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The Boys’ High School will give a |
subscription dance at Taft Hall De- i
• ember 23.
The chaperons "'ill be Judge arid ,
Mrs. Nash R. Broyles, Mr. anti Mrs. j
T. J. Ripley, Mr. and Mrs. .I amen
Kempton, Dr. and Mrs. George Brown
and Professor W. F. Dykes.
WASHINGTON. D««- IT*. -The
House Committee on Immigration
to-day voted to report the Burnett
immigration bill containing drastic
amendments to the present immigra
tion law0. The bill ns reported will
contain the illiteracy test provision 1
which caused President Taft to veto
it last session. This provides that an |
immigrant must be able to read his
own and some other language.
The committee finally decided to
day after much wrangling against
ihe admission of militant suffragettes
and others who preach or practice
the destruction of property.
The committee recommends that
any immgirant slial! be deported
"who at any time within three years
after entry shall be found in the
Pnited States advocating or teach
ing the unlawful destruction of prop
erty or the overthrow of organized
government or the asMtusMination of
any public official.
The committee decided that this
language was .sufficient to rid the
country of anarchists or any others
who oppose law and order.
The committee included In the bill
no special reference t-» the exclusion
of Asiatic laborers whoso cases will
•e handled under the* general terms
of tne immigration law. It Is expect
'd. however, that an effort will be
made to amend the bill in the House
and to exclude by name Asiatic la
borers. Meanwhile the aid of the
.State Department will he sought.
The formal report on the Burnett
bill will he filed with the House to
morrow or Wednesday and is ex
pected to come up for debate for the
Christmas holidays.
President Taft vetoed a similar bill
hist session and the blouse failed, by
a narrow vote, to pass It over the
veto. The Burnett bill of last ses
sion, however, contained no special
provision for the deportation of mili
tant suffragettes and teachers of the
destruction of property.
Baptists to Change
Name of Institute
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Dec. 15.—The Theatre des
Cham pH Klysees. built with money
advanced largely by W. K. Vander
bilt. Otto Kahn and James Hazen
Hyde, is about to share the fate of
Oscar Hammerstein’s London ven
ture.
It was announced that Paul Franck
and Rene Quinson have leased the
theater and will stage a spectacular
revue.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The right
of Montana to impose a tax upon pre
miums collected in that State, by ihe
New York Life Insurance Company
was affirmed by the Supreme Court
to-day.
Justice Holmes, who read the opln- j
ion. declared the tax did not viola *
the commerce clause of the Constitu
tion. The court held that insurau
was not “commerce.”
Buy a Set of Meccano for Your Boy!
WAYCROS8, Dec. 15. Friday the
board of trustees of Bunn-Bell Institute
will meet in Way cross to decide on a
new name for the Baptist college lo
cated here.
The proposed change haft been under
consideration for some time. A spe
cial committee designated to recom
mend u new name, includes the Rev.
W. I*. Price, the Rev. H. R Holcomb
and J. K. Larkin.
Mutes, Who Met as
Schoolmates, Wed
FARMER DIES UNEXPECTEDLY.
ADEL, Dec. 15. B. 10. Weathers,
prominent farmer living near Adel, fell
dead from heart disease at his home. (
He was about t>5 years old. Mr. Weath- j
ers was in town Saturday and was in
good health up to the time of
death.
MACON, Dec. J6.-—Miss Pauline Ger
trude Skipper, of Skipperton, and John
Ellis Brazier, of Bamesville, deaf-
mutes, were married in Macon yester
day afternoon, the Rev. J. Christian
using the sign language for the cere-1
rnony.
The couple became acquainted as
children ai the State School for the
Deaf and Dumb at Cave Spring. They
will live in Bamesville.
his
Typewriters rented 4 mos.,
$5 up. Am. Wtg. Mach. Co.
"Meccano” is more than a toy. It shows Boys how bridges, travel
ing cranes, signal towers and other wonderful tilings they see around
them are made. It enables them to make working
models of these things and to understand the prin
pwJsil eiples upon which they are constructed. It develops
their mechanical,ability, and teaches them concentra
tion of thought and creativeness.
“Meccano”
outfits contain all the neces
sary parts—mostly plated
steel and brass—also profuse
ly illustrated manual of in
structions and
will last indefi
nitely. *
PRICES
$1.00 to $36,011
BRADLEY’S—29 SOUTH BROAD STREET.
FOUR FLOORS OF TOYS.
OPEN UNTIL 9 P. M.
Man Held in $1,000
Bond as Auto Thief
Two Little Orphan
Girls ‘Escape;’ Found
At Picture Theater
Detectives on Alert to Suppress
White Slavers Said to Have
Begun Work Here.
F,
Corry, No. 237 Central ave
nue. waft hound over under $1,000
bond by Judge Broyles Monday on
two charge* originating In bin arrest
Sunday for the theft of an automobile
belonging to Howard Pattillo, an in
surance man. The charges were oo-
* rating an automobile without the
owner's consent and larceny.
Bloom, No. 120 Oiimer street,
H.
was bound ovet under $500 bond
charged with receiving stolen good .
including a tire casing and inner
tubes of the Pattillo machine.
Out in the Decatur Orphan**' Home.
Leila Mac and Moggie are recounting
the sights of the outer world t6 their
little playmates, while the police forces
of two counties arc recuperating from
a frantic search which started Saturday
night when the two little girls stole
from their parentless home In answer
to the lure of the light* and movies.
They hadn't passed their second
lamp-poet before the home was in
turmoil. Chief Beavers and the County
police of Fulton and DeKalb counties
were notified, and special deputies from
the Home were sent out.
Throughout the search the little, girls
sat Saturday night entranced by it won
derful prince who whs doing heroic
things on the screen in a Decatur run
ilon picture the&tgr, That's where they
were found
Haberdashery Firm
Pleads Bankruptcy i Girl Who Saved Life
A voluntary petition In bankruptcy
was filed Monday morning by the
Fuller-Sparks Company, haberdash
ers and tailors, nt No. 161 Peachtree
street, setting forth liabilities of $'\-
505, with assets of $5,258. The value
of the stock was fixed at $3,000, with
accounts due amounting to about
$2,000.
Judge \V. T. Newman appointed H
\. Ferris receiver, fixing h‘s bond at
$2,000.
Of Baby Gets $20,000
SEWARD. KAN’S., Dec. 16.---For sav
ing the life of a baby ubnut to be run
over by an automobile driven by Colo
nel C. Grant, of Denver, Miss Ethel
Mount*, aged 16, will receive $20,000.
The girl received a letter from Denver
to-day notifying h«*r that Grant had
made this provision for her wt ins
will.
Hummer, when Grant and his
family' motored through here. Miss
Mount risked ln*r <>\vn life to rescue a
child that had fallen in the path of
tile automobile.
Bill Would Lessen
Railroad Accidents Girl Accidentally
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. A bill in
tended to tighten the hold of the Fed
eral Government upon the detail* of
railroad management throughout the
country was Introduced by Representa
tive B. B Stevens, of New Hampshire,
to-day.
It empower* the interstate Commerce
Commission to protect the safety of
passengers and employees. Bused on
tlie fact that the tendency is toward a
greater number of accidents, the blU
would make every detail of railroad op
eration and maintenance meet the de
mand* of the Government.
Legal Paper Bears
Red Cross Stamps
There seems to be no telling what
field the Red Cross stamps will In
vade next. Christmas packages, of
course, is one of the recognized uses
for the ornamental and useful little
stickers.
Rut Monday morning a cold, sta
tistical, calculating court paper a
petition in bankruptcy- put in its
appearance at the record office of the
United States District Court, coming
from Carrollton, Ga. t and decorated
with Red Cross seals.
Shot by Brother
Reports from the \N esley Memorial
Hospital Monday were that Miss Lulu
A mull, who was accidentally wounded
by her brother Sunday, will racoveV, but
that she narrowly escaped death.
Her brother was standing in the door
way of the family home in Hapevllle
when the shotgun in his hands was ac
cidentally discharged. A good part of
the load struck Miss Arnall in the neck
Miss Arnall is 23 years old and is the
daughter of Mrs. Lulu Arnall.
12 Hazers Suspended
For Forced “Shaves”
Chief of Detectives Lanford Mon
day morning issued a warning to the
young girls of Atlanta to beware of
the. “needle men." the scientific white
slaver* who dull the senses of their
victim*! with an injection of a power
ful narcotic through 4, hypodermic
needle jabbed in the arm or wrist,
and who are thought to have lied
from New York City and established
their headquarters In Atlanta.
The Chief also expressed his will
ingness to co-operate with L. J. Ba-
ley, chief of the Southern division of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
whose plans for the suppression of
the gang were outlined exclusively in
yesterday’s Sunday American.
"The danger to which the girls of
Atlanta are exposed from these scien
tific criminals,” said Chief Lanford,
"can not be too greatly emphasized.
The method of the needle men is sure
and swift, and since they leave prac
tically no clews save possible descrip
tions by people who pay no particu
lar attention to them, the difficulty
of apprehending them is great.
Urges Girls To Be Careful.
“Since tin* unearthing of the gang
in New York we have heard vague
rumor* that many of the white
slaver* have left the Eastern metrop-
Thousands in Riot to
See Stolen‘MonaLisa’
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
FLORENCE, ITALY. Dec. 15.—The
famous painting “Mona Lisa,” which
was stolen from the Louvre in Paris,
and later discovered here in the pos
session of Vic-nzo Perugia, a deco
rator, will be taken to Rome and
turned over to the French Embassy
Saturday.
Thousands rioted outside the gal
lery yesterday when they were un
able to get inside to view the pic
ture. A number of American tourists
came here from Rome in hope of
seeing “La Gioconda.”
Jackson Mayor Runs
For a Fourth Term
JACKSON, Dec. 15.—Jackson’s pri
mary election for the nomination of a
Mayor, four Aldermen, members of the
ffity Executive Committee and School
Trustees will be held on December 29.
Mayor VV. E. Watkins, who has served
two full terms and an unexplred term,
is a candidate for re-election. The mem
bers of City Council, consisting of C. M
Kimbed, .1. R. Thurston, J. IT. McKib-
ben and C. Jones, are also candidates
to succeed themselves. Thus far all are
unopposed.
Terri: iialti:, ind., Dec*, 15. a
dozen Indiana State Normal students
are to he suspended for forcibly shav
ing off the mustaches of schoolmates
One alucent, who had been left "hold
ing the bag for snipes" miles from
town, retaliated by shaking hands the
next da> with those who tricked him.
and in shaking hands pressed on them u
tantalizing cow Itch, which In due time
appeared on the upper lip.
Rockefeller to Spend Boy Jewelry Thief
Xmas at Cleveland! Confesses; In Jail
CLEVELAND, Dec. 15. For the fli*st
time in fifteen years, John D. Ttocke-
teller will spend Christmas at his home
here. Forest Hill. Usually the family of
the financier spends the holiday aea-
von at Pocantlco Hills, N. V.. near the
Hudson.
Mr. Rockefeller’s health Is good, but
Mrs Rockefeller and her sister, Miss
Lucy Spellman, are ill.
Occasional Spree of
Value, Says Doctor
DALTON, Dec 16. fluxing confessed
to robbing the homo of J. S. Hall, Wil
liam Birch, about 16 years of age, is In
jail here, and a part of the stolen prop
erty has been recovered.
The robbery was made in daylight on
one of the main residential streets, jew
elry valued at about $100 being stolen.
Slayer Spencer Gets
Month More to Live
PITTSBURG, Dec. 15.
sdonal “jag” may do good
An
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i-.nown to relieve the u< rv uts Mr; n
of men working under h if-'
•ay* the nhytrician.
pressur
CHICAGO, Dec. 15.- Henry Spon-
■ er, sentenced to be hanged at Wheat,
on next Friday for the murder of Mi.-
dred Allison-Rexroat, the tango
teacher, was to-day granted a four
weeks reprieve bv Governor Dunn*.*.
Our coals will please you
Call us.
CARROLL & HUNTER
STILL RAIDED IN HARRIS.
COLUMBUS, Dee. 15. Deputy United
States Revenue Collectors C. D. Wil
liams and E. I... Bergstrom destroyed
a still. 500 gale :»s «»t beer and a small
ouantlty of whisk % n a raid near Ham
ilton. Harris Coun rv Thu operators
olis and come to Atlanta. These ru
mors have been carefully investi
gated. and while I can not yet make
public tlie Information we have ob
tained. I regard the situation in At
lanta now as being of sufficient grav
ity to make a warning necessary,
especially to girls who go alone to
the theaters arid on the streets.
“Too much care can not be exer
cised by girls. They should be on
their guard constantly and should
not enter into conversation with
strangers, whether men or women;
and if they are seized with a sudden
Hines* should be careful that they are
not assisted by persons unknown to
them, in the theaters the girls should
keep a watchful eye on the persons
who sit next to them, as the darkness
Of the theater affords the needle men
an Ideal opportunity for hi* work.
Should RepoH to Police.
"Cases of sudden illness in thea
ters or on the streets should be re
ported to the police or Government
agents at once, in ostler that an In- /
vestigatlon ma> be made. It is possible t
that some of the many cases of Illness i
reported In the cheaper playhouses
and on the streets recently have been I
clue to the work of the needle men, |
though there have jot been no re
ports of instances where they have
succeeded in abducting a girl'”
Chief lanford emphasized the ne
cessity of girls and young women
exercising unusual care during the ,
holiday rush. Crowds are tin* nat- \
ural stamping ground of the new »
type of w hite slaver, as there is small
danger of detection when the street*
are thronged with people.
"The larger the crowd," the Chief
"the eapier ii tht work of the
white slavers who use the hypoder
mic needle to ensnare their victims.
Detectives on Alert.
“It is very easy to jostle a girl or
woman on the street or in a crowded
heater. Jab the needle loaded with
its powerful drug into her wrist, and
then when she falls fainting offer as
sistance And in 11 crowd the white
slaver can pose as the escort of the
girl without much fear of detection."
It has been noticed that during the
east week many headquarters detec
tives have spent a great deal of theh
time ai the cheeper theaters and min
gling with the crowds on the streets,
especially at Five Points and in Gt •
congested retail district south of t.i»
Peachtree street viaduct.
It Is generally understood around
police headquarters that they have
been given special Instruction* to
watch out for the needle men, and to
Investigate any easvs of sudden ill- 1
nefcK on tlie street or in a theater tha*
cornea to their attention; and they
have been stationed In front of tht
ahowhouses in order that they might
more readily hear of these cases
Onlooker Gets in Way
Of Bullets; Wounded
WAYCROSS, Dec. 15.—Dave Fields,
an Alabama negro, Is at the Atlantic
Coast Line Hospital here with a broken
leg as the result of a general fight in a
camp car Saturday night over a “crap"
game.
The negro was one of the dozen
spectators and when two of those in the
game drew guns and started firing at
each other to settle a row he got in
the way.
Rome Blaze to Bring
Better Fire Patrol
KOMFL Dec. 15. Fire which gutted
three Broad street store buildings Sun
day morning will probably result in
doubling the lire patrol of the business
district during the holidays and an In
vestigation b> the police department of
the officer on that beat. The (lames had
burned an hour before being discov
ered by a negro watchman.
Revised estimates place the loss at
$50,000. with *25,000 insurance. The
<Mement-Peacock clothing store was a
total loss. The Elite Theater, Cherokee
Bank, and Rackett {Studio were dam
aged.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
EXCURSION FARES
Tickets on sale December 17 to 25,
inclusive. Also December 31, 1913.
and January 1. 1914* All tickets ’un
ited to expire midnight Januarv 6.
1914
Ask the Ticket Agent
Central of Georgia Railway
BOTH KILL WITH SAME GUN
LEXINGTON KY. D«rc 15. Clar
ence Green and Wesley Clark killed
earh other at Carlisle. Ky.. last night.
Green fired the first shot, striking Clark,
who grabbed the weapon from Green;
and shot him five times.
Wilton Jellico Coal
$5.00
PER TON
Tlie Jellico Coal Co.
S2 PEACHTREE ST.
Atlanta Phone 3668
Bell Phone Ivy 1585
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