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■ TT1F, ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. * 1 4 i FROM BRIDGE WASHINGTON, Dec 22.—The cur- i rency bill was reported '.o the House i at 5:56 p. m. I Spring Rice. They are proud of the 1 fact that the president’s grandfather, ■ i the Rev. Thomas Woodrow was pa* tor of the Congregational Church at ADDIS. ABEDA ABYSSINIA. Dec. Carlisle when his mother was born. | 22—It was officially announced here, to-day that Emperor Menelik is dead. CHICAGO. Dec. 22.—Charged with getting $8,000 from the Stratford ho- MAN LIS IN LAWYER S DEN I INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. .—The In* I dianapohs American Association Three Men Carried Into Stream baseb»n club ha, been sold to Den- i ver parties, accordinq to j report in 1 circulation here late to-day. With Wreck Miraculously Escape Death. I CHICAGO, Dec. 22.— President Jas. A. Gilmore, of the outlaw Federal League, declared this afternoon that 30 major league ball players had sign ed up to play in the outlaw league. He would not give their names, de- d I daring he will make them public ; n d r a sj at ® ment which he will issue Mon day. ired otherwise because of an acci- AUGUSTA, GA„ Dec. 22.—Two '.ism nger engines id four freight ars are in the Savannah River an hree men are badly bruised dent on the Southern Railway trestle here at 5 o’clock Monday morning when two engines ran into twenty freight cars. There was no light on the freight cars, according to C. C Forbes, hos tler for the Southern Railway, who was bringing two passenger engines from the Hamburg yards to the Union Depot to be started out on morning trains to Columbia . and Charleston. The two heavy engines struck the freight cars on the first span to the north of the new lift draw, which the Southern installed several months ago. and the entire draw was shaken loose and both of the engines and four of the freight cars which were on that draw went down with a crash to the bottom of the river. Forbes and Jimmie Bryant, a call- boy, were on one of the engines and Bert Corbett, a negro helper, was on the other When the engines struck the freight cars, the entire trestle seemed to reel and then there was a slight apparent hesitation. then freight cars and engines went down n a heap to the water Forbes and Bryant had the pres ence of mind to hold their breaths while under the water and managed to climb out on top of the cab and onto some wreckage. Corbett’s en gine was not completely submerged because it fell on a Jetty. All three were badly bruised. Their escape from death was miraculous. All Southern trains will have to run to Hamburg instead of coming into the I’nion Station until the tres tle is repaired. PARIS. Dec. 22.—William Astor Cbanler to-day underwent an oper ation for a fractured knee The pa t»ent was slightly feverish after ward, but there were no other un favorable symptoms. KIRKVILLE, MO., Dec. 22.—At- torney Genera! Barker has sued the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail road for $1,000,000 collected in ex cess passenger and freight rates. CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—Felix Richter, a consulting engineer, was fined $100 and costs on a charge of disorderly conduct this afternoon by Judge Fake Mrs. Clara O'Malley, 20, complained against Richter, saying that he an noyed her on a South Side elevated tram. “Aren’t you the man who was fined $25 and c sts some time ajo for annoying two girls in a moving picture show?” asked the judge of Richter. Richter nodded. tel and $1,000 from the lllmo's Ath letic Club on forged checks, Fred Baudissin was arrested to-day at New Orleans and will be brought back to Chicago for trial. Baudissin can be tried on any one of three charges, forgery, operating a confi dence game or forfeiting his bail. He was arrested soon after his in dictment last July at the home of his wife in Oshkosh Wis. Her rela tives put up a bond for his release and he promptly fled. CLINTON, ILL., Dec. 22.—In *he Price-Gandia trial to-day the de fense offered the first witness in the person of Mabel Meadors, Dr. Price’s office girl. Miss Meadors tes tified that Miss Trainor was ill at the time when she came to the of fice of Dr. Price. Miss Helen Jones, a newspaper reporter, corroborated the testimony of Miss Meadors. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Copies of President Wilson's letter censur ing army and navy officers respon sible for the songs and quips at the recent Carabao dinner will be sent to the members of the dinner commit tee of the society. There will be no other action. CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—Suit for $150,- 000 damages alleging business libel, was filed in th# circuit court this afternoon bv Pinkerton and Com pany’s United States Detective Agency against William A. and Al lan Pinkerton, doing business as the Pinkerton National Detective Agen cy. The bill alleges that the de fendants circulated a letter in which they claimed that the plaintiff com pany was using the other agency’s name and fraudulently attempting to obtain business. Death of County Official Reveals Secret Hiding Place of Queer Recluse. WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.—Dismisi- ed on the nroui d of incompetency, Anthony Van Wagenen, a Federal District Attcrn„v of Sioux City, Iowa, has made an attack on Attorney Gen eral McReynolds Department offi cials to-day le rned that Van Wag enen is spreading reports that the administration of his office was han- j Jonesboro engaged in a gun battla dicapped by orders from Washing- 1 w ith a negro arsonist known as “Jer- ton. A posse of officers and citizens of egre sey Boy” Field Monday near the home of J. L. H. Woldrop, of Jonesboro, whose barn and contents were burned December 13, supposed by Fields. The negro was riddled with bullets. None of the posse was wounded. SEATTLE. Dec. 22.—An unconfirm- ed'report reaching here says the Em press of India, one of the big Pacific liners, has met with an accident. LOUISVILLE. KY Dec. 22.—H. S. Hilley, of Acworth, Ga., representing Transylvania University, was chosen tor the Cecil Rhodes scholarship from Kentucky by a committee which met to-day. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 22.—Zapatista rebels, intrenched on the mountain tops around Cuernavaca, capital o* the Ctate of Moroles, to-day, shelled the city for several hours. General Zapata led the assault in person. For- ! ty-six Federals were reported killed. TOKIO, Dec. 22.—An enthusiastic greeting was to-day given to Senor de la Barra, the Special Envoy from Mexico, who came here to thank Japan for the part this nation played in the Mexican centennial celebration. The Emperor will give a dinner for Senor de la Barra Christmas Day. WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.—That the Preside it has not yet taken any po sition in regard to the Government ownership of telegraph and telephone became known this afternoon. He said he had not made public his views on that subject and indicated that he does not intend to do so at present. PRESIDIO, TEXAS, Dec. 22.—The United States authorities made vigi lant search to-day for General Mer cado, the Mexican Federal command er at Ojinaga, whe is repotted tp have crossed the border on his way to Mexico City. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Scenes of President Wilson's old college days as head of Princeton University, were re-enacted at the White House to-day when the Princeton Triangle Club called on the Chief Executive. The boys were given a warm welcome. The Triangle Club >s in Washington to give a concert. COPENHAGEN, Dec. 22.—A Rus sian imperial railway train was wrecked by an explosion at Rostock to-day while waiting at the station to take on board the Russian Dowa ger Empress and Grand Duchess Xe nia, who are on their way from this city to St. Petersburg. Seven per sons were seriously injured. Only delay of the Dowager Empress and the Grand Duchess in reaching Ros tock saved them from death or se rious injury. WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Repre sentative Stone, of Illinois, this after noon received a telegram from Henry M. Pindell, of Peoria, III., nominated to be Ambassador to Russia, author izing Stone to turn over to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations the correspondence relating to political appointments in Stone’s district. The Senate committee is not expected to take up th© Pindell case until after the holidays. Daniels to Spend Xmas in Capital WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Secre tary of War Garrison announced to day that he and his family will spend Christmas with his brother. Judge S 1. Garrison at Merchantsville. X. J. Secretary of the Navy Daniels will remain in Washington on Christmas Day. leaving that night for Raleigh. N t\. to spend four days with his | mother. Veteran Weds After One Day's Courtship!:; WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—The citizens of Carlisle, England, to-day presented a complimentary address to President Wilson through the British ambassador. Sir Cecil Arthur Testimonial From High Authority Mrs. Wilson of Nashville, Tenn., is famed the world over for her wonderfully delicious cakes. They are shipped to all parts of the Globe for special affairs where the best of Cakes are demanded. This year, as in former years, Mrs. Wilson enjoys the distinc tion of making the President's Christmas Cake, using Calumet Baking Powder. Mrs. Wilson's Baking Motto is: "To have complete succes* with no failures, care should be used in selection of Baking Powder.” CALUMET BAKING POWDER Some little time ago 1 made a careful study end investigation of the baking powder subject end 1 feel fully repaid. 1 am firmly convinced from the results I nave received that there is no baking powder to equal Calumet for wholesomenesa and economy, and 1 also recommend Calumet Baking Powder for its never failing results. December 9. 1913. Mrs. Betty Lyler Wilson. Calumet also received the Highest Awards at the World’s Pure Food Exposition, Chicago and Paris, France, 1912. Buy a can of Calumet Baking Powder at once, and use it in your Holiday Bakings, making your Christmas Cakes as good as the President’s. Christmas and New Year Holiday Fares You can buy ROUND TRIP TICKETS at reduced cost from one place to another within the Southeastern territory, December 17 to 25, inclusive, December 31, 1913, and January 1, 1914, good for return to reach starting point by midnight January 6, 1914. From principal places in Southeastern ter ritory to principal places in Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklaho ma, S. Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin, on Decem ber 20, 21, 22, good to return to starting point by midnight January 18, 1914. THE RIGHT WAY Service of the Central of Georgia will enable you to go home and re turn quickly, comfortably and safely. For additional information ask NEAREST TICKET AGENT. Central of Georgia Ry. The Right Wa» Service MONTICELLO, N. Y Dec. 22.— Relations of fact more strange than figment of fiction have followed the sudden death of Melville H. Couch, for 15 years District Attorney of Sul livan County and former partner of Alton B. Parker. In the custody of the police is a strange, frightened woman who lived for 15 years in the seclusion of a bare little room that opened from Mr. Couch’s office. The door that *ed from the office to the living quarters of this strange bond servant was al ways locked and no one save Cou?n and his queer companion passed through it. Within a few feet from the busy office with its daily stream of clients the woman huddled in silence through out the day. Occasionally at night she stole forth and roamed through, the streets. Although Mrs. Couch was a fre quent visitor at the office of her hus band. she never suspected what the secret room contained. Discovery of Recluse. During the excitement attending the discovery of Couch’s body on a lounge In the room, -'"tip one climbed upon a chair and peered ^hroug!. the tran som into the secret room. There he saw a woman huddled upon the floor beside a plain iron bed. Her clothing was poor and ill-fitting, her face was that of a drug user or one who lives in solitude, and her disheveled hair was streaked with gray. Sheriff Kinney had the door open ed and the woman walked into the office whore Couch’sbody was lying. ‘‘I am Josephine Brance,” she stam mered. and then broke into hysterical weeping. Although the autnorities are certain that Couch died a natural death, they detained the woman to learn the sa- cret of her strange relationship with the lawyer. Wife Fall?- in Faint. Mrs. Couch, who was present when the secret door was opened, fainted at the sight of the woman who emerg ed. Sheriff Kinney and other officials were startled at the uncanny devel opments. After Mrs. Rranee had been quiet°d and assured that no ham would come to her, she said: “I came out of the loom at 8 o’clock this morning .o wake Mr. Couch, who often slept in his office. As soon a8 1 saw riis face I knew he was dead. I knew that Dr. J. A. Curlette was his brother-in-law and 1 telephoned to him to come at once.” Mrs. Brance said she came from Goshen, N. Y., and met Couch 15 years ago. The affair has caused a tremendous sensation. Wilsons-Ready for Trip to Gulf Coast To Spend Christmas WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—Pres!- : dent XVilson’s Christmas vacation i trip will begin to-morrow. Aceom- ' panied by Mrs. Wilson, his daughters, 'the Misses Margaret and Eleanor, and Dr. Cary T. Grayson, the Presi- j dent will depart from Washington at 10:45 o’clock to-morrow night, ac- ! rcrdb.g to his present plans, and will arrive on the gulf coast Christ mas morning. He probably will spend about three weeks at Pass Christian, Miss. President Wilson expects to keep his Southern sojourn free from all executive business, although the im pression prevails that he will devote considerable thought to the creation of the machinery for putting the currency bill into effect, including his selection of the members of the Fed eral Reserve Board. He will return to Washington in time to hold the first of the formal Washington social functions, the diplomatic reception at the White House January 13. m fit on RAFIS OPENS 11 Church Bars Wife Until Couple Re-wed Daylight Burglars Steal Pretty Gowns Burglars with a liking for prettv gowns entered the home of Mrs J r Hall, of No. 820 Hill street, Monday while she was shopping and took , tine silk dress and one of velvet Th also got a grip of Mr, Hall'i Injunctions and Warrants Weapons of Reformers Who Hope to Close City. DURHAM, N. C., Dec. 22 —John D. Anthony and Mrs. Ida Kershaw were married here this morning to comply with the church laws. They were mar ried at Washington five years Jg«>. Although she was a member of the i Catholic Church, they would not admit her t'» communion unless she gave up "**• * XttU s > which 1 ,. r husband. Not wishing to do thrs. , they used to carry their stolen fine- the> obtained a new license and were The house had been thoroughly" married by Father W. F. O'Brien. . , ougm > ran. 'sacked. A .35 cut glass vase, *hi. a Chrisi- bed. the Judge Is Low From 3d j pn ^m, n d the Appendicitis Attack Veteran Railroader Goes Into Business COLUMBUS, Dec. 22.—S. M. Well born, who for the last twenty years has been connected with the traffic department of the Central of Georgia Railway In Columbus, for fifteen years of that time as commercial agent, has resigned to become interested in the wholesale brokerage establishment of E. L, Stanley & Co. He is succeeded as commercial agent by Thomas P. Wade, formerly soliciting freight agent. SAVANNAH, Dec. 22.—Promptly at noon to-day a corps of deputies from the Sheriff's office sallied forth with 25 injunctions and warrants against near- beer dealers in the move to clean up the city. Eight keepers were served with in junctions to be argued in the Superior Court the day before Christmas and others were served with warrants charging they were operating open sa loons. The places on which warrants were served were visited by agents of the crusaders. The liquor men formed an organiza tion Sunday and have several thousand dollars to fight the cases,. They have retained one of the leading law firms of the city. Baptists Give $55,000 For Needy Ministers RALEIGH. N. C., Dec. 22.—The North Carolina Baptists have appro priated $55,000 for home missions, the money going particularly to the sup port of 155 ministers In the destitute districts. The amount contributed to each missionary worker ranges from $50 to $«oa a year. ANNISTON, ALA., Dec. 22.—Hav ing suffered an acute attack of ap pendicitis Sunday evening. Probate Judge J. J .Arnold has been taken to Birmingham for treatment. This is the third attack he has suf fered recently, and he is said to be in a critical condition. Refuses Drink From Prowlers; Is Beaten GADSDEN, ALA., Dec. 22.—Howard | IXt-bee, a young jeweler, was attacks i j by three men soon after midnight 1 while walking in Chestnut street in a secluded place. The men approached ; him and one asked him to have a ' drihk. When he refused, he was felled by a blow, but was not seriously hurt. Roblee Christopiier Is under arrest. > ICE COMPANY DIVIDEND The Southern Ice Company Mon day announced its regular seme annual dividend of 3 per cent on ■ felted stock. BUSINESS NOTICE. To Cure a Cold In OneT)^ I Take LAXATIVE BROMO Qrixixl I Tablets. Druggists refund mone^e fails to cure. E. W. OROVF’s ture is on each box. 25c. Peary Wants U. S. Slayers Get Respite South Pole Station Unti j A f ter Holidays Leader of Way cross Greek Colony Dies WAYCROSS, Dec. 22.—Although he ; was in the best of health when he closed I his store Saturday. Tony Brown, one of the leaders of the Greeks located j here, died Sunday night. He recently returned from a visit to his old home. ; and. during the Balkan war. was a < large contributor to the Greek war fund. | fund. Married Forty Years, Slays Wife and Self CHATTANOOGA, TENN.. Pec. 22 - Inquest by the Coroner’s jury into the double crime of John Patton, who mur dered his wife Saturday night and then commuted suicide, after forty years of married life, failed to disclose any new aspect. All evidence pointed to mature delib eration upon the part of Patton to car ry into effect his frequent threat “to end my part of this trouble and some body else's, too. NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Admiral Peary urges American scientists to continue bringing glory to the United States. “In the discovery of the North Pole and with the completion of the Panama Canal, Americans have accomplished in five years the things of which men had dreamed for ages.’’ he said. “I would like to see American scientists sta tioned at the South Pole.” Aged Rail Conductor Killed by Street Car MOBILE. Dec 22. -Captain Calvin A. Keeler, 68 years old. for 49 consecutive years a passenger conductor on the Mo bile and Montgomery division of the Louisville and Nashville road, died Sun day at Montgomery as the result of in juries received by falling trom a street car. He was the oldest passenger conduc tor in the service of the company and a veteran of the war between the States. RALEIGH. N. C.. Dec. 22.—Gov ernor Locke Craig, on his return from Hot Springs, Ark., commuted until dates in February the sentence of three men condemned to electrocu tion, and murderers’ how r will cele brate Christmas, a season which would have been denied them had their sentences stood. CASTOR IA for Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Aiways Bought Bears the Signature Tuesday and Wednesday, Fancy Atlanta Dressed TURKEYS 25c Lb. Fat Tennessee Turkeys being dressed daily. The Woodall kind. Large white Celery Stalks, 7Jc Come early and get the best. WE DELIVER WOODALL’S 815 Peachtree. Phone Ivy 7629, 7630, 7631. Gain of 10,724 Bales In Dodge Co. Ginning KASTMAN. Dec. 22.—The tabula tions of the separate returns from the ginners for the report of Decem ber 1 shows that from the crop of 1913 prior to December 1 there were 31,215 bales of cotton ginned in Dodge County, as compared with 20.491 bales ginned prior to December 1, 1912. This was a gain of 10,724. : , .-T-. j Wanton Slayer Gets Columbus Factories p ^ F / om Blease Close for Holidays COLUMBUS, Dec. 22.—The manu facturing plants of Columbus, em ploying more than 10.000 persons, have closed down for the Christmas lu lidays. All of the employees have been paid off and the Christmas trade is the heaviest in recent years. Georgia Town Limits Whisky Shipments JACKSON. Dec. 22. The Town Council of Flovilla has passed an or dinance forbidding the express agent from delivering but one gallon of whisky to a customer each week, and the measure has been taken up by the Jackson agent of the express com pany. It was said that Flovilla had come to be the shipping point for a large territory extending for miles and miles. SPARTANBURG, S. C., Dec. 22 -Joe Bates, a white man. who was convicted in this city during 1909 of a most wan ton murder and sentenced to be hung, but sentence later being commuted to life imprisonment, has been granted a full pardon by Governor Blease. Bates was accused of murdering a woman, his housekeeper, in cold blood, meeting her on the street and shoot ing her down. The trial was sensa- Negro, 103, TcoFeebie To Flee, Dies in Fire JACKSON. Dec. 22.—Prevented from escaping from the house on account of his feebleness, Willis Willoughby, negro, aged 103. the oldest person in Butts County, was burned to death when the home of his Son at Stark was destroyed. The fire had gained such headway be fore it was detected that the younger members of the family had a narrow es cape. In the excitement the old man was forgotten. Canal Grafter Not Liable Under Law WASHINGTON. Dec. 22—John Burke, now under investigation by tlie War Department on the charge of accepting graft while in the employ of the Panama Railroad, can not be criminally prosecuted, according to a decision of the Department of Justice received by Secretary of War Garri son to-day. Dalton Women Send Unknown Boy Watch TAKE STUART'S BUGKII AND JUNIPER IF KIDNEYS BOTHER DALTON. Dec. 22.—Jo© Harris, an I aged Confederate veteran of Murray County, after one day’s courtship, was married to Miss Senev Ledford. The bridegroom is over 70, and his j i bride many y ears his Junior DALTON. Dec. 22.—The Dalton Chapter. Order of the Eastern Star, has fbrwarded to Wilburn Lancaster. boy inmate of the Masonic Home at Macon, a handsome watch and hain as a Christmas gift. The little fellow is unknown to the members of the Dalter Chapter. 1 l XMAS PENS. John L. Moore & Sons have the “Ideal" Waterman pen; gold, silver and plain. Let their pen salesman help you make your selection. John L. Moore & Sons.—Advt, Canal May Be Open To Ships in January Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PANAMA, Dec. 22.—Officials of the Canal Commission believe that, if no further slides take place, the first ship will go through the canal in January, instead of some time next summer, had been expected. AND FOR BACKACHE OR BLADDER TROUBLE. Uric acid excites the kidneys, they be come overworked, get sluggish, ache and feel like lumps of lead. The urine be comes cloudy, the bladder is irritated and you may be obliged lo s e ek relief i two or three times during the night. I When the kidneys clog you must help them flush off the body's urinous waste or you’ll be a real sick person shortly. At first you feel a du 1 misery in the kidney region, you suffer from backache, sick headache, dizziness, stomach gets sour, tongue coated and you feel rheu matic twinges when the weather is I bad. To cure above troubles and flush out the kidneys, get from any pharmacist a big $1.00 bottle of Stuarf Juniper Compound bottle, and in a few day s your kidne will then act fine. Stuart's Buchu and Juniper Compound ha- been used for generations to clean impurities from clogged kidneys ard stimulate them to normal activity. al>o to neutralize the acids in urine, so it r-- i\pr sour • of irritation, thus ending biadder and kidney weakness Every one should take now and then Stuart’s Buchu and Juniper <A>mpound to keep the kidneys clean ajid active.— AjXvu, CAUTION! The great popularity of the clean, pure, foeztehful ywRiliLEY 9 S is causing un scrupulous persons to wrap rank imitations that are not even real chewing gum so they re semble genuine WRISLEY*S. The better class of stores will not try to fool you with these imitations. They will be offered •und : tak: as directed on j i to you principally by street fakirs, peddlers and the candv departments of a few (Ill's yiM.r kidneys 7 ' \ _ . , A . . J tr some 5 and 10 cent stores. These rank imitations cost dealers one cent a package or even less and are sold to careless people for almost any price. If vou want Wr$gley’s look before you buy. Get ivhat you pay tor. Be SURE ITs W RIG LEVS. I We are insertL, the abrere cao«on goMy to protect oar easterners, who are cone timLiacj vtuch they tK,n*-mg r^y