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BROYLES ORDERS INVESTIGATION OF CABARETS 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. NO. 119. ATLANTA. OA„ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1913. Copyright. 1908. By The Georgian Co. 2 CENTS. NIGHT EDITION PROBERS GOING DEEPER INTO MILK EVIL TAKE ACTION LDEATH BARES SECRET OF RICH CITY HERMIT [POUTS Commerce Chamber Heads Agree More Inspectors and City Vet erinarian Are Needed. The sensational report of Dr. S. A. Yisanska’s committee exposing milk supply evils in Atlanta was still the object of careful and even cautious consideration by the directors of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce .iThursday. f Aftei another meeting Wednesday afternoon and a prolonged discussion, in which Dr. J. P. Kennedy, of the City Health Office, and Dr. Claude Smith, City Bacteriologist, took part, the following information was given out Thursday morning: It was .agreed that additional milk inspectors and a City Veterinarian are needed. In view of the fact that the present city force of milk inspection consists of two dairy inspectors, one sampler and no veterinarian, and that thie force is expected to look after the 6,000 gallons of milk furnished Atlan ta daily by 700 dairymen and handled by 235 dealers and 41 dairies in the city, the foregoing attitude does not appear startlingly revolutionary. New Committee Named. But further than that the famous milk report continues to be shrouded in mystery. By way of clearing up the situation, it was decided to try another commit- _ tee on it. and these were named: Ivan KJf,. Allen, chairman; J. R. A. Hobson, V. H. Kriegshaber, John S. Owens and B M. Hood. This combination is now scheduled to grapple with the milk report, which, dealing with so presumably in nocuous a fluid, appears to the cas ual outsider to contain considerable “pep." judging by the gingerly way it i« being handled. Since the submission of the report last summer, meeting after meeting of the directors has approached that for midable document, and, so far as all Publicity is concerned, has rebounded in disorder from the attack. I’rom the known circumstances it mie-ht even be fair to infer that the energetic Dr. Visanska is in danger of deportation for revolutionary’ politics, should the unexpurgated report be roade nublic. Certainly the original ( ontinental Congress spent a good 1 /lea! less time considering the Decla ration of Independence. The new committee, by the way, is F *pected to bring In its first batch of recommendations devoted largely to t:le additional inspection force, which ‘ s on fc phase of the subject not calcu lated to cause a rumpus, as everybody In Atlanta, including the milkmen, is pretty well agreed that additional in spection is needed. Children Beg Police To FindTheir Missing Papa ‘for Christmas’ hief of Detectives Lanford has ,Pn appealed to by two little chil- \ / Pn ,0 find their missing papa be- ‘[ ,lv 1 kristmas, so he can tell Santa ! laua to come to their home. They 1 year old daughters of Harrison, of No. 4 Kirkwood f nu e, a clerk in a Decatur street l'' r The children came to Chief ifflee with their mother Jr sriay morning to report the dis- *' eara nce of the father. ease .’’ said the eldest of the chil- 0 * n ’ “won’t you find my papa by nri stmas time? . Mamma says Santa . ‘won’t come to our house unless letto ? at ^ ome - I wrote Santa a \> , r : mamma says he won't get — sayi I ‘ s - papa mails it.” Lher Harri *on told Chief Lanford 'j. ^ : ' *nd fas been missing since ; r? &u nday. when he left home say- ne wouli return in a few minutes. C0I -LEGE GIRLS GO HOME. All of RTANBD R G , S - C - Der - }S ‘~ ... ''inverse* ColleRf boarding i for their homes to-day lidays, wil „■“? " f e; Kht girls from Texas and States. Chas. B. Gaskill is shown with one of his pets and com panions, a chicken. Hearst Bill of 8 Years Ago Urged U. S. Wire Control Acquisition_Would Solve Monop oly, Says Burleson—Would Cost U. S. Billion. Retired Lawyer Had Devoted Years to Care of Feathered and Furry Pets. A mystery which has puzzled many Atlantans was somewhat cleared Thursday by the death of Charles B. Gaskill, the eccentric and wealthy old bachelor who lived a hermlc in the heart of busy Atlanta, and who was found dead in the bathroom of his solitary little home at No. 126 South Forsyth street Wednesday afternoon. The Coroner’s jury returned a ver dict of death from heart failure and complications. His death was sim ple and not unexpected by those who knew him; but his ways of life had been one of the city's strangest mys teries for many years. Gaskill Was Wealthy. It was well known that Gaskill was rich. Besides his home, which is a valuable location, he had other cen tral property. He was a lawyer, but had retired a number of years ago. He did not have to worry about his needs, but it was unusual that he did not surround himself with more com forts and a better home. He even cooked for himself, which is not so bad on a trail in the woods, but rather monotonous in a city like Atlanta, especially when one has money. One of his acquaintances revealed why he lived this life. As a young man he had gone to old Oglethorpe College. He was a class mate of ex-Governor Joseph M. Brown. His instincts there were so cial and toward good fellowship. He was a charter member of the chapter of the Phi Delta Theta Fra ternity there, and founded the chap ters at the University of Georgia and at Mercer. No matter what his views of the world became later, he held to that bond of brotherhood. When he avoided almost all mankind his inter est in his fraternity still lived, and Continued on Page 4, Column 6. RACING RESULTS THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Cloudy and cooler Thursday night; Friday fair. AT CHARLESTON. FIRST—Five furlongs: Dr. Ken dall. 108 (Buxton), 9-2, 6-5, 1-2, won, Elmahdi, 110 (McTaggart), 1, 1-2, 1-4, second; Cliff Maid. 102 (Turner), 8, 5-2, 1, third. Time 1:03. Manson, Tom Hanson, Old Jordan, Edna Les- ka, Veilchen, Miss Roseburg, Dick's Pet also ran. SECOND—Six furlongs: Right Easy, 112 (Deronde). 11-10, 7-20, 1-10, won: Kiva, 104 (McTaggart), 7-3, 2-5, I- 10, second; Big Dipper, 109 (Doyle), 17, 4, 4-5, third. Time 1:16 1-5. Ve- neta Strome, Ethelburg II. Gagnant, Miss Primlty, Protagoris also ran. THIRD—Six furlongs: Lochiel, 106 (Buxton), 8-5, 1-4, out, won; Prince Hermis, 108 (Goose3, 30, 10, II- 5, second; Kaiinka, 106 (Turner), 7-10, 1-4, out, third. Time 1:15 1-5. Brave Cunarder, Yenghee also ran. FOURTH—Mile: Servicence, 98 (McTaggart). 10 5-2, 7-10, won; Dick Deadwood, 98 (Martin), 6, 2, 3-5, sec ond; Merry Dad, 106 (Turner), 16.5, 9-10, 7-20, third. Time 1:42 1-5, Col. Cook, Feather Duster, Napier also ran. FIFTH—Five and one-half fur longs: Coy. Ill (Goose), 13-20, 1-3, 1-7, won; Chartier, 116 (Byrne), 10 5-2 4-5, second; Amoret. 110 (Bux ton), 7-2. 7-10. 1-4, third. Time 1 Os' 2-5. Deduction, Frank Hudson, The Busy Body, Cherry Seed, Harry McIntyre also ran. Race Entries on Page 8. Wilson Will Spend 3 Weeks in South WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Presi dent Wilson will take a Christmas va cation of about three weeks, begin ning probably next Tuesday. He will leave Washington for the South as soon as he signs the currency bill. "The President has not yet decided where lie will spend his vacation,” said Secretary Tumulty to-day. "He will stay away from Washington all of three weeks, but his plans will largely depend upon what Congress does.” President Wilson was feeling some what improved to-day, and took an automobile rifle. WASHINGTON, Dec 18.—Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, to-day pre sented to th“ president and Mrs. Wil- ion an invitation to attend the un veiling of a civil War monument at Savannah, Ga„ next April. # NAMED PHILIPPINES PRINTER. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Francis Burton Harrison, Governor General of the Philippines, to-day notified Se> retarv of War Garrison tjjat he had appointed Edward E. Gessler, of Toledo Ohio, to be director of print ing in tjie Philippines. 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 .e 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 Postoffice 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 1883. 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 service, 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 he accomplished only Continued on Page 4, Column 1. Montenegrin Prince Near Death Hunting Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. OETTINJK, MONTENEGRO, Dec. 18.—Word was received here to-day that Prince Peter, of the Montenegrin loyal family, while shooting on Lake Scutari, had a narrow escape from death. His boat was upset in a squall, but he and his companions were rescued by a steamer. EIGHT YEAR8 AGO almost to a day Representative William Ran dolph Hearst introduced in the Fifty-ninth Congress “A bill to enable the United 8tate§ to ac quire, maintain and operate elec tric telegraph*,” etc. The bill pro vided a specific method of fair, legal purchase of “any or all ex isting lines,” and their operation for the benefit of the people as th# postoffice is operated. A standpat Republican Congress regarded Mr. Hearst's bill as dan gerous, if not revolutionary. Mr. Hearst’s bill of EIGHT YEARS AGO was reintroduoad In substance in the Sixtieth and Six ty-first Congresses. TWO YEAR8 AGO Postmaster General Hitchcock, a Republican, recommended it in a report to President Taft and to Congress. TO-DAY a Democratic Postmas ter General makes the recommen dation the principal feature of his annual report. Record Shipment of Turkeys; 1,200 Birds Weigh 10,000 Pounds The biggest single consignment of turkeys ever received in Atlanta is expected about next Sunday morning by a South Broad street dealer. A solid carload of turkeys from Rogersville, Tenn., composes the shipment—10,000 pounds, which means between 1,000 and 1,200 live birds. “Atlanta will consume that in no time,” said the dealer. “Why, the big hotels for which we drees turkeys take 1,000 pounds a day, and one grocery company will use more than a ton a week.” The annual holiday demand for turkeys is rather heavier than usual, it was said, and the supply was hard ly sufficient to meet it. Scores in Peril When Floor Sags at Feast Less than a dozen of the several hundred persons attending the din ner after the installation of officers of the W. D. Luckle Lodge of Masons, in West End Wednesday night, wore aware of the fact that they were in danger from the near collapsing of the floor of the lodgeronm. The supports of the floor gave way and sagged a slight distance, but few noticed it. The information was com municated to officers of the lodge, and the room was emptied without al lowing anyone to become aware of the danger. Suffrage League to Probe Atlanta Vice Headed by Mrs. Amelia Woodall, the Atlanta Equal Suffrage Associa tion soon will prosecute a searching probe into vice conditions in Atlanta. Prominent vice crusaders and po lice officials will be called upon to as sist. NEXT Sundays 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 by or dering from a dealer, or by phoning Main tOO. There are dozens of interesting features irfit. DAYS ARE Noted Surgeon Declares Eugenic Test Will Soon Rule All Marriages. Th® coming of a virtually ”lovo- l*ss” age, when the doctrine of eugen ics will be in general application and when marriage contracts will be based more on the laws of health than on sentiment, was predict'd Thursday morning by Dr. A. J. Osch- ner, of Chicago, one of America’s most noted surgeons, who is in At lanta attending the 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, Osehner, “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 is rapidly coming into greater favor*oil 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, Osehner was asked. Tells of Stride of Eugenics. “That is something I can not an swer,” he smiled, “because I do not know. It would seem only logical, however, that such would be the ul timate result of the doctrine, in view of the strides it is making. “Eugenics,” Dr. Osehner continued, “is but an 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. Osehner declared that the “loveless” age will be accompanied by the “operation-less” 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. Osehner. “The more knowledge mankind has of how to prevent disease the less 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 a* there are accidents, and as long as men shoot and stab 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.” Kenly New Head of Atlantic Coast Line NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—J. R. Kenly, of Wilmington, N. C., to-day was elected president of the Atlantic Coast Line to succeed the late Thom as M. Emerson, whose unexpected death last month followed an attack of ilinen* while near Waycross, Ga-. on a tour of the system Mr. Kenly has heretofore been third vice president in charge of the operating department of the Coast Line. „ .. ■».. mjilj.U a. NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—Reports which were given but little credence In the financial district were in cir culation to-day to the effect that J*mes J. Hill, of the Great Northern ro*d, would be chairman of the Fed eral board to be created under the pro visions of the currency bill. It was said that President Wilson had of fered the place to Mr. Hill and has received an acceptance. The stock market w*» considerably stronger as a result of the report, but confirma tion of the rumor from Washington was lacking. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—The first big function of tne White House so cial season will be held to-night when the President and Mrs. Wilson will give a dinner to members of the Cab inet. Girl Is Fined and Man Bound Over in $500 Bond on Detectives’ Disorderly Charge. WASHINGTON, Dee. 18.—'Severe! of the vessels of the Atlantic fleet were severely injured during a storm encountered in crossing the Atlantic, aooordinp to a report whioh reached the N*vy Department to-day. A num ber of the plates on the battleship Wyoming were loosened during the storm, and the battleship will have to go to dry dock for repairs. The Ar kansas, Utah and Florida all will be overhauled before resuming active duty. EL PASO, TEXAS, Dec. 18.—Gen eral Villa, the Constitutionalist com mander, has notified the Terrazas family that he must be paid a ran som of $6\/u,000 by sunset Sunday or Luis Terrazas, Jr., will be executed, j according to refugees who arrived in Juarez from Chihuahua to-day. On the special train that arrived from Chihuahua were more than 300 for eigners, fleeing from the oity seized by the rebels- They included American*, Germans, Italians and Spaniards. VERA CRUZ, Dec. 18.—England withdrew one of her cruiser squadron from the Mexican coast to-day. The Berwick sailed under orders for Ber muda at noon, but Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Craddock, commander of the squadron, is still at Tampico on the gunboat Hermione. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Assert ing that men were starving in Chi cago while President Wilson investi gates the fun at a carabao dinner, representative Mann, minority lead er, delivered a bitter speech to the House late this afternoon attacking Democratic tariff revision and the administration in general. NEW YORK, Deo. 18— President Charles H. Ebbets, of the Brooklyn club, declared this afternoon that un der no circumstances would he con sider any compromise offer on the part of the Cincinnati club with ref erence to Joe Tinker. “I agreed to pay $25,OCX) cash for Tinker, and Herr mann, acting for the Cincinnati club, accepted the deal,” said Ebbets. “And that’s the way the deal will stand I’m goir\o to keep Tinker because he’s my legffi property, and I'll go to the oivil courts to enforce my claim, if necessary.” KANSAS CITY, MO., Dec. 18.— London has nothing on Kansas City when it comes to fogs. The seventh dense mist in two weeks swaddled Kansas City from 10 o'clock last night until noon to-day, compelling trains, street cars and all tra** ; r to proceed with extreme caution. Ther® were no serious accidents to-day, al though during t .e first days of the fog one was killed and a number in jured. LONDON, Dec. 18.—Harry M. Ver non, a Kentucky dramatist, was mar ried at the Repistrar’s office to-day to Grace Adelaide Rose Engleshere, a pianist who had frequently played before Queen Elizabeth of Rouma- DENVER, Dec. 18.—Several thou sand mine workers marched from the hall where they are holding a con vention to the State Capitol and call ed upon Governor Ammons to recall the militia now on duty as a result of the strike in the Southern Colorado coal fields. The Governor promised to investigate the charges anainst Gen eral Chase, but refused to make any promises. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—By a vote of 41 to 37 the Senate this aft ernoon tabled a separate amendment to the currency bill offered by Senator Hitchcock for public ownership of the 6tock of regimental reserve banks. ROME, Deo. 18.—United States Ambassador Page was this afternoon officially informed that the surveil lance of Dorothy MacVane, the Amer ican opera singer who had been sus pected of being a spy, had been drop ped by the Italian government. U.S. Employees to Get Month’s Pay Dec. 23 WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-A merry Christmas to Uncle Barn’s thousands of employees is assured by the Issuance of an order permitting them to draw full December pay on December 23. Three Stamps Found In Garret Bring $150 OSSINING. N. Y.. Dec. 18.-Three 5-eent stamps, 80 years old, found in a garret by Elliott B Bunt, were sold for $160. A sweeping investigation of alt cafe cabarets in Atlanta was ordered by Recorder Broyles Thursday aft-- ernoon following the trial of Evelyn Gray a pretty young woman resid ing at No. 69 Auburn avenue, and B. E. Shirley, arrested on charges of disorderly conduct in a place operat ed by E. T. Howell at No. 51 North Broad street, Monday night. “From the evidence Introduced In ♦his case," said the Recorder, “it is evident that the city is infested with a number of such places. They must be got rid of immediately. “An investigation to reach the foundations of this cabaret evil must be instituted at once, and every man ager of such a place severely' dealt with.” The young woman and Shirley were fined $25.75 oach, and Howell was bound over under $500 bond on the charge of keeping a disorderly place. The restaurant was raided by De tectives Green and Womack after re peated complaints had been made against the place. School Board Gives Two Holidays, Then Adds to Heated Term The Board of Education at a special meeting Thursday went through the farcical process of granting the school children of Atlanta two extra holidays next week—Monday and Tuesday be fore the regular Christmas vacation— and adding those two days to the reg ular school term in June. The action means much unnecessary hardship to the school teachers, many of whom voiced their protests at the meeting. It adds school days at the very time of the year when holiday's are most welcome—In the hot spell. Colonel Walter R. Daley, president of the Board, protested agRinst the holiday Idea, pointing out that it cost the city of Atlanta $220 a day to run the school and that to change the schedule at this time would badly disorganize things. Mayor Wood ward, however, suggested the “com promise,” and that course was Anally followed. Fights Ousting From N. C. Hospital Board RALEIGH. N. C., Dec. 18—R. H. Saulsbury, a member of the board of directors of the Central Hospital here, will bring an injunction or other suit to prevent his removal from the board. The action is political and was really started when Governor Craig appointed enough new members to assure the election of a superintend ent friendly to the administration. Farmer Governor K itch in, whose appointee, Dr. L. J. Picot, lost the superintendency of the hospital, is one of the attorneys for Saulsbury. First U. S. Judge in Canal Zone Resigns Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. COLON, Dec. 18. M. C. Reidel, Judge of the District Court at Cristobal, who held the first American court in the Canal Zone, In November, 1904, has re signed. He has returned to his home in Tam pa, Fla. Young Taft Equals Father-in-Law Quiz COLUMBUS, OHIO, Dec. 18.—Robert Taft, son of former President Taft, headed the class that took the Ohio bar examination, with a percentage of 90.7 Years ago the former President won highest honors of his class in the exam ination. f\