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THE WEATHER.
Haln Wednesday night, and slightly
warmer; Thursday fair and somewhat
colder. Temperatures Wednesday
(taken at A. K. Hawkes Co.'s store): S
a ro.. 34; 10 a. m., 35; 13 noon. 36; 2
pi ro., 35.
The Atlanta Georgian
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AND NEWS
“Noshing Succeeds Like—THE GEORGIAN”
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Houston, steady; 9*4. Memphis, Arm; 9 V
Mobile, steady; 8 11-16.
VOL. X. NO. 120.
HOME(4TH)EDITION Atlanta, ga., Wednesday, December 20, 1911. HOME(4TH)EDITION PRICE.-&«,•; c ™-
TAFT URGES TARIFF
His Special Message to Con
gress Recommends a Revi
sion of Schedule K.
HE AGAIN EXPLAINS VETO
Wouldn’t Approve Democratic
Wool ^Tariff Bill Because It
Was Faulty, He Says.
Washington, Dec. 20.—The first gun
of tlie tariff battle of the first regular
ression of the sixty-second congress
was fired by President Taft today in a
special message to the nation's law
makers, urging that Schedule K of the
tariff, relating to low-priced foreign
woola of inferior grades be revised and
the rates given therein reduced. The
president explains his 9eto of the wool
bill passed by the last session by stat-
•Ing that in his Judgment the measure
was framed without underlying data.
The president tells of his appoint'
ment of the tariff board which, in ac
cordance with his Instructions, directly
made a report on Schedule K and was
unanimous in Its recommendations for,
t general reduction In rates, altho mak
ing no specific recommendations.
Tha report, the president states,
thows that the present method of aa-
teasing raw wool operates to exclude
wools of high shrinkage in scouring,
but fine qualify, from the American
market, and thereby lessens tho range
of wools available to the domestic man
ufacturers.
The meosage was read to the house
Immediately after It convened today.
Tho Republican mejnbers of the houso
cheered the piessage liberally when it
was noticed that the president had
urged the revision of schedule K, which
the Democrats attempted to revise last
cession.
Prior to tho reading of tho message
Representative Fitzgerald moved to dis
pense with the call of committees on
the regular calendar in order that tho
house might better take up the urgent
deficiency bill which was amended in
the senate yesterday.
The report of the tariff heard, which
secompanled the message, Is a most
vniumlnQus document, the digest of it
alone consisting of 10,000 words.
Democratic and Republican members
of the house engaged in a lengthy par
liamentary wrangle immediately fol
lowing the reading of the president's
message. The-chief point in tho dis
cussion was over the printing of the
documents accompanying the message.
After 40 minutes of desultory debate,
it was agreed to leave the question
open until tomorrow.
Representative Randall. Democratic
member of the ways and means com
mittee, pointed to the seven big pack
ages of statistics and figures which
were sent to the house by the president
and moved that tho messago and all
accompanying documents be referred
to tho ways and means committee. Rep
resentative Mann, the minority leader,
was quick to object, declaring that
all the statistics should be published
and printed immediately, and was sup
ported in his contention by Represen
tatlve Hinds of Maine.
Senate Substitute ■ for Sulzer
Resolution Accepted by the
Lower House.
VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS ONE
Arabs Make Attack on Recon-
noitering Party and Meet
Defeat—Many Killed.
Tripoli, Dec. 20.—A sharp engagement
Mween a detachment of Arabs and a
rr< onnoiterlng party of Italian eailora near
the Oasis of Zuara today resulted In
the native* being driven off, leaving many
dead and wounded on the Held. The Ital
ian sailors had landed to make a recon
naissance when they were auddenly at
tacked.
Tho suckers are bom every minute,
•“y soon learn that there’s nothing
n it *nd having grown wise they then
*-uize Fortune’s waya and the way»
Jh'y can win It Fake Ads are the bait
”'* y don’t care for, they want honest
*nd therefore your buxines*
■Ji l thrive If you are nlu t U ni.r
vrtiu*- ;tmi wherefore*
USE GEORGIAN WANT ADS.
Treaty of 1832 With Russia
Will Formally Terminate
Deqember31,1912.
Washington, Deo. 20.—Following tho
unanimous voto of the senate last night
In passing tho Root substitute resolu
tion for tho Sulzer resolution, the house
without a dtssentldg vote accepted It
this afternoon. This action formally
ratifies the action taken by President
Taft in notifying tho Russian authori
ties that the treaty of 1832 relative to
passports would bo terminated within
one yearns time.
The measure was • reported' to the
house early by the committee on for
eign affairs, and Representative Sul
zer of New York, author of tho first
resolution calling for tha abrogation of
the treaty, urged its lmmediato consid
eration. After several speeches, -the
matter was taken up and disposed of
with a unanimous vote.
Representative Sulzer urged the con
currence of the house in the Joint reso.
lutlon to terminate the treaty with
Continued on Pago Fifteen.
BY BITIER WORDS
Chicago Packers Painted as
Criminals by Prosecution at
Trial Wednesday.
Advance Agents of Santa Claus GET 50 MORE COPS,
HEAR TESTIMONY TUESDAY
Government Will Present Its
Case in Chronological Form,
Beginning Next Week.
ATTElfMCIDE
Imprisoned Minister, Charged
With Murder of Choir Singer,
Severs an Artery.
GASH WAS MADE WITH TIN
Found Bleeding to Death in
Boston Jail Cell—Condition
Considered Critical.
Chicago, Deo. 20.—The case of the
United States government against the
Chicago beef packers In a nutshell as
shown by the opening address of Unit
ed States District Attorney Wiikerson
to tho Jury In tha trial of the beef
barona: /
1. That the defendant packers have
for at least three years past been en
gaged In a combination in restraint of
interstate trade in fresh meats.
2. Tho object of the oomblnation has
been to eliminate competition between
tho Swift, Morris and Armour houses
in the purchase of lire stock and In
the'sale of fresh meats throughout the
country.
3. Methods alleged to have been
adopted to accomplish those things are:
(a) By refraining from bidding up
live stock.
(b) By agreeing on a uniform sys
tem of figuring the so-called “requi-
Contlnuea on Page Fifteen.
Twenty-five Would Help, But
Atlanta Needs Twice That
Number for Safety.
EXTRA MEN BREAK BANK
Photoa by Mathewson. **
SOME OF THE STREET TYPES OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON IN ATLANTA.
Artifioial oamatlon vender;
vatlon Army keeps the pot I
Christmas time, but nobody
der; women shoppers inspecting tayai a doll-peddler; holly wreaths for aalsi the Sal-
boiling; aWild West’’ faker peddling “Indian" btada. The streets are full of them at
' knows where they go after the holidays.
THE EMPTY STOCKING
By GRANTLAND RICE
There’s an empty stocking hanging
From many a little bed,
Where a God-blown dream hangs over
Each sleeping curly-head; ,
And the vision gathers nightly
Of a day that’s soon to come
Where little feet should patter
To the music, of the drum.
There’s an empty stocking hanging
By many a wind-blown, door.
That must wait in vain 'for Christmas
In the gray haunts of the poor;
And eyes that now shine brightly
Shall, thru a rain of tears,
See nothing there on Christmas
But the sorrow.of tho years.
But out where splendor centers
In the mansions of the Groat, .
No call will go unanswered—
No tot will vainly wait;
The ^Christmas horn will summon—
The Christmas drum will roll
The tide of joy in magic
Thru the gateway of each soul.
But where ono gift would brighten
The dHrk of wenry days,
No reindeer’s hoof will thunder
Out poverty’s dreary ways;
And so, for God’s white season.— ,
'For some wee dreamer’s cause—
Don’t you think that you might whisper
Just a word to Santa Claus?
I
fOTMEATy
Berger’s Resolution Calls for
Termination of Russo-Amer-
ican Pact of 1887.
Bezton, Deo. 20.—Rev. Charlez V. T.
Richeson. tha young eiergyman charged
with tho murder of Avis Linnet!, at
tempted to commit suicide In the
Charles-st Jail here early today. His
condition is critical.
Tho first intimation 'of the young
clergyman’s act cams when attendants
were attracted to his cell by mogns of
pain. They found that ho bad gashed
his body with a piece of-tin in the of- |
fort to sever an artery and bleed to
death. Surgeons wers Immediately
summoned, who pronounced his condi
tion critical.
The flrgt cries that came were heard
from the cell at 3 a. tr» The minister
was suffering terrible agony, from his
wound. The tin he used In the en
deavor to kill himself had been rough
ly shaped Into knife blade form and its
Jagged edges had made frightful lace-'
rations.
“What's the matter?” exclaimed the
guards as they rushed Into the celt.
I've cut myself. I’m bleeding to
death,” moaned tho prisoner.
Jail officials declared their Ignorance
as fo where Richeson J?ot the tin with
which he attempted to kill himself. One
report wasvthat ho picked it up In
the corridors of the building while tak.
Ing his dally exercise. Ho has been
a model prizoner. and has been grant
ed every privilege consistent with the
Jail regulations, so that there have
been many way, ltj which the tin might
have come Into his possession.
The cries of the would-be suicide
aroused the other prisoners, and In
tense excitement prevailed throughout
the prison.
Four doctors were summoned In all.
After a brief examination they decided
that a operation would be necessary.
Richeson was immediately put under
the lnfiuence of an anesthetic and the
operation was performed In the Jail by
Continued on Page Fifteen.
TAFT LAYING PLANS FOR
CAPTURE™ YORK
Will Hold Political Conferences
Wednesday With Several
Republican Bosses.
NSW York, Dto. 20—Three political
conferences between President Taft and
a number of Republican leaders were
scheduled here today, altho it was an
nounced early in the morning at tho
residence of Henry W. Taft at 36 West
Forty-elghth-sL, where the executive is
stopping, that no specific engagements
had been made,
Tho president’s official program for
the day was as follow,:
Lays corner stone of tho first settle
ment house for the blind in America In
East Ninety-fifth-st. In the afternoon.
Attends dinner of Automobile Club of
America at 6:10 p.
Spbaks at banquet of Young Men's
Republican club of New York at 8:30.
President Taft planned to leave for
Washington shortly after midnight. It
was reported In political circles that the
president would confer with local Re
publicans while here and that the pres
ent trip might develop Into ono of great
Importance so far as politics in New
York city and the state is concerned.
President Taft this morning received
Otto Bannard, Mevllle E. Btone, Sam
uel Koenig, former secretary of stats
of Now York, and W. M. Barnes, Jr„
chairman of the Republican state com
mittee and others. . ,
The president had lunch, at 1 o'clock
and left shortly afterward to lay the
cornerstone of the first settlement for
the blind. Then he did some Christ
mas shopping.
SANTA MAY CALL ON YOU
WITH TICKET TO “MOTHER‘
Watch for The Georgian's Santa
Claus. He’s coming to your house-on
Thursday. Friday or Saturday of this
week and he'a going to present you
with an orchestra seat to the Tuesday
evening performance of “Mother, the
Christmas week attraction at the Grand.
Santa Claus has 500 orchestra seats,
to give away, with, the compliments of
The Georgian, and he Is going to try
and reach, first of all, the houses of
those who did not receive ticket! to
either of the threo preceding theater
parties that The Georgian has given
during the season. However, there are
no stipulations to this effect, for if
that he will bo In the employ of The
Georgian. He will ride in the latest
model Flanders 20 autemoblle.
The tickets to “Mother” will be dis
tributed along the same liberal lines as
were those to The Georgian's former
theater parties. No “Ifs” or ”buts” will
be asked. You will not be invited to
become a subscriber to the newspaper,
you will not be asked to pay a cent
morfe a week on your present subscrip
tion to tecelve some one’s famous flro-
iess furnace, etc. Tne only question
that the fur-clad saint will ask when
he arrives at your house is:
“Are you a reader of The Georgian?"
You really don't have to answer his
Santa Claus calls at your house end . - . ..
you are a reader of The Georgian, you question. If you ars a J?**? °L ih * f
will set a ticket, no mstter If you have: newspaper. Just show him a copy of
' - ... .a net.-. nn'u I tha oiirran? IflffltA rtf Thrt ft fifinfinn. OP
attended every one of The Georgian's I the current Ismic of The Georgian, or
entertainments. I If one It not handy, a copy of the pie-
Seats Claus is going to travel In up- cedingJn - i-
0-dalu -style during these three uayvj ..onttnu*.
, B w _ id with
Continued on Page Fifteen,
For the Empty
Stocking
$500 — $381.09 = $118.91
Two days are left in' which you may
send a contribution to help fill the
empty stockings on Christmas morning.
In order that the fund be properly
dlstribnted, it Is necessary that,It be
divided by noon Saturday, and conse
quently contributions should bo mailed
not later than Friday evening.
The problem arithmetic which leads
this article represents the difference
between the sum Tho Georgian had
hoped to secure for the little unfortu
nates this year and the total of con
tributions'received thus fW, '
Only two days are left In which to
raise $118.61.
If the subscriptions come In Thurs
day and Friday aa they have- done
Wednesday, the sum will be surpassed.
So much the better.
But don't figure that your mite will
not he needed.
One contributor who sent In a quar
ter Wednesday said In his note that
the amount was small, but he believed
that every little bit added to what’we
had made Juat a little bit more.
He was dead right about It
There Is one Item of $60 credited In
tho subjoined list to “A Friend.” "A
Friend” Is a prominent Atlanta buel-
nezs man, who desires that hla name
not be uaed. He callfd up The Geor
gian Tuesday and said that he had
been touched ' by tho various articles
and pictures that had been published in
this paper. And'he wanted to get from
The Georgian a Hat of sersrnl unfortu
nate families in whose Behalf he might
personally Interview Santa Claus.
It’s a cinch, that he will have Just
about the happiest Christmas of any
man in Atlanta, for'he will be able to
see with his own eyes Just what good
i is accomplishing. I
Here la a list of Wednesday’s contri
butions:
Previously acknowledged $260.$$
Metropolitan, formerly Owls, club 26.00
A Friend 1 -°®
Mrs. M. E. Moore, 105 Park-ave. .26
Post, ' . . -BO
JUDGE J.G.
DEADATAGE0F67 YEARS
Widely Known Justice of the
Peace Passes Away Wednes
day After Long Illness.
RELATES TO EXTRADITION
Czar Could Not Then Hound
Russian Political Refugees in
• This Country.
Chief Wanted'to Put Eighteen
Men at Work, But Could Pay.
Only Seventeen.
Ington-st
Virginia A. Goodman, Marietta..
Mary Ellen Rlnker. «$1 North
Jackson •*••• ••
Mrs. F'red McSwaln ... ... ...
Claude and Cart Giles, Jr
Hazel Johnson, $6 Prospect place
C. M. Anderson. Watklnsvllie ..
T. J. Eady Investment-Company.
Julia Lowry Meador
Mary O. Bernard and William
Snow, Hogansvllle
E. Lloyd Knight, Morven ... ..
Cash <
O. H. and C. Jentzen. HI Ogle-
thorpe-ave
Peyton and Eleanor Harrison ...
Mrs. Ruth Nowell, 65 Bartow-st.
Maflon Cobb Bryan
Gladys Catherine and Mildred
Jarvis Barton, 147 Richardson
Cash .' ...
A Friend
Rebecca Coyne, Decatur
Edna. Lilly and Ivan Paechall
Williams. 205 Canferoft-st. ....
1 ' .mvlet LJ ..V i.. ... ..- .-i’
* - • '
1.00
1.00
.25
2.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
.25
Judge J. O. Bloodworth died .Wednes
day morning,at his home, 162 Capltol-
aVo., after an lllnegis of two months.
Ills death was not unezpccted, as'he
had been In a serious condition for sev
eral days, but It comes as a shock to
his many friends In Atlanta.
Judge Bloodworth was 67 years old
and was born In Griffin. He cams .to
Atlanta 30 years, ago and had mads
his home here since. During the Civil
war he served as a member of the
famous Spalding Grays, from his home
town, and made a creditable record for
himself as a soldier of the South.
He was a prominent man In a num
ber of secret orders. Among them wsre
the Masons, Odd Fellows,.the National
Union and the Royal Arcanum.. Six
teen years ago he was appointed Justice
of the- peace and had held.that office
ever since.
In a litreet car accident nine years
ago Judge Bloodworth, lost his right
arm and. this proved a serious-handi
cap In his work, but hs never gave it
up until the last few months of his
life. ' *
He Is survived -by his wife, three
sons and three daughters: Sol Blood-
worth, of New Orleans; George Blood
worth, of Jacksonville; Lltt .Blood
worth, of Texas, and Misses Mary. Lucy
and Felice Bloodworth, all of Atlanta.
The funeral services will,be conduct
ed at the residence. 162 Cspitol-ave., at
10 o’clock Thursday morning. In the
charge of Barnes lodge, I. O.- O. F, The
remains will bo taken to Griffin, Go.,
for Interment. ,
Judge Bloodworth was past grand
master of Georgia Odd Fellows.
Ansley and Lillian Moore, Deca
tur
Augusta Cohen, Marietta ... ...
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Fulcher.
Mrs. M. Wilson
Miss Sallle Welsh Fulcher ....
Mrs. Harry Waiters ... -
M. Wilson .. .
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Wilson ■. v..
Mrs. John Morrison, Moultrie ...
Bengovaji Waring. Johnson City.
Tenn.
W. Brady, Bartow, Flo.
Miss I.yrru smith
A Friend, Stephens ...
W. D. Lloyd. Richland
Max E. ahd Roy Dorset!, W11-*
lacoochee
Cinderella and Margaret Coop
er, Rochelle
Edward and Mary Lou Bailey,
Aahbum
The gift of one who, dead, yet
lives
R. O. Traylor. Jr., $1 Dunn-st..
A Friend f ... ...
G. W. Huggins, Monk
.50 A F’riend
Washington, Dsc. 20.—Asserting Inju
ries suffered by citizen* and residents
of the United States throughout the
present policy of the Russian govern
ment can not bo redressed or avoided
merely by the abrogation of the treaty
of 1632,; Victor L. Berger,, the socialist
representative, today introduced 4n the
house a. Joint resolution'providing for
the- termination of, tho treaty of 188?
between’the United States and Russia.
This treaty provides for tho extradi
tion of . persons charged with , "crimes
and - offenses” and Is, therefore, most
valuable'to. the,czar In hounding Rus
sian . political, refggeas In this country.
Roughest Day of-the Season
Strikes Atlanta on Heels of
24-Mile Gale.
The women ■ of Atlanta are a brave
lot. If you don’t believe-it, Just take a
peep lnto the shopping district and into
the stores Wednesday and you’ll see a
wet und.bedraggled army,of feminini
ty, happy and busy, despite Jupiter Flu-
vlus’ efforts to take a fall out of Christ
mas shopping; mnd the shoppers who
braved the' wee had more, elbow room
to shop In. ,
With but four shopping days left
until Christmas, those who had put off
their Christmas shopping until this
late date awakened Wednesday morn
ing to find that the elements had staged
an active young blizzard. The weather
forecaster calls it "a storm from
Texas, blowing northward toward the
Great Lake#,” but those who were
forced to go out in the cold rain that,
driven by a high wind, made umbrellas
excess baggage, .call it a blizzard, and
other things besides.
Trees In the suburbs were bent be
neath the weight of ice early in the
morning and a "silver storm,” such as
stopped trolley traffic a few years ago.
”We need et least 60 new policemen
to give Atlanta an adequate polios
force. We should get this number hy
all means," said Chairman Carlos Ma
son, of the police commission, Wednes
day In discussing the infant-sized po
lice force with which Atlanta is at
present feebly attempting .to cops with
her hordes of murderers, burglars, hold
up men and funeral crooka
"The 25 men which wo have already
requested thp finance committee of
council to provide will relieve the sit
uation to a great extent, but will not
supply the need for adequate protec
tion In tho residence districts." he con
tinued. “With 60 new policemen, we
will be able properly to patrol and pro
tect tho resldenco streets. And It Is
here that wo need ths men. It is In the
residence sections that ths burglars and
hold-up men aro getting in their work
and It is here that we must combat
them.
‘‘If council will give us ths 50 addi
tional men ths department can then
cope with the situation, and I am sat
isfied the present crime wave that is
sweeping over Atlanta will be broken.”
May insist on 50 Men.
Altho the finance committee has been
asked for only 25 men. It Is expected
that the. committee will bo asked to
consider the doubling of this number,
on account of thp manifold crimes and
the apparent And pressing need for bet
ter protection In the homo districts.
As an evidence of the manner In
whieh the police force has kept pace
with the rapid growth of the city, the
records show that ten new policemen
were added threo years ago. Since then
the force has remained at a standstill.
And this Increase has been offset bv
the retirement of eight policemen on
the retired list. Six more officers will
probably be pensioned within a very
short time.
The total number of officers eligible
for the pension list is given as fifteen.
From this It can readily be seen that
the police force Is destined to shrink
considerably unless the finance commit,
tro comes to the roscuo with more ma-
t-i i.il.
Expense Fund Is Needed,
In addition to the proposed new In
crease In the force. Chairman Mason
says tho efficiency of the department
ran be heightened and the work of solv
ing crimes and running to earth crimi
nals materially aided If the finance
committee will also lay aside the sum
Of $3,000 as expense money to be use 1
by the department As it Is at present,
the department is not allowed one pen
ny to pay expenses in catching crimi
nals who get beyond the city limits.
In many coses, Chairman Mason
says, murderers and other crooks could,
be captured if the department only had
a fund with which to pay for telegrams
mid other Incidental expenses In tha,
tracking und bringing back of fugitive
criminals. The department under ex
isting conditions, la practically help
less to cope with a criminal who man
ages to get across the city limits. .3L-;
"This fund is a necessity," say a the
chairman.
Council appropriated an expense fund
..f $1,(111“ for the police department for
this year, but this was expressly for the
catching of blind tigers and could not
bo used for other purposes. Chairman
Mason figures on. a similar fund for
blind tigers for next year, and an ad
ditional fund for the capture of other
crmlnals. . , V ■
As to the work being done by the po
lice force under Us present serious han
dicap of lack uf men, the chairman
MX»:,
Doing Wsll Under Conditions.
'‘Considering .the size of the police
force and the size of the city, Atlanta
la ths best policed city In the United
State*. - Tha farce- la doing splendid
work under tho circumstances, but we
must better It with more men.”
As told In.The Georgian Tuesday
afternoon, Chief Beavers put his force
of supernumeraries on temporary regu
lar duty Tuesday at midnight—to do
service at night in the residence dis
tricts thru the holidays. '» .”4
There was Just ono slip, however, and
this was in the number of supes who
went on duty—Instead of eighteen, as
the chief Intended, there were but
seventeen. , 1
And thereby hangs a tale of finance.
Went Broke on Extra Cops.
The chief directed that tho eighteen
supeB go on regular duty all right, but
when he began to figure on paying them
he found that he only had money
enough to put on seventeen. So, on.-
of the supcs had to bo left off. When
the seventeen extra men were provld-
Continued on Page Fiftsan.
LACK OF HEAT IN CARS
JS CAUSE OF COMPLAINT
morning; others'say there were flurrlea
of snowy white at 10:30 o'clock, but
this la denied at the a-cather bureau.
There baa been no snow, they say, and
that wbich people have taken for it waa
merely large drops of'rain, blown swift
ly about by ths winds which have whis.
tied around the high buildings in the
business district.
According to the weather forecaster,
the present storm will have passed over
Atlanta on Its way northward by Wed
nesday night, and then will come clear
weather, with a somewhat higher tem
perature. Altho almost too far ahead
prophesy, Christmas day. according
present outlook, will be clear and
am
The Georgian received complaints
Wednesday that there was no h*at In
some of tho street cars and that the
was threatened. A big window Tn "the car ® wero left op<
Central bank In the Candler building ®>« ce ®*aHiy.
was cracked by-the wind.
There are some that voir that it was
snowing St an early hour Wednesday
Business Days
Before
3
CHRISTMAS
Shop Early and
Avoid the Crush