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VOL. XH. NO. 123.
ATLANTA. GA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1913.
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Copyright. 1508.
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STAYS IN JAIL TO BE NEAR HUSBAND
Bail Signed, But Mrs. Manley
Spurns Freedom While Mate
Is in Cell.
Stone walls do not a prison make”
that is. when they hold your hus
band, too, at Christmas time.
Anyway, that’s Mrs. M. E. Manley’s
Idea of it.
And so, with her bond signed, and
at liberty at any moment to walk out
with her baby girl to freedom, the
wife of the young man accused of
check forging has sent for two trunks
and a suitcase, and she and the baby
are just going to stay In that old jail
until the husband and father can
leave it with them. And if her hus
band goes to the chaingang she will
go. too.
That was the situation Tuesday.
Clark Howell, deputy clerk of the
Superior Court, had read in the pa
pers about the imprisonment of Man-
ley, charged with passing a bad
heck, and how his young wife had
smuggled a file and two saws into
his cell, “so he could be at home for
Christmas,” and how the Recorder
had tried them both Monday morn-
Inc and bound them over to the high
er court under a $500 bond apiece.
Howell’s Heart Touched.
Mr. Howell’s heart was touched by
the young wife’s devotion. He thought
it was a pity that she should be in
jail—and especially with the 6-
months-old baby girl—all through the
Christmas season.
So Mr, Howell called Judge Broyles
by telephone and told him If he would
reduce Mrs. Manley’s bond he would
sign it.
The Recorder did his part. He put
the bond down to $200. And Mr.
Howell signed it.
And about noon Tuesday J. T.
Golden, the jailer, conveyed the glad
tidings to Mrs. Manley that she and
the baby were free.
At least, it was Mr. Golden’s idea
that they were glad tidings.
Mrs. Manley didn’t see It that way.
“Can my husband go, too?” was her
first question.
Mr. Golden said he could not.
Mrs. Manley’s lower lip quivered.
But her decision was swift.
Refuses to Leave Without Him.
Then I won't go, either!” she said.
Fou’ve got me in a different ward,
on another floor, and I'don’t suppose
I can see him—I haven’t seen him
C ince the trial yesterday. But as long
as he's In this place I'm going to stay,
too. Freedom, and Christmas, and—
and everything else doesn’t mean
anything to me as long as he’s In
jail.”
Well what to do?
Mr. Golden for the first time in his
'aried career as jailer was confront
ed with a prisoner who declined ab
solutely to be released. There was
no precedent to go by. He couldn't
very well eject Mra Manley ungal-
lantly. Mr. Golden essentially Is a
man of warm hospitality, though his
guests don’t always appreciate it
Properly.
Brings Trunks to Jail.
Anyway, Mr. Golden, at the wish of
Mrs. Manley, sent for her two trunks
a nd a suitcase.
'nd by noon Mrs. Manley was pre
paring to make her stay as com
fortable as possible.
But she did wish she could see her
husband!
‘Tiger’ Out on Bond
Again Given Limit
F ° r the second time within two
Will Peek a negro, accused as
^ Professional blind tiger. Tuesday
* as tfven the llriiit of the law by
^order Broyles. He was fined
' rjr, -"5 and 30 days In the stockade,
*rd was bound over to the State
f0up ts in bond of $1,500.
f * was but a few days ago that
| tpr was fined $200.75 and 30 days
(0 nd was bound over in bond of $1,000.
I ; Wds under bond pending an appeal
ft case at the time of his latest
}*rrer.
FINE WATCH GIVEN TO
(MAYOR BY HIS FRIENDS
Grocery Burglars
Go to Great Pains to
Blow Unlocked Safe
i
\RACING
RESULTS
The grocery and meat shop of E. R.
Cox, at No. 488 Gordon st., in West End,
was entered early Tuesday through a
side window and the cash register
tapped to the extent of 25 pennies.
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST—Five and a half furlongs:
Deposit, 114 (Turner), 4-5, 1-3, out,
won: Dainty Mint, 111 (Byrne), 16, 5,
8-5. second; Bulgarian, 114 (Borei),
6-5, 7-10, 1-4, third. Time, 1:09 1-5.
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Captain James
W. English, pre
senting watch
to the Mayor
from admirers.
“Treasury of Atlanta Safe With
Woodward Guarding,” Says In
scription on Timepiece.
The City Hall was filled with the
Christmas spirit Tuesday when a
committee representing friends of
Mayor Woodward called at his offl ;e
and presented him with a handsome
gold watch as a token of their regard
for his services as Chief Executive of
the city of Atlanta.
Friends of the Mayor who had been
informed of what was to take place
gathered in the outer office. Mayor
Woodward walked out with a cigar In
the corner of his mouth, and. leaning
against a chair, crossed his legs In
ease, then turned to Captain James
W. English, the spokesman for the
committee.
“I know I have not been selected to
speak to you because of my ablllfj,' to
express the meaning of this act,” Cap
tain English said. “I suppose it Is be
cause I have known you so long.
Mayor Woodward, my acquaintance
and association with you dates back
to the sixties. We have differed on
issues and clashed in official bodies,
but I want to say that during all those
years there has never been any doubt
of your honesty of purpose.
Unique Inscription.
"In recognition of your service to
the city, prompted by that element of
I honesty in your character, I want to
| present to you, on behalf of your
I friends, this beautiful gold watch.”
Mayor Woodward took the watch
in silence and slowly read the inscrip
tion.
On the back a safe was engraved,
under which were the words, "Treas
ury of Atlanta.” In a Circle around
the top was the inscription, "It Is
Safe With Woodward Guarding.”
Those gathered around saw' Mayor
Woodward more moved in a senti
mental way than usual.
"X don’t know how to begin to
thank you," he slowly began. “That
inscription on that watch is worth
more to me than all I possess. I will
carry the memory of this occasion to
my grave, and when I am gone I am
prouder to be able to leave it to my
family than all else I possess.
Sorry Because of Friction,
"The hardest thing in the world is
handling other people's money. In my
life I have been most careful with it
—far more than with my own.
"I am sorry there has been friction
during this year of my administra
tion. Council should be as zealous of
the people's welfare in expending
money as the Mayor. If I have been
firm and seemingly severe, it was
necessary.
"I hope that we can have a year of
harmony next year. Without wishing
to criticise anyone, I will state that
when I came into office I found $700,-
000 of illegal debts. When my two-
year term is up I hope to have it
wiped out.
"I promise you I will continue to
guard your treasury. If any money
should be spent wrongly over my pro
test, I w'ill let you know where and
how it is going. Publicity is the
greatest thing in the world.”
The other members of the presen
tation committee were John E. Mc
Clelland, J. Y. Smith and Samuel
Venable
Bank Clearings Gain
$20,221,059 Over ’12;
P. 0. Receipts Jump
A striking evidence of Atlanta’s
prosperity was contained in the an
nouncement Tuesday by W. H. Leahy,
secretary of tne Industrial and Sta
tistical Bureau of the Chamber of
Commerce, that the bank clearings
for eleven months in 1913 are $20,-
221,059 in excess of the clearings for
the corresponding period in 1912.
The clearings in the first eleven
months of 1913 were $641,006,804. For
the same period last year they were
$620,785,745. A similar Increase is
noted in the postal receipts. They
were $1,265,810.75 for this year, ex
cluding December. In the same pe
riod of 1912 thev were $1,143,237.38, an
increase of $122,573.37.
President Gets Gift
From‘His Only Vice’
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Vice
President Marshall’s Christmas gift
to President Wilson is a copy of Kin
Hubbard’s ‘‘Back Country Folks.”
On the fly leaf Mr. Marshall wrot.
“To the President of the United
States from his only Vice.”
Massanel, Runway, Ambition, Good
Will and Mary Lou also ran.
SECOND—Mile and 20 yards: Earl
of Savoy, 108 (McCahey), 3, even, 1-2,
won; Early Light. 102 (Deronde), 8,
3. 6-5, second; Golden Treasure, 113
(Davenport). 9-2, 8-5, 4-5, third. Time,
1:44 2-5. Port Arlington. Brave, Tod
dling, Volthorpe and Lady Orlmar
also ran.
THIRD—Six and a half furlongs:
Monocacy, 105 (Bixton), 2, 4-5, 2-5,
won; Armor, 97 (McTaggart), 6-2, 4-5,
2-5, second; Dick Dead wood. 97 (Mar
tin), 3, 6-5, 3-5, third. Time. 1:21 2-5.
Cracker Box, Prince Ahmed, Linbrook
and Verona also ran.
FOURTH -Mile and a furlong: Rob
R., 105 (Buxton), 4, 11-10, 2-5, won;
Pardner. 110 (Deronde), 7-10, 1-4, out,
second; Napier, 95 (McCahey), 25, 6,
8-5, third. Time. 1:57 1-5. El Oro,
Star Bottle and Bryn Limah also ran.
FIFTH—Six furlongs: Robert Brad
ley, 96 (Leander). 11-5, 4-5, 2-5, won;
Cop per town, 107 (Borei), 7-2, 8-5, 4-5,
second; Ann Tilly, 110 (Turner). 8, 3,
7-5, third. Time. 1:15 3-5. Frank
Hudson. Semiquaver, Right Easy,
Ralph Lloyd, Lord Wells, Camellia
and Sepulveda also ran.
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST—Six furlongs: Retente, 103
(Benton). 4, 2, even, won; Prettydale,
108 (Teahan), 6, 2, even, second;
Dahlgren. 116 (Gentry), 6, 2, even,
third. Time, 1:16 2-5. Say, Ajax,
Hattie Me., Tom Franks, Jessamy,
Dear Abbey, Lookgut and Horicon
also ran.
Race Entries on Page 2.
Sentenced 18 Hours
After His Offense
JACKSONVILLE. Dec. 23— Jim
Jones, arrested a few hours after
having broken the lock of a postoffice
box, was indicted by the Federal
Grand Jury and taken before Judge
Rydon M. Call, w'here he pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to serve a
year and a day, all within eighteen
hours of the offense.
$500 NEEDED NOW TO
AVERT XMASTRAGEDIES
The Christmas Editor Tuesday faced the sad realization that,
$500 more is needed for the Empty Stocking Fund if Christmas
tragedies are to be averted in two hundred homes in Atlanta.
That many appeals for help—that many prayers to Old
Santa Claus—came in at the last moment and it will be ab
solutely impossible to fill them unless you who have not helped
respond immediately.
Don’t wait. Don't let this Christmas see any misery in
Atlanta if we can help it. Send your mite in to the Christmas
Editor at once.
.
Adjutant General Calls Quarter
master Generalship Obsolete
and a Needless Expense.
Adjutant General Joseph Van Holt
Nash has recommended to Governor
Slaton that the office of Quartermas
ter General of State Troops, now held
by Brigadier General William G.
Obear, be abolished and that his sal
ary be discontinued after January 1.
The Governor has taken no action
upon the recommendations of General
Nash, but has the matter under se
rious consideration.
While this matter is not acknowl
edged to have any bearing upon the
known differences existing inside the
State military establishment, in
which General Obear has figured
prominently, the fact of General
Nash’s rather sensational recommen
dations to the Governor will be read
with acute interest by the military
generally, as an open rupture be
tween Nash and Obear has been an
ticipated by many observers on the
inside for some time.
Useless Expense, He Says.
General Nash in his letter to the
Governor recommends that the office
now held by Obear be abolished for
two reasons;
First, that it is entirely useless un
der the present organization of the
State troops, is a sinecure and car
ries a salary of $2,750 that may as
well be saved to the State.
Second, the adjutant general says
that the office must be abolished in
Georgia, as it already has been in
many States, because the State troops
can not otherwise be organized to
conform to the present provisions of
the Dick law. which does not recog
nize the office of quartermaster gen
eral In any way.
The adjutant general cites circular
No. 8, issued by the National War
Department in August, which specifi
cally fails to provide for State quar
termaster generals, and holds that
no such office can exist in Georgia
under the law. The duties formerly
falling to the quartermaster general
will be performed by staff officers
named by the department, under au
thority of the Governor.
Calls Office Obsolete.
The adjutant general, in his let
ter to the Governor, says:
“The office of quartermaster gen
eral is obsolete, the rank excessive,
and It does not comport with the
organization and strength of the
State troops as recognized by the
Federal Government. The duties must
e pberformed by certain officers dele
gated by the Start* adjutant general,
to whom they are responsible under
bond.
“Business expedience and conform
ity to the law call for the abrogation
of this office, and a saving of the
$2,760 per annum it costs the State.”
Unless the State troops are orga
nized as the National War Depart
ment under the Dick bill requires,
the Federal Government will with
draw its support to the State troops.
The action of Adjutant General
Nash, as indicated in his letter to
the Governor, brings to an ac ite crisis
the differences Inside the adjutant
general's office, a^id it will now be
squarely up to the Governor to take
action in line with the adjutant gen
eral’s recommendations or embarrass
that officer emphatically in the fu
ture discharge of his duty.
It is known that the Governor is
not a little worried by the breach in
the adjutant general's office
4 European Nations
In Anti-Fair Pact
Speolal Canlc to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Dec. 23.—That the question
of participation in the Panama Ex
position was made the subject of dip
lomatic representations between Eng
land, Germany, Austria-Hungary and
Italy was learned from an official
source here to-day. According to this
information the interchange* resulted
In an agreement of nonpar liol patten.
/VII bind you crooks over to the
higher court and fix your bond at
$10,000 each,” said Recorder Broyles
Tuesday afternoon in disposing of the
cases of three notorious pickpockets,
Max Fine, of New York; Louis Goz-
zollo, of Baltimore, and William
Hoffman, of South Bend, Ind. The
trio were captured by Detectives
Cowan and Andrews and Policeman
W. R. Jones last Saturday afternoon
at the Union Station, where they
were trapped rifling the pockets of
passengers on a Seaboard Air Line
train,
CHICAGO, Dec. 23.—Joe Tinker is
going to sign with the Federal League
to manage the Chicago team of the
new organization if the Brooklyn
team does not hurrv and make him
an offer that he will feel justified in
accepting. Further, Tinker will eign
to-morrow rfiorning, as he has prom
ised the officials of the new league
to give them 91 definite answer then.
PRESCOTT, ARK., Deo, 23.—The
vault of the branch of the Bank of
Prescott, at Emmet, Ark., was blown
early to-day, and several thousands
of dollars in currency was stolen.
The explosion wrecked the building
occupied by the bank. The yeggmen
escaped on a handcar.
CADILLAC, MICH., Deo. 23.—Ad
Wolgast to-day wired his acceptance
of terms for a ten-round bout on New
Year’s Day with Knockout Brown in
Tom Andrews’ Club in Milwaukee.
CHICAGO, Dec. 23,—Charles F.
Dewoody to-day confirmed a rumor
that he has resigned as District Su
perintendent for the Department of
Justice. He said he would leave the
Government service in a few d*ys. It
was largely through the efforts of De
woody that Jack Johnson, negro pugi
list, was convicted of a violation of
the white slave law. He also secured
much of the evidence used in prose
cuting the beef trust casee, the buok-
etehop crusade and the recent case
against Ottoman Z«r Adhust Hanish.
PORTLAND, OR EG., Deo. 23.—A
tidal wave to-day swept more than a
mile of beaoh at Elmore Park, Tilla
mook County, washing out several
hundred feet of the Southern Pacific
Railroad track, undermining dwellings
and doing other damage. The wall of
water swept nearly a mile inland from
the beach. There was no olss of life,
so far as is known.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Isidore
Dockweiler, a Lot Angeles attorney,
to-day was appointed a member of
the Board of Indian Commissioners.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Imme
diately after the conference report on
the ourrency bill w>i agreed to in
the Senate, Senator Williams intro
duced a bill for the guarantee of bank
deposits. This feature was stricken
from the currency measure by the
conferees.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. — The
House adjourned at 3:10 o'clock for
the holiday recess and will meet
again at noon January 12.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—A joint
resolution providing for the suspen
sion for a period of two years of the
free tolls provision of the Panama Ca
nal act was introduced in the House
to-day just before the holiday recess
was taken by Representative Adam
son, author of ths Panama Canal bill
and chairman of the Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, Dec. 23.—
More than $1,000,000 in income pro
ducing property will be distributed to
his family in Christmas gifts by Wil
liam Maverick. The children are Wil
liam Maverick, Jr., of Berlin, Ger
many! Robert Maverick, who has just
returned from a trip around the
world: Mrs. Carl Hahn, of New York,
a singer; Mrs. Augustus Maverick and
Leads Maverick, of this city.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 23.—A dyna
mite bomb sent through the mails to
Mrs. John Toranto, aged 24, exploded
when she opened It. She and her
eight-months-old baby were slightly
hurt and the side of the house was
blown out. The woman heard the
clock working and, fearing an infer
nal machine, dropped tne opened
package and fled. The explosion oc
curred as she reached the door.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—President
Wilson to-day held the last session of
his Cabinet before the Christmas holi
days. He will not meet his official
family again until January 14. The
session to-day discussed some of the
problems created by the passage of
the currency measure and the ap
pointment of two more members of
the Interstate Commeroe Commission.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—The Sen
ate adjourned for the Christmas holi
days at 4 o'clock.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 23.— Mrs. Mary
Frances Harris Stafford Clift, origina
tor of the iail school idea, famous
Chicago settlement worker and leader
in charities activities, died here to
day.
SENATE VOTE
ACT 13-25
Four Republicans Join Democrat*
in Final Ballot—Ceremony to
Attend Signing.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Rain Tuesday; clear
ing and cooler Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—By 4
vote of 43 to 25 the Senate to-day
approved the conference report on the
ourrency bill and sent the measure to
President Wilson for his signature.
The President planner] to sign the
bill this evening as his Christmas
present to the American people.
The vote in detail follows:
Ayes; Democrats—Ashurst, Bacon,
Bankhead, Bryan, Chamberlain, Chil
ton, Gore. Hitchcock, Hollis, James,
Johnson, Kern, Lane, Lea, Lewis,
Martin, Martine. Newlands, O’Gor-
rnan. Overman, Owens, Pittman, Pom-
erene, Ransdell, Reed, Robinson. Sha-
froth, Shepherd, Shiveley, Simmons,
Smith of Arizona, Smith of Georgia,
Smith of Maryland. Smith of South
Carolina, Sw-anson, Thomas, Thomp
son, Vardaman, Williams. Republic
ans—Jonea, Norris, Poindexter ami
Weeks.
Nays. Republicans—Borah. Brad
ley, Brandegee, Brady, Bristow, Bur
ton, Catron, Clapp, Dillingham, Gal-
linger. Goff, Gronna, Kenyon, LaFol-
lette, McCumber, Nelson, Page, Per
kins, Sherman, Smoot, Root, Suther
land, Townsend, Warren and Works.
President Wilson decided t<\ affix
his signature about 6 o’clock this aft
ernoon. He planned to invite members
of the Senate and House Banking
and Currency Committees and a num
ber of newspaper men to witness the
signing.
Exodus of Lawmakers.
Three-fourths of the time allowed
for debate on the conferees’ report
was given up to the Republicans, the
Democrats granting this favor to the
minority, led by Senator Norris,
ranking Republican member of the
Banking and Currency Committee
The exodus of national legislators
for the holidays was on in full force
to-day. The Senators were obliged to
remain, but the Representatives, their
task completed, hurried from the city,
happy to return home after the long
session that began last April.
The main interest in the currency
bill centered to-day about a state
ment which President Wilson was re
ported to have prepared to give as
surance to the nation’s business men.
It was said that this would be is
sued at the time the bill was signed.
Must Wait on Committee.
The signature of the President will
make the bill a law, but it will not
become operative until an organiza
tion committee draws up a plan of
procedure. This committee consists
of the Comptroller of the Currency,
the Secretary of Agriculture and the
Secretary of the Treasury.
It may be several months before
this committee has concluded its work
and put the law Into operation. The
Aldrich-Vreeland emergency measure
has been extended until June 80, 1915,
but will be superseded as soon as the
Owen-Glass measure becomes opera
tive.
Bristow Opens Attack.
Senator Bristow opened the atta k
on the conference report in the Sena’e
and declared the organization com
mittee to be a “political committee
pure and simple.” He asserted *hat
the regional reserve system “will he
organized, of course, along politi \tl
lines.”
Senator Bristow pointed out that
the conferees had so changed the oil!
that stock held by the public wouid
not be entitled to representation.
Senator Owen replied that the con
ferees assumed that the public W'ouid
take little stock and that in any con
tingency the general interest of the
public is to be safeguarded by Class C
directors and the Federal Reserve
Board.
The direct charge that Senatjr
Owen in voting for a 6 per cent divi
dend on regional reserve bank stock
Increased his own fortune was made
by Senator Bristow.
Charge Against Owen.
“I charge that this bill has been
drawn in the interest of banks,” lie
said “that the Senator from Okla
homa is interested in banks; that he
has voted to increase his personal for
tune, and that he has voted to give
the banks control of this system.”
Senator Bristow read from the rules
of the Senate the provision* that, a
Senator shall not vote on a matter :n
which he is directly interested.
Senator Owen replied that the
Charge was a violation of the rules
of the Senate and said that Senator
Bristow's statement was “not only
ridiculous, but false, and the Senator
from Kansas knows 1L”