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THE GEORGIAN’S NEWS BRIEFS S WOMEN TEMPERANCE ADVOCATES STORM CONGRESS DELEGATES MAKE THEIR DEMANDS They Want Constitutional Amend ment Providing for Nation- Wide Prohibition. Did Tom Heflin Steal Thunder? Pet Phrase, It Seems Js Woman's Mrs. W. L. Shepherd, from whom Congressman Heflin bor rowed his “anti’' speech, if the suffragettes’ suspicions are correct. WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.—Carry ing banners Inscribed “For God, For Country and For Home,” l,0t)0 dele gates of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Anti-Saloon League stormed Con gress to-day, demanding a constitu tional amendment providing for na tion-wide prohibition. Among those who marched on Con gress were Airs. L. M. N. Stevens, of Portland, Maine, president of the W. C. T. U.; Miss A. A. Gordon, of Ev anston, Ill.; Mrs. F. P. Parks, of Evanston, Ill.; Mrs. Elizabeth Hutch inson, of Wichita, Kans.; Airs. Mary H. Armor, of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Ella Boole, of New York. The women also demand legislation prohibiting moving picture producers from showing the interior of saloons, “because of the decadent idea of sug gesting intoxication to the minds of the young.” A stricter censorship of moving pictures is also urged. The women posed on the steps of the Capitol for moving pictures, after which addresses on the need of pro hibition were made. Texan to Introduce Bill. The delegates packed the w'ide mar ble steps leading to the east entrance of the Capitol and overflowed to the plaza below. The women were massed at the left and the men at the right The thermometer was hovering around the freezing point and many of the more elderly delegates were forced to retire to the interior of the Capitol to keep warm. President Baker, oL the Anti- * Saloon League, introduced Senator Sheppard, of Texas, who said: “On behalf of Representative Hob son and myself I accept the honor oil introducing into both houses of Con gress a bill for nation-wide prohibi tion as a sacred trust. I am and al ways have been a foe of the liquor traffic.” Representative Hobson did not speak on account of a cold. Declaring that the liquor traffic in “prohibition States” is continuing with almost the same intensity as be fore the legislation against it, former Governor Patterson of Tennessee de manded national action against the liquor evil. Takes Up Fight. * Airs. Armor, the last speaker, de clared that the W. C, T. U. “intends to keep up the fight against saloons until every one in the country is wiped out of existence.” The 2,000 shivering men and worn en then made u rush for the nearest lunch rooms for hot coffee. REAL BULLETS IN PLAY. WEST POINT, Dec. 10.—Both the “lovers” w r ere wounded and another barely escaped a bullet in the head when Jack Morgan, the “villain” in “The Northern Light,” a “meller drammer,” used a revolver loaded with real bullets instead of blank cartridges during a tent show by the C. W. Parks Dramatic Company here last night. And the thousand spectators thought it was part of the play when Miss Nellie Wood and W. P. Alon- crief, the ‘“lovers,” fell to the stage floor as the shots rang out. the former with a bullet in a leg and the latter with one in a foot. Miss Margaret Tucker, leading woman, was saved from being shot by her wealth of hair. A bullet burn ed her scalp. The Wounding of the actors did not become generally known unil this morning. None of the wounds is con sidered serious, but it will be some time before the actors can resume their parts. . The shooting, it is explained, was due to a mistake of a stage hand in handing the “Desperate Desmond’ the wrong gun. 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Congressman Heflin’s valiant speech against woman suffragists bristled with epigrams, the most oft- repeated of which was: “It is better that a woman control a voter than a vote.” The doughty gentleman from the Fifth Alabama District so proclaim ed, over and over again. Right proud he was, it seemed, of his bon mot. Now, it happened that, a day or two before the Alabama Congress man added to his fame by declaration that the ballot belonged to men and the home and kitchen and cradle to women, Mrs. Shepherd, a young woman popular in Alontgomer^ so ciety, returned home after a trip to the East, where she was the guest of friends in Boston, New Haven and New York. Airs. Shepherd is some what of a thinker herself, and talked to newspaper men both in the course of her trip and at home. And this is what she said: “It is better that a woman control a voter than a'vote.” In spite of the fact that Mrs. Shep herd is opposed to the cause, suffra gists of these parts rather welcome her declaration, because it gives them an opportunity to entertain the sus picion that the oratorical gentleman from the Fifth District, with all his vigorous talking against their work, has drawn something of his fire from the despised weaker sex. Mrs. Shepherd, the young Mont gomery woman of the incident, spoke of her benef in the orthodox system of government, much along the lines of the Congressman’s speech. “It is the concern of every woman, particularly every married woman, that she be able to influence and con trol her voter, rather than her vote,” she said. “There is a very marked sphere of usefulness in the home.” $1,501,547,150 Paper Money Made in 1913 WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—Direct or Ralph, of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, in his annual report to day announced that the work deliv ered by the bureau during the past year comprised United States notes, United States bonds and national bank notes totaling in value $1,501,- 547,150. HE WILL SPEAK. TOPEKA, KANS., Dec. 10.—At the an nual banquet of the State Democratic Club on January 5 W. J. Bryan will be the principal speaker. . - In celebration of the coming of the v^hraskan a grapejuice cocktail will be Served to each of the 2,000 men and women who are expected tojittend. KILLS HIMSELF. PASSAIC, N. J.. Dec. lO.-After ask ing directions to the top of the Great Nothic Mountain, explaining that h« wanted to get as near heaven as pos sible Joseph Richter went to the sum mit and killed himself by shooting. Elihu Root Awarded Nobel Peace Prize CHRISTIANIA. NORWAY. Dec. 10. Two Nobel peace prizes 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. As no Nobel peace prize had been awarded last year, there were two for disposition this year, each worth $40,000. BANKER IS SHOT. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., Dec. 10.— T. B. Dawson, a wealthy banker of Lamours, S. Dak., was not expected to live to-day, following an attack late last night by highwaymen. The banker was shot and left for dead Ln a North Side vacant lot. GOVERNOR IS GUEST. NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—Mr. and Mrs. Otto H. Kahn had as their guests at the American premiere of the Rosen Kava- lier last night at the Metropolitan Opera House Governor and Mrs. John vr Slaton, of Georgia, and Mr. and Mrs. Clark Howell, of Atlanta. Sensational testimony m rked the hearing of the petition for temporary alimony pending the suit for divorce brought by Mrs. Cora L. Lee against J. J. Lee, a railroad man, in Judge Pendleton's court Wednesday. Lee, on the witness stand, declared that his wife on several occasions had pointed a revolver at him, and, placing her finger on tho trigger, said: "Now, you hound, you are going to die.” Again, the mdn testified, Mrs. Lea had spr ~ upon him and beat him severely with her fists. Also that when he caught her hands and held them she bit him on the forearm. The w’.t- ness displayed several deep lacera tions in his arm to bear out his tes timony. “My wife continually nagged me for money.” said Lee. “I gave her every cent I made. She gave me 10 cents every day for car fare, and when I wanted > purchase clothes she would give -me the exact amount necessary a I no more Forced to Clean House. “With the money I gave her, Airs. Lee rented and furnished a house at No. 388 Peachtree street. The furni ture cost ?1,800. “Yet she never attempted to clean it, and forced me to do so every Sun day. “Finally* under the constant strain of her nagging, I broke down and was forced to quit work. Then she be came angry and one night came into my room with a revolver in her hand. “She pointed the weapon at me and said. ‘Now. you have got to go to work. I am tired of seeing you around here.’ “I protested, and she then said, ‘You miserable beast, I might as well shoot you, then.’ “I told her that T knew that when the time came for me to die that I couldn’t do anything to prevent it, and for her therefore to go on and shoot. Hadn’t “Nerve” to Shoot. “She said: ‘Well, I haven’t got the nerve to shoot you, but there are more ways than one to kill a cat.’ “At that I arose from my chair and started to packing my suitcase. I was going to leave. Then my wife sprang at me like a mad woman and sought to tear my eyes out. “I caught her hands' and held them. Then she bit me time and again on my arms, until finally the pain forced me to throw her off. “I left my wife because 1 was afraid that she would put poison In my food.” When Airs. Lee took the stand she was almost hysteircal. She wept at frequent intervals, and was extremely nervous. Mrs. Lee denied almost every state ment her husband had made. She declared that he had treated her cruelly. MEXICAN FEDERALS DESERT. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 10.—Scores of Federal soldiers upon whom General Huerta had relied to keep his capital out of the hands of the Zapatistas are deserting daily and joining the rebels It became known to-day that some of the most trusted men of the Mexico City and Cuernavaca garri sons had decamped with large quan tities of ammunition. This was a severe blow to the Government, whose resources are steadily dwindling. Desperate fighting is still going on south of Cuernavaca. This is the fourth day of the battle there. The Federals under General Castro have thus tar held their own, but have been unable to gain any decided ad vantage. A large rebel force led by the bandit Neri is marching from Puebla to aid Zapata, and if he ar rives in time the Government army will undoubtedly have to retire. The action of Congress in declaring the election of Huerta illegal is ex pected to make no change in the sit uation here, as he was directed to hold office until after next year's election in July, but intense interest was displayed to-day by foreigners, who anxiously inquired what action the United States would take in view of the latest developments. REPRESENTATIVE BERRY DEAD. DALTON, Dec. 10.—S. E. Berry, Representative in the Georgia Legis lature from Whitfield County, is dead at his home here, following a two weeks’ illness. His death came un expectedly, for he appeared to bo greatly improved. Valvular heart trouble was the cause. Mr. Berry was 60 years of age. Ha is survived by his wife and six chil dren—Mrs, M. E. Heggie, of Chatta nooga; Mrs. Albert S. Kelly, of Bris tol, Va.; Alarvin Berry, of Calhoun, and Miss Alberta Berry and Gord >tt 1 and Sam E. Berry, Jr., of this city. Funeral services will be conducted, by the Rev W. R. Foote at the First Methodist Church Thursday morning at 10 o’clock. MADE DEAF BY PIN. IOLA, KANS., Dec. 10.—Wearing her hair down over her ears in the pre vailing fashion will result in Mis* Maude Rodgers being permanently deaf. She pierced her ear drum with a hat pin.