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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. BIG CONCERN 10 [Sidelights GEORGIA POLITICS l 4/ JAMES B.NEVTO Installation of Heavy Machinery in Factories Throughout South To Be Handled From Here. <’la»\ I’. R e. head of the Rice Con tracting Company, came to Atlanta for the first time a few weeks ago to install the heavy machinery in a lead mill at East and Bishop streeta- the only plant of the kind south of Cincinnati—for the Georgia Lead Works. The work virtually was com pleted Saturday afternoon, when the last of the 150 tons of machinery was put in its place. So impressed was Mr. Rice with the industrial activity and possibilities of Atlanta tliat he is now making prep arations to establish a branch office of his company in this city, and make Atlanta the headquarters for the. in stallation of heavy machinery throughout the entire South. "Atlanta, being the industrial cen ter of the South," said Mr Rice Mon day morning, “is the logical location for the Southern branch of a busi ness such as ours. There appears to be a lack of facilities for the moving, installation and erection of heavy machinery in this section of the country'. I understand that frequent ly it is necessary to send to the North and East for apparatus when ever it Is necessary to move some kinds of machinery. We expect the Atlanta office to become one of our largest branches and furnish us a goodly share of our business. “We expect to keep here the heavy derricks, hoisting apparatus and other rigging that we used on the lead works Job, and will bring other apparatus to Atlanta as the need for it develops. When our Atlanta branch is opened wo probably will employ )>*tween 50 and 60 men to handle and care for our apparatus, and that number will be increased as we ex pand our territory and more appa ratus is brought here. We will be prepared to handle and move and erect any kind of machinery, no mat ter what Its size, for our equipment is the most powerful .made. In the work on the Georgia Lead Company's mill, we installed 150 tons of ma chinery in 18 days, and one of our derricks lifted easily one load that weighed 42 tons." Mr. Rice expects to go to Chicago within a few days to make the final arrangements for the opening of his Atlanta office, and probably will re turn within a few weeks. During his absence T. S. Van Stone, one of his assistants, w’ill be in charge of the apparatus that is here, and will look after the local Interests of the com pany. The lead mill which Mr. Rice has lust completed the installation of the machinery is expected to be in full operation on February 1, to supply the Georgia Lead Company’s South ern trade with sheet lead, pig lead, lead sewer pipe, etc. The plant will employ between BO and l oo men. 2 FUN HURT Til STOP FUNDS UNDER ‘INF SKI” LI Blaze in Hay and Feedstuff Build- Measure Regulating Stock Ma- Prayer for Aged Is Sent by Mrs. Morgan NEW York Dee 29.—A special prayer for those who have passed or nearly retched the allotted span' of life has been sent to Rev. Earl Rel- land, rector of St. George's Episcopal Church, by Mrs. J. IMerpont Morgan, widow of the financier. Mrs. Morgan asks for divine help to “make the noblest use of mind and body in our advancing^ years.” to “take from us all fear of death and ail despair or undue love of life.” The present differences of opinion and trouble inside the State Military* Department seem to arise from the difficulty of adjusting the State troops to organization under the Dick law, which is a Federal statute. The State law undoubtedly provides for a Quartermaster General, but the Federal law Just as undoubtedly does not. The State may accept the provi sions of the Dick law or reject them— that is entirely optional with the State. If the State elects to organ ize under the Dick law, however, It is aided under a Federal fund. In Georgia this amounts to some thing like $90,000 per annum, and that, with the $25,000 appropriated by the State, makes up the annual budget for the support of the Georgia troops. Governor Hlea.se of South Carolina recently declined to accept some pro visions of the Dick law. and the South Carolina troops were promptly cutoff the Federal payroll. Subsequently, Governor Hlease thought better of the matter and agreed to do what he at first refused to do. The troops were promptly reinstated. “Uncle Sam" doesn't seem to care iwrtlcularly whether the State troops come under the Dick law, but If they do choose to come, they must come all the way! Georgia Is organized under the Dick law', and if that law sfiecifloally fails to recognize the office of Quartermas ter General of State troops, it is dif ficult to see how the office is to be recognized in the Adjutant General’s office. The question Is: Does the Dick law actually ABOLISH the Quartermas ter General's Office? If so, then ! It Is a right pretty, and certainly fretting, puzzle that has been put up to the Governor! It has been suggested that the Adjutant General’s office might, if It chose, recognize a Quartermaster, under appointment as major, but that would Involve some doubts and diffi culties The Dick law aims eventually to bring the State militia so close to the national military organization that, after a while, it will be all but Impossible to say wherein a volun teer differs particularly from a regu lar. This would mean i>ny for the volunteer*, of course—but it also would mean more rigid terms of en listment. It has been necessary to cut off many officers in other States, besides Georgia, in getting the State military organizations in line with the Dick bill—In one State a round dozen ma jor generals were abolished—and the situation in Georgia may not be dif ferent from the situation heretofore set up in other States. In the meantime, the present trou ble inside the military establishment is not calculated to make the sailing any easier for the friends of the State military before the next Legislature. Copy for the tickets for the ap proaching special election to name a representative from Whitfield to the State legislature has been turned over to the printers, the race having narrowed down to two aspirants— Judge G. G. Glenn and the Rev. J. M. Cash. The election is scheduled # or Fri day, January 9, and has so far failed to arouse any startling degree of in terest. It Is to fill the unexpknd term of Representative Sam Berry, de- ceased. Laurens County’s pfmak’n roll will be increased this year only one, al though several new names have been added to the list. There were nine deaths among the pensioners of the county this year, and one was transferred to an ad joining county. Nine new names were added to the list, and two were trans ferred to Laurens from other coun ties, making a total increase of eleven. As the decrease was ten, this leaves a net increase of exactly one, with a total of 186 pensioners in Laurens who will receive money from the State in January. E. W. Frye, formerly of Marietta, now of Oklahoma, who was reading clerk of the House of Representa tives under the late Clerk of the House, “Uncle Mark" Hardin, called at the Capitol to-day to see “my <dd friend, John Slaton, now Governor." Frye will be remembered very pleasantly by many of the older mem bers of the Legislature, as he was a very efficient reading clerk, and pop ular among the statesmen. He called upon several of the statehouse offi cers known in the old days, and talketf things over pleasantly with Secretary* of State Cook, Treasurer Speer and others. Mr. Frye is now making his Ar^t visit to Georgia since he left for the West fourteen years ago, and ex presses himself amazed at the won derful growth Atlanta. Judge Alvin V. Sellers, of the City Court of Baxley, is being urged for appointment to the Appeals bench, ir succession to Judge Bottle. The Baxley man Is situated right geographically for this appointment, and is well kn »wn and popular in his section. He is Just beginning his fourth term in his present position. Judge Sellers has the distinction of never having been reversed in a criminal case. His record of af firmances probably Is unsurpassed by that of any Judge in Georgia. He was State Senator from the Third Dis trict In 1909 and 1910, and is the author of "Classic of the Bar,” a well known legal publication. When the State Sanitarium author ities undertake to give the Inmates of that institution a Christmas or a Thanksgiving Day dinner, it Is a strenuous proceeding. For the Christmas dinner this year the following articles of food were required: 167 turkeys, 502 chickens. 40 ducks, and the total pounds of meats was 3,242. The fruits were as follows: 65 barrels of apples, 70 boxes of oranges, 1,000 pounds of dates, 1,400 pounds of nuts and l,000ypounds of candy. ing Burns All Day Sunday—Ad joining Factory Damaged. A pile of smoking ruins Monday morning marked the site of the building of the National Warehouse Company, at No. 319 Decatur street, which was razed in a fire that started at 3 o’clock Sunday morning and burned stubbornly throughout the day. Considerable damage was done also to the annex plant of the Na tional Pencil Company, which adjoins the Warehouse Company’s building. Two hosemen of the fire depart ment, McConnell and Smith, of en gine company No. 4. narrowly escaped serious Injury when the w*alls of the warehouse fell, and both were se verely cut and orulsed by the falling timbers. Smith was pinned to the ground by a heavy section of iron plate, on top of which were severil burning bales of hay. He was res cued by his mates before the fire could reach him. The blaze was one of the most stubborq the firemen have fought for several years. Falling walls and tel egraph wires imperiled their lives half a dozen different times, and at several stages in the fight it 9eemed the fire had conquered and would- sweep the entire block. The entire downtown fire-fighting apparatus an swered the first call, and several ad ditional companies were brought in from the outlying districts Before the blaze was subdued. In spite of the early hour, large crowds gathered to watch the spectacule.* blaze, and a detachment of police was necessary to prevent the orowds hindering the firemen in their work. The loss to the National Warehouse Company Is between $30,000 and $40,. 000, according to the statement of Jo seph Gregg, president ol the compa ny, and it is estimated that the plant of the Pencil Cor pany was damaged about $10,000. The losses are under stood to be covered by insurance. Firemen have yet been unable to determine the c..vse of the fire, but it is thought it caught from sparks from switch engines. The burned building was construct ed of sheet iron and wood, and was filled with grain, hay and feedstuff3. nipulations Goes Into Effect January 1. “Blue sky" manipulators who have made a harvest field of Georgia for many years have but one more day of grace, since the law which the At lanta Chamber of Commerce worked so faithfully to have the Legislature enact goes into effect January 1. Under its requirements the Secre tary of State. Phil Cook, will have direct control of sales of stocks and bonds. Every dealer will be required to file a sworn statement of assets and earnings of the company whose stock he is offering for sale. In filing the initial statement the dealer must pay a fee of $25. and for every report following an additional fee of $5. The reports must contain full in formation of the stock offered for sale, including all circulars and other sellii g methods. If the Secretary of State is dissatisfied with the showing he has the right to stop the saie. No tice to the dealer to discontinue his sales will be given by registered mail. Violators of the "blue sky" law will be subject to prosecution for com mitting a misdemeanor. Every saie or contract of sale In violation of the law shall be declared void and may be rescinded within one year. United States bonds, or any State or Territory, county, city or township bonds, or evidence of debts running not more than twelve months from the date thereof; bonds, stocks or se curities of any insurance company or any other quasi-public corporation which are regulated by a public serv ice commission or board of any State or Territory of the United States or any other foreign government, are ex cluded from the terms of the "blue sky" act. Queen’s Portrait for King George’s Xmas Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON. Dec. 29.—Queen Mary and the Prince of Wale* prepared * surprise gift for King George for Christmas. It was a full-length por trait of the Queen in the robes of the Order of the Garter, by William Llewellyn. Shevlin, Yale Star, Made Sheriff’s Aide ST. PAUL. MINN., Dec. 29.—Thorn es L. Shevlin. a famous Yale foot- l»all star, has been sworn in as a Deputy Sheriff of the picturesque vil lage of Ferndale, near here. Shevlin spends much of his time at Fern- dale, and was recruited by the Sher iff to assist in suppressing vandals. He will serve without pay. First Cold Wave of Winter Hits Europe Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, Dec. 29.—The first se vere weather of the winter prevails to-day over the greater part of Eu rope. Heavy snow has fallen over England, France, Switzerland and Northern Germany, while the tem perature during the night in London was the lowest of the season. Osborne Tries Plan of “Pals" for Convicts AUBURN, N. Y., Dec. 29.—Thoma* Mott Osborne, chairman of the Com mission for Prison Reform, announced the formation of the Prisoners’ Aid League, known among the convicts of Auburn as "The Pals." a name de rived from the initials of the league. Tin Can, Cotton and Stove His Incubator NEWTON, N. J.. Dec. 29.—George Schaefer hatched an egg on the kitchen stove, using a bakuig pow- i; “ r can and cotton The chicken is FOR 5 CITY JOBS VanHouten Likely to Seek Presi dency of Park Board—Other Places Go A-begging. It isn't often that political jobs go a-begging, but Atlanta has the unique distinction of five offices of honor open and but one candidate. These places are on the Park Board, which will have that number of va cancies by the resignation of Presi dent J. O. Cochran and other mem bers of the board. President Cochran will resign Jan uary 1. Ben Leo Crew has been named by the Eighth Ward delega tion to succeed to the place made va cant by the transfer of Frank Rey nolds to a seat in the City Council. Mr. Crew is the only candidate men tioned so far. Other places to be made vacant are those held by Charles I. Branan, of the First Ward. T. K Bond, of the Fourth, and C. A. Pitts, of the Fifth. Humors are rife aS to who will be the man to succeed Cochran as Pres ident of the board. William Van Houten Is being mentioned, while if Branan is returned it is regarded as certain that he will be a candidate for the place. The Tenth Ward vacancy to be caused by Cochran’s resignation from the bourd still is without a candi date. THE PLAYS THIS WEEK Dr. M. D. Lanier, in III Health, Takes Ether and Chloroform Sufficient to Kill. Lump on Her Neck Cost .Painter $750 HACKENSACK, N. J., Dec. 29.—A lump on Mrs. Emil Klug’s neck in her portrait by Charles C. Hayes led the jury in the Circuit Court here lo^‘ decide against the painter in his suit to recover $750 for the work. The defense held the painting was not true to life. McAdoo Recovering From Grippe Attack WASHINGTON, Deo. 29. Secre tary of the Treasury McAdoo, who is suffering from a mild attack of the grippe, to-day sent word to his office that he was much better, but will remain indoors until to-morrow. JACKSON. I>ec. 29—Dr. M. D. La nier, aged 62, was found dead in his room at the Baptist pastorium to day. He had been missing since Sat urday night. He committed suicide by taking ether and chloroform, a bottle of each drug being held in his hands. Ill health is supposed to have been the cause. Dr. Lanier came to Jackson sev eral months ago from Sylvania in search of health, lie had been prac ticing jlentistrv. of the several notes found one said that the grave was better than his present condition. Dr. Lanier was a native of Oliver and belonged to a prominent South Georgia family. For many years \e practiced dentistry In Savannah, go ing from there to Sylvania. He leaves a wife and several children at Syl vania. five brothers and one sister. Coroner Mangham will hold an in quest to-day. Augusta Folk to Get $300,000 Dividends AUGUSTA, Dec. 29.—January 1 will be dividend day and a large amount of money will be turned loose In divi dends by Augusta banks and industrial corporations. On July 1 and January 1 dividends are paid by many local institutions. A lum in the neighborhood of $300,000 is turned into the local channels of tratio twice each year by the dividend method. Let Women Imbibe,' Says Police Chief SAN DIEGO. CAL., Dec 29.—"A woman has the right to drink all she pleases with her meals, as there Is no distinction in the law between the sexes." said Admiral Manney, super intendent of police, regarding reports that women are served too much liquor in restaurants and cafes. The admiral says a cafe owner has no right to sell or serve liquor to a drunken woman, however MILWAUKEE HOTELS IN PERIL. MILWAUKEE. Dec. 29 A loss of $150,000 was caused to-day by fire which destroyed the sash and door plant of the Mi’ler Manufacturing Company. The firemen devoted their efforts to preventing the flames from communicating to the Republican House and the Gilpatrick Hotel across the street. Maeterlinck’s exquisite fantasy of happiness, "The Blue Bird," will have Its first local presentation ij-night at the Atlanta Theater, where it is to stay out the week. The occasion should be a brilliant one, botlf social ly and artistically. Society and the arts will be w’ell represented in the audience, on tin other side of the footlights will appear the .ame com pany and the same production that were recently seen in New York City. The big “Blue Bird" organization, consisting of a hundred people and four carloads of scenery and effect;?, arrived from Nashville by the Nash ville, Chattanooga and St. I>ouis Rail road last evening. Manager Nat Roth and the members of the company ex pressed themselves ao heartily pleased with the idea of staying a week in Atlanta. The company has Just fin ished a record-breaking Christmas engagement in Nashville, and the out look is for packed houses throughout the entire Southern tour. "The Blue - ird" is here for eight performances, including the special matinees Thursday (New Y r ear's Day) and Saturday. Original Bill at Forsyth. A wonderful novelty act will be the headline feature at the Forsyth this week, an act that will probably cre ate more genuine interest than all the wonderful features that have been offered at the popular theater "Neptune's Garden and the En chanted Pool,” with a combination of remarkable scenic and mechanical effects and a company of 25 people, make this feature. The act is a spectacle large enough and great enough to be the best of its sort in all modern vaudeville. Among the other numbers that promise to make this bill one of the most interesting of a brilliant sea son will be the contribution of George McKay and Ottie Ardlne, who will present their specialty*. "On Broad way." There are other fine features. Norm«n Hackett’s Company. When Norman Haekett presents his new play, “A Double Deceiver," at the Lyric this week, he will be sup ported by a company of unusual ex cellence. 'A Double Deceiver" being a play of atmosphere and types, the utmost care was required in selecting suitable actors for the various char acters. ' Mr. Hackett’s leading woman this year is Ilka Diehl, a charming young actress who bears a striking resem blance to Ethel Barrymore and has been with the Charles Frohman forces for several seasons. The company Is well balanced. "The Volunteer Organist." The first of the real big film dramas •produced in America in which the characters are portrayed by Ameri can artists and the technical work executed by American experts will be presented at the Grand this week. The story Is founded on the well- known and popular theme. "The Vol unteer Organist," the principal scene of which is an organ loft in the village church, where one of nature’s misfits, unkempt and ragged, stag gers to the organ, which responds in soulful melody to his magic touch. The film is more than 8.COO feet in length, and fairly sparkles with thrills, humor and gripping incidents. Good Comedy at Bijou. The nineteenth week of the Jewell Kelley Company’s engagement will be inaugurated this afternoon at the Bi jou with a splendid performance of the labo* play entitled, "A Slave of the Mill. There is some good com edy and sensational features are not lacking. "A Slave of the Mill" will undoubtedly be one of the best hits of the engagement, and should draw large houses the entire week. Ladies will be admitted free to-night when accompanied by an escort holding n \ paid 30-ceni ticket purcahsed before) 6 o’clock. Net in Skyscraper Shaft to End Suicides CHICAGO, Dec. 29.—Work was be gun to-day on another “safety” net in the Masonic Temple, where yester day John Kowinski leaped from the eighteenth floor to his death in a net on a level with the ninth floor of the building. Kow’inski was the eighth Masonic Temnle suicide. He left a letter in which he requested that his body be used for scientific purposes. “I could live longer if I wanted to, and perhaps become a burglar,” he wrote. "It is in the interest of society that I take my life." Advice From a Master Designer **ITJOIRET is an artist, not a dressmaker,” My* I Paris. “Poirct’s fashion* are advanced bet thoroughly practical” is the opinion of the American woman. If you wish to be smartly attired. Poiret’a suggestions and Harper's Bazar, the magazine which publishes them each month, will be of iaeaUr**,' ble value to you. Read what this daring and original designer says on graceful styles in his January article. Profusely illustrated with his sketches and photo graphs of his gowns displayed on living models. - Get your copy today. S OCIETY new*, the doings of the smart world, told in a personal, intimate way, and illustrated with beautiful photographs. The latest, most charming, practical ideas on gowns, hats, shoes, corsets and every accessory of the stylishly dressed woman. This, in short, is Harper's Bazar, the highest class iashion pictorial published. GEORGIA Good Roads me Education 1 State Taxes Soil Diversification Wealth of Products It Awaits ■— — — — — — —1-> -I — - ou ’Tis that Dominion of the South that ranks fourth in the Union in th§ value of her agri cultural products—exceeded only by Illinois, Texas and Iowa. ’Tis that progressive South Atlantic State that stands only second to New York in the matter of good roads construction. ’Tis that educational commonwealth which gives more to public schools from the State Treasury than any other Southern State, and maintains entirely by State aid twelve Agricul tural Colleges. ’Tis that Empire of the Southeast which guar antees by Constitutional provision the impo sition of a State tax of not over five mills, the most moderate in America. ’Tis that land of diversified soil, with its mountains and rich valleys of the North, its un dulating hills of the middle section, and its broad alluvial coastal plains of the South. ’Tis that rich country where the Cornucopia of Plenty pours into the lap of Industry its wealth of cotton, corn, potatoes, vegetables, fruit and nuts, enriching the growers during 1913 an amount exceeding $300,000,000.00. ’Tis that hospitable land that awaits your eoming to stir its virginal soil, to fallow' the earth, to sow the multiplying grain, and to reap a bountiful harvest. If there is anything you would like to know about Georgia, a letter to the Farm Land Ex pert of Hearst’s Sunday American and Daily Georgian will bring just the information you desire without cort to you. < Come to Georgia, where life’s worth living! REAL ESTATE INFORMATION BUREAU Hearst’s Sunday American, or Atlanta Georgian.