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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
80,000 Packages Handled Mon
day) Doubling Best Previous
Day—Ample Force.
Evory record ever net up at the
/■ anta post office was broken Monday
Monday night," said Postmaster
l ling H. Jones Tuesday morning,
lie handled 80,000 packages, almost
wi.-e as many as we have handled
.ny other day during the Christmas
and about three times an many
« nt through the postoffice on any
-~ing> day in 1912. The first-class
nt.iil was enormous, too, nearly 200,-
1,1 pieces being handled. The stamp
rr- eipts yesterday reached the stu
dious figures of 510,640, and several
housand dollars more were taken in
• parcel insurance, money orders
and registered letters."
Mthough the lobbies of the post-
flioe were thronged with peoplt
Tuesday morning, and there appeared
"o great difference between the
rowds of to-day and the crowds of
Monday, the greater part of the
hristmas rush Is considered over,
nd It is thought the record of 80,-
: packages made yesterday will not
tiroken. Thousands of people,
onever, will not mail their gifts
ntil Christmas Eve, and the force of
rks will have to work at top speed
'■ ,r several days more.
Mr. Jones said Tuesday that, al-
' hough every "man in the postoffice
ad been required to work long and
lard hours, there had been compara-
. > little difficulty in handling the
mail, even the tremendous volume
a: was mailed Monday. Every
had left the postoffice when
Mr. Jones arrived at hfs office at 6
German Airmen in
1740-Mile Flight Are
Shelled by Russians
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PERM. RUSSIA, Der*. 23.—Three Ger
man aeronauts who landed here yester
day after having traveled 1 740 miles
m 8, hours from Bitterfield, Prussia, a
new long distance balloon record, are
under surveillance of the Russia mili
tary authorities.
thA S hPnc. pho V? s , or niaps were found in
irrnna ? on ’ .. I s not believed that the
fn«Tih l ‘ s " be P rev ’ented from leav
ing the country.
llu. Was d wild ride, every minute of
'hieh was filled with adventure." said
Herr Kevlen, one of the trio. "But the
climax came when we were passing over
dessa I he garrisofi evidently thought
we were spies and they turned loose
the r long range artillery. Some of the
Shells came close, but we threw out
ballast and rose above the danger zone."
Shoots Beautiful
Wife, Slays Himself
TULSA, OKLA., Dec. 23.—Louis T.
Rea, banker’s son, 21 years old, early
to-day shot his beautiful wife and
then turned the revolver upon him
self. inflicting a wound from which
he died two hours later. Mrs, Rea
may recover.
Mrs. Rea had been choked violently
before the shooting and had a bad
gash on the side of her face.
NEW PAPER AT EASTMAN.
EASTMAN Dec. 23.—The Dodge
County Herald. Eastman’s new weekly
paper, has made Its appearance. O. A.
Gentry is editor, T. P. Carnes associate
editor and A. M. Pace business man
ager.
CLUBS YIELD TO
PEARL OPERA GLASSES
>r >;’* at Jno. L. Moore & Sons’. Fine
-ffortment. The Gift that Is always
preriated. Jno. L. Moore & Sons,
12 N. Broad St.—Advt.
o’clock Tuesday morning, with the ex-,
ception of the few that had been
mailed during the night.
"We have got through the rush n
much better shape th;/n I expected,"
Mr. Jones declared. "Plvery piece of
mall that has been placed in this of
fice has been sent out and put on tha
trains, and If there is any delay it
will be at the other end.
"We have had 187 extra clerks
working, and eight rate clerks and
weighers in the lobby to facilitate the
work and make mailing packages con
venient to the patrons of the office.
We have twelve tables at different
points in the lobby, where people can
place their packages while sticking
the stamps on, and eight stamp win
dows open to sell stamps."
BIG REDUCTIONS
IN
DOLL TRUNKS,
MUSIC ROLLS,
LEATHER NOVELTIES
75c, $1.25, $2.00
values at
50c, 85c, $1.35
$1.00, $2.00, $3.00
values at
65c, $1.35, $2.00
Work Boxes 25c up
Tie Cases $1.50 up
Toilet Cases $2.50 up
Collars Bags $1.00 up
Suit Cases, Traveling Bags, Trunks
At Reduced Prices
Wednesday the 24th
LIEBERMAN’S
The Trunk Store 92 Whitehall
MUSIC
ROLLS
and BAGS
LEATHER
NOVELTIES
ALL
REDUCED
Organizations, Soon Up for New
Permits. Are Wilting to Sub
mit to Request.
- Mayor Woodward’s proclamation
for a sane celebration of Christmas
will make it one of the "dryest" days
of the year, according to all indica
tions Tuesday. Those who want to
celebrate to excess will have to gobble
rather than guzzle, as Elbert Hubbard
would say, for Mayor Woodward's
Instructions about the sale of intoxi
cating drinks will be pretty closely
followed.
The "near-beer’’ saloons have to
close by his order, and the purely
locker clubs are now skating on such
thin ice politically that most of them
have decided not to ignore a request
from the chief executive of the city.
Some of them have engagements to
face Recorder Broyles on charges of
violating the prohibition law. The
police claim that their cases are so
strong that the Recorder is certain to
lay fines on them in keeping with the
generous spirit of the season.
Policy to Be Good.
The new Police Committee Mayor
Woodward is to appoint will pass in a
few weeks on the merits of the appli
cations of these organizations for a
renewal of licenses. Much depends
on the temper of this Police Commit
tee as to whether some of the clubs
shall be allowed to continue in busi
ness.
Forced to run such a gamut, most
of these clubs are advising their
members to get their packages on
Christmas Eve, as they probably will
close their doors on Christmas Day.
The formal decisions w ill be made by
officers of the clubs Tuesday.
The social clubs of the city will
serve eggnog and have special Christ
mas dinners, as usual.
Mayor’s Policy Surprise.
Mayor Woodward’s advice to the
clubs was received with surprise in
political circles. The gossips have it
that Mayor Woodward has been very
much interested in the Georgia Anti-
I Saloon League’s agitation against the
present methods of enforcing the pro
hibition law in Atlanta—that is, in
terested to prevent a disturbance of
the city’s general policy.
The Mayor has advices that an un
usual amount of whisky has been
shipped into the city to individuals,
such quantities, in fact, as to arouse
I suspicion that the "blind tigers" ex-
I pect to do a large business. Friends
of the clubs against which accusa
tions have been made say it would be
I for their own good to close Christ-
j mas; else they might get the credit in
some quarters for dispensing the liq
uid that is being received by individ-
, uals.
The Christmas "lid request” by
I Mayor Woodward to the locker clubs
j of Atlanta met a courteous and ready
j response from the Mechanical and
Manufacturers’ Club, which, through
its manager. B. H. Turner, sent to
the Mayor the following letter:
"It affords me pleasure to state
that your official request regarding
the closing of clubs on Christmas
Day will be observed by this club.
"From 11 a. m. to 3 p. m. we will
serve a special complimentary din
ner to our members, but no drinks
will be served from our buffet during
the 24 hours.
We commend your suggestion
along these lines and hope you will
find a ready acquiescence among the
other clubs."
Kansas City Uses
‘Movies’ in Schools
KANSAS CITY. MO.. Dec. 23.—A
moving picture machine to teach the
pupils geography, natural history and
other subjects has been installed in
Morse School, the first of Kansas
City's schools to adopt this method of
education.
Harvard and Chile
In Exchange Plan
BOSTON, Dec. 23.—Harvard Univer-
sitj and the Universltj <»f <'ltile are con
sidering an annual exchange of profes
sors and students, which it is expected
till begin with the next academic year
One professor and two students would
he sent from each university to the
other.
m
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In Thorough
Accord with the
Currency Bill
The officers of the FUL
TON NATIONAL bank
are in thorough accord with
the Currency Bill, which
they believe wilt benefit the
country at large and work
to the interest of the banks.
The Board of Directors for
this bank will vote to take
ss ock and go into the Re
serve Association as soon as
it is started.
Wishing our friends
and patrons a very Mer
ry Xmas and Happy
New Year.
GAMP GROCERY GO.
345 Peachtree St.
wfiRset*
C. D. KENNY GO.
Extend heartiest Xmas
greetings to its friends
and patrons.
Special Xmas prices on
Teas and
Coffees
82 Whitehall St.
Phones:
Main 559 200,
Atlanta 559.
ED URL’ IS
BYOLDAGE
Victor Morley, However, Is En
tertaining and Saves, Single-
Handed, Diluted Production.
, By TARLETON COLLIER.
It is considerably to the credit of
"The Quaker Girl." as presented at
the Atlanta Theater Monday night,
that it leaves a pleasant impression
in spite of several decided handicaps.
How this is done it is hard to say,
except that Victor Morley is there to
accomplish a large bit of the salva
tion single-handed.
Naturally enough, the first handi
cap you would think of is that "The
Quaker Girl" is here for its second
season. However, that is not to be
deplored altogether, for there is mu
sic in the show of quality sufficiently
robust to stand repetition
The real burden which "The Qua
ker Girl" must bear is a lamentable
lack of good voices. Except in the
one instance of the "Come to the
Ball” song, there was no volume in
either the solo or tlie ensemble sing
ing.
Altogether, it is a rather diluted
production that is here this week. The
plaintive puerility of Miss Bernice
McCabe, the Quaker Girl, is one -A
the first things that strikes you.
However, since ingenuousness and
shrinking is an attribute of a maiden
of the Friends, this is not altogether
unfortunate, perhaps. And Miss Mc
Cabe is pretty and a fair dancer.
It stands without danger of con
tradiction that Victor MorlCy is an
excellent comedian. Monday night he
was a joy even to those who saw him
and laughed with him last season. Mr.
Morley, being a versatile person, can
entertain and delight with his non
sense even while he plays the admir
able hero, in swagger hero clothes.
His dancing is excellent.
"The Quaker Girl” will be at the
Atlanta for performances Tuesday
and Wednesday evening and Wednes
day matinee.
Clever Sketch Feature
Of New Forsyth Bill.
Bozeman Bulger’s attempt at an in
timate picture of veterans of the Blue
and Gray falls short of the perfection
achieved by Irvin Cobb at the same
task in his "Back Home" stories.
However. Mr. Bulger's stage version
of Sergeant Bagby’s doin* . drawn
from one of the Cobh stoi cs makes
pretty good entertainment, and the
Forsyth audience seeing the sketch
Monday, applauded generously.
The stage picture of the Blue and
the Gray veterans is rather fanciful,
and unfortunately is drawn inciden
tal to a plot of no weight; but some
how a sympathy is aroused George
Neville, Lawrence Eddinger and Neil
Burton are vigorous enough old sol
diers.
The bill offered for holiday week j
patrons possesses features that range
in quality from fair to very good.
Several are well known, as, for in
stance, Joe Boganny’s Lunatic Bak-
i ns, an established vaudeville act that
| is remarkable as a display of acro-
| ha tic talent. The names of Anatol
Frledland and Olga Unncver, who
I have an act of singing with piano
| accompaniment, are well knnwn. Mr.
J Frledland, the composer of a number
of well-known song hits, plays the
choruses of several in the course of
the act.
Well-deserved applause was that
which came for the act of Rosa
Crouch and George Welch, acrobatic
dancers of more than ordinary abil
ity. Burton. Hahn and Cantwell, a
trio of capable singers, won a great
Ideal of the commendation of Mon
day’s generous audiences also.
The bill is opened by the act of
Count Beaumont, a magician whose
palming is the best feat in his reper
toire, although there are unique fea
tures in other stunts he presents.
Burton and Lerner are hilled as "The
Melba and Caruso of vaudeville."
Happy Hooligan
Runs True to Form.
"Happy Hooligan," invariable vic
tim in the myriad misadventures pic
tured by F. Opper in tlie Sunday com
ic sections, runs true to form as he
is transported into*musical comedy at
the Lyric .this week.
Manhandled, pummeled and black
jacked wtih the prescribed regularity
by an obese policeman, "Happy’s” 'of
is made the least hit tolerable only
from the fact that he is surrounded by
a chorus unusually good to look upo:i.
It follows that the sympathy for him
in’ hi* misfortunes is not at all times
unmixed with envy.
Harry Lamont has the part of this
incarnation of Hard Luck, and. be
sides carrying it to the lively appro
bation of his audience, does some
rather clever specialties. Joe J. Sul
livan anil Martin Guild ^-respective! y
Irish and Dutch comedian—are well
adapted to the play’s type of fun. The
feminine principals—Celia Mavis and
Vera Franklin—are capable.
The singing is a little better than
the average for popular-priced musi
cal shows. The production has its
own style of comedy, which almost
might be described as simply an elab
oration of Upper’s brand of hpinor.
And, again, the maidens of the cho
rus are a few points above par.
IMA| I CTDCCT ID Shoots Husband
mil d I [ILL I Id Who Whipped Her
AGED INVALID DIES.
JACKSON, Dec. 23. * At the age of 81
years. Mrs. Adeline Woods died at the
home of her son. Dr J. E. Woods, in
1his city from a complication of dis
eases, she having been an invalid for a
number of years. The funeral and inter
ment took place at Woodstown, in
Henry County.
SARTORI US
CAKESHOP
129 SOUTH PRYOR.
Purveyors to Particular People.
Home-Made Cakes Our Specialty.
Fruit Cake
Angel Cake
Pound Cake
Raisin Cake
Marble Cake
Citron Cake
Sunshine Cake
Salmagundi
Pecan
Cake
Nut
Cake
Black Walnut
Cake
Lady Balti
more Cake
Pineapple
Cake
Cocoanut Cake
Tutti Frutti
Cake
Lemon Cheese
Cake
Chocolate
Cake
Also a full line of Fancy
Cakes, Bread and Rolls.
Phone Main 3407 J, Atlanta 3970.
Bushier Bros.
119 Whitehall St.
See our special
prices on fresh
meats, ham and
bacon. Give us
your order for
Christmas
Turkeys
at lowest market
prices.
Open Xmas Eve
Main 3938 Atl. 887
=» eggs
35c Dozen
Sweet Florida Oranges, doz I2V2C
Extra Fancy Mixed Nuts, lb 15c
Solid Carload Fancy Baldwin Apples, pk 45c
Indian River Grapefruit, 5c or 6 for 25c
No. 10 Pail Pure Leaf Lard $1.22*4
No. 10 Pail Best Hogless Lard 94*4c
Full Line of Christmas Candies, Fruits, etc.
Solid Carload Turkeys, Chickens, Geese and
Game. Dressed on premises.
Sewell Commission Co.
Wholesale and Retail.
113 15 Whitehall St. 164 Decatur St.
Before You Do Your XMAS Shopping Be
Sure to Visit the
FORREST MARKET
Ivy 486.
117 X. Pryor Street,
Opposite Candler Blilsr.
Atlanta 269
Home-slaughtered TURKEYS dressed while you wait. The best
you can find in the citv. Also NUTS. FRUITS, RAISINS. E C. Full
line of Christmas “EATS."
Currency Bill “Bogey” Removed,
Financial Center Loses Its
Air of Pessimism.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—The note of
pessimism in the holiday sentiment
in Wall street which was in existence
;i week ago has disappeared, and now
it is said that the usual bonuses to
< mployees w ill be paid by brokers
and bankers generally.
Saturday's sudden reversal in the
course of prices as a result of the
passage of the currency bill through
the Senate and the peaceful solution
of the American Telegraph and Tele
phone matter, all with its promise of
an old-fashioned bull movement, ban
ished the pessimism.
There was more happiness to the
square inch on the New York Stock
Exchange in one minute »o-day, as
one of its members expressed it, than
there had been to the whole securi
ties market in any on<' month earlier
in the year. Paying of Christmas bo
nuses by the big banks lias already
begun. One bank, with many
branches throughout the city, started
the ball rolling by distributing $38,000
among its employees.
COLl’MRl S. Dec. 23. Alexander
Smith Is in the Muscogee County jail
charged with assault with intent to
murder, the charge having been made
by his wife, Dora Smith, after she had
shot her husband.
Those who hastened to the home after
the shooting learned that Smith had
given his wife a terrible whipping and
that she had shot is self-defense.
299 BALES INCREASE.
COLUMBUS, GA„ Dec. 23.—The last
ginners’ report for Muscogee County,
including the number of bales that had
been ginned to December 13. gave the
County a total of 7,504 hales, an in
crease over last year of 299 hales.
Will Discuss How to
Check Boll Weevil
Methods of checking the advance and
ravages of the boll weevil will be one
of the principal topics at the meeting of
1 :c Georgia State Horticultural Society
:lr. Athens January 2 f *nd 21.
1‘roff'sor W. N. IL.it, of North Caro
lina, will tell of Interesting experiments
|j'i nut culture that he has made in lilt
I State Professor L. <’ Corbett, Assist
ant Chief of the Bureau of Plant In
dustry. will also speak
Short courses in horticulture will be
gin immediately after the holidays and
will continue until the meeting of the
society.
$300,000 LOUISVILLE FIRE.
LOUISVILLE. KY., Dec. 23.—Fire
early to-day did $300,000 damage to the
plant of the Laih Company, manufac
turers of mill and plumbing supplies.
GRIFFIN
Hours:
Daily 8 to 7
Sun. 9 to 1
Special Holiday Prices:-
50cup
50c
Dr. E.G. Griffin's
$15 Gold Cl A.Teeth
Dust Plates Filled
Crown and (PQ. Painless
Bridge Work tJjVj Extraction
$8
Plates
$5
Fit
Guaran
teed
Gate City Dental Rooms
24 1-2 Whitehall
Over Broum & Allen*a
EXAMINATION FREE
Our Fast De
livery Service
will put all
Christmas
purchases to
you in time.
Why Not Start for High’s Right
After Breakfast To-morrow?
Why not a
Rain Coat for
your girl?
They love
them. The
“Bestyette”
the thing—
with cape,
hood and bag
$3.75 regular
value. To
morrow
$2.98.
Second Floor.
LOOK
. HERE!
All Single Pieces
Persian Ivory
To-morrow
1-4 Off
Clocks, Combs,
Brushes, Puff Jars,
Hair Receivers,
Clothes Brashes.
(Main Floor, Opposite Elevator)
Sale of Scarfs
Pretty Knitted Silk
Scarfs, Persian Lissa
Silk Scarfs, Spangle!
Head Scarfs, Opera
Scarfs—all colors, all |
new, values $1.50 to $2
Phoenix Mufflers 35c
3 for $1.00.
Tomorrow
50c
RAINCOATS
Ladies’ and Misses’ Rain
coats make good gifts. Sale to
morrow. Tan color, double sur
face, full length. Absolutely
waterproof.
$5.00 Quality $2.95.
$6.00 Quality $3.95.
Third Floor.
Umbrellas for Gifts
1,000 to select from and every one
guaranteed by us. Just see the
beauties at
All styles, Gold, Silver, Ebony
and Pearl and Ivory handles. Best
French Silk Covers.
Also the $2.50 and $3.00 fine Gloria Silk Umbrellas At
with fancy handles. You can have such a wide choice, Si.69
(Main Floor, Rear) To morrow
Men’s
All Furs 1-4 Off
Men’s Fancy
Pure Silk
50c Socks;
All Cut Glass . . . 20% Off
Blanket
Bath Robes,
all colors,
AH Spring Hobby Horses and
Cord Tassels,
Pair 35c, 3
Dolls' White Furniture 1-2 Off
with Pocket
for
All Pictures . . . .1-3 Off
for
$ j 00
All Furniture . . . 20% Off
$^98
J. M. HIGH CO.
= J. M. HIGH CO,