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THE weather forecast for Atlanta and Georgia: Local rains today; colder tonight; f#ir and colder tomorrow. VOL. XL NO- WL MSI® MISTIGE; H ■ JTEHG Tnke Part in Peace Nego- tiations and Remain Mem- oei of Balkan League. FRANCE SEES VICTORY FOR HER DIPLOMACY Harmony Restored in 48 Hours After Warning from the Republic. PARES. Dee. 6.—Greece has signed the general armistice terminating the Turico-Balkan war, according to a dis patch received here from Constantino ple. Official announcement has been made at Athens that Greece will take part in the peace negotiations and will remain a member of the Balkan league. Greece previously refused to sign the armistice in order to strengthen her position in Epirus, it was stated. Peace negotiations will begin in Lon. don on December 16. French officials later said that con firmation of signing of the armistice by- Greece would demonstrate the power of French diplomacy, as it was only 48 hours ago that Monsieur Poincaire, minister of foreign affairs, notified the Greek minister here that his govern ment should not delay too long in seek ing peace because of the general dan ger to the international situation. Situation Between Powers Very Tense BEKLi 6 -German diplomats to day admitted for the first time that the line o demarcation between the triple alliance (Germany, Austria and Italy) and the triple entente (England, France and Russia, has been drawn to the break ing point, and that any- sudden pressure either way might precipitate the bloodiest warfare in the world’s history. One leading diplomat described the sit uation thus: "We hope, but there is more preparation 'han hope. No one can tell what the next wenty four hours will bring forth.” Tie went on to explain that the speech nf Foreign Minister Poincaire before the French chamber of deputies yesterday had caused no ripple on the surface, it avlng been expected that France would set forth her views following Germany’s exposition in the speech of Chancellor Von Betinnann Hollweg. Italy must be soothed now as a result •' the Greek bombardment of Avalona, a strategic point as regards the safety of the Italian coast on the Adriatic sea. it is understood that Italy and Austria are preparing a joint protest to the Greek government with a demand for an explanation. U. S. ENGINEER TO RECOMMEND WORK ON DARIEN HARBOR SAVANNAH. GA., Dec. 6.—Colonel Dan C. Kingman, of the corps of en gineers, has received a telegram from General Bixby, chief of engineers, in " ashington, D. C.. requesting him to attend a conference there of the board ot engineers on rivers and harbors, «hich will meet next week to discuss I be improvement of the Darien harbor. 1 olonel Kingman states that he is on ' ecord as not favoring the improvement II Darien harbor. He will recommend, Mowever that If the harbor be im- F'oec. the work be centered upon r ' r river and Sapelo island sound, 11 stead of Doboy sound, as at first pro posed. Doboy sound, he says, is full 'hitting sand, which makes it diffi ‘u 5 if not impossible, to cut a per ’ 11 n, channel, while the other route, ' a little longer, is entirely prac f ' Kingman will probably leave gton Saturday. Ul u e $MEN FEAR BOY, 6. M GHT ‘nfluence them J , BrS ' °HIO. Dec. 6.—The ■ear,.n ” ' he eourt room of the sl *‘ n e i, ° n Joseph Wilson is mak u, ; exceed *nßly difficult to obtain a her C ? minal COUrt * where the fa |f.r i ' le (r ' e d for first-degree mur connection with the killing of his I*. Rnsiiia Wilson. 1 - orp " r S * tS his fathcr and nearly excused ,rom the jury fra ith , declarcd that they were p, .'” J " ould be Influenced by the if they j n llu . AD MEN'S CLUB TO MEET. I, I( . J club of Atlanta will - ..nj,-; 1 ?. ' ,<U .“’"bthly business meet . ■ ‘•Wo clock in the rooms ’ aumbei of Com The Atlanta Georgian Read For Profit—GEOßG! AN WANT ADS—Use For Results. Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox and Tar Baby to Romp Again on Wren’s Nest Lawn KIDDIES TO RECALL UNCLE REMUS ON BIRTHDAY 4 wg/j| \ r I Im WWLy F*v.*a (X\ \ ra\ / /JmS \ ’ / zJI \ *■ ' z - i\ Mb w \. % I \ ®A / Way'S '$F \ A \ /™Mr /jMML - > - B\ \w ’ • g XL- "J W Kpj tfnfi /■£■! hmß I. W ’I fi KSHu IM p- L wMi r n ■Xi I Ba lIIM * ... V 1 i n| SSIr » 3 SO 4,p ,X- Aileen ELirrik. daughter of :'W 1 tiWx ■ 7 f I "fA P- ?W > Lucien Harris, second son of r ' r SsaE-A Iw k- • W I ® !/>■ W / , h '7 s {Vi .v- .iik A rX—*. b— A t J jM/ii Abatement of Smoke Evil Worth 55,000,000 Annually to St. Louis Existence of Evil Costs Chicago $50,000,000 and Whole Coun try $500,000,000. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 6.—About $5,000,000 annually has been gained by St. Louis by the abatement of the smoke nui sance, according to the latest report is sued by the Women's Organization for Smoke Abatement. This is in contrast with reported losses of $8,000,000 by Cincinnati, $6.- 000,000 by Cleveland and $50,000,000 by Chicago, respectively, owing to smoke. The country as a whole suf fers a loss of more than $500,000,000 annually, it is said. The women will now endeavor to determine the loss in life because of the smoke. Damage to merchandise, increased la bor in housekeeping, the expense of soiled linen. tarnishing of metals, de facement and begriming of buildings help to swell the total loss. t-t-t-th-throw u-p-p-up HANDS. STUTTERS ROBBER ST. IXJVIS, Dec. 6.—-The highway man who attacked Frank Hoffman may be Identified by his halting speech. "T-t-t-t-th-tli-throw up-p-p-p y-y --y-y-yo-yo-yo-ur hands," the man stam mered. Hoffman did. "G-g-g-g-glve m-m-m-me y-y-y-your m-m-m “Aw, .‘ ; ay." interrupted Hoffman. ‘Cut out trying to talk and get the money. I don't want that gun pointing at me so long.” The robber kept still for the rest of the procedure and managed to extract $lB from Hoffman. POISON IS DUMPED IN WELL TO KILL FAMILY GLASGOW. KY. ( Dec. 6 —At Center, a village in Metcalfe county, the citi zens are excited over an attempt to poi son Mr. and Mrs. Boss Henry, promt nent citizens of that place. Persons visited the home and put paris green in the well. The first known of it was when Mr. Henry drew water for breakfast. He was In the act of drinking the water wdien he dis covered the poison. It is estimated 15 pounds of the poison was dumped in the well, VIRGIL ANSON LEWIS DEAD. MAHON CITY. W. VA.. Dec. 6.—Vir gil Anson Lewis state arehivist iml his torlini. iml one of West Virginia's dis tinguished men of lettiis, died ai Ins hmm hel e lute last night. WSfV ' H ikiC*- 'Affifi 1 ‘’l nde Remus" himself. This is a striking picture of Joel Chandler Harris in the days when his fame as a writer of stories for children young and old was at its height. The sketches be low are from artist's conceptions of the characters he made fa mous. MAJOR J. C. MALLORY, SOCIETY MAN, LEAPS 10 FLOORS TO DEATH NEW YORK, Dec. 6. —Major John Conrad Mallory, U. S. A., retired, and a member of New York and Philadel phia’s most exclusive set, leaped to death today from a room in his suite on tile tenth floor of the Manhattan hotel at Madison avenue and Forty-second street. The suicide was most dramatic. At least 100 pe> sons in the street saw the leap and many shouted to the aged man to gq back as they saw him poise.him self on the window sill. Major Mallory was appointed to the United States Military academy from Alabama September 16, 1863. He was retired with the rank of major April ' 23. 1904. His retirement was for dis ability incurred in the line of duty. Major Mallory had been suffering 1 from melancholia for a long time. He was in such a state of depression that ' his valet was under orders to watch him constantly. Mrs. Mallory, who was Miss Jeanne Turnure, daughtei of Lawrence Tur nure. the late New York banker, was tn 1 the apartment when the suicide oc- 1 curred. With her also was tlie valet and Garrick Maliery, a son. VARSITY “THALIANS” TO PLAY ROSEMARY” | ATHENS, GA., Nov. 6 —The University Players club, "The Thalians,” will pre sent "Rosemary” at the Athens opera house tonight, the occasion being a rare , social event of the fall festivities. The , performance will be followed by a sub- . scription dance at the Auditorium while | many box parties have been arranged for , the entertainment. Henry Howard, of Lexington, and Miss , Mary Lyndon, of Athens, will be the lead- , ing characters. A number of Atlanta boys who are attending the university are also in the cast, including Clark Howell. , Jr., George Harrison, Ed McCartney and Charles McDaniel. x ATHENS POULTRY SHOW CLOSES. CHIENS, GA.. Nov. 6. The second an- i nual poultry show of the Southern Poul- l tri association of Athens came to a close . yesterday after a very successful three < days' exhibit I.oving Brown made the • iix .'.if <nd ;•>..t.o'inecd the show as one i oi tlie best he had ever attended. < ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1912. BAPTISTS WILL ADD TO OLD TABERNACLE INFIRMARY BUILDING Plans are being made today for the construction of another hospital build ing as an adjunct to the Tabernacle Infirmary, following the sale yesterday of the infirmary property at tlie south east corner of Bartow and Luckie streets. The improvement plans are incomplete, but probably will include tearing away the present nurses dor mitory to make way for the new hos pital addition. The Tabernacle infirmary goes into the hands of the Georgia Baptist con vention, and Baptists are glad that it is to stay in the family. The Tabernacle made the proposition to sell and the convention voted to pay $85,000. For years the infirmary has been an integral part of the Baptist tabernacle bin has entered a larger field and thus finds its proper place as an institution of the state Baptists. Tlie property is 128 feet on Luckie street, and brought $665 a front foot. The sellers declare this was not tlie true valuation in tlie Atlanta real estate market, but they did not want to make a profit out of the transaction. Dr. George M. Niles savs tlie infir mary will be greatly improved and will be a credit to the Baptists and tin state. BUTTS COUNTY REALTY BRINGS $47 PER ACRE JACKSON, GA., Dec. 6.—At public sale here about $26,000 worth of Butts county real estate changed hands Most of the property was sold by administra tors. The administrator of I). N. Car michael sold 583 acres of farm property and some valuable city property belong ing to the estate. The highest price paid for anj’ land was $4" per acre JUDGE FLYNT IN CUBA ON HIS WEDDING TRIP JACKSON, GA.. Dec. 6. —Judge H M. Fletcher, of the city court of Jackson, is presiding over tlie city court of Grif fin this week in the absence of Judge J. J. Flynt. who is in Cuba on his wed ding trip. ludge Flynt's marrh.gi last week was an event of interest to his friends over th<- state. There is . heavy docket. Teachers in Atlanta Schools to Tell Children of Noted Author Monday. By Dudley Glass I If the West End children who skate anti run and laugh before the shadiest yard in Gordon street were to hurry and Ire dressed before breakfast next Monday and steal softly up the terraced lawn and around behind the wistaria vines they might see—if they had not lost their ’ children's visions and begun to have the f eyes of little grown folks—they might see > a strange, misty pageant, like little bits . of cloud blown by a breeze, just where the sunshine melts into the shadow of the old frame house. If they kept perfectly still and be ’ lieved In the things their mothers taught • them and didn't think Santa Claus was i all a story, they might see Brer Rabbit - and the Tar Baby and Brer Fox and a whole story book full of queer folk danc ing on the lawn. And they might see Mt. Man and Old 1 Mis’ Meaders and her daughters joining In the dance, while Aunt Minervy Ann and Uncle Billy Sanders, the Sage of i Shady Dale, looked on and smiled. ( The Old. Old Negro Man. > And right in the center of the sun shine they might see an old, old negro man, with grizzly gray whiskers and a shiny bald head and a crooked cane, hold ing by the hand a wide-eyed little boy. I And the old. old negro would be I'ncle Remus the real Uncle Remus, who told the stories to the little boy which other ! little boys and girls have heard ever since their papas and mammas were little boys and little girls themselves. But they would have to see with children's eyes. You can see anything, you know, if you’ll only believe hard enough. For next Monday is I'ncle Remus' birthday. Not the really, truly I'ncle Re ‘ mus, you know, but Joel Chandler Har ris, the quiet, soft-voiced man. with the big black hat and the twinkle in his ' eyes, who used to live in the old house up the long walk, and who wrote so many stories about the good old negro and the little boy that everybody began to call him I'ncle Remus when they didn’t for get and call him Brer Rabbit. And they say that on every one of his birthdays the animal people and all the other queer folk he made wake up at dawn and climb out of the books in the . old bookcase In the study and come trooping out to the lawn to dance and play. It is the story folks celebration, just like the children's lawn party every . summer in the field behind the big house except grown folks can't come Many Children Remember Him. Some of the children who haven't climbed out of the fourth reader yet can * remember when I'ncle Remus lived in the Continued on Page Two. Another granddaughter of “I'ncle Remus.” She, too, is a daughter of Lucien Harris. JUDGE FITE CALLS FOR A DIVISION OF CHEROKEE CIRCUIT DALTON. GA„ Dec. 6.—The need of dividing the Cherokee circuit into two judicial circuits is almost imperative, according to a statement made by Judge A. W. Fite here, and he backed his statement by cold figures. In going over the Whitfield county dockets, he found that the civil busi ness had grown almost 200 per cent during the past five years, with a slight increase in criminal business. In 1908 there were 51 civil cases entered, and this year the number had increased to 147, the increase being no sudden jump, but gradual. “The same conditions that prevail here are in evidence in all parts of the circuit,” said Judge Fite, "and it is im possible to satisfactorily dispatch the business with the present arrangement. Tlie attorneys frequently complain that they are worked too hard; but the cir cuit is so big it is necessary. An addi tional judge should be furnished the six counties in order to relieve the congested dockets.” It is not improbable that a bill to di vide the circuit into two circuits will be introduced in the next legislature. ATLANTA AND AUGUSTA OFFER ACADEMY SITES WASHINGTON, GA., Dec. 6—Whether Atlanta or Augusta will be awarded the St Josephs academy , recently burned at Washington, will soon be known. Bishop Benjamin F. Keiley, of the Catholic dio cese of Savannah, was in conference in Washington yesterday with representa tives from these tw<> cities. Both At lanta and Augusta have offered strong inducements for the location of the school, in the form of sites and money. It has been positively determined to re build tl.e sclieul. EIGHT-STORY BUILDING GOING UP AT ATHENS ATHENS. GA., Nov. 6.—Contracts have been let for the Holman building, ex cavations for which have already been finished. Work will begin on the con struction in a few days. The building Is tn be located at Lumpkin and Clayton streets and is to be eight stories high, the tallest in northeast Georgia The con tract culls for completion by September 1, next. The owner Is W. S. Holman, one of the most successful men in this city w® 2 CENTS EVERYWHERE BLEASE GETS REBUKE FOR PROFANE SPEECH Women Leave Governors’ Con« ference When S. C. Execu tive Uses Foul Language. is GILCHRIST, OF FLORIDA. MAKES STINGING RETORT For Second Time Palmetto. State Is Put in Attitude of Indorsing Mob Law. / ; RICHMOND, VA.. Dec. 6.—“ To belt with the constitution,” said Cole Blease, governor of South Carolina, in 4 speech before the conference of gov< ernors in session here. Immediately 2-3 women, some of them wives and daugh< ters of governors, who were Intereeted spectators at the meeting, arose and left the hall. When thus rebuked fop his profanity, Governor Blease ceased speaking and took his seat. The offensive remark came while tha South Carolina executive was making his second sensational speech before his fellow governors tn defense of mob law and lyching for negro assailants of white women. Gilchrist Comes / , , T ©South’s Defense. Feeling that the utterances of Bleasa in the presence of women, such as those w-ho had just left the convention hall, was a reflection on Southern chivalry. Governor Albert W. Gilchrist, of Flori da, stingingly called the South Caro linan to task for his profane speech and lack of consideration of those pres ent. He was applauded as he declare,l: ‘The first thing that indicates a manly man or womanly woman is thoughtful consideration for other peo ple.” The incident came about when Gov ernor Joseph N. Carey, of Wyoming, asked if Governor Blease had not taken an oath to uphold the constitution and laws of his state and If these laws did not protect negroes as well as whites, Blease replied: Blease Profane f . ■ In Lynch Talk. "I will answer that question, and f hope the newspaper men will get it right, for in my campaign in South Carolina they found that I am a fighter —and a cold-blooded fighter. When the constitution steps between me and the defense of the virtue of the white wom en of my state, I w-ill resign my com mission and tear it up and throw it to the breeze. I have heretofore said, ‘To hell with the constitution.’ ” Mobs Worse t Than Murders. Governor John F. Shafroth, of Colo rado, referred to the lynch law doc trine thus: “One mob can do more injury to so ciety than 20 murders, because a lynch ing permeates the entire community and produces anarchy. The influence ot mob rule is most reprehensible. When laws are made It should be the duty of a governor to enforce them, whether he approves of them or not. When the law prescribes hanging for an offense, and a man is found guilty, he should be hanged, whether white or black, and there is no excuse for mob laws. I conceive it to be our duty as governors ot declare for law and order.” PROPER TO KILL MAN WHO HUGS YOUR WIFE, SAYS JURY IN TEXAS DALLAS, TEXAS. Dec. 6.—A man has a right to kill another man who hugs his wife, according to the grand jury here, which exonerated Arthur Turner, who shot and killed William McKinney, of Grand Prairie. Mrs. Turner said McKinney hugged and offered to kiss her after she had brought him a drink of water. Mc- Kinney, ‘according to the testimony, had known the girl since childhood and looked upon her almost as his own daughter. PINCHED BY OTIS SKINNER. ACTRESS SUES FOR $5,000 CINCINNATI, OHIO, Dec. 6.—Otis Skinner, star of "Kismet," is the de fendant today in a suit tiled by Miss Mollie Quinn, a supernumerary in the company, who wants s.’>,ooo from Mr. Skinner, alleging he pinched her arm in the bazaar scene of the first act, until she ran off the stage because of the pain. Mr. Skinner scoffed at the charges and declared he di<i not remember Miss Quinn.