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XftE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
WEDNESDAY. MAY 15, l»Tr.
From 8:30 to 12 O’Qock From 2 Until 6 0 Clock
REMNANTS
SPECIALS
Remnants of White Goods and Linens in the morning, and none of the advertised things for the afternoon
sale will be sold in the morning. In both sales you will find just the things that the season is demanding in the
sewing room. For thin waists, for washable skirts, or undermuslins, for little folks’ dresses, and for the bedroom,
the towel drawer and the linen closet. / _ ,
In the Morning
In the Afternoon
i these remnants we’ve marked all pure linen
40-inch wide White Lawn,
10c Lawn
3 as “linen,” and
linen and cotton mixed as
30-inch wide White Persian
” or“part cotton.”
Lawn, 18c quality
Linen Cambric.
Persian Lawn,
45-inch sheer French Lawn,
Sheer Linen Lawn.
40 inches wide.
Irish Linen.
White Lawn.
Imperial Long Cloth, 1.25
Linen Sheeting.
White Pique.
12-yard bolt, at
Brown Linen.
India Linon.
Striped Linen.
White Dimity.
32-inch wide dotted Swiss,
Checked Linen.
Fancy Shirt Waistings.
35c Swiss at..
Colored Linen in all colors
Checked Lawn.
Linen Crash.
Checked Nainsooks.
28-inch wide, all linen Skirt-
White Mull.
Plain Nainsooks.
ing, 25c weaves at
Lingerie Waisting.
Auto Cloth.
3.6-inch half linen Skirting,
green and white mixed, 30c
French Lawn,
Plain White Flannel.
45 inches wide.
Embroidered Flannel.
quality, at.
121'
12j‘
98c
19c
15c
Tablecloths, 2 1 /&x2y 2 yards,
fine Damask, with border all ty
around, an all-linen 5.00 S S||
Cloth at
Renaissance Bureau Cov
ers, 20x54 inches, 1.65 scarfs, 1 O C
at 1 .ZD
V -
20x54 Scarfs, worth 1.90, « CA
20x72 Scarfs, worth 2.50, f\f\
at. Z.UU
36x36-inch hand embroider- « P*A
ed Linen Squares, worth 2.25 1 .DU
Towels.
15c
Remnahts from 2 to 5 Yds.
Remnants from 2 to 5 yards. Some are at one-
v hird off regular prices, and some at
'Napkins.
18xl8-inch, all linen Nap- {\Q
kins, worth 1.25 a doz., at.. /OC
20x40-inch all pure linen
"Huck Towels, red and white
bordered, hemmed and hem
stitched, 35c Towels, at.... :
25c
90-inch wide all-linen Sheet- AO
ing, 1.25 Sheeting, at yOC
11-quarter crocheted white AO
Spreads, 1.25 Spreads, at. y OC
Half P
rice
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uBose Company
ELKS CONVENTION
MEETS IN DOME;
CITYISDECORATED
Visitors Given Hearty Wel
come and Interesting
Program Prepared.
■pertel to Tb« Ueorgtau.
Rome. Ua., May IS—Elks from every
lection of the itate are Katherine In
Rome today to attend the ilxth an
nual Hate convention a-htch convene*
at the Rome opera houee at 3: SO
o’clock thla afternoon. President R.
A. Denny ail I call the convention to
order and Judge Moves Wright will
deliver the address of welcome.
The convention will be In session for
three days and a large number of
delegates will be In attendance.
Mrs. R. A. Denny will lender a recep
tion to the visiting ladles at her beau
tiful home on Second avenue thla aft
ernoon from t to S o’clock.
The city la beautifully decorated In
honor of the visiting Blit*.
The program for the remainder of
the convention la as follows:
A steamboat excursion down the
Coosa river wiu be given.
At l p. m—Vaudeville performance
at DeBoto Park as guesta of the Rome
RallwAy and Light Company. Re
freshments.
11 p. m.—Eleven o’clock toast, cor-
nsr Ilroad street and Second avenue.
Slay IS, 3:30 a. m.—Association
meeting In Rika’ lodge room; 4 p. m.,
grand parada; 5:30 p. m , band con
cert; f p. m„ grand ball at club house;
3 p. in., social sasalon at opera house;
11 t>. m„ 11 o'clock toast.
May IT, 3:10 a. m.—Awarding prises
for parade and band contests at Elks’
Club house; 10 A m„ business session,
election of officers for ensuing year and
choosing place tor next association
mealing.
“JIM CROW” LAW
UPHELD IN COURT
Washington. May 15.—The "Jim
Crow" law was Involved In a skit be
fore Justice Wright of Clementine N.
Bartlett, colored, for 130,000 damages
against the Pennsylvania railroad and
others for alleged Illegal arrests. The
jury rendered a verdict for the de
fendants.
The defendant Introduced testimony
{to show that when tha trains crossed
the Maryland line the conductor urged
the plaintiff to move Into the coach for
negro passengers, A scene followed
and tha authorities were called aboard.
The defense asld the woman was not
arrested, but she voluntarily left the
■rain In the custody of the sheriff.
Mrs. A. J. Davit.
The funeral services of Mrs. A. J.
Davis, who died Tueeday morning at
her residence. 3d While street, were
conducted Wrdnesdsy morning at 3:30
o'clock. The Interment was la Holly
wood cemetery. Rev. T. K. Kendall
officiated.
N. W. Graves, of Jacksonville, Fla.,
a traveling salesman, had his arm
broken Tuesday afternoon as the result
of a peculiar accident.
Graves was on board a trolley car
on the Decatur line and hit arm was
projecting out of th* window. The arm
was struck by a passing car and
broken. The Injured man was taken
td the Grady Hospital, where the In
jury was given attention.
Lecture on Bryan.
"William Jennings Bryan, His
Strength and His Weakness." will be
the title of a lecture given Friday
night at tha Egelston Memorial church
by Rev. Sam \V. small, paator of th*
church. The lecture wilt bq given for
the benefit of the church.
DRUM CORPS OFF
TO ELKS MEETING
The Atlanta .Firemen's Drum Corps
left Wednesday morning for Rome,
where they will be In attendance upon
the annual state convention of the
Order of Elks, and will furnlah th*
music during the session of that or
ganisation.
A resolution permitting the drum
corps to accept the Invitation to go
to Rome was passed recently by the
council, and tbay expect to greatly en
joy the outing granted them oy the city
fathers.
GEO, RANDALL SAYS
TROOPSSHOT
UP BROWNSVILLE
Swears He Saw Eight Sol
diers Run Toward
Barracks.
Washington, May 18.—Georg* W.
Randall, of Brownsville. Tekas, who
was called by Senator Wpmer to tes
tify- before the senate committee on
military affairs, stated on the stand
today that ha not only heard the abota
fired on the night of August 13, but
saw eight colored men dressed In the
uniform of the United States army
running toward Fort Brown, and aft
erward vault the wall around the bar
racks.
Mr. Randall lives over the telegraph
office, which la directly opposite the
barracks In which the colored troops
were stationed. He w-as rigidly cross
questioned by Senators Warner for the
prosecution and Foraker for the de
fense. Testimony Identical with that
of Mr. Randall was given by his wife,
who was the last witness called prior
la recess.
Senator Foraker endeavored to Im
peach the witness by referring to Mr.
DEATH WATCHES THROTTLE
OF A FAST FLYING TRAIN
Philadelphia, May lJ.-Se<?rei of persona
are confined to their homes today with
shattered nerves ap the result of a thrilling
experience while traveling on n Pennsylva
nia train with a dead engineer at the throt
tle. On letrlng a station tht train rapidly
Increased Its speed to a mile a minute. In
falling to slow up for a atop. Fireman Have,
ford Investigated and found the engineer
dead. The fireman eheeked tho tralu just
fu time to avert a rear-end collision.
TORNADO DOES STUNTS
WITH ILLINOIS FARMS
Joliet, ill.. May 15.—A tornado sev
eral rods in width and extending
through the counties of Grundy, Will
and Kendall, left a trail of excitement
and destruction yesterday afternoon,
but no fatalities. There were several
narrow escapes, however, and some
curious freaks resulted.
At Caton Farm, northwest of Joliet,
a small frame school building was
lifted bodily from Its foundation and
set down In an adjoining Held. Ml.««
Margaret Shaw, the teacher, was in
charge of a score of pupils, hearing
thalr lessons. The school was thrown
Into confusion by the strange occur
rence, but no one was Injured.
Arthur Bedford, a farmer in Seward,
was driving west with a corn planter.
After the blow was over, his team and
the machine were facing dlractly north,
having been twisted around by tha
heavy winds.
At the home of Henry Hardor, at
Caton Farm, his barn waa lifted from
Its foundations, held In the air long
enough to be turned completely over
and then dropped. A horse In th# bam
stepped forth from the wreckage unin
jured. The contents of a mud pond
near the Hardor place was blown
against the house, covering It with
mud to the depth of over an-lnch.
Randall’s testimony before the cltl-
tens' committee the day after shooting,
the Prudy Investigation and the Pen
rose court martial. Mr. Randall has but
one eye, having lost the sight of his
right eye about forty yean ago. Sen
ator Foraker thought this might hare
prevented the witness from seeing dis
tinctly. but Mr. Randall declared he
raw as plainly as a man with perfect
vision.
Men’s League Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Men's League of the Capitol Avenue
Baptist church will be held Thursday
night at 8 o’clock. On account of the
■erica of meetings at the Capitol Avenue
Baptist church this meeting wot post
poned one week.
The detective department Is making
an Investigation Into a shooting scrape
that occurred Monday night at the
home of J. O. Hutchinson, 457 Base
street, In which Hutchinson was shot
In the right hand and painfully wound
ed by hit brother-in-law, XV. H. Parka
No arrests have yet been mode, but
Perks, It Js understood, telephone! the
police station Tuesday night that he
Intended to aurrender.
Prompt action on tha part of Mrs-
Hutchinson In seising Parks and at
tempting to take hta pistol from him
probably prevented more serloua conse
quences. Parka and Hutchinson reside
In the same house, and art said t? have
fallen out about tome trivial matter.
Parks, It Is stated, obtained a re
volver from hit room. and. as he
emerged, won seised by Mrs. Hutchin
son, who began to scream. Hutchinson,
who had gone Into his room, hoard w*
commotion, and, rushing Into the ban.
also caught hold of Parka. In the
scuffle the pistol was discharged ana
Hutchinson was shot through the nan i.
After the shooting, Parks went for a
physician and had Hutchinson's wound
dressed. ,
The ma’tter was reported to the P°'> »
station and Detectives Lockhart an*
Roberts made an Investigation, ri '
failed to And Parks, but It was learned
later that be Intended to surrender
Not a fsibloa—*11 the nine TSfJi’Jir
pennant winner. 8<jCABE AM) HONEST