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OVER 100,000 THE SUNDAY AMERICAN’S NET PAID CIRCULATION 7 he National Southern Sunday Newspaper The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit- -GEORGIAN WANT ADS —Use for Results VOL. XII. XO. 119. ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1913. Copyright, 1906, By The Georgian Co. 2 CENTS. p more° EVENING EDITION 175-MILE NIGHT RIDE SAVES SLAYERS $3 C&3 K<3 C*3 KX3 C&3 Caucus to Consider United States Ownership of Wire Lines 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. w> &s 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