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TTTE ATLANTA GEOKGIAN AND NEWS. 5ATCRDAV, OfTOBEK 12. 1*-. m ATLANTA GEORGIA (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. PuMJshsd Every Afternoon. (Except Sun*.«y) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At 25 West Alabama 8L. Atlanta. Os. Subscription Rates: ^ One Tear ...If-M filx Months By Carrier, Per Week M Telephones connecting all depart ments Lonf distance terminals. fork Office'..'.’...Brunswick Bld(. If yon bar. any tronbl. ratting TUB AECfeoiAK AND NCwS, telephone tho circulation department and bar. “ uedled. . Talaphonea: It promptly ram Ball Or! main; A Atlanta 4ML Subscribers drairtnit their Georgian dlacontlnned muat notify tbla office on tbe date of expiration: otherwise, It will he eotitlnned at tht regular tub. acriptlon ratea until untie, to .top 1. received. In ordering n cbnng* of address. It la deal table that all eommnalea. tloua Inter dad for pnbllentlon In TUB OKOROIAN'AND NEWS be limited to too word! In length. It la Imperative that they be signed, aa an evidence of good faith, ltelected manoacrlpta will TUB GEORGIAN AND NEWS prlnta no unclean or objectionable adrartle- Ing. Neither doea It prlot wblaky or any llguor ad. plant*, aa It now own. It. wet work*. Other eltlea do tbla and get gas aa low aa CO ceoti, with a prodt fo the city. Tbla ahold bo done at once. THE OEOROUN AND NEWS bellarea that If alrret rallwaya can be operated aucceiafully by European eltlea. aa they art. there la no good Tbe Atlanta Georgian .aye: "The Hearst papers are tbo eight (treat guns of onr modem De mocracy." Maybe so, but It Is tbo small arms msn (voters) tbat win tbe battles.—Athens Call. You are not a good eoldler. No less a captain tb&n ■ Napoleon declared that "Providence Is on tbe side of tbe heaviest artillery.” “The Populists," says the Mel- odcon of Georgia, In his tuneful newspaper. The Atlanta Geor gian, ‘‘have fought their battle and won It. not by direct victory, bill by till' jiff ireful lint- of I .bl eating tbe pemocrocy to tbelr Tiows." True, O, song-bird, If tbo refefenco Is to Georgia, where Mr. Tom Watson baa the thing ” by tbe tall; and very nearly true If the reference Is to the South, where the protests against the government ownership of rail roads and the Initiative and refer endum are fainter and fewer, and where Popullsta are now called Democrats and Democrats aro called Republicans.—Charlotte Ob server. ; And yet "true.” That's tbe Issue. , With all tbe ”lf»" and "ands,” with 1 all the explanations and protests, the ; statement Is true, oh sapient Obser- I vor, and we applaud the honesty of • your acknowledgment, . The Georgian, when last heard from, was In favor of a Southern man for president, and while It would support any one of a half- dozen named, I* first. of all for Hoke Smith. It would be too bad If on tbat account Governor 8mlth should decide that he Is the possessor of a boom.—Knoxville Tribune. He Is, oh rustic of tbo Tennessee —and a genuine boom at that The Tribune would be amazed to know how strong and wide It Is. If there were no Dryan In the way It might be a "paramount boom.” Read the letter from Maaeacbusetta today. Unking Hoke Smith and W. L. Douglass, If you would know bow far flung Is the boom for tbe man whom Tbe Georgian placed In nomination aa Its first choice among all Democratic candidates. If Georgia’s governor shies his mighty castor In the politi cal ring, there is only one man In all the nsplring rank who - Is strong enough to pick It up. John Temple Graves Is deter mined that no guilty man shall escape. He now puts In nomina tion "for the great office of presi dent of the United States that accomplished editor, that most versatile of Democrats, that ‘Sonth Carolina gentleman,' Col. ' J. C. Hemphill.” We refuge to surrender to the ferocious ven- geanen of Colonel Graves, our own particular victim, until wo hare worked out our senatorial design upon him. "Into parlia ment he must go.”—Charleston Post. Before we withdraw the nomina tion of our "South Carolina gentle man? we must have positive assur ance that South Carolina's senatorial Intentions toward him are strictly "honorable.” Meanwhile, If conven ient, we would like to borrow for a season from Charleston the spirit by which the editor of one local news paper can champion the editor of the other local newspaper for the highest office In tbe state. AN APPEAL FOR INDEPENDENT. Marietta. Ga., Oct, 3. 1907. Editor Georgian: I have road your writings and speeches upon national conditions. Issues and future necessities for n long time and have always been so Impressed with your patriotic pur- liose and‘the statesmanship so manifest In all of your utterances, • whether at the pen or on the rostrum, that I am led to make a request In the nature of an appeal. There has never been a time since the Civil war until now when conditions were ripe for an address to the Intelligence and Interest of the people of the South to align themselves under pa triotic leaders, who were true enough and fearless enough to give expression to honest views without first getting a machlno to brand them as genuine. Theodore Roosevelt has always, and Is now, measuring up to the highest standard of patriotic states manship and you have had the manhood to Indorse his actions. The peoplo of the South outside of -the Democratic political trust Indorse your course and will overwhelmingly vindicate you If they have an opportunity. Heretofore they have been hampered with the fear of negro supremacy. Not so now. The Idea tbat is on my mind Is to suggest that you take the lead In the organisation of a party—whether It • be Democratic, Republican, or Ropubllcan-Democratlc, makes no dlerence—tbat will send a delegation to tbe next national conventions as the messengers from a large majority of the peoplo of this state to se cure the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt for another term and If possible to place the name of some Southern man of similar views on the ticket for second place. , The great mass of our peoplo regard President Roosevelt as a better Democrat than Mr. Bryan, with the ability to carry out his policy, and only need- a leader to voice their sentiments and found an organization. Consider it and accept tbe task. Respectfully and Very Sincerely Yours, • THOMAS U: IRWIN. The letter of our correspondent carries a question of peculiar and general Interest 1 • . The Georgian Is an Independent Democratic newspaper. Its creeds and theories of government are Democratic by tradition, by Inheritance, and by deliberate conviction. We have always been loyal to those creeds and shall always hope to be. The thing that we have protested Is at bob tom the thing ourcorrespondent protests. The ascendency which selfish or thoughtless men acquire -In the councils of a party set to establish tbo creeds of Democracy, and the- folly of falling Into line behind the tyran ny and uninspired authority of those who do not represent so much as they misrepresent a real Democracy. There Is no doubt but that our friend and correspondent voices a very great and general desire on the part of tbe people In this and other states—tbat we should have a party compact, coherent and definite. In which people could believe and around whose creede honest men might rally from a fixed belief In those creeds without being whipped Into line by mere expediency or the slavish fear of the party lash. It Is amazing past all comprehension how men In this free country after so many years of the freedom which their forefathers fought so heroically to achieve, have fallen Into a state of apathy with regard to the might, the majesty and the responsibility of their ballots. The ballot In the bands of a freeman ought to be an expression of Ills conscience. It ought to be set to the establishment of his convic tions, to the righting of bis wrongs, to the defeat of corruption, to the triumph of good government and to the preservation of his civic liberty and his Individual Integrity. Instead of that the spectacle Is so common as to be universal that the great apathetic and unthinking mass follows blindly and slavishly 1n the wake of currents created by the selfish breath of demagogues and ambitious office-seekers. It Is like Opper's Illustration of the giant elephant with mighty power driven and controlled by the dwarf upon hit shoulders with a small goad In bli band, and moving blindly at the direction of the pygmy upon his back. The trend of the age la hopeful. The spirit of Independence and of Intelligent conception was never so prevalent among tho people. Indi vidual thinking Is coming to be the fashion of the day, among all claases of our population. And that particular class which has been tho sport of demagogues and tbe tool of tbe wily politicians, Is beginning to lead the march of progress toward Individuality and Independence of voting. A great party le forming now In 26 states for Independent voting on the great questions of tbe country. Thousands have already joined its ranks In protest against tho corruption, the elavery, the graft and the In sincerity of the two partlee already In existence. Strong men and good tUep all over the republic arc watching this party In lta growth, and watching the eld parties for a better change which they hope to see In It. If our friend will keep his ear to the ground and his heart In his bosom with hla honest ballot In his fearless hand, he will find In the near future tbe opportunity that be seeks for . a free and untrammeled suf frage along the lines of h|s quickened Intelligence and bis awakened con science. A WELL-MERITED COMPLIMENT. That waa a very conspicuous compliment which the National Rural Dellverytmon paid to the junior sonator from Georgia. And It was well deserved. Senator Clay has been Indeed and In fact not only an Intelligent but a most effective friend of the Rural Mall Car rier system throughout' the republic. And It Is only fair to say that there are few men.In the senate who could have been more effective to this or to any other causo which they have essayed to help. The presi dent of tbe United States has declared that no member of the Democratic party In tho senate has a nearer hold upon bis confidence or a more ready access to hla ear and counsel than Senator Clay. Senator Bever idge, one of tho Republican leaders, told the editor of The Georgian that no man upon the Democratic side of the senate could secure as much from the good will and respect of the Republican majority as the junior senator from Georgia. And with the exercise of this admirable Influence Senator Clay has exercised a potential Influence upon the forward fortunes of the Rural Mall Carriers which it was right and proper that they should recognize and appreciate. “IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.” There is always something essentially breezy and vital about Thom as W. Dawson. Whether In financial daring or In literary veuture or In the chang ing phases of reform, ho Is always wide-awake and Interesting, an alert and vigorous Intelligence In Its every form of expression. At a dinner given In bis honor by tbe Sphinx Club at the Waldorf- Astorla Mr. Lawson told in the most engaging manner bow he had originated the Lawson pink. This was his story: "Let me tell you about the Lawson pink. I went luto tbe florist’s shop and saw that pink and I said, 'How much?’ The man said '130,000,' and I said I'd tako It, and put It In my but tonhole and walked out. Tho next day It withered like all pinks, but the story of It went around tho world. "I got at least 21,000,000 worth of advertising out of that fool transaction of 220,000. Moreover, I love flowers. All fools do, and every fool that's raised a flower sends mo hla best ex perimental effort. He never takes any money for It. No fool ever takes another fool’s money. “When I paid 230,000 for that pink I agreed to spend 216.000 within the next three weeks advertising the fact that I had paid 230.440 for it, the florist to have a third of tho profits. I got back my original capital and a profit of 216.000, and I gave the florist hack tho flower again.” Mr. Lawson told this story to Illustrate the value of advertising. It would be difficult to condense in so brief a narrative a higher Il lustration of the modern value of the advertising art. Lawson's bablt of advertising may excite protest, but the very au dacity of It can not fall to elicit admiration. And that It has the "Ell” merit of "get there." no man can deny. WHAT WILL COME OF GREAT CONVENTION OF THE COTTON GROWERS AND SPINNERS? Mr. D. A. Tompkins, owner of three or four large cotton mills and a stockholder In a full score of others In the Carolina?, was one of the representative and Influential delegates to tho Cotton Spinners* con- %'entlon in Atlanta this week. Mr. Tompkins is one of the South's leading industrial factors, a man in close touch with conditions affecting its welfare, and In full sympathy with Its needs. No man In the South has more confidence in this section and few have given such material evidence of their faith. Mr. Tompkins Is a close observer of men and affairs. Besides being one of the-South's .largest cotton manufacturers, he is an extensive owner of Influential newspaper properties. * He is part owner of The Charlotte Observer and The Charlotte Chronicle and also af a dally newspaper at Greenville, S. C. These newspapers are exercising an influence for good In the industrial development, of the South. At the request of The Georgian, Mr. Tompkins has written aa article in answer to the questions: “What will come out of the Inter-Continental Convention of Cotton Spinners and Growers? Will it do any good or was-it simply a part of a very pleasant Junket and,.International picnic?” , So man in attendance upon the convention was better qualified to answer the questions, and what Mr. Tompkins has to $6y will be of wide interest. Mr. Robert Y. Hayne, of Charleston, S. C., once undertook tbe construction of railroad from Charleston to Cincinnati. Tbla was awsy back before tbe Civil war. aspired to make Charleaton the. ocean port for tbe frontier northwest, of which Cincin nati was the metropolis. Speaking upon tbe sabject of this road, Mr. Hayae said: “I know of nothing, except tho Christian religion, which can be compared with the Influence of a free social and commercial Intercourse for softening asperities, remov ing prejudices, extending knowledge and promoting human happiness.” Tbe late convention Inaugurated a move ment of social and commercial Intercourse between the spinner and the producer of cotton. Tbat alone wonld be a result wor thy of the meeting, because commercial In terconrse Is bound to follow social inter course, Tho molls for tbe next yesr will carry many a letter from grower to spinner, and other letters from eplnner to grower. Some business has already been done. I know this because I beard some spinners giving direct orders for sample lota of cot ton of some special form of bale or some ■pedal grade or staple. This does not -mean that any great trade will be doue direct be- tween grower and spinner; yet it does mean tbat ajl useless Intermediary expense be tween grower and spinner will be elimi nated. fly personal acquaintance and more especially through the federated organisa tion of the growers' associations and the spinners' associations tbe drone and the speculator aro getting Into close quarters. A large conservative dement were against any attack upon tbe legitimate commerce In cotton, but the convention was a unit In vigorous condemnation of speculation and of exchange methods and of rales which are made In deference to tho speculator. At the opening of the convention several errors of thought were conspicuous. The Europeans had It In their minds that the Ainerlcau grower might be persuaded to modify prices for philanthropic or altruistic motives. Some of these told of the poor In India who needed clothes. When asked By D. A. TOMPKINS. why not cut the doth market In England below the commercial price for the benefit of the heathen thero was no satisfactory answer. These Europeans further thought »that the American grower could by some American hocus-pocus process put'up the price of cotton on the Europeans. The farmer thought also that he could res olute 15-cent cotton. At the end of tbe convention both the. European and tbe American were nearer the tiellef that nat ural causes would malt* the price. The* cotton growers' convention at New Orleans voted a 15-cent price some years ago, but those who bad faith in the resolution method of fixing the price of cotton were disappointed. The two big organisations of growers make n great force for the good of tbe farmer. They have already * done great good and 1 believe will do much more. In co-operation with the spinner their power for good will be largely Increased. Tbe .dangers to which these two organisa tions may be most liable are: (1) Following the self-seeking politician .and (2) attempt ing Impossibilities—like making the price of cotton by resolution. The growers’ organi sations may create conditions favorable to higher prices, such as diversifying crops, thus reducing production, fostering con struction of factories, thus Increasing con sumption, and In other ways. They can also steady prices by warehous ing cotton and putting It on the market gradually Instead of In the three fall months. Borne of the best talent In the convention, perhaps the best, was exhibited by .the lead ers of the cotton growers. But some of the worst was also exhibited by some who pos ed as speaking and exhorting for the grow er*. Mr. Jordan and Mr. Barrett were both careful, conservative and wise In their lead ership. Each had very little ludeed to say. At several critical momenta one or the other would make a simple resolution or n few simple remarks that would clear the muddy waters. Mr. * Barrett’s resolution, disposing of Mr. Heflin's radical resolution about the commercial exchanges, was admlr ably timed and skillfully done. It was evident as tho convention got deeper Into In work that bettor feeling was growing. Delusions were wasting away. Bombastic speeches counted for less and serious business talk counted for more. Among tho Europeans, .Messrs. Macara of England, Huffier of Austria, Mncalllster and Tattersall of England, all grew In. fa vor. One of tbe Important results reached was the understanding about the apedfleatlona for a standard* bale of cotton. Nothing was done to prejudice any other hale In commerce, but the adoption of standards, dimensions and coverings for the bale which would be preferred was an-Important action. While nothing was done about the cotton exchange evils, it was made very evident that tbe existing exchanges must be radl cally reformed If they hope to survive. The convention was practically unanimous that cotton should be warehoused near tbe place of Its production, as wheat Is carried by the farmer direct to the elevator:, that ex changes should nominate central delivery points In the cotton states for delivery of actual cotton on contract. One of the bin drances of warehouse construction Is that the exchanges don’t handle actual cotton and don't need the actual cotton. If the exchanges <3o'not adapt their method*, rulea and transactions to the requirements of le gltlmste commerce, theu tbe growers and spinners will have to Join together and fortnnlate something more forceful than a warning. All the visitors, domestic and foreign, hare been charmed with Atlanta. I heard one Englishman say to another; "I believe I will not go back to England at all. This place is good enough tor anybody to live The visiting ladles expressed bounded satisfaction with their entertain ment. The moving reception was something new for most of us. Ie was Unique and delightful. LA It READER PROTESTS AGAINST DR. WILMER THE WASHINGTON HERALD. The Washington Herald celebrated Its tint anniversary on October 8. The Herald haa just reason to be proud of Its success and of the In stant and continuing welcome It has received from the public. It Is a clean and brilliant newspaper, edited both In Its news and opinions with conspicuous ability and courage, and is fitly representative In Its tone and -character of the capital city of tbe United States. Mr. Scott Bone, editor and manager of The Herald. It one of the ablest and most resourceful, as well as one of the most popular, men In American journalism. His success Is a matter of congratulation to as many friends ns belong to any one man In bis grest profession. The Herald has a peculiar Interest for Georgia In tbe fact that James R. Xevfn, formerly or Rome, writes Its brilliant and puugent editorial para graph., and Is one of tbe notable men on Its editorial staff. It Is a matter of general congratulation that tbe Capital City has a journal so bright, so fair, so capable, and so far above tbe suggestion of graft or hypocrisy at Tbe Herald. May It* birthdays multiply iu num bers and prosperity To the Editor of The Georgian; It Is with a great deal of pleasure mixed with remorse that I read your editorial In Thursday's Issue of The Georgian In regard to Dr. tVllmer’s position as to tbs Bible being the word of God. It seems very strange to: a communicant of the Episcopal church that a priest should have so lit.' tie respect for himself and congrega tion as to deny--that the Hdly Scrip tures Is the revealed word of God. His position as a priest In the church being based on the revelations con tained In the New Testament, and be fore taking his place In the church as a priest he mads the solemn obliga tion to faithfully and diligently banish and drive away from the church alt erroneous, and strange doctrlnee con trary to Ood'e word. I know that I express the sentiment of a large ma jority of the membere of our church when I state that the next step-that Dr. Wllmer should take should be to sever hla connection with the, church, and thus save the stigma of. a trial for heresy. Yours very truly, ■< CHARLES K. WELLER. Growth and Progress of the New South The Georgian here records etch day some economic fact In reference to the onward progress of tbe Booth. BY JOSEPH B. LIVELY The I.ols Cotton Mills nt Dotiglasvllle. Ga.. will be completed and In operation by Jahuary 1. 1908. with 20,000 splndlea and $300,000 capital stock. The building has been completed and declared by experts to be one of the l*ft In tho -Bouthefn states. Hon. J. M. Geer, of Easley, 8. C.. Is pr«*idput of the com pany. He Is also president of three tnlljs tn Month Carolina. The other officers are M, E. Geer, vice-president and manager, and J. T. Duncan, pf ponglasyllle, see- rotaryUrj^ force of hauda Is at work snd the 2,600,000-gsllon reservoir. is hearty new cotton mill has brought large numbers of new dtlxens to the town already, and as It will employ from 500 to 600 people when completed It menus much to the town and surrounding country. Five new brick stores, as well as a large number of handsome, residences, have been built within the past three months. Work la progressing on the Farmers' Union warehouse, and ft will be completed In time to store a large per cent of tbla year's crop. Tbe DonglaavlUe Banking Company has sold Its old building on Broad street and has pnrcliased the corner lot on Broad street and Price avenue nnd will erect at once one of the handsomest buildings in a town of this slxe Jn tbe state. It will l»e of Chattanooga .pressed brick with marble trimmings, and will be completed by December J. i ixinuninn, im iiiinuuo» iu iuv k-uimk mi a ivuirgui i«t « iirw <'<<,<<<<<<* Aunfeld A Blount have Just beguu pinna for such a structure for tbe First National bank. Contracts for the construction will soon be let. The buhdlng will be of Georgia marble, one atory, with tlre-pfoof construction. NEW ZEALAND THE HOME OF GENUINE DEMOCRACy (Watson’s Jeffersonian.) In 188? New Zealand was tn almost un known British colony In the far southern ‘as. With an area about twice that of Georgia or Illinois, it bad a scant population of about 700,000 people, composed entirely of English. Irish and Scotch stock, except about 40,000 Maoris, tbe native race. It was cursed with land monopty, coal monopoly, shipping monopoly, money monopoly. It had tbe largest per capita debt In tbe world. Fortunately* this great debt bad )>een mainly created for productive works, such as railroads, telegraphs, etc. -Roughly speaking, one-hslf the lend was choice, fer tile soil, the remainder was rough laud heavily timbered and untlllable mountains. The policy pf the country had' t>e*ft con trolled by tbe exploiters and some of the railroad Ituee bad been unwisely built at the demand of large land owners. The railroads bad been built by govern ment because private capital would not ven ture, and this proved to be a good thtbg. In 1887 the outlook was gloomy. Sixteen hundred persons owned 11,000,000 acres of land, or orer 11.000 scree per capita. Eleven men owned land worth $24,000,000, 107 men owned land of the value of $35,000,000. One John Reliance, a philosophic states man, came Into power on a reform platform with a majority of parliament at his l>ack. By 1*91 they were able to get at the land ipollsta. It was done by the old and itmloual method of taxation. Grad' tinted Income taxem, graduate<1 Inheritance taxes, graduated land taxes—these were the weapons used. The rate of taxation was moderate. Liberal exemptions were allowed. In Incomes $1,500 was exempt. In lands all Improvements and mortgages up to a cer tain amount were deducted, and after thnf a further deduction of $1500. but even with these big exemptions and a low rate ttiv graduated tax got next to the Mg* land owners; the fellows who owned 99,000, M.OQS, nrj ______ mm arrra found themselves In a had. war. the glass af tbe bottle. hat somehow tb> I hi»n 111., nkvsmniant .fsnnsil In an<t hmtali» ... »n__ t ._V . “ that the people could get a chance. The government paid good prices for these landa and when sub-divided would sell to no man, ns It wanted no more land monopoly, bat In lieu of freeholds leased these lands on easy terras for 999 years. Leases were transferable after approval by the govern ment and Improvements were the property of the tenant, but no fee In the land could be established snd. futnre monopoly was estopped. Then the money ring was at tacked, government borrowed money at 3H and 4 per cent and ltnt out again to tbe people ,at 6 per cent on 3$H yearn* time. Under tbla system a borrower of $506 would pay }15 every six months for 3$ ^esrs and a final paymept of $9 at tbe end of 96ft years snd bis debt waa discharged. He could an ticipate payments at any time In whole or In part. It (s almost needless to state that they bare state telegraphs* state telephones, postal savings banks, a parcels post, state Insurance advances to settlers, old age pen sions and a mnltitnde of things our space will not permit ua to mention. In 189$ Ballance died In the midst of bis I* I tors, and was succeeded aa premier by Richard Seddon, who had been the mtuls|>r of public works, and who bad started life as g miner. John McKenzie a Scotch farm er, became minister of public works. Ked- doh died In 190$, but the work tfotw not slacken. „ Every step was tterrely fought by the Conservative*,, but they grew weaker with e«u‘h election. Todarthe 1JM0.060 people In New .Zealand have the greatest per capita wealth of any people In the world, fully f 1.501 per capita. There are no strikee, or Tfr P»*i» revenue is fully $».- wO.OOO yearly. Including customs dues. The foreign commerce Is three times greater per otpttii than that of the t*«lted States; mil. Ilona I res are almost unknown and paupers and unemployed have been eliminated. Government A O*. Unlimited, as llenty I». Lloyd called It. seems to ht ft Such nre the fruits of genuine dr We have the label of democracy “MOTHER.” I’m glttln* old—1 know— It seema so long ago— So long sence John waa hers! • He went so young!—onr Jim 'S ts old now 'most as him— Close on to thirty year'! I know I'm glttln' old— I know It by tha cold. From time 'at first frost files— Seems like—sence John was here— Winters is more severe. And winter 1 despise. And yet. It seems, some days, John's here, with his odd ways. Comes soon-like from the corn Field, callin’ “Mother’' St Me—like he called tne that «* Even 'fore Jim was born. When ..lira come—(La!-hour good , Was Jill the neighborhood!— And Doctor!—when 1 heard Him Joke John, kind o* low, And say: "Yes, folks could go”— “Pa" needn’t be afeard!) When Jim come—John says—*«-» A bendin' over me And baby In the bed— Aik! Jea us three—says >, "Onr little family,” And that waa all he said. And cried Jes like a child— Kissed me again, and smiled, ’Cause I was cryln*. too. (And hero I am again A cryln*. same ns then— Yet happy through and through.) The old home '■ most In mind And Joys long left behind! ’ Jim's little n'latln* crawl ’■ Arrost the floor to where John set a-rockln' there! (I'm glttln' old—that'* all!) But, strangest i , I cry so easy now— I cry Jes nuyhow The fool-tears wants me to! But Jim he won't be told 'At ••Mother's” glttln' old. Hugged me, he did. nnd amlled This morning, and bragged "shore” That a his way; but ef John Was here now, lookin' on. He'd shorely know and see: 'But, 'Mother,* " a'pect he’d soy, 8’poao you air gtltlu’ *ra«r. You’re younger yet than me!'” I’m glttln' old—because Onr young days, like they was, Keeps cornin' back-so dear, At little Jim, once more. Corns* h’lstln’ 'croat tbe floor Fcr John s old ruvfcln' cheer! Oh. beautiful !-to be A-flttiu' old, like me! Hey, Jim! Come In now, Jim! \our supper's ready, dear! (How more, every year, He looks and acts llko him.) HUMAN CATAPULT RUN8 AMUCK. (From The Chicago Inter-Ocean.) The original Mr. Buttinski butted Into Chicago yesterday. In baptism he was named Timothy Stroth er, but four teamsters, two policemen, a patrol box, a "hurry up” wagon, and a sec tion of tbe sidewalk at Sheldon and Madi son streets fire teatlmoitr to the fact that Timothy’s baptismal tltU* (s a misnomer. Tim started his remarkable bit 6f headi work when a teamater told him to get onf of the way aa he was attempting to cross Madison at Hheidon. The teamater empha sized bis remarks by Jumping down from the wagon with the remark: "I'll make you move, you big mutt.” Tim mored. tie began to move with a running Jump. Ir ended when he projected hi* head, like a cannon ball. Into tbe vicin ity of the teamster's last meal. The team ster doubled up like s Jack knife and enter ed Into a deep sleep. Three other team an '! Timothy did some mofS to^fiep k ’ *"* thrw mor * went Bergesnt Baldwin, passing by, took Tlmo- thy by the collar and fed him to a patr.J box. As he was telephoulng for the "hurry” wagon Tim nv hla chance, lira wing tl?*, tbrm,eU The wagon .bowed up in the nick nt time Two policemen were with It. The three policemen hearted Ttmotbr tor the vehicle 11111 jf .***** Ih* ra t» It. He took mother onx-dl.unce dire, knocked down two po- Icemeu nt tbe tam. time, end made a dnra B-ldwin. The eereeent tide, stepped naln. Timothy', hentf airnrk a wagon wheel. The wheel I tore n rubber Business Men who are desirous of se curing a depository for their funds which in every respect is thor oughly eequipped to carefully, correctly and expeditiously handle large or small accounts, are invited to inspect our facilities. 4% On Your Savings Compounded Twice a Year. MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO. Alabama and Broad Streets. ARMY-NAVY ORDERS —AND— : MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS Army and Navy. Wnihtngton, Oct. n.-I.lentcimnt Colou.l Frank Bnkkr. ordnance department, from Han Antonio to Springfield armory, vice Lieutenant Colonel Cbnrlett H, Clark, ord- Gejioral Kiltvlu 8. Uodfrejr, placed on retired Naval Ord.r*. Rear Itdmlral C. H. Stockton, to retired Hit October U. Captain C. McLean. ,v tachert naval war college, to duty aa mem ber board of Inapectlon and aurvey, Watlt- Ington. Lieutenant Commander O. W. Koeater, detached naval war college to charge navy recruiting atntlon, Buffalo. Lieutenant Commander C. T. Vogelge- ang, to command Mayflower: Lteutcnan: . II. Held, detached rcnhaylvanla, home? Lieutenant Commander A. Long, detached Mayflower to Illluola; Lieutenant J. ('. Kro.n, detached narjr recruiting nation, llnffaln, home to await nrdera. Lieutenant M. Ht. C. Ellin, detached plant William Cramp Ic Horn; Enalgn J. J. McCracken, detached Dixie, Wellington; Mldahlpnt.o I). L. Howard, detached Ulaaourt to Hart, ford; Mldabtpmnn W. P. Sedgwick, Jr., realgnallop accepted. Movement! of V.ii.la, Arrlted-October ». Kentucky at Norfolk,- Illluola at Doalott. ■ • 1 ■ Sailed—October 9, Illinois front Capa Cod Bay to Boston; Prairie from Newport for league Island; Leonldaa from Pnerto Cor- ten. Hondoraa, for Hampton Bonds, tic- tober 10, Chattanooga from Yokohama for Kobe, JUDGE W. A. COVINGTON CORRECTS OUR FIGURES To the Editor of The Georg lira: I note that you eay editorially, on lent Wednesday, that -‘Encambla coun. ty, Fla., Including Pensacola, voted ■wet' by 600 votes.” This in an error, the -wet’. majority wan only 170, in a total, vote of wore than 6,300. This la thought to .be a victory for prohibition, when lt-ia ton- Bldereti that more thnn 600 negroes participated In the election... 8S . per cent of them voting “weL" Yourn truly. . W. A. COVINGTON. Moultrie, Ga. tire, Timothy bounced.eight feet, and lit ietd- TJen the government stepped In and bought contents of.the bottle acem to have Itecomo flrntTm the aSSwalk' l U&£!k? these big noldlnga nnd auh-dlvldcd them no much mixed. We need a bottle washlngT founilhit he Kd b«tro Wto came to ht luto jalL C08T OF INITIATIVE, At Intervals the agencies In this city that are opposed to popular govern ment through direct legislation, con sisting of the utility corporation peo ple, the machine politicians and one corporation newspaper, mine an outcry about the terrible expense to which the city will be put. by. special elections un der the Inltla'tlver referendum and re call features of the charter. Every time soitie reckless committee af'.dtisathlkd citizens declares that It will Invoke the referendum, or recall, these people make It a text-for great lamentation ns to the cost of frequent city elections. How frequent? What are the fact* up to date? The direct legislation features of the charter came Into existence In Febru ary of 1641—four and a half yean ago. They have been used three times—once in a recall election in the Sixth ward, once In a general election when a ref- rendum vote was taken on a slaughter house district, and once In a special election on the question of closing of saloons. The recall election being In only one ward coat about 21,040. The vote on slaughter houso district came at a gen eral election'and< added-nothing to the expense.: The vote on the liquor ordi nance coat the city 28.600. The total cost of the direct legislation features "I the charter therefore in four find a half years has been under 210,000, or about 22.600 a year. This amounts to one- tenth of 1 per cent per annum on the total tax levy for general, expenses of the city—a very modest charge for In surance against legislation that Is dis approved by the people. And let us not forget a certain inci dent that occurred during this.period of four and one-half years. There was « piece of property belonging to the city worth one million dollars, to-wlt, a franchise to operate cars over the riv er bed, which a city council undertook to give away without one cent of com pensation. No one who was familiar with the incidents connected with that famous scheme will question that the attempt would have been successful but for these, provisions of tbe char ter. One million dollars saved. At the rate of 23,600 a year that will cover the next 400' years, so the account up to date stands Something like 2200,000 to the good, and le safe to run along an right until the year 3307 A. D. * If by that time direct legislation haa no oth er Items to be plactd to Its credit, we can consider the question of It*. re peal on the score of economy. Lnti then It had better stand.—Munlcljnl Affaire, RI8KED LIFE FOR CHILD'S PET. (Berkley Dispatch to 8«n Frandeco CtlU The cries of e child, whnee pet dog **■ conflned In a burning building. Insplr* 1 lileve Kenney, a fireman, to risk kin UN '“ morning In rescuing the nnlmsl. Is n uephew of Fire i-hlef jitnee Sen ile drove to e fire today nt the home Oenlel Foley, 1813 Cnrlton street, *■' id little Catherine Inter. » >r rtr ?i, toddler, welling nnd weeping Itecsueo her pet dog was In the burning bouse. "I want my doggie,” she . rled. . Kenney'e heart w«* tracked. He deehcl Into the bouse, but hod to retreat, ss to» flames drove hint tieek. A second attempt was morn sueeenfnl. Watching his chance* When the stuoke was dee rad, Kenney Ft" Into the hoene and located the helpless dn«. swimming about tn g pool of water In «• kitchen. He brought out the animal l“'.£ umph and onlorert the sight of the smllee that wreathe,! the face of Mina t'athertsa when her pet was placed In ber arm*.