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’ / xnrj fliuAJNiA \j tAxiiUj-.fi.iA aai/ iS-cmo. ENGLISH CALLS ILL TO .1 OF OGLETHORPE Head of Movement Appeals to Atlanta Patriotism — $41,000 Now Needed to End Work, Captain Jamas W. English, chair man of th* cxeoutlva committaa of the Oglethorpe University movement, gave out the following Interview to day, urging the Importance to At lanta and the F*nuth of this great en terprise, and calling on all who in tend helping It t" send In their sub scriptions this week: "It must he admitted hy all think- in# people," he said, "that the erec tion of this university will be of great and far-reaching importance to At lanta and the South. "I feel that it is the duty of all our Atlanta-loving citlrens to rally to the work at this critical time and sub scribe whatever they are able. In or der that the movement to complete Atlanta's $230,000 may be closed this week. •The founding of Oglethorpe Uni versity will be of immense value mn- Atlanta and this section The man who subscribes to the movement is helping to build Atlanta. He Is con tributing to a publl ■ cause, but at the -ame time he Is helping himself. It is time we were directing more ef fort toward making Atlanta a great educational and intellectual center, as well as a manufacturing and com mercial one "Some people have offered the ob jection that $000,000 will not be enough for such a university. For their benefit 1 want to say that we do not expect to stop at $500,000. In my opinion, Oglethorpe's assets will he increased to more than a million dol lars within our own lifetime Other iducationsl institutions which are now endow eii with many millions had their beginning.- in more humble ways financially than Oglethorpe will have Against competition which de manded the services of a number of tile active committeemen, the work ers for Oglethorpe University report ed at the noonday luncheon to-day a total of $-1,037.50. This brings the total fund yet to be raised down to something less than $41,000. Approximately 30 of the rommlt- teemen reported, and despite the work yet to be done all of them were en thusiastic and expressed a determi nation to go at it with a yiew to winding it up Saturday night. I, . 1' Bottenfleld's committee again took the lead excepting the central committee, which reported a $1,000 subscription. Mr Bottenfleld's com mittee reported 1X77.50, and would have gone $500 over that, but for the fact that a signed card for $500 brought in had alreudy been reported. Following is a list of the subscrip tions reported at the Thursday lunch eon : C D. Montgomery's fommittea— James It Wylie, by Bun Wylie, at- torney. $200; General Supply Com- pun', bv T. W Baxter, president, $100. Total. $300. Frank K Callaway’s Committee—A Friend, $50. Dr. William Davis' Committee— George A. Webster, $25; George D Webster, $15; Robert W. ltamspeck, $10; R. M. Stewart, Jr.. $50; A. S. Suggs, $25; M. W. Brookes, $35, Dixie Garage Company, by Clarence Everett, $25: William l> Roper. $25; Milt H. Saul, $25: George T. Hodg son. $100. Total, $325. Ad Men s Committee—J. V. Boehm, $10; F. H Daniel, $25; Dr. Spero G. Vyronis, $25. Total, $«0. Dr. J. Cheston King’s committee: W E. Treadwell, $15: J. F. Trimble, $25; the Murray Company, $100; Mayor J. G. Woodward, $25. Total, $155. John A. Brice's committee: C. U Klyea, $100, Ralph Smith. $100; tleorgi A Holliday, president of At lanta Dental Supply Company. $25: J. P. Billups, $3; F. M. Thompson, $5, Total, $245. Joel Hunter's romtnWtee: Tech High School (additional). $175; C. M. Copeland. $10 Total. $185 J. A. Hobson's committee; Dr. E. Bates Block, $50. Harris White’s committee: Shelhv Smith. $100; John Gilmore. $25. 1> ( Dyle. $100; S. B. Turman, $100. To tal. $325. Charles P, Glover's committee; W. H. Allen, $60; Car! Witt. $200; Co,- quitt Carter, $50; Carl Hnrmsen, $5, Total. $305. A. W. Farllnger's committee: Mer chants' Coffee Association, 323: Dr. C. P. Holtzendorff. $25: W. D Greene, $5; W. J,. Champion, $50, M. Gentry. $10; J A Krouse $10 Tola! *125. Central commute A friend (R. C, C), $1,000 A 1. Prichard, $20, I). P. Daniela $5. Total, $1,025 R Hill, $10; \\ P Warren, $10; W G. Slaughter, $10. Ft W. Gable, $10: H A. Manning. $10; Pope It. Brwin $i" f M Corneliaon, |10; Ralph E Sullivan. $10 S A Walker. $5; J A Robertson, $5. A Friend, $S; Alonso Field. $1": A F N Everett, $26; c ji Rtheredge. $1" E W. Hol- 10wav |ll C M Lan ism, $18 B. C. Haygonri $20; V. E Hurst, $26; W I, Slrnu ns, Jr, $1 6. H Warner. $10: J li. Bishop, $20; .1 M. Wooten. $5. Edwin F. O'Neil. $10; I-awton Nally, $25: A O Fort. $6; J. T. Smvlv, $ W. H Robertson. $5; Wil liam Earnest, 15. C. H Adams, $5; C I. Tenslev, $5, C E Pattillo, $6; H W. Johnson, $10: C. B. Greer, I10 ; F P Starry $10. P. F Martin, $15; Charles R Cunningham, $26; A. 1 Branham, $23. It II. Shaw, $25; C, A. Wheeler. $23. H. M Pittman, $25; M. D Chapman, $5. Tom Hatton, $5: .1. M Watson. $-' 50. Clark Howell. $1.0: F B Phillips. $10; D. F. Burson. $10 P J Watkins. $5; Henry S Con- en. $10; W M Cook, $10. O. T Rakestraw, $2: W. M Wilkes. $25; J p. Carter, 110: K 8. Stewart A Co, $10, pledge* will report to-morrow, $200. Park and Tablet for Macon Co. Soldiers 'Dollar Change’ Game Gets Two for $87.95: Police Seek Mulatto Coming to Allanta Wednatday with their hearts filled with the spirit of Christmas and their pocket books filled with "yellow backs," J. K. Blair, of Lllburn, and Jesse McCrary, of Avalon, returned to their homes Thursday with heavy* hearts and nothlnK In their purse a Blair losr $47 9fi on the Washington street viaduct early Thursday morning A negro stopped him and asked for changu for a dollar. Blair hauled forth ills wallet and the negro snatched It and ran McCrary offered to • hangs the same dollar Wednesday night on Deca tur atre*t. and lost his pockelbook, con taining $40. Members of the Oglethorpe Chap ter, I’nited Daughters of the Con federacy. have lnaugurat%d a stren uous campaign to secure a nark and tablet dedicated to the memory of the Confederate soldiery of Macon County. Leading women of the coun ty have Joined in the movement. One of the features of the cam paign f<»r funds will be a Confederate Park fair to be held January 22-24 at Oglethorpe. The IT. D. C. has do nated the land for the park and funds are now' being solicited for a suitable tablet and other decorations. Atlanta Suffragists Hear of Capital Meet Members of the Atlanta Equal Suf frage Association were discussing with interest Thursday the message from the national convention held at Washington last week, delivered by I*. J. Grossman, general counsel for the Georgia Woman’s Suffrage As* Ptuiation Mrs. Mary L. McLendon, who was scheduled to speak, was prevented from attending on account of illness. Mrs Amelia Woodall, president, pre sided at the meeting Man, 73, Run Down By Wagon, Recovers W W. Harris, 73 years old, was run down hy a laundry wagon at the corner of Pryor and Garnett streets late Wednesday and suffered the fracture of both arms, several ribs and his collarbone. He also was bruised badly about the head. Dr. B. Thomas, who was nearby, attended the injured man. Harris dis played remarkable vitality for a man of his years andThursday was report ed as resting easily. Negro Girl, 11, Slays Child of Own Race County officers are investigating the killing of Lillian Gibson, a 4- year-old negro girl, by Lizzie McDan iel, an 11-year-old negro, Thursday morning on the Brown’s Mill road, near South River. The children were alone In a cabin at the time. The elder child fired a shotgun. Coroner Donehoo went to the scene to hold an Inqueat. Resolutions Thank Corn Show and Ga. j Products Boosters $5,000 Awarded for Loss of Leg by Train A verdict for $F>,000 was granted H. E. Craig against the Mew Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Company by a Jury in Judge Reid s court. Craig sued for the loss of a leg caused hy being run over by one of the defendant’s trains. Comprehensive resolutions of j thanks were adopted Wednesday aft '■moon at the meeting of the directors j of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce showing appreciation of the corn show and the Georgia Products din ner. Among those mentioned In the res olutions were the committees on the j com show and the big dinner. L. D. ! Hicks and Mm. Dolvln, who arranged the table decorations at the dinner; | the Clarkesvllle Chamber of Com- j merer, C. J. Haden. C. D. M< Kinney, Colonel J T. VanOrsdale, Superin tendent Hlaton and the Board of Edu cation. Professor Dykes and Profes sor Culver, the Mayor and rouncil of Atlanta the G. M. A. and the Marlst | cadets, R. L. Foreman, Dr S. A. VI- sanska and others connected with the social survey and th*- milk report, and General J. VanHolt Nash'. Col- | onel Orville H. Hall and other mili- | tary officers for tbelr assistance In the corn club parade. Plan Taken Up for City Labor Agency The consideration of a municipal employment bureau, suggested to the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce by a committee from the King's Daugh ters, was delegated at a meeting Wednesday afternoon to a special committee of three; V. H. Krieg- shaber. chairman; U. M. Hood and Lynn Fort. The secretary of the Chamber was instructed to collect information from cities where such bureaus were in operation, and to gain an idea of the city ordinances under which they act. Teacher to Tell How Miss Keller Learned to Talk The history of the education of Miss Helen Keller, one of the most remarkable feats of the age, will be told by Mrs. Albert Macy, the com panion of the blind girl, when Miss Keller speaka at the Auditorium on the night of December 20. Mrs Macy will speak before Miss Keller’s lecture. She will tell of how she found the deaf, dumb and blind child of 0 years; of her mastery of ths child’s character; of the gradual dawning of perception of facts and the correlation of ideas, and the re sultant education of the girl. Then will follow Miss Keller’s lec ture, when this child, now grown, will speak in tone-s audible throughout the great Auditorium. | Gamut of Steps in B.R.T.’s Annual Ball — Tangoing, turkey-trotting and all other modern fency dance* will be seer, at the annual nail of Georgia lodge. No. 886, Brotherhood of Raii- I wav Tr-inmen, at the Kimball House New Year’s Eve This lil be the first of a series of I dances to be given b> the Brotherhood during the winter, the? proceeds of which are to be given to the charity fund An admission fee of $1 will be charged. Seaboard Ordered to Repair Unsafe Bridge The matter of rebuilding the con demned bridge at the Powell Mill road crossing of the Seaboard Air Line Rail road now Is In the hands of H n Stanley, general manager of the $<■«,. board. The order of the Fulton County Commissioners was served on the rail road company last week. HIIWIMH—■111 T KODAK HMsWAwe*#istdsrs FOK XMAfc 15 U 505. »«.»«!« *1 cSial.1^ fr.t.lr,, t. S 9PF.C!AL -MLAiiC- 1 IS. cirrts—fr.m «ny k#*sfe essatlM, 36,. A K HAWKES CO, Atlanta Best JelKico Lump Coal $4.50 PER TON Orders accepted at this price on FRIDAY and SATURDAY only. All grades of steam coal for the furnace. Henry IVIeinert Coal Co. Both Phones 1787. AGED PLANTER BURIED. qOLUMBUS, Dec. 18 —The funeral of Thomas G. Bu»h. 84 years of age, and for more than 50 years a resident of Columbus, took plAoe here. Mr Bush was one of the most prominent planters In West Georgia. XMAS RATES Reduced over N., C. & St. L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R. Apply any Agent. A Southern Suit & Skirt Co. Quick Clearance of Fine Novelty Suits CHOICE $10.75 QUIT MEAT WHEN Take a Glass of Salts if Your Back Hurts or Bladder Troubles You. No man or woman who eats meat reg ularly can make a mistake by flushing the kidneys occasionally, says a well- known authority. Meat forms uric acid which excites the kidneys, they become overworked from th* strain, get slug gish am! fail to lilter the waste and poisons from the blood, then we get sick. Nearly all rheumatism, headache, liver trouble, nervousness, dizziness, sleeplessness a ml urinary disorders come from sluggish kidneys. The moment you feel a dull ache in the kidneys or your back hurts or if the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of sediment. Irregular of passage or at tended by a sensation or scalding, stop eating meat and get abotit four ounces of Jad Saits from any pharmacy; take a tablespoonful in a glass of water before breakfast and in a few days your kid neys will act fine. Thia famous salts is made fr«.m the acid of grapes and lemon juice, combined with litnia. and has been used for generations to flu-di and stimulate the kidneys, also to neu tralize the acids in urine so it no longer causes irritation, thus ending bladder weakness. Jad Saits ia inexpensive and can not njure makes a delightful effervescent lithia water drink which every one should take now and then to keep the kidneys clean and active and the blood pure, thereby avoiding serious kidney complications.—Ad vt. Reduced from $35.00 and $40.00 The Greatest Suit-Selling Atlanta Has Ever Known: FRIDAYandSATURDAY Everything Must Be Sold in the Season It Was Bought for Note the two beautiful mod els illustrated—the luxurious fur trimmings, the nobby kimono sleeves, the graceful draped skirts—NEW, every thing new about these, and dozens of other fascinating novelty suits that sold at $35 and $40—all to go in this quick clearance sale Friday and Sat urday. The rich materials: Broadcloths, Brocaded Mate- lasses,Fponges, Bedford! \rrds, Wool Poplins, Imported Diag- f onals and novelty mixtures. / This sale means a saving of many Christmas dollars to the women fortunate enough to have put off buying their < ’hristmas Suit until now. Just enough for two days quittk sell ing, to-morrow and Saturday. Choice of these \ $35.00 and $40.00 Values You'll Have $10.75 • •It • 7 o H urry! All Alterations Made Promptly and Without Charge Southern Suit & Skirt Co. Largest Exclusive Womens Apparel Store in the South GEO. W. SEAY, President. 43-45 W hitehall St. CHAMBERLIN=JOHNSON=DuBOSE COMPANY ATLANTA NEW YORK PARIS Now Girls’ Coats Are Reduced One=Third Junior Department= ==Third Floor The saving comes in the nature of a Christmas present for mothers who would give daughter a coat. Usually this sale does not come until midway of January. The coats are in sizes six to fourteen years. Every coat we own in these sizes is included. It means the coat you like best. For we have made friends this season by having such splendid styles for the young folks. Choose from zibelines, meltons, chinchillas, plushes, velvets broad cloths, boucles and Ural lamb cloths—navy, black, browns, dark reds and the like. No listing the styles, but let us say that such a representative stock would not be representative without many little belted coats and velvet-trimmed affairs. Coats for school, for best wear. Put concretely, the one-third off means: $ 7.50 Coats at $5*00 $ 8.50 Coats at $5.67 $ 9.00 Coats at $6.00 $10.00 Coats at $6.67 $1 1.00 Coats at $7.66 $1 2.50 Coats at $ $ 1 3.50 Coats at $ 8.34 9.00 $1 5.00 Coats at $10.00 $16.50 Coats at $11.00 $18.00 Coats at $12.00 And with these all $5.75 and $6.50 Coats---sizes six to fourteen years—are now $3.48. Meltons, mixtures, chinchillas, fine for school wear. Junior Coats—Priced Are $12.50 Junior Coats For the young woman who has to weather the weather, rough, heavy mixture weaves that wear and look well whatever the weather may be. Are $25 to $27.50 Junior Coats Smartly fashioned and tailored, in plain shades and dark, colorful plaids, some show the favored touch of fur on collars and cuffs. Half F° r S35.00, $37.50 and $40.00 Junior Coats . In light shades—for occasions, these are the tine models 0 —broadcloths and brocaded velvets — with exquisite touches of trimmings. At $5.75 At $115# $1.18 For Children’s $2.25 and $2.50 Gingham Dresses Sizes six to fourteen years. For the Christmas giving. For children’s school wear. Buy them by the half dozen, now that price is so at variance with worth. Superb ginghams, dark and light shades, stripes, checks, plaids; button and braid trimmed. One Week Now and All the Christmas Boxes Will Have Been Opened And we warrant not the least appreciated will be the boxes of gloves, the boxes of handkerchiefs, the boxes of neckwear that come from Chamberlin-Johnson-Du- Bose Company. For one tiling is certain, the gloves, the handkerchiefs, the neckwear will he the choicest that the money invested could buy. One week from to-day—is there much still undone ? This store is helpful in the emergency. Broad aisles make crowding impossible; vast stocks make choosing easy; quick, accurate, willing salespeople make shopping a pleasure; two new automobile deliveries to whisk your purchases to you make the day complete, successful. Chamberlin-Johnson-DuBose Co.