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VOL. XII. XO. 119.
ATLANTA,
GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18,
1913.
Copyright, 1906,
By The Georgian Co.
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VICTIM OF EMPTY STOCKING TRAGEDY
IN 1864 SEES APPEAL IN XMAS FUND
Harry G. Wood, at right, and Joseph M. Wustoff, at left, president and secretary respectively of Atlanta Musicians' Union,
who "ill take part in Empty Stocking Fund benefit; and group of dolls dressed for poor children.
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SAYS CUPID’S DAY IS NEARLY DONE
T Children Beg Police f
To FindTheir Missing
Papa ‘for Christmas’
Sympathetic Letter Tells of Time
Santa Did Not Come to
Georgia Children.
Here’s something- about Empty
Stockings, and it wasn’t written by
the Christmas Editor, either. The C.
E wishes he knew who did write it,
because he owes the writer a debt of
thanks—and so does the entire work
ing staff of tho big Anti-Empty
Stocking Army in Atlanta.
This is the good word:
"The memory of the keen disap
pointment of my little sister and my-
eelf when we found our stockings
f-mpty for the first time, in 1864—a
‘eng time ago—is keen enough after
all these years to give your appeal on
behalf of the poor children of Atlanta
H special significance to me
"Our father was in the Army of
Northern Virginia that Christmas. We
Were on a plantation in Southern
Georgia, and all communication had
h «en cut off.
It Was a Tragedy.
Mother told us it w'ould be useless
or us to hang up our stockings that
' hristmas Eve. ‘Santa Claus can’t
( onrc this year,’ she said; and I can
‘^member the queer tug at my heart
w hen she said it.
But our childish faith in themirac-
u ‘ous power of the old saint was such
hat we insisted on hanging up our
stockings as usual.
1 have never forgotten how we
w hen we strained our eyes to see
ne c °n*ents of those stockings in the
a ^ rn dawn of that long-ago Christmas
Day-
-and found nothing! You call it
a ?r agedy, and you are right.
1 hope the Inclosed contribution
help to keep some little one from
* similar experience—and I wish that
could tell everyone of that expe-
ence of my sister and myself, for it
m / ght heip to recall similar memories
of those sad times. “L. T. P.”
Christmas Ever the Same.
x ° u se commenting on that letter.
p re? its appeal is direct and to
e heart, and with it comes the ca-
‘^ ssin 5 hint of lavender and old lace,
SEE TECH DRAMA, THEN
DANCE-AID XMAS FUND
Those of you who appreciate an amateur show well done,
and those of you whose greatest joy is on the dance floor, are
offered an opportunity to gratify those desires and at the same
time do your part to increase the Empty Stocking Fund, which
is going to bring Santa Claus to hundreds of poor Atlanta
children.
At the Grand Theater Friday night the students of the
Georgia School of Technology will present their annual play.
It’s Pinero's “The Magistrate” this year, and those who have
seen the rehearsals say it will be the best show Tech students
have ever stage—and Tech students have a habit of staging
something good, always. One-fourth of the proceeds will he
devoted to the Empty. Stocking Fund—and the seats will go on
sale at the Grand Theater Friday morning.
' And on the same evening—Friday, December 19—there
will be a dance at Segadlo’s Hall, on Pine street, for the benefit
f the fund, to which all the folks who know Sega‘dlo’s are in
vited to come and trip the light fantastic.
Many parties that will occupy boxes at the show are plan
ning*^ go direct to the dance hall. Miss Mosely will be in
charge, of the dance.
and a dim and haunting fragrance of
the past.
Christmas was then what Christ
mas is now. And always the children
are the same. Times change, and cus
toms-other customs. But Christmas
and childhood are with us always. A
very good book says the poor are, too.
Maybe this is a good chance to take
care of the whole outfit at once.
Anywav, the Christmas Editor is
getting a lot of help from people like
the writer of that letter, and then
there are a whole lot of various en
tertainments to keep things moving
Don’t forget these dates. They re
Empty Stocking Fund engagements
for you.
Two Good Entertainments.
The big concert Sunday at the For-
svth Theater ail the musicians being
members of 'the Atlanta Federation,
which is back of the Empty Stocking
Fund movement.
The Tech students^play, "The Mag
istrate,” by a corking cast, at the
Grand Friday night.
Every day is a good day for dress
ing Christmas dolls, which may be
had at The Georgian office and at the
hotels—and also for returning the al
ready dressed dolls to the Christmas
Editor—especially that.
And all the time is a good time to
be sending in or bringing those sub
scriptions to the fund that is going to
fill ALL the otherwise empty stock
ings in Atlanta Christmas morning.
‘Dollar Change’ Game
Gets Two for $87.95;
Police Seek Mulatto
Coming to Atlanta Wednesday with
their hearts filled with the spirit of
Christmas and their pocketbooks filled
with “yellow backs," J. R. Blair, of
Lilburn. and Jesse McCrary, of Avalon,
returned to their homes Thursday with
heavy hearts and nothing in their
purses.
Blair lost $47.95 on the Washington
street viaduct early Thursday morning.
A negro stopped him and asked for
change for a dollar. Blair hauled forth
his wallet and the negro snatched it and
ran. McCrary offered to change the
same dollar Wednesday night on Deca
tur street, and lost his pocketbook. con
taining $40.
THE WEATHER
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Cloudy and cooler
Thursday night; Friday fair.
Slain for Tangoing
With Town Belle
MANY, V EA., Dec. 18.—Because
he danced the tango with the town
belle, Hosea Leon was mortally
wounded by Lawrence Tates, the
girl’s suitor, who forbade Leon danc
ing that particular step with his
sweetheart.
Tates himself has three knife
wounds and is in a serious condition.
The girl tried to separate the pair
and was badly hurt.
Auto Race Driver’s
Son Killed by Wagon
INDIANAPOLIS, Deo. 18.—Ray
Harroun. aged 10 years, son of the
famous automobile race driver of the
same name, died this morning at St.
Vincent's Hospital from Injuries sus
tained by being run down by a de
partment store delivery wagon.
Three Stamps Found
In Garret Bring $150
I OSSINING. N Y . Dec. 18 Three
5-cent stamps. 80 years old. found in a
garret by Elliott B. Bunt, were sold for
Sl£ft
Famous Chicago Surgeon Also
Predicts That Operations for
Disease Will Be Rare.
The coming of a virtually “love
less'’ age, when the doctrine of eugen
ics will be in general application and
when marriage contracts will Le
based more on the law* of health
than on sentiment, was predict?.!
Thursday morning by Dr. A. J. Osoh-
ner, of Chicago, one of America's
most noted surgeons, who is in At
lanta attending (he convention of the
Southern Surgical and Gynecological
Association at the Georgian Terrace.
“Mankind is unmistakably drifting
toward an era when health will play
a most important part in marriage,”
said Dr. Oschner, “and it is not Im
probable that there will come, a time
when sentiment will be a minor fac
tor in the formation of marriage con
tracts. The doctrine of eugenics i«
rapidly coming into greater favor ail
over the world, and the trend of mod
ern thought is certainly toward its
general application.’’
“Is it not possible that there will
come a time when love will be elimi
nated altogether as a reason for mar
riage?” Dr, Oschner was asked.
Tells of Stride of Eugenics.
“That is something I can not an
swer," he smiled, “because I do n >t
know. It would seem only logical,
however, that such would be the ul
timate result of the doctrin^ in view
of the strides it is making.
“Eugenics,” Dr. Oschner continued,
“is but ai\ outgrowth of the health
awakening which is general through
out the world. It is a recognition of
the fundamental principle that an
ounce of prevention :» worth a pound
of cure, and an admission of the truth
that the health of a child is deter
mined largely by the health of its
parents.”
Dr. Oschner declared that the
“loveless” age will be accompanied
by the “operation-loss” age, the ar
rival of this latter era being wholly
contingent upon the progress of man
kind in acquiring its education, in
becoming thoroughly acquainted with
the fundamental laws of health and
in applying these laws to its daily
life.
“Surgical operations^for the cure
of disease will decrease in the ratio
that the knowledge of mankind in
creases,” said Dr. Oschner. “The
more knowledge mankind has of how
to prevent disease the loss disease
there will be, and consequently the
less need there will be for the use of
the knife. It is but logical to suppose
that man will continue to enlarge his
knowledge of the fundamental laws
of health as he progresses in civiliza
tion, and it is probable that there
may come an age when a surgical op
eration will be rare, as there will be
few diseases that will require the
knife.
Operations for Disease Decrease.
"This decline of surgical operations
does not, of course, include those that
are the natural and necessary con
sequences of accidents or wounds.
There are some surgical operations
that will always be necessary as long
as there are accidents, and as long
as men shoot and *tab each other.
But the number of surgical opera
tions for disease is certainly decreas
ing, and this decrease certainly must
continue in at least the same ratio
as man progresses.’’
Free Lunch Precedes
Sermon of Minister
CINCINNATI, Dec. 18. -To make the
church as attractive to the needy as
the saloon, the Rev. A. N. Kelly pro
vides a free lunch at his church every
evening from 7:30 to 8.30 o’clock.
Soup, coffee, sandwiches and cakes
■ r« ««*rvpH Thu m*• rmr>n follow*
LEADERS
Burleson Calls Acquisition by
Nation Only Method of
Solving Monopoly.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18.—Govern
ment experts estimated to-day that
the cost of taking over the operation
of telegraph and telephonic lines, as
recommended by Postmaster General
Burleson in his annual report, would
be more than $1,000,000,000.
The Postmaster General's recom
mendation projected into Congress an
issue over which there is already
marked difference of opinion and
which President Wilson himself may
have to determine. A party caucus
may be held for the purpose of get
ting the exact view' of the President
and a majority of the party leaders.
Burleson’s report follows conferences
ont he subject between Lie Postmaster
General and President Wilson, and
reports that the President was about
to make Federal ownership of the
two utilities an administration pol
icy. Mr. Burleson points to the suc
cessful inauguration and extension
of the parcel post system as a guar
antee that the Postofflce Department
Is capable of handling further coun
try-wide business of great magnitude
and importance.
U. S. Should Control.
The report asserts that there is a
surplus in his department for the
year ended June 30, 1913. estimated
at $3,841,906.78, and that this is the
first real surplus since y883.
In regard to taking over the tele
graph and telephone systems, Mr.
Burleson says, in part:
“A study of the constitutional pur
poses of the postal establishment
leads to the conviction that the Post-
office Department should have con
trol over all means of the communi
cation of intelligence. The first tele
graph line In this country was main
tained and operated as part of the
postal porvice, and it is to be regret
ted that Congress saw fit to relin
quish this facility to private enter
prise. The monopolistic nature of the
telegraph business makes it of vital
importance to the people that it be
conducted by unselfish interests, and
this can be accomplished only
through Government ownership.
Original Policy of Nation.
“The act of July 24, 1866. providing
for the Government acquisition of the
telegraph lines upon payment of an
appraised valuation, and the act of
1902 directing the Postmaster Gen-
Contmued on Pago 2, Column 6.
Chief of Detectives Lanford has
been appealed to by two little chil
dren to find their missing papa be
fore Christmas, so he can tell Santa
Claus to come to their home. They
are tlie 3 and 4 year old daughter* of
S. C. Harrison, of No. 4 Kirkwood
avenue, a clerk In a Decatur street
store. The children came to Chief
Lanford s office with their mother
Thursday morning to report the di»
appearance of the father.
“Please.” said the eldest of tho chil
dren. “won't you find my papa by
Christmas time? Mamma says Santa
Claus won’t come to our house unless
papa Is at home. I wrote Santa a
letter, but mamma says he won’t get
it unless papa malls it.”
Mrs. Harrison told Chief Lanford
her husband has been missing since
last Sunday, when he left home say
ing he would return in a few minutes
Jostled at FivePoints,
HeLoses$21 andRing
S J. Herrington, of No. 83 Ntckle-
berg street, reported to the police
Thursday morning that he had been
robbed by a pickpocket the night be
fore while in a crowd near Five
Points.
“I don’t know Just how It hap
pened,” Herrington stated. "When I
got on a car my pocketbook was gone.
I remembered being Jostled a good
deal."
The pocketbook contained $21 and a
Masonic ring
Trio That Killed Wife of Wrens
Farmer Rushed From Au
gusta to Atlanta.
Italy to Apologize to
U. S. Girl Held as Spy
8peclal Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ROME, Dec. 18.—The Foreign Of
fice to-day took charge of the espion
age case involving Miss Dorothy Mac-
Vane. an American girl, and an in
vestigation into the activity of the
military authorities at Taranto and
Brindisi wa* begun.
As a result It is expected that a full
apology will be made to Miss Mac-
Vane.
Tobacco Growers in
Pool Divide $741,000
HENDERSON, KY., Dec. 18.—
Christmas money Is being distributed
among the tobacco growers of the
Stemming District Association as the
result of the receipt of $741,000 for
tobacco sold in England.
Fifteen thousand checks will be
sent out.
Denver Wants G.0. P.
Meet; Offers $50,000
DENVER. Dec 18.— Prominent citl
zens of Denver are offering a $50,000
bonus if the Republican party will se
lect the Colorado capital as the site
of the nexi national convention.
NEXT
Sunday’s American
IS BARRED FROM THE ,
Atlanta Penitentiary
Because it contains an expose of that insti
tution, written by Julian Hawthorne, but
Atlantans can secure this great story bv or
dering from a dealer, or by phoning Main
100. There are dozens of interesting features
in it.
Tlie end of a thrilling automo,
bile ride to escape mobs came
Thursday morning, when three
npgroes, confessed murderers of
Mrs. Jefferson Irby, of Wrens,
Ga., were brought to Atlanta
from Augusta by two deputv
sheriffs and lodged in the Fulton
County Tower for safekeeping.
The blacks are William Hart,
George Hart and Robert Pas
chal!.
All three of the negroes were on
the verge of collapse when they were
locked In their cells in the Tower, and
during the ride from Augusta to At
lanta they pleaded constantly with
the deputy nheriffs to run the car
faster. Rumors of mobs forming In
towns en route reached the ears of
the sheriffs, and the trip was made by
a circuitous route to avoid them. Ac
cording to stories the Augusta deputy
sheriffs told the authorities at the
Tower, the negroes reiterated their
confession of the murder during the
ride.
The murder of Mrs. Irby was most
brutal. The woman was found by her
husband lying on the floor in their
home, with her head cut off and
mashed with rocks, and her little chil
dren cowering under the bed. Blood
hounds were put on the trail, and the
dogs led the officers to the cabins of
the Hart brothers and Paschall. The
blacks were arrested and taken to
Waynesboro, Burke County, to escape
a mob which quickly formed in
Wrens, and the militia was called out
to protect the negroes.
Mobs of greater proportions began
to form in Waynesboro, and in order
to avoid bloodshed Governor Slaton
ordered the negroes sent to Augusta.
Rumors of mobs in Augusta caused
Governor Slaton to decide to bring
the negroes to Atlanta and place, them
in the Tower
The plans of the officers to transfer
the negroes were kept secret. They
left Augusta with their prisoners at
midnight Wednesday, and drove to
Greensboro, about 90 miles from Au
gusta, dodging all of the towns and
making the tr^p by a circuitous route.
At Greensboro the sheriffs and their*
prisoners caught the early morning
train for Atlanta.
Born a Slave, Negress
Now Votes in Oregon
ALBANY. OR EG., Dec. 18 -Born a
slave, Amanda Johnson not only has
enjoyed freedom for slxt^y years, but on
her eightieth birthday became a duly
qualified voter with all the rights of
citizenship.
The adoption of woman suffrage in
Oregon last fall paved the way.
registered as a Republican.
She
U,S. Employees to Get
Month's Pay Dec. 23
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-A merry
Christmas to Unele Sam’s thousands of
employees is assured by the issuance of
an order permitting them to draw full