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i' 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 2 Is 6 O’Qock Cl ian tberli in-J oil inson - D 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