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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1907.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
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JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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OCR PLATFORM: Ths Oeorflsn
ond News stands for Atlanta's owning
Its own (si nnd electric llsht plants,
a lt now owns Its water worhs. Other
lies do this and set can as low as SO
cents with a prolll to the dry. This
sbeoB be don# at ones. Tbe Georgian
and News believes that If street rail-
no good reason why they can not be ao
operated here. Rut we do not bellere
this can be done now, and It may bt
some years before wo are reedy for oo
big nn undertaking. Still Atlanta
should sat tta face In that direction
NOW.
A Deserved Compliment.
"It Is never too late to give credit
for a good work,” and thla proverb vre
shall now proceed to Illustrate; Some
threo weeka before the celebration of
our Confederate Memorial Day the vis
its of some of the children of the pub-
lie schools to the office of The Geor
gian excited tho attention of .Major
Joseph L. Burke with tbe educative
value of these visits and Inspired him
with tho spirit of Investigation Into
the feeling of those children toward
the Confederate Cauae and their
knowledge of tbe meaning and mission
of Memorial Day.
For three or four weeks preceding
tbe Memorial Day, Major Burke went
lp and out among these schools en
gaged In the labor of Inspiring and In
teresting and organising their partic
ipation In the Memorial Day parade.
With speech and counsel and kind per
suasion the children were wrought
to an unusual Interest In the coming
celebration. They were organised In
military formation, and on Memorial
Day about ninety platoona, each with
a captain and each student carrying
tho colors of hts school, they marched
In columns nearly a mile In length
of the atudenta of the high schools
and the grammar schools of Atlanta.
Such a revival of youthful Interest
In our Confederate heroes and In Con
federate memories has scarcely ever
been witnessed In the history of At
lanta or any Southern city, and we
cannot too cordially commend and too
heartily congratulate Major Burke,
who vindicated hla selection as Mar
shal of the day by thla splendid and
inspiring work among the school chil
dren of Atlanta. It Is significant, too,
that In this great parads there follow
ed behind the children of the city the
old guard of tbe Gate City Guard, of
which Major Burke was captain In Its
most Illustrious day.
This organisation In the early elxtlee
was tbe first tj leave Atlanta for tbe
Mat of war, and It was also the first
and only military organisation In the
Union to carry the flag of our reunited
country from city to city throughout
the Northern and Eastern states In
167#. when it went on Its mission of
peace and reconstruction.
Major Burke organised thla superb
excursion of Southern soldiery Into
the Northern sod Southeastern cities.
Three weeks were devoted to their
patriotic mission and their whole tour
was one unprecedented ovation which
greeted them everywhere end gave
them a durable and honorable place
among the earlier evangels of reunion
In our country's later history.
A personal compliment unless It is
well deterred It maudlin and Ill-timed,
but In this matter Major Burke hat
done so distinct a service to the Con
federate memories and to tbe revival
of patriotism Ip our growing youth
that It distinctly recalls his former
service as captain of the Gate City
Guard and gives us the opportunity
to cordially congratulate him upon
two at least of distinct and definite
service which he has done to Atlanta
and to the South.
May we add to thle congratulation
the expression of our asm modest
Pride In tbe fact that Major Burke
generously ascribes tbe Initial sugges
tion of this recent work oo Memorial
Day to the vlaits of Atlanta sehool
Idren to the office of Tbe Georgian.
'THE GEORGIAN'S MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP FIGHT WINS A
GREAT CONCESSION.
Whatever disposition the city council may make of tbe bids presented
to It by the North Georgia Electric and the Georgia Railway and Electric
companies, one thing Is clearly a subject of noto and congratulation:
Tho agitation for municipal ownership has undoubtedly wrung from
the Georgia Railway and Electric Company, and Incidentally from the other
company, a vastly cheaper rate of chargee than we have had before.
The Georgia Railway and Electric Company has put in a bid which
practically averages $58 per light and this Is a saving of $25,000 a year or
$125,000 to $150,000 In five years to tbe city.
It Is not necessary that any sensible man he told that this reduction
In price Is a direct and definite conceeslon to the agitation which The
Georgian has carried on for municipal ownership. Without It there would
have been no concession approximate to this and the publle opinion which
The Georgian has evoked along this lino has compelled this recognition
from the company.
Nor do we need for one moment to Indulge In any vain-glorious boast
ing of The Georgian's part in the creation of this publle sentiment The
people of Atlanta and of Georgia are a reading people and they know with
out telling the paper that has conducted this fight for municipal owner
ship from first to last There have been from time to time sporadic hints
of advocacy In other directions. But municipal ownership has been The
Georgian's fight steadily, persistently and definitely from the birth of
this paper. And we have a right to congratulate ourselves upon the re
sult of It as Illustrated In the bid of the Georgia Railway and Electrte
Company, and to congratulate the city upon the saving of $126,00 to $150,-
000 which this agitation has already promised to the people of Atlanta.
The wise course would appear to be to accept the bid and tbe saving
and to hold In reserve the agitation of municipal ownership until this
question comes up again at tbe end of the five-year contract which Is of
fered, provided the Georgia Railway and Electric Company will make a
reduction to consumers on light and power In proportion to that offered
the city. This, President Arkwright has suggested, may be forthcoming.
Henry Clay once declared that "compromise la the essence of states
manship," and we have Borne very high Indorsers of the theory that It la
better to take a half a loaf than no loaf at all, and to accept what we can
get rather than wrangle for what It la Impoaalble to obtain.
One thing, however, Tbe Georgian doea not hesitate to urge. The
management of both of these electric companies are men of ability and of
masterful strategy. President Arkwright, of tbe Georgia Railway and Elec
tric Company, particularly, as we have abundant reason to know, la one of
the most tactful and resourceful heads of a corporation that has figured
in the economic life of this city. Those who deal with this matter and en
gage In these negotiations should be careful that no word or clause shall
creep Into any final arrangement which may be made that is capable of a
double construction or Is likely to concede for the future more than the
city Intends to concede.
For the time, then, we can do no less than say that the Georgia Rail
way and Electric Company, ar a concession to the agitation for municipal
ownership, has made a very reasonable bid for the lighting of the city, as
low perhaps as that given by any private municipal plant In tho country.
This evidence of the Influence of public opinion and of a public agita
tion upon a great corporation la significant of the power of the press and
of publicity, and Is promising In the highest degree of great results In the
future dealing of the peopltr with the corporations.
THE ROLLING EVANGEL OF GOOD ROADS,
There Is one distinct and definite benefit which will come to all
classes of our people from tho wonderful Increaso In the use of auto
mobiles.
There are many people, especially In the Interior, who grow Impatient
over the multiplication of these big steaming machines and resent the dust
that they create, tbe animals that they frighten, and tho limbs and the
lives that their rapid .motion sometimes endanger.
These evllt are those which will wear off In the duo course of time
and in the adaptability of tho automobiles to the people and the people to
the automobiles.
But the one benefit which will come to all of us will be In the Inevita
ble development of better roads throughout the republic.
Every owner and operator of an automobile becomes upon the Instant
an enthusiast and a persistent advocate of good roads. In season and out
of season he Is ready to champion tho oause of good roads, not tacitly and
apathetically and not Indefinitely or Indifferently, but cheerfully, and Is
ready at all times to put himself to any amount of trouble and
to any reasonable expense to foster and to promote the building and
maintenance of good roads, not only on his own Immediate street and en
vironment but throughout tbe county nnd the section and the state.
An object lesson which Illustrates this proposition Is the history of Sa
vannah and Its automobiles. Savannah claims to have more automobiles
In proportion to Its population than any city In the 8outb, and tts news
papers claim that on many of Its thoroughfares there are twenty gas or
electric machines to one old-fashioned vehicle drawn by horses or
mules. Our Savannah automoblllst has literally permeated the southeast
with his enthusiasm for good roads not only In Chatham but In the sur
rounding counties and all the way to Brunswick and to Charleston. Sa
vannah's enthusiasm for good roads has been effective upon public offi
cials and private corporations and Mr. F. C. Battey, president of tbe
Savannah Automobile Club, declare* that there has been such progress Itr
this matter that In a abort time he will be able to announce an excellent
automobile road from Savannah via Augusta, to Aiken, S. C, to Brunswick,
and ultimately to Jacksonville, Fla.
Coming north the automoblllsts of Savannah have been holding public
meeting* In the counties, and through Bryan, McIntosh and Liberty coun
ties up to the banks of the Ogeechee river they have been building thor
oughfares that make the way for swift nnd smooth locomotion for these
wonderful machines.
It Is high time that Atlanta, usually foremost In all public spirit, thould
be catching the practical enthusiasm of our neighbors of the further
south. Within the past few years there have been some notably fine
thoroughfares of travel projected and completed In this Immediate region,
but Atlanta now should begin through tho organized effort of Its steam
and electric vehleltats to perfect a road from Atlanta to Macon upon the
south and from Atlanta to Chattanooga upon tho north. These In time
will be followed by a perfected road to Augusta and to Charlotte.
And thus through these wonderfdl sputtering automobiles this whole
Southern country will be permeated with a system or roads as marveloui
as those which mtde the Roman empire famous In the days of old.
And so while we who walk, fret and fume at Intervals sgalnct the
noise and dust and recklessness of the automoblllst, let us realise that
It Is to him, or at least to his oifftaualasm, hts money and his energy, that
we are to took for that Influence (hat Is to perfect and enrich the state
with thoroughfares that wlll be a convenience to evory citizen whether he
walks, or rides behind steam; or It carried by domestic animals. '
In this condition we find at last the missing link of fraternity and
common Interest between the citizen of moderate meant and the nabob
In bis automobile.
THE SOUTH AND THE PRESIDENCY.
Colonel John Temple Graves and Senator Culberson are trav
eling In opposite directions, and the Colonel Is riding for a fall.
Colonel Bryan will not nofnlnate President Roosevelt. Perhaps
lie will compromise all around and present the name of Senator
Culberson to the national convention.—Dallas Tlmes-Herald.
Personally uo nomination could suit Tbe Georgian better. Culberson
of Texas la a coming man. He has laid hla foundation broad and deep in
the confidence and respect of hla party and the people. He Is a wise lead
er, a brave senator, and Is without reproach In his public life. ,
Incidentally be Is a Georgian by birth, which la much to his credit and
ws forgive him for leaving the state, because he was so young when be
did It that he was scarcely responsible for the Indiscretion.
The fact that Senator Culberson Is a Southerner would have no effect
upon hie chances of suceess. Honestly wo do not believe be would lose a
Northern vote on this account. We have said before and we say again
from Intimate personal knowledge that the sentiment of the Northern
masses Is most kindly and fraternal toward tho South. The Northern
people are really anxious for an opportunity to practically demonstrate
that tbs war la over, and a Southern candidate would not only poll the full
strength of hts party lu tho North, but ws liellevs would actually win some
recruits from the other party upon tho sheer basis of fraternity and re
union.
So much for the eligibility of the admirable senator from Texas.
In point of fact, however, there Is no Culberson boom anywhere In
the country. Nobody knows this better than* the level-headed Texan him
self. There Is still not a shadow on the Democratic horizon that looms
knee high to Bryan as a possible candidate. Tbefe are evidences enough
to demonstrate that the talk of Culberson and Gray and Daniel and oth
ers comes from tbe Wall street Influence that Is anxious (o defeat Bryan.
Some of the highest tributes to Senator Culberson In the effort to score
against Mr. Bryan, have come from Wall street sources—sources so close
to Plerpont Morgan as upon tbe bare reading to suggest his Influence.
That fact of course discounted them: They were far less pro-Culberson
than anti-Bryan. Mr. Culberson was used simply as a stick to beat Mr.
Bryan with.
No Southern man who has been "mentioned" for the presidency has
for a moment himself been misled by the compliment. All are experi
enced men In public affairs, and know what the game of politics Is. Neither
Judge Gray, nor Mr. Daniel, nor Mr. Culberson, nor Governor Warfield has
given his so-called boom a moment's thought All of them see the play.
Not one of them is, or could be made, a Wall street man. But f6r anti-
Bryan purposes, Morgan men are praising Mr. Culberson, and Ryan xpen
are praising Mr. Daniel. And ao It goes.
If Mr. Bryan can be defeated for the nomination—the chances seem
very slight—It probably will be by an Eastern man.. And of course that
means another alliance with Wall street.
In view of the nearly universal view that Wall atreet's support would
be fatal to the chances of any candidate In 1908, It Is significant to remem
ber that the only Man the Democratic party has elected president since
Buchanan's day was nominated and his campaign financed by Wall street
It was tho memory of this fact which perhaps provbked the unfortu
nate and treasonable movement for the nomination of Judge Parker,
"who was not offensive to the trusts."
How good It Is to realize that times have changed since then.
Army •Navy Orders
MOVEMENT OF VESSELS,
., . Army Orders.
Washington, Mnr 7.-I*rtrate William
Herman, Fifty-ninth company, roast artil
lery, from Fort Andrews, to general hoe-
pltal, Washington barrnckt; t'nptoln Charles
It. Bunker, artillery corps, from army, and
navy general hospital. Hot Springs. to prop-
" Corporal Robert M. MeLeesth.
JI2SP. H. First cavalry, now at Leon
springs, transferred to general serrlce, In-
officer* n l*aif te * r * porttag to rec njlt!uf
„ Naval Orders.
Burgeon V. C. B. Mean*, from army
genera! boapltal. Hot Springs, to borne;
Chief Boatswain 8. W. Osrdner, detached
nary yard, Norfolk, to duty In connection
with fitting out Olympia; Warrant Ma
chinist J. Burns, to nary yard, Norfolk.
Movements of Vessels.
-inI r,V M* : } ,n £ ?•. £*nrer, at Tompkins-
« bnlelKli. at Nngnsnkh May
5, Dolphin, at Hampton Itouds; May fl,
Chattanooga, at Kankow. 7 1
Boiled: afar 5. Dolphin, from Hnmpton
S«ada. for Washington: May 6, Btrlnghnm,
likes Blakely, Stockton nnd Delong,
from \\ ashlugtou for Norfolk.
OF 1NTERE3T TO PHARMACI9TS.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
As n member of the romdilttee of re-
rlafoti of the United Staton riinriuncopln,
I have Just received a copy of "Addition*
M ,1 ^ c L or r e# ' t,on • I'nlted States l»bnrmncopln,
hlghth Ho vision," dated May I, 1907. these
additions nnd correetlons hnve been worked
updn for some time past by the committee
of revision, and have Just been published.
They involve additions nnd corrections
found necesc ary under the operation of the
pure food and drug* net. The departments
at Washington have stated that these addi
tions and corrections will be recognised as
official by them. The list of addition* and
corrections can he obtalued by any one who
has purchased the United States I'harmnco-
pis. Eighth Revision, by sendiug • self-ad
dressed envelope to !\ Blnklstoa's Bona,*
Co., Philadelphia. Pa. This can In* pasted
In tbs preseut Pharmacopla and bring It up
to date. Over 60,001) copies of thla work
— .been sold already. The platea of the
. Iona and corrections have l»een kept,
and the future copies of fhe Pharmacopla
which are printed will have these addi
tions and corrections embodied In them.
These changes have l»een made so that •!»-
solute compliance with tbe pure food nnd
drugs*not can be made without too serious
hardship to the Interests Involved. Tho en
forcement of the pure food nnd drugs set
Involves nn Immense amount of work and
responsibility. The act permits the govern
ment departments to make the neeesssry
rules and regulations to render It effective.
It would never have lM*eu possible for tbe
manufacturers of foods and medicines to
isvo completed the work of simply re-label
ing their products by January 1, and tbe
time has l>ccn ox feuded by the government
to Oetobsr I.
Every pharmacist nnd physician In the
country would like a copy of these additions
nnd corrections to paste In his Phnrmncopln.
nnd they would all, no doubt, appreclnto
It very much If you will let them know
how they enn secure It ns almve described,
fre® of any expense except the postage.
’ These changes »rc technical and largely re
fer to chctulon! tests. They are of grave
Importance, under present legislation. Re
spectfully,
GEORGE P. PAYNE.
Atlanta. Oa.. May 4. 1907.
MISSISSIPPI FAVORS
FRATERNAL RELATIONS.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
In yesterday's paper Jn an Item from
Jackson, Miss., It Is stated that the
Preabytertana of Mississippi with great
unanimity have rejected the overture!
of the Northern Presbyterians for a
union of the Presbyterians. The dif
ferent Presbyteries (of Mississippi is
meant), "all of them rejected the prop
osition."
1 am a long way from the seat cf
war—Jackson—but I rise to say that
the Item is In no wise correct
The Northern Presbyterians have not
overtured about union. The matter ;f
the federation of all the Presbyterian
churches has been under consideration
In Mississippi and throughout the
Southern church, end tho Presbyteries
of Mississippi have not rejected the ar
ticles of federation "with great unanim
ity." for two of the Prcsbytarles In
that state voted tpr said articles.
With a few PresDytertcs of the entire
church yet to vote, and should they
vote In the negative, still the majority
of all the Presbyteries Is In favor of tho
articles of federation.
N. KEFF SMITH.
Darien, G*.. May 8. 1907.
GAINESVILLE LODGE
OF TELEGRAPHERS MEET.
LIFE AND DEATH.
Written for The Georgian.
Life and death are opposite terms, as
much so as day and night. Life Is tbe
existence of being, death Is -the Extinc
tion, or cessation of being; hence a man
enu not Ih* both dead and alive at the
same time. The Issues of tbe Gospel are
life nnd death, eternal life on one unnd.
eternal death ou the other. Not eternal
life for both saint and sinner, one In a
place of biles and the other In a place
of torment or any other condition. The
wicked are not promised life on any plane
of being. -The wages of sin Is death,"
cessation of being: >7 etemal life. Its oppo
site, Is tbe gift or God through our Lord
nnd Kftrlour, Jeans Christ." So all who
ever attain the eternal life must do so
through Christ. "I uni the way, the truth
nnd the life," snhl our Lord. "For the
Bon of Man cniue to seek and to save
that which was lost!" Not those who
were lost ns Is generally quoted. What
was It tl\nt was lost? Llfo was lost through
the dtsoliedtence of Father Adam, and our
Lord came to redeem, purchase, buy back
from Justice llfo for Father Adam nnd
his race that lost life In him.
He purchased n dead world from death,
not n living world. "He tasted death for
every man," unconditionally. Hence the
hope of the world us well ns tho hope of
the church lies In a resurrection out of
death, for It la the dead who are to be
resurrected, nml If there are no dead, as
we ore taught to believe by the different
religious creeds of the world, liow can
then* bo a resurrection of the dead. Read
I'nul's discourse on the resurrection of- the
dead—First Cor., fifteenth chapter. How
grand, yet how different from what Is
tntight by present day theologians?
We should remetnlier that the Scriptures
apeak of two deaths, the first, or Adamic
death, which we Inherit from Adam, nnd
which we must all suffer, but from which
we hnve all bceu redeemed unconditionally
by virtue of the death and resnrrectlou of
Christ. Hence tbe Adaiulc death Is nn
ending death, nn It will end In tbe resnr-
root Ion, and Is spoken of nil through both
the Old and New Testament Script urea as
a steep, and there are ninny Instances
where It Is spoken of ns a sleep, as any
Bible render well knows. Our Lord nnd
Saviour Is spoken of ns "the first fruit
of them thnt slept, or sleep." And In
M|H>nkiug to bis disciples of the death of
1 at earns, he said: "Lnxnrus sleencth, I go
to awake him out of sleep." But seeing
that they did not understand what be
meant He said to them plainly thnt "Lnsn-
rus Is dead." Bo the Adnmlc death Is not
complete, titter annihilation but all sleep
In Jesns. He Is the life-giver, having pur
chased thnt right by the shedding of b!»
own precious Idood, nnd "He holds In Ills
hand the keys of death nnd bell" (hades,
the grave), nnd In "due time" will un
lock the prlsou house of death sml all
"shall hear tho voice«of the Hon of Man
nnd shall come forth" to life again.
But nn awakening from tho Adnmlc death
sleep nail a release therefrom does not In-
HE OPPOSES ANNEXATION.
To tbe Editor of The Georgia...
I have read what has. l*eejj said In regard
to "Greater Atlanta" with some Interest
nnd a great deal of amusement. It ho
reminded me somewhat of the old bachelo
who had made nil of liU plana nnd nr
rnngements for his wedding, but when h«
mentioned It to bis girl be found that she
ond none of her family were willing. Quite
a number of us, citizens of Oakland City,
verily believe that the great city of Atlanta
will yet auk our willingness before embrac
ing us lu her loving, sympathetic and
I !ii!:;i.ihr.-i'i-: arms.
The plat of tbe proposed extension, dodg
lng here nnd there, taking only sections
from which there wonJd be derived tbe
greatest amount of revenue for Atlsuts. re
minds one of the rag wheels of torment,
or of the world before It was mads, with
out form and void, nnd should all of tbe
people understand tbe real meaning to
them, to be taken In, this movement would
be void. .
One gentleman In nn Interview said we
_ r . the engineer make
this rag wheel map? Why didn’t he lust
set his compass dowu on the old car shed,
and encompass Stone Mountain, Marietta,
Fairtrarn. etc. Citizens within thta radios
are In Atlanta Just us much as the citi
zens of Oakland City.
Oakland City citizens, almost to a fam
ily, pay some revenue Into the treasury of
Atlanta, either In tho form of license to
do business In Atlanta, or tax on property.
What revenue docs Oakland City derive
from any of Atlnnta citizens, as a license
or otherwise? Every business gnawers, not
a dollar, except a very few who own prop-
el tVne great argument Is thnt Oakland City
needs Atlanta to give her protection, fire
protection, police protection, etc. As to
police protection, I dare say we liar* now n
far more efficient police protection than any
of the outlying sections of Atlanta In her
preseut Incorporated limits, or than we
would have If we would get our conseut
nnd the old folks* consent to thla union.
As to the protection from fire. If Oak
land City would consent to place upon
herself a bonded debt equal to pro-rated
part of Atlanta's present bonded Indebted-
less, nnd have her property assessed at
he same value that Atlanta would, place
upon It, and raise the tax rate to the
sjinie amount that Atlanta would raise It,
same amount mm aunnui wwiu •■iw •».
■he could have the Ore protection awl pet
It ranch quicker than alle will by the pro
posed union. As for street nnd unitary
matters. Athintn wonld only tell ns we hsd
nnd so to do, nnd then make ua pay
it. What la the reaaon we can't do
thla without having somebody make ua do
it? If we.are not able to do t*ies-wthings
nnd pav for them. Atlanta will not do It
for us free. She would only gire us notice
to do certain things, and If not done by
a certain time she would do tt, ond then
If It wna not pnld for by n certain time
tbe properly would l» sold.
llla-hearted Mr. Past says be would be
willing to vote for n inllllou-dollnr lune of
I to nds. Just here plennc tell ns tbe preseut
bonded Indebtedness of Atlanta? fs It not
n (net thnt Atlnntn Is already bonded to
nhout her limit, with her present Incorpo
rate limits? Is It not a fact that should
the proposed extension he made, and that
an Issue of a million dollars of bonds be
promised, the present voters of Atlanta
would say uo, forever no. unless a great
deal of Improvement be first done In the
territories which hnve been within Atlanta's
corporate limits for the past twenty years?
It has lieen the writer's very humble nnd
pleasant!?) privilege to go repeatedly to the
city fathers, and beg nnd plead with them
to do Just a part of their duty In certain
sections thnt are yet unimproved.
Is It not a fact, too. that should the
...llllon dollars of bonds be Issued, the mon
ey would be expended ns other Issues have
been, and never reach the city limits.
Bo, If Atlnntn Is determined to hnve us
for the 1910 count, which seems to be
their strongest point In contending for ex
tension, let us be up and doing, that
a!, and the skirts be made of street, ssnl-
tnry nnd all other Improvements necessary,
done by our own hands and at our own
volition. . ...
No. gentlemen, another ten years will
have elapsed before Oakland ( Ity Is ready
for this union, and should the union be
made now, the citizens of Oakland City will
see. when too late, thnt this statement Is
correct, M.D.
Atlanta, Os., May 4. HOT.
GEORGIA SHOULD ADOPT
THE VOTING •MACHINE.
You cannot afford to take
any unnecessary risk with
your hard-earned savings.
During theso prosperous
times the temptation to in
vest in some form of specu
lation is very great. All
sorts of inducements are of
fered, and, unless great cau
tion is exercised, errors are
likely to be made which will
prove costly. The shrewd in
vestor does not put his money
into every scheme presented
which promises large re
turns; rather is he satisfied
with absolute security for
both principal and interest,
such as is afforded by this
strong Bank. Your account,
large or small, welcome.
MADD0X-RUCKER
BANKING CO.,
Broad and Alabama Sts.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
A few weeks n#o I visited the city
hall in Chicago, the day after the may
or's election, as the official recapitula
tion of the election returns was being
made. As I heard so much favorable
... comment over the use of election vot-
■ure life ererlsstliik to nny one; Jt only lng machines, I wanted to learn of the
-‘res (belli an opportunity, eseli one In- operation. lVIthln a few minutes after
Special to The Georgian.
Gainesville, Ga. May 7.—The Gaines
ville Lodge of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers and Locat No. 120 of the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union met
In their regular meeting here with a
good attendance at both sessions. Aft
er the business sessions the members
assembled tn the pallors of the Arling
ton Hotel, where they were met by a
number of ladles and Dispatcher M. O.
Dunbar, of Greenville, S. C. After
supper the party took a special car to
Chattahoochee Park, where they took*
launch up the river, refreshments being
served on the boat. Their next meet
ing will be on June 2.
Revival Meeting at Statham.
Special to Tbe Georgian.
Statham, Ga.. May 7.—During the
week just closed a protracted meeting
was conducted in the Methodist church
at this place. Considerable interest
was awakened among the people and
eleven persons Joined tbe church.
New Covensnt, tented by the precious blood
of Chilli, snd of returning liy "the high
way of holiurss'' Itnek to perfection and (lie
ImiiRe of the Creator loir In Adam. This
•'day of the I/jrd" Is tbe Judgment or proba
tion day of tbe world, a thousand-year-day,
the millennium selen of the Chrlat (head
and laxly united), when ''all shall know the
‘.ord from tho grentest uuto tbe luast,” and
whosoever will, may take of the water of
life freely,'' drink thereof and live forever,
or refuse and die the "eeeond death.", a
death from which there Is no resurrection,
no recorery. It will lie complete nnd ntter
annihilation, an entire blotting out of ex
istence and "they a tin 11 he as thnugb tbey
had not been." Jtftm In Revelation, speaks
of "Hecmid death" ayntlxilh-alty, aa a lake
of Are. lie any, "death and hell (hades, the
gravel, were east Into the lake of lire:
this Is the second death.” Thla "second
death' puiilshmetit la tlie ererlastlng pun
ishment. not everlasting torment, spoken
of by onr ttavlnur In the parable <>r the
sheep and the aoais. Not only, tbe wllfullr
wicked,, represented by the goats, go Into
the "second death" (this parable applies to
tho millennial reign of the Christ, head
and body united, whlelt Is also the Judg
ment, or probation day of the world), but
everything that Is evil, that Is out ot
harmony with that. Including tho devil and
all hla angels, or tuesacugrrs. and death It
self, nud there shall lie no more dentil."
Christ must anil will reign until all enemies
are subdued or destroyed, not tormented,
nml a ■■kingdom of ilglitconnicsa ustahllahed
that Is to 111! the whole world aiol Is to
hava no end."—linn. 7: 44-45. Aa lo the
destruction of the devil In the second
death see Kelt, t: 14. and others.
How lo escape eternal death nnd attain
to eternal life Is the great aiwnrldiig qttea-
tton thnt should concern us now. The rich
voting Jew that came to our kavlonr naked
llliu what gcod thing he must do thnt hi'
might Inherit eternal life? He didn't ask
Him what he iiinst do to evenin' eternal
kt
kind, hnt he saw that men wen dvlng
every day and he knew very well thnt death
would come to him also In dm* course of
time and he wanted tn know what he could
do to escape It and lire forever. But. like
mint of the present day. he wna not willing
to give up bis rb’hea for eternal Hfe.
When yon take a man's life, you take
hie all, he has got nothing left, absolutely
nothing, and our Havlor emphasized thle
Idea when He said: “What will It prodt
a man df he gulu the whole world aud
lose hit life." or mini, as we have It In our
Rngllxh translation, the word translated,
soul. In the Greek, means life, existence,
being. "And what would a innu not gtve
In ezehange for hts life." soot, existence,
belli
the polls closed the newspapers an-
nounced the result. I was at once In
terested In these machines, which seem
to secure secrecy, simplicity, accuracy
and purity In elections, thereby elimi
nating the- defects—absolutely all of
them—that exist In the Australian or
other ballot systems.
I wan surprised to learn that these
machines are already In use. New
York state uses 1(8 machines, and as
far out as California 492 machines are
used. It Is claimed that over 13,000
electlona have been held on machines
and that over 5.1(0,000 votes have been
cast on machines In the last year or
two. It so reduces the coat of elec
tions. It doea away absolutely with
election contests and recounts, and the
after coat and feeling of same. It com
pels every voter to vote In secrecy.
Ever)' voter casts his own ballot. It
Is mechanically Impossible to cast de
fective ballots, or to yield a false re
sult.
I know everything pertaining to pure
elections will appeal In you. and that
you nre fearless In voicing all good re
forms, and that the state of Georgia Is
ripe for reforms that are just and con
sistent. In Georgia this session of leg
islature will have to pass a law permit
ting voting by machines before the
matter could be tested, but 1 am sure
If the legislature couldSreallze the ad
vantages that the law would at once be
passed.
I trust that you will give this matter
some consideration and agitation, as it
Is certain to cotne up sooner or later,
and aa It Is merely n matter of time
before all electlona will be handled by
machinery, why. shouldn't Georgia lead
the van of Southern states? Every
candidate for office declares he Is for
pure elections nnd for a square deal.
As Indorsement of voting by machine
will be sure proof, the cost of voting
machines for cities, counties nnd states
Is nothing compared to the present ex
pense of electlona.
With best wishes. 1 am, yours very
truly. IVAN E. ALLEN.
Atlanta, Ga., May 4.
College Park, Ga.
FIFTY PER CENT RESERVATION
THE ONLY SAFE'INSURANCE.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
A lesson should be learned from ths
failure of tbe small Insurance compa
nies which have taken place In this city
during {he past few months and from
thla lesson profit should be derived.
The laws of this state ehould be so
amended that all insurance companies
doing business tn Georgia should re
serve one-half of all their receipts for
the sole purpose of paying losses sus
tained by Are. At the close of each
year's business and after all the losses
sustained by reason of tires each com
pany may from the money left over. If
any, declare dividends, make further
reservations for the benefit of pollcv-
holdars or credit the amount to undi
vided profits aa the place of their in
corporation may provide.
It Is well for all to know that the
surety of Indemnity Is not guaranteed
by the capital stock of the company,
since the losses each year of all ths
companies exceed their capital stock.
The capital of the Aetna Is four mil
lion, losses paid 1905, (4,158,355; Con
tinental capital 31.000,000, losses paid
In 1905 (8,(53,988; German capital (200,-
000, losees paid 1905 (1,480.905; Ger-
man-Amerlcan capital (1,500,000, losses
paid 1905 (4,128,(22; Hartford capital
81,250,000, losses paid 1905 (7,522,303.
But why go farther since these few
giant corporations tell the story plainly
and truthfully? The capital of a com
pany, ao far as dollars and cents go, Is
an Incident, not an essential factor;
hns, In fact, no bearing on the relia
bility of the Indemnity and property
owners must look elsewhere for surety
In event of loss by Are, since In a sin
gle year Insurance companies pay out
for losses sustained by their patrons
more money than Is represented in this
entire capitalisation. All students of
the subject are aware that the reliabil
ity of the Indemnity depends upon dis
tributed risks taken at an adequate
rate and In sufficient numbers to en
able the Insurer to reimburse the as
sured In event of loss. Tho Insurance
company Is a guardian for the funds
paid In by the many that the few may
not be bankrupt tn event of a disas
trous Are. Tho company Is a trustee
and should be so considered, and when
thle trusteeship Is violated the officers
should bo punished. The law should
be plain to this effect, that each com
pany should reserve one-half of all Us
receipts for paying losses, because It Is
well known that one-half la more than
enough to pay losses where risks ure
taken with care and Judgment and the
management la capable and honest.
Suppose auch Area as Boston. Balti
more, Chicago and San Francisco
should occur In one year, how would
It be possible for Insurance companies
to pay their losses? Safety lies only
In the risks being distributed, the rate
being sufficient and the reservation of
one-half of all receipts for the sols
purpose of paying losses. It Is to he
hoped that Georgia will so amend her
laws governing Insurance that this 30
per cant reservation will be In force
soon after the convening of the next
legislature. L.
A GREAT TEMPLAR’S
FELICITATIONS.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I am juat In receipt of a recent Issue
of Tho Georgian containing a partial
report of your splendid speech made
on the occasion of the Confederate me
morial services that were held recently
at Greensboro and Washington. I con
sider thla oration a masterpiece de
serving a prominent place In the litera
ture of our country. Aside from being
a finished product. It Is brimful of pa
triotism and eloquent tn Its expressions
of high Ideals and hopeful anticipa
tions.
I hope to be able to meet the author
of that splendid production when *»
your City next Wednesday on the occa
sion of the laying of the corner-stons
of the new Masonic temple.
With much respect end esteem, I am
Very truly yours,
W, H. NORRIS.
Manchester, tows. May 4.
Preparing for Field Day.
Special to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Oa., May 7.—The Bruns
wick Riflemen are making prepara
tions ror their big field day on SL Si
mona Island, May 22. Among the events
of the day will be a baseball game,
horse races, boat races, toot races, ha*
races, prise drill, dress parade and
guard mount.
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