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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS
COLUMBUS BABY WINS
PERFECTION CONTEST
KM1I.K DAVIS MlfRPIIEY.
1IN HEAD OF
POLICE BARES
BIRDS 0 CENTS It
Just now the all-absorbing question
is. “What is that Christmas dinner
going to cost? '
The little unpleasantness down in
Mexico President Wilson’s controver
sies with his critics and ell such
things will have to be dropped from
consideration until the dinner is
bought, prepared and consumed.
Well, here's a little grain <»f com
fort for the Head of the Family,
who comes into som»* degree of im
portance once every year when
Christmas presents and Christmas
dinners are to be purchased -the cost
of the dinner has not Jumped out of
reach in the twelve months that have
elapsed since the last Christmas buy
ing was done
On the authority of a leading gro-
ter on Peachtree street, prices ma>
average just the tiniest shade above
those of last year, or and this will
h< music to many years -they may be
just a wee hit lower. Rut there won’t
be much change either way. A few
foodstuffs have gone up. Others have
gone dow n.
Dinner 50 or 60 Cents.
Rut to get down to figures This
grocer said Saturday that if the din
ner was being prepared for one of
those Christmas gatherings where
eight, ten or a dozen persons are
clustered about a big table it ought
n«.t to cost more than 50 or 60 cents
a, plate
That estimate Included a first-class
turkey with “trimmings” and a menu
that would be a delight to the family
in the brownstone mansion as well as
to the more humble laborer in ills
■ottage. As every housewife knows
there Is a difference in butter, in
canned goods, a very distinctive dif
ference in eggs, dependent upon their
age. ami in practically everything else
one buys to eat. Hut one must have
The best in a Christmas dinner, an I
that is what the estimate of the
Peachtree grocer supposes.
If it is a small family that par
takes of the dinner it will cost more
per person For example, if a dinner
of the same sort is prepared for a
family of three or four as that which
■ost 50 to 60 cents for eight or ten.
the cost will be very close to $1 a
pla te.
Xmas Dinner Bears Burden.
Now. don’t go to making the men
Alum with the thought that their
Christmas dinner is going to cost
them a small fortune.” cautioned the
grocer, with an eagle eye to business
’The trouble is.” he continued, and
not without a show of logic, "that
people are always told what their
Christmas dinner is going to cost
them and it is forgotten that many
of the provisions that they buy are
not used up in preparing the Christ
mas dinner and help out in the meal?
that follow. Yet the Christmas din
ner lias to take the blame for the
whole expense.
“You buy a peck of potatoes. The
whole peek is charged up against the
Christmas dinner, when, as a matter
of fact, only a part of the potatoes
are used.
Typewriter* rented 4 mos.
$5 up. Am. Wtg. Mach. Co.
Christmas Spectacles.
Solid gold frames, in a beautiful
gift case. The greatest of all S. P.
1 G. gifts. The correct lenses fitted
after the holidays without extra
charge. A, K Hawkes Co., opticians,
14 Whitehall street. Advt.
And who ever heard of a
turkey being entirely devoured at the
fir*t onslaught? Why. many a turkey
haw not said its farewell until nearly
a week after ('hrlstma* when it has
taken Its \hin departure in the form
of soup.”
Mr Grocer was called from his
philosophizings on the persistence of
the turk by a demand for more fig
ures How much of a financial set
back, for instance, is the purchase of
a turkey going to give the before-
mentioned Head of the Family?
Best Turkeys 30 Cents.
Turkeys, the answer came, are
around 30 cent a a pound, killed and
dressed. These turkeys at 30 cents
are select, the aristocrats of the
flocks You will be able to get norm*
for less, but thev w ill not be go good.
Turkeys were right plentiful around
Thanksgiving and the prices were not
higli They were throwing them away
in New York -100.000 of them -on
account of the warm weather. There
are not so many of them now. but
then* is no danger that the prices
will soar.
And oranges haven’t been so low
for years. They are running 10 and
15 cents less a dozen than last year.
Thev can be bought for 15 cents a
dozen at many places in Atlanta
From this price thev range up to 50
cents for the finest Indian River or
anges. Perfectly good Florida or
ange- and except for their size they
are as good as the Indian River—are
selling for 30 and 35 cents a dozen.
Cranberries Plentiful.
Cranberries have established them
selves in a place at the f’hristmas
feast almost as honorary as that of
the turkey itself. They are plentiful
and may be purchased at 15 cents
a quart.
Irish potatoes are 40 cents a peck,
higher than last year, and the sweet
potatoes bring 30 to 35 cents a peck.
Celery, selling last year for 12 1-3
cents a stalk, is two and a half cents
lower this Christmas. Lettuce is 10
cents h head.
Good bananas may be bought for
20 cets a dozen, and grapes at 25
cents a pound about the same as in
1912 Apples average 30 cents a peck
higher, selling at 50 and 60 cents for
the good ones and 50 cents for wind- j
falls and culls.
Many Christmas candies are cheap
er because of the lower price of su
gar. One grocer was ®»*lling sugar
Friday at 19 pounds for 97 cents.
Flour is c heaper at 70 to 90 cents a
sack. Fanned asparagus, one of the
favorites in the canned goods line, is
much cheaper than formerly. < )nce
asparagus was 40 cents a can. Last
year it was 35. This (’hristmas it
mav be bought for 25 cents
Nets and raisins are slightly high
er. owing to drouth in some sections
of the country and unseasonable rains
ire others. Of course, there are other
things that will find a place on tlie
(’hristmas dinner table, but it is not
an easy matter offhand to approxi
mate* their cost for the one meal, Cof-
fee is one yf them. The best coffee
is selling at 35 cents a pound on an
average.
Boycott on Theaters
That Caricature Jews
LOUISVILLE, KY„ Dec. 20.- A
boycott of theaters which permit acts
caricaturing Jews was advocated by
tin* Council of Jewish Women of
Louisville
SELL THEUNUSED THINGS
YOU HAVE ABOUT THE HOUSE
Old Clothing, unused
pioeos of Furniture and
numberless other articles
that can ho found in nearly .
every household can easily
be converted into cash if
advertised in the “For
Sale” columns of TlieGeor-
gian’s classified section.
Costs only 30c to run an ad
like this:
FOR SALK Laurel base burner stove:
used two months, will sell cheap
Phone Main 2619 415 Cherokee avenue
Scored 100 in Close Race With Clli Phi Alumili tO
Seventy-five Competitors—To Hold Its Largest
Banquet Saturday
Get Bronze Medal.
Friends of M. M. Murphev. of Co
lumbus, Ga., who is well known iu
Atlanta, are congratulating him upon
the success of his infant son, Emile
Davis Murphey, who won the first
prize in the baby contest offered by a
national magazine in the East.
Baby Emile will be awarded a
bronze medal for the highest average
made among 76 contestants, which
was 100. None of his competitors
averaged J>elovv 90.
The contest was held at the Colum
bus fair some time ago, under the
auspices of tiie local Federation of
Woman’s Clubs.
Columbus was proud of the scores
made by her babies. Thomas Charl
ton Hudson, Jr., made an average, ac
cording to the magazine’s measure
ments. of 99.5.
Joseph Nathaniel King, entered
from tin* country, made the highest
record in his division, the score run
ning to 99.5.
The eight babies whose scores
ranked next to the Murphey baby will
be awarded certificates by the mag
azine.
However, Emile is now heralded as
Columbus' perfect baby.
Parrot's Cries Save
Couple From Blaze
FREMONT, OHIO, Dec. 20.—Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Heal were awakened
this morning by the screams of their
pet parrot, to find their house in
flames. They barely had time to es
cape in their night clothes. The house
was destroyed.
Kodaks.
Kodaks and Brownie Cameras from
$1 up. A. K Hawkes Co.. 14 White
hall street. Advt.
What promises to be the largest
and most successful annual banquet
in the history of the Chi Phi Alumni
Association of Atlanta will be held at
the Georgian Terrace Saturday even
ing.
General Peter XV. Meldrim, of Sa
vannah; Chancellor David Barrow, of
the University of Georgia; Judge Ham
ilton McWhorter, of Athens, and
General Herbert Clay, of Marietta, are
among the out-of-town alumni who
will be present. Covers for more than
100 have been planned.
Governor Slaton and Hob McWhor
ter, the star football back of the Uni
versity of Georgia team, will be
guesth of honor.
Steel Trust Workers
Ask No Dissolution
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.—Senator
Burton to-day presented in the Sen
ate a large, begrimed petition signed
by 4,800 employees of the National
Tube Company, requesting Senator
Burton to use his influence in stop*
oing a Federal suit to dissolve the
United States Steel Corporation.
Companion of Bryan's
Father Meets Wilson
WASHINGTON. Dec. 20.—Secretary
of State Bryan to-day introduced a
venerable friend of his father, J. H.
Roberts, of Chicago, to President Wil
son. Mr. Roberts was a college class
mate of Mr. Bryan’s father, and had
not visited the White House since the
days of President Pierce.
Will Stamp Out Dice Throwing by
Girls, and Wipe City Off the
Map of Evil.
Some “/ trills” promised bp Mrs.
Kate Woods Rap, who is to be made
head of the Gary, lad., police and
fire departments:
I WILL wipe out dice shooting
by girls in raffles of all kinds.
I WILL study deeply and care
fully into the question of segre
gation.
I WILL not let my pity inter
fere with my duty.
I WILL wipe Gary off the map
of evildoers and make it the
most avoided city in the country
to them.
GARY, IND., Dec. 20.—Two hun
dred bluecoats of Gary have already
sworn allegiance to the woman who is
to be their new Chief. Mrs. Kate
Woods Ray, it is announced, is to be
appointed president of the City Safety
| Board.
The men whom she will control are
members of the police and Are depart
ments—from the grizzly chiefs to the
rawest recruit in the ranks.
Mrs. Ray weighs but 95 pounds. She
stood like a dwarf among giants when
she visited the members of the mu
nicipal protection bodies. Each one
who met her soon learned, however,
who was to be the real boss of the
town in the future. And none thought
it was he.
With Velvet on Iron Hand.
She also announced that she would
rule "with a velvet glove over an
iron hand.” She said she would go
slowly in her reforms—but surely,
once she is in office.
"The welfare of the community will
always be foremost in my mind.” she
said, her eyes taking a look of deter
mination. "Though I have had no ex
perience in the ruling of a police or
fire department, I have studied civics
and civil government and think that I
can soon become acquainted with my
duties.”
“Do you think that women can fill
municipal positions as well as men?”
was asked.
“Of course. I do.” came back quick
ly. “Woman's sphere is as large as
the world in which her children live.
They can accomplish any of the
things allotted to men except those
which require physical development.
No woman who has any capabilities
should hesitate to take any public po
sition which she considers furnishes
an opportunity to do good for her
city.
Her Motto Is "Be Square.”
“I have not yet crystallized my
opinions on my future when I take of
fice. 1 am going to give good hard
study to them before I do. I do not
think that sex hygiene should be
taught in the schools, but I do think
that this is a question for parents to
take up :n their homes. I believe that
children should be instructed by their
mothers and fathers of the dangers j
they must face in the world.
“I am against raffles of all kinds
when girls are allowed to throw dice :
with men. I hope to drive this kind
of gambling from Gary. I also believe I
that the 54-hour law for girls in fac
tories should be rigidly enforced.
Mrs. Ray was asked her opinion as
to bow to treat a husband.
“Be square to him in everything.”
she said, “and there will not be as
many divorces. Don’t ask or expect
too much of him, but remember he is
only human.”
Mrs. Ray was formerly chairman of
the Board of Education of the Indiana
Equal Suffrage Assoc iation, and is one
of the most ardent suffragists in In
diana.
King George to Keep
Up Racing Stables
Special Cable toThe Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Dec. 20.—The Kins has
intimated to Lord Marcus Bercsford.
who has control of the royal racing
stud, and to his trainer. Richard Mar
tin. that he proposes to continue an
active connection with the turf for
at least another twelve months,
thought the amount His Majesty won
during the flat racing season just
ended, between $20,000 and $25,000.
has by no means sufficed to cover the
expenses of his training establish
ment.
SlDL LIGHTS
GEORGIA
POLITICS
l a#- JAMIS BaNEYTN
Miss Wilson Offers
Advice to ‘Spugs'
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.- Miss
Margaret Woodrow Wilson, chair,
woman of the Washington “Spug 8
in a public statement to-day suggest-
ed a plan that might “alter the whole
Christmas spirit all over this mighty
and prosperous land.”
She suggested that each “Spug
“find some one destitute, deserving
person and give him or her a happy
Christmas," and furnished addresses
Former Governor Joseph M. Brown
had little faith in the substance of
the State’s claims to the Tallulah
Falls property now held by the Geor
gia Railway and Power Company, and
strongly advised against the suit re
cently settled in the power company's
favor by the Supreme Court.
The then Governor believed sin
cerely that the State had not even the
shadow' of a claim to the property
involved, and that the State had no
substantial right to embarrass the
present holders of the property by
proceeding against them.
When he saw, however, that a de
termined effort would be made to
keep alive Indefinitely the fight un
less it was passed upon by the courts,
he j. greed to the Legislative resolu
tion making possible the suit, and in
structed the Attorney General to go
ahead.
The House Committee on the Judi
ciary also had little faith In the
State’s claim, but took the view that
the matter might as well be cleared
up for all time, and reported the res
olution, therefore, favorably. The re
sult of the suit, however, was not
much of a surprise to the State.
There is no doufct whatever that
this suit cost Mrs. Helen Longstreet,
its inspiration, a pretty penny—it cost
her her job as postmaster at Gaines
ville, for one thing
She made a brave, if bitter, fight,
for the establishing of the view' of the
question she entertained, and al
though she went dow’n In defeat, she
went down in no sort of dishonor.
She simply had no real case—as the
decision of the Supreme Court abun
dantly shows.
The power company never doubted
the outcome of the suit, for It never
stopped a day’s work because of it.
and its securities suffered little in
consequence of the State’s proceeding.
The death of President Thomas, of
the Nashville, Chattanooga and S ; ..
Louis Railroad, likely will cause some
delay in the work of the Georgia leg
islative committee having in hand the
matter of advising the General As
sembly with respect to the re-leasing
of the roau. The committee was
working with that gentleman to an
extent, and until his successor is
installed that end of the work, at least,
will have to rest.
Major E, C. Lewis, who is chair
man of the board of directors, is
acting president until April 1, when
John Howe Peyton will assume the
position. Mr. Peyton, however, will
join the Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis on January 1 as generai
manager.
Mr. Standard Oil Archbold, of more
or less political fame, “My Dear Mr
Archbold.” you know', is in our midst
in Georgia!
He is sojourning at Chinquapin
Plantation, his magnificent estate
near Thomasville.
Every now and then somebody sug
gests the abolition of the Court of
Appeals, and just as regularly the
suggestion doesn’t seem to get any
where much. The Court of Appeals
looks as if it is a pretty good bet to
stay put.
As a matter of fact, the bar of the
State does not desire to see the Court
of Appeals abolished, and not a par
ticularly large section of the lay citi
zenship is acutely interested in the
matter one way or the other. The
court seems to serve a very useful
purpose in disposing of the mass of
relatively unimportant matter that
used to stack up appallingly in the
Supreme Court, and to that extent, at
least, it is a most inexpensive luxury
to Georgia. It might be merged into
the Supreme Court, by Increasing the
membership of the latter body from
six to nine, but even at that it seems
difficult for the average lawyer to see
where the situation would be greatly
irfiproved.
One thing appears to be certain
enough, however: If the Court of Ap
peals is abolished, it then w’ill be nec
essary to limit the right of appeal in
Georgia, or the Supreme Court can
not handle intelligently all the mat
ter sure to come before it. A great
many States do limit the right of ap
peal, but Georgia throws the gates
wide open. You can go to a court of
review in Georgia on any old pretext
or with any old caze, no matter how
small.
As there Is only the remotest pos
sibility that the Court of Appeals will
be abolished, however, speculation as
to what might be done in the event it |
were wiped out Is speculation only.
Chairman “Bob” Davison, of the
Prison Commission, is expecting to
enjoy himself this Christmas to an
unusual degree.
“We are winding things up to-day,”
said the chairman, “and this office will
be, to all intents and purposes, closed
tight all next week. There have been
times when the Prison Commission
was worked overtime at the Christ
mas season, because of the perfect
avalanche of applications for Christ
mas clemency. Governor Slaton has
knocked that sort of business galley
west this year, however, and has
made It mighty plain that this ‘Christ
mas clemency’ plea doesn’t make
much of a hit with him!
“He Is right, too, of course. There
is no earthly reason why a prisoner
should be extended clemency at
Christmas time more than at any oth- I
er time, if that is the best there is to
be said for him. Still, if these people
insist upon applying to us, we must
hear them The Governor has given
such parties a straight tip w'hat to
expect at his hands—or what not to
expect, rather—and so he has eased
up the pressure in this office tre
mendously.
"I am going home to-night to enjoy
my Christmas, and all my associate
^nembers already have departed.”
Cardinal Marticilli
In Serious Condition
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
ROME, Dec. 20.—Cardinal MarticiL
11, former papal delegate to the United
States, and prefect of the Sacred Con
gregation of Rites, is ill. He took a
turn for the worse to-day.
He is 60 yean old.
ARE THEY WEAK OR RAIRFOU
8
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Cures Indigestion—Cleans
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Out
If your stomach is sour, gassy, jjp-
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you feel like your food is all lumps and
refuses to digest, take a dose or two
of Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy. The diz
ziness stops at once, the gases are
belched out, you feel comfortable, your
clogged bowels get to working right.
Eat all you want. Enjoy your meals
by taking now and then a liberal dose
of Tyner’s Dyspepsia Remedy. There
is nothing like it on the market to
day. Made In Atlanta for years by
John B. Daniel.
If you lack an appetite, your tongue
is coated, nerves on edge, have risings
of sour and undigested food and ex
perience distress after eating you are
suffering from indigestion ’ or sick
stomach. To cure, take Tyner’s Dys
pepsia Remedy. It is a truly wonderful
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DR. LINCOLN M’CONNELL
to lecture on
“COLORED FOLKS’’
at the BAPTIST TABERNACLE Monday, Decem
ber 22. Special music by Tabernacle choir. A treat
you can’t afford to miss.
Reserved seats $1.00.
What
ordinary soaps
do to the skin
O RDINARY toilet soap makes
your skin look white and clean
to the naked eye—but look at it
through a magnifying glass. You
will find that the “free” alkali,
which ordinary soap contains, has
roughened, irritated and parched
your skin; and this may in timo
cause blotches, pimples, black
heads and other skin troubles.
Resinol Soap
cleans, soothes and
protects the skin
You need a soap which not only
cleans your skin, but also soothes,
heals and protects it—that is
why you should get a cake of
Resinol Soap from your druggist.
This pure and delightful toilet soap
contains the same medication as
Resinol Ointment, the standard
prescription for skin troubles. It
therefore affords an antiseptic
protection to the skin, which merely
pure soap does not do. Resinol
Soap keeps the skin in a clean,
healthy condition and insures a
clear, natural complexion.
Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment are sold
lit all drumristB. For trial sire of each free,
write to Dept. 16-S. Reeinol, Baltimore, Me
When Ihs
11. s.
BANKRUPT
COURT
says sell,
there is no
appeal irom
lhat order
SALVAGE SALE- FOUR BIG BANKRUPT STOCKS!
The Greatest Selling Out Event in the Mercantile History of Atlanta Begins
SATURDAY MORNING, Dec. 20, at 8 o’clock, at 20 WEST MITCHELL
Every item and every article absolutely forced on the market, abso
lutely and unconditionally without limit or reserve. No trash. Good
staple merchandise, serviceable wearing apparel for all the family, fur
nishings. shoes, furniture—BARGAINS! BARGAINS!! Thousands of
them, literally thrown at the feet of the masses, regardless of cost, at
whatever they will bring. WATSON DON’T CARE!
IRA A. WATSON & CO.
FIRE, SMOKE, WATER BANKRUPT
SELLERS
l
Phone Main 100
or Atlanta 8000
and give in your ad and you will have
no trouble in selling anything you have.
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Men s
Whole
Suita
$2.99
Men’s Elegant Suits
sold up to $2.50. all go for
$9.99
The biggest, best
sold In Atlanta.
That sold for $25. $2
at
bargain ever
50 and $35
Men’s
Finest
Suits
$27.50 Suits from
the Bullock
stock.
$12.48
Unde rwear
Union Suits—
men's fine $1.50
Unions.
98c
Over-
Over-
coats
coats
$4.99
$9.99
MEN'S
SUITS
that sell for
up to $12.50, all
go for
$4.9$
That’s going
some. ” Wat
son don't care”
Overcoats Info!
$25, $27.50 and $35 at
$8.39 and $12.48.
AGREATBIGLOTOF
25c ARTICLES
bunched to go for a 10c piece.
A great big galxanized buck
et 10c.
Graniteware—-10c. and 40e
to 50c size graniteware, all
goes for
Snatch-and-
One lot Ladies'
Bi e lot Men's
grab lot Ladies’,
Shoes; good.
very fine brand-
Misses'. Chil-
new. fine Shoes,
dren’s Shoes.
s u b s t a otial.
that sold up to
49r
well made shoes
$5. All go for
That's a gift
price sure.
99c
$2.99
One big lot of
Men’s fine
Tans. Patents.
Other lots of
very fine ladies’
Vicis etc., that
Shoes.
Shoes; sold up
sold up to $3.50.
$1.89 &
to $4. All. go
for
go for
SI.66
You save half.
$1.99
$1.99
Bargains
for every
Man,
Woman
and
Child
Millinery Bargains
La d i es’ $2.50 I Ladles' 4 and
and $3.00 Hats $5 Hats
98c SI.93
20 W. Mitchell “%»« m
MEN’S HATS
Fine ''SONAR" and "STETSONS''
All $2.50 and $3 All $4 and $5
Hats for Hats
99c
SI,99
$6 Oil Pleating
Stoves,
$1.99
Fleisher’s
Yarns
for knitting and
crocheting
10c skein 6c
25c skein 9c
WATSON
DON’T
CARE.
Hosiery
Handk'fs
Ready- to - wear
of all kind*
J u st simply
can't tell J 0 ' 1
all. Come and
see. -
FREE:
A fine souvenir
to the first 10*’
lady customer-
Saturday morn-