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VOL. XI. NO. 116.
PEACE MEET
OPENS WITH
CLfISH OF
ENVOYS |
Turks Start Proceedings by De- i
manding Greek Delegates Be
Barred From Conference.
WILL NOT SIT WITH THEM
WHILE WAR CONTINUES
-
Session Comes to End Without
Progress- Allies Renew Their
Pledge to Stand Together. !
LONDON, Dec, 17. —A serious dead
lo. ~ ev,doped at the very beginning of
,-gotiations in the Turko-Balkan
conference today when the Turk
h-gates served positive notice that
k Greeks would have to withdraw
deliberations because "Greece ,
still at war witli Turkey.”
Aft.-r a three hours session in the art i
aider; of the St. James palace, the
enferenee adjourned without anything
j , ins been accomplished.
Although the meeting was adjourned
umi tomorrow, it is understood that
there will not be another session until
Thursday.
if. Turkish envoys were in deep
onv-i -ation among themselves as they
■ft the palace, and it was rumored that
hitch had occurred which made it
accessary for tiie delegates to commu
ne ate with their home governments be
■ire assembling again.
No Demand Made
To Give Up Adrianople.
Dr. S Daneff, head of the Bulgarian
■ rr. sentatives, said that the allies’ de
h nu that Turkey surrender- Adrianople
had not been presented.
‘Only general matters in reference to
peace protocol were discussed,”
•aid Dr. Daneff.
I ■mediately after the meeting was
■ i led to order. Osman Mizami Pasha,
chief ut the Turkish envoys, entered a
■rote.st against the presence of Pre-
Venizelos, of Greece, and the other
ir.ek representatives on the ground
Greece is still at war against Tur-
T . Turkish delegate alluded to
• stenlay’s dispatches telling of a na
il engagement between Greek and
'n kish ships off the coast of Asia Mi
nor and declared that “it was a farce”
for two nations at war to come to
terms.
I'inally Osman Nizami Pasha said his
olleagues must refuse to sit longer
ii th. Balkan delegates unless or
•■ri i, to do so by the Porte. They were
ailed upon to sit pending further
’nstruetions from Constantinople, and
regular business of the session was
Turks Keep Up Protest,
Causing Adjournment.
After a conference of barely three
i * the session was adjourned until
oni row because of the persistent
i ■ is of the Turks against the pres
et' the Greek delegates. The Turks
I l ’ interrupting the proceedings at
■egular intervals to present arguments
hy the Greeks should retire.
""'or to the assembling of the dele
- !, " i at 11 o'clock the envoys of Bul
garia Servia, Greece and Montenegro
conference at which their pledges
" stand together unitedly were re
newed.
further details of the drastic pro
-i i m of demands which the allies are
f"mg up t<> Turkey were learned to
■ causing a widespread feeling of
''ouht over the success of the present
ling. Their demands include the
'' nation of all Europe by the Porte
tar east as the Chatalja lines, which
-'■' miles from Constantinople, and
payment of heavy indemnity,
is persistent in her demands for
1 rurkish islands in the Aegean
including Crete, which Greece has
1' ambitious to annex and nattonal
lz'' for many years.
Crowds Again
Cheer Delegates.
1 til. delegates rode to St. James pal
m automobiles and were wildly
by a great crowd as they en-
( *’ ,i the Quadrangle. The British gov
‘'' '*” bad placed an honorary guard
'■'ildiers m the disposal of the dele
arid a cordon of police assisted
,'V back the onlookers.
' ■ the peace conference was get
r under way In the art gallery of St.
“s palace, preparations were being
al rhi foreign office for- the am- i
r "-'dorial conference. The council
■it the office was placed at the
t . > ''' il of the ambassadors of the for
s,.oi |,ll " Pri * in London to discuss and
e among themselves issues arisln.r
fiom the Balkan war.
The Atlanta Georgian
Read For Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use For Results.
New City Directory Is
I ‘Menagerie* of Names:
. Foxes and Birds Galore
Smith’s Winner Over Jones. 1,311
to 950—Estimated Atlanta
Has 217,000 Persons.
A veritable ‘ menagerie” of names is
contained in the new city directory,
published by the Atlanta City Directory j
j Cotppany, Joseph W. Hill, president.
There are 35 Foxes. 10 Wolfs, 20
| Birds. 4 Parrotts, 15 Hawks, 4 Bears. 3
I Fish, io Wrens. 4 Partridges and 1
| Sparrow. Also there are 2 William
j Bryans, 6 George Washingtons. 3 Jack
| Johnsons, 2 William Penns, 1 Thomas
) Jefferson. 1 William Shakespeare and
| 46 W. Wilsons.
, The annual competition between the
i Joneses and the Smiths finds the latter
I winners by a score of 1.311 to 950. The
I Smiths refused to be dislodged at the
final count last year, but there was
plenty of Jones money in sight this sea
son. and now the Smiths are collecting
Christmas money, hats and other good
things.
The directory is the thirty-seventh of
I a series, and contains 54 per cent of
I changes: It gives Atlanta 217.000 per
sons in the territory served by street
! car lines. According to Mr. Hill, the
book contains two-fifths more informa
| tion per person than any directory pub
' llshed in any city of 100.000 population
or over.
The first directory was issued in 1876,
when Atlanta had a population of 17,-
561. The now one is in a buff cover, as
distinguished from the red cover of
last year and the olive brown of the
year before.
MATRONS WHO WORKED
FOR KANSAS SUFFRAGE
DODGE DUTY AS JURORS
INDEPENDENCE. KANS., Dec. 17.
Women of Independence, who worked
valiantly to secure an equal suffrage
amendment for Kansas and won, are
backing down when called upon to ex
ercise the duties of their newly acquired
citizenship. Society matrons, among
them wives of millionaires, who were
subpenaed as jurors to try “Jim” Blue,
charged with shooting through the win
dow of an interurban car. are “out”
when attempts are made to summon
them for service.
I Their evident reluctance to respond
I to calls for jury service brought an an
| nouncement by Jus.tice Clark that he
“intended to have a woman jury in
every case in his court where the tes
timony is not likely to be of an em
barrassing nature.” He said women had
more time for jury duty than men.
Deputy Sheriff Edward Wadman re
ported he had found it virtually impos
sible to serve subpenas upon half of
twelve prominent women summoned.
In many cases he said he was met at
the door by a butler or maid with the
information that the mistress was “out
of town.” while at the same time he
could see “the absentee at an upstairs
window laughing at him.”
On his way to his office this morn
ing Justice Clark saw one of the wom
en on the street. An hour later he re
ceived a telephone message that she
was “out of town” and could not serve.
He replied that “she had better be in
town tomorrow.”
COURT RULES AS TO
WHEN MAN SHOULD
GET OWN BREAKFAST
MILWAUKEE. WIS.. Dee. 17.—T0
put a stop to the flood of protests being
received from irate husbands. Munici
pal Judge Nolen gave seven conditions
under which a man should get his own
breakfast.
Here are the condition 1
1. If his wife is sick,
2. When the babies are sick. (x>
3. When his wife has a hard day's
ironing ahead.
4. If it’s wash day. txxi
5. Touring house cleaning.
6. Once a month for the fun of the
thing.
7. Daily during the first three months
of marriage (xxx)
(x) Dogs don't count.
(xx) Presence of a washerwoman lets
hubby out.
(xxx) Remarried widows can't take
advantage of this rule.
The court recently sentenced a man
to get his own breakfast for a year be
cause his wife said she didn’t get any
pleasure out of life and she would
rather sleep late in the morning than
own a brewery.
KING WILL ATTEND
MEMORIAL SERVICE
TO WHITELAW REID
LONDON. Dec. 17. —Unless affairs of
state prevent, King George will attend
the memorial service to Whitelaw Reid,
late United States ambassador to the
court of St. James, on Friday, in West
minster Abbey, it was learned today.
This information came from a source
close to Ix»rd Knollys, private secretary to
the king.
The American society, of London, held
a meeting at the Savoy today, and drew
up fitting resolutions of regret for the
passing of the distinguished American
diplomat.
Messages of sympathy continued to pour
into Dorchester house.
Mrs. Reid, who was prostrated at her
husband's death, had somewhat recovered
today, although she is still unable to re
ceive callers.
ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17. 1912.
GITY SPENDS
516.000 ID \
PROTECT
WATER
Purchase of Insanitary Land
Bordering Reservoir Is Au
thorized by the Council.
DIRT AND STREETS ACTS
GO OVER UNTIL MONDAY
McClelland Leads a Move to
I
Oust M. B. Young From the
Park Board.
Officials of the city water depart
-ment are busy today obtaining options
on the property around the reservoirs
which the health officers have con
demned as insanitary. They expect to
purchase this land and begin the devel
opment of a beautiful park around the
reservoirs by the first of the year.
Yesterday afternoon the lower branch
of council authorized the expenditure
of the *16,000 of premium bond money
for the purchase of the private prop
erty which borders the city pumping
station.
The resolution was introduced by
Councilman Claude C. Mason. He said
it was necessary for the city to pur
chase the property in order to remove
the surface closets from it and protect
the water shed as it should be.
Water Board Expected
To Approve Purchase.
It is expected that the water board
will approve the resolution as soon as it
meets, a week from Thursday.
The meeting of council yesterday
afternoon was interesting, not because
of what was done, but because of whai
was planned to be done. The meeting ■
adjourned until next Monday afternoon,
when the more important matters will
be considered.
Aiderman John E McClelland de
clared that Councilman Aldine Cham
bers and others were using unfair tac
tics when they moved to adjourn coun
cil after a four hours' session without
allowing him to introduce an anti-dirt
ordinance. He said that he and Coun
cilman Hall would present the ordi
nance Monday.
Would Declare Park
Commissioner Out of Job.
Alderman McClelland also had pre
pared an ordinance to declare the office
of park commissioner from the Ninth
ward vacant because M. B. Young had
violated a section of the code by failing
to attend two consecutive regular
meetings without an excuse. When a
board member fails to attend two such
meetings, the charter provides that he
automatically vacates his office and is
ineligible to succeed himself. But this
ordinance, too, was held over until next
Monday.
Commissioner M. B. Young was a
bitter opponent of James G. Woodward
for mayor, and friends of Mr. Wood
ward have announced that they will get
his scalp.
The repoi t of Councilman Charles W.
Smith's special committee on the re
organization of the construction de
partment also was held over. This re
port. if adopted, will give council the
right to approve all appointments in
the department.
Salary Increases
Are Recommended.
The salary committee made a num
ber of recommendations for increases,
action on which was postponed until
next Monday.
The committee recommends that the
salary of the assistant city attorney,
W. D. Ellis, Jr., be Increased from *2,400
to $2,700.
It recommends that the salaries of
the tax assessors be Increased from
$3,000 to $3,300. These offices are held
by J. L. Hat rison, C. D. Meador and
John Malone.
It recommends that the salary of the
city health officer, Dr, J. P. Kennedy,
be increased from *3,000 to $3,300.
It recommends that the two city phy
sicians, Dr. J. G. Wilkins and Dr. J. G.
Hall, be increased from SI,BOO to *2.000.
i Moves for Turner
Increase Blocked.
It recommends that the salary of Su
perintendent Lanford, of the city stock
ade, be increased from *I,BOO to $2,100.
It disapproved the resolution of
Councilman Aldine Chambers to in
crease the salary of City Electrician
R. C. Turner from SI,BOO to $2,400 a
year, giving the reason that City At
torney Mayson had ruled that no salary
could be increased after the election of
an official.
The committee recommended no de
creases and was rather apologetic! that
its authority was not sufficient to make
further recommendations for increases.
The chairman of the committee is'
D. J. Baker.
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Many Unfortunate Urchins in
Need of Clothing and Shoes
as Well as Toys.
By Evelyn W ren
The Christmas Editor opened a queer
missive in his stack of mail today. The
envelope was worn and soiled and ad
dressed in a penciled scrawl, but a
dollar bill dropped out of it. with this
little note:
Dear Friend: 1 was saving this
money her uncle give her for my
little Annie's Christmas present.
She wanted a doll buggy. But An
nie died last week and I know she’d
like to have her dollar go for Some
other little girl's Christmas. Please
buy a doll buggy for a baby four
years old. Your friend.
The Christmas editor copied the ad
dress and folded the letter carefully
and put it in his inside pocket, with a
handful of other treasures which keep
his coat always bulging. Then he
tossed the dollar bill to me.
“Go out and buy that doll carriage—
now,” he said. "And please see that it
goes to a little girl just as near this
Anniws age as you can find.
One of Many Touching Appeals.
Then he made amends for his lapse
into emotion by raking the office boy
over the coals, turning down a book
agent with unnecessary abruptness and
plunging into a bunch of work. And
that’s only one of the touching letters
he has received since the Empty Stock
ing Fund was opened.
But none of these missives has been
a begging letter. The Georgian has a
long list of homes where there would
be no gifts were it not for the Empty
Stocking Fund, but none of this infor
mation came from children or parents.
The Associated Charities, working in
Its usual course, lias made note of
home after home where even the neces
sities of life are lacking and where
there could not possibly be money spent
on toys. The Clfarities has all it can
do In relieving actual distress and help
ing the grown-ups get on their feet
again, but It was glad to work with
The Georgian in showing where a visit
from Santa Claus would most be ac
ceptable.
List of Deserving.
And The Georgian knows that its list
is honest and deserving; that not a gift
will be sent where it will not be appre
ciated and maks some child happy.
There will be no brass band or parade
with the distribution of the Empty
' Stocking Fund. Those who fear that
.... Continued on Page Two,
•••••••••••eeeeeeeaeeeess*
• Wife of Governor •
: Lauds Spirit of Fund:
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• Christmas Stocking Editor. •
• The Atlanta Georgian. •
• Dear Sir —Your Empty Stock- •
• ing Fund should appeal to even •
• lover of children. Every one who •
• is able to do so should deem it a •
• privilege to aid in making happy •
• the little ones whose parents have •
• not the means to prove that "San- •
• ta Claus" has remembered them. •
• Please let me add $lO to the •
• above fund. Hoping your fund •
• will grow to be a very largi •
• one, Very sincerely, •
• MRS. JOS. M BROWN •
• De< 14, 1912. •
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DOCTORS SAVE LIFE
OF TETANUS VICTIM
MILWAUKEE, Dee. 17.—An injec
tion of 23.000 units of imtitetanus serum,
the largest ever administered, has saved
the life of Joseph Karpis, a nine-year
old Polish boy, at the Emergency hos
pital here, according to the belief of
physicians. The lad had developed a
virulent case of lockjaw, and hope of
saving him was slight
The boy injured a knee in a fail on
November 29. Lockjaw set in. His
jaws were tightly set. and 15 grains of
magnesium sulphate tailed to relieve!
the rigid muscles.
GETS DIVORCE TO WED
HER OLD SWEETHEART
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 17.—Mrs. Sarah
Belle Herrington, 65 years old. obtained
a divorce in Judge Klover’s court from
Nathaniel Herrington, an old soldier,
now In the home at Leavenworth, and a
few hours later was married to John
Bowen, of Reliance, 111.
The marriage, which took place at
Olathe last night, was a chapter in a
romance which began 50 years ago near
Reliance. The girl wanted to marry
young Bowen, but file parents of both
objected.
SIOO,OOO STREET GRAFT
REPORT EXCITES CUBA
HAVANA. Dee. 17.—Sensational re
ports that frauds amounting to over
SIOO,OOO had been found in the Cuban
department of public works were cir
culated here today. These frauds, it
was said, weie in relation to street
paving and sewer laying contracts
hen
STATE IN CHARGE OF
COSMOPOLITAN LIFE
COMPANY’S AFFAIRS
The affairs of the Cosmopolitan Life In
surance Company now are in the hands of
the staet insurance commission. At the
meeting of the special committee of stock
holders of the company late yesterday
this action was agreed upon. The com
mittee will cooperate with the insurance
commission in reorganizing the firm, at
the same time having active charge of
business now running, tl will meet again
December 30
Officers of the company who handed in
their resignations were: General Clifford
L. Anderson, president; E. M. Yow, vice
president; Dr. W. P. Nicholson, medical
examiner Joseph Hirsch, treasurer; J.
S. Hollingshead, secretary; W. L. Pome
roy. assistant treasurer, and E. M. Hafer,
actuary.
These places probablj’ will be tilled by
General William A. Wright, state insur
ance commissioner.
CHICAGO WOMEN FACE
LOSS ON EGGS BOUGHT
IN WAR ON HIGH PRICE
CHICAGO, Dec 17.—Chicago club wom
en who purchased ten carloads of eggs and
advertised that they would t»e sold Friday
for 24 cents per dozen are facing a loss,
say commission men today.
The warm weather and the absence of
snow has brought in a great quantity of
eggs ami the price is steadily declining.
'Die eggs which the club women purchased
ai 20**. cants a dozen were quoted to deal
ers yesterday at IS and IS4; cents
GIRL OF 11 IS AWARDED
VERDICT FOR $10,000.00
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17.—1 n returning a
SIO,OOO verdict, a jury in Judge Mc-
Quillin's court decided in favor of an
11-year-old child and against a lift
Insurance company. Violet Reitz is the
girl who is to receive SIO,OOO, according
to the jury’s verdict.
Violet sued for payment of a policy,
which her father, Adam .1. Reitz, held
when he died a year ago. Shortly be
fore taking out this policy, the father
was injured on the head while swim
ming. When he took out the policy,
Reitz told tlie company the injury was
of no consequence. After his death the
company claimed that his death was
due to concussion of the brain as the
result of the injury.
NEW YORK NO PLACE FOR
CHILDREN, JUDGE HOLDS
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y„ Dec. 17
"New Yoi k city is no place for chil
dren," said Justice Morschauser. In de
clining to permit the two sons of Mrs.
i Katherine Johns to live with their
mother. She is suing for divorce.
EXTRA
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE
|W. R. HEARST
i FELLS OF OIL
j LETTERS ON
THE STAND
Unpublished Documents Givein
by Him to the Clapp Inves
tigating Committee.
ARCHBOLD MADE $50,000
LOAN TO SEN. FORAKER
More Interesting
ence Between Standard Head
and Officials Revealed.
WASHINGTON. Dec 17— Tim thirrC)
I session of the Clapp committee invest!-.4
| gating source of campaign funds fori
the past twelve years, convened today.|
The entire committee was present.
I William Randolph Hearst, the firs6|
witness, gave his occupation as “jour-t
nalist and publisher ”
By Senator Clapp:
Q. A'ou are owner of Hearst’s Maea»
zine?
A. I am.
Q. During the past year there have;
been published in this magazine al
number of letters purporting to hava!
passed between John D. Archbold, of 1
the Standard OIL and several men ls»
public life. Do you know of these let-'
ters?
A. 1 do.
Q. Have you any other letters?
A. I have a few.
Hearst denied that he had the origi-i
nals of the Archbold letters published
, In Hearst’s Magazine.
: Photos and Letters
Given to Committee.
Senator Clapp then asked the wit
ness to produce thf documents. Hearst
handed over a number of photos and
letters.
Q. Do you not possess the original
letters?
A. No. I do not
Q. Under whose direction were thes*
photos taken?
A. Ido not know. They came to me
In their present form.
Q. When did you get them?
A. In September, 1908.
<4 Do you know where the originals
are ?
A. No.
The letters concerning which Heatstt
was questioned were those published.'
in Hearst's Magazine, showing that:
John D. Archbold, of tlfe Standard Oil
Company, had intimate correspondence*
with men in public life, had paid them
money and was In a position to deman 1
favors of them.
Former Representative Charles H.
drosVenor, former Senator Foraker of
Ohio, former Representative Sibley o|
Pennsylvania. Senator Penrose of Penn
sylvania. and others were implicated
by these letters. Archbold, when call-e
•‘<l to testify at the last hearing, admit
ted that he had written virtually all ol
the letters accredited to him.
Willing To Give All
Essential Information.
G. From whom did you get the pho-s
tographic copies?
A. Senator. I am willing to testify i<>
all that may lie essential to the knowl
edge of this committee. Do you thinH
this knowledge is also essential?
Senator Clapp said that he did s<*
considei the evidence essential, alsm
that thi committee could subpena the
m.-pi who had actually seen the let
ters.
The witnes then asked:
“Have not most of the letters beent
Identified either by their writers OS
their recipients?"
' Some of them have, but not all ol
them," replied Senator Clapp.
“Whatever the committee desires,'’
answered Mr. Hearst, -‘but I do not care
to testify merely to gratify the curios
ity of Mr. Archbold.”
Senator Pomerene said that he con
sidered it very important that the wit
ness state where lie got the letters, and
the majority of the committee agreed
with him.
A. 1 obtained tin- letters from the
author of the Hist four articles of the
series, Mr. John L. Eddy, now residing
hi London.
Q. Do you know of whom he obtained
the originals?
A. No.
y. Did he ever tell you w here he ob-
' tallied the originals?
A. No.
Q. Do you know who made the pho
tographic copies?
Unpublished Oil
' Letters Are Read.
A. No.
Mr. Hearst then presented to th<
committee a number of other letter
. which have not yet been published.
Chairman Clapp, on receiving photo
graphs of letters hitherto unpublisUee
