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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
13,348 IS ADDED winner in gift
IB FID FOR contest will be
TOLD SA TURD A Y
$5,874 of $12,500 From Atlantal
Now in Tresury of the State
Organization,
A . of $3,349 wa.« reported
at 1 o’clock Friday afternoon at the
luncheon the “whirlwind cam
paign" committee** of the Georgia
Stale Chamber of Commerce. Atlan-
,i | iioi pledged to i $115000
., ,s its p.;rr of } he. $50,000 fund to tie
spent in 1914 to further the farming
Interest* of Georgia
With the $2.52.'. already subscribed,
t)to total to noon Friday amounted to
874. lca\i $K # 626 vet >< !<«* suh-
8i ribed The majority of the sub
scription*, however, were for three
year?, so the amounts received really
made a very impressive showing, as
most of the subscriber* were pledged
to give an equal amount in 1915 and
1916. as well as In 1914. for which
the present campaign 1* raising
money.
W. F. Parkhurst. in making the re
port for his committee, stated that
an Atlanta man who wished his name
pot to he made public had agreed,
pending an arrangement with the
State Chamber of Commerce, to give
$500 for educational hooks book*
on “efficiency' for the State Library
and to pay $1,200 for the employment
of an assistant to the librarian who
would see that proper use was made
of the books.
Following are the amounts report
ed by the various committees:
W. F. Parkhurst. $280; St. Elmo
Massengale. $475; Harris G. White.
9289; Charles D. McKinney. $235; L.
j). Hicks, $495; Wilrner L. Moore
thanks). $300; if. E. Watkins
(fertilizer plants), $375, and S. A.
Kysor (printers), $900. Total. $3,349.
By MARY LEA DAVIS.
'I er# was a veritable avalanche of
letters on the (losing diy of the
Chrjstmns present contest. All let
ter which i ar»e yesterday will be
considered, but none after that.
I snail annoiirc e the names of the
f*i.e< essful contestant* in to-mor
row - Georgian. The gold place* wiil
g* forward at on so that those to
whom they are sent will have the
money :n ample time before Christ
ina *
I’ 'i Las been the most successful
contest ever Inaugurated by The
Georgian’s magazine page. It cer
tainly was popular 1 ran attest to
that part, because I received and read
every one of the letters.
And the idea !t«e|f was n success
I know of a good many married peo
pl‘d "ho were aided in solving the
Christmas gift problem by reading
•h suggest ton * offered by our read
ers.
Here are some of the last letters
rr reived
A MAN'S IDEA
M Mary Lea Pa vis:
'fhe most appropriate gift a
husband c ould give his wife would
he to give her free access to his
pocket book, with the promise
never to ask her to give an ac
count of the money she spends
Also a promise to vote for wom
ans suffrage A S. R.
Chauncey, Ga
FOR A HUSBAND
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
In selecting a Christmas pres
ent, remember the recipient, not
the giver, should be pleased. If
husband likes to smoko, give him
a nice pipe, box of cigars, smok
ing Jacket, smoking set, or any
number of things that would d*-
1 Klit a smoker If he likes to
read, a good book or set of books,
SPECIAL HOLIDAY RATES j
To TEXAS
VIA
Southern Pacific Sunset Route
Ticket* on sale Dee. 20th, 21et and 22d,
Final Return Limit Jan. 18th, 1914.
Superior Service from NEW ORLEANS
Dally. Winter Touriat Rate* to Many Texas
Point*.
The Exposition Line-=-l415—To California and Pacific Coast
The Sunset l.imited=No Extra Fire—The Sunset Express
Oil-Burning Locomotives No Soot, Dust or Cinder*
( all on us for information, literature and reservations
O. P BARTLETT, G. A.
121 Peachtres ftt.
D. L. GRIFFIN, C. P. A.
R. O. BeAN, T. P. A.
Atlanta, Ga
« subscription to his favorite
n ngazine, or what could be nto*r
• ban a year’s subscription to The
Georgian and Sunday Ameri
can? If you wish to give him
mefhing to wear remember hi*
'.tvorlto color and the style he
liken best Then let me suggest
(from past experience) a safety
razor or shaving stand.
MRS J K. M.
Atlanta, Ga.
A VACUUM CLEANER
Miss Mary Lea Davis
The most useful gift a hus
band .an give his wife U some
thing she nee els and wants. Ow
ing to circumstance*, different
people need different thing 4 *. My
wife does all of her work. There
fore f am going to give her
uiuethlng to make her work
lighter, and it will be a vacuum
i leaner. Xlso a box of candy to
ernlnd her of old times, and tell
her that she grows dearer to
me as the years roll by, for she
dee < Ajid a promise not to be
broken that 1 am going to try to
be a better husband everv day.
Atlanta, Ga L. F. L.
LOVE AND FLOWERS.
M i.-*4 Mary Lea Davis:
My wife and I are still sweet-
rrt e. So I Just renew my first
f'hristmas present every Christ
mas to her. That present is
myself and the love 7 declared for
her seven years ago. One dozen
carnation*, her favorite flower,
which was nr first, rhristmas
gift. I also add a ten or twenty
r dinr bill for her to spend a*: she
w ishes
\Iv love and her favorite flow
ers are valued by her more than
at' tiling else I can give.
C. R C.
Atlanta, Ga
BOOKS AND MAGAZINE.
Mis* Mary Lea Davi»:
I find that nothing pleases a
woman more than ;• gift in which
others can derive pleasure as well
as herself. Therefore, this Christ
mas my little wife shall receive a
set of good books and a sub
scription to one woman’s maga
zine. L. M. C.
Atlanta, Ga.
A DAILY PAPER.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
1 will give my husband a year's
subscription to The Georgian. He
will appreciate a paper lie can
take time and read after supper,
ns The Georgian is the best paper
for a workingman It comes at
the right time. MRS. M. T. A.
Atlanta, Ga.
A SURPRISE FOR WIFE.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
l shall present my wife on
Christmas Eve a check larger
than I can afford for a single
present, being fortified with the
knowledge that the greater part of
it will go into the common ex
chequer. Then on Christmas Day
I shall surprise her with the most
appropriate personal gift that a
no re man can elect. Thus she
will have the double p’easure of
receiving something unexpected
and of disseminating among her
friends this evidence of her hus
band's superiority over other hus
band*. J A. G
Albany, Ga.
A JUNIOR.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
The most perfect gif: o a hus
band on Christmas morn would
be a beautiful blue-eved boy
W. J., Jr. MRS. W. J. R.
Gainesville, Ga.
FOR HER HUSBAND.
M i > s M a i y I .ea I >a vis:
I think to make something use
ful and pretty, a tie rack, and buy
'-orne nice tics, a pair of cuff Tuit
ions. a year’s subscription to The
Georgian, his favorite dally paper,
and to be kind and show bv words
and actions that you love and
appreciate him, is a good Chrisl-
nins gift. MUF G W. IV
l nion Point, Ga.
CHICKENS FOR WIFE.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
I will look’ at The Georgian
want ads and see wife re 1 can
buy »onie good chickens for my
wife, as she enjoys the outdoor
exercise caring for them. I will
also give her a year’s -u’>s rip-
tion to The Georgian, as she tins
learned how to raise chickens
from this paper and has made a
great success. R \\\ A.
Atlanta. Ga.
HAS SOLVED HIS PROBLEM.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
i ha\e solved the Christmas
present problem for myself,
knowing that my wife would ap
preciate nothing more than a
complete toilet ant: manicure set
or a pair of glove j. These will
be my present to my wife this
Christmas. C. M. L.
Allan a Ga.
HER SUGGESTION.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
1 wish to suggest that a sub
scription to The Georgian would
make an appropriate Christmas
gift. MRS. L. H.
Sargent, Ga.
APPRECIATION.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
A gift that a husband will en
joy, appreciate and find useful is
one that means love, devotion and
sacrifice.. Something useful, as
well as ornamental, and always
within bounds of income. Pledge
to him your best efforts to be
the best wife that lleth in your
power, and assure him of your
appreciation of him and his ef
forts. MRS. J. L. H.
Eatonton, Ga.
A COMFORTABLE CHAIR.
Miss Mary Lea Davis;
I know my husband would like
to have a Morris chair, a loung
ing robe and a year’s subscrip
tion to The Georgian. (He sub
scribed to The Georgian before it
was ever published, and lias been
a constant reader of it.) We are
old folks now. AGNES. ,
Atlanta, Ga
A PIECE OF GOLD.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
T tlnnk a gold piece of money,
any amount, earned by the wife,
would certainly .make a husband
feci good on Christmas morn. It
would be very useful to some hus
bands and quite a help to tna
family. MRS. W. T C.
Atlanta, Ga.
A PLEDGE OF LOVE.
Miss Mary Lea Davis:
An appropriate gift for a wife
would be for her husband to place
at her plate on Christmas morn
ing these words written in his
own hand:
“I love you better to-day than
ever or fore. Next year I shall be
considerate of you every day, and
what is mine is. yours, and I feel
that our sorrows are less by shar
ing together and our happiness
greater L. H.
Eatonton, Ga.
Girl Has Drunken
Pursuer Locked Up
ASHEVILLE. N. C„ Dec. T9. —A. M.
ampbell was arrested here for pur
suing a young woman several
j-lark sir#*, ts until she fell fainting In
•*•’ 1 undertaking shop. Fhe finally r»-
overecl sufficiently to go to her work
i n one of i he local theaters.
*’ampbe!l was locked in the police
station on a charge of being drunk
and annoying the girl.
Robert, Hilliard Sued
For $5,000 by Valet
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. T9.- Robert
Hilliard, the actor, to-day was sued
foi $5,000 damages by William Page,
his valet. Page charged Hilliard with
beating him and said in his com
plaint that the actor has “an ungov
ernable temper."
Returns to Face 15 Countess Treuberg
Charges of Forgery Sentenced for Fraud
GREENVILLE, S. C., Dec. 19 — Ar
rested in Kansas City, J. W. Burke,
' Jr., has be^n brought to Greenville
to answer about fifteen c harges of |
forgery.
With J. W. Blinkey, Burke operated 1
I here as a medical specialist, . nd it is |
i alleged he obtained several hundrd j
dollars by bogus checks.
;Unknown Artist’s
Work Gets Best Price
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON. Dec. 19. “A Lady Hold- j
ing a Dog and a Kitten," by an un- j
known aitist. °f the French school,!
brought $920, the highest price of the!
day at Christie’s sale of old paintings
and drawings.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BERLIN, Dec. 19.—The trial of
Countess VonTreuberg for various
crimes ended in a sentence'of fif
teen months' imprisonment and a fine
of $875.
The Countess was found guilty of
fraud, blackmail and abetting usury.
The court fined an absent witness,
Princess Alexandra of Isenburg, $75
for refusing to give evidence.
Proves Cockroaches
Wash Their Faces
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN Dec. 19.—
The cockroach has at last jumped I
into the limelight.
Dr. E. P. Lyon, dean of the College [
of Medicine of the university, has
found the Periplaneta Orientalis
washes its face frequently and has
gn at intelligence.
Life-Termer Dies in Prison.
MOBILE, Dec. 19.—Teck Duncan, a
notorious yeggman, w r ho operated !n
Louisiana. Georgia and Alabama, sent
up Lorn Jefferson County for life for
the murder of a prominent citizen,
is dead at the State penitentiary. ~
Says Eugenics Would
Depopulate the Earth
CHICAGO, Dec. 19 — Bird S. Coler,
former Comptroller of the city of New
York, told an audience of business
men that if the science of eugenics
were adopted generally the human
race would be extinct in 50 years.
Why ‘Attempt?’ It
Can Be and Is Done
A CHEERFUL XMAS I
Ts there anything' so cheerful for a
Xmas grift as a Singing Bird?
We have a number of guaranteed
Singing Canaries at $2.7.).
• 'ages from 50c up.
j. c. mcmillan, jr., seed co.
23 S. Broad St Main 940
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Dec. :9.—Jealous of the lau
rels won by futurist painters, an or
chestra of futurist musicians will give
a concert and attempt to reproduce
the sounds of a railroad collision.
Savannah Will Hold
Child Welfare Show
SAVANNAH, Deo. 19.—A rhn«
welfare exhibit, similar to the ona r *-
eently held in Atlanta, will be held by
clubwomen of Savannah shor-tly aft
er January 1.
Miss Babbit, executive secretary of
the Wederation In Atlanta, addressed
the Savannah clubwomen last even
imt. and a movement was started to
day.
Big Gary Plant Is
Closed; 1,800 Idle
GARY, IND., Dec. 19.—The Gn:v
plant of the American Sheet and Tin
plate Company was closed to-day a 1
1,S00 workers were cut out of work
The mil! will resume operations on
December 29.
Bryan Wants No Box
Money in Trip South
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.—Secre
tary of State Bryan will leave Was *
Ington to-night for a week’s visit
his winter home in Miami, Flu. 1),
will stop at Asheville and Jackson
ville. The Secretary has no speeches
scheduled fbr the trip.
THE GEM VACUUM CLEANER
A REAL XMAS GIFT
Eliminates the Use of Broom, Dust-Pan and
All the Drudgery of Housekeeping
No Cleaner does better work; rn
none gives longer service
Phone call will bring demonstrator.
The Ozias National Selling Corporation
605-607 Empire Life Building
Phone Ivy 8239
Christmas and New
Year Holiday Fares
You can buy ROUND TRIP TICKETS at
reduced cost from one place to another within
the Southeastern territory, December 17 to 25,
inclusive, December 31, 1913, and January 1,
1914, good for return to reach starting point by
midnight January 6, 1914.
From principal places in Southeastern ter
ritory to principal places in Arkansas, IUinois,
Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklaho
ma, S. Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin, on Decem
ber 20, 21, 22, good to return to starting point by
midnight January 18, 1914.
THE RIGHT WAY Service of the Central
of Georgia will enable you to go home and re
turn quickly, comfortably and safely.
For additional information ask
NEAREST TICKET AGENT.
Centra! of Georgia Ry.
The Right Way Service
There Is Just As Much Joy in Giving Ms There Is In Receiving the
Exceedingly Practical
Such As You Will Find in Great Profusion
At the KING HARDWARE COMPANY
CASSEROLES.
Casseroles 89c to $5
Baby Plates 50c
Smoking Stands $3.50 to $12
Bronze Ash Trays 75c
Shaving Mugs $3 to $3.50
Shaving Stands $10.00
Jewelry Boxes 25c to $3.00
WAGONS.
AUTOMOBILES.
Steel Tires 85c to $3
Rubber Tires $3 to $4
CARVING SETS.
A Large Assortment
$3.75 to $35.00.
TRICYCLES.
3-8-inch rubber tires, plush
seat. . . $5.50, $3.50
3-4-inch rubber tires. . $10 and $11
75c to $20.
20 Per Cent Discount on all Andirons, Fire Sets, Fen
ders and Portable Grates for Christmas.
VELOCIPEDES.
Steel tires $1.75 to $2.50
3-8-inch rubber tires $4 to $5
1-2-inch rubber tires, adjustable
bars $5 to $6
CHAFING DISHES.
All styles
Special Set—dish,
flagon
$3.50 up
tray, fork and
,$20.00
A large stock of silver-plated Hollow-
ware at attractive prices.
SILVER SETS
26-piece Rogers Set
Knives, Forks, Spoons
at $4.48.
32-piece Community
Set $22.75.
FOOTBALLS.
BICYCLES.
$1.00 to $5.00.
$20.00 to $30.00.
ROLLER SKATES.
50c to $3.50.
KING HARDWARE CO.
53 Peachtree
87 Whitehall
CUT GLASS
A complete line at
reduced prices. We
can save you from 20
to 33 1-3 per cent on
these useful presents
. .