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11 hast THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN- WEDNESDAY AtOCST lj lid The Atlanta Georgian Jit may he found elsewhere. It Is known by every man who 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 ! opjiortunitins. Subscription Riim: t Ye.r $4.SO I Sli Months ....... 2.50 I Throe Months J .2* | By Carrier, per week 10c Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday by THE GEORGIAN CO. at 25 TP. Alabama Street, Atlanta,* Ga. 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. iA W t