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AFTERNOON EDITION
VOL. XIL NO. 126.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1913.
Copyright, 1006,
By Tht* Georgian C*
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DEATH OP 72 BRINGS PEACE IN STRIKE
j tORTY-MILE GALE BRIMS
Chiefs Edict Curbs Pistol Toters
LEET FULL
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COLD SNAP
Orear Weather to Continue, With
Promise of Snow or Rain on
Friday.
Allowing a Christmas Day that
started out with rain and wound up
with a snow flurry, a whooping wind
dp- ended on Atlanta and vicinity
i rid ay morning and kept the mercury
hovering 1 around not far above the
zing mark, under a leaden sky
[that promised rain, sleet or snow im
partially, depending on the further
disposition of the temperature. The
mercury was below the freezing mark
for several hours in the early morn-
The cold snap came with a 40-
mile gale sweeping over the South.
It is making overcoats- and furs on
Peachtree street as common as snow-
shoes in the frozen North. The wind
reached its maximum velocity early
Friday morning, blowing steadily at
about 40 miles from midnight until 2
o’clock.
36-Mile Wind on Christmas.
Christmas afternoon the wind
rmcd through Atlanta streets and
around the corners of the skyscrapers
at a 46-mile-ari-hour clip, diminishing
somewhat as night came on, only to
exceed its former speed as midnight
approached.
At 7 o’clock Friday^ morning the
official thermometers at the Weath
er Bureau registered 33 degrees, and
indications are that this probably
will he lowered before to-morrow
morning.
The ( aid snap started directly aft-
the rain ceased falling Christmas
Iliv, and reached its climax after the
sweeping gale. The highest tempera-
fire during the day”ght hours yes
terday was 48 degrees, and at times
[the thermometer got down to freez-
:■ -4. At 7 o’clock Christmas night
I temperature was 34 degrees, and
during the remainder of the night
1 • mercury ranged between 32 and
34.
Snow Flurry Seen.
A snow flurry was seen at 4:10
}>■ m. Christmas Day, and snow feii
a! Memphis, Louis-vilb and Little
Ro-k.
Friday was a hard day to keep
warm. You could keep a house com
fortable, unless the searching wind
found crannies and cracks on an ex
posed side. But out on the street for
any length of time a penetrating chill
was carried through overcoats and
wraps, and the wind had a pecliarly
hipping quality usually associated
with the clear, bright days of climes
farther North.
There was a sense of chill dampness
in the wind, and it sought out the
s l"'t and generally found it.
p. anl noon there was a lighten-
* ‘ f the cloud blanket , but the
ill remained, and threats of snow
ntinued, with a lessened prospect of
it most dismal and distressing of
maladies of the weather—a cold
HOW ASSOCIATED CHARITIES HEAD nrPflQn CTT
LOOKS ON EMPTY STOCKING FUND nLuUnU GL I
Here is what Joseph C.'Logan, Secretary of the Associated Charities, and an expert in the
proper administration of charitable funds, thinks of The Georgian's Empty Stocking Fund:
“Again The Georgian Empty Stocking Fund lias gladdened the hearts of hundreds of chil
dren. It has shod their little feet, and warmed their precious little bodies. The Associated Char
ities knows 673 of them by name and age and home. You may know others. But The Georgian
does not publish these facts, because that would humiliate, and add a sting to the pleasure of both
mother and child.
“In this, and in other respects, the Empty Stocking Fund deserves high praise. It is dis
tinctive in taking unusual trouble to suit gifts to the sex and age of the children; and in preserv
ing the spirit of Santa Claus, by delivering the gifts through a parent of guardian.
“It treats these children with as much consideration as if some day any one of them might
become editor of the paper, Governor of the State, or other great servant of mankind; and why
not—since a Babe that was born in a manger, became the Light of the World.”
EVENTS IN
HERMIT'S”
GIRL "LOVE
WEIRD' LIFE
Miss Adelaide
Brance, the
“heart wife’’ of
a former dis
trict attorney at
Monticello,
N. Y., who lived
a hermit in a
secret room in
his offices for
years.
Astor's Fiancee Balks
At 75-Cent Xmas Tree
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—The Christ
mas tree for Ferncliffe was purchased
in Poughkeepsie by Vincent Astor and
his fiancee, Miss Huntington, for 50
cents.
The dealer wanted 75 cents, but
Miss Huntington said it was not
worth it and the merchant accepted
half a dollar.
German Bishops Gall
Fashions Immodest
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BERLIN, Dec. 26.—The German
Catholic bishops in conference at
Fulda passed a resolution censuring
the present women’s fashions as “de
void of any sense of modesty.”
The bishops urged the Catholic
women of Germany to join a crusade
against the impropriety in dress,
which they term “a disgraceful aber
ration.”
Oysters, Fish and
Sick Yankees‘Food’
For Wilson’s Town
PASS CHRISTIAN, MISS., Dec. 26.—
Does President Wilson like oysters and
Spanish mackerel’
This question Is agitating the inhab-
i itants of this little burg, where the
Chief Executive is spending his Christ
mas holidays. So far the riddle is un
solved.
Bushels of the finest oysters and doz
ens of the choicest fish ever caught In
the Gulf of Mexico are finding their way
to the President’s vacation home, and
the townfolks are anxious to know Jf
he cares for them.
The natives also are showering the
President with other gifts. Oranges,
mangoes and other gulf products are
finding their way to the “winter white
house.”
When the President visited the post-
office he met an old resident who told
him:
“We live off of oysters, fish and sick
Yankees, Mr. President, but you are the
first sick President that ever came to
U8. ”
Husband of Slain
Woman Arrested
TAMPA, FLA . Dec. 26.—When his
car refused to respond to full current,
Motorman H. A. Strong made an exam
ination, finding a mangled body clog
ging the running gear.
The body was identified as that of
Mrs. Constantine Gonzales, of No. 1905
Twenty-second street. The dead wom
an’s husband and three suspects are
under arrest.
Train Kills 3 Men
Blinded by Snow
PITTSBURG, Dec. 26.—Blinded by-
snow, three men, members of a section
gang on the Pennsylvania Railroad, were
struck by a train and killed, near Hays
Station, at an early hour to-day.
The men were walking along ihe track
on their way to obtain some material
and tools. They were holding their
hands to protect their faces from the
blizzard.
I Yale Entertainers
Score Big Success
i
* r ‘ combining- of t*ie spirit of the
Bulldog with the spirit of Christ-
' gave the concert by the Yaie
Q j°. Mandolin and Glee Clubs at
Grand Theater Christmas night,
ie d vim and vigor which scored a
'nendous hit with the good-sized
hence.
•- songs were about the same old
■ songs that have been sung by
men from time immemorial,
1 “Y were sung in the inimitable
lf ‘ style, with plenty of dash and
8er - that brought back many fond
rn °ries to the scores of Yaie alum-
n d made many new friends for
Finds Patient Is His
Child; Doctor Faints
WORCESTER, MASS., Dec. 26 —
Called to the City Hospital to perform
an operation, Dr. Charles H. Wheeler
collapsed when he saw that the patient
was his daughter, Anna, who had been
struck and fatally injured by an auto
mobile.
Orville Harrold’s
Uncle Drops Dead
MUNGIE, }ND., Dee. 26,^-Benjamln
F. Harrold, aged 59, uncle of Orville
Harrold, the famous opera singer, fell
dead while sorting'a bundle of mall
preparatory to making hid deliveries as
a mall carrier. He had been in poor
health recently and the excitement Inci
dental to Christmas is supposed to have
affected his heart.
Child 2, Badly Burned
As Xmas Tree Falls
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—Abraham Go! ■
doses, aged 2, was having the time
of his life, when he tipped over the
Christmas tree in the front room of
the Goldose* home.
His night clothing caught lire and
he was severely burned about the
face and body. His father saved him
in a. blanket.
Convict Wounded by
Bartow Sheriff Dies
Authorities at Oartersville. Ga.,
have been notified that Ben KePv,
the convict shot three weeks ago by
the Sheriff of Bartow County, died
at the Grady Hospital Christmas
Day’. *
According io the information at the
Grady, Kelly snapped a pistol at the
Sheriff and dashed for liberty while
with a squad of convicts at work on
a road. The Sheriff fired with deadly
aim.
Dispute Over Tolstoi
Manuscript Settled
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 26.—The
dispute between Tolstoi’s widow and
daughter over the possession of man
uscripts has been settled amicably.
The daughter suggested that two
photographs of the manuscripts be
made, each to keep a copy, while the
originals were deposited in a museum.
$25,000 Enough for
Judges, Says Haldane
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Dec. 26.—Lord Haldane,
whose salary as Lord Chancellor
amounts to $50,000 a year, in giving
evidence regarding the proper sala
ries for judges before the Royal Com
mission on Legal Delays, said:
“I am inclined to think no judge
is worth more than $25,000, not even
the Lord Chancellor.”
Collegians to Stage
Book of Job as Drama
MADISON, WIS., Dec. 26.—“The
Book of Job” will be staged by the
University of Wisconsin Dramatic So
ciety. This probably will be the first
time “Job” ever has been given on
the modern Mage.
That it was presented by the an
cient Hebrews is the contention of
H. M. Kallen. instructor in philosophy
at the university.
GIRL “SANTA" DIES OF BURNS.
KNOXVILLE. Dec. 26.—Miss Sophia
Preston, aged 15, is dead from burns
received while essaying the role of
Santa ^laus. Her clothes caught fire
Xrom a marker ui the hands vt a bay.
250 Men Rest After 1
Setting P.0. Records
There is the cklm that comes after
a storm in the interior of the Atlanta
CALILMET, Mil'll . l)**c. 26 .
While four separafe investiga
tions of ('alumot 'a ( liristmas tree
disaster in which 72 persons,
most of thorn children, were
killed, were being made to-day
and a dispute was being waged
as to who should hurv the dead,
leaeeinnkers were at work in a
supreme effort to bring an end to
the hopper mine strike in this re
gion. Over the bodies of the lit
tie ones the leaders of the peart 1
movement hoped to see an end to
the labor strife which has torn
the Calumet copper district for
several months.
United in grief over the snuffing
out of so many young lives, the war
ring factions—mine operators, guards
and strikebreakers, and the stricken
union miners and their friends—gave
postoffice Friday. Where 250 men
were whirling and turning in the big
mailing room handling Christmas
mail less than a dozen are now pur
suing the even tenor of their ways.
Since last Friday the office han
dled 1,120,791 pieces of mail and 250,-
000 parcel post packages. To accom
modate the rush, 64 additional clerks
were employed, 137 additional car
riers and 27 extra wagons.
‘Bill Posters' Trust'
Plans to Dissolve
CHICAGO, Dec. 26.—The so-called
“Bill Posters’ Trust” is negotiating
with the Government to follow the
example of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company and dis
solve.
Suit was begun here recently, but
the association is said to be willing
to conform to every wish of the
Government without further court
procedure.
White House Gifts of
Gold Pieces Missing
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—White
House employees with salaries of more
than $1,90$ a year, who have received
$5 gold pieces from Presidents on each
Christmas since 1901. yesterday learned
that President Wllscn has discontinued
the custom
It is said that the sum set aside by
President Wilson for gifts was exhaust
ed in the purchase o» presents which
were distributed among the poor of
LV^hjiiirliiii.
Here are the heading incidents, told
oeny
in pictures, of the strange romance of Adelaide M. Branch ai)d Melvin
H. Couch, foriherty District Attorney of Sullivan County. New York:
No. 1 shows Miss Branch's meeting with the man who -as destined to become the controller of her des
tiny. It was ns a book agent that she came to Monticello, X Y No 2 reeveals the birth of the young wom
an’s love for the lawyer. From the first his powerful personality, though he was possessed of a club-foot,
dominated her. No. 3 depicts the. great sacrifice the worn in made to lie near the man she loved. At Couch’s
request, Miss Branch consented to immure herself in a little room behind his office and pass her days and nights
there, shut off from the world. No. 4 delineates the life she led in the secret room. It was completely fur
nished for her use, and there she lived, cooked her meals arid Couch’s when he remained there and did what
ever secretarial work lie required. Only In the dead of night, when the town was wrapped in .slumber, did the
“heart-wife” of the prominent attorney dare to steal out into th< world she had forsaken for him. How she
effected this No. 5 portrays. These were her sole hours of recreation from the solitary and confined life to
which she had resigned herself.
it is true, but hat wouldn’t make an
unusually large grist for a Monday
morning; in fact, Monday molding
entertainments In the RecorQer’a
Court frequently show a heavier at-j
tendanoe than that.
The arrests for “pistol toting]
numbered only fifteen—a distinct recJ
ord for the day after Christmas, an^
a tribute to the edicts of Chief Beav->
ers against the practice, and to the
severe manner in which Judge.
Broyles has been dealing with offend
ers.
“I believe this cowardly and dan
gerous habit of 'gun toting’ is effec
tually controlled in Atlanta,” the
Chief said Friday morning. “Tnis
thing isn’t perfect yet, but we are
going to keept at it, and never let up.
The Recorder is backing our work in
fine shape, and the public sentimer t j
alos is responding to our efforts. J aip j
deeply gratified.”
There were a good many cases in j
—Hr, i
Continued on Pa^e 2, Column 5.
Monday Date Set, but
They Wed Christmas
Mrs.'IdfL G. -Little and John L. Mc-
Orefgoi*ctfanarai th^fr plans ;tr»d were
maiffled .T^ufjjo^y instead of next
Monday. The* ceremony was per
formed by Dr. A. A. Little at his
home. The couple will be at the Ho
tel Ansley until Saturday when they
will leave, to visit friends at Hous
ton, Texas. They will reside at Mc
Gregor.
The bridegroom is a prominent
manufacturer of McGregor, and the
bride is the widow of the late Dr.
E. B. Little. ,
Rockefeller Called
Typical GotjdjCitizen
cWL
yin** l
CCE\y^A-5CD, Dbc.f ?6.. $<ane hun
dred years hence, Johfi p J^pykeTellef
will be regurded as ha^ylnf* been a
typical good citizen. Unlike million-
(iresMvho spend most of their time in
Europe, Rockefeller gives the people
the benefit of his great brain.”
So declared, 'Admiral Robert M.
Thompson, U. S. N., retired, speaking
before the Chamber of Commerce
here.
THE WEATHER
Forecast for Atlanta and
Georgia—Fair and colder Fri
day; fair Saturday.
U. S. Comedians Fail
To Amuse Londoners
no thought to* the big labor battle
that indirectly is blamed for the most
grewsome horror in the history of
Calumet.
Hostility Less Marked.
There was still a dispute over
whether the offer of the Citizens’ Al
liance, an organization that has been
considered hostile to the strikers, to
defray all the burial expenses should
be accepted. Officials of the Western
Federation of Miners declared that
the offer should be spurned.
“We will care for our own dead,
was the defiant response to the al
liance.
The feeling of hostility was not so
marked to-day when it was seen that
the citizens of CUnmet and other
cities in the min-- district were in
earnest lit their efforts to raise funds
for the-'" stricken families. Almost
unlimited amounts of money were
pledged by • rjine£owners j and^ mer
chants^ who have, opposing the
strikers. The committees represent-
ing the operators wont from house id.
house to-day r comforting the surviv
ing mem barf of families whose dear
ones were taken from them in the
unnecessary panic.
Following these committees went
others, and suggestions that peace be
declared between the forces repre
senting capital and labor were diplo
matically expressed.
Peace Suggestions Please.
It was suggested that the man who
thrust his head into the door of
Italian Hall while the Christmas tree
celebration was at its height and
shouted fire was inspired to the
! malicious deed by some things that
: the miners have done to promote
! their strike. The peace suggestions
thev | were apparently well received. The
, 1, u . , . miners seemed not to blame the mine
• union t make Britishers laugh. George j
Monroe and Harry Fisher, American
LONDON. Dec.
Because
members of the
[ pany, quit after
1 an.ee*
‘Hello
their
Tang
first pi
' .Com-
operators, but they felt that the di«
aster would not have occurred had
there not been a strike and it appear
ed that they felt more remorse Whan
ffcrtWihfclU,