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TiiE BANNER, FRIDAY MORNING, MAfcCH 17, 1911.
“AN APOSTLE OF PEACE”
Monday Morning Next Week Athens
Will Greet Baron d’ Eastournelles,
Eminent French Statesman,
Scholar and Publicist.
On Monday morning ot next week
the state ot Georgia, the University
and Athens will have the honor ot
welcoming one ot the most eminent
scholars, one of the most' distin-
gulshed statesmen, and one of the
most effective apostles of peace Id
the world In the person of Baron
d'Eastournelles of Prance. About his
arrival and his appearance in New
York the following extracts from the
metropolitan papers .will prove of In.
terest:
(From Philadelphia Post.)
New York, March It—Baron Paul
d’Estournelles de, Constant, member
of The Hague peace tribunal,
ciplent of the Nobel peace prise and
former French Minister at- London,
has come to visit America and, like
his fellow-apostle, Count Apponyl,
recent visitor, will lecture here on
international peace. He is soon to
visit Philadelphia.
Baron de Constant, now a member
of the French Senate 'arrived today
on the steamer La Provence.
To Tell of Peace Work.
"I will show,” said the Baron, “Just
what The fiague conferences were;
the difficulties they met with In con
tending with differences of languages,
races, religions and ideas; their long
labors; their work, great though In
complete, and their achievements. I
will comment on their dispositions
relating to the rights of man and to
the duty of the government to the
people.” '**
The Baron is insistent on the
necessity of preparing a platform for
the third conference and of develop
ing methodically the progress of com
pulsory arbitration.
tlon wanted peace everywhere to
prosper. •'Yet,” tbs Baron added,
"pence is organized nowhere. War is
still given ns the solution or interna
tional quarrels. To thousands of mil
lions spenfevery year In the almost
universal preparation for war only a
Tew thousands of dollars is expended
to organize for peace.
"War belongs to the past. Peace
Is the policy of tomorrow and our
duty to the coming generation. 1
bring the greeting of European chil
dren to American children. Let us
organize for them peace and Justice.
The twentieth century will place arbl-
(ration above war, and above, arbi
tration conciliation, for which we
must now prepare.”
The Baron said he would point out
in his lectures the necessity of bring
ing France and Germany nearer to
gether by reciprocal concessions as a
condition of securing the peace of the
world. "I will try to tell the Ameri
can people In my talks,” the Baron
went on, "what has been accomplish
ed toward establishing uni-csal
peace in the last several years. I
will try to show by the opinions of the
greatest thinkers and historians that
with the exception of wars for Inde
pendence wars as n rule have been
needless and as bad fqr the conquer
ors as the conquered. The progress
of science, particularly In the line of
aerial and submarine navigation and
wireless telegraphy, has made war an
anachronism. It solves nothing and
leads nowhere. Hatreds, ruin,
prisals and race degeneracy follow
I shall pot the barren struggles
vlofence against International and In
terparllamentary discussions. I shall
Were People of Atlanta
and Gainesville by Bow*
ery Bum in Guise of
Dutch Ci I b i y.
"I will demonstrate," he said, “on 1 show that the interminable increase
the evidence of thinkers and of his
torians. that with the exception of
wars of Independence, the majority of
the wars waged haVe been and will
be useless and as sad for conquerors
as for the conquered. In the face ot
the dally progress of science, partic
ularly in the matter of communica
tion, with aerial and submarine navi
gation and wireless telegraphy, war
has become an anachronism and
solves nothing. It leads nowhere, and
hatreds, ruins, reprisals and race de
generacy follow In Its track. I will
show that the endless Increase of arm
ament Is irreconcilable with the at
tempt to reform.
Conciliation the Goal.
”1 consider that a French-German
rapprochement, with concessions on
both sides, is necessary for world
peace. The twentieth century places
arbitration above war and above arbi
tration is conciliation, which will
come next.”
President Taft will entertain the
French statesman and diplomat.
BARON DE CON8TANT TO TALK.
Baron d’Estournelles de Constant,
member of the French Senate, a
prominent figure In European politics,
active in thq cause of universal peace,
and the recipient In 1909 of the Nobel
Peace Prize, is to' speak at. a special
luncheon at the City Club tomorrow.
The- subject of the Baron's address
will be "International Good Will."
The luncheon will be served prompt-
of armament cannot be reconciled
with the effort to reform.
"Peace organization Is the positive
and patriotic duty of each state and
each Individual. This program should
be Inscribed at the head of the plat
form of every political party, all In
ternal reform, economic or social, be
ing subordinated to the safeguarding
of prosperity.”
• • •
(New York Sun, March 10.)
O’EttournslUs de Constant.
Just before his departure for the
United States Baron,d’Estournelles de
Constant, president of the French In
terparliamentary Group, founder and
president of -the International Con
dilation Association, member of the
Hague Court, etc., was honored with
a gold medal by his associates In the
French parliament and government,
In recognition of his eminent services
to the cause of international friend
ship and peace, and In commemora
tion of bis reception of the Nobel
peace prize In 1909. The presentation
was made In the French Senate cham
ber by Senator Menler, president of
the committee of many distinguished
Frenchmen which had been organized
for the purpose. The American am
bassador, Robert Bacon, wai present,
and expressed the appreciation felt
in the United States In what the
Baron has done. This honor bestow
ed on Senator d’Estournelles Is all the
more Interesting because his work for
the cause of peace has never been
ly at 1 o'clock. The Barf ns talk will done with a view to personal honor
begin promptly at 1:30. The meeting
will close at 2 o'clock.‘ This will en
able business men with engagements,
to leave In time to keep tbelr appoint
ments.
• • •
(New York Sun, March 12.)
Baron Paul d'Estournelle de Con
stant, member of the Hague Tribunal
and recipient last year ot the^Nobel
peace prize, who hai started on a tour
of 20,000, miles In advocacy of univer
sal peace, arrived yesterday by the
French liner I-a Provence, confident
that war will eventually be abolish
ed. He will lecture here this week
and later In all the chief cities of the
United States and Canada. He said
he knew that he would ilnd In Amer
ica new ammunition to continue the
peace advocates' battle against ignor
ance. Commerce, agriculture. Indus
try, science and the cause of educa-
or emolument, but simply from love
ot humanity, Justice and right,
has been singularly free from the all
too prevalent weakness of self-seek
ing, If one may Judge from the man
ner In which he has always conduct
ed himself. The dispatches say that
on receiving the gold medal, he re
plied “with a simple expression of
thanks.”
Senator d'Estrounellca will spend
several weeks In this country, lectur
ing In the principal cities under the
auspices- of the American Branch of
the International Conciliation Associa
tion, will speak at the Mohonk Arbi
tration Conference the last week In
May, and is expected to attend the
National Peace Congress In Balti
more the first weok In May. Ilia lee-
ture topic will be “What the United
States has done and what It can do
for International Arbitration
COOKING CUSSES DEMAND
MUCH LARGER ROOM
The cooking clasaes which have
been conducted by Prof. Harris of the
Black Mammy Memorial Institute
work for a year or two, have been
opened again, two lessons having
j been given of the present school—one
last Thursday and another yesterday
afternoon. The attendance yester
day was over forty and the numbei
who have entered already have made
It necessary for the management to
secure larger quarters. A hall has
been secured at the corner of Han
cock avenue and Pope street and all
who can attend among the colored
wpmenNwho are cooks will he accom
modated.
Dollar a Pair Saved In the Wear
That’s what folks say of
RED SEAL SHOES
HADE IN GEORGIA
Call for these brands
Kind Bee Queen Bess Easy Street Agnes Scott
Made only by J. K. ORR SHOE CO., ATLANTA
(Special to the Banner).
Atlanta, Ga., March 14.—A dispatch
from New York tonight says that the
welt-remembered personage who vis
ited Atlanta some weeks ago and
humbugged the people of this city an
n few days later of Gainesville, under
the name of Garrett Van Dome,
claiming to be a wealthy Hollander
who had been- robbed 1 of all bis pot
sessions with him, is none other than
George Bates, one of the best know
Bowery characters In New York,
known and wanted time after time
by the police. The Gothan police ar-
tested Bates with a big roll of money
on his person. In vestigated severe
ly he admitted that he had been
South and got the "swag” by putting
up a story about being tjie son of
Holland millionaire. Bates, then sail
ing under the Dutch name of Van
Donne, excited no small amount of
sympathy and received no little
amount In cash from well-meaning
and charltable'but gullible persons In
Atlanta. He went from here
Gainesville and the people there
Went so far as to ask him to lecture
to the young ladles’ college, which
Invitation, however, he declined on
some pretext of not being able to tal
fluently enough In English and on
the additional pretext that his ap
pearance, after the 111 luck which had
happened to him, was so-utterly un
befitting one of bli station, that hi
was ashamed to appear before an and
lence of ladles. He was given help at
Gainesville, however, and Prof. Van
Hoose, president of Shorter College
at Rome, who was formerly a resident
at Gainesville and who ^vas on a visit
to that city at the time of Bates’ visit
made him a neat donation, it la said
on account of the fact that the edu
cator Is himself of Holland descent
and bears a name of thlt country.
JFFFFRSOK PREPARING
fflll COLLEGE TRAIN
Will (lreet the Educational with
Big Rally on its Last Stop
Besides Athens.
(Special to the Banner).
Jefferson, Ga- March 14.—Jeffer
son being the last stop of the great
agricultural college on wheels which
Is now touring the state, special ef
forts are being made by the citizen),
of tbe town and county to mate JkW
engagement the best one of tbe en
gagement the best one of tbe entire
round. Tills la as It should be. Jack
son being the very beat county In
the state* The engagement will be
well advertised and a * large gather-
tng ot farmers, citizens, and achool
children are expected to be present
and participate In the exerclies. Tbe
program, aside from what ii arran
ged by the director! of the train, la
as followi:
Address on behalf of the city, by
Mayor J. S. Ayers.
Address on behalf of tbe farmers
of the county and the Farmers' Un
ion by Hon T. 8. Johnson.
Address on behalf of the schools,
by Hon. R. D. Moore, C. S. C.
Address on behalf of Jacklon coun
ty, by Hofi. John N. Holder, speaker
of the present legislature.
Address In repsonse to these ad-
dresses will be delivered by Dr. Ai
drew M. Soule.
Hon. J. A. B. Mahaffey will act at
master of ceremonies and preside
during the deliberations of the en
gagement here.
The business of the city will b
suspended during the stay of tbe
train and all attend the meeting
Farmers and schools from all parts
of the'county and surrounding couh
try are expected to be here to wltnest
the exercises and co-operate with th<
College.
FORMA*
About the Last of This Mouth
or First of April 1911 Ac*
counts Will be Paid.
NO MYSTERY
Journal Last Night had
Faked story of Clarke
County Man’s Dis
appearance.
The following story, sensational
far as this section of the state is con
cerned, -appeared In the Atlanta
Journal of last night under the head
“Clarke County Man has been Missing
two Months—Police are Securing the
State for B. S. Smith. Who has Dis
appeared from Home."
The Story.
A general alarm hae been issued
for B. S. Smith, who has been my
terlousl-y missing from his home,
the Jim Morton plantation, Clarke
county, since January 15, and practl
tally every officer in the entire state
Is watching for the missing man.
No cause can be assigned Jpr his
sudden disappearance and his family
fear that be may have met with foul
play though be is not known to hnv
had any enemies and he bad but
small sum of money on his person
when he was last seen.
Smith left bis home on the morn
Ing of January 15, teliing his wife
that he had some business to attend
to and would not return until eve
ning. When nightfall came and
did not appear Mrs. Smith became
apprehensive and notified some of the
neighbors. A search was started and
the country In the vicinity of tli
plantation for several miles was thor
oughly beaten, but to no avail.
Mrs. Smith later returned to her
former home, 187 Inglewood avenue,
Athens, and has done everything In
her power to locate her husband but
to no effect. The woman has six
small children, all girls and the fam
ily. s a resnlt of the disappearance of
the father, re in actual need of the
necessities of life.
Mr, Morton Talks.
Last night when tbe story was read
to Mr. Morton and he was asked
about the facts In the case, he smiled
audibly over the phone. Mr. Morton
stated that Smith did live on his
place, and that be did leave the place,
that he moved the family to Athens
on their own request that they might
go to work at the knitting mill, wfiere
they are still employed. Mr. Morton
stated that Smith got Into trouble in
fight In Oglethorpe county and th
he went on the man’s bond; after-
iwatd Smith left to avoid appearlne
’or trial.
COl. Bill HOWARD
WlfH COL TORI Bill
Two Congressmen, of Lighfh
and Ninth, Own Mountain
Home Together
Atlanta, Ga., March 14.—Governor
Brown has about completed paying
out the 1910 school fund, only about
>71,000 of tbe total, 12,250,000, rft
matnlng In the state treasury.
This is rather remarkable st this
time of the year, as It has usually
been along shoot May before tbs en
tire school fund for the ysar previ
ous Is paid out.
No money has yet been paid out
on the 1011 school fund, though ths
treasury Is rapidly recuperating, and
it Is expected n substantial payment
on the new fund of $2,500,000 win be
mads ths latter part' of March, or the
fjrst of April.
(Special to the Bunner.l
Gainesville, Ga , March 14 --For
greesman and Mrs. T. M. Bell arrived
st their home In .Gainesville jester
day front Washington.
Congressman and- Mr*. William M
Howard came with then, hut went tl
their heme In Lexington* for a day,
and Join Mr. and Mr*. Bell today foi
trip up In White county, where the
party will spend ten days.
Will Bell met them here with
conveyance.
Our representatives fro mthe ninth
and eighth districts, leaders In Con
gress, Jointly own a beautiful place
In White count)’, four miles from
Cleveland, looking toward the Valley
They term It their "Reservation,”
and It is their rendezvous, tbelr place
of recreation and rest.
Both Congressmen need both these
things Just now. They are away fn
season from the vexations and bur.
dens of public life.
Congressman Bel! returned with
Severe cold. He barely escaped an
attack of grip. One evening last week,
Mr. Bell bad a caller, a White coun-
constituent, seeking aid In the es
tablishment of t rural free mall de
livery route. .It was late in the evo
nlng when Mr. Bell was msde ac
qualnted with his purpose In Wash
ington Desiring lo get the matter
attended to aiid a">,w -be gentleman
leave on a morning train,'Mr. Roll
went with him to the office of the
assistant postmaster-general, having
charge this part of the rural syn-
tom’s mrll business, and tha matter
was arranged before the two retired.
On that trip out In the night air, Mr.
Bell caught cold and came near being
laid In bed. When here yesterday he
wai very hoarse and suffering eon-
Jlderabty with the cold.
While here Mr. Hell was busy much
of the time with matters pertaining
to tbe establishment of new rural
routes In different part* df the dis
trict. petitions for changes in routes,
advising as to what course to pursue
Mr. Belt, It will be remembered,
took- forenlost position In the fight
for Increase of tbe salaries of car
rlers, and he Is doing a great service
extending rural routes and Improving
tbe service.
Other matters-which Interest his
people, came up, and It was a pleas
ure for Mr. Bell lo discuss the doings
of Congress with all the Inquiring
ones.
Mr. Joseph C. Mygatt, for
Forty Years With Ta!
madge Brothers,
Died Yesterday.
Yesterday morning about 9:15 o'clock
Mr. Joseph C. Mygatt dropped dead
iu the store ot Talmadge Brothers on
Clayton street. He had been In fall
ing health for some time but never
gave up and was constantly at bit
post of duty in the wholesale store
here he had been a member of the
force for forty years. While walking
back towrd the rear door yesterday
morning he was seen to stop and sink
lo the floor, when, he was reached
by others In the store and laid upon
counter he expired in a moment,
never speaking after stroke which
suddenly called his spirit hence.
Heart disease was the cause of bis
death. '
Mr. Mygatt .was Bfty-eght years
age. He wai a native of Monticelio
but hie father, who In early life wa*
a sea cnptaln, moved to Athens when
his son, Joseph, was quite young,
that he deceased had been a resident
of this city most of his life. He leaves
a wife, who la a sister of Mr. James
Booth of this city, an aged mother,
Mrs. A. E. Mygatt,'and one son, Sir.
T. Mygatt, who la a traveling sales
man for the firm with rirhlcji his fath
er had been connected foi* four de
cades. Mr. Mygatt was a cousin
Major Talmadfe. He waa also rela
ted and connected with several other
families in Athens.
Mr. Mygatt was a member of the
Prince Avenue’ Presbyterian church
and #as honorable, honest and always
loyal to hit friends. Hundreds will
mourn his death Is a personal be
reavement.
The funeral will be conducted from
the late residence on Prince avenue
this morning at 10 o’clock, Rev. S.
Cartledge preaching the sermon ano
the Interment will take place at Oco
nee cemetery.
“Two bottles
Cured My •
Rheumatism”
RAZIL OFFERS GREAT
Rim (1PP0RTIINITIFR
UUullltuu Ul I till I Util IILU
Export Cotton Goods Trifle
With Brazil is id Stale d!
Prospective Increas.
Atlanta, Ga.,'' March 14.—Informa
tion obtained by the Southern Rail
way Company from tbe United State*
Bureau of Manufactures, shows that
during the six months ended June
30, 1910,' the total Imports Into Bra-
zll of manufactures ot cottbil amount
ed to $8,196,415, while tbe Imports
from the United 8thtes Into Brazil
of tl)e same articles afiiountd to oifty
8245,265, or only 2.9 per cent of tbe
total. While the Imports from the
United States Into -Brasil of manu
factures of cotton for the period
named Increased $41,639, or 20.4 per
cent over the same period of the pro
year, $245,265 teems very small
comparison with tbe total Imports
Y these goods into Brazil.
It will thus be seen that Brazil of
fers a splendid field for a healthy ex
pansion of tbe export cotton goods
trade and the, and the favorable gee-
graphical location of the Southern
mills with reference to tbe Brasilian
market would seem to give them spe
cial advantage.
In this connection, It may not b*
generally known that the .Unite*
States la the best customer Brazil
has. The total Imports Into the
Untied States from that country aver
age about $100,009,000 per year, while
the exports from the United States
Brazil average less than $30,000,
C00 per year.
0«R IS ROW
TAKING BIS TIME
On (he Case of the Pardon of
(be Rawlins Boys, Investi
gating Thoroughly.
Atlanta, Ga., March 14.—If the
three Rawlins boys, Milton, Jesse and
Leonard, who are serving life sen
tences for the murder of the Carter
children in Lcwndet county about six
years ago, are pardoned at all, It will
some time before they secure tbelr
freedom.
Governor Brown stated today that
bad as yet done nothing with the
case and that be would take bis time
tl, going Into every detail very
carefully before deciding whether he
ran consistently let the boys go.
In (act, John R. Cooper, of Macon,
attorney for the Rawlins boys, |pld
governor he would prefer to have
him take all the time he wanted
rather than' jeopardize the case ot
clients by any hasty consideration.
However, Governor Brown will have
act within tbe next three months,
though- It Is likely be will cpme to
tome conclusion before that time.
Governor’s Brown’s term of office
will end at 12 o'clock on July 1, when
j Hoke Smith will succeed him.
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Oh Lot 60x70 are 59 Fowls, 150
Pigeons, 10 Ducks and a Cow
Secretary W. T. Forbes of the Ath-
cus Y. M. C. A. has been doing some
other things besides training the
young men and • the boyu In the va-
rloua lines of Y. M. C, A. endeavor.
He has made a fine demonstration of
what a man with a small lot can do
In raising profitable feathered prod
ucts. He bis a lot at hts home tin t
Is sixty by seventy feet In size. On
that lot there are forty pullets and
five cocks of tbe finest White Leg
horn chickens to be found anywhere
Jr the state; a drove pf aboutfa dozen
of beautifully marked Indian' Runner
ducks, a hundred and fifty homer
pigeons, and a good cow. October
a year ago Mr. Forbes bought twelve
hens and two cocks of the pure White
Leghorn strain from the famous Kim
ball farm, W. V. Zimmer’s place. From
that lot he haa supplied his table
with eggs and has in the past four
months eaten sixty-five young roost
er*. He has sold quite a neat
amount's worth of eggs for setting-
getting $1.50 a dozen for them. He
lias raised ducks for his table sad haa
sold quite a number betides selling
dozens of the Indian Runner eggs for
$2 a dozen for totting. He has liter
ally feasted op squab—fay squab on
-toast is now the mode among th-
tourist hotels and fia$ as ready
market and a muchrhlgher price than
quail. He has aold a number of
mated patrm ot birds for $2 a pair.
Loring Brown, the Georgia authority
on fowls, say* that tha chickens,
chickens, ducks and pigeon* of Mr.
Forbes are Just About the finest he
has seen anywhere—and be has been
expert Judge for poultry shows far
years. Mr. Forbes Is planning to
greatly enlarge hit facilities and go
Into the raising of chickens, docks
and pigeons for market on a large
scale. There is good money and
splendid Intereet in the business,
either as fancier or commercial rais
er. What Mr. Fbrbes has done on
this little'city lot hundred* of othet,
enn and should do.
Died at Sixty Years of Age; Had
Never Seen a Game of Baseball
•Mr. Joe Mygatt, whose sudden
detth occurred In the place of busi
ness of Talmadge Brothers yesterday,
was an unusual man In many respects.
He bad been with tbe firm for forty
years and there was never a member
of any buainess force who was more
highly esteemed nor one who more
perfectly deserved the appreciation
he received. He was nearly sixty
y ears Of age and had lived In Athens,
university city for tbe greater part |ji
of hit life—a city where th* entire
population more or leas unanimously
has to get Interested In athroties and
especially baseball and football
games. Mr. Mygatt seeing th* uni
formed boys of the ball team pus
along the street just tha afternoon
before bis death be remarked: ”1 am
uearly three score years old and I
have never In my life seen n game of
ateball or football.”
Sort of English Ambassador Reid
Bride from Old Wisconsin Family
Racine, Wis., March 14.—A email
but distinguished company of guests
attended the wedding here today ot
Miss Helen Rogers, daughter of Mrs.
Benjamin Talbot Rogers, and Mr. Og
den Mills Rfcid, of New York, son of
Mr. Whltflaw Reid, American am
bassador to England, and Mrs. Reid.
The ceremony took place in the chap-
of Racine College, Canon B. Talbot
Rogers, ot Fon du Lac, an uncle of
the bride, officiated. The beat man
and ushers were farmer classmates
the bridegroom at Yale.
The bride cornea rrdm an old Wis
consin family, that la known for the
number of Episcopal clergymen and
bishops it. Yus produced. She ires
graduated from Barnard College and
took n post-graduate coune at that
Instiiutloil in 1903-04. On the day of
her graduation she accepted an ap
pointment as private secretary to Mrs.
Reid and she baa since made her
home with the Reids abroad.
Mr. Reid Is twenty-eight year* eld
and la a director and secretary of th*
Tribune Association In New York. He
Is a Yale graduate, class of 1904, and
also a graduate ot the Yale Law
8cnoo! and a member of the New
York bar.
Abell*, N. Y. Player, Hit by
Two Balls at the Same Time
An strident occurred at Stalling
Park yesterday afternoon while the
New York American hall team was
practicing which will not be duplica
ted In a hundred years moat likely.
bile several ct the players were
batting and throwing in practice,
Abelle, the Texas pitcher, was about
catch a ball thrown back to him.
tbe instant nothar ball was throws
another player standing near
Abells. -Tbo second ball slipped and
was beaded for Abells. Somebody
shouted to him and ha took bjs eye
off the ball bo was bout to catch for
,the fraction of a second. Both balls
hit him—one on tbo right aide of tbs
face and ths other on the left side ot
tbe face sad both nt precisely th*
same instant. Neither ball had much
speed, but either would bare Inflicted
n slight hurt. Both striking him gave
him quite a painful punch, n gash be
ing cut In bit Up. Medical attention
ana quickly secured and Abells wHI
toon be all right gala.