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THU ATLANTA UKOliOiAN AmJ JSJiiVYS. . i;Sl»AV. DKCKMDLli It*. 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.