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THU ATLANTA UKOliOiAN AmJ JSJiiVYS.
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Christmas Furniture
Three Beautiful Pieces of Furniture Offered
Tomorrow At 1-5 Off Regular Price
Chiffonier, 530.80.
Quartered Oak, 18x30 Bevel
I’lute. 21x40 Top. Beauti
fully Haiul Carved. Serpen
tine Swell Front. Claw Feet.
1’iano Finiali. Weight, 135
I ha.
.Marked Frier, $38.50—1-5 off
$30.80
/
Dressing Table, $17.14.
Quartered Oak, Mahogany and
Bird’s-Eye. 18x30 Bevel Plato.
20x34 Top. Serpentine Swell
Front.. , Polished.
Marked Price $21.50—1-5 off
Dressing Table, $18.00.
Quartered Oak, Mahogany
and ' Bird’s-Eye. 18x30
Bevel Plate. 20x34 Top.
Serpentine Swell Front.
Polished.
Marked Price $22.50-1-5 off
$18.00
$17.14
1-5 off all Morris Chairs and all Hand Painted
Tables. Make selections quick, they're going fast.
More Extra Prizes And Extra Votes
in The Georgian’s Great $15,000
Popular Voting Contest.
Three Prizes in Gold to be Awarded as
Follows: $75.00 to the First; $50.00
to the Second, and $25.00
to the Third.
WALKERTfllES
TO Kill SELF
New Britain Embez
zler Prevented From
Taking Poison.
New York, Dec. 19,—William F.
Walker, charged with embenllng
3620,000 from the New Britain. Conn.,
Savings Bank, 1 a fugitive since last
February, has been arrested near En
senada, Mexico, according to dispatches
received yesterday. H« confessed to
his Identity.
When arrested Walker made a des
perate effort to drink from a small vial,
supposed to contain poison, falling In
which he fought savagely to prevent
capture, nnd was only prevented from
using a revolver on himself after a
severe struggle.
When Walker was confronted by De.
tectlve Hoffman he -denied his identity,
but was arrested. He continued to
dony Hurt he was Walker until En
senada was reached. Then he weak
ened and confeeeed. He talked freely
of hie flight In China and other foreign
oountrles. where the detectives pur-
sued him.
A reward of >8,000 was offered for
Walker alive and >1,000 for him dead.
Important Financial Devel
opments Are Ex
pected.
Philadelphia. V$., Dm. lfc—To dltrtu# lha
financial nltuauon and to dottrmlno juat
what action the banking nnd Indnatrlal In*
twata of this city will hate to take to pre
tent any further disturbances, J. P. Mor-
C au i --------
cads
city.
Mr. Morgan met Governor Ftnart. with
Mayor Hoyburn, of Philadelphia; Jarnca
McCrea. president of the Pennsylvania rail-
road; Georgo b\ Baker, president of the
Phlladelouia nnd Heading, and a number
of others. It Is expected that Important
financial developments will resale from the
conference.
STRIP PRISONER
OFSTOLEN CLOTHES
J. G. Cash, the yonng man who has con
fessed to wholesale robbery of several of
the big office buildings*, is belie veil by de
tectives to l»e a kleptomaniac.
In bis confession, young Cash said:
“I stole these things, and Just simply
couldn’t help It. I didn't need any money
nnd there was no necessity for me to steal.
I just felt like stealing and couldn't resist
the desire.*’
The fact that Cash had not turned any of
his stolen booty Into money Is another rea
son that strengthens the kleptomnnlac the
ory. The young man hml used the various
rugs, pictures and other ornaments taken
from the different offices In decorating his
home.
At the tlmo of hts arrest Cash wss dress-
ed lu a stolen outfit. Ills stylish suit of
clothes belongs to R. P. Travis, 421 Umpire
building, and the, orercoat belongs to I)r.
Clarence Johnson, in the Prudential build
ing. and the hat to J. J. McLendon. Hs
has been stripped of these clothes and fur
nished with a suit of his own clothes.
HOLIDAY FROCKS: Here’.
■ a rick opportunity to get some
very inexpensive, very dainty,
very ckic little frocks for tke
Christmas gayeties at this spe
cial sale of Fancy Fabrics.
Friday morning there s going to he in our Dress Goods sec
tions a very special selling of fancy fabrics. These materials
are the very things you’ll - want for dancing frocks, evening
gowns, and other dressy uses. They cover quite a wide range
of colors and designs. For example:
SPANGLED CHIFFONS AND MOUSSELINES,
enriched with sequins, embossed florals, or chenille dots.
Some are figured and have crystalline dew-drop effects prettily
wrought upon the delicate surfac^. These were 85c and $1.00
a yari
d.
SPECIAL: 69c
COTTON EFFLEURES, in unusually charming designs,
printed and embroidered. This is a material that drapes beau
tifully. It makes the freshest and most attractive gowns and
has marvelous possibilities in the hands of even the unpretentious
home dressmaker. Its reasonable price gives no indication of
its artistic effects. Regularly 50c. f
HERE IS THE OFFER:
To tlie candidate who secures the highest number of new three-month sub
scriptions between the dates of Wodnesday, December 18th, and Saturday, January
4th, at 8 o’clock, p. m., we will give $75 in gold; to the second highest we will award
$50 in gold, and to the third highest we will award $25 in gold. Only new subscrip
tions count on this offer and every one has the same fair chance to win.
EXTRA VOTES ALSO OFFERED.
For every new yearly subscription which you will bring in we will give you 600
extra votes over and above the regular number of votes, and for every six-months’
subscription which you bring in, we will give you 300 extra votes. Only new sub
scriptions count on this offer, and the subscriptions on which you receive the extra
votes will also count on the extra prize offer. A 6-months’ subscription will count
the same as two for three months, and a yearly subscription will also count the
same as four for three months.
THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
You can surely win one of the three prizes offered if you try, and even if you
don’t, there is the opportunity of getting the extra votes which are offered on the
six and twelve months’ subscriptions. Six hundred extra votes for each and every
new yearly subscription which you bring or send in, and there is no necessity for.
any clubs or anything of the sort. Just send in your new yearly subscription or one
for six months, and the extra votes will be given at the same time the regular votes
are issued. ^
THIS IS THE LAST EXTRA PRIZE OFFER OF THE CONTEST, SO
GET IN NOW—TODAY—AND DO YOUR BEST WORK.
WATCH THE GEORGIAN FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THIS
GREAT OFFER.
have rooovorwl several other stolen articles.
A shotgun valued at ami bekmftnc to
C, ltobiDson in the EngUah-Amorlcan build
ing and also an overcoat worn found tu a
boarding house at 67 Ilendrlx-ave. Cash had
burned these articles to a.friend hoarding
there. A woman's Jacket and gloves were
ieeov*f*d Wednesday night from Cash's
homo, having been found there by Mrs.
t'usli after the defectives had removed the
other booty Tuesday night. The officers
have also recovered a ainall bronze buffalo
stolen front the office et Dr. J. O. .Seamans.
Cash trill Iw srralgnad Friday morning
before Recorder Nash Itroyles and will face
fifteen osseg. Ho has announced that be
will |decd guilty.
! APPEAL TO ROSEN
TO SAVE RUSSIANS
I New York, Dec. 19.—A movement
i participated In by some of tlia most
i prominent ‘ cltlxens of the country.
| launched In the Interests of Nicholas
Tchaykovaky and Mine. Hreahkovsky.
now held In tha yrent fortress prison,
St. Peter and St. Paul. St. Petersburg,
by the Russian government, Is stirring
up a feeling closely bordering upon In'
urns tin nal displeasure.
A committee of three. armed with a
petition signed by Merk Twstn. Rich
ard Watson under. Rev. Dr. la-man
Abbott, Judge Morgan J. O’Brien, Hen
ry Clews, William Dean Hotvelle, Nor
man Hapgood and eCorea of other
rromlnent men, called on Baron Iloaen
In Washington last Saturday and asked
the release of Tcbtykdvsky and Mme.
Ereihkovsky.
Tchaykovsky was arrested when he
y-ntured Into Ruseta after he had so
licited aid In Amorlca for a movement
for the overthrow of the exar. Baron
Rosen, it la learned, eot»!d not under
stand why citlsens of this country
should Interfere In a /natter In no way
concerning the rights or liberty of
American either*. Naturally he re
fused to consider the petition.
A PLEASANT SMOKER
EEM Medicated Cigarettes—Cigar and
Drug Stores So.
FOR XMAS.
Post Card Albums and
Cards, 10c to $1.75. Larg
est stock in the South. 97
Peachtree St. The “Cute
and Cunning” Novelty Post
{Card Shop.
SPECIAL: 29c
SILK TISSUES; a good and very pretty variety, reduced
for this particular occasion from twice the price. *
SPECIAL: 15c
\
Chamberlin- Joh nson-
DuBose Company
ALCOHOL FUEL WILL DRIVE ■
BATTLESHIPS AT 50 KNOTS;
SUBMARINES LIKE FL YINGFISH
New York, Dec. 19.—Large first-class
battleships of 10,000 tons displacement,
driven by alcohol, without smoke and
attaining a speed of nearly 00 knots an
hour, creepy little submarines fitted
with hydroplanes that will send them
skimming like flying flsh at giant bat
tleships and ready to dive to safety the
moment they have discharged their tor
pedoes—these are the elements of na
val warfare of the future, as foreseen
by Lewis Nixon, famous marine con
structor and Inventor of freak and
speedy narcraft.
The forerunner of the new fighting
craft Is now under construction at Nix
on's ship yards.
A Fortunate Texan.
Mr. E. W. Goodloe, of 107 St. Louis
street, Dallas, Tex., says: “In the past
year I have become acquainted with
Dr. King’s New Life Pills, and no laxa
tive I ever before tried so effectually
disposes of malaria and biliousness,"
They don’t grind nor gripe. 28c, at all
drug stores.
Best Jellico Lump, $5.00
Kentucky Lump, $4.50
COAL
Sold iii ton lots only, for Cash
Main office 59 S. Boulevard, PhOIIC 1787
Branch Yard 516 Marietta-sl, A Phone 2273
Henry Meinert
FIRST CHOICE IN
NEW YORK STATE
Washington, Dec. 79.—President
Roosevelt Is still the strongest first
choice ami Governor Hughes Is tbs
strongest second choice of the voters of
the state of New York, according to »
poll of 5,000 men of influence In >1'*
state Just taken by the New York 6tnie
League of Republican Clubs.
About one-third of the replies ha\e
been received since President Roose
velt’* very positive and direct state
ment that he would not accept under
any circumstances a rsnootlnatlon.
T|io two-thirds were received prior to
that announcement.
NQRTHEHNMETHODJSTS
OF GEORGIA CONVENE
The Georgia Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church, kqown as tht
Northern Methodist church, convene-
at the HemphIH-ave. church Tliursd- 1 '
with Bishop David H. Moore presldlnl
The conference will last throughout the
remainder of this week.
In the mornings business session*
will be held: In the afternoons anm-
versary celebrations, and In the ew 1
Ings evangelistic services. At the "
Dean Beard, of the University of 1 ns
tanoogn, will preach every nl * h .„
W. K. Anderson will speak on edncati
Thursday afternoon and Dr.
of Chattanooga, on Friday bight. Bis
op Moore will preach at Hamphl"-*"
church on Sunday. December --.
the public Is cordially Invited.