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/ TilJS ATLANTA UEOKU1AN AND NEWS. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon. (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At IS West Alabama 8L. Atlanta. Ga. Subscription Ratest oat nur',,,,,,,,,, WjJ Six Months fS Three Months One Month... *?z By Carrier. Ter Week •*» Telephones connecting «H depart ments. Isof distance terminal*. rescntiitlrea for all territory oatal ‘*??:'5 , CIHn Trlhnoe BnlMloe Kew Vork Offlc* Brunswick Bid*. Ifjou hare any ^trouble, gattlPfJTHB .. ... M ,. ... ...Jinn hiuua »— tiKOHGlAN aNI> NEWB. telepbooa the efrcolatlsa departmekt and bar* It promptly remeulrd. Trlrphnnrs. Bell art main: Atlanta «0L Hnliaerlbets .loslrlne tbelr flsorglan dlaeontlnuM must notify this office on the date of esplratlnn: otberwlae. It me naie or pipirBimn, •* will In- cootlnne*! at Hie regular aub- acrlptlon rates until notice to atop la in ornonnf n rnanxe oi poorr.-. pleaae gtre the old aa well aa tbe new addrraa. It ta dcafrabla that all rotnmanlca- r.EOBGIAN*AND ^EwS'be limited, to a» wordA In lengtb. It la Imneratles Ibat they bo alanad. aa an evldencs of (nod faith. Itejoctad oannacrlpta will oot be returned on less stamps ars sent for tbe purpose. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS prints no unclean or objectionable sdrertls. lag. Nsltbsr does It print whisky or nny liquor ads. 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.