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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Underwoods Lead Over $4,000
STEEL MEN STRIKE; CHARGE l5-HR. DAY
Woodward, Urged
For GovernorShip,
Considers Running

The probability of Mayor James G.
Woodward Offering himself as a can
didate for Governor in the next State
election was given some credenoe
about the City Hall Tuesday 1t was
learned that the Mayor had received
numerous letters from influential
people throughout the entire State
offering their support should he de-
eide to enter the race
One writer, who declared himself to
be a travelling man and directly in
touch with the electors of the State,
said the sentiment of the people in
general was in favor of Mayor Wood
wards candidacy. Many other let
ters of a similar nature have been
received.
When discussing the matter Tues
day Mayor Woodward declined to
commit himself, but his remarks in
Dictated that he was considering the
matter.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
QUIT AS PLEA
|SREFUSED
BY MILL
Officials of Company Assert Only
About Ten Men Are Out.
Operations Affected,

Operations of the Atlanta Steel
Company were affected to some extent
Tuesday by strike among employees,
who walked out when their request for
shorter hours was refused. Officials
Of the company declared that the
strike involved only about ten men,
denying the report that sixty men or
more had struck. The company manu-
features wire nails
It's simply a strike" said one of
the men I'VE struck because we
couldn't stand the fifteen hours work
a day that they have been crowding
on us for the last six months. They
formerly had a night shift. Lately we
have been working from Z in the
morning to 10 at night, and no stop
for dinner. It's more than we can
stand, and we are not going to stand
it,"
Factory officials declined to talk of
the situation.
The men can do as they please, -
said one. IF they want to quit. let
them quit. AS to the working hours,
we have nothing to say about that"
The men say that the extra work
began with a rush of back orders. At
first there was a night shift. but for
the last few months the day shift has
been WORKING straight through.
I'VE sent a formal request for
shorter hours to the management on
Monday night" said one of the strik-
ers This morning we came to the
factory and were ready to go to work,
If our request was granted. 1t was
turned down, so we simply quit"
All the strikers are union men,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Women Voters Lose
Campaign Candy

OROVILLE, CAL, April THE
Butte County Democratic Central
Committee has passed a resolution
calling on all candidates to refrain
from giving drinks and cigars ia
male voters and candy and gum to
women voters. Candidates are still
to be allowed to kiss the babies.
The resolution asks that tine COM
mittees Of other parties take like ac-
ton Such gifts are condemned as a
cheap form of bribery.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
FOES
WIN CLASH
IN SENATE
Public Hearings To Be Held for
Two Weeks-Bristow Would
Call Bryan and Knox.

WASHINGTON, April THE SEN
ate Committee on Interoceanic Ca
mails, to which was referred the bill
for the repeal Of the tolls exemption
clause OF the Panama Canal act. to-
day agreed to hold hearings on the
bill beginning April 9 and to end not
later than April "a. The result Of
this, the first meeting, was a victory
for the anti-repeal forces
Senator Brandegee, of Connecticut,
was the only member who voted
against the motion for hearings.
Senator Thornton, of Louisiana, as
serted that the demand for delay
came from shipping interests
Would Call Bryan and Knox.
Senator Bristow insisted that the
committee summon former Secretary
of State Knox, Secretary OF State
Bryan and other officials that had to
do with negotiations Of the Hay
/ Pauncefote treaty or the recent move
ment for the repeal Of the free tolls
clause to examine them on the ques-
tons involved.
The committee had before 1t ter
bills introduced by various Senators.
1t was decided that pending the ar
rival OF witnesses the authors of
these bills should be heard. They
were Senators Norris, Chiffon, Owen,
Lewis. Reed, Fall, Thomas, Weeks,
Newlands and Root.
Many Request Hearings.
Special requests for hearings from
NJ. b. Irrelevant general manager Of
the Association of Commerce of New
Orleans, and ], D, Hardin, president
OF the New Orleans Board Of Trade,
were presented by Senator Ransdell;
from the West Coast Lumber Asso-
citation and commercial bodies at
Portland and Seattle, by Senator
Jones, and by Chairman O'Gorman
from chambers Of commerce in San
Francisco. Tacoma, Aberdeen, Rainier.
Raymond, South Bend, Centralia,
Wash, and Astoria, Greg.
Senator Thomas suggested that one
representative be heard from each
state.
"The discussion two years ago was
devoted almost entirely to railroad
owned ships" said Senator Page, who
thought there should be limited hear
ings
Committee Changed.
Chairman O'Gorman reminded the
committee that its personnel had
changed in the last two years, and
some Senators might be unfamiliar
with the facts Senator Crawford m
quired i repeal We're not question
Of Governmental policy rather than
one of the details Of shipping.
Senator Borah denied that hearings
would initiate against calm ana dis
passionate discussion OF the Dues
ton
The Senate to-day by a vote OF 30
to q. referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations the Poindexter res
olution calling on President Wilson
to explain to the Senate what mat
tiers OF nearer consequence and great
er dercacV' are involved in the Pam
anna Canal tolls question.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Suffrage Wins in =
Committee Again

WASHINGTON. April THE Senate
Committee on Woman Suffrage to-day
favorably reported the Bristow resolu-a
ton for a Constitutional amendment for
equal suffrage
The resolution, which is Identical with
the Chamberlain resolution, which tho
Senate defeated, will go TO the calendar,
but IL Is regarded as improbable that
action win be taken at this session.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Thieves Take Wagon
Load Of Groceries

Detectives Tuesday are attempting
to follow a trail of groceries which
burglars took from the wholesale
store of NJ. Ableman at Nos. 1913
Piedmont avenue Monday night. The
thieves entered the store through a
rear window and stole a wagonload
consisting of three barrels Of -four
three tubs of lard. several sacks OF
rice and pieces Of side meat
The same burglars probably en-
tered the store of Georgia Azan at
No. 240 Decatur street. taking ten
pairs Of shoes, a number of boxes Of
hose and several dresses.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Bride Nearly 4 Times
AS Large as Husband

MACON, April 7-one Of the larg
est marriages in the history Of Ma
con took place last night. The bride.
Miss Emma Ford, IS years Of age.
weighs 4S0 pounds. The groom Ma q
poleon Norman, a cotton mill em-
ployee, weighs $40 pounds. The Young
woman is so sensitive about her Size
that, although she has lived in Macon
practically all Of her life, she has
seldom been downtown" staying al
most exclusively at home.
The wedding was attended by sew
eral hundred persons
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Clark's "Shoofy"
Sticks to Hardwick

WASHINGTON. April 7.-Persist-
ent telephone inquiries for "Mr. s.
Fly" letters addressed to the Hon.
Shoofly" Hardwick, and even tele-
grams reading the same way, have
made the LIE of Representative Hard
wick, of Georgia, burden since
Speaker Clark's caustic comment on
him last Tuesday.
Center forms Of torture, such as
brushing away imaginary flies when
he approaches, are among the meth
DDS his fellow statesmen are employ
ing to make his life interesting.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Golden Sunshine

The streaming golden
beams of the spring sun
is gladdening all hearts
after a long, dreary, cold
and pitiless winter. Just
so the Want Ad" col
umns of The Georgian
and American radiate
golden opportunities re-
Aected from each page.
Small some may be, but
many others are Of con-
siderable consequence.
Read and choose we that
which is of worth to
you.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Morse Buys House
Owned by Musicas

NEW YORK, April Charles w.
Morse admitted that he had purchased
CT the Holder estate property at Bay
Shore, l.. l.. one OF the finest small
places on Long Island.
The place was first owned by John
]. RYAN, once a well-known Brooklyn
contractor. After his death the prop
erty passed into the hands of the
Musica family, who had dealings in
hair goods and drafts about year
ago that got them into trouble with
the United States authorities.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Girl, Married at IL,
Gets Divorce at IL

Mertice Bayles Freedman. who mar
ried when she was 70 years old, has OBJ
tanned a divorce at the age of IS, her
husband, Sam Freedman, having de-
serted her about year after the mar
riage.
In Judge Ellis court the suit was
not defended Mrs. Freedman said she
fell in love with Sam when she was a
child because he was the proprietor Of
a soda fountain and kept her generous
ly supplied with ice cream sodas. The
Judge said he wished he could have
Freedman in the courtroom for about
ten minutes.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Senate Votes Down
Open Session Rule

WASHINGTON. April THE SEN
ate to-day, by a vote Of 81 to 30, laid
on the table Senator Kenyon's resolu-
ton providing that all executive ses-
sions Of the Senate be open to the
public except sessions devoted to the
discussion Of treaties or closed by
unanimous consent.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
New Charges Against
Siegel Firm Heads

NEW YORK, April ELEVEN new
indictments charging larceny were re-
turned to-day against Henry Siegel
and Frank E. Vogel. Siegel and Vo-
gel are charged with having obtained
from various local banks by means of
fraudulent statements regarding the
financial condition of their enterprises
50 100000 in 1918 alone.
The two men already were under
indictment on two charges growing
out of the failure Of the Siegel Bank
and their department stores
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Bryan Still Better,
But Keeps Indoors

WASHINGTON. April The con-
dition of Secretary OF state Bryan,
who is suffering from severe cold,
was much improved to-day. lie re-
NAMED indoors, however, on the adj
vice OF his physician.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
rs Million Ladybugs
To Prey on 'AphiS'

SACRAMENTO, CAL. April r.
Seventy five million ladybugs win be
distributed to California farmers this
spring to prey upon insect "aphis,"
that attack principally the melon. hop,
bean and grain crops Of the State
THE success Of the ladybugs has
caused demand this year that we
can not supply by 40 per cent" said
DR.. Cook. State Horticulturist.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Fight Living Cost by
Reducing Expenses

CHAMPAIGN, ILL, April THE
country must cut down on its expen-
ditures for clothing, housing and
amusements in order to combat the
high cost of living according to Dean
Davenport, Of the University Of Illi-
uois. in speech here
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Mrs, Willingham, SO,
Near Death From Fall

Mrs. Thomas H. Willingham. aged SO,
of Triton, is critically in at the homo
Of her daughter, Mrs. c. ]. Daniel on
Forrest avenue, as the result OF
broken hip which she sustained in a
recent fall in Triton She was brought
to Atlanta for treatment
Mrs. willingham is the mother OF AZ
teen children, nine still living. She 10
a member Of the Baptist Church.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
6,792,36O Chinese
Eggs Reach Canada

VANCOUVER. b. C.. April IA
shipment Of 6792,36O eggs arrived
here on board the steamship Empress
Of Russia from China. This was the
largest consignment Of Chinese eggs
ever shipped from the Orient
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Two PoStmaSterS for
Georgia Nominated

WASHINGTON. April President
Wilson to-day nominated the follow
ing postmasters:.
Georgia-Frank NJ. Meaders. Dab
lonega; E. A. Spier, Marley
Tennessee-W. T. Strother, Clinton;
f. K Mountcastle, Johnson City; r.
r. Doak, Lebanon; A. W. Ashton, Ho-
henwald
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08

Miss Nannon Mott. a pretty tele-
phone operator for the Southern Bell
was at her home, No. 1923 Luckie
street. Tuesday, recovering from the
fright and shock Of a peculiarly bru-
tai type Of robbery. while the police
department looked for Well dressed
young man. described by Miss Mott
as being her assailant.
Miss Mott works in the evenings at
the main office. She starts for home
about $3.50 O'Clock each night
Il was on my way down Lucle
street Monday night about that time, %
said Miss Mott. walking by myself,
as usual. and not at all worried why
nothing ever had happened to me be
fore.
Man Standing in Shadow.
"As came opposite Tabernacle
place l saw a young man standing a
little back from the sidewalk. in the
shadow aid not notice him par
ticularly, but he seemed to be well
dressed and about 20 years old.
Il walked past him and heard him
step out on the sidewalk behind me.
Even then ! wasn't frightened
Then ! felt heavy blow, right be-
tween my shoulders. It knocked my
breath clear out OF me, and as STUN
bled I was showed violently against
the wall Then the young man was
suddenly In front Of me pulling and
Jerking at my handbag
Began to Scream
Il held on 10 it the best I could,
and ] suppose I fought him know
began to scream as soon as / could
get my breath, but by that time the
handle on my bag was broken and he
was running away with It. Fortu-
nately there was only some small
change and cards and things inside
MY screams attracted a lot of peo-
pie and they all ran around, looking
for the man, but could not find him. %
Miss Mott went to her home and
was feeling pretty well Tuesday
morning.
But / don't think shall come
home that way any more, she said.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Mitchel's Secretary
Named Police Head

NEW YORK, April Arthur Ia
Woods was to-day appointed PoHco
Commissioner OF New York CITY BY
Mayor Mitchell, to succeed Douglas L
Mckay.
Mr.. Woods has been prlvate scores
tary TO Mayor Mitchell since the lattas
took Office. -,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Husband, Locked Out,
Needn't Support Wife

ORANGE. y. j.. April 7.-Because
his wife locked him out after putting
his bedding in the grape arbor. the
court ruled that George Rosenwald
need not pay for her support
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-08
Stomach Operation
For King of Sweden

STOCKHOLM. April liking Gustaye
Of Sweden, who mas been III Of a gas
trio complaint for some time, became
worse to-day and Professor Kleiner
who was brought here. decided TO OPP
crate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-18

thorized we should now have AT bat tleships built, building and authorized; instead of 6s destroyers, we should now have 1s7 destroyers. If we heed ed the advice of the general board we should have a fleet Of fast scouts to- day. How many do you think we ae- tual1y anavs got? Just three and those were authorized over 10 years ago.
 You know that we have 56 submar- ines in all. built and building, good, retary Daniels and in a lew soothing words recommends submarines to the paltry number of. eight or so.
 i've have just a dozen aerop1anes in the navy. Last year the aeroplane board recommended an appropriation Of $1.300, ,e00. Instead of that sum, ac- cording to Captain Bristol, we let the aviation service spend only $35O.oo0 or $400. .000 The general naval board in it's current report says that we must spend $5,600,O00 on aircraft. Secre- tary Daniels recommends no regular specific appropriation at all but he tells us about a volunteer aircraft force. Captain Bristol says that that volunteer force does not amount to Hannah Cook
 s.Rear Admiral Straus tells us that all battleships in commission now. or which will be in commission before the Nevada and the Oklahoma are com pleted, sare equipped with a short range. torpedo which may be consider ed obsolete sfor the battle fleet
 Some persons have quoted Rear Ad- mira1 Fletcher as saying that the American navy ranks ahead of that of Germany. [ have searched the ad- nairal's evidence and find that he said nothing Of the sort. don't believe that any well informed man believes our fleet to be superior to that of Ger many. A year ago Rear Admiral c. B. Vreeland testified that we are third in the race and moreover that we are bad third for he said that we should be third in 1920 even if we adopt the building program of the general board ''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-18

Governor Jose Maria NTaytorema, i'm command of the villa forces beseigzng Naco, Sonora, ordered suspension of hestiiities by his men. NotsvftI1sfand- ing this the Carranza forces, under. General Benjamin HiI1, kept up a con tinuous fire and bullets fell on the American side, but no one was hurt The following message from President Gutierrez was received by Governor. MaytoreIla: stIn order to avoid coznp4i- cation with the United States, whose relations as you well know, have beer. entirely cordial toward Mexico, it is advisable that you cease the attack upon Nac0. In the meantime we may study proper means of attack later on Please advise me at once of your having compiled with this oFder'' Governor A1aytorena and General Hul were notified by General Taslxer H. Bliss, co1nnan6Ier of the American border patrol forces, that another single shot fired into American terri tory would be the signal for a return fire from the American forces
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-18
OVERHEATED FURNACE CAUSES $500 FIRE IN
 BLOCK IN EAST END

Fire which started from an over heated furnace did about $500 dam age to the three story wooden build ing in which the drug store of F. B. Pickett is located at 1131 Stratford avenue. The building is owned by the Griffin estate.
 The fire went through the asbestos covering over the furnace, attacked the rafters on the floor of the drug store and was burning merri1y up an air shaft toward the second floor of the building when a clerk discovered the blaze and turned in the alarm
 Water and chemicals were used to put out the blaze. The damage is said to be fully covered by insur- amee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-18
CONGRESSMAN GARDNER IN NEW "JINGO" VAIL,
 RAPS NAVY EFFICIENCY

Washington, Dec .-Representa- 1 tive Gardner was the principal wit- 1 ness today before the House naval committee. He read a long statement in support of his proposal for investi- s gation Of the national defenses by a 1 special commission.
 "I am here to ask you to appropri- ate for the full number of new ships reco1nIne by the general naval board Tor this years construction. he said.
 q am sorry to say that Secretary Daniels in his recommendations to
 Cengress has cut the naval board B building program for this year almost exactly in two. If you gentlemen had permitted me to present as witnesses a few recently retired officers, in a 1 single day the country would have
 learned of our de1nented policy of building warships for cold storage. ] Out Of 80 completed battleships do you knew that 12 of them are unavai1-
 a;ble without a long delay on account I Of our refusal to pay the bills for manning them?
 If we had gone to war with the rest of the first class powers early in August do you realize that no less 1 than nine of our battleships would I not have been ready to hght2 We
 have fifteen cruisers. twenty-two de- stroyers eighteen torpedo boats, five submarines and perhaps a. dozen mis- fce1laneous fighting ships kept in cold I storage with the battleships Eighty l fighting vessels of our modest navy l are not available for battle in an I emergency.
 ssI charge that our navy is 18,O0o l men short and a further shortage o1 l 40, 900 men is in sight. The general
 board, which has actually made ou1
 war plans, estimates the enlisted force <, Of the navy as sbetween S0,o00 and 50, 900 men short for war.
 tIf any attention had been paid tc l the general boards appeals for ou1 national safety instead of only 27 bat \ tleships built and building and au-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-18
ST'EPNEY

Friends who have called on Mrs. Anna Gilbert in the Bridgeport hos pita1 find her gaining very nicely af- ter the serious operation she under went a short time ago.
 Mrs. William Craft is in Cutler farm caring for Mrs. Ebert Ohm stead, who has been i'll for some time.
 At the last meeting of Harmony Grange, it was voted to change the night of the next regular meeting to Tuesday evening, Dec. 22. There will be an Xmas tree with an exchange Of tan cent gifts between the mem bers.
 Mrs John Burr who has been il for the past week with the grippe is greatly improved.
 MT. Edmond Lyon was a recent visi- tor at the home of his son, Edmond Lyon, Jr. who has moved his family to the Samuel Smith tenement house in Monroe.
 Victor Burr. carrier on Route IA, will enjoy ten days vacation and will spend it sightseeing in New York city,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-18
MERCHANTS IMPRESS
 co. SALE RATIFIED

The sale of the Merchants Express Co, which has been in the hands of a receiver for sonde time, was approved today by Judge Burpee in the superior court. The sale price for the equip nent and good will was $795-
 J. P. costello of this city put in a claim for sz.58s 43, which was allowed. -Dany and said there was $627. 50 due him for salary. The balance was for money advanced and for unpaid notes. Attorney Francis J. Breen put in a claim for $324. .15, which was allowed. c. E. Paddock has been acting as receiv- CT for the company and carrying on the business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-18
EASTON

There WAS a special meeting of Eas- ion grange in the hall on Wednesday evening. The officers conferred the dates: Rev. and Mrs F. s. Clarke. Bradley, Miss Mary Turuey, Miss Elizabeth Andrews. Mrs. Peace. Mrs. Charles 5. Slliman, Mrs. Willard S. Gillette, Messrs. Henry Wakernan. William Smith and Henry Bahaolrn. a.. The lecturer. Miss Hazel B. Sherwood, after the degree work presented the following program: Song from the o. Sherwood; paper, Temp g by Miss Hazel E. Sherwood: song by the grange. On Tuesday evening at the regular meeting the third and fourth degrees will be given to the candidates. A chicken pie supper will be served after the degree work. The committee are Mrs Edward D. Gil- Iette, Mrs. Edward s. Williams. Aurel Runan, Jr.. and Willard s. Gillette. The program committee, Bertha Lo- per, Clarence A. Jennings, Mary A. Gillette and Jose1h B. Hill. Bach member is to bring a present for the Christmas tree. not to exceed 10 cents, to exchange on the tree.
 Elliott Northrop student at the worcester AC610o11Ays IS I1O414S S1lu con fined to his room by illness.
 The patrons Of Ezaston grange are unloading a car of feed at Stepney.
 There will be a rehearsal by the of dcers of the grange for the degree work on Saturday evening.
 There will be a rehearsal for the FsaDtist cantata at the church on Sat- urday evening.
 Miss Martha Andrews is confined to her home with a severe cold.
 Miss Elizabeth Andrews is spending a few days with her sister.