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Being the News of Each Day of the Week in Condensed Form Specially For the Busy Man and the Farmer VOL. VI. NO. 1 *c A MONTH, 36c A YEAH ATLANTA, GA., WEEK ENDING DEC. 23, 1913. Entered at the Atlanta. Ga.. Postofflce as Second Class Mall Matter. Published Weekly By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY 20 E. Alabama st., Atlanta. Ga. GREAT CHANGES ARE E IN CURRENCY SYSTEM PUPIL-CORESPONDENT MARRIES ARMSTRONG Illinois Family Gets Annual Let ter From Man Who Went to Alaska in 1894. POSTL'M, ILL., Dec. 23.—Will Monte ville Woolworth return from the North to eat his Christmsa dinner with his family or are they again to be doomed to disappointment? Woolworth disappeared in 1894. Each year his wife receives a letter from him, inclosing a draft for $1,000, stat ing that he is well and prosperous and that he will be home in time for Christ mas. Each year she prepares for his com ing, but he never comes. This year’s letter was written from Vancouver, British Columbia. No allu sion was made to his previous disap pointments. and the tone of the com munication was so positive that the wife and children are encouraged to believe that he will surely arrive this season. One night in August, 1894, Woolworth arose before daylight, and. without awakening any otic, left. He had threatened many times to %o to Alaska to seek his fortune, hoping thus to better provide for his wife and twelve children. Woolworth was GO when he left, and is now 79, while his wife is 68. A ma jority of his children are married and taking care of themselves, as well as their mother. Two years ago he wrote that he had staked a claim that had proven rich and that his fortune was made. He an nounced his intention of coming home, but he failed to coezn. A year ago last August he sent his wife $1,000 and told her to meet him in Fleming, Cal., at the home of a rela tive. He failed to appear, and Mrs. Woolworth returned. She received sev eral letters apologizing for his non- I appearance. His wife decided to send her grand son, Edward Woolworth, to the gold fields. The youth made the trip and found the missing man. The latter was not pleased to see the boy and disap peared. Whether his fortune is a myth re mains to be seen. THREE COLLEGES TO DEBATE. OXFORD, GA., Dec. 23.—Emory Col lege, Oxford; Wofford College, Spartan burg. S C\, and Emory and Henry Col lege, Emory, Va.. have arranged for a triangular debate to take place the first Saturday in April. Each institution suggested three questions from which the following'was decided upon for de bate; ^ “Resolved, That the system of direct legislation known as the initiative and referendum should be generally adopted in the several States.’’ Emory teams have defeated the other institutions in the debates heretofore. GETS RHODES SCHOLARSHIP. ACWORTH, Dec. 23.—Howard S. Hil- ley, of Acworth, 20 years of age, has won the Rhodes scholarship from Ken tucky to Oxford University, England. He first won the scholarship through competitive examination ’in December, 1912. after only one day’s preparation, but on account of his youth was not ap pointed. This year he again won. Mr. Hilley graduated from Transylva nia University. Lexington. Ky., with M. A. degree last June, and has been acting pastor of the Christian Church at Acworth. SHOOTS HUSBAND. COLUMBUS, 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 in self-defense. Mrs. Paul Armstrong, who, until her marriage a few days ago to the playwright, was Katherine Calvert, actress and protege of Armstrong. She acted in “Deep Purple” and other Armstrong plays. She was named as a co-respondent by the former Mrs. .Armstrong, who was granted a divorce recently. AY LIFT BAN ON POTATOES. ASHINGTON, Dec. 23 —The Fed- Horticultural Board, following pro- i against the potato embargo from a^3a, Newfoundland, Great Britain, ,nd and Continental Europe, has Lhe :er of raising the embargo under ad- 3 Quarts of Whisky Greet Pastor's Eye COLUMBUS. Dec. 23.—A ioke has l aked out on Dr B. W. Bussey, ona»of tie best known Baptist ministers in west Teorgia, who passed through Columbus from his home in Cusseta en route to Midland, where he went to fill an ap pointment. „ While in the T'nlSn Station in Co.um- fcus Dr. Bussey's grip, which contained several sermons and paraphernalia adapted to a minister's use. was ex changed for another one and he did not discover his mistake until he arrived at Midland and was ready to fill his ap pointment, when, on opening his grip, he found a No. 18 collar and three quarts of whisky. 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 |the Georgia State Horticultural Society in Athens January 20 and 21. 1 Professor W. N. Hutt, of North Caro- ;lna, will tell of interesting experiments 'll nut culture that he has made in his .State. Professor L C. 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 I society. CURRENCY BILL Measure, Accepted by Joint Con ference Committee, Passes House at Midnight. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—The Ad ministration currency bill became % law Tuesday. The bill, as accepted by the joint conference committee, passed lhe House shortly before midnight last night. The Senate agreed to take t final vote later. When the upp r House officers signed the passed meas ure, it went at once to President Wil son for his signature, making it ef fective. Congress will take a recess until January 12. The House passed the conference report by a vote of 298 to 60. Pro longed and uproarious cheers from the Democ rats greeted the announce ment of the vote by Speaker Clark. The Final Vote. On the final vote ST Rtptfbilca»9, 12 Progressives and one independent — Kent, of California—voted with the majority for the report, and two Dem ocrats—Callaway, of Texas, and With erspoon, of Mississippi—Joined the opposition. The vote followed ... debate of near ly three hours, during which the gal leries remained crowded with specta tors, including many prominent fig ures in official life. The House ad journed until 2:30 p. m. to-day, when the leaders hope to put through a joint resolution for a recess until Jan uary 12. * Senator Owen announced that a separate bill to provide f - guaranty of bank deposits w'ould be considers 1 in the near future. This had been in timated in debate by Chairman Glass, of the Htrase Banking Committee. The new bill affecting the currency, banking and finances of the country is one of the most far-reaching meas ures relating to finance that has b« u enacted in many years. Important Measure. The magnitude of the subject tho diversity of interests affected and the length of the debates in both branches of Congress—has made it difficult for the ordinary observer to follow the changes and grasp the essentials of this highly technical measure in Its important bearings on money, finance, banking and the entire ranke of fiscal subjects, public and private, which ft affects. The first steps to be taken to bring into operation the nation’s new finan cial system will be through an or ganization committee consisting of riie Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Agriculture and Comptroller of the Currency. Banks have 60 days with in which to tile their applications for membership in the new system, and one year’s time is allowed before t ie Government will compel the dissolu tion of any national bank that refuses to join. DUKE SEES REBELLION. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—A rebellion in Ireland if the home rule bill is passed was predicted to-day by the Duke of Manchester, who arrived here on the liner George Washington with the Duch ess, who formerly was Helena Zimmer man. of Cincinnati. The Duke and Duchess will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Vanderbilt on a yachting trip. DONT’S TO GIRLS FROM COUNTRY CHICAGO, Dec 23.—These Instruc tions for the girl who comes alone to a big city were given by Mrs. Nan Sper- ty, Assistant Labor Commissioner of Missouri; Don’t come to cilles if you can Leip it. If you must come, don’t ask any stranger for information. Find a policeman, go to a police sta tion or the Y. VV C. A. Ke#*i> your money in your stocking Go back to the country as soon as you can. x