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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2*. MOe.
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Grand Year-End Stock Reduction Sale
Begins Tomorrow: Doors Will Open At 9 O'clock: Come Early.
In spite of the greatest season’s business in our history and a holiday rush that positively overwhelmed our selling force, we find that in many
lines stocks are much too large. So, tomorrow we begin a grand cut-price bargain sale with the one object of quickly reducing stocks, no matter
what the loss. All over the store we will sacrifice new and most desirable goods at a fraction of their real value; and there will be bargains ga
lore on every hand. Come and share in this sale; we guarantee you the greatest values you have ever seen. Sale will begin promptly at 9o’clock;
doors will not be opened until that hour. Come early.
Basement.
$7.60 For $15 to $25 Tailored Suits.
e’vc gone through our stock of Tailored Suits and gathered up some 50 or
more regular $lo to $25 values, including Eton, pony coat and lialr-fitting coat
styles of plain and fancy all-wool fabrics—every one n ew and stylish— tf 7 C/l
and will put the entire lot on sale tomorrow at, choice 4>l .J{f
Coats Below Value. Skirts and Waists.
$2.98 '
$3.98
$7.90
$10.00
54-inch Goodyear Cravenette
liaincoats, extra well made; $8.00
value; at
45 and 50-inch Coats of plain and
fancy all-wool fabrics; $10 val
ues
Very handsome long Coats of
broadcloth and kersey; worth up
to $25; at
25 eiegnnt satin Automobile Coats
that should sell for $25; choice...
$1.88
$2.75
$2.40
$3.50
Other Stock Reduction Specials-Second Floor
Misses’ Skirts of broadcloths and
Panamas, well made; $4 to $5
value
Ladies’ Skirts of black and plain
colored cloths and fancy mixtures.
Line of new and stylish taffeta
silk Waists; worth up to $5.00; at.
Beautiful Eton Jackets of black
taffeta silk; silk-lined; only
Fur Ntckpieces of black lynx; really
worth 14.00; in this 3^C
Fur Boss, 72 inches long and worth
iio to 212.50; at Jg 0Q
Feather Boas In black, white and
opera shades. 23 to 24 Cfte*
values w*v
Ladies’ Union Suits, Vests and
Pants and Boys’ Shirts and
Drawers
Children’s Underwear, ribbed cot
ton, ileece lined, 19c 1
value Iwtr
Children’s Coats of plain and fancy
fabrics; "bearskins," etc., ft 1 AO
35 value V««»fO
Infants’ Cloaks of nne
silk embroidered; 22.00
value
L'ashmere,
69c
Boys* Suits, well made, of wool-
mixed fabrics; worth $3; 69c
Boys* Suits, all wool and worth $4
to $5; In this sale $1.88
Mtn v s Overcoats, plain and fancy.
$10 to $12.50 values, $4.90
Children’s Hats, of good felt, in
various new styles; ape- OCa
Ladies’ Hats, nicely trimmed, real
22 to 24 values; choice, to-
morrow wvU
Pattern Hats, from Paris and New
York, worth 210 to 212.50 ftA "7ft!
choice *Pw. / 9
Boys’ Caps, wool or velvet, silk
lined; worth 50 cents e-
tomorrow wv
Ladies’ Petticoats of black mer
cerised sateen, worth 22.50, Q7 n
only O/C
Bed Lounges—large size, oak
frames, velour upholstering;
$15.00 QC
value ^ ■ ■•SO
Iron Beds—Three-quarter or
full size, heavy and strong;
$3.50 p-A
value *P*«3w
Bed Springs—Best steel spi
ral coil; full size; £ 4 OC
worth $2.50; at . ,*P A
Mattresses—Full size; weight,
40 pounds; cotton top;
$1.25
Feather Pillows—Good size;
weight, 3 pounds; good
ticking
covers OOC
Center Tables of solid polish
ed oak, with lower shelf;
■fancy AQa
styles v*/C
Kitchen Tables-y-Extra heavy
and well made; just /vq _
50 to sell at 5IOC
Remnants of Mattings—Chi
nese and Japanese; worth up
to 40c; at,. 4
per yard AVC
Window Shades of good
opaque ou bpst spring rollers;
tomorrow, <t ft-
Lace Curtains—Saxony and
Nottingham; worth up to $4;
at, per ftp
pair .
Grand Sale of Silks at 50 Cents.
The stock-reduction sale strikes heavily in the silk department. A great center
table will tomorrow hold a n immense collection of ulain taffeta silks, fancy plaid
and novelty silks, crepe de chines, etc., in all the best colorings; silks £/)/’
worth up to $1.25 a yard; you can take choice of the lot at *Ji/L
Sale of Blankets.
Here are three specials in Blankets that have
never been equaled in the city of Atlanta:
Babies’Crib Blankets—plain white
or fancy; worth 75c; per pair ....
Large size white or colored Blan
kets; worth $2.00; at, per pair ...
Extra large double bed Blankets i
of finest California wool; $10
value, per pair
29c
79c
$3.50
Comforts and Spreads.
98c
Large size cotton filled fancy cov
ered Comforts; worth $2.00; at ..
Extra large and fluffy Comforts,
filled with fine cotton down
250 odds and ends of full size Bed
Spreads; wortli up to $2.00; at ..
Finest extra size quilted Marseil
les Bed Spreads; worth $5; at ....
$1.98
79c
$1.95
Other Stock Reduction Bargains-First Floor
Flannelettes and ,Outlm», worth
up to 15 cents a yard, Q ^ O*.
choice <3 /- OC
Bleaching-
go at, pet-
yard
Soft finished; 5 cases to
3 7-8c
Dress Ginghams In beautiful plaid
effects; worth up to
12 l-2c; per yard wi#
Embroidered Flannels-
and worth $1.00; per
yard
Towel Crash, plain
weave;, worth 10c a
yard, at
39c
or twilled
3 7-8c
Broadcloths and Panamas In black
and colors; 54-Inch; CAa
$1.50 value WVC
All-Wool Challies and fancy Sicil
ians. worth up to 69c; |Q«
per yatd I^lr
Table Napkins—Bleached, and hem
med, ready for use;
each i wW
Huck Towels, 20 by
hemmed ends; worth
19c; at
Indies;
10c
Man's 8u*pendara— Silk
regular dollar grade;
In this sale
elastic
25c
Umbrtllas — Men's and
styles; worth $2 to $4;
choice tomorrow
.ladles’
88c
Ladies' Handkerchief! — Plain
white hemstitched; In 4^
tomorrow’s sale 1C
Ladies' Elbow Glovss of finest
French kid; real $4.00 Crt
Gloves, at ,..M*fc«sWw
Ladies' Kid Gloves—2-clasp style;
black and colors; $1.50
value WW
Men'e Kid Gloves—Dressed or un
dressed, lined or unllned; C
$1 and $1.60 value WwC
Hundreds of Other Attractive Offer
ings Not Mentioned Here Will Be
Found in the Store.
We Give
Green
Trading
Stamps.
BASS'
18 West
Michell,
Near
Whitehall.
The Goods Must Go; We Will Make
Prices So Low That All Wise Buyers
Will Be Delighted.
EVERY VICTIM OF MOB
LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN
AND EARNING WAGES
Relief Committee
Submits Full
Report.
MONEY CONTRIBUTED
AND HOW DISBURSED
Committee Collates Leading
Up to September Riots
and Its After Results
The committee having In charge the
disbursement of the fiends for the re
lief of those who suffered Injury dur
ing the recent race riot here has Just
completed Its report, a copy of which
follows;
To the Public:
The committee appointed to disburse
funds contributed for the relief of vic
tims of the mob in the September riot
has instructed us Jo make a report of
its work, and we take this method of
communicating the facts to the public.
The committee Is composed of W. R.
Joyner, chairman; Harry L. Hchlesln-
wr. Louis Gholstln, M. R. Emmons,
' v H. Patterson, chairman of the city
finance committee, and the under
pinned.
The treasurer has received contribu
tions aggregating $4,423, and has paid
°ut. on orders drawn by the secre
tary, $4,363.96, leaving a balance of
♦-i'J.04 on hand, which Is held for mat
ters not closed up.
in addition to thfs, the city of At
lanta appropriated $1,000 for the relief
fund, with the proviso that the funeral
expenses of the mob’s victims be paid
°ut of it. These expenses amounted
!f > 1623.65. leaving $376.35 of the city
appropriation, which was used for re_-
n V of wounded, except about '$12*>.
v hi«’h was used to help three or four
ca>i* 0 f suffering among very poor
People whose property was destroyed.
The Committee's Plan.
At the outset the committee adopted
the plan of paying the doctors* bills of
the wounded and paying them for the
time lost. * This $k>licy was carried out
*s « loseiy as the funds and the number
°f wounded would permit. Where they
"ere treated at the Grady hospital this
treatment was In lieu of doctor bills,
i • ase was Investigated os best we
l with the: time at our disposal.
:he money was paid out on certlfl- j
aided by the city warden, Mr, Thomas
Evans, and It Is a pleasure to beur
witness to his faithfulness. Intelligence
and efficiency ns an official. With a
kind heart, he has untiring energy and
discriminating judgment.
In this manner we paid to the wound
ed about half the contributed fund,
leaving about $2,200 to be divided
among the families of the dead. This
sum was divided among the sufferers
In amounts varying from $50 to $400.
In fixing the amounts to be paid, we
considered the earning capacity of the
deceased and the needs of the bereaved
family. Under the latter head we con
sidered the number of dependent chil
dren and the ability of the widow to
support them, or her age. Infirmity
and helplessness.
It was our purpose to publish a full
list of the disbursements with the name
and address of each beneficiary, but
there are circumstances of u delicate
nature connected with some of these
cases and we have been brought to the
conclusion that such a publication
would be unwise. We have, however,
submitted to Mr. W. H. Patterson,
chairman of the city finance committee,
a detailed statement of disbursements
with vouchers attached, and they have
his approval. Any subscriber to this
fund who would like to see the state
ment and the vouchers can do so If he
will call at the office of George Muse,
where they are on file.
Facte About Riot.
In connection with this statement of
disbursements we think It our duty to
call attention to some of the facta
which have come to light during our
Investigations.
Leaving out the Brownvllle cases,
where a number of persons charged
with complicity in the killing of Police
man Heard, are out on their own bonds,
the following facts are true beyond
question: „ .. .
1. Among the victims of the mob
there was not a Dingle vagrant.
2. They were earning wages In userui
work up to the time of the riot.
3 Thev were supporting themselves
an<i their families or dependent rela-
“7 Most of the dead left small chll
dre’n and widows, mothers or sister*,
with practically no means and very
small earning capacity.
5. The wounded lost from one to eight
weeks’ time, at 50 cents to $4 a day
t l !; h About 70 persons were wounded,
and among these there waa an Im
mense amount of suffering. In some
cases. It was prolonged and excruclat-
,n ? ’’Many of the wounded are disfig
ured and several arc permanently dis
abled.
Victims Ussful Citizens.
8 Most of them were In humble cir.
cumstances. but they were honest. In
dustrious and law-abiding clttsens and
useful members of society.
9. These statements are true of both
white and colored,
10. Of tr
killed at Brownvllle.
11. Wild rumors of a larger number
killed have no foundation that we can
discover. As the city was paying the
funeral expenses of victims and relief
was given rfhelr families, they had
every motive to make known their loss.
In one case relatives of a man killed In
a broil made fruitless efforts to secure
relief.
12. The persons reported as victims
of the riot had no connection with It,
One, a negro man, was killed In u broil
over a crap game, and another, a ne
gro woman, was killed by her para
mour. Both homicides occurred
some distance from the scene of the
riot.
Riot Not • Deterrent.
13. As,twelve persons were killed and
70 were murderously assaulted, and
as, by nli accounts, a number took part
In each assault, It Is clear that sev
eral hundred murderers or would-be
murderers are at large In this com
munity.
14. Although less than three months
have passed since the riot, events have
ulrendy demonstrated that the slaugh
ter of the Innocent docs not deter the
criminal class from committing more
crimes. Rape and robbery have been
committed In the city And suburbs dur
ing that time.'
15. The slaughter of the Innocent does
drive away good citlxens. From one
small neighborhood 25 families have
gone. A great many of them were
buying homes on the installment plan.
16. The crimes of the mob Include
robbery* as well as murder. In a num
ber of cases the property of Innocent
and unoffending people was taken.
Furnlturo was destroyed, small shops
were looted, windows were smashed,
trunks were burnt open, money wai
taken from the small hoard, and ar
ticles of VAlue were appropriated. Ir
the commission of these crimes the vlc-
tlms, botlTrnen and women, were treat
ed with unspeakable brutality
Made Mary Orphans.
,17. As the result of four days of law
lessness there are In this glad Fhrlst-
mas time widows of both faces mourn
ing for their husbands and husbands
of both races mourning for their wives;
there are orphan children of both race;?
who cry out In vain for faces they will
sec no more; there are grown men of
both races disabled for life, and ull this
sorrow* has come to people who are ab
solutely innocent of any wrongdoing.
In conclusion we call attention to the
fact that up to this time Atlanta had
been a law-abiding city and criminals
of all kinds, with a single exception,
had been punished by legal methods.
Repeatedly, in view of hundreds of
men, the sheriff has conducted along
the public highways prisoners, charged
with the most odious crimes, and these
prisoners had legal trials, which re
sulted in the punishment of the guilty
and the acquittal of the innocent.
(’rm.sldciing this record of a law*-
nhiding community It is ainaxing that
the things we have recitecT could have
happened In Atlanta and that the small i
BR YAN WOULD LEAD
HIS PARTY IN 1908
wounded ten are while and
Of the dead tw
2.7time j g-yg two
in ^.'iSrM.ISl w. rer* neat* ‘ male and ten mo.* .This Include, three
Nebraskan Won’t
Dodge Nomination if
it Comes His Way.
Topeka, Kans., Dec. 28.—William J.
Bryan wishes tc1 be a candidate for the
presidential nomination before the next
Democratic national convention. He
practically admitted as much lant night
w*hen he said:
•’While I have not yet announced
that I would be a candidate. I have not
stated that I would not be a candidate,
and do not Intend to. Such a high
honor as the presidential nomination Is
something that no American citizen
should decline.”
He said there was no foundation for
the story that he would, if nominated,
favor the selection of Senator Htone, of
Missouri, as chairman of the Demo
cratic national committee. He said
he did not care to see men on the com
mittee like Roger Sullivan, of Illi
nois.
Speaking of the railroad legislation
enacted by congress at Us last session,
he said that he did not believe the
legislation was what it should be, but
he thinks the president took what he
could get. He said the giving of
railroad passes was one of the most
corrupting Influences exorcised in this
country;
Mr. Bryan declared that he had never
stated that president Roosevelt had
stolen the thunder of the Democratic
party, although, he said, tty? president
was now advocating many things fa
vored by that party.
BRYAN'8 FRIEND8 TO RALLY
TO SUPPORT OR FAVORITE.
Washington. Dec. 28.—Now that Hon.
William Jennings Bryan has practically
announced his candidacy for the next
Democratic nomination In an Inter-
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O State Chairman Hanna to disband O
0 and Join the Republican party, de- O
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0 him, but the two doxen leaders 0
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O It Is said that William J. Bryan O
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view* given at Topeka, Kans., .yester
day, Democrats throughout the East
who have been conducting a propagan
da in his behalf are ready to come out
openly for him.
Politicians regard Ills statement ns a
practical announcement. Among Dem
ocrats of certain affiliations It has been
received with Joy. The movement In
Bryan's behalf was started while ar
rangements were progressing for his
reception on his return from his world
tour. Brynn’s refusal to announce him
self lias made it necessary for his
’•boom" to be kept In the background.
The announcement Is regarded ns
coming'at a huppy time
Throughout New* York state and In
New York city much has been done
quietly to advance the cause of the
commoner. With an opportunity to
launch a public boom, Bryan’s friends
believe sentiment will crystalize so that
u delegation pledged to him will be se
cured.
In New* England excellent work In
Bryan's behalf has been done by n
coterie of Democrats headed by Alex
ander Troup, of New Haven, C’onn
Bryan clubs have been organized at
many plac es In New # Engiand. It Js
their Intention to organize clubs
everywhere. Now that Bryan has de
clared himself, this work will probably
be taken up openly.
CHIEF DIES SUDDENLY
AS BELL ANNOUNCES
FIRE IS EXTINGUISHED
Special to The Georgia.
rbtirleatoa, X. f\, llee. 28.—Chief O. Cl.
Mnrjciihoff of the Charleston Are depart
ment died here suddenly last night of upo-
plezjr.
He returned*fr<»ui a small Are feeling alek,
leaving tho Are In ehnrge of the assistant
Chief, lie was seised with the stroke and
difd as four tans came In, nnnomielng the
xtliigulfdiiiig of the Are.
Chief MarJenhoff wns 61 years of age. a
man ?»f means, aud f«»r twelve years bad
been chief of the Are department, and nil
his life it firefighter. lie hail extensive
laiHliiesrt Interests, wholesale and retail, ami
was looking forward to breaking all rc -rd*
for smnll Are loss this year In Charleston.
last night he was nt
throughout the city.
TWO OF WIRE HOUSES
MAY NOT CLOSE JAN. 1
Four Houses Are Open
Yet—Two Close
Monday.
IMMIGRATION PEOPLE
HERE III CONFERENCE
tation.
J. D. Moss, Athens.
Jeff Davit?, Toccoa.
J. A. Betjeman, Albany.
Daniel Hughes, Danville.
Fred Hannon, Rome.
A. M. Kitchen, Baldwin.
Frank B. Gordon, Columbus.
J. W. Pope, by Invitation.
The Georgia Immigration Associa
tion, which convened In called meeting
at 11 o’clock Friday morning In the
rooms of the Atlanta Chamber of Com
merce, will hold a conference with
Governor Terrell at tho cc pitot In the Involving' The
afternoon, beginning at 3:30 o’clock.
The meeting at the Chamber of Com
merce was held behind, closed door*,
nml at 1:30 o’clock It was said that
nothing for publication had transpired.
The officers and directors of the as-
minority which constitutes the tough I soclation present were:
element wns allowed to crucify ibis' F. M. Oliver, president. Savannah,
community In the eyes of tho world and * B. K. Willingham, Macon.
W. B. ttmlth, Hamesvill*
I). B. Dyer. Augusta.
H. C. Dunlap. GalngsvIUe. ... .,
Hon. Hoke Smith, Atlanta,'by invi- his tarat.
SEAT IN SENATE
OF SENATOR BACON
UNDER DISCUSSION
shock the moral seme of our own peo
ple,
W. G. COOPER
GEORGE MUHE
-.it In the lidteil
•natp of Senator A. O. Macon la causing
intuit comment among his friend* iu thin,
Ills home lily.
The rerent chnngc of the m-ssloii* of the
stnle legl'Hiiire from October to June I*
largely riMfpoustldr for tide turn of af
fairs. Had the state MgUlatnre storied in
October meet iu that month, as Ir for
merly had don**, then Mr. Itocim would
have trf-ell elected without opiKodtioii. n* III
the post, but the 4 hnugtf or date* plncoM
u new phase on affair*.
I ideas the Judiciary committee of the
senate shall deride that his npfwrinftncui
Is legal. It is doubtful If be can resume
The loss of nearly $100,A00 for At
lanta and over a quarter of a million
dollars for the state—that Is what the
passing of the bucket shops and wire
houses means when the Boykin law
goes Into effect on the first of the New*
Year.
Of course It may be argued that this
amount may be equalled by the In
creased amount of money people will
spend who formerly lost their money
playing the wires. But the thirty-three
wire houses In the state disbursed
yearly at the time the Boykin bill was
passed something like $283,620.
Of these thirty-three houses, ten
were In Atlanta and these houses pah
out In salaries and taxes about $98,32
year.
This big sum does not include rents
or light. It is only the amount paid In
taxes and salaries to employees.
Atlanta the ten houses were puying ten
managers $34,000 a year; twenty-seven
telegraph operators were getting $36,-
%20; ten bookkeepers were paid $12,000
a year; ten office boys got $2,400 a
year, and the taxes for the city and
state amounted to $13,000 a year.
With the balance of the thirty-three
houses In Georgia conditions were
about the same, and the amount paid
out In taxes and salaries amounted to
$187,300, making for the entire state
$285,620.
The telegraph operators employed by
the bucket shops got $30 a week, while
of tho managers in Atlanta eight re
ceived $250 a month, and two were
paid $5,000 a year.
At present there are only four of the
ten houses operating In Atlanta and all
of these, with the exception of tw<\ ore
preparing tc close up, shop on Decern-
x»r 31.
Hubbard Bros. & Co„ L. J. Anderson
Co., the Southern Exchange and tl.
Sc C. Randolph, of New* York, are now
operating In Atlanta, but both Hubbard
Bros, and Randolph will quit buslnt*.-*
as soon as the new law goes Into effect.
At present the indications point to
Anderson and the Southern Exchange
keeping open by some means, and It l *
possible that an attempt will bo mado
to fight the Boykin luw.
WOMAN ARRAIGNED;
CASE IS POSTPONED
New York. Dee. 28.—Mrs. Catharine
Nel|l, the young art lit’* model, wart
arraigned today (or the third tlnn< In
the Tomb* police court, charged with
the murder of her hu.band, Joseph
Nelli, with a hat pin or nail die. In a
Greenwich, Cot|n„ hotel.
Ah the extradition papers could not
rearh here until Monday, Magtstr-oo
Crane poitponed the case until Tium-
duy, New Year’a duy.
LICENSE FOR YEAR
WILL BE MADE OUT
BY COMMITTEE
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Os., !>♦•«•. 28.—The city conn ll
of Macon will hold uo meeting this week.
This announcement was made rottentav
afternoon by Mayor Bridges Smith.
As soon iin Chairman Jesse II. Ilarr,
of th* special license and tax commit?.-.,
learned that no-meeting waa to Is? h. M.
he called a meeting of bis commit to r. -
this evening. At this time, the lie n»< *
M thi’ new* year will be made np m l
Im* reeoiiitnended to coanclt at its next
will 1
HOLIDAY EXCURSION
RATES VIA CENTRAL
OP GEORGIA RAIL
WAY.
Fare and one-third, plus IS ci'p.ih,
round trip, minimum rate 50 cent*.
Tickets on sale December 20 to
Inclusive; December 10 and 51. ;
and January 1, 1907; dual limit Jan
uary 7. 1907.
For further Information apply to
W. H. FOGG,
District Passenger Agent