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' THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SOMETHINGS HIGHER ANO 1 BIRDS 30 GENTS A POUND MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT A-PLENTY M AT FREE CONCERT FOR XMAS FUNDil IJPHELDBYU S HIGH COURT' now t ho all - absorbing question Vhat is that Christmas dinner ffo're to cost?” T little unpleasantness down in o, President Wilson’s controver- wlth his critics and all such _ i will Lave to be dropped from • . ieration until the dinner is •epared and consumed, here’s a little grain of com- t for the Head of the Family, . v, 0 pomes into some degree of im portance once every year when or 'tm ^ presents and Christmas :«T*n*rs ,r * purchased—the cost f t?* dinner has not lumped out of the twelve months Lnat have a.-,' since the last Christmas buy- *ng was done. •n the authority of a leading # gro- . on Peachtree street, prices may t rerage just the tiniest shade above •rose of last year, or—and this will >e music, to many years—they may be •i.or a wee bit lower. But there won’t •e much change either way. A few foodstuffs have gone up. Others have gone down. Dinner 50 or 60 Cent*. Rut to get down to figures: This grocer said Saturday that if the din- ner was being prepared for .one of hose Christmas gatherings where ighi, ten or a dozen persons are >tered about a big table It ought not to cost more than 50 or 60 cents a plate. That estimate included a first-class urkey with “trimmings" and a menu hat would be a delight to the family n the brownstone mansion as well as to he more humble laborer in his ottage. As every' housewife knows, la a difference In butter, in nnnefl goods, a very distinctive dif- erence in eggs, dependent upon their ge. and in practically everything else ne buys to eat. But one must have ho best in a Christmas dinner, and ;t is what the estimate of the Pea.-itree grocer supposes. f it* is a small family that par- f-s of the dinner It will cost more • person. For example, if a dinner • f a me sort prepa red for a ,1'Uilv of three or four as that which • r.it to 60 rents for eight or ten, 1 * ost will be Very close to $1 a Xmas Dinner Bears Burden. \ , don't go to making the men m with 'he thought that their dmas dinner is going to cost - :ii ;• small fortune.” cautioned the cr. with nn eagle eye to business. The trouble is," be continued, and without a show of logic, "that • -pie are always told what their i istmas dinner is going to cost "in and it is forgotten that many r the provisions that they buy are "t used up in preparing the Ohrist- iv,.<.s dinner and help out in the meals :hat follow. Vet the Christmas din ner has to take the blame for the whole expense. You buy a. peck of potatoes. The whole peek Is charged up against the Christmas dinner, when, as a matter f fart, only a part of the potatoes used. And who ever heard of a turkey being entirely devoured at the first onslaught? Why, many & turkey has not said its farewell until nearly a week after Christmas when it has taken its thin departure in the form of soup.” Mr. Grocer was called from his philosophizings on the persistence of the turk by a demand for more fig ures How much of a financial set back, for instance, is the purchase of a turkey going to give the before- mentioned Head of the Family? Best Turkeys 30 Cents. Turkeys, the answer came. Rre around 80 cents a pound, killed and dressed. These turkeys at 30 cents are select, the aristocrats of the flocks. You will be able to get some for less, but they will not be so good. Turkeys were right plentiful around Thanksgiving and the prices were not high. They were throwing them away in New York—100.000 of them—on account of the warm weather. There are not so many of them now. but there is no danger that the prices will soar. And oranges haven’t been so low for years. They are running 10 and 15 cents less a dozen than last year They can be bought for 15 cents a dozen at many places in Atlanta. From this price they range up to 50 cents for the finest Indian River or anges. Perfectly good Florida or anges—and except for their size they are as good as the Indian River—are selling for 30 and 35 cents a dozen. Cranberries Plentiful. Cranberries have established them selves in a place at the Christmas feast almost as honorary ns that of the turkey itself. They are plentiful and may be purchased at 15 cents a quart. Trlsh potatoes are 40 cents a peck, higher than last year and the sweet potatoes bring 30 to 35 cents a peck Celery, selling last year for 12 1-2 cents a stalk, is two and a half cents lower this Christmas. Lettuce is 10 cents a head. Good bananas may be bought for 20 cets a dozen, and grapes at 25 cents a pound—about the same as in 1912 Apples average 10 cents a peck • higher, selling at 50 and 60 cents for the good ones and 50 cents for wind falls and culls. Many Christmas candles are cheap er because of the lower price of su gar. One grocer was selling sugar Friday at 19 pounds for 97 cents. Flour is cheaper at 70 to 90 cents a sack. Canned asparagus, one of the favorites in the canned goods line. Is much cheaper than formerly. Once asparagus was 40 cents a can. Last year it was 35. This Christmas it may be bought for 25 cents. Nut* and raisins are slightly high er. owing to drouth..In some sections of the country and unseasonable rains in others. Of course, there are other things that will find a place on the Christmas dinner table, but it Is not an easy matter offhand to approxi mate their cost for the one meal. Cof fee is on© of them. The best coffee is selling at 35 cents a pound on an average. Shriners’ Ball To Be j Chi Phi Alumni to Noteworthy Event; 1 Hold Its Largest Good Music Planned As the first step In a brilliant series of entertainments, the Shriners’ ball, given in Taft Hall at the Audito rium January 15, 1914, by the Yaarab Catrol Association, is planned as one <'f the most impprtant occasions of Its kind in Atlanta’s history. The hall Is for the Shriners, and special arrangements have been made far In advance of the event. Con tacts have been made with two or chestras to furnish an unbroken mu : i p al program, and a special scheme r decorations is now being w r orked ut by one of Atlanta's best-known decorators. Members of the Yaarab Patrol, in dl uniform, will serve the refresh ments simply one detail of the elab- rate preparations—and as a social p vent the ball should be one long re membered. Banquet Saturday What promises to be the largest and most successful annual banquet In the history of the Chi Phi Alumni Association of Atlanta will be held at the Georgian Terrace Saturday even ing. General Peter W. Meldrim, of Sa vannah; Chancellor David Barrow, of the University of Georgia; Judge Ham ilton McWhorter, of Athens, ana General Herbert Clay, of Marietta, are among the out-of-town alumni who will be present. Covers for more than 100 have been planned. Governor Slaton and Bob McWhor ter, the star football back of the Uni versity of Georgia team, will be guests of honor. P Georgian Killed by Officers in Alabama BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 20.—The body W. B Edwards, of Reynolds, Ga., ' do was killed by officers at Irondale, : ear here, is being held pending in- v ’ructions from his parents. Coroner s l»aln announced to-day that he '■ould thoroughly investigate the kill ing. 'dwards and a companion are said nave been on an outgoing freight 'in when Special Agent Scarlett, of Southern Railway, and Town al Torrough started after negro ’ thieves. The negro ran and Ed- !f ’ds, becoming frightened, also took Might, getting in line with bullets • nded for the negroes. Dixie Road Placed ' In Receiver's Hands MOBILE, Dec. 20.—W. F. Owen has been appointed receiver for the New Orleans. Mobile and Chicago Railroad Company by United States District Judge H. T. Toulmln, upon application of the Metropolitan Trust Company of New York, trustee of the mortgage eecuri .g the company’s bond issue. The direct cause of the receivership was the failure of the company to pay the Interest on the boi.d indebtedness last July. Western Electric Salesmen to Meet Atlanta Girl Held By Mobile Police ■'BILE. Dec. 20.—Mrs. J. F. Raw- ■ years old, giving her home at Aim.uta. where she says her mother df-.s, and her maiden name as Mav Mums, is held in the city jail her?, Harr> M. Davis, aged 24. giving nningham as his home, ns a sus- M*us character. Federal officers are investigating lot her or not Davis violated the 1 hite slave” act by bringing the girl r 'Mi Pensacola. SUICflOE IS BURIED. ' 'TKENSOBOR. Dec. 20.—William n ntry, a prominent citizen of Union °iht, who committed suicide Bt his 'ne. was buried to-day at Union During the week commencing Jan uary 26 about 100 salesmen of the Western Electric Company will hold their annual convention here. The men will come here from all parts of the South. The convention will meet here through the efforts of the Convention Bureau of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, of which Fred Houser is secretary. $40 Minimum Wage A Month for Women PORTLAND, OR EG.. Dec 20—Under a ruling- by the State Welfare Commis sion women workers in offices are lim ited to 51 hours’ toil a week and their month's wage must not be less than $40 $5—OPERA GLASSES—$5 1 rl Opera Glasses of exceptional >e for this season of the year— ‘ Xmas Gift for any member of p family 42 N. Broad. Jno. L loore & Sons.—Advt, HELD FOR CHECK FRAUDS. MEMPHIS Dec 20.—S E. Stew art, said to be a wealthy merchant of Hartsell, Ala. is held here by the po lice on tclegraphi- communication from Bfrmi?:-iiam that he i« wanted there for passing bad < heck*. Stew art denies the accusation. Atlanta's Leading Musicians Will Play—Tech Show and Dance Fill Many Empty Stockings. The Empty Stocking fund is larger by a substantial surp Saturday as the result of the dance at Segadlo’s Hall on Bast Pine street and the an nual play of the Tech Dramatic So ciety at the Grand Theater Friday night. All of the proceeds of the dance went to the fund, and one-fourth of the money taken in at the theater. Exact figures are not yet available, but the Christmas Editor has done enough figuring to be assured that there will be enough money added to the fund through these events to take care of many of Atlanta’s poor chil dren. Both events rank with the most enjoyable of the season. The Tech boys never have presented a better performance than "The Magistrate,” and Atlantans have rarely patronized a Tech show in larger numbers than they did at the Grand Friday night. And the boys had worked hard to get the people interested in their show, for they were working for the little boys and girls as well as for the glory of Tech And the knowl edge that some of the proceeds of the show would show Santa Claus the way to many Atlanta homes which otherwise would be dark and cheer less Christmas morning, gave their acting a swing and dash that raised the performance high above the aver age amateur production. Miss Moseley Directs Dance. And then after the show there was the dance at Segadlo's. under the per sonal direction of Miss Moseley. The affair began at 8:30, and several hun dred people were on the floor before the doors had been open half an hour. The great rush, however, came af ter the show, when scores of parties that had seen the Tech performance, and incidentally aided the Empty Stocking fund, came to the dance hall for another hour or two of pleasure. It was a fine night for everybody —those who Jike to dance, those who like a good show, and the children. And now there is Just one more thing that the Christmas Editor has planned for the benefit of the Empty Stocking fund. It's that free concert at the For syth Theater Sunday afternoon, which is going to be one of the most elaborate musical events of the sea son. An amalgamation of the musical talent of Atlanta into a carefully ar ranged prog pa m promises on this oc casion a veritable feast of entertain ment. Not alone has the event been planned to please lovers of good mu sic, but novelties have been inter- jected which are calculated to lend variety and dispense with the monot ony usually attendant upon musicals. Good Program Arranged. Here is the program. Look it over and see if it is not the best FREE concert offered here: Overture. Rosamund© (F. Rhubert) —C. E Barber, director. Lee's Hawaiian Trio in Musical Echoes from the Pacific Isles. Duet, Crucifix (J. Faure)—Cornet and trombone by Barber and Cox Cornet *olo, Selected—Master Leon McConville Overture. Phede* (Massenet\ .1 P. Matthiessen, director. The Steinway Quartet, from the Vaudefte Theater. Angelus (Massenet)—J. P. Mat- thiessen, director. Overture, Selected—Fred YVede- meyer, director. Monarch Harmony Four, from Al amo Theater. Selection (Selected)—Fred Wede- meyer, director. The above program could not be produced on any stage other than for charity at: less than $2 a seat. It Is offered free. The doors of the Forsyth Theater will be opened promptly at 2 o’clock. Everybody Is invited to walk in. No seats are reserved. First come, first served. Movie Quartet on Bill. You will hear the three great band masters who have made Atlanta fa mous in the musical world—Barber, Matthiessen and Wedemeyer. There will be the best quartets In the movies, those from the Vaudette and the Alamo Theaters. Master Leon McConville, who will play a cornet solo, Las been pro nounced by experts the boy wonder cf the South. At the age of 12 years he has accomplished a marvelous degree of proficiency. And Lee’s Hawaiian Trio will throw its priental musical charm about you. By the way, have you contributed to this Empty* Stocking Fund yet ? Have you sent in your check or your cash to go toward buying presents for the poor" Only Five Days More. Remember, there are only five days left in which to do this. The remain ing days will pass like lightning. Get out your checkbook right no* and write out a check for the Empty Stocking Fund. Make it payable to the Christmas Editor, and mail it to him at No. 20 East Alabama street. Or, if you are in that vicinity of town, drop in and leave it for him. It doesn’t matter how much you give. If everybody In Atlanta gives something, the amounts will not mat ter. This Is a duty you should not neg lect. Do it now. Here are the latest additions to the fund. Miss Moseley’s dance 83.00 J. K. Orr $15.00 Boy Scouts, Troop No. 1, Wes ley Memorial Church 5.00 T. L. Harris 1.00 A Good Fellow 1.00 A Lady Friend 1.00 J. M. Elliott, life-term prisoner 1.00 McCurdy Held Mayor Of Stone Mountain Phil McCurdy, elected Mayor of Stone Mountain at the recent munlol- j r»oi election, has been officially >le dared the victor over Dr Wells in the contest the latter made to pre vent McCurdy from taking office. Dr. Well© declared McCurdy was elected by illegal votes. Ordinary George, In Decatur, found that after the illegal votes were thrown out th i McCurdy ticket had a majority of eight. GEORGIAN TO RUN HOTEL. HAMLET. N. U. Dec. 20. H Pi Auston. formerly of Conyers, Ga., h n J succeeded G. L. Lank as manager of' the Terminal Hotel. He is also one i of the owners of a laundry and .» J Town Commissioner. Stolen ‘Mona Lisa' Formally Restored By Italy to France 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 Poggl. of the Uffizi 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 by detectives, went to the office of Professor Credaro, Minister of Public Instruction. Dr. Credaro hurried to the FVench Embassy, where the paint ing was given to M. Bgxrerp, the F'rench 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 Oeri, the Florentine art dealer, through whose efforts the famous painting, “Mona Lisa,” was recovered. Stabbed by Man He Says Wronged Sister Suffering from stab wounds In the head and body inflicted by a man whom he charges with having wrong ed his sister, J. R. Cash, of No. 127 Jefferson street, will be tried in Po lice Court on charges of disorderly conduct. The man who did the cut ting. w r ho t’ash says is Norman Jones, of No. 121 Jefferson street, Is sought by the police. The boy’s sister, Izora Cash, 18, witnessed the battle in the parlors and on the front porch oT the Cash home, where Jones was calling on the girl. 'Bankers Will Out,' Judge Tells Convict PONTIAC, MICH . Dec. 20 In sen tencing Ralph E. Jossman. former cash ier of the E. Jossman State Bank, of Clarkston. to serve from seven to twenty years in State prison for embezzling over $100,000, the court told him not to worry, as no Michigan prison could hold a convicted banker long. ‘THE MAGISTRATE' WINS BIG ROUSE Tech Boys and Society Girls Help Empty Stocking Fund in Play and Dance. The Tech Dramatic Club's presen tation of “The Magistrate” at the Grand Opera House Friday night proved a big success. It was even reported Saturday that some members of the cast were considering taking up the drama as a life work. The play was a most creditable ef fort, as many friends of Miss Carolyn Cobb, the coach, told her. It was a real college night at the Grand. The pit was filled with stu dents and popular girls of the younger set. A more responsive audience has seldom been seen, for they watched more closely than usual actors whom they really knew. And in the climaxes they were bound to applaud the strange gestures and speeches of their friends. One-quarter of the box office re ceipts of the play goes to The Geor gian’s Empty Stocking Fund. After the play actors and all went to Se gadlo’s, where Miss L. V, Moseley was giving a very successful be.ieflt dance for the Empty Stocking Fund. Kappa Sigma Alumni Meet to Reorganize The local alumni chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity Is to be re organized at a meeting at 8 o’clock Saturday night in the chapter house of the Georgia Tech Chapter, No. 322 Williams street. There are about 150 Kappa Sigmas living in and near Atlanta, and at one time the alumni association was a strong ur.d nopular organization. There will be short talks by promi nent members of the fraternity, and refreshments will be served. Railroad Now Liable for Ten Mil- ; Frantic Over Parents' Death, lion Dollars in Excess Fares Rachel Wurn Battles Atlanta Collected. KANSAS CITY, MO, Dec. 20.— Pc- titlona for injunctions to prevent Mis souri from enforcing the 2-cent rail road passenger rate and maximum freight rate laws were diwmiH«ed to day by Judge McPherson, of Iowa, acting under instructions of the United States Supreme Court. The decision is a sweeping victory for the State In its battle for enforcement of the law s. The measures were opposed by thirteen railroads. On account of the decision thou sands of jhippers and travelers on the railroads of Missouri may sue to recover excess rates and fares charged since the two laws w-ere passed. Fully $10,000,000 will be involved if all who ure entitled to sue bring action. Judge McPherson refused to issue an order compelling suits to recover excess charges to be filed in the Federal Court. King George to Keep Up Racing Stables Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 20.—The King has intimated to Lord Marcus Beresford, who has control of the royal racing stud, and to his trainer. Richard Mar tin, that he proposes to continue an active connection with the turf for at least another twelve months, thought the amount Ilis Majesty won during the fiat rac ing season Just ended, between $20,000 and $25,000. has by no means sufficed to cover the expenses of his training establish ment. Mistrial Is Result In Stock Fraud Case GREENSBORO, Dec 20 —The case of D. E. Moorefleld, charged with cheating end 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 stock and traded the notes to the Bank of Colbert, Ga. The stock In the company is alleged to be worthless. Paymaster of Wilson Yacht Loses His Place WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Passed Assistant Paymaster Edward Little, U. S. N. t on duty for the lost three years with the President’s yacht May flower. “is no longer in the service of the navy.” Secretary Daniels said he did not care to comment on the case. Miss Wilson Offers Advice to ‘Spugs’ WASHINGTON, Dec 20.— Mi*s Margaret Woodrow Wilson, chair woman of the Washington “Spugs,” ed a plan that might “alter the whole In a public statement to-day suggest- Christmas spirit all over this mighty and prosperous land.” She suggested that each “Spug" “find some one destitute, deserving person and give him or her a happy Christmas,” and furnished addresses. Policemen. Driven temporarily Insane by the sudden death of her father and moth er. Rachel Leah Wurn, a handsome German woman, about 30 year* old, was held at police headquarters Sat urday, after she had terrorized pas sengers on a Seaboard Air Line train and at the old Union Ftatlon late Friday afternoon. An investigation by the Jewish Re lief Association revealed that she wa* en route to Birmingham to the home of her brother-in-law, M. Staureiitar. Mr. Slaughter was telegraphed to by Chief Beavers Friday night, and came to Atlanta Saturday to take charge of the woman. She was violent during the night, and came to Atlanta Saturday to take charge of the woman She was violent during th* 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 w*5©n the train was a few miles out of At lanta. and created a panic among the passengers Hhe leaped into the aisle, screaming and tearing at her halrand clothing. Members of the train crew tried to quiet her and she 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 glass of the window with her hand.%, but wns prevented from Jumping. Railroad men finally calmed her,and then telegraplied ahto the At lanta poilce tn meet the train. Pa trolmen Milam and PaJmer went to the station and had a hard time quiet ing the woman. Panic in Station. The station was crowded and n panic ensued when the woman start ed to scream and battle with the po licemen. Hhe 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 ago and come to New York. Just before she started on the trip her father died, and soon after she landed at Ellis Island she received word that her mother was dead. It Is thought her mind became un balanced from grief. Christmas Play Is Presented on Train BINGHAMTON, N. Y.. Dec 2ft.—A theatrical performance of “A CTvrlst- mas Angel” waa presented in the club car of a moving Lacka.wanna. train. XMAS PENS. Jno. L. Moore & Sons have th© “Ideal” Waterman pen; gold, silver and plain. Let their pen salesman help you make your selection. Jno. Ia. Moore & Sona—Advt. JEWELERS BROKERS Wi Peters Bldg. Loan Fnone Main 2 r,, PR A*rra. STRK DR. LINCOLN M’CONNELL to lecture on “COLORED FOLKS’’ at the BAPTIST TABERNACLE Monday, Decem ber 22. Special music by Tabem cle choir. A treat you can’t afford to miss. Reserved seats $1.00. Christmas Spectacles. Solid gold framea, in a beautiful gift ca«r\ The greatest of all S. P. U. G. gifts. The correct lenses fitted after the holidays without extra charge. A, K. Hawkes Co., opticians, 14 Whitehall street Advt. A CHEERFUL XMAS Is thpre anything so cheerful for a Xroa* as » Huufing Rirdt We have a number of 8fuaxa»t«eri RtopwiK Canaries at $2,75. Cages from 30c up. j. c McMillan, jr., seer co. 23 S. Broad St Main 940 YOU CAN HAVE IT REPAIRED JUSn' LIKE NEW' AT A VERY MODERATE COST Th« Georgian’* Repair Directory gives all the principal places where an article can be repaired, and should b* preserved in *very home a* a guide. THE PIPE HOSPITAL For all kind* of Pipe Repairing TUMLIN BROS 50 NORTH BROAD ST. ALL MAKES OF TYPEWRITERS Repaired arid Re- Bullt. Prompt ser vice. Thorough work. Reasonable charges. American Writing Machine Co. Phone Main 2526. 48 N. Pryor 8t. These Ads Bring Results. See Ad Man or Call Main 100. All Kind, of FURNACES Repaired. The Only Pl«c® to C,t MONCRIEF FURNACES Repaired. Prompt Attention. MONCRIEF FURNACE CO, Phones Main 285; Atlanta 2877. 139 South P r yor Street. SCISSORS ANO KNIVES rs OF ALL KINDS SHARPENED BY EX PER MATTHEWS & LIVELY 21 E. Alabama St. Phone* 311 ATLANTA. GA. STOVES of All Kinds REPAIRED THE ATLANTA STOVE SUPPLY CO. _ 101 N. Forsyth St. Phone Ivy 1240. * Stove Supplies of Every Kind. " - -I 1 *