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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS
The Christmas collection for the
• harity work of the Weslev Memorial
Hospital will be taken Sunday. The
demand for charity this year is great
er than ever before, officials of the
hospital declare, and a hearty re
sponse is asked.
This charity is not connected with
the Woman’s Auxiliary building fund.
Robert Nelson Brown, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Nelson C. Brown, of No.
Candler street. Inman Park, died
Wednesday morning Funeral ar
rangements will be announced later.
Mrs. Susie H. Hunt, fifty-two. died on
Wednesday at a private sanitarium.
She is survived by her husband.
The remains were taken Wednes
day afternoon from Patterson’s
chapel to Huntsville, Ala., for fu
neral and Interment.
A. 0. Middlemas died Tuesday night
his home on Central avenue,
Hapeville, after a short Illness. The
funeral was held Wednesday after
noon, and interment was in the
■Mount Zion Church Cemetery. He
is survived by four sons, A. M., R.
T. A. T. and W. S. Middlemas, and
four daughters, Mrs. G. F. Hunni-
cutt. Mrs. H. T. Montgomery and
Misses Lillian and Elizabeth Mid
dlemas.
Miss Ella C. Miller, daughter of Jed
ft .Miller of Stone Mountain, "who
d-ed at the family home Tuesday
night, will*be buried in Stone Moun*
r Ain Cemetery Thursday. Miss Mil-
Pr was 20 years old. She is sur-
v i'ed by two sisters, Mrs. John
Savage, of Birmingham, and Mrs.
R R. Coile, of Atlanta; also three
brothers, J. A. and G. M Miller, of
Atlanta, and W A. Miller, of Wash-
ngton, D. C.
Mrs. Hugh Lynch, sixty-nine, died on
Wednesday. Her funeral will be
■eld Thursday afternoon at the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and
nterment will be in Oakland Cem-
^tery She ia survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Lula M. Connally;
'wo brothers, Henry and S. I.
■leher; one sister, Mrs. Will Par-
and three grandchildren. Hugh
onnally, Mrs. A. J. Connally and
Mrs. G. B. Adair, Jr., all of Atlanta
W p s. Mary E. Darden, aged 56. died
at her home at 10 North avenue
1 aesday at midnight. She had been
® ^sideht of Atlanta foT about
n,r ty years. Mrs. Darden is suv-
p iVe( i by two sons, George and
kalph Darden, and three sisters.
K. J. Sweeney, of Atlanta; Mrs.
Edward Ward, of Paducah, Ky., and
Mrs. Thomas Burke, of Birming-
I am - She was a member of the
■ i(, red Heart Church and her funer-
wiii he held there Thursday at
1 o'clock. The remains will be
to Sharon, Ga.. for Interment
on the Georgia train leaving at 7:25.
funeral of Mrs. W. S. Lounsbury,
of the vice president of the
ravelers’ Bank, who died sudden-
. the home, No. 272 North
■ k *on street, Monday morning,
held Tuesday afternoon from
First Methodist Church. Dr.
p 1 : 'ft DuBose, the pastor, conduct-
r ■ 'he services, and special music
J T as rendered by the ‘church choir.
' any beautiful floral tributes were
Pn? fty friends of Mrs. Lounsbury
Q her husband, among them de-
, an f frr »m the Rotary Club, the Ad
• pn « cj U 5 the Gridiron Club and
rh of ? cers of the First Methodist
view* 0 " interment was in West'
Ci ST. LOT.
IS OF
mu
Brother of Milton H. Smith Likely
to Succeed John W. Thomas,
Jr., as Chief.
X*«HVILLE. Dec. 17,-John W.
LVnwe Jr., president of the Nash-
i 'tipitanooga and St. Louis Rail-
' " lhf > fourth head of a big railway
in the South to die within
’ months, passed away here this
pnjnc ,i 2 o'clock following a
“"weeks' illness of pleural pneu-
1 ni , his death, following so close-
“upon that of J. R. Darrott. the
:L Henrv R. Flagler's successor as
n 'ad of the Florida East Coast sys-
* william W. Finley, president
f the Southern Railway, and Thom-
„ M Emerson, president of the At-
,, n tic Coast Dine, makes It all the
notable Ana the fact that it
r,he”econd death of a president of
,s closely allied by ownership
?V vith the Louisville and Nashville
also makes It a conspicuous
Ral1 Mence the Louisville and Nash.
C ii" e being'dominated by the Coast
T’ ?nd *he Nashville. Chattanooga
$ e Bt L*U hy the Louisville and
Mashviile.
H. F. Smith In Line.
u-hn will be President Thomas
1= a question that local
a men have not seen fit thus
P'Tanswer However, it would not
,flr 1 LuTnJ'to see H. F. Smith, vice
'’resident and traffic manager of the
v h.-o'e I’hattanooga and St. Louis
Na a , brother of President Milton H.
d.h of the Louisville and Nash-
'•-e^nf^ho’ras^s born at
sid was educated here, attending
Montgomery-Bell Academy and later
Vanderbilt University. In 1878, at
•he ace nf 22 years, he secured his
first important railroad position, al-
•hough previous to that time he had
t,een in the railroad service.
Served in Ranks.
He labored in the ranks for several
rears steadily advancing. After an
experience on the road Mr. Thomas
served in the machine shop, then ad
vancing to agent and dispatcher, pur-
agent, assistant general man
ager finally succeeding his father as
general manager In 1899 On March
1 1906, shortly after the death of hi#
father, he was elected president of
h Mr°Thonias Is survived by his wife,
formerly Miss Dillie Duncan, of
Nashville; three daughters. Mrs
Elizabeth Thomas Kirkpatrick, Mrs.
Martha Thomas Riddle and Miss
Ellen Thomas, all of this city, and
ore son. John W. Thomas, of Phila-
delpltia.
Whip Man Who Said
Father Was Grafter
MACON, Dei. 17.—For saying ihat
foimer Police Chief Chapman, who
retired to-day, had made a fortune by
grafting while in office the last four
years. Policeman Pat Pierce was
knocked down in their drug store to
day hy Holt and Arthur Chapman,
sons of the former Chief
Holt Chapman first struck Pierce in
the face, and when the patrolman
arose he collided with Arthur Chap
man. who also landed a blow on
Pierce's jaw, again sending him
sprawling,
$80,000 Canal Graft
Of One Man Revealed
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—Major F.
r Boggs, of the Isthmian (’anal Com-
mission, to-day asserted that a Pan
ama Railroad employee, alleged to
have been grafting from contractors
who furnished supplies to the Gov
ernment for the canal, had obtained
about $80,000 in commissions from
the contractors.
The War Department Is looking into
the affairs of the whole Commissary
Department of the Canal Government
The Panama Railroad is a private
concern.
SEALS SOLD HERE CURTAIL MILEAGE
Big Thermometer Indicates Great j Thirteen Companies Now Under
Citation by Railway Commission i
for Rules Violation.
Work Being Done—Tuesday’s
Sales $250 Worth.
Atlanta Man Killed
As Negroes Battle
The body of Jack Cheek, of At
lanta, who was killed by a stray bul
let while two negroes were fighting a
duel near Augusta last Monday night,
will arrive in Atlanta Thursday
morning at 7 o’clock. The funeral
probably will be held Thursday aft
ernoon from Bloomfield’s chapel
Cheek was employed as foreman of
the work at Stephens Creek by the
White Engineering Company. He was
sitting in front of his tent when the
negroes began shooting at each other.
Wife’s Xmas Gifts to
Speaker ‘Her Needs’
WASHINGTON, Dee. 17—Official
Washington believes in the useful
Christmas gift. Secretary Daniels, ac
cording to Mrs. Daniels, has asked
Santa Claus for & large number of studs
and collar buttons.
Speaker Clark thinks that gift-mak
ing at Christmas has been run into the
ground. Mrs Clark declares she al
ways buys something she herself needs
and presents It to her husband.
Hamburg Is After
Extra Fair Exhibit
Three hundred and fifty thousand
Red Cross Christmas seals have been
sold to date in and around Atlanta.
This is what the thermometer on the
Folsom Hotel registers, and reports
are vet to come, in from the public
schools and many of the committees
engaged in the sale.
The chairman for to-day is Mrs. W.
W. Martin, and she is being assisted
in the work by 40 young women who
reported for duty early this morning
at headquarters in the Piedmont Ho
tel
The sales turned in for Tuesday ag
gregated $250. Mrs. A. C. McHan was
chairman, and it was strictly West
End day, as she and all of her work
ers are residents of West End. Among
the largest sales for the day were:
Mrs. R. H. Dobbs, chairman, and
her committee, consisting of Mrs. H.
T. Dobbs. Mrs. W. H. Jenkins and
Mrs. Vecie Mae Copeland, sold $50.63
worth of stamps, the sales being made
around the Ansley Hotel, Forsyth
Building, Austell Building and the
City Hal! Mrs. W. B. Disbro and
her committee, consisting of Mrs. A.
R. Colcord, the Misses Julian and Al-
lie Purser, slod $24.15 worth, princi
pally at the Terminal Station. Mrs.
John S. Arnold and her committee
sold $15 worth at the Fourth Na
tional Bank Building Mrs. F. S. Cox.
assisted by Mrs. E. M. Rrogdon, sold
$18.76 worth at the Keely Company.
Boston Policemen
Mustn't Chew Gum
BOSTON, Dec. T7-—Boston police of
ficers must not chew gum or tobacco
while on duty and must always be po
lite, according to new rules Commis
sioner O'Meara issued to-day.
Black Dress Shirts
Latest at Harvard
BOSTON, Dec. 17.—The black silk,
accordion plaited dress shirt, an inno
vation and a money-saver, has ap
peared at Harvard. A black stock
goes with it.
Five more railroads doing business
in Georgia tiled Wednesday morning
the notice of their prospective with
drawal of Interchangeable mileage
books, to take effect that day, and in
consequence came promptly under the
order of the State Railroad Commis
sion, ordering them to show cause on
January 12 why suit should not he
filed against them for violation of the
commission’s ruling.
The roads were the Nashville.
Chattanooga and St. Louis, Macon
an i Birmingham, Hawkinsville and
Florida Southern, Atlanta and West
Point and Georgia Southern and
Florida.
The list of railroads in disfavor
with the commission now totals thir
teen of the sixty-odd transportation
companies in the State. Those put
on notice Tuesday were Central of
Georgia, Georgia, Southern, Wrights
ville and Tennille, Macon. Dublin and
Savannah, Seaboard Air Line, At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic and
Georgia and Florida.
The violated rule is that providing
that railroad tariffs shall not be al
tered without first submitting the
proposed change or changes to the
commission for approval.
Weds Sister-in-Law
As Children Protest
NEW YORK. Dec. 17.—Despite the
protests of his nine children. Charles
N Bell, 69. was married to his sister-
in-law, Miss Mary E. Scott, 61.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BERLIN, bee. 17.—Besides instruct
ing their representatives to demand an
adequate governmental appropriation
for the San Francisco Exposition, the
Weslev Charitv Fund
To Be° Taken Sunday
authorities of Hamburg have drafted a
bill providing for a special exhibit of
Hamburg's state and municipal insti
tutions.
Christmas Presents in com
fort if you do not do so at
once. Better in the morn
ings. Only (i more days.
They are getting scarce,
for sure.
Sub-Postal Station here in our Store-—open from
8:30 A. M. until 7 P. M. Bring your Parcel Post
Packages-—we will send them.
Every piece new. Every
set new. All the good, re
liable Furs—and harked
by this store.
Out-of-town customers will get
benefit of this discount on all
Mail Orders sent in. HURRY!!
Fast Delivery Service
Our Auto
will be at
vour door
in a jiffy if
you make
where
“On the Jump”
things are
done fast.
Buy at This Special Discount Sale for
Christmas.
J. M. HIGH CO.
Silk Dress
Sale
At $10
Easily worth to $22.50.
“Special Offer,” and
can not he duplicated
again.
Beautiful Dresses for
Street, Evening, Party
and Reception wear, for
Women and Little Wom
en, in Aeolian, Charmeuse,
Chiffon and Cloth, in all
the pretty shades, each
dress choicely trimmed.
You’ll meet a surprise
when you see these to
morrow at
$10
J. M. HIGH CO.
A Colossal
Cut Glass
Sale
From Now Till
Christmas
Set 7 pieces, Jug and 6 Glasses, like
$7.48, less 20 per cent
Set 7 pieces, Jug and 6 Glasses, $6.4£
20 per cent
Set 7 pieces, Jug and 6 Glasses, $5.9<
20 per cent
Set 7 pieces, Jug and 6 Glasses, $5.0(
20 per cent
$3.98 Sugar and Cream, less 20 per c
$1.00 5-ineh Bon Bons, less 20 per c<
$1.00 8-inch Vases, less 20 per cent
$1.00 Perfume Bottles, less 20 per e
$1.50 6-inch Bon Bons, less 20 per ci
$1.50 Perfume Bottles, less 20 per d
$1.98 6-inch Bon Bons, less 20 per c<
$1.98 Six Tumblers, less 20 per cent
$1.98 Perfume Bottles, less 20 per d
$2.50 6 and 7-inch Nappies, less 20 pe
$2.50 7-inch Fern Dishes, less 20 pe
$2.50 12-inch Celery Travs, less 20 pe
$2.98 7-inch Nappies, less 20 per ee
$2.98 7-inch Bowls, less 20 per cent
$2.98 Celery Trays, less 20 per cent
$2.98 Jewel Cases, less 20 per cent
$3.50 8-ineh Bowls, less 20 per cent
$3.50 Compotes, less 20 per cent ..
$3.50 3-pt. Jugs, less 20 per cent . .
$3.50 8-ineh Nappies, less 20 per ecnl
$3.98 31/o-pt. Jugs, less 20 per cent . .
$5
94
$5
20
$4
75
$4
00
S3
20
$1
20
$1
20
$1
60
$1
60
$1
60
$2
00
S2
00
$2
00
$2
40
$2
40
$2
40
$2
40
$2
80
$2
80
$2
80
$2
80
$3
20
On Every Piece and Set of Glit
tering, Sparkling Cut Glass
in Our Store That Sells at
One Dollar or More
20%
Off
(Open Evenings)
A Suit or Overcoat
For a Gift •
Practical gifts are always appropriate—the
more practical and sensible the more appropriate.
Therefore a Suit or Overcoat.
While the reduced prices are to be had on
account of our Reorganization Sale makes this sug
gestion all the more timely for you, as the saving on
each transaction will overbalance the cost of many
smaller gifts you may have in mind for others.
Our stock of clothing is replete with many
beautiful garments which are to be had very much
under price.
$20.00
Garments
. $14.50
$37.50 Garments .
$28.50
22.50
<(
. 16.50
40.00
29.50
25.00
U
. 18.50
45.00
33.50
27.50
ii
. 20.50
50.00
37.50
30.00
ti
. 22.50
60.00
44.50
32.50
It
. 24.50
65.00
48.50
35.00
«(
. 26.50
75.00
56.50
All Hats,
F urmshings
and Holiday Goods are
being sold at greatly reduced prices. Gift articles
handsomely boxed without extra charge.
CLOUD-STANFORD COMPANY
61 Peachtree Street
DR. LINCOLN M’CONNELL
to lecture on
“COLORED FOLKS”
at the BAPTIST TABERNACLE Monday, Decem
ber 22. Special music by Tabernacle chr’>. A treat
you can’t afford to Miss.
Reserved seats $1.00.
THE ELLERY BAND
AUDITORIUM
Grand Popular Matinee, 2:30.
Night Concert, 8:30.
MAGNIFICENT FRENCH PRO
GRAM.
“Carmen” “Faust" “Mignon”
POPULAR PRICES
General Admission 50c.
Gallery 25c.
Choice Christmas
Presents
Ladies’ Silk Kimonos, Persian de
signs, many beautiful colors, at
$4.98
Still finer Satin and Silk Ones,
$5.98 $7.98 $8.98
Special offering of $12.50 to $13.50
kinds at
$9.95
Serpentine Crepe Gowns, in
pink, blue and Dresden pat
terns—lace and ribbon trim
med
“Teddy Bear” Combination
Suits. Drawers and Petticoat
combined, white nainsook,
75c to $2.50
Children’s Fur Sets. $3.00 to $10.00.
pleasing gifts.
Women’s White Hemmed
20 dozen fine longcioth Pet
ticoats, lace, embroidery and
ribbon- QQ/>
trimmed
Thev make
and
Hemstitched Aprons with strings,
25c
White Aprons, embroidery
trimmed, with and without
bibs 60c
Little, fancy Tea Aprons 50c.
Dotted Swiss Caps for . .25c.
Dusting Caps,
Cooks’ Caps,
Maids’ and
Nurses’ Caps
Thursday we sell- Ladies’ Venetian
Silk Vests, in white, pink and blue,
real worth $1.50 $1 08
Boudoir Caps 36c to $4.00
Camisoles $1.25 to $2.00
$8.00 and $9.00 Crepe de Chine Petticoats, pinks, blues and
w hite—elaborately ribbon and lace trimmed $5.98
Messaline Silk Petticoats, $3.50 kinds for $2.49
EXTRA
SPECIAL