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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
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To At TACK
Of KIDNEY
TROUBLE

WASHINGTON, Feb. a.
Senator Augustus 0. Bacon, SEN
ior Senator from Georgia and
chairman of the Senate Commit
tee on Foreign Relations, the
oldest member of the United
States Senate, both in point of
age and of service on the Demo-
cratic side, died this afternoon
after an illness of about three
weeks from acute inflammation
of the kidneys.
The Senator's death came S u dis
tinct shock in official circles, as d
bulletin issued by his physicians this
morning stated that his condition WAS
not regarded as alarming, and that
with careful medical attention and
absolute quiet he should be out in a
short time.
The announcement of Senator 'Ba-
cons death was made in the Senate
at 2:45 o'clock durin gthe executive
session. The Senate promptly ad-
journed on receipt of the news.
Senator Bacon had been confined
to the hospital about two weeks. Dur
ing that time he had continually
shown a high temperature until yes
terday when it dropped to normal
This was taken as a favorable sign
and to-day those about him felt as
sured that his condition had grown
no worse. The immediate cause of
Senator Bacon's death is believed to
have been acute pyelitis. The infiam-
nation of the kidneys was first re-
vealed by an X-ray photograph.
Daughter at Bedside.
! Mrs. w. B. Sparks. of Macon, Ga.
| daughter of Senator Bacon, was at
the bedside when the end came.
John T. Boufillet, also of Macon
| private secretary to the Senator, was
in the room with the attending ply
stefan and a nurse.
/ Senator Bacon was conscious until
the last. His physician says that
blood clot struck the heart, causing
death almost instantly.
/ The Senator's high temperature was
attributed to Inflammation which was
/ at first thought to be localized in his
/ chest, owing to the fact that hree
weeks ago he slipped while in bah
! tub at Americas, Ga, and broke his
! fifth rib. Examination of this injury,
however, showed that it was not the
cause of the fever
The death of Senator Bacon, whose
term Of continuous service in the Sem
ate was exceeded by only four of it's
present members, was announced in
executive session by Senator Over
man.
The Senator's death at this juncture
may have an important effect upon
the Administration effort to obtain
the cooperation of the Senate in it's
foreign policy.
In Confidence of President.
Senator Bacon, more than any other
member of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations, of which he was
chairman, was in the confidence of
President Wilson, and those confiden-
tial facts which had been impaired to
| the chairman and had guided his
course now must be rehearsed and
debated with other members of the
committee.
Senator stone, of Missouri, who is
recovering from a prolonged attack Of
illness, is the ranking members of the
Foreign Relations Committee, and
succeeds to the craftsmanship. Owing
to the illness of both Senators Bacon
and Stone, 1t had been decided that
| Mr.. Shivley Of Indiana, should take
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
CANT SWEAR
To CHARGES.
He ADMITS
Crane Asks Committee to Call
Well Known Lawyers to Cor
roborate His Accusations.

Sam c. Crane Saturday renewed his
charges of graft against members of
the Atlanta Police Department in a
long statement of SO typewriter
uages. signed, but unsworn, which he
submitted to the special investigat-
lng committee of the Police Commits
sion, made up of Commissioners john
SON. Vernoy and Garner.
Crane specifically admits in his
statement that he is unable to swear
to the truth of the statements from
his personal knowledge, but he asks
the commission to abrogate its rule
in respect to sworn charges and per-
nit him to come before the members
and call prominent attorneys who will
swear that many instances of graft
and unbecoming practices have taken
place.
Prominent Lawyers Named.
Among the well-known attorneys
in the list of nearly 200 which he sub
mitted to be called for the purpose of
testifying to alleged graft or other
circumstances are Solicitor Hugh M.
Dorsey. Lowry Arnold, Reuben r. Or
mold. John E. McClelland, Luther u.
Rosser, ST., T. B. Fielder, John W..
Moore and Aldine Chambers.
Crane repeated his accusations of
the practice of turkeys grating and
splitting fees with lawyers and bo-
gus lawyers who hung about the sta
lion house
In several places in his statement,
however, he said that he had no &C
tual personal knowledge in support
of the alleged facts.
Crane named Turkeys Bayne and
Brannen as the officers he was GER
ain from report, had been guilty of
The practice of getting clients from
among the prisoners and sharing the
fees
Accuses Two Turkeys.
Here is his specific accusation IN
respect to these two men:
4 charge that Bayne and Brannen,
The turkeys at the station mousse,
hey being police officers of the city
OF Atlanta, are guilty of conduct I'M
becoming such officers of the law;
they being in collision with parties
in Juggling with criminal cases and
violators of the municipal ordnance
In violation of the rules of the Police
4 h. l,y of
Of Georgia.
Il charge that Mr.. Brannen has a
nephew by the name of Hilton,
whose headquarters is at the Station
House; that the said Brannen fur
nishes the said Hilton with the names
ot prisoners incarcerated in the city
prison and that the said Hilton holds
himself out In many cases, or leads
the prisoners to believe that he is a
lawyer and in this way gets cases,
collects money and from what ! have
heard and from my understanding of
their schemes, the said Brannen gets
part of the money collected from
The prisoners. That this alliance has
been in operation for a number of
ears.
Knows Prisoners Cash.
Il charge that every case that is
carried to the police station-that the
prisoners are searched and the said
brannen is present while he is on
duty; that he knows the amount of
money that is taken off each prison.
er and their names, and that their
names and the amount OF money are
furnished to the said Hilton.
Il charge that the said Hilton has
Continued on Page 2, Column 2.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
New Haven Is Probed
By Interstate Board

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE In
terstate Commerce Commission to-
day directed that an inquiry be made
into the financial transactions of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company and its subsidiary
lines, and that the entire New Eng
land Investigation into the rates,
classifications, regulations and prac-
tees Of the railroad be reopened.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Jack Binns, Wireless
Hero, to Wed in June

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Jack R.
Binns, the wireless operator whose
heroism in sticking to his post when
the steamship Republic was sinking
after being rammed by the Florida
off Nantucket on January %. 1909,
brought the aid that saved the lives
of the passengers and crews, is to be
married in June to Miss Alice A. Nc
Mfr, of Flatbush.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
w. J. Bell, Ill Many
Weeks, Has Relapse

w. ]. Bell superintendent of the
Southern Railway, VINO is Ill at his
home, No 10 Peoples street West
End. was reported Saturday to have
taken turn for the worse, and his
condition is considered grave.
Mr.. Bell has been i'll for two months.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
ALL DIXIE IS
IN GRIP Of
WIN TER
Cold to Stay a Few Days, Says
Weather Man-0ther Points
Suffer More.

A temperature of IS, which felt
much colder by reason of the raw and
sweeping wind that lent an edge to it
was Atlanta's portion Saturday of an
icy grip laid by the supposedly slip
ping hand of winter on the entire
South Atlantic section of the country
Wires and Trees Ice Coated.
From all along the Atlantic coast
came reports of shipwrecks and OF
vessels being lost in the storm and
heavy SHOWS.
Nine lives were lost when four Goa
barges were swamped off New Haven
Conn, coast, and other loss of life is
feared on.the many vessels in distress
Atlanta really was spared much o.
the cold and unpleasant weather thai
visited other important Southern
cities, but it was "a fact hard to rear
ize, battling against the chilling gusts
of wind and listening to the crackle
and crash of ice clad trees, or walk
ing cautiously over the CLASSY pave
ments.
temperature to Reach %.
No records for cold will be broken
Saturday night, but the weather man
has issued a bulletin advising that
the water be turned off, pet plants
taken i'll the house, if portable, OF
well blanketed if in the ground and
preparations made for a temperature
of about % degrees by~or before Sun
day morning.
Also, the rain is over, and the cold
Saturday night and Sunday will be
clear and dry, with not very much
wind
Sunday in Atlanta should be a
very fine, bracing day" Mr.. Won
Hermann stated. The coolest point
should be reached early in the morn
ing, and the late morning and after
noon will not be at all severe. The
cold weather will stay with us a num-
Der of days, but it will not be I'M
pleasant either in duration or sever
ity."
over the lake region. the Central
States and most of the South the SKY
is generally clear. Atmosphere pres
sure is highest in the extreme north
west, where low temperatures still
prevail.
From Charlotte, y. c.. came the re
port of the lowest tenn erature of the
year-21 degrees. Danville, Va re-
ported three inches of snow, the first
of the winter. and al Columbia, S. C..
sleet, snow, high winds and low tenn
perature- made the day the most in
clement Of the winter.
Greensboro, n. c., offered the low
est temperature in the Southeaster
region, registering IA degrees at its
lowest point, the mercury rising only
2 degrees during the day. All over
Georgia there was freezing tempera-
lures, with snow and sleet or a fine
rain, freezing as it fell, and far down
in Jacksonville the storm signal was
flying. with promise of more rain
and colder temperatures.
All the Middle East and Cost coun-
try is blizzard swept to-day, ant
snow from six inches to more thar
two feet covers the gorund. In New
York a 77-mile gale is blowing, ac-
companied by snow and sleet tyine
up all surface traffic and shipping II
the harbor
Suffering is severe in many cities
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
TO WAGE WAR ON PELLAeRA

DURHAM. n. c., Feb. 14.--Dr. John
F. Siler, Government pellagra expert,
has been secured by the County Med
iCal Society for a ten-day pellagra
campaign here. DR.. Siler Will come
March / and will lecture each day.
Many typical local cases will be had
for experiments
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
HELPLESS RESCUED FROM FIRE

GADSDEN, ALA, Feb. 14.--John
Brown, 80 years old and helpless, and
an infant child, were rescued from Il
burning two-story boarding houes in
the steel plant quarters.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Wants N. Y. State to
Furnish Eyeglasses

ALBANY, n. Y, Feb. I4.-Free eye
glasses for New York public school
children, upon certificates of necessity
by the school authorities, are sought in
bill introduced by Assemblymsn
Sufrin.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Paris Now Analyses
Food While You Wait

PARIS, Feb. 14.--Fod analysis while
you wait was established to-day, when
the first Of a series OF free municipal
laboratories intended to guarantee
Parisians pure food were opened.
Henceforth any housewife who sus-
poets milk or butter is adulterated, or
that meat Is contaminated, only has to
take a sample to the district laboratory
and an analysis will be made at once.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Noted Playwright
Left Only S27,440
Special cable to The Atlanta Georgian.

Special cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Feb IA Stanley Hough-
ton, author of "Hindle Wakes" the
Younger Genera ton and other plays,
who died at the age of 80, left $27,4
The value of the estate is interesting
in view Of stories current at the time
of his death that his profits from Hin
die Wakes" alone amounted to as much
as $500 900
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Bertillon, Finger
Print Expert, Dead

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS. FEB. 14.-Alphonse Bertil-
ion. inventor of the Bertillon finger
print system OF tracing criminals,
is dead.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
I'll us save you
tr,n,ninn look-

IT EFT us save you
tramping, look
IL ing, inspecting
and worrying incident
to your quest for rooms
or house.
A glance at t h e
Want Ad" section
under Rooms for
Rent or Houses for
Rent displays a gal
lery of Photographic
descriptions of what
you require.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14

Continued on Page 2, Column 2.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-13

want to say anything. Please don't
print my name. I'm only working
girl trying to help other working
girls"
Several reporters asked the girl for
chance to take her picture. Mary
refused them. One waited until she
forgot and removed her muff from
her fact and then snapped her. And
Mary cried and begged him not to
use it.
Who deserves the sympathy?-the
man or Mary?-AIIen w. Elliott.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-13

men" trying to fiirt with them. It
would just serve the women right if
ALL men would form a combine and
register a VOW to avoid noticing
strange women altogether, THIS
should be calculated to break the
dear creatures hearts" Women sure
ly are inconsistent, they get mad if
you look at them and mad if you
don't.-"Patsy Brannigan."
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-13
Mr.. ROGERS REPLIES


Editor Day Book - Where igno-
rance is bliss it's folly to be wise"
My good brother, who, no doubt,
speaks very inconsistency when he
casts reflections on me, such as being
supplemented as priests and poiti-
clans. thought my good friend would
have at least little more respect for
me than to class me with that ele-
ment. Not guilty. Unnatural con-
ditions caused by the capitalist sys-
tenn of exploitation is the root of the
evil. Strike at the root, my friend.
In view of the fact that this So
called vice is on the increase, under
this social system, we must do the
best we can by sensible regulation to
keep our children and dear ones from
becoming victims. In order to speak
about vice and what is known as
crime through public opinion it is not
necessary to be Bunkhouser or a
parasite An intelligent worker is al
ways interested in lettering condi-
lions, whether it be in vice or unem-
ployment or other evils. If this does
not suffice to our friend, am open
at any time to debate, expenses to be
covered by me. Hoping that this will
be taken in the right spirit, remain.
George Rogers, "a S. Sangamon.
uuto,e MIR eNnEoArINo
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-13
WHO'S DUE SYMPATHY?

Editor Day Book-To know Mary
Mckinney is to sympathize with her.
She doesn't want publicity. She's
ENDURING newspaper writeups be-
cause she hopes to help other girls
and curb male creatures that. work
on the l. c. and other places.
Mary's answer to all reporters in
the last few days has been, Il don't
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-13
TAX LAND VALUES

TAX LAND VALUES
Editor Day Book-You are right in
your statement that every addition
to the population of Chicago increas-
es the value of the lands owned by
Marshall Fields heirs Every child
born here, every emigrant or other
person locating in this city helps to
increase the demand for land and
thereby raises the price. This is true
of all land in Chicago, including the
400, 900 vacant lots held idle and out
of use, on speculation, for rise in
price.
This is a natural law and with it
we have no quarrel, but the evil con-
nected with it is in permitting indi-
viduals to take unto themselves the
value produced by all the people.
However, the remedy is very simple.
All we have to do is to tax this value
into the public treasury and exempt
from taxation all buildings, personal
property, bonds, stock, money in
banks, etc. Tax nothing but the
value of the land and tax it high
enough to raise all the revenue need
ed by the city. The high tax on the
value of the land will lower the price
of land, because it will no longer be
profitable to hold land idle, and land
owners will then be compelled to put
the land to use, thereby giving work
to the army of unemployed, or else
throw their lands on the market for
sale and causing a reduction in price.
IF. Williams, 216 S. Western aV.
There are 20 fruit packing schools
in British Columbia.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-08-21
COTTON PLANT

Preaching at ST. Johns Church
next Sunday, and services during the
entire week.
Mrs. Dr. Veal, of Martel and grand
daughter. Jessie Veal of Jacksonville
were guests of Mrs. w. E. Veal one
day last week, also Mrs. H. w. Long,
and Mrs. w. J. Seckinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Reynolds of
Ocala were guests of the latter's sis
ter, Mrs. c. r. Veal, last Sunday.
Mrs. Carrie Barco returned home
last Sunday after having spent several
days in Ocala.
The approaching wedding and the
war; mean the European war, is
all the talk now in our town.
If prices go much higher we of
Cotton Plant are giong on a hunger
strike
If Councilman Robinson of Ocala
will see that the country people are
accommodated to a good shelter for
their teams they will see that he is
elected mayor next election.
Mr.. A. w. Woodward is going into
the poultry business, and if the de-
mands justify will engage in the ex-
port trade to feed the warning factions
of Europe.
Cotton Plant is favored with de-
lightful showers which makes living
in Florida pleasant.
Mr.. Gardiner Collier, formerly of
this place but now of Orlando was
calling on friends here last week. All
were glad to see him.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-08-21
WHERE CUR sYMPATHIES ARE

In a country composed as is ours,
of people from every European nation,
it is, perhaps, not a gracious thing to
express sympathy for any one of the
contestants as against any of the rest.
We have among us, Germans and
French, English and Russians and
they compose a body of citizens of
whom this country is proud to say
that they are citizens. They are in
tensely loyal to the fatherland, that
loyalty coming next to that expressed
for the country of their adoption. Any
criticism, any especial sympathy ex-
pressed for any one country, would
naturally injure the feelings and
arouse the hostilities of those of our
fellow citizens whose home country
is involved in the great struggle now
going on.
AS a matter of fact American pub
lie opinion on the subject of who is
responsible for this war, who is to be
blamed and who is to be praised, is as
much divided as it is on every subject
with which the public interests itself
But American sympathies will go
out as q whole and as individuals to
that calss in Europe, who wholly in
nocent of any charge of bringing on
the war. must still bear its most
onerous burdens.
The common people, they who toll
and they who must bear the burden
in their own bodies of the struggle,
are entitled to and viii receive the
sympathy of every American.
1t is probable that three men, rul-
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-08-21
ers of three different countries, are

ers of three different countries, are
entirely responsible for the war that
is now threatening destruction to Eu-
rope. A sensible, reasonable word
from any one of them, desire to pre-
serve peace and to protect their coun-
trymen, would have settled the dis
pute honorably and have saved the
tremendous cost in money, material
and blood that the struggle viii in
evitably entail. For those men, high
though their station seems to be, the
world and history will at some time
have supreme contempt On them
alone, is the responsibility for the sor
row.. the suffering and the anguish
that will come from the war they have
made-Miami Herald.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-08-21
THE DISCOVERY OF THE TUBER-
CULOSIS GERM

Thirty-two years ago today was dis
covered the fatal germ of tuberculosis
which had caused more deaths
since the beginning of the human
family than any other disease. It's
discovere, was DR.. Robert Koch. of
Germany, who spent two years in
patient laboratory research before ne
finally located the little destroyer,
too small to be seen by the naked
eye, by the researchers method OF
staining the suspected germ with
chemicals. The discovery changed
the whole worlds attitude toward
tuberculosis. Since the days of the
ancient Asyrians the destroying germ
has ravaged humanity. Moses wit
messed its fearful devastations among
the Egyptians, and in all the sue
cessive generations at least every
sixth human being was at some time
affected by its presence in the blood.
Less than half century ago the dis
ease was regarded as fatal and hope
less" Oliver Wendell Holmes, who
was physician as we'll as an author,
described the average medical prac-
toners acceptance of its fatality in
his tale of the professor at the
Breakfast Table"
Some people regarded it as a Divine
affiiction upon the human race, and
an indication of mankind's degenera-
ton. Thirty years ago Europe was re-
porting over 100000 deaths every
year from tuberculosis, while the
United States was reporting at the
rate of $50 every day.
Today the civilized nations of the
world are conducting a universal war
against the tubercle bacili. Millions
of dollars are being spent to conquer
this enemy of the human race In
the United States over $2O,00O00O is
being expended annually for this pur-
pose. Science and common sense are
forcing the little germ to retreat. The
death rate in twenty years has fallen
from ratio of 245.4 to 15S (per 100,-
900 population). Expert medical re-
searchers are at work searching for
specific cure, while the nations are
conducting a vast educational cam
paign to preevnt the spread of the
disease. Physicians have long known
that baciii Turk in everyone's system
waiting for the vitality to sink to a
low ebb when they can begin their
fearful scourge. Consequently, the
universal campaign to make everyone
strong enough to resist the destroy
ers. The world has thrown open it's
windows to let in sunlight and fresh
air, knowing that these are fatal to
the bacili. The old fear of might
air." has given way to the practice of
living, sleeping and working out of
doors where the bacili cannot follow
and live. Economically considered, it
is great fight to save to the United
States alone over half billion dollars
which an authority has said is the
annual money loss to the nation
through the loss of the afflicted in
dividuaPs wages and value of pro-
duction.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-08-21

We want the United States to build
up a big merchant marine and to fos-
ter everything that will contribute
thereto-the Oklawaha river project
is right along in line with the great
movement. See that it and every
contributory item passes. We want
to build up our merchant marine on
rivers, lakes and oceans.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-08-21

Senator Hoke Smith is urging the
farmers of Georgia to hold their cot
ton. We hope that they will be able
to do so and that history will repeat
itself in prices that obtained just after
our civil war.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-08-21

The United States is the diplomatic
trust for almost the whole world. 1t
is almost the archangel of peace.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-08-21

The Pensacola News informs us
that surf bathers are not all Serfs.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-08-21

1t is not known whether Jack John
son has been modified in Paris or
not.