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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
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16100 BOOKLETS 10
TOJTCROSHEDVICEHERE
Policeman Osborne
Retires on Pension
To Have Good Time
Written in the v vid «ta 1« that ha*
made thousands read the newspaper
bulletins of the Men and Religion
Forward Movement in Atlanta, 16.000
booklets detailing; the work accom
plished by this organization here have
been printed and were ready for dis
tribution Wednesday.
After discussing the various lines
of work with some detail, the booklet
summarizes the accomplishments of
the Men and Religion Forward Move
ment in Atlanta in these words:
The churches of the Evangeli
cal Ministers 'Association of At
lanta have, through the executive
committer. accomplished these
things in the past fifteen months
The committee has been maxle
a permanent part of the churches,
serving as an inter-church com
mittee for social service.
Bible School Established.
The Paily Vacation Bible
School has been established
The work has been duplicated
in other cities and towns
The segregated district lias
been closed in Atlanta and else
where.
Martha's Home has been estab
lished.
A school for wayward and de-
l.nquept girls inaugurated by the
Jdtate.
Scores of women have been
helped
Many children have been saved
Probation has been written into
the law of Georgia
Stripes have been removed
from first and second grade con
victs.
Sunday lias been saved as a day
of rest in Atlanta.
And war has begun on the li
quor trade.
A partial study of bousing con
ditions among the poor has been
made, enough to show the need
of radical changes necessary to
sa\o life and decency in Atlanta.
Telia of Closing Tenderloin.
Tiie wiping out of the segregated)
district and the fight against tlie so
cial eyil are considered at length in
1 he booklet and a graphic description
is given of the manner in which the
subcommittee on social service de
stroyed a $700,000 annual traffic in
Atlanta, established here for 50 years,
by tlie use of $2,000 worth <>f news-
l»aper spa<e in a four months' cam
paign.
•'By spending less than one-third
of one per cent of $700,000 and speak
ing out in their pulpits." says the re
port. "the evangelical ministers put
an end in Atlanta to the trade that
mocks motherhood, sneers at virtue
and makes the church, which by
silence consents to the Infamy, a
thing of derision in every city where
prostitution is tolerated unrebuked "
That the campaign did not cease at
this point is indicated by the subse
quent paragraphs:
The churches did not stop with
the demand for Jaw enforcement.
When the houses were closed.
*10.000 was in hand to provide
help and shelter for every woman
and girl willing to accept them
Homes Opened to Women.
Committees consisting of h
minister and a Christian woman
went to every house again and
again, and begged the inmates to
come with them out of their lives
of shame.
Many came Ministers of Christ
opened their homes to the fallen.
Belle Sommers." the keeper of
the largest house in the district,
doubted, but came to the home of
a Christian woman, whose mother
gave up her room for her.
Christ found her through the
kindness of her hostess. She
surrendered to Him
Hers was the $2,600 that start
ed Martha's Home a permanent
refuge for fallen women and un
fortunate girls
To-day she is learning by
study to fit herself to serve in
any field to which her Saviour
calls her.
Her life proves again that He
can save even to the uttermost
The first matron of Martha's
Eat All
You Want
When You Take Tyner's Dyspep.
sia Remedy—Drives Out the
Oases from an Over,
loaded Stomach
Cures Indigestion—Cleans Out
the Bowels.
If \ our stomach is sour, gassy, upset
• nd huckfull-of-food-feeling and you
feel like your food is all lumpe and re-
fuaes to digest take u done or two of
Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy. The dizzi
ness stops at once, the gaaes are belched
out. \ou fed comfortable, your clogged
bowels get to working right Eai ai
you want Knjov your meals by taking
now and then a liberal dose of Tyner’s
Dyspepsia Remedy. There is nothing
like it on tile market to-day. Made in
Atlanta for tears b\ John B Daniel
If you lack an appetite, your tongue
is coated, nerves on edge, have risi
of sour and undigested rood and exp*
distress after eating, you are suf
fering from indigestion or sick stomach
To cure, take Tyner’s I>\spepsia Rem-I
edy It is a truly wonderful medicine,
as it acts quickly and helps you out of
all disagreeable feelings due to overeat- 1
lug Sold bv druggists for only 60 cents
a Targe bottle. - Advt.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY
EXCURSION FARES
Tickets on sale December 17 to
inclusive. Also December 31. 15H*!.
and January 1, 1914. All ticket* lim
ited to expire midnight January 6
3934.
ASK THE TICKET AGENT
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY,
Home was Miss Edith Apple
yard.
Work of the Home.
To-dgy another devoted wom
an, MIbh E. A. Olaxon, is in
charge of Martha’s Home, Thir
teen girls arc there in her care at
this time. The number rises and
falls.
Since the doors opened 266
cases have been handled.
Seventy-five children depend
ent upon fallen women have been
ha ndled.
One hundred and thirty-nine
women were known to he from
recognised houses and hotels
SixD'-four of these were wom
en married but repqrgted
Sixty diseased women have
been treated.
Fourteen were widows 5f un
married.
Forty-two cases were due to
drink or similar causes.
One hundred and twelve have
been sent home or to places of
employment.
Forty-nine have disappeared.
Myron Whitney’s
Singing Captivates
A profound impression was made
by Myron W. Whitney’s singing
Tuesday night at Hotel Afisley. his
finest work being done In the won
derful “Damnation of Faust" aria
Prolonged applause followed that
number, and continued until Mr
Whitney sang as an encore "The
Night Has a Thousand Eyes."
Miss Marguerite Valentine's piano
solos also were much enjoyed, her se
lections being from Chopin, Grieg and
Poldini. The concert was under the
auspices of the Young Women’s
Christian Association
Wednesday morning In •• Bob"
Osborne transported home from J
Chief Hanford's office two handsome
Morris chairs, presented to him the
day before, when he retired on a
pension at the age of 69, after -.
years of service on the police for*.
"Fncle Bob” replied to q speech bv
i:•■••..rder Broyles ' nnounct
ment that he appreciated the kind
ness of the department, and that he
waa going to spend the remaining
years of his life having 'a good time."
"Oh. I’m not too old for that," lie
asserted, confidently. The young
bucks won’t be able to hold a candle
to me when 1 get wound up.”
Baptists to Raise
Debt of Orphanage
Notices ^ ailing upon the Baptists of
Georgia not to forget ‘Ingathering
Day " December 14. for the benefit of
the Georgia Baptist Orphans' Home, |
are being sent throughout the tSate.
A dept of $ 13,600 is handicapping
the institution and every effort is be- j
lng made to Hear it on this day. All ;
of the offerings will sent to Dr. j
J. .1. Bennett, in the Handler building.
Kappa Alphas Get
Call to a Smoker
Kappa Alphas will gather at the j
University Club Thursday night and
hold a smoker. Ben Dee Grew, presl- I
dent of the Atlanta Chapter of the |
Alumni Association, lias issued the!
call for the gathering.
No program has been arranged, but i
a good tim<- is promised! and every
Kappa Alpha is urged to he present. j
Damage Estimated, as Waters Re
cede, at $25,000,000—Homes
of Five Thousand Lost.
liAl.VKSTOX, TEXAS IJ... Ill
With 2.10 persons counted as dead in
the grunt flood which covered 40.000
square miles of territory in Central
and Mouth Texas, State officials to
day estimated tv</» damage at $26,000,-
000.
Sixty-three cities, towns and vil
lages have suffered from the high wa
ter and 6,000 persons are homeless.
The rice crop was nearly ruined.
Within the next 24 hours it is ex
pected that ihe wp» will falling
.ti ail points
Districts are still isolated and wit*
communication will have to be estab-
i lished before the full extent of the dis-
! aster is known. Within the past 24
' hours more than 100 bodies were re-
(overed.
Masons Leave City
Pleased With Big
Initiation Ceremony
Visiting Masons were slaving At-
I lanta Wednesday morning after a
“big night," in which three new
| lodges were constituted, representing i
_’60 Masons, and the degree of Master I
.Mason conferred on a number of can - j
didates of Gate City lodge.
The main address of the evening,,
following the initiation, was by Colo
nel Robert Dee folding, of Savannah
Grand Master of the State Lodge.
Elevator Builder Is
Hurt While on Lift
flVIake The Children
Happy Christmas
Buy Toys That Are Health-Giving and
Stand the Wear and Tear of the Ameri
can Girl or Boy.
Make your purchase now, when the stock is complete. We wi.l deliver at any
time you say. Don’t wait until the last moment and disappoint your children.
While working on the roof of an
elevator of the Morrow Transfer Com
pany building. B. H. Dunn, an elevator-
contractor, was badly injured when
struck by a falling beam.
Dunn suffered several serious lac
erations of the head. It is feared that
he m»\ have received internal inju
ries also. He was taken to Grady
Hospital.
INJURED DOCTOR IMPROVES.
WAYCROSS, Dec. 10.—Dr. H. A
Boyd, injured a week ago on a grade
crossing here, has been taken from
the King’s Daughters Hospital to the
home of his brother He is improv
ing.
GIRLS! GIRLS! 1001ST TRY THIS!
DOUBLES BEAUTY OF ¥1
Climbs Mount to End
Life‘Nearer Heaven
PASSAIC. N. J . Dec 10 After ask
ing directions to the top of the Great
Nothin Mountain, explaining that he
wanted to get as near heaven as pos
sible, Joseph Richter went to the sum
mit and killed himself by shooting
For 25 Cents You Can Make
Your Hair Lustrous, Fluffy,
and Abundant.
I Immediate?—Yes! Certain -that’s the
j Joy of it. Your hair becomes light,
; wavy, fluffy, abundant and appears as
Isofi. lustrous and beautiful as a young
I girl’s after a Danderlne hair cleanse.
Just try this—moisten a (doth with a
little Danderlne and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. This will cleanse the
hair of dust, dirt or excessive oil, and
in just a few moments you have doubled
th« beauty of your hair. A delightful
surprise awaits those whose hair has
been neglected or is scraggy, faded, dry,
brittle or thin. Besides beautifying the
hair, Danderine dissolves every particle
of dandruff; cleanses, purifies and in
vigorates the scalp, forever stopping
Itching and falling hair, but what wid
please you most will be after a few
weeks’ use. when you see new hair -
fine and downy at first—yes—but really
new hair growing all over the scalp.
If you care for pretty, soft hair, and
lots of it. surely get a 26-cent bottle of
Knowlton’s Danderine from any drug
store or toilet counter and Just try it.
—Advt.
Player-Pianos are now going at $225.00 and up, including FREE USE
of our 6,800 roll exchange library
Look At Our Prices On New Pianos
Every instrument sold is backed by our factory's guarantee of $6,000,000 capital and surplus
OPEN UNTIL 9 O'CLOCK EVERY EVENING
Railroad Fares
Paid to
Out-of-Town
Purchasers
WEATHERHOLT
PIANO COMPANY
72 N. BROAD STREET
Write for
Our
Price List
ROCKING HORSES
What could give the child more pleasure with safety
than a Rocking Horse? Theyfl»-| AA CA
range in price from elf (PT*wW
Bicycles
A Bicycle is a gift that will not
only delight, but will pay for
itself in time saved.
Prices range from
$20 to
VELOCIPEDES
A Special in a High
Grade Velocipede
$1.75 10 $2.50
Si*" 1 " $4.00 to $5.00
y 2 -in. Rubber tire, spring seat, adjustable
S le . $5.00 to $6.00
Tubular steel frame, %-inch rubber tires,
ball-bearing in every part—the finest
Velocipede manufactured.
No. 1 Size, regular $12.50,
Special
No. 2 Size, regular $15.00.
Special
No. 3 Size, regular $17.50,
Special
$10.00
$12.50
$15.00
TRICYCLES
FOOTBALLS
$5.50 and $6.50
%-inch rubber tires,
plush seats
%-inch rubber tires, leathert--j a «<<
seats, mud guards vlU
FINEST TRICYCLES MADE AT
SPECIAL PRICES.
Tubular steel frame, ball-bearing in
every part.
No. 1 Size, regular $15, Special. $12.50
No. 2 Size, regular $17.50. Special. $16.00
No. 3 Size, regular $20, Special . $17.50
ROLLER SKATES
They will piease any boy r/|„ * rj)
or girl; prices ........ Jut, 1U <30.
Watch Young America on Christmas
morning when he gets a football. You will
be as happy as he.
Prices
$1.00 to $5.00
AUTOMOBILES
A wheel joy that every child wishes
for and gets lots of pleasure from.
We have an unusually fine line, and
they are selling fast. Priced each,
$4.50 to $35.00.
IRISH MAILS OR HAND CARS
BOYS’ WAGONS
Fine exercise for the arms and chest.
Prices, $3.75, $4.50, $5, $0, $7.50. $15 and
$20.
Other Wheel Goods and Useful Toys
Sidewalk Sulkies. $2 to $6.50
Garden Wheelbarrows... .75c
Children's
Desks $4.50, $5.00, $6.00
Children’s Chairs. 75c to $3.00
Shooflies $1.50 to $4.50
Goat Sulkies. .$3.50 and $4.00
Farm Wagons with
shafts $7.00 and $10.00
Steel tires 85c to $3.00
Rubber tires $3, $3.50, $4
KING HARDWARE CO.
S3 Peachtree 87 Whitehall