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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10.
At The Grand
‘•STOP THIEF” SPECIAL MATINEE.
Something new and novel will' be
introduced after the performance of
/Stop Thief." Miss Hazele Burgess, the
ading lady of the company, will ex
pend to the public an invitation to
come upon the stage after the matinee
and enjoy themselves dancing and to
make it more interesting Mr. Leigh
Will introduce the members of tho
company to those who wish to meet
them and also serve a little Tango
Tea. Now this is something new, said
Bert Leigh and I can assure all there
won’t be anything but the best of or
der to prevail and anyone wishing" to
get an idea of the latest steps Miss
Burgess will be more than glad to
coach you.
“Stop Thief” will be presented with
an excellent cast and a scenic pro
duction of the best, at the Grand Fri
day, matinee and evening. Special
prices. Seats on sale Wednesday.
OTIS SKINNER IN “THE SILENT
VOICE.”
Few actors of today have the confi
dence of the theatergoers to a greater
extent than Otis Skinner. The qual
ity of his work is a known quantity
and his artistry places him among thft
foremost players of the present time.
Mr. Skinner has a new play this sea
son and it is said it is successful,
both from the viewpoint of patronage
and in that it affords this distinguish
ed player a role that affords him
splendid opportunities for the display
of his really remarkable talents. The
play is called “The Silent Voice," and
was written by Jules Eckert Goodman,
who is said to have taken his princi
pal idea from a short story by Uouv
erneur Morris. Mr. Skinner portrays
the character of Montgomery Starr,
who is wealthy, a charming man of
parts, but who is suffering from au
ditory apoplexy, from which there is
no cure. His mental attitude towards
jf people with whom he comes in
/contact, his revolt against a cruel God
“and his attempt to comprehend the
Significance of the unkindly fate that
has overtaken him, are said to make
his rendition of the character one of
the most striking studies that has
been offered of late on the modern
stage. Charles Frohman is • reported
to have provided Mr. Skinner- with a
supporting company of particular ex
cellence and to have given the play a
handsome and elaborate production.
Mr Frohman will present Otis Skin
ner in “The Silent Voice” at the
Grand Wednesday evening only, Nov
ember 18th.
AT THE STRAND
George Kleine’s wonderful photo
speet :le, ‘ The Lion of Venice,” is be
ing own at the Stand continuously
tod and this evening only,
the story is:
Captain Benito Rienzi, in command
of a small fleet of Venetian men-of
war returns to Venice and finds that
his sweetheart, Bianca, has been
forced by her father to marry Count
Orsini, a powerful noble. This leads
to a dispute between the two men
which grows into an everlasting en
mity. Fearing the influence of Cap
tain Rienzi, the count plots to de
stroy him and nearly succeeds in do
ing so by placing in Rienzi’s room,
where it is later found by the police,
a forged letter from the Grand V izier
of Turkey to Rienzi concerning the
sale of the Venetian plan of war. Cap
jtain Rienzi is exiled from his country
/and joins a pirate crew, taking his
sisters with him. Sometime later,
. Count Orsini, at the head of a flee.
Y>f warships, is being defeated by the
Turkish squadron. In the emergency,
Rienzi forgets his hatred for both Or
sini and the land that had cast him
off, and goes valiantly into the fight
against the Turks. .
The scenes were ffll made in and
around Venice and form a splendid
album of pictures of the famous tour
ist center.
Tomorrow Mary Pickford will be
seen in ”Tess of the Storm Country."
Thursday will be “The County Chair
man."
WEEK IN COTTON
New Orleans. —Liquidation of cotton
contracts last week was on a constantly
advancing basis, the highest price.: p-dd
being toward the e.ose when Januar;.
gold at 7.65. , On the closing session a
Ibi.i of 7.60 was made for 8,000 bales but
sellers were not much in evidem^
Spot cotton did better, openimt at 7
1-16 for middling and closing at 7 0-16,
A week ago middling closed at 6%.
The most encouraging features of the
week were the resumption of business
in futures in the Liverpool market, un
der restrictions, and the better feeling
in interior spot markets.
The last day of the week saw the new
style of cotton contracts go into effect.
Officials of the exchange have been
bus- for weeks preparing new rules to
govern futures trading in accordance
with the new federal laws. The posting
lof the rules was, In some measure, re
garded as a step toward the resumption
l of business on a normal basis.
Til* trade is prepared to listen to a
bearish report on ginning from tile Cen
sus Bureau Monday morning. It may,
or may not, afiecf the prices of con
tracts. Much depends upon how the
spot markets in the Interior accept the
figures.
7be federal district court decision in
New York yesterday making possible li
quidation of tlie holdings of the suspend
ed firm ol B. 11. I*. Jell ft Company was
believed to pressage setting a date for
the re-opening of the New York ex
change. Officials of the local exchange
doubtles will follow the lead of New
York as regards re-openig.
TRADE MUCH BETTER
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f New York. The hope/ul sentiment
which developed in financial clrccs two
weeks ago was sustained by various cir
cumstances last week. Commerce de
partment officials estimated an October
excess merchandise exports of (60,000,-
000. Further buying of grain for export
continued on a sensational scale and cot.
ton shipments to foreign portg expanded j
to one-tlilrd or more of last year's rate.
The effect extended to many lines of In
dustry: even the steel trade felt In
creased confidence despite additional,
j contraction of cun,, t business.
The International exchange problem
advanced sufficiently to end the neces
sity for further emergency arrangement*
under discussion by the British treasury
delegates In conference at Washington.
, Increased demand for bonds and high,
(grade stocks reflected tin growing force
V* the reservoir of capital accumulating
with the bottling up of three month* of ,
markets. Ending of the Brlt
fih moratorium, government security for '
ondon market loans, re-opening of the |
lAverpool Cotton Association and -pros- l
pects of an early re-opening of the New ,
York Cotton Exchange—all these gave
Impetus to the discussion looking to the 1
re-opening of the Stock Exchange.
Heavy retirements of emergency cur- '
rency snd clearing house certificates 1
marked the strengthening of bank re
serves end tliis wag, followed by an in- ,
terest reduction in long time loans to 5t4
per cent. The bank statement showed a
further increase of reserves and a mod
erate cash gqin in place of an expected
loss.
Wall street drew its own inference,
mainly favorable, from the elections.
Turkey’s entrance into the war. tlie
closing of the North Sea and develop
ments in tlie Mexican snarl were count
ed among the week's adverse features.
'•few?
The South Has Weathered the
Storm—Business Is Getting
Better Each Day
The surplus of 4,000,000 bales is the
nub of the whole trouble. If it can be
taken care of, enough can be realized
from the rest of the crop to save the
South from distress. Cotton plays so
important a part in maintaining the
credit balance in our foreign trade that
the subject assumes a national aspect,
aside from the interest, commercial
and otherwise, one section of the re
public has in the well-being of another.
The secretary of the treasury, in view
of the delay in the organization of the
federal reserve board, agreed to issue
emergency currency under the Aldrich-
Vreeland act to banks of the South,
with warehouse receipts for cotton as
the basis of the issue. The response
of the banks to this shove has not been
so cordial as expected. Cotton, in
stead of stiffening in price, has had
a tendency to weakness. A syndicate
of Middle Western and Southern bank
ers is said to have a purpose of financ
ing the surplus and holding it out of
the market. Such an undertaking re
quires a lot of money and courage.
TEN FIVE
FOUR
BROAD
THE BUSIEST STORE IISI TOWN
And the Only Exclusive Ready-to-Wear Store in Augusta.
SIQ Cft Special Showing of Attractive <M Q?A
Suits for This Week Only vlv.eJV
Specials in
Dresses for This
' Week
For this week’s selling
we place 50 Dresses on
sale, consisting of Satin,
Serges, Velvet and Crepe
combinations, in all
sizes; drosses that sold
for as high as $18.50. For
this week at $9.75
A Southern newspaper started a
campaign based on sentiment, which
has had much publicity. It is the “buy
a-bale” movement. The purchaser
pays ten cents a pound,—sso a bale,—
for cotton ..nd agrees to hold the cot
ton for six months. Many persons
have gone into the plan with the most
worthy intentions and some have taken
advantage of the opportunity for ad
vertising purposes to promote their
business. Others have seen a possi
bility of profit, although that is re
mote. Like most campaigns based on
sentiment, this one was loosely or
ganized, and there is doubt of its doing
much ultimate good.
A country banker in Georgia launch
ed a project that, may prove of benefit.
It is for the farmers to place their
cotton in accepted warehouses, give
their notes, say, S4O a bale, and when
the cotton is insured and approved oy
a selected public official, banks of the
county and community will cash notes,
issuing against them warehouse war
GOLDEN BROS.
In this showing, the most complete in
the city, you will find the Redingote, short
and long coat models, garbadines, and
Postilion styles. These cannot fail to please
the woman whose taste is refined and who
appreciates service and style in clothes.
And at this sacrifice price there can be no
doubt but that this is
/hi Open Opportunity
Yes! We mean what we say. There
is not a special purchase suit in the lot.
Every suit is from our own stocks selected
with care and confidence. Suits we
chose with our best ability, and from abso
lutely the best tailors. Not bought at a
special sale or from a pile of odd assort
ments.
Every Suit is tagged with Golden Bro«.
liberal guarantee— Perfect Workmanship,
Perfect Tailoring, Best Materials, Choicest
Colors, and Truest Styles.
MILLINERY'
SPECIALS
For this week we are
showing a wide, variety of
trimmed and untriimued
Hats, in all conceivable
shapes and styles. You
can surely find a style to
fit your taste and purse.
Formerly ranging from
$7.50 to $12.50. For this
week $5.00
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
rants which will be accepted by mer
chants as legal tender. It Is the privi
lege of the farmer to sell his cotton,
take up his note and the warrant* is
sued against it at any time he desires,
when he can do so at a profit. Through
this scheme it Is possible for each
county,or group of cotton counties to
finance its cotton und not let It be
sacrificed.--From “The Cotton Crisis
at Home and Abroad,” by Richard
Splllane, in the American Review of
Reviews for November.
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Do you know of any other
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so much to its intrinsic valu*
as having it wired for eleo
tricity?
TEN FIVE
FOUR
BROAD
THE WISE DRY
GOODS CO.’S
Big Profit Sharing Sale Con
tinues in Addition to Their
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Wonderful Refund Contest
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Ten Contestants are already in the race. Come
and see if your choice is among them and help
them out by placing your Sales Slips in their box,
for it means lots to some one on Christmas Eve.
The highest number gets $200.00 in cash,
and the second highest gets SIOO.OO. It costs
you nothing to help them out, neither any addi
tional work. All you have to do when purchasing
dry goods is just come to the WISE DRY GOODS
CO’S, and buy them and drop your duplicate Sales
Slip in the box at the door and it counts at the
Tate of one vote for every 5c spent or paid on ac
counts. ' f
You had better get busy at once, before the
others get too far in the lead. See nomination
Coupon below. Just fill out for your choice and
sign and bring to our store and we do the rest.
NOMINATION BLANK
WISE REFUND CONTEST.
Good for 500 votes for each candidate, used
one time only.
I hereby nominate
as a contestant in Wise Refund Contest, subject to
the rules and regulations as given by the Wise Dry
Goods Company.
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TRY WISE FIRST, IT PAYS
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