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THE ATLANTA OEOKCUAN AND NEWS.
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GETS BIST
Rome Pastors Heartily Indorse
Plan—Record Attendance in
Atlanta Now Assured.
further evidence of the hold that
the plan of a "Go-to-Churrh I>ay" l»
taking upon the ministry of (*eor(rta
5s contained In a dispatch received
Friday from Borne. The message re
lates that two of the leading paatora
of the city have Indorsed the move
ment and that the other churches will
take up the project and have a "Oo-
to-Church Day” In Rome December
14, the same date that it la to he
observed in Atlanta.
Dr G. O. Fydnor, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church, and the Rev.
W. W. Walker, of the First Baptist
Church, are the men who first gave
their emphatic approval to the plan.
They said they were In favor of a
Still*-wide "Oo-to-Chureh I‘ay” to
he observed annually, and that th“y
helh veil its Institution was a com
paratively simple and practicable
matter.
The movement has been undeT con
sideration In Rome for several weeks,
and it is said that there is every rea
son to believe that it will have the
same pronounced success that Is
promised In Atlanta,
Dr. Sydnor Enthusiastic.
"The idea,'' said Dr. Sydnor to a
Georgian correspondent, “is an excel
lent one. If wo can get all the people
who have grown lax In their attend
ance at church out. Mr one Sunday, T
am sure "A will be able to show most
of the the error of their way. I
heartilv indorse the ‘Go-to-Church'
idea.
“It Is my hope that next year Vvery
church In Georgia will have a part in
this great movement. It Is a plan
that should appeal to every minister
of the Gospel It would be a wonder
ful thing If all of the ministers,
backed and encouraged by all of the
newspapers—big and little—of the
State, should concert their energies
on getting out a record attendance
for Georgia and thus set a mark for
Tech Drama Club to
Play'The Magistrate'
"The M«gl.«trat* ’’ on* of th* mfmt
;>opula.r and mout of Pirn* j
j ro’« plays, will be presented by the
i Dramatic Club of the Georgia School j
of Technology at the Grand on the I
night of Dorember 19
j Thl* 1m the play that won such
great Hucrefu in I»ndon, and all over
Kngland for that matter, and was at
I buy’* In Now York for a long run.
Mine Carolyn Cobb, who la directing
the play, h.-ui selected an unusually
good cast.
Those who will take parta ip the
play are John Dun woody. S A Gayle,
Hen Haw id ns, TV. A. Troy, W K
Conklin. Albert Roberta, W E. Dun-
woody, Jo* Broadnax, M. H. Wood-
»on f Paul Yopp. C. M Butterfield, J
I a. Clarkson W. Hope, E. M. Jackson
and E. E Stanley
Women Win Place
IQ Czar's Service
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 5—An
important advancement in the eco
nomic position of women baa Just
been m*de by Mr, Harit<jnoff, th*
Auditor Gen<*ral of the Russian Kin-
're.
Hitherto the thousand* of educated
women doing clerical and other work
in this deportment have had only
the status of temporary employees.
Henceforth they are to he placed
in the permanent civil service, quali
fying for state pensions after long
service
Husband and Wife
Vary on Children
ATLANTIC* CITY. Dec K —Vice Chan
cellor learning, presiding in the Chan
cery Court In the suit of Mrs Alice Lake
agminat Charles Dike, was amazed when
Mrs. Lake declared she had borne I^ike
ten children and I*ak« testified he knew
of only live.
the other States of the Union to strive
for.
"I will do all I can to help th«
movement along, and I am sure the
other pastors in Romo will do the
same."
Dr Sydnor and Dr. Walker are
pastors of the largest churches in
Rome, and their leadership in any
popular move that has for Its aim the
betterment of the churches is an as
surance of success.
Record Attendance Assured.
The ministers of Atlanta are con
tinuing their earnest efforts to v t
out capacity attendances at ov«ry
church In the city December 14. Tho
movement has received the indorse
ment of every denomination, and the
ministers are enthusiastic for the
day’s success.,
Interest is at high pitch among the
congregations as well as among the
pastors While no comparison of <n*
dividual churches will be made, the
Intention merely being to get out a
record attendance for the entire city,
a friendly rivalry has sprung up
among some of the. churches closely
matched in point of membership, and
each is striving to outdo the other.
Every |>astor in the city will call
attention to the day in his morning
and evening services next Sunday
and committees will he appointed in
many of the churches to see that
every person on the membership roll
personally Is urged to be present at
the services on December 14.
Fight Planned to Name Lester and
Willingham to Succeed Mc-
Eachern and Anderson.
Mayor Woodward's denunciation
of the reported swap of board places
by Police Commissioner J. N Me*
Ear hern and Marcellus M Anderson,
member of the Hoard of Education,
as "peanut politics,” has brought forth
a formidable opposition to the plan.
A hard fight will he made to name
Fred Lester as McEachern’s successor
and tin effort of equal force will be
made In behalf of W. B. Willingham
to succeed Anderson
It is reported that the three rep
resentatives of the Heventh Ward in
the new Council, Alderman Jesse
Armistead, Councllmen A. R. Colcord
and 8, L Dallas, will stand firmly by
Mr Lester. Should Anderson be
elected to McEachern’s unexpired
term by the old Council at the next
meeting friends of Lester declare that
he will be elected for the full term
next March.
Anderson’s resignation is expected
to reach Council at the next meeting.
Under the law It must He on the
table until the next regular meeting,
which will throw the naming of his
successor Into the new Council. The
three Seventh Ward members, it is
said, will Insist on Willingham’s elec
tion.
'The precedent in Council is to al
low' the ward representatives to se
lect tiie board members unless there
Is a division
Graft Is Hinted in
Hospital Site Deal
COLUMBUS. GA , Dec S.—The pur
chase of a site for the new $*0,000 hos
pital to be built hy the city, has been
a bone of contention for several months.
Now that a site has been selected,
charges are being made that the lot,
which cost the city $12,250 had been
previously offered the city for $11,500.
and that a certain city official obtained
an option on it and sold it to the city
for tne price mentioned above.
THE PLAYS
THIS WEEK
Official Pipes Will
Stir Hearts of Scots
Auto Plunges Into : Columbus Church
Creek; Driver Dead To Cease to Exist
ITT
'oek
Elephants Draw Big.
Miss Oxford and her elephants are at
tracting capucity gatherings to the fror-
svth dally, assisted by six other clever
acts Not that this is in an> wa> un
usual, for the Forsyth is always '"-wo
od, and always has a g d entertain
ment Those elephants, two hug** • asts
and a amal er. perform all sort* of w» r "
derful stunts, from standing on heir
heads and other acrobatic feats to dan
ring In an elephantlc way, one of tnet
standing high on his hind leg*- and h<v
Miss Orford high In the air with hi
trunk, tossing her to and fro as i
"plrouettas" around, which gives or
really thrilling sensation. Next woe
the wonderful Yvette, eccentric violin-
lit, late of the Folio
will topline the bill The surrounding
acts have boon selected with the great
est of care as to quality and merit.
“Ben- Hur.”
The fams of General Wallace’s book.
"Ben-Hur,” the stage dramatization of
which lias scored the biggest success
In the history of American amusements,
could have been safely relied upon to
fill theaters and bring great returns to
the box offices without the extravagant
expeffditures made manifest through the
gorgeous dressing given by the play as
put on at the Atlanta and its costly
equipment of many Ingenious median i
cal devices supplied by Messrs. Klaw
Erlanger. The show is attracting big
crowds
Entertaining Play at Bijou.
One of the most successful weeks of
the season is being played by the Jew
ell Kelley Company with "Nobody s
Claim." voted by patrons of the Bijou
as one of the most entertaining plays
of the company’s extensive repertoire
Much is expected from next week s
play, an English melodrama from th*- ,
pen of Henry Jackson, entitled ‘ Over
the Sea.
Lyric Play Pleases.
"The White Slave" will be seen at
three more performances at. the Lyric,
including the usual matinee Saturday
afternoon. A most successful week has
been recorded this w’eek at the Lyric,
and as long as this old play >f the
South is so cleverly portrayed, it Is I
sure to be well received hy theatergoers |
of this city.
ATLANTA MAY GET PLANT.
DALTON, Dec. 5.—Dalton. Atlanta, j
Chattanooga or Marietta will get the
big central granite plant to be built by
a company of retail marble and granite
dealers of the country being organized
by H. P. Colvard. a marble man of this j
city.
Business und pleasure are to he com
bined st the gathering of the clans of
the Atlanta Scottish Association In
their rooms In the Kiser Building Fri
day night at i o'clock, for Chief , A.
f’rulekshank has put a paragraph at the
bottom of his official call that says.
"Bear in rnird that nno we ha’ an Offi
cial Piper, who’ll be wi’ us at oor meet
ing to stir oor hearts wi’ the music o’
his pipes.”
The "blithers" are urged to be there
early, as "Sandy Taylor’s motion to
amend article 7 o’ oor constitution, also
Ither matter o’ great import to each
o’ us,” are to he considered.
AMERICUO, Doc. B.—Otis Hans
ford, a well-known resident of Ameri
cas, wa* killed when his automobile
leaped from Muokalee Creek bridge
and went down with him in 12 feet
of water as he was driving to the
suburban residence of his brother,
William Hansford.
Persons who saw the automobile
take the plunge gave the alarm, and
hundreds flocked to the scene. After
an hour’s work the automobile was
dragged ashore, and shortly there
after the body of Mr. Hansford was
recovered.
COLUMBUS. GA., Dec. With the
order from Bishop C. K. Nelson, grant
ing a request to discontinue services at
Ft. Mary’s Episcopal Church in this
, city, one of the best known congrega-
< tions in Georgia will pass out of exist-
The church building will he sold. It
was practically built by the late Rhodes
B. Browne, one of the wealthiest men
who ever resided in Columbus. The
building when new cost $40,000.
Mrs. Godbee to Make
Plea For a New Trial
AUGUSTA. Dec. 5 —A motion for x
new trial will be heard here to morrow
by Judure Hammond In the case of Mrs
Edna Terklne Godbee, convicted of the
murder of her former husband and hi
young wife at Millen, last August
Mrs. Godbee has been In Jail at M
len since her conviction Her atton,
will claim they were not prepared t,.
the case at the time It was heard a..i
that Mrs. Godbee could not secure a
trial in Millen.
GIRLS! GLEAN MID BEAUTIFY mill
Newspaper Men to
Banquet at Winecoff
About forty newspaper men are plan
ning to attend the dinner next Monday
night at the Hotel Winecoflf. at which
Frank Harrell, manager and lessee, Is
to be host.
The dinner is to begin at 9 o’clock,
and It is to be an entirely informal
function. If there is a toastmaster, he
will be nominated and elected viva voce,
or in a similarly unofficial manner, and
if there are toasts—the affirmative sidt
of which question is a reasonably safe
bet - they will be In response • to Infor
mal. congenial and even personal propo
sitions.
$11,000 Thief Gets
Two-Year Sentence
J. H. Bkelly, an employe* of the
Southern Express Company, who on
November IB stole blank money or
ders amounting to til,000, has been
convicted and sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary, according to In
formation received In Atlanta by
J. B. Hockaday, general manager of
the company.
Skelly was arrested two days after
the theft, and most of the money
orders were recovered. Skelly plead
ed guilty and threw himself on the
mercy of the court.
E
Stop Washing Hair! Try This!
Makes It Glossy, Soft
and Abundant.
Surely try a “Danderine Hair Cleanse”
if you wish to immediately double the
beauty of your hair. Just moisten a
cloth with Danderine and draw- it care
fully through your hair, taking one
small strand at a time. This will
cleanse the hair of dust, dirt or any
excessive oil—In a few minutes you will
be amazed. Your hair will be wavy,
fluffy and abundant and possess an in
comparable softness, luster and luxuri
ance.
Besides beautifying the hair, one ap
plication of Danderine dissolves every
particle of dandruff; Invigorates the
scalp, stopping itching and falling hair.
Danderine is to the hair what fresh
showers of rain and sunshine are *o
vegetation. It goes right to the roots,
invigorates and strengthens them Its
exhilarating, stimulating and life pro
ducing properties cause the hair to grow
long, strong and beautiful.
You can surely have pretty, soft, lus
trous hair, and lots or It, if you wifl
lust get a 25-cent bottle of Knowlton’s
Danderine from any drug store or toilet
counter and try it as directed.—Advt.
NEW TREATMENT FDR HAY FENER
Vick’s Vap-O-Rub Croup and Pneumo
nia Salve Relieves by Inhalation and
Absorption. No Dosing.
When Vick’s "Vap-O-Rub” Croup and
Pneumonia Salve is applied externally,
the body warmth releases vapors of
Fine Tar, Camphor, Thymol, Menthol,
and Eucal/ptol. These vapors are in
haled direct to the lungs and air pas
sages where interna! medicines can not
go They loosen the phlegm, open the
air passages and stimulate the mucous
membrane to throw off the disease
germs. For catarrh and head colds melt
a little In a spoon and inhale the va
pors. also apply well Tip the nostrils.
For asthma and hay fever follow the in
structions given above and also rub
Vick’s well over the spinal column, thus
relaxing the nervous tension. Vick’s is
not a "cure” for these diseases, but it
has at least the merit of containing no
harmful habit-forming drugs, and It Is
sold by all druggists on thirty days’
trial. If it fails to relieve in your case
the purchase price will be immediately
refunded.
For sore throat, tonsllitls, deep colds,
and bronchial troubles, apply hot wet
towels over the chest and throat to open
the pores of the skin. Then rub Vick's
well in and cover with a warm flannel
cloth. The next morning the phlegm
is loosened, head is clear ar\<l in addition
the absorption of Vick’s through the
skin has taker, out that tightpess and
soreness. At all dealers—25c, 50c and
$1.00.—Advt.
oney
f Reduce your food
bills by ordering
“Swift’s
Premium”
Oleomargarine
It may be used in cook
ing, baking, as a spread
for bread or wherever
butter is used and
gives equal satisfac
tion, at the same time
effecting a substantial
saving.
Swill & Company
Remarkable Xmas Bargains
To Inaugurate The Opening of Our New Department of
High=Grade Novelties, Jewelry, Cut Glass, Etc.
Mr. Max Weintraub, who will conduct the new department in per
son, has a chain of ten stores, which he buys stocks for at one time, there
fore the same famously low prices prevailing in his Eastern stores will pre
vail in his Atlanta branch, now located in Springer’s, 95 Whitehall Street. No other house
in the South can afford to offer sneh values. Hundreds of beautiful Christmas sugges
tions at an actual saving of from 25 per cent to 50 per cent.
Here Are The Opening Specials
SPECIAL!
WALTHAM WATCHES
GOLD-FILLED
anities
REGULAR $2.50 VALUE
S PECIAL ggc
Newest Thin Case, Exactly as Illustrated
Bracelets
High-Grade Gold-Filled
SPECIAL
1.50 AND UP
Mesh Bags
High-Grade
* regular
$4 value
Our Great Half-Price Sale
Of Beautiful Neu) Suits, Coats and .Millinery
Is Still Going On
Every Suit in the House in This Sale
A Sale ol Every
LADIES’ SUIT
In the Store
We have ready for you a sale of every ladies’ suit
in the store. Just at this time of year this is a won
derful bargain opportunity for you. All these suits
are absolutely the latest
styles and made of the
best and the most popular ma
terials. The values run up to
$35.00; they are in all colors
and weaves.’ You won’t find
a chance like this in a lifetime.
To-morrow they all go for
—Ladies’ Coals
$1.00
A
WEEK
SPRINGER’S
95
Whitehall
All Ladies’ Coats—the entire
lot of big, warm, stylish, beau
tiful ladies’ coats go on the cut
price list to-morrow and you
can take your pick for
$1.00
A
WEEK
MEN
Every Man’s Suit in Stock in To-morrow’s Sale
Men, you will never see suits
like these for the price. Nobby
winter suits made by the best tai
lors in America, in serges, whip
cords, etc. They come in blues,
blacks, tans, fancy mixtures, etc.
Values run up to $35.00. To-mor
row you can take your pick for ...
Overcoats—the kind you will
have to have before the winter is
over, for $15.00.
$1.00
A
WEEK
Credit 28-—28
Clothing W. Mitchell
Company Street