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ROOSEIELT MEN NAME DLLF GATES' Georgia nlsurgent Convention' Instructs Its Appointees to Contest Taft Men. Thp ■•lnsurgent” Roosevelt Republi can convention for GeorgiA met in the ha.ll of the house of representatives in the state capitol this afternoon. The delegates-at-large, ail, of course, instructed for Roosevelt, named were: W. J. Tilson, Atlanta; H. A. Rucker (colored). Atlanta; A. Graves (colored), Atlanta; F. N. Brinson (colored), At lanta; Judge H. J. Hall, Blue Ridge; Bishop R. S. Williams (colored), Au- Susta; B. S. Havens, Thomasville; G. W. Brown. Fitzgerald. One hundred and twenty-two dele gates answered to their names, repre senting every congressional district in the state. Over 100 of the delegates were negroes. The convention was organized tem porarily under the chairmanship of for mer State Senator J. L. Weaver of the Forty-first district. Mr. Weaver de livered a short address, in which he stated frankly that the purpose, of the convention was entirely to elect eight delegates-at-large to the national Re publican convention In Chicago, the ' delegates to have one-half a vote each, I and to contest the right of the formerly elected delegation to sit. Pending the report of a committee on credentials, numerous speeches were delivered by various delegates from throughout the state, all attuned to the vociferous praise and approval of Colo nel Roosevelt. Judson C. Lyons, former registrar of the treasury of the United States, was elected permanent chairman. He deliv ered a rousing address, and brought the convention to a high state of enthu siasm. In the matter of choosing national delegates, the convention authorized the appointment of a committee of five to bring in the names of persons fit and proper fol* these positions. lowa Instructs Its Votes For Clark BURLINGTON. IOWA, May 17. Thirty-two lowa, Democrats will go to Baltimore in June to cast the 26 votes of the state for Champ Clark for tlie presidential nomination. Although Wil son. Bryan and Harmon forces com bined to oppose Clark instructions, the unit rule was adopted and the delega tion pledged. Champ Clark’s son, Ben nett Clark, attended the convention. SENATE PASSES BILL FOR .JULY 1 REPORTS ON COTTON ACREAGE WASHINGTON, May 17.—The sen ate today passed a bill directing the bureau of statistics, department of ag riculture. to issue a report on or about July 1 of each year, showing by states and in total the number of acres of cotton in cultivation in the United States; also to each year immediately following publication of the ginning re ports of the census bureau of Decem ber 1. issue an estimate of the total production of cotton in the United States for the current crop year. The measure is ana mended form of a similar bill passed by the house. I N ® ZIQ JI HI A certain New York im- B porting Woolen House m Hg (restricted hy contract I B from publishing their ■ name ) has closed out to me gl B their entire stock of I IMPORTED WOOLENS g I AT 50c ON THE DOLLAR I j Because I take every yard I • they have off their hands, g Therefore, I am offering I K the public, while they last, g j an imported line of Woo] g I ens that are actually sold W S by other merchant tailors S |at $40.00, $50.00 and B H $60.00, for (JJ |s20 D °l FORDON THE TAILOR 8-10 N. Pryor Street, Kimball House. 5 Auburn Ave., Near Peachtree St. U. C. T. Laws to Make Life One Sweet Song A LA QUAKER DINNER TONIGHT JBWSWlßjggyy I *to.Ta, - to/to « k totoH Klar NX -jbK fOSIkMvy \ 'anJ -w# ■ \ ' \ \ w. sms ’BKI *** ■ \ They’ll Talk When the Spirit Moves Them at Dinner in the Piedmont Tonight. The Georgia-Florida council of the United Commercial Travelers, in ses sion now at the Piedmont hotel, will have a banquet tonight. So far as appearances go. it will be the usual banquet. There will be white table linen, silver looking silver, china plates and ebony colored waiters. Con somme will be served first and demi tasse last. In between will be a good many more conventionals, such as filet de mignon, spuds au gratin and a few more well known American creations with French entitlements. But it will not be the usual banquet, say the U. C. T.’s, because — Firstly, there will be no speeches— that is, there will be none of this “we have with us” line of oratory. Nobody will be asked to say a word or so about this or that, and when a speaker does get to his feet he will have nothing short of the wide, wide world to roam in.- Calculating that there is no true eloquence unless it comes direct from the heart, the U. C. T.’s are going to hold a. Quaker meeting. Whenever the spirit strikes a brother he can rise and speak on any topic from the Icebergs in the northern’lane to the flies of Kam chatka. There will be a large attendance, and larger doings, it Is predicted. New Laws Urged to Protect Travelers. Pressure of business upon the con vention has made necessary the post ponement of several very Important measures. And the drummers are very regretful. The business sessions are held behind locked doors, but a trust worthy member gave the reporter most valuable information. He said it was proposed that a rule be passed requiring hotel keepers to bar horseflies from sleeping rooms be tween the hours of 1 and 6 a. m. These hours, say the travelers, are those when sleep is sweetest and most necessary, and tlie presence of a horsefly in the room becomes just a little annoying. Being thoroughly acquainted with this species of hotel pest, the drummers wouldn't think of placing him entirely under the ban. They merely urge a small restriction. His total absence would make tile road not seem the same, w hich would be a calamity more or less. Old Egg Question Is Now Out of Date. It Is practically agreed by the con vention that a committee will he ap pointed to go before the legislatures of the several states for the purpose of abolishing, if possible, the phrase How'll you have your e’ggs?” accord ing to the same member, who said he always helped the press get its facts straight. This was eminently proper and doc trinal in the days when hens use to lay eggs, but in this latter day when eggs, along with other modernities, have be come twentieth centurized, they should be placed on the bill of fare. Besides, the phrase has become cant since the vaudeville performers took it up. Another measure.of paramount im portance and which the drummers hope to whip into the shape of a law before long is one to abolish the fifth card in slud poker. This is the card, say they, which always causes an extreme amount of anguish and which always enables the man opposite to win the pot. In the passage of this measure the THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS: FRIDAY, AT.TT Tt. Cl 2. MK-. y ' toWtoiAw n ’ll® | I to.;>, K ' , f ; jis t .z I ■ Wlfc I VtoJß^h^ x J J Miss Louise Lewis, of Atlanta. one of the women helping entertain the U. C. T. delegates, is pinning a badge on C. K. Ayer, also of Atlanta, a leading candidate for grand secretary. Below is Tom Hampton, of Tampa, known as the champion cracker salesman of the civilized world and also the greatest consumer of the wares he has helped make famous. travelers will receive valuable assist ance from the Amalgamated Order of Indoor Sports. Why Not Cut Off Fatal Last Coach. The drummers would also abolish the last coach in a train, because it is al ways the one to jump the track in a wreck and smash up everybody. There was some talk, too, of requiring the railroads to use softer coal, as the cinders which fly in through the screens of Pullman windows are very vexatious when they get in between the toes. One member from south Georgia asked consideration for a measure to require barkeepers to furnish a third glass of beer that would taste as good as the first. He was ruled out of or der. These several measures will undoubt edly come up for passage at the next convention. Bagmen of Bagdad Parade Tomorrow. • Tomorrow is Bagmen's day. No ad vance information has been given out about this festival, except that the pub lic will be given a chance to see many didoes and observe many stunts. There will be a parade, beginning at 10 o’clock, followed by initiation exercises at the Pythian hall that night. The business session opened this morning at 9 o’clock and matters of in terest to the order, but nobody else, were discussed. This afternoon a meet ing place for ext year is to be selected and officers elected. C. K. Ayer, of Atlanta, is a candidate for grand secre tary's place. NEW MARBLE COMPANY FORMED. MARIETTA, GA., Maj' 17.—A petition for charter for the Etowah Marble and Granite Company has been applied fpr and the company has bought the plant and fixtures of the National Marble and Granite Company, recently bankrupt, of this city. The capita) stock of the new corporation is given at $25,000 with the privilege of increasing it to $200,000. Those filing the’ application are .1. L. Murphy and Charles D. Martin, of Fulton county, and W. M. Fleming, of Marietta. Tlie principal office of the company will be at Marietta. HOUSTON NAMES DELEGATES. PERRY, GA., May 17.—The following delegates will represent Houston coun ty in the Democratic state convention in Atlanta on May 29: J. H Hodges, .1. E. Carney, C. B. Wellborn. B. A. Heard. W. C. Watson, S. H. Bassett, S. D. Smith. Pearce, T. W. Murrav, E. Ri unson, c. z MqArthur, M I- Eth ridge. R. N. Holtzf law. W. H. Talton, W. H. Harris and j; J. Houser. Alabama Politics Presbyterian Issue BRISTOL, TENN., May 17.—Alabama's political conquest over the prohibition amendment to the state constitution bids fair to be injected into the Southern Pres byterian general assembly proceedings here. Rev. W., J. Sinnott, of the presbytery of northern Alabama, is expected to come before the assembly and ask a rehear ing of a case in which the presbytery was made the defendant. Mr. Sinnott protested because tlie presbytery had in dorsed the proposed prohibition amend ment, and had urged its members to support it. The minister’s complaint against the presbytery was referred to a commission, which declined to sustain the complaint, and at the same time repri manded Mr, Sinnott for his position. A rehearing of the case was sought last year by Mr. Sinnott, but it was ruled out of order. It is expected that several over tures will be presented to the present general assembly asking for another in quiry into the case. Dr. Thomas B. Clyde, president of Aus tin university, of Sherman. Tex., was elected moderator. The election was de clared on the third ballot. Dr. Clyde defeated three other candi dates —Dr. R. C. Heed, of Columbia. S. C.; Dr. W. R. Dobbyns, of St. Joseph, Mo., and Dr. James I. Vance, of Nash ville, Tenn. The contest for moderator was spirited, but friendly. In the synodical reports presented, it was stated that the Dalias and SlieTman presbyteries in Texas had been consol idated during the past year, and the Chtesapeake and Maryland presbyteries of the synod of Virginia had been com bined as the Potomac presbytery. No other jurisdictional changes were made during the past year DYNAMITE PARTY FOR THE $100,000,000 BABY WASHINGTON, Maj' 17. — Vinson Walsh McLean, the ’’sloo,ooo,ooo baby,” had a great celebration this evening, when Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. McLean gave a spectacular dinner-for delegates to the International Red Cross con ference. A thousand pounds of dynamite were brought here by experts from New York and placed in the magnificent Italian gardens of the McLean resi dence on Massachusetts avenue. At 10 o’clock Baby McLean pressed an elec tric button and the fun started. Scores of dummy soldiers made of gelatine were blown to pieces. Society girls interested in Red Ooss work then gave a demonstration of first aid for the benefit of the world famous men and women present. Dinner followed the explosion. Uov ,ers wets Laid fur xuo. •BAStTBAST BASS'KASS I BASS I BASS BASS Bass | Ba3T~Ba3s~BASS~BASS~ ? Tomorrow We Will Continue the > est Gfl ? GREAT HAT SALE AT 98c I < > 03 More and better bargains in our great Hat Sale will? $ g be offered tomorrow. Untrimmed Shapes in Milan,* g « Tuscan, Chip, Panama and other straws—allbrand s new shapes and worth up to SIO.OO. Z> « Also new styles in Sailors. All to go t/ in this sale at choice of the lot - - - a co / > CQ ' (/) New Skirts of Panama, New All-Silk Messaline - Serge and Voile; up to Petticoats; including all g .cfi SIO,OO CQ OC colors; $4.00 (hl GA values - - - values - - -1 •*/xz CO <7) New Dresses at $5.00 f co e Cft Ge Another new lot of Silk and Lingerie Dresses in < best styles of the season, includ- /YZ’Y ing the new Peplum effects— i li ■ ~ values up to $15.00; choice for, ©X/Vr > co ’ J « Other Bargains In Second Floor F CO (/) New Coat Suits of white New Wash Skirts of white Children’s Wash Dresses, J & c/) serge, fancy suitings, etc.; linen, pique and QQa made of extra fine material; $20.00 dfi shepherd checks .... wOC $2.00 QOr* ® valuesl U values vQv Ladies’ Corset Covers and XT T . . Drawers real 50c values- New Lingerie and China Silk Childrens Wash Dresses, ~ < this 4A m Waists, up to $3.00 well made of good, OQ A g CQ sa | p IwC values; only vUU durable fabrics wvw Ladies’ Muslin Gowns and Children’s Rompers, well ~- Skirts, worth up to SI.OO, Ladies House Dresses, well made of good wash fabrics; ? 03 «L . QQn madp of K° od CQa spe- < S choice vvtr washable fabrics ... Vww cial IvM CT) CD | Extra Saturday Specials I Plain and iancy All-Silk Ribbons; up to 6 Ladies’ Pure Silk nose, in black and colors?; CD inches wide; embroidered styles; yard COC pair R. &G. make Corsets, the newest models; in Rabies’ Socks, white and fancies: the 25c S *t this sale kind; this 4 C/) CO only sale., l UC I 16 button length Lisle Gloves, in black and Real Hair Switches and Transformation S white; this Braids; up to Efl CQ sale, only wUG $4.00 values •$ I iOU 16-button length All-Silk Gloves; black, Men’s 50c Porous-Knit, Lisle and Ralhrig white and colors; CQa # Hn Underwear; OEa Ea, CD $1.50 value . OwC garment £wC C/) 2-cla.sp Lisle Gloves; the regular 50c kind; Big table of plain and fancy Silks; up to ? < in this 03 sale VV per yard fcwC (/) £) 03 S Domestics: Wash Goods: Linens « Genuine Marseilles Bed Spreads; full 12-4 Kull double bed size Bleached Hemmed W <• size; $5.00 rt*4 ft® Sheets; tomorrow, ?? S value >1.90 each 23C i/) All-Linen Brown Dress Linen, worth 25c; Good size, well-made Bleached Pillow Cases; W this sale, in this > S P”’- 3C sal.. 9C (/) 36-inch Dress Linen in white and colors; Good, heavy Hemmed Huck Towels, the reg- 05 7D 50c value; 4 ular 10c kind; g per yard Iww this sale vC Yard-wide French Percale, in new patterns; 32-inch Pongenettes, in black and all new m CO this sale, Qf* colors; per 23 . f,. (z; iln Our Furniture Dept. I | Furniture, Art Squares, etc., at Less | Than Half Installment Store Prices f co Best No. 1 Floor Oilcloth, in new patterns; 9by 12-foot Extra Super Wool-Art Squares 25c “.1X53.98 « rn Extra fine and heavy China and .lap Mat- 9by 12-foot Matting Art Squares, extra tings; this sale, 4 Q— k heavy and best EO QO per yard I quality VO CC < Polished Brass Curtain Rods, extension 9by 12-foot Brussels Art Squares, in splen- CQ style; this Kffc did designs and Ed dd sa ' ( ‘ o,d . v WW colorings Q 5 Extra quality Linen Opaque Window 9by 12-foot Smith’s Axminster Art Squares, C/) CO Shades, on best. Uie $30.00 kind; 4* 4JI Aft spring rollers C.OG onlys I 4.3 U w <Z) > < We Give A • 18 WeSt Green J Mitchell, Trading /O- /FW Near > < Stomps Whitehall BASTTOSSASSTBASSIBASS :BASS^?BAKS BASS jBASS BASS FEASS j BASS 3