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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ANDREWS. MONDAY. DECEMBER 18. 3 Fire in Pryor Street Threat- ofjfovand Mrs. Summers. In a fire 3unday..n|*ht at 10 o’clock, »t Sou£b- Frf°r etreet- and Ridge ave nue, wo stores and a residence were destroyed, three other structures dam ped, and Mr. and Mrs. F. J. A. Sum mers’ had a thrilling experience, fleolng from their burning home In their night clothes Just In time to save themselves. When Mr. and Mrs. Summers, who resided at "42. South Pryor, awoke the root was falling In on them. Leaping from bed, the terrified couple rushed throuch thick volumes of smoke and flame and escared safely to the street; but' without saving any of their ef. fects. They did not Have time to •else their clothing. The fire started In Brantley’s drug store at 714 South Pryor street, The fumes spread rapidly and It was but a fesf moments until the drug store, the Summers residence, and thsTneat market of T. M. Summers, S Ridge avenue, were a moss, of flames. 1 ’: It items ttfere was'no one passing along the streets at the tjrae, and tho fire Jiad gained great headway before an alarm wss turned In. . These three places were a total loss. CHRISTMAS IN THE SOUTH A CRIMINAL SEASON, SAYS DR. WHITE IN HIS SERMON ’’Christmas In the South is a traves ty,” said Dr. John E.. White, In .hi,? sermon at the Second Baptist'chnroir Sunday night And In an eloquent ad dress he compared the reign of disorder which Atlanta and the South associate with the birthday of Christ. He dwelt upon the danger which the period brings, and called attention to the peril of tho open saloon, saying that council should throw such restrictions around the sale of liquor as would guard the city frem further disorder. His sermon was a powerful arraign ment of tho celebration of Christmas In the South, and -he was heard with Interest by a large congregation. The sermon follows; “The first attempt to spoil Christ mas was made by Herod. ■When ye have found Him,’ he said, ’bring me word so that I may corns and worship Him also.’ Thus with murderous mal ice In his heart nnd these honeyed words on his lips, this'monster of his tory conspired to wreck the Joy of the world. Mankind has Judged Herod, The Infamy of his plot to destroy the Babe of Bethlehem appears In all Its hideousness when wo look upon tho beautiful scene of the nativity, Its peace, Its good will, its glory, and con trast tho villainy with the significance of the tender life cradled In the man ger and the meaning of Jesus to the world, all of which Herod sought to transform Into sorrow and dismay. In abhorrence of his unspeakable wicked ness, I think wo are prepared to realize The structures damaged were u two .... . story brick at 8 Ridge avenue, owned the seriousness of the charge made br £ CL Clark; a residence in Ridge against the modem evils of Christmas avenue,' owned by Fred W. Colo, and I the grocery store of C. L. Poole & Brea. 740,South Pryor. This store was only sllghUr burned. The damage Is estimated at several thousand dollars, partly covered by ln- ^The^rigln of .the fire Is unknown. An of tha burned structures are Just outside of the city limits, except the Pobls Store/-’By a- splendid fight, the firemen saved the adjoining buildings. CL, three structures destroyed were built dose together, practically ps one building. _ ' „ While fighting the flre. Fireman Pey- a brother of Policeman John Pey- totL a brother oi irouccman jon {on, was Injured on the hand. CHATTANOOGA INFAVOR OF PROPOSED CANAL tpdaltoTke Georgian. Chattanooga, Terra- Deo, 16.—The Chattanooga chamber of commerce Is doing all lt.can,tp assist the Atlanta chamber of commerce to get Cbhgress to take up the proposed appropriation for a canal to connect the Tennessee and Warrior rivers at Brunswick, do. Speaking of tho matter a prominent Cbattanoogan said: “Already the chamber of commerce tn Atlanta has. gotten out pamphlets tad had them generously distributed In Washlngto4‘ of 'thd 'redout 'National Rlrdit 1 Anil/Harbors Congress conven tion. The matter of . building a canal from'a point on the • Tennessee rivet connecting the streams between there end Brunswick, Go., Is no ‘Colonel Sel lars scheme,’ but Is entirely feasible. This Idea of connecting: one section of tMe great! country- with - another by water la an old one and was first pro- poeed by Albert Gallatin, a native.Ten nesseean, while a member, of the cabi net In ISOS,-fully 100 years ago.” MENINGITIS BRINGS DEATH SUDDENLY U. B. Oeena, a well-known young men firing gt n Central avenue, died In a pri nts ga&ltartum early Sunday morning from os stuck of meningitis. Ur. Geene was - stricken with tho . fatal disease while preparing to go to work enrly JWay morning. He was la the net of tjlng hit ahoe-itrinf when Me arm gees a sudden Jerk. Ue called, to hie room mate, to senate e phyelcltn and was found Jn. n stupor when the doctor arrived. Howes token to a unlUrlum. bnt did not regain cdnsclous sen. . Mr. Geene’ home was In Moscow. Ky„ hot be h» been connected with the Booth era Bell Telephqne Company for eerernl celebration. Another Christmas reason Is at hand. Already the thrill Is tn the air. Believe os we may about the accura cy or the Inaccuracy of the Christmas date, and the objection Protestants may have to a Romish term, we are all surrendered to the spell of Chrlstma*. We are all agreed upon the moral sublimity of the fact for which Christ mas stands—that there was a day when Jesus was born, ■When God came down our souk) to greet And glory crowned the Mercy seat.’ The heart and.power of the Christ mas custom, the'magic, of Its sway over Chtlbfdiidom, IS in-the Truth of God It calebretee. It. le the fact that glori fies Wo, dai.i not the day the fadt. Any day.vpiild lie’ a great day Inthe world if w'a cbheldered that. Christ was born on that day. The only significance of Christmas ;day worth regarding Is.the significance, of the coming of Christ Into: this wqrld as He came—the sig nificance Wr the Gospel. It fhllowa, thi ^FINANCIAL WILL 800N.BE PASSED. •facial to The Ggorglap. Chattsnooitd,’:Tcnh.,rDrt. 16.—In .an Interview hire V\". B. Andrews, super intendent' "of transportation- of the Queen and Crescent route, says he ex- fects the financial flurry to be a thing •f the past soon after Christmas. i”I think wn will hove all wo can do Jyout the first of the year," he said, .Although passenger,find freight traf- * have fdllbn off very much during w« past six weeks.” — I ■ ’LLfaqJ L-O- ' " ■ ’ ’ — , ref ore, that Christians are bound to thi,'preservation'of the Christmas litstl- tutlori I ai a) celebration of the Ideas and irtpelpiei itthlch were wrapped up In the mission of Jesus Christ. Amer icans would feel Justified In abolishing the Fourth of July a* a national holi day-should that day become the occa sion- of anti-Aillerlcanlsm or an,fln- American applause of monarchy. "Sodthem people would, scarcely tol erate the celebration of Lee’s birthday by the misrepresentation of his char acter and the-'defamation of his spirit. It Is proper than to ask why It Is that Christians and a Christian civilization can be Indifferent to the Increasingly un-Christian celebration of Christmas? Christmas‘in the ; 8outh. ’.'The general .tone of Christmas cele bration In the South has long bean a 'subject of comment. The records of Pur 'courts show that, the Christmas season Is the criminal seogon of South ern people. I am. correctly and accu rately Informed that a record of arrests for, violation of law In Fulton county for - tho two weeks before and after December 2B each yean Is 60 per cent larger than for any other two weeks of the year. It will not be doubted that the same status Is maintained In other Southern sections. The English man coming ampng us Is amazed at what he sees lit our Christmas conduct. Our nearer neighbors contrast us with New England tPfthls regard. Even In tpe ‘w>Id: and .woolly West' Christmas a somewhat Christianized. In the no- e novels of Ralph Connor we dis cover that Christmas Is the favorable season for Evangelism among the rude lumber camps of Canada and the great Northwest A revival In the South dur ing Christmas would Blartle even a Tha body was sent to Moicow, Ky„ Mon- religious newspaper. Comparatively ear moralog fop funeral aad In [scoreaL~— spanking,-Christmas in the South la a travesty. It Is notable for the gen eral neglect of worship, the Inoppor tunity of religion, the unloosing of law. lessness and disorder, the throwing off of social restraint nnd the personal let down of.icqnsclence. dlvtneness of the fact for which Christmas Is tho Institution. It Is per- plexlng: ‘'On one occasion, while a British of ficer was urging a native to examine the claims of Christianity, two drunk en soldiers passed. ’Sir,’ said the na tive. ‘do you wish me to be like that? As a Mohammedan, 1 could not; as a Christian, I mlght.’ "It Is probably very much better that we send the Gospel to the heath en In their homes than to Invite them to visit us for It. If they should drop in on us about the time we are engaged In showing our reverence for Jesus Christ at Christmas they might be confused by hearing a general hum of our Christmas anthem of the ribald: " ’Christmas comes but once a year, If we get drunk nobody will care.' Tn Ireland the friends of tho de ceased gather about the dead man and Indicate their respect for him by beat ing each other over the head with murderous blackthorns. ’In the Kouth, we demonstrate our <-pi I,'ll of the With of Christ by unscrewing' oiir conscience. Surely we have nothing on the Irishman. ” ’It was Just a Christmas frolic. Judge, and they were nil drinking,' said the lawyer. In unctuous extenuation of an assault with Intent to murder. ‘•'Great heavens!' said the Judge. 'Ho has nearly killed the man and you wnnt me to let him off because he was desecrating the birthday of Jesus Christ at the same time.’ ' Christmas In Atlanta.^! “If the Atlanta riot hod occurred December 22, Instead of September 22, It would not have,been considered such a serious reflection on our civilization. We would not have charged It to news paper Incendiarism so vehemently, nor W the Decatpp street dives. We' would have charged' It up to Christmas, would not have Impressed us as auch an abnormal event, happening on Christ’s birthday. It might have been some relief of Injury to the city for the riot to have occurred then. We would probably have so regarded It. But It Is no consolation to the Chris tianity of Atlanta that Christmas Is the season when a riot is a normal event. Since the dawn of December, the ne groes' of Atlanta have begun to talk amonrf themselves In dread of tvhat might happen at Christmas. Every body began to think In the same direc tion. Movement to tighten the civic grip on things Is already well under way: It Is the belief of (thousands that It needs still more ■ tightening. With hundreds of men, white and black, out of employment, with one hundred and: sixty saloons In a naturally des- porhto devll r may-care mond as to what happens, with the accustomed, relaxa tion of public conscience and the good- humored toleration of personal disorder on account of the Christmas feeling, with the powder of race enmity always dry among the Inflammable fringes of our population, with all this and this, w’e do well- to-pause and reflect; ISe will, every man of us, do well to mako clear to ouq city, government, that It Is no time to protect the saloon against loss If the saloon has not sense enough to protect Itself and ua against danger. The chief of police should be given peremptory authority of law to close Instantly every bar room .which sells a drink, or a bottlo of whisky, to a man In tha slightest degree Intoxlr rated. Not more than ten men should be allowed in a saloon at the same time after December 20. .’’But tho shame of Christ remains, do what we may or can, that Christianity has not done more In Atlanta and the South to make Christmas a moral pow- er Instead of a moral peril which must require redoubled legal force to keep men sober and from murdering their fellow-men. "Some things law and police can not do. The really big tasks of civilization are beyond the law. The rescue of Christ’s birthday is a big task. But Christianity must define It and -under- take It. I have been aroused to this matter by a Vl*lt to a home In this city. I was sent for. The woman was in a state of anxiety. "•Oh, Doctor,’ she said, 'If we can Just get my husband by Christmas I mve hope.’ And the words rang and clung. ’Just get him by Christmas, Just get him by ChrUfs birthday. What a horrible fact that Christ a birth day should be to any human being a day of dread and danger! ’But it is. We are conscious that it lv . We seem willing for it to be. Christmas Is no Joy, Its anticipation no pleasure to ten thousand wives mothers and little children In this land. The day of all days when the woman IS Police Have 218 Cases Fol lowing Saturday and Sunday “Drunks.” 216— This number of cases was tried In police court lost Monday, breaking all records. 216— . This Is the number being tried Mon day. smashing tho remarkable record of a week ago. Of this enormous number of coses. It Is estimated by Recorder Broyles ana Clerk Preston that fully 75 per cent were due to whleky, embracing charges of "plain drunk" and "drunk and disorderly." The record of police business for last M-milay eclipsed all preview-, records of tile department, but the buslnees of the present Monday has gone that rec ord Just two worse. When Clerk Pres ton finished docketing the cases, he had written 218 names. The same scenes that were enacted in tho prison department at the police station Inst Monday were repeated. Prisonere were crowded into almost every available space In the prison. Breakfast was served Monday morn ing to 130 prisoners, the remainder be ing out on bond and copies of charges. It was nearly noon when Judge Broyles finished the morning grind, at which time he had disposed of about 100 cases. The remainder of the pria- oners represented In the big docket are passing In review at the afternoon session. Deaths and Funerals and the child -began to bo lifted up. ’Considered os a sociological factor, wh#n homes began to be havens of examine)! as a force operating on so ciety. fare.lt* effect on character and life* tho question would be at once raised whether we would not be a bet ter people If Christmas were abolished. I would not undertake to decide su ’h a question, but l am confused by It. No- where else In the world Is orthodog Christianity as dominant as tn the Southern states, the Christianity that attaches the greatest Importance to the heaven on earth, la now within nine teen centuries in the moat evangelized section in the world, become the dread of so many hoinns and mother® and lit tle children.” OPERAGLASSES. Finest line and best prices at Jno. L. Moore A Sons’, 42 N. Broad St, Pru dential building. J. M. Kershaw. J. M. Kershaw, a well-known Con federate veteran, died at a private sani tarium Saturday night. Up to the time of his death, Mr. Kershaw resided at 2S0 East Hunter street. The funeral ceremonies were conducted at Barclay A Brandon’s prlvato chapel Monday morning at 10:30 o’clock. Tho Inter ment followed at Oakland cemetery. Henry R. Plnnall. Henry R. Plnnelt. aged 48, died at the residence of Ills family, a mile north of Decatur. da- Saturday night at 8 o'clock. He leaves three brothers, George, John and Robert Plnnell, of Atlanta, and six sisters, Mrs. W. D. Armtstead, Mrs. W. C. Stovall. Mrs. IV. M. Watkins and M rs. Ed Joyner all of Atlanta; Mrs. Kate Nash, of Colum bus. and Mrs. W. C. McDonald, of Conyers. The funeral certnonles were conducted at his late residence, near Decatur, Monday afternoon at 1:60, and the Interment followed in the .cemetery at that place. Mist Ada Stoekdell. The funeral of Miss Ada Stock- dell was conducted at the First Chrls- tlon church Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The body was sent to Lex ington, Ky.. Monday afternoon at 5 o'clock for Interment. Just Received Big Line of Beautiful Imported Dolls— Just From the Other Side-Real German Dolls. These came by this morning’s express. They are just a little late in arriving, but they’re here now all right and arc certainly the most beautiful collection of Dolls we’ve ever owned: Large natural life-size undressed Dolls, blondes and brunettes, natural eyelashes, natural hair, etc., $1.00 to $9.00. Handsome Dolls with bearskin coats, etc., beau tiful dressed Dolls; in fact, every kind and style of Doll the heart could wish for. On display and sale tomorrow morning on our popular second floor in the children’s department. We’ve marked them at most attractive prices in order to dispose of the lot as quickly as possible. Come see them tomorrow, sure. J. M. HIGH GO. Aleck Petrepol. Aleck Petrepol, aged 26, died at a private sanitarium Sunday night. He was a brother of Victor Petrepol, tho well-known fruit merchant of this city. The body la being held at Harry O. Poole’s undertaking eetabllehment until tho funeral arrangements are com pleted. D. L. Hotlomon. D. L. Holloman died at a private ean- Itarlum Saturday. The funeral cere monies were conducted at Barclay A Brandon’s private chapel Monday after noon at 2:30 o’clock. The interment was at Westvlew cemetery. Frank Kennedy. Frank Kennedy, aged 23, died Sun day night at hls residence, 63 Oak Hill avenue. He leaves a wife and one child. The funeral services were con ducted at the home Monday morning at 11 o’clock. The Interment followed In the family burying grounds. James B. Klnnard. The-body of James B. Klnnard, who was killed In the Western nnd Atlan tic railroad yards Friday night, was sent to Buena Vista, Go. Sunday night for funeral and Interment. Willis Ma7 Glozier. Tha funeral ceremonies of little WU« lie May Glozier, who died Friday after noon, were conducted at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Ida Olozler, 13 Corley street, Sunday morning at 10 o’clock. Dr. J. W. Anderson officiating. The Interment was at Hollywood cem- Mre. Missouri Kilgore. The body of Mrs. Missouri Kilgore, who died several days ago, was sent to Newnan, Go., Sunday morning for fu neral and Interment. Captain William Lamb. Captain William Lamb, of ths Sal vation Army, died at the home of hie wife’s parents In Spartanburg, S. C„ Saturday. Captain Lamb w,s well known In Atlanta, where he was sta tioned a couplp of years ago as assis tant to Major Berrlman. The latter left Atlanta upon receipt of the news of Captain Lamb’s death, with Cap tain Harvey, and conducted the fu neral service Sunday afternoon. Cap tain,Lamb Is survived by hls wife and a 6-months-otd baby. ANDREW J. MILLER HAS NEW POSITION Andrew J. Miller, one of the moat popular furniture salesmen In Atlanta, who has for several years been con nected with the furniture department of the Chamberlln-Johnson-DuBose ■tore, has accepted a position with the Rhodes-Haverty Furniture Company, of 65 Peachtree street, nnd will begin hls new duties on next Monday. Mr. Miller has many friends among Atlanta and out-of-town shoppers, and he will bo glad to welcome them at hls new post. DR. JORDAN GOES ON TRIP TO CUBA Rev. Dr. John D. Jordan, pastor of the Jackson' Hill Baptist church, will leave for Cuba Monday night, where he will spend several weeks enjoying the balmy breezes of the tropics. He presided for the last time this year at the meeting of the Baptist ministers Monday-morning, and made the an nouncement bl hls trip. Before he re turns hlB successor will be elected. In making the announcement Dr. Jordan took occasion to say what an excellent report hls church had made durln- the year Just closing, nnd he received the congratulations of the other pastors for the showing made. 8tate Officials III. Chairman O. 8. McLendon, of the railroad commission, has been quite 111 at hls rooms In the Majestic Ifor the past several days, but Is reported as Improving Monday. Chairmen McLen. don narrowly 'missed an attack of pneu monia. News reached the capltol Monday that Chairman J. 3.’ Turner, of the prison commission, was quite til at hls home In Eatonton. It was feared that he had penumonla. yMMWHHWIHWHItMMMHtMMHIWHIHWHwmWWMMMUW THE THEATERS 1 AMUSEMENTS. THE GRAND—Dark. THE UIJOU—Monday night, “Gay Now York.** THE ORPIIEUM-Monday night, high claas vaudeville. Souvenir* at the Orpheum. Every lady In the audience’ at the Orpheum Monday night will ho pre sented with a. fine box of bonbons, and every child visitor to the dally matinees will be given a pretty Japaneso doll-» this is the Orpheum’s holiday gift to its patrons. Children are admitted free to the matinees If some grown-up ac companies them. Brindamour. the handouff king and Jail-breaker, heads the vaudeville bill this week, and promises to show the Atlanta police some new stunts In breaking out of locked.cells. The.six Somols, whirling Arab dervishes from the desert, will do a new stunt. Kitty Johnson, tho little singing girl; James Dllks, comedian; Brooks nnd Vedder, Les Jardya, Kimball and Lewis, the grotesques, nnd the Orpheum klneto- „ __ ___ _ graph make up the bill, one of the most 00 Kc btuary 17. 1904, with Storcblo York” thla weak. Matin*** will be gives TflMdiy, Tkaraflay and Satnrday afternoon, "Forty-Five Minutoa from Broadway.” You may not belleva it, bnt Bra* Caro* la billed as "Plain Mary" In "Torty-ftva Mlnntea From Broadway/* which will b« tha attraction at tha Grand for two alghta, beginning Wednesday (Cbrlstmas), matinee, December jd. Alto, she sings "Mary Is a Grand Old Name” and "So Long, Mary," thus Indicating that Mary la "It” In the Klaw Jfc Erlancer offering. Nevertheleaa Hcott Welsh Is In tha cast as Kid Hums, a retired price tighter, ami he hit New York a telling Mow right In the risible ribs dur ing the play’s long engagement In the met ropolitan city. Tha original company will he seen here. The cast Includes Scott Welsh. Frances Gordon. Claire (Jrenvlll-, Carolyn Lee, Elisabeth Purcell, John .1. Clark. James H. Manning, Arthur V. Gib- son, Howard Htevena, Edward Walter and James A. Davett. "Madam Butterfly,” 'Madam Butterfly," which Henry W. Sav age Is to send this season and which la now regarded ns the most fascinating grand opera ever Introduced In America, was originally prodneed at the La Scuta, Milan. attractive of the vaudevlllfe season. "The Great" Divide." In the enthusiastic and appreciative way in which "The Great Divide" bae been re ceived, may be seen one of the most grati fying nnd welcome algna of the theatrical tiroes, says Henry Miller, the original star of tho play which cornea to the Grand Friday nml Saturday. The dignified and thoughtful manner In which Mr. ^foody's drama was treated by the dramatic review ers. magazine writers and the press in gen eral, and the unanimous recognition .of its merits, surface and underlying, are Indica tions that dramatic criticism In America hoe not deugerated Into mere flippancy and a desire to say the bright thing regardless of truth, as has often been charged. The crifc- of bis theme, establls! mstlc reviews are ever on the lookout for real worth, and are willing, even eager, to elevate It to public view whenever and wherever It may be found. "Gay New York.” Pretty girls, tuneful music, brilliant cos tumes and elaborate scenic effects are some of the salient features which have made "Gay New York." this week’s attraction at the IHJou, one of the most popular offerings of the season. In addition to Its tuneful music and Interpolated specialties, "Gay S’ew York" tells an Intensely amnslng story built upon rational farce lines, and while the fare** !• made subservient to melody on the circuit where “Gay has appeared, come auch re- Pi.... JBJie patrons of the RIJou may anticipate one of the best attractions of the season In the engagement of "Gay New Madam Butterfly, and Campanlnl as dnetor, scoring a failure. In & newly re vised form It was again tried at Breelcn on May 28 of the name year, with Kruscen- lskl as Butterfly. Strnngo to say. It proved a wonderful success. It was then produced naaln at La Hcala In Its new shape and Milan went into raptures over It 8tnce then It hna become the greatest success of years at Naples, Budapest. London and New York, and recently added another bouquet of praise to Its collection by sweeping . music-loving Paris and Berlin with a storm I of enthuslaalm. Qrooers B of ore Commissioner. The state Agricultural department looks like a court room Monday. Ore* a dozen merchants from Atlanta, Ma con, Savannah and Brunswick are here , In response to a Humnmn from Comtnts- \ sloner Hudson to testify as to selling j misbranded and adulterated vinegars. 1 As Attorney General Hart was oenv- j pelled to appear In the supreme court, he could not be present. The testi mony win be eubmltted to him later, when ho will render Commissioner Hudson an opinion. Negro Shot AooUfentelly. ' ] Fpedal to The Georgian. Jackson, Miss., Dec. 1f Tames States was shot through the right lung and a large portion of hla shoulder woe Mhnt away with a shotgun in the hands ..f Richard Dickson on North Grayson afreet Friday evening. The shooting oc curred tin the two wore getting ready to go hunting together, and Dickaoa claims It was accidental. Both par ties are negroes. -is the one consuming topic of the day in the great $15,000 prize contest now being coudncted by The Georgian. WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE ? /Vote.'for her now and help her win one of the splendid prizes. A little help now may encourage her to work, and if she works it’s a certainty she will be grateful to you forever afterward. ^ It’s the opportunity of a life time—ninety-four prizes, starting off with four capital prizes-$1,000 in gold, one $2,000 Touring Gar, one $750 Grand Piano, one $650 Automobile Runabout; and the ninety others include ten Kingsbury Pianos, each a coveted prize for any home; 20 free trips to Cuba, thirty free scholarships divided among Cox College, KlindWorth Conservatory of Music and Dixie Business College, fifteen Diamond Rings bought of the Eugene V. Haynes Company and fifteen Gold Watches bought of Charles W. Crankshaw. 0 "The holidays furnish the best time for effective work. It’s in the air to be helpful and generous, and then, too, a, year’s subscription to The Georgian makes a mighty fine Christmas present.