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qUite so warm.
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VOLUME XXII, No. 119.
SOCIETY
EQUAL SUFFRAGE NOTES.
(Conducted by Augusta Equal Suffrage
League.)
"Equity knows no difference of sex.”—<
Herbert Spencer.
Mrs. S. B. Owens —President.
Mrs. W. H. Fleming—First vice-presi
dent.
Mrs. E. T. Kruger—Treasurer.
Miss Isabelle Williams —Secretary.
Mrs. J. B. Morgan—Corresponding sec
retary.
Miss Annie G. Wright—Auditor.
Mrs. F. E. Fleming—Parliamentarian.
Miss M. M. Cleckley and Mrs. H. E.
Clark—Directors.
Miss Annie O'Connell —Chairman mem
bership committee.
Mrs. W. N. Benton—Chairman finance
committee.
Mrs. T. D. Murphy, chairman house
committee.
Rhode island^Victory.
Rhode Island has given women
presidential suffrage, by a legislative
vote of more than three to one. The
good news will bring joy to the friends
of justice throughout the world.
Rhode Island is the first New Eng
gland state to grant its women the
right to vote in the great national elec
tion. Sooner or later all the other
states in this group will fall into line.
Mrs. Catt well says, what woman suf
frage in this part of the country has
needed hitherto was one New England
state from which to spread. Now we
have it. We have also in Vermonth
municipal suffrage for taxpaying wo
men and a constitutional amendment
for full suffrage is pending before the
voters of Maine. The Chinese wall of
prejudice that blocked this reform in
New England is now effectually bro
ken down.
We extend congratulations to all the
suffrage workers of Rhode Island.
Three cheers for the state of Roger
Williams, and of Dorr’s rebellion!
0 —Woman’s Journal.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE’S NEW GAINS.
In the battle for woman suffrage
1917 will rank as a memorable year.
I'Mllowing the plan adopted by Illinois
in 1913, the legislatures of five states
since Jan. 1, have given women the
right to vote in presidential elections.
In January North Dakota took the lead.
Next, in February, came Indiana, then
Ohio. This month Rhode Island, the
first of the eastern states, passed a
partial bill. Now it is Michigan’s turn,
only the governor’s signature, which is
assured, being necessary to give effect
to the Legislative measure.
As the table stands, over 8,000,000
women are now qualified to vote in
presidential elections. The total num
ber of electors for whom their ballots
will be cast has risen to 164, if Arkan
sas be included. In 'that state last
month women were granted the same
rights as men in party primaries, but
in Arkansas the primaries are in effect
the elections. While exercising there
only a limited right to vote, they will
directly aid in determining the choice
of officials, who are normally all dem
ocrats .
In November this state will ap
proach the suffrage question in a dif
ferent form, when a constitutional
amendment granting women equal
privileges at the polls with men will be
submitted to a popular referendum. In
1915 the Suffrage Amendment to the
state Constitution, in a total vote of
1,283,227, was defeated by 194,313. In
the light of the progress made recently
in so many other states, the prospects
for a suffrage victory in New York
are brighter than ever before.—New
York World.
SWEEPING NEW GAIN IN CANADA.
Canada is rapidly "going white” on
the suffrage map. The Nova Scotia
legislature has voted unanimously to
give women full suffrage, and also the
right to practice law.
Nova Scotia is the sixth Canadian
province to enfrancise its women since
Jan 1, 19,16. The others were Manitoba,
Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Col
umbia and Ontario. In all of them ex
cept British Columbia, the vote was
practically unanimous; pnd in British
Columbia the majority was very large.
Canadian women have had muni
cipal suffrage for many years past.
The action of Nova Scotia raises to
1,543,545 the number of square miles
in British America that are now white
on the suffrage map, increases to
5,187,388 the Canadian population liv
ing under equal suffrage.
The work, the sufferings and the
sacrifices of Canada’s women during
the war have proved a powerful argu
ment with Canadian men in favor of
their enfranchisement; and the leaders
of both political parties have vied with
each other in advocating It.—New
York World.
HOW LIQUOR LOVES SUFFRAGE.
The capital of Illinois having gone
dry by the women's vote, the liquor
interest is now trying to have the elec
tion set aside as illegal on variuos
technicalities. Among other things
they have again set up the claim that
woman suffrage in Illinois Is unconsti
tutional—a point on which the courts
have repeatedly decided against them.
MICHIGAN JOINS LINE OF SUF
FRAGE STATES.
Michigan on April 18th Joined Rhode
Island in the line of states granting
presidential suffrage. The bill passed
the senate by a vote of 22 to 7. and
the house by 64 to 30. It is stated that
Governor Albert E. Sleeper will sign
tthe bill at once.
COMMENT ON RHODE ISLAND
VICTORY.
Governor Beeckman—“l am delight
ed that the sufjrage bill has passed. I
recommended the measure in my mes
sage.
“It Is no more than a Just recogni
tion of the splendid work which wo
men are doing In so many fields of
activity all over the world. After the
mettle they have shown, it Is only right
that we should grant them whatever
they ask.
"And I am proud because this act
places Rhode Island squarely In the
progressive ranks, as the first state
east of he Alleghanles to extend the
suffrage to women."
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Presi
dent N. A. W. S. A.—" The action of
the Rhode Island legislature Indicates
that the state is ready to keep pace
with our neighbor, Canada, which,
within a year, has fully franchised the
women of great provinces, and with
Yucatan, one of the Mexican states
which has taken similar, action. If the
United States does not make better
pace, it will soon lag behind the entire
civilized world. The women of the
United States are grateful to Rhode
Inland for leading the movement for
woman suffrage in the east.”
Mrs. Barton P. Jencks, President of
the Rhode Island Equal Suffrage As
sociation—"l am overjoyed. This bill
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
UNITED PRESS.
called forth more interest, from all sec
tions of the state, than any other bill
this year. I wish to thank the loyal
men and women, in our organization
and in both parties in the General As
sembly, for their support. We found
great support on all sides from men in
public life, from the congressional del
egation down. I felt sure that we would
win, but the actual winning is too joy
ous for words.”
AFTER YOU, MARS.
"I regret that the exigencies of the
war situation have prevented this res
olution from being number one,” was
the comment of Senator Jones, of New
Mexico, in introducing the federal suf
frage amendment in the senate. Sena
tor Jones is the new chairman of the
Senate Woman Suffrage Committee.
He believes in the passage of the fed
eral amendment and its adoption by
the states.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE COMMITTEE
FOR THE HOUSE.
The creation of a woman suffrage
committee in the house, corresponding
to the committee already existing' in
the senate, is hoped for by suffragists
as the result of a request received by
speaker Clark from the National
American Woman Suffrage Associa
tion. The speaker expressed his
hearty approval of the proposal, and
promised that he would see that it is
duly brought before the house for con
sideration. The announcement of the
speaker’s support on this question has
been received with gratification at
suffrage headquarters, where it is re
garded as a long step toward expedi
tious handling of the national woman
suffrage amendment. Owing to the
pressure of other important questions
before the Judiciary Committee, to
which constitutional amendments are
referred, the suffrage amendment, in
the opinion of its friends, has hitherto
had hard sledding. In the hands of a
special committee for the considera
tion of this particular question, it is
expected that quicker action will be
obtained.
WHILE THE WAR IS ON SIXTH
CANADIAN VICTORY FOR SUF
FRAGE.
The International Woman Suffrage
Alliance, of which Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Catt is presideht, lias received the
following news from Canada:
"On second reading, bills granting
women full suffrage and right to prac
tice law passed Nova Scotia legislature
unanimously Wednesday, March 21st.”
Nova Scotia, the International Al
liance pointts out, will be the sixth
province of Canada to enfranchise its
women. Canada is not waiting until
after the war is over to learn and ap
ply the lesson inculcated into Eng
land’s body politic by women’s war
service. That lesson was that Eng
land's women are too valuable factors
of war work to be crippled by dis
franchisement. Canada, while the war
is on, is passing woman suffrage as a
pertinent war measure.
MEN TEACHERS’ LEAGUE FOR
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Pointing out that a world-wide
movement towards democracy is giv
ing votes to women elsewhere; and de
termined that the men of New York
shall not lag behind in an effort to do
justice to women, the men teachers of
New York, under the. presidency of
Walter L. Hervey, formerly of Teach
ers’ College, have organized a men
Teachers' League for Woman Suffrage,
with headquarters at 48 east 34th St.
In soliciting the eo-operation of all
teachers in colleges, and in public and
private schools, the leakue declares:
“It is unthinkable that equal suffrage
will not .ultimately prevail the world
over. But it is not unthinkable that
what we proudly call the Great State
of New York might be the last state
in the last country to give women the
full rights of citiens under a democ
racy. Only the men of New York can
keep the state • from deserving such
distinction.”
From Dixie comes the good word of
similar import that the Alabama Ed
ucational Association has passed n
resolution endorsing suffrage. Ala
bama school superintendents are near
ly all men and up to now nearly all
opposed to woman suffrage.
BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO
MR. J. H. FLYTHE.
The current number of Saint Paul's
Church Bells, edited by Rev. G. Sher
wood Whitney, carries the following
beautiful tribute to Mr. J. H. Flythe:
There are some feelings of the hu
man heart which words are quite un
equal to expressing. And so it is that
we find difficulty in saying Just what
we feel about the retirement of our
good and faithful friend and co-worker,
Mr. J. H. Flythe, from his work as
superintendent of St. Paul's Sunday
School. He had been In office for
nearly two years when the present rec
tor came to Augusta and has held the
office and done the work continually
ever since or through a period of nearly
twelve years. He is a railroad man
and its such the idea of faithfulness
and punctuality is a part of his very
being. He was always there except
when duty called him out of town. He
was always on time with watch In hand
ready to begin. But that was not all,
he has a host of other good qualities
which make a Sunday School super
intendent. He loves children, he has a
great big heart with room for every
body and they were pever long In find
ing It out. His cordial welcome and
cheery word has made permanent
scholars out of chance visitors. He
was always ready to fill In any place
Infe vacant. And so we might go on,
but he is still with us and we won’t
embarrass him any more at present.
He gives up on account of some trou
ble with his eyes which we hope will
soon he oyercome. With untold regret
for his loss, and unbounded thankful
ness for nil he has done for St. Paul’s,
we will give him a good long vacation
and then find him another job, though
more than likely he will find It him
self. He will never be an idler in the
Lord’s Vineyard.
• • •
Mrs. Mary Emma Walker left yes
terday for New York, where she was
called to be with her cousin, Mrs.
Ellshu Snlffln. Mrs. Snlffln's Au
gusta friends will be grieved to learn
that her 18-year-old son, Kobt. Snlf
fln, was killed Friday In an autotno
bile accident, Robert was a second
year man at Princeton and had been
an honor man last year. He was an
exceptionally bright and manly young
fellow with a brilliant prospect before
him and his death has occasioned sor
row and sadness wherever he was
known. Mrs. Hniffin is completely
prostrated.
HE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES:
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SUNDAY' MORNING, APRIL 29, 1917.
Phones
182-183
Special Sale ol Kimonos
$2.00 Value, $1.39
Made of splendid grade cotton
Crepe, full cut and comfortable.
Colors: Rose, Copen, Lavendar,
Light Blue. (h qa
Monday 0n1y.... A *«J*7
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WHITE GOODS
FOR SUMMER DRESSES AND SKIRTS.
36 inch White Chiffon Voile .. ..25c and 35c
42 inch White Chiffon Voile.. ..50c, 59c, 75c
36 inch Novelty Striped and Ejnbroidered
White Voiles at 39c, 50c, 75c, to 98c
36 inch Whipcord Skirting .. .. .. ....25c
36 inch Whipcord Skirting ..35c
36 inch White Pique, black pattern 39c
36 inch Honey Comb Skirting .. .. .. ..49c
36 inch White Irish Poplin .50c
36 inch White Fine Twill Gabardine ..60c
36 inch White Double Cord Diagonal
Skirting .50c
36 inch Striped White Pique Skirting.. ..85c
27 inch White Corduroy, $1.25 value .. . ,49c
27 inch Plain White Pique.. 29c, 35c, 50c, 59c
Paul Jones Middy Dresses
For girls from 6 to 12 years.
They come in white and delft. The white
dresses are trimmed in emblems of Red and
Blue, some of the white dresses have blue col
lars. Speoial value at $4.00
PAUL JONES MIDDY BLOUSES, $1.50.
Made of fine white middy twill—they come
in junior sizes.
New White Lingerie Dresses
at from $7.50 to $29.75
Charming and unusual models in splendid
qualities of Voile, Nets, Organdy and Linen.
The cleverest ideas of the new season are fea
tured ; the styles are up to the minute. Ele
gant laces and embroideries are used in pro
fusion. Now is the time to think of the gradu
ation frock.
HANDSOME RUGS
Suitable for the parlor, library,
living room and sleeping room,
at special prices for this week.
9x12 Wilton Velvet Rugs,
$55.00 value $46.75
9x12 Wilton Velvet Rugs,
$50.00 value $42.50
9x12 Axminster Rugs,
$40.00 value $34.00
36x72 Axminster Rugs,
$5.50 value $4.69
36x63 Wilton Velvet Rugs,
$7.50 value $6.49
27x54 Wilton Velvet Rugs,
$6.50 value $5.50
36x72 Rag Rugs, $1.50
value $1.24
Kiddie Koops, $lB and sl9
Pillows of all sizes and qualities,
at from .SI.OO to $4.00
ANDREWS BROS. CO.
“The Store Dependable 99
As the season advances small lots accumulate.
These we desire to dispose of at once. .To further this
desire we have taken thought of neither profit nor cost
and placed attractively low prices on these various
items. Every department is involved. We mention
here a few of the many special inducements.
A Specially Prepar
ed Sale of Suits
at HALF PRICE
In the lot are Suits of Gabar
dine and Serges in tans, rose and
green. Many are lined with love
ly flowered silks of beautiful
qualities and designs.
Our navy blue and black Suits
are greatly reduced also. We
have some very attractive styles
left in Gabardine, Poplin and
Serges, which are going at very
special prices.
Fibre Furniture
Quality, variety and price are
the strong features which recom
mend our splendid display of
Fibre. Furniture. We quote here
a few prices from our immense
stock: ’
Brown Fibre Porch Swings, in
two and three passenger capac
ity, with strong steel chain,
from $9.00 to $17.50
Brown Fibre Rockers,
from $4.75 to $9.00
Brown Fibre Chairs
from $4 50 to $9.00
Brown Fibre Settees,
from $6,50 to $14.50
White Enamel Beds
Of steel tubing. $5.00 to $15.00
Metal Spring. ... $3.75 to $8.50
1 1 -
Bath Room Stools $2.00
Monday’s Purchases Will be Charged on May Bills
Special Sale Skirts
Included in this sale
are Skirts of Wool Jersey,
Wool Velour, Broad
Stripes, Checks and
plaids in tub materials.
$20.00 Wool Jersey Skirts
—Colors: tan and green,
now .. ... .$8.75 j
$12.95 and $15.00 Wool
Velour Skirts Colors:
tan, now marked.. $5.00
One lot plaid and striped
Tub Skirts, $6.98 to $8.75
values, for this sale
at.. » ;.«) .« .$4.95
Special Values in Suitings
36 inch White Linen Suiting, 89c value .. ...49c
45 inch White Linen Suiting, SI.OO value .. [,.69c
45 inch White Linen Suiting, 89c value 49c
36 inch Ramie Linen Suiting, colors: green,
flesh, delft, 75c values 49 c
36 inch Panama Weave Suiting, colors: Alice,
Copen, Lavender, 39c values 29c
36 inch Tan Beach Suiting, 29c value .. .. ..19c
36 inch Tan Linen Suiting, sl.'oo value .. . .69c
45 inch Rose French Linen, SI.OO value .. . .69c
36 inch Broad Striped Linen finished Suiting,
35c value 25c
Monday’s Purchases Will be Charged on May Bills
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SILK DRESSES
Are being sold at ridiculously low prices. They
are all new springs styles and colors. This is the
most important sale of Silk Dresses we’ve held this
spring.
SIO.OO value... $ 5.95
$12.95 value ...$ 7.95
$15.95 value ~..$ 9.95
$21.95 value ...$12.95
$22.50, $25.00,
$27.50 value ...$15.00
$28.50 value .. . .$16.95
$29.75 value ...$17.50
$32.50 value ~..521.95
$35.00 value ...$23.95
$37.50, $38.50,
$39.75 value . .$25.00
Bed Room Chairs
In price each piece is invari
ably less than you can duplicate
it for elsewhere.
White enamel Bed Room Chairs,
$3.75 values $2.49
.$5.00 values $2.98
Mahogany Bed Room Chairs,
$5.00 values $3.49
$2.50 values $1.98
Woven Hammocks
Once you own a hammock, you
consider it a necessity. You
can find so much comfort in it. If
you want solid comfort get one
of our hammocks at these at
tractive prices:
$7.00 Hammocks $6.49
$3.50 Hammocks $2.98
$1.50 Hammocks $1.24
Bath Room Mirrors SI.OO to
Medicine Cabinets $3.75 to sl2.
TWO LEASED WIRES FOR TELEGRAPH NEWS.
$7.00 PER YEAR—S CENTS PER COPY
Special Sale of Blouses
Fashioned of excellent quality
Crepe de Chines, in white and
flesh colors. Strictly tailored
models. Front tucked, collar and
cuffs neatly hemstitched.
$5.00 values QQ
for. <P«J*«!7O
$45.00 value .. .$27.50
$57.50 value . . .$29.75
$65.00 value $32.50
$69.75 value... $32.50
SERGE DRESSES
Of pure wool, fine
French Serge,in navy
and black:
$11.95 value .$5.95
$12.95 value . ...$6.50
$18.75 value .$9.50
Special Sale Collars
»
Fashioned of Georgette Crepe and
Crepe de Chine. New shapes, most of
them are trimmed in dainty laces. Some
are tucked and hemstitched.
50c and 59c Collars r . 39c
69c Collars . .... .49c
$1.25 Collars ... M . .95c
$1.75 Collars ~,..,..,*,,*,...51.19
$1.98 Collars . $1.25
$2.25 Collars .... $1.50
$2.50 Collars ... ... .. . .$1.50
BED SPREADS
Crochet Crib Spreads, at
SI.OO and $1.25.
Crochet Spreads, single bed size,
at $1.75
Crochet Spreads, cut corner and
scalloped, at $2.25 to $3.50
Marseilles Bed Spreads, cut corners,
scalloped, also hemmed,
from $2.98 to $8.50
Dimity Spreads, single and double,*
at each $1.50 and $1.85
Special Sale Petticoats
In changeable taffeta and silk jersey
top with taffeta ruffles. All new,
fresh stock and good colors.
$3.98 Petticoats now . .$2.98
$5.00 Petticoats now . .$3.75
$5.95 Petticoats now . .$3.98
$7.50 Extra Size Silk Jersey
Top Petticoats now . . . $5.95
MATTRESSES
There is always a demand for
comfortable, sanitary Mattresses,
especially in the summer for the
equipment of the summer home.
We have a wonderful stock of
Mattresses at from,
each SB.OO to $25.00
Cedar Chests, SIO.OO
. Value, $8.49.
Cedar Chests, a full assortment
of sizes and prices at fromslo.oo
to $20.00
Matting Boxes ..$2.25 to $7.50
Our Club Plan
Enables you to buy Furniture
same as for cash. Come let us
explain it to you. •
9 LEASED WIRES ?
870
Broad Street
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