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2 / Wonder If the Peals of Laughter Would Drown theSobsFrom a Hundred Helpless Homes, SaysEvelynWren GRAPHIC Traffic Hit and Many Inc o n venienced by Storm While Others Rejoice—z\ ut om o biles Held Up and Wires Down. Atlanta's first white Thanksgiving in the memory of man brought shouts from the small boy and t ries of "00-o, beautiful!" from his grown-up sister. The snow-clad trees and the radiance of the sunshine sparkling on the icy foliage was a scene to delight the soul of a painter. But the earliest snow on record in Atlanta brought with ft something more than fun and beauty. There was cold in the cabins of the poor, the searching, biting cold which oomes only with a snow storm. There »as lack of food in many of these homes of the humble. There were hundreds of families who saw only the bread of charity for their Thanksgiving dinner, while all the world seemed feasting on turkey and oyster dressing. The white feast day was a black fast day for many an Atlanta child. Early in the day the line began to form at the office of City Warden Thomas Evans. Most of the others of the city hall force had taken a holiday, but when the first flakes fell last night the warden knew there would be no holiday for him. He was at his desk today before most of Atlanta had sipped its breakfast coffee, but the poor were even earlier than he. At the Associated Charities the de mands for aid show no apparent In crease early In the day. The snow brought demands for immediate re lief, and the sufferers evidently pre ferred the coal and food from the war den’s office to the prospect of more lasting aid from the association. Sec retary Logan said the snow would be too temporary to cause much suffer ing. He did not anticipate an In creased demand of more than ten per cent. GIRL ARRESTED AT DEPOT TRIES TO BEAT MATRON WITH SHOE Apparently crazed, a stylishly dressed young woman, giving her name as Miss Martha Allen, and wiio said she is a stenographer, figured as the star last night in a scene near the union depot, and later attacked Matron Bohnefeld in police station, using a shoe as a weapon Os warfare. She is said to have first started on the warpath in the Empire hotel, which place she gave as her resi Hence. When tire police were called and she was taken into custody, the young wom an fought and scratched so vigorously that the combined strength of two offi cers was required to place her in the patrol wagon. It then was necessary for one of the officers, Policeman Hardy, to leave his heat and accompany her to police station, to aid the patrol guard in preventing a further outbreak. Escorted to the matron's ward, the frenzied woman became enraged at Mrs. Bohnefeld, and another scene -ensued. Jerking off one of her shoes, she is said to have assailed the matron and at tempted to strike her. Mrs. Bohnefeld warded off the blows, and called to the turnkey, who landed the belligerent wom an in a cell. She will be arraigned tomorrow after noon before Recorder Broyles. DEADLOCKED JURY SPENDS THE DAY UNDER GUARD ROME, GA.. Nov. 28.—Unable to reach a verdict in the case of John Ors, a negro, charged wvth attempting to assault a white girl here, a Floyd coun ty jury is spending its Thanksgiving in a room at the court house with a bailiff on guard. Orr was tried Tuesday and the jury went out shortly after noon. It’ has been deadlocked ever since. AT AUCTION. SEVE RA L CONSIGN MENTS, INCLUDING EARLY ENGLISH DIN ING ROOM SUIT, MA HOGANY PARLOR SUIT. ELEGANT BRASS BEDS, MAH (Xi ANY DRESSING TABLE, MAHOGANY LI BRARY TABLE, LADIES’ WRITING DESKS, WIL TON, AX MINSTER AND B R U S SE LS A R T BQUA RE S, WOOL BLANKETS. MATTING. LINOLEUM, CREX RUG S. ER 11 >A Y. NO YEM - BER 29. AT 12 E. MITCH ELL STREET. COMMENCING at 10 a tn., Frldav, we will offer to the highest bidder a fine consignment of household goods, in cluding Early English buffet china closet and table, three elegant brass beds, oak dresser, walnut, and 15- •nlece parlor suit. Vernis Martin iron bed. felt mattresses. National springs feather pillows, fine lot of oak chairs, suitable for any part of the house; mahogany library table. Turkish leather rockers, bird’s-eye maple chif fonier. oak dresser and washstand, mahogany Early English fumed oak rockers, center table. high chairs, child's rockers. hall runners, table linen, wool blankets, Wilton. Axmin ster and Brussels art squares, mat ting squares and many other things too numerous to mention. Don't inlss this sale If you ate in need of house hold furnishing- Sale starts promptly at 10 a. m., Friday, No; ember 28. CENTRAL AUCTION CO.. 12 E, Mitchell Street. NCIDENTS OF THE CITY’S FIRST WHITE IT LOOKS BAD FOR THE BIRD | - snowfall as far e 1 jO,-. !• THOMASVILLE, GA., Nov. 28. ' I snow, at all times a rarity here, is 1 ■ I • unprecedented on Thanksgiving, ' ■ ■ ■ i • but the ground was covered with ' • R tf*' B morning. Under bright sun- 1 • shine, it 1b melting rapidly and by 1 .-*-O!r* rIU ' • night will doubtless all be gone. ' • Thomasville Is within less than ' • ten miles of the Florida line. ~ -2222 ’ I I'7 ' \ \\ ’ A- < \\ x a\\ /// ' ! '' \ ImwtWßwzyWp Swt\ IMP’ < ISfrjjg JjSERyL ,-A ’, i tsfc V- Downtown Streets Deserted Early Travel on the railroads out of At lanta Ims been less for the first twelve hours of this Thanksgiving than on any one of the four Thanksgivings pre veiling, according to the .ticket sellers at th • Terminal and Union stations. Travel on the street ears of Atlanta has been less this morning than on any morning, except Sunday, In the pas! eight months, according to the motor men and of Peachtree, Whitehall, Inman Park, West Peach tree, Pryor. East Lake and other down town liner. People are staying indoors, and the man far from home has gone already to spend Thanksgiving with the folks or he is not going. The streets of the city were sparsely dotted with pedestrians up to 10 o’clock this morning, while the passengers in each street car could be numbered on the fingers of one hand. Occasional groups could be seen standing in some sunny spot, where the snow had melted, but most people down town kept inside the offices and soft drink stands. Hot drinks have been all the rage to day, say the clerks at the soft drink stands, and lee crenm is about ninety degrees below par. The grocers, too. complain that there has been little busi ness, but most of them wear a well satisfied air, as though happy over the sales of yesterday and Tuesday. By noon the streets had begun to present a scene of bustle, and if it is warm this afternoon a constantly changing throng wlli parade every thor oughfare, happy in the eniovment of the holiday. Practically nil the stores I closed at 1 o’clock, and by 2 every one was enjoying the turkey. Snow Storm Checks Waynesboro Blaze V\ AYNESBi>RO, GA., Nov. 28.—Snow, which began falling here about 10 o'clock and continued throughout last night. The lull covered the ground for at least an inch. This is the first snowstorm here in November for more than 35 years. Bell s drug store was destroyed by fire at 3:30 o'clock this morning during the snowstorm. The snow probably saved the adjoining buildings The origin of the fire is unknown. The store building was insured and will be rebuilt as early as possible. The stock .of drugs was also insured. GIRL THREATENS TO USE HATPIN; ROUTS BURGLAR MACON, GA.. Nov. 28.—Miss Corinne Cooner, of 128 First street, was awak ened by the noise of her room door opening In the dimly lighted room she saw a man's figure in the doorway. "If you come in here I'll stick you with a hatpin." she shouted. "Good night," said the man. slamming the door. By the time Miss Cooner had reached the door with a pistol, which she took from her bureau, the man, evidently a bur glar, had Jumped out of a second-story window to the lawn below and was heard running uy th' street THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 28. 1912. [ " WST' BOOMS ASSURED CORN -SLUB DDTS More Than Enough Responses to Call of Commerce Cham ber For Beds Received. Atlanta hospitality has met the lest, ami even more than the 700 Georgia Corn club boys expected hero for the totn show next week have been provid ed for in the homes of Atlanta's citi zens. io be exact, the responses received by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce up to Thursday morning make provi sion for a total of 718 Corn club boys. I his is nearly twice the number enter tained here last year, and yet in four days from the time the call was is sued. a home has been found for every one of the young visitors. The boys have been notified to re port promptly at the state capitol upon at rival in the city, and there an infor mation bureau will be provided to give them cards and direct them to the homes where they will be entertained. Arrange Exhibit Tables. Plans have been made for setting the bibles in the state capitol. upon which the exhibits will be placed. There will be 10U tables, twelve to sixteen feet in length, upon which the corn exhibits and exhibits of the Girls Canning clubs will be placed. Besides these, forty additional tables will be placed in the capitol lobbies Fri day, December 6. for the dinner which will be given the boys by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. It is planned to have the speeches by Governor Brown and others early Thursday afternoon, and these will be followed by the organization of the boys in companies, and a regiment of boy scouts, under the direction of Captain W. H. Leahy, of the Fifth infantry, who has been chosen as grand marshal for the parade. Commerce Chamber Gives Dinner, Captain Leahy will select twelve lieu tenants from the Fifth infantry to act as his aids and assist him both in tile scout organization and the parade. The Chamber of Commerce dinner will be given Friday at noon, and the formation for the parade will begin at 1 o’clock, the intention being to con clude the parade by 3:30 p. m., in order to give all the boys whq desire to do so an opportunity to return to their homes on the afternoon trains. The parade, in addition to being headed by Governor Brown and the Fifth infantry, will be led by the "Le gion of Honor,” including sixty boys from all parts of the state who have made more than 100 bushels of corn to the acre. This is an increase over last year, when there were fifty boys who exceeded that vie!<j HW FLINRIS STILL ffl SHORT Ad Men Extend Campaign and Appeal Again to Atlantans For Desired $25,000. | The At'anta Ad Men’s campaign to raise $25,000 for the Associated Chari ties is "up to the town.” If Atlanta, which never has allowed a campaign for a good cause to fail, does not meet them halfway, then all their enthusiasm and hard work will not car ry them to their goal. They have in three days made one of the most thorough canvasses that the town ever saw—and it has had some pretty thorough ones lately. 800 Persons Give SB,OOO. They have personally seen and got subscriptions from nearly 800 persons, amounting to more than SB,OOO. This means that the people who are able to give only small amounts have "cqme across." Now the Ad Men are going after the persons of Smple means who can af ford to give big sums if they will, while for the balance they will depend largely on voluntary subscriptions. Where to Send Money. “Our campaign has been so well ad vertised that everybody knows about it,” says Chairman Adams of the gen eral committee. “It’ we could see enough persons we would get all we want, and more, too, but it is impossi ble to cover that much ground. “So we appeal to those who have made up their minds to help us, when we come around, not to wait, for we may not get to them, but to send their subscriptions to the Associated Chari ties office, top floor of the Gould build ing. where our campaign headquarters will be until the campaign closes.” Owing to the extremely bad weather of Wednesday afternoon, the Ad Men did not close their campaign Wednes day night, as planned, but will keep It up. at least, until tLe end of the week STORY OF 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL HOLDS FATHER FOR KILLING MOTHER FKANKLIN. LA.. Nov. 28.—Edward Freeman shot and killed his young wife this morning as she was arranging Thanksgiving dinner. Freeman declares that the shooting was accidental, but his six-year-old daughter says different The authorities had taken the husband’s statement and delivered it when the child said: "Papa told mamma yesterday lie would shoot her soon. He got angry again to day." Freeman is being hele cn a murder I charge WHISHT BLAMES JOE BROWN FOR LIOUDR HOUSES Famous Prohibition Leader Says Governor Is Responsible For Violations in Savannah. ROME. GA., Nov. 28.—Aroused by the publication of shameless violations of the state prohibition laws In Georgia, as set forth In The Atlanta Georgian of Monday last, Seaborn Wright, the great “dry" leader of Floyd county, the man who put the state-wide law on the stat ute books, expressed himself vigorously today as to the cause of the Savannah situation, and outlining at least one method of procedure whereby it may b« abated. Mr. Wright says that the John Sulli van, Jr., Compans’. of Savannah, which concern has been circularizing Georgia, | through the United States mail, solic iting mail orders for whisky to be ship ped out of Savannah broadcast through out the state. Is but doing the same illegal thing that houses in Augusta and other cities are doing, all in fla grant and unpardonable violation of the law of the state. The Floyd county prohibition leader severely scores Governor Brown for his passive attitude in the matter of law enforcement, so far as prohibition law is concerned, and contrasts it with h's activity in enforcing it against railroad strikers and negro criminals. Mr. Wright says the solicitors and judges have a weapon with which they may reach the evil sought to be cor rected. and that without waiting for a jury verdict, too often not coming; and he cites his own city of Rome as an example of how the law surely may be enforced against violators. Mr. Wright said: "The ‘mail order’ houses of Savan nah are but another forward step by the whisky trust an/i brewery combine in the open, shameless nullification of the law of a sovereign state. "The cause of this forward step by the whisky and beer interests lies In the fact that the people have elected a governor who says he can not enforce law In Georgia; h ive elected judges and solicitor generals who will not enforce law against an arrogant, brutal power In our cities, because their fear of los ing office Is stronger than the sanctity of the oath they have taken to uphold the laws of their state. "It is folly I<> mince words, to deal in mild language. The governor, the judges and solicitors general of our large cities are responsible for the out rageous nullification of a great law they have sworn to enforce. "Some months ago the present gov ernor of New Jersey, a man by the name of Wilson, was notified by the good people of certain cities in his state that the city officials and local state officer?; wduld not enforce the law against the potverful whisky and beer interests of these cities. This govern or did not hesitate or quibble; he noti fied these officials if the state law was not enforced he would see to it that it was enforced. This simple announce ment was enough. Nullification of law in New Jersey stopped. "A few weeks ago the present gov ernor of Indiana, a man by the name of Marshall, not a whit bigger physically than Georgia's governor, was notified that the laws of Indiana against race track gambling were not enforced. Also this governor did not hesitate or quib ble. He notified the officials of the county In which this open nullification of law was going on that if it was not stopped he would take a hand. It was not stopped, and he DID take a hand— and the army of the state, of which he was commander, went and stopped it. "Now, Georgia’s governor, who, of course, can use the army of the stat to protect railroad property from strik ing workmen or a negro brute from the anger ol> tin outraged people, can not touch the Savannah ’mall order houses,' though the cursed stuff they force upon the unhappy country people of Georgia jeopardizes the spfety and honor of thousands of white women in Georgia. “Now a word as to the judges and solicitors general of our big cities. They know the law is being violated, opbnly trampled on and despised by the liquor interests. Are they helpless to enforce it? Have they no power to enforce law ? “Why do they not perform this oath bound duty? There is not an intelli gent man in Georgia who does not know why. "And the pity and shame of it is that we must respect—aye, reverence—the judiciary! "Rome is a splendid little city of 15,- 000 people. We have no near-beer sa loons, no clubs, no breweries, no mail order houses. Why? “Our people up here believe it is be cause our Judges think more of the sacred laws they are sworn to enforce than the office they hold, with its emol uments. "The paramount question before the people of Georgia is whether the whis ky trust and brewery combirfb of the middle M est, solely with the purpose of making millions out of the people of the South, through their local 'mall or der houses, near-beer saloons and clubs, can go on NULLIFYING OUR LAW.” J. P. Moore. J. F. Moore, aged 56 years, died Yester day after a short illness. He was local agent for the Standard Accident Insurance < ompany. He is survted hy his wife. Th? body whi be ta-icn to Marietta for funeral and interment. THANKSGIVING DAY Made Many Young Hearts Light, But Brought Sorrow and Suffering | to Others. By EVELYN WREN. I Atlanta's Thanksgiving snow is « I smiling teardrop, a merry- dirge, a cotn ;lc tragedy. As I viewed Atlanta’s glis tening mantle today I wondered wheth er the shouts of joy it caused would drown the sighing it brought. I won dered if above the peals of laughter that rang from thousands of merry youngsters playing' in its icy drifts, there could not be heard the sobbing from a hundred helpless homes. Nature tried its best to give Atlanta a perfect Thanksgiving Tay. No great er boon could have been given the thousands of school children for their holiday than the white coverlet it laid over the city the night before. Every turkey tasted better after hours of snowballing, and coasting, and snow sculpture. Most of Atlanta Smiled, Every young heart beat quicker from the exercise. Every boy’s mind was brighter and every girl’s appetite keen er. What if some youthful snow war rior soaked you behind the ear with his icy misrlle? What if a band of young savages did roll you around in a snow bank and make you lose your specta cles and dignity? Today was no day for grouches. All the city should have smiled. And a greater part of Atlanta did. It was mighty pleasant to sit by a roaring fire in a comfortable home with nothing to do but whet your palate for the feast to come and gaze out of a frosted window that the Great Artist had designed just for the day. The sun was shining its brightest for the occasion, and its rays made every snow laden tree a bower of diamonds. It was mighty fine to sit in a steam heated club, with a convivial cup at elbow and a gmiling waiter near by, ready for the tip which the spirit of th-' season suggested. Such Odors From Kitchen! It was mighty pleasant for Atlanta mothers to see their children rush in the house, with cheeks aflame and a laugh in their eyes, to peer into the kitchen, from which delicious fumes sent the tidings that the day was really one for thanks. What if they did track up the best hail carpet with their snow caked shoes? What if their embrace did leave an imprint of slush on your best gown? The children were happy. So were you. L was great to walk through the streets and parks with a brisk wind making you feel that life was worth living, and a Heavenly Decorator hav ing worked to make a scene that no master artist has ever been able to equal. You laughed as you walked into an ambuscade of playful snowbailers. You watched with a gripping interest the snow struggle of two rival neighbor hoods. You wanted to take a hand in the battle yourself. You smiled as you gazed on the snow men and told the sculptors how much better vou did those things when you were a kid. AU Were Good Fellows. It was a marvelous day. Every man. comfortably in his great coat, felt like and did slap every acquaint ance on the back. There were never better fellows. Every woman, snug and radiant in her new furs, bowed her j prettiest to her friends as they passed lon their holiday stroll through the whitened streets. But there were homes in Atlanta where the snow was noi considered a beautiful thing. There were homes where the snow meant only that the coal bin must be refilled and there was no money in the house to pay the coal man. Children can not enjoy snow balling when their clothes are thin and worn. Children can not build snow men when their fingers are chilled for want of warm, sustaining food. Snow is not beautiful when it is blown through rudely patched windows. It is not pleasant to stroll through the streets when siioes are old and frayed and the iciness can creep through to the skin. Hard To Be Thankful Then. It's far from a tiling of joy to look through a cracked pane and know that the vista outside is nothing but a threat of pneumonia. A fire can not be cheery when each lump of coal means only that you can see tlie bot tom of the box and there is no more fuel to be had. ALLEGED EMBEZZLER CAUGHT. CHATTANOOGA. TENN., Nov 28 Charged with being a fugitive’from Des Moines, lowa, Frank L. Crow was arrested here today by police officers. Informa tion from the lowa city is that he is wanted there; for embezzlement. There fs Onfy One »■ -MUUV aCMBMM “Bromo Quinine” That hi Laxative Bromo Quinine flood Tho World Oror to Ouro a Cold In Ono O»j, I Always rem l)m ber the full name. Look tot this signature on every box. 25c. ALL DIXIE TO K REPRESENTEB ATCANALMEET Commerce Chamber Commit tee Meets Tomorrow to Com plete Plans For Conference. An important meeting of th- vu mittee on arrangements for the i'r.i; . ma canal conference in Atlanta Lacen,, ber 10 and 11, under the auspice? t the I 'bamber of Commerce, will be • ,c ■ in the rooms of that body at 10 o’cioe Friday morning. This meeting is to include both t; committee of arrangements and ti> •••■- ception committee, as it Is expected e, complete the substantial and funda mental details for the conference. The committee of arrangement;, composed of St. Elmo Masseur chairman; C. K. ■Caverly, Frank c d, . ens. S. C. Dobbs, W. H. Leahy, B Chamberlain, 11. \V. Miller and ... Wiekersham. The reception commit tee. which will act in conjunction wit-, the committee of arrangements, composed of 37 of Atlanta’s best know-; citizens. of the meeting is such. that a full attendance is desire and urged. Many Cities Respond. Many- encouraging responses to t.. grams sent to Southern trade boclie; have been received, and the imli.-at:,,. are that practically every important city from the Potomac to the Ftii, Grande will be represented by del gates who are coming here strictly ft/ business. Invitations have been extended to tie: diplomatic representatives in Washing ton of the Central and South Amer;.an republics, to attend this confereno-ai,,; participate in its deliberations and Georgia’s senators have been requester to lay before them its importance am', to urge their attendance. There will be no addresses of wel come and responses at this conference, unnecessarily consuming time; in fact, tne "hot air” element has been entirely eliminated, and following the keynote address which will be delivered by John Barrett, director of the bureau of South American republics, the conference will get at once to its business—that of de vising ways and means for promoting Southern trade with South and Cen tral American and other foreign coun tries, following the opening of the Pan ama canal. Steamship Line Heads to Attend. The conference will include fifteen o; twenty leading railroad and steamship presidents, representatives of 40 boards of trade and chambers of commerce ansi a number of the largest manufacture a in the South who are looking forward to the extension of the South's export trade. "It is peculiarly fitting that Atlanta should have the honor of calling the first Panama canal conference,” said Secretary Walter G. Cooper, of the Chamber of Commerce. "Besides be ing the leading city of the Southeast. It is an inland city, and here the repre sentatives of the ports may meet on neutral ground. "Southern manufacturers are only just now beginning to realize that home competition will soon oversupply homt consumption, and there will be a need for foreign markets to take our surplus products. Some industries have already reached that point. The South has more coast line and more good harbors in proportion to Its area than any othei section, and back of these it has the resources upon which to build world commerce.” Homer Wilson. Homer Wilson, the 1-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Williams, of 24 Rein hardt street, died yesterday afternoon ai 2 o’clock at a private sanitarium. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock and interment will be at Westview ATLANTA THEATER TONIGHT 8:15 Matinee Today 2:30 P. M. FRIDAY NIGHT Henry W. Savage Present* EXCUSE ME 25c, 50c, 75c, SI.OO and $1.60. «£DANn KEITH Mat. Mat 2:30 **VAUDEVILLE Tonight 8:30 A REAL SHOW 1 *ext week TOM HAWN b COMPANY Mclntyre Kate fllnore & Sam Williams & JULier? Heath La Tosca Mulltn b Coogan and Big 3 Cscarios The Shillings i FORSYTH—BUNTING This Week—Tues., Thure., Sat. Mats LITTLE EMMA BUNTING —Playing In — “MERELY MARY ANN’’ Next Week—"LOVERS LANE" LYRIC ™WEEK I Matinees Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday "The Shepherd o< the Hills. Dramatized From Harold Be!. Wright’s Novel. f) Next Week “Happy Hcoli4arb__