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ini, fl’ojfl'iirn vt ijV7ivvT-L/\i> ,\i> ir ;>ri\vo. DETROIT, MICH,, Deo. 26.—Eire .rteii in the old Michigan Central iepot at 1:4a tills afternoon and in a abort time flames enveloped the en- ire structure. The police believed tat one man and two scrub women vere trapped in the building The two xomen were reported to have been - en Standing at a window on the second floor directly over the space cupied hy the waiting room and the can was thought to be on the third floor where the fire started. Many women were in the ladies’ siting room of the station when he alarm -was given but it is thought ley ell escaped. Tower Falls With Crash, tt -: 30 p. in. the immense tower ’ h* c h topped off the station building 11 with a crash Into the street, - ottering debris for half a block. The police had anticipated its fall od had cleared the streets all around ind no one was hurt. Fire Chief Broderick said then it would be al most impossible to save any of the meture. The third floor was used ; * store records and flies and thev cade fine fuel for the flames, none of them being saved. The Detroit and Cleveland Line Fteamship Company, whose docks are within half a block of the sta- inn site, had several large vessels tied up there and at 3:30 p. m. be gan to move them up the river. Other vessel owners also began moving their craft. Firemen directed their main ef forts to keeping the flames from spreading to the manufacturing dis trict. Passengers in Panic. A train from New" York came in while the fire was at Us height. The passengers were wildly excited but ail of them were let off the train in the freight sheds in safety. William Kane, fireman, fell from ' ladder and was seriously injured. H. L. Thomas, porter, while re moving records immediately after the ire started, suffered severe burns to his hands when they came in con- tacl with live wires. There were 500 persons employed in the building and 30 clerks in the inditing office had narrow escapes from suffocation, being trapped in a stairway. Girls Stick to Posts. Ella Gagen, telephone operator on I lie main floor and Miss May Degens. w telegraph operator, were the last o leave the building. Miss Gagen stayed at her switchboard, ringing Barms to every department of the station until the flames had gotten within 20 feet of her and Miss Degens refused to leave as long as Miss Gagen remained. There was a crowd of immigrants waiting to train out and they were in a panic and had to be practically driven from the building. Atlantans in Tampa Enroute to Havana TAMPA, Dec. 26.—On their way to Havana to see the sights, a party of At lantans passed through Tampa, taking the Olivette for the Cuban city. The party includes J. B. Beck and wife, X. R. Duncan and wife. Miss Sims. Miss A. Torres. Miss Nolan. Mrs. Nolan, Mrs. M. L. Pitts. Miss Burson, Miss t.lara Perry. W <\ Harter, Mrs. W. A. ^ herry, Price Charter. W. u. Elliott. Miss Eouise Wall, Miss Li. Hinson and John T. North. Father Shoots Son Who Defends Mother JACKSONVILLE, Dec. 26.—Wil liam Paige, at his home on Enterprise street, declared that he was going to kill his wife, and cut loose with a re peating rifle. His son, Loton Paige, grabbed another gun to defend his mother. Paige shot the boy down. He is at St. Luke’s Hospital in a dangerous condition. HEART WIFE'TELLS OF HER WEIRD ROMANCE Miss Adelaide Branch, 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. PUCE IN STRIKE HOW ASSOCIATED CHARITIES HEAD KILL f[|[in||j| LOOKS ON EMPTY STOCKING FUND DEATH OF 11 * 'W : ; "i- . ...... ’ . t 01. # I _ 1 m Florida Osteopaths Open Annual Session JACKSONVILLE, Dec. 26—The Florida Osteopathic Assoefation con vened in annual session here to-day at the Windsor Hotel auditorium. Mayor Swearingen delivered the ad dress of welcome. Following this convention, the Gulf States Osteopathic Society will also meet at the Windsor. Addresses will be delivered to the Florida associa tion by President Sarah E. Wheeler and Drs. Perkins, Kemp, Bush, Mose ley and others. The Gulf States So ciety will be addressed by Drs. Wood- all, Blackman, Berry and others. Fewer Saloons for Mobile Next Year MOBILE. Dec. 26.—Mobile will prob ably have less than 52 retail liquor stores in 1914, according to members of the city excise commission, who state that applications so far received indicat ed that a number of those holding li censes this year will not seek new li censes. i > V MONTICELLO, N. V., Dec. 26.— Adelaide M. Branch, “heart mate” of Attorney Melvin H. Couch, whose tragic death revealed the fact that she lived as the slave of the lawyer for years in a box-like den off his office, will hide herself in the West. She soon will leave the jail where she had found a refuge and go to some little town where she can fight her grief. Despite the predicament in which she finds herself, Miss Branch assert ed calmly to-day that she had no re gret for her past life. “In spite of all that has happened, in spite of all I have suffered, in spite of all this scandal and noto riety, 1 have not one regret for what I have done,” she said. “I would do it all over again to-morrow if 1 could. “I have been rich in love. 1 have had full measure, pressed down and running over, of a perfect love and I companionship, and it was worth the | price I paid.” I Miss Branch to-day told for the first time with what secrecy she had to move to conceal her presence In the little room. Every time that the lawyer received a client she had to take special care to hide the fact that she was near by. “I wore rubber-heeled shoes, so that I could move about without making any noise.” she said, “but mostly I sat very still, listening to the snatches of conversation that floated over the wall, which did not extend to the ceiling, learning to know by their voices people that I never saw Clients came and went, politicians and, occa sionally, I heard the voice of a wom an—Mr. Couch's wife. “I made his life happy, but l suf fered. Oh. yes, 1 suffered. 1 paid the price. T suffered when l thought of his wife. J did not want to hurt her, but I could not help it. I don’t believe two women can love the same man and not have their hearts torn with miserable jealousy and envy of each other. I knew Mr. Couch loved me as few women have ever been loved in the world—and yet I was jealous of the woman who bore his name and was his wife In the eyes of society. “And 1 will tell you a strange thing. Awake, my mind was filled with hard and bitter thoughts of her. hut in my sleep I loved her better than any one woman on earth. J dreamed of her constantly, and always in my dreams 1 was going to see her, and she was meeting me with outstretched arms of welcome and with affection in her eyes and smiles. “What does that mean? What can it mean except that we do not really hate each other at all in our hearts, and that as soon as we strip off this little fleshly veil we are all love for every human soul?” CALUMET, MICH., Dec. 26.—While four separa.e investigations of Calu met’s Christmas tree disa-ster, in which 72 persons, most of them chil dren, were killed, were being made to-day and a dispute was being waged as to whom should bury tin* dead, peacemakers were at work in a su preme effort to bring an end to the copper mine strike in this region. Over the bodies of the little ones the leaders of the peace movement hoped to see an end to the labor strife whi *h has torn the Calumet copper district for several month? United in grief over the snulfing out of so many young lives, the war ring factions—mine operators, guards and strikebreakers, and the stricken union miners and their friends—gave no thought to the big labor battle that indirectly is blamed for the most grewuome 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 he 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 Calumet and other cities in the mine district were in earnest in their efforts to raise funds for the stricken families. Almost unlimited amounts of money were pledged by mine owners and mer chants who have been opposing the strikers. The committees represent ing the operators went from house to house to-day comforting the surviv ing membors 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 tlie 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 were apparently well received. The miners seemed not to blame the minp operators, hut they felt that the dis aster would not have occurred had there not been a strike and it appear ed that they JeR more remorse than resentment. After the funeral of all the victims, which will be arranged for later to day. it is expected that the spirit of fight will have been interred with the bodies of the innocent little children and wives of the strikers and that peace will prevail where, had not the disaster occurred. a labor w#r have continued indefinitely. 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 has gladdened the hearts of hundreds of chil dren. It has shod their little feet, and warmed (heir 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.” Wild Bullet Badly Wounds Young Girl FLORA, MISS., Dec. 26— Miss Grace Noble, 16-year-old daughter of YV. B. Noble, was the innocent victim of a shooting affray when Hugh Thompson fired several bullets at James Abernathy. The two men had an argument while walking down Main street together, when Thompson drew a revolver and commenced fil ing. Miss Noble, who was also walking on Main street, was struck by one bullet. Her condition is critical. Thompson was arrested. Abernathy was not wounded. Congressman Near Death Hopping Train LOUISVILLE, KY., Dec 26. Clinging to the rear coften of a train as it sped along, Congressman Finis J. Garrett, of Tennessee, had a narrow' escape from death at Winchester, Ky. He was on his way to ids bom* at Dresden, Tenn., for Christmas, and left the train to mail some letters. When the train started again. Garrett managed to grasp the rear coach rail, but could not get aboard Me finally managed to Jump into a soft spot of earth and es caped with only slight bruises. OLD MAN DIES FAR FROM HOME. MOBILE. Dec. 26. Cornelius Laforge, aged 7S years, at one tim« one of tlie most prominent residents of Rockford, ill., died at Grand Bay, Mobile County, where lie had been for a month. The body was sent to Rockford to-day for interment. HUNTER SHOT IN FOOT. GADSDEN, ALA.. Dec. 26.-Arthur Snyder, while hunting near here, was accidentally shot through the fno:. Amputation may be necessary. Jacksonville Police Shoot Two Negroes JACKSONVILLE, Dec. 26— Po liceman I. J. Tucker shot Julian Roth- muller, a negro, when he attacked the officer with a knife. The negro is not expected to live. Ramsey Cuthbert, a negro, shot by Policeman W. 1>. Smith, died at the county hospital. The negro was at tacking another officer when Police man Smith came to his aid girls crowded the shopping district of ferlng the finest candies for sale. Fif ty per cent of the money thus raised al so was appropriated to the cause. Fate’s Hand Shown In Mother’s Death EUFAULA. ALA., Dec. 26—Mrs. T. B. Gibson, wife of a railroad man of thin city, died of heart failure to day, leaving a child two weeks old. Mrs. Gibson’s own mother died at Hawkinsville, Ga., her old home, when she was only fourteen days old. The little Gibson child will be cared for by an aunt, who reared Mis. Gib son. $150,000 Skyscraper Will Rise From Fire GIRL “SANTA" DIES OF BURNS. KNOXVILLE. Dec. 26. Mifjs Sophia Preston, aged 15, is dead from burns received while essaying the role of Santa Claus. Her clothes caught fire from a sparker in the hands of a boy. SAVANNAH, Dec. 26 Construction will start before January 15 on a new building to lake the place of the one destroyed by Are last week. W. C. Brinckman. the owner, stated to-day that he was considering the advisa bility of erecting a flue office building coating $150,000 with stores in the lower floors. He will start at oiks clearing the 1 debris from the old site. Xmas Seal Sale in Savannah Doubled SAVANNAH, T>c. 36.—Th* sal. of Red Cross Christmas seals in Savannah this year doubled that of any previous year with a sale of 75,000. Added to the sum thus raised pretty T HE lesson of “Good Teeth-Good Health" is being taught in thousands of schools all over the country—if is to be hoped that children of your family have re ceived instructions in the care of the teeth. In many homes parents are teaching their children that care of the teeth means relief from pain, besides better health for work and play. Help your children form this habit by setting them an ex ample. twice-a-day. Bu, choose your dentifrice carefully—it is important. You want one that is Baft, without harmful grit—one that is anti- septic, to check decay-germs —one that is deliciout, eo that its use is a pleasure instead of a task. Every memfcer of your lamliy , should have a tube of C0CC6TC RIBBON —» Dental cream Consult your dentist about it — ask him to give you a copy of tha "Oral Hygiene” booklet, published by Colgate C& Co. Essig Bros. Co “Correct Dress for Men December Reduction Sale 331-3 Per Cent Discount—For Cash f On Our Entire Stock of Men’s and Young Men’s SUITS and OVERCOATS F / All Suits and Overcoats That Were 15.00 Reduced to $10.00 $27 50 Reduced to $18.35 18.50 i 6 12.35 30.00 < < (i 20.00 20.00 u 13.35 32.50 4 i 4 4 21.65 22.50 “ 6 4 15.00 35-oo i i 44 23.35 25.00 4 4 16.65 40.00 i, 44 26.65 This sale includes all Black. Blue and Fancy Suits, all Light, 25 per cent Discount = --■=0 N===== All Odd Trousers $5.00 T rousers $3.75 $6.00 $7.00 $8.00 $9.00 $4.50 $5.25 $6.00 $6.75 in the newest patterns and latest models. Our clothing is manufactured for us by America’s best tailors and we use only the best foreign and domestic woolens in all our Suits and Overcoats. This is Positively a ESSIG BROS. C 0. This is Positively a Cash Sale “Correct Dress for Men ’’ 26 Whitehall Street IS Cash Sale