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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, MARCH 30. 1 Vf„ THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY, At S Writ Alabama St.. Atlanta, Ga. Subscription Rates nee Tear All Month* ThrSe Months By Carrier. Per Week . St M . z.m . i.* Telephones ernnerttne sit departments Long distance terminals. Smith A Thompson, adrertlrina rep- resentatlrea tor all territory outside ot Georgia. Chicago office New York office.. It yon hare any troohle setttne TIIH OROROIAN AND NBWSf telephone the Circulation Department and haye. it promptly eemedled. Telephones, ueu 4927 Mala. Atlanta 4401. It IB flesiranie taar an cm ttnna Intended for nrthllratton ... GEORGIAN AND NEWS he limited to far the pnrpoao. THE GEOllOlAN AND NRWJS pilots no unclean rertlalng. Neither or any liqnor sds. OUn PLATFORM.—The Georgian and JJAWs stands for Atlanta's owning tta own gaa and electric light plants, aa It bow owdi Ita waterworks Other cities do thla and get gaa aa low aa M rents, with a profit to tha city. Thla should he done at one*. The Georgian •ad News helterea that If street rail ways can he operated successfully by European cities, aa they are, there Is some years before ws are ready tor so big sa nadartaklng. Bf " sets Ita fees In that NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBER^ AND ADVERTISERS, On Ftbrua-y 2 Tha Georgian pu chaeed tha nams, good will, tranchisss, advertising contracts and aubacriptlon llttof The Atlanta Nawt, and The Now, ■a now published aa a part of The Geor glan. All advartlaing under contract to appear in Tha Nawa will ba printed in The Georgian and Nawa, without Inter- ruptlon, axcept such aa It debarred by Tha Georgian’s established poliey to exclude all objectionable advertising. Stamp the Incoming Mails. The firm vf E««lg Bros, calls our at tention to a batch of dally mall which would icem to Indicate that the postal department has departed from the custom of stamping upon Incoming letters the time of their reception at the Atlanta poatofllce. We do not know what this means. Whether It be a concession fnado to the present complicated difficulties of the railway Inall service, or whether It be due to the large Increase of local business which makes It desirable to lop off every possible moment In plac ing the mall within the carriers' pouches and boxes ot aubscrlbers, we do not know, but it appears to us that the Innovation Is not one to bo de sired. There are many points of conven ience and of. actual business Impor tance In the habit of stamping the time of reception of our Incoming mall. It la the "mallometer" aa It were which tells ua Just the time that hat been consumed between Ua mail ing, Its reception and Ua delivery, and we trust that our always thoughtful and accommodating postmaster will give the matter his kind attention. General Evans Chief of Staff. The governor-elect of Georgia la to be congratulated upon an act both wise and patriotic In the choice of his chief of etaff. General Clement A. Evans hag come to be within recent year^the most revered and historic military flgure remaining In the state. A genuine and generous hero ot the civil war, and a stainless and Incorruptible ser vant In our years of {peace, there gathers about him a volume of ten derness and a flood of genuine re spect. With Ixmgstreet and Gordon gone, he stands In Georgia at least aa the highest flgure of the Confeder acy. Associations and traditions are thick upon him. His mind la clear, his character above reproach and the grand gray head of our old Confeder ate will crown with honor the pomp and circumstance of the civil func tions which the next governor of Georgia Is to lead. The congratulations of the state go out to the governor-elect and to Clem ent A. Evans; hts most distinguished chief of staff. The Committee on Conventions. The Georgian is glad to note that Its suggestion made last week has been promptly adopted by the Cham ber of Commerce, and that a formal and effective committee with W. V. Zimmer as chairman, has been ap pointed to study the list of the great conventions of the coming year and to proceed with vigor and definiteness toward securing aa many or them as possible for the greet auditorium of Atlanta. The suggestion was practical, the response was prompt. President Wills Pope and Secretary Cooper and Chairman Zimmer should have the hearty and unlimited co-op eration of every cltlxetv in this effort to bring the organised commerce, pol itics and religion of Amertea. within the gates of this Twentieth Century city. THE ONLY BRAVE AND, PERMANENT POLICY. A new broom sweeps clean, and a new convert outfoota in zeal the stalwart veteran. For a' that and a' that, we welcome The Journal Into the outskirts of municipal ownership. We have laid the foundation fast and strong In a year of consistent and vigorous advocacy. Wo have presented the facta, we have given the argument, we have furnished the illustrations and we have pointed every local development in a splendid object lesson of the Value of this principle which la growing more and more Into the spirit of the times. Our contemporary Is doing good service In joining the rest of us In the request that the Georgia Railway and Electric Company should share Some'S)! Ita magnificent and dlsproportlouate prosperity with the people who made it, by giving better and cheaper service In the commodities which It owns. Our contemporary, however, has been a poor observer of past his tory If (t believes that the Georgia Railway and Electric Company will do this thing upon the mere appeal of good citizens or upon a presenta tion of good and logical reasons why It should be done. The marvel of all Ita history haa been that a corporation whose personality Includes so much of culture and good breeding, of personal Integrity and of civic grace, has been through all Its dealings with the people, bo arrogant, so unresponsive and so always dictatorial. We believe and have often said that this was a mistaken policy just aa we bellevo and have aald that It was a mistaken policy In the steam railways. The great steam railways today through their magnates and proprietors are finding this statement to be true. They are'finding It out too late for the trouble they might havo saved and fo rthe evil they they might have stayed. We believe In time that the Georgia Railway and Electric Company wll find thla proposition to be true and unless they are wiser than their brethren of the steam railways have been, the electric magnates will find It out at a severe cost of trouble and of money. There are only two things that can bring the Georgia Railway and Electric Company to a full realization of the people's rights and of the people's highest claims upon their generosity for a fair division of their abnormal gains. One of these la competition. If, Indeed, the coming of another company to Atlanta can establish the competition that will reduce the price of light and power; then we may be sure that the Georgia Railway and Electric Company will meet this competition. .— But even if this should bo done the history of our commerce In these two decades 1b ominous with apprehension that an ultimate consolida tion In times of prosperity may reduce the public once more to subjec tion, and with only' one competing line made by consolidation, establish again n monopoly which lays the'people at its feet. The genius of great corporations run in private interests haa always been when com petition grows keen to buy it out, b ecause only In monopolies can the public be coerced for such vast profits as these recent millions have at tained. The only square cut, honest, certain way, is for the people them selves who are the source of power, to take hold of the commodities which vitally tone! their overy day life, and to run these agenclea for themselves through their able and capable representatives aa they run the mail service, and as In Atlanta wo operate the water works to our splendid profit and content. Anythjng less than this la mere cowardly temporizing. It is a mere concession to the dominance and to the self assertion of the cor porate rich. It Is curing an evil today that will break out again tomor row. It la treating n cancer with catnip tea! Only when great commodities are held In the hands of the people who can neither be "consolidated" nor bought, can the people promise themselves a permanent exemption from corporate' extortion and corpo rate greed. It la growing to be a typo of cowardice to question the capacity of the people to run any great commodities which affect their Uvea. All the history of the times fling back the falsehood Into the teeth of such a claim. The people are not aa they were twenty years ago. They are wiser and stronger and more wide awake and more resolute than they have ever been. They are grappling trusts and Iniquities throughout the nation by the throats. They have toppled giant figures of graft In the great Insurance companies. They have choked the meat truat and the Ice trust to humiliation. And they have today the vast and supposedly impregnable power ot the railroad monopoly upon Its knees aaklng mer cy at their hands. The people have tasted power. They havo tasted the sweetness of freedom. They have realized the might of their ballots. They have real ized the capacity In their executive bonds, and nothlug short of forgetful ness or apathy or abject cowardice should restrain the people from go ing forward upon the great wave of reform which they themselves havo made, to assume the control of the monopolies which have heretofore been used to the enslavement -of their ballots, to the enlargement of their taxes and to the robbery of their revenue*. When Atlanta owns Ita public utilities the tax books will be closed and the great body of the people will no longer be compelled to make re- turhs. When The Journal's velvet-footed policy can. reach thla point of brave and splendid comprehension Its service will be noble and complete. business community a very capable gentleman who has been so unjustly criticised In this Important affair. Men who know Mr. Dargan and have known him for years declare that hla services to his company have stamped him as one of the first insurance men of the South and of the country, and those who know him personally declare that among men of their acquaintance there are few characters more rigid In Integrity and Justice than the president of the Atlanta-Blrmfngnam Insurance Company. The vindication of a good citizen and a strong business man Is a gen uine pleasure to the public and to the newspapers which represent It ATLANTA’S INCREASING MUSICAL GROWTH. The opening on May 29, 30, 31 and June 1 of the May-June Music Fes tival, following the recent appearance here of Madame Emma Eames, and preceding that of Madame Sembrtch next week, emphasizes the sig nificant fact that wo are getting to be a notable musical center. Dr. J. Lewis Browne, the capable director of the Distlval, has already outlined hla plans sufficiently to need no further exposition of them here. The festival will be given at popular prices—prices of 33, 34 and 35 for the series of four performances—surely a reasonable enough charge to hear singers who have appeared at the Metropolitan Opera House In New York night hfter night, add season after season, and before the most critical audiences in.the world. The suedess of the festival, of course, depends on the support given to It by the people of this city and state, and we do not believe that the people will faij. Something more than the success of the festival, how ever, la at stake, desirable as that Is. For on its success depends the carrying out of a plan which will eventually make thla city as famous for its festivals and Its musical appreciation ns Cincinnati. To begin with. It la proposed to make the festival a permanent af fair, and Dr. Browne has previously announced a plan by which concerts could be given all through the season at popular prices. It I* proposed to have these concerts every week, and to furnish them with music which shall be well within the reach of general ap preciation, and also selections that would gradually cultivate popular taste for better things. We believe that the public will respond to such a suggestion. Surely we are becoming prosperous enough to give our attention to ar tistic things. Music has its value as an advertisement, too, and for proof of this, consider the case of Cincinnati, where great throngs come every year to hear the festival. Dr. Browne's fitness for the task he has undertaken has been proved by hla success with festivals and concerts In past years. A more re cent testimonial was his appointment, by the governors of the James town exposition, as one. of the Judges to pass on musical contests at the great Virginia fair. A A 7ION HAS OBJECT LESSON IN OUR COA7 OF ARMS, SA YS COL. ROBT. J. LOWR\ ROBERT J. LOWRY’S VIEWS. We publish on this page today an able and Interesting, and, In fact, a very eloquent article upon the business'situation from the pen of Colonel Robert J. Lowry. Colonel Lowry has occupied for many years a very high and digni fied position In the South’s financial field. He was for a term the presi dent of the American Bankers’ Association at one of the most ylrllo and Important periods of that great organisation when Its strong stand for the gold standard had so vast an Influence upon the financial policy of the country. Colonel Lowry Is today president of one of the greatest and most Influential banking Institutions of the city and of the South and is In the full vigor of his mental and physical capacity. \ While* of course, the business adulations and the large vested In terests of Colonel Lowry consecrate him to a conservatism greater than that of men whose financial Interests are smaller In the present status, there Is much In hla article worthy of the thoughtful and attentive read ing of intelligent, patriotic and broad-minded citizens. Perhaps we would not be able to follow Colonel Lowry completely In all his views of the proper policy toward the railroads. But there are few public men who in this vital and serious crisis of our economic history are trying to be discreet and fair even while, they are fearless, who may not commend most heartily the general note of consideration, of reason, of fair-mind edness and of conservatism which his lines convey. With the brief limitations which we have outlined, we commend Colo nel Lowry's article to the efireful attention of our reader^ To the Editor of The ftoorglan: When our forefathers adopted the coot' f iiri!is of till* great fomm on Wealth o< <»eorffia, symbolizing the riii-riliml virtue* of “wisdom, justice -and moderation great pillar* supporting the huge arch of the “constitution,” they laid before Cieor- gin's posterity mi object lesson which might at this particular juncture In our national affairs Im heeded by the cntlie natio ,1 *•*- exercise of wisdom In the leglslath. branch. Justice Iii the Judicial hrauch and moderation In the executive branch of the government of our eommomvenlth will for- ever sustain the groat constitutional arch and Insure to the patriotic cltlsens of the rftnte ?* stable government and the perpetua tion of our free Institution. Not alone, however, should the three great brunches of government observe the Injunction to exorcise tho three groat fuiidn mental prluctnlos of oJv|c virtue, but like wise onmmumtles nmf private Individuals. Injunction upon ouch and every leorgin, of tho South, ■s. its is i we not wisely, ilea* ■iiMoimblo, fair and tofcrnul latlons. The individual Is a (immunity It Is otto of the „ ►f tho uuloii, that nd he f oar ____ part of the community, the ye*, of tl frffl :ir .. part of tho commonwealth, and, ed together by common Interests, we go forward to such n destiny as we may ex pect to follow right thoughts,, words aim deeds. And so wo run, a* Individuals, na communities. as n state, not only draw a valuable lesson from tho lienutlful emblem of patriotism handed down to us as tlu. < ont-of-aruiK of our groat state, but we can. by practicing It* tenets, set an example before our section ami before this great country. Success Has Become Passion. Till* I* n time of rapid development i.loug nil lines of Industrial and commercial activity. Never before In the history of the South has progressive and auhatantlnl development so seized our people ns with in the past few years. Progress, thrift and Industry have grown to lie n pa**lon.'and we have given ourselves over to the pursuit of the object of that passion In the rapid unbuilding of this most promising section republic. ***• * ‘‘ — VINDICATING AN ABLE OFFICIAL AND A GOOD CITIZEN. Some weqks ago In the allegations accompanying the legal suits filed against the Atlants-Blrmlngham Insurance Company, certain para graphs seemed to reflect upon the capacity and even upon the good conduct of Mr. J. T. Dargan, the president and co-receiver of that com pany. The mere suggestion of either thought In connection with Sir. Dar- gan made a great stir among hla multitude of friends in Atlanta, and created a world of protest and of indignation. As the suit progresses it has become quite evident that every one of these allegations will fall harmless before the perfect record, official and personal, which Mr. Dargan offers to the world. A committee of the stockholders of the Atlanta-Birmlngham Insur ance Company, consisting of H. O. Bagley and Willis E. Ragan, of Atlanta, and W. G. Estes, of Birmingham, have given careful and deliberate in vestigation to all the affairs of that company both before and after the San Francisco fire, and in the full Interest of every Individual Interest of the stockholders, their full report offered In the trial, not only com pletely vindicates President Dargan of any fault either of judgment or ot ethics, but pays the highest possible tribute to his extraordinary ca pacity as an official and his unblemished Integrity as a man. It Is a more than ordinary pleasure to The Georgian to record this finding of so able and impartial a committee, nnd to congratulate Mr. Dargan upon a happy and triumphant vindication before his fellow citi zens and the commercial world- The result of the agitation will no doubt serve to fix still more strongly in the confidence and respect of the Wu have taxed Jt; wo nave over loaded every euiufhon carrier In the couulr> . to have liberally patronised all lines or •oinmerce, ntul presfcri Into service artisan* of every calling. Still the rontliuicfi ami continuous phenoiupiuil growth scud* .ihronit the cry of more labor, and demands greater transportation facilities nnd more rapid service in everything. We are llvlug at u fearfully rapid rote; we fret at a moment's delay; we want skyscrapers erected like mushrooms In a night; we are restless, nervous, nnd con stantly agitated; we want freight deliver ed before It cau scarcely bo loaned on earn, we murmur at enforced delays of traffic, never considering the bulk of freight and tho number of passengers to be transport ed; we want tomorrow's newspaper ou to day’s breakfast table; we want twelve hours' work done In two hours' time, and we nervously pans our years In pauornmle * virtues*, feeling often that life is shun. Indeed. Lack of Wisdom and Toleranco. With all this rapid hustle and hurry of twentieth century life, we murmur and chafe, when we have tnkeu no time what ever to consider the cause of our displeas ure. We never stop n moment to think. Acting upon Impulse, often mlsgnlded. we have frequently aud do frequently Impose burden* upon heavily*weighted shoulders, ami criticise worthy Individuals and corpo ration* for shortcomings which oftetier than otherwise arise from conditions over which they haw no control, and of the existence '.blcli wo have token no notice. Instead xercising wisdom, taking time to think, dealing Justly with our neighbor, and throwing a mantle of charitable toleration over the unavoidable shortcoming* of those who are doing their best to serve us faith fully with the facilities at their vomtuaud - *- u puss hasty. 1 —•—*-•- tch further liaL... „„ . never coualder tiiai ns well as Individuals, should In* allowed the time and opportunity iljust themselves to changed condition* When wc act without wisdom, and hastily enact restrictive legislation, we never con sider that It shortens tho returns which should Justly Inure to overwrought lalnir, mental, physical, or meclmuical, and such action is far from patriotic, nnd ln*tcnd of being the exercise of ‘•moderation’* und tot era lice It smacks of tyrauuy. Part of aPtriolism. In the headlong rush for wealth, in the midst of rapid American dally life, lu the restlessucts aud • prouenest to criticism which characterize* our people, we look with grave misgtviug but with n yearning hope for ev I deuce* of pure patriotism. It is the part of the patriot to yearn for the welfare of hi* eouutry. 1 do not menu by. the word “patriot" the man who is willing to Imre his arm and shed hi* blood In lb" lies!t 4fcf I'attle. Ottr ^nc-i-ban |>copb> an* that COL. ROBERT J. LOWRY. President Lowry National Bank. for nre thicker than our waving fields of wheat. We have a martial patriotism which can not be equaled anywhere In the world, aud our heroism ns well as our nutsn Ity in war Snake* the nations whirl ami move In an atmosphere of police sur- elllatice and militarism stand aghast, ay we are not wanting In that kind of .... trfotlsm. but that Is not the kind of pntrl otlsm our forefathers had in tnlml when they enjoined upon us the practice of the cardinal virtue* of “wisdom, JUHtlce and moderation.” They placed between these column* the form of n continental soldier, standing erect with Ills sword drawn from icuhlmrd, showing that the military branch of the public service I* ever present If needed. But high nbovo his head towers the strong cournu*. higher above hi* bead rest* the great constitutional arch, showing flint the civil Is superior to the tnllltarv, nnd that to the wisdom. Justice and mod oration of the civilian patriot of peace must the citizen look for the safety of life and property. Less of {rnpulse Should Prevail. The rime has come wheu reason should control, nnd safe nnd sane men and meas ures guide the ship of state forward, should not he In too great a hurry; should uot he too Impulsive, and ready to condemn without due consideration of both sides of such questions, public or personal, as dally nrlse for our solution. When we have wrought nny revolutionary change by legislation which directly affects the lead* Ing Interests of our great eouutry and upon encouragement of which Interests so much depends with reference to our future we should then stand hack nt least a tuffl dent time to survey the effect direct nnd reflex upon our comtuou Interest* before again turning the ember* aud renewing the torturing flame. It la the part of wludom to take Into due consideration the element* of Justice nnd moderation In the enactment of regulating legislation: It I* the part of the patriot to lubricate the commercial chlnery Inal end of clogging Its pros with impeding enactments which ctn„.„ scribe It* possibilities of usefulness, and put unjust limitations upon the returns of which It Is worthy ns n public servant * Is further the part of the patriot to dder reflex Influt'tices of what purport* to he direct legislation, for iu times of real lessncs* It I* fata! to many Interests nnd liidlvblnnls to pluuge this throbbing nation Into the abyss of panic nnd loss of confi dence. Many of our prominent patriotic citizen* tare recently made public utterances which, reduced to their last nnilvhl*. but emphasize the great principle* ciinnctatcil by our ion I-of-arms, and urge the zenry of this great country to cxeretKe Itj. patience, wisdom and patriotism at this time, when of all times It seems that the murmnrlngs ami ?ompln!nts of the less tolerant are the most audible and ominous. Protect Proper Investments. It la* a fact of which no patriotic citizen should lose sight that the’ bond* nnd other securities of the great inriusMal Interests of this country nre a very large part of the asset* of life Insurance companies, fire Insurance companies, saving* banks, and other financial organization* upon the ex istence of whleh so many of our people dcpcinl for mean* to meet “the rainy day." It I* a further fact that, n* some of our worthy philanthropist* have so llbor.-rtlv endowed colleges, schools, orphan asylum* libraries, etc., these large sums have uliuc-st universally t»eeii Invested permanently In the secniitle* of gr-*nt iudiutrlal comimtdes. Transportation comps Ole* all over thl* coun try hnv.» floated their l*o»n| l-mi*** througb- ouf tic length and breadth or Hi** land, and irllie- bate •wen I (ought up In stat Ido. i war to on. and lolnnteer* when called »ucU y eoile I Of* Of . MPmulHI h.iritable institution* ».i tin tor him*, orj Uru The grentest obstacle in the way of people who might ac quire the saving habit is—making .the start. Once you open a savings account, the mere possession of a bank-book creates within you a'sense of economy and a desire to accumulate sufficient funds to finance future undertakings. One Dollar will start an account with us. We pay 4 per cent interest, compounded semi-annually in our Savings Department. MADDOX - RUCKER. BANKING CO. asylums, etc., anil guardians of minor chll firm Have Invested legacies lu the names of their wards In bond*, stocks and other seourjties of . the i portatlon companl... In view of these Investments, Is It the part or wisdom or justice that a hue and cry of criticism and censure should be ilscd against -Jjrnt serJousL. ...... ......... the value of these securities In the hands of Innocent people? Is It the part of wisdom for tue South today, the section of this country toward which all eyea nre turned, should criticise corporate Inter ests, agitate a feeling of distrust aud din- tension. and legislate to the serious detri ment of the thousands and thousands of .—_— ..... ....... (duals u seriouk Iom* by their parting with their holdings under panicky conditions brought about by ^rcrcllesa attack? Our Future in Our Onw Hands. The South today Is forging ahead with rapid atrldes. nnd to suddenly chock her progress, and cause n fnlllng of values, would be well-high suicidal. Our future is In our own hands, and by our own con duct we may make or break ourselves. From the stamljolnt of conservative sagac ity,, and In the Interest of our present nnd future prosperity, let us be reasonable, fair, tolerant and conservative In our crit icisms and demands of corporate Interest*. Let us uot precipitate dlstrunt nnd loss of confidence; let us make our field Inviting for the healthful Immigration of good labor and capital: lot tis Invite the. Investment of money In tho development of our Im mense natural resources; let us be contcrvn- * five nnd patient. We need to Ik» less rest less, less nervous, nnd more optimistic and more encouraging. It matte whether it is an Individual or a corpora tion that merits our discussion; above all, let us be Just. Home may think now (hat a fight upon corporate interests Is for the country’s good, but the future will demonstrate to the contrary, and. In the meantime, we wl“ suffer. Let us Invite corporations to 1< cate among us, nnd encourage them, when they do, for through these great Industrial factors ouly can the resources of the Mouth be developed, with which nature In her bounty has so richly endowed our section. He’ll Get the Girl. Tommy Battles wns tnrned down when he asked Elsie's father for hla consent. The old man said that Tommy was a good boy, but lacked persistency. Wbnt la Tommy going to do about It? He goes to the old man nnd asks him for bis daughter three evenings evory week.— Cleveland Plain Dealer. ' The Tailor’s Crest. The tailor’s sign In a little Inland town was an apple, simply an apple. The people were amazed at It. They came In crowds to the tailor, asking him what on earth the meaning of the sign was. The tailor with a complacent smile replied: "If it hadn't been toy an apple where would the clothing business be today?” —Ladies' Home Journal. STONE MOUNTAIN BAPTISTS MEET IN CONVENTION. Special to The Georgian. Covington, Go., March 30.—The gen eral meeting of the Stone Mountain Baptist Association convened Friday Salem Baptist church, Rockdale county, eight mllea north of this city, for a (three days’ session. Tho Intro ductory sermon was preached by the Rev. J. J. Stephenson. A number «*f ministers and some forty or fifty lay men. representing the churches com posing the third district, are In at tendance. • /THIS TRADE-MARK Has made ten* of thou- Muds of spectacle nnd eye gin** wearers happy, it stands for the “beat of everything optical.” It means a perfect oye examination, the latest rui service ns optician* to the Southern people hna re- suited lu nn acknowledged repartition ns “the repre sentative retail option! house of I ho South.’ nnd wo. are constantly on the alert to maintain that rep* uintlou. A. K, HAWKESCO, OPTICIANS 14 WHITEHALL ST. 125 PEACHTREE 8T. (Two Store.) VIOLIN 200 YEARS OLD OWNED BY COVINGTON MAM, Sprolnl to Tho floorglnii. Covington, Ga., March 30.—Captain I. D. Brlaendlne, of this place, h«» u valuable relic In a violin nearly 2tw years old. The violin was Imported before the American revolution by rm« of Captain Brtsendlne'a ancestors and has been handed down from several generations of the family. The Instru ment Is said to have originally coat 3500. NEWTON BOND ISSUE PASSED ON BY JUDGE ROAN. Special to The' Georgian. Covington. Ga., March 30.—Judge L. S. Roan, while presiding at the spring term of Newton county superior court, passed favorably upon the legality of the recent bond Issue of 320,000 for municipal Improvements. Among the uses to which this fund will be applied Is the construction of an annex to the city high school building. MRS. CARRIE AIKEN DIES IN NEWTON COUNTY, GEORGIA. Special to The Georgian. Covington, Ga., March 30.—News has been received here of the death of .Mrs. Carrie Aiken, which occurred nt Stew art, In the southern part of Newton county, Thursday night. The deceased was the widow of the late I)r. Robert Steele Aiken, a r prominent physician, and was In the 69th year ht her age. Surviving her are five sons and four daughters, who reside In different sec tions of Gcorgln. HOW TO SUCCEED By JAMES J. MONTAGUE. Washington, D. C„ Feb. 11.—Gillespie and MncArthur, Ryan's part ners. whose price for digging the canal Is 3fv000.000 more than their competitors, are again to be heard by the president. If you are wearying of work For very little pay. If poverty and hardshlpjrk Your soul from day to day, Just take this nifty little tip And Fortune soon will smile: Quit work and go In partnership With Ryan for a while. If you have Jjttle Influence And can not get In right With senators and presidents. Don’t grlevd about your plight. Let every old acquaintance Blip, Throw on a little style.! And go get Into partnership With Ryan for a while. If you would land a contract big, And haven't any pal With cash enough on hand to dig The Panama canal. Don't say: "Well, let the blame thing rip!" This scheme beats that a mile. Go get yourself In partnership With Ryan for a while. If you would run for president Next year, you need not sec The bosses or get the consent Of the poor G. O. P. Give this straight, wisdom-laden tip A fair. Impartial trial: Go Into private partnership With Ryan for a while. Absolutely Pure. The Careful Housewife uses no other. hCYAL BlKmO, POWDER CO., NEW YORK.