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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, JUNE 3. 130T. PJFThreugh the Month of June the Blue Tag Reductions Will Be 9n the Furniture All the furniture—the only things not included are office desks, bedding and porch furniture, although a good many articles in porch furniture have been given “Blue Tags.” < , And how many home furnishing problems this sale will solve during the month of June! You who are home-builders and furniture-, lovers know of many an odd piece in mahogany that you have looked at during the past few months and contemplated buying just as you would a picture or a diamond. Or, perhaps, a new design in a bedroom suit or dining room suit a den or library suit, that you really want, but have put off until the last •thing—“till the ship comes in.” And now the “Blue Tags” put them within easy reach sooner than you had expected them. And in a sale as inclusive and far-reaching as this; where setting down details and prices is next to the impossible; character stands us in good stead—a valuable asset—character—reputation. The reputation of bona fide reducing prices that are the real prices and prices that were right in the first place. Substantial cabinet making and right'prices —these attributes are dominant features of this furniture stock as a whole. And every individ ual piece that enters into this sale shares in it. The “Blue Tag” reductions will be in force during June—but for June only—positively. Furniture for parlor, drawing room, dining room, bedroom, den, in fact every room in the house. In mahogany, oak, birch, bird’s-eye maple, Circassian walnut and other woods. Chamberlin - Johnson - DuBose Company sum TO DAVIS Continued from Pag* Ono. the i eminent maker* of the conetltutlon and believed that they'had ordained and eatabllohed a general government, which had ample power* to conduct the at a tee to the bmadcat and loftleat national (lory, without having confer red a grant of even one imwer to np- pree* any "Itlxm or a clean of eltltena, nor to discriminate agalnat a (action nr scourge a stale." Quoting Mr. Da- via' tarorda, "Aa long aa I held a seat In the aenate my beat effort* were di rected to the maintenance of the con- atttutlon and the union reaultlng front It, and to make the general government an effective agent for It* preecrtbed t orpneea. Aa aoon aa the paramount allegiance due to Mlaalaalppl forbade a continuance of theac effort* 1 withdrew from tbe position." The Civil War and Mr. Davta' con nection with the leadrrahlp of the Con federate government and armlea waa considered at length, and coming to tho reaulta of that war, to the criticism* that were paased-on the defeated lead er. the apeaker aald: "He outlived obloquy; he aa* detraction die by It* own attng; he aaw vicious censures put to ahame; he beheld resentments of South and North withering In stem and root, leaving no aeed. He waa not faultless In Judgment, but he wus up right. brave, fair and abaolutety In corruptible. He I* entitled to the gen erous American Judgment of the pres ent sober age. which will be rendered on consideration of the facta of hta whole career. Hlatory will surely give him an honorable and distinguished place among the noble characters of peat time*. All the elements of great nesa were components of his Ilf* and It ran not be Instated that success In his last serv ice of his people was nersaary to make him truly great, although had the Con federacy established Ita Independence, hie fame would have filled the world as the father of the new American repub lic." Description of Monument. The colonade Is composed of thirteen dorlc columns beside* the two end places. This rises about eighteen feet abov* the walkway and Ita frieae Is dec orated with bronze seal of the eleven state* that seceded and the three which sent representatives and troops. In the canter of the span stands a large dorlc column over Are fast In diameter, the column forms a background for the bronss figure of Mr. Davis and also car. ties on Its top an allegorical bronse figure, whose right hand points to heaven, and whose title, "Vlndlcatrls,” represents the whole spirit of the move ment. The column bears th* seal of the Confederacy In bronze and has the Inscription; "Jefferson Darts. Presi dent of the Confederate States of America. lMl-llM." Tbe brans* figure of Mr. Darts stands on a great Mock of granite In front of the column and about twelve feet above the roadway. Aruund tbs molding Is traced a note DECLINED $15,000 OFFER 70 PRODUCE GREA7 SEAL Special to The Georgian. Htchmond, V*., June I.—James H. Jones, colored, who was Jefferson Davis' body guard and valet, arrived from Washington this morning anil waa met hy a delegation of Confederate veteran* anil given a placet of honor In the parade. Jones was entrusted hy President Dnvl* with the Confederate seal Just before Richmond was evacuated and told to hide It. He did so. Today he waa offered by General West, of Atlnnta, Com mander Callahan, of Washington, Captain McMahan, of Athens, tla., representing lending Confederates, (13,000 to produce the great seal. Jones replied that no money could tempt him to hetrny the trust Imposed by Jefferson Davis and that tho secret would be buried with him. Jones went Immediately from the train to see Mrs. Hayes, the surviving mem ber of the Jefferson Davis family, and attended the unveiling of Jefferson Davis monument where thousamia of veterans shook hands with the old man. He holds a position In tho United States senate. eztract from Davis - farewell speech when he resigned from the United States senate at the secession of Mis slastppl: "Not In hostility to others, not to In jure any section of th* country, not even for our own pecuniary benefit; but for the high and solemn motive of defending and protecting tho rights we Inherited, and which It Is our* to trans mit unscathed to our children." Memorial Services. Under dull skies and with a touch of winter In the air, th* Confederate reunion was devoid Sunday of any striking features, with the exception of religious services In two of the churches and a sacred concert In the horse show building tonight. The address of Wil liam Jennings Bryan, while not a part of the Confederate c\ercl*es, drew an audience of four thousand. Chaplain General J. William Jones presided at the memortnt services held In the First Baptist church. Addresses were made by Rev. W. W. Moor* and Rev. Helm tones. The service at Monumental church was In th* nature of an overflow meeting, the Rev. Dudley Power*, of Flint, Mich., making the leading address. More than six hundred trained voices participated In the sacred concert last night, thr program Including war songs and patriotic airs. Camp John W. Gor don. where several thousand soldier* were quartered, has been entirely aban doned. the visitor* being transferred to homes, armories nnd public buildings. On the correct representation of the Confederate battle Hag, the resolutions committee submit as n substitute, "That the action of this association, at Its convention held In Nastyrlll*. Tann in 1904. be Indorsed and reaffirmed.” The report favors th* preservation of all papers, manuscript* and historical sketches of the Confederate states, and recommends the endowment of a Con federate hospital In the home formerly owned hy tit one wall'' Jackson, at I-ex- Ington, Va. At the Anal meeting of the army nnd navy surgeona, the following officers were elected: Dr. F. B. Lewis, of Washington, pres ident ; Dr. A. E. Flewellen. of Georgia, first vice president: Dr. ClalFe Uurwell, of Virginia, second vice president; Dr. I. O. Wilson, third vie* president; Dr. E. p. Phillips, fourth vice president; Dr. A. A. Ryan, of Nashville, Tenn.. secretary. Contribution from Georgia. A unique contribution from Georgia was seen In the decorations of th* Con federate hall nnd In the Jefferson Hotel. This was the flag calendar of the Htate Mutual I.lfe Insuranco Company of Rome, Ga.. upon which la lithographed a complete collection of Confederate atate flags. The life Insurance compa. ny seat them to the chairman on ar' rnngrmenta nt the suggestion of the Georgia director of the Jefferson Davis Monument Association, Mrs. Halil* Al. exander Rounsavllle, of Rome, former ly national president of the U. D. C. The rnlendur was designed after an ex pensive search extending over months for old flags, nnd for descriptions of some of the state flags, whose original* havo not been preserved. The Georgia flag occupies the top of th* calendar, ami to the right Is Alabama's emblem, a white flag with cross of red placed on It diagonally, on the left Is South Car olina's flag, blue, with a palm tree In th* center and crescent nt the top next the (lag pole. The state emblems fall In the wreath according to tbe relative distance from Georgia. WINDOW UNVEILEtD TO THE CAROLINA HEROES. Petersburg, Va, June 3.—A beautiful memorial window, which adorns his toric Rlandford church, placed there by the state of North Carolina In mem ory of the soldiers of that state, who were killed In battles In front of Pe tersburg during the Civil war, was un veiled yesterday with most Interesting and Impressive ceremonies In the pres ence of hundreds of people. Three hundred or more veterans from the Tar Heel State attended the un veiling, accompanied by their ladles. The window was unveiled by Mr*. L. L. Marks, president of the Ladles' Memo rial Association. The window bears this Inscription; "In memory of North Carolina's sol diers. 40.3I& of whom proved their devotion by their death." ceremonies were In progress. PEOPLE 8TAND ON 8TREET3 WITH UNCOVERED HEAD. Special to The Georgian. Macon, Ga., Juno 3.—All business came to a standstill at 1 o'clock, cen tral tlfhe, today In the honor of the memory of Jefferson Davis and the unveiling of his monument In Rich mond. Street cars cam* to a stop, as did the railroad trains. All the big mills shut down their engines. All th* church bell* In the city tolled nnd hundreds of people who were walking the streets camo to a stop and re mained standing for a period of five minutes. DALLAS OB8ERVE8 BIRTHDAY OF DAVI8. Dallas, Texas, June 3.—The anni versary of the birth of Jefferson Davis Is being generally observed over Texas as a stnlc holiday and business suspen sion Is practically complete, particular ly In Dallas and other large cities. Even Federal buildings and postoffices ar* closed. HEIRESS OF“ SILENT" SMITH MARRIED THRO* AN “j4D” Newark, N. J„ June 3.—Farmer Charles W. White advertised for s wife, and got one of the heiresses of "Silent" Smith's Immense fortune. She Is young, plays the WsyneslMiro, p*. White got tired of living alone on hie comfortable fnrm near here. Itc embodied his quallllcstlone ns a husband In an advertisement which he Inserted In a elf to be n moral, sober mnn with u will Mies Smith and met the other day In Newark. Au hour's conversation ended In a trip to a minister's house. Mrs. White's share of “Silent" Smith's estate will bo nbout $*9,900. TENNESSEE OBSERVES DAVI8' BIRTHDAY, Special to The Georgian. Nashville, Tenn- June 1.—The birth, day of Jefferson Davis nnd the un veiling of the monument to Davis at Richmond today waa generally ob served In Nashville with a half holiday by proclamation of Governor Patter son, for the state, and Mayor Morris, for the city. All business was sus pended at 2 o’clock for the space of five minutes, and the city gave a solemn tribute to the memory of the Confed eracy's president. Governor Pattereon wired to Richmond, Instructing par ties there to place a wreath at the foot of the monument In th* nams of Tennessee. Yellow Rebels Slaying Many FOR FIVE MINUTES MILLS SUSPENDED WORK. Augusta. Ga, June 3.—All the courts have suspended their sessions In Au gusta today In honor of the unveiling of th* monument to President Jeffer son Davis. The banks are closed all the city offices were deserted and al though then* was no concerted action, a number of the cotton mills closed down their machinery for live minutes during ths time that the unveiling Amoy, China, June The Interior of China Is aflame with the spirit of revolt. Th* rebels have practically overrun three provinces affected by the revolt and disturbance Is reported as spreading rapidly Into the far In terior. Although the authorities are conceal ing the losses. It I* said the loyal forces bmt heavily In lighting to the south of this city. The number of casualties la running Into the hundreds. MISSIONARIES FLEE TO THE CITY OF SWATOW. Amoy, June 3.—Th* arrival hera’ of the Japanese cruiser Nanlwa has caused considerable excitement. Th* Nantw. fired the first gun In th* Chi- no-Japanese war. sinking a Chinese transport. Many refugee* continue to arrive, and numbers of missionaries of all de nominations have reached Bwatow. Quiet Is maintained, though there is great anxiety as to the outcome ot th* revolt In the surrounding country. Program For Convention Wednesday and Thurs day Announced. The sixteenth annual convention of the Georgia Bankers' Association will convene In Macon Wednesday and con tinue through Thursday. President John H. Reynolds, of Rome, was In At lanta Monday en route to Macon. From the program arranged this will be one of the most Interesting and profitable meetings the association ever held. The program for the two days Is as follows: Wednesday, June 5, 8:30 a. m. Called to order by President John H. Reynolds. Invocation by Rev. T. D. Ellis, pas tor Mulberry Street Methodist church. Address of welcome by Hon. Bridges Smith, mayor of Macon. Response to address of welcome by E. D, Bloodworth, cashier National Bank of Savannah. President’s ms*aage. by John H. Rey- nolds, president First National Bank, Rome. Address by O. Gunby Jordan, presi dent Third National Bank, and Eagle and Phenlx Mills, Columbus. Address by W. F, Keyeer, secretary Iffiffimirl Rfinbgpg' A sc.v,>laii.,n it- Banking Company, Dublin. Reports from group chairmen; new business; election of officers; election of delegates to American Bankers' con ventlon. For Wednesday Macon has planned a trip In the afternoon to the “Outing PInK " none Ihs olfi, nnA law si.— Club," near the city, and In tho evening a banquet at the Hotel Lanier. On Thursday afternoon tho bankers will witness the ball game between Macon and Columbia. ROWLAND TRIAL CONTINUED PENDIN CHEMIST'S REPORT Missouri Bankers’ Association, Scdalia, Mo. Address by George E. Allen, secretary American Institute of Banking, New York city. Thursday, Jun* 6, 9:30 a. m. Meeting called to order by President John H. Reynolds. Report of th* secretary. L. P. Klllyer, vice president American National Bank. Macon. Report of th* treasurer, E. P. Smith, cashier Griffin Banking Compuny, Grif fin. Report of chairman executive coun cil, J. K. Ottley, vice president Fourth National Bank. Atlanta. Report of legislative committee. J. D. Walker, president First National Bank. Sparta. Report of Insurance agent, C. 8. Thompson, cashier Bank of Covington, Covington. Address by W. L. Mardre, cashier Bank of Stewart County, Lumpkin. Address by J. M. Finn, cashier Dublin Preliminary of Accused Hus band Is Set For Hearing Tuesday. Raleigh. X. C„ Juno 3.—The preliminary trlnl of Mr*. Lollle M. Rowland, wife of Dr. David 8. Howland, upon the charge of accessory before tbe fact to |he murder of her former husband, Charles R. Strange, has beeu continued until Monday* June 10, at 12 o'clock. The trial waa to have been today, hut a postponement wa* necessary because the chemist has not yet made a report as to what was found In the exam ination of Strange's stomach. Professor Withers, of tbe Agricultural and Mechanical College, expects to make bU report tomorrow as »o the examlnatlou of the stomach of the t.on of Dr. Rowiaud, end the preliminary rlnl of Dr. Rowland Is sot for tomorrow tat Henderson. The re port will be made to i'r. Tucker tat Ilea* dereon. It Is probable fhat It will Ih» several days yet liefore the report Is made by Dr. Hyiue, who Is maklug tbi examination of btrnuges stomach. TRIAL POSTPONED; SOCIETY CHAGRINED New York. Juue A—Society* was bitterly disappointed today when the seusatlonal suit of tbe Kentucky beauty, Mr*. I.ucy M. Randolph, amtlust W. E !». Moke*, tbe mil lionaire owner of the Ausonbt Hotel, was THREE PEOPLE DEAD; IN TENEMENT EIRE Janitor and Family Perish ed When Upper Floors Fell. New York, June I.—Three persons are dead, four are missing and It Is likely there are other bodies In the ruins of Turnhall, In Newark, and three tenements adjoining, wrilch were de stroyed by Are today before dawn. The dead: JOSEPH HONEKE, janitor ot the hall, MRS. SARAH HONEKE, wife of Joseph. MARY HONEKE, daughter of the Janitor and hla wife. How the lire started has hot been de termined. When discovered It was shooting from the windows and roof of the building and the upper floors were a mass ot flames. - The Janitor and his family lived on one of the upper floors. They were seen at the window of their apartments when the flames were all about them. a moment later the floors < Ing building went down with a crash. The bodies of tbe victims have not yet been recovered from the ruins. L. & N. MACHINISTS OUT ON STRIKE Special to The Georgian. Cartersville, Ga., Jmto a.—A report from Etowah, Tenn., state* that tbe machinists at the Louisville ami Nashville akopa at’ that place have gone out on a strike. Alnuit seventy-five men are said to have walked out. Order la being maintained at tbe ahopa. and there Is halt! to be practical* ly no work done there today. DOCTORS MEET AT BIG EXPO. Norfolk. Va., Jane A—Physicians of Vir ginia, North and Kouth Carolina were wel comed to the Jamestown exposition tbtx morning In an address by It. Bit. George Tucker, president of the exposition. Two hundred doctors were here as delegates to the Trl statc Medical Association, which met to annual convention today. Tbe amnnut of money which the gov ernment la called upon to redeem In tbh course of the rear reach*** an almost fhta- In_p0i, for Instance, It total- riuahtng, L. L, until tomorrow. ‘ denomination.