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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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Atlanta. <»n , under act of congress of Msrch i, IfJf.
A man may well bring a Horae to the water.
But he cannot make him drink without he will.
—Heywood.
may be found elsewhere. It Is known by every man who
studies the conditions of the labor market.
Thla la the land of magnificent opportunities and
the time Is here now. It remains with the Individual
whether he or she will tako advantage of these splendid
opportunities.
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 hand* any
controversy that we may have hnd in the beginning, with
the present administration of the Southern Cqtton Asso
ciation.
The Georgian la not personally acquainted with any
one of the three outside men called by Mr. Harvle Jordan
to alt In trial upon bta 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. U. Peek and Mr. M. L. Johnson.
The ono thing which will prejudlco the verdict of
these genUcmen Is that they are appointees of Mr. Jordan
himself, chosen by the administration out'of all of tho
list of oxecutlvo committeemen In the South, and thin
fact will be held as It Is already held by a distinguished
correspondent from Texas In thla 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 wo are constrained To commend
President Jordan for accepting so much of our counsel
as has Induced him to add to the committee of three,
threa outside men from other Interested states In the
cotton belt
We are thoroughly convinced that Mr. Jordan’s beat
plan would have boon, upon the flrat chargee which In
volved his administration, to call upon the chairman of
the executive committee of tho Southern Association to
appoint a sub-committee out of that general executive
committee to come to Atlanta and Jn some Impartial place
to take testimony and to hear evidences touching mat
ters relating to Mr. Jordan's administration.
This method would have been absolutely fair and
would bavo removed the possibility of criticism, both
from Mr. Jordan and from the entire handling of this af
fair before tho parties at Interest It may be possible
even yet that this court of Investigation, appointed os It
Is by Mr. Jordan, may see fit after hearing the testimony,
to ndjourn a final decision of It until a meeting of the
general executive committee at Hot Springs in Septem
ber. When the matter takeB this shape, and It this gen
eral committee bf Wednesday shall take pains to proserVo
all the testimony, pro nnd con, that may be presented to
them, wo shall probably have a full, free and satisfactory
solution of the whole mattor during the first week in
September.
And, absolute.y without malice and entiroly 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 before accopt the final verdict
with equanimity and in good faith.
Our conscience in the whole transaction is absolute
ly clear in tho general motive of protecting and purifying
the association at a critical timo of Its career.
The Credit Men.
Mr. Jordan Invites the Atlanta credit men to testify
as to The Georgian's attitude In the cotton matter.
We are always bappy to bear from the credit men
We meet them half way. They were unfortunate In
tbetr 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 tho 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 tho exchanges, wo were
willing to join hands with the credit men and abolish
both bucket shpps and oxebanges.
Since the Issue has shitted from this matter to the
cotton scandals we havo not had an opportunity to dis
cuss the matter with the credit men, but wo are always
willing to do so.
Meanwhile as a mere preliminary, we should be glad
to hear from the credit men some explanation of the vig
orous written and public indorsement given- by some of
their “moat prlnclpailst members" to the Anderson wiro-
house in Atlanta.
Dear Dick: To a man up a tree, it looks as though
you were getting your dates slightly mixed when yon
charge that the prosent scandal was precipitated to di
vert the attention of tho senato from the Boykin bill.
Don't you know that the charge was tnsdo on tho floor of
the house by Mr. Anderson In tho course of tho very de
bate preceding tho possago of the Boykin bill by the
tower branch of tho general assembly? Or is this simply
another effort to "throw down tho reporter?”
There Is Work for All.
The man who Is honestly nnd earnestly in search of
work need not claim, in theao prosperous tlmas, that
he ennnot flnil.lt.
The "want ad." department of TJie Georgian Jji teem
ing every day with appeals for help from manufacturing
and commercial enterprises and from numerous sources
comes the information that the supply of abio-bodled, in
telligent ana industrious young men and women Is not
by any means equal to tho demand. Wood workers, iron
founders, trunk makers and laborers of various kinds are
wanted. There aro demands for stenographers, both
male and femnle. for offleo boys nnd newsboys and in
other classes 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 has
no excuse for Idleness.
The opportunities aro open In the city, and there are
■till more opportunities In the country. The queitlon of
finding labor for the farms It 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 protends that positions of the highest order
sre to be had any day for the asking, but the opportuni
ties for semiring a foothold are abundant and the pos
sibilities that spread out before honest Industry are man
ifold. Kvcrywhere 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, the avenues, not only for a competency but for
substantial advancement, are preeented on every hand.
Tho combination of false pride and indolence la
snnugh to send any man to the poor house, but If he goes
there, in this day and time, it should be made 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 bare, too, the supply la not equal
to tha demand. Thoroughness in a choaan profession.
It goes without saying, la indispensable to the highest
positior-v but the openings are everywhere and there la
no good wesson whj tha intelligent and industrious young
woman who has to asm her own living and is willing
to equip herself for the field of competition cannot sue-
ceed.
The classified columns of The Georgian furnish a
good Index of thla general demand for skilled and un
skilled labor, and the fact that there Is such a demand
s
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’Orady. Isn’t it pass
ing strange that a man of Bruffey's experience should
make a break like that? On the 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 Thomaa Taggart, of gambling
fame, was a candidate for and elected to tha 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 youra 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 tha point
at issue.
If, however, we properly comprehend the trend of Mr.
Wall's question, we may be permitted to suggest that 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 in the doubtful state of Indiana,
and the prestlgo of his victories and of bis repute made
him appear as the most eligible man to manage tho cam
paign of that year.
U Mr. Wal) and The Georgian had been members
of that committee it is quite likely that they would have
voted for Mr. Taggart, too.
The Fight In Iowa.
The eyes of the whole country are 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 the tariff,
was called to order this morning and a bitter contest is
on. Governor Cummins, the father of "the Iowa ldoa 1
of tariff revision. Is a candidate for re-election. He is
strongly opposed by George D. Perkins, who is leading
the. "stand pat” faction. Of tho 1,640 delegates to the
convention, 200 seats are contested, and the result of
these contests will decide the issue, as 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 the other.
It is rumored that the state executive committee will
make up a preliminary roll of delegates to perfect tem
porary organization. The "atand pat” crowd declare
that under thla arrangement they will secure control of
the convention, and If the attempt la made there will be
the blttereat fight on the floor of the convention hall that
has been recorded in American polltlca for a long time.
While Governor Cummtna had advocated tariff revis
ion he has not been an extremist, and the following plank
has been drawn to be presented to the convention:
"We are uncompromisingly in favor of the Amer
ican system of protection. ... We believe that all
inequalities in the tariff schedules, which Inevita
bly arise from changing Industrial and commercial
conditions, should be adjusted from time to time, and
condemn without reserve all assaults upon the pro
tective syatem. We favor such reasonable and time
ly changes aa will keep the tariff in harmony with
our industrial and commercial progress.”
The “stand pat” element, who have heretofore been
charging Cummins v. 1th radical vtewa on the subject of
the tariff revision, now are loud in their cry that be haa
turned a somersault, and are making all the capital
out of it they can.
The news from Iowa will be awaited with a great
deal of interest, aa the remit 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 haa now passed both the house
and the senate and its success Is an assured fact at
last.
It has 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. AU 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 Ua advocates has triumphed
over the combined efforts of Its foe* and within a ihor^
time It will have a permanent place on our atatute books.
It it not claimed that the measure is all that Its moat
ardent friends desired, but it is at least a good founda
tion for the future, and In the course of time a more
thorough measure may be adopted. It not only prevents
the employment of children of tender yeara In cotton
mills, when they have parents who should support them,
hut it lays special emphasis on the educational feature.
Under Its provisions every child who la employed to
work in a mill must bring aatlsfactory evidence that he
or she has been to sr-hool for at least three months
during the preceding year.
All along it has been one of the most pathetic fea
tures of child labor that those children were not only
taken away from the wholesome environment which
childhood should enjoy in tho formative yeara, 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
taljen into consideration, and satisfactory evidence must
be produced that the child has bad a reasonable amount
of educational advantages during each year.
It la a source of the 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 Q'Grady In his testimony before the com
mittee declares himself an acquaintance of the editor of
The Georgian. The editor Is by no means disposed to
deny the acquaintance. Being of Irish blood and ancos-
try, the editor has never failed to go out of his way for
the pleasure of meeting the O'OradyB, the O'Reillys,
the O’Flannlgans and all the 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 ns 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'Grady, the latch string of The Geor
gian swings wide 1 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 tho Issue of The Georgian July 28th you
use a letter written by me to The Cotton Journal asking
advice relative to tho 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
had been acting upon the advice of Mr. Jordan In holding
cotton and had suffered accordingly. 1 feel that I should
not keep Bllent and therefore ask the use of your columns
to say that the letter written by me to tile cotton as
sociation was not written or Intended as n / complaint. I
have the utmost confidence in the cotton growers' asso
ciation. believe its caste laudable, and taking Into con
sideration what It has had to contend with, I think It has
been remarkably well managed and has 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. 1903, I sold 216 bales for 71-8.
whereas If I had followed Mr. Jordan's advice at that
time and held same two months longer I would have re
ceived 310 to 316 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 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 ami Is intended to
check the Southern farmers In this suicidal practice, and
It any considerable per cent qf them bad acted upon
same, the price of cotton would today have been much
higher. Mr. Jordan's advice Is on the right basts, Mr.
Editor, and 1 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 16 cents for tho remnant of the crop and make
money. In the early part of this year a gentleman told'
me that lie 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 goodB based? His reply was 14 cents. A
few years ago 1 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 of carrying
charges, and If I desired, to use his name In buying the
futures. I refused to do this for I consider dealing tn
futures to be pure gambling—and though such contracts
may be upheld In the courts of earth, I feel 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 ns ninny‘bales as. he 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 a large crop,
but In a short crop year tho short seller might have to
go on the market and pay 12c to complete his contract
When the Southern fanners sell their cotton ahead
they art- 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. Tbe same evil results come from both
alike. On moral questions, the Rev. Sam P. Jones has
convictions and he doesn't fall to express them. I enjoy
his letters and recommend them to the perutai 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
Under thla head will appear from tlma to time Information Illustrating tha
remarknhle development of the South which deserves something more than pass
ing attention.
Atlanta’s Buildings and Bank Clearings.
Atlanta atways atand* out prominently tn the growth and progress of
the South. If there are any sign* of activity anywhere It may b*. de
pended upon that Atlanta is showing her full share.
This is fairly reflected In tbe Increase In the number of butldfng per
mit* Issued during the flrat seven months of th* present year, and the In
crease In the» value of the new buildings. Building Inspector Frank A.
Pittman gives out the statement that the number of building permits Is
sued during the present year was 2,133 as against 1,933 tor the same period
last year. The value of the new buildings for which these permits were
Issued during the present year was 33,302,367, as against 31.977,104.
That Is to say, 201 more building permit* were Issued thus far tbis
year than for the same period lost year, and the aggregate value of the
structures was 31,336,363 fn excess pi tbe aggregate value of the buildings
for which permits were Issued during the same period last year.
This Is a striking evtdenc* of the growth and prosperity of Atlanta,
but even this Is not the whole etory.
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 sbow that
the bank clearings for th* month of July, Just ended, were 316,381,660, as
against 312,649,916 for the same month last year. In other words the In
crease In our bank clearings for last month were nearly 34,000,000 In ex
cess of the same month last year. These figures are highly gratifying as
Indicating the prosperity and commercial activity of our people, and gives
Atlanta a leading place In the general growth and proeperity of the
South.
The 8outh'a Corn Crop.
In this connection we present some figures taken from The Wall Street
Journal, one of the most rellabl* publications In tbe country, showing the
rapid Increase In the corn crop of the South. We are told that trade re
ports mention a large Southern corn crop as one of the encouraging fea
tures of the crop situation. For thirty years or more leading journals and
practical farmers bar* been urging that more attention be given to the
coarse grains, so that tha South should be relieved from the necessity of
buying so large a proportion of Its stock from the West.
Hsrstofore, the Southern states have not figured largely as corn pro
ducers. A glance, 'however, at the figures for the last five years shows
marked Improvement The Carolina*, for Instance, have Increased their
corn output from 42,000,000 to 61.000,000 bushels in this period, Georgia
has advanced from 38,000,000 to 46,000,000 bushels. Alabama from 27,000,-
000 to N3,000,000, Mississippi from 32,000,000 to 30,000,000, although the crops
for 1903 and 1904 ware 40,000,000 each. Louisiana, In these two years men
tioned, grew 27,600,000 on the average; but In 1101 and 1008 only 18,000,000
and 10,000,000 bushels, respectively. Texas In this period advanced from
00,000,000 bushels to 136,000,000, thns Increasing the yield by three and a
third times. Arkansas and Tennessee have made less marked gains, but
stilt advanced rapidly. The crops for the thirteen Southern states for tbs
years 1901, 1904 and 1*06 ar- given below:
Progress in Southern Corn Crop, 1901 to 1904-5.
Virginia
North Carolina..
South Carolina..
Georgia... ... .
Florida. •
1906, bu. 1904, bu.
.41,614,874 42,8*8,911
.87.684.331 40,706,478
120.480,660 22,189,817
.47.266.1S4 47,334,713
4,618,702 0,840,884
1901, bu.
40,808,456
30,441,688
11,885,167
37,857,850
6,218,079
27,908,161
22,471,110
13,038,1*2
12,702,122
Alabama... .! • 42.871,648 41,677,145
Mississippi 80,037.56* 19,709,664
Louisiana 19,514,4*9 27,2S»,443
Arkansas 11,121,718 48,332,614
Texas 139,146,404 186,702.49* 60,050,9*6
Tennessee 77,207,*12 60,8*0,026 45,120,588
Kentucky *4,8*3,438 16,816,680 49,575,178
West Virginia 32,111,132 18,170,413 17,118,047
In round numbers the crop of com In thirteen states In 1101 was 186,-
000,000 bushels. In 1*04 It had Increased to 701,000,000 bushels and to
810,000,000 bushels tn 1806. This gain of 110 per cent In four years Is an
Indication of th* rapid rats at which th* Southern stats* ar* enlarging
their corn crop*.
FIFTY HOUR8 ON DUTY.
From Tbe Wasblnxtoa Btsr.
Two freight trains came Into collision la
Heards Hundsy morulas, three tntnmrn
being killed and about dfteen cars totally
wreaked. The news dispatch concludes:
•The wreck was caused by tbe atfll-
genre of the northbound conductor, who
failed to read bis orders right. He claims
that be ami tbe engineer had been os duty
for fifty consecutive bourn."
Here la on* of the most potest causes of
railroad accidents la this country. No man
cua stand th* long cootlaasd strain of ua-'quanta fswer disasters."
Interrupted service. It Is charged that on
some of the largest roads of the north en
ds**™. partly out of regard for their dr
ain to make rstra wages, are sent out on
runs I dimed lately after they have brought
trains Into terminals Public sentiment bis
for several yeara been pointedly demand
ing tbe enactment of rigid lawn forbidding
the employment of any person connected
with the running and dispatching of trains
more than a certain number of boon in
each ‘— “ —
and
take.
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towefs"'sad engine cabu, snil" ln" couse-
JAMES M. SMITH MAKES
REPLY TO THE CHARGES
OP SMITH AND WATSON
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I am reliably and positively Informed,
both by my friends and the friends of lion.
Hoke Smith, that he, the lion. Hoke Smith,
stated In his speech at Washington, Gt.,
on July 23 that the reason I was running
against him was because he had prosecuted
me before Governor Gordon as a lessee, that
he convicted me and Gordon pardoned me.
Hon. Hoke knows this statement la false
from beginning to end. There Is not a
single word of truth Jn It
During General Gordon’s four years' ser
vice as governor of Georgia no charge was
brought against me, no trial was had as a
lessee, or otherwise. Hon. Hoke never htd
•n opportunity to prosecute me; Governor
Gordon never nod an opportunity to pardon
me. Hon. Hoke knows all this as well as
I do.
Examine tho records. They are positive
proof of the truth of whst 1 here state.
What ought to be satd of a man run
ning for governor of a grand state like Geor
gia who la convicted i»y the recoda of hli
own state of deliberately, wilfully, know
ingly and maliciously telling an absolute
and unmitigated falsehood on an oppo
nent?
I hope that the Hon. Hoke Smith, for
his own sake and for the honor of the
state) will retract and apologise when he
takes ths second sober thought. If not, all
that I Imre above written will staled with
lanta ,
rlth reauest .
Journal.
In your Sunday’s Issue, of the 28th Inst.,
I see that Hon. Tom Watson made some
references to me in his speech nt Thomson
which do me great Injus-
uncorrected.
says that Dr. Westmoreland
S ir ted that I was cruel to the convicts,
r. Watson failed to toll that these
dismissed and that my man-
the convicts was Indorsed,
rrirrrncm 10 me m ui» f
on Sunday last, which d
tlce, tf snowed to pass
Mr. Watson says ibst
fore him. Governor McDaniel' ordered the
dismissal of nil cbsrges brought acnluxt me,
which Is s matter of record In the execu
tive office In Atlsnts. As soon as I cun get
tbe order I will publish It.
Dr. Westmoreland, who it one time bid
been s talented physician and s man of
high standing, while serving tbe state as
physician, became mentally unbslancsd. IIs
is * blgh-U-. .
—id farther, because be has many worthy
descendants whose feeling. I respect.
Gorernor McDaniel's order nnd the dls-
missing of tbe charges Is a complete ex
oneration nnd vindication of me, na Mr.
Watson knows. _ „ _
Why did hi suppress Governor McDan-
kl’* •- “
By Private Leased wire.
New York, August 1.—Mrs. John
Bailey Miller, who lives at 8sddlebroolt
farm, the old Joe Jefferson estate in
New Jersey, has announced that If a
mortgage of 315,000 against the placs
is foreclosed, as threatened by the ex
ecutors of the Jefferson estate, sht
will have her great collection of furnt.
ture, bric-a-brac and pictures taken to
a field near the house and burned, it
Is said that she has been offered 325,-
000 for her furniture alone.
Mm. Miller is an aunt of Helen M.
Gould, her husband having been ths
brother of Jay Gould's wife. The prop,
erty at Hobokus in one of the most
curious plecen of country realty In ex-
Intence, the house being about to*
years old and stuffed with remarkable
objects collected by Mrs. Miller for is
years.
Mrs. Miller nays aha cannot maintain
the old homestead and pay off the
mortgage an well, and rather than per-
mlt 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
for suit against tha elements, but
might have aa much trouble In serving
the papers as had the officer of Mis-
sour! In his case. Bayonne, N. J„ Just
reports a shower of oil laden rain. Th»
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 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 pilfer
John D.'s oil?
"Ruined In Walt 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 vlctlnvof 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. Wootston, the only storekeep
er there, was converted at the South
Jersey camp- meeting at Seavltle, 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.”
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 tbe South
ern banks are expanding In a marked
way, -
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 1.—Here are some
of the visitor* In New York today:
ATLANTA—D. E. Behringer, H. R.
Beiier, F. M. Butt, K B. 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-
hlll, Jr„ n. N. Randolph.
AUGUSTA—L. Brooks.
MACON—C. L. Allen.
IN PARIS.
Special to The Georgian.
Paris, August 1.—Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Ody and Mitchell C. King, of Atlanta,
Ga., registered at the office of the Eu
ropean edition of The New York Her
ald today.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
1137—Louis VI (La (Iron) of France died.
1*68— Institution of th# Order of St. Michael
In France.
Ellington I# managing the convict*
jffle county.
It he to be condemned for every error
tlary
ape* physician
appointed by the penlten
Often-tbe cf - * ‘
a frord me.
i la managing
ity.
„ __ .jndemned for .
committed by bta warden or the guards?
As to tbe Luclndy chargee: That haa long
atnee ben proven to be malicious and false.
Mr. Watson does not believe one word of It
himself. Let him Investigate it. Then he
will become convinced of how mean, low
and groveling each Insinuation! are against
nirrj. i no uuv “i. ’
enty-flve In the mime shape that Mr. Wat
■on Anita McDutfl. tn.
1 never mad* a speech Is McDuffie
county. There »ra a .rest msny other
conn tie* In Georgia Is whleh I hare not yet
made a speech, and which, upon Investiga
tion. wilt be found to he about as strong
for me aa Mr. Watoon Ands McDuffie.
I voted for Colonel EatUI four yearn ago,
I was not a part of the •'ring” then. Itou.
Hoke Rmlth and some other, of the candi
dates were standing Is with the "rise” st
that time.
I wax g candidate long before Hon. Hoka
Rmlth annonnred. I announced for cover-
nor before Hoke did.
In aois# counties I And that the friends
of the lion. Uokt are going to support me
to order to keep Clark Iloweil and Btusell
from currying the counties. Of course I
iprectste the votes of tbe friends of the
on. Hoke In such ruses.
I know many men tn McDuffie county
who speak very disparagingly at lion.
ohmas K. Watson.
Hon. Thomas E. Wation I. not a candi
date for gorernor. It Is no humiliation
whatever for MeDaffl* county to go for
rnor other than Hon.
Thomas E. Watoon
eDuffle county, and carries
It In his vest pocket, and baa liartered It
off to Hon. Hoke Smith. If McDuffie county
does not go for Hon. Hoke Smith, then ft
—Ill be a disappointment both to Mr. Wat-
m and Hoke. That !> all I can see In It.
If Mr. Watson were a candidate himself
for governor It would niter the case. He
Is only a friend to Hon. Iloke Smith, as
some other persona are friend* to me.
New York city ennanmes nearly a thou-
aand million units of electricity per annum,
while London, with nearly double the popu
lation. consumes not more than one-fourth
the amount. The consumption a head of
population In Now York Is stated to be 282
do a.
Its, against only 43 per head In Lon-
1583—AaMaaluation of Henry HI of France
by Jacques Clement.
1875— Brookfield, Must., burned by Indians.
— Accession of the elector of IIs
George I of Britain.
1714—Accession of the elector of Hanover as
George I of Drltnln.
1743— Illrhurd Savage, English poot, died.
173*—Battle of the Nile.
1821—Mrs. Ellzalieth Inchbald, actress and
writer, died.
1131—New London bridge opened In Lon-
1834—Slavery abolished In tbe British colo
nies.
United States navy, diet
of the
Mexicans by tho —
1864—Yellow fever became epidemic In New
Orleans.
1861—Confederate privateer Fetrel sink by
United Staten frigate 8t. Lawrence.
19M—General W. T. Sherman commissioned
lieutenant general. ^ .
1874—General- c’ustor’s expedition reached
..lorado admitted ae a state,
1853—Southern exposition at Louisville
i*jsr ‘Stephenson, builder of first
horse car, died.
1888—Martiu Thorn executed at Ring Ring
for murder of William Galdensappe.
1803—Suit brought by state of Minnesota
against Northern Securities Company
In United Rtates court, dismissed.
1904—Ex-Governor I’attlson, of Pennsylra*
•la, died.
WORKED BOTH WAYS.
By WEX JONES.
Bmlth's wife had gone to the mountains,
> he prepared a stack of postals, gere
tern to his stenographer with Instructions
» mall one every day, and went to Sara*
>rn with a few friends.
Mrs. Smith got postal No. 1. “Working
away at business this hot weather. Miser
able without you.” “Poor man,” ahe mnr-
Hired, ••he must be lonely.”
Next day postal No. 2. “Home seems a
eeert. Miss you terribly.” “Poor Jobk.”
said Mrs. Smith, •it’s a shame for me to
be here enjoying myself, while be elarce
away In tonellneaa.' r
Postal No. 3 cam* tbe next morning. “Cso
hardly lire without you. Life a blank.
Mrs. Smith packed her tranks and went
There was trouble.
TbJs year Smith thought he’d be wise.
The first postal be left tor mailing to We
altaent wife woe: “Getting along apk®*
dldly. Having great time.’’
• Itnmph.” said Mrs. Smith.
Next pootal: “Beet time of my Ufe. Btsy
j^lonj^ia ^ou llkeand don’t bother about
‘This Time Mrs! Smith started bow the
second day.
When she strived there was trouble again.