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CITY’S MAIN LO 1ER CLUB WITNESS IS GONE OVER 100,000 THE SUNDAY AMERICAN’S NET PAID CIRCULATION 1 he National Southern Sunday Newspaper The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results VOL. XH. NO. 124. ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1913. Copyright, By The Georgian C* o rrvTK PAT No Cl.A 1 O. MORE. SANE XMAS ORDERED FOR ATLANTA CHIEF CHE RACING RESULTS AMPAIGN ENDS; 1912 RECORD 'BROKEN Officials Consolidate Powers to Put Lid on Boisterous Cele bration. Pistol toters” and other boisrter- ou° Christmas celebrants will meet with short shrift from the Beavers- Broyles combination Thursday. Recorder Broyles issued his pro- nunciamento Wednesday in giving James Moon, a negro, the limit for shooting firearms within the city lim- s and then binding him over to the Grand Jury' under $200 bond for car- r ing a concealed weapon. The Recorder made it plain that no mercy would be shown offenders of is type, whom he branded as the most dangerous people at large on Christmas Day. “It will be the c < kade or the chaingang for every Person that is convicted,” he de clared. f Chief Joins Broyles. Judge Broyles' denunciation of “pis- tiYt toters” was hardly concluded be fore it became known that Chief of Police Beavers had joined in the war against this class of celebrants and had issued and stringent in structions to his men immediately to arrest any person, regardless of his prominence, who was found vio- Hting any of the city ordinances In respect to the carrying or discharge of weapons. "I am determined to break up the dargerous practice of discharging Alarms 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.” Th© Chief’s Order. Here Is what the Chief told his men: 'There must be no boisterous con duct on the streets during the holi day, "Any disorder that the policeman observes must be dealt with just as strictly as on any other day. If any- 'Jiing. the police must be more watch ful than usual. No pistol toting’ is to be coun tenanced. “There must be no discharge of l firearms of any sort within the city limits. 'T f anyone is seen on the streets with a, weapon in his hand you are ordered to make an immediate case *f?ainst the offender. "If a firearm is discharged on the SDeet a case must be made Promise Sane Christmas. Recorder Broyles and the Chief said Wednesday that Atlanta would have R safe and sane” Christmas if it in their power to bring such a condition about. Sufficient warning has been given,” asserted the Recorder. “It is a per- sonA own fault if he runs afoul the la * For my part, I am going to G up the Chief by giving these sort of persons the limit.” AT CHARLESTON. | FIRST—7V* furlongs; Rye Straw 111 (McTaggart), 4, 8-5, 4-5, won; Ethelberg II 111 (Sklrvin), 15, 6, 5-2. second: Incision 115 (G. Burns), 18-5, 8-5, 4-5, third. Time 1:09 3-5. Also ran: Theo Cook, LaAurora, Bever- stein. Lady Etna, Clem Beachy | Batwa, Coming Coon, Edna Laska. SECOND—Five and a half fur longs: Charles Cannell. 106 (Tur ner), 3, 7-10, 1-4, won; Serenata, 106 (Martin), 7, 2, 4-5, second; Penni less, 109 (Nathan), 4-5, 2-6, out, third. Time, 1:09 1-5. Tom Hancock, Madge’s Sister, Woodrow', Otranto, Malik and Old Jordan also ran. THIRD—Six furlongs: Loretta Dwyer, 103 (Williams), 6-5, 1-2, 1-5, won; Prince Chap. 103 (Buxton), 7, 2, 4-5, second; Cockspur, 110 (Sklrvin), 40, 12, 6, third. Time, 1:16 1-5. Henry Hutchinson, Cherry Seed, Billy Van- derveer, Busybody and Chartier also ran. FOURTH—Mile: Marshon, 108 (Martin), 5-2, 7-10, 1-4, won; Loan Shark. 96 (McTaggart), 5, 7-5, 1-2, second; Dick Deadwood, 98 (McCa- hey), 7, 2, 7-10, third. Time, 1:43 1-5. Celesta and Star Actress also ran. FIFTH—Five and a half furlongs: Veley, 108 (Neander), 2, 4-5, 1-3, won; Premier, 108 (McTaggart), 8-5. 1-2, out, second; Helen M., 90 (De- ronde), 9-2, 7-5, 1-2, third. Time, 1:09 4-6. John Marre, Silas Grump, Tomboy and Dr. Hollis also ran. Race Entries on Page 2 P, 0. Sets New Mark In First Class Mail; 325,000 Pieces Sent v After gazing at the list of records j that have been smashed at the local postofflee this week, it seemed there could be no chance of breaking any more of them. But— Another one went by the board n the 24 hours that ended Wednesday morning. Postmaster Bolling Jones said that during that time almost 325,000 pieces of first-class mail was handled by his force, w’hich is an other new record. The great in crease in this class of mail is partly accounted for by the fact that last night was the accepted time for mailing Christmas cards, and since most of them were inclosed in en velopes they went in as first-class mall. Mr. Jones announced Wednesday that the postoffice will be open Thurs day until about 12 o’clock, when all departments will be closed for the day. Two deliveries of mail will be made, both before noon. Chauffeurs All Best in Employers’ Eyes, Says Judge Broyles Each automobile owner is alike, so far as claiming that his chauffeur is the best and most careful driver iri town, according to Recorder Broyles. The remark was made in a friendly tilt between the Recorder and Pres ton Arkwright, president of the Geor gia Railway and Power Company, during the trial of Clarence White, a negro chauffeur for Arkwright. The negro was arrested on complaint of Steve R. Johnston, former Council man, who testified that the negro had speeded out Piedmont avenue. The chauffeur denied the charge. “Well, I am inclined to believe Mr. Johnston,” said the^ judge, as he named a fine of $5.75. to bid on subsistence supplies for Fort McPherson are not to be de prived of that privilege. Major Gen eral Aleshire, chief quartermaster general of the army, to-day wrote Congressman William Schley. How ard to this effect. Mr. Howard re cently protested to the War Depart ment against an order issued by the Department of the East, w’hich was construed to mean that the Fort McPherson supplies must be pur chased from New York. General Aleshire says the War Department has no intention of taking steps in imical to local merchants if the prices are satisfactory and that Circular 31 has been misunderstood. Congressman Howard expressed gratification to-day over this receipt of General Aleshire’s letter clearing up the situation. “Atlanta merchants are to get the business if they quote competitive prices,” said Congressman Howard. “Upon Dressing this matter upon the War Department 1 have ascertained the policy is td give the business to the local merchants if they can meet New York prices w'ith freight included. I believe the Atlanta mer chants are entitled to the business at Fort McPherson and are capable of getting it.” Miss Maggie Fields, one of the fair young Red Cross stamp sellers. Workers, However, Fail to Reach Million Mark—Still Chance to Buy Stickers, Tiie lied Cross seals were off the streets Wednesday morning, the gen eral canvass having closed Tuesday night, though the booth in the postof- flee still was maintained, and stamps could be had at most of the big stores. While the results of the 1913 sale will not be known accurately for some days, two things are sure. The million mark was not reached, but the sales are ahead of those of last year. It is be lieved, however, that the per capita sales will be relatively higher in several other Georgia cities than in Atlanta. Fight members of the Boy Scouts turned out to help the sales the last day, little Henry Moyer, of Troop 7, making the best recotd with $2.34. LONDON, Dec. 24.—The liner Nig er is ashore on the coast of Smyrna, near Chesme, according to maritime dispatches received to-aay. |Mrs. Manley Still Content to Stay in Jail, Near Husband ’ “ gray light of the morning after— _ eoResday morning—aw'akened in Mrs. Manley, after her second night in no desire to take advantage of her an <3 spend Christmas in the open, * ith her baby—but without her hus band. didn't have an uncomfortable night all. ’ Mra. Manley said this morning. ' Ver *body I* good to me here, except ’L won’t let me . see my .husband. 9 ,T1 811 ol<i cell bn another floor. I why they-won’t let us talk to ‘My other a little.’' p t Mrs Manley js firmly resolved ror nain in jail ‘ until her husband is 1 An d if he goes to the chaingang — t * le present intention of Mrs. ia to to the chaingang,. too. DON’T MISS THE XMAS FESTIVAL! ALL INVITED TO JOIN THE GAYETY This is an invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Atlanta, Miss Atlanta and Master Atlanta: The Empire City of the South will celebrate Christmas to-night in the good old-fashioned way at the City Hall Plaza and you’re asked to the festivities. Wedemeyer’s band, famous throughout this section of the South, will play the kind of music that drives the clouds away and sends the real Christmas spirit coursing through your veins. One hundred orphans from the Hapeville Baptist Home, a score from the Decatur Methodist Home and a bunch of newsboys will sing the old-time carols that would touch the l^eart of Old Scrooge himself. And the Christmas tree—bedecked with a dazzling and wonderful array of tinsel and Christmasy things—will radiate the Yuletiae cheer. DON’T MISS IT. The festivities begin at 5 p. m., to-day and continue for two hours; resuming at 8 p. m., and continuing until 10 p. m. All in God's open air and all the fun a,s free as the air itself. The Georgian extends everybody a cordial invitation and you may be sure Everybody and His Wife will be there. ..... . i, &s Damp Christmas Is Forecast; Rain Also Due on Wednesday (\ 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 Christina *. 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. Saves Friend From Another Xmas in Jail It was the prompt action of a friend Wednesday morning that saved Claude Ireland, a young butcher, from again spending his Christmas in the city stockade. On December 24, last year, Ireland was sent to the tsockade for 30 days. Wednesday mornir f he was being ushered into the van that transfers prisoners to the stockade when the friend arrived and paid Ireland’s fine of $1075 each in two case^ one for disorderly conduct and the other for drunkenness. 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, w hich is 100 by 100 feet, and will cost about $200,000. The Georgian announced the prob ability of mich a step some months ago. Messenger, Trailed a Year, Ar rested Here, Reveals Syste matic Robbery. The first arrest under the Carlin law covering mail train thefts, wheth er from the Government, persons or corporations, was made in Atlanta Thursday morning when James Thomas Turner, an express messen-' ger, was taken in custody at the Terminal Station by Pinkerton de tectives and Deputy United States Marshal Lee Whatley, following a year’s investigation. At first vehemently denying the charge. Turner finally confessed. He was taken to the United Stotes Mar shal’s office, <vhere be spent several hours writing a list of the articles intrusted to his care which he had taken from the express cars of the Southern Express Company during the last year. Turner has been in the express service two years and now' resides at Washington. D. C. Prior to bis con nection with the company he was In ! business at Lavonia, Ga., where be resided for many years. He is 26 years old and married. Detectives Put in Cars. For nearly a year the Southern Express Company has endeavored to get evidence against a number of messengers and members of train crew’s suspected of a systematic rob bery of the company. Detectives have been placed as helpers to express messengers and In the train crews and a mass of evi dence which probably will result in wholesale arrests has been accumu lated. According to the Pinkertons, Turner's arr^trt resulted from his boasts and confidences to his helpers, some of whom were Pinkerton men. A dressed chicken stolen from an ex press shipment was presented by him to a detective-helper. His first thefts were of food, he confessed. Turner next began appropriating small articles of clothing. Then he took overcoats and shotguns. He al ways passed these things out to some one along the line and never took anything in at the end of his run, either at Washington or Atlanta. Took Only Certain Packages. His regular run was on train No. 37, between Washington and Atlanta. He arrived in Atlanta Tuesday after noon and was boarding a train at the Terminal Station Wednesday morning for his return trip w’hen ar rested. In his thefts Turner did not touch packages originating in and billed for points 1n Southern Express Company territory. But package*? coming into Adams Express Company territory along the Southern Express Company lines and originating in Adams Ex press Company territory and billed for Southern Express Company points and through shipments, were the ones taken by him. None of the packages opened by him could be checked di rectly against him His method was not to take pack ages containing single articles. If there were four quarts of whisky In a package he would take one. The package would go on to fts destina tion and the protest for shortage would be made against the shipper, and the blame be placed on the ship ping clerk for failure to make a com plete shipment. Officials of the Southern Express Company are elated over Turner’s arre-rt. The systematic robbing which has been carried on for more than a year has worried them greatly, and in Turner’s detection they believe they have opened the way for the arrest of other men. Poisoner of 4 Gets 4 Life Sentences ON BOARD PRESIDENT WIL SON’S SPECIAL TRAIN, SPAR- TANBURG, S. C., Dec. 24.—“Shake hands with an old Carolina clodhop per, Mr. President.” This was tn© greeting of a lusty farmer at the village of King'* Mountain to Presi dent Wilson to-day. A hearty hand clasp between the two men followed. A few boys sent up a toy balloon wu'th a “Wilson” streamer upon it, and the firet demonstration of the President’s trip followed, the little crowd at the station cheering until all breath was gone. EL PASO, Dec. 24.—According to couriers who arrived at Juarez this afternoon, the rebels are reported to have retaken Torreon from the Fed* erals. Th© casualties are heaw on both sides, say the reports. Thou sand men were engaged in the bat tle. CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—“Not guilty” was the verdict returned late this afternoon by the jury that n a s the case of Harold Schneider, charged with the murder of Jeweler Logue some months ago in th© McVicker Theater Building. The jury was out three hours. ROME, Dec. 24.—Pope Pius X to day received in audience the cardi nals now in Rome and extended to them his Christmas areetings. In be half of the Pope, Papa Secretary of State Merry Del Val will send felici tations to all the Catholic sovereigns of Europe, except Kina Victor Em manuel of Italy, with whom the Vati can is supposed to hold no communi cation. To-morrow will be spent qui etly by the Pope. After an early mass he will receive his brother and sisters and spend the remainder of the day with his books in his library* NORFOLK, VA.. Dec 24.—The steam freighter Freida, which went aground at Little Island, near here, during a fog last night, was floated this afternoon by the revenue cutter Onondaga and a wrecking tug. She is now proceeding up the coast under ner own steam. MERIDIAN, TEXAS. Dec. 24—Four life imprisonment sentences were pro nounced on Mre. Ellen Walker Ether idge, convicted of poisoning her four tepchfidren. . • VICKSBURG, MISS.. Dec. 24.—The prosecution in the case of Senator G. A. Hobbs, accused with Lieutenant Governor Bilbo of accepting a bribe, won its first legal skirmish with the defense to-day. Counsel for the ac cused officials moved to quash the indictments on the ground that the State had failed to establish a case. The court overruled the motion and ordered Hobbs’ attorneys to proceed with their defense. VIENNA, Dec. 24.—Former Turk ish Ambassador to France Munir Pasha and his son, Djemil Bey, an of ficer in the Turkish army, were ar rested to day in Constantinople, ac cording to a dispatch from that city. They are charged with being friendly to interests inimical to the Turkish Government. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 24.—All banks were open and doing business as us ual to-day, although at the Bank of London and Mexico check payments were limited. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—John Pur- roy Mitchel was sworn in as Mayor cf New York this afternoon by Jus tice John Ford, of the Supreme Court. The ceremony took place in the offices of Justice Ford and was marked by extreme simplicity. Mrs. Mitchel was not present, nor were there cny friends or ^politicians there. Mr. Mitchel will assume his active duties on January 1. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24.—J. # W. Glover, who shot and killed his wife’s former husband, Charles A. DeVil- Iiqres. was not held to blame for the shooting, according to the verdict of a coroner's jury to-day. The jury, after deliberating seventeen minutes, announced that DeVillieres, the for mer Paterson, N. J., riding school master, was killed by “a bullet shot in the abdomen, inflicted by unknown parties.” SAVANNAH, GA., Dec. 24.—It is considered probsble late this after noon that to-morrow’s big motorcycle race will have to be postponed owing to the rain which has been coming down steadily all day. The race is known as the Grand Prix and is scheduled to be run over the Van derbilt Cup course. TRIPOLI, SYRIA, Dec. 24.—Jules Vedrines, the famous French aviator, who set out from Nansy, Franoe, last month to fly around the world, ar rived at Kartoos, near here to-day, having covered 2,500 miles. Vedrines said he would strike westward from here, going to Cairo, Egypt, 500 miles. His course will take him over the Suez Canal, and he expects to arrive at Cairo before New Year’s Day. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—President Charles H. Ebbets, of the Brooklyn baseball club, to-day declared that no further inducements would be held out to Joe Tinker to get him to sign a three-year contract with Brooklyn. “We have offered him a salary consistent with his ability,” said Ebbets. “This salary, together with his $10,000 bonus, will make him one of the highest - salaried men in baseball. We have gone as far as we can go.” Ebbets would not state the amount of salary offered, but it is reported to be between $5,000 and $8,000 a year for three years. This, with the bonus, would make Tinker’s three-year Inoeme around $28,000, MYSTERY Prosecution Forced to Ask Post ponement—Rumor Man Has Left Town. x The city’s star witness against fhe seven locker clubs raided last week was missing when the case was called before Recorder Broyles Wed nesday afternoon an£ the prosecu tion collapsed for the time being. It was announced that the city was not prepared to proceed, and the case, already under one postpone ment, was put off until January 9. The authorities claimed that they were able to go ahead with some of the cases without the witness, but said they wished to wait until the witness’ presence could be obtained. The witness, whose identity has been ^parefully guarded by the police. Is the person who went from club to club to got liquor as evidence. Chief Lanford would not discuss his opin ion on the reason for the witness' disappearance. City detectives were instructed to make a thorough search of the city and also to investigate the report , that, the witness had left the city. The managers of the seven clubs were not present, but were represent ed by their attorneys. The clubs in volved and their managers, against whom the charges have been pre ferred, are: Beavers, H. R. Pitts; Central. C. H. Butts: T. M. A., C. A. Morris; Owls, William Wolpert; Eagles, S. R. Green: Metropolitan, A. R. Smith; Theatrical. H. R. Smith. Explains He Feared Mob, But Is Fined For Carrying Pistol Fear that he and his friend were going to be “mobbed” by the crowd that gathered about them was the excuse offered by J. P. Green, a trav eling salesman, in Recorder’s Court Wednesday for drawing his pistol Tuesday night and threatening to shoot the first man that made a move toward him. Green and his friend, C. P. O’Far- rell, were going home Tuesday night, when several persor»3 at a street corner addressed some remarks to O'Farrell about a miniature Christ mas tree he had. O'Farrell is said to have replied In kind and there shortly was a small- sized riot in prospect. Green rushed to his friend’s aid, opening his grip and drawing a pistol. Piainclothesmen Fort son and Green were in the crowd and arrested them Each was fined $10.75 and Green was bound over to the Grand Jury uoder bond of $100, Precedent Broken in White House‘Santa’ 3 WASHINGTON, Deo. 24.—For tlie first time since the Cleveland admin istration the White House played Santa Claus to tile poor of Wash ington to-day. Although the Presi dent and his family were absent, a long list of needy families and chil- wren were remembered with gifts delivered in two big loads by the White House automobiles. There were big roast turkeys for widowed mothers with children, and every kind of toy for the children. rrm ■ A .wiHl Xmas Gold Pieces Total $5,000,000 WASHINGTON, Dec. 24—Mors than $5,000,000 worth of brigh\ new gold and silver pieces of 1913 mint age. most of which will find Its way into Christmas stockings to-morrow morning, has been distributed by the Treasury this month to beutka throughout the county t