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™ - IPIPPPIIPIIIPPI^PIPPPPI^PPI THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. •SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1907. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEA1PLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon, (Except Sum!,7) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At S WmI Alabama At. Atlanta. Oa. Subscription Rates: nna Tear ., Sit Month, Thro, Months*::::::::::::::::::::::: t’a Dr Carrier, p,r Week M Telephone, connecting all depart- nente. Lont distance Terminals. Smith A Thompson, advertising rep* rcntatlree for all territory ontaTde of New York office ..Potter Bundles It rna hare any trouble eettlnr THE SBOROUN AND NKwfi telephone the (-Imitation depnrtment nn<l hare It promptly remedied. Telephones! Hell 40.1 ma n, Atlanta MOL It la desirable that all rommnnti m that they be ... food faith. Re] not be returned! tor the purpose. Ills Imperative sinned, ae an evidence of Rejected mennnerlpts trill led unleee stamp, are eenc THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS prints on nnelean or objectionable ad vertising. Neither does It print wbtaky or any liquor ads OCR PLATFORM: The Oeoratan end New, etanda tor Atlanta', owning Re own sae and electric light plant,, aa It note mni Ita water works. Olhrr cities do this end Set see ae low ae CO cents, with a profit to tbs city. This should be done at once. The Georgian and News believes that If street rail way, can lie operated eucceestnlly by European cities, an they are. there le no good muon why they can not he ao operated here. Bat we do not believe this ran be done now, end It may be eotne jeers before wa are reedy for so big an ondertnklng. still Atlanta • ho- ’ i set Ita face In that direction The Education of Play. The Associated Charities Initiated last year the tree summer playground movement. By private subscription we main tained under trained klndergartnern tbe Fair Street School grounds during the vacation months. Desiring to continue tbte, the Chart- ties appeared on Thursday before the Board of Education and aecured Its In dorsement of Igat year's work. The Board was told that the Charities were going tq nak the council flnance committee to appropriate $600 to carry on this work this year under the super vision of Professor Toepel, tho physi cal director. This also met with the Board's approval and wo now loin with the Charities In asking the ooun- ell to appropriate the sum. The world It fast waking to the enor mous education that Is to be found In play. As Jane Adam* says: The city which falls to provide an opportunity for this Inevitable and normal energy on the part of tho young citizens makes a grave mistake and Invites Irregular ex pression of It. The thwarted spir it of adrenture finds an outlet In Inflnlto varieties of gambllng; craps, cards, the tossing of but tons, tbe betting on odd and even automobile numbera, on the num- bor of newipapers under n boy's arm. Another end which can be accomplished. If the city recog nizes play as a legitimate, and provides play-grounds and atbletto fields, li the development of that self-government, and self-discipline among groups of boys Which forms the.most natural basis for demo cratic political life later. At least one American city apanda 20 per cent more In provision for tbe conviction of youths than for their education, for tho city which falls to utilize this promising material of youthful adventure does not truly get rid of it, and Duds It moro expensive to care for aa 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 beat soil for establishing genuine and democratic social re lations, we have left untouched, although they are to valuable la emotional and dynamlo power. Further than that, the city that retrains from educating the play motive Is obliged to suppreea 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 the 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 needt of any but the very small children. Older chil dren who would play vigorous games must have places especially net aside for them; and, since play Is a funda mental need, play-grounda should be provided for every child at much as schools. This means that they must be distributed over tbe cities In such a way as to be within walking dis tance of every boy and girt, as most children cannot afford to pay car fare, la view of these facts cities should se cure available spaces at once so tbst they may not need to demolish blocks of buildings In order to make play grounds ns New York ban bad to do at a cost r? nearly $1,000.0*0 an acre. THE YOUNG MEN’S HEBREW ASSOCIATION. It Is very possible that many Atlantans do not know of tbe splendid work which Is helnj 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 Soolety for boys under 18 years of age, 4nd the Daugh ters of Israel, fo( 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 this asso ciation works quietly, It accomplishes much and Is most deserving of the appreciation of every citizen of tbe Gate City. Since purchselng the build ing at 119 Piedmont avenue, this home has been made one of the most attractive and best equipped In Atlanta. Much of the money raized for this purpose has been realized from the entertainments which havo been given at Irregular Intervals. Theze.entertalnments 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 tbelr own efforts foavo purchas ed a beautiful piano, one of tbe latest and handsomest Instruments. Most of this money was secured from the production of little “skits," some of them local to Atlanta, and playa 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 conducts Its dally work, the value of which Is beyond estimate. Sewing classes for girls and a class of manual train ing for boys are also largely patronized with tho very best results. But possibly tbe freo night school claims the lion’s sharo of credit # for the many and varied Interests which make this busy building their home. This Is easily one of tbe best as well as one of the most remarkablo educational Institutions In Atlanta or the entire state. The school Is con ducted for the benefit of those people who are too old to bo admitted Into the public night school and for those who can not speak the English language. Most of the pupils are men and boys who have recently arrived In this country and they are taught the languago and customs of this, tbelr adopted land, with tbe view of making them good Americans and At lantans. , . Four Atlanta ladlea are now giving their time and talents to the fur thering of this great work and their names deserve to be written where all who run may read. But such Is their Innato modesty that It Is doubtful If halt a hundred not interested In this particular branch of educa tion, know that It Is Miss Ftebelman, the Misses Landauer and Mrs. Foote, who are carrying out this big undertaking. Their efforts havo already been crowned with signal success and tbe appreciation of those who nro deriving such great blessings and benefit at their hands quite beggars description. No type and printer's Ink can hope to reproduce any sem blance of a reproduction of the smile that llvea In the faces of these schol ars who are able to overcome, otherwise Insurmountable obstacles, at tbe hands of these wonder-working Atlanta ladles. There hss been much talk on the subject of Immigrants and Immigra tion in the newspapers recently and many have suggested "the one cor rect" theory for the solution of the problem. And all the time this dis cussion has been going on. four Atlantans, Atlanta ladles at that, hare 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 made Is truly wonderful. Not only have the three "R’s” and other studies been taught with remarkable suc cess, but what Is perhaps even moro Important and beneficial, tbe ways and customs of, Atlanta and Atlantans. It Is In just this kind of educa tion that tbe best results are obtained and many of the finest Americans moulded from what la sometimes called our "new material of citizenship,” Then, too, through the efforts of Miss Flebelman, a circulating library baa 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 the 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, tbe only drawback being the fact that many have been turned away for lack of room. A number of other Jewish societies are also quartered In this Y. M. H. A. building and alto gether It has become the one great rendezvous whore tho new-comers most often meet the older citizens of this community and In this way , learn their customs and absorb American principles. This la but a partial Inventory of the Y. M. H. A. home, but it must be evident to every reader that It la at one time one of the very busiest, most progressive and most Important centers In Atlanta. It has contrib uted quietly but generously to many of the 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 and quar ters, has prompted Ita members to work for the erection of a new and more adequate building such as wilt mako possible the widening of Its present great power for good and utefulness. That It la deaervtng of the hearty co-opcrallon of all big-hearted At lantans whip will help In the good cause, must be as 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 eatd: “My fighting days are over. I can no longer carry on tbe strenuous fight I did once. My passion hss always been for liberty and to work for those whS are struggling for liberty, no matter where. Now that I cannot fight for them a* ! 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 thore where you stand and preach. Taka tbe chief member of your congregation. Dr. Aked, and preach to him In tbe breath of all tbe liberty you ever breathed for England. Tell him the story that gave you repute acrosa the seas. The old man's heart Is tenderer now. The shadows are gathering on him and In their softer light he sees things that he never saw In nil his great and garish day. Convert the chief pillar of your church, doctor, to the doctrine of Individual •nd 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. Q The current Issue of Tho Tradesman attacks with surprising vigor and posltlveness the recent cotton warehouse system just presented at Bir mingham by Mr. Harvle Jordan and his allies in New York and the South. After relating other ventures which Mr. Jordan has exploited with these same alliances, and which have come to naught. The Tradesman In a vein unusually skeptical and even sarcastic, continues: But now comes his crowning scheme! Verily "the ghost will not down," for bis sleepless activities must bo In eruption or tbe machine would "bust.” At this writing be Is In Birmingham for tbe purpose of establishing there a great "system" of warehouses that would have one parent "stock” there with "branches” all over the South. The cotton of the farmers Is to be stored In these warehouses, and for which they are to be given "warrants,” or cer tificates. Mr. Jordan says these warrants or certificates could bo “trad ed In." and that would tend to do "away with cotton futures!” This scheme had be£h made so attractive to some of the most prominent of bis followers that they are trying to form a great Southern Cotton Exchange to deal in these warrants. And while Mr. Jordan disclaims that he Is aiding this latter scheme, qot It comes from some of his closest associates, and these have so worked on the well-known local pride of Birmingham that It It made to appear all the cities of tbe 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 Is Colonel Mulberry Sellers outdone In the visions of the "millions” that will be In it for Birmingham! . But there have been many, many such schemes In the past to control tbe 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 has now had some experience along this line, and no one should know better than himself tnat It won’t work. The Tradesman Indorsed In 1006 tbe only warehouse plan that seems feasible or desirable, and that. waa known aa tho "Waco" plan, and this is now In successful operation all over Tex as, Under that Rian the farmer needo no. one to help him except hla local banker. Ho puto hie cotton In hl« own warehouse, un der Ills own control, and that lo tho beBt collateral ho can give for any loans ho may require—better then any kind of a "warrant"— anfl then he can sell ai suits him and to the manufacturer direct If ho wisher. That plan is well eitablished. It Is very simple and very efficient Tho Jordan plat; cannot improve or supersede It, because it Is not In tbe real Interest of tho farmer but It la an other form for promoting gambling, the very thing Mr. Jordan Is fighting. Of course If there la “trading" In these warrants, there must be Incentives for "profits," and It la this that underlies all forma of gambling. Then* again, this plan possesses all the es sentia! features of-an unlawful‘‘trust,’’ since it seeks to control through that "system” the prlco of cotton and If that would not be a combination In "restraint of trade,” what would It beT The thing won't work. Mr. Jordan has been playing Birming ham against Atlanta and this Is so transparent that It Is astonish ing tbe fact seems 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 It they were not so dangerous. We confess to some, astonishment at the nature and spirit of Tho Tradesman's attack. The Birmingham scheme Is so newly presented that the majority of those who consider this great Interest havo scarcely had time to give It tho thdught and analysis to justify an opinion of Its merits. We 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 aa one view of a very Important and fateful proposition. OUR VIEWS TERSELY STATED. John Temple Graves’ speech Indicates that there la a vast ' amount of Independence In the Democratic party, and that this in dependence points to a demand for tbe betterment of tho country rather than the success of any candidate. It weio well that all parties were alike Independent Tho success of our country and the continuation of prosperity Is a great deal moro to tho Individ ual voter than the success of any party, tho candidates of which forget he ever existed after ho has deposited bis ballot In the ballot box.—Madison, Ind., Dally Democrat This Is what we had It In our hearts to establish—the reality and the Independence of the democratic people of this country. The fact that Democracy stands foj the real Interests of 'the 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, we would be great enough In our leaders and In the mass to forget the Individ ual and the dogma for the sake of tbe real and vital relief. That Is our position in a nutshell. We thank The Indiana Democrat for stating It Army-Navy Orders MOVEMENT OF VE8SELS. Army Orders. Washington, April 27. — Ordnance Sergeant Waldemar N. Ericbsen, from recruiting station. Savannah, to Presi dio, of San Francisco, thence to Philip pines, relieving Ordnance Sergeant John A. Wise, who will report to com manding officer, Prestdo, 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, hoe pltal corps, army and navy general hoe. pita). Hot Springe, having enlisted un der false pretenses, discharged without honor from the army. Private Eugene Hunt, Troop F, Ninth cayalhy, (Uncharged 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 Orders. Boatswain J. Winn, detached Restless to navy yard, Norfolk. Movements of Vessels. Arrived: April 26, Scorpion at San Juan. Sailed: April 26, Nina, from Anna polis for Newport; Mayflower, Dolphin and Sylph from Washington for Hamp ton Roads. A NEW PLEA FOR THE MOCKBIRD. To the Editor of The Georgian: Your complimentary tribute to Sid ney Lanier by suggesting that tho mocking bird bo named In honor of him wan tenderly beautiful In theory wheth er It le ever put In practice or not. I desire, however, to propound this question: Why In It our patriotic, liber ty-loving law-makers have never seen proper to throw around the mocking bird the strong, protecting arm of the law? Has this sweet songster of our Sunny Southland, this bird that lingers about our homes gladdening the day and our llvea with their joyful carol, no one to raise in our capitol a sublime voice In their behalf or champion their cause? Of course, I know tbe mocking bird Is not a game bird, coming under the game laws of Georgia, yet tjiey should be protected and heavy penalties Im posed on those who unscrupulously de stroy them. BEN F. HILL. Chlpley, Oa. 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 the 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 havo 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 worde of sympathy and encouragement. "Such messages helped her to en dure what, without friendly sympathy, and an abiding trust In Ood's protecting cars and guidance, would have been an Insupportable burden to herself and her family.”—Lyndhurst. Pittsburg. The sad 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 •erven to “lift the curtain” to her ben eficent and sympathetic heart. WhUe her poor, unforunate son did not obtain acquittal. It waa a great re lief. not only to him and his devoted family, but to the i-oramulllty 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 lust might suffice, especially when we consider how for two years, and longer, he held himself In restraint and made appeal, but In vain, even to the man who prosecuted him »o vindictively. It would seem as If he. too, should be brought to task for neglect of duty; for had ha 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 atlr the country to Its depths. GEORGE D. DOWKONTT. M. D. Atlanta. Ga.. April 24. |_nr.l Rolwrts sttrlbutrs his unvaried good health tp a hairit of early rising. Every luoriiln/ summer and winter, hr Is np pum- tuulljr at t-n minutes to s. However lair he may retire, hr always sets up at that hour. veteran soldier (ties mJt i wine hut — ns ••••••••••••••if THE ROWDY. !••••••'••••••••••••••••••••••.•••.••.•«••,••••„•£ By JOHN ANDER80N JAYNE. tC\TT7 EBSTEB defines a rowdy as * w # one who engages In rows or noliy quarrels—a ruffianly foliate” ‘W fellow. Do you know any rowdies? Haven’t you met him In all classes of •oclety, and wherever business or pleasure way behind and before, encompasses your left and is fouud at your light band. Hometimes you find him standing on the street corners In tho lower wards of the city, making the air sulphtfrous with hla rowings, oaths nnd blackguardisms. He drives decent people from the neighbor* tuvz unim; ui licit te axi I'llL'H. A Uv UUOJUI, Five Points or Tin Can Alley. And the names given well describe the character of tho majority of tbe Inhabitants. Haven't you met the rowdy, too, In your lodge or In your church? Perhaps be Wore fine clothes, had an Independent Income, could nrgue n question with all the skill of n ltlnckstone, or pray llko a Gabriel, and ftlrrlng up etrlfo. ills tongue waa hung in . _JddIe and wagged it each end. nnd each end told a different story relative to the same Individual. Talk abont Janus* and spades, for be looks tnL sideways and all kinds of ways, never so happy as when be has made the atmosphere of that lodge or church heavy with discon* tent, or lurid with flames of envy and strife. Have you ever met tbe church or lodge rowdy? YaIwIiIisIi n Notwithstanding tbe fine clothes he wore, the oducatlon be had-received, the money be had. the following be had established, he was atlll a rowdy. A brawler "engaging In noisy quarrels." Get nwar from the alum district, away from the lodge and the church, up to the so-cnllcd cultured circles of the upper ten. There the rowdy flourishes nnd blossoms to the beat advantage. He Is far removed from the necessity of working. Needs not to take thought of the morrow, or how he •hall be clothed. • . _ . All he needs to think abont la roadylsm. And think abont It he does. And when he baa made all the noises be can In hla own circle and attracted all the attention he can to himself among hla rowdy friends In hla own aet he begins beating the tin pens and pounding the tom-toms and abouta Commercial Accounts Firms, corporations, or individuals whose business neces sitates an active bank account will And 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. MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO. PANAMA CANAL NON-PARTISAN SA YSR OOSE VEL T TOBLA CKBURN By Willie J. Abott. Washington, April 27.—I had a talk wl(h J. d. S. Blackburn, of Kentucky, better known as “Joe” Blackburn, and learned something about the Panama canal which I give juat aa he gavo it to me, and surely no one will question it. He states that when ho was asked by tho president to accept a position, Mr. Rooaevelt said in effect this: “I do not regard the Panama canal as a political affair or at a national matter. It Is greater In Its ultimate effect than any merely political Issue could be. While our nation must dig It, It will be dug to enhance the com merce of all nations. Whoa you and I are dead and gone that waterway will ..... noises of fate rowdyisms through the divorce courts or through tbe office of the district attorney. fiirwi uuurucy. ... • . 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 lo lire exhibition to that rowdy spirit In the se crecy of hla private cart, or In smooth run ning automobiles, where he spills cham pagne wit'h 'chorus girls, or In the hidden den nf Infamy. Hs may keep the rail! hot betweeh an Iron nnd steel canter sad a (or tbi riided youth of the old world: he may go crash, smash, bang Into ths vstab* IlntiM customs of soctety nnd bring dUgrae® to nn honored fnmtly name by marrying n rowdy-dowdy, nnd finally win/np In a mad fo»*y*s"rit In'h'hn’and fire* eiliibltlons of %efwo‘n* the"rowdy of the npper ten and the rowily of tho submerged tonth there Is no difference, only tha difference of dol* U U ; s a good thing to *rinly thCj.way of tho rowdy nnd take n lesson of Warning from It. for It la a way that runs Into the Cen tral Station of Despair, and meet* the «u* perlntchdent of the road, Death. Rowdyism never wins, never »$Ieves, never tecompllahea anything*-save thin. It tbs contempt of decent people, •es for Itself n had reputation and accomplishes a broken heart forthef ether and the mother, who may or who may not be responsible for the rowdy. DR. BROUGHTON IS IMPROVED Dr. Len O. Broughton will bo able to take charge of the morning service at the Baptist Tabernacle Sunday, but he will deliver hla message to hla congre gation from at) arm chair Instead of "Broughton found himself Satur day morning sufficiently recovered from hla accident to hobble downetalre on a crutch, and decided that he will conduct the morning service. UN UNJU8T DISCRIMINATION. To the Editor of The Georgian; The Thaw trial has censed to be of value as a news Item, but It lias opened up so many questions that concern the public conscience that the discussion of It will continue for some time yet. I have heard from persons of high character and 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 hla charge, that a man has the right to defend hie family against an Impending felony. That Is the law, has 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 If familiar with the application of that principle made by our courts to coaea of tho Thaw kind. Now comes the aforesaid persona 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 be knew her to he so. Second: That he himself was un chaste and that he had lived in a state of unchastlty with Evelyn Nes- blt—before he married her. It seems to me that to deny to Thaw the right to protect his home from Invasion, under the construction. Is ex tremely harsh If hla home was threatened; It the man whom he knew to be capable of the crime waa at hand; It his conduct was such aa to awaken a just apprehension of danger to hla home; If he had no reasonable way to protect hie home except to shoot the threatening Invader; why should he be denied tbe privilege of defending it? Suppose his wife had been un chaste, shall she be denied the priv ilege of reformation and shut out of tho protection that the law gives to other wives? Suppose she did live In unchastlty with her husband before she bocame hla wife, Is she. and every ono like her, to be barred from tho privilege of reform, and the enjoyment of the conditions of a rescued life? What matters It what he waa, or what aha was? Shs was his lawful, wedded and loyal wife when he shot to death tha man whom he believed to be at that moment preparing to make a breach In the walls of hla home. The previous life of Evelyn Nesblt had nothing on earth to do with the case except as It waa affected by Stan ford mite. The only legal question that should have been submitted to the jury was this: Did tha circumstances justify Thaw In taking 4he course he did to defend hie home? Not as made by Evelyn NesblL aa abe used to be, but by airs. Thaw as she Is now? The etage play of that big array of insanity experts le all nonsense. Those men make the whole subject of Insan ity jurisprudence ridiculous. Every man who la not a maniac, or an Idiot, le under the Influence of a “brain storm" when he kills another In a time of peace. Malice prepense Is Itself "a brain etorm,” whether expressed or Implied. The only defense for Thaw I* that given In the charge of the court: The right to defend hla horn*. The only question before the jury should have been was the danger over hanging his home sufficient to justify a reasonable man In resorting to ex trema measures to protect It? To deny to him and to her the privilege of thin dnfenne because of their previous bad conduct la to say that-Die sinner shall not be forgiven or allowed to encapa tha consequences of his sine however deep hla repentence or sincere his reformation. J. L. D. HILLYER. Atlanta, Ga. "I want to make It clear that what, ever I am doing at Panama Is to be done without any partisan considers, tlona. I have appointed army and navy officers In places for the civilians who had served before. I offer you. senator, a position on this comission because I believe that if 'there la any one who represents tho opinion of the dominating forces In the Democrats party today, you do. I am willing to oppose your party in purely political matters, but In giving this place to you ' ) it clear that so far as I want to'make _ the Panama canal la concerned, I am doing tho best I know how to keep It out of politics.” GOVERNMENT BANKING. To the Editor of The Georgian: You are reported to have spoken of (while here) the possibility of some universally popular subject arising on which some man may be swept Into the presidency. Why might not government banking ba such a subject, if understood? Please note how vastly beneficial It would bo to every human being not en- government could do the busi ness and loan the money at 1 or 2 per cent. Please carefully read the enclosed. Very respectfully, RUDOLPH WILLIAMS. 00 Pine Grove avenue, Chicago. Has a Trua Ring. Hon. John Temple Graves, Atlanta, Ga.« My Dear Sir: I read with very great Intereat copy of Tha Chattanooga Times of yesterday containing your speech and report of the banquet to Hon. W. J. Bryan, and beg to extend my warmest congratulations on your magnificent letter. It has the true ring of an honest, up-right American citizen, and I am satlafled It wilt do great good. A. W. WILLS. Nashville, Tenn., April 12. REMAINS OF DR. JOHNSON LAID TO REST AT NEWNAN. Special to The Georgian. ' Newnan, Oa.. April 27.—The remains of Dr. G. L. Johnson, of this city, who died In Palmetto, were brought to thin city yesterday and ware burled this morning with Masonic honors from the Methodist church, where the funeral waa preached by his pastor. Dr. J. W. Quintan. Coweta county lost ona of her moat highly appreciated and An Appreciated Indorsement. To the Editor Georgian: I have been a reader of your splendid paper from the time of the first Issue of Tho Georgian. I have watched Its editor from 1880 to 1907 and have read with much pleasure and great profit everything he has said In public on the rostrum, platform and through the columns of the papers with which he has been connected In any way. I wlah to thank you person ally for your utterances and say, while I am not a hero worshiper I am really proud of you es a true type of South ern manhood. I try to ba coservattve In views and the expression of them, but there may be some who do not think thle le an exhibition. I know ab solutely nothing of your private life, but am persuaded that "if from the heart the mouth epeaketh,” that you must 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 believe Intensely that he is. I do nut 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 wlth.ue, but the true man la revealed In our con duct toward those who disagree with us. An Intelligent, high-toned gentle man, with strong convictions, will al ways be decorous and respectful to ward those who differ with him. though he speaks his convictions In the midst of those who disagree with him. It Is no refreshing to hear or read from one of this kind. I deem you to be such an one. I hope you can stand tills: you have stood more. Now, I shall spare you further exploitation of my esteam. I heartily indorse your Chattanooga speech. Tha day is dawn ing and better things 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 hla duties; let him hall from wherever he inav. Georgia has been and Is a great com monwealth. Her honor roll Is a Ion* one. The United States la 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 the great add good men are not under the ground, as many seem to think. There are many non' who delight to honor God and earve 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 ba too large a one to put into an article. I wish also to thank you for tha editorial "Over- Traded Nation." How true! Unless there'la a halt called there will be a crash some day. Who are to be blamed wealthiest. citizens In his death. He- with the conditions you have so tersely founded the Johnson Hardware Com pany. of this city, and waa a large shareholder Jn the same. The deceased was 74 years old and was never mar ried. put Into that editorial? Let those are set for the defense of the people answer. W. DUNBAR. Carrollton. Ga. The Saving of Money by the use of Royal Baking Powder is con siderable. ' Royal is economical, because it pos sesses more leavening power and goes further. (MIAS u « i f. PISWPU1. -vfvmrmmw.