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Til K ATLANTA < >L()K(i IAN AM) NEWS. W..&J. LESSEES ATLANTA TO STARS AT IF SEE RECORD GALAXY OF STAGE GREAT CHRISTMAS FUND BENEFIT nr £ Legislative Committee Investi gates Chattanooga Terminals. Southern Anxious to Lease. Members of the Western and At lantic Railroad Commission of the* State Legislature are in Chattanooga rhutsday investigating the Chatta nooga terminals and other Tenne-- eeo property of the State road fol lowing a meeting held in tit.; Sta’e Capitol Wednesday. It virtually was decided at Wed nesday’s meeting: that whatever road 13 ffiven the control of the Western and Atlantic will be required to dou- ble track the lin^ from Atlanta tc Chattanooga, and that in order to se cure this improvement the lease will have to run for a longer period tha Jieretofore. hether this arrangement meet with the approval of the Nash ville, Chattanooga and St. Louis, the present lessee of the road, and which, it is understood, desires a renewal, is not known. Southern Anxious to Lease. It is generally understood, however, taat the Southern is anxious to lease the line and is willing to double track the road on condition that the lease j un for a long term of years. The commission has not yet been j able to obtain any definite figures on ! the cost of double tracking the roa*l. ' Chairman < iunbj Jordan pi ■ sent< d a letter from Vice President H. D Spencer, of the Southern Railway, who stated that he cost of the im provement could hardly be estimated successfully until a survey and report bad been made by a competent engi neer. Mr. Spejicer. however, stated that the last .double tracking Southern system did. from Chatta- j nooga to Meridian, Miss., cost $30,000 a mile, while the cost of double track- j ing the line from Atlanta to Gaine ville ran from $30,000 to $80,000 oer j mile. Rased on these figures, rbout $r»0,- J 000 a mile is considered a fair ave r - j age for the cost of double tracking \ the Western and Atlantic* Possibility of Sale Suoqestion. Mr. Jordan told the other members : of the commission that certain que‘ - | tions should be asked any road that j applies for a lease of the State line, which indicate the possibility of the j commission recommending the sale of j the property when it makes its report ; to the Legislature. The roads, he declared, should be i asked how much they are willing to ! pay for the right of way, how much 1 they will pay for the road with the ; properties not necessary for the op- ! oration of the road taken out, and also ! bow much they will be willing to pay ! for the Atlanta terminals on the plaza I system proposed by the Atlanta | < Chamber of Commerce. ■» Only six members attended the Wednesday meeting and made the j trip to Chattanooga. They were j Chairman Gunby Jordan, Senator M. (Tarver. Representatives L. R. Akin, Alvin T7. Greene, E. D. Cole and Hen ry J. Fullbright. Wife's Use of Eggs Figures in Divorce CHICAGO, Dec. 11.—The high price 6f : eggs interferes with the domestic bliss of C. P. Swanson, contractor. Mrs. Swanson is suing for divorce. "My wife uses fifteen eggs a day, and that is going some with eggs at 45 tents | a dozen,” said Swanson. ‘‘She is suing ! because I do rot provide enough eggs. Let her tell It to the court.” RAY A LITTLE AT A 'TIME AT THE > j FA 1 R <J | December l Clearance Reductions ON Suits, Coats, Dresses, Hals In fact, everything in our entire stock can now be bought at REDUCED PRICES! Think what this means! Our already FA MOUSLY LOW PRICES reduced STILL LOWER, and with it all, you can still enjoy our liberal sys tem of L Relatives Fear Jessie McCann, of Brooklyn, May Be Victim of Poisoned Needle Band. NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—A reward of $1,000 to-day was offered for the safe return of Miss Jessie McCann, the missing Brooklyn society girl, or for the arrest and conviction of persons responsible for her absence. Upon the theory that the girl had met with foul play police boats were kept cruising along the sea wall in Coney Island and through Sheepshead Bay. Thomas G. Gleason, whose daugh ter is a friend of Miss McCann, made public the offer of reward and the wording of the offer indicated that the theory that the missing girl fell victim of white slavers perhaps work ing with the poisoned needle has not been abandoned. Harrison McCann, brother of the missing girl, to-day admitted that his sister received a letter on the morn ing of her disappearance and that she wept over it. but he declared it was, i from a girl friend. Her disappearance has recalled the j mystery of Dorothy Arnold, who van ished in a similar manner a few years ago and never was found. 4,000 Rail Hands Laid Off on Slack Business BALTIMORE, Dec 11.—Due to a gen- ! eral falling off in business, the Balti- I more arid Ohio. Western Maryland and ; Pennsylvania Railroads, all lines iead- ! ing into Baltimore, have laid off during the past six weeks nearly 4,000 men. Speak of Blood Medicine, and that which instant ly comes to mind is the reliable HOOD'S SARSAPARILLA. By its benefit in thousands of cases it has come to be recognized all over the world as the standard remedy for all ailments and diseases originating in or fostered by impure or low state of the blood. Scrofula, and all humors, sores and eruptions, eczema and other skin dis eases, rheumatism, catarrh, even in digestion and' dyspepsia—which are often caused by impoverished blood —as well as that tired feeling, nerv ous prostration and loss of appetite are all wonderfully relieved In a ma jority of case* by Hood’s Sarsaparilla. It Is the medicine for you. Be sure to get HOOD’S. Corns Vanish When You Use TANGO. Touch that corn with TANGO and out it comes, core and all. The one safe, j painless, GAURANTEED remedy. Any druggist will refund your money if TANGO fails to root out the corn pain- | lessly. Use TANGO to-night and there won’t he an ache or twinge in your toes to-morrow. 35c at All Druggists. Made: and guaranteed by Jacobs’ Pharmacy, Atlanta.—Advt. World-famous stagefolk who will appear in the Christmas benefit at the Atlanta Thea ter Friday. BANDMASTER ELLERY. THE STAR MATINEE PROGRAM. Ellery’s Band, led by Ellery himself. Thcmas Wallace t tenor, and Bayne Young, baritone, soloists, accompanied by Ellery’s Band. Australian Boy Scouts. Auriema. Doll auction. Forrest Adair, auctioneer, introduced by John Temple Graves. Dolls dressed by GOING TO SOUTH GEORGIA? Sleeping Cars to Cordele, Fitzgerald, Douglas, Way- cross, Tifton, Moultrie, Thomasville. Leave Atlan ta 10 P. M., Via A., B. & A. Mrs. Robert F. Maddox, Mrs. Jo seph Rhodes, Mrs. William Speer. Mrs. George M. McKenzie and Mrs. Wilmer L. Moore. House and Francis, tumbling seam, from Atlanta Athletic Club. Yvette, violin virtuoso. Climactic act from “Fine Feath- ers.” Date—Friday afternoon. Time— 2:30 o’clock. Place—Atlanta Theater. Object—Empty Stocking Fund. fTher Loot YOU CAN HAVE IT' RERAIRED JUST LIKE NEW AT A VERY MODERATE COST The Georgian’s Repair Directory gives all the principal places where en article can bo repaired, and should be ^reserved in every home as a guide. P THE FAiK 1 n Whitehall Darkens Beautifully and Re stores Its Thickness and Lustre at Once. c ommon garden «age brewed into a heavy tea, with sulphur and alcohol added, will turn gia.v, streaked and faded hair beautifully dark and luxu riant; rernow every bit of dandruff, stop scalp itching and falling hair. Mix ing the Sage Tea and Sulphur recipe a home, though, is troublesome. An easier way is to get the ready-lo-use tonic, 1 sting about 66 c nts a urge bottle, at drug stores. known a- “Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Item edy!” thus avoiding a 1 • »1 of muss. \\ hilo wist»y, gray, faded hair is not slot ul. we Ml desire to retain our youth- fn! appearanc-e and attractiveness. By darkening your huir with Wyeth’s Sag** no one can tell, because RESINOL HEALS mm o I Fund. Then nil Ivy . p tor yuu. H ! Of course, y.»u re going. such a hi.nee a8 this. ■ Just look at the layout. There’s Ellery’s Band. Couldn’t be vot itito vaudeville for more thou- , j r-1 ii- „ > , i r. . i sands of dollars than the ordinarv And Clears Unsightly Complexions. | high-priced ids get hundreds. And Ile.-vinol Ointment, with Resiml .Via stops itching instantly, quickly m easily heals the most distressing c*as zenta. rash, ringworm, tetter ether tin or skin or sealp r rup- aw&y pimples, blaek- roughness and dan- icr treatments have 1 ■ • of dire and money. ;sinol stop is a physi- Ellery’s Band at the Star Matin? will be did. of Ellery’s Band, withl HIiery swinging the baton. Band to Accompany Soloists. Not only all the band will be there, | but the two .soloistThomas W’.ii- j lace, the tenor, anu Bayne Young, the [ baritone. The band will accompany : : : IT’S GREA‘ Stops Indigestion, Sourness, Gas and Dyspepsia in Five Minutes. lb*: ». lib el g r-n ti.eii numl-i rs. Then the Aus champion hoy wo from the country : . < i.dsrnen are i ■ odUl >11 A d< rali, <xr id Sulpi does it so naturally, so evenly. ^ on j i st dampen sponge or soft brush with I ar.d draw this through jour hair, i I kir.g one small strand ai a tine : by j ter another applioarh n or two your j < IJov Scouts Ismen of the world 11 w ’ u bloated after eating, and u her*- t il.- Kri'.U.xt 'i* '• ••«* f-»"> whi.-!i nil-. . .... ..? you; ii wh.it little you eat es like a wl - Ill *> 11 put -Ki lump f 1,-11.) your momacli; if .seen , is difficulty in breathing after eating. I eructations, of sour, undigested food :ir.i! never I h. d III.' I*; I * 5r:ping. etc. Your real and only • .s that which you eat does not but quickly ferments and sours, ng almost any unhealthy eondi- ■m of Pape’s Dlap'-psin will cost cuts at any pharmacy here and mvim-e any stomach sufferer ir dilutes that. Fermentation and Uoimio.i is causing the misery of itlon. matter if you .,11 your iroublt ii of the Stoimieh, Nervousness oritis. ..r b> other name — regulat It ii in flv* tu’ Ir THE PIPE HOSPITAL For all kinds of Pipe Repairing TUMLiN BROS. 50 NORTH BROAD ST. — . . ALL MAKES OF m’ ZJU- TYPEWRITERS All Kinds of FURNACES Repaired. The Only Place to Get MONCRIEP FURNACES Repaired. Prompt Attention. MONCRIEF FURNACE C Phones Main 285; Atlanta 287’ 139 South P*\yor Street. SC SSGRS /.NO KNIV£S ==asS >^ if! 1 —D-p Repaired and Re- ~yjjS*r\\ Built. Prompt ser- (Vi ii—mtr rrr T) vlc «- Thorough I work. Reasonable UAr l r TT~~q, J charges. \ ilSSSwak American Writing L Ik Machine Co. ■ phon© Main 2524. 1 3 18 N. Pryor St. " ’’’ok ALL KINDS ™ r SHARPENED BY EXPERTS%*S^ MATTHEWS & LIVELY 21 L. Alabama St. Phonaa 311 ATLANTA, GA. I These Arts Bring Results. See Ad Man or Call Main 100. STOVES I of All Kinds REPAIRED m THE ATLANTA STOVE SUPPLY CO. j|gB 101 X. Forsyth St. Phone Stove. Supplies of Kvery Kind.