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1 ) 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