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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
BEAVERS ELATED
OVER CAPITAL s
RESORT BAN
Predicts That Within Five Years
Every City in U. S. Will Be
Without Vice District.

Police Chief Beavers was eated
Tuesday over the action of Congress
in closing the recognized vice district
in Washington, and made the unqual-
flied prediction that open and com
mercialiZed vice will be wiped out of
every city in the United States with
in five years.
The Chief regards the action of
Congress as one of the greatest steps
yet taken toward nation wide reform,
and said its effect would be felt
throughout the whole country.
This action certainly will give the
promoters of vice something to study
about" he said They'll probably
come to the conclusion that 'fanati-
cism' is spreading over the country
with remarkable rapidity. and thai
the people of the nation have sent a
lot of fanatics to Washington to rep
resent them. FanatiCism seems about
the only term these vice advocates
can find to apply to, the effort to pro-
tect girls and stop this infamous traf-
fic."
Chief Beavers declared that the
closing Of the houses in the nations
Capital by the national lawmaking
body itself is conclusive that the war
on vice is a success and that the
peluuluii Will never SWiHS pdCh, as
has often been predicted.
when these houses are closed, they
will stay closed-that's all there is to
it," said the Chief THE people of the
whole nation have become aroused to
the peril Of Commercialized vice, and
il is my conscientious belief that
within five years there will not be a
recognized district of vice in the
whole of the United States"
1t is the general belief that the
movement against open vice in
Washington was given an impetus
last June by the discussion of he
subject in the annual convention If
the chiefs of police of the nation. held
in that city. Chief Beavers delivered
an address before the convention, cit
ing the methods of the war in At
lanta.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27

these women OF the underworld, writ
ten by an inmate OF one of the re-
sorts, which was passed around the
House and Senate:
Knowing that public opinion is
against us and that the passing of
the Kenyon red light bill is certain,
we, the inmates of the underworld,
want to know how the public expects
to provide for us in the future.
we do not want homes All we
ask is that positions be provided for
us The majority will accept them.
We must live somehow. We are hu-
man. With all the resorts in nearly
all the large cities closed, It Is use
less for us to leave Washington.
who Will Employ Us?"
How many citizens will give en-
ployment to women of our class
Very few will be so liberal minded.
They would consider us a detriment
to their business. If we must reform,
you who recommend reformations,
help us to lead a better life
In years past 1t has been tried and
as soon as our previous reputation
was discovered our positions were
made unbearable. Then. through ne
cessity, we had to return to the old
life"
The management of the National
Florence Vrittenton Home Mission is
trying to meet the situation with a
public offer to assist every woman
and girl who desires employment and
to give immediate shelter to all who
need it,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27

Atlanta is advertising herself as a
fertile field for robbers, stickup men,
train robbers and other criminals o.
the sort.
Mr.. Boisclair said Tuesday that the
property owners and business men
would be greatly benefited if the vice
squad men We're put back in uniform
and assigned to beats where they
could protect the lives and property of
the taxpayers.
l have been in business a year." he
SAID, and thieves have taken all the
profits of my business. We have no
police protection inthis vicinity. They
are all uptown looking for women
VINO have been scattered until they
may be found in almost every resi-
dence block in the city. They say
mat a policeman passes along here
every three hours. but l have never
seen him yet" .
Vice in Downtown Hotels.
As an instance where the vice cru
SADIE had failed miserably, Mr.. Bois-
clair told a Georgian reporter mis-
experiences in a downtown hotel.
where he was solicited by three
women in less than ten minutes. He
says that he afterward found out
mere were fourteen in the hotel.
The grocer has been held up regu-
larly every two months for the past
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27

told her husband she could not un-
derstand why they had arrested him.
You couldn't help it IL that woman
loved you" she said
Miss Whinnery, when she was told
of the remark laughed and said.
She'll find out what they arrested
him for when she sees him doing time
in the changing"
The girl takes her arrest calmly,
and declares that she is satisfied to
be in Jail because House also is a
prisoner.
Seeks Only Revenge.
"He ruined my life" she said. Now
let him pay for it. 1t doesn't matter
much what they do to me-"
House declared to a newspaper man
Tuesday morning that Miss Whin-
nery's assertions that he kept her
under love spell' for a year are
"bosh."
She wanted to go with me-" he
said. "She wasn't forced to go; she
went of her own accord. | wanted
to marry her. too, but two months
ago in Louisville she said she didn't
love me and was going back to Cal
ifornia and marry Captain Charles
Small of the army, who is now in the
Philippines. She left and then came
back, and demanded that / marry
her | had decided while she was
gone that | loved Miss Shaw, at Con-
yers, better than | did her and |
determined to marry Miss Shaw"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
STORE ROBBED SIX Times
IN YEAR, MERCHANT SAYS
POLICE ARE INCOMPETENT

A robbery victim the sixth time
within twelve months, M. F. Bois-
clair Tuesday spoke his opinion of the
police department. He said he thought
he had a right, as none of the bur
glars and holdup men who have en-
tered his grocery store at No 81
Iuckie street in the last year have
been apprehended.
Here is his opinion of the efforts of
the police to prevent CRIME:
An absolute failure"
And of the activities of Chief Bea-
vers' vice squad:
An insane and fanatic crusade"
Robbers Having Picnic.
Here is what he says has hap
pened
Burglars and holdup men are hav-
ing the time of their lives and reap
ing fat harvest in Atlanta.
Vice has not been eliminated from
the city, but has only been scattered
so that it is more difficult TO control.
Women of the demi- monde fire.
quent the downtown hotels, and are
even bold enough to solicit in the lob
hies.
They also may be found in every
residence block in the city.
Urges "Vice Squad" Walk Beats.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
Resort Inmates Ask
Aid of Congress.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2I.-While
President Wilson was waiting to-day
to pass finally upon the Kenyon red
light" bill, wiping out the National
Capitals segregated vice" district,
members of Congress and officers of
philanthropic organizations who
fought to get the measure through
Congress discussed the big human
problem that the law creates.
The terms of the bill are so drastic
that it amounts practically to an au-
tomato closing OF every resort in the
Capital as soon as the President signs
the measure.
About $50 women and girls of the
underworld. most OF them incompe-
tent to earn a living in the higher
walks of life, are thrown out on the
streets, and what to do for their i'm
mediate care and what provisions to
MAKE to give them a chance later to
return to the paths of responsibility
constituted a problem whose magni-
tude had not been appreciated until
1t was squarely confronted.
Appeal to Congress.
Deep interest was shown by the
national lawmakers to-day in the fol-
lowing letter presenting the case of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
ENDS DYSPEPSIA,
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utes-Time 1t!

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world. If what you eat fermehts into
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me moment "Pape's Diapepsin' comes
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A large fifty-cent case of Pape's Ola.
lepsin will give you a hundred dollars
worth Of satisfaction or your druggist
hands you your money back.
It's worth its weight in gold to men
and women who can't get their stom-
dehs regulated. 1t belongs in your
.ome-should always be kept handy in
,tse Of sick sour, upset stomach
'lring the day or at night. It's the
Huickest. surest and most harmless
A.e-s--SA s<esee~ in the world.-Adyt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
Burned in Explosion,
Sues Oil Company

T. j. Mayo has filed suit against
the Texas Oil Company for $4,000, al
leging personal injuries. Mayo
charges he was burned in an expio-
sion at the company's distributing
plant at Mcdonald street and Georgia
avenue, July 2, 1918.
Mayo says he was instructed to use
kerosene in building a fire in the boil
err Instead of kerosene, he got hold
of can of gasoline and an explosion
followed when he touched match TO
the faggots upon which it had been
poured. He charges the company was
negligent in not giving him definite
instructions as to the contents of the
can.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
Bride Is Loyal to Travelling Sales
man Held on "SouI Mates"
Accusations.

At the request of Recorder Nash
Broyles, the Government authorities
Tuesday started an investigation into
the story told by Miss Gertrude
Whnnery, who said Edgar G. House
put her under a love spell by means
of hypnotic powers. The Government
probers will determine if prosecution
is possible under the Mann white
slave act.
An agent of the Federal Bureau OF
investigation, acting under the d.
rection of L. j. Bailey. chief of the
Southern division, held a conference
with the girl in the Tower, where
Miss Whinnery and House are pris-
oners in default of 81 900 bonds, but
the result of the investigation was
not made public.
The girl told the Federal agent the
same story she told Recorder Broyles,
recounting extensively her travels
over the country with House during
which she says she posed as his wife.
Bride to Remain Loyal.
Houses wife, who was Miss Esther
SHAW, OF COnyeTS, came 10 AlldiJd
Monday afternoon and declared that
she will remain loyal to her husband
and make every effort to get him out
OF his trouble.
He belongs to me-" she is reported
as saying "and neither this Miss
Whinnery nor any other woman can
have him"
Mrs. House visited her husband al
the Tower late Monday and told him
she would return Tuesday morning
Until she came House had appeared
i'll at ease and frightened. but he
frightened after the visit from Mrs
House He declared Tuesday morn
ing that everything would come out
all right.
1T feels mighty good to know that
my wife will stand by me-" he is said
to have told the jaller Tuesday
morning. 81 guess I'll come out all
right now"
Calls "Spell" Charge Foolish.
Mrs. House characterizes the asser-
tions of Miss Whinnery that she was
held under a spell" as "foolishness. .
When ST. d. visited the Jail Monday she
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
Cold Light Is Found;
Made From Radium

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The production
OF cold light" has been practically
solved by a German scientist. willy
Wolff AS the light Is a product of
radio active elements. Mr. Wolff can
not say 1t will prove commercially sue
cessful
The light giving substance is COM
posed of pasty matter. which the discov-
erer spreads over cardboard. From this
is produced sufficient light to make the
reading of a newspaper easy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
Posses Hunt Negro
ASsailant of Woman

COLUMBUS, Jan. 27.-An unidenti-
fed negro to-day attacked a married
white woman while on her way to
work at one of the local cotton mills.
The woman was So roughly handled
by the negro that she could not walk
for some time. AS soon as she was
able she gave the alarm.
The police, city detectives and
squads of men have been searching
fol the negro all day There is abso-
lutely no clew as to his identity. Feel
ing is tense.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27

year He said that he was not ex-
pecting the robbery Monday night, as
1t was week before time, the store
having been burglarized only six
weeks before.
Three times he himself has been
held up in his store by highwaymen
and the other three times the thieves
nave broken in. Monday night the
burglars obtained about 500 worth of
loot.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
SWIMMING POOL PLANNED.

CORDELE. Jan. PA project un-
Commerce. which is about to mate
rialize, is the establishment OF pub
lie park in the heart Of the city with
a municipal swimming pool and bath
house
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
Young Astor's Violet
Houses Are Burned

POUGHKEEPS1E. n. Y, Jan. III
Fire beieved.to be of incendiary origin,
destroyed the handsome Bridgeman
dwelling and a number of violet houses
on the Ferncliffe estate Of Vincent AS
tor at Rhinebeck, causing a loss esti-
mated at $4,000.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
EXPLOSIONS IN GAS PLANT.

DALTON, Jan. 27.-Dalton came
near being without a gas plant when
negro entered the purifying room
and STRUCK match. Two explosions
followed and the plant was in flames
The fire was eXtinguished before it
had gained Roadway.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
BARRIERS Flee From
Beard 43 Years Old

LEAD HILL. ARK. Jan 27.--Con-
fusion and great excitement followed
lanes Moriaritys visit to the barber
shop. No barber had touched his beard
or lowing locks since 1871,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
East Side Tabernacle.

Last Sunday night our house was
crowded to the doors to hear
PASTOR A. C. SHULER,
on
us Christ Coming7"
Next Sunday night,
us the World Growing Better?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-27
Calls spell" Charge Foolish.

Typewriters rented 4 mos,
SIS up. Am. Wig. Mich. Co.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-28
.|0WAN IS NOT
BADLY INJURED
Burlington Boy Wounded in Vera
Cruz Not in Danger.

Burlington, April PA tele-
gram from Secretary of the Navy
Daniels late yesterday afternoon
says that Edward Carl Walters,
member Of the American navy at
Vera Cruz, who was wounded during
the taking of that city, is in no dam
ger. His wound was slight. Mr..
Walters is Burlington boy and
graduated from St. Johns Catholic
school in this city. His parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Walters, re-
side at 17OO1s Mount Pleasant
street. He enlisted in the navy
about two years ago. Mr.. Walters
is 20 years of age and has four SIS
tiers and four brothers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-28
FORMER JASPER
COUNTY RESIDENT
SHOT BY THUGS
Robert Lister Held Up at Center.
dale, r. l., But Drives Of
Thugs.

Nevada, April 25.-Robert Lister
former Iowan, was held up and
fatally shot near his nome in Cen
terdale, R. l., Tuesday of this week
Lister is secretary and paymaster Of
the Comfortable Wooden Mills and il
was while on his way to the mills
that he was attacked by five mask
ed thugs. He showed fight and was
shot by one of the men. Interven-
ton of others prevented the rob-
berry.
Two of the men were captured
Lister had $4,000, the regular week.
~ payroll. He formerly lived north
of Newton. His parents left fol
Comfortable to care for him. The bull.
let entered the right breast, passed
through the body and lodged below
the right armpit.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-28
The Sixth Sense.

Most human beings are endowed
with five senses at least for a por-
ton of their lifetime. A little past
middle age the years begin to take
their toll and the sense Of hearing
and often of sight becomes dulled
and sometimes is lost altogether.
There are those among us who were
born with a sixth sense and the very
fact that they are among us, lends
brighter view of life to the most
of us. 1t can we'll be called a bless
ed sense for it is like Portals quail
ity of mercy" it blesseth him that
gives and him that takes" This
sense is a sense of humor. Without
it one may live and have certain
being, but with it, the toughest
places of life are smoothed over. 1t
takes the rough edges from the
keenest sarcasm, and transforms the
whole into a witticism. With 1t,
one may walk unscarred through
many wordy conflict and emerge
serene. A sense of humor has in the
twinkling of an eyeconverted ter
rifying situation into a gale of
laughter. Who cannot remember
from one to a dozen such instances
which they have related years after
with great gusto, and in which the
situation was only saved by a witty
remark at the crucial moment, by
one who had sense of humor.
Long may they live-and may their
tribe increase-these persons who
possess a sense of humor.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-28

erty or any part thereof, and that
plaintiff have such other and furth-
er relief as may be equitable.
You are further notified that I'M
less you appear thereto and defend
before Noon of the Second Day of
the next term of said Court, the
same being the May A. D. 1914,
Term thereof, which will commence
at Webster City, Iowa, on the
Fourth day Of May, A. D., 1914, de-
fault will be entered against you
and judgment and decree rendered
thereon as provided by law.
Dated March 26, 1914.
w. J. COVIL,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
On this 26th day Of March A. D..
1914, the foregoing notice is pre-
sented to and approved by the I'M
dersigned Judge Of said District
Court OF Hamilton County, Iowa,
and is hereby ordered published
once each week for four consecutive
weeks in the Webster City Freeman,
a newspaper printed and published
at Webster City, Iowa, in said
county. c. G. LEE,
49F4 Judge.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-28

els, and that their situation was
rapidly growing serious. Now that
the United States is engaging in a
struggle with Mexico Mr.. Ives is
apprehensive that his relatives at
Torreon may have met tragic fate
His inability to get a message
through to them increases his anx-
iety.
Mr.. Acres was one Of the biggest
property owners in Torreon. He
had been engaged in the wholesale
and retail lumber business there fol
upwards of twenty years and owned
numerous valuable business blocks
and timber reserves. All these have
been seized by the warning factions
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-28
FACT.
Local Evidence.

Evidence that can be verified. Fact
is what we want. Opinion is not
enough. Opinions differ Here's a
Webster City fact. You can test it.
Mrs. Fannie A. Pyle, 5O7 Bank
St, Webster City, Iowa, says: For
several years my back was weak
and sore and | found it hard to stoop
or get up from chair. There were
sharp pains through my kidneys,
which felt like thrust of a knife
and occasionally extended into my
shoulders. The kidney secretions
also caused me great annoyance. I
doctored and used various remedies
but without benefit until friend
finally advised me to try Doan's
Kidney Pills. They acted directly
upon my kidneys, restoring them to
"a normal condition and removing
the backache. l am willing that you
refer to me at any time as one who
recommends Doan's Kidney Pills
very highly"
TWICE TOLD TESTIMONY.
On April 10, 1912, Mrs. Pyle said:
II haven't had to use Doan's Kidney
Pills or any other kidney remedy
since they cured me some years ago.
You may continue to publish all I
ever said praising them"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States. .
Remember the name-Doane's-
and take no other.-Adv. diff
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-28
CHILDREN ARR: HIT
BY LIGHTNING BOLT
Charles City School Girls Have a
Narrow Escape.

Charles City, April 25.-Opal
O'Neil and Lenora Cummings, aged
8, were struck by lightning yester-
day morning while returning from
school. twenty-five per cent of the
formers body was covered with
burns and 10 per cent Of the lat
ter's. Both were under the same
umbrella and the lightning ran
down the handle. Both will recov-
err
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-28
I0WAN'S FATE IN
MEXICO unknown
Cedar Falls Citizen Fears Sister Has
Met Tragic Death.

Cedar Falls, Ia, April 25.-B. E.
Ives, Of this city is much concerned
over the fate of his sister, Mrs. A.
F. Acres, and her husband, in Tor
reon Mexico. For more than a
month he has not heard from them,
and there is no means of communi-
eating with Torreon, the telegraph
service having been at a standstill
since villa captured the city.
A brief message some FIVE or six
weeks ago brought the word that
practically all of Mr.. Acres extens-
i've property interests had been con-
fscated, by either federals or reb.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-04-28
NEVADA Citizen
IS PICKED OUT
FOR EASY Mark
Spanish Graft in All Details Held
Out as Bait for the Unwary-
Offered Huge Sum.

Nevada, April 25.-P. E. Jensen
of this city has been selected as a
victim of the old Spanish graft. The
story of the absconding Russian
banker, his Imprisonment, the beau
tiful daughter and the hidden fort
une, are all revealed in a letter re-
ceived by Mr.. Jensen; together with
a newspaper clipping telling the
story of Solovieff.
His deficit of five million rubles,
his disappearance, the murder for
which he is wanted and also other
criminal charges are revealed. His
portmanteau in which the key is Sc
creted which will reveal the where
abouts to the balance of this i'm
mense sum is in the hands of the St.
Petersburg police, and it is neces-
sary to raise the modest sum of
$4,000 in order to secure it, and
get the hidden wealth, besides saw
ing the daughter, with whom he had
been in hiding in Spain. Jensen is
to get a reward of 100000 for
bringing about his release.
No letters or kilograms direct to
Solovieff will reach him, but Jensen
is directed to cable to a close friend
who will see that the prisoner gets
the cash and look after the other
minor details.