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VOL. XII. NO. 112.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1013.
Copyright. 190«.
By The Georgian Co.
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EDITION
MAYOR FIGHTS TO END FIRE PERIL
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Women Prohibitionists Storm Congress
LAWYERS CLASH IN CRAWFORD CASE
CHARACTER
COMPROMISE URGED,
HALTING DIVORCE SUIT
MRS. CORA L. LEE
L
U, S, Seizes Trunk
Of Clothes at Pier
From Alabama Girl
NATION
Mrs, Maryp Armor, of Atlanta,
Marches on Capitol With
National Leaders.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—Carry-
nff banners Inscribed “For God, For
ountry and For Home,” 1,000 dele
gates of the Naitonal Women’s
‘hristian Temperance Union and the
Anti-Saloon League stormed Con
gress ot-day, demanding a constitu-
ional amendment providing for na-
ion-wide prohibition.
\mong those who marched on Con-
. : eas were Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens, of
Portland, Maine, president of the W.
T. U.; Miss A. A. Gordon, of Ev
anston, Ill.: Mrs. F. P. Parks, of
Evanston, Ill.; Mrs. Elizabeth Hutch
inson. of Wichita, Kans.; Mrs. Mary
H. Armor, of Atlanta, Ga.. and Mrs.
Ella Boole, of New York.
The women also demand legislation
'■ohiblting moving picture producers
from showing the interior of saloons,
'because of the decadent idea of sug
gesting intoxication to the minds of
Ihe young." A stricter censorship of
moving pictures is also iir^ed.
The women posed on the steps of
ie Capitol for moving pictures, after
which addresses on the need of pro
hibition were made.
Contract Is Let for
Augusta Skyscraper
AUGUSTA, Dec. 10.—The contract
for the erection of the ten-story of
fice building of The Augusta Chrom-
le has been let, and the work was
started to-day. The building is to
OBt $250,000 and will be comple'ed
b October, 1914.
The contract for the seventeen-
story building of the Empire Life In
surance Company will he let within
a few days,
Booster Bulletin to
Picture Old Streets
Peachtree and Whitehall of 30 years
.go will be portrayed in photographs
appearing in the third issue of The
Industrial Bulletin of the Statistics
Bureau of the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce. There will be many other
interesting features in the bulletin.
The bulletin is distributed through-
,ut the United States. The two pre
vious issues have brought results.
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Mr, Mecklin is amazed.
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ibor, who knows the va ue or
mgs, how to look after cow.,
garden vegetables, a summer
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my people read The Geor-
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A. H. MECKLIN.
NEW YORK. D*s. 10.—A trunk full
of clothing and a coat ahe was wear
ing were taken by customs officials
from Miss Olivia G. Arrington, of
Montgomery. Ala., who arrived on the
Noordam from Boulogne. The trunk
contained several foreign-made even
Ing gowns. Miss Arrington said she
was bringing the trunk over for a
lawyer named John Cohen, of this
city, who we» going to turn It over to
a “poor person.”
She said she had borrowed the coat
she was wearing at the time from the
trunk. She will have to appear be
fore General Henry to-day to make
further explanations as to why ?he
should not pay duty.
Traffic Congestion
Demands 8 New Men
Blight new men from the traffic
squad Is the recommendation which
the Police Board will make, with the
request that the police budget con
tain an appropriation caring for this
additional number of officers. The
proposition is to appoint a traffic
sergeant, who will be in sole com
mand of the traffic officers, and by
the placing of men at seven addi
tional corners to properly handle the
ever-increasing traffic of Atlanta.
The great number of automobile
accidents inspired the board to make
an effort to break up the practice of
speeding and reckless driving.
Beerless Dinner
For Princeton 14
PRINCETON. N. J., Dec. 10—There
will be no beer zerved at the annual
ienlor class dinner of Princeton Uni
versity. Usually beer has been the chief
beverage, but next Friday night "1914
punch" will be served.
There will be no kick in this punch.
The change Is to guarantee the class
a real dinner inatead of a beer party.
Coffee Worse Than
Highballs, They Say
NEW YORK. Dec 10.—Lollypops, soda
water, ginger ale, tea. coffee, cocoa and
chocolate are all banned along with to
bacco and liquors in the rules of the
‘“Inner Circle,” a new organization
started by Dr. Charles G. Pease.
He says an innocent looking cup of
tea is as injurious as a Scotch highball
and that coffee ie “worse.’’
Advocates Dancing
For All Young Men
NEW YORK, Dec. 10 —Dancing should
be encouraged among the young men of
the city if for no other reason than to
prevent them from being unhappy wail
flowers.
So said Dr. Edward W. Stitt, district
superintendent of schools, addressing a
conference of the Recreation Alliance
in the Metropolitan Life Building
Governor Johnson’s
Widow toWed Again
ST. PAUL, Dec. 1#.—Mrs. John A.
Johnson, widow of Governor Johnson,
will be married on Christmas Day to
William Alley Smith, of Pittsburg. They
will return to Pittsburg after January
1 and make their home in that city.
Fashion;Hair;HatPin;
And Now Girl Is Deaf
IOLA. KANS., Dec. 10.—'Wearing her
hair down over her ears in the pre
vailing fashion will result in Miss
Maude Rodgers being permanently
deaf She pierced her ear drum with
a hat pin.
White House Mint
Bed Hit by Reform
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—The White
House mint bed. made famous by Theo
dore Roosevelt in his libel suit, is mys
teriously gone
Who gave the order for its removal
;s not known.
Dixie Girl Thrashes
Policeman and Five
Who Come to His Aid
Blaze Starts in “Baby Section.”
Firemen’s Quick Work Saves
Leyden House Exhibit.
The Child Welfare and Public
Health Exhibit, in the old Leyden
House on Peachtree street, narrowly
escaped destruction Wednesday
morning, between 6 and 6 o’clock,
when fire broke out in the ‘“baby sec
tion” on the first floor
Prompt work by the fire depart
ment saved the exhibit. One or two
panels and posters were scorched, and
slight damage was done to the walls.
The fire is supposed to have started
from a defective fine. There wbb no
one in the building except George
Brown, the janitor, and the night
watchman. Brown had arrived early
to build the fires After starting the
furnace, he went to the second floor,
driectly above the room where the
"baby exhibit” is located, to sweep.
Smoke coming through the cracks
in the floor attracted his attention.
He ran downstairs. The "baby room,”
the second to the right as one enters
the building, was filled with smoke,
and flames were shooting out from
the walls.
Brown closed the door to prevent
air getting to the fire, and imme
diately called the fire department.
When the firemen arrived ihe house
was full of smoke. Hose from the
chemical tanks was run into the
building, and the fire was extin
guished.
The fire attracted considerable at
tention among the morning throngs
on Peachtree street, and several hun
dred persons gathered lo watch the
blaze.
Restaurant Burns
On Decatur Street.
Fire of mysterious origin destroyed
the restaurant of S. H. Goldberg. No.
402 Decatur street, at an early hour
Wednesday morning, causing a loss
estimated at several hundred dol'ars.
The building was in flames when
the fire was discovered by a passing
pedestrian, and before the fire depart
ment could arrive was burned almost
to the ground. The firemen were un
able to save the building or any of Its
contents, and most of their work was
directed toward preventing the flames
from spreading to surrounding build
ings
PONTCHOTOULA, LA., Dec. 10.—
When a policeman fired a revolver at
her father. Miss Edna Watson forgot
that she wm a woman.
She took the weapon from the po
liceman and heat him Into insensibil
ity. Single-handed she whipped the
five men who came to the policeman’s
rescue. Two of them are still In the
hospital in New Orleans.
Then Miss Edna Watson remem
bered that she was a woman and
fainted.
Citizens of Pontchotoula to-day
gave her a gold medal.
Harris Farmer Is
Slain by Neighbor
COLUMBUS. Dec. 10.—Mans Teal,
a prominent farmer of Harris County,
was shot to death by J. E. Melton, an
other farmer, at Jackson’s Mill. Mel
ton crossed over into Muscogee Coun
ty and telephoned Sheriff Beard to
come for him. He now is In the coun
ty jail in Columbus Feeling is said
to be running high in Harris County,
Melton claims that he killed in self-
defense.
U. S. Ownership of
Phone Lines Planned
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—A bill for
the govcrnmejit ownership of long
distance telephone lines is being pre
pared by Representative Moon, of
Tennessee, chairman of the House
Committee on Postoffice and Post
Roads.
The measure is said to have the
backing of Postmaster General Bur
leson.
Americans to Back
Moscow Car Lines
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec 10 -The
technical project of the American Engi
neer Hough, which is hacked by Ameri
can finance, is first in the list of prob
able schemes for Installing a metropoli
tan electric traction system for Moscow
on the linen of the Paris and Berlin
systems.
Churches Filled by
Week of Advertising
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10.- Ninety-six
churches reported increased attendance
as ihe result of their federation having
use^i half-page advertisements in news
papers last week
The advertisements broadly urged
church attendance, concluding with
You may not like the preacher; per
haps It Is not his fault. Try another
church.”
Slaton Party Guests
Of Kahns at Opera
NEW YORK. Dec. 10 —Mr. and Mrs.
Otto H. Kahn had as their guests at the
American premiere of the Rosen Kava-
Her last night at the Metropolitan
Opera House Governor and Mrs. John
M. Slaton, of Georgia, and Mr. and Mrs.
Clark Howell, of Atlanta
Drunk, Refused Coin,
Starts Run on Bank
OMAHA. Dec. 10.—Because $1,000 In
currency was refused an intoxicated
depositor, according to directors of the
City National Bank, a run was started
on the bank.
French Savants Seek
Microbe of Baldness
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Dec. 10. -Baldness caused by
microbes is the problem engaging the
attention of leading French scientists,
some of whom believe an anti hair germ
exists.
75 Syracuse Co-Eds
Punished for Tango
SYRACUSE. Dec. 10.—Because Syra
cuse University co-eds danced the tango
at the Havenhall Dormitory ball, 75 of
them have been ordered not to attend
any dances at all, and during the next
two weeks to be in their rooms by 10
o'clock each night.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—F a i r Wednesday
and Thursday.
Duke Bets $>2,bOO
On Self at Tennis
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON. Dec. 10 —The Duke of
Marlborough and the Right Hon. Fred
erick Edwin Smith, M. E., are to play a
tennis match shortly on Maxine Elliott’s
hard court at Bushey Park. Each play
er will back himself with $2,500.
Inhales Gas; Ironing
Board Is His Bier
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—Preparing his
own catafalque with an ironing board
and two chairs covered by pieces of
dreae goods belonging to his mother,
James Lynch committed suicide by in
haling gas.
Attorney for Heirs Attacked by
Reuben Arnold, and Auditor
Is Forced to Intervene.
A sharp clash between opposing
counsel interrupted the proceedings
in the Crawford will case during the
rross-examinatlon of the widow be
fore Auditor J. L. Anderson Wednes
day.
Attorney Reuben Arnold, for Mrs
Crawford, protested that J. S. James,
of counsel for the heirs., was guilty
of repetition in his questioning. At
torney James' cro.-s-examination was
in an attempt to prove ommorality
on the part of Mrs. Crawford prior
to her marriage to "Uncle Josh”
Crawford.
"His line of questioning is just
circle, going over and over again the
same points,” declared Attorney Ar
nold.
Attorney James Defiant.
"Well, what are you going to do
about it?" retortsd Mr. James.
"if you keep it up T will report you
in the Court of Appeals." replied the
defendant's lawyer.
At this juncture Auditor Anderson
took a hand In the dispute.
"1 think he code forbids such prac
tice as repetition." he said. "I would
rdvise you to proceed In a straight
line. Mr. James."
“I am going to prove that this
woman was guilty of immorality, if I
have to repeat my questions a thou
sand times," returned Attorney
James. "The code will support me
in this."
"Well, 1 will take my chance on the
code. You will not repeat your ques
tions hereafter. That is my ruling."
answered the auditor.
The cross-examination proceeded.
Mrs. Crawford Angry.
Mrs. Crawford at many junctures
showed intense feeling as the attor
ney for the heirs shot question aftor
question at her seeking to unveil a
shady past in Pittsburg, Pa., the for
mer home of the widow, and also in
St. Augustine, Fla.
Mrs. Crawford denied emphatically
the testimony of Mrs. Gertrude Pain
ter, her partner as hotel proprietor
In St. Augustine, who declared that
the widow had often pointed out men
with whom she said she had lived.
She also denied the accusation that
she had entertained a party of Im
moral women in Pittsburg, Pa„ as
she was charged with having done by
Mrs. Painter.
"Why, you insult me." she shouted
at Attorney James in making this de.
nial.
—. The cross-examination probably
will be concluded Wednesday after
noon.
2 Escaped Convicts
Caught at Columbus
COLUMBUS, Dec. 10.—Will FiU-
glbbon and Ben Weaver, who escaped
from Sumter County chaingang last
week, have been recaptured in Mus
cogee County and returned to Amer-
lcus.
Both are white men and formerly
resided in Muscogee County. They
were convicted four years ago of
robbing Methvin’s hardware store
and given sentences of twenty years
each.
Relatives, in Court, Seek to Per
suade Mrs. Cora Lee to Ac
cept Settlement.
Elihu Root Awarded
Nobel Peace Prize
CHRISTIANIA, NORWAY, Dec. 10
Two Nobel peace prises for 1912 and
1913 were to-day awarded to United
States Senator Elihu Root, of New
York, and to Senator LaFontain, of
the Belgian Parliament.
Hearing of the petition for tem
porary alimony, pending the suit for
divorce brought by Mrs. Cora L. Lee
against J. J. Lee, was brought to <i
halt Wednesday in Judge Pendleton's
court when relatives of the woman
sought to effect a compromise for her.
Lee had offered his wife the pos
session of their home and its $1,800
worth of furniture as u. permanent
settlement. This offer, however, had
been rejected.
Joseph the 16-year-old son,
who is with his mother and Mrs. Har
ry Lanier, a sister of Mrs. Lee, were
with her in court to urge the com
promise offered.
The Lees were divorced once before
in Columbus. Qa., several years ago.
The woman alleged cruelty. They
were later reconciled, and came to At
lanta to reside.
Last summer Mrs. Lee filed a sec
ond petition, repeating the former
charges, with an addition of deser
tion. This was met by a cross-hill
from Lee In which he alleged that
his wife had suffered a change of
mentality following an operation. That
since that tim*-, she had become de
ranged and had often threatened to
kill him and that he had been forced
to live apart from her.
A sensational turn was given the
proceedings when Mrs. Lee horse-
whipper T. D. Thompson, No. 160
Washington street, because, she as
serted, he had made slanderous re
marks about her.
The horsewhipping occurred July 7
in front of the Atlanta Envelope Com
pany at Nelson and Sorsyth streets,
as Thompson came out of the build
ing.
She was fined by Recorder Broyles
for assault
Beilis’ Acquittal
Approved; Warned
To Stay in Russia
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
KIEFF, RUSSIA, Dec- 10 Official
announcement was made here to-day
that the verdict acquitting Mendel Beil
is of a "ritual murder” charge has
been approved by the Ministry of Jus
tice. 'Ihe appeal period having passed
without the Government taking action
to obtain a reversal of the verdict, the
judgment now becomes absolute and
Beilis is secure from further prosecu
tion.
High feeling still exists here. Nearly
two thousund Jewish students have
been forced from the schools. Beilis,
who had planned to 'go to the United
States, has been secretly informed that
he must not leave Russia.
Sunday Schools of
Atlanta Are Lauded
The Rev. W. A. Brown, of Chicago,
mission secretary of the Interna
tional Sunday School Association, in
Atlanta in connection with the recent
three days’ meeting of the Sunday
School Institute, told the superintend
ent s’ congress Tuesday night that he
was delighted with the efficiency dis
played by the Atlanta Sunday
schools.
"The organization, enrollment and
work here compare favorably with
that In many other and larger citie3,”
Mr. Brown said.
BAXLEY MAYOR RE ELECTED.
BAXLEY. Dec. 10.—At the munici
pal primary held here the administra
tion ticket won by a safe majority.
Mayor Dave M. Parker was re-elect
ed by 100 majority over J. L. Tuten,
h turpentine operator and planter.
D. M. Minchow and H. J. Jenkins won
for Councilman.
First Eugenic Babe
In Chicago ‘Perfect’
CHICAGO, Dec. 10.—The first eugenic
baby born in Chicago was bom to Mr.
and Mrs. Albertus W Bode. Dr. John
G. Craig said the child was the most
perfectly formed baby he had ever seen
Bode is a Chicago policeman.
ATTENDANCE MAKES BIG JUMP.
WAYCROSS, Dec 10. Jumping from
an attendance of 254 to 833 In three
months is the record Just established
by the Sunday school of the Central
Rantlst Tabernacle following a con
test.
Finest Residences in the City
Must Have Protection, De
clares Woodward.
Mayor Woodward declared
Wednesday t.hat the burning of
the magnificent WinecoflP horn*
in Ansiey Park showed clearly,
that section of the city must have
a fire engine house and that he
would drudge an appropriation
for one before the Finance Com
mittee in January.
“Not only does that section
need a tire engine house, but. it
is without fire alarm boxes, de
spite the fact that the new fire
alarm system is said to he com
plete.'' said Mayor Woodward
"We need a fire station in that sec
11 n n and one nut in the western aer
tion ot the city a* soon as they can
possibly be built. Lots already have
been purchased and one or more of
these stations must bs built next year
"Other sections are urging fire en
gine houses, but these must be bulit
first."
Humphrey to Lead Fight.
Mayor Woodward said he read the
editorial in The Georgian urging an
engine house and equipment at ones
and that Ihe appeal struck the right
note.
Councilman W G. Humphrey, of
tile Eighth Wa/d, and chairman of
the Finance Committee, insisted the
first of the year that an appropriation
be made for a station In that section
of the Blighth Ward. In the switching
of appropriations, however, only
enough money to buy a lot was left
in the budget. Councilman Humphrey
will lead a fight next year for the
new station.
Protests from citizens of that sec
tion. where many of the most beau
tiful residences In the South are lo
cated. that for a'house to catch fire
meant that it would be destroyed he
cause of Inek of protection, have been
of little avail In getting action from
Council.
Now that a »100,000 home has gone
up in smoke as a sacrifice, the eta
tion Is likely to be built within e
short time.
Citizens Are Aroused.
The residents are so aroused'over
what they consider discrimination
against them that they are ready to
go before the Council Finance Com
mittee In a body and insist on a new
station. ,
Also they will demand that fire
alarm boxes be placed over the area
as soon as possible.
Other beautiful homes have been
consumed by fire Just a» the Wine
cofT home was. before the firemen
ever reached the scene. Men from
the North avenue station, th# neat
est one to that section, said that the
flames had burst through the top of
the Winecoff home before they cam"
in sight of It. They had to make a
run of about fifteen 1 locks. When
they got there, there was not enough
men and equipment to check the
flames
Esther Quinn Gets
6 Cents in Libel Suit
NEW YORK. Dec 10.—Esther Qumn.
of Cambridge, who sued The New York
Times for $100,000 for alleged libel, was
awarded a nominal verdict of 0 cent*
form a Supreme Court Jury.
Miss Quinn contended that she had
been damaged by the publication In Th**
Times of a letter written by Dr. Harry
Thurston Peck, whom she sued for MO. -
000 for breach of promise
BLOWN ACROSS LAKE.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10 — Four fisherman
who had been given up as lost in a
gale on I^ake Michigan were reported
safe ai St. Joseph, Mich., to-day Thee
had been blown 65 miles across th»
take in a disabled gasoline launch
3* ere nearly dead.