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0 WILL PUSH REE BOOK FIGHT Expects to Enlist Board of Ed ucation in Move to Aid Atlanta Pupils. Bryan, member of tlie board . n from the Eighth ward, said . xp.eted to get the support of j, , membership of the board of a .11 his fight for free books for ~ school children. . will take t!'<* matter before committee of council. : .~n said that free books should . any free school systenj. He nooks which now cost the n.uou could be purchased by :..r $20,000; and he is gathering . io show in detail how this • . set ting of the board of edu . tt iiiav afternoon the 1913 discussed. Increases in the of the faculties of both the Girls high schools virtually upon. At the meeting next , . \ the board will adopt the m w submitted to council. 11. Rich, member of the board S ami ward, again made I.is < li. prizes for the moot at col yards in the city. Last , . ze offer inspired the chil . a great deal of interest in ,pi -ranet of their school yards. .Mr. Rich will request the ... association to appoint a itt -■ f judges to decide on the : activeness of the school FINOS HER DAUGHTER KILLED SELF BY GAS i 11-». Due. 20. Miss Rosa Eis- * ■ u< t' suicide in the bath room !:<>!!!• ,ii 1755 Prairie avenue by H** • body was fpund by . .V. ■ E. j. Eisner. >’ s i - \v no ensc.n for the /' -W //. rf’W ’ \\ « < k S £■ JI <wl' \ 3 C , ■ ■■--•'iWW' \ « , -.jwty ~><* < >. ? ;rw - w wW< ) w ©Jp**' '' /1 Is feßr WzT // raioHQk Jf JT" / / •r iWIMIMw ...» «Ej / / \\IMBr $ wo*. ■ % / / • 'ffiasSr Jt' Wff/ > ■Af* 7 / ife x -'■ -rasdj * " I lie one child, .surrounded by enough toys to stock a shop, is dreaming of an electric like mother has, and is quite likely to get it. The other, a ward of poverty, sees but a ball and a ' H in his sleep vision. And his humble dream may not come true unless you help swell The *’ H'giank Emptv Stocking fund. J. F. HARDIN DEAD. hARLEJi. GA.. Dec. 20.—Mrs. J. F 1 j “i, ” ■'<'<! about 36 years, died al ■”* Ga„ about tlfteer: 9 To Relieve Rheumatism | tAe body-waste producing uric acid must be ; gradually arrested and the blood purified. j Correct diet is essential. Abstain from tea I ( nd anything containing alcohol; eat meat only J I "’ice a dav and take SCOTT’S EMUL- | SION after every meal. SCOTT’S EMULSION is rich in blood- | ai<" ; (qualities and makes new blood free Ih " le poisonous products which irritate u die joints and muscles; its wonder- I ful powers relieve the enlarged, Stif- I fened joints; and more. SCOTT’S EMULSION re- | places body-weakness with ''-unci hodv-strength by its con ''-titrated nourishing properties. ' : Physician., everywhere prescribe I- 'UH'S EMULSION for rheuniatUm TWO DREAMS I *** = i > JraF Ohß ■■ y y , ■" Z}' ' ' v .Jerry - J , ,„ (l < 0110 ■“a®*®**--** < • * -*• WWWilOWri z IWB C y 1 Wv*! *JUL> . * Will yIWBIIr Ab-* ''' ■> 'E " s Oo - MF? i r* miles north of Harlem, after a brief ~ illness She was the widow of the late ' Judg< J. F. Hardin, ordinary of Colum- Lt biu county, who died about five months n <i£o. She leaves several small children. THE ATLANTA G WKULAN AND NEWS. FKI DA Y. DECEMBER 20. U>l2. ' WANT TWO ENGINEERS ON EVERY FAST TRAIN HARTFORD. CONN., Dee. 20.—On<- ’ of the important measures to be intro duced In the next Connecticut legisla ture !.■ a measure to provide that there shall be two engineers for every fast express train running in this state. The bill has tiie hacking of the iabor unions | and has for its chief argument that it would be conducive to public safety and would save the railroad company much money in life and property damages. 3 SUSPECTED KIDNAPERS SAID TO HAVE CONFESSED OPELOUSAS, LA.. Dec. • 20.-That the three suspected kidnapers have confessed and told the whereabouts of Robert Dun bar, Jr., four years old, is the report here following the hasty departure of Sheriff Swords and C. P. Dunbar, father of the kidnaped child for Mississippi. The two tramps, Robert and Joseph Marshall, and the crippled beggar, Edgar Hooks, all arrested in Mississippi and each accusing the other, are in jail. LINER BRINGS RECORD MAIL CARGO. 8.000 BAGS NEW YORK. Dec. 20.—The' liner Philadelphia, which reached 1 ore ye - terday, carried over 8,000 lings of mail, th biggest shipment oi nail civ. traußpurttsd by u. trams-Atlantic shi*t VALUABLE TRACTS ON PONCE DE LEON GO UNDER HAMMER Valuable property on Ponce DeLeon and nearby streets is to be sold at auc - tion before the court house door Tues day. January 7. This consists of par cels owned by D. D. McCall, bankrupt, the first in land lot 18 beginning at the northwest corner of North Boulevard and Ponce DeLeon and running north along the west side of North Boulevard 147 feet to an alley. This is 1.32.3x189 The second is on (ireenwood avenue, and the third on DAiytgn.v street. ”58 1-2 feet .vesi of Gray stt< e s. Roy Dorsey is trustee nml Walter C. Hen ( drix attorney. Five bouses and lot.- on Rogers street I opposite t'ne Pratt foundry have l>e»t: j sold l.y the Knox Realtv Company to parties vhost nam< s are withheld,' for a : ggregn te ■ nsid ■ ation of $11,250. j The houses a»e Nos. 34, 12, 11 If. anil ’0 I Rog ( rs M.'-et. FARMERS TO GIVE TURKEY ’CUE FOR BRUNSWICK MEN MA' ii.X. GA., Flee. .0. Tnc Hiiib Coun • ty Agricultural society will celebrate its 'reorganization on Itccember 30 with a ■ barbecue, which will excel! nil cues of re cent yeafs in Maeon for the quality of eatables. Turkey will be the only meat served at the feast. Every member of the society has volunteered to contribute a turkey, and every member of the Cham ber of Commerce has been invited to par take at the spread. Smokers in 161 Ik f different cities are f protected against high f prices and inferior qual- / ity by stores bearing the / red Shield. While the cost / of most necessities has ad- p | vanced in ten years, we are 1 giving smokers more or bet- i ter cigars for their money than they could get before the birth w - of the United Cigar Stores. ■ \ j Benefactor cigar Oomeslle J/ i La Tunita Cigar Imported Porto Rico K \ Palma de Cuba cigar “ 4 / % prove what we can do for y iha 5c While theae cloaca are eaeh the aaraa JI B fill ITfiTI Waiißs^iMMCT.vte -Hi price and wnat high value, each ia JI IBU Ea ii J RVW€L.<*Jra» vl L'-a a different ti ve and ajipaala U> 1111 I II II i r>e.p r hfrr. c .s♦. rerner Aub"rn Ave.>46 Marist'.a St C iner Forsyth St.) <.’3 Peachtree St. Corner Decatur St.) CONCERT IS USE CHANCE ED HELP I Stars of Melody Plan Record Program for Musical Sun day for the Poor. / i Uoh’t let anything kt eu you fruni the I concert at the Grand Sunday afternoon. ;It will be worth while. And it will be practically your latt opportunity to c >ntribute to the Empt\ Stocking F und. How’s this for a program io. ; Sun day afternoon cute t.iinment which costs oni\ what you care to give? Six numbers and encores b> a tripie brass band <.f 75 musie’ans. the pick of the Fifth Regiment. aL-ttniesL-*n’s and Wedemeyer’s. A song or two by Mis. Frank Hear smi. one of Atlanta’s best known , ocn.l- 3oy Violinist to Play. A sung or two Ly Miss Margherita <’arter. one x»f th* bes< of the city’n . imatcu • singers, with . violin obligate by David Low, the boy violinist waose taient gave him a plr.ee in th* Philhar* m >nic. The Great Dayton, the man witn four r«dces. ironi ti.e Montgomery 1 neater. TL Singing ?.lartins, ; grand opera speiwHty booked for the Montgomery n» :t week. A brief address, liileu witii tue spirit. |of ChGstmas, by <’olonei v h üben Ar l noid. pne of the be i uwitorr in the South. Penny tor the Kiddies. Thu lis‘t of features for the concert is growing rapidly. Singur a.’ter singer »re i tiering their services tor th.- chil dren. Mis. Frank Pearson, now filling a theater engagement at Augusta, tele graphed todpy that she was coming home to, sing for the Empty Stocking Fund. Th band, composed of members of che Federation of Musicians, holds re hearsals today and tomorrow in prepa | i at ion for its work of low. There will not hr a eent of expense > to bo deducted from tllv receipts, fuf i .Manager Hugh Cardoza gives th* use > of the Grand, the band will not. accept a ; cent, there won t • ven b«- a pi’nie/s bili I <'or t ie programs’. Every penny wiii go io the fulfil and , make it possible to reach more utiiidren I on Christmas morning. GIRL GRABS LANDING AND SAVES HERSELF IN ELEVATOR SHAFT VALDoSTA. GA.. De<. 2u.—Miss Louie Peeples, daughter of Mr. anil Mrs. R. A. Peeples, of this city, ami a stu dent at Wesleyan college, at Macon, who wa* severely hurt in falling through an elevator shaft at the college, reached home yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. White, matron, and Mrs Pee ples, who met Ker daughter at Cordele. Miss Peeples stfffeted badly sprained wrists and one ankle, but her escape from probably fatal injuries was due to Uer presence of mind and quickness of action. As she fell through the elevator shaft from the third to the second floor, Miss Peeples realized that her onlt chance ■ was to catch tie- next landing and save , a fall to the bottom of the shaft. She grabbed at the next floor as she ■ plunged downward, and, summoning all ■ h»r strength managed to hold on until assistance could reach her. ROSCOE LUKE TO BE NEW MAYOR OF THOMASVILLE THOMASVILLE, GA.. Dee. 20.—The 1 ticket nominated at the municipal prl ' mary held here follows: Mayor. Roseoe l Luke; aidermen. Ardis McDougald, L. I H. Jergor, P. D. Phillips. 11. F. Herring, i M. R. Elder, W. B. Hambleton, A. Ben nett and W. E. Beverly; city treasurer, | J. W. H. Mitchell; clerk, A. A. Rllej ; I marshal, A. B. Milton; sexton, T. J. | Franklin; members of ttee board of ed- I ucation, J. T. Culpepper, B. H. Wright i and W. H. Cochran. According to a recent ruling, Thom asville will in future only have a mu nicipal election every two years so that all officers elected this time xVJIJ serve for two years. Empty Stocking Fund Climbs Steadily # Baby 2 Months Old Aids ■ ’ - The youngest contributor to The Georgian’s Empty Stocking Fuml is en rolled today with the name of Hugh Latimer t’ardoz. . Jr., who isn't three months old, but lias a heart big enough to spare a dollar for the |>om kiddies of Atlanta. His father runs the Grand and a bunch of other theaters, and Is one of tlie best friends the Empty Stocking Fund has. other contribu-r tions of yesterday and today follow; Previously acknowledged .. $1,178.30; F. L. Seely 25.00! Mrs. Santa 10.00 I Mrs. Frank Pearson 5.00 Mis. F. F. Jackson 5.00 Mrs. Frances D. Shaw 5.00 Lyrra Smith . . 5.00 In Memory of a Little Hoy .... 1.00 J. J. Spalding 5.00 Jean and Ethel Cantrell 2.00 Cash 2.00 Captain Brick 1.00 W. J. Speer . . 1.00 Mrs.. M. !. Randolph I.oo' T. D. S 1.00 i Walter J. Wood 1.00 Margie Stokes. Mystic, Ga 1.00 Hugh Latimer Cardoza, Jr. .. 1.00 Cash 1.25 I Henry L. Claughton .50 I A Friend ... ... .50 I Total . . , ,$1,252.55' Lowry Fruit and Produce Company, 25 pounds mixed nuts. MAN SHOT ATTACKING WOMAN TELLS DUAL . PERSONALITY STORY CHICAGO. |I-,. 2(> - Slot i.s lie ll.i:;’ snuggling with h woman, John Weghnt ' lie:-; dying at tn** h<»us> corrcvtinii to day. Twenty women, the p iliee say, have been Jiis victims, ncuording to u confession made since his capture. The man is believed to b<‘ mentally nnbal- ; aneed. Weghnt was captured by Detective I Frank WultY. The man nad attacked I Mry. Grace ReLchert, seized her and had! Ragged her to a deserted I t in ;he north- i west section of the city' WultY heard 1 her screams, lie could s«»e the struggling ' forms, nearly a half block from him. The ’ man was choking the \v<>; ,n?i, Taking a chance on his . bilit: d- shout accurately, he tired. The bullet struck Weghnt in the body and passed down through his 1 ■' Il With a cr: Weghnt loosei ud his i <>kl ’ ••n Mrs. Reichert ami limped * 1 Was fouiitl a short time later. Weghnt. is married and has four < nil- | dreli. The police sax’ the man told a story ; of dual personally. By day lie has been) a: respectable husband ami father at | nigiit a monster. Th’ police say he gave i a «15st of his victim. . SEARCH FOR XMAS GIFTS DRIVES HER TO SUICIDE L<)S ANGELES, Dec. 20.- Worried until she became unbalanced mental ly over the selection of'suitable Christ mas gifts for her friends, Mrs. Robert) Schuessler, 30 years old, shot and kill ed herself. 18 CHRISTMAS DAYS IN JAIL. JUDGE AIDS MAN. 37 f.’HK'AGO, Dec. 20.—Thomas Ryan, 37 years old* 97 times a prisoner at the Bridwell and sojourner there on Christ mas eighteen times, was given money for a new suit, a shave and a hair cut ami liviped to find a job by Judge Ker sten. Ryan begged the judge not to make it the nineteenth Christmas. A Canary For Christmas Do you know of anything more suitable ami acceptable as a Christmas remembrance for wife, daughter or sweetheart than one of these sweet-voiced songsters/ They are different from the usual run of Christmas gifts, something that is both apparent anil a source of pleasure even hour of the day. Guaranteed singers, $2.75 eaeh» Special St. Andreasburg Roll er Canaries, $5.00 each. Brass and Wire Guard Cages W have the largest ami most attractive line of brass canary cages, with or without wire guards, ever shown in At lanta. We can please cv< ry on.- on cages, in styles and prices. SI.OO to st>.oo each. • Goldfish and Fish Globes Two thousand finely-colored and marked Goldfish just in from the breeding ponds. They are certainly beautiful. ’ Goldfish are always a source of interest and amusement for the children. Why not get Goldfish for a Christmas re membrance ! Fish, 10c, 15c and 25c each, according to size. Globes. 25 cents to $3.00. Plants For Christmas Tables Our plant window is worth coming to see. Ferns, Flower ing Begonias. Poinsettias and Combination Pots and Pans of Flowering and Decorative Plants, just what is needed to mid the pleasing touch, freshness and color to the table or house decorations. The prices, too, are astonishingly low for this class of plants. H. G. Hastings & Co. 16 WEST MITCHELL STREET HUH PLUNGE INTO XMAS WORK No Rest for Postoffice Santa Claus Aids Now Until Thurs day of Next Week. One week from today Christinas will I be over and there is one class of work ers that will be delighted to see it go. From today until December 26 every minute of their working time will bo taken up by strenuous work, and often their hours will be nearly doubled, for I among all the workers of the United States only those of Uncle Sam are called upon to do double duty of Christ mas day. Every carrier In the city is strength ening the etraps on Ills mail bags. Each day they stagger Into the mall rooms with heavy packs on tiiefr backs, only to stagger out again with packs even heuvim-. A- Christinas grows nearer, their work increases in volunu. until |on Christmas day it lias reached its I topmost pinnacle and they give up their I diij at home io labor as Santa Clauses I for others. I Inside the postoftice every man from ' the assistan: postmaster down is doing double duty, either getting ready for thr inerea lug pressure or laborins manfully with th< traffic, already in hand. Tlie aum of stamps l.as invreaked i3o per eent: the sab' of iimm-y orders has doubled, whib the general delivery windows are besieged bj -an ever I lengthening lim throughout tlie duj,. ' U|.staiis H • !•". ,l<-r4i.l court 1.- com- pleting its v ea.y pre-<'liristi i.'S grim., praying that i’.iui-di:y-ild ease will • nd before Monday, v.liel: '.lie court . - taehes are entitled, to a holiday. The I marshal s office, the yu ta inspeeto' i force and many others are eager tor the | holiday which w ill be r<’.” iy a in ’ I for them. 30 CITY EMPLOYEES AT MACON RECEIVE RAISES , MACON. GA.. Dee. 20.—Tniity cn j ployees of the eltj government have ' be.m given rafst .in salary by council ias u Christmas present. Th. recorder. chief military insrecti.". bacteriologist, i plumbing insp< . tor. cemetery sexton. I clinir.-m.p of the board • health, police lieutenants, teli-phoiie operators, sewer | inspectors, assistant captain. l : of lire di_- i purtm.mt, electrician, and even the jan itor have slimy d hi the iucreas. s al i lowed by the iitiance coniinitte . The i aldermen themselves received 1 argil I -uvelopes tills fall on account of the | passage of a bill grunting tl; increase bj tlie last legislature. MACON’S CITY HOSPITAL APPROPRIATION LARGER MACON. GA., Dec. 20.--The city of Macon has come to the relief .if the. j Macon hospital, which has been in dire financial straits for more than u year, by granting an annual appropriation of $12,500. Th.- county is expected to give sio,ooo .is soon as the necessary bill epn lie put through the legislu turo. Miss Florence Hack. tt. of Baltimore, lias been elected stipe,ln*< udent of. nurses at the hospital to succeed .Mrs. E. B. Elder, vrho resigned recently. 5