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TIIF ATLANTA GEORGIAN. The Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, Preiident. Telephone Connections. Subscription Rstes: One Yesr $4.50 Six Months 2.50 Three Months 1.25 Bjr Carrier, per week 10c Published Et-ery Afternoon Except Sunday by THE GEORGIAN CO. st 25 W. Alabama Street, Atlanta, Ga. | i J Catered as second-class natter April 25, 1905, st tbs Fostoflflc* fit Atlanta. G«.. under set of congress of March l l*7t~ % THE GEORGIAN COMES TO GEORGIA AS THE SUNSHINE % Tie wisdom to beware And better shun the bait than atruggle In the ansre. —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 venlle courts and probation offlcers throughout the 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 Id 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 offlcers, duly appointed for the respective coun ties. These juvenile courts will have large discretionary powers and will act upon the ancient maxim of law 1 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 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 afe to be rescued by the orderly process of the law from vicious environments and placed fn 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. This Is no new and untried experiment The Juve nile court idea is 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, and whorever the Idea has been carried 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 have operated these courts for such length of time that they have passed far beyond the experimental stage. Judge Ben B. Lindsey, of Denver, who Is one of the leading spirits In tha general movement, declares that the juvenile court methods have already saved the state of Colorado $G0Q,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 jnst 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 commands It. The principle 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 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 Is final ly reformed or else, showing signs of hopeless depravity, Is tamed 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. Tbe action of council In appointing a special com mittee to look Into tbe matter of meat Inspection In tbe | city, and to Investigate the slaughter houses which fur nish this commodity for consumption to the people of Atlanta, will meet with the general Indorsement of the people. This Is a matter of vital importance to the citizens of Atlanta. That there have been at least a few In stances of flagrant violations of sanitary laws has been made evident by data furnished by The Georgian, and It may well be assumed that If this has been true In a few special Instances there have'been other cases which have not como to light. The whole country ban been aroused by the recent packing house disclosures,and even after all the fuas and feathers Is over it still romalns certain that there was a condition which called for tha most prompt and drastic reforms. The' agitation set on foot by tbe Chicago disclosures extended to tbe smaller plants scat tered throughout tbe country and It was discovered that so far from Chicago being the solo 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 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 en'd It bo- fora the conditions become any worse. We cannot claim to be experts on the subject, of course, but If It should develop tbat 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 ail means let this be done. HThe 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 bo of the most-far-rsachlng and search ing character. It Is one of the most vital questions of the hour. NIECE OF M'KIN LEY WEDS ATLANTAN A1 DES MOINES The news comes that Mr. Rockefeller Is practicing with the bow and arrow. That was about all he neoded for the past of Robin Hood. The Railroad Changes. The announcement that Mr. Brooks Morgan has re signed his position as assistant general passenger agent, with offices In Atlanta, and that bis resignation will pos sibly entail tbe transfer of Mr. J. C. Beam to 8t. 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 so many years that 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 In Atlanta as a member of one of the largest manufacturing concerns In the state. While bis friends in railroad circles will greatly miss him. It Is' a source of much satisfaction that he is to remain here, and he will receive a hearty welcome In the new line or work he has undertaken. Tbat he will make a success of hiq venture goes without saytng, for the same qualities of'mind and heart which have carried him tor- 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 xhould lose Mr. Beam. He Is one of the most efficient and popular members of the cinder colony and numbers his devoted friends by the hundreds. While his 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 his return with undt- mlnlshcd pleasure. Governor Terrell’s “Mistake.” “You meet In the midst of continued and in creasing prosperity," said Governor Terrell In his 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 soil. Opportunities for labor and good wages have rejoiced the heart of the workingmen. Fewer mortgages have been given and more money has been deposited by tho farmer la 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 cratic journals In the North tbat the country la go ing straight to tbe dogs, that prosperity Is only In seeming and not in reality and that the only way of oscapo Is by sending our money abroad to buy things on a cheaper basis than American workmen produce them. True, that meaqs the stoppage of work and wages for hundreds of thousands, but a little thing like that never touches the argument of the free trader. According to Democratic notions there was nev er so huge a case of self-deception as the United States presonts today. The entire country reports such a 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 Is 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 that the only real Increase Is In paper credits liable any day to go the good old Democnpttc way of de struction. Call on some of your Democratic friends In news paper offices In the North, Governor Terrell, and let them herenfter write your messages to save you from the absurd mistake of supposing that we are a happy and contented people enjoying a prosperity that makes a new high record In world history.— Buffalo News. No Democratic ryswspaper, either North or South, believes that the country Is "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 tnists and combines, created 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 this country, and "Infant" Industries, which have arrived at a lustthood so great tbat they lay hold upon the very machinery of tbe / 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 contont to run along with a sys tem of free trade which makes such combines practically Impossible. 8he even repudiates any such entering wedge as Mr. Chamberlain's preferential tariff for the benefit 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 of today knows It full well. He Is content to let well enough alone. But aside from all this, the Democratic newspapers. North and South, 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 ruption that the Democrats have been protesting, and it It will do The Buffalo News any good tP know It, the Democrats will continue to protest and to agitate until tbe work of reform has gone all along the line. Wo are grateful for the tardy legislation which has been enacted by tho first session of the Fifty-ninth con gress. We are grateful for the prosecutions which have driven the trusts to raver. * This latter could have been done under laws which have existed ever since the Sherman anti-trust act, if the Republican party had seriously desired to do so. It was only an aroused public sentiment, brought about by Democratic teachings gnd Democratic agitations. In platforms and on the stump, which has brought us thus far out of the wilderness, and notwithstanding the fact tbat the G. O. P. "caught the Democrats In swimming and ran away with tbelr clothes,” the sentiment of the coun try is In favor of restoring to* power the real party of reform, that present measures may bo ,0acried out and others quite as necessary may be adopted. Father of Capt.Heidt, the Bridegroom, to Perform Ceremony. CAPTAIN GRAYSON V. HEIDT. MISS GRACE HOWE M'KINLEY. THOD HAMMOND'S SPEECH TO STATE BAR ASSOCIATION By J. Widtman i Spring,, Lee. By Private Leased Wire. DesMolneS, Iowa. July 18.—'The mar riage of Mlii Grace Howe McKinley, niece of the lat* President William Mc Kinley, to Captain Grayson Vlllard Hetdt, of tbe Eleventh cavalry, will be solemnised at -Fort DesMolnea this evening. The marriage will be the culmination of a romance which tells tbe story of a young glrl'a renunciation of a social career as practical mistress of the white house, In order that ahe 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 Miss McKin ley met Captain Heldt. When Miss McKinley's brother. Captain James Mc Kinley, was ordered to the Philippines, she Insisted upon going and there en ter tbe ranks of the Island teachers. Meanwhile Captain Heldt had also been traneferred to the Philippines. Beneath the tropical trees of the Philippine lalands the young people met again and tbe troth was plighted to be solemnised later on back In their native land. Captain Heldt 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. John Heldt, the groom's father, of Atlanta, Ga. SOUTH’S GROWTH AND PROGRESS CONDITIONS IN SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS From The Hoiton Herald. An unusually valuable account of ^ondl* tlone In the Southern cotton mllla/ espe cially ae regards the employment of chil dren, has been prepared by ‘Mina Gertrude Beeks, secretary of tbe welfare depart ment of the National Civic Federation. Her report will be a feature of the num ber of The Review published by the fed eration tbat will be Issued next week. Front advance sheeta that have been oent to Tbe Herald; tome of the Important point! of the .report can be preeented. The report In full would fill more than a Her ald page. Of Mina Beek«* qualifications for writing on the subject, Charles M. Easley, chairman of the executive council of the federation, aayi: “Probably no other woman In thta coun try hia had aa wide practical experience In dealing with all pliasea of tha problem* connected with the employment of labor and provlalou for Its well-being in stores, mills, factories, mines, on railroads, and, In fact, whersver labor la employed." Therefore, there Is reason for assurance that ahe understands how to make sn In telllcent It posed upon, what ahe discovered. Tbe following are the particular sub- ; ects Investigated: Conditions under which he operatives work; homes of operatives: education of children? recreation; hours of work, and child labor. All these are sub jects which have been much discussed, and with great variety of opinion. They are Important In sn economical sense, on account of their bearing on the relative cost of manufacturing cotton cloth st the North and tbe Houth, and In a humanitarian sense, especially on nccount of the em ployment of child labor. After carefully reading the whole report of Miss Beeks, the Impression miwle It that her purpose lr to be truthful and fair, and that she hai been at much patas to ascertain the pre cise conditions prevailing In tbe Southern eotton factories. Her report does uot con firm tbe extreme stories that have been used ns general facts In tbe bested dis cussions that have been had before leg* Intire committees and other bodies coni vlsitallt _____ i plants l_ spected were in South Carolina; but a few were In Georgia and Alabama. As to the mills themselves, they usually well lighted and ventilated, heated In winter aud cooled In suifimer. The only points of criticism relative to negligence In providing for the comfort of the em ployees In the mill* are “lied ventilation, poor Janitor service In connection with toilet arrangements and lack of elsvator service." pii to iw lor idc luugi umv» She describes particularly some of ntires' villages. They are not model vil lages In all respects, but they were much better than she bad been led to expect, [n the village universally regarded as the nn not* honestly be claimed that “ tbe operatives are “ se of the Inmates our great cities." by the proprietors for social assemblies nml i«*r recreation. * The mountaineers, when they first come to work, have relig ious scruples against dancing. They worn sixty-six hours per week. At tbelr own request tbe time Is so divided that they work twelve boars a day for five days. In order to get Saturday afternoon out of the mill. Owing to the long hours, the oper atives sre too tired to Indulge In evening classes or In tecrsatlon. Ssrenty-three mill presidents, at a meeting held Inst June, determined upon s gradual reduction of hours from sixty-six per week te sixty, be ginning July 1. The subject of child labor U the ooe that has received most attention In considering the Southern mills. res;" but".criticism of the fact. In order to be lust, muat take Into consideration the circumstances. The peo ple route from the farms, where all work ed who were able. Their Ignorant parents do not understand why they should not work. If they are not at Work they will bo fa the streets. Brea whea schools are In session there Is no compulsory school law requiring children to attend them. Among these people, the unit, as regards work. Is not so much the Individual as the family. In South Carolina and Georgia, laws have lately been enacted nrohlldtlng the employment of children wader sixteen la the ml fir at night. These laws do not appear to be oppressive, as Miss Beeks, * - ‘lllgent Inquiry, could learn of no mllla wen operated at night. Formerly and at night: out the proprietors had dis 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 tbe em ployment of children uuder twelve years of je parent need their services, although parents are required to make a statement. One employer frankly stated that be bad not obeyed the lnw, since labor became so scarce as It Is now. The mills seem to have drawn from tbe farms about all who can l>e obtained from that source. One. result Is that,If a young child Is not em- n ployed when parents desire It the whole family will promptly remove to anothei mill. Ns roll! hand need be Idle. But, ai Indicative of the feeling of the employ ers, It should be stated lhat at the meet Ing of mill presidents already alluded to. the following action on this and related •objects was taken: ‘That this conference urge npon all the cotton manufacturers of Houth Carolina to carefully and faithfully observe tbe 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 agt. “That this confsrence of cotton manu facturers earnestly approves the paasago of a compulsory school law In Houth Caro lina to apply to all children under twelve years of age, and also recommends the enaotment of a law requiring the reglstra tlsa of all births, and also a *- i “' mnrrJnsr certificates before ceremony can be performed I tins. That the Chairman of this conference appoint a comir.lttei- of aev*u, who ahnll prepare a circular letter to be printed aiw! placed on the «e«k of each member of the senate and I" * * ***“ Houth Carol them the enact! Mias Beeks has taken up specifically cer tain charges which bare been made con house of representaiires of the •Jinn legislature, urging upon inctmeot of these three laws." :s bts taken up specifically esr- talu charges which bare been made con cerning the treatment health, education, dress, disposition and liability t> maiming of the children working In the milts. Hho teems to have answered* them candidly, and In some cases conclusively. At any rate, wo think that no one can read her state- meet without having any Ideas she may have slithered from adverse sources sub stantially qualified. In regard to schools and education, tbe proprietors of tbs mills appear to have acted In a generous spirit. They have sup plied school buildings for tbelr villages, and lH*sldcs paying the state tax, which provides s school for not mors than four months In the year, they have In many cases paid the entire expense of keeping tbe school open for a longer time, li Instances for four additional moot—. .. Is said that It Is not unusual for certain niemliers of a family to work In tbe mill In order that others may attend school, and that they "tak* turns" at tbs mill and In school. The conclusion of this re port Is sa follows: "The legislation needed In Houth Cnrolln* I, compulsory eduction, with provision for tritnnl officer,: factory In.pectlsn to •trengthen the child labor law; aneadiaent of the child labor law to Incraaae the age tecta Bated, the requirements are tha same In Alabama, and In Georgia cren the child tabor law I, ret to ho secured. For the present, the cotton mills are Industrial tralalng schools, at wall aa refuges for tbe unfortunates. Too much praise ran not -— pita nlr firing food'snd shelter ...Justiial training to the Hitter nte descendants of the Brat Inhabitants of- the roloole*. hat, through their wel fare work, are a great civilising Indorsee and are steadily railing the standard of clttaroiblp. A CASTLE IN THE AIR. _ haunts of men. Shadowed o'er by flowering poplars. In a cool, sequestered glen. Where are many gorgeous bloeaoma Hid between two sitter bills; Here 1 watch the radiant annaeta Lulled by gentle cadeneed rilla. There entranced I wait for Phoebus, ('owing In bit glinting ear; Far shore the purple mountain. Pales the allrrry morning star. Dawn tends tight fantaatle shadows From the Inaom of the rills TIN a ffood of goMen noshlag " my fancy tattle fills. Merry Pan wakes sweetest music Throughout my dominion fair. Rosy thoughts are often wafted On Ita ambient pulsing air To my throne within this empire Where I gather flowers of rhyme Freighted with a morning Incense To float thru down the stream of Time. -AL'Ul'STA WALL a., July 18.—This >ck at this place Hon. TI’.'kI .t. Hammond delivered the annual address as president of the Bar Association, lilt subject waa: "la There a Growing Disposition or Ten dency to Disregard or Evade tbe Law?" In taking up the thread of hla dis course, Mr. Hammond dealt with the moral law and the written law. He gave considerable attention to the monopolistic tendencies of the times and the necessities In many caaea of 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, he said, was slg nlttcant; he referred to the secret con- tributlng of money by corporations Into the coders of political campaign com mltteea; he called attention to the ex lstence in many states of gambling bouse,, pool rooms apd other unlawful trades, allowed because of the pay ment of protection money; he brought out strongly the use of fores by Indl vlduala or combination^ from labor or ganlzationa to compel other workmen to atrlke, and threats of boycott made by such organisations; he also took up the matter of lynch law, finding no ex cute for It, and declaring there was no such thing a. delay of the law. In this part of hit- address be spoke at length on the relation of the press to lynching,, deploring tho corns' alleged attitude of many newspapers In not vigorously opposing, editorially and In news columns, violation of the law by moba. One of tbe reasons for this, he attributed to be due to sensational ism. . \ In conclusion, Mr. Hammond took up a theme that bears pertinently on the present political campaign In the state. He spoke concerning the attitude of many In thlg state toward the four teenth and fifteenth amendments to tbe Federal constitution. He said: At to the Constitution. Recently 1 read In one of the dally newspapers what purported to be an Interview with a member of congress from Georgia. Because something' In the article seems to furnish a forceful Illustration of the subject under con slderatlon, I cannot refrain from re ferring to tt "He Is quoted aa saying: ‘la tt not known that Alexander H. Stephens, In many respects the South's bravest and wlaeat ataterinan, did not hesitate to tell the Joint committee on reconstruc tion that In hla Judgment these iniqui tous amendments, the fourteenth and fifteenth, were not binding on the hon or and conedence 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, tbe master mind of that convention (speaking of the Georgia constitutional convention of 1877), cursed these amendments consistently and persistently up to hla dying day, and almost with hit dying breathV It la unnecessary to take Issue with any one who says 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 sold or felt, as has been charged, I do not know. That ques tion I am not considering. I do know that Mr. Toombs waa 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 n, aection 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 States In pursuance thereof, and all the treat ies made under authority of the United States.' Stsphsns’ Viewpoint. "That constitution, then and now, In eluded the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments With him, It mattered not how much he may have questioned the wisdom and justice of these amend ments, he declared them part and par cel of the supreme law of the lend; and. If It be true that to his dying day he cursed these two amendments, I dare assert, and not without investiga tion, that ntver In hta life did he, In 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 his state to disregard, evade, or dodge It. Least and last of all. would he have thought that a member of congress would ever utter words of such encouragement ffb the people of his state, and justify himself by alluding to hie name. It may be that Mr. Stephens, before the reconstruction committee, used the language quoted. If he did, having read every word of hla published evi dence before that committee, I have been unable to find it. Had I desired to place a jewel In tbe crown of that great and wonderful man. It seems to me a brighter and more precious gem could have been selected, and rather- than recall .to the minds of the people of hla state and country his alleged words of disparagement of the supreme law of the land, I would have revived In their memories these patriotic words of his: ‘If all of our people are blasted; If the republic Is to go down, let us be found to the last moment standing on the deck with the constitution of the United States waving over our heads.’ Laws Should Prevail. "There are, no doubt, many laws un satisfactory to many of us;, there are no doubt restrictions In the constitu tion of this state, and of the United States, that many of ua would like to change, but so long as those laweetand, they ere the laws of this state, and they ere 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 places of hlffh honor and trust, tending to lead the ordinary people of this state or na tion to disregard or dodge such laws. 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. Special to The Georxlaa. Warm Springs, Ga., July 18.— For mer Chief Justice Logan E. Bleckley, Wllttam Travers Jerome, district attor ney of New York; Benatox Augustus O. Bacon. Judge Emory Speer, of the United States court, were among the distinguished visitors here Tuesday night The three Georgians are mem bers of the Bar Association, and came down Tuesday night for tbe meeting. By I'rlrrjf Incased Wire. Now York, July 18.—James B. Burke-Roche today Is openly rejolc. Ing over the marriage of Mrs. Burke. Roche to Aural Batonyl, says a cable dispatch from Paris He has never recognised the decree obtained by hla wife In Delaware, and Is suing for a divorce in England. "There can be no defense to my ac tion now,” he said. "This marriage has settled that and tbe Issue Is bound to be In my favor. I am delighted be. cause I shall no longer be under the 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 am also glad to have no relicts bearing my name In America or elsewhere. ( never heard of thie Hungarian Bato. nyL" ' Tim American eun hae been too much for Baron Speck Von Sternberg, the Oerroan ambassador. He was 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 waa revived and discharged within an hour. The ambassador continued hia Journey and arrived here late last night, feeling but little the worse for hta experience. He went to his apart, menta 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 la now a II. censed bus man and wears hla badge while driving hit 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, tor an Injunction to re. strain him from carrying out this plan on the grounds that he had no license. To obviate this difficulty Superintend, ent Wilson, of bts stable, took out « 'bus license and received a badge. Mrs. Natalie Schlnck Collins, who it the pet of the cottage colony of New. port. Is here to take up her legal real, donee for separation from her husband, Glen Collins. She has sent out cards for a large dinner party at her cottage, July JO. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. By Priralt 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. Erwin, J. F. May. nard, J. E. Reeves, W. K. Klckllghten W. M. Rapp, S. B. Rowland and wife, E. S. Turnlpseed, Miss H. Vorrhui, J, A. Wingo, L. Wocker. AUGUSTA—J. 8. Busty, Jr. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. JULY 18. 1009—Pope John XVIH died. 1100—Godfrey de Boullllon died. 1875—Narragansett Indians defeated by the Colonists. 1734—Surrender of Phtlllpsburg to the French. 1790—Adam Smith, Scotch phllosophen died. 1792—John Paul Jones, American naval hero, died In Paris; born July I; 1747.. 1800—Fortress of Gseta surrendered tt France. 1812—Great Britain, Sweden and Rue. sia signed treaty of peace. 1817—Jane Austen, novelist, died. 1850—City of Cracow burnt. 1853—Atlantic and St. Lawrence rail, road, from Portland to Montreal, opened. 1884—President 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. tarnation regarding government o 1 Santiago. 1899— Horatio Alger, writer of boys' books, died. 1903— James McNeil! Whistler. Ameri can artist, died; born 1884, 1904— Japanese victorious over tni Russians at Motlen Pass. Thursday night, while Mr. Jerome speaks ln»the morning of the same day. It Is safe to say that the Georgia Ba» Association has never held a meeting with as propitious a beginning as tn»l of the twenty-third convention, widen ntet Wednesday morning In the hill room of’the Warm Springs hotel. Peo ple are here from all over the state ana 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 Ranaome, Edward R. Austin, Thod A. Hammond, Luther Rosser, J. A. Sasser, J. H. Lumpkin, B. D. Evan*. Clifford L. Anderson, Beverly D. EvtM. H. C. Peeples, E. R. Black, A. J- Ore* R. P. Jones, J. S. Sllcer, Shepard Bo nn, W. O. Wlmblsh, Hilton " IntW* J. Scott Appleby, Z. D. Harrison, Aiez Smith, R. C. Alston, Judge Don A. irdee, W. Hopkins and J. H. Gilbert. Judge Speer will deliver an address I him. FOR THE FIRST TIME JEROME WILL READ By J. Widtman Lss. Warm Springs, Ga., July 18.—For the first time In hie life, William Travels Jerome, of New York, who will *P* a here Thursday morning, has prepare an address. Ordinarily he uses n» notes, nor does he read from a P*!* ' He has diverged from his usual course, for his address to be delivered her* Thursday morning was prepared d* fore he left New York city. • ... A lawyer here who has known -ur. Jerome some time, waa commenting" the fact that the district attorney na written Just his first public address, n said he would venture the asseri that before the district attornes , half through bis talk, he would dlKsre his paper and speak according c us tom. . __ TuM . Mr. Jerome waa a busy man tu« day In a restful way. He met many hundreds of people, talked •••’J , l0 too. and had time for two drive • one of which he was taken to “J _j berta peach orchard, * hcr * . e in ie4 baskets of fine peaches were P**** B