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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. i’UERDAY. MAY 14. 1907. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) :OHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon, (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At 35 West Alabama St. Attests. Gn, Subscription Rates: One Tear • .....$4.V» 2«* SlnnttiB Thre» Mnnthe tJf By Carrier, Per Week 19 Smith A Thompson. ndrertUlne rep- rfsentntlre^ for ell territory outside of .Tribune KnUdlng Reorgln. Cblreen Jf you her# eiit rronble ntttny THE GEORGIAN AI*D NEWS telephone the circulation department and here It promptly remedied. Telephones: Bell 4927 main. Atlanta 4401. It la desirable that all eommiinlen- flona Intended for ptiMleatlon lit THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS be limited to 100 words In length. It la imperative that they ba aljtued. •• an evidence of food faith. Rejected manuscripts will not b« returned unless stamps are sent for tbs purpose.' THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS prlafa no unclean or objectionable ad vertising. Neither Joes ft: or any llqaor nd». OCR PLATFORM: The Georgina nd News stands for Atlanta** owning ts own gaa abd electric light plants. ,s It now owna Its water works. Other cities do this and gat gas aa low as Cl cents, with a profit to the cite. This should be dona at once. The Georglnn Jone now, and It may be some years before we are ready for so hig an undertaking. Still Atlanta should sat its face to that direction NOW. A Matter of Congratulation. It I, a matter of congratulation that Georgia ahould have won It, cate In the United Statea aupreme court again,t the Tenneaiee Copper Compa ny and the Ducktown Sulphur, Copper and Iron Company. It la a triumph for the legal depart ment of our itate government and re- flecta great credit upon the ability and aeal of Attorney General John C. Hart and Mr. Llgon Johnson, the able young attorney aaaoclated with him in the caae. Attorney Hart haa already won hla apura aa an able and accomplished lawyer and enjoys the confluence and regard of the stjto in every particular. His associate, Mr. Llgon Johnson, deserves unusual men tlon In this connection becauie of his careful performance of tho burden of the work, bis attention to Its tedious details In the matter of proof and ex- lilbltk, and tho general grasp which he has shown of the whole aflalr. Mr. Llgon Johnson's conduct and capacity as exhibited In this case stamp him as an attorney of great promise and enUtle him to a generous share of the laurel, won by bis distin guished chief, the attorney general. Workingmen Fighting the White Plague. It - la a pleasing duty, having de scribed the manifold ravages of tuber culosis. to chronicle the varied and ac cumulate agencies which aro being organised to light It. With Its victims outnumbering the casqalty Hat of any modern war, It ,1a not itrange that tb- means for the limitation of the spread of thta dread disease and tha best methods for Its FOUND GREATER ATLANTA ON JUSTICE. With serious earnestness The Georgian urges upon the people of At lanta a consideration of the benefits to be obtained by a consolidation for our Greater Atlanta. ( Atlanta has a mighty reputation throughout the republic It Is looked upon in every hamlet In America as a leader of Southern thought, and of the best and progressive civilization of this section. The . Impression which Its reputation and Its achievements create give It a greater popula tion than we actually possess. And among Southern cities no one of them enjoy such prestige among the mass of the American people as this Twen tieth Century City of Atlanta.) It would be a great shock If the census of 1#10 should announce that Memphis or even Nashville and Birmingham should be as large or larger than Atlanta, and we would have to explain to onr admiring friends throughout the repuhllc the cause, of this lapse In population and In growth In our famous Atlanta. To bring'into our corporate lines these outlying suburbs, every one of which is rosily an Integral and vital part of tho city of Atlanta, la tho easiest, most natural and normal way of maintaining our numerical pre eminence among the cities of the South. We do not conceive how any cltlxen of Atlanta and Its environs could And any objection which would outweigh this consideration. And we do not believe when reasonably ap proached and kindly handled there will be any considerable objection to the movement anywhere ~- Hut at the same time The Georgian realises thst this Is a popular question, and that the people ought toA>e allowed to decide It. The people are the rulers In this country and In thla city, and If there should be at any time any objection to any such movement, the only fair and proper thing to do la td ascertain the wlshea of the majority, and that can only be done In .one way. There may be people In Atlanta who for roaaons of their own which aeeifl to them good, may be opposed to this movement. If "such there be they are entitled to be heard and to bo thoroughly re spected. ff they are In the minority, they should, and doubtless will, cheer fully yield their wishes to/the will of the majority will. But If they are In the majority of the people of Atlanta, then their wishes should not 'only be heard, Imt-prevall In the decision of this question. This Is fair, It Is democratic, and It la Just. We do not know Just how the people stand upon, tills question from a mere showing of hands, but at thp predent moment tho majority seems to be In favor of tho enlarged llmjts of tho city. We have hegrd that there are thoie In the outlying wards who complain that they themselves have not yet been supplied with water and sewerage by the city of .which they are a part, and these people naturally object to the enlargement which seems to postpone to a still later season the public Improvements for which we presume they are paying taxes and which they have a right to enjoy. , ' Tho wishes of the suburbs, too, should be duly considered In this mat ter. We feel confident that Intelligent and esrnpat committees visiting the suburbs and discussing the advantages of this municipal merger would ho successful In curing any dissatisfaction and In creating a general spirit of concurrence. For our own part we- do not see at this time with our lights how the objections could be balanced against the advantages of this consolidation. But In The Georgian's view of public policy we are not willing at any time to be unmindful of the rights of the people, whether In the majority or In tho minority we are always willing to afford both the majority and minority a hearing In these columns, and a right to voice their wishes In matters of public policy. Our present municipal life la harmonious and satisfac tory. Wo would not like to disturb It by any arbitrary action which would dissatisfy any considerable number of our citizens without a fair and con siderate agitation and discussion of the subject. Meanwhile, wc commend to all thoso who aro at variance with tho Greater Atlanta movement a consideration of tho advantages which woufd come to them and to the majority of ps from having Atlanta quoted and known as a city of 150,000 or 160,000 people. that a bedUzmcd actress In shapely tights flashed upon her spoiled husband’s view and tufned his head, and made him forget gratitude and loyalty, and decency and honor. It only, remains to watch Corey go down. He Is just as sure to do It, as he Is to live. From the time when the first Napoleon divorced hla no ble empress to marry a Prussian princess for ambition, no man has ever flung away a good and loyal woman without suffering a mental and a ma terial nemesis. God In Ills Providence has a considerate care for good women who make poblo mothers and loyal wives, and tho man who dishonors this high and sacred relation In mere wanton lust or fool ambition, falls under tho wrath of tho Almighty sure and soon. Just watch Corey go down. WASHINGTON HERALD RUSHES TO DEFENSE OF PARAGRAPHERS tVnshlngtou. May 14.—The Washington Herald today wakee the followlug editorial reply to an editorial paragraph lu The At lanta Georglnn: The Atlanta Georgian, one of tho Woah- litgton Iferahrs most loving nnd ' beloved friemU. presents us with the following w+H-apfoad and Juiry lemon: **Tiie brilliant psraarapbera of The Wash ington Hernia and the Houston Boat are much tfrated over Tha Georgian's query an to whether n newspaper poragrapher can enter the kingdom of Lwren. 1 ‘These Munt poragrnptiers arc real friends of public men. and heal half of the wounds they auk*. But this will not ■ Su will escape the Is- ., , The pungent psragrapber ami the kingdom of heaven hare not yet established par fraternal rein tlon* for the future. ' Alas, that j -* - ^ * of national clearing house for epoob-mark- tug questions, If not. Indeed, an Interna tional' bureau of Information. Having set tled the plural of grapefruit, tho singular of caviare, established the Identity or the frog, analysed the grippe, restored the Foto- mne shad to Its high estate, and provided the whJp-poor-wl)] with a musical diploma, we shrink not from defense of the lowly paragrnpber, although. In sooth, we hold no especial commission to speak for him. be belDg^ able. at nil times, to take care . As sure. As trul: . pie Graveses will al bo there. Like the mule, the paragrnpber— "Is on bumble beast; He Is content to be the least." Though we protest that the anal© .. .. K°'"l n friend should suspect tis of a lack of courage In this emergency. The Washington Herald baa no deslro to escape this, or any other grave and weighty question. Though only seven short Sutlt co,umn only from the former> nnd one tune- mat it uns ne<om«» known to fame ns n sort /ul lay per week from the fatter. stuff” Is to be found. . graphers or the Graveses. where the dolly requirement ALONZO RICHARD80N A CO. Public Accountants and Auditors, ATLANTA, GA. » m • Atlanta, Ga., May 9, 1907. To.the President and Board of Directors, MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING COMPANY, Atlanta, Ga. ‘ ""? ,r Gentlemen: _ ' "• ~ •' We have just completed a thorough examination of your bank and have to report that we found all departments In excellent condition. The assets appearing In the ledger accounts were thoroughly ex amined. Loans and discounts were listed In detail and found to agree in the aggregate with the amount called lor by the books; and In exam ining the papers we noticed that the loans were well distributed among various lines of business. Stocks and Bonds were examined and listed. These are all of a high grade and carried on the books at very conservative figures. We timed our visit to be there on the first of tho month, when statements were being exchanged with other banks with which you were doing business. We Were thus enabled to verify these accounts more thoroughly than would have been possible at any other time. This Is also true of the depositors" acounts which were verified, the deposit ledgers footed and found in exact balance with the general ledger. We were courteously treated by the officers and employees of the bank and were allowed every opportunity for a thorough exami nation of all departments. Respectfully, ALONZO RICHARDSON & CO. ■ LET THE PEOPLE CONTINUE TO ELECT CITY OFFICERS.. Wo find oursolvcs not In accord with Mayor Joyner and bli recom mendation that the city engineer and the commissioner of public works be hereafter elected by the city council Instead of by the people as under the present arrangement. ..... First of all we are not In favor of taking away from tho people any right of election which they now onjoy. Oil the othor" hand wo are-in favor of Increasing the number of public officials who are elected di rectly by tho people and are therefore more responsible to public opinion. This particular period of our country's history ‘is not the obe to curtail .la any respect the rights and privileges of the people, and'In local mat ters It Is more than over desirable that public offloltla should owe their pbiltloni and recognise their responsibility to the main body of citizens whom they eerve. In the particular case of City Engineer Clayton and Commissioner Collier wo see no reason for a ebango In this system, but rather a thor ough vindication of the lystem of popular elections. The row between the city engineer ahA tho commlislonor of public works Is wholesomo. It htt given the poopio a better conception of. tho condition of Peachtree street than they would have had In any other way. And tho discussion between them has called attention to Bn Imperfect piece of public ser vice In which the city does not seem to havo received Its dues from tho building corporation. Without reflecting In any way upon Commissioner Collier and City Engineer Clayton, whom wo believe to be honorablo and capable, we plant ourselvei upon tho proposition that controversies .between pub lic officials who are always watching each othor, make up the best pos sible barrier against graft and lucompctency. - . In the cue of the New York Equitable Insurance Company It was at lut In' a quarrel between officials that publicity was shed on the trans cure, should be engaging the attention im _ _ __ of the medical profculon and filling 1 act | 0 iiB of the company and the remedy was invoked. The quarrel be- pages la magazines, newspapers end I tween president Hyde and ex-Preeldent Alexander waa the cause of the disclosures of tho graft‘In that great organisation. And but for this quar rel between them, based upon watchfulness, there would probably have been no disclosures, no Investigations and no remedy. Let tho election of the city engineer and the commlastoner of public works stay where it Is. Let the people continue to have a voice In choos ing these officials, and whenever they fall out and criticise each other the public standi u a jury to decide betwocn them, and ta much more likely to get the facts than It would be If all their proceedings were locked up lu the city couucll. , Since the mayor's suggestion, and probably growing out of It, there has como .another suggestion to select all these city officers by the city council Instead of the people.* And *o we seo how rapidly the tendency grows. It Is Just as well not to begin the habit of abolishing popular elec tions la any responsible office. Let the people hold on to their privileges. periodicals. A11 the people are Inter ested for the reason that all of the people ere liable to Infection. Tuber culosis sanitariums, "farms’’ and "camps" aro numerous and Increasing In number. Any Intelligent effort at the prevention of tuberculosis Is cer tain to meet with genera) approval. Among the wage-earneri, tuberculo sis is prevalent, especially with trades men or clerk* In sedentary occupa tions. No mechanic la more liable to this disease than Is the printer. For years tuberculosis baa been common in this trade, and the printer! havo al ways been alert to ascertain and adopt scientific methods for the warding off and curing of the disease. Union ‘printers conduct a Home at Colorado Springs, and there U attached to this home a tuberculosis hospital. At pres ent there are nearly fifty patients In this hospital. The superintendent of the Union Printers' Home, In all of his reports, dwells upon the number of cures thst result through the scientific treatment and modern methods for the treatment of tuberculosis In use at the Union Printers' Home. Hundreds of young men afflicted with the'dreid dis ease hive gone to Colorado Spring*, taken the course of treatment prescrib ed. and aro now at work at tb* print ers' trade, sound fn body and fuiflU- Ing their niisaion as useful citizens. A few years ago the board of trustees of the Union Printers’ Home decided to establish a tent colony, and this ex periment hae proven a groat auccess. The Union Printers’ Home Is support- sd by the members of the Intemstlonsl Typographical Union, each member oontributing 15 cents a month to the fbad. The International Typographical Un ion has promoted many raetsures'for the benefit and welfare of Its member- Alp, but none more praiseworthy or productive of more subetantlal results k. than tbs Union Printers' Home and Its I ■^hospital anti#*. » Army-Navy Orders —and— MOVEMENT OF VES8EL3. Army Orders. Washington, May 14.—Major Guy L. Edie,- surgeon, detailed member ex amining board at army medical mu seum building, Washington, for duty during 'examination of First Lieuten ant Robert Smart, ,assistant surgeon only, vice Major Charles Lynch, sur geon. who will continue a member for all other purposes. "Recruit Victor C. Warde, field military, recruit depot, Jefferson barracks, transferred to hos pital corps aa private to Presidio of Ban Francisco -for duty with Company B, hospital corps. Captain WHHs C. Metcalf, coast artillery, detailed quar- termasterii department. Naval Ordera, Lieutenant C. 8. Kempff, to navy yard. Marc Island;’ Warrant Machinist A. Anschuetz. detached St. Louis to naval hospital. New York. Warrant Machinist F. A. Luts, detsched aa 'as sistant Inspector of engineering mate rial for Massachusetts, district, Boston to St. Louis. Movements of Vessels. ARRIVED.—May IX, Abarenda, Truxtun, Hopkins and Hull at Nor folk, MocDonough at Hampton Roads. Wilmington at Shanghai. Hannibal at Philadelphia; May IX, Yorktown at Corlnlo. West Virginia and Colorado at Yokohama. , - - SAILED.—May 11. Galveston from Shanghai for Chlnklao*. Yorktown from Punta Arena*, for Corinto- May 12. Hannibal from Philadelphia for Newport News. Cincinnati from Hong kong for Swatow, Annapolis from Honolulu for Tutulla. Olympia ordered commissioned at navy yard, Norfolk, about 16th Instant; - Monterey ordered commissioned In reserve at naval sta tion, Cavite. THE EVERGREEN M0UNTAIN8 OF LIFE (By James O. Clark.) There’s a land far away, mid the stars, we are told, v Where they know nqt the sorrows of time; , Where the pure waters wander through valleys of gold, yVnd life Is a treasure sublime; ’Tls the land of our God; ’tla the home of the soul. Where ages of splendor eternally roll, Where the way-weary traveler reaches his goal. - On tho evergreen mountains of life. Our gate can not soar'to that beautiful land, But our visions have told’of Its bliss. And our souls by the gales from Its gardens are fanned When we faint In’the deserts of this. And we sometimes havo longed for Its holy repose, . > When our spirits were torn with temp- tatldns and woes, And wi’ve drank from the tide of the rlyer that flows ‘ From the evergreen mountains of Hfet OhI the stars never tread the blue heavens at night- BUt we think where the ransomed have trod; And the day never smiles from his pal ace uf light But, we feel the bright smile of our God. We arc traveling "homeward, through changes and gloom, . , . .. To a kingdom where pleasure# un- changlngly bloom, ”~r-... And our guide It the glory that shines through the tonil, From the evergreen mountains of .life. , • THE DEMOCRACY OF GOLF, It Is doubtful If there Is any gnuie play ed by men which‘hn» iium rol'"»t'r- enthusiastic, devotee* as golf. ltaaehaU line, ,.f cure,-, earned tin title to "the l.n11..11:11 game,” but RMa seldom played by men In business, and the rank and ate of Its sup porters take their ptensure hi tilling the grand stands nr bleachers, as tbelr purso dictates, anil looking on. . . . Golf Is the most democratic ,of all sports, In . that It brings together the old and tbe.yonng, the rich and the poor, the delicate and the ro bust—all so Intent on the game that so cial or Oilerisn lines are forgotten. . , I bare seen playing the same day on wall-known course ucar New York one of the richest men In the world, two of the best knowu supreme court Judges, a surgeon of International repute, the president of one — tha largaat treat companies In * ■— largest trust eompan WATCH COREY OO DOWN. And now fot us have done with William E. Cony. He ba* had too much of publicity for the good of public morals and for the welfare of our youth. No record more shameless then Corey's darkens the domestic record of the republic. No ingratitude more monstrous, no Infatuation more contemptible. One looks in vein even in a liberal age for an excuae or palliation of the career which reached It* evil xenlth at midnight of the 13th, In the parlore of a New York hotel. It was a brazen climax and a shame less company that witnessed It The men ahould have carried hie bedlzxened siren to a wilderness, and there la the forest at midnight, without witnesses save the priest. yoked up with the actress he never ought to have known. To hare flaunted her In splendid rag* before the metropolis of the country—to have sub- sldlzcd a fashionable hotel, to have robbed the conservatories of their rarest flowers, and to have gathered a stately company to the nuptials, waa an achievement which leaves one In doubt which was the moat shameless, the man, the woman, or the company who were witnesses and therefore Indorser* of the event Truly might tom* of Rockefeller's 350,000,000 of tainted money be dedicated to the “etvillzatlon and reform of New York'*" social element. Corey, when a young man, married a good and comely woman who made him a happy nod helpful wife. Bbe struggled by his side In the days of grinding poverty she fought out by his side the battles and hardships with a cheerful heart She waa unflagging In her loyalty and unfailing In her sympathy. She boro Mm children end made them a good mother. And at life's zenith, she la sent away with a broken heart and a shad owed llfo to live out her days alone, fob no fault, and for no mistake save America, In si , __ ..... j elarl In a couutry store, and aereral school lioy*. SXjonal' wonld he loalng oral In* ontofvlr were not tor golf, t stimulating and lurtg. ,, exercise which was, aa utr physician frlcud axpreoaml It, keeplug (la turn young. . . . There hne never beeu nnatber game which produces *• much good- fellowship aa golf. Meet a ytranger In trav eling or on hualm-tm, and If It la found that both are golfers there U an Inxtaut Iwud of romradrahlp established, a common hook 3 i which conversation, anecdote and expe- ence ran be hung. If your newly made acqaalatnurv Is a .golfer,, what care yon whether he Is a mlltlonslre or a poor maul —Frank ITeahrey, In May Circle. WASHINGTON PROLIFIC IN TITLES It Is always a pleasure to drop In and have a brief chat with Internal Itevenne Commissioner John IV. Yerkeo, for ho us ually haa a good story to tell. Recently he related one conrernlng tha popular say- Ing that avery man who comet from Ken. tucky should be hailed as "colonel." fact, I fell Into this trap myself, and could not mist the Impulse to use a military title rather than plain "Mr." Wheu I call him "colonel,” he promptly retaliated by ■ taming around and addressing me as "ganeval." a tltla to which I never even dreamed of aspiring. He then continued, grimly; "The city of Washington Is prollflc la ti tles.’ It la seldom you ttnd a umn who may ba addressed ag f plain American cltlxru. nersl,« admiral, colonel, captain, -“I secretary, I’nlted States com- what not. until It really seems to ms thst a time Is coming when I tbnil ^ goose of It Is general. United States i inlsatonrr, or w entered. Mr. Ycries eras delighted to hear him call oat: "lletlo. John, bow nr* root" “I sprang from my chair," sold Mr. Yerkeo, "and almost hanged him. -Admi ral,' I cried. -I can hardly reelat the temp tation to embrace yon. Do It again. I am to tired of hearing myself railed colonel ’ en name Is mnale lu my ears.' ” then- la not ene of ui who does not know what It means to. bear oar own name unexiwctedi.v-tliat name which onr mothers railed ns—the name onr fntl.era ited in the early morning hours when Jnet one nacre enooae under •boated -Is we longed A CURE FOR TOBACCO HABIT. To The Editor of The Georgian: Seeing an account In today's Geor gian of Mr. C. V. Arnold's distaste to tobacco by reason of atekneaa, calls, to mind .that In 1862 while stationed on the James river below Richmond, tin a Confederate soldier, I was stricken with malarial or swamp fever and was sent to Winder hospital at Richmond, va. When the doctors would vlBlt the wards Bmoklng I had to cover my head with the-sheets the smoke was so of fensive. I had one plug of tobacco on hand, but when I. got well I gave that away and I -have never chewed or wanted It since. I did smoke after wards, but later gave that up also. W, M. MIDDLKBROOKS. A. H. 8TEPHENS' DEFEN8E OF WILLETT. To The Editor of The Georgian; • Dt\ R. J. Massey's article In your recent Issue In regard to the sad kill ing. of Felix Jones by Ben Willett, stu dents of Mercer nt Penfield, In 1651, awakes reminiscent mood In the writer. Never Damon and Pythias nor Jona than and David excelled 'the Intense at tachment and love between theae boys. There waa but aaldom an occasion when they were apart, and no pastime or sport In which they were not lov ingly . sharing each other's confidence. No one of that entire student body could have Imagined that one would lose his life at the bands of the other. Alas! for the Irony of fats. About sunset of that fateful day In 16SJ, Judge George Hlllyer and the writer, rooming about two blocks away, hearing the plttol shot, hurried to the scene of the tragedy, n pipy ground In front of Wilburn at Mc Whorter's store, near the cqlltg* cam' pus. Aa we neared the place wa met Willett, who waa liandllng the “old pistol," and he seamed to be In terrible anguish of heart. . Divining, It may have been, hla purpose, we entreated him to go to our room at the afore on the lot of Professor 8. G. Hlllyer. In that room hla commitment trial oc curred next morning soon after the death of Jones. At the request of Professor J. E. Willett, a brother of Ben’s, tho writer accompanied the latter and with him spent his only night under the Jailer's key. Dr. Massey’s facile pen has truthfully portrayed the beautiful courtesies of the ladles of Greensboro toward ths unfortunate school boy—the long ar ray of brilliant legal talent on either side, and eepecially Stephens' pathetic appeal to the twelve Jurors as Willett’s “Cities of Refuge," and that weeping host attending the trial, etc. After the verdict the gifted Toombs, for tha prosecution, remarked In his usual un- Sunday school language; "I never could speak against a school boy." I could recall to the memories of the old students of Mercer at that day an episode In the life of the departing Jones. All that night of Intense suf fering be often named a lovely, sweet- tempered and gifted one, to whom he was so much attached. It waa so sad: But let the curtain drop. I am glad the erring but noble-hearted Willett was spared to faithfully Illustrate Southern courage with Its undying HOW THE SOUTH HAS PASSED E VEN VISIONS OF DREAMER To. the Editor of The Georgian: Marvelous at the development of the South was from 1860 to 1900, the first six years of tho twentieth century, has made a new and yet more wonderful record of achievement, and has made the quarter century of improvement it folry tale of progress. . froolwi 003,000 to 42.000.000,000. In pig Iron, from 397,000 tons, to 3,500,000 In manufactured products, from 1457,000, 000 to $2,503,000,000. ^ In farm products from $47,000,000 from 1890 to 1900, aw*™ In the six In capital * {umfker^ffotn’*18807 $46,0Q0.050 to 1900 $188, 000,000. In manufactured products. 1909*to 190$, o products from jhi.uw.ww rrom K). average per year, to $135,000,000. tx years from 1900 to 1906, the gain — Invested In ill manufactures has been from $1,163,000,000 to >2,000.00^000 from $L463(000,000 to $2,500,000,000, More than a Milton dollars In six years; more "Korn*!** «oTto y $i $767,322,000 de- oslts. a gsln In deposits In Southern banks f nearly $550,000,GO) In ten years. For a complete, comprehensive statement of the development of the South In every field of human effort. In twenty-five yeny. 11. II. Edmonds’ review. In Manufacturers Record, for May 9. should be read by every Southern man. , . , The man who would havo dared. In 1880, te prophesy such growth ftif* the South would not hare been taken seriously, unless seriously believed Insane. ho should undertake to prophe sy the development for 1930, If he brero to base It upon the percentages of growth for the pust tweuty-flve years, would be uty&mrleT'^' " f i 0 * ur u 08 ]* copper fields are barely touched. New discoveries of vnlun- ble minerals, of new oil territory are mad- every year. • More than half of the Iron on l0 far ‘^covered In the entire country Is lu the If we Invite to aid in this development the sturdy farmer-immigrant from forelun countries, os did the West during the mug- leal creation from the wilderness, there Is no limit to the' possibilities of growth In the year* to 1930 within the conception of the human fnlud. The commerce of the world we mnst share. Imports ns well us exports, for wc have liecome creators of a yearly surplus which must find markets. The growth must not be checked by want of transportation adequate to each years Increase of freight products. To supplemelit the Increase of railroad mileage and facilities, we must avail our selves of all water facilities In our navlgn- ldo streams, make thousands of miles not nsvlgnldt* navigable, connect navigable sms by canals, climb ovbr the hills of Georgia and connect our navigable rlv«*rs with the wonderful navigable river system of the heart of the South, of the central West and Northwaat. avail ourselves of all the means of transportation nature bus so iKumtlfully given. Go In partnership with nature to Ini- irorc to the fullest extent her rivers, her jarbors. Recognise nature gs the great chief engineer, study the processes by which she accomplishes results. Invite her to further nnd constant effort. Invoke American In rent ho genius to provide ever ‘ ' *r methods of engineering accomplish* I. rcmemlmr always that there Is no such word as "Impossible" In the engineer’s profession. V. GOODYEAR. Brunswick, Go.. >lly 14. 1807. BAPTIST DENIES INTENTION OF WOUNDING METHODISTS A positive denial that he had made any unkind remark* about the Metho dist church, and nn expression of his follow feeling for Methodism and Meth odist ministers, was contained Jn.a let ter sent to the Methodist ministers Monday morning by Rev. S. J. Parrish, pastor of Glenn Street Baptist church. in hi* address to the Baptist min uter* last Monday morning on "Why I Became a BaptUt," Dr. Parrish waa quoted by a representative, of an aft ernoon paper as saying that the "Meth odist church 1* tainted with Catholi cism and that Its minister* are Insin cere." Dr. Parrish xvas formerly a Metho dist minister nnd the published report of his address created much comment. In his letter Monday he declared that he had been misquoted and that he had not made the statement with which he had been credited. Some of the ministers expressed the desire not to have the letter read and It was moved that It bo filed. After some consideration the motion was withdrawn and the letter was read and then filed. FUNERAL OF MRS. THOMAS A 7 OLD HOME IN A UGUS1A the blankets—wWch of tm can hear those ZZZTZm mZ VZa T.-In lkiA H un i u names without being carried hack, as tt j Rfli?in*K2i r VrJSSJff m W by magic, to tha boyish days that seem «o | y°ung life at lU-f&ted \Icksbiirg. Cksppte, la the E. TAYLOR. SR. Macon. Ga., May I. The funeral of Mrs. Gertrude Thom as. wife of Dr. J. Jefferson Thomas, and mother of Dr. Julian Thomas, the famous New York aeronaut, took place in Augusta, Go., Sunday morning. Mrs. Thomas was one of the best known womens In Georgia, and her death Is mourned throughout the state. Mrs. Thomas, before her marriage, was Miss Gertrude Clanton, second dnughter of Colonel end Mrs. Turner Clanton. She was a charter member of the Ladles' Memorial Association of Augusta and was Its secretary for six or seven yeare. She was promi nently Identified with the movement which resulted in the erection of the Confederate monument In Augusta, ' Ing secretary of the ataoclatlon at time. She was active In Daughters of the Cortfederacy affairs, at one time being Southern secretary. She was known throughout the South. Her ability wa* well recognized and she was regarded as. one of the most brilliant and brainy women of her time. She was a member of St. John M. E. church of Augusta, and a member later of the First Methodist church of At lanta. Mrs. Thomas is survived by her hus band, Captain J. Jefferson Thoms*, of Atlanta; by three sons. Captain Turner Clanton Thomas, of Augusta; Dr. Ju lian P. Thomas, of New York;.Mr. Jef ferson D. Thomas, of Augusta; her daughter* are Mrs. Fred L. Ingraham, of Atlanta, Miss Cora Lou Thomas, of Atlanta, and Mrs. George F. McMIllen, of Atlanta. Mrs. J. Pinckney Thomas, of Atlanta, Mrs. Claiborne Snead, "f Augusta, and Mrs. K. C. Welslger, of Augusta, are her elsters. WEALTHY CITIZEN * OF COLUMBUS DIES Special to The Georgian. Columbus. Ga.. May J4.—Dr. A. C. Bass died here last night after a Inn* Illness. Being wealthy, he had re tired from practicing and devoted him self to farming, lie held 1 n-ge Inter ests near thla city. He leaves one en ter. Mrs. James A. Lewis, of this city. You can make better food with Royal Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE. Lighter, sweeter, more palatable wholesome and free from alum and phosphatic acid