Newspaper Page Text
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
Subscription Rstes:
One.Yesr $4.50
Six Months ....... 2.50
Three Months 1.25
By Csrrler, per week 10c
Published Every Afternoon
Except Sundsy by
THE GEORGIAN CO.
st 25 W. Alsbsmt Street,
Atlanta; Gt.
v
Entered os gecond-clsss root ter April 9. 1908, st the Postofflcs tt
Atlanta. Go., trader set of coni res* of March S. 1179.
A Notable Feat of Journalism.
The arrest of Paul O. Stensiand. who Is charged with
haying looted the Milwaukee Avenue State bank, of Chi
cago, adds another leaf to the laurels which Journalism
has contributed to the cause of Justice.
It will be remembered that while the entire police
force of Chicago was looking for Herlng, the cashier of
the bank, a reporter for The Tribune was quietly talking
to him In one of the largest parks In the city, and the an
nouncement was made through the columns of that paper
that the fugitive cashier would surrender himself within
a fow hours. What the entire police force had been una
ble to accomplish the reporter for The Tribune did easily
and prompUy and It was due exclusively to bis own ef
forts that the arrest waa made.
But In the meantime the larger criminal had made
good his escape. President Stensiand was reported at
various times to have been in Mexico, In Brazil and In
other distant parts of the world. Some of these rumors
appeared to have a baats of truth, and It waa expected
that his arrest would develop In tho course of a short
time.
But all the time a reporter for The Tribune, accom
panied by an offleer from the district attorney's ofltce,
was following a clew of his own. The Inevitable woman
In the case turned up. She was the "woman scorned"—
one 'of those Who felt that they had a grievance against
the bank president and she did not hesitate to give a tip
as to where 8tensland had really gone.
The consequence was that within a few hours the
reporter and the district attorney's officer were on the
trail. They followed the fugitive to England, to Spain
and finally to Morocco, where he. was finally captured
and whence he will be returned to the United States.
Tho newspapers of the country have taken the Ini
tiative In a great many notable enterprises. Those of
New York have done a number of things, since the days
when The Herald sent Stanley to Africa In search of Dr.
Livingstone. But In recent years the Chicago papers ap
pear to have had the call. The Record-Herald has
equipped a large polar expedition under the direction of
Walter Wellman, and at the same time has sent William
E. Curtis to Russia at the very time when one of the
greatest revolutionary movements of modern times was
being pulled ofT. And. now comes The Tribune which
sends Its special representative half way round the world
to capture the most elusive criminal of recent years.
Theso are valuable contributions on the part of mod
ern Journalism to tho cause of humanity and Justice.
• As to Racial Prejudice. y
Were It not for the fact that none now disputes the
assertion that feeling against the negro Is a racial Instinct
of the Anglo-Saxon snd not merely a provincial preju
dice of the 8outh, the Incidents of tumult and violence
that followed the Nelson-Oans prise light would prove a
matter of much Interest to students of sociology.
According to press reports, there were In New York
five affrays of varying seriousness, all due to the boast
ing of negroes, elated with the victory of their represen
tative In the prise ring. One negro narrowly escaped
being lynched.
Violence and murder cropped out In Chicago. A
drunken negro, hearing a contemptuous remark made
about dans, shot the speaker dead. While the fight
returns were being received the levee district burst
aflame with riot and disorder. In South Chicago, a
pitched battle between whites and negroes waa precipita
ted, resulting In the severe beating of four blacks aad
the arrest of forty men.
At Keystone, W. Va.. a physician, superintendent of
a hospital, shot and killed a negro who was celebrating
Gans' victory.
In Cincinnati there was a miniature riot.
No disorders or casualties were reported from the
South.
The Value of By-Products.
There Is a man who makes a good living by skim
ming oil from the river Seine.
This Is an Illustration of the value of by-products, the
Importance of which Is coming to be recognised more and
every year. The 8outh Is the particular benefldary of
one form of this economy, for the cotton seed, which
used to be thrown away, now yield an annual Income of
$40,000,000.
The Standard Oil Company has so systematised Its
business that the graphic statement Is made that If every
drop of refined oil were thrown Into the sea the company
would still make a handsome profit from the by-prod
ucts.
This Is doubly Illuminating. It suggests In the Drat
place, the natural question, why should the people be re
quired to pay so much for refined oil If the great monopo
ly can make good money on the by-products alone? At
the same time It teaches us an Important lesson In econ
omy. Forty millions Is an Immense sum of money, and
If It can be saved In one single Industry the question
naturally arises, how much could be saved In other lines
of Industry'?
"Despise not the day of small things” la an adage as
true today as tt was when It waa penned thousands of
years ago.
would have to bo cleaned up, and that Immediately Im
perilled the sunflower. Tho state was about to be de
nuded of Its most precious possession.
So an order In council was taken to decide whether
the sunflower was .a flower or a weed and the Anal de
cision was that It was In very truth a flower.
This will give encouragement to the water-hyacinth
which In spite of Its beauty has been under the ban. Even
the cauliflower will be holding up Its bead and laying
claim to being a sure-enough flower. The pine burr, in
asmuch as It has become an emblem, will want to vie
with the golden-rod. All of which comes about through
the official recognition of the sunflower as being what Its
name Implies.
But Kansas deserves this special recognition. She
has been afflicted with cranks and tornadoes so long
that she deserves some compensation.
The Sunflower Recognized.
A much mooted question baa at last been settled and
ths people of Kansas draw a sigh of relief.
For It baa been decided that the sunflower, the Im
mortal emblem of the stats. Is not a weed. During a
number of years this controversy has been raging. The
sunflower blooms In such prodlcal profusion out In Kan
sas that It Is ’dtlBcult to think of it as being a flower at
alL If It were an orchid or a Illy of the valley It would
be different. It would have .he element of rarity about It.
But as the matter stands there are Just enough sun
flowers In Kansas to make It the state emblem and at
ths earns time to make It so common that In the eyes
of the world It Is a weed.
At least It was a weed until the board of health took
tLe matter up and adjudicated It. An edict went forth
Municipal Ownership Is 106 Years Old.
The Georgian Is In receipt of a communication
signed "JUSTICE" and filled with phrases underscored
In red Ink. It Is not our Intention to use anonymous
cards, but as the communication from “JUSTICE” bears
so obviously the earmarks of having been written by a
corporation member or employee, we shall refer to a
few of the comments made by the unknown writer, as
It may help us to throw light on a situation that la soon
to crystallize Into active measures.
■JUSTllCE"—and that Is a fine old word, too good
to be tailing to odds and ends of communications—asks
first:
‘Why are you for municipal ownership? la It be
cause you see an opportunity to mskeThe Georgian popu
lar by getting In behind the rag-tag and bobtail, who
seldom own anything besides a back-street house and a
vote, and are able to scrape up just about enough hard,
earned coin to pay for a paper that panders to their social
Istlc visions and tries to strike at the foundation of our
great progress?”
The Georgian Is for municipal ownership, "JUS
TICE," not only because the people WANT It, but be
cause the PEOPLE NEED It; and we Intend to do all In
our power to help the PEOPLE GET it The "back-
street" reference of the anonymous writer Is too snob
bish to require a retort; however, It might be well to
say that not all of us can live upon the principal streets.
Again, we have always thought that THE WORKER,
WHO OWNS HIS LITTLE HOME, and keeps It, and who
OWNS HIS VOTE and WON’T SELL IT, was the REAL
FOUNDATION of our wealth and progress. Out of raw
material worth practically nothing, he develops and de
vises the commodities that sell for from four to ten times
the original value.
JU8TICE,” after elaborating his attack on the
voters of Atlanta and designating them as "anarchistic
In their tendencies,” and "going to their destruction In
their pursuit or a wlll-o'-tbe-wisp," asks:
"What Is Tho Georgian standing for anyway? Is It
for municipal ownership of gas, electricity or street rail
ways, or all three?”
Evidently "JU8TICE" does not subscribe to The
Georgian any more than he does to Its views, or he
would know what The Georgian stands for. We take It
for granted that he must have over-heard some “back-
street" resident discuss our attitude favorably, or gained
an Inkling of our position by glancing over the shoulder
of some "vote owner" who had saved two cents to ex
pend on his favorite newspaper. We reply:
The Georgian stands for the ownership of A gas
plant, AN electric light plant, and control by THE CITY
of whatever STREET CAR LINES may be operated over
Its streets. The question of a gas plant and of the city
burnishing Its own electricity Is a simple one; the mat
ter of the street car lines may be delayed for some years,
but It will Inevitably come.
Let us leave “JUSTICE” a moment; some of his
phllllpplcs are about as Illuminating as the gas the city
gets during the last few days of each month. The city
now owns Its OWN police.force, its OWN Are department.
Its OWN health board, Its OWN police station, Its OWN
stockade, Its OWN hospital and Its OWN waterworks. Is
there any citizen who would vot6 to turn over any one
of these to a private corporation? We think not We
think every citizen of Atlanta will admit, for Instance,
that THE WATER SERVICE FURNISHED BY THE
CITY IS JUST ABOUT A8 GOOD AS PRIVATE COR
PORATIONS FURNISH IN THE WAY OF A TELE
PHONE SERVICE, A TELEGRAPH SERVICE, A BAG
GAGE SERVICE OR a MESSENGER SERVICE. And at'
that we are confident that many are prepared to state
that the city departments mentioned lead the water
works In efflclency.
For the sake of argumenL let us admit that the
municipally o'wned waterworks department 18 NOT A8
EFFICIENT as that owned by a private corporation; We
have found In recent months that the freight rate re
ceived by Birmingham Is far better than Atlanta's. How
about the water rate? The PEOPLE OF BIRMINGHAM
PAY TWO DOLLARS PER MONTH for their water ser
vice, and the citizens of Atlanta PAY sixty cents. A
CORPORATION FURNISHE8 THE WATER SUPPLY
TO BIRMINGHAM!
We shall let "JUSTICE” in for a Anal spasm. He
writes:
"Municipal ownership Is RADICAL. (We put those
big letters In, but It was because "JUSTICE" bad three
lines of red Ink under them.) It Is contrary to the spirit
of the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution
of the United States. And, again, the political corruption
of American city governments would Involve Inefficient
officers appointed for political reasons, and consequent
mismanagement If city officials are dishonest In their
dealings with corporations, there Is no reason to suppose
they would be more honorable In their management of
public Industries and funds."
Now, we might dismiss these sentences from "JUS
TICE” by referring him to the article from which he de
liberately lifted the latter half of his second sentence and
all of his last. But we shall take It up In the reverse of
the order he has written:
LA8TLY. We know of no corruption among local
city officials. It there was you would hear from the
'back street” voter. A recent primary demonstrates the
determination of the average citizen to find out what be
wants and to attend to It. "JU8TICE" would have you
Infer that corporation officials are bos set, because In
AND JAILED.
WHAT ABOUT THE RAILROAD REBATE8?
WHAT ABOUT THE PACKING HOUSE HORRORS?
WHAT ABOUT THE FEARFUL INSURANCE SCAN
DALS?
WHAT ABOUT THE GREAT BANK CRASHES,
MANY OF THEM RECENT?
Now—we are stIIL on the lastly—does “JUSTICE”
or any other man believe that any of the foregoing blots
would have been put on our country’s escutcheon If the
government had owned the railroads, the packing houses,
the Insurance companies or the banks. AND DOES ANY
MAN BELIEVE THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD
LET A SINGLE DEPOSITOR IN ONE OF ITS OWN
BANKS LOSE A SINGLE PENNY THROUGH THE DE-
FALCATION OF A TRUSTED OFFICIAL? Would you
feel safe if your money was In a postal savings depart
ment?
SECONDLY—We don’t see how municipal ownership
Is contrary to the spirit of the Declaration of Indepen
dence or the Constitution of the United States. We sur
mise that "JUSTICE” wrote his effusion on Labor Day
and was under the misapprehension It was the Fourth of
July, hence bis patriotic ebullition along this.line. WE
ASSERT IN ABSOLUTE SERIOUSNESS THAT THE
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS NOTHING
MORE NOR LESS THAN A MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
MOVE, The people of. this country were tired of Eng
land owning It; were disgusted with having A PRIVATE
CORPORATION OF NOBILITY, presided over by a king,
conduct the machinery of this country; were angered by
log to pay taxes without representation. And
e an Idea that our forefathers actually CONFISCATED
their home country. AND THE PRIVATE CORPORA
TIONS OWNING PUBLIC UTILITIES ARE TODAY
TAXING THE PEOPLE WITHOUT GIVING THEM REP
RESENTATION; but this .we shall discuss another time.
As to the Constitution of the United States—we shall
leave that with "JUSTICE” while we proceed to —
FIRSTLY—"Municipal ownership Is RADICAL," says
"JUSTICE." Well, the Declaration of Independence wob
somewhat RADICAL, Judging from history, and It was
followed by VIOLENCE. The Georgian Is not suggesting
anything sanguinary, rather do we believe In arbitration,
provided through arbitration the people can get what they
want;- we were Just tracing history. Nor shall we Insist
that the famous Declaration Is In effect the municipal
ownership wc are seeking today; but you might think It
over.
But all this Is beside the question. We had Juat
started out to mention the fact that municipal ownership
In the United States is ONE HUNDRED AND SIX
.YEARS OLD. This Is true. The first municipally owned
waterworks was built In Winchester, Va., In 1800—JuBt
106 years ago.
Despite the fact that It Is most difficult to get the
people to act In concert upon such a matter, even where
they are readiest to rebel against official corruption, out
of 135 plants in cities of over 30,000 Inhabitants EIGHTY-
EIGHT plants are municipally owned.
The Georgian directs these facts especially to those
who are Inclined to believe that municipal ownership Is
an experiment or a fad!
GOSSIP!
A BABY IN
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
(Copyright, 1908, l»jr Amoriean-Journal-Ex*
•miner.)
I know that a baby waa hid In that bouse,
Though I aaw no cradle, and heard no cry;
nut the husband went tiptoeing 'round like
tnnoae.
And the fair wife waa bumming a soft
lullaby;
And there was the look on her face of a
mother—
A look that means alwaya one tblug, and
no other.
"A mother," I said to tnyaelf, and 1 knew
The woman before me waa certainly that,
For there on the floor waa a cute little shoe,
And I aaw on the table a wee pretty bat;
And the lieard of the huaband said plain aa
could be
"Two fat, chubby handa hare been tugging
at me."
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
THE HOUSE
And he took from his pocket a gar picture
book;
And a dog that would bark, if you pulled
on a Ft ring,
And the wife put them by with inch a
pleased look.
And I said to myielf, "There Is no other
thlug
But a Imho that could bring about all this,
and so.
That one la lu hiding here, somewhere, 1
know."
I stayed hut a moment, and saw* nothing
more;
And heard not n sound, but I know ! was
right;
What else could the shoe mean that lay on
tho floor—
The l»ook and the toy, and the faces so
bright?
And what made the hushnnd as atilt as a
moose?
I am sure, very sure, there's a babe In that
house.
Neg ks and Corners of American History
DAVID CROCKETT
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.
Of ©avid Crockett nearly every na
tive American has heard, and yet of
David Crockett the average American
knows very little.
He was a backwoodsman who cguld
■hoot and tell funny yarns. Aa a story
teller he waa Inimitable, and aa for
his skill with the rifle, la It not proven
by the surrender of the coon, which,
when It looked down from the limb on
which It lay and aaw Crockett about to
Are, cried out: “Don’t shoot. Colonel,
’ll come down!"
Such Is about the extent of the
knowledge that the rank and Ale of
the people have of the man whose
career reflects aa much credit upon his
country aa any one who waa ever born
upon Ita toll.
David Crockett waa Indeed a splendid
.lory-teller and one of the beet shots
that over put gun to shoulder, but he
waa far more than that—he waa a big-
brained, great-hearted, clear-souled
man, whose incorruptible manhood
made him the eternal example of all
who would do the thing that Is right
Crockett was born In th. wild, of
Limestone county, Tsnnea.ee, August
17, 1786.
Without education or any of the ac
complishments that go along with the
culture of the schools, the young back
woodsman by sheer merit and brain
power caught the attention of his
neighbors, and was by those neighbors
sent to represent them In the legisla
ture—1822-182S.
He did his work so well In the legis
lature that he waa sent to represent his
state In the national congress, being
elected first In 1828, and again In 1830.
While a member of congress he did
little talking, but when It came to vot
ing he was always on the side of "Jus
tice. economy and liberty.”
They laughsd at hla roughshod ways.
Growth and Progress of the New South
Coder this hsad will appear from time to time Information lllastretlog ths
remarkable development of tbs South wblcb deserves eomethlag mors tbto psss-
Increasc in Southern Trade.
The advance made last year by the South In the matter of commerce
was the moat notable In her history. She contributed directly and In
directly 40 per cent of the merchandise In the country's export trade, and
handled about 36 per cent of that trade through her own ports.
* Of the export merchandise produced exclusively by the South, raw
cotton represented 8401,608,921; cotton seed oil, 313,672,370; cotton seed
meal and cake, 813,078,100; naval stores, 320,076,686, and phosphate rock,
17,919,983, a total of 8468,747.969.
Of export goods produced In other parts of the country as well aa In
tha South, tbs latter's estimated share wae: Petroleum, (40,000,000; timber
and lumber, 840,000.000; botton goods, (30,000,000; tobacco, $28 < 000,000;
provisions, 336,000,000; grain, 120,000,000; coal, 316,000,000; cattle, 113,000,000;
and fruits, 33,000,000, a total of $214,000,000. To these totals should be
added about 326,000,000, representing the South's share In exports of man
ufactures of Iron and steel, of manufactures of wood, of manufactures of
leather and other articles originating primarily or secondarily In the South,
and there Is a grand total of 1104,000,000 as the share of the South In the
31,743,144,600* of exports from the whole country.
Comparing the fiscal years 1806 and 1908, the value of exports from
Southern ports Increased from (666,481,202 to (640,032,000, or by 886,551,-
OOO, which Is equal to 16.6 per cent, while from all other ports the Increase
was equal to 14.4 per cent.
Comparing the first year of the century with 1906 the South makes
even a better comparative showing, for during the live years the In-
creaee In value of exports was at Southern ports from 8628,6(4,706 to 1642.-
083,763. equivalent to about 31.4 per cent, while In all other porta ths in
crease was equ^l to less than 16 per cent.
In the matter of Imports considerable progress Is also being made by
the South, especially In comparison with ths rest of the country, though Its
ports are by no means handling the quantity of Incoming goods Justified
by the outward-bound movement, the healthiest commerce — that Is,
healthiest for the transportation Interests and the business Interests of the
ports handling It—being that In which the Incoming vessel or the outgoing
train shall have freight to carry sway approaching In quantity or value the
freight which In the case of the steamer It takes out and In the case of the
railroad that which It brings In.
Between 1806 and 1906 the value of Imports advanced from 883,063,679
to (101,206,146, or by 818,162,466, equal to 21.6 per cent, at Southern porta,
while at other ports the Increase was from 31,034,469,392 to 81,126,367.699,
or by 190,699,806, equal to only 6.7 per cent, and in the live years between
1S01 and 1906 It advanced from 867.611.613 to 1101,206,148, or by 343,604,727,
equal to 76.9 per cent, at Southern porta, and at all other ports from 1766,-
660.747 to 91,126,867,606, or by 1866,696,651, equal to 46.6 per cenL
In 1906 the value of Imports exceeded that of exports at Boston, New
York, San Francisco, Chicago and other districts not In the South, but
Charleston and Tampa were about only porta of Importance In the South
where there was such excess
but no mother's son of them would for
one moment hnve attempted to bribe
or bulldoze the unlettered hunter-con
gressman from whut he believed to be
the path of duty.
"Be sure you're right, then go ahead,
was the motto of hts life, and from that
motto nothing could swerve him.
In the beginning of hts career he Idol
lied "Old Hickory." Than Andrew
Jackson there wae. In Ills opinion, no
grander man, and he was prepared to
follow him to the last ditch. But (he
moment Jackson attempted that which
seemed to him to be wrong, Crockett
left him, denounced him and swore he
would have no more to do with him.
"I am nt liberty to vote ns my con
science and Judgment dictate to b<
right, without the yoke of any party
on me, or the driver at my heels with
the whip In his hands commanding me
at his pleasure.”
It took n man to brave the Ire of An
drew Jackson, but Crockett did It—and
for Jackson's wrath he did not care a
"continental."
And so the rough man from the fron
tier served out his four years at Wash
ington a patriot In the truest sense of
the word, returning to hts constltutents
without spot or blemish, as clean as the
hearts of the oaks under whose boughs
he grew up to manhood.
Crockett was too honest to be suc
cessful In politics, and he met the fate
tint might have been expected—he was
beaten, finally, by those who were bet-
teg versed than himself In the points of
the game.
But there was one thing that the
politicians could not do—they could not
keep Crockett from fighting for human
liberty, and when the Texan patriots
began their heroic struggle against
Mexico, Crockett shouldered his trusty
rifle and started to aid them In their
glorious light.
As long as ths English language la
read the name of "The Alamo" will
stand forth aa the synonym of heroic
courage and sublime eelf-sacriflce.
Among the defenders of “The Alamo'
Crockett waa prominently conspicuous.
When. In overwhelming numbers, the
Mexicans broka Into ths stronghold,
Crockett was one of the few survivors
to meet them In the Anal death grap
ple.
With hla own hand he slew seventeen
of the enemy before he waa struck
down.
All honor to this man's memory!
Brave as a lion and as Incorruptlbls
as an angel, he waa proof against all
fear and nil wrong.
Would that every young man In the
nation could read, study and "Inward,
ly digest" the life of David Crockett
"KEEP UP THE FIGHT.”
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I, and I believe every rjtlzen who
has the good of our city at heart, ap
preciate your efforts to get Atlanta out
of the clutches of the Georgia Rail
way and Electric Company monopoly.
I hope Alderman Key will be able to
do so, as far as the gas part of It Is
concerned. But how about the electric
light part of It? As you truly say, the
city is now paying 3110,900 per yeor,
with scarcely one-third enough lights.
If It Is 1110,900 now, how much will It
be In live years?
One hundred and ten thousand
dollars Is 4 per rent on about 82.806,-
000. The city has plenty of ground at
the water-works plant to establish the
electric light system, and surely If the
Georgia Railway and Electric Company
cun bring electricity from Bull sluice
and Gainesville, we can bring It from
the water-works. Under the law, we
have a right to uee the conduits and
poles for municipal lights, but we ought
to see that our merchants are protected
should the present company nttempt
to get the (110,000 from them, which
they lose from the city.
' It Is easy to criticise, but where Is
the remedy? Hsre It Is.
Let council pass an ordinance asking
of the legislature the right to Issue suf
ficient bonds to install the plant, say
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
.Special to The Georgian.
New York, Sept. 6.—It Is a rare thi„.
when the New York street fakir m|>^
a trick. He Is usually close up to th!
times, and quick to take advantage
the day's news to turn a more or
honest penny. **
The new spelling "message" of p rei
•dent Roosevelt was one of these or,"
portunltles not to be loet, and one of
the best sellers along Park row i. .
pamphlet called "The New Method 2
Spelling, by President Roosevelt/' oj
course, it Is not by the president h,»
the fakirs did a land office business i!
H at a nickel a copy. The pam^lS
contained nothing more than a list 2
the words suggested to be clianged, *
The call of the wild West has he.*
heard by Theodore Roosevelt, Jr a*3
he proposes to answer It. "
From Glenwood Springs, Colo hi,
come an Interview In which Theodor
Jr., says he Is going to grow up in th.
same environment as hts father th!
president. ' •
- He means to rough It as soon ns ha
gets out of college, and thinks he *5
enjoy punching cattle, hunting or a nr.
thing the wild and wooly offers in th.
way of wildness. Of course, he u n
enjoy it. There are few healthy, nor.
tnally constituted boys who would not
What the pirate was to boys of a cen.
tury ago or so the cowpunclier la i*
the boy of today.
Friends of Mrs. Charles M. Schwab
while assured that the illness which
coflnes her do her magnificent River,
side Drive palace Is not serious, an
beginning to worry about her. u.
Schwab Is most devoted In his atten.
tlona to hlB wife, and spends all the
time he can take from his business hr
her side.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish Is determined
to solve the mystery of the Newport
robbers, who paid a visit to her
guests at Crossways. She Is convinced
that It Is a rase of Raffles arid mean,
to land him In Jail, no matter who he
Is. She Is keener on the hunt than the
police.
Charged with horsewhipping a w.....
an, Edward T. Perkins, chairman o(
the Duchess county Democratic com.
inittee, prominent lawyer and brother-
In-law of James K. Hill's daughter,
will be tried at Poughkeepsie on Hat-
unlay.
The. accuser Is Edward S. Belknap, a
commercial traveler, who declares that
while riding with his wife In an au
tomobile, Perkins, passing In his car
riage, drew his horsewhip and struck
Mrs. Belknap a stinging blow ncron
the face with the lash, leaving a great
red scar from chin to forehead.
Belknap says Perkins was enraged
because his horse hod been frightened
by the automobile. Perkins' version
of the affair Is different. He says hla
horso was frightened by the automo
bile and balked. He began to lash ths
horse, and If the whip struck Mri.
Belknap It was an accident.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private l.cas,at Wire.
New York, Sept. 6.—Here arc some
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—Mrs. C. E. Leebold, H.
C. Stewart, J. O; Wynne, A. Wynne,
Mtss C. Wynne, Miss Howell, Miss Wil
lingham, C, W. Bone, A. Bonnlman. J.
B. Cheatham, E. Dougherty, H. M. Me-
Cullough, P. D. Willingham, W. B. Wil
lingham. T. H. Martin.
SAVANNAH—G. W Denny, D. C.
Foreman. B. H. Gaynor, f Mrs. C. 0.
Israel, a. L. Mohr.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
SEPTEMBER 6.
14!C—Cotuitthtts palled from Canary !*•
lands on voyage of illscorery.
1578—Krsnrl* Drake entered I'nHflc ore*!
through Htrnlts of Miigollnu.
1845—New Netherlind , colony observe!
thanksgiving for restoration of !**<*•
with the Indiana.
WI1I8 4116* iiiiiiniin.
1781—Fort Orlawold taken by the Britltt
under Arnold. , . .
1814— American nnd Brltlah land and watrr
force* engaged In battle at UW
Cbnniplnln.
1842—M. K. InriilI*, president ot Big * onf
railroad, Born* ,
1881—Uenernl Grant took possession
Pj ‘ ‘
1171—The mare Goldsmith Maid trotted t
mile In 2:17 nt Milwaukee.
1878—Lafayette statue unveiled in tnlon
Square, New York eltjr.
1906—New York hwlslatlve InTeitlgntlng
committee liegnn examination or ins
Insurance companies.
COLORED WA8HWOMEN
AND COOK8 ORGANIZED
Special to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Os* Sept. I.—In the P**
rade of the labor unions In this city
on Monday lost the colored washwo
men, cooks and housemaids were rep
resented. This fact came as a sur-
irise to most of the white peoP 1 * "J
Brunswick, ns It was not generally
known that ths colored women
city had an organization. It *e*w*
however, that they have been orgaa
Ized for some months, and their union
has quite a large membership.
WEST INDIA CYCLONE
MOVE8 TOWARD GEORGIA
1*|h» /lid to The Georgian.
Brunswick, Ga, Sept. 5.—A *'*™"
Ing was Issued yesterday by the Lnlteu
Slates weather bureau to miners, ao-
vising them of the approach °‘ a ”.
clone from the West Indies ""*'
quently all sailing vessels In thla
which were ready to put to sea have
postponed their sailing awaiting
velopments.
bond*
fuw.vvv, at ■* j*** teiiw 6-**ry i'
would bring a premium.) After
bonds have been Issued, It would be
easy matter to do the rant “rs
park. Piedmont park, police sutl''m “
fine houses. In fact, all the city depsj*
rooms, sre clamoring for more lit™
but council Is unable to give them. *
every extra light put up. both In*
city and suburbs, means better P
protection, as ths criminal bst«i ll *„,
Anothsr good reason why the “ '
should own Its own light plsnt
we conld then establish night wh
for men, women, boys snd S ,r J’ )rl
must work during the day to *«l i
themselves snd families.
By all means, Mr. Editor, get
city to put In Its own plant and It
be the saving of many thousand*
dollars annually for the city, and »
be of great benefit to our citizen*
Keep up the light. A good cau»* n«
never yet been lost.
R. C. BOSCHE.
Atlanta. Sept. 6.