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THE MACON
,1 TELLGEAPHi TUESDAY" MORNING, DECEMBER 29, 1908
SOME NEW THOUGHTS
^ ON THE MODERN HOME
MRS. CHARLOTTE P. OILMAN'S
VIEWS ON MOTHERHOOD AND
. .THE SERVANT PROBLEM.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Dee. 23 —
A remarkable i.ddress on "How Do
Home Conditions React on the Fam-
ily ?’* was prevented l>y Mrs. Char
lotte Perkins ailinnii, before the Amer
ican Bod*•logical Society today. 8he
traced the biological, sociological and
economic history of marriage, the
home, the family and In the course
of her remarks made Homo rather un
usual if not startling statements re
lating to motherhood, the modern home,
the Servant question and the relations
of husband and wife. Hero Js one
striking excerpt:
Woman Bears All Burdens.
"The Industrial conditions of tho mod
ern home arc such ns to delay and
often prevent marriuge. Bine* ‘the
home* is supposed to urlso only from
marrlago. It looks ns though tho sit
uation wer# frankly suicidal. So far,
not seeing these things, uv have mere
ly followed bur world-old hubit of
blaming the woman. She used to be
content with these conditions, wn say
—shM 'ought to be now—back to na
ture!. The woman refuses to go back—
tho home refuses to go forward—and
marriage waits. The Initial condition
ofownershlp, even without servitude,
react unfavorably upon the kind of
marriage most desired. A woman slave
is not a wife. The more absolutely
a woman Is her own mistress, in ac
cepting her husband and her life with
him, *the higher Is the grade of love
and companionship open to them.
Agalfl the economic dependence of the
woman miltate* against a true mar
riage. In that the element of the eco
nomic profit degrades and comnier-
clallxm* lovo and so injuren tho family.
It lA&y be said" that the family with
tho male head, can not exist in a pitro
form without Its original -concomitants
of absolute personal ownership and ex
ploitation of woman. When the own
ership la no longer that of true slav
ery, put enter? into tho contract stage,
when marriage become* un economic
relation, then Indeed It la degraded.
Polygamy Is n low form of msrrlage:
but is modern polygamist* huvo held
It at least tends to preclude prostitu
tion.) The higher marriage toward
which we are tending requires a full-
grown woman, no one's property or
servant, self-supporting and proudly
Independent. Huch marriage will find
expression In a very different home.”
Modern Home and Mothorhood.
In the course of her remarks about
the .reaction of modern home condi
tions upon motherhood, Mrs. Oilman
said, in part:
‘‘Ownership of women first Interferes
with tho power of selection so essential
to right motherhood, and arcond enforces
motherhood undeslred. a grave physiology
teal svQ. The ensuant conditions of fe
male servitude Is un Injury In demanding
labor Incompatible with right maternity,
and In lowering the average of heredity
through the arrest of eoclat development
In the mother. It !e not good for tha race
that a majority of Its fcmuls purenta
should be uneklllod labor els, plus a fow
unskilled Idlers.
Rapt Present Home Condition*.
"In 7 poverty the nvofworkod woman
woman dreads inaterlty. and avoids It tf
she can. If she cannot, her unwelcome
and too frequent children are not whnt
Is needed to hulld up our people. In
wealth, tho woman becomes a perpetual
child, greedy and Irresponsible, drends
maternity and avoids it if she rati. Her
children are few and often frail. Neltlic
the condltlona of the poor home nor o.
the rich tend to a Joyous and competent
maternity. In. this one respect the home
under present conditions Is proven an
unfit vehicle for the family. In Itself It
tends to reduce the hlrlhrete. or to lower
the quality of the meet mum roue <
rtrenj and all of them Inherit Hie H.tflL
tlons of a servile or an lnreaponslblo
Owllng to
•ullure. Mn
she an Id. "ever attempts to make provis
ion for child-culture. If the home has
but one room thet room :* a Kitchen; but
few Indeed are they famine* that cun
Wfford a nursery/ Childcare Is wholly
subordinate to kitchen service; the home
la a complicated Inconsistent group of In
dustrie* In which the child must wall for
spar? moments of attention;; which at
tention. when given. Is that of a tired
cook, or worried housekeeper. No
clearer comment can he made on tho
Inadequacy of home conditions to serve
their natural ends than In this major
Instance; they do not promote, but on the
contrary thev prohibit the development of
higher standards of child-culture.
* "To Party Without Children/'
"As to more maintenance of life-our
children die most numerously during the
years of Infancy when they ore most
wholly at home. A a to reproduction, we
have shown tho effect on that; mid ns to
improvement of the human stock does
not keep twice with material prog-
t * We need a wise revision of do-
(nestle conditions In the Int'ucsts «-f the
child. At the ptesent any man who lias
a home to lei. be It room, apartment or
house,- prefers his tenants to be wit limit
children. The home, the birthplace, the
roaring frlacc H not butlt. fitted, nor
managed for the benefit of the children.
"What Is Its further effect upon tho
Individual, and through him on society?
1V» tho common conditions of our time
promote health, ensure peace and com
fort. iced to that higher deiclonment of
the Individual go. essential to socltal prog-
while Ihe home enforces tho conditio
of female servitude our children must n
continue to be bora ©t »r.d reared by
servants.'*
Mrs. Gilman deprecated the effort to
revive tho old-fashioned in d Ok trie# of
the homo, *nd exhibited MU* Int'test
in the teplaremunt of ordinary Msdtk
crrMjgement* with so-called "co-opera
tive nousekclplnt'/' Her summary of
the history of the present day family
from its early beginnings was vivid. "In
It* presrat form," sne said, "it la un In
stitution of confused values, based on
Vital necessity, but heavily encumbered
lojjment. sorno uideaTagne utterly j President's Youngest Dau-
mischievous; showing
. . BBI tha thriving
growth of new and admirable features."
The Man-Ruled Homs.
To tho mun-rukh boms she paid her
wriul respects, declaring it a survival
' the old patrlarchU! form—"* vehicle
of masculine power and prldc—lt was in
deed for long their solo vehicle; it pro-
velopment through tribe and clan, prince
dom and monarchy. Its legal ay stem la
which all personal and property rights
are vested in tho man, and Its physical
expression in the household of servile
women. It is from this porlod that we
derive our popular Impressions that the
family Is the *-nlt of tho state, that the
>nan Is the head of the house, and other
supposedly self-evident propositions."
Her allusion to the general subject of
domestic arrive in its various aspects
was striking:
Wife the Men's Servant.
"The home Is u placo where the
Ing done by her; she is Ids servant. This
condition accompanies marriage, bo It
observed, and precedes maternity. It has
no relation whatever to motherhood. If
there are no children tho wroman -remains
the house servant of the roan. If she
has ninny their caro must not prevent
of sixteen, the man Is able to hire other
women to wait upon him, but lilu wifo la
merely raised to tho position of sort of
‘section boss;' she still manages the ser
vice of the house for him. This woman
service tins no relation to tha family In
the vital sense; It Is a relic of the period
of woman slavery In ths patrlarchlul; It
exhibits not tho evolution of u true
inonoguiny. but mcrdly tho ancient Indus
trial polygamous group shorn down to
one lingering female slave.
"To visualise It lot us reverse thr po-
sit Ion. I.ct us suppose that the condi
tions of homo life required every man
upon marrlago to becuihu his wife's but
ler* footman-cook. every man. all men.
necessarily following tho profession of
domestic servants. This is an abhorent,
an Incredible Idea, no Is the other. That
an entlro sex should bo tho domestic ser
vants of Uia other Is abborent an I In
credible.
Under this same head wo inuv place
altlon 1s simple. The heme must
served by women. If tho wife Is unab'e
to perform the service other women must
be engaged. These mutt not be married
women, for no married man wl*n«.» his
P rivate servant to serve another man.
/hen tho ranchman tnftfrlen tho cook ho
prefers to segregate her In the rojin*
over the stables, to cook for him aline.
Therefore our women servants form nn
endless procession of apprentices, un
trained young persons, learning of tho
housewife mainly her personal prefer
ences and limitations. Therefore is the
grads of household services necessarily
and permanently low; and household
scrvlco iponii* most of the world's feed
ing cleaning nml the enro of children."
Many other aspects of the subject Wo.<
dealt with by Mrs. Gilman In her ex
haustive address. Olio laid great stress
upon what sho believed were tho evil
effects of the economla dependence of
women, one of the chief results of which
she pointed out as "the unatural phe
nomenon of the Idle \ **"
Whose
of the Idle woman. The I
x-relation spurs him to Indus
try. and whoso exceptional power* meet
special reward then nrqyeeds to shower
S ifts and pleasures upon the woman he
ivea. That man shall Iks •* good pro
vider' is frankly held to be hln end ol
tho family dutv. a most ..essential condi
tion of homo Ilf*. This result us we sr
frequently and aadly see. Is the develop
ment of a kind of woman who perform:
no Industrial service, produces nothing,
and consumes everything; and-a kind of
limn who subordinates every aortal and
moral claim to this widely accredited
first duty.' to provide without limit, for
i supposedly ess* m—
tlons. the ownership of women, the ser
vitude of women, and the economic de
pendence of women, with their icnul-
innts. give rise to the visible material
conditions with which we arc familiar.
The predominant concerns of the kitchen
and dining room. Involving the entire
service of the working housewife, rigidly
measure the llmltailons of such families,
while the added freedom of the woman
whose house work Is done vicariously,
seldom tends to a nobler life. Our In
sniiltarv households, om false and sltal
low tests, the low standard of knowledge
In food values and nutrition, the various
prosaic limitations within which w
•net nml reared, are in tho main
eenblo to the arrested *
- woman, owing to the
i-ondttions «>f home life."
USED SPECIAL CAN
10 GET IS NEGRO
Ofocers Went to Homo of Will Allen
'in Bellevue at Three O'clock a. ir
—Wanted for Shooting at Con
ductor.
ghter Makes Debut
Last Night.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.—In the his
toric east room of the whlto house,
beautifully decorated for tho occasion.
President Roosevelt's youngest daughter,
Ethel, tonight made her formal bow to
society. Preceding the danlcng In the
cast room, which, began at 10 o’clock,
Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Roosevelt re
ceived the Invited guests in tho blue
room. Miss Itoosevclt'a gown was of
soft whlto satin trimmed with crystals,
while that of tier mother was of dark
blue satin.
Heldom If over has the cast room pre
sented a more attractive picture. Seat-
a background of green
frume for the beautiful color scheme lav
ishly painted In the renter-of the room
by the handsome gowns of the fair de
butantes present.
Distinguished Company.
The Invited guests numbered about
four hundred, only unmarried members
of the younger set participating In the
dauclng. Among those present were:
Mrs. Wm. 8. Coles and Mrs. Douglas
Robinson, the president's two sisters;
Mr. and Mm. Nicholas Ixmgworth; Mrs.
J. Emlcn Roosevelt, Mrs. Hlmpklns. Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Bacon, Mrs. Chas. A.
Munn, Mrs. Klrhard Wayne Parker and
Mra. Herbert Wadsworth.
Theodors Roosevelt, Jr., who came
Itomo from Connecticut to spend Christ
mas with his parents at tho white house,
remained over to attend the dance.
At midnight, the muala ceased and tho
guests partook of a supper which was
served at small tables arranged along
the lower corridor and rooms leading Into
this corridor.
Dinner In Hanor of Mies Ethel.
Previous to the ball Miss Roosevelt was
the guest of honor at a dinner given by
Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Bacon at
their residence. Covers were laid for
sixty, the whole party going later to the
white house. Mrs. C. A. Munn also en
tertained u large house party, which
later went to the white house.
Mrs. nnd Miss Roosevelt are entertain
ing a house party for the dance, tho pnr-
» . Including Miss Josephine Ofcborn. Miss
lien H. Rogers. Miss Cornelia laindon,
Mins Madeline Borland. Miss Janetta
Alexander, Miss Virginia Murray, Buy-
dam Cutting. Henry Holt, Jr., Barclay
Rut. Randall Clifford, H. Fairfield Os
born, Jr.. Stephen L. Landon, Edmund
Rogers. Munroe Robinson. Robert Potter,
Charles Emory and Norman Armour, ar
rived ul thu white house shortly after
luncheon u,day.
Mlsi Ethel Dignified and Grave.
Miss Ethsl Is a reserved young wo
man. ao dignified and grave that she
could easily pnss for 20 Instead of Just 17.
Sho Iiah been accustomed to meeting
.strangers shire she was a small child,
and sho tuts n poise and self possession
rarely shown In one so young.
Who Is a distinct contrast to her more
famous sister, Alice. She Is quiet and
studious In her tastes uml. 1
father, hns a lovo for leading, which is
one of her strongest characteristics. She
Is fond of drawing and painting, and
sotfie of her woik shows marked talent
She Is clever with her needle, and In this
sho Is mother'* own daughter. Mrs.
Roosevelt has few peers In needlework
and Miss Ethel luts been carefully trained
I nthc old-faith lulled art of plain sewing,
as well as In embroidery and weaving
lace.
Speaks French and German,
She dances well, speaks French nnd
German fluently and Is a water color nr*
t4st or no mean ability und a charming-
ton, liavlng received her education
enough to peneliale her natural ressrv
i grown up In Washington, having
She bu . .
received her education ut the Cathedral
school, and from u resident governess.
Even without her pre-eminence as the
daughter of the chief executive Ethel
Roosevelt would bo a prominent do
tmtnnto In cither Washington or New
York. She Is already taking her place
as u full-fledged young lady “ *
The use of a apodal street car at
three o’oh».k yesterday morning was
one of the Interesting features in tho
w i V*' arrest of Will Allen, a negro, who la
"UtM«• ... charged with shooting nt Conductor O.
crltlium. JSLn w»L{y^»)?TVi"r |,\T «: Crc.lon, <* ,’«r .No, SS, at IhO Bvlle-
dtvlduals. hnad-mimied. public spirited. vu * ,,nc *
democratic, courageous. Just. Intelligent f The alleged shooting occurred Frl-
n • j. , . , day night. A negro btcnmc disorderly
»nd its Ion the car und he was orttvrvHl off by
tSSBHXSiZ I inductor Preston. A few arcond.
maintain In our growing dcnntrmcy tro tl»o negro alighted, there.war the
grade of development the habits of mltnl. | ,V 1 ort of u gun, and simultaneously
the childish limitations «.f in remote a bullet atruck the woodwork of the _
^eminence door directly In Tront of tho conductor wav. a*long’waiting its;. No one can l»e
onm
G»e father through heredity and a sen- J readily aset'rtaln who flit-d the shot. I ..i.^ u « matter of eertnus moment in
->si —- •- ^— •—- the social world. The membership Is no
_ , . ;.r
rH.lon., nlthauith n. 5-t llio whit* houie
entertaining hns been of an Informal
diameter. „ , ,
Ethel has tho deep religious strain of
her mother, and since her early childhood
luia taken a conspicuous part In nil the
activities of St. John’s Church In Wash
ington and tho Episcopalian church in
Oyster Bay. During tho past summer at
a lawn fete nt Oyater Bay. Mis* Ethel
contributed more than fifty article#.
Many of these'were her own work, and
the remainder tho work
She persuaded tho pres
mid to purchase something from every
booth on Uto lawn.
Gay Winter at Capitol.
Tho debut of Miss Roosevelt I
peeled to Introduce a very gay winter
at the capital. Since the marriage of
Mitts Alice Roosevelt to Congressman
Nicholas txmgworth in 1906. the white
house has been voted a dull place by
young people.
There will be three Urge cotillions, to
which nil tho prominent debutantes will
bo Invited, the first being immediate
ly after the new year. Tlds annual ball
is -always n fateful occasion to the girl
In her first season, aa upon her success
there depends Ml her future brllcshlp.
The girl who cun enter society "with all
her bachelor* taken," which is the ac
cepted way of anylug she has a partner
for each of'the three bachelor cotillions,
ts assured of the licst of good times,
while the girl who Is kept watting for a
partner until the music Is about to be
gin will not find her winter a particularly
l appy one. According to general belief
Miss" Roosevelt's "first bachelor" Is al-
roidv promised to a gallant young offl
eer of the army, who scoured himself
the fairest partner of them all quite six
months ago.
Time Honored Institution.
These famous cotillions, be It under
stood. are a time honored institution In
Washington, having been orgnnlxed In
the earnout stains of society by the un
married men of the smartest set (not
merely the smart set) as a means of pay
ing back some of the courtesy of* their
several hostesses of each winter. *• *
men cent subgcrlbe to the bachelors
cept upon Invitation, nnd there la al-
o long walling list Vrt ■»*
d to tho
ul i»e st-en uiui i wiw iuhje<*tj-w —, ». »—•-•••—
Init'oxolble to I mURl ^ ummtmou* In Its gpprpvoL Con-
(myoymie io BWQVirnUy t0 invited or not to be tn-
.and acts |v«w'erfutty to keep hack! The matter was reported, however,
!51 |8B l BSL or ^ , !KLS2!r . " f and v hen Investigation was made hus.
iMrCbETtl "JlSiiiM; " | ''°» ,, ' wn » ,w, « m •**>' «■ "
mo long what they arc? tending t.» self ^nown to the officer*. »»«• *—*»*•*
diligence and excees, to exttavatnnce. to he dlsilalmed g»l knowledge of the
m *ny forms of diseases. affair, but said he could take the oft!-
"■‘♦re eonflnement to u buuse le In eer* to the guilty putty, whom he
numrt » WI I Ali.n.
TfljMTuVy llUndn '- " U furt ""i As Will All.-n-. futli.-r I, , Jir»«ch*r
Owtlnuing
Mth the picture of each ' vl, ° W *'f * *mnti church In
•epemle man striving to maintain what > Bellevue. It was thought probable that
••• "h*» Mttle Island •»! is monnl | he would ho found Ut attendants upon
(wthrr o.-an to d-» hts Im>n| work ! divine worship. 8) tho office re, ac«
w “** lo {ccmpaitlod by the Innocent
for lb
olid. Mrs. Gilman went
condltlona whti-h tend to result
I went to the church. Tho latter bor-
W. higher forme They re-1 that Will Allea would r< cognise him
! g*f*SW llr ** with hi. u«u,l rap on. Wh.n ho took
U^lwCcjgii. ■wrrt.j t .. [ ^Mi. L ^ n( .omeor Utrd
do they affect motherhood-- 1
ipi< to fear that ho hid loot htt
„ _ imtjitMsotv
U free in However, tho
• returned and tc
[tjoajiami> preMt ported that Will Alton era*
i Ivburch. Areotdlngly. the va
tkm hsm the «hiw- **’°wed to root for a day nr In
11 this
iy U-1 night
died
SJSafiMher,
r va ThBf
i • 111t' f 1
WUooei and Bjrrdde*
longer llmlte*» »o the unmarHed men.
but its officer* are. the president at pres
ent being Gist Blair, a son of one of the
bluext o? tho bluo blooiled district faml
Ilea.
Havoc Wrought
(Continued from Pago One.)
The Slaughter. Sale Goes
On at a Rapid Pace
The prices are really wonderful and the greatest money-saving event of
the season. Many lots of fancy goods are sold at half price and less.
General reductions are made throughout the store---on first, second and
— l u. . —1| third floors, i
ut uie auuve
$1.00
Choice Wool
Dress Goods
‘Any piece of Broadcloth, fine, fancy weave, in colors, in
stock that rnnges in price up to $3.50 a yard at the above
price. Choice of any Panama, Serge, Silk
Voile, French Herringbone in colors, all
and any for
Three Other Big Bargains in Fine
Wool Goods
One lot np to G5c a yard, in all colors and in all 'JA-
weaves, at
One lot np to 75c a yard, in colors, and in the Oiy _
best weaves, at -J * v.
One lot up to $1.00 a yard, in the best weaves of PA f
the season, at Jv/L.
A Great Clean Up of Wash Goods
Percales, Flannelettes, Calicoes, Outings, Madras, Gal-
ateas, Ginghams, Cbambrays, Crepe Cloth and French
Ginghams, at—
5c, 7 l-2c, 10c, 12 l-2c, 15c, 19c.
Cents
Dress Goods
This lot ranges in price up to $1.50 a yard,
in colors—Broadcloths, Panamas, Serges,
Herringbone, Silk and Wool, etc., for choice
69 c
White Goods
25e White Madras and sheer plaids and cross bar Lawn,
nnd 25c Linen Lawn, full 36 inches wide, on
'25o and 20c Shirt Madras, in white and Waist Madras....
These are in cords or figures, and 20c French Lawn. and....
Lingerie Cloth and Dotted Swiss—to go in A
20c and 15c White Plaid Lawn for Waists and Dresses/'
15c Pajama Checks, 15c French Lawn, 20c Lingerie Cloth '
and Curtain Swiss—and other nice white A A_ ”
goods at ■ vv"
A Great; Sale of White Linon —
36-inch Linen La.wn, Art Linens, Waist Linens, Cambric
Linens, Irish Linens, Pillow Case Linens, etc., at—
15, 25c, 29c, 39c.
The Union Dry Goods Co. The Union Dry Goods Co.
The distance is nearly sixty miles, but
htte ton'ght communication by rail
between tho two towns -wag re-estab
lished. The llrst small train -over the
line brought a number of Injured, but
tho story that they told of tho disaster
was very confused. Their reports
seem to make tho damago done less
extensive than at first appeared. Sev
eral quarters of the town were de
stroyed and tho magnificent cathedral
of tho Nortnan period was damaged,
the dome having fallen, but some ot
the public buildings aro standing, the
palace of the prefect being untouched.
Center "ef Shock Near Volcano.
PALERMO, Dec. 28.—Reports from
all the towns and villages around Mes
sina state that tremondous damage
has been dono by the earthquake and
the number of victims Is large. The
gravest damage was done to public
buildings and catastrophes nt Florid*.
Noto, Chiaramonto, Vittorla, Paterno,
Tcrranova, Mnrhuiopoll and Naro. At
Mlneo there were a number of shock*.
At Augusta, which once before was
destroyed by nn earthquake, the tidal
wave today wrecked the government
salt works. The prisoners employed
there mutnled, but were eventually
suppressed. .
At Patti the shock was accompanied
by a blinding Hash of light, while so*
rlous havoc was wrought at Barcelona
and ten persons were killed at Cootro-
renle and Montagano.
Prof. Rlcco, director of the Mount
Aetna observatory, says that the cen
ter of the earthquake was near thu
volcano. It is possible that further
shocks will follow thosibof today, but
these are expected to be of m'nor
force.
The Sant* Marla college at All, a
little place between Messina and Ca
tania, was overthrown, several of tho
girl students being burled In tho ruins.
Tho steamer Piemonte, according to
word received here, has arrived at
Mllaxxo with three hundred women
and children and fifty men. who were
Injured «t -Messina. After transferring
the wounded the Piemonte started
back for the stricken city.
Thieves Spread Terror.
There I* no doubt that a large por
tion of Messina has been destroyed.
To add to the terrible effects of the
disaster, th'evo* were *<*>n at worx
setting fires at various points and
stealing everything they could lay
their hands to, even robbing the In
Jured as they lay helpless and the
dead. Stores were broken Into and
great disorder and even tarrorlsm pre
vailed for a time. The nuthorLt'os.
however, promptly took the most strin
gent measures to maintain order And
those who were caught In acts of In
cendiarism and robbery wero severely
dealt with.
^Messina Reports .Thoueands Killed.
ROME. Dec. 28 —The city of Messina
has suffered probably more than any
other place, th* latest Information
com'ng Indirectly from (hat quarter
stating that two-tlitrda of the town
was destroyed and several thoueantT
persons killed. The steamer Washing
ton and Montebello, which were in that
harbor, later proceeded to Catania,
loadsd with Injured, who w%r» so stu
Cathedral Damaged.
CATANIA. Dec. M.—Hundreds of
nU r-n,d by l.rror that th.y un-
S& KuSSTiSS .ST jM: **•»'«• *•««. h *a •>*«*»*!•
midnight they started for the preach
er's parsonage In DeUevue. Mr. Cor*
bett taking a apeclal car and running
It himself. They arrived at the house
•bout 2: It oVUvk. ana up*n being ad.
mltted they found Will Alien In bed
asleep. ||a was a treated and brought
H tha illy In Ike Ar. He Is new
teafintd In Jail.
All« n »4jn kf la tha negro that was
rjretwt from the ear. but declares that
li» di l not fif at the oin.tuctbfw II*
>• that h« U»n a ret
imply saying that It looked aa though
the end of the world had come. Five
steamers left Catania for Mees’na to
assist In removing the injured from
that place who are reported to number
thousands.
At Catania the .naale-stricken pro-
plr. fearing new ihorki. absolutely re
fused to re-enter their houses tnd are
camp'ni an the square* which are
free from water and the -^grounding
a large number of vessels and steam
ers, Including the Austrian steamer
Hilda.
Not only did Catania suffer from the
effect* of a tidal wave, but similar
body of water Inundated the handsome
streets of Messina, which Hank the
harbor, covering them with a thick
layer of mud which rendered more
difficult the succoring of the wounded,
many of whom could be seen lying un
der wreckage. It Is reported that the
villages of Faro and Qarixlrrl, adjoin
ing Messina, have disappeared. The
efforts of the earthquake were aggra
vated by fire through nn explosion of
gas, the flames which swept along sev
eral of the streets adding terror upon
terror.
In Calabria, the region around Mon-
telcono was. most affected. TTea
village of Stefanneona, the. inhabitants
of which number 2.300, waa practically
destroyed. Only five persons were
killed,but many were Injured.
Mgr. Morablto, the bishop of MUeto,
who distinguished himself In the
earthquake of 1803. did valiant work
again today. He rushed Into places
where tha ruin waa greatest, and
brought aid and encouragement to alL
People Abandoned Homs*. ..
Thousands of people abandoned their
tiomes although terrific ra'.n storm
prevailed, and filled the air with la
mentations and prayers. In some places
such os Prlxxo, Cotrone, Santa Seve-
rlna and PIscopIo, the people had the
courage to enter the churches almost
whlle/they were falling, nnd carry out
the saints. They boro these In pro
cession through the open country. In
voking the mercy of God. In the moun
tainous regions inland the population
Ivjs taken refuge In grottoes nnd caves,
where peasants and priests, soldiers
and persons of gentle birth are living
in common.. Their bed is the grpund,
and fires bum to keep off wild-ani
mals. In Albi alone two thousand peo
ple are homeless.
Extraordinary scenes are reported
ot Catania. Fallowing a violent c*rth-
shoek nt 5:20 n. m.. the »«a rose in a
tremendous wave, which wrecked many
smacks. It then suddenly retired from
the shore and returned as quickly,
causing further great damage and
wreckage. Awakened by the shock the
Inhabitants fled panic-stricken from
their homes Into thd streets and
squares. Processions were organized,
and soon all the churches ‘were filled
with weeping crowds Implor ng divine
mercy. Cardinal Nava, archbishop of
Catania, exhorted the people to be
calm. He promised that the body of
St. Agatha should be carried round In
procession. St. Agatha |s regarded as
the special deliverer from all scourges,
and according to history the P'ouq In
habitants of Catania, diverted the
course of the luva stream In 1869.
when a fearful eruption of Mount
Aetna, took place, by extending tha
veil of 8t. Agatha towards It. thu*
saving the c'ty. a* the lava was turned
aside near the Benedictine monastery
and descended Into the sea.
Tragic Events.
While the number of deaths at that
place I* not believed now to be large,
there were several tragic occurrences.
Among the children swept away by the
tidal wave was a boy 18 months old.
whA was tom from the arms of h!»
mother. The mother, too, wit over
come bv the force of the water and
lost consciousness, but her body era*
caught by a ra ting and remained there
until she was rescued.
Midnight reports state thet Reggio,
thr capital of the province of Reggl«> dl
Calabria, rtght miles from Messina on
as killed. Tho shock created great
alarm and notwithstanding the down
pour, of rain tho whole population re
mained in the streets throughout tho
day and marched In religious proces-
sion.,
Pope Distressed.
The pope was greatly distressed at
hearing of the scourge that had ar-
fllcted the loyal population iu the
south. He could hardly credit the
truth of the dispatches describing tho
devastation <and fatalities as ten times
greater than In 1905.
After kneeling fervently In prayer,hls
holiness arose and said, ns he said
three years ago: That he felt his place
was amidst his suffering children. It
wrga his firm intention to order that
Instructions be given for beginning the
Journey, but his phys'eians and those
In attendance upon him Insisted that
It would be Impossible for him to un
dertake such a fatiguing expedition In
the present condition of his health.
At midnight a regiment of soldiers
left here for Calabria.
flying squadron composed of tho
battleships Vittorio Emanuele, Rcgine
Elena and Napoli, has been ordered to
proceed to Messina. The squadron will
arrive there on Tuesday morning, to
gether with steamers of the Italian
Navigation Company, carrying sup
plies and troops. The troops will be
sent to various points to keep down
lawlessness. Signor Bertollnl, the min
ister of. public works, left hero-tonight
for the south, where he will represen»
the government.
Another regiment of Infantry and
several companies of engineers all left
tonight for the south. Altogether 3,000
troops have been sent southward from
this city In the past eighteen hours,
while from other military ports about
15,000 men arc now on their way to
Calabria nnd Sicily.
STRAYRR.
The funeral services of Nina Clair,
tho little 18 months old girl of Mr. nnd
Mrs. Honco G. Strayer, took place from
the, family residence at 2:30 o’clock yes
terday afternoon, and the remains Sere
followed to Oak Ridge cemetery by a
large concourse of sorrowing friends nnd
relatives where the interment was made.
hivi, who pxssod-ewuy Sunday afternoon
were held yesterday nfternoon at 2:30
•'clock at Bethel Chapel, Rev.
Cottum Is survived by n husband nnd lit
tle son and her parents. Mr. and Mr*.
Tidwell, and a large host of friends.
F >
Hundred Best* 8 nV
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attd 4 J gieat U.
Blue Point Oysters on half
shell. Daniel & Blasingamc.
Phone 463.
th# opposti
th# asm#
reports ha'
In th** lad
I .t
Messina, bu
MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE
Mrs. Morris Messalowskt. of Albany,
Ga.. Is vtsiting Mrs. A. L. Mack.
Mr. lfrrnUw. New bunks hes returned
to Atlanta after spending a few days In
Macon With friends.
Mr. Grady Miller, of Atlanta, is spend
ing the week In Macon wiUi Mr. Holland
Brown In Vlnevlllc.
Major and Mrs. J. O. Vamadoe.
Valdosta, are spending a few days In
Macon with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Jamc? M. Brookes, of
Chicago, are expected In Macon this week
to visit Mr. and Mrs. !.. T. Stallings.
Mr. Harry Brice has returned to At
lanta after spending the week-end In
Macon with ret#lives.
Miss Ruby ?teOort;1e. of Atlanta. Is ex-
pet-led down today to virlt her aunt. Mrs.
\v II. Htoan. on Arlington Ptnrc.
Miss Paulin* Ntvhet. of Ml ' -dscvllle.
I* th# guest of MU* Ruth White on
\VA»h!njpae aveatic.
Mr. Il'>«« Chambers h*i returned from
spirit and body.
delightful house party being entertained
by Mr. and Mrs. John' Ward, until tho
second of January.
Dr. It. E. Douglas, Rr.- N.'M. Stapler
nd Mr. Louis E. Pellew constitute a
ongonlal hunting party whcr-arc spend-"
Ing several days this week at Stevens
Pottery. «•
Mr. W. C. Morrill, formerly of this
the traveling Alabama representative ■ of——
a well known fertilizer firm.
Tho many Macon friends of • Mis*' - *'
Nymphla Brookes are delighted that sho
lias sufficiently recovered' from her HM" 1 /
ness of several weeks as to be able to
return from Columbus the*latter part of*
this week.
Ir. B. S. Walker,- of Monroo, after" '"
spending Chrtetmns with Mr. and Mrs. '
Frank Harrold In Amerlous; stopped'In rT< *^'
Macon en route home for a brief stay
with Mr. and Mr*. B. S.'-WalkerrJr.vnt •
their home on High streets
| Vera, the Medium |
At the Grand £
V By J. H. M. x
Eleanor Robson, In "Vera, the Medi
um," Richard Harding Davis’, iww play.-:
scored a distinct success at the Grand
last night, the audience- enthusiastically
and repeatedly calling and recalling her
and the members of tho exoallent-'cast-’
before the curtains in tho expression of
Us delight* The play Itself 4» cost-along--
entirely original and novel lines and is
so smartly and strongly put together
from beginning to end.
The plot has no prototype in notion,'
but is a page taken from stransc but
actual occurrences In mod. rn life,
weak old man—a multi-millionaire—Is
brought under the Influence of spiritual
istic mediums by a number of conspira
tors plating to obtain possession of his'
wealth and is on the point of disinher
iting Id* niece. "Vera,” a noble-hearted
but unfortunate girl, is used as the tool
for tho purpose# She ts made to believe
that it Is for a righteous purpose and sho
conjures up tefore tho old man the spirit
of his dead sister who bids him disinherit
her own child. When "Vera" Is unde
ceived und made to realise tho wrong she
has done by tho young district attorney
who hud befriended her, sho denounces
herself for a cheat, repairs the wrong and
Invokes punishment for herself.
Each act of the play ends with a thrill
ing and touching climax until when tho
broken-hearted girl that sb*' ha:
played a nofcls nart and wins her conecn
to entrust her future to him.
The rolo of "Vera” g:vcs Miss Rohaci
tho widest and most versatile scop* foi
her fine and Intense emotional power
nnd Invents her with nn interest an*
fascination which attracts to every mom
•nd movement while on tho stage. Bu
the merit of the play and of its per
to tho life, und each member <
pony fits tho character foi
she Is cart like a glove.
ho
nfirmed awing
•re. at Tun<pa
CtirMi
F.w,
ilm.pt •»
o ph n. ffses!) left r* •
for C il k (or u .M.Journ
Is* week They rs-
•> u *i .,ivvei in u,ti.
This marked feature of the production
oeglns with the introduction of the threo
reporters who talk mart n<; like in« r.-nt
thin# which nerhspe is not so -aring©
In view of the j.« wtpaper training of
tho author. But this realism pervades
the other characters nnd ••-■u-h scene
throughout, rising to «■. Climax In the
spituallrtlc sesnee which was a-.J
awc(:i«p!rlng tn the last decree.
William Cnurtledxe. as "
tfoj. ,
"‘rand Jamison, as
the typical Iv.vycr;
"Prof, rani Vanns/*
spirit sal l«lle fraud.
tO#M ran Adecco- man
sarctlm • inn 9s?idti
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