The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-19
ATLANTA LETTER
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I ATLANTA. Ca, Dec. lS.-The At
ianta grand jury is again in the midst
OF a sensational Investigation of the
city's fashionable clubs. to determine
whether or not their sale OF beyer-
ages to members violates the prohi-
bition laws. The jury has found itself
handicapped by having nearly every
, turyman a member of at least one
such club, and has got around this
disqualification question by using al
%ternate jurymen.
a juryman who is u member of the
Capital City Club will retire while
that II is under consideration. He
will come back, however. to pass on
the Piedmont Driving Club or any
other OF which he is not a member.
The court takes the ingenius posi-
tion that a member OF one club will
have no sympathy for another.
Jurymen whose relatives are club
members are barred. and this brought
from one member a protest.
How about you fellows whose
daughters attend every club dancer"
he asked. That's as close as being kin
TO a club member"
1t was expected that little will come
OF the investigation, which has been
undertaken several times before.
Forrest Adair, for many years Do
%tentate of the Yaarab Temple of Shri-
ners. has been reelected for another
year, after a good natured race in
which he defeated Walter p. Andrews,
almost as popular in Atlanta as MIR.
Adair himself. Plans for sending q big
delegation to the Seattle convention
next summer are being put under way.
hi Shriners won a point in q law
suit this week, when Judge III. l.. Pat
terson Of the Blue Ridge circuit. is
sued a temporary Injunction prohib-
iting the negro order which calls it
self the Ancient Egyptian Order of
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine" from
using the word Shrine" in its title.
Judge Patterson was called upon by
the local temple for the reason that
every local Judge Is a shriner and
therefore disqualified. Mr.. Adair led
the movement to stop the African or
der from using the ,Shriners' name
n insignia.
Seven bishops of the northern and
southern branches of the Methodist
church are in session this week at a
local hotel in an effort to reunite the
two branches, which separated over
the slavery question In 1874.
The movement is gaining interest IN
Atlanta church circles particularly at
this time because the EgIeston Memoir
ial. a Northern Methodist" church
long established here, is planning a
more ~prctentious edifice near Druid
Hills, and 1t is believed that IL the
junction Of the two branches is put
through the new building will be Of
benefit to many more members thar
would otherwise be the case.
]. n. Doherty, an Atlanta Elk, is' suf-
fering from a rather 'serere cold con-
tracted by yelling at Q o'clock in the
morning IN the chilly II degree wea-
Their. 1t happened because ne slum-
bered in a bath room in the new Elks
club until long after the building was
closed and he servants disappeared.
When Mr.. ,>oherty awohe he found
his way to the main floor and located
the front door. To his delight it open
ed easily and when he clsed II behind
him 1t locked. Then to his dismay he
found that a handsome steel grilled
door still barred his path to the side
walk. He was then between two doors,
both OF which were firmly locked, anu
with the morning wind whistling past.
Doherty yelled until he awoke the
neightors. who called the police. The
cops broke of the lock with thei
clubs and Doherty hurried t the ho-
tel where the steam radiators were
in full blast.
Another, and perhaps the final, eff
fort to saw the life OF Leo M. Frank
was made by his attorneys yesterday
afternoon before Judge w. T. Newman
Of the United States district court.
Judge Newman has the matter under
advisement and an early decision is
expected. g
The lawyers filed o petition for a
writ Of habeas corpus. which was bas-
ed on the ground that when Frank
was absent from the courtroom as the
verdict was read his constitutional
rights were violated, and when this
was cone the state courts lost jurIs-
diction in the case
In the event Judge Newman issues
such an order the State will have It's
first opportunity or reeson for an ep-
peal. 1t can appeal from Judge New
man to the United States supreme
court. Should he deny tire writ, Frank
can appeal. so 1t noE appears that
the condemned man has many months
of life before him no matter which
turn the cas may take.
Should Judge Newman grant the
writ. and should he be sustained by
the high tribunal, Frank would be
discharged from custody, a free man.
His lawyers are making this move
in the hope OF getting the case before
the United States supreme our on