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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
XSAVEO BY
CAR MEN IN
NIGHT FIRE
Crew Arouses Family lust in
Time-Adjoining House Also
Is Burned.

b. A Cole, a salesman, his wife
and their four little children. were
forced into the cold in their night
clothing when their home at No. PA
Cooper street was destroyed by fire at
8 O'Clock Tuesday morning. They
narrowly escaped death from the
smoke and the falling timbers, run
ming into the street just as the walls
fell in. The home of George d.
Phelps, at No. PIP Cooper street, also
was burned, but Mr.. Phelps and his
two sisters had ample time to dress
and save most of their belongings. ~
With the exception of few arti-
cles of clothing and a few pieces of
furniture that fremen and neighbors
carried from the house. Mr.. Cole and
his family lost all of their belongings.
They were given refuge for the night
by neighbors, and Tuesday morning
their friends and acquaintance in
the neighborhood began raising Ia
fund to provide them with necessi-
ties until they can re-establish their
home. Subscriptions to the fund are
being received at the store Of f. w.
Brooks, at No. 200 Cooper street, who
is in charge of the relief work.
Weakened by Car Crew.
The origin of the fire is a mystery.
1t was discovered by the crew of a
Cooper street owl car, who saw the
entire house enveloped in flames as
they passed. The motorman and the
conductor fired their revolvers into
the air, and then leaped from their
car and ran to the burning building,
in which Mr.. Cole, his wife and their
four children were sleeping, uncon-
scious of danger.
The street-car men pounded on the
door and windows of the Cole home
and finally succeeded in arousing Mr..
and Mrs. Cole. The entire house was
filled with smoke and the rear portion
of the building had fallen in. Mr..
Cole and his wife dashed into the
rooms occupied by their four children,
the oldest IA and the youngest 4 years
old. and dragged them from their
beds. There was no time 10 uresS the
woh were half suffocated
with smoke when their parents
reached them. MIR. Cole carried the
two oldest children and Mrs. Cole
picked up the two babies.
Rescued Just in Time.
They were taken to homes in tne
where they were given
The ceilings of the rooms
in which the family had been sleeping
fell in as they reached the outer air.
The Cole home was a two story
house and burned rapidly. Within a
few minutes after the street-car men
discovered the flames the building
was in ruins The home Of Mr. !
next door, caught before the |
fire department arrived, and was bad
" damaged Mr.. Phelps and his two |
sisters, however, were aroused by the |
fire in the Cole home and were able 10 |
save most of their belongings, with |
he aid of neighbors.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
Efficiency on the
Wane, Says Root

WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-Congres
slonal efficiency is on the wane and
1.-The whole system Of doing the peoples
business is breaking down under the
constantly growing demands upon it.
Senator Root warned the Senate of
this condition in an arraignment of the
results Of the committee system
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
Mrs. Robt. Chambers
Father Gets U. s. Job

DENVER, COLO, Feb. 24.-Henry NJ.
Moler, father-in-law OF Robert w.
Chambers, the novelist, has been ap-
pointed inspector in charge Of the Fed
eral immigration Bureau here.
He formerly was chairman of the I'M
migration Board at New York under
Roosevelt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
Conan Doyle Urges
Exhibit at Panama

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Feb 24-Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle has forwarded to Premier As
quith a petition Of prominent British
authors urging British participation in
the Panama Pacific Exposition at san
Francisco In 1915.
A memorial to the same effect, signed
by 500 members of the House of Com
mons is ready for presentation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
N NIGH I.
STILL. NOT
FOUND BY
DORSEY

Having declared that he
don t care what the jury does
with him, Jim Conley Tuesday
awaited apparently with utter
Indifference, the verdict that will
clear or convict him of being an
accessory Of Leo Nj. Frank in the
murder Of Mary Phagan.
A verdict, it is believed. will he
reached in the Conley case before
evening Tuesday. Arguments of Will
liam III. smith for the defense and of
solicitor General Dorsey for the state
are ready. Conley's attorney, II Is
believed, win not talk long
Unless Albert Mcknight. maker OF
the affidavit refuting his testimony
against Frank. is found by Solicitor
Dorsey during the early part of Tues
day, no more witnesses will be intro
duced in the Conley trial with the
exception Of McKnights testimony.
both the state and the defense closed
Monday afternoon
Search All Night Futile.
An all night search by Solicitor
Dorsey and the police failed to locate
Mcknight. who has been missing
since his affidavit was made public
Saturday
conley is on trial in Judge Ben
q "a I
Their Rosser and Reuben Arnold.
Franks attorneys, will soon present
motion FOR a. new trial of the Frank
case to Judge Hill.
This petition for new trial will
set forth that important witnesses
against Frank during his trial for the
murder Of Mary Phagan have made
afIidavits refuting their testimony.
Solicitor Dorsey is preparing to
combat the motion for new trial
Dr. r. f. Harris recently stated that
the hair found upon the lathe machine
in the metal room at the National
Pencil Factory. where Mary Phagan is
supposed to have been murdered, did
not appear under the microscope to
be like the hair he found on the muir
dered girls head
The hair found upon the lathe ma
chine was strong point against
Frank, taken in connection with the
circumstances and the finding of
blood spots upon the floor in the same
room.
Dorsey to Combat Point.
Franks attorneys are expecting to
make strong point OF Or. Harris
admission in their appeal for a new
trial Tuesday.
Solicitor Dorsey will combat this
point by showing that William
the undertaken who pre-
pared Mary Phagan's body for burial,
testified at the Conley trial Monday
that he washed the dead girls hair
with pine star soap; that this made
the hair lighter in color, and that Dr.
Harris might easily be deceived in
his examination by this fact.
Unless Solicitor Dorsey finds Albert
in time to get his evidence
before the Conley jury. he will have to
combat Meningitis affidavit that his
testimony against Frank was false by
means other than Meningitis person
al testimony.
These afiidayits from witnesses
against Frank that they testified
falsely against him at the trial have
thrown another cloak of mystery and
about the Frank case.
There is more real interest in the
developments at the hearing of the
tctitiou for a new trial Of the Frank
case than about the outcome Of Jim
Coneys trial.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
Bharati, Famous
Swami, Dies in India

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON. Feb. 24.--News was re-
ceived from Calcutta of the death Of
Baba Premintend Bharati, the cele-
brated Swami who lived for ten years
in New York and Los Angeles. where
his preaching of Hindu philosophy
gained him many followers.
He was we'll known in the American
colony here
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
Finley Criticises
The Country School

NEW YORK. Feb. 24-"The trouble
with the present country school educa
ton is that 1t develops motormen and
stenogIs pliers instead of farmers and
dairymen" declared John II. Finley.
State Commissioner OF Education, in a
report requested by the Vermont Edu-
cational Commission.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
Choir Dodges Sermon
To Smoke in Cellar

EVANSTON. ILL, Feb. 24.-The
Rev. Timothy Frost, of the First
Methodist Church, cut his Sunday
sermon shorter than usual. There
were only two members of the choir
in their places. After an investiga-
ton, the minister found that the other
singers were in the boiler room of
the church smoking cigarettes.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
Croker Makes Bid
For Capital Fire Job

WASHINGTON, Feb. PA proposal
To reorgantze the Washington fire de-
partmeut for "a reason bic considera-
ton was received in a letter from
former Fire chief Edward r. Croker.
OF New YORK.
The Washington department is sadly
in need Of shaking Up. according to
CroEer. His proposal is being cons
cred lbs tho District Commissioners
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
Chinese Eggs Sold
For 20 Cents Dozen

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24.-One hundred
cases of eggs which came direct from
China were put on sale at 20 cents
dozen. The prevailing wholesale price
of eggs here is 26 cents. The com
mission merchant handling the Chi
nese eggs said he made profit at 20
cents
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
HOWELL OUT
Of RACE ON
OWN PLEA
Atlanta Editor Requests Governor
Not to Consider Him-EarIy
Appointment Likely.

CLARK Howell Of Atlanta, has cleared
in large measure the immediate Sen
atorial atmosphere in the Capitol by
definitely withdrawing his name from
the Governors list of prospective APP
pointees
Mi. Howell returned from Florida
early in the week to find himself the
as any Georgian ever enjoyed for high
political office.
Friends by the hundreds all over
the State had urged the Atlanta man
vigorously and enthusiastically upon
the Governor as the most hit and log
lcal Georgian to succeed Senator Bs-
con for the ad interim term
Because of the close personal and
political intimacy between the editor
and the Governor, moreover, it was
assumed that the formers friends
were petitioning no unwilling ear
When Mr.. Howell's claims to the Sem
atorship were recited therein.
Rated as Strong Candidate.
matter came TO the Governors at
tention, Mr.. Howell has been looked
upon as a strong Senatorial proba-
biity.
The Atlanta man has ideas of his
own about the matter, however, par
ticularly with regard to South Geor-
gias claim to the office. and sets them
forth in the following communication
to the Governor, in which he elimi-
hates himself as further factor in
The situation:
Hon. john NJ Slaton. Governor
Capitol Building, city
Ny Dear Governor-Upon my
return to Atlanta this morning
after a ten days absence in Flor
ida, | find many letters and tele-
grams urging me to allow the
consideration Of my name FOR ap-
pOintment to the vacancy occa
stoned by the death Of the late
United States Senator Bacon. |
am also in receipt of 4 large
number Of newspaper clippings
indicating that the suggestion
has been very generally discussed
by the press, both in and out the
State
While ] appreciate the partial
ity of my friends as evidenced by
their fiattering expressions, | feel
that prompt and positive state
ment of my position is due you,
rs well as to myself
Urges South Georgia.
While, under the laws and pol
ICY of our government the Sena-
torship is not apportioned on
geogra phical basis the present
vacancy is due to the death of "A
distinguished son of South Geor-
gia, and ! believe that II is not
only proper, but essentially just,
that his immediate successor
should be chosen from that sec
ton of the State.
In view of the personal rela
tons existing between us, and for
State and party considerations, |
am convinced that 1t Is my duty
to eliminate myself from the Sit
uation in order that you may be
free to proceed without thinking
Of me in connection with the APP
pointment. You have many loyal
friends. and the party has many
able defenders IN South Georgia,
and you should have little dim
Guilty in comforting this honor
where II will be worn with credit
to the people Of Georgia
! would have written this let
Ter sooner mad I been in closer
touch with the situation ana been
aware Of the extent to which my
name has been used in this con-
nCrtiCu.
Yer trIiy yours
CLARK HON ell.
Likely to Eliminate Brown.
Air HoWeIs letter is believed 70
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
Ha, Mrs. Panhurst!
Buy Ticket in Hurry!

WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-An elysium
for Amazons has been discovered among
the 5koi tribe of Southern Nigeria.
according to a letter from p, A. Tai
bot, African explorer of London. re-
ceived by the National Geogrs phic So
ciety. The rule Of the women is alb
sOlute
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
Orville Hall Made
Colonel of Fifth

Lieutenant Colonel OrviIle II. Hall
will take charge Of the Fifth Regi-
ment as colonel Immediately He was
elected to that position Monday to sue
coed Colonel f.. Il. Pomeroy. resigned.
Colonel Hall received twenty three
votes while Major /. T. Catron received
eleven.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
Green Hair Starts
Riot at Playhouse

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-The appear
ance of green hair in public in this
city nearly caused riot at the Globe
Theater. Several men refused to re
turn TO their seats after leaving the
Playhouse.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
Washington Smear?
Sure, Declares Taft

SOUTHAMPTON, MASS, Feb. "a.
Former President Taft in an address
-aid that he knew George Washing
ton swore.
Why?
Because Washington served as
President.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
Pet Rabbit Puts Dog
And Feline to Flight

HAWORTH. y. J., Feb. 24.-Infu-
rated by the cold, Peter, a pet rabbit
owned by the Rev. Mr.. Jones, freed a
'omcat, chased a dog two miles and
badly frightened William Cilley when
he tried to pet it.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia-Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday; much colder
Tuesday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
Only One Day to Live,
He Weds Sweetheart

CAMDEN, y. j.. Feb. 24-Although
told that he had less than p hours
to live Howard F. Schemley was
married to Miss May Connolly.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
50-Foot Whale Is
Beached by Gale

NORFOLK, VA. Feb. q "A 5O-foot
ale was cast upon the beach by tae
Sale neal Lynnhaven and nearly
buried in the sand.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
"a. . Ellminste eromn.

iii HoweI's letter is believed 70
mean that tle tempo nry Seuatorship
VIE 20 20 Sout. Geprs
linus eliminalin- The oni- other y.o-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
pUNURN Dreams into
Realities, change
Ii Hope to Have,

Maybe to Must by in
serting a Want Ad
in The American and
Georgian. 1t matters
little what your need or
what you have to sell,
our classified columns
will compensate you
for the reading at the
picayunish cost of an
ad.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-24
SOUTH GEORGIA GETS SENAT(
FAIR REFUGEES FROM
TURBULENT MEXICO"

Mrs Harry Hendricks at right, and Mrs Arthur b. Cook,
who have reached New York from Vera Cruz Mrs Cook is
the wife of the t. s. flag lieutenant who shot the hip by
Mexican at Vera Cruz recently while the dock
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-02-20
Oddities of Moss.

The lichen is a very strange plant, and moss is almost as queer. Like the Iichen. moss is hard to kill. and for the same reason. Although it loves water. it can dry up without doing it. self the least harm and then neither cold nor heat can hurt it.
 Noses that have been kept for years will come to life and grow again if they can get water. Even artificial drying. greater than anything they would ever have to endure in nature does not kill them. 4 German scien- tist brought piece of moss to life after it had been kept eighteen months in drier. This. by the way. is a nice little puzzle for the scientists. Why should the mosses have a power of resisting dryuess so much greater than they need: No one has been able to find the answer yet. and there are many puzzles of the same kind in na- ture
 Even if the moss is broken to pieces in it's dry state no harm is done, be- cause each separate piece will grow into a new plant Philadelphia Led ger
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-02-20
SiIkWorm Fish Lines.

China produces quantities of the glu- tinous thread generally known as silk fishing line or silkworm gut. The so called silk fish line or silkworm gut is usually prepared from silkworms in the caterpillar state When the worms are about to spin their cocaons they are killed by lightly pulling them so as to break their skins. after which they are immersed in vinegar for a considerable period. Then they are pulled apart in q way to draw out a long. glutinous thread formed by the silky secretion of the worm. This thread is then stretched on board or otherwise and dried in the sun. In the West river district about Wuchau. whence most of the Hongkong exports come. the silkworm is usually a spe- cial wild green variety about three inches long and is fed on leaves of the camphor tree. The threads vary in length from three to six feet.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-02-20
Ihaekeray In Baltimore.

The first and only time saw him Uhackerayl WAS in Baltimore when 1 was seventeen years old.
 He and John r. Kennedy. friend of my father. strolled one Saturday afternoon into the Mercantile library, where We boys were reading.
 "Look"' came from a tangle of legs and arms punched up in an adjoining easy chair. That's the Mir. Thackeray who is featuring here"
 My glance followed a directing fin ger and rested on a tall. rather un- graceful figure. topped by massive head framed about by fringe of whitish hair. short. fuzzy whiskers, crumply collar and black stock. Out of pink face peered two sharp. in- quiring eyes. these framed again by the dark rims of d pair of heavy spec tacles. which. from my point of sight, became two distinct dots in the round of the same pink face. The portrait of Horace Greeley widely published during his presidential campaign-the one all throat whiskers and specta- cles-has always recalled to my mind this fash glimpse of the great author. whom I afterward learned to revere.- F. Hopkinson Smith in Tn Thack- eray's London"
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-02-20
Stokinu the Meat,

In Our Southern Highlanders" Hor- ace Kephart says:
 The mountaineers have an odd way of sharing tie spoiis of the chase. They call it .stoking the meat-a use of the word stoke that l have never heard elsewhere. The hide is sold and the proceeds divided equally among hunters. but the meat is cut up into as many pieces as there are part ners ill the chase. Then one man goes indoors or behind tree. and some body at the carcass calls out, Whose piece is thisT
 Granville Calhouns,' cries the hid den man. who cannot see 1t.
 ".Whose is this.
 "'Bill Copes,'
 And so on down the line. Every body gets what chance determines for him, and there can be no charges of unfairness."
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-02-20
". c. T. U. NOTES
Does it Pay?

Prof Irving Fisher, profes- Isor on Politicial Economey at lale University and president
 of the committee of one hum dred on national health says.
 All of the wheat raised i'll America i'll one year will pay our drink bill for eighty days. Coal produced i'll one year will pay for 1t for less than S3 days. Customs and International rev |enue for one year would pay the drink bill for less than S5 days. The gross expenses of the Post Office department pays the bar bill for less than thirty days Cost of the War Department would keep the
 liquor customers supplied for
 less than % days The gold and silver miner annually in the L. s. would pay only r. days drink bill. Thirty-five percent of the cost of main tenance of the nine Massachu- Setts Insane Asylums and IS per cent of the cost of the poor farms and other bauer relief
 and 30 per cent of the cost Of pensions were taken. and the
 total was twice the amount re- ceived by taxes. licenses. etc.
 And again we ask. does it pay-viewing it only from the business standpoint, saying nothing Of the darker side?
 Are We an intelligent nation. willing to give the accrued value of all of our wheat, coal customs and Internal rev enue. the sum required to run our Postal service and War de- partment in order to gratify the appatite Of our drunkards for less than one year ?-From The Mound City Mo. News. W. C. T. L. PRESS SUPT.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-02-20

The Fairbanks Times says that real estate dealers expect things to become lively with the passage of the Alaska rail- road bill by Congress. It says already several important sales are under way on account of the probability Of the passage of the measure.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-02-20
The delinquent taxes due the municipality of Wrangell amount to less than sI00.

municipality of Wrangell amount to less than sI00.
 The Fairbanks Times says that many small plants are working on Fairbanks creek and that many of the outfits expect to operate on an eNten- sive scale next summer. L. Rogge is working on Pat Nee hans ground at the mouth of Alder creek: L. c. Hess and James PearSons have men working on No. 1, Alder creek, and on No. 1, above. right limit of Fairbanks creek, the Pastime Mining company has found pay.
 United States army engineers have decided that the dredg- ing of the Apoon mouth of the Yukon river is impraeticable according to a letter received by the Mayor of Fairbanks form Major J. B. Cavanaugh in charge of the engineers corps work at Seattle.
 The Prince Rupert Empire quotes E. ]. White, of the
 Nhitehorse Star. as saying that the completion of the Grand Trunk railroad will di- vert much of the Southeastern Alaska trade to that place. He thinks people going to the States will take their trains at that place.
 \ well-known Klondiker who las just returned from a trip up the White river to the Chis- ana camp states that there is more genuine prospecting on the Canadian side of the line. in the White river valley, than in the whole Chisana district proper, on the Alaskan side i-Dawson News.
The Ketchikan miner., 1914-02-20
Books.

Books are not made for furniture. but there is nothing else that so beau. tifully furnishes house. Give us house furnished with books rather than Henry Ward Beecher
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-10-22

Saturdays daily papers reported
the killing of Mona Delayn, vaude-
vile actress, the Rexburg theater
The woman posing under the title of
"Bullet Proof Woman" has been put
ting on an act with man calling
himself Devoe, he firing a rifle al
the woman at close range, breaking
targets behind her back. He adver-
tised that he would use any rifle
brought him, permitting the owner of
the gun to load it. The same act was
given at the Electric theater in En-
NETT two or three weeks ago by the
same parties. Devoe is crack shot
and the woman always stood just out
of line of the target, a dinner plate
permitting Devoe to shoot close by
her, breaking the plate. The rifle
used was a 3O-30 fired at the woman
from across the stage. The heavy
ball struck her in the right side in
line with her breast tearing away
several ribs and part of her lung.
She was hurried to the hospital, dy-
ing in short time. Devoe was ar
rested. He cclaims he has put on
the act for nine years without hav-
ing an accident.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-10-22
Recention for New Pastor

The reception rendered to Rev. c.
L. Walker, the new pastor of the NJ.
E. church, and his mother, Friday
evening in the church was a very en-
joyable affair. Three hundred mem
bers and friends were present An
address of welcome to the pastor
was given by Geo. D. knipe
for the Methodists, w. L. Bar
ton responded for the Presby-
terians and Rev. A. c. Lathrop for
the Baptists. They were followed by
Rev Walker, who spoke feelingly Of
the cordial reception given him. Mu-
steal numbers we're given as follows;
Violin solo by Mrs. Ruth Hunt, with
accompaniment by Mrs. Knipe; vocal
solo by Mrs. Newcomer; two selec-
tions by quartet composed of Mrs.
Newcomer, Miss Pearl Kelly, Mr..
Gamage and Mr.. Shaw; quartet by
Rene Jackson, Mack Crouch, Beulah
Kinzer and Rosella Parrish Prof.
Butler gave a reading. Following the
exercises came refreshments of cake
and coffee and a pleasant social hour.