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THE ATLANTA **•*—r—- 1 GLOKliLAN. POSTPONED AUCTION SALE OF THE DOOLEY PROPERTY ON ACCOUNT OF THE RAIN The 28 beautiful shaded lots will be sold Monday, July 9th, at 4 p. m. Come to our office at 3:25 p. m. that day and go on our private ear as our guest. This is your invitation. Terms of sale $25.00 Cash, balance $10.00 per month. It’s on the Soldiers’ Home Line adjoining the beau tiful summer home of the late W. C. Sanders. If you want to make money, Atlanta Real Estate should be your savings bank. S. B. TURMAN & CO., I. W. FERGUSON, Auctioneer. SENATORS OPPOSE SENDING CONVICTS PI Resolution to Furnish Convict Labor at Athens Fought. WAS PASSED FINALLY BY NARROW MARGIN I7TH ROUTE OF MARCH HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED In pursuance to orders received from the war department, FI rat Lieutenant Arthur I.. Fuller, who will he chWf atonal offl* r**r nt (’amp Chtckamauga during (lie coin* Init ••!■« nmpment. and Captalu Frederic* II. Tommy, who hns been naatoned to duty pertaining to the subalateace department at the etnampment,'have left for tho alte of the camp to report to Brigadier General John W. rtiibb for orders. In accordance with ordera prerloualy Ir* iunl, the Twelfth cavalry, of Fort Ogle* thorpe, will Saturday morning begin their long Journey of 250 miles to tho camp, where they will remain for the summer. From Fort Oglethorpe, the cnvalry will pr«H«>»>d to Knoxville, Tenn., thence by way of Clinton to Ifitrrlmnn Junction; thence to Oglethorpe to the encampment. After the encampment It will make a march of ap- the men shall go. com * '* ell l liver; mrirui, nniuriaw, aiiriuvim, Kmeraon, Carteravllle; from rarteravllle a aide trip will be made to Etowah river, crossing at Free bridge; thence to McGin nis, Kuhnrlee, hfalbone, to Carteravllle; from (‘artersville to Csm Station. Kingston, Adalravllle, McHenry to Calhoun; from which point a aide trip of about 17 miles will be made via Itedbud, Crane Kater and return to Calhoun; from Calhoun to Dalton. Ringgold, to encampment In Chick* a manga para. The regiment will return over the same route by marching af encampment. I after the All companies must arrive at the destine* tlon on or l>ofore July 25. They must leave for home not later than September V). Al though the msrch Is a long* one for the Atlanta troops, the officers of the regiment are confident that the members will stand the strain In good shape. Each man will be required to carry an outfit upon his person which will weigh, at least. 60 ROSIER COMMISSION HALTEDJH ITS WORK RECORDS IN WASHINGTON NEED ED TO COMPLETE ROLLS. Thn report of the roster commission *"* submitted to the general assembly Friday morning. Tho commission Is composed of General- C. A. Evans, chairman; J. \V. I.tndney, secretary; Governor J. M. Terrell and Adjutant General 8. W. Harris. It Is stnted that the commission has slemt exhausted all the sources at Its command In compiling rolls of 660 companies, which compose sixty-six regiments of Infuntry. Compilations of miscellaneous companies of cavalry and artillery have also been made. They have secured the names of about Tu.ooO Georgia soldiers. The chief source of further Informa tion, especially of cavalry, artillery and state troops, to complete the rolls of ‘"".""i men sent from Georgia to this service, can be obtained now only jrom the war records office In Wash ington. Twenty to thirty thousand name, not yet'obtained by the com- r"n» "• ** 1,> * ar on * he,a government Tho department In Washington estl- map, the cost of copying these at " As it Is important to have this "*'*■ the commission suggests that legislature request the secretary *" r to jiermlt the copying done un- r the nuspicea and direction of the ,, r . commission. it this negotiation can be perfected ■oe lommlsalon feels assured that the I.'i, ' u . n copied for at least two- 5?'™. If "* than the estimate of the »ar department. Praise Is given Governor Cand> , hi" faithful and efficient service In this work. Ah unexpended balance of the ap- ; r ’Prlntlon of II,783.72 la on hand and » cnnsidertd sufficient for carrying on the wi rk un ,n the ro ||, („ ,h e war j e . Parti,u nt Ilr0 copied. in yt» w 0 f t h e f ac , that the commls- iL >;.>s about completed the compll- }„* alt available muster rolls, and * 111 occur until copies In , (f , axton are secured, It Is suggest- ,,'he rolls now on hand be com- nn ? that further work of com- “hd correcting be placed in the ■■ r Is of Governor Candler. WILLIAMS' ROAD GETH CHARTER GEORGIA AND FLORIDA TO REACH FROM VALD08TA TO AUGUSTA. FIVE NAVAL RECRUITS THROWN INTO WATER WHEN DINOY CAPSIZED John Bkelton Williams' railroad from Augusta to the southern part of the atate, the Georgia and Florida Railway, was granted a charter Friday morning by Secretary of State Phil Cook. The Georgia and Florida ylll have a capital stock of 11,000,000, and will be constructed from Augusta to Valdosta, through the counties of Richmond, Rurke, Jenkins, Emanuel, Toombs. Montgomery, Jeff Davis, Berrien and Lowndes and will bp ISO miles In length. The Incorporator* are John Skelton Williams and E. L. Berrien, of Rich mond, Va.; J, William Mlddendorf, of Baltimore; E. H. Callaway, George R. Lombard, Jacob Phlnlxy, Oeorge 8. McGowan, James T. Bothwell, Fred D. Pope. William E. Bush and W. H. Bar rett, of Augusta. The principal office will be In Au- Ml JORDAN WILL NOT RESIGN Squall Responsible for Disaster. Two Men, Clinging to Boat, Rescued. By Private Leased Wire. Chicago, July I.—Five recruits of the Illinois naval reserve were drowned last night through the repelling of a boat which they were roaring at the foot of Van Buren street. In the baaln. Two other members of the reserve were res cued by Captain Carlin's life-saving crew. With Thomas Coffey, coxswain. In command, a four-oared dingy had gone out Into the lake for rowing. At 11:1S o'clock the men had not returned to the naval reserve headquarters and Spencer Clark, yeoman of the clas*, ac- Companlsd by Philip Bates, boathouse- keeper, went to the lake front to see what had kept the men. On their arrival at the Chicago Yacht Club building they learned that the din gy had capslxed with Its occupants. Members of tho Yacht Club had a! ready telephoned to the life-saving sta tlon and Captain Carlin with hi* crew had gone to the assistance of the die tressed sailors. For some time there was uncertainty a* to the Identity of the victims The drowned men are: Joseph Plmls, 10 year* old: Robert E. Schrom, 11 years; Edward M. O'Carroll, 11; Ralph Heege, If; Anthony Capodtce. Those rescued were: Thorns Coffey, coxswain, 21 years; F. W. Randall, 20 years. Coffey and Randall clung to the up turned craft. They were lifted from the wnter and Coffey told of the acci dent which had coat the life of five of his comrades. They say the boat was capslsed by a squall on the return to the landing. Barrio Jordan, president of the ftouthern Cotton Association, will not reilan bis position na president In order to take up the work of the Cotton Htaik Product Com- pony, of which bo la also president, as the work of the latter company will hardly In- under wsr Iwfore next winter slid will not require his persons! service* to any swat degree for seyersl months after that. The annnal election of officers of tho cot* ton association will be held next January, and nt thnt time It Is probable that Mr. Jordan will not lie s candidate for reeloc- "president Jordan Friday morning Issued the following uelf explsnntory letter: - "Any publication of my probable reslfdn- tlon from the —■■■-- * L itont of tb* . In unantborlxMt. . , «•— — -v ..- discharge the dntlm of my office during the term for which I was elected, sod am now busily preparing for the strongest cam- palgn this fill for the maintenance of good nrlees. ever made hy the association. 1 Irish to ststo further that the Southern Cotton Association Is strouger today than Frrr Ixfnrt* In It* hUtory. tf •HAIlVIK JOIIDAN. President.” LITTLE AND HURT MEETJN FINALS SOUTHERN TENNIS TITLE WILL GO ABROAD. CONTENTS OF RESIDENCE AT AUCTION MONDAY AND TUESDAY, JULY 9 AND 10 Th * fine Furniture of Mr. J. A. Hightower, which had been dam* fey the late Are, haa been moved to 123 Whitehall atreet to be aold ;,t auction, conalatlng of one bedroom aulte, coating 1125; another coat- lr K 165; one arm chair, mahogany rocker, aaved from a 1500 parlor two library tatflea, one sideboard and dining table, four oil paint* antique mahogany wardrobe and bedstead, fourteen porch rockers, 'tonna chair, leather chairs, carpets, rugs, kitchen safe. Jig aaw, lot f fruit jar*, iron beds, baby carriage and many other good things. LEO FRESH, Auctioneer. The fourth day of the championship tennis tournament on the East Lake courts was be«un Friday with the ■eml-llnel rounde. Carl Little, of Cin cinnati. and Reuben Hunt, of Alameda, Cal, will participate In the finale, which will be played off on Saturday. The results of Friday's play: Little defeated Daley—4-0, 1-1. Hunt defeated Rodgers—6-2, 1-2. Third round of consolation singles: Seguln defeated Mlddlebrook by de fault. F. II. Smith defeated Farrell by de fault. ‘ Second round of consolation singles: Sawyer defeated Freeman—2-1, 1-1, First round ladles' alnglre: Miss Rodgers defeated Mrs. Word— 1-1. 1-0. Second round ladles’ singles: Miss Hogan defeated Miss Rodgers— (-1. 1-0. First round mixed doubles; Mrs. Word and Mr. Scott defeated Mias Westmoreland and Mr. Berrien— 1-1. 7-6. MANIFESTED ANGER IN POLICE COURT Wb-n Mrs. II. J. Fite nppegred Frliley morning In police court to leetlfy against Elisa Halley, a negro washerwoman, for abasing her at her home Thursday, she declared she only wished her husband had been at home so he could hare hilled the negro. The washerwoman had deposited If cash collateral sad was not-preseot for trial. Mrs. Fife declared she was not satlaffed with this amount of collateral, and Record er llroyb'S accordingly ordered the woman n arrested. The ease was mad* by Police. i Lowes and liofUa. Governor, Comptroller and Chief Justice To Name Railroad Commission. When Senator Hogan's resolution to ■end convict labor from the atate prts on farm to Athena to do certain work on the grounds of the Normal College came up for adoption Friday morning. It precipitated a lively debate. Senator A. O. Blalock, who forced the resolution to go to the penitentiary committee Thursday, fired the opening gun acalnat It, after the committee had recommended Its adoption. Senator Hogan spoke for the reaolu tlon, and Senators Steed and King op posed It because It eat a bad precedent. Senator Steed's objection wee based on the Idea that convict labor ought pot to be used where It would conflict with free labor. Senator Hand advocated It, and was subjected to a running nre of questions from the' opposition. Senator Miller met a similar fate when he spoke for It. Debate was finally shut off on the call for the previous question, division the committee report was agreed to by a vote of 17 to It. Fearing defeat Senator Hogan moved to table, but Senator Blalock objected because the main question had been put, and he was sustained by the chair. Put to a vote for adoption. It passed by a vote of 11 to 14. To Incorporate Audubon Society. A bill by Senator Wheatley If passed would Incorporate the Audubon Society In Georgia for the protection of birds and game. The society la composed of B. B. Park, R. J. Davant, F. I. Stone Julian Field, P. J. Brrckman, K. E Murphy, Mlnter Wimberly, H. McHat ton and F. C. Wilson. It gives the society power to have and hold, however acquired, property to the value of 110,000 which ahall be long to the Audubon Society In Geor gia for all time. The bill Is designed to protect particularly aong and In- aectlverou* birds In this stnte, and la modeled after the law now In operation In North Carolina. An Important Msaaura. A bill Introduced by 8enator Foster takas from the governor the sole power of appointing the railroad commission- era, aa vacancies occur, and creates an appointing board, consisting of the governor, the comptroller general the chief justice of the supreme ci Fee* for Summoning Jurors, bill by Senator McHenry would compensate sheriffs In the sum of F0 cents for summoning grand, traverae and tales Jurors, also Jurors for trying cases of nuisance. Insanity and coro ners' Inqueata. Another bill provides for a constitu tional amendment to Increase the ap propriation for clerk hire In (he office of the comptroller general. The work In this office haa grown ao heavy that additional help Is badly needed. New Bill*. By Senator McHenry; To regulate and provide compensation to sheriffs for summoning grand, traverse and tales Jurors In superior and city court: also for summoning Juries to try cases of nuisance, Insanltay and coroners' In- queats. By Senator Wheatley: To provide for the protection oCblrdn and game. Pro vides for deputy wardens, requires non residents to obtain license to hunt; creates game protection fund Slid pro vides penalties for violation. By Senator Foster: To amend section 2115 of volume 2 of the code of 1111, providing for the appointment of the railroad commission by the governor, comptroller general and chief Justice of the supreme court. By Senator Held: To amend para graph 4, section 2, article 5, of con stitution eo ns to Increase the amount now allowed for clerical help In office of comptroller general. Bills Passed. By Senator Phillips: To amend the charter of the town of Blue Ridge. By Senator Steed: To authorise su perior court clerks to, prepare, have To the beginning of every regular term the docket of all civil cases In the order they stand for trial. By Senator Bunn: To add Telia, poosa to the Hat of state depositories. By Senator Steed: To add Butler It the list of atate depositories. By Senator A. O. Blalock: To add Jonesboro to the list of state deposito ries. At 11:45 the senate adjourned until noon Monday. Senator J. B. Ware was granted In definite ieave, owing to Illness. Hs has been able to attend only two or three sessions ao far. ATLANTA’S OLDEST SAVINGS BANK PAYING JULY INTEREST. W W' ^^ ' 0.^ 1 <✓.>> KIMONO SALE 18828892288K2SS5888B888&92B822S28fi8988S58eM At 98c One hundred cool, airy $1.25 VALUES. Kimonos, made to sell at $1.25 each. Go on sale tomorrow, while they last for 98c. These comfortable garments are made of large flowered lawns and batistes in great variety of pretty patterns. They are bordered with plain white lawn, something on order of cut to left in picture. These pretty Kimonos sell regularly for $1.25 each. Tomorrow, Second Floor, while they last, 98c. J.M.HIGH CO. UNIVERSITY BILL TABLED BY HOUSE County School Com missioners are to be Elected by People. Though there had been a lengthy de bate Thursday on the l.'onnor bill to appropriate 1100,000 to tho atate uni versity for the erection of nn ngricul ens, and It was generally supposed that after the session Thursday after noon a vote would he taken nn the hill Friday morning, with almost no dis senting vote, the bill waa tabled short ly after the opening of the house of representatlvee Friday morning session. This action was taken because thn friends of the measure were not sum there were enough members on the All depoeltors of the Georgia Saving* Bank and Trust Company are request ed to bring their imh Imur. to lire bank and hove the July Interest added. Amounts deposited before July 10th will draw Interest from July l\t. It Is a very noticeable feet with this bank that with each Interest period the seme book* are presented for a larger In terest, together with many others that have joined the ranks. It only goes to show that when n man once gets the fasts of Interest from a bank ha Is nevrr satisfied without IL It Is also noticeably true that when n man once forms the habir of saving he never tlree of IL A great many firms, manu facturers and corporations are building up n surplus fund with this solid in stitution. Let every Atlantan make a firm resolve that at tho end of the present year he will be worth more than at the present time and resolv'e further that he will not allow his money to remain Idle. Both of these resolves can best be carried out by depositing with the Georgia Savings Bank and Trust t'ompany. They accept deposits ns small as II and pay Interest on every dollar In the bank. Don't forget to put your money In before July toth nnd your Interest will be dated from July 1st. Out of town depoeltors ran remit by mall. Hank open evarv Sat urday afternoon from 4 to 2, In r Jdltlon to regular morning hours. _ of a bill authorising the election of county school commission era by the people waa the only thing of Importance dona Friday morning. This will not affect the school systems now In vogue In Fulton, Glynn, Chat ham, Richmond and nny other coun ties having special local acts In refer, ire to the school system*. The house will meot Friday after, noon to pass local bills and will then adjourn until Monday morning at 'clock. The house met at 0 o'clock with tha usual prayer, roll call and reading of the Journal. , . . Mr. Little, of Hancock, chairman of the committee on corporations, made a •port. Mr. Felder, of Bibb, moved thnt house bill No. 1, by Mr. Connor, of Bartow, be tabled. The motion prevailed by n vote of 70 to 42, thereby killing for tho tlrnr being the bill to appropriate 2100,000 lor an agricultural college. Asks What Governor Meant. The house took up the resolution of Mr. Alexander, of DeKsIb, to ask the governor for further Information on the question of 2-cent mileage. The part of the governor’s message relative to this matter was read. Mr. Andrrson, of Chatham, moved to table the resolution of Mr. Alexander, The motion was lost. M r. Alexander, of DeKalb, after stat ing that he would spsnk but throe min utes, explained lila resolution. He said he did not understand the recommen dation of the governor In his recent message In which the legislature was advised to take some steps toward securing n 2-cent mileage book system. Mr. Anderson said thnt he did not attribute nny sinister political motive to the gentleman from DeKalb, but he thought the resolution If passed would mean nothing mors than telling the governor his business. Mr. Hell, of Bibb, Interrupted Mr. Anderson to ask If he thought the resolution worth five minutes of the time of the house. Mr. Anderson answered by showing what he thought the governor meant, and he thought the house should not presume to tell .he governor he didn't know what he was talking about. the pass age of a bill conferring on the railroad commission power to fix the terms, mdlilon* and rates on which 2-cent mileage books shall be sold. Mr. Mathews, of Houston, said he thought the message plain and that the house should not send abroad nn Inference that the governor didn't know his business. Mr. Alexander, of DeKalb, spoke again. The resolution w-s lost by a vote of 27 to ID. Sleod’t Bill Up. House bill No. 11, by Mr. Steed, ot Carroll, to elect tho county school com missioners by the people, woe given n third rending nnd taken up for con sideration. The committee on edocn- I tlon recommended that the bill with minor amendments pass. Mr. McMIchnel offered n substitute for the bill, which substitute. If adopt ed, would leave the election of the school commissioner to the trustees of the school districts nnd the approval of this election by the county board of education. The substitute also provide* for laying out echool districts in every county.' • Mr. Steed, of Carroll, spoke In favor of Ills bill. He was Interrupted by Mr. McMIchnel, who naked: "Who do you think knows the moat about eluent Ion, the moss of the poo- pie, Including the nigger, or three of the most Intelligent men In the coun ty7“ •'The gentleman from Marlon," an awered Mr. Steed, "Insists on bringing the nigger Into the question. 1 think God that the day of the negro In poll tics Is short lived." (Applnuse.) Mr. Wright, of Blrhmond. offered an amendment to the Steed bill to the ef fect thnt the bill If passed would not Interfere with any county or city arhool system at present In effect. Mr. Illnrkburn, of Fulton, offrrod an amendment making the bill applicable only to counting having lesa than 76,000 population. Mr. Blackburn's amendment was lost Mr. Felder, of Bibb, asked Mr. Steed If the Wright amendment was agree able to him. U was, hy n vote of 130 to «. Mr. McMIchnel was applauded as he voted ny*. The effect of the amendment of Mr. Wright wna to exempt Chatham, Ful ton. Glynn and nirhmond counties from the workings of the bill, as nil these counties have special education al acts relative to their school systems. Would Limit Debates. Mr.' Flanders, of Johnson, Introduced resolution limiting debates on nil bill* to 15 minutes to each speaker. The resolution went to tho committee on rules. House resolution Nn. 26 to pay pension to Mr*. Kllsnbeth Vardsman was passed by a vole of 126 to 0. Mr. Keeley, of Glascock, and Mr. Wright, of Richmond, asked to have copies of the Australian ballot bill provided for the use of the house. A resolution to print 300 copies of the bill to Increase the membership of th* senate from 40 to 75 wns Intro, iluced by Mr. Richardson, of Houston. House resolution No. 24, to pay I nslon to Mrs. James Cobb, or her elra, or those holding claim against her, was passed by n vote of lit to 0. Mr. Frlder, of lllbh. Introduced resolution to set business (pr a session to lie held Friday afternoon tor the imssnge of local bills. The rule* com mittee, to which the resolution was re ferred. retired to the speaker’s room to consider the resolution. The house resolved Itself Into committee of th* whole to consider the substitute bill for house bill No. is, by Mr. Blackburn, of Fulton. This bill la entitled an net to establish In each militia district of the stats a patrol and to prsacribs tha duties of said patrol. Without considering th* bill the committee of the whole re ported progress and naked leave to sit again. W. A A. Bill Special Order. The committee on rulea reported fa vorably on Mr. Felder's resolution and also that Mr. Alexander's resolution to extend the Western nnd Atlantic rail road be made n special order for July 10. Mr. Felder asked that the latter pert of th* report be defeated and the house work on the calendar. The house adopted the recommen dation of the committee, thnt the house hold n session Friday afternoon for passing local business, and also that there be no session of the house Sat urday. The resolution to make Mr. Alexan der's bill n special order was lost by a vote of tl to 32, i three-fourths vole being required. The house adjourned at 12:50 o'clock to meet at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Nsw Bills. were Introduced nnd rend for the Oret time: By Mr. Terry, of lundolph: amend the charter of the city of Cuth- bert. By Mr. Perry, of Hall: To Increase expense fund of railroad commission. By Mr. Ashley, of Lowndes: To au thorise town of Hshlrn to Issue bonds to amount of 110,000. By Mr. Land, of Wilcox: To fix compensation of the ordinary of Tur ner county. By Mr. Ruseell, of Chattahoochee: To repeal an act authorising ordinary o‘ said county (o discharge duties of clerl of superior court. By Mr. Cureton. of Dade: Provide n pension for Fannie Maxwell. By Mr. Mann, of Dougherty: f irovlde for a system of publla schools B’ Albany. By Mr. Hinton, of Fulton: To author-, - Is* the payment of 2100 n year to both classes of Confederate widow pension ers. By Mr. Buchanan, of Early: To amend nn art relative to n dispensary I In the town of Blakely. By Mr. Hmlth.. of Oreen: To amtnd section of code relative to revision of. Jury boxra. By Mr. McMIlchalL of Marion: amend net relating to district school' taxes. By Mr. Rtidlcll. of Chattooga: prohibit manufacture of distilled quora In said county. By Mr. Hhultx, of Lumpkin: To pay pension to Mrs. Sarah Mote. By Mr. Mitcham, of Cl amend sections 6403 and code of 12*6. By Mr. Singleton, of Thomas: An art to create a board of county com-1' mlssloners of Grady county. By Mr. Parker, of Appling: To make It unluwful to play baaaball or football I on Sunday In this state. By Messrs. Matthews and Richard-] son, of Houston: To rapenl act flxlcg ( compensation of tax collector and re-f celver of said county. By Mr. Flanders, of Johnson: To amend an art to establish tha city court of Wrlghtsvllle. Hy Mr. Ixinglno, of Campbell: To request Rev. Hum Jones to address the 1 house at s>un* time suitable to him. Deaths atid Funerals. Bthal Hubbard. Ethel, th* 11-months.old daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Hubbard, of cholera Infantum at the home of hep lutrents on thn river line at 1:40 o'clock Friday morning. The funeral services will be held at the residence . nt 4 o’clock Friday afternoon nnd the • Interment will be In tha family bury ing ground. fJT? 4 Ola Wallace, Ola Wallace, the 2-year-old daughter ' K. E Wallace, died at Thursday afternoon at the home her father. No. 18 Bluff street. Th* funeral services were held from th* I residence at 2 o'clock Friday afteff* noon, and th* Interment woe at West- | vle,w. B. H~Pogue. The body of S. H. Pogue, th* pencil seller, who died In Jail Thursday morn- ; Ing. Is still being held at th* under taking establishment of Harry G. Pool* ■Co, awaiting th* ■ arrival oi h « brother, J. J. Pogue, who hag wtrWfc from Lima, Ohio, that he win some t t REFUSES TO FIND ROAD NOT GUILTY By I Time Leased Wire. Chicago, July 4.—Judge Lasdls. Chlted States district court, ST err motlou of the defense In tbs Alton rebate esses, to Instmet Brst eight counts In the I The following hUlv nnd resolutions at one*. expected that seatesc* will