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SPORTING and AUTOMOBILE NEWS
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Xoted stage stars who will appear in Atlanta to help swell the Empty Stocking Fund.
Business Man and Former Coun
cilman Seriously Considers
Starting Campaign as Candi
date for City’s Chief Executive.
Shrewd Prognosticators Forecast
Race Between Woodward and
Judge John S. Candler—Em
bryonic Booms for Others.
When it was reported in political
circles Saturday that Martin F.
Amorous, prominent Atlanta business
man and former Councilman, was se
riously considering: starting' a cam
paign for the Mayoralty the last
hope of delaying the contest for that
office until a time nearer the election
was shattered. The Mayoralty race Is
on now, and will grow warmer ev*ry
day until the ballots are cast early
next fall.
Embryonic booms for other can
didates are expected; they are liable
to come along almost any time. It
has been a long time, though, since so
many men who would make Imposing
candidates have considered offering
for the place. A number of them
have begun to consider it so serious
ly that they have gone to work pull
ing an organization together. A real
race is on. Because it is quiet and
without ostentation does not make it
any the less real.
Say He Will Run.
Some of Mr, Amorous’ close friends
declare that he really intends to run.
His intimates have known for a num
ber of years that tc- be Mayor of At
lanta was his ambition, and they have
believed that he was only awaiting a
convenient season to make a fight for
it.
Some politicians figured that an
announcement for the office by Mr.
Amorous would mean that Mayor
Woodward would not stand for re-
election. Mr. Amorous has been one
of Mayor Woodward’s strongest back
ers for a number of years. They say
they believe Mayor Woodward would
withdraw in Mr. Amorous’ favor. But
of all the sure candidates Mayor
Woodward is the surest—that much
is certain.
Mr. Amorous speaks of his probable
candidacy in the vague manner of all
early candidates.
They'll get me in the race, I guess,
as they seem to have started out to
take in all the A’s,” he said, with a
merry twinkle. “First a boom for
Forrest Adair was started, then Wal
ter Andrews was brought forth. I
guess it’s about time for Amorous.”
Judge Candler Factor.
Two others must not be overlooked
in surveying the field. The best post
ed politicians say that Judge John S.
Candler is already mapping out a
campaign for a race, and there are a
number of influential men who are
elding him.
Every time there is a discussion
of probable candidates the name of
Carlos H. Mason, chairman of the
Police Commission, is brought up. Mr.
Mason will retire from the Police
Commission next spring, but the gen
eral opinion Is that he can not quit
politics.
The work of the candidates between
now and next spring is to persuade
opposition to withdraw. The gamble
is too gr^at when there are too many
candidates and the strongest per
suader will be the man finally left in.
Has Had Easy Climbing.
When it comes to persuading oppo
nents to withdraw, Judge Candler is
a world beater. He has climbed the
political ladder all the way from So
licitor General in DeKalb County
^hen a youth of 25 years to the Su
preme Court of Georgia, and he has
never had a real fight before the peo
ple yet. Just before time for the bal
lots to be cast his combatants have
Quietly withdrawn from the field.
There is one man he can not per
suade to withdraw, though, and no
body knows that better than Judge
'andler. He is Mayor Woodward.
There are shrewd prognosticators
u ’ho say the next fight for the May
oralty of Atlanta will narrow down
to Judge Candler and Mayor Wood
ward.
Doll Costumes and Cash Needed by Santa Claus
Before He Can Visit Poor Children.
SCIENCE WILL GUIDE CUPID.
NORTH YAKIMA, WASH., Dec. 6.—
a result of lectures on eugenics given
by a local physician, a number of young
fuen, members of the gymnasium classes
rf the Young Men's Christian Asso-
' ation, are planning to delve into their
family records for Information on which
base a scientific selection of their
*ivea
Atlantans to Attend
Adamson Banquet
Former Georgian Who Led Fight for
New York’s New Mayor To
Be Honored.
Wilmer L. Moore, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, announced
Saturday that Atlanta would be offi
cially represented at the dinner to be
given In New York to Robert Adam
son. the former Atlantan who was
manager of the campaign of Mayor-
elect John Purroy Mitchel, of New
York. The men named to represent
Atlanta are Alfred C. Newell and
William Hurd Hillyer.
Mr. Adamson is well remembered in
Atlanta as a newspaper man. He
went to New York and had gained
distinction when he was appointed
secretary to the late Mayor Gaynor.
He became chairman of the cam
paign committee when the Fuslonlsts
nominated Mr Mitchel, and the din
ner Is being given him In recognition
of his service toward the overthrow
of Tammany Hall in the recent elec
tion.
First Open Meeting
For Suffrage Club
The first open meeting of the De-
Kalb County Equal Suffrage Asso
ciation will be held in the courthouse
in Decatur Monday afternoon. The
association was organized last sum
mer, with Mrs. S. Everhart Cunning
ham as president.
Mrs. M. L. McLendon, president of
the Georgia Equal Suffrage Associa
tion, will be one of the speakers Mon
day, bearing a message from the na
tional suffrage convention held in
Washington last week. Martin Cal
vin, who for years has been a strong
advocate of equal suffrage, will be
another speaker. a
Total of $60,000,000 Penalties Now
Asked in Mississippi Anti-
Trust Cases.
MERIDIAN, MISS., Dec. 6—Attor
ney General R. A. Collins, of Missis
sippi, has filed an amended bill here in
the anti-trust suit formerly brought
against the Mobile and Ohio, the Ala-
ahama Great Southern and the South
ern Railways in Mississippi, intro
ducing as new defendants the Ala
bama and Vicksburg and the New
Orleans end Northeastern Railroads.
It is alleged that the Southern Rail,
way controls all the other defendants.
Penalties amounting to about $20.-
000,000. in addition to the $40,000,000
asked in the original bill, are asked
for violation of the Mississippi anti
trust law.
Guard Keeps Watch
Over Morgan Grave
HARTFORD, CONN., Dec. 6— Al
though nearly eight months have
passed since the body of J. PierponJ
Morgan was buried on the summit of
Cedar Hill Cemetery, the grave con
tinues to be closely guarded, particu
larly at night. During the day no
specially assigned watchman is kept
there, but at sunset an armed guard
goes on duty until sunrise.
The body of Mr. Morgan was in
terred here April 14 in a concrete-
lined grave, with a huge slab of
stone covering it. The Morgan fam
ily is paying for the guard.
Savannah Girls to
Have Suffrage Club
SAVANNAH. Dec. Mrs. S. B. C.
Morgan, one of the pioneer clubwom
en in the State, is planning to or
ganize the working girls of Savannah
into classes along the line of work
conducted by Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont
in New York, in the interest of votes
for women.
Recently Mrs. Morgan was in New
York, the guest of Mrs. Chapman
Catt.
Skibinsky to Make
Lyceum Tour of U.S.
Alexander von Skibinsky, well
known in musical circles, has Just re
ceived a proposition from the Alka
hest Lyceum System for a concert
tour of the United States and Canada,
which he has accepted. He has
signed a three-year contract and will
tour with a company of musical cele
brities und^r the name of The Fes
tival Artists.
This company will be booked by
the affiliated Lyceum bureaus of
America.
Lest you foTget—
We will just mention again the
High Places in the Anti-Empty
Stocking Crusade Then we’ll just
talk about them a bit.
These are the High Places:
1. Tango Supper, 10:30 o’clock,
Monday night; Hotel Winecoff; 50
cents for the dance.
2. Biff Star Matinee, 2:80
o’clock, Friday afternoon; Atlanta
Theater.
8. Dolls to be dressed.
4. Subscriptions to be made.
Now, then.
You see, the promoters of this cru
sade against unhappiness are trying
to mix business with pleasure, so as
to forestall any idea that this matter
of making a subscription Is merely a
business matter. Of course, it IS
BUSINESS. It ought to b* Atlanta’s
BUSINESS to see that not one little
heart aches on Christmas morning.
That’s GOOD BUSINESS—isn't it?
' Just the Time to Tango.
But there’s nothing like a bit of
variety to sort, of set things off.
So we come to No. 1, and that ought
to be a brilliant affair.
The hour, 10:80 o’clock, is just about
right to attract you after the show
or to wind up an evening call. You
meet a lot of charming people, most
of whom you know, and you find a
bully opportunity to tango.
The name would surest that
So it looks as if No. 1 will get by—
that is, No. 1 will NOT get by with
out a place in your date book, and «
jolly evening to mark It later.
No. 2 may be rated as SOM 8
SHOW.
Yvette, the dainty violinist© head-
liner at the Forsyth Theater, will be
on the star show bill at the Atlanta;
and also stars of the movies, notably
Auriema, female Impersonator, from
the Alamo No. 2.
Then there will be Hom« “surprises’'
to be announced later in the week.
And the climax of all—the “big act*
from “Fine Feathers,” at the Atlanta
this week, with Kdeson and Lackaye
and Coghlan and Robertson and Fig-
man-—can you BEAT IT?
We’ll hand it to No. 2.
Don’t Forget the Dollies.
And the dollies!
Well, there’s no use of spreading it
on when it comes to No. 3. Those
pretty little store dollies, simply beg
ging to be dressed, ready to be ex
tracted with squeals of delight from
some little raggedy stocking Christ
mas morning- say, what’s the use of
painting tho lily? You know what
those dollies mean to the little girls,
lots and lots of whom never SAW
such dollies outside of the show win-
dows—and you can see them stop in
front of the big stores, and flatten
their pudgy little noseM ugainst ths
glass, and wonder, and wonder, and
wonder if Santa Claus will FORGET!
Shucks—Santa Claus isn’t going to
forget. Not this time. You can get
the dolls from The Georgian, or the
big hotels. And you’ll see to it that
Santa Claus doesn’t FORGET. That’s
a bad habit in anyone, but in Santa
it’s worst of all.
And here’s a word of cheer, com
ing to No. 4.
The subscriptions to tho Empty
Stocking Fund have mounted past
the $1,000 mark.
It's all of that—and then sonw.
Not Enough Yet.
But It Isn’t enough to quit on. This
year old Santa Is going to CLEAN
UP. And it’s going to be an expen
sive Job, if It's properly done—which
it WILL BE.
Santa Claus Is going to CLEAN
UP this year in Atlanta, and he's go
ing to have enough money to do a
good job. When you come right
down to It, that fellow was RIGHT
when he said none of us ever was
nearer Heaven on this earth than
when we were making a child happy.
Making a child HAPPY.
There doesn’t seem to be much you
can add to that, come to think it over.
Anyway, we'll rest the case on
that, your Honor.
We believe Atlanta is going to
MAKE ALL THE CHILDREN HAP
PY THIS CHRISTMAS
And NOW la the time to CINCH
ltl
Who la Aiding Fund.
Here is the list of contributions to
the Empty Stocking Fund to date:
Fund heretofore unacknowledged:
Tango Tea • 141.00
The Georgian 100.00
W. R. Hearst 100.00
Walter P. Andrews ....... 25.00
Robert F. Maddox 25.00
Mali R. Wilkinson ...» 25.00
Lindsey Hopkins 25.00
James W. English 25.00
Forrest Adair 25.00
Southern Bell Telephone Co. ..... 25.00
George Adair 25.00
A. K. Hawkes 2b.OO
Dr. W. S. Elkin 25.00
B. M. Grant 18.00
Employees J. P. Allen suit dept., 10.00
Mrs. Kate Cox ................... 10.00
Woods White 10.00
J. H. Falks 10.00
W. H. Kiser .10.00
F. J. Paxon 10.00
Mrs. J. M. Slaton 10.00
A Friend 10.00
Charles J. Haden ................ 10.00
Wilmer Moore 10.00
H. C. Warthen 10.00
J. H. Falks 10.00
W. T. Gentry 10.00
P. S. Arkwright ................. 10.00
Reuben Arnold 10.00
Well Wisher 10.00
John W. Grant 10.00
Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Morris...,,. ‘'•0.00
Asa G. Candler lO.OO
W. L. Peel 10.00
J. K. Ottley 10.00
United Daughters of Confederacy 10.00
Thomas Egleston 10.00
A Friend 10.00
b. Bernard 10.00
Mrs. H. L. Wilson 10.00
Ophelia and Jessie May O'Nell
and Lida McCarthy 6.00
In Memory of a Little Boy...... 5.00
Mrs. Alma Papy 5.00
Leopold J. Haas 5.00
Carlos H. Mason 5.00
Henry Durand 5.00
Charles C. Jones 5.00
Anonymous 5.00
A Friend 5.00
Morris Brandon 5.00
No Name 5.00
A. L. Belle Isle 5.00
John E. Miirphy 5.00
Frank Hawkins 5.00
Albert Howell 6.00
Joseph Willingham 5.00
E. C. Peters 5.00
E. L. Tatum 5.00
The Crickets 5.00
In Memory of Dear Daughter.... 5.00
Dr. Joseph Jacobs 6.00
Jean and Ethel 4.00
C. S. King 4.00
Continued on Page 4, Column 6.
MAYORALTY Tango Supper and Star Matinee for Christmas Func
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Two Big Events This Week to Fill Empty Stockings
Prospective Attorneys In Fear
of a Stampede to Standard
of Equal Franchise Decide
Not to Talk Before Women.
Some Members of School Scent a
Snare In Prize to the Winners.
Now Those Who Voted to Back
Out Are Taunted by Classmates.
Bv«n now that it is all over, the
speeches aaJd and half forgotten. the
Judgment made and recorded, you are
likeiy to start a tiny civil war if you
ask any considerable group of At
lanta Law School students why the
debate on woman suffrage was held
discreetly and decorously behind the
closed doors of the Kilpatrick Lit
erary Society Friday night, Instead
of In the Ansley Hotel auditorium,
before members of the Woman Suf
frage Association. as they had
planned.
The first yoiAig lawyer probably
will tell you, very chestily, that no
woman suffragist is going to make
political capital out of the Atlanta
Law School, and that the original
plans were changed because the de
bate, held before a crowd of women,
certainly would have been swerved in
favor of suffrage.
Yon will know, then, that he was
on the negative side of the proposi
tion.
And the second youthful Black-
stone will taunt him.
‘ Ya-a-h. Politics nothing. Yon
were Just afraid to get up before th.
women. That’s all."
He, it is pretty certain, was for tb.
affirmative
"No," number one will protest. But
it will be a rather weak “no."
Students Near to Fight.
And then, most likely, the debate
will begin all over again.
It was settled at a meeting of tha
Kilpatrick Society that the next Fri
day debate would be on the timely
question, "Resolved, That the United
States should grant woman suffrage.”
WRh the announcement of the
subject, up rose L J. Groesxnan, a
last year’s graduate of the Law
School, and a stout champion of
votes for women.
"Fine,” said Mr. Grossman, and
then he made the proffer of a prise
of $30 to the winning team of de
baters. The bonus was offered in the
name of the Woman Suffrage Asso
ciation. The debate, it was stipu
lated, was to be public, and Mr.
Grossman announced that the hotel
hall could be obtained. Women of
the association would be present, and
it would be quite a pretentious af
fair.
So it was settled. The affirm a tlv*
team was composed of John R Mc
Clelland. R. IX Hood, 1 L. Crawford
and R. C, Therrell. The negative, K,
C. Buchanan, H. C. Greenlee. Hew!u
W. Chambers and R. O Holton.
Symptoms of Qualms,
Imediately there were symptoms of
acute qualms. Somebody thought of
something, and asked R. B. Patter
son, president of the Kilpatrick So
ciety. to call a special meeting
At the meeting, advocates of antt-
suffrage were very urgent In their
arguments that the debate should b«
held not in public, and not in acoord
with the prize offer, and not before
the women The negative debater^
it was noticed, were the stoutest in
this argument. Other voices Joined
theirs, most loudly those of S. W.
Johnstone and J. S. Hlghsmith. They
were all very suspicious of the ar
rangement, It seemed.
Wasn't it plainly a “frame-up,”
they asked, for the affirmative to win
because there would be women pres
ent to cheer the suffrage orators on,
and thus to have a psychological ef
fect on the Judges? And didn’t Mr.
Grossman, ardent suffragist, hare a
purpose in his offer?
Taunts Also Heard.
Then it was that the affirmative be
gan to taunt its foes.
"Isn’t It because you are bashful?”
asked the suffragistsi The anti*
evaded oratorlcally. "Nhonld the At
lanta Law School lend Rself to poli
tics?’’ they asked manfully.
"Isn’t it because you are bashful?”
insisted the affirmative. And then
one of the others admitted that he,
for one, was not so keen about mak
ing a. speech before the assembled
members of the Woman Suffrage As
sociation.
After a while they put it to a vote.
Thirteen members were still ready to
air their views In public, but twenty-
three had been swerved. And the
j debate was held Friday night in th*
1 society’s hall, where women are never
admitted.
But even now you can not get a
unanimous answer to your question
1 "why."