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I f ■ j IB 2 n rTKARST'R SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA. GA. ( SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1013. Representative Lewis, Author of It, Thinks Telegraph Lines Are Not Needed. Continued From Page 1. phone linen an well. In hit report he *ay«: Every argument In favor of Gov ernment ownership of telegraph lines may he advanced with equal logic And force In favor of the Government ownership of telephone lines. It has been competently decided that a tel ephone message and a telegram are the same within the meaning of the laws governing the telegraph serv ice, and therefore It Is believed that the statute enabling the Government to acquire, upon payment of an ap praised valuation, the telegraph lines of the country will enable the Gov ernment to acquire the telephonic network as well.” Washington Is all astir over the Postmaster General s recommenda tions. Conservatives In both parties are inclined to shy at the Idea, de claring there has been already suffi cient legislation of a radical nature, with tariff revision, currency reform, prospective anti-trust legislation and the Administration bill to operate .1 Government railroad in Alaska. The conservatives In the House are op posed to crowding the business wor'd with too much legislation and are doubtful of the wisdom of Incurring a public debt of approximately $1,000,- 000,000 to take over the wire systems. Progressives Are for It. However, progressives of both par- lies are favorably inclined to the plan. Almost everyone has resorv i- lions, though, and It Is believed that if a bill is offered to carry out the dea It will come only after repeated ,'aucuses and debates. Experts declare that the acquisi tion of the wire lines would cost about $1,000,000,000, according to a fair ap praisal of the value of corporate prop erty. Representative Hew Is, of Mary land, who la contemplating the prof fer of a bill for the purchase of tele phone lines, said to-day that he did I not think the Government needs the telegraph lines. "We do not need the telegraph sys tem,' he said to-day. “The Govern ment may acquire and use the wlr.s bo f h to send telephone and tel* graph messages. It Is being done now." Mr. Lewis estimates that the tele phone systems of the country, Includ ing the Bell and Independent lines, may be purchased for $900,000,000. The acquisition of the telegraph wouM cost aj least $200,000,000 additional, according to his figures. it is likely that a Democratic cau cus will be called soon for the con sideration of the mutter. It will be •ailed by Majority Leader Under wood at the request of Chairman Moon, of the Postofflce Committee of the House, who desires the expres- sion of attitude by the entire body of Democrats. Christmas in Light and Shadow as Told in News /CHRISTMAS joy i impartial. I Oar negle Is rich. He plans a $3r»,000 party. The Kaiser, wealthy and powerful, will Is* sad at Yuletide, for Berlin is hungry and the Kalserln ill. How tin* lights and shadows of tin* holidays are no respecters of persons Is seen in striking contrast in the news. Girl to Get $350,000. PHILADELPHIA, Dee 20. Mrs. Marie Louise Elkins do Oulgne is to receive a Christmas present of more than $350,000 from the * state of her grandfather, the late William L. Elkins. Upon the death of Mr. Elkins, In a eordanee with the provisions of his will, she was to rerelve her education and support out of the income of a million dollars, and upon her majority the accumu lated income. Judge Solly, of the Orphans' Court, found that the balance due her was $354,646.67. She became of age August 24 last. Girls Ask Living Wage. BOSTON, Dec. 20.—Christmas novelty-neckwear makers, who say they are forced to work night and day for starvation wages, have appealed to the Boston Women's Trade Union league to help them secure a living wage. Some of the girls declare that 2 1-12 cents each Is all they are paid for turning out some of the prettiest of the Christmas novel ties. $35,000 for Party. CLEVELAND, Dec. 20.—Com- polled by the illness of his wife to remain here over Christman, John I>. Rockefeller Is planning the big gest celebration ever seen at Forest Hills. It will b* a reunion of cronies. It Is said the celebration will cost about $35,000. Jonn D. Rocke feller, Jr., and family are expect- Takes Pile of Junk From Boy's Stomach MASON CITY, IOWA, Dec. 20.—Dr. Denney, of Britt, feels that he Is eli gible to honorary membership In the State Junk Dealers' Association, aft er having attended the 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Ausborn. Dr. Denney removed: Sixteen large and small buttons Fourteen carpet tacks. 2hree cartridges < 22 caliber). »>ne collar button Three rivets. One shingle nail. Ball of paper. Piece of chalk. Sixteen Inches of twine string. One one-inch bur. The patient has no more pains in hu stomach. Hoard in Rock Pile Gone; He Loses $2,990 SPOKANE, WASH.; Dec. 20 — Trusting his treasure to a rockplle ache, rather than to a bank, cost John Earn, a Spokane laborer. $2,900. Six months ago he made the last de posit in an old lard* pall which he had utilized as a hank for years, leaving immediately for Montana, where he worked till a week or two ago to add more to his hoard. Returning, he found the rockplle had been leveled and removed, to be used In building a grude Uniform Holidays Are Wanted for Miners CHARLESTON, W. Y r A., Dec. 20.— The many holidays observed by the 50 nationalities represented In West Virginia's coal fields have caused such serious loss of working time that the coal operators and otlicials of the United Mine Workers of America have taken the matter up in an ef fort to make the celebration more uniform. Members of each nationality In variably observe the holiday of im portance to themselves, their church or their fatherland. In some of the mints last year such celebrations > auaed a loss of 4 7 working days. Berlin Hungry; Kaiser Sad. Special Cable to The American. BERLIN, Dec. 20.—The Kaiser, ; who makes It a rule to lay aside all thoughts of the cares of state •hiring the Christmas holidays, wjll probably* find this a harder ; task than usual this year. Berlin never felt the pangs of ! poverty more keenly than this ; winter. Tens of thousands are \ unemployed and hungry. Another source of worry Is the < slowly falling health of the Em press. which even her most he roic efforts *'an not conceal from ; her husband. In nil Germany ! there is no more devoted couple j[ than the Kaiser and the Kaiserin. Elks to Cheer Children. CORDELE, Dec. 20.— To make glad the hearts of all Cordele chil dren between the ages of 4 and . 10 years, the Cordele Lodge of Elks J has planned to give a Christmas \ tree or the afternoon of Christmas i Day at their lodge. Frick Made to Help. PITTSBURG, Dae. 20,-AVhen It was proposed to set the municipal Christmas tree on a $2,500,000 downtown tot owned by H. C. Frick the projectors were Informed that the (dea would not be consid ered. It became known that II O. C. Dellenbach, who owns a lot lont? coveted by the financier, would permit erection of the tree on Ills little strip, almost Inclosed by the Prick lot. Frick then stave permis sion for the original project. 8,000 Lose Xmas Funds. LOWELL. MASS. Dec. 20—Near ly 8,000 members of a Christina, savings club, most of whom are children of working people or them selves employed, will be unable to cash their deposits before the hol idays, it was learned to-day, owing to the failure of the Traders Na tional Bank some two months ago. s S Children t~ Sing Carols. MACON, Dec. 20.—Five thou sand children will parade the streets of Macon on Christmas Eve night, singing Christmas carols. This form of celebration has taken the place of the more noisy and less Inspiring bombardment of firecrackers. KMC TELLS IRVIRS.GOBB OFILHIET Terrence of the “Black Tyrone” Is Dead, Says Author, Who Proves Genial Host. NEW YORK, Dec. 20. -Obituary— Terrence Mulvaney, late of Her Ma jesty, Queen Vlctorler's “Black Ty rone," a "corp’ril wanst" and a “first- class fight In’ man” always, Is deafl. He said Ills nearest relative was! Dinah Shadd, and his closest friends j (though he held them In their places' to the end) were "Little Orthris ’ I and "Learoyd” and “Mister Rudyard I Kipling sor.’’ This 1h the sad news brought back by Irvin Cobb from England the | other day. The death of Mulvaney, deathless hero of "Soldiers Three,’’ was sol emnly announced to Mr. Uobb by Mr. Kipling himself—at luncheon. "To the best of my knowledge—the best of my memory, would be better— Mulvaney Is dead,’’ said the wizard of India’s romance. “Last I saw of him he was superintending a gang of rcclles on a cut In India. He was a bit weedy and down-at-heel. If he has not already passed away he soon will, and Dinah Shadd will bury him.” Mr. Cobb said he found Kipling not at all the uppish Britisher that some have pictured him to be. He "winked back the same as us” to Mr. Cobb. The writer drew a striking pen pic ture of Mr. Kipling at home. “We arrived a bit early,” he said, "and Mr. and Mrs. Kipling were out, but had left word they would he back directly. We strolled in the garden, awaiting them. We had not gone far from the house when we heard a shout and saw a man Jump over the hedge and run toward us. He wel comed us as Mulvaney probably wel comed him—when he brought a pint of beer as the price of u story. He seemed to be in appearance a sort of combination of Theodore Roosevelt, William Travers Jerome and Bob Da vis Ho has quick felinity of move ment, the rapid thrust and parry in conversation and a verv definite way of stating a conviction.” He talked to Cobh of war and Peter Finley Dunne. "One of the greatest writers in America,” he wild of Dunne. “A dull mathematical prob lem,” he said of war. SIXTY, HE GOES BAREFOOT. URBANA, OHIO, Dec. 20.—Going | barefooted in December Is unusual, but this Is done by George Pence. 60. of Concord township. Pence goes bare footed most of the time, unless the weather Is extremely cold, and believes that It is healthful. Health Restored by Eckman’s Alterative Glandular troubles. rery frequently diagnosed by physicians as ••Tuberculosis In the Glands,“ ha* been found to yield to Eckman’s Alterative when other treatments did not bring relief. Eckman’s Alterative i* a medicine which during the past flfteetff years has brought about many recoveries even In s number of supposed hope less cases. Head this: — 2o“ I.aruston Ht.. Phils.. l’s. “Gentlemen: In March, 1909. my doctor pro nounced my case “Tuberculosis In the Glands,** and a number of operaUons In a hospital failed to benefit me In the meantime a friend of mine advised Eckman’s Alterative. The wounds In rry neck were still open and In a frightful condition when I started to take It. After using two bottles I found I was Improving, hav ing gained weight, could eat and was able to sleep. I contained using It until I was well, which was tn November. 1910. On November 11, 1910. 1 started to work, and since that time I have not lost one day s work through sickness. I highly recommend Eckman’s Alter stive to anyone who la Buffering from Gland Trouble.'* tAffidavit) J08EPIT B. WIT1TE. (Above abbreviated; more on request ) Eckman’s Alterative has been proven my tnany ytar*' test to be most efficacious for severe Throat and Lung Affections. Bronchitis. Bron chial Asthma. Stubborn folds and In upbuild ing the system. Contains no narcotics, nolsona or habit forming drugs. Bold by all Jacobs’ Drug Stores and other leading druggists Write the Kckman laboratory. Philadelphia. Pa., fur lHH>klet telling of recoveries and additional evi dence. Seek Santa, Get Lost. BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 20.— They started out to find Santa Claus, did pretty little Jennie and Frank Madrtnlch, aged 4 and 3. re spectively Down the crowded Ptreets of the business section they walked, watching everywhere for the be whiskered friend of children An 1 then darkness descended, and after they had been placed In the matron’s department Mrs Madrinich called for ihem and took them home. TOWN QUITS ON BOY BABIES. CONCRETE, COLO, Dec 20.—The birth of two more girl babies in this town in the last month, with not a single hoy baby burn in the past four years, has added to the eugenic mys tery which the inhabitants are trying to solve. Artier ca i ». t SUGGESTION: REBUILT TYPEWRITERS. $23 to $75. Call, Write or Phor.e iiiflj t* Svfci C L $40,000 Gift Delusion. CHICAGO, Dec. 20. -A clerk em ployed by C. Jevne Co. received a shock to-day when he found in the mail an order with a check on the Ib-ckford National Bank for $80,000, signed by a prominent Evanston woman. The order di rected that tin? following be ship ped at once to Maysville. N. Y Forty barrels of coni oil, 1,000 pounds of peac hes. 200 pounds of coffee, 100 pounds of tea. 1,000 cans of corn. 500 pounds of currants, 200 pounds of mixed nuts. Accompanying the order was a letter directing that the custo mer's account be credited with $4*1,000, and t.ie balance used in buying Christmas gifts for em ployees of the store. Re at Ives say that, though the woman is well-t* -do. she is not normal **^*»*h Jr**or bu. Pbonus M. 2o2b. Be a Bell Telephone Operator The work is agreeable. The sur roundings ar pleasant. You are paid a salary whil- learning. The oppor- tunilies for rapid advancement are excellent. Increased salary is assured if you prove efficient There are several vacancies in our training school for young women who have a common school education and can furnish satisfactory references. Apply in person at the Bell Telephone Exchange ROUND TRIP HOLIDAY FARES TO TEXAS POINTS VIA THE WEST POINT ROUTE. Tickets on sale December 20, 21 and i 22, 1913: return limit January 18, 1914. ! For all information write to or call j on J. P. BILLUPS. Genera! Passenger Agent. F M. THOMPSON. District Passenger Agent Atlanta. G^. Advt. First Fur Sale of the Season At Allen 9 s An Occasion That Is Well Worth Attending Sale Also Includes Coats, Suits and Dresses The very warm Winter has been against the use of L'urs, though never before have we known such a popular fur season. The winter is yet to come and sure to be. The women interested in the purchase of a set of really fine F'urs will find that this is her opportunity. The weather l , makes the price on cold weather goods. About the Furs, we \ u> have ever offered you the BEST; we shall always continue to do so. Our name on the price guarantees its worth. Our immense stock of beautiful new Furs, Sets, Muffs and Scarfs will be sold to-morrow at very decided reductions. Make your selections from the lists below and get here early for the very best possible choice. Black Lynx Sets $125 Sets $97.50 $150 Sets $123.00 AM Real Mink Muffs $165 Muffs $115 $95 Muffs $74.50 $85 Muffs $64.50 $190 Sets Real Mink Neck Pieces $100 Piece $84.50 1 $95 Piece $74.50 $80 Sets $75 Piece $59.50 $50 Sets $157.00 $67.50 $41.50 French Mink Muffs A number of Pointed Fox, Silver Fox, Fitch, Moleskin, Persian Lamb and a great many novelties in Furs will be sold to-morrow at greatly reduced prices. Fur Coats Reduced $45 Muffs $40 Muffs $35 Muffs $30 Muffs $25 Muffs FRENCH SEAL COATS PONY COATS $85 French Seal Coats $69.50 $75 French Seal Coats $64.50 $67.50 French Seal Coats $57.50 $59.50 French Seal Coats $48.50 All Suits and Dresses Continue at Half Price $50 Pony Coats $34.75 $45 Pony Coats $29.75 $35 Pony Coats $24.75 GREAT BLOUSE SALE These make handsome Christmas pres ents. New lot of very modish, all-over lace Blouses, values up to $6.50 $3.95 Special sale of very fine Lingerie Blouses, values up to $5.00 $1.95 Silk Petticoats Specially Priced. $3.00 Petticoats $1.95 $4.00 Petticoats $2.95 $5.00 Petticoats $3.45 Fur Fabric Coats Reduced All Sport Coats--All Colors One Lot of Broadtail, Mole Plush and Brocade Chinchilla Coats Velvet. $40. $45, $50 and $60 Coats $12.50, $15, $20 values $15, $17.50 and $18.50 Coats $29.75 $5.95 $10 Beautiful French Corsets for Gifts It is indeed a pretty compliment to a woman friend to present at Christmas time this dainty accessory to her wardrobe. We have a magnificent corset beau ties. Models including pink and white satin brocades. Mine. Mariette, Regaliste or La Camille $5 to $35 HANDSOME BRASSIERES FOR EVENING WEAR of real Tinny and Valen ciennes lace and due hand-embroiderv. $3.50 to $12.50. BEAUTIFUL LACE CAMISOLES, $2 to $5. BLACK PILE FABRIC COATS $15.00 Coats $10.95 $18.50 Coats $13.75 $20.00 Coats $16.75 $25.00 Coats $19.75 $30.00 Coats $24.75 Special Lot New Evening Dresses Charmeuse, Lace and Fur, values up to $25.00 $12.95 SPECIAL—Our Negligee Depart ment is new this season. It is filled with modish things. All the new styles in negligees, boudoir caps to match. These have special Christ mas prices. Visit Our Beauty Parlor, Fourth Floor. Miss Theresa Zahn, Manager 51 and 53 Whitehall J. P. Allen & Co. Red Fox Sets $50 Sets $38.50 $25 Sets $19.75 $25 White Fox $19.75 $34.75 $29.75 $26.75 $23.75 $19.75 French Mink Neck Pieces $45 Pieces $34.50 $40 Pieces $29.75 $30 Pieces $23.75 $25 Pieces $19.75 $18.50 Pieces $14.75 Black Coney Sets $15 Muffs or Scarfs . . ... $11.75 $12.50 Muffs or Scarfs $9.75 $10.00 Muffs or Scarfs $7.95