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POURING IN AS END
OF CONTEST NEARS
Stockholder Sues to Compel Of
ficials of Bankrupt System to
Disgorge $4,000,000.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 12,- The stock
holder has turned on the directors,
this is the latest development in the
affairs of the -Frisco Railroad.
A demand that B. F. Yoakum.
I'homas II. West, the estate of ICdwin
Hawley and other millionaire former
a (rectors of the Frisco Railway Sys
tem be forced to disgorge $4,000 000
iiaa been filed in the United States
Circuit Court here. The\ are accused
nf misusing their positions as direct
ors or the Frisco to force that com
pany to pay fabulous prices for com
paratively worthless short line roads,
which the directors themsi Ives per-
sonally owned.
Frenzied finance, maneuvering the
tunds of die company, and “secret and
fraudulent profits made h> the di
rectors accused" are declared to be
responsible for the road’- bankrupt. \
High Officials Named.
Some of the men named as defend
ants In the petition arc William K.
Hixby. former director of the Frisco
and now receiver for the Wabash;
James Uamphelk former vice presi
dent of the Frisco and now president
of the North American Company
whirl, brought the receivership suit,
and several associates noi connected
with tile railroad.
Tlie transactions complained of and
amounts claimed to lun. been .-pent
tire:
Brownsville road, $1,031.288.01 •
The Iberia Railroad, $500,non
The "Southern," $700,000.
St. Louis and Gulf, $1,385 000
Nine small railroads (Houck. Sys
tem). $28,000.
Oklahoma Cit> and Western .Mfii -
000
Total. *4,013,288.01.
In some Instances, it is charged, the
roads sold at. exorbitant prices have
ever since been burdens to the Frls-
ro, and they have never earned any
profits, and are not likely to.
Created Great Debts.
"Because of the careless, negligent
improvident and fraudulent manner
in which branch lines of railroads and
so-called 'feeder' lines have been pur
chased by and in behalf of the F,-is-
anar 1, Koo d ’ r rea L in * an indebtedness
and liability for the payment or which
he Frisco is liable, amounting to
about $40,000,000," the petition savs
" P-Jv a " d declares that an annual
Intelest charge of $1,600,000 has also
been created.
By MARY LEA DAVIS
It’s now only a few days until
Christmas. If you ‘haven’t selected
that present for your husband, it’s
about time you were thinking about
it. Also, if you are a married man. it
behooves you to select a gift for your
wife.
Hundreds and hundreds of readers
of The Georgian are interested in the
present-giving question. I know, be
cause I have read alt the letters on
the subject which have come to my
desk. I am trying to print as many
of these letters as possible because
lots of them contain excellent sug
gestions which may be of use to YOU.
If you haven’t written a letter, read
the following offer and let us have
the benefit of your idea:
HERE IS MY OFFER
To the irifr who writes the best
short tetter telling what is the
most useful pi ft for a husband, one
SfO gold piece.
Three awards of $o each will
lx given tin' Hires whose letters
are adjudged the next best.
1 Iso, I will award the same
prizes to husbands tv ho write brief
tetters outlining the most appro
priate gift for a husband to give
his irilr. Tor the husband's tetter
that is adjudg'd I tie best the writer
trill receive a $10 gold piece. Hus
bands -who write the three next best
loiters will receive. rath, a $!) gold
piece for their thoroughness.
Send Hour tetters addressed to
MARY LEA DAVIS.
Editorial Department, The At-
tenta Georgian.
Here are some letters just received:
HIS GIFT TO HER.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
Of all the gifts my wife gets on
Christmas, she says this is the one
six- most appreciates: Yfe have
been married a quarter of a cen
tury and 1 have never yet failed to
tell her on Christmas morning how
* much I loved tier and how dear and
necessary site is to me. And T take
the opportunity to mention the par
ticular ways she has pleased me
the past year, and if she has saved
me any money by good manage
ment-and she always has—it is in
her stocking with my other gifts to
her. And that is what J will do
again this year.
SOUTHERN MAX
Menlo, Ga
JUST WHAT HE WANTED.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
In my mind’s eye, the following
scene is brought before me. which
illustrates my idea of useful gift-
giving:
Frances, our small daughter, is
standing by the bed Christmas
morning, shaking Daddy and say
ing: “ 'Ere. Daddy, Sana Taus b'ing
you dis.' Daddy opens his sleepy
eyes and sees in her tiny hands two
small packages. He investigates:
Monogram ruff buttons. He smiles.
Tie has been wearing odds and ends
nf Mamma sent his perfectly
good noes to the laundry and—they
came back. Daddy laughs
and unfolds a large, black, silky
square. “Oil,’’ he says, "that muf
fler l needed a month ago so badly
to sling m.N arm when 1 nearly lost
two fingers. ’ and he grins. I am
out of the corner of my
eye and I am happy because T know
tiiev arc just what he wanted.
MRS. F. T. k
Atlanta, Ga
FOR WIFE’S COMFORT.
Mi.-- Mary Lea Davis:
1 was married at the age of 18
and have had twenty-fly© years of
married life. The first Christmas
gift I mndo to m> wife was a gold
watch, which she still cherishes.
M> experience in making gifts to
my wife and observing the gifts of
other men to their wives has con
vinced me that the most appro
priate gifts for a wife are some
thing to make the home more com
fortable ami lighten the duties of
housekeeping and homekeeping. In
this line I Would inelpde a gas
rang**, aluminum cooking ut< usils,
kitchen cabinet, fine table linen
table silver, cut glass articles for
the table or a nice coffee percolator.
Add to any one or more of the fore
going articles some Elk hosiery,
gloves or toilet articles a nU • box
of candy with a love letter in it.
and I'll wager that your wife will
think that you are the best Santa
Claus that ever lived A. C.
Atlanta, Ga.
BANK ACCOUNT FOR WIFE.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
I should be happy to present my
wife with a bank account to which
ther*» were no “strings tied." I
have often thought how unpleasant
it must be for a wife to have to
ask her husband for a dollar everv
time she wanted to gratify any lit
tle personal <lesires. I think equal
rights (as far as money matters are
concerned) should exist in all per
fect homes—and to this end I am
working. C D.
Dublin, Ga
HER SELECTIONS.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
Wives, the majority, are depend
ent on Ihelr husbands to settle the
bills. When selecting mj husband’s
present I keep in mind this fat . and
try to get something he could not
select the same as I i give hem
stitched handkerchiefs. pajamas,
bathrobes, collars anti laundry bags.
I make these. MRS. K. G. A.
Atlanta. Ga.
QUILT AND RUG.
Miss Mary Lea Davis
I think a nice present would be a
quilt made of old woolen cloths past
wearing, cut them into squares ami
stitch them down to an old blanket,
and take the waste pieces and make
him a rug to put beside his bed.
And a pound cake and layer cake
made of parched peanuts ground
and stirred in the baiter or spread
between the layers with icing
McDonough Ga. MRS. E K. G
HIS BEST GIFT TO HER.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
l think it depends entirely upon
the taste of the party concerned and
upon the amount you have to spend
No gift from a husband to his wife
should be a financial sacrifice One
Christmas when “things were all
wrong" with us financially I bought
ray wife a few' flowers and a box of
candy and gave it to her like I used
to when jve were sweethearts, for
you know "the gift without the
giver is bare.” and she remembers
it yet as "the best present I ever
gave her.’ \V. .J. BRADLEY.
Valdosta. Ga
homemade hassock.
Hiss Mat \ Lea Da s
The most appreciated and least
expensive gift I ever gave my hus
band was a homemadt hassock. I
got a box 10 by 12 by 16 inches, one
roll cotton, box brass-headed tack*
and set castors and used some old
plush I had: cretonne will do. After
it was covered, using cotton for a
padding for the top. I put on the
castors. By using two hinges the
top may be made as a lid, and stool
used to keep bedroom slippers,
shoes, etc., in MRS. G. E.
Way cross, Ga.
GOLD HAIRPINS.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
My Christmas gift to my wife will
consist of two dozen gold hairpins,
two gold hatpins, studded with one
diamond and twelve pearls each, a
gold comb and a hair brush, the
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Childrsn.
Tha Kind You Have Aiways Bought
back of which is a mirror wreathed
in gold, studded with 36 small dia
monds. After mature reflection T
concluded this gift was the most
suitable, most appreciated and most
useful to any woman and it com
pletely absorbs the nature of a
Ehristmas gift restricted to femi
ninity.
My gift is based upon the fact
that woman’s hair is her “glory."
Waresboro, Ga. R. B., Jr.
A USEFUL GIFT.
Mis. Mary Lea Davis:
1 have not decided just what I
will give my husband for a Christ
mas present. I can’t give him any
thing expensive, although I would
like to. I shall give him something
useful Whatever gift wo are abb'
to give let us give ourselves with
it. "For the gift without the giver
is bare. MRS. M. E.
White Stone, Ga.
A WARM OVERCOAT.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
As the husband is exposed to all
the bad weather in going to and re
turning from his daily work to
provide for the family, I think the
most useful present will be a good
overcoat, raincoat, pair of rubbers
and a good pair of gloves.
Atlanta. Ga. MRS. L. E
A COZY HOME.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
1 think the best Christmas gift
for hubby is The Georgian, a nice
cozy horn*' and a wife to meet him
w tiha smile and a kiss after a hard
day's work for every day in 1314.
Gainesville. Ga. MRS. I>. T.
MAKE HER HAPPY.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
The best suggestion I can give
is to make your wife the happiest
slip has ever been during married
life Make her feel as if you were
just beginning to fall in love with
her and if you know of any thing she
would dearly low ... have! be ii sll
ver or gold, be it » ver so smalt,
just 84) it appeals t<» her. that will
make her have a happy Yuletlde
I H. K
LOVE FROM A WIFE.
Miss Mary Lea Davis
1 shall give my husband the same
old gift, but always new to him.
It is the candle of love, brightly
burning on the altar «»f a wife’s de
votion and tl»** dove <T peace to al
ways hover around him Then some
little present that will I.,* useful and
that he will enjoy. MRS l F. It.
Stllesboro. Ga.
PAJAMAS.
Miss Mary Lea Davis
The Christinas box which ! '.hall
place at my husband's breakfast
plate the morning of December -•»
will contain two pairs «n pretty out
mg pajamas that l have made fbr
him with great care. The collars.
. oft , • o pockets are embellished
with my handiwork and the pockets
are marked with his initial. I will
inclose a «ar<l of Christmas greet
mg. telling of the hive served in
with the stitches. Surely then* Is
both use anil uentlment in this gift.
Opelika. Ala. MRS. A. D S.
FOR THE WOMAN
Mis- Mary Lea Davis:
I think any man can please his
wife Christmas by giving her some
thing that beautifies her person;
INDOOR WORK
REDUCES STRENGTH <y
because confining duties, lack of fresh air ana
sunshine gradually weaken even a strong
constitution, and the enfeebled system readily
accepts sickness and disease.
Saott ’* Emulsion checks such decline. Its pure cod
liver oil is nature's grandest medicinal food while
tts hypophosphites act as a buiiding tonic.
It refreshes the body, puts vigor in the
blood, strengthens the lungs, upbuilds
the nerves and invigorates the whole
system
If you work indoor*. Scol *s Emulsion
after moats will prevent much sickness
and toss of time, and often thwarts
tuberculosis—it builds up and holds
your strength.
Shun Alcoholic Substitutes and
INSIST on SCOTT’S.
2i AT ANY DRUG STORE.
nice clothes, toilet articles, or that
which will beautify her home, nice
furniture, silverware, china, pic-
tun- .lust let him remember her
taste in such matters. W. R.
Atlanta, Ga.
A HAPPY HOME.
Alias Mary Lea Davis:
I am going to give my husband
.is happy i borne as I can make for
him and have his meals on time,
and a kind and loving heart.
MRS. B. C.
Mountain City, Ga.
LESS MEAT IE KIDNEYS HURT M
Meat Forms Uric Acid, Which
Clogs Kidneys; Causes Rheu
matism and Irritates Bladder,
If you must have your meat every
day. eat it. hut flush your kidneys with
salts occasionally, says a noted authority
who te’ls us that meat forms uric acid
which almost paralyzes the kidneys in
i their efforts to expel it from the blood.
I They become sluggish and weaken,
then you suffer with a dull misery in
, tho kidney region, sharp pains in the
hack or sick headache, dizziness, your
i stomai-h sours, tongue is coated and
when the weather is hail you have rheu
matic twinges. The urine gets cloudy,
full of sediment, the channels often get
sore and irritate4i. obliging you to seek
relief two or three times during the
night.
To neutralize these irritating acids, to
cleans, the kidneys and Hush qff the
body’s urinous waste get four ounces of
•fad Salts from any pharmacy here; take
n tablespnonfu! In a glass of water be
fore breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with llthia.
and has been used for generations to
flush ami stimulate sluggish kidneys,
also to neutralize the acids in urine,
so it mi longer irritates, thus ending
bladder weakness.
Ja.fc Salts is inexpensive. an not in
jure, and makes a delightful efferves
cent lithia-water drink. - Advt.
K££H
BUY YOUR
Bears the
Signature of
See Edeson, Lackaye, Figman,
Rose Coghlan, Lolita Robertson,
Lydia Dickson at the All-Star
Matinee at the Atlanta Friday, j
December 12, 2:30 p. m. Get;
your tickets now.
A Diamond
is undoubtedly “the gift,
supreme.” She would keep
it forever. It would always
he with her and constantly
increase in value. Our
prices on diamonds are
comparatively 1 o w—v cry
low. Look them over.
A. M. Balding
17 Edgewood Ave.
Thais what / want - !
And you can't
fool him, either.
He knows the tin
and the taste of
jr
Be a Bel!
Telephone
Operator
The work is agreeable. The sur
roundings arc pleasant. You are paid
a salary while learning. 1 he oppor
tunities for rapid advancement are
excellent. Increased salary is assured
if you prove efficient.
There are several vacancies in our
training school for young women who
have a common school education and
can furnish satisfactory references.
Apply in person at the
Bell Telephone Exchange
The grocer
knows it, too.
That’s why he has it in stock.
It doesn’t stay on the shelf long.
Too many calls for it. Custom
has made it standard. Nature’s
sugar in its most delicious form
and flavor—the juice from sugar
cane.
It is at YOUR
grocer’s.
Packed in tins
by the
ALABAMA-GEORGIA SYRUP CO
LADIES’ SUITS AND COATS AT
From now until Xmas we are offering
every Ladies’ suit in the house priced as
high as $35.00 for$i7 5o. Think of it, suits in
every shade and material, in all the latest
designs, are being offered to you at such
ridiculously low prices, and you only need
$5.00 to get one, then the balance at $1.00
per week! These prices won’t be found at
any cash store.
LADIES’ COATS
Reduced nearly one-half; Coats up to $22.50
now being offered for $14.93. A great
many others as cheap as$io and $12.50, A
fine chance to dress up and everyone should
take advantage of these liberal offers.
Men’s Overcoats
c
$15.09
Fur $15.00 we are offering
you in Overcoats what you
usually have been paying
$20.00 for, and many num
bers to select from. Why go
cold when such opportuni
ties are held out t<> vmi !
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All Suits up to $25.00 now
being offered for $19.05. for
theOhristmas buyer. These
conn* in all shades and
weaves. Don’t fail to get
•lie-—then are going. Others
are taking advantage of
these prices. Why not you f
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