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Visit From Santa
HAROLD LARSON.
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General Joseph V
Jutant general of Get rgia, pave out
a formal statement Wednesday, set
ting forth his attitude toward Quar
termaster General William G. obear,
and his rea>>'>** for wishing Ohear
removed from office.
General Nash admitted every es
sential fact as set forth in The* Geor
gian'* exclusive news story of Tues
day. which has so stirred military
eircles throughout the State, hut de
plores efforts that have been made in
some quarters to make hi* recom
mendations to the Governor se*m
personal or political. Me assert* that
he i* merely doing his duty in asking
and insisting upon Obear’* removal
Governor Hlaton refuses to dis
cuss the trouble inside the State War
Department further than to say that
he has a friendly feeling for both
officers, and that he will be guided
in his final actions entirely by the law
as that Indicates the Executive duty.
Puts It Up to Governor.
General Nash in his interview, after
setting forth his side of the ques
tion as an officer, dispose* of his
personal relations with General
ohear in the rather curt statement
that hf> relations are now. after
Twenty years' acquaintance, exactly
what they have always been”'
General Naah asserts his intention
of putting the entire matter souare-
K up to the Governor for settlement,
and to "stand pat" on that firmly,
until either he or Obear Is sustained
in the controversy.
General Nash says
"It Is to be regretted that some
newspapers have seen fit to inject
politics and personalities into an offi
cial act of mine in the discharge of
my duty. In misoontruing the mo
tive* they do an injustice to Govern
ors Slaton and Brown, to say nothing
of General Obear and myself
"Since my incumbency as Adjutant
General It has been my earnest de
sire. and I have exerted every effort
to eradicate politics from the Na
tional Guards, and to place them
where they rightfully belong us a re
liable and dependable force for the
protection of life and property, con
servators of the peace, subordinate to
the civil authorities who created
them
Tails of Appropriation*.
"It should be known by everyone
that the State of Georgia appropriates
annually only $25,000 to pay the .ex
penses of this department, while the
Federal Government issues annually
to this State, in arms, uniforms and
equipments, approximately $90,000 in
value, and, while this property is is
sued to the State for the use of its
troop*, the United States retains ti
tle thereto and requires of the State
a strict accounting and certain pre
sen lied organization camps of in
struction, drills, etc.
Many of the States have not here
tofore fully conformed to the Federal
demands in this respect, and on Au
gust 1. 1913, there was issued by the
Department an order, known 41* 'Cir
cular No #. which requires ail of the
States to conform to the organiza
tion therein prescribed by January 1,
1 !t ] 4 or lose the Federal support.
Therefore, it became my duty, in tMe
interest of the State and its National
Guard, to make ail necessary changes.
The office of quartermaster gen
eral. wiih the rank of brigadier gen
eral. not being authorized nor recog
nized by the Federal Government iu
this order, I recommend to the Gov
ernor that this office and salary paid
the incumbent be discontinued on
January I, 1914 .
It so happens that General Obear
holds this particular office under
fitate laws, at a salary of $2,750 per
annum, and can nit legally perform
any duties therein, so far as the Gov
ernment Is concerned, after January
1. 1914, while I, the Adjutant Gen
eral, under bond to the State, will
necessarily be (‘impelled to perform
the duties for wiilc’- Q**neral Obear
who is not under bond, would be paid
a large salary, should he continue in
office To Inject personalities and
politics into this Is puerility person*
Hied and has no foundation what
ever.
Would 3e Injustice, He Says.
It is a situation forced upon us by
the Government, and no Governor
could continue any man In office un
der such circumstances without im
posing an injustice upon e National
Guard.
1 have known General Obear fir
twenty years, and my personal reli-
tions with him now are of exactly the
same status as they have always
been.
Whether or n t we agree up >*i
military economics Is of no public in
terest and of no political significance.
"He knows the office 1* unauthor
ized and unnecessary, and during his
administration as Adjutant General
he Abolished It, as shown by Lhe rec
ords and in the report* of the In
spector General on file here. Many
officers of similar ran), and position in
'other States have voluntarily retlrad,
thus preventing any embarrassment
to their companions in arms. Why
the general has not taken this step I
am at u loss to to know.
"A majority of the States have now
fully complied with Circular No. 8.
Massachusetts, f r instance, actually
dropped 28 officers. Therefore Oeor
gla should be ongratulated in hav
ing only one office conflicting, and
there should be no hesitancy or delay
\ n fully complying with the orders < t
the Federal Government. Georgia
laws make this mandatory."
of the Metropolitan Building in Madi
son square. There will he band and
| j vocal music in Madison Square Park
I ; throughout the evening. Lights will
1 twinkle from the municipal Christ-
i mas tree, the biggest ever erected in
! the city, in the center of City Hall
| Park.
Thousands of persons who sailed
i on the liners Lusnania and France
I will celebrate Christmas on the high
I seas.
City Tree in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—This city will
| celebrate Christmas to-morrow with
its first municipal Christmas tree. A
giant evergreen in Grant Park fac- j
CDL. PERRY AND
MISS MASON
WED TO-DAY
Poor Well Remembered by Gen-1 E n a ' P '^ 1 "^ t fh i*7 to w l r ro W 1 "S ' Cere m°ny Set for Early in January
erous Citizens—Many Special
Feasts and Celebrations.
| and beneath the tree concerts will be
i given. Members of the Chicago Grand
j Opera Company will take part.
San Francisco Celebrates.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24.—A band
of 300 pieces and a chorus of 500
voices will participate in San Fran
cisco's big outdoor Christmas Eve
celebration. Mayor Rolph will make -
an address on "The Greatest Christ
mas Gift San Francisco Has Ever Re
reived'' the passage of the Hetch-
families who have been touched nv j Hetchy bill by Congress,
the hand of want and poverty. ;
Feast for Kansas City Horses.
Christmas cheer will be scattered
with a prodigal hand in Atlanta
Thursday. It will pervade the home*
of the rich, ana its beneficial pres
ence will make happy hundreds of
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 24.—Every
horse in Kansas Cltyl whose owner’s
means are limited wjll receive a din
ner of two pecks of oats and two
gallons of chopped corn to-morrow.
St. Louis Santa in Airship.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 24.—Christmas will
be celebrated in St. Louis with »
Christmas tree and festival, at wh : ch
2,000 school children will sing Christ
mas carols. Gifts wi n be distributed
by a Santa Claus who will arrive in
an aeroplane.
Pupils ‘Recall'
Teacher in Kansas
GAS CITY, KANS., Dec. 24.—Miss
Susie Austin, a teacher in the public
schools here, who resigned after i
recall” vote of her pupils; T. E. Os
borne, superintendent of the school,
and Miss Rose Corn.** another teach
er, were arrested on charges of as
sault and battery in connection with
the whipping of Ray Miller, 12 years
old.
The father complained to the Coun
ty Attorney that Ray had been whip
ped with a piece of rubber hose. The
County Attorney asked a vote of the
pupils in Miss Austin’s room on
whether they desired new teacher.
The vote* was against her, and Miss
Austin resigned.
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CHAPLAIN. IS DEAD' ATLANTA TO-DAY
The Rev. A. B. Woodfln, recalled
by the veterans of the war between
the States as the chaplain of General
John B. Gordon's gallant brigade,
died Wednesday morning at the home
of his son, G. \Y. Wood tin. No. 10S
Peeples street.
Dr. Woodfln. who retired from the
active ministry' several years ago,
during the height of his career had
been in charge of some of the largest
Baptist churches in the South, and
was known as one of tho leading
ministers in the Southern Baptist
Convention.
He was for a number of years the
pastor of the Francis Street Baptist
<’hurch, in Mobile. He later was the
successor of Dr. J. B. Hawthorne at
Montgomery . He made many friends
among the students of tMe University
of Virginia when he acted as chap
lain there Dr. Woodfln also held pas
torates it Hampton. Va., and Wains-
boro. Va.
Funeral services will be conducted
at 11 o’clock Friday forenoon from his
son's residence. Dr. C. \V. Daniel, of
the First Baptist Church; Dr J. F.
Purser, of the West F.nd Baptist
Church, and a number of other lead
ing ministers of the denomination
will have a part in the services.
The body will be sent for interment
to Salem. Va.. the old home of the
Woodfln family
One Lone Saloonman
Defends 'Free Lunch'
CHICAGO. Dev. 24 Onl\ one of
the more than 7.000 saloonkeepers m
Chicago appeared in defense of "free
lunch” before a special Council com
mittee
Representative^ of scores of oth
ers appeared to urge a bill to abolish
free lunches in saloons
XMAS RATES
Reduced over N., C. & St.
L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R.
Apply any Agent.
Wilton Jellico Coal
$5.00
PER TON
The Jellico Coal Co.
82 PEACHTREE ST.
Atlanta Phone 3668
Ball Phone Ivy 1585
President Wilson will be in Atlanta
for ten minutes Wednesday after
noon, but unless there is a change
in his plans Atlantans will not get
to him* him as he plans to stay within
liis private car during the short time
here. He will arrive at 4:50 and
leave at 5 o’clock.
The President is on his way to
Pass Christian. Miss, where he will
spend two weeks away from all offi
cial duties. In the party traveling
with the President are Mrs Wilson
and two daughters. Misses Margaret
and Eleanor Wilson; Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones and Dr. Carey Gray
son. naval aide They left Washing
ton at 10:45 Tuesday night, where
President Wilson dodged a large
crowd waiting to give him a send-off
by getting into his private car an
hour ahead of time
Washington will see President Wil
son again just prior to the holding
of the annual diplomatic reception,
January 13. Joseph Tumulty, the
President's secretary, remained in
Washington and will be In direct
touch by telegraph with the President
at all times.
The President will come into At
lanta via the Southern Hallway and
and leave for Montgomery over the
Atlanta and West Point route. He is
traveling on the first section of train
1 No. 37.
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Bank Merger Hangs
On State Approval
i
j The consolidation of two hanks in
Sylvanwt. Go., practically has been
! effected, the only remaining step be-
j Ing the ratification by Secretary of
State Phil Cook, with whom an up-
] plication was filed Tuesday by the
Screven County Hank and the Citi
zens Bank. The capital stock of the
, new bank is to be $100,000. of which
' $65,000 has been paid in.
A. B. Lovett, of the Screven Coun-
| tv Bank, and John Bell, of the Cltt-
i zens Bank, filed the application. W
J Walker and H. S White will man
age the bank. Mr White was a mem-
I ber of the Legislature six years
Clianuka Celebration
For Hebrew Children
The children «»f the Ahaweth Zion
Sunday School will give a Chanuka cel
ebration Thursday at 3 M o'clock, at the
Gilmer Street Synagogue.
A special musical program lias been
arranged by Misses Rae JafTe. Ida Russ
and Bertha Ellison, and addresses will
be delivered by Dr Julius IV Loeb,
principal of the Atlanta Free Hebrew
S h«>. i Dr A Brvan. Joel Porfan and
Dr M Rubin Chanuka candy will be
served to the children by M Sheinbaum.
superintendent of the Sunday School
After the celebration, there will be a
general rehearsal for *he Chanuka con
cert. which will be held next Sunday at
4 p. m.
PEARL OPERA GLASSES
$ at Jno. I. Moore A- Sons Fine
- rtment Ti e Gift that is always
*’•*•« iated. Jno I Moore & Sons,
N Broad St. — Advt.
Stopping at the Hotel Ansley Is a
young man who has just about got
everything In this world he wants.
He is going on 5 years old and fyis
name is Harold Larson. Harold’s fa
ther is a big contractor, and his
mother Is visiting her sister here—
but all that has nothing to do with
Harold and his Practical Demonstra
tion of the Christmas Spirit.
Harold was knocking about the
lobby of the Ansley Monday and In
the course of his adventures he en
countered a grimy little newsboy, a
shade larger than himself.
" ’Lo." said Harold, pleasantly. “ ’S
Santa Claus coming to see you this
Christmas?"
“Dunno,” was the puzzling reply.
“ ’Ponds on how many papers 1 c’n
sell.’*
"Whaddye mean it ’pends on the
papers*.”’ Harold wanted to know. It
was a new idea to him—Santa Claus
depending on any personal exertions.
Well, the boy told Harold how it
’pended, and Harold had a hunch
right there.
* “Gimme some of those papers," he
said,/ "I’ll sell ’em for you.”
He took twenty, nearly all the boy’s
stock. And what he did in the way
of selling Georgians will be remem
bered for some little time by the
patrons of the Ansley. Harold had
rather large Ideas of the value of
Georgians, and in about twenty min
utes he came back to his new friend
and shoved a fistful of coins at him.
"Here." he said, cheerfully, "reckon
that'll hold old Santa for a while. If
It doesn’t, you lemme know!"
Royal
Arch Masons
Officers Are Named
David E. Shumaker was elected
high priest of tlve Mount Zion Chap
ter. No. 16. of the Royal Arch Masons,
at the annual meeting of the chapter
in the Masonic Temple. Francis H.
Knauff was named king; Perry L
Blackshear. scribe. C. Moses Holland,
captain of the host. Lee Hoyt Wil
liams, principal sojourner; Augustus
L. Holbrook, treasurer; John H. liar-*
field, secretary; R. D. Guinn, royal
arch captain; E. K. Cunningham,
master of the third vail; Curtis S.
Buford, master of the second vail;
Thomas C. Burford, master of the
first vail: James M. Fuller, sentinel:
John R Dickey, temple director, and
William S. Richardson, board of re
lief.
Joseph C Greenfield past high
priest of the order, assisted bv Thoa
H. Jeffries as marshal, conducted the
ceremonies. A past high priest’s jew -
el was given William C. Warfield, the
retiring high priest.
Thieves Throw Stock
About in Three Stores
The great agencies for the allevia
tion of the suffering that comes from
destitution have done their work well.
The Associated Charities, with its
finely organized facilities for carrying
aid to the homes of the needy, has
supplied food and clothing and
warmth to many a shivering child
and discouraged mother.
Baskets lade*h with good things to
eat, with warm things to wear ar d
with toys and trinkets for the litt.?
folks were sent out by the score
Tuesday and Wednesday from the of
fices of The Georgian and Sunday
American. They were bought by the
dimes and dollars that poured into
The Georgian’s Empty Stocking Fund
from the generous purses of Atlanta’s
citizens.
Every Fireside Merry.
Practically every fireside in the cP.y
will be the scene Wednesday night
or Thursday of some sort of a Christ
mas observance. The day will not be
forgotten, either, in Atlanta’s many
institutions.
The score of children at Grady
Hospital were delightfully surprised
Wednesday afternoon by the spectacle
of a prettily decorated Christmas tree
loaded down with toys and oranges,
miniature drums and everything that
goes to make the young people happv.
It was the first Christmas tree fir
some of the little folks. The majori-
ty. however, are from 3 to 5 years
old. The oldest is a boy of 12. Mrs.
J. W. English was the donor of the
tree and gifts, and she was at the
hospital at 2 o’clock to assist in the
distribution to the unfortunate chil
dren.
The Salvation Army Is doing its
usual meritorious work for the poor.
The soldiers began the distribution <»f
more than 300 baskets Wednesday
afternoon from the barracks at No.
29 1-2 Marietta street. A Christmas
tree for the children has been ir-
.ranged for the evening of December
26. The investigation into the cir
cumstances of those who made appli
cation for baskets was conducted un
der the supervision of Brigadier A. W.
Crawford.
Martha’s Home, in which sixteen
women and girls have found a tem
porary refuge, will have an old-fash
ioned Christmas celebration, with
plenty of good things to eat at the
dinner. The dining room has been
prettily decorated and an entertain- -p. 1 TT
rnent ha* been >,rra»«d for the after- BemUda HaS I 11 Si
noon.
At the Federal Prison.
A minstrel show, in which the pris
oners will be the performers, will be
staged at the Federal penitentiary at
9:30 o'clock Thursday morning. A
special menu has been prepared for
the Christmas dinner. There will be
turkey and cranberry sauce, mashed
potatoes and pies—a pleasing varia
tion from the usual meager fare given
the convicts.
It will be a gala day at Fort Mc
Pherson. There will be fifteen sep
arate Christmas dinners served, one
for each of the twelve companies, one
for the regimental detachment, one
for the band and still another for
the officers. The soldiers are hearty
eaters and the commissaries have or- FV-lfPln/vf inn
rter- to prepare for them the best ob LtdilLUil ljlt30 l/IUli
tainable.
A Christmas sermon, with special
music, at the post chapel will open
the celebration of the day at the fort.
The Sunday school children will at
tend In a body. Presents will be dis
tributed after the services. A mov
ing picture show and Christmas ex
ercises will be conducted in the gym
nasium at 3 o’clock In the afternoon
Takes Place at Home of the
Bride in Lavonia.
Lieutenant Colonel Jesse G. Perry,
private secretary to Governor Slaton,
and Miss Harriet Mason, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Mason, of La-
vonia. will be married at the home of
the bride at 4 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon.
Yes. indeed, dear reader, It is a fact
that this wedding has been announced
to take place "early in January,” but
that arrangement was abrogated on
Tuesday. To-day’s wedding will be
none the less interesting to thou
sands of people all over Georgia be
cause of that.
The more Perry thought about
waiting until January for his bride,
the less he liked It, so when he told
her Tuesday that the wedding ought
to take place, really, during the holi
day seaffon, and thus leave him plen
ty of room in w hich to keep the State
of Georgia running as it should be in
"early January,” why, how did she
know but that it was even as Perry
said, and naturally she didn’t want to
stop the machinery of the State.
Or something of the kind—anyway,
the wedding takes place this after
noon. and will be attended by the
family of the bride and a few friends
of the bride and bridegroom.
After the ceremony* Mr. and Mrs.
Perry will go to Mitchell County to
spend the holidays with Mr. Perry's
home folks. They will return to At
lanta to reside, about New Year’s
Day.
Miss Mason is a charming and
beautiful young woman, well known
in Atlanta and throughout North
Georgia. Her father is one of the
leading citizens of Lavonia. Colonel
Perry—but most everybody wfco is
anybody in Georgia knows Jesse
Perry!
So, along with "Merry Christmas"
go congratulations and best wishes,
of course, to the Perrys.
Park Board Head
Is Fined for Street j
Row With Merchant
J. O. Cochran, president of the
Park Board, was fined $5.75 by Re
corder Broyles Wednesday, folic..' ift
an altercation with J. G. Englehart,
a merchant of No. 697 Piedmont ave
nue, when Mr. Coelfran 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, WM cross
ing Five Points from the Fourth Na
tional Bank 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'
Edge wood avenue, with Mr. Cochran
in hot pursuit.
Mr. Englehart stopped the car on
Edgewood avenue, and w'hen Mr.
Cochran came up the quarrel began.
Mr. Englehart charged that Mr. Coch
ran drew a knife oo 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.
Honeymoon Journey
On Elephant’s Back
KENOSHA, WIS., Dec. 24.—Cus
toms of the Far Ea9t were invoked
at the marriage in Balguam, India, of
Miss Eva Thelten, Kenosha, to Wen
dell Kumlien, Appleton, Wis.
Miss Thelien traveled more than
three-fourths around the world to
meet her fiance at Bombay, whence
they traveled on the back of an ele
phant overland to Balguam, on the
frontier.
52 Fishermen Die
In North Sea Gale
Helen Keller's Gift
Cheers Maimed Miner
TERRE HAUTE, IND, Dec. 24.—
Miss Helen Keller sent $20 to cheer
Stalled Edwards, a miner here, who
lost a leg and said he wanted to die.
When he heard the story of her life,
he said:
"You bet I can manage to get
along.’’
In sending the Christmas present,
Miss Keller wrote;
“To the man In the hospital who |
must begin life over again heav
handicapped. Your friend.
•"HELEN KELLER
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
CUXHAVEN, GERMANY. Dec. 24-
Heavy loss of life has accompanied the
terrific storm which has prevailed over
the North Sea for forty-eight hours.
The gale wrought deadly havoc
among the fishing fleet on the banks off
the mouth of the Elbe.
At least flft>-two fishermen perished.
More than forty bodies were washed
ashore to-day.
Edison ’Bribes' a
Boston Man to Wed
BOSTON, Dec. 24.—Thomas A. Ed.
ison has acted as Cupid for Theodore
C. Haffenreffer, to w hom he presented
his signed photograph on condition
that Mr. Haffenreffer, manager of a
brewing company, choose a wife. The
final conditions have not yet been
fulfilled.
‘Three of Everything'
Explains Her Age, 102
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—“Three square
meals a day, three hours of outdoor
work every day and three good laughs
every hour have helped me to reach the
age of 102.’’ said Mrs. Thomas Bennett.
Loganville Man Came Here With
Large Sum for Xmas Shop
ping-Police Search.
T. P Weaver, of Loganville, Ga
has akked the Atlanta police to icon
in the search for his brother, Clinton
G. Weaver, a wealthy Loganville
merchant, who ha* been missing *i n
he came to Atlanta last Friday to do
his Christmas shopping.
R. L, Campbell, a local represen
tative of the New York Life Insur
ance Company, has been asked to join
in the search. Mr, Campbell roomed
with Weaver at the University of
Georgia, and Is hi* warm personal
friend.
Chief Beavers has detailed detec
tives to.search for the missing man.
and also has notified the officers on
the downtown beats to keep a close
watch for him. Mr. Campbell, It is
understood, is assisting the police in
their attempts to solve the myste
rious disappearance, and spent several
hours on the street* Wednesday try
ing to find some trace of Weaver
The missing merchants brother
wrote Chief Beavers that he fears
Weaver has met with foul play, as he
had a large sum of money on him.
Mr. Weaver said that his brother does
not drink and has no other question
able habits, and that his disappear
ance can not be accounted for in that
way.
With the exception of the informa
tion that he visited McClure’s store
and the shoe plant of J. K. Orr, no
trace has been found of Weaver's
movements after he came to Atlanta
Early Friday, he was seen by ac
quaintances on Whitehall street, with
several packages under his arm.
The missing man is 26 years old, of
medium height, weighs about 145
pounds, has black hair, brown eyes,
and wears glasses.
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 memoirs
or for material for their compilation.
;' v | Oregon Bine Mailed
To Oklahoma Town
Hanging in 50 Years
KLAMATH FALLS, OREG.. Dec.
24.—A baby Christmas tree, taken
from a forest in this vicinity, was
shipped by parcel post to his brother
at Cherokee, Okla., by Postmaster W.
A. Delzell.
17,350 Christenings
By Pastor in 62 Years
CHICAGO. Dec. 24.—Tn sixty-two
years of preaching from one pulpit,
copai H ch n ^h W1 chritenLi st iv^so'infa£‘V, Typewriters rented 4 mos.,
"marriage* 1 . fU ” era ' S "* ^ rform ' d j $5 Up. Am. Wtg. Mch. CO.
Five Firemen Hurt in
10-Cent Store Blaze
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Five Are
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.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian, j
HAMILTON, BERMUDA, f)ec. 24 j
The first hanging In Bermuda in half v n ■ p. o 1 TT
.ss,r».“^SXmasGiftSpurned,He
cuted in the jail yard for the murder
of Chesterfield Paul, a negro, on Oc
tober 4.
An -effort was made to have the
hanging postponed so it would not
take place in the “tourist season,” but
the movement failed.
Shoots Wife and Self
BALTIMORE, Dec. 24.—Because his
w'ife refused to accept a gold watch
and chain from him as a Christmas
present, Walter Grimes shot and
mortally wounded her and then killed
himself.
DALTON. Dec. 24.—The contest of
the election of Councilman in the First
Ward was dismissed by consent by Or
dinary H. J. Wood, after four wit
nesses had been examined.
The result is that Will McNally, de-
and will be repeated in the evening \ dared elected in the recent municipal
for the benefit of the officers and en- election, v III be sworn in with the other
listed men. The entertainment Is un
der the direction of Chaplain Henrv
Contest Dropped Municipal Tree for
1 Fitzgerald Children
I officials on the first Wednesday in Jan-
I nary.
Fremont Voter Dies
At Age of 84 Years
BURLINGTON. IOWA, Dec. 24.—
| Thomas Rankin, organizer and presi-
, I dent of the Fremont Voters’ Associa-
NEW YORK, Dec. 2-?.—The services
of August Belmont and those associated
with him in constructing and organiz-
«inn cf tiip I ’nited States com uo^ed i New X ork s subway sy stem were
f v m "itt , for Tnhn O FVe 1 va,ued b >' the Supreme Court to-day at
of those wno voted for Jonn L. bTe- j r^> <vofi
mont for President, is dead here, aged
84.
Detectives are investigating the
work of burglars ip three Decatur
street stores. Thieves entered the
dry goods store of T. L. Bond. No. 510
Decatur street, and scattered the
stock about the floor. It is not known
what was taken.
| McKinney’s Jewelry store. No. 280
I Decatur street, was entered, but so
far nothing 1ms been missed. A small
I quantity of groceries was stolen from
1 Simpkins’ store No. 622 Decatur
fstreet *
Columbus to Re-sign
Waterworks Official
L, Durran*.
The closing of the clubs and ihe
ban that has been placed on pis’ I
toters and all notsv celebrants will
make the most important difference
in Atlanta’s observance of the day.
Most of the clubs have agreed to
comply with Mavor Woodward's re
quest to close throughout the daw
Several of them, however, will serve |
their usual complimentary dinners o
members.
The Atlanta Turnverein is th“
latest elnb to announce its Intenti >n
to remain closed. Captain \\ illlani
Hartlaub, manager, said tlu\t the ehio |
authorities heartllv agreed with the ;
a'nd sane t’hrisTmas.“ <,U GlllR Pl’eSldeUt tO
Special Catholic Masses.
AH of the Roman Catholic churches
will have special masses Thursday.
The first mass at the Sacred Heart i
Church will be celebrated at 5 o’clock j WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.—Ramon
in the morning, after which ther* \ Barros Luco, President of Chile, will
will be a mass every half hour until j probably visit the United States dur-
10 o’clock inclusive High mass will 1 j n g the Panama-Paciff “
he said at 11,o’clock, and at 8 in the gun Francisco in 1915
evening will ee benediction.
The chief service of Christmas at
the Church of the Holv Comforter,
Pulliam street and Atlanta avenue,
will be at 7:30 in the morning. The
service will be a choral celebration of
the Holv Communion with Proces
sion. the Rev. H. Fields Saumenig
being the celebrant. The musical pro
gram will„ include Roland Smith’s 1 CROTON-ON-HUDSON. X. V Dec. I
•While Shepherds Watched Their 24. A milk famine ensued when the
,,, . .. Vl -mil horse of the towns only milk peddler i
Mocks. Merely * BenedU tus and (>omMlUted sulcMe by walking off a
Gounod s "Agnus Dei. Ihe soloists - bridRe
will he Mrs Kutscher and Mr. Pon- }
t\•/. Murra> The full vested choir -
will render the service. There will be
a seconQ celebration of the Holy j
Communion at 9 a. nv. without music.
The services at All Saints Kplsco- I
pal Church Thursday will be a cele- |
bration of the Holy Communion, with |
appropriate music, at 11 o’clock. An
evening service w ill be conducted at
4 o’clock.
FITZGERALD. Dec. 24.—Fitzgerald
will celebrate the Christmas season by
having a municipal Christmas tree at
the courthouse Thursday afternoon, un
der the auspices of the Woman's Club,
assisted by the young ladles from the
Fitzgerald High School.
Every child in the city is invited
and each one will receive a gift off the
tree.
Belmont's Subway
'Fee Is $4,500,000
$4,500,000
Stock for that amount was given to
Belmont and the other defendants as a
bonus. Their right to it was sustained.
Visit Panama Fair
Exposition tit ]
President Luco has expressed a
keen desire to visit this country.
Milk Famine When
Peddler's Nag Dies
Parents of 22 Mourn
Death of Last Born
Southern Suit & S^irt Company
ATLANTA—NEW YORK
To Our Friends and
Patrons One and All
We Wish a Very
Merry Xmas
Store Closed All Day
To-morrow
Soul
ther
43-4;
n Suit & Skirt i
5 Whitehall Street
Co.
MIDDLETOWN. N. Y.. Dec 24 —Mr:
and Mrs. Stephen La Forge, 72 and 46.
respectively, are mourning the loss of
their twenty-second child, born a week
ago.
Fourteen of the twenty-two children
mv living
CASTOR IA
Fur Infant* and Children.
The Kind You Have Aiways Bought
Bears the
Signature of C&aSvZTGuc/U+t 1
COLUMBUS. Dec
L.
Lud-
I low. of Winston-Salem. N. O., is in
Columbus conferring with city offi
cials on the construction of the pro-
j posed municipal waterworks system
! for Columbus*
Mr. Ludlow has been the local con-
■ suiting engineer for many years and
I while his ?®ervices terminated a few
j months ag->. it is generally believed
j that he will be employed again.
Gotham to Have
Record Tree for Tots.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24 Celebration
of Christmas in New York began to
day with the distribution at the Six
ty-ninth Regiment Armory of 9.000
baskets containing Christmas din
ners. Thousands of toys also were
given away.
A feature of Christmas Eve will be
a carol of chimes in the lofty tower j
l
A CHEERFUL XMAS
Is there anything so cheerful for a
Xmai gift as a Singing Birdt
We have a number of guaranteed
Singing Canaries at $2.75.
Cages from 50c up.
j. c mcmillan, jr., seed co.
23 S. Broad St Main 940