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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
TUESDAY, APRIL
THE4TLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
-OHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
E; F. 1. SEELY, President.
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Ol/tt — rr.ATFORM: The Georzlau
and Newa aland, for Atlanta’, owning
lla own gaa mid electric light planta,
aa It now owns It, water worka. Other
cities do I Ida and eat (aa (a low aa*)
rents. with a profit to tba rllv. This
alinulil be done at oner. Tbe Georgian
nd Newa beUsves Ibat If atreer rail-
laya ran be operated euereaefnlly by
European rlllea. aa tbay are, there la
no good reaaon why they can not be eo
operated bare. But we do tint bollore
this can be done now, end It may lie
pome y*are before we are ready for ao
big au undertaking. Hilll Atlanta
ahnuld let Ita fact la Ibat direction
NOW.
There Have Been Other Frosts
and Fruit.
There ire multitude* of people Id
Georgia today who are feeling dlamal
and blua over tba blight of tbe froata
and poaalble damage to vegetation,
and more eapecially to tbe forward
fruit crop of the comlug aeaion.
There la much to Juatlfy tbla feeling
of depreaaloo. It doea Indeed look un
promising to aee the crlmpled leavea
of early vegetation, of abrub, and
plant, and tree, and the expreaalon of
positive Illness which aulmate nature
makea all over the country at the
present time.
Perhaps it is Just as well at this
time to recall the fact that these pe
riods of gloom over the ravages of
aprlng frosts and belated cold apells
ere regular Incidents of each preced-
..I* and doubtless will be each suc
ceeding year. The month of April
mid sometimes the month of May with
us of the 8outh la always a aeaton of
smiles and teari—not only In tbe ma
terial world, but In the mental aa well.
It la difficult to look back upon tbe
years and recall a time whan we have
not been frightened over the fruit crop
In the South. We always have a cold
spell in April, we nearly always hare
a cold spell in May, and we never fall
to find a multitude of croakers who
will put crape on their prophetic hate
and pronounce tha doom of the fruit
crop with a lugubrious wall, and yet
It la also true that aa Inevitably aa
May has been followed by June and
July so these propheclee of evil and
premature walla of disaster, have been
redeemed by a later fruit crap which
It not always aa bountiful aa we might
expect, yet leaves much In K* quality
and iu Its quantity to vindicate our
faith In tbe eereue and generous com
pensations of Nature.
The Georgian Is willing to guarantee
that there will be some fruit In Geor
gia during the coming summer. We
are willing to promise further tbit
there will be much more fruit than any
of the croakers now predict, and that
we shall .vet live to learn that every
prophecy of disaster la not realised,
and alt estimates of damage are not
fulfilled.
And meanwhile we are Just aa
certain that during, the next April and
the next May which follows this, that
we shall have other budding fruit
trees nipped by other early frosts, and
other doleful prophecies of a fruit
less summer contradicted by the ever
recurring beneBcence of Providence
and Nature.
So let ua take courage now and
promise ourselves something both of
fruit and of Bower* and of vegetables
tor the euinmer that la coming on.
Before tbe summer commencement
dresses are gathered Into the hands of
tbe dress maker. It might he well for
the eweet girl graduates to come In
committee before Mr. Forecaster Mar-
bory to know whether lawns or wool
ens will be the proper texture for
that momentous hour In which they
are to be
Standing with reluctant (eet
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THE REAL PEOPLE’S LEADERS FIGHTING IN OPPOSITE
CAMPS.
The Democratic principle survives.
Ita foundation la laid In the spirit pf tbe government. It is wrapped
about the rule and the rights of tbe people. It is Indeytructibie.
But tbe Democrntlo organization Is a- different thing. It la spilt into
factloni that seem to be hopeless and helpleas. The organlxatton hax
grown so large and Ita scope of membership so varied that Ita platforms
need to have India rtibber planks capable of Infinite stretching to cover
the wide reaches of interest and of opinion which make up its professed
followers.
The party was founded In certain principles which were never more
necessary to popular liberty than they are today. When Thomas Jefferson
came back from France with the spirit of the French revolution In hi*
blood and (he love of liberty and the people pulsing In his brain aud In
hla heart, the Democratic party received lla baptism In patriotism and
Us consecration to tbe plain people of America. It was opposed to arts
tocracy. It was opposed to special privileges to tbe few granted at the ex
pense of tbe many. It was not unjust to capital nor oppressive to or
ganised wealth, but It was set against any discrimination that effected the
greatest good of the greatest number.
Conditions have changed mightily In the hundred years since Thom
as Jefferson lived. Instead of the mere theories of Alexander Hamilton we
'have now to combat the actual fact of Morgan and Rockefeller and Har
rlman and llaer.
Every era must take care of Its own peculiar problem*. All the light
and Inspiration which wo can get from Thomas Jefferson Is welcome and
worthy. All the Inspiration that comet from his noble motives and cath
olic patriotism should be sought and utilised.
But no sensible man would alt down in 1907 and think to solve all
the problems of this changed and eventful era by the experience and
the theories of n man, however great, who lived and figured a hundred
years ago.
And It la aerloualy doubtful If Thomas Jefferson would recognise some
of our modern Democratic platforms If he were to meet them face to
face on the public highway. We have our Democratic trusts, and Demo
cratic magnates. Wa have Democratic railroad presidents and corporate
Democrat* and they have their weight and power In the counsels of the
party. By tbe record they even won the laet party fight and carried with a
high hand at St. I-outs the control of the organisation, while the plain
people having no other voice or proteit sulked In their tents and tho
Republican nominee swept In the might of an overwhelming popular ma
jority to the executive chair of the government.
We have heard no signs of repentance and received no assurance
of a change of heart from the fellows who lorded it so triumphantly be
hind Alton H. Parker at St. Louis. Some of those who were foremost
In the folly of his nomination are now fiercest. In their time serving tender
of passionate devotion to tbe Nebraska statesman whom they mocked,
derided, Insulted and sneered at In the St. Louis coliseum. Some others
who sat on the fence like the tlue-aervers that they have always been,
are now protesting a loyalty and a leadership which only waits the pe
riod of doubt and uncertainty to wrap their political legs once more on
either aide of the political Inclosurc.
The great question Is how are we going to get the real Democrats
together?
How are we going to eliminate tho trust Democrats, the corporate
sympathisers, the syndicate "swells" and the captains of predatory
wealth who find It convenient to stay In our organisation In order to keep
ua from being deflnlto or decided In our Democracy?
There are lots of good Democrats floating about In thlsTepubllc today
making speeches, talking doctrines, defending the people, fighting predato
ry wealth, and executing In actual fact policies essential to the rights and
liberties of the people.
There Is Mr. Bryan himself leader of the host. There Is Folk, the
dauntless Democratic governor of Missouri. There Is IjiFollette, of Wis
consin, whom Bryan declares to be hla choice of Republican candidates.
There le Qovernor Hughes of New York who does not recognize any
organisation or any mere party, and who la fighting for the people and Is
an honest governor with a single mind. There Is Tom Watson, of Oeorgla,
who has always fought for real Democracy and real good government,
and there Is Roosevelt—no matter where he got It—who has Imbibed the
real spirit of Democratic neceasltlcs In this strenuous aud fateful battle
agaluat predatory wealth, and Is putting Into execution things that wo
have been dreaming over and platforming over and platltudlnlslng about
for twenty ycara!
How are wo going lo get these people together?
Are they going to fight on practically for the same thing* and yet
fight In opposite camps and against each other?
Are these potential forces—eloquent, progressive, brainy—going to
surrender all the hope aud promise of their splendid powers to the mere
cowardly name and shibboleths of faction, and to those who are Intimida
ted by faction and clamor and yet retain a lingering cowardly desire for
party hbuors and party offices?
Are they going to give up the whole aubstance of the things that
might be promised to their splendid co-operative efforts in order to grasp
the shadow of a hollow mockery of loyally to the mera name and title of
organisations for which they have fought through year* that meant some
thing once, but mean little now and will mean leu every day.
Tbe Republican party* and the Democratic party are practically split
to pieces by tbe antagonistic elements which compose them both. Roose
velt and Harrlman among the Republicans are not more widely antagonist
4 tic than Bryan and Belmont among the Democrats. And yet where la the
peacemaker who Is to pull them together?
Where la the power of public Interest that Is to persuade the\
to yield their prejudices and profits and auch principles as they may pos
sess In order to merge them in one great general effort for the welfare
and the liberty of the great majority of the people who make the republic?
The soul of an honest man grows sick with protest over the cowardice
of ambition and the selfishness of self-seeking that keeps strong men
front union and usefulness at a time like this.
If the real definite Democrats of this country without regard to party
should unite themselves for a tingle campaign they could sweep the re
public clear of the parasite* of predatory wealth that are destroying the
fabric under which we live.
It makes one deplore the spirit of party to aee Rryan and Roosevelt
and I-sFollette and Folk and Watson and Hughes' all fighting under sepa
rate banners and In sectional camps when they ought In mutual and well
beseemlug ranks to march all one way.
peace for Jangling words. We have never been willing to sell out at the
price suggested for tbe value of such applause.
We still believe that a good picture Is worthy of a good frame. We
are still of the opinion that a good idea is all tbe better If It is Imbedded
In a good sentence.
And we make bold to say that most of those who say that there
Is no virtue In good words, are of the type of the Jaybird who argued that
there was no melody In music—and sang to prove it.
IN HENRY GRADY’S DAY.
Of course the reprint this morning from The Washington Star had Us
chief motive In the desire to exploit the epithet of “phrase maker" and
“fluent talker" as applied to the man who writes the policies on this side
of the street.
We are getting used to this. It Is such an old, cheap form of depre
dation and It has been tried so long.
Those who use It fall to aee what a poor compliment they pay the peo
ple In thinking they can be stirred or Interested by mere words. Words
are the signs of Ideas, and the people who live In thla enlightened day-
are not auch dolta and fool* as to be moved by mere sounds without tense
or sentiment.
Some of those who use It so freely now to depreciate things they
cannot answer ought to remember another Georgian who suffered ao cruel
ly In thla way at their own and other hanila.
Poor Henry Grady! What a pity he could not have lived to aee and
to enjoy tbe vindication which death brought to him from these same
critics! We who write remember how he, too, was called a "mere
phrase maker," a "weaver of flue words" and "a flowery talker." Time
and again when this pen was young It has repelled this senseless depre
dation which mean envy vented upon a great mind and a great soul.
When be made that brave and tender speech at the New England din
ner which put the capatone upon fraternity, and put hla name on every
praiaeful lip and In every patriot heart for the service he had done tbe
republic, the little critics snarled "rhetoric” at him, and The Charleston
News and Courier deliberately wrote of our Evangel of Peace that "Henry
Grady was merely a leaf floating on a current already created."
But Henry Grady dead was all right. He wa* in nobody - * way. He
endangered nobody's prestige and the little critics who are long since dead
and utterly forgotten, were foremost In carrying flowers to hla tomb.
We hare had overtures time and again that all our sins would be for
given if we would write in halting sentences or apeak with limping
tongufl. We have been offered amnesty for bad English and permanent
EXPRESSIONS OF APPROVAL
OF THE CHATTANOOGA SPEECH
OF JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES
Principles Above Men.
Hon. John Temple Graves, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Sir:—I read with great Inter
est your remarks at the Bryan banquet,
as published In the Arkansas Gasette,
and desire to congratulate you on the
utterances. White the sentiments there
expressed were received In-silence, yet
I have no doubt they will And lodg
ment In evejy honest Democrat's heart,
who Is sincerely looking for the re
forms for which the Democratic party
ha* worked and talked for so long. It
1* the placing of principles above men.
I would be glad to meet the man who
was bravo and honest enough to utter
these sentiments In that presence.
Truly yours,
ED. JONES.
Ashdown, Ark., April 12.
From a Confederate 8oldier.
Hon. John Temple Graves.
Dear Sir:—You don't know.who I
am. Suffice It to say, I am nn old Con
federate soldier, and am now writing
to you with my left hand on account of
a wound received at the battle of
Franklin, Tenn.. November 30, 18C-4.
Am a born Southerner, but I thank
God that I have always been more of
a patriot than a partisan. I want to
Indorse, In toto, your speech before the
Brynn Club at Chattanooga. There
are eome men who are always willing
lo sacrifice principle for the party, who
will criticise and ridicule you for your
utterances, but I must say that your
speech has more of the ring of true
patriotism than anything I have heard,
and I want to commend you for your
moral courage and true manhood. May
you he steadfast. Immovable, always
abounding In your fixed convictions.
Sincerely, your unknown friend.
J. B. STREATER.
Black Hawk, Mlsa., April 13.
Commends Patriotism of It.
Hon. John Temple Graves, Atlanta, Ga.
My Dear Sir:—As a former and first
president of the Kentucky Chautau
qua Assembly (1390-0 and where you
have been our guest, also as a “Ken
tucky Investment citizen" of Atlanta
(1800-2—300,000), may I, with heart,
sursum corda, thank end re-thank for
your deliverance at Chattanooga'.’
t-tterly without Incentive for aught
to pander to passing show; forty years
past given best little could to simply,
sincerely serve fellow men: labor and
endeavor In such In two hemispheres.
would now be wanting, even while
In engrossing tasks, not to commend
and exalt the splendid patriotism and
courage of your recent witness. It has.
to this writer, more than caught the
mantle of the ascended but yet living
Grady. For the South, the home of my
ancestors. It Is. In such a day of numb.,
dumb leadership fettered by grave
clothes of partisan self-seeking—It ie
to (trike both the staccato and fortissi
mo note, of patriotic battle chord, for
Southern manhood. In a mighty Im
pend of criticism, beyond any call yet
sounded. In recent Journey of 2,000
miles through the South, In college fel
lowship with men of the nation from
Penobscot to Rio Grande, so far as
noted, heard, referred for righteous
ness, rather than party, the time-beat
seems ready to be elected for the mqslc.
I am very reaper! fully,
EUGENE H. PEARCE.
Danville, Ky„ April 13.
situation. The name of Clnclnnattus
ha* come down to us as that of the
typical Democratic dictator, who, after
serving hie country In that capacity,
returned to hie "onion patch." The
Democratic principle requires for Ita
application the placing of dictatorial
power occasionally for brief periods
In the hands of single Individuals.
Otherwise tho operations of a Demo
cratic government could not be carried
on.
From the end of one congressional
session to the beginning of another the
executive of the United States Is to all
Intents and purposes n dictator. He
can do as he pleases In regard to al
most alt government affairs.
The. supreme court can not Interfere
with him nor Is there any other body
legally authorised to control hla ac
tions.
The power of the president can be
widely extended and has so been ex
tended by many presidents, notably In
the case of Jefferson's purchase of the
Louisiana territory, tbe negotiation for
which wa* conducted practically In se
cret by Jefferson and hla friends and
no publicity given to the matter until
the affair was concluded. We have the
example of Andrew Jackson trying
perpetuate the policy he Inaugurated
by having a euccessor of like opinions
to himself.
Examples might be multiplied
show the necessity for following the
suggestion of Mr. Graves, but the great
principle of overthrowing party gov
ernment and hastening the coming of
true popular government would have
Its best help If the Idea of Mr. Graves
was carried out. The matter resolves
Itself In (he mind of every patriotic
American Into the question. Am 1
take a stand for the people or for
party?
Surely every man of sense must
recognize the superior claims of the
people as a whole to any party. All
persons holding this view look with
kindly Interest toward the outcome of
Mr. Graves' suggestion relative to the
nomination of Mr. Roosevelt by the
Democrat#.
WILLIAM N. HILL, M. D,
Baltimore, April 12.
Whether Bryan Nominates Roosevelt,
or Roosevelt nominates Bryan, will not affect you so ma-
terially as whether or not you save a part of your income
for the future.
President Roosevelt once said: “I should think ill of any
man who did not wish to leave his children a little better
off materially than himself.”
Your first step toward accomplishing that should be to
open an account in our Savings Department, where we pay
4 per cent interest compounded semi-annually, and make
deposits regularly.
Country First, Party Second.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
The reading of the editorial In The
Georgian last evening Impressed me to
say something. Your speech In Chat
tanooga characterized a true politician,
The nomination of Mr. Roosevelt by the
Democratic party, as you express it,
shows to the people your disinterested
love for otir country. Our country
first, party Interest second.
FRED GARRARD.
Atlanta. April lx.
UNSELFISH COURAGE
IN PUBLIC MEN
From Indiana Domoorato.
(Telegram.)
Hon. John Temple Graves, Atlanta, Ga.
The Hendricks Club of Evansville,
lnd„ believes that In the Interest of a
square deal, Roosevelt should nominate
Bryan for president In ISOS, as there Is
now no doubt that Brynn was beaten
In 1896 by the contrlbutton/of money
from Insurance companies, railroad
companies and tariff protected monop
oiler, and that President Roosevelt
knows this to be a fact, and that Bryan
In 1896 stood on the platform that
Roosevelt now elands on. that of rail
road regulation.
MILES S. SAUNDERS, Pres.
WALTER F. WUNDERLICH, Sec.
Radical, But Right.
Hon. John Temple Graves, Atlanta, Ga.:
Dear Sir—I desire to express my
appreciation at your splendid speech
before the Democratic club at Chat
tanooga. Your Ideas may teem radical
many, but they are undoubtedly
true. In the present critical state of
our Industrial development It Is cer
tainly for the best Interest of tho
country that President Roosevelt hold | "The purest treasure tnorttl times sfford
the office of president of the United | Is spotless Heputstlon."
States for another term, and If his
To the Editor of Tbe Georgian:
In reference to your editorials In your
Saturday's liaue on the aubjecta. "SelBih
neaa of Dealre,” and the editorial follow
lag about the Roosevelt and Harrlman af.
fair, let luc add h few words. Theae two
articles are very closely allied. In fact, the
second article Is an Illustration of the prln
clple set iiown In the first article.
You state In the first editorial n note,
worthy tact; nimety, that In the public
servlco we find many examples of those
men who perform their duties not for
their own welfare, but who aim at a noble
object; namely, the Welfare of the peo
ple whom they represent.
In the second article, yon speak of ths
wny that Roosevelt, with nil the power he
possesses, is curbing the "grab" policy of
the railroads. And yet cornea that autola
trial, Harrlman, nnd makea certain charge!
agaluat Roosevelt, by thla means hoping to
dose the lidnds of tbe public nnd pbire
them lu doubt na to the sincerity nt the
efforts of President Roosevelt agaluat "rail
road rule."
Hut It Is not surprising to os to aee tbe
vlrtnoua criticised by the erlldoers them,
selves. For this Is the regular Ireud of
affairs. Tbe public It not so essllv con
vinced, however, for they hove nlrcnily wit
nessed many similar Instancea where faults
are found by moat faulty. We tin not won
der that such aa llnrrlman, whose deep re-
f rartl for the public la ao well expressed
ii hla own terse wny: -The public? Dnnm
the public:" nre wout to attack onr pretl,
deni.
And whom would we believe? Ho who
baa enriched Idmself by impoverishing hla
country by tits own fenrtessness and cour
age! In whom do we pride ourselves the
most!
Take away llarrlainn't rash nnd hla great
’Is no more." Thus we tee that Har
rliuan'a greatness lies wholly In his rath.
Hut tbe greatness of Roosevelt lies III his
reputation and even If he shou’i cease In
Ids efforts ngnlnat the mllronds. hit past
work In curbing corporation rule has placed
hla name In the memory of the public.
nomination by the Democratic conven- I ,'m^wTrn oVlheTlirrinmirid«L'
tlon will accomplish this end. Ills name | But It remains for ns. the public, to nt-
should be presented to the convention. | terly disregard the attacks of Harrlman
He Is lighting our light and we should ; upon the greatest man of the century,
Insist upon hit carrying It to a finish. I ! Theodore Uooaerelt. and reaolve:
have talked with- numbers of gentle
men nnd 1 feel sure that I voice not
only my own sentiments, hut those of
the majority of business men of this
city. 1 congratulate you ui>on the
stand you have taken nnd remain, with
best wishes, Sincerely yours.
F. J. MERRIAM.
Atlanta, April 12.
Mayor MeNinch Commends.
(Telegram.)
Hon. John Temple Graves. Atlanta. G.i
I commend your t’hnttnnooga speech.
Have hoped for a Southerner for presi
dent, but thnt does not aeem practical.
1 am for Roosevelt, the half South
erner. He Is the man. and your speech
most wise. 6. 8. M'NINCH,
Mayor.
Charlotte. X. C„ April 12.
Reetivsd With Faver by Many.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Hon. John Temple Graves, Atlanta. Ga.:
Despite the fact that the proposi
tion of Mr. John Temple Graves at a
recent dinner to Mr. William Jennings
Bryan for the latter to present the
name of President Theodore Roosevelt
to the next national Democratic con
vention as the nominee of that party,
has been met with opposition, ye: the
Idea ttaelf Is received by many citizens
not Identified, with machine politics In
cither party with great approval. Some
people object to Mr. Roosevelt on tho
ground that hs Is somew hat of a dicta
tor. The preaent conditions In practi
cal pojltlca call -for Just such a dlctnio:'.
When Rome was tiuly a free republic,
dictators were appointed from time to I
time according to Hie exigencies of ttii the war.
Atlanta, r>s„ April 9. 19)7.
It. It. HKI.I.K.
As yet we neither reek nor know
To whnt monarch wc allegiance owe,
For mien yet lleree winter's brawl
Comes forth to hold the world In thrall.
Ill hue that rivals It, her dainty
Across tbe fields, where brooklets How, Is
Upon the trees the daintiest, faintest green.
And while we nre In raptured contemplation
tost.
Old Winter leaves bis card, all rimmed
with frost.
GRAVES ON THE BROADER VIEW,
From The Philadelphia Ledger.
The Graves suggestion, however, the
more It Is considered In Hs broad pub.
lie aspects aa affecting the fortunes of
the country and of party government,
seems to grow In Importance. Mr.
Bryan has spltt'hla party Into a radical
hnd populistic camp on the one hand
and a smaller section of conservative*
on the other. The men in these two
sections are more hostile to each other
than the ordinary Democrat of the old
school of, say, fifteen or twenty years
ago was to the old-school Republican.
Mr. Roosevelt has hurried along with
his radical Ideas a little faster than his
whole party ran run, and a pretty re
apectable section, consisting of con
aervatlves, constitutionalists and old
fogies who are tender of law and prece
dent, has been left far in the rear.
Conservative Democrats and con
servatlve Republicans are so nearly
alike In all essentials that they might
be taken for brothers. The radical
Democrats, called Bryanites, and rodl
cal Republicans are following Roose
veil.
From this It Is obvious that Mr.
Graves' plan might be rounded out
and perfected If the Democrats should
nominate Mr. Roosevelt for president
nnd Mr. Bryan on the ticket with him
for vice president.
Both parties are In a chaotic condl
tlon: party names amount to nothing
and serve no purpose except to con
fuse; the difference between Bryan
Democrats and radical Republicans Is
that nf tweedle-dum and iweedle-dee
and If a radical Democrat and a radi
cal Republican run at the same time on
different tickets, tho conservative cltl
xen will have no standing and no re
course. It will be a fight of an Issue
against the same Issue, a' I the ml
norlty will not only be denied repre
sentntlon. but the scant opportunity of
making Itself heard In the land.
A Roosevelt-Bryan ticket would, no
doubt, sweep the country, but what of
that? It appears likely that in the
present situation each party will choose
the most advanced radical available,
and one or the other will be elected. If
the radicalism were combined and con
densed Into one ticket, all the radicals,
populists, supporters of personal gov
ernment, socialists, equalisers and ev
ery variety of experimenters would he
grouped under one banner: the.Issue
would be so sharply defined that no
man could misunderstand It: - and on
the other side, under the leadership of
a conservative, the conservatives, the
constitutionalists, the mollycoddles and
other "conspirators" would have an op.
portunlty to express their opinions and
to stand up and be counted.
It seems to be clear that some time
in the near future the Issue of the rad.
icals and the conservatives must be
made clear and definite, and the longer
the delay the longer the suspense.
ARTILLERY ENCAMPMENT
PLANNED BY GEN. GRAVES.
Special to The Georgian.
Chattanooga. Tenn., April IS.—Gen
eral Bibb Graves, adjutant general of
Alabama, has been conferring with of
ficers of the local battery of artillery
In regard to an encampment of all the
militia artillery of the Southern states
this summer. General Graves' plan
Is to bring the artillery commands to
gether at tome point on the coast,
where they could be with regular ar
tillery and Instructed by regular of
ficers.
CHICAGO POOL ROOMS
RAIDED BY OFFICERS.
Chicago. April 16.—Attorney Bing
ham, of Indiana, acting under orders
from the governor, yesterday raided
tbe notorious Dearborn Park pool room
and suspended Its operations. The
gambling paraphernalia was confiscat
ed, and three of the principals were
arrested.
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC
SECOND TO SEND SHIP.
Norfolk. Va., April 16.—The Argen
tine republic training cruiser Presi
dent Sarmlente. the second to arrive of
the forelRn war ships that nre to par
ticipate In the opening exercises nf the
Jamestown Exposition, passed in the
Virginia capes today and proceeded up
Chesapeake bay to Annapolis, Md.
Alter a visit to the naval academy, the
President Sarmlente will return to
Hampton RoHds for the Jamestown
opening on April 26.
Suit for Divorce,
bride at 14 years, Mrs. Mamie
Gobay, after 22 years of married life,
has filed suit for divorce against her
husband, Edward E. Gobay. Mrs. Go-
bay charges that her husband lias been
an excessive drunkard and that he has
treated her cruelly, and upon one occa
sion was prevented from Inking her life
only by the Intervention nf her children.
Chattanooga Girl Weds in Italy.
Florence, Italy, April 19.—Mia* Mil
dred Montague, of Chattanooga. Tenn.,
nn married yesterday to Count Paso
lini.
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Army-Navy Orders
—and—
MOVEMENT OF VE88ELS.
Army Orders.
Washington, April 16.—The follow-
ing orders have been Issued;
First Lieutenant George B. Rodney,
Fifth cavalry, to Jefferson barracks,
Missouri, for duty at the recruit depot
to relieve First Lieutenant Dan OrcR.
ory. Fifth cavalry, who will Join hi*
regiment; Contract Surgeon Andrew V.
Stephenson to San Francisco.
First Lieutenant Clarence C. Culver,
signal corps, will report to the com
manding general. Philippines division,
for assignment to duty with signal
corps.
Naval Orders.
Ensign J. W. Hayward to home and
'granted three months sick leave; As
sistant Paymaster E. C. Little to the
Vermont.
Movements of Naval Vessels.
ARRIVED—Boston at Am apal.i,
Strlngham, Wilkes, DeLong, Blakelv,
nnd Stockton nt Norfolk, Texas and
Tennessee at Hampton Roads. St. Louis
at Newport. Vesuvius at Mayport. Kla.;
Mayflower at San Juan, Eagle at Guan
tanamo.
SAILED—Princeton from Amapala
for Acapulco, Texas from Norfolk for
Hampton Roads, Uncos from Key West
for Norfolk, Dubuque from San Juan
for Puerto Plata, Sterling from Guan
tanamo for Newport News.
TRANSFER TAX
DECLARED VALID
Washington, April 18.—Justice Day,
of the United States supreme court,
yesterday declared New York's trans
fer tax law constitutional In deciding
the case of Winthrop Chanler nnd other
heirs of the late Mrs. Laura Astor De
lano vs. Comptroller Kelsey.
He found Mrs. Delano's will to be
the culminating act In devising the
property and therefore held the law to
>e applicable. Justice Holmes deliv
ered ' a dissenting opinion. In which
Justice Mqody concurred.
SENATOR PATTERSON
MUST PAY FINE
Washington, April 1*.—The writ «f
error In the case ot former Unite I
States Senator Thomas M. Patterson,
Colorado, In which the senator was
fined 31,000 by the Colorado supreme
court on the charge of contempt, was
dismissed by the United States su
preme court yesterday. The action has
the practical effect of affirming tho
decision of the Colorado courts.
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O DIVORCE FILED AT 1:34; 2
O DECREE IN 21 MINUTES, a
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O Chicago, April 16.—Only 21 min- 2
O tites were required yesterday by 2
O Mrs. Marie Good to begin action 2
O for a divorce nnd obtain It. She 2
O filed her action at 1:34 o’clock. O
O testified In court and at-1:55 0
O o'clock Judge Gibbons .said he o
O would gram the decree. Mrs. 7
O Good said her husband. Dr. Rob- 2
O ert Good, deserted her In 1904. “
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JEREMIAH HUFF
IS SERIOUSLY ILL
Jeremiah Huff, one of Fulton county's
oldest and best-known citizens. Is III nt
his home Just beyond the city limits,
near the Marietta road. He has been
confined to his bed for six weeks and
his continued lllnes* 1s causing appre
hension nmnqg his multitude of friends.
Than he few men In the county nre
better known. For over half a century
hr ha* lived in tha house where he Is
now III. Mr. Huff Is a Confederate vet.
rran nnd made a good record during
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