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TIIF ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
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Atlanta. G«.. under set of congress of March l l*7t~
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THE GEORGIAN COMES TO
GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE
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Tie wisdom to beware
And better shun the bait than atruggle In the ansre.
—DRYDEN.
Give Us the Juvenile Courts.
The adoption by the lower house of the general as
sembly of the Child Labor bill lends additional Interest
and Importance to the pending measure establishing Ju
venlle courts and probation offlcers throughout the state.
This bill, which was drawn up by Mr. James L. An
derson of this city, has been prepared after carefully
studying probation work throughout the country, and
embodies all the best features that experts could sug
gest
Under the provision of this bill, children under Id
years of age are not In any way or under any circum
stances to be herded with adult criminals, and every
safeguard Is to be thrown around them to protect them
from contaminating Influences of every kind.
Where dependent or delinquent children are found,
steps will be taken to bring them before the court of
ordinary, which, by the provisions of this bill, becomes a
juvenile court, and they are to be placed In charge of
probation offlcers, duly appointed for the respective coun
ties.
These juvenile courts will have large discretionary
powers and will act upon the ancient maxim of law 1 that
the state stands In the place of the parent where such
parents are either dead or not qualified to exercise prop
er parental care.
One notable feature of this measure Is a provision
that parents, guardians or any others who by neglect
or encouragement are responsible for the delinquencies
of children, shall be severely punished. Boys and girls
of tender years afe to be rescued by the orderly process
of the law from vicious environments and placed fn suit
able institutions of protection and education, and those
who should have been responsible for their proper educa
tion are to be punished as for a misdemeanor.
This Is no new and untried experiment The Juve
nile court idea is spreading rapidly over the entire coun
try and now exists In forty cities scattered throughout
twenty-two states. It Is maintained in Canada, In Eng
land and In Australia, and whorever the Idea has been
carried out. It has been found to work satisfactorily.
It Is shown that the juvenile court methods are
saner, more scientific, more humane and more Christian
than the Inexorable and undlscrlmlnatlng system of the
law as It now exists. Such great cities as New York,
Chicago, Baltimore and Denver have operated these
courts for such length of time that they have passed
far beyond the experimental stage.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey, of Denver, who Is one of
the leading spirits In tha general movement, declares
that the juvenile court methods have already saved
the state of Colorado $G0Q,000. He testifies that this
plan rescues from a career of crime 95 per cent of the
children with whom It deals.'
It Is only jnst that a share of the responsibility for
juvenile delinquents should be thrown upon the negli
gent parent or guardian, and It Is this feature of the
present bill which particularly commands It.
The principle of suspended sentence, that Is, a sen
tence of court not carried oat except under a second de
linquency, Is a strong Incentive to children without par
ent or guardian to behave better In the future. It Is an
anomaly, and Indeed a miserable shame, that children of
tender years should be contaminated with the presence of
hardened criminals, where, Instead of amending their
lives, they really become apt pupils In the more expert
knowledge of crime. Under the provisions of this bill
there will be no such contact or contamination, from
the first peccadillo of the wayward child until he Is final
ly reformed or else, showing signs of hopeless depravity,
Is tamed over to the sterner hands of the law, but he
will be segregated from the professional criminal whose
.Influence necessarily would be to confirm whatever ten
dencies toward wrong doing might be latent In his na
ture.
This measure carries forward the work of reform
in behalf of the children'of Georgia which the Child La
bor bill has begun, and we feel sure that It will 'commend
Itself to the approval of the good people of the state.
Local Meat Investigation.
Tbe action of council In appointing a special com
mittee to look Into tbe matter of meat Inspection In tbe |
city, and to Investigate the slaughter houses which fur
nish this commodity for consumption to the people of
Atlanta, will meet with the general Indorsement of the
people.
This Is a matter of vital importance to the citizens
of Atlanta. That there have been at least a few In
stances of flagrant violations of sanitary laws has been
made evident by data furnished by The Georgian, and It
may well be assumed that If this has been true In a few
special Instances there have'been other cases which have
not como to light. The whole country ban been aroused
by the recent packing house disclosures,and even after all
the fuas and feathers Is over it still romalns certain that
there was a condition which called for tha most prompt
and drastic reforms. The' agitation set on foot by tbe
Chicago disclosures extended to tbe smaller plants scat
tered throughout tbe country and It was discovered
that so far from Chicago being the solo offender there
were other Instances differing only In degree from
them.
All this has set the Intelligent portion of the country
to thinking. There Is no occasion to become hysterical
over the matter, but revelations right here in and
around Atlanta go to show that this Investigation Is
timely and necessary. If It should develop that diseased
cattle are butchered and sold to the people of this city,
prompt and efficient steps should be' taken to en'd It bo-
fora the conditions become any worse.
We cannot claim to be experts on the subject, of
course, but If It should develop tbat It Is necessary to
organise a central* abattoir In the city, where the work
of preparing meat for market can be kept under direct
supervision by the city authorities and all cattle can be
Inspected before they are killed, by ail means let this be
done.
HThe members of council can depend upon It that
the people In general will stand squarely behind them
in any steps they may take to Insure pure and whole
some meats and all other commodities, and the present
official Investigation' comes In response to a definite
and emphatic public sentiment.
It. matters not who may be affected by the Inves
tigation. The life and health of the community Is of
paramount importance. The present Investigation
should therefore bo of the most-far-rsachlng and search
ing character. It Is one of the most vital questions of
the hour.
NIECE OF M'KIN LEY WEDS
ATLANTAN A1 DES MOINES
The news comes that Mr. Rockefeller Is practicing
with the bow and arrow. That was about all he neoded
for the past of Robin Hood.
The Railroad Changes.
The announcement that Mr. Brooks Morgan has re
signed his position as assistant general passenger agent,
with offices In Atlanta, and that bis resignation will pos
sibly entail tbe transfer of Mr. J. C. Beam to 8t. Louis,
will carry general regret to the people of Atlanta and to
this section of the state. Mr. Morgan and Mr. Beam
have been located In Atlanta for so many years that they
were looked upon as fixtures In the local railroad world
and it will be difficult to realise that their familiar faces
are to disappear from the old haunts.
It Is definitely announced that Mr. Morgan will re
sign, but will remain In Atlanta as a member of one of
the largest manufacturing concerns In the state. While
bis friends in railroad circles will greatly miss him. It
Is' a source of much satisfaction that he is to remain
here, and he will receive a hearty welcome In the new
line or work he has undertaken. Tbat he will make a
success of hiq venture goes without saytng, for the same
qualities of'mind and heart which have carried him tor-
ward In the railroad world will stand him In excellent
stead In whatever he may undertake.
It would be a matter of the deepest regret If Atlanta
xhould lose Mr. Beam. He Is one of the most efficient
and popular members of the cinder colony and numbers
his devoted friends by the hundreds. While his trans
fer would be In the nature of a deserved promotion, the
general regret would be none the less keen, and the
community would look forward to his return with undt-
mlnlshcd pleasure.
Governor Terrell’s “Mistake.”
“You meet In the midst of continued and in
creasing prosperity," said Governor Terrell In his
message to the legislature of Georgia. "Material
blessings have abounded during the past year. Im
mense crops and good prices have rewarded the tiller
of the soil. Opportunities for labor and good wages
have rejoiced the heart of the workingmen. Fewer
mortgages have been given and more money has
been deposited by tho farmer la the banks than this
generation has ever before known, and on every
hand appear evidences that the people are happy
and contented."
Strange that the governor of the Empire State of
the South should have failed to learn-from Demo
cratic journals In the North tbat the country la go
ing straight to tbe dogs, that prosperity Is only In
seeming and not in reality and that the only way of
oscapo Is by sending our money abroad to buy things
on a cheaper basis than American workmen produce
them. True, that meaqs the stoppage of work and
wages for hundreds of thousands, but a little thing
like that never touches the argument of the free
trader.
According to Democratic notions there was nev
er so huge a case of self-deception as the United
States presonts today. The entire country reports
such a tide of prosperity as the world has not known
from the day of the first Adam In Eden to the last
Adam In Buffalo. Buying and selling and getting
gain go on Into figures of value counting up Into
scores of billions and the banks are bursting with the
accumulations of Industry. But It Is all a hollow
mockery to those who harp day by day on the rise In
prices as an absorbent of all gains, and who insist
that the only real Increase Is In paper credits liable
any day to go the good old Democnpttc way of de
struction.
Call on some of your Democratic friends In news
paper offices In the North, Governor Terrell, and let
them herenfter write your messages to save you
from the absurd mistake of supposing that we are a
happy and contented people enjoying a prosperity
that makes a new high record In world history.—
Buffalo News.
No Democratic ryswspaper, either North or South,
believes that the country Is "going to the dogs.” ' On the
contrary, we are willing to concede that we are enjoying
a period of unprecedented prosperity.
But the difficulty Is that the tnists and combines,
created and nurtured by Republican protection, are get
ting the lion's share of this prosperity. When commod
ities are shipped abroad and sold at a smaller price than
they are sold In the open markets of this country, and
"Infant" Industries, which have arrived at a lustthood so
great tbat they lay hold upon the very machinery of tbe /
government, are still coddled and pap-fed by a parental
government. It Is high time for the Democrats to rise In
protest, both North and South.
Sir Alfred Harmsworth recently made the droll re
mark that.England was "too stupid" to organise trusts
and combines. She Is contont to run along with a sys
tem of free trade which makes such combines practically
Impossible. 8he even repudiates any such entering
wedge as Mr. Chamberlain's preferential tariff for the
benefit of the British colonies.
Poor "stupid” old England!
There were giants In the days when the present eco
nomic policy of Great Britain was* framed, and the Eng
lishman of today knows It full well. He Is content to let
well enough alone.
But aside from all this, the Democratic newspapers.
North and South, have been protesting, not that the
country was going to the bow-wows, but that fraud and
corruption stalked In, high places under the protection of
the vast combinations of capital which a high tariff
has made possible. It was against this fraud and cor
ruption that the Democrats have been protesting, and it
It will do The Buffalo News any good tP know It, the
Democrats will continue to protest and to agitate until
tbe work of reform has gone all along the line.
Wo are grateful for the tardy legislation which has
been enacted by tho first session of the Fifty-ninth con
gress. We are grateful for the prosecutions which have
driven the trusts to raver. *
This latter could have been done under laws which
have existed ever since the Sherman anti-trust act, if
the Republican party had seriously desired to do so.
It was only an aroused public sentiment, brought about
by Democratic teachings gnd Democratic agitations. In
platforms and on the stump, which has brought us thus
far out of the wilderness, and notwithstanding the fact
tbat the G. O. P. "caught the Democrats In swimming and
ran away with tbelr clothes,” the sentiment of the coun
try is In favor of restoring to* power the real party of
reform, that present measures may bo ,0acried out and
others quite as necessary may be adopted.
Father of Capt.Heidt,
the Bridegroom, to
Perform Ceremony.
CAPTAIN GRAYSON V. HEIDT. MISS GRACE HOWE M'KINLEY.
THOD HAMMOND'S
SPEECH TO STATE
BAR ASSOCIATION
By J. Widtman
i Spring,,
Lee.
By Private Leased Wire.
DesMolneS, Iowa. July 18.—'The mar
riage of Mlii Grace Howe McKinley,
niece of the lat* President William Mc
Kinley, to Captain Grayson Vlllard
Hetdt, of tbe Eleventh cavalry, will be
solemnised at -Fort DesMolnea this
evening.
The marriage will be the culmination
of a romance which tells tbe story of
a young glrl'a renunciation of a social
career as practical mistress of the
white house, In order that ahe might
become a school teacher. While a
student at Mount Holyoke College, Miss
McKinley visited the white house. Her
uncle, president McKinley, urged her to
remain and share the social responsi
bilities of the family.
Miss McKinley remained one year.
after which her ambition to prepare
for a teacher’s life took her back to
school, where she graduated. During
her year at Washington Miss McKin
ley met Captain Heldt. When Miss
McKinley's brother. Captain James Mc
Kinley, was ordered to the Philippines,
she Insisted upon going and there en
ter tbe ranks of the Island teachers.
Meanwhile Captain Heldt had also been
traneferred to the Philippines.
Beneath the tropical trees of the
Philippine lalands the young people met
again and tbe troth was plighted to be
solemnised later on back In their native
land. Captain Heldt Is a graduate of
West Point, class of 1880.
The wedding tonight will be a bril
liant affair. The ceremony will be per
formed by the Rev. Dr. John Heldt, the
groom's father, of Atlanta, Ga.
SOUTH’S GROWTH AND PROGRESS
CONDITIONS IN SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS
From The Hoiton Herald.
An unusually valuable account of ^ondl*
tlone In the Southern cotton mllla/ espe
cially ae regards the employment of chil
dren, has been prepared by ‘Mina Gertrude
Beeks, secretary of tbe welfare depart
ment of the National Civic Federation.
Her report will be a feature of the num
ber of The Review published by the fed
eration tbat will be Issued next week.
Front advance sheeta that have been oent
to Tbe Herald; tome of the Important
point! of the .report can be preeented. The
report In full would fill more than a Her
ald page. Of Mina Beek«* qualifications
for writing on the subject, Charles M.
Easley, chairman of the executive council
of the federation, aayi:
“Probably no other woman In thta coun
try hia had aa wide practical experience In
dealing with all pliasea of tha problem*
connected with the employment of labor
and provlalou for Its well-being in stores,
mills, factories, mines, on railroads, and,
In fact, whersver labor la employed."
Therefore, there Is reason for assurance
that ahe understands how to make sn In
telllcent It
posed upon,
what ahe discovered.
Tbe following are the particular sub-
; ects Investigated: Conditions under which
he operatives work; homes of operatives:
education of children? recreation; hours of
work, and child labor. All these are sub
jects which have been much discussed,
and with great variety of opinion. They
are Important In sn economical sense, on
account of their bearing on the relative
cost of manufacturing cotton cloth st the
North and tbe Houth, and In a humanitarian
sense, especially on nccount of the em
ployment of child labor. After carefully
reading the whole report of Miss Beeks,
the Impression miwle It that her purpose lr
to be truthful and fair, and that she hai
been at much patas to ascertain the pre
cise conditions prevailing In tbe Southern
eotton factories. Her report does uot con
firm tbe extreme stories that have been
used ns general facts In tbe bested dis
cussions that have been had before leg*
Intire committees and other bodies coni
vlsitallt
_____ i plants l_
spected were in South Carolina; but a few
were In Georgia and Alabama.
As to the mills themselves, they
usually well lighted and ventilated, heated
In winter aud cooled In suifimer. The only
points of criticism relative to negligence
In providing for the comfort of the em
ployees In the mill* are “lied ventilation,
poor Janitor service In connection with
toilet arrangements and lack of elsvator
service."
pii to iw lor idc luugi umv»
She describes particularly some of
ntires' villages. They are not model vil
lages In all respects, but they were much
better than she bad been led to expect,
[n the village universally regarded as the
nn not* honestly be claimed that
“ tbe operatives are “
se of the Inmates
our great cities."
by the proprietors for social assemblies
nml i«*r recreation. * The mountaineers,
when they first come to work, have relig
ious scruples against dancing. They worn
sixty-six hours per week. At tbelr own
request tbe time Is so divided that they
work twelve boars a day for five days. In
order to get Saturday afternoon out of the
mill. Owing to the long hours, the oper
atives sre too tired to Indulge In evening
classes or In tecrsatlon. Ssrenty-three
mill presidents, at a meeting held Inst June,
determined upon s gradual reduction of
hours from sixty-six per week te sixty, be
ginning July 1.
The subject of child labor U the ooe that
has received most attention In considering
the Southern mills.
res;" but".criticism of the
fact. In order to be lust, muat take Into
consideration the circumstances. The peo
ple route from the farms, where all work
ed who were able. Their Ignorant parents
do not understand why they should not
work. If they are not at Work they will
bo fa the streets. Brea whea schools are
In session there Is no compulsory school
law requiring children to attend them.
Among these people, the unit, as regards
work. Is not so much the Individual as the
family. In South Carolina and Georgia,
laws have lately been enacted nrohlldtlng
the employment of children wader sixteen
la the ml fir at night. These laws do not
appear to be oppressive, as Miss Beeks,
* - ‘lllgent Inquiry, could learn of no mllla
wen operated at night. Formerly and
at night: out the proprietors had dis
covered that night, work was unprofitable;
because for various reasons It was Ineffi
cient. the goods produced were not of
standard quality. Laws also forbid tbe em
ployment of children uuder twelve years of
je parent
need their services, although parents are
required to make a statement.
One employer frankly stated that be bad
not obeyed the lnw, since labor became so
scarce as It Is now. The mills seem to
have drawn from tbe farms about all who
can l>e obtained from that source. One.
result Is that,If a young child Is not em- n
ployed when parents desire It the whole
family will promptly remove to anothei
mill. Ns roll! hand need be Idle. But, ai
Indicative of the feeling of the employ
ers, It should be stated lhat at the meet
Ing of mill presidents already alluded to.
the following action on this and related
•objects was taken:
‘That this conference urge npon all the
cotton manufacturers of Houth Carolina to
carefully and faithfully observe tbe age
law limiting the employment of children
to those twelve years of age and older,
and forbidding the employment, except un
der lawful conditions, of children under
twelve years of agt.
“That this confsrence of cotton manu
facturers earnestly approves the paasago
of a compulsory school law In Houth Caro
lina to apply to all children under twelve
years of age, and also recommends the
enaotment of a law requiring the reglstra
tlsa of all births, and also a *- i “'
mnrrJnsr certificates before
ceremony can be performed I
tins.
That the Chairman of this conference
appoint a comir.lttei- of aev*u, who ahnll
prepare a circular letter to be printed aiw!
placed on the «e«k of each member of the
senate and I" * * ***“
Houth Carol
them the enact!
Mias Beeks has taken up specifically cer
tain charges which bare been made con
house of representaiires of the
•Jinn legislature, urging upon
inctmeot of these three laws."
:s bts taken up specifically esr-
talu charges which bare been made con
cerning the treatment health, education,
dress, disposition and liability t> maiming
of the children working In the milts. Hho
teems to have answered* them candidly, and
In some cases conclusively. At any rate,
wo think that no one can read her state-
meet without having any Ideas she may
have slithered from adverse sources sub
stantially qualified.
In regard to schools and education, tbe
proprietors of tbs mills appear to have
acted In a generous spirit. They have sup
plied school buildings for tbelr villages,
and lH*sldcs paying the state tax, which
provides s school for not mors than four
months In the year, they have In many
cases paid the entire expense of keeping
tbe school open for a longer time, li
Instances for four additional moot—. ..
Is said that It Is not unusual for certain
niemliers of a family to work In tbe mill
In order that others may attend school,
and that they "tak* turns" at tbs mill
and In school. The conclusion of this re
port Is sa follows:
"The legislation needed In Houth Cnrolln*
I, compulsory eduction, with provision for
tritnnl officer,: factory In.pectlsn to
•trengthen the child labor law; aneadiaent
of the child labor law to Incraaae the age
tecta Bated, the requirements are tha same
In Alabama, and In Georgia cren the
child tabor law I, ret to ho secured. For
the present, the cotton mills are Industrial
tralalng schools, at wall aa refuges for tbe
unfortunates. Too much praise ran not
-— pita
nlr firing food'snd shelter
...Justiial training to the Hitter
nte descendants of the Brat Inhabitants
of- the roloole*. hat, through their wel
fare work, are a great civilising Indorsee
and are steadily railing the standard of
clttaroiblp.
A CASTLE IN THE AIR.
_ haunts of men.
Shadowed o'er by flowering poplars.
In a cool, sequestered glen.
Where are many gorgeous bloeaoma
Hid between two sitter bills;
Here 1 watch the radiant annaeta
Lulled by gentle cadeneed rilla.
There entranced I wait for Phoebus,
('owing In bit glinting ear;
Far shore the purple mountain.
Pales the allrrry morning star.
Dawn tends tight fantaatle shadows
From the Inaom of the rills
TIN a ffood of goMen noshlag
" my fancy tattle fills.
Merry Pan wakes sweetest music
Throughout my dominion fair.
Rosy thoughts are often wafted
On Ita ambient pulsing air
To my throne within this empire
Where I gather flowers of rhyme
Freighted with a morning Incense
To float thru down the stream of Time.
-AL'Ul'STA WALL
a., July 18.—This
>ck at this place
Hon. TI’.'kI .t. Hammond delivered
the annual address as president of the
Bar Association, lilt subject waa: "la
There a Growing Disposition or Ten
dency to Disregard or Evade tbe Law?"
In taking up the thread of hla dis
course, Mr. Hammond dealt with the
moral law and the written law.
He gave considerable attention to the
monopolistic tendencies of the times
and the necessities In many caaea of
violation of the law to further the In
tereat of the trusts; he dealt with the
extension of "graft," the recent coin
Ing of which word, he said, was slg
nlttcant; he referred to the secret con-
tributlng of money by corporations Into
the coders of political campaign com
mltteea; he called attention to the ex
lstence in many states of gambling
bouse,, pool rooms apd other unlawful
trades, allowed because of the pay
ment of protection money; he brought
out strongly the use of fores by Indl
vlduala or combination^ from labor or
ganlzationa to compel other workmen
to atrlke, and threats of boycott made
by such organisations; he also took up
the matter of lynch law, finding no ex
cute for It, and declaring there was no
such thing a. delay of the law. In
this part of hit- address be spoke at
length on the relation of the press to
lynching,, deploring tho corns'
alleged attitude of many newspapers In
not vigorously opposing, editorially and
In news columns, violation of the law
by moba. One of tbe reasons for this,
he attributed to be due to sensational
ism. . \
In conclusion, Mr. Hammond took up
a theme that bears pertinently on the
present political campaign In the state.
He spoke concerning the attitude of
many In thlg state toward the four
teenth and fifteenth amendments to tbe
Federal constitution. He said:
At to the Constitution.
Recently 1 read In one of the dally
newspapers what purported to be an
Interview with a member of congress
from Georgia. Because something' In
the article seems to furnish a forceful
Illustration of the subject under con
slderatlon, I cannot refrain from re
ferring to tt
"He Is quoted aa saying: ‘la tt not
known that Alexander H. Stephens, In
many respects the South's bravest and
wlaeat ataterinan, did not hesitate to
tell the Joint committee on reconstruc
tion that In hla Judgment these iniqui
tous amendments, the fourteenth and
fifteenth, were not binding on the hon
or and conedence of the states of the
South, because they had been literally
pinned to the constitution by Federal
bayonets? Is It not known that Rob
ert Toombs, tbe master mind of that
convention (speaking of the Georgia
constitutional convention of 1877),
cursed these amendments consistently
and persistently up to hla dying day,
and almost with hit dying breathV
It la unnecessary to take Issue with
any one who says that the great
Toombs took so violent a position
against the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments of the constitution of the
United States. Whether he or Mr.
Stephens sold or felt, as has been
charged, I do not know. That ques
tion I am not considering. I do know
that Mr. Toombs waa the chairman of
the committee on final revision of the
Georgia constitutional convention of
1877, and that he reported, and finally
voted, for the adoption of that consti
tution, and that that constitution In
article n, aection 1, paragraph 1, de
clares:
The laws of general operation In
this state are, first, as the supreme
law, the constitution of the United
States, the laws of the United States
In pursuance thereof, and all the treat
ies made under authority of the United
States.'
Stsphsns’ Viewpoint.
"That constitution, then and now, In
eluded the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments With him, It mattered
not how much he may have questioned
the wisdom and justice of these amend
ments, he declared them part and par
cel of the supreme law of the lend;
and. If It be true that to his dying day
he cursed these two amendments, I
dare assert, and not without investiga
tion, that ntver In hta life did he, In
speech or print, call upon or encourage
the people of hit state to disregard
any part of that constitution, aa he
understood It, nor admit that any con
dition or excuse was sufficient Justifi
cation for the people of his state to
disregard, evade, or dodge It. Least
and last of all. would he have thought
that a member of congress would ever
utter words of such encouragement ffb
the people of his state, and justify
himself by alluding to hie name. It
may be that Mr. Stephens, before the
reconstruction committee, used the
language quoted. If he did, having
read every word of hla published evi
dence before that committee, I have
been unable to find it. Had I desired
to place a jewel In tbe crown of that
great and wonderful man. It seems to
me a brighter and more precious gem
could have been selected, and rather-
than recall .to the minds of the people
of hla state and country his alleged
words of disparagement of the supreme
law of the land, I would have revived
In their memories these patriotic words
of his: ‘If all of our people are blasted;
If the republic Is to go down, let us
be found to the last moment standing
on the deck with the constitution of
the United States waving over our
heads.’
Laws Should Prevail.
"There are, no doubt, many laws un
satisfactory to many of us;, there are
no doubt restrictions In the constitu
tion of this state, and of the United
States, that many of ua would like to
change, but so long as those laweetand,
they ere the laws of this state, and
they ere the law of the land. They
should be respected, upheld and en
forced, and never should anything be
said, especially by men of Influence,
power and brains, and occupying places
of hlffh honor and trust, tending to lead
the ordinary people of this state or na
tion to disregard or dodge such laws.
If laws are wrong. In the proper way
repeal them. Whether right or wrong,
while they remain In force, respect and
administer them."
MANY ATLANTANS
AT WARM SPRINGS
By J. WIDEMAN LEE.
Special to The Georxlaa.
Warm Springs, Ga., July 18.— For
mer Chief Justice Logan E. Bleckley,
Wllttam Travers Jerome, district attor
ney of New York; Benatox Augustus O.
Bacon. Judge Emory Speer, of the
United States court, were among the
distinguished visitors here Tuesday
night The three Georgians are mem
bers of the Bar Association, and came
down Tuesday night for tbe meeting.
By I'rlrrjf Incased Wire.
Now York, July 18.—James B.
Burke-Roche today Is openly rejolc.
Ing over the marriage of Mrs. Burke.
Roche to Aural Batonyl, says a cable
dispatch from Paris He has never
recognised the decree obtained by hla
wife In Delaware, and Is suing for a
divorce in England.
"There can be no defense to my ac
tion now,” he said. "This marriage has
settled that and tbe Issue Is bound to
be In my favor. I am delighted be.
cause I shall no longer be under the
painful necessity of asking my daugh.
ter, Cynthia, now Mrs. Arthur Burden
to testify against her mother, a thing
that Is actually repugnant to me. I am
also glad to have no relicts bearing
my name In America or elsewhere. (
never heard of thie Hungarian Bato.
nyL" '
Tim American eun hae been too much
for Baron Speck Von Sternberg, the
Oerroan ambassador. He was over
come by the sun In Boston as he was
about to take a train for New York.
He was taken to a hospital, where he
waa revived and discharged within an
hour. The ambassador continued hia
Journey and arrived here late last
night, feeling but little the worse for
hta experience. He went to his apart,
menta In the Holland house, but chat,
ted with several acquaintances In the
lobby before going to bed and was in
clined to make light of the afternoon's
Incident
Alfred G. Vanderbilt la now a II.
censed bus man and wears hla badge
while driving hit coach. Venture, to
and from the horse show grounds. The
common or garden 'bus drivers, who
carry passengers for a living, threat
ened to apply, tor an Injunction to re.
strain him from carrying out this plan
on the grounds that he had no license.
To obviate this difficulty Superintend,
ent Wilson, of bts stable, took out «
'bus license and received a badge.
Mrs. Natalie Schlnck Collins, who it
the pet of the cottage colony of New.
port. Is here to take up her legal real,
donee for separation from her husband,
Glen Collins. She has sent out cards
for a large dinner party at her cottage,
July JO.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Priralt Leased Wire.
New York, July 18.—Here are some
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—F. R. Campbell, A. A,
Cunningham, H. C. Erwin, J. F. May.
nard, J. E. Reeves, W. K. Klckllghten
W. M. Rapp, S. B. Rowland and wife,
E. S. Turnlpseed, Miss H. Vorrhui, J,
A. Wingo, L. Wocker.
AUGUSTA—J. 8. Busty, Jr.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
JULY 18.
1009—Pope John XVIH died.
1100—Godfrey de Boullllon died.
1875—Narragansett Indians defeated
by the Colonists.
1734—Surrender of Phtlllpsburg to the
French.
1790—Adam Smith, Scotch phllosophen
died.
1792—John Paul Jones, American naval
hero, died In Paris; born July I;
1747..
1800—Fortress of Gseta surrendered tt
France.
1812—Great Britain, Sweden and Rue.
sia signed treaty of peace.
1817—Jane Austen, novelist, died.
1850—City of Cracow burnt.
1853—Atlantic and St. Lawrence rail,
road, from Portland to Montreal,
opened.
1884—President Lincoln called for 500,-
000 volunteers.
1870—Infallibility of the pope decreed
by Vatican council.
1872—Ballot act passed by English
parliament.
1898— President McKinley Issued proc.
tarnation regarding government o 1
Santiago.
1899— Horatio Alger, writer of boys'
books, died.
1903— James McNeil! Whistler. Ameri
can artist, died; born 1884,
1904— Japanese victorious over tni
Russians at Motlen Pass.
Thursday night, while Mr. Jerome
speaks ln»the morning of the same
day.
It Is safe to say that the Georgia Ba»
Association has never held a meeting
with as propitious a beginning as tn»l
of the twenty-third convention, widen
ntet Wednesday morning In the hill
room of’the Warm Springs hotel. Peo
ple are here from all over the state ana
many more are coming.
A few of the Atlanta contingent,
who have arrived and will be here for
the meeting are: Victor Lamar Smltn,
J. Carroll Payne, Spencer R. Atkinson.
Ronald Ranaome, Edward R. Austin,
Thod A. Hammond, Luther Rosser, J.
A. Sasser, J. H. Lumpkin, B. D. Evan*.
Clifford L. Anderson, Beverly D. EvtM.
H. C. Peeples, E. R. Black, A. J- Ore*
R. P. Jones, J. S. Sllcer, Shepard Bo
nn, W. O. Wlmblsh, Hilton " IntW*
J. Scott Appleby, Z. D. Harrison, Aiez
Smith, R. C. Alston, Judge Don A.
irdee, W.
Hopkins
and J. H. Gilbert.
Judge Speer will deliver an address I him.
FOR THE FIRST TIME
JEROME WILL READ
By J. Widtman Lss.
Warm Springs, Ga., July 18.—For the
first time In hie life, William Travels
Jerome, of New York, who will *P* a
here Thursday morning, has prepare
an address. Ordinarily he uses n»
notes, nor does he read from a P*!* '
He has diverged from his usual course,
for his address to be delivered her*
Thursday morning was prepared d*
fore he left New York city. • ...
A lawyer here who has known -ur.
Jerome some time, waa commenting"
the fact that the district attorney na
written Just his first public address, n
said he would venture the asseri
that before the district attornes ,
half through bis talk, he would dlKsre
his paper and speak according
c us tom. . __ TuM .
Mr. Jerome waa a busy man tu«
day In a restful way. He met many
hundreds of people, talked •••’J , l0
too. and had time for two drive •
one of which he was taken to “J _j
berta peach orchard, * hcr * . e in ie4
baskets of fine peaches were P**** B