill.
As the Notifications bill stands. the
Government will manufacture all but
a small percentage OF powder and
other war munitions covered by the
appropriations in this measure.
The great importance of the
change of policy thus foreshadowed
is apparently but little appreciated.
1t means, if carried out as to the
army and navy generally, that the
Government is about to. get away
from the plan of purchasing war
munitions from private concerns at
costs which have been shown to be
far higher than the costs of Govern
ment manufacture. Not only will the
Government thus be enabled to save
money as compared with present
outlay for army and navy purposes
but it will be able to meet the need
for reserve supplies of war NUM-
tions and actually expend less money
than it is spending now. Without
much doubt, the new policy will even
tTally reach to Government manu-
facture of armor plate Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels is insisting
On Government armor plate factory
and the idea has strong backing in
Congress.
For many reasons, the policy of
Government manufacture of powder
and other war munitions is TO be ap-
proved. Once it is adopted, there
can be TO room for the charge that
private concerns are engaged in stir
ring up war scares for the sake OF
adding to expenditures for army and
navy. No Krupp scandal will be pos
sihle if the policy adopted in the for
tifcations bill is adopted as e fixed
policy.
The Washington times., 1914-02-07
JAIL FOR POULTRY TRUST
LAWBREAkERS.

Not many years ago a political
fiction was that American juries
wouldn't send men to Jail for break
ing the trust laws. That was the
excuse Of some executives and prose
cutting officers for not pressing Grim
inal proceedings.
More recently the thing has been
put to test. ard it has been discov-
cred that juries will send v;olators
Of the trust laws to Jail just as they
will send to jail men who rob the
mails and counterfeit the coin.
This week in New York the appel
late division affirmed the judgment
of the court of general sessions in
the case won by District Attorney
Whitman's Office against thirteen
members of the sc-called Poultry
trust. Those twelve associates had
been found guilty of manipulating
the price of poultry and sentenced to
serve three months in the State peni-
tentiary and pay fine OF $500 each.
The law under which the thirteen
defendants were convicted by Mr..
Whitman has been. on the statute
looks of New York State for about
half a century. But this was The first
conviction obtained under that stat
ute in which a Jail sentence was i'm
posed, as indeed it is the Iirst convic-
ton in the United States in which a
jail sentence has been imposed and
the Judgment affirmed upon appeal.
it does not follow from this in
stance that the country may expect
TO see a wholesale sending to prison
of trust offenders. Nevertheless, il
points TO the fact that different
sentiment u beginning to obtain
with respect to offenders Of this kind.
The public is beginning to demand
that the trust problem be solved and
not tcyed with and juries, after all,
are pretty ant to reflect public feel
ing in such matters.