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4 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, MiSS BAIN TO TEACH GEORGIAN READERS NEW POPULAR DANCES Theo. Sutro Din*»d in Leipsig. Meeting Asks Reichstag to Consent to Exhibit. Special Cable to The Georgian. REIPSIG, Dec. 17.—A large meet ing: was held here to-day, attended by prominent manufacturers, mer chants, public officials and men ct learning, who discussed the question of German participation In the San Francisco Exposition. Theodore Su tro. editor of Hearst » New York Ger man Journal, was guest of honor, and made a speech, which was received with much enthusiasm, A lively debate followed. In which the private counselor of the Imperial court, Dr. Karl S. Ramprecht, and Professor Dr. Herman Paapche, first vice president of the Reichstag, took part. Nearly all the speakers eevere- h criticised the attitude of the Ger man Ministers, and resolutions were passed asking the Reichstag not to retreat, hut to give Its consent to -in official participation when the mat: -r comes up in the January session. The meeting was followed by a din ner in honor of Mr. Sutro, given by Professor Dr. Ramprecht and Impe rial Counselor Hof rat Weber, where enthusiastic cheering was aroused by the reading of a dispatch from Tim New York Journal announcing that this paper would publish a special Washington edition, In which Con gress and the American publishers would be asked to exhibit at the Reip- sig Exhibition of Graphic Arts next y ea r Mrs, Pankhurst, Ill From Hunger Strike, Wins Release Again Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. liONDON, Dec. 17.—Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst. who was rearrested last Saturday under the “cat and mouse" law, was released from Holloway Jail to-day. The famous militant lender had re fused to take any nourishment since she was Incarcerated. She was in a state of collapse when the Horne Of fice ordered her release Mrs Pankhurst is still serving the three years’ sentence imposed on her last April for inciting suffragettes to dynamite Chancellor David Rloyd- George s home Senator Bailey to Retire From Track FI TO QUIT ROriSVIRRE, KY . T>c 17. For mer I'nlted States Senator Joseph W. <•( Texas, has sold for $'40,000 his Fatrland Stock farm of 400 n<rr*. near Rexlngton. which he bought a few >ears ago He will retire from the trotting horse business MOVING PICTURE shows THE MONTGOMERY Thursday. Three first run feature*. "Lee's Hawaiian Trio.” ALAMO NO 1. "A Son of His Father,’’ epecla In two parts. "Until the Sea," Sellg dram*. ALAMO NO. 2 Thursday. * "Just Across the Street,** featur ing Marlon Leonard. "A Leaf In the Storm," In three reels VAUDETTE Thursday. "The Curse," two-reel Oomlrto, a wonderful Puritan picture of In tense Interest. THE ELITE • Thursday. •‘Out of His Class " Frontier. "The White Squaw." two-reel Western play. "A Pair of Bears/' Joker-comedy ALCAZAR THEATER To-day. "Bewitched Matches." Universal (comic). •‘When Cupid Won," Universal (drama). SAVOY THEATER To-day. "In His Own Blood,’* two-reel Umyersa*. c&) Miss Donna Bain and her dancing part ner, Donald Crane, giving demonstration of "The Skating Glide, ’' which has captivated Society. O# At Request of Secretary Daniels, Admiral Will Resign to Save Punishment. WASHINGTON. Dec 17 To save themselves from being demoted or from loss of numbers in rank, it is ex pected Brigadier General FYank McIn tyre, U. S. A.; Major General James B. Aleshire. T T . S. A., and Rear Ad miral Thomas B. Howard. U. S. N.. will resign from the Military Order of the Carabao. These officers were requested by Secretary of War Garrison to explain the events of the Carabao banquet last Thursday night a-s the ranking officers of the order. Admiral How ard has been requested by Secretary of the Navy Daniels not to accept the presidency of the order to which he has been elected It is certain that Admiral Howard will send In his res ignation as an officer In the society, and it Is understood he aiso will sever his connection entirely. The request coming from Secretary Daniels la re garded by Rear Admiral Howard as an order from his superior officer and one with which he must comply or be prepared to accept punishment in the form of reduction In his grade. Generals Aleshire and McIntyre have not been "requested" by Secre tary Garrison to resign from the or der. and. will not do so until it is made evident that such action would be pleasing to the Secretary. Dr. Hilaries M. Heller, secretary of the order, stated to-day that thus far he had not received any resignations from either army or navy officials who are members of the order. He inti mated strongly, however, that he be lieves some may be received because of the hostile altitude taken by Pres ident Wilson and members of the Cab inet against the order's burlesque of Thursday. Georgia to War on Weevil Next Month Pretty Atlanta Girl Enlists to Write Lessons for Beginners. Bars Turkey Trot. Miss Donna Bain, beautiful Atlan ta girl who has returned to her na tive* city to teach Atlanta society how to dance, after speruling several years In New York and Europe, will tell the readers of The Georgian how to dance tho modern damn s that have invaded the ballrooms of the social elect. Beginning Thursday afternoon Miss Bain will write for The Georgian an article on a different dance each day. giving instructions as minute as are necessary for the beginner for danc ing the popular dances of the day. She will write of the hesitation waltz, the tango, the Maxixe, tin- one- step. and nil of the others- with the exception of the turkey trot. She bars that strange freak from her repertoire, charactprizing it as out landish and a product of the slums of San Francisco. Miss Bain's articles will be illus trated with poses l.»y herself and Don ald Crane, her dancing partner, in the different positions of the dance. Miss Bain’s ability to teach dancing is unquestioned. She lias spent the past six or eight years studying un der the best dancing masters of Europe and America, and lias in her repertoire a number of beautiful clas sical anil interpretative dances as well as the ballroom dances. With Mr. Crane she is demonstrat ing' her dances at the Piedmont Driv ing Club, and her classes tire largely attended by society folk, who wel come the opportunity to learn the tango and the hesitation and the oth ers from a real mistress of the dance. Footpad Beats and Robs Atlanta Man BIRMINGHAM. Dec. 17.— R. C. Bradbury, of Atlanta, a traveling man. has a bruised head this morn ing as a result of being he'd up, beat en and robbed by a negro last ntgV. on Second avenue and Twenty-sixth street near the Terminal Station. Bradbury was robbed of a watch and $10. REBEKAH BAZAAR. Piedmont Rebekah lauige will hold a bazaar at Nos. 92-94 North Foi- pvth street on December is, 19 and 20. Many useful handmade articles suitably for Christmas presents wiil be on | ale. Judge Sentences Preacher to Six Months on Roads ROME, Dec. 17 "I wish 1 could say to you like the Bible of old, *Go and sin no more,’ but is my duty to give you a severe sentence, and you must serve six months on the chain gang without the alternative of a tine," said Judge John H. Reece, in Floyd City I’ourt to-day. in passing sentence upon the Rev. James A. Thacker, congrega tional Methodist minister found guilty yesterday of improper conduct with Miss Emma Hughes, a pretty young women. 25 years old, who came here recently from Cincinnati. Thacker received the verdict without emotion, and was taken to jail, where he will remain until he can give $301 bond, pending the hearing of a motion for a new trial, which his attorneys tiled to-day. Schoolboy Fatally Shot by Companion CHATTANOOGA. Dec. 17. James Cate, 14-year-old son of John Cate, of Tasso. Tenn., was accidentally shot and fatally wounded while he was on his way to school with Oviat Raw- son. The boys had a rifle and were shooting at objects along the road, when in some unexplained way Cate was shot through the head. United Cigar Firm To Improve Corner Extensive alterations in The prop- j erty at* the corner of Auburn avenue and Peachtree street will be ma le ! January 1 by the United Cigar Store- | Company, which has just closed u| renewal of its lease with the Grant Investment Company. Besides the store on the corner 1 several others will be opened in the building to from on Auburn avenue ^Neck Out of Place, Girl Saved by Doctor EWING, •NEBR . Dec. 17.-While While being assisted downstairs she etollapsed. A physician relieved her by putting her neck bacK in position, dressing. Miss Lena Gafferty suddenly turned her head Her Jaw cracked and her ni-d was thrown out of joint. Scientific war on the boll weevil was planned at a conference In State Agri cultural Commissioner Price's office Tuesday. It was decided that January should be "boll weevil month" and that the fight should be concentrated along the southwestern border of Georgia. Those present were Commissioner Price. C. D. McKinney, secretary of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Dr. A. M. Soule, president of the State Cham ber of Commerce; Professor E. C. Bran son, of the State Normal; J. Phil Camp bell. leader of the Georgia Corn Club movement; E. Lee Worsham, State En tomologist, and Marvin V. Calvin, sec retary of the State Agricultural So ciety. Battleship Vermont Is Entirely Disabled NEW YORK, Dec. 17.—The- battle ship Vermont, which was crippled last week by the breaking of a shaft while the vessel was returning from the Medi terranean cruise, has been disabled and is being towed to Norfolk, Va., by the Delaware. It was found that the repairs could not be completely made except at the Navy Yard and the dreadnought was taken In tow. Diphtheria and Rats Imperil 1,300 Insane PROVIDENCE, Dec. 17.—Diptherla is epidemic- at the State Insane Hospital at Cranata. Twenty patients are in the pesthouse. The institution is so overrun with rats that the lives of its 1.3(10 inmates are endangered, according to reveia* tions made here. WITH HIM IN MIND you ought to buy your holiday gifts in a men’s shop, where men’s likes and dislikes are stud ied and known. We GUARANTEE that he will be satisfied. Neck wear that pleases at popular prices. 50c to $2.00. Wilson Sees Callers; For Men Grippe Attack Past | WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.—President Wilson has practically recovered from his recent attack of the grippe and to day was able to take up his work again. J James Speyer, a New York banker I was the first caller of the day. Rater I rate cases with him. . 12 WHITEHALL STREET. Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co. The Most Important Announcement This Store for To-morrow Is in A Sale of Suits, Dresses, Furs and Coats at 1-2 AND LESS A Sale unprecedented in the history of our store, this early in the season. Suits at Half and Less Dresses at Half and Less Coats at Half and Less Furs at Half and Less A great number of these are fresh from the makers, and full of the mostwdvanced style ideas. Welcome arrivals for the coming holiday festivi ties. Thrice welcome—the opportunity for buying at the prices we have put upon them for to-morrow. But--- The pricing alone suffices to tell you that the occasion is a most unusual one and that you want to be “among those present” as soon as possible after 8 o’clock to-morrow morning. For Instance: $25 and $30 Suits at $15 Every Suit over $35 at Exactly Half-Price (excepting Wooltex) $40 to $65 Wooltex Suits at $25 $17.50 to $30 Dresses at $10 $20 and $22.50 Coats at $10 $25 Coats at $12.50 FURS—Narobia Lvnx and Narobia Kit—Beautiful Neck pieces and Muffs— $10.00 Pieces at $5.00 $15.00 Pieces at $7.50 $20.00 Pieces at ... .$10.00 $25.00 Pieces at ... .$12.50 Pretty Linens for the Home Where You Are a Welcome Guest When pondering over a gift, for a Woman, if she is a housekeeper just remember she can never have too many linens. Here Are Some Gift Linens at Special Prices Table Damask Specials. Extra fine, Irish Satin Damask, full bleach ed, also a genuine silver bleached, in full as sortment of choice patterns; 72 inches wide; $1.00 yard. 50c Towels at 39c Each. Very fine quality bird’s-eye huck Towels, hemstitched hems with effective design and space for monogram. Madeira Scarfs are lower priced—they have scalloped edges and are prettily em broidered in eyelet designs. Note this pric ing for to-morrow: $.289 Scarfs at $2.35—18x45 inch size. $3.00 Scarfs at $2.50—18x45 inch size. $3.00 Scarfs at $2.50—18x36-inch size. Regular $2, $2.50, $3, $3.50 Scarfs, at $1.85, $2.15, $2.50, $2.95. Battenberg Bureau Scarfs, 20x54-inch size; priced here regularly at $2.00 and $2.25, for this sale at $1.50 each. There Is Always a Warm Welcome for Eiderdown Quilts To-morrow You May Buy $6.00 Down-filled Quilts at $4.95—size 6x7 feet. Other Down Quilts with beautiful covers, fancy designs, with heavy floral border; size 6x7 feet, priced at $8.50 each. Christmas Hose in Gift Boxes One can never make a mis take in sending Hose as a gift. Here are some especially pleasing kinds boxed prettily and just ready to go. FOR WOMEN: "Gordon” black Silk Hose, heavy, good quality; one pair in box; $1.50 box. Boxes with one pair black Silk Hose; lisle top and sole; $1.00 box. Boxes containing three pairs "Gordon” • # Hose—medium weight cotton ; double hem top, high spliced heel; $1.00 box. "Bound Ticket” Hose—six pairs in box—black silk lisle; $1.50 box. THESE FOR MEN: Boxes containing one pair black Sill Half Hose; $1.00 box. Boxes with two pairs "Gordon” Silk Half Hose ; $1.00 box. Other boxes containing three pairs "Gordon” Silk Hose; $1.00 box. "Round Ticket” Hose for men—four pairs in box; black or assorted colors; $1.00 box. Just Full of Good Gift Suggestions--- The Downstairs Section Here Are a Few Specials for To morrow A large assortment of andkerchiefs for wo- en and children at 5c Pretty Petticoats at 98c Sateen top with a prettily fashioned flounce of messa- line; various popular colors; green, blues, black, cerfse, etc. 50c Is the Price of New Outing Gowns for Women Garments o f value, well made, heavy outing. splendid of good, 7 l-2c Yard for 10c Outing Flannels Light, dainty colors sleeping garments. for This Special News from the Doll Store . To-morrow you may buy large, beautiful, jointed Dolls—22 inches high—with pretty, curly wigs that can be comb, ed; eyes that sleep—real eyelashes, lifelike ex pression ; blogdes and brunettes; they have on pretty slippers and stockings — and are priced at 98c each. $2.00 Dolls at $1.50 24 inch size; fine, jointed Dolls, very life like — blondes, b r u nettes. Men s Gift Ties— One in Box for 25c Silk four-in-hand Ties in an assortment of pleasing colors. Each Tie in a gift box—25c each. Children’s Sleeping garments at 25c. Made of good outing flannel —2 to 6-year sizes. Sheets and Pillow Cases 42x36 inch Pillow Cases at 10c each, Thursday. • 72x90-inch sheets, with seam in center, at 30c each. Excellent value at this price.