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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
WEDNESDAY. AT'OrfiT 1. 1!**.
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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it 25 W. Alabama Street,
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may bo found olsowhoro. It is known by every man
studies the conditions of tho labor market.
This is the land of magnificent opportunities and
the time is here now. It remains with the Individua
whether be or she will take advantage of these splendid
opportunities.
Catered as aeeoad-elaaa matter April ®. 1M. at tbe PoatoffUe St
Atlanta. Ga.. under act of cousreaa of March 2. 1172.
A man may well bring a Horae to the water.
But he cannot mako him drink without he will.
—Heywood.
The Best Cotton Jury, the Executive
Committee.
The friends of the farmer and of the cotton grower
throughout tbe country are taking out of our hands any
controversy that we may have had in the beginning, with
the present administration of tbe Southern Cotton Asso-
claUon.
Tho Georgian Is not personally acquainted with any
one of the tbrfe outside men called by Mr. Harvle Jordan
to sit in trial upon his administration: They may or
they may not be men of the highest character, of the
greatest Impartiality, and. of equal Integrity to our own
Colonel W. L. Peek and Mr. M. L. Johnson.
The one thing which will prejudice tbe verdict of
these gentlemen Is that they are appointees of Mr. Jordan
himself, chosen by the administration out of all of the
list of ezecuUve committeemen In the South, and this
fact will be held as It Is already held by a distinguished
correspondent from Texas in this Issue, to be somewhat
prejudicial to a free and full acceptance of the verdict of
this committee as satisfactory to the country at large.
At the same time we are constrained to commend
President Jordan for accepting so much of our counsel
as has Induced him to add to the committee of three,
three outside men from other Interested states In the
cotton belt
We are thoroughly convinced that Mr. Jordan's best
plan would have been, upon tbe flrst charges which In
volved his administration, to call upon the chairman of
the executive committee of the Southern Association to
appoint a sub-committee out of that general executive
committee to come to Atlanta and in some impartial place
to take testimony and to hear evidences touching mat-
tcra relating to Mr. Jordan's administration.
This method would have been absolutely fair and
would have removed the possibility of criticism, both
from Mr. Jordan and from the entire handling of this af
fair before the partlea at latereat. It may be posalble
even yet that thla court of investigation, appointed aa It
la by Mr. Jordan, may see fit after hearing the testimony,
to adjourn a final decision of it until a meeting of tho
general executive committee at Hot Springs In Septem
ber. When the matter takes this shape, and It this gen
eral committee of Wednesday shall take pains to preserve
all the testimony, pro and con, that may be presented to
them, we shall probably have a full, free and satisfactory
solution of tho whole matter during the flrst weak In
September.
And, absolutely without malloe and entirely disclaim
ing (he slightest personal feeling in /this matter. The
Georgian will contribute its reasonable share to the pub
licity and information department of this public matter,
and will as we have said before accept the final verdict
with equanimity and In good faith.
Our conscience in the whole transaction Is absolute
ly clear in the general motive of protecting and purifying
tho association at a critical time of Its career.
Dear Dick: To a man up a tree. It looks as though
you were getting your dates slightly mlxod when you
charge that the present scandal was precipitate^ to di
vert the attention of tbe senate from the Boykin bill.
Don't you know that tha charge was made on the floor of
the house by Mr. Anderson to tho course of the very do*
bate preceding the passage of tbe Boykin bill by the
lower branch of the general assembly? Or la this simply
another effort to "throw down the reporter?’’
There Is Work for All.
The man who Is honestly and earnestly In search of
Work need not claim, In these prosperous times, that
be cannot find It.
The "want ad.” department of The Georgian Is teem
ing every day with appeals for help from manufacturing
and commercial enterprises and from numerous sources
comes the Information that the supply of able-bodied, In
telligent ana Industrious young men and women Is not
by any means equal to the demand. Wood workora, Iron
founders, trunk makers and laborers of various kinds are
wanted. There are demands for stenographers, both
male awd female, for office boya and newsboys and In
other claases of work. This is no sporadic demand. It Is
being made every day and the evidence becomes cumu
lative that the man who Is able and willing to work bas
no excuse tyr Idleness.
Tbe opportunities are open In the city, and there are
still more opportunities In the country. The question of
finding labor for the farms Is becoming more and more
acute every day, and It Is one of the great problems of
the South today bow the fields, as well as the factories,
are to get the help they need.
Nobody pretends that positions of the highest order
are to be had any day for the asking, but the opportuni
ties for sercuring a foothold are abundant and the pos
sibilities that spread out before honest Industry are man
ifold. Everywhere we hear the same cry, that the har
vest Is great and the laborers are few. With the South
growing and expanding In every department of trade and
Industry, tbe avenues, not only for a competency but tor
substantial advancement, are presented on every hand.
Tha combination of false pride and Indolence Is
enough to-eend any man to the poor house, but It he goes
there. In this day and time, it should be made very clear
that be goes of his own accord.
Every year the field for capable young women In the
Tarioas branches of commerce and Industry are multiply
ing and expanding, and here, too, the supply ts not equal
to the demand. Thoroughness In a chosen profession,
It goes without saying. Is indispensable to the highest
positions, but the openings are everywhere and there is
no good reason why tbe Intelligent and Industrious young
woman who has to earn her own living and is willing
lo equip herself for the field of competition cannot suc
ceed.
Tbe classified columns of The Georgian furnish a
good Index of this general demand for skilled and un
skilled labor, and the fact that there Is such a demand
The Credit Men.
Mr. Jordan Invites tbe Atlanta credit men to testify
as to The Georgian's attitude In the cotton matter.
We are always happy to hear from tho credit men,
We meet them half way. They were unfortunate In
their construction of The Georgian's position, and pecu
liarly unfortunate In the spokesman. We have never an
tagonized their position.
In the concluding paragraph of tbe last editorial we
ever Wrote on the Boykin and Anderson bills—In the
summary and final statement of our whole position, we
distinctly stated, after giving our views of the difference
between "bucket shops” and "exchanges” that our oppo
sition to bucket shops was so great that if they could not
be abolished without abolishing tbo exebanges, we were
willing to Join hands with the credit men and abolish
both bucket shops and exchanges.
Since thw issue has shifted from this matter to the
cotton scandals we have not had an opportunity to dls-
cuss.the matter with tbe credit men, but we are always
willing to do so.
Meanwhile aa a mere preliminary, we should bo glad
to hear from the credit men aome explanation of the vig
orous written and public indorsement given by some of
their "most prlnclpaltst members" to tbe Anderson wire-
house In Atlanta.
It was E. C. Bruffey, the very dean of Atlanta news
paper reporters, who secured that Interview from Cheat
ham In which the latter was alleged to have professed
Ignorance of the Identity of Mike O’Grady. Isn't It pass
ing strange that a man of Brqffey's experience should
make a break Uke that? On tbe whole, we are pinning
our faith to "Bruff.”
Clark Howell and Tom Taggart.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Kindly answer through your columns the follow
ing question:
In 1904, when Thomas Taggart, of gambling
fame, was a candidate for and elected to the chair
manship of the Democratic national executive com
mittee, did National Committeeman Hon. Clark How
ell support and vote for Taggart for chairman?
Thanking you In advance for the Information, I
am yours truly, B. L. WALL.
The Gerglan regrets that the absence of Hon. Clark
Howell In South Georgia does not offer the opportunity
to satisfy the mind of Mr. Wall by a direct question and
answer from this office to Mr. Howell, touching tbe point
at Issue.
If, however, we properly comprehend the trend of Mr.
Wall's question, we may be permitted to suggest tbat It
would really Involve no reflection upon Hon. Clark How
ell If as a member of the national committee, he had
voted for Tom Taggart for chairman of the national
Democratic committee In 1904. As we understand It,
there was no hostile criticism of Tom Taggart at that
time. He was simply looked upon as the most popular
and successful Democrat tn the doubtful state of Indiana,
and the prestige of his victories and of his repute made
him appear as the most eligible man to manage the cam
paign of that year.
It Mr. Wall and The Georgian had been members
of that committee It Is quite likely that they would have
voted fqr Mr. Taggart, too.
The Fight in Iowa.
The eyes of the whole country art turned toward
Iowa today.
The Republican convention of the state, which Is to
nominate a successor to Governor Cummins, and adopt
a platform setting forth Its Ideas, chiefly on tho tariff,
was called to order this morning and a bitter contest ts
Governor Cummins, the father of "the Iowa ides'
of tariff revision, Is n candidate for re-election. He la
strongly opposed by George D. Perkins, who Is leading
the “stand pat" faction. Of the 1,840 delegates to the
convention, 200 seats are contested, and the result of
these contests will decide the Isiue, aa the delegates,
outside of the contested seats, are about evenly divided
between Cummins and the “progressive" revisionists on
the one hand, and the "stand pat" following under Per
kins, on tbo other.
It la rumored that the state executive committee will
make up a preliminary roll of delegates to perfect tem
porary organliatlon. The "stand pat'* crowd declare
that under this arrangement they will secure control of
the convention, and If the attempt la made there will be
the bitterest fight on the floor of tha convention hall that
haa been recorded In American politics for a long time.
While Governor Cummins had advocated tariff revia-
Ion he baa not boon an extremist, and tbe following plank
haa boen drawn to be presented to the convention:
"We are uncompromisingly In favor of the Amer
ican ayatem of protection. . . . Wo believe that all
Inequalities In the tariff schedules, which Inevita
bly arise from changing industrial nnd commercial
conditions, ihouid be adjuated from time to time, and
condemn without reserve alt assaults upon tbe pro
tective system. We favor such reasonable and tlmey
ly changes aa will keep the tariff In harmony wltli
our Industrial and commercial progress.”
The “stapd pat" element, who have heretofore been
charging Cummins with radical views on the subject at
the tariff revision, now are loud In their cry that he haa
turned a somersault, and are making all tha capital
out of It they can.
The news from Iowa will be awaited with a great
deal of Interest, aa the reault will do much to sound the
keynote for the congressional campaign next fall and pos
sibly tor the presidential campaign Itself.
The Child Labor Bill.
The child labor bill haa now pasted both the house
and the senate and Ita success la an assured fact at
last.
It hat been a long and arduoua conflict, and baa
elicited the best efforts ot a united people. There were
times when the future seemed dark tor thla necessary
and humane legislation. All the powers that could be
brought to bear to defeat It were Invoked, and Inside
and outside of the general assembly a strong fight was
made to defeat.the measure.
But the perseverance of Its advocates haa triumphed
over the combined efforts of Its toes and within a abort
time It will have a permanent place on our statute hooka.
It Is not claimed that the measure la all that Its most
ardent friends desired, but It la at least a good founda
tion for tbe future, and In the coorae of time a more
thorough measure may be adopted. It not only prevent!
the employment of children of tender years In cotton
mills, when they have parents who should support them,
but It lays special emphasis on the educational feature.
Under Ita provisions every child who Is employed to
work In a mill must bring satisfactory evidence tbat bo
or Hhe has been to school for at least three months had boen acting upon the advice of Mr. Jordan In holding
during tho preceding year. 1 rolt ? n ;inr1 ll hl * <l accordingly. I feel that I should
.... * „ . _ _ . not keep silent and therefore ask the use of your columns
All along It has been one of tho most pathetic fea-j^ gfl y ^at j e tto r written by me to the cotton na
tures of child labor that those children were not only • relation was not written or Intended as a complaint. I
taken away from the wholesome environment which | have the utmost confidence In the cotton growers’ asso-
cblldhood should enjoy In the formative years, dwarfing C !?* 0I I , I bel * < r v ® cause laudable, and taking into con-
.. . , . , ' ' . . .. , , . . . sideratlon what It has had to contend with, I think it has
their physical development by untimely labor, but they
have thereby been brought up In Ignorance. Under the
provisions of this measure both the mind and body are
taken Into consideration, and satisfactory evidence must
be produced that the child has had a reasonable amount
of educational advantages during each year.
It Is a source of tbe greatest gratification that this
wise and beneficial step has been taken, and It Is hoped
that at the proper time the child labor laws may be still
further extended.
Mr. O’Grady.
Mr. Mike O'Grady in bis testimony before tbe com
mittee declare!, himself an acquaintance of the editor of
The Georgian. The editor ts by no means disposed to
deny tbe acquaintance. Being of Irish blood and ances
try, the editor haB never failed to go out of his way for
the pleasure of meeting the O'Gradys. tho O'Reillys,
the O'Flannlgana and all the rest of that gallant boat of
his countrymen. Perhaps a personal Interview would re
call this particular O'Grady to our very pleasant recol
lections.
Moreover, The Georgian has not the remotest criti
cism for Mr. Mike O'Grady. As a private citizen he has
as much right to buy cotton futures as any other man
has to buy calico or iawna. It has never entered
Into our mind to criticise him for what Is done by so
many men of more pious pretensions. And for the
promptness with which this gallant Irishman comes to
the rescue of his friend Cheatham from a tight place, we
have the highest admiration and respect.
Mr. Michael O'Grady, the latch string of Tho Geor
gian swings wide to your earliest renewal ot oar ac
quaintance.
MR. QUINNEY HOPEFUL.
Waynesboro, Ga., July 30, 1906.
To tho Editor of The Georgian:
I notice In the Issue of The Georgian July 28tb you
use a letter written by me to Tho Cotton Journal asking
advice relative to the sale of a lot ot cotton I am hold
ing. It appears that your purpose in thus quoting my
1<-tier was to cast reproach upon Mr. Jordan and the cot
ton association by showing or attempting to show that I
been remarkably well managed and has accomplished
a great deal for the tillers of the soli. I have held cotton
before there was a cotton association or ever heard of
Mr Jordan. In April, 1905, I Bold 210 dales for 7 1-fc,
whereas if I had followed Mr. Jordan's advice at that
time and held same two months longer I would have re
ceived 910 to |15 a bale more than I did. It Is my plan
in selling cotton to get all the information I can. then
draw my own conclusions If I felt Inclined to censure
any one, it would bo the producers of cotton who put
their product on the market till it la glutted and the price
gm-s down. Mr. Jordan’s advice was and Is Intended lo
check the Southern farmers in this suicidal practice, and
If any considerable per cent of them had acted upon
same, the price of cotton would today have been much
higher. Mr. Jordan's advice la on the right baslB, Mr.
Editor, and I trust you will See fit to aid him in propa
gating It through the columns of your paper. The as
sertion was made in the public prints that spinners
could pay 15 cents for the remnant of the crop and make
money. In the early part of this year a gentleman told
me that he was in a cotton factory a short time before
and heard some goods being priced. Being acquainted
with the president be asked hint upon what price of cot
ton were his goods based? His reply was 14 cents. A
few years ago I was holding some cotton and a social and
financial friend advised me to sell my cotton nnd buy fu
tures, thereby saving the usual expense if carrying
charges, and if I desired, to use his name in buying the
futures. I-refused to do this for I consider dealing in
futureB to be pure gambling—and though such contracts
may be upheld in the courts of earth, I feel tbat the par
ties thereto will be barred out when they come to the
court above. It may not be sinful for a farmer to sell
fur fall delivery as many hales as lie may reasonably
expect to make, but it is a dangerous business'practice
and a demoralizing example to the youth of our country.
Ten-cent cotton may be high enough with n large crop,
but 111 a short crop year the short seller might have to
go on the market and pay 12c to complete bis contract
When the Southern farmers sell their eolton ahead
they are simply furnishing material to hurt their neigh
bors who don’t speculate, and suffer themselves by rea
son of the depressed prlco on the balance of their crop.
Let’s wipe out the bucket shops, wire houses and every
vestige of future gambling in Georgia. Mr. Editor. Thera
is no distinction. The same evil results come from both
alike. On moral questions, the Rev. Sam P. Jones lias
convictions and ho doesn't fall to express them. I enjoy
his letters and recommend them to tbe perusal of Geor
gians generally. Thanking you for your space and wish
ing all will be prosperous and happy, I remain yours'
truly, THOMAS QUINNEY.
Growth and Progress of the New South
Atlanta’s Buildings and Bank Clearings.
Atlanta always stands out prominently In the growth and progress of
the South. If-there ore any signs of activity anywhere it may be de
pended upon that Atlanta Is showing her full share.
This is fairly reflected in tbe Increase in the number of building per
mits Issued during the first seven months of the present year, and the in
crease in the value of the new buildings. Building Inspector Frank A.
Pittman givss out the statement that the number of building permits is
sued during the present year was 2,191 as against 1,999 for the same period
last year. Tbs value of the new buildings for which these permits were
Issued during the present / year was 92,302,997, as against 91.977,104.
That is to say, 901 more building permits were Issued thus far this
ytsr than for tbs same period last yesr, and the aggregate value of the
structures was |l,i!5,I|] in excess of the aggregate value of the buildings
for which permits were issued during the same period last year.
.This Is a striking evidence of tha growth and prosperity of Atlanta,
but even this Is not the whole story.
Ths volume of our bank clearings during any given period may al
ways be relied upon as a faithful Ifidex of the progress and advancement
of the community.' The official statistics given out yesterday show that
the bank clearings for tha month of July, just ended, were 919,991,920, as
against 919.941,929 for tha seme month las? yesr. In other words tha In
crease In our bank clearings for last month were nearly 94,000,000 in ex
cess of the-ssms month last year. These figures ere highly gratifying as
Indicating the prosperity and commercial-activity of our people, end gives
Atlanta s leading pises In ths general grewth and prosperity of tfie
South.
Ths South’s Corn Crop,
In this connection we present some figures taken from The Wall Street
Journal, one of the moat reliable publications tn the country, showing tbo
rapid increase In ths corn crop of the South, Ws are told that trade re
ports mention a large Southern corn crop as one ot tbe encouraging fea
tures of the crop situation. For thirty years or more .leading Journals end
practical farmers have been urging thst-more attention be given to the
coarss grains, so that ths South should be relieved from ths necessity of
buying so large a proportion of Its stock from ths West. ’
Heretofore, the Southern states have not figured largely as corn pro
ducers. A glance, however, st the figures for ths lost five years shows
marked Improvement. The Carolinaa,. for Instance, have Increased their
corn output from 49,000,000 to 99,000,000 bushels In this period, Georgia
has advanced from 29,000,000 to 48,000,000 bushels. Alabama from 27,000,-
000 to 42,000,000. Mississippi from 29.000,000 to 20,000,000, although the crops
for 1109 and 1(04 were 40,000,000 each. Louisians, In these two years men
tioned, grew >7,900,000 on the average; but In 1901 and 1109 only 19,000,000
snd 19,000,000 bushels, respectively. Texas in this period advanced from
(0,000,008 bushels to 110,000,000, thns Increasing the yield by three and a
third times. Arkansas and Tennessee have made leu marked gains; but
still advanced rapidly. The crops for the thirteen Southern states for the
years 1201, 1904 and 1909 at- gtven below:
Pregrsn in Southern Corn Crop, 1901 to 1904-5.
Virginia
North Carolina..
Bauth Carolina..
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas...
1909, bu. 1904, bu.
.49,914.174 42,199,(It
.17,999,221 40.709,478
.90.410.1(0 29.189.927
.47,299.1(4 47,124,712
. 9,(12,702 (.940.224
.42,(71,142 41,217,189
.90,027,990 99,709,9(4
.19,619,4f( 27,299.442
.22,222,722 42,222,(14
Texes 1(9.149,404 129,702,(99
Tennessee 77.207,912 (0.(90,029 . .
Kentucky 94,892,MS 21,(19,920 49,979,178
— 17,118,947
1901, bu.
40,901,489
20.(41.(18
11,(98.1(7
>7,(87.(50
5,211,079
27,(09,1(1
99,479,120
19.019,9(2
11,702.122
(0,050,(99
45,120,(18
West Virginia 22,(12,122 19,179.412
In round numbers ths crop of corn In thirteen states In 1(01 was (((.-
000,000 bushels. In 1(04 It had Increased 'to 701,000,000 bushels and to
(10,000,000 bushels In 1909. This gain of 110 per cent In four years Is an
Indication of ths rapid rats at which the Southern states are enlarging
their corn crops.
FIFTY HOURS ON DUTY.
From The Washington StsV.
Two freight trains came Into rolllilon In
Georg!* Sunday morning, Ntree trainmen
being killed end ebon! fifteen rare totally
wrecked. The news dispatch concludes:
The wreck was canned by the negli
gence or the northbound conductor, who
felled to rend his orders right. He claims
that he and the engineer had bees os dnty
for Ofty consecutive hours.”
Here Is one of the moat potent msecs of
railroad accidents Is this country. So mss _ _ „
css Stand the long cvutluurd strain of nn- quiesce fewer disasters
Interrupted service. It Is charged that on
aome of the largest roads of the north en
gineers, partly out of regard for .their de
sire tn make extra wages, are seel not on
mss Immediately after they hare brought
trains Into terminals. Public sentiment has
foe several years been
log the enactment r
the employment of any
with the running and dispatching of trains
more than a certain number of hours In
each day. If such statutes were written
nnd enforced there would he fewer mis
takes la tbe tending of orders and la their
sending, fewer errors of Judgment Is signal
towers and engine cube, and In coose-
bcea pointedly demaad-
of rigid lawn forbidding
>f any pernun connected
JAMES M. SMrt'H MAKES
REPLY TO THE CHARGES
OP SMITH AND WATSON
To tbo Editor of The Georgian:
I am reliably and positively Informed,
both by my friends nnd tbe frlenda of Hon.
Hoke Smith, tbat he, the lion. Hoke Smith,
stated In his speech at Washington, Ga.,
on July 23 that the reason I was running
ngnin8t him was because he had prosecuted
me before Governor Gordon aa a lessee, that
ha convicted me and Gordon pardoned
Hon. Hoke knows this statement Is false
from beginning to end. There la not a
single word of truth In it
During General Gordon’s four years* ser
vice as governor of Georgia no charge was
brought against me, no trial was had aa a
leasee, or otherwise. Hon. Hoke neyor had
tn opportunity to prosecute me; Governor
Gordon never had an opportunity to pardon
me. Hon. Hoke knows all this aa well as
I do.
Examine the records. They are positive
proof of the troth of what 1 here state.
What ought to be said of a man run
ning for governor of n grand state like Geor
gia -who is convicted oy the recods of bis
own state of de!lt>erately, wilfully, know
ingly and maliciously telling an absolute
and unmitigated falsehood on on oppo
nent?
I hope that the Hon. Hoke Smith, for
his own sake and for the honor of the
■tata, will retract and apologise when he
takes the second sober thought. If not, oil
that I have above written will stand with
the records of the statMjarUu^ WNjrjr« nl
Smlthsonla, Ga., Jaly SO.
The following card, addressed to Tbe At
lanta Journal, was also tent to The Geor
gian with request that It be published:
To The Atlanta Journal:
In your Sunday's Issue, of the 29th Inst.,
I see tbat Hon. Toro Watson made aome
references to me tn his speech at Thomson ,
on Sunday last, which do me great Injus
tice, If allowed to pass uncorrected.
Mr. Watson says that Dr. Westmoreland
reported thnt I was cruel to the convicts.
Air. Watson failed to tell tbat these
charges were dismissed and that my man
agement of tho convicts was Indorsed,
praised nnd commended by Governor Mc
Daniel when the matter waa broucht lie-
fore him. Governor McDaniel on
JMestmoreland, who at one time had
been a talented physician yid a man of
Ihlgh standing, while serving the state ns
physician, became mentally unbalanced. Ms
waa sent to tbe sanitarium at Mlllcdgevltlc.i
I regret to mention this because^AM
’ • ■ —t,en * “
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, August 1.—Mrs. John
Bailey Miller, who lives at Saddlebrook
farm, the old Joe Jefferson estate In
New Jersey, has announced that If a
mortgage of $15,000 against the place
Is foreclosed, as threatened by the ex
ecutors of the Jefferson estate, she
will have her great collection of furni
ture, bric-a-brac and pictures taken to
a field near the house and burned. It
Is said that she has been offered $25,-
000 for her furniture alone.
Mrs. Miller Is an aunt of Helen M.
Gould, her husband having been the
brother of Jay Gould's wife. The prop
erty at Hohokus Is one of the most
curious pieces of country realty In ex
istence, the house being about 100
years old and stuffed with remarkable
objects collected by Mrs. Miller for 25
years.
Mrs. Miller suys she cannot maintain
the old homestead and pay off the
mortgage as well, and rather than per
mit any one to purchase or to obtain
her household effects she will have
them removed to a field and destroyed.
John D. Rockefeller may have ground
f-*r suit against tli*- elements. but
might have ns much trouble in serving
the papers as had the officer of Mis
souri In his case. Bayonne, N. J., just
reports a shower of oil laden rain. The
shower struck the northw estern section
of the city.
The cloud came up from the south-
east and was traveling low. It passed
over the big Standard Oil works in the
southeastern section of the city and
chemical works on Stable Hook, and It
Is believed that the moisture absorbed
considerable oil and grease from the
chimneys of the oil works. The rain
stained straw hats. While the show
er lasted there was a strong Oder of
oil in the air.
What right have the clouds to pllfef
John D.'a oil?
"Ruined in Wall Street, Ends Life/*
Is a head-line In one of the papers to
day, which tells a story which Is not at
all uncommon. Alfred Fratzau, a bank
clerk, Is the latest victim of the "big
game," which haa a longer record than
Monte Carlo and Hamburg combined.
The summer dwellers of Fishing
Creek, N. J., are In the doleful dumps,
A. M. Woolston, the only storekeep
er there, was converted at the South
Jersey camp meeting at Seaville, and
he promptly hauled all his tobacco over
near the tent* soaked it with kerosene
and burned it
While this was being done the
campers sang "Dearest Idol of My*
Heart."
I
John Skelton Williams, formerly
president of the Seaboard Air Line
hallway Company, came to New York
yesterday and says that conditions in
the South continue to improve stead
ily.
Many of the banks are preparing to
Increase their facilities for handling
the growing business of .that section.
Several'of them have already increased
their capital materially. Mr. Williams
says that the depoalta of the South
ern banks are expanding in a marked
way.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM,
Westmoreland, wh
was at UmKlf,
Ms gentleman,
man, worthy
_ _ respect,
onler and the ills*
lei's onler In his speech?
Then, I never menaced the convicts per-
tonally. Tbe camp*. Physician* and gnnrds
were selected or appointed by
—dels Often the
nf mile, from me.
Is he to be condemned for every error
commuted by hi* wsrden or the guard*!
A* to th* Lodo —
*lnce ben proven
by hi* warden or the guards!
I.uctndy charges: Tbat bas long
_ ..coven to be malldons and false.
Mr. Watson doe* not lielleve one word of It
snd grovdlng such Inalnnstlons sre against
me.
A* to. hoe
carry, I do nof know,
enty-five In tbe same i
•on finds McDuffie In. ,, .
I never made a speech Is McDuffie
county. There sre a great many other
roomies In Genrgl* In wblrh I have not yet
mute • speech. snd which, upon Investiga
tion. will lie found to ho shootas strong
for me *■ Mr. Wilson find. McDnffle.
I voted for Colonel Kstlll font years ago.
I was not a part of the ’Ting then. lion.
Hoke fimlth and some others of the randl-
-ite* were standing In with ths "ring it
?ws"s'candidate long before Hon. Hoke
fimlth snnoanced. I announced for gorer-
"In 'some' cvraiues 1 find that the friends
of the Hon. Hoke sre gqtng to support.me
In order to keep Clark llowetl and IluaSell
from carrying the counties. Of coarse I
appreciate tbe votes of the friends of the
lion, linke In such cases...
I know many men In McDuffie county
who Bfirek very disparagingly of Iloo.
Tohmas B. Watson.
Hon. Thomas B.- Watson I* not s.randl-
dste for governor. It Is no humiliation
whatever for McDuffie county lo go for
some candidate for governor other than Hon.
Hoke Smith. If Hon. Thnmaa E, Watson
claims to own McDnffle county, and carries
tt In hla vest pocket, and haa bartered It
off to Hon. Hoke fimlth. If .McDuffie county
does not go for Hon. Hoke fimlth. then It
will he a dlrappolatment both to Mr. Wat
son and Hoke. That la all I can see In It.
If Mr. Walaon were a candidate himself
for governor It wonld alter the case. He
la only a friend to Hon. Hoke fimlth. aa
other persons are friends to me.
New York city consume* nearly s thos-
■ed million nnlts nf electricity per annum,
while London, with nearly double the popu
lation. consume* not more than one-fourth
the amount. The consuMptloa a head of
per bead
By Private I-cnscd Wire.
New York, Aug. 1.—Here are some -
of the visitors in New York today: j
ATLANTA—D. E. Behringer, H. It,
Beller, F. M. Butt, E. S. Emsy, C.
Kauffman, L. Z. Herman, C. W. Fort,
J. IV. Goldsmith, Jr., W. & Hawkins,
H. E. Burdette, W. H. Higgins, R. J.
Slalom, Mlaa N. Stephens, S. Tanno-
hill, Jr., H. N. Randolph.
AUGUSTA—L. Brooks.
MACON—C. L. Allen.
IN PARIS.
Special to The Georgian.
Paris, August l,—Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Ody and Mitchell C. King, of Atlanta,
Go., registered at the office of the Eu
ropean edition of The New York Her
ald today.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
L Michael
la Francs.
15K>— Assassination nf Henry HI of Francs
hy J non ucs Clement.
1675—Brookfield, Mam,, burned by Indian*.
1714— Accession of the elector of llanorer M
George I of Ilritsln.
1743—Richard Karate, English poet, died.
1798—lint tie of the Nile.
1821—Mr*. Ellsalwth Inchbald, actress and
writer, awd* , .
HU—New London bridge opened In Loni
1634—Hla very abolished In the British cold*
nlea.
1838—Commodore John Rodgers, of tb«
United States nary, died. . . .
1141—City of Vera Cro* dellrered to tha
Mexicans by the Uplted States.
1854—Yellow ferer became epidemic In New
Orleans. .. . .
1061—Confederate prirateer Petrel sunk by
United 8tatea frigate 8t. Lawrence.
18(5—General W. T. Sherman commissioned
lieutenant general. . .
1874—General Custer's expedition reached
the r
nnroe cur. ami.
189$—Msrtlu Thorn executed St King Sing
for murder of William Ooldeusnppe.
190$—Halt brought by state of Minnesota
against Northern Hecnrltles Company
in United Btstes conrt, dismissed.
1904— Kx-Gorernor Pattlaon, of Fennsylra*
nla, died.
WORKED BOTH WAYS.
By WEX JONES.
Smith's wife hail gone lo the mountains
» he prepared • stack of- post*!*, gavt
them to hi* *tcnogreplicr with ln»trucflon«
■It one every il*y, and went to Bara-
with o few friend*.
Mr*. Smith got postal No. L “Working
sway st host ness tnu hot weather. Ml*er>
•hie without yon." -I'm nisn," she mur>
mum), "he raiut he lonely."
Next day postal So. 2. "Home teem* «
desert. Ml** roe terribly." "Poor John."
•aid Mr*, fimlth. "It - * » *hsmc for me t,
he here enjoying myself, while he sieve,
ewey In lonellneee.^
No. 2 re me tbe next morning. "CSg
hnnlty live without you.* Life e Wank.
Mrs, fimlth packed her trunks and went
There wne trouble.
Thl* yesr fimlth thought
The first postal be left lor .—
absent wife was: "Getting along, spies
Next poatal: "Best time of my life. Stnj
•• long as^onjdk^snd don’t bother a bom
*Thl* tjms Mrs. Smith started horns tin
When eh- arrived there wts trouble egels
