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TIIE ATLANTA (\ LORO IA N.
WEDNESDAY. JULY 1*. 19*.
The Atlanta Georgian/
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THE GEORGIAN COMES TO
GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE
Tin wisdom to beware
And better shun the bait than atruggle In the snare.
—DRYDEN.
Give Us the Juvenile Courts.
The adoption by the lower house 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 officers throughout tho state.
This bill, which was drawn up by Mr. James L. An
derson 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 bill, children under 16
years of age are not In any way or under any circum
stances to be herded with adult criminals, and 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, and they are to be placed In charge of
probation offleers, duly appointed for tho respective coun
ties.
These Juvenile courts will have large discretionary
powers and will act upon the ancient maxim of law that
the state stands In the place of the parent where such
parents are either dead or not qualified to exercise prop
er parental care.
One notable feature of thla 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 be 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 have been responsible for their proper educa
tion are to be punished as for a misdemeanor.
Thla la no new and untried experiment The Juve
nile court Idea la spreading rapidly over the entire coun
try and now exists in forty cities scattered throughout
twenty-two states. It Is maintained In Canada, In Eng
land and In Australia, pud wherever the Idea hat been
carried out, It has been found to work satisfactorily.
It la shown that tbs Juvenllo court methods are
nniier, more scientific, more humane and more Christian
than the Inexorable and undlscrimlnatlng system of the
law as It now exists. Such great cities at New York,
Chicago, Baltimore and Denver have operatod these
courts for such length of time that they have passed
far beyond tho experimental stage.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey, of Denver, who Is one of
tho loading spirits In the geperal movement, declares
that the Juvenile court methods have already saved
the state of Colorado 3600,000. He testifies that this
plan rescues from a career of crime 95 per cent of the
children with whom It deals.
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 principle of suspended sentence, that Is, a sen
tence of court not carried out except under a second de
linquency, Is a strong Incentlvo to children without par
ent or gpardlan to behave better In the future. It !■ an
anomaly, and Indeed a miserable shame, that children of
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 of this bill
there will be no such contact or contamination, from
the first peccadillo of the wayward child until he la final
ly reformed or else, showing sign* of hopeless depravity,
la turned over to the sterner hands of the law, but he
will be segregated from the professional criminal whose
Influence necessarily would be to confirm whatever ten
dencies Toward wrong doing might be latent in his na
ture.
This measure carries forward the work of reform
In behalf of the children of Georgia which the Child La
bor bill has begun, and we feel sure that It will commend.
Itself to the approval of the good people of the state.
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 Investlgate'the slaughter houses which fur
nish this commodity for consumption to the people of
Atlanta, will meet with the general Indorsement of the
people.
Thla la a matter of vital Importance to the cltltens
of Atlanta. That there have been at leaat a few In
stance* of flagrant violations of sanitary law* has been
made evident by data furnished by The Georgian, and It
may well be assumed that It this has been true In a few
special Instances there have been other cases which have
not come to light. The whole country hat been aroused
by the recent packing house disclosures,and even after all
the fuss and feathers Is over It still remains ctrialn that
there was a"condition-which called for the most prompt
and drastic reforms. The agitation set on foot by the
Chicago disclosures extended to the smaller plants scat
tered throughout the country and It waa discovered
that to far from Chicago being the sole offender there
were other lostancea 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, hut revelations right here In and
around Atlanta go to show that this Investigation Is
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 bo-
fore tho conditions become any worse.
Wo 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 all cattle can be
Inspected before they are killed, by all meant 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 to 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 la one of the most vital questions of
tho hour.
NIECE OF M'KINLE Y WEDS
A TLAN TAN A 7 DES MOINES
THOD HAMMOND’S
SPEF.cn TO STATE
BAR ASSOCIATIONj
Cholly
Knickerbocker’s
Father of Capt.Heidt,
the Bridegroom, to
Perform Ceremony.
Governor Terrell’s “Mistake.”
The news comes that Mr. Rockefeller Is practicing
with the bow and arrow. That waa about all he needed
for the peri of Robin Hood.
►
The Railroad Changes.
The announcement that Mr. Brooks Morgan hat re
signed hla position as assistant general passenger agent,
with office* In Atlanta, and that hla resignation will pos
sibly entail the transfer of Mr. J. C. Besm to St. Louis,
will csiry 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 so many years that they
were looked upon as fixtures In the local railroad world
and It wilt be difficult to realise that their familiar facet
are to disappear from the old haunts.
It la definitely announced that Mr. Morgan will re
sign, but will remain In Atlanta as a member of . one of
the largest manufacturing concerns In the state. While
his friends In railroad circles will greatly miss him. It
is a source of much satisfaction that he la to remain
here, and he will receive e hearty welcome In the new
line of work he baa undertaken. That be will make a
success of hla venture goes without saying, for the same
qualities of mind snd 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 it one of the most efficient
and popular members of the Clader colony and numbers
his devoted friends by the hundreds. While hla trans
fer would be In the nature of a deserved promotion, the
general regret would be none the less keen, and the
community would look forward to hla return with undl-
mlnlsbed pleasure.
“You meet In the midst of continued and In
creasing prosperity,” said Governor Terrell In hla
message to the legislature of Georgia. “Material
blessings have abounded during the past year. Im
mense crops and good prices have rewarded the tiller
of the soli. Opportunities for labor and good wages
have rejoiced the heart of tho workingmen. Fewer
mortgages have been given nnd more money has
been deposited by the farmer In tha banka than this
generation has ever before known, and on every
hand appear evidence* 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
cratic Journals In the North that the 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 la by sending our money abroad to buy things
on a cheaper basil 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 Domocratlc notlona there was nev
er so huge a case of self-deception ns tho United
States presonts today. Tho entire country reports
such n tide of prosperity as the world has not known
from the day of the first Adam In Eden to the last
Adam 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 la all a hollow
mockery to those who harp day by day on the rise In
prices as an absorbent of all gains, and who Insist
thht the only real Increase la In paper credit! liable
any day to go the good old Democratic way of de
struction.
Call on some of your Democratic friends In news
paper offices In the North, Governor Terrell, and let
thorn hereafter write your messages to save you
from the absurd mistake of supposing that we are a
happy nnd contented people enjoying a prosperity
that makes a new high record in world history.—
Buffalo News.
No Democratic newspaper, either North or South,
believes that the country la “going to the 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,
cheated and nurtured by Republican protection, are get
ting the lion’s share of this prosperity. When commod
ities are shipped abroad and sold at a smaller price than
they are .sold In the open markets of thla country, and
"Infant" Industries, which have arrived at a lustlhood so
great that they lay hold upon the very machinery of the
government, are still coddled and pap-fed by a parental
government, It la high time for the Democrat* to rise In
protest, both North and 8outh.
Sir Alfred Harmaworth recently made the droll re
mark that England was "too stupid” to organise trusts
^nd combines. She Is content to run along with a sys
tem of free trade which makes such combines practically
Impossible. She even Repudiate* any such entering
wedge as Mr. Chamberlain’s preferential tariff for the
benefit of the British colonies.
Poor “stupid” old England!
TherA were giants In the days when the present eco
nomic policy of Oreat Britain was framed, and the Eng
lishman of today knows It full well. He la content to let
well enough alone.
But aside from all this, the Democratic newspapers,
North and South, have been protesting, not that the
country waa going to the bow-wows, but that fraud mid
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 It
It will do The Buffalo News any good to know It, the
Democrats will continue to protest and to agitate until
the work of reform baa gone all along the line.
We' are grateful for the tardy legislation which has
been enacted by the first session of the Fifty-ninth con
gress. We are grateful for the prosecutions which have
driven the trusti to cover.
This latter could have been done under taws which
have existed ever since the Sherman antl-truat act. If
the Republican party had seriously desired to do ao.
If was only ten aroused public sentiment, brought about
by Democratic teachings and Democratic agitations, In
platforms and on the stump, which haf brought us thus
far out of the wilderness, and notwithstanding the fact
that the G. O. P. “caught the Democrats In swimming and
ran away with their clothes,” the sentiment of the coun
try Is In favor of restoring to power the real party of
reform, that present measures may be carried out and
others quite as necessary may be adopted.
CAPTAIN GRAYSON V. HEIDT. MI8S GRACE HOWE M’KINLEY.
By J. Widamsn Lea.
GOSSIP
By Prlrate Leased Wire.
DesMnlnes, Iowa. July II.—The mar
riage iff Miss Grace Howe McKinley,
niece of tho Int-J President William Mc
Kinley, to Cnptnln Grayson VINard
Heldt, 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.
Mias 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 Miss McKin
ley met Captain Heldt. When Miss
McKinley's brother, Captain James Me.
Klnley, was ordered to the Philippines,
she Insisted upon going and there en-
the Island teachers.
ter the ranks of
Meanwhile Captain Heldt had also been
transferred to the Philippines.
Beneath the tropical trees of the
Philippine Islands the young people met
again and the troth waa plighted to be
solemnised later an back In their native
land. Captain Heldt Is a graduate of
West Point, class of 1890.
The wedding tonight will be a bril
liant affair. The ceremony will be per
formed by the Ber. Dr. John Heldt, the
groom’s father, of Atlanta, Ga.
SOUTH’S GROWTH AND PROGRESS
CONDITIONS IN SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS
Ftom The Boston Herald.
Ao unusually valuable account of condi
tion* In the Southern cotton mllla, espe
cially as regards the employment of chil
dren, has been prepared by Miss Gertrude
Beeks, secretary of the welfare depart
ment of the National Civic Federation.
Her report will be a feature of fhe num
ber of Tho Review pnbllahed by the fed
eration that will bo iRHtied next week.
From advance sheets that have been sent
to The Herald, some of the Important
points of the report can* to presented. The
report In full would All more than# Her
ald page. Of Miss Beeks’ qualification*
for writing on the subject, Charles M.
Easley, chairman of the executive council
of the federation, saya:
'•Prol*bly no other woman In thla conn'
try has had aa wide practical experience In
dealing with all phase* of the problem*
and provision for It* __
mill*, factories, mines, oo railroad*, and*
In fact, wherover labor la employed."
posed upon, and that she ha* report*
what she discovered.
The following are the particular aub-
Jects Investigated: Condition* under which
the operative* work; home* of operative*:
education of children; recreation; hours of
work, and child labor, tail these are sub
ject* which have been, much dl*cu**e,l,
and with groat variety bf opinion. They
are Important In an economical sense, on
account of their bearing on the relative
coat of manufacturing cotton cloth at the
North and the Mouth, and In a humanitarian
sense, especially on account of the em
ployment of child labor. After carefully
reading the whole report of Miss Beeks,
the Impression nunle Is that her purpose Is
io be truthful and fair, and that she ban
been at much pains to ascertain the pre
cise conditions prevailing In the Southern
cotton factories. Her report does not con
firm the extreme stories that have been
used ns gcnernl facts in the heated dln-
latlve committees and other Inidle* const.
critic the matters. She did not visit all the
Moutheru states. Moat " **■“ “ *“ *“
spec ted were In Mouth
t of the plants In-
rs roll ns; but a few
ttabsma.
...eraseIves, they are
usually well lighted and ventilated, heated
la winter and cooled la summer. The only
plo.vees lit The mills are "had ventilation,
poor Janitor service In connection with
toilet arrangements sod lack of elevator
service."
The Investigation of the homes of the
operatives was carried on with constant
reference to the criticisms that have been
made on them, which her experience show
ed to lie for the most part unwarranted.
In tb, village universally regarded aa the
worst, she says:
"It ran not honestly ho claimed that
the homes of tha operatives are aa un
healthy an those of the Inmates of tene
ment houses In our great cities."
. all "poor whiles,"
earning from the mountains, will not live
In the towns, hut each mill has to bavo
village shoot It for Its own operatives.
—metlmes two of snrh Tillages txdng with
in tha limits of one town. The houses In
hut In BOlne rases oiTrrwiij.is rmw*p«.
In T'Miir Villases, provision tins been made
hy the proprietors for social assemblies
amt ror m-rrattoa. The mountaineers.
Iona scruples against dancing. They
slaty-six hours per weeb. At their own
request the time Is so divided that they
work twelve hoars a day for Bve days, In
order to get Saturday afternoon out of the
_ Indulge In evening
In recreation. Seventy-three
mill president*. nt a meeting held last Jose,
determined upon a gradual reduction of
honrs from sixty-six per week to sixty,- he-
ginning July 1.
The subject of child labor !m tha one that
has received most attention In considering
the Southern mills.
"Far too many children are employed.
Miss Berks declares; hat criticism or the
fact. In order to he Jnst, ntnst take Into
consideration the circumstances. The peo
ple come from the farms, where all work
he Is the streets Even when eel
In session there Is no compnlsory school
law requiring children to attend them.
the employment of children
In the mills st sight. These lews do not
appear to he
by i ■-
pear to he oppressive, sa Miss Beeks,
diligent Inquiry, could learn of no mills
st were operated st night. Formerly snd
at miuii uut luc (irupnetura uau uu-
covered that night work was unprofitable;
because for various reasons It was Ineffi
cient. the goods produced were not of
standard quality. Laws also forbid the era
ploymeut of children under twelve years of
age, but these are frequently violated.
There la difficulty In ascertaining the true
age of children whose parents think they
need their services, although parents are
required to make a statement.
One employer frankly stated that he had
not obeyed the law, since labor became so
scares ss It la now. The mills seem to
have drawn from the farms about all who
can be obtained from that source. One
result-Is tbat-tf a young child Is not em
ployed wheu parents desire It ths whole
hand need be Idle. But. ss
lllg ui mill jurMiiruig sen emu/ nuuut u iu.
the following action on this and related
subjects was taken:
"That this conference Mrge npon alt the
cotton manufacturers of Mouth Carolina to
carefully aud faithfully observe the age
law limiting the employment of children
to those twelve years of age and older,
and forbidding the employment, except un
der lawful conditions, of children under
twelve years of age.
?atlve of the feeling of the employ-
it should be stated lhat at the meet-
of mill presidents already alluded to.
"That thla conference of cotton manu
facturers earnestly approves the passage
of a compulsory school law In Mouth Caro
lina to apply to all children under twelve
years of age, and also recommends the
_.. births, and also a law requiring
marriage certificates before any marriage
cereinouy can be performed In South Caro-
*"that ’the chairman ot* this ‘conference
appoint a comtr.lt tec of seven, who shall
prepare a circular letter to be printed am:
placed on the <ie*k of each member of the
upon
ailing
them the enactment of these thro* laws.”
Miss Beeks has taken up specifically cer
tain charges which have been romle con
ruing the treatment, health, education,
of the children working lu the mil...
M-eiua to have answered them candidly, aud
In some cases conclusively. At any rate.
moot with out having any
have gather,.! from adverse sources s.ih-
•tnnpnlly qualified.
In resard to schools snd ednentton, ths
proprietors of ths mills appear to have
noted In s generous spirit.' They hare sup
plied school building, for their village.,
l s&
more than fonr
many
eeplng
Instance* for four addlti
I* said that It 1* not unusual for certain
members of a family to work In the mill
In order that others may attend school,
III onicr mm uiui'ia iusj sitnm kuuui,
snd that they "take turns" at the mill
snd In school. The conclusion of this re
port Is ss follows:
"The legislation needed In ftouth Carolina
Is eompttlsory (-duration, with provMon for
truant officers: fnetory Inspectlsa to
strengthen the child labor law; aaiesajneat
of the child labor law to Increase the age
limit from twelve to fourteen years; birth
registration snd marriage Ucense law.
With the exception of toe Inst two sub
jects listed, the requirements era ths seme
In Alabama, and In Georgia even the
child labor taw, Is yet to Iw secured. For
the preeent. the cotton mills sre Industrial
training schools, ss well ss refuses for the
unfortunate,. Too much prats* can not
of ths unfair criticism
Ole nean-niwuiff wi iu* uisi luuunsuu
of the <-atonies, bat. through their wel
fare work, nra a great cirllfitlnr Influence
nnd ire steadily raisins the standard of
A CASTLE IX THE AIR.
leagues a way l'vs found an empire.
Fur from tne haunts of men.
Shadowed o'er by flowering poplars.
In n cool, sequestered glen.
"ster bills;
Here t watch the radiant snnsetn
bulled by gentle cadence! rills.
There entranced I omit for Fhoebns,
routing In bln glinting car:
Far shove the purple mountains
Fairs the silvery morning star,
Dawu sends light fantastic shadows
From the liosom ot the rills
Till s good of golden sunshine
All my fancy castle AMs.
Merry Fan wakes sweetest innate
Throughout my dominion fair.
Rosy thoughts sre often wafted
On Its ambient paining nlr
To my throne within this empire
Where I gather flowers of rhyme
Freighted with s morning Incense
To float them down the stream of Time.
-AUGUSTA WALL
Warm Springs, Gh_, July 18.—This
morning at 11 o'clock at this place
Hon. Thod A. Hammond delivered
the annual address as president ot the
13ar Association. Hla subject was
There a Growing Disposition or Ten
dency to Disregard or Krade the Law?"
In taking up the thread of hi* die
course, Mr. Hammond dealt with tbs
moral law and the written law.
He gave considerable attention to the
monopolistic tendencies of the times
snd the necessities lit many coses of
violation of the law to further the In
tercst of the trusts; he dealt with the
extenalun of “graft," the recont coin
ing of which word, ho said, was sig
nificant; he referred to the secret con
tributing of money hy corporations into
the coffer, ot political campaign com
mlttees; he colled attention to the ex
latence in many states of gambling
houses, pool rooms and other unlawful
trades, allowed because of the'pay
ment of protection money; he brought
out strongly the use of force by Indi
viduals or combinations from labor or
ganizations to compel other workmen
to strike, and threats of boycott made
by such organizations; he also took up
the matter of lynch law, finding no ex
cuse for It, and declaring there was no
such thing ss delay- of the law. In
this part of his address he spoke at
length on the relation of the press to
lynching!, deploring tho complsteant
alleged attltudo of many newspapers in
not vigorously opposing, editorially anc
in news columns, violation of the law
by mobs. One of the reasons for this,
he attributed to be due to sensational
ism.
In conclusion, Mr. Hammond tootaVip
a theme that bears pertinently on the
present political campaign in the state.
He spoke concerning the attitude of
many In this state toward the four
teenth and fifteenth amendments to the
Federal constitution. He said;
As to tha Constitution.
"Recently I read In one of the daily
newspapers what purported to be an
Interview with s member of congress
from Georgia. Because something in
the article seems to furnish a forceful
Illustration of the subject under con
sideration, I cannot refrain from re
ferring to It
"He le quoted as saying: ‘Is It not
known that Alexander H. Stephens, in
many respects the South’* bravest snd
wisest statesman, did not hesitate to
tell the Joint committee on reconstruc
tion that In his Judgment these Iniqui
tous amendments, the fourteenth and
fifteenth, were not binding on the hon
or and conscience of the states of the
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 the Georgia
constitutional convention of 1877),
cursed these amendments consistently
snd persistently up to his dying day,
snd almost with hi, dying breath 7*
"It Is unnecessary to take Issue with
any one who say* that the great
Toomba took ao violent a position
against the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments of the constitution of the
United State*. 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 of
the 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 11, section 1, paragraph 1, de
clares:
‘"The laws of general operation in
this state are, first, as the supreme
law,, the constitution of the United
States, the laws of the United 8tates
In pursuance thereof, snd ail the trest
les made under authority of the United
States.’
Stephens’ Viewpoint.
“That constitution, then ahd now, in
cluded the fourteenth snd fifteenth
amendments. With him, it mattered
not how much he may have questioned
the wisdom and Justice of these amend
ment*, he declared them -pert and par
cel of the supreme law of the land;
and, If It be true that to his dying day
he curaed these two amendments, I
dare assert, end not without Investiga
tion. that never In hla life did he, It
speech or print, call upon or encourage
the people of hit state to disregard
any part of that constitution, aa he
understood it, nor admit that any con
dition or excuse was sufficient Justifi
cation for the people of hit state to
disregard, evade, or dodge it. Least
ond last of all, would he h%ve thought
that s member of congress would ever
utter words of such encouragement Fa
the people of his state, snd Justify
hImseK 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 word ot his published evi
dence before that committee, I have
been nnsbi* to find it. Had I desired
to piece s jewel In the crown ot that
great snd wonderful man. It seems to
me a brighter snd more precious gem
could have been selected, and rather
than recall to the minds of the people
of hie state and country his alleged
words of disparagement of the supreme
law of the land, I would have revived
Ift their memories these patriotic word,
of hi,: ‘If all of our people are blasted;
ir the republic Is to go down, let us
be found to the lost moment standing
on the deck with the constitution of
the United State* waving over our
heads.'
Laws Should Pravaik
"There are, no doubt, many laws un
satisfactory to many of us; there are
no doubt reetrlcttone In the constitu
tion of this state, and of the United
States, that many of us would like to
change, but eo long as those laws stand,
they sre -the Iswa of this state, snd
they ere the law of the land. They
should be respected, upheld end en
forced, and never should anything be
said, especially by men of Influence,
power and brains, and occupying places
of high honor and trust, tending to lead
the ordinary people of this state or na
tion to disregard or dodge such laws,
if laws ore 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.
Special to The Oeorstsn.
Warm Springs, Ga., July 18.— For
mer Chief Justice Logan E. Bleckley,
William Travers Jerome, district attor
ney of New York; Senato* Augustus O.
Bacon, Judge Emory Speer, of the
United States court, were among the
distinguished visitors here Tuesday
night. The three Georgians are mem
ber* of the Bar Association, and esme
down Tuesday night for the meeting.
Judge Speer will deliver an address
About
People
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, July 18.—James B.
Burke-Rocbe today la openly rejoic
ing over the marriage of Mrs. Burke.
Roche to Aural Batonyl, says a cable
dispatch from Paris. He has never
recognized the decree obtained by hla
wife In Delaware, snd Is suing for *
divorce In England.
"There can be no defense to my ac
tion now,” he said. "This marriage has
settled that, and the Issue Is bound to
be In my favor. I am delighted be
cause I shall no longer be under ths
painful necessity of asking my daugh
ter, Cynthia, now Mrs. Arthur Burden,
to testify against her mother, a thing
that Is actually repugnant to me. I ant
also glad to have no relicts bearing
my name In America or elsewhere. [
never heard of this Hungarian Bato-
nyl.”
The American sun has been too much
for Baron Speck Von Sternberg, tho
German ambassador. He waa over
come by the sun 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 arrived here late last
night, feeling but little the worse for
his experience. He went to his apart-
ments In the Holland house, but chat
ted with several acquaintances In the
lobby before going to bed and was in
clined to make light of the-afternoon's
Incident.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt is now a li
censed bus man and, wears his badge
while driving his 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 bis 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, Is here to take up her legal resi
dence for separation from her husband,
Glen Collins. She has sent out cards
for a large dinner party at her cottage,
July >0.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, July 18.—Here ere som,
of the visitors in New York today:
ATLANTA—F. R. Campbell, A. A.
Cunningham, H. C. Erwin, J. F. May,
nard, J. E. Reeves, *W. K. Klckllghteq
W. M. Rapp, S. B. Rowland and wife,
E. S. Tumlpseed, Mias H. Vorrhus, J,
A. Wlngo, U Worker.
AUGUSTA—J. S. Bussy, Jr.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
JULY 18.
1009—Pope John XVIII died.
1100—Godfrey do Boullllon died.
1675—Narragansett Indians defeated
by the Colonists.
1731—Surrender of PhlUlpsburg to th,
French.
1790-^Adam Smith, Scotch philosopher)
died.
1792—John Paul Jones, American naval
hero, died In Paris; bom July l
1147.
1806—Fortress of Gaeta surrendered ti
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.
1864r-Presldent Lincoln called for 500,-
000 volunteers.
1870—Infallibility of the pope decreed
by Vatican council.
1872—Ballot act passed by English
parliament.
1898— President McKinley Issued proc
lamation regarding government ol
Santiago.
1899— Horatio Alger, writer of boys'
books, died.
1903— James McNeill Whistler, Ameri
can artist, died; born 1884.
1904— Japanese victorious over thl
Russians at Motien Pass.
Thursday nlghL while Mr. Jeromt
speaks In the morning ot the sain,
day.
It Is safe to aay that the Georgia Bar
Association haa never held a meeting
with aa propitious a beginning as that
of the twenty-third convention, which
met Wednesday morning In the ball
room of the Warm Springs hotel. Peo
ple are here from ail over the state and
many more are comlag.
A few of the Atlanta contingent,
who have arrived and will be here for
the meeting are: Victor Lamar Smith,
J. Carroll Payne, Spencer R. Atkinson,
Ronald Ranaome, Edward R. Austin,
Thod A. Hammond, Luther Rosser, J.
A. Sasser, J. H. Lumpkin, B. D. Evans
Clifford L. Anderson, Beverly D. Event,
H. C. Peeples, E. R. Black, A. J. Orme,
R. P. Jones, J. S. Sllcer, Shepard Bry-
It- r\ 11,1 Ll.l. TIII4/.H U’lrrih .4lL
an, W. O. Wlmbish, Hilton Wlmblsik
J. Scott Appleby, Z. D. Harrison, Alex
Smith,. R. C. Alston, Judge Don A.
Pardee, W. D. Ellis, S. C. Tapp. J»h*
L. Hopkins and J. H. Gilbert.
FOR THE FIRST TIME
JEROME WILL READ
By J. Wideman Le*.
Warm Spring*. Ga, July 18.—For th#
first time in his life, William Travers
Jerome, of New York, who will tip*®*
here Thursday morning, has prepared
an address. Ordinarily he uses no
notes, nor doe# he read from a paper.
He has diverged from hi* usual course,
for his address to be delivered her,
Thursday morning waa prepared be
fore he left New York city. ...
A lawyer here who has known •
Jerome some time, waa commenting o»
the feet that the district attorney bso
written Just hi# first public address.
said he would venture the assertl »
that before the district attorney «>
his talk, he would dlscaro
half through his ws, h- ---•—.
hls paper and speak according to n
custom. _....
Mr. Jerome was a busy man Tue
day In a restful way. He met man?
hundreds of people, talked with them
too. end had time for two drives. ^
oral
one of which he was taken to an
berta peach orchard, where
baskets of fine peaches were presentee
him.