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' ANYTHING TO SELL? 7he SUNDAY AMERICAN Can Do It for )ou CIRCULATION OVER 100.000 The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit- GEORGIAN WANT ADS—Use for Results ATLANTA. CIA., THURSDAY. DECKMBKR 25, 1913. Copyright, 1966. By The Georgian C*. 2 CENTS. MANIAC STARTS FIRE PANIC. C*3 D*0 C*3 C*3 DYO &<3 C5& C$6 C*3 South Georgia KILLED DM 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 (Continued on Page 2, Coiumn 3) Man Leaves $50,0011,000 -'r*-s- 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