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OVER 100,000 U SUNDAY AMERICAN’S 0 PAID CIRCULATION Rational Southern Sunday Newspaper The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANl ADS—Use for Results VOL. XII. NO. 120. ATLANTA. GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1913. By Copyright. 1306. Tns Georgian Ce. 2 CENTS. OYLES JOINS CABARET CRUSADE ''AW Ql Mnr D \A/l_iri tSj i&> C*3 c&3 t®j c& c& [AMERICAN SINGER WHO WAS ARRESTED AS SPY ■Jr' ' .’,'*4 ' ' -A ; <? S: ***■,-> C Driven w> mm GO Oil A Loan Sharks >X r Sis m&i 'm REBELS DESTROY TOWNS NEAR CAPITAL ,* Vi ; yjj A ■ 'V'N * ■ ■ , ij: -??: > . : • ^ * % l|L * v - ’ y/> 'OyJ y Young Swindler Falls Into Trap Set for Him at Window of Downtown Bank. Girl Overcome by Heavy Perfume of Magnolia Bouquet SAN FRANCISCO, Deo. 19.— Poisoned by the perfume of a large (| bouquet of fragrant magnolias, Miss Lovell Alios Taylor narrowly escaped suffocation in her apart ments in the Hotel Oakland. Misa 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 the flowers. Dr. Crowley worked an hour before completely restoring her. m >£:. ■ i Miss Dorothy MacVane, daughter of Prof. Silas MacVane, I n v ,i.< put under police surveillance at Taranto, Italy, where she was singing with an opera company, suspected of espi- ioa»e. It is expected she will be released to-day and an apology ■ to her. Ambassador Page took up her case. Pastors Contribute 'Women Awaiting Sermons in State's Wilson’s Ruling on Campaign on Weevil Social Precedence MACON, Deo. I9.—Macon preachers ,ave volunteered to contribute ser- 1,8 to the movement just organ- •d here for the resistance to the >oil weevil invasion. I/State headquarters for the conduct # - |> weevil campaign will be in Macon soon by the Geor- L Camber of Commerce, and a t will he planned that will reaefc to every county of Georgia. on m-rchants, bankers and attended the meeting and IT " ’ ' the fund. Several min- ijr a ‘ f r f present. The State b n '^ >er ' Plans a “boll weevil day” in ^ Uarj w ^en the attention of the c S,ato will be drawn to the ^Position. Wannah Chief in |ftcw Over Fire Origin Dec. 19.—Just where I or teinated that destroyed the ^' nan B| iilding, at a loss of $100,- ,se of a heated row be- 5rf ' ( Monroe and S. Bern- Mn s tore was destroyed. 8 statements to the press the ief *ald th e fire originated in Bern- *bM P ' Hern «tein declared this ■ ■ nd the chief made hot piels Can r t Stop '^ine Launching' ^ r - r ^'OX, Dec. -19.—Seere Ite, . ‘ s * las ru,e d that he has -o ' *r the kind of flnld Hip. used to christen battle- !5. "nter teas suggested for or releasing a while 1% ■In, . or re It ‘ rc ™ the deck. ’ av ° ho doves. , no wines, no hf * wrote. "It is a thing the hands of the builders." WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 —Wives of Cabinet members and members of Congress are more anxious to have President Wilson make a ruling on the question of social precedence at the Capitol than their husbands. The women declare they are embarrassed as to the proper order of calls, pend ing a decision. Mrs. Claude Swanson, wife of the Senator from Virginia; Mrs. Duncan U. Fletcher, wife of the Florida Sen ator; Mrs. Garrison and Mrs. Red- field, wives of the Secretaries of War and Commerce, and Mrs. Burleson, wife of the Postmaster General, be lieve President Wilson's diplomacy will settle the matter. Wolffungen to Sing at Free Sunday Concert Herr De Cortez Wolffungen will be the soloist at the free organ concert Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the Auditorium-Armory under Music Festival Association auspices. Charles A. Sheldon, Jr., will be organist, and Miss Mildred Harrison will be the accompanist. Among the number Herr Wolffun gen will sing is the “Celeste Aida,” made famous by Caruso. Herr Wolf- fungen came to Atlanta from Wash ington, where he had charge of the Washington grand opera chorus. Unknown Artist's Work Gets Best Price i - ! Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian, LONDON. Dec. 19.—“A Lady Hold ing a Dog and a Kitten." by an un known artist of the French school, brought *920, the highest price of the day at Christie’s sale of old paintings and drawings. Declaring that he had been driven to desperation by the constant hound ing of loan sharks and the approach of Christmas, S. B. Dickie, a young telegraph operator, living at No. 131 South Pryor street, was bound over under $500 bond Friday by Recorder Broyles on charges of forgery 7 and cheating and swindling. “I had to have money to keep my oreditors from running garnishments on my salary,” said Dickie. ”1 have fairly been haunted by loan shark* who each day threatened to get my Job. With Christmas so near, I had to have the money. I am guilty.” Dickie was arrested in the Third National Bark after he had walked into a cleverly arranged trap set by bank officials. Sends Fraudulent Telegram. Thursday morning the bank re ceived a telegram, purporting to come from the First National Bank of Bir mingham, which read; “Honor draft of R. A. Carter for *80.” Officials of the Third National, be coming suspicious, telegraphed the Birmingham bank for verification of the order, and were infdrmed by that institution that the telegram was a fraud. Harry Scott, of the Pinkerton force, was notified, and, with two city de tectives, waited in the lobby of the Third National for Carter. Walks Into Trap. Shortly after noon Dickie appeared at the cashier's window 7 and pre sented a telegram, which was ad dressed to R. A. Carter, and reading: "Have wired Third National Bank to honor your draft.” The dispatch was signed by the Birmingham bank. The three sleuths who were wait ing were signaled by the cashier, and they formed in line behind Dickie. As soon as he had received the *80 he was taken into custody. So quietly was the arrest made that other patrons of the bank were not aware of the trouble. Gen. Wood to Head Eastern Division WASHINGTON. Dec. 19.—Major General Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the army, will succeed Major Gen eral Thomas H. Barry as commander of the Eastern Division, with head quarters at Governors Island, N. Y.. immediately upon the expiration of his term as chief of staff, it was an nounced by Secretary of War Gar rison to-day. General Wood had planned to tour Europe and Asia, but at the request of Secretary Garrison he will remain. Major General Barry has been or dered to the command of the Philip pines Division to succeed Major Gen eral Franklin Bell. Court War Opens on Savannah Saloons SAVANNAH, Dec. 19.—Following a meeting of the Laymen's League last night, eight committees went to sev eral saloons in the city and obtained w-hat they say will be convincing evidence of violations of the prohibi tion act. Warrants and injunctions, said W. B. Stubbs, the leader, would be served during the day on every piace In the city. It Is the first time since prohibition that such decisive action has been taken in ^avannah. Steffansson Party's Ship in Ice Jam; Men Walk 2,000 Miles SEATTLE, WASH., Dec. 19.—The story of how they walked 2,000 miles from the Arctic Ocean to Circle City, Fairbanks and Valdez was related to day by Captain Louis I.ane, Eben Draper, of Boston, son of the former Governor of Massachusetts; Dunbar Lockwood, of Boston, and William T. Hudson, a newspaper photographer, vyho reached here from Valdez by steamer. The Polar Bear, their ship, they said they left fast in the 1ce off Flax- mans Island. George Silsby and John Heard, both of Boston, refused to leave the vessel. Captain Lane said there was small hope of the Karluk, one of the Stef- ansson exploring party’s boats, sur viving the ice packs. Christmas Ship, With Lady Decies, Arrives NEW YORK. Dec. 19.—Her prog ress delayed by rbugh weather, head winds and high seas, the steamer Lusitania arrived to-day, bringing 7,765 sacks of Christmas mail and 860 of parcel post. Among the passengers were J* P. Morgan and family and Lord and Lady Decies, who are going to George J. Gould’s I*akewood estate for Christmas. Aeroplane Flotilla To Cross the Sahara Special 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 plane* will start from Aran, Algeria, and the final landing will be made at Timbuktu. Pyramids of stones will mark the route. 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, Dee. 19.—Vice President and Mrs. Marshall, who have become popular members of so ciety here, have announced that they will give four evening darn ing recep tions between now and Lent. Sues Mill for $10,000 For Loss of One Arm COLUMBUS, Dec. 19.—Lawrence Armstead has sued the Eagle and Phenlx Mills for injuries he says he received last August. He says one of his arms was broken and had to be amputated. He asks for $10,000 damages. NET SPREAD PRESIDENT'S FDR SPIES Zapatista Troops Surround Mex ico City—Fail Expected on First Assault. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 19.—Rebel spies in this city, who are in the pay of General Emiliano Zapata, are keep ing the Zapata insurrectos In touch with the movements of the Federal troops. General Huerta to-day ordered General Blanquet, the Minister of War, to overhaul his department thoroughly and arrest all on whom suspicion might fall. The rebel bands are increasing in strength and are enlarging their ac tivities. Twelve villages and hajnlets have been wiped out in the past 48 hours within 25 miles of this city. Fifty non-combatants were killed and each place was looted before it wai burned. By means of guerrilla tactics the Zapatistas have kept the Federal forces divided and by means of know ledge of troops' movements se cured through secret channels they are enabled to ambush the Govern ment troops in the mountain districts. It is estimated that there are now 8,000 Zapatista rebels within the Fed eral territory which surrounds this city. As Zapata is said to be co operating with the northern rebels, the indications are that the capital will fall on the first assault made upon it. Ammunition Short. A grave ammunition shortage faces the Mexican Government. There are 1,000,000 rounds of cartridges left in the arsenal owing to the reckless use of ammunition by the Federals. This would be insufficient to resist a con certed attack on the city. No more ammunition can be secured unless it is taken from the Vera Cruz arsenal, which is already short. An ammuni tion shipment from Europe is not ex pected for some time. Five hundred Federal soldiers arc reported to have deserted at Axo- chiapan, near the border of the States of Morelos and Puebla, Joining the Zapatistas. The Government to-day advertised the gambling privileges of Federal district for $50,000 and a share of the profits. This shows the dire finan cial straits of Huerta. Shooting Results in Mexican Patrol. PRESIDIO, TEXAS (By U. S. Army Phone via Marfa), Dec. 19.—In re sponse to a stern warning against armed Mexican soldiers crossing the line, General Mercado, the Mexican Federal commander in OJinaga, to day sent word to Major McNamee, U. S. A., that a patrol would be estab lished to prevent a recurrence of the shooting affray of yesterday when Luis Orozco, a Mexican Federal, was shot to death by an American soldier. “I will personally take steps to see that the persons responsible for the shooting are punished,” said General Mercado. Orozco was known to the local au thorities as a horse thieT and cattle rustler, and had but recently joined the Federal force at OJinaga. Mutiny 1s reported to have broken out in General Salazar's command, which led to the withdrawal of his troops and the soldiers of Gene r al Orozco from OJinaga. George F. Williams Called History Joke—Congress Wonders if Wilson Knew. WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 —A letter calling President Wilson’s “History of the American People” a “Joke,” and declaring it “full of toryism of the worst 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 Relations, and • Williams’ nomination is being held up until the committee learns whether the Prest- i dent knew of the letter when he named Williams. Charity Work Drives Woman to End Life KEOKUK, IOWA, Dec. 19.—Mrs. C. D. Streeter, a society woman, became mentally unbalanced following « nerv ous breakdown from overwork in charity and ended her life here by turning on the gas jets in her bed room. 4 , 'v Displays Roll in Cafe; Loses $580 Police Friday were searching for a pickpocket who got a wallet contain ing $580 from R. R. Whitehead, a fruit-tree dealer of Kingston, Ga., on Thursday afternoon. Whitehead had come to Atlanta to purchase some mules. He displayed his money in a downtown restaurant when he paid for his lunch by peeling a bill from the roll. SuicideTakes Lawyer Wanted for Forgery PEORIA. ILL., Dec. 19.—Attorney Henry I. Nowlan, of Peoria, counsel for several defendants in the iron workers’ dynamite conspiracy, com mitted suicide to-day by throwing himself in front of a train in Galva, III. A warrant for his arrest on the charge of forgery was issued here yesterday. Inez Milholland Calls Militancy “Vulgar” PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 19.—Mrs. Inez Milholln.nd Boissevain receivad 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" Lindsey Approves Children on Stage CHICAGO, Dee. 19.—Children should be permitted to work on the stage under proper safeguards, Judge Ben B. Lindsey, of Denver, told the Drama Club, adding: "I have seen factory children who dislike the life, but I never saw a stage child who did not want to retrain In the profession.” Polecat's Hide Stirs Whole Neighborhood LALTON, Dec, 19.—Declaring that his household had been deprived of reef and sleep for 48 hours because one of his neighbors had killed a po’ccat and tacked the skin on his house to dry, Patrick Kelly called on the police. The owner of the hide was forced to take it dowa and bury it* 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 the 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 la 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. AID TO ‘Diversify Crops,' Bulletin Will Urge The next important bulletin soon to 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 corn 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. To Announce Result Of Chamber Canvass The result of the “whirlwind cam paign" 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 weevlll. Countess Treuberg Sentenced for Fraud Special Cabl* to The Atlanta Georgian. BERLIN, Dec. 19.—The trial of Countess VonTreuberg for various crimes ended in a sentence of fif teen months’ imprisonment and a fine of *876. The Countess was found guilty of fraud, blackmail and abetting usury, The court fined an absent witness, Princess Alexandra of Isenburg, *76 for refusing to give evidence. Masked Feudists Burn Four Houses SPRINGFIELD, MO. Dec. 19.—Fif teen masked men, said to have been feud enemiea of the Collins family ot Old Horton, an isolated village, burn ed four houses, belonging to members of that family. Several of the Collins family were beaten and warned to leave. 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 eugenic* were adopted generally the human race would be extinct in 50 years. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Fair and cooler Fri day; fair Saturday. Sweeping reforms in the meth ods of conducting the locker clubs and cabarets of Atlanta have been promised by Recorder Broyles, who has joined Chief Beavers 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 lie abolished. “We are depending upon the police to do it,” he declared. “I will do nn part if the police will arrest the nun who run these places and bring thorn here. I will see that they are pun ished A disorderly place Is an abomination to a community, and on* 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, '.t is said, will be undertaken. Beavers Says He Has Evidence. It is probable that the Grand Jury investigation will be based on the recent activities of detectives a.id members of the vice squad, and the evidence which Chief Beavers eays 9ii» men 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 will 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 the 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 violations. Seven Managert Face Chargee. The test of strength between the police and the clubs will come at the trial of the seven managers w ho were arrested several days ago and against whom Chief Beavers and Chief Lan ford declare that they have strong evidence, gathered by the detectives and the vice aquad men. Judge Broyles’ entry Into the fiel followed a raid by members of Chief Beavers’ vice sfjuad on a cabaret shoA at Broad and Walton streets and the arrest of B. E. Shirley, who claims to be a business man; Evelyn On] who says she is a salesw'oman. and E. T. Howell, manager of the place The Recorder fined Shirley and the Gray woman $25.75 each on charges of disorderly conduct, and held H«»w ell to the higher courts in bonds of $500, eharged with maintaining a d;s orderly house in a restaurant. Judge Scores Cabarets. Prior to the sentencing of Miss Gray and Shirley, Judge Rroylee de livered a lecture to them, warning them to stay away from such places and warning Howell that improper conduct at hU place must cease. “I am not astonished that such nlaces exist in our midst." said thr- Recorder, "but I am deeply gideved. more deeply grieved than w’ords can tell. Our morals are. being raised to a plane where such places are repul sive. and we can not suffer them ty