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ATLANTA. CIA., THURSDAY. DECKMBKR 25, 1913.
Copyright, 1966.
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A TLANTA SPENDING SANEST CHRISTMAS ON RECORD
STOCKING FUND MAKES NEARLY 1000 CHILDREN HAPPY
Some of the baskets which were distributed to the poor of
Atlanta through the generosity of givers to the Empty Stocking
Fund. Hundreds of homes were made happy in this way.
In addition to the baskets of
“goodies” and clothing, each
poor mother was given a $2 bill
to spend as she liked. It means
added joy to hundreds of homes.
Santa Claus made the Georgian
office his headquarters, where
good cheer in the form of food,
warm clothing and toys for the
poor kiddies was dispensed. So
far as Santa knows there were no
needy youngsters overlooked.
Beavers Says Curtailed Liquor
Sale Is Cause—Many Pretty
Celebrations Held.
Atlanta Thursday celebrated
the sanest Christmas in -her his
tory, marked by the absence of
much of the drunkenness and
acorusals of former years.
From the time Police Court
closed Wednesday afternoon at
3 o’clock until 10 o’clock Thurs
day morning, only 83 cases had
been docketed ta police head
quarters, and none of those ar
rested were charged with serious
crimes.
As many of these as 1 possible
were turned out on copies of
charges in order that they might
spend Christmas with their fam
ilies and friends, and to-day
there are hardly half a hundred
men and women locked up in the
city jail.
The record of only 83 arrests dur
ing the celebration of Christmas Eve
and the early hours of Christmas
morning is regarded by Chief Bea
vers as an indication that the people
of Atlanta are heeding the pleas for a
safe and sane Christmas.
Chief Beavers Pleased.
‘In former years" said Chief Bea
vers Christmas morning, "we had all
the way from 100 to 250 arrests dur
ing the celebration of Christmas Eve,
and as a rule there were esfious
* rimes listed among them. This year
has been the quietest the department
has ever known. There have been
fewer arrests and fewer rports of
trouble.”
Grady Hospital officials said Thurs
day morning that that institution had
passed the quietest night in its his
tory, not an accident being reported
during the 24 hours. This in itself is
considered remarkable, as there are
usually scores of accidents reported
from premature explosions of fire
works, and many of these have re
sulted in permanent injury.
Locker Clubs Closed.
The police declared they did not
look for any trouble at all Christmas
Day. This is due somewhat to the
rain and the disagreeable weather, but
for the most part it is due to the
closing of the majority of the locker
• lubs and the saloons, and the evident
r, esire of the people to observe the
law and celebrate Christmas sanely
and properly.
Through the charitable associations
and the big hearts of the more fortu
nate people of Atlanta, joy and hap
piness have been brought into prac
tically every Atlanta home, and every
fireside will be the scene of some sort
r »f Christmas celebration.
Hundreds of persons have been
heered with warm clothing and sub
stantial food, and many little ones
awoke Christmas morning to find that
Santa Claus had visited their homes
for the first time in their lives.
The Associated,Charities, finely or
ganized for carrying relief to the poor
and the unfortunate, cared for scores
°f families, providing the Christmas
dinner and gifts for the parents and
the children.
Fund Great Help.
The Georgian's Empty Stocking
Fund provided shoes and clothing and
toys for thousands of men, r women
children, hundreds of baskets
being sent out Tuesday and Wednes
day. Many generous men and wom-
on cared for entire families, provid-
in many instances a Christmas
,r ee to go with the donations of food
clothing; and toys.
Col. Perry and Bride
In Atlanta for Xmas
Colonel and Mrs. Jesse G. Perry,
newlyweds, slipped so quietly into town
Wednesday night that they avoided all
rice and old shoes. Thursday they were
at Hotel Ansley barricaded against any
undue demonstration by their friends.
Colonel Perry, private secretary to
Governor Slaton, and Miss Harriet Ma
son. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. \\. C.
Mason and a prominent Georgia society
girl, were wed at 4 o’clock Wednesday
afternoon at the home of the bride s
parents, at Lavonia, Ga. The Rev. M.
E. Peabody, of Iva, S. C., performed the
ceremony. Only’ relatives and a few
close friends were present.
Officer Shoots Man
Who Pointed Pistol
In a desperate battle with Edward
Rachel, a negro, who terrtd-ized Hol-
emob's alley early Christmas morning.
Policeman O. R. Jones narowly escaped
death. The negro turned his weapon on
the officer when Jones told him he was
under arest, and snapped it twice on
empty cartridges before Jones could
draw his revolver.
Jones fired at the negro, the bullet
striking him in the fleshy part of the
.high Raichel was taken to Grady Hos
pital ' where his wounil was dressed,
after which he was locked up in the
city jail.
Woman Slain and
Husband Wounded
GUYTON. Dec. Ik/.—Bessie Wall is
dead and her husband. Jordan Wall,
is probably fatally wounded. having
been shot by a mart said to be Gus
Richardson.
The shooting took place at a turpeti
tine Still near Marlow, and it Is said
starter! when Richardson was accused
of having found a pocketbook that had
been lost. A warrant for Richardson's
arrest was issued by Judge Sewell and
several deputies wertt in pursuit of
him hut he has not been captured
Richardson is said to have hern drink
ing just previous to the shooting.
Held in $1,000 Bond
For Express Thefts
Following close on the arrest and con
fession of James Thomas Turner, mes
senger for the Southern Express Com
pany, a second man has been taken into
custody and other arrests are expected
In connection with the systematic theft
of express articles from the Southern
Express Company during the past year.
The second man arrested was D. J.
Alexander, a resident in Mills street, a
railway employee.
Alexander was taken before United
States Commissioner Walter H. Col
quitt and held under a bond of $1,000.
He denied any knowledge of the rob
beries.
Plan Power Plant
On Witllacoochpe
VALDOSTA, Dec. 25.—A proposition
to develop the water power on the Wil-
lacoochee River near this city, which
has been discussed for several y’ears,
bids fair now to be pushed to a success
ful end.
Preliminary surveys of the stream,
beginning at a point three miles north
west of Valdosta, are now being made
by A. B. Langford, a well-known civil
engineer, for parties in South Carolina,
who are interested in the develop
ment. *
Col. Sam W, Wilkes
Gets Bail Promotion
Colonel Sam W. Wilkes Thursday was
considering his promotion to division
freight agent of the Georgia Railroad his
best Christmas gift. He has been the
railroad's commercial agent for several
years and has been connected with It
for 30 Christmases, having been Its first
car accountant and Its first soliciting
agent.
Colonel Wilkes will have his head
quarters at No. 36 Central avenue and
his assistants will be L. B. Slaughter
and T. A. Yeargin.
Judge Orders Hotel
Not to Sell Liquor
AUGUSTA, Dec. 25.—Judge Henry C.
Hammond in deciding the Albion Hotel
case, the first against local near beer
saloons in which petitions to abate as
nuisances have been asked, held that
he had no right to forfeit the licens«\«f
the Albion, but he did issue a tempo
rary restraining order for the hotel
company to sell no liquor.
The case will be decided by a jury
at the next session of the Superior
Court.
37 Are Pardoned By
Alabama Governor
MONTGOMERY, Dec. 25.—'Thirty-sev
en Alabama State convicts were given
fc'ieir liberty by Governor O’Neal to-day.
Seventeen of the number were convicted
of murder either in the first or second
degree and three were serving life sen
tences.
Two of the prisoners freed were con
victed in Mobile, four in Montgomery,
four in Birmingham and others in dif
ferent sections of the State
$30,000 Given Three
Carolina Institutions
SPARTANBURG, S. C., Dec. 25
Mrs. A. E. Judd, whose husband was
president of the first bank In Spartan
burg, has announced a Christmas gift
of $20,000 to be divided equally among
the Y. -VI. C. A.. Converse College and
tiie Textile Industrial Institute.
The Y. M. C. A. and the Textile In
stitute are erecting buildings now and
Mrs. Judd's gift makes certain the ad
dltion of a science ball to Converse.
Gov. Johnson Forgiven
Father Calls Him Home
S ACRAMENTO, CAL., Dec, 25.— J
“The lamp is still burning for
my boy’s return.”
It was Grove L. Johnson, for
twoscore years the greatest in
dividual factor in the Republican
party in California, who was
speaking, and he was referring to
his son, Hiram, the Governor.
J “The boy is very bitter against
me. but I don’t know why,” falter-
) ingly spoke the man who a few
years ago held the State in his
grasp. “He’s a smart man. Why
, shouldn’t he be? I’m his father,
j! “Christmas is here and I want
J him back.”
Senators to Aid Fight
On Roger Sullivan
SPRINGFIELD, ILL., Dec. 25.—As
a result of the organization of the
Wilson-Bryan League here, Senators
John W. Kern, of Indiana, and Robert
L. Owen, of Oklahoma, will be
brought to Illinois to open the fight
planned against Roger C. Sullivan,
candidate for nomination for United
States Senator, by his foes in the
Democratic party.
The two Senators will be invited to
speak at a banquet to be given In
Springfield probably on Washington's
Birthday.
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia — Rain Thursday;
colder Thursday night; fair
and much colder. Friday.
Greek Merchant Left
$10,000 to 2 Children
WAYCROSS, Dec. 25.—Tony Brown,
a well known Greek merchant who died
this week after a brief illness, recently
took out two $5,000 life insurance pol
icies in favor of his two children.
Brown had paid but one year's pre
miums on the insurance, hut the estate
w ill c ollect the full amount of the pol
icies.
Old Santa’s Reputation Fully Sus
tained by the Good Fellows
of Atlanta.
To be sure, when the sun rose
Christmas morning. Atlanta didn't
see it. Moreover, there was a heavy,
thick, wide and excessively damp
rain falling.
Would you call It 'Merry Chris’-
mas?”
Absolutely, YES.
Tell you why, so you can add <he
reasons to a dozen other (and maybe
better) ones of your own
Here’s why a certain bunch of At
lantans were able to crawl out of be I,
and scrape the slumber-clouds out of
their eyes, and struggle into their
duds to the mellow thunder of the
rain on the tin roof—and still grin
while catching a street car, and say
“Merry Christmas!"
Even after getting to work.
How They Found Santa.
All day long, the day before Christ,
mas. a line of women passed In and
out of The Georgian office. They
went in a bit uncertainly, as if not
knowing just where to go, or what
to say.
They came out, carrying heavy,
well-filled baskets. And there was
no uncertainty in their manner then
—and they seemed to know Just where
to go. As to what to say—
Oh, well—that’s Santa Claus’ secret,
you know. Just between good friend*.
Several hundred of them, going iu
uncertainly, coming out with heavy
baskets .Maybe there were sninlng
eyes, too -but that’s all in the fami'y.
Now, then, you people who made
this thing possible, take a look over
the layout and then forget to wonder
how a Christmas can be so happy
when It rains bucketsful and the sun
doesn't open up—and a good many
fellows have to get up early and go
to work, too.
Baskets to make Christmas happy
for nearly a thousand youngsters went
out in the long line that, left The
Georgian office the day before Christ
mas.
And there was a $2 bill for the J
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Man Leaves $50,0011,000
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Neighbors Didn’t Know
NEW YORE, Dec. 25.—Charlei
E. Appleby, a nonagenarian, whose
will lean made public to-day, teas
“not without honor except in his
own neighborhood.”
When alive everybody said that
he was “well fixed.”
Then the gossips got busy and
it was reported that he was
wealthy.
After he died somebody started
a rumor that he had left a million.
Imagine their surprise to-day
when it was revealed that he had
left $50,000,000.
Appleby wan an old-faahioned
man. He made all hia money in
real estate and went about it $o
quietly that none knew of his suc
cess. He never even had a tele
phone in his office.
Tax Assessors for
Lowndes Named
VALDOSTA, Dec. 25.—B 8 Richard
son. of Valdosta; Ewell Brown, of l^ake
Park, and J. P. Garter, of Naylor, have
been appointed as the board of State
and county tax axsesom for Lowndes’
County, under the tax equalization law
pased by the last legislature.
The appointments were made by the
County Commissioners at a called meet
ing for that purpose.
Blease’s Pardon List
Has Beached 904
COLUMBIA, S. C.. Dec. 25.—The num
ber of pardons and paroles granted by
Governor Cole L Blease since hfp- as
sumed office three years ago. reached
£04 when he issued two Christmas pa
roles and a pardon.
A while man serving a sentence for
manslaughter was among the trio re
leased.
Man Just From Saloon Causes
Tragedy at Miners’ Xmas
Tree Celebration.
CALUMET, MICH., r>«c. 24.—
Police, private detectives and
citizens of Calumet to-day were
united in their efforts to find the
man who cried fire in the Italian
hall where last night 83 persons
gathered about a giant Christmas
tree were killed in a panic. The
authorities feared the man would
be lynched. The dead were
members of striking copper min
ers’ families. Lt, was understood
that the man who caused the
panic was not in sympathy with
the mine strike.
The real horror of the disaster did
not dawn upon the people of Calu
met until to-day when the city awoke
to the most cheerless Christmas in
its history. There w’as little observ
ance of the day. Residents of all
parts of the city joined in the general
mourning for the scores of dead.
The sorrow of friends of the dead
was increased to-day by the remem
brance that the panic was unneces
sary. There was no fire in or near
the building in which the celebrants
were gathered.
Several hundred miners, their wives
and children, were gathered about the
big Christmas tree. The happy lit
tle folk were pressing eagerly toward
the stage in the front of the hall
where Mrs. Annie Clemens, president
of the Women's Auxiliary of the
mners’ organization, was superin
tending the distribution of presents.
Christmas Joy reigned. It was the
happiest time in the lives of many
of the little ones. They had waited
weeks for this event.
Babies Trampled by Men.
Suddenly a door opened. A man \
thrust in his head. Trumpeting
through his hands he uttered a wild
cry:
“Fire!”
Instantly the hall was a. scene of
wildest confusion. Mothers were tom
from fheir babies and saw them
trampled to death under the feet of
panic-stricken men. The cry of fire
was taken up by a hundred throats.
Mrs. Henry Isola was holding her
little boy and girl by the hand. The
boy was jerked away from her. He
escaped from the building. The moth
er and daughter were crushed to
death by the frenzied mob. Christian
Klarich and his two little daughters
were trampled to death. Mrr. Kla
rich escaped unhurt. There were
scores of such incidents.
The panic was over in less fhaon a
minute. Rescurers rushed into the
building. They found bodies piled
to the top of the only regular exit,
a narrow’ stairway at the rear of the
hall. When order was restored there
were counted the bodies of 37 little
girls, 18 little boys, 15 men and IS
women.
Every undertaking establishment
was filled with bodies this morning
and bodies were given to the anthori-
yties, who arranged the dead in as or
derly a manner ns possible to ma-ka
identification easier.
All through the night surviving
members of families that were nearly
wiped out went from place to placs
seeking their dead. Friends sought
the bodies of those they had loved.
Sorrowing children who lost both
their parents were led from one im
provised morgue to another frn an
effort to find parents, brothers and
sisters.
The Coroner’s assistants, checking
over the bodies, found that 54 fami
lies had suffered a loss of one or morn
members.
When the cry of fire was xais*t