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EXTRA The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit—GEORGIAN WANT ADS-Use for Results VOL. XII. NO. 126. ATLANTA, Or A., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1913. Copyright. 1906. t) r'TTXTnPC! RAY NO By The Georgian C» " '-jPj.LV 1 O. g 0 Rg . . EXTRA JAPAN, AS MEXICAN ALLY, THREATENS U. S. C&J C&] C&l C&J C&J C&J C&J cS&C&J C&JC&JC&JC&J Hoke Smith Starts Fight for Reserve Bank for Atlanta S S3 23 S3 SS S3 |r™r — 1 WOMAN WITH GUN TRAPS INTRUDER Board to Make Tour of Cities in Race to View Claims at First Hand. WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Atlanta was proposed to Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo to-day by Senator Hoke Smith as a regional reserve bank city In the South. The indorse ment was placed on file for further consideration. ‘ Atlanta’s claim as a reserve city,'* said Senator Smith, “should meet with instant approval. It dominates the entire country along the eastern seaboard up to North Carolina; west into Tennessee, and along the gulf to the West Alabama boundary line. Its growing ocean trade with New Eng land and with the South American countries makes it a desirable locality for a regional reserve city.” With the intention of completing its work before President Wilson returns t the Capital, the organization com mittee of the new currency system, inprising Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and Secretary of Agriculture Houston, began work in earnest to day. Tt is planned to hurry the organi sation of the new system, that the ‘Tilef Executive can name the mem bers of the Federal Reserve Board and have their duties ready for them as soon as they are confirmed by the Senate. The Secretaries are considering a plan to visit personally the cities which present their claims for selec tion for the regional reserve banks and make an investigation of these claims before deciding where the banks shall be located. Applications of banks to enter the new system are reaching the Treas ury by the score daily. Most of them are from smaller cities. Monday Date Set, but They Wed Christmas Mrs. Ida G. Little and John L». Mc Gregor changed their plans and were married Thursday instead of next Monday. The ceremony was per formed by Dr. A. A. Little at his bomc. The couple will be at the Ho- ,p l Ansley until Saturday when they ill leave to visit friends at Hous- ! n, Texas. They will reside at Mc Gregor. The bridegroom is a prominent manufacturer of McGregor, and the tride is the widow of the late Dr. E B. Little. Train Kills 3 Men Blinded by Snow PITTSBURG, Dec. 26.—Blinded by w, three men. members of a section Piu.g on the Pennsylvania Railroad, were struck by a train and killed, near Ilays Station, at an early hour to-day. The men were walking along the track 01 their way to obtain some material tools. They were holding their r [mds to protect their faces from the buzzard. Fatally Scalded as He Falls Into Bath Tub •;EW ORLEANS, Dlc. 26.—R. G. , liilsapps. secretary to Governor Hall, l-zouisiana, was fatally scalded at •>cal hotel when he turned on the ing water in a bathtub, fell into and could not get up. 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 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 if 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 us.’’ The cold weather which President Wilson found on his arrival here contin ued to-day, but it did not prevent his first golf play at the Mississippi Coast Country Club near Gulfport. The Presi dent’s daughters. Misses Eleanor and Margaret, secured mounts to-day and will take daily rides. 250 Men Rest After Setting P. 0, Records There Is the calm that comes after a storm in the interior of the Atlanta postoffice Friday. W’here 250 men were whirling and turning in the big mailing room handling Christmas mall 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. Tolman Pardon Offer, Usury on $500,000 ALBANY, Dec. 26.—Application for the pardon of Daniel H. Tolman, a convicted money lender, has been made to Governor Glynn by the con vict’s counsel, Charles E. Towne, for merly a United States Senator. It was promised in his behalf that in consideration of his pardon Tol man would surrender usurious notes amounting to $500,000* reserving the right to sue for the amounts due with only lawful interest added. White House Gifts of Gold Pieces Missing WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.--White House employees with salaries of more than $1,200 a year, who have received $5 gold pieces from Presidents on each Christmas since 1901, yesterday learned that President Wilscn has discontinued the custom It is said that the sum set aside by President Wilson for gifts was exhaust ed in the purchase of presents which were distributed among the poor of Washington. STAY; SKIES TO CLEAR Atlanta Whipped by Forty-Mile Icy Wind—Sleet Adds to Sting of Wintry Snap. Minister to Quit To Save Cabinet Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS. Dec. 26.—Foreign Minister Grenadieff has decided to resign to prevent the fall of the Bulgarian Cabinet, according to dispatches from Sofia to-day. OIL COMPANY’S SAFE ROBBED. DURHAM, N. C., Dec. 26.—Robbers to-day entered the office of the Texas Oil Company and blew’ open the safe, obtaining valuable papers and $60 in cash. There is no clew to the robbers nor to how they entered the building. A hatchet was used to demolish the inner doors of the safe. Following a Christmas Day that started out with rain and wound up with a snow flurry, a whooping wind descended on Atlanta and vicinity Friday morning and kept the mercury hovering around not far above the freezing mark. The mercury waj b-*- low the freezing mark for several hours in the early morning. The schedule for Atlanta Is con tinued cold, without reaching the de gree of a cold wave, and wii:h scanty prospects of snow -A. practically none at all for rain, although the clouds will curtain the sky until some time jaturday. “I rrhould say tho thermometer would reach freezing Saturday morn ing,’’ said C. F. Vonjir rrmann, weath er director. “That will be a shade colder than !t wa3 this morning; not much change In temperature. The wind will modify its gait, but the clouds will hang on until about noon Saturday, though the chance of their spilling anything In the way of rain or snow practically Is negligible.” Mr. VonHerrmann said the “Christ mas storm” that came up out of the gulf Just in time to stage a dismal day for Atlanta had worked its way up to the New England States, where it was ma Hng thi ,gs gloomy. No Trouble Ahead for Dixie. “There’s not much else on the mao to give trouble here,” Mr. VonHerr mann said. “A few stations along the Canadian bordeT report zero weather, but it 1 .o get 20 degrees colder there befo.^ we feel the ef- Acts in this clime. Sunday ought to be a fair day,- and net unpleasantly cold.” 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 FYiday morning, blowing steadily at about 40 miles from midnight until 2 o’clock. 36-Mile Wind on Christmas. Christmas afternoon the wind raced through Atlanta streets and around the corners of the skyscrapers at a 36-mile-an-hour clip, diminishing somewhat as night came on, only to exceed its former speed as midnight approached. At 7 o’clock FYiday morning the official thermometers at the Weath er Bureau registered 33 degrees, and indications are that this probably will be lowered before to-morrow morning. Th cold snap started directly aft er the rain ceased falling Christmas Day, and reached its climax after the sweeping gale. The highest tempera ture during the day ,! ght hours yes terday was 48 degrees, and at timts the thermometer got down to freez ing. At 7 o’clock Christmas night the temperature was 34 degrees, and during the remainder of the night the mercury ranged between 32 and 34. Snow Flurry Seen. A snow flurry was seen at 4:10 p. m. Christmas Day. a.:d snow fell at Memphis, Louisvil 1 and Little I ck. F'riday was a hard day to keep warm. You could keep a house com- Continued on Page 11, Column 4. Asks To Be Locked In Cell to Escape ImaginaryEnemies Almost frozen by his night’s ex posure in the woods near Ponce De Leon Park, where he had taken ref uge from an imaginary mob, I. Ivey, staggered Into police headquarters P>iday and asked Chief Beavers to protect him from his enemies. Ivey is the man who startled room ers in the Williams House at No. 15 1-2 Marietta by his sensational at tempt several days ago to leap from a window on the third floor to the pavement below. He was prevented from carrying out his rash Intention by the strips of iron fastened on the outside of the window. He said then he was trying to escape his enemies. Chief Beavers complied with the man’s request to be locked up and will later have an examination made. Ivey Is a, picture framer at No. 113 1-2 Whitehall street. President Turns Fireman at Blaze GULFPORT, MISS., Dec. 26.—Pres ident Wilson and his golfing party were to-day recruited into service as firemen when a blaze broke out in one of the leading residences of the city as his motor car passed by. When smoke issued from the home belonging to “Cyclone Jim” Neville, a leading attorney o-f Gulfport, the President ordered his car to stop. an*l two secret service men and two chauffeurs were pressed Into service jn a bucket brigade, while the Presi dent directed their efforts. The lire was quickly extinguished. Atlanta Tourists In Auto Accident GREENVILLE, S. C., Dec. 26.— When a touring car from Atlanta, oc cupied by Aiken W. Logan and oth ers, turned over near Greenville, the occupants escaped uninjured. Th* car skidded on a muddy road and fell against an embankment. After several hours’ work the car was put on its wheels and the paciy resumed the journey to Woodruff. 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 Goldoses home. Iiis night clothing caught fire and he was severely burned about the face and body. Ills father saved him in a blanket. 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 he made, each to keep a copy, while the originals wtje deposited in a museum. E.D. Hines to Advise U, S. Commerce Body LOUISVILLE, KY.. Dec. 20.—FM- ward D. Hines, of Louisville, has ac cepted an appointment to the leg il staff of the Interstate Coimncr^o Commission at a salary of $7,500. U.S. Comedians Fail To Amuse Londoners LONDON. Dec. 26.—Because they couldn’t make Britishers laugh, George Monroe and Harry Fisher. American members of the “Hello Tango” Com pany. quit after their first perform ance. FOB THIEF Neighbor Getting Into Wrong House Almost Shot by Mrs. Barnett, the Detective. Mrs. Hattie Barnett’s revolver was squarely In the face of S. P. Sims; her finger was closing on the trig ger; the death of the supposed bur glar was hanging on a hairline in the early hours of Christmas morn ing. when a vision stopped the trig ger finger of Atlanta's woman detec tive. She told about it in the Recorder’s Court FYiday morning. “It Just wasn’t that man’s time to die,” Mrs. Barnett said. “I had the revolver fairly in his face and my finger was closing on the trigger, when I had a sort of vision.” And this is the story. About 2 o’clock Thursday morning Mrs. Barnett was awakened by the ringing of her door bell. It was Sims at the door, but Mrs. Barnett did not know that. Hims is Mrs. Barnett’s next door neighbor, living at No. 9 Woodward avenue, while Mrs Bar nett's home, where she lives with a sister and a young couple who board there, is at No. 15 Woodward ave nue. Slams Door in His Face. The doorbell rang, and rang in sistently. Mrs. Barnett got up, don ned slippers and dressing gown, and went to the door. She opened it without hesitation. A man outside tried to shove his way past her into the house. She did not recognize Sims. Mrs. Barnett is robust of physique and her vocation requires and de velops determination. She shoved the intruder outside and slammed and locked the door. Then she went to the telephone and called the police. As she finished her message she heard a. smash of glass from her bedroom window. Mrs. Barnett knew just what it was. She ran to her bed and from under the pillow she drew a revolver. It was not a feminine sort of revolver. It was long and rakish as to barrel, blue in color, heavy in caliber—a business like weapon. As the woman detective grasped the revolver, a man swung through the shattered window into the room Fails to Recogniza Neighbor. They were face to face, the woman detective and the housebreaker, and still there was no thought in Mrs. Barnett’s mind that this wild-eyed intruder advancing on her was Sims, her next-door neighbor, with whom she wasn’t acquainted. “My arm came up automatically,” Mrs. Barnett continued the story ‘The muzzle of the revolver was al most touching the man’s face, and I was pressing the trigger—that man, I tell you, was the same as a dead man, right then. And then there flashed into my mind a picture, like a frag ment from some motion picture drama. "I saw the picture of a mother—a mother and a little child. It was fa miliar, and in the same instant I recognized the woman as my next- door neighbor, and the child as her baby; I had seen them often. “But I can’t for tho life of me un derstand why I associated that man with the picture. I don’t remember ever having seen him before. “I stood there, with the gun in the WOMAN DETECTIVE IN A NEAR-TRAGEDY Mrs. Hattie Barnett, who nearly shot for a burglar a neighbor entering her home by mistake. She declares* a strange vision stayed her finger as she started to pull the trigger of the pistol. Continued on Page 11, Column 2. Great Mass Meeting Cheers Ageni of Huerta and Demands No Exhibit at Exposition. New Crematory Is Offered Formally To City for a Test The City Board of Health has re ceived a letter from the Destructor Company of New York formally sub mitting the new crematory to the city for an official test. The letter taken to mean that the company wants the $135,000 due on the plant included in tho new budget which will be made up in January. Councilman Claude L. Ashley and Mayor Woodward held a conference over th' proposition FYiday. It was the expressed belief of both that the plant would not come up to specifi cations. Councilman Ashley said he had Been the plant FYiday and that it was working badly. Unlass It does come up to specifi cations, Mayor Woodward said there was no chance of his approving any further paymenj. on it. Negro, 114 Years Old, Still Active Farmer GADSDEN, ADA, Dec. 2«.—Al though he is almost as old as the United States, Fayette Turner, a ne gro living in Talladega County, was able to make one and a half bales of cotton this year. He is 114 years old and was born in Virginia. He has worked on a farm all his life and has a son more than 60 years old. The aged negro came to Gadsden for Christmas. He has command of all of his faculties and can remem ber many historic occurrences. Council Seeks Secret Caucus to End Fight For ‘Pro Tern' Place With no settlement of the contest between Alderman I. N, Ragsdale and Alderman J. R. Nutting for Mayor I’ro Tem in sight, members of Coun cil FYiday endeavored to get both candidates to consent to a secret cau cus. The plan would enable members who are friendly to both candidates to avoid the embarrassment of voting in the open. The race seems to be a tie, al though both candidates claim suffi cient support for election. FMends of Alderman Ragsdale as sert they will consent to a caucus provided Alderman Nuttipg will agree to relieve all members or pledges. A large majority of the members of Council are pledged to one or the other. Should the issue come to an open vote and be a tie, Mayor Woodward would have to cast the deciding bal lot. He has so far refused to take any part in the fight. Astor's Fiancee Balks At 75-Cent Xmas Tree NEW YORK, Deo. 26. The Christ mas tree for Ferr.cllffe wae purchased In Poughkeepsie by Vincent Astor and his fiancee, Miss Huntington, for 50 cents. The dealer wanted 75 cants, but Miss Huntington said tt was not worth it and the merchant accepted half a dollar. I OKTO, Dec. 26.—As the cli max of a popular demonstration over Francisco De La Barra, Mexico’s special envoy to .Japan, resolutions were adopted at a great, mass meeting condemning the United States for “discrimi nating” against Mexico and de manding that Japan refuse to participate in the Panama-Pacific Exposition. The demonstrations followed the opening of the Diet by Emperor Yoahlhito with a speech in which he announced that friendly relations ex isted with sill the powers, but em phaslzed the strength of the Anglo- •Tapanese alliance. After the Diet had adjourned a great torchlight procession was form ed in the streets by the classes that have made De La Barra a hero and marched to the envoy’s hotel. There, after a serenade, member* of Parlia ment and other leader*-»if the antl- Amertcan protest personally welcom ed Senor De La Barra. They pre- | sented him with a sword of honor, which he accepted briefly, and then the envoy called for cheers for the Emperar and Ms nation. Then tho procession went to the Mexican legation, before which the mass meeting was held. Torreon Added to Rebel Victories. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. MEXICO CITY, Dec. 26,-The city | of Torreon has been captured by the rebels, according to reports current in Government circles at noon to-day. l.arge forces of Federala and reb els are fighting a battle a few miles from Saltillo, according to advices received here to-day. This is be lieved to be the opening of the cam- palgn against Monterey, as the lat ter city Is doomed to capture If Sal tlllo falls. One thousand Federal re inforcements have been sent from San Luis. A large force of revolutloniets near San Luis Fotosi celebrated Christmas by blowing up a Federal convoy train and killing 34 soldiers. The railroad north of San Luis Potosl was de stroyed as the resuR of the explosion. No foreigners were injured. Reports from other sections of Mexico indi cate that Christmas Day, for the most part, was peaceful and unevent ful. Philip MrLaughlon and his mother, concerning whom thore has been con siderable anxiety, are reported well in State Department advices from Chihuahua. Rumors are circulated here dally that Venustlann Carranza, the Con stitutionalist Provisional President. Is dead, but rebel sympathizers deny them immediately. Rebel troops are concentrating on Tampico for a Anal attack from three directions, according to reports re ceived here this afternoon. Many Government soldiers at Tuxpam have deserted to the rebels. The battle that recently began at Teplc Is still rag ing to-day, but the Federals thus tar have the better of the conflict. Her One Great Secret Which Concerned the Happiest Moment of Her Life Is Revealed in Next Sunday’s American, By Evelyn Nesbit Thaw