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TJtffl ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER If.
Days More for Christmas Buying
Better Come in Tomorrow and Take Advantage of These Very Great Bargains.
Sale of Suits, Coats,
Skirts and Waists
60 brand new Sample Suits of imported Broadcloths and fancy fab
rics, satin lined Coats; up to <35.00 $12.50
. $9.90
$5.00
$9.75
$2.98
98c
values
Beautiful Silk Suits in Black and colors; worth up to
<25.00; choice for... ... ... ...... * .. .. ..
Ladle?’ Long Coats of all wool cloths? tan or black:
up to $12.50 values, at
Ladles* handsomely braided Long Coats of finest Chiffon
Kersey; <20.00 value
Misses* Long Coats of plain cloths and fancy
mixtures; <6.00 value... ...
Infants' Long Cloaks of white Cashmere, In this sale
at.only .IV... , ..
Ladles* Skirts of Altman Voltes and fine taffeta silk, trimmed with folds
and medallions; worth up to <15.00;
only...
Ladles* and Misses* <5.00 to <6.00 Skirts of fine Panamas;
in this sale at ... ... ,
$2.98
$2.98
$1.98
..95c
Great Showing of Holiday Goods
Tomorrow we will begin a bargain sale of Holiday Novelties never equaled in Atlanta. We have
secured thousands of dollars’ worth of sample lines and special lots at ’way below usual cost.
Gold-plated and silver Fruit Dishes, Cake Plates, Bread Trays, Sugar and Cream Sets, Butter
Dishes, Candle Sticks, Jewel Cases, Clocks, Loving 'Cups, Baking Dishes, etc.
Novelty Toilet Sets, Comb and Brush Sets, Manicure Sets, Work Boxes, Glove, Handkerchief,
Cravat and Collar Boxes, Shaving Sets, Albums, etc. A #
On big center tables are special lines priced—
98c—$ 1.50-$ 1.98—$2.98—$3.98—$4.98
Big Values in Warm
Biartkets end Comforts
200 pair, of full double Cotton Blan
ket*; In thl. .ale, 4A.
per pair OBC
Babies* Crib Blankets, soft and fine;
In Mils sale, per 39c
Extra large and heavy Cotton Blan
kets, In this sale, AO ex
per pair
Full 11-4 Gray Wool Blankets: seven
pounds to the pair; Cl gs
at, pair .
Extra large finest California nil-wool
Blankets; 28.50 value; flio Gc
per pair 90.99
Extra heavy Cotton Comforts; worth
21.25; In this sale aq.
at, only. 057.C
Full size Cotton Comforts, gelling
around town at 22.50; AS 015
our price 91>£>9
Extra large and heavy scroll-stitched
Comforts; worth 28.S0, Qg
Ladies’ Bags
Ladies* leather-lined and fit
ted* Shopping Bags; up to
$2.50 values, 98C
New Headed Bags and very
handsome Leather Bags; S5.00
^ ueB : $1.98
Lot Sample 6%i Spreads,
white and coli»*d, hem
med and fringe#—worth
up to $3.00; QOm
at, choice vOv
Men’s 50c and 75c Silk
Neckwear at 25c
Back Combs
Big line of Back Combs, worth
up to <1.00;
.'ll. choice
Very handsome plain and
fancy Back Combs; up to
<2.50 values, 98C
Six Bi
Morris Choir, velour or Chase leath
er upholstered; real QC
<15.00 value, at
Bed Davenport—very large and
handsome, worth
<40.00; In this sale... ^ IF
g Basement B<
Ladies’ Rockers of solid polished oak
" it!i < iino seats; QOj%
Babies’ High Chairs of best grade
willow; real <2.50 QOa
value Ww
irgains
Sewing Tables, extra well made,
patent folding style; 98C
Screens—3-fold style, 5 feet high;
silkollne filled; 98C
We Give Green 8^ A gp^ A H 18 West Mitchell |
Trading A ' Street, Near 1
Stamps WmFMm Whitehall. f
Furs, Millinery and
Other 2nd Floor Values
Very handsome Fur Collarettes a nd Boas, worth up td
212.60, at, choice......
72-lnch Fur Boas and Neck Pieces: 215 to 220 values;
choice, Friday, for.
Children's White Angora Fur Neck Piece and Muff Sets;
22.50 value
Big lino of Trimmed Hats, worth up to 27.50: at.
choice
Beautiful Pattern Hats, made up to sell at 210.00 to'
212.60; choice
Ladles* handsome Mercerized Petticoats with deep ruffled
flounces; special
Ladles' silk and zephyr Shawls In square and olrcular
shape; 23.00 values
Boys' Sample Suits, plain and fancy, 24.00 to 25.00 values; 4S1 QQ
In this sale 9* iW
98c
$2.98
$3.98
$4.90
$2.98
. 98c
$1.98
$2.98
98c
98o
Great Sale of Gloves
Another lot of those full elbow length
Kid Gloves. 24.00 ^ $1.98
Ladles' 2-clasp Kid Gloves In black and
colors: 21.50 value, 98C
Ladles' silk-lined Silk Gloves; regular
21.00 quality; In this 50o
Ladles' Jersey Gloves—Jurt 200 pairs to
sell tomorrow 25o
Dress Goods, Silks, Domestics
Quality; tomorrow.
47c
••*». Rea
5c
Remnants of plain and fancy 75c to
<1.00 Silks at, per OQ*
yard
20 pieces of fine White Wool-Flannel
at. per 15C
LIST OF DISTRICTS EMBRACED IN
GEORGIAN’S VOTING CONTEST
CITY DISTRICTS.
DISTRICT NO 1.—Beginning corner
Peachtree street and Edgewood ave
nue along the south side of Edgowood
avenue to Hurt street. Hurt street to
Georgia railroad, along Georgia rail
road to Whitehall street viaduct, thpnce
to corner of Edgewood avenue and
Peachtree street
DI8TRICT NO. 2c—Beginning cor
ner Edgewood avenue and Peachtree
street along caet side of Peachtree
street to Forrest avenue, along south
side of Forrest avenue, to North Bou
levard, along west side of 'Boulevard
to Edgewood avenue, along north side
of Edgewood avenue to Peachtree
street.
DISTRICT NO. 8—Beginning corner
Forrest avenue and Peachtree street,
along east side of Peachtree street to
Peachtree road to Southern railroad,
thence along Southern railroad to
Boulevard, along west side of North
Boulevard to Forrest avenue, along
north side Forrest avenue to Peachtree
street.
DISTRICT NO. 4—Beginning corner
Edgewood avenue • and North Boule
vard, along north side of Edgewood
avenue to Hurt street. In DeKalh ave
nue along north side of DeKalb nvc-
lue to Moreland avenue, along west
side of Moreland avenue to couilty lino
road to city limits to North Boulevard
along east side of North Boulevard to
Edgewood avenue.
DI8TRICT NO. 5—Beginning corner
Whitehall viaduct and Western and At.
Jantlc railroad along west side of
Peachtreo street to Boutnem railroad
at Brookwood, along Southern railroad
t» East street, along east side of East
•ireet to Fourteenth street, along north
• de of Fourteenth street to Spring
street, along east side of Spring street
,u Western and Atlantic railroad.
DISTRICT NO. 6— Beginning, cornor
Spring street nnd Western and A tlantlc
railroad and along nest side of Spring
•ireet In North avenue, along south
•Id. of North avenue to Western and
Atlantic railroad, then along railroad
’"Spring street.
..DISTRICT NO. 7—Beginning corner
venue and Spring street, along
North
west side of Spring street to East
street to Seaboard Air Lino belt line,
along Seaboard Air Line to North ave
nue.
DISTRICT NO. 8-rBeglnnlng West
Fair street and Central of Georgia rail
road along north side of East Fair
street to Oakland avenue to Southern
railroad, along Southern railroad to
Wot Fair street.
DISTRICT NO. 9.—Beginning East
Fair and South Boulevard, along north
side of East Fair to county line road,
along county line road to Georgia rail
road, along Georgia railroad to South
Boulevard, along cast side of South
Boulevard to East Fair street.
DISTRICT NO. 10—Beginning East
Fair and Hill street, along east side of
Hill street to Jonesboro road, along
Jonesboro road to county line road,
along county line road to East Fair
street, along north side of East Fair to
Hill street.
DISTRICT NO. 11—Beginning.corner
East Fair jtroet and Hill streot, along
.• uth side of East Fair street to South
Tryor street, hlong east side of South
Pryor to Jonesboro road, along Jones
boro road to Hill street, along west side
of Hill street to East Fair street.
DISTRICT NO. 12—Beginning comer
Humphries street nnd Atlanta and
West Point railroad west, along south
side of Humphries to Greensferry ave
nue to Gordon street, along cast nnd
north of Gordon street to Atlanta city
limits, along city limits to Central rail,
road. This district to Include Battle
Hill nnd vicinity.
DISTRICT NO. 13—Beginning cor
ner South Pryor nnd East Fair along
went side of South Pryor to Atlanta and
West Point belt line, along Atlanta and
West Point belt line to Central of Geor
gia railroad, along Central of Georgia
railroad to West Fair street. This dls.
trlct to Include Bonnie Brae and Cap
itol View.
DISTRICT 14.—Beginning Atlanta
and West Point railroad along north
side of Humphries street Greensferry
avenue to city limits, along city limits
tc Simpson streot to Southern railroad,
along west side of Southern and West
Pont railroads to Humphries street.
DISTRICT NO. 16—Beginning at
Simpson street and Southern railroad,
along north side of Slmpaon street to
Bollwood aYenue, thence directly ndrth
to Marietta road, along south side of
Marietta road to Southern , railroad,
along east aide of Southern railroad to
Simpson street,
i SUBURBAN DISTRICTS.
DISTRICT NO, 16—Edgewood. Kirk
wood and Decatur.
DISTRICT NO. 17—Cities of Marlet.
ta and Cartersvllle.
. DISTRICT NO. 18—East Point, Col-
lego Park, Fort McPherson and Oak
land.
DISTRICT NO. 19—Fnlrburn. Pal
metto, Jonesboro, Hnpevllle.
DISTRICT NO. 2tP-Llthonia, Ros
well, Acworth, Stone. Mountain and
McIJonough.
Contestants from the suburban dis
tricts must resldo during the time of
the contest within the corporate limits
of the towns In the respective districts.
COUNTRY DISTRICTS.
DISTRICT NO. 21—Comprises all
sections of the Fifth Congressional dis
trict not already designated.
DISTRICT NO. 22—Comprises K m -
and Gainesville, and the Seventh and
Ninth Congressional districts, except
ing the cities of Cartorsvllle and. Ma
rinin
DISTRICT NO. 23—Comprises Sa
vannah and the First Congressional
district.
DISTRICT NO. 24—Comprises Alba
ny and the Second Congressional dis
trict.
DISTRICT NO. 25—Comprises Amer
icas and the Third Congressional dla-
frief.
DISTRICT NO. 26—Comprises Co
lumbus and the Fourth Congressional
district.
DISTRICT NO. 27—Comprises Ath
ens nnd the Eighth Congressional dis
trict.
DISTRICT NO, 23—Comprises Au
Itustd and the Tenth Congressional dls
trlct.
DISTRICT NO. 29 — Comprises
Brunswick nnd the Eleventh Congres
sional district.
DISTRICT NO. 30—ComprlsesMacon
and Sixth. Congressional district.
By m ARREST
Girl Charged With Stealing
Gold Coins From a
. Trunk.
BANK SUSPENDS
AND MANAGER
ENDS OWN LIFE
.San Francisco, Dec. 12.—T. Otway
Padlier, aged 70, manager of the West
Knd bianch of the defunct California
Safe Deposit Company, committed sul-
, last night while locked in his
'“J ce * is known he was heavily in-
' 0 *y e »i personally in the failure.
. wa * one of J. Dalseii Brown’s
trusted employees and had full
hifS°L ve authority of the West Knd
■25 c l * w Mch he was made man-
sger some time ago.
COAL OPERATOR'S DIVORCEE
WEDS MARYLAND MAN.
Special r M yjie Georgian.
Bristol, Tenn., Dec. 12.—Mrs. Keffle
c-oblnson-Emmert. sister of Bird M.
Beilinson, the S*ew York railway man.
olforced from her husband, William B.
bnimert. a wealthy coal operator, a
.?*, moB ths ago, wa* married to W. J.
59J*. Salisbury, Md„ at Greenville,
yesterday. Her former husband
"‘STried his stenographer. Myrtle John-
■n, soon after the divorce procced-
£**■ A fierce legal battle followed
jOT custody of the children. In-which
“re. l-mmert won by recent decree.
I- . Many Seek Sams Offics.
■peels! to The Georgian.
Jackson. Miss., Dec. 12.—N. C. West.
* Affoll county, has announced hlm-
?,.* candidate for scrgeant-at-arms
state senate, and Is addressing
,J" to the members of that body
subject. About a half dozer,
k.. .£**•• h *‘« appeared In the field
*• this offlce.
TAYLOR, OF ALABAMA,
ON COMMITTEE OF
RIVERS AND HARBORS
Washington, Dec. 12.—Among the
most Important changes In the mem
bership In the Important committees
In the house, which will be announced
next week by Speaker Cannon, will he
the transfer from the committee on ap
propriations to the rivers and harbors
committee of Representative George W.
Taylor, of Alabama.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
TO DEBATE THURSDAY
Preparations are being made for the
annual chrlitmas exercises of the Al-
clplironlan Literary and Debating So
clety, and, as In the past, an Interest
ing program will be carried out. The
exercises will be held In Browning Hall
of the Girls' High School on Decem
ber 19 at 10:34 o’clock with the entire
student body of that school present.
Prizes will be awarded to, the best de
baters and declalmers nnd considerable
Interest Is being manifested in the out
come. ,
New Baptist Church Opening.
The opening eel-vice In the new- In
man Park Baptist church will be held
on next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Th/new chtirch Is located at the cor
ner of Elizabeth street and Edgewood
GOVERNOR WILLSON
TO STOP OUTLAWRY
Frankfort. Ky., Dec. tl.—Governor
Willson, who was Inaugurated yester
day, took Immediate steps toward sup-
pressing the mob spirit among tb* to
bacco planters In the state. Calling
about him Attorney Generul Breathitt,
Brigadier General Roger D. Reynolds
and others, a Consultation was held
with State Fire Marshal Mott Ayres,
who had juzt returned/from Hopkins
ville, where a mob burned about 2200,-
000 worth of property last week. Trou
ble Is brewing at Carlisle and Mount
Sterling and the proper military au
thorities were ordered to take the prop
er precautions to have the state pro
tected. A company of militia was sent
Into Trigg county, where the band of
night riders wa. raised that went to
Hopkinsville.
GOV. SMITH NAMES JUDGE
FOR BRUNSWICK COURT.
avenue, and-It Is expected that a large
congregation will etti * * L ‘ " “
congrcwaiswap -Itend the opening
service. Dr. J. W. Millard, pastor of
Ponce DeLeon Avenue Baptist church,
will preach the sermon.
Special to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 12.—Attorney D.
W. Krauss received Monday from Gov
ernor Hoke Smith his commission as
judge of the city court of Brunswick.
He was sworn In before Horace Dart,
ordinary of Glynn county.
Judge Krause will,assume the duties
of Ills new position January 1.
Lecture for Monument Fund.
Special to The Georgian.
Gainesville, Ga., Dec. 12.—Rev. O. J.
Copeland will give a benefit lecture at
the auditorium Friday night next for
the Confederate monument fund being
raised by the Longstreet chapter,
Daughters of the Confederacy. His
subject wll be, "The Old South and Xu
«al«."
While seated before a parlor fire
Wednesday night talking with her
fiance, Ju«t after they had witnessed
the performance at the Bijou theater,
Mlso Myrtle May Johnson, 23 years
of age. a pretty young woman from
Kansas City, ivas arrested by Police
men Flncher;and Bailey and locked In
the police station, suspected of theft.
Mias Johnson has been In Atlanta for
the past two years,, and has been em
ployed as waitress In several of the
down-town restaurant*. She was
taken In custody at her boarding house,
178 South Forsyth street.-
It Is stated that the young woman Is
engaged to be married shortly after
Christmas to the young man who was
with hor at the time of, the arrest.
Miss Johnson Is accused of opening a
trunk and taking two ten-dollar gold
coins belonging to Miss Mamie Wells,
another young woman boarder. She
Is nlso charged with taking some laun
dry belonging to Mis. Wells.
Miss Johnson, who Is a pretty bru
nette, denlee ehe Is guilty. She was
thoroughly eearched after being taken
to the station and placed In care of
Mrs. Bohnefeld, the matron, but the
missing money was not found.
The young woman states that her
father was J. J. Johnson, u policeman
of Kansas City, who died some time ago
of heart failure while patrollng hls
beat. She will be arraigned before Re
corder Broyles Thursday afternoon for
preliminary examination.
WHY NOT SMOKE
TURNER REPENTS,
WILL JOIN CHURCH
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Doc. 12.—Ed
Turner, the alleged Breathitt county,
Kentucky, feudist and condemned wife
murderer, who has been brought back
to the Hamilton county Jail from the
Knox county Jail, where he was con
fined pending the hearing of hls case
by the supreme court, has made a pro
fession of religion and will join the
Methodist church. He Js resigned to
bis fate, although he believes that Gov
ernor Patterson will exercise executive
clemency. Turner says he Is very sor
ry he took the life of hls wife, but (ie
denies that he did It In cold blood. He
Insists that he cut hls wife’s throat la a.
fit of passion; that had he acted In a
willful, premeditated manner lie would
have thought that Jones and Reeves,
the Atlanta star Witnesses, might have
had their eyes on him, for they fol
lowed the couple to the foot of the In
cline.
HEAVY CHRISTMAS
BUYING AT EVINS’.
The growing tendency of holiday
shoppers to buy useful and sensible
gifts le strongly evidenced by the large
ly Increased business of the popular
furniture store of J. C. & J- O. Evlns,
located nt 73 Whitehall street.
This well-known concern Is having a
largo demand for articles of furniture,
things that touch the heart of the am
bitious housewife nnd are not like
many useless and trashy articles which
arc offered to the holiday trade, and
any article selected from their Im
mense stock will be a lasting joy to
the recipient.
Messrs. Evlns A Co. suggest that
everybody make their selections as
early as possible, and have their
purchases delivered at any time they
desire.
CARD OF THANKS.
The family sad reletlves of the late
George p. Mooney, who wss drowned In
Uie Altanmbe river, near llriinswlek. Os.,
Tuesday, December 2 last, wish to express
their thanks for the kindness and for ■-
fence extended dorlne their end hour
bereavement, and for the beautiful floral
offering!. They especially wish to thank
those Who unhesitatingly worked ao hero,
lenity In tbelr endeavor to recover Hie body
of the deceased from the water, and to tho
‘ international Association Snd-Broth-
.lmlgbty God ever he with them all
MOONEY,
Wife of the Deceased.
Bolton Mssons to Meet.
Next Saturday night tho Masonic
lodge of Bolton will hold Its annual
election and Installation of officers and
will entertain a number of visiting Ma
sons and their families at an elaborate
dinner. Among the Atlanta Masons
who will be present and deliver ad-
dressos are Thomas H. Jeffries, grand
master of the grand lodge of Geor
gia; James L. May son And Hubert L.
Culberson.
GA. MAY WITHDRAW
FROM S. I. A. A.
Special to . The Georgian.
Athens, On.. Dec. 12.-A student mass
meeting was held yesterday afternoon and a
thorough fllsebsttofl was Indulged In In re
gard to the •attitude which Georgln Is to
take nt the 8/ 1. A. A. meeting In Clemson.
Resolutions were adopted, addressed to the
board of directors of the Georgia Athletic
Association, to tho effect that unless cer
tain conditions—one of them being the pass
age of* the one-year ml**—are fulfilled tho
anlvsrBtr&bflll ask to bo dUcbatfaMf.o
member of iho 8. I. A. A. Tho Georgia
delegation Will therefore be empowered to
decide at, tho moot Inc whether tho univer
sity Is to stay or withdraw.
The Georgia delegation will leave , for
Clemson Friday nt noon. The university
will bo represented by (jjnnrellor Harrow,
limfessor Sanford, nud II. H. Gordon, of
Athens. It Is thought hero that the corn-
Ing meeting will probably prove to bo the
most Important In the history of the asso
ciation.
ROOSEVELT URGES
FORTS ON THE PACIFIC.
Washington, Dec: 12.—The president
la urging Western senators nnd rep
resentatives to vote for more extensive
fortifications on the Pacific. Tho sen
ators and representatives believe the
administration is apprehensive ulti
mately of complications with Japan.
Passenger Men Meet.
The regular bi-monthly meeting of
tho conference committee of tho South
eastern Passenger Association wa* held
Wednesday afternoon In the office of
KILLED HIMSELF,
CHEATS_ JUSTICE
Sleuths Were Close On to
Murderer of 6-Weeks-
Old Babe. ,
Grand Rapids. Mich., Dec. 12.—Drlv- ,
en to desperation by tho quick work
of the detectives who were on hls
trail, Morris Newton. ag,d 22. last!
night committed suicide by shootlnr
himself through the heart, cheating
Justice of avenging the murder of hls
illegitimate slx-weeks-old baby.
Newton's death quickly followed tho
finding of tho baby In Grand rlvor yes
terday, the discovery of which had
disclosed the dishonor of Franc Ti
tus, aged 16, of Delton, Mich., who Is
now under arrest hero.
Chairman Richardson, with a largo at
tendance of prominent passenger offi
cials of the various roads In the asso
ciation. Considerable business of a
routine nature was transacted, but
nothing of especial importance was
discussed.
Heap Big Indian
It’s just as natural for the little boys to “play
Indian” or “cowboy” as it is for little girls to get on
long skirts and “play lady.” So Muse’s helps the boys
to get on the war feathers and take to the trail. Indian
clothes as wild as you ever saw. Khaki pants with
heavy fringe up the outside seam; a jacket gay with
red and yellow cloth and headgear of real feathers.
Indian suits for boys from 4 to 14 years,
$1.59
And the Dashing Cowboys
Regular Bill Cody Wild West cowboy suits with
fringed khaki breeches, blue flannel shirts and typical
Mexican sombrero. For boys 6 to 16 years,
The boys will have a world of fun and at the same
time their regular clothes will be saved many a hard
afternoon’s play.
$1.59
MUSE’S
3-5-7 Whitehall St