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THE WEATHER.
Forecast: Unsettled weather, possibly
light rain Thursday night or Friday.
Temperatures Thursday (taken at A. K.
Hawkes Company's store): 8 a. ra., 42;
10 ft. m., 44; 12 noon, 45; *2 p. m., 46.
The Atlanta
■'Noching Succeeds, Like—THE GEORGIAN”
AND NEWS
“Nothing Succeeds Like—THE GE OR GIA N ’
SPOT COTTON.
Atlanta, quiet; 9c. Llverpoc
*.11. yew York, quiet; b.Cb.
quiet and steady; a%. Auruki
BV4. Galvesuu, Arm;
steady; 9c. Houston, steady: 9
phis, firm; 9%. Charleston, ate;
VOL. X. NO. 121.
I-IOMEK4TH) EDITION Atlanta, ga., Thursday, December 21, ion.
HOME(4TH)EDITION PRICE:
THE EMPTY STOCKING
FOR BLIND MRS
WOULDjND THEM
Recorder Guarantees to Close
Them Up in a Year if Given
Greater Power.
IT IS NOW UP TO COUNCIL
Increase in Number of Viola
tions of Prohibition Law Is
Shown in City This Year.
AS A BENEFACTOR
In Opening Statement to Court,
Attorney for Beef Moguls
Praises Millionaires.
MONOPOLY IS REASONABLE
Sweeping Denial of Everything
the Government Charges
' Against the Packers.
Chicago, Dee. 21.—Picturing the mil.
UonaJre beef baron, aa-benefactor, to
the human race and denying every
charge made again.t them aa a monop.
aly, George T. Buckingham In an ex
haustive statement approximating. 80,-
000 words made the opening atatement
fnr the packers before Judge Carpenter
this afternoon.
Mr. Buckingham appear. In behalf of
Loots F. Swift, Edward Swift, Charles
H. Swift and Francis A. Fowler. Fol
lowing are some of the points In de
fense of the packers that he made:
lie denied that the Chicago packers
had been guilty of any.apt. that were
In "undue or unreasonable restraint of
trade."
Ho denied that the Chicago packers
Continued on Last Page.
For the Empty
Stocking .
For children's toys for girls and boys
■*nd other things for" grown folks as
[*" as wealth and work and health for
onmon and high-toned folks, you'll
, nd them all both large and small If
• au should chance to need them among
"ur Want Ada at your call—so start to-
“ay to read them.
USE GEORGIAN WANT ADS.
$433.51 — $66.46
Friday is the last ‘day.
$66.46 is needed to put the
Empty Stocking fund up to $500.
Don’t delay sending your con
tribution.
tHero are Thursday’s subscrip
tions:
Previously acknowledged 3261.49
J. Cullen Wright, HartweU .... 1.00
Harold Cochran, Tennllle 25
Alta Lynn Word and W. R.
Word, Jr., 170 Oglethorpe-ave .50
Nick, Emma, Harvey and Roeie 1.00
Eleanor, George, John and Laura
Lilly, Quitman 1.00
Katherine Rountree, Davlsboro IT.00
A friend 25
Elisabeth and Mary Flodlng .. .20
Marjorie Black, Cornelia ...... .10
Pierre and Dorothy Do rough .. .50
H. Llnwood Smith, Mauk .. ..
Mlnnette Bell, Jefferson
Sam J. Bell, Jr., Jefferson 50
Cecil Weber. Oxford 60
Ludle Fttsgermld, Woodstock .. .20
Leila and Claudlne Hutchesop,
East Point 60
Elizabeth and Mary Riviere, Lila
and Iverson Dews and Guy
Gresne, Kirkwood 1.25
Lucretia Abbott 244 Hltl-eL .. .26
In memory of W. C. D, Jr., and
8. C. D., Jr. 2.00
Frances, Virginia, Caroline, Isa
bel and Chessley Howard, Jr. 1,10
Lora May White 50
Mrs. Mary Pritchett, Jonesboro 1.00
Mrs, E L. Tatum, Cummlng 2.00
William, Walter. Ullma and
Mary Hill, Cobb ' 2.00
James and Robert Willson, Ly
ons .. .. •• .60
Mary and Margaret White .. .. 1.00
Cash .. 1.00;
Connor and Hervey Milton
Cleckley, Augusta .% 1.00
Cash .. 50
Caroline Aiken 60
C. L. 100
Cash 25
Luolns Hawes and Sara Burkst,
25 Druid Circle 4.00
True Freeman, Ingleslds .... .25
Sam McGee 1.00
Mrs. D. A. Sharpless 1.00
Edward B. Lowry, 277 Gordon-st. 2.00
Joe Shlngler, Jr., Colquitt .. .. 2.00
Cash 2.00
E. D. Pines LOO
H. A. H., Sandersvllle 1.00
Homer, Mary and Bobble Lay-
ton, Harrison .20
Mrs. Bruno Bukofser 1.00
Frances Meek, Aragon hotel .. .26
Mario D„ Sandersvllle 25
Katherine and Virginia White,
Richmond, Va. .25
From Cordele, Ga. 2.00
Fountain Trading Company,
Sycamore i 1.50
S. M Owens, Fountain 25
Mrs. 'J. K. P. Carlton. 121 Pee-
ples-st 1.00
Laurie, Wade Haxel and John
Everhart, Decatur 1.00
Grady Poole 50
"A frend to the poof" 60
A. II. Venter ■ 2.50
A large box of assorted candies from
Harvey N. Weatherly.
A doll from Margaret Cunningham,
21 Colqultt-st.
IS ORGEOBY TAFT
In Fourth Message, Which Was
Read Thursday, Financial
Matters Are Discussed.
SYSTEM NOW INADEQUATE
Condition of the Treasury Is
Given by Report—Remedial
Legislation Is Asked.
Tucker a Candidate.
Another candidate appeared In the
field Thursday for the ofllre of justice
and notary to be selected by the grand
jury. This Is J. H. Tucker, an old
Confederate soldier, who has been a
constable in thrf office of Justice E. H.
Orr for fifteen years and who Is ac
quainted -with the duties of the office,
which he held before moving to At
lanta.
Washington, Dec. 21,—In his fourth
message to the first regular session of
the sixty-second congress, which was
read In both houses today, .President
Taft expressed his desire that needed
legislation on banking and currency re
form be enacted by tbls congress- He
lauded tbe efforts of the monetary com
mission In Its work, and In referring to
tts coming report said that tbe country
was undoubtedly hoping for as prompt
action on the report as the convenience
of congress could permit.
A striking paragraph in the message,
in referring to the present banking sys
tem, said: "The recognition of the
gross Imperfections and marked Inade
quacy of our banking and currency
system even in our most quiet financial
periods Is of long standing; and later
there has matured a recognition of the
fact that our system la responsible
for the extraordinary devastation, waste
and business paralysis of our recurring
periods of panic."
The message sets forth the'condition
of the treasury and further discusses
departmental questions.
The Message in Full.
In fall, the message follows:
To the Senate and House of Representa
tives:
The financial condition of tha govern
ment, os shown at the close of the last
fiscal year. June 30, MU, wss very satis
factory. The ordinary receipts Into the
general fund, excluding postal revenues,
amounted to «701.ift.l74.l*7and the dis
bursements from the general fund for
current expenses and capital outlays, ex
cluding postal and Panama canal dis
bursements, Including the interest on the
lublic debt, amounted to 1*64,127,947.39,
* 1,177.14.
Recorder Nash Broyles, In an Inter
view Thursday morning with a Geor
gian reporter, declared that he would
guarantee absolutely to break
blind tiger business In Atlanta
city council will only Invest him with
authority to sentence such offenders to
terms of twelve months In the city
prisi.n Instead of au days. This Is the
only condition Judge Broyles places on
hi.- 11ii• -1tiIv<icii 1 guarantee. His duels'
ration came In tones of confidence and
detoonlnatlon.
The recorder cites the fact that the
recorders in Birmingham am! Bleb
mond have this authority, and says all
he asks la that he be permitted to cx
ercisu the same power. This, he de'
Clares, will seal the doom' of the blind
tiger In Atlanta.
This offer of Judge Broyles Is partlc.
ularly significant and Important in view
of the blind tiger record for this year.
The number of-tigers tried in police
court to date Is already greater by more
than 100 than the total number for last
^Tigers" Are Increasing.
The record for 1010 was 409. Up to
Thursday a total of about 620 tigers
had boon tried this year.
As to the number of blind tigers
uncaught and still flourishing—that'i
another story.
It is this unenviable record for At
nta that Judge Broyles asserts ho eat
and will wipe out If council will only
giant him the same authority already
In vogue In Birmingham and Rich
mond.
He declares tho powers of Atlants'i
recorder are wholly Insufficient to cope
with tho present situation.
Puts It Up to Council.
Judge Broyles puts it squarely up to
council. If that body doslres to rid the
city of the pestiferous and elusive llq
unr sellers, here Is Its opportunity.^^
Judge Broyles not only says ho eaa
put tho blind tigers out of business, but
he places the stamp of on absolute
guarantee on his announcement.
All he asks Is that his powers In deal
Ing with liquor sellers be increased.
That he moans Just what he says and
that he would Impose the twelve
months term, thoso who have watched
hts relentless fight on this class of
lawbreakers have no doubt.
The announced guarantee of the re
corder Is one of the most rcmarkablo
declarations ever made by a Judge In
this section of the country, and w!
received with Intense Interest.
Owing to the Increase In the numbor
of blind tigers and the extonslvo man
ner In which they nourish In Atlanta,
It Is highly probable that official cogni
sance will be taken of Judge Broyles'
announcement and that Immediate ef
forts will be msde to induce council to
Continued on Last Paga.
Underwood and Payne Engage
in Sharp Colloquy Over the
Construction of Message.
fusing s surplus of 247,234,377
The postal rsvsnus receipts amounted
to 2237,179,123.40, while the payments
msde for the postal service from the
- ■ revenues amounted to 9237,424,-
left a surplus of postnt receipts
over disbursements of 3210,114.12, tha first
time In 27 years In which a surplus oe-
Thc Interest-bearing debt of the United
States June 10, Mil, amounted to 3616,-
Contlnued on Page Eight.
BUM REVOLVER SAVED
MR. WALKER’S BURGLAR
Suddenly awakened Thursday morning
shout 6 o'clock, J. W. Walker, Jr., of 60
West Flfth-sL. discovered a burglar In
hts bedroom, which la on the second floor
of the Welker home.
Seising his ravolvsr, Walker leaped from
bed, leveled It on the marauder, and
pulled the trigger. The pistol snapped.
At this, the Dnrglar dashed aut.of the
room and onto tha stain. Walker fol
lowed, and, as the two men aped down
tha steps, he enappad hts revolver three
more times. The result wss the asms.
Running to a front window, thru which
. l had entered, the burster leaped Into
the darkness outside. As he did so. Wal
ker again pulled the trigger. Tbls time,
there was a loud report and a bullet
buried Itself In the porch. But too late.
The marauder wss gone.
Had the pistol only fired when Walker
first pulled tbs trigger—but It didn’t,
that’s all.
Washington, Dee. 21,—The opening
skirmish of tho tariff war whloh will
agitate the house during the present
Ion took place today when tbe con
gressmen took up the question of print,
ting the report of th« tariff board.
Representalvs Underwood moved that
the president's message and all ac
companying documents relative to the
tariff board should be referred to tbe
ways and means committee. An esti
mate showed, he said, that there were
more than 2,600 typewritten pages In
the report, but that the Democrats were
witling to agree to hsve the entire re
port printed.
"I think the report of tho tariff board
bears out the Democrats party In Its
efforts to revise the wool schedule, and
that we may agree with the other side
that the entire report, altho very bulky,
shall be printed," he said.
This precipitated sharp colloquy be
tween Rapresenative Underwood and
Repretentatlve Payne, tho author of
the Payne tariff law. Payne Insisted
that the president's message did not
fustify any luch rates on wool as car
ried In the Underwood bill last session.
He said that the message clearly show
ed that the Democratic reduction was
too great. Democrats read tho mes
sage Just the other way. and there fol
lowed a series of questions and answers
affecting the conflicting views about
tbe presidential message.
Underwood claimed that the presi
dent had also supported the ad valorem
basis of making tariff rates, but Re
publican members did not so construe
the president's message.
Tbe remarks of Representalve Un
derwood Indicated that the Democrats
will again attempt to revtee schedule
K by Using rates on the ad valorem
basta instead of the specific basis, as
wanted by Payne. The report of the
board was finally sent to the ways and
means committee, which will have It
printed.
The house then heard read the mes
sage of the president on financial con
dition of the treasury, banking and cur
rency reform and department questions.
BROYLES'PLEDGE TO STOP MRS
“If the city council will give me the authority to sentence liquor sellers to
a term of twelve months in the city prison instead of 30 days, a power which
has been given the recorders in the cities of Birmingham and Richmond, I will
guarantee absolutely to break up blind tigers in Atlanta. With this power, I as
sure the people of Atlanta that within a short time blind tigers will be as scarce
here as hens’ teeth. I mean every word I say.”
—Recorder Nash R. Broyles.
REYNOLDS MAKES GREAT
WINNING IN NEW YORK
Takes Two Prizes for Ducks At
Madison Square Garden
Poultry Show.
J. H. Reynolds, proprietor of tbe Ren-
dotte poultry farm of Atlanta, received
Thursday momlng a telegram telling
him of tho magnificent winning he mads
this week at tho great Madison Square
Garden poultry show.
On two entries of young White Run
ners he won first for duck and second
for drake.
For all practical purposes, the awards
mean that the Rendotte farm has the
best White Runner duck In the world
and tho second best drake. Tho Madi
son Square Garden show Is, of course,
the greatest poultry exhibition In tho
world, and a first premium there la the
highest honor In poultrydom.
Tho Rendotte farm will have a large
representation of Its best Whlto Run
ner ducks and White Wyandottcs at
The Georgian’s poulry show at tho Au.
dttorlum-Armory In January. i
Photo by MatheWson.
BEST RUNNER DUCK IN WORLD.
This winner of first prize at Madison
Square Garden this week will bo exhib
ited at Tho Georgian's poultry show.
ROOSEVELT FEELS
PULSEOFSOUTH?
The Colonel of Oyster Bay Has
Been Talking With Julian
Harris, of Atlanta.
GEORGIAN NON-COMMITTAL
But He Admits That He Has
Been in Conference With the
Ex-President.
PACKERSBY COURT
Judge Carpenter Denies Plea:
to Quash Two of the Five
Counts in Indictments.
DILATORY TACTICS FUTILE
Request to Defer the Openini
Address Was Also Turned
Down by the Court.
FI
Carlos Mason and Chief Beav
ers Receive Continuous De
mand for Extra Police.
*3—
NUMEROUS HARDSHIPS NOW
Nsw Y6rk, Deo. 21—That Theodore
Roosovclt has within tha last fow days
been receiving report! on political con
ditions In the South waa learned here
today. His Informant was Julian Har
ris, of Atlanta, Ga„ editor of Uncle
Remus'! Msgaxlne, whloh is said to
have a very large Southern circulation.
In his apartments at the Holland
house today Mr. Harris frankly admit
ted that he had had a “long chat" with
the ex-president, but did not care to go
Into details. -
"Tea, I've seen Colonel Roosevelt In
the laet day or two," he laid, “and we
certainly talked*politics, discussing sev
eral phases of the situation In ths
South. Howsver, It waa essentially a
irivato conversation and I don't feel at
Iberty to repeat It for publication.'
So Many Taken From Regular
Work for Public Gatherings
It Cripples the Force.
A.F.L
IS TURNED DOWN TO HIDE FROM BURNS
Premier Yuan Rejects Offer of
Peace if New Government
Is Established.
Pekin, Deo. 21.—Demand! of the Chi
nese rebels that a republican form of
government be substituted for the Im
perial Manchu government in China
were rejected without any qualification
by Premier Tuan Shi Kal today.
Announcement of the premier’s de
cision was contained In in official state
ment lesued today, following the re
ceipt of the demand tor the abdication
of tbe baby emperor, Pu TI, from Dr.
Wu Ting-fang, the rebel peace envoy at
Shanghai.
It is feared that the premier's deci
sion may prove a serious impediment to
Continued on Laet Page.
The cry tor a greater police force tor
Atlanta, following stories In The Oeor.
glan showing the small slse of the pres
ent force, Is being swelled by a general
clamor from all sections of the city.
Chairman Carlos Mason, of the police
commission, and Chief Beavers, of tha
lice department, say tho whole city Is
coming awakened to the real situa
tion. and that ths people are unanimous
In the cry for better protection for their
homes und lives. These two officials are
In better position than any others In the
city to feel the pulse of tne people on
this vital problem and to hear the cries
for help.
Not only Is the police force already
Inadequate. In slse to cope With tho
crime situation In the night hours, but
Continued on Last Page,
Samuel Gompers Offers Files,
Records, Etc., to Aid in a
Thorough Investigation.
Washington, Dec. 21.—A complete de
fense of organized labor end exonera
tion of the American Federation of La
bor from all knowledge of tbe dynamite
plots of the McNamara brothers Is
mado In a vigorous editorial written
-by Samuel Gompers, president of that
organisation. In the January number of
Tho Federatlonlst, which was made
public today.
Gompers ridicules the charges of De.
tectlve William J. Burns, who built up
the cases against the structural Iron
workers He declares that the men
higher up In the American Federation
of Labor are willing and anxious to
Continued on Last Page.
THE GEORGIAN AS A MEDIUM
FOR POULTRY FANCIERS
The Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, Ga.:
Gentlemen—Thought I would give you my experience as an amateur
breeder. Just two years ago I Invested 314 In White Orpington stock, and
with 27.25, advertised this year In Tbe Saturday Georgian poultry sec
tion. I have sold 2290 of stock and eggs. I am expecting to reach the |500
mark by January 12, 1912, which will be one year from the day I made
my first sale. Best of all, I think. Is to select the right breed; second,
to let tbe pfople know thru a good medium that you have something for
sale. I had to return money last June—could not supply my orders for
s. I shall start an ad for 1*12 In a few days. I think The Georgian
has been a great source of poultry Success In Georgia aa well as the
South. Tours very truly,
Buchanan. Ga. J. W. FINCHER.
Chicago, Die. 21.—The motion mad'
by attorneys for ths ten Chicago pack
era now on trial In tbe United State
district court, asking for the quashln;
of two of the five counts In the in
dtetments against the millionaires,
denied by Judge George A. Carpentn
today. The Chicago packers arc charge
with criminal violation* of tho Shcr
man anti-trust act The motion for th/
quashing of two of the five counts I:
the Indictments was made after th,
close of United States. Attorney WU
kerson's opening address to the Jury
Judgo Carpenter pondered over ths mo
tlon during the night. When court con
veiled today he denied tho motion in i
few words.
Judge Carpenter also denied tho mo
tlon of the packers' attorneys that tli
Jury be Instructed to disregard all ref
erence made by the district attorney ti
the alleged purchase of largo blocks o
stock In the Schwarzchlld & Sulzbergn
Co. and the Now Tork Dressed Beu
Company by Edward Tllden, one of th,
defendants In the cose. Tho action a
Judge Carpenter did not come as a snr
prise. It wws generally. expected tha
the motion would be denied.
Attorneys for the packers, after ,thcl'
main motions had been denied, request,
ed permission to defor their opening ail
dress to the Jury until after the govern
ment had presented all Its proofs. Thli
plea was also denied.
Judgo Cqrpsntcr In his decision over,
ruled Attorney Mayer’s contention thai
the government's case had been baser
on a false premise,- held that tho pick.
ecutlon was acting Within tho propci
sphere of evidence In setting up tht
claim that the meat packers had form
ed a pool for tho restriction of prlcei
In 1902 and had maintained this monop.
oly In tbs form of tho National Pack-
Ing Company. *
Judgo Carpenter further held that the
government was not making reference
to all the aefs and doings of tho No-
tlonal Packing Company. Mayer hail
contended that the government's ras"
must necessarily have rested on acts ol
the National Packing Company.
The court took the ground that the
government had acted regularly in put
ting up Its evidence to cover tne moot
ed "threo-year period."
Counsel for the packers will attempt J
to explain their position In a later state,
ment. This decision was reached by
the lawyers for tbs packers at a con
ference held aftor Judge Carpenter de.
nted motions for Instructed verdtots ol
nqt guilty on two counts of tho Indict
ment and of Instruction to tho Jury to
disregard that portion of District At
torney Wllkerson'e statement referring
to the acquisition by the defendants of
control of the New Tork Butchers’
Dressed Beef Company and 4,000 shares
of Schwarzchlld & Sulzberger stock.
At 10:46 o'clock tbe defense announc.
ed that Colonel George T. Buckingham
would make the opening statement for
the defense. At least one other attorney
for tho defense will follow.
HER FIRST TRAIN RIDE
BROUGHT SON FREEDOM
Not In rain did Mrs. Mary Ann Glllls,
the little 77-year-old woman who has
been a petitioner at the portals of the
risen ' commlstson for several days,
rave the terrors of her first ride on a
railroad train and her first, trip out of
Montgomery county.
.Late Wednesday afternoon the prt.-jon
commission by a unanimous vote rec
ommended a pardon for her son, M J.
Glllls, serving a term In tho Georgia
penitentiary for manslaughter.
The presence of the little woman nn.l
her fortltute In making the trip among
those strange to her and Into strange
surroundings, carried great weight with
the commission. W. D. Kent, member
of the legislature from Montgomery
county, acted as her attorney.
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