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T Come to Big Free Concert and Aid Empty Stocking Fund The Free Christmas Concert and Entertainment for the Empty Stocking Fund will be held at the Forsyth Theater TO-MORROW— SUNDAY—afternoon, beginning at 3 o’clock. It sure will be some show. The best professional instrumentalists in Atlanta—nearly all of them—will appear in an attractive program led by Weidemeyer, Bar ber and Matthiessen. Besides the band music, there will be solo num bers of merit, and the best features from the movies. The Christmas Editor has spread himself to provide entertain ment that will please everybody, and with the help of the Atlanta Fed eration of Musicians is able to guarantee that to-morrow will be one afternoon that won't be dull. The time—3 o’clock Sunday afternoon; the place—the popular Forsyth Theater. Make your arrangements now to attend. DID YOU KNOW VOIR FEET WEIGH MORE WHEN YOU IRE ASLEEP? That's Only On* of a Hundred Interesting Things Revealed in THE SUNDAY AMERICAN The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results VOL. XII. NO. 121. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1913. Copyright. 1906, O fU\ T TQ PAY NO By The Georgian Co. " J. O. MORE. _ HELEN KELLER HERE, APPROVES MILITANTS' METHODS c§b C&3 C&) $3 n . c 7 ri; r i Ji, MISS HELEN KELLER, NOTED BLIND (uossip School ratrons rlanIndignation Meeting girl and her teacher, mrs. macy s s 22 23 HOUSE REJECTS SENATE CURRENCY BILL E I E Hardwick Balks at Upper House Naming Majority of the Conferees. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—The House to-day refused to concur in the Senate amendments to the cur rency bill and ordered the measure sent to conference. The first roll caJl on a resolution to concur showed its rejection by a vote of 265 to 57. The calling: of the roll for the second time to catch those who failed to answer on the first call was ordered. The second roll call brought a vote of 294 to 59 against the motion of Representative Murrav of Oklahoma. This was the final roll call. ^'hen the bill, fresh from last night’s victory in the Senate, was ’aid before the House, Chairman Glass, of the House conference committee, moved at once that the House dis agree to all Senate amendments and send the currency bill to conference. Glass Pessimistic. Minority Leader Mann asked Glass about the prospects for an immediate agreement in conference. Glass re plied: I say frankly I do not see any chance for an immediate agreement.” '"fou do not think you will be able to report back to the House late t>- da y?” asked Mann. I certainly do not,” replied Glass, who resents the action of the Senate in appointing so many conferees on the bill. Glass wanted only three conferees named by each body, and asserted that with practically the *u!l membership of the two Banking and ' urrency Committees acting as con ferees the conference will resemble a town meeting. Hardwick Balks. Representative Austin, of Tennes see, moved that the House agree :o the Senate amendments immediately. His motion was ruled out of order. Glass sought to argue with Repre sentative Hardwick, of Georgia, who insisted that the Ho use appoint as many conferees as the Senate had done. Hardwick said he never would Five his consent to the House ap pointing but three. Glass replied that Hardwick’s con • Sf-nt was not absolutely necessary and that the members of the House Cur rency Committee all were agreed ns to their policy. He added that they wanted to go home as soon as pos sible. Majority Leader Underwood tried convince Hardwick that he should agree to the motion, which would send the bill to conference, and later fight °ut the question as to how many conferees should be named. Prepares for Vote. Underwood finally obtained unani mous consent to take the bill from the Speaker’s table and consider it, and Representative Murray, of Okla homa, made the motion that instead disagreeing to the Senate amend ments the House should concur in them, taking the bill as It' came over f-om the upper body. Before Representative Murray’s motion to concur could be put it was Pceessary to read the entire bill as it • -me from the Senate, Mr. Mann demanding that all of the amend ments be read. The clerk accordingly began the long task of reading the ‘Not Trying to Beat Mayor/ Official of AlarmSystemWires Reports that the Okonite Company, of New York, which built the city’s new fire alarm system, was endeav oring to defeat Mayor Woodward in the next election are vigorously de nied by J. Delmar Underhiil, a repre sentative of that company. In a telegram to The Georgian he states: "If Mayor Woodward really be lieves the statement as published by your paper, that the. Okonite Com pany is playing politics to get money, his statement is made in error. “The Okonite Company, as every body in Atlanta knows, went into thlfe contract in good faith and there fore is entitled to every dollar con tracted for by the city. I can not be lieve for one minute that the Mayor sincerely thinks that we would try to influence any opposing candidate, be cause our relations have always been very cordial.” T OGLETHORPE Cupid Asleep; Xmas Weddings Decrease Cupid apparently is emulating Lit tle Boy Blue, according to Ordinary Wilkinson. A comparison of the num ber of marriage licenses issued at this time with the same time last year reveals only one-tenth as many. “Something is wrong,” said Mr. Wil kinson. “Last year we Issued more than 200 licenses just before Christ mas, but the average per day now is less than half a dozen. We expect a r.ish next week, though.” Bank Clearings Show Near $3,000,000 Gain Bank clearings In Atlanta for the week ending to-day showed an excess over the corresponding week of 1912 of nearly $3,000,000. The figures for this week were $19,979,777.58. For the corresponding week last year they were $17,124,- 105.13, a gain for 1913 of $2,855,672.45. Briefest Criticism For Jerome’s Play o Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 20.—The following is perhaps the briefest dramatic criticism on record. It appears in The London Dally Express: “Jerome K. Jerome’s new piece, ‘Ro- bina in Search of a Husband,’ was pro duced last night. It is described on the program as an absurd play. It is.” 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 bean announced, pointed out the danger of error in assuming that their methods are applicable to forms of cancer oth er than surface cancer. Djoctor 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. 10 BLAME, THEY SAY Determined not to be put by Coun ty Superintendent of Schools E. C. Merry in what they declare is a false light, parents of the Mayson school district Saturday formulated plans for a big indignation Tneeting to be held in the sehoolhouse which was ordered closed on account of “gos sip.” The school has been ordered re opened by the County School Board, who decided that there was no way of indicting a community—but the community is far from satisfied. Superintendent Merry's assertion that the parents made the closing of the school the only logical step be cause of their “slanderous gossip” against two of the young women teachers has aroused a storm of in dignation. Sympath yis expressed for the young women in the case. It is de clared that they could have been saved much needless annoyance by a more tactful solution of the problem than closing the school, and the lead- erg in the move for the mass meet ing said Saturday that it was not di rected in any way against the teach ers. The meeting will set forth that the entire district can hardly be held re sponsible for any alleged . slanders that two or three persons may have circulated. It will contend that clos ing a school and depriving the chil dren of getting their education is hardly the way to punish the guilty adults. It was also said that Superintend ent Merry has never been greatly in sympathy with the school and that the establishment of the schoolhouse was due largely to the efforts of the residents of the district themselves. Parrot’s Cries Save Couple From Blaze FREMONT, OHIO, Dec. 20.—Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Beal were awakened this morning by the screams of their pet parrot, to find their house In flames. They barely had time to es* cape in their night clothes. The house was destroyed. It wag a jubilation luncheon at the Piedmont Hotel Saturday noon. The Oglethorpe Fund subcommittee chair men, with a splendid burst of speed at the finish of their canvass, had raised $11,500, one of the largest records of the campaign, and were dismissed from further labors. Only $27,000 remains to be sub scribed before the university Is posi tively assured to Atlanta. Ivan E. Allen, vice chairman, announced that the executive committee would take care of this amount within the next few days and that the subcommittee canvass had ended. Hustlers Are Thanked. Speeches were made, the most suc cessful subcommittee chairmen re ceived the congratulations of their co- laborers and the whole body of men were given the heartiest thanks of Vice Chairman Allen and Dr. Thorn- well Jacobs, secretary of the execu tive committee. When the jubilee was at its height, the photographers appeared and all of the campaigners had their pictures taken, Dr. Cheston King and L. P. Bottenfield having the places of honor ta the right and left of Mr. Allen. These two chairmen carr’id off the banner for the largest totals, averag ing approximately $1,000 a day each for the three weeks of the campaign. Saturday's Contribution. E>r. King turned in Saturday sub scriptions totaling $4,150, his record for the period that the canvass has been in progress. Dr. William Owens was a close second, reporting $4,070 in subscriptions. This also was his record day. L. P. Bottenfield report ed $1,935. The mark set for Saturday had been $8,000. The contributions were therefore more than $3,000 in excess of the expectations. Four thousand dollars was in material, two firms contributing $2,000 each. Vice Chairman Allen announced himself as highly gratified with the result of the campaign and predicted that the remaining amount would be subscribed within the next few days. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Cloudy Saturday; probably local rains Sunday. Tomorrow's Sunday 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. BALLOT MISS HELEN KEELER. MRS. JOHN MACY. ‘Oftenest Speaker’ In Council Changes From 5th to 3d Ward While the Fifth Ward is bewailing its serious loss, Third Ward residents are rejoicing. Councilman J. J. Greer, who during two terms as the representative of the Fifth Ward gained the record for more speeches than any other man who ever sat In Council, has moved from his oM stamping ground and gone over into the Third Ward, where he was re ceived with open arms. Those who with Councilman Greer are serving their last month in Coun cil have received their last $25 check from the city. Greer folded bis ten derly and placed It in his inside pock_ et. “Gentlemen,” he said, “you honored sirs with whom I have served so long and so pleasantly, I fear I have drawn my last money for service for the grand old Fifth Ward. I have moved to the Third Ward.” Mother Shoplifter To Give Child Toys BALTIMORE, t)ec. 20.—“Rather than see my little girl go hungry and poorly clad, I became a shoplifter. When the child began to talk of Santa Claus, I determined she should have some toys even If I had to steal them.” Mrs. Catherine Baird made this de fense to-day. She Is in jail for steal ing from several stores. Mrs. Gompers Raps Petticoat Police DENVER, COL., Dec. 20.—"I am not 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. Convict Sends $1 He Earned in Prison to Empty Stocking Fund There came to the Christmas Ed itor of The Georgian Saturday morn ing a letter Inclosing one dollar for the Empty Stocking Fund that forms one of the most pathetic and at the same time one of the most appreci ated gifts the fund has received. It was from Dr. J. M. Elliott, who is-serving a life sentence for murder at Camilla, Ga. He was sentenced to be hanged, but the sentence was commuted by Governor Brown, and the remainder of his days must be spent In a convict camp. And yet fte thinks of the little boys and girls who may not know Santa Claus. “It makes me feel glad, he writes, “to know that I am able to contrib ute to iuch a worthy cause, for I my self have a little girl who may be dependent upon charity for her Christmas. I do not know where she is. I am a prisoner of the State, serving a life sentence. “I never knew the happiness of a Christmas, and it makes me only too glad to send one of the dollars I earned and saved in prison.” Beavers’ Dam Floods Cellars Near Creek CRANBERRY, N. J., Dec. 20.— When a colony of beaver* dammed the outlet of Cranberry Lake the cel lars of householder* were flooded. The dam was destroyed. The beav ers are rebuilding further up. Gasoline-Cleaned Trousers Explode LAUREL, DEL., Dec. 20.—After cleaning his trousers with gasoline, Merrill Thompson, a clerk, put them on, sat down, and dropped a lighted ( igarette on his knee An explosion followed and he was badly burned. Georgia Still Has Chance to Corral Wilson's Vacation WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Presi dent Wilson will spend his Christmas vacation at Pass Christian, Miss., it was officially announced at the White House this afternoon, if he shall be able to feign the currency bill eithei Monday or Tuesday. If the enact ment of the bill is delayed, he may decide to go to either Augusta, Ga., or Aiken, S. C. The President hopes to spend his time golfing and fishing. He wlil re turn to Washington by January 14 in time for the diplomatic reception. The In-a-Hurry People You «ee on the streets to-day are by no means so occupied that thev fall 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 us dally: Cumming, 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, 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 Touching Scene at Hotel When Mother of Human Marvel First Greets Her. A- Helen Keller, human marvel of the century, in Atlanta to lec ture at the Auditorium under U. D. C. auspices Saturday night* made it plain on her arrival ir the city that she holds decided views on suffrage. Fnfthennow she will answer any qncir&tw d that line to-night, and these are among the things she will say: “Women will have the vote. Mili tancy will prevail, for It is the weap on of patriotism, being the only means left to the advocates of equal suffrage. I confess I have militant longings myself, to strike a blow as well as to say a word In this great cause ” Miss Keller is always ready to talk on this theme. Even Saturday morn ing, worn out by a long railroad jour ney, and resting under the care of her teacher, Mrs. Macy, at the Hotel Ansley, she conveyed through her teacher her eager opinions of suf frage and Its ultimate achievement. In fact, Miss Keller was still In bed at noon. Tired and Has a Cold. “She is very tired, and has a cold,” Mrs. Macy said, “and I thought she should be allowed to rest, for her voice Is not very strong at best. But suffrage? Well, Helen has formed her own Ideas from broad and com prehensive information. And she says she can not understand why the men whose forefathers tipped overboard the British tea In Boston harbor can cry down militancy—the only weapon left In the hands of women after dec ades of diplomacy and ages of argu ment had failed. “In Bloomington the other night she was saying something like that, and somebody ui the audience said: 'Miss Keller, if you talked that way in Eng land, they'd put you In jail.’ “Her face lighted up In the most wonderful manner. "'They might put me in jail,’ she said, 'but they can’t jail an idea!’” Would Love Martyrdom, And then it was recalled that Miss Keller’s ideas on suffrage, from her book, “Out of the Dark," had recently been made a part of the Congressional Record by a unanimous vote of the Congress of the United States, on mo tion of Henry George. “I really believe Miss Keller would feel ft a privilege to be put in jail for the cause.” Mrs. Macy said. ’’And if she should be, I know she’d start a hunger strike promptly, not to mtsa any of the joy* of martyrdom. She feels intensely on many things, but most intensely of all on suffrage." Mis* Keller was sleeping at noon when a committee from the Daugh ters of the Confederacy—Mrs. Wil liams McCarthy, president; Mr* C. Helen Plane, honorary president, and Miss Mildred Rutherford, historian general—called at the rooms in the Ansley occupied by Mrs. Macy and her pupil. It was something of an odd experi ence to be there. In Mrs. Many's room the tights Continued on Pago 2, Column S,