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THE BANNER, FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 24, 1911.
CHRISTENED DISTROYER
IAIY OFFICERSPRESNT
The Monaghan, Named in Honor
of Ensign John R. Monagahn
Christened by Sister.
Newport News, Va., Feb. 18. Amid
the shouts of several thousand spec
tators, the fluttering of handkerchiefs,
and the blowing of whistles, the tor
pedo destroyer Monaghan was launch
ed today at the shipyard of the New
port News Shipbuilding Company.
The launching took place under t
auspicious circumstances. When the
army of workers knocked the last
shores from the cradle of the vesse
Miss Ellen Monaghan of Spokane.
Wash., sister of the late Ensign John
It. Monaghan, in whose honor the de
stroyer is named, grasped the bottle
of American champagne, wrapped in
the Stars and Stripes, and crashing
It upon the vessel's bow, exclaimed
In a loud and firm tone: "I christen
thee Monaghan.” Many naval officers
and representatives of the navy de
partment at Washington witnessed
the launching.
The naming of the new destroyer
after the late Ensign John R. Mon
aghan commemorates one of the brav
est acts in the history of the Ameri
can navy. Ensign Monaghan was
Spokane boy. He lost his life In an
engagement with the Samoans near
Apia, Samoa, April 1, 1899, in which
seven members of the Allied fore,
107 Brltilsh and American sailors and
marines lost their lives, three of th
seven being officers. His death was
due to his determination to stand by
his wounded comrade, Lieutenant
Philip V. Lansdale, U. S. N., who
commanded the American detachment
of the fifty-nine men. When last seen
alive he was defending hts wounded
comrade single-handed against
horde of savages.
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♦ HIGH SCHOOL DEVELOP. ♦'
♦ MENT IN GEORGIA 4
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Richmond Academy, Augusta, was
organized In 1783 and is the oldest
high school in the state. The main
part of the present building was
erected in 1800 at a cost of $10,000.
The history of its students Is largely
the history of Augusta. The city of
Augusta now maintains the school
and the funds of the Academy,
amounting to over $6,000 annually,
are used for equipment, Improve
ments, scholarships, as the board may
direct This gives the Academy the
largest improvement fund in the
state and will make this In time the
best equipped high school. Principal
Geo. Butler has reorganised the curri
culum on a five year basts and has
Increased the faculty and equipment.
The military feature Is continued
Few schools have a brighter future.
Tubman Academy for girls is also
well equipped, requiring sixteen units
for graduation and offering twenty
three units, thus allowing large elec
tion. Principal Garrett Is giving the
girls of Augusta splendid high school
advantages. Summerville Academy
was also endowed before the war and
an sufficient funds to meet all ex
penses. Principal Dow is encourag
ing thrift among his pupils by con
ducting a savings bank department.
In eleven months sixty seven pupils
have deposited $340.00, the largest
amount being $26.00, the smallest ac
count being 11 cents. He says it re
quires about an hour's work a week.
It is teaching the pupils thrift and
business methods. I found similar sav
ings departments in the schools of
Europe and in many places in the
North. Some of our other schools
might help their pupils similarly.
Richmond County has for fifty years
been levying a school tax on the
whole county. The contrast between
the schools in this county and those
that look to the state for all the sup
port Is so striking that it is strange
that the rural people in non-local tax
counties will longer permit it. Rich
mond has nine months schools In
•very part of the county. It has a
high priced, skilled superintendent
and supervisors. The school ond
school bouses In one part of the coun
ty are as good as In another, or as in
the city. It is a delight to visit the
schools of Richmond. The high school
work In the rural schools and city
need, however, to be more carefully
correlated and 'thls will be done by
September.
FLYING FLEET AT TAMPA.
Tamps, Fla., Feb. 18.—Several of
the prominent aviators who have been
tilling engagements this winter In the
south a fid in Cuba have arrived In
Tampa to take part In the big avia
tlon meet which is scheduled to begin
tomorrow. The meet will extend over
four days and will form a feature oi
the great census celebration and car
nival that bss been In progress here
for a week.
An attack of the gri pis often fol
lowed by a persistent cough, which
to many proves a great annoyance.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy bas
been extensively used and with good
■access for the relief and core of this
cough. Many cases have been cored
after-all other remedies had failed.
Sold by all dealers.
Last Week of Our February Clearance Sale
With New Features
Michael s
JL JL “the store gooo goods made popular''
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Women’s Knit Underwear
(Main Floor)
Women’s Merode brand wool vests
and tights, the $1 quality for 75c.
Women’s and children’s cotton vests
and pants, the 50c quality for 38c.
Women’s gauze vests 15c, 20c, 25c,
35c and 50c. Extra values.
Domestic Department
81x90 seamless sheets - 68c
36x45 pillow cases - - 15c
18x36 turkish towels - - 9c
18x36 huck towels - - 12c
4 4 Fruit bleaching - - 10c
$1.50 full size white spreads $1.25
First showing of linen huck toweling, embroid
ered and scalloped towels. *
Hosiery Department
25c Ladies’ ribbed hose,fnll fash’ned 21c
35c “ “ “ “ ,4 25c
50c “ cotton “ medium wt. 38c
35c “ “ “ “ “ 28c
25c Boys’ heavy ribbed school hose 21c
25c Misses’ “ “ “ 21c
Infants’ lisle white hose * 15c
Final Clearance of Winter
Ready-to-Wear
Your Last Opportunity to Buy
$27.50 Coat Suits
$25.00 Long Coats For
$25.00 Dresses
$45.00 Coat Suits
$40.00 Long Coats For
$45.00 Dresses
$6.98
$12.98
Clearance Sale of French Underwear
We will make the following reductions on this elegant
French underwear. The assortment is one of the best we
have ever offered our customers:
French Gowns
Chemise - •
$2.39, former price $3.50 and $4.00
89c, former price $1.25 and $1 50
$1.89, former price $2.50 and $3.00
98c, former price $1.50 and $1.75
$2.39, former price $3.50 and $4.00
98c, former price $1.50 and $2.00
$1.39, former price $2.50
“ • $2.39, former price $3 50 and $3.75
EXTRA SPECIAL—About 25 dozen children’s drawers
worth 20c and 25c, clearance price 11c
Corset Covers
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ANNUAL FEBRUARY CLEARANCE SALE OF
LACE CURTAINS AND DRAPERIES
Once each February we have this phenomenal curtain sale, which affords the people of this community the greatest buying
opportunity of the season. No housekeeper should miss this sale. Irish point, cluny, novelty nets
and cable nets in white ivory and and Arabian color, at these tempting prices:
$4.50
25c
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White Goods and Linens
White waistings are in demand now
and we have a beautiful line of patterns
and cloths. We are going to show
some special things Monday,including
flaxons, jacquards, madras and cross
bar muslins at popular prices.
In our linen department we are
shewing new 72-inch linen damask at
$1, $1.25, $1.50 yard. New linen nap
kins to match at 85c, $1, $1 25 dozen.
$6.00 Portieres at
Colored Curtain scrim, entire new line of pat
terns, worth 35c yard
One lot drapery madras, worth 25c, on one
table for choice selecting at..
15c
New Spring Wash Goods
Wc arc showing the most complete line of
wash goods in the city. Below we quote a few
popular cloths.
French and holly batiste, near silk foulards,
Irish linettes, printed flaxons, check flaxons,
bordure batiste, dimity sublime and organdie
de Paris
New Arrivals in Our Silk Section
New foulard silks are shown in a large variety
of colors and designs; the shower-proof kind also.
New floral marquisette, Madame Butterfly mar
quisette, new messalines, new crepe de chenes,
secos in plain and fancies, new Jap wash silks.
New Spring Suits and Dresses
We have never been able to assemble so many
models of exceptional merit so early in the season. -
These garments have been manufactured for
Michael’s exclusively, and careful attention given
every detail of style, material and workmanship.
These garments cannot be duplicated elsewhere
in the city.
Gingham Special for Monday Only
100 pieces, all new patterns, the two-tone
plaids, etc., of zephyr madras, 32 inches wide,
have just arrived. This is the sun-proof kind and
the tub-proof kind. Regular price here and
everywhere 15c. Monday only l2*c.
MICHAEL’S
MICHAEL’S
TIFT COUNTY WELCOMES
THE AGRICULTURAL TRAIN
Tifton, Ga., Feb. 18.—A rousing
South Georgia welcome full of en
thusiasm and cordiality, was waiting
for the edcatlonai special when It roll
ed Into Tifton at 3 o'clock this after
noon. Sylvester’s children bad bid
den the train goodby a few minutes
before with a stirring rendition of
'•Dixie” from several hundred throats.
En route to Tifton the train stopped
in the open country for the Journal
to get a photograph of the company
aboard. And a few miles from that
spot the fun began.
Engineer Thayer had received pri
vate Instructions beforehand and
complied with them by opening the
throat of his big engine arm let It
send Its giant ballooo over the Held.
The signal was caught in Tifton and
within a moment the whistle of every
factory and every mill engine was
tied down to stay tied down until the
train came to a full stop amidst a liv
ing mass t of people. Five thousand
would be a conservative estimate of
the number who met the train here.
Six thousand would probably be near
er correct. For size the Tifton recep
tion will data with that of Fitzger
ald and Moultrie and Gainesville and
Commerce.
One hundred and twenty students
from the Second District Agricultural
college were ther In a body under
charge of J. B. Lewis, Principal K. C.
Moore, assistant, and the other mem
bers of the faculty. The city schools,
700 strong, under Principal A. C. Da
vis, and tbs 14 teachers were also
there In full force. Twenty one of the
28 country schols of Tift county were
represented, several having sent al
most their full enrollment.
The male students of the agricul
tural school let loose some vocifer
ous yells for Georgia when the train
stopped and followed this with anoth
er for Hudson as a compliment to the
popular agricultural commissioner.
J. C. Hale, the big peach grower,
does not seem to be unduly alarmed
about the peach crop, in spite of the
anxiety that many have about the
crop being killed should a heavy froat
come. Mr. Hale says that the crop
has gone through just such dangers
many times before this and while
frost may damage It to some extent,
l> will not be ruined.
THE SECRET OF 1. WATSON'S FEARS MAY
HAVE BEEN VERY ORDINARY INCIDENT
The origin of the sensational scare
at Thompson, the report that Mr.
Watson’s life had been threatened
and that parties were lurking about
his premises, may be discovered to
have a very commonplace foundation.
The Augusta Chronicle, published
near Thomson, has the following at
the latest Intelligence:
Subsequent Information from Thom
son Is to the effect that Mr. Watson
called on the sheriff of McDuffie coun
ty early Thursday night to send a
posse to his house, to capture some
men who were trying to assassinate
him, «nd a search waa made of the
woods around Mr. Watson’s house,
which developed the fact that some
.McDuffie people—It was not learned
how many—were In that neighbor
hood, trying to catch a couple of ne
groes.
It begins to look like Governor Dir,
of New York, will be offered as a
compromise candidate for tbs sen
ate. It seems to be Impossible to
elect anyone so long si Sheehan stays
In the race.
IMPORTANT DECISIONS
EXPECTED NEXT WEEK.
Waahington, D. C., Feb. 18.—After
p recess of four weeks the supreme
court of the United States will meet
again Monday. Marked public Inter
est . Is displayed in the reassembling
of the court, for It Is generally under
stood tbat the highest tribunal Is
about ready to hand down Its decis
ions Iq the Standard Oil, American
Tobacco, Corporation tax.and several
other cases in which issues of tbs'
grei test importance are Involved.
Tom Watson seems to be In grest
fear that some one will take big life
and ie having bis bouse in Thomson
guardsd. The fears or the McDuffie
statesman are no doubt groundless.