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VOLUME XVI, No. 57.
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EMBROIDERY SALE WEDNESDAY 9 O’CLOCK
Picked up by our buyers while in New York at a spot cash sale, a line of embroideries worth from 20c to 75c per yard, inn
See our window display of 10,000 yards. Every yard to go in this sale, Wednesday 9a. m., at per yard lUo
Silk Department
36-inch Black Taffeta, our famous SI.OO Silk, to go in Monday's sale
at 79C
Cheney Brothers’ famous SI.OO Spot-Proof Poulards, at 84^
20-inch Fancy Satin Foulards, worth 75c, at 49 ( -
65c Colored Messalines, new shades, at 49C
45-inch Tussah Royal Silk and Wool at sl-49
Fancy Marquisettes, worth $2.00, at sl-49
65c and 75c Wool Skirting, at 490
30c Dress Goods to go at 250
Men's Furnishings
A new line of $1.25 Shirts, colored
stripes, dots and figures; will in
troduce them Monday at $1 00
The best Negligee Shirt on the
market at 50c
A full line, all sizes, Jeans Draw
ers with stretchy seams and
ample fullness, worth 50c, at. 39t:
The famous 50c Star Suspenders,
at .. ...39C
39c French Suspenders to he sold
at 25°
40 inch White Lawn, at 5c
BAILEY MADE FILIBUSTER
THREAT TO AID LORIMER
Said Unless Agreement Reach
ed to Vote on Question He
Would Hold Out Against Ap
propriation Bills In Senate.
STONE, CRAWFORD, OWEN
PLEAD FOR POSTPONEMENT
Texan Said “I Am Not So Sure
That An Extraordinary Ses
sion Would Be Public Ca
lamity”.
Washington.—So anxious are the
senators supporting Senator Lorimer
for a vote to he taken, on his case In
the senate that late Saturday Sen
ator Bailey threatened to meet any
filibuster that might be made against
such a vote with another filibuster of
his own against appropriation bills.
He wanted an agreement reached upon
a date ors a vote, saying that unless
the senate should so agree he was
going to insist upon a vote even if ev
ery appropriation bill should fail.
It was after 3.30 o’clock when Sena
tor McCumber concluded an address
on reciprocity and an hour and a half
remained before eulogies on the late
Representatives Lovering and Tlrrell
could be proceeded with.
No One Prepared.
The Lorimer resolution was laid be
fore the senate but no one was pre
pared to speak on it. Senators Stone,
Crawford, and Owea, all of whom de
sire to be heard, pleaded for a post
ponement. Mr. Burrows Insisted that
there must be either a vote or a
speech.
No one responding the vice presi
dent proceeded to direct a vote. The
ayes had been sounded and the noes
called for when three were signs of
much disturbance on the part of the
numerous senator.
Mr. Crawford shouted "I object.”
When reminded that an objection
would not prevent a vote, he announc
ed thjjjJ he was ready to proceed with
a speech, notwithstanding he was ill.
He said that he did not want to be
''whipped into sendee.”
Moved to Adjourn.
Senator Stone moved to adjourn,
but the motion was voted down.
Yielding to the pleadings of the un- 1
THE AUGUSTA SUNDAY HERALD
Wash Goods
19c Suiting for school dresses at 10°
New line 20c Striped Motor Cloth,
27-inch Brown Blay Linen to go
at 1 12%C
36-inch New Spring Percales at IOC
36-inch AVhite Linene at IOC
27-inch Poplins and Repps at .-15 C
36-inch Indanthrine Zephyrs at . •25°
12y 2 c and 15c solid and plaid
Ginghams, at .... 100
Another lot remnants, Motor Cloth
Crepons, Madras and Tissues, worth
up to 25c, in one heap, at .. .-6%C
prepared speakers, Mr. Burrows mov
ed to lay the resolution aside. Mr.
Bailey was not pleased with the sug
gestion, declaring that there could not
be before the senate any matter of
higher importance than that involving
the Beat of a senator. He said con
gress should settle the matter before
adjournment. He said there was an
evident purpose to filibuster against
one though he did not believe there
was any purpose to prevent a vote.
“But,” he added, "unless we can
have some agreement to vote, I am
going to insist on a vote if every ap
propriation bill fails. This matter is
of greater importance than the ap
propriations.”
Extra Session.
Proceeding, he said earnestly: "1
am not sure that an extraordinary
session of congress would be a public
calamity.”
Evidently referring to the November
elections and to the prospect of tariff
legislation he declared that the peo
ple of the country had ordered con
gress to do “certain things" and if
necessary to do these things he would
not. object to coming back to Wash
ington.
After a further exchange of remarks
Mr. Burrows decided not to press Mr.
Crawford to proceed and the question
went over.
MRS. ELIZABETH EDWARDS
DIED SATURDAY P. M.
Miss Elizabeth Edwards, aged 39
years, died at her residence, 628
Mill edge street, at 4:30 o’clock Satur
day afternoon after an illness of about
two months. The funeral will be
held this afternoon from the residence
at 4 o'clock, Rev. G. W. Griner, of
ficiating. The interment will be in
the West View cemetery. The de
ceased is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Frances Edwards; two sisters.
Miss Sarah Edwards of this city, and
Mrs. M. J. Hinton, of Greenwood, S.
C.; and one brother, Thos. G. Edwards
of Augusta. Bhe was a member of
the St. Luke Methodist church and
was a constant attendant. Her death
is a bad shock to her many friends of
this city.
DIE 3 Of'VeVER.
El Paso, Tex.—Lieut. Aurelio M.
Aguerre of the Mexican federal army
died at the Juarez hospital Saturday I
of fever, the result of exposure on [
the recent march to Guadelupe. {
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 26, 1911.
READY-TO-WEAR DEPARTMENT
The Newest, Nobbiest Suits from $14.98 to $50..00
The Smartest Silk and Wool Dresses from $10.98 to $50.00
Sample lot $7.50 and SB.OO Wool Skirts at $5.98
Sample lot $12.50 and $15.00 Wool Skirts at $8.98
Shirt Waists, open back and front, special at SI.OO
$2.50 and $3.00 fancy white Waists at $1.98
$5.00 Silk Waists at $3.49
$5.00 Silk Petticoats at $3.98
Hosiery and Gloves
Ladies’ SI.OO Silk Hose, double
heels and toes, at 75^
Ladles’ Garter Top Spliced Silk
Hose, at 50 ( '
Ladies’ Seamless Imported Lisle
Hose, at 250
Fast Colored Seamless Hose for
ladies’ and children, at 10* •
Ladies’ All Silk Gloves, double
tipped at 50<;
Cascade Jabots, a . ~ ~ , .JJQC
Lace Collars and Jabots, each 250
Children’s Black, Tan and White
Belts, at 25 c
POSTMASTER OF ATLANTA
SAYS HE'SJOMREHEAD
Declares That Dep’t. Has
Good and Sufficient Reasons
For Disconnecting Employes.
Atlanta, Ga.—Back from a trip to
Washington In the Interest of his de
partment, Postmaster Hugh L. Mc-
Kee, vigorously denies he is a figured
head without any real authority, or
that Inspector Sister is real boss of
the department, issueing and receiving
orders and Interfering with routine of
the department. He further declares
that the department has good and suf
ficient reasons for disconnecting the
many employees who have recently
lost their jobs, and that those em
ployees, all statement* tne contary
notwithstanding, know reasons why
they were reduced or discharged.
When it comes to position of post
office inspector, McKee is rather reti
cent, as he declares they are entirely
separated from his department and he
knows very little about them.
SCHOOL HEALTH CAMPAIGN
IN COUNTY OF HANCOCK
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In 1,000 Pupils Examined
About 160 Found Afflicted
With Hookworm Disease.
Sparta, Ga. —Dr. Pattlllo, of the
state board of health, accompanied by
County School Commissioner M. 1.,;
Duggan, has about completed an < x-!
amlnatlon of the pupils of the public
schools of the county for hook-worm.
Of something over one thousand pupils'
examined about one hundred and sixty j
showed indications of the disease.!
Thus about 16 per cent of the pupils j
appear to be handicapped by an easily,
remedied trouble. Commissioner Dug-!
gan states that there will be no le t j
up until the hook-worm is banished;
from the schools of Hancock county.)
He believes strongly that health is!
fundamental to scholarship, and;
hence is invoking the aid or tne
board of health in the administration j
of his schools. Incidentally a num-!
her of other ailments were discovered
and pointed out, such as a Monoids, de-■
fective eyesight, partial deafness, etc ‘
AH of which goes to show the press- '
ing necessity for medical inspection in
all public schools.
CHORAL SOCIETY IS TO
REHEARSE MONDAY P. M.
Everyone Who Intends to Sing
at the Festival is Requested
to be on Hand.
There will be another rehearsal of
the Augusta Choral Society chorus for
the musical festival at the Tubman
lilgTi school auditorium tomorrow
night. Prof. Battle, who is drilling
the chorus, and President Hickman,
of the society, are very anxious that
everyone who intends to sing at tin'
festival be present promptly at 8.15
o'clock.
Prof. Battle says that "The Golden
Legion” is the most pretentious num
ber the choral society has yet es
sayed, and those who don’t attend the
early rehearsals will find that they are
unable to properly keep up if they
come in later. For this reason, it will
be necessary to close the list of sing
ers several weeks before the musical
/estival. The attendance has not been
I as large at the rehearsals as desired,
j and it is hoped that the members
will respond more promptly.
The dues will be payable tomorrow
night, and Treasurer Whitney will be
on hand to receive them. Regular
rehearsals are held on Monday and
Tuesday nights of each week, but next
Thursday there will be no rehearsal
owing to the play at the. Tubman.
Indications arc that the musical fes
tival will be a greater artistic success
this year titan ever, and It Is hoped
to put the society on a satisfactory
financial basis also. The officers are
working hard toward the later con
summation, and ask all singers to do
their part toward the former.
S HI P PI NGCOMMISSIO NE R
SUMMARILY DISMISSED
Washington.—Frank S. Ilotchfcin,
shipping commissioner for the depart
ment of commerce and latter at Mo
bile, Ala., was Saturday dismissed
from the service.
General charges of dereliction of
duty had been made against Hotcbkin.
Secretary Nagel made a special In
vistigation of his case and ordered
his dismissal by wire.
FOREST fTrES COST.
Washington.—'The great forest fires j
of last fan cost the government sl,- 1
050,000 for the actual expenses of !
lighting the flames, according to state- j
monte made by Secretary Wilson of I
the department, of agriculture before j
the appropriations committee of the ,
house.
Art Squares, Rugs
A genuine Crex Rug, worth $1.50,
at 98'
A gcnulno Crex Art Square, 9x12.
worth $15.00, at $9 98
Crex Rugs and Art Squares,
ht -$2 98- $4 98 and $7 98
A good large size Crumb Cloth,
worth $7.00, at $3-98
$12.50 and $1.5.00 Wool Bed Room,
9x12 Square, at $9-98
$25.00 Administer Art Squares,
ttt sl6 98
$4.00 Axmlnlster Rugs at ••• $2-49
$5.00 Axmlnlster Rugs at •••■s3 49
36 inch Sea Island, at 5c
LYNCHING OF CAPT. THOMPSON'S SLAYER
WAS DONE BY FEW MEN AND WITH THE
VERY HIGHEST DEGREE OF PRECISION
Warrenton Was Not Excited,
As Has Been Reported, and
Few Knew of It Until Morn
ing.
STORY OF THE LYNCHING
OF JONES AND VEAZY
Taken Quietly to Water Oak
Tree Within Corporate
Limits of Town and
Hung.
(By THOMAS J. HAMILTON.)
Warrenton, Ga.—" Capt” Thompson's
death has been avenged. "Wo the
jury find that Bob Jones came to his
death at the hands of unknown par
ties,” is the simple verdict of the cor
oner’s Jury, returned at the Inquest
held here at noon Saturday. The body
of the deceased whs shipped Satur
day afternoon to Atlanta, where a
medical college will take It iri charge.
The "unknown parties" will never
be known so far as the public Is con
cerned and the story of the mfirib-r
of a popular conductor and of the
lynching of his slayer Is probably a
sealed book henceforth arid forever,
as far as the courts are concerned.
There was another negro lynched here
Friday night, but that was only an
incident, a by-play, so to speak, to
the great tragedy. The same verdict
was returned in bis case. The same
disposition was made of his body,
John Veazy killed a white man, Mr.
Charlie Barham, but that occurred iri
November and there had been Iri the
Interim what is known in legal jair
lance as the “cooling time."
This little town of 1,500 Inhabitants
awoke Saturday morning to find with
in hot corporate limits evidences of a
gruesome affair. Within one hundred
and fifty yards of the home of one of
the town’s oldest citizens were sus
pended the bodies of Jones and Veazy,
one hanging on first limb of a tree
and (he other on the second. The tree
Is a water oak and is situated on the
road from Warrenton to Thomson. It
is In a bottom and forms one of the
Evening and Debutants
Genuine German Organdie, with large floral designs, exceptionally
beautiful over silk, at 500
Satin Striped Floral Organdie Tissue, worth 86c, at 59 ( '
Genuine French Organdie, worth 40c, at •••••29 G
50c Tissue do Sole In light shades, at 35 G
85e Crepe de Chine In new shades, at 39 G
50c. checked and striped Marquisettes at 35°
36-Inch solid colored Marquisettes at 35°
House Furnishings
An extra large Crochet Bed Spread,
good value at $1.50, to go Monday
as long as they laHt, at , $1 00
$2.00 extra large Flftxon Spreads,
•it $1 49
A fuli size, 90x9(1 Sheet, as good
as the best, and better than all
the rest, sells Monday at • • 69''
42x36 good strong Billow Bases,
each 10 1 -
72-inch Table Damask, worth 85e,
at 59'
39c Bleached Table Damask, at 25'-
posts for a gato to a fence which en
closes a, pasture. A healthy stream
flows within twenty feet of the tree.
Judging from the appearances of the
tree a hundred or more shots won*
fired Into It and It was evident that
some of the members of the mob were
poor marksmen for signs of bullets
were in evidence for thirty feet up
the trunk. Two empty shells from a
twelve bore breech loading gun were
kicked up by The Herald representa
tive and It was stated that early In
the morning shot gun, pistol and
rifle shells were found In abundance.
Carefully Executed.
Admiral’s Dewey’s jiluns to surprise
the Spanish warships In Manila Bay
did not work with any more precision
than did those of the mob that lynched
the negroes at Warrenton. Stories
sent out from that place to the effect
that the entire town was aroused and
that Infuriated citizens took the law
Into their own hands are travesties on
truth. The people of Warrenton were
not aroused to any high pitch of ex
citement.. Conductor Thompson, al
though a highly regarded railroad
man, did not live In Warren county.
He had some friends in both Camak
and Warrenton, but there was no
especial excitement kindled because of
the murder, any more so than In any
other town along the Georgia road, ex
cept for the fact that the murderer
was lodged In the Warrenton Jail.
To take the other victim of the mob
Charlie Barham was killed last No
vember. At. the time there were some
few threats of lynching his slayer, but
they subsided. Barham was the own
er of a cotton glri and when a crowd
of negroes built a fire near tin- glri
he ordered them away and one of
them shot and killed him Barham
bad friends, but the majoi ity were
not in favor of lynching the negro
He was to have been tried In Jarttffiry
but the trial was postponed until
April.
It. is reported at Warrenton that
there wm a well known blacksmith
of the county in the town Friday af
ternoon and that he may have been
investigating the chance of prying
open the doors of the Jail. It Is also
reported that the picayune train of
the Georgia road stopped a mile east
of the town Friday afternoon and that
some connected with the lynching may
have gotten off. There are many the
ories advanced and a prominent man
in Warrenton stated that lie believed
DAILY AND SUNDAY $6.00 PER YEAR.
A Few Specials
20e and 25c White Madras, on
center counter, at 15c
20 White Cord Pique, at
20c and 25c White Dimity and
Flaxen, at 15 c
45-inch Silk Finish Lawn, worth
25c, at 150
90 inch Linen Finish Hheeting, at 39''
45-lheli Pure Linen Lawn, at .. 25''
45-Inch Linen Skirting at 50<
On® lot solid colored 10c Charn
brays, at 50
All the best grades of Calicoes,
at 5«
One lot; 7Viic Apron Gingham st. 3V4C
he know who killed the negroes, but
he would not say who he thought the
members of the mob were.
Judge Walker There,
The judge of the superior court of
the Toombs, circuit, Hon. B. F. Wal
ker, of Gibson, Ga., arrived in War
renton Saturday morning and attend
ed the coroner’s Inquest. He will
probably not do anything for there
Is nothing to be done, except the se
curing of the names of those who com
posed the mob and that will never be
done, In all probability. Sheriff
Brlnkloy has not asked the governor
to offer a. reward for the members of
the mob.
Story of the Lynching.
Before the lights were turned out
at midnight, the mob began to form,
so It Is thought, for some say that
they saw men on the streets. Just
before midnight a sharp whistle was
sounded and the men began to con
gregate at the Jail. Some believe that
there were not more than fifteen, Oth
ers say that there were thirty. It Is
believed that they had pickets sta
tioned on the streets in the vicinity
of the jail and that all moved at the
sound of the whistle. There were
two very strong locks on the outside
door of the Jail. They were clipped
with the smoothness and precision as
an expert would carve roasted meat.
There were eight prisoners in the Jail.
Some one iri the party knew of the
exact whereabouts of the victim for
their cells were entered in the same
manner as was the outside door, and
with the same precision. The
who killed Mr. Parham was chained
to the floor. The links In his chains
were clipped and he was led out. The
Jones negro gave one cry, according
to the other negroes, but he was
quickly hushed up by the mob and
also led out. The remaining six ne
groes were frightened almost into In
sensibility and crouched Into the dark
corners of their cells trying to hide
under their mattresses. The mob took
two of their fellows out and placed
a new lock on the door to prevent the
half dozen from escaping.
Ho quietly was the work done by
the mob that Mr. J. T. Perry, a print
er on the Warrenton Clipper, sleep
ing next door in the office of that pa
per, did not hear a sound. Residents
of the town say they remember see
ing men on the streets Friday night,
(Continued on Page Six.)
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