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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
TUESDAY, AI'HigSO, 190$.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. U SEELY, President.
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ltd GWH «ll>4 vrewvseev —•
ae It roe- oeu Ira water worn. Other
cities do thla and jret gee aalow M
rente, with a profit to the cl Mr. Thla
should be done at once. The Georgian
end Newe bellevee that If street rail
way* ran t>e operated oucceaaftilly by
European cities, aa they are, there la
no good ret eon whjmthey can not be eo
operated here. Bat we do not bellere
title can no done now, nnd It may be
tome year* before wo arc ready for ao
bit an undertaking. Still Atlanta
Sho'dd att Ha taco In that direction
Th* Fair of the Fifth Regiment.
Atlanta will rally with Interest and
enthusiasm to the fair of the Fifth
Regiment announced for the second
week In May.
The Fifth must go to represent At
lanta and Georgia at tho Jamestown
Exposition. This necessity may havo
been casual upon other occasions and
at other fairs, but at Jamestown
where the representative soldiery of
the world, regular and volunteer, Is
gathered to stand for tho various
countries and tho several states and
the many cities surely the Twentieth
Century City of tho South cannot fall
to havo that regiment which ia the
very flower of its cltlsenshlp, on
hand. *
There should bo nothing perfunctory
In the Interest which Atlanta takes In
this institution. Tho Fifth Is made up
of our own gallant sons and has done
■ signal service In the past and we
know IL It has represented us on all
occasions with distinguished honor
and credit and we nro grateful, and
now when the occasion comes when
Atlanta In turn can respond to the
laudable aspiration of tho Fifth, we
trust that them will bo no hesitation
In the responso with which tho dtl
sens rally to the fair.
We feel euro that the regiment and
Its friends will provtdo entertainment
and attractions sufficient to recom
pense all who attend, and wo have
only to say that our municipal pride
has not bad a more stirring and Ir
resistible appeal than In the whole
some ambition of our gallant soldier
boys to don their bright uniforms and
with their shining swords and gallant
bearing to stand for Georgia at the
finest representative gathering of sol
dlers that the world has ever seen.
"Raney Sniffles" still runs around
among the churches, “toting tales” of
discord.
Or. Wharton Is rapidly earning In
Atlanta tho title of the "Model Revi
valist." He Illustrates simplicity
without self-seeking and love without
dissimulation. He Is moving mightily
upon the heart of Atlanta.
The Republican field of candidates
U swarming toward the presidency.
We have but one in all the Democratic
rank.
Dr. Henry Houck will assume the of-
flee of secretary of Internal affairs of
Pennsylvania on May 1. His first act
was to appoint his chief rival, Mr.
James H. Craig, of Altoona, as his dep
uty, and the good sense and catholic
spirit of the appointment has made
Mr. Houck already so popular that he
Is already being considered as a candi
date for governor In the next electron.
The world bates llttlenesa and like*
big minded ness everywhere.
There Is excellent truth In Mr. Ury-
sn's remark that If the Democratic par
ty could patent its Ideas It would win
hands down.
Mr. Brysn's recent d eels ration that
the people are capable of self-gotern-
tnent. and that the initiative and refer
endum should be established, thereby
Installing the people's rale, raises a
more vital Issue than the qpestlon of
government ownership of railroads,
for It raises the question, "Shall the
People own the government?" that Is,
"Shall the people role or ahall they be
ruled r*
MR. HARVIE JORDAN’S REPLY.
Mr. Harvle Jordan replies with equal warmth to tho attack of The
Tradesman upon ills Birmingham Warrant Warehouse Company.
Having given an extract from one side of the controversy, we cannot
fail In impartial justlco to give place to the answer In part from the other
aide.
Out of the hearing of both aides we may perhaps be given light to see
the way of prudence and safety.
In a public letter replying to The Tradesman’s editorial, Mr. Jordan
said In part:
The Warrant Warehouse Company, which was organized at
Birmingham and which constructed the most modern and up-to-
date warehouse in tho South, Was the direct result of the agita
tion for better warehouses by our association. The recent effort
to start an exchange In Birmingham where spot cotton can be
dealt In, bringing tho grower in direct contact with the world’s
msrket and legitimate buyers, will st once tend to simplify and
broaden the facilities for marketing spot cotton and sound tho
death knell to sil speculative exchanges where futures are traded
in and no deliveries of the aetual cotton made.
The plan is to list actual cotton when the owner la ready
to sell it, with tho grades and weights guaranteed. This system
will be made effective by such warehouses as are willing to
adopt tho plnn and whoso receipts show the weights and grades
as guaranteed for ail cotton offered for sale. Instead of tho buy
ers going from warehouse to warehouse or buying cotton on the
streets, tho exchange will provide a central avenuo where the
buyeri and the representative of tho growers can meet and trans
actions made on a far more satisfactory basis nnd with far less
cost to the growors than under our present ante-bellum methods.
The business men of Birmingham have gotten together, conceiv
ed the plan and determined to give It a thorough trial. ,
If It proves a success, and there !b scarcely any doubt that It
will, other cotton points In the South will establish similar trad
ing centers, adopting such rules and regulations as will conform
to the laws of the states and simplify spot cotton trading.
The recent efforts of the mossbtek editor of Tho Tradesman,
published at Chattanooga, to try and mgke it appear that these
plans aro schemes to Inaugurate a gigantic system of speculation
need not be surprising when It is so well known that the editor
of that paper is In the employ of New York people, that his paper
is published solely In the Interest of the manufacturers and that
he would not know a sound business proposition if be mot it in tho
middle of the road in broad daylight.
Likewise his efforts to make it appear that some Wall street
interest is bohlnd these movements Is as maliciously faiso as
many other statements which appear from his pen. His statement
that I havo In any way, shape or form Induced tho business men
of Birmingham to back these plans, because of some Imaginary
grudge I had against Atlanta, Is a lie out of the whole cloth.
It Is undoubtedly true that Mr. Jordan has onllsted with him In this
scheme men not only In New York and in Birmingham, but mon In Geor
gia as woll whoso names and characters are too good to admit tho sugges
tion of trlckory or bad dealing.
The scliemo must needs be extraordinary In the gonlus of trlckory,
or the business sense of these sound men must have greatly deteriorat
ed, If men of the stamp of John D. Walker, of Hancock, could be either per
suaded or tricked Into any scheme that is not honest and loyal In ovory
way.
We shall have to wait for more proofs and other specifications before
we can adopt The Tradesman's apprehensions.
A FRIEND OF THE SOUTH.
Mr. William E. Carhart, of tho Arm of Carhart & Bros., New York,
died at his home in Brooklyn on Sunday evening after a brief Illness.
A purely news Item like this Is repeated In the editorial column be
cause there aro somo things In connection with Mr. Carhart which aro
worthy of editorial comment and of grateful acknowledgment No Arm
Is more popular with tho Southern trade than this, having been In the
business since the early fifties and widely known for Its strict integrity
and liberal manner of dealing with Its customers.
The point, however, that justifies our editorial comment upon Mr.
Carhart's death Is tho fact that soon after the war, when the South was
in sore financial distress and sorely needed help, this firm ot New York
merchants extended long credit on cheap Interest, and helped mfny mer
chants of the South to got a new start In llfo. They were therefore
among our benefactors at a tlmo when we needed most the help of those
who had capital. Moro than this tho sympathy of theso men for tho
South was so great that at the beginning ot the war tboy came South
and fought through It In tho Southern army. They havo always been
Democrats ot the most pronouncod type, and Mr. W. A. Calloway, of At
lanta, who has for twelve years been their representative, Is our authority
for the statement that no sontlmont In tho lives ot these great merchants
was stronger than the sontlmont of love and loyalty to tho South, ex
pressed In an ever prompt and willing helpfulness toward every Southern
merchant and ovory Southern enterprise.
And so In grateful and kindly memories The Georgian In behalf of
the 8outh of theso later days sends this little flower ot remembrance to
the grave of the Now York merchant who was our friend when wo needod
friends.
then In tho name of history nnd of heroic necessity let the Democratic
people get together and demand some sort of union and some degree of co
herency ir. the rankc ami among the leaders of the party.
If this cannot be done then we do not hesitate to say that the peo
ple are above parties and that their apparent and vita! interests utterly
outweigh tbe claims of any organization.
MY IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICAN WOMEN
By LUDWIG FULDA
Famous German Aut hor and Playwright
E > EN If you see the American woman
In the street her greater lodepend-
•Mice and freedom of movement aa
compares with her Kdropean listers
Impresses Itself upon you. She la not de.
pendent upon male 1»rotectlon; she needs
While In European cities, any good-look*
Ing woman below middle nge wnlklng un
escorted In the street Is cousldercd lawful
prey by every masher, and can not even
count upon the protection of the police,
tho American woman !»• absolutely safe
from insults of this kind. Noucwljr stares
at her; nobody follows her; uo stranger
dares approach her. Woe to tho ono who
would make the attempt. Everybody would
turn against him and metn out swift Jus
tice on the spot, and this would be follow
ed by severe punishment In court. »
There was an afternoon tea with con
cert In the splendid Winter garden of the
Hotel Astor In New York, and when I
looked in through the door I saw a most
elegant crowd gathered.
I 6Ald to tnvaelf; “Yon will take tea
Here, too," nnd let action follow thought,
but who con describe my nstontshmont
—*—ntlc CeiDeros posted at the
, stopped me. First I thought
It was because I had paid no admission—
o, admission was free, but I had to stay
I began to lock up and down myself to
Be If there wai anything objectionable
— —Id discover
A few words from Cerberha explained
everything—not being in company with a
Indy I coaid not be allowed to enter; my
plnce was In the gentlemen’s cafe. To tho
wirred halls of too Winter garden only
ladles or such gentlemen os were Intro
duced by ladles wero admitted.
There was nothing for me to do but to
sneak back to the cafe like & wet dog
and alt down In much less attractive sur-
mnndlngg toSMMir over how differently
her beloved. She will first of all feel that
Marriage In her life, therefore, la not of
th“ i hi** f mil I it men t,'i l importance n s In that
of the European woman, nnd not to marry
at all, to become a bachelor girl, who has
supplanted the old maid of bygone times,
has no terror to her.
She does not avoid marriage, but It Is
not her only goal, toward which she always
i- T : i' • f:--Tii training nti-1
She wishes to meet the right man, bu
she docs not nwatt his coming In dreadfu
anxiety nnd suspense. The young girl who
Kits patiently waiting for a husband Is un
known In America.
Even when married she does not cease to
be a being apart, she has her life terrl*
tory which she cnnnects with that of her
hu*b H.<1. Pur All • is nM nniMv-.i bv him.
She will embrace the man because she loves
risk of becoming the center of “A DoL _
House,” for what Norn decides to do only
at the end of tho third act, hecorno a hu
man being, she has learned to be to per
fection before her marriage.
Army-Navy Orders
—and—
MOVEMENT OF VESSELS.
Army Order*,
Washington, April 30.—Private Chax
Rush, company D, Twenty-eighth In
f&ntry, Cuba, discharged from the or
my. Private Hiram Ward, Eighth com,
pany, coast artillery, recruit depot, Jef
ferson barracks, transferred to coast
artillery, unasalgned, that depot. Poit
Commissar)- Sergeant Charles W.
Slnmesen, from Philippines to Fort Me
Intosh, relieving Post Commissary Ser.
geant Samuel H. Edwards.
Electrician Sergeant (tint class)
Ernest Kuehn, coast artillery, to Fort
H. O. Wright. Private Frank A. Grand
staff, troop A, Sixth cavalry, discharg
ed without honor from the army by
commanding officer. Fort Meade, on ac,
count of Imprisonment under sentence
of a civil court.
Naval Orders.
Pay Director J. E. Cain, detached,
navy pay office, Portsmouth, home, set,
tie accounts, wait orders. L. H. Hacht
mann, to Chattanooga Carpenter J. A.
Davis, to navy yard, Norfolk. Carpen.
ters J.P. Shovlln and J. F. Calleo, to
navy yard, Norfolk. Warrant Machln,
1st P. Burke, to Chattanooga
Movements of Vessela
ARRIVED—April It, Chattanooga, at
Wuhu. April 27, Callao, at Hainan
Galveston, at Shanghai: Stringham,
Wilkes, DeLong. Stockton and Blake
ly at Norfolk; Dolphin, at Washington.
April 28, Mayflower and Sylph, at
Washington. .
SAILED—April 28, Saturn, from
Magdalena Bay for Mare Island. April
27, Lebanon, from Newport, for Nor
folk, Princeton, from Amalpo, for Mag
dalen Bay. April 2t, Florida, from
Norfolk, for Annapolis; Rocket, from
Norfolk, for Washington.
RAILROAD RATE LEGISLATION
To the Editor of Tbs Georgian:
Mr. M. E. Ingalls, chairman of tba board
of tbs Big Four system, In bis recent speech
st nttsborg, ]’*., published In tbs Atltnts
Constitution of tbe 27th, bits the null on the
bond on tho question of railway orginlss.
t on and transportation. Re recognises
marcs commission should be extended and
the sorrier* of tbe most rspablo luen se
cured by tbe national government to pass
not only ou rate questions, but on capitalist
t on, construction tnd maintenance well.
Us Is undoubtedly also correct In bis opinion
eratlou of railroads bss silvan
" i tbe past (. .. -
remained stationary or
ges nave been made, reduction!
increases hare Invariably occur
red.
mill
then I'
Quite by accident 'clssle'met Chester at
her gate. Quite by accident her skirt
enustit In the binge, and Cbestor could do
nothing but help release It He thought
Clsele such a nice girl, and so shy. -T3o
S ou know who I amf’ he aoked bsr. "Snra,"
»ld Clasts; "you’re Mr. Dlngbstte's valet."
j'Hhs likes ms for myself alone," said Ches-
'■ . _ chapter n.
Clssle Oodlt was a peach In the garden of
.eve. She was a girl with a tender heart:
to tender tbnt a million dollars Impnaaeu
Ur* and a lisp. Evi
had eight
rerv girl
l Not for
million dol*
he met was
for hit money.
It may possibly be that tbe existing baste
ethods of constructing freight rate* to and
• - » -fit - - •
WHERE IS THE PEOPLE'S HOPE OF REFORM?
"Have wo, Indeed, In the old, historic sense, a Democratic
party? Tho South la held togotber under tho Democratic label by
tho raco question, nnd the raco question alone. At tho North wo
sco two factions, neither of which will vote for the other. Yet as
a party platform, tho constitution of the United States ought to be
broad enough for each ot theso elements to stand upon.”—Cour
ier-Journal.
There aro times when Colonel Watterson speaks with very great In
telligence, and his summary of tbe situation hero makes In part tbe Idea
that Inspired the Chattanooga speech.
Tho divisions In the Democratic party aro so patent and so evidently
remediless at tho present time, that they leave small hopo of any offectlvo
relict for tho pcoplo to bo attainod through tho establishment at Washing
ton of a Democratic administration. ,
What we deplore la tho lack of coherency and ot united sentiment In
tbe ranks of tho party that has always stood and ought now to stand for
the real and vital Interests of the people.
And what wo nee Is the profound neceislty which surround! the peo
ple st this tlmo for active, vigorous and effective relief along certain
lines.
There are some reforms which the people need now more than they
have ever ueeded them beforehand their necessity along theso lines
trahacends and overshadows every other necessity of doctrine or of
dogma over which wo have wrangled in times past
The problems with which the people are grappling now are problems
which must be settled at this time or they may not be settled short of tho
economic slavery ot this people.
Unless tbe relations ot predatory wealth to the mass of the people (s
clearly defined and duly regulated now by legislation and by executive
authority, we seriously apprehend that the rallied and reinforced powers
of predatory wealt)i. which have heretofore been omnipotent, will ac
quire such new force and vitality by emerging In triumph out ot this tre
mendous struggle, that we shall not be able In the future to rally the In
terests, the seal and the numbers to establish tbe rights of the people and
our equality with tbe corporate wealth of tbe country.
Least of all do we see along our horizon any shadow of proven ex
ecutive capacity large enough and well enough established to offer the
well founded hope of leading these reforms to a successful culmination.
And eo tbe question I* whether out of mere simple loyalty to “names”
and "shadows” and "terms” we should He still and permit this tremen
dous era with tremendous movement already crystallized, to pass with
out fruit and without triumph, and with a meek dog-like devotion to par
ty names be driven dumbly by the party laeh Into another failure, while
the railroad*, the trusts and the syndicate*—the meat truats and tha coal
trusts, tbe Ice trusts and tha giant mergera—laugh in their aleevee while
they rally and triumph and entrench themselves behind Impregnable fort-
reaaea for tbe future, laughing In tlfelr sleevea at the cowardice and the
folly of the people who were afraid ot their caucuses and afraid of their
poHtlclane.
It la only at last In the Individuality of the people and In the Indepen
dent courage of an intelligent euffrage that tblc great and strenuous
struggle can pass out of current history Into permanent aucceas.
And from first to laat It la the noise and clamor of tha politicians, the
cures of the caucus, tbe crack of tbe party lash and the eelflsh coward
ice of the office holder* and the offlea seekers that threatens the dura
ble peace and permanent prosperity of the people.
If we are going to follow the Democratic party In this campaign and n » m*r mn> > «» mat * nave mm ,. a „.. . I . T
If we are going to pin our faith for tha future and our hope of relief l?- 1 "?.?*, 1 !* n i d w .u h *>>* hasn't 'iieen on* toe*."
la lull supreme economic crisis uo on the uartv which has often failed, iin**. o. seftins old.”—ruck
that th* objection
__ .. .. .. Uwsys to ebi— —
these basic method* It that It would
In too fratt loss of revenue. Thla how
ever, It a matter retarding which I can
not speak underitaudtnsly ■■ I am nc
expert where freight rates are concerned,
tegnrdlng passenger fares, I t — —
n my opinion bated on e
cure tbe eslstlng fares are low enough
tnd that they should not bo disturbed,
at Issst for the present, and that It thonla
be satisfactory to th* Georgia public tc
wait for n change lu existing conditions
which trill no doubt be before the aspira
tion of uiauy years, owing to the con
struction of electric railways between nil
Important towns lu tbs state.
As I have stated In n previous comma-
nlcstlon, state legislation affecting rail
roads Is sa a rale undeelrahle because It
Is tmpnettcsbl* for
crating through eevt
tortly comply with
Instances where they are conflicting.
Respectfully,
A. MADDISOX.
IT IS SPRING TIME.
It spring time; birds are joyous;
Buds are bursting all around;
Blossoms op'nlng, and the petals
In profusion straw the ground;
Flowers fragrant and delightful
Deck each open field and grove
ls not, my Violet, darling—
Is It not a time to love?
It Is spring time—see each creature
Fondly seeking for a mate!
Nature tells them they must do to.
It It a decree of Fate:
When we And dumb creature* pairing.
By unerring Jnttlnct led.
It not, by lovo, ray sweetheart—
It It not a time to wed?
I have concluded to tend a trifle for
Th* Georgian. It hns two merits; Its
brevity, and the fact that It may serve
turn for some lade who arc wooing,
I'was, and pleading for a "naming
the-day," over forty years ago—for
Is over forty yean that I have lived
THE STRAPHANGERS.
By WEX JONES,
cna
Hanging
If you r~
You wll
It's a scrap
To get a strap
In the cars that smoothly glide
Down the slick satanlc slide.
Rat no strap
For th* chap
Who has made his goat t ster
ile has til the blooming csr,
Th* king of Siam Is taking twelve w
to Paris. If they take to Paris hats .
Siamese crown Jewels will toon be up at
auction.
Poets rave about the lamb that gambols
on the lea, but th* lamb upon tbe menu
looks a better bet to me.
LUCK.
bullies blm out of his Ufa
Dlx Insured hla Ilfs for a thou;
Ills widow's blowing the money now.
Bugglnt was struck for a glided brick;
He sold It for double when on to the trick.
A Novel for Those Who Skip
(In which the last chapter la printed Arab
tbe first last, and moat of the others omit
ted.)
CHAPTER XXX.
It was a magnificent wedding. Clssle
wore white thlngnmajlg trimmed with what-
yourslllt and t train of somethlngt
with thingumbob applique. As they I
church Chester said: '-Thlthle. Pvs
* * ell you. I lotht nil my money In
thtreet panic. Aren't you glad7
n valet now." But Clssle had
thing to tell yon,
the Vail —-■—
1 can be
fainted.
CHAPTER XV.
“I’ve always wanted to mnrry a vnlet,'
tab) Clssle, as she leaned her bead on Ches
ter t bosom. "Will It rnskc any difference
If I'm not onet" asked Chester. -Oh/'
erled Clssle: "are you only a dishwasher o.
something)" “I'm Chester Dlngbstte.”
"Well, I s'pose I'll have to take you any
way; you've WOn^mjr fooljtb^lI ttl* heart"
S etter was rating' fudge'. Clssle had
I It. "Thlthlr," said Cheater—"I msy
nil you Thltble?—would you like to make
fudge for me forever?" "Oh, Cheater," ex-
claimed Clssle, "you're hooked—I mean I’m
*2 •>'rj> r '«d-" You thmlle on my tbsult,
thenV r an 1.1 —*—
Exacting Individuals ~—
take nothing for granted in establishing their
banking connections. To them, the first requisite
is absolute security.
Financial strength and experienced management
are good evidences of suen security. Subjecting
this bank to the test you will find both.
MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO.
THE LA8T CONFEDERATE.
(By David J. Wsltlgsr, of Virginia,
Memorial Day, April 26, 1907.)
I stood on the streets of Atlanta today
As the noble old heroes passed by
And pardon me, friend, for the weak
ness I showed,
But a tear slowly dropped from my
eye.
The curious crowd little knew what It
meant.
As they saw that old battle flag wave.
Which Lee and brave Gordon and
Jackson loved.
And followed so gallant and brave,
Blit r knew what It meant for I stood
years ago
On the streets of old Richmond and
saw
These same gallant men, this tame
• flag unfurled
As they bravely marched off to the
war.
I watched by the bedside of wounded
and sick,
And carried them food day by day.
In dear old Virginia, that noble old
Ktute,
As the war slowly dragged on
way. ,
Well, their number grew less, while the
foe still Increased.
TUI all hope of resistance .was gone.
And I saw them leave Richmond on
April the third;
In ashes—forsaken—forlorn.
That grandest of chieftains, brave Rob
ert E. Lee,
Whose watchword was duty through
life;
Unwilling to slaughter his brave, noble
boys;
Gave orders which ended the strife.
The years havo flown by—the days are
forgot.
When that old tattered flag used to
wave:
But I love It, I love It, I honor It still.
And I will till I go to my grave.
So I thought as I stood with uncovered
head, • *
Of that sad—but that fast—coiqlng
day.
When the .last old Confederate shall
hear from his Lord
Tho summons to march and obey.
And In vision I see him—pass through
the bright gates
Of Heaven—and meet with our Lord.
Neath the shade of the trees—with his
comrades of old—
To enjoy everlasting reward.
AN OLD 80LDIER DEMOCRAT.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
no tlmo to congest-
■tend you always
oeratio ticket
Georgia I would rather votl - ___ ,
dent thnn IV. J. Bryan. For Instance,
Iloke Smith, John Temple Graves, and
even Thomas B. Walton.
I am sure tbs very best thing for the
South would lie to nominate Theodore
Itoossvelt by the Democratic party,
have always admired a man who had
convictions of doty •
courage to tttnil for h
Prlnrlplo Is my politics, not party.
Should Roosevelt nnd Bryan bs the nomi
nees of their respective r— *
ly will rote for Kooteveu
I have never been tn ndmlrer ot Bryan.
Tho Democratic party eould do nothing
defeat thhn to nominal*
THE PRE8S AND THE
PEACE CONFERENCE.
to better laser*
Bryan. Why not Hoko Smith! II* would
Mill—
This' It not Intended for publication.
I am tn old soldier and fogy, not cspublo
of expressing my sentlmenia. Still, yon
may do st yuu like with It.
Y'ours respectfully,
D. A. GROOVER.
WOMEN OF TYPOS
GIVE A CONCERT
The ladles' auxiliary of Atlanta Typo
graphical union. No. 4.4, gave a musical and
literary entertainment lu the Atlanta Fed
sratlon of Trades hall, from • to 10:*>, Mon
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Doctors' fees are the reward
well-doing.
There are numerous toll gates on the
road to success.
Study of theatrical stars has nothing
to do with astronomy.
When a tall man Is broke that’s the
long and short of IL
It’s so much easier to tell a lie than
It Is to make people believe it
No. Cordelia, a man doesn't neces
sarily have paint In his eyes when he
Is color blind.
As a rule, a married man's sugar-
coated sweetness wears oft with the
waning of the honeymoon.
If there Is on* thing a man tfrould
rather not do than another It Is to ac
company his wife on a shopping tour.
Aunt Salome Sellers, of Deer Isle,
10« years of age, la now the oldest
woman In th* (tale of Maine.
Negro 8undty Schools.
Next Thursday evening at 7: ID
o'clock the International Negro Sunday
School Workers will hold a union meet
ing In th* colored Y. M. C. A. rooms at
122 Auburn avenue. Offlcera of the
union will be elected and a new constl-
tutlon and by-laws win be-adopted.
Professor J. H. Hubbard, secretary of
Gammon Theological Seminary, will
teach the regular lesson and various
reports of the conditions of Sunday,
schools all over'tbe city will be heard.
"Did your cook leave you without tuy
Baltimore American.
vie* president
was master of
following program was
program. Joseph J. Hobby,
of the Typogrsphleol l.'nlnn,
ceremonies, and th* followln
rendered:
Address of Welcome-Mrs. N. It. Kirk
patrick, secretary-treasurer of the auxiliary.
llano. "Whispering Winds.” Mossrt: "Rs.
cog*y ''March, Paderewski—Mrs. w. II.
Heading, "Wild Zlngsrella,” "When the
Honeymoon Wanes"—Miss Janet Keith W*V
ker.
Contralto Solo, "Rost Let”—Mist Martha
E. Smith.
Recitation, "la* Good," "Is* Bad”—Lit
tle Harriet Moffett nsrratt.
Violin Rolo—Dave Silverman.
Recitation. "Gnwge Washington’s Bnf-
day”—Miss Martha Klssrd.
Soprano Solo. “Yonr Up*. Your Eyes,
Your Golden Halr"-MI*t Ruby Brook*.
Recitation from “Uncle Remus’ ” Stories—
Miss Willi* Shepard.
Vocal Solo—"Love's Entreaty"—Mis* Jen
nie Gavin.
Two features not down on the program
proved genuine surprises, end gave ss much
Uotte, the well-known baritone. Th**.- two
features were entirely unexpected, the gen
tlemen being prevailed upon at the list
minute, tnd their efforts proved entirely
To the Editor of The Georgian:
What is the attitude of the press to
ward the peace movement? Ia It friend,
ly and co-operative, or Is It distinctly
hostile, or is It serenely Indifferent?
Much depends upon the answer, much
upon the real condition. In earlier
etage of the contention the moralist
urged that war was a violation of law,
that It was wicked and should be aban
doned; later the economist urged Its
cost and wastefulness, affirming that
whatever good resulted from any war
better result could be had through e in
ference and mutual agreement, N?w,
If a practice be wrong, evil In Its out
come, costly and the cause of human
suffering, what reason exists for Its
continuance? There Is no real reason,
only a blind clinging to traditions
which have long ago demonstrated
their own fallacies. Brought Into the
realm of Intelligent discussion, the war
advocate must go down In defeat; the
present age offers him not even stand
ing room. Japan goes to war with a
superior power and gains a great and
glorious (?) victory; today her people
pay the coet and the starving victims
wonder what good ? The Russian peas
ant, confronted by starvation, prefers
to end the suffering and Is slain by
the brutal Cossack, who obeys orders,
and so peace Is attained. Woe to the
victor; woe to the vanquished!
An Intelligent writer well versed In
matters of which he treats says: "Th#
estimated cost of the battleship of the
future will be from 27,000,000 to 29,000,-
000 each, and only the great pew.
ers can afford them." The economist
who Is sano asks: "Can the great pow
ers afford such outlay?"
Suppose that the nations meet In
friendly conference and agree that for
a period of live years there shall be
no war. no preparation for war. no
building of costly battleships; but that
the amount needed for such protectors
shall be expended In the cause of edu
cation?
At the expiration of the term an
other meeting should bo held and In
quiry made. What Is the loss? What
Is the gain? Shall we continue as now
or return to the old methods?
Who can doubt the answer? What
valid argument doeB the war advocate
advance? Wo expend 28,000,000 and
produce a battleship; 21, will pay
the cost of a small school house, which
will you choose—one battleship or
8,000 school houses? In 1843 Cobden
wrote:
“Battleships ever form a suggestion
for their use, and as long as we havt
armies men will kill, light and destroy.
Soldiers who do not want to light are
not of this earth. Prepare for war and
war will come. When government
gives to the arts of peace tho same
thought and attention that It gives to
the arts of war. we will have peace on
earth and good will among men. But
so long as the soldier takes precedence
of the business man In the political
courts of the world, famine, death,
disease and want will crouch at our
doors. Commerce Is production; war Is
destruction. Tho laws of production
and destruction must and will be made
a science; then, and not until then,
will happiness come to mankind and
this earth serve as pattern for the
paradise of another life. Instead of be
ing a pandemonium."
How can a Christian advocate or
engage In war? Wo send our boy* to
a military school, where they are
taught the gentle art of killing their
(ellows, yet even there the ten com
mandments aro Inculcated and their
practice advocated. How Is It possible
for the boy to harmonize two Impossi
ble maxims? In days past the gold
lace and -brass buttons appealed to
the Imagination of the young enthu
siast, male and female, but now with
the present nondescript wrapping of
neutral hue much of Inducement Is re
moved, and whatever motive Induces a
boy or man to enter the military serv
ice It Is no longer the glorious beauty
of the uniform; for eo much let the
lover of peace return thanks.
Recently a preacher In Savannah Is
reported as justifying -righteous war."
I wrote asking him to define his mean
ing; he made no reply, which made
me realise the wisdom of his attitude.
How can any war bo righteous? Ths
question Is up to the public for dis
cussion and wise decision; what say
the editors?
"Which shall It be? Which shall It
be?”
I looked at John, and John looked st
' me."’
We stand In the presence of eternal
verities, and these can not be dis
placed. Mr. Garrison, writing of th#
"Christian Soldier," saya:
"The pulpits bless the victor arms sad
praise the bloody work.
As after an Armenian raid rejoiced the
pious Turk;
The Christian press applauds th* use of
bayonet and knife.
For how can social order last without
the strenuous life?"
WILLIAM RILEY BOYD.
Atlanta. Ga.
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