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VER 100,000 l SUNDAY AMERICAN'S JET PAID CIRCULATION Rational Southern Sunday Newspaper The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results South Georgia ^ VOL. XII. NO. 120. ATLANTA, <1A„ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1913. Copyright, 1»0«. O ppVTQ rAT NO By The Georgian Co — AO. ^ORE RITICISED WILSON; MAY LOSE POST 0 EAVERS AND BROYLES MOVE AGAINST CABARETS ushes n hat of the the lapatista Troops Surround Capi tal. and Fall Is Expected on First Assault. SAM. eries of is now Francis vice Se- Lee & DSton, a n actual Bureaus h no logy, i’he Boy akes up s drama plains lusiasti- the va- e modes lote the i of the glamor he bear vere >ark the rest MEXICO CITY, Dec. 1 9.—Rebel in this city, who are in the pay General Emiliano Zapata, are keep- the Zapata Insurrectos in touch fith the movements of the Federal |roopB General Huerta to-day ordered ieral Rlanquet, the Minister of to overhaul his department loroughly and arrest all on whom __.)icior. might fall. The rebel bands are Increasing in trength and are enlarging their ac- jvitiea. Twelve villages and hamlets lave been wiped out in the past 4$ our? within 25 miles of this city. 1fty non-combatants were killed and (ach place was looted before it was lined. By means* of guerilla tactics the ipatlstas have kept the Federal pes divided and by means of wledge of troops’ movements se- ;ured through secret channels they re enabled to ambush the Govern- jnt troops in the mountain districts. is estimated that there are now .000 Zapatista rebels within the Fed- irai territory which surrounds this As Zapata is said to be co perating with the northern rebels, he indications are that the capital ill fall on the first assault made pon It. Girl Overcome by Heavy Perfume of MagnoliaBouquet SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.— Poisoned by the perfume of a large i bouquet of fragrant magnolias, Miss Lovell Alice Taylor narrowly escaped suffecatian in her apart ments in the Hotel Oakland. Miss Taylor is under the care of Dr. D. D. Crowley and is slowly recover ing. Missing her at the breakfast ta ble yesterday morning, Miss Tay lor’s sister entered the room to find her in a stupor from the heavy fumes of th© flowers. Dr. Crowley worked an hour before completely restoring her. WILLIAMS Teachers See “Farce" In Board's Agreement On Holiday Extension What is regarded by the teachers of the Atlanta public schools as a “farcical move’’ was the response of the Board of Education to th© demand for additional ‘holidays this Christ mas. Monday and Tuesday were added as holidays, but two days will be added to the school term in the heat of June. Friday is the last day of school un til after the Christmas holidays, Jan uary 5, and 25,000 will immediately begin the celebration, of Christmas. President W. R. Daley said that the two extra holidays practically meant a confiscation of $4,400 of school money. After that remark. Mayor Wood ward made a motion that the two days be added to the school term next June, and it was unanimously adopted. Called President’s History Joke. Committee Wonders if Ex ecutive Knew It. Savannah Chief in Row Over Fire Origin Diversify Crops,' Bulletin Will Urge W'AXNAH, Dec. 19.—Just where fire originated that destroyed the jppman Building, at a loss of $100,- is the cause of a heated row be en Fire Chief Monroe and S. Bern- tein, whose store was destroyed. lr, his statements to the press the h>f said the fire originated in Bern- teir.’s place. Bernstein declared this o be in error, and the chief made hot ‘etort. Polecat's Hide Stirs Whole Neighborhood t-ALTOX, Dec. 19.—Declaring that j® household had been deprived of ft and sleep for 48 hours because of his neighbors had killed a at and tacked the skin on his e to dry, Patrick Kelly called on he police. The owner of the hide was forced o take it down and bury it. Masked Feudists Burn Four Houses The next important bulletin soon to i be issued by the Department of Ag- ^ riculture will be on “crop diversifica tion.’’ The booklet has been com piled with much care, and is expected to prepare Georgia farmers for the boll weevil. The satisfactory profit from various crops, now little grown in the State, is to be shown. Oats, wheat and com will be featured, though the recent impetus given corn has raised it to prominence. Wheat, once grown ex tensively, is now almost entirely neg lected. ____ Countess Treuberg Sentenced for Fraud Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. BERLIN. Dee. 19.—The trial of Countess VonTreuber* for various crimes ended in a sentence of fif teen months' imprisonment and a fine of $875. The Countess was found guilty of fraud, blackmail and abetting usury. The court fined an absent witness, Princess Alexandra of Isenburg, $75 for refusing to give evidence. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—A letter cfilllng Preeldent Wilson'* "History of the American People" a "joke,” and declaring it "full of toryism" of the Woret kind" may cost George Fred Williams, of Massachusetts, the post of Minister to Greece. This letter, which Williams wrote several years ago to former Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota, has reached the Senate Committee on Foreign Relation,, and Williams' nomination is being held up until the committee learns whether the Presi dent knew of the letter when he named Williams, To Announce Result Of Chamber Canvass Th© result of the “whirlwind cam- uaign” for Georgia Chamber of Com merce funds is to be announced at 1 o’clock Friday afternoon at the Pied mont Hotel. The workers started out to raise Atlanta’s share of $50,000, amounting to $12,500. »Of that sum $2,500 already had been subscribed, and it is expected that the remaining $10,000 will be reported at the lunch eon. The fund Is to be devoted by the State Chamber to the interests of Georgia farmers, with special atten tion to the boll weevill. holler, nt, the > going ve al- r En- dyna - coffee nented luality SPRINGFIELD, MO, Dec. 19.—Fif- ,eeri masked men, said to have been kun enemies of the Collins family ot Horton, an isolated village, burn- f four houses, belonging to members that family. Several of the Collins family were ten a nd warned to leave. Lindsey Approves Children on Stage HK AGO, Dec. 19.—Children sll ] Dd be permitted to work on the w Se u nder proper safeguards, Judge n B. Lindsey, of Denver, told the Hub, adding: “I have seen ^ children who dislike the life, u I ne ver saw a stage child who did Aar to remain in the profession.” Unknown Artist's ®°rk Gets Best Price a| ^ a hle to The Atlanta Georgian. '"■ Vb OX, Dec. 19.—“A Lady Hold- £)og and a Kitten.” by an un- ' ] art * s t of the French school, , a 1 $920, the highest price of the . * 1 bristle's sale of old paintings M drawings* Inez Milholland Calls Militancy “Vulgar" PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 19.—Mrs. Inez Milholland Boissevaln received an enthusiastic welcome here when she addressed the Princeton Socialist Society. The suffrage leader declared the English militant movement was not emotional, but highly strategical. She regretted the necessity of those ‘vul gar methods.” Aeroplane Flotilla To Cross the Sahara 8pecial Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, Dec. 19.—The National Aerial League has completed plans for a flight of a flotilla of aeroplanes across the Sahara Desert. The aero planes will start from Aran, Algeria, and the final landing will be made at Timbuktu. Pyramids of stones will mark the route. 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 100. There are dozens of interesting features in it. TECH MEN IN ELABORATE PLAY TO GIVE EMPTY STOCKING FUND BOOST Tech students who take girl parts in “The Magistrate.” They are, left to right, Gene Stanley, Sidney Gayle, Elliott Dunwody and Walter Troy. Pastors Contribute Sermons in State’s Campaign on Weevil MACON, Dec. 19.—Macon preachers have volunteered to contribute ser mons to the movement just organ ized here for the resistance to the boll weevil Invasion. State headquarters for the conduct of a boll weevil campaign will be opened in Macon soon by the Geor gia Chamber of Commerce, and a fight will be planned that will reach into every county of Georgia. Macon merchants, bankers and farmers attended the meeting and subscribed to the fund. Several min isters also were present. The State Chamber plans a “boll weevil day” in January, when the attention of the entire State will be drawn to the proposition. Chance for Those Who Have Not Done So to Help Bring Christmas to Poor. Charity Work Drives Woman to End Life KEOKUK, IOWA, Dec. 19.—Mrs. C. D. Btreeter, a society woman, became mentally unbalanced following a nerv ous breakdown from overwork In charity and ended her life here by turning on the gas jets in her bed room. Becker Declares He Will Be Acquitted YONKERS, Dec. 19 —Former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, in the death house at Sing Sing Prison for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, says his appeal will be decided In his favor. He feels sure of getting a new trial and being acquitted. Marshalls Will Give Dance Series WASHINGTON, Dec 19. Vice President and Mrs. Marshall, who have become popular members of so ciety here, have announced that they will give four evening dancing recep tions between now and Lent. Says Eugenics Would Depopulate the Earth CHICAGO, Dec. 19.—Bird S. Coler, former Comptroller of the city of New York, told an audience of business men that if the science of eugenics were adopted generally the human race would be extinct in 50 years. Folks who like a clever amateur show are looking forward with great expectation to the performance to be given Friday night at the Grand Theater by the Tech Dramatic Club. It will be a great success. Prepa rations for the * farce have been the most elaborate ever attempted by the club and the boys have responded more readily to the coaching of Miss Carolyn Cobb than ever before. Particular attention has been paid to the female Impersonators in the cast. Their gowns were all made by friends of the Tech students, and, according to report, “fit them like the paper on the wall.” After the performance, most of the crowd will attend a dance at Se- gadlo’s Hall. The occasion will af ford an opportunity for good-byes to be said on the eve of the Christmas holidays. Great Chance to Help. Through the generosity of the Tech Dramatic Club, one-quarter of the box receipts of the play will go to wards The Georgian-Sunday Amer ican Empty Stocking Fund. This, in itself, warrants a good attendance. It will afford an opportunity for those who have not heretofore con tributed to the fund to fill the Christ mas stockings of the poor to do their duty to humanity. The Empty Stocking Fund will also benefit by the dance to follow at Segadlo’s. While the crowds are laughing at the funny antics of the Tech students on the stage of the Grand, or whirling in the evolutions of the tango and turkey trot, down in the poorer districts of Atlanta the little children will be laughing with joy at the prospect of having old Santa Claus with them on Christmas, Just six days from now. Don’t Forget Free Concert. Another event which will benefit the Empty Stocking Fund will be the FREE concert at the Forsyth Theater next Sunday afternoon. Re member, there is absolutely no ad mission charge. The best musical talent of the city will be presented at this affair. The local organization of th© American Federation of Musicians, which has charge of the event, has promised that never before has such a splendid program been arranged. Lovers of music of every type will be satisfied. Novelties which will be introduced will lend a variety to the Return Dolls Now Taken for Dressing All dolls taken to be dressed for the Empty Stocking Fund should be returned immediately. Only six days remain until Christmas. Time is required by the Christmas Editor in which to dispose of th© dolls to the hun dreds of poor families, that they may be placed In the' children’s stockings. For this reason won't you who have been good enough to dress the dolls return them now? And thank you very much for your kindness. concert, which will make it unlike the ordinary humdrum occasions of this nature. REMEMBER—it is free. The doors will be opened at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon. You are invited to walk In and take the best seat you can find. Ushers will be there to assist you. Come and bring your friend. And the Christmas Editor is wait ing fpr your subscription to the Empty Stocking Fund. Here are the latest contributors to the fund: Alice Longshore . .50 Little Ruth Curtis 1.00 John Jentzen D. D. Summey A. C. Briscoe Goodfellow Raiford Moncrief Dorothy Moncrief Marguerite Moncrief Carroll Moncrief LaFrance Moncrief Rev, T, E. Converse, Veteran Methodist Minister, Is Dead The funeral of the Rev. Thomas p Converse, pastor ot the Druid Park Prfsbyterian Church, who died Thurs day night at his home, No. 163 Lin- wood avenue, will be held Saturday. Dr. Converse was one of the oldest and best-known Presbyterian minis ters In the South. Ho was born in Philadelphia 72 years ago. For a number of years be lived in Kentucky, in which State he was married. He formerly was editor of The Christian Observer, published at Louisville. He had been pastor of the Druid Park Church three years, during which time he also was one of the editors of The Presbyterian of the South. Dr. Converse’s wife, three daugh ters, Sarah, Rosa Irvine and Mildred, and a brother, James E. Converse, of Morristown, Tenn., survive. “Parisina"Is Coldly Received in Milan Special Cablt to The Atlanta Georgian. MILAN, De<'. 19.—Mascagni's new opera, "f'aristna," the libretto of which was written by D’Annunalo, waa pro duced at LaScala and coldly received. 5.00 3.00 1.00 1.00 .10 .10 .10 • 10 | .10 Daniels Can't Stop 'Wine Launching’ WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.—Secre tary Daniels has ruled that he has no Jurisdiction over the kind of fluid that may be used to christen battle ships. Pure water was suggested for the Oklahoma or releasing a. white dove from the deck. “I have no doves, no wines, no champagnes,” he wTote. “It is a thing entirely In the hands of the builders.” THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Fair and cooler Fri- day; fair Saturday. With a Telegram's Brevity Georgian “Want Ads” in variably “turn the trick.” FOR * RBNTwfhre* neatly f\ir~ niehed apartment rooms, very reasonable, gouth Side Owner, Main J Atlanta, Oa., Nov. 1, 1913. The Atlanta Georgian: I called up yegterday morning and asked you to discontinue my ad, as I had rented my apartment Tues day. QUICK WORK. MRS. LULA MENSING, 147 Little Street. Read for Profit Use for Results HEARST’S DAILY SUNDAY GEORGIAN AMERICAN PLEDGES 10 AID PDEICE Sweeping reforms in the meth ods of conducting the locker club* and cabarets of Atlanta have been promised by Recorder Broyles, who has .joiied Chief BeaverR in the warfare. The Recorder impressed upon the police the necessity for con tinued activity against the clubs and amusement resorts, declaring there are many dives in Atlanta that should be abolished. "We ar* depending upon the police to do It,” he declared. “I will do my part if the police wil larre*t the men. who run these places and bring them here. I will see that they are pun ished A disorderly place Is an abomination to a community, and one of the worst evils we encounter. It is understood that Chief Beav ers and Recorder Broyles will com bine with the Grand Jury and aid that, body in an investigation, which, .it is said, will be undertaken. Beavers Says He Hat Evidence. It is probable that the Grand Jury inveatigation will be based on the recent activities of detectives and members of the vice squad, and the evidence which Chief Beavers mv* his mein have obtained against the places. Members of the Grand Jury refused Friday morning to discuss the pro posed inquiry, and it is not know.i what methods the Grand Jury w'll pursue. At a meeting late Thurs day the investigation was made he subject of extended discussion and suggestion, and the outcome of the Agitation probably will be the ap pointment of a committee to visit ‘he clubs and endeavor to determine whether there Is sufficient violation of the law to warrant the indictment of the managers of the clubs. Another secret meeting will be held Friday, and it is probable that some plan of conducting the investigation will be outlined. Chief Beavers and Chief of Detec tives Lanford have declared they will continue their espionage over the locker clubs and cabarets, and that every effort will be made to detect violation*. Seven Managerc Face Charges. The test of strength between the police and the clubs will come at the trial of the s^ven managers woh were arrested several day* ago and against whom Chief Beavers and Chief Lan- ford declare that they have strong evidence, gathered by the detectives and the vice ©quod men. Judge Broyles’ entry Into the field followed a raid by members of Chit f Beavers’ vice spad on a cabaret show at Broad and Walton streets and the arrest of B. E. Shirley, who claims to be a business man, Evelyn Gray, who says she Is a saleswoman, and E. T. Howell, manager of th© place. 'Hie Recorder fined Shirley and th© Gray woman $25.76 each on charges of disorderly conduct, and held How ell to the higher courts in bonds of $500, charged with maintaining a dU orderly house in a restaurant. Judge Seor©« Cabarets. Prior to the sentencing of Mis# Gray and Shirley, Judge Broylse de livered a lecture to them, warning them to stay away from such place* and warning Howell that Improper conduct at his place must cease “I am not astonished that su. h r.laces exist In our midst,” mid th* Recorder, but I am deeply grieved, more deeply grieved than words can tell Our moral.* are being ralmd to a plane where vuch places are repul sive. and we can not suffer them to exist.” The arrest of Howell and htoi two patrons was the result of the activi ties of Policemen Green and Wo mack. who visited the place several times, disguised. They testified re garding variouf performances they said they had witnessed in the place, declaring that they had seen drunken men and women dancing on the ta bles. They asserted that neighboring business house* had made opmpLtftg*