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10 CONGESTION IT POSTOFFICE Extra Clerks Keep the Shelves Cleared, and Rush Is Be lieved To Be Past. v :it;i people not only have obeyed nu.nane injunction to shop early, . . have been so alive to their in nd to those of Uncle Sam aa to . wisely. The postofflce shelves n and that in spite of a rush of ,iiia deputies of Santa Claus , - equalled any In years. ,ster McKee is the man who grateful tor the early shipping ,<■ force under him was ready h modate it and the shelves and ? t’ir postoffice were almoet Extra clerks, established rows and desks that normally , >srd, have cleared the conges word I ng- to the postmaster, tbia to keep it so even If the heightened. vj > = rush to the postoffice was n \olume to that of Satur nather may account for ..'tinaster. however, has iliiit the biggest part of the s ~in iw i't mail has been done, and >ut the suspicion of serious digestion. YOUNG HUSBAND MISSING: WIFE ASKS AID OF POLICE Ailleen Westmoreland, 311 u .iteiri i street, has asked the po lo i.mi in-' husband, Fred H. West .-land. 28 years of age, who myste ....usly disappeared Tuesday night. Westmoreland left his home to go to treentill'-. S and was to return v.?dni aj night. Since then nothing b '■). seen or heard of him. No ;ra him can be found from the time alked out of his home. His if. tear* some barm has befallen him PLAYGROUND FOR BRUNSWICK. BRUNSWICK, GA., Dec. 23.—The hiklren of Brunswick’s public . . -i will be provided with 3 modern ij-ground during the next few weeks, the result of efforts of several citi- ■ I,? who have raised the necessary iinds for the purpose. CHAMBERLIN=JOHNSON=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 Oi skillful cabinet making. Here are a few suggestions: Pedestals Desks and Writing Or mahogany and imitation ma hog- Table Desks any. in mahogany ,venerred mahogany. Sewing Tables fumed oak, Craftsman, Early Eng- lish and bird’s-eye maple. Os mahogany and imitation inahog- Desk Chairs Waste Baskets T a , In woods to match the desks. Mahogany, fumed oak, Crex, Japan- ™ Library Tables Telephone Stands rh.t maj . b|L M staple ag one ., choiM In woods to match the furniture of might dictate or as elegant and beau- the room or hall. tifully carved. I oot Stools Dressing Tables In fumed oak. Early English and mahogany. In •bird’s-eye maple. Circassian wal- nut. mahogany and white enamel. Costumers In brass, mahogany and fumed oak. Macey Sectional Odd Rockers Book Cases One after another, sewing rockers, Ln all woods And now is a good great 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- book 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, tinned oak and Early fumed oak. English. Chamberlin=Johnson=Dußose Co. 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 SSO Christmas fund by the local lodge of the Order of Owls. It was raised through the influence of J. Ed Walker, president of the lodge, and $5 of the fund was intrusted to the Empty Stocking Fund to help buy toys and olothlng for the large number of poor little tots on The Georgian’s 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 04 years, who died yester day morning at her home, 52 Druid cir cle, trill 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 ter of Dr. Wilson, first pastor of the First Presbyterian. REHEARSAL TONIGHT OF OLD CHRISTMAS CAROLS All singers who expect to take part 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 the winter. ENTERTAINMENT POSTPONED. The Christmas entertainment at the College Park Baptist church, 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 WIPE OUT TDWNINREVENGE Not a Building Left in Cali maya, Mexico, Zapatists Send Word. MEXICO CITY, Dee. 23.—Zapatista rebels today attacked and destroyed the town of Callmaya 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 tied to Toluca and Tenago, which arc 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 have them from $5.00 to $40.00. 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. JLlt saves giving a useless gift, and best of all, it puts an end to the annual worrying, vexatious question of what you shall git e. The Georgia Savings Bank and Trust Company, following its annual custom, will furnish you with brand new $1.50 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. (Arlvt.l CHAMBERLIN -JOHNSON- DuBOSE CO. ATLANTA NEW YORK PARIS These Are Superlative Days Yesterday the Shortest i Tomorrow the Busiest DAY OF THE YEAR Wednesday the Merriest ' Wednesday, the merriest by every right. But is everybody ready to make it the merriest? With the help oi the great stocks of this store it would seem that everybody may well be readv when the day comes. If much remains for you to do, waste no time —come directly here for gifts of the right sort for the children, for men. for women. For here it is not so much a matter of the time 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 if seems that a thousand things must be done in a minute this store with such stocks can be of real help to you. So in the last rush waste no time, come directly to < liamberlin-Jolmsoii-lhißose (<;mpau\. Let the Men Folks Note— Newly Arrived Furs and Fur Coats for Christmas Giving Are Marked at Less Than Worth We would have liked to have made this announcement last week, but the furs justifying it only arrived on Saturday s over-burdened express But perhaps it is better for you, A a^er f° r we d° not know that V prices would have been solowlhen WKBi as the Y are now, not that ail the furs z included came Saturday--many are Fp’ WWSKf f rom our own stocks—but the new * ow l eve l °f cost on those just arrived w- vLWS/ has caused a new low level of selling BwJI B price for our whole fur stock. S°, in the language of the stock Wf'l broker—the market is a good buy; Sg and in the language of a reliable fur KKfy store —*he furs are the right sort, from a niaker whose reputation for quality is matter yearS w h°se styles seem to lead as iwuN.l regularly as the fur season arrives. Continuing in the language of a relia- Ur store “"" femininity loves furs. m / will 1 here is a richness, a luxuriousness, an ele- « iv gance combined with usefulness about them M that nothing else possesses. B 1 I 0 £ lVe f urs means gi ye pleasure, to W mi h make some one’s Christmas a really merry // U iW/ • one ’ 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 furs would warrant. Included between the two price extremes are sets of— Mink, Black Lynx, Blue Lynx, Taupe Lynx, Red Fox, Sitka Fox. Sitka Tipped Fox, Black Fox, 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 tine English porcelains Atlanta has ever seen: lamps suitable for the hand-painted trays, dishes, pitchers, bowls most richly furnished reception halls, dining and the like, rooms, living rooms—and dainty little bou- CRYSTALWARE. SILVERWARE Cut glass that is brilliant and sparkling— S ei ;ii i i7’ * e i , etched glass water services so very much Sheffield plate, accurate copies ol 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 rwTMAWAPP toast . in a electric irons, chafing Ui “’ WA -WAKJ! ( . dishes, coffee percolators and Universal cos- Simple, inexpensive sets from the Amerj- fee machines. Chamberlin Johnson-Dußose Co. 7