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TUI-] ATLANTA GEORGIAN
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THE GEORGIAN COMES TO
GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE
TIs wisdom to bswsre
And better shun ths bait than atruggle in the snara.
—DRYDEN.
Give Us the Juvenile Courts.
The adoption by the lower hottae of the general as
sembly of the Child Labor bill lends additional Interest
and Importance to the pending measure establishing Ju
venllo courts and probation offleera throughout the state.
This bill, which was drawn up by Mr. James L. An
demon of this city, has been prepared after carefully
studying probation work throughout the country, and
embodies all the best features that experts could sug
gest.
Under the provision of this hill, children under 16
yearn of ago are not In any way or under any circuit
stances to be herded with adult criminals, snd every
safeguard Is to be thrown around them to protect them
from contaminating Influences of every kind.
Where dependent or delinquent children are found
steps will be taken to bring them before the court of
ordinary, which, by the provisions of this bill, becomes a
Juvenile court, trad they aro to be placed In charge of
probation officera, duly appointed for the respective coun
ties.
Those juvenile courts wilt Jisvo largo discretionary
powers and will act upon Jhe ancient maxim of law that
the state stands In the place of tho parent where such
lMtronts are either dead or not qualified to exercise prop
er parental care.
One notable foature of this measure Is a provision
that parents, guardians or any others who by neglect
or encouragement are responsible for the delinquencies
of children, shall be severely punished. Boys and girls
of tender years are to bo rescued by the orderly process
of the law from vicious environments and placed In suit
able institutions of protection and education, and those
who should hare been responsible for their proper educa
tion are to be punished as for a misdemeanor.
This Is no new and untried experiment. The juve
nile court Idea Is spreading rapidly over the ontlre coun
try and now exists In forty cities scattered throughout
twenty-two states. It Is maintained In Canada, In Eng
land and In Australia, aud wherever the idea has been
carHcd out. It has been found to work satisfactorily.
It Is shown that the Juvenile court methods are
saner, more scientific, more humane and more Christian
than the Inexorable and undlscrlmlnatlng system of the
law as It now exists. Such great cities as New York,
Chicago, Baltimore and Denver haye operated these
courts for such length of time that they have passed
far beyond the experimental stage.
Judgo Ben B. Lindsey, of Denver, who Is one of
the leading spirits In the general movement, declares
that the Juvenile court methods have already saved
the state of Colorado 1500,000. He testifies that this
plan rescues from a career of crime 06 per cent of the
children with whom It dealt.
It Is only Just that a share of the responsibility for
Juvenile delinquents should be thrown upon the negli
gent parent or guardian, and It is this feature of the
present bill which particularly commends It
Tho prlndplo of suspended sentence, that Is, a sen
tence of court not carried oat except under a second de
linquency, Is a strong Incentive to children without par
ent or guardian to behave better In the future. It is sn
anomaly, and Indeed a miserable shame, that children ot
tender years should be contaminated with the presence of
hardened criminals, where, Instead of amending their
lives, they really become apt pupils In the more expert
knowledge of crime. Under the provisions ot this bill
there will be no such contact or contamination, from
the lint peccadillo ot the wayward child until he Is Anal
ly reformed or else, showing signs of hopeless doprsvity,
is turned over to the sterner hands of the law, but he
will be segregated from the professional criminal whoso
influence necessarily would bo tojxmflrm whatever ten
dencies toward wrong doing might be latent In his na
ture.
This measure carries forward the work ot reform
in behalf of the children of Ocorgta which the Child La
bor hill has begun, and we fool sure that It will commend
itself to the approval of the good people ot the state.
The news comes thst Mr. Rockefeller Is practicing
with the bow and arrow. That was about all he needed
for the part ot Robin Hood.
The Railroad Changes.
The announcement that Mr. Brooks Morgan haa re
signed his position as assistant general passenger agent,
with offices In Atlanta, and that his resignation will pos
sibly entail the transfer-of. Mr. J. C. Beam to St. Louis:
will carry general regret to the people of Atlanta and to
this section of the state. Mr. Morgan and Mr. Beam
have been located in Atlanta for ao many years thst they
were looked upon as fixtures In the local railroad world
and It will be difficult to realise that their familiar faces
are to disappear from the old haunts.
It Is definitely announced that Mr. Morgan will re
sign. but will remain la Atlanta as a member of one of
the largest manufacturing concerns In the state. White
bis friends In railroad circles will greatly miss him. It
Is a source of much satisfaction that he Is to remain
here, snd he will receive s hearty welcome In the new
Une ot work he has undertaken. That he will make a
success ot his venture goes without saying, for the same
qualities of mind and heart which have carried him for
ward In the railroad world will stand him In excellent
stead In whatever he may undertake.
It would be a matter of the deepest regret If Atlanta
should lose Mr. Beam. He Is one of the most efficient
snd popular members of the cinder colony snd numbers
his devoted friends by the hundreds. While bis trans
fer would be In the nature of s deserved promotion, the
general regret would be none the less keen, aud the
community would look forward to his return with undi
minished pleasure
Local Meat Investigation.
The action of council In appointing a special com
mittee to look Into the matter of meat Inspection In the
city, and to Investigate the slaughter bouses which fur
nish this commodity for consumption to the people of
Atlanta, will meet with the general Indorsement ot the
people.
This Is a matter of vital Importance to the citizens
of Atlanta. That there bsve been at least s few In
stances of flagrant violations of sanitary taws has been
made evident hy data furnished by The Oeorgian, and It
may well be assumed that if this has been true la a few
special Instances there have been other cases which have
not come to light The whole country has been aroused
by the recent packing hoose disclosures,and even after all
the fuss and feathers la over It still remains certain that
thfere wasee condition which called for the most proppt
and drastic reforms. The agitation set on foot by the
Chicago disclosures extended to the smaller plants scat
tered throughout the.country and It was discovered
that so far from Chicago being the sole offender there
were other Instances differing only In degree from
them.
All this has set the Intelligent portion of the country
to thinking. There Is no occasion to become hysterical
over the matter, but revelations right here!. In and
around Atlanta go to show that this Investigation
timely and necessary. If It should develop that diseased
cattle are butchered and sold to the people of this city,
prompt and efficient steps should be taken to end It be
fore the conditions become any worse.
We cannot claim to be experts on the subject, of
course, but If It should develop that It is necessary to
organise a central abattoir In the city, where the work
of preparing meat for market can be kept under direct
supervision by the city authorities and alt cattle can be
Inspected before they are killed, by all means let this be
done.
The members of council can depend upon It that
the people In general will stand squarely behind them
In any steps they may take Ao Insure pure and whole
some meats and all other commodities, and the present
official Investigation comes In response to a definite
and emphatic public sentiment.
It matters not who may be affected by the Inves
tigation. The life and health of the community Is of
paramount Importance. The present Investigation
should therefore be of the most far-reaching and search
ing character. It Is one of the most vital questions of
the hour.
Governor Terrell’s “Mistake.”
“You meet In the midst ot continued and In
creasing prosperity," said Governor Terrell In his
message to the legislature ot Georgia. “Material
blessings have abounded during the past year. Im
mense crops spd good prices have rowarded the tiller
of the soil. Opportunities for labor and good wages
have rejoiced the heart ot the workingmen. Fewer
mortgages have been given and more money hss
been deposited by the farmer In the banks than this
generation has ever before known, and on every
hand appear evidences that the people are happy
and contented.”
Strange that the governor of the Empire State of
the South should have failed to learn from Demo-
cta u ° journals In the North that tho country Is go
ing straight to the dogs, that prosperity Is only In
seeming and not In reality and that the only way of
escape Is by sending-our money abroad to buy things
on a cheaper basis than American workmen produce
them. True, that means the stoppage of- work and
wages for hundreds of thousands, but a little thing
like that never touches tho argument of the free
trader.
According to Democratic notions there was nev
er so huge a case of self-doceptlon as the United
States presents today. Tho entire country reports
such a tide of prosperity as the world has not known
from the day ot the first Adam In Eden to the last
Adnm In Buffalo. Buying and selling and getting
gain go on Into figures of Value counting up Into
scores of billions and the banks are bursting with the
accumulations of Industry. But It Is all a hollow
mockery to those who harp day by day on the rise In
prices as an absorbent of all galne, and who Insist
that the only real Increase la In paper credits liable
any day to go the good old Democratic way of de
struction. ,
Call on aomo of your Democratic friends In news
paper offices In tho North, Governor Terrell, and let
thorn hereafter write ypur messages to save you
from the absurd mistake of supposing thst we are a
happy and contented people enjoying a prosperity
thst makes a new high record In world history.—
Buffalo News.
No Democratic newspaper, either North or South,
believe* that the country 1* "going to (he dogs." On the
contrary, we are willing to concede that we are enjoying
a period of unprecedented prosperity.
But the difficulty Is that the trusts and combines,
created and nurtured by Republican protection, are get
ting the llon'a share ot this prosperity. When commod
ities are shipped'abroad and sold at a smaller price than
they are sold In the open markets of this country, and
Infant" Industries, which have arrived at a lustlhood so
great that they lay hold upon Jhe very machinery of the
government, are still coddled and pap-fed by a parental
government, It Is high time for the Democrats to rise In
protest, both North and South
Sir Alfred Harmsworth recently made the droll re
mark that England was "too stupid" to organise trusts
and combines. She Is content to run along with a sys
tem of free trade which makes such combine* practically
Impossible. She even repudiates any such entering
wedge as Mr. Chamberlain's preferential tariff for the
beneflt of the British colonies.
Poor "stupid" old England)
There were giants In the days when the present eco
nomic policy of Great Britain was framed, and the Eng
lishman ot today knows It full well. He Is content to let
well enough alone.
But aside from all this, the Democratic newspapers.
North and 8outh, have been-protesting, not that the
country was going to the bow-wows, but that fraud and
corruption stalked In high places under the protection of
the vast combinations of capital which a high tariff
has made possible. It was against this fraud and cor
ruptlon that the Democrats have been protesting, and If
It will do The Buffalo News any good to know It, the
Democrats will continue to protest and to sgttate Until
the work ot reform has gone all along the line.
We are grateful for the tardy legislation which hss
been enseted by the first session of the Fifty-ninth con
gress. We are grateful for the prosecutions which have
driven the trust* to cover.
This latter could have been done under laws which
have Misted ever since the 8herman anti-trust set. If
the Republican party had seriously desired to do so.
It wss only an aroused public sentiment, brought about
by Democratic teachings snd Democratic agitations. In
platforms and on the stump, which hss brought us thus
far out ot the wilderness, snd notwithstanding the fact
thst the G. O. P. "caught the Democrats In qwlmmlng snd
ran away with their clothes," the sentiment of the conn-
NIECE OF M'KINLEY WEDS
A TLANTAN A 7 DES MOINES
Father of Capt.Heidt,
the Bridegroom, to
Perform Ceremony.
THOD HAMMOND’S
SPEECH TO STATE j
BAR ASSOCIATION
i wiu
I n session lt~oo~enasp«lsor7
law requiring children to mum,I
Among tSme people. IS* nnlt, as r
work. Is not so mark IS* IsdtvMasI ss IS*
family. In Itoeth L’arnUna snd Gronl*.
Un ha-re lately been marled prohibiting
try to In fsvor of restoring to power the rmil psrty of AnELTRlrS
reforms that present measures may be carried out and appear to ho oppropatro. •• mim Books,
others quit* as necessary may b* adopted. j |&t *S!‘*£St3' it
of
By Private Lca*'-.l Wire.
DesMoInes, Iowa. July 18.—The mar
riage of Min* Grace Howe McKinley,
niece of the Into President William Mc
Kinley, to Captain Grayson Vlllsrd
Heidt. of the Eleventh cavalry, will be
solemnised at Fort DesMolnes this
evening.
The marriage will be the culmination
<of a romance, which tells the story of
a young girl's renunciation of a social
career as practical mistress of the
white house. In order that she might
become a school teacher. While a
student at Mount Holyoke College, Miss
McKinley visited the white house. Her
uncle, President McKinley, urged her to
remain and share the social responsi
bilities of the family. .
Miss McKinley remained one year,
after which her ambition to prepare
for a teacher's life took her back to
school, where she graduated. During
her year at Washington Mies McKin
ley met Captain Heidt. When Mies
McKinley's brother, Captain James Mc
Kinley, was ordered to the Philippines,
she Insisted upon going and there en
ter the ranks of the Island teachers.
Meanwhile Captain Heidt had also been
transferred to the Philippines.
Beneath tbe tropical trees of the
Philippine Islands the young people met
again and the troth was plighted to be
solemnised later on back In their native
land. Captain Heidt Is a graduate of
West Point, class of 1880.
The wedding tonight will be a bril
liant affair. The ceremony will be per
formed by the Rev. Dr. Johir Heidt, the
groom's father, of Atlanta, Go.
SOUTH’S GROWTH AND PROGRESS
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CONDITIONS IN SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS
From Tho Bouton Herald.
An nmifttuilljr vnlunLIe account of condl*
tlon* In the Houttlern cotton mjllo, espe
cially at regards the employment of chil
dren, bat been prepared by Mint Gertrude
Beeks, tecretary of the welfare depart
ment of the National Clrlc Federation,
lltr re|>ort will be a feature of the man
lier of The Review published by the fed
eration that will be landed next week.
From advance abeott that have been tent
to The Herald, eorue of the Important
points of the-report ^nn be presented. The
report In full would fill more than a Her
ald page. Of Mite Reeks* qualifications
for writing on tho subject. Charles M.
Knsley, chairman of the exefcqtlre council
of the federation, says:
“Probably no other woman In this coun*
try has had as wide practical experience In
denlln# with all phases of the problems
connected with the employment of labor
la. and,
Therefore, there is resson'fof assurance
In fact, wherever labor la employed."
telllgent Investigation without lielng Im
posed upon, and that she has reported truly
what she discovered.
The following are the particular sub*
cots Investigated: Conditions under which
the operatives work; homes of operatives:
education of children; recreation; hours of
work, snd child labor. All these are sub
jects which bare beea much discussed,
and with great variety of opinion. T*
are Important In an economical tense,
account of their bearing on the relative
cost of manufacturing cotton doth at the
North and the South, and In a humanitarian
souse, especially on account of the em
ployment of child labor. After corefully
resiling the whole report of Mlu Reeks,
the Impression made Is that her purpose Is
to be truthful and fair, and that she has
b«*en st mueh pains to nscortsln the pre
cise conditions. prevailing In tbe Southern
cotton factories. Her report does not con
firm tbe extreme stories that have been
used as general facts In tbe heated dis
cussions thst havo been had before legis
lative committees snd other bodies consid
ering the matters. Hhe did not visit sll the
Houtnern states. Most of the plants In
spected were In South Carolina; but a few
were In Georgia and Alabama.
As to the mills themselves, tl
usually- well lighted and ventilated.
In winter and enoled In summer. ?he only
iHilnts of criticism relative to negllgeuec
In prodding for the comfort of the em-
>s In the mills are "had ventilation,
»oor janitor service In connection with
toilet arrangements and lack of elevator
mr Ice.
The Investigation of the homes of the
operatives was carried on with constant
reference to the criticisms that have lieen
made on them, which her experience show
ed to bo for tbe most part unwarranted.
Hhe descrll»cM fuirtlriilarly some of the oper
atives’ villages. They are not model vll*
liut they were much
been led to expect.
In the village universally regarded aa ths
worst, she says:
“It can not honestly be elslmed that
the homes of the operatives are as un
healthy as those of tbe Inmates of tene
ment souses In our great cities."
A curious thing Is that tbe mill .opera
tives, who are almost sll "poor whites,"
corning from tbe moontalns. will not live
In the towns, but each mill has to have
a village about It for Its own operatives,
sometimes two of such villages bring with
in the limits of one town. The bouses In
each village are commonly of one pattern,
but In some esses diversity Is encouraged.
In nmny villages* provision has been made
by the proprietors for social assemblies
-ad lor recreation. The mountaineers,
rhen they first come to wort, have relig
ious scruples against dancing. They work
*brir own
that they
IM ng to th* lone boar*, the oper-
*tlr*s ere tuo tlr*<t to Indulge la malax
rissee* or In recreation. Beventjthree-
mlll presidents, at a on'.tin* b*M ln«t Jan*,
determined upon * xrtdnel reduction of
boar, from sixty six per week ta sixty, be-
Xlnnlti* July 1.
Th* subject of child labor I, th* on* that
has re.-slve<l m<„t attratlon I* coesldrrtux
th* Southern mill.
many chltdicn ere employed."
Ml.. Ileek. declares: hit rrttlclnn of the
fact. In order to he Jut. miat take Into
roaddrratlan the circumstances. Th* peo
ple come from th* farms, where sll work-
-* who wers slit*. Their Ignorant parents
not understand why they atom Id
.-It. If they aro not st worl ~
he In the streets. Bros when
st nlfht: nut tho proprietors had dis
covered that night work wan unprofitable;
because for various reasons It wan Inoffl 1
dent, the goods produced were not ol
standard quality. Law* also forbid the etn
ployment of children under twelve years of
are, but these are frequently violated,
There I* difficulty In ascertaining the
age of children whose parents think
need their services, although parents are
required to make a statement. *
One employer frankly stated that he bad
not obeyed the law, since labor became so
scarce as It Is uow. Tbe mills seem to
can be obtained from
source. ’One
result la tbut If n young child Is not em
ployed when parent* desire It the whole
family will promptly remove to another
mill. No mill'band need be Idle. Rut, as
Indicative at ‘ ‘
era. It should _ ,
Ing of mill presidents already alluded to.
the following action on this and related
subjects was taken:
"That this confert,
cotton manufacturers
carefully and faithfully observe the age
law limiting the employment of chlldrcu
to those twelve years of age and older,
and forbidding the employment, except un
der lawful conditions, of children under
ttrelte yeare of age.
"That this conference of cotton manu
faeturera earnestly approves the passage
of a compulsory school law In Houth Caro
lina to apply to all children under twelve
y«ara of age, and also recommends ths
enactment of m law requiring the registra
tion of all births, and also a law requlrlug
marriage certificates before any marriage
ceremony can be performed In South Caro
lina.
“That the chairman of this conference
appoint a committee of seven, who shall
prepare a circular letter to t
placed on the uesk of each ..
senate and house of representatives of ths
Houth Carolina legislature, urging upon
them the enactment of these three law*.’*
„ treatment, health, ••duration,
dress, disposition snd liability t> maiming
of the children working In the mills. 8bo
m-ciiis to have answered them candidly, and
iusivriy. At auy rate,
appear
They have sup
r _ - tMf PUM
sad besides paying tbe state tax, which
provides a school for not more thaa four
months In tho year, they have in luauy
rases paid th* eutlre expense of keeping
the school open for a longer time. In s
Instances for four additional months.
Is said* that It la not unusual for certain
memltera of a family to wort In the mill
In order that others may attend school,
and that they “take turns" at the mill
and In school. The conclusion of this re
port Is ss follows:
"The legislation needed In Houth Carolina
1*-compulsory education, with provision for
truant officers: factory Inspectlan to
strengthen tbe child labor law; ameffQmtnt
of the child labor law to Increase the age
limit from twelve to fourteen years; Mrtb
registration and marriage license law.
With the exception of the last tws sub
jects listed, tbe reqalremeuta are the same
In Alabama, and In Georgia even the
child labor law Is yst to I* secured. For
the present, the cotton mills are Industrial
training schools, as well aa refuges for ths
ufurtnnatrs. Too much praise ran not
snd an Industrial .. _
ate deaceadauts of the Brat Inhabitants
of the colonies, but. through tbrir wel
fare work, are a great rirllUlng Influence
and are ateadily raising the standard of
cltlteaafelps"
A CASTLE IN THE AIR.
Far (ms _
HhailnweU o'er hr flowering poplars,
ta a- cool, sequestered (ten.
Where are mnuy gorgeous hlosanma
IIM between two sister hills:
Herr I watrb the railUat saoaets
Lolled bjr (entle rsdeoced rills.
the hoama of th* rill*
Till a load of (old** saMhla*
All agr ftncjr castle ills.
Throaiaost tar nonunion rair.
Ham? thottfhta are sftea wafted
O* Its ambient pulsing air
To a; throne within this empire
Where I father flowers at rhyme
Freighted with a morning. Incense
T* float them desru the Mrr.ro of Time.
-AUGUSTA WALL
By J. Wideman Las.
'arm Springs, Ga., July 18.—This
morning at 11 o'clock at this place
Hon. Thod A. Hammond delivered
the annual address as president ot the
Bar Association. Ills subject was: "la
There a Growing Dijposition or Ten
dency to Disregard or Evade the Law 7”
in taking up the thread ot hi* die-
course, Mr. Hammond dealt with the
moral law and the written taw.
He gave considerable attention to the
monopolistic tendencies of the tlmi
and the necessities In many casea i
violation of the law to further the In
tereat of the trusts; he dealt with the
extension of 'graft,'' the recent coin
ing'of which word, be said, was slg-
nitlcant; he referred to tlie secret con
tributing of money by corporation* Into
the coffer* of political campaign com
mltteei: he called' attention to the ex
t*tenco In many state* of gambling
houses, pool rooms and other unlawful
trades, allowed because of the pay
ment of protection money: he brought
out strongly Um uaa of fore* by Indl
vlduals or combination* from labor or
ganlzatlons to compel other workmen
to strike, anil tlirratn of boycott made
by such organizations; he also took up
the matter of lynch law. Undine ■ I as
cure for It, nnd declaring there wa
such thing a* delay of Jhe law.
this part of hi* address lie spoke at
length on tbe relation of tbe press to
lynchlngs, deploring the complaisant
alleged attitude of many newspapers In
not vigorously opposing, editorially and
In news columns, violation of the law
by mobs. One of the reasons for this,
he attributed to be due to sensational
lam.
In conclusion, Mr. Hammond took up
a theme that bears pertinently on the
present political campaign In the state.
He speke concerning the attitude of
many In this state toward the tour
teenth and fifteenth amendments to the
Federal constitution. He said:
A« to th* Constitution.
Recently 1 read In one of the dally
newspaper* what purported to be an
Interview with a member of congress
from Georgia. Because something In
the article loema to furnish a forceful
Illustration of the subject under con
slderatlon. I cannot refrain from re
ferring to It
"He Is quoted as saying: ‘Is It not
known that Alexander 11. Stephens. In
many respect* the South’s bravest and
wisest statesman, did not hesitate to
tell the Joint committee on reconstruc
tion that In his Judgment these Iniqui
tous amendments, th* fourteenth and
fifteenth, were not binding on the hon
or and conscience of the states of th*
South, because they had been literally
pinned to the constitution by Federal
bayonets? Is It not known that Rob
ert Toombs, the master mind of that
convention (speaking of th* Georgia
constitutional convention of 1877),
cursed these amendments conslstently
and persistently up to his dying day,
and almost with his dying breath? 1
“It Is unnecessary to take Issue with
any one who say* that the great
Toombs took so violent' a position
against the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments of tHe constitution of the
United States. Whether he or Mr.
Stephens said or felt, as has been
charged, I do not know. That ques
tion I am not considering. I do know
that Mr. Toombs was the chairman ot
th* committee on final revision of the
Georgia constitutional convention of
1877. and that he reported, and finally
voted, for the adoption of that consti
tution, and . that that constitution In
article 12, section 1, paragraph 1, de
clares:
■"The laws of general operation In
this state are, first, aa the supreme
law, the constitution of the United
States, the taws of the United States
In pursuance thereof, and all the treat
ies made under authority of ttta United
State*.’
Stephens 1 Viewpoint.
"That constitution, then and now, In.
eluded th* fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments. With him. It mattered
not how much he may have questioned
the wisdom and Justice of these amend
menta. he declared them part and par
cel of- th* supreme law of the land;
and, If It be true that to his dying day
ha ■ cursed these two amendments, 1
dare assert, and not wlthctat Investiga
tion, that never In hie life did he, In
speech or print, call upon or encourage
the people of hie state to disregard
any part of that constitution, as he
understood It, nor admit thst any con
dition or excuse was sufficient Justifi
cation for th* people of his state to
disregard, svada, or dodge It Least
and last of all. would he nave thought
that a member of congress would ever
utter words of such encouragement ro
the people of his state, and Justify
himself by alluding to his name. It
may be that Mr. Stephens, before the
reconstruction committee, used the
language quoted. If he did, having
read every wrord ot hie published evi
dence before that committee. I have
been unable to find IL Had I desired
to place a jewel In the crown of that
great and wonderful man. It seems to
me a brighter and more precious gem
could have been selected, and father
than recall to tlie minda of the people
ot ht* state and country hta alleged
words of disparagement of the supreme
law of the land, I would have revived
In their memories these patriotic words
of hta: it alt of our people are blasted;
If th* republic ta to go down, let ua
be found to the last moment standing
on th* deck with the constitution of
the United States waving ovar our
head*.’
Law* Should Prevail,
“There are, no doubt, many laws un
satisfactory* to many ot us; there are
no doubt restrictions In the constitu
tion of this state, and ot the United
States, that many of ua would like to'
change, but ao long aa those laws stand,
they are the taws of this state, and
they are the law of the land. They
should be respected, upheld and en
forced. and never should anything be
said, especially by men of Influence,
power and brains, and occupying place*
ot nigh honor and trust, tending to lead
the ordinary people of this state or na
tion to disregard or dodge such taw*.
If laws are wrong. In the proper way
repeal them. Whether right or wrong,
while they remain In force, respect and
administer them.”
MANY ATLANTANS
AT WARM SPRINGS
By J. WIDEMAN LEE.
Byerial to The Georgias.
Warm Springs, O*^ July 18.— For
mer Chief Justice Logan E. Bleckley,
William Travers Jerome, district attor
ney ot New York: Senates Augustus O.
Bacon. Judge Emory Spear, of the
United States court, were among th*
distinguished visitors • here Tuesday
night. Th* three Georgians are mem
bers of the Bar Association, and cam#
down ttiesday night for the meeting.
By Prince Leased Mire.
New York. July 18.—James B.
Burke-Roche today Is openly rejoic
ing over the marriage of Mrs. Burke-
Roche to Aurel Batonyl. aays a cable
dispatch from Paris He haa never
recognised the decree obtained by his
wife In Delaware, and la suing for a
divorce In England.
'There can be no defense to my ac
tion now," he said. 'This marriage has
settled that, and the Issue la bound to
be In my favor. I am delighted be
cause I shall no longer be under th*
painful necessity of asking my daugh
ter, Cynthia, now Mrs. Arthur Burden,
to testify against her mother, a thing
that ta actually repugnant to me. I am
also glad to hare no relicts bearing
my name In America or elsewhere, i
never heard of this Hungarian Bato
nyl."
The American sun has been too much
for Baron Speck Von Sternberg, the
German ambassador. He was over
come by the aun In Boston as he was
about to take a train for New York.
He was taken to a hospital, where he
was revived and discharged within an
hour. The ambassador continued his
Journey and nrrtved here late last
night, feeling but little the worse for
hts experience. He went to his apart
ment* In the Holland house, but chat
ted with several acquaintance! In the
lobby'before going to bed and was In
clined to make light of th* afternoon's
Incident
Alfred G. Vanderbilt Is now a li
censed bus man and wears his badge
while driving ht* coach. Venture, to
and from the horse show grounds. The
common or garden 'bus drivers, who
carry passengers for a living, threat
ened to apply for an Injunction to re
strain him from carrying out this plan
on the ground* that he had no license.
To obviate this difficulty Superintend
ent Wilson, of hla Stable, took out a
’bus license and received a badge.
Mrs. Natalie Schlnck Collins, who Is
the pet of the cottage colony of New
port, la here to take up her legal resi
dence for separation from her husband,
Glen Collins. She has sent out cardi
for a large dinner party at her cottage,
July 20.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, July 18.—Here are some
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—F„ R. Campbell, A. A.
Cunningham, H. C. Envln, J. F. May
nard, J. E. Reeves, W. K. Klckllghter,
W. M. Rapp, 8. B. Rowland and wife,
E. 8. Turnlpseed, Mias H. Vorrhus, J.
A. Wlngo, L Wocker.
AUGUSTA—J. 8. Busty, Jr.
.rais
DATE IN HISTORY.
JULY 18. *
1009—Pope John XVIII died.
1100—Godfrey de Boullliort died.
1675—Narraganaett Indians defeated
by the Colonists.
1734—Surrender of Phllllpsburg to the
French.
1790—Adam Smith,-Scotch philosopher,
died.
1792—John Paul Jones, American naval
hero, died In Paris: born July 6,
1747.
1806—Fortress ot Gteta surrendered to
France.
1812—Great Britain, Sweden' and Rus
sia signed treaty of peace.
1817—Jane Austen, novelist, died.
1850—City of Cracow burnt.
1853—Atlantic and SL Lawrence rail
road, from Portland to Montreal,
opened.
1864—Preildent Lincoln called for 500,-
000 volunteers.
1870—Infallibility of the pope decreed
by varicap council.
1872—Ballot' act passed by English
parliament.
1896—President McKinley Issued proc
lamation regarding government of
Santiago.
1899—Horatio Alger, writer of boys’
books, died.
1903— James McNeill Whistler, Ameri
can artist, died; born 1884.
1904— Japanese victorious over ths
Russians at Motlen Pass.
Judge Speer will deliver an address I him
Thursday night, while Mr. Jerome
speaks In the morning of the same
' ty.
It Is safe to say that the Georgia Bar
Association has never held a meeting
with as propitious a beginning as that
of the twenty-third convention, whicn
met Wednesday morning In the b*“
room of the Warm Springs hotel. Peo
ple are here from all over the state and
many more are coming.
A few of the Atlanta contingent,
who have arrived and will be here for
the meeting are: -Victor Lamar Smltn,
J. Carroll Payne, Spencer R.-Atkinson.
Ronald Ransome, Edward R. Austin,
Thod A. Hammond, Luther Rosser, J.
A. Sasser, J. H. Lumpkin, B. D. Evan*
Clifford L Anderson. Beverly D.
H. C. Peeples, E. R. Black, A. J O™*
R. P. Jonea, J. S, 8llcer, Shepard Bn
an. W. O. Wlmblah, Hilton " ln,b , l 1 *£
J. Scott Appleby, Z. D. Harrison, Alex
Smith, R. C. Alston, Judge Dob a*
Pardee, W. D. Ellis. 8. C. Tapp.
L- Hopkins and J. H. Ollbert.
FOR THE FIRST TIME
JEROME WILL READ
By J. Wideman Lst-
Warm Springe, Oa., July 18.—For th*
first time In his life, William Travers
Jerome, of New York, who wh' ‘P**?
here Thursday morning, ha* P rep * r ”
an address. Ordinarily he uses »•
notes, nor does he read from » P*P\'
He has diverted from hi* usual counm
for his address to be delivered n
Thursday morning wa* prepare®
fore he left New York city.
A lawyer here who haa kn°''7>“
Jerome some Ume, waa commenting
the fact that the district »««rne> “J,
written Just hla first public address-
said he would venture the *■** „
that before th* district attorne)^
half through hi* talk, ho wouldi d
hla paper and speak according to *»
custom.
Mr. Jeromt wa* a busy ms"
day In a restful way. He
hundreds of people, talked wltht” ^
too, and had rime for two drt jj.
one of which he waa taken to
berta peach orchard, 22*5**
baskets ef fin* peaches w*r»