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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY. Al’RIL 1<». j>r7 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon, (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At * West Alabama PI.. Atlanta. Ot. Subscription Rates: nne Tear Sit Month* Three Month* tty Carrier. Per Week . I.S Telephones connecting all Jlepsrt* ments. Long dlstsnce terminal*. Smith A Thompson, idrertlaln* rep- men ratlvea for sll territory outsTdo of ft «L- N*ew York office. resenrsfives for sll territory outi i ; hfr15i^^^™jj..TrJbiin# Bojldji If yon h.ra any trouble gsttlnx THE RKOnGIAN AND NEW* telopbono the clrrnl.tlon department and bate It promptly remedied. Telephones. Bell 0TT msln. Atlanta 44M. It In deelrtble tbit ill communion; lion. Intended for pnhtlcntlon In Till. GEORGIAN AND NEWS bo limited to 9)0 word. In length. 1L Is ImpornUto that they bn *lsnod. ns In otldoncc of good filth. Rejected msmserlpls will not he returned unless sumpn are seat for the purpoee. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS prlnte no nnclean or obiectlonnbta ad- reriltlng. Neither docs It print wblsky or my liquor ads. and Nawa alanda for Atlanta^ lta own gaa and electric light planla. ea It now owna lta water worka. Other cities do thla and act ga* na law is M rente, with a profit to the etty. Thla abonld ha dona at once. Tbe Onorgtan and Newt helletea that If street rail- wnya cao be operated eucrcaatulty hr European rttlas, na they are. there la *el reason why they can not ha an ted hero. Itut wo do not balloro Operated here. But wo do not naiiove thla can bo done now, and It may be tome yearn before we art ready for no Mg to undertaking. Still Atlanta abonld act Its fnen In that dfrnctlou NOW. The Success of the Water Works Bonds. The success of tha water bonds at Tuesday's special election Is a matter £ver which every Atlantan should feel stratified. It assures Improvements In the city's water facilities whloh direct ly affect for -ood its comfort, health and property. Had the bonds failed, there would have been cause for genu ine concern during ths next twelve months or more, especially on the score of health. A shortage of water In the summertime Is a thing to be avoided at almost any cost and labor. Epidemics of disease are usually to be traced to Impurity or shortage of wa ter supply. In the matter of property protection. It has long been recognised that Incensed water facilities are Imperative. In short, Atlanta has greatly outgrown a water worka plant that a few years ago was adequate In nearly all respects. •ft Is well wbilo Improvements are being made to avoid makeshifts with a view to tiding things over to a more seasonable time for meeting the full needs of the situation. The iaiue will provide $260,000 for waterworks exten sions and Improvements. It Is likely that the full amount should be ex pended to bring thla Important factor In our municipal scheme to Its proper scope of usefulness. It should be borne In mind tbat It Is the city’s own property that Is being Improved, and there should be no false economy or t undue stinting. Atlanta’s career of 'growth and achievement Is unparal leled among Southern cities, and this fact should afford a safo basis of com parison In planning for the future. What would afford wide margins for growth In other cities might prove limitations too suddenly met In the cue of Atlanta. So then. If It be necessary, after careful estimates and a wise exercise of foresight, to expend tbe full amount to put the water worka on a proper basts, then tbe last penny ot tbe amount authorized should be used. The water works represent Atlanta's first definite step In municipal owner ship. The unquestioned and complete success which has attended tbs opera tion of the water plant from the date of the city's acquisition of it has more than Instilled the policy, and not only warrants further Investment In a prop erty proven so valuable as an economy and a money-earner, but points tbe way to the acquisition by the city ot other public utilities until all of them to be properly so eluted shall have come Into tbe posteulon and under the operation of tbe city. , ALLEGED CONVICT CRUELTY IS BEING INVESTIGATED. Special to The Georgian. Amertcus, /!*.. April 10.— 1 The Inves. tlgatlon of alleged cruelly of Sumter county’s convicts wu held before the county commissioners here yesterday. Several witnesses went before the com* mission, but the details of the Investi gation are secret. Two of the twenty-nine convicts are witnesses against the convict guards. MUCH DAMAGE DONE BY 8TORM NEAR BRUNSWICK Special to The Georgian. Brunswick. Oa.. April 10.—Bruns wick wu visited Monday afternoon by a heavy rain storm accompanied by thunder and lightning. There was also a heavy fall of hall for several min utes. the hall stones covering the streets In some sections of the city. Th* storm wu followed by s strong northwest wind end decidedly colder weather on Tuesdsy. It Is feared thst the cold spell will dtmsge the gar dens. Reports stats that quite n wind storm prevailed at Coffee. Ga.. many large trees being blowu down and mv- tral houses unroofed. SIXTY-TWO VOTES TO SPARE. Newspapers, you know, do most of the things that arc done these days—(let them tell it), but we feel that Atlanta will par- don the pride which The Georgian takes in its effort to push the wdter bonds over the peak of the hill Tuesday afternoon, as told in our story on the front page of this issue. There was a wish on our part to see the bonds safely voted, for it was an opportunity for us to show once more that The Georgian does not let its pet ideas obscure the issues as they stand, even though they do not stand altogether our way. Most of us know that The Georgian has advocated a bond issue covering an clcctrie lighting plant ns well ns water ira provements and that our ideas of a municipal lighting plant are corroborated by actual facta and figures gotten by the council committee. Xot because we have any petty antipathy for the Georgia Railway and Electric Compnny, who happen to be furnishing our city light—they arc a corporation in' business to make money, and if they were not here someone worse might be ,in their place. But The Georgian firmly believes that there is no reason why Atlanta should buy light or current or water or gas or any natural commodity of anybody if the city can make it or sell it, and thereby reduce our taxes and expenses of living. So let's get the idea entirely out of our heads that we are fighting for the downfall of any corporation, but that we are fight ing for the upbuilding of our municipality, and that if r corpora tion geta in our way, we may have to assist in its downfall. At 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon we found that the election was lost by about 700 votes. We succeeded iu perfecting ar rangements with the Bell Telephone Company, and in it little over half an hour had sent a warning tfcssagfe to 724 men—regis tered voters who had not voted. Within thc« hour, at one polling place, over 100 votes were cast, and at the round-up the election was saved by 62 votes. We only did our duty, for there is no doubt in our minds that, with the rapid growth of our city, the last place to run any risk is in the water department, and if by neglect we permit an epidemic of typhoid or any of the ravages that may come from impure water, everyone who failed to help in every way to make the election a success would be guilty of doing less than his duty. We will have the improvements. Our municipal lighting bonds will have to wait a little. It doesn’t make so much differ ence who deserves the credit—we love our city, and let’s all pull together for what it needs when it needs it. A TACTFUL STATESMAN AND A MODEL HOST. Jo tbe year 1900 Captain W. J. Raoul was tbe president of the Mexican National railway, whose headquarters were In tbe City of Mexico. The American railway magnate was Immensely popular with Presi dent Diaz, hla cabinet, and his people, and his home was the center of a large and potential hospitality In that beautiful metropolis. In the same year William Jennings Bryan,of Nebraska, was defeated for the presidency of the United States In November, and In December he went with hla family upon a (tour of the Southern republics In the further study of his financial views. When Mr. Bryan reachod the City of Mexico, Captain Raoul with a Southerner's toyal fondness for the great man of Democracy, arranged an elaborate dinner for the American statesman to which were Invited the majority of the cabinet and a number of the most notable and Influ ential men ot the Mexican capital. With rare tact and consideration, Captain Raoul handed to hla guest several hours bofore the dinner a private list ot the names ot those people of importance who would attend the dinner, with a brief sketch of their origin, history and the peculiar things with which they were associated. When the dinner was over, and the chairs were pushed backward for the walnuts and wine, Mr. Bryan was called on to apeak. It was observed tbat be did not-rite, but began speaking lifting In bis chair In a thor oughly conversational manner and addressed hla remarks personally upon different topics to each of those gontlemen ot Importance whose names had been given him. astonishing everyone preeent by hit marvelous famil iarity with the record and affiliation of each of the guesta, and presented his own views and hla political propaganda so deftly, so easily and sa skill fully that scarcely anyone In the audience was aware of the fact that he was making, or had made a speech at all, although all were delighted with the American when he bad concluded. Captain Raoul at first did not understand these rather unuaual tactics ot ths great American statesman, but It soon began to dawn upon his mind that Mr. Bryan was upon a tour of Mexico for Information and not for self-exploitation, and that he was much more desirous of ascertaining what other distinguished men believed and championed than to Impress his own well known vlewa upon the assemblage at large. Aa a consequence when Mr. Bryan had concluded hla very remarkable speech he had made, tbe audience was so mellowed by the easy and con versational discussion that before thfe function was adjourned, he had In tha moat natural and unrestrained manner made a full and frank ex pression of hts own views, and had the views of everyone present from tha French minister and the English consul general down through tbo Indi vidual members of ths cabinet to the great commercial magnates of the country. Tbe Incident not only sheds a new light upon the character of Mr. Bryan and establishes him as a man of Infinite tact as. well aa extraordi nary eloquence and consistency, but It also makes a suggestion to hospi tality which la rarely seen In this rapid and comparatively thoughtless age. We do not remember to hare heard of an Incident In which an ac complished and thoughtful host his Illustrated such a refinement of deli cate courtesy as to place In the hands of hi* chief guest before the dinner hour the name, tha extraction and the general history ot each Individual guest. The act advanced Mr. Bryan within an hour from the position ot a comparative stranger and made him as the guest of honor thoroughly at home with all the audience who bad gathered to hear him, and In a posi tion to address their peculiar prejudices and environments and to elicit from them their own frank expression which he brought home as a part of the general education derived from that very remarkable trip. Thla Is a very Interesting story and In reading It one la left In doubt whether to admlre most the tact and diplomacy of tbe statesman who utilised so well his opportunities, or the exquisite thoughtfulness and courtesy of the host who In advance of all other* attentloni made him so perfectly at home with each individual guest. A BIRTH REGISTRATION LAW GREATLY NEEDED. One of the momentous questions of tbe day. a birth registration law, up to the present time has remained In quietude and comparative obacurl- ty for obvious reasons. More aggressive Issues which clamor for immedi ate consideration and adjustment, have occupied the attention of states men, and of the public at large, to the neglect and disregard of what have been termed lesser question* of governmental policy. More than that. It I* well understood that Southerners as a rule, are hesitant to accept any change which they fear may Impinge upon their in dividual rights and privileges. A crusade of argument, by the press and on the platform, will be im perative to create a public sentiment In favor ot compulsory education In tbe South. The average parents still contend for their supposed Inalien able right to send their children to school or to keep them at home, a* their judgment dictates. The Indorsement and patronage of the public school system In tbe South was slow la growth and In achievement. But tbe prejudice of a few years ago against public schools has now been transformed Into an enthusiastic and loyal support of tbe system In every Southern state. So mutt It bo with compulsory education, which shall finally triumph above all opposition, and bring to its. support tbe most tim orous and reluctant voter. But compulsory education and tbe laws en acted for the protection of working children will be necessarily hamper ed and rendered null and void In a large measure, without a companion law which demands birth registration, at points accessible to the proper authorities. In a majority of states the child labor laws have proven In adequate and unsatisfactory because of tbe Impossibility In many in stances to rightfully determine the ages of children affected by tbe stat utes. Tho cupidity of worthless parents Is a greater menace to the facto ry child than tbe greed of tbe most heartless manufacturer. False statements are unhesitatingly made by thriftless mothers and fathers «. t to the ages of their helpless children In order to secure employ ment for them In the mills, employment which shall enable these parents to exist In Idleness upon the scanty earnings of the pitiful “white slaves." Manufacturers cannot be Justly censured for accepting the statements aa to the ages of children In their employ. They have no appeal beyond the word of those persona who are supposed to speak with truth, actuated by parental affection. The most philanthropic mill owner la helpless under the present legal conditions and cannot be held entirely responsible for the apparent failure of the present child labor laws. Nothing short of n stringent law compelling birth registrations at points accessible to thorough Investigation, can possibly obviate conditions which now obtain, nor make effective the excellent legal statutes already enacted for the protection of factory children. An essential accompaniment to a registration law Is the appoint ment of Inspectors whose duty it shall be to see that physicians' certificates of births shall settlo with the Immutability of the laws of the Medes and Persians tho right of a child as to labor, and the further right to certain educational privileges. Child labor laws, compulsory education laws, and birth registration laws go hand In hand, inseparable companions, each one essential to tbo other. Together they can and shall bring about the salva tion of the factory child, and the elevation and Improvement of all condi tions affecting tbe welfare of tbe people of the South. A public sentiment which shall demand compulsory education and birth registrations supplementary to the present child labor laws. Is a sentiment which shall lead the way to achievements not yet prophesied by optimistic statesmen or by generous philanthropists. Army-Navy Orders —and— MOVEMENT OF VESSELS. Washington. April 10.—Sergeant Howard to Fort Egbert. Alaska, to relievo I’oat Quartermaster Sergeant Fred Stanger; Ser geant 8tanger to Fort Thomna. Ky., to rc- llere Post Quartermaster Hercennt Edward Ford. Tbe resignation of First Lieutenant Ar thur II. Brjtot, artillery eorpa. of hla fommand aa an officer of the army, has been accepted. raptaln William 8. Biddle. Fourteenth Infantry, relieved from temporary duty In flila city, and will proceed lo Vancouver Barracks, Washington. Second Lleuteunnt Paul P. Bunker, ar tillery corps, will aaanme charge of con struction work at Key Weat Barracks. Fla., relieving First Lieutenant William II. Mengea, artillery corps. Kecond Lieutenant Charles B. Moore, Twcnty.sfrond Infantry, to doty na com missary of the transport Buford, in nddl- lion to his duties aa quartermaster. Major Parker W. Wear. Fourteenth cav- nlry, acting Inspector New York city, as a witnesa In fhe trial of Major Frauds If. Fremont. Fifth Infantry. Corporal llngh Mlnnhnu i Claaa William II. McKInne,. now In thla city, will return to their proper atntlon. with permission to delay thirty- -*ven days en route. Captain Deune C. Howard, assistant geon. granted leave of absence for two months, to take effect June 1, with permis sion to apply for au extenalou of one month. Captain Hufus E. Longnn, Eleventh In fautry, granted leave of absence for three months and two daye, to take effect on or aliout April 30. Fecoml Lieutenant Walter C. Short. Twen ty-lift h Infantry, given leave of absence for ten days. Lieutenant Edward H. DeArmond. artil lery corps, granted leave of absence for four months, to take effect on or about t|1 14. Jajor John L Hayden, artillery eorpa. granted leave of absence for four months, to take effect on or about April 15. Lieutenant II. E. Myers, Fifth cavalry, ranted leave of absence for thrao months, o take effect after bin assignment to a regiment aa captain, with permission to ap- “ y for an extension for one month. Lieutenant Arthur H. firynnt. artillery rps. granted leave of absence to and Including July 1. NAVAL OllDRRfl - Lieutenant J. T. Taussig, detached. Dol phin to home nnd wait order*. Ensign 8. C. Rowan, detached, duty bn* rent! of ordnance, navy department, Wash ington. April II. to Vermont. Paused A militant Paymaster N. R. Far* well, detached, duty navy yard New York, N. Y., to Brooklyn. Warrant Machinist W. P. Little, detach ed. duty as assistant to the Inspector of engineering material for the Massachusetts district, Boston, to home and granted slek leave for three months. Mate J. J. Rretnnhan, detached. Franklin navy yard. Norfolk, Va., to Wabash navy ird. Boston. Mate If. Foratdnl. detached. Wabash navy I?rd. Boston. Mns*„ to Franklin navy yard, Norfolk, Vn. ‘ Movement* of Vassal*. ARRIVED—April 7. 8lacier, at nuvjr yard. New York: April )0 Rocket, at Norfolk, (lercufes at Key West, Caesar at Mayport, I*.: April P. Wilmington at Hhanghal. MAILED—April 7, Rocket from Washing ton to Norfolk: April t, L’ncaa from Guan tanamo for Hampton roads. via Key Went. Boston from Acapulco for A<*njut1a; April 9. Hcorpton from Ranches for Ban Juan, Du buque from Puerto l*!ata for ftkn Juan. WIRES PARALYZED BY A SNOW STORM HUNDLEY ‘LANDS FEDERAL JUDGESjHJP. Washington, April 10.—President Rijosevelt hail appointed Oscar P. Hundley, of Huntsville. Ala., to be a United States district judge for tho northern district of Alabama. The president's action ends a long contest for thla office, for which there were a number of applicants,- both Republi cans and Democrats. There was said to he considerable opposition to Mr. Hundley from members of his own party, and Senator Pettus. who has taken an active part In the fight against- his appointment, recently lodged it vigorous protest against him. declar ing that the feeling against Mr. Hund ley was participated In by a large contingent of the Republicans of Ala bama. TO USE ELECTRIC LIGHTS WfHEN THEY CAN BE HAD. Special to The Georgian. Harlem. Ga.. April 10.—The kerosene lamps which were ordered some time ago by the city couhcll of Harlem to be usetl In lighting the streets have been shipped. They are only to be used temporarily until electricity can be ob tained from the plant of the Georgia Vltrlfled Brick and Clay Company, at Campania, with whom the city fathera are now negotiating. RELIGIOUS REVIVAL IN PROGRESS AT NEWNAN Special to The Georgian. Xewnan, Ga., April 10.—Much Inter est Is being manifested in a series of protracted services now being held In the churches of various denominations In the city. Heretofore each church has held services at different times, but at a recent meeting of the min isters of the city It was decided that all churches would conduct these an nual services simultaneously. All the Some men cannot save, but the family prospers because the wife keeps - a savings account and deposits every dollar she can spare from her allowance with now and then-a larger-Blzed bill. Many homes are saved and paid for because the wife realizes the necessity of laying aside part of the family Income against the day of need. Several hundred ladles carry accounts with tills bank, and It Is our pleasure to extend our lady depositors every consideration and courtesy. We pay 4 per cent interest, compounded semi-annually, In’our Sav ings Department. MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO. INE TRUNKS AT ACT0RY PRICES AU See our new makes. Styles, all sizes. BEST VALUES LOWFST PRICFK COME TO US F0RHI6H 6RADE TRUNKS. PINNACLE TRUNK NIFG. CO., 62 PEACHTREE ST. Silver T e a - S e t,s Of chaste and elegant pattern hnd of a quality leav ing nothing to be desired. These tea-sets are admir able for wedding-gifts. May we have the pleasure of showing you our superb line? If an intending purchaser, you will cer tainly he interested in the values; if you are “just look ing,*’ you will be well repaid. We shall be glad to show you what we have. Comparison of prices invited. Maier & Berkele. business houses and the public schools close for the services In th( he forenoon. INDORSES MITCHELL STREET SUGGESTION. To the Editor of The Georgian: Permit me to add my Indorsement to the editorial In your issue of April 6. dealing with the condition of Mitchell street from the Terminal Station to Whitehall street, and commend your usual watchful xeal for the comfort and convenience of our citizens and the traveling public. First Impressions are proverbially lasting, and now that the property owners have done their part In erect ing ornamental and expensive build ings along Mitchell street, the city should see to It that the sidewalks, al ready too narrow for the heavy traf fic, arc kept clear of all obstructions, so that the visitor's first view of Atlan ta may be a pleasing one. Mitchell street Is not only the pas sage way from the Terminal Station to the center of the city, ns you sug gest. but It Is rapidly becoming an Im portant shopping district, and no ob structions should be tolerated there that would, not be permitted on White hall or Peachtree streets.- It was well enough In tho past to allow tho mer chants two feet of the sidewalk next to the buildings on which to dlsplsy their goods, but sidewalks are primari ly for the use of the public, and this ordlnanco should give way before the ever Increasing congestion on our prln- clpal streets. I trust Tho Georgian will carry on this agitation to a permanent reform, and am quite sure from expressions I have heard that its course will meet with the hearty approval ot tho public. In this connection It might bo pertinent to inquire why so many unsightly tele graph poles are left standing on our principal streets. JOHN A. HTND8. Winchester, Vs., April 10.-—A terrific snow storm prevailed In the valley of Irgtnla yesterday. Telephone and tel egraph services were almost paralysed, poles and wires being down In all di rections. The electric light and poWer plant in Winchester Is completely out service, and It will be several days before prevailing conditions can remedied. LARGE COTTON MILL FOR BUCHANAN, GA. Special to The Georgian. Buchanan. Ga.. April 10.—At an en thusiastic meeting of quite a number the cltlsens of Buchanan Monday night a movement was Inaugurated to build a cotton factory. It Is the Inten tion of the cltlsens to build a cotton factory coating at least 9100,000. Buch anan Is an Ideal location for such factory, having a running stream of water ample to run a factory and all the surroundings are conducive to such i enterprise. At the meeting a committee of twelve of the most prominent rltlxetu were appointed to solicit subscriptions and the promoters of the movement are sanguine over the prospects of securing the required amount In a short time. Subscription lists are open and everyone interested Is being asked to subscribe at once. In the New Store Jewe lryl Dep’l tS| jeciaK )ffers Center GOLI A1 OF r sil\ LRPI RICES . o <3* g U Solid Gold Beauty Pins, per pair, 50c Solid Gold Collar Pins, each . . 50c Solid Gold Brooch Pins, each . 50c Every Piece Guaranteed to be as Represented Stamped Linen Sale Hemstitched extra heavy round thread Linen Centers, Table Covers, Tray Covers and Scarfs, also hemstitch ed drawn work borders, At One-Third Off Regular Value. Stamped Shirt Waist Patterns of Sheer India *1 Linen, beautiful new designs £ One lot of hand painted and embroidered Novelties left over from our holiday stock. All sorts of useful articles AT ACTUAL COST. EVANGELIST CRITTENTON CONDUCTING MEETING. Special to Tha Georgian. Ealcnton, Oa., April JO.—Evangelist Charles N. Crlttenton. of New York, is here conducting a union meeting. Ha came at the Invitation of the pastors of the town, and the services are partici pated In by all the churches. Notwith standing the meetings have just begun, much Interest Is manifested and great good Is expected to be accomplished. The sinning Is under the direction of Chauncy Foote, of Atlanta. Embroidery Lessons Free. Don’t forget that the class meets every Tuesday ami Thursday ’mornings and Friday afternoon. Come and learn to embroider your own Lingerie. French Accordion Plaiting. We own the largest steam process accordion plaiting machine in the South, and turn out hundreds of yards every day. Send us your or ders. 3. M. RICH & BROS. COMPANY [ M. RICH & BROS. COMPANY , &