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NO CONGESTION ST POSTDFFICE Extra Clerks Keep the Shelves Cleared, and Rush Is Be lieved To Be Past. ,i, ; inta people not only have obeyed th uutnane injunction to shop early, th c \ have been so alive to their In st.- md to those of Uncle Sam as to s wisely. The postoffice shelves ■in and that in spite of a rush of Atlanta deputies of Santa Claus ,as equalled any In years. taster McKee is the man who grateful for the early shipping Tue force under him was ready lumodate it and the shelves and of the postoffice were almost today. Extra clerks established ndows and desks that normally ■tosed, have cleared the conges t’d, according to the postmaster, os able to keep it so even if the is heightened. ,1 < ay's rush to the postoffice was in volume to that of Batur ■ Th” weather may account for »’!••• , .i.'.master, however, has .■a that tiiv biggest part of the i . ng by mail has been done, and without the suspicion of serious ungestion. YOUNG HUSBAND MISSING: WIFE ASKS AID OF POLICE i ... .\illeen Westmoreland, 311 ■ it. will street, has asked the po rn rind nor husband. Fred H. West- ... eland. 28 years of age, who myste i-ly disappeared Tuesday night. Westmoreland left ills home to go to ireoivlllv. S. <’.. and was to return .dnesday night. Since then nothing - I.eon seen or heard of him. No trai of him can be found from the time he walked out of his home. His fi .‘ears some harm has befallen him PLAYGROUND FOR BRUNSWICK. BRUNSWICK, GA., Dee. 23.—The i hoo' children of Brunswick’s public .....Is will be provided with a modern \ ground during the next few weeks, s the result of efforts of several citi ns who have raised the necessary mills for the purpose. CHAMBERLINdOHNSON-DuBOSE CO. Atlanta New York Paris Choose Gift Furniture Where There Is Only Good Furniture Choose it at Chamberlin-Johnson-Dußose Co., where furniture is what it seems. For the furniture here is the furniture for homes. It is chosen to fit in with the best ideals of home life. True, pure styles made to endure; the kind of furniture that does not have to be replaced for years and years, not that we mean the expensive pieces that all do not want—but the simple chairs, rockers, tables, desks and the like that the Christmas stocks offer are made by the makers who have not learned to substitute semblance for reality, who can not be persuaded that glue can take the place c r skillful cabinet making. Here are a few suggestions: Pedestals Desks and Writing Os mahogany and imitation mahog- Table Desks any. hi mahogany ,venerred mahogany. Sewing Tables fumed oak, Craftsman, Early Eng- lish and bird's-eye maple. Os mahogany and imitation mahdg- ' T - Desk Chairs vn aste Baskets In woods to match the desks. Mahogany, fumed oak, Crex, Japan- ese m “" ins Library Tables Telephone Stands n la , maj , be aa simple as oiw , a chojw In woods to match the furniture oi might dictate or as elegant and beau- the room or hall. tifully carved. Foot Stools Dressing Tables In fumed oak, Early English and mahogany. In bird’s-eye maple, Circassian wal- nut, mahogany and w hite enamel. Costumers In brass, mahogany and fumed oak. Macey Sectional Odd Rockers Book Cases < hie after another, sewing rockers. In all woods And now is a good ereat. comfortable arm rockers, at time to add another section to the nrices and in woods to match your one you already have or to start a purse and other furniture —for liv- hook case—one section and a base ing-rooms, for bedrooms. are all that is necessary, Morris Chairs Cellarettes Luxurious, comfortable affairs that the men folks like so well —Crafts- For his den, in imitation mahogany, man. mahogany, Early English, mahogany, turned oak and Early fumed oak. English. Chamberlin=Johnson=Dußose Co. I.: — ' ■' ■ 1 SSO RAISED BY OWLS AS CHRISTMAS FUND FOR POOR CHILDREN Another of the many illustrations of the generosity of Atlanta social and fraternal organizations was evidenced in the raising of a 350 Christmas fund by the local lodge the Order of Owls. It was raised through the influence of J. Ed Walker, president of the lodge, and of the fund was intrusted to the Empty Stocking Fund to help buy toys and clothing for the large number of poor little tots on The Georgian;® list. The balance of the Owls' fund will be distributed directly among the poor at the direction of members of the lodge. MRS. JULIA W. WELLBORN, ATLANTA PIONEER. DIES The funeral of Mrs, Julia W. Well born. aged 84 years, who died yester day morning ar her home, 52 Druid cir cle, will be conducted from the resi dence this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Dr. Hugh K. Walker, pastor of the First Presbyterian ohurch, officiating. The Interment will be at Oakland. Mrs. Wellborn was a native Atlantan and a lifelong member of the First Presbyterian church. She was the first organist the church ever had and in her younger days was widely known in musical circles. Surviving Mrs. Wellborn are a son, E. W. Wellborn: a daughter. Miss Ora Wellborn, and a sister Mrs. Charles Sheldon. Mrs. Wellborn was a daugh tei of Dr. Wilson, first pastor of the First Presbyterian. REHEARSAL TONIGHT OF OLD CHRJSTMAS CAROLS All singers who expect to take pact in the revival of old Christmas carols at the Auditorium-Armory next Sun day afternoon are urged by the Atlanta Music Festival association to be on hand for the chorus rehearsal tonight at 8 o’clock at Cable hall. Dr. Percy J. Starnes, city organist, is the choir director, and promises that the free concert next Sunday is going to be one of the most notable of tiie winter. ENTERTAINMENT POSTPONED. The Christmas entertainment at the College Park Baptist chureh, planned for tonight, has been postponed till to morrow night, because of the inclement weather. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1912. REBELS WIFE OUT TOWN IN REVENGE Not a Building Left in Cali maya, Mexico, Zapatists Send Word. MEXICO CITY. Dee. 23.—Zapatista rebels today attacked and destroyed the town of Calimaya on the railway line between Toluca and Tenago, in the state of Mexico. The rebel leaders sent word here that the town had been wiped out in retalia tion for the campaign of annihilation conducted by Colonel Riverol in the southern part of this state, who ex ecuted every man he suspected of rebel sympathy. Not a building was left whole in Calimaya and all the inhabitants left alive are homeless. Many have lied to Toluca and Tenago, which are heavily garrisoned When you have a bilious attack, give Chamberlain’s Tablets a trial. They are excellent For sale by all dealers. (Advt) “OPERA GLASSES’’ The gift that will please any one. Jno. L. Moore & Sons havfe them from 35.00 to 340.00. 42 North Broad St. (Advt.) TWO-AND-A-HALF-DOLLAR GOLD PIECE FOR AN XMAS GIFT Atlanta's Oldest Savings Bank Will Supply You. Nothing fits in for a Christmas pres ent exactly like gold—nothing could be more appreciated. It saves giving a useless gift, and best of all, it puts an end to the annual worrying, vexatious question of what you shall give. The Georgia Savings Rank and Trust Company, following its annual custom, will furnish you with brand new 32.50 gold pieces for its equivalent in any other denomination. We ran short last year, but have a larger supply this year, and as long as the supply lasts we are yours to count on. We pay 4 per cent interest and will accept these little gold pieces on deposit the same as any other good money. * George M. Brown, President; John W. Grant. Vice President; Joseph E. Boston, Secretary and Treasurer. i Adv!.' CHAMBERLIN-JOHNSON-DuBOSECO. ATLANTA* NEW YORK • PARIS These Are Superlative Days Yesterday the Shortest ) Tomorrow the Busiest DAV OF THE YEAR Wednesday the Merriest 1 Wednesday, the merriest by every right. Bui is everybody ready to makv it the merriest! With the help of the great stocks of ibis store it would seem that everybody may well be read' when the day cuines. Lt much remains tor you to do. waste no time—conic directly here for gifts <;f the right sort for tile children, for men. for women. For here it is not so much a matter of the lime you spend in choosing gifts that makes them appropriate—it is the fact that our buyers spent much time in selecting stocks. Nothing tawdry or cheap has entered here. And now when it seems that a thousand things must bo done in a minute this store with such stocks can be of real help to von. So in the last rush waste no t ime, come direct I y to Uliamberlin-Johnson-Dußose i \ nipuiiv. Let the Men Folks Note— Newly Arrived Fursand Fur Coats for Christmas Giving Are Marked at Less Than Worth We would have liked to have made this announcement last week, 7 W but the furs justifying it only arrived 0,1 Saturday’s over-burdened express But perhaps it is better lor l/ou, f \ after all, for we do not know that L & ‘ \ P rlces have been so low then as they are now, not that all the furs 1 included came Saturday--many are J rorn our own stocks—but the new / ;W' 'W 'W-T/WW low level of cost on those just arrived w W has caused a new low level of selling B P r^ce f° r our whole fur stock. jy / s°’ * n the language of the stock broker—the market is a good buy; an< i in an § ua S e °f a reliable fur WOfflr St ° re —f urs are the rzg/?/ sort, from a maker whose reputation for quality i's matter /wj' of years and whose styles seem to lead as regularly as the fur season arrives. A Continuing in the language of a relia- F JrvM Es ble fur store—all femininity loves furs jnv 1 There is a richness, a luxuriousness, an ele- / f iW gance combined with usefulness about them I® a t nothing else possesses. Vu Cl l|y T° gi ve f urs means to give pleasure, to W uyJ/ w make some one’s Christmas a really merry < W I one - 'i yay They make gifts for a man to give one / he loves. And now that they may be bought to better advantage than at any time this season, there should be little room left for doubt in the mind of any man as to what to give his wife, mother, sister or daughter. Fur Sets at $15.00 to $150.00 The price range is very broad and very much lower than ordinarily the worth of the fins would warrant. Included between the two price extremes are sets of— Mink. Black Lynx, Bine Lynx, Taupe Lynx. Red Fox. Sitka Fox. Sitka Tipped Fox. Black l-’ox. White Thibet, White Angora. White Angora Tipped and Hudson Seal. Fur Coats at $50.00 to $150.00 Seventy-five of them in all. and every one under-priced. They are all fashioned along lines new this season, showing, very often, the great shawl collars and turnback cuffs and rich, brocaded linings. Natural and black pony and near seal. Gifts That Will Grace a Home—ln the Bazaar BEAUTIFUL LAMPS. can potteries and the daintiest of the French Perhaps the most notable display of lamps chinas and the line Bnglish porcelains Atlanta has ever seen: lamp.'’suitable for 1 lie 1 hand-painted trays, dishes, pitchers, bowls most richly furnished reception halls, dining and the like. rooms, living rooms- and dainty little bou- CRYSTALWARE. 'I" 11 lamps. (in crljiiss that is brilliant and suarkliiia'— — SILVERWARE. e'.-hniksK wat..,’ service. S o v«y "“Lh Sheffield plate, accurate copies ot the old sought just now and exquisite gold-encrusted and famous designs in great trays and plat- water and wine services. ters; the flat silver and odd and ornamental NICKELWARE. pieces for the table and plain, elegant pic- Practical things such as electric toasters line liani(‘. that toast in a “iiffv, electric irons, chafing CHINAWARE. (lisll( ,_ ( . offeP p ( .;' ( . o iators and Universal cot‘- Simple, inexpensive sets from the Ameri- fee machines. Chamberlin-Johnson-Dußose Co. 7