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I ATLANTA CLOUGH AN AND MAN'S. All Around The Town Little Facte and Fancies About Well Known Atlantans. HO IS FIRST 8W TOTAL FOR Rangers Rush to Laredo—Huerta, Reported Fleeing. Suddenly Reappears. Friend* of Prod Houser, tnry of the Atlanta Conv rrau, are Just finding out mi conspicuously silent the seore- iition Mu- why he Is whenever Placing of Massive Ben Hur Race Scene Draws Large Crowd nr a decrease of about $11,- Ppr increased efficiency in the col led [>f statistics as to the cotton LAREDO. TEXAS. Dec. 1.—Dis regarding the assurances of the War Department that citizens of Texas would he protected in case of fiqhtmq on the border, a com pany of Texas Rangers were sent here to-day by Governor Colquitt. They pitched their camp near the international border, and reported their arrival to District Attorney Walls. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. MKXICO ‘ TTY, her. 1 General anybody begins talking about what happened on the last lap of the re cent Industrial excursion staged by the Chamber of Commerce Industrial Moreau. Me la loquacious to the nt'i degree on all subjects pertaining to the first heat of the excursion until the said excursion got as far a» the Atlanta Steel Works. Prom then on he la as silent ns the proverbial grave. And here is why: fine of the greatest desires Houser has ever had has been to see somebody mak ing nails, and h^ never had an op portunity before the indystrial ex cursion took in the steel plant. So when the crowd detrained to inspect the steel works, Houser hied himself to the nail department where he floated so long and enthuslastlcall Huerta caused widespread excitement that lie was still gloating when the to-day bv "disappearing" again as he train pulled out without him. ' , , ... Though he Insists he didn’t, It is a rill leccntlj H* wa« found hy maU " r of commrm knowledge that he friends, however, several hours after V \j»ikod a inib* to eat' h a street car. the foreign embassies had been stirred j -— Thomas E. Penland, the genial head bookkeeper of the T. R. Saw- by the news that he was missing. The first news that Huerta was missing was followed by conflicting rumors One of these naif! that he had not been at Chapultepec Castle Committee Members Are Jubilant as Result of Initial Canvass of Atlanta. With the actual organized cam paign in Atlanta for Oglethorpe Cni- vtr . lt> funds onl. few h« urs old, the twenty subcommittee ehairm n met .Monday noon for luncheon in the Piedmont Hotel and reported the gratifying addition of nearly $5,000 to the $111,900 already subscribed in this city since the work began here. of this $5,000 practically $3,000 was reported in with the names of the donors. The subscribers to the re maining $2,000 will be announced Crowds gathered about the stftge entrance to the Atlanta Theater Mon day to witness one of the wonders of stage* raft—the preparations for the production of "Men Hur," which opens Monday night for one week. Motors, gearing, tackle, huge cylin drical structures and endless rolls <>f canvas were visible on all sides, with a score of workmen hurrying to ani fro under the guidance of a master mecha nlc. The most intricate mechanism Is that used in the chariot race, when twelve horses race madly before the eyes of the audience. The illusi >n requires a movable floor on the stage whereon the animals gallop though never change their position.® Of GONERLSS TDBill.S. tell Company, who lives at No. HI Washington street, has two distinc tions these days that mark him as at all during the night, but had lied radically different from the ordinary from Mexico City m-rretly yesterday mortal In the first plaee he's about » on a train for Vera Crux. ( . . . . ,. . „ . orl „ " Train Blown Up. ,h * "rlv m 1 " 1 ln 'llant.i who had a A train on the Central Railway lias 1 Thanksgiving turkey and forgot to been blown up by Zapatistas near San j it—or anything else. And then Vicente. Thirty persons were killed ; i )f .’ s the father of the hounclngest of and all those who escaped were nliol j h>onnc‘lnsr baby boys The second is to death by the rebels. j the cause of the first. The little Constitutionalists now hold all of! stranger arrived early Thanksgiving .Mexico as Far south as the city of j morning, and was promptly named Zacatecas That city is still held by i Thomas F., Jr.; and then Thomas E.. the Federal*, but its fall is imminent, j Hr., assumed that expression of as the rebels are working around to heatlflc Joy and price that always j marks the new father as a man among men. He had a wonderful ! turke> with mine eyes I saw It and : know it to be so-—and he bad it all roasted and stuffed until it was a , culinary triumph. But lie . was so busy admiring the new heir to his name and fortunes that lie didn't eat a bite all day. To paraphrase: Father was so happy he was dan cing with Joy: All he could sav w glad it’s a boy!’ cut off the railroad from the south. While General Huerta Intends to cling to Hie Presidency as long as jK>oflble, the Mexican Government is taking no chances on forcing inter vention in tms country by t lie I'nit -d States Orders Legislators Released. This was shown to-day when a semi-official announcement was made that acquittal is likely to be ordered for all of the members of Congress who were recently arrested. Huerta is afraid of finding these members guilty of sedition and sentencing them to death, which would result in , prompt action by the American Gov ernment. Foreigners in Mexico are deeply In terested in Hie visit which Admiral Craddock, of the Mritlsh navy, was to "Gee! Iin \V M Leahy, secretary of the In dustrial Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, is getting his head tilled with figures these days. He's pre paring a booklet on Atlanta's banks, and he says he neer knew how much make to General Huerta this after- . noon. He will be accompanied to money there was In the world mill the national palace by Sir Lionel Car- be got hold of some of the nnanci.il den. the British Minister. statements of local hanks. I he book let will contain histories of all gie - - ...... hanks in the city, together with tie, nor or nil nmri ures showing their resources and USE OF CALOMEL , i Billy Quarles, w ho is one of the PRACTICALLY STOPPER Dangerous Drug Giving Way for Safer, More Reliable Remedy. Hundreds of people in this vicinity alone have slopped the use of danger our calomel when their liver is acting alowlv. ami take Dodson's Liver Tone Instead .Dodson's Liver Tone is always safe and has none of the bad after e(Tens which so often follow the use of calo* me! h i- .« pleasant tasting vegeta ble liquid that starts the liver gently and surely, and relieves oonstlpativii ami biliousness and causes no restriction of habit or diet Many preparations have sprung up that imitate the claims made for Dod son's Live.- Tom but remember Dim! son's Liver Tone is the tried and tested remedy that lias proven such a good medicine and is so satisfactory to every user Is ttie reason these imitations are on the market Dodson’s Liver Tone can not hurt anyone and If it fails to do all that is claimed for It all diViggists who sell tr will give your monrfy back with a smile Advt. high-class employees of the Fain A Stamps Wholesale Grocery Company, never drinks a drop of anything stronger than coffee, and the other night when the firm's employees had ,t banquet at the Piedmont, his pro hibit ionist i< tendencies were paid marked tribute They gave him a baby bottle full of milk, with instruc tions to go away, off by himself and get "soused." But William fooled them all. He's got a young son out at his house who Just dotes on milk, and few of his fellow’ employees knew anything about the youngster. So instead of being r**al devilish and getting on a "milk Jag." he look the bottle home and let “George do it." NORTH GEORGIA COTTON BEST. DALTON. Dec. 1 According to a statement made here by \V. Smith, Jr, a cottofi buyer representing lace and thread manufacturers of Euro peon countries. North Georgia and North Alabama^have the best grade of cotton to be had this year. Tuesday at the noon luncheon. As several of the committees had hardly entered into their work when the first report was made, the re sponse was regarded as highly aftti.s- fictory and as promising gener-vu subscriptions during the remainder i f the campaign. The committee chairmen will m*et every day at the Piedmont and re port their progress. Each subcom mittee has been allotted a certain dis trict and g!v*n .be names of sub scribers to the original fund for Hie rebuilding of Oglethorpe. Not until port ha« been made on every name will the committee’s work be com pleted. New Subscriptions Announced. The subscriptions announced at the Monday luncheon were: New subscriptions already ac knowledged, $12,900. Dr. .I (’boston King reported $245 as follows: E. S. Mabry. $30; V. M. Harper. $15; A. <’ Mlnhinnet, $25; c. W. Fussell, $50. P. L. Provano, $25; J. R. Padgett, $75; George Metz, $25. L. P. Mottenfield reported: John D. Babbage, Jr . $100, K. E Davidson, $30. Harris G White reported: Ft. W. Dav.s, $25. John S. Cohen, $200; J. I*'. Zimmer, $25; W. l> Ellis, Jr., $50; .1 II Porter. $25; Lee M Jordan, $50; joe Ivey. $25; D. S Walraven. $50; C. L Pettigrew. $50; IJ. Wilensky, $50; W. L Peel, $250. John Brice reported: Homer George. $30, J. L. Williford. $150; E. C. Cart- ledge, $20; Peter F. Clarke, $10. Henry Schaul reported: Hagan & Dod.l <’•>. $500; Trio Launfry, $100; Frank E. Lowenstein, $50. James R Gray reported: R. L. Cooney, $250. ('. I). Montgomery reported: C. W. Hunnlcur, $100; James Leslie Buford, $10. C. P. (Jlover reported: C. D. Mea dor, $25; John N. Malone, $25; Ed win C Stewart. $50; Heinz & Co., $30. Executive Vice Chairman Ivan E. Allen reported: Mrs. Berta M. Smith, $500. Other subscriptions, names not giv en, totaled $2,000. New Session Begins Wilson to Read Message Tuesday. production, a greatly Increased ap propriation is asked. Last year the I sum of $354,000 was appropriated for I this purpose. The coming year Sec ret m r > Red field estimates $925,000 will he neded. • Rivers and harbors estimates in clude Savannah, Ga., $250,000; Ala- j l ama River, Ala., $100,000; Black I Warrior and Tombigee Rivers, I Ala . $500,000; Gulfport, Miss., har- | |>or. $85,000; Southwest Pass, Missis- i sippi River. $100,000. Mississippi River (from Head of Passes to mouth of at Noon.I he Ohio), $6,000,000; Mississippi I River (from mouth of Ohio to Min neapolis). '$2,670,000. h or '.Ml imiimvinK Hip 26-fnot propria I ion of »lj,0n(l Is urR.rt A | , . <•»-<! nn<p large allowance of $300,000 is reeom ' ohunm l. Savannah harbm. »-«•"*>'•. | for , hp st , I(lhns River tro continuing the improvement of the Jacksonville to the ocean. Altamaha, Oconee and oymulgce Riv- | F or the construction of locks a n i ! er.s, $40,000; continuing the improve- ,L irns and improving the TnmhieW I ment of the Flint River, $2 * 000; Black Warrior and Warrior Rivera maintenance and improvement of the in Alabama $500,000 is recommended Savannah River between Savannah | *jq le sum 0 f $100,000 is recommended I and Augusta, $25,000; improving thej f or the Alabama River. Chattahoochee River, Georgia and ____ Alabama, below .'..i.iinl.iis M|0,0«0: BUSINESS NOTICE. improving the ( oosa Rivet, Alabama — .... and Georgia, and dam No. 4, $65,000 *p 0 Cure a Cold in One Dav The sum of -$-5,000 is ^commended | Take LAX ATIVE BROMO QUININk for the Apalachicola Lav and $ » . ^(Tablets. T>ruggists refund money p for St Andrews Ray, Ha. For lm- fails to cure. E. W. GROVE’S sign.v proving Apalachicola River an ap- | ture Is on each box. 25c. $670,000 Asked for Georgia Projects. WASHINGTON, Dec. I Included ih the annual estimates submitted to Congress to-day by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo are a number of items covering public building* WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.—The ex- and a ) traordinary session of the Sixt.v-tjiird '■ \ IIndrical**"device upon which 3,000 < *ongress ended at noon to-day and «,|\iiire feet of canvas depIctinK the ifie «rst regular session at once be- _ ' aeKre . atinK $670,000 amphitheater unfoldsiat the rear with *an The H..ut-e had already eon- tollcn X tn ' p appropriations arc reeom lightning rapidity to bear out the rac- : eluded its work of the old session, ing horses. A hundred extra persons j but the Senate held a 15-minute ex- are being trained into their parts | eejutive session during the forenoon, adjourning from 10:55 to 11:55. spectators. Mail Theft Suspects Trapped by Sleuth A “plant" act by R. K Rarrv. in spector of malls, in November In fiuantanamo, Cuba, bore fruit . un - At the executive session the Sen ators confirmed ten postmasters, but they failed to act on more than 100 appointments which President Wil son had made To secure their con firmation the President will have to send them to the Senate again. The list of appointees who failed to se cure confirmation Included Henry M. Pintle!!, of Illinois, who was named Writes Carlisle to Keep Abreast Times dav when fiHuntpr and John Grams, j for Ambassador to Russia; Alex two ''sailor' postmasters." were ar- Sweek, of Ore K on, who was appointed harged with theft Minister to Siam; fifty-five postmas- reated at Havana -1. of registered mail. : * pr,i . several secretaries to embassies For over a year the mails coming j and secretaries to legations, in and going out of the central ship There was little of ceremony about at the naval station at Guantanamo ushering in of the session at which have been tampered with Just a President Wilson will carry to a con- vear ago Barry went from Atlanta to . lusion his campaign for currency re- the station but his investigation was form and also work tor other impor- futile. tant legislation. ln Novemher Barry w’ent back to Ambitious Prograt i Ahead. Cuba and set a trap for the mail President Wilson will read his riflers. A wireless telegram from the message at a joint session at 1 o’clock naval station this morning from J. Tuesday afternoon. W Adamson and Frank Pulsipher. Although the program had not bean two local inspectors, announced the definitely formulated, members looked arrests. * forward to tackling one of the most ambitious legislative \asks that any Congress in a long time has attempt ed. Here are so:.e»of the subjects m. (*KT t 1 Christmas Time Nog i Rural ere iits. • THOMASVILLE. O.o. 1.-Tho»o Sge^Tdosen appropriation who think Christmas is not properly bir> . celebrated without the time-honored Train safety and safety on Lie Egg Famine Menaces mended : For continuing work on the Au gusta post office and courthouse un der limit fixed heretofore, $25,000; completion of the postoffice in Bain- j bridge. $15,000; completion of the t Cartersville postofflee, $16,250; com pletion of the postoffice in Cedar- town. $5,000; commencement of post- office building in Quitman, $5,000; commencement of postoffice building in Thomasville, $10,000. The Bain- bridge and Thomasville postofflee projc .ts were authorized upon recom mendation of late Congressman S. A. Roddenberv. The estimates also provide an ap propriation of $28,500 for the Savan nah quarantine station, subdivided a-* follows: For piling clusters for mooring vessels of deep draft, $10,- 000; for dredging near station, $5,500; for widening and strengthening quar- | antine wharf, $5,500; for detention quarters for crews of infected ves sels, $7,500. It is recommended also that $8,100 he appropriated for increasing the facilities for fire protection at the Augusta arsenal. \ Appropriations for Georgia rivers and harbors are recommended as fol lows: : ( Maintenance of the Brunswick har- I efrK no R are uneasy last there _be no ; ocean.^^^ Qf thp sh!ppln g trust. fresh eggs, because of an egg famine p in3 ] act jon on the reports of lobby in this section. They can still get investigating committee; the "nog" part from neighboring States, where liquor laws are less The cost of living problem. _ Legislation to protect women work- stringent. but it looks now as if they ers. may be obliged to go against custom Big Appropriation Increase, and leave out the’egg. The new Congress is called upon Connoisseurs say eggnog is not good to appropriate over a billion dollars when made with shipped or storage for the running -expenses of the gov- Pfrgs. I eminent for the coming fiscal year. beginning July 1. 1914, and ending June 30, 1915. Estimates of the cost i of keeping the governmental machin- I ery In motion transmitted by Secre- I QqIIqvO Ha QP i tarv of tlie Treasury McAdoo to OdIIoI O Old V Kj UOiOb g 4 ' grand total of $1,108,681,777.02. Appropriations made by Congress at tlie la.®H regular session totaled $1,074,305,869.73. The increase is j therefore $34,375,907.29. The greatest increase in the gov- CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Stop at Atlanta's Newest and Finest Hotel Winecoff Bears the Signature of Blackstonc of the South Is the Hotel Winecoff U. S. Jury Takes Up The Federal Grand Jury, in session Monday at Columbus, will take up j the case of J. B. Sellers, who took lit tle Mark Coker from her Ranks Coun- ty home to ** °yji ^ ernment's expenses the coming vear Sellers took the t oker gill throiiffti , neuartmeTi.. Columbus, where he bought tickets WASHINGTON, I 1. A letter was received at the Treasury De partment from a correspondent in Wisconsin, addressed to the "Hon. John G. Carlisle, Secretary of the Treasury." writer requested that he be The sent some documents "in order that 1 ma> keep abreast of the times." Mr. Carlisle was Secretary of the Treasury 20 years ago, and has been dead almost ten years. CONVICTS FIGHT IN CAGE. DALTON, Dec. 1. A hurry call for physicians came from the convict camp north of here after four negro "lifers" had engaged in a fight in one of the (‘ages. It was necessary to rneml a broken head and sew up some knife wounds. A Message of Vital Importance to Women Heed the Warnings of Mature! before serious harm befall you and you become a chronic invalid. Backache, headache, low spirits, lassitude, hearing down pains are hard enough to bear, and they give you notice that the delicate femi nine organs arc not performing their functions in the way intended by Nature. Act. Don’t wait. Secure at once the help you need. miiiimimmiiiimmiuii Now « New Woman Mrs. Carrir /.. Hogo of Dil Rry, Calif., writru. “I am thankful for th*» oppor tunity to send a testimonial. 1 had been bothered for six years with nervousness, a catarrhal condition which only women are subject to and irrejrulant v. Tried sev eral medicines but all failed. I was advised tv-my fr ends to give Dr. Pierce's medi cines a trial. Have taken four bottles of ‘Favorite Prescription* and two of ‘Golden M«*dical Discovery’ and I cannot say enough in regard to the benefit re ceived. "Will take pleasure in rec ommending your medicines to all weak and suffering everywhere 1 go. DR. PIERCE’S Favorite Prescriptioi (In Tablet or Liquid Form) has been used with entire satisfaction for over forty years and to the lasting benefit of thousands upon thousands of suffering women. You will find similar benefit. You will find Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription efficient in regulating all womanly functions, correcting displacements, removing pain at certain times, in toning the nerves and improving the general health and making life worth while. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription has been sold in liquid form; hut now it may be obtained in either tablet or liquid form from all dealers in medicines—or send 50 one-cent stamps and obtain by mail a trial box of the tablets from Dr. Pierce. If you wish to know how best to care for yourself or for «our children, send for a free copy of Dr. Pierce's great book. The Peoples' Common Sense Medical Adviser. This will show you what to do in emergence and at any time help you to pre- **rve or maintain the health of your whole family. Send U one-ccnt stamps to pay the cost of w rapping and mailing and get your free copy of this 1008 page, cloth-bound book. Address PR. PIERCE. Invalids’ Hotel. Buffalo. N.Y. in k tit;:timi!:t:ii!:ti!in Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets give tone and strength to stomach, liver and bowels. One to three tiny granules a dose. Pleasant to take as candy, r to a point in Oklahoma, the jury jurisdiction This Rives * 8 ?^ 5 *-2.!; Department , as against appropriations last year of $285,441.- ; 271. Increases are the general order i in all the departments of the gov ernment, although the pension bud get the coming vear is expected to Of Savannah Press for pensions, while the estimates for the coming fiscal vear are $169,150,- SAVANNAH, ' Fire Damages Plant Buy it by the box of nearly all dealers for 85 coots Dec 1. The office of The Savannah Press was badly damaged by a fire that started "ariy Sunday We have moved to our new store, morning. The business office was com- * pletely gutted and the machinery flood- 97 Peachtree Street. ed A force of workmen was turned ’ + wm not be'misfed' on '''' a " d “ n edttlon ATLANTA FLORAL CO. dSeaitf pure healthful WRIGLEYS DR. E. G. GRIFFIN IS OFFERING Special Low Prices For the Next 39 Days Back of this offer is a Denial expe rience of 23 years and an absGiule GUARANTEE No Soreness of Gums With Golddust Plates Made Same Day Our Golddust Plates are the Strongest and Lightest Made. $15 Gold- dust Plates $8.00 Set of Teeth . , , sent by the box—of twenty packages—a hundred sticks— a hundred hours of joy—is a gift they*II keep on enjoying long after other gifts are put aside. Nearly all dealers will gladly sell it at above price! ‘The Beneficial Confection” is CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK FILLED SOcup Painiess Extraction 50c it sure to please old and young. It’s ideal for holidays because it’s delicious aid to appetite and digestion. CAUTION! The great popularity of the clean, pure, healthful WRIGLEYS i is causing unscrupulous per sons to wrap rank imitations that are not even real chewing gum so they resemble genuine WRIGLEVS. The better class of stores will not try to fool you with these imitations. They will be offered to you principally by street fakirs, peddlers and the candy depart ments of some 5 and 10 cent stores. These rank imitations cost dealers one cent a package or even less and are sold to careless people for almost any price. DR. E. G. GRIFFIN’S GATE CITY DENTAL ROOMS 24V2 Whitehall Street. Telephone M. 1708 Over Brown & Allen’s Ladv Attendant Bf you want Wrigley's look before you buy. Get what you for• Painless Dentistry Grown and Bridge Work Is possible in the vast ma jority of cases, and we make it a practice in every such case to give our patients absolute assurance that they need fear no pain. Twenty- three years in dentistry and thousands of s sfied. pa tients is our^best guarantee. Porcelain or Gold-Faced Reinforced by 22-K Gold. SiJiSE I; WRSGLEWS m Many mem be Monday that t the •y flgh =up traffi aw the trade of < ’learing the. en tomobilee a no The attitude heads that the turbine; the U dnv leave them st is given a n juncil a gj]v gjnee ma JM in per»( I Public inn jjr -A bettei ply fo tomar; paratk less ol when bakinc "ate Light Iv rai< tomes inoret more Caluir baking your gr Receiv Might A war World's P Food Ej| tion, Chi Illinois. Paris E tion, I Marti LZ 1 *®* 11 la,.. WV ?tp mserrire the ab""'P caution so’Hv to protect ou Uo tual Lie. have uecii Uccc.k cU Uj iimiUtiOUa waicu L»Cj r U..iidb.u kUWUUAH they