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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
mdnpat. April *. iyrr.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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OUR PLATFORM: The Georgian
and New* stand* for Atlanta** owning
It* own ga* and electric light plant*,
aa It now own* Its water work*. Other
elite* do this and get gna aa low a* 60
cent*, with a profit to the city. Thl*
should be done at once. The Georgian
and Newa bellerea that If atreet rail
way* can be operated auccaaafully by
European cltlea, aa they are, there la
no good reason why they eta not be ao
operated here. But we do .not believe
thl* can be done now, and It may be
pome ye*r* before we are ready for *o
big an undertaking. Still Atlanta
The Baptist Revival and Revi
valist.
It Is altogether a remarkable revival
of religion which Is going on In
the Baptist churches of Atlanta
at the present time, and In many ways
a remarkable evangelist who la at the
head of It
Twenty-two Baptist churches of this
city and suburbs arc holding double
dally revival services In as many
bouses of worship, and the whole great
enginery of this great denomination is
being concentrated effectively upon
the evangel of the Master.
The evangelist who Is the center of
these great meetings Is not less a no
table man.
Rev. Henry M. Wharton, D. D., was
bom In Culpeper county, Virginia. He
is a farmer's son, the youngest of
eight children. At fifteen he entered
the Confederate army. At sixteen he-
surrendered with General Lae at Appo
mattox. He was educated at Roanoke
College, the University of Virginia,
and the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary.
He practiced law five year* and was
pastor In Virginia and Baltimore, Md.
He organized and built the largest
Protestant church In Baltimore, known
as the Brantly Memorial. He hat de
voted recent year* to evangelistic
work and held successful meetings
In this country and In Europe.
He la the author of "Pulpit, Pen
and Platform," "Travels In Palestine,'
"Volumes of Sermons," "The War
Songs and Poems of the Confederacy,'
“D. L. Moody, Hit Work and Work
ers," and recently a novel, "White
Blood.”
As a lecturer bis subjects are “On
Horseback In the Holy Land," "The
Up* and Downs of Life," "The Man In
the Moon." "The Confederate Soldier”
and "Rambles in Europe."
Dr. Wharton Is fundamentally a Vir
ginia gentleman, genial, gracious, cor,
■Hal and loving. He preaches the old-
faahloned gospel In all Its sweetness,
solemnity and power and the good
works which have followed him are
his crown and reward.
Vote the Water Bonds.
As this la the laat day before the
ballot for the water bonds. The Geor
gian once more expresses the hope
that thia bond Issue will be voted by
the people.
We believe that It la necessary at
this time, and that with the modifica
tion of bonds aa amended from the
original proposition by the city coun
cil, that It I* a timely and proper thing
that good citizens should rally to the
polls and vote for the measure.
We are not much In sympathy with
the rather radical reasona which are
being urged for this. The doleful
prognostics of a water famine, and of
muddy water In the mains does not
seem to be either necessary or proba
ble. Prom what we hear there Is now
more water la the Chattahoochee than
Is usual at this season of the year, and
more In fact, than the necessities of
the city require.
While we unquestionably need other
mains and other Improvements to
make the system entirely adequate
both for protection and for water, we
cannot with the best of our common
sense understand any immediate pot-
tlble contingency which ought to af
flict this city with the admission of
.muddy water through the pipes, and
ino are sure that nothing less thin
"an absolute and demonstrable necessi
ty should permit such a catastrophe to
occur. The pipes are clearer now than
they have been In a number of years
and the city water Is at Its best. It
would take weeks. If not months, to get
It entirely clear of a muddy stream
that ran In those pipes for even a sin*
gle week, and the demonstration would
have to be crystal clear to satisfy the
people of any necessity for this misfor
tune.
Meanwhile In a fair, clear summary
of the entire situation, we express the
belief that it Is the prudent and proper
thing for good citlzeiis to go out to
the polls and vote the present hisue of
bonds.
THE DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK.
While we are congratulating ourselves so keenly upon the factions In
the Republican party, we Democrats would do well not to lose sight of the
dlvlsloni In our own.
It le just as well to pull the' beam out of our own eye before we begin
to tug loo fiercely at the mote that la In our brother's eye.
At this particular period of our party's life, It la just as well to take
some stock of ourselves to see where we are, and what we can find it
possible to do.
It Is difficult to estimate just where the Democratic party stands
since It came out of the shadow of the unparalleled defeat of 1904. How
much nearer are we together now than wo were then?
Is It any more possible now for Bryan and Cleveland to lie down In
peace together or for Heerat end Belmont to embrace each other? Are the
white wings of the Democratic camps of ultra-conservatism and of definite
policy coming eny nearer to each other now than in 1904?
And If so, In what way does It seem evident, and If not, In what way
can we bring about the realignment so much to be desired?
More than once In the period following upon the Isst national elec
tion we have expressed the view that the ultra-conservatives lu the Dem
ocratic party belong by right and by conviction to the Republican fold
and that they ought to go there. We urged this view with the greater
freedom because we knew that If they did go, their places would Immedi
ately be filled by thousands of honest Republicans whom the times have
educated Into sympathy with Democratic principles, end It has long since
become evident that these conflicting theories within our own party were
destructive to the life and effectiveness of the organisation.
There does not seem to be any Immediate haste on the part of the
ultra-conservatives to get out and leave a clean definite party of the peo
ple. In fact, there does not seem to be anything definite About the par
ty In any way. We have some candidates mentioned for office and one
great and beloved representative around whom the nomination for presi
dent seems to cluster, but with this exception tho Democratic party is ap
parently aa vague, as unorganized, as undefined and as Indefinite as It has
ever been before.
It seems to be a fact that party lines are lying lightly everywhere.
Neither the Democratic nor the Republican parties Is much afflicted
with partisanship In these years of struggle which arc also the years of
grace. Party ties nre not hanging oppressively upon any Intelligent par
ty or Individual shoulders In this country.
Men nre looking marvelously as If they intended to vote an they
pleased, and are not to be Intimidated by party names or fetiches of faction
or by any shibboleths that have grown meaningless from frequent repeti
tion.
Never In our history have the people been as Intelligent and wide
awake as they are today. What they want Is result! and not names. They
are much more concerned over the„establlahment of certain reforms In
our economic system and in the honest administration of the government
than they are in the names and traditions and organization of either aide.
They have borne meaningless platforms In their hearts' for a score of
years.
It may be a strong thing to say, but it Is all too much the fact that
for years thousands of people In the South and In the North have through
a mere slavish fear of disaligning themselves with their factions, kept up
n political affiliation which did not express either their consciences or
convictions. - They have been true to party—some of them because of
hereditary affection—many of them because of timidity and the fear of
breaking their alignment, and perhaps even more of them over the appre
hension that some day they might need office and It would not do to gqt
out of plumb.
The whole trend of the age seems to point toward realignments of
party and a reorganization of the great political divisions. The age Is not
half as reverent as It Is practical, and at a time when tho people know ao
clearly what they want and seem to find a way to reach It, they are not
likely to lash themselves too hopelessly to any floating maats or spars
which happen to be labeled with the name of either one party.or the other.
These reflections wo commond most cordially to tho party to which
we belong and* we cordially commend to It the opportunity which the
present prospect holds of success and of permanent usefulness before that
organization which without regard to prejudice or tradition will take hold
of the strong deep Issues of the present time end answer them In the real
Interest of the people’s welfare and the people's rights.
BIRMINGHAM’S BRIGHT BANQUET.
From tho accouuts which come to us It seems quite evident that our
bright brethren of the Fourth Estate of Alabama have pulled off In Bir
mingham one of the moat brilliant banquets ever held In the South.
South of tho Oridlron Club. In Washington, it is doubtful If anything
more bright, humorous, n^oro hearty In fellowship, suggestive In fun and
more perfect In arrangement, has occurred In the South.
We had such a banquet some years ago given by the authorities of
Cox Colloge to the bonch, bar and press of Atlanta that holds the record
la fun and frolic, and wit and wisdom In our part of the country.
But that event was purely Impromptu, born of the hour and holding
Its crudities, whllo the Birmingham banquet was carefully prepared, dili
gently thought out and brilliantly executed.
We congratulate our brethren gt Alabama's Magic City upon the rare
success of their entertainment and we acknowledge with a freedom which
Is all the more goneroua In vlow of Birmingham’s audacious ambitions, that
our sister of the slsg plies does almost everything well and Is working out
Its own great future with genius and energy of the highest order.
When we finally succeed In locating the subtreasury In Atlanta. It
will give us unusual pleasure to establish those closer relations with Bir
mingham which this great national depository will permit
Maclean has long since adopted for his own private motto the ambition of
Rusktn, who wrote Mrs. Carlyle, "I have great hope of disturbing the
public peace in various directions"—which means to try to arouse a healthy
discontent (surely only another word for ambition) and to be constructive.
Thq, success of Atlanta Journalists In metropolitan centers Is the best
demonstration of the quality of the newspaper work done In the capital
of Georgia. i \ , |
The Georgia fraternity extends its felicitations to Stuart Maclean
who, with Grantland Rice, brilliantly reflects credit upon Atlanta in one of
the greatest newspaper syndicate* of the time.
FOUR SOUTHERN BOOKS
GOOD, BAD AND INDIFFERENT
Reviewed By ARTHUR PENDENNIS, JR.
“THE LAW AND THE LETTER.
By Mary I’olk Winn and Margaret Han
nls. (The Neale Publishing Co,)
The plot of "Tne Law and the Let
ter" Is based primarily upon the legal
statute In Louisiana which prevents
a white person from marrying another
who may have even the slightest trace
of negro blood In his or.her veins.
The heroine, a beautiful young wom
en. a semi-foundling. Is the cause of
all the trouble and tbere Is lots of it.
The time of the story and Its loca
tion—the Battle of New Orleans, and
life among the Creoles—would seem to
offer ss satisfactory an opportunity for
a delightful story as can be Imagined.
But that la about as far as an honest
review of "The Law and the Letter’
should be willing to go.
Cecelia de Choiseul, the lovely
foundling. Is left on shipboard by her
mother. The old tea captain takes her
to his home and adopts her. The sea
captain haa a nephew-, who, of course,
falls In love with Cecelia, and when
she grows old enough really to know
belter, these two young people have
secret marriage.
The sea captain finds It out, as he
should, and by appearing before the
proper authorities, nnd explaining his
reasons, then unknown to Cecelia, has
this marriage, which is at variance
with the Louisiana lawn, set aside. Ce
celia. as In all stories of this kind, is
discovered to be a "long lost grand
daughter" of a sorrowing old man who
has more money than he wants to give
to his real heirs. All of this 1b so sim
ilar to the stock In trade, made-to-
fcrder novels, that Just about this time
tho reader concludes that, after all,
Louisiana Is not a much better loca
tion for a novel plot than Is an Arizona
copper mine. But just hire think, of
life In the old times In and about New
Orleans! Think of those lovely French
people, their lives and their romances,
and of the great possibilities for a
charming story! Even today there are
several dear old French ladles who live
on the French side of Canal street In
New Orleans who glory In the fact
that they can speak no word of Eng
lish, have never crossed Canal street
and are quite proud of their aloof
ness and self-supposed superiority.
There Is going to be written some day
a great story In which those fine old
French people will be made known to
the world as they ought to be. But
"The Law and the Letter" will not hur
ry up this much-desired Interpretation
and presentation of an alluring theme.
Cecelia de Choiseul Is the grand
daughter of a negro slave, but accord
ing to the "Law and the Letter” she Is
so beautiful and fair that only by a
most minute examination of her finger
nulls can the presence of negro blood
In her veins be detected, if Cecelia
and the nephew-hero were so very anx
ious to marry each other the reader
does not understand why they did not
seek other cllmev, where the trace of
Cecelia's negro blood would not have
been microscopically -examined. A
granddaughter of a negro In Atlanta
would have more to fear than a mi
croscope, should she desire to marry a
white man—and the same conditions
are thought to apply to New Orleans.
There are so many evident faults In
tho book that It is a painful task to
recall them, but the greatest crime of
all Is the author's appropriation or that
Incomparable scene of Charles Dick
ens' wonderful novel, "A Tsle of Two
Cities,” wherein Sidney Carton makes
Chnrlea Darnay change clothes with
hlin; then chloroforms Darnty. thereby
effecting an enforced escape from the
guillotine for Darnay and self-sacrifice
of Carton. When the authors take this
treat scene bodtty with no excuse
whatever from Dickens and place It
In "The Law and the Letter,” It I*
about time that a line should be drawn
somewhere.
And here It ts proposed to draw the
aforesaid line, nnd to add that It la a
great pity that the lovely old bayous
and moss-covered cypress trees of
"dear old Lutlanne" should be mud
dled and fly-blown by “The Law and
the Letter."
Margaret Mason, the time Is well spent
in reading "The Blrnnger." William
Huntley Is a typical high-bred South
ern gentleman and all of the other
characters are genuine full-blooded
Southern people. There haa been
prettier pen picture written of
Southern country home. Its owners,
servants and life therein than Mr. cald
well gives of Oak Hall. The reader
enjoys with Eleanor her ktay at this
lovely country place. Mr. Caldwell's
descriptions of Sclplo, the butler, and
Aunt Jane, the old family nurse,
couldn’t be Improved upon. In show
ing many phases of the period the au
thor sends Eleanor to Columbia, where
she sees a “Reconstruction" negro-car
pet-bag-sraliaw-ag legislature In ses
slon and all of thoss terrible times are
described In a most realistic way. but
with an attractiveness that "The
Clansman" lacks. There le no brown
taste In the reader's mouth after a pe
ruaal of "The Stranger." whatever he
may think about "The 'Clansman.'
And the charm of "The Stranger”
that we view the Injustice of Recon
etructlon without any undue malice
whatever. «
The author give* a fair statement of
the Ku-Klux Klan. not to Its detrl
ment or to the wearlneta of the read
tr.
The whole novel Is so clean, bright
nnd wholesome that this review at least
will not attempt to give even an out
line of the plot. But It le worthy of
note that reader after perusing fif
teen or twenty pages of the book, le
not able to anticipate Just how It will
end, or to know just what characters
will marry the others; which Is such a
relief In this day and generation of
many books with weak plots. When
an author can take a number of his
characters and send them out on a
camping trip and make an Interesting
description of a three days' journey
to the destination, wherein nothing
happens beyond crossing a river ant
buying provision*. It Is a great teat of
hi* power*, to say the least, and Mr.
Caldwell accomplishes this delightful
ty,
And as to the English and the style
of Mr. Caldwell's composition, there
has been nothing hotter written for
many a day; how long a time It would
be hardly fair to say.
Mr. Caldwell shows so pointedly how
Eleanor suffers from the ostracism of
her own sex, In the few pages devoted
to a dissertation on "woman’s Inhu
manity to woman,” that ho covers the
whole question, but uses no venomous
pen.
It le to be hoped that "The Stranger"
will be read and re-read, for seldom
does a long-suffering reading public
have such a delightful gift presented
to It.
“ADRIENNE." ~By Mrs. Frank L.
Hoy. (The Neale Publishing Com
pany.)
"Adrienne" Is another one of those
before-the-CIvil-war and Immediately
thereafter plot*. It will not tax the
average Intellect to struggle through
"Adrienne." Perhaps ithe only feeling
the reader will have about the book
will be a righteous anger against the
book-seller who sold It to him. Noth
ing will be lost, save time, by reading
“AHHAnna " nallliae mill X..
THE PRESIDENT GARRIES THE FIGHT TO HARRIMAN.
The president Is not waiting on Harrtman and his cohorts to begin
the fight
After hie usual dauntless fashion he Is carrying the battle to them.
Having enlisted Governor Deneeu. of Illinois, as a lieutenant, he Is
proceeding against Harrtman In the case of the Alton railroad to bring up
the whole matter of the magnate's connection and his possible corruption
In public affairs.
It has been said with great force that God Almighty and the Ameri
can people love a fighter and hate a quitter, and Roosevelt is as much the
one as he Is not the other.
He Is the kind of man whose leadership Is set to stormy times and
great emergencies. And the way he has squared himself for the battle
that seems to have been offered by the corporate force* of the hour baa
made him not only the champion, but the firm friend of the people In the
greet arena of economic liberty.
If we know the iteople of the South, and we think we do. we are pret
ty well prepared to say that without regard to party they are with the
president heart and soul In the bsttle that Is on.
STUART MACLEAN MAKES GOOD.
It is not one out of a hundred of the bright young men who win their
spurs in Atlanta journalism who fall to make good In the greater cities.
New York la full of the graduates of the Atlanta reportorial force who
are holding and adorning high stations In the great newspapers of the
metropolis.
And here comes Stuart Maclean, one of the brightest and most individ
ual of the Atlanta camp who has gone to the front with a bound In Cleve
land. He has just been appointed the editorial writer for the 8crippa-
McRae papers and the Newspaper Enterprise Association, Including The
Cleveland Press. The St. Louis Star-Chronicle, The Cincinnati Post, The
Clover I-ear papers (which use this service). The Toledo Times and
News-Bee, The Columbus Citizen and a number of others, making his dally
reading public considerably over half a million. It la a promotion that
gives him and his friends a great deal of personal satisfaction, and Is,
of course, a work In which he cannot help taking the deepest Interest
Brevity has to be the watchword of the Scrtpps-McRae writing, and Stuart
“THE STRANGER)"
By J. F. J. Caldwell. (The Neale
Publishing Co.)
How like an oasis In the desert does
one reach 'The Stranger," by Mr. J. F.
J. Caldwell, after a weary plodding over
the dry sands and the pages of the
majority of the books of today.
From the number of book reviews In
the current magaslnes and newspapers,
the reader might unjustly Imagine that
the crltlo Is plensed to review harshly
and that he la delighted at the oppor
tunity to cut and slash. But It I* well
to remember that the reviewer la com
pelled to read both the good and the
bad; that It le a genuine delight to find
a worthy production. Especially doe*
this apply to a Southern book re
view, when the characters, Incidents
and happening* deal with our Beloved
•ection of the country.
There have been a number of book*
dealing with "Reconstruction," among
them "Red Rock," by DE Thomas Nel
son Page, and "The Clansman," by
Thomas Dixon, but "The Stranger" Is
a better, fairer pen picture of the "Re
construction" period than any of Its
literary predecessor*.
At about the beginning of this
charming novel. Mr. Caldwell takes
his evident theme,
'I sigh for the land of the cypress and
pine.
Where the jessamine blooms and the
gay woodbine.
Where ih* moss droops low from the
old oak tree:
Oh, the sun bright land Is the land for
me."
and Mr. Caldwell lives up to his theme
right through the novel.
The story of "The Stranger" le of
the experience* of Eleanor Field, a
lovely young woman of Connecticut,
who comes South six years after the
Civil War to teach school. The girl's
family I* clamorous In disapproval of
thl* move, but the young woman goes
to South Carolina to a email village of
a few hundred Inhabitants, to begin her
work, knowing full well the trials and
troubles the will encounter, caused
principally by social ostracism.
Southern people can easily under
stand what that young woman suf
fered; every person whom she met as
wllte as possible, but all keeping be-
ilnd a resistless wall of ice.
Th^arhold novel la permeated with
the experiences of Eleanor Field, at the
same time giving without malice pen
pictures of the Incident* of Reconstruc.
tlon,tlme. Eleanor Is comforted by
one lone woman friend In the entire
Adrienne,” neither will anything be
gained. One might take up "Adrienne”
with the same feeling and sure result
as would be endured and gained by a
card game of solitaire—when there Is
nothing else to do—and one does not
•mind being bored.
"Adrienne" wanders all around and
about both sides of the great conflict
of *41-'45 and altogether hae a pretty
good time. She—so ths book says—Is
looking for her father, who knows thnt
hi* daughter, an only child. Is practi
cally alone, amid trying scenes. The
father shows great control over his
feelings and worries not one bit about
"Adrienne"—the heartless man. But
they finally get together nnd it makes
everybody happy, or It should, as the
reader knows the end Is near. There
Is an English "lord” who fights on the
Southern side, and who In the hero. He.
of course, Is the' most charming of
creatures, rich, and with a seat In the
English house of lords, yet prefers the
hardships of an alien camp life. Read
ers of hooka la these and other days
are struck with the fact that authors
always represent their heroes as the
finest products of the Divine hand, and
everyone knows how lovely la everv
heroine. But In It not wonderful that
In nearly all novels that If the hero and
heroine brought Into use the ordtnarv
Intelligence of a fifteen-year-old child
there would be no cause for at least
half of these so-called love stories?
The author of "Adrienne" gives about
the longest alleged conversation with
that taciturn man, General Grant, ever
seen In print.
Men, women and children of ’Sl-'SS
may have fainted and had great floods
of tears flow upon the slightest provo
cation, but It Is hard to believe, In the
face of what they had to endure and
did overcome, that they were very dlf.
ferent from the average people of this
day, when there are no such swoons
and no such tears as some booke tell ux
there ueed to be.
"Adrienne” will not hurt any read
er'* morals, or change his or her opin
ions, but It Is warranted to try the pa
tience, beyond the acceptive point.
“UNCLE TOM’S CABIN OF TO
DAY." By Mrs. William Liddell Bruce.
(The Neale Publishing Company.)
Whether "Uncle Tom'* Cabin of To
day" Is Intended as a reply to that no
torious story of "Uncle Tom'* Cabin"
of ante-bellum day*. It Is difficult to
say. from a careful reading. As a
general proposition. It would be a very
difficult undertaking to cover In replies
all of the unwarranted Interferences of
Mrs. 8towe. If memory runneth not
Incorrectly, the family and friends if
Lord Byron treated the Insinuation*
and statements of Mr*. Stowe os to
the great poet'a married troubles with
silent contempt, as they should have
done. Their example Is worthy of em
ulation.
"Uncle Tom'a Cabin of Today" Is a
novel dealing with a friendship begun
upon the battlefield, when a Union
surgeon saves the life of a Confederate
soldier. After the war the son of the
Union officer, broken In health at 34
years of age, goes on a visit to the
family of the Southern gentleman. In
the "Black Belt" of Alabama. The
story hlngea upon the new experiences
of the young Northern man. upon hi*
first visit to the South. Before It le
stated by the author, the reader knows
that this weary, world-worn youth of
34. who ha* made a great name for
village. U only to meet and know hlmeelf at the Chicago bar. Is bound
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to fall In love and marry the daughter
of the Southern friend of his father.
That is the way all such machine
made stories run, and ao this one Is
worked out without uny great strain
upon the Intellect, although the reader
has a right to feel a little harshly about
being so Imposed upon.
There la not much of a plot, which la
Just as well. There Is soms real good
negro dialect, that at times vaguely
reminds the reader, and very vaguely
at that, of dear "Uncle Remus." One
of the old negro characters. Uncle Ebe,
■tame out very well, and his faith
cure le very much on the line of the
teachings of the cults of like tenden
cies.
The hero from the North Is almost
murdered by his Southern rival, and,
of course. Is nursed back to health and
happiness by the lovely Southern girl,
assisted by faithful Uncle Tom.
reader who has Imbibed much of
this class of novels, can tell without
any further help from this review what
happened, or will happen, with the
romantic uniting of "Tne Blue and the
Gray."
There Is an old saying, namely, thnt
there are only eeven original Jokes in
the world, but It does seem that there
ts only one plot to be employed when
authors want to. unite the North and
the South in the holy bonds of matri
mony or otherwise. There remains one
saving means of grace, however; no
body but the poor, patient reviewer Is
expected to read them all, for which
profoundest thanks are due.
JUDGE HILLYER
ADVOCATES THE B0ND8.
To the Editor of The Georgian;
I think It is due to the public, for
me to say that while I have differed
most earnestly with that policy of the
city council which every year takes
the large Income of the water depart
ment and applies It to the support of
the other departments, follow ed by de
manding a bond Issue, and have‘felt
so earnestly on the subject as that I
have been tempted to vote against the
bonds In emphatic protect against
such a policy, and have said so. But
as the time comes for action, and I re
alise the danger. I have concluded to
vote for the bonds, and would advise
others to do the same. Yes, I will vote
for the bonds this time. But we won’t
do It In like case any more.
As Judge Kontx said to me the other
day, when discussing this subject, "The
danger Is really urgent and pressing,”
and no matter how It was brought
about, It Is our first duty to take care
of the city.
The danger is indeed urgent and
pressing. The- supply main from the
river to the reservoir must be dupll
cated; there must be a duplicate set
tling basin: a duplicate clear water
basin, and the filter plant must be en
larged. These things should be done,
and Indeed must be done Immediately.
The new reservoir should also be press
ed rapidly to completion. The city Is
:>erilously near the precipice. There-
: ore, as above Indicated, I think the
voters had best waive all other consld.
eratlons nr objections, and vote for the
bonds this time. I shall do so myself
at the election tomorrow. Respectfully,
Atlanta, April 8, 1907.
GEO. HILLYER.
Army-Navy Orders
—and—
MOVEMENT OF VE88ELS,
DOES THE HAT
MAKE THE MAN?
By REV. ALBERT E. GEORGE.
(Copyright, 1906, by Amerlean-Jour-
nal-Examlner.)
Does a plug hat create a special Im
pression? Does It give an ordinary
man an extraordinary Individuality?l£KjV^otril^Tt^iSni
A few clergymen In Boston the other
day mode the test. They were Invited
public reception. Two wore the
plug hat, two wore the derby.
Those who donned the plug had
everything give way to them. A par
ticular respect met them everywhere.
On the street, they felt It. When
they arrived at their destination, a
certain amount of deference was shown
them. The derbyltes took In the situa
tion at every glance.
They were always In the background.
They saw It, and iven at the thresh
old of the reception little things Indi
cated they were only number two.
There was evidently something about
the plug hat conquered everything. In
the corridor* of the hotel It was In
evidence. Bell boys sprung from the
exclusive corner as If the catch would
be R profitable one. Clerks put on
their best behavior, and the whole at
mosphere was surcharged with attrac
tion.
When the derbyltes came along, there
was perfunctory service. There was
nif Intention to this, but It was notice
able, and Instinctively every one felt
the Influence of the plug and the tame
ness of the derby.
An exchange between these Individ
uals was agreed upon at the latest re
ception. The derbyltes wore the plug
and pased their headgear to the other
two.
They soon began to enjoy distinction.
They were no longer playing the sec
ond fiddle. They marked the advance
over the conventional derby. Their
experience tallied with the marked
respect they had- before noticed ac
corded their other companions.
What’s In a hat?
Wei!, now, there Is a great deal In a
hat.
The stove pipe le a great vanquisher,
and a great deal better than Ua name.
A man can rot be thoroughly dressed
till he gets a plug. In the British par
liament It cuts an important figure, so
Important that members arc nervous
till they own two, or perhaps three.-
Wherever you go, this type of hat
knocks all the objectionable features
out of the man who wears It. You
respect the hat only before you think
about the wearer. It Is truly wonderful
what on Influence follows It,
Army Order*.
Washington. April S.—Boards of
medical officers have been appointed te
meet April 29 at various military petis
to conduct preliminary examinations .,f
applicants for appointment In the med-
leal department of the army.
The following transfers are mads at
the request of the officers concerned;
Captain John McCllatock from the
Fifth to the First cavalry; Captain
Edward A. (Bruges from the First to
the Fifth cavalry: leave of absence for
fifteen days granted to Captain Ernest
D, Scott, artillery corps.
Captain John L. Barbour, retired, re.
crultlng office, Parkersburg, W. Va,
will proceed to Marietta. Ohio, for ths
purpose of procuring evidence nsces.
sary to complete the trial of an enlist
ed man.
Captain Spencer Cosby, corps of en
gineers, will report to Colonel Stlckney,
corps of engineers. New York, to ds-
termlne his fitness for promotion.
First Lieutenant John K. Cowan,
Fourth Infantry, le detailed for general
recruiting service and will proceed to
Columbus barracks, Ohio. The reslg.
nation of First Lieutenant Fred Bury,
Twenty-third Infantry, has been ac-
cepted.
The following changes on the stations
and duties of officers of the Inspector
general's department are ordered:
Major Zerah W. Torriy, Inspector
general, Is relieved from duty as as
sistant to the Inspector general. Pacific
division, and will ptoceed to sail from
San Francisco to Manila. Major Chat,
G. Morton. Inspector general, le re-
lleved from duty In the Philippines di
vision. The retirement from, active
service by the president Friday of Col.
onel Harry R. Anderson, artillery corps,
he being over 42 years of age, la an
nounced.
Leave of absence for one month on
account of sickness Is granted Captain
Edward P. Rockhlll. assistant surgeon.
Naval Orders.
t Commander W. B. Caperton detached
duty as inspector In charge Fifteenth
light district, St. Louis, April IS. to
command Denver. April 20, 1907. Com.
mander J. C. Colwell detached com
mand Denver, April 20, to home and
await orders. Lieutenant Commander
Hughes detached duty command Poto.
mac and resume duties on Washington.
Lieutenant Commander H. George to
the navy yard. New York, April .'o,
duty equipment department of thnt
yard. Lieutenant J. 'B. Gay. to duty la ,
charge of the navy recruiting atatlon,
Minneapolis, April 15.
Lieutenant I. C. Wettenget detached
duty In charge af the navy recruiting
station, Minneapolis, April 15, to Min
nesota. Surgeon C. D. Langhorne de
tached duty United States Naval Medi
cal School hospital, Washington, to the
navy yard, Washington. Passed As
sistant Surgeon R. E. Riggs, detached
duty naval station. Port Royal, S. C„
to Texas.
Assistant Surgeon R. G. Helner de
tached duty navy yard. Washington.
April 15, to duty In attendance on ths
course of Instructions at the United
States Naval Medical School, Wash
ington.
Assistant Paymaster F. H. Atkinson
detached duty bureau of supplies and
accounts, navy department, Washing
ton, to the navy yard, League Island.
Pa., for duty In connection with the
fitting out of Kansas and duty on board
that vessel aa assistant to pay officer
when commissioned. Boatswain J. Eb-
statlon, San Francisco.
Movements of Vessels.
ARRIVED—April 4, Stringham. at
Port Royll; April 6. Choctaw, at New.
port Newa; Rocket, at Washington;
Milwaukee, at San Francisco.
BAILED—April 5. Annapolis, from
Marc Island for Honolulu, Midway and
Tutllla; Columbia ordered out of com
mission at navy yard. league Island.
Marine Hospital Ssrvles.
Changes of stations and duties of
commissioned and non-commissioned
officers of the public health and ma
rine fiiospital service:
G. M. Guiteras, surgeon, relieved from
duty at Cairo, III., and directed to pro
ceed to Mobile. Ala., and assume com
mand of the service at that port, re
lieving Passed Assistant Surgeon Ed
ward Francis.
R. H. Von Ezdorf, passed assistant
surgeon, assumed command of New Or.
leans quarantine atatlon April 1.
Edward Francis, "passed assistant
surgeon, relieved from duty at marine
hospital. Mobile, Ala., and directed to
assume command of the quarantine
service at that port.
Hugh DeValln, assistant surgeon, re
lieved from duty at Reedy Island quar
antine station and-directed to go to
New Orleans, report to the medical
officer In command for duty and as
signment to quarantine.
A hoard of medical officer* was con
vened to meet at Wilmington. N. C.,
April 4 for physical examination of an
officer of the revenue cutter service.
Detail: Passed Assistant Surgeon C.
H. Lavlnder, chairman.
SOUTHERN VISITORS
AT NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Washington, April 4.—At the hotels:
ALABAMA—John M. Huger, of
Montgomery, and W. E. Bleeo, of Bir
mingham, at the Raleigh: J. D. Pea
cock and wife, of Birmingham, at the
St. James; W. B. Douglass, of Bir
mingham, at the New Willard.
NORTH CAROLINA—J. L. Davis
and wife, of Rockingham, at the R»-
lelgh.
TENNESSEE—M. E. Temple and
wife, of Chattanooga: C. B. Allen and
Dr. Walter Miller, Johnson City, at the
Raleigh: Mark J. O'Brien and wife, of
Chattanooga, at the Netv Willard.
TEXAS—Elizabeth M. Campbell, of
Goliad, and U D. Lane, of Hillsboro,
at the Raleigh.