Newspaper Page Text
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS*
TUB ATLANTA UKUKU1AN AND NEWS.
tiDAV, Arnu. ?i. t*w.
Published Every Afternoon
(Except Sunday)
By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY
At 25 Wert Alabama St.. Atlaata. Oa.
Subscription Rates.
One Tear MR
Six JR
"nr Month •
By Carrier, Per Week *•
Telephones eooneetlnf ell departments,
long dlatanoe terminals. ,
Smith * Thompson, adrerttalr.x rep.
rrrr'itatlTee for ell territory outside of
Chicago’ Office Tribune P'' 1 ' 1 '!"*
New York Office Brunswick Bldg.
If you bare soy trouble getting The
Georgian end News, telephone the clr-
cnlstlon department sod bare It
promptly remedied. Telephones: Bell
■“! Bain. Atlanta U01.
Snbecrlbere dealring The Georgian
and News discontinued moat notify
thla office on the date of expiration.
otherwise. It will be continued at the
aw
to *top }« rerelved.
“it la deotrable that, ell comnannlcn-
tlon* Intended for publication I® Ttot
Georgian and Nnwa bS llraltid In »)
words In length. It la Imperative that
they bo Cgood. aa an erldonce o(good
falUL Rejected msooscripta will not
be returned nnleen etampe ere sent for
the purpose.
The Georgia a and Sown prints nn
useless or ohlectlonable advertising.
N.lihe? does it print whl.ky nr any
Manor adn.
Sometimes politics U also—that
thing Sherman said about war.
At least Secretary Taft haa hli ai*
mor belt line In proper place, at the
enemy’s shell hasn’t wrecked hi* boom
yet
Democratic members In congreis
seem to be all "from Missouri." They
are reported as being very skeptical
about the paper trust Inquiry.
Ad Illinois congressmen Is making
his campaign by riding a large whlto
mule oxer the district. He may be
riding to a fall, however.
The Washington Herald thinks the
term "strawberry- shortcake” was In
vented at a church fair. Oh, no.
It was Invented by the Houston Post.
A Middleton. N. Y., pastor wants
the police to arrest women of that
piece who hare euchre partlee. Any
such more as that Is sure to be
euchered.
Talk is cheap unless you employ a
lawyer.—Montgomery Advertiser.
Tbcij, sometimes, you would hare a
dear case of ‘‘getting money under
false pretences.”
In the Fifth congressional district
of Maryland a campaign of Mudd
Is going on with the npparent ap
proval of a majority of the voters.
Sidney E. Is up for re-election.
An Ohio widow now comes forward
with the claim that she Is the original
"soul widow.” Perhaps the next gen
tleman who marries her will lay claim
to being the original "sold men."
It only remains for soma enterprls 1
Ing person to use the "merry widow
hat” as an airship to complete Its
list of triumphs. A young woman at
Cleveland used one as a life buoy.
A couple of young San Francisco
swells have started tbe style of pale
blue hats with long, drooping feathers.
This fixes beyond all peradventuro (he
identify of tbe original mollycoddles.
In the drat place, we don't believe
the story about a Kansas City man
dropping dead Just as he took hold of
a lawn-mower. Lawns In that town
are straight up and down, and lawn
mowing U a lost art there.
’’Packers prosper In Texas,” says a
newspaper hendltne. Why single
rut Texas? If all algns do not fall
they are getting a fair bunch of pros
perity out of forty-four other state*
and a couple of territorial.
South Orange, N. J-. to preserve the
rest of Its dtisena undisturbed, has
Issued an order forbidding dogs (o
hark and roosters to crow between the
hours 10 p m. and 6 a. m. The ban
should have Included the snqrers, too.
RESTORATION OF CONFIDENCE
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AGAIN AROUSED
President Roosevelt. It seems. Is not willing to give up the fight
for four battleships; four be asked for, and four he now demands In
tbe face of the appropriation committee’s report for only twd. He has
Informed the senate that the power to fix tbe number of battleships
rests In that body, regardless of the house of representatives, and
there Is a strong Intimation of an extra session unless his demand la
complied with.
In this matter of battleships the president probably Is In a. better
position to know the needs of the nation than those who are obstruct
ing his plana. He Is In constant touch with* the department of state,
and can accurately gauge the relations between this country and for
eign nations at all times. Thru diplomatic channels he can tell where
our trade relations can be promoted or higher respect for us as a nation
Implanted abroad—all by means of sn additional battleship or two, per
haps; even though the people he would Impress never see our navy. Cer
tainly it cannot be said that tbe president wants a stronger navy mere
ly because he believes, like Hobson, that we must some day war with
Japan.
These things the senate may know, tho the house of representatives
be uninformed. It Is, therefore, only natural that President Roosevelt
should appeal finally to the senate to sustain his naval plans. Still,
there are senators who differ with him, and it Is by no means certain
that the four battleship budget will get thru at this session. ,
Of one thing we may be assured, howover. The president believes
we need four new battleships and he will exhaust every resource at his
command to get them.
THE “FATHER" OF BASEBALL
It sounds funny tn beer The News,
published In as largo a city as Balti
more. announce an Innovation In the
publication of three editions a day,
when The Georgian prints four and
five editions every day. and "extras’’
when occasion demands.
Freexe Quick, who Is running for
office In Columbia county. Pennsyl
vania. should easily capture the Fair
banks vote.—nirmlnghsm News.
Mr. Freexe Quick Is undoubtedly
faithful to bis own state's favorite
son. Senator Philander C. Knox.
The lady editor of the Brunswick
Journal It doing some fine editorial
work. In fact w* never knew a wom
an In Georgia tn get out an absolutely
poor paper.—Rome Tribune-Herald.
Correct, but tbe thing that Im
presses ut It tbe chastened tone com
ing to tbe paragraphic utterances of
the T.-H.. showing the beneficent ef
fect of judiciously applied matrimony.
Now. honest; which would you
rattier watch, the baseball game or
a merry widow? You can’t aee both,
you know.—Charleston News and
Courier.
From the present article of ball dis
pensed by the Charleston team, most
spectators In the Charleston park
probably get more fun out of watch
ing the hats.
“One. of the beauties about baseball
as a national sport," observes tbe
Washington Star, "la that It can be
successfully conducted without the as-
f 'stance of bookmakers.” Another
thing In favor of tbe sport Is that
It manages to struggle along with
out a bar.—Birmingham News.
But rad to say, the game cannot
go on without a “bat.”
Henry Chadwick, who died the other day at the age of eighty-four,
wrote no lasting epic or historic romance to keep alive hla memory
among Americans. He merely penned his opinions about baseball thru
half a century, yet by that token he came to be known ns the “father
of baseball," and aa such he had tbe honor to lend all others In a sport
whoas devotees far outnumber those of any other outdoor game or ex
ercise under the sun.
He was largely responsible for the elimination of rowdyism and
gambling from the game, and Invented the approved system of scoring.
He was known North, South, East and West ns nn authority on techni
calities of the game, and hts opinions were eagerly sought even updo the
end of his career. He loved the game so well that his declining days
were spent In walchlng It.
It may be well said that Henry Chadwick died full of honors as well
as years. He helped to make baseball a national game, and as It Is a
game worthy of that honor, the "father” most assuredly accomplished
something worth remembering.
TRAINED NURSES FOR NAVY
The bill to establish and organise a corps of trained woman nurses
for the na\y has been ordered favorably reported by the house commit
tee on naval affairs. ' It authorises the surgeon general to appoint one su
perintendent of nurses, and as many chief nurses, nurses and reserve
nurses as may be needed. The superintendent and ill the nurses, accord
ing to the bill, must be graduates of hospital training schools for nurses,
having a course of Instruction not less than two years. These nurses are
to be eligible for duty at naval hospitals and ambulance ships, and for
such special duty as may be doemed necessary by the surgeon general.
IMPORTANT TICKET DECISION
The Interstate commission has ruled that a passenger traveling on a
ticket the round-trip part of which Is limited to midnight of a given date,
who does not reach the last connecting road over which tbe ticket reads
before that hour and date, may be required to pay full fare on the last
connecting line, and In case he doe*, a refund afterward may not be made
legally.
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
AND
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
Army Order*,
WASHINGTON. April ?4.-Rocoml Lieu
tenant John W. lanr Twant*.third Intel*,
try, la relieved from treatmeut it the sen-
eral hospital, Waablnfton barrack*. aud
will proceed to join hie recliuent In flic
Philippine dtvlefon.
Second Men tenant Hairy G. I^ckle.
Twenty-sixth Infantry, will report upon ex
piration of hit etch leave to Lieutenant-
Colonel William II. C. Bowen. Eighteenth
Ion t«» determine hla fltneaa for pro
motion.
Flrat Lieutenant Arthur Wllllnrae. corps
PEOPLE AND THINGS
aOBSIP FROM THE HOTELS
AND THE STREET CORNERS
Representative-gleet S. R. Fields,
from Cordele. Crisp county, Is In the
city on a business trip. Mr. Fields I. h
candidate for speaker pro tom. of (he
next house, and has a host of frlende
over the slate who will give him cordial
support In his ambition. He Is a young
man, full of energy and hustle.
of engineer*, la relieved from treatment at
to take effect upon the expiration of the
■Irk leave granted him thla date and will
then proceed to Join hla proper station.
l-***v* of absence for foar months la
granted First Lieutenant Arthur William*,
rorpa of engineers.
Major John K. Cree. general ataff, will
repair to thla dty and report to the eblef
of staff for duty.
First Lieutenant Harold W. Jones, assist
ant surgeon. I* detailed at a member of the
l»oard of officers appointed to meet at
Fort linker. Cal., on April SI, vice Can min
William It. l’nvls, assistant surgeon, in
by relieved.
*? r
..... . teever. Fourth cavalry, department
of the Missouri, la extended one mouth.
Leave of almenre for three months te
granted Captain Frederick C. Johnson, Sec
ond cavalry.
Captain Frederick C. Johnson. Recond
cavalry, la relieved from treatment at the
general hospital. Washington barrnck*. to
leave of absence granted him this date, *nd
will then proceed to Join bis proper station.
Navy Orators.
Captain A. Ward, to the navy yard. New
York, for duty a* a member of a court of
Inquiry, then to home aud watt orders.
Movements of Vessels.
Arrived—April 22: Albany at 8tn Diego,
Samar and Callao at llong Kong.
Halled-Aprll 21: Eagle, front Guantanamo
ft
lien, from charleston for l.mtgu»
nil: Pratrlr. from Helen for Bradford.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, one of tbe largest and rich
est corporations In the world, has decided that the financial element
has so far recovered from Its late fears that the Urns Is propitious for
offering <49.000.000 of the company’s bonds to Investor*.
The announcement of this decision should materially aid tn the res
toration of public confidence generally.tn tho national financial situa
tion. .The officials of the Pennsylvania railroad are In close touch with
the financial centers, where the panic of last fall had Its origin. When
these officials, with their facilities for Judging the situation, put their
own securities out before Investors, It can menn nothing less than that
they feel the panic Is annihilated and the money which has been stored
up on account of it Is again In general circulation.
It Is stated In tho dispatches bringing this announcement that pur
chasers have probably already been found for tbe entire Issue of bonds.
In this event, tho restoration of confidence Is even more complete, for
the promptness with which the secnritles were placed proves conclusive
ly that mvestors are no longer afraid to risk their money In the open
market on railroad securities.
With railroad financier* willing to put their choicest securities out
again upon the open market, and Invastora willing to buy them on sight,
we fall to see where there Is even the slightest evidence of the late panic
remaining in the big financial centers.
THE GOVERNORSHIP
The Georgian receive* practically every ffflllr and weekly pnpar pabllahed In the
•fate. Each one In eorefnlly rend by Tbe Georgian’* managing editor for comment
««*ui~o — •- *«-•- r ‘ - ’—•- '- collpct evefy expression
bearing upon the gubernatorial couteaf—without bios on our part—and we can assure
the reader that the comment of our state papers, ns printed here from day to day.
•. «—» — *•- -- “otblag more, nothing less. The truth, tbe
* * ‘ “ nu«l The Georgian la In
that bualness. Owing to/he fact that many of tbe articles on the campaign ap
pearing In the state press are long. The Georgian haa been compelled to use only
aticb portions of lengthy editorials as sgemed to be of general lutoreit.
From a Farmer
Marietta News.
It wae unfortunate for the governor
to attempt to address a crowd of Ma
rietta votqra on the public etreete at
night. He spoke In the darkness, there
being no light but a dim moon; he
spoke from an automobile, and ivu
surrounded by two or three hundred
people, mainly Brown supporters. The
court house had been made ready for
the speaking, be was within two hun
dred yards of It, and why didn't he go
there? It was it Joe Brown crowd and
they were shouting for their favorite;
had they been shouting for Smith In
stead nothing would have been thought
of It. The governor, too, loet hla tem
per and had not the astuteness to con
ceal It, calling the crowd "Jackasses’
and other epithets. Let It be remem
bered that he was here as a candidate
for governor, and not aa the chief ex
ecuttve of the state.
It should be remembered, too. that
Mr. Brown was dismissed from the of
fice of railroad commissioner without a
hearing; and that within the last week
Governor Smith and hts organ. The
Atlanta Journal, have made very bitter
and, as we believe, uncalled-for and
unfounded attacks on Mr. Brown.
The lemon Incident occurred after he
had boarded the car for Atlantn. A
young man who haa recently come here
from an adjoining state, passed a lem
on to the governor thru the car window,
the governor being seated near the
front of the car smoking a cigar. This
Incident Is regretted here.
It may as well be recognized that
Cobb county Is overwhelmingly for
Brown: any claim to the contrary be
ing merely hot air. The opposition to
the governor seems to have been a
spontaneous uprising tn the country
districts, which Is fully shared In by
the townspeople.
When the governor visits our town
aa the chief executive of the state, and
not as a candidate who abuses a lead
ing citizen, he will be treated with all
the courtesy and respect that a polite
and refined community can show a
great officer.
Hon. Joe Hill Hall, of Bibb, was In
Atlanta Wednesday and mixed with
politicians In the hotel lobbies.
"Going to win down In Bibb this time,
Jo*?" asked a friend.
"Bure, I’ll win." was the reply.
"What makes you thing so?" persist
ed his friend.
"Oh, well, they never have behten me
end now they are telling It that I have
the railroads behind me. You can't
beat that combination, can you, the
people and the railroad*?” waa the
laughing reply.
Statesboro News.
There la much speculation aa to the
reason why that Hon. Thomas E. Wat
son has parted company with Governor
Smith. It seems to us that there should
be no room for a conflict of opinion on
this matter, especially to those who
have watched the movements of the
governor since he went Into office ojj
Mr. Watson’s support two years ago.
In our opinion Mr. Watson was not
totally blind when he saw the means
adopted to prevent McDuffie county
from going for the governor. It Is well
known that of all the counties In Geor-
5 la that was expected to go for Hoke
mlth McDuffie was among the most
certain.
Governor Smith had secured the sup
port and benefit of the Influence of Mr.
Watson all over Georgia. He was glad
to have that, but he didn’t want Wat
son, so the word was doubtless passed
down the line, "you boyB In McDuffie
vote for Jim Smith and this will keep
Itfn . I . _ ... . r
In their protestations and that there Is
no Important difference In their plat
forms, It seems to us that the governor
personally outranks the former railroad
commissioner as a man of forceful In
dividuality. And we ean’t forget that
Brown Is running for "vindication."
seems to us that he should have sought
It otherwise.
Lavonla Times.
The Journal and Hoke are hollering
wolf ngnln. They hollowed wolf two
years ago and the people got fooled.
They will act more cautiously this time.
Valdosta Times.
Every utterance that comes from
“Little Joe" Brown Impresses the pub
Me with the fact that hla campaign Is a
clean one. There have beep no dema
gogical appeals in anything he haa aald.
8avannah Press.
Hoke Smith seems to have been tbe
beat attraction of tha season at the
Atlanta Grand.
Governor Smith favors six street car
tickets for a quarter. Is It so far from
ths capitol to ths mansion?
Americus Times-Recorder.
Hoke Smith admitted In hts Atlanta
speech that he helped bring liquor back
to Atlanta In 1887. Yet this Is the man
who holds himself up as the only hope
for the prohibition law. If this Is true,
heaven protect the law!
Mlllen News.
That we have had a panic and that
It la still upon us, and a bnd one, teo.
Is apparent to all. But that Governor
Smith and the mensures he advocates
brought It on us Is too absurd to need
refutation. There was no real cause
for It. There was no economic dis
turbance or congestion bringing it on.
Our faulty currency system which per
mits New York gamblers and their
friends to hoard the money of the
country In New York was the real and
only cause.
Watson out of Jhe convention. We have
enough countlra won to carry the elec
tion anyway.”
It was a certainty that In the event
that McDuffie had gone for Hoke Smith
Mr. Watson would have headed the del
egation. ' But that wouldn't do, you
eee. He would have been like a bull In
a china shop In that MaCon conven
tion. • • •
Mr. Watson, In our opinion, has
abundant Justification for refusing to
lick tbe hand that has smitten him.
He Is a bigger and greater man today
by reason of the fact that he has the
manhood to stand out against the
crowd who have betrayed him.
Cuthbert Leader.
It la obvious that Joe Brown Is de
veloping unexpected strength, and,
Judging from present Indications, Gov
ernor Smith and his friends will have
to bestir themselves If the chief execu
tive of Georgia shall serve a second
term. We may expect a very heated
campaign.
Brown will have largely the aupport
of those who opposed Smith In the
last gubernatorial race, of the railroad
element, and of, It Is claimed, the antj-
prohlbltlonlsts. The Populist vote. It
seems to us, can not be claimed by
either. The discontented element. In
our judgment, will prove to be Brown's
long suit. Many capitalists, business
men and wage earners are J'sore" as to
the present financial situation, and If
not disposed to blame the governor
with hard times, at least want a change
and will probably vote for Brown.
We have no fault to And with Joe
Brown's platform. It sounda well. But
men are to be considered as well as
platforms. As to the two candidates,
8mlih seems to be decidedly the supe
rior' In executive ability. He has made
a pronounced success In business. He
Is capable of managing large Interests.
He Is a man of force. Brown has a
reasoning mind; he Is a scholar. But
he doesn't seem to be one who accom
Augusta Chronicle.
The Atlantn Georgian has succeeded
In securing from Governor Hoke Smith
and Joseph M. Brown such absolute
and unmistakable assurances on tho
liquor question, that, so far os the gov
emorshlp Is concerned, prohibition Is
not an Issue and neither of them can
now make It an Issue, however much
either of them desired to do so.
This Is for the best.
Georgia, the state at large; Is anx
ious to test the efficacy of the law
now of force. It was wisdom for the
prohibitionists to take the subject out
of the Brown-Smith canvass, and. In
the prohibitionists’ Interests, The Geor
gian haa done well to accomplish that
end.
8avannah Press.
Both candidates for governor seem
to have a pretty prominent seat In the
water wagon. , ^
Sandersville Progress.
"For Hoke, Ham and Hoecake," li
the phrase coined by the Telfair Enter,
prise, which la a strong supporter of
Governor Smith’s re-election.
Moultrie Observer.
There seems to be about the same
Issues In this campaign that were In
the campaign two years ago. Any
thing to beat Hoke Smith.
Augusta Chroniele.
Mr. Rube Arnold at the Hoke Smith
meeting In Atlanta Friday night, speak
ing of the opposition to AJr. Smith,
said: "Some folks are Just natural-
born dumed fools, and you can't please
them." This Isn't going to do.
8andertvillt Progress.
If Hoke Smith caused the financial
panic he must be a mighty powerful
man, as the countries of ths old world
are affected thereby as much aa the
United States.
Athene Banner.
true, how Is it that In many counties
In the elate the very strongest prohl
bltlonlsts_Jn the counties are support'
Ing Mr. Brown, while In a number of
counties tha liquor forces ore largely
represented In the camps of ths Smith
followers? Here In Clarke county the
lines are pretty well drawn between
the two contestants for gubernatorial
honors. In tbe ranks of the Brown
supporters are scores, yes, hundreds of
prohibitionists. Including many who In
the past have borne the brunt of pro
hibition campaigns In this county and
who are still recognised as prohibition
leaders. In the ranks of the Smith
men In this county are to bs found not
only prohibitionists but also many who
lined up for bar rooms In the contests
heretofore held m this county, and
who wsra against prohibition up to the
day the state prohibition bill was
To tbe Editor of The Georgian:
I want to Lay a few words In regard
to Mr Smith's -pe-eli on Friday even
ing. If he wants to lose the little re
spect people have for him, one or two
more such speeches will bs a plenty.
Mr. Brown Is what the state nee!.- for
governor and the people realize It. Mr.
Smith surely has deceived the people
and caused more trouble In the shortest
time than all the governors we ever
had put together. I have heard hun
dreds of men say they would work for
Mr. Brown. Trusting you will kindly
publish tills card, from an old country
farmer. JAMES JONES.
Atlanta, Ga.
tlon of affairs exists and a poll of the
vote on this subject wtuld show that
the liquor vote was not lined up behind
Joseph M. Brown.
Savannah Press.
Governor Hoke Smith promises that
the prohibition latv shall not be dis
turbed during his administration;
other words that he will veto any
amendment except that "proposed and
framed by Us friends." Joe Brown
says that he will sign any amendment
which the general assembly passes up
to him. The two candidates stand In
exactly these positions. As The Atlaata
Journal says, Mr. Brown's announce
ment Is an Invitation to the legislature
to amend the law and to the people to
agitate the question. Governor Smith’s
statement Is the announcement that so
far as he Is concerned the question Is
closed.
Candor compels us to state that Mr.
Brown’s position would be more accept
able to Chatham county, but the peo
ple of Chatham county and the people
of Georgia nra not In exact accord on
the prohibition question. Without ref
erence to our own local horoscope, thle
Is the way the positions or the candi
dates strike the people at this time.
Nashville Herald.
What was Governor Hoke’s real rea
son for firing Railroad Commissioner
Joe Brown? Mr. A. II. Ulm, Atlanta
correspondent of The Augusta Chroni
cle, answers the question In a very
plausible manner, and all who followed
the Incident closely remember that Mr.
Ulm’e Idea prevailed at the time Hoke
put the can to Joe.
The mysterious sealed letter waa not
the actual cause. It wee seized as n
pretext. The governor had stated on
the stump In more places than one In
Georgia that he would lire Joe Brown,
but when he got In and faced the Job
hie nerve failed him until he enw that
In order to get complete control of the
railroad commission he would have to
fire Joo Brown and appoint Guyte Mc
Lendon, along with the other two now
ones, thus giving him a majority on the
board. And when Joe wrote that fa
mous and mysterious letter Hoke
Jumped at the Idea that It contained
an Insult and used It as a pretext or ex
cuse for doing his high-handed act.
Georgia Issue.
It now seems to be clearly estab
lished that Joseph Brown Is nn friend
to the prohibition law. If reports are
true, nnd no one hns so far attempted
to deny them, Mr. Brown Is a failure
i business mnn. Surely one who
has been dismissed from every position
he has held can hardly be a suitable
man for the high office of governor of
Georgia.
The Path to
Prosperity
is the one that leads on
pay-day to our Savings De
partment. Don’t spend your
money end let somebody else
deposit it.
' Open an account with the
American National Bank,
which appreciates tho small
depositor and gives helpful
service. Money deposited
now in the Savings Depart
ment will draw interest July
1st at the rate of 4 per cent
per annum.
American National
Bank
Alabama and Broad Streets.
Brunswick News,
We are for Governor Smith, because
we think nn unfair light has been made
against him, because we believe that
the Democratic party ought to be true
to Its traditions and give her governor
the same treatment that all of them
have received for forty years or more.
We have always tried to be fair in
our treatment of all public questions:
we have never /dodged the Issue; tte
have always spoken our little piece
when we thought It was necessary for
the common weal, and outside of the
statement that we Intend no personal
reference to any one, we have no fur
ther explanation to make.
Coffee County News.
As we have said before, this paper
Is neither for Governor Smith nor for
Joe Brown. Personally Its editor would
be glad to see Smith All the offce for a
second term, but from the present out
look It Is by no means as certain as
rolling off a log. Some overzeelous
administration papers are dec sring
that none but the old howlers against
Smith constitute the Brown forces.
The News has tod much respect for Its
veracity to make any such statement
as that.
Dublin Courier-Dispatch.
Maybe "Little Jo*’’ will use that fa
mous letter to the governor while com.
Ing down ths home stretch.
Griffin News.
By the way. we never heard of but
one Job that Hoke Smith ever had,
whlcn was under Cleveland, and he
got ffred from that. When he gets
fired from the governorship his record
In that line, considering the size of his
jobs, will be fully equa| to Little Joe’s.
Quitman Advertiser.
The game of "straw*" Is becoming
quite popular these days.
CAMPAIGN POLLS
A poll of the main business block of
Statesboro, taken this evening by C. W.
Porter and J. W. Franklin, of the firm
of Porter, Franklin & Co., grocers, re
sumed as follows! Hoke Smith, 14;
Joe Brown, 10; non-committal, 2. This
list includes the merchants, doctors and
employees of the block.
F. A. BRINSON.
Statesboro, Ga.. April 22, 1808.
Poll Editor Georgian:
I polled the town thla evening for
govt.rnor and And Brown, 28; Smith, 0,
and 18 non-commtttal. In the last gov
ernor’s election this county went for
Dick Russell by something over 100
votes. I don’t see any material change
In the vote as It then stood.
Respectfully.
W. B. TRENT.
Franklin, Ga., April 22.
ne noeani seem tn tic one wnn accom- " , ”•••
pllahes things, l-te is not what Is gen- ! passed and who are still against It.
erally regarded ns s financial success. There are other counties In this sec-
Grantlng that both men are sincere tlon of the stale where such a condl-
After being confined to his home for
several weeks. Henry Roberts, a fire
man on tha Southern befween Atlanta
and Chnttanooga and well known In
railroad elrclea. Is out again. Mr. Rob-
erts had Ms foot badly mashed while
making a coupling on a train near Pow.
der Springs.
his
Attorney R. R. Shropshire celebrated
birthday Tuesday and In honor of
the occasion Mrs. Shropshire, who has
never heard her husband argue a case,
came up to the criminal court to henr
hint speak In n case which was on trial
before Judge Roan.
But Mrs. Shropshire was disappoint
ed. Either from loss of nerve because
of the presence of hts wife, or for other
reasons. Attorney Shropshire agreed
with Rollcltor Hill to submit the case
to the Jury without argument.
"I thought you were a good lawyer,"
remarked Mrs. Shropshire after the
trial, "but I didn’t hear you do anything
but ask a lew questions that anybody
mlehi naif 11
Growth and Progress of the New South
Tbi* (ieor*tnti bore record* eneh 4af
tome economic tact In reference to
the onward progress of tbe South.
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
The nmre Important new IndtiHtrfmi established In tbe South during tbe week
ending April 22. ns report**! to The Tradesman, are Indicated In tbe following Hat,
which la ituthurlrcd by that publication. Interest In Induatrlnl affair* teeint to con
tinue iiiinbateil In all or the Southern slate*, aud. tu fact, quite a substantial growth
I* noticed ns tin* RtMSoti ndvnmv* towanl summer. In the week’s Hat are three
mining companies In West Virginia aud one in Virginia, two lumber companies In
Texas, tire oil cotnpnnlea In Oklahoma, two cotton mills In North (hirollnn. a $3)0.010
In ml and lumber company In Missouri, a $53,000 manufacturing cumpnnr In l.otiI*l-
na. two electric ioinpanic* In Florhln. ami a fjO.Ouo hardware coutitany la Ala-
~ ■Mft.ii'. II-.S f.ip lit. — 1- |m nm fnllitn*. i
hams. The Trailesuinn’a Hat for the week la aa follows:
Alaluiuia—Foley, $10,000 manufacturing company; lloauoke, $50,000 hardware com
pany.
Arkansas— Hector. $5,000 telephone company; Little Reck, $10,000 lee factory;
Mounds, $10,000 lumlter company; Xlmuiou*. $5,000 construction company.
Florida—Mullierry, I4.0OO electric company: West Faint Reach. 140.000 Ice and
electric company; iVuaacola, $21,000 Investment company; Mlllvlew, $21,000 lumlter
cotni
mpany.
ueorgln—Columbua, $10,000 concrete and gravel company.
Kentucky—Madlsouville, $15,000 brick works: Henderson. $14,000 chair factory.
Isoulsl.-Tuu—Jcnnlng*. $10,000 oil company; New Orleans. 110.000 amuseiucitt'cmn-
’""litssour! —Versailles. $100,010 day jiroilucts company: fit. Louis, $15,030 Investment
. . construction
land nnd lumlter
030 mining ctunpany
manufacturing company.
Investment company. $103,000 land coutj
i company. $10,000 Iron amt ateel company: 'poplar Ifluff?
company; Carthage, $10,003 plumbing company; Webb City, $100.-
tny; Maryville, $4.6>») creamery; I'nlouvllfe, $45),o& mining and
unpany. $250,000 cotton mill; Lumbertnn. $V>.om land
. .-BP—.-.00 telephone company; Durham. $15,001 nntotudill<
ilrshoro. $10,000 brick works; ItakerNvIllc. $25,000 bimlicr coinptiuv.
Oklahoma—Tulsa, two $100,000 oil companies. $15,000 oil cnntr
oil companies; l.one Wolf. $5,000 telephone company; Kl ltenn. $o00.00i) construction
company; Muskogee. $100.0)0 git* company; Clarotnore. $25,0)0 mining company.
$210,000 land company.
comma luier York Noel died yesterday at a guod lawyer in the estimation of
the New York uaty yard. hts wife.
$25,0^0 oil company. $101,000 oil and gn* company; Mayavllle, $21,000 telephone lo<l
electric company; Okmulgee. $30,0)0 oil nnd gns company.
Tennessee—Knoxville. $5,000 coal ronipnuy: Nashville. 12
Tex**—Longview. $10,000 water company; Mission.
mteht «•!#*» * —*■—| Yorktown. $10,030 lumber company: Venus. $15,000 land
. . . * 000 ItunlMV company; Edith, oil coutpnuy; Dallas, $15.00)
And hfr. Shropshire states he will be , p*ur.
compelled to spend the next month In D Vlrglnln-Norfolk. $15.0*) roofing company: Lawrence tins, $23,001 lamtier and
making the hardest argument of hist company; Richmond. $100.0W mining company; Blsckatom, $15,000 tobacco corn-
"to trying to re-retabll.h hi. reputatlonJl V lrrt.l.-Ch.rt«toa. BO.MO mint,:, .-outt-anr; Part^mr,. »X<m m.n.,,,
n>ui|>niif; I*tilII|,|ri. IIS.W0 mining rompnar.
. . , - ... „ - , irnntlnn rnmpanr;
lumbar i-omiwnr: \rnua. 8IS.0OH Iniul vouipanr: l<ami>aaaa. 178-
If tmnpauj 1 ; Daltaa. 818.00) wood ami llw plaatrr nwi-
Atlanta Georgian;
Polls at poitofflc. today: Brown, 40;
Smith, 1.
J. N. RIDLEY,
DR. J. C. HARRIS.
Warwick, Ga.. April 24.
Editor Georgian:
I live ten tnllrs aouth of Carne.vlll.,
Franklin county, and while there yee-
terday on buelneu, going and return
ing, I Interviewed (0 men of legal vot
ing nge. representing all cliraea, on tha
gubernatorial question, w|th the fol
lowing result: Brown, 87; Smith, 14;
non-committal, 8.
(Signed) L. 8. M'WHIRTER.
Royaton, Ga., April >8.
Editor Atlanta Georgian:
Dear 8tr—The following I* a correct
report of a straw ballot taken at my
atore from 11:30 to 4:80 today. All
eltgthu to vote In the June .primary:
Smith. 28; Brown, 87. Yours truly,
(Signed) C. M. HUDGINS.
Hoschton, Ga. April 2k.
In a straw ballot taken at my place
of bualneae today between the hour, of
8 a. m. and * p. m„ Smith for governor
received 25; Joe Brown. 27.
(Signed) R. L. LOYD.
Covington, Ga., April 28.
Poll Editor Atlnnta Georgian:
Dear Sir—Polling the first (5 white
voters ne I came to them this morn
ing yhowed: Smith, 54; Brown, 11.
Yours truly,
(Signed) A. B. CONNORS.
Americus, Ga., April 28.
Cochran—R. A. Sarcy and J. M.
Reafltn report poll Seaboard train from
Cordele to Helena: Brown 63. Smith 6.
Alao poll at Pitts depot: Brown 9,
Smith 1. Also poll at Rochelle depot:
Brown 8. Also poll at Abbeville depot.
Brown 18, Smith 2. Also train from
Helena to Cochran: Brown 48, Smith
7. Also depot at Helena; Brown 8,
Smith 5. Also depot at Empire: Brown
11. Smith 8. Total, Brown 150; Smith
24.
Isaac—Will J. Royal, Joe Rodgers. T.
A. Royal. G. W. Sumner, A. Z. Little
and J. J. Sumner report poll In A. Z.
Little's shop: Brown 26, Smith 3.
Fitzgerald—B. T. Strickland reports
K l! In front city drug (tore: Brown
Smith 2.
Douglas—Dr. W. W. Terrell and J.
C. Deen report poll In Union Phar
macy: Brown 03. Smith 18.
Greensboro—Charles E. Porter re-
S trti poll tn F. M. Barnhart's atorr:
rown 11. Smith 2, non-committal 2.
Harvest—Joseph Church, postmaster
and merchant, reports poll taken by
hlmaelf: Smith 17, Brown 19, non
committal 6.
Jackson—Frank Z. Curry report*
poll of Southern train after leaving
Cork: Brown 20. Smith 7.
Pembroke—M. E. Carter reports poll
In his More: Smith 12 (two not vot
ers). Brown 67. undecided 5.
Cordele—J. A. Malone reports poll In
irral'a /Ioxter sinea • Omlik ■ t)^.,.-n Ol
Ryal’s drug More: Smith 7, Brown 20.
Glllsvllle—J. C, Henderson reports a
poll there: Brown 40, Smith 10.
Dr. John Z. Lawehe. 150 West Peach-
tree-M., reports poll on West Peach-
tree-M. car: Smith 14. Brown L
Abbeville—T. T. Holton reports poll
at Goodin & McNeely's More: Brown
20, Smith 6.
DeSoto—E. T. Ferguson. Jr., and P.
L. Culver report poll there: Brown 18,
Smith 0.
At an election held In the city of
Lyons, Ga, for the purpose of bonding
the city for light* and water, we pre
pared a ballot box and took a straw
ballot for Brown and Smith for gov
ernor. All white legal voter* were
asked to cast their ballot for their
choice, and the following ballot was
polled: Brown, 71; Smith, 15; non
committal, 7. Retried fully.
GIFFCHID C. JONES,
U L. M’GREGOR.
Y. W. LANGFORD.
Lyons, Ga, April 22.
The Atlanta Georgian:
Gentlemen—Inclosed pleas* find poll
of this place yesterday: “Little Joe"
Brown. 41; Hoke Smith. 10. This poll
taken by two men. one for Hoke Smith
and the other for Brown.
Yours truly.
(Signed) J. C. HENDERSON.
Glllsvllle, Ga- April 22.
From The Atlanta Journal.
Atlanta—Dr. T. C. Longlno and Je
rome R. Moore polled Century building,
showing Smith, 111; Brown. 88.
Augusta—J. C. McAullffe sends poll
of senior and Junior classes of Georgia
8tate Medical College. Smith, 88;
Brown, a
Sale City—W. A. West, mayor, sends
poll; Bmltli. 20; Brown 6, and non
committal, 11.
Homervllle—A. B. Wall tends poll by
F. C. Dame. Smith, 34; Brown, 7.
Montlcello—D. J. Blaatngame sends
straw ballot showing Smith, 18; Brow*
Willard—S. T. Ashurst sends poll
showing Smith, 18; Brown. 1, and non
committal. 1.
East Point—George 8. Blount reports
poll of council member* and other of
ficials. Smith, 9; Brown, 0.
Atlanta—John S. Glcaton and O. R-
Park* polled Fourth National Bank
building, with the following result:
Smith, 61; Brown, 58; non-coriimlttal.
Temple—J. K. Cochran reports poll
showing Smith, 62; Brown, 7.
Tlfton—T. J. Parker nnd B. B. Parker
B illed crowd, showing Smith. 17;
rown. 2.
Atlanta—Carlos H. Mason and H. H.
Whitcomb report poll of several White
hall-*!. business houses. Smith, 81;
Brown. 17.
Atlantn—A. P. Herrington polled Pe
ters building. Smith, 28; Brown. 18.
Atlanta—J. c. Baldwin and Lane
Mitchell report poll on Marletta-et.:
._ _. ., 8m!th. 74: Brown. 24.
(From The Atlanta Constitution.) Atlanta—C. V. Pinion police) car on
Atlsnta-E. H. Lyon reports a poll: Martetta-st. Smith, 10: Brown. *.
Brown H. 8mlth ( non-committal 2. Atlanta—Dr. E. C. Thrash. T. W.
Do* Run—J. R. Brown reports a poll Martin, W. A. Jones and H. B. Martin
In his »tnre: Smith $2, Drown $<, un- report poll on rnrt of Peachtree-*t.
** „ „ . Smith. 105: Brown. 142.
Beverly—tt. H Epps, superintendent Grlfiln—Roswell H. Drake, president
Pearli Cotton Mills, reports poll mill City National Dank, reports poll taken
employees: Brown 22, Smith 9. of bankers, group 6. Georgia Bankers'
Atlanta—Gunter-\( atklns drug store. Association, taken by J. P. Heard.
" 9r , punter. repcrta poU m atyre: Vienna, and L. P. Hillyer. Macon,
bmlth 154, Drown *-% Smith, 35, Druan, 11; ncn-contmlltaL 5-