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Increasing cloudiness, with rain
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VOL. XL NO. 120.
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Commoner Holds Long Confer
ence With President-Elect
Early in Morning.
NEBRASKAN TO HAVE
CHOICE OF POSITIONS
McCombs Certain of Portfolio.
New President to Change
White House Customs.
■ 1 'N. N. J.. Dec. 21.—A confer-
,is expected to have a mark*
: . . .he conduct of the next ad-
,)• of the national govern
c ace here today between
■V. sun. president-elect, and
Bryan at the state house.
I’ the man .vlio had more to
■nring the nomination of Mr.
v • .an air other person, arrived
<;■, V’iison ii-ft Princeton ear
in Adjutant General Sa-
Suring car to keep the ap-
This conference with the
? ciime from Washing-
lir- ot a series that the
■ .ct • xpects to hold with big
1 . , tie nation in regard to
■ n his Cabinet.
P , , . rived at the state house
• to.k. Governor Wilson was
the building, having pre
. few minutes. The gov
- in a side room with his ste
lioi Mr. Bryan was ush
•s.-etetary Tumulty, who had
■ll he stepped off the Phfl
ain at the Trenton station at
covernor stepped forward and
i is with the Commoner, say-
'lt ... . I am glad to see you.'*
Retire to Escape
Newspaper Men.
■ - voliui caught sight of
- >i correspondents who had
Air Bryan from the sta-
y.-'b boys doing up so
■ ■■ . .ruing?'* he asked.
- .. ..ur bodyguard?” asked Mr.
. . i ; . l , laugh.
’ -aid the got ernor. "they are
. see to it tiiat I don't get
- . oubk-."
.'iucnt-eleei and the i.'oin
■ii r. tired to the governor’s
■ oilier and went into conference.
A’, iison-Bryan conference broke
"'< lock, having lasted three and
amis. Th« two went to lunch
at th. Hotel Sterling. Gov-
1 Wiison. who was the first to
... . iiis private office, said:
iiad a very delightful confer-
AV< did not come to any conclu
"!l" Out we talked about the policies
parties, the carrying out of the
i: and we talked about the vari
' ">inet positions. Not all of them,
* k ' .hast here and there.
'' - in a. general way we discussed
Ifferent names.”
-mes suggested by Mr. Bryan?"
s •'iskc’d.
don't remember whether he sug-
■- •■■l them or I did.”
®r. Bryan’s Name
Discussed.
'•as Mi. Bryan's name discussed?”
was not." came the prompt an-
Thi n the governor added, after
*“ n pause: “Yon fellows must take
it my word when 1 say I am not
' ng isions. and you must honor
"V not asking questions that will
11 in doubt,”
" ,J " ibout the special session?"
dr not discuss that: lust took it
anted.”
1 ' 'ou discuss any particular va-
' ’ legislation?”
Wo just discussed legislation in
' main.”
you discuss anj particular
• r, f procedure?"
we did not go into how things
to be done. There are greater
■f'-sts at stake."
governor said be and Mr. Bryan
l arranged for any further con
"9t "We did not speak of any."
Bryan came out just as the gov
had finished his interview. The
'Oner parried all questions. He
■bed that “ a short horse Is soon
■'■'s next Speaker Champ Clark
>.ee. Governor Wilson and shortly
'■'- Oscar \V. Underwood, Dem
iloor leader of tile house, will
1 -niton tor tin same purpose.
at beet f ■ Ij talked of
Continued From Pane On»
The Atlanta Georgian
X Read For Profit-GEORGIAN WANT ADS-Use For Results
TROLLEYMEN
[GET MO,OOO
PAY RAISE
ON Ml
Sweeping Increase for Opera
tion Department Employees
Announced as Xmas Gift.
’MANY WILL GET $6 TO
' $lO MORE EACH MONTH
' Second Time Since 1910 the
Company Has Boosted Men's
Wages Voluntarily.
The Georgia Railway and Power
Company gave its men a $50,000 Christ
mas present today, greeting its 1,000
motormen and conductors with the an
i nouncement of a raise in wages as they
i reported fc duty this morning.
The bulletin board in the big hall at
, the transportation building flashed the
first glad news to the drowsy-eyed
i crowd of motormen and conductors. A
notice posted thereon read:
Beginning January 1. tin- fol
lowing wage scale will be effective
for the motormen and conductors
> of this company:
For first three months, 17 cents
• per hour, instead of 16 cents, the
: present wage.
, Second three months, IS cents pel
hour, instead of 17 cents.
. Balance of first year. 19 cents pel
i hour, instead of 18 cents.
Second year, 21 cents, instead of
19 cents.
Third yea.. 23 cents, instead of 21
cents.
Fourth year. 21 cent-, instead of
22 cents
Fifth year ami afterwii <i, 25
cents, instead of 23 cents.
I GEORGIA RAILWAY AND P< OV
ER COMPANY.
P. S. ARKWRIGHT. President
W. H. GLENN, Mgr. Railways.
Since the average working day lor
motormen and conductors is about b n
hours, the raise in the wage scale
; means a substantial increase in the
1 monthly sum the men will receive aft r
January 1.. As a rule, it will give them
from $6 to $lO more per month tot til
-1 support of their families.
The voluntary act of th.- Georgia
■ Railway and Power t'empany in rais
ing the wages of the men at this jura
- ture aroused a lot of favorable com
ment. The men told their passengers
of it witli great joy throughout tie
morning.
It is the second raise the nen liav
' been given since 1910.
| SNOW TOMORROW IS
PREDICTION; IT MAY
REMAIN UNTIL XMAS
■ i
Snow for Christmas!
Maybe!
True to his promise to do all that
’ he could to make Atlanta have a reg
! ular old-time Christmas, just the same
as the Thanksgiving when the kids
played snowball and the elders went
sleighing, Weather Man Von Herrmann
1 today predicted that it would either
snow or rain Sunday, with probabili
ties of snow.
And if it snows Sunday there may be
snow on the ground Christmas day, for
a cold wave is traveling south. The
weather man's official prediction de
clares that a weather disturbance is
coming this way from Texas, while a
cool wave is coming from the north
west. If they arrive at the same time
' we will haw snow., If they do not,
• Atlanta will be drenched with rain in
stead. The weather will probably be
; clear by Monday, though, and Christ
mas due should be clear and bright.
—.—
i HICKEY JURY, UNABLE
TO AGREE, SENT BACK
TO PONDER FURTHER
BUFFALO, Dec. 21. —After 21 hours
of deliberation, the jury in the case of
J. Frank Hickey, confessed murderer of
seven-year-old Joseph Josephs, of
Lackawanna, reported to Justice Brown
■ today that they had been unable to
' agree.
After hearing the report of the fore
man, Justice Brown sent the jurors
1 back for further deliberation.
GRAND BIG JAG IN STORE
FOR MACON CHRISTMAS
MACON, GA.. Dee. 21. With the ar
rival here today of four solid cars of
whisky, two from Jacksonville, one from
Chattanooga and one from Phoenix
: City, Ala., a total of 25.000 gallons of
liquor has been imported Into Macon
this week for Christmas distribution.
Express company officials state that
more has been consigned to them for
transportation to Macon from Jackson
’ vil!< and Chattanooga before • iir. -
1 mas The railroads are also delivering
large shipments at their freight depots.
MORGAN DECLARING
"THERE IS NO TRU
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•I. Pierpont Morgan, the money king, snapped on the witness stand before rhe Pu.jo com
ihillee <> feongress just as he was declaring, with emphasis, that a money trust, is an impossibility.
SOUTHERNER HEADS
COAIMITTEETO PLAN
WILSON INAUGURAL
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—William Cor
coran Eustis, of Washington, D. C., a
brother of the late Senator Eustis, of
Louisiana, was appointed inaugural
chapman today by William E. Mc-
Combs. chairman of the national Demo
cratic committee.
The members of the inaugural com
mittee to be in charge of the ceremo
nies when Woodtow Wilson becomes
president will be announced in Wash
ington by Mi. Eustis
The newly appointed ehairman is a
buslm ss man and a grandson of Wil
liam Corcoran, th< philosopher, for
whom the Corcoran ■art galleries were
named. He is a member of the Metro
politan club in Washington and promi
nent in the social and business wo Id.
FIVE YEAR OLD BOY
DISCOVERS $10,000.00
MAIL POUCH THEFT
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Dec. 21.—Unit
ed States secret service men were rush
ed to Springfield - today following the
discovery of two rifled mall sacks stolen
from a Wabash train and found in a
vacant lot here. Ont of the pouches
had contained registered mail and the
officials say th** loss will amount to
more than SIO,OOO.
The discovery was made by the five
year-old son'of Mrs. Lillie Hall, who
brought to his motile; check , cigars
and othe; mail he had found scattered
in the lot. Every <-tte, had been open
ed. but scores ..f . hecks w -,. r >. f OU nd,
■o. .; ; t ba.' ’*• - , ere- i ft,
cash
ATLANTA. GA.. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 21. 1912.
Il ~~ -
PROGRAM OF FREE CONCERT
AT THE GRAND TOMORROW
March *’Bost on Commandery” Lester.
Miss Margherita Carter—Vocal Selection. (Accompanied by Mr.
Mueller, and Violinist David Love.
Selection—“ Hungarian Comedy’' Kela-Bela, '
(Cred Wedemeyer. conductor.)
The (treat Dayton, in songs in four voices
1— “Silver Threads"- Baritone and Sopran.i,
2 “Billowy Sea' Bass and Tenor
3 “Sleep. Baby. Sleep” Tenor.
4 Medley of Choruses, in which all lour voices are used.
Reuben Arnold- -“A Christmas Plea.'
Medley of Songs (; u> Hdwards.
Overture "William Tell" Rossini.
(Jake Matthiessen. conductor.)
The Singing .Martins, in Operatic Hits
For the Martins and Dayton, the Montgomery theater or
eheatra. Professor Kneisel, director, will play the aceonipani
ments.
Selection—Brand Potpourri—“ Joy to lhe World ”... Barnhouse.
Operatic Hits Lampe.
(C. E. Barber, bandmaster Fifth Regiment band, director.)
Concert begins promptly at 3p. m. Everybody invited.
SLEEPWALKER DIES IN
FALL OF FIVE STORIES
SPHINGHELD. ILL. I)< Ji. Ralph
L Huston, of this oity, i contractor,
f» 11 troin a fifth->tor\ window while
waking in his sh».«p . iho A road*- ho
h . Decatur, nd a h tantlj
Hi> bodv as found by i poHcvman
*
Empty Stocking Fund
Passessl,3oo:lnman
Park Girls Give $lO
Subset ij ii« i•«. to Tn* <)t*urgian>
Empty Stocking I’und for the poor I
youngstfs of Atlunia h.-> reached the
$1,300 ur.iL.
The widesj-.c t< .!i iec*].»unse iu
lihe ;i h .w: sri ik'ngly evi-
I • ''lll'l'.' ’ ■ - lot’ . mi; J -u i»*' -
lions from suciu! o,- S-'inul organ
’ izations
Eorei’H * ; •lb'- l .p-
; tions was sent in n ihe ’•* an Pu l '
| Girls club, .in oiMunlz. »;<>n made up of I
i well known ■ourv o oim u of Inman I
I Park district.
Here are today's <-..n: ibiuiui -
* Previously acknowledged $1,252.55
Inman Park Girls club 10.00
Arthur T. Smart 5.00
Mrs. Cammack 2.00
J. F. Kneiscl 1.00
A Friend of the Kiddies 2.50
Mrs. L. A. Tiller . 2.50 '
Class No. 2, Presbyterian Sun
day school. Union Point 5.00
Order of Owls 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Wilson 10.00
i A Friend 5.00
' R. J. Covington .50
Alfred Acree .25 '
Total $1,301.30
Crew L. Wood, overcoat.
’WASHERWOMAN WANTED
WITHOUT ANY BAD HABITS
i CONNELLSVILLE. PA |e. ;|
' "want ad" in a. local paper reque-tx a
. "good washwoman; must not ere to
, liai-m .r rub snuff, mu-1 uul have in,
large a pocket in dreut
GRAND JURY WARNING
TO POLICE HEADS HALTS
WAR ON CHIEF’S RULE
Members of Commission, Shown That
Move to Lift Ban on Restricted
District Is a Penitentiary Offense,
i \\ ill Keep Hands Off in the Matter.
The hand of Ih<- grand jury, merely lifted in warning, has stayed
effectually a forinidable movement looking to the reversal of Chief
ci Police Beawrs' order wiping out Atlanta's Tenderloin and hav
ing as an important feature the beheading of the chief himself.
Pressure, stronger than generally is appreciated, has been
.brought to bear upon members of
FURNITURE OF HOTEL
OWNED BY COL. RAGAN
SOLD BY NEGRO FOR $8
As Colonel Willis E. Ragan was
driving out Peachtree in his limousine
late yesterday afternoon, he was aston
ished to see men removing the furnish
ings from the old Plaza hotel, near the
junction of W est Peachtree, which has
been closed for several months, and
which was purchased by Colonel Ragan.
He ordered his chauffeur to stop, and
made a hurried investigation. He was
informed by A. V. Jones, an install
ment furniture dealer at 520 Marietta
street, that he had purchased the fur
' nlshings from Ed Willis, a negro. Jones
j exhibited a receipt bowing the pur
| chase price to be SS. The furnishings
j :i’d to consist of twenty suits of
I furniture.
Colonel Ragan reported the matter to
detectives, and th' furniture dealer was
taken into custody Reorder Broyles
today held him in bond of S3OO on the
charge of burglar' Rond wag given
I promptly.
Dote, tives an searching for the ne
|g‘" : sold the furniture.
PRESIDENT’S SON IS
ROBBED AT HARVARD
WITH SEVEN OTHERS
< AMBRIDGE, MAGS., Dec 21.-—Cam*
bridge police inspectors are making a de
tailed search of the rooms of the Har
vard students robbed of $2,500 worth of
Jewels and clothing in a raid by a dar
ing gang of thieves, the extent of whose
work was not discovered until today.
So cleverly did the men work that hard
ly a clew of value was left.
Light Harvard students, one of them
I'resident Taft's son, Robert, were the
tlie victims of the skilled gang
ether victims were Paul Caffman. of
Albany, .\ 1 : Paul M. Hollister, of Grand
i: H'ids. Midi I. E. Davis, of Springfield,
la-.-.. S W. Murray. of Carlisle. Pa ■ T
C Brown. of Salem. Mass.: W C Strid
ng, of St. Louis, and it. VV. Rennet’, of
Weston. .Mass.
HOML
IDITION
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE R , S O
'the police commission to demand
thiil the chief’s order he lifted.
Word of this got to the grand jury
along with other information
about the alleged spread of vice
after the restricted district had
been wiped out.
Member.- of the police board wet?
'summoned and quizzed under oath
about the existing conditions. In the
cour- of the quiz the grand jury took
occasion to point out to the commis
sioners Just exactly what a move by
any of them to raise the chief’s ban
, would mean.
They pointed tills out so effectually
' unit it is absolutely certain today that
I the commission will not attempt to
make any move to pry off the lid.
Here is what one commissioner sail
| today :
Declares It Would
Mean Prison Term
"It would mean a penitentiary sen
tence for me if I tried to induce Chief
Heavers to ‘let things open up’ again.
The grand Jury showed me that with
out beating round the bush. The lav
is as phi in as the nose on your face."
The lav on the statute books, a dead
letter for a generation, still is a law
plain, unequivocal. The existence of
the district wiped out by the chief was
■ violation of the law . The city official
' who is responsible for a deliberate vlo
j liitinn or the law risks ri term in prison
The law which would apply to a police
commissioner would ipply "higher up."
It would reach even a mayor or a mem
ber of council.
AL Woodw■. declined to be drawn
into a dismission of th, vice situation
today.
Lm not mayo yet." he said. "I don ‘
ree any reason why I should discuss af
fairs of the present administration now .
I am not bothered about this yea
j Tile only thing I object to is council’s
’ try Ing to pass ordinances this year to
take effect next year, under the new
| administration. Os course, objectional
■.ordinances could be repealed, but the
l people do not want all that trouble.”
1 Wait Until the Time
Conies, Says Candler.
‘ Judge John S. Candler, mayor pro
> tern, only smiled when asked about th,
. Beavers situation.
“There’e been too much talk already ”
, he said. "I don't sec any use in dis
cussing the matter now. Better wait
until the time comes when it is neces
-1 sary to act, and then act'”
f'hfef of Police Heavers today avow-
I od his determination to continue to en
i force the law. and pointed to his record
. of 21 years service on the force in refu
tation of Aiderman Van Dyke's charge
that he is an "effeminate fanatic.”
"I will let that rest with the thou
i sands who know me personally," hr
said. "1 was never called a fanatic until
. 1 closed those houses, as the law plain
ly directed me to do. 1 was simply per.
forming my duty , as I mean to continue
, doing, and talk will not affect my
course."
Tiie chief added that it is. of course
not In his power to prevent former in
, mates of the Tenderloin from returning
to the city, but that he would see that
they did not violate the law
Chief Sticks to
Performing Duty.
"The duty of the chief of police will
be performed to the best of my ability,"
said Chief Heavers. "If vice springs up
in Atlanta, it will be checked as rapidly
as it develops. The only way It can
thrive during my administration will be
by the repeal of laws prohibiting it."
Chief Beavers declined to comment on
the fact that James G. Woodward
' whose administration as mayor begin*
within ten days, had declined to sign a
i document Indorsing the action of the
chief, presented him by Marlon Jack
son. of the Men and Religion Forward
Movement. It was evident that the
chief did not care to seek a controversy
■ with the incoming mayor, preferring to
stick to his own duties and let am
move come from the other side
1 In his report to the police commis-
’ sion last night, the chief said:
'The result already is being muu-
I manifest. Then- has been a dacided
dom e;,-" bi riin<- and wrongdoing sine*
