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THE BANNER, SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 14, 1907, W. WATSON Asks SomePoiotedQuestions of the Atlanta Journal on Central Railroad Case. From the Jeffersonian. What Does it Mean? Commenting upon Judge Newman s decision in the Cent nil Railroad case, the Atlanta Journal seems to take the ]»osLtion that this Morganized conciru has the legal right to earn dividends upon the forty <>d i millloi dollars of water which Pal Calhoun*- gang and J. P. Morgan’s crowd jK>m*ed into it when they stole it from th old stockholders, some years ago. It' *«* understand the Journal cor rectly. it n<»w aUuidous the puipcs of freeing the peo ple of (ieorgia from the annual burden of being taxed to earn dividends iiimju fictitious capital ization. If this is now tin* posiiion of the Journal we should be glad to knew why it has changed its tun* Last year we were told in a ?onsi 1 erable number of very mournful mini hers that this tiling of burdening tin public with fraudulent issue f stocks and bonds was robbery. if our memory serves us right, th . id of arithmetic was calhd in to show us hew much the annual robber> .(mounted to- just as arithmetic was call* 1 in to prove that. Hoke Could have iri n * h-cted Us easily wiihoir ]>opulist Jit Ip as with it. If v*e w* re being robbed !»y the <Vn tral and Southern and (ieorgia rail roads last yen* on water* <1 stock, when did the robbery stop? Lint McLendon figured it all out it: a splendid series of newspijMr ar ticles. and w,. have not heard of any lK»dy deputing Mac's ligtir s. Ha- any r>f the t r Im •n e/.ed »l»lc .lake ideml his opinions, since he was appointed a member of the Commission. This being so, Mr. McLendon must, now !>e exactly wh ro the Jeffersonian is -against alb.whig the railroads to tax the people to earn dividends on dishonest, capitalization. P. S. Hon. S. (I\ McLendon: Dear CSuyt: Take a seat and hand out the names of those fellows who are riding on Free Passes. We want, to know who they are. SPLENEf PLAYS AT THE CDLOBIIAL Some Excellent Attrac ions are lo be Presented Soon h«- annual imhluctiini ol uir Tha! is to b, itivon at th.' ('..ioaia: tln*.itiv tonight win'll <!. Manvill** Frans ctim.'il) t.t' Ktlvlisli life (.'Iititlcii Til,, lliit lister" will be |.resent'.il Th. last tt liearsal has in 1.1 an.! tile iiorfontiatice is Kuina to li. on llent one ill . very particular. sal.- of seats has been v< ry larue tin t nly a few remain unsold at I’alit. -r .- Drill; store. Danirl Boone. The at at. st s.nsati jnal inetoilraiin. nf western life ever pro.iiM . d at ;k>p tllar prices is ’ (limit I l!o >n. ilia, i-otaes to the Colonial Moinlay ai^iit lav. ry detail in heepitit with iniH'.ert: an.i Sioux Indians, a den of iiears ami lo uivc til*' drama tli“ proper wes eri llavor. Tiie matuiaemeiit li:m- pioli: is. d 1 east of clever actors and a ion, plot.- scenic iiptipinent and th" tier of the stock and is.nds of the Of the Southern? (If Fuel Georgia? If so, wh'i) and wh.-rc was j As a matter of fact iceh 'roads Is robbing th •pellins them to |.ay rate., fixed with a view to Kcttin on tIiis fictitious capltilizntion. Til* .loninal kn:,ws this —or at jetis: did knew it last year. Now if it was wrong for the ]toop|. to lie robbed by watered stock las. year, why Isn’t it wrong this year? And if it_is wrong, why should the reforuieis stop their work before thi wrong is righted? This is a fair question, and tin Jeffersonian will thank the .louriia. f. r an answer. Another thing: The Journal an pe'.rs to commit itstlf to th,. iinqxisi lion that if the Central cannot car:, dividends upon its capitalization, tliet th. rat.- fixed by th" Commission t, confisc.uory aiid must be rais.d. Do. s tin* .Utitn.il mean to g. on to the corporations in that matter o. contending that Ilnur proper;.' is coil fiscatcd. when they cannot .••in net profits? Hots the Journal mean to contend that property is confiscated when lie- owner is s'.iii ill possession, with title unimpaired? The Tariff laws, hanking laws. in.I corporation laws have knocked the profits out of farming, for the last forty years—-but no farmer lias rcsis'. cd these unjust laws upon the ground that tie y confiscated his f: tin. Tiie freight charges levied by Ill- railroads and express companies have knocked the profits out of orcliar Is. truck farms, orange groves, and melon pitches, hut no victimized ship per has resisted the cor|Hiratioa statutes u|Min the ground that they confiscated his land. Does the Journal want to help the corporations create holy ground, to ti occupied by themselves, only? Shall money Invested In railway securities he given an advantage not claimed by money invested elsewhere? IXes the Journal not realize that such a concession to the public scr vice corporations puts all other prop erty on a lower plane—and at the!" mercy? The Journal can lake Its own course, l.ut the Jeffersonian will hew to the line. Last year we thought we were together. It would sietn that we were not. Laws and rates which do not give to every citizen a clnnce to make rea sonable profits are unjust, and ought to be changed; but the Jeffersonian contends that such a law or rate, is not confiscatory. There can be no confiscation where neither the pos session nor the title is disturbed. The Jeffersonian stands by what all the Hoke Smith supporters were say ing last year—that the fixing of rates so that dividends shall be earned up on dishonest issues of stocks and bonds Is robbery. The amount of it was beautifully figured out by the Hon. S. O. McL«en- don, and his figures were accepted as demonstrating the facts. The Jeffersonian has no idea that the Hon. S. G. McLendon has changed - urn p:ic .ldmi-iU.n. twenty-live and titty c< i "The Great Divide." II. my Mill, r fri-oh ft-in tin- i -■•as ns' triumph in New York Til.- (It'.- t nivl.ie, Wiiliam Vaughn Moody’s . xtraordinary successful pin which has been lieclar*by i::-.a\ . ri ics to set a new high mark in Au er .-an -lvama. will appeav at ill.- Coloni: next Thursday evening. Simp]*- announcement of this fa. alii. rill ■ •ti the box office and an inrush o', mail orders f r seats, for Mr. Miller, ill this miii-dy heralded play has f .:•.* vided one of the attractions which a;l liscriminuting patrons of the thealr" Ihroughotit. all America arc awaiting •Igerly. The career of "The Client Oivide" lias been cisx-h making in American theatrical history. Here a. last is a play which is splendid liter- ltnre. great drama technically, and at in* same time fascinating to the spec tator find of ajntost unprec-denre,l •onmiercial value. It lias bet u cat list the "long await! d great American play." I’ndouliUdly it is as big it: •oneepti n and liro.id in treatment as tie picturesque portion of tiie Fs West in which the first two acts it aid the Rocky mountain;, the gre iiiiie '.etweeti our Hast and West. I’iii toles difficult, portrayed hv the wo 1. ailing players are the most hit nan and sincere, and the most offer tive dramatically they ever played. A aiperh company lias hcen provided :.n.l h<- production is the same that won aic’n unprecedented praise during the MiO niglils run of the “Great Divide" at the I’rin-ess and Daly’s Theatres. New York. Vaudeville. Vaudeville is the most popular and paying form of amus<nietit. to lay in the theatrical business and new thea tres are being built ill eveiy city of any size in America to lie d-voted 'S cliisively to this brancii of amuse ment. The attractiveness of th • vaudeville programs is probably (in to the diversified lulls that up «> dal.’ managers arc offering as they inelud • everything from scenes from Shake- sporran drama to tiie old time negro act and ill this way every patron in sure to find sometning pleasing • very week's Hill. A tickling cough, Trom any cause is quickly stopped by Dr. Shoops Cough Cure. And It is so thoroughly harmless and safe, that Dr. Shoop tells mothers everywhere to give it with out hesitation even to very young babies. Tiie wholesome green leaves and .tender stems of a liing-healln mountainous shrub, furnish the cura tive properties to Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure, it calms the cough, and heals the sore and sensitive bronchial mem branes. No opium, no chloroform nothing harsh used to Injure or sup press. Simply a resinous plant ex tract that helps to heal aching lungs The Spaniards call this shrub which the Doctor uses, “The Sacred Herb." Demand Dr. Shoop's. Take no other H. R. Palmer & Sons. HAD SEEN IT BEFORE. “1 never had to do anything of this kind before,’ said Ardup, in a husky whisper, “but I’d like to know how much you can let me have on this gold-handled umbrella?" "On that particular umbrella,’’ an swered the pawnbroker. “I have never been in the habit of advancing more tljan 60 cents.”—Chicago Tribune. The strongest sometimes eat the least, but they eat wisely. Not what you eat, but what you digest, gives you strength. Uneeda Biscuit is the most nourishing and di gestible food made from flour. Eat wisely—eat for strength —Uneeda Biscuit BBKgk ln moisture and dust proof packages. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY DENVER SELECTED BY THEDEMOCRATS National Convention to be Held There on July 27th. Washington, Dec.. 13.—After de ciding to hold the next democratic ational convention at Denver, Colo., nnl fixing the date of the meeting for July 7, 190S. the democratic national omntitteo late today entered upon a liirited debate on the propriety of ac cepting more of the $100,000 offered Denver for the convention than actually was nee,led to pay tiie con ation expenses in that city. The ipposition to Uv acceptance took tiie form of a nttolution bv Representa- Clavton. of Alabama, declaring money not actually needed for conven tion purposes, but after a long debate he resolution was laid on the table by a vote of 31 to 14. E OBJECTIONS ISAIU IB CLEAN Id Great r Pilt-burg by ihe Churches and Banks. Pittsburg, Pa.. December 13.* Sonic ol’ ti.e advocates of the Greater Pitts burg project, which is now about to become an accomplished fact, have found that there is no rose without its thorn. One of the results of the mer ger of the cities of Pittsburg and Al legheny into one municipality is the necessity for changing the names of banks and churches in the two cities, wherever such names are identical. The churches wifl he obliged to change their names in ;i greater ex tent than ihe banks, and of the •hurdles th** Presbyterian and United Presbyterian denominations are most affected. This is because these two denominations use numbers in their names to a greater extent than other (•‘nominations. The vexatious matter will be taken up for consideratk n at the annual meeting today of the Allegheny Pres bytery of the United Presbyterian j •hurcli. Whatever course is decided j tpoti at the meeting will probably he | igreed upon by the other Presby- eries. though there is some talk that i few of the churches will oppose any ; •hange of name and that the matter may finally be taken into the courts for settlement. Nearly a score of j churches of the two denominations in ; Pittsburg and Allegheny possess the . same names and half of these of j course, will he obliged to change names in order to avoid confusion. IMPURE BLOOD OF DEPOSITORIES Prescription to Make Home Senate Asks Cortelyou for Remedy Said to be j Important Informs* Very Fine. j tion. A leading health journal, in answer, ing the question, * What is the best prescription to clean and purify the bJood,” prints in a recent issue the following: Fluid Extract, of Dande lion one-half ounce, Compound Kargon one ounce. Compound Syrup Sarsapa rilla three ounces. Shake well and use in teasjKxmful doses after »ach meal and at bedtime. It cleans the blood of all impurities and nourishes the blood. In just a few days the skin begins to cle.ir <*t sores, boils and pimples. 11 puts vi gor ami energy into run-down, debili tated nun and women. Fur many years Sarsaparilla alette has been co i- sidered a good blood medicin •. Hut. while it built up and made new blood the impurities remained within and the guod accomplished was only tem porary. Sarsaparilla, however, when used in combination with Coinprun I Washington. December 13.—Sena tor Aldrich today reported to the sen ate the following resolutions from th committee on finance as the remit of the committee called to embody the Culberson und Clay financial resolu lions into one set: ■•Resolved. That the secretary o» tiie treasury be. and he is hereby di reeled, to transmit to the senate tin fi Wowing information: Firs, a statement giving names ami location, classified by states, of aV rnite I Siati s depositories and th* aiiauim of public money on depose daily in o:u*h. from Otcober 1, 1007 io December 3 ,1007, with amount and character of sureties therefor: an «‘Xp!anation of important change.- made in oiilmr amount or location • si;ill deposits. "Second, a statement showing in d Kargon and Extract Dandelion, work, !a >* <>'e condition of the national wonders. This; combination puts the ! (milks on August 33. 1907. anil Doceni kidneys lo work to filter ami silt out j '"‘i- 1907, and tiie amount ->f nation tiie waste matter, uric acid and other jal !,:ink outstanding from tim. impurities that causo disease. [; o. time during such periods, makes new blood and r, Iieves riu-n , Badly Mixed Up. Abraham Brown, of Winterton, N. Y-. had a very remarkable experi- ?nce; he says: "Doctors got badly mixed up over me; one said heart disease; two called it kidney trou ble; the fourth, blood poison, and the fifth stomach and liver trouble; but none of them helped me; so my wife advised trying Electric Bitters, which are restoring me to perfect health. One bottle did me more good than all the five doctors prescribed.” Guaranteed to cure blood poison, weakness and all stomach, liver and kidney complaints, by W. J. Smith & Bro., H. R. Palmer & Sons, drug gists. 60c NEEDED IT. "Longhedd took out a big accident insurance policy yesterday.’ “Yes. He is going to distribute the gifts from a lighted Christmas tree, dressed as Santa Cains.”—Browning’s Magazine. A BRUTE. “Fate is against me.” "How so?” "Twice I have been engaged to be married and twice the men to whom 1 have been engaged have died before the wedding day." "Oh, f wouldn’t call It fat; pertops they were naturally lucky.”—Houston Post. THE THALIANS TONIGHT. mutism and lame Inck and liladd- troubles. This prescription is better than lit, usual patent medicines, which ar,- it the most part alcrhoiie concoctions, urv The ingredients cost but little and il"’ are easily mixed at home. Every mat: i fica und woman here should make up sotn and try it if they feel their system r quirt's a good lilaod medicine at: tonic. STUDENTS’ DEBATE IMPORTANT SUBJECT Lincoln, Neb., December 13.—The Central Debating League of America, the membership of which is made up of the State universities of Minnesota, Wisconsin. Illinois, Iowa and Nebras ka, is to hold its second annual de bate tonight. The question chosen for debate is as follows: “Resolved, That the Federal Government should have exclusive control of all trans- ixirtation corporations doing an in terstate business. Constitutionality granted." Each university will have an affirmative team at home and a. neagtive team away from home. There Is nothing better offered the public today for stomach troubles, dys pepsia, Indtgeslon, etc., than KODOL This is a scientific preparation of nat ural digestants combined with vege table acids and It contains the same juices found In every healthy stomach KODOL is guaranteed to give rellet It Is pleasant to take; It will make you feel fine by digesting what you eat. Sold by all druggists. THE THAUANB TONIGHT. I hiril. an (flistract of the proitosab received by tile secretary of the treus ury for the pur -liase of the Panam. bonds ami per centum certificates of indebtedness, authorized by the trea ury circular of November 18. lb07 tint of such bonds and certi ssiu il. to whom awarded anil tile reasons for their issues, j "Fourth, a detailed statement of any information he may have as to (he -amount of clearing house certifiont ‘ issued liy the clearing house associa tions of the principal cities from No vein her 37. to December 3, 1907; tiie character of such certificates anj the purpose for which they were used. "Fifth, any information in his ixis session as to the movement of rency between different sections the count ry during the period from October 1, 1907. and December 3. 190 compared with previous years, anil especially shipments by the treas ury and otherwise from New York and Washington to points south and west. "Sixth, a statement showing lit amount of gold iiu|x>rts and export from October 1, 1907, to December ; 1907." Senator Aldrich, in presenting tin resolution, announced that it received the unanimous vote of the commit tee. Senator Culbereon, the author of one of the financial resolutions which were inoortiorated in the commute* resolution, was before the committee for the purpose of giving his Ideas In the senate, after the resolution reported. Senator Culberson address ed a query to Senator Aldrich in re gard to the date in the paragraph re laling to clearing house certificates which resulted in an amendment changing the date from November 25, 1907, to October <16, 1907. The re solution, thus modified, was adopted For any of the ordinary diseases of the skin Chamberlain’s Salve is ex cellent. It not only allays the itching nd smarting but effects a cure. For ale by H. It. Palmer & Sons. Warren J. Smith & Bro., L. P. Canning, E. C. McEvoy, Orr Drug Co., Athens, Ga. THE THALIANS TONIGHT. MAY GIVE IMMUNITY TO ABRAHAM RUEF Noted San Francisco Bood> ler Wanted in Bribery Trials. San Francisco, December 13.—For mer Supervisor James Gallagher, an imjiortaiit witness in the bribery of Patrick Calhoun, president of the United railroads, which, on account f his absence, has been jfostponed until January 7, has telegraphed to Assistant District Attorney Heney. from Chicago, that he will be here xt Tuesday night. From a statement made by Heney it is believed that the prosecution,Is contemplating granting Aoraham Ruef immunity in order to successful ly prosecute the bribery graft cases by getting him to take the stand and furnish the link between Supervisor James I. Gallagher and public ser- ice corporations, who, through Ruef. ire alleged to have done the bribing. While n. t saying in so many words that Ruefs demand for immunity rould l*e granted. District Attorney ieney >ai<l today : "Two jut its have declared that Ruef’s testimony is necessary to re turn a verdict and that without it the •videnco is not complete enough to •onvict. Public opinion stems to de- nand that Rm-f shall testify even if K» has to he gmnt»*d immunity. If he public wants it it may be neces sary to put. Ruef on the stand on those terms. But 1 am not saying that this will be done.” THIRTY YEARS. A Slave to Coffee. Many pers ms do not realize that ffee drinking may become a jiower* 1. enslaving habit. They are not all aware that coffee contains a drug— cuTein*' which ought, never to be taken into the sys- i except for certain diseases and then only when prescribed by the doc tor. The coffee habit grows on most users and is more harmful to some than others. But a drug that acts upon the heart and nerves in the way caffeine does, is not without greater or less harm to all who drink cof fee. For 30 years," whites a Washington housewife. I have been a steady cof fee drinker. I wanted it at every noal. “But I would have sick headac.io most of the day,and throw up my food l really suffered awfully from coffee vet I thought I never could stop it. "Then I heard how good Post uni was for such oases, and began to use it. At first I did not caTe for Post uni. I felt sleepy and had headache. I •ik n found that this was because of ►he hold coffee had on me, for in about three days after I quit coffee and be gan to use Postuni the headache left me, had no more nervousness <and pal pitation. In about a week I felt like i new woman. "I have used Postum three years ind when it is made according to di rections (boiled 15 minutes)—it is as pleasant as coffee and don’t hurt any one. I ought to know for I was as bad as anyone is likely to get from ?offee drinking. Now I am well.” "There’s a reason.’ Name given by the Postum Co., Bat tle Creek, Mich. Read the little booklet, "The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs. -