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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19

Congress adjourns today, and the
Georgia delegation win hasten home to
frame up, in large measure, the states
for appointment to Federal office under
the new order of things to be instituted
in Washington on March 4.
After the Christmas holidays the rep
resentatives and senators will have no
opportunity to consult face TO face.
with the folks back home. The con-
gress is now in the home stretch. The
short session must end on March 4, and
there is great deal to do. After the
resumption of business in January.
there will be precious few chances for
a congressman to get back home. with
out neglecting his duties in Washing
ton.
Therefore. the would-be pie" eaters
are getting ready their Endorsements.
assembling their why and wherefores.
and preparing for a grand assault on
the statesmen while in Georgia during
the holidays
That is why a congressman of the
Georgia persuasion smiles sicklv.
peevish and more or less grim sort of
smile nowadays when a constituent
wishes him Merry Christmas" and
a Happy New Year"
He doesn't see where he is to have
much Of an opportunity either to be
merry or happy as the shadows of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19
Noted Warrior To Be Principal
Speaker at an Elaborate
Banquet Tonight.

When Major General Leonard Wood,
chief of staff Of the United States army,
leaves Atlanta tomorrow afternoon At
lanta viii have either won or lost the
first decisive move toward obtaining
for this city a brigade post which will
bring several million dollars annually.
General Woods recommendation will
have much to do with the action Of
congress in establishing a brigade post
in the South.
Atlanta will do all in her power to
show the army chief that this city is
located ideally for such post, and
from the time he arrives this afternoon
at 4;30 o'clock over the Seaboard until
he leaves tomorrow every effort will be
made to prove this to him,
General Wood and General Il, M,
Weaver and Colonel e. st. John Greble
two field chiefs who accompany him,
will be entertained and have facts
thrust upon them from every angle
They will be met at the station by a
reception committee headed by John e.
Murphy and taken to the Georgian Ter
race. where they will stay during their
sojourn in the city.
Tonight there viii be one of the
most elaborate banquets ever given at
the Capital City club, General Wood
is to be the principal speaker of the
evening, and the banquet is given in
answer TO his wish to talk to Atlantans
about the army What General Wood
will have to say about the brigade post
Is not known, but, as he was educated
at Tech, il is hoped that he viii be
favorably inclined toward this city
Wilmer L. Moore will preside and Gov
ernor Brown will speak.
Tomorrow morning the students at
Tech will hear a speech from the fla
NOUS war leader who once was a leader
on the football field of that school
General Wood will go to the school
after taking breakfast with General
Robert X Evans and Colonel c. H.
Barth at General Evans residence on
Peachtree street
a lunch win be rendered the general
by the members Of the reception COM
mittee from the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce at / O'Clock tomorrow after
noon, and after being shown over the
city by "a special committee he will
leave for other posts in the South
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19
REVIEWS WAR ON
PISTOL TOTERS

That Recorder Broyles is determined
to put Atlanta's pistol toters out of
business was demonstrated in police
court today, when he sentenced John
Wesley Walker, a negro to serve thirty
days in the stockade and bound him
over to the state courts in bond of ST.
GOO for carrying pistol and pointing it
at another
Were going to break up this pistol
toting practice in Atlanta or else we
will keep the pistol toters in the chain
gang. I'm going to do my best to send
every pistol toter to the chaingang. and
keep repeating the dose until the deadly
pistols are laid aside.
It's high time that these bad mig
gers who go about with a pistol in
their pockets, bullying everybody they
come in contact with, should learn this
fact, And this applies not only to ne
groes but every class of pistol toter.'
Walker engaged in a row with am
other negro and jerking out a pistol.
pointed it at him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19
HEAD A MASS Of
LITTLE PINPLES
Spots All Over Like Ringworm.
itching and Burning, Couldn't
Sleep for Five Weeks. Cuticura
Soapand Ointment Entirely Cured,

Hyattsville, Md.-"My little boy WAS
taken with an itching on the scalp and when
l noticed him scratching so much ! looked
and there was an ashy place on his head
about the size of ten-cent piece, and the
hair was falling from this place by the roots.
In about ten days all over his head wer
these ashy spots which looked Ike ring
worm, but were porous-like The itching
and burning made him scratch a great deal.
His head had gotten so that it was just
mass of mattery little pimples all heapcd
on each other, and when / took OF his
night-cap, the hair and flesh came OF at
the same time. I really thought he would
lose his whole scalp. He couldn't sleep fol-
five weeks, it would itch and bum until
thought he would go into commissions.
Il used different soaps and salves to ne
satisfaction. Then l decided to use tbs
Cuticura Soap and Ointment used to
battle the scalp every morning with the
Cuticura Soap and water as hot as he could
stand it, and then massage it thoroughly
with the Cuticura Ointment Finally l
noticed he began to sleep all night. I used
one cake Of Cuticura Soap and one box Of
Cuticura Ointment and he was entirely cured
His hair came back again one month after
he was cured, and he has better growth Of
hair now than he had at first" (Signed)
Mrs. Ida s. Johnson, Mar. 90, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment are
sold throughout the world Liberal sample Of
each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Ad-
dress postcard "Cuticura, Dept.T Boston"
RS-Tender-faced men should use Cuticura
Soap Shaving Stick, Csc. SAMPLE free.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19
Asks Mayor to jog
Santa'S Memory

Mayor CORTLAND 5. VIM today re
ceived this interesting Christmas lette
from little boy, which he turned over
with donation, TO the Christmas ed!to
IN charge of The Georgian's Empty stock
ing fund:
Dear Friend / must write to YOU
again this year because YOU was SO
good TO tell santa Claus last year
for me
just love You for it, And I want
You TO tell santa Claus TO bring me
something this year He has to do
what you say while he lis here
Never Was SO Happy.
never was as happy in my life as
was last Christmas eve when YOU
made him send me the money to get
my goat. But ! could not get the
goat ] looked for two days, but could
not find one.
Mama told me TO buy me a suit of
clothes, and I did, and wore them to
school I so to school every day.
am afraid J might not write a nice
letter
I am a little boy tell Santa Claus.
10 years old Ten him / am a good
boy. Tell him to be sure and come.
Mama is afraid he win not come:
but ! say ne viii If you ten him so.
Asks cift for Brother.
So please tell him To come to see
me Christmas eve night and bring
me something nice
have a nice little brother three
years old Tell him to come 10 see
him
can hardly wait Your friend.
FAY PATTERSON.
l6 pittman Place.
Turn Off at 29 billiard street This
is the way for santa 10 come
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19
ST. LOUIS GIRL MAKES
BILLION DOLLAR DEBUT

ST LOUIS, Dec. 19,-Miss Lois
Campbeu's "billion-dollar debut" was
continued today. Last nights dinner
dance at the St Louis club was as
elaborate as the reception Tuesday
night at the home OF the debutantes
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Campbell
. Westmoreland place. Miss Campbell
wore gown of embroidered pink ehif-
fon over cha'meuse. Around her neck
was a string OF pearls, her fathers gift
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19
BRUMBY DEFIANT
AS He IS HELD
FORFORGERY
Marietta Youth Is Accused of
Signing Name of Attorney
Alex w. Smith for 1892.


c..,
'-'' any ''''" " '''''' name } ~ ''' e ga
10 chech 20 on the witness STAND.
TIL defy him 10 prove the signature is
not his own said Benjamin w. Brum-
by in Montgomery. Ala, today The
Marietta forger is waiting for the u-
rival of Detective HoiingsWorta, OF the
Atlanta force, who will bring him back
70 Atlanta to stand trial
Ben Brumby, scion of one Of Mafiet-
ta's best known and oldest families is
as expert with pen and blank check
as he is with "a cue according to de-
tectives. and Brumbv@is known in many
cities AS a crack pool player.
He has served several trems for for
series and is wanted for others. but the
specific offense responsible for his ar
rest i'm MONTGOMERY is the charge of
writing the name Of Alex w. Smith so
skilfulIy on the bottom ID check for
1892 that the bank teller passed over
the money without murmur Mr.
smith says the work was SO we'll done
he would have sworn to the signature
himself
Trailed TO MONTGOMERY.
Atlanta Pinkerton detectives trailed
Blumby to Montgomery and landed
him. The Marietta man was in At
lunta all last week. with his wife. and
was working under the name of Harry
S. Anderson. He Is said to have forged
the name Of Theodore II. Hammond to
another check, but he failed to cash
this because the paying teller remem-
bered his face and associated it with
another forgery case. Before the teller
could call an officer Brumby had van
ished through the door and lost no
time in leaving town
The Pinkerton man who arrested
Brumby in Birmingham last September
on another forgery charge says the pool
and pen expert boosted of his skill at
initiating other mems writing.
I'd pick up specimen of the VIC
TINS writing somewhere Brumby told
the detective and write the first letter
hundred times, or until I could write
II perfectly without effbrt. Then I'd
begin on the next. Then I'd write two
or three letters together, and finally the
whole name. Sometimes ia work hour
after hour before | could dash off the
signature so that 1t would be a perfect
imitation and yet bear no trace of la
oorious writing.
say Blanks Were Stolen.
The detectives say Brumby entered
the law otces of smith, Hammond
smith and got blank and cancelled
checks from the desks of Alex w.
smith and Theodore Hammond. With
the cancelled checks as models for sig
natures and the blank checks bearing
'he name OF the owner Brumby had
only TO perfect himself in the imitation
OF the writing
our office was entered on the night
of December g." said Mr. Smith. The
checks were torn from the back OF the
BOOKS and we did not miss them. Sew
eral cancelled checks We're missing, too
as we discovered afterward
The forger copied my writing from
these old checks, carefully initiating
every letter and every figure. When
was shown the check for 1892 which he
had cashed ! could not say it was not
my own, even after careful scrutiny.
Mr. Hammond examined the check to
which his name was forged and was
ready to pronounce 1t a genuine sigma
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19

coming events fall across his natbu-,..
through the holiday season.
The Savannah News conr,o...
briefly but pointedly upon two tonics y,
growing Importance and signi6canco ~ ~
Georgia when in its Thursdays iesna
1t says:
Is the sentiment against capitaI
punishment becoming so wido
spread in Georgia that iuries J.,
murder cases are hard to getq tn
Columbus Ledger refers to the LARGO
number of veniremen excused fro,,,
serving in a murder case in 90
10 lumbus recently on this accom-.
and suggests that if the sentiment
should become much stronger I.
might lessen criminals fear of MN
lshment and reduce the apparent
enormity of murder 1t NAV ba
stated here that the fact tho.
Georgia uses the rope to punisb
men guilty of capital crimes bas
not served to protect her from q,
unenviable position in the list ~
states in which murders are fro
quent. If the sentiment against the
pocket gun could be made to grow
until it dominated the state there
would be little use for the rope,
The protest against the pistol totaro
grows more and more widespread in
Georgia every day, and undoubtedly
there will be some highly restrictive
legislation passed by the next legisIa-
ture with regard to him.
The sentiment against capital pun
ishment also is growing in Georgia, and
eventually there will be more legisla-
ton along that line-possibly not for
Legislature or two yet to come, how.
ever.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19
BABY CROSSING SEA
ALONE IS DETAINED

NEW YORK, Dec l9-FoIlowing the
receipt Of a cable from London officials
Of the White Star line. Leonora Kobbold.
a child of five years. was detained at the
rooms OF the New York Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty 10 Children. A
party Of tourists was taking Leouora on
board London ship when the White
star people took her away The girl.
whose home is in Victoria. British CO.
umbia, says her mother died two weeks
ago and her father asked the tourists
TO take her to her grandfather in Liver
pool
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19
81 CHICAGO AUTOISTS
BEFORE POLICE JUDGE

CHICAGO, Dee. 19.--Eighty-
autoists arrested for various violations
of the vehicle ordinances today APP
peared in court The 81 were gathered
in yesterday by motorcycle and cross
ing policemen in response to a general
order to enforce all the vehicle laws.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19

short trip through
Iowa. and talks
most interestingly
of the trend of po-
litical thought as
he found it in that
section.
VI +. W ri g h t
views with genu-
inc alarm and UNI
easiness the seem
ing inclination of
I Z l II l IL par ly
leaders inside the
Democracy, espe-
cially with re-
spect to the or
ganization of the
cabinet. to siren
uously pr e q C h
n a + m o. n ""
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19
Contributions to
The Georgian's
Christmas Fund

The contributions to The Georgian S
Empty Stocking Fund are as follows:
Gus Edwards' Girls and boys S 127.91
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19

coming events fall across his patbw.,
through the holiday season.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-19
SIDELIGHTS
ON GEORGIA POLITICS.
BY JAMES B. NEVIN.

tinguished statesman and lecturer of
Floyd county, has just returned from
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-11
CORONER FILES A
VERDICT ON DEATH
Believes Death of Schwab
Was Due to Rheumatism
and Alcoholism.

Il told Mrs. John Schwab that | had
found her father-in-law's body in the
orchard. but she said she could do
nothing and did not go to see the
body"
This is portion of the testimony
of Mrs Cora L. Toney which is in
Guided in the coroner's verdict filed
today in the county clerks office Of
! the death of Jacob Schwab. The
mans body was found about 10 o'clock
on the morning OF December 4th in
the orchard of his son, John Schwab,
who resides On the Liberty pike.
The coroner, in his verdict says
that the body showed no marks Of
violence and as far as could be deter
mined after examination at the
Schwab home and also at a local I'M
dertaking mOrgue, death was due to
natural causes most probably from or
ganic heart trOuble-a condition re
sulting from acute rheumatism com
plicated by chronic alcoholism.
that Schwab came to her house about
$50 o'clock on the evening of Deem
Der and asked permission to stay
there that night. His son lived but a
short distance from the Toney resi-
dence. Schwab slept in the barn that
night and about o'clock the follow
ing morning he came to Toney's house
and Mrs. Toney gave him a cup of cot
fee.
Mrs. Toney further says He went
toward John Schwab's house, but
about one-half hour later he came
back and asked me whether had any
vinegar or not. said No He went
away in a few minutes Some time af-
ter | went over to John Schwab's
house and in going through the or
chard I found Schwab lying on the
ground"
John Schwab, the son, told the cor
oner that he had often heard his faith
er say that he intended taking his own
life.
Coroner Pierce has also filed his YER
dict on the death of Ivan Dye, the
nineteen-year-old youth who shot him
self in his room at the Grand Hotel,
December 4. The coroner says that the
motive probably was i'll health. The
body was not found until five or six
hours after Dye had shot himself, the
body being cold and rigid.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-11
HERE'S A CHANCE
FOR GOOD FELLOWS
Two Cases Reported Where
Xmas Cheer Would Ease
Suffering and Poverty.

Richmond's Good Fellows have an
opportunity to spread a little Christ
mas cheer in the homes that are des-
cribed here. The Palladium will gladly
furnish the names of the persons who
need aid, If Good Fellow will open
his heart and purse and alleviate the
suffering
Mrs. Mary Selby, prominent char
ity worker said today that many poor
people are suffering and need warm
clothing. Mrs. Selby today said she
found an old colored man who was
shivering from cold while picking up
papers which he sold at a junk shop
He was given an old sweater by Mrs
Selby. He told his benefactor that he
never expected to receive such a gar
ment on earth and wished many times
that he was in heaven where Jesus
could take care of him. He is ninety
seven years old and has a large scar
on his head where he was struck with
the butt of whip by slave driver
before the civil war
Another case which was reported
by her is that Of a white family which
has to pay $40 per month for an old
shack without windows. Much of the
money the family earns is used to pay
rent. The father is employed as la
borer and the mother is dead A small
baby boy, aged 8 was dropped by a
child who was taking care of it, and
its spine was injured. The little child
is now being cared for by a seven-year-
old daughter and is very pale and
looks SO pitiful that it would melt the
heart OF the coolest to tears said
Mrs. Selby. THE father would be
heartbroken if the child were taken
from him, thought it is not properly
cared for in it's present condition."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-11
WALKING ON WAGER
TO SAN FRANCISCO
Walter Standow Arrives in
Richmond with Canine
Named Spot Frisco

Walter Standow, long distance hik-
er, arrived in this city today on his
way to San Fransicso. Standow has a
bet that he will make the trip from
New York to Frisco in eight months.
He averages thirty miles a day and
walked from West Alexandria to this
city today He picked up a dog part
ner and christened the canine Spot
Frisco" He had to have compan-
ion as he started in with Harry Danes,
who passed through here last week.
Danes is ahead Of Standow because he
violated the agreement and rode part
way on the train. If he wins the wager
he will be given enough money to pay
his tuition through a well known
school of journalism, receiving about
1000
THE roads of this state are far SUI
perior to those of Ohio, and as soon as
| crossed the state line | noticed the
difference. The roads of this state are
as good as any that | have encounter
ed" said Standow. If some local wo-
men are DESTROYS of reducing their
weight | would advise them to take up
walking. | have lost fifteen pounds
since | started from New York on Oct.
%"
DR.. J. C. Reeve, a we'll known physi-
clan of Dayton, Ohio, left that place
with him yesterday morning, but was
forced to give up the trip last night.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-11
N:GLECTED WIFE IS
HELPED BY FRIENDS

For the second time within the last
few months, j. William Barton has
been arrested on the charge OF wife
desertion-this time to be severely
dealt with il is said.
In a bare room in little old house
on South Fifth street lies the wife
of another ''meanest man" Barton 5
wife is i'll and had it not been for the
benevolence of neighbors Mrs. Barton
cumstances Kind-hearted neighbors
have cared for her and her child and
have also been busy in assisting the
county authorities to locate Barton.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-11

Barton was arrested by the sheriff
OF Fayette county yesterday at Con-
nersville and was brought TO Rich
mond this morning by the deputy
sheriff. He probably will be brought
before Judge Fox tomorrow morning
Barton was arrested several months
ago at Terre Haute. by Sheriff Steen.
who went 10 that city armed with an
affidavit Barton was brought back
here and on promise of returning TO
his wife and child and caring for them
the court released Barton. The lat
ter Immediately left town, his wife be-
ing confined to her bed at the time.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-11

would come out worse.
For two years nobody could cure my
eczema. until one day thought would try
the Cuticura Soap and Ointment. 1 used
warm water with the Cuticura Soap and
after that put the Cuticura Ointment on
my hands twice day for about five or six
months when I was completely cured"
(SigneO Sam Marcus. Nov. %, 1911.
Not only are Cuticura Soap and Ointment
most valuable In the treatment Of eczemas
and other distressing eruptions Of skin and
scalp. but no other. emollients do so much
for pimples. blackheads, red, rough skins,
itching. scaly scalps. dandruff, dry. thin and
falling hair. chapped hands and shapeless
nails. nor do 1t SO economically. A single
cake Of Cuticura Soap (25c.) and box Of
Cuticura Ointment (5Oc.) are often sufficient
when all else has failed. Sold throughout
the world. Liberal sample Of each mailed
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. T. Boston"
A6Tender-faced men should use Cuticura
Soap Shaving Stick. 25c. Sample free.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-11
CLEARING SYSTEM
TOLO COMMITTEE
President of New York Or
ganization Was Witness
Again Today.
STOCK MARKET PROBE
But Few Actual Transfers of
Stock an Expert Tells
Committee.
STOCK MARKET PROBE
National News Association)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-W. E
Frew, chairman Of the New York
Clearing House committee, explained
to the money trust investigating com
mittee today the clearing houses at
titude on the subject of charges on the
collection of out of town charges
Frew said the interest and exchange
committee of the association had made
report on the cost of this matter and
he asked that the report be put in the
record.
Samuel Untemeyer, counsel for the
house. committee, asked Frew if the
report showed what the difference in
cost to the New York bank customers
was as a result of the collection rule
Can you tell what this rule impos-
es on the merchants of the country"
asked Untermeyer.,
I'VE have not figured that out ex-
actly," said Frew, explaining that the
figures did not cover that phase of the
question.
Untemeyer asked if the witness had
seen a statement by Frank A. Wander
lip that the rule meant a loss of 49,
100000 year to the merchants of the
country.
Stock Market Probe.
Figures showing that railroad and
other shares are sold over and over
again on the New York stock exchange
without any actual transfer were pre-
sented to the money trust Investigate
ing committee. This marked the actu-
al probe Of the American money mart.
The figures were given by Law
renee w. Scudder, statistician who
has made deep study of conditions
prevailing on the stock exchange. He
said the transfer of U. S. Steel stock
represented only about 25 per cent of
the shares sold The capital stock of
Reading subject to sale was dealt in
thirty times year, according to Scud-
der. The total of Erie capital stock