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TIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE CRAVES. Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon. • Except Bands/) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At S Writ Alabama It. Atlanta. Gi. Subscription Rates: One Trnr »*.» £lx Month im Three Month 1» By Carrier, Per Week 1® Trifpfcetiei amnscttof all depart- toerrta. Loac dlatanca tarmlnalB. Smith A Thompson. ndrertlelof rap- reaentntlvoi for all territory outside of Georgia. Chicago office.. Tribune Building Ktw York office..,.....Potter Building ofcssftr the circulation department nnd bare I t promptly remedied/ Telephones: Jell 4TC7 main. Atlanta 440L It la dealrable that all common lea- Ilona Intended for publication In THH GEORGIAN AND NEWS be II ml tad to 100 word* In length. It It Imperative that they be signed, ae an evidence of food faith. Rejected manoacrlpta will oot he returned unless stamp* are eeot for the purpose. prlnta no nncleao or obleetlonable ad- vertlfllng. Neither does ft print whisky or any liquor ada. ODR PLATFORM: Tba Osorgtsn r od New* stand* for Atlanta'* owning t* own ga* and electric light plant*. as It now owns Its watar work*. Other vunruus; Vh" should bn doa« at oarr. Tb« clrorclnn and Naira bailorra that If itrrrt nil. wiy* rat br operated iaccsssfnlly by Baropesn cities, aa thrr art, tbrrr ia •o good” reason trhy Ibr/ raa not br aa oprratrd bora But wr do not belles* till (ran br done now, and It ma/ l>r soma ysara before wa ara roody for ,ao tSX'JgSZ Persons leaving the city can ! have The Georgian and Nows mailed to them regularly by send !ng their order to The Georgian office. Changes of address will be made as often as desired. 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 Electric Cars Must Cut Out Free Rides Even to Politicians. • 4% On Yonr Savings Compounded Twice a Year. Through tho facilities afforded by the United States mails, it is safe and practical for people living remote from At lanta to choose this strong bank as their de pository. Write for information on Banking By Mail. MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO. Alabama and Broad Streets. 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. Wouldn’t it please you to read all tbe news every day while you are “vacating!” Order over phone 4.928 or by letter to the circulation de partment. 45 cents a month, 10 cents a week. No trouble to change address. 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. |