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V / GHER AND SOI LESS ON IAS MENU;: S30CENTS APOUND Just now the all-absorbing question •What is that Christmas dinner going to cost?” The little unpleasantness down in Mexico. President Wilson’s controver- v os with his critics and all such >! : ,£s will have to be dropped from nsideration until the dinner is ight, prepared and consumed. Well, here’s a little grain of com fort for the Head of the Family, who comes into some degree of im portance once every year when Christmas presents and Christmas ; nners are to be purchased—the cost n f the dinner has not jumped out of :oat h in the twelve months that have c*lapsed since the last Christmas buy ing was done. On the authority of a leading gro wer on Peachtree street, prices may average just the tiniest shade above ose of last year, or—and this will be music to many years—they may be ist a wee bit lower. But there won’t he much change either way. A few foodstuffs have gone up. Others have gone down. Dinner 50 or 60 Cents. But to get down to figures: This grooer said Saturday that if the din ner was being prepared for one of those Christmas gatherings where eight, ten or a dozen persons are , iuttered about a big table it ought not to cost more than 50 or 60 cents a plate. That estimate included a first-class irkey with “trimmings” and a menu that would be a delight to the family in the brovvnstone mansion as well as to the more humble laborer in his •ottage. As every housewife knows. ?here is a difference in butter, in anned goods, a very distinctive dif ference in eggs, dependent upon their age, and in practically.everything else .>ne buys to eat. But one must have 'lie best in a Christmas dinner, and that is what the estimate of the Peachtree grocer supposes. If it is a small family that par takes of the dinner it will cost more per person. For example, if a dinner of the same sort is prepared for a of three or four as that w'hieh •ost 50 to fift cents for eight or ten, the cost will be very close to $1 a plate. Xmas Dinner Bears Burden. Now. don’t go to making the men glum with the thought that their nristmas dinner is going to cost hem a small fortune.” cautioned the grocer, with an ea.gle eye to business. “The trouble is.” he continued, and not without a show of logic, “that people are always told what their hristmas dinner is going to cost hem and it is forgotten that many of the provisions that they buy are not used up in preparing the Christ mas dinner and help out in the meals hat follow. Yet the Christmas din ner has to take the blame for the wh61e expense. You buy a peck of potatoes. The • ole peck is charged up against the. 'hristmas dinner, when, as a matter of fact, only a part of the potatoes are used. And who ever heard of a turkey being entirely devoured at the first onslaught? Why, many a 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, are around 30 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 lov. 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 $n 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 as that of the turkey itself. They are plentiful and may be purchased, at 15 cents a quart. Irish 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 whs 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 Nuts and raisins are slightly high er, owing to drouth in some sections of the country and unseasonable rain* 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 one of them. The best coffee is selling at 35 cents a pound on an average. Shriners’ Ball To Be Noteworthy Event; Good Music Planned Chi Phi Alumni to Hold Its Largest Banquet Saturday As the first step in a brilliant series "f entertainments, the Shriners’ ball, Piven in Taft Hall at the Audito rium January 15, 1914, by the Yaarab I’atrol Association, is planned as one of the most important occasions of it> kind in Atlanta’s history. The ball is for the Shriners, and suecial arrangements have been made Ear in advance of the event. Con- 'Tacts have been made with two or chestras to furnish an unbroken mu- s *cal program, and a special scheme "f decorations is now being worWed "ut by one of Atlanta’s best-known decorators. Members of the Yaarab Patrol, In full uniform, will serve the refresh ments—simply one detail of the elab orate preparations—and as a social '■vent the ball should be one long re membered. Georgian Killed by Officers in Alabama BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 20.—The body °E W. R Edwards* of Reynolds, Ga., who was killed by officers at Irondale, Hear here, is being held pending in * ru, ‘tions from his parents. Coroner ^pain announced to-day that he ;v °uld thoroughly investigate the kili ms. Kdwards and a companion are said i0 have been on an outgoing freight ’rum when Special Agent Scarlett, of Southern Railway, and Town -Marshal Torrough started after negro f, ar thieves. The negro ran and Ed- •urds. becoming frightened, also took lo flight, getting in line with bullets ntended for the negroes. Atlanta Girl Held By Mobile Police MOBILE, Dec. 20.—Mrs. J F. Raw- zer * To years old, giving her home u« Atlanta, where she says her mother resides, and her maiden name as Mav M'illiams, is held in the city jail her'. Jth Harry M. Davis, aged 24, giving Birmingham as his home, as a sus- ‘ ' ious character. federal officers are investigating ; v 'ether or not Davis violated the bite slave” act by bringing the girl from Pensacola. SUICIDE IS BURIED. •'REENSOBOR, Dec. 20.—William gentry, a prominent citizen of I nion "'nt, who committed suicide ay his me, was buried to-day at l nion Point. $5—OPERA GLASSES—$5 Pearl Opera Glasses of exceptional ‘lue for this season of the year Xmas Gift for any member of ue family. 42 N. Broad. Jno. L Moore & Sons.—Advt. 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, and 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. Dixie Road Placed In Receiver’s Hands MOBILE, Dec-. 20—W. E. Owen has been appointed receiver for the New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad Company by United States District Judge H. T. Toulmin, 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 receiversh'p was the failure of the company to pay the interest on the bond indebtedneo, last July. Western Electric Salesmen to Meet 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, OREO.. 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. HELD FOR CHECK FRAUDS. MEMPHIS, Dec, 20.—S. E. Stew art said to b;“ a wealthy merchant >f Hartsell, Ala., is held here by the po lice on telegraphic communication from Birmir ham that he Is wanted there for passing bad checks. Ste v- art denies the accusation. THE ATLANTA GEOTtGTAN AND NEWS. :>CW0tXS5?Nat>00CMXiO0OOOO‘OOWOOD<MXtOOO<f'XtOOOOOOOC>OO0OOOO<SX«3S^^ THE CRUISE OF THE “PIFFLE” Copyright, 1913*. lnt«rnational Ne»n Serf ice. I 54Y,iTi>&ET 1 PREttY HoT p ih piexico' LEYS &o powH AHJ? gun T*E -1 Thay _ $4oooc Mouth WATER ’ MV )v. SWEEPER OVER. V i i/, .5. HIGH CUT Railroad Now Liable for Ten Mil lion Dollars in Excess Fares Collected. P N DEPOT vV 'tr VV| 1° r\ '{i \ /V 7 *, \ A "t o 66 \ ft 5 V? ’MCTuRf KANSAS CITY. MO., Dec. 20.—Pe titions for injunctions to prevent Mis- ' souri from enforcing the 2-cent rail road passenger rate and maximum | freight rate laws were dismissed f.>- j day by Judge McPherson, of Iowa, | acting under instructions of the I United States Supreme Court. The | decision is a sweeping victory for the i State in its battle for enforcement of the laws. The measures were opposed | by thirteen railroads. On account of the decision thou- f sands of .shippers and travelers on i the railroads of Missouri may sue to ! recover excess rates and fares charged since the two laws were passed. Fui'.y $10,000,000 will be involved if all who are 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 A- Pc Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. I LONDON, Dec. 20.—The King has I 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 i active connection with the turf for ■ at least another twelve months, thought the amount His Majesty won : during the flat racing season just 1 ended, between $20,000 and $25,000, | has by no means sufficed to cover the i expenses of his training establish- ' ment. “Ahoy, my hearties! Of course you haven’t really got to ahoy if you don't want to! You can shiver your timbers if you prefer! I understand that the mainspring of the larboard watch is broken. Please take it to a jeweler and have it repaired.” This stirring maritime language was uttered by Admiral Juice, of the peace ship “Piffle,” as he prepared to begin the moving picture show. “Allow me to introduce my friend, the Baron,” continued the Admiral. “He says I’m the greatest Secretary of State he ever saw! The first scene shows how I hope next year’s Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded! This year’s award to Elihu Root gets my goat! Where does he come in for that $40,000? He’s got more money than I have and when it comes to peacefulness I can give him cards and spades!” As the Admiral concluded his remarks the ship’s yodlers burst into the following foc’sle chorus: “I’ll be a meek and peaceful guy; of war I will not hear! I’ll be polite to Mexicans, no matter what they do; And maybe when they’re giving out the Nobel Prize next year I’ll get the forty thousand, with a lace, lace, hoo!" Mistrial Is Result In Stock Fraud Case 1 GREENSBORO, Dec. 20.—The case | of I). E. Moorefleld, charged with j ('heating and swindling by selling worthless stock in the Gray Car Door, ' of Atlanta, resulted in a mistrial in j the City Court here, i The prosecutor, J. H. Bowles, a j 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 Frantic Over Parents’ Death, Rachel Wurn Battles Atlanta Policemen. Driven temporarily insane by tlr» sudden death of her father and moth er. Rachel Leah Wurn, a handsome German woman, about 30 years 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 station lare Friday afternoon. An investigation by the Jewish Re lief Association revealed that she was en route to Birmingham to the horn** of her brother-ih-law, M. Slaughter. 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 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 VYurm 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 hair and clotning. 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 hands, but was prevented from jumping. Railroad men finally calmed her, and. then telegraphed ahead to the At lanta police to meet the train. Pa trolmen Milam and Palmer went to the station and had a hard time quiet ing the womaq. 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 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. Laurens Grand Jury Raps Concealers of Truth From Probers DUBLIN, Dec. 20.—Charging that it has been unable to get evidence suffi cient to render true bills because wit nesses preferred to perjure themselves rather than expose the truth in several gambling and whisky selling cases; in timating that officers have used their positions for political purposes, and have not done their duty In regard to blind tigers and other crimes, and declaring that where the officers say they can not break up these practices that incompe- tency, favoritism or criminal negligence prevails, the Laurens County Grand Jury has made presentments to Supe rior Court that have stirred this city and county. Judge Hawkins commended the Grand Jury for its frankness in exposing these conditions. Father of Georgians Dies inAlabamaHome ANNISTON, ALA., Dec. 20.—News was received here to-day from Mountain Creek of the death at the Old Soldiers' Home there of Captain William Bell, a Confederate veteran, prominently connected here. Captain Bell was the father of Miss Na<ie Bell and Neilson and Graham Bell, of Macon, Ga.; Mrs. J. T. Wat- lick, of Atlanta, and other children in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. Wants to Get Out Of Jail to Marry GREENVILLE, S. C.. Dec. 20.—En gaged to be married Christmas to a wealthy girl in Kansas City, James F. Cra wford, in jail here for forgery, has made an urgent appeal to his creditors for a compromise. His fiancee, who is said to have about $50,000 In her name, has expressed a desire to fur nish the money. Crawford was arrest ed in Kansas City while making pro- nuptial arrangements. A compromise for Crawford will also liberate J. W. Blinkley, of Knox ville, jointly accused. Robbery Follows Each of His Visits Force Idle Blacks to Toil, Says Grand Jury GADSDEN. ALA,, Dec. 20,—The Etowah County Grand Jury, in a re port submitted on adjourning to-day, recommended that the vagrant law be enforced to compel negroes to go ta work and relieve white women and children who must work in the fields. “There is no doubt,” said the report, “but that these white women must work to keep up the negroes living In idleness in the towns.” Seventy-one true bills were re turned, twenty-two being for viola tions of the prohibition law. 3 Stills Are Raided by Durham, N.C., Officers DURHAM, N. C., Dec. 20.—County officers, headed by Sheriff John F. Harward, to-day made a raid on three stills In Lebanon township. Luther Dollar was caught, while other block- aders escaped. The officers seized and destroyed 5,000 gallons of beer and a large amount of liquor. The officers were divided into three squads and made simultaneous raids within three miles of each other. Rich Hunter Ends $200-a-Bird Outing WAYCROSS, Dec. 20.—J. H. Dolan, millionaire sportsman of New Jersey, whose trips to Georgia each season for hunting makes the birds he kills cost him approximately $200 each, returned to his home to-day. A party of friends made the trip with Mr. Dolan in his private car this year. OCONEE TO BE BRIDGED. GREENSBORO. Dec. 20 The con tract for a steel bridge over the Oconee River, near Watson Springs, in the northern section of (Jreene County, has been awarded to the Virginia Bridge Company by County Commissioner J. J. Sanders, at a cost of $5,325. SPARTANBURG, S. C., Dec. 20.— E. J. O’Neale, charged with house breaking and larceny, was arrested by Plainclothes Officer Moss Hayes to day. O’Neale is charged specifically with rifling the safe in the Clinch- field Fuel Company's office some time ago. Officers claim that in the past six months O’Neale has registered at a local hotel four different times and immediately after each visit a rob bery has taken plac~. Receiver Named for Failed Lumber Plant CHARLESTON, S. C.. Dec. 20.—J. W. Mulherrin, of Augusta, has been appointed by Judge Smith, of the South Carolina Federal Court, as re ceiver for the Industrial Lumber Company, of North Augusta, S. C\, now in bankruptcy. He must furnish bond of $30,000 in five days. He will take over the property until the ap pointment of a trustees for the bank rupt estate. Liabilities are given as $187,534 and assets $283,315.51. This concern went down with the Irish-America.i Bank, of Augusta. Whallen’s Brother Made Sole Trustee LOUISVILLE, Dec. 20.—The will of Colonel John H. Whallen directs that his brother, James F. Whallen, shall be his executor and trustee without bond, shall never be called on for an accounting, and if any beneficiary seeks to question him he or she shall be cut off. The estate is to be conducted in common with that of James F. Whal len and the income divided between his two daughters and his hal/- brother. Interurban to Reach Spartanburg Jan, 15 SPARTANBURG, S. C., Dec. 20— Tt has been announced by officials of the Greenville. Spartanburg and Ander son Railway that the interurban line will be completed to this city and in operation by January 15. This line will put in close touch with each other u number of cities in the Piedmont section, as well as a rich farming territory. . 66 Baptists to Spend $30,000 on School WAYCROSS, Dee. 20—Authorizing a bond issue of $30,000 and changing the name of the institute from Bunn- Bell to Piedmont College, the board of trustees of the Baptist institution located here adjourned to-day. The money from the bonds will be used for improvements and additions, big turnip season iii Tift County, eight j a. K. Sessoms was placed in charge Tift Tillers’ Turnips 10 to 12-Pound Truck TIFTON Dec. 20.—This lias been a and ten pound turnips being so common that they are not considered anything extra A farmer brought in a wagon load yesterday and selecting a number at random, weighed them. They were twelve-pounders. SANTA CLAUS AT CITY HALL. GREENVILLE, S. C.. Dec. 20.— Santa Claus visited the City Hall to day. The police and city officials were each presented a fat turkey oy Mayor Marshall. Officials also re ceived salaries in advance for Christ mas money. of the bond sale. Stolen ‘Mona Lisa’ Formally Restored By Italy to France Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ROME, Dec. 20.—Leonardo Da Vin 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 Ufflzi 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 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 Gerl, the Florentine art dealer, through whose efforts the famous painting, “Mona Lisa.” was recovered. 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 the navy.” Secretary Daniels said he did not care to comment on the case. Miss Wilson Offers Advice to ‘Spugs’ WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson, chair woman of the Washington “Spugs,” ed a plan that might "alter the whole in a, public statement to-day suggeat- 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. 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. XMAS PENS. Jno. L. Moore & Sons have the “Ideal” Waterman pen; gold, silver and plain. Let their pen salesman help you make your selection. Jno. L. Moore & Sons.—Advt. JEWELERS & BROKERS 201 Peter* Bldg. Money to Loan. Phone Main 22* STRICTLY PRIVATE. DR. LINCOLN M’CONNELL to lecture on “COLORED FOLKS” at the BAPTIST TABERNACLE Monday, Decem ber 22. Special music by Tabernacle choir. A treat you can’t afford to miss. - Reserved seats $1.00. 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 j Jefferson street, will be tried in Po lice Court on charges of disorderly conduct. The man wtjo did the cut ting, who (’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 of the Cash home, where Jones was calling on the girl. Christmas Spectacles. Solid gold frames, in a beautiful gift case. The greatest of all S. P. U. G. gifts. The correct lennes fitted after the holidays without extra charge. A, K. Hawke? Co., opticians, 14 Whitehall street.—Advt. QUITS 15 YEAR JOB. GEORGIAN TO RUN HOTEL. HAMLET. N. Dec. 20—H. GREENSBORO, Dec. 20. H. B Hart. J Auston, formerly of Conyers, Ga., h.n for more than fiften years agent of the J succeeded G. L. Lank as manager of Georgia Railroad ft Union Poirit. has j h TermIna , Hotel He is also one crs^rt h tvhe" r'New^' a clerk"?n owners ol a laundry and a the office. I Town Commissioner. A CHEERFUL XMAS Is there anything so cheerful for a Xmas gift as a Singing Birdf We have a number of guaranteed Singing Canaries at $2.75. Cages from 50c up. j. c. McMillan, jr., seed co. 23 S. Broad St Main 940 YOU CAN HAVE IX RKPAIRE D JUST LIKE NEW AX A VERY MODERATE COST The Georgian’* Repair Directory givee all the pririoipa! place# when® an article can be repaired, and should bo preserved In every home ae a guide. * THE PIPE HOSPITAL For all kinds of Pipe Repairing TUMLIN BROS. 50 NORTH BROAD ST. ALL MAKES OF TYPEWRITERS Repaired and Re- Bullt. Prompt eer- vlce. Thorough work. Reasonable charges. American Writing Machine Co. Phona Main 2526. 48 N. Pryor St. These Ads Bring Results. See Ad Man or Call Main 100. All Kind, of FURNACES Repaired. The Only Place to Get MONCRIEF FURNACES Repaired. Prompt Attention. MONCRIEF FURNACE CO. Phones Main 285; Atlanta 2877. 139 South P r vor Street. OF ALL KINDS SHARPENED BY EXPERTS' MATTHEWS & LIVELY 21 e. Alabama St. Phona, 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.