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OVER 100,000 THE SUNDAY AMERICAN’S NET PAID CIRCULATION ] he National Southern Sunday Newspaper n '- The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results South Georgia VOL. XII. NO. 124. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1913. Copyright. 1906, By The Georgian C«i 2 CENTS. ILITARY ROW PERPLEXES GOVERNOR CRACKSMEN OVERCOME CAPTOR ESCAPE till sms hdjutsnt General Repeats Asser tion That Quartermaster Gen eral’s Office Is Needless. The Georgian’s exclusive news story of Tuesday afternoon, in which I he sensational differences of opin ion between Generals Nash and Obear preside the State Military Department urere set forth, has aroused the great est interest all over Georgia, par ticularly among the members of the pational guard. General Nash is firm in his atti tude with respect to the uselessness lof Obear’s present position of quar termaster of State troops, and will and by every word of his communi cation to the Governor, in which he psks not only that Obear’s salary be rut off on January 1, but that his Ltflce be formally abolished. Governor Slaton, who had nothing (to do with making the story public, admits its truthfulness in every es sential detail, nevertheless. The Governor says there is nothing lin the situation that appeals to him either personally or politically, and that he will be guided in his final js^ttlement of the matter solely by the jlaw in the case, as he sees it. Governor to Follow Law. "J have the friendliest of feeling (for both of these officers,” the Gov ernor said. ‘‘I shall take such course as the law' seems to make necessary.” Further than that the Governor kould say nothing concerning the (matter. General Obear, while expressing no (great measure of surprise that Gen eral Nash has made the recommen dation stated, declined to talk about [the matter, except to say that his ! (Obear’s) office is fully warranted in law, as he will be able to show the jovernor, if necessary. General Nash said: “The office of luartermaster general Is unauthor- zed under the law. It is purely a sinecure, and entails upon the State annually an entirely unnecessary and unwarranted expense. The total ap- 4 propriation to the militia, which Is only $25,000, is hardly sufficient to support the troops, and w r e have to save all we can to get along. Gen eral Obear, when he was adjutant general, did not have a quartermas ter general, as he knew there was no use for that ornamental person. Why should he expect the present adju tant general to have one or w r ant one? U. S. Would Cut Off Georgia. Besides, the National Government ill not permit Georgia to participate in the fund for the State militia, as Provided under the Dick law, unless the troops are organized under the * xa ct provisions of the same. If General Obear is carried as an unwarranted expense of $2,750 an nually the national fund may be cut from Georgia entirely—indeed, un* tfrr the law it would be. My recommendations to the Gov ernor have in them nothing personal 0r Political. The law' makes my duty Plain—and my recommendations to the Governor are in line of my duty. will, of course, give the matter such direction as he sees fit.” I he Georgian’s exclusive story of uesday, setting forth the facts in lllf ‘ Nash-Obear row, was amply verl- f“-d and legitimately checked up, * rn every standpoint before putyli- dr:,) n. anc/involved in no way insub- °r'Lnatforl or “leakage”- in any at- ‘ eithpr of th^ Executive or mili- lar - Departments. Mob of Passengers Kills Negro Gunman Da- 'hvESY’ILLE, Dec 24.—A mob of lingers on a Tallulah Falls Railway jjj Tallulah Lodge, fired 50 shots, due *i T d ne *» ro who had fought a pistol Was n ,he n egro coach as the train tfte * an< ^ n * at that statlon yesterday He, 1,00T) ' The other duelist and the * > woman over whom the trouble . ^ , Were arrested and are to-day in V ^ abersham County jail here. |h ° one was wounded by the shots of ; t >. but the firing in the train i panic. Damp Christmas Is Forecast; Rain Also Due on Wednesday C. F. Von Herrmann took a pes simistic view of the weather pros pects for Wednesday and Christmas Day when he sized up the map and took a squint at the lowering clouds on the morning of the day before Christmas. At first Mr. Von Herrmann figured it would be clear and cool Christ mas, but later the prediction was al tered to prospective rain for Wed nesday and almost certain showers for Thursday. Prospects for a “white Christmas” were equally discouraging. Wife’s Gowns Flashy, Professor Sues Her HAMILTON, OHIO, Dec. 24.—Pro fessor J. F. Christian Ringwald, pro fessor of music at Oxford University, Oxford, Ohio, to-day asked a divorce from his wife, also a teacher of music, alleging she wore “inappropriate and flashily colored gowns at society events in that college place and being negligent in regard to her personal appearance, wmunding his artistic feelings.” Send 720,000 Eggs From U, S, to Canada • __ OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Dec. 24.— During the scarcity eggs are being imported from American points. Sixty thousand dozen from Chicago have arrived in Toronto within a few* weeks. Although 3 cents duty was paid on these (cold storage ones), they are underselling the Toronto product. Vassar Puts Ban On Chafing Dishes POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Dec. 24.— The scores of young “blades” w r ho have been saving their coupons al* year intending to convert them into chafing dishes for girl friends at Vas sar College will have had their pains for nothing, as that dish has been put on the “forbidden” list. Rough Potatoes Best for Table NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—The rougher the skin the better the spud, accord ing to Thomas P. Gill, Secretary of the Brtiish Department of Agricul ture. He came here to protest against the Federal embargo or. the Irish po tato. Gill denies 'he potatoes of his country have any disease. Rides 6 Days in Subway After Theft NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—The record long distance ride in the New’ York subway has been established by David Shapiro, who traveled on the cars six days and nights. The boy was afraid to go home because he had stolen his mother’s gold watch and chain. Boy Reads Fluently At Age of 3 Years LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24.—Marshall Gretmore is three years old and can read. On his second birthday his mother bought him a set of blocks with raised letters. The child reads fluently. He is never allowed to cry and receives whippings without tears. One Lone Saloonman Defends Tree Lunch’ CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—Only one of the more than 7,000 saloonkeepers in Chicago appeared in defense of ''free lunch" before a special Council com mittee. Representatives of scores of oth- efs appeared to urge a bill to abolish free lunches in saloons. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia: Cloudy Wednesday and Thursday, probably fol lowed by rain. FOLLOWS Good Feeling Throughout Nation as Democrats Make Xmas Gift of Measure. -i ■*»' ALL ATLANTA IS INVITED TO THE BIG OPEN-AIR CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—With the new currency bill made Into law as a Christmas present to the nation, a remarkable reaction of good feeling on business and financial circles was reported from all over the country to-day. The new law, wb ch, according to the President, is but the first of a se ries of constructive measures, was signed by the Executive last night in the presence of a notable company. The President made a remarkable impromptu talk reflecting the admin istration attitude toward business. The President's Talk. President Wilson said, a? he signed the bill: “I need not tell you that I feel a very deep gratification at being able to sign this bill and X feel that I ought to express very heartily the ad miration I have for the men who have made it possible for me to sign this bill. “It is a matter of real gratification to me that in the case of this bill there should have been so consider able a number of Republican votes cast for It. ‘‘All great measures under our sys tem of government are of necessity party measures, for the party of the majority Is responsible for their orig ination and their, passage, but this can not be called a partisan meas ure. It has been relieved of all inti mation of that sort by the cordial co-operation of men on the oth£r side of the two Houses who have acted with us and have given very substan tial reasons and very intelligent rea sons for acting with us. So that I think we can go home with the feel ing that we are in better spirits for public service than we were even when we convened in April. First Constructive Measure. "As for the bill itself, I feel that we can say that it is the first of a series of constructive measures by which the Democratic party will show that it knows how to serve the country. “In calling it the first of a series of constructive measures, 1 need not say that I am not casting any reflections on the great tariff bill which preced ed it. “The tariff bill was meant to re move those impediments to American industry and prosperity which had so long stood in their way. It was a great piece of preparation for the achievements of American commerce and American industry which are certain to follow. Then there came upon the heel of it this bill which fur nishes the machinery for free and j elastic and uncontrolled credits, put at the disposal of the merchants and manufacturers of this country for the first time in nO years. “I was refreshing my memory on the passage of the national baA act, which came in two pieces, as you know, in February of 1S63, and in June of 1864; it is Just 50 years ago since that measure, suitable for that time, was passed, and it has taken un more than a generation and a half to come to an understanding as to the readjustments which were necessary for our own time. *! Reply With Actions. “But we have reached these read justments. , I myself, hkvei^ always felt, when the Democratic party was criticised as not knowing how to serve the business interests of the country, that there was no use of replying to that in words. The only satisfactory reply was in action. We have writ ten the first chapter of that reply. "We are greatly favored by the cir cumstances of our time. We come at the end of a day c contest, at the end of a day when we have ben scru tinizing the processes of our business, scrutinizing them with critical, and sometimes with hostile, eye. We have slowly been coming to this time, which has now happily arrived when there is a common recognition of the * / V. J? t '■ f:| : -x- v- X • % TRIOHE I East Point Patrolman Did Not I Know of Robbery, or He Might Have Been More Careful. \ % fVtlJ r r - Ao in %:. * > ’L h ft) * : V. : : i, % \ ,’|f A-* - - - r Miss Lelia Pryor teaching little girls of Baptist Orphans’ Horae Christmas carols to he sung Wednesday evening at the celebra tion at City Hall plaza. Judge Broyles to Jail Persons Firing Pistols Christmas Continued on Page 2, Column 3. Recorder Broyles Wednes made plain his stand on the discharging 1 of firearms in the city limits during the Christmas holidays, when he fined James Moon, a negro, $100 or 30 days in the stockade, and bound him over to the Grand Jury under a $200 bond for carrying a concealed weapon. “I am determined to break up the dangerous practice of discharging of firearms in the city and am going to give offenders the limit of the law,” announced the judge. “It not only is a violation of the law to shoot a pistol in the city, but it is exceed ingly dangerous, and it is going to be the stockade and chaingang for those who do it.” Chanuka Celebration For Hebrew Children The children of the Ahaweth Zion Sunday School will give a Chanuka cel ebration Thursday at 3:30 o’clock, at the Gilmer* Street Synagogue. A special musical program has beeh $Yran‘ged by Misses Kae JafTe, Ida Rufls and Bertha Ellison, and addresses will be’, delivered by Dr Julius T. Loeb, principal . of the Atlanta Free Hebrew School; Dr. A. Bryan, Joel Dorfan and TflS? M. Rubin. Chanuka candy will be served to the chitM/en by M. Shelnbaum. superintendent of the Sunday School. After the celebration, there will be a general rehearsal for the Chanuka con cert, which will be held next Sunday at 4 p. m. Five Firemen Hurt in 10-Cent Store Blaze WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Five fire men were injured and a property loss of $100,000 was sustained In a fire in the American Five and Ten Cent Store early to-day. Celebration at City Hall Plaza To Be Beal Old- Fashioned Jubilee. And now for Christmas Eve! You’ve probably completed your shopping by this time; you’ve bought gifts for your folks and your friends, and you’ve told Santa Claus what to bring the little ones and how to get to j«out* house—and incidentally you’ve filled your soul with the best brand of joy there is in the world— the joy of giving. And so youTe happy—and you've got a right to be happy. And maybe you think that the happiness that surges through your heart deserves a better celebration than merely walk ing the streets and mingling with the joyous crowds or shooting firecrack ers, or even sitting at home with the children. Maybe down in your heart you think that there ought to be something said or done that would more clearly bring home the real meaning of the day to the entire city. If you do, why Come to the City Hall, at Forsyth and Marietta streets, this evening at 5 o’clock. Come anyway. Regular Old Jubilee. For we’re all going to-get together to-night and REALLY celebrate Christmas Eve—celebrate it as it de serves to be celebrated—in (he good, old*fashioned'way, with a band con4 cert and Christmas carols and special songs by the children, and a great Christmas tree that will glow and glitter with a myriad of Incandescent lights and hundreds of yards of tin sel and the other things that make a Christmas tree a thing of beauty and a joy forever. And everybody—man, woman and child—is invited; and The Georgian considers it a privilege to foot the bills. It’s going to be the greatest Christ mas Eve celebration Atlanta has ever seen—and it’ll be about the first of its kind in the South; the first time that everybody has been given an oppor- unity to get togethL’* and join in a feast of good fellowship and the real Christmas spirit. So remember The Place—The City Hall. The Day—Christmas Eve—TO DAY. The Hours—From 5 to 7 and from 8 to 10. And remember also that YOU are invited and that it is absolutely free. Not one penny will it cost you to join in this celebration. The program will begirupromptly at 5 o’clock, whfn Wedemeyer’s Band— r which everybody knows is one of the best bands in the South—will give a concert. Carols by Children. Then \here will be Christmas car ols and special songs by 100 little or phan boys and girls from the Deca tur Orphans’ Home and the. Georgia Baptist Home, who will be brought to Atlanta in special cars, through the kindness of the Georgia Railway and Power Company, and then there will be more music by the hand. And .then.,.will .come the crowning •feature—songs and Christmas carols by the ent.ire force of Georgian and Sunday American newsboys. Profes sor Ge^rd-Thiers has been teaching the^boys their songs for the past two weeks, has unearthed some fine young voices. All the boys are deeply In- ferested, and they’re going to sing their w’ay into your heart with the same energy that they sell their pa pers. At 7 o’clock there will*be an inter mission of one hour, and at 8 o’clock, and for two hours thereafter, the band will hold forth with all the lat est music and all the good old mu sic that our fathers used to like, and the music that time hns linked in separably with Christmas. And then there will be the great Christmas tree that must be seen to be enjoyed. It’s the biggest tree ever Continued on Page 2, Column 7, Park Board Head Is Fined for Street Row With Merchant J. O. Cochran, president of the Park Board, was fined $5.75 by Re corder Broyles Wednesday, following an altercation with J. G. Englehart, a merchant of No. 697 Piedmont ave nue, when Mr. Cochran was struck by the latter’s automobile at Five Points late Tuesday. The case of disorderly conduct, which was docketed against Mr. En glehart at the request of Mr. Coch ran, was dismissed. Mr. Cochran, according to the sto ries told in Police Court, was cross ing Five Points from the Fourth Na tional Rank Building late Tuesday, and Mr. Englehart was driving his car north on Peachtree street. The rear wheel of the car struck Mr. Cochran. Mr. Englehart did not stop the car, but kept on and turned down Edgewood avenue, with Mr. Cochran in hot pursuit. Mr. Englehart stopped the car on Edgewood avenue, and when Mr. Cochran came up the quarrel began. Mr. Englehart charged that Mr. Coch ran drew a knife on him. but Mr. Cochran denied any intention of cut ting the automobilist, although he admitted that he threatened to cut the tires of the machine. Hotel Ansley to Have $200,000 Addition The immediate construction of a 200-room annex to Hotel Ansley is provided in contracts just signed by the Ansley management and the Southern Federal Construction Com pany. The addition will be built on the vacant lot in the rear of the hotel, which is 100 by 100 feet, and will cost about $200,000. The Georgian announced the prob ability of such a step some months ago. T. M. Oliver, night, policeman at: East Point, gained a few gray hairs early Wednesday morning, and lost three prisoners and a trusty revolver, but he probably saved the two East Point banks and the post office from an at tack by cracksmen. The Atlanta arid West Point depot was robbed, as it was, $12 being taken from the broken cash register. Oliver didn't know that until later. Shortly after midnight he saw three men loitering a block below the depot. The officers decided they looked suspicious. He went up to them, looked them over, asked them a couple of questions, and informed they they were under arrest. Prisoners Behave at First. The men made no active objection. Oliver walked with one man, the largest of the party, and told the oth er two to go ahead of them, indicat ing the way to the lockup. The three prisoners behaved in a quiet and orderly manner, and Oli ver was just about reaching the con clusion that he had been overly vigil ant when the two men in front wheeled suddenly. They both held revolvers. “Hands up!" they said. Oliver put up his hands. There really didn’t seem to be anything else to do. The man walking with Olivet- searched him and took his revolver. “Move on! ’ one of the gunmen di rected. Officer Told to “Beat It.” The party moved on. There didn't seem to be anything else to do. But this time Oliver was walking in front, and there was a sensation as of icicles tickling his spine. Also, there were prickles back of his ears. They reached a dark and secluded spot. “Beat It!" said the leader. • Oliver beat it. The party lost itself in the dark ness. Later Oliver—and others—went back and searched the spot where he first saw the three men. On the ground was a bottle containing half a pint of nitroglycerin. It appeared the yeggmen had rob bed the depot and were preparing to try the bank vaults when Oliver broke up their little game. I. S. Brooks Heads John Rosier Masons T’hese officers for the .next year were elected Tuesday night \>y the members of, John Rosier J/xlge, Free and Ac cepted Masons: T. G. Brooks, worthy master; It. C. McCall, senior warden XV. H. Jacks, junior warden; D. H. Ham, treasurer; Claude Woffard. sec retary; W. H. Rice, tyler: Sam Horton, senior deacon, and E. M. Rosier, Junior deacon. James L. Mayson conducted the in stallation ceremonies, assisted by Hor ace Grant. R. E. Prince, retiring mas ter, was presented with a past master's jewel. Beilis Gets Offers For His Memoirs Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 24.—Men del Beilis, acquitted of “ritual mur der.” has been offered $3,000 by two American journalists for his memoir* or for material for their compilati-m.