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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1907. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN 'AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon, (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY, At IS West Alabama SL. Atlanta. Oa. Subscription Rates: ir (4.M ith. ’ *.M : i.» West M Month. .... Telephone, connecting all depart ments. Loop distance terminals resentatlres (or t n! ! : ^ Jed tor publics lion la TUB OEORGIAN AND SEWS ha limited to (09 words In lenath. It Is Imoerstlrs (hat ther be signed. as an svMsocs of " "1th. Rejected manuscripts will OCR PLATFORM: Ths Oeorflsn ond News stands for Atlanta's owning Its own (si nnd electric llsht plants, a lt now owns Its water worhs. Other lies do this and set can as low as SO cents with a prolll to the dry. This sbeoB be don# at ones. Tbe Georgian and News believes that If street rail- no good reason why they can not be ao operated here. Rut we do not bellere this can be done now, and It may bt some years before wo are reedy for oo big nn undertaking. Still Atlanta should sat tta face In that direction NOW. A Deserved Compliment. "It Is never too late to give credit for a good work,” and thla proverb vre shall now proceed to Illustrate; Some threo weeka before the celebration of our Confederate Memorial Day the vis its of some of the children of the pub- lie schools to the office of The Geor gian excited tho attention of .Major Joseph L. Burke with tbe educative value of these visits and Inspired him with tho spirit of Investigation Into the feeling of those children toward the Confederate Cauae and their knowledge of tbe meaning and mission of Memorial Day. For three or four weeks preceding tbe Memorial Day, Major Burke went lp and out among these schools en gaged In the labor of Inspiring and In teresting and organising their partic ipation In the Memorial Day parade. With speech and counsel and kind per suasion the children were wrought to an unusual Interest In the coming celebration. They were organised In military formation, and on Memorial Day about ninety platoona, each with a captain and each student carrying tho colors of hts school, they marched In columns nearly a mile In length of the atudenta of the high schools and the grammar schools of Atlanta. Such a revival of youthful Interest In our Confederate heroes and In Con federate memories has scarcely ever been witnessed In the history of At lanta or any Southern city, and we cannot too cordially commend and too heartily congratulate Major Burke, who vindicated hla selection as Mar shal of the day by thla splendid and inspiring work among the school chil dren of Atlanta. It Is significant, too, that In this great parads there follow ed behind the children of the city the old guard of tbe Gate City Guard, of which Major Burke was captain In Its most Illustrious day. This organisation In the early elxtlee was tbe first tj leave Atlanta for tbe Mat of war, and It was also the first and only military organisation In the Union to carry the flag of our reunited country from city to city throughout the Northern and Eastern states In 167#. when it went on Its mission of peace and reconstruction. Major Burke organised thla superb excursion of Southern soldiery Into the Northern sod Southeastern cities. Three weeks were devoted to their patriotic mission and their whole tour was one unprecedented ovation which greeted them everywhere end gave them a durable and honorable place among the earlier evangels of reunion In our country's later history. A personal compliment unless It is well deterred It maudlin and Ill-timed, but In this matter Major Burke hat done so distinct a service to the Con federate memories and to tbe revival of patriotism Ip our growing youth that It distinctly recalls his former service as captain of the Gate City Guard and gives us the opportunity to cordially congratulate him upon two at least of distinct and definite service which he has done to Atlanta and to the South. May we add to thle congratulation the expression of our asm modest Pride In tbe fact that Major Burke generously ascribes tbe Initial sugges tion of this recent work oo Memorial Day to the vlaits of Atlanta sehool Idren to the office of Tbe Georgian. 'THE GEORGIAN'S MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP FIGHT WINS A GREAT CONCESSION. Whatever disposition the city council may make of tbe bids presented to It by the North Georgia Electric and the Georgia Railway and Electric companies, one thing Is clearly a subject of noto and congratulation: Tho agitation for municipal ownership has undoubtedly wrung from the Georgia Railway and Electric Company, and Incidentally from the other company, a vastly cheaper rate of chargee than we have had before. The Georgia Railway and Electric Company has put in a bid which practically averages $58 per light and this Is a saving of $25,000 a year or $125,000 to $150,000 In five years to tbe city. It Is not necessary that any sensible man he told that this reduction In price Is a direct and definite conceeslon to the agitation which The Georgian has carried on for municipal ownership. Without It there would have been no concession approximate to this and the publle opinion which The Georgian has evoked along this lino has compelled this recognition from the company. Nor do we need for one moment to Indulge In any vain-glorious boast ing of The Georgian's part in the creation of this publle sentiment The people of Atlanta and of Georgia are a reading people and they know with out telling the paper that has conducted this fight for municipal owner ship from first to last There have been from time to time sporadic hints of advocacy In other directions. But municipal ownership has been The Georgian's fight steadily, persistently and definitely from the birth of this paper. And we have a right to congratulate ourselves upon the re sult of It as Illustrated In the bid of the Georgia Railway and Electrte Company, and to congratulate the city upon the saving of $126,00 to $150,- 000 which this agitation has already promised to the people of Atlanta. The wise course would appear to be to accept the bid and tbe saving and to hold In reserve the agitation of municipal ownership until this question comes up again at tbe end of the five-year contract which Is of fered, provided the Georgia Railway and Electric Company will make a reduction to consumers on light and power In proportion to that offered the city. This, President Arkwright has suggested, may be forthcoming. Henry Clay once declared that "compromise la the essence of states manship," and we have Borne very high Indorsers of the theory that It la better to take a half a loaf than no loaf at all, and to accept what we can get rather than wrangle for what It la Impoaalble to obtain. One thing, however, Tbe Georgian doea not hesitate to urge. The management of both of these electric companies are men of ability and of masterful strategy. President Arkwright, of tbe Georgia Railway and Elec tric Company, particularly, as we have abundant reason to know, la one of the most tactful and resourceful heads of a corporation that has figured in the economic life of this city. Those who deal with this matter and en gage In these negotiations should be careful that no word or clause shall creep Into any final arrangement which may be made that is capable of a double construction or Is likely to concede for the future more than the city Intends to concede. For the time, then, we can do no less than say that the Georgia Rail way and Electric Company, ar a concession to the agitation for municipal ownership, has made a very reasonable bid for the lighting of the city, as low perhaps as that given by any private municipal plant In tho country. This evidence of the Influence of public opinion and of a public agita tion upon a great corporation la significant of the power of the press and of publicity, and Is promising In the highest degree of great results In the future dealing of the peopltr with the corporations. THE ROLLING EVANGEL OF GOOD ROADS, There Is one distinct and definite benefit which will come to all classes of our people from tho wonderful Increaso In the use of auto mobiles. There are many people, especially In the Interior, who grow Impatient over the multiplication of these big steaming machines and resent the dust that they create, tbe animals that they frighten, and tho limbs and the lives that their rapid .motion sometimes endanger. These evllt are those which will wear off In the duo course of time and in the adaptability of tho automobiles to the people and the people to the automobiles. But the one benefit which will come to all of us will be In the Inevita ble development of better roads throughout the republic. Every owner and operator of an automobile becomes upon the Instant an enthusiast and a persistent advocate of good roads. In season and out of season he Is ready to champion tho oause of good roads, not tacitly and apathetically and not Indefinitely or Indifferently, but cheerfully, and Is ready at all times to put himself to any amount of trouble and to any reasonable expense to foster and to promote the building and maintenance of good roads, not only on his own Immediate street and en vironment but throughout tbe county nnd the section and the state. An object lesson which Illustrates this proposition Is the history of Sa vannah and Its automobiles. Savannah claims to have more automobiles In proportion to Its population than any city In the 8outb, and tts news papers claim that on many of Its thoroughfares there are twenty gas or electric machines to one old-fashioned vehicle drawn by horses or mules. Our Savannah automoblllst has literally permeated the southeast with his enthusiasm for good roads not only In Chatham but In the sur rounding counties and all the way to Brunswick and to Charleston. Sa vannah's enthusiasm for good roads has been effective upon public offi cials and private corporations and Mr. F. C. Battey, president of tbe Savannah Automobile Club, declare* that there has been such progress Itr this matter that In a abort time he will be able to announce an excellent automobile road from Savannah via Augusta, to Aiken, S. C, to Brunswick, and ultimately to Jacksonville, Fla. Coming north the automoblllsts of Savannah have been holding public meeting* In the counties, and through Bryan, McIntosh and Liberty coun ties up to the banks of the Ogeechee river they have been building thor oughfares that make the way for swift nnd smooth locomotion for these wonderful machines. It Is high time that Atlanta, usually foremost In all public spirit, thould be catching the practical enthusiasm of our neighbors of the further south. Within the past few years there have been some notably fine thoroughfares of travel projected and completed In this Immediate region, but Atlanta now should begin through tho organized effort of Its steam and electric vehleltats to perfect a road from Atlanta to Macon upon the south and from Atlanta to Chattanooga upon tho north. These In time will be followed by a perfected road to Augusta and to Charlotte. And thus through these wonderfdl sputtering automobiles this whole Southern country will be permeated with a system or roads as marveloui as those which mtde the Roman empire famous In the days of old. And so while we who walk, fret and fume at Intervals sgalnct the noise and dust and recklessness of the automoblllst, let us realise that It Is to him, or at least to his oifftaualasm, hts money and his energy, that we are to took for that Influence (hat Is to perfect and enrich the state with thoroughfares that wlll be a convenience to evory citizen whether he walks, or rides behind steam; or It carried by domestic animals. ' In this condition we find at last the missing link of fraternity and common Interest between the citizen of moderate meant and the nabob In bis automobile. THE SOUTH AND THE PRESIDENCY. Colonel John Temple Graves and Senator Culberson are trav eling In opposite directions, and the Colonel Is riding for a fall. Colonel Bryan will not nofnlnate President Roosevelt. Perhaps lie will compromise all around and present the name of Senator Culberson to the national convention.—Dallas Tlmes-Herald. Personally uo nomination could suit Tbe Georgian better. Culberson of Texas la a coming man. He has laid hla foundation broad and deep in the confidence and respect of hla party and the people. He Is a wise lead er, a brave senator, and Is without reproach In his public life. , Incidentally be Is a Georgian by birth, which la much to his credit and ws forgive him for leaving the state, because he was so young when be did It that he was scarcely responsible for the Indiscretion. The fact that Senator Culberson Is a Southerner would have no effect upon hie chances of suceess. Honestly wo do not believe be would lose a Northern vote on this account. We have said before and we say again from Intimate personal knowledge that the sentiment of the Northern masses Is most kindly and fraternal toward tho South. The Northern people are really anxious for an opportunity to practically demonstrate that tbs war la over, and a Southern candidate would not only poll the full strength of hts party lu tho North, but ws liellevs would actually win some recruits from the other party upon tho sheer basis of fraternity and re union. So much for the eligibility of the admirable senator from Texas. In point of fact, however, there Is no Culberson boom anywhere In the country. Nobody knows this better than* the level-headed Texan him self. There Is still not a shadow on the Democratic horizon that looms knee high to Bryan as a possible candidate. Tbefe are evidences enough to demonstrate that the talk of Culberson and Gray and Daniel and oth ers comes from tbe Wall street Influence that Is anxious (o defeat Bryan. Some of the highest tributes to Senator Culberson In the effort to score against Mr. Bryan, have come from Wall street sources—sources so close to Plerpont Morgan as upon tbe bare reading to suggest his Influence. That fact of course discounted them: They were far less pro-Culberson than anti-Bryan. Mr. Culberson was used simply as a stick to beat Mr. Bryan with. No Southern man who has been "mentioned" for the presidency has for a moment himself been misled by the compliment. All are experi enced men In public affairs, and know what the game of politics Is. Neither Judge Gray, nor Mr. Daniel, nor Mr. Culberson, nor Governor Warfield has given his so-called boom a moment's thought All of them see the play. Not one of them is, or could be made, a Wall street man. But f6r anti- Bryan purposes, Morgan men are praising Mr. Culberson, and Ryan xpen are praising Mr. Daniel. And ao It goes. If Mr. Bryan can be defeated for the nomination—the chances seem very slight—It probably will be by an Eastern man.. And of course that means another alliance with Wall street. In view of the nearly universal view that Wall atreet's support would be fatal to the chances of any candidate In 1908, It Is significant to remem ber that the only Man the Democratic party has elected president since Buchanan's day was nominated and his campaign financed by Wall street It was tho memory of this fact which perhaps provbked the unfortu nate and treasonable movement for the nomination of Judge Parker, "who was not offensive to the trusts." How good It Is to realize that times have changed since then. Army •Navy Orders MOVEMENT OF VESSELS, ., . Army Orders. Washington, Mnr 7.-I*rtrate William Herman, Fifty-ninth company, roast artil lery, from Fort Andrews, to general hoe- pltal, Washington barrnckt; t'nptoln Charles It. Bunker, artillery corps, from army, and navy general hospital. Hot Springs. to prop- " Corporal Robert M. MeLeesth. JI2SP. H. First cavalry, now at Leon springs, transferred to general serrlce, In- officer* n l*aif te * r * porttag to rec njlt!uf „ Naval Orders. Burgeon V. C. B. Mean*, from army genera! boapltal. Hot Springs, to borne; Chief Boatswain 8. W. Osrdner, detached nary yard, Norfolk, to duty In connection with fitting out Olympia; Warrant Ma chinist J. Burns, to nary yard, Norfolk. Movements of Vessels. -inI r,V M* : } ,n £ ?•. £*nrer, at Tompkins- « bnlelKli. at Nngnsnkh May 5, Dolphin, at Hampton Itouds; May fl, Chattanooga, at Kankow. 7 1 Boiled: afar 5. Dolphin, from Hnmpton S«ada. for Washington: May 6, Btrlnghnm, likes Blakely, Stockton nnd Delong, from \\ ashlugtou for Norfolk. OF 1NTERE3T TO PHARMACI9TS. To the Editor of The Georgian: As n member of the romdilttee of re- rlafoti of the United Staton riinriuncopln, I have Just received a copy of "Addition* M ,1 ^ c L or r e# ' t,on • I'nlted States l»bnrmncopln, hlghth Ho vision," dated May I, 1907. these additions nnd correetlons hnve been worked updn for some time past by the committee of revision, and have Just been published. They involve additions nnd corrections found necesc ary under the operation of the pure food and drug* net. The departments at Washington have stated that these addi tions and corrections will be recognised as official by them. The list of addition* and corrections can he obtalued by any one who has purchased the United States I'harmnco- pis. Eighth Revision, by sendiug • self-ad dressed envelope to !\ Blnklstoa's Bona,* Co., Philadelphia. Pa. This can In* pasted In tbs preseut Pharmacopla and bring It up to date. Over 60,001) copies of thla work — .been sold already. The platea of the . Iona and corrections have l»een kept, and the future copies of fhe Pharmacopla which are printed will have these addi tions and corrections embodied In them. These changes have l»een made so that •!»- solute compliance with tbe pure food nnd drugs*not can be made without too serious hardship to the Interests Involved. Tho en forcement of the pure food nnd drugs set Involves nn Immense amount of work and responsibility. The act permits the govern ment departments to make the neeesssry rules and regulations to render It effective. It would never have lM*eu possible for tbe manufacturers of foods and medicines to isvo completed the work of simply re-label ing their products by January 1, and tbe time has l>ccn ox feuded by the government to Oetobsr I. Every pharmacist nnd physician In the country would like a copy of these additions nnd corrections to paste In his Phnrmncopln. nnd they would all, no doubt, appreclnto It very much If you will let them know how they enn secure It ns almve described, fre® of any expense except the postage. ’ These changes »rc technical and largely re fer to chctulon! tests. They are of grave Importance, under present legislation. Re spectfully, GEORGE P. PAYNE. Atlanta. Oa.. May 4. 1907. MISSISSIPPI FAVORS FRATERNAL RELATIONS. To the Editor of The Georgian: In yesterday's paper Jn an Item from Jackson, Miss., It Is stated that the Preabytertana of Mississippi with great unanimity have rejected the overture! of the Northern Presbyterians for a union of the Presbyterians. The dif ferent Presbyteries (of Mississippi is meant), "all of them rejected the prop osition." 1 am a long way from the seat cf war—Jackson—but I rise to say that the Item is In no wise correct The Northern Presbyterians have not overtured about union. The matter ;f the federation of all the Presbyterian churches has been under consideration In Mississippi and throughout the Southern church, end tho Presbyteries of Mississippi have not rejected the ar ticles of federation "with great unanim ity." for two of the Prcsbytarles In that state voted tpr said articles. With a few PresDytertcs of the entire church yet to vote, and should they vote In the negative, still the majority of all the Presbyteries Is In favor of tho articles of federation. N. KEFF SMITH. Darien, G*.. May 8. 1907. GAINESVILLE LODGE OF TELEGRAPHERS MEET. LIFE AND DEATH. Written for The Georgian. Life and death are opposite terms, as much so as day and night. Life Is tbe existence of being, death Is -the Extinc tion, or cessation of being; hence a man enu not Ih* both dead and alive at the same time. The Issues of tbe Gospel are life nnd death, eternal life on one unnd. eternal death ou the other. Not eternal life for both saint and sinner, one In a place of biles and the other In a place of torment or any other condition. The wicked are not promised life on any plane of being. -The wages of sin Is death," cessation of being: >7 etemal life. Its oppo site, Is tbe gift or God through our Lord nnd Kftrlour, Jeans Christ." So all who ever attain the eternal life must do so through Christ. "I uni the way, the truth nnd the life," snhl our Lord. "For the Bon of Man cniue to seek and to save that which was lost!" Not those who were lost ns Is generally quoted. What was It tl\nt was lost? Llfo was lost through the dtsoliedtence of Father Adam, and our Lord came to redeem, purchase, buy back from Justice llfo for Father Adam nnd his race that lost life In him. He purchased n dead world from death, not n living world. "He tasted death for every man," unconditionally. Hence the hope of the world us well ns tho hope of the church lies In a resurrection out of death, for It la the dead who are to be resurrected, nml If there are no dead, as we ore taught to believe by the different religious creeds of the world, liow can then* bo a resurrection of the dead. Read I'nul's discourse on the resurrection of- the dead—First Cor., fifteenth chapter. How grand, yet how different from what Is tntight by present day theologians? We should remetnlier that the Scriptures apeak of two deaths, the first, or Adamic death, which we Inherit from Adam, nnd which we must all suffer, but from which we hnve all bceu redeemed unconditionally by virtue of the death and resnrrectlou of Christ. Hence tbe Adaiulc death Is nn ending death, nn It will end In tbe resnr- root Ion, and Is spoken of nil through both the Old and New Testament Script urea as a steep, and there are ninny Instances where It Is spoken of ns a sleep, as any Bible render well knows. Our Lord nnd Saviour Is spoken of ns "the first fruit of them thnt slept, or sleep." And In M|H>nkiug to bis disciples of the death of 1 at earns, he said: "Lnxnrus sleencth, I go to awake him out of sleep." But seeing that they did not understand what be meant He said to them plainly thnt "Lnsn- rus Is dead." Bo the Adnmlc death Is not complete, titter annihilation but all sleep In Jesns. He Is the life-giver, having pur chased thnt right by the shedding of b!» own precious Idood, nnd "He holds In Ills hand the keys of death nnd bell" (hades, the grave), nnd In "due time" will un lock the prlsou house of death sml all "shall hear tho voice«of the Hon of Man nnd shall come forth" to life again. But nn awakening from tho Adnmlc death sleep nail a release therefrom does not In- HE OPPOSES ANNEXATION. To tbe Editor of The Georgia... I have read what has. l*eejj said In regard to "Greater Atlanta" with some Interest nnd a great deal of amusement. It ho reminded me somewhat of the old bachelo who had made nil of liU plana nnd nr rnngements for his wedding, but when h« mentioned It to bis girl be found that she ond none of her family were willing. Quite a number of us, citizens of Oakland City, verily believe that the great city of Atlanta will yet auk our willingness before embrac ing us lu her loving, sympathetic and I !ii!:;i.ihr.-i'i-: arms. The plat of tbe proposed extension, dodg lng here nnd there, taking only sections from which there wonJd be derived tbe greatest amount of revenue for Atlsuts. re minds one of the rag wheels of torment, or of the world before It was mads, with out form and void, nnd should all of tbe people understand tbe real meaning to them, to be taken In, this movement would be void. . One gentleman In nn Interview said we _ r . the engineer make this rag wheel map? Why didn’t he lust set his compass dowu on the old car shed, and encompass Stone Mountain, Marietta, Fairtrarn. etc. Citizens within thta radios are In Atlanta Just us much as the citi zens of Oakland City. Oakland City citizens, almost to a fam ily, pay some revenue Into the treasury of Atlanta, either In tho form of license to do business In Atlanta, or tax on property. What revenue docs Oakland City derive from any of Atlnnta citizens, as a license or otherwise? Every business gnawers, not a dollar, except a very few who own prop- el tVne great argument Is thnt Oakland City needs Atlanta to give her protection, fire protection, police protection, etc. As to police protection, I dare say we liar* now n far more efficient police protection than any of the outlying sections of Atlanta In her preseut Incorporated limits, or than we would have If we would get our conseut nnd the old folks* consent to thla union. As to the protection from fire. If Oak land City would consent to place upon herself a bonded debt equal to pro-rated part of Atlanta's present bonded Indebted- less, nnd have her property assessed at he same value that Atlanta would, place upon It, and raise the tax rate to the sjinie amount that Atlanta would raise It, same amount mm aunnui wwiu •■iw •». ■he could have the Ore protection awl pet It ranch quicker than alle will by the pro posed union. As for street nnd unitary matters. Athintn wonld only tell ns we hsd nnd so to do, nnd then make ua pay it. What la the reaaon we can't do thla without having somebody make ua do it? If we.are not able to do t*ies-wthings nnd pav for them. Atlanta will not do It for us free. She would only gire us notice to do certain things, and If not done by a certain time she would do tt, ond then If It wna not pnld for by n certain time tbe properly would l» sold. llla-hearted Mr. Past says be would be willing to vote for n inllllou-dollnr lune of I to nds. Just here plennc tell ns tbe preseut bonded Indebtedness of Atlanta? fs It not n (net thnt Atlnntn Is already bonded to nhout her limit, with her present Incorpo rate limits? Is It not a fact that should the proposed extension he made, and that an Issue of a million dollars of bonds be promised, the present voters of Atlanta would say uo, forever no. unless a great deal of Improvement be first done In the territories which hnve been within Atlanta's corporate limits for the past twenty years? It has lieen the writer's very humble nnd pleasant!?) privilege to go repeatedly to the city fathers, and beg nnd plead with them to do Just a part of their duty In certain sections thnt are yet unimproved. Is It not a fact, too. that should the ...llllon dollars of bonds be Issued, the mon ey would be expended ns other Issues have been, and never reach the city limits. Bo, If Atlnntn Is determined to hnve us for the 1910 count, which seems to be their strongest point In contending for ex tension, let us be up and doing, that a!, and the skirts be made of street, ssnl- tnry nnd all other Improvements necessary, done by our own hands and at our own volition. . ... No. gentlemen, another ten years will have elapsed before Oakland ( Ity Is ready for this union, and should the union be made now, the citizens of Oakland City will see. when too late, thnt this statement Is correct, M.D. Atlanta, Os., May 4. HOT. GEORGIA SHOULD ADOPT THE VOTING •MACHINE. You cannot afford to take any unnecessary risk with your hard-earned savings. During theso prosperous times the temptation to in vest in some form of specu lation is very great. All sorts of inducements are of fered, and, unless great cau tion is exercised, errors are likely to be made which will prove costly. The shrewd in vestor does not put his money into every scheme presented which promises large re turns; rather is he satisfied with absolute security for both principal and interest, such as is afforded by this strong Bank. Your account, large or small, welcome. MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO., Broad and Alabama Sts. To the Editor of The Georgian: A few weeks n#o I visited the city hall in Chicago, the day after the may or's election, as the official recapitula tion of the election returns was being made. As I heard so much favorable ... comment over the use of election vot- ■ure life ererlsstliik to nny one; Jt only lng machines, I wanted to learn of the -‘res (belli an opportunity, eseli one In- operation. lVIthln a few minutes after Special to The Georgian. Gainesville, Ga. May 7.—The Gaines ville Lodge of the Order of Railway Telegraphers and Locat No. 120 of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union met In their regular meeting here with a good attendance at both sessions. Aft er the business sessions the members assembled tn the pallors of the Arling ton Hotel, where they were met by a number of ladles and Dispatcher M. O. Dunbar, of Greenville, S. C. After supper the party took a special car to Chattahoochee Park, where they took* launch up the river, refreshments being served on the boat. Their next meet ing will be on June 2. Revival Meeting at Statham. Special to Tbe Georgian. Statham, Ga.. May 7.—During the week just closed a protracted meeting was conducted in the Methodist church at this place. Considerable interest was awakened among the people and eleven persons Joined tbe church. New Covensnt, tented by the precious blood of Chilli, snd of returning liy "the high way of holiurss'' Itnek to perfection and (lie ImiiRe of the Creator loir In Adam. This •'day of the I/jrd" Is tbe Judgment or proba tion day of tbe world, a thousand-year-day, the millennium selen of the Chrlat (head and laxly united), when ''all shall know the ‘.ord from tho grentest uuto tbe luast,” and whosoever will, may take of the water of life freely,'' drink thereof and live forever, or refuse and die the "eeeond death.", a death from which there Is no resurrection, no recorery. It will lie complete nnd ntter annihilation, an entire blotting out of ex istence and "they a tin 11 he as thnugb tbey had not been." Jtftm In Revelation, speaks of "Hecmid death" ayntlxilh-alty, aa a lake of Are. lie any, "death and hell (hades, the gravel, were east Into the lake of lire: this Is the second death.” Thla "second death' puiilshmetit la tlie ererlastlng pun ishment. not everlasting torment, spoken of by onr ttavlnur In the parable <>r the sheep and the aoais. Not only, tbe wllfullr wicked,, represented by the goats, go Into the "second death" (this parable applies to tho millennial reign of the Christ, head and body united, whlelt Is also the Judg ment, or probation day of the world), but everything that Is evil, that Is out ot harmony with that. Including tho devil and all hla angels, or tuesacugrrs. and death It self, nud there shall lie no more dentil." Christ must anil will reign until all enemies are subdued or destroyed, not tormented, nml a ■■kingdom of ilglitconnicsa ustahllahed that Is to 111! the whole world aiol Is to hava no end."—linn. 7: 44-45. Aa lo the destruction of the devil In the second death see Kelt, t: 14. and others. How lo escape eternal death nnd attain to eternal life Is the great aiwnrldiig qttea- tton thnt should concern us now. The rich voting Jew that came to our kavlonr naked llliu what gcod thing he must do thnt hi' might Inherit eternal life? He didn't ask Him what he iiinst do to evenin' eternal kt kind, hnt he saw that men wen dvlng every day and he knew very well thnt death would come to him also In dm* course of time and he wanted tn know what he could do to escape It and lire forever. But. like mint of the present day. he wna not willing to give up bis rb’hea for eternal Hfe. When yon take a man's life, you take hie all, he has got nothing left, absolutely nothing, and our Havlor emphasized thle Idea when He said: “What will It prodt a man df he gulu the whole world aud lose hit life." or mini, as we have It In our Rngllxh translation, the word translated, soul. In the Greek, means life, existence, being. "And what would a innu not gtve In ezehange for hts life." soot, existence, belli the polls closed the newspapers an- nounced the result. I was at once In terested In these machines, which seem to secure secrecy, simplicity, accuracy and purity In elections, thereby elimi nating the- defects—absolutely all of them—that exist In the Australian or other ballot systems. I wan surprised to learn that these machines are already In use. New York state uses 1(8 machines, and as far out as California 492 machines are used. It Is claimed that over 13,000 electlona have been held on machines and that over 5.1(0,000 votes have been cast on machines In the last year or two. It so reduces the coat of elec tions. It doea away absolutely with election contests and recounts, and the after coat and feeling of same. It com pels every voter to vote In secrecy. Ever)' voter casts his own ballot. It Is mechanically Impossible to cast de fective ballots, or to yield a false re sult. I know everything pertaining to pure elections will appeal In you. and that you nre fearless In voicing all good re forms, and that the state of Georgia Is ripe for reforms that are just and con sistent. In Georgia this session of leg islature will have to pass a law permit ting voting by machines before the matter could be tested, but 1 am sure If the legislature couldSreallze the ad vantages that the law would at once be passed. I trust that you will give this matter some consideration and agitation, as it Is certain to cotne up sooner or later, and aa It Is merely n matter of time before all electlona will be handled by machinery, why. shouldn't Georgia lead the van of Southern states? Every candidate for office declares he Is for pure elections nnd for a square deal. As Indorsement of voting by machine will be sure proof, the cost of voting machines for cities, counties nnd states Is nothing compared to the present ex pense of electlona. With best wishes. 1 am, yours very truly. IVAN E. ALLEN. Atlanta, Ga., May 4. College Park, Ga. FIFTY PER CENT RESERVATION THE ONLY SAFE'INSURANCE. To the Editor of The Georgian: A lesson should be learned from ths failure of tbe small Insurance compa nies which have taken place In this city during {he past few months and from thla lesson profit should be derived. The laws of this state ehould be so amended that all insurance companies doing business tn Georgia should re serve one-half of all their receipts for the sole purpose of paying losses sus tained by Are. At the close of each year's business and after all the losses sustained by reason of tires each com pany may from the money left over. If any, declare dividends, make further reservations for the benefit of pollcv- holdars or credit the amount to undi vided profits aa the place of their in corporation may provide. It Is well for all to know that the surety of Indemnity Is not guaranteed by the capital stock of the company, since the losses each year of all ths companies exceed their capital stock. The capital of the Aetna Is four mil lion, losses paid 1905, (4,158,355; Con tinental capital 31.000,000, losses paid In 1905 (8,(53,988; German capital (200,- 000, losees paid 1905 (1,480.905; Ger- man-Amerlcan capital (1,500,000, losses paid 1905 (4,128,(22; Hartford capital 81,250,000, losses paid 1905 (7,522,303. But why go farther since these few giant corporations tell the story plainly and truthfully? The capital of a com pany, ao far as dollars and cents go, Is an Incident, not an essential factor; hns, In fact, no bearing on the relia bility of the Indemnity and property owners must look elsewhere for surety In event of loss by Are, since In a sin gle year Insurance companies pay out for losses sustained by their patrons more money than Is represented in this entire capitalisation. All students of the subject are aware that the reliabil ity of the Indemnity depends upon dis tributed risks taken at an adequate rate and In sufficient numbers to en able the Insurer to reimburse the as sured In event of loss. Tho Insurance company Is a guardian for the funds paid In by the many that the few may not be bankrupt tn event of a disas trous Are. Tho company Is a trustee and should be so considered, and when thle trusteeship Is violated the officers should bo punished. The law should be plain to this effect, that each com pany should reserve one-half of all Us receipts for paying losses, because It Is well known that one-half la more than enough to pay losses where risks ure taken with care and Judgment and the management la capable and honest. Suppose auch Area as Boston. Balti more, Chicago and San Francisco should occur In one year, how would It be possible for Insurance companies to pay their losses? Safety lies only In the risks being distributed, the rate being sufficient and the reservation of one-half of all receipts for the sols purpose of paying losses. It Is to he hoped that Georgia will so amend her laws governing Insurance that this 30 per cant reservation will be In force soon after the convening of the next legislature. L. A GREAT TEMPLAR’S FELICITATIONS. To the Editor of The Georgian: I am juat In receipt of a recent Issue of Tho Georgian containing a partial report of your splendid speech made on the occasion of the Confederate me morial services that were held recently at Greensboro and Washington. I con sider thla oration a masterpiece de serving a prominent place In the litera ture of our country. Aside from being a finished product. It Is brimful of pa triotism and eloquent tn Its expressions of high Ideals and hopeful anticipa tions. I hope to be able to meet the author of that splendid production when *» your City next Wednesday on the occa sion of the laying of the corner-stons of the new Masonic temple. With much respect end esteem, I am Very truly yours, W, H. NORRIS. Manchester, tows. May 4. Preparing for Field Day. Special to The Georgian. Brunswick, Oa., May 7.—The Bruns wick Riflemen are making prepara tions ror their big field day on SL Si mona Island, May 22. Among the events of the day will be a baseball game, horse races, boat races, toot races, ha* races, prise drill, dress parade and guard mount. JBAdKMM&PWWEM Made from pure grape cream of tartar, and absolutely free from lime, alum and ammonia. ROYAL BAKING POWPtff CO„ HEW YORK.