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rrr. rrfrr-rrr^". ——— What Will Happen In 1914 Noted Prophets of the World predict dire things for the coming year. Read of them in The Sunday American The Atlanta Georgian Read for Profit~ -GEORGIAN WANT ADS-Use for Results VOL. XIL. NO. 127. ATLANTA, GA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1013. Copyright. 1906. By Th« Georgian C«i O PW'TQ lay NO - U> JltiN J O. more. South Georgia Mil 11 MAN FOUND BRUTALLY BEATEN WOOOW4RD wins control in crematory row Mayor and Councilman Ashley Win Health Board, and Block Proposed Test. That Mayor Woodward has gained * omplete control of the $260,000 cre matory contract, and will practically be able to dictate the terms of set tlement of the dispute with the De tractor Company, of New York, was generally admitted Saturday follow ing the action of the Board of Health in joining the Mayor in refusing to make an official test of the plant at this time. The $106,000 fire alarm contract with the Okonite Company, of New York, already has been in such shape as to be completely in the control of the Mayor. Council seems willing to waive all its rights to override in these matters. The attitude of the members of the majority party, at times so belligerent, now is to allow Mayor Woodward to conclude these matters In his own way. “Proposal Test Absurd.” Mayor Woodward said Saturday that the proposal of the Destructor Company to have an offic ial test made of the crematory was absurd. Coun cilman Claude L. Ashley, chairman of the Council Sanitary Committee, as, in co-operation with the Mayor, <een making a daily test of the plant ver since it was first put in opera tion. He is now engaged in prepar ing an exhaustive report on defects of the plant, which will be submit ted to the Mayor and Council. “The plant will not do the work the ontract specifications prescribe it shall do. Councilman Ashley's in vestigations prove that," said Mayor Woodward. “The contract states that the offi- ial test shall be made on 45 per cent garbage. Sanitary Chief Jentzen says there are so much leaves and paper at tills season that of the trash hauled only about 10 per cent Is pure garbage. The Board of Health agreed with me that w r e should wait until a more convenient season, say in the vegetable period, to make the test. Engineer Blames Sand. “We tried to get them to have the official test made during the water melon season last summer. They re fused." Councilman Ashley reported at the meeting of the Board of Health Fri day afternoon that the plant was op erating very badly. It was after talks by him and Mayor Woodward that the board unanimously voted not to make a test at this time. P. D. Canham, engineer for the De structor Company, said that the plant would prove 100 per cent efficient. He aid the breakdowns suffered were ihe usual imperfections .-icountered in erecting a large plant of any kind. He declared that one of the principal causes of the trouble was that there was so much sand and dirt in Atlan ta’s garbage and that the plant was not built to handle sand and dirt. Cold Due to Continue Through New Year’s; Frost Covers State The chilly wind which made ears tingle Saturday morning will con tinue its reign indefinitely, according to Weather Observer Yon Herrmann, who, despite the sunshine, can see no rise in the temperature. He predicted cold weather for New Year’s Day three weeks ago and he is sticking: to his forecast. He declares there will be no changing of his mind, as in the case of weather pre dicted for Christmas. Jack Frost moved about the State Friday night, and what little vege tation had been left after his pre vious visits is believed to have been killed by his last onslaught. ’Santa’ To Be Tried For Shooting Child S. G. Rutledge, No. 51 Fades street, will be tried before Recorder Broyles Saturday afternoon on a charge of shooting the 4-year-old daughter of Mrs. William L. Johnston. No. 229 McDaniel street, w'hile impersonating Santa Claus Christmas Day. Rutledge was playing with the child and flourishing a pistol loaded with blank cartridges. The weapon was discharged accidentally, the wadding in the shell striking the child on the arm. The wound is not serious. Chief Beavers ordered the arrest of Rut ledge. He was released on $300 bond. U.S, Walker Nearing End of World Tramp i Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 27—Joseph B. Me- Kulec, the American long-distance ! walker, now in London, says he is nearing the end of his tramp around I the world for a wager of $30,000. Since May he has toured Belgium. Holland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Russia and Bohe mia. He wins if he reaches New York in 1914. Man Smothered by Paint When Both Fall CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—George W. Ftiggs. | president of a large manufacturing con cern, was found dead in the bathroom of I his home, smothered to death by the I contents of a can of enamel paint. He I had been on a stepladder painting the ! ceiling when the ladder tipped. He fell 1 into the bathtub and the paint can was 1 emptied in his face. Unconscious, Riggs lay in the tub until he was smothered by the thick liquid. Russia Orders 24 Airboats FromU. S. Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, Dec. 26.—Twenty-four more Curtiss flying boats have just been ordered by the Russian Government, making forty machines of this type now owned or ordered by Russia. Samuel Ochs, special representative at Sebastopol, said: “Within a few months the Black Sea will be swarm ing with American flying boats.” Exhibition Ship From Austria to S. America WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—A large Austrian merchant ship is preparing to start on a trip around South America, bearing a floating exhibition of Austrian gold, silver, bronze, china nd glassware. The Austrian Government, it is un derstood, is actively assisting the manufacturers. BUTTS WANTS FARM EXPERT. JACKSON. Dec. 27.— Butts is tnong the counties that will try to secure a farm demonstrator for 1914. ' his matter will be taken up in a ‘ormal way at the next meeting of ’he Butts County Chamber of Com merce. Monks Lose Statue Guarded 300 Years Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. ROME, Dec. 27.—A priceless bronze statue by Benvenuto Cellni is missing from the monastery of San Settig* nano, Florence, where it has been constantly guarded by monks for 300 years. A marble worker who was recently repairing the altar has dis appeared. and is suspected. 12 Seek Thief Who Got $52,700 FromP.0. KEARNEY, NKBR., Dec. 27.—Post- office authorities to-day admitted that there was $52,700 In currency in the seven registered packages stolen from the local postofTice last night. A dozen postoffice inspectors were ordered here to investigate the robbery. OBEAR L TRDUBLETOl 15S ENMITY Macon Enters Fight For Regional Bank MACON. Dec. 27. The Macon Cham ber of Commerce and the banks of this city have started a campaign to secure one of the regional banks. Senator A. O. Bacon, who is spending the Christ mas holidays at his home here, was ap proached on the subject, but he gives little encouragement, believing that a regional bank is located in Georgia at all it will go to Atlanta. Nevertheless, the Macon bankers are planning to make a showing in Wash ington. OFFERS RADIUM MINES TOCURE CANCER IN U.S. MYSTERY Admits Nash Dislikes Him—Case Taken to Governor—One Is Likely to Quit as Result. General William G. Obear, whose dismissal from the military service of Georgia has been urged to the Gov ernor by Adjutant General Nash, has conferred with the Governor as to his (Obear’s) status in the military es tablishment, but no definite statement as to the results of the conference have been given out. General Nash, while qualifying cer tain statements credited to him, “stands pat” on his general recom mendation that General Obear’s posi tion be abolished and his salary stopped on January 1. The Governor says he is giving the case his most careful consideration, and will make known his determina tion when he has looked into every legal phase of it. General Obear is understood to have taken the position that his office of quartermaster general is legal, and that he has every right under the law to hold It. Obear Blames Politics. It is said also that General Obear lays all of the trouble In the Adju tant General’s office to political and personal dislike. He makes no bones of admitting knowledge of General Nash's enmity toward him. and says he has purposely avoided coming in contact with Nash any more than possible, because of his realization that the chief of the department did not care for him particularly, either as an officer or as a man. That, however, he has not permitted to in terfere with his duty as quartermas ter. General Nash has gone so far as to let it be known that the Governor must choose between himself and Obear. If Obear is retained in his present position, over Nash’s protest, it will so seriously embarrass the lat ter that he may resign. It is whispered that Obear may re tire gracefully, and thus relieve the situation, but that is not authorita tive. In the meantime tlie Governor is perplexed. He w ill not make either a personal or political issue of the trouble in the Adjutant General’s of fice, but will take the course the law plainly lays down. One of Them Will Go. At the same time it is evident that whatever course he takes, that course likely will mean the elimination of either Obear or Nash. In regard to Governor Brown's ap pointment of Obear to be quartermas ter general, and the statement cred ited to Nash that Brown made the appointment “purely through kind ness of heart,” General Nash says: “Governor Brown, in retaining Gen eral Obear in office, obeyed the man dates of the State laws, and restored the tw'o offices which had been con solidated, or merged into one, by his predecessor, as he held at all times the State’s laws supreme. “At that time there existed no Fed eral laws conflicting with the State laws, and Governor Brown was en tirely right In restoring the two of fices as prescribed by the State law. Now', however, the Federal law does not recognize the office of quarter master general, and the State laws are also mandatory that conformity with Federal laws shall be made. “Therefore, it is now entirely proper that the office of quartermaster gen eral be discontinued or vacated, and the State statute repealed at the next session of the General Assembly.” Militia Sent tc Kentucky Coal Shaft to Capture Hendricksons and Their Followers. Mule on Bridge Puts Train 2 Hours Late LEXINGTON. KY., Dec. 27.—Forty members of the Pineville Company of Kentucky National Guard to-day started to the abandoned coal shaft at Ely, Knox County, to follow' Gov ernor McCreary’s orders to take three Hendrickson brothers and their twelve henchmen from the abandoned mine. The Hendricksons are charged with killing two men a wounding several more in two battles they fought ini the last two days with officers’ posses. A number of deputy sheriffs have surronuded the place. Colonel Tandy Ellis, acting adjutant general, is in conference with the officials, having been sent by Governor McCreary. Press Hendrickson is shot in an arm and through the cheek, and two other members of the party are wounded. Tom Horn, who was killed in Wednesday’s battle with the Sher iff’s posse, was buried at Four Mile to-day. According to the reports which have reached here, there are fifteen now' in the Hendrickson gang, a num ber having J61rted them since Wed- j nesday evening, and a battle Is ex- j peeted when an effort is made to cap- » ture the men to-day. There were only seven in the party when the Hen dricksons left Four Mile, all heavily armed. COLUMBUS, Dec. 27.—A passenger train on the Mobile and Girard Rail road was delayed more than two hours because a mule ran onto a trestle as the train approached and compelled the engineer to stop until the animal was removed. It took the train crew and several passengers to get the mule from be tween the crossties and back to solid ground. Troops Guard Plant Of Missing Company JAMESTOWN, ARK.. Dec. 27.— Following a general row at ihe Jamestown Mining Company’s plant, in which two were killed and eight seriously injured, a company of State croops was to-day sent to guard the mining property. There is no strike, but the rowdy- ipm had got beyond control of local officers. To Prohibit Hunters From Baiting Fields The Game Wardens of the State j have, been instructed by Commission - ] er Charles S. Davis to enforce rigidly ] that section of the law which prohib- 1 its the baiting#of hunting fields and | the shooting of doves on or near such fields. He states that such practices have been called to his attention and that he proposes to break them up. Old and New Years In Church Talks Services commemorative of the “dying year” will be conducted Sun day morning by the Central Presby terian Sunday school. The Rev. G. R. Buford will speak on “1913“ and Dr. Dunbar Ogden will speak on “1914." Marion Jackson will make an ad dress on “To-day.” Grandmother Is a College Freshman Mrs. Alfred T. DuPont, who, attired as nurse, cares for em ployees injured in her husband’s powder mills, and who makes the largest private donations to charity in Delaware. Her influence lias led Mr. DuPont, below, to offer his Colorado radium mines to the government. A portrait of Dr. Howard A. Kelly, who cures cancer with radium, is also shown. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.—Mrs. Freder ick W. Lehman, Wife of the former; Solicitor General oif the. United States, and a grandmother, i.sja freshman at Washington University. The secret of her enrollment has leaked out. Earle and Child to Make Home in Russia NEW YORK. I>ec. 27.—Intimate friends of Ferdinand Pinney Earle have heard that he had rented a house in Moscow and had expressed an intention to become a Russian cit izen. The report says Earle had his child j with him under the care of a nurse. Preacher Shoots at Man Beating Woman CHICAGO, Dec. 27.—Seeing ft man beating a Woman beneath his win dow, the Rev. Elmer Williams, fight ing Methodist minister, fired a re volver at the man, but the bullet missed .and the man and woman fled j in opposite directions. l HOG WRECKS TRAIN: 2 HURT. HEAFFER. ARK., Dec. 27.—A 150f* pound hog derailed fourteen freight cars on the Arkansas Eastern Rail road to-day, Ihjuring two men, when the train struck the porker. WILMINGTON, DEL., Dec. 27. Al fred I. DuPont, powder magnate, has offered to turn over to the Govern ment the radium mines he owns In Gilpin County, Colorado. He Is co-operating with Dr How ard A. Kelly, of Baltimore, to pro vide radium for the cure of cancer. Cancer kills 400,000 persons every year, 50,000 in the United States. “Governmental ownership of rail roads and telegraph lines," said Mr. DuPont, “is nothing compared to the necessity of taking over the radium- producing deposits In this country. It Is almost impossible to believe that Dr. Kelly has effected such cures. They seem too marvelous to believe. Nev ertheless, they ar^ true. “This matter Is too big for one man. If Dr. Kelly appeared before a com mittee in Congress and showed what has been accomplished in wiping out this disease, I do not think there would be any hesitancy In the Gov ernment taking over all the deposits. In fact, the Pre. ident should include It in a message to Congress.” “A national Institution should be es tablished. No one cares for money in this matter. Ten or twelve of »he greatest experts should be procured, radium will be extracted and an In calculable amount of good to human ity will be done. For my part, I shall do all I can to co-operate with Dr. Kelly and the Government. THE WEATHER. Forecast for Atlanta and Georgia—Fair Saturday; in creasing cloudiness and prob ably rain Sunday. 123-MILE GALE mis COAST NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—With thir teen lives lost and millions of dollars of damage done to property, the ter rific wind, hail, rain and snow storm which began Christmas night anl swept over five States abated to-day, leaving a cold snap in its wake. In this city the thermometer dropped 16 degrees to 27 degrees. Colder weath er is expected before night. The storm was one of the fiercest that ever swept over this section of the country. The masters of the A. C. Ropes and Undaunted, coal barges, with eight seamen, lost their lives when the barges foundered off Forked River, N. f. Two men died of exposure and were found on roads near Trenton, N. J. A workman was drowned In the East River when his rowboat was swamped. The full force of the storm fell upon that stretch of the Jersey coast which reaches out Into the Atlantic Ocean like an elbow. Records at Long Brancn showed that the wind attained a velocity of 122 miles an hour, the highest ever recorded in the Weather Bureau. Seabrlght, N. J.. was the plaything of the ocean. Waves, whipped by the gale, tore away supposedly (loon- proof bulkheads, smashed bathhouses, washed away or undermined fisher men’s cottages, tore away portions of two big summer hotels, inundated the main streets and buried railroad tracks under 18 inches of sand, brick and rock, Card Found on Unconscious Vic tim Fails to Aid in Effort to Identify. An unknown young man, bat tered into unconsciousness and dangerously injured, was taken to Grady Hospital early Satur day morning, being found in an alley a block from Decatur street, between Bell and Gilmer streets, evidently the scene of a mysterious and teriffc struggle. Thg young man was well dress°J. He appeared to be about 25 years old A single card found in a pocket bore the name, K. B. Layton, and the ad dress, No. 23 Ira stre't, but inquiries at that number developed (bat Die | people living there knew nothing of | anyone by that name. At 6 o'clock Saturday morning Po liceman Hanna, on' his regular Deca tur street beat, was sought out he a frightened negro woman, Alice Jack- son. Heard Cry of "Mother!" She told him that she had been awakened at 1 o'clock by a noise in the alley near her home, followed by someone calling weakly. ".VTother: Mother!" She was afraid to go out to investigate, she said, but when daylight came she went to the s pu; and found a young man there, moan ing and badly Injured. The officer followed the woman m I | found the young man almost uncon- | -clous. When Hanna touched him j and tried to arouse him, he, uttered j only the one word, "Mother!" in a j kind of appeal, and at once became unconscious. He had teen terrible beaten about Hie face and head, evidently with a heavy fence paling, which, covered j with blood, with a long nail protrud ing from one end, Jay on the ground 1 near by. The victim's head ,v ,s gashed and battered. The police saul it looked like the work of a maniac. Pockets Turned Out. The pockets of’'s expensive brown suit were turned out. A dime and a nickel lay on the ground beside him If he had possessed a watch, it was missing, but his cuff buttons, made of $2.50 gold pieces, remained In place Not a scrap of identification w s found except the card. The young man appeared to be of a good station in life. He was well dressed and groomed, clean shaven, with thick dark hair. The case was at once turned ove" to the city detectives, who are work ing with the idea that It was some thing more than robbery that brought the mysterious victim to that secluded spot near midnight and caused him to be so terribly l eaten. The turned- out pockets, the police believe, may j easily have been to create the im- i pression of an ordinary- robbery. At lfl o’clock the hospital reportr 1 that the injured man still was un conscious and in a precarious condi tion. Stork Brings Storks Another Little Stork ■WASHINGTON. Dec. 27.—The stork presented Mr. and Mrs. Edgar \V. Stork with a little Stork. Her One Great Secret Which Concerned the Happiest Moment of Her Life Is Revealed in I The Sunday American, By Evelyn Nesbit Thaw i