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THJli ATLANTA libUttUlAI'i AND NEWS.
Sells Papers for
‘Newsie’ to Insure
Visit From Santa
ALL ATLANTA IS
HAROLD LARSON.
OF 08EAR BE ABOLISHED
General Joseph Van Holt Nash, ad
jutant general of Georgia, (rave out
a formal statement Wednesday, set
ting forth his attitude toward Quar
termaster General William G. < tbear.
and his reasons for wishing Obear
removed from office.
General Nash admitted every es
sential fart as set forth in The Geor
gian's exclusive news story of Tues
day. which has so stirred military
• ircles throughout the State, but de
plores efforts that have been made in
some quarters to make his recom
mendations to the Governor seem
personal or political. He asserts that
he is merely doing his duty in asking
and insisting upon Obear’s removal
Governor Slaton refuses to dis-
uss the trouble inside the State War
Department further than to say that
he has a friendly feeling foi^ both
officers, and that he will he 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 offl< er, disposes of his
personal relations with General
Obear in the rather curt statement
that his relations are now. after
twenty years’ acquaintance, “exactly
what they have always been!”
General Nash asserts his intention
of putting the entire matter souare-
l.v up to the Governor for settlement,
and to “stand pat" on that firmly,
until either he or Obear is sustained
n 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 miscontrulng the mo
tives 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 ha«% 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 as 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
t hem.
^ Tells of Appropriations.
“It should be known by everyone
that the State of Georgia appropriates
annually only 125,000 to pay the ex
penses of this department, while the
Federal Government issues annually
to this State, in arms, uniforms and
equipments, approximately $00,000 in
value, and, while this property is is
sued to the State for the use of its
troops, the United States retains ti
tle thereto and requires of the State
a strict accounting and certain pre
scribed organizat ion—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. 1013, there was issued by the
Department an order, known as ‘Cir-
cular No. 8,' which requires all of the
States to conform to the organiza
tion therein pres< ribed by January 1,
1914, or lose the Federal suppbrt.
Therefore, It became my duty, in the
Interest of the State and its Nationa/
Guard, to make all necessary changes.
“The office of quartermaster gen
eral, with the rank of brigadier gen
eral, not being authorized nor recog
nized by the Federal Government In
this order, I recommend to the. Gov
ernor that this orfice and salary paid
the incumbent be discontinued on
January I, 1914.
“It so happens that General Obear
holds this particular office under
State laws, at a salary of $2,750 per
annum, and can n< t legally perform
any duties therein, so far as the Gov
ernment is concerned, after January
1, 1914. w’hile I, the Adjutant Gen
eral, under bond to the State, will
necessarily be c< mpelled to perform
the duties for whic General Obear
who is not under bond, would he pal 1
a large salary, should he continue in
office. To inject personalities and |
politics into this is puerility person
ified and has no foundation w ha -
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 f >r
twenty years, and my personal reli-
tions with him now are of exactly the
same status as they have al ways
been.
“Whether or n t we agree up >*1
military economics is of no public in
terest and of no political significance.
“He knows the office is unauthor
ized and unnecessary, and during his
administration as Adjutant General
he abolished it. as shown by the re •-
ords and in the reports of the In
spector General on file here. Many
officers of similar rani, and position in
other States have voluntarily retired,
thus preventing any embarrassment
to their companions in arms. Why
the general has not taken this step I
am at a loss to to know.
"A majority of the States have no? 1
fully complied with Circular No. 8.
Massachusetts, f r instance, actually
dropped 28 officers. The refore Geor
gia should be orgratulated in hav
ing only one office conflicting, an.l
there should he no hesitancy or delay
in fully complying with the orders < f
the Federal Government. Georgia
laws make this mandat
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DR.WOIIMR V151T0BEIN
ATLANTA TMT
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,
led Wednesday morning at tha horn*
of his son, G. W. Woodfln. No. 10S
Feeples street.
Dr. Woodfln, who retired from the
i live ministr\ several --ars ago,
■ tiling the height of his gareer had
been in charge of some or the larg/st
Rapt 1st churches in the South, and
v.hs known as one of the leading
minister* in the Southern Baptist
a 'onvention.
He was for a number of years the
pastor of the Francis Street Baptist
Church, in Mobile. He later was the
sue essor of Dr. J. B, Hawthorne at
Montgomery, lie made many friends
>mong the students of the University
of Virginia when lie acted as chap
lain there. Dr. Woodfln also held pas
torates at Hampton, Va., and Wains-
boro, Va,
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 see him as he plans to stay within
his private car during the short time
here. He will arrive at 4:f>0 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 atid 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
hour ahead of time.
Washington will see President Wil
son again just prior to the holding
I of the annual diplomatic reception,
i January 13. Joseph Tumulty. the
Stopping at the Hotel Ansley is a
young man who has just about got
everything in this world he wants.
He is go^ng on 5 years old and his
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
(Christ mas?”
"Dunno,” was the puzzling reply.
“ ‘Pends on how many papers I c’n
sell.”
“Whaddye mean it ’penos 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.
“(limine some of those papers,” he
said. “I’ll sell 'em for you ”
Ho 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 hi» 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 lemnie know!”
Royal Arch Masons
Officers Are Named
Poor Well Remembered by Gen
erous Citizens—Many Special
Feasts and Celebrations.
Christmas cheer will be scattered
with a prodigal hand in Atlanta
Thursday. It will pervade the homes
| of the rich, and its beneficial pres
ence will make happy hundreds of
families who have been touched by
the hand of want and poverty.
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 ar)d clothing and
warmth to many a shivering child
and discouraged mother.
Baskets laden with good things to
eat, with warm things to wear ar d
with toys and trinkets for the litt.3
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’# Empty {Stocking Fund
from the generous purses of Atlanta’s
citizens.
Every Fireside Merry.
Practically every fireside in the clt.v
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 for
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. VV. 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 poo
The soldiers began the distribution of
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 eir-
umstanees of those who made appli
cation for baskets was conducted un
der the supervision of Brigadier A. W.
Craw’ford.
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
ment has been arrangd for the after
noon.
At the Federal Prison.
A minstrel show, in which the pris
oners will he the performers, will be
Funeral services will be conducted , President s secretary, remained in
a; 11 o’clock Fridav forenoon from his \ Washington and will be in direct
son's residence. Dr. C. \V. Daniel, of j touch by telegraph with the President
i he First Baptist Church; l>r J. F.
Purser, of the Wesi End Baptist
< 'hurch, 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.
at all times.
The President will come into At
lanta via the Southern Railway and
arid leave for Montgomery over the
| Atlanta and West Point route. He is
i traveling on the first section of train
No. 37.
/~v t o ;Bank Merger Hangs
Defends Tree°Lu™ch' 0u State Approval
I
j The consolidation of two banks in
CHICAGO, Dec. 24. -Only one of Sylvania, (lit., practically has been
the more than 7,000 saloonkeepers in ' effected, the only remaining step bo
Chicago appeared in defense of “free | th»* ratification b> Secretary of
lunch” before a special Council com
mittee.
Representatives 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.
State Phil Cook, with whom an ap
plication was tiled Tuesday by the
Screven County Bank 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. IiOVett, of the Screven Coun
ty Bank, and John Bell, of the Citi
zens Bank, filed the application. W.
J. Walker and 11 S White will man
age the hank. Mr White was a mem
ber of the Legislature six tears.
Chanuka Celebration
For Hebrew Children
PER TON
The Jelllco Coal Co.
82 PEACHTREE ST.
Atlanta Phone 3668
Bell Phone Ivy 1585
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 been
arranged by Misses Hue Jaffe. Ida Russ
and Bertha Ellison, and addresses will j
be delivered by I»r Julius T. Loeb,
principal of the Atlanta Free Hebrew I
School; Or A. Bryan. Joel Dorfan and I
1 »r M Rubin. Chanuka candy will be
served to the children by M Sheinhautn.
suoerin ten-dent 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.
David E. Shumaker was elected
high priest of the 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 I
Blackshear, scribe; C. Moses Holland,
captain of the host; Lee Hoyt Wil
liams, principal sojourner; Augustus
L. Holbrook, treasurer; John H. Bar-
field. secretary; R. I). Guinn, royal
arch captain; E. E. 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-
f
Joseph C Greenfield. past high
priest of the order, assisted by Thoa
H. Jeffries as marshal, conducted the
ceremonies. A past high priest's Jew
H was given W illiam «■ Warfield, the
retiring high priest.
Thieves Throw Stock
About in Three Stores
Detectives are investigating the
work of burglars in 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
Decatur street, was entered, but so
far nothing has been missed. A small
quantity of groceries was stolen from
Simpkins' store. No. 622 Decatur
street.
Columbus to Re-sign
Waterworks Official
AT JUAREZ.
FIRST Selling. 2-year-olds, fur
longs: I>r. BaiTej 100, xTransact 100.
xl’aw 103. xTheodorita 103, Round Up
105, SteveHtu 105, Freda Johnson 105.
Dusky Dave 108, Dan Hachapi 108. Me-
shach 108, E«1 Luce 108, Ceos 111, May
Buena 111.
SECOND—Five and a half furlongs:
x Bashful Bettie 95. George Karme 100,
Tikly Wolffarth 100, Garden of Allah
100, Miss Nila 105, Arnohalko 105,
Christmas Daisy 105, Charley Brown
105, Ilex 108.
THIRD Five and a half furlongs:
xLittle Birdie 95, xNifty 95, Edmund
Adams 105, Visible 105, Ormonde Cun
ningham 105, Cool 105, Zulu 105, Stare
105, Emerald Isle 105, Great Jubilee 108.
FOURTH Mile: Sir P’retful 95, Vest
ed Rights 102, Seacliff 102. Truly 103,
Just Red 105. Irish Gentleman 105, Ma
nasseh 105, Zim 106, John Reardon 108,
xxDorothy Dean 102, xxlnjury 115,
xxxFoundation 110. xxxPrince Eugene
115, Cousin Puss 115.
FIFTH—Five and a half furlongs. 3-
vear-olds and up: xHerpes 100, xAn-
nual Interest 100, xHazel C. 100, Ja
nus 100, xRose of Jeddah, 400, Bright
Stone 105, Thistle Belle 105. Curlicue
105, xOrimar I^ad 105, Miss Sly 110.
Sixth—Mile and a sixteenth, selling,
3-year olds and up: xClinton 98. xDefy
103, xLabold 106, Oscuro 108, Pendant
108, Lord Elam 108. Polls 111.
x—Apprentice allowance claimed.
xx—J. VV. Fuller entry.
xxx—J. Livingston entry.
Weather clear; track fast.
AT CHARLESTON.
FIRST—Purse, $300; 3-year-olds and
up; selling; 6 furlongs; Camellia 107,
Berkley 112, Bodkin 100. Cynosure 107,
Agnar 105, Plain Ann 106, Deerfoot 105,
Eaton 115, Question Mark 112..
SECOND—Purse, $300; 3-year-olds
and up: selling; 6 furlongs: Batoueh
102, Frank Hudson 109, I^etourne 115,
Ethelburg II 104. Volthorpe 110, Troy
Weight 105, Mattie L 100, Terra Blanco
109, Inferno Queen 100.
THIRD—Purse, $400; all ages; selling;
5 furlongs: Monocacy 112, Lady Light
ning 115, W. W. Clark 115, Ruby Hyams
102, Coy 112, Jack'Kellogg 115. Deposit
105.
FOURTH—Value $2,000; all ages;
Christmas handicap; mile; aSir John
Johnson 121, aRingling 107, Dartworth
111, John Furlong 111, Grosvenor 100,
Floral l*ark 110, Carlton G 108, Wilhite
110, Charlestonian 108, Kalinka 104,
Prince Hermis 111, Lochiel 104, Star Ac
tress 104, John P. Nixon 93. bRepubllcan
114, bMonocacy 109, Dr. Duenner 105,
Shackleton 110.
a—Berwick stable entry. b—Talbot
entry.
FIFTH—Purse. $500; all ages: Santa
Claus handicap; 6 furlongs: Tarts 115.
Duquesne 105, I)f. Duenner 104, Shack
leton 108, Samuel R. Meyer 107, Gordon
102. L. H. Adair 104. Prince Hermis 111.
SIXTH—Purse, $300 ; 3-year-olds and
up: selling: mile and 20 yards: Master
Jim 109, Servicence 112, Coreopsis 111,
Outlan 103, Sir Denrah 111. Big Dipper
105, Willis 103, Kinmundy 103, Tom Hol
land 111.
Weather raining ami cool. . Track
muddy.
COL PERRY
MISS MASON
WEDTO-DAY
Ceremony Set for Early in January
Takes Place at Home of the
Bride in Lavonia.
I>
Pupils ‘Recall
Teacher in Kansas
GAS CITY, KANS., Dec. 24.—Miss
Susie Austin, a teacher in the public
Schools here, who resigned after a
“recall” vote of her pupils; T. E. Os
borne, superintendent of the school,
and Miss Rose Corns, 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 a new teacher.
The vote was against her, and Miss
Austin resigned.
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 oter 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 season, and thus leave him plen
ty of room in which 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 Avant to
stop th»- 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. Percy’s
home folks. They w'ill 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 who is
anybody in Georgia knows Jesse
Perry!
So, along wfith “Merry Christmas”
go congratulations and best wishes,
of course, to the Perrys.
Edison 'Bribes'' a
Boston Man to Wed
BOSTON, Dec. 24.—Thomas A. Ed
ison has acted as Cupid for Theodore
C. Haffenreffer, to whom 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.
Park Board Head
Is Fined for Street
Row With Merchant
J. O. Cochran, president 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,
w’hich 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 Po.nts from the Fourth Na
tiona! 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
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.
Honeymoon Journey
On Elephant's Back
KENOSHA, WIS., Dec. 24— Cus
toms of the Far East were invokei
at the marriage in Balguam, India, cf
Miss Eva Thelien. 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
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 fift>-two fishermen perished.
More than forty bodies were washed
ashore to-day.
staged at the Federal penitentiary at
special menu has been prepared ^ Helen Keller’s Gift
the Christmas dinner. There will he
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
ders to prepare for them the best ob
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 di
Oregon Fine Mailed
To Oklahoma Town
KLAMATH FALLS, OREC., Dec.
24.—A baby Christmas tree, taken
from a forest in this vicinity, was
shipped by parcel pevst to his brother
at Cherokee, Okla., bv Postmaster W.
A. Delzell.
‘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.
17,350 Christenings
By Pastor in 62 Years
CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—In sixty-two
years of preaching ‘from one pulpit,
Rev. Henry Winder, of St. Paul’s Epis
copal Church, chistened 17,350 infants. _ _
5°fl P 62 U marriage 6 e. fUnera ' S “ nd perfcrmeU j $5 Up. Am. Wtg. Mch. Co
CRACKSMEN
[
East Point Patrolman Did Not
Know of Robbery, or He Might
Have Been More Careful.
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 postoffice from
an attack by cracksmen.
The Atlanta and West Point depot
was robbed, as it was, J12 beinj
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 :
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, tha
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 Oil
ver was just about reaching the con
elusion 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 Oliv..
searched him and took his revolver
"Move on!" one of the gunmen di
reeled.
Officer Told to “Beat It.”
The party moved on. There didn
seem to be anything else to do. But
this time Oliver was walking in from,
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—wen
back and searched the spot where he
first saw the three men. On th^
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.
| Typewriters rented 4 mos.,
Cheers Maimed Miner Xmas Gif t Spurned.He
Shoots Wife and Self
TERRE HAUTE, IND., Dec. 24.—
Miss Helen Keller sent $20 to cheer i BALTIMORE, Dec. 24.—Because his
Stallard Edwards, a miner here, who j " ife refused to accept a gold watch
lost a leg and said he wanted to die. and chain from him as a Christmas
AI" V, . . V.nn B./1 ♦ V, r~\ of nrv hor Ilf 7 *..
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 heavi'y
handicapped. Your friend.
"HELEN KELLER.”
present. Walter Grimes shot and
mortally wounded her and then killed
himself.
Municipal Tree for
Fitzgerald Children
!ng 'picture show and Christina - m « : Bermuda Has First
croises will be conducted in the gym- , • r/A TT
nasium at 3 o'clock in the afternoon H 3 T1 T1 P’ 1T1 h() Y fia/PS l a
and will be repeated in the evening IlCtllgUlg, ill A OCII O I a
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
HAMILTON, BERMUDA. Dec. 24
The first hanging in Bermuda in half
a century took place here to-day
when James M. Armstrong was exe
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.
PEARL OPERA GLASSES
'or $5 at Jno L. Moore & Sons Fine
a-surtment The Gift that is always
ippreciated. Jno L Moure & Sons,
1 1 42 X. Broad St.—Advt.
COLUMBUS. Dec. 24. -J. L. Lud
low. of Winston-Salem, X. C., Is in
Columbus' conferring with city offi
cials on the construction of the pro
posed municipal waterworks system
for Columbus
Mr, Ludlow has been the local con
sulting engineer for many years and
while his services terminated a few
months ago. It is generally believed
that he will be employed again.
for the benefit of the officers and en
listed men. The entertainment Is un
der the direction of Chaplain Henry
L. Durrant.
The closing of the clubs and the
ban that has been placed on pis* I
toters and all noisy celebrants will
make the most important difference
in Atlanta's observance of the day.
Most of the clubs have agreed to
comply with .Mayor Woodward's re
quest to close throughout the da''.
Several of them, however, will serve
their usual complimentary dinners to
members. — ,
The Atlanta Turnverein is the Uv.pryi nT i t VotPl’ JlP^
latest club to announce its intention X 1 Oli.lv/JJLu V Uuvl .L/IOtO
to remain closed. Captain V\ illiaiii
Hartlaub, manager, said that the cluo
authorities heartily agreed with the
Mayor in his efforts to insure a quiet
and sane Christmas.
Special Catholic Masses.
AH of th£ Roman Catholic churches
wilt have special masses Thursday.
The first mass at the Sacred Heart
Church will be celebrated at 5 o’clock
in the morning, after which there
will be a mass every half hour until
to o’clock, inclusive. High mass will
be said at 11 o’clock, and at 8 in the
evening will be benediction.
The chief service of Christmas at
the Church of the Holy 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
"While Shepherds Watched Their
Flocks." Morely’s "Benedictus” and
Gounod’s "Agnus Dei.” The soloists
w ill be Mrs. Kutscher and Mr. Pon-
tyz Murray. The full vested choir
will sender the service. There will be
a second celebration of the Holy
Communion at 9 a. m., w ithout music.
The services at All Saints Epis^o-
pal Church Thursday will be a cele- j
brat ion of the Holy Communion, with
appropriate music, at 11 o'clock. An j
evening service will be conducted at J
4 o’clock.
FITZGERALD, Dec. 24.—Fitzgerald
will celebrate the Christmas season hv
■ having a municipal Christmas tree at
the courthquse Thursday afternoon, un
der the auspices of the Woman s Club,
assisted by the young ladies from the
""itzgerald 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
NEW YORK. Dec. 24 The Services
of August Belmont and those associated
with him in constructing and organiz
ing New York’s subway system were
valued by the Supreme Court to-day at
$4,500,000.
Stock for that amount was given to
Belmont and the other defendants as a
bonus. Their right to it was sustained.
Parents of 22 Mourn
Death of Last Born
At Age of 84 Years
BURLINGTON. IOWA, Dec. 24.—
Thomas Rankin, organizer and presi
dent of the Fremont Voters’ Associa
tion of the United States, composed v ~
those who voted for John (’ Fre- ! MIDI LL TOW N, N. 5 ., Dec. 24. Mr^
or tnobe ^oteo ior jonn v. and Mrs. Stephen I^aForge, 72 and 46.
mont for President, is dead her., aged respectively, are mourning the loss of
Southern Suit & Sfyirt Company
ATLANTA—NEW YORK
To Our Friends and
Patrons One and All
We Wish a Very
Xmas
Store Closed All Day
Merry
To-morrow
Southern Suit & Skirt Co.
43=45 Whitehall Street
S4.
Chile President to
Visit Panama Fair
I their twenty-second child, born a week
ago.
Fourteen of the twenty-two children
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
WASHINGTON. Deo. 24 -Ramon
probably visit the United States dur-1 The Kind You Have Aiways Bought
ing the Panama-Pacific Exposition at
San Francisco in 1915." | Bears the
President Luco has expressed
keen desire to visit this country.
Signature
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Milk Famine When
Peddler's Nag Dies
CROTON-ON-HUDSON. N. Y . IXv
24.—A milk famine ensued when the
horse of the town's only milk peddler
committed suicide by walking off a
bridge. i
A CHEERFUL XMAS
Is there anything so cheerful for a
Xmas gift as a Singing Bird?
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
Bank Trust Co.
'T
o All Our
Patrons and Friends
Wc Wish a jVTerry
CL ristmas and
Happy N«
Year
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