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2 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. MONDAY, JULY 3. 1> FOUR YEAR TERM FOR THE GOVERNOR IS DID RUSSELL SAGE LEAVE MILLIONS TO CHARITIES ? Some Facts About Russell Sage Bill to Lengthen Tenure of Office Introduced in House. PKEVENTSSUCCESSION Monday’s Session of Legis lators Was Stale, Flat and Unprofitable. Four-year terms for the governor and the other state house officers are pro vided by a bill Introduced In the house Monday morning by Mr. Williams, of I nurens. According to Its terms, the governor so elected will be Ineligible for a second term. Monday was a dul day with the house. It was the usual routine of prayer, roll rail and reading of the Journal, when the house met at 10 o'clock Mon day morning. House bill Nn. 34, by Mr. Felder, of Bibb, was read the third time and passed. In explaining what the amend ment would mean If passed, Mr. Felder said: "This bill provides that personal ser vice of dlsposacssnry warrants shall not be necessary, but that by leaving the warrant at the defendant's home and posting It on his door, he shall be considered served, and Instead of hav ing three days' notice he shall have six days." Announcement was made house that the governor hnd signed the $100,000 university appropriation bill. A bill of Mr. Darker, of Appling, to repeal section 397 of the code, relative to cursing In the presence of ladlep, was tabled. House bill 97, by Mr. Williams, of Laurens, to pay constables the same amount for keeping stock as Is paid a sheriff, was read the third time and passed by a vote of 90 to 0. Though it was necessary to call the roll to get a quorum to vote, so small was the attendance of the members. 8peaker ‘‘Calls” Members. Before a quorum was secured In the house Speaker 8laton delivered a "call" to members for poor attendance. Mr. Williams also became quite wrathy for the seeming Indifference of the mem bers to his bill. To consider a pension resolution the house went Into a committee of the whole. Speaker Slaton asked Mr. Bush, of Miller, to take the chair. "Can't you get some one else?" ask ed Mr. Bush, aa he walked to, the speaker's stand, and received the ap plause of the members of the house. H« was brief and to the point In his rulings, coached as he was by Clerk B-dleulllet and Reading Clerk Mc- Clatchey. The resolution by Mr. Powell, of Fannin, to pay the pension of M. S. Ralston was passed. House bill No. 101 for the relief of- M. T. Paulk, ordinary of Irwin county, was passed. The report of the rules committee making the court of appeals bill a spe- e'al order for July 26 was passed. Mr. Alexander, of DoKalh, moved that the house reconsider Its action In vot ing to adjourn until 9 o'clock Tuesday. He had considerable to say of the time wasted by fhe house this year, and his view was sustained by the vote of the members present. House hill No. 110, by Mr. Calvin, of ,Illchmond, relative to the time when Russell Rage died worth $100,000,000. He made $2,000,000 In one hour selling gold. Each of his suits of clothing coat about $1$, and he wore three suite a year. His mid-day lunch usually coat him 20 cents. He made $5(3 when Interest rates were high, by getting out of a sick bed to lend money. When a bomb was thrown at him In 1811 he used Walter LaldlaW, a clerk, as a shield, l-aldlaw was Injured and sued him. "The vacation habit," he said, "Is the outgrowth of abnormal or dis torted business methods." Famous Financier Passes Away at His Sum mer Home on Long Island in His, Ninetieth * Year. By Private leaned Wire. New York, July 1$.—Although every tongue In Wall street talked today of Russell Rage's death, which occurred yesterday at hla county home, "Cedar Craft," at Lawrence, I,. I., the passing of the 90-year-old financier woo ex pected to cause no such disturbing ef fect upon the market as did Ids sudden serious Illness of a few years ago. Gossip on ‘change and In the brokers' offices talked mainly of "Uncle" Rus sell's $100,0000,000 estute, or narrated among themselves anecdotes concern ing deeds of the dead man which have made his name synonymous with thrift. Planned Against Effect, In the' far-seeing forethought which governed all of his business affairs, Mr. Rage hud considered the probable III elfebt and financial worry Incident to the removal of the largest Individual operator In call loans In the world. Every contract he made In the lending of money during the last two years of Ills life contained a clause that In the event of his death no payment of mon eys lent should then be demanded on the 1 Hits account Funeral servlrcs for Mr. 8age will be held In the First Presbyterian church, Far Kockawuy, of which the Itev. Rob ert G. I.eltcli Is pastor, tomorrow at 4 p. m., and the Interment will be In Oaklund cemetery, Troy. There Are Three exesutors. The will of Mr. Rage was darwn by the late Allium P. Goodwin, head of the law .firm of Goodwin, Vanderpoel A Thompson. When Mr. Goodwin died the firm was changed to Thompson, Vanderpoel A Freedman. Htyry Thomp son, of the firm, has.had charge of the will. Mr. Thompson line gone to Rpaln and Mr. Vnnderpoel to Marblehead. Mr. Frcedmnn and Mr. Vnnderpoel were not comnranlrutlve when questioned by a reporter. There are three executors—Mrs. Rage, Charles Wosbem. for many years Mr. Rnge's cashier and confidential man, and Dr. Munn. Pending a formal stntement of the purport of the will, nothing la ascertainable about the re port current In Mr. Page's latter years that he hnd devised some large benevo lences under the advice of Mrs. Rage, but It Is stated thnt Mr». Bnge Is left In entire control of the fortuno. May Take Care of Charities. '•Everybody will bo very much sur- prised to learn what I hnve done with my money, - ' Mr. Rage said a year or ago, to nn Intimate friend, "hut thoy ment, and 'six yearn Inter removed to New York, and began his active career In Wall street. He made the bulk of his great for tune In "the street.' by making loans at 'promissory notes kre due, when said notes fall due on holidays, was read for the third time and passed by a vote ■of 90 to 0. Hall's Anti-Pass Bill, Mr. Hall, of Bibb, said thnt owing to requests from mnny members, he would like to bring up house bill No. 7, the famous nntl-paas bill. Mr. An derson, of t'hathnm, objected. Mr. Felder attempted to have the automobile speed bill brought up for consideration, but he Could not secure unanimous consent of the house. , On the motion of Mr. Ashley, of Lowndes, the house adjourned nt 13:50 o'clock to meet at 3 o'clock Monday af ternoon. INSPECTOR GENERAL Bpectnl to The Georgian. Augusta, Ga., July 33.—'The long dreaded visit of the Inspector general. . which has preyed upon the minds of the officere and men of the Oglethorpes end the Clinch Rifles, companies K and H., Third regiment Infantry, nntlonal guard of Georgia, occurred last week and these two militia organltatlone went through the ordeel iftth flying : colon, winning the generous applause ' of many spectators. Especially fine were the various squad formations, and here and In the rigid quiz to which tliey were subjected to I Colonel Obear, the non-commtestoned , officers showed the splendid effect of the "non-com." school that Lieutenant Jowltt haa conducted lately, every ques tion being answered correctly and w ith aotable promptness. The officers and members of the I Bring of last week, because of the poor exhibition which they made at the time of the regular Inspection when the company was [laced on probation. For this great credit Is due every man In the com mand. but the fact cannot be gainsaid that the fine showing Is due prlncl- ' pally to the hard work and Intelligent efforts of First Lieutenant and Cap- taln-elect Thad C. Jowltt, Jr, who has been In command of the company for 'the past twu months, a fact which Is 7ywadily recognized by the men ot the company, and they are alt accordingly proud of their commanding officer. ; Captain-elect Jowltt saw service as a private In the Rpanlsh-Amerlran war, and hla rise In the mlUtla since has been remarkable. He was In the same command as W. B. Correll, of Atlanta, gnd has many friends In that city who will be glad to learn of his success. Mslaris Makes Pale 8iekly Children. The Old Standard. Grove's Tasteless Cbm Tonic, drives out malaria and b'lllda up the system. Sold by all dtaltrs for 37 years. Price 39 cents. will never learn until I dm dead Home Ilf his friends Interpreted this to mean that, unknown to all. he hml distributed Ills great wealth to various charities, while he lived. It Is said that he never promised bequests to uny of his relatives. Mr. Rage seemed to bo particularly happy and contented In the Inst few dnys of his life, find especially after he reached his country homo on Ocean avenue, Lawrence. Russell Rage was unlqtic. Ho resem bled none of the very rich men of his day nnd generation. He started when a boy In the hunt for gold, nnd he never faltered In the chase. Oats Beat in Congreee. lie was born on August 4. 191$, In Vernnn township, OneldS county. New York. He worked on Ills father's farm until he was 1* nnd saved $$50. Then he became nn errand boy In hla broth er's grocery store and Increased hie enpltnl to $1,01)0. He rose from errand boy to a partnership and at 35 was worth $75,000. At 35 he was the rich est wholesale grocer In Troy, and fated st $350,000. As he prospered In bust- n<**a Bin power In He Identified liimxelf with the \\ niff" and wan elected alderman at Troy and then treasurer of Rensselaer county. In 1948 he was a delegate to the Whig convention, ut Philadelphia. •" iic wan nominated for conireii b> ni» party, nnd hie defeat wm monumental. Hr hided his lime nnd patched UP his ranks to that, two years Inter, he was sworn Into a sent In congress by a re cord-breaking majority. Made Fortune in Hour. At the beginning of the civil war he tendered hie services to the govern- ONE IN KILLED, TWO ARE WOUNDED • IN A PISTOL DUEL Special to The Georgian. Waycroes, Ga., July 31.—Burke coun- ty was the scene of another terrible shooting affray Haturday night. In which one man was killed and two wounded. nbled hint tu profit by the tight mar kets. He made 33,000,000 in an hour selling gold. He also had heavy stock holdings and wus a director In twenty- six large corporations. In 18$$ be opened his office In New York and becuinn a factor In Wall street. He and Jay Gould bocame asso ciated In some big deals. It was Mr. Hage who originated the “Put, Calls nnd Straddles” system In 1873. Two yearse later he bought a sent on the Now York stock exchange, but If he ever appeared on the floor the fitet Iihh not been chronicled. When Grant nnd Ward failed Jn 1884 It was estimated that Rage lust $6,000,- 000. Notwithstanding this hard blow, lie recuperated rapidly nnd was soon the formidable factor lie had been for years. Mr. Rage was married twice, first In 1341 to Miss Mnyu Wlnne, daughter of Moses I. Wlnne, of Troy. His wife died In New York city In 1867, and two years Inter ho married Margaret Ollvn, daughter of JoScph Slocum, of Syracuse, N. Y. He boasted that he never took a va cation, and thnt lie wus always the first man at hts office. He Clung to Money, Mr. Rage for years occupied during the winter an old-fnshloned brown- stone mansion at 60S Fifth avenue, from which he was forced to move In 1993, owing to the Invasion of retail stores, to No. 633 Fifth avenue. Ills summers were spent at his country placo at Lawrence, where he died. He was reputed to be u hard man to part from Ills money. He was never well dressed, and It Is said that he al ways ordered the cheapest lunch pos sible. On December 4, 1891, Mr. Rage wns visited In Ills office In the Arcade building, No. 71 Broadway, by Henry P. Norcross, of Boston, a man of un balanced inlnd, who demanded an Im mediate gift of $1,290,009. , When tile demand was refused Norcross dropped a dynamite lioilib upon the floor, the explosion of which decapitated Nor- cross, killed one of the clerks nnd wrecked the whole office. Clerk Recovered Damages, Mr. Rage,was only slightly Injured by the explosion. Tho clerk who was Injured claimed that he was used as n shield by Mr. Rage, and brought suit to recover damages. Mr. Rage fought the case, but the clerk finally recovered damages. The Identity of the dynu- inlter was established by Isaac D. White, n reporter for Tho New York World, where the only clue wns a small bone coat button nnd a link of watch chain. He was a human machine for money making, nnd oared nothing for art, music, society or entertainment. Good horses wero his only hobby. IS PROVIDED FOR BY BILL IN SENATE Drafted by Judge Sweat of Commission Named By Governor. APPOINTMENTS SENT Carswell Introduced Meas ure to Iqcreas Pay of Legislators, CLEWS THINKS 8AQE LEFT AID TO CHARITY. Ry Private Leased Wire. New York, July $3.—Charity will eventually receive the benefit of the fortune of from $75,900,000 to $100,000,- 000 accumulated by Russel Rage. This Is the opinion of Henry Clew,, the banker. Probably no man wns In closer touch with Mr. Rage and pos sessed a more comprehensive Insight Into the workings of the venerable mil lionaire mind than Mr. Clews. The two men were neighbors' "You mny quote me as saying thnt many persons will be extremely sur prised when Mr. Rage's will Is rend," said Mr. Clews. “It n il surprise those who bellevo thnt he devised most of dlls huge fortune to his family and kinsfolk. Ultimately- the hulk of Mr. Sage's money will be dispersed, I think. In channels where It ivtll do the most ood. This mny not be until after the good. This mny not De until arier tno demise of Mrs. Rage, who In a remark- nbly healthy, hearty nnd brainy wom an. In connection with Mr. 8age‘s dis posal of hit fortune, It may be well to remember thnt Mrs. Sage, who Is a no ble, good woman, exercised a wonderful Influence over Mr. Rage.” Special to The Georgtsn. Salisbury, N. C., July 33.—Rev. J. C. Rowe, D. D„ pastor of the First Meth odist church, of this city, was attacked Saturday by Rufus Rufty. a well known farmer of Rowan county. The A bll for the adoption of the Tor rens System of land titles drafted by Judge It L. Sweat and unanimously Indorsed by tho Torrens commission apoplnted by Governor Terrell, was In troduced In the senate Monday morn ing. With the bill was submitted a report of the commission composed of IL A. Matthews, H. H. Perry, T. B. Felder, B. 8. Miller, P. M. Mulharln, Arthur G. Powell, Warren Orlco nnd J. L. Sweat. The bill drafted by judge Sweat la modeled along tho lines of the law of Innd titles In uao In Illinois, considered a model In Us way. It cre ates no new offices or courts, and la not to be compulsory even after the [icople Indorse It a\ the pulls. Tho hill substitutes for the present system of registering deeds, a system of registering titles, making It possi ble to know the true title at once. In stead of a long list of deeds, some of them perhnps fraudulent or obscure, a certificate Is Issued showing on Its face the owner of the land. Wants to Ineresss Pay. When tho senate convened at 11 o'clock Monday morning there were many absentees, and the session was only of an hour's duration. In that time several new bills wore Introduced and u largo number of house measures placed on their first and second read ings. Senntor Carswell Introduced a bill to Increase the pay "of members of the general assembly from 34 to $7 per day, and the speakor of the house and the president of the senntwto 310 per day. . * New Bills In Senate. By Senntor Held—To tlx the salary of the Judges of the clfy courts In counties having a population of not less than 35,000 nor more than 40,000. By Senator Miller—An act for the adoption ot the Torrens Land Title System. By Henutnr Crum—To grant Juris diction to the ordinary or other coun ty officers ovlr public roads and streets In Crisp county. By Senator Crum—To grant Juris diction to the ordinary In the matter of public roads. , By Senator Carswell—To amend the constitution to Increase the pay of members of the general nsemhly from $4 to $7 per day, amt the sjgaker of Ilia house and president of the senate to $10 per day. Big Batch of Appointments. | Governor T. rrell sent In his first hatch of appointments to the senate Monday. All of > them are reappoint ments, and arO.as follows: Frank Park, Judge of the city court of Sylvester for four years from Jan uary 1, 1907. Robert Hodges, Judge of the city court of Macon for four years from January 1, 1907. James B. Burnside, Judge of the city court of Hamilton for four years from December 8, 1806. 8. H. Sibley. Judge of the city court of Greene for four years from Sep tember 17, 1905. J. II. Tipton, solicitor of the city court of Hylvester for tour years from January 1, 1907. C. F. McLaughlin, solicitor of the city court of Hamilton for four years from December 8, 190*. Graham Forrester, solicitor of the city court of Rtewart for two years from April 39, 1907. B. M. Turnlpsecd, solicitor at the city court of Clay for two years from March 3. 1907. E. M. Smith, solicitor of the city court of Henry for two years from De. comber 1, 1906. 8. T. Wingfield, solicitor of the city court of Putnam for two years from March 34, 1906. Additional Sporting Newsj Mark Johnston FOR FULL PAGE CF SPORTS SEE PAGE TWELVE. “ at Cuthbert. MOORE WINS TRIBBLE MAY THE HANDICAP GET A TRIAL If. Clay Moor* waa the winner of tb© bon dleap gtAf fiinrnament played orer the l*!e«lmont rourae Haturday afternoon. Mr. Moore played from aeratrb, anil*hla card ahowrd round* of 38 and 41. He played a ateady yam* throughout, and at the hand!- hap. had Juat a shade on the reat of the field. The beat gro*» arore of the day waa made by F. O. Ilyrd, who finished second. Ilia rounds were 37 and 39, and na he wns play lug two strokes ’’behind scratch,” hi* yroai waa 79. ft. 2. Clay, with f4 gross nnd 80 net, waa third, and \Y. J. Tllaon, who bad a gross of 81. unfi played from scratch, was fourth. Owing to a breakdown In the club’s lawn mower, the putting greens were very much to the hay field, and the scores made under the adverse conditions were remarkable, half dozen of the players made scores'which would usually win tournaments orer the cotirae wh<*n It Is at Its l»eat. good-slsed Held started In the tour- ofynent. but not all the players turned In i*irrda, find some which were turned In were ■at In the nh'ifDe. The best scores made during the touruatnent were: NAME— If. . . ..yrd.. . . , II. J. Clay \ W. J. TlUoii.. .. A. Lenirnfon. . .t, A. Calmer.. . Crank llollaml.. J. I). Cothran.. . 78 IMC. Net. p2 79 QRAY80N WON. Special to The Georgian. Grayson, Ga., July 23.—In a very Interest ing game of tail! ou the home grounds be tween Grayson and Oakland Friday, Gray- sou won by a score of 7 to 4. A large crowd witnessed the game, nnd some very good playing wns doge. Grover Nix wns In the l»ox for Grayson, while Joe Thompson was the twlrler foe the visiting Yearn. The llue-upt Special to The Georgian. Montgomery, Ala.. July 23.—The i Memphis team will play here this noon, coming over from Atlanta. ■The i mighty where r Tribble, the new man from Warcroas, Ga.. la In good order, he will go In for tho locals. Mullaney came near trjdrfg hud Saturday, but at the last moment decided to wait until .today. Montgomery's pitching staff has Improved woadarjally,_ and the fans nre now hopeful ami Maxwell's arm Is In good ordtr again, be.will go In. It will do the fans good to see Otis tttorkdftl*. who waa t«wnwT\y a member ©t NELSON-GANS BOUT IS LATEST RUMOR Ily Private Leased Wire. »w York, July 23.-I* Rattling Nelson going to meet Joe Gnns at last? A story was goiug the rounds on Broad* way last night to the effect that Gaus and Nelson were practically matched for n fight limited to forty-five rounds, to take place at Colma, Cat., this fall. This would mean a daylight contest on lines similar „to the one that saw Britt beaten down by the l>ane. One hundred and thirty-three pounds ring side was men tloned as the weights the men would bat tie at. Special to The Georgian. Cuthbert, Ga.. July 23.—We are aorrv that more people could not have heard the epeech of Hon. Mark Johnston, can. didate for -tate school commissioner fit the court house Friday night lost ' Those present enjoyed a rare treat indeed. Rare In two instances—rare in the fact that there wax no "mud-,llnx. In*;" rare again that It waa a mail eloquent presentation of plain, althouxh very sad, truths. * The speaker's first words were- “Each week in the Warpath of mlsht 'will be a rock In the teiiiple of right" Raid he: "This beautiful truth I found engraved In letter, of stone on the monument erected to the Immortals of to '*&—the monument erected to the fallen heroes by their sweetheart, and wives, their daughters, sisters and mothers—situated in the center of your historic city.” His application of the quotation was: "In the warpath of the great book trusts waged against the people of Georgia, the wreck* along the route of might had already been made Into Tom McCarey, manager of tlui l’sclOe Athletic Club of I mb Angeles, Is trying to arrange a match between Jimmy Britt nnd Abe Attell. Me Corey says be has sent the Iwi.ve n good offer, lint has not beard from either. GHAYRO.N- Ororer 1 Nig.. Waller Nix., . Iltf Tribble, OAKLAND- .pitcher.. ..Joe Thompson base.. .. Jsbns Brooks.. .second base.. .Emery oaks MrKelvey. . .third base. . .Will Tyson ■ lamp Tribble, ...renter fleld....M. Atkinson Clarence Hmlta. . .left field. ..E. Thompson Score by Inalnga: reran n.. Oakland.. 000 100 120-4 i 1. Umpire, 1*. MAXEY8 15; 8TEPHENS 0. Speclnt to The Georgian. Mitxeyn, Gn„ July 23.—Quite A oue-alded but Interefltlng game of hall wns played here Friday Iwtween Mnxcys nnd the Htephens Stars, resulting In n victory for Maxeys by the score of IS to 0. The battery for Maxeys were Crosstey nnd Gfilcu, and for Htepticns, Wray and McWhorter. Not n man from Stephens reached third lilise. The feature of the game was the pitching of Crossley for the Maxeys team, lb struck oot twelve men In five Innings. • The Maxeys team put up an errorless game. The game was rolled after five In nings Itecausc one of the Stephens players got the ball and threw It away. TO BUILD WIRE FACTORY IN NEW DECATUR .. a, i latter wns drinking nnd cursed violent- Matt Sikes nnd Watt Chance, both f | n the |, rei4t , nt f e u f the minister, who Alexander, while under the Influence of I re proved him In a friendly manner. At whisky, hnd a pistol duel that resulted an unguarded moment Dr. Howe re- In the death of Hikes and the wound- | celyed two heavy blows In the breast TJ T zr' ,nd i : h «o h ra ,B &7ra h Details of the affair are meager, but, l VJ**Y Reels'on/of "t'he leading min It seems that these men met at a negro Dr. Hf**? i? h °5* l,a<1ln S mln - frollc at Alexander and while drinking | , » ,er * ,n North Carolina. the difficulty arose between them. paiir on a rntiPi Bikes and Chance were the best of FALL8 ON A COUPLE, friends when sober, bn\ when drinking Chance seemed to hold a grudge against Sikes about sonic previous af fair. This may have been the cause uf the deadly duel between them. Both men were in the city Saturday and got their whisky from the express office nnd went home friends. SIUch was about 40 years old and married. He will be burled at Alexan der this afternoon. THEY MAY OIE By Private l^nnetl Wire. Sheridan, Ind., July 23.—Guy Mea Diiriiunii. iiitg., iiuij mu) .si$ ® — down, <)f*Kokonio. v. ho was ambitious lo heroine an aeronaut and who had made three successful nsrenslons, list night did the "slide for Ilfs." While he was In the act of starting on his slide the wire brokr and he dropped to the pavement, falling on two spectators, Mr. and Mr*. Frank Osltiher. Meadows Chance la about 38 years old. Itoih | struck on Ills head, but was not hurt, were prominent planters of the county j Mrs. Onlllher developed Intsrnul In- and were well known nfid popular. Juries and died a few hours after the Deputy Sheriff' Hurst went to the accident. Mr. Gslllher was seriously scene of the tragedy Hunday ‘hurt, but will recover. Rpi-elol to The Georgian. New Decatur, Ala., July 28.—The prospects are that this city will get a large copper-asbestos wire factory this fall. Judge John C. Eyeter has re turned from a professional trip to New York, and In an Interview sold: While In New York 1 called on Hen ry 8. Flemmings, president of the De catur Light, Power and Fuel Company, and he slated that he wa* Interested In the patent and the manufacture of copper-asbestos wire and thnt hts com pany would make New Decatur the dis tributing point for the South: that they now had but two distributing points In the United States .and that both of these were located In the East. I asked Mr. Flemmings why he didn't build a factory at New Decatur for the manu facture of this wire. He said that they would likely do so In the near future." Students' Rsunion. Rperlul to The Georgian. Newberry, 8. C., July 33.—The an nus^ reunion of the students and friends of New berry - College, will ■ be held nt Llttlf Mountain, S. C., August 3. Special rates will be granted by the railroads. FAMOU8 MINERAL 8PRINGS WILL BE DEVELOPED. Rihh-IiiI to The Georgian. Greenville, 8. C„ July 23.—The fa mous Verner Springs will be developed, the promoters living J. Thomas Arnold, Judge J. A. McCullough and C. C. Good, nil prominent residents of this city. The springs are located on the suburban car line, two miles from the city. A modern touriet hotel, costing approximately 3*0,000, will be built at J once. TRY A WANT AD IN THE GEORGIAN y ARE ON THE TABLE "The Table" of the house la the re ceptacle for all bill* that their authors want to hold over for a while, not caring to rink them on pannage when they come up on the calendar. On the table of the houao there are now nome Important meanuren, and it would take a week or more to clear up the bills that have accumulated thcro. The Boykin anti-bucket shop bill Is on the table, and will In all probability be taken off Tuesday. The bill to di vide the nchool fund according to tne A match has been nfmngM between Joe Thoms*, the Western weltt>r weight, nu<l Tommy Hulllvnn, of Lnwrence, for fifteen round* l*efore the Lincoln Athletic Club of Chelsea, on July 31. They will weigh In at ISO pound* nt 3 o'clock. Honey Mellody, of Bo*ton, la another to dnyv the color line. Honey was offered chance to meet the winner of the Joe Gnns- linve Holly bout at Keattle, but declined the offer, anylng thnt he has decided not tot box any more negroes. WINNERS STILL WINNING. The Little Winners played nn excellent gnme with the tMilllam Street filuggerx Hatnrflay afternoon nt 3:30, nt tile corner of Boldlers’ home car Una nnd Willow street, winning by the jnlcy score of to 18. •even home runs were featured In the game. Score by Innings: R. II. E. Little Winners 1 01 211119 *-28 17 2 Full Ism fit. .srg'ra.,0 1 30 261 1 4-18 12 Batteries: Hamby and Maraton; Cauuon nnd Lewis.' Umpire, II. Keen. The Little Winners would like to chal- leuge l>oys every Saturday afternoon, under sixteen yenrn of nge. Addren* Jesse Ham - by. Faith's Crossing. Bell 'phone 4208 J. WINNER8 WIN AGAIN. The Llttlo Winners won n good game Of ball from the Kaat Atlanta, Jr., team Friday afternoon at 3:10 p. m*. at the cor ner of the Soldiers' home car line and Msgntlne road. Score 2 to 1.' Score by Innings: R. II. E. Little Winner 100 000 010-2 East Atlanta, Jr ...000 000 100-1 Batteries: Faith nnd Fainter; Harding and Bedford. Umpire, D. Benedict. Address all challenges to Jessie Hambry, Bell 'phone 2802 J. EPWORTH MOVEMENT The Epworth League Movement In Atlanta" waa the subject for discussion before the Methodist preachers qf the city at their weekly meeting In the Wesley Memorial church Monday morn ing, and a new Impetus was given the work by those pasters who were pres ent. The meeting was led by Dr. C. E. Dowman, of the First Methodltt church, who told of the organisation and growth of the society In this country. lie also told of methods which he be, amount of taxes paid by the races Is i lleved would be conducive to a greater also on the table, and Its author, Mr. I success In the work, his talk 'being Kelly, of Olascock, has not Intimated i short but to the point, when he will take It off for passage. ! Upon Invitation of the association His bill lo provide for labeling of pat- ; several prominent Epworth League of- ent medicine formulas Is resting along- ! lifers were present nnd gave their opln- slde of the school fund measure. lions upon .the good work done by the The Jamestown Exposition bill, to!order, snd the greater work which,..—— - , . appropriate $60,000 for a Georgia ex- could be accomplished It the proper the pastors will talk on that Interest- hiblt at the exposition, will be taken j methods were employed. Among those | Ing hot weather theme at their from the table some time this week who talked on the subject were Presl-j session, by Mr. Russell, of Muscogee, the au- rocks for the temple of right;" that the . builders wars now at work; that the temple would be completed the night of the 22d day of August, 190*. He further said: "Georgia has no negro problem, ex cept In so -far as the problem of ser vants, the problem of labor, enter. Into It." pe spoke feelingly and at length of the fact that so many of the white children In Georgia were not enrolled In the common schoota, saying: "On, hundred and alxty thousand white children In Georgia are at work In field and factories aIJIng their parents to pay the balance due on homes, to pay taxes, and yet to pay for the edu cation of negro children. "The misguided philanthropists of the North gives to negro education In Geor gia of his wealth. We of the Routh can continue out* support to the negro schools only by compelling our chil dren to resign themselves to the me nial labor which the negro child has deserted. For twenty-nine years the while man's taxes have supported ne gro schools, and today practically every negro child In Georgia Is attending school. All'over Georgia I have seen the struggle of these white children to rise from the prison .of their mean es tate. Let ua he men, my brothers, and answer the cry of this great army of our own-blood. These one hundred and sixty thousand little ones, our own kith nnd kin, must and shall have the chance nt least to become that for which God Almighty Intended them. We have given tbc negro child our bounty for twenty-nine years; shall we not give our own white child at least a negro's chance?" Mr. Johnston said further: "The fair-' minded, honest negro is not opposed to the division of the school fund as sug gested”—that the book trust and their hirelings alone could see the so-called Injustice to the poor negro. Although the weather was exceeding ly warm. Mr. Johnaton spoke for two hours. We would be pleased to give His speech In full, but well know your valuable space forbids. Mark Jnhnstoa will surely win out In thle section. CELEBRATE COMPLETION OF NEW WATERWORKS. Special to The Georgian. Ocllla, Ga., July 13.—The people of Ocllla will give the annual barbecue on July 26, and quite an elaborate program has been planned. Including the great est bake ever given here, addresses by noted speakers of the Estate, horse snd automobile racing, baseball and many other features. Low rates on railroads have been secured. It will be a day for celebrating the completion of the city electric light snd waterworks, and an exhibition of the fire company.- dent, Wolford, of the First Methodist society; President Key, of 81. Johns church society; President H. L, Wayne, of the society at St. Mark, nnd Rev. J. H. Enkes, the presiding elder of this district. Constant attention and more busi ness-like methods of conducting th« meetings were ascribed as being the fundamental principles for a more en thusiastic body of Epworth League workers In Atlanta. Mos^ of the pas tors Joined In the discussion of the sub ject and many valuable suggeclons were made as to the proper carrying on of the work In the various churches of the city and district. _ Before adjournment Rev. J. H. E**” Introduced a mqtleni to the effect that the subject for the meeting on next Monday shall be: "Why Should An At lanta Pastor Take a Vacation? Th* motion was unanimously carried amt thor. Other bills on the table are the fol lowing: By Mr. Porter of Floyd: Antl-dgar- ette bill. / By Mr. Dunbar of Richmond; Game proteetlon law. By Mr. Dunbar of Richmond: Dor mancy Judgment bill. By Mr. Stovall of Chatham: Ogle thorpe monument appropriation bill. By Mr. Calvin ot Richmond; to define vagrancy and other purposes. Br. Messrs. Hardman and Holder of Jackson: To require all those operat ing cutting machines to provide cer tain apparatus for preserving life In case of accidents. By Messrs. Hardman and Holder of Jackson: To Isolate Insane consump tive*. ORDERS ARE ISSUED BY GENERAL BURR Special to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., July 2$.—brder* have been Issued by Brigadier-General Bubb preliminary to the beginning of the Votive operation* at Camp CMcka- maugn for the coming army maneuver. The general In these orders cover* all details that can be arranged In ad vance. Brigadier-General Duvall, command er qf the Department of the Gulf, was In consultation with General Bubb re garding the methods to be pursued In camp It nstruetton. Artillery from Fort Myer !s expect ed to reach camp near Lytle tonight. Two battalions, the Third and Fourth, are criming. Their combined strength to about 200 officers and men. twelve guns and full comptoment of horses. OPEN TO ALL! $17.75 Atlanta to Washington, D. C. AND RETURN via Southern Railway. Tickets good on Washington and South western Limited as well as other trains. On sale July 27th, 30th and 31st. Good until August 8th to return. Also by de positing tickets with joint agent prior to August 8th and payment of 50 cents same can be extended until September 8th to re turn. Call at City Ticket Office, No. 1 Peachtree St., or Terminal Station for tick ets and Pullman reservations. J. C. Beam, District Passenger Agent, j