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TEN ONLY THREE MORE DAYS UNTIL EASTER In Which to Take Advantage of Great Inducements Offered by this Popular House Sale of Short Lengths Ratine, White Flaxons, Chambrays, Percales 500 yards white Klaxon and Lawns, worth r yrulnr J2 l jo and 1 nc, at <» 1 |<* yards Chambrays, in all color*, in short lengths, worth 10e, .<s l IC* 1 ,<nhi yards Percales, in remnants, worth 10e and at One solid ease of short h njfth of Ratine, worth 25c per yard, a! ... 1 ~*)(mi yards Curtain Swiss in short Linjths, figures, stri]> - and dots, 15c value, at ft l BARGAINS IN WHITE GOODS AND LINENS • / % Glorious bargains that are record breakers of all past offerings in beautiful new goods—let every patron of our store be assured that these immense reductions are genuine, true, straightforward and reliable. PAJAMA CHECKS: .Hi In. h. * wn'fi. splendid grade useful (w so nm.ix I n r|»<>*>»-^. n.p»cllll!' fine f.*r summer underwear; worth 12tyc; annlversary sale price, lo )nril> * ..85c BONTEX OINGHAMS: 32 In. ft re wlile; a fine, lightweight Ulnghnm; hlg assortment ol dainty patterns; well worth 19*'; at.<■ ml f..r anniveraiiry I 'll sale, yard I-Jt FANCY WHITE GOODS: Stun n« • mbrolderod swlas and ba llate. tlalnly check and stripe effecta; French and I’eratan lawn and other fabrlca; 25< valuta; anultera.tr> aalc I tap price, the yard. . .. .. IJv McElwee-Thomas Dry Goods Co., Wholesale and Retail 866 Broad Street “The Store of Low Prices” Augusta, Ga. “CLEAN-UP” WEEK GO TO IT! JUBT TWO MORE DAYS—GET BUSY. Only two *nori days left o( 'V lean-up Week " The rltlr.ena of Au gust* have given every organization which Ik Interested In thin move ment a measure of support which Ik unprecedented, and which la gratl fying In the extreme Douhtteaa, there are some few who have not yet finished their cleaning, nnd title la an appeal to them, requesting them to get Into line In the next few days, und try to keep up with the pro eeaalou The Hoard of Health expect* to make h thorough re-inapectlou of all eremite* In the city within the next ten days, and the owners of all pterul-e* found In an unsanitary condition will be brought before the recorder's court for adjustment .hint one word. In conclusion, with regard to Insect peats We have discussed the question of files and mosquitos, but we overlooked one Insect pest which Is worthy of a certain amount of consideration, namely, the bed bug Now of course we understand that most of you who read tills will say, "I never have bed nogs in my house!'* Suppose somebody slipped you a bed bug or two, what would you do with them? Tnev slao carry disease, as does the fir and the mosquito. It Is worth whll' to get rid of them The methods or doing so are easy, and known t* every housewife titve this phase .if spring cleaulng a minute's thought If It has not occurred to you DEPARTMENT OF lTHI.lt* HEALTH MERCHANT* AND MANUFACTURERS' ASSN • AUGUSTA WOMAN'S CI.UB COLORED CIVtC AND IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE. MORNING WITH THE RECORDER C. K. Glover's name was on the books nguin for Cruelty 10. Animal* On -Haturduv Officer Brown »n* on Broad street wbtn hr saw a young white man driving a mule to a single wagon. The mule had two aorea under his collar. one on each aide, about the el*' of the pulin of a man's hand, from wht?h, said the officer, blood »u run ning. He followed the wagon to the Oaa Worka and had the mule brought to the barracks, where It stood all day Saturday, an edifying sight for the chicken-hearted The eaae came up today The driver, lamar by name, appeared as defendant. Glover helm” sick In bed. The S. I’ t\ A. was rep resented by Mr. Oswald Eve and Mr. FYank K. Beane, the secretary of the society. The mule. It came out. belong* to Mr* 1-amar. mother of the defendant, la hired out to Glover, and by him to the Gas Company Young Lunar claimed that lie did not know the mule had a sore neck, hut this was not held to be an exonerating circumstance and he was fined 15 or ten days. The prosecution expressed themselves highly satisfied with this decision. establishing a precedent In such case.- which may be followed with the most surprising results. Paying 15. they said, for every guid ed animal found in use will tend to make stock-owners lyolj Into the ques tlon of preventing galls. .Whereas, heretofore, they have Rlwaya g"t off on the principle that sore neeks were unavoidable they may now be more Inclined to look into tire question, and will perhaps find a slight added stltn uloue to make them keep thetr collar pads clean and straight, and to oversc. their drivers a little more carefully. Mr. Glover, who has been 111 for ten day*, was not held responsible on this occasion. The R. P. C. A looks upon the case PH |» THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER. MM MM A successful remedy for Rheumatism, Blood l’oison and ail Blood Ihseaaes At all DrupgiMs SI.OO. ■ ■ r. V. LIPPMAN CO.. Savannah, Ca. SALE OF MUSLIN UNDERWEAR—BIG BARGAIN EVENT Children’h Drawers, of cambric, plain hem and tueks; size 2 to 1 years sale priee 10<* ('hihlr ui’s Drawers, same as above, size (J to 12 yrs., values to 25c, this sale 15<* Corset <'liver, < f soft nms lin, front yoke triiniwd with lare. and armholes finished with lare edge; embroidery ribbon rim, dor value for .... 25<* WHITE LINENfc: Two kinds in title aale, tine fine. llghtwelgh*. other heavy, smooth and atronit; both our regular 15c tirades; specially priced for anniversary SI.OO WHITE INDIA LINON: The welj known braml. I’rlde of the Weal, freah front the looma, the kind that latintlera white; regu- Ittrly 12’jc; anniversary a.tle price, the A., yard l/b BONTEX GALATEA: Vine me dium weight, extra (toed range of pntterriM, Including Holbl col ora; worth regularly 15c; ttnnl veranry aale price, I 'll the yard I LIVj NEW CREPE: In elegant now printed designs, a fine, soft-fin - ialted fatirlc. very atyllah for summer wear; worth regularly 15c anniversary aHle, I A tht yard lUb as marking u new epoch. And Just to end the day on. there yyns a beautiful, a grand, an Inspiring, a Heal Old Time case. Not since the Karly Days, when Oils column used to he full of blood and the shrieks of the dying, not for months has there been such a sou I-satisfying case. Maggie, colored, was the defendant. Katie, colored, the victim. Maggie, with a hickory slick, had all but "busted her brains out." K.ilU appealed with a head like a water melon. nothing showing between band ages' but her nose and a distorted lip. All her teeth were knocked out on one side and they thought her Jsw was broken. Wltneas said "Katie come round dere lookin' fer trouble and she found It!” She certainly found It. Witness continued Maggie «v eetttn' on a girl named Dawsy’s steps Katie she come along de street and say: 'Where de hht pin 1 loan you Maturely night?’ '1 aim ifiad no hat pin!' says Maggie. Katie says; ‘You - - Black, nappy-headed. - ! 1 dare you to rente out here off o‘ dat porch!" Maggie paused for a moment tyi se cure a suitable weapon, flitted out without a word, swung the club thrice round her head, and with the grunt of one felling a tree at one stroke, brought Katie unconscious to the ground. It was a memorable blow. The sound of It was dull and sickening and reverberated slowly up and down tlis street. Maggie, after roljlng up Ucr sleeves and looking round to see If anybody else had anything to say, re tired to her own home where the po ller found her « few minutes later. It cost her 1?6 or fifty days .and she was. besides, bound over to the city court on bond of SSO. L.ndi s* Drawers, of eam hrie, plain ruffle with 11. S. hem, open or* clos- d; 2.')<• valiw for 19^ Ladies' Drawers, of e a fu ll rie, ruffle finish d with elust 1 r tueks, H. S. hem, others with two r ws of laee in ruffle and finished with laee, open or closed, 49c value 25C LONGCLOTH: 3* Inches wide »oft-finish, fro* from gum r March; nothing hfttfK rnndo* (o: Kiimm'T underwear; cheap at 10c*; anniversary null price, 10 yttrda or for. . OJb ENGLISH SHIRTING; 36 Inch es wide, lit neat, small stripe pattern on white ground, all the wanted colors; regular price 25c; anniversary aale, I C„ I he yard I3b WHITE MADRAS: 27 Inches wide; highly mercerised; cornea In most exquisite „ patterns, beautiful quality; cheap at 25c; apecial anniversary I A sale, the yard I T/b WHITE FLAXON: A fine, dainty and sheer cloth, plain or stripes; washes like linen but don't crush anil wrinkle; values up to 26c; anniversary I C _ sale, the yard.. .. .. .. I3b SUFFRAGETTES CREATE UPROAR Adjourn Police Court When Concerted Din Breaks Forth. Proceedings Stop. Belfast, Ireland. —Militant MiffraK*tD*'i created m» nun-h con fuel on and not**** In Voile* court here today when Dorothy Kvana and Ma*?ii;»* Muir, of flea la of the Helfaet branch of the Women'* tfocl il and I‘oltttcui Union, were brought up for trial, that proceeding* had to bo adjourned. The two women were churned with having In their |*o**eH*lon exploitive* for the purpoaa of committing a felony. The court wua crowded with women when the prlaoiicra were brought In an l acting apparently on a Hlgnnl they rulacd hucli a din that neither magtMtrute no** proaecutor could make hlmaelf Heard. A* they wtt« 1«h1 out the two prlaon er* ahrteked that they would not per mit the holding of a court. The opinion wm generally expre** 1 that order* had been t*aned from milit ant headquarter* to the auffragelte* to create similar acenea every time a wom an whs charged with u suffrage OU> rage. After passing a nhort period in the colls Mias Muir and Miss tivaiu were again brought Into court Both tried to daah Into the street and in the struggle Mias Kvana fainted. When placed in the prisoners' on closure Miss Muir hurled a grii sack at the magistrate's head and he promptly remanded both accused in custody. Business With M.&M. The business done at the Mer chants and Manufacturers meetings yesterday afton, on is us follows; Mr. Harry Bell was elected to the factory sites committee to fill the va cancy caused by th resignation of Ml. B. Roy Good win. Mr. It. W. Spofford was chosen com missioner of new enterprises. The matter of discriminatory tele graph tolls will be discussed at the next meeting of the hoard of com mission,r> by Mr. K. G. Kulhfleli.cn, chairman of the legislative commit tee. A number of “vacant lot" clubs were rep .ried by Mr. L H. Kvahs. chairman of the city plan department. These eluhs of children will clear out the vacant lots before summer. The statistics committee reported that the booklet on "Augusta" will be completed noon, it ts hoped to have these off the press before the v'ltl rajre trades body arrives the latter part of the month. The local members of the l’. l' V. will he supplied with literature, fold ers etc., on Augusta with which to advertise the town. This organisa tion has also lain asked to rind tin appropriate slogan for Augusta, CHE AUGUSTA HERALD. AUGUSTA, GA. WHITE FLAXON: Plain weave. •me of ettr finest grades; *ne of the most serviceable white fabrics on the market; cheap at 25c; apodal unnl IQ/* veraary sale, the yard.. |jb SOLID COLOR LINGERIE: 36 and 43 inches wide, fine, soft fabric; many beautiful colors, mostly light shades; \vorth_3; special anniversary IC sale, the yard | 3b WHITE LAWN: 36 Inches wide, linen finish; also 27-inch white India Id non. two excellent grades; w< rtli regularly 10c; special for anniversary, O - the yard 0b PRINTED CREPES: Kimono patterns. Oriental and other de signs. floral patterns in light, medium ami dark colors; well worth 250; specially priced for anniversary sale, | C the yard I 3b Shocked By Parisian Fashions Queen Mary Won’t Visit France LADY MURI EL BERTIE Paris Imly M irtel UetiJr, wife of the British Ambassador to Frame is breathing airy again and admitting to hertelf that life Is really worth white, for Queen Mary has lifted an immense harden from off I,ady Betties shoulders by cancelling her proposed visit to the French capital. Detailed t-ports of the prevailing fashions In Baris so shocked the finer sensibilities of Queen Mary that she decided she had no desire to mingle with the ultra-faahtonnble leaders of Paris society, l.ady Bertie iealert'd that Is would have been Impossible to cut the pur ple-wigged leaders of Paris society from the invitation list to the on.- hnssy l>all which would have been an Incident to the Queen's visit, and the yer, thought of what the Queen would snv at having t<> meet women so adorned and attired had Lardy Bertie well nl*ht *he verge of hyster ics. IVtieoats, of muslin, for el so fiitinjr dr sses; G9c value 49<" Ladies’ Corset Covets, of cambric, front yoke trim med with laee and cm* broidery insertion, ribbon run; 25e value .. .. 19c , * • Combinations,Corset Cov er and short skirt of fine eambrie; value- 1 to $1.40, choice 89C PLAIN CREPES: Solid colors. Including white; Just what you want for making warm weather frocks; worth 19c; special an niversary sale, I r the yard * tlv DRESS MATERIALS: 4P-ineh printed Rice Cloth, 36-lnch printed Voiles, solid and mixed Ratines, solid and printed Ra jah, Solsette, etc.; regular 15c values; anniversary sale, lA the yard I jb DRESS FABRICS: Such as silk stripe Voile, plain Voile, in solid colors; printed Lingerie and Ba tiste; all handsome goods and w< rth 25c; anniversary I A„ sale, yard I jb SILK WARP CREPES: Some satin finished, other patterns in elegant brocade designs, new handsome fabrics worth regu larly 50c; anniversary 'J'Jl sale, the yard OOTI/ Princess Slips, for close fitting dresses, laee and embroidery trimmed; $1.49 value for .. .$125 Gowns, slipover style of nainsook, lace trimmed, 59c values for .. .. 39<* Gowns, slipover style of soft muslin; $1.50 value 89^ • Gowns, slipover style of soft muslin, $1.75 value 99T RATINE AND RICE CLOTH: In all the good colors; these goods are 40 I itches wide and fine for making Spring suits, worth regularly 50c, anniver sary sate, -}A the yard J^C CREPE AND RATINE: 36-lnch, In all the solid colors; fine mer cerized Ratine, In dainty new nub weave; worth regularly 60c; anniversary sale, jr_ the yard 43C NUB RATINE: 40 Inches wide, stylish, rough weave, exquisite quality; comes in all the new solid colors; worth regularly 75c, anniversary sale, CA- * the yard 3UC CREPE DE CHINE: Fine, soft, silky fabric, solid colors with French printed designs in con trasting shades of two tones; worth 65c; anniversary [TA sale price, the yard 3Ub Big Railroad Men Coming in Special Train To Augusta on Tomorrow; Meeting at 12:30 President C'. H. Markham, of the Illinois Central railroad; President W. A. Winburn, Vice President A. W. Lawton, Freight Traffic Manager C. T. Airey, General Supt. J. T. John son and General Passenger Agent J. C. Haile, of the Central of Georgia railway, in a special train, will arrive In Augusta, according to schedule, at noon tomorrow (Thursday) and at 12:30 o’clock will meet the business men of the city in the rooms of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Asso ciation, Harison building. Secretary Brinson, of the M. and M. Association, is mailing invitation cards to the members of the associa tion, who pretty well represent the principal business interests of Au Flardwick Scores the Action of the Committee in Deciding County Uuit Plan to Govern Senate Race Congressman From Tenth, Who is in Race For Senator, Says Under Plan Adopted is Chance For All Kinds of Political Log-Rolling, Etc. Wants Popular Vote to Decide. Washington, D. C. —Congressman Thomas W. HHrdwiok. who is a can didate for the short term United State* senatorshtp from Gergia. today gave out a red hot statement scoring the rules adopted by the state executive committee to govern the nomination of United States senators. He serts that the action of the commit tee ia astonishing and indefensible. "The plan Is unjust to the people of Georgia," he declared, "and will in all probability Imperil their right to choose their senators at the ballot box, and transfer the real choice to % curl Bile Inhibits Germ Growth AVe are told that all disease ts sim ply an excess of germs. Germs get un der the skin and make a sore. It fes ters- and becomes Inflamed. Where one germ gets under the skin, millions go Into the body wilth the food we eat. They should not hurt us a particle, and would not If the Bile flowed freely. Bile stops—inhibits—the breeding or multiplication of these germs, and. as long as it flows freely, we have no trouble. May Apple Root was called “Man drake" In the Bible. The Doctors call it "podophyllin." For ages It has been used as a Bile-Starter. In the old Don't “'Wear Out" a Cough or Cold—Sm ooth Out with Dr. Bell s Pln«-X*r- Honey WEDNESDAY. APRIL 3. The Newest Things in Petticoats, $6.50 Val ues for $2.99 No need to Impress upon yoo thst this Is an extraordinary value and a bargain worth*comlng after. Reasonable garments that you want right now; the newest of the new —designed for Spring and warm weather. Mads of an excellent quality Mesgallne, gives absolute ly correct fit over the hips and makes them Ideal petticoats for the present-day skirts. They are well made, neatly finished and will appeal to smart dressers—full range of sizes. Colors, navy, black, tango, green, white, gray and Co penhagen. We want them to go as far as possible and will limit one to the customer, Values 26.50 —special anniversary *f) QQ sale price, each Vtidd New Silks For Easter Dresses 40-inch Crepe Meteor, Charmeuse and Cheney's Crepe Silk; these are the silks for which everybody is asking and there Is a wide range of new col ors, among them; regular *2.50 to *3.00 valu<> s. at XI 98 40-inch Silk Poplins and Crepe de Chine. Fashion's fondness for these fabrics is as settled as the eternal hills; *2.00 values, at Jj[ J 4.1 43-inch Silk Chiffon, In leading shades, worth *1.25, at.. .. *1 on Habutal Silks, these popular Sum mer waistlngs. in washable, fast col ors, wide and narrow stripes, chiefly of contrasting shades on white grounds, 36 Inches wide; worth *1.25; our price. BJV’ Cheney Brothers' Spotproof Fou lards. worth 51.25, at 7flc Black, White and Colored Taffeta Silks, 36 inches wide. —IN M. 4 M. ROOMS. gusta, ant it Is desired that as many as i essible attend the 12:30 o’clock meeting tomorrow. The exact nature of the visit to Augusta of the railway officials is not stated, although it is known that the party are extremely anxious in getting personally acquainted with as many big business men here as they can. The meeting arranged for to morrow will afford this opportunity. Mr. Markham is a late president oT the Central of Georgia. At a meet ing held this morning in Savannah Mr. Winburn, late vice president of the Centra! of Georgia, was named as his successor. An account of the meeting is found elsewhere in this issue. ously constituted convention where nil sorts of log-rolling, trading and oom blnlng will hold high carnival." The congressman asserts that no candidate of ths United States senate in Georgia has ever been nominated by the county unit plan or convention system. He calls attention to the fact that Speaker Crisp was nominated By the popular vote of the entire state in 1896, that Senator Clav was thus nom inated In 1902 and 1908. that Senator Bacon's nominations were won in this way In 1900, 1906 and 1912. form It griped and sickened—-but now It Is put up In a formula called “Po- Dol.ax," in which all the old faults have been eliminated. Children take it without resistance. It releases the Bile as sure as you take It. Bile purifies the food in the intes tines after Nature's own method. The blood abounds with life and no foreign germ can breed or multiply In the Bile-purlfled food. A 50c bottle of PoDoLax will prove this, and you will say—“ Why didn't some one think of this before?" Te offer you something as good as Podo- Lax is to question your Judgment