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THJkl ATLANTA GiiOKUiAN.
MUMiAV, UClOUhli li, \j.
Isons of fatherland
CELEBRATE GERMAN
DAY AT STATE FAIR
[Vice President of Atlanta
Germans' Talks of
Patriotism.
The following 1* the address of Er-
,,t C. Konti, delivered at the German
ils ce iebratlon at the atate fair Mon
day afternoon:
If there be one In thla assemblage
not In sympathy with American Insti
tutions, he Is not In harmony with the
iplrlt of this occasion.
AS he loves his sire, so does the Ger
man love the Fatherland, but os he
loves the wife of his bosom, so does he
dins to the land of his adoption.
The association, unaer whose au-
Hdces wo are here gathered together,
hid its origin In a call for all Germans
Lind descendants of Germans to meet
lo refute and to denounce certain base
ilinders that have been circulated In
Europe and In other sections of this
country concerning the South.
There Is In the German-Amerlcan
Society no bias of religion, no* cf poli
tics, beyond the urgent recommenda
tion that all citizens Intelligently in
terest themselves In public affairs, and
that Germans not naturalized qualify
themselves to participate, as Individ
uals, with their fellow citizens, for the
idrancement of the best Interests of
the commonwealth.
As New England celebrates the land
ing of the Pilgrims, so do Germans and
their descendants all over this conti
nent commemorate with rejoicing the
landing on October C, 1683, of the first
German emigrants on American soil.
The Concord ftas the German May
doner. It brought about 40 souls. A
the last census 10,484,980 of an entire
white population of the United States
amounting to 66,800,196, or about 1-6,
was German or of German descent—
truly an aggregate to be reckoned with.
First German Settlers.
Lest there be some who from these
figures may fear these Germans In a
political way, It may be mentioned that
they first settled In Pennsylvania at
Germantown, which was chartered In
1491, but that Its Incorporation was
dissolved soon after because no one of
them would hold office. And while It
must be admitted that some of their
descendants, both In Pennsylvania ami
elsewhere, have been known to become
Infected by the contagious atmosphere
of this, "the land of the free and the
home of the brave," the German people
ns tuch prefer the peaceful pursuits of
private life to the limelight of public
■tttlon.
That they are peaceable and Indus
trlous Is best attested by the fact that
Germany, only little more than four
times the size of Georgia and 60,000
square miles less In area than the
state of Texas, supports a happy and
prosperous population of 60,000,000 peo.
He.
When they come to us they make
permanent citizens; they make good
neighbors and good friends. They come
not as the ancient Mohamedon offer
ing the Koran or the sword, but as
Ruth to Naomi, so to America they
sty: "Thy people shall be my people
end thy God my God."
They nowhere ask the breaking
down of local laws or Institutions; but
only an opportunity for the education
of their children, and an equal chance
In the pursuit of happiness: and I may
also add, without fear of successful
contradiction, that those states con
taining the greatest number of them
«»ve in the past century made great-
*at progress both In educational and
•material resources.
American Germans,
u *o while American Germans eel-
abrate October 6, and while all may
lakf pride In the part which the Ger
mans of North Carolina took in In
spiring the declaration known aa the
■acklenburg Declaration of Independ
ence, which was signed at Charlotte,
*«5 -0, 1776, more than a year before
declaration of Philadelphia, we of
worgia should hold In highest honor
IM 11th day of March, 1734, when the
Jmrlsbmg (our Georgian German
Mayflower") landed with the Saltsy-
Purgers at Savannah; and those Amer-
, 1 * n * "'ho still have any question as to
loyalty of Germans, past, present
»r future, should read the declaration
S*. , during the revolution by the
Mltibuiger, at Ebenezer. 8a!d they:
. *!* have experienced the evils of
In qur native country: for the
Mke of liberty we have left home,
houses, estates, and have taken
wuge In the wilds of Georgia; shall
* »»w again submit to bondage? No,
GcnLj! - 1 0t ’" Bismarck said: "We
Dr. Charles A. Hex-
amer Delivers
Address.
GERMAN MUSIC SUNG
/BY GREAT AUDIENCE
A Remarkable Silk Drop Skirt*
at $5.00
Prizes Awarded to Winners
in Live Stock Show.
“Poultry Day.”'
Monday, German Day, opened one of
the most importaffi, anil what promises
to be one of the most successful weeks'
in point of attendance, the Georgia
State Fair Association has ever en
joyed. The most important featurs of
Monday's program was the address of
Dr. Charles J. Hexamer, of Philadel
phia, on the betterment of the South.
The exercises began In the audl-,
torlum at 2 o'clock, and every seat in
the big hall was occupied when the
well known Gcrman-Amerlcan leader
began hla address. Dr. Hexamer has
the distinction of being the president
of the allied German societies in the
United States. He Is & thorough
scholar and Is regarded as authority
on German-Amerlcan and socialistic
matters. ,
By noon the crowd had almost
equal* cl that of Saturday, and the peo
ple were crowding in all the exhibit
buildings. The grounds,were thronged
with sight-seers, and the attractions
on the midway are doing the best busi
ness since the fair opened. A holiday
atmosphere pervades everything and
the crowd is a good-natured one.
Atlanta Gesellschaft.
Governor Terrell, Mayor Woodward,
Alex Smith, president of the Fair.As
sociation, and other well known speak
ers, welcomed the visitors to the state.'
city and the fair. The exercises were
tinder the direction of the Atlanta
Gesellschaft, a well known patriotic so
ciety, which has accomplished a great,
deal for the German-Amerlcans of the
South.
Another feature of the program was
The most positive value we’ve ever seen, in a silk drop skirt or petticoat—call
it by either name, for it’s designed to carry out either service to the fullest.
Guaranteed taffeta, even to the under dust ruffle where cotton is the rule.
Taffeta of a good heavy quality, made full aud liberal with a 15-inch hem
stitched flounce fulled on.
Two hundred of these crisp and rustling, by this very morning’s express.
Wine Shades
Garnet
Navy
Golden Brown
Dark Green
Maroon
Dark Brown
Tans
• /
Dark Grey
Pearl-Grey
In short all the
shades that are
new.
A Full
6.50
Value
Changeable
Blue with Black
Lavender with
White
Pink with Black
Red with Black
And several other
two-tone combi
nations.
Second Floor—In the
Ready-to- Wear
Department,
—I^atid he only who'knows
!"* “yuan character aa Bismarck
•* knows how irrevocable their
•termination, nnd what a world of
S™? 1 "* »•«» In their word., "We will
t- home twenty-seven or more Mo.
• ' an "' 11 very small proportion, did
conscience sake refuse to lake up
h „'"' an an requiring greater moral
1?®!*"' lh an that which bares tho
'" the blasts of war: but as a
*" '°yal were the Germans to the
”„‘ h »t when In 1777 the llrst
naiitiition of Georgia wae adopted. It
•" John Adam Treutlen, one of the
pi.' n " l)f the Saltxburger church at
SO*?' , who was elected first gov-
I.'h« republic of Georgia, and
h. ih* ""'able fact that so popular was
Ron i, he <l* f *»ted for that office the
>lzn., lll ,"'? n Gwinnett, one of the
i ,‘ r , uf the Declaration of Independ-
I th.mt'.u*? ,h “ fl.ty, the humility and
tlVM of of ,h £** earl)’ representa-
th, , „ ‘ hl > peoplh. that John Wesley,
'" un <l*r „f the Methodist church.
Amine met th,m on hU voyage to
found .L'I , », a/ ? l !* lon * ry ' “ ,d th,t h *
M tm u he had never been convert-
Uui. i a? eame under the sphere of
benign Influence.
On Georgia Soil.
.oJ:, 8altI burgers established on
' , iDhai,c* , ’ ll ., wt, at was perhaps the first
•Inetfc ,i nd widows' home on the eon-
iSu,!!!' 'bey bum first for their or-
afur. A. lh »rc worshiped until able
erect their church.
•tei,,.. ““‘“biding were they that for
years k,.i
"The Plaint," and other well
airs, and the choruses were a
the entire audience and a
was the awarding of ribbons
prizes to the live stock exhibit.
Spann, of Dallas, Texas, one of the
largest cattle breeders of the West,
tvho was' judge at St. Louis, Buffalo
nnd other expositions, was one of the
Judges at the Georgia State Fair.
He said that 4he entire live stock ex
hibit was one of the best he has ever
seen, as far os quality was concerned.
He will "be assisted. by W. Gettys, of
Athene, Tenn.. and J. J. Richardson,
of Davenport, Iowa. AH are well
known cattle breeders and thoroughly
competent to award the prizes.
Tuesday win be Poultry Day, and
one of the best exhibits of chickens,
ducks, turkeys, guineas nnd other
fowls that has ever been collected un
der one roof. Many of the largest
poultry fanciers of the South have
made entries of prize poultry, and as
tills Industry has been given a great
deal of attention by the agriculturists
of thla state especially. It Is expected
to prove quite a drawing card.
A "Chicken Dressing Contest" ha*
also been arranged to take place in rns
of the grand stands Tuesday. One en
trant Is responsible for the statement
that he could dress two chickens ready
for the oven within one minute and
thirty seconds. Other entries have
been made for this contest.
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BEQUEATHS HIS SKULL
10 MEDICAUOLLEG
Tourists in Switzerland
Horrified by Discovery
of Leprosy.
their fetv controversies were deter
mined by the pastor and the elders of
• • * the supe
the church, and afterwards
rlor court of Effingham county, while
that county was dominated by them,
with a territory of some 30 miles front
on the Savannah and 16 miles depth,
with Its population running well Ipto
the thousands, never had business
enough during any term to require a
sitting of more than two days.
There Is no American truly, but the
red man, and naught but prejudice and
Ignorance combined proscribes any
man merely becauso he or his ances
tors come from beyond the seas, for
this Is common to all, and there can
be no just test upon this continent but
the American spirit, and personal loy
ally to Its best traditions.
Lessing has well said, "Know this,
that every country can produce good
men," and so while not claiming the
pre-eminence over our brethren today
of the English, the Irish, the Dutch,
the Scandinavian or other like stock,
we would on this festal ocacslon em
phasize that we yield to none, as, with
wtrlots North, patriots South, iiatilois
Bast and patriots West, we sing:
Sly country 'tls of thee, sweet land of
ilberty, "f thee I sing:
Land where my father died, land of
the Pilgrim's (andefhe German’s)
pride, from every mountain side,
let freedom ring."
Germans love flowers, they cultivate
music, and one of their great writers
but expressed the sentiment of his
race when he said that "Nature meant
woman to be her maeterplece."
Germans have freely offered up toelr
I'ves on every battlefield of the na
tion: with modesty but powerfully
they have wrought In every sphere that
has contributed to Its growth and ad
vancement. . .
Then hold high your heads, ye sons
and daughters of the land of Guten
berg, of Luther, of Wagner, of Ooethe.
of Von Moltke, of Koon, and of Bis
marck: rejoice that y# ore of that Teu-
tonic blood that has ever been In the
vanguard of every movement for the
advancement of the civilization of the
world and here under these sunny
flkles, resolve, each for nluiMlf* that
the escutcheon of n noble anwflry
shall remain bright forever, and that
you will plant not the banner of your
father., but those qoallllcz which have
- - of a great people,
been the heritage - _ . ,
upon the battlements of still more fto
Jears they had no courts, but rlotis achievement.
By RAOUL DE SAINT RENE.
(Copyright, 1906, by Hearst News
Service.)
Paris, Oct. 16.—Befofe long Paris
will be the easiest city in the world In
which to find one's way about. The
place Is becoming placarded with maps.
The Metropolitan Railway Company
was the first to paste large maps with
the plans of all their roads and the
station clearly marked, on the wall,
of all thalr station platforms. In addl
lion to this they isaue a little guldo
telling exactly what route to take and
what station to get out at to go to
every street In town.
Now the cab companies are provid
ing their vehicles with small maps on
which the distance Is marked from
railway stations to certain points of
Interest or Importance. For instance,
from the Bare St. Lazare to the opera
Is 800 metres, to the Bourse, 1,400, to
the Etotle, 2,100, etc. The Gare du
Nord Is used as another center for
measurement of distances, and ao on
with all the railroad stations. In this
manner a person taking a cab can cal
culate the distance he will have to go,
and about how much hi* fare should
come to.
Signor Caruso, the celebrated tenor,
has been entertaining friends with an
ecdotes of his life. In the states, and
among the stories It .one about hla at
tempts at ventriloquism.
One day when he wanted to astonish
some friends' with his powers, and that
they happened to be walking along a
country road, he stopped under a tree
and asked, "Are you there?" Just as
he was getting ready to give the an
awer of an Imaginary person In the
branches, a small voice came front
above, "Yes, I am, hut don’t tell my
father or I’ll get a licking."
At the last sitting of the correctional
court the other day a prisoner was
presented who hau three enormous
holes In his skull. The unfortunate
man had three times been trepanrted,
and had submitted to fifteen other
surgical operations. The man's name
Is Laudon, and at the request of sev
eral celebrated members of the Acad
emy of Medicine he had .bequeathed
tils skull to that Institution.
Tourists In Switzerland have been
suddenly hor. lfled by the discover)’ that
leprosy haul nourished In a little village
in the Alpe, which has been frequently
visited by mountain-climbers, and that
the Swiss authorities knew nothing
about It. The‘terrifying fact was dis
covered through a conscript presenting
himself for military service the other
day, who was discovered to be suffer
ing from leprosy. He declared that
many other people In hi*' tillage suf
fered the same way.
The village which harbors this
scourge is called Outlet and Is about
two hours distant from the railway
station of Lousche. In the Haut-Valass.
So much Indignation has been ex
pressed by tourlste at the risks which
the authorities nave permitted them to
Incur through negligence In controlling
the hygienic statue of Outlet, that at
once the famous Professor Jadassohn,
the great skin specialist of Berne, was
sent to Investigate. He discovered that
among the 260 Inhabitants of Guttet
five were In a very' advanced, stage of
the malady (one has since died) and
numerous others showed suspicious
symptoms.
The lepers have been temporarily
Isolated In a few huta In the midst of
the extensive grastng grounds between
Galin and Torrentalp, until proper pro
vision can be made for their care.
The hotel-keepers of the neighbor
hood are furious at the discovery, as It
will ruin their trade. Among the
country people the disease was known
to have existed In certain families In
Guttet for several generations.
The'Amsrlcan colooy at Pau Is In a
great state of excitement over the re
port that the czar will visit Biarritz
next month, and that fashionable au
tumn resort Is likely to find Itself in
vaded by the American population of
Pau.
The success attained by Mrs. Car-
roll, the Duchess of Manchester, the
Duchess of Marlborough, and other
American leaden of European society,
at Biarritz, when King Edward VII
was there, ha* Inspired the fair
daughters to see what they can do with
tho autocrat of Russia. The czar him
•elf Is less accessible than the King
of England, but there are soms nobles
his suite who are well worth
glance, and the gowns which the rue de
a Palx modistes are turning out, in
hot haute, in preparation for this cam
paign will make even the Russian
princes, used as they are to luxurious
toilettes, stare.
Extraordinary Incidents are develop.
Ing In the course of the t'otlntess de
Rodellec’s prosecution of Mr. Gregor,
the Russian diplomat, for the theft of
the "Blue Diamond” ring. The coun
tess has been the recipient lately of
numerous threatening letters. In some
of which It Is stated that she will be
blown up with dynamite. Some letters
say a bomb will be placed under her
automobile, other writers declare she
will be shot, and still others warn her
that her castle at Ker Stears will be
destroyed. The worst of It is, that the
letter writers have not confined their
threati to Madame de Rodellec, hut
have also sent letters of the same na
ture to the countess’ mother, an old
lady over 80 years of age. Madame de
RAdellec has chosen Maltre Labor!, the
celebrated lawyer, who became famous
during the. Dreyfus a/falr, to conduct
her case.
$20,000 FIRE AT DALLAS;
$7,000 INSURANCE HELD
Special to The Ceorglen.
Dallas, Go., Oct. IS.—On last Satur
day night the most destructive fire
Dallas has had In many years occurred,
here. Seven brick buildings were
burned on the south aide of the public
square.
The damage Is estimated at 820,000,
with about 17,000 Insurance.
The fire originated upstairs In the
Holland A Crew building, In a room
used as a ahoeshop.
The blaze was discovered about 1
o'clock In the morning and It spread
both ways tilt seven buildings were
destroyed, as follows:
W, A. Cole A Son sustained a loss of
house and goods, with 81,000 Insurance.
Crew & Holland lost house and
goods. Insurance 8800.
J. D. McFarland houses and goods,
8760 Insurance, estimated loss of goods
alone about 83,000, house valued 81,600.
O. XV. Russom, goods a total loss,
valued about |3,000, Insurance 81,000.
Dr. E. H. Robertson drug store and
stock, no insurance.
Meek Bros., heavy loss to goods by
handling, fire and water; building lost.
Insurance 82,600.
freight, will die.
Stocks of goods of Bartlett A Wat
son, Dr. A. J. Cooper A Co., Brown A
Meek, E. M. Cooper, J. M. St. Johns,
Jeweler, badly damaged by fire, water
and handling. The fire 1s thought to
have started by a lighted cigar or ci
garette over Crew A Holland's store.
COLLECTOR IS SUED FOR $25,000
RESULT OF AN AUTO ACCIDENT
CROKER STOPS SUIT;
PAID IN APOLOGIES
Dublin, Ireland, Oct. Vhe libel
suit which Richard Croker brought
against the London magazine will be
settled In the four courts In this city
on Wednesday.
The magazine proprietors through
their lawyers, will make full and am
ple apology, and Mr. Croker has agreed
to drop the suit.
Ideal Skating leather.
Special to Tbs Georgian. ,
Mobile, Ala., Oct. 16 Through hla
attorneys In this city Tarry L. Moore
has filed suit for 826,000 damages
agaJnst William Frye Tebbetts, collec
tor of the port of Mobile. The suit Is
the result of an automobile accident
In which an auto driven by Tebbetts
ran over Moore, breaking a leg.
Tebbetts la a nephew of Senator
Frye, of Maine, and very prominent In
Republican politics.
POLICy PAID TWO DAYS
AFTERDEATHOFHOLDER
On October 2 Major George S. Hoyle,
recruiting officer for Georgia r.,r the
United States army, -was struck by a
locomotive at College Park nnd killed.
Major Hoylo held a 86,000 pollcv In
the General Accident of Philadelphia.
The company was notified of his death
the day following tho accident, and two
days later Mrs. Hoyle received a check
for 85,010—face of policy and premiums
returned.
It Is a powerful argument for the
safety, promptness and general worth
of the General Accident. H. O. nnd A.
T. fox. 601-2 English-American build
ing. Atlanta, are the managers for
Georgia.
AMERICANS DECORATE
GRAVE OFJSIR HENRY
Liberals in England Now
Feeling Their Way To
ward Socialism.
By RICHARD ABERCORN.
Copyright 1906—Hsarst Nows 8#rvict.
London. Oct. 15.—The Liberal gov
ernment Is feeling Its way toward So
cialism as a solution of the great eco
nomic problems which pusxl* English
public men. David IJoyd-George, who
Is minister for trade, has spoken at
a Welsh meeting advocating one of
the leading principles of Socialism—a
fairer distribution of wealth.
"There are ten millions In this coun
try," he said, "enduring year after year
the torture of living on. lacking a suf
ficiency of the bate necessaries of life.
And all this exists amid a splendid
plenty, which pours Into a land so
wealthy that It can afford to loan out
of Its spare riches, thousands of mil
lions to other lands."
‘Tnere is plenty of wealth In this
country to provide for all and to
spare. What Is wanted is a fairer
distribution. 1 do not suggest that
there should be a compulsory equal
distribution of the wealth of this coun
try between Its Inhabitants, but I do
r that the law which protects capi
tals In the enjoyment of their great
poasezzlonz should first of all sea that
those whose labor produces their
wealth are amply protected from actual
need.
The sure wealth of this country
should be forced, as a condition to Its
enjoyment by Its possessors, to con
tribute first toward the
to be able to maintain themselves.”
Americans visiting Westminster Ab
bey now never mlsa aeelng the grave
of Sir Henry Irving, the laat great man
to be hurled In England'! Valhalla.
Many of the famous actor's admirers
from the United States leave tributes
of flowers and laurels.
Among three such trlbttts* now dec
orating the grave, two ,of which are
anonymous. Is one of laurel and llllea
from H. F. Kohlsaat, of Chicago, who
was a personal friends of Irving's.
American visitor! "do” the abbey
most thoroughly of all classes of tour
ists, and they always ask to be shown
the grave of Sir Henry Irving.
To create another Monte Carlo on
the Belgian coast Is the scheme of a
group of London financiers who have
adopted the Idea of the late CoL North,
the “Nitrate King."
The promoters command an Immense
capital, with which they Intend to lease
a large area of land, nnd to build
thereon a seaside resort, which shall
be entirely devoted to gambling. There
la, of course, the Casino at Ostend, not
far away, but the syndicate thlnka that
a gambling "hell" pure and simple. In
the lines of Monte Carlo, would be a
eucceas.
The profit! they expect to make will
be enormous, and these they will share
with the Belgian government, so that
no dUricuItiea will be put In their way
by official powers.
THREE OCEAN LINERS
LASHED BY STORIUS
New York, Oct. 15.—Three great
ocean liners, the Etruria, the Cedric and
La Touratne. each of which reached
port twenty-four hours late, were swept
by giant wavee during severe storms
which thsy encountered. One enor
mous wave which broke over the La-
Touralne, flooded tho officers' quar
ters and mess room, nnd part of the
steerage, and damaged the foro pert
of the deck house. The <v,iric re
ceived a damaged propeller. The
Etruria met rough weather crossing the
channel.
King Edward Has set the fashion of
wedding rings for'men. His majesty
now wears a plain gold ring on the
third finger of his left hand, hut the
amusing part Is the story told or how
he was Induced to Initiate the custom.
A group of society ladles with ad
vanced views. It Is said, agreed among
themselves that married men should be
made to wear wedding rings, believing
that members of the ‘'deceitful" ses
should -be so distinguished when they
become benedicts. In order to safeguard
the Interest, of too trusting woman.
These ladles thought the best way to
maintenance of those who have ceased bring about the reform'would be to to Amrr
therefore depute
to Interview hla majesty and try and
Induce him to give It his support.
When tho spokeswoman broached the
subject to his majesty, he listened to
her very patiently and was most sym
pathetic.
The little coterie of reformers are
now wondering whether It Is a mere
Joke that the king wears a wedding
ring or whether he has taken up their
Idea seriously. Probably the former
view Is correct, as King Edward has
a rare sense of humor.
The Chinese Imperial edict prohibit
ing the use of opium within the empire
has aroused enrioue speculations In
England as to what motive lies behind
It. It Is not likely that any rrntlmental
reasons have Inspired the Chinese gov-
ernment to their resolve to throw off
the burden which England imposed
upon the country sixty years ago In or
der to benefit the trade of India; nor
Is It probable that such a decree would
be made effective or that the wily
Chinaman would be found without a
hundred ingenious ways of evading It.
England’s ally, Japan, is very busy in
China, Influencing the Celestials In
many ways to direct the trade of China
Into channels which flow Japanward.
The conquerors of Russia have great
Influence at Pekin, and It Is quite likely
that they have suggested or dictated
the anti-opium edict with a view to
discouraging the Indian opium trade,
and to supplying the Chinamen's crav
ing from Corea and Formosa, the first
a Japanese protectorate, and the sec
ond a Japanese possessslon.
This Is a plausible explanation of
China's unexpected action tn forbidding
the use of the poppy-drug, uhleh l»
considered, after all, not more harmful
to Chinese than the cigarette habit Is
id Euro pearls.