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• A JL&- 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 ' - . «nV O' , l i 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 If. ./■•"‘I;