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TilJS ATLANTA UEOKU1AN AND NEWS.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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OUR PLATFORM: THE GEORGIAN
AND NEWS stands for Atlanta's own-
I0( Its own (ns and electric light
plants, as It now awns Its wslsr
works. Other cities do this tnd pet
pss u low as tt cents, with a profit
to tba city. Thin thooM be dons at
ones. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS
hetlerea that If afreet railways ran be
—rated snccrssfolly by European
as they are. there la no (ond
eperal
rltlea.
rillCS, ■■ loer arr, lueru uu b>""i
reaaon why they ran not l»re oper
ated here. Dot wa do not lieltee# ibis
can 1m* don® now, and It may be aomt
year* before we a re rendy for so Me
...A.aioLi.,,* KH 1 A t lr nf ft ■hniilil
..... jrf Ifllll.y IGl n ars*
an undertnklnp. Stilt Atlanta should
set Ita face In that direction NOW.
AMUSEMENTS.
THE GRAND—Thuraday. matlnea
and trickt, Edgar Selwyn In "Strong-
heart."
THE BIJOU—Thuraday, matinee and
night, the Four Mortons In "The Big
Stick."
THE ORPHEUM—Thursday, mati
nee and night, high-clnon vaudeville.
PASTIME THEATER—Vnudevllle.
ST. NICHOLAS AUDITORIUM—
Thuraday afternoon and night, akatlng
and fancy exhibitions.
A Presbyterian College.
The Synod of Georgia at It* last
meeting decided to establish at aome
p^ace within Ita bounda a male col-
lege. To this end, a board of trus
tee* wa« elected to provide wnya and
mean*. This board now solicits defi
nite propositions from any city or
village In the state, desiring to take
advantage of tho opportunity offered.
All propositions submitted will bo
presented to tbe Synod at Its next
meeting, to be held at Macon, Geor
gia, on November 8th. Any commu
nications should be addressed to II. I.
Hughes, Chairman. Rome, Georgia.
This may be the beginning of a
great Institution.. The magnificent
donation of 1500,000 which Atlanta
once gave to the proposed Presbyte
rian University Is a measure of the
Interest felt among the people In such
an enterprise. *
Perhaps from a smaller beginning
snd with a steady growth we may
build this Presbyterian University
out of tbe male college which tbe
Synod of Georgia has decreed.
May It be so.
Atlanta seems to be very proud
of her baseball pennant, but a
few weeks hence she will be will
ing to give worlds to boot to
trade It for Houston's highball
pennant—Houston Post.
This is a fairly good paragraph,
but It It mighty bad morals.
\V# warn our friend. Mr.
Hearst, against ultra-conaerva-
< tlsm.—News and Courier.
We are willing to guarantee that
this friendly warning will be duly
heeded.
Let ua hope that ample room
will be found In Dixie for both
tho "sunshine” and the "dew.”—
Albany News.
This Is a joint wish for The Geor
gian and an esteemed contemporary.
It Is gracefully said, and la an even
better wish than that the "sunshine
might drive away tbe dew." We
think there Is room.
General Sherman said "war Is
hell.” That waa a long time ago,
however, when General Sherman
knew absolutely nothing about
tbe poor telephone service in
Houston.—Houston Post.
Which should read New Or
leans.
Listen to the cooing of any sub
scriber.—The Harlequin.
We confidently enter Atlanta as
a winner before any fair judge In
this hello contest.
Colonel John Temple Graves
says: “The time Is rapidly com
ing when one can travel from the
capital of his country to the Pa
cific coast without finding a
drink of whisky on the way!”
Oh, well; the canal may be fin
ished by that time and we will
take the sea route.—Houston
Post ;
We had never before considered
the canal In the light of a "blind
tiger."
REMEDY AFTER INVESTIGATION.
"We are willing to meet the corporations everywhere on the princi
ple that change and remedy should come only after due and honest In
vestigation.”
This waa a paragraph In a Georgian editorial of yesterday. We de
sire to repeat and emphasise this proposition today.
The great question of the adjustment of relations upon an equitable
basis between the corporations and the people is one which demands
now the most careful and comprehensive statesmanship. It Is passing
through a stage so critical and so delicate that It Involves the entire
principle of justice and equity as well as the economic' policies of our
country’s future. We thoroughly appreciate the fact that no solution of
this question will be definite and enduring unless it Is settled upon
principles of equity and justice. Wo are also convinced that tho
courts, state and Federal, will not permanently sustain any contention
that Is not founded upon justice, equity and the facts.
We believe that this question has passed beyond the realm of mere
academic discussion or of demagogic appeal. It la an Issue which
should engage the most serious and the most consecrated attention of
our public men.
As The Georgian has contended from the beginning, this Is the para
mount Issue of all Issues with the people at this time. It transcends
every other partisan theory of the times and la Imminent, practical,
pressing and transcendent In Its Importance.
And for these reasons we know that this question should not be
settled and can not be settled upon any other basis than a hill and ac
curate understanding upon both sides of the conditions and of the facts
which surround the corporations and which concern the people.
We therefore urge the commission, which Is the Institution created
by legislation and by public opinion to handlo this question, that It
should proceed at once and primarily upon the great business of investi
gation. With the experts whom the state's liberality places at the com
mand of the commission, let them bring the probe of Investigation and
the light of publicity upon the affairs of the corporations. Then when
these things are understood both the commission and the people will
better comprehend—tho one the thing that ought to be done, and tho
other the reason why It was done.
When these Investigations are complete and the conditions are
understood, two things must Inevitably follow;
First, the state through Its repreesntatives, must determine just
what would be a reasonable proflt upon actual Investments and just
whit profits the corporations who are the majority partners of the peo
ple are making. With these facts established, it’ Is n matter of justice
and of equity to see how far the profits of the corporations can be les
sened In rates and bettered in service and tbe prosperity of the people
Increased by just and reasonable reductions.
With the question of reduction settled and established the commis
sion ought then to Inquire Into the safeguards which are thrown around
the people In their right through their representative* to Inspect the
quality, quantity and sufficiency of the products which are sold to them
at certain prices.
We are thoroughly convinced that those deliberations will establish
even and exact justice between tbe corporations anil the people.
We are also convinced that by this method and this method alone
can be re-established a general stability of conditions and that better
feeling of confidence and good will which ought to exist between the
corporations anil the people, upon whom their prosperity depends.
Under the suggestions of this proposition we believe that the cor
porations themselves will find It largely to their Interests to Invoke from
tbe commission the Investigation of their affairs. We believe that the
corporations would find It wise to ask the commission to Investigate
their services, their equipments and earnings and even their rates.
An economic crisis like this in the history of our country should
undoubtedly put a joint quietus upon political demagogy and upon cor
porate greed.
And the state of Georgia should proceed upon tho basis of Us own
great motto, “Wisdom, Justice and Moderation."
THE CLAIMS OF GAS AND OAR FARES.
The Georgia Railway and Electric Company feels that our figures
of Tuesday did It an injustice In the statement that Its prices were
higher than those of any other city of the country.
The statement was not our own, but was quoted from statistics
brought to our attention by Councilman Terrell, who took them In turn
from the United States Geological Survey, and this Survey stated that
the -Average price of fuel gas In 1905 was 86 cents.
As The Georgian is not engaged In any reform movemont which Is
founded upon Injustice to any corporation or to any Individual, we
cheerfully give the Georgia Railway and Electric Company the benefit
of this statement and of Ita further statement, strongly made by their
president, that “wherever the price of gas Is lower than $1.00 a thou
sand, extraordinary conditions will bo found to prevail."
The company cites the fact that In New York the price of 85 cents,
reduced from $1.00 by Mr. Hearst's agitation, was condemned by a
apodal master as too cheap, and la now uuder contest before tbe courts,
ft claims that Los Angeles, California, sells gas cheaper than Atl$nta
does because It Is able to make It from much cheaper material and
charges $75 for Us are lights. It argues that Milwaukee sells gas at 80
cents becaiiso It makes It from by-products bought from the coke com
panies. It claims that Binghamton, N. Y., selling gat at 75 cents a
thousand, gets a preliminary price of $30 a year and that If the Atlanta
company should do this It would give them an Income of $850,000
against $550,000 which It now receives.
It claims that Louisville, Ky., which soils lighting gas at $1.00 and
fuel gas at 75 cents, buys the gas from a mixture of artificial and nat
ural gas which Is not enriched.
It claims that Duluth, Minn., selling gas at 75 cents, buys It from
the Zenith Furnace Company, where It Is a by-product of the Hoffman
coke ovens. And by various instances such as these, the company re
inforces Us claims that wherever the price is less than $1.00 extraor
dinary conditions are found to prevail.
Wo cheerfully give tho company the benoflt of these claims which
it makes and are willing at any time to do them justice In any way In
any statement which may come from this office.
Meanwhile, we call the attention of our local gas company to the
tact that the Richmond, Va„ gas plant, owned by tho city, has repaid
lts cost many times and la now rebuilding, and that it has determined
by experience that gas can be made and sold at 60 cents per thousand
with a moderate proflt, although this Is not the price at which the com
pany sells It at this time.
The history of Richmond, which Is just about the site of Atlanta,
presents some other figures wblcb may be of Interest to the Georgia
Railway and Electric Company. Richmond sells six tickets for a quar
ter universally. Before 7 a. m. It sells ten tickets for 25 cents. To
school children it sells forty tickets for $1.00, good between 8 s. in. and
4 p. m. It has universal transfers and Its longest ride is 22 miles, as
against 15 tulles In Atlanta.
To this statement the Georgia Railway and Electric Company
promptly replies that the Richmond street car company Is In the hands
of a receiver, and that It has shown a deficit for several years past.
This rejoinder would be crushing, but In order to be sure before
we used It, The Georgian took pains to wire to r.Ichtnond for confirma
tion of the statement and the answer comes back to us from tho dtlly
Journal that the receivership Is to Insure payment of Interest on
bonds, and that the Richmond street railway at these tares It consid
ered a fine paying property.
The following Is a statement of the Richmond Street Railway Com
pany to the Federal court for the month of August, 1907:
Cash on hand August 31st, $753,625.47.
Total disbursements for August, 1907. $198,848.60.
Total cash balance September 1st, $554,776.87.
And so without further argument wo simply submit the facts as
they stand. Following our own suggestion, we do not desire to prej
udice or pre-judge any caso In advance, but we shall feel free to present
such facts as come to us from reliable sources and to make such deduc
tions from them as the Interests of the people :»em to demand.
WILL THE PRESIDENT RUN?
An Oyster Bay report says that the president in
forthcoming
speech intends to “emphasise anew and In the strongest possible man
ner his Irrevocable determination not to be a candidate for re-election.”
If the president does this under the terms of this description. It
will, likely put an end to the activity of his friends and leave tbe Re
publican field open to lesser men.
The president stands in an attitude never before occupied by an
American cltlxen. If be wHI consent or It be will permit himself to bo
forced to carry the party standard for another term, the presidential
nomination of his party Is his, and his re-election Is Just ns sure as tho
counting of tho ballots.
The Georgian believes, and In fact knows that Die president does
not wish to be again a candidate at this time for a third term for the
presidency. It Is contrary A the plans and purposes of his life to be
burdened with the cares and responstblllUes of a station which at this
particular time could add not one cubif to bis stature In the history of
the world. The president desires to finish tho Isthmian canal and to bo
credited with the laurels of the great achievement. Second to that he
would like to lie senator from New York and replace the manikins who
represent that Imperial. commonwealth at the present time. He is a
young man and would hope after eight or ten years of service In cither
of these high lines to come back to the presidency for a third term on
the merits of his later achievements.
We are thoroughly convinced that he would not give the snap of his
finger for tho mere nomination of his party for the presidency for an
other term.
If the people of all parties should ask him to remain In power to
finish the fight that he has'so heroically pressed to Us present measure
of success, tho splendid compliment would appeal beyond his power to
resist and he would accept.
But as thlp Is not likely to be done at this time, we honestly be
lieve that the president does not wish and will not have the nomination
of his party.
If he saya this In his forthcoming speech, haltingly, uncertainly, with
any qualifications, he might as well not say It at ail, for tho people will
pay no attention to the declaration and will go forward to nominate him
again.
Ff he says It definitely, positively, unalterably, like a man who mean*
every word that ho says, we believe that It will dt» much if not every
thing, to quiet the comments and the uncertainty of his party, and will
leave a clearer and more equal field for a grand battle between Democ
racy and Republicanism In 1908.
Growth and Progress of the New South
The Georgian here record* ench day
Mine economic fnct In reference to
tbe onward program of the South.
BY
J08EPH B. LIVELY
The Itlrnilnghnni Goal ond Iron Company of Birmingham. Ala., wo* Jncorpo-
rated ln*t week with a capital iitock of $5,000,000. This new corporation I* a con*
aolldntlon of the Birmingham Coni Compnuy and the Birmingham Iron Company,
detail* of which were given by the Manufacturer*’ Record acveral month* ago. The
fllruilnghnm Coal am! Iron Company I* now operating one hlaat furnace, capacity
130 ton* per day; five coal mine*, capacity about 15.0)0 tons per month, and three
liatterlc*. 250 poke orens. It hn* under con*tnietlon a bloat furnace at Vanderbilt
with a on parity of 225 to 250 tons per day. expected to be In Idast about November
1. It I* opening at Mnlga, twelve miles from Birmingham- a shaft mine, which
will Ih» eoniplctcd and ready for operation nlwnit January 1. 1908. Thl* mine I* ex*
Two mine* at Hhori Creek hare been equipped recently with electricity, and an
additional battery of sixty coke oven* hn* been completed and I* awaiting the
completion of n new tipple and wushrr, which will be ready within the next few
week*.
Offlelnl statistic* from the state bureau of mine* and mining of Missouri show
the value, of tbe mine pmdurt* of that sate. Including coal. lend. xlnc. copper,
Iren, baryta mid trlpnli. In 1906 to lie $26,683,642. Of the total valuation Jasper
county’s production, the bulk of which wa* xlnc and lead, wn* estimated at $10.-
191.789, and Ht. Frnncol* county’s at $7,482,734, the chief product lielng lead. In the
production of coal loifavette count/** output wa* valued nt $1,238,908, and that of
Macon county nt $1.091.M6. The following figures show the different product* with
the value of each, but do not Include the quarry products, which. It la estimated,
would bring the total valuation to more than $10,000,000 for the year: Xlnc 222.529 ton*,
valued nt $9,087,735: lead 159..7II ton*, valued nt $10,657,840; coal 1.889.659 tons, valued
at $6,352,913* copper, mined only In Crawford county, valued at $8,800; Iron 158.332
tons, valued nt $320,073; baryta 47,117 ton*, valued at $204,277; kaolin 759 tons, valued
at 15.192; tripoll 6,000 ton*, valued at $48,000.
CARMACK ON PROHIBITION
Thu* writes Edward XV. Carmack, gallant*
cat and most brilliant of Southern senator*
and publicists, on tbe great moral question
of today. And they ar* ringing word*.
They defeated him for the senate In Ten*
nesacc, but they will live to mitgnlfy him
at another day:
Columbln, Tenn., Sept. 14. 1906.
Mr. XV. It. Hamilton, Knoxville, Tenn.
My Hear Sir: I regret that I nui no
ctrcuinatnnced that 1 can not $ittend and
address your mas* meeting oil Hunibiy
afternoon. I nm heart and soul In arm*
pathy with your efforts to rid the atnte
of the wholly pernicious Influence of the
saloon. 1 tielleve that we have como to
the parting of the ways with the whisky
power of Temiesaec. and that the time
for half way measures has passed. The
saloon has sinned away Its ilsy of grace
and must lie dealt with henceforth ns
nn Incorrigible offender against society.
Whenever It has liecti demonstrated that
any business Is essentially Injurious to
the public welfare, such business should
cotnc under the condemnation of the
law. There are of course honorable ex
ceptions. but the rule Is that the saloon
Is an habitual Inw-brcnker; disregarding
repeated and significant warnings. It
continues to be a center of political cor
ruption nnd to display n pernicious ac* s
tlrlty In putting or keeping In office
men who will protect It In Its unlawful
practices. There must lie something In
curably vicious In a calling which, even
to snve Its own life, can not separate
Itself from criminal associations.
The absurd contention Is often made
that the abolition of the saloon would
Injuriously affect the prosperity of a
community. There nre some arguments
so repugnant to reason that they do not
need the refutation of experience.
Wealth Is produced by the hand and
whatever Impair* the effectiveness of
l*oth mind nnd IkhIx Is a destroyer of
wealth. Tbe tattered vagabond wallow
ing In the gutter ndda nothing to the
prosperity of the commnnlt/ nnd neither
does the man who puts him there.
The saloon, by Its Indolence. Its arro
gance. Its persistent lawlessness, has
forced the Issue upon tbe people, and
the iicople must meet It. It refuses to
l»e reformed; It must therefore In* de
stroyed. It has proclaimed by Its con
duct that It had rather die than obey
the law. In doing so. It has left but
one course for self-respecting and law-
respecting people.
MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO.
CORNER ALABAMA AND BROAD STREETS.
Capital $200,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits $600,000.00
Commercial accounts invited.
4 °jo
Interest, compounded twice a year, is
paid in our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
THE BRACEBRIDGE DIAMONDS
A Thrilling Story of Mystery and Adventure
ornuroie.
Prank (the hero) nnd Reginald nracpbridgc
(cousins) meet Mme. Vera Slavlnsk/, a
beautiful woman, nt Saratoga. She Is oi-
tacked by n foreigner I Dr. Carl Moeller),
the latter demanding that she surrender to
him ”a bit of paper and a stone.’ He
claims ho has tno missing fragment and
that “the others were then In the hotel.
Frank rescues her snd Is given a package
with nerralslson to open It when lie thinks
tbe right time bat come. A telegram an
nounces ‘hr sudden death of Reginald s
father. Frank Is made executor of the es-
tnte. Reginald Is charged With forgery, and
calls upon Frank to save him from, nrrest.
A ninld rushes Into the room nnd tells Keg-
«l with her murder. Frank nnd — ,
leave tho house by a secret passage and
reach the Bracohrldgt country home oa
Long Island. They embark In nn airship.
Reginald Is *ent to France. Frank learns
tor lives. Hylvln Thurston, pretty daughter
- in Ohio. Is brought Into the story.
. .. ~^.ler falls In lore with her. lie seems
to know her brother, a painter, who resides
abroad. Sylvia.# Dr. Mueller nnd n girl
friend rlsff ’The Hollow.” no obi bouse,
said to be haunted.
Raymond Thurston returns home unex
pectedly and Is greeted by bis sister during
he temporary absence of her flsucc.
meet Basil, who quarrels with Ray*
found In the wood* near the Th*:raton home,
unconscious. When she recovers conscious
ness. her r.ilnd Is nppnrently unhinged with
some horror. Raymond Thurston Is found
In the studio, shot through the heart.
Sylvia suspects Basil of the murder of
her brother. . .
Sylvia prepares to visit Florida In search
of health. Nurse Mason appears on the
scene, nnd It develop* that she nnd Dr.
Mueller nre grenter friends than appears on
tbe nvrfnce. . „
Mueller nnd Sylvia are married In New
York.
Rose Thurston ndmlts she tobl a falsehood
to shield Bnsll from suspicion of having
murdered Bnymond. . „ „
Mueller.' fearing to meet Ethel Creswell.
who Is stopping with his wife.. return*
home unexpectedly snd approaches the
house unobserved In order to ascertain If
’’the const Is clear.” lie nnd. Mis* Fres-
well meet nnd she brands him ns ’ Dr.
Newell, of Black Horae Inn poisoning
fnme.” , ,
Bnsll Thurston retnrns home and ne-
8he accuses Mueller of the murder of Ray*
mond. 8o does Basil, who ateps Into the
nmm In time to hear the gJrls wows,
Mueller escapes during the excitement. Syl
via Is convinced of bis guilt, (rank Brace-
bridge nrrlvcs with detectives In search of
iMneller. Nurse Mnson nnd Mueller steal
them Keglnnld - , .
retnrns to New York from France, and lo
gins squandering the money with which bis
cousin supplies him.
”Thc whisky .hop mint go.”
Vary respuctfully,
B. W. CARMACK.
DISGRACE TO ATLANTA.
To the Erlttor of The Georgian:,
Knowing you to be alway* on the
■Ide of right anil Justice, I wish to call
your attention and that of the Atlanta
police department to an act which I
and other* wltneued lust Saturday
at 13:15 p. m. on the corner of Pryor
and Alabama street,. A policeman ar
rested a young man. apparently 17 nr
18 years of age, a respectable looking
young man. Jcxt ns he took him In
charge, having hold of the lapel of
his coat, a friend of the young man
came and began to talk to the police
man, who turned, nnd the young man
under arrest Jerked awny to run, hut
fell In about ten or nftcen feet. The
policeman Jumped on him while the
young man was nn his hands and knees
In the act of rising and dealt hint sev
eral blows with his billy on the back
of the head, cuuslng the blood to flow
profusely. A number of people about
to board the Decatur car witnessed the
affair, nnd all felt Indignant at the oc
currence. Borne proposed to mob the
policeman, while all pronounced It tho
most brutal, cowardly and uncalled-for
act—a disgrace that Atlanta should
have such a brute on her police force.
Respectfully. A. B. BROWN.
Marshal of Kirkwood.
NO BILLIONAIRE YET.
(From Tho New York World.)
It should be cause for r. lonal mor
tification that after 131 years of Inde
pendence the United 8tates has not yet
produced a billionaire. John D. Rocke
feller’s wealth. It turns out, must still
be .measured by nine figures. A few
hundred modest millions Is the best he
can boast.
Instead of holding half of the stock
of the Standard Oil. as used to be be
lieved. Mr. Rockefeller owns only about
one-fourth, although that la five times
more than any other Individual owns.
Even allowing that his other holdings
are very large, presumably the state
ment made lust spring by Frederick T.
Gates In his behalf !s fairly accurate.
Ills fortune was then given as a scant
1300,000.000 and his largest annual In
come as 120,000.000.
It may be that the news of Mr.
Rockefeller’s limited means will stimu
late other rising millionaires to outdo
him. Mr. Uarnegle at his richest has
probably been on a par with him. Both
nave been spendthrift phllnnthroplate,
and both are pretty old to reform.
Still Mr. Rockefeller’s Cleveland phy
sician says that he will live to near the
century murk. If he should order s
policy of strict retrenchment, stint his
benefactions and buy only the bare
necessaries of life—provided, of course,
•Mr. Roosevelt spares the Standard Oil
—It Is possible that within the next
twenty years he might save enough
extra millions to con.iirie the American
pcnnle for their f.rst disappointment on
learning t at the billionaire Is *UU ml/
a figure of tittlnric.
ARMY=NAVY ORDERS
—AND—
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS
Washington. Sept. 26.—The follow
Ing orders have been Issued:
Army Orders.
Follow ing changes Fourth field artll.
lery ordered: Captain Henry L. New-
bold, now unasslgned, to battery C,
Philippines; Captain Orln L. Lawson,
to unasslgned list, from battery C,
Philippines; Captain Osmond Latrobe,
to Fourteenth cavalry; First Lieuten
ant John T. Donnelly, to Eighth caval
ry.
Captain Herbert J. Brees, First cav
alry, detailed In quartermaster’s de
partment, vice Captain Lawrence J.
Fleming, quartermaster, who Is assign
ed to First cavalry; Captain John L.
Hines, Twenty^thlrd Infantry, detailed
In quartermaster's department, vice
CaptAln William C. Wren, quartermas
ter. who Is assigned to the Twenty-
third Infantry; Captain William O.
Bills. First cavalry, to general hospital,
Washington barracks.
Navy Orders.
Captain T. Porter, detached Wash
ington to naval home, Philadelphia:
Commander E. T. Wright, detached
second light house district, Boston,
homo, wait orders- Lieutenant Com
mander W. B. Fleti her, to duty as In
spector In chief, sec, nd light house dis
trict, Boston: Lieutenant B. C. Allen,
detached Virginia to naval academy;
Lieutenant B. B. Wygant, detached
Georgia, to natal academy; Ensign H.
D. Cooke, Jr., to Virginia; Midship-
„ . _ - Irglnla: Midship,
man H. L. Spencer, detached Tennes
see, to Hartford. .
Movements of Vessels,
ARRIVED—September 23, String-
ham. at Cane Cod Bay. September 24.
Virginia, nt Norfolk; Triton, at New
port News; Concord, at Slakwan;
Wasp, at Salem, N. J.; Prairie, at
Charleston, 8. C.; Rhode Island, at
navy yard, New York; Charleston, nt
San Francisco.
SAILED—September 24. Virginia,
from Hampton Reads for Norfolk; Con
cord, from Slakwan for Shanghai; Bos.
ton. from Salem for League Island;
Prairie, from Charleston for Cape Cod
Buy; Charleston, f/jtn Mare Island for
San Francisco.
I nm the person referred to In the
telegram. Make out the account at
once, and' while you are doing so I
would like to see the manager."
He soon was closeted with the lat-
ter.' who. while expressing his entire
willingness to accept the check In llqul-
datlon of the account, which proved of
formidable dimensions, declared his Ig.
norance of anything concerning the
liersonallty or habits of the man Frank
sought. His movements, companions
nnd w'heroabouta alike were unknown
to the hotel employees.
The same evening he hurried through
a railway station In time to leap aboard
a limited express train bound for
Cleveland. As he sank Into a corner
physically exhausted after the twenty-
four hours wasted In the futile hum.
Frank saw In a near by seat of the par
lor car a woman who was gailng at
him. Too tired to do aught save make
a mental note of the ract, his head
nodded back and In a few moments he
was fast asleep. As the train slacken
ed with a Jar at a station he wa* dimly
conscious that th<f woman still was
gazing at him, but In a moment he was
again fast asleep.
A few hours passed, when for the
first time fully awake, he glanced again
at the seat and saw the woman’s eye*
still fixed upon him. In them was a
look of half puxxled surprise not far
removed from recognition. Then as
their glances met Frank’s heart leaped,
ond now thoroughly awake, he left his
seat and approached the woman.
Like a flash had come back to him
the circumstances of their meeting a
year before on his trip to Saratoga.
Frank remembered the mysterious
occurrence of that night, the struggle
In the darkness with the man, whom
even then he knew by Instinct to be
the evil genius of his life.
He remembered the wrestling trick
and Mueller's knowledge of It; he re
membered above all the scene which
followed when he and the beautiful
woman he had rescued stood face to
face and made the strange compact
which had affected his whole life since
then.
Since that time the beautiful face of
that woman had been constantly In his
thoughts. And now they were sitting
side by side In the train.
"Surely,” said Frank, "I am not mis
taken?"
He had purposely adopted a casual
tone.
“It waa at Saratoga, was It not?”
"Yes.” said she. "and you rendered
me such a service as one can never
forget. I am Mme. SJnvinsky."
TRANSMIGRATION.
(By Ella Anglin Verne.)
Just as a restless bird southward wings
flight,
Sojourns a little while—gone with the
night: ,
Just so the reetless soul, longing erst
while.
Passes to sweeter peace—back to Goo’s
smile.
CHAPTER LXXIV.
Hunting Reginald.
When Frank received the message
from Basil he wa* In the octagonal up
per room whither he had returned from
Moorcombo to put the finishing touche*
of repair to the once-wrecked alrehlp.
After weeks of patient maneuvering
It wa* ready for use.
"It can go 20.000 mile* without stop
ping If necessary.” said Frank to hlm-
He rend the telegr&m.wlth a frown.
••Reginald In New York!” he ex
claimed. "Whitt can It mean? 1 must
go at once If for no other reason than
to assure tnyself of the safety of the
diamonds.” ”
As quickly as Ills automobile could
carry him. Frank hastened to New
York, anil to the hotel where Reginald
was staying, reaching there early In the
morning. In reply to queries, he was
told that Mr. Bracebrtdge was stopping
there, and prohubly tvas In his room
asleep. He had hla coffee sent up usu
ally at 9 o’clock, and was rather Impa
tient If disturbed before that hour.
The seeker felt this to be satisfac
tory. Apparently secure of hi* quarry
It merely meant dawdling away a few
hours. He breakfasted leisurely and
strolled about until the hour.
It was Just on the stroke of 9 when
he returned to the hotel and ascertain
ed that Mr, Bracebridge had not yet
rung for his coffee. Another half hour
was spent wandering about and a sim
ilar message sent to the room found Mr.
Bracebridge still asleep.
Then for the first time fearing he had
been overconfident, Frank declared his
business Imperative, and himself a near
relation of the guest, showing 4tl* card
os proof. He bluntly Insisted that Rcg>
Inald he colled at once. .
After a little demur, Instructions
were given to this effect. The answer
came quickly.
Reginald Bracebridge evidently had
spent the night elsewhere. His bed had
not been occupied.
An Urgent Note.
Demanding pen and paper, Frank
wrote a Jiurrled note addressed to Reg|.
nald, saying he would return at noon
and had business of utmost Importance
that necessitated a meeting at once.
This was left at the hotel with strict
Injunctions that Jt be . handed Mr.
Bracebridgo Immediately on his arrival.
Punctually at noon he returned. The
polite clerk smiled and pointed to the
still undelivered n<ke. Upon the un
opened envelope Bracebridge wrpte;
Back at 2," and went out to lunch.
At 2 the same reply was recstved.
For the first time a vogue feeling of
anxiety took possesolop of Frank. How
ever, there seemed nothing to do but
wait. At 4 o'clock the first tidings were
received.
As he approached the desk the clerk
handed him an opened telegram ad
dressed to th* manager of tbe hotel.
It read:
Obliged to leave for Boston at an
hour’s notice. Retain effects until my
return and forward bill to Frank
Bracebridge, of this city, who will set
tle. "BRACEbRIDOE.’’
Frank Bracebridge read this with
amazement, and looking up at the clerk
saw that he held the card he had ear
lier tendered him In hts hand.
The young attorney grew Irritated.
Not only had he come on a fool's er
rand, but here he was at once con
fronted with a virtual demand for
money.
It was exasperating, but he rapidly
perceived there was no alternative to
making the best of a bad business.
Handing the telegram back to the
clerk, he said: ,
"It Is very amazing. My time Is
precious, and I have wasted an entire
day, but I suppose It can not be helped, conntrr.
You see, of course, by that card, that ”■
CHAPTER LXXV.
Madame Slavlnsky,
As Frank held her little gloved hand
In h|s, the exquisite charm and beauty
of the woman overwhelmed him at It
had done that night at Saratoga. An
adorable figure, a wealth of Jet black
hair, eyes large, dark and luminous,
skin of Ivory whiteness Just tinged on
cheek and tips with delicate pink, tho
features of a Greek goddess, with lips
ruddier than a cherry and milk white
teeth peeping delicately through—again
Frank said to himself as he had mur
mured that night: '’Surely the loveliest
woman In tho world."
Tho soft, low voice went on.
“I have wished to see you many times
since. I fear that In the agitation of
that moment I did not sufficiently
thank you for the great service you
rendered me."
'I was only too glad to be of use to
you, madam,” returned Frank earnest
ly. ”1 have often wondered how you
were faring. I have much to tell you
also. If you do not know It, of that
man Mueller, from whose ruffianism I
was enabled to rescue you.”
"Of what new Infamy ha* he been
guilty?" asked Mme. Slavlnsky. "It Is
a terrible thing for me to be compelled
to speak In that way,” she continued,
"of the man to whom I am Irrevocably
bound by ties of marriage”
"Your husband?” gasped Frank In
horror.
For the first time the young lawyer
began ta understand the real Import of
the feeling Inspired by the first sight of
the beautiful face .and the cause of the
Interest that had kept it ever before
him, with the vague and continued
wonderment and desire to know where
she was, what hnd been the secret be
hind the romantic but tragic linking of
herself and the man he hated and when
and where their next meeting would be.
For he had never despaired of meet
ing her again and at a happier time. Of
what might follow he had given little
thought. Now thnt he understood her
IV’nrriu "Irrnvn/inhlv hnnml In thnt mflll"
words ’irrevocably bound to that man'
It had come to him.
"Your husband!” he repeated me
chanically.
Continued in Tomorrow's Georgian.
PECULIARITY IN NAMES.
To tlie Rd I tor of Tbo Georgian:
Note the |>ecuHnrU/ of the unmes of Ham
lin* once vice president, and Lincoln, once
president.
IMnoe one above the other, with a hy
phen between the two syllables of each
natne. Thus:
• II run-Lin
Lln-Coln. ,, .
If you make the first syllable of tne
second name the second syllable of the first
nntne, you have Hamlin, and If you make
the second syllable of tbe second name
the second syllable of tbe first ns me, you
have Lincoln. In other words, they rend th#
same woy downward as they do for wn rd.
XV. M. 8IIEATS.
Atlanta, Ga.
A CITIZEN A8KS QUESTION.
To the Editor of Tho Georgian: .
As a citizen nnd s tnx-pnyer of the city or
tlsntn. I write to nsk the question as to
. i nsk the question a* J®
what right has onr city offlclfils to tske the
r raised by taxation for tbo support
money ..... — ..
cf tbe city government to donate It to innor
day parade*, exposition excursions, an**
sending private Individuals off Junketing
here, then* nnd everywhere? It seems to
me thst this Is being done rather promis
cuously. and I, as a citizen, question very
much the right of any official having sueft
authority without the vote of the people.
* * 'or Information. Youm^Ter^r U-uIJ,
J. J.
NATIONAL PROHIBITION.
To tbe Editor of The Georgian:
Many of us here desire the Georgia dele
gation In the next national convention to
insist on a prohibition plunk. Tboasandsof
the better class of Republicans In this sej*
tlou would gladly help elqct the Democratic
candidate on that Issue. Will Th< Geor
gian lead? Can’t you bring Bryan to a no
tice of the question. Yoara for » cljwa
wintry, I. G. i’OLLABD.
Butler. Pa.