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GIFT SUGGESTIONS
POURING IN AS END
OF CON TEST NEARS
By MARY LEA DAVIS
It’* now
on
ff\v day* until
Administration Likely to Back
Move to Take Over Telephone
and Telegraph Companies.
WASHINGTON, D#r 12 PnM
master General Burleaon to-day
stroTiKlv intimated that the adminis-
tratlon would ffive its support to thr
proposition of Government ownership
of telephone and telegraph compa
nies. Mr. Burleson said that his own
mind was open on the subject, and
added:
"I have taken up the matter with
President Wilson and he also has an
open mind. There will he no hasty
action, but I believe we will arrive
at a conclusion on this subject that
will meet the people's approval,
investigating in Europe.
"I shall have something to say on
the question in my annual report,”
he said “We sre Tarrying on an in
vestlgation of Government ownership
of these facilities in European na
tions. When we begin to think of
taking over for ourselves property
valued at from $100,000,000 to $300.-
000,000. we see how gigantic the proj
ect is and we must make haste slow
ly. T desire to do the work In such a
way that it will meet with the ap
proval of those in charge on Capitol
Hill. Everybody’s right must he pro
tected.”
While no definite program for the
purchase of the various telegraph and
telephone lines ha.\ been formulated
as yet, a preliminary survey is being
made and Indications point 1o consul
erable congressional support under
the leadership of Representative I>;•
vid J. I.ewls, of Maryland, for the
project.
Three Senator* Out for Plan.
Three Senators, two Democrats and
one Republican, came out to-day in
favor of Government ownership of
telegraph lines. They gave expres
sion to the following views:
Senator Simmons, Chairman of the
Finance Committee “I think the
project entirely-feasible However, ?
do not expect a bill bringing about
Government ownership of telegraph
companies at this session of Con
gress.”
Senator Johnson, of Maine (Demo
crat)- “The proposition has my in
dorsement It would be bad Judg
ment for the Government to start
< ompeting lines.”
Senator Jones, of Washington, (Ret
publican) — “The malls are handle/!
satisfactorily: why could not the tele
graph lines be handled by the Gov
ernment ?”
Seeks Daughter as
White Slavery Victim
LEXINGTON. KY„ Dec. 12 Led j
by a clew through a letter mailed
on a train near Lexington, John Ne- j
vllle, of Marion. Ohio, accompanied 1
by a United States "white slave” ;
agent, arrived here to-day searching 1
for his 18-year-old daughter Eunice,
vrho disappeared November 14. Ne
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
he will continue the search all over
the country.
English Tongue Best
For Opera, Says Diva
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12—'’‘English
is the real language for song.” said
Maggie Teyte, prtma donna., the guest
of honor at ladles’ day at the National !
1‘ress Club '
“They tell yon that foreign langtiages
are musical and that English Is Incapa
ble tn highly musical expression.
“Nothing couid be further from the ‘
truth. If The American and English
singers will only study their own lan
guage they will he surprised at its flex -
Ibility and power ”
Christmas. If you haven’t selected
that present for your husband, it’s
about time you were thinking about
lr 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. 1 know, be
cause T have read all the letters on
the subject which have come to in
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 YOIJ.
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 wife who writes thr Itrbt
short letter tilting what in the
moat useful gift for a husband, one
$10 gold piere.
Three awards of $1.1 each wilt
hr given thn wires whose letters
tire adjudged the next best.
Also, I will award the same
jnres to husbands who write brief
letters outlining the most appro
priate gift for e, husband to giro
his wife For the husband's tettn
! that is adjudged the best the write)
will rccr.in a $10 gold piece. Hus
bands who write the three next best
ti tters will rereire, eaeh, a $/j gold
piece for their t borough ness.
Fend gour tetters addressed to
MARY UFA It A YIN,
Editorial Department, 'Tin \t
lanla Georgian.
Here are some letters Just received:
VACCUM CLEANER.
Miss Mars Lea Davis:
After thinking for weeks what
would be a useful present for my
wife I have just docledd to make
her a present ot a V acuum (Meaner.
Atlanta. D. C. L.
HIS GIFT TO HER.
Miss Mary La Davis:
i *f all the gifts m\ wife gets on
Christmas, she says this is the one
she most appreciates: We have
been married a quarter of a cen
tury amt 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, ami 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 1 will do
again this year.
HOT 7THER A N
Menlo, Ga.
BANK ACCOUNT FOR WIFE.
Miss Mary l*ea Davis;
I should be happy to present my
wife with a bank account to which
there 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 every
time she wanted to gratify any lit
tle personal desires. 1 think equal
rights (as far as money matters are
concerned) should exist hi all per
fect homes and to this end I am
working. C. D.
Dublin, Ga
you din.“ Daddy open- Us sleepy
eyes and sees in her tiny hands two
small packages lie investigates:
Monogram cuff buttons He smiles
lie has been wearing <>d<b and ends
sine- Mamura sec his perfectly
good noes to she laundry and they
never came back. Daddy laughs
and unfolds a large, black, silky
square “Oh,” be sa . s. “that muf
fler I needed a month ago so badly
to sling my arm when I nearly lost
two lingers.” and he grins I am
watching out of the corner of my
eye and I am happy because I know
tiiet 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
arid have had twenty-five years or
married life. The firm Christmas
gift I made to mv wife was a gold
watch, which she still cherishes
My experience in making gifts to
my wife and observing the gifts of
other men t<» their wives has con
vinced me that the most appro
priate gifts for a wife are some
thing in make tin home more com
notable and lighten the duties of
housekeeping and homekeeping. In
G - line I would Im-lude a gas
range, aluminum cooking utensils,
kitchen cabinet, fine table linen,
table silver, cut glass articles for
the table nr a nice coffee percolator.
Add to any <<ne nr more *»f the fore
going articles some silk hosiery,
gloves or toilet articles, a nice box
of candy with a love letter In it.
and I’ll wager that your wife will
think that you are the, best Santa
(Mans that ever lived. A. «'
Atlanta, Ga.
HER SELECTIONS.
Miss Mary l^en Davis.
Wives, the majority, are depend
ent on their husbands to settle the
hills When aelecting my husband's
present 1 keep in mind this fact, and
try to get something he could not
select the same as I. I give hem-
Mitehed handkerchiefs. pajama-',
bathrobes, collars and laundry bags
] make these. MRS K, (J. 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 and
.-fitch 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
n-ade of parched peanuts ground
and stirred in 'the batter or spread
between the layers with icing
McDonough, Ga. MRS K It. G
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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 tin-
most useful present will he a good
overcoat, raincoat, pair of rubbers
and a good pair of gloves.
Atlanta, (la. ' MRS. L. E.
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 wlten "things were all
wrong ' w ith us financially 1 bought
my wife a few flowers and a box of
• andy and gave it to her like r used
to when we were sweethearts, for
you know “the gift without the
giver is bare,” ami she remembers
it yet as “the best present I ever
gave her ' \Y. .1 BRADLEY
Valdosta, Ga
HOMEMADE HASSOCK.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
The most appreciated and least
expensive gift ( evet gave rn\ hus
band was a homemade hassock, f
got a box 10 by 12 by 16 Inches, one
roll cotton, box brass-headed tacks
and set castors and used, some old
plush I had: cretonne will do. After
it was covered, using cotton for a
padding for th'** 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. K
Waycross. 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 cotnb and a hair brush, the
back of which is a mirror wreathed
in gold, studded with 36 small dia
monds. After mature reflection 1
concluded this gift was the most
suitable, most appreciated and most
useful to an a. 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 Lair is her “glory
\V aresboro, (la R B . .!r.
A USEFUL GIFT.
Allas .Mary Lea Davis:
I have not decided just what* I
will give my husband for a Christ
mas present. I can'* give him any
thing expensive, although I would
like to. 1 shall give him something
useful. Whatever gift we are able
l glYfe ou
it, “For the gift without the giver
is bare MRS. M. E
White Stone, Ga.
A COZY HOME
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
1 think the best Christmas gift
for hubby is 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 1014
Gainesville. Ga. MRS. D. T
MAKE HER HAPPY.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
The best suggestion I can give
is to make your wife the happiest
she 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 anything she
would dearly love to have, be it sil
ver or gold, be it ever so small,
just, so it appeals to Iter, that \Cill
make her have n happy Yuletide.
J H. K
LOVE FROM A WIFE.
Miss Mary 1 ,ea I)avis:
I s'-all gi\% my hu.-hand tc- sene
old gift, but always new t<> him.
It is the candle <>f 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. .! F. B.
Stilesboro. Ga.
PAJAMAS.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
^,,'J'he Christmas box which I shall
place at my husband's breakfast
plate the morning of December 2. r >
will contain two pairs of pretty out
ing pa a mas that I ha\*- made for
him with great care. The i-ollars.
cuffs and pockets are Jem bell I shed
with my handiwork and the pockets
arc marked with his initial. 1 will
inclose a card of Christmas greet
ing, telling of the love served in
wlili tli? .tltche? Surriy "}* r £ '*
both use and sentiment in this g>
Opelika. Ala. MRS. D. *
FOR THE WOMAN.
Miss Mary Lea Davis
I think any man can please hD
wife Christmas by giving her some
thing that beautifies her person
nice clothes, toilet articles, or that
which will beautify her home, nice
furniture, silverware. china, pic
tures .hist let Mm remember her
last* In such matters. W. R
Atlanta, Ga.
A HAPPY HOME.
Miss Mary I^ea Davis:
I am going to give my huahaiwl
as happ- a home as I can make f* r
him and have ills meals on time
and a kind and loving heart.
MRS. R. C
Mountain City. Ga.
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INDOOR WORK
reduces STRENGTH .:/u
because confining duties, lack of fresh air and J' *
sunshine gradually weaken even a strong '« ’
constitution, and the enfeebled system readily J f
accepts sickness and disease.
Saott ’* Emulsion checks such decline. Its pure cod J ) f,' S
liver oil is nature's grandest medicinal food-while
itq hypophosphites act as a building tonic. MpL
It refreshes the body, puts vigor in the
blood, strengthens the lungs, upbuilds
the nerves and invigorates the whole
system.
//you work indoors, Scott s Emulsion
after meals will prevent much sickness I
| and loss of tune, and often thwarts j
, i tuberculosis—it builds up and holds
//\ up yoar strength.
/ l Shun Aloohollc Substitute* end
INSIST on SCOTT’S.
15-124 AT ANY DRUG STORE.
JUST WHAT HE WANTED.
Miss Mary 1/ea 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
I was talking, one
day, with the driver
of n giant locomotive that
helps draw the Wolver
ine” from New York to
Chicago.
His was tanned from r,pn,-
tire to tii** rushing winds that
swept past the window of hi scab.
Ss*ty streaks showed under his
< I ear eyes, but In them was the
twinkle of the j*»y of living. And
as he smiled, clean, white, even
teeth gleamed between his lipa.
lie smiled because he was happy
inhiswork- and hissmileandhis
Hen n.beautiful teeth were pretty
good evidence of a clean life.
When Railroads and Police TV
partments. Armies and Navies
of many N it ions demand that ap
plicant s shall have good, sound
teeth, it is convincing proof
that you should take care of
your teeth.
People who use Colgate's Rib
bon Dental Cream find that« ire
of t tie- leet h is not only a profitable
l.abit, but a very pleasant one.
\bu too
should use
COLGATE'S
RIBBON DENTAC. CREAM
riliJi, aiL
AIR RIFLES
The Daisy is the best 75c to §2.50
BRADLEY’S
FOUR FLOORS OF TOYS
29 SOUTH BROAD STREET
THE GEM VACUUM CLEANER
OUR
SUGGESTION
FORA
USEFUL
XMAS
GIFT
/OULD
BE A
GEM
VACUUM
CLEANER
OR
SWEEPER
We are getting to the point where the
broom, the dust pan. the dust doth and
the apron are a menace to the housewife.
Why use these “genn seatterers" when a
vacuum cleaner will do the work better,
cheaper, quicker, safer and easier?
Now then—
The time is at hand when vadium 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
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605-607 EMPIRE LIFE BLDG.
Bell Phone Ivy 8239
ATLANTA, GA.
YOUR
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LADIES’ SUITS AND COATS AT
PRICES NEVER BEFORE HEARD OF
From now until Xmas we are offering
every Ladies’ suit in the house priced as
high as $35.00 for$i7.50. 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.
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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 everyone should
take advantage of these liberal offers.
Men’s Over coals
$15.09
For $15.00 we are offering
yon 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 to von?
Men’s Suits
$19.95
All Suits up to $25.00 now
being offered for $19.95, for
the Christmas buyer,
eome in all shades
weaves. Don’t fail
one—-they are going
are taking advantage
These
and
to got
Others
of
these prices. Why not yop?
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$14.95
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$19.95