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amood that the Central Empires are
looking for indemnities for losses sus
tailned, as well as guarantees for the
future, which naturally means terri
torial expansion
This is regarded here as equivalent
to a determination to force the war to
the extreme.
Lloyd-George May
Ask Vote on Peace
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Dec, 18.—~When Premier
ldoyd-George appears before Comn
mons, probably tomorrow, to make Mu‘
“peace address,” he will be prepared,
it Is sald, to ask King George to dis
solve Parliament and call a general
election If organized antagonism de
velops to the prineiples he proclaims.
From an authoritative source it is re.
ported that the Premier will reaffirm
the declaration formerly made by ex-
Premier Asquith, namely, that Ger
many must give up the territory she
nas overr:», make recompense for the
suffering she has caused, and give
guarartees for the future that shall
remove the menace of militarism,
However, the Premier may go for
ther, in view of the delicate diplomatic
situation which arises. It is likely
that he will announce that the attitude
of the new war Government on peace
is held by a majority of the people,
Then, if a disagreement develops
among the members of the House, he
will be given the opportunity of ask
ing the King to take the opinion of
the people at the polls,
Lloyd-George is 80 far recovered
from his recent [liness that it seems
cartain that he will address the House
of Commons, his secretary sald today.
While there ts a division among the
newspapers as to the manner in which
the German peace proposals shall be
freated, all are united on one thing,
and that is to make peace as perma
nent as possible if developments
should lead to an actual confersnce.
Dispatches from Amsterdam indi
oate that there is little hope in Ger
many that the peace proposals will re
sult in a peace parley within the im
mediate future. But there is hope that
the German proffer will lead to fur
ther Interchanges, which will eventti
ally lead to a conference If this con
ference takes place, it will probably
sit at The Hague.
The German peace note, which oame
10 London through the agency of
American diplomatic channels, is
now under consideration by For
oign OfMice ofMclals. Its contents were
already known, however, through the
umofficial dispatches in the press.
In the absence of Forelgn Secretary
A J. 'p;lfimr, the American Ambas
sador, Walter H. Page, presented the
German peace note to Lord Rdbert
Owell, Undersecretary. The presents
tion took place this morning.
Opposition to the mg'onnco of the
proposals has developed m a brand
new source. There are some ofMcinls
in the Ggvernment who are opposed
10 dealing with Dr. von Bethmann-
Hollweg or with Germany so long as
the present Chancellor is in ofllm.
This opposition is based chiefly upon
the utterances of the Chancellor oarly
in the war, when he referred to the
treaty guaranteeing Belglum's neu
trality as a “scrap of paper.”
. .
Gl'Fantlo Obstacles
By International News Service.)
&MAOBN. Dec. 18.—Bven
the German peace proposals
lead eventually to a peace conference
at The Hague. which now seems to
be a very remote possibility, diplo
mats see stumbling blocks which
would prove gigantic obstacles In the
way of an agreement. Briefly, these
ere:
1. Germany's desire to have Great
Britain relinquish her sea supremacy.
L. England's proposal to ourb the
military strength of Germany,
3. France's alm to acquire Alsace
and Lormine from Germany.
4. Guarantees for commercial
AQUAlity.
6. Indemnities,
6. Division of Balkan territory and
the recognition of Poland as a sopa.
rate kingdom by the Allles.
A dispatch from Berlin quotes The
Prankfurter Zeltung as saying that
AR agreement as to the limitation of
armaments would he possible, in view
of th estaggering loss of life and suf
fering entalled by the war.
But when it came to work out the
definite terms of this agreement, the
conferees would find their real AiMm.
culties. The Zoltung sounds warning
that, If the present proposa's are re-
Jected and Germany is compelled to
fAght until her enemies are completely
crushed, terms of a very different
character from those contempiated at
present will be demanded.
Corn-Tomato Pack
Exceeds Estimate
NEW YO Dec. 18 —-Official tis.
ties m,nrlgmabl:u mokomrw‘
Knd cprn Ave ” Annou n
trade " Buyers find in the case of both
Sfticles matier of some surprise so far
&8 the totale are concerned, for In both
instances figures are larger than carly
estimates indicated. and consideradly in
SRCanr of the entimates based on reports
nl*flwhn packing season
" ChAse of corn the pack is given
an 190000 cames, neninet an estimated
€OOO 000 cases towand the slose of the
;ui!n&pnm This total on corn made
& considerable impression amon, the
Jobbers, and the future of the m‘ot i
-omh-l unseitied The pack of corn
in Year was 10,134,000 onses
.
Brunswick to Have
5,000-Ton Dry Dock
BRUNSWICK, Dec. 18.-At n meat.
ing of the officers and directors of
the Brunswick Marine Construction
Corporation, held here Saturday, it
Whes decided to erect at once a §.OOO.
ton dry dook at their plant hers. This
ock will ascommodate the lan.t‘
wise uw and steam m‘
d will be AR An adjunct to the
’ M hoist marine raliway already |
owned by them
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Ligaretlie Lu
| F P 1 t.
| by Preacher
! CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—Fernod, the
great Frenchman, painted a picture,
lont: of the figures of which shows a
§bny with a lighted cligarette in his
mouth, The painting, valued at
220,000, is the property of Mrs. George
,EM. Reynolds, the wife of a Chlcago
ir.nnknr Bhe recently loaned it to
{ Arche Club, which has quarters In
| Abraham Lincoln social center, and
{lt was displayed on the walls of the
jroom in which Rev. Jenkin Lloyd
| Jones is accustomed to dellvering an
| ticigarette lectures,
{ When the Rev. Jones beheld the
| picture hig wrath was great. He de
iclared it must come down or he
{ would not lecture. Then one of the
{ club members called In an artist, He
! painted out the cigarette with a prep
|aration which will easily come off
| when Mrs., Reynolds gets ready to
;mk.- back her work of art. The m'n
'h-trr is appeased and the moral tone
| of lincoln center unhurt,
NS 7 B XV B e
WITLOVIES
%!cua"l‘ ALI 10X
| Monday and Tuesday.
o NUAMO NO, " 2—Frank Mcintyre, in
“T'he Traveling SBalesman.”
CRITB‘RION- Willlam Desmond, in A
Gamble in Bouls.”
VICTORIA ~Monday, Clara Kimball
Young, in “Without a' Soul.” Tuesday
Willlwin 8. Hart, in “The Apostie of
Vengeance.”
ALPHA-—Monday, “The Shielding
Bhadow.”" Francis nan, in “The
Three Bcratch Clew.” 'l‘uhldn{, “Lib
erty;"” the Girl from 'Frisco in “The
Webh of Guilt,” and Bud, In
“Ham’'s Whirlwind Finigh."
At the Rialto.
Pretty giris, tuneful music, dainty
costumes are eornlnf to the Rialto The
ater, formerly the Pledmont, today, with
the appearance as headliner of ““The
Midnight Follles,” a company of- nine
clever people. In this act the manage
ment I 8 presenting one of the best of
ferings upon the vaudeville stage. Other
!n!ernuns acts are Max Laube, the
“Human Bird,” In imitations of ail the
feathered denizens of the forest. Fred
Weber and company, in romething new
in ventriloquist turn. Voland Gamble
who gives a marvelous demonstration of
mathematical ability. Last, but not
least, there are the “Marble Gems,” in
statuesque dpoc!n.. The matinee is n:
3 g T and night shows at 7 and 9:1
o'clock.
i
iTampa, Fla., Concern
That Atlanta's manufactured products
Are in ever-increasing ’nmlw is shown
by the announcement of the White Hick.
ory Wnflm Manufacturing (‘,om{:‘lny that
it will o lg_n White Hickory 1-ton motor
truek to n‘:pq, Fla., durlnf the week,
The u&urk for "l‘:h(‘omm dated ()r(’)—
© om W headquarters In
J:;{nonvllr:n’
The White chlo!xapmdueu are well
known all over the Bouth, for the com
‘ ny has been mnuuho(uflng White
mc‘m’y wagons for thirty-eight years.
The manufacture of motor tm:{. has
but m.flllwn engaged in. e fde
mand for t trucks already is great
and enlargement of the truck factory
will be required moon, it is sald. The
company has a upu-lty of 15,000 wag
ons & year. This output will be contin
ued as it is and will not be chuuo? in
any way to take care of the manufac
ture of motor trucks.
Bulgars Continue
Dgriv in Roumania
(lhln«mnuonnl News Service.)
SOFIA, Dec. 18.—Bulgarian troops
in Dobrudja and Eastern Wallachia
have advanced to the line between
Testamel and Lake Galoviza, it was
officially announced today. .
Progress for the German troops ad
vancing from Calmatinul River also
was announced by the War Office,
Farmers Urged to |
Plant Long Staple
. Recent bulleting of the Department of
Agriculture urge farmers to plant more
Inn’ staple cotton seed. They point out
that the supply of long staple cotton is
much below the demand, »:‘l-n‘tully of
1 3-18 to 1% Inch staple. his Is re
flected in the large premiums being patd
for such cotton. Prices of extra staple
gotton are larger than ever before in the
gl:tory of the country, aceording to the
partment of Agricufture.
. .
American Held in
Italy, Is Reported‘
SAVANNAM, Dec. 18.—It Is reported.
here that Paul T. Haskell, & prominent
Bavannah man, practically is under are
rest In ltaly, wgoro he went about a
{’:A'r"::nht:ul::nmt business with some
A'nn' Itallan official vmhnot hono: his
o port
home. He has appited to Washinato
for aMI.
.
Red Sox and Indians
.
May Play in Canada
CHICAGO, Des. 18Tt fa possidie that
the Boston and Cleveland Americans will
Ew an exhibition game In 8t John, N.
. ho sota 8o pevet I’ Conbies
ud"‘“‘v:n attended tnfl:nullna here, ‘
lnhw AITANKe such & game as a
"'M Q:. the rodunn up to Jim
Dunn, lm f‘lovaa';' ohief, today, and
the latter readily consented. It Is now
up to Harry Frazee to'(nrmu the Bos
-3% e VAR e Bon
would Giw o gate of §35.000. .
Wrestler Sues to
Recover for Bouts
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hattan {ouse last year
gervices, o Somnettion wilh o Betton
m“a:s' ru«.m" &w."'"« the murc:‘
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’monmh without a country,” will ab
dicate and go to England,
l e .
'Half of Roumanian
.
Artillery Captured
BY WILLIAM BAYARD HALE, .
Staff Correspondent of International
News Service.
BERLIN (via Sayville wireless),
Dec. 18-To onlookers of the rolling
up of the Roumanian and Russian
forces which is going on with kalei
doscopic speed it is apparent that
Bralla and Galatz are near théd gr:mp?
of the United Ninth and, Danube
armies. Strong Bulgarian forces
crossed the Danube to Feteshti, on
a bridge which the Russians threw
across the river, enabling other rein
forcements to econverge northeast of
Bucharest,
The only impediment preventing a
still liveller pace is occasioned in
the rain-stalled roads. Snow in the
Transylvanian Mountains Impeded
the rounding up of straggling rem
nants of the Roumanian forces.
The invading forces continue to
and unlimited supplies of stored
grain.
At the end of the last Balkan war
the kingdom totaled 137,002, square
kilometers. The Invaders . already
hold ome-bzlf of this territory. It
is estimated that more than half of
the Roumanian army artillery is in
Mackensen's hands, including more
than 400 fleld guns and nearly as
many machine guns, as well ag 200,-
000 rifles which have been picked up.
.
Kaiser Goes to West
Front to Thank Army
(By International News Service.)
BERLIN, Dec. 18-—Following on
the heels of the peace offer and the
general army order regarding it, the
Kaiser has started on an inspection
tour of the west front, partly, it is
understood, “to thank the heroic
troops for holding out against the
two mightiest enemies, thereby cov
ering the rear of the troops In the
east and making possible the splen
did success in Roumania and provid
ing grounds for a basis of victory
which enabled the peace offer to be
made,”
The Kaiser is accompanied by thol
Crown Prince.
Positions at Verdun
PARIS, Dec. 18-—The newly won
positions of the French on the Louve.
mont-Chambrettes- Bezon-Vaux line l
north of Verdun were heavily shelled
by the Germans last night.
Prisoners captured in the fighting
on Sunday declared that the assaults
of the French were irresistible, The
German fleld works and underground
forts, whi¢h had been strengthened by
the Germans during their months of
ocoupation, were smashed by terrific
;bombudmoat- before the French in
fantry dashed forward.
Much of the fighting took place in
fog and semidarkness and in the glare
of star shells.
Considering the importance of the
galns, the French losses were small
Most of them resulted from the fire of
the German machine guns, which were
lugged up from deep dugouts when the
French cannonade ceased. The num
ber of prisoners in the hands of the
French is Increasing.
All the newspapers are filled with
pralse for General Nivelle, the suc
cessor to General Joffre, who cele
brated his promotion with a grand
offensive on the Verdun front that is
slowly rolling the Germans back to the
positions they occupled east of the
Meuse before the Teutonic drive was
opened last February.
British Open New
Mesopolt):amia Drive
LONDON, Dec. 18—British troops
in Mesopotamia are driving toward
Kut-81-Amara, where General Town-|
shend’'s army was trapped and cap
tured by Turks last spring.
The new offensive of the British |n‘
the Mesopotamin theater of war tl;
commanding widespread attention. |
Military experts express the opinion
that the new thrust against the Turks
along the Tigris River may have for
one of its objects the weakening of
German and Austrian pressure against
Russia. There have been reports that
it the German allles were successful
in overrunning Roumania they might
try to Invade Russian through Bes.
sarabla simultancously with a Turk
fsh drive against the Russians in Ar.
menia. By attacking the Turks in
Mesopotamia the British may compel
& shift of Turkish troops from the
Armenian arena.
0f Aged Rich Couple
PRORIA, ILL, Dec. 18.—Weary
posses straggled into town early to
day after an all-night search for miles
|around In an effort to capture the
slayers of John P. Recker, 85, and
wealthy, and Mrs. Becker, who were
found shot to death yesterday in their
homie. Bloodhounds took the trail of
the murderers today,
Robbery was the motive, as SI.OOO
which Becker is known to have kept
in the house since a bank in which he
was & depositor fatled is missing. The
woman's body was bruised and slashed
And kerosene had been poured over it
and -;:Jan The body was partly
consy A
Bullst holes in the wall the ceiling
and the furniture indicate that the
siayers stood at every window of the
Becker bedroom and fired more than
& score of ghots Into the room. The
house had been ransacked from top
to bottom, but S3OO in & dresser draw
or was overlooked
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
Shrine Band Proves
liself Pride-Worthy
By DUDLEY GLASS.
Atlanta Sunday discovered
something new to boast about,
and, having comparatively few
strangers in our midst Monday,
we began bragging to one an
other,
“Say, that's a real band—those
Shriners?” was the first greeting
in many an office and on the cars,
“You bet!” was always the an
swer. “Didn’'t know we had such
a band in Atlanta. They ought
to give more public concerts. Why
should the Shriners keep all that
musiec to themselves ?”
For the concert at the Audito
rium Sunday afternoon wasg one
of the very few public *ppear
ances of the Yaarab Concert
Band, and it surprised the 8,500
persons who heard it by its ex
cellence. It's really a band At
lanta may feel proud of,
It had not had a real rehearsal
recently, for the Empty Stocking
concert was concefved only a
week ago, and the night set for a
rehearsal was so disagreeable,
and there was so much preholi
day work on hand that not half
the musicians attended. But, for
all that, the band Sunday played
with a snap and vigor that left
no room for criticism.
It played the kind of music a
typical Atlanta crowd likes, too.
There were stirring marches, and
littie concert pieces with plenty
of melody. One of the best num
i
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Al & WIPI WHEEK
Wrecking crews from Atlanta and
Montgomery Monday were clearing
away the debris of the wreck Sunday
night of No. 37, the fast passenger
train from New York to New Or
leans, which left the West Point
tracks a half mile beyond Fzirburn,
Ga. 2
The fact that the passengers, many
of whom were sleeping, escaped in-
Jury was almost marvelous. Seven
cars, Including the diner, left the
rails and were scattered about the
right-of-way, but the only Injuries
reported Monday were suffered by
two negro walters,
The dining car turned over as it
was derailed. The engine and front
car broke loose from the rest of the
train and ran on the grossties for 200
yards. The last two cars remained
on the track.
A wrecking train, carrying a large
crew, and J. P. Billups, general pas
menger agent, left Atlanta at midnight
Sunday to clear up the wreck. They
were joined by another wrecking
crew from Montgomery.
The cause of the wreck had not
been reported to Atlanta offices Mon
day moruing.
.
S. A, L. Engineer Is
A. C. Richards, Seaboard Air Line
-nxne?-, was recovering at the At.
lanta Hospital Monday from severe
scalds recelved at Floyd, Ga., Sunday
night, when steam from a defective
valve covered his body.
The fireman, Arthur Les, a negro,
was knocked several feet by the steam
and sustained a broken leg and bad
burns Mr. Richards was forced to
Jump from the engine to save his life,
Mr. Richards lives at Cartersville.
439 Seasick After
.
Hard Trip to U. 8.
(By International News Service.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—Battered by
i6-foot waves in a hurricane off the
Irish coast, the American liner New
York arrived here today from Liver
pool with 439 seasick passengers
aboard. Six were under the care of
the ship's doctor. Mrs., Samuel Hall,
of Pittsburg, who was hurled down
a companion way, was removed to a
hospital.
Staterooms were flooded, two ports
| were smashed in and everything
i moveable on deck was swept over
board.
Among the notables on board were
Maxine Elllott, the actress, and Mrs.
A. Saunderson daughter of the late
John D. Archbold.
' s st ——
‘Family of 6 Die in
| Ch Hotel Fi
(By International News Mioo:&
CHEYENNE, WYO., Dec. 18 -Bix
persons are known to be dead as a re
suit of the fire that destroyed the
Inter-Ocean Hotel here last night.
From the rulns of the structure today
were taken the bodles of Mrs. R. A.
White, of Bayless, Cal, and three of
her small children. The body of an
other child is still under the smolder
ing wreckage. Roy White, the hus
band and father, became confused
when the fire broke out, and leaped
from the third story. He was caught
by wires and electroouted, his shrive
eled body falling to the street shortly
afterward
iy
.
‘No Empty Stockings
l In Brunswick Xmas
: —
| BRUNSWICK, Dec. 18, —There will
not be an empty stocking in the eity
of Brunawick Christmas. A syste
matic canvass of the city has been
made, and the fratornal orders, the
Union Sunday Bchool Assoclation and
the Civie League will provide baskets
for every needy family, This s In
addition to the Christmas dinner
given the poor by the Salvation Army
from the recelpts of their street-core
ner pots, which have boen boiling the
PASt week.
bers of all was the famous “Poet
and Peasant” overture, a favorite
with all good bands, and the
Shriners brought out every bit of
its beauty. The selections from
“Martha,” one of the most tune
ful of all operas, were beauti
fully played, too. Conductor Fred
Wedemeyer had molded those 45
business men into an excellent
organization, worthy of compari
son with many a professional
band.
Frank Cundell, a tenor widely
known among musicians and
churchgoers, gained thousands of
new admirers when he sang “O
Dry Those Tears,” and the violin
obligato by W, Whitney Hubner
was wonderfully played. Charles
A. Sheldon, Jr, who had given up
his organ recital in favor of the
band, played the piano accompa
niment with his usual excellence.
Mr. Cundell was forced to respond
to an encore,
The Yaarab Chanters, a men's
chorus of sixteen volces, sang two
numbers under the direction of
Mr. Cundell, and made a big hit.
The first was the “Winter Song”’
and the second the crooning
“Mammy Lou.”
Every member of the band and
the chanters is a Noble of Yaarab
Temple. They are not permitted
to play or sing in public except
for some charitable work. But all
Atlanta hopes they will find some
occasion to give the general pub
lic opportunity to hear them
again.
The onset of winter has failed to
diminish in the slightest the enthu
slasm over the proposed great Bank-!
head highway, which is to connect
Atlanta and Memphis, by way of Bir
mingham, and which ultimately will
become a transcontinental highway,
and Monday preparations were un
der way for a big conference of offi
clals of the Georgia Bankhead As
soclation which, it was announced,
would be held in Atlanta not later‘
than February 1. ‘
Chalrman Oscar Mills, of the Coun
ty Public Works Committee, who.‘
with Dr. 7. R Whitley, of Doug
lasville, is referee for the Georgla
end of the highway, instructed (‘oun-‘
ty Engineer Tom Wilson, secretary
of the Georgla Assoclation, to at
once communicate with the five Geor
gla vice president with the view of
obtaining reports on the situation in
each of the five Georgia counties
}'hmuxh which the highway will pass.
}Thll information will be in hand and
will be considered by officials prior
to the Atlanta conference, at which
further definite steps toward the
bullding of the highway will be taken.
The five highway counties in Geor
gia are Fulton, Cobb, Douglas, Car
roll and Haralson, Dr. W. D. Gll
bert, County Commissioner, is the
vice pregident for Fulton.
Interest among the highway en
thusiasts was further increased Mon
day by announcement that Cobb
County already has started work on
“"' link of the highway. A splendid
Toad is being built from the Mayson
‘and Turner bridge at the Chatla
‘hoochee River to Austeell.
From Austell is will be continued
to Lithia Springs, where Cobb joins
Douglas County,
| Fulton's portion of the highway,
from the city to the Mayson and
Turner bridge, already has been built,
and the completion of the Cobb
County section will leave but three
counties to finish the highway in this
State. ¢
Referee Mills Monday declared
that the highway all the way to Mem
phis is assured,
“It now will be but a short time
until Atlantans can tour to Birming
ham and Memphis over a splendid
boulevard,” he said.
‘Buffalo Bill’ Near
DENVER, Dec. 18.—Colonel Wil
liam F. Cody (Buffalo Bill), who has
been In a serious condition at the
home of his daughter in this city as
a 4 result of a threatened attack of
pneumonia, is near recolvery. His
physician said today that he would
be out again In a few days.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
MRS, 8. F. BURNETT.
Mrs. 8. F. Burnett, 39, died Monday
morning at a sanitarium in Union City,
She leaves her husband, two sisters ufl
& brother, all of Red Oak. The funer;
will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1
o'clock at Shadna Baptist Church. In
terment in the churchyard.
FUNERAL OF INFANT,
The funeral of the infant of Mr. and
Mrs. C. R, Mashburn, who dled Sunday
At the home, No. §1 Oakland stréet, was
held Monday afternoon. Interment in
Westview,
MRS. EDITH MOUSE.
Mrs. Edith House, 32, died Sunday at
the residence on the Mayson and Turner
road. She leaves her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. G. Richardson, three sisters and
& brother, all of Lansing, Mich. The
bnd? Was removed to the ehn}»l of A. O
& Roy Donehoo pending funeral ar.
rangements,
C. L. FORD.
C. L. Ford, 30, died Sunday at a r‘fl
vate hospital. He resided on the Mo-
Donough road. He is survived by his
wife. The body was removed to the
thapel of H. M. Patterson & Son.
DANIEL W. LIDDELL.
The funeral of Danlel Wilson Liddell,
56, who died Bunday at the residence,
No. 1020 North Boulevard, was heid
Monday from the Rock Spring Preshy.
terian Church. The Rev. Linton Johne
son officlated. Interment was In the
churchyard He is survived by his
Wife, a daughter, Miss Mary Liddell,
and five sons, Herman Foster, Julian
Mack and D W Liddell, Jr.
MRS, MARY ANN NEILL,
The body of Mra. Mary Ann Nelll, who
€led Saturday night at the residence,
No. 506 Sunset avenue, was sent Mon .-
day to Bremer, Ga, where the funeral
and interment were to take place Mon
day afternoon
EDGAR CRAIG.
Edgar Craig, 80 dled Sunday at the
residence, No. 123 Wheeler street. He
leaves & daushter, Mrs. Katie Bramb.
lett, and two sone, J nna C. P. Cralg.
CARL TUCKER,
Carl, 1-year-old gon of Mr. and Mrs,
Fimer Tucker, of Bolton, disd Sunday
&t the home. Only the parents sur.
vive. The Bbody was removed to the
chapel of A. O und Roy Donehoo
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pers on Sunday morning. For it was
for The Georgian's charity work, and
it was the paper directly interested.
The concert was scheduled to begin
‘at 3 o'clock, but the crowd began ar
‘riving shortly after 2 o’clock. Before
ilhe hour for the first number the
‘main floor and boxes and circles were
‘all filled and the greencoated ushers,
volunteers from the Shrine, were
guiding later comers to the balconies.
It was not long until these were filled
to the very last seat, except those
from which the band could not be
seen. ‘
The crowd was typically Atlantan.
Every section of the town from Druig-
Hills to the back alleys was repre-‘
sented. There were enough limou
sines in the street to make one think
opera week had arrived again, and the
procession of pedestrians reached
from Five Points to the doors. There
were old men and young men, their
wives, mothers, children. There were
debutantes of this season and there
were girls from the factories. And
everybody, high and low, appeared to
enjoy every minute of the two hours’|
program. |
Everyone Willing to Aid. |
Potentate Walter Andrews made a
brief talk in the {intermission, urging
liberality in giving, and then the
corps of Shriners, directed by Forrest
Adair, started through the alsles.
There was no “strong arm” work.
Nobody was ordered to dig too deep.‘
But the baskets came out loaded
with silver, and every one had its!
share of dollar notes. “
The fund was turned over Monday‘
to The Georgian's Empty Stocking‘
Fund, and the Santa Claus Girl was
80 happy she tried to whistle. She‘
had been rather up against it, you
know, for she had a long, long list of‘
children whom Santa Claus just must
visit, and experience of other years
showed there should be at least $1.50
for every child. For the fund doesn't
all go for candy and toys. There
must be shoes, and warm underwear,
and a sweater here and there, if the
children are to go to school this win
ter. You don’'t have any idea how
many Atlanta children are shnt out
of the public schools—the free schools
——because they have nothing fit to
wear.
It wouldn’t be possible to give sep
arate thanks and praise to every
Shriner who helped in one way or
another, Bog Noble A. P. Burke cer
talnly should head the list. For be
sides playing a trombone in the band,
he started out last Monday and de
voted several hours a day to putting
that concert over. He and Byron
Souders, president of the band, didn't
do much else for six days but arrange
detalls and straighten out tangles
and see that everything was right.
And everything went off as smoothly
as clockwork, thanks to their efforts.
Thanks are due, too, to every mem
ber of the band and the chanters,
to the Shriners who were ushers and
collectors, and to every wearer of the
fez who attended the econcert and
gave as libcrally as Shriners always
give,
The concert-—you’ll find a review of
that in another column. It was en
tirely too excellent to be buried in
the middle of a story about the
crowd. ‘
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A, B. Steele, Retired
‘ . . \
~ Railroad Man, Dies
| et
~ A: B. Steele, wealthy railroad and
Tumber operator who retired from ac
tive life two years ago because of il
health, died Sunday night at the resi
dence, No. 522 Peachtree street. His
two children, Ben W. Steele, of Now
York, and Mrs. Ray Powers, of Pan
ama City, Fla., were with him.
At the time of his retirement Mr.
Steele was president of the Atlanta
and St. Andrews’ Bay Railroad and
of the Enterprise Lumber Company.
He was interested also in many other
large projects
Mr. Steele had resided in Atlan®m
for 36 years, coming here from Ken
tucky. He was a charter member of
the Capital! City Club and a member
of the Piedmont Driving Club. He
worshipped at St. Luke's,
Two brothers also survive him, Rea
Steele, of Panama City and Wade
Steele, of Kosmosdale, Ky. Mr. Steele
was 61 years old. Arrangements for
the funeral have not been compieted.
. .
Scientists of U. §. to
~ Gather Xmas Week
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NEW YORK, Dec. 18.—Whnfixrob
ably will be the biggest gathering of
scientists ever held will take place
Christmas week, when the American
Association for the Advancement of
Sclence and 47 other scientific bodies
convene here,
i Between 5,000 and 10,000 scientific
men and women will listen to the re
sults of scientific effort during the
past year,
Dr. Charles R. Van Hise, president
of the University of Wisconsin, will
preside at the first session on De
cember 20. Every university In the
United States will be represented.
County Police to
—
County policemen and their wives and
practically %l members of the force who
are in the Benefit class Monday looked
forward with pleasurable interest to a
banquet Thursday night, at which they
:v‘l::.:a the guests of Chief George Ma
n
Members of the County Commission
and their wives and the two mambers
elect—Charles R. Turner ang W. M.
Poole have been invited.
Arrangements for the affair are being
made by Chief Mathieson and Chair
man W. Tom Winn, of the County Com
missfon. It 'mom held In one of the
big downtown hotefs, to be selected by
the two officials.
Pennsy Railroad
In 1918 Rail Market
NEW YORK. Dee. 18.—The Pennsyl
vania Raliroad Is in the market for rally
for delivery in 1918, and it is reported
the mqlmgo calls for 206000 tons, of
Which 75,000 tons will go to the Car
negie Steel Company. The St. Paul,
[llinols Central and Santa Fe have clowed
for their 1818 requirements, the awards
SrUßa fa bnesd 0500 ona. ardshe
St. Louts South orn ll.at:n..
Billy Sund
Endsßoston’
Liquorrignt
(By International News Service.)
BOSTON, Dec. 18.—Billy Sunday’s
fight to make Boston dry came to a
dramatic wind-up today. The city will
vote tomorrow on whether the saloons
are to go.
No campaign against the liquor in
terests in years has so stirred Boston.
The license men, fearing a swing to no
license, have waged an energetic ad
vertising campaign during the past
week. Last year the vote was 46,000
for and 31,000 against liquor. It is
predicted that over 90,000 votes will be
cast in tomorrow’s city election.
Slightly over 97,000 votes were cast in
the city in the last election. Yester
day Billy Sunday addressed 25,000
men in the Tabernacle, lashing Demon
Rum in a spectacular manner. Over
3,000 men “hit the trail,” led by for
mer Governor Bugene Noble Foss, who
has publicly announced that he will
file a bond for $1,000,000 to reimburse
the city for every cent it loses in tax
ation that it does not save in other
ways by going “dry.”
AMERICUS, Dec. 18.—The first
statement from an attorney connected
with the Wade case came today from
Judge J. A. Hixon, associate counsel
for the State with Solicitor Jule Fel
ton and Harry Hawkins, when he
commented on an article in a Macon
afternoon newspaper, which said that.‘
friends of W. L. Johnson, special agent |
of the Central of Georgia, and under
indictment for murder, said he (John
son) was being done an injustice be
cause of an alleged alibi which he
had.
“T know nothing and care nothing
pbout the indictment against Johnson
for chicken fighting,” said Judge Hix
on, and referring to the alleged alibi
he said. “I consider it unprecedented
that six officials of a railroad came
to Americus to stop criminal pro
cedure against Johnson. But the
State met the statements of the rail
road officials with an offer to consider
the alleged alibi, if they would put it
under oath and have it sworn to by
Johnson, which was refused.
“We went to Savannah to see the
books of the railroad quoted in the
alibi, and were denied the privilege of
seeing them,” said Judge Hixon. “The
State has evidence to show at thel
trial that Johnson was in Americus |
on the night which Walter Wade was |
murdered,” continued Judge Hixon’
‘Rallroads and newspapers can not
&top the trial of Johnson, indicted for
the murder of Wade, through allega
tions that he is being done an injus
tice.”
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