Atlanta Georgian and news. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1912, April 27, 1907, Image 4
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 190T.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE CRAVES, Editor.
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and News stands for Atlanta's owning
Ita own gas and electric light plants.
■ a It now owns Its water works. Other
cities do this ami get gaa as low as C)
cents, with a profit to the city. This
should be done at once. The Georgian
and News believes that If street rail*
ways can be operated aucccsafnlly bv
European Cities, as the/ are, there Is
oo good reason why the/ can not he so
operated here. Dot we do not believe
this con be done now, end It may be
some years l»efore we are ready for so
big an undertaking. Still Atlanta
should set Ita face In that direction
NOW.
The Education of Play.
Tbo Associated Charities Initiated
last rear tho free summer playground
movement.
By private subscription we main
tained under trained klndergartners
the Fair Street School grounds during
the vacation months.
Desiring to continue this, tho Chari
ties appeared'on Thursday before the
Board of Education and secured Its In
dorsement of last year’s work. The
Board was told that the Charities
were going to ask the council flnanco
committee to appropriate $500 to carry
on this work this year under the super
vision of Professor Toepel, the physi
cal director. This also met with the
Board's approval and we now Join
with the Charities In asking the coun
cil to appropriate the sum.
The world Is fast waking to the enor-
mous education that Is to bo found In
play. As Jano Adams aaya:
The city which falls to provide
an opportunity for this Inevitable
and normal energy on the part of
the young cltlxena makes a grave
mistake and Invites Irregular ex
pression of It. The thwarted spir
it of adventure finds an outlet In
Infinite .varieties of gambling;
craps, cards, the tossing of but
tons, the betting on odd and even
automobile numbers, on the num-
bor of newspapers under a boy's
arm. Another end which can be
accomplished. It the city recog
nizes play aa a legitimate, and'
provides play-grounds and athletic
fields, la the development of that
self-government, and self-dlscipllne
among groups of hoys which forma
tho moat natural baala for demo
cratic political life later. At least
one American city spend* 10 per
ci-ut more in provision for the
conviction of youth* than for their
education, for the city which falls
to utilise this promising material
of youthful adventure does not
truly get rid of It, and find* It
more expensive to care for as
waste material than as educative
Wo have already democratized
education In the Interest of the en
tire community; but recreation
and constructive play, which af
ford the best soil for establishing
genuine and democratic social re
lations, we have left untouched,
although they are so valuable in
c-motlonal and dynamic power.
Further than that, the city that
refrains from educating the play
motive la obliged to suppress it.
And President Roosevelt, writing to
the president of the National Play
ground Association at Washington de
clares city streets are unsatisfactory
play-grounds for children because of
the danger, because most good games
are against tbe law, because they are
too hot In summer, and because In
crowded sections of tbe city they are
apt to be schools of crime. Neither
do small back yards nor ornamental
grass plots meet the needs of any but
the very small children. Older chil
dren who would play vigorous game*
muat have places especially set aside
for them; and, since play Is a funda
mental need, play-ground* should be
provided for every child as much as
schools. This means that they must
be distributed over the cities in such
a way as to be within walking dis
tance of every boy and girl, as most
children cannot afford to pay car fare.
In view of these facts cities should se
cure available spaces at onco so that
they may not need to demolish blocks
mahi Jhr
iad to do at
not n
of buildings Isi
ground* a X* v.
York
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>r!y $f ‘>00.000 an acr(
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THE YOUNC MEN'S HEBREW ASSOCIATION.
It Is very possible that many Atlantans do not know of the splendid
work which Is bolus accomplished by the Young Men's Hebrew Associa
tion and Its auxiliaries.
These auxiliaries consist of the Young Ladles' Auxiliary, the Young
Men's Literary Society for boys under 18 years of age, and the Daugh
ters of Israel, for girls under 12 years.
While the Y. M. H. A. was only organized In 1904, It has been a tre
mendous success from the very start In every way. Although thl* asso
ciation works quietly. It accomplishes much and Is most deserving of the
appreciation of every citizen of tbe Gate City. Since purchasing the build
ing at 119 Piedmont avenue, tht* home has been mado ono of tho most
attractive and beat equipped In Atlanta. Much of the money raised for
this purpose has been realized from the entertainments which have been
given at irregular Intervals. These entertainments have.been brilliant af
fairs of themselves and have Included much of the best local talent. The
"Daughters,'' many of them tiny little tots, have also worked hard In the
Interest of this great Institution a nd by their own efforts Jiave purchas
ed a beautiful piano, one of the latest and handsomest Instruments. Most
of this money was secured from the production of little "skits," some of
them local to Atlanta, and plays which have been presented In a most
creditable manner.
Then, too, It Is In this Y. M. H. A. building that the Atlanta Free
Kindergarten Association conduct* Its dally work, the value of which Is
beyosd estimate. Sewing classes for girls and a class of manual train
ing for boys are also largely patronised with the very best results.
But possibly tbe free night school claims the lion's share of credit
for the many and varied Interests which make this busy building their
home. This is easily one of the best as well ns one of the most remarkable
educational Inatltntlona In Atlanta or the entire state. The school Is con
ducted for tbe benefit of those people who are too old to be admitted
Into the public night school and for those who can not speak the English
language. .Moat of the pupils are. men and boys who have recently arrived
In.thl* country and they are taught tbe language and customs of this,
tbelr adopted land, with the view of making them good Americans and At
lantans.
Four Atlanta ladle* are now giving their tlmo and talents to tbe fur
thering of this great work and their names deserve to be written where
all who run may read. But such Is their Innate modesty that It Is
doubtful If half n hundred not Interested In this particular branch of educa
tion, know that It Is Mlaa Ftebelman, the Misses Lnndauer and Mrs. Footo,
who are carrying out this big undertaking. Tbelr efforts havo already
' been crowned with signal success and tho appreciation of those who are
deriving such great blessings and benefit at their hands quite beggars
description. No type and printer's Ink can hopo to reproduce any sem
blance of n reproduction of the smile that lives In the faces of these schol
ar* who are able to overcome, otherwise Insurmountable obstacles, at tb*
hands of these wonder-working Atlanta lndles.
There has been much talk on the subject of Immigrants and Immigra
tion in tbe newspapers recently and many liave suggosted "the one cor
rect" theory for the solution of the problem. And nil tho time this dll-
k cusslon has been going on, four Atlantans, Atlanta ladles at that, have
gone quietly on their way actually and really solving the problem and
making better and more useful citizens of these new step-sons and step
daughters of Atlanta.
The progress which has been mado Is truly wonderful. Not only
have the three “R's H and other studies been taught with remarkable suc
cess, but what la perhaps even more Important and beneficial, the ways
and customs of Atlanta and Atlantans. It Is in Just this kind of educa
tion that the beat remits are obtained and many of the finest Americans
moulded from what Is sometimes called our "new material of citizenship.”
Then, too, through the efforts of Mias Flebelman, n circulating library has
been established which has already been most keenly appreciated and
promises great benefits as it grows older and larger.
On Sunday nights some prominent speaker delivers a lecture and
many of tbe ablest In the country have been brought from New York
and other points. These are always educational, instructive and progres
sive and have attracted large numbers, the only drawback being the fact
that many have been turned away for lack of room. A number of other
Jewish societies are slso quartered In this Y. M. H. A. building and alto
gether It has become the one groat rendesvous where tho new-comers
most often meet tbe older citizens of this community and In this way
learn tbelr custom* and absorb American principles.
This fs but a partial Inventory of tbe Y. 51. H. A. home, but ft must
be evident to every reader that It la at one time one of tho very bualest,
most progressive and most Important centers In Atlanta. It has contrib
uted quietly bat generously to many of tbo other Institutions and good
works of the city. It has created .the greatest Interest among tho Jew
ish citizens and because of the present over-crowded conditions nnd quar
ters, has prompted Its members to work for tho erection of n new and
more adequate building such as will make posilble the widening of Ita
present great power for good and usefulness.
That it is deserving of tho hearty co-operation of all big-hearted At
lantans why will help In tbo good cause* must be aa universally admit
ted as It Is plainly apparent.
LIBERTY NOT YET WON, DR. AKED.
Rev. Charles F. Aked. of England, pastor of Rockefeller's Fifth Ave
nue Baptist church, has been called "The Fighting Parson,” but in reply
said:
"My fighting days are over. I can no longer carry on the strenuous fight
1 did once. My paatlon has always been for liberty and to work (or thoie
who are struggling for liberty, no matter where. Now that I cannot
fight for them as I used to I am glad to go where liberty has been
achieved."
You are mistaken, Dr. Aked—never more mistaken In your life.
If ever you were scheduled to fight for the liberty that you love you
are up against It right now, and right there where you stand and preach.
Take the chief member of your congregation. Dr. Aked, and preach
to him In tbe breath of all the liberty you ever breathed for England. Tell
him the story that gave you repute across the seas. The old man’s heart
Is tenderer now. The shadows are gathering on him nnd In their softer
light be sees things that he never saw In all his great and garish day.
Convert the chief pillar of your church, doctor, to the doctrine of Individual
and Industrial liberty, and perhaps your coming to America may not have
been In vain.
Perhaps the open purse may follow the open heart to more majestic
charities, and perhaps the tyranny of Standard Oil may bow Its head
to liberty. ,
A SURPRISING ATTACK.
The current Issue of The Tradesman attacks with surprising vigor and
poslttveneaa the recent cotton warehouse system Just presented at Bir
mingham by Mr. Harvle Jordan and Ala allies In New York and tke
South.
After relating other ventures which Mr. Jordan has exploited with
these same alliances, and which have come to naught, Tho Tradesman In
a vein unusually skeptical and even sarcastic, continues;
But now comes his crowning scheme! Verily “the ghost will
not down,” for hts sleepless activities must be in eruption or tbe
machine would ''bust.” At this writing he Is In Birmingham for
the purpose of establishing there a great "system” of warehouses
that would have one parent "stock” there with "branches" atl over
tbe South. The cotton of the farmers Is to be stored In these
warehonses, and for which they nre to be given "warrants." or cer
tificates.
Mr. Jordan says these warrants or certificates could be "trad
ed In.” and that would tend to do “away with cotton futures!"
This scheme had be«fti made so attractive to somo of the most
C minent of bis followers that they are trying to form a great
them Cotton Exchango to deal In these warrant*. And while
Mr. Jordan disclaims that he Is aiding thl* latter scheme, yet It
comes from some of hts closest associates, and these have *o •
worked on the well-known local pride of Birmingham that It Is made
to appear all tbe cities of the South will swell with envy over the
good fortune of the Magic City, since this plan, coupled with Mr.
Jordan's warehouse "system," will give Birmingham control over
the cotton trade of the South! And again la Colonel Mulberry
Sellers outdone In the visions of the "millions” that will be In it
for Birmingham!
But there hare been many, many such schemes In the pan
to control the cotton crop of the South and they didn't work, nor
will this one. Daniel Sully tried one of these to his sorrow, and
Mr. Jordan himself hat now had some experience along thl* line,
and no one should know better than himself tnat It won't work.
The Tradesman Indorsed In 1905 the'only warehouse plan
that seems feasible or desirable, and that was known aa tho
"Waco" plan, and thin is now In successful operation all ove; Tex
as. Under that plan the farmer needs no one to help hint except
hln Iocs! banker. lie puts hie cotton In his own warehouse, un
der his own control, and that lc the best collateral ho can give for
any loans lie may require—better then any kind of a "warrant"—
and then he can sell suite him nnd to the manufacturer direct
If he wisher. That plan Is well established. It Is very simple and
very efficient. Tho Jordan plan cannot improve or supersede it,
' becauso it is not In the rea! Interest of tho farmer but It Is an
other form for promoting gambling, the very thing Mr. Jordan Is
fighting. Of course If there Is "trading” In theso warrants, there
must be Incentives for "profits," and It Is this that underlies all
forms of gambling. Then, again, tblo plan possesses all the es- i
sentln! features of an unlawful “trust," since It seeks to control
through that "system” the price of cotton and If that would not be
a combination In “restraint of trade,” what would It be?
The thing won't work. Mr. Jordan has been playing Birming
ham against Atlanta and this Is so transparent that It Is astonish
ing tbo fact scemB to be overlooked at the Birmingham end. Some
of the methods which this modern Mogul of Finance uses to ex
ploit his schemes are so patent on their face that they would be
extremely ludicrous If they were not so dangerous.
We confess to some astonishment at the nature and spirit of The
Tradesman's attack. 1
The Birmingham scheme Is so newly presented that the majority of
those who consider this great Interest haTe scarcely bad time to give
it the thought and analysis to Justify an opinion of Ita merits.
Wo publish this extract from The Tradesman not for tho purpose of
Indorsing It at this time, but because coming from so Important and In
fluential a Journal, it cannot fall to be interesting and enlightening as
one view of a very Important and fateful proposition.
Commercial Accounts
Finns, corporations, or individuals whoso business neces
sitates an active bank account will find it to their advantage
to place it with us. We are centrally located, and our bank
ing-room is arranged for the convenience of our customers.
Our extensive resources have enabled us always to take care
of the wants of our regular customers. Let us know your re
quirements, and we will try to meet them.
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PANAMA CANAL.NON-PARTISAN
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OUR VIEWS TERSELY STATED.
John Temple Graves’ speech indicates that there Is a vast
amount of independence In the Democratic party, and that this in
dependence pointB to a demand for the betterment of the country
rather than the success of any candidate. It were well that all
parties were alike Independent The success of our country and
the continuation of prosperity Is a great deal more to the Individ
ual voter than the success of any party, the candidates of which
forget he ever existed after he has deposited bis ballot In the
ballot box.—Madison, Ind., Daily Democrat
This Is what wo had it In our hearts to establish—the reality and
the independence of the democratic people oflhls country. Tho fact that
Democracy stands for the real interests of tbo people without show, and
without slavish adherence to terms or dogmas or leaders—and that when
a real chance was visible to accomplish real things for the people, wo
would be groat enough In our leaders and In the mass to forget tho individ
ual and the dogma for the sake of tbe real and vital relief.
That is our position In a nutshell. We thank Tho Indiana Democrat
far stating it
Army-Navy Orders
—snd—
MOVEMENT OF VESSELS.
Army Orders.
Washington. April 27. — Ordnance
Sergeant Waldemar N. Erlchsen, from
recruiting station, Savannah, to Presi
dio, of Sait Francisco, thench to Philip
pines, relieving Ordnance Sergeant
John A. Wise, who will report to com
manding officer, Presldo, of San Fran
cisco, for duty pending action on ap
plication for retirement.
Private Calloway Baker, from Six
teenth to Thirteenth infantry. Fort
Cook. Private Nat M. Gillespie, hos
pital corps, army and navy general hos
pital, Hot Springs, having enlisted un
der false pretenses, discharged without
honor from tho army. ♦
Private Eugene Hunt. Troop F, Ninth
cavalry, discharged without honor from
the army by commanding officer, Fort
Leavenworth, on account of Imprison
ment under sentence of a civil court.
Contract Surgeon Oswald F. Henning,
from Fort Sheridan to Atlanta.
Naval Order*! ,,
Boatswain J. Winn, detsehea Restless
to navy yard, Norfolk. \ >
Movement, of Veeeele.
Arrived: April 25, Scorpion at San
Juan.
Sailed: April 25, Nino, from Anna-
„j||* for Newport; Mayflower, Dolphin
and Sylph from Washington for Hamp
ton Roads.
HMMMHIMSfIMHIl
THE ROWDY. I
‘W
A NEW PLEA FOR THE MOCKBIRD.
To the Editor of Tho Georgian:
Your complimentary tribute to Sid
ney Lanier by suggesting that tho
mocking bird be named In honor of him
was tenderly beautiful in theory wheth
er It Is ever put In practice or not.
I desire, however, to propound this
question: Why Is It our patriotic, liber
ty-loving law-makers have never seen
proper to throw around the mocking
>lrd the strong, protecting arm of the
law? Has this sweet songster of our
Sunny Southland, this bird that linger*
about our homes gladdening the day
and our live* with tbelr Joyful carol, no
one to raise In our capltol a sublime
voice In their behalf or champion their
cause?
Of course, I know tbe njpcklng bird
It not a game bird, coming under the
game laws of Georgia, yet they should
»* protected and heavy penalties Im
posed on those who unscrupulously de
stroy them. BEN F. HILL.
Chlpley, Qa.
WHAT HELPED THAW'S MOTHER
IN HER TERRIBLE TRIAL.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
As the many millions of our people
throughout the country have noted tho
maternal devotion and heroism and
wonderful power of endurance evinced
by that queenly woman throughout the
long, tedious trial, and the many
months preceding It, they must liavo
wondered how she was enabled to
stand It” all.
The following copy of a circular let
ter will help to explain It. and perhaps
lead some to exercise the same faith,
hope and trust:
"During these trying months the
amount of mall received dally made It
Impossible for Mrs. Thaw to acknowl
edge hundreds of letters and notes. She
now desires to thank Dr. and Mrs.
Dowkontt for their words of sympathy
and encouragement.
“Such messages helped her to en
dure what, -without friendly sympathy,
and an abiding trust In God's protecting
care and guidance, would have been an
Insupportable burden to herself and her
family."—Lyndhurst. Pittsburg.
The end occurrence of eight years
ago, when a poor minister's wife, In a
state of melancholia, ended her life.
In Mrs. Thaw's beautiful home, only
eerves to "lift the curtain" to her ben
eficent and sympathetic heart.
While her poor, unforunate son did
not obtain acquittal. It was a great re
lief. not only to him and hla dfvoted
family, but to the community at large,
that he waa not condemned to death.
Granted, as some think, that he ought
to receive some punishment, surely
what he has gone through since June
last might suffice, especially when we
consider how for two years, nnd longer,
he held himself In restraint and made
appeal, but In vain, even to the man
who prosecuted him so vindictively.
It would seem as If he. too, should be
brought to task for neglect of duty: for
had he gone to work In regard to White
and Ms Infamous den as he did with
Canfield and some others, there would
have been no Thaw trial to stir the
country to Its depths.
GEORGE D. DOWKONTT, M. D.
Atlanta. Ga.. April 24.
Lord Roberts attributes his unvaried good
health to * hsldt of early Kiting. Every
morning, summer snd winter, be Is ap pune-
tuslly st ten minutes to S. However late he
may retire, he slwuyt gets up at that hour.
The veteran •oMIev does not smoke, snd
he* wine but • w-ldom.
By JOHN ANDERSON JAYNE.
gtUTTT HBSTEIt defines a rotvdy ns
* * ' one who eugnges In rows or
noisy quarrels—a ruffianly
fellow,"
Do you know any rowdies?
Hsvon't you met him In all classes of
society, nnd wherever business or pleasure
called you? Surely! He besets your path
way behind and before, encompasses your
left and Is fouud at your right band.
Sometimes you And him standing on tha
street corners In the lower wards of the
city, making tbo air sulphurous with his
rowings, oaths snd blackguardisms. He
drives decent people from the neighbor
hood. If they cun get nwsy, and presently
the place'wherein no loafs and lives gets
the name of Hell's Kitchen, “The Dumps,”
give Points or Tin Can Alley. And the
unmet given well describe tbe character of
the majority of tbe Inhabitants.'
Haven’t you met the rowdy, too. In your
lodge or In your church? Perhaps he wore
fine clothes, had an independent income,
could argue a question tvlth all the skill or
a lllnckstone, or pray like a Gabriel, and
-it he was n rowdy. He delighted In noltel
e was a wind-jammer, an air tenrer,
a word puncher, nnd was never so much In
charm with himself ns when engaged In
stirring up strife. Hla tongue was hung In
tbe middle and wagged at each end, and
earh end told a different story relative
to the asm* Individual. Talk about Janus-
faced people. He could give Janus cards
and spades, for be looks this way, and that,
sideways and all kinds of ways, never uo
happy as when ho has mads tho ntmosnboro
of thnt lodge or church heavy with discon
tent. or lurid with Himes of envy and
strife. Havo you ever met the church or
lodge rowdy?
Notwithstanding the flue clothes he wore,
tbe education he had received, tha money
he had, the following ho hail established, ho
was still a rowdy. A brawler "engaging In
nolay quarrels."
By Willis J. Abott.
Washington, April 37.—I had a talk
with J. C. S. Blackburn, of Kentucky,
better known as “Joe" Blackburn, and
learned Something about the Panama
canal which 1 give just as he gave It to
me, and surely no ono will question It.
Ho states that when ho was asked b>-
the president to accept a position Mrs
Roosevelt said In effect tills:
"I do not regard the Panama canal
as a political affair or as a national
matter. It Is greater In Its ultimate
effect then any merely political Issue
could be. While our nation must dig
It, It will be dug to enhance the Com
merce of all nations. When you snd
I are dead and gone that waterway will
stand as a monument memorial to our
work.
"I want to make It clear that what
ever I am doing at Panama Is to be
done without any partisan considera
tions. I have appointed army nnd
navy officors In plnees for the civilians
who had served before. I offer you,
senator, n. position on this comission
becauso I believe that If there Is any
one who represents the opinion of tho
dominating forces In the Democratlo
party today, you do. I am willing to
oppose your party In purely political
matters, but In giving this place to you
I want to make It clear that so far as
the Panama canal Is concerned, I ant
doing the best I know how to keep It
out of politics."
from the fmlro nnd the church, up to the
no-culled .cultured circles of the upper ten.
There the rowdy flourishes nnd blossoms to
the best sdvnutage. He Is far removed „„„
frura the necessity of working. Needs not ca _ e cxceD t as It was affectod by Stan-
!»«■*> of the morrow, or how he The only legs! questlot
UN UNJUST DISCRIMINATION.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Tho Thaw trial has censed to bo of
value as a news Item, but It lias opened
up so many questions thnt concern the
public conscience that the discussion
cf It will infinite f"C Mini' time yet.
I have heard from persons of high
character nnd respectability and Judg
ment that I think It unjust, unfair and
tending to hurt rather than to help
at a point where help Is needed.
Judge Fitzgerald held. In his charge,
that a man has tho right to defend
his family against an Impending felony.
That Is the law, lias always been the
law. It Is not unwritten law, but Is
the law In the books. Everybody In
Georgia Is familiar with It, and every
lawyer since the Sam Hill case Is
familiar with tho application of that
principle made by our courts to cases
of the Thaw kind. Now comes the
aforesaid persons of high character
who say that Thaw was not entitled
to plead that principle because:
First: His wife was unchaste before
he married her; that he knew her to
be so.
Second: That he himself was un
chaste nnd that he had lived in a
state of unchaatlty with Evelyn Nes-
bit—before he married her.
It seems to me that to deny to Thaw
the right to protect bis home from
Invasion, under the construction. Is ex
tremely harsh If his home was
threatened; Jf the man whom he knew
to be capable of the crime was at hand;
If his conduct was such ns to awaken
a Just apprehension of danger to his
homo; If he had no reasonable way
to protect his home except to shoot
the threatening Invader; why should
he be denied the privilege of defending
It? Suppose hts wife had been un
chaste, shall she be denied the priv
ilege of reformation and shut out of
the protection that the law gives to
other wives? Suppose she did live In
unchaatlty with her husband before she
becamo his wife. Is she, and every ono
like her, to be barred from the privilege
of reform, and the enjoyment of the
conditions of a rescued life? What
matters It what he waa, or what she
was? Bho was his lawful, wedded aud
loyal wife when he shot to death the
man whom ho believed to be at that
moment preparing to make a breach
In the walls of his home.
The previous life of Evelyn Nesblt
had nothing on earth to-do with the
•ball be clothed.
All he needs to think shoal It rowdyism.
And think about It he does. And when he
has made all the noises ho can In hla own
circle and attracted all the attention he
can to hlmaetf among hla rowdy friends
In bit own set he hefta* beating the tin
S ua ami pounding the tom-toms and shouts
t noises of Ills rowdyisms through tho
dlTorco courts or throngn tho office of tho
district attorney.
It matters not who the man la, or hla
position In society. If he delights In rowdy
isms he la a rowdy. He may seek to giro
exhibition to that rowdy spirit In the se
crecy of bis private eara, or In smooth run
ning automobiles, where bo spills cham
pagne wltlr chorus girls, or In the bidden
Sen of Infamy. Ho may keep the rails hot
between an Iron and steel center and a
great metropolis: be may set a wild pace
for tha gilded youth of the old world; he
may go ccnah, smash, hang Into the estab
lished customs of society and bring disgrace
to an honored family nemo by marrying n
rowdy dowdy, and gnally wind up In a mad
house or an electric chair: but "hoever
or whaterer he la In society. W ho tag the
rowdy spirit In him and liras exhibitions of
'Stetween* tbe*rowdy of *be upper ten and
the rowdy of the submerged tenth there
la no difference, only the (liffcreuc* of dol-
”lt ; s a good thing to study tht.way of*thc
rowdy and take a lesson of wErelng
I*, for It Is a way that runt Into tbe Cen
tral Station of Despair, nnd meet* tbe au-
perintendent of the road. Death.
Rowdyism never wins, never achieves,
never accomplishes anything save this. It
win# tht contempt of accent people,
achieves for itself a bad reputation and
acconipllahet a broken henrt for tbe father
nml the mother, who may or who may not
be reipobilble for the rowdy. *
DR. BROUGHTON -
IS IMPROVED
Dr. I,en G. Broughton will be able to
take charge of the morning service at
the Baptist Tabernacle Sunday, but he
will deliver his message to hta congre
gation from an arm chair Instead of
Dr Broughton found himself Satur
day morning sufficiently recovered
from his accident to hobble downstairs
on a crutch, and decided that ho will
conduct the morning service.
ford White. The only legal question
that should have been submitted to the
jury was this: Did the circumstances
justify Thaw In taking the course he
did to defend his home? Not os made
by Evelyn Nesblt, as she used to be, but
by Mrs. Thaw as alto l» now?
The stage play of-that big array of
insanity experts Is all nonsense. Those
men make the whole subject of Insan
ity Jurisprudence ridiculous. Every
man who Is not a maniac, or an Idiot,
Is under the Influence of a "brain
storm” when he kilts another In a time
of peace. Malice prepense Is Itself
"a brain storm,” whether expressed or
Implied.
The only defense for Thaw Is that
given In the charge of the court: Tho
right to defend hla home.
The only question before the Jury
should have been wa* the danger over-
hanging his home sufficient to justify
a reasonable man In resorting to ex
treme measures to protect It?
To deny to him and to her the
privilege of this defense because of
tbelr previous bad conduct Is to ssy
that the Vinner shall not be forgiven
or allowed to escape the consequences
of his sins however deep his repentence
or sincere hts reformation.
J, L. D. HILLYER
Atlanta, Ga.
REMAINS OF DR. JOHNSON
LAID TO REST AT NEWNAN.
Special to The Georgian.
Newnan, Oa„ April 27.-The remains
of Dr. O. L. Johnson, of this city, who
died In Palmetto, were brought to this
city yesterday and were burled this
morning with Masonic honors from the
htethodlst church, where the funeral
was preached by his pastor, Dr. J. W,
QuilUnn. (Joweta county lost one of
her most highly appreciated and
wealthiest dtlsens In hta death. He
founded the Johnson Hardware Com
pany. of this city, and was a targe
shareholder In the same. The deceased
was 74 years old and was never mar
ried.
GOVERNMENT BANKING.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
You are reported to have spoken of
% (whlle here) the possibility of some
universally popular subject arising on
which some man may be swept Into
the presidency.
Why might not government banking
be such a subject, If understood?
Please note how vastly beneficial It
would be to every human being not en
gaged In traffic In the money.
The government could do the’ busi
ness and loan the money at l or 2 per
cent.
Please carefully read the enclosed.
Very respectfully,
RUDOLPH WILLIAMS.
90 Pino Grove avenue, Chicago.
- Has a True Ring.
Hon. John Temple Graves, Atlanta, Gs.r
My Dear Sir: I read with very
great Interest copy of The Chattanooga
Times of yesterday containing your
speech and report of the banquet to
Hon. W. J. Bryan, and beg to extond
my warmest congratulations on your
magnificent letter. It has the true
ring of an honest, up-right America??
citizen, and I am satisfied It will do
great good.
A. W. WILLS.
Nashville, Tenn., April 12.
An Appreciated Indorsement
To the Editor Georgian:
I have been a reader of your splendid
paper from the time of the first
Issue of The Georgian. I have
watched Its editor from 1880 to 1907
and have read with much pleasure and
great profit everything he has satd
In public on the rostiHim, platform and
through the columns of the papers
with which he has been connected In
any way. I wish to thank you person,
ally for your utterances and say, while
I am not a hero worshiper I am really
proud of you as a true type of South
ern manhood. I try to be coservatlve
In views and the expression of them,
but there may be some who do not
think this It an exhibition. I know ab
solutely nothing of your private life,
but am persuaded that "If from the
heart the mouth speaketh," that yon
mutt be a good man. I am sure you
are a brave man and I am certain, to
be brave one must either be right or
btllevo Intensely that he is. I ilo not
recall much of what you have written
that does not accord perfectly with my
views. You know we usually love and
admire those who agree with us, but
the true map Is revealed In our con
duct toward those who disagree with
us. An Intelligent, high-toned gentle
man, with strong cqpvIcttonB, will al
ways be decorous and respectful to
ward those who differ with him,
though he speaks hla convictions In the
midst of thooe who disagree with him.
It Is so refreshing to hear or read
from one of this kind. I deem you to
be such an one. I hope you can stand
this: you have stood more. Now, I
shall spare you further exploitation of
my esteem. I heartily Indorse your
Chattanooga speech. The day is dawn
ing and better thftigs are ahead of
us. We are one people, then why not do
honor to a man who Is true and faith
ful in the discharge of his duties; let
him ball from wherever he may.
Georgln has been and Is u great com
monwealth. Her honor roll Is a long
one. The United States Is a great re
public and her great men run up Into
the'thousands, but I think we havo
reason to be proud of our magnificent
president and his splendid achieve*-
ments. All tho great'and good men are
not under the ground, as many seem
to think. There are many now who
delight to honor God and serve their '
day and generation after the will of
God. I could name a multitude, but
I forbear for fear of being misunder
stood. The list would be too targe A
one to put Into an article. I wish also
to .thank you for the editorial "Ovor-
I.ondeil Nation.” How true! Unless
there Is a halt called there will be a
crash some day. Who are to be blamed
with the conditions you have so tersely
put Into that editorial? Let those who
are set for the defense of the people
answer.
W. DUNBAR
Carrollton, Go.
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