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i HIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS 5 U Pacific Shows Greater weaves Since Being Split Up by United States. ;\v YORK. Dec. 18.—Despite the ment’s dissolution of the Union cithern Pacific merger, the an- report issued to-day by the Pacific Railroad for the fiscal y, nding June 30 last shows this r - more prosperous year than -rnrpany set aside $50,000,000 pecial fund to meet stock de- .,-ion resulting from the divorce two systems, and in spite of that there was an actual de- p P . on of stock values amounting . t '.0,780,000* the road earned 15.13 prr , *nt on Its $216,635,400 outstand- , nmon stock, against 13.87 earn- previous year. , t : p total assets of the company v n-ed at $902,713,934, with equal ai•:* tie®. The 1913 report shows an ■ ’ r , -o of more than $7,600,000 in j C r ,ss and nearly $3,800,000 In net; ,p Pr :G v.u: income over the previous! V f. i• The surplus available for divl- vas $36,800,000. Many Seeking New Homes in Atlanta W. H. I.eahy, secretary’ of the In- I dustrlal and Statistical Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, said Thursday evening that within the past week he has received more than 100 In quiries from various points in the North and West regarding vacant houses In Atlanta, from peopie who desire to spend the winter and possi bly locate here. "The inquiries are three times as numerous as last year,” said Mr. Leahy, “and are increasing every day Most of the letters are from people who want to rent houses for the win ter, but a great many—perhaps one- third, are from people In the North and West who went to locate here permanently.” Life Insurance Go, Names Legal Adviser The Cosmopolitan Life Insurance Company of Atlanta, James O. Wynn, president, has announced the ap pointment of the well-known firm of Anderson & Shropshire, with offices in the Hillyer Trust Building, to rep resent It In North and North Central Georgia. With the exception of Fulton and DeKalb Counties, which form "open territory" for all agents of the com pany, the Arm of Anderson & Shrop shire will have the exclusive rights to handle the business of the Cosmopol itan in those sections. A Sure-Enough Kidney Remedy Stuarts Buchu and Juniper Compound Acts Like Magic on Liver, Kidneys and Bladder. Birmingham Opens Freight Rate Fight WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—Assert ing that freight rates over the At lantic Coast Dine and fourteen oth?r railroads operating between New 1 York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington to Birmingham. Ala., arc unreasonable, the freight bureau of the Merchants ar.d Manufacturer.7 Association of Birmingham com plained to the Interstate Commcr e Commission to-day. Practically All Old Officers Re elected at Successful Annual Meeting in Atlanta Lodge. • Members of Yaarab Temple of the Shrine are congratulating themselves Thursday <m what was declared to have*been the most successful annua' meeting in the history of that organ ization. “It was a great love feast,” one as serted. “We were unanimous on everything.” The spirit of success inspired by the coming national conclave of the Shriners.in Atlanta next May, which was won by the Yaarabs, prevailed at the meeting. Practically all of the officers for the past year were re-elected. They in-, eluded Forrest Adair, illustrious poten tate; E. M. Hafer, chief raban; David E. Ashby, assistant chief raban; J. Lee Duncan, high priest and prophet; John C. Joiner, Oriental guide; James S. Floyd, treasurer, and George E. Ar- gard, recorder. Appointive officers named were: R. N. Fickett, Jr., first ceremonial mas ter; E. T. Booth, second ceremonial master; C. B. Beaulllou, marshal; Henry Heinz, captain of the guard; J*. Morelan Speer, outer guard, and Wil liam A. Fuller, director. Representatives to the Imperial Council next May were named as fal lows: Forrest Adair, John Hynds, fred J. Paxon and William Foster. B \ ,,!„re bone pains, aching back, • iffj eyes, swollen legs, of- i, ■ -, urinous odor, diabetes, cloudy r frequent desire. Try Stuart’s ir.i Juniper Compound, the new v . r t'ul kidney and bladder rem- \\. could talk till doomsday u good this remedy is, but the way is for you to try it your- t:,;\ ;i $1 bottle and take as di- .,! < bottle. Stuart’s Buchu and Compound has cured thousands ,~V" rs where all other remedies Stuart's Buchu and .Tuni- -i t■ mj.ound won’t make you feel sick v . n \ take it, but tones you up. m ' Buchu and Juniper Compound My on the urine through the l> keeps the blood healthy. It s '■ ■ u" • i:s the nock of the bladder. •vg lutes the kidneys and does away wi? 1 backache and all disagreeable If discouraged with other buy a $1 bottle of your drug gist i ... and take as directed on bot tle.--Advt. 20 Persons Injured By Black Hand Bomb CHICAGO, Dec. 18.—More than a score of persons were injured, four of them seriously, when a Blackhand bomb was exploded in the heart of the-South Side Italian district. Tfie explosion wrecked a two-story building and shattered the windows of dwellings for more than a block around. Hundreds of persons fled to the streets in a panic. CARTERSVILLE OFFICIALS. CARTERSVILLE, Dec. 18.—In the city election to-day G. W. Young was chosen Mayor and R. M. Gains and Walter Satterfield City Commission ers. No Graft Found in U. S. Supply Buying WASHINGTON. Dec. 1 8. --Charges of graft in the purchase of Govern ment supplies totaling many millions of dollars were found baseless and errors in the award of contracts were minor, according to findings of a spe cial investigating commission ap pointed by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo. House Is Destroyed By Burglar’s Match BUCHANAN. N. Y.. Dec. 18. A light ed match, dropped by a burglar, de stroyed Mrs. Mary Mackay’s home. The occupants escaped in their night cloth ing. CHENEY'S EXPECTORANT Cures Croup, Colds, Cough Tickling In th<* throat, running of the nose, pore throat. Best medicine for whooping cough. Tried and tested for fifty years. Sure and certain to cure. Try Cheney's Expectorant. 25c ai drug stores. - Advt. obituary/ The body of Major Jonathan Jackson McLendon, soidler and planter, was buried Wednesday at Oakland Ceme tery. with Dr John 1White offi ciating. The deacons of 'the Second Baptist Church acted as the escort of honor. Major McLendon's father was Joseph McLendon, a pioneer of Coweta County. His grandfather, | Thomas McLendon, came from # lre- land to North Carolina, and thence to Georgia. Major Mellon don is survived by one daughter, Mrs. John 1".. Don aldson. and a son, John T . McLen don. of Bainbridge, and nine grand children. Mrs Earle Donaldson. Mrs. Walter Thomson, Mrs. Harry Clarke, Mrs. Louise B. Marsh, Miss Mabel Bigby. Mrs J. Fowler Richardson, Mrs. Charles Wilkins. John Terrell and Orlando McLendon, of Oklahoma. Mrs. C. E. Jones, 83 years old, died at her residence. No. 500 Spring street, early Thursday morning. She is survived by two sisters. Mrs., T. J. Watt ami Mrs. F. J. Robin son, both of Atlanta. Mrs. Jones was a mejriber of the First Metho dist Church. The body is at the undertaking establishment of H. M. Patterson & Son, pending funeral arrangements. The death of Miss Maud E. Brown, aged 24, occurred Wednesday at her home. No. 26 South Humphries street The funeral was held Thursday .afternoon at the resilience, followed by inter ment at Greenwood. Miss Brown is survived by 1 er mother, Mrs. Susan Browt.; four brothers, J. H., O. It., W. R. and J. A. Brown, and two, sisters. Miss Mae Brown and Mrs. L. F. Shockley The body of C E. Brewer, 41 years old. who died Wednesday afternoon at his residence in Eagan Park, will be removed to West Point Thurs day afternoon for funeral and In terment. Mr. Brewer is survived by his wife and two children. Miss Johnny Dee Brewer and W. II. Brewer. / The funera* Of Roy Roberts, aged 2i, who died Wednesday night at a local sanitarium, was held Thursday after noon at Bloomfield's Chapel. lie Is survived by his parents. Mi\ and Mrs. Jesse Roberts, of Mansfield. Ga In terment was at the Mansfield Ceme- tery-r The death of C. E. Brewer, aged 41, occurred at his home In College Park Wednesday evening. The body was sent to West Point, Ca., for funeral and interment. lie is survived by his wife and two children, Miss John nie Dec Brewer and W. H. Brewer. Mrs. Ida P. Poole, aged »ix.ty-tlve. died Thursday at noon at u. local sanitarium, after an Illness of sev eral months. She was a resident of Lakewood Heights and is sur vived by one son. It. H. Po+le, and one daughter, Miss Mamie Poole The funeral arrangements will b< announced later. Eugenia White, aged seventeen months, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. H. White, of No. 24.8 Har dee street, died Thursday. The fu neral will be held Friday morning at 10:39 o’clock. Interment will be in Westview. The funeral of Miss Ella C. Miller will be held Friday morning at 11 o’clock at Camp Creek cnurcii, near Stone Mountain. Interment will be in the family cemetery. Mrs. Lucy A. Jordan, wife of Elisha 1 Jordan, of Scottdale. Ua . died Wed nesday at a local sanitarium. The body was sent to Scottdule. She is survived by her husband and three children. The funeral of Ml«s Sarah E. Clarke, aged 70, who died Wednesday night, will be conducted at* the Church of the Immaculate Conception Friday morning at 9 o'clock. Interment will be at Westview The funeral of Walter J. Alrd, a travel ing man. who died last Saturday at a local sanitarium, was held Thursday morning at Bloomfield's Chapel. Inter ment was at Westview. Twins Left at Door As ’Christmas Gift' CHICAGO, Dec. 18 In a basket on the steps of a North Side apartment house the janitor found twin boys about one day old. A card fastened to the basket said: “This is a Christmas present for some good person who likes children.” XMAS RATES Reduced over N., C. & St. | L. Ry. and W. & A. R. R. j Appiy any Agent. Girls' Colony Head Probed as Immoral NEW YORK, Dec. 18 Complete elimination of William It. George from any relation with the George Junior Republic at Fn-eville, N. Y , Is recommended In a report made to the State Board of Charities by a special committee which investigated reports of immorality. The report said, in part: “The evidence shows If has been the custom of Mr. George to exhibit undue familiarity with the girl clti- jtens. Whatever may have been his motive, his example in this regard and the Influence of his acts had the effect of leading to immoral acts of the old er girls and boys.” CONTESTS RIVAL'S ELECTION. DALTON, Dec. 18.—The right of Councilman-elect Will McNally to take bis seat as a member of City Council is being contested by John Wills, his opponent, in the recent primary here. ASTHMA RELIEVED IN 2 MINUTES Or Money Refunded. 50c Pkg. by Mail Isn’t Our Offer Fair? Send for “Thomason’s Famous Asthma Remedy” to AMERICAN ASTHMATIC CO. Inc,, ATLANTA, GA. ANNOUNCING TURN ITU RE COMPANY WhitdrcJI St L|J We take pleasure in announcing that we F I are now ready for business at our new place, I 135 Whitehall, where we will occupy the en " Ure building of three floors. Though Whitehall street is . still unfinished, the sidewalks have not been removed, and they are perfectly safe, making our new store easily accessible. Tlie new firm is composed bf Mr. George E. Knott, formerly of Knott & Awtry Shoe Company, and more recently with Martin & Knott Furniture Company, and Mr. Hugh Carmichael, formerly of Carmiehitol Talman Furniture Company, and more recently with (ioldsmith-Acton Witherspoon Company. Furniture for Christmas Gifts We have just opened and placed on display our entire stock of new furniture and housefurnlsbiugs and those who want to give something appropriate, and at the same time useful, will he able to make their selections here without any trouble. It matters not what you want to give, whether it Is a Co-Cart for the Baby or an Easy (/hair for Grandfather, you will find It here, and at prices that will make you glad to have the oppor tunity to give. • The glad Christmas season Is a good time to brighten up the home, make the living room, bedroom or dining room take on a newer and happier look. You'll find it all here, and we r. invite you to e<one and look, look carefully, and fl] -. *—*» flfl WmSi [it-V p Everything Arranged in This Best Store For Quick Choosing of Christmas Gifts ‘Only Five More Days” Shop Harly in the Morning Parcel Post Packages Sent From Here $4.50 Madeira Tea Napkins, hand- embroidered wreaths in corner, for $3.00 AH Remnants Si'k3 and Dress Goods V 2 and % off. You’ll find useful lengths on these special tables. Christmas Boxes of fine Chocolates. Assorted Chocolates, 60c kind, pound 30c. AH cherry filled. As sorted Chocolates, 50c kind, pound 25c. Here’s where you save. United States Sub-Postal Station Here. Open From 8:30 A. M. till 7 P. M. The Problem of What to Buy and What to Pay is Quickly and Easily Solved Here. . The shopping period is past the time for actual selection of your Christ mas remembrances is NOW, to morrow. If you are of the many who have delayed a final choice, who are still undecided as to what constitutes a really appropriate gift, come here for suggestions. We have made a spe cial effort to keep our lines of gift things complete—we have used the wires constantly. There may be instances of where we are “sold out’’ on some things—but as a rule better articles substituted and each sec tion of this big, best and busiest store well pre pared to meet and satisfy your most exacting re quirements. Come and join the happy throng and judge for yourself—only o more days ere the Christmas bells ring—for get no one you love. When topping now please car- ^ as many small parcels with you as possible. J. M Special To-morrow 1 500 Patterns Kimono Outings for Christmas Gifts; 100different styles: 8 yards of this nice quality for PAINT SET’S. Make nice presents. We have dandy nice line 10c to 50c, in boxes, with brushes, postcards, books to color, etc. All I Pictures 3 Off ALL FURS j Neck Xmas Off Sets and Pieces for Gifts. */4 All Cut 20% Glass Off Ladies’ Silk Kimonos, Persian designs, many colors; $6.00 98 $1.00 Christinas Ribbons Auto Robes For Gifts At $2.25, $3.98, $5.00, $6.50, $7.50, $10.00, $15.00 and $19.75. Worth easily one-third more. Wide Persian, Satin, Silk, Warp Print Ribbons in the most luxu rious array of patterns and col ors. 35c to 50c qualities, at one price, Women’s White Hem- ] med and Hemstitched 1 Aprons with Strings, 25c Best Kid Gloves In Atlanta for Gifts Ladies’ “High’s” special, 2-c 1 a s p. Black, white, and all colors. Yd. 21c Useful Toys White Aprons, embroidery trimmed, with and without bibs 50c Little fancy Tea Aprons . 50c Dotted Swiss Caps for. . 25c Dusting Caps, Cooks’ Caps, 1 4. S G Maids’ and Nurses’ Caps J 50 Splendid, Big Steamer Rugs At $6.00 & $7.50 Will last a lifetime. . HIGH COi $1.50 Electric dynamos, with dry cells Attachments to please every boy in Atlanta and vicinity, like Wind Mills, Water Wheels, Saw Mills, Pile Drivers. Sidewalk Scooters. $2.88 ones, with seat. ^ 93 19 Extra Special Same without seat, $2.50 value , , fib ? rr t \ for ! I. JU 1,000 Garden Sets for boys and jo r 7- <\ £<\ r cirls. three pieces Iv/v, Ldv k\ utD ATLANTA. GA. Friday wo soli Ladios’ Vo- notian Silk Vosts, in white, pink and him*, roal ^ -j nn worth $1.50, for. Koudoir Caps. . . 35c to $4.00 Camisoles $1.25 to $2.00 $k and $0 Crepe de Chino Petticoats, pinks, blues and white elaborately ribbon and lace trimmed. . . $5.CC Messaline Silk Petticoats, $3.50 kinds for $2.49 Don’t neglect the girls 1 and boys with gifts. Red, white and brown Knit Suits, Sweater and Leggins, $1.75 and up. Real heavy ones, $3.50 I and $4.C0 Second floor. Ladies’ “Royal”— 2-clasp. -Black, white, and all col ors. Ladies’ 1-clasp Dogskin Walking Gloves,] Pr. $1.00 in black and tan. Ladies’“D. & P.” Walking Gloves. Black) p^. and tan. Ladies ( ies’ “D. & P.” 1-clasp Walking) p Gloves. Silk lined. ~ ) * !• $1.50 Ladies’ “Melrose,” 2-clasp, Dressed Kid) tf*i PA Gloves in black, brown, tan and white. I * * tj/lwv Ladies’ “Monopole,” 2-clasp, Dress Kid Gloves. Black, white, tan, and all colors.' Pf. $1.65 Ladies’ 16-button, $3 White Kid Gloves. Pair $1.79. Ladies’ 16 and 20-button length Kid Gloves up tc $4.00 a pair. iJ. M. HIGH GO.==