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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
A Sensational Saturday Sale Of Specials
Sale of Skirts.
Just in—200 brand new
I Fall Skirts of Panamas,
Mohairs, shadow plaids
and checked novelties; ex
cellently tailored and
worth $8 to $12; choice
in Satur- (tQ aA
day’s sale..
Sale of Waists.
Tomorrow we begin the
final clearance of summer
Waists with an offering of
beautiful lingerie styles of
fine Lawns and Batistes,
lace and embroidery trim
med; worth
$2 to $3, at OfC
Climax Mosquito Bars.
Again tomorrow we will sell Climax Mosquito Bars
at a sensational bargain price. These bars are extra
large and long and made on adjustable folding frames.
They sell elsewhere at $2.50; our price,
Saturday '
98c
You know that a Bass Saturday Sale always means
bargains. Tomorrow, the values will be Detter than ever.
Come and see. Store’s open until 10 o’clock Saturday
night.
A Great Sale of Men’s Shirts..
Here’s a sale of Shirts that should
create a sensation tomorrow. About
2,000 new and handsome Negligee
Shirts are included—madras, percale,
cheviots, etc., in stripes, checks, fancy
mixtures- -cuffs detached—Shirts
worth $1.00 and $1.25;
choice of the lot
47c
We Give
Green
Trading
Stamps
BASS
From a leading manufacturer we
have just secured 300 dozen of tha ex
tremely stylish soft Negligee Outing
Shirts, with cuffs and collars attached,
silk flannel, soiesette, mercerized nov
elties, etc.—Shirts worth $1.50
to $2.00; caoice, in this sale .
J 18 West
Mitchell,
Near
Whitehall.
Shopping Bags
On a special table tomor
row-^! brand new line of
Ladies’ Shopping Bags
of fine alligator, walrus,
seal and other leathers;
some fitted with purses,
worth up to $2.50;
choice AQ a
for SIOC
Back Combs, etc,
Beautiful Tortoisine Back
Combs, handsomely
mounted and set with jew
els; handsome gold-plated
Bracelets, warranted for
five years; $1.00 to $1.50
values: choice in AB f
this sale
Ladies’ Long Silk Gloves.
Another lot of Ladies’ Elbow and 3-4 length Silk
Gloves, in. white and black—same as selling in other
stores at $2.00—go on sale tomorrow at the sensational
bargain price of, per pair, _ _ :
only wOC
RETURNS OF THE ELECTION
APPLING COUNTY.
Baxley, Ga., Aug. 24,—Appling gives
Estlll 232, Howell 6, Russell 488, Hoke
Smith 686, Jim Smith 1.
Baxley, Ga., Aug. 24.—Hoke Smith
carried Appling by 118 votes over Rus
sell, the next best In the race.
BURKE COUNTY.
Waynesboro, Ga., Aug. 24.—The con
solidated returns from Burke county
show Hoke Smith’s majority to be 191
over the ctvmblned strength of his op
ponents.
The vote Is: Hoke Smith, 470; Es-
tlll. 217; HdWell, 39; Russell, 22; Jim
Smith, 12. _. . .
For comptroller general: Wright,
606; Sanford 133. School commission
er; Merritt, 466; Johnston, 227.
For congress, long term; Brannen,
489: -Shlppard, 256.
For congress, short term: Over-
street, 486; Clifton, HI; Saussy, 33;
J. H. Smith, 61.
For representative: Sandeford, 260,
Munnerlyn, 202: Lively, 290.
DADE COUNTY.
Trenton, Ga., Aug. 24.—Dado county
gives Russell 249, Hoke Smith 244,
Howell 91, Esttll 73, Smith 8.
For senator. Brock 347, Cureton 318.
Sanford and Merritt.nominated.
CHATHAM COUNTY.
Savannah, Ga., Aug. 24.—The vote for
governor In Chatham county was as
follows: Estlll 2,120, Howell 111, Rus
sell 30, Hoke Smith 1,733, James Smith
*Thls gives Colonel Estlll a plurality
of 387 over Hoke Smith and a majority
of 238 votes.
CLAY* COUNTY.
Fort GtCInes, Ga., Aug. 24.—Official
ballot of Cloy county: Hoke Smith
295, Howell 267, Estlll 6.
COFFEE COUNTY.
Douglass, Go., Aug. 24.—The official
count gives Hoke Smith 697 majority
over the combined vote of the other
Douglas, Ga., Aug. 24.—Judge C. A.
Ward beat Daniel Gaskin. for repre
sentative. The race between Fnles and
overman for clerk was close. Dave
Rlcketson leads with n good majority
for sheriff over L. E. Shaw.
Daniel Vickers had a safe majority
over Corbett tor tax receiver. J. T.
Rellhan for treasurer Is elected over
three opponents.
COLQUITT COUNTY.
Moultrie, Ga, Aug. 24.—Consolidated
returns In Colquitt county: Hoke Smith
876. Howell 27, Estlll 669, Russell 6, J.
Smith 0, Sanford 62. Wright 1,367, Mer
ritt 1,800, Johnston 114.
DODGE COUNTY.
Eastman. Oa„ Aug. 24.—The primary
was contested bitterly In Dodge be-
tween the Hoke Smith and Russell
forces. The result was In doubt until
the count was finished In the last pre
cinct. There was much excitement, but
no disorder.
The official count gives Hoke Smith
676, Russell 665, Howell 12, Estlll 8, J.
Smith 2. Wright 1,160, Sanford 166,
Johnson 763, Merritt 663.
EARLY COUNTY.
Blakely, Ga., Aug. 24.—The total
votes for Early county give Hoke Smith
700, Russell 47. Howell 182, Estlll 74,
James Smith 5. For Judge of Pataula
circuit Worrell 464, Raines 654.
EFFINGHAM COUNTY.
Springfield, Ga., Aug. 24.—The coo-
solldated vote of Effingham county Is
as follows:
For governor: J. H. Estlll 400, Clark
Howell 39, Richard B. Russell S3, Hoke
Smith 321, James M. Smith 1.
For state school commissioner: Mark
Johnston 333, William B. Merritt 454.
For solicitor general Atlantic Judicial
circuit of Georgia: R. W. Sheppard
285, N. J. Norman 173, Livingston
Kenan 345.
For representative: A. N. Grovensteln
208, Clarence T. Guyton 314, W. T.
Greene 273.
For sheriff: W. A. Jaudon 706, W. T.
Smith 79.
For receiver of tax returns: W. M.
Helmly 145, L. F. Grovensteln 477, M.
Edwnrds 176.
For tax collector: J. A. Ingram 286,
J. L. Hawkins 471, J. A. DeWItt 43.
For county treasurer: Leonorlan
Neldllnger 427, J. M. Gnann 360.
For coroner: Orville A. Rahn 391, J.
Ben Davis 400.
FANNIN COUNTY.
Blue Ridge, Ga., Aug. 24.—Complete
returns In Fannin with two districts
not reported at the’tlme of consolida
tion gives Howell 220, Hoke Smith 166,
Dick Russell 34, Estlll 2, Jim Smith 0,
Blue Ridge district gives Smith 110
and Howell 70, Russell 3, Estlll 2.
GREEN COUNTY.
Greensboro, Ga., Aug. 24.—The total
vote for governor In Green county Is
as follows: Clark Howell 38. Hoke
Smith 818, Jim Smith 273, Estlll I,
Russell 20.
Lewis carries the county over San
ders for Judgs of Ocinulgee circuit
court by 416 votes.
HALL COUNTY.
Gainesville. Ga.. Aug. 24—The official
consolidation In Hall county gives
Hoke Smith 272 majority over Russell,
Wright for comptroller has 1,808
majority over Sanford.
Merritt, for state school commission
er, has 1,387 majority over Johnston.
Charters, for solicitor In the north
eastern circuit, has 1,383 majority over
Wellborn.
. Hudson, for commissioner of agri
culture, led the ticket In Hall, receiv
ing 2,394 votes.
solldated vote of Jeff Davis county Is
as follows:
For governor: J. H. Estlll 61, Clark
Howell 6, Richard B. Russell 238, Hoke
Smith 283, James M. Smith 0.
For comptroller general—Vincent T.
Sanford 104, William A. Wright 427.
For state school commissioner: Mark
Johnston 111, William B. Merritt 434.
For representative: John A. Cromar.
tie 261, Lott W. Johnson 330.
For tax collector: H. E. DeFoor 275,
W. J. Googe 304.
For county treasurer: Isham O’Qutnn
316. G. W. Harrison 265.
For county surveyor: J. E. Curry 360,
W. C. Lynn 224.
JOHNSON COUNTY.
Wrlghtsvllle, Ga., Aug. 24.—Johnson
county gives Hoke Smith about 300
majority.
LAURENS COUNTY.
Dublin, Ga., Aug. 24.—The officials
returns of the primary aa conallodated
shows the following:
For Governor: Hoke Smith 1,056,
Howell 47, Russell 667, James Smith 2,
Estlll 75.
For Comptroller-General: Wright
1,345, Sanford 280.
For State School Commissioner:
Johnston 788, Merritt 830.
For State Senator Sixteenth District:
Brantley 1,263, Carter 437.
MITCHELL COUNTY.
Camilla, Ga., Aug. 24.—Mitchell re
turns give Hoke Smith 852, Estlll 421,
Howell 64, Russell 6, Jim Smith 0.
Sanford received 190, Wright 1,079,
Johnston 463, Merritt 802.
MULLER COUNTY.
Balnbrldge, Ga., Aug. 24.—Miller
county gives a majority to Hoka Smith,
Vincent Sanford, Mark. Johnson. Wires
down. Had to corns here to report.
Can’t get official count yet.
HOUSTON COUNTY.
Perry, Go., Aug. 24.—The total vote
of Houston county was 1,133. Estlll se
cured 48, Howell 444, Russell 98, Hoke
Smith 769, James Smith 3.
For Congress—D. M. Hucker 695, E.
B. Lewis 425.
For Judge—W. H. Felton 366, H. A.
Mathews 759.
JASPER COUNTY.
Montlcello, Ga., Aug. 24.—The final
result of the electlo nln aJsper county
gave Estlll 7. Howell 291, Russell 64,
Hoke Smith 013, J. Smith 23.
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Louisville, Ga., Aug. 24.—The con
solidated vote for Jefferson county la
as follows:
For governor: Estlll 63, Howell 33,
Russell 149, J. M. Smith 34, Hoke
Smith 520.
For comptroller general: V..T. San
ford, 107, W. A. Wright 663.
For state school commissioner: Mark
Johnston, 168, W. R. Merritt 696.
For Judge middle circuit: Benjamin
T. Rawlings 638, Frank H. Saffold 250.
JEFF DAVI8 COUNTY.
Haxlehurat, Ga., Aug. 24—The con-
MONROE COUNTY.
Forsyth, Ga., Aug. 24.—The consol
idated returns In* Monroe county give
Hoke Smith 785, Howell 140, Russell
50, Estlll 29, Jim Smith 4, Sanford 135,
Wright 875, Johnson 208, Merritt 798.
MORGAN COUNTY.
Madison, Ga., Aug. 24.—The elections
passed off quietly In Morgan county,
although It Is claimed that a large
amount of money was put out against
Hoke Smith In some parts of the
county. It Is said that there will be
a test case made of tho new law In re
gnrd to the buying of votes. The con
solidated vote Is as follows:
For Governor—Hoke Smith 716, Jim
Smith 371, Russell 36. Estlll 18. How
ell 25.
The other vote was as follows: San
ders 341, Lewis 820, Wright 837, San
ford 312.
The vote for'county officers Is os
follows: State senator, twenty-eighth
district, Colonel Q. L. Williford; rep
resentative, P. M. Atkinson; clerk su
perior court, C. H. Baldwin: sheriff,
R. B. Aycock; tax receiver, E, B. Fltx-
patrick: tax collector, W. Dennis An
derson: county treasurer, a L. Wal
ker.
POLK COUNTY.
Cedartown, Ga., Aug. 24.—The fol
lowing Is a copy of the consolidated
returns of Polk, county for the state
primary:
Smith 944, Estlll 518, Howell 68, Rus
sell 56, Jim Smith 7, giving Hoke Smith
a majority of 310 over the opposition
In this county.
Sanford received 324, Wright 1,218,
Johnston 678, Merritt 818.
For Judge Tallapoosa Circuit—Price
Edwards 944. Bartlett 661.
For Solicitor-General—Fielder 1,204,
Camp 393.
Secretary of State Phil Cook re
ceived the largest vote In the county,
It being 1,592.
In Tallapoosa circuit Edwards wins
over Bartlett, the Incumbent, by nearly
600 majority. For solicitor-general
Fielder, , the incumbent, wins over
Camp by 1,312 majority.
Polk, Paulding, Haralson and Doug
las counties compose the Tallapoosa
circuit.
PULA8KI COUNTY.
Hawklnsvllle, Ga., Aug. 24.—The to
tal vote In Pulaski county gives Hoke
Smith 627, Jim Smith 4, Howell 26,
Russell 47, Estlll 369, Hughes 463, Lewis
717.
RANDOLPH COUNTY.
-Cuthbert, Ga., Aug. 24.—Hoke Smith
carried Randolph county 2 to 1.
The consolidated returns show Wor-
rlll elected Judge of the superior court
of the Pataula circuit by 57 majority
over Raines.
NEWTON COUNTY.
Covington, Ga., Aug. 24.—The con
solidated vote for Newton county In
the general primary Is as follows:
For Governor—Estlll 11, Howell 266,
Russell 24, Hoke Smith 666, James M.
Smith 3.
For Comptroller General—Vincent T.
Sanford 198, William A. Wright 946.
For Attorney General—John C. Hart
1,170.
For State School Commissioner—
Mark Johnston 396, William B. Merritt
749.
8TEWART COUNTY.
Lumpkin, Ga.. Aug. 24.—The consol
idated returns In Stewart county give
Hoke Smith 388, Howell 196, Russell
17. Estlll 17.
8TEPHENS COUNTY.
Toccoa, Ga., Aug. 24.—The consoli
dated vote In Stephens county Is aa
follows:
For Governor—J. H. Estlll 6. Clark
Howell 17, Richard B. Russell 677, Hoke
Smith 293, James M. Smith 37.
Comptroller General—Vincent T.
Sanford 167, William A. Wright 711,
State School Commissioner—Mark
Johnson 347, William B. Merritt 510.
Solicitor General, Northeastern Cir
cuit—W. A. Charters 618, C. J. Well
born, Jr., 168.
TATTNALL
Reldavllle, Ga., Aug. 24.—The consol
idated returns of Tattnall county give
Hoks Smith, Merritt and Wright a
heavy majority. Sheppard has n small
majority and Overstreet a big majority
over Clifton. Rawllng wins for judge.
BUTTLE HILL WILL
ELECTII DEPUTT
Will Add to Efforts to Pro
tect the Women and
Children.
COL MELDRIM SEEKS
PARDONS fOR CRINKS
- ~
Two Chatham County Ce
lestials Got Heavy sen
tences.
For protection of their homed, wives
and children, the citizens of Fultdn
county In the neighborhood of West-
view eemtfcry and Battle Hill, In which
neighborhood Mrs. Richard Hembree
was attacked, will meet Friday night
and elect a deputy marshal and pay
him a salary of |60 a month.
The recent assaults committed on the
white women of the county brought
this move.
A movement for Increasing tho coun
ty police force Is being agitated all over
the county and the matter will
brought before the board of county
commissioners at their next meeting.
GIRL IS INJURED
BY BOLT FROM SKY
TERRELL COUNTY.
Dawson, Oa., Aug. 24.—The consol
idated vote In Terrell county Is us fol
lows: Hoke Smith 806, Howell 886.
Russell 59, Estlll 6., . 4*
WA8HIN gTon"coU NTY.
Sandersvllle, Ga., Aug. 24.—The con
solidated vote of Washington county Is
i follows:
For Governor: Estlll 191, Russell
554, Howell 89, Hoke Smith 1,204, Jim
Smith 9.
For Comptroller General: Sanford,
1, Wright 1,404.
For State School Commissioner:
Johnston 634, Merritt 1,285.
For Superior Court Judge Middle Cir
cuit: Rawlings 1,367, BafTold 446.
For Sheriff: GUes 6,051, Mayo 543, 8.
R. Moye 719.
For Tax Receiver: Duggan 1,269,
Holliman 602.
WILCOX COUNTY.
Oy Private I .cased Wire.
Winchester, Va., Aug. 24.—Miss
Martha Shanholtz, the 18-year-old
daughter of Jesse Shanholtz, living at
‘Galnesboro, this bounty, was struck
by lightning today while driving cows
from pasture. She was seriously
shockd, and a shoe was burned from
her foot. She will recover. Two of
the cows were killed.
EIGHT BLOW8 DEALT
IN WOMAN’8 HEAD
Special to The Heorglan.
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 24.—At Lex
ington, Miss., at a late hour last night
a negro woman, named Kate Hampton,
who JJved Jn the yard of II. 8. Hooker,
one of the most prominent citizens of
this city, was murdered with an ax,
eight blows being dealt her in the
head, any one or which would have
killed her. The murderer escaped and
the people of the city are consider
ably excited over the matter.
NEGRO GETS NEW TRIAL.
By Private leaned Wire.
Petersburg, Va., Aug. 24.—In the cir
cuit court of Dlnwoodle county today
Judge J. F. West, presiding, the ver
dict of the Jury rendered yesterday’
sentencing William Ruffln. alias
“Tinker” Ruffln, a negro, to eighteen
years In the penitentiary for the shoot
ing and wounding of Warren Brown,
postmaster at Hebron, Dlnwoodle coun
ty, and robbing him of 8800, was set
aside and a new trial granted.
Hon. Peter W. Meld rim, of Savan
nah, appeared before the prison com
mission Friday morning in behalf of
Ll Hop alias Charley Sing, and Henry
L\mg, two Chatham county Celestials,
sent up for running an opium Joint.
Hop and Lung were convicted before
Judge Cann and lined $500 and six
months In Jail, and twelve months In
the gang. Both are now' breaking rock.
Ll Is said to be In wretched health.
Colonel Meldrlm presented some
strong petitions for pardon for the
Chinamen. It is possible thgt the com
mission will reduce the sentence to a
part of the fine and the two Chinks will
then make an effort to raise the mon
ey among their countrymen in Sa
vannah and Atlanta.
So other petitions will be considered
at this meeting, as the members met
only to consult regarding the furnish
ing of the juvenile reformatory.
assetsoTsagTco.
PUT AT $116,000
13.
Sanford for comptroller 112, Wright
840.
For school commissioner, Johnson
166. Merritt 83.
For congress, Lewis 585, Hughes 485.
For Judge of the Cordele circuit,
Whipple 300, Hill 347, Lawson 420.
For solicitor of the Cordele circuit.
Jay 267, George 391, Williams 404.
By Private leased Wire.
New' York, Aug. 24.—“Al" Adams,
the ex-convtct policy king and bucket
shop welcher, Is not In Mexico, as re
ported, but is In New Yor|c today. Hla
son, "A!/* Jr., Issued a statement In
which he_ denied that his father w’aa
financially Interested In M. J. Sago &
Co. He Insisted that concern's •lia
bilities would not exceed *9350,000.
William E. Beverly was appointed
assignee of M. J. Sage & Co. He
stated that In checking over the ac
counts he found the liabilities to be
about $330,000, with assets of $116,000.
WOMANAT ’PHONE
SHOCKED TO DEATH
By Private Leeaed Wire.
Hagerstown, Md., Aug:. 24.—Mrs. C.
E. Cline was killed today at Sandy
Hook, Washington county, while using
telephone, She received a ahock
from an electric current that caused
her death.
The wires of the Harper’s Ferry
Electric Light- Company and the wire
the telephone company became
crossed somewhere between Harper’s
Ferry and Brunswick. Just as Mra.
Cline was using the telephone, the
electric light company turned on the
current for a few moments In order to
test their plant. The shock was so
great that Mra. Cline expired almost
Immediately.
ENOUGH BALLOTS
TO MEE[ DEMAND
Report That Supply Was
Exhausted Is Shown To
Be Incorrect.
The report Thursday that an Insuf
ficient supply of blank ballots was fur
nished the Oak Grove district was
shown to be Incorrect when Secretary
Charles N. Allen opened the supply box
Friday morning.
In company with a reporter for The
Georgian Mh Allen went to the court
house Friday and unlocked the box of
supplies returned by the Oak Grove
managers. It was found that 28 bal-
lots had been returned unused and
that no shortage could have existed.
Mr. Allen stated that he had received
reports Wednesday that ballots were
exhausted at certain precincts, hut
n visit had shown this to be Incor
rect In every case. Blank ballots w ere
supplied according to the registration,
twice the number of tlrkets being cent
to each precinct aa the registration
from that precinct.
HARVEY l WOOD CET
ANOTHER BIG HOTEL
The new hotel nt Charlotte, N. c.. ills
Helwyu, bus been leased by Harvey *
Wood, who are also the leaeoeo of the
1’ledmont hotel. In this city.
A telegram received at the Piedmont this
afternoon from Charles A. Wood, who Is
In Charlotte today, announces this fact.
The Melwyn la a modern, fireproof ho.
tel of the very finest ron.tructlon. it Is
modeled after the Piedmont, having been
built from plans drawn liy the Into Willi.
F. Penny. The hotel will tint be complet
ed and ready to open until about the new
year.
llnrvey A Wood are now manuring direc
tors of the following hotels: Hotel 11-He
rne. linston, Mass.: Piedmont hotel. At.
lento: Hotel Wentworth, Now t’nslle, N.
II.; Hotel Itucklnghara, Portsmouth, N. II.;
PiiMnronaway Inn, York cliffs, Maine; Ho
tel Pemlxwtun, Hull. Muss.; lintel can
terbury, Boston, Maas., ami Hotel Sel-
wyn. Charlotte, N. C.
The Arm of Harvey k Wood now operate
more hlgh-claas hotels thnn nny other ror-
poraMou Id the United States. It is their
pnrjmse to give their pntrona the very
heat At reasonable prices.
EXPLOSION HURTS TWO.
By Private I .eased Wire.
Parkersburg, W. Va., Aug. 24.—An
explosion of an oil well boiler, six mllea
north of here, thie morning, on the
Anderson farm, came near resulting
In the death of William Mayho and
painfully burned Taylor Callahan, of
Wllllamstown.
Petition In Bankruptcy.
Hpeelal to The fleorgfin.
Columbus, Ga., Aug. 24.—Two petl-
tlona In bankruptcy have been died In
the United States court here, one In
favor of H. Simona, a saloonkeeper In
this city, and one In favor of C. B.
Wright, n traveling salesman.
“THE DOUBLOONS” will start Thursday—
It is one of the greatest serial stories ever published,
and is famous from the fact that the largest daily papers
in the United States published column upon column
about it in their excitement, before they discovered that
it was a serial story.
“THE DOUBLOONS” IN THURSDAY’S GEORGIAN