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MEETS MTU:
FIFTEEN INJURED:
Blockton Accommodation
Wrecked in Yards at
Johnson.
Birmingham. Ala., Aug. 23.—The
Blockton accommodation on the Louis
vllle and Nashville, en route to Blr
mlngham, 1vas derailed at Johnson, 28
miles out, today, the two rear coaches
leaving the track. Jim Smith, a negro
porter, who waa standing alongside the
track, was caught by the overturning
coaches and crushed to death.
Fifteen passengers were Injured and
brought to St. Vincents hospital
treatment. They will recover. The
cause of the derailment Is not known.
The track was soon cleared.
The dead:
JAMBS SMITH, colored porter.
The injured are: Mrs. Perry Tate, of
W'yhim, bruised on the.head; Miss
Bessie White, cut on the arm; W. A,
Kirkpatrick, hand bruised; Miss Lulle
Pardo, elbow sprained; Mrs. R. E. Gray,
sprained arm; Mrs. E. J. Crandall,
bruised on side of head; E. J. Crandall,
broken fingers; Mrs. M. McBride, arm
and head bruised; Mrs. Sarah Kennedy,
head bruised; J. R. Kennedy, broken
fingers; Mrs. Hlllbrldge, bruised on
head; L. J. Webber, several .teeth
knocked out; Mrs. Gafiaher, of Besse
mer, badly bruised bud Internally In
jured.
THINK THEY HAVE
HOLD-UP GANG
In the arrest of three negroes by
Plain Clothes Officer Lockhart and Call
Officer Bentley, the police think they
have captured at least part of a gang
here for nearly two months. This bant
was made up of delivery wagon drivers
and their accomplices. The former
stole stuff and the latter disposed of It.
Edward Atkin, Henry Webb and
Goodwin Thomas wer arraigned In the
recorder’s court Friday. The first two
were employed by the Kirkpatrick
Hardware Company and the other by
the Beck & Gregg Hardware Company.
The testimony showed that they had
taken a case of shoe nails and a set of
tools and sold them. Several witnesses
supported this and all the men were
bound over In 3600 bond.
SOCIETY 1
PASSING OF THE WOMAN’8 CLUB,
“The club of literary and social
pleasures of men and women will be
the woman's club of the future." This
Is the rather startling prophecy of the
secretary of the Maryland State Fed
■ration of Women’s Piubs,' who, more
over, declares that the era of woman's
clubs, as they are now constituted,
nearing Its end. "In small towns where
the power of eucji clubs Is Just begin
ning, this Is not evident but In the
large cities everywhere reports show
that the woman’s club of old Is pass
lng."
It was only fifteen years ago that
the woman's club became a recognized
possibility. It probably grew directly
from the need of public
reforms and
developed at once Into an organization
devoted to public Improvements. The
principal aim of the first woman's
club was not to secure a place In
w'hlch women might meet each other
for the sake of social converse, or to
read the papers or even to be alone,
as Is the case with men's clubs, but a
place In which questions of vital In
terest could be discussed, and where
plans for Improving existing conditions
and doing certain necessary things
that men had no time to consider, could
be made.
The child labor law was passed
medical Inspection In the schools hai
Its Inception there, and Interest Jn
home economics, In traveling libraries.
In the tuberculosis movement. In civic
Improvement, and many other public
reforms dependent upon concerted ac
tion were the Inspiration of the
woman's club.
It has been the propagator of many
Ideas that tended to Improve the con
ditions of life for women and chil
dren.
Now reaction has set In.
Perhaps women have wearied of set
ting a good example, perhaps they do
not feel the necessity of clinging to
tradition as men do, perhaps they are
more Individual than men are, and
hence can no longer put up with the-
amount of herding together which is
necessary to make a woman's club, or
Indeed a club of any sort, a success. At
all events, the woman's clubs that bid
fair |p outlive their contemporaries are
those In which men have been admitted
to membership, and the social elsment
predominates over the Improvement,
methods element.
Women have none of the club In,
stlnct that men have. When they
want to sit around and talk they give
teas In their own homes. When they
fead they like the comfort of their own
library, or a couch and dressing gown
hi their own bedrooms. They have no
such bond as tobacco to hold them to
gether for hour after hour of good fel
lowship, and card playing they consider
* sort of home product and not In
olgenous to club soil.
To make a woman's club thoroughly
Interesting to moat women, therefore,
the Introduction of a masculine element
has become almost compulsory. Even
the most conservative women's clubs
»re constantly Introducing special fea,
tures. to which men may be admitted
without Impropriety, and the strictest
regulations that have formerly obtained
are strained at the breaking point for
the purpose of helping out certain so
cial features of the club by the Intro
duction of black coats.
CALLY RYLAND.
Committee Repre
senting Every Section
Will Make Call.
New York, Aug. 23.—To force offl
clals of the Western Union Telegraph
Company and Pdstaj Telegraph Com,
pany to show their hands, a committee
representing every section of this coun
try will be appointed by the strlklnc
telegraphers to confer with heads oil
the two companies.
President Small, of the Telegraphers'
Union, decided upon this move when he
was told that the officials had declared
they would not confer with the open
ators for the reason there was no one
to confer with. Should the officials
stand firm In their decision not to treat
with the strikers, the strike will be
carried on more fiercely than ever.
Postal’s Concession.
According to G. M. Henderson, a for,
mer Postal employee, the companies
have already made a decided conces
sion to the men. Henderson applied
for reappointment and was told the
company had decided to abolish the
bonus system, which Is 1 cent per mes
sage after a day's Work, and establish
a straight salary schedule for all "over
time” wires. This guarantees an op
erator 3100 a month, and Is what the
strikers have been working for.
Funds are being collected by the
strikers, and their new weekly paper,
Fair Play, will make Its first appear
ance tomorrow. The first hundred cop
ies will be sold at auction In City Hall
Park tomorrow. It was reported yes
terday that Charles F. Murphy, by re
quest of the Tammany executive com
mittee. had subscribed 38,000 to the
strike fund.
$1 From Each O. R. T.
A communication from L. W. Quick,
grand secretary and treasurer of the
Order of Railroad Telegraphers, was
read to the strikers. It was an official
call for a contribution of 31 from every
working railroad telegrapher for the
benefit of the striking operators. The
order has between 30,000 and 40,000
working members, and a generous re,
sponse Is assured.
Acting on a suggestion made by
United States Commissioner of Labor
Neill, piling are being made today by
the strike leaders to send a delegation
to visit President Roosevelt, at Oyster
INy. and ask him to help them In hav
ing their strike settled. The men are
confident that the chief executive will
do all In his power to help their cause.
Chicago, Aug. 23.—uit Is time that
the rulers of the nation step In and
Hive these men Justice. It Is time that
,he conscience of the nattqn awoke and
rallied to their relief." This most star
tling utterance from an authoritative
raphers' strike was delivered by Presl
dent II. N. Sager, of the Chicago Board
of Trade. Mr. Sager added
lie of the Intellectual caliber that these
t elegraphers present is convinced that
It Is being wronged, and conditions
arise such as the strikers say exist, I
say It is time for the rulers of the na
tion to net."
COMPLIMENTARY TO MISS KING.
Mrs. Frank Atlee, at Chattanooga,
entertained with an Informal tea
Thursday afternoon In honor of
her guest. Miss Kate King, of
Atlanta. Nasturtiums and ferns were
used to decorate the handsome Oak
street home of the hostess. Mrs. Atlee
and Miss King were assisted In recelv-
ing by Mrs. Moses, of Knoxville, mother
Atlee, and Mrs. T. O. Trotter,
l, Chattanooga. The guests were a
*arg» number of young matrons and
young lad lea
LOCAL TELEGRAPHER8
WILL GIVE A BENEFIT
According to statements made by
representatives of the local telegraph
strikers, the strike eltuatlon remains
unchanged with no Important new de
velopments. i
The telegraph companies, say the
strikers, are coming out with bluffs re
porting that operators at other points
are going back to work. This Is done,
they claim, In the effort to get os many
of the men ae possible to go back to
work. The operators deny that any of
the strikers have gone bock to the
companies and they base their denial
upon dally reports which they are re
ceiving from other points.
Many of the local operators are leav
ing town to accept positions as railroad
telegraph operators and In othsr lines
of business, and It Is claimed by the
operators that If the strike should be
settled eoon there would be a lack of
euflldent men to fill all the positions.
The operators have closed a deal for
the Casino at Ponce DeLeon Friday
night of next week and the Wills Com
edy Company will give a performance
for the benefit of the strikers In At
lanta. '
Friday night at 7:30 o’clock Dr. C. A.
Ridley will deliver on address to the
operators and the members of the Ty
pographical Union In the telegraphers'
hall on Viaduct Place.
A check for 31,000 on the Insurance
policy of her husband was received
Thursday by Mrs. H. M. Killian, widow
of H. M. Killian, a telegraph operator
who died a short while ago.
HOUSE MEN NEED
COME TO ATLANTA
Citizens Meet to Plan Invi
tation to National
Party.
A meeting of a number of prominent
citizens of Atlanta Is being held Frl
day afternoon In the office of Walter
G. Cooper, secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce, 608 Empire building, for
the purpose of discussing the proposl
tlon to Invite the national prohibition
convention to hold Its meeting In At
lanta next summer, when it meets to
nominate a candidate for president bf
the United States.
Among those who are attending the
meeting are: H. Y. McCord, Walter G.
Cooper, Rev. M. J. Cofer. Charles D.
Barker, Jacob Patterson, Dr. A. C.
Ward and others.
Charles D. Barker, editor of The
Southern Star, received a letter from
the secretary of the national convention
nt Chicago Friday, In which he stated,
that the convention Is anxious to meet
In Atlanta, and that he thinks It prob
able It can be secured.
The national prohibition committee,
of which Charles R. Jones, of Chicago,
Is chairman, and which has charge of
the selection of a place of meeting,
will meet In Chicago In a short while
for this purpAse, and It Is probable that
at the meeting Friday afternoon'a com
mittee may be appointed to attend this
meeting In Chicago and urge the se
lection of Atlanta os the meeting place.
Chairman Jones has stated to Mr.
Barker that he Is in favor of meeting
In Atlanta, and will be In the city In
a short while for the purpose of talk
ing over the matter with Atlanta citi
zens. , i
Should Atlanta be selected by the
convention aa the place of meeting, It
will mean the gathering here of nearly
20.000 people from all sections of the
country.
GOVERNOR'S VETO
(ILLS TWO BILLS
Davison and Guyton
tliors of Vetoed Meas-
Au-
ures.
Out of more than a hundred bills
sent to him, Governor Smith has vetoed
two.
One was the bill of Mr. Davison, of
Greene, making the president of the
board of trustees of the state normal
school an ex-offlelo member of the
board of trustees of the University of
Georgia.
During his campaign Governor Smith
advocated the complete separation of
the university and Its branches, and
keeping their matters from conflicting
In any way. Aa this measure contem
plated In some part the very thing Ife
opposed, that was his reason for not
approving it.
The other vetoed measure was one
by Mr. Guyton, of Effingham, adding
the Effingham County Bank qt Guyton
Inasmuch as the authority to name the
banks for state depoelts le vested solely
In the governor.
Mr. Guyton made the error of ape
dfically naming the bank In which the
~ -posits were to be made.
Friday le the final day for the gov,
emor to approve or disapprove bills
and resolutions passed by the general
assembly. The clerk of the house and
his corps of assistants completed tne
work of enrollment Thursday evening,
HUIA Ui CIIIUltmvili tiiuioua/ ctciiiuks
and Over a hundred bills were carried
Into the governor's office for signing
Friday morning.
As It Is his purpose to know exactly
the provisions of a bill, whether local
or general, before affixing hie name,
the magnitude of the task to be com
pleted may be understood.
,y bill which Is not acted on by
him becoi
omes Inoperative.
BREWER IN LEAD
IN STATE. PRIMARY
Has Probably Received the
Nomination for Gov-
Washlngton, D. C„ Aug. 28.—District
Attorney Baker today ordered the ar
rest of Chesley & Spence, Wade A
Hedges, Allison C. Jenkins, Frank
Kane, stock brokers, for violation of
the statute making It an offense to set
up gaming tables within the District of
Columbia. The brokerage firms are al
leged to have been operating "bucket
shop*” and as such are said to come
within the provisions of tbe statute.
“Every man connected with the bus
iness," said the district attorney today,
"will be arrested. We are determined
to have a clean city. If we prosecute
handbookmen, why not go after tbe
men higher up. A wave of reforrq will
be Instituted and those who demand
that the nation's capital City shall be
a clean city will get It."
SHERIFF GILL
FEARS LYNCHING
Alexandria, Va., Aug. 21.—Bo Intense
Is the
feeling at Chester, Chesterfield
county, Va, against tbe negro William
county, va, Bgamgl in> m-gm n imam
IlaVrls, charged with attempted as
sault upon Mlsa Lena Rowland, that
Sheriff William C. Gill stated before
leaving with Harris that they dared not
take the negru to Chesterfield county.
Jackjon, Miss., Aug. 23.—A long dis
tance message from Mr. Brewer, at 11
o'clock today, says that according to hla
figures he has a majority of 2,400 for
governor In 64 counties, with 24 more
counties to hear from.
W. C. Moore Is elected sheriff over
C. L. Guna by 60; T. G. Rayner,
At 12 o'clock, (2 counties heard from
give Brewer 2,700 majority. Sixteen
counties are yet to be heard from.
Returns for the other offices are dom
ing In slowly.
NEGRO ASSAULTED
• 5-YEAR OLD GIRL
New York. Aug. 21.—Little Amy Vra.
man. aged 8, weak and groaning In
the arms of her mother. Mrs. Frank
F. Vraman. waa taken to the Harlem
court today as complainant against
Carlo Malango, a bootblack, 80 years
old. charged with assaulting the child.
Yesterday
little Amy complained of
feeling III and a physician was sum
moned. Ills examination showed that
■he had been horribly maltreated, and
she finally overcame her terror and
told what had happened. Malango was
held In 16,000 ball for examination on
Monday.
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Davi&on-Paxon-Stokes Co. Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co.
Prominent Among the Offerings for Saturday
Fifty Splendid $5.00 Skirts
In This Remarkable Sale at $2.00
The reduction of summer stocks, and tbe opportunities to secure, at profitable savings, tbe
very goods for which there is immediate demand, proves conclusively each day, by evidence, the
great advantage of coming here while this sale is in progress.
For Saturday more remarkable offerings appear, in every section; and among them, not least
in importance, is the news first announced.
$2.00 For Skirts, Worth Regularly• $5.00
This is a collection of brand-new Skirts, in best of styles; a variety that will especially inter
est women who care for novelty effects, stripes, checks and plaids, for of these there is an ex
cellent showing. The Skirts are stylishly pleated and finished with two bias folds. The materials
are Panama and Worsted, not too heavy, just right, in a great range of fashionable mixtures, in
cluding grays, tans and blues—some are in cream grounds with hair-line stripes.
A remarkable purchase brings them here so much under price, just in good time, for this sale.
Skirts of $5 value; all Bizes; at $2 each.
Women 9 s Dainty Night
Dresses of Nainsook
$1.15Each; Value $1.50
Notwithstanding their excellent value at $1.50,
these garments, fine in the materials and beautiful
in the designs and making, are now offered at $1.15.
There are eighteen different styles, every one
new and effective. The trimmings, very dainty and
pleasing, are applied with rare good taste. Night
Dresses of equal beauty, in such variety, have not
been offered here this season for so little.
Yet these are only a part of the economy attrac
tions apparent in the Muslin Underwear store. This
occasion makes large savings possible in the prico
of many other lines as well. For instance:
$1 Chemise and Drawers
Now 59c
A collection of Chemise and Drawers of Nain
sook, in a dozen or more styles and all very effect
ively trimmed. This includes regular $1 garments, nt
almost half price, 59c.
Napkins at $1.39 Dozen
Formerly $1.75
Housekeepers, with an eye to economy, can save
money here now on the Linens they need. This
August event has brought down the prices on some
of the best Linens we own. Damask by the yard,
separate Cloths and Sets, as well as Napkins.
Paying $1.39 for a dozen usual $1.75 Napkins.
Does that interost youf They are pure linen—in
deed, a fine, serviceable grade of heavy damask Nap
kins, size 22 by 22 inches.
Bleached Turkish Towels
121c Each; Worth 20c
As with Table Linens , also with Towels and
Bedding—particularly Towels, as this item will show;
These heavy Turkish Towels, absorbent and
durable, not small and skimpy, but a good, large size
—20 by 40 inches. Instead of 20o, their true value,
the price is 12 l-2c each.
Taffeta Ribbons, l9c Yard
Actually 40c Ribbons, though here in previous
sales at 25c. Soft, rich Taffeta and Louisine, 5 inches
wide, in light blue, red, white, green, pink and other
shades, 19c yard.
50c Linen Belts at 29c Ea.
By the same token of economy, manifested so
distinctly in the lower pricing of jumraer goods in
all sections of the store, is the opportunity to save
on little accessories of dress, Belts a good example.
Women’s, white Linen Bolts with stylish pearl
buckles; neat tailor-made effects; worked eyelets;
slightly marked with dust but washable; Belts wo
sell regularly at 50c each; now at 29c.
Stylish White Lace Hose
27c a. Pair
These Hose, for women, light and cool in a su
perior grade of lisle, are very effective in openwork
patterns—both all-over and ankle designs. In white
they of course "go” well with white shoes. It’s a
treat to get these for 27e a pair. Ordinarily they
sell for more money.
And the Hosiery stock, women’s and children’s,
is just filled with opportunities to save. Not only the
inexpensive and popular priced grades, but among
the finer novelty Hosiery ns well.
This Offering Saturday
of Women 9 s 50c Vests
At 15c Each
Naturally, as the price would indicate, we re
gard this as one of the most remarkable offerings
this summer reduction sale hns brought.
Women’s" regular 50e Vests—just a few 35c and
25c Vests—at 15c each.
There are sheer white lisle Vests—a few black,
a few pink; lace trimmed Vests, some rather elab
orate with crochet yoke—others more dainty and
of splendid qnality, with narrow crochet and silk
ribbon tape. A counterful of them, some slightly
soiled, selected here and there from the stock and re
duced to 15c each.
Womens 25c Neckwear
At 10c
Always distinctive, the Neckwear we sell is
desirable, no matter the price. But very ordinary
Neckwear would be rather unusual at the low prico
of this.
10c for embroidered Collars and dainty Stocks
with tabs, cool and attractive in light washable ma
terials; good variety—good styles; reduced from 25c.
Women 9 s $1 Knit Pants
In This Sale at 5 9c
Comfortable, serviceable, thin mercerized Pants,
fancily knit, cut full and finished with lace. Sold
regularly nt $1; here now at 59c pair.
Men’s Nainsook Drawers
50c Quality, 25c Pair
Half price for men’s featherweight, check Nain-
«ook Drawers—splendidly made garments, cool and
serviceable, with elastic seams. Mostly small sizes;
00c values at 25c pair.
Davison-Paxon-Stokes Co.,
SALVATION ARMY
FINDS A RIVAL
Two rival Salvation Armies, both of
which claim to be working to the same
end—serve God and fight fhe devil—
but which do no*, have for each other
the most friendly feeling in the world,
are now camped hi Atlanta.
The new army arrived In Atlanta
several days ago. It Is known as the
American Salvation Army and Is com
manded by Adjntant S. B. Williams,
with headquarters at 110 Walton street
This army is In no way connected with
the other Salvation Army which hae
been In Atlanta for nearly a quarter of
a century.
Adjutant WiUlame states that In
coming to Atlanta he does not Intend
to antagonise the other army, but will
strive to do the same work that It Is
doing In (be earing of soula and tbe
uplifting of humanity.
The officers of the other army think
otherwise. They intimate that the new
army has come to Atlanta to live on
tbe reputation of the other, and assert
that In several In-tances It has con
traded debu which the regular arm;
Ita reputation.
lied to pay to
In the meantlrr
going right along