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HIE ATEAJSTA GEOKUIAN AND NEWS.
MCKDAY. DECCMBER 18.
THE GABLE COMPANY.
96-98 .WHITEHALL STREET.
Pianos f of Holiday Gifts
We have arranged an exhibition-of pianos that will
nakc selection easy for holiday bilyers.
* The great variety of designs, tlie high merit of every
instrument shown, and our facilities "for serving the best
interests of our patrons finds demonstration in tlfis inter
esting display.
' -AJ1 designs and finishes are shown in
Mhson & Hamlin, Conover, Cable,
Kingsbury and Wellington Pianos
giving a complete assortment at a wide range of prices to
choose from.
Those who are fond of music, but who'do not play,
will lie interested in our
Inner-Player Pianos
shown on main floor of our store.
Our One-Price System gives the addi
tional advantage to the buyer of assuring
value and satisfaction from the stand
point of investment.
Every • instrument is plainly, marked at
a price which represents its actual worth.
Our Monthly Payment Plan
1 Any of our instruments may be bought on the month
ly payment plan. We arrange terms to suit the buyer, thus
making of practicable for any one to have a dependable
instrument -iyithout a large immediate e x p e n d i t u r e of
money. ■ ,
Every one interested in music should visit our
salesrooms and see this attractive exhibition
The Cable Company,
. 96-98 WHITEHALL STREET.
I Children at Decatur Express
Their Wishes For
Christmas.
Suppose that Instead of from one to six
children In the house there were 130. Then
suppose—and very naturally— that each nu«L
I etwjr one of these expected n visit from
Santa Claus, with the accompanying pres
ents and big din nor. Wouldn't that roftke
I Christmas day In such a place the greatest
[sort of an occasion? V
.Such..Is the state of affairs out at the
share
W?
hernia nre thlnk-
awlng nnd
Ing of Han .....
! the^dnya which they are
'brlstnins with n few children In the
house Ik n Idg business, but when 130 are
visited by lhe old aalnt the happenings are
beyond description. To provide u merry
Christmas for such n number Is u grout task
In Itself.
For weeks past the children have been
^writing letters to S.iUt.i Chiu*. Htihl one
little boy: "Dour Santa Claus, plense bring
two'dollars. If you can’t dq tbnt bring
one.”
’he children's wants Include every sort of
,„.ng. Dolls nre always asked for by'tllk
dozen anil on nrevlons Chrlstmasses tuerc
bus been mi abundance. KIIiImuih for tire
htiir—nil shades—are also among the favor
ites with the girls. Hair comlw and other
personal ornament* nre likewise In detnnud
from the same source. The little l>oys want
knives, wagons, stick-horses. mechanical
toys of nil sorts, books anil nil the rest tluit
self will visit the orphan’s home on the
night before Christmas, giving the little
ones the first chance at his pack. Tb*re
•aslon. Christmas morning the children
rill find the lesser presents, caudles. ntitif.
oranges and the like In <4helr stockings. A
great Christmas dinner Is also to be pro*
MARIST CADETS IHIT BY 3 BULLETS;
TO PLAY “PIZARRO” i KILLS OPPONENT
A coming *vent of more than usual
Interest will be the playing of "Pizar-
ro," a dramu, by the students of tha
Laurel, Mias., Dec.' 17.—A sensa
tional duel was fought In the main
stheet of Laurel yesterday, In which
Morist College. The proceeds of the Edward Bragg was killed and B. W.
entertalnmer* are to be used to meet j Sharborough. former state senator, was
the expenses of the coming baseball
season, and to keep In good condition
the large end well graded campus,
Vhlch was built last spring on the col
lege grounds., The boys nre working
day nnd night to make the play a suc
res*. determined, while promoting the
cause of athlellcs. to demonstrate the
high degree of proficiency they have
acquired In dramatic art.
The play will be given on Irlday
evening. December 20. at Marlst Col
lege hall.'.>* matinee will nlso be given
Saturday afternoon at 2s 30 o'clock for
the accoiiimcnla-tlon of ■ the children.
Tickets, hmy be secured at the college
or from any of the students.
Harris Shot to Death.
Special id The Georgian.
11 rooks. On.; Dec. 17.—Saturday night
Will Beth line phot and Instantly Willed
Pink Harris. Bethune shot Harris live
times with‘a 32-eallber revolver. Both
were citizens ,;of the community aiid
had farUJIlcs.
.'>«■- in
wounded. The tnen quarreled and
Bragg Is said to have advised Shar
borough to get his gun. Shar
borough went lo a near by store and
purchased a shotgun, while Bragg
watched. When Sharborough reap
peared Bragg opened Are, hitting his
man three times, without dangerously
wounding him. Sharborough advanced
so close that Bragg seised the muzxlc
of the shotgun. After a tussel Shar
borough fired, mortally wounding
Bragg.- A small boy. who was a spec*
tator, was slightly wounded. a
LEMAIRE OPERA GLASSES
Arc recognized the world over a* the
be»t tllasn made. We have Just re
ceived the large.it Importation order
ever ihlpped to Atlanta. There l» noth.
Ing more appropriate for a Xmas gift.
Make your selection .now and have,
them laid aside while our stock l» com
plete. Walter Ballard Optical Co.. 75
Peachtree street.
MRS, ALEX ULLAGE
IS CLAIMED BT DEATD
Mr*. Alexander M. Wallace. tin- widow of
the late Colonel Alexander M. Wallace, died
of pneumonia at the family residence on
Tnesdny morning at 3 o’clock. She bail
been II! since lust week.- All of tlic mem
bers of her large family wens with her at
the last.
Mrs. Wallace was Miss France* Hnrlanil
.Singleton, daughter of Dr. S'.' J. Hlpgletou
and Mary Ana Terrell, and Was connected
with muny of the most prominent /(Willies
in middle Oeorgla. She was l»orp on n
plantation In Jackson county, about eight
miles Horn Athens, (la., on February 8,
“““* ’ * Dr. Hlugletou re-
to llnhlotioffri. win
It*
Mrs. Wallace wo* .. h . U Mu...o . r
Southern Female College, of I,»Uraujh’. nnd
was a pupil of Dr. Mhtaii-Bnci
a famous educator of lit* day.
■chool-nuite* nnd llfe'tont'ftfciu... tr .
Ann tJnidv, Mrs. Alfred Oowiultt.'jllr*. Lo
gan K; Mecklcy, Mr*. /. 'U. b'oreaen, Mr*.
John II. Gordon. •«.
She wn* married It* DahIHtiegn and on me
to Atbiutn n* n bride In 1£55. Colonel nnd
Mr*. Wallace were Imtb prominent In the
organisation of the Central I'rctoyterlnn
church, and she was a charter member. She
woman ami her life was one of Ucv
her family and friends. r
She I* survived by her brother; Major I).
T. Singleton, who still lives on bl* planta
tion In Putnam comity, uml a large lamllv,
nil of whom were present In her last Ill
ness: Sirs. H. D. Mitchell. Mrs. Wallace
McPherson of Nashville, Tenn.. Mr. Single*
ton Wallace, Mrs. Ernest* Twitched of Cin
cinnati, Mrs. Donald WIIroU, Mrs. Willard
II. Nutting. Mrs. Logni) Bleckley, Mb
Wallace ami Alexander
Goodyear Raincoats Reign Supreme ^
A Goodyear Cravemotte Coat Es the SVIost Practical
v Gift for Man f W©maBi or Child
What You Will Save by Buying from Us, the Makers, Will Buy More Gifts
T
HIE BEST PRESENTS are tlioSc that give* the most plenum and I nit the longest (.'an you thinlc of anything more itsefiil
or appreciable than a Crnvenette Coat f. No. And it will remind the wearer of the giver every time it is worn.
You can buy here a first-class garment lor man, woman or child, at genuine wholesale prices. We nre manufacturers, and
sell direct nt'one profit. This makes it folly for retailers tc attempt tc compete with our prices. Our immense stock offers the very
best selection to bo found in the city. You are cordially-invited to inspect our garments.
MEN’S RAINCOATS
$16 Raincoats—Well-made;
nicely trimmed;'all shades;
XT $7.50
$18 Raincoats—Good, serv
iceable waterproof fabrics:
all styles
and shades 9
$20 0ravenette3 — Strictly
tailor-made; well ^
$10.00
$25 Cravenettcs — Genuine
Priestley cloth; big selection;
excellent
values...
WOMEN'S RAINCOATS
$16 Raincoats—Useful and
appropriate gifts; ail stvles
ssr: $7.50
$18 Raincoats—Norn- better
at this price. New styles and
fabrics; (5!60 SDft
special *P 5J
$20 Raincoats — The kind
that sell for $20 and tnore;
ir $10.00
$26 Raincoats—I mported
Crnvenette fabrics; n e w
styles; big
assortment... 4) I
$12.50
Silk Rubberized Coats
- For Women
These garments are strictly our own make, and we know them
to be perfect in every detail of style, material nnd workman
ship. Tlfey represent the very latest styles in loose-fitting
models, and are suitable for automobile, opera or street wear.
The cut shows one of the popular styles. The prices are cut to
away below half; sn come early and get the ehoico of these un
usual bargains. th
Up from ^ I
Practical Gifts for Children
There is not a boy or girl in the land that would not delight to
have one of these nice Coats. Our immense stock offers an un
usual variety of styles, colors and sizes,
at greatly reduced prices, ranging up from
We Are the World’s Largest Manufacturers of
High Grade Cravenette Coats
$2.00
Mall Orders Filled
Promptly
: 1
GOODYEAR CLOTHING CO.
Only One Atlanta Store 51-53 Whitehall St.
iiieiit will Is? in private.
ssssa
A PLEASANT SMOKER
EEM Medicated Clgnrelt,,—Ctimi' and
Drug Stores lie. .
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FREEl
We will give away.on the 24th day of this
month, $15.00 worth of Toys, Wagons, Games, or
Silverware, FREE. You don’t have to buy a rent’s
worth to get a ehance. All you have to do is to
write the last line for our Limerick:
« • * - ' y
Old “Santa” comes but once a year,
He buys his stuff from King Hardware,
On everything that he may get
Qualfty and price are right, you bet,
y* ... .
V ‘
Please fill in the last line with anything that
rhymes with “Hardware’ nnd mail or bring it to
the store, and on the night of the 23d day of this
month the contest Will close and the awards will be
ns 1 follows:
For the best line, a Five-Dollar order to the
Toy or Silverware department will he given; for the
second best, a Four-Dollar order; for the third, a
Three-Dollar order; for the fourth, a Two-Dollar
ordcr, and for the fifth, a Onc-Dollar ordqr.
Get your lines in early, for if there should be
two alike, then the first one received will be ac-'
cepted. The result will be published in The Consti
tution and Georgian December 24th.
King Hardware Co.,
„ i 53 Peachtree St.
In Savannah,
Grand Jury Meet» Widnetday. ^
The last scfilrtn of thb grand"Jury
for the preient term of auperTor court
vill be held Wedneiday morning at 10
o'clock. There are no matters of Im-
porfiuico, ao fnr ae la knotvn, to com#
up for the'consideration of the Jury.
'DeLaneey Succeed* Moore.
Special to The Qeorglan.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Dec. 17.—Sur
geon J. M. Moore, of the United Stated
navy, who went with the rtenniihlp
Kansas In the big Pacific cruise, has
been succeeded here as the head “of tho
naval recruiting station by Past Assist,
ant Surgeon C. H. Pcl.nncey. who
comes from the navy yard at New York
city. About January 1 the Memphis
office will be dosed" and the officers
there will be transferred to this office,
OPERAGLASSES.
Finest line and best prices at Jno. L,
Moore A Sons', 41 N. Broad St., Pru
dential building.
Hung Jury in Peebles Case.
Bedford City. Vn., Dec. 17.—'The trlnl
of Mrs. Edward M. Peehles, charged
with the murder of her hueband, re
sulted In a hunt Jury, and the Jurors
were discharged.
Troy Placed on Trial.
Special to The Oeorgl.nl.
Miami, Fla., Dec, 17,—The case of
the State against Thomas W. Troy,
charged with the muffler of Oeorge A.
Newcomb, was ‘called yesterday. The
former Information Hied by the eolleltor
teas nol prossed In abatement, contend
ing the solicitor exceded his authority
in changing the Indictment as found
by the grand Jury far manslaughter.
The court rujeti In favor of the state.
MANY STUDENTS APPLY
AT DISTRICT SCHOOL.
CANDIDATES EAGERLY AWAIT
NAMES OF EXTRA PRIZE WINNERS
Announcement To Be Made in Wednesday’s
Georgian--ExtraVoteOfferandExtraMoney
Prizes Proved Most Successful in Increas-
'<* ing Interest in Contest For Rich Prizes.
Western Union Changes.
special to The Ucorxlno. ■
Macon, Ga., Dec.' 17.—Manager \V. B.
Stewart, of the Wostern'.JUniort In Ma•
. has been promoted to manager's
place in Savannah, the change to take
place at once. Manager' Stewart will
be euccecdcd In Macon by'former Chief P HBi
G)>erator W. B. Powell, of the A office hr. . y u t all of them receive the same
So^ eater are the candidates In The
Georgian's great popular voting contest
for thfi announcement of the winners of
the bktra prizes In gold offered forage
lenders up to Haturday night, Daeorn-
fc«r 14, that they are constantly calling
tfn the contest manager to glva them
some Inkling of who fa going to get the
prize*, nnd what the highest vote win
answer, for there will be no announce
ment until Wednesday, nnd at that time
nil will know who have won the extra
arivqnceif dqrin? the poet few days, but
who do not yet lend • their districts.
They should not. feel discouraged. «ji
there Is stl'i plenty of lime for them to
do some good hard work. They should
remember that no/ne of the lcadent
have been In the. cont<yu"iiln< v. the vcr\
►tart, nnd therefore have the best of It
up to this time, but If you me a little
In hind and did not start until late, got
Into the race now and see what you
eon do toward overhauling the others,
for you enn If yoti go about It In the
right manner. There Is ample time
for you to do uotne work and fou Will
be surprised to find bow easily the lead
prim. The number of votes they may . 0 r other candidates In your district can
have will not be made public until aft- be cut down. If you are not In tho lend
cr the race Is ovefc This Is In accord- your jllstrlct today. It does not neo
- . ... „ ... eurlrllv follow- thil, von van no, ho till
Special to The Georgian.
Madlinn. Ua., Dec. 17.—'The building#
of the Eighth DDtrtct Agricultural
School are now completeT and' prepa-
' ration* are being made for opening on
January 8. Many application# for ad*
minion have been received, and other*
re coming In daily. '
Mr. T.Indeay Crewley. of Virginia, la
the principal of the echooL
ante with the term* of the offer of the
extra money priie*.
The greut vote offer wort n great *uc,
cce* from every etandpolnl, and bal
lota were foeued to candldatee by the
ten thouaand. thu* allowing the extent
of the Intereit created by the offer.
The Hub-conteat for the two coah prlzea
of tr,0 and (25 also nrouaeil wldeapread
Interest among the candidate*. The
votes will be canvossed aa aoon as pos
sible, nnd the announcement of the
winner* will be made public Wednce-
day.
The malls Saturday were loaded
with letter* for the contest depart
ment. anti hundred* of new subscrip
tion* rolled Into the office until the
contest manager nnd his assistants
were fairly snowed under end had to
call for help. Tho main work revolves
upon the circulation department, ns H
must take rare of alLthe n«w tnbscrlp.
lion* and see that tile new subscribers
get their paper at once. There le no
doubt, therefore, but that late hours
will be the rule for the coming week
among the worker* la this department.
There were a number of subscrip
tions on which the votes Issued did not
appear In the paiier Saturday, but they
will appear In The Georgian on Wed
nesday. nnd there nre bound to be a
great many changes tn the line-up of
the various candidates. Watch the
paper Wednesday.,
Batt'e Is Far from Ended.
There were culte n number of as
pirants who made exceptionally good
SICK HEADACHE
CARTERS
l&SiTTILE
IffcVER
O 5 '
Djr*P*al* reeved.
Const] putinn arohJtd,
IVmds related, no
pain, no griping.
SMALL PILL.
SMALL DOSK.
SMALL PHI OK.
Mumrtly follow thut you can not bo the
icuder when the first of February rol's
around, on which date the final count
will be made. Hake up your mind to
be No. 1 nnd then work toward thut
end.
While the 2.000 extra-vote offer is *
thing of tho past, do not deceive your
self into thinking the whole tug of war
Is over. Your competitors will not let
up in their efforts, so wliy should you?
It will mean defeat to drop now, oven
though vou did not win the extra prlxe
offer. Bcmember, one single subscrip
tion may have won the exira prlre. The
ccntest I* ho well along and the end no
near that It would be foolish for you to
drop out of the raco at this time and
relegate yourself to the rear. Keep on
with the work and one of the choicest
of the prlzen may be yours. They are
certainly worth working for, und the
•tfccessful one* will surely be congrat
ulated.
Systematic Effort Count*.
Those who lead In their districts
achieved that position by systematic
work uml effort. Make up your mind
Pi show a little of the same stuff and
Special nt-
■ L_ trice prizes,
a* there aro three for each and every
one of the thirty districts, anil no mat
ter how many votes some of the other
districts may have, your district will
receive three prizes Just the same.
The candidate* having the highest
number of votes In each of the thirty
district* after the c«nteat ha* closed
will receive one of the trip* to Cuba
or one of the '$350 Kingsbury piano*.
The question has been asked severiti
time* If ench of the winner* In the
thirty district* will receive one of the
piano*, but o* thore arc only ten pianos,
the entire thirty district winners can
not have piano*, but the ten leader*
among tho thirty leader* will receive the.
piano* and the remaining twenty die- j
trkt tender* will receive the trip* to I
t *ub». The second prize In each of the l
district* will be a zcholarsMo. Borne of [
the scholarship* are to the Dixie BupK i
ness College, snipe to the Klindworth
Conservatory of MumIc. and five to the j
Cox College.
Business Courses Offered.
Do vou want a good business educa
tion? If so, The Georgian offers to you
the opportunity of securing It wltHout
gpendln* one cent. We have sheared
twenty scholarship* fn the Dixie Busi
ness College and will award them to
winner* In this contest. The course*
for prizes are complete, and are good
at any time, that Iviliey may be taken
nt any time the winner* desire to
enterUho college. This! school I* well
kpowri all over tha^tnteL nnd even be-
ydpd it* border^, It ha* student*
from *■ JB^l .part* -of the 'country. The
attendance at the Dixie Busines* Col
lege this year I* larger tjnan It ha* been
for some time, thus showing that the
p*)t>ul*rlty of the schoot J*» ever Increas
ing. «T^je Instructor* nre capable burl-
ne** men. wh^ know the In* and out*
of systematic business, and they teach
what fhey know In a practical way. No
lmlf method* are used In’this reputable
Institution, ro those .winning the schol
arship* nre fissured 1 of complete equip
ment for ft successful- business career
when-they enter this school. The Dixie
Busines* College Ih nothing If not prac-
tjchL It begin* at the bottom of busl-
n'ess methods and work* the student up
through the course along a graded
scale, being' sure that every Inch of
the way is covered thoroughly. At hi*
graduation, the student Is fit to take
a position of merit with any business
house In the land.
Graduates Win Success.
The graduate* of this school are Its
best advertisement. They nre every
where. and are well recommended wher
ever they have worked. If there Is
anything you would like to know about
this grout school, send to It for a pros
pectus. T.he winners will have their
choice of either a stenographic or
bookkeeping course, and they can start
at any time they may wish to do so
after the contest !
Of course, you have read about the
many other fine prlr.es, so with such
an array of prizes, how can you af
ford to alt by and> see the other*
carry them away without making at
least an effort to win one of them?
You can get anything from a gold
watch to a thousand dollar* In cash
or an automobile with a little work.
No\y I* tho time for work.
KODAKS FOR CHRISTMAS
From $1.00 up. They make fine Christ
mas gifts. Nothing gives more-pleas
ure In the household than e. Kodak.
Jno. L. Moore fie Sans, 42 N.’Broad St.,
Prudential building.
I SLAYER OF WESTBERRY
18 LODGED IN JAIL.
Kpccfal toThe floorglan. #
Valdosta. Oft.', Dec. 17.—Following
the peport.of the shouting of West Kin
ney, on the Perkins tram road. In
Kchols county. * yesterday morning,
came the report, last night, from the
same county, of tlic shooting near Mel
rose of Robert Westberry by a negro.
The slayer was captured and’carried to
Ktatesboro.. , ,• _
THE
WILL ENFORCE THE LAVy.
SAYS JUDGE HAMILTON.
Special to Th« Deorgiao.
Roma, Ga., Dec. J7ddug<* Harper
Hamilton, In .fbe^cUy court, today an- i
nounced that -Jiln, court, will erfdeavor 1
to enforce the prohibition law to the |
letter. He says any one ccfaylcted of j
violating any of ft* proWftlons wilt h« -
sent to the chdlngang for a limit of •
time without tho alternative of a fine.
gboom iFthRee scout.
BRIDE IN TWENTIES.
Sjicclnl to The Georgian. *
Albany, Go.,. Dec. 17.—News has
reached Albany of thp marriage of W,
B. Spence, of Camilla,' and Mis* Har
mon, of Ochlochnea. Ths event ha*
unusual Interest, aside from the promt,
nence of the contracting • parties, b4-
cuuse of the difference In age* of the
bride and groom. Tho latter le three
score years old or more, while hi* bride
I* In her twenties, and the fact that
the groom hah children older than thf
bride doe* not dampen the ardor d
••love's young dream.’*
Passengers arriving ai
Terminal Station and spend
ing a night in Atlanta will
save time and trouble by
stopping at Hotel Marion
Annex, 57 W. Mitchell st., half
block from station. Euro
pean. Dabney Scoville, pro
prietor. Also proprietor of
Hotel Marion, N. Prye.r.
American plan. Rates, $2
per d\y; with bath, $2.50
and $3.00.
GE0R01AN AND NEWS $15,099 CONTEST
No. 28
GOOD FOB? ONE VOTE
FOR MRS. OR MISS
(Name of CuBiltdntel
i/ttreet Number, City atul State.)
CONTEST DISTRICT NUMBER
NOT GOOD AFTER DEC. 23.