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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon. (Except Sends?) 3y THE CEORGIAN COMPANY. At S Alabama SL. Attaets. Os. Subscription Rates: Tear $«.P) Month* IP Usotla I t* By Csrrler. Per Week W Telephones connecting reseats tires for all territory outi office.........Trlbons Bonding ff yon hare any trouble rattler TITB GEO It GIAN AND NEWS telephone the circulation department and have tbl* that all eommnnlca- a for pebljentlon In TUB AND NEWS be limited to It la daalrabla tloos Intended GEORGIAN A1— . *>3 words la length. It Is imperative that tber be signed, as an evidence of rood faith. Rejected manuscripts will not he returned unless stamps are sent for toe purpose. THE CEORGIAN AND NHWB prints no unclean or objectionable ad- vtroiliif. Neither does it print wbltky or any liquor ads. OUR PLATFORM: The Georgian and News stands for Atlanta's owning Its own gas and electric light plants. sr It now owns Its water works. Other cities do this and Ret gas as low rs 00 cents, with a profit to the city. This should be done at once. The Georgian and News believes that If street rail ways can ho operated successfully by European cities, na they are, there Is no good reason why they can not he so operated here. Rut we do not believe this can be done now. nnd It may be some years before we are rendy for so big an undertaking. Still Atlanta should set Ita face In that direction NOW. Persons leaving the city can have Tho Georgian and News mailed to them regularly by send ing their order to Tho Georgian office. Changes of address will be made as often ns desired. Harmony In Our Fnbllo Schools. Now that Professor Slaton', election to the auperintendsney Is assured. It Is the poltcjr of prudence and public spirit to hush all wrangle and protect arising from the friends and advocate! of other parties, and unite the town In active and hearty cooperation with the. new superintendent In hie beet on deavors In uplifting of the public ichooli and In harmonising all ele ments In our educational life. Those who ht|re different vlewa of our school situation and who cham pion candidates whom (hoy thought worthier than tho ono elected, can do no'good at this time by dlsouselng the matter further. The Issue, ee we understand It, Is settled. And every Interest of the schools and of the children who at tend them would euggest that all fac tions now ebould settle down In loy alty and In sympathy with the new superintendent and Inspire him to high, unselfish and effective service. Discussing Our Schools. The Georgian Is publishing today an article from Mrs. Julia O'Keefe Nelson upon the subject of the public schools, and this article Is to bo followed by others along tho same line by Mrs. Melton from time to time. She publication of these articles Roes not necessarily mean that we agree with all the positions which Mrs. Nelson takes. It has been from the beginning an Invariable policy of The Georgian to offer Its columns to the free discus sion of any public question when that discussion Is conducted In a decorous n:am.-r him to ; Ibutora who nre frank enough to sign tbelr name*. Mrs. Nelson Is a woman of brains, courage and character, and her views are entitled to the respect due to these qualities. When these articles are completed, or perhaps during their continuance, The Georgian will have something to say In comment upon the vital questions which they open with reference to the public echoole of At lanta. Even though Paragrapher Novln Is by force of circumstance compelled to extol the delights of the Potomac shad. It comes from reliable sources that the- lure of Armuchee trout Is proving too strong for him, and that In a few weeks be will be back on his native heath for a brief try at real piscatorial delights. Texas Is a great state. It has great people. The Houston Post Is a great newspaper—one of the greatest end beqt In the South, but we'll be ever lastingly condemned If we can or will believe that story about a Texas black bass swallowing a jack-rabbit and tj»o yellow hounds alt at one gulp. When we praise liberty, let us see that In actual practice we achieve It. Wbo knows the author of tbU senti ment? A BOOM FOR CHARLESTON. Who Is there- w ho docs not wish the dear old city of Charleston well? And who Is there who will not be glad to hear that The Columbia State Is to Issue on June 1 a special export edition which will deal with the progress of the South In general and with the advantages of the port of Charleston In particular? The State's special edition will be the largest Issue ever printed by any South Carolina paper, Insuring a circulation of over 30.000. and a guaranteed distribution among selected people In this country, tn Cuba, In Porto Rico and In other West India centers. It will deal extensively with the question of Immigration, In which South Carolina’s part will bo treat ed at length. Experts of the highest character will give the reasons why Charleston Is naturally the shipping point for the whole Southwest and West, and tho trend of the edition will be to help the export trade of Charleston with every section of the country. The Stste will quote with emphasis the recent address of Admiral Dickens, commander of the coast defense squadron of the North At lantic fleet of the Unitedt States, In which he says: “Strategically, the Charleston navy yard Is nearer our bases In the West Indies than any other yard on the mainland. It Is a little near.er to the Panama canal than Galveston and about a hundred miles nearer than New Orleans." The State will show that the trade between Charleston and the West Indies has become an Important factor and Is growing overy day nnd that the conditions Indicate a great future for those Charleston Jobbers and manufacturers who will etart In now and get on the ground floor. The heart ofthe South will beat responsive to the effort of The 8tate to quicken and Inspire the commercial life of this brave old City by the Sea, whose career has been so rich In romance, so historic In patriotism and so unfortunate In disasters within the last 25 years. Surely, the very past sorrows of Charleston should have won It an ex emption from other disasters for a century to come, nnd with the superb advantages of a harbor which has 30 feet at low tide, and whose broad base affords n magnificent anchorage for ships—with the historic courtesy of Its gallant people, with tho brains of Its public men and the new life which opens before It, the whole South should be glad to applaud The State's enterprise In behalf of Charleston and to wish with, all its heart prosperity and success to Carolina's old historic City by the Sea. DELIBERATION IN ENLARGING ATLANTA. The movement for the enlargement of Atlanta's limits and Its popula tion seems to be progressing smoothly and decorously. After the suggestion made by The Georgian some days ago the committees have been wooing tho suburbs most discreetly and consider ately, and so far the responses have been favorable In the main, even If In some Instances they are a little coy. We feel confident that In the aggregate of advantages which must be evident to every thoughtful suburban resident, (he suburbs will come Into Atlanta and that our population will receive Its notable and desired In crease. The Georgian has been from the beginning Committed to this proposition and earnest In Its advocacy. At tbo same time we art. hot disposed to bo carried away by enthusiasm Into an overlooking of the Interests both of the city and the suburbs In this matter, and It Is our su preme desire to be fair and Just to both the municipality and to the smaller towns which we are Inviting to join our happy family. In the Interest of fairness It Is only just to say that there are cer tain sections of Atlanta and particularly those near to Grant Park, which complain with great vigor of the fact that they have been for years a part of this Incorporated city, and have not yet received the advan tage) to which they are entitled and which are enjoyed by other sections of the city. Tho knowledge of this fact Induced West End when It came Into Atlanta to make a distinct trade and bargain with the authorities by which that suburb, now the neweit part of the city, secured the facilities and advantages far In advance of other and older sections of Atlanta. The recollection of this Incident Is very naturally stirring the Invited- suburbs to the prudent suggestion of driving a definite bargain with At lanta before giving any consent to be annexed. Decatur. East Point and the other town* aro definite In their demands along this line, and the 1m- portarit question which It raises I* whether or not Atlanta la In a posi tion to guarantee and to fulfill the demands which these outlying munici palities prefer. There are two sides to the question. If, on tho one hand, It Is not to the Interest of these outlying suburbs to come Into Atlanta with Its higher tax rate without a definite guarantee of city water and lights: ' On the other hand It Is oqually a question whether Atlanta can find In the rovenuos to be derived from these smaller corporations the money to pay for the public facilities which It proposes to furnish them. It the suburbs do not care to surrender a present low tax rate with out a guarantee of city advantages along with city association, so the city does not care to burden Itself with expenses which would Increase the tax rate of the cltlxens to provide for them. There Is no need for extra hasto In this matter. The committee seems to bo acting definitely and promptly and we have no criticism to offer as to the rapidity of Its movement, but wo would not be loyal to all parties at Interest whom In part wo represent If wo did not counsel deliberation In the preliminaries and a careful weighing of all the Issues which are In volved. The fourteenth annual shad bake of the Washington board of trade was held a few days ago, and we pause to hear a new panegyric on Its gastro nomic superiority from tho trenchant pen of Paragrapher Novln.' The Houston Post should brace Itielf for the worst yet. “ALL ABOARD IN AUTOMOBILES FOR EAST LAKE, DECATUR AND PIEDMONT PARK." To the Editor of The Georgian: In your lisue of May 13 I see men* Honed a chert automobile driveway which you propose to establish as grand boulevard In case Atlanta's city limits art extended. Where did you say these elegant drives would go? And who did you ■ay they would benefit? And I forgot who you said would pay for them. WelL I don't bellave you stated who would do the paying, but we wtll not say any* thing about that, for If we have limit extension. It will be free to everybody. I believe you said that the automo bile drive would be bounded on one ■Ide of Atlanta by Fair street to East Lake, thence to Decatur, returning on the north aide by Mr. Hurt’s property— (No, I mean Ponce DeLeon avenue)— to the Piedmont Driving Club's head quarters. Well, sir, that will be fine, but say? Who Is going to- furnish tha automo bile. and what did you say was the name of the old farmer who owns East Lake, where we will get sandwiches and fishing free? Homebody told me that East Lake had been fixed up fine and that nobody was slowed Inside the gates, but those extension fellows know what they are talkfnv about and will make this old farmer throw the gates wide open to everybody: then when our automobile lights In Decatur. It will only be long enough to put gas Into uur machine, then to epurt along the shady lawns and palatial homes (yet to be) on the grounds of extension promoters until we reach the Piedmont Driving Club's headquarters. At this place, you know, every tax liayer In both counties Is allowed a free repast If he comes In an automo bile. Now this reminds me of Abram Jas per's dreein: The old darkey says: “Boss, I dreamed last night we both died nnd went to heaven. I get to the pearly gates fust, and ote Halt Peter says: 'Who's dar?' 'Abram Jasper.' says I. 'Are you mounted?' says Pe ter. 'No.' *ny* I, 'Well, you knln't git hero cepts you come* mounted.' so turns and starts back down tie hltl snd meets you coming nnd tells you 'bout nit d!n trouble and you says: •Abram, you's n likely lad: now you Jest git down.on your slfores and I'll ride you to tie gai«“, and In that way we can both get ,nf I sit '$■ 'Pons, do you r?ck-n you km r-erk It?' 1 know 1 km.’ sava he. so I sits do*n and vou gits strechlle eh nv and I pismes up to Ue gate :irut Pe-ee sv--: • "ho's dt.r'" ntu| joy si s. 'EetrasL-n F-r*.“ Lh n Peter AJ ic • ijal lijU. Boss, hitch your hois outside and come right In.'" Ob, well; this Is all right. Boss; our shoulders are broad and our backs strong; just get astride of us little fel. lows In the rural districts and whip us up to the gate with the tax lash; we may be a little balky, but apply It to ue freely and feed us well on newspaper taffy, and you will have no trouble In getting there, for we are like the fel low whom the old woman was trying to keap her'dog from biting; when the dog kept on, she consoled him by say ing: “Stand still. Mister, nnd tet him bite you and then he II bo satisfied." Now. Boss, Just tsll .us what you want, under flaming headlines through the newspapers, for you know you are Infallible and our hands are on our pocketbooks to meet your demands. “Not our will, but yours, must be done.” Hut If extension mesne automobile drives, chert roads, etc., etc., please ex tend the limits first beyond Butler street on Edgewood avenue to the bridge; then don't Incorporate Inman Park until you get to DeKalb avenue, at Hurt street; then please extend the city limits to Moreland avenue and then we will talk extension on other streets in Atlanta's suburbs. Atlanta's population at this time Is about one hundred and thirty thousand snd about ono thousand of this number own tho city, so you whistle until 1110 and we will dance to your music, and at that time out of your one hundred and sixty thousand population, proba bly nlns hundred would own the city. But we don't think you have got us yet. and you will come Just about as near getting us as John did getting married. Home one says. “John. I hear you came near getting marlred." “Yes," says John, "I asked the gal to have me. and she begged tn be excused, and I, like a fool, excused her." So. Boss, we will excuse you. that our union may not take place this time, but will both wait until we become of age. A CITIZEN OP EDGEWOOD, BELLS OF BRENAU. THE NEW IDEA OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT “Thu people need a new Idea altogether of municipal gov* ernment and of the kind of government wanted. You are not in* terested in the least in the question of whether your municipal servants are Democrats or Republicans—not In the least. That is no interest of yours. What you really want It to have a good, ample water supply, trustworthy all the year round, wholesome, clean, free from infection. You want your streets kept clean all the year round and every day, not once a week only, or twice a week only. Another thing you want of the city government, and you want it very much and all the time—bright lamps In the street. Your Interest in municipal government Is that it be effi cient, honest and omnipresent all the time, doing well Its vital work In all directions—water, sewers, lamps, police, echoole, baths, playgrounds and schoolhousss." PRESIDENT ELIOT. A TALK WITH WORKING FOLK OVER SOME SCHOOL DOINGS. (By Julia O'Keefe Nelesn.) To the Policemen, Firemen, Train- men. Prlntere, Carpenters, Mechanics. Salesmen and People of Small Means Everywhere: You are quite willing to put your hands In your pockets and pay 31,200 a year for life to a retiring school superintendent, are you not? The South pay* far le«* to It* teach ers than the North, and educates a smaller per cent of Its people. The only way of remedying this Is to In crease taxation. A meeting will be held next Friday to consider means to raise funds to do this. Increased tax atlon for you Is In sight. There Is not a benevolent Institution In Atlanta but Is crippled for want of means, yet we have money enough to pay 31.200 a year to a retired school superintendent. This superintendent's salary has been 32,400 a year. Some people could live comfortably on this and save something for old age. In this Instance the people of Atlanta, In cluding the working people, must pay this life annuity. Hard working min isters of the Gospel, when retired, do hot receive this pension. It Is not at all certain, , policemen, firemen and trainmen. If you lost your life In pro tecting the people that your widows and orphans would be given this life annuity by tho city. Soldier's widows usually do not get It. Mrs. Jackson, widow of the Illustrious Stonewall Jackson, Is receiving 3240 a year from the rich United States government In return for the hard, dangerous services rendered by her husband In the Max- loan war. The taxpayers, many of them small taxpayers, of Atlanta must pay Malor Slaton 31.200 a year for life for having had a safe and com fortable life on 32.400 per annum. He was last year paid 32,400, though he did not do one stroke of work, and Is -to have 31.200 for life. If the board of education sets the precedent of doing this In this Instance, they can. of course, do so repeatedly In the future, and can Increase the amount given. It became know that means were be. lng taken to awoken the people gen erally to the conditions In the Atlanta public schools. Instantly a secret meet ing of the board was held and a su perintendent elected. The board In effect said to the taxpayers of Atlan ta: “What can you do about It?” ' . For many years It has been town and state talk that tn certain educational matters the public schools of Atlanta were far behind those of Savannah, Augusta. Columbus, and even- little Kewnan. It has been said again and again that certain official* In the At lanta school* retained their positions not because, after careful comparison with other educators, they were be lieved to be the one* best fitted to give to all pupils the most helpful edu cation, but because of favoritism, per sonal friendship and even politics on the part of the board of education, though I can not believe the last charge against some who have In the past been members of that board. If you could see Into other schools of the state, you would be amazed may not admit It, but It bea m boss aoT"his to know how much happier and more name Is Bryan, snd no othrr name but *hlg helpful education Is In them than In will In beard when It conies to s setec dependently than the entire state gov ernments. with their legislative, execu tive and Judicial departments In behalf of our states. In law and theory they are part of a state system and respon sible to state authority; In fact, they are Independent and Irresponsible, with no check upon authority- No govern ment ever did administer the affairs of millions of people wisely, ever did handle millions of money prudently, ever dlfi protect the rights of every one. when there were not checks and balances in government, some practi cal way of redressing Individual griev ances. Experience lias abundantly shown that any advance to such a sys tem of school management will have to come from outside of the schools. The leaders of tho Intellectual life of the city will have to evolve a plan and the masses will have to be edu cated to Its support"' These words should be acted upon. It Is certainly just as necessary that parents have something to say as to who shall officer the public schools as that the people say who shall be legis lators and senators. We should allow In ths public schools only the most progressive nnd helpful educators which ths country affords. If ths board of education, through Inattention or politics) motives, tall to give us such officers, the people should take the matter In tbelr own handB. Thei can do rills. It was the peo ple who made the rules of the board of education, and the people can un make them. If necessary, they can annul the result of the board’s meet ing Friday at 3:30 p. m. The people can do this without the aid of any politician. They can circulate peti tions. express themselves In the news papers. call mass meetings, di-ru-s conditions in ths schools. Leaders for such movements can easily be found. The agitation once begun, many would join It. The people should assert them selves In behalf of the public schools. There Is no clique, nor ring, nor power of any kind which can with stand a determined popular protest. AS A GREAT OPPONENT 8EES US. “The great trouble with tbo Democratic party," ssld lion. Sereno E. royne, the well-known Now York congressman! at the Raleigh,‘"Is that It ll largely a party of negation and opposition. It bns no definite tet principles, bnt appeals to tbs country Solely on tbe ground at antagonism to the Republicans. I do not mean to say that tbe Democraew baa nqt In Its membership plenty of good and patriotic and able men, bnt I do not believe that It Is this clsaa wblcb It controlling tbe dcttlnlet of tbe party. * 1 “On tbe contrary,- la It not a well-known ict tbit colonel Bryan rulea hit party with oaritapatad supremacy. In face of the dissent of thousaiuli of the belt Democrats In the InndJ Bryan la for goreminent own- ersblp of railroads nad for tho Initiative and referendum, two theories which Demo crats of tho old filth repudiate with scorn. Yet do we not know thst tbe nomi nation of Bryan to ths presidency Is Inev itable nnd that these nlssentort will he Whipped In line ami wltl be hurrahing for him a little more than a year from nowt I do not think I am Idnsed In declnrlni that no avowed believer In goverumen. lwnershlp or In that popnllallc dogma, tbe nltlatlr* and referendum,, could possibly lie chosen for president by a National Be- publican convention. Tha Itemocratlc party Experienced Management Not only is this bank under the direct supervision of the State Bank Examiner and audited periodically by expert public accountants, but, what is more, it re ceives the personal service and attention of Directors whose banking experience is an assurance that the in terests of its depositors will be protected in the future as well as they have been in the past. MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO. LET THERE BE NO SURRENDER OF THE RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE (From the Journal of Labor.) higher and greater power of the oeools themselves. v v The people have been gnuluaJJy tskin- into their own liRnds the election of th-l- officials, in every line, and the probabllltl** are they will push that policy further and further; but it Is wholly antiquated and out of date for the mayor of Atlanta, one of the fairest municipalities In the entire conn- try, to come now nnd propose to tnk» a long step backward In the old direction of allowing the municipality to govern the ETuf/cI ailty ad ° f the people t0 8° vern ’he Let us ask. whom do the city engineer and commissioner of public works serve- the mayor ami general council or the m-.- pie? We contend that they nre the servant* of the people, responsible to the neonlo nnd ought to be as close to the people nn possible. Certainly they ought to owe their election to the people, and tho laws ought to make them feel free to servo the people unhampered by a few council men. As we understand it, this matter will come up for action nt the next meeting of council and no doubt council would be glad to take Into their own hands the additional patronage Involved in the election of the heads «»f tboso two city department?, but it will re- quire nn amendment to tho city charter before it can bo done, nnd If the people nre given ft voice In the matter they will sure!;* Sl» fetam. If, the general cSunrfl should undertake to railroad such a measure through tho legislature without a referer,- dum to the people. It would be a brench of faith nnd honesty but little short of trc a . ion. If they should succeed In such a dlabollc.il City Engineer R. M. Clayton and Commis sioner of Public Works H. L. Collier re cently engaged in a heated controversy tonchiog the Jurisdiction of fhelr respective department*. It is not the purpose of this paper to discuss tho Issue Involved in that controversy, or the relative merit* of the two ineu. fib far ns we know, they nre both efficient and faithful officers. But we are very much Interested, ns an organ de voted to the public good. In the recommen* dntlon of Mayor Joyner to solve the trouble by faking the election of those two heads of important city departments away from the people and transferring it to the mayor and general council. In Ids message, pub lished in The Constitution on May 7, the mayor attributes the fault in the matter to the present (date of the city laws which govern the paving, repaving end repairing of street*. Grant that that Is true, and that the respective Jurisdictions of those two city departments are not so defined ns to prevent confusion among themselves, then it would be our Judgment and strong conviction that tbe simple, logical and E roper thing to do would he to shnpo Into armony the now conflicting laws and thus put those two departments to working peacefully and smoothly, each In Its own sciihrati* Jurisdiction. But Mayor Joyner was not content to make that recommendation, and stop there. Hr w.'nf fm ther nti'l rrcoinmemlrd that the election of the city engineer nnd com missioner of public works lie taken out of tb<' bund* of the people nnd given to the mnvor and general council, nnd this, not withstanding the fact that none of tbe fault complained of has been attributed by anybody to the mode of election of those t«o officials. In other words, In his diagnosis Dr. Joy ner has found one trouble, but he has pre scribed n remedy for a wholly different dls- ris- No. Mr. Mayor, the mode of election of those two city officials Is not Involved ‘ ‘his confusion, but, as you stated, the t is with the Incongruity of the laws 'M'oii the n i: 11' • ■ . -'i ■ '1. "" I .'member. y..u further stated they nre so confused that it would take the proverbial 1’blladelpbla lawyer to untangle them. The Journal of Labor, upon general prin ciples, Is unalterably and uncompromisingly opposed to any such program of Mayor Joy* ner. In so far as he recommended the with- pose to go to the legislature and ask the charter he changed without asking the content of the people? Ip not the charter the property of the people? They only have the right to amend, abridge or add to. Mow the mayor and council coo compla cently view such a situation without feeling they are subject to the righteous condemns- tlou of an outraged public we are at a lost to understand. more end more . _ . of small bodies, or organizations of men, and to minimize as far as possible their op- tlfs. and the more they have the more they tfant, and nothing they acquire do they ever give up, unless forced to do so by the soiunx* iiicii unii, nun mum Will! tug limil'I of infamy all those found to be implicated In tbe crime. This Is eminently a day of political re- form, nnd Mayor Joyner could not have really thought seriously upon his recomtuen- dntlon before penning his message to coun cil. Nearly all the representatives of ths peo ple used to be chosen by conventions of delegates, but It has been found necessarr to bring those representatives nearer to the people, whom they represent, and so primaries have become the order or the day. TIi" t*l"'’tli.n of . 11 v nn<I f,unify executive committees by packed and doctored mass meetings, not of the people, but of polltlcnl henchmen of rlngsters trying to control the meetiugs, Is one of the most putrid sores not yet removed from our body politic by the sharp and unerring scalpel of popular wrath. But It always takes a last ktrsw to break a camel's back, nnd If Fulton county Is not now ready after the disgrace and deep humil iation of her last experience In tbe election of her executive committee, to abandon the cooked up mass meeting plan, and adopt .S°u. Mots. But this reform will certain)r come, along with others, nml n, the people look more closely utter their own.nffslrs there will he less and less for the flngster and political jobber to do. No, tho people will nerer permit council to toko from them tho right to choose the city engineer and the commissioner of pub lic works. Again Ths Journal of Labor says NO! Army-Navy Orders MOVEMENT OF VES8ELS. Jutland. glieI4.il festal May; Hnlutatnry lelta tn all , llm the hours ahead will fell In tb. sheaf of peaainx Time. Ue rents of w Olid time, ... .1 eomber shadows which nine alike »•) poor and rich: Will , tb - years of ysnthtttap wheel m |e Winging h.» ... an | weal, he in) stir orb, tells ... ,j# tt—'s-ne.. yeM.ii hells: ihiwH't gifts of ilesr Brews')! I.iosw ilty aims mst--'e brow. —ARNOLD IS. HALL the Atlanta schools, though I ftrant that the Atlanta schools have many able anil conscientious teachers, who do the beat they can In their hamper In* environment*. In some other schools In Georgia means are continu ally Increasing for Insuring ths pupils' physical health and for fitting them for trades. In Atlanta It Is proposed to lessen such opportunities ns already exist. They do this to “cut expense*" and—give Major Slaton In retirement 31.200 a year out of your hard-earned money. They also propose to name a new school for this superintendent. Nn schools have been named for thoa* who started the schools In Atlanta, who used time and brains, without money, In doing the hard pioneer work. No school beam the name of that no ble woman, Laura Haygood. or that of Bernard Malian, pure and polished gentleman, and Atlanta's Ideal first superintendent; nor of Samuel Inman, who has put his hand In his pocket to aid almost every good, public and private, ever done in Atlanta, and has i>een called "Atlanta'e noblest cut set!.'' nor of any other of Atlanta’s great character. . It Is fitting that the name of this school, which la, I think, the first honor ever so accorded In Atlanta, ahoutd be given to Atlanta's noblest and most distinguished cltlxen. 1 warmly approve the auggested name, "The W. F. Slaton School." In a notable address Miss Celeste Par ish. of Athens, says: "I approve of better education In the rural districts; but I firmly believe that In the politics which often rule large city schoole. and In the|r machine ruts, there Is more physical, mentnl and moral In jury to pupils, by far, than In any country schools. 1 have seen the mlnda of children In the New York city pub. lie schoole dying and even dead. Tha life had been literally crushed out of them by unwise methods." How many people In Atlanta have token time to patiently and Impartial ly examine and comare the conditions and methods of the Atlanta public schools with those of other cities of Georgia? There are, 1 understand, about 13.S00 pupils tn the Atlanta/schools, the num ber Increasing yearly. These pupils remain In school about six hours a day. five days In s week, nine months In the year. Where els* will you find such Immense opportunities for devel oping brain will and character? The pupils are of every grade—good, bad and Indifferent. Bright minds and dull ones, weak wills ana strong and vicious wills, neutraj dispositions, re sponsive either to a good or an evil touch—minds possessing splendid possibilities and those possessing for midable and threatening possibilities— where else le the need as great, for not tolerable or second rate education, but the very best known to present sci ence? A distinguished educator. Dr. Draper, says; “In several American cities the board of education Is tb* custodian of ntnr* property, spends more money, ap- points more people to positions and de termines more Important questions lo tion of a leader In 1901.”— Washington Her- lid. "LEFT.* Poor little print**! Poor little kid J Yu srw*w* Poor little chip, I can't hut reel Thst Istrlnx you In old Cn.tlle Would justify A lusty kirk; 'Twos nn iinstnrk— Unfriendly trick! Your father. Jnat A puny thing, A puppet erowned Anil railed n king, And nlek to death! Yonr mother ohe Who never had A rhanee to run Down country lanes, Blue skies shove, Poor little chip! Poor little kid Left hr the stork In old Mndrlil, You'll sraroely see Yonr mn at til. Yonr dad will never Come and full Dowu on tbe floor * To your delight To romp with yon: You're left, all right! , —Houston Pont. NO STAR CHAMBER POLITICS. To the Editor of The Georgian: I am sure that many Atlantans will thank you for your tln\sly editorial. “Let Un Have Fewer Secret Sessions of Public Bodies," though all may not ex press this gratitude In writing. Like yourself. I know of nothing wrong being done by either council, police board or board of education, but know that the "open door” Is better for all parties. We can not read the papers without knowing '.hat graft dearly loves closed doors. As for boards of education. In many places all theta meetings are public, as the publicist and the tax payer have a right to expect. ATLANTA TAXPAYER. Washington, May 2L—The follow ing orders have been Ixsued; Army Orders. Captain Alston Hamilton, coast ar tillery, to Fort Monroe; Lieutenant Colonel John C. Muhlenburg, deputy paymaster general, from Washington to San Francisco as paymaster, Da partment of California; Private (first class) Curtis Johnson, hospital corps, Port Monroe, discharged from the army. Following enlisted men hospital corps, from posts designated to Fort Monroe, thence to Havana on June 1: Privates James L. Frodge .and Frank lin Porter, general hospital. Washing ton barracks; Private (first class) William H. McKinney, hospital corps, general hospital, Washington barracks, discharged from the army; First Ser geant Walter J. Lynch, troop A, Fifth cavalry, placed upon retired list. Following enlisted, hospital corps, from depot of recruits and casuals. Fort McDowell, to station* designated; Sergeant (first class) Frank O. Nlco- demus, to Fort McHenry; Sergeants William Lederer and Charles P. Phipps, to Fort Jay; Corporal Richard \V. Ballard, signal corpt, headquar ters, Department of California, San Francisco, to Milwaukee, reporting to Lieutenant General Arthur -McArthur. Major John S. Grisard, retired, from Cuba to his home, Louisville; First Lieutenant George 31. Holley, Fourth Infantry, from detail aa captain. Twen ty-eighth company, Philippine scouts, to his regiment; Private Samuel I. Gosper, company K. Seventh infantry. Fort McPherson, transferred to com- pany K. Seventeenth Infantry, station ed at that post. Corporal Robert J>. Metcalf, band. Tenth Infantry, discharged without honor from the army by commanding officer, Fort William H. Sstvard, Alas ka, on account of Imprisonment under sentence of a civil court; Lieutenant Colonel Francis H. Hardle, Fifteenth cavalry, to that portion Fifteenth cav alry stationed In Cuba. Naval Orders. Civil Engineer P. L. Reed, detached naval station, Olongapo, to navy yard, 3fare Island, tor special tempoarry duty, thence home, wait orders; Civil Engineer C. A. Carlson, detached navy department, to naval station, Olonga- po. June I; Warrant Machinist W. Herseberg, warranted; Paymaster’s Clerk L. S. Abbott, appointed for duty on Florida. Movements of Vessels. ARRIVED—May IS, Triton, at Nor folk; Tennessee, at Provincetown; Sandoval, at navy yard, New York; Concord, at Pagoda anchorage; Chi cago, at Sandlego; Dubuque, at Guan tanamo. May 19, Stewart and Yank ton, at North River; Eagle, at Guan tanamo; Marcellus, at Baltimore: Chattanooga,. at Shanghai; Wasp, at Mobile. May 20, Helena, at Amoy. HAILED—May 18, Yorktown, from Punta Arenas, Costa Rica, for Pana ma; Denver and Cleveland, from Tompklnsvllle for Gibraltar; Rocket, from Norfolk for Indian Head and Washington; Wilmington, from Shang hai for Nanking; Saturn, from Mare Island for Sandlego; Stewart, from Norfolk for North River. May 19, Du buque, from Guantanamo for San Juan; Yanktown, from navy yard, N. Y„ for North River; Boston, from San dlego for Mare Island; Preble, from Sandlego for Magdalena Bay; Helena, from Swatow for Amoy. May 20, Alexander, from Cavite for Chefoo. THE CALL OF THE KINO. SILVICOLA. From the realm of writers, From the chemists' deni, From meadows nnd mountains, From valleys and fena. Where fairies of color I'onveno to rejoice And whlaper in waters With nature's voice. From fields of roses In sunlit France Where Flora's guests Hold dreamy dance. From the cloud drlit deep. From tho wandering wind. From tho precipice steep; From garlands ami temples, From bnttlemonts high, From changeful ocean. From tho eounil of a sigh: From song or from laughter, From hlrth-bed or grave. From glory or gloom. From grotto or wave; From illenop or sound. From faultlops or fatso. From pain or from pleasure, From dirge or from waltz; From tolling or resting. From deals I or dnuht. From grief of the loser. From tho victor's shout; From the rain drops nnd roses, Frotq starlight of dawn, From ensende and canon Or green-swarded lawn, From mesa nnd moonbeam. From whirl-of tho snow. From rooks nnd from rivers That steadily flow. Is the ninny-toned voice tlf evolutions choice, •Tls the cull of th^K^ B HALL IVuderfras*, On. A lor#r of thu irtlal iroodl*nd Graced by divinity'* hand. Rail rooms of rlebent ro*#*. Outranklujr green bon*e post**. An arrfa of orthld* all vtiperb In the foreat** dnram-autrarb. Tbo droom-dune* of Uryad-queent. Tho color scheme* gold* and green*. Bank* of bennty liockon me To tbe urlldtrood sweetly free. Where tbe pipe of Pan Is hoard. All else seem* to 14 absurd: For In some sequestered glade Wo may sue Plato*'* shade. And fairy form* with tarntmarineu May treat ns to sweet nectarines. In tbe fane of natnra where Honeysuckle Alls the air And tbe streets of Jessamine Klost to greet tb** voice of vine. - . ' -ARNOLD B., HALL. •udergTasfs Ga. 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