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Zome 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 ARE ASLEEP? fhat's Only One 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. I90«. 9 fpVTC PAT NO ®y The QOorglan Co. “ 1 O. more. MILITANTS’ PUN APPROVED BY HELEN KELLER Touching Scene at Hotel When Mother of Human Marvel First Greets Her. Helen Keller, human marvel of the century. In Atlanta to lecture at the Auditorium under U. D. C. auspices Saturday night, made It plain on her arrival in the city that she holds de cided views on suffrage. Further more, she will answer any questions on 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. T confess I hav.e 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 ori this theme. Even Saturday morn ing, worn out by a Jong railroad Jour ney, and resting under the care of her teacher, Mrs. Mary, 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 col.1,7 M " Macy said, ‘‘and I thought she should be allowed to rest, for her voice is not . ery strong at best. But suffrage? Well, Helen has formed her own Ideas from broad and com prehensive information. And she says «he can not understand why the men *hose forefathers tipped overboard th’ British tea in Boston harbor can °ry down militancy—the only weapon i left in the hands of women after dec* ! s of diplomacy and acres of argu- I mp nt had failed. In Bloomington the other night she v saying something like that, and somebody the audience said: ‘Mias *r, if you talked that way in Eng- ; r "i they'd put you In Jail.’ Her face lighted up in the most Wonderful manner. 1 hey might put me in. jail,’ she but they can’t Jail an idea!’” Would Love Martyrdom, vnd then it was recalled that Miss Keller's ideas on suffrage, from her 1 1 ok. “Out of the Dark,” had recently b*en made n part of the Congressional Kf'ord by a unanimous vote of the 1 ongress of the United States, on mo- ! on of Henry George. t really believe Miss Keller would t a privilege to be put in jail for ! cause,” Mrs. Macy said. “And if K * should be, I know she'd start a n ger strike promptly, not to miss Huv the joys of martyrdom. She intensely on many things, but n -"St intensely of all on suffrage.” Hiss Keller was sleeping at noon ' • h a committee from the Daugh- :f " s of the Confederacy—Mrs. Wil- ns McCarthy, president; Mrs. O. en Plane, honorary president, and 1 Mildred Rutherford, historian general—called at the rooms in the * y occupied by Mrs. Macy and her pupil. h was something of an odd experi- e to be there. *n Mrs. Macy’s room the lights '-ontinued on Page 2, Column 6. Briefest Criticism For Jerome's Play kuetiai Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 20.—The following Is Perhaps the briefest dramatic criticism ^■ n re cord. It appears in The London 1 v Express: r ?rome K. Jerome’s new piece. *Ro- , ina in Search of a Husband,’ was pro- ' r d last night. It is described on the I gram as an absurd play. It is.” MISS HELEN KELLER. NOTED BLIND GIRL AND HER TEACHER, MRS, MACY * : " ’• > v: ' ^ ^ j * J* J MISS HELEN KELLER. 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 term* 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 old 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 his ten derly and placed.it in his inside pock et. “Gentlemen,” he said, ' you honored sirs vviYh 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. Dvr. 20.—‘Rather than see my little girl go hungry anJ poorly clad, I became a shoplifter. When the child began to talk of Santa Claus, ! determin’d 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. BERLIN, Dec. 20—Because one of its employees had been discharged for attempting to form a union of bank clerks, the labor unions of Germany decided to-day to withdraw their de posits, amounting to $5,000,000, from a leading Berlin bank. RACING RESULTS AT CHARLESTON. FIRST—Five and a half furlongs: Lorette Dwyer, 102 (F. Murphy), 6. 2, even, wort; Ancon, 107 (Martin), 17-10, 7-10, 1-4, second; Coreopsis, 111 (Davenport), 15, 6, 2. third. Time, 1:08 2-5. Tom Holland, Semiquaver. Pluvius, Yiley. John Marrs and Ve- neta Strome also ran. SECOND—sSlx furlongs. Dan- worth 111 (Buxton), 11-10, 1-4, v>u*, won; Gold Cap 113 (Turner), 11-10, 1- 4, out, second; Luque.sMe 109 (Me- Taggart), 40, 8, 5-2. third. Tine? 1:15 2-5. Also ran: Yenghee, Char- tier. Royal Tea. THIRD—Ki\ • and one-half fur longs: Brave Cunarder 118 ; (Deron- de), L3-*5, evcti. 2-5, won; Old Ben 10G (Byrne). 5, 2. even, second.; De posit 103 (Bux on), 4, 7-5, o-o, thTrd. Time 1:09 1-5. Ai.-o ran: Dainty .Mint, Water Lady, ; riktok. Miss Gayle, John P. Nixon. FOURTH—Mile and one-sixteenth: Donald McDonald 119 (Buxton), even, 2- 5, out, won; Floral Park 109 (Pati- Jey), 3. 4-5. out, second; G. M. Mil. *r 115 (Byrne), 18-5, even, out, third. Time 1:49. Loohlel also ran. FIFTH—Six furlongs: Ford Mil, 106 (McTaggart), 11-10, 2-5, 1-5, won; Dr. Jackson, 109 (Byrne). 3, even. 1-2, second; Bernardotte, 114 (Martin). 12, 4. 2, third. Time, 1:17. Sunguid**, Handstetle, Snowflakes, Juarquin, Terra Blanco, Captain Jinks and Belle Chilton also ran. SIXTH Joe Diebold. won; Pard- ner, second; Colonel Ashmead, third. AT JUAREZ. FIR8T—•‘Five furlongs: Brightstone, 103 (F’ordi, 8-5, 3-5, 1-5, won; Amity, 98 (Metcalf), 2, 7-10, 1-4, second; Spirella. 98 (Stevens). 4. 8-5, 4-5, third. Time, 1:06. Mawr Lad, Mo ment. Frank Wooden and Gold Dust also ran. . Race Entries on Page 2. 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 nas 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 he thinks of the little boys and girls who may not know Santa Claus. ”It iruikes me feel glad, ha writes, “to knofw that 1 am able to contrib ute to such a worthy cause, for I my self hawe 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. ”1 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.” Cupid Asleep; Xmas Weddings Decrease Cupid apparently is emulating Lit tle Boy Blue, according to Ordinary Wilkinson. A comparison of the num ber of marrlago licenses issued a! this time with the same time last year reveals only one-tenth as many. “Something Is wrong,” said Mr, Wil kinson. “Last yesr we issued more than 209 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.” Committees Freed From Labor* With Only $27,000 Left To Be Raised. It was a jubilation luncheon at the Piedmont Hotel Saturday noon. Tha Oglethorpe Fund subcommittee chair men, with a splendid hurst of speed at the finish of their canvass, had raised $11,600, one of the largest reoorde 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 EL 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 auc- Md.UcomJUi.Uee chairmen—#e- celved 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. C'hrston King and L. P. Bottenfield'having the places of honor at the right and left of Mr. Allen. These two chairman carr’id off the banner for the largest totals, averag ing approximately fl,000 a day eaoh for the three weeks of the campaign. Saturday's Contribution. Dr. 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 ipibscriptions. 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 $8,000 In excess of the expectations. Four thousand dollars, was in material, two firm* 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 he subscribed within the next few day*. THE!SAY Plan Indignation Meeting Over Closing of School in May- son District. Determined not to be put by coun ty (Superintendent of Bchoole E. C. Merry In what they declare a false light, parents of the MAyson school district (Saturday formulated plans for a big Indignation meeting to be held In the eehoolhouse which was ordered closed on account of “gos- elp.” The school has been ordered re opened by the County School Board, who decided that there wae no way of Indicting a community—but the community le far from satisfied. Superintendent Merry’s assertion that the parents mad* 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 vase. 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 ers 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 Jm v c circulated. It will contend that clos ing a school and depriving the chil dren of getting their education Is hardly tho 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 eehoolhouse was due largely to the efforts of the residents of the district themselves ‘Not Trying to Beat Mayor/ Official of AlarmSystemWires Reports that the Okonlte Company, of New York, which built the city's new fire alarm system, was endeav oring to defeat Mayor Woodward In 1 he next election are vigorously de nied hv J. Dehnar Underhill, a repre- sent itive 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 Okonlte Com pany is playing politic* to get money, his statement is made in error. “The Okonite Company, as every body Atlanta knows, went into thin 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.” THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Cloudy Saturday; probably local rains Sunday. M. A. Smith, Atlanta Business Man, Dies Milton A. Smith, 84 years old, father of Mrs. St. Elmo Massengnla and one of Atlanta’s best known busi ness men, died at his home, No. 25 Dawn street. Saturday. He Is sur vived by one daughter, Mrs Massen- gxle, and three sons, Milton, Jr., of Greenville, S. (’., and Ormond and Walter Smith, of Atlanta. I Mr. Smith was born In Smlthvitle, Ga.. but had resided in Atlanta for the last thirty years or more. He was Identified with many business Interests In Atlanta, being president of the ' Smith A Simpson Lumber Company and the East Point Lum ber Company, and vice president of the Germania Savings Bank. Bank Clearings Show Near $3,000,000 Gain Bank clearings in Atlanta for the week ending to-dav showed an excess over the corresponding week of 1912 of nearly $3,000,000. The figure* 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 $2,855,672.46. State Game Warden Names Two Deputies Btate Game Warden Davis .Satur day announced the appointment of B. T. Veal, of Stone Mountain, to be game warden of DeKalb County, vice E. L. Waggoner, resigned, and Thom as Underwood, to be warden of White County, vice A. L Dorsey, resigned. LONDON, Dec. 20.—A nephew of Countess Mielznski was shot and killed by the Count to-day in Dako- wymukee Castle near Qraetz, Prus sia, according to a dispatch from Ber lin this afternoon. The victim was mistaken for a burglar. CINCINNATI, Deo. 20.— It wdas an nounced here this afternoon, after a conference between President Ebbets, of Brooklyn, and President Herr mann, of the Cincinnati Baseball Club, that the Tinker trade would stand, but Cincinnati would get play ers instead of cash. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—Senator Weeks, at the request of Massachu setts constituents, to-day introduced a constitutional amendment provid ing for the abolition of polygamy in the United States and all its posses sions. EL PASO, TEXAS, Dec. 20.—Presi dent Huerta of Mexico has offered to resign on certain conditions, accord ing to Information received to-day from an authentic source. His prop osition was made known to President Wilson at Washington, but the American Government refused to ac cept the terms. TERRE HAUTE, IN D.. Dsc. 20.— Oliver Stiltz was to-day elected man ager of the Rose Polytechnic football team and Halfback Joe Carter cap tain. VERA CRUZ, Dec. 20.—Another significant movs of warships toward Tampico took placs to day. The Wheeling tailed late in the forenoon and the German cruiser Bremen leaves this evening. Tne Spanish cruiser Carlos V arrives here to-night and probably will leave at once for Tampico. BERLIN, Dec. 20.—Count Brud- zewo M ielzynsk i, a member of the German Relchetag, in a fit of jeal ousy. to-day shot and filled hie wife and nephew in hit casVle near Poaen. One of the Countess’ maids, who tried to protect her mistrese, was shot and seriously wounded. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Senator Works this afternoon introduced a bill to repeal the Hetch-Hetchy bill and revoke the grants made there under to 8an Francisco and other cit ies. He declared that this bill, which President Wilson signed yesterday, had been passed under a complete misunderstanding. “It was support ed by the most powerful and insidious lobby ever assembled in support of any bill in Congress.” said Works. “That lobby deceived and misled members of Congress by misrepresen tation and false statements upon which they relied and without which the bill nsver could have pasted.” DETROIT. MICH., Dec. 20.—That he attempted to swindle a Detroit cit izen out of $1,000 by offering to obtain advance information on racing reaults is the charge againet Charles Mon roe, aged 37, who aays his home is in Cleveland, and who, ths police be lieve, is connected with an Eastern gang of wire tappers. Monroe was arrested to-day. It is alleged that he advertised in Detroit papers that any one with $1,000 could make a good in vestment by communicating with him. A citizen, whose name is withheld, said Monro# offersd to get races from ten to fifteen minutes before anybody else, and declared that by making bets on horses after the races were ovsr, but before the “bookies” received the results, there was no chance to lose. CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—Federal Judge Geiger, of Milwaukee, sitting here, to day dismissed the suit of Attorney George F. Harding againet the Corn Products Refining Company, in which Harding demanded $100,000 on ac count of the depreciation of stock he held in the company. The court held that there was no basis for the com plaint that the reorganization of the company had been manipulated so that the stock would decrease in value. CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—Louis Ranch er, employed by a Waukegan fruit merchant who came to Chicago te do some buying and later roported to the police that he had been slugged and robbed of $2,<80 in cash and checks for $100, wss taken back to Waukegan to-day. Ha was arrested here on a charge of misusing the money whioh he said was stolen from him. LYNDONVILLE, VT.. Dec. 20^ “We have no fear of absorption of telephone and telegraph lines by the Government now/ This statement was made here to-day by Theodore N. Va»l, president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Western Union Telegrapn Company, which are to be segregated, aocording to an agreement with the Government. Mr. Vail promised the freest competition in tne telephone field. /, Conference Must Now Decide on Currency Measure—Hard wick Causes Balk. WASHINGTON". Dsc. 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 call on a resolution to concur showed Its rejection by a vote of 265 to 67. The calling of the roil for the second time to catch thos* who failed to answer on the first call was ordered The second roll call brought a votf of 294 to 59 against the motion of Representative Murrav of Oklahoma This was the final roll call. When the bill, fresh from last night’s victory in the xScnate, was ’aid before the House, Chairman Glass of the House conference committee moved at once that the House dls agree to all Senate amendments and send the currency bill to conference. Glass Pessimistic. Minority Leader Mann asked Glass about the prospects for an immedia;a agreement in conference. Glass re plied: “I say frankly 1 do not see any chance for an immediate agreement.” “You do not think you will be able to report back to the House late t>- day?” asked Mann. "I certainly do not," replied Glass, who resents the action of the Senate in appointing so many conferees ori the bill. Glass wanted only three conferees nam<*d by each body, and asserted that with practically the *u!l membership of the two Banking and Currency Committees acting as con ferees the conference will resemble i town meeting. Hardwick Balks. Representative Austin, of Tennes see, moved that the House agTee to the Senate amendments immediately. Ills motion was ruled out of order Glass sought to argue with Repre sentative Hardwick, of Georgia, who Insisted that the House appoint as many conferees as the Senate had done. Hardwick said he never would give his consent to the House ap pointing but three. Glass replied that Hsrdwick’s con sent wae not absolutely necessary and that the membo.n 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 to convince Hardwick that he shoul J agree to the motion, which would send the bill to conference, and'later fight out the question as to how rntny conferees should he named. Prepares for Vote. Underwood finally obtained unani mous consent to take the hill from the Speakers table and consider ii, and Representative Murray, of Okla homa, made the motion that Instead c- disagreeing to the Senate amend ments the House should concur in them, taking the bill as It came over from the upper body. Before Representative .Murray* motion to concur could be put it whs necessary to read the entire bill as it came from the Senate, Mr. Mann demanding that all of the amend ments be read. The clerk accordingly began the long task of reading the bill. Beavers' Dam Floods Cellars Near Creek CRANBERRY. N. J.. Dec. WL— When a colony of beavers dammed the outlet of Cranberry Lake the cel lars of householder* were flooded. The dam was destroyed The beav ers are rebuilding further up. ^