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Fn CONSTITUTIOK. ATLANTA. MQN ddie Welsh Is Favored befeat Frank Whitney; Three Other Good Scraps reddie Welsh Mary Payn Soldier Hoe, 6 Kid Superior v. Kid Brooks, 4 rounds. fight prince) of good fellows has arranged for the Audltm i urn Armory tomorrow night.

This show will mark the return of the boxing game after an absence of (The ripe for a good show. Atlanta Cans were in a receptive mood and Promoter I' Castro has arranged an excellent show to please them In their demands. 1 "jWi'lM1 from the nice advance sale at Shepherd's Segar Store Edgewood avsnue, the under tttfcng 0f the game in this city will sip' rsedesomed by the best crowd of fans West VIM. uiirthtwelorht chamDloi. of Orsat Britain Australia, will meet Frank Whlt tnc "Fighting Carpenter" of Ce Rapids, Iowa.

6 Welsh is the holder of the Lord Dons dale Belt, emblematic of the Knglish rhsjnplonship. and he has several other trophies emblematic of titles won. The Englishman rules as the favor I ite with the majority of the fans. It is only logical that he should, but those followers of things pugilistic, who believe that lie is going to have I any easy time with Whitney are due to get a surprise. If Whitney should win, he will have uncorked one of the real surprises of the boxing season.

But stranger things have happened. Whitney is in splendid shape, in the best shape of his career and those who have seen him "box hero before are free to admit that he gives the best of them as' good AUBURN QUINTET HERESATURDAY 'Mike Donahue's Warriors Play the Atlanta Athletic Club Team Football Stars on Visitors' Line Up. The Auburn basketball team will be the onponents of the Atlanta Athletic club basketball team In the fifth game to bo played on the latter's floor this Auburn always turns out a representative team, despite the fact that basketball is a secondary sport with them. Several members or me iootoau which hue's boys i the southern football title the past senson are on the basket ball team and this has added to tne team games here, no matter what branch of sports they may be engaging in. EMORY TRACK TEAM io meet an Eni' College, Oxford, January It is very probable that the track authorities of Emory college will attempt to arrange a.

meet with Wofforri college. Spartanburg, S. for some time during the spring. Professor J. B.

Peebles, coach of the track team, is a former professor of Wof ford. and it is thought that he favors a meet with the South Carolina insti arrange the plans for a meet. athletics that Emory is allow Thc student body has not yet elected thomannger for the 1914 squad, but it is very likely this will be clone in a SOCCER FOOTBALL east, but of the west as well, is one of I There Is now a live association in the east ana otner? tne miaaie west, i what it will entoi is nothing compared to secondary scnoois man in tne Dig uni football will he a contender with the rugby game for popularity with the I Will Lecture on Helen Keller. Dr. John H.

Conway, manager of the Tuesday night at 8 o'clock upon Life of Helen Keller" at the Phil will be of the Jun or ill charged. It was advertised for Moh Tueeday. later changed to B. R. Holmes Toung Men's Christian association of iving of young men President Holmes a would care to tackle.

is tUre to fight Welsh hard. il his crack at a champion and the "Fighting Carpenter" is going Whitney Is better on the defense than on the offense, but those close to the Carpenter say that he is going to carry the fight to Welsh and by so doing open the eyes of some of the local bugs, who do not believe that he can hit. Charlie White, Battling Nelson. Jake Abel ana other boys that Whitney has fought are a unit In declaring that he Is tho best defensive fighter that they have ever met and that he is the hardest man to hit in the ring today. Charlie White says that a.

straight left is the only punch that Whitney can be hit with and this has to be shot i welsh la wise to all of Whit points and also his weak The little Englishman counted on to send as good as Is sent Welsh sure to outbox Whitney. No one, even Frank himself, ever accused him of being a gracefully clever boxer. In this Welsh is sure to outshine Whitney, but he will have to do more than box, says Whitney. Goldberg la Ring. Rube Goldberg, the famous cartoonist, who will appear at the" Forsvth theater this week, has been agreed upon as the third man in the ring.

Rube has not been consulted in the matter, but this is a mere formality, as the famous would rather go to a prlre fight than to anything In the calendar. He'll be there and he'll EMORY BASKETBALL Emory College, Oxford. January (Special.) The Emory interclass basketball season will besrin Monday afternoon with two games to he play ea in tne Williams gymnasium. The schedule will be brought into effect when the Seniors and Juniors play the first game, to be followed by the Sophomore Freshmen game. The Officials for the have ncep.

oy tne atnietlc com I this will be done 1 them to officiate mittee. but of time for Strenuous practice has been going on since the opening of college Wednesday after the holidays, which is mainly due because of the weather and large number of aspiring players. The Juniors are figured to have the edge for the pennant because of their excellent showing last season, as they were the runner up in the race when the Seniors, who graduated last June, won the rag. ii is cApeuiea mis season will prove AT THE THEATERS "Polly of the Crrctw." or a pretty little the title in 1 from laughter (t.egirT'rrom i seen Keith Vaudeville. (At the Forsyth.) headline musical features for vaudevll uding Spence his newest i middle Srjritfe' Tnau tha' the occupants of orchestra this play was flrst produce of the eomeidlan who heads South .22 favorite i added a starting with matinee this afternoon.

Lor nedy. Chief Cap with song and comedy i. will add Interest i (At the 0Uou. intnally lead him to heac will be the 1 easing and popular that bill and will help make things in the appearance of the Merkel European novelty gymnastic act. Norman Hachett.

(At the Lyric.) N'ormen Haekett and his excel tf ny of players start their second flrst performer delighted playi 'Classmates" ran rehsrsal ygoers. Any and i The production of this i as Mr. Htckett's play him nisei to be the most elaborate that has i seen hers In stock. Then will teg performances at and matinees on Eddie Black. this afternoon patrons of the popular Msrl vefeome, as this i 1 audiences' most interested throughout New Six Farlonf Record.

El Paso, Texas, January a new world's record for fi furlongs, 1:09 3 5, Tnario hv Iron Mask, at the Juarez lareta in a match race. The horse held GLASSES PALL OFF! They Meet Here Tuesday Night ffl At the top is Fre'lie Welsh, lite Hiitish ligntweight ehampiiiii. and ai the bottom is Frank Whitney. "Fighting Carpenter." of Cedar Raipids Iowa. Thev meet in a ten round bat ignt.

weisn rules tne ravt HEINEMANN TO HEAD cording NEW ORLEANS CLUB Orleans. January 4. A. Heinemanh. secretary of the New Or leans Baseball association for the.

past years, will be elected presiuem tary at the meeting her tomoi of club stockholders, according ell authorized reports. It was at ced some time ago that Charh Frank would give up his position as presiaent to accept i Orleans representative of the Cleveland club of the American league. Mr Helnemann has been connected witl the local association for about seven John Hunter Dead. the Polyclinic hospital. was removed from his apartments tion of diseases.

For more than fifty He first took Intel breed of Amerios thoroughbreds ii ISM, and his racing stable was know: Alleged "Slaver" Makes Bond. John B. Sellers, charged in an ir, dletment found by a federal gran Jury a few weeks ago with "whit slavery" and brought hack from Toxa where he was arrested, vesterda Jury finding the bill, left Banks cpun statement, de work in a Texas cotton field. It was then MIrh Coker opened corrStpon Texas of Sellers charged with whlto MOVEMENT IN WALKER FOR NEW COURTHOUSE Rome, January A movement is on foot in Walker present structure at LaFayette Is entirely Inadequate to present needa The 1 smaii, and better quar needed since hereafter quar held instead of semi annual has been the custom In A number Of the rnnntv Offl 1 'let will hold them at nffloee on comforubly Det show you a finances are in splen proposed to make a small Seventy Five Men Choose All American Team From L. H.

111. H. B. following All America football team, chosen by It from Dick Of rtters. coaches it the country.

Idle in the player market last srfeld's and player Chicago Ketcham, (m), vale Butler. Wisconsin Harvard Harvard the United States, asking them 'team, a team that would be strictly ian all American eleven. He received picks from as far south ers. and the p'layei accorded the places. Brickley received I unanimous choice.

Tho sporting editor of The Consti SEVEN SOMERSAULTS IK Lincoln Beachey Establishes New Air 20,000 Persons Saw Feat. San Francisco, January 4. Turning seven somersaults in a biplane in one flight today. Lincoln Beachey established a new aviation record. One of the loops was executed directly above a crowd of more than .0,000 persons.

In another loop Beachey did what is known as the "corkscrew" twist while his aeroplane was In a perpendicular position. A feature of the exhibition was a Derformed around a dro aeroplane. Hince lie turned his first somersault in the air, five weeks ago, Beachey has done the act forty three NEW BAPTIST CHURCH DEDICATED IN Rome. January i. (Special.) The youth Broad Street Baptist church was dedicated with appropriate cere es this afternoon.

Two services held, one at 11 a. m. and one at 2:30 p. m. At the morning service the burning of cancelled notes was an in esting ceremony, ana symbolized the freeing of the church from indebtedness.

The Rev. W. L. Walker, pastor of the First Baptist church, preached tne dedication ceremony in tne after GERMAN CROWN PRINCE OPPOSING THE KAISER Berlin. January 4 Frederick William a have taken an attitude of opposition to the government and the emperor this time in connection with the Zabern af fairs.

Rumors have been ln circula tion for some time past ths crown prince Iiad sent a telegi Colonel Von Renter, commander of the Ninety ninth regiment, who is said to have instructed his officers to act aggressively in case of trouble between th. rmaii soldiers and the townspeople, commending the colonel's stand. Not much attention was paid to the rumors until they were published in a Paris paper. The Frankfurter ZelEang, BOW commenting on the story, says it Icantly that intimates of the crown prince 00 not ueny me report. BUILDER OF NILE DAM FOR SAVANNAH MEETING nmlnace.

Works in the east, will dellv. er an address at the fourth annual meeting of the National Drainage con irresB at Savannah, April 22, according to a letter received today by Philip A. KeHar, secretary of the congress. Sir William is the vice presl aent at large of the congress. He will speak on 'Tliver Regulation and Control in Antiquity." WHY LOOK OLDEK than are when Jno.

L. Moore sons' Kryjtoh eye glasses will alve you both new and Or viiion in one Uns, with no seam? Most comfortable and dressy srlasses made. 42 N. Broad Grant Bldg. Cftdv.) Which: Composite Is Made route: Turner, who was boueht last the K.

T. league; Gross, a local hurler. from the White Sox, have proven nltehlner outlook would ho fnlrl bright. It la evidently necessary for McCormick to land at least one more PRIZES ARE AWARDED Thirty Boys in Twenty four Counties of Georgia Profit by Railroad's Offer. The prize money offered hv th, Atlanta.

Birmingham and Atlanth the largest yield of com in each of the counties served General Passenger Atent At rauroad, New Year' day. The following list shows th names of the prise winners, the yiel per acre and the value of the prizes: Buford Robltsich. Fitter Harry Vlcke'rs, Ambrose, ibmltted and of the team chosen. seven of the men chosen, the first gJJ named and the last two. missing left tackle, left end, quarter back and right aaaiuon all Eastern and all The alUEa! to the all American Ketcham (Yale), center; Brown left tackle; Gilchrist (Navy), left end Yale), quarterbacl (Harvard), right halfback (Carlisle), left halfback; uncmey tahrrard), fullback.

ntre Dame), right end; Pontius (M'cMsan)' tackle: Aimendinwr (Michigan), guard; DesJardien (Chleagro). Keeler (Wisconsin), left guard; Butler" (Wisconsin), left tackh right 'halfback; Norgren (Ctolwgo), left halfback; Eicnemauo Dame), fullback. McCormick Has Kept Ten Of Last Year's Lookouts i January 4. Sommers. it is figured, is good for other Southern year's work, only not a star.

Flo league managers have been applying winter months, Manager Harry McCormick has been pursuing the even tenor of his way. Conscious that the Lookouts of last season left him a worthy nucleus, Harry hats stuck to Kid Elbarfeld'a athletes and ten out of the fifteen who finished the season in Chattanooga uniforms will report for 1914 spring training. I The five who are are Harry who will try out with the I Detroit Timers; Catcher Mike Giddo. who was drafted by Cleveland and is I expected to be returned to Chattanooga: Kid Elberfeld. who was caught in whirlpool at New Orleans and is Jobless; Outfielder Johnson, who was sold to Paul entell's Galveston club, and InHelder Louis Williams, who third base; King flold; Howell.

Grimes, Sommers Kroh. pitchers. Larger Sanad. McCormick. while not active i of the pruning Knile.

naB i squad of eight ss under hU The athletes sskie, has departed. Rudy trol. which isn't often, is every collegian, finished strong and many ent experts have ruled that he ire native talent than any other ter In the Southern leamie. Grimes. whn wan hnueht from Ottumwa in mid season, showed but little, and his case is doubtful.

To bolster up this uncertain quartet ie ritrht hand has been nurchased from Provi dence. Bob Higglns, who was in tho ired by Detroit ivo.ez tmsheis 10.00 wcKcrs. Amorose, yield Roy Manning, Pui yield 84.83 bushels MSNIM Carmlchael. yield 101 bushels ie.00 yield 65.06 bushels i CUs Dorough. Vienna, Ga.

yield 47. bushels 6 0() Huie B. Adams. Fayettevllle. yield 84.5: bushels 5 00 Clarence Suttles', yield 48 bush Haynes Lennon, Ocllla, ouBneip, Doys short course, scholarship State Sell AgTicul "yleTd Cecil Buena vista'.

Hope Bowdei coprse scholarship. caYh '35) Clarence Lee Wati Jos B. Danl'i yieia 57.09 em ms. 1 1 1 and 810 in Gr'a'ntVlllV, yield 60 bushels Woodland, T1n7n ture (value 810 in cash 1 George Conger. Tlfton.

91 bushels Nlmmon Davis, era! co" firSt scn" 8tate School Tur.n?I~/,r Whittle. Worth, Movre, Mcnolls. Tyre, Odum. yi.id Ab'bev'iile; CHRISTIAN MORALS PROPOSED FOR THEATER Washington. January As a step toward injecting the "Christian stand the1 theater, the student body of Trinity college, a Catholic school for girls here, today issued a statement naming thlrty elx immodest theatrical with the declaration that any piay housef showing them would be denied the students patronage.

The board of regents of the numDertng among its membership announced that the student special jmeetlnK next week. I S. 0. BUTLER IS JAILED COTTON TRADERS WATCH1 FOR KILLING WILLIAMS PROGRESS OF Gl Claims He Had to Shoot Rock ledge Postmaster in Self Defense. Dublin, January 4 D.

Butler is in jail The special. As Opinion Stands Bearish Figures Are Expected in the Next Census Report. awaiting the action of the urand jury. PrinclPal feature of the cotton' I cnargea wun Killing J. M.

Williams postmaster at Rookledge, lan night. 1 thf Nnf i tlOTe; He pleads self defense. Marshal wm be evereaux last night after ing and was brought to Dublin this ing Sheriff Flanders. that roroner Hams and the 1urv ordered held. Story Told by Butler.

The two went behind DON'TS FOR WOMEN WHICH WILL LESSEN SNATCH THIEF CASES The alarming increase of thievery has caused Chief S. 1 in charge of police heada.ua rt night, to issue these don ts to no carry money while on tri "Don't carry money in a hand "Don't hold a bag or nurse looselv in the fingers. "Be constantly on iruarrl Tt ia nna of the snatch thieves" greatest fortes to catch a victim unawares. The best plan of all is to carrv money or valuables in a pocket in the skirt or waist. Women's styles should permit such a especially for business women and shoppers.

If, while walking in a secluded tion, you observe a Buspiclous r.ngro youth or youths, watch them closelv It is best to avoid them. "The best 'don't' of all is rinn't a handbag. Carry your money sny wnere else the stocking, if necessary. That's a receptacle as good as any." STUDENT VOLUNTEERS ADJOURN CONVENTION Kansas Citv. January 4 stu.

dent volunteer convention for foreign issions, which has been In session since Wednesday, ended tonight. The final session was in contrast to the first session, when a.OOO delegates gave lusty yells, when they were In places. ToniRht the students passed out of convention hall to their in silence. i B. Mott.

chairman of the cx who presided, does not believe in ap plause and folloi plausc was given aft got down to work. all parts of the the lomgrht telegrams of gi From China came a cablegram sir. nf A 'e rh f01'mo1' Chinese student" leaders, savi mffieTchrtftr" de8Uny: Why The volunt, luieers in japan cabled from Kyoto telling that eountrv message came from volunteers in Turkey: Tnrt greatest needs are moral. possiointies challenge ndream world, to reveal uplifting power "India, with 30,000 college stud, it this Juncture imperatively help." South American volunteers cat 'Awakeninc portunlty which calls urgently volunteers of faith and sionary work as a life's vocati fields. irom Mme.

is iett in tne hands of the FRIENDS ARE WORKING TO SA VE ARTIST EARLE to brine rata tic troubles of Ferdinand Pinnej first wife. Marie Kmilie Flschbaelir awaiting word 1 am sua noping. ne added, she will be ilsposed to co operate In an amicable i lotte Herm companion. Mis, Char known also as Mrs. of Ferdinand Pl'nne Earle, was brought back to nltrht from French mlnistpr and' his grandfather.

VANDERBILT CONTROL UP TO SUPREME COURT first case taken up by the supreme Methodist Knisconal church. 1 suit involve control of Vanderbll university and was decided in favor of liege of Bishops by Chancellor a' brilliant array of counsel will Tep by a member h.oks ame more angry the longer he taRe.i Hull. finally, reached for his 'nisi, Km ler says he reached for his the same men clihvhe.i holding to the other's pistol to pre snooling. and tussled fn, several minutes. Both pistols were fire.i uik tne tussle, and both men fell unon the floor.

Butler, notlcinc that denly weakened. Jerked loose, takine both pistols, ran out of the the marshal, told him what had 'nan. pened, and surrendered. He as sev 1. powder burns on his hand reed during the fight.

He is well wn in the county and was former one of the guards at the county convict caisD. ginning: up to December SI: this pected last of the reg uiar ginning and is generally ex haon il Pinning from the first of thS killing, and little evidence so far ex 1,1 of the cent Butler's statement. According to him. the trouble began about two taife. ginned up fo the end ocJfc weeks ago when he assist, Marshal aml i i fonr IflSi 1 Devereaus.

in arresting Willi whn 1 fann time two veara was drunk. claim th ln, th" Period between Deccni Butler drew his pistol on him un i ,31. last TiPros.nriiv ginned I6S.369 bales, tip to De necessaruj. Butler was this v. ar there were alnnad for this by Williams, but the was 12.923.000 1 bearish exneai? compromised and the two became tions nre met the total ginning for Last night Butler was lie arshal again and on his stopped at the postoffice for his mail.

reiiured to 500 pound gross eight hales. very small in, would lent The was n.677,000 bales. in ition to ginning returns. drink, talked a few IS tint hist' mill takinge fell offi mii'iays, nut hears said It was favorable conditions among 35 MACON BAPTISTS LEAVE 2D CHURCH ON ACCOUNT OF ROW Macon. January 4.

(Special.) Dissension in the rank's of the mem bershin of the Second Baptist church of Macon today caused thirty live members of that church to ask for their letters. They will affiliate with i he Tabernacle Baptist and other local churches. The dissension arose over the preposition to consolidate with the Tabernacle church. which was turned down. Rev.

T. P. Calloway has resigned as pastor of the Second, church and has taken charge of the HEARINGS BEGIN TODAY ON RESERVE DISTRICTS nd Secre 1 prominent Kntixvllle 'lawyer, will sit chine. district. and choosing: federal i side toward actual of the nation's new flnan Art on the committee.

With them ognpher and several other employees, who will keep the records the commit and business 1 presentatives of Jer York. The Albai eey City. Newark, in Boston, where the claims ar The committee will return to Wash ington next prepared and Boston will FACEVILLE THREATENED BY EARLY MORNING FIRE Faceville, January (Special. 1 Faceville suffered a 86.500 loss from Are Sunday morning. The store of J.

T. ain Son was discovered in flames ah, 3 o'clock. The fire rapidly spread to surrounding buildings, and only checked when it reached an alley be tueen the stores of Glisson Wells. Bain bridge Farm company, $700; J. T.

Pain, $800; Dr. L. V. Berry, $200; C. B.

Hosiers, $800; C. E. Glisson, About a third of the loss was covered by insurance. The origin of the Are is unknown. Telephone communication 300 NEGRO STUDENTS DEFY COLLEGE CHIEF Raleigh, N.

January Returning today from the north and finding three hundred boys in an uprising aralnst his administration. President Charles F. Meserve, of Shaw university, an institution for negroeo here. Issued bis Ultimatum mailing the last day upon which he will reinstate anv student The boys cut all classes Friday fbl lowing the dismissal of J. D.

Bean, student, who married against tbe rules of President Meserve, while the tu.ieiit "as attending lectures. Doc Meserve de rlined to receive a committee 011 appeal from his order. The college president declared nmiulit he will serve as president through his "natural life." MISS WILLARD ENGAGED TO KERMIT ROOSEVELT iuary 4. The American Joseph E. Willard, of made official announce 1 Kermit Roosevelt, son of ex Preei Roosevelt.

The marriage prob will take place late ln the spring. Christmas Party. study club and their husbands at the evening punch was served a beautifully appointed table by Copeland, who later entertained guests with a group of pretty s. Another deltghtful feature of renins: was the dramatic readme of Mrs. Davis.

The Christmas colors were carried out In the mints and ices and cakes, as well as In the Vs existence this is the first party give; thfs with the liusbands HOW CAN I ENLARGE My favorite negatives at home? Jno. Li. Moore In hia stead, hajgng been appointed by glad to show vo the governor. I to work. N.

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