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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY, MAY 2>\ II 7 GEORGIA REPUBLICANS are Mad a t roosevelt ; READY TO MAKE WAR Chairman of League Sends Hot Mes sage. War la on, and It la a red hot one at (hat! i ' • A fight to the knife, and the knife to the hilt to see that no federal officer, regardless of hla past party affiliations, ■hall be elected as a delegate from this ■outhern section." That Is the slogan of T. M. Blodgett, rhalrman of the executive committee, Republican ^State League of Georgia. So, rhalrman Blodgett and Postmas ter Blodgett are not Identical. Post master Blodgett would hardly go on record with as caloric an arraignment of President Roosevelt as Chairman Blodgett has just Issued. The statement Is a pippin. It opens up very heatedly. After setting forth the generally accepted fact that noth ing Is so agitating to the mind of every loyal Republican now as the next nominee of the party. Chairman Blod gett hands President Roosevelt this one: “Sole Owner of Party." "Many names have been mentioned and the socalled leaders and federal office-holders have lined up under the bannw of Roosevelttsm and are to a man favorable to the nomination of Taft, Root or whoever Is presented through the dictation of the present ad ministration, domineered and controlled by that_erratlo_stntesman from Mew Tork who believes he Is the sole owner and possessor of the Republican party and its principles.” That's only an opener. There's plen ty more, In a statement covering over a column. Chairman Blodgett says there Is no doubt that federal office holders will espouse the cause of Roosevelt or ignomlnlously submit to his dictation, and he points out that now Is the time for loyal and unafraid Republicans to unite In overthrowing this oligarchy. Every state In the South, he declares, should organise along the line of his Republican league. He says that "this dictation by the president Is wrong and has a tendency to degrade every hon est man who Is allied with It More over, It will prevent an honest expres sion In the selection of delegates to the next national convention." Hitchcock's Visit He points out as paramount Indica tions of the president's activity to nail down the nomination for his favorite, the visit to the South of Assistant Postmaster Hitchcock, and the selec tlon of ex-Senator Marlon Butler, of North Carolina, to round up the South ern delegates. Chairman Blodgett says efforts to separate the "black and Illy white” ele ment is like Don Quixote charging the windmill; that It can never materlllxe. No separation of the blacks and whites In political Issues Is possible or feasible. He says that “the Republican league will be pledged to support no candidate favorable to the present administra tion or the so-called policies It has en deavored to carry Into execution.” Then this: “Many known and outspoken Demo crats, luko-warm Republicans and pro fessional ward-heelers have been ap pointed to office and given control of ON CENTRAL Train Leaves 1 Track and Rolls Down an Enbankment. C? respectable ele- Tlodgett says that all past lights over this Issue will pale Into wan and Insipid bouts aa compared with the merry shindy now coming. ‘The bit terest fight since the organisation of the party will bo fought In the selec tion of the delegates to the next nation al convention and no federal office holder should he permitted to represent this section,” he concludes. He says that the Republican forces In the South are falling off under the dictation of such men aa Roosevelt, and unless the fight to the death Is made, the party will crumble to noth- So opens up the famous old struggle for the Republican delegations from the South. It Is not new. Every four years the country has a treat In seeing the wrangle. Special to The Georgian. Opelika, Ala. May 21.—Thirty pas sengers were Injured In a wreck at the Central of Georgia railroad, Camp Hill, Ala., at noon yesterday. While rounding a curve at Buck Creek fill, and traveling thirty miles an hour, passenger train. Mo. 2, from Birmingham to Columbus, flew the rails and two' passenger coaches tumbled down the embankment. The engine and two baggage cars were not de railed. The train was crowded with pas sengers and It Is regarded as almost miraculous that there was not a great loss of life. The list of Injured are: Mrs. C. F. White, an old lady, of Bir mingham, hip and leg badly cub Captain A. J. Crumpler, Central freight conductor, back, head a hurt Miss Adelaide D. Vorak, Cleveland, Ohio, arm cut and bruised. Gus Town, Dolamlte, Ala, bruised. R. H. Walters, Morley, Mich., slight ly bruised. M. E. Rawls, Buena Vista, Ga., face and scalp badly cut. Arthur Turner, Phoenix City, Ala., both hands cut. Frank Bush, Anniston, Ala., scalp cut. Rev. L. A. Holmes, Bessemer Ala., sllghb shoulder and left ankle sprained. L. C. Hunsucker, Sylacauga, Ala., back and hip hurt. J. D. Monroe, Birmingham, Ala., arm cut and sprained. W. E. McIntosh, Opelika, Ala., right ear and left leg Injured. W. E. McClure, Birmingham, Ala, head cut and bruised. Mrs. G. B. Adams, Alexander City, Ala., bruised. The most seriously Injured among the negro paasengelu were: • Amanda Smith, Opelika, Ala, badly bruised. Minnie Bennett, Camp Hill, Ala., bad ly bruised. Helen Wilson, Columbus, Ga, badly bruised. Rev. J. J. Chisolm, Opelika, Ala, hip dislocated. John Matthews, Columbus, Ga, bad ly bruised. B. Poole, Camp Hill. Ala, badly COMPULSORY EDUCATION LAW IS NEEDED TO SAVE THE CHILDREN OF GEORGIA Women Are Working Hard to Secure Its Passage. Compulsory education In the atate of Georgia la an assured fact. It Is coming as surely as fate, for the woman of this state are behind the movement. When that body of energetic and In defatlgable workers begins It Is time for the opposition to call a truce, or frank ly come forward and acknowledge an unconditional surrender. Opposition there Is to overcome, and obstacles there are to surmount, bat this the woman realise, and they are preparing for war In times of peace. At a meeting of the Georgia branch of the Southern Association of College Women, held Monday afternoon at the Georgia Tech, the tint gun was flred, and thsre will be stirring times In Georgia until the day of compulsory education comes to pass. Ths meeting was not so notable In point of attendance, but the amount of enthusiasm manifested by those who were on hand ts the kind that becomes contagious For about two hours thd audience listened td Interesting speech es delivered by both women and men, and while no definite action was tak en, the meeting being held mere ly for the purpose of discussing the question, the movement took such shape that when the next tegtsature meets a bill will be drawn up and pre sented to the legislative body with the request that It be passed. Miss Landrum Presides The meeting Monday afternoon .was called to order at 1:45 o'clock and In the absence of the president, Mrs War ren Boyd, Miss Grace Landrum, presi dent of the Southern Association of WITH FAVOR HIGH’S. HIGH’S. HIGH’S. Opposition Shown by Prominent Decatur Citizens. bruised. . John Murphy, Columbus Os, leg, face and head bruised. Rev. B. W. Willis Camp Hill, Ala., back and hip badly sprained. Charles Knowles Birmingham, AIs, shoulder broken and leg bruised. Lambert Gardner, colored train por ter, shouj'er broken. Engineer J. A. McDougald was unin jured. KNOTZ CHOSEN GRAND SECRETARY Special to Tha Georgian. Columbus. Ga, May 21.—The Grand Encampment of Odd Fellowi elected officers as fallows: Grand patriarch, C. W. Parr, of Athens; grand high priest, E. L. White, of Macon; grand senior warden, E. A. Bangham; grand scribe, J. S. Tyson, of Savannah; grand treasurer, A, L. Konts of Atlanta; grand Junior warden, W411lam McCor mick, of Fltxgerald; grand representa tive. J. L. Bass, of Rome. The only contest was over the elec tion of Mr. Bass. College Women, pr< who spoke on the compulsory education were Mrs. El len Foster, of Washington; Professor K. G. Matheson, president of Tech; Walter O. Cooper, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, and F. L. See ly, publisher of The Georgian. Mrs. Foster, who has been commis sioned by President Roosevelt to inves tigate the Industrial conditions In the country, talked most Interestingly of the result of her labors. She has spent much time in the South, and In addi tion to Investigating the Industrial con ditions t hss looked Into educational conditions as well. Mrs. Foster's Address, find that the Industrial Is ■o closely related to the educational.” said Mrs. Foster, "that I find It Im possible to study the one without hav ing to Investigate the other. My study of the problems In the South has been most satisfactory and when I return to Washington I shall tell the president that I have seen the arid deserts of the West blossom and bloom like the Rose of Sharon; that I have seen the East spring Into abundant .life under tha lmpejus of advancing civilization, but that nowhere have 1 seen the rain bow of promise shining with more en trancing brilliance than It shines tn the South today.” Coming from a Northern woman, who vlewa Southern conditions from tha Northerner's point of view, the en couraging words of Mrs. Foster were accepted aa a most hopeful Indication of the strides which the new South Is making toward the accomplishment of the Ideals of the old. A startling Illustration of the apathet ic attitude occupied by the South In Active steps looking toward a de cision on the question of annexing the various suburbs of Atlanta to form a greater city, have been taken at mass meetings held In two suburbs and by delegations before the annexation com mittee. That some of the suburbs will favor the annexation proposition. If equitable terms are offered, there Is little doubt, but It.la also apparent that some of the Important towns of tho adjacent terri tory will oppose a movement looking toward bringing them Into the clty'a corporate limits. Decatur and Kirkwood, two of the municipalities which It Is proposed to annex to .Atlanta, showed their wil lingness to entertain a fair proposition from Atlanta at mass meetings Mon- . day night, by appointing each a com- ■resldsd Those. mlt, e« ot three to negotiate with the TCBiaeU. I IIUHP I tea notation city extension executive committee, question ox The meetlng . at Decatur waa at the court house and was largely at tended. While the great majority fa vored annexation, there were a number there who opposed It, and the debate between the two sides was warm at times Colonel Howell Erwin, T. C. Mason, N. P. Pratt, George Pratt, C. D. McKin ney, J. H. Green and Dr. J. H. Goss spoke In favor of annexation. . » Representative Murphy Candler, <>l DeKalb, led the opposition, and said . . . Sale of . . . Children’s Dresses Children’s $1.50, $1.75, $2.00 and $2.25 WASH DRESSES (Second Floor) This special sale Chil dren's Dresses should and will bring a crowd of eager mothers here tomorrow. The lot as advertised con sists of broken lines (and few soiled) Children’s 1.50 to $2.00 Washable Dresses of Dress Ginghams, Per cales and Figured Batistes in light and dark styles. These pretty Dresses are in Russian Blouse, two-piece, and Sailor models; a few white Lace and Embroid ery-trimmed Dresses and others. They are great bargains' at the price. On sale after 8:30. While they last .$1.23 to egard to Industrial and educational de velopment aa compared with other atates, waa given by President K. Matheson, of Tech. President Matheson Speaks, short while ago,” said Profes sor Matheson, "a gentleman came to see me who Is a member of a commis sion appointed by the legislature of Massachusetts to Investigate the re sources and Industrial conditions of the 8outh, and see what the people here are doing to develop them. They are doing this In order that Massachu setts may train and develop her chil dren with a view ^o sending them here Aim for this store and you’ll hit the bull’s-eye of correct fashions for men You can’t miss perfect clothes-satis- faction if you choose your new suit from our Rogers, Peet & Co. and Hart, Schafif- ner & Marx lines. Come and see the new patterns in most fashionable fabrics—exclusive novel ties that even the highest price custom tailors can’t duplicate. We promise to fit you perfectly. Two and Three-Piece Suits ' $15 to $40. Daniel Bros. Co. L, J. DANIEL, President. 45-47-49 Peachtree Street Copyrigh: 1907 b? Hu; Scteffner ij Muz to develop our own J. sources at our very doors. ■ "This gentleman rrankly told me that they Intend to beat us at our own game. We are easy-going and more or leas lazy, and whUe our children are Idle Massachusetts will be giving hers an industrial and technical edu cation, and they will distance us In the race of life.” As an Illustration of the marvelous resources of the South, and the crying need of technical and Industrial de velopments In order that these re sources may be developed. Walter G. Cooper said: Wonderful Resources, "A few days ago 1 had an Interview with Dr. Cameron, of the Vnlted States department of agriculture, who hae been In the South Inveetlgatlng the reeourcee of thle eectlon aa compared with othera ot tha Union, and he laid: “If a Chinese wall were built around the Piedmont eectlon, and It It were totally laolated. from the rest of the world, the Piedmont eectlon would be better able to eustaln Itself than any section In the world." .Mr. Cooper showed the necessity for compulsory education and declared that out of 500,000 or 800,000 children In Georgia of' school age only about 400.000 are In school. Mr. Cooper ex tensively discussed the relation of In dustrial efficiency to education and showed that the amount of production In many states Is out of proportion to the Illiteracy. Mr. Seely discussed at length the In dustrial and educational conditions In Georgia and gave a number of statis tics showing the need of some meas ure which will compel tha boys and girls of Georgia who are of school age to get an education before the school age passes. He compared the propor tion of children of Georgia who are In school with the proportion of other states and demonstrated the fact that Georgia Is woefully behind In this mat ter. In Georgia only 25 out of 100 boys from the ages of 6 to 8 are In school,” dsdarsd Mr. Seely, “while In Missouri 50 out of 100 are In school, and In Iowa 57 out of every 100. It Is ap parent that something must be done If we would keep the educational stand ard of Georgia on a level with that of other states." ■ Some Interesting statistics, compiled by Mrs. Warren Boyd, were read to the association by Miss Grace Lan drum. acting president, which were aa follow's: In twelve counties, over 20 per cent of the native bom white voters are Il literate. Fifty-nix per cent of all the negro voters of the atate are Illiterate; Geor gia children, 10 to 14 years (Including both white and black), are 22.7 per cent Illiterate; are thirty-lour time* as illiterate as the children of Massachu setts; are sixty-seven times as Illiter ate as the chlldrep of Nebraska. In Augusta, Ga., the native bom white children are more Illiterate Chan the native bom white children In any other city tover 25,000 population) In the United States. The native born white children of At lanta rank fourth lowest In the United States In such Illiteracy. Atlanta ha* a higher per capita wealth than Cincinnati, but thirty-four time* a* great a proportion of Illiteracy among her native born while children. Each year In Oeorgla about 14.000 young people are passing, totally Il literate. beyond the school age, and hence beyond the possible rend) of anv future compulsory education act. "We need, tve must have compul- story education law*. We must re move the stigma upon tlie state and elites. We must educate those who, under a democratic government, will some day become our master*. We must unseal, were It but in pity, the thousands of little minds that else are forever closed to the record of dally fad, to the greatest dreams that liave been dreamed, to all that has come vis ibly to us from the millions of minds that have groped with thought through tho long centuries of the old world's history. The meeting adjourned at :> o'clock and the ladles of the association, con ducted by Professor Matheson, took a trip through the various departments of the Tech and viewed the work which Is being accomplished there. Uiat. as a member of the UftsS'K*, Visit our Popular Children's Department, on Second Floor, for Chil> dren’s and Infants’ Dresses, Muslin Underwear, Hats, Caps, Bonnets, Slippers, Socks, Flannels, Knit Underwear, etc., eto. J. M. HIGH CO. he would vote against It. J. L. Rams- peck and J. S. Howard also spoke against annexation. Mr. Candler declared that he opposed the annexation of Decatur to Atlanta for personal reasons, for Decatur and for DeKalb county. He stated that residents had gone to Decatur to escape city taxation, and that there would be confusion between the. two counties. The prohibition law of DeKalb afid the latvs of Fulton would be In constant conflict. He would vpte. against an nexation l\the stale legislature. A motion to appoint the committee of three, one to represent the mass meet ing, one the vicinity around Decatur, and one to represent council, was adopted. Tha following Is the commit tee: Tom Cooper, Decatur; Will Ans- ley, adjacent territory; J. L. Ramspeck, council. At Kirkwood. The mass meeting In the auditorium of the Kirkwood school house was even more enthusiastic than that at Decatur, although there was also some opposi tion at Kirkwood to the annexation. J. C. Branan waa elected chairman and T. K. Aron secretary of the meet ing: Dr. C. M. Donaldson started the fire works by Introducing a resolution say ing It Is the desire of the cltlxens to be annexed before 1810, provided It can be effected In fairness and equity, and providing further that a committee of seven be appointed to negotiate with the Atlanta city extension executive committee. The committee was later changed to three. Dr. Donaldson spoke at length In fa vor of hla resolution, but declared that the present rate of taxation In Decatur should not be Increased for a term of years. His speech wo* applauded freely. , Mayor Dunwoody. F. A, Bate* and W. C. Cousin* spoke In favor of the re*olullon. and J. W. Miller declared he opposed It. The resolution via* adopted, and the following committee was elected nt the inas* meeting: I,. J. I’asaels, P. 8. Dunlap and H. F. Emory. Are First to Act. Decatur and Kirkwood were the first two municipalities to appoint a com mittee with power to negotiate. In ac cordance with the request of the exec utive committee. In a motion adopted Monday, when the committee met with the mayor* and reprc*entattve» of the municipalities. The motion tva* made by Clark How ell. after all the mayor* and represen tatives hail reported, and It was learned that the sentiment of Kirkwood. Edge- wood. Battle Hill, Decatur, East Point and East Atlanta, representing a popu latlon of about 12,000 and taxable val ues of nearly 55,000,000, were favorable to annexation. Representing Decatur at the meeting Monday morning were the following: Mayor John A. Montgomery and the following citizens: C. B. McGinnis, L. J. Steel, Dr. J. H. Goes. William H. Ans- ley, J. W. Mayeon, M. I. Stone, C. D. McKenney. W. F. Pattlllo, J. Howell Greco. O. U. Scott and Howell Erwin. College Park wae represented.by the mayor, Dr. C. M. Curtle. Representing Edgewnod were the mayor, O. N. Brown, and two members of the common council, Lee Hagan and C. W. Smith. R. F. Thompson and Al derman John D. Humphries represent ed East Point. Mayor J. 8. Dunwoody spoke for Kirkwood; M. M. Anderson and J. E. Babb, for Battle Hill; J. Thomas Wel- llam, for East Atlanta, and Lee Doug las, Eugene R. Black, C. J. Haden and others, for Brookwood. Favorably Inclined, All reported that the sentiment of their municipalities and communities were favorable to annexation on fair terms, but the delegation from Brook- wood, which protested against that Community being taken in. The following condensed statements give a fair Idea of how the suburbs look upon annexation; . Mayor Dunwoody, Kirkwood: "While I can not say positively Just what the sentiment of the people Is, for the reason that they have nover given public expreislon, I can state that It appears favorable to annexation.” C. W. Smith, Edgewood: "We have from between 2,700 to 2,000 population and are growing rapidly. The taxa ble Value now reaches about 21,000,- 000. We have a great public school and our total bonded Indebtedness Is 125.008. Wo want to come U we can on a fair basis .and equitable terms." M. if. Anderson, Battle Hill: “We have had no public meeting a* yet, but the aentimeht seems favorable. There ls, of course, some unfavorable senti ment, but this could be silenced If proper terms were made. We have no bonded indebtedness. Our population Is from 1,000 to 1.200." Mayor Montgomery. Decaturr "The people seem to favor the extension, but the mas* meeting will bring nut the true *entlment better than I ran tell lt. Our taxable values Is 5550,000. not including'school property. Our popu lation I* 2.600. The tout bonded' In debtedness I* 144.000.”' R. F. Thompson. East Point: "The people of East Point favor the pro posed extehslon. provided they can get what they think Is falrand right. Our population, conservatively estimated. Is 4,600. not Including those who work lo the factories near by. Our taxable value reaches nearly 12,000,000, and our total Indebtedness Is ot which <2,000 Is now In the sinking fund." J. Thomas Welllam, East Atlanta: "We are not incorporated, but wo ace overwhelmingly In favor of being takrjn In Greater Atlanta. 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