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28 WEST MITCHELL
STREET
GIFT SUGGESTIONS
POURING IN AS END
OF CON TEST NEARS
.ministration Likely to Back
Move to Take Over Telephone
and Telegraph Companies.
WASHINGTON, Deo. 12.—Post-
1'i.ister General Rurleson to-day
"Ugly intimated that the admints
at ion would give its support to the'
reposition of Government ownership
.r telephone and telegraph compa-
i os. Mr. Burleson said that his own
mind was open on the subject, and
aided:
I have taken up the matter with
By MARY LEA DAVIS
It’s now only a few days until
Christmas. Tf 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
behooveB 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-
^eause I have read all the letters on
the subject which have come to my
desk. I am trying to print as many
of these letters as pbf’sible because
lots of them contain excellent sug
gestions which may be of use to YOU.
If you haven’t written a letter, read
esident ilson and. he also has an | the following offer and let us have
pen mind. There will be no hasty \ ,
- h»lUv» min J t he benefit of your Idea:
ction. but I believe we will arrive
at ft conclusion on this subject that!
' ill meet the people’s approval.
Investigating in Europe,
i shall have something to say on 1
e question in my annual report,” |
said. “We are carrying on an in- j
cstigation of Government ownership
•f these facilities in European na- j
Ions. When we begin to think of
aking over for ourselves property ,
valued at from $100,000,000 to $300,- i
""0,000, we see how* gigantic the proj- |
pet is and we must make haste slow-
I desire to do the work in such a !
way that it will meet with the ap- I
proval of those In charge on Capitol :
Hill. Everybody’s right must he pro- |
rented.”
While no definite program for the ;
; irohase of the various telegraph and
telephone lines ha. been formulated
«» yet, a preliminary survey is being
made and indications point to consid
erable congressional support under
lie leadership of Representative Da
vid .T. Dew 18, of Maryland, for the
project.
Three Senators Out for Plan.
Three Senators, two Democrats and
ne Republican, came out to-day in
ivor of Government ownership of
ograph lines. They gave expres-
".»m to the following views:
Senator Simmons, Chairman of th#
l :nance Committee—“I think t-ht
project entirely feasible. However, '
do not expect a bill bringing about
iovernment ownership of telegraph
cmpinies at this session of Con
gress.'*
Senator Johnson, of Maine (Demo*
ril) "The proposition has my in-
" srment. It would be bad judg-
. . "n: for the Government to start
•npeting lines.”
Senator Jones, of Washington, (Re-
■■ V i can)—“The mails are handled
' . orily; why could not the tele-
i lines be handled by the Gov*
• rnment?”
Seeks Daughter as
White Slavery Victim
LEXINGTON, KY., Dec. 12. Led i
a clew through a letter mailed j
•n a train near Lexington, John Ne- I
ville, of Marion. Ohio, accompanied,
by a United States “white slave” j
gent, arrived here to-day searching
f«*r his 18-year-old daughter Eunice,
who disappeared November 14. Ne- j
ville believes she is a victim of
white slavers.” The letter said she
was working in a big department
store, but none here has heard of
her.
If not found here the father says
• will continue the search all over
the country.
English Tongue Best
For Opera, Says Diva
HERE IS MY OFFER.
To the wife who writes the best
short letter telling what is the
most useful gift for a husband, one
$10 gold piece.
Three awards of $» each will
be given the, wives whose letters
are adjudged the next besf.
Also, J will award the same
prizes to husbands who write brief
letters outlining the most appro
priate gift for a husband to give
his wife. For the husband's letter
that is adjudged the best the writer
will receive a $10 gold piece. Hus
bands who n'rite the three next best
letters wilt receive, each, a gold
pie r for their thoroughness.
Send your letters addressed to
VARY LEA DA VIE.
Editorial Department, The At
lanta Georgian.
Here are some letters Just received:
VACCUM CLEANER.
Miss Mary Lea Davis;
After thinking for weeks what
would be a useful present for my
wife I have just deriodd to make
her a present of a Vacuum Cleaner.
Atlanta. D. C. L.
HIS GIFT TO HER.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
Of all tlie gifts my wife gets on
Christmas, she says this is the one
she most appreciates: We have
been married a quarter of a cen
tury and I have never yet failed to
tell her on Christmas morning how
much I loved her and how dear and
necessary she is to me. And I 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 ; t is in
her stocking with my other gifts to
her. And that is what I will do
again this year
SOUTHERN MAN.
Menlo, Ga.
BANK ACCOUNT FOR WIFE.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
I should be happy to present my
wife with a bank account to which
1her« were no ‘‘strings tied.” f
have often thought how unpleasant
it must be for a wife to have to
ask her husband for a dollar every
time she wanted to gratify any lit
tle personal desires, r 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.
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 dls.” Daddy opens his sleepy
eves and sees in her tiny hands two
small packages. He Investigates:
Monogram cuff buttons. He smiles.
He lias been wearing odds and ends
since Mamma sent his perfectly
good noes to the laundry and they
never came back. Daddy laughs
and unfolds a large, black, silky
square. “Oh,” he says, “that muf
fler l needed a month ago so badly
to sling my arm when J nearly lost
two fingers,” and he grins, r am
watching out of the corner of my
eye and l am happy because 1 know
they are just what he wanted.
MRS. F. T. K.
Atlanta, Ga.
FOR WIFE'S COMFORT.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
I was married at the age of 18
and have had twenty-five years of
married life. The first Christmas
gi/t I made to my wife was a gold
watch, which she still cherishes.
iMy experience in making gifts to
iny 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 and lighten the duties of
housekeeping and homekeeping. In
thts line I would include a gas
range, aluminum cooking utensils,
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 silk hosiery,
gloves or toilet articles, a nice box
I was talking, one
day, with the driver
of a giant locomotive that
helps draw the Wolver-
from New York to
ine
Chicago.
His face ivas tanner! from expos-
lire to the rushing winds that
swept past the window of hi scab.
Sooty streaks showed under his
clear eyes, but in them was the
twinkle of the joy of living. And
as ho smiled, clean, white, even
tcelh gleamed between his lips.
He smiled because hew as happy
in his work—and hissmileana his
t loan.iv.Hutiful teeth were pretty
good evidence of a clean life.
Wh**n Railroads and Police De
partments, Armies and Navies
of many Nationsdemandthat ap
plicants .shall have good, bound
teeth, it is convincing proof
that you should take care of
yonr teeth.
Teople who use Colgate's Rib
bon Dental Cream find that care
of the teeth isnotonlya profitable
habit, but a very pleasant one.
You too
should use
RIBBON OtNTfiC. CREAM
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. “English
is the real language for song.” said
Maggie Teyte, prlma donna, the guest
of honor at ladies’ day at the National
Press Club.
‘‘They tell you that foreign languages
are musical and that English is Incapa
ble In highly musical expression.
"Nothing cou.d be further from the
truth. If the American and English
singers will only study their own lan
guage they w*ill be surprised at its flex
ibility and power.”
The Daisy is the best 75c to S2.50
BRADLEY'S
FOUR FLOORS OF TOYS
29 SOUTH BROAD STREET
THE ATLANTA UEOUU1AN AND NEWS.
THE GEM VACUUM CLEANER
OUR
SUGGESTION
FOR A
USEFUL
XMAS
GIFT
QULD
EE A
GEM
VACUUM
We are getting to the point where the
broom, the dust pan, the dust cloth and
the apron are a menace to the housewife.
Why use these “germ scatterers’* when a
vacuum cleaner will do the work better,
cheaper, quicker, safer and easier?
Now then—
The time is at hand when vacuum clean
ers are being made to sell at a price within
the reach of every housewife.
Our hand-power vacuum cleaner will
do the work as well- and last as long as
any cleaner on the market at any price.
OUR PRICE $7.50.
A telephone call will bring our demon
strator.
The Ozias National
Selling Corporation
605-607 EMPIRE LIFE BLDG.
Bell Phone Ivy 8239
ATLANTA, GA.
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 over lived. A.
Atlanta, Ga.
HER SELECTIONS.
Miss Mary l.ea Davis:
Wives, the majority, are depend
ent on their husbands to settle the
bills. When selecting my husband’s
present 1 keep in mind this fact, and
try to get something he could not
select the same as I 1 give
stltuhed handkerchiefs, pajama*,
bathrobes, collars and laundry bags.
I make these. MRS. E. G. A.
Atlanta, Ga.
QUILT AND RUG.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
I think a niee present would he a
quilt made of old woolen cloths past
wearing, cut them Into squares and
stitch them down to an old blanket,
and take the waste nieces 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 batter or spread
between the layers with icing
McDonough Ga. MRS. E. R. G.
A WARM OVERCOAT.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
As the husband is exposed to all
the bad weather In going to and re
turning from h's dally work to
provide for the family. 1 think the
most useful present will he a good
overcoat, raincoat, pair of rubbers
and a good pair of gloves.
Atlanta Ga. MRS. L. E.
HIS BEST GIFT TO HER.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
I think It depends entirely upon
the taste of the party concerned and
upon the amount you have (o spend.
No gift from a husband to his wife
should he a financial sacrifice. One
Christmas when “things were all
wrong” with us financially I bought
my wife a few flowers and a box of
candy and gave it to her like 1 used
to when we were :-w ceWi.-arts, for
you know “the gift without the
giver is bare." and she remembers
it yet hs "the best present I ever
gave her.' W. ,1. BRADLEY.
Valdosta. Ga
HOMEMADE HASSOCK.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
t The most appreciated and least
expensive gift I ever gave my hus
band was a homemade hassock. I
got a box 10 by 12 by 1k inches, one
roll cotton, box brass-headed tacks
and aet castors and used some old
plqsh I had; cretonne will do. After
It was covered, using cotton for a
padding for the top, I put on the
castors. 11 y using two hinges the
top may be made as a lid, and stool
used to keep bedroom slippers,
shoes, etc., In MRS. G. E.
Wayeross. 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
back of which is a mirror wreathed
In gold, studded with 36 small dia
mond- After mature reflection f
con- hided this gift was the most
suitable, most appreciated and most
useful to any woman and it com
pletely absorbs the nature of a
Christmas 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.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
T have not decided Just what I
will give my husband for a Christ
mas present I can't give him any
thing expensive, although 1 would
like to. I shall give him something
useful. Whatever gift we are able
to give let us give ourselves with
It, “For the gift without the giver
is bare. MRS. M. E.
White Stone, Ga.
A COZY HOME.
Miss Mary I.ea I >avis:
1 think the best Christmas gift
for hubby 1h The Georgian, a nice
cozy home and a wife to meet him
with a smile and a kiss after a hard
day's work for every day in 1914.
Gainesville, Ga. MRS. D. T.
MAKE HER HAPPY.
Miss Mary J/oa Davis:
The best suggestion I can give
is to males your wife the happiest
she has ever been during married
life. Make her feel as 1f you were
just beginning to fall In love with
her and If you know of anything she
would dearly love to have, be it di
ver or gold, be It ever so small,
just so tt appeals to her, that will
make her have a happy Yulettde.
J. H. K.
LOVE FROM A WIFE.
Miss Mary I^ea Davis:
I shall give my husband the same
old gift, but always new to him.
It is the candle of love, brightly
burning on the altar of a wife’s de
votion and the dove of peace to al
ways hover around him. Then some
little present that will be useful and
that he will enjoy. MRS. .1 F. B.
Stilesboro, Ga.
PAJAMAS.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
The Christmas box which I shall
place at my husband's breakfast
plate the morning of December 25
will contain two pairs of pretty out
ing pajamas that I have made for
him with great care. The collars,
cuffs and pockets are embellished
with my handiwork and the pockets
are marked with his initial. T will
Inclose a card of Christmas greet
ing. telling of the love served In
rtdth the stitches. Surely there is
both use and sentiment in this gift.
Opelika. Ala. MRS. A. D. 8.
FOR THE WOMAN.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
I think any man can please h1s
wife Christmas by giving ner :.otne-
tking that beautifies her person:
nice clothes, toilet articles, or that
which will beautify her home, nice
furniture, silverware, china, pic
tures lust let Mm remember her
taste in such matters. W. R.
Atlanta, Ga.
A HAPPY HOME.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
I am going to give my husband
as hnpp b home as I can make for
him and have his meals on time,
and a kind and loving heart.
MRS B. C.
Mountain City. Ga.
INDOOR WORK
REDUCES STRENGTH
because confining duties, lack of fresh air and
sunshine gradually weaken even a strong
constitution, and the enfeebled system readily
accepts sickness and disease.
Ssott’s £/na(*io*i ohecks ouch decline. Its pure cod
liver oil i» nature • grandest medicinal food while
its hypophosphitea act as a building tonic.
It refreshes the body, puts vigor in the
blood, strengthens the lungs, upbuilds
the nerves and invigorates the whole
ayatem.
tf you work indoors, Scott's Emulsion
jftcr mmmis wdt prevent much stekn—s
and loss of tame, and often thwarts
tubmrcedosdr—it builds asp and holds
up jroar strength.
Shun AkwhoHa Substitute* Mid
INSIST on SCOTT’S.
AT ANY DRUG BTOflI.
LA-tU
YOUR
BUY
$14.95
From now until Xmas we are offering
every Ladies’ suit in the house priced as
high as $35-00 for$17.50. 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’ SUITS AND COATS
AT
PRICES NEVER BEFORE HEARD
OF
LADIES’ COATS
Reduced nearly one-half; Coats up to $22.50
now being offered for $14.95. A great
many others as cheap as $10 and $12.50. A
fine chance to dress up and every one should
take advantage of these liberal offers.
Men’s Overcoats
$15.00
For $15.00 wo are offering
you in Overcoats wliat 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 to von ?
Men’s Saifs
iC
All Suits up to $25.00 now
being offered for $19.95, for
tin- < Christmas buyer. These
come in all shades and
weaves. Don’t fail to get
one—they are going. Others
are taking advantage of
these prices. Why not you!
C REDIT
LOT RING
OMFANY
$17,50