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VOL. XII. NO. 121.
ATLANTA, (LA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER ‘20, 1913.
Copyright. 1906,
By The Georgian C<v
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South Georgia
WILSON
WIRE TRUST
ISS0LUTI0N
DRIVEN INSANE BY GRIEF, WOMAN BATTLES POLICE
T Stolen'MonaLisa' rmiTIII P IT
“AtSJtUtHIILhlll
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IQ BE GOOD
"We Can Build Up Sound Busi
ness When Dealt With Thus,”
Says President.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Presi-
dent Wilson gives his hearty approval
to the plan for the reorganization of
the American Telephone and Tele
graph Company which provides for
conformity with the administration’s
idea of the anti-trust act and under
which the Western TTnion Telegraph
Company will be separated from the
“telephone trust.”
The reorganization plan originated
with the company, although it fol
lowed many reports that a suit
against it might be filed.
The plan met the approval of At
torney General McReynolds and his
chief “trust buster,” C. O. Todd, and
officials of the subsidiaries of the
combine. In a letter to Mr. Mc
Reynolds t he President expressed
his admiration for the attitude
of the telephone company and
his conviction that such conduct on
the part of business men meant a
building up of business on sound and
permanent lines.
Burleson Plan May Be Approved.
Coming on the heels of the an
nouncement that Postmaster General
Burleson is seriously Interested in
Government ownership of telephone
lines, the action of the Department of
Justice took on an added significance,
and some officials w T ent so far as to
express the opinion that It indicated
that legislation to acquire the coun
try’s telephone business would not
be pressed by the administration at
the present session.
In brief the agreement provides
that:
The American Telephone and Tele-
| aph Company will dispose prompt-
i of its holdings in the Western
Vnion Telegraph Company so that
each concern shall be under distinct
management and so that all shall be
entirely independent.
The company will not hereafter ac
quire control of other telephone com
panies. and where control of telephone
companies has been acquired, but no
actual physical union has been effect
ed, the American Telephone and Tele
graph Company will submit the
course it is to pursue to the In
terstate Commerce Commission, and
to the Department of Justice.
To Open Toll Lines.
The company will promptly make
arrangements by which all other tele
phone companies in the United States
shall have access to its toll lines.
Department officials declare the
plan gives the Government everything
and more than it could have hoped
obtain In court. Officials are par
ticularly pleased with the last part of
the agreement, by which the Bell
ompany gives long-distance service
to subscribers of other companies.
■The officials did not deny that they
never had hoped to gain such a point
hy suit under the anti-trust act.
The agreement will not affect the
suit entered several months ago to
dissolve the connection of the Beil
company with the Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph Company, the West
Coast branch. This suit will be
pressed by the department to deter
mine how far the Sherman anti-trust
act applies to telephone companies.
The President’s Letter.
1‘risident Wilson’s letter, written
10 J/ne Attorney General, was one gf
most Interesting documents made
Jnbile in connection with the settle
ment. It reads:
My Dear Mr. Attorney General:
Thank you for leting me see
tne letter from the American Tel
ephone and Telegraph Company.
It Is very gratifying that the com
pany should thus volunteer to
adjust its business to the con
ditions of competition.
I gain the impression more and
more from week to week that the
business men of the country are
sincerely desirous of Ci>nforming
w lth the law, and it is very grat-
‘fying, indeed, to have occasion,
^ In this instance, to deal with
them in complete frankness and
to be able to show them that all
desire is an opportunity to
o-operate with t’;em. So long as
are dealt with in this spirit we
H n help to build up the business
the country' upon sound and
ierrnanent lines.
‘ ordially and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON,
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ROME, Dec. 20.—'Leonardo DaVin-
ci’s masterpiece, “LaGioconda,” also
known as “Mona Lisa,” which was
stolen from the Louvre in Paris, was
formally restored to France to-day.
The painting was brought here from
Florence, where it was recovered, In
a special railway coach, guarded by
Director Poggi, of-the Ufllzl Art Gal
lery, in Florence, several carabineers
and detectives.
Upon the arrival of the train Dr.
Poggi, carrying the precious picture
under his arm and flanked on all sides j
by detectives, went to the office of
Professor Credaro, Minister of Public
Instruction. Dr. Credaro hurried to
the French Embassy, where the paint
ing was given to M. Barrere, the
French Ambassador.
PARIS, Dec. 20.—A committee of
persons connected with the Louvre
to-day raised a fund of $5,000 as a
reward for Senor Geri, the Florentine
art dealer, through whose efforts the
famous painting, “Mona Lisa,” was
recovered.
Radium Cure Limited
To Surface Cancer
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20.—Dr.
Robert Abbe, of New York, and Dr.
Howard E. Kelly, of Johns Hopkins,
whose success in treating certain
forms of cancer with radium has besn
announced, pointed out the danger of
error in assuming that their methods
are applicable to forms of cancer oth
er than surface cancer. Thus far no
successful method has been devised
to apply radium to internal ancer.
Second Battle at Port Disastrous
to Forces of Huerta—Faith
in Gunboats.
Young Mrs, McAdoo
Is Sick in Hospital
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Report* of
the serious illness of Mrs. Francis E.
McAdoo, daughter-in-law of the Sec
retary of the Treasury, were denied
to-day by members of her family.
Captain Isaac Emerson, of Baltimore
stepfather of Mrs. McAdoo, said she
was confined in Roosevelt Hospita
from a slight attack of kidney trou
ble, but that she is expected to be ou
of the institution in several days.
September Morn in
Real Predicament
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20—Just
because he listened to the luring call
of art, Policeman Charles Tartside
faces charges of conduct unbecoming
an officer.
He designed a postcard with a ban
dit facing ‘‘September Morn” and
telling her to "throw up her hands,”
‘Highland Fling'Is
Used as Anesthetic
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.. Dec. 20.—
Too weak to stand an anesthetic.
Stephen Kianastsky. 14, was lulled
to sleep to the tune of "Highland
Mary,” while Dr. John N. Bassin re
paired an artery in the boy’s hand.
A 10-year-old girl played the mu
sic.
$10,000 Mansion Is
Fired by Militants
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BATH, ENG., Dec. 20.—More than
$10,000 damage was done at West-
\vood-on-I,anadown, two miles north
of here, when suffragettes burned a
large untenanted mansion to-day. A
quantity of suffrage literature was
found about the ruins.
Mendel Beilis Gets
Passport FromRussia j
KIEFF, Dac. 20.—A telegram was
received from the Governor General
of St Petersburg stating that a pass
port had been Issued permitting Men
del Beilis and his family to leave
Russia immediately
180 ON DISABLED SHIP.
TOULON, FRANCE, Dec. 20.—The
steamship Portugal, wtih 18u passen
gers aboard, has broken down at sea,
according to a wireless message re
ceived here to-day.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 20.—That Gov
ernment troops are being worsted in
a second battle at Tampico is indi
cated by reports received here to-day.
The War Department admits that the
rebels have captured the outskirts of
the city.
Only fragmentary reports of the
fighting have been received here, but
these show that the rebel troops, led
by General Aguilar and General Blan
co, number 8,000 men, reinforce
ments having been received from
Victoria. The Federals have about
5.000 emn.
Despite the news of reverses in the
early fighting, General Blanquet as
serted this morning that the Federal
gunboats would be able to prevent the
capture of the port.
Americans and other foreigners in
the capital are becoming more anx
ious daily, as the Zapata rebels con- ;
tinue their attacks on towns sur
rounding Mexico City.
Look for Massacre.
They believe that a massacre will
follow the fall of the city and car
rying out of Zapata’s threats to hang
General Huerta and General Blanquet
from the balcony of the National Pal
ace. Government officials declared
to-day, however, that hte Zapatistas
would be unable to win their way to
the capital.
General Huerta is leaving nothing
undone to preserve amicable relations
with the United States. By his or
ders three Americans who had been
held on flimay charges were released
to-day. This action was taken after
Charge d’Affaires O’Shaughnessy had
made a personal appeal to the Pro
visional President.
Replying to the request of the
American official, General Huerta
said: You tell me these are cases
of persecution I won’t have such
practices as long as T am President.”
Gen. Salazar’s Baby
Son Held for $5,000.
EL PASO, TEXAS, Dec. 21).—The 5-
vear-old son of General Jose Salazar,
the Mexican Federal leader whom
General Villa threatened to “hang in
Chihuahua as a traitor,” has been kid
naped and is held for $5,000 ransom.
The child was stolen from his moth
er, who had sought refuge in the
United States after the retreat of the
Federals from Chihuahua.
She received a letter to-day, say
ing the boy would be tortured unless
the ransom was paid at once. Senora
Salazar accuses followers of General
Villa of kidnaping the boy. but the
Constitutionalist Junta disclaims re
sponsibility.
Do Your Christmas
Mailing Now,' Urges
P.M.; Roads Swamped
This is the “Iasi call” for the post
ing of Christmas packages at the At
lanta postoffice.
Bolling H. Jones, postmaster,
doesn’t mean that no more Christmas
mail will be received for transmis
sion, which would be a highly impo
litic and even “unconstitutional” at
titude to assume.
“But if Atlanta people want to be
sure that their packages are handled
out of the city with promptness and
care, they should mail them Satur
day,” Mr. Jones said. “Already the
railroads are simply swamped with
the flood of packages. There is mail
lying in the various depots now that
has been there 24 hours. We are able
to get the stuff out of this office, all
right. I never have seen a bunch of
workers like these boys. But the rail
roads simply can’t ahndle it promptly,
and that’s all there is to it.”
Mr. Jones added that parcels post
ed as late as Monday couldn’t be ex
pected to reach a destination of any
considerable distance before Friday or
Saturday of next week.
400 Are Poisoned
At Church Supper
ST. CHARLES, ILL., Dec. 20.—Four
hundred residents of St. Charles suf
fered from ptomaine poisoning fol
lowing a chicken supper in St. Pat
rick’s Catholic Church.
From midnight until morning eight
physicians did a rushing business.
Moans came to the doctors over the
telephone from all parts of the city at
the same time.
Mistrial Is Result
In Stock Fraud Case
MORE THAN 100 GIRLS
SELLSEALSSATURDAY
Miss Launan
Johnson, active
Red Cross Seal
worker, who is
one of 100 pret-
tygirls on Miss
Griffith’s com
mittee.
Church Will Teach
Youth Decent Dances
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Dancing is to
be taught the young people of Chriat
Church. Bedford avenue. Brooklyn, but
not the “tango” or the “turkey trot.”
The Rev. Canon Chase rector, said that
the vestrymen have employed Miss
Beatrice Scholes as dancing teacher.
“There is no greater social problem
confronting the youth of the community
than dancing.” said Canon (’base. “Tha
underworld has sought to degrade this
form of amusement, we will aim to up
lift It.”
Autoist Arrest Ends
Police Benefactions
EVANSTON, ILL.. Dec. 20— Be
cause a friend was arrested and
locked up for speeding against his
protest, A. B. Lord, who has given a
large donation to the police pension
fund every year, announced that he
would never contribute another cent
to the fund.
GREENSBORO, Dec. 20.—The case
of D. E. Moorefteld, charged with
cheating and swindling by selling
worthless stock in the Gray Car Door,
of Atlanta, resulted in a mistrial in
the City Court here.
The prosecutor, J, H. Bowles, a
prominent planter, of Greene Coun
ty, alleges that Moorefleld sold him
$1,500 sto.ck and traded the notes to
tile Bank of Colbert, Ga. The stock
in the company is alleged to be
worthless.
Here's One That You
Can’t Even Sneeze
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—The so
cial announcers of Washington have
met their Waterloo in the pronuncia
tion of the name of the Siamese Min
ister. It is Phya Prabhakaravonga.
There is more of it in his native
tongue, but that is all he carries
about for ordinary use.
Paymaster of Wilson
Yacht Loses His Place
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.—Passed
Assistant Paymaster Edward Little,
U. S. N., on duty for the last three
years with the President’s yacht May
flower, “Is no longer In the service
of ti\e navy.”
Secretary Daniels said he did not
care to comment on the case.
115 LEAP
OFF II:
Tom orrow's
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 by or
dering from a dealer, or by phoning Main
100. There are dozens of interesting features
in it.
Baboon a Cocaine
Fiend, Takes Cure
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Dec. 20.—A Japanese baboon
called Tobie, is a cocaine fiend and la
a patient at Saint Anne Asylum.
Tobie arrived at the hospital with his
owner, a noted French actress, who is
also a victim to the drug habit, and Is
receiving the same treatment in the hos
pital as his mistress got.
Beavers' Dam Floods
Cellars Near Creek’
CRANBERRY, N. J., Dec. 20.—
When a colony of beavers dammed
the outlet of Cranberry Lake the cel
lars of householder wore flooded.
The dam was destroyed. The beav
ers are rebuilding further up.
Doctor Blows Life
Into Dying Infant
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Afraid to
use a pulmotor upon a boy an hour
old, Dr. Michael Quaglia blew his
breath Into the Infant’s lungs for more
than an hour and restored conscious
ness. The baby will live.
Mrs. Gompers Raps
Petticoat Police
DENVER, COL., Dec. 20.—“I am npt
In favor of policewomen and I do not
believe In the woman vice crusader
“Think of a woman trying to arrest
a man!” exclaimed Mrs. Samuel Gom
pers, In discussing the rights of women
In the working world.
Workers Determined to Break Sale
Record During the Day—Ther
mometer Records Progress.
Determined efforts to break all rec
ords in the sales of Red Cross Christ
mas Seals are being made Saturday
by the workers of the Atlanta Anti- |
Tuberculosis Association, which is in
charge of the local campaign. The
Children of the Confederacy, under
the supervision of Miss Mary Griffith,
president, is In charge of the selling
campaign Saturday, and more than
100 young girls are enlisted for the
day’s work.
Miss Griffith, besides having her
aides stationed at the regular selling
stations, has also placed a number of
solicitors on the busiest downtown
corners and along Peachtree and
Whitehall streets. It is hoped that
the Indicator which Is registering the
sales will have reached the 800,000
mark by Saturday night.
According to a statement made by
one of the workers of the anti-tuber
culosis association, Atlanta is not
making the showing she should in the
sale of the seals.
“Many towns throughout the, State
are leading us in per capita sales,”
she said, “and unless better records
are made from now on Atlanta will
be beaten. Many people have not yet
purchased aeala, and it is those that
The
In-a-Hurry
People
You see on the streets to-day are
by no means so occupied that they
fail to take advantage of the “pick
ups” advertised In the “For Sale”
columns of the “Want Ad” Section.
Many letters similar to the fol
lowing are mailed to ua dally:
Cummfng. Ga., Dec. 17, 1913.
The Atlanta Georgian. Atlanta. Ga.
Gentlemen: Please discontinue
our ads In your “Want Ad” col
umns and send us the bills so we
can pay you. We have sold out, j
and have nothing to advertise.
The Georgian certainly is a good
advertising medium.
Yours truly.
A. W PRUITT. Prop.
HEARST’S AMERICAN and
GEORGIAN
WANT AD” Columns is
THE MARKET PLACE
FOR ALL THE
PEOPLE
Arrival Here of Brother-in-Law
Calms Rachel Wurn, Frantic
Over Parents’ Death.
we expect to go after from now to the
close of the campaign.”
The Woman's Club, under the di
rection of Mrs. A P Coles, was in
charge of the work Friday. Exact
figures are not yet available, but a
good record was made.
Christmas Play Is
Presented on Train
BINGHAMTON, N. Y., Dec. 20.—A
theatrical performance of “A Christ
mas Angel” was presented in the club
car of a. moving Lackawanna train.
Driven temporarily insane by
the sudden death of her father
and mother, Raehel Leah Wurn
a handsome German woman,
about 30 years old. was held al
police headquarters Saturday,
after She had terrorized passen
gers on a Seaboard Air Line
train aud at the old Union Sta
tion late Friday afternoon.
An investigation by the Jewish
Relief Association revealed that
she was en route to Birmingham
to the home of her brother-in-
law, M. Slaughter.
Mr Slaughter Was telegraphed te
by Chief Beavers Friday night, and
came to Atlanta Saturday to take
charge of the woman.
She was violent during the nigh:,
and came to Atlanta Saturday to
take Charge of the woman.
She was violent during the night,
but had been quieted by morning
After a conference with Mr. Slaugh
ter she apparently was rational
Tried to Leap From Train.
Miss Wurm became Insane when
the train was a few miles out of At
lanta, and created a panic among the
passengers. She leaped into the aisle,
screaming and tearing at her hairand
clothing.
Members of the train crew tried te
quiet her and ahe fought them. With
two of the railroad men clinging to
her and several passengers trying to
help them, the woman made a leap
for a window and tried to plunge
from the train. She broke the glaa,
of the window with her hands, but
was prevented from Jumping.
Railroad men finally calmed her, and
then telegraphed ahead to the At
lanta police to meet the train. P»
trolmen Milam and Palmer went to
the station and had a hard time quiet
ing the woman.
Panic in Station.
The station was crowded and a
panic ensued when the woman start
ed to scream and battle with the po
licemen. She was finally overpow
ered and taken to headquarters, where
she was unable to give her name.
The Investigation by the Jewish
Relief Association showed that she
had left Germany a short time agu
and come to New York.
Just before ahe started on the trip
her father died, and soon after ahe
landed at Ellis Island she received
word that her mother was dead.
It is thought her mind became un
balanced from grief.
Briefest Criticism
For Jerome's Plav
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON. Dec. 20 —The following is
perhaps the briefest dramatic eriticiam
on record. It appears In The London
Daily FSxpnif:
“Jerome K. Jerome* new piece, ‘Ro-
bina in Search of a Husband,’ was pro
dueed last night It Is described on the
program as an abfurd play. It Is.”
THE WEATHER
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgiar—Cloudy Saturday;
local rains Sunday.