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NI \VS It THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND OF 00. KNABE By Accommodating i WHAT DO YOU MEN Judge Instructs Jury to Acquit Prisoner Without Defense Introducing Testimony. SHBLBYVILLE. 1ND , Dr. , 8, -Dr vVilliam R, <’raig, dean of the In diana Veterinary College. to-day was quitted of the charge of murdering >r. Helen Knabe, who was found dead n her apartments in Indianapolis with tier head nearly severed from her >©dy. Judge Blair instructed the jury to dnd for the defendant on the ground that the State had failed to establish *• sufficiently strong ease to warrant the trial proceedings, The defense d 4 J not introduce a single witness. The verdict was popular. Judge Blair stated that in his opin ion Dr. Craig's attentions toward T)r. Knabe were those of kindness and re spect rather than infatuation and love. “There is no evidence whatever that the defendant was ever engaged to marry Miss Knabe or even contem plated marriage, said the court. Dr. Craig and his daughter, Marian, sat unmoved when the judge instruct ed the jury to acquit him. The Jury remained out but five minutes and re turned the verdict as instructed by the court. Applause broke out in the courtroom after the verdict was read. Canal Protectors ■A Sail for Cristobal Hen; Prices Lower WASHINGTON. Dec. 9—The egg corner has been broken, and boycotts may be declared off This was the good new? sent out to-day by the Department of Agri culture "egg specialist*,” who an nounced that pullets on the Govern ment farm as well as throughout the country “have at last begun to lay,” and already many poultry owners are reporting a 50 per cent egg produc tion. ! The reduction in the price of eggs | recently Is due to the industry of j the. pullets, according to the Gov ernment specialists, and not to the boycott This new supply of fresh eggs now beginning to reach the mar ket “necessarily has reacted on the prices at which storage eggs have been held,” says the report Officers Elected For Delphi Lodge Officers for Delphi Dodge No. K8. | Knights of Pythias, were elected la-»t night. The new officers are: G. T. Phillip-, chancellor commander; Thomas T Hunnicutt. vice chancellor: C. T. Jor dan. prelate; John B. Bradford, mas ter of work; W. F. Griffin, keeper of records and seal: M. C. Stricklan i, master of finance; Oliver H. Puckett, master of exchequer; J. H. Davis, master-at-arms; P. W. Robertson, in ner guard; W. R. Williams, outer guard, and Claude R. Reacham, trus tee for three-year term. The installation will take place m THINK BEST GIFT FOR A XMAS WIFE? By MARY LEA DAVIS 1 wish the men would get busy and tell what sort of a present THEY think best for a wife! A good mans men have responded to my call for suggestions, but I'd like to hear from more of them. Surely the men. espe*- dally the men who have been mar ried for sonic years, know what sort of Christmas gift would prove suit able. he ladies have responded nobly Not a day passes but my desk is cov ered with letters which have come in response to the offer which I made some days ago. and which for con venience. 1 repeat HERE IS MY OFFER. To the wife who writes the best sh'wt letter telling what is the most useful (lift for a husband, nnr MO gold piece. Three awards of t5 each irill be given, the wires whose letters are adjudged the next best Also, I will auard thr same prizes la husbands who write brief letters outlining the most appro priatr gift for a husband to give his wife. For the husband's letter January ttmt is adjudged thr best the writer Past Chancellor Thomas H. Jeffrie* , HU rrreiv( . „ *„j nicer Hus e he t ion P 'and* mn s i ea?' numbers *wer e Cowrite the three next best rendered bv R. B, Dorter and Fred letter* will receive, each, a $.1 gold Wood. piece for thetr thorough net*. Send your letter* addressed to MARY LEA DA VIS, Editorial Deportment, The At lanta Georgian WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.—The Navy Department to-day took its first step toward the protection of the Panama Canal. The submarines C-l, C-2, 0-3, 0-4 and C-5, accompanied by the ten ders Ozark, Severn, Caesar and Po- lomac, left Guantanamo, Cuba, to day for Cristobal. It is planned to maintain this squadron in the wa ters near the Canal Zone in ordc r that it may be ready to protect the canal at a moment's notice. Cardinal Sends Xmas Greetings to Kings BALTIMORE, Dec. 9.—In accord ance with a custom of centuries standing, Cardinal Gibbons has sent out his official Christmas greetings to all of the crowned heads of the Oath oMc countries and to the members • f the Sacred College of Cardinals The King of Saxony and Kings and Queens of Spain, Belgium and Bavaria will be the royal recip ients. Paris Puts Ban on Unguarded Hatpins Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. PARIS, Dec. 9. An ordinance making it a misdemeanor for women to wear hatpins with unprotected points in street cars or in any public j place was issued to-day by the Pre fect of Police. The blinding of several j persons by hatpins resulted in the order. 125 Aboard Vessels Grounded in Hudson NEW YORK Dec. 9.—The steamers Adirondack and Trojan, of the Peoples Line, are aground up the Hudson River, according to dispatches received by their owners to-dav. The dispatches .stated neither boat was in danger. There are. about 125 passengers on board both vessels. 1 I fear 1 shall never be able to print all the letters, but I will do m\ verx best Remember, the routes, closes December 18. Not a letter will be considered after that date. The names of the successful writers will be announced immediately afterward and the gold pieces sent to the fortu nate ones. Many of those who have written me se*un not to have caught the spirit of the idea. Anybody can sit down and write out a list of things to BUY at any of the stores. What l want to know is something appro priate, something that carries a sen timent, and the simpler it is the bet ter. Have YOU a suggestion to offer? If so. don't delay; mail your letter NOW. SILVER PLATE. Miss Mary Lea Davis: I suggest that you give your wife each Christmas all the love and affection you are capable of bestowing, and let her feel that you have fully appreciated every effort she has made In your be half. In addition, you may pre sent. her with a piece of family silver of some kind. T n years it will accumulate and she vHll value it. H T>. Way cross Ga. SUSPENDERS. Miss Mary Lea Davis: 1 am going to give m> husband a pair of suspenders, for every pair of pants he has. I think he will appreciate that more Ilian “Swift’s Premium ’ Oleomargarine Means that a t government in spector has seen all of the mate rials made, seen them churned to gether and knows that the finished product is Clean, Pure Wholesome Swift & Company u. s. A. Head-Work Wins But mental activity is dependent for its success-making results, upon the way both body and brain cells are fed. f r Right feeding isn’t a matter of quantity—most persons actually eat too much. But the selection of the right kind of food helps wonderfully to make men and women active and successful. The fact is, some exery-day articles of food are so lack ing in certain food values as to make their common use more or less a menace to physical and mental well-being. (Consti pation and a run-down physical condition are readily traced to this lack.) Particularly is this true of food made from white flour, which is robbed of most of the mineral phosphates of the grain when the bran-coat is thrown out in the milling process. Scientists have long recognized this menace to health, and many people are waking up to it. » Grape-Nuts FOOD made from the whole wheat and malted barley, retains the mineral phosphates, as well as all other nutritive values of the grains. Grape-Nuts, as the cereal part of one s diet, per fectly supplies what white flour foods lack. Grape-Nuts is long baked, most easily digested, and is ready-to-eat direct from the package—fresh, crisp and delicious. “There’s a Reason” for Grape-Nuts Sold by grocers everywhere. anything I < subscribe for other veal’ Rome, (7i an give him. ami The Georgian an- MRS U L M. A HAPPY HOME. Miss Marx Lea 1 )a\ is: 1 think t o gi ve the 1 lUSbr tnd a pleasant si nile and mi (ike honn* happy and «h.-e rfill alw ax s ’ GVOUld be one of t lie most a| ppret dated gifts a \x o man could givi i* her husband K D Forsyth. Ga All Around The Town Little Facts and Fancies About Well-Known Atlantans. A NICE HOME. A11Marx Lea Davis: I think the very best gift that a husband could give his wife for a Christmas present would be a nice home, as all women are hap pier it\ homes of their own C. E. T Columbus, Ga. * LEARN WHAT HE NEEDS Miss Mary Lea Davis: In selecting a present fj^i my husband, I look over his wardrobe, and find out what he needs, that Is. If l intend to get him anything In this line Men get awfully tired of getting socks and ties. I shall give a kiss and a Merry ( liristmas greet ing to eacli <>ne of the family and provide a good dinner. MRS VV. C. E Jacksonville. Fla. MAKE NICE GIFTS Miss Marx Lea Davis; • 1 find that there are a great many thing- useful to men that - an he made at home hx the wife Fix a pretty waste pa per basket for his office, a cushion or hear! rests for chairs There arc countless things In the stores that ran be bought far small a maun is MRS. (1 ’i\ K Cool idgc, Ga HOME-1MADE FURNITURE. Miss Mary Lea Davis; A wife a 1 w v.> ; appreciates the handiwork of her husband and something for the home is of much use as well as being merely a Christmas token. Nearly any man. if he will take a little time and trouble, can give his wife the kind of presents that l do mine I started several yefirs ago, giving her furniture of my own making. Tabouret tea. lahles, book shelves, kitchen cabinet and such things are, always appreciated and are a con stant reminder of the giver, and the time and sacrifice put on them. The mission style is very popular, neat and is the easiest of construc tion A. M Daytona Beach. Fla. FOR HUSBAND ONLY. Miss Mary Lea Davis: 1 don’t think a wife should give her husband a gift that the whole family can enjoy. If you want to reach a man's heart give him some wearing apparel A lounging robe and a pair of house slippers make a most acceptable gift. Always have them ready for him when he comes home at night tired from business. Rx all means never forget to give him a tie. MRS. C A. Macon. Ga A BIBLE FOR HUSBAND. Miss Mary Ix'a Davis: My husband is a great church worker. He would enjoy, moot of all. a Bibb*. MRS J V. G Rome. Ga. A ••GEORGIA DINNER." Miss Marx Lea Davis: At 1:30. not a minute later, an old-fashioned “Georgia dinner." with fat possum, sop and ’later, a good tight ling, an Xmas jug. all of those, with the gift of love. I intend t*» give to my dear old hubby-hub Macon. Ga. MRS. J. VY J MONEY FOR THE WIFE. Miss MaVy Lea Davis: The gift a inis band max give bis wife at Christmas so largely de pends on circumstances that it would be difficult to say what is best. For persons in moderate cir cumstances I would say the husband should gi' r e the wife a bill, be it $1, $25 or $50—whatever he carl afford— and let her buy the thing she wishes most and which can be bought for the sum given. E. M. N. Atlanta, Ga. PIPE AND TOBACCO Miss Mary Lea Davis: Having found an old meerschaum pipe my husband had discarded. I have cleaned IT out carefully, steeped the bowl in alcohol and or dered a brand-new amber mouth piece to fit. This, with a pound of his favorite tobacco, will be my Christmas gift to him. Columbus, Ga. MRS. W. S. G. RAINCOAT AND RUBBERS. Miss Mary Lea Davis: I have decided to give my hus band a raincoat and a pair of rub bers. He has an umbrella. I am sure he will appreciate the two articles, as thex arc a protection io his health, as well as useful. He has to be out of doors a great deal. Rome. Ga. MRS L. C. LOVE LETTER AND CHECK Miss Mary Lea Davis: My wife is a busy home-maker who has to count the dollars and dimes, while helping me care for a family of seven. L am going to write her a real love letter and in close a check for as much money as 3 can spare, to be spent as she pleases and no questions asked. 1 shall tell her that I love her and thank her for her hearty cooperation and cheerful companionship during all the years of our married life FOR A PHYSICIAN. Miss Mary Lea Davis: ,\|y husband Is a physician and very practical, therefore, 1 am al ways alert during the year to notice anything that xvould serve to make his cross-country rides less fa- tigueing. his office more attractive, hix personal accessories more pleas ing, or his home more comfortable, inviting and cozy iy>on his return to our fireside. MRS. J. L. F Waterloo, S C. A VOCUUM CLEANER. Miss Mar> Lea Davis It should always be a hus band’s desire to lighten his wife’s labor, even as she endeavors to make his home cherful. A vacuum cleaner of a good grade xvould make the best Christmas j present. Nowadays there are vacuum cleaners on the market which are of good construction, yet reasonable in price L. E. A PURSE AND $10. Miss Mary Lea Davis: The most useful present fni a husband would be a nice little purse with $10 m it Then he could get what he likes best, or what he thinks most useful. MRS. .1 H. .1 Siloam, Ga. A FURNISHED HOME. Miss Mary Lea D^vis. For a Christmas gift mx wife would appreciate a furnished home more than any present I could give iier. J F. E Tuesday's Temperature Slightly Lower Than Monday's—En tire State Shivering. W inter \xas still on the .job Tues day morning. Not satisfied with com ing down front Green lands icy moun tains in a roaring 42-rnile-an-hoiir gale and giving Atlanta a dux of weather that was colder than the host he could do in 1912, winter opened up Tuesday morning with an even colder snaj than that which boomed trade and made the coal dealer glad Mon day. At 7 o’clock Tuesdax morning the mercury in the official thermometers was a trifle lower than Monday morn ing at the same hour, though the dif ference was not noticeable to the man on the street. Unless the forecaster has read his signs wrong the cold weather will continue throughout the day, and mostly throughout December, al though there are no more winds on the weather docket like the one that swirled and roared around Atlanta’s corners Sunday night. <\ F. YonHerrmann. official weajher prognosticator, declared Tuesdax that while every day in December will not be so cold as Monday and Tuesday, the warm days will be the exception and not the rule from now until after (’liristmas. Overcoats that have lain for months in tin* grip of the moth ball were very much in order Monday and Tuesdav. and will be until after the holidays. Raports*of umisuall.x «old weather all over Georgia are coming in lo the office of the weather bureau. Macon and Augusta had freezing tempera tures Monday and Monday night, and down at Savannah they shivered a I a temperature of 40 degrees. At va rious points near the Florida line the thermometers hovered near the freez ing mark, although.the wind was not so strong as it was In Atlanta Clements May Win; President Wavers Reports from Washington indicate that President Wilson has assumed an attitude much more favorable to the reappointment of Judge Judson Clements, of Georgia, on the Inter state Commerce Commission than was at first understood. The strong indorsements of the Southerner and the argument that his experience is greatly heeded by the commission since' ii lost its senior member by resignation, have had their effect. Senator Robert M. LaFollette is mentioned as one of the most active supporters of Judge Clements. It is said in Washington that he has told the President the Senate may reject any nominee in Judge Clements’ | place. Dalton Has Close Races for Officers Man wants but little here below, and usually if hr can t get what he wants, he will take what he can get A story told by (*. E. Jenkins, one of the clerks at the new WinecofT. proves it: “It happened the other day. said Jenkins. "! was standing in profound meditation behind the desk, when th$ door opened and dignity’s synonym walked in lie was an exceedingly tall and pompous individual frock coated, silk hatted, and bearing the royal stamp of PERSONAGE all over him. He ra dtated dignity like a Georgian radiates prosperity. He strutted up to the desk and I reached up into the air and shook bis hand. 1 placed one hand in his coat lapel, a la Patrick Henry, and then lie •spoke, rumblingly: “ T am Mr. -,' be added, ‘i am a traveling man. hut I live on the out skirts of the city. I sm In a position to do your hotel a great deal of good.' That’s very kind of you. I’m sure.' 1 said. " T understand, said Mr. , ’that at your opening night you gave a wa x verx handsome souvenirs. Is that correct?’ “ ‘That’s right.’ I said, “hut I'm vary sorrx to sax they are all gone! “ ‘That’s too bad.' be aaid, ‘and 1 sm in a position to do you a great deal of good. However I understand that you gax c awa.x souvenirs Thanksgiving, also Is that correct?’ “ ’They’re all gone, too, 1 m sorry to ■asi replied. lltnmnim!' he murmured, and I am *r. a position to do you a great deal of good Is there anything at all that you are or giving sway at present?’ “I told him I couldn’t think of any thing right on the spur of the moment and i hen he spied a packet of postcards bearing a picture of the hotel. “'Are those for general distribu tion 0 ' he asked. 'I'd like to take a few.’ "I told him »r> help himself and he took flftx all there were on the desk “ ’Now.” be said, your stationery, that i« for general distribution also, is it not .' I would like some of that, for T am In a position to do your hotel a great deal of good ’ “I told him to help himself---and he did. He took all the paper and enve lopes there were on the desk, stuffed them into his pockets, asked me to no tify him when we gave away any more souvenirs, raised his hat—and was gone ’ Cynical persons may declare that there are a lot of jokes on the Atlanta police department, but cynics. pe!S«i- mists and optimists are off in a bunch with ihe assertion that Sergeant George Bullard is the prize joker of the de partment. Bullard is a quiet, fine look ing sort of person who keeps hie mouth shut and his eyes and ears onen, and he has a lot of dry humor In him that Is prone to break out verx unexpectedly. It happens that Tom Bane, who la the turnkey on the evening watch. Is al ways doing a lot of work back in the cells, and has to come on the run when ever a prisoner is brought In. For the purpose of getting some speed te the coming <>f Toni and ths other turnkeys, there is an electric push button in the sergeant s office. But Sergeant Bullard didn’t think it rang loud enough so he got h cracked cowbell and hung it on a nail. Now when he wants Bane, he summons him with a ring that resounds throughout the length and breadth of Decatur street, for a cracked cowbell wielded by a practical Joker can turn loose about the wierdest assortment of noises there are. HOTEL MEETING 10 BRING M GUESTS Royal Entertainment for Friday and Saturday — Legislation Is Sought. Moi* than 200 Georgia hotel men will he In Atlanta next Friday and Saturday to attend the annual con vention of the Slate Hotel Men’s Aa- eoilation, which opens at the New Kimball Home at 1:89 o’clock Friday morning Mayor James G. Wood ward will deliver the address of wel come. and J. S. Newcomb, of Augusta, first vice president of the association, will respond. Me«t of the business of tne conven tion will be transacted Frida, morn ing and afternoon, and Saturday will he devoted to having a good time. Several luncheon* are scheduled for the visitors, and there-will be auto mobile tour* of the city, a trip to the Capital City Country Club, a trip to 'Termer Bill" Simmer's farm A theater party is aiao in the enter talnment plane The theater part, bill be for the women Friday night while the men hold a "get-together’ meeting A discussion of hotel legislatleti that may result in several bills being Introduced before the next Legtala ture will be one of the most tmpor lant metters to come before the oon vention It will be held Friday and Lee M. Jordan, attorney for State and local associations, will lead the discussion. Several prominent hotel men and representatives of various societies of traveling men will address the se* siona of the convention Among them are John Willy, of Chicago, who will apeak on “The Country Hotel Man of To-day and the Country Hotel Man of Thirty Tear* Ago;” Mareeilus M Anderson, of the Travelers' Protec tlve Association: H. D. Shackelford of the United Commercial Traveler* W. C. LounSbury, of the Georgia Travelers Association; H. N. Dutton, manager of the Piedmont; Jacob Miller, of Chicago, president of the International Stewards’ Association Will V. Zimmer, of Atlanta; James A Stokes, of Philadelphia, president of the Greeters of America, and Fred Houaer, secretary of the State asso elation. Buying Bookkeeping The other day a man said he had no use for an adding’ machine be cause—“my bookkeeper wouldn’t hax-e enough work to do.” J ust think what that man said. He is trying to do his work in the slowest way hr can, just to keep a bookkeeper busy. The thing for him to do is to cut down the amount of work that the bookkeeper is doing, and then give the bookkeeper some other work that, would be sales-producing— more profitable to him and the bookkeeper. Of course you see the point— write or phone for a demonstration. Burroughs Adding Machine Co. M. GREENE, Sales Mp . 148 Pfaehtree 8treet, ATLANTA. GA. DALTON, Doc. 9. Predictions that there will not be more than 100 votes difference between the mayoralty candidates, B. R. Bowen and W. E. Wood, in the city election here to morrow are freely made to-day. The race for chief of police between J. G. Fincher and A. E. White appears also to be close. In addition to Mayor and police chief, four of the eight wards will elect Councilmen. Laden Steamer Sinks As She Leaves Docks NEW YORK. Dec. 9 The Red D liner Zudia sank in East River early to-day just as she was preparing to clear for Venezuela with a cargo of flour and apples. A heavy steel shaft had slipped from the derrick lackle and crashed through the hull. The seamen fought seven hours to save the vessel, hut failed. The loss is estimated at $100,000 TDEGULARcare •tv 0 f the teeth is taught in thou sands of schools— because it is worth while. That has been proved. Introduce the “Good Teeth —Good Health” idea into your family today—every one will profit by it, not only in better looks, but al^p in better health. But be sure you select a dentifrice that has no in soluble grit to scratch. Be sure also that it is antiseptic, to check decay, yet not over - medicated. Be sure it is delicious in flavor to make its use pleasant and therefore reg ular. Such a dentifrice is COCC0TES ™ K RIBBON DENTfIC. CREAM Consult your dentist about it — ask him for a copy of the booklet “Oral Hygiene,” pub lished by Colgate C& Company Gloves for Xmas AT Allen’s The most occasions, complete line of GLOVES for all manufactured expressly for us by Reynier Fownes, Dent, D. & P., Bachmo and Goldsmith---the world’s best glovers. Specials for To-morrow Buys’ Hough Rider Gauntle t$ jmd Boys'’Scout Gauntlets M m Bovs’ Fleece-lined School Gloves Boys’ Velour Fleeced Gauntlets, at <’hildren’s Cashmere and Golf mat Bovs’ Cashmere and Golf M mga Ladies’Cashmere and Golf m J Misses’ Cashmere and Golf and 50c Children’s Pique Gloves Misses’ Pique Gloves, Chamois and Doeskin ^ no Ladies’ Cfl|>e Walking Gloves . *P M • tJU Ladies’ Full Pique Gloves M Ladies' Overseain Real French Lamb, at Dent's Imported Ladies’ Full Pique sewn with three rows heavy stitching, in black, white, and white with black stitch ing—all sizes. Regular $1.25 value Evening Gloves Another shipment just received of full sixteen-button < ilace Gloves, our own importation, made full-length and wide ami. Usual $3.00 value. In white, tans and cham- paigne. All sizes 98c $1 .98 J. P. Allen & Co. 51-53 Whitehall St.