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TTTE ATLANTA CEOBCTAY AND NEWS
CTRSPAY. APRTL 17 101?,.
CHAMBERLIN=J0HNS0N=DuB0SE CO. Atlanta New York Paris CHAMBERLIN-JOHNSON-DuBOSE CO.
GEORGIA
NEWS IN BRIEF
General Sales Throughout the Store
A Silk^Sale ThaTWould of It m \ Dainty Undermuslins!
self Arouse Citv-wide Interest
There will be a happy crowd of eager buyers in the silk section to-morrow!
For such silks as these below, at such prices, are calculated to compel interest, to arouse
enthusiasm. We have gone through the silks with an eye and a big biue pencil for record-
beating bargains
We submit these and rest our case---
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OQc For Silks That Were
Jl/ 49c to $2.00
Black Japanese silks, white wash silks, silk mar
quisettes, in pink, light blue, navy, brown, reseda,
Copenhagen, rose, gray and white—these 44 inches
wide. Bulgarian chiffons and crepes de chine, kimono
silks in big, flowered patterns; navy, tan and green
and plain messalines. A happy collection, certainly.
It is not surprising that it can not—the
surprise is that it can now even in such a sale
as tiiis. And yet we know no way of impress
ing you with just how pretty these undermus
lins are-—cold type will not show the fineness,
the whiteness of tlie nainsooks, the dainty,
delicate wavslaces and embroideries are com
bined and the traceries of the ribbons—-you
must see t lem. There are:
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For Silks That Were
95c to $1.25
Among them arc light and soft taffetas, 36 inches
wide—brown, reseda, Copenhagen, light blue, laven
der, pink, raspberry, champagne and red, also striped
taffetas and a few striped messalines. But the foulards
included! Famous makes, patterns and color schemes
first thought out this spring. . You will realize their
beauty and know their worth. All colors.
ic For Silks That Were Gowns
$1.50 to $2.25
Plain and two-toned taffetas, 36 inches wide,
wide a color range as you could want; 44-inch
quisettes plain and changeable, exquisite and
wanted fabrics for evening dresses for
like—many shades, including navy
rose, flame red, brown and white.
MONROE.—The First Baptist congre
gation of Monroe, having outgrown its
edifice and having become somewhat im
paired by virtue of its age, it is proba
ble that a new church will be built. A
committee has been appointed to take
the matter In hand.
To Conduct Monroe Revival.
MONROE.—Beginning Monday night,
Rev. M. M. Walraven, of Forsyth, will
conduct a series of meetings at Si cond
Methodist Church, this city.
To Build More Churches.
MACON.—An extension board organ
ized by the committees from all of the
Methodist churches of this district has
decided to establish several more Metho
dist churches in this city as soon as the
funds can be subscribed.
Cream Venders May Quit.
MACON.—The Syrian ice cream vend
ers of Macon are threatening to leave
the city and go elsewhere to earn a live
lihood, because the Board of Health has
passed an ordinance requiring that Ice
cream be sold In sealed packages.
Savannah Man Gets Job.
SAVANNAH. Paul Christman, an en
gineer for the Savannah Electric Com
pany, lias been appointed electrical en
gineer at the Norfolk Navy Yard.
Christman attended school with Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels.
GREEKS PREPARE
FOB RIG RATTLE
Great Conflict in Balkans Be
lieved'To Be Near—120,000
Troops Concentrated.
RS
mar-
much
waists and the
and Copenhagen, I
$1 00 For $2.00 Bordered ;rU w
1 Bulgarian Radium
The borders are glorious affairs—full of color,
sometimes oddly contrasting with the shade of the
radium, always effective—navy, taupe, brown, laven
der, reseda, tail and Copenhagen, all 44 inches wide.
They will make beautiful dresses and at just half ordi
nary cost.
Wash Goods—Savings
.50 Ratine, 54 inches Wide, $1,00
This as an example of what you may ex
pect. 54 inches wide and bordered. The bor
ders are various, openwork, self-striped and in
contrasting colors-—every one is effective and
certainly in the height of favor right now,
about all colors. But this is just one of the
wash goods values of this sale—here are others
that compel interest.
46-inch French Ramie Linen, all
colors, at
29c Colored Suitings, 36 inches wide, a weave new
with tills season, also in
white chid cream, at
29c Crepes, in colors and stripes, .
28 inches wide •
30c, 35c and 45c Shirtings, 32 inches wide, soft sum
mery fabrics, in stripes
and checks
50c
1
e new
25c
25c
Knit Goods—The Stocks Are New
The large varieties of hosiery and knit un
derwear here make this knit goods department
the logical stopping point for Atlanta women.
They are sure to find what they want,
right in quality, right in price---and this leads
us to recommend- —
at 95c with deep Empire yokes of allover
(‘inbroideries, with ribbon-run embroid
ery beading and edged with laces—these in extra sizes,
too.
at 9 ' v ‘, of nainsook, a fine
£. i iiiccao quality, narrow, according
to the season’s fashion, and of straight lines. The scal
lops of the yokes and flounces are hand-loom work.
at 95c—a .variety; straight cut, fit-
1 l Si ted skirts; here is one style
with no flounce at all, just scalloped; another with dou
ble panel down front; others of flat trimmings of lace
hands.
at 95c, of crepe. i*-pink, light blue and
white—-chemise a n d Empire styles
Linen and Valenciennes laces are effectively combined
to edge the yokes.
Drawers at 50c
25c and 30c Ginghams—32 inches wide,
in checks for dresses—beautiful quality
50c silk and cotton mixed Ginghams—
30 inches wide, in many colors
25c Soiscttes, 32 inches wide, in colors
and black
25c Checked Voiles, 26 inches wide;
colors for dresses and waists
19c
19c
19c
16c
14c
Women’s silk-lisle hose in black, white and colors at 50c
Women’s silk-lisle hose in black, tan and white, at. 35c
Children’s fancy top hose—new designs—at 25c
Women’s silk hose, lisle top, sole and toe, in black and
colors—the best to be had, at $1.00
Women’s lisle vests, plain and fancy
tops, at 25c, 35c and 50c
Women’s lisle combination suits, (dose fitting or lace
trimmed, at 50c, 75c and $1.00
Women’s silk vests, white and pink, in qualities,
at $1.25 and $1.50
Women's Venetian silk vests, at .$1.50 to $3.00
Women’s silk combination suits, at . . . .$4.00 and $5.00
Note the quality of this nainsook, recall the qual
ity of the nainsook of other drawers you have bought
for 50c. It will be a comparispn without odium for
these. Circular or regular cut, choose from a dozen or
more different trimmings—Tacos and embroideries. The
extra sizes are of really extra size.
$2.00, $3.00 and $3.50 $1 .19
Corsets *
An odd and happy lot of Warner’s and W. B.
corsets is brought into the sale because they are in
broken sizes—all sizes among them—not all sizes
in every style. And there are a number of styles
with medium low bust and long skirt—but one of
particular excellence is a stout figure model, wit h
extremely heavy boning and graduated front steel.
A splendid opportunity, to pay less for a good
corset.
$1.00 Corsets at 79c
A second helping of those splendid $1.00 corsets
at 79c Best $1.00 corsets we know of—huge
quantity buying assures us of that. We lessen
the cost of materials and of making in this way—
the result is better materials and most painstak
ing workmanship.
And to-morrow they are 79c.
Mediutp low bust, long skirt, four hose sup
porters. <
Keep* on Cap; Ejected.
MACON.—Because he would not taWe
off his cap if the theater, Police Lieu
tenant Chump Drew was put out of the
theater last night by Manager Bern
stein No force was used, the officer
being teld he would have to remove his
cap or leave. He left immediately.
Macon Plans for B. Y. P. U.
MACON.—A meeting of committees
from all of the Baptist churches was
held last night to perfect arrangements
for the entertainment of the annual con
vention of the Baptist Young People's
Union, which will be held here In June.
About 35C delegates are expected.
Gordon Cadets to Camp.
MACON.—President. E. T. Holmes, of
Gordon Institute, will hold a conference
with local military officials Saturday
with the view of securing from them
the privilege of using the Holton rifle
range grounds as an encampment site
for the Gordon Cadets this spring.
BELGRADE, April 17.—Prepara-
lions are being made for another g^eat
battle in the Balkans.
One hundred and twenty thousand
Greek troops are being concentrated
around Salonika and fortifications are
being erected hurriedly.
Traffic on the railroad between Sa
lonika and Dedeagatch has been
stopped, owing to the dispute between
the Greeks and the Bulgars over the
possession of Salonika.
Disputes Block Peace.
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, April 17.— s
Austrian official circles are refraining
from premature rejoicing at the sup
posed end of the Balkan crisis, be
lieving that there are serious obsta
cles in the way of peace.
it is pointed out that the Scutari
question has not been settled. King
Nicholas, of Montenegro, is suspect
ed of plotting a desperate move to
save the dynasty. This disaffection
of the people is growing and the war
indemnity and the distribution of the
Aegean Islands are matters still in
dispute.
The partition of Macedonia among
the allies threatens to become an even
more serious question, concerning the
powers not less than the Balkan vic^
tors.
Armistice to Bury Dead.
SOFIA, April 17.—A verbal armis
tice has been arranged between the
Bulgarian and Turkish generals along
the Chatalja lines to enable both sides
to bury their dead.
According to Shukari Pasha, the
Turkish commander of Adrianopie,
who is a prisoner here, the Bulgarians
were the first to enter the inner lines <
Central Gets New Officers.
SAVANNAH.—The Central of Geor
gia Railway has secured the top sto
ries of the building now occupied by the
Salvation Army but which Is to be re j ot the captured city.
modeled as a hank building, and will 1
hereafteV house its auditing force there.
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Women to Make Soda Syrup.
SAVANNAH.—For the purpose of
manufacturing on a large scale a syrup
to be used In preparing a soda fountain
drink. Mrs. Diva Brown has opened up
a plant in Savannah which will turn state Association Approves Treatise
out 800 gallons of the syrup a day. The . .
company is owned and operated solely 1 Favoring Medical Examination of
by women.
Doctors Indorse
School Inspection
Brassieres at 50c
ll is evident they are worth ill ore—of
sturdy cainbrfe, embroidery yokes front
back.
fine,
and
Ex-Marshal Gets Sentence.
PERRY.- .! H. Smith, former mar
shal of For* Valley, has been sentenced
to six months In jail and a fine of
Children—Election To-morrow.
gia, by Dr. A. G. Fort, of Atlanta.
These two papers elicited consider-
SA VANN AH, GA., April 17.—A
number of important papers were
L X ‘ mor![h» “add*t Iona I oF tl?e ’ <lt.«cu S .Hod by the Medical Association
chaingang for the embezzlement of $200 () f Georgia to-day, chief among them
fK ec iVi^va ant ^ ot ^ er being a plea for medical inspection of
school children, by Dr. L. C. Allen.
Trade Board Names Secretary. 0 f Hoschton, and a treatise on the
VALDOSTA.—The executive commit- , prevalent parasites found in Geor-
tee of the Valdosta Board of Trade has
elected J. Muxev Ashley as secretary to
i succeed R. M. Martin, recently resigned.
Mr. Ashley has been tilling the position j a j>le attention from the physicians.
temporarily. The inspection of school children
New Trust Company Formed. was said to be another attempt at
VALDOSTA.—The formal organization .specialization to the detriment of the
of the Ashley Trust Company was per- lamiIv practitioner, but the plea in
fected at a meeting of the stockholders Qa
held here yesterday and the company volved prevailed and the paper, as
will begin business at once with a paid- i was indorsed. The same criti-
ln capital of $100,000. D. C. Ashley was ’ . p
elected president. eism applied to the discussion of
parasites.
Savannah Presbytery Closes. j n or der to facilitate the presenta-
T1FTON. The Presbytery of Savan- j tl(m of the many papers scheduled to
Ce t0 Th y e jlmcer! ejected we?"* UeV* be read, the convention was divided
A. I.. Patterson, Biaokshear, moderator; | nto tliree sections, all in session si-
Rev. L. A. Mclaiurin. Statesboro, slated
clerk; Itev. Henry Hankin, Waithour-
Fill the Linen Chest Without Emptying
the Purse
Towels, napkins, table damasks and cloths priced right now
when most housekeepers are just looking into the condition of their
linen chest and supplying it against summer needs.
Here are real helps!
damask, 72
79c
18x37-inch hemstitched buck towels
satin dauiask 19c
border • ,
30c scalloped buck towels, 18x36 melies,
satin damask 25c
border
$1.00 half-bleach table
inches wide,
choice patterns
$1.25 table damask, 72 inches wide, and
tine, new/ 98c
$1.25 silver bleach damask, (2 inches
wide, many
patterns ••.•••
$1.75 a dozen linen napkins,
»s, new
patterns ..
$1.00
18x18 inch-
$1.35
$2.25 a dozen linen napkins, 18x18 inch
es, new d? 1 *7l£
patterns V 1 ^
$2.75 a dozen linen napkins, 20x20 in. li
es, new ^>*2*
patterns
$4.50 a dozen linen napkins, 24x24 inch-
3XL $3.50
$8.50 Bordered damask cloths,
^ 21 i: $6.50
810.00 Bordered damask cloths,
$7.50
45-In. Linen Embroidery Flouncings
Priced Regularly at $ 3 00 to $ 4°° a yd.
$1 98
ville, secretary.
Old Convict Seeks Pardon.
TIFTON.—A petition for the pardon
of Joe Conger has been presented to the
Prison Commission. Conger and John
Gibbs killed Jourdan Sumner in Colquitt
County about 20 years ago. rt is claimed
that Gibbs did the killing anti that Con
ger was only an accessory to the crime.
Dentists Meet In June.
.COLUMBUS—The Georgia State
Dental Society will convene in Col- |
umbus Thursday, June 12, and be in !
session three clays. The Society nu t
here only once before, about 40 years
ago. The coining convention will be
the forty-sixth.
multaneously.
The election of officers will be the
feature of the convention to-morrow
afternoon.
Athens Gets Next
Arcanum Meeting
W. D. Greene, of Atlanta, Elected
Grand Vice Regent at Dublin
Convention.
DUBLIN, GA., April 17.—The 1913
meeting of the Grand Council, Roya!
' . _ , Arcanum of Georgia, closed here to-
Oooese Latin and Greek. . „
MACON..—Superintendent 11. Bruce, d'W atter the el ' ctlon aad installa -
of the Bibb County public schools, and tion of new officers. They are: <*
C. B. Chapman, principal of the two Grand regent, H. S. West, Athens;
high schools, advocate the elimination . ... T -»
rt Greek and Latin from the curricu grand vice regent, V\ D. Greene, At-
hims, and urge the teaching of either j an t a; orator, Q. L. Willard, Madison;
of those languages only when specially ± T .
.requested by the pupil. Past grand regent, J. B. Daniel, Dub
lin; grand secretary, R. G. Lester
lav for linen drosses. The whole season for
they are 45
And it is not yet sunup of the day tor
them still to come, and this sale to-morrow.
But the flouncings—they are elegant affairs, every thread linen
inches wide—and every thread even and regular—and the embroidery work
spreads across the whole 15-inch surface, in ooen patterns and in little florals, some
times ill white, som.etimes'in self-c. lors. Bands to match go with the flouncings.
Choose from white, rose, light blue, old blue, wistaria, pink, gray, tan, leather.
.Covington; grand treasurer. Eph Ru-
land, Augusta; guide. Henry McAl-
pin, Savannah; chaplain, B. J. Ed
wards, Monroe; warden, F. J. Kane,
Rome; sentry, D. L. Christian, Sa
vannah; finance committee, R. A.
Fowler, Covington; G. W. McDorman,
Athens; J. C. Scipple, Savannah.
Athena wa,s selected as the next
place of meeting.
2 1-2x2 1-2
yards ... .
Green Pottery
The beautiful matt or
dull green finish, so pretty
with cut flowers or grow
ing plants. Articles of pot
tery for sun parlor, porch,
or living room.
The prices are even ab
surdly low.
Vases that hang or can be
stuck in the ground for
cemetery
use C
$5.00 and $6.00 MessaUne $ 1 .98
Princess Slips Are . . *■
$1.98 because they are a bit mussed and soiled—
but not hurtfully—supple, fine inessaline, just as
you would insist on having were you to pay $5.00
or $6.00. In pink and light blue.
4-inch
\ ases
10c
12-inc‘li
vases
48c
7-iii'li
vases
19c
4- inch
jardinieres..
10c
10-inch
vases
35c
6-inch
jardinieres..
25c
Taking Eibb Census.
MACON.—The census of the children
in Bibb County between the ages of six
and eighteen years is now being taken
under the auspices of the Board of Edu-
cation. Upon the number of children
thus ascertained will depend the amount
of the county’s State school appropria
tion for the next five years.
Want Broad Gaue Rond.
MONROE.—A petition to the State
Railroad Commission is being circulated
In the towns on the Gainesville Midland
Railroad, a narrow gauge from Belmont.
Hall County, to Monroe, ahftut thirty
miles, asking that, if the owners of the
road are not able to broaden it to stand
ard gauge, that they be required to in
stall new roiling stock and air brakes.
Monument Debt to Be Paid.
MACON. The money left over from
the 1912 Confederate reunion funds will
be used to pay the indebtedness on the
monument to the “Women of the South’
which was unveiled here a year ago and
which would have been dismantled and
e'\d ct auction recently hut for the re
fusal of the city to let the owners work
on the park on which the shaft stands.
Denied New Trial.
BREMEN.—B. R. Morrow, a weal
thy real estate dealer of Tallapoosa.
; 63 years old, convicted of an attempt- program has been prepared, the chi“f
! ed assault upon » fifteen-year-old ^‘/udgeBroW?. W, “ * **
girl and sentenced to eight years In j | e w iggs Co,
Jeffersonville Pays
Broyles a Tribute
Atlanta Recorder Will Deliver Me
morial Day Address at Twiggs
County Town.
Recorder Nash Broyles to-day ac
cepted an invitation to deliver the
Memorial Day address on April 26 at
Jeffersonville, Twiggs County.
The invitation-was extended by a
committee of leading citizens, who are
making elaborate preparations for the
Memorial Day exercises. A splendid
Chamberlin-Johnson-DiiBose Company
i the chiin gang, at the January term
of Haralson Superior Court, has been
1 denied a new trial by Judge Price
School Meet At Barnesville.
BARNES VILLE—The High School
Association of the Sixth District will
hold its annyal meet in Barnesville
to-morrow, and it promises to be one
of the most important meetings of the
State. The schools of Bainesvilh*.
Macon. Griffin, Milledgeville, Forsy f h,
Jackson. Thomaston, Hampton, Mc
Donough and ah intervening territory
will participate.
T Twiggs County Citizen, in an
nouncing the invitation to Judge
Broyles, paid him high tribute, refer
ring to him as “a distinguished jwrist,
an eloquent speaker and a patriotic
citizen, whose name is an honored
household word in every section of
the State.”
MENTAL ANGUISH BILL PASSES.
TALLAHASSEE, FLA., April 17.—
A mental anguish bill, providing that
telegraph companies he held liable
for damages if messages telling of
death or illness of relatives are de
layed in delivery, passed the Florida
Hiuse to-day by unanimous vote.