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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN-
WEDNESDAY AtOCST lj lid
The Atlanta Georgian
Jit
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studies the conditions of the labor market.
This Ih the land of magnificent opportunities and
the time la here now. It remains with the Individual
whether he or she will take advantage of these splendid
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The Credit Men.
Mr. Jordan Invites the Atlanta credit m<sn to testify
as to The Georgian’s attitude In the cotton matter.
We are always happy to hear from the credit men.
Wo meet them half way. They were unfortunate In
1 their construction of The Georgian’s position, and pecu
liarly unfortunate In the spokesman. We have never an-
agonlzed their position.
In the concluding paragraph of the last editorial we
TWESJSS&WE*' * ,r wro " 5 on the Boykln Bn<i An ' lprson Mlu - |n ,hP
I summary and final statement of our wholo position, we
distinctly stated, after giving our views of the difference
between "bucket shops’' and "exchangee” that our oppo
sition to bucket shops was so great that If they could not
be abolished wlthoat abolishing the exchanges, we were
willing to Join hands with the credit men and abolish
both bucket shops and exchanges.
Since the Issue has shifted from this matter to the
cotton scandals we have not had an opportunity to dis
cuss the matter with the credit men. but we are always
willing to do eo.
Meanwhile as a more preliminary, we should be glad
to hear from the credit men aomo explanation of the vig
orous written and public Indorsement given by some of
tholr "most prlnclpnllst members” to the Anderson wire-
house la Atlanta.
A man may well bring a horse to the water*
But be cannot make him drink without he will.
—Heywood,
The Best Cotton Jury, the Executive
Committee.
The friends of the farmer and of the cotton grower
throughout the country are taking out of our hande any
controversy that we may have had In the beginning, with
the present administration of the Southern Cotton Asso
ciation.
The Georgian Is not personally acquainted with any
one of the three outside men called by Mr. Harvle Jordan
to sit fu trial upon Ills 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 ono thing which will prejudice the verdict of
these gentlemen Is that they are appointees of Mr. Jordan
himself, chosen by the administration out of all of the
list of executive committeemen In the South, and this
fact will be held as It Is already held by a distinguished
correspondent from Texas la this Issue, to be somewhat
prejudicial to a free and full acceptance of the verdict of
this committee ns satisfactory to the country at large.
At the same time we are constrained to commend
President Jdrdan for eccepUng 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 bolt.
We are thoroughly convinced that Mr. Jordan's best
plan would have been, upon the first charges which In
volved bis 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 soma impartial place
to lake testimony and to bear evidences touching mat-
►•re relating to Mf. Jordan's administration.
This method would have been absolutely fair and
Would hnvo removed the possibility of criticism, both
from Mr. Jordan and from the entire handling of this af
fair before the parties at Interest. It may be possible
even yet that this court of investigation, appointed aa it
Is by Mr. Jordan, may see fit after hearing the testimony,
to adjourn a final decision of it until a meeting of the
genernt executive committee at Hot 8pr!ngs In Septem
ber. When the matter takes this shftpo, and if this gen
eral committee of Wednesday shall take pains to proserve
all the testimony, pro and con, that may bo presented to
them, wo shnll probably have a full, free and satisfactory
solution of the wholo matter during the first week In
September.
And, absolute.)* without malice and entirely disclaim
ing the slightest personal feeling In this matter. The
Georgian will contribute Its reasonable share to tho pub
licity and Information department of this public matter,
and will as wo have said beforo accept the final verdict
with equanimity nnd In good faith,
Our conscience In the whole transaction Is absolute
ly clear In the general motive of protecting and purifying
the association at a critical time of Ua career.
It was E. C. Bnitfey. the very dean of Atlanta news
paper reporters, who secured that Interview from Cheat-
bnm 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 Bmffey’s experience should
make a break like that? On the yhole. we are pinning
our faith to "Bluff.”
or she has been to school for at least thrae months had been acting upon the advice of Mr. Jordan In holding
during the preceding year I cotton and had suffered accordingly. I feel that I should
... . , , , . .... 1 not keep silent and therefore ask the use of your columns
All along It has been one of the most pathetic fea- w >ay (hal lhe le(t(lr wrltten bv m e to the cotton
tores of child labor that those children were not only
taken away from the wholesome environment which
childhood should tnjoy tn the formative years, dwarfing
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
tie produced that the child has had a reasonable amount
of educational advantages during each year.
It'Is a source of the greatest gratification that this
wise and beneficial step has been taken, and tt Is hoped
that at the proper time the child labor laws may be still
further extended.
Dear Dick: To a man up a tree. U looks ns though
you were getting your dates slightly mixed when you
charge that tho present scandal was precipitated to di
vert the attention of the senate from the Boykin bill.
Don't you know that the charge was made on tho floor of
the house by Mr. Anderson In the course of the very de
bate preceding the passage of the Boykin bill by the
lower branch of tho general assembly? Or Is this simply
another effort to "throw down the reporter?”
There Is Work for All.
The roan who Is honestly and earnestly In search of
work need not claim. In these prosperous times, that
he cannot find It.
The “want ad.” department of Tbs Georgian' Is teem-
tng every day with appeals for help from manufacturing
and commercial enterprises and from numerous sources
comes the Information that the supply of ablo-bodted, In
telligent ana Industrious young men and women Is not
by any means equal to tbo demand. Wood workers. Iron
i founders, trunk makers and laborers of various kinds are
wanted. There are demands for stenographer*, both
male and female, tor office boys and newsboys and In
1 other classes of work. This Is no sporadic demand. It I*
being made every day and the evidence becomes'cumu
lative that the mao who Is able and willing to work ha*
no excuse for Idleness.
The opportunities are open In the city, and there are
still more opportunities in the country. The question of
finding labor for the farms I* becoming more and more
acuity every day, and it Is one of the great problems of
the Smith today how the fields, aa well aa the factorlea,
are tn yu the help they nsed.
Nobh1 y pretends that positions of the highest order
are to thad any day for the asking, but the opportuni
ty ties for semiring a foothold era abundant and the pos
sibilities that spread out before honest Industry are man
ifold. Eveirwhere w* hear the same cry, that the har
vest la grcA and the laborers are few. With the South
growing and expanding In every department of trad* and
Industry, the avenues, not only for a competency but for
substantial advancement, are presented on every band.
The combination of false pride and Indolence la
enough to send any man to the poor house, but It he goes
there. In this day and time. It should be mad* very clear
that he goes of his own accord.
Every year the field for capable young women In the
various branches of commerce and Industry are multiply
ing and expanding, and btre, too, the supply Is not equal
to the demand. Thoroughness tn a chosen profession.
It goes without saying. Is Indispensable to the highest
positions, but the openings ar* everywhere and there Is
no good resson why the Intelligent and Industrious young
woman who has to earn her own living and li willing
to equip herself for the field of competition cannot sue-
The classified columns
si Index of this general
of The Georgian furnish
emand for skilled and uo-
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
fatnn, was a candidate for and olocted to the chair
manship of tho Democratic national executive com
mittee, did National Committeeman Hon. Clnrk How
ell support and vote for Taggart for chairman?
Thanking you In ndvnnco for the Information, I
am yours truly, B. L. WALL.
The Gerglnn regrets that the absence of Hon. Clark
Howell la South Georgia dose not offer the opportunity
to satisfy the mind of Mr. Wall by a direct question and
answer from this office to Mr. Howell, touching the point
gt Issue.
If. however, we properly comprehend the trend of Hr.
Wall's question, we may be permitted to suggest that If
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. Ho was simply looked upon as tho most populat
and successful Democrat In tho doubtful state of Indiana,
and the prestige of his victories and of-his repute made
him appear as tho most eligible man to manage the cam
paign of that year.
It Mr. Wall and The Georgian bad been members
of that commltteo It Is quite likely that they would have
voted for Mr. Taggart, too. *
The Fight in Iowa.
The eyes of tho whole country are turned toward
Iowa today.
The Republican convention of tho state, which Is to
nominate a successor to Governor Cummins, and adopt
a platform setting forth Its Ideas, chlofly on the tariff,
was called tg order this morning and n bitter contest Is
on. Governor Cummins, the father of “the Iowa Idea"
of tariff revision, Is a candidate for re-election. He Is
strongly opposed by George D. Perkins, who Is leading
tho "stand pat" taction. Of the 1,640 delegates to the
convention, 200 seats are contested, and the result of
these contests will decide the Issuo, as the delegates,
outside of the contested seats, nro about evenly divided
botween Cummins and the "progressive” revisionists on
the one hand, and the "stand pat" following under Per
kins, on the other.
It Is rumored that the state executive committee will
make up a preliminary roll of delegates to perfect tem
porary organisation. The "stand pat” crowd declare
that under this arrangement they will secure control of
the convention, and It the attempt Is made there will be
the bitterest fight on tho floor of the convention hall that
has been recorded In American politics for a long tlmo.
While Govornor Cummins had advocated tariff revis
ion he has not been an extremist, nnd tbo following plank
has been drawn to bo presented to the convention:
"Wo nro uncompromisingly In favor of tho Amer
ican system of protection. , . , Wo bellovo that all
Inequalities In tho tnrlff schedules, which Inevita
bly arise from changing Industrial nnd commercial
C"|"IUI"||S. slumlcl b.' Hiljimteil from 11 in.- to time, and
condemn without reservo all assaults upon the pro
tective system. We favor such reasonable and time
ly changes as will keep the tariff In harmony with
our Industrial and commercial progress."
The "stat'd pat" element, who have heretofore been
charging Cummtni with radical views on tho subject of
the tariff revision, now are loud In their cry that be has
turned' a somersault, and are making all the capital
out of It they can. '
The new% from Iowa will be awaited with a great
deal of Interest, aa the result will do much to sound the
keynote for the congressional campaign next fall and pos
sibly for the presidential campaign Itself.
The Child Labor Bill.
The child labor bill has now passed both the house
and the senate and Its success Is an assurad fact at
last.
Jt ha* been a long and arduous conflict, and has
elicited the best efforts of a united people. There were
times when the future seemed dark for this 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 it* advocates has triumphed
over the combined efforts of Its foes and within a short
time It will have a permanent place on our statute book*.
It Is not claimed that the measure Is all that Its most
ardent friends desired, but It Is at least a good founda
tion for the- future, and In the couree of time • mere
thorough measure may be adopted. It not only prevents
tho 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 Its provisions every child who Is employed to
Mr. O’Grady.
Mr. Mike O'Grady la his testimony before the com
mittee declares himself an acquaintance of the editor of
The Georgian. The editor Is by ho means disposed to
deny the acquaintance. Being of Irish blood and ances
try, the editor has never failed to go out of bis way for
the pleasure of meeting the O'Gradys, the O'Reillys,
the O'Flannlgans and all tho rest of that gallant host 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 lawns. 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, wo
have the highest admiration and respect.
Mr. Michael O'ferady, the latch string of The Geor
gian swings wide to your earliest renewal of our ac
quaintance.
MR. QUINNEY HOPEFUL.
• Waynesboro, Ga., July 30, 1906.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I notice In the Issue of The Georgian July 28th you
use a letter written by me to The, Cotton Journal asking
advice relative to the sale of a lot of cotton I am hold
ing. It appears that your purpose In thus quoting my
letter was to cast reproach upon Mr. Jordan and the cot
ton association by showing or attempting to show,that I
soolatlon was not written or Intended as a complaint
have the utmost confidence In the cottyn growers' asso
ciation, believe Its cause laudable, and taking Into con
sideration what It has bad to contend with, I think It haB
been remarkably well managed and bas accomplished
a great deal for the tillers of the soil. I have held cotton
before there was a cotton association or ever heard of
Mr. Jordan. In April, 1905, I sold 216 hales for V 1-8,
whereas If I had followed Mr. Jordan’s adxlee at that
time and held same two months longer I would have re
ceived 210 to $16 a bale more than I did. It Is iny 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 be the producers of cotton who put
their product on the. market till It Is glutted and the price
goes down. Mr. Jordan's advice was and is Intended to
check the Southern farmers In this suicidal practice, and
If any considerable per cent of them had acted upon
same, the prlre of cotton would today have been much
higher. Mr. Jordan’s advice Is-on the right basis, Mr.
Editor, and 1 truBt you will see fit to aid him In propa
gating It through the columns of your paper. The as
sertion wpg made In the public printH 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 he asked him 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 and buy fu
tures, thereby saving tho usual expense of carrying
charges, and If I desired, to use his name In buying the
futures. 1 refused to do this for I consider dealing In
futures to be pure gambling—and though such contracts
may he upheld in tfie courts of earth, I red that 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
for fall delivery as many bales as he may reasonably
expect to make, but It Is n dangerous business practice
and a demoralizing example to the youth of our country.
Ten cent cotton may be high enough with a large crop,
but In a short crop year the short seller might have to
go on the market and pay 12c to complete his contract.
When the Southern farmers soli tholr cotton ahead
they are simply furnishing material to hurt their neigh
bors who don't speculate, and suffer themselves by rea
son of the depressed price 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. There
Is no distinction. The same evil results come from both
alike. On moral questions, tho Rev. Sam P. Jones has
convictions and he doesn’t fall to express them. I enjoy
hts letters and recommend them to the perusal of Geor
gians generally. Thanking you for your space and wish
ing all will be prosperous and happy. I remain vours
truly, THOMAS QUINNEY.
Growth and Progress of the New South
Under this head will appear from tlmo to time Information Illustrating the
remsrknhfe development of the South which deserves something more than pass
ing attention.
Atlanta's Buildings and Bank Clearings.
Atlanta always stands out prominently tn the growth and progress of
the South. If there are any signs of activity anywhere It may be de
pended upon that Atlanta ts showing her full share.
This Is fairly reflected In the 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 gives out the statement ^hat the number of building permits Is
sued during the present year was 2,133 aa against 1,932 for the same period
last year. The value of the new buildings for which these permits were
Issued during the present year was $3,802,357, as against $1,977,104,
That Is to say, 291 more building permits were Issued thus far this
ysar than for the same period last year, and the aggregate value of the
structures was $1,326,253 In excess of the aggregate value of the buildings
for which permits were Issued during the tame period last year.
This Is a striking evidence of the growth and prosperity of Atlanta,
but even this Is not the whole story.
The volume of our bank clearings during any given period may al
ways be relied upon as a faithful Index of the progress and advancement
of the community. The official statistics given out yesterday show that
the bank clearings for the month of July, Just ended, were $18,381,620, as
against $12,649,926 for the same month last year. In other words the In
crease In our bank clearings for last month were nearly $4,000,000 In ex
cess of the same month last year. These figures ale highly gratifying as
Indicating .the prosperity and commercial activity of our people, and gives
Atlanta a leading place In the general growth and prosperity of the
South.
The South’s Corn Crop.
In this connection we present some figures taken from The Wall Street
Journal, one of the most reliable publications In the country, showing the
rapid Increase In the corn crop of the South. W« are told that trade re
ports mention a large Southern corn crop as on* of the encouraging fea
tures of the crop situation. For thirty years or more leading journals and
practical farmers have been urging that more attention be given to the
coarse grains, so that the South should be relieved from tho necessity of
buying so large a proportion of tta stock from the West.
Heretofore, the Southern states have not figured largely as corn pro
ducers. A glance, however, at the figures for the Inst five years shows
marked Improvement. The Carolines, for Instance, have Increased their
corn output from 42,000,000 to IS - ,000,000 bushels In this period, Georgia
has advanced from $8,000,000 to 48,000,000 bushels Alabama from 27,000.-
000 to 43,000,000, Mississippi from 82,000,000 td 30,000,000, although the crops
for 1903 and 1904 were ^40,000,000 each. Louisiana, In these two years men
tioned, grew 17,600,000 on the average; but In 1901 anil 1906 only 18,000,000
and 19,000,000 bushels, respectively. Texas In this period advanced from
60,000,000 bushels to 189,000,000, thna Increasing the yield by three and a
third times. Arkaneas and Tennessee have made less marked gains, but
still advanced rapidly. The crop* for the thirteen Southern states for the
years 1901, 1904 and io05 at- given below:
Progress in Southern Corn Crop, 1901 to 1904-5.
1105, bu. 1904. bu.' 1901, bu.
Virginia... 48,614,874 42,899,918 40,908,486
North Carolina. 17,696.181 40,705,478 30,641,618
South Carolina 20,480,860 22,169,917 11,886,167
Georgia 47,265,164 47,224.712 37,657,860
JAMES M. SMITH MAKES
REPLY TO THE CHARGES
OF SMITH AND WATSON
Florida
Alabama...
Mississippi,.
Louisiana.
Arkansas...
Texas
Tennessee...
Kentucky
0,318.703 6,640,884 6;»!,079
.42,671,548 41,677,166 27,802,161'
. .20,027,669 89,709,664 22.473,120
.19,616.499 27,259.442 18,025,292
.39,122,728 48,332,614 18,702.122
.119.146.4*4 186,702,699 66,050,996
.77,207,912 80,890,015 45,120,518
.94,893,538 86,815,880 49,575,176
West Virginia .. .12,6tl,l22 19,176,41$ 17,118.647
In round numbers the crop of corn In thirteen states In 1901 was 886,-
000,000 bushels. In 1904 It had Increased to 701,000,000 bushels and to
810,000,000 bushels In 1905. This gain of 110 per rent In four years Is an
Indication of the rapid rat* at which the Southern states are enlarging
their corn crop*. •
FIFTY HOURS ON DUTY.
skilled labor, and the fact that iher* Is such a demand [work In a mill must bring satisfactory evidence that ha
Vrom The Washington Hr,r
Two rmight trains rnnw Into collision In
llorgls Sunday morning, three trainmen
b*ln* killed nnd Shoot attsen cars totally
wrecked. The news dispatch enact wise:
The wreck wet censed by the negli
gence ot the northbound conductor, who
failed to rend Me orders right. He claims
that he nnd the engineer had been on doty
for fifty consecutive boors."
Here ts one of the most potent causes of
reUfosd neetdentn In this country. No man jH
can stand the Wag continued strata ot no- queuee fewer disasters.
Interrupted service. It Is charged that on
some of the largest rands of the north en-
gtneeru, partly *nt of regard for their de
sire tn make extra wages, are sent out oa
nuts Immediately after they hare brought
trains Into terminate. Public sentiment has
& STenUSmt jnjffiMng
the employment of iv Peewt* connected
with the run u l tor .m l dispatching of trains
more than ft certain number of hoar* In
each day. 'If such Matinee were written
end enforced there would he fewer mis
take# In the rending of order* and In their
ending, fewer errors of Judgment In elgnel
tower* end endue cab#, and In couse-
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I am reliably and positively informed,
both by my friend# and the friends of lion.,
Hake Smith, tbet be. the lion. Hoke Smith,
•tn ted In hie speech at Washington, Oa.,
on July a that the reason I was runnlui
against him wan because he hdd prosecute*
me before Governor Gordon as a lessee, that
he convicted me and Gordon pardoned mo.
Hon. Hoke knows this statement Ih false
from beginning to end. There Is not
single word of troth In It.
During General Gordon's four yours’ ser
vice as governor pf Georgia no charge was
brought against mo, no trial wns had as a
lessee, or otherwise Hon. Hoke never had
an opportunity *to prosecute me; Governor
Gordon never ha»l an opportunity to pardon
me. Hon. Hoke knows all this as well as
I do.
Kxnmino the records. They nro positive
proof of the truth of what I here statu.
What ought to be said of a man run
ning for governor of n grand state like Geor
gia who is convicted by the rerods of hts
own state of deliberately, wilfully, know
ingly nnd maliciously telling nil almalntt
and unmitigated falsehood on an opjoi-
nent?
1 bopo tbnt tbo Hon. Hoke Smith, for
his own sake and for the honor of the
state, will retract nnd apologize when in
takes the second sober thought. If cot. nil
that 1 hnvo above written will stand with
the records of the state hacking every word
of It. JAMES M. SMITH.
Smltbsonla, Ga., July 30.
clan with request that tt be published:
To The Atlanta Journal:
In your Sunday’s Issue, of the 29th Inst..
I see that Hon. Tom Watson made, some
references to me In hli speech at Thomson
on Sunday last, which do m# greet Injus
tice. If allowed to pass uneorrected.
Sir. Watson says that Dr. Westmorelnu
reported that 1 wns cruel to the convicts.
Mr. Watson failed to tell that theso
charges were dismissed nnd that my man
agement of tho convicts wns Indorsed,
r raised nnd commended by Governor Me
tanlel when tho matter wns brought be
fore him. Governor McDaniel ordered tho
dismissal of all charges brought ngalust me,
which Is a matter of record In tho execu
tive office in Atlanta. As soon as I can get
the order 1 will publish It.
Dr. Westmoreland, who at ono time had
been n talented physician nnd a uu»n of
high standing, while serving the state a#
physician, became mentally unhnlnncud. He
was sent to the sanitarium at MUledgevUlo.
1 regret to mention this because Dr.
Westmoreland, when he was at himself,
wns n high-toned and honorable gentleman,
nnd further, because he hns many worthy
descendants whoso feelings I respect.
Gorernor McDaniel’s order and the dis
missing of the charges Is a complete ex
oneration and vindication ot me, as Mr.
Watson knows.
Why did he suppress Governor McDan
iel's order In his spcucfcT
Then, 1 never manage*. _ _ _
sunnily. The camps, physicians nnd guards
were selected or appointed by the penlten-
ten the convicts were
Is he to be condemned for every ^error
oramltted “
As to the
slue# baa proven to do i
Mr. Watson does not believe one word of It
himself. Let him Investigate It. Then he
wifibscoma convinced or how mean, low
and groveling such Insinuations are against
r counties
eoty-Are Tn the same shape that Mr. Wit
son And# McDuffie In.
I never made a speech In McDaffle
county. {There are a great many other
counties fn Georgia In which I hare not yet
made a * * “ “ * ““
tlon, will
*°f Totrdfor'rolreariEatUlfeor~yrira ago.
I was not a part of the ‘‘ring*’ then. Hon.
Iloke .Smith and some others of the candi
date# were standing In with tho "ring" at
that time.
* I waa a candidate long before Hon. noke
Smith announced. I announced for gover
nor before Hoke did. ^ . . ‘
In some counties I had that the friends
of the Unn. Hoks are going to support me
In order to keep Clark Howell and Russell
from carrying the counties. ’Of course I
appreciate the votes of the friends of the
Hon. Hoke In such cases. ^
I know many men In McDaffle county
who speak very disparagingly of Hon.
TohtnaaK. Watson.
Hon. Thomas B. Watson la not a candi
date for governor. It Is no humiliation
whatever for McDuffie county to go for
some candidate for governor otter than lisa.
Hoke Smith. If Hon. Thomas K- Watson
claims to owe Me I raffle county, and carries
It In his vest pocket, ami has Iwrtered It
off to Hoo. Hoke Smith. If McDuffie county
does not gp for Hon. Hoke Smith, then It
will te a dljappolntmeat both to Mr. Wat
son tad Hoke. That Is all t iMkflto In It.
If Mr. Watson were a candidate himself
for governor tt would titer the ease, lie
Is only a friend to Hon. Iloks Smith, as
- me other persons are friends to me.
1 JAMES M. SMITH.
SaUthsoola# Giro July *k
said million units of electricity per annum,
while London, with nearly double the popu
lation. consume* not more than oao-fourfh
the amount. The consumption a bead of
population In New York la atateil to be SB
unit*, against only 43 per head In Lou-
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, August 1.—Mrs. John
Halley 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, sha
will have her great collection of furni
ture. bric-a-brac and pictures taken to
a field near lhe house and burned. It
1m 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 la one of the most
curious pieces of country realty In ex
istence, the house being about 100
years old and rtuffed with remarkable
objects collected by Mrs. Miller for 25
years.
Mrs. Miller says 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.
x John D. Rockefeller may have ground
for suit against the elements, but
might have as 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 northwestern 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 ol! works. The rain
stained straw hats. While the show
er lasted there was a strong odec of
• »II iu tin* air.
What right have the clouds to pilfer
John D.*8 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
clfcrk, Is the latest victim of the “big
game," which has 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 Seavllle, and
ne 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
Hoart.”
John Skelton Williams, formerly
president of the Seaboard Air Line
Railway 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 deposits of the South
ern banks are expanding in a marked
way.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM:
By Trlvate Loosed Wire.
New York, Aug. L—-Here are some
of tho visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—D. E. Behringer, H. R.
Heller, F. M. Butt, E. S. Emay, C.
Kauffman, L. Z. Berman, C. W. Fort,
J. W. Goldsmith, Jr., W. E. Hawkins,
H. E. Burdette, W. H. Higgins. R. J.
Slstom, Miss N. Stephens, S. Tanne-
hill, Jr., H. N. Randolph.
AUGUSTA—L. Brooks.
MACON—C. L. Allen.
IN PARI8.
Special to The Georgian,
Paris, August l.—Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Ody and Mitchell C. King, of Atlanta,
Oa., registered at the office of the Eu
ropean edition of Tho New York Her
ald today.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
8t. Michael
in France.
15S9— Assassination of IIonry III of France
by Jacques Clement.
167S— Brookfield, Mum., burned by Indian*.
Hit— Accession of the elector of Hanover ns
George I of Britain.
1743— Hlrluin! Savage, English poet, died.
writer, died.
1S31—New London bridge opened lu Lon-
1S54—Slavery abolished In tbo British colo
nies.
IMS—c’otnmndore John Ihwnrt, of the
United States navy, died.
ISIflUTUy of Vera Crus delivered to the
Mexicans by the Uplted State*.
1854—Yellmv fever became epidemic In New
Orleans. _
1861—Confederate privateer Petrel sunk by
United Staten frigate St. UttnoM.
1866—General W. T. Sherman commissioned
lieutenant general.
1S74—General Caster’s expedition reached
the Blm-ifi Hills
l$7g— Colorado admitted ns n state.
18S3—Southern exposition at Loulsvltl*
opened.
1535—John Stephenson, builder of first
horse car. died.
18M—Martin Thom exerutod at Sing Sing
for mnrder of William Galoensoppa.
U0$—Bolt brought by stnte of Minnesota
Inst Northern Securities Company
... United States court, dismissed.
1904— Ex-Governor FatUsou, of 1’ennsylva*
nla, died.
WORKED BOTH WAYS.
By WEX JONES.
Smith’s wife had gone to the mountains.
Ire prepared a stack of postnls, g«v«
them to bfa stenographer with Instruct lorn
to mall one ovary day. and went to Sara
toca with * few friends.
Mrs, Smith * '
away at bu»ln#t_ — c
aide without you." "Poor man,"
mured, "he most be lonely."
Next day postal No. 2. "Ho
..euert. Mlaa you terribly." “
estd Mrs. Smith. "It’s a aha no* foi
be here * ‘
i T5tsf»V#.Tc*ms the nexr morning, - t an
hardly live without you. Life a blank."
Mm. Smith packed her tranks mid went
There wss trouble.
This yasr Smith thought he’d be wire.
The drat postal he left for mailing to hia
ateeat wife was: "Getting along splen
didly. Having great time."
“Humph," said Mrs. Smith.
Next postal: "Beat time of my life, star
as long as you like and don't bother aUmt
we. I’m all right.”
This time Mrs. Smith started home the
second day.
When she arrived there was trouble sgala.
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