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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28,. DO*.
Grand Year-End Stock Reduction Sale
Begins Tomorrow: Doors Will Open At 9 O'clock: Come Early.
In spite of the greatest season's business in our history and a holiday rush that positively overwhelmed our selling force, we find that in many
lines stocks are much too large. So, tomorrow we begin a grand cut-price bargain sale with the one object of quickly reducing stocks, no matter
what the loss. All over the store we will sacrifice new and most desirable goods at a fraction of their real value; and there will be bargains ga
lore on every hand. Come and share in this sale; we guarantee you the greatest values you have ever seen. Sale will begin promptly at 9 o’clock;
doors will not be opened until that hour. Come early.
Basement.
$7.60 For $15 to $25 Tailored Suits.
t\ eVe gone through our stock of Tailored Suits and gathered up some 50 or
more regular $lo to $25 values, including Eton, pony coat and half-fitting coat
styles, ot plain and fancy all-wool fabrics—every one n ew and stylish— C A
and will put the entire lot on sale tomorrow at, choice 4>#
Coats Below Value. Skirts and Waists.
$2.98
$3.98
$7.90
54-inch Goodyear Cravenette
I(nincoats, extra well made; $8.00
value; at'
45 and 50-inch Coats of plain and
fancy all-wool fabrics; $10 val
ues
Very handsome long Coats of
broadcloth and kersey; worth up
to $25; at ;
25 elegant satin Automobile Coatsrf* -J aa
that should sell for $25; choice... 1 U.UU
Misses’Skirts of broadcloths and .
Panamas, well made; $4 to $5 ^ J 38
Ladies’ Skirts of black and plain <t»rt 7(f
colored cloths and fancy mixtures. 4 3
Line of new and stylish taffeta <1*0 Af\
silk Waists; worth up to $5.00; at.
Beautiful Eton
taffeta silk; silk-
Jackets pf black gA
lined; only «J)uiOU
Other Stock Reduction Specials-Second Floor
Fur Neckpitcesof black lynx; really
worth $4.00; In this 98C
Fur Boas, 72 Inches long and worth
$10 ^to $12.50; at ££ 0Q
Feather Boas In black, white and
opera shades, $3 to $4 CA a
values WVC
Ladies' Union Suits, Vests and
rants and Boys* Shirts and 1
Drawers Iwl#
Children's Underwear, ribbed cot
ton, fleece lined, 19c |A a
value IvC
Children's Coats of plain and fancy
fabrics; “bearskins,” etc., Qfl
$5 value ^UsSJ©
Infants' Cloaks of fine cashmere,
silk embroidered; $2.00
value W5JG
Boys' Suits, well made, of wool-
mixed fabrics; worth $3;
only
Boys' Suits, all wool and worth $4
to $5; in this sale $1.88
Men's Overcoats, plain and fancy.
$10 to $12.50 values, $4.90
Children's Hat,, of good felt, In
varloua new (styles; ape- OC«
clal, at COO
Ladies’ Hate, nicely trimmed, real
12 to 14 valuee; choice, to- gA 0
morrow wwU
Pattern Hate, from Paris and New
, York, worth 110 to *12.50
choice W. / 9
Boye' Cape, wool or velvet, silk
lined; worth 50 cents Ca
tomorrow wC
Ladies’ Petticoats of black mer-
cerlxed sateen, worth $2.50, Q7 n
only ..O/C
. Bed Lounges—large size, oak
frames, velour upholstering;
$15.00 QC
value ^ ■ 6-rO
Iron Beds—Three-quarter or
full size, heavy and strong;
SS : $i.so
Bed Springs—Best steel spi
ral coil; full size; g g-
- worth $2.50; at . .ip Lmdtm+t
Mattresses—Full size; weight,
40 pounds; cotton top;
good £4
ticking
Feather Pillows—Good size;
weight, 3 pounds; good
ticking
covers
Center Tables of solid polish
ed oak, with lower shelf;
fancy aa.
styles vlfC
Kitchen Tables—Extra heavy
and well made; just aa.
50 to sell at wOC
Remnants of Mattings—Chi
nese and Japanese; worth up
to 40c; at, 4 A.
per yard »"v
Window Shades of good
opaque on best spring rollers;
tomorrow, 19c
Lace Curtains—Saxony and
Nottingham; worth up to $4;
at, per ' q*-
pair
39c
Grand Sale of Silks at 50 Cents.
The stock-reduction sale strikes heavily in the silk department. A great center
table will tomorrowliold a n immense collection of nlain taffeta silks, fancy plaid
and novelty silks, crepe de chines, etc., in all the best colorings; silks Gfir
worth up to $1.25 a yard; you can take choice of the lot at *Jl/L
Sale of Blankets.
Here are three specials in Blankets that have
never been equaled in the city of Atlanta:
Babiea’Crib Blankets—plain white
or fancy; worth 75c; per pair ....
Large size white or colored Blan
kets; worth $2.00; at, per pair ...
Extra large double bed Blankets
of finest California wool; $10
value, per pair
Extra large and fluffy Comforts,
filled with fine cotton down
$1.98
79c
29c
79c
$3.50
Other Stock Reduction Bargains-First Floor
Comforts and Spreads.
98c
Large size cotton filled fancy cov
ered Comforts; worth $2.00; at ..
250 odds and ends of full size Bed
Spreads; worth up to $2.00; at ..
Finest extra size quilted Marseil- di* “I QC
les Bed Spreads; worth $5; at *||) X tt/O
Ffxnnelett.s and Outing., worth
up to 15 cents a yard. O -9 o.*.
choice O /-DC
Blushing—Soft finished: r> cnies to 1
M.rr. 3 7-8c
Dress Ginghams in beautiful plaid
effects; worth up to
12 l-2c; per yard..- wl#
Embroidered Flannels*
and worth $1.00; per
yard
-Yard wide
39c
Towsl Crash, plain or twilled
weave; worth 10c a O “7 Pr
yard, at ^ # "OO
Broadcloths and Panamas In black
and colors; 54-Inch; CAo
$1.60 value wUC]
All-Wool Challits and fancy Sicil
ians, worth up to 69c; IQ/*
per yard * ■ ww
Table Napkins—Bleached and hem
med. ready for use;
each wU
Huck Towels, 20 by
hemmed ends; worth
19c; at •
Inches;
10c
Man’s Suspend. r»—Silk elastic;
regular dollar grade; OC»
In this sule -wC
Umbr.Hu — Men’s and ladles'
styles: worth *2 to *4.: "OOsw
choice tomorrow OOC
Ladies' Hsndksrehlsft — Plain
white hemstitched; In 1 _
tomorrow’s sale 1C
Ladies’ Elbow Gloves of finest
’French kid; real *4.00 CO CA
Gloves, at 9C>wv
Ladies' Kid Glovu—2-clasp stylo;
black and colors; |t.50 G9C
Men’s Kid Glovss—Dressed or un
dressed, lined or unllned; CA.
It and *1.60 vnlue wwC
Hundreds of Other Attractive Offer
ings Not Mentioned Here Will Be
Found in the Store.
, We Give
Green
Trading .
Stamps. ‘
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The Goods Must Go; We Will Make
Prices So Low That All Wise Buyers
Will Be Delighted.
EVERY VICTIM OF MOB
killed at Brownvllle.
It. Wild rumors of a larger number
Killed have no foundation that we can
BR YAN WOULD LEAD
CHIEF DIES SUDDENLY
LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN
AND EARNING WAGES
Re
i e f , Committee
Submits Full
Report.
-MONEY CONTRIBUTED
AND HOW DISBURSED
Committee Collates Leading
Up to September Riots
and Its After Results
The committee having In chnrge the
disbursement of the funds for the re
lief of those who suffered Injury dur
ing the recent race riot here has Just
completed Ita report, a copy of which
follows:
To the Public:
The committee appointed to disburse
funds contributed for the relief of vie
Urns of the mob In the September riot
has Instructed us to make a report of
Its work, and we take this method of
communicating the facts to the public.
The committee Is composed of W. It.
Joyner, chairman; Harry L. Schlesln-
K>r. I.ouls Oholstln, M. R. Emmons,
H. Patterson, chairman of tlio city
finance committee, and the under
signed.
The treasurer has received contrlbu-
fionn aggregating *4,423, and has paid
™t, on orders drawn by the aeere-
lary, *4,353.96, leaving a balance of
*"'J 01 on hand, which Is held for mat
ters not closed up.
In addition to this, the city of At
lanta appropriated *LOOO for the relief
'“nd, with the proviso that the funeral
expenses of the mob's victims be paid
>Jt of it. These expenses amounted
'o **123.65. leaving t*7«,36 of the city
appropriation. Which was used for re-
of wounded, except about *12.,
which was used to help three or four
cases of suffering among .very poor
people whose property was destroyed.
The Committee’s Plan.
At the outset the committee adopted
the plan of paying the doctors’ bills of (
■he mounded and paying them for thC|abled,
time lost. This policy was carried out
•* closely aa the funds and the number
of wounded would permit. Where they
"n. treated at the Orady hospital this
hraiment wae In lieu of doctor bills,
case was investigated as'best we
1 with the time at our disposal,
aided by the city warden, Mr. Thomas
Evans, and It Is a pleasure to bear
witness to his faithfulness. Intelligence
and efficiency as,an official. With a
kind heart, he hns untiring energy and
discriminating Judgment.
In this manner we paid to the wound
ed about hnlf the contributed fund,
leaving about *2,200 to be divided
among the families of the dead. This
sum was divided among the sufferers
In nmounts varying from *50 to *400.
In llxlrg the amounts to be paid, we
considered the earning capacity of the
deceased and the needs of the bereaved
family. Under the latter head we con
sidered the number of dependent chil
dren and the ability of the widow to
support them, or her age, infirmity
and helplessness.
It was our purpose to publish a full
list of the disbursements with the name
and address of each beneficiary, but
there are circumstances of a delicate
nature connected with some of these
cases nnd we have been brought to the
conclusion that such a publication
would be unwise. We have, however,
submitted to Mr. W. H. Patterson,
chairman of the city finance committee,
n detailed statement of disbursements
with vouchers attached, and they have
his approval. Any subscriber to this
fund who would like to see the-state
ment and the vouchers can do so If he
will call at the office of George Muse,
where they are on file.
Pacts About Riot.
In connection with this statement of
disbursements we think it our duty to
call attention to some of the facts
which have come to light during our
Investigations.
leaving out the Brownvllle cases,
where a number of persons charged
with complicity tn the killing of Police
man Heard, are out on their own bonds,
the following facts are true beyond
question
discover. As the city was paying the
funeral expenses of victims and relief
wak given their families, they had
every motive to make known their loss.
In one case relatives' of a man killed In
a broil made fruitless efforts to secure
relief.
12. The persons reported ns victims
of the riot had no connection with it.
One, a negro man. wns killed in a broil
over a crap game, and another, a ne
gro woman, was killed by her para
mour. Both homicides oecurred at
some distance fr6m the scene of the
riot.
Riot Not a Detorront.
13. As twelve persons were killed and
70 were murderously assuulted, and
as, by all accounts, a number took part
In each assault, It Is clear that sev
eral hundred murderers or would-bc
murderers are at large In this com
munity.
14. Although less than three months
have passed since the riot, events have
already demonstrated that the slaugh
ter of the Innocent does not deter the
criminal class from committing more
crimes. Rape and robbery have been
committed In the city and suburbs dur
ing that time.
15. The slaughter of the Innocent does
drive away good citizens. From one
small neighborhood 25 families have
gone. A great many of them were
buying homes on the Installment plan.
16. The climes of the mob Include
robbery as well as murder. In a num
ber of cases the property of Innocent
and unoffending people was taken.
Furniture was destroyed, stpall shops
were looted, windows were smashed,
trunks were burst open, money wns
taken from the small hoard, and ar
ticles of value were appropriated,
the commission of these crimes the vie-
Nebraskan Won’t
Dodge Nomination if
it Comes His Way.
.. Among the victim, of the mob
there wan not a elngle vagrant.
2 They were earning wages In uxeful
work up to the time of the riot.
3 They were nupportlng themselves
nn>i their families or dependent rela-
‘TmosI of the dead left small chil
dren and widow*, mothers or sister.,
with practically no means and very
small earning capacity.
6 The wounded lost from one to eight
weeks’ time, at 50 cents to .*4 a day
eI *0 h ’About 70 persons Were wounded,
and among these there was an Im
mense amount ot suffering. In some
coses It wax prolonged and escrnclat-
ln ? P Many Of the wounded arc disfig
ured and several are permanently dlx-
Victims Uxeful Citixenx.
* Most Of them were In humble cir
cumstances. hut they were honest. In
dustrious and law-ahldlng citizens and
useful members of society.
9. These statements arc true of both
"'tli' of'tlie v.oundcd ten are white and Jxhock the moral sense of our our. peo-
' the money wns paid out on certlfl- ,0 - Ldored Of the dead two j pie.
• of employer*, showing the Ume,.sixty ate ' ™ ca |and. two fe-| W. O. COOPER.
tints, both men anrl women, were treat
ed with unspeakable brutality.
Made Mary Orphans.
17. A a the result of four days of law
Icssners there are In this glad Christ
maa time widows of both races mourn
ing for their husbands and husbands
of both races mourning for their wives;
there are orphan children of both races
who cry out In vain for faces they will
see no more; there are grown men of
both races disabled for life, and all this
sorrow has come to people who are ab
solutely innocent of any wrongdoing.
In conclusion we call attention to the
fact that up to this time Atlanta had
been a law-abiding city and criminals
of all kinds, with a single exception,
had been punished by legal methods.
Repeatedly, in view of hundreds of
men, the sherlfT has conducted along
the public highways prisoners charged
with the most odious crimes, and these
prisoners hod legal trials, which re
sulted in the punishment of the guilty
and the acquittal of the .Innocent.
Comddcrfug this record of a law-
abiding community it Is amaxlng that
the things we have recited could have
happened in Atlanta and that the small I
HIS PARTY IN 1908
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O Topeka, Kane., Dec. 28.—The 0
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0 State Chairman Hanna to disband 0
0mnd Join the Republican party, de- 0
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0 said It was too early to disband 4.
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view given at Topeka, Kans.. yester
day, Democrats throughout the Hast
who have been conducting a propagan
da in his behnlf are ready id come out
openly for him.
Politicians regard his statement ns a
practical announcement. Among Dem
ocrats of certain affiliations It has been
received with Joy. The movement In
Bryan's behalf was started while ar
rangements were progressing for his
reception on his return from his world
tour. Bryun’s refusal to announce him
self has made It necessary for his
boom” to be kept* In the background.
The announcement Is regarded as
coming at a happy time.
Throughout New York state and In
New York city much has been done
quietly to advunce the cause of the
commoner. With an opportunity to
launch a public boom, Bryan's friends
believe sentiment will crystullze so that
a delegation pledged to him will be se
cured.
In New England excellent work in
Bryan's behalf hns been done by a
coterie of Democrats headed by Alex
ander Troup, of New Haven, c.’onn.
Bryan clubs have been organized at
many places In New England. It Is
their intention to organize clubs
everywhere. Now that Bryan has de
clared himself, this work will probably
be taken up openly.
Topeka, Kans., Dec. 28.-—William J,
Bryan wishes to be a candidate for the
presidential nomination before the next
Democratic national convention,
practically admitted as much last night
when he said:
“While I have not. yet announced
that I would be a candidate, 1 have not
stated that I would not be a candidate,
und do not Intend to. Such a high
honor as the presidential nomination Is
something that no American citizen
should decline.”
He said there wax no foundation for
the story that he would, if nominated,
favor the selection of Senator Stone, of
Missouri, ns chairman of the Demo
cratic national committee. He said
he did not care to see men on the com
mittee like Roger Sullivan, of Illi
nois.
Speaking of the railroad legislation
enacted by congresa at Its last session,
ho said that he did not believe the
legislation was what It should be, but
he thinks the president took what he
could get. He said the giving of
railroad passes was one of the most
corrupting. Influences exercised In this
country.
Mr. Bryan declared that he had never
stated that President Roosevelt had
stolen the thunder of the Democratic
party, although, he said, the president
w’as now* advocating many things fa*
vored by that party.
BRYAN'S FRIENDS TO RALLY*
TO 8UPPORT OR FAVORITE.
Washington, Dec. 28.—Now’ that Hon.
William Jennings Bryan hns practically
announced his candidacy for the next
Democratic nomination In an Inter-
AS BELL ANNOUNCES
FIRE IS EXTINGUISHED
Hpcrhtl to The Georgia.
charleston, 8. 1*., Dec. 28.—Chief O.'G.
Marjetdioff of the Charleston Ore depart
ment died here suddenly last ulgbt of apo
plexy.
lie returned from a small fire feeling sick,
leaving the fire in charge of the assistant
chief. He was seised with the stroke and
died as four tans came In, announcing the
extinguishing of the tire.
Chief Mnrjenhoff was 61 years of ag**. n
muu of menus, nnd for twelve years Imd
been chief of the fire dtMinrtincnt, nud nil
his life a Ore-fighter. Bo had exte
business Interests, wholesale and retail,
wns looking forward to breaking all ren
for sinnll fire loan thla year In (.barb-ton,
B Just before the fire Inst night he wns i
a Christmas tree celebration of bis gr
children.
He wag generally beloved gnd respo
throughout the city.
TWO OF WIRE HOUSES
MAY NOT CLOSE JAN. 1
Four Houses Are Open
Yet—Two Close
Monday.
UGH PEOPLE
HERE IN CONFERENCE
The Georgia Immigration Associa
tion, which convened In called meeting
at 11 o'clock Friday morning In the
rooms of the Atlanta Chamber of Com
merce, will hold a conference with
tatlon.
J. D. Moss, Athens.
Jeff Davis, Tore on.
J. A. Iletjemnn, Albany.
Daniel Hughes, Danville.
Fred Hanson, Rome.
A. M. Kitchen, Baldwin.
Frank B. Gordon, Columbus.
J. W, Pope, by Invitation.
SEAT IN SENATE
OF SENATOR BACON
UNDER DISCUSSION
afternoon, beginning at 3:30 o'clock.
The meeting at the Chamber of Com
merce was held behind closed door*,
and at 1:30 o'clock It was said that
nothing for publication had transpired.
The ofllcerr and directors of the as-
ml'nority which constitutes the tough I aoclation present were:
element wns allowed to crucify this' F. M. Oliver, (/resident. Savannah.,
community In the, eyes of the worfd and 1
Governor Terrell at the capitol In the Involving the sent In tt»«* I’nlied Mtuto*
senate of Senator A. O. llacoii l« *;iu*inx
much comment among his friends In this.
and the wages paid. , 1 Tn f mate This Includes three
this Investigation' w§ were greatly male and ten male. ioi»
GEORGE MUSE.
Willingham. Macon.
W. B. Smith, Harnenvllle.
D. B. Dyer. Augusta.
8. C. Dunlap. Gaintsvflle.
Hon. Hoke Smith, Atlanta, by Invi- his seat.
his homo city.
Thu recent champ* ol
state legl«l;ituu* from October to June is
largely responsible for tbk* turn of af-
fairs. Ilad the state legislature elerti*«l III
October meet in that month, as it for
merly hml done, then Mr. Huron *vouhl
have Ijeen elected without opitosltlen, us in
fhe past, but the i hnugu of dates plni-cs
a new ptuiN'» on uffuira.
rules* the icdlctary committee of the
senate shall decide that bla appointment
la legal, it Is doubtful if be cun resume
The loss of nearly $100,000 for At
lanta and over a quarter of a million
dollars for the stute—that Is what the
puMHing of the bucket shops and
houses infant* when the Boykin law
goes Into effect on the first of the New
Year.
Of course It may be argued that this
amount may be equalled by the In
creased amount of money people will
spend who formerly lost their money
playing the wires. But the thirty-three
wire houses In the state disbursed
yearly at the time the Boykin bill was
passed something like $285,620.
Of these thirty-three houses,
were In Atlanta and these houses pub!
out in salaries and taxes about $98,320
a year.
This Mg sum does not Include rents
or light. It Is only the amount paid In
taxes and salaries to employees. In
Atlanta the ten houses were paying ten
managers $34,000 a year; twenty-seven
telegraph operators were getting $36.-
920; ten bookkeepers were paid $12,000
a year; ten office boys got $2,400 a
year, and the taxes for the city'and
state amounted to $13,000 a year.
With the balance of the thlrty*three
houses in Georgia conditions were
about the same, and the amount paid
out in taxes and salaries amounted to
„$ 187,300, making for the entire state
$285,620.
The telegraph operators employed by
the bucket shops got $30 a week, while
of the managers tn Atlanta eight re
ceived $250 a month, and two., were
paid $5,000 a year.
At present there are only four of the
ten houses nitrating In Atlanta nnd all
of these, with the exception of two, arc
preparing to close up shop on Decem
ber 31.
Hubbard Bros, it Co.,- L. J. Anderson
Sl Co., the Southern Exchange' and *v
Sc C. Randolph, of New York, are now
operating In Atlanta, but both Hubbard
Bros, and Randolph will quit buslnc.*^
us soon as the new law goes Into effect.
At present the Indications point t .
Anderson and the Southern Exchange
keeping open by some means, and it 11
possible that un attempt will bo madu
to light the Boykin law.
WOMAN ARRAIGNED;
CASE IS POSTPONED
New York, Dec. 2*.—Mrx. Catharirm
Neill, tho young artlxt’x model, \v,i»
arraigned today for the third tlmo In
the Tombs police court, charged with
the murder of her husband. Joaepli
Neill, with a hat pin or nail file. In a
Greenwich, Conn., hotel.
As the extradition papers could n "t
reach here until Monday, Magletmtn
Crane postponed the cose until Tues
day, New Year's day.
LICENSE FOR YEAR
WILL RE MADE OUT
BY COMMITTEE
Special to Tlio Georgian.
Maruu, On., Dec. 3.—The city coom-fl
of-Macon will hold no meeting this w
This atinouucement was made yestcr.l iy
nrterniMHi by Mayor Bridges Smith.
As soon us eiminnnn Jesse II. Ilnr*.
of tie* special license and tax commit to...
learni’d that no uiretlng wan to be field,
he called a meeting of hlx mmtnltte
thU evening. At this time, the lie n-. «
for the new year will he
HOLIDAY EXCURSION
RATES VIA CENTRAL
OF GEORGIA RAIL
WAY.
Fare and one-third, plus 25 c«-n
round trip, minimum rate 50 c« n
Tickets on sale December 20 to
Inclusive; December 30 and 31. 19
and January 1, 1*07; Anal limit Ju
uary 7. 1907.
For further Information apply to
W. H. FOGG.
District Passenger Aaent.