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1 IIJ i\ i i .> i r\ » i I 1 T 1 , Y.,> J\ .N I ' .% r. \> o. T By POLICE Clews Found After Drug Store Robbery Point to Well-Drilled t Gang of Lads, Mlanta detective* began searching; Thursday morning for a gang of boy j burglars and for the usual “Fagin' directing thefts like one aiiecessfully carried out early Thursday morning j at Marshall s Pharmacy, ot the June- | tion of Peachtree and Ivy street* inside the drug store the trace* i bore evidence to a ver> workmanlike 1 •’Job." The cash register had been | “Jimmied" skillfully and *»u taken. Rut outside. Detective Rosser, call ed to investigate, found certain indi cations that boys small boys. mer* children had been the robber* Small Footprints Found. The windbw through which tbjj* | robbers entered had not been lifted* j*art of the glass had been broken out, and through that hole no full- J sized man anti no large boy could have crawled. Then there was a large nail, or sjnke. inserted h^'ween bricks in the wall, and evidently used as a step while working on the window. Rut the spike, in securely fastened, could never have held up the weight of a man. And most easily read of all the traces was the trampled earth be neath the window The* prints were ail of small feet, well shot! apparent ly the fee of boys 12 or 13 years of age Lanford Gives Warning. There was such a confusion of tracks that it was impossible to !>•* sure of the number, but it appeared < ertain that three, and possibly four, bn vs had taken pari in the robbery. Nn man's footprints were discernible Chief Lanford is of the opinion that the same gang has been guilty of a number of robberies lately, all per formed with a good deal of skill and care. "It Is getting along to the time of \ ear when ill kigds of theft and rob bery Increase.” he said, "and it will be well for householders to keep their «\es open. ■•The ‘meter thief particularly Is active along In the holiday season, and no one should be admitted to read or repair or inspect coin meters without showing the proper author- 'Witch' Cost Him $6,000 in 18 Years MARINETTE, W1S., Dec 4 -Belief j in witchcraft cost Napoleon Morin. <»r c randon. Wls, $6,000 in eighteen I > ears, t-ding to t he * hargea m h *' suit against .Mrs Margaret Pileon. also of <'random The trial is on now | Morin declared he believed in witch craft and that Mrs. Pileon claimed i*v. h power*. Th* woman asserted her power to wish good or ill upon subjects. Kidney and Liver Treatment Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound, an Absolute Rem edy. With a Most Remark able Action on the Kidneys, Liver and Bladder. No more dizziness pain in the back, headache, puffy eyes, carbuncles pr any other symptoms of kidney’trouble:* You are going io get well by taking Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound. a bottle of Stuart’s Buchu and .Juni per Compound will give you such won derful relief of kidney and urinary trou hie us to astonish you. No matter how- had your case, even if the urine shows i races of blood. Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound holds out hope for \ ou. because it has cured hundreds of just such cases Don't Wait Until You are Twisted All Out of Shape With Bone or Back- Pains. But Get a Bottle of Stu art's Buchu and Juniper Compound. \ sp as directed on bottle The good effect will come quick. There will i,« no long-drawn-out guesswork about it You will know positively b\ tVie result in a few hours that Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound is the kidney medl cine you need Bright's discus*', diabetes, cystitis, in. flatnmafion of the bladder, swollen limbs these are some of the many troubles remedied by Stuart s Buchu and Juniper Compound Rheumatism, gout lumbago, sciatica, neuritis and other painful acid condi tion* of the blood w ll he quickly ehmi- nated. Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound works almost like magic. You feel the result almost at once, and it is only a question of how had your « ase whether you need to continue tak ing Stuart s Buchu and Juniper Com pound more than Just a few days Do not delay to send for the $1 bottle to-day You will get the greatest medi cine we know of for the kidneys. Sold by druggists. Full directions with each bottle. Advt. TAN GOERS AGAIN TO DANCE HEN IS EXPECTED FOR EMPTY STOCKING FUND Kn mu raged by th** sumes* of the first Tango Tea for the benefit of the Empty Stocking Fund, the Christmas Editor to-day announces another and bigger one. This TANGo TEA will he held at the splendid new Hotel Winecoff just alter the theater at 10:30 p. in. .Monday night. All you first-nighters jot that down quick. The theater and “the danaant —you can t imagine » jollier combination than that, and all roads are suiV to lead straight from the .Forsyth and the Atlanta to the new Winecoff. The dance will !e held in the beautifully appointed ballroom and Manager Harrell will do everything in iiis power to make the affair a huge success. I he admission will he .”,0 cents, and of course every penny w ill go to till a storking for some poor youngsti , who isn't as yet on Santa Clams' list and isn’t likely to be unless you help. PIES FAMOUS STAGE FOLK TO AID SANTA CLAUS ROBERT EDESiO W. R. Hearst Adds $100 to Xmas Fund For Atlanta Poor William Randolph Hearst Thurs day morning added $100 to The Georgian-American Empty Stock ing Fund, which is being raised to bring Santa Claus into the homes of hundreds of Atlanta s poor children. Mr. Hearst’s action in making a donation to the Atlanta fund is in line with his policy of contributing heavily to the work of giving poor children a happy Christmas in ev ery city where he ha6 papers. Every Hearst paper in the United States — Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and other cities—is try ing to raise a fund of sufficient proportions to bring Christmas to every home that otherwise would face the tragedy of the empty stocking. In 1912 the Hearst papers in the United States raised more than $100,000. which was devoted to the benefit of the poor little boys and girls. The generous response which the citizens of Atlanta and other cities are making to the ap peals this year indicate that the 1913 Christmas fund will be the largest in the history of the move ment. Increased Laying Likely to Make Commodity Cheaper—No Trust Trail Found. Slight relief from conditions pre vailing in the egg market is in sight. .Several commission men Thursday received advices from country mer chants in the territory adjacent to Atlanta of signs on the part of the lowly hen t/> Increase her Activities. < ’onsequenth . a supply of fresh eggs Is expected to arrive here some time next week from some counties in Georgia and from Tennesseee, which commission men believe will turn wholesale quotations several cents lower. L. J. Bale.\. of the Department of Justice, v. continuing his investiga tions into the egg market in Atlantic, and his report will not be completed before Saturday. Jxyoai merchants seen by the government official said Friday they were sure the commis sioner has not found any sign of a trust or combination in this city. The Attorney General’s office in Washington evidently believed At lanta to be a big egg-shipping center when it instructed Baley to get on the trail of the price makers. Memphis is one of the biggest egg ts in th© country, and Is the big point of distribution for the South, and Baley may go there to try to uncover the combination. The gov ernment man, whose office is in At lanta. has charge of the Department of Justice work in seven Southern States. Boston Opens Fight' On Fire'Death Traps;' 21 of 28 Unidentified ♦ BOSTON. Dec. 4.—Stirred to vig orous action by revelations following the South End fire horror, which caused 28 deaths at the Arcadia Ho tel, Mayor Fitzgerald to-day ordered a war on “death-trap hotels " He completed a round of the West End and South End lodging places early to-day. Starting soon after midnight, the Alavor surprised the owners of all the poorly lighted and foul-offered places where unfortu nates are housed at poverty prices. In six of the seven places visited he ordered some sections closed. District Attorney Pelletier also made a tour of the city with members of the Grand Jury. Forty-three patients are being cared for at the City Hospital. Only seven bodies have been iden tified. While official Investigation was in the first flush of its activity to-day one man was suffocated and 100 oth er guests were imperiled by fire in the Bay State House, a cheap hostel ry in the North End. New Plan Fosters Trade-at-Home Idea Plans for thorough co-operation with merchants and manufacturers of Georgia to get business originating in the State are outlined In a “pointer system” suggested to the Georgia Commercial Secretaries Association by H. A. Wheeling, of the Floyd County organization. Mr. Wheeling, whose idea has found favor in Atlanta, suggests that the secretary of every commercial body in Georgia keep in touch with the needs and wants of the citizens of his community, and if he finds tfiat the commodity wanted can not be supplied by that immediate territory, that he notify other commercial bod ies in Georgia. dressed, and needing it like anything, as the hilly. weather is growing rather Endless Chain’’ Boycott Started. Egg- How I Darkened My Gray Hair Lady G-ves Simple Home Recipe That She Used to Darken Her Gray Hair.* For years 1 tried to restore my gru> ha i v natural color with the prepared dye* and stain-, hut none «t them gtt\> saiisfuvtioi; and they were all expensive i finally ran into a simple recipe which. 1 mixed at home that gives wonderful results 1 gave the recipe, which is Atlanta Society Thespians Will Join in Big Benefit at the Atlanta Theater. Here's another way to combine business with pleasure in the mat? ?r of Kmptv Stockings. We’ll take it (if you say so) that this Empty Stocking thing is a mat ter of plain business; that it i* part of Atlanta's manifest business duty to sec that the balance of childisfl happiness on Christmas morning doesn’t spill over ipto the debit col umn. That’s plain business, even if At lanta didn’t get a lot of fun out cf playing Santa Claus. Well litre's where another enter tainment is planned to follow the cel ebrated Tango Tea in mingling pleas ure with the business of tilling At lanta's empty stockings .this coming Christmas. Listen Stars to Give Matinee. December 12. which is Friday—put it down in your date book—Friday. December 12. there is to be a special matinee at the Atlanta Theater A very special matinee, in fact, with some Atlanta society folk in it, and gome Atlanta athletes, and some ex cellent professional acts, and as a climax, the "big act" from "Fine Feathers" at the Mlanta Theater that week, with Robert Edison. Wil ton l kav« Ko.se Cogh.'.in, Lolita \\ . And thc\ To 7 «>> are er id d d Our coals will please you. Call us. CARROLL & HUNTER small box of RurLo Compound, 1 uz of bay rum and •>/. of a peritif Cse every other da> until the ha.r becomes the required shade then 4 darken the gray hair, but removes dandruff and scalp humors, and acts a* a tonic t< the hair. Tt Is -1..»* sticky or greasy dees nut rub off «nd does not color the *. air You »n prepare t at home at verv little expense CHICHESTER S PILLS , 1,"K UIAMOND BIIA.M> A J'" 1 -'';' 1 ' ill. , |{.4 ,. 0 ,j <€}) ... -I -ilk P . F,....... vrtrs. **n safest. 4'wa^FeVjihl* SOLD B) DR1QQIST51VLRtkHf (?5 Robertson and Max Figman in the star roles. Can you beat it” <’,m you even TIE it? All right—put it down in the date book. That \y i A$be SOME SHOW and the proceeds go to swell the Empty Stockirrg Fund that The Georgian Is working for. Forsyth to Help Out. There will be an act or two from the Forsyth Theater, to, by courtesy of Hugh Cardoza- and you may be sure Mr. Cardoza will seiect a pippin when it comes t«* the business of helping stave off the Empty Stocking Tragedy In Atlanta. And you know all those stars :n the big act from "Fine Feathers,” Robert Kdcfton, of “Strongheart" fame. WUton Lackave, probably the greatest of the “heavy” men in Amer ica to-day; Rose Coghlan. powerful emotional actress, and Miss Robert son and Mr. Figman. two of the most delightful romancists in the world. Did you ever see Max Figman in "The Substitute?" Well, never mind. You’ll see him at the Atlanta Theater, Friday matinee, December 12. Don’t forget that. And while you’re remembering things, just remember that it’s pre cisely three weeks until Christmas Eve. and that Christmas morning some little chap, or maybe some four «*r five little boys and girls in At lanta are going to wake up. and run across a chilly bare floor to a sad- looking fireplace, and find there— An Empty Stocking! How To Do Your Share. That isn't what you want to think about Christmas morning, when your own kids are piling the breakfast >a- ble with expensive toys. The way to switch the train of thought is to wrap up a check right now iii an * nvvlopc. and write on it, To the Christmas Editor of The Georgian. 20 Hast Alabama stre** , Atlanta, Ga.," and stick it in the mail box (*r. if you prefer, you can « icae right oown to that address and hand over the money instead. The Christmas Editor is always glad : > s lUt ' hands with the Santa Clauses of Atlanta. And the fund NEEDS YOCR HELP NOW Also- ’lie Di >LLS The Christmas Editor has n , nrd of them, about, ail ready to be Easy to Get Dolls. YOU KNOW—it's lots of fun *.o dress a doll, especially when you know some kid is going to get it that never hart anything nearly so fine be fore. THAT’S worth taking pains for, Mrs. Santa Claus, and Miss San ta Claus. Call around, now’, and the dolls will be dealt out, at The Georgian office, and at tfie Majestic Hotel, ami the Piedmont Hotel, and the Winecoff Hotel, and the Ansley Ho und the Georgian Terrace. Oh. it’s easy enough to get ’em. and there’s a cord or more to be dressed. Here are the new contributors to the Empty Stocking Fund: W. R. Hearst $100.00 B. Bernard 10.00 Mrs. H. L. Wilson 10.00 Jean and Ethel 4.00 In Memory of Dear Daughter 5.00 Mother and son 2.00 2 Would Wed Nurse Heiress to $100,000 PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 4—There 1 are at least two men who are anxious to marry Mile. Zallie Kaget, the burse who is set down for $100,000 in the contested will of John G. Watmough, of No. 2114 Walnut street, her former employer. There may be more, of course, but at least two have formally proposed Women Vote for Sunday Barrooms SANTA MONICA, CAL., Dec 4 A tabulation of the votes cast in the Sunday closing election completed to day showed that the town was over whelmingly in favor of permitting sa loons *o operate on Sunday. Twice as many women as men voted In the election. Carries Piece of His Skull Into Court CHICAGO, Dec. 4.—Policeman Jo-y seph Devanev appeared in court in two pieces. The smaller piece was in his hand. It was a section of his skull which was dislodged by three thugs, whom he appeared to identify. DETROIT, Dei', 4.—Each member of the Housewives League will get five housewives to join in the egg boycott, according to an "endless chain” plan worked out by the league heads last night in the league’s effort to bring the price of eggs down to 30 cents, a dozen. Eggs Drop to 26c In Chicago Boycott. CHICAGO, Dec. 4.—Eggs were hammered down to 26 cents a dozen on the Chicago butter and egg board to-day. Large holders of storage eggs were glad to find a market at tiiis price. Housewives of Chicago who have boycotted high-price eggs, were pleased with the announcement to day by Edward Aaron, of Kansas City, Mo., owner of a score of egg stations in the southwest, that his men were now* receiving eight times an many fresh eggs a day as they were two weeks ago. Wants Policewomen For Old Cambridge Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 4.—Lady Darw'in, formerly Maud du Puy. of Philadel phia. wife of Sir George Darwin, pro fessor of astronomy at the University of Cambridge, is advocating the ap pointment of policewomen in the uni versity town. Mr.Caudle Happy Man Beside This Husband NEW YORK. Dec. 4. —Charles Reuret, sueing for a separation, de clared his wife’s nightly "lecture” be gins at 8 p. m., and lasts until 3:30 a. m CHEF IS HUNTED ss sum of Mystery in Stabbing of Mrs. Agnes Guth in New York Remains Unsolved. Offers McAdoo Part of Pay If Given Office WASHINGTON, Dec. 4,-An appfi. cant for internal revenue collector nf fered Secretary of the Treasury Mc Adoo one-third of bis first years sal ary for an appointment. “Such an offer as this,” said th* Secretary In his reply, “shows v OU r unfitness for public office or publfi- trust of any kind. You do not *eem to realize that the era of graft an.i corruption in American politics m past.” The name was not made pub lic. NEW YORK Dec. 4 V vigilant police watch was to-day set on every outgoing railroad train and steam ship for Oscar Vogt, a iormer bwiao soldier, chef and pianist, Mho is wanted in connection with the mur der of Mrs. Agnes Guth. a fashiona ble modiste, who was stabbed io death In her home at No. 205 West Eighty-fourth street, last night. Mrs. Guth, who was known to her business associates as Mine, Agnes, lived with her two sons; her assist ant, Miss Elsie Rothlesberger, and Vogt. A few hours before her body, pierced with stab wounds, was found she is known to have had $140 In her possession, but the police were una ble to find it. According to a story told the police by August Guth, 21-year-old son of the slain woman, Vogt and .\% s. Guth were in love. As Mrs. Guths busi ness was prosperous Vogt decided to quit working and lead a life of ease. Mrs. Guth’s sons objected to this arrangement, and quarrels in the Guth household were frequent. Final ly in a burst of anger Vogt paid he would leave. -Mrs. Guth disappeared late yesterday afternoon. County Almshouse Employes’Pay Raised An increase of salnfies to seven employees of the county almshomw has been granted. The salary of Su perintendent T. A. E. Means was in- creased from $200 to $215. Others receiving increases were: j. C. Roberts, from $65 to $75: J, s, Scoggins, from $55 to $65: T>. W. Aus tin, from $4o to $45; H. H. Wallace, from $40 to $45; Miss Eunice Add from $35 to $40, and Mrs. M. F, Scogl gins, from $30 to $40. Award Grashof Medal To Geo. Westinghouse PITTSBURG. PA.. Dec. 4 —Georg* Westinghouse lias been presented by the Society of German Engineers with the diploma and the Grashof memo rial engineering medal. Mine Searched For Body of Desperado BINGHAM, UTAH. Dec. 4.—The smudges which for 78 hours were kept burning to generate gas to pump into the Utah-Apex mine were extin guished to-day, and seven Sheriffs and nearly 200 special deputies pre pared to search the underground pas sages for the bod}' of Ralph Lopez, the slayer of six men. The officers guarding the mine en trances declared to-day that they were sure the desperado had per ished somewhere in the 52 miles of underground passages. Atlanta Women Urge; Matron for Tower The appointment of a matron for the Tower is being agitated by the different women's organizations of Atlanta. At the next meeting of the County Commissioners a petition ask ing for the creation of the position will be filed. Those in favor of the proposition! include every woman’s organization in the city, the Evangelical Minis ters’ Association, Federation of Trades and the Equal Suffrage As sociation. Queen Amelie Tells Secrets of Portugal Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 4.—Queen Amelie, of Portugal, has become an author ess. Her "Recollections” of the rev olution in Portugal, part of which is appearing serially here, are to be published in book form soon. The Queen made notes of the over turn. up to and including the final disaster. Efficient Picture Framing. Kinetic service. Write The College ‘‘Co^Op,’’ 119 Peachtree street, Candler Building, Atlanta.—Advt. KODAK | So to $65. Brownies $1 to $12. Send for complete cataloo to-day. SPECIAL ENLARG ING OFFER—V/ixb' 7 *, mounted, from any sodak negative, 30c. • ATLANTA -WV $ pi^ f IsfSSf; , c . P J:::::: & I * J V/ '*••• »///r #///* * r/.V Mrs, Carter Harrison Writes Fairy Story CHICAGO, Dec 4.—Mrs. (’arter H. Harrison, wife of the Mayor of Chi cago, has published another book. It is her sixth volume in ten years. And. to the delight of her friends and all children whose early years were brightened by an acquaintance with ' Prince Silver Wings.” it is a fairy tale. "The Enchanted House” is its title. m nT.iTT* l:::: :;: — k WHy CALUMET BAKING POWDER Is Better It is not alone the wonderful rais ing qualities, or the certainty of results, or the purity, or the uniformity, or the econony, that is rapidly making Calumet the most popular Baking Pow- - der. It is the perfect combination of all ot these things. You need only' to use Calumet once to make you a constant user. Ask your grocer today— test it in yonr next baking. Insist on Calumet. RECEIVED HIGHEST AWARDS World’s Pure Food Exposition Chicago, Ill., Paris Exposi tion, France, March, 1912 r Yoa don’t save money wben yon boy cheap or big-can baking oowder. Don t be muled. Kny Lalamnf. ^ It’» more economic*!—more whokiome—fivcj best remits. Calumet is far superior to soar milk nnd sods FEW FOLKS HIVE V It 18 w Druggist Says Ladies Are Using Recipe of Sage Tea and Sulphur, Hair that loses its color and luster, or when it fade*, turns gray , dull ami life less, is caused by a lack of sulphur in the hair. Our grandmother made up a mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur to keep her locks dark and beautiful, and thousands of women and men who value that even color, tlutt beautiful dark I shade of hair which is so attractive, vise 1 only this old time recipe. Nowadays we get this famous mixture by asking at am drug store for a 50- * Vent Inti tie of “Wyeth’s Sage and Sul- 1 phur Hair Remedy, which darkens the hair so naturally, so evenly, that no body can possibly tell It has been ap plied. Resides, it takes off dandruff. | stops scalp, itching and falling hair. You just dampen a sponge or soft brush with 1 it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand st a time. Ry j morning the gra.\ hair disappears; but ■ what delights the ladies with Wyeth's ! Sag** and Sulphur is that bos dcs beau- I tifulh darkening the hair after a frn* 1 applications, it also brings back the gloss and luster and gives it an appear ance of abundance. - Adv, A Special Sale of High-Grade Shoes at Allen s Th err is no use quibbling about a serious fact and trying to call a spade anything except a spade. We have too many high shoes. WHYV Because the weather man lias given us warm summer weather for the months of October and November when we should have been having cold, rainy weather and a little sleet and snow mixed in. Now what is the result? We have about $10,000 worth of high shoes that must he sold. They are the cream of fash- iouable footwear: you know that without being told perhaps, but there are strangers coming to Atlanta to shop every day, aud new residents locating here, so we-repeat it. Allen’s high-grade hoots are all reduced until further notice as follows: $8.00 Boots $7.00 Boots $0.00 Boots $5.00 Boots $4.00 Boots ■We have reduced a greal many evening slippers and $7.00 and $8.00 Cut-Steel Buckle or Dull Street Colonial $6.25 low shoes also, hut not all, as these will be good in the spring. Gun Metal, Patent or ° Boots; tip or plain— Those that are reduced are as follows: $8.00 grade $7.00 grade $6.00 grade $5.00 grade Blaok Sat- ’ $6.25 §5.50 $4-75 $3.76 $7.00 and $8.00 low shoes and slippers $6.00 low shoes and slippers $5.00 low shoes and slippers $4.00 low shoes aud slippers $4.00 low shoes and slippers $G.25 $4.75 $3.75 $3.25 $2.45 All Children's Shoes are reduced likewise: gTades., ., ,, ,, « $3.50 ami $4.00 $3.00 grades $2.50 grades $2.00 grades $1.50 and $1.75 grades $1.00 and $1.25 grades .. ..$2.95 :: ::fe ..$1.65 .. *1-35 .. . $ .95 l Fie women s Boots and Colonials are made with the new Cuban-French heel, in most cases. J. P. ALLEN & CO.