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THE ATLANTA (JEOKUIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 81. 1WT. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afterneon. (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At 25 West A to borne St.. Atlento. Go. Subscription Ratesi One Tear 84.80 inrrf* .'lnnioi *•*? On* Month fix Carrier. Ter Week W Telephone* connecting nil depart ments. Long dlitaoce terminal*. Smith Jk Thompson, sdrerttatnc rap; rasentatlves for nil territory outslds of Oeocgla. Chlcaao Office ...... Trlbnno Building New York Office Totter Building the circulation deportment ana dot* It promptly remedied. Telephone*: Ben 4927 main; Atlanta 4401. It la desirable that all communion- float Intended far publication In THU GEORGIAN AND NKW8 be limited to 100 wor.lt In length. It la Intoera tire that they be slewed, aa an arldance of food faith, ((elected mnnnecrlpta will not he returned unless stamp* ura sent any liquor adi. AND NEWS stands for Atlanta’s own* lag It* own gas and electric light plants, as It now owns Its water works. Other rltlca do this and get gns as low as 60 cents, with a profit rr rfift <ftuuw»wii • ted here, nut v. do not believe I set It. f.c. In that direction NOW. A Voice of the Real Atlanta, Spoken like a man, Porreat Adatr. And like a trua and loyal cltlien of Atlanta. Thcr6 Is no man In Atlanta who more nearly and rltally represents that phase of our business life which has felt and expressed the largest ap prehension of disaster from the prohl bition net Itcsl estate has been the most timid, the most sensitive and the most doleful of all the elements of Atlanta’s activity which havo boon opposed to prohibition. And here speaks one who stands right In the very forefront of those who work and write and apeak for tho real ostate interest* of Atlanta. The spirit of Forrest Adatr should kr Hi,- spirit of the Atlanta of today, Wo are Indeed the best and bravest city In tho world. Thero has never been n break In the long lino of our splendid growth and prosperity, and be suro wo do not front a period of retrogression now. Tho only thing that can hurt At lanta Is the spirit of tho croaker, and the spirit of retaliation upon those who entertain different opinions to our own. That spirit would blight tho best town In nil the world. It would ovon blight Atlanta. Dut tho opposite spirit—the spirit of loyal acceptance, the spirit of un conquerable courage, tho spirit of co operative energy, the spirit of Forrest Adair—would build and brighten and bless any town In nil the world. This Is tho platform which The Georgian has preached from the first day that this prohibition crusade was launched upon the state. We did not watt for the end which Was Inevitable from the beginning, but in every phaso of the fight wo have preached cheerfulness, concurrence with the will of the majority, and nccoptance of the situation with . tranquil tem per, and an undismayed resolve. Forrest Adair representi tho young er. the. vital, the unconquerable At lanta of yesterday and today. The Atlanta of the past, the Atlanta of the present, and the Atlanta yet to come. Let us all with one accord and without a break, catch the spirit of this young and strong Atlantan puls ing the sentiment which The Geor gian has persistently voiced; let us fall Into line; let us accept the will of the majority which rules In every Democracy and without a murmur, without a prediction of disaster, with- out permitting ourselves to contem plate the possibility of decay, let us with locked arms and cheerful heart* and a resolute will, go forward to the building of that greater and nobler city which Is to be planted upon the indestructible foundations of morality and righteousness cemented upon commerco and trade. There la no possible shadow upon the future of a city whose cltlsens carry In their hearts the spirit which pulses In The Georgian and In Forrest Adair. "Traitors may see Atlanta going down. In quick-sands that their coward Mm have sown— Sho swims in hearts like these." May we call the attention of the al leged newspaper published Just across the street to the fact that one of the most superb and significant. demon strations of the last two decades took place right under hs own windows last night, and. that It received not a line of record from a Journal whose coiumqs are by profession dedicated to the Impartial giving of the news. NVhen The Georgian shrinks to such narrow proportions, It will be time for J*a subscriber* to ask it to go out of business. M MORE CREDIT THAN WE CLAIM OR DESERVE. Dear Mr. Graves: The magnificent victory and triumph of the state prohibition cause Is almost wholly attributable to your and Mr. Seely'a manly efforts, and tho wonderful Influence wrought through The Georgian and News. From time out of mind, many good peor-e have fought and labored assiduously to drive tho tho sale of whisky from within the boundaries of Georgia. Their auccess w/ts meager, and would have met with ultimate failure had It not been for your coming to their rescue nnd giving them your personal aid, com bined with that of your grand and noble paper—The Atlanta Georgian and News. "May you Jive long and prosper." Yours very truly, Klngwood, Oa. C. B. M’KAE. Our friend, Mr. McRae, gives to Tho Georgian more credit than It either claims or deserves. The-part that The Georgian ha» playfed In the prohibition battle which baa Just been fought and won, la understood by no one better than by itself. The Publisher and Editor of this paper do not for a moment over estimate what thoy have done for the prohibition cause In Georgia. Nor. In simple honesty, do they underestimate It. Tho Georgian has simply given to the prohibitionists of Georgia an opportunity to know themselves, to know each other, to know their strength and to express that strength In an articulate and forceful way. There have been brave and brilliant orators Joined In the prohibition cause of Georgia. Sam Jones of sainted memory, Dupont Guerry of re- morseless logic, Hon. Seaborn Wright, the young man eloquent of Floyd, Covington of Colquitt, Hardman of Jackson, Neel of Bartow, Nunnally of Troup, White of Fulton, Roddenberry of Thomas, Upshaw of Fulton, Willingham of Monroe, Solomon. Richards, Dickens, Hlllyer, Ward and a mighty host of brave and eloquent gentlemen havo declared In sea son and out of season for this great moral cause. Tho noble women of the W. C. T. U„ valiant, dauntless, tireless and unconquerable, have spent thofr lives and their prayers upon _ It. Tho Anti-Saloon League, younger but vital and full of relentless vigor, has dono Its mighty work. The business men of Atlanta and Georgia, rlBlng above greed and every sentiment, save the noble one, have dono their part. But all of these have been handicapped by the lack of some great newapaper to give voice to their pleas, publicity to their organization, dally Inspiration to their cause, and a dissemination of their doctrlnos to an Immense multitude of people In and out of the state. Never before have the prohibitionists of Georgia had the value of a great dally newspaper, and the overwhelming nature of the victory is due along with the superb and dauntless loyalty of Us advocates to the understanding, tho coherency of organization, that could only be thoroughly possible with a great dally organ of expression. This The Georgian has honestly and earnestly endeavored to supply. It has given Its columns without stint or limit to this causo and has lent Its news pages and Its editorial page with unflagging vigor to announce ment, to Information, and to earnest advocacy. We have limply brought tho prohibitionists together. V/e have mere ly made known to the world tho strength of those who are fighting. We have Inspired them with a sense of their own-omnipotence of num bers, and wo have been able to persuado them how possible It was to win and how Impossible It was to lose the moral battle which they bad Joined. We doubt If The Georgian has converted 200 people to the cause of prohibition. They were already here In a vast and swelling majority and have been here for many years, but thoy were comparatively inco herent, Inarticulate, and without expression. The Georgian deserves no credit for what It has done. It could not hnvo done loan and remained an honest newspaper. And It could not havo done other than It has without doing vlolenco to the convictions and Inclinations of those who make It We have been rewarded far and beyond our highest expectations and our largest merits In the grateful appreciation of the good people who are the foundation of this cause. Wo have been rewarded above all things by the consciousness of rectitude, and we need no praise and deserve no credit that Is not given In full and larger measure to the noble forcos for which wo have spoken. . This Is a battle of the horoes who havo fought and suffered and hoped for mnny years. It Is a battle of good women and of honest men. It Is a battle of little children and of aged mothers. It is a battle of strong and clear-eyed patriots and of wlso and prudent- cltizons. There Is In the victory glory enough for us all, and gladness onough for us all and the largoness of rejoicing which should fill us with the spirit of peace. We congratulate the city, the state, and the people that this vexed and stormy Issue 1* now at rest for 1 'a decado or two decades In the his tory of Georgia. Tho Georgian Is now the .mouthpiece and representative of three- fourths of tho white people of Georgia! ts there any man who doubts now Us rank among the newapapors of tho South? THE GEORGIAN’S IDEA OF REAL DEMOCRACY. The Washington Herald professes itself unable to see how, after having suggested In April that the Democratic party would find It ad visable to commission President Roosevelt to carry on the work that he was doing with such splondld courage sad ability, The Georgian should now dlscusa with favor the candidacy of a Southern man for president, and also speak of Mr. Bryan t In approving strain. There are none so blind as those who Will not see. Does The Herald think, becauso The Georgian In the earlier phases of a conference made a suggestion which It deemed salted to the heroic exigency of the party’s life, that It Is estopped thereby from taking any further Interest In the deliberations of the Democratic party, and must withhold Its seal and Its earnestness from any further endeavor to bring about the wisest policy and the best results? Does Tho Herald think because the suggestion we made In April baa not yet bad a chance to be accepted or denied, or If The Herald be lieves that the Indications do not seem to promise Its acceptance, that we should therefore sulk and sink to silence without any further Inter est in the policy of the party or the proceedings of the government? At the time the suggestion was made \n Chattanooga It seemed to be the wisest and the bravest thing for the party to do. There were thousands of good men and good Democrats who agreed with that posi tion then and who agree with us now In thinking that no man baa yet developed upon the political horlson who haa such a combination of ca pacity and position to fight the battle of predatory wealth as the presi dent himself. But we are In good faith and in good temper members of this po litical party. We are devoted not 10 much to It* name or to Its leaders aa we are to the triumph of the principles upon which we think It has carried the beat Interests of tb* people and of the government. And we are not built of the stuff to sulk, or to kick out of the harness If our own Ideas are not carried out. We have rather been trained and disciplined by experience nnd by development to hold our seats In the conference, and. It we can not get the thing that we would rather have, to take the next best thing to It tf we cannot Induce our party to do the thing that we think best to do, then wo have itlll left the right and the duty as a member In good standing to urge the party to do the next best thing, and It the party considers some other policy good and we do not, then unless the party filet Id the face of honor and principle, we are ready now, as we have always been, to subordinate our Individual opinion* to the will of the majority, and to fight In the ranks so long aa the ranks are formed upon principles of loyalty and honor. It Is for this reason that, while the Chattanooga suggestion hangs without apology In the balance of public opinion and of coming events, we are yet esercialng a citizen’s right to present such other views and suggestions aa our deep and abiding Interest may warrant. We bare be lieved with all our minds that the beat chance of the Democratic party, as a party, for suceeaa was to nominate some strong, vital,' definite Dem ocrat of the new and progressive South, and by bit candidacy to appeal to the splendid era of good feeling which prevails throughout the North and the West, and which we firmly believe would strengthen rather than debilitate a ticket which would surely Inspire and enthuse the South. We confess that while tbla Idea abides unbroken in our minds, the rumored alliance between William R. Hearat and William J. Bryan seems to offer logically and clearly in Its nature and conditions an unusual L <i and unexpected prospect and promise of party success. And we do not hesitate to say that this totally unexpected development seems to bal ance the eligibility of a strictly Southern candidate. Of course, tho Hearst-Bryan rumor lacks confirmation. It Is an ap parently well founded report, but It Is not yet confirmed by either of the great Democrats concerned. What The Georgian wishes with all Its heart, above the eucceet of Individuate or the triumph of eectlone, ie the triumph and establishment of the great principles of a definite Democracy which having always been desirable, are at this particular period in our history absolutely vital and neceesary to the welfare and the liberties of the plain people. If these Id the vigor and Imminence of their presence can best be accomplished by a sacrifice of names and a temporary ecllpso of leaders, we are so loyal to the people that we would bo willing to accomplish the triumph of the principles at such a cost. As the matter stands now, we believe without hesitation that the Southern candidate Is the wisest and most hopeful promise for the Democratic party and its definite principles to triumph In the govern ment. But If it should bo true that the great Democratic editor, and the established Idol of a definite Democracy have locked arms for one great common struggle for the success of these principles, we stand at least with a divided mind as to the wisdom of making the sectional appeal for fraternity and good will, or for the splendid promise lnv6lved by the union of the multitudes who follow the two great leaders of Democracy, and who having been before this divided, may now be counted as a unit for the common cause. We stand now where we have stood from the beginning—for the tri umph of the principles, for the triumph of the people against predatory wealth, for the establishment of popular rights against corporations and syndicates—and by whatever method this great end can be accom plished, we are ready to advocate It, without fear of the politician, without following the partisan, and without concern tor anything higher and greater than the people themselves. This, In the old-fashioned mind of Tho Georgian la the only real Democracy that .we know. g0O4»OO00O0OOO00O0O0Oa000f 0 HOW THE SOUTHERN o O CANDIDATE 8TRIKES O o THE NORTH. O 0 To the Editor of The Georgian: O O Why not name Hoke Smith, of 0 O Georgia, and Folk, of Missouri, 0 0 ns runnlng-matos In the next 0 O presidential race? They would O sweep the country. They both 0 - are men the -people know they 0 0 can depend upon. No mistaking • 0 the position they hold as to their ( 0 views or In tho hearts of their ( 0 countrymen. i O You would be surprised to hear ( the Republicans In this section of I country talk as they do about 0 those two men. O 0 Only a suggestion. Yours, 0 O C. A. LANIER. O P. S.—Let the South claim some 0 recognition and get It.—C. A. L. 0 Colorado Springs, Colo., July 23. 0 O 0 00000000000000000000000000 "GEORGIA'S GOING DRY* (For The Georgian and News.) Set the bell* a-Jlng-a-ling— Laugh until you cry— The prohl bill has passed at last; Georgia's going dry. —P. D. BURIE, with apologies to F. L. S. Atlanta, Go., July 31, 1307. NOW ENFORCE THE LAW. With hundreds of others In Geor gia, I desire to commend the splen did stand you have taken for state pro. hlbltlon. My name has already been placed oh the subscription list of The Georgian. It Is Indeed refreshing to ste a great dally espousing the cause of prohibition. The Georgian should bo In every home In the state. While there Is nothing In the so- called arguments of the whisky men and their friends, at the same time the friends of the prohibition cause should do all In their power to maks the law effective when It Is put In operation. It Is a very deplorable fact that the government of our great nation en dry counties, it Is to be hoped that the Lit cense _ . ttlefleld bill will be passed by congress, thus protecting us from the effects of the present Interstate comment law. In the meantime, let the present legislature pass a law- to moke the possession of a revenue li cense to ’eell liquor, etc., prims facie evidence of guilt In violation of the prohibition statute. This, In addition to the bills already introduced, will largely prevent ue -from blind tigers. W. F. SMITH. Dublin, Ga. PIXIE—MY OixTiT iny Orontland Rice.) year ■unllgbt fills— i-here yonr verdant ninth yonr skies of blue- Aml roses rest upon your bresat end nestle close to you. Pixie—My Dixie— How sweet It Is to room At dosk Iwieath yonr maple trees around ‘be lights of ' — •r your inoek Jay* of old— To bear the whir of wln(t astir along your lsne> or gold. Dixie—My Pixie— Ton linger In my dreamt— The soft, ud crooning of your plnee-the ripple of your streams— .... ... fragrance of your flowered Helds like Incense from above, Where from the skies Hod's watchful eyes are turned to you la lor*. Piste—My Plate rs comes the sweet perfumr heliotrope sud mignonette end violets In bloom— Dixie—My Dlxler- Wherever I may roam- lit over seek tbs path that leads unto the lights of homo- trail may lend far-lying atram. Rut at the end each toed will wend to you, my Native Lund. ATTACKED WITH HOES, CHATTANOOGA PARTY HEREJO CONFER To Appear Before Commit tees of Assembly Wed nesday Afternoon. Headed by Mayor W. L. Frierson, a com rnlttee from the Chattanooga city council and chamber of commerc* arrived In Atlan ta Wednesday over the Weatern nnd At Innflc railway a‘t 11:48 o’clock to talk over the opening of Broad itraet through the fctnto’a valuable property with tho member* of the senate aud house committees on tho I Atlantic road. tlooper Alexander, of the house MAN SHOOTS NEGRO, Special to The Oeorflan. Columbus, O*., July It.—W. 8. Prince, a Russell county. Alabama, farmer. Is under bond of 31,000 on a charge of (hooting a negro woman. Prince Is agent for Dr. L. W. Phillips, and had a difficulty with a negro ten ant and hla wife, both of whom attack, ed him with hoea. Cavalry to March. Special te The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., July 31.—The Tennessee cavalry squadron starts on Its annual practice march next Sunday. The march will be from Chattanooga to Rhea Springs, and the Nashville troop will join the local troop here Sunday. Thanksgiving Service. At Grace church Monday night there will be a thanksgiving service over the passing of the prohibition bill. There will be talks by various members of the church -nd the paetor. ronunlttee, will arrange for tho visitors to appear before both committees Wedn ' afternoon, and the entire matter wl thoroughly sons Into, In addition to Mayor Frierson, the par ty consists of City Attorney George * Chamlee. Aldermen lieu T. Howard, C oilmen V. E. DcGeorgls, W. A. Terroll and I>. W. Thonma, wllh Colonel Tomllnaor Fort, N. 11. Grady and C. W. Olson from the chamber of commerce. Wbat the members desire ts the creation of a commission clothed with power to In vestigate and to close tho deal If the inves ligation warrants It. OFFERED $10,000 'TO CALL OFF STRIKE Special to The Georgian. Decatur, Ala., July tl.—Threo thousand persona were at Oakland park to greet J. D. Bnckner, third rlce-prealdent of the In ternational Machinists' Association. Mr. Bnckner said: "The machinists are not making t flght on the Loalsrllle and Nash villa Railroad Company or any other com- pany, hut 1 can't aay this Is true of the way I am being treated by the Loulavllle and NaahvUIe railroad detective, who ha* followed me everywhere I eo, and has fared me the bribe of 110,006 to call off •trike of marhlnlets of the IxmliTlIle and Nashville Uallrond Company.’' In closing he said: "We will maintain our headquarters here, to that the men that •re out can at all times be Informed as to the situation. And 1 will never aettlo this fight except on a bnsfuess proposition. WANT PISTOL-TOTERS TO WEAR A BADGE Special to The Georgian. Chlptey, On., July 31.—The reckless use of -lamia here for the post two years has resulted In a petition, signed by 300 cltlsens. being forwarded to Hon. C. I. Hudson, senator: Hon. 8. T. El lison, representative, Atlanta, Go., ask ing them to prepare, Introduce and have passed a bill governing the carry ing of platole. The preamble to the petition says: "We ask that the substance of said bill be that each and every person car. rylng a pistol shall register with the ordinary, give a peace bond In the eum of 31.000, pay a license fee of 375. which when done, the ordinary shall deliver to said cltlien a badge, which badge shall be worn at all times when a pistol Is being carried." REAL ESTATE DEAL WASN’T STOPPED That prohibition does not stop the sale of real estate was conclusively proven by A. J. Mayfield, real estate and renting agent of Atlanta. Mr. Mayfield had tried for weeks to consummate a deal. He had a business lot near the center of the city to sell and a purchaser who was extremely anxious to get It. The deal hung Are, though. Tuesday night the prohibition bill was passed by the house. Wednesday morning ths deal was closed. The price Mb|. YACHT AND 14 PEOPLE MISSING New York, July 31.—The steam yacht Majestic, chartered by Jamee A. Moore, a theatrical manager, and having on boa A) seven actresses and a crew of seven. Is missing and fear Is felt for her ssfety. She sailed from New York Friday afternoon for Bar Harbbr, Me., and was due at that port Sunday. CANTALOUPE GROWERS WANT BETTER SERVICE. Albany, G*-. July 31.—Delays In many of the shlpmente of cantaloupes which growers have mode this season to the Northern markets bsve led to loud complaints against ths railroads, and may result In some concerted action looking for a guarantee of better con ditions next season. A Man Who Works Hard For His Mohey Is entitled to receive the highest rato of Interest that his Bavlnga can legitimately earn. That Is why this bank pays four per cent In Its Savings Department. Tho money earns four per cent after allowing a reas- Bonablo margin of profit for servlce-and the depositor Is entitled to It. Tills bank's record of twenty-seven years of continuous service should appeal to thoughtful Investors who desire tholr savings placed where Income Is assured and the principal available at all times. MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO. 10 ASSUME DR. JULIUS T. LOEB. He Is at the head of the Beth Israel congregation. Dr. Julius T. Loeb, the new rabbi of the Beth Israel congregation, and one of the foremoet Hebrew divines In the United States, arrived In Atlanta Tues day night from Washington, D. C., where he has been at the head of the Adath Israel congregation. Dr. Loeb enters upon his ministry here Imme diately. The Beth Israel congregation is erect Ing a temple and Is In the meantime conducting services In a halt. Dr. Loeb's arrival will be of great aid to the church, as he Is a widely known and capable minister. Just before he left Washington he was given a touching farewell by tho members of his congregation. A large number of prominent people gathered to soy good-bye. A number of speeches were made and Dr. Loeb replied In n splendid farewell address. HUGH INMAN PLANS NEW RESIDENCE building permit was Issued to Hugh T. Inman Wednesday morning for a two-story residence at the corner of West Peachtree and Sixth streets. The rough work, for which the permit was Issued, will cost In the neighbor hood of 331,000. The residence will be built of blue rubble stone, with a red tile roof. The Inside finish will bring the cost of the building to about 335,- 000. E. E. Dougherty is the architect and l N. Brown will do the contract work. Desperado Breaks Jail. Bristol, Tenn., July 81.—Joseph Farnsworth, recently token to Abing don. Vo., on the charge of having shot William Kirk here July 4, broke Jail yesterday and escaped. He fought a running pistol duel with Policeman Campbell a month ago, when the lat ter attempted to arrest him, and was Anally captured only after Policeman A. L. Hill had sent a bullet through his right lung. A gain of nearly two million dollars In the clearings of the Atlanta banks for the month of July, 1307, as com pared with the same month of 1006, )■ shown by the report of the Atlanta Clearing House Association Issued on Wednesday morning. The year of 1907 will probably show the greatest Increase In the business of the Atlanta banks ever known. The seven months past are nearly ten mil- lion dollars ahead of the same seven months of 1903. The figures are: Clearings for Wednesday.. f 534,081 if Corresponding day last year 459.764.13 This month 13,251.624.31 Corresponding month last year 16.381,630.71 This year, seven months. .148,560,469.34 Last year, seven months.. 139,823,719.68 Orchard May Retract Story Boise, Idaho, July 31.—Harry Or chard’s wife' and 9-year-old daughter will bring suit against Dan E. Gardner for the recovery of Orchard’s Interest In the Hercules mine, which he sold for 3400, and now Is Worth half a mil lion. Peter Breen, of Butte, will act as attorney. Orchard, It ts said, consents to repudiate his confession. DOOLY MEMBERS NOT TOGETHER Although his colleague, Mr. Heard, voted against the passage of the pro hibition bill on Tuesday, Mr. Adkins, of Dooly, was one ot Its most ardent supporters and voted to enact It Into law. "In supporting the bill,” said Mr. Ad kins. “I think I represented three- fourths of the people of my county. I received numbers of petitions from my constituents which {jtyre signed by some of the most prominent men in my county, and I Judged by the number of those petitions that they represented the sentiment of my people, and I voted accordingly.” CLOTHING PRICES CUT AUGUST 1 Thursday Is the day that men look forward to as the time of all time to wear new clothes and get them with a big reduction from the usual price, be cause the first day of August Is ths day that the retail clothiers and fur nishers have agreed upon as the begin ning of the "cut price" season for ths summer. . , The advertising columns of Ths Georgian today arc replete with most attractive announcements from ths va rious dealers who tell of the one-halt nnd Ihc one-fourth reductions. Straw and Panama Hats 5.00 Panamas $2.60 1.00 Panamas $3.00 $1.50 Straws 75 $2.00 Straws $1.00 „ |3-00 Straws $1.50 $&00 Panamas! $4-00 $4,00 Straws $2.00 $10.00 Panamas $5-00 For other reductions, see ad on back page of this paper. 39 and 41 Whitehall St.