Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912, October 25, 1907, Image 4
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JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
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cltlea, aa they are, there Is uo good
reaaou why they can not bs SO oper
ated h»re. But we do not believe this
done now. and It may be some
"UW Iff
.it it, fere In that direction NOW,
l><v«plto tho rumor, of a nihilist
plot, Secretary Taft I. going straight
on to headquarter..
Thojr’re still fighting ovor in Casa
illanca and In some parts of South
America. *
Secretary Taft's political friends
insist that he never meant to Imply,
i»y his "private citlten In 190#" state
ment in Manila, that he would not be
a mndidatd for the presidency. Must
be putting hla money on Bryan then.
,\A Milwaukee thief smashed a plate
glio-s window to get a handsome dia
mond ring just as ruthlessly as some
girls smash hearts for the samo pur-
"Will the Panama canal pay?" a
contemporary anxiously asks. It has
already paid several.
' Jerome K. Jerome haa come to
America, expecting to And some new
Jokes. That's one on him.
A Pennsylvania miner attempted to
cure the toothache by shooting out
ids tooth. Tho olieratlon was Suc
re nafu I hut. aa usual, the patient
never knew It.
from Cincinnati to Germany will
not bo such a violent change for
' .Nick” Longworth, should he accept
that Berlin Job.
■ i Well, It must be acknowledged.
Walter Wellman got as near the
North pole as a motive power of hot
id i could take him.
Sow that ordinary thieves have
taken to the use of automobiles In
llioir business, the high financiers
may go back to the horse.
; In thinking that he stnnds as good
a chance for the presidency as some
of the others, Uncle Joe Cannon is
quite right. But possibly he over
rates the chances of some of the
others.
A Selina, Kan., man, after debating
some time whether he should get
married or buy ah automobile, final
ly decided to take a wife, only to
find that It costs mere to keep her
going than It did to get her.
The Village Improvement Society
or a Connecticut town Is making a
crusade against unsightly rear prem
ises -kind of a war on cottages with
Queen Anne fronts and Mary Ann
hacks.
- The ministers of Providence. R. I„
i in barring Sunday marriages on the
t day we are commanded to do the
1-ord's work, seem to think there Is
/ some doubt about the responsibility
of some marriages.
Captain Jensen, of the steamer Ad
miral Schley, reports that the temper-
«t,. r o nt tho n B t» stream !« below
normal and its circulation weak. But
not in a run-down condition, surely.
A Hindoo prince, when advised by
(he- royal physician to go to the moun
tain,. came to New York and took
apartments in a sky-scraper, believing
id.-utly that New York's the very
|Ja. <■- In which to lire high.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OHANLER'B SPEECH.
It Is a good, strong, wholesomh speech which the Democratic
Lieutenant Governor of New York has made at the Georgia State Fair
today.
The utterance of Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler stamps him as a healthy,
happy man with a clear head, a sound liver and a good heart He la
a cheerful American who recognises present perils In government, but
Is full of faith In their possible prevention, and resolutely willing to do his
part In the necessary work.
Governor Chanler's analysis of present conditions Is clear and cor
rect. He goes to the root of the evils that lie In congested and selfish
wealth, and Is neither a radical nor a pessimist In his view of conditions
or prospects.
Perhaps the core of Mr. Chenier's speech Is his plea for the re
moval of the tariff from politics. And upon this proposition he Is entirely
sound.
He is right In the contention that "special privilege” has sprung
from the tariff, and the three paragraphs which follow contain some
sound sense which cannot too often be repeated:
"Conceded that the evils threatening us spring from special
privilege—and n protective tariff Is special privilege—let
seek the remedy In a common sense and Intelligent treatment
of the tariff evil. We have lived and grown great, under, but
not because of, the protective system. To thoughtlessly de
stroy that system would be to kill the patient before an attempt
at cure. To unlntelllgently tamper with the tariff to secure
temporary relief Is equally unwise and dangerous. The tariff, as
It now exists. Is an evil! ,
"President McKinley, In his last public words, practically
admitted It. But this method of raising money to curry on gov
ernment has become so much a part of our national econom
ics that a tariff. In some form, Is today a national necessity. A
national necessity should never be a football to be played with
by political parties!
"Take the tariff out of politics! Divorce It from every
suggestion of political manipulation. Make the raising of revenue
a national, not a partisan, responsibility. The army and navy
are not fettered by politics; they sre not made use of for pri
vate gain. The tariff should stand upon the same high plane,
not to be made use of as a private privilege, but regulated and
respected as a national necessity, reduced to the lowest terms
Commensurate with our commercial growth and national Impor
tance.”
And of course the onl? rational proceai of dealing with thfa chango
la to take tariff reform out of the hands of the partisan committee
. which usually shapes It, and to let ua have a commission not composed
entirely of men who are dependent upon political contributions for con
tinuance In office. Let the people themselves be upon the bench of the
court that Is to pass Judgment upon matters affecting their most vital
Interests. Out of the discussions and vast Information resultant from a
national tariff conference, composed of men who represent every recog
nized branch of American trade, commerce, labor and development, will
come the light of truth.
Wo congratulate Governor Chanler upon the excellent Impression
created both by bis speech and hla personal bearing In Atlanta.
ROOSEVELT AND WALL STREET.
While the corporate gamblers and Wall street speculators are
shouting their denunciation of Mr. Roosevelt because of his splendid
fight for civic and commercial honesty, the sane and sound people of
the great money center are applauding the president and holding up
his hands.
Here, for Instance, Is The Wall Street Summary finding In recent
events "the most convincing evidence of the correctness of tho presi
dent's position on the true functions of government not alone In the
broad domain of politics, but as well In the higher realm of morals.” The
Summary asks the question;
"Will these critics ot tho president unloose a tempest of de
nunciation at the clearing bouse committee for its construc
tive but, nevertheless, drastic work within referred to? If not,
why not? The situation unearthed by that body revealed abuses
and Irregularities that tend to undermine confidence and
destroy business—tho very Identical vices against which Mr.
Roosevelt Is stirring the conscience of the nation! The com
mittee applied the exterminating treatment of Mr. Roosevelt aa
the remedy for tho diseased conditions
revealed to it, and the
stock r arket. mlrabile dlctu, promptly responds by showing a
returning strength. While it must be admitted that this Is duo
In part'to the covering by 'shorta.' the fact Is Insufficient to dis
parage the truth of thla happening; the Improvement springs
from the confidence born In the moral action of the committee,
and proves Irrefutably tho wisdom and propriety of tho presi
dent's position, and the ultimate benefit to the nation when
his views shall hare been translated Into laws."
In the final analysis the people are the government. It Is and
mint always he a reflex of their morals and opinions. This Mr. Roose
velt has emphasized repeatedly In hie desire to maintain liberty, hon
esty nnd virtue and to crush monopoly, corruption and vice. He holds
wisely that In the citizen's adaptation of hla conduct to Intellectually ac
cepted rules, to govern him In hla relations with the whole mass ot
his fellow-citizens, Is a principle of primary and vital Importance. Ho
holds that political conduct Rnd morals go hand In hand, and every
citizen of worth agrees with him.
THE COMMON SENSE WAR AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS.
Every day la adding something new In equipment nnd In Interest
to the warfare ot Science and humanity against the Great White
Plague.
Out of theory and warning, strong men are moving to vigorous
and deflnlto action everywhere, Organizations are being perfected,
literature distributed, government aid is being powerfully Invoked and
everywhere the country Is at least awakening with commendable ear
nestness to the necessity of action against this common enemy of us
all. Now, for Instance, in the region of Philadelphia, the mill workers
In Kensington, the greatest manufacturing district of America, will hear
this week the beginning of a course ot noonday cart-end addresses on
the best methods to prevent.and cure consumption. This Is the latest
and most advanced .development In the crusade against the Great White
Plague. The campaign will be made by the Kensington Free Dispen
sary for the treatment of tuberculosis together with the Kensington
branch of the Young Men's Christian Association. Dr. J. W. Irvin, su
perintendent of the night clinics In the free dispensary, and William
F. Burdick, field secretary ot tho Kensington Y. M. C. A., will make
dally noonday addresses from the back ot a wagon. They will drive
In rotation to the big plants In the manufacturing districts, making ad
dresses at 2 o'clock dally until all have been visited. Then they will
. turn around and go over the field Bgaln. The wagon will be fitted with
a traveling antl-tuhcrculosis exhibition by the aid ot which explanation
will bo made of the manner In which homes and shops may be kept free
from tuberculosis. Another part ot the exhibition will show how tho
consumptive, should be housed, fed, and protected against the danger
of Infection himself and Infection to others.
Among the startling truths that will be told by the speakers are
these;
Consumption costs the community of Philadelphia 120,000 a day or
)?,000,000 a year. Consumption Is easily preventlble by an unstinted use
of soap and water, and free admission Into homes and shops of fresh
air and sunlight. It Is easily curable in Its first and early stagea by
precaution against reinfection by the proper use of sputum cups and
proper nourishment and regular sanitary habits.
One-tenth of all the deathB la the United States and one-fourth
ot all deaths occurring between the ages of 20 and 40 years arc caused
by tuberculosis.
In this practical and vigorous way the great question ot preven
tion and cure will be brought home to the common intelligence of
the country, and we commend with all our hearts this practical war
fare to the people of Atlanta and of Georgia. Never until such practical
steps are taken will we be able to eradicate the disease from the homes
and living houses of the South. The lesson must be made plain. It
must l>e Impressed upon the public mind as vital and the treatment of
the disease must be drilled Into the minds of the people until we are
once more free In this republic of this fearful plague which destroys so
ruthlessly the life and hope ot our Southern homei.
ANOTHER GEORGIA WOMAN HAS WON HER WAY IN
LITERATURE.
“Lafayette" McLaws, the author of "The Welding," an Important
new American novel dealing with the welding of the nation after civil
strife, Is an experienced writer whose Southern training and affiliations
have afforded rather unusual opportunities for the study of conditions In
that section.
Lafayette McLaws Is the daughter of General Lafayette McLaws of
Georgia and a native of Augusta. Her mother was Mins Taylor, of Lex
ington, Ky„ a niece of Zachary Taylor. After the death of her parents,
Miss McLaws resided with the late Mrs. Jefferson Davis In New York
city, who looked upon her aa her ward. Those who recall that tho
first wife of Jefferson Davis was the daughter of Zachary Taylor, and
know of the devotion of the second Mrs. Davis to her husband’s mem
ory, will readily understand why the latter would take a special Interest
In this Southern author. "The Welding" Is published by Little. Brown
& Co., Boston. Miss McLaws' previous novels Include "When the Land
Was Young” and "Maid of Athens."
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian here record* each day
•ome economic fact In reference to
the onward progress of the South.
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
The Catawba Cotton mill*, of Newton, N. C„ has awarded contract to the West*
(nghotisc Electric and Manufacturing Company, ot Flttaharg, Fa., for 275-horsepower
• - * ' * The Manufac-
jiower from the Southern
Tho Ridgeway Cotton mills, or Newton, w. u„ nas flsemea to use eiecincity
for motive power, consuming about 150 horsepower, which will be purchased from
the local transmission of the Soul hern. Power Company, of Charlotte. N. C. As
■ • company will build a
P. Wlln n m.y*of Bariinnab’,’Oa’ fs presidenV."'"
■“ ** for its turpentine,
have been
the prop*
which J.
apany. Of „—... _ ...
of. It Is understood that the purchasers
_____ ins, after which It will be converted Into
lumlier. ffie purchase prk-e for the property Is stated at $800,000.
In August, The Manufacturers’ Record reported the Incorporation of the
Bkyland Hosiery Company, of Flat Rock, N. C. It can now bo stated that the
company hTs n capital stock of $3*3.000, with $150,000 paid In, nnd will build a
• * # •—•Terr.
plant for the manufacture of hosiery.
CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STREETS.
F OR over twenty-seven years the Maddox-Ruck-
er Banking Company has enjoyed uniform pat
ronage and prosperity. The efficient service it ren-
.1 _ maI.'/i*# /vf libAnoliftr to 1 TY1
ders its clientele, its policy of liberality to legitimate
enterprises, combined with conservatism in the plac
ing of its funds, has inspired confidence
THE MOTOR AGE
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
O NE of the most foolish methods of
wasting vitality Is to oppose and
criticise the material product* of
this age of iuvention.
Many yenrs ago, when the first railroad
was proposed lu the state of Connecticut,
a congregation of huslnrsg men met to nr*
rent this “enemy to pence and prosperft;
front spoiling tho land. Farmers, stn
drivers nnd other citizens united In
PRESS CONGRATULATES
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES
IIIMOMHHI
Perhaps no Journalistic change that haa
occurred within the South for many years
has attracted wider attention, nnd aroused
more genuine regret, than the departure
of John Tempi* Grave* from Atlanta. First
nnd foremost of Dixie’s greut orators and
writers, hla going leavee a void which
can not be filled, and that le saying much
in a land where orators nnd wrltt
merit are aa thick a*
are na thick as bees. —
endeared himself to the people among whom
* • -tr ft
he lived and worked for thirty years be
cause he breathed their Joys and sorrows,
own personal aggrandisement,
..... ._ —Hind that they and their coun
try might advance and be glorious. HI*
was a pen that farrowed bumau hearts.
When he es|H>used « cause, he did not
vJJli/y with vulgar pen those who opposed
him. By dignity and courtesy, he accom
plished what coarseness nnd vituperation
failed to bring about.. Ills spirit of for
giveness was largo, %ud he was always
ready to alinke the band that struck him.
We write of John Temple Ornves In the
pist tense, not that he Is dead, but for
the reason that we regard his departure
for New York ns n loss which the South
land can not replace. . . . The henrts
with the same Interest and devotion as
wns accorded him in the land which “knows
him best and lovea him mo*t.’’-Ashevlllc
Citizen.
»*, editor of .The, At*
of Ihe most gifted
age and a Southern
John Temple Graves,
lnnta Georgian, one <
public orators of the ago
C entlefnan of the moat pronounced type,
aa accepted the position of chief editorial
Mt.lla. nt ll.in..Pa Vna' Ynptr A meerlniin
writer of Hearst's New York American.
. . . Tho offer of the Position to him
Is a high compliment ana Southern peo-
. i - — — --- —
ile will accept It ns such. The South
tame time that
with John Temple Grave* nt tho helm of
one of the greatest newspaper* of the
__ the greatest newspapers of the
metropolis this section will always be va
liantly defended ami fairly represented.-
Greenvlllo (8. C.) News.
ance of an offer . _.. —
ffearst to take editorial charge ot the New
York American will doubtless l»e noted with
considerable regret by the South, where, os
editor of The Atlanta Georgian, he has done
up with reluctance must nnd a n
consolntlon In hla parting words. Hays Mr.
I hare accepted, chiefly, becauae of the
Houth, * aud mankind
;etiere!. The American la Mr. Hearst's
’oremost nnd most serious natter. I feel ns*
d, therefore, of bis full aud *
sured, therefore.
mission In speaking whenever the occasion
may arise for the t^lory and advancement of
—nnd they are very many, im
the Sou
deed—vi
otherwise, he Is as staunch and trne aa any
man In all tho world where hla friendships
are concerned; ami ho Is outspoken and
honest In whnt he says.
In editorial utterances and opinions, the
Atlanta paper he now edlta, as well ns the
old Atlanta News, of which he was ter a
long time editor. have been markedly
llearsteeque. He hns persistently and con*
slstently bold to the same opinions and
Ideals as those of Mr. llenrst—or the other
way around, as you please. It Is not sur*
prising that Mr. II< * -*-—•- •-— —
Mr. Or
Mr. Grave* In the Imsom of his newapaper
family. Undoubtedly be haa the rhetorical
genlna necessary to dress the American poli
cies In most pleasing colors.
The selection nppears to Tho Washington
.. .. - - * d we con*
IT
Graves’ decision to leave Georgia for
position of editor-in-chief of the New York
American la received with deep regret by
thousands of bis renders all over the state
who have grown to love him through his
writings and by his friends all over the
South. The state press has lost, for the
nvuui. inf amir un« iuii. iw
time, one of Its most brilliant and forceful
writers, who was ever fearless In his de
nunciation of wrong, and who alwaya «*hpm*
plotted the truth ns he saw It. Even thoae
who did not always aarei* with his policies
could not but admire the honesty and cour
age of the writer. Georgia gives Mr. Graves
up with deep regret, tempered by the knowl
edge that he goes where he can "llluatrntp
Georgia” In h wider field of usefulness,
where those who eotne tinder the Influence
of his pen will be multiplied by thousands
anil bis opp4trtuulty to do good will be
greatly Increased. Mr. Graves Is one of the
most brilliant, ns he is one of the most
fearless, of Georgia's living sons, and the
It Is a distinguished compliment to the
abilities of t'olonel John Temple Graves
that be has Ihh»ii called to New York to
wilt Mr. Hearst's morning newspsjper. Hay
' *“ ” ‘is is a good
whnt you will of Mr. llenrst, be fs a good
Judge of newspaper talent, nnd. although
he and Mr. Graves are personal friends, bo
W9P& -
Id never have i-hos-n the Georgia writer
prealdc over the editorial columns of his
..jdlng newspaper unless he had satiafled
himself that his rrieml was qualified for the
VVt» doubt uot that Editor Graves will
make good, but it remains to lie seen
whether no wtit find a congenial atmos
phere in the editorial rooms of Tho Ainer-
Jean and In the city- of New York. Henry
Grady once took np his rosldeuce Id Goth
am. but he did uot remain. The secret
of his departure was subsequently revealed
hj him to Editor Daniels, of The Italelgh
woman stood at her door looking on. Mr.
Grady aeked of her several questions con
cerning the child's death, and tho woman
finally replied, with aome show of Irrita
tion:
“I'm sure I Uo not know; It's no con
of/mine.”
From that moment, Mr. Grady determined
to shake the dust of Gotham from his feet.
“I resolved then and there,” said he,
“that I would make my home In no city
where the death of a child was no con
cern of the neighbors.”—Richmond Times-
Dispatch.
Rome feels a sense of proprietorship over
John Templo Graves, we are Justified In
expressing more than ordinary regret at his
coming removal to New York. Rome was
.... Incident io his superior manhood.
We linve had optmrtunlty to find that his
expressions of universal love for inan and
for his home are the genuine outpourings
more
quality that Is the
tnrarlat/ly respected them aa hla convictions,
lie is not a man who thluks nloug the
shop-worn paths. The verr freshness and
vigor of bis Ideas has served as salt to Geor
gia Journalism,
that he will In no wise forget the red hills
forgei ■■■
of Georgin, not one of them from the
... • • of Me*
mountains of Murray to the marshes
Intosh. In his new center at New York his
field will ho the nation, rather than the
nnd will still receive Its well-merited atten
tion at the bands of the man who lores Its
merits.
That Mr.:Grave* will l»e a most valuablo
.... ._ uot to be questioned.
It Is not a question ns to whether he will
"tiiftlcn i*ikwI. lull «• tn hnw Ifift-o flits nlnnn
make good, but as to how largo the place
enn l>o made to nccomtn<Hlate hla Increasing
usefulness. The audience to which Mr.
Graves can now nnpeul will he 7.000,000 per
day larger thnn It has ever heretofore been.
Rut The Georgian will continue to exert
Its usefulness In Georgia affairs. Mr. Heely
by a greed for (tain. As the people of
Georgia nre given greater opportunity of
acquaintance with Mr. Heely through his
, . igh 1
columns they will increasingly find him
good man nud true.
Ills brethren of the press will Indeed ac
cept “the breath of parting" of Mr. Graves
na a benediction, ami their regard for him
should be a balm for any pricks that may
beset him In his new home.—Rome lleralu.
Everybody congratulates John Temple
ning - **" -
Graves ujmn getting n $15,000 salary with n
position ns Important ns the editorial chief*
talushlp of the chief of Hcnrst's morning
minds, nnd that It meant the destruction
of happiness nnd comfort nnd success for
the majority of land owners and business
men In the commiiult.r.
There are people who talk precisely In
this manner today about the new invention,
the automobile, which hna Incensed a large
class of cltixens whose minds run along
well-worn grooves nnd who are unable to
take a wide, comprehensive, view of the
ways of progress.
Unwise Conservatism.
I have heard three excellent women, of
culture and education, express disgust for
the automobile nnd speak of It as a symbol
of the “new rich,” the “vulgarians,’’ who
the “dear, old, quiet,
true aristocracy.”
Of course these ladles nro entitled to
their Individual views, nnd they bnvo been
Irritated nnd aunoyed undoubtedly by many
reckless, selfish and unrefined people who
ride In automobiles. Yet their wholesale
and violent disapproval of that wonderful
vehicle places them on a par with the good
but unwise cltlxeus who undertook the de
struction of tho railroad system In New
lisappi-oval. It Is an unfailing sign of the
.. — an unfortunate fact that a great
many human beings grow censorious aud
unsympathetic toward the changing fnsh-
lous of the world as they pass Into middle
life.
Enemies of Progress.
They measure all things by tho standards
which existed In their youth, and they con
demn all other standards as false and vul
gar.
In every decade such people exist—they
onposed tho substitution of sperm oil for
tho candle; they were disgusted when pe
troleum relegated the sperm oil lamp to
the garret of the past; they wept over the
* of gos fixtures In street and home.
.Jcpkohe wns violently fought by
them until Its use became nr ** ** ~
necessity ns the table cloth
nigh
_ lch of a
hair mat-
forces In opposing the automobile.
Yet this vehicle Is n great step In tho ev
olution of the human face toward better
conditions.
The bicycle was the first Invention which
offered thousands of household drudges an
open door to ‘pleasure and health nnd so
cial relations with their kind.
The wheel hns saved many a country
womnn In Isolated regions from melancholia
and Invalidism, hy giving her menus of ex-
i*rclse. outdoor pleasure nud sociability, ob
tained only by locomotion, nnd which the
over-worked fnuilly horse could not bestow.
The automtble has come to bring hu
man beings Into closer relations with one
another; to give thousands of mon aud
women the opportunity for travel and sight-
seeing which they could never hope to en-
Joy By the slower nnd more expensive
methods of railroads and hotels ona to re
lieve the awful burdens placed upon the
hacks of suffering animals.
Future of the Automobile.
The automobile will Increase In comfort
and utility and dfareaae In price with each
year, nnd n larger clnaa of Individuals wilt
I>o enabled to enjoy Its pleasures and bene
fits.
The writer of this article does not own
nn automobile, but she has been fortunate
the thoui
here Is where the real blessing of the
vehlclq lies—it enables Its possessor to give
large pleasures and benefits to scores of
Inspiring scenery
hone to see otherwise.
All ball to the motor car. May It grow
In variety and numbers nnd decrease lit
price until the whole world Is speeding on
Its^ rubber tires.
You who do not desire to class yoursetvek
with the aging grumblers of earth, ceaso
your useless nnd foolish condemnation of
this, one of the greatest material blessings
which progress has bestowed on man.
If you can afford one, buy a motor car
and take tired people who nre growing
rusty ftom monotony on IteantlfuF drives
Into remote country place*, and learn what
a delight and blesslug tho automobile cud
us farmer. The negro who llred with
him that year moved to the Adams place.
The negro only made four bales of cotton,
but ^ the Adams boys thought be ougl
to have cleared money after paying for
supplies nnd guano. They came to Kfob's
house several times. Finally he turned over
Ills books to them to look over for satis
faction, and told them that the negro owed
him, but he never expected to get the
money, ns he Intended leaving In n few
days tot aoutheast Georgia, where he ex
pected to enter tho mercantile business.
to leave, his
down toward
by. The next
Kff tile time he expected to leuve, his
mules got out and strayed down toward
Mr. Adams’, who lived ucnr r —
all over them. It wns told Klnh
Adams boys had shot them. Klnh remark
ed that any man, who would shoot a good
honn Adams, who wns ne„. ......
shot his mules the night before. Calhoun
replied to him with very abusive language,
whereupon Klnh slapped him. Then tStl-
boun left and went to a saw mill nlmvt
3 miles nw*ny, where his brother, Uob| t
Adams, wns nt work. He railed him off,
nnd Robert quit work and left, nnd was
naked tho question whnt wns the matter.
He replied that Calhoun anti Klnh Jones
had had some trouble nt Hplvey & Greg
ory’s store. Roth left the saw mill togetfi-
short
papers, ... It Is announced that llenrst
wants to nationalize The American, Hint
to help the Houth, and selected Graves as
the best piece of material nud best agent
avnRuble for the execution of this pur
pose.
It. ni
The purpose Itself docs llenrst cred-
be made up his mind to have Colonel
Graves In particular. That Graves once
declined the proffer Is erldcnce euough that
ambition alone did not take him from his
own part of the couutry, that section ou
which he has done his part to shell the
luster of Individual fame In return for the
Inspiration* furnished him along many lines
of Intellectual activity, nnd what the pub
lic knows of the two men would seem.
In the light of Mr. Hearst's avowed Inten
tion.
to constitute u happy augury for
them, for their croft aud for the Ameri
can public, so far as any oue newspaper
cuu be a great public factor.—l’ensacola
Journal.
jrgtana wlU he unanimous In regretting
lepartare of Hon. John Temple Grave*
this state, but at the same time will
Gcorgtana wlU
the de| * ^ *
from
rejoice In the splendid promotion nud wide
opportunities that his new nosdtlou as ed
itor of Hearst's American will open to hlin.
Mr. Graves Is one of Georgia’s moat Writ-
enn he
Hon readers, and the power of the position
can scarcely be overestimated. We expect
to see The Ainerlcnn, and all the rest of
the Hearst pnbllcntlons, under the leaven
of sanity and sunshine that Mr. Graves
will take with them. The Atlanta Georgian
will miss him, of conrse. hut Mr. Heely Is
a man In whom the people of the # state
will continue.—Thomasvllle Tlmes-Enter-
J. F. GREGORY GIVES VERSION
OF THE ADAM8-JONES CASE.
News and Oliserver. Ile related that as
he stood at his front door one morning be
saw a whit* hearse standing near by,
and finally saw a little white coffin brought
out of a nelghliorliig bouse by the hirelings
of tho undertaker. It was followed by a
tunn ami a woman, supposed to l»e the
child's parents, bnt by them only. Another
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Will you please grant me space In your
columns to bring to light a few plain truths
In regard to the Adams-Jones case,
might appear that I am too stow, but the
rn«*e Is not to the swift nor the battle to
the strong. Patience Is n becoming virtue,
and when waiting she Is perfect. After
reading so. many senaatiena! stories In re
gard to this matter, one Is ready to ext
claim: What menus all of this? Even every
simple-minded man knows there are two
sides to everything under the sun. Not a
moment was lost trying to degrade the
Jones I toys. Not only the hoy*, but some
brutal person lied on their mother, telling
that she. to nse a familiar expression, bad
a hand In It. The only thing she said
the store, taking hla stand lu the door, with
his left shoulder ngniust the door facing
nnd his right hnmi on Ids hip picket. A
few* minutes later, Calhoun walked In and
massed Klnh. who was sitting on the conn,
er, and walked on to the scales. But be
fore Calhoun got to tho store he Rsknl
Frank Gregory If Klnh Jones wns still In
the store. Robert rcmnrkcd to Klnh, “They
tell u bad tale on yon,” referring to the
trouble between Calhoun nnd Klnh that
morning. Klnh began to explain, In a
friendly manner, when Calhoun culled him
n d—d llnr, aud Klnh made a move to get
off the counter, when Rolwrt fired three
shots nt him. lie would have struck lilm In
the back of tho bend If the first shot had
not missed him. Before he could turn
around, the second shot struck him In the
teimde nnd the third In the cheek, Kloh
falling from the counter nnd expiring In a
few minutes.
The witnesses are yet living, and can
testify how the killing occurred, so It is no
use for the newspapers to misrepresent It.
ns has been done iK'fore. The newspapers
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
AND
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Army Order..
Wnthlngtoii, Oct. 8S.-F!r»t Lieutenant
Denjnmln Stnrk, rblllyplno Scant., honor-
«hly df»ch,rg»d from the sendee of the
I'nttwl Stntee tiy ren ton of pbretcnl illeaMI-
It, November 1. First I.leutennnt Qourer-
ncurFucker, Flret Infantry, from Flntn-
burg bnrmek, to Vancouver Imrrneki. Flr.t
I.leutennnt Kiln-In J. Nowlin. Flret Infantry,
to \aneourer bnrrarke.
Navy Order*.
Captain W. H. H. Sutherland, detached
lioerd of Inepcctloii and «urrey. tVaahlng-
ton, to command Now Jereey. Captain \V.
W. Kimball, detached New Jereey. to duty
tie member naval examining board, \Vn«h-
button. Lieutenant Commander E. 8. Kel-
b'ltK. detached Keafnargp, home to await
orders.
Lieutenant Commander W. Era ns. detach
ed navy department, to Pennsylvania; Lieu
tenant Commander J. V. Chase, detached
unvnl torpedo station, Newport, to Ksar-
snrg<v; Lieutenant K. II. Delaney, from
Brooklyn to navy yard. New York, duty In
connection with fitting out Panther. En
sign O. Hill, to duty ns assistant Inspec
tor of ordnance, E. W. Bliss Company,
Brooklyn.
Movements of Vassal*.
Arrived—Ootolier 22, Marietta at Key
West; Milwaukee nt Mogdaleua bay; Leon
idas at Portsmouth. N. II.
Hiilled—Oetolier 22, Nina from Newport
and Hercules from Norfolk to dostroy
wreck- October 23, Justin from Guam for
Honolulu.
account of business reverse-. __
threatened the lives of people hceouse. of
tho loss of bis property—all of which Is un
true. It Is true that Klnh wns incutnlly
unbalanced when ho first went to the satif-
tnriuni. But the much lamented Hr. Pow
ell pronounced It nervous prostration,
caused from over work. When Klnh left
the sanitarium. Dr. Powell sent for hliu to
go Into his office, lie gavo him a talk,
mlvlsliig him to go home uud take liettcr
care of hlinself. and uot to w*ork too hard;
that his health would he worth more to
him than money. He pronounced him
sound nnd well, and he remained so until
he was klUe«L I bn*> a better right to
know these things, ns he wns nt my store
twice every dny, going to and from Ills
farms.
Kotiert Adams was tried, anil not even
A trim bill wns found against him. He was
not content to atny on the place where he
wns living when ho killed Klah Jones,
which wiis alK>nt 4 miles away,* but moved
to the closest place he could possibly get
Now comes the Inst case:
Porter Jones, n brother of Klah, was In
the mercantile business, nnd was out col
lecting. Going along the road, he saw ..
man In the fiidd plowing whom he thought
was Paul Wells, a colored man. He start-
him. Before he got
A Conscientious Workman.
Strong-Arm Tiui la employed In carry
ing bricks on.to a barge. Ills strength I*
-- •— ••eeepu. 1118
-y kfvaj that his boss keeps Increasing
...» in, M..M. iiMimy IUD gnng plni
breaks and laiuls rim and his bricks m
the water. Tim rapidly sinks, but pres-
**”f.'Y comes to the surface and shouts out,
Throw me u rope there, you spalpeens,
While his companions are searching frnn*
fit* .. —» —«— to —
Ileally for n rope, Tim eotne* to me sur
face a second time nnd hollow* out, “Here
there rouse loafers, If ye don’t throw me i
ropo I || b# after drnppin’ some of the*
here brick*!"—The Circle.
A Human Biped.
"Jnstln, there’s a man down hers with
a bill,” called Mrs. Wyss to her husband.
"Gee wills! Lot’s go down nnd see him,
P°P, ’ exclaimed young Austin Wyss excited
ly. “He must he a blrd.’’-The Circle.
Robert Adams, nnd turned to leave thi
field, when Robert Adams spoke and nskt
It III'. U'hl’ etlfln*. tin. I.elna klm enn..
... . "hr. ho bring him some
Jh*{ L' 1 ,u .l._ h .Unrter replb
mini who hnd killed his brother. Adams
picked up some rocks nml started on a
run tmvnrd Porter, hurling the rocks at
him. when Porter began firing nt him.
Robert Adams claimed that Albert Jon«w
did the shooting. Bnt All»ert (nicknamed In
childhood “Quid") was three-quarters of a
tulle nway. going to his field to work. With
him was a white boy 1$ years old, a negro
woman and a negro girl 10 years old, all
of whom swore to the Identical place they
wen when they first heard the shooting.
! can u.q see how twelve men supposed
to i»c Intelligent men can find n man guilty
under such evidence. J. F. GREGORY.
Kutnuton. tja.
BANK FAILURES
.1 K* re .K no L U u n . Uke eywl.ht. They both can be avert*
ed by the right precautionary mtnsurru. A uell-fltteil pair of
glasses now will have earned you Incalculable returns In your
old age.
A. K. HAWKES CO.
Scientific Opticians
V Whitehall .nt! 12S Peachtree (Candler Building).
won that she honed ns much kindness would
be shown her hoys ns was shown Itobertl
Adams when he killed her tn»y. Bevetr.!
years ago, Klah Jones waa nn hon»»t. pro.-.
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