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TIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
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JOHN TEMPLE CRAVES. Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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t* own ga* and electric light plant*.
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Oyster Bay la worthy of a lovelier
name.
Paragrapher Nevln. of The Washing
ton Herald, Is becoming a confirmed
theater-goer. Having as much lun as
possible In this world, you see.
Since neither the president, the gov
ernor nor the orators said "Cut It
Out,” there seems nothing left In the
current column for the paragraphic
hoax but to "cut It ant,"
Greater Atlanta Is evidently galling
the complacency of some of Its sister
eltles.
Memphis may aa well brace up for
the shock of Atlanta's population.
One might Infer that the people of
Oklahoma are seeing red, from the
Cry "Gore wins." Gore, however, la
only a man.
Dr. Wiley li a persistent nmn. He
(a now trying to lift the cover on the
Pie Trust
The Atlanta Sucker Club Is proba
bly a small working model of the fake
mining and other get-rich-qulck
schemes. The only difference ts that
the one Is In pure fun. the other a
swindle pure and simple.
The newspaper headline "Daniel's
Comet Seen Again” has no reference
to Senator John B. Daniel's presiden
tial boom.
Since the new pure food Inw went
Into effect real vanilla beans nro used
In the extract once more. For years
prior to tbat vanilla beans were not
very much In flavor with the manufac
turers.
The Houston Post says wearing
large bats In church by the ladles
tends to keep the men away. There
fore The Post Is a Arm advocate of
large beta In church.
An Illinois man hat grown a straw
berry tree. Matters not high It goes.
It cannot compete with the stories
(bout Texas strawberries.
Vhp Washington Herald hea a booth
pt Jamestown In which Paragrapher
Kevin Is exhibiting some of the finest
specimens of Trenton-llmestone-flavor-
ed-Potom&c shad.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIA* AND NEWS.
ytu.suAi, JUNK IT, tw».
An exchange says the government Is
hot after the powder trust. It. Is to
be hoped that there wilt be no fric
tion.
The Pullman company Insists that
it has the right to fix Its own rates, as
ft is not a common carrier. Wc will
let tt go at tbat If somebody will only
regulate the Pullman porter.
Michigan has a "Tip” also, but It’s
dollars to doughnuts that the Michigan
"Tip" Isn't ss flno a fellow as Geor
gia's Csptaln "Tip" Harrison.
Whtuever money is needed for
church work it seems always to be
forthcoming, and In large quantity.
Csar Nicholas has jnst fired the
second douma. Things must he done
) according to the emperor's ideas or
notf at all.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE NEXT TERM.
The country generally believes the president to be sincere in his ex
pressed unwillingness to be a candidate for another term In the White
House.
Mr. Roosevelt evidently means what he says. There Is nothing to
be deBlred In the way of fame or advantage In being president agatji, un
der a Republican nomination. He has won international reputo. He
has established a great character throughout the world. The senate
or the Panama canal would doubtless be an acceptable change of ac
tivity and fully agreeable to the president's persona) tastes.
But The -Washington Herald boldly and emphatically pointed out last
Thursday tbat It was for the people and not for any Individual to choose
a president and leaned to the view tbat the people wanted Mr. Roosevelt
for president snd intended to have him. It is a notable fact that the press
of both parties continues to exploit the Man of Oyster Bay as the only
real figure In the situation, and there Is not a genuine boom for any man
in the entire Republican rank.
It Is remarkable the unanimity of public opinion upon the one central
and essential fact that If the president should be again a candidate nobody
else in the party has a chance. This prevalent opinion Is In Itself a
tribute of wonderful significance.
Unless Mr. Bryan has been grossly misquoted, he himself would de
cline to run against Mr. Roosevelt, and In that declaration pays tribute
both to the desirability and the Invincibility of h!s -res* contemporary.
Tho latest public utterances of the president at Jamestown have
fixed him even more closely and powerfully In sympathy with those Dem
ocratic Ideas which are close to the life and prosperity of the people. It
Is Indeed a far step from Republican party traditions when Mr. Roosevelt
proclaims his advocacy of an Income tax and an Inheritance tax, than
which no other measures look more nearly to the greet end of compelling
selfish wealth to hear Its full part In the burdena and expenses of the gov
ernment.
And with a consummate stroke of politics, Mr. Roosevelt In taking
strong ground for the employer's liability net, has gone far to cure any
recent malcontents In the ranks of labor and will doubtless have the
full strength of the employees of the country behind him.
Thero Is really very little left of the Democratic platform which Mr.
Roosevelt has not absorbed, sod tbe shreds of Individuality are altogether
too slender and brittle to weave a now declaration of Individual princi
ples. Qovcrnment ownership and the Initiative and referendum make up
tho remaining Ideas on which Mr. Bryan will hare to work op the party
organisation Into coherent enthusiasm.
It Is doubtful If tbe country has had In fifty years a, better Democratic
president than Theodore Roosevelt. Certainly no man has ever so reso
lutely and so consistently given the people so square a deal la every way.
And If there Is any better Democracy than in giving the 'people a
square deal, we have yet to discern it .
Perhaps after all the conslderatlon'tbat may be brought to bear on his
attitude toward another term, will be the question of bla duty toward
the completion and the conservation of the great thlngB which the presi
dent now has so happily under way.
Who else can do these things so well Or promise so much to their
completion?
This Is the unanswered question that may decide the next adminis
tration of the government. \
METHODISM’S GREAT DAY.
If any skeptic bo Inclined to question the continuing Hold of Chris
tianity upon tbe human mind and Its high and dominant note In tblB
our civilization, he has only to renow his confidence In the light of
scenes like that of 8undny In the Methodist churches of Atlanta.
Beyond the glory to the great organization which stood behind It, tbe
results of Sunday In tho Methodist churches give a distinct Impetus to
the might snd power of tho Christian religion throughout the country, and
revitalizes the energy and tho hope of Christian men and women every
where.
It In not wonderful that these Methodists are holding their own
and growing ns a great missionary and evangelical church. They al
ways rise to the needB of their great denomination and their hands are
as ready to give aa their eyos to water and their lips to pray. The Meth
odist church has always been most peculiarly a church of the heart, a
church of great feelings nnd a church whose emotions never fall to reach
Its pocket nerve.
Cortalnl.v the gront organization of John Wesley vindicated Its eter
nal youth and eternal'vitality In the responso made for the Wesley Memo
rials In the Sunday services, Two hundred and three thousand dollars In
a single day given to the cause of Methodist charities In Atlanta. Fif
teen thousand dollars given as a quiet and incidental corollary to*tH5
great work of Dr. Broughton; munificent contribution poured Into the
boxes of tho Episcopal churches, Joined to tbe regular stream Into the
revenues of the other denominations, raado of Sunday a day of glorious
giving that Is Indicative to glorious living yet to come.
There can ho no question after this beginning, of the complete real
ization of what these great Methodist people have set out to do.
And the way In which thoy went about doing It can find no other ex
planation than that offered by Major Hdb Guinn, who credits It "purely
to tho unseen power of (ho Risen Lord.”
Tho whole Christian community of Georgia and of the South la tho
beneficiary of tho magnificent spirit of loyalty which the Methodists have
shown to their churches and to tbelr great enterprises.
Let no man doubt that this la a Christian land and that never beforo
have tho forces of Christianity beeu more loyal, more definite, moro prac
tical and moro magnificently devoted In heart and in purse to the cause
of the Maiter than they are in this year of grace 1907.
"OYSTER BAY?" -
The home mado famous by the residence of the most famous of our
presidents Is worthy of a better name.
The sheet of water le one of tbe loveliest In tho world. Not Capri lu
Italy nor Naples itself Is more gently beautiful than that fine ex
panse of silver water fringed by tho stately slopes of Long Igland, and
crowned with tho splendid residences of wealth and culture which dot
the hlllsldos with noble pile* and sweeping lawns of velvet green.
The name Is Insignificant and worse than plebeian, tt amelia of fish
wives and chowder and clambakes and rotting shells. It smells of oys
ter boats and rowdies and roustabouts, and rcd-glllcd fishes and red
necked fishermen, and there la not In all Its suggestions a flavor of dignity
and quiet and literature and romance and statesmanship and art
Are thero not tn the ripe red vocabulary of New York, among the
names of the Indians or even of the Knickerbockers, some word that
would better epitomize the rare and placid beauties of this lovely bay?
The oyster la so soft, so slick, so squshy, and so altogether un-
Rooseveltian in Its sound and significance.
In the name of all tbat Is respectful and appropriate, wa would sug
gest to New Yorkers to change the name of the president's body of water'
and to revise the geography far enough to permit Sagamore HUI to
rise above something better and more resonant than ' Oyster Bay."
Japan needs five billion franca and
Is likely to get the loan from France.
The French. In return, arc to get a
guarantee for lndo-Cblna.
Secretary Taft says he has fully re
covered from his recent Indisposition.
He Is out In North Dakota now meet-
In’ the boys.
HAPPY TIME8 DOWN SOUTH.
From The Washington Herald.
Hays The Atlanta Georgian:
■•Watermelons—the first of the ste
in and a carload of them—rotted In
from South Georgia Monday afternoon,
and the hearts of the people are glad.
"As soon as the fruu train stopped
tn Atlanta ttu- news was noised abroad
that the fruit of all fruits was about
to be placed on the market, and an
Interested Ijuneh of pickaninnies and
other street urchin* followed the deliv
ery wagon to North Broad street, where
the watermelons were placed on sale.”
If Kay Htannard Baker desires to
study the negroes In the South at thciJ'
happiest-as he already seems to hale
studied them at their unhapplest—let
him now hie Goorglnward and abide
there a while. The summer of the
negro's entire content Is at hand, and
the season when the wicked cease from
troubling and the race problem ta at
rest has dawned below Mason and Dix
on's line. »
Great and abiding love of the water
melon—yos. even high regard and pro
found respect—Is the one touch of aa-
turo that makes all Dixie kin. The
negroee all love the melon, and the
whites are not above It, as they say
down there. It ushers In the dreamtlme
of the alleged benighted African and
presages the bursting Into bloom of a
vision of his earthly paradise. The
watermelon season grows and expand!
serenely and amid restful calm, and It
glides Into the 'possum period, with
ripening persimmons, luscious sweet
potatoes, and froet-klsaed pumpkins
Ilka a deep-river on Its way to tho geo.
Tho watermelon levels rank anq sta
tion and brings to a common ground
of understanding two races that are
progreeslng very nicely, aide by side,
despite the sgitatlon concerning their
r ..ilInn* which exists hundreds of
ntllet away. From tho time the first
FOR THE SAKE OF DEMOCRACY
BRING REAL MEN TO THE FRONT
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I note that “The Georgian stands for
Atlanta's owning Its own gas and elec
tric light plants, as It now owns Its
waterworks.” and that, with some
mental reservation as to when the city
shall assume ownership, The Georgian
seems to favor city ownership of the
street railways.
May a Jeffersonian Democrat con
elude from these statements that there
la really one newspaper In the great
South that honestly and fearlessly ad
vocates the Democratic principle of
public ownership of public utilities, os
distinguished from the Republican Idea
of private monopoly of all publlo (ran
chlses and rlghts-of-way?
While I am well aware that the rank
and file of the Democracy of the South
still believe In the fundamental princi
ples of Democracy, I have observed that
the rank and file have but little more
Influence than the negroes tn shaping
affairs political. And from rather close
observation of editorial utterances and
statements from great Southern Demo
cratic leaders like Senator Bailey, of
Texas, and Hon. John Sharp Williams,
of Mississippi, I had about reached tho
roneluslon that the solid South was
Irrevocably committed "politically" to
the Republican doctrine of corporatton-
Ism. pure and simple—absolute corpor-
atlon ownership of the people's high
ways, waterways, streets, alleys, mar
ket places, pipe line ways, telephone and
telegraph franchises, etc. I have feared
that, and wondered If, The Memphis
Commercial-Appeal fairly voiced the
sentiments of the leading Southern
Democratic politicians In stating edi
torially that, "Wa are utterly opposed
to state nnd municipal ownership of
every public utility that can be man
aged by private corporations."
With this sort of stuff passing un
challenged aa Southern Democratic sen
timent and with sections of the South
upholding the doctrine of protective
tariff, the thought forces Itself on the
mind, Has the South entirely lost sight
of and departed from the fundamental
principles of philosophic Democracy?
Is It given over body and soul to the
doctrlnei of Republican commercialism
and corporate greed? Have we noth
ing left but a hypocritical attitude on
the negro question to distinguish South
ern Democracy from the Republican
corporation ‘thievery and stock Jobbery
of Wall street, New York?
So honest Democrat can for on* mo-
ment confound the Democratic princi
ple of public ownership of public utili
ties with the Socialistic doctrine of col
lective ownership or control of private
property, or with the Republican Idea
of private monopoly of everything In
sight, public and private.
Talk about Socialism! Why. Hon.
John Sharp Williams' fear of "negro
domination," "centralization at Wash
ington" und cMexIcanlzutlon of this re
public" Is truly touching! Doesn’t he
know that Democratic communities
owned and operated their own public
highways and other public utilities
hundreds and perhaps thousands of
years before the word Socialism was
Coined, and before such a thing os a
private corporation for pecuniary profit
was ever dreamed of by highly Imagi
native and readily approachable legis
lators of the modern brand? Does he
think he can scaro honest, thinking
Democrats, South, North, East or West,
Into treachery to their own principles
and Into support of the political
schemes of the Harrlmans. the Hills
and the Morgans by this sort of cheap-
John talk? Even that colossal speci
men of Impenetrable egotism and ada
mantine assurance, Ralley, hns been
recently forced to a thorough realisa
tion of the fact that all Democrats are
not either rascals or fools—even In
Texas.
Merciful Father, give us men! And.
for the sake of the Democracy of the
fathers, bring "the real men of the South
to tho front In these trying times for
Democratic principle!
Mr. Bryan may be slightly In error
In advocating Federal ownership of "a
few trunk lines" of railroad, but he
Is eternally right In his advocacy of
stale (not Federal) ownership of these
public utilities within the boundaries
of the respective states. Public own
ership of all public utilities, ns distin
guished from private monopoly there
of, Is the true, the democratic and the
only logical and constitutional solution
of the railroad problem and Its related
problems. But state and municipal
ownership (not Federal) Is public own-
ershtp.
Mr. Williams and Mr. Bailey well
know that If the cities of Georgia
owned their own waterworks, electric
plants, telephones, etc., and If the state
of Georgia owned and operated Its own
Improved public highways, known as
railways, there would be no danger
whatever of “negro domination" In that
state with respect to these conven
iences of the people and such horrid
things as “centralisation at Washing
ton" or “Mexlcanlsatlon of thlB re
public" would be an utter Impossibili
ty.
Why don't these great Southern
Democratic leaders try to set their
honest and brave Democratic brother
of tbe West right on this question of
railroads. Instead of magnifying his
erroneous advocacy of any sort of
Federal ownership, and maintaining
absolute silence on his correct and
purely Democratic advocacy of state
and munlclpa! (not Federal) owner
ship? If these great Southern leaders
really and honestly believe In the Dem
ocratic principles of states' rlghtB and
local self-government, why don't they
openly and manfully advocate those
principles with respect to railroads and
all other public franchises and rights-
nf-way? Who ever authorized them to
commit the honest Democracy of the
great South to the damnable doctrine
of private monopoly of public prop
erty?
The state of Texas ovm a railroad,
and Is at the present time proceeding
to extend It Ih length and make of It a
great state highway to be devoted lo
the use and benefit of the people of
Texas, and not to Increasing the pri
vate fortune of some money schemer
In New York or elsewhere.
Doesn't the state of Georgia own a
railroad? What Is being done with It?
Is it being extended In length and de
veloped Into a great state highway and
operated at cost for the benefit and
convenience of the people who oWn It,
or have the politicians contrived to
turn It over for the enrichment of some
private money schemer?
A railway Is simply and only an Im
proved highway. That Is well settled
In law, logic and common sense. A
locomotive Is simply and only an Im
proved horse. A car la simply and
only an Improved wagon. Strange In
deed that a certain elass of politicians
think they can fool the people Into the
belief that there Is any necessity or
excuse for giving any private person or
private corporation for pecuniary profit
a monopoly of these public highways.
There Is Just as much logic In advo
cating the granting of special privi
leges to erect toll gates on all
streets and common highways.
How does the Hon. Hoke Smith
stand on these questions? Is he for the
people, or for the corporations? There
Is no half-way ground: all politicians
must be for either the one or the other.
If Mr. Smith Is truly for the people, for
states' rights, for local self-government,
for public (not private) state and mu
nicipal (not Federal) ownership of all
public utilities, franchises and rights-
of-way, by all means let the great
South' present and urge him as its
truly Democratic candidate for the
presidency. Let It be thoroughly un
derstand that he stands right on these
questions, and no power can defeat
him.
Mr. Roosevelt's proposed solution of
the railroad question Is no solution at
all, although he himself is thoroughly
honest In Its advocacy. Mr. Bryan's
proposed solution Is only partially right,
insofar as Mr. Bryan advocates state
ownership he is right. Insofar as he
advocates Federal or national own
ershlp he Is wrong. Give us a South
orn Democrat who knows the rational,
the democratic, the constitutional and
adequate solution, nnd who Is pos
sessed of the manhood and courage to
advocate II against all opposition, and
he will win; and by placing his party
In the right position he will assure
Its ascendancy for at least fifty years
to come. Respectfully,
F. Q. STUART.
Shrevepprt, La.
CONTEST HELO AT
Commencement Exercises
Are Attended By Large
Crowds.
Special to The Georgian.
Athens, Ga., June 17.—This morning
the sophomore declamation contest was
held at the University of Georgia. The
orations were delivered by the repre
sentatives of tha various branches In
the college chapel. A large crowd was
In attendance.
Last night at halt past 8 o'clock, at
the Presbyterian church, Dr. Ira Lan-
drlth addressed the university Young
Men's Christian Association, and deliv
ered a powerful sermon, which waa lis
tened to by a large congregation.
The commencement sermon was
preached by Dr. F. H. Gaines, presi
dent of Agnes Scott Institute, yesterday
morning. A large audience was In at
tendance.
Dr. Gaines said:
“The subject of my sermon ts “The
Largeness, the Fullness of the Chris
tian Life.' It Is true because It is a life
saved frrfm sin. Sin Is a fact, a fear
ful, awful fart, a fact so stubbornly
awful as to make the divine plan of re
demption necessary to salvation, a faot
so awful as to fill the world with dark
ness, crime, sorrow and death."
The commencement Is attracting un
usual Interest and the exercises are
being largely attended.
PERRY WILL FIGHT
TRESPASS EVIL
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Free Rides Even to
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OLD GLORY.
Qrantland Riee in Tennesseean.
(June 14 woe the HOlh birthday of the
United States (las.)
Around the signal tires end esmp
A Shadow trails Hie ground.
The wnr steed* paw (he eorth nnd chntup
The hits which hold them hound:
Tba (Var fiod smile* at sobers flush,
The red glow lights the ntr,
But proudly o'er tho crimson tln*h
The Store and Stripes are there.
Pence cnmes-imd field* Hint once ran rod
With lifeblood now lie green:
No more above the stricken dead
The vulture heunte the seene..
No more the wnr drum thrills Ibe hold,
No more tho bugles blare—
But waving proudly ns of old
Tbe Stars sad Stripe* uro there.
with heart to hcnrt-lisud ela*ped lu bund,
The vajlsnt Blue and Bray
mm Vermont to the Bio Grande
Salute her fold* today,
Where’er the Southern *un ha* klncd,
The North wind swept the air.
Outlined ag*lu*t the oceau'a mint.
Hi* Star* and htrlpss are there.
Sword* of tho Samurai may gloom
In th* arms of New Japan;
Tbe land of th* luring Run may dream
of a world swept by her elan:
The host* Of Nippon rush la blind,
Their Itansal* fill the air—
We wall, well knowing they will find
Old Glory waving there.
Flag of the Norik and South today—
Flag of lh« Kn*t and Weat-
Flag of the staunch and bold array—
Flag of the tore distressed—
F*r Buna from the Pacific'* rim
To Maine'* eoait, bleak and hare.
All deed*—man wrougbt-nmst pau away
•Ere history’s con res I* run-
All erecds-man made-will ay* decay
Before the tale I* done.
But on* heart emblem still remains—
Earth relTc of the past- ,
Aero** the *iree- of endle** plains
The Mars and Stripe* will last.
Will last till the Eternal Bill*
Have crumbled Into dtnri—
Until the rivers nnd the rill*
Are dry beneath ,helr crust.
And when Ibe finsl tale I* told,
outlined against the glare
Of dying nieqn and fading *un
Old Glory will lie there.
ALUMNAE BANQUET
ENJOYED BY MANY
Special to The Georgian.
Washington. Ga,, June 17.—The thlr-
ty-flrat annual commencement of 8t
Josephs Academy, In this city, will be
brought to a brilliant close tonight with
the graduating exercise*, the dellvory
of diploma* ami conferring of degree*
by the Right Rev. Rt*hop Benjamin J,
Kelley, of Savannah, and the an
nouncement of medal winner* In the
several department* of college work.
The closing exercises commenced
Thursday morning with the Junior re
cltal, and Inrge crowd* have witnessed
each day’* program. One of the most
Interesting and thoroughly enjoyable
occasion* of the week of festivities wa*
the annual alumnae banquet given Sat
urday evening.
TOBACCO DAMAGED
BY WET WEATHER
melon appears until the last ’possum
bites the dual, all will be serene In
Dixie. Why. then, should the self-
constituted reformers continue to worry
themselves and the public? Let them
f ro their way* and leave the South to
ts watermelons and perfect pence; or,
If they must pursue their -studies on
the ground," 1st them do the pur-
suing now, when even the most pessi
mistic sectlonallst can find nothing but
amity and cheerfulness and calm.- and
when the only race question ts as to
who shall bs first In the watermelon
patch.
South Boston, Va, June !T.—Breaks
of leuf tobacco have footed up some
17,000 to 18,000 tons per week this
season, owing to rainy weather which
has prevented the farmers from work
Ing the growing crops. Although much
of the leaf offered lately has been scrap
nnd common or the barn sweepings, the
price has averaged about 10 cents.
RECEIVER IS NAMED
FOR TOXAWAY HOTEL CO.
Special to The Georgian,
Asheville, N. C., June 17.—On appli
cation of Attorney J. C. Martin, repre
senting numerous creditors, Judge Fred
Moore Saturday placed the defunct
Toxaway Hhtej Company, a Georgia
corporation, which formerly leased and
operated the string of hotel* owned by
the Toxaway Company, In the Sapphire
country, tn the hands of a receiver.
George H. Wright, of this city, being
named receiver. Mr. Wright will go
to Lake Toxaway today to take charge
of any visible assets.
LET IT FOLLOW YOU.
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When the Georgia legislature * con
venes on Wednesday, June 26, among
the first slogans to be heard will be
that of Hon. H. H. Perry, of Hall:
“Down with the free pass; full fare
for all.”
Just as soon a* the preliminary de
tails of,the opening are all arranged
and the speaker for 1907-08 gets Ms
gavel firmly grasped, Representative
Perry is going after the railroads, big
and little, steam and electric, in a bill
which prohibits the Issuance of a pass
to any man, woman or child with a few
exceptions, and for whom the bill pro
vides.
Mr. Perry believes that the same
principle should apply to all, nnd that
on public highways no favors should be
shown. In 1902 Mr. Perry Introduced
a similar bill Jn the house, but it was
defeated. Since the practically unani
mous expression of tho people in the
last gubernatorial election he believes
the time Is ripe for the passage of such
a bill, and intends to push it to the
end.
According to the terms of the mens
.ure, It will be a misdemeanor for any
steam or electric railway to Issue a
free pass to any person save their em
ployees nnd their families, policemen
and firemen, disabled soldiers and sail
ors, persons injured In wrecks, nurses
and physicians going to attend them,
persons sent from one place to another
by charity, and necessary caretakers of
property in transit.
Mr. Perry in his bill also proposes
to make It a misdemeanor for any
person to receive or solicit a free pass
from any railroad.
MRS. ROSWELL DEAD
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Bpcclnl to The Georgian.
Rome, Ga., June 17.—After it long period
of 111 kenltli Mrs. I*ou Underwood Rowell
died nt her home on First avenue yesterday
at noon. Htrleken with paralysis some
three years ago, Mrs. Rowell has since that
stroke been nn Invalid, nnd often at Inter
vals her condition has been so serious her
life was despaired of. 8ft apprehensive
were her family n week ago that her absent
sister, Mrs. I». 1>. Plumb, Mrs. Charles R.
Clark <>f Augusta, and Mrs. John 11. Pitts of
St. Augustine, FIs., were hastened to bet*
bedside.
Mrs. Rowell was the widow of the late
Christopher Rowell, one of the most learned
lawyers of Itouie, and the second dnughter
of the eminent Judge John W. H. Under
wood. Surviving the mother a to nu only
sou, W. 8. Rowell, and two daughters,
Misses Minnie nnd Bessie Rowell. Tho fu-
uernl rites took places from 8t. Peters Kpls-
ODD FELLOWS HOLD
LODGE OF SORROW
The annual exercises In memory ot
Odd Fellows who died during the year
were held Sunday night at the Central
Baptist church, comer of Forsyth and
Garnett etreets, and were nttended by
n large number of the member* of that
organization. Services were conduct
ed by Rev. It. L. Motley, pastor ot the
church, and were participated In by all
the Atlanta lodge* of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and those from
East Point and Decatur. The various
lodges met at the corner of Broad und
Alabama streets, and with Amo* Baker
acting a* grand marshal, marched to
the church.
ARMY DIVISIONS
TO BE CHANGED
When this month end*, so win the
four divisions of Uncle Ram'* army.
After June 30 the Atlantic, Northern,
Southwestern and Pacific division* will
be thing* of the past and a* a result
the division commanders will have a
chance to do soms real army work and
quit being office men.
This change comes about aa a result
of nn order of tho secretary of war
which wa. recommended after careful
study by the general staff of the army.
Instead of being first class office men,
the division commander* will be In
charge of brigade posts and will get
rial practice that will be of use should
they be needed to do some lighting.
The change will place the Inspection
of state militia under the department
commanders so (hat the Georgia militia
will be under the Jurisdiction of Briga
dier General Edgerty, commander of
the department of the gul? This will
necessitate an Increase In the force of
the department officials and an Inspce.
tor .will be added and stationed in At-
lanta at the department headquarters.
L
Allege Southern Pacific Ille
gally Acquired $3;000,000
Mineral Land.
Denver, Colo., June 17.—Unearthed
by a chanco discovery, an alleged swin
dle, by which the Southern Paclflo rail,
road le alleged to have come Into pos
session of between (2,000,000 and S3.-
000,000 of mineral lands, Is now being
Investigated by the government.
It is charged that by means ot the
other Central Pacific land grant, the
railroad now has title to large tracts In
Nevada, which Include numerous and
valuable mines In actual operation. It
Is also alleged that the property which
Is said to have been Illegally acquired
has been purchased from the railroad
company by Its employees.
EPISCOPALIANS MARK
THE TEH-CENTENNIAL
The three hundredth anniversary ot
the establishment of English Christian
ity In North America was celebrated
Sunday night by the. Episcopalians of
Atlanta with a great union meeting at
St. Philips CathedraL
Bishop C. 1C Nelson was In charge of
the service and dellvqred a strong ser
mon, taking os bis subject "The Plant
ing of a Colony end the Founding of a
Church." A musical program was ren.
dered by the choirs of the Episcopal
churches.
At tho morning service Rev. Henry
D. Phillips was ordained a priest by
Bishop Nelson.
MEXICO WANTS
MORE MEN OF WAR
’Mexico City, Juno 17.—Bnmort are cur.
rent hero to the effect that tbs Mexican
government Is negotiating for two men of
wnr transports and two new battle ships,
line of these transport*. It Is said, will be
built In English ship yards and onu lu New
Orleans.
JAPS ARE AFTER
FRENCH CASH
Pari*. June 17.—While political considera
tions of a high order contributed to the ue.
cello (Ion of the new Franco-Jnpaneso
treaty, there ts no longer any doubt that
tbe substantial quid pro quo given by
France wss tbe promls*' of access to the
French market for future Japanese loans.
Japan did not need a French guarantee for
Korea and Formosa, but a Japanese guar*
ante* for Inds-Chlna waa worth a greot deal
to Franc*, and she wss willing to pay lb*
price demanded.
JAPANE8E MAY DEMAND
INCREASE IN WAGES.
San Francisco, June 17.—The Japa
nese Industrial Society Is' planning a
movement to raise the price of Japa
nese labor throughout the United
States. It desire* to advance wages to
per cent In every line where Japanese
labor Is employed.
As yeti t Is an entirely local meas
ure, but the Japanese tn every city will
be requested to act In conjunction. Thu
society also believes In the eight-hour
day.
AULL 18 HONORED
, BY CAROLINA PRESS.
Special to The Georgian.
Charleetori,- S. C, June 17.—The
thirty-third annual convention of the
South Carolina Pree* Association ad
journed Saturday night at the fsl« ot
Pnlme. Gaffney wa* selected, a* < l18
next plare lot meeting. The feature
of the day’s proceedings was the an
nual address by Hon. A. B. Williams,
of Richmond. Officers were elected as
follows: President, E. H. Aull. New
berry: first vice president. William
Banks. Columbia; second vice p<™'
dent. W. J. Mace. Marlon; chaplain, Dr.
\V. P. Jacobs; secretary. R- L. br»e-
man, Peedee Advocate; treasurer. A -
gust Kolm, Columbia; executive com
mittee, C. M. Galloway, W. W.
J. E. Norment,
Will Tour Europe,
George Muse, Atlanta’s well-known
merchant, with Mrs. Muse, will anti > or
Europe on June 24. to be gone about
eight weeks. They will go with Dr.
and Mr*. H. 8. Bradley. Dr. Brmib'i
was formerly pastor of the First Meth
odist church In Atlanta, and was one
of the most prominent and poP ulir
ministers in the city. He Is non- r*"-
tor of St. Johhs church. In St. L°“"'
one of the largest churches In that cm ■
The party will travel oxtenslvely ov r
the continent and visit aU 1 uoi, “ ,
ot Interest. |