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t T1IK ATLANTA UEUKOXAN AND NEWS. IMS; HOW ONE ATLANTA GIRL IS HELPING! TO SWELL EMPTY STOCKING FUND Iflams Cease in Greater Part of District, But Waco Still Is in Peril. MISS LOTT IK 1.1 A 1T1KKS. ■ -*• • J TRi ■. . DAi.I-.AP, TEXAS, I>«c. 5.-A1- , n „ u g-n flood conditions had Improved i|. rorthern section of central iTsxas, the flood center had moved liouthward to-day and lives and 11 roper' ■ were menaced between IHe»rnes and Richmond. The heavy |r»:ns had ceaaad. isos River a - Waco to-aa,‘ i & d i sen two feet, and flood eondi- ■ ere growing worse h rally IR a .ln was still falling here this morn- I lac u Hearne boats were expected |».„m itiuston to rescue more than |lt ; fone who spent the night in MSS t*‘ i- A railroad bridge collapsed near I'leagt).' and a locomotive went down |wttb It. Tbe ciesv swam 10 safely, lbut the engine waa burled i u sand land water. I The total number drowned during II he flood was reported to be 28 It |ls believed, however, there are other I, uni., unreported from the isolated [sections. killed by dive clan. MEMPHIS, Dec. 5.~Because F. H. amble a machinist, 51 years old liesented an attempt by a woman to |)ure him into a resort, he was killed |bv the woman’s companion, who later [neaped. Tamble was well known In [Memphis He came here from Naah- ville ■\X\4 DRESS WELL AND PAY” A LITTLE: AT A TIME f at tih: FAi n iSmart Styles !Low Prices Our liberal credit system [ makes it possible for every ‘ woman and miss in Atlanta to dress in the very acme of style RIGHT NOW, whether they have the cash or not. Note and compare the follow- ins REMARK A BDE REDUC TIONS on Ladies’ and Misses' Suits AND Coats I Worth $25 to $35 at $12,501(422.50 Tog Up” for the holidays. j IITHE FAIR* 93 Whitehall ■ U? w4'' •- ■ -> f* c yyv'fg '■« ■ W'k * 5 , m : : - r : • v PM'.. $ > ■' fa : -. ? Wv M : ■M ! v. p?m m ••••■■ M. k. I M'v - ?* i, ■ $ ' v '■* Ai’' ’ -v* f- f ,* %■>'" >yx::z Unique Plan Laid to Brighten Christmas of Little Children of the Poor, Now, the Christmas Editor being a mere man, probably has no right to do this, but he is g'oing to preach a little sermon to the young girls of Atlanta. The object of the sermon, of course, is to get YOU to do something to help along the Empty Stocking Fund, through which The American and Georgian hopes to brighten the lives of hundreds of poor little Atlanta boys and girls. And the sermon is going to be pref aced with the story of what one At lanta girl—young and pretty and with opportunity, of spending her time in hundreds of ways more exciting than working for little boys and girls she doesn’t know- is doing for the fund. How She Is Helping Fund. It came to the ears of the Christ mas Editor, through devious ways, that Miss Lottie Leathers, of No. 125 Washington street, was working quietly but effectively for the Empty Stocking Fund, and thither the Christmas Editor hastened. “Now,” he demanded, “tell us Just what you are doing for the fund and how you are doing it?” Miss Leathers smiled. “I didn't want to tell just yet,” she said, “because, you s all my plans laid ye raised any money, t at least, I’m goie I know how Fund is the most sj ever heard of, and < lanta ought to do it along. Maybe I success; but I'll have of knowing that I ti thing for the poor girls who aren't go Christmas. Interesting He “I’m trying to int friends in the idea, a a club and try t*> r for the furd some things a1 or maybe we can jo our friends and something to the fi care whether we gt 1 e, I haven’t got , and I haven’t it I’m going to; try the hardest •hnpty Stocking lendid idea I've rery girl in At- nething to help von’t have any the satisfaction ed to do some- little boys and ig to have any Friends. •est all my girl >d we will form .•a some money • we can make and sell them, the memory of •e them to give We don’t any credit for the gifts we influence or not; if some one makes a donation to the fund be cause of our efforts to interest them and then never says a word to us about it, we’ll be just as happy as though the gift had first been turned over to us. "Like most girls, I suppose, I never paid much attention to the appeals of the Christmas Editor until last night, when my little brother came over where I was reading the .paper *q<3 asked if it said anything about Santa (’laus. I read the Christmas story to him, and then when he said he hoped Santa would find the houses of the poor little boys and girls I got to thinking how it would almost break my heart if I knew that my little brother couldn't have any Christmas. “And then I thought of the hundred* of girls whose little brothers and sla ters won’t have any Christmas unless someone gives it to them—and it didn’t take very' much of that sort of thought to make me realize that I ought to do something for the Empty stocking Fund. Doing All She Can. “1 may not be able to do much— hut I’m going to do what I can, as I I think every girl In Atlanta would trv to do something if she. would only think how she would feel if her own When the u. s. | bankrupt COURT Say« Sell I j That’s Final! j MEN’S SHOES B 'S lot Men’s V «D fine, brand ne ' A ' Shoes that I sold All up to $5, 9o for $2.99 Snatch - 3nc) . lot La- ■ ■ i'V : Miaaes', 11 Shoe's d r ’ n ' s 49 c , That's a gift I pp,c « sure. Tots of" ohoes, $1.39 a, And I $1.69 M «»« half. THE BIG SALVAGE SALE “^BANKRUPT STOCK Ordered Sold By the U. S. Bankrupt Court And Turned Over to Has only just begun. Hundreds upon hundreds of new, fc i diter bargains will be placed on sale at literally "give-away” prices. the r piace 20 W. Mitchell St.—Satuaday 8 A. M. Watson prices make stocks “melt” like snow in the sunshi,: tumble garments for men, women and children, shoes, furnishing’s, Christmas gifts- s< ---INS—BARGAINS— thousands of them at “next-to-nothing” prices. Watson don't ce IRA A. WATSON & CO. IS CLOTHING MEN’S SUITS Here’s a brand new stock of cloth ing that is going to be sold so quick It will go away in a hurry. OVERCOATS Men’s elegant $10 Overcoats go for $4.99 OVERCOATS Men’s choice, full $18,00 Overcoats all go for $9.99 OVERCOATS $8.39 and $12.48 The latter the kind that sell for $25.00, $27.50 and $35.00. Extra Special— Big lot finest new $3.50 Hats, bunch ed and go for $1.89 The biggest bar gain in fine hats ever offered. A GREAT BIG LOT < 25c ARTICLES bunehed to go for a 10c j A great big galvanized bn et, 10c. Graniteware 10c, and 1 to oQc size graniteware : : goes for 25c HATS Looks like a “Hat Store”—there ar« so many nice new Bonar” and Stet son shapes and other fine hats. One big lot goes for 99c MEN’S SUITS that sell for up to $12.50, all go for $4.99 That's going some. “Wat son don’t care.” DON’T FORGET THESE DATES IN THE EMPTY STOCKING CAMPAIGN Here are the Big Dates in the Empty Stocking Campaign, and the things to remember as Christmas draws rapidly nearer: 1. Tango Supper at the Hotel Winecoff, at 10:30 o’clock next Monday night, December 8. You just drop in after the show, maybe j if a bit late for the supper, you’ll be in good time for the tangoing; and, anyway, you’ll have a great, big time—and you'll hit old Empty Stocking a resounding wallop, too, which is one ,of the finest indoor sports in the world at this season of the year. 2. Star matinee at the Atlanta Theater, Friday, December 12, at 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon. Choice acts from the Forsyth and movie bills; contributed numbers by Atlanta so ciety folk; and, for the climax, the ‘‘big act” from “Fine Feathers,” at the Atlanta, with Robert Edeson, Wilton Lackaye, Rose Coghlan, Lolita Robertson aiul Max Figman in the star roles. The biggest show of the year. And— Don’t forget that there are dolls to be dressed. Dolls are great institutions, somewhat like children, with whom they are so closely allied. Also (like children) they need to be dressed before being paraded. You can get the dollies, arrayed only in their little store wrappers, at the office of The Georgian, 20 East Alabama street, or at the Winecoff, or at the Piedmont, or the Ansley, or the Majestic, or the Georgian Terrace. And also don’t forget the subscriptions. That was the main thing, to begin with, and it continues to be the Main Chance of about 3,000 little chaps who otherwise wouldn’t have much of a look-in for the Christmas joy business. Send your check to the Christmas Editor, care of The Georgian; or walk around to 20 East Alabama street and hand him the money. Time’s getting short now. little brothers and sisters were not going to have any visit from San a Claus.” And the sermon? Well, lust sit down and see if you nan't get your own sermon out of this story- And then go into the highways and byways and preach it to your friends And while you're doing that just remember what Dry den said: "His preaching much, but more his practice, wrought, A living sermon of the truths he taught.” And for those girls of Atlanta wno have not the time or the inclination to follow Mlse Leathers' example and devote many of their leisure moments to working for the Empty Stocking Fund there is still something you can do. You can dress a doll. Scores of Atlanta women are doing that now, and if YOU want to dross a doll—just walk into the office of The Georgian and American at No. 20 East Alabama street and ask the Christ mas Editor for one. He'll give it to you—and he’ll thank you in behalf of the little girl who is going to be made happy—by YOU, Bird Champion Will Tell of Weevil Fight James Henry Rice, Jr., field agent of the National Association of Audubon Societies, will lecture at the Carnegie Library Friday night on “Georgia's Crisis—The Coming of the Boll Weevil.” This will be the second lecture that Mr. Rice has delivered in Atlanta, and a large crowd is expected to hear him Mr. Rice will urge that the game and birds ot Georgia be protected by ade quate laws, and has several times voiced the opinion that when this protection was given the birds a great step will have Deen taken toward preventing the boll weevil from obtaining & foothold in the State. Whisky Blamed for His Turning Burglar AUGUSTA, Dec. 6 — H. B. Goutchtua, a machinist of No. 302 Pine street, and formerly a highly esteemed citizen of this city, is in jail here charged with burglary. It is alleged that he broke into the residence of H. L. Veasey. bat tering tbe door down, and was attempt ing to get off with some articles when Veasey t aught him and turned him over to the police. Whisky is said to have been the cause of Goutchius' downfall. prkbidio, Texas, via marfa, Dee. 5.—Couriers traveling in advance of the caravan of refugees from Chi huahua rode Into Presidio to-day with tragic stories of hardship and distress. They said that the main body of the fugitives would reach the border late this afternoon. The flee ing Federal aoldiers seised whole families along the way as hostages to prevent any attack by the Constitu tionalists. For more than a week the refugees, soldiers and civilians (men, woman and children), have plodded over the 180 miles of Mexican desert and mountain land lying between Chihua hua and the border. Exhausted man and children, foot sore and worn out by hardships and lack of water and food, were left by the wayside to die slowly of thirst and hunger. Treasure Left in Flight, Some of th«» rldh members of the fleeing army—for there are a number of wealthy Mexican families amotig the refugees—were compelled by General Mercado's soldiers to kill their horses and mules for food. Even the pack animals carrying a treasure in bullion and platV- owned bV the Terrazas and other rich Mexican fam ilies w'cVe slain for food. Straggling bands of soldiers flanked the caravan and acted as advance and rear guard to prevent any attack by bandits. When the flight started, many of the wanderers threw away arms, pro visions and clothing in panic. When the mountain country was struck, the weather became very cold and exposure added to the distress of tho fugitives. Examples of noble sacrifice among the civilians were common. Father? and mothers discarded their own clothing that their children might be warm. The United States military and civil authorities are co-operating o care for the hungry and penniless refugees. An emergency camp has been established by Captain Going of Troop E, Fifteenth United Status Cavalry THE SILTS IF VOIIA filCS HITS < SITS DRUGS EXCITE THE KIDUETS Salts Harmless to Flush Kidneys and Neutralize Uric Acid, Thus Ending Bladder Trouble. When your kidneys hurt and your back feele sore, don’t gH seared and proceed to load your stomach with a lot of drugs that excite the kidneys and ir ritate the entire urinary tract. Keep your kidneys dean like you keep your bowels clean, by Hushing them with a mild, harmless salts which removes the body's urinous waste and stimulates them to their normal activity. The function of the kidneys Is to filter the blood. In twenty-four hours they strain from It 600 grains of add and waste, so we can readily understand the vital im portance of keeping the kidneys active. Drink lots of water—you can't drink too much; also get from any pharmacist about 4 ounces of Jad Salts; taka a ta blespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast each morning for a few days and vour kidneys will act fine. This fa mouK salts Is made from the acid of grapes and lemon Juice, combined with lithta. and has been used for generations to clean and stimulate clogged kidneys, a’so to neutralise the aoida in urine ao it no longer Is a source of irritation, thus ending bladder weakness. .Tad Salts is inexpensive; can not in jure; makes a delightful effervescent .l .hia water drink which every ena should take now and then to keep their kidneys clean and active. Try thia, also keen up the water drinking, and no doubt you will wonder what became of your kidney trouble and backache.— Advt. CARDS FOR CHRISTMAS GREETING Buster Brown Camera $2.00 A perfect machine—satisfaction guaran teed. Size picture 2^4»4 l 'a. Leather cov ered; all metal parts highly polished. Loads in daylight, 6 or 12 pictures on a film. Mail ed on receipt of price. Send for catalog G. E H. CONE, Inc., 2 Stores, Atlanta. should express one’s individual taste in as great a degree as a cor dial personal greeting. This is only accomplished by & Specially Engraved Card bearing the sentiment of good will and the sender's name or autograph. Our samples show the newest ideas. Order now. J. P. Stevens Engraving Co., 47 Whitehall Street, Atlanta. Eats 30 Strychnine Tablets for Candy FORSYTH, Deo. 6— Robert Meek, The 2%-year-old son of Vergil Meek, of Forsyth, is in a precarious condition as a result of strychnine poisoning The little boy, finding a box of pink tab lets and thinking they were candy, ate «W of them. He was soon seized with violent convulsions. Antidotes were administered and it is thought the child’s life will be saved Monkey Given Poison And Gas; Won’t Die ST. LOUIS, MO., Dec. 5.—A jealous monkey cam# so near disrupting the family of Lee Reed, of the Lafayette Fark Hotel, that Mrs. Reed tried to kill It. The little beast withstood four hours of gas Inhaled in a tight room, several applications of chloroform and n do6e of strychnine When he lived to chatter about it Mrs. Reed gave him to the Zoo The monkey was jealous of a parrot. MEN'S FINEST BEST $27.50 Suits from the Bul lock stock, $12.48 This is the name of the one best syrup If you could measure a taste, you’d need a rule a mile long for the flavor of Velva, It makes griddle cakes and bis cuits a rare treat every time you set them before your hungry family—and there’s quality as well as flavor in every can. Try it—why do you hold off? Your grocer’s —red and green cans. PENICK 6c FORD, Ltd. New Orleans Send for free | booklet of A- vr V- up Can One Man Startle the Whole World by the Weirdness of His Suicide? That’s what Gabriele D’Annunzio, the noted Italian poet and. dramatist, promises to do, now that he has grown weary of all human emotions, and Paris fears he will follow the example of the Greek philosopher who hurled himself into the boiling cra ter of Aetna. The complete story of this eccentric character’s most eccentric plot will be told in Next Sunday’s American With it will be a more cheerful page dealing with what the stars foretell for .. . Two of the Most Interesting People in the Universe, Vincent Astor and His Bride And continuing on the whole scale of human emotions comes another installment of the most extraordinary human docu ment ever written, , The Story of My Life by Evelyn Thaw News? Yes, all of it, from the most crowded metropolis to the very borders of civilization. You can’t be up to the minute if you miss cooking and candy recipe The Sunday American Order it at once from your dealer or by phoning Main TOO. Our coals will please you Call us. CARROLL & HUNTER