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TJTK ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS
100 GIRLS WORKING
TO SETSEAL RECORD
BIS 30 CENTS I POUND
REBELS ROUTING
HUERTA'S IN
JT TAMPICO
lust now the all-absorbing question
- What is that Christmas dinner
goirg to cowt^"
The little unpleasantness down In
Mexico President Wilson’s controver
sies with hia critics and all such
things will have to be dropped from
consideration until the dinner is
x b< tight, prepared and consumed.
Well, here « n little grain of com
fort for the Head of the Family,
who comes into some degree of im
portance once every year when
• hriatmas presents and Christmas
dinner* are to he 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
cer on Peachtree street, prices may
average just the tiniest shade above
those of last year, or and this will
he music to many year*- they may be
just a wee bit lower. But there won’t
be much change either way. A few
foodstuffs have gone up others have
gone dow n
Dinner 50 or 60 Cents.
But to get down to figures This
grocer said Saturday that if the din
ner was being prepared for one of
those Christmas gathering*- where
eight, ten or a dozen persons are
clustered about a big table it ought
not to cost more than 50 or 60 cents
a plate
That estimate included a first-class
turkey with ‘’trimmings” ami a menu
that would be a delight to the family
in the brownstone mansion as well as
to the more humble laborer in his
cottage As every housewife knows,
there is a difference in butter, in
canned goods, a very distinctive dif
ference in egg 1 , dependent upon their
mge, and in, practically everything else
one buys to eat. But one must have
the best in a Phrtstmas dinner, and
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
cost 50 to 60 cents for eight or ten.
the cost will be very close to $1 a
plate
Xmas Dinner Bears Burden.
■ Now, don’t go to making the men
gluin with the thought that their
Christmas dinner is going to cost
them a small fortune.” cautioned the
grower, with an angle eye to business
“The trouble is.” he continued, and
not without a show of logic, “that
people are always told what their
• 'hristmas dinner is going to cost
them and it is forgotten that many
of the provision* that they buy are
not used up in preparing the Christ
mas dinner and help out in the meals
that follow. Yet the ‘'hriatmas din
ner has to take the blame for the
whole expense
"You buy a peck of potatoes The
whole peck is charged up against the
Christmas dinner, when, as a matter
of fact, only a part of the potatoes
are used And who ever heard of a
i turkey being entirely devoured at the
‘ first onslaught? Why. many a turkey
has not v.i;d its farewell until nearly
a week after Christmas when It has
1 taken It** thin departure in the form
of soup."
Mr Grocer was called from his
< philosophizing* on the persistence of
! the turk by a demand for more fig
urea How much of a financial set-
I hack, for instance, is the purchase of
,i turkey going to give the before-
! mentioned Head of the Family?
Best Turkeys 30 Cent*.
Turkeys, the answer came, are
around 30 cent* a pound, killed and
dressed These turkeys at 30 cents
are select, the aristocrats of the
flocks You will he able to get some
for 1 c*»s, but they w ill not be so good
Turkeys were right plentiful around
Thanksgiving and the prices were not
big : 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
there is no danger that the prices
will soar.
And oranges haven’t been so low'
for years They are running 10 and
i5 cents less a dozen than la*t year
They can be bought for 15 cents a
dozen at many places in Atlanta
From this price they range up to 50
cents for the finest Indian River or
anges. Perfectly good Florida or
anges and except for their size they
are as good ns the Indian River are
selling for 30 and 35 cents a dozen.
Cranberries Plentiful.
Cranberries have established them
selves in a place at the Christmas
feast almost as honorary as that of
the turkey itself. They are plentiful
and may lie purchased at 15 cents
a quart.
Irish potatoes are 40 cent* a perk,
higher than last year, and the sweet
potatoes bring 30 to 35 centH a peck.
Celery, selling last year for 12 1-2
rents a stalk. Is two and a half cents
lower this Chriftma*. Lettuce is 10
cents a head.
Good bananas may he bought for
20 rets a dozen, and grapes at 25
cent* a pound about the same as in
1912. Applet average 1ft cents a peck
higher, selling at 50 and 60 cents for
tlie good ones arid 50 cents for wind
falls and culls.
Many Christmas candle* are cheap
er because of the lower price of su
gar. One grocer was celling sugar
Friday at 19 pounds for 97 cents.
Flour is cheaper at 70 to 90 cents a
sack. Canned asparagus, one of the
favorites in the canned goods line, is
much <henper than formerly. Once
asparagus was 40 cents a can. Last
year it was 35. This Christmas it
may he bought for 25 cents.
Nut* and raisins are slightly high
er. owing to drouth in some sections
of the country and unseasonable rains-
in other**. Of course, there are other
things that will find a plade on the
Christmas dinner table, but it 1s not
an easy matter offhand to npproxl-
mate their cost for the one meal. Cof
fee is one of them. The best coffee
Is selling at 35 cents a pound on an
average.
Second Battle at Port Disastrous
to Federal Forces—Faith in
Gunboats.
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
MEXICO (TTY, Dec. 20.— 1 That Gov
ernment troops are being worsted in
a second battle at Tampico is indi
cated by reports received here to-day
The War Department admits that the
rebels have captured the outskirts of
the city.
Only fragmentary reports of the
Typewriter* rented 4 mo*.
$5 up. Am. Wtg. Mach. Co.
Parrot’s Cries Save
Couple From Blaze
Christmas Spectacles.
Solid gold frame*, in a beautiful
gift case The greatest of all S. P
C G. gifts The correct lenaes fitted
efter the holidays without cx'ra
charge A. K. Hawke* Co., opticians.
14 Whitehall street. Advt.
FREMONT, OHIO, Dec. 20. Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Real 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 nightclothes. The house
was destroyed.
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vlted O’Shauffhncewy to automobll-
ng with him. The invitation was ae-
! vepted.
The Americans who were freed are
William Krause, Howard J. Kidder
and John Parker. The first two
| named were held on flimsy charges
of sedition and Parker on a charge of
attempted murder.
Gen. Salazar’s Baby
Son Held for $5,000.
K1. PASO, TEXAS, Dec. 20.—The 5-
j tar-old son of General Jose Salazar,
the Mexican Federal leader whom
iien»ral Villa threatened to “hang in
Chihuahua as a traitor," has been kid-
raiied and is held for $5,000 ransom.
The child was stolen from his moth
er. who had sought refuge in the
f'nited States after the retreat of the
Federals from Chihuahua.
She received a letter to-day, say
ing the hoy would be tortured unless
the ransom was paid at once. Senora
>alazar accuses followers of General
Villa of kidnaping the boy, but the
t onstitut'onalist Junta disclaims re
sponsibility.
Villa to Indemnify
Outraged Foreigners.
JUAREZ, Dec. 20.—The following
dispatch was received to-day by Gen
eral Benevide?, commandant of the
Juarez garrison, from Chihuahua City-
over the “military" telegraph:
“General Villa has appointed a
committee to investigate the amount
of damages suffered by foreign resi
dents since the Constitutionalists took
trie city and all will be indemnified.
It was necessary to expel the Span
iards because their lives were in
danger.”
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Chi Phi Alumni to
Hold Its Largest
Banquet Saturday
What promises to be the largest
anil most successful annual banquet
in ;iie history of the Chi Phi Alumni
| Association of Atlanta will be held at
| the Georgian Terrace Saturday even-
installed that end of the work, at lea*t
will have to rest.
Major E, C. Lewis, who is chair
man of the board of directors, i
acting president until April l, wh*n
John Howe Peyton will assume *h
position. Mr. Peyton, however, *
join the Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis on January 1 as genera'
manager.
Mr. Standard Oil Archbold, of mor
or less political fame, “aiy Dear M -
Archbold,” you know, is in our mi L
in Georgia!
He is sojourning at Chinqua;
Plantation, his magnificent esta*
near Thomasville.
mg.
General Peter W. Mcldrim, of Sa
vannah; Chancellor David Barrow, of
the University of Georgia; Judge Ham
ilton McWhorter, of Athens, and
General Herbert Olay, of Marietta, are
among the out-of-town alumni who
will be present. Covers for more than
100 have been planned.
Governor Slaton and Bob McWhor
ter, the star football back* of the Uni
versity of Georgia team, will be
guests of honor.
Miss Wilson Offers
Advice to 'Sprigs’
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Miss
Margaret Woodrow Wilson, chair
woman of the Washington "Spugs,"
ed a plan that might ‘‘alter the whole
in a public statement to-day suggeat-
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 rgreed 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 tha i
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 doubt whatever that
this suit cost Mrs. Helen Longstreet,
its inspiration, a pretty penny—It cos*
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 down in defeat, she
went down in no sort of dishonor.
She simply had no real case—as the
decision of the Supreme Court abu/.-
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
ARE THEY WEAK OR PAINFUL]
Do your lu»fls fvor Wood?
Do you havo night *weat»f
Have you pains In chMt and •Jdoo?
Do yon spit yellow and blaok matt art
Are you continually hawking and ooufhingt
Do you have pains under y©w shoulder Modes*
Tbeoe are Regarded Symptom* of
Lung Trouble mi
CONSUMPTION
You should take Immediate steps to cbm*
_ Jt fl»
crogvees of '.hr so symptoms The longer yos allow
them to advance and develop, the more deep oeat*<i
and serious your condition becomes.
PC STAND READY TO PROVE TO YOU abanlnt# -
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Sermlne. the German Treatment, has cured complete
and permanently oase after oaae at Co>
ty and permanently oase after oeae of Consumption
(Tuberculosis). Chronic Bronchttla. Catarrh of th*
Lungs. Catarrh of the Bronchial Tubes and other
lung troubles Many sufferers who had lost all how
and who had been riven up by phjaiolans hen
been permanent* cured by Lung Genuine. If
lungs are merely weak and the disease hag not ytt
manifested Itself, you can prevent ito development,
you can build up your lungs and syrtam to rhdr
normal strength and capacity. Lung Genuine hi
cured advanced Consumption, and the
* io aplen “ 1 '
main strong and
_ he patients re*
Dlendld health to-day.
Let Us Send You the Proof
! —Proof that will Convince
any Judge or Jury on Earth
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 roa.i. The committee was
working with that gentleman to an
extent, and until his successor is
SELL THE UNUSED THINGS
YOU HAVE ABOUT THE HOUSE
Old Clothing, unused
pieces of Furniture and
numberless other articles
that can he found in nearly
every household can easily
be converted into cash if
advertised in the “For
Sale" columns of TlieGeor-
pian’s classified section.
Costs only 30c to run an ad
like this:
Determined efforts to break all rec
ords in the sales of Red Cross Christ
mas Seals are being made Saturday
by the workers of the Atlanta Anti-
Tuberculosis Association, which is in
charge of the local campaign. The
Children of the Confederacy, under
the supervision of Miss Mary Griffith,
president, is in charge of the selling
campaign Saturday, and more than
100 young girls are enlisted for the
day’s work.
Miss Griffith, besides having her
aides stationed at the regular selling
stations, has also placed a number of
solicitors on the busiest downtown
corners and along Peachtree and
Whitehall streets. It is hoped that
the Indicator which Is registering the
sales will have reached the 800,000
mark tty Saturday night.
According to a statement made by
one of the workers of the anti-tuber
culosis association. Atlanta is not
making the showing she should in the
sale of the seals.
Many towns throughout the State
are leading us in per capita sales,"
she said, "and unless better records
are made from now on Atlanta will
be beaten Many people have not yet
purchased seals, and It is those that
Kodaks.
Kodaks ami Brownie Cameras from
$1 up. A. K Hawke* Co., 14 White
hall street.- Advt.
FOR SALE—Laurel ba*«* burner stove
used two month® will nell cheap
Phone Main 2619 415 Cherokee avenue
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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we expect to go after from now to the
close of tlie campaign.”
The Woman's Club, under the di
rection of Mrs. A. p. Coles, was in
charge of the work Friday. Exact
figures are not yet available, but a
good record was made.
Companion of Bryan's
Father Meets Wilson
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—Secretary
of State Bryan to-day introduced a
venerable friend of his father, J. 1£.
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.
Boycott on Theaters
That Caricature Jews
LOUISVILLE, KY. Dec. 20.—A
boycott of theaters which permit acts
caricaturing Jews was advocated by
the Council of Jewish Women of
Louisville.
fighting have been received here, but |
these show that the rebel troops, led j
by General Aguilar and General Blan- j
co, number 8.000 men. reinforce
ments having been received from .
Victoria. The .Federals have about •
5,000 men.
Despite tHe news of reverses in the ;
early fighting, General Blanquet as- !
serted this morning that the Federal
gunboats would be able to prevent the
capture of the port.
Americans find other foreigners in
the capital are becoming more anx
ious daily, as the Zapata rebels con
tinue their attacks on towns sur
rounding Mexico City.
Look for Massacre.
They believe that a massacre will
follow the fall of the city and car
rying out of Zapata's threats to hang
General Huerta and General Blanquet
from the balcony of the National Pal
ace. Government officials declared
to-day, however, that the Zapatistas
would be unable to win their way to
the capital.
General Huerta is leaving nothing
undone to preserve amicable relations
with the United States. By his or
ders three Americans who had been
held on flimsy charges were released
to-day. This action was taken after
Charge d'Affaire* O’Shaughnessy had
made a personal appeal to the Pro
visional President.
Replying to the request of the
American official, General Huerta
said: "You tell me these are cases
of persecution. I won’t have such
practices as long as l am President.”
He then issued orders to have the
three men sent to the American em
bassy and immediately thereafter in-
King George to Keep
Up Racing Stables
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
LONDON, Dec. 20.—The King has
intimated to Lord Marcus Beresford,
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.
OCONEE TO BE BRIDGED.
GREENSBORO. Dec. 20.—The con
tract for a steel bridge over the Oconee
River, near Watson Springs, in the
northern section of Greene County, has
been awarded to the Virginia Bridge
Company by County Commissioner J. J
Sanders, at a cost of $5,325.
Eat All
You Want
We will gladly send you the^proof of jnaay reman?
able cures, also a FREE TRIAL of Lung Geraina.
together with our new 40-page book (in colors) on
tha treatment and care of consumption and lung
trouble.
.JUST SEND YOUR NAME
^uag Co* 7H Km Biock, Jackson, Mien.
When You Take Tyner 's Dyspep j
sia Remedy—Drives Out the
Gases from an Over
loaded Stomach.
Cures Indigestion—Cleans Out
the Bowels.
Jf your stomach Is sour, gassy, up
set and chuckfull-of-food-feeling and
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 Tyners 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
medicine as it acts quickly and helps
you out of all disagreeable feelings due
to overeating. Sold by druggists for
only 50 cents a large bottle—Advt.
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 make3
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 aoap contains, has
roughened, irritated and parched
your skin; and this may in time
cause blotches, pimples, black
heads and other skin troubles.
Resino! 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 bos p
contains the same medication as
Resinol Ointment, the standard
prescription for skin troubles. It
therefore affords an antiseptic,
protectiontothe skin, which merely
pure soap does not do. Resinol I
Soap keeps the sldn in a clean,
healthy condition and insures a
clear, natural complexion.
ReefnotSoap and Festnol Ointment are aoM
by all druggists. For trial slsa of each fre* -
write to Dept. 16-S. Resinol, Baltimore. Mi
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, *b*°-
ally without limit or reserve. No trash. Good
dy
staple merchandise,
y without limit or reserve,
serviceable wearing apparel for all the family, fur^
ntshlngs. shoes, furniture—BARGAINS’ BARGAINS!! Thousands o
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
Men’s Elegant Suits
sold up to $2.50, all go for
$9.99
The biggest, best bargain ever
sold in Atlanta
That sold for $25. $27.50 and $35
Men’s
Finest
Suits
$27.50 Suits from
t lie Bullock
stock.
$12.48
Unde rwear
Union Suits—
men’s fine $1.50
Unions,
98c
Bargains
for every
Man,
Woman
and
Child
Over-
Over-
coats
coats
$4.99
$9.99
MEN’S
SUITS
that sell for
nn $12.50, all
go for
.98
That's going
some. "Wat
son don't care’
Overcoats sell for
$25, $27.50 and $35 at
$8.39 and $12.48.
A GREAT BIGLOTOF
25c ARTICLES
bunched to go for a 10c piece.
A great big galxanized buck
et 10c.
Graniteware—10c. and 40c
to r»0c size graniteware, all
goes for
Snatch-and-
grab lot Ladles’,
Misses’, Chil
dren’s Shoes.
49c
That’s a gift
price sure.
One lot Ladles'
Shoe*; good.
s u b * t a nti&l,
well made shoes
99c
Bl*f lot Men’s
very fine brand-
new. fine Shoe*,
that sold up to
$5. All go for
$2.99
Millinery
Bargains
and $3.00 Hats
$5 Hats
98c
$1.98
20 W. Mitchell
DON T MISS THE
PLACE
$6 011 Heating
Stoves,
$1.99
Other lots of
Shoes,
$1.89 &
$1.66
One big lot of
very fine ladies’
Shoes; sold up
$4. All
to
go
for
Men’s fine
Tans, Patents,
Vicis. etc., that
sold up to $3.50.
go for
You save half.
$1.99 $1.99
MEN'S HATS
Ffrve "BONAR" and "STETSONS’ 1
All $2.50 and $3
Hats for
99c
All $4
Hats
and $5
SI,99
Fleisher’s
Yarns
for knitting and
crocheting
10c skein Be
25c skein 9c
Hosiery
Handk’fs
Ready- to -wea:
of all kind
J u st simply
can’t tell yo 1
all. Come and
see. _
WATSON
DON’T
CARE.
FREE!
A fine soirven -
to the first IP"
lady customei
Saturday morn
ing.
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