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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMREU 20. 1!>C6. FRIDAY WILL BE ANOTHER GRERT DAY AT BASS' Sale of Gloves Ladles’ Elbow Gloves of finest French kid In black, tan, brown, red and white; all sizes; (pe\ qq $4.50 value 4>£.70 Ladles' regular <1.50 2-clasp Kid Gloves in black, white, gray, red, brown and tan; Y5C 50c 69c 25c all sizes Ladles’ fine lined Suede Gloves; 2-clasp style; 11.00 grade Men's dressed or undressed Kid Gloves; $1.50 quality; now '. Men’s All-Wool Gloves; worth 00c; tomorrow Hundreds of Special Offerings in Every Department for Tomorrow's Selling. Holiday Goods On a big special center table In the first floor tomor row you will find a great collection of new Beaded Bags, Leather Bags, Photograph Albums, Handkerchiefs, Tie and Glove Boxes, Sewing Boxes, Collar and Cuff Cases, Shaving Sets, Silk Suspenders, Comb and Brush Sets, Gold Plated Bracelets and other splendid things for Christian gifts; worth up to $4 and |5; all at, choice, 98c Basement Doll Furniture—Sideboards, Dressers, Bookcases, Chiffon iers, etc., worth $3 to $6; all at, choice $1.50. Parlor Tables of solid polish- ed Oak, with lower shelf; value, 69c Tailored Suits Our great sale of Tailored Suita will continue tomor row with this offer of SO new and beautiful Eton, Pony Coat and half-fitting Coat Suits of, fine broadcloths and Panamas In black and best colors and of new fancy mixtures—suits that would be priced from $18 to $20 in other stores; all sizes In the line; take choice for $7.90 Sale of Coats 150 Ladles' new and very stylish 50 and 54-Inch Coats of various plain and fancy all wool fabrics—samples from a big manufacturer, scarcely two alike In the en tire lot—Coats that are retailing In other good Atlanta stores at from $10 to $15—will he offered In tomorrow's great sale at, oholce of the lot $9.90 Other Bargains on First Floor Men's Mufflers—All silk, hemstitched; white, black, blue and red; 27 Inches square; $1,00 value; Gr. tomorrow’s sale C 4JC Men's Handkerchiefs—plain white hemstitched very special, tomorrow Ladles’ Handkerchiefs—plain white hem stitched; In tomorrbw's sale at linen; 5c 2c Men's 8uspenders—Fine silk, good patterns; regular $1.50 value; each pair in 50C Men’s Neckwear In new and beautiful patterns; all silk; 50c value 25c Framed Pictures—A big line’ of very large and hand some steel engravings and colored copies of famous paintings; $3 to $4 values, 98c Ladies’ Neckwear—Beautiful Novelties; each In box; special Silk Chiffon Ruffs; new and beautiful styles; white or black; $2 value Eiderdown Comforts in finest silk satin covers; large size; $10 values, pg California Blankets—Finest all wool; white and colors; $3.98 worth $ 1.00; .....50c 98c Children’s Rockers and Ba bies’ High Chairs, very great bargains at 39c Willow Rockers, very largo with full roll arms; $6.50 value, $2.98 Parlor Rockers; oak or ma hogany; leather upholstered seats, $1.50 Other Specials in Second Floor Ladies’ Coats of all wool Kersey, 54 Inches long and Au tomobile Coats of fine satin; worth from $20.00 to $25.00: choice Ladles' Skirts of plain and fancy fabrics; worth up to $8.00; at Ladles' Waists of guaranteed taffeta Silk In black and colors Petticoats of fine black mercerized sateen; real $2.50 values Hats for ladies, misses and children worth up to $3.50; choice $10M $2.98 $2M9 98c 50c Fur Neckpieces—Stoles, Collarettes and Boas of Fox. Sable, Marten, etc., up to 72 Inches {7 Q/l long and worth up to $5.00; at pD.JXJ Misses’ Long Coats and Children’s “Bearskin" Coats; worth up to $6.00; $2A9 Boys' Suits of good wool-mixed ma terials; well made; special 69c Boys’ Overcoats, heavy weight and extra fa go long; worth $4; at J) 1 .“O Ladles, Rubber Overshoes, best quality; all sizes; $1.00 value; spe- 59c BASS 18 West Mitchell, Near Whitehall. Extra force of salespeople to serve you. Store open Even- ings until Christmas. ROOSEVELT ] OF INCITING I IS ACCUSED RACEHATRED Boston, Mass., Dec. 20.—A meeting of the Colored Suffrage League was held here last night, and resolutions In relation to the message of President Roosevelt on the Brownsville affair were passed. The resolutions are as follows: "We denounce the language of the president In his ofllclal answer to the Foraker resolutions as the most extra ordinary language used by a president of a Christian republic. One who Is familiar with the tyrants of the past would think It was the language of Nero or the duke of Alva. "In hla mesaage inciting race hatred and mob violence against 10,000,000 of Innocent cltlxena, he haa shown him self to be a mere politician, and not a great statesmafi. “In accusing all colored persons who object to his unlawful and summary punishment of 170 colored soldiers, without trial or court-martial or ex amination by a military court of In quiry, of a desire to shield murderers, the president misrepresents 10,000,000 of os law-abiding and patriotic native- born American citizens as the country possesses.” BURIED ALIVE 13 DA YS. MAN IS TO BE RESCUED Bakersfield, Col., Dec. 20.—The force of men working to rescue Minor Hicks, who has been entombed alive In the Edison Company’s mine for thirteen days, got within two feet of him early today, and It 1e expected that the man wljl see the sunshine be fore the day Is over. The earth at the epot where the men are working Is sbft and treacherous and there Is great danger of It falling In on Hicks. Therefore the progress Is necessarily slow. He was told his deliverance was near at hand and this news from aboco had a most cheering effect. THREE BRAVE FIREMEN PERISH AT HANDS OF CARELESS YOUTH; EXPLOSION DESTROYS FACTORY Dropped a Dynamite Cap to Illustrate How Fire Started. FOUR INJURED AND ONE MAY DIE Italian Proprietors of Plant Hurried From Hospital to Police Station to Pre vent Lynching. Special to The Georgian. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 20.—As the result of the careless handling of explosives by Italians at the fire works factory of Joseph Carbo and John Niva at No. 531 Ander son street, at 9 o’clock last night, three brave Savannah firemen were killed, one seriously injured and three men slightly injurd. Hoseman Harry J. Eady was killed and burned beyond recog nition. George Mouro sustained burns and fractured limbs, and Hoseman Edward Daly had his lower limbs roasted. Both died this morning. Assistant Foreman Jeremiah 0 Leary was seriously injured. •Joseph Carbo and Mariana Simpson, who owned the explo sives, were badly burned. They are under arrest. The explosion was heard all over the city. The grand jury lias been called to investigate the case. .„ Al o'clock Carbo and Niva were rnrased In counting torpedoes they had THREE FIREMEN LOSE THEIR LIVES RESULT OFSECONj EXPLOSION Special to The Georgian. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 20,—The following Is the result of the disastrous explosion here last night: FIREMAN HARRY EDDY, burned to death. FIREMAN EDWARD DALEY, fatally burned, died this morning. ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF GEORGE MOURO, fatally burned, died this morning. FIREMAN JERRY O'LEARY, seriously Injured. Slightly Injured: Joseph Carbo, . i ’ i' t John Niva. Lambert Fatten. \ 11. S. STATUTE IS POT IISI Rebukes Wilson and Hitchcock. “MEN’S JEWELRY” Lots of unique ideas in Pins, Links and Studs. 50c to 7.00 L E V Y & STANFORD 17 Peachtree St. manufactured. One dropped and caused the explosion of the rest. Carbo anil Niva suffered painful Injuries, those of Carbo being the more serious. The small building took Are Imme diately. A chemical company of the neighborhood responded to the alarm and quickly extinguished the blaze. Illustrated Occurrence, An Investigation was desired and Assistant Fire Chief George Mouro was telephoned for. It being suspected that the proprietors, who were Ital ians, had a great quantity of explo sives In the place, which was a vio lation of the iaw. Upon his arrival he and Firemen Eady, O'Leary nnd Daley entered the building. With them was a boy, Fred Chltty, 16 years old, who had crowded his way In. Ths firemen were speculating as to what could havo caused the explosion. “I’ll show you how It happonod," re marked Chltty, picking qp a dynamite cap. Thie ha hurled to the floor, and there followed throe explosions in quick auccaasion. The building collapsed and the deto nations ware heard all over the city. Window glaasoo wore broken in the neighborhood and debris was lent fly ing in every diraetion. Fire Follows Explosion, Fire followed hard upon the explo sion. Eady was caught beneath the falling timbers, crushed to death and hla body incinerated. Tbe others escaped to the open, but Daley did so only through the heroism of Mouro and O'Leary who, Injured as they were, drew him from the burning debris. All of the Injured were hurried to hospitals. Carbo and Niva were hur ried to Park View snnltarlum for treat ment, but the superintendent of police almost Immediately directed their re moval to the police .station. This waa for a dual purpose, the ef fecting of their arrest and to save them from a mob. Lynching Threatened. The crowd became greatly Inflamed upon learning what had occurred. “Lynch the dagoes," was the shout. The cries stirred the crowd to a pitch of frenxy. Men hurried to a nearby house In which It woa said the burned Italians had been taken. They were not found there. Then a crowd of eight or ten men was organised to visit the home of Carbo, but It was learned then that he had not been taken there, but to the hospital. The detail went to the hospital. There the dressing of the Injuries of Carbo and Niva were hurried, and soon the police had the men In the patrol wag on and took them to the station house. Assistant Fire Chief Mouro and Fire man Daley died this morning as a re sult of the explosion. Cherokee Bank of Romo. Secretary of State Cook granted a charter Thursday to the Cherokee Bank if Rome, which will begin Its existence with a capital stock of $100,004 and SMITHl HIGGINS Mr. John Cook, who was formerly tvlth the Reid Dry Goods Co., has ac cepted a position with Smith & Hig gins at 2.14 Peters street. Mr. Cook is most favorably known to the citi zens who patronize the department stores of Peters street, and he Invites his former customers to call on him at his new place. FOUR GRADES UNITE IN FAIR SI, SCHOOL Pupils of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades will take part In the very Interesting program arranged for Friday In the Fair Street school: Christmas Bella—Song—Eighth and seventh grades. A Christmas Greeting — Tommie Starnes, eighth grade. Concert Recitation—XXIII Psalm. The First Christmas Tree In New England—Ryan Robinson, seventh grade. Music—Snow Bells—Emma McDon aid and Fannie Coleman, seventh grade. Philip Brooks' Ode to Christmas— Annie Whlteford Hill, eighth grade. Just Before Christmas—George Allen, fifth grade A. Tiny Tim's Christmas—Dickens—Mc Intosh Burns, eighth grade. Music—Duet, “The Electric Flash,” Letnmle Petty and Nellie Petty. A December Poem—Estelle Jones, eighth grade. Music, "Meditations," Ralph Minor, seventh grade. Nobody's Darling—Margaret Phil lips, fifth grade B. A Christmas Carol—Nina Hill, sixth grade. Hong, “Lead Kindly Light." eighth grade. A Thanksgiving — Ruby Eubanks, eighth grade. A Christmas Song—Seventh grade, NON-STRAIN goggles. We have the most complete Automobile, engineers and motorman line ever shown In Atlanta. Recognis ing how hard It's been for you to get something to please you, we have made special efforts to secure the beat makes. Walter Ballard Optical Company. II Peachtree street. Incorporators: T. J. Treadaway, Ike May. J. Bailey Gordon. Thomas Fahy, B. T. Haynes. H. E. Kelley. F. B. Bar ron and George D. Pollock. The great prosperity of the Hill city has made a the following well-known Romans as fourth banking house necessary. Washington, Dec. 20. — Secretary Hitchcock, of the department of the Interior, and Secretary Wilson, of the department of agriculture, yesterday endeavored to justify their action In withdrawing from allotment nearly 4,000,000 acres of land belonging to the five civilized tribes in the Indian ter ritory. They admitted to the members of a select senate commttee, which Is Inves tigating affairs relating to the property rights of the five tribes, that they had no authority of law for the withdrawal of the allotment of land. The secretaries said they had taken the action In the Interest or the Indians. It was purposed to turn the land Into a government forest reserve, although the details for carrying this plan Into ef fect had not been worked out. The committee refused to accept the explanation given and rebuked both secretaries. "You have no right to suspend the operation of a statute one hour, not one minute," declared Senator Teller. "If you had the right to temporarily hold up the application of the law, you could suspend Its operation for a month, a year or two years." As to the reasons that actuated the secretary, Mr. Hitchcock said that the request of Secretary WUson had prompted him. He was asked con cerning other euspenslons of land laws, and said that at times actions of that character hod been taken at the re quest of the president where ft had been necessary to Investigate claims of frauds. "No one has authority to suspend a law of the United States undsr any circumstances unless there Is specific provision for It," declared Mr. Teller. TEXAS VETERANS CONDEMN ACTION OP GRAND ARMY $8,000,000 IS DEM A NDED ASA WAGE INCREASE Chicago, Doc. M.—A wage Increase of 15 per cent nnd an eight-hour day for the hrnkemen and conductora on nil through freight trnlna la demand**! In petttlona filed with managers of all railway ayatema In the The* demands cover 40.000 men of forty^ * ‘"9 Increase seven ayatema and tbe naked for nmounta to Approximately $8,000,000 a yenr. The Itrotherhooil of Hallway Trainmen and the Order of Railway Couduetors are acting In conjunction In the matter. The nillromU covered In the proposed de mand luclude the llUuola Central and all roads west of that line In the Stiuih. All roads west of n lino from Chicago to Duluth uorth are Included. AND LARGER FORCE F The Annual Report Will Ask for Additional Men. ;• More men and more pay for the water works department will be recommended by General Manager Park Woodward, In hi « annual report, which will be contained In the report of the president of the water board to council. , There are now four Inspectors In the wa- ter works, and Colonel Woodward wants one more. There are eight meter render*, and one extra man. Colonel Woodwnnl wants two tnofe. There srs five clerks. Two more are wnntcd. A 10 per cent Increase In pay for the employees of the water worka will be naked, In keeping with the Increase In pay for the men In the other departments of the city department. “We have eight men." said Colonel Wood ward, “who read metera regularly. They havo ten days In which to do this work, nud there are about 18,000 meters. In other worda, each man hat to read about 2,000 metera In ten days. 'This la entirely ton much for ono man, and, as a result, mistakes are bound to be made, and mistakes cause dissatisfac tion. We are also short of men In the other branches of the water works depart ment. We have got to add men, ns our patrons Increase In number, and my re port shows an enorroona Increase for the year. 'This la the only deportment In the city „ vernment that puts more money Into the city treasury than it takes ont, and cer tainly the men In this department should have their salaries kept in prop4irt|on to the salaries of njeti lu other departments." Special to The Georgian. Gainesville, Oa., Dec, 20.—Mrs. C. C. Sanders, of Gainesville, treasurer of the Wlrs monument fund. Is in re ceipt of $20 sent by Albert Sidney Johnston Camp No. 654, U, C. V., of Baird, Texas, as the camp’s contribu tion to the monument fund. The camp Is wrought up from tbe action of the G. A. R. in condemning the erection of the monument by the Daughters of the Confederacy. The following extract Is taken from the resolution adopted by the above- mentioned camp, which accompanied the remittance: “The camp stands by and Indorses \he sentiment of the resolution of the Daughters and bids y them godspeed In their noble undertaking. Futher- more, that while deploring the action of the G. A. R., we feel that the truths of history and not the errors should be perpetuated by a monument and at Andersonvllle, where the scandulous i and malicious falsehoods are being per- 6 etrated against their noble martyr, y tablet and monuments. Is the proper place to erect this monument, so that posterity will see the old adage ex emplified, “that truth la mighty and will prevail." QUEER SUIT FILED AGAINST PHONE CO, Because the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company failed to place their name In the telephone book and give It to “Information," M. C. Kiser and A. !1. Green, doing business as the M. C. Kiser Brokerage and Commis sion Company," have filed suit In the I city court against the telephone com pany for $1,000 damages. Plaintiffs charge that as a result of this alleged failure on the part of the defendant company the Southern Railway Com pany could not notify them of the ar# rival of a car load pf apples. The ap ples were not in their hands until the market was flooded and thoy lost by It Petitioners also lost money In similar manner on a car load of cabbage which a customer Intended turning over to the plaintiffs for sale. CAPTAIN IS ELECTED FOR SPALDING GRAYS Special to Tbe Georft.n. Griflln. Ga., Dec. 20.—At a business meeting of the Spalding Grays, held at the rompany’a armory Tuesday night. First Lieutenant Jamea C. Nutt was unanimously elected captain, to aucceed Uaptain W. H. Beck, who waa recently appointed eollcltor of the city court of Griflln. Captain Beck will aak for a place on the regimental staff which will not con flict with hla duties as attorney. Ser geant Ernest Travis was elected first lieutenant and Jewell Bell, second lieu tenant. The company la in excellent condi tion. Open Evenings Until Xmas For tbe convenience of those who cannot shop during the day, this store will remain open tonight until f) o’clock and Saturday and Monday nights un til 10 o’clock, or later if necessary. You’ll fiud it more pleasant to do your buying in the evenings than during the day, as the crowds are not so large and you can make your selections more leisurely and satisfactorily. Good assortments arc still available in nearly all ■ lines of Toys, Dolls and Holiday goods. Santa Claus Will Entertain the Children Every Afternoon From 3 to 5 McClure Ten-Cent Co. MAIN STORE—CORNER WHITEHALL AND HUNTER..