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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, APRIL THE4TLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) -OHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. E; F. 1. SEELY, President. Publilhed Every Afternoon, (Eicept Fundaj) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At S We*t Alabama 8t„ Atlanta. Ga. Subscription Rates: Onr Y#*r RM Month* J-JJ Thieo Month* 1-J| n.r Cartier. Per Week W Telephone* connecting all depart* went*. Long dlatance terminals. Smith Sc Thompson, advertising rtp- resentatlrea for all territory outaide of ■pan *. Chicago office Tribune Bnjjdlng New York office Potter Building II UITV IH7 1.—.— ._ . GEORGIAN A.VI> Nf:wS trlvpbeae the rlrrulallou deperlment snd hire It promptly remedied. T,ltpbon««: Bril IW lull. Atlanta 4401. It I, dnlrabU that all rommnnlra- llnna Intended for publication In lilt UEUROMN AMI NKWS be limitedI lo SO) words lu Ivnglli. It la Impersllvs that they bt signed. aa au svljfsaes ft r-od faith, nsjerted maunacrlpla will not hr returned uuleaa atampa are sent for the purpoae. print, no uoclron nr olilertlnnabla ad vertising. Neither doea It print whliky UT any llqaer a da. 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 »' ' 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. GLASSES FITTED "The representative retail optical houss of the south." A careful, exhaustive 8ml complete examination of the eyes snd the latest styles (lasses fitted. Ask to seo tho netv Tories and tbe seuil-lnvlsl. hie Rlfoeals. Thlrfy-llve years as optl. clans to the Southern peo ple—of much consequence to you wheu you need (lueses. A. K. Hawkes Co OPTICIANS «7 W0 \ Whitehall Street Stores ) 125 Peachtree Street 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. OtWWKHWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOJ o 2 O DIVORCE FILED AT 1:34; 2 O DECREE IN 21 MINUTES, a a 2 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. “ O0OOOOOOOOOOOO0D0OOOOOOOOO 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 'Hoyj&l Made from pure grape cream of tartar, and absolutely free from lime, alum and ammonia. eovs-. (AKINQ POWDER CO., HEW YOU*. \