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OVER 100,000 THE SUNDAY AMERICAN'S NET PAID CIRCULATION 7 he National Southern Sunday Newspaper The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results VOL. XII. NO. 123. ATLANTA, GA., TUESD AY, DECEMBER 23, 19 13. Co pyrttfht, h« Geor 1m. By Th* Georgian Co. 2 CENTS. TSrS* FINAL! WILSON SIGNS CURRENCY BILL ACT 43-2S Four Republicans Join Democrats in Final Ballot—Ceremony to Attend Signing. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.— President Wilson signed the cur rency bill at 6:01 p. m. Therp were present at the cere mony the majority of the mem bers of the Cabinet, the Senate and House committees, Mrs. Wil son, the Misses Eleanor and Mar garet Wilson and Mrs. Owens. The measure now is a law. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—By a if'te of 43 to 25 the Senate to-day proved the conference report on the urrency bill and sent the measure to President Wilson for his signature. 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. New lands, O’Gor man, 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, Swanson, Thomas, Thomp son, Vardaman, Williams. Republic ans—Jones, Norris, Poindexter and Weeks. Nays: Republicans—Borah, Brad ley, Brandegee, Brady, Bristow, Bur ton, Catron, Clapp, Dillingham, Gal- linger, Goff, Gronna, Kenyon, LaFol- lette, McCumber, Nelson, Fage, Per kins, Sherman, Smoot, Root, Suther land, Townsend, Warren and Works. President Wilson decided to 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 *’-&ning. Exodus of Lawmakers. Three-fourths of the time allowed lor debate on the conferees’ report "as given up to the Republicans, the democrats granting this favor to the minority, led by Senator Norris, tanking Republican member of the Banking and Currency Committee. The exodus of national legislators lor the holidays was on in full force j to-day. The Senators were obliged to I h*tnaln, but the Representatives, t heir task completed, hurried from the city, bappy to return home after the long I •esfion that began last April. | T he main interest in the currency bi i centered to-day about a state- toent which President Wilson was re- D'Ged to have prepared to give as surance to the nation’s business men. "as said that this would be is It | at the time the bill was signed Must Wait on Committee. e signature of the President will IJ'ake the bill a law, but It will not |. »poratlve until an organlza- -rnmittee draws up a plan uf r r.iure. This committee consists ‘ ,h . e ''omptroller of the Currency, " ■ rotary of Agriculture and the | retary of the Treasury. v ma > be several months before n mittee has concluded P ' [ the law into operation. The •rich-Vreeland emergency measure Hds been extended until June 30. 1915. ()J. be superseded as soon as the tly en measure becomes opera - Brittow Opens Attack. I on^ enat0r ® r *stow opened the attack . , tne inference report in the Sena’e I '^clared the organization com- to be a “political committee thfc and sim Ple.” He asserted that A rf ;gional reserve system “will be I :^' 2ed ’ of course » along political i *h» enator Bestow pointed out that . conferees had so changed the bill -"tock held by the public wouid c D * entitled to representation, f. ®nator Owen replied that the con- i UkV 9 : assume d that the public would It?" f -stock and that in any con- - 'f th p ^[ :s to be safeguarded by < ra and the Federal Reserve BOSTON. Dec. 23.—Mrs. A. C, Reta VonSchroeaer Shaw, the young St. Louis heiress who became only two years ago the bride of Arthur H. Shaw, of a prominent Boston fam ily, was granted a divorce to-day. Mrs. Shaw testified at the divorce hearing that her young husband was a confirmed taker of drugs. 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 sign to-morrow morning, as he has prom ised the officials of the new league to give them a 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., Dec. 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 days. It was largely through the efforts of De woody tnat 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 cases, the buck- etshop crusade and the recent case against Ottoman Zar Adhust Hanish. PORTLAND, OREG., Dec. 23.—A tidal wave to-day swept more than a mile of beach at Elmore Park, Tilla mook County, washing out several hundred feet of the Southern Pacific Railroad track, undermining dwellings i 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 Los Angeles attorney, to-day was appointed a member of the Board of Indian Commissioners. V/ASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Imme diately after the conference report on the currency bill wag 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 the 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 wo r king and, fearing an infer nal machine, dropped the 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 I problems created by the passage of I the currency measure and the ap- pointment of two more member* of the Interstate Commerce 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 jail school idea, famous Chicago settlement worker and leader in charit.es activities, died here to day. CHAMPAIGN. ILL., Dec. 23.—Mo tion for a new trial or Gus Penman, convicted of the murder of H. Shaw, was overruled this afternoon. Pen man will spend his Christmas in the penitentiary. NASH PLEA Adjutant General Calls Quarter master Generalship Obsolete and a Needless Expense, RACING RESULTS 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 organisation 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 falls 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 dutlee must e pberformed by certain officers dele gated by the State 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 th^ $2,750 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 3 Nash, as indicated In his letter to the Governor, brings to an ac :tc crisis the differences inside the adjutant general's office, and 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. AT CHARLESTON. FIRST—Five and a half furlongs; Deposit, 114 (Turner), 4-5, 1-3, out, won; Dainty Mint, 111 (Byrne), 15. 6, 8-6. second: Bulgarian, 114 (Borel), 6- 5, 7-10, 1-4, third. Time, 1:09 1-5, Mass&nel, Runway, Ambition, Good Will and Mary Lou also ran. SECOND—Mile and 20 yards: Earl of Savoy, 108 iMcCahey), 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: Monocaoy, 106 (Blxton), 2, 4-5, 2-6, won; Armor, 97 (McTaggart), 5-2, 4-6, 2-5, second; Dick Deadwood, 97 (Mar tin), 3, 6-5, 3-5, third. Time, 1:21 2-6. Cracker Box, Prince Ahmed, Llnbrook and Verona also ran. FOURTH—Mile and a furlong: Bob R„ 105 (Buxton), 4, 11-10, 2-6, 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), 11-6, 4-5, 2-5, won; Coppertown, 107 (Borel), 7-2, 8-6, 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. SIXTH—Mile: Feather Duster, 100 (Campbell), 8-5, 3-5, out, won; Kjn- mundy, 105 (McTaggart), 8-5, 7-10, out, second; Servl once. 111 (Scharfl, 9. 11-5, 4-6, third. Time. 1:42 3-5. Flatbush, Ardelon and Hedge Rose 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 Mc„ Tom Franks, Jessamy, Dear Abbey, Lookout and Horicon also ran. SECOND—Six furlongs: Ramsy, 116 (Cavanaugh), 5-2, 4-5, 2-6, won; Ilex, 115 (Taplln), 6, 2, even, second; Binocular, 111 (Neylon), 4-5, 1-3, out, third. Time, 1:15. Blaze B„ Rioja. 'The Bailiff’s Daughter, Zlnkand, Fire and Wicket also ran. THIRD—Six furl ngs: Hazel C„ 111 (Stevens), 4, 6-6, 1-2, won; Hyki, 103 (Neylon), 3, even, 1-2, second; Winifred D, 112 (Ford), 5-2, 4-5, 2-5, third. Time, 1:15 2-5. Art Rick, Qa.-i den of Allah, Calethumpian, Made line B.. Eddie Mott, Galley Slave and Balronla also ran. Race Entries on Page 2. Grocery Burglars Go to Great Pains to Blow Unlocked Safe The grocery and meat shop of K. R. Cox, at No. 4*8 Gordon at., in West End. wan entered early Tuesday through a aide window and the cash register tapped to the extent of 25 pennies. Then the safe was carefully and thoroughly ■‘soaped,’’ and made ready with great pains to receive the charge of nitroglycerine. At this Juncture something appears to have scared the robber or robbers away. The safe was not blown. And here’s the Joke: Had the cautious cracksmen taken the trouble to twist the handle the safe door would have come upon without the least resistance. It wasn’t locked. There was $5 in the unlocked safe. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Rain Tuesday; clear ing and cooler Wednesday. President Gets Gift From‘His Only Vice’ WASHINGTON. Deo. 23—Vice President Marshall’s Christmas gift to President Wilson is a copy of Kin Hubbard’s “Hack Country#Folks.’’ On the fly leaf Mr. Marshall wrote: “To the President of th,e United States from his only Vice.” Relatives and Police Search for Clayton G. Weaver, of Logan- ville, Who Vanished Here. Relatives of Clayton Q. Weaver, a wealthy young merchant Of Logans- ville, Ga., who has been missing from home since last Friday, Tuesday ex tended their anxious search for him to Atlanta, where he came to make some Christmas purchases. Chief Beavers has been notified of the 'strange disappearance of the young man and has begun a thor ough investigation of the case. No clew to Weavers' movements after he arrived In Atlanta has been obtained except the meager information that he visited McClure's store and the plant of J. K. Orr. From that point he dropped com pletely out of sight. Shortly prior he was seen by acquaintances In the Whitehall shopping district and ap peared to have been making some •purchases. He was to have returned home Friday night or Saturday morn ing. His family is distracted with anx iety. Some fear Is entertAlr.ed that he may have met with foul play, as he had considerable money with him with which to make his purchases. He did not drink and had no other questionable habits. T, P. Weaver, a brother, living In Logansvllle, made tl I request of the Atlanta police department to take up the search. R. L. Campbell, a repre sentative of the New York Life In surance Company, who roomed with young Weaver while the two were in the University of Georgia, also was notified and Is assisting In solving the mystery. Park Board Head And Merchant in Clash on Street J. O. Cochran, president of the Park Board, and J. G. Englehart, a merchant living at No. 697 Piedmont avenue, Tuesday afternoon were fur nished with copies of charge* to ap pear before Recorder Broyles Wed nesday morning. Cochran is accused of disorderly conduct and Englehart of reckless driving. The trouble grew out of an accident at Five Points late Tues day when Englehart's car ran Into Cochran and knocked him against a post at the side of the street. Englehart is said to have contin ued on Ills way, turning down Edge- wood avenue, with Cochran in pur suit on foot. Englehart stopped his car at Pryor street and got out. The Park Board president came up to him, according to Englehart, and be gan to abuse him In highly pic turesque English. Detectives Rosser and Wiley were near and thev were asked to arrest Cochran. The latter at the police station asked that a case be made against Englehart on the charge of reckless driving and this was done. $500 NEEDED NOW TO AVERT XMASTRAGEDIES The Christmas Editor Ttiesday 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. GIRL, 14, BEATS 2,000 BOYS RAISING CORN TRIO CULLED MISS DELPHINE MOORE. A ■ ~ \. Jr 4 f * t* • \ ? if Little Arkansas Miss Grows 101.4 Bushels on Acre She Tilled All Alone. A wort of echo from the recent Corn Club Show in Atlanta came from Lit tle Rock, Ark., Tuesday with the news that a prize of $50, offered by H. G. Hastings Reed Company, of Atlanta, offered for the beet corn production on an Arkansas acre, had been won by a 14-year-old girl, little Miss Del- phlne Moore, who competed against 2,400 boy members of the Torn Club, because ther* wa« no similar girls' club In the Htate Miss Moore worked her own acre and made 101.4 bushels of corn on it, at a net cost of 12 cents a bushel. She lives at Wyman, Ark., with her fa ther and mother. In addition to the Hastings prize, Miss Moore won several premiums at the State Fair at Hot Springs, and at the county fair In her neighborhood. The Corn Club contest was con ducted under the auspices of the United States Department of Agri culture, for which W. J. Jernlgan Is Arkansas agent. ‘Tiger’ Out on Bond Again Given Limit For the second time within two weeks Will Peek, a negro, accused as a professional blind tiger, Tuesday was given the limit of the law by Recorder Broyles. He was fined 1200.75 and 30 days In the stockade, and was bound over to the State courts in bond of $1,500. It was but a few days ago that Peek was fined $200.75 and 30 days and was bound over in bond of $1,000. He was under bond pending an appeal In that case at the time of his latest arrest Woman ‘Blind Tiger’ Fined $200 and Sent To Jail for 30 Days Mrs. L. M. Bryant, whose house at No. 140 Rawion street was raided and a largo quantity of whisky con fiscated by Detectives Moon and Patrick several days ago, was given the limit of the law Tuesday after noon by Recorder Broyles. Her $en- tence wap $200 and 30 days in the stockade. At the time of the raid there were found three barrels of filled pint flasks, a trunkful and two cases. Mrs. Bryant protested to the detec tives when they made the raid that the liquor was for her personal use, but she refused to make any state ment in court. The case of W. T. Clay, whose ar rest with that of his father, J. I. Clay, brought on the raid, was begun Immediately after Mrs. Bryant’s sen tence. The case against the son, who was suspected of being a “blind tiger,” was dismissed for want of evidence. J. I. Clay was fined $15.75. He was found 1n an intoxicated condition at the Bryant home the night of the raid. Sentenced 18 Hours After His Offense JACKSONVILLE, Dec. 23.—Jim Jones, arrested a few hours after having broken the lock of a postofflee box, was indicted by the Federal Grand Jury and taken before Judge Rydon M. Call, where he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve a year and a day, all within eighteen hours of the offense. JUDGE Court Thronged by Alleged Vic tims as Men Are Held to Trial as Thieves. “I'll bind you crooks over to the higher court and fix your bond at, $10,000 each,” said Re corder Broyles Tuesday after noon 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 De tectives Cowan and Andrews and Policeman W. R. Jones last Sat urday afternoon at the Union Station, where they were trapped riding the pockets of passengers on a Seaboard Air Line train. Eight cases were made against each of the men. Detective Harry Scott, of the Pinkertons, brought Into court the pictures and record* of Gozzollo and Hoffman, showing that they had been arrested a number of times for the same offense and that Gozzollo had broken Jail In Youngs town and had been recaptured lb In diana. Nine of the victims were on hand to reclaim their property and Iden tify the three men. Here is the ros ter: Detective J. W. Hollingsworth, robbed of $63 while on board train. W. A. Watson, Winder, Ga., robbed of purse containing about $3. W. H. Elrod, Winder. Ga., purse containing change and note for $75. H. N. Hurt, assistant superintend ent of Public Works, wallet with $110 In bills. Later recovered, but thief Identified as Gozzollo, escaped at the time. C. G. Hannah, No. 685 Lee street. Jostled on street car and relieved of $22. Identified Max Fine. J. E. Hancock, newspaper em ployee, purse containing $27. H. M. Robertson, residence near Soldiers' Home, lost wallet with $34. S. J. Herrington, No. 83 Nlckle- berry street, purs§ with $22 on street car Dr. T. R. Whitley, Douglasvllle, lost $4 on EJgewood avenue car Recorder Broyles asked the pris oners if they cared to make any statement. All remained silent and were then bound over. A large crowd was present at the hearing. 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 the 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 w r ere $641,006,804. For the same period last year they were $620,785,745. A similar Increase !• noted in the postal receipts. They were $1,265,810.75 for this year, ex cluding December. In the same pe riod of 1912 they were $1,143,237.38, sst Increase of $122,573.37. LEEDS, ENGLAND, Dec. 23.—Te show their sentiment hostile to the striking street : weepers, prominent politicians cleaned the streets here today, protected by the police. Strik ers attacked the strikebreakers with missiles, but were driven off,