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I nUiUllA N N Ordi a a Sc°e a i S My I MISS BAIN CHAMPIONS THE TANGO For Mayor to Sign B’U ! DRAWS LI N E AT TURKEY TROT p_ h .blv »h* best planned nnd nr- ,un«d mnve In the Oglethorpe cam- ‘..A, bf.gnn Tuesday morning, when £%-orker», equipped with hundreds " names of Atlanta firms and indi- <dua^ set out to oh 11 on their “pros- hen Mayor Woodward approve* the taxloab ordinance, Atlanta will have a fixed s ale of charges for auto mobiles. The cost for the first half mile is 50 cents, with a graduated scale running down for additional dis tance. By the hour carse are to rent for $3.50 and $4, according to the size, for the first hour, and $3 and $3.50 for each hour thereafter. Council, however, had a much more difficult time with the new traffic or dinance prohibiting the parking of automobiles for thore than 30 eon- v >yt *WWW■•¥«¥(iicViiYi 1 “The Store of the Christmas Spirit” kVkViVi«i«V«V««V(iVrV)^ * M. RICH & BROS. CO. f Xmas Toys for All Your Kiddies f; At Half Price i Miss Donna Bain and Mr. Oane doing the real tango, at left. At right, they are shown dancing the Maxixe. $1.25 Character Doll 65c Though this big. chubby baby doll is 16 inches tall, she lias just come from Storkland; hence is bald as a billiard ball. Not liking it, shp cries in the most laughable way. Some little mother will be glad to comfort her. The doll is full joint ed. will sit in any position. Sleep ing eyes and bisque head. A dif ferent kind of doll that any little girl will be glad to find in her stock ing Christmas morning. $1.98 Nursery Chairs 69c Steel frame folding nursery chairs, with leatherette cover ings in various colors. 75c Outfits 4$c Firemen, policemen and soldier outfits, consisting of helmet, uniform, belt, ax and elnb. Each set in a box, 4!)c. 3 «cts,” and to raise the remainder of the quartor-of-a-million fund. The luncheon meeting Monday, at which the latest plan was put in ex ecution, was the largest of the cam- b&ign, and the most demonstrative. As Ivan E. Allen read off the names there was loud and impulsive “bid ding’” for them—it really sounded like some sort of an auction, with ex tremely valuable articles up for pur chase. The latest idea Is to complete the fund by Saturday night, so as to an nounce Sunday morning that the re funding of Oglethorpe University, an established fact, will be a great an <5 productive Christmas gift to At- •antq and the entire South. secutive minutes in downtown sec tions. Petitions by merchants repre senting women shoppers who drive their machines caused the postpone ment of this ordinance until after the Christmas shopping period. Confesses Slaying His Wife and Child Expert Who Is Showing Atlanta Society New Dances Talks of Their Origin. CASTI,EWOOD, S. DAK., Dec. l*v August Justine, a farmer, has confessed to the Sheriff and Prosecuting Attorney that he killed his wife and S-month-oid child Saturday night, those officials as sert .The bodies of the woman and child were found on the floor of the Justine home by neighbors. Justine admitted beating his wife with his fists and then killing her with a washboard and tea kettle. bke Salts to Flush Kidneys and Neutralize Irritating Acids. Hat in Hand, Justice Seeks U. S, Senator WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 16. -Jus tice Pitney, of the Supreme Court, has discovered a new' privilege for members of the highest court of the land. He wanted to see Senator O’Gorman on a personal matter and presented himself - at the door of the Senate with hat in hand to send in his card to the New York Senator. an d Bladder weakness result T J“ . u . r , lc acid, says a noted authority. hlo _,*^neys filter this acid from the an< P® KS on to the bladder. nflaT 11 often remains to irritate and causin P burning, scalding « i * or setl *ng up an irritation at ' B , of t,le bladder,**obliging you u 8e j rp hef two or three times during iread ,, Tne sufferer is in constant j , Y, ' water passes sometimes with . oing sensation, and is very pro ng j t aga *'b there is difficulty in void- "„ a kneS!I , most folks ca)1 jt fi'hii. . I !’*‘ y van't control urination. ll ls extremely annoying anii T'' r ; ] r y “ ry painful, this Is really . 0 ' : ’ lf ' mn.t simple ailments to over- about 4 ounces of .lad Salts ™ ,?« r Pharmacist and take a table- areakfast" K'aaa of water before iin J : " ,mm ue this for two or three ’he'nHn s w ill neutralize the ackls in ] rri l r!f ' jt tin longer is a source n«rv 'p ,<he bladder and urt- -ttain ' Sans ' w hich then act normally a r T a Sal,s is inexpensive, harmless. ana „ niajif ‘ fr<>m the acid of grapes arc f ,‘’ n ,3u'ee. combined with lithia. ar. „,v,V by thousands of folks who by . rl , urinary disorders caused tp'evut ‘ffltation. Jail Salts is ,,r kidneys and causes no bad vX v whatever. • *-r' h, - 0,1 a pleasant, efferves- X' *-vs brink, which quickly •*. *\, u ble.—Advt. Trial Marriage Next For Women Teachers RAN FRANCISCO Dec. 16. Trial marriages ampng the teachers of the public schools is to have the indorse | ment of tlie Board of Education, which I decided to allow all women contemplat ing matrimony a year’s leave of absence without pay. instead of having them re- t sign. Marshall to Expose ‘Truants’ in Senate WASHINGTON', Dec IS. Absentee ism In the Senate hereafter will he ex posed in The Congressional Record, j under a ruling by Vlee President Mar- i Sh When a senator Is late for a session I or when he "plays hooky’ at roll cad. t j the fact will be published. Bride of 12 Hours Becomes a Widow : MUs E 'F,or°eSc H e E Bo.ohe? and S& 'V ! Morris™ of Worcester, Mw. *«« I married at noon. At midnight Mrs. Morrison was a widow. Morrison died ^ i of apoplexy. Comes a defender of the much- flouted, much-maligned tango in the person «»f charming Miss Donna Bain. But the turkey trot—horrors! Miss Bain positively shuddered Tuesday when it wtfs suggested that her com mendation might extend to this other modern dance. ‘‘Oh, my, no!” she exclaimed, with a scandalized expression. “I can’t even bear to think of it. Believe me, 1 don’t dance it. Why, 1 may say I don’t even know how—and that is saying quite a little, for I pride my self on knowing most of the dances of American and foreign origin and knowing them well.” It probably is just as well to ex plain right here, although most At lantans know it, that Miss Bain is an authority on dancing. She is an Atlanta Girl, She is an Atlanta girl, but for the lest six years sne has been in New York, part of the time giving expo sitions of the old and modern dances at fashionable teas and other exclu sive functions, and more latterly teaching the people of the ultra smart set how the best of the popular dances should be executed. She has made herself a student of dancing, not only in America, but abroad as well. What she doesn’t know about the pedigree and* per formance of dance steps ancient and modern is hardly worth adding to one’s store of knowledge. And it was plainly evident in her conversation Tuesday that she didn't think much of the lineage of the tur key trot. The tango—that was differ ent ! ‘‘Nothing in the modern dances so much resembles the stately old min uet as does the tango.” she vouch safed. “That is why I like it It is the most beautiful dance 1 ever have seen when it is danced properly. There isn't any undignified ‘rompish- ness’ about It. Calls Turkev Trot “Horrible.” “It is the dance of the ultra set. In its present form it originated with the best Parisian society. The real CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY EXCURSION FARES Tickets on sale December 17 to 25, Inclusive. Also December 31, 1913, and January 1, 1914. All tickets lim ited to expire midnight January 6, 1914. Ask the Ticket Agent Central of Georgia Railway people don't go in much for the other I sort of dances—like the Turkey trot 1 mean. “The turkey trot—that's horrible, particularly the wriggling of the) should*.rs and the other outlandish movements. The slums of San Fran cisco gave Arp erica the turkey trot j That nrobably accounts for its unlove* I ly and, ungraceful characteristics.” i Miss Bain is the daughter of Don ald M. Bain, an Atlanta insurance man. During her brief visit in At lanta she is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ellis, No. J Peachtree circle. * Mrs. Ellis is her mother’s sister. Miss Bain is demon- j strating the new dances with Donald Crane at the Piedmont Driving < lub | while here. She will leave imme- | dlately after the holidays. FIGHTS THIEF OF POOR. JOLIET, ILL., Dec. >6. -Seeing a man armed with a long knife robbing the poor box in St Mary”s Church, Father J. O. Murray, the rector, fought for an hour with the thief. The priest was sitting on his captive when the police arrived. Lad Who Fell From Tree Is Near Death FAIRBl’RN. Dec. 16. Roy Godwin. 8 years old. will probably die of a frac tured skull and broken left arm. sus tained when he f<*fl from 1 He top of a 40-foot pine tree near here. Alfred Godwin, an older brother, cut the tree down, not knowing that Roy had climbed it and was sitting in the SLAVED FREED ON BOND. CORD ELK. Dec. Hi.- Bail of $3,500 was granted W. L. Digby, charged with the murder of Henry Hunt, in a hearing before Judge W. F. George, of the Superior Court at Vienna. Digby made the bond and wals re leased from the Crisp County jail. Our coals ■'will please you. Call us. CARROLL & HUNTER YOU CAN HAVE IT R RCA I R El.) JUST LIKE NEW AT A VERY MODERATE COST The Georgian’s Repair Directory gives all the principal places where an article can be repaired, and should be prrser/ed »r every home at a guide. H4E PIPE HOSPITAL For all kinds of Pipe Repairing 50 NORTH BROAD S7 ALL MAKES OF TYPEWRITERS Repaired and Re- Bullt. Prompt ser vice. Thorough work. Reasonable charges. American Writing Machine Co. Phone Main 2528. 48 N. Pryor St. These Ads Bring Results. See Ad Man or Call Main 100. All Kinds of FURNACES Repaired. The Only Place to Get MONCRIEF FURNACES Repaired. Prompt Attention. MONGRIEF FURNACE CO. Phones Main 285; Atlanta 2877. 139 South P^vor Street. SCISSORS and KNIm FS '«0£.U'. OF ALL KINDS SHARPENED BY EXPERTS MATTHEWS & LIVELY 21 E. Alabama St. Phones 311 ATLANTA, GA. STOVES of Ali Kinds REPAIRED THE ATLANTA STOVE SUPPLY CO. 101 N Forsyth St. Phone |*V as Ivy 1240 ' Stove Supplies of Every Kind. A now buyer rules in the toy department. Like every other new buyer he has decided views on “what’s what.” He believes “that we have too many toys,” “that some lines are slow sellers,” “that we ought to slash prices to move the toys now.” All right. We eart’t ex pert results from a new buyer with his hands tied; we’ll let him have his way. Choose, therefore, from $7.50 to$15 Animals at $2.98 These animals were im- v. ported for display purposes, last year and before. Some of them are shopworn, 1 hough others look almost as fresh as when first unpacked. Variously mounted on wheels and rockers. We have seven animals—a sheep, horse, dog, lion, shoofly, horse on rock er. First prices were $7.50 to $15. Choice now at $2.98. $11.50 to $15 Animals $4.98 Mounted on rockers and wheeled platforms which can he detached from rockers. Included are a dog buffalo camel $4.98 horse goal lion $18.75 &$19.75 Horses at $5.98 | Fine, big horses, skin covered, mounted on rockers. • lust two Push Cart with Horse at Half Price 2 Brand new earls or wicker carriages with skin covered horses in front. Propelled from behind. F’itted out in grand style with hand-made harness, rubber tired wheels, etc. Were $17.50 to $30.00; Now $8.75 to $15.00. Sample Chairs: Half Price Included are miscellaneous lots of chairs such as rockers, Morris chairs, wood, uphol stered and reed chairs, armchairs, nursery chairs, etc. Worth 75c to $5.98. Now at 38c to $2.99. WoodenToys: Half Price Clever wooden toys imported from Ger many. Hook and ladders, big, bulky deliv ery trucks and wagons, automobiles, touring cars, steamers and battleships. Were $1.98 to $15. Now at 99c to $7.50. $10.95 Velocipedes $6.98 Just a few of these numbers advertised. Made of best steel tubing, with ball bearings, rubber tired wheels, adjustable handle-bars with cork grips. High-grade velocipedes through out, and brand new. $10.95 Velocipedes, $6.98. $11.95 Velocipedes, $7.98. $9,98 and $10.98 Tricycles, fur girls front 6 to 12 years, $6.98. $5.98 Tricycles at $3.98. jj Paint Boxes at Half Price ap r* Not tile skimpy paint boxes of *5 youth with a few dishes of paint. ”• but elaborate outfits with outlines '® for drawing, and instruments, and 5S brushes and ever so much more. -JJ In neat boxes. :5 Were $2.50 to $11.50 •S Now $1.25 to $5.75. 15 to 25c 1 A. : Horns at jS Nickel plated .jj cord and tassel. 5 ett.es. horns, with Mso clarion- Were 15c, 19c and 25c. 29c Soldiers 15c Box of lead soldiers or In- diansf infantry and cavalry. 15c Books 5c Lot of books, including paint books with outline on one side and colored birds on the other, showing how outline should be filled in. Complete with paint slips. $7.50 to $8.50 Doll Buggies at Christmas Trees: Half Price Though used for display, these trees are a3 fresh and green as when first unpacked. In fact, they are made of a composition that remains green forever. Firmly im bedded in large white base. Fitted with candle holders. Were $2.98, $3.98, $4.98, $5.98, $8.49. Now $1.49, $1.99, $2.49, $2.99, $4.25. Electric Light Outfit for Trees Outfits consist of colored bulbs and sockets. 6 feet of insu lated cord and detachable plug. All fitted ready to light. Each set in Xmas box. Safe, sane and sure. 8 lights $2.49 16 lights $4.98 24 lights $7.48 A Whole Navy of Ships at Half Price J* $5.98 Reed pullman doll carts with full reed hoods, reclining backs, rubber tired wheels and enam eled steel gear. $3.98 to $5 Desks $2.98 Children's desks in various styles, complete with chairs. Choice of roll top or drop leaf desk. F'urther fitted with large drawers, pigeonholes and shelf, -g Fumed or Golden Oak finish. fmmwm Steam and mechani- jC cal boats that will go »= sailing in a tub of 5? water. Fire boats that 5? move under their own power and squart a stream of 3g water: magnificent battleships; ferry and tug boats; ^ vac'' + « and Measure craft. All at half price Were 89e to $18.50; now 45c to $9.25. “Teddy” the Tumbling Bear Here’s “Teddy,’’ the greatest tumbler in Toy- ft „ 5’. land. Turns more flip-flaps and tricks than a 2* trained athlete. .Just, wind him up—and whoop- la, over he goes! Great, lot of fun. His partner “Jocko, the Monk,’’ also turns somersaults. Choice of either, 69e. 8» Complete Steam Outfits at Half Price £ , Here's the works for the whole factory—boilers 3? equipped with safety valves, whistles, brakes, governors, 2' etc., mounted on tile-finish bases. Choice of upright or 5; horizontal boiler. Safe and instructive. Will operate 2' toys, etc. 98c; values to $1.75. $1.49; values to $2.49. S All engines from $7.50 to $32 £ are now $3.75 to $16. Attachments for Mechanical Toys 2 Attachments to be run by electrical or steam engines. J. Boys learn from them. The attachments consist of shoe- 5b makers and blacksmiths at their trade, fountains, wind- J*-- mills, saws, trip hammers, water wheels, churns, etc. gi Were 39e to $2.50* Now 20c to $1.25. M. RICH & BROS. CO. TOYLAND ANNEX. III in' .... . j .,,, m-m