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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ,'CHR TEMPLE CRAVES. Editor f. 1. SEELY. Pwblltker. Published Every Afternoon (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY, At 2S West Alabama St., Atlanta, Ga. Subscription Rates. one Tear..... Six Months Three Month* *•* By Carrier, Per Week .10 Entered nt the Atlanta Poetofflc* aa second-class mall matter. Smith A Thompson, ndrertletn* rep resentatives for all territory outside of Georgia. Chicago Office ....Trlbnn# fIMff* New York Office rotter Bldg. If yon have any trouble getting THE GEORGIAN, telephone the Circulation Department and nave It promptly rep. edled. Telephones: Bell 4W7 Mala, Atlanta 4401. It Is desirable that all commnnlca- tloas Intended for publication In TUB GEORGIAN be limited to 400 words la length. It Is Imperative that they be signed, as an evidence of good faith, though the names will be withheld If requested. Rejected manuscripts will not be returned nnleaa stamps are seat for the purpose. THE GEORGIAN prints no andean er objectionable advertising. Neither does It print whlafcy or toy liquor ads. ' , •• It now do Ibl. nod nt nan low u» wot* with ■ profit to tb. city. Thl. (bonld h. don. at oaca. The Oeorflan ba- II.Tt. that If atraat railway, cab be aa they are, there la ao rood r they cannot be ao operated I tali can i why th«y cannot ba ao i are. But wa do not ballara , dona now, and It may ba aoma yearn la tbit direction Lucian Knight in California. Tbs many friends of Lucian Knight In Atlanta and In Georgia, will read with pleasure bla beautiful and thoughtful article upon the Twontleth Century Jew la The Georgian of today. The perusal of this graceful aud thoughtful article wilt be the An nouncement to the friends of Lucian Knlgbt that hla brilliant mind and aklllfnl pen have lost nothing of their touch and charm under the softer skies of California. It la a brilliant and merited tribute which Mr. Knight paya to tho great race whose history has been so largo a part of the life of this republic and of his goodly city. It la In all re spects a notable article which The Georgian publishes today and wilt no doubt be read with keen Interest and delight not only by the people whom It describes but by the multitude of friends and admirers of our brilliant young Georgian who la seeking health in tbe softer latitude of the far West. It will bo pleasant news to tho friends of Mr. Knight to hear that bis health la much improved and that hla surroundings are moat happy and delightful. It will be of further Inter est to be told that hla promised book on “Georgia," will be forthcoming nt nn early date and that It will bo the beat and fullest expression which wo have yet had from Ita accomplished and eloquent author. Those who have read the hook In full from manuscript, and those who have seen Its preliminary sheets, aro lavish In their praises of the beauty of IU style, the clearness of Its thought, and the comprehensive Infor mation which It contains. A halt dosen pages will sufllce to Impress the reader that Mr. Knight Is a scholar of deep research with perhaps the rarest literary touch among the Georgians of today. You may talk about the fame of Roosevelt and Bryan, the prestige of Taft, the publicity of Bellamy Storer, and the high repute of Kalaer BUI, but there Is a gentleman by the name of "8. Claus," whnae popularity for the time being Is putting all their noses out of Joint. We do not fear the coming of Slater Carrie Nation. When she gets here our New Year resolutions will be In fall working force, and we shall all be very still. The "Reflections of s Bachelor" are to be permanently disturbed. Post Wheeler marries IlalUe Ermlnie Rives on December 29th. Nor are we alarmed at Caasle Chad- wick's visit. -All our money will be ■pent before tho coming of tho accom plished flnancler. When the "Simple Life" comes in conflict with the "Strenuous Life,” then “Simple Teddy" does sklddoo. Maybe now Post Wheeler will write some paragraphic!* on "the Reconsid erations of a Benedict.” How heavenly good our children are In these late December days! Where the Georgia Delegation Live In Washington. SENATORS. Augustus O. Bacon, 1757 Oregon avenue. A. 8, Clay, the Normandie. CONGRESSMEN. W. C. Adamson, the Oxford. I*. L. Bartlett, the Shoreham. Thomas M. Bell, the Iroquois. W. U. Brantley, the Chapin. T. W. Hardwick, the Shoreham. W. M. Howard, the Bancroft. Gordon Iy». the Shoreham. K. B. Lewie, the Metropolitan. J. tV. Overstreet, the Metropoli tan. L. K. Livingston, 1916 Blit more •ireet. LET THE MAYOR APPROVE THE COUNCIL. It Is to be hoped that Mayor Woodward will rise to the full height of municipal statesmanship either directly or Indirectly in bis attitude to ward the action of council upon the liquor licenses. The wise and proper thing for the mayor to do would be to affix his signature Instantly and emphatically to the action of the city council and to set at rest this Important matter before the beginning of another year. If this should bo his action we are quite sure that It will command the confidence and Indorsement of the wiser people who make public opinion In Atlanta and will close bla administration in a way most creditable to hla fame and to the record of bla public service. If, for any reason the mayor can be in doubt as to the wisdom of the council's acCion In the matter of the liquor license, we feel that both Jus tice and propriety would suggest that, aa hla own term of office la ao near ly done, he should leave the decision of this great and Important matter to the Judgment of hla successor already elected and Just about to take hla seat and to assume the responsibilities of the government It does not matter to the thinking people of this city at what par ticular moment or under what especial Influences thp city council came to Ita final decision In thlB question. There la much In the surroundings of thlB Anal vote which suggests tho impulse that Is sometimes akin to Inspiration. At least It was tho best and wisest thing that the council could have done, and It is doubly Impressive In tbe fact that It was done by so overwhelming a majority and In such an emphatic way. The Georgian aa we recall It was tbe first paper in this city to urge three things In dealing with the liquor situation In Atlanta. Just after the excitement which followed upon the riot of September 22, The Geor gian began to agitate for three reforms In the liquor traffic of the city. First: The raising of tbe licenses for the running of saloons. Second: The decrease of the number of saloons. Third: Such additional stricter regulation of the liquor traffic aa so ber Judgment might suggest for the lessening of Ita evils and of Ita uae. So that this paper Is In full accord with the reforms which have been brought about by the discussion of this Important matter, and we believe that the city is now standing at a crisis which can be met or marred to the good or evil of the whole population. If Mayor Woodward during hla brief remaining days of office should aee fit to veto the wise and pru dent measure of the city council, unless the council majority Is large enough to override hla veto, be would do more to precipitate upon Atlanta the strife and wrangle of a prohibition election than any other man could poaalbly do at this time. The surprise and Indignation of the better ele ment of the people would add a multitude of votes to the protest of the ul- tra-prohlbltlonlsts of Atlanta and tho mayor would not only be likely to pre cipitate an election but to multiply the number of those who would vote for a radical change. If, on the other hand, the mayor should promptly recognise the wis dom and prudence of the council's action, which has been formed out of the concurrent Judgment and deliberation of the better element of our municipal system, ho might close his administration and close the year with the establishment of auch added restraint and control of the liquor traffic as would record a distinct triumph for the temperance people and a distinct assurance of bettor conduct and greater temperance within the coming year. With these laws established no man could deny or would be dispos ed to deny that the liquor traffic in Atlanta was held within closer and more rigid lines of regulation than in almost any o' y of the South or of the country, and that every step of recent ye: >een distinctly a triumph for tho temperance element and for the u- clopment of law and order in the city and In tho state. And In order to make this condition permanent and tranquillize It to tho apprehension of the real friends of temperance and order throughout the commonwealth. It Is Indlspenaablo that these laws should become fixed and durable by being Incorporated Into the city's charter without delay. FORECASTING ONE NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION. In this season when the heart la soft and the mind turns toward Its betterment and the shuffling off of evil natures, and the coll of human faults. It may bo Just as well for men to think a little bit of the charity which keeps our lips from slander. There Is enough of real sin and wickedness In this good, bad old word for men and women not to make It any worse by unworthy slander, by the misrepresentation of human cohduct, or by the perversion of ■mall acta Into mighty faults. Human ns we are, we are given to the telling of talcs upon our fellow mon and upon our fellow women for the simple Interest that tho story carries to those who hear; and for the pleasurable sensation of exciting sur- prlso and the expression of amasemont upon the lips and countenances of those who do not know, It Is a temptation to relate aomo new nnd unex pected scandal upon our mutual friends. This la a characteristic of human nature—partly founded In the desire to Interest and please, and largely based upon that calloused Indif ference to the wreck which It may bring to worthy reputation, and to the ruin which It may entail upon good names. There are so many good names and fine characters ruined by light whispers and by careloss rumors that are not founded upon fact or Jus tified by any fair Investigation. For Instance, we know a man who aa a victim of one of these persis tent colds which tbe Fall and Winter have brought to so many of our kith and kin, wna led to a casual and temperate use of an alcoholic stim ulant ns a remedy for this cold. Perhaps In tho strictly temperance sense, and most certainly from tho prohibition standpoint, he ought never to have adopted such a remedy or to have followed such a plan. But that la past. He did It. He never came for an hour under tho Influence of this simulant, and It took no hold U|>on hla habits and exercised no Influence upou hla life. But upon tho lips of casual friends, and perhaps through a chnneo acquaintance with hint, and by the openness of bla nature which forbade him to conceal In any way the remedial agent to which he gavo a little use, there crept out a little atory that ho had gone Into danger ous drinking. It may have started from a friend, and It may have grown from a whisper that had no malice In its tones; but there are always ao many to take up an evil rumor that this light atory of harmless birth grew with every repetition until a man who had never been drunk In all hla life, was credited with the character of Intemperate drinking and be came the occasion of regretful comment and pained commiseration among hla friends. Hla reputation suffered and there were perhaps, aa there will always be upon this earth of good and evil, some evil tongues and malig nant mtnda that took delight In spreading this rumor far nnd wide until the good repute of an Innocent man waa Injured and the usefulness of hla life waa, for a time, curtailed. This was thoughtless gossip reinforced by malignant slander, and of course, there was no remedy but to outlive the rumor and to refute the slander by good deeds and a consistent life. The anme man In the same period under the advice of his physician left tbe remedy of liquor and waa put for a month on the reasonable agency of paregoric and glycerine for the healing of the lunge and quieting of the nervee of hla mucous membranes. The un conscious freedom with which this mild decoction was used In the ofllce and at home with Its contents made known to anyone who asked, started In an equally harmless way the rumor that the man had become a confirmed opium eater when In point of fact he had never taken opium before In all hit) life, and was only too glad to throw away his bottle of paregoric which Is the opiate of babies, at the very first ex pression of relief to his malady. And yet. upon the winga of thoughtless gossip. Iiorne forward upon the stronger pinions of malignant rumor, this man who had deserved lietter things and who waa absolutely guiltless of the radical use of either tho stimulant or the opiate, waa damaged In rep utation and la the confidence of hla friends by these whispers which af terwards grew to deliberate statements of distorted and Injurious fact. The man.'of course, will outlive In time the thoughtless breathings of his friends, and the malignant venom of the few enemies he haa made, because there Is not In his life or in his habits, one custom or one prece dent which would even remotely Justify either rumor u an expression of his living. llut the moral Is that men should be careful, and women, too, how they s|s>ak lightly the half truths and surface incidents which repetition and carelessness and sometimes malignancy, will magnify Into serious charges which affect good names and destroy good rcputattons'aud min ify the npiKHiunltie* of men and women for service and for duty. Now this Is un "Saturday livening” and It la not Intended as a homily or a sermon, llut It crimes impulsively to the pen upon the presenta tion of these two incidents to the editorial mind and we kindly and frater nally s-itc-m to our Mends and our acquaintances who arc already Anger ing the new leaves which they hope to turn with the fast coming year of good resolve, to consider the value and the duty of being careful as they deal with man’s character or with woman’s white repute. And out of this resolution which Is both wholesome and holy, there will come a better year, and a more helpful year to human happiness and to human struggle, and there will be scattered fewer wrecks and fewer wounded reputations along the pathway of the new cycle which la dawning for us all. Let ua simply be more careful how we speak of woman's honor and of man's repute. This I* all, but It la enough. GET A A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY, AND THE WONDERFUL MER CHANTS WHO MEET IT. We are loosing today upon the swelling sea of the season of trade an argosy of precious freight. Column follows fast upon column In the messages of fullness which are sent from the beat and brightest merchants of the land. Page after page of announcements rich In information go out to tell the crowding hosts of Santa Clans where JJe tbe spoils and the treas ure of the holiday season. The Georgian today la a mirror In which one may look to seo the fulfillment of hla own and other needs and longings In this happy time when everybody, or almost everybody, gets everything or almost every thing the heart desires. It Is a wonderful season and wonderfully have the merchants of this Twentieth Century City prepared to meet It. There la the Joy of fulneaa in the hearts and pockets of a people whom God baa blessed In basket and In store—the hill tops are crowned with the harvest glory of a goodly year, and rejoicing goes through our valleys like a song. Not In the lifetime of any Georgian under forty years of age baa so rich and prosper- j oua a Christmas come to bless old Georgia and her children after the long night time of poverty and desolation which fell upon her In 1888. and whose shadows rested upon her until the dawning light of the closing cy cle, baa burst for her with the new century into a prosperous and a perfect day. And the merchants and the tradesmen; keeping pace with progress and even with prosperity, have I6ng since decreed that nothing waa too good for this brave Atlanta and that whatever feast of fat things was spread for any other peoples must alao stretched before our own. The looms and the factories of the earth have been searched for their beat productions, the silversmiths arid skillful artisans have wrought their cunning handiwork through patient months; the mines have been robbed of Jewels and precious stones, the magicians of glass have cut their mdrvels Into radiant shapes and reflecting angles, ths sheen of silk and the softness of wool have been sprinkled with the rare perfume* of Araby. And alt for us who have gifts to give and money to pay withal. May the merchants reap the radiant harvest of their taate and enter prise, any "may the Lord make us thankful for what we are about to re ceive.” ” THIS DATE IN HISTORY. DECEMBER 19. ISOS—Sara Constant, Godspeed nnd Discov ery, tailed from England for Virginia. 161—English commons claimed freedom of discussion. 1<M—William of Orange entered Istndon. 1777—Washington moved hla troops to Valley Forge. ins—Fort Niagara taken br the British. 160—Mary A. Livermore born. Died May 23, 1906. ISM—Turner, the celebrated painter, died. 116—Holly Springs. Miss., reesptured by Confederates, taking the garrison prl|. oners. 1901—East river bridge opened. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. Thomas J. Wheat Special to Tho Georgian. Columbus, Ga., Dec. 19.—Thomas J, Wheat, father of K. M. Wheat, of this city, died at Fort Valley Monday morn ing, after a long Illness. He formerly resided at Went Point. Died From Heart Failure. Columbus, Go., Dec. 19.—Lula Edge, a negro woman, was found dead In bed In the eastern part of the city yes terday. A coroner’s Jury found the woman died from heart failure. KODAK . There ’* something about Picture-Taking —Kodaking—that makes it the rich and poor man’s hobby alike. Once you own a Kodak, once yon have snapped a picture of some favorite spot or taken a portrait of some member of your family, and then during development of your film or plate you have watched the magic image appear under the soft glow of the ruby light—then, and not until then can you appreciate or know the enjoyment of Picture-Taking. Taking pictures with a Kodak has reached the acme of simplicity—and when we say a child can go through every oper ation successfully, we mean just that. The daylight method, or machine development, means “Picture-Taking with the bother left out.” We have the latest daylight tank developers, or you can use the dark room. ' You snap the button; we do the rest— unless you care to do it all yourself. If you do, we have every kind of amateur supplies and will instruct you fully how to proceed to get perfect results. We handle the famous Eastman Ko daks and the wonderful little Brownies. We are also’ agents for the Premo Came ras (the film pack kind). We do the very best amateur develop ing and finishing; also enlarging and copying. Come in and see a Kodak. See sample pictures. Ask for a catalogue, or we will mail you one. A. K. HAWKES CO., THE KODAK HOUSE 14 WHITEHALL STREET. Mrs. L. B. Livingston, Bimetal to Thn Gtorglan. Covington, Ga, Doc. 19.—Mrs. L. B. Livingston, who llvod near Salem Camp Ground, died Monday night Sho leave* two children. Miss Octavla and Dora, and a husband. Sho wa* greatly be loved and reopeetod by every one In the community. n What Shall I Buy Him for Christmas?” Lounging- Robes 5.00 to 15.00 Smoking Jackets 5.00 to 15.00 Bath Robes 5.00 to 10.00 Silk Mufflers 1.00-to 3.00 Kid Gloves 1.00 to 2.50 Stylish Hats 2.00 to 5.00 Fancv Pajamas 1.50 to 3.00 Night Shirts 1.00 to 2.50 Pretty Neckwear 50c to 1.50 H ERE'S a list that will suggest the answer to many a perplexing question of “what to give him” Christmas. They’re practical gifts—gifts that will increase his comfort and add to his pleasure—the kind of gifts men regard as ideal. And another guarantee of his appreciation of the gift is the name of Emmons on the article—a name that stands for all that’s good in apparel fpr men. ' Gifts For Boys Hath Robes Kid Gloves 1.50 Scarf Pius 1.50 Suspenders 1.00 Suita, Overcoats 3.50 to 12.00 New Sweaters 1.60 Pretty Neckwear. .50 Cuff Huttons 1.50 Handkerchiefs .50 Stylish Hats 2.00 39-41 Whitehall Street. Silk Handkerchiefs 50c to 1.50 Linen Handkerchiefs 25c to 75c Silk Suspenders 75c to 2.50 Watch Fobs 1.00 to 3.50 Scarf Pins 50c to 1.50 Quff Buttons 50c to 2.50 Fancv Vests 1.50 to 6.00 Sifk Umbrellas 2.50 to 8.00 Suits, Overcoats 12.00 to 35.00 \