Georgia Historic Newspapers

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VOL. IX.
COL. ROOSEVELT. IN.
LETTERS HOME. HAS
INDORSEOMR. TAFT
Also, in Epistles to President.
Root and Others. He Says
Positively He Won’t Be Can
didate in 1912
WANTS LOEB MADE
GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK:
RY RALPH SMITH
WASHINGTON. May ’-Placing party|
•urce*w at the poll* above principle. Col.]
Theodore Roosevelt. now journeying
through Europe, has let It become known
that he indorses the Taft administration.'
that under no circumstances will be him-]
self be a candidate for president in '
He Jias also indicated that he believes the
insurgent movement is all right for the;
purpose of advertising, but he is strenu-I
ously opposed to carrying it to a point
where it may jeopardise the success ofi
the Republican party in the next elec-'
tton.
In a word. Colonel Roosevelt has again
demonstrated that he is a politician of
the first water and that with him party
success is paramount. Colonel Roosevelt'
has also voiced a purpose to remain in >
permanent retirement as far as politics (
•s concerned, but he indicates his prefer
ence for a gubernatorial candidate in
New York to succeed Hughes. He thinks
William Loeb. collector of the port of;
New York, his former private secretary,;
should be elected governor of New York. .
The foregoing views have been express- j
cd by Colonel Roosevelt to President Taf’. |
* Senator Root and other persona! and po
litical friends with whom he had been
In correspondence since h* left Egypt.
REQUESTS SECRECY.
Colonel Rooeevelt has requested in all
his letters that no part of them be given
out for publication, because he is de
termined to remain in private life. As a
private citiaen he doesn’t believe his
views should be sought concerning public
questions. In private life, he will devote
himself to literary work and lectures,
though. It is stated, he will make a coupie
of speeches tn the middle west early
this fall advocating the election of Re
publican congretomen. Roosevelt clearly
indicates that he is convinced that Pres
ident Taft has been working conscien
tiously and indefatigably to cgrry out all
the policies inaugurated during the Roose
velt regime.
Those who have received communi
cations from him are recalling that his
present attitude is in direct line with
his declaration In regard to Mr. Taft
before the latter had a«sumed the
office of president.
Mr. Roosevelt at the time was dis
cussing the trenchant statement which
be had just issued, criticising the su
preme court for having reversed the
fin* in the Standard Oil case.
“I Issued that statement." said the
then president in substance, "without
consulting Mr Taft. I am aware that
Mr. Taft would not have issued such
a statdfcient, although I know that he
felt about the matter just as 1 did.
His ideals are the same as mine, but
he gets his results in a different way."
NO FIREWORKS ON RETURN.
Those who expect Colonel Roosevel
. to return to this country and rend the
air with an anthem, will, from the in
formation now at hand, receive a se
rious negative shock. Mr. Roosevelt’s
study of foreign governments has con
vinced him that there are two ways
of doing things, each way the right
way if used at the right time. De
nunciation that rips asunder he has
found is the proper way of revealing
political rottenness and leveling false
Standards. Compromise and conces
sion is the proper method of building
up when construction Is needed.
It is being recalled, moreover, that
Colonel Roosevelt always has been a
strong party man, and that, even when
he uses the democrats for his o»o pur
poses. he invariably refrains from do
ing anything that might give them an
advantage in an approaching cam
paign. He ha* indicated clearly- that
it will be the duty of the Republican
party to re-elect William H. Taft tn
1913 in order that he may carry out
the great reform of economy and pro
gressive legislation already inaugurat
ed.
The former president. It is declared,
was much gratified at the cablegram]
tent by President Taft, thanking Italy
for the warm reception given to "Ameri
ca s first citiaen.” He also has expt eased
his gratification that President Taft has ;
consented to ba in New York to attend
the big reception that is to be given the
returning statesman It has been defi
nitely arranged with the approval of Mr.
Roosevelt that Mr. Taft shall wait at I
cne of the hotels on the day the former
president returns, until his predecessor
calls upon him. Personally. Mr. Taft
wouMk as soon he waiting at the
dock to welcome hie old friend,
but both men have agreed
that, to preserve the dignity of the of
flcc of president of the I’nlted States. Mr.
Roosevelt should make the first call.
ARRANGEMENTS CONCLUDED.
These arrangements have been con
cluded definitely and indicate clearly
in connection with the foregoing state
ments. the warm relations that exist be
tween the present chief executive and
his predecessor.
So many reasons have been given for
the alleged lukewarm feeling between
president Taft and Colonel Roosevelt
that neither has taken the trouble to
point out the fallacy of any of them. It
is possible at this tme, however, to
state that Mr Roosevelt made no sug
gestions of any »tno to Mr. Tall con
cerning the make-up of nis cabinet, it
was tentatvely understood between them,
however, that Secretary Wison should
be retained in office until he had round
ed out more yeffs of service than any
of his predecessors and it was likewise
understood that Mr. Loeo should be ta
• ken care of. That Mr. Roosevelt <tid not
make any demands that were not grant
ed. thus causing ill feeling between the
two men. is now indicated by the defi
nite authoritative statement that Mr.
Roosevelt made no positive requests of
any kind, leaving Mr. Taft free to pick
his own cabinet and conduct his own ad
ministration according to his own meth
ods. *
At the big banquet that is to be given
in New tork on the return of Mr. Roose
velt. the former president will make his
first declaration of his views regarding
the tvepublican party ano the administra
tion of President Taft His speech, ac
cording to the Information that has pre
ceded him, will be of a general charac-
ALABAMA ID DECIDE
PROHIBITION ISSUE
IN STATE PRIMARY
Democratic Voters Cast Bal
lots Monday for Governor
and State Officials —O’Neal
and Mallory Head Tickets
RACE FOR GOVERNOR
ON WHISKY ISSUE
Bv Associated Press.)
MONTGOMERY. Ala.. May ’-With
perfect weather and Ideal conditions
otherwise, the voting began early in the
state Democratic primary today. A full
state ticket, with members of the legis
lature. I’nlted States senator to succeed
John H. Bankhc. d and congressmen will
be chosen.
The race for governor is based on the
prohibition question, H. 8. D. Mallory
standing for the present stringent prohi
bition acts and Emmett O'Neal being for
local option.
CONTENT IS EXCITING.
The contest for governor has beet heat
ed between O’Neal, of Florence, and
H. 8. D .Mallory, of Belma. Both are
lawyers. The issue is the constitutional
amendment for prohibition, which was
defeated in an election last November by
TT.uttt majority. Mr. Mallory led the fight
for the amendment and Mr. O'Neal was
the chief speaker aga’nst it.
Mr. Mallory stands for the present pro
hibition laws, while Mr. O’Neal is a local
optionist.
A chief justice and two associate jus
tices of the supreme court are to be nom
inated. Chief Justice J. R. Dowdell is
opposed by Judge C. C. Nesmith, a young
jurist of Birmingham. The candidates
for lieutenant governor are E. P.
Thomas, of Eufaula, and Walter D.
Seed, of Tuscaloosa, the present state
treasurer. The campaign has been bitter
with the lines sharply drawn. The terms
“amenders" and "defenders" of the con
stitution, which had such wide coilequtal
use in the November election, have fig
ured in this campaign and both factions
have candidates for all offices.
Other offices to be filled are those of
attorney general, secretary of state, two
railroad commissioners, delegates to the
state convention, which meets here May
17; state senators and representatives,
and many county ticketa.
Mallory leaders estimate the state'a
vote at 110.000: O'Neal leaders. 126.000 to
110,000.
Heavy Country Vote
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.. May 2.-With
clear weather reported throughout the
northern part of the state a large vote
is looked for in the state Democratic
primaries on today.
The farmers who are busy replanting
crops will turn out anyway to vote. The
questions involved in the results are caus
ing great interest. The candidates for
the gubernatorial nomination are Emmett
O'Neal, of Florence, and H. 8. D. Mal
lory. of Selma, and the understanding that
if Mr. O’Neal and a favorable legisla
ture Is nominated, and the same la elected
some modifications of the prohibition laws
will follow next year.
Leaders of the two candidates at state
headquarters in Birmingham are making
claims of victory. Because of the length
of the ticket the counting will take up
much time tonight, polls In country
brats to close at 5 o'clock and in the
citiea at 6 o'clock.
Heavy Vote in Mobile
MOBILE. Ala.. May 2—Heavy fog pre
vailed over the city at the time of open
ing of the polls here today. Indications
are that the vote will be- the heaviest in
the history of the county because of the
intense Interest in the head of the state
tickets and the warm local fight for
sheriff.
TO STAMp-OUT
DRUG HABITS
New York Institution Urges
Co-operation on Part of
Addicts
NEW YORK, May 2.—Because of the
frightful ravages made by the habitus!
use of the various forms of drugs, such
as opium, morphine, etc., the Waterman
Inatitute. 122 East 22d street. Branch Ifi6,
New Nork. has let it be known that a free
supply of the remarkable remedy used by
the physicians of the Institute tn the
treatment of these Insidious and danger
ous habits will be sent to all who wish
to rid themselves of drug slavery. The
fullest publicity should be given to this
announcement by press and public. •••
ter, but will contain a definite indorse
ment of President Taft.
Substance of Letters
WASHINGTON, May i.~ In letters
which Theodore Rooeevelt is alleged to
have written to President Taft, Senator
Root and William Ix>eb. Jr., it is said
by the Washington Post today the former
president thoroughly indorses the Taft
administration, favors Mr. Loeb to suc
ceed Governor Hughes, of New York, and
indicates that his decision to remain in
private life is final and unalterable. The
colonel will not even be a candidate to
succeed Chauncey M. Depew in the sen
ate and much less would he desire any
other office.
It i< said also the former president
will in no sense be a candidate for th'
presidency in 1912. On the contrary, his
letters are said to indicate that it is
bls conviction that the re-election of
President Taft is the Republican party a
duty. While Colonel Roosevelt believer
that a fight within the party, when it is
confined to opinions of legislation may
be healthful*’ he does not threaten to
disrupt the party at the polls and will
probably deliver some speeches in the
congressional campaign in the west, urg
ing the return of Republicans to con
gress.
When Colonel Roosevelt speaks before
; the Natioanl Conservation congress in
i St. Paul in . September, it la said, he
will declare himself again for the poll-
I cles for which he has always stood, but
will insist that the work be pressed with
out making conservation a pivot for po
i liical expedients.
1 In a word, former Preeident Rooeevelt
before seeing Gifford Pincrot in Europe
.end since has expressed himself as con
' vinced that President Taft has been
> working hard and conscientiously to car
' ry out ihe policies which were started
| during the Roosevelt administration and
' has given to the Taft administration his
whole approval.
ROOSEVELT WILL
SPEAK IN ATLANTA
EARLY IN OCTOBER
Famous American Who Occu
• pies Center of the World’s
Stage Has Accepted an In
| vitation to Come Here
MRS. ROOSEVELT AND MISS
ETHEL TO ACCOMPANY HIM
~ ■■■ .
Col. Theodore Roosevelt will visit At
] lerta in the early fall. He will be ac
companied here by Mrs Roosevelt and
their daughter. Miss Ethel.
The colonel, writing from the American
.embassy at Paris, has accepted .an in
vitation from the Uncle Remus Memorial
association to deliver address at the
. auditorium-armory. This will be one of
the very first public addresses the famous
ex-president will deliver after his return
' tn America. It is true that he reaches
, home on June 18. but it is understood that
I Colonel Roosevelt and his wife have plan
, ned to spend a quiet summer at Oyster
' Bay.
The idea of bringing Colonel Roosevelt
‘ to Atlanta originated with Mrs. A. McD.
, Wilson, president of the Uncle Remus
I Memorial association Her own letter ad
idresaed to the colonel at Paris, was very
strong. However. Mrs. McD. Wilson se
i. cured other letters of invitation from
j Gov. Joseph M. Brown. Mayor Robert F.
Maddox and Frederick J. Paxon, presl
! dent of the Atlanta Chamber of Com
| mere*.
i Replies to each of these letters reached
| Atlanta Monday morning. The letter to
Mrs. McD. Wilson is characteristic of
I the unaffected man. who for weeks has
J been the toast of the civilised wcyrld. He
■ says: "Os course I will accept. It is just
’ the kind of thing that 1 would like to do,
\in the firat place because of my great
admiration for Joel Chandler Harris, and
in the next place because it is a matter
of real pride to me to be associated in any
way with something desired by the good
people of my mother's state of Georgia."
DATE NOT YET FIXED.
A definite date has not yet been decided
upon. Colonel Roosevelt suggests that it
be fixed during fairly cool weather, as he
wishes to bring Mrs. Rooeevelt and Miss
• Ethel with him. Efforts will be made to
arrange the address for Jhe first week in
October. While here Colonel Rooeevelt
will visit "Bulloch Hall," at Roswell. In
this old house his mother was born and
married.
Five years ago. while Colonel Roosevelt
was still president of the United States,
he visited Atlanta and made a speech at
the fair grounds. Thousands journeyed
from ail over the south to see and hear
him. So great were the crowds along
Whitehall and Peachtree street that the
progress of his carriage was greatly im-
I peded.
His second visit to Atlanta will doubt-
eclopee the first in point of interest
and demonstration. It will be the big
event of the fall season.
Colonel Roosevelt not only loves Geor
gia. but he was a great admirer of Joel
j Chandler Harris. Such a deep friend
ship existed between the two that on
I one occasion the beloved author over
' came his remarkable timidity and actu
i ally ventured to Washington where he
was the honor guest at a White House
dinner.
j Mrs. McD. Wilson is highly elated
i over the acceptance of her invitation.
She says the association will charge an
I admission to the address and she feels
1 confident a large sum will be raised.
The correspondent between Mrs. McD.
Wilson and Colonel Roosevelt and that
between Mayor Maddox and the colonel
i will g>rove of interest. It is given be-
I low:
MRS WILSON 8 LETTER.
ATLANTA. Ga„ April 2, 1910.
I Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, Care of Ameri
can Ambassador. Paris, Grance.
Dear Sir: The Uncle Remus Memorial
association has fallen Into the hands of
the women—as memorial work so often
does—and we are making an effort to
! purchase "Snap Bean Farm" and the
"Sign of the Wren's Nest"—the home of
I the great-hearted man, Joel Chandler
Harris, to be preserved as a Mecca for
I the children of this and future genera
! tlons. The sum of $25,000 has to be raised,
and knowing the esteem in which you
; held our beloved townsman, we come
asking a great boon at your hands—a fa
i vor that granted would at once insure the
1 success of our undertaking. That ybu give
us a lecture in our grand new auditorium,
which seats 8.000 people, at such time as
shai! suit your pleasure and conven
ience. *
With the adulations of the world Sing
ing in your ears, we realize that we
i have "hitched our wagon to a star,” but
our aims are high, and as Joel Chandler
Harris was the best of his kind, we de
sire to present to our people in his be
half, the best belpved American citizen.
1 Georgia calls the son of a Georgia
i daughter, and we truet that a kind Provl-
Idence may lead you to a favorable re
sponse.
With high regard. I have the honor to
j be, Very truly youra,
(Signed) MRS A. M’D. WILSON.
President Uncle Remus Memorial Asso
ciation.
COLONEL ROOSEVELT'S REPLY.
Paris. April 21, 1910.
American Embassy, Faris, April 1909.
My Dear Mrs. Wilaon:
Indeed you have not "hitched your
wagon to a star" —unless you understand
j that this star is** exceedingly glad to
■ draw the wagon. Os course I will ac
cept. It is just the kind of thing that
I would like to do. in the first place be
, cause of my great admiration for Joel
Chandler Harris, and in the next place
because it is a matter of real pride to
me to be associated in any way with
something desired by the good people of
i my motner's state of Georgia, but I can-
I not make a definite date until I get
F back to America. Will you not then
| write to me care The Outlook, about
f June 20, giving me an idea of the dates
that will be best to nave me speak? Os
course I shpuld prefer if I could be put
in fairly cool weather, for I want to
bring Mrs. Roosevelt and my daughter
down with me. if it proves possible.
Faithfully you re,
/qi—-e “ RE RODqFVELT.
Mrs. A. McD. Wilson . anta, Ga.
MAYOR MADDOX'S LETTER.
Atlanta. Ga., March 16, 1910.
Hon. "Theodore Roosevelt,
Care U. 8. Ambassador,
Paris. France.
Sir: —In compliance with the re
quest of the splendid ladies who are
directing the "Uncle Remus" Memorial
i Association, and in obedience to the
promptings of y own earnest desire
ATLANTA. GEORGIA, TUESDAY. MAY 3, 1910.
FIRST ARRIVALS FLASHLIGHTED FOR THE JOURNAL
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Journal staff m?n and Photographer Edwards met Chicago train Sunday night and were the firat to welcome tne
grand opera stare and orchestra to the city shortly before midnight at the Union station. The photographs, which
were taken by Edwards by flashlight show Madame Frematad stepping from the Pullman car and posing especial
ly far The Journal, members of the orchestra leaving their cars, and an auto .nobile, in which Madame Frematad oc
cupies the rear seat with Mrs. Victor Smith, and th* great singer's husband sitting in front seat on the left of the
chauffeur. All were immediately driven to their hotels for rjest after the 84 hours ride from Chicago to Atlanta.
ADMIRAL HIGHBORN H;
NOTED FIGURE IN !W
Succumbs to Cerebral Hemor
rhage—Prepared Ships for
Spanish-American War
L : z
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, May Rear Admiral
Philip Hichborn. U. S. N„ retired, for
many years one of the best known
figures in the American navy, died at
his home here last night at the age of
71. The admiral had been sick for the
past two months, being confined to the
house practically all of the time, suffer
ing from arterial sclerosis. Last Wednes
day lie had a cerebral hemorrhage and
yesterday had another attack, from which
he did not rally.
With him at the time of his death was
his wife, son and son-in-law. His daugh
ter. Mrs. P. S. Pearson, was not there.
Further than that interment will be in
Mount Auburn cemetery, Boston, near
the admiral's old home, which was in
Charlestown, Mass., no arrangements
have been made.
After 32 years of active service. Admiral
Hichborn. who at the time was chief
constructor of the navy, was retired in
1901 with the rank of rear admiral. One
of his most important services was the
preparation 'of the American ships for
the Spanish-American war. He entered
the navy In 1569 as an assistant naval
constructor.
in the matter, I extend to you, in the
name of the people of Atlanta, an in
vitation to make a public address in
this city for the benefit of the "Uncle
Remus” Memorial association, at such
time as may suit your convenience.
I may briefly tell you that it is the
purpose of J the ladies composing the
association, to' acquire the home —
known as "Snapbean Farm” —of the
late Joel .Chandler Harris, and make
of it a memorial to his memory.
It is proposed to use a part of the
house as a library.
It is also proposed to keep the two
rooms which Mr. Harris used as his
study, in exactly the condition in
which he left them, preserving his
favorite chairs, tables, and other fur
niture.
It is further proposed to make of
his yard a beautiful playground for
the children for tyhose happiness and
uplift he so unselfishly worked.
Permit me to say that the ladies at
the head of this enterprise are the
leaders in this city in au movements
looking to social, moral and religious
advance. These ladies have strong
this hope 1 earnestly join—
that you may consent to make this
Address, as they well remember the
many kind things which you and Mrs.
Roosevelt have been pleased to say
about "Uncle Remus" at various times
in the past.
And I Indulge the hope that you
may come to Atlanta, because you
have always honored us by .claiming
to be a haif-Georgian, and it would ap
pear that the most natural thing in
the world, after having visited your
legal home in New York, would be for
you to pay your next visit to your
southern home in Georgia.
For the people of Atlanta, I can
promise you a sincere and cordial wel
come, and with the assurance of my
high personal esteem, I am.
Yours most sincerely,
robt. f. Maddox,
. Mayor.
LETTER TO THE MAYOR.
American Embassy, Paris. April 21, 1910.
My Dear Mr. Mayor: Is it possible to
wait until I get back to New York be
fore answering definitely that request?
It appeals to me peculiarly. It is an ad
dress that I should very genuinely ijke to
make, but I cannot answer definitely
from here until know a little more about,
my plans, and a little more as to the
time you would wish me to speak.
Faithfully yours.
(Signed! THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The Hon. Robert F. Maddox, Atlanta,
Ga.
CARUSO, AS A JUDGE TEMPERS,
JUSTICE STRONGLY WITH MERCY
Pathetic Incident in Life of World’s Greatest Tenor Related,
Hears a Girl Sing—Finds Voice Nothing Remarkable but
Lacks Courage to Free Her —Will Write Her Mother
BY W. B. SEABROOK,
Special Staff Correspondent of The Jour
, , nal.
CHICAGO, May 2.—Behind the brusque
and surly mask Caruso wears to pro
tect him from intrusive strangers, there
beats the tender heart of a little child.
Once the great tenor decides to become
friendly, he makes an agreeable and in
teresting companion, but there is some
thing still deeper, finer, in his char
acter. A pitiful little tragedy in which
his whole true nature came rushing to the
surface and showed him for what he is
occurred this morning in his apart
ments.
A note came to his room about 11
o’clock, just as he was finishing the black
coffee and rolls which constitute his only
breakfast. He read it between cigarette
puffs.
"Ah. again somebody come to sing for
Caruso: show her in.”
A young girl entered, followed by her
mother, and stood hesitating in the mid
dle! of the room. The girl gazed at Caru
so. eager, timid, embarrassed. He smiled,
and she was at ease. Both visitors, were
hopelessly commonplace, with the unmU
takeable stamp upon them of what is
called In America “the lower middle
clasess.” for want of a better expres
sion. The girl was ambitious to be
come a great singer. She had a father,
it seems, who had a friend who was Ca
ruso's friend, and for friendship’s sake
Caruso had consented to let her come
and sing before him to see if there was
anything in her voice. Her friends and
family, it appeared, believed she wa
wonderfully gifted, and had decided to
sacrifice everything to pay for her train
ing. but before taking the step they
wanted to make sure. This was to be the
final test. For months the girl had been
UNITE ID TELL JOIII
OF HIS BRIBERS CHSHDE
Bodies at Chicago and Spring
field to Probe Accusation
Against Lorimer
(By Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, May 2.—Grand juries in two
counties of Illinois are ready today to
take up and investigate the charges of
bribery which Charles A. White, a mem
ber of the legislature, has made in con
nection with the election of United
States senator at Springfield last sum
mer. •
State s Attorney John E. Wayman an
nounced that White will appear before
the Cook county special jury this after
noon to repeat the statement alleging
that he received SI,OOO for voting for
William E. Lorimer, and that later he
received $&o0 out of a “jack pot," or gen
eral legislative corruption fund.
At Springfield State’s Attorney Edmund
Burke gave out that the corruption deals
alleged by White to have been transact
ed in the state capital will be laid before
the Sangarlon county grand jury today.
White has been summoned to testify
there on May 9.
RESTORED TO LEGAL LIFE
AFTER THIRTY YEARS
PITTSFIELD. Mass.. April 30. —Frank
lin 1 Allen Smith, of Fort Wayne, Ind.,
previously pronounced legally dead by
the probate court of Central Berkshire,
was today restored to legal life by tha»
tribunal and declared entitled to receive
a bequest of $2,600 from the estate of his
father. Hiram M. Smith.
Franklin Allen Smith left his former
home in Williamstown nearly 30 years
ago and nothing had been heard from
him until a few weeks ago.
dreaming of it.
The supreme moment of her life had
vpnie.
With confidence restored by Caruso a
kindly reception she took her place at
the piano and struck with assurance the
opening bars of the accompaniment. She
had chosen the “Song of the Soul.”
“Every soul has its song" ran the ro
mantic words, “its melody divine. ’
Clearer, higher, more exuiiant rang her
g'rllsh voice, while the mother eyes were
dim with tears of pride. Then the
song grew softer and died away with the
final words— “Let me sing—my song—or I
die."
Having finished she stood up, flushed
and panting. In her gray eyes shone the
soul that had not spoken through her
voice. She was face to face wtih her des
tiny. Then a strange thing happened
Caruso, the great Caruso, hung his head
He had caught one glimpse of those ey*e
with all their wistful appealing hope
fulness, and he dared not speak the
truth.
As the silence began to be painful, he
finally said, gently. "Yes. you sing sweet
ly. you have a voice. But of voices like
yours there are many. Time may change
it. But it is not necessary that you
sing such songs, nor do you go to Paris
yet this year. Stay here and practice
much on the piano. Sing often the exer
cises. Sing Ah. Ah, Ah!' It is so that
Caruso began, so you need not be asham
ed. But your mother spend not much
money yet. Sing ‘Ah' for two years, and
then, perhaps. I come again, or some
other who will tell you if it is best you
go away to study.
After* the door had closed upon the
visitors, Caruso, shrugging his shoulders,
turned and said: "Tomorrow I must write
her mother the truth! it is not good that
she throw Sway money. Ah, ia. vie est
bien triste.”
iCMS TO SPEEBW LEAIIE
FROM BROND IND UM 1
I I
Splendid Service Has Been As
sured Patrons During At
lanta's Big Week of Sport
The Georgia Railway'and Electric com
pany has arranged a splendid schedule
for the aviation flight and the automobile
• races at the speedway this week.
i Beginning at 10:30 o'clock Monday cars
began to run out to the k track. starting at
the corner of Alabama and Broad streets.
From that time on they continued to run
at regular intervals all during the fore
noon and afternoon.
All cars will run up to the main gate
of the speedway and the management has
' promised to provide ample accommoda
i tlons for all who attend the big events
I of the week.
i Many were confused last year and
thought cars would leave from the cor
ner of Forsyth and Alabama.
Remember that they leave from
BROAD AND ALABBAMA and you will
be saved inconvenience.
BODY OF~ALEXANDER
IS SENT TO AUGUSTA
SAVANNAH. Ga.. April 29 —The body of Gen.
K. P. Alexander, who died at bis bone in this
city yesterday morning, left last night for
Augusta, where tile interment win take place
today. General Alexander had been liring In
Savannah since the middle of the winter, har
ing been brought here from Baltimore, where
he bad been in a sanitarium for several months.
When he first came to Savannah he was appa
rently very much stronger than for some montbs
before acd his health remained good until with
in a week of his death, when he began to fsil
rapidly.
While he did not suffer apparently a second
stroke of paralysis, it is believed his system
was; so weakened from that of several years
ago that ho never entirely recovered his be.-iltli.
The 'members pf Ida family accompanied Uie
body to Augusta last night.
farmers: union :
OPENS BIG JOINT
MEET IN ST. LOUIS
American Society of Equity
and 400 Subsidiary Organi
zations Take Part —Barrett,
Bryan, Gompers, Speakers
GOMPERS TO OUTLINE
PLAN FOR NEW PARTY
.Bt Aiiociated Ftsml
ST. LOUIS. May ’.—The joint convene
tion of the Farmers' Educational ard Co
operative Union of America, the Ameri- 1
can Society of Equity and 400 subsidiary
organizations opened in this City this i
morning.
Ninety addresses are on the. program*
which concludes Saturday night with an
address by W. J. Bryan.
Samuel Gompers. president of tlwH
American Federation of Labor, will speaJc
this afternoon, and it is ekpected he will
outline his plans for bringing about a
new political party through an affiliation
of the farmers with the laboring men.
Other speakers on the day's program <
are Mayor F. H. Kreisman, C. 8. Barrett,
Union City, Ga., president of the Farm
ers' union; C. O. Drayton, Greenville, HL,
president of the American Society of
Equity: O. F. Dornblazer, Texas; Don
Farnsworth. Chicago; W. H. Wright sop.
California; Nathan B. Williams, Fay- ■
etfeviile. Ark.; Clarence Poe. North Caro- ■'
line; Curtis Hill, Columbia. Mo.; Jolw C,
\\ hite, Chicago, and W. H. Jackson. ‘
Parcels post, .good roads and sc.entifio
farming are among the subjects to be
discussed.
PRESIDENT BARRETTS SPEECH.
Charles 8. Barrett, president, of the
Farmers Educational Co-operation union,
was a speaker at today’s session of the
oiganlzation. After stating that vandal
ism and graft are being eliminated from
our political life. Mr. Barrett said:
"We are standing more resolutely each
cay for a literal interpretation of th* doc
trine of the 'square deal.’ We are deter
mined that the people, and not the politi
cians. shall rule.- The Farmers' union is
responsible both for the awakened farm- -
er and the awakened nation, as regards
tlje farmer. ~y
"Our principles and our way of apply-
Ing them, must be sound, for w« have
increased from less than 50.000 msmber- J
ship six years ago to a membership today
rising 3.uOO,tXX). Throughout the southern
states, we are well organized. In the
middle west, we are formally organized
and our numbers are rapidly growing.
This year we have perfected organHations
in several of the Vest er n and Pacific slope
states, and we shall soon invade New
England.
"In the south, we have succeeded in
obtaining for the farmer a reasonable
price for his backbone staple, cotton.
That means we have ministered to every
phase of southern commerce, that we
have laid every southerner under obliga
tion to us, for cotton is the financial
barometer of the southern states. In the
middle west, we are recording headway in
handling, in a sclentinc and equitable
manner, wheat and cotn. In th* far \
west, we are accomplishing results in the
systematizing of the fruit industry, and
of general agricultural product*.
"The financial success of our program
is important, but it is exceeded by our
moral and intellectual progress and evo
lution. Through our national, stat* and
local organizations, we have been persist
ently preaching scientific agriculture, di
versified agriculture, conservation of
soil resources and rotation of crops.
“Our warehouse system in the south,
our warenouse and co-operative business .
enterprises throughout the middle and far »
west, are revolutionizing the viewpoint of
the farmer."
Pleading for sincere, constructive lead
ership among the farmers, President’’*
Barrett said in the degree that this pre
vails. now and in th* days to Come, "w* ■
snail solve the agricultural problems per- fl
plexfng the best and most consecrated
thought of this country.”
SELFISH LEADERSHIP. • , 1
He said the selfish leadership is inevlt- |
able incendiary and destructive. "For its
almost criminally selfish aims, it is will
ing to turn the farmer against his neigh
bor, against the merchant, against th*
hanker, against the resident of the city, I
It is leadership-for-revenue-only, without. ’
one redeeming aspiration.
"A distinct part of the rural problem
is the cultivation of a better, and a
more co-operative spirit between th* city
man and the country man. After all. they
have almost everything in common. W*
are both interested in the curbing and
purging, not the destruction, of great
agencies of civilization. We are both
interested in building up more stanch
American citizenship, free of pollution
from damaging alien strains, bred and , J
brought up to fulfil! the idea of pure and
mi'itant Americanism. And unless w* |
realize this close mutual relath-n, w*
shall both suffer.
Speaking of the campaign of the Farm- g
era union for the enactment of certain
national legislation, Mr. Barrett, said:
“Politicians In general have paid and
are paying more attention to the farmer, :
and that is because the farmer is paying
more attention to the politician. Once let
the public officer conceive the idea that
he is being watched continually by hi*
constituent, and that the latter is care- .r:
fully comparing promises with perform
ance, and we shall elevate the standard ;
of public service in this country. I have
urged upon Farmers' union member* to j'
refuse jto let their /attitude toward their
congressmen be colored by any trivial
gifts on the part of the congressman,
the bribery of a petty office for a rela
tive. or a cordial handshake from the
'great man himself. The test of worthi
ness of continued indorsement at th*
polls is deeds, not flattery, and that man
is a traitor to his country, and to his
ideals, who betrays his fellows by con
sidering a public obligation cancelled by
a private favor.
Continuing he said: "The farmer ha*
gained but a small fraction of his share
in the benefits of American development,
because he deluded himself or was de
luded into believing he had no control.
Today in the midst of his interest, and in
the strength of his organization, irresis
tible in its increasing numbers, he i»
master of the situation. The farmer fai
no longer asleep! In his waking, he is
invincible! He demands to be treated. not TJ
as the easily deluded, the easily controll
ed or easily p'actfied farmer. He demands
to be treated as an American citizen,,like
every other class of American citiaen, H« ;
is no longer pleading. He is commanding.
As an American citizen, he knows his |
rights! And knowing, the Lord God Al-.. M
mighty has given him the courage to
maintain them. ' *
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No. 65.