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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 11. 190T.
Our Great Clean-Sweep Sale Tomorrow
A Most Extraordinary Bargain Event. Attend It
At 9 o’clock tomorrow morning our doors 0$
stocks of all kinds of winter merchandise. The i
that end in view—absolutely without regard to cost or^resent value
n on the grandest bargain sale we have ever held. It is to be a clean sweep of surplus
;le object of the sale will be quick and complete clearance and prices will be marked with
while the extremely?ow prices p:
There will be atartlin
afford to miss this remarkab!
The sale will continue for 8 days as
Saturday, Jan. 12jTuesday, Jan. 15
Monday, Jan. l*t\Wednes'y,Jan.l6
wise, well-posted shoppers and many will supply future as well as present needs
ecials in each and every department; new bargains will b e offered daily; you cannot
early and often; ws promise you a grand feast of good things.
below. ■
DOORS OPEN TOMORROW
AT NINE O'CLOCK.
Thursday, Jan. 17
Friday, Jan. 18
Clean-Sweep Ladies' Suits Clean-Sweep Ladies' Coats
We will offer in this Clean-Sweep
Sale your
choice of a great line of Ladies’ Tailored Suits,
ranging from $18.50 to $25.00 in value, at the
sensational price of $7.90 for choice. The line
includes Eton, Pony Coat and English Box
styles' of "fine plain Broadcloths, Panamasand
fancy mixtures. At this price you buy this com
plete Suit for less than cost of
materials alone
$7.90
Clean-Sweep Dress Goods
300 bolts of fine Broadcloths, Panamas and Fan
cy Mixtures—40 to 60 inches wide—including
all the most fashionable colorings and worth ev
ery cent of $1.00 a yard, will be offered in the
Clean Sweep
Sale at, per yard tiJyC
The Continued mild weather has somewhat re
tarded the sale of coats and is responsible for
this wonderful bargain offering which will in
clude stylish 50-inch Tourist Coats of fine
Broadcloth, satin-lined, new fancy mixtures and
all-wool Cravenettcs—coats that are selling in
other good stores at $10 to $15. In the Clean-
Sweep sale you can take choice
of the line Jor
$3.90
Cfean-Sweep fine Silks
Saturday, Jan. 19
Monday, Jan. 21
Clean-Sweep of Ginghams
',,000 yards of highly mercerized silk-finished
Zephyr Ginghams in New Spring styles for
dresses, waists, etc.—sold usually at 10 to 15c a
•ard—will be offered in the Clean- 5c
Sweep Sale at the bargain price of, per yd.
C/ean-Sweep Sale of Bits
Over n thousand dollars' worth of Fine Furs In this lot that came In ton
Into for the Christmas trade. The collection embrncev stoles, boas and
.ollarettes of mlnkeretto. sable, fox. marten and other popular furs In new.
and best shapes. The entire line Is to go In the Clean Sweep Bale at
marvelous bargain prices. fl/C
Fur Neckpieces, worth $4 to $5. Clean Sweep Sale price —— - w
Fur Neckpieces, worth IT to $10; Clean Sweep Sale price J2a98
Cur Neckpieces, worth *10 to *16; Clean Sweep Sale price $3.90!
50 pieces of yard-wide all-silk Taffetas in green,
navy, lavender, gray and other colors—also nov
elty Plaid Silks, new fancy Silks and Crepe de
Chines worth up to_$1.00, $1.25and ^
Ladies' Eaton Jackets of guaranteed
black taffeta silk: allk-llned and
nbrly trimmed; *10 £2 98
Children’s Caps In best styles and
colors; north 25 to 50 Cm
cents: choice ww
Infante' Long Coats of fine cash-
ti»n beautifully em. ttQo
-bronlc.red: 11.50 value . ^ ,
Children's Underwear, heavy fleeced
v< <14 nnd pants; f Qfl
Wean-sweep price ■ wv
Ladies' Vasts. and.. Pants, Ladles'
and Misses' union, Suits. Bb?n
Dmw’eA"'* 18C
Ladiaa' Waists of guaranteed taf
feta silk in black and colors and of
fine white China silk; Qfl
all $5.00 values ^laUO
Misses' Coats and Children's Coats
of plain and fanry fabrics.
;', b c w, " kln ':". $1.98
Boys' Suits, well made of good fab
rics; clean-sweep Q7a
eale-prlce TT; . . . 77777T. ,7 ^ i V
Bo**' Overcoats, long, heavy and
well made; clean- QOa
sweep sale vOV
Boys 1 Knee Pants, well made and
worth 60c; clean-
sweep sole
Clean-Sweep S*i* »f Skirts
Mlitse*' Skirts of (Inc all-wool Panamas and Broadrlotha, In black
colors and of Imported fancy tnlxlursi, worth up to 16; Clean Sweep I
$1.95
Ijidlrs' Skirts of line all-wool Panamas, Broadrlotha, Invisible Plaid
Novelties, fancy checka, etc.; new and beautiful atyles, worth up to **.00;
i'lean Sweep Sale price
$2.90
$1.50 a yard; Clean-Sweep Sale Price..
Sweep Sale on First Floor.
Clean-Sweep Fine Laces
20,000 yards of beautiful round-thread Valen
ciennes Laces, Point Appliques, Torchons, Point
Venise, Silk Laces and Trimming Laces worth
25 to 50 cents a yard will be on a big ^ '
the Clcan-SweeD Sale at.
Shaatinga—Fine quality, aoft fin
ished. 10,000 yards O
lo sell at. per yard..*® * Ole
Brown Drasa Llntne—All pure
Linen: real 20-cent 1A>
quality, at per yard ,wv
Tablt Damask, full bleached, 60
Inches wide and worth OCn
60c a yard, at -
Tabla Napkins, full bleached,
ready hemmed, 16-Inch Om
size, each OO
Husk Towels, >2 by 24 Inches,
ell linen, hemmed. Oes
- 20c raltte, each .- ; . , . ,.
Towel Cresh, heavy weight, plain
or twilled. Clean O 7.flc
RnrMD mice w
Ladies' Gloves of finest French
kid, full elbow length; $4.50
IT., c .'“ n . $2.49
Ladles' Qloves of line French kid,
two-clasp style. <1.50 AQfs
grade; clean sweep .... ——L
Ladies' Handkerchiefs,
whits hemstitched;
clean sweep sale, price—
Man's Underwear, heavy fleeced
shirts and drawers, OQm
61.00 grade; clean sweep —
Umbrellas, man's and ladles'
atyles. worth up to *4; D7m
clean sweep price .....— " v
Bed 8preads, full slse, Marseilles
69c
l>Hdn
1c
Flannelettes and Outings, worth
12 1-2 and 15c;
clean sweep price
Bleeched Cambric, Lonsdale fin
ish, cleun sweep aalt£ 7-8C
Blankets, full alts and heavy,
grey; clean sweep • AQ-
prtce, per pair ———
Blankets, extra large and heavy,
wool mixed, gray; AQ«
*2.50 value, per pair .. . ."-k
Blankets, finest California wool,
extra slxe, *6.00 A4 BA
value: par pair .. ,.tJI<Wa«»W
Comforts, large alas and heavy;
cotton filled, ADm
*2.00 value -OU
Open Saturday Night Until 10 O’clock
We Give
Green
Trading
Stamps.
18 West
Mitchell,
Near
Whitehall.
special tabic in the Clean-Sweep Sale at.
Clean-Sweep Parlor Tables
We bought a ear load of these beautiful fancy quarter-aawed polished
oak Parlor Canter Tables and nearly 2,000 of them are left. They will ba
closed out In the Clean Sweep Bale at leas than usual wholesale cost In four
lots at
50c 75c 98c $1.50
Worth three to four times these prices at retail.
Dining Chairs of solid polished oak
with cane seats; 7E«
*1.75 value; at M OC
Dining Tables of solid polished oak,
6-foot extension; (12 AC
value; at wt'-o
Bed Lounges—large alas with oak
frames and velour up- B7 QA
holaterlng 9 ■ .9V
Odd Drasssra of finest polished oak
with French plate 7R
mirrors: (20 value 9 *•*9
Iron Badi—Three-quarter or_full
site; (1.60 value;
clean-sweep price
Bed Springe—beat ateel spiral:_full
site; 16.50 Trade
clean-sweep . —
value
spiral; full
$1.25
Clean-Sweep Kitchen Safes
Velvet Ruga—size 20 by 60 Inches;
fringed; only 200 to
S o at, choice DUO
ruesels Ruga—all-wool, size 20 by
(0 Inches; bright —
patterns •. /VC
Smyrna Rugs—all-wool and revere!,
bis: alia 10 by 60 aq. '
Inches VOC
Smyrna Rugs—all-wool and i
bis; sice * by f
Venetian "stair Carpets'in
pretty patterns;
ard
full slse, cotton
K
iio
Just lao nt These extra strong and well-made Kltcnen SaTsa and Cup-
boards to be closed out In this Clean Sweep Sale. At I be prices we name
they will eell rapidly, eo come early It you want one. All are extra larga
$3.00 $8.00
VALUES VALUES VALUES
$1.98 $2.98 $3.98
NE W COUNOILMEN KNOW
HO W 70 ASK FOE MONE Y
The new members of council and the
old members of the new council have
not heen at all backward In asking for
appropriations for needed public Im-
used for white children.
ny Councilman Roberta—Providing
for an appropriation of *26,000 for a
new engine house In the Eighth ward,
ny Coucllman Harman—Providing
provrmanta.
Here are aome of the resolutions
which have been referred to the finance
committee:
By rounellman lt$»»tell—Providing
for an appropriation for moving the
.Marietta Street school to a colored
nectlf»n, and the use of the school for
miored children; also for the renovat
ing of the Qray Street school, to be
for an appropriation <5T 17,000 for the
construction of a trunk sewer, north
of Tenth street, near Peachtree atreet
am! Piedmont avenue.
For the auditorium-armory, 176.000.
Hy Councilman I engine—Providing
for the laauanre of 61,000,000 of Im
provement bonds.
There are 'other ordinance# calling
for an appropriation of 11,200, of *1,500
and of *400.
PENNSY TO ISSUE
J|UUU|
Plan Is To Be Submitted to
t lie Stockholders
March 12.
Pf 11 idcijthla. Pa.. Jan. 11.—official
announcement In made that the Penn-
railroad management hai» ap-
ir v-1 a plan to Issue $100,000,900 In
capital stock and $100,000,000 In
t* n.: Thin will make the total capl-
I;' 1 --tork $500,900,000. The plan will
•? ►obmltted to the stockholders on
Bu h 12.
rase* were heard In the court
■••i1r Thursday afternoon, No. 2S Ice-
lust argued.
-••sslon Frhlny afternoon will In* the
f tin* week, the court adjourning
• Monday. It l*aa been announeetl
sen 43 to 53 would not l*»* taken up
Monday, but It la doubtful If the
'•> hear down to 43 by 6:3>) Friday
n. th*» hour of adjournment.
' h**anl Thuraday were aa follow:
!■»»» British nud Mercantile Insurance
=;>• VB. t\ \V. Tye, from city court
M.
Ar-
A '“i»ta, Knoxville and Northern Hall-
• •lupnny ta. Maude Hmlth, from city
• f Atlanta. Argued. .. %i .
' J Itrawner vs. J. J. A J. K. Mad-
• !, in elry court of Atlanta. Submit-
the t«rl*>fn. % *
** n. TtTng vV Beahoard Air 1.1*0
and vice versa, from city court
"Ufa. Argued.
ALDERMEN BEGIN BADL\;
FIRS7 MEETING A FLUKE
The erudite and urbane rlty clerk and the
Inevitable and uhlqultlotia newspaper man
attondefl the meeting of the aldermanlc
hoard-Thursday afternoon at _3 o’clock at
tin* i*ounell chamber.
The meeting waa opened with an oath hy
the eccoiid aaalatant Janitor. The election
of the mayor pro tent, reaulted In a victory
fur the city clerk, the newspaper man being
found guilty of stuffing the ballot bot.
The rltr clerk. In an ecatacy of delight
and a new autt of rtntbea. thanked hta cob
leagues for the honor which had lteen be-
•towed upon him. while the nmMwr u—
•at In profnuml alienee and a big chftlr.
There being no other business before .
body, the board edJournal.
This wss the first meeting of the new sb
dermanle board. There were oo aldermen
present. .
SHE HYPNOTIZES PREACHER
AND CANNOT BREAK SPELL
l.cxillKton, i»?., ■
McOarrey, who hypnotlxed the Rev. ...
T Hooker, a student at Kentucky unl-
veralty. 'luring a game at a aoelnl
gathering, and who la still under a
spell, which physicians ar* unable to
break, la prostrated over the dlecovery
of her hypnotic, powers and the evil
result. She thought Booker waa feign
Ing when he became Inaenelble.
SCHOOL BOy DOES PROBLEMS,
THEN HE ENDS HIS OWN LIFE
Indianapolis. IniV, Jan. 11- Lori
Burgeae, n pupil at the Indlanapoll*
high school, waa found dead In hla
room, having been overcome by gee.
He hnd Bluffed rage In the keyhole of
the door and placed clothing at the
bottom to keep the gas from penetrat-
>SSIA TO BUILD
A GREAT WARSHIP
Petersburg* Jon. 11.—The new
•‘9 budget wUJ contain an appro*
< ition for ths construction of a
*•"99.io n warship.
COUNCIL FAILED TO ORANT
STREET RAILWAY FRANCHISE.
Special lo The Georgian.
Amerlcua, Oa., Jan. II.—The city
council, after u long dlacuatlon, failed
to grant a franchise lo either of the
two parties for city lighting and street
railway. The eubjeel Is ellll pending,
and In all probability will be acted
u puli' In the next-muting.
FAILED TO IDENTIFY
NEGRO HELD FOR MURDER.
Special to The Georgia.
Amerlcua. Oa, Jan. II.—Reports hers
lav night from Kufaula give the cap
ture of a negro answering the descrip
tion "f the murderer of Kawood Car
ter, marshall at lUrbland. The negro
waa on an outgoing ship just aa It mas
waa anting In a chair whan found,
with hla completed problems In algebra
lying on the table by his aide.
Among papers on lha table were i
number of hie poems, all of them ad
dressed to one of hla girl frlende In
the high aohool.
leaving Kufaula. A telephone message
from here to Kufaula states that a
Richland man had arrived there and
failed to Identify the negro. Excite
ment la high hare.
SEVERS CONNECTION
WITH MACON POSTOFFICE.
Special to The GeoritaD.
Macon, Oa., Jan. 11.—After several
years' service in an Important clerkship
In the Macon poatofilce, J. M. Denton
has severed hie connection there and
will be with the Parker Construction
Company In the future, having been
Chosen secretary and treasurer of that
company.
In (he poatofilce he will be succeeded
by George S. Dure. This la quite a de-
served promotion for Mr. Dure.
ATLANTAK RETAINED
AS PRESIDENT OF
EMBALMERS 1 BOARD
gpeelal lo The Georgian.
Macon, Oa, Jan. 11.—H. M. Patter-
ion, of Atlanta waa re-electsd presi
dent of the etath board of embalmere
here yesterday at the annual meeting
of that body. The meeting was held <n
the office of Secretary and Treasurer
L. H. Burgard and Mr. Rurgard wav
re-elected also.
C. L. 8levenaon, of Moultrie, who
has recently been appointed a member
lo eucceed the late F. L Wilder, of
Albany, took the oath of office and be-
rame one of the body, much to the
pleasure of the members who are hla
associates. C. L. Torbett. of Colum
bus, has been appointed for another
five-year term to succeed himself.
W. E Platt, of Augusta, waa the only
TO GO TO BIG FAIR
As officers' meeting has decided that the
. . - - several
regiment will go aa a body, and
in. * nmmlltM, were appointed to
angenwme to that end. It la on-
that 44.000 will ba needad to par
naea. A military fair aad ball
llaon and tha d|- " ~
appropriation.
rlty council may:
NEW ENTERPRISES
FOR SISTER STATES
SHOWN BY INDEX
Special lo The Gtorglaii-
i-olumbus, Oa., Jan, II.—The near-
member unable to attend the meeting.,
The board passed upon two appllca- Kl nn “ Alabama Industrial Index an>e
Ilona for licenses. The next meeting t hi Its regular weekly laaue:
Important Change In Bchadulet Sea
board Air Lina Railway,
•No. 41 From Washington 4:to a m
•No. 51 " Athena 0:50 a m,
•No. r " lltrmlngbam It ron m.
•No. JJ " New York 4:J0pin
•No. b> " Itlrmlnfham 7:46 p in.
•No. 51 " fllnton .....SOtp.m.
•No. <1 For lltnulntham 6:St ti.in.
•No. 57 " t'llntoll 7:01 a,m.
•No 22 " New York II J ui lu.
•No 50 " Athens 4 »> p.m.
•No. 53 •• Birmingham 4 43 p it.
•No » " Waablngton VOu p.lu.
W. E. CHHI8TIAV, a. o. p. A ,
Atlanta. Go.
OAKLAND CROSSING
BRINGS ON SUIT
"During tha flrat s$v*n days after
| New Year’s day, twenty-one business
| orgunliatlnn* with a total minimum
capital stock of $?5M09 have hern In-
14-orporated In Drorgla and Alabama,
j Advance r*|Ktns to The Index this
! week give Information of the follow-
| in*, among other things,
j ’’Cooperage plant at M«>ntg4>mery.
I Ala., Is to hr placed In operation hy
J company just organised with chpltal
stock of $109,090; at Macon. Oa., com
pany Is to hr Incorporated with capital
stock of $119,900. to build contemplated
tourist hotel, cotton mills at Kufaula.
Ala., wklch have been Idle for several
months, will he placed In operation; at
Quitman, Oa., n company Is being In
corporated to manufacture ice and Ice
machines, operate a bottling plant and
conduct a cold storage hualnesn; «n
Alabama company hoe been Incorpor
ated to engage In mining and build
■team and electric, railroads; Hunts
ville. Ain., has a new company, with
capital stock of $199,999, which will
deal la lumber and timber rights.
“The awarding of elxteen Important
contracts Is announced. These Include
about a $609,000 wharf construction,
lirunswlck, .On., $$5,000 court house,
Jasper. Ala., $65,000 court house and
$12,000 jail, t’ordele. On., and atreet
paving and Improvements to coat
abtiut $60,000. Birmingham. Ala. These
will be constructed: Hlkteen steel
bridges, Jefferson county. Ala., four-
story office building, Waycross (la
fiult for $26,009 damages hss liecn en
tered by J. A. Fowler In the superior court
•gainst the Georgia railroad. ritlatUT al
leges that he was atrurk hy • train at the
ttektaad avenue crossing, ns a result of
which his right leg wss cut off at the
knee. Attorney Iturton fiiulth represents
Fowler.
As s result of this suit. It Is expected
st the dispute between the rallmml com-
Cs7 aVenue rroMUng” wllf*bs brought out an< * *^ r * € * , * ory
and probably settled. marble-front building. Quitman. Oa.;
110 residences, Havannah. Oa; thea
ters. Opelika. Ain., and Fltsgerald,
Oa.; electric light plant and water
works plants *ir Improvements In three
cities. The building of a $200,009 court
house at Atlanta, Go., and the con
struction <>f a steel bridge over the
Ktowah river, near Rome, Oa.. have
been proposed.”
IMPORTANT CHANGES
IN SCHEDULES.
Tha Wvat Point Routs. Effective
January 7. 1907.
N«. 15—Leave Atlanta 6:20 a. m.
Unite.I Htatra fuel mall for MnnlK'im-
ery. Mobile, New Orleans anil the Weal.
No. S3—-l-onve Atlanta 3:10 n. m.
Mnntffnmery acrninmniliitlnn. For
Montgomery an.I all Intermediate na
tions.
No. 19—Leave Atlanta 2:16 p m.
New Orleans express. For Montgom
ery, Mobile, Helma, New Orleans and
all points West.
No. 41—I-enve Atlanta 6:26 p. m.
Weal Point accommodation. For
Wee. Point and all Intermediate sin-
lions. Dally except Hunday.
No. *7—Leave Atlanta 6:40 p. m
New York and New Orleans limited.
For Montgomery, Mobile, Pensacola,
New Orleans and all polnta West. Bui
ld Pullman vestibule train. Club
car. Blnlnff car. Bleepers and obser
vation car between New York, Atlanta
and New Orleuns.
No. 46—Leave Atlanta 4:20 p. m.
West Point accommodation. For Waat
Point and all Intermediate atatlona.
Sunday only.
Apply lo ticket acenta for foldera
and achedutea.
O. L WICKERBHAM,
t'lty Paaaenger Agent.
F. M. THOMPSON,
Traveling Paeaengtr Agent, Atlan
ta, Ua.
DR. WHITE WILL PREACH
FAREWELL SERMON TO MEN.
Special to The Georgian.
Macon, Oa., Jan. 11.—At the city
auditorium next Bunday afternoon Dr.
J. L. While, pastor of the Unit Bap.
Hat church, will deliver hla farewell
address lo the men of Macon. Tha
meeting will be In charge qf Rev. J. R.
Gunn, of the Georgia Industrial Horae,
and the music will be rendered by tha
home band. Dr. White realgntd tha
pastorate of the Flrat Baptist church
nnd accepted a call to Beaumont, Tex_
for which place ha will leave next weak.
LEO WA8 AM PUTATED,
INJURED MAN RECOVERS.
Hpeelel lo The Georgian.
Macon, Ga., Jan. 11.—Henry Davtn-
tnn, who had hla left lag amputated,
left the city hospital yesterday, where
he has been confined for lha peat
month.
About four weeks ago Mr. Davluon
waa struck by a street car and from
Injuries received It was necessary to
amputate tha left leg half way between
the knee and ankle.
MACON WILL RETIRE
*10.000 IN CITY BONDS.
Special le The Georgias.
Macon, Ga., Jan. II.—During tha
present year bonds amounting to *16,.
000 are to be retired by the city of
Macon, the first payment to bo made In
July next, which will amount to about
**.(06. On the sewer bonds *6,000 la to
be retired during the year 1007, and
upon the bridge and Improvement
bonds *(,000 la to be taken up. The
deficiency bonds and town hall and
sewer bonds will both be taken up to
the amount of *(,000.