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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
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The Atlanta Georgian.
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Attests. Os., aadsr act of eeaarsss of March 1 111*.
Saturday Evening.
On yesterday the (Inal leaf In Summer's Golden Book
was dosed and sealed, and with today the "season of
• mists and mellow fruitfulness" begins to unfold before
us. fn the manifold activities which hare engaged oar
attention, It seems but a little span since this sixth year
of the century rounded from winter into bud and blos
som, “where the willow trees shot a green feather and
the butter cups burned In the grass." It seems but a
little span since the revelry of Maydsy yielded to the in
creasing fever of June and the months which Immortal
Ized the Caesars with the modified name of Julius and
Augustus, crept in to complete the sunny circlet of the
year. t
But the days are done “when the sun god marries
his sweetheart June” and the embowered stresms extend
their cool Invitations to retreat from the heat of noon.
The russet coronal of the mid-year month has already
begun to fade, and before we can fully appreciate the
flight of time the sassafras nnd the sumac will fling out
their banners of crimson and gold, while fast over the
mellowing hills lies that abundant period “when the frost
Is on the pumpkin and the corn Is In tl)e shock."
It Is eminently true. In the Innguage of Holy Writ,
that "one star dllfereth from another star In glory," and
equally true It Is that each phase In all the changing cy-
els of the season, presents a charm and Individuality pe
culiar to Itself which we would not willingly exchange
for any of the attributes which lie In the succeeding
seasons of the year.
That apostle of the screaming sisterhood, Mary Ellen
Lease, once paused In her raucous campaign of calamity
bowling long enough to declare that "God Almighty was
In benignant frame of mind when he fashioned Oeorgla. 1
And so It would seem to those who stop long enough in
tbs busy routine of life thoroughly to apprehend the man
Hold charms of our commonwealth. In nothing Is this
superiority more apparent than In the gracious climate
which smiles upon her red old hills and touches them
Into blosfom and fruitage. While we have heard, as If
they were the rumors swept back to us from another
world, of the dally fatalities where General Humidity
goes forth conquering and to conquer, we of Oeorgla
bare sat under our own vine and flg tree luxuriating in
an atmosphere which Is tempered to the highest degree
of enjoyment;
It has been a happy and a prosperous summer, but
now that It Is over, we philosophically exclaim "the king
Is dead, long live the king." With buoyancy and hopeful
anticipation we turn our faces toward the closing third
of this Immorts! year. The rich pageantry which will
soon he spread along the hedges and throughout the
forests will supply the picturesque and aesthetic, while
fertile fields, once tickled with the boe, now laughing
with the harvest, will supply our creature comforts an
hundred and a thousand fold.
The optimism which pervades our nature leads us to
believe that this will be the happiest and most prosper
ous year In the bcadroll of all years, and that the closing
of this unfolding period will And the world at large on a
higher and a better plane than ever before.
This confidence will at least contribute much toward
establishing the condition, and with grateful recollec
tions of the golden summer that Is dead, we look loyally
and confidently toward the Autumn that la today at hand.
A Great Movement in Good Hands.
The protracted agitation demanding that radical
measures shall be taken (or s stricter enforcement of the
laws and for the better protection of the women and
children of the South, Is finally crystallising Into some
thing definite and effective and at last we Indulge the
hope that a brighter day Is dawning for all concerned.
It would J>e Impossible to find a more representa
tive and substantial body of cUlsens than those whose
names are attached to the resolutions adopted on yes
terday for presentation to the city, county and state au
thorities. They are the tax-payers, the men of substance^
men of enlightenment and Integrity to whom we Instinc
tively look for the furtherance of every movement for the
general welfare. They are earnest and xealous in their
desire that the "Reign of Terror" shall be supplanted by
the reign of law and order, and by the establishment o(
a better system of protection and security.
It was a notable am. gratifying feature of these res
olutions that no effort to revive that engine of recon
structlon days known as the Ku-Klux Klan, could re
ceive the cooperation and Indorsement of the good peo
ple of this community. Hysterical protests from an Ir
responsible quarter, lashing into fury the feelings of the
mob and In its essence encouraging lawlessness, met
with the prompt, vigorous and emphatic denunciation
which It deserved. This Is not s time to appeal to law
lessness, and least of all In such a form as will lend en
couragement to a movement in which hot-headed nnd
Irresponsible men naturally assume the leadership.
Wiser and better counsels have prevailed among the
distinguished cltlsens who have headed the present defi
nite movemenL The very prestige of their personality
carries weight and Influence In erery quarter to which
they appeal. They ask that the street railway company
use separate trailer cars for the accommodation of the
i.- vroes. It Is an undeniable fact that the contact of
the races on the street cars Is one of the most fruitful
sources of friction we have. And even the most casual
Observer, riding about the city, can see that we are al
ways on the verge of personal conflicts between the ne
groes and the white people. It may be that this new
measure can be adopted only at a sacrifice; but the time
la critical and the situation Is desperate. It Is Imper
ative that a sacrifice should be made for the common
good, and It Is only reasonable that a great corporation
that has enriched Itself from the privileges It enjoys
from the city of Atlanta, should make this sacrifice in
the Interest of peace snd security.
It is recommended that the police force of tho city
should be largely Increased, and that the low dives es
tablished In the purlieus of Atlanta should be swept
away absolutely. These dens of Iniquity and crime
where thousands of negroes live In Idleness snd dissi
pation are the natural incubators of the very criminals
who sally forth to commit their unspeakable assaults
In the secluded woods snd fields and along the high
ways. We believe that the Calvin vagrancy law adrr
Istered with vigorous severity will reach this end and do
much to break up the low haunts of thriftless negro
criminals. There should be neither variableness nor the
shadow of turning In this purpose until these retreats
are absolutely purged and the vagabonds who Infest
them are driven Into exile or put to work for the state
and the county.
The efficiency of the county police has already been
I greatly improved by trebling the number of rural police
officers and dlstribntlng them more generally throughout
the county. The recent agitation will serve to awaken
these officers to a higher sense of the duties snd respon
sibilities which devolve upon them, all of which will go
a long way toward sndlng the present reign of terror.
The Georgian baa already called attention to the
suggestion of Judge George Hlllyer that the criminal
laws of this state should be so amended that the ex
asperating delays which have afflicted us In the post
will be ended forever. If It Is necessary to adopt
constitutional amendment In order that trial, conviction
snd execution under the forms of law may be carried
through absolutely without delay, then by all means let
the constitution be amended and additional statutes
adopted for the end In view.
These are some of the suggestions madd by this rep
resentative committee of public spirited and determined
citizens. Over and beyond this the press of the South
should din It Into the ears of the leading teachers and
preachers among the negroes of tha South that their
manifest duty in this crucial hour Is to utter in diapason
tones the persistent warning of the fearful fate which
awaits the Individual negro unless this reign of terror
ends. The time has come for them to dwell upon the
heinousness of the crime and not upon the Irregularity
of the punishment which follows.
The best element of the South loves law snd order
and condemns the action of the mob. But over and be
yond that lies the grim determination that we shall
dally no longer with these outrages and - that the surest
way for the negro race to write Its own doom and de
struction Is for Its leaders to remain even luke-warm
In their denunciation of the unspeakable offenders.
This present movement Is one of the most repreaen
tatlve and the most determined which the periodical
agitation of the press during many years has yet brought
forward, and we look to It to secure prompt and sub
stantial results.
Atlanta’s Clearing House Figures.
The fall season opens up with the most graUfylng
assurance that commerce snd Industry will go forward
with greater vigor than ever during the next few
months.
The closing month of summer makes a magnificent
showing for the trade conditions In Atlanta. One of
the most exact barometers of our growth snd progress
Is the volume of our bank clearings, and It Is shown that
the month of August exceeded the corresponding month
of last year by $3,500,000.
This very excess would be a fairly creditable show
ing for the average city, but It has become so much a
matter of course that It hardly excites snjrthlng more
than passing comment August of last year showed
a large Increase In the volume of bank clearings when
thii Item reached more than $12,000,000, but when It
reaches $15,5(6,000, as shown for last month, It becomes
apparent that we are prospering Indeed. Half a million
dollars a day passing through the banks of Atlanta
means a tremendous volume of business, and yet this
sum Is ever on Che Increase, growing In geometrical pro
gression.
It Is very graUfylng to the patriotic cltlxen of At
lanta, who Is proud of the prosperity of his city, to
have such substantial facts av these to offer In vindica
tion of his claims that we are leading the South in our
material welfare. A year hence our monthly bank clear
ings should be something like $20,000,000 a month, and
(but (he steady growth will continue unUI there will
be no one to dispute our pre-eminence.
Attention has already been called to the fact that
Atlanta’s money order business Is greater than that of
New Orleans, a dly several times larger than thla In
the mere number of Inhabitants. This naturally came as
something of a surprise to a number of readers who look
upon the Crescent City as the center of a large trade,
but the facts of the case cannot be disputed sod they
are attracting general attention.
How Bryan Was “Buried.”
That hard words break no bones has been repeated
(or a long Ume—"otherwise," as Beast Butler used to say,
"I would have been dead long ago.”
The Man with the Scrap Book, who In this Instance
Is a college professor with an Inclination toward the cu
rious, has como forward with an anthology of the hard
things said by the newspapers of the country Just after
the election In 1900. They have a peculiar Interest at
this time, when the distinguished Nebraskan has Just re
ceived the most splendid ovation ever accorded a prlvatq
citizen In this country. Among these choice extracts and
epithets are the following:
"Dead and hurled beyond hope of resurrection.”
“Janus-faced trickster."
"Quack nostrum doctor.”
. "Magician.”
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."
"Lightning rod man."
"8afebreaker.”
"Court Jester."
“Anarchist."
"Artful dodger."
"Dlvvlcrat."
"Brazen rootman to rapadouz Tammany tiger."
"Blatant demagog."
“Constitutional pessimist”
“Traitor."
"Apostle of sedition and class hatred.”
"Unscrupulous expounder of emotional popocratlc
politics."
"Un homnie capable de tout."
Bryanlsm drew votes from a "conglomeration of wild
theorists, of discontented Ignorance, of dishonest debtors,
of selfish silver owners, of pelf-sccklng politicians, of ob
jectors to law nnd order nnd the sanctity of the supreme
Judiciary,” who followed that "Jack O'Lantcrn light of a
man void of understanding.''
"Buried under an avalanche of votes."
The representative opinions of Bryanlsm were no
less emphatic and to the point:
"Stamped out."
"Its end has come."
"It stands condemned before the world with nono so
poor to do It reverence."
"All that the Democratic party, under Ur. Bryan,
has contended lor has been repudiated."
The election "marks tho deliverance from the com
bination of all the lunacies of the past.”
We have left behind "the whole congeries of fads
and follies and hatreds that greedy and unscrupulous
men have gathered together In a modern cave of Adullan
(or a menace to ordered iiopular government.”
In the (ace o( roeont events Mr. Bryan can afford to
smile at this formidable array of bad language.
A NORTHERN MAN'S VIEWS.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Permit me to express my humble
admiration of your editorial and the
stand you are taking In defense of
our mothers, sisters, daoghtert, wives
and sweethearts. Noting some of the
many comments thereon, It seems to
me that the Northern man, of today. Is
Judged by the Southerner from the
routings of a class of fools who occa
sionally rush Into print In the news
papers and other periodicals of the
North and the ravings of yellow Jour
nals that print anything to sell their
product, and not by the real senti
ment of the people.
In 1*04, In Chester, Pa, a negro
brute criminally assaulted the daugh
ter of a minister, the crime was a re
volting and shocking one In all Its de
tails, and for a few hours a quiet hor
ror that no words of mine can describe
pervaded the minds of the people. It
seemed as If It had struck them dumb.
Then, vengeance, as swift and an sure
as ever any people of the South de
vised, was meted out to that black
hound. He was burned at the stake,
and over two thousand of the best cK-
I sens of Chester with some Philadel
phians participated In meting out swift
Justice and presenting a warning to
hts kind.
This Is one of many Instances that
occurred In the North. We were for
tunate In not having more occasion for
them.
I have been In the South for eighteen
months, end except that you have much
more occasion to express It I find there
Is no difference between your feeling
and that of the people In the North,
who have gone through the horror that
menaces our women.
I am now a resident of the suburbs
of Atlanta, compelled to leave my
home frequently to travel over Georgia
and South Carolina, and am more than
thankful that so much has already
been done to protect our homes, but
for the sake of those we hold dear, let
us not delay until another victim Is
added to the long list of atrocious
crimes against those who of God-given
right look to us for protection, but at
once organise Into some such order os
the famous Ku Klux Klan, and pro
tect them with our lives. If need be.
A Northerner by birth, a Southerner
by Inclination, and a Georgian by
choice, as an American without any
sectional feeling, but as one of this
nation, I say we need a national organi
sation, pledged to stamp out the black
hand at our women’s throats.
I believe that a determined organl
ration, such as this, will act as a pre
ventlve of all such crimes In the fu
ture, since the beasts will realise that
that crime means speedy death, but
should action be necessary, I beg an
opportunity of being given an humble
place In the ranks, and though 1
quiet, peace-loving cltlien, this adopt
ed "Tankee” will cheerfully lead where
any of your native sons dart follow
In defenso of our American women,
God bless them!
Lead on, my Bouthern brother, and
give the Northerner a chance to Join
your ranks, then count them—It will
surprise you.
I believe I may have some little
ability as an organiser; In that capacity
or any other In this cause, I offer my
services without compensation or re
ward, and will pay my own expenses
going any place and at any time.
Sincerely yours.
J. D. LAWRENCE.
201 Fourth National Bank Building,
Atlanta, Ga.
NEWS FORECAST FOR COMING WEEK
Special to The Georgian.
Washington. D. C., Sept. 1.—The usual observances of Labor Day
will be held Monday In cities throughout the United States and Canada.
William J. Bryan, after four strenuous days In the vicinity of Ne«
York, will start for bis home In Nebraska. En route he will speak ln
St. Louis and Kansas City. The Mg demonstration In Lincoln, In honor
of his return home. Is slated for Wednesday. ,
More than a score of pugilistic contests are scheduled for Labor
Day In different parts of the country, but most Interest centers In the
light at Goldfield, Nev.. between Joe Gans and Battling Nelson for the
lightweight championship. _ „ .
At Boise. Idaho, Vice President Fairbanks will take part Monday
In the opening of the annual meeting of the National IiTlgatlon Con
gress, the sessions of which will last through the week. Two thousand
delegates are expected to attend. .
The largest fleet of battleships, armored cruisers and torpedo craft ever
assembled under the American flag will pass In review before Presi
dent Rooeevelt In the waters off Oyster Bay next Monday.
The Middle States Regatta will be held In the Potomac river.
Washington, Monday. , ,
Another sporting event of Labor Day will be the opening of the
race meeting at Louisville under the auspice, of the new Douglas Park
Jockey Club. ... .
The Western amateur golf championship tournament trill begin at
the Glen Echo Country Club. St. Louis, Tuesday and continue through
the week.
A general primary election will bs held In Wisconsin Tuesday to de
cide upon candidates for governor and other state officers, members of
enngrm, etc. , .
The rifle contests at Sea Girt. N. J.. will continue during the
week.
Vermont's state election takes place Tuesday. The election of Fletcher
D. Proctor. Republican candidate for governor, la assured.
A national conference to discuss the election of United States sen
ators by direct vote ot the people will assemble Wednesday at Des
Moines. Ia.
A world's congress of geologists will assemble Friday In the City
of Mexico.
On Saturday the much-talked-of boat race between the crews of
Harvard and Cambridge Universities will be decided over the Thames
course, from Putney to Mortlake.
I GOSSIP
ATLANTA TO CELEBRATE
LABOR DAY FITTINGLY
REV. R. D. 8TIN80N'8 VIEWS.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I have carefully and considerately
read your editorials concerning the
criminal element ot my people and the
attitude of the leaders thereto.
Knowing you as I de, I have reasons
to behave that you felt you were per
forming a duty that must be accom
pllshed by some one for the good of
both races and our great Southern
section with Its mass of Ignorance, pov
erty. squallor and general Irregulerltiee.
Many of the thoughtful Intereated In
both races believe aa you do. But.
when we oonatder the disadvantage! of
our section for more than thirty yeara,
the Ignorance, misery and degradation
of my people through all thoae years,
and how much of It actually exists
now, there may be grounds to doubt
the seeming drastic measures to bring
to |
telllgence, law and order, and civic re
spect one for the other. Few persons
know better than you do that It takes
rears to rear and practically put the
arger class of race on their feet. I
believe you are a friend to my people
upon a principle and In a manner that
the bulk of them and a large class In
your own race do not understand. With
our schools, churches and property, we
have not yet lenrned how to feel friend
ly toward a man who may speak or
write as frankly, positively and some
times unscathlngly, ns you do. One
hindrance to my people from nearly
every view point Is, they expect too
much of thcmaelvcs and the recognlxed
leaders In the white race expect too
much of them. I believe, as you do,
that the Ignorant, worthless, criminal
element n( the race should be dealt
Ith continuously, positively In every
nook and corner of our section. Not
much because It may warrant the
protection of the Innocent, high-classed
and the respectable of your own rare,
hut for the good now and future of the
negro race Itself.
The greatest care should be exercised
relation to labor conditions, friendly
race relations, and my people should
have a chance to elevate themselves In
practical manner.
True elevation, self-respect, good
morals and respect for othera must
necessarily come from within.
Therefore, the home life, the com
munlty In which people live, love for
honest work, an abiding confidence In
one's self anil his neighbors, love and
respect for the community In which he
lives must be the basic principles upon
which my people must necessarily be
placed.
If I know anything of my people, and
their conditions, my candid opinion is
that th* practical school room, home,
pulpit and wlsa leadership will bring to
every community throughout our
Southland the thing that you seem
earnestly and continuously pleading for.
More and greater rare must be exer
cised by the white people employing
my people and throwing them Indis
criminately among their families., A
person of my race who has bad man
ners, Is of vicious disposition, a thief
and Inclined to falsehood among col
ored people, will be all that, and more,
among white people.
cheap, submissive, worthless ne
gro In a white family too often will
be the most costly—not only to that
Individual family, but to the com
munity.
No white persona should Indiscrim
inately employ the Ignorant and unfor
tunate of m»- rare and take them into
their homes without a recommendation
of truthfulness and character.
I am with you for my race’s own
good In putting down the lawless,
reckless, vicious and wlll-not-work
class.
f am with you In rearing a high
standard of good morals, Intelligence
and civic righteousness. You are ca
pable and, I believe, will aid the lead
ers of my race In advancing the most
sane, practical nnd wise methods In
securing for the South, especially Geor
gia. that which Is for the highest and
best good of all.
R. D. STINSON.
Morris Brown College, Atlanta.
Labor's parade on Monday next
promises to be the most elaborate that
Atlanta has ever wltneseed. There will
he more men In line, more bands and
more handsome floats than In any
previous parade of like nature in the
history of the city.
For weeks many of the most promi
nent cltlsens of Atlanta have tent the
best of their time and talents toward
making the celebration a success, and
It now seems that their utmost hopes
will be surpassed.
With unexampled liberality the
merchants of the city have come for
ward with generous prises, and the
list of ‘ r • •
al Association of Machinists, comprises
a number of the most brilliant friends
and members of the labor movement In
the South. Mr. O’Connell will deliver
the principal address of the day.
Prixes Offered.
The following prixes have been of
fered:
tlrst—Union floats: First prise, $60;
second prize, $25; third prize, $15.
Second—Union making best display
In the parade, award to be general, as
to how uniformed and other appear
ance: First prise, $50; second prize,
$25; third prixe, $15.
Third—Union with largest percent
age of members In line ot parade,
sworn statement to be made by proper
officers of union contesting: Prize,
$60.
Fourth—Union with largest number
In line, sworn statements; First prize.
$60: second prize, $15; third prize, $10.
W. eevvuu I »‘»l aasesx* (iliao, f iUi
Fifth—Union displaying In parad#
the most appropriate banner, same to
be Judged by committee. Prise, $15.
Sixth—For best merchant float.
Prize, certificate of merit.
A prise of a $100 silver and mahog
any gavel Is offered by Randolph Rose
for the union making the best general
appearance.
The same gentleman also offers
prize of a silver lortng cup to the
union keeping the best step In the
parade.
The parade Is to form at 10:30 o'clock
In the morning, at the junction of the
two Peachtrees, and along Peachtree
and Whitehall, will go to Forsyth
street, where the countermarch will be
made. The return march will then
be along Whitehall to Alabama, along
Alabama to Broad and along Broad to
Marietta, where the parade will dis
band and taka cars for Ponce DeLeon
park for the speeches and other at
tractions.
The order of parade follows:
Csrriags List.
1. Jerome Jones, J. G. Woodward,
James O'Connell ana H. F. Garrett.
2. H, H. Cabanlss, J. L. Mayson,
Thomas J. Peeples and EL H. Thornton
Thomas N. Scales, A. S. Clay, C.
T. Ladson and R. F. Maddox.
4. —Sam D. Jones, Dan Carey, H. H.
Quinn and Dennis Lindsey.
5. Madison Bell, W. C. Puckett, W.
R. Joyner and Randolph Rose.
«. Dr. W. W. Landrum, Rev. A. R.
Holderby, Rev. C. II. Mllmer and Rabbi
David Marx.
7. John M. Slaton, B. M. Blackburn,
W. Brtdwcll nnd R. B. Blackburn.
(. J. B. Hewlett, Albert Steiner, H.
L. Collier and M. L. Blckart.
». A. J. McGahee, J. M. Slmonton,
O. H. Wade and Simon Einstein. •
10. Press Huddleston, Harvey John
son, William Strauss and B. a. Pres
ton.
11. W. P. Andrews. J. M. Russell,
Dr. George Brown and E. C. Bruffey.
12. Mike Riley, J. J. Hastings. Park
Woodward and Jack Wilson.
13. H, W. Quinn, John Jentxen, C.
A. Cooper and W. J. Tllson.
14. J. H. Harwell, O. H. Sims, J. Sid
Holland and J. N. McEMchem.
16. E. C. Peters, F. A. Quintan, James
L. Key and A. L. Curtis.
15. W. H. Terrell. Howard Psttlllo,
E. W. Martin and William Oldknow.
17. C. L. Chosewood. F. O. Foster, E.
Pomeroy and W. W. Draper.
18. S. C. Glass. W. D. Ellis, Jr., W.
Taylor and C. A. Wlkle.
19. C. S. Winn, W. A. Hancock, W.
H. Patterson and C. M. Roberts.
20. A. P. Stewart, J. R. Wilkinson, J.
W. Nelms and Arnold Broyles.
21. B. E. Riley, B. M. Clayton, Hugh
Cardoza and J. H. Patterson.
First Division.
Mounted police.
Military band.
Chief marshal and sides.
Band.
Federation float.
Farmers' Unions.
Granite Cutters from Lithonla and
Stone Mountain.
Second Division.
E'lrst. marble workers: second, steam
and gas litters; third, granite cutlers;
fourth, plumbers; fifth, carpenters and
Joiners. No. 41*: sixth, brick masons.
No. 14; seventh, painters and decora
tors; eighth, carpenters and Joiners,
No. S55; ninth, stone cutters; tenth,
electrical workers. No. 84; eleventh,
sheet metal workers; twelfth, electrical
workers. No. 78: thirteenth, carpenters
and Joiners, No. 3*.
Third Division.
Unit, boiler makers; second, black
smiths; third, brewers; fourth. Broth
erhood Locomotive Firemen, No. 247;
JAMES O’CONNELL.
Who will bs the orator of Labor
Day.
fifth, barbers; sixth, bartenders; sev
enth, Brotherhood Railroad Trainmen;
eighth, carriage and wagon workers.
Fourth Division.
First, moulders; second, garment
workers; third, bookbinders; fourth,
tailors; fifth, printers; sixth, stage em
ployees; seventh, telegraphers; eighth,
web pressmen; ninth, stereotypers;
tenth, printing pressmen; eleventh,
stove mounters.
Fifth Division,
First, machinists; second, copper
smiths; .third, musicians; fourth, leath
er workers: fifth, horseshoers; sixth,
clgarmakers.
Sixth (colored division)—First, car
penters; second, painters; third, brick-
masons; fourth, plasterers.
Sixth Division.
Merchants' floats.
8psaksrs’ Program,
The exercises will be held at the Ca
sino, Ponce DeLeon.
Jerome Jones, president Atlanta Fed
eration of Trades, master of ceremo
nies.
Welcome Address—James O. Wood
ward, mayor of Atlanta.
Address—James O'Connell, president
International Machinists' Union.
Address—Madison Bell.
Address—B. M. Blackburn.
Representatives of the dally press.
Representatives of unions on stage—
The chairmen of various sub-commit
tees and administrative officers of At
lanta E'ederatlon of Trades.
Invited guests.
Awarding of prizes.
The selection of the prixes that will
be offered for the day.
After the formal exercises of the day
are over the afternoon will be devoted
to amusements, which will Include am.
ateur acrobatic stunts, rope pulls, ball
games, etc., by the various unions nnd
their representatives. The greased pig
will probably he a prominent fenture
of the afternoon for many, as well as
other time-honored amusing contests.
LABOR CAN PATRONIZE
WHOM IT PLEASES.
By Private Leased Wire.
Washington. Sept. 1.—That organ
ized labor may patronize whom It
pleases, or withhold Its patronage from
any one If It sees fit to (Jo so, Is the
key-note of the opinion of Justice
Stafford In the case of Baker John
Bender, who appealed to the locnl
courts for relief from nlleged annoy
ances imposed upon hint by members
of the local organization of labor.
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
By ITirsle I-rased Wire.
New York, Sept. 1.—The Church gl
the Epiphany, of which Rev. Madlsm
C. Peters Is pastor. Is the latest^
New York's Protestant churches
decide to. move Northward, and It |
announced that the handsome edifice K
Sixty-fourth and Madison avenue hi.
been sold to a man who will cover thl
site with a great department houi.
while the church will build further u,
town. R Is one of the famoua church.,
of the city. *
The remarkable statement Is madi
that Milwaukee's young mayor. »h«
has Just reached New York In
automobile, doee not drink beer ts
beverage which has made the city '3
which he Is executive famous the coun.
try over. Maydr Becker arrived la
New York yesterday with banners fly.
Ing. According to the streamers mo]
a-aukee was about the only city In the
United States. The automobile
heavily loaded, but not with beer. Real
wine flowed ot the Waldorf until «
came time to go to Coney Island.
Ernest R. Blair, of Sedatla, Mo., hu
been shown. He came on with the Mis.
sourl delegation to see Mr. Bryan, and
after the meeting went out to aee X.*
York by electric light. He aaw and
waa aeen. He told Sergeant Leary that
he la unable to And $200 In cash, a
$75 watch, n $350 scarf pin, and 1350
ring. He had the rubber band that
used to encircle the $200, but did not
know where he had lost his property
Sergeant Leary, of the Tenderloin
station, said tu Ernest:
"If I don't hold you here some one'll
steal your clothes."
"Good scheme,” said Ernest. "Heri
I stay," nnd he did until a police mag
istrate thought It was safe for him to
go out alone again.
Cupid's work of a year was undone
at the threshold of the altar at Hart
ford, Conn., In a day. Discovering that
they had been divorced from each oth.
er twenty-flve years ago, James Phelp,
and Mrs. Ruth Harris, who were to
have been married by the Rev. H. M.
Thompson, pastor of the Memorial
Baptist church, renewed their old dl«-
agreement nnd separated Just a few
hours before they were to have been
reunited In marriage. The two had
not met for a quarter of a century until
a little over a year ago. Neither rec
ognized the other, and It was not until
they were ready to get their marriage
license that the discovery was made.
Love's flame kindled In an Instant
by the music of his pupil when she
scored a success at a concert. Jacob
Grossman, a music teacher of Newark,
eloped with the pupil within twelve
hours, and today they are at Niagara
E’alle on their honeymoon. Miss Jen
nie Bcssnof, was a pupil on the violin
for a year, but had not thought of
love. At the Morristown carnival Mies
Bessnof gave several violin solos. The
applause was tremendous. After Min
BessnofTs performance Grossman
rushed behind the scenes.
"You have won my heart. I never
knew It before, but I love you. Let'e
get married," he said.
The elopement was planned and fol
lowed next day.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Sept. I.—Here are some
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—C. R. Church, F. E.
Howard, B. Nlerz, E. Sapersteln, C. C.
Stockard, J. L. Baldwin, W. S. McKIn-
nle, J .L. Moore, J. M. Wllbrame, W. E.
Centner, R. Cunningham, H. W. Dei-
far, E. J. Lewis, t;. P. Machenhelmer,
J. L. Moon, F. Morgan, J. Nesbtt
AUGUSTA—J. U. Jackson. B.
Wright.
MACON—E. G. Cabanlss, F. M. Cun
ningham, E. A. Haltman, L. EL Ste
vens.
SAVANNAH—L. Frank, W. C.
O'Brien.
IN WASHINGTON.
By Prirate'Lessed Wire.
Washington, Sept. 1.—Georgians In
Washington:
Roger Alex Dewar, of Nelson, at
the New Willard; C. L. Bailey, of El-
berton; Thomas M. Bell, of Gainesville:
L. 51. Jones, of Macon; C. J. Hamper
and wife, of Atlanta, at the St. Janice:
D. N. McCullough and wife, Mlse Helen
McCullough, Miss Aline Tolbert, of At
lanta, at the Raleigh.
IN PARI8.
Special to The Georgina.
Paris, Sept. 1.—Miss Laura Benure-
r rd Lnrendon, J. H. Thompson nnd
Carroll Payne, of Atlanta, Ga., reg
istered at the office of the European
edition of The New York Herald today.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
CONFEDERATES TO MEET
IN SAVANNAH, GA.
8|hh>IsiI to The (•<*i>rsinti
Savannah, On . Sept.!.—The annua!
reunion of the Oeorgla division of the
United Confederate Veterans will he
held In 8avannah, November 13-14.
The date was fixed yesterday by the*
general reunion committee.
SEPTEMBER 1.
IftTV-hmrllsti pIlKrlum sailed from Plymouth
In tbi» Mnydower.
lTl&-l^mU XIV of France died. Born Sep
tember id. idss.
173—Klrbard Hteole. English writer, died.
1770— French fleet mptoted off Charleston,
MW—If a net Juno illworered by Proto***
Hurtling of llotblagen.
MIS—New York state prison at Auburs
opened.
Ittl-lfeneral lfill Kenrny killed at Cbn«-
. _^ tttlr. Vs. Horn June 2, IMS.
1$2>—Capitulation of Bedau by the Frcn*’b.
1W7—Boston subway opened.
WOJ—Voli-anle eruption of Mt. Pelee.
Special Services.
Rev. A. C. Ward, pastor of the Tem
ple Baptist church, corner of Man-
gum and West Hunter streets, will
begin a series of meetings In his church
on Hur.day nmrnlng at 11 oVtork. He
win be assisted by Rev. J. T. Sexton,
of Knoxville, Tenn, who I. familiarly
known aa the Tenneezec Blacksmith
Evangelist.
Conductor Hurt.
8. Baxter, a conductor on the South
ern railway, was knocked off a trestle
near Tallapoosa Friday night and his
right leg broken. He was brought to
Atlanta and rent to the Grady hua-
pttaL
ONE OF THE OOOD NEGROES.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Will you please allow me a few line*
In your columns to say a word to my
race? The white man of the South
has taken more off the black man than
ary other race on earth would take on
off him. Even after all the hldeou,
crimes that are being committed by
the black brutes that lurk among us.
there are white men who are good
enough to speak for the good negro.
Let us consider this; let us work Just
as hard to bring these criminal, i«
Justice as the white man does, which
Is our Important ditty. Let the preach
ers stop preaching so much about th*
soul salvation and teach from their
pulpits bow to abolish this crime. Let
the every-day school teacher teach t«
her or his scholars how to stop this
crime. Let tis go to work with our
hearts to do right. Let us work hard
with our hands fir honest living. Let
the leading negroes of Atlanta, such
as Proctor and J. B. Davis, call for
a mass meeting to suggest plans to
■town this awful crime which Is lifting
its dark head of evil all over thl*
country, and which Is dragging our rset
on down to destruction.
We sec our duty face to face, eo let *
get busy.
E77NEST COLLINS,
x Walter Elk* Club, Rome, GS.
Rome. Ga.. August $9, 199*.