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TITTC ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
BIG PROSPERITY ERA IS
SEEN FOR SOUTHEAST
FAIRFAX HARRISON.
Viass Meeting Assures New$100,-;
000 Building, Leaders Assert.
$5,373 Raised at Once.
Workers for the new negro Y. M
C. A. building declared Monday that
the project was assured as a resuit
of the demonstration by the negroes
at the Auditorium Sunday night.
Called to redeem their subscrip
tions of $50,000 to the $100,000 build?
ing, 7,000 negroes packed the Audi
torium. Before the meeting was over
they had subscribed $5,373 and
pledged themselves to raise the rest.
The men back of that meeting claim
a far greater significance for it than
the incident of building a new negro
Y. >1. C. A. It was one of the first
times in the history of the South that
leading Southern white men have
made a really* serious effort to get
the negroes as a whole interested in
the construction of a greater race.
White Leaders Encouraged.
The appeal was made through the
negro churches. That tremendous
response, said Marion Jackson, the
Men and Religion ForWard Move
ment leader, who was one of the
speakers, was another step in the
great march that has been going on
through the centuries—the great pro
cession of the world’s progress.
Still lending their aid, a number
of prominent Atlanta white men,
headed by W. Woods White, see in
that meeting the beginning of a de
velopment of the negroes into better
citizens.
Mr. White explained that the
larger aspects of the negro race prob
lem in the South had been neglected
by Southern white men and left to
Northerners. Little progress has been
made.
Now, he explained, it is time for
the Southern w hite man to show’ htv
interest in his own section and in the
humanity about him; and the success
of the meeting Sunday night shows
that his efforts will be well rewarded.
Project Is Revived.
Three years ago the negroes of
Atlanta subscribed $50,000 to a $100.-
000 Y. M. C. A. building. Julius Uos-
enwald, of Chicago, and the while Y.
M. C. A. of Atlanta subscribed $?5,( 00
each.
A few’ months ago the project seem
ed doomed, for the negroes had paid
but a few’ thousand dollars of their
subscriptions.
Through the pastors of the negro
churches, Mr. White and others, in
cluding many of the leading pastors
of w’hite churches, took up the mat
ter. Now’ $16,877 has been subscribed
and there is assurance that much
more will be obtained.
Besides Marion Jackson, Governor
Slaton, Recorder Nash R. Broyles, Dr.
John E. White, John Temple Graves.
William Randolph Hearst’s personal
representative in Atlanta, anti Woods
White spoke, representing the white
people.
Ovation for Broyles.
The negro speakers were Dr. H. H.
Proctor, Dr. J. P. O’Connell, the
Rev. James Bryant and the Rev. W.
H. Moses.
The good humor of the meeting was
shown when Judge Broyles was in
troduced.
“I want to introduce a man with
whom a large element of our race is
already familiar,” sa;d Dr. W. A.
Fountain.
Judge Broyles arose and said:
“As I look over this audience I see
many familiar faces ’
The crowd interrupted him with
loud applause and laughter.
“But speaking seriously,” he con
tinued, “I believe that yo,. have as
sembled at a gathering fraught with
great significance.”
PotashFoolsPunsters;
Has Name Changed
.NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—Morris Pot
ash has had his name changed by
Supreme Court Justice Cohalan to
Morris Fine.
Potash said life had been made mis
erable for him since the advent of
“Potash and Perlmutter.”
Pay $4,725 for Fine
Chippendale Chair
LONDON, Dec. 15—The highest
price ever known to have been paid
in England for a single piece of furni
ture, $4,723, was paid for a chair of
the Masters of Fruiterers Company
at Christie’s. It was a magnificent
Chippendale with wonderful carvings.
Judge Fines Grandpa
$5 for Being Drunk
HUNTINGTON, W. YA.. Dec. To.—
Samuel E. Null, arrested on a charge
of drunkenness, was fined $5 by his
gjar.dson, City Magistrate Null.
Heavy Christmas Traffic Bears Out
Assertion of Fairfax Harrison
That Section Thrives.
Railroad officials in Atlanta said
Monday that the Christmas traffic has
borne out the statement of Fairfax
Harrison, new president of the
Southern, tpat the Southeast is ex
periencing the greatest prosperity era
in its history and that the outlook ia
unusually good.
“While other sections of the coun
try suffered from a long drouth this
year, which cut the total corn yield
down 661,000,000 bushels,” said Mr.
Harrison, “the South was but 21,000,-
000 bushels short, and most of this
shortage was experienced in Ken
tucky and Tennessee. In the other
Southeastern States the production
has been nearly normal.
“In addition to this, the great cot
ton crop, which has moved fast and
brought a good figure, has served to
make it a wonderful year for the
Southern farmer. The territory trav
ersed by the Souhtern Railway has
been wonderfully prosperous and the
retail and wholesale trade in it has
been healthy.
“Other crops, including forage, have
turned out splendidly and, taking the
territory on the whole. I doubt wheth
er the farmers of the Southeast have
ever had a more favorable year. The
reports of cotton mill and knitting
mill development are particularly
noteworthy, while manufacturers in
most lines are finding their product
in great demand. Just at this time
there is a slight slackening in -their
line on account of the Christmas holD
days, but this is a natural condition,
and in a short while everything will
be in £ood shape again. Undoubt
edly the South is facing its j
business outlook.’’
Vanderbilt's Paris
Theater Failure
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Dec. 15.—The Theatre des
Champs Elysees. built with money
advanced largely by AN'. K. Vander
bilt, Otto Kahn apd James Hazen.
Hyde, is about to share the fate of
Oscar Ilammerstein's London ven
ture
It was announced that Paul Franck
and Rene Quinson have’ leased the
theater and will stage a spectacular
revue.
McReynolds Puts All
Egg Blame on Hen
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—Attor
ney General McReynolds’ investigat
ors have decided there is no nation
wide cold-storage trust—that there
are some local combines which can be
reached only if doing interstate busi
ness, and that the hen is really much
to blame for high prices.
Occasional Spree of
Value, Says Doctor
PITTSBURG, Dec. 15.—An occa
sional “jag’’ may do good, according
to Dr. Car; H. Homberg. It has been
known to relieve the nervous strain
of men. working under hJA'- pressure,
says the nhysician.
THE PLATS
THIS WEEK
Western Play at Bijou.
Nj play that has been produced by
the Jeweil Kelley company during
its sixteen weeks of stock engage
ment at the Bijou will prove more
popular than the Western • border
melodrama. “The Denver Express,"
which is scheduled for this week at
the popular playhouse. The first act
opens up on the snowclad hills of
Colorado with Indians and outlaws.
There is plenty of comedy in the
piece and the plot contains a beauti
ful love story. Many realistic me
chanical effects are used, including
an engine and train of cars.
Emma Bunti/tg Returns.
Monday night will see little Emma
Bunting's engagement opened at the
Lyric. She will appear as Flotsam
in “The Girl f'rom Out Yonder,” one
of the most successful of the plays
she has starred in. George Whitaker
will play the part opposite to her. A
splendid production has been ar
ranged and the scenery and effects
will be most realistic.
Matinees will be held on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday afternoons.
Rebel Leader Ruling With Iron
Hand—Slays Foes by Whole
sale—Foreigners Flee.
EL PASO, TEXAS. Dec. 15.—Re
ports reached here to-day that Gen
eral Francisco Villa, bandit leader of
the Constitutionalists, has arrested a
number of wealthy German residents
of Chihuahua and is holding them
for rans3m.
Stories told by refugees who ar
rived here to-day show that ^ ilia is
conducting a relentless warfare
against both old and young whom he
regards as foes. He ordered the exe
cution of a young Italian boy who
was arrested as he was fleeing from
Chihuahua, but the lad was .saved by
Consul Camelin, who warned Villa
that international complications
would follow the death of any for
eigners.
Chief of Police Davis to-day placed
extra policemen along South El Paso
street because of the riot which oc
curred here yesterday between the
Chihuahua refugees and rebel sym
pathizers. No crowds are^allowed to
gather.
A special “refugee train.” bearing a
number of fugitives, including mem
bers of the family of Marion Letcher,
United States Consul at Chihuanua
City, reached Juarez over the Na
tional'Railways line to-day. There
were a number of Germans, French
and Italians on the train.
Senor Luis Terrazas, the rich Met-
ican, who fled to Presidio when Gen
eral Villa captured Chihuahua City
and later came here. interviewed
members of the party in a vain at
tempt to learn the fate of his son.
Luis Terrazas. Jr., who was arrested
by Villa and held for ransom.
According to the fugitives, Villa
has adopted the slogan of “Mexico for
Mexicans,” and is making it so dan
gerous for foreigners around Chihua
hua City that practically all have
left. Villa is ruling with an iron
hand, and instead of referring cases
of extreme lawlessness and violence to
courts-martial, passes judgment him
self. in nearly every case giving a
sentence of death.
Huerta Party Take
Hope From Victory.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 15,—Adherents
of General Huerta to-day declared he
was n4ore firmly intrenched in power as
a - result of the Federal victory at Tam
pico. General Blanco has also received
an official report that Torreon has been
taken from the rebels. Government of
ficials are boasting that within a few
months the revolution will be crushed
as the Federal troops will now take the
initiative throughout the republic.
Reliable private reports* show*, how-
ever, that both Monterey and Saltillo are
invested by rebels and their fall is ex
pected the Constitutionalist troops
have been attacking Monterey day and
night for a week. More than two hun
dred have been killed there since De
cember 6.
Conditions south of Mexico City are
becoming worse daily. The garrison at
Cuernavaca is unable to spare any men
to fight the Zapatistas and any further
reinforcements sent there w’ill have to
come from this city.
Financial affairs of the republic are
worse now than they ever were before
in its history. A big bank is going to
fail as a result of constant drains upon
it. although the crash may be averted
for several days. The Government sup
ply of fuel for its trains is very small,
the rebels having cut off the chiel
sources of supply, and the Government
has no funds with which to* buy the
quantity needed.
Spanish Cruiser
Goes to Mexico.
Special Cable to The American.
MADRID. Dec. 15.—The Minister of
Marine to-day ordered the cruiser
Carlos V to Mexico to protect Span
ish subjects. This action was taken
following official reports that hun
dreds of Spaniards had been robbed
and driven from Chihuahua.
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CARROLL & HUNTER,
CHRISTMAS GIFT
CONTEST NEARING
END;'TIPS' POUR IN
By MARY LEA DAVIS.
Well, the time for the close of the
contest is drawing near. Remem
ber, no letters will be considered a/t
er December 18. Numbers of letters
are being received by me every day,
and while it will be simply impossi
ble to print them all. each will be
lead and considered under the rules
of the contest.
Therefore, if your letter isn’t print
ed, don’t feel aggrieved. It has just j
as much chance as any of securing
one of the gold pieces I offered for ,
best suggestions. I had hoped to be
able to print every letter received,;
but, confidentially, I was not prepared
for the flood of communications
w'hich followed close upon the heels
of the contest announcement.
Some admirable suggestions have
been made, and I trust they have
been of real benefit to the married
folks who have been worrying over
the present-giving problem this
Christmas. I have enjoyed every one
of the letters.
If you haven’t sent In a letter, read :
the following;
To the wife who write* the. bent i
short letter telling what is the
most useful gift for a husband, one
$10 gold piece.
Three awards off $.1 each will
be given the wives whose letters
are adjudged the next best.
Also, I trill award the same
prizes to husbands who write brief
letters outlining the most appro
priate gift for a husband to give
his wife. For the husband's letter
that is adjudged the best the writer
will receive a $10 gold piece. Hus
bands who write the three next best
letters ieill receive, each, a $o gold
piece for their thoroughness.
Send your letters addressed to
MARY LEA DAVIS.
Editorial Department, The At
lanta Georgian.
Here are some of the letters which
were received:
FOR A HUSBAND.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
I think the most simple and ap
propriate gift a wife could pre
sent to her husband i e a combina
tion collar, cuff and tie. and collar
and cuff button and tie clasp box.
Then he will not have to be run
ning all over the house hunting
them up when needed, and an in
dustrious wife can get up the sim
ple material and make this box at
home. Also in connection with
this box is all the heartfelt love
and encouragement she can be
stow’ on him. as it takes this to
make a home happy. Also a
year’s subscription to The Geor
gian. MRS. M. M. B.
Gainesville, Ga.
AN OVERCOAT.
MJss Mary Lea Davis;
I think the best present that
a w’ife can give her husband is
something to wear that he needs
at Christmas time, ar.d eyery
wife knows what he needs most
of all. For my husband s t’hrf’sl-
mas present I am going to give
him an overcoat. T. J. U.
Atlanta, Ga.
\
STOVE OR FURNITURE.
Miss Mc’w Lea Davis:
I sufcT st that a very nice and
useful presen 1 for a husband
would be a nice suite of furniture
or a good cook stove, as either one
could w’ell be appreciated and
seen every day the year round.
Either would not be a very ex
pensive gift. H. E. H.
Inman, S. C.
WILL EARN “HIS” GIFT.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
Christmas- is the time of all
times to show, by your gifts to *
husband, that you are ever
thoughtful of his wishes and de
sires. Now, I intend to earn
by my own efforts the price of
the gift 1 shall give him. which, I
think, would be more appropriate
than if he had to pay for his own
gift. As my husband is a great
lover of a certain breed of chick
ens and has several nice hens, bur
is unfortunate in not having the
male bird that he wants (and I
believe we should let circum
stances guide us in the selection
of gifts). 1 am going to give him
a fine male bird that will be “a
HIS FRIEND HAD
BRIGHT’S DISEASE
A. B. Edwards, an engineer of Ham
let. N. (\. wrote a coupe of years ago
giving the name of a friend who had
Bright’s disease but no means. Said
his own wife was recovering and asked
if we would donate the treatment for
this unfortunate. We sent $10.00 worth
with our compliments We had forgot
ten the matter till the following was re
ceived ;
“Hamlet. N. C., Feb 16th, 1913.
“John J. Fulton Co.,
"Dear Sirs:—I have been waiting to
see how the patients were going to hold
out after they had stopped using the
Compound. As 1 think two years long
enough, am delighted to tell you that
the cases of Bright's that took it recov
ered. My wife, pronounced hopeless two
years ago. is well. Mrs. Spencer, who
was not expected to live, recovered and
the ease I requested the ten bottles for
yielded and the patient is well He was
given up to die. • * * I will tell peo
ple of it as long as I live. Yours truly,
“A. B. EDWARDS.”
Tf you have Bright’s disease do you
not owe it to yourself and family to try
Fulton's Renal Compound before giving
up? It can be had at Edmondson
Drug Co.
Ask for pamphlet or write John J.
Fulton Co.. San Francisco.—Advt.
thing of beauty and a Jov for
ever,” and at the same time it
will be a source of great pleas
ure and profit to him every day
in the year. MRS. B. J.
Atlanta, Ga.
ALL THE COMFORTS.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
The best present a wife can
give her husband is a pleasant
smile, warm welcome, well-pre-
pared food and her earnest pray
ers MRS. V. N. C.
Atlanta, Ga.
MAKE HER YOUR “PAL.”
Miss Mary Lea Davis.
The best present a husband can
present his wife is to let her
share equally in the joys and sor
rows of her husband. Take her
into his confidence. Never go out
on a pleasure trip nor visit any
place where she can not go. Let
lier be your partner in business;
let her know’ your exact financial
affairs; give her a reasonable
amount of spending money; take
her to church; take her out often
to nice places of amusement, but
do not dare take her to a place
you would not take your mother.
Let me state now and for all that
money, presents and fine clothes
do not make a happy home.
Atlanta, Ga. J. A. W.
THE VERY THING.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
For my husband I hrfve had
made a small picture of myself
and baby, and have put it in a
little gold locket that can be at
tached to his watch chain. My
husband travels, so when tiffed
out after a hard day’s work he
has nothing but the bare com
forts of a hotel to greet him. But
let him open Ins locket. Presto,
change! He is at home in his
lounging robe and slippers, play
ing with baby, while I read The
Georgian to him, spoiled boy that
he is!
NO SIGNATURE.
Atlanta, Ga.
BUTTS EQUALIZER NAMED.
JACKSON, Dec. 15.—Butts County's
tax equalizers have been appointed.
They are W. D. Curry. R. A. Woodward
and Ed Hoard. The appointments were
made by Commissioner of Roads and
Revenues J. O. Gaston.
ICeely
Company
Gloves
Hosiery
Handkerchiefs
Keely
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WORTH $5, $6, $7.50, $8 AND a FEW $10
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Hundreds of Fine Suit-Ends.
Marked for Quick Sale.
Splendid Trousers made to measure for about half
what they would cost if cut from original piece.
Wise ones are making their selections now.
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Good Tailor-
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than “ready mades.”
SUPERBLY TAILORED OVERCOATS $20 and $15
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