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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. rHFF.RFUL CREDIT r We have the utmost confidence in the hon esty and integrity of the working people and that is why we have decided at this time to offer more liberal terms of Credit than ever before. Keep your money in the bank where it will earn more for you and come here and bu ter clothing on our easiest of all Down terms. Christmas will soon he here— buy sensible gifts—we will trust you-73 stores-factory to wearer For Men and Boys Overcoats $10 to $23 Men’s Suits SIO to $23. Boys* 2 Piece Suits $2- 30 to $0 Men’s Raincoats Boys* Overcoats Men’s Hats Men’s Shoes Umbrellas $10 to $20 $3 to $16 $1.30 to $3 $1.73 to $4 73c to $4 For Women and Misses FURS ON CREDIT Women’s Coats Women’s Suits Trimmed Hats Girls* Coats Silk Waists Ladies’ Shoes $ 0 to $30 10 to 30 2 to 10 3 to 7 $4.50-to 9 2 to 4 ISSSfcgl OVER 71 WHITEHALL ST. Nigth Un- BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R. NOW HA8 DIRECT CONNECTION IN NEW UNION STATION, WASHINGTON, D. C. WITH ALL LINES TO AND FROM THE 80UTH. THROUGH VE3TIBULED TRAIN8 SPLENDIDLY EQUIPPED PULLMAN DRAWING ROOM PARLOR AND 8LEEPING CAR8 EXCELLENT DINING CAR 8ERVICE FROM WASHINGTON TO PITTSBURG, CLEVELAND, CHICAGO, THE WEST AND N0RTHWE8T. FAMOUS ROYAL BLUE LINE , TO BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK "EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR” WASHINGTON TO BALTIMORE. “EVERY OTHER HOUR ON THE ODD HOUR” WASHINGTON TO PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK. D. B. MARTIN, C. W. BASSETT, Manager Paaienger Traffic. General Paaeenger Agent. Failed To Find Assallanb Decatur, Ala., Dec. 6.—Officer Will Davidson haa returned from Birming ham, where he went In search of the man accused of hrvlng bound and gag ged Miss Dollle May Porter In New Decatur on Monday afternoon. He failed to locate the man In that city. Prohibition Will Aid Negroes. Decatur, Ale., Dec. 8.—Bishop Wil liams, of Augusta, Oa., who Is presiding over the Colored North Alabama con ference In Decatur, la a strong advocate of prohibition. Ho la of the opinion that prohibition would be a great bless- ing to the negro race. SECT TAFT WILL SAIL SATURDAY Remains in Berlin Only Long Enough to At tend Dinner, ' Berlin, Dec. 8.—Secretary Taft will remain In Berlin Just long enough to night to attend a format dinner at Am bassador Towers' residence. He will leave at midnight for Hamburg, whence he salle tomorrow "on the steamship President Grant, due In New York about the 16th. LED A DOG’S LIFE, ASSERTS A WIFE Upon the allegation that bo la making a strenuous effort to keep his threat to “lead her n dog'n life,” Mr a. Elsie A. Rarratt haa filed unit for divorce against her bualmud, Conrad Leo Barrltt, According to the pe tition, the couple wan married on August 15, and It trns noon thereafter that the bun- hand made bin threat. Mr*. Barrett Alleges that her huahand choked her. threatened her with a pistol mid deserted her about December 1. The petition was tiled for the plaintiff by Attor ney ArmlnliiN Wright nnd C. A. Cunning- Tntt’sPills This popular remedy never falls to effectually cure Dyspepsia, Constipation, Sick Headache, Biliousness And ALL DISEASES arising from a Torpid Liver and Bad Digestion The natural result Is good appetite and solid flesh. Dose small; elegant, ly sugarcoated and easy to swallow. Take No Substitute. CLOTHING ON _ CREDIT FOR MEN AND WOMEN. SPARE 0.00 A WEEK. WE WILL KEEP YOU ‘WELL-DRESSED. ' THE FAIR _ 93 WHITEHALL STREET. carsd tt h,m, i TEETH EXTRACTED positively without 1-ziu. 60c each. Beit IS. Money • uy bett« LA D IS LFI1 PREVIOUS RECORDS ARE BROKEN IN BIG $15/)00j>RIZE CONTEST More Clubs and Subscriptions on Thursday Than on Any Two Preceding Days, Due to Popularity of Extra Vote Offer. The eitra vote offer which wag Inaugu rated Tuesday In connection with Thu Geor gian's 115.000 contest, has struck a popular chord with the many candidates In the cop- test. More subscriptions and "clubs** were received Thursday .than for any previous two days combined, which speaks well for the plan nnd Its ultimate results. The con test department was kept busy all day Thursday receiving callers, Issuing votes and explaining about the /treat special vote offer. No doubt they, will be even busier during the remaining days this special of fer holds good, for the subscriptions are fairly pouring In. More Than 500,000 Ballots. The polls closed Tuesday ulgbt for tbs Wednesday report. More votes were cant during the Inst few days than ever before. The total number of ballots cast to dnte reaches well over the 500,000 mark. There are n number of new leaders In the differ ent districts. There will be one or two aurprlsM Satur day. No doubt about that. Watch The Georgian Saturday and see how the many candidates are progressing. The twenty business college scholarships In the Dixie Business College of Atlanta are attracting great Interest among testnnts. These courses are complete In either oue of the two branches taugfit— bookkeeping or stenography. The Dixie Business College bears a rep’tatlon In tho state of Georgiasecond tp are scattered nil over the United States, merit nil over the country. Those who win the scholarships In this school will be well repaid for their effort In this contest. Every- one should have a business education, nnd The Georgian feels Justly proud In having been able to secure scholarships from such a reliable and thoroughly prnctlcnl school as the Dixie Business College. More will be said about thla ndmirsble school Inter. Early Decision of Special Award; Don't overlook the fae* that the great extra vote offer, whereby every candidate In the race cau secure at least 2,000 extra votes, closes ’ope week from Saturday. At the name time the two rnsh awards—one of $50 sud one of $2&-wlU be decided. These monev prizes will go to the contestants who have the largest number of votes lu the entire contest up to December 14. There Is a great deal of-lutoreat centered In these cash awards, and more than one candidate l» trying to be dcclurcd the winner. Fifty dollars In gold la not picked up so easily every day. Remember there la only one more week tp work for these cash prizes. Oet busy and make the moat of the extra vote offer. It will help you materially to get the money ua well ns one of the main prizes which are to be a wan led JiVbru* ary 2.. A complete explanation of how' to secure the 2,000 extra votes during this and all of next week was made Wednesday ami will nppear again ‘Friday. 7f you are not al ready conversant with It. read Friday’s Ueorjlan, or telephone The Ocorglnu for particulars. ED F. ORUSSELLE FOR LEGISLATURE Ju.t and (air treatment o( corpora tion. nnd Individual, almpler nnd bet ter collection lawn, the Improvement t* roadn nnd nchoola, the apeedy ndmln- Intratlon o( Juntlce, a minimum levy of tnxen during hard tlmen and clean and honent government aro among tho principal plank, of the platform an nounced by Edward F. Crus.elle, can didate for the Ooorgta legl.lature frdm Fulton county. In regard to the prohibition law Mr. Crussello quotea Oeneral Grant a. fol low.; “If It I. a Inw I will enforce It. If It I. a bad law and rigidly enforced the aooner It will be repealed. If It la a good law the people are entitled to have It enforced.” MR8. L. B*. HART DIES WHILE VISITING DAUGHTER. Special to Th. Georgina. Cotumbu*. Ga.. Dec. 6.—Mr.. L. B. Hart, mother of Mr*. L. H. Chappell, died at the home of her daughter In thl. city Wednesday night. Her home waa In Union Point, Oa., and .he waa on a vlelt here. She waa the wl.'e of th. late W. T. Hart, a brother of Attorney General Hart, of Georgia. She leaves two eon. and three daughter.. The funeral took place today, the Interment being In Ltnwood cemetery, thla city. PLAN OF GEORGIAN’S POPULAR VOTING CONTEST , TREATING THROAT AT DISPENSARY An addition, to the home treatment dis pensary for the treatment of tuberculosis In Atlnntn has been made In the shupo of treatment for the nose nnd throat, and ns a result many of the patients ore showing marked Improvement. It was discovered when the first eousunip- tlvea were fronted that tunny of them had nose and throat affectlous. but at that time no arrangements had been made to give tbls treatment with that for tuberculosis. Now tli*? proper Instruments have been provided «t the dispensary and a specialist examines each of ino tuberculosis patients anti glvea attention to those needing It. In several cases tho eye of the specialist detected throat and nose trouble that had escaped the notice of the tuberculosis spe cialist. and now these patients arc showing more Imprd" — *--■*— * * vement than before. At preseut 106 putlctUs enrolled for tubercu losis treatment, and of those 60 ooun Ittrly every day and receive attcutbui. inly uno _ That Is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look for the signature of E. \\\ GROVE. Used the world over to Cure a Cold In One Day. 25c. The Georgian’s popular voting contest Is open to nil respectable women In Georgia between the years of 16 and 60. Aigrone can nominate a candidate. It Is not absolutely necessary to uso the nominat ing blank printed In The Georgian dally, although to do so Is more regular. Simply sending In rotes, whether cllp|#ed from The Georgian dally or upon paid-in-advance sub scriptions amounts to a nomination. The voting coupons, printed dally In The Geor gian, count for live votes the first week it ml one vote after seven days. They should bo sent In promptly. Carefully All out each one with fnll name and address. Every yearly paid-in-advance NEW sub scription counts for 2.403 votes; OLt) sub scription 1.200 votes. Every six months paid In advance NEW subscription counts for b 000 votes; OLD subscription 600 votes. very three months, paid In advance, NEW subscription counts for 400 votes; OLD sub- r ation 200 votes. Every one month, paid advance. NEW subscription counts for votes: OLD aubscrlptlou 60 votes. , A NEW subscriber Is one who Is not now taking The Georgian. A change of name without change of address does not consti tute a new subscriber. Where s subscrip tion Is changed from one member of tbe family to another and the address remains the same It Is not s new subscriber and will not be accepted as such In this contest. One who stops Tbe Georgian for a short time snd re-*ubsrril>es for the purpose of securing more votes In this contest will not be accepted as a NEW subsrrltier. An OLD subscritter Is one who Is now a gubscriber to The Georgian. No rotes are Issued on money brought In dne subscription has to be paid up votes are Issued on a paid-in-advance sub scription to the same party. New anbscrlptlona count for twice aa many votes aa old subscriptions. The city of Atlanta Is divided Into fifteen districts, the suburbs Into five districts and the state Into ten districts. There are four grand prtses-Jl.OOO In S lid, a $2,010 touring car automobile, a $750 rand Plano. and a $660 Runabout Automo or the state who get the four great! her of votes. The contestant getting largest number of votes haa her choice of the grand prizes. The second one of ths second choice and so on for tbe third nod fourth highest contestants. One contestant can win only one prize. There are nluety districts. Three prizes will W a wanted to each district. Irre spective of the number of votes brought in from any other district. The fourth contestant In district one may K t more votes than the first contestant In itrlct 90. but tbfi contestant In district 90 will get first choice of the prizes for dis trict >1. la this way three prizes will git to each district. The fonr successful con testants for the four grand prizes will not receive any district prizes. One prize only to each successful con testant The district prizes are: Ten Rlngslierry pianos furnished by the Cable Plano Com pany; 20 trips to Cuba, all expenses pnl<| from Mine of leaving bpnie; thirty scholar ships; liftevu diamond rings, sud fifteen One year, $4.50; six months,' months, $1.25; one month, 46 ce Contestants are not restricted to their, dis trict In securing subscriptions. The money must accompany all subscrip tlons for votes. No commission Is allowed on voting sub- ited as scriptlons. Clubbing voting subscriptions. offers not accept! Agents In state will Indicate whether papers are to be delivered by them or sent by malt The awards In this contest will be made by a committee of leading citizens. No active employee of The Georgian or s member of tbe family of an active employee la eligible to become s contestant. Tbe voting coupon Is published dally In The Georgian. Five votes first week, one vote thereafter. Don’t hive to be a subscriber to be s contestant. Tbe Georgian reserves the right to pass upon candidate's eligibility. All subscrlptlous must have name snd number of street or It. F. D. route plainly written. further particulars and Send all subscriptions, remittances and •r* to Tbe Atlanta Geo ~ krtment, Atlanta Georgia SOUTHERN RAILWAY - CHANGES SCHEDULE. Effective December 8, train No. 11, from Charlotte nnd Intermediate sta- tlons, will arrive Atlanta 9:45 p. m., Instead of 9 p. m., and No. 12, for Charlotte and Intermediate stations, will leave Atlanta at C:50 a. m„ Instead of 7 a. m. ‘ Effeotlv'e same dnte, trntn No 11, leaving Atlanta at 10:45 p. m. t for Birmingham, and train No. 12. arriv ing from Birmingham at 6:50 a. m., will be discontinued. JAMES FREEMAN, District Passenger Agent. You Would Not Accept Counterfeit Money—Why Accopt Counterfeit Goods? Good monar is made by the govern ment In which you have implicit faith and confidence, f ood goods are made by manufacturero who aro willing to stake tirelr reputations on the quality of the material tottered to you through the medium of their advertisements In this paper. Counterfeit goods are not advertised. The reason for It la they will not bear the close scrutiny to which genuine advers*ted goods are subjected. Counterfeit money pay* more profit to the counterfeiter. Coun. terfelt goods are offered to you for the same reason. Insist on the Genuine—Reject the Counterfeit. 1 For Christmas The Little Things, the Big Things, the Cheap Things, the Expensive Things Are All Ready in Our Big Stores Now For the Early Shopper. Ready with the full spirit of Christmas, ready with the most magnificent assortments of Christmas merchandise possible for a store to.assemble, ready with a store service that will lighten the season’s perplexities, ready with a sales-force that will find no effort too great if it helps you in your selections. It’s going to be a “different kind” of Christ mas store, more of exclusiveness, more of novelty. Gifts from every market are here, delightful, inexpensive ones for those who must closely reckon expenditures—superbly rich ones for those who need not count the cost. They are con veniently arranged throughout the store; Christmas things that will be. a pleasure to purchase and to give. Jh Our Fire-Set Department You can find one of the hand somest displays in Atlanta. Coal Vases in the Japanned class from $1.75 up, and then the Brass Vases—they are beauties —and will last a lifetime. What is more beautiful—beneficial or beautiful—than a Brass Coal Vase? Also in this depart ment you will find Coal Hods, all sizes and qualities- Fire Sets galore — cheap ones, moderate ones and solid brass. To make a long story short, kindly come around and look through this department especial^, at/4 yPU will go away happy. King Hardware Co. 53 Peachtree Street. 87 Whitehall Street LEGLESS PILGRIM • HAS LONG SEARCH upon the charity of others, Charles F. South Is on a strange search over the country for a missing wife and to the fact that a search became necessary, he owes his present unfortunate con dition. All sorts of storied are given by peo ple as the cause of their downfall, but South's is queer indeed. He was found begging "on the streets by Secretary I.ogan of the Associated Charities and he won taken to the office of that or ganization for an Interview. Then ho told his story. According to this tale, he was not aUtays a pan handler. and even after he lest his two legs below the knees he earned a liv ing at bookkeeping. "I had haved up 1700.” he sold, '’and then came the blow. My wife deserted me wltn the money and with my chil dren. 1 couldn’t stand It. I couldn’t work nnd I started out to find her and the children. ,1 have followed her •ver the country and so far my search has been fruitless. ’•Rut I’ll find her,’* he continued and :i gleam of determination shone In his eyes. "All 1 want Is my children, and GEORGIAN AND NEWS $15,000 CONTEST No. 19 GOOD FOR ONE VOTE FOR MRS. OR MISS (Name of Candidate) (Street Number, Cltjr and State.) CONTEST DISTRICT NUMBER NOT GOOD AFTER DEO. 12. even yet I expect to get them. I'll fol low. my wife to the end of tho earth until I get those little ones.” South was 111 when found by Secre tary Logan, and he was given medical attention and efforts will be made to TWO WEEKS MORE TO PAY UP TAXES ft WHO WILL WIN THE SIMM IN CASH December It Is the last day for the payment of'general taxes end Tax Col lector Stewart !• preparing for the usual winding-up rush. Up to the present about 1100,000 has been col lected and there Is yet about $800,000 due. Mr. Stewart states that collec tions this year are about- the same last and that puyments have been as prompt as usual. Offered by the Georgian In Its $15,000 Contest g Read the Article on This Page for Particulars of the Contest Plan Stuart’s Gin and Buchu, a quick cure for Bright's disease, liver and stomach troubles. All drug, gists, $1.00. TTiirirTr^r^Tr-TW"* 1 let him provide for himself so he win not have to beg. ' He Is the same man who declared he took a Job In a powder mill at the moat dangerous sort ot work. In the hope the mill would blow up and end his suffering.