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THE WEATHER Forecast for today and tomorrow: j Fair today and tomorrow. VOL. XL NO. 98. HUES Slf[ IlElffl to item TEAMS —— Negotiations About To Be Broken Off Again and War Resumed. MOSLEMS REFUSE TO GIVE UP ADRIANOPLE Both Sides Shift Armies During Truce, and Are Ready To Renew Battle. VIENNA, Nov. 26.—Turkey has been given until tomorrow night to accept :h<- peace terms of the Balkan allies, ~n oidlng to a dispatch from the Con- I stantinople correspondent of The New j Erie Press today. Notice to this es- j . . t was served on Turkey by the Bui, 1 garian plenipotentiaries yesterdav, he ’ - iid, and if the Turks do not accept, ; fighting will be resumed.. VIENNA. Nov. 26. —M. Prochaska. the Austrian consul at Prisrend, who ias been the’ central figure of an in '■rnationa! storm which is still threat jing war between Austria and Servia. arrived at Uskub. and the Austrian government has been so notified, ac ording to a telegram received from ! I'skub this afternoon. CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 26.—A j complete collapse of the peace nego- , tiations between the Bulgarians and I the Turks was threatened today be- ‘ tuse of the demands of the Balkan I in< mpoteniiaries for the surrender of I Adrianople. It was admitted here that i resumption of hostilities was immi i nt, . s the armistice concluded by the belligerents making provision for such i ■ ontingency. In answer to the Turks' declaration hat they would never surrender Adrianople, the Bulgars are reported to have answered that unless a satis- I factory answer was received by tomor row night the allies ,would resume the I "(Tensive. Believing a resumption of fighting in- | - liable, Grand Vizier Kiamil Pasha I nd Nazim Pasha, the minister of war, ’ ni'" preparing for active operations in ! ><■ field. There were indications to- I day that the Turks are contemplating] in attack to recapture Salonika from I the allies. Armed transports arc being ; it in commission here for the move- , ent of an ary. However, it is unlike- I y that a transport fleet will try to run ilic blockade of a Greek war fleet, ex cept as a last desperate effort. General Savoff, the Bulgarian com- ' rmmder-in-chief; General Nazim Pa *- in. the Turkish commissioner, and i"ir four sub-commanders met again today near Chatalja for a continuation of the negotiations. These took place n a pavilion about which was drawn a heavy guard of soldiers. Both Sides Are Shifting Positions. Although neither side is oving rein- j fircements to the Chatalja zones, both j Bulgars and Turks are shifting the | positions of their armies. The Turks i now have two square lines of defense , ■ tween the Chatalja outer works and | ’his city proper. The Bulgars have • i'dhdrawn from their old camps for | double purpose of escaping cholera | to gain strategic advantages. ''ouriers from the front said that | re was no firing along the lines to- | The Porte is undoubtedly taking | ri from various circumstances which | militating in favor of Turkey. Os ; •sc the most impoi-tnnt are the pos- i ’ bilit,v of Austria declaring war on | s rvia and the outbreak of cholera in j Bulgarian lines. The setbeak of Bulgars in the early fighting at i ualja has also proved a factor upon ; i<’h the Ottoman plenipotentiaries j basing arguments in the negotia- I ’ions. ' Cie flood of political arrests has been imed following discovery of a bomb | said to have been directed against in Mohammed V and the grand r by radical Young Turks, who ge the government with betraying ’ ' country. ‘IMPUDENT’ LETTER FROM SOCIALISTS UNANSWERED U'IJN, GA.. Nov. 26. The Mac.in wa- ' "inmissioners have received a letter the local branch of the Socialists ’' h they classified as “impudent.” letter demanded to know, first, why 11 the people of Macon d'd not en- 'he MHinc water rates, and. second, previous leit< rs from the »S« eialists n.»i been answer. (I. The board died letter for future consideration The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results ' FOUR KILLED ASFAMILI ATTACKS SHEW Mississippi Town Scene of Bloody Battle When Officer Goes to Serve Judgment. FATHER AND TWO SONS AMONG SLAIN; 3 HURT Third Son Caught After Long Chase and Lynching Is Feared. OLIVE BRANCH. MISS., Nov. 26. In a revolver battle, which followed an attempt of court officers to serve a i judgment execution early today, four j men were killed and three others wounded. The dead: SHERIFF W. T. HARRIS. i G. \V. TREADWAY, wealthy farmer. TREADWAY’S TWO SONS. The injured: Three deputy sheriffs. Another son of Treadway was cap tured after a long pursuit. A lynching is feared. When the officers came to the Tread way house to serve the papers they were Invited to step inside. After they 1 had entered they were attacked. AUTO BANDITS HURL BRICK INTO WINDOW; OFF WITH DIAMONDS CHICAGO, Nov. 26.—With five suspects under arrest and another band of five still at large, together suspected of ten au tomobile robberies within a few hours, a new pair appeared early today anil robbed a jewelry store in West Garfield boulevard. The nonchalance with which the last pair carried out their robbery amazed the I police. The effrontery of the bandits has • been taken as an insult to the department, l and, aroused by the wrath of indignant | citizens whose homes have been robbed j with impunity by the auto robbers, the I officials were taking steps today to fight ' the bandits witli their own chief weapon— an automobile. The bandits leisurely drove up to the I jewelry store in West Garfield boule j vard. One of them stepped out. threw a 1 brick through the window, picked up a I trayful of diamond rings, resumed his j seat in the car. which was started down the fashionable boulevard only after the I rear door of the machine had been closed. .1. A. Hesselbaum, the proprietor, ran out of the store wringing his hands, but the robbers were a block away and beat ing the speed limit. Police believe the pair belong to the large gang that se cured $7,001) cash, clothes and jewels, in raiding fashionable North Shore homes. ‘BOBBY’ WALTHOUR BRINGS CHILD FROM EUROPE FOR BURIAL The funeral of Nona Walthour, (laughter of "Bobby” Walthour, the fa i mous cyclist, who died in Dresden, Ger- I many, nearly a year ago, will be held ■ in Barclay & IJrandon’s chapel tomor j row morning nt 11 o’clock and the in- I terment will be at W estview. "Bobby” Walthour will arrive in the i city tins afternoon at 6 o’clock with the i body, but will stay only a short time, as ' his contracts in Germany will call him | back almost immediately. Mrs. Wal j thour was ill and unable to make the i trip. Dr. John E. White, pastor of the.Sec | ond Baptist church, will conduct the l services tomorrow morning, and the I following will act as pallbearers: Rev. I Chauncey L. Foote. P. A. Methvin, Samuel G. Walker, Harry Silverman, I Frank Edmondson and C. T. Walthour. ‘MOVIES’ ORCHESTRA PREVENTS PANIC AS HOUSE TAKES FIRE CHICAGO, Nov. 26.—Ragtime music, pounded with hysterical speed, mingled itself with the shrieks of an audience of 500 men. women and children who struggled in panic for exits when fire was discovered in the building occupied | by the Erie theater, a moving picture i house. Three explosions shook the structure while the crowd fought for | the door.-. Anthony Dorn, piano player, and A. R. Stoneman. drummer, played with all their might popular airs. The crowd finally measured their steps to the time of the music. The musicians were the last to leave the building. The struc ture was life old Brands ball, noted in the early history of Chicago. The loss P- Morgan To Be ' Called in Congress Money Trust Probe WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. —Members of the firm of J. P. Morgan and offi- ! cials of the United States Steel Com- j j pany will be among the first witnesses j I called by the money trust investigators ■ ta the beginning of their probe on De- j cember 9. This statement was made I by a member of the committee today, i ! Fear that witnesses under subpena will endeavor to avoid t,he committee is the reason why no preliminary no tice of those to be called has been issued, it was stated today that the Pujo committee have encountered diffi culty' in locating men after they had : i let it be known publicly that the men ; were under subpena. GUNMEN TO DIE IN WEEK OF JAN. 6 IS JUDGE’S SENTENCE NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—“ Gyp the i Blood,” “Lefty Louie," "Whitey Lewis" ’ i and “Dago Frank," the four gunmen ! convicted as the actual slayers of Ro- j I senthal, the gambler, today were sen- j j fenced by Judge Goff to die in the elee- | | . trie chair in the week beginning Jan- I uary 6. si WW. 1® , - Miss Mattie Lee Loyd, another of the attractive young saleswomen at Riehs. She. too. says: "Shop early.” i 9 BODIES DUG FROM DEBRIS OF STARCH HOUSE EXPLOSION WAUKEGAN. ILL., Nov. 26.—With nine bodies dug from the ruins of the i Waukegan starch house of the Corn 1 Products Company, workers were con j tinning today their all-night labors for I the remains of four other men believed I killed by the explosion that demidished I the plant. I * Officials today denied that the aeci i dent could have been anything but ac [ cidental. Denial was made that labor j trouble existed at the factory. Color 'was given to lb" labor trmjj>le report because of the d< -traction of ijie Union Sulphur mill in Brooklyn within an hour of the Waukegan disaster. Both plants are owned by the same interests. Recovery is not expected of twelve of tjje 25 injured men in Waukegan hos pital. Some of the others will he maimed for life. Thirty-eight em ployees were in the building at the time dry dust exploded. Fire followed so quickly that all not killed by the ex plosion suffered painful, If not fatal, burns. TWO GEORGIANS ON COMMITTEE FOR RAYNER S FUNERAL WASHINCJTCiN, Nov 2G. Senator Au- I gustus O. Bacon, of < Georgia, president , pro tern of the senate, has appointed I the following committor of senatorß lo . aitemPthe funeral of Senator Rayner, of Maryland, to be held in Washington at 12:30 p. m.: Smith, of Marylaral; o’Gorman, Culber son, .Johnston, of Alabama; Richardaon, Sutherland, Root, Smith, of Georgia; Smith, of Michigan: Martin, Williams, 1 Crane, M< Cumber, o 1 Georgia; Clark, of Wyoming: Curtin. Ihr-».Gvg-< ami Swan- ATLANT’A. GA.. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26. 1912. i( Put-It-Offs” a Thorn in the Side of Jolly St, Nicholas SHOP EARLY, PLEADS SANTA > z V ~ ~ I Jo / Bl* iO — I 11 I 1 Ixl c■■ / 1 . V rn JEB! # jw i j* ■ Jr*®/ 'JHIiIBy Wl \ Jba Iw\ . * dnK 'mF » f ' * *' * X / / /MB - 088 ■ t// k ■ ' ‘ J \«« u i Lwb- ■ \ sc.' k Th » ' ) w I Jm MMb- \ / ’L/ex.'.-r , - ■ 7a. v.\ \ s\N \ a ' \ A k '♦ ■ ' 7. z / / / YOUTH TAKES POISON AT TERMINAL DEPOT; NOW FIGHTS TO LIVE Henry F. Huckba. a Columbus, Ga., youth, fought as hard today at Grady hos pital to save his life as he tried to take It last night in the Terminal station. Huckba had been employed as a waiter In the Brittain case, in Mitchell street, until last night, when he was discharged after a tight with the head waiter. De spondent, he penned a letter to his par ents. purchased three ounces of carbolic acid and drank the poison in the wash . room of the Terminal station. He was taken in an ambulance to the hospital, where he pleaded w ith the physi cians to Gve his life. He probably will recover. DEATH OF BRUSH MAKES HIS WIFE A ‘‘MAGNATE” NEVI YORK, Nov. 26. Through the Meath today of John T. Brush, owner of the New York National league club, an other woman becomes u baseball mag nate. She is Mr. Brush's widow, who before bis marriage, twenty years ago, was Elsie Lombard, an actress. COTTON KING. ILL, RUNS 21 MILLS FROM FIRESIDE PROVIDENCE, Nov. 26.—" Cotton King” Robert Knight i» confined to his home with a severe cold and there Is apprehension owing to his advanced ’ age of 85. He now directs bls 21 mills from his fir. sbi. . Mr. Knight is re puted to possess- s:-".<i(ii).oiiu. He began at $1.25 a week. KING ALBERT'S MOTHER DIES. [■ LONDON. Nov. 26. —The Countess of . | Flanders, the mothei of King Albert •' IPdgium died su<.b"-nl" today. FOREIGN INSURANCE FIRMS SAID TO EVADE LAW BY USING MAILS Information has come to the state insurance department to the effect that foreign insurance companies, not au thorized to do business in Georgia, are ■ attempting to evade the new insurance ' law by conducting a mail order busi /less. Tlte Postal Life Insurance Company of New York, it is said, Is soliciting business in. Georgia by mail; offering a first year agent's commission as a guaranteed dividend, payable at the be | ginning of the first year. While the stale is powerless to move against the insurance company. As ' slstant Commissioner Copeland says that any person accepting the premi um-dividend arrangement of the Post ' al company is guilty of the rebating i under the new insurance law. \ny phy sician who makes an examination for this company also is liable to prosecu tion. ' ATLANTA AUTOISTS TURN FIREMEN AND SAVE FARM HOUSE li Grover Kaiser, Otis Westley and , three other young Atlantans want a job . in the tire department, Chief Cummings is ready to put them on the list. The quintet formed a volunteer organization yesterday afternoon and succeeded in making the well known tire fiend give ' up in despair. ‘ The five young men were motoring out Peachtree road when they discovered a 1 small country home on fire, with the family rushing around and yelling for ’ help. They Jumped from their car, I formed a bucket brigade between house I and well, climbed the roof, and saved the house. Then they came back to town, , grimy and toil-stained, but conscious of a good deed well done. James Harrison, James Harrison, aged M years, of Au t burn, .< la., died lasi night at a local sanitarium. He is survived by two sons 1 and three daughters. The funeral ar rangements will be announced later Miss Maude Steele, one of the pretty saleswomen at Rich's, who adds her plea to Santa 's for ear ly shopping. • Days of Torture For Girls Be hind Counter Only Worry of Old Fellow. . By Evelyn Wren 1 went to see Santa Claus today. For years 1 had .onged for this visit. As a little girl I would sit before our big fireplace on Christinas eve and wait and wait until the flaming coale became drowsy embers and sleep would close my drooping eyes. When I’d wake, he’d always come— and gone—but the things he left behind always wiped away the disappointment I thought I would feel on not giving 1 him a “Merry Christmas” as he tum bled down our chimney. 1 was shocked when I saw him today. He was not the Santa Claus my mind had pictured since I first sat in my mother's lap and heard her read “ 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.” True, his cheeks were as round and red as the most brilliant colors of the toy books ever depicted for childish fancy. His beard was still as white as the snow outside his north pole house. His body was still as ample as an aider man's. Something Wrong With Santa But it didn’t shake ‘like a bowl full of jelly.” The smile was not there when I looked on his lips. I missed tile twinkle in his once jolly eyes. Hi* brow was wrinkled and he pulled on his pipe as a man pulls when he has a grave question to answer and the an swer Is as fleeting as the smoke curling up to the ceiling. Something was wrong with the old saint. Wrinkles have no place on the brow of Santa Claus. His smile should be as bright as the combined candles on every Yule tree in Christendom. His eyes should twinkle a» merrily as the massed music of a thousand chimes. Troubles should be unknown to a be ing that has caused the happiness that this old man plies to his credit each year. He waved me to a seat, but he didn’t speak for a minute. He pulled and pulled on his pipe and more furrows came on his forehead. Suddenly he straightened. He must have read my thoughts. “Os course, I’m worried,” he ex ploded with as much irritability as Is possible for Kris Kringle, and then it was almost a benediction. "Who wouldn’t be?” he asked. He's Always Worked Hard. 1 sat as silent as the Christinas eve mouse which refused to stir. ‘‘l’ve worked all my life for a merry I Christmas and I’m nearly two thousand s years old,” lie explained. "I am the Continued on Page Two. Ml 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE P^ R 1 C miIGREASE GIVES GITY 559.000 SURPLUS 11 1 Mump of $245,109 in Revenues Exceeds Expectations of Budget Makers. I . RECEIPTS REACH HIGH MARK OF $1,929,565' $19,273,743 Added to Assess ments Principally by Equal izing System. ■■ Official figures of the city comptrol ler on Atlanta’s increase in tax reve . nue today show a surplus above the amount appropriated for the year by council of $59,593.47. The final reports show the total in the city’s taxes to be> the remarkable increase of $245,109. In making up the budget, the finance committee anticipated an Increase of $181,203.96. This was considered by l many to be excessive. The total revenue from realty and personal taxes In 1911 was $1,688,766. The anticipated revenue for 1912 was. $1,869,971.96. The actual receipts will reach $1,929,565.43. Instead of being short in revenue, as was predicted by some, there will be a i golden nest egg fn the city treasury ar, ! the end of the year, unless council gets, busy' and spends it before January 1. Big Increase Due To Equalizing System. The increase is principally due to the agitation for an equalization of tax as sessments. The total increase in as sessments is $19,273,743. The assess b ments In 1911 were $135,101,491. The assesments for 1912 are $154,365,234. 1 The realty assessments amount to $107,623,866. The personalty ,assess ments amount to $46,741,368. Since the agitation for tax reforms was begun two years ago, assessments have been increased more than $35.- 000,000. The increase in the personalty and realty' taxes of the public utility corpo rations is $11,597.82. In 1911 this tax amounted to $180,295.86. In 1912 It is $191,893.68. Taxable Values ' Tripled in 10 Years. Atlanta’s taxable values have tripled in ten years. In 1902 the total assess - ments were only $57,369,612. It is surprising that the street tax shows a decrease. Every voter, except those exempt by old age or military ; service, must pay a street tax. In 1911 the total was $15,655. In 1912 It is $15,- 607. The sanitary tax. $108,890.49. is an Increase of $4,360.50. When the finance committee of coun cil meets tn January to make up the new budget it will take the figures of this year as a basis. The committea will estimate an increase In the revenue • for 1913 equal to the increase of 1912 ' over 1911. The real Importance of the tax fig. ’ tires is that the finance committee will • estimate that it has approximately ’ $250,000 more money to spend in 191:4 than It was able to appropriate in 1912. Al! the city officials agree that the tax assessments are still very low. es -1 peclally on central property. FT. OGLETHORPE~fRbOPS , LAUDED BY GEN. EVANS Brigadier General R. K. Evans and Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Barth, , United States army, of the Department of the Gulf, are back in Atlanta from an Inspection of Fort Oglethorpe, near : Chickamauga, and are loud in their praises of the cavalry at the north Georgia post. General Evans said this i morning that he seldom had seen great er efficiency in cavalry drills than he i found in the’Eleventh. The general and the adjutant were ■ entertained with a fox hunt by the of ficers of the troop, but the party suc ceeded in bagging no foxes. "There are too many wire fences up in that i country,” explained General Evans. The army officers also Inspected Tai t lulah Falls. s I WOMAN, 70. HELD FOR KILLING AGED FARMER BIG RAPIDS. MICH., Nov. 26.—Mrs Lydia Van Tassel, aged 70 years, and ’ George Hunter, aged 36, were under ar- • rest here today, charged with the mur i der of P. H. Ackley, a 70-year-old farmer. Mrs. Van Tassel was formerly Ackley's housekeeper. e JUDGE SPEER TO RETURN. MAI'ON, GA.. Nov. 26. Judge Emory v Spei r will return to Macon from Mount 1 Airj or next Monday, and the follow . Ing week he. will go to Valdosta to con l' vene Hie Cnited States court. A brief session will also be held in Albany be fore Christmas.