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The Atlanta Georgian. comp * tl,lon of
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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THE GEORGIAN CO.
at 25 V. Alabama Street,
Atlanta; Ga.
Catered ns second rinnn matter April 25. 1905. at the Postofftca at
Atlanta. Ga.. under act of coneresa of March 2. 1171.
Friend, Not Enemy, to the Negro,
The negro bishop. Wesley J. Gaines, speaking In
Washington, classes the editor of The Georgian along
with Senator Tillman, Governor Vnrdaman, Governor
Jeff navis and Thomas Dixon as the enemy ot the negro
and "the most dangerous of the group because he Is the
most highly educated.'
Tho negro bishop, Henry M. Turner, of Atlanta, Is on
record In the statement that the editor ot The Georgian
is “among the beat ot the living frlanda ot the negro
race.
Here la a wide divergence of views among the ec
clesiastics of the African Cbnrch. Naturally otir opinion
Inclines toward tho view of Bishop Turner—In fact, we
are quite sure that Blabop Turner Is right.
Measured by the objects and purposes of the condi
tions for which be has contended for so many years, the
editor of Tho Georgian Is not the enemy but the prac
tical and earnest friend of the negro race. At leaat he
believes himself to be.
There Is not now and there never will be In lilt mind
any personal animus toward the negro. The negroes
win have been hla servants and who are now hts em
ployees are perhaps aa loyal and devoted to him as to
any employer In the South. Thera are aa many negroes
In the South who have for the editor of The Georgian
a high personal and individual regard aa for any public
man In this section. The editor knows that he has never
failed with hla scope, hla opportunity and .hla capacity
to befriend and to help the Individual negro, or the race.
But tho editor of The Georgian has been for many
years the committed and earnest advocate* pf an ad
vanced and perhaps a radical solution of the negro
dominant and *11-
quorlng
TIic whole civilization of the white race Is poisoned
by tho presence of tho negro with his constant tempta
tion to Injustice, to violence, and to civic crime against
the ballot, anil to ceaseless anxiety for the sanctity of
ihe Southern home. Tho negro Is thwarted, hnndicapped
and held in hojiclesa bondage by a competition with
which ho r*g never compete.
Tho argument In favor of separation Is logical and
Irresistible and can only be met by the pitiful plea that
| It Is not practical. And thlB pica In an age of such
wealth and of such power and of such civilization Is a
confession of weakness and a confession of cowardliness
unworthy of the white raco and of tho 'times In which
they live. _ (
Until such time as this but logical nnd Inevitable
solution tnust come, we are In favor of destroying the
friction and removing the possibility of conflict by hold-
,lng the reins of this government resolutely and fear
lessly In the handa_of the white race that made It, and
rule It. by roduclng tho negro by disfranchisement nnd
by law to that position of recognized Inferiority which
will restrain and curb the aspirations which mean only
sorrow to hts superiors and destruction to himself.
We submit to the Judgment of an Impartial future
that the editor’of Tho Georgian, holding these view*. Is
not the enemy but the far-seeing and loyal friend not
only of the white but also of the negro race.
T^he Cotton Journal’s Wicked Wink.
Mr. llarvle Jordan, grown sensitive under the nar
rowness of his own escape in the recent Investigation,
turns loose his scurrilous and vindictive pen In the cur
rent Issue of his Cotton Joi^rnal and fiercely abuses The
Georgian.
Let ua see abou this cotton Journal.
Mr. llarvle Jordan Is president of the Southern Cot
ton Association. ' And Mr. Richard Cheatham la secre
tary of the Southern Cotton Association. These gentle
men are both paid splendid salaries to give their time
and their talent’a, such aa they are, to the association,
Mr. Jordan receives the salary of a United State* sen
ator. Mr. Cheatham receives a salary greater than that
of a college president.
fn spite of this engagement and this ample remuner
ation these gentlemen have gone into the publication ot a
cotton Journal for their own private profit and have de
voted a good part ot the time which Is pledged to the
association to this private enterpriae of their own. Now,
If this Journal which they are publishing was the mouth
piece of the Southern Cotton Association and they had
rapidly recovering from the affliction which has
borne so heavily upon his physical condition.
MrR. McLendon Is with her husband In Atlanta.
The Georgian sincerely wishes for Its distinguish
ed friend a rapid Improvement and many long
years of happiness and of usefulness to the peo
ple of Georgia.
Saturday Evening.
"Happy the man. In busy srdnes unskilled.
Who. living simply, like his sires of old.
Tills the few acres which his fathers tilled.
Vexed by no thoughts of usury or gold.”
This variant of the Horatlan theme will always ap
peal warmly to the overworn nnd weary. Man made the
town, and a marvelous monument to his genius nnd In
genuity It Is Indeed, but the proverb Is still delightfully
true that God made the country, and thereby achieved a
master work Infinitely beyond the skill or comprehension
of man.
In the busier haunts of men we find a more complex
order of life. There the lightning has been harnessed
as old Tamourlane harnessed his captive kings. There
wo whisper to the sleeping carbon and It aW-akens with
a smile of ltghL Upon Its busy marts converge all the
means of transportation which make communities of
principalities and neighborhoods »t nations. Thera every
moment Is freighted with a new and keen senaatlon and
the hast.v-ffjoted time speeds at Its airiest pace.
But It Is not all men who say with Dr. Johnson,
"When you have seen one green field you have seen all
green fields: I like to study people; let's walk down
Cheapslde." There are those who like to dwell
"Where wild things lark and linger
In groves as gray and grand as time.”
To them the smell of the fields and the tang of the Tm
esis are sweeter than patchouli and more exhilarating
than new wine. To them the song of the linnet and the
early lark are more Inspiring than the swelling strains
of "Klljah” or the weird diapasons of "Parsifal." They
are n brother to tho fowls of the air and Companion
of tbe silvery streams. They find that pleasure In the
patlilcsB woods which the tangled mazes ot the busy
thoroughfares cannot offer.
If It be true that “the undevout astronomer Is mad,”
then equally must It be that he who Uvea near to na
ture's heart must needs live nearer to nature's God.
The cycle of the seasons offers Its richest treasures
for hts delectation. Whether In the exuberant months of
spring, the keen, clear noondays of the winter, or the
season of mists nnd mellow fruitfulness," there Is an
abiding charm In the varied face of nature.
It Is even better than to “walk down Cheapslde."
been Instructed by the association to print such a Journal
question. Far In advanco of Mr. Hoke Smith, the Atlanta I then Its publication would have been all right and might
Journal. Senator Tillman and the other men who are have been helpful to the organization. But for these
linked with the Idea of disfranchisement and separation,
the editor ot tbla paper, with pen upon the Journalistic
columns and with tongue upon tbe lecture and political
platforms of the- country, has advocated a definite and
conclusive treatment ot the negro question. We have
advocated separation. We have advocated colonisation
and we have advocated disfranchisement.
We have done this, not In apy spirit of antagonism
to the negro nor In any spirit ot dislike to the individuals
of this race. The purpose with which the editor of The
Georgian Is linked and which he has advocated all over
tho country has been founded upon two or three definite
and unanswerable propositions ln>bls own mind.
First, God Almighty never Intended two opposite and
antagonistic race* to live together on equal terms.
Second, it la not possible that these races, opposite
snd antagonistic In race and in sentiment,' 1,300 years
apart In civilization and development, should Hve to
gether under tho anmo laws and enjoy-the same privi
leges.
Third, that the Anglo-Saxon Is the dominant and
conquering race nnd hns never tolerated an equal in its
own territory of oxlstonco.
Fourth, that all other races which have como In
contact with the Anglo-Saxon race have either passed
into slavery or Into decay, and the only reason why the
negro has not done so Is because hit earlier connection
has been under 100 years of slavery, and his later con
nection has been under conditions so remarkable In
politics and In civilization that he baa been unnaturally
sustained.
Fifth, that tho negro has no hope In history or In prece
dent of an equal chancO wlth tho white man under this
government, and therefore It Is better for him to recog
nize this and. begone—because bis presence here under
these conditions brings many nnd complicated problems
to the whlto race, and unsolvablo and hopeless problems
to himself, and because with the aspiration and the
assertion of the negro under Increasing education and In
creasing numbers, Js logically and Inevltab^r sure to pro
duce dangerous and deadly friction In the future phases
of our civilization.
Therefore, The Georgian has believed and now be
lieves that tbe best thing for tbe negro as well as the
best thing for the White man Is that the relative su
periority ot tho white man and the relative Inferiority
of the negro man should be recognised definitely and
clearly In every relation In life.
That no posslblo effort or opportunity should bo
•pared (tor the sake of the negro and tor the sake ot
the white man) to fix and to establish this superiority
Htid Inferiority In politics and In the social life by law
and by enactment.
That the best and only way to provide a political
freedom for the white man and a soda) protection for
tb<- white race and a sanctity for tbe women ot the
white race as well as tbe best way to provide liberty
for tho negro race, and opportunity for the negro race,
un<l development for the negro race, la to remove the
eternal and Incurable friction of their ever conflicting
aspirations. That this can only be done by reducing the
negro for hla own protection and for his own welfare, to
the acceptance of a place ot Inferiority until such time
as he can be separated from tbe white race and removed
to another territory, where, with the help and coopera
tion of this people, he may work out hla destiny and tell
by experience whether he la capable ot self-government
or worthy to be free.
Now, there Is no malice In this view. There la no
spirit of antagonism and nothing but a high and sincere
regard for the Interest and welfare ot both races on this
continent
There can never be any compromise upon this race
question. There can never be any settlement of It out
side of a definite and radical settlement. It la now, aa
It has been for fifty years, a question of separation, ot
annihilation or of amalgamation. On# ot these throe
resultants must Inevitably come. And It it because we
tear the possibilities of amalgamation and of annihilation
that we are passionately, earnestly, reasonably and Ir
revocably committed to the doctrine of separation.
The negro has nothing for which to hope under the
conditions which environ him at this time In this coun
try. If he had any pride, any patriotism, any spirit ot
p--a rasa, or any ambition, he would see this snd not
wait to be sent but ask to go ahd to be helped to go to
tome land where would have an equal chance, free
two officials to take advantage of their position to launch
a private enterprise while they are In tbe employment
of the'association Is, to say the least, unbecoming, and
should be discontinued. If the president and secretary
of the Southern Cotton Association are to head a Journal
It ought .to he the mouthpiece of the association and
not A PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, RUN ON THE TIME
ALREADY SOLD TO THE ASSOCIATION.
What a pity that the deluded farmers of the South
could not hare seen Individually and collectively, the
significant wink with which Business Manager Cheatham,
of the Cotton Journal, accompanied hla statement to Dr.
Crawford that this crusade against future contracts was
"the best card” the paper was playing, and was bringing
In subscriptions by the hundreds.
That It was a piece ot buncombe la evident enough,
now that wo know that Cheatham himself was 'speculat
ing In at least two brokerage houses, If ho wns not act
ually a stockholder In.a third, but it does seem rather
cruel that Harris Jordan’s Cotton Journal should RIDI
CULE THE GULLIBILITY OF THE FARMERS of the
South, who so foolishly believed that tt was sincere In
denouncing future speculation.
The real friends ot tho fanner are not disposed to
"wink the left eye," and laugh at his credulity. They
wonder how much longer be Is to bo made tbe victim of
such organs as The Cotton Journal, who are always ready
to turn every Institution started for the alleged Interest
ot the farmer Into some sslflih device for lining It*
own pockets.
Mr. Cheatham may "wink” and talk about the
"drawing card” value of hla agitation, but the farmers
ot the South have had tholr eyes opened by this Investi
gation. All Ihe soft terms and kalsomlne in the country
cannot obacure the Inevitable concluaton that there has
been something vory rotten In the state of Denmark, and
the farmer, with a finger ot acorn more withering than
a wink, or forty winks, will say to Cheatham, aa Nathan
said to David, “THOU ART THE MAN."
The current Issue of Tho Cotton Journal has made
a feeble reply to a great many charges—has “explained,'
for Instance, that the official scapegoat acquired an In-
tereat "last-Vinter" In a bucket shop which was not or
ganised until the latter part ot spring—but It has not
yet dared answer the direct question asked more than
once by the Georgian: WHO PAID FOR TH08E AD
VERTISEMENTS OF THE -COTTON JOURNAL, scat
tered broadcast throughout the South at a coat of thous
ands ot dollars?
Newspapers from Georgia to Texas have been carry
ing advertisements, appealing to the farmers to send In
Information aa to their present and prospective crop, and
get the remits by subscribing to The Cotton Journal.
The Cotton Journal Is the private enterpriae ot Jor
dan, Cheatham and Company, and the profit* go Into
their pocket*. DID THEY PAY FOR THOSE ADVER
TISEMENTS out o( their pockets, or did The Cotton
Journal "wink again” and allow the dear farmer to pay
for them through the Southern Cotton Association?
On this question The Cdtton Journal and all con
cerned are aa allent aa tbe grave.
And the farmer feeds them all.
M’LENOON, OF TH0MA8,—Hon. 8. G. McLendon, of
Thomaavllle, la In Atlanta at 173 Capitol avenue
under treatment for a severe attack of rheuma
tism from which he has suffered for several
year*.
Mr. McLendon It easily one of Jhe ablest and
most distinguished dtlsens of the atate. He has
been tor many year* a contributor to political
and economic discussions, and has always given
light and Inspiration to whatever subject he baa
touched. No recent articles that have been writ
ten upon the vexed question of the railroads In
their relation to the people, have been equaled
by the able, fair and exhaustive communications
recently submitted by Mr. McLendon. They Illus
trate power of thought, fairness ot mind, elabo
rate research and statesmanlike grasp of the
economic questions which are Involved. In these
articles Mr. McLendon has rendered a distinct
service to the people of Georgia and to the un
derstanding of one of the greatest problems with
which they hare to grapple.
Mr. McLendon's borne Is In Thomasvtlle and
hi* friends will be pleased to know that he la
Growth and Progress of the New_ South
Tader this head will appear from Hmo to time lafornintloa Illustrating tbe
remarkable development or tbe South which deserve* something more than paw
ing attention.
Cotton Immune From the Boll Weevil.
The boll weevil has become one of the terrors of the Southern plant
er and the best means to provide against his ravages Is always a subject
of the greatest Interest.
If a staple could be developed which would be Immune from the pest
the fanners would feel that they had taken a long step toward permanent
happlnees and prosperity.
Some of the people out In Louisiana think they have done this. A tel
egram from New Orleans to The New York Commercial says that the crop
pest commission ot Louisiana has announced that through a long series
of experiments a cotton has been produced which Is practically Immune
to the ravages of boll weevil, and In spite ot the adverse weather the new
variety promises over half a bale to the acre. This new variety of cotton
Is what Is known as the Triumph, and the experimental work, which Is
giving such satisfaction and gratification, Is being conducted by the crop
commission on both the Red snd Mississippi river bottom lands. It Is be
lieved that when this variety is generally adopted the weevil will have to
to.
Wllmon Newell, entomologist, has returned from Rapides Parish, where
he made an Inspection ot the experimental farm In the Red river bottom
lands. He says the cotton has now passed the stage where It can be
damaged by the boll weevil and has made over half a bale to the acre,
with prospects of making more. All the bolls are extremely large, eome
of them being five and one-half Inches In diameter. The experimental
farm In the Mississippi bottom lands north of Baton Rouge Is giving
equally as gratifying evidence of the adaptability of this variety to
Louisiana and the possibility,of growing it before the weevil can get In
serious damage;
"The cotton planters of this state are being Instructed as to the best
methods of raising this variety ot cotton, and the agricultural departments
of many of the other cotton-producing states of the belt are already send
ing for full Information. Mr. Newell has long held, In common with most
experts of the federal agricultural department, that It would be Impos
sible to exterminate the boll weevil nnu that an Immune cotton was the
only solution of the problem."
Southern Immigration.
' The Chattanooga Times, In a recent Issue, says:
"The movement suggested by The Tradesman and undertaken by
Governor Glenn, of North Carotins, for a convention of accredited rep
resentatives of all the Southern states to be held in Nashville some time In '
’ the early fall to consider the question of Immigration, Is being cordially
seconded by a majority ot the Southern newspapers. The question has be
come one ot the supremest Importance because of the growing scarcity ot
labor In the Southern states and because of the attention newcomers
from Kuropean countries are giving to the Consideration ot this section
as desirable for residence and business. The rich possibilities of- the
South, Its wonderful development during the past few' years, and Its salu
brious climate are becoming strong attractions to foreign arrivals lr.
this country and It ts believed that the time has corns for the Southern
people to take some concerted action toward directing properly the flow of
newcomers everything Indicates will shortly begin moving hitherward.
The South needs additional population ot the thrifty, Industrious, en
ergetic kind and the way to get It and to keep out the other sort Is to or
ganise and go after It Our' Southern railroad enterprises have grown
strong enough now to bear a very strong hand In recruiting the force of
Southern laborers snd In drawing desirable Immigrants.
•The call for the convention above mentioned will bring together rep
resentative men from oil over the South and In the multitude of their
counsels we may expect the organization of a movement that being fully
representative of public sentiment will prove productive not only In secur
ing valuable additions to our population but In preventing an Influx of the
other kind that ban been so embarrassing and hurtful to other sections.
"It Is a crucial time In the development of the South and It Is well that
measures be devised at once, radical It need be, to at least direct the
quality If not the numbers of newcomers that may seek homes among us."
COMMENTS ON THE INVESTIGATION
i
Compromising Confession*.
From Ths Macon Telegraph.
It Is very unfortunate that a promt
nent official or officials of the Southern
Cotton Association should stand con
vlctsd by their own confession of hav
ing been. In the case of one, speculat
ing In cotton by buying futures In a
bucket shop, whether in hts own or In
another’s name and Interest, and In
the case of the other of having been
Interested as part owner In a bucket
•hop. .
. These are the net results so far ac
cruing from ths Investigation entered
upon at Atlanta under President Har-
vts Jordan’s direction.
Mr. Richard Cheatham, secretary of
the association, admits having conduct
ed two cotton futures accounts, while
occupying his official capacity. In ths
names and interests, respectively, of
Mlchael OQrsdy snd P. A. Lee. Mi
chael O’Orady, of Chattanooga, Tcnn..
appeared before the Investigating com
mittee and corroborated Mr. Chest-
ham's claim, that he was speculating
for others tn so fsr as hts (O’drady’s)
account was concerned. Mr. Cheatham
claims that the other account. In the
name of P. A. Lee, ts bona tide for that
person, but he declines to disclose the
dentlty ot P. A. Lee. In addition to
this, at the tell of the hearing Wednes
day afternoon. Mr. Holland Curran,
bookkeeper for R. Sledenburg, a brok
erage house, threw a bomb Into the
proceedings by declaring that Mr.
Jheatham had opened an account with
his house In the name ot "Mike Jones"
snd hsd bought cotton futures three
times under that name. Mr. Cheatham
Is reported to have been excited when
Mr. Curran appeared on ths stand, to
bsve shaken bis Anger st the witness
and to hare refused to givs hts con
sent to have the witness testify. Mr.
Curran proceeded notwithstanding and
told bis story. It ts to be presumed
that Mr. Cheatham will contradict this
story, ss In his statement to the com
mittee he said: ”1 have never specu
lated In cotton futures for my own
personal gain.”
Mr. A. A. Fairchild, who was em
ployed to-publish the proceedings of
the Southern Cotton Association, ad-
mtta having owned stock tn a broker
age house which he diepoeed of when
he found there was objection to IL He
claims that hts position aa compiler
bf statistics and publisher Is not such
as to affect hts freedom ot action tn
this respset, and that It Is not such
as to make hts course a reflection on
the association or Its officers. In or
der to relieve the association of any
prejudice, however, he announces hts
resignation of hie position.
These disclosures are doubly unfor
tunate and mortifying because made at
a time and under circumstances where
in the association'was making war to
the knife against the exchanges and
bucket shope. It will be recalled, too;
that It was against somewhat similar
conditions, alleged to be In existence
tn the bureau of tho agricultural de
partment at Washington, that Mr.
Cheatham was active In ferreting out,
when Holmes snd other government
employees were charged with being
mixed up In the "cotton leaks” scan
dals. It does seem that hts experience
should have taught the secretary to
steer the association clear of any such
hurtful complications.
Hs "Caught on” All Right.
From The Charlotte Chronicle.
It appears that Secretary Cheatham
operated on the exchange under the
name of Mr. Mike Jones. And Colonel
John Temple Graves does not *|
“Ths Appearance of Evil.”
From The Columbia State.
Evidently Secretary Cheatham had
never heard of the old Biblical advice
that It Is well to avoid even the ap
pearance of evil.
No Publicity Bureau Nssdsd.
From The Charlotte Chronicle.
Mr. Arthur Fairchild, who Yves In
charge of the publicity bureau of the
Southern Cotton Association; and who
was Involved on the charge of being
Pft ° wner of a bucket shop, has done
the proper thing by handing In hts
resignation. It might be In order for
tbe executive committee to Investigate
Into the need of this publicity bureau.
Time may have been when the asso
ciation was weak and struggling for
recognition that It needed such a bu
reau, but we expect It la strong enough
now to do without 1L Colonel Harvle
Jordan’s office stenographer and the
columns of the Southern newspapers
ought to do the work.
"Foolish or Improper.”
From The Columbia State.
Secretary Cheatham's connection
with a cotton brokerage Ann
either Improper or It was extremely
foolish. If he traded for himself—
which he denies—It was improper, and
If he traded for his friends—-which he
affirms—-It was very foolish. As sec
retary of an association of cotton
growers that Is trying to secure stable
and satisfactory prices for cotton, Mr.
Cheatham ought to have had sense
enmiKh to keep a snfe dJltlOCi be
tween him and the door of any con
cern whose business it wns to gamble
In th^ future prices of cotton.
A New Secretary Needed.
From The Columbia State.
We have long feared that * Secretary
Cheatham, of tho Southern Cotton As-
«... i iri,.n, \v;is too light for his impor
tant office. When accused of using
his official Information t.. speculate in
cotton futures he denies having specu-
lnte.1 on ills own account, but admits
dealing in behalf of a friend, Ry Mr.
Cheatham's own admission, his conduct
wns reprehensible. The association will
have to get a new secretary. Let him
a sound, sane business man who
knows the gift of silence.
Jordan and “15*Cent Cotton.’
Frcm The Columbia State.
When The State last year criticised
President Harvle Jordan for urging
farmers to hold cotton for 15 cents,
several farmers' clubs In this state at
tempted to boycott the paper. They
condemned us for expressing an honest
opinion based on sound business reas
oning. No other prominent paper In
the South Joined us. The State's pre
dictions have been absolutely verified,
and tt ts tnt< resting to note that Mr,
Jordan, being now censured for that
action by an editor who heartily sup
ported him at the time, admits he hns
made mistakes. Palatable advice is
not always the best. The Stato at
tempts to be first sincere, then pal
atable with counsel.
A CHARMING CARD FROM MR.
O'GRADY.
Hon. John Temple Graves, Editor of
The Georgian:
I have Just read your editorial en
tity "Mr. O’Grady,” and wish to
thank yob for the kindly sentiments
expressed therein.
The O'Fagins and O’Currana may
transform themselves Into Careys If
they will, but it must never be sold
that an humble member of the great
family of tho O’Gradys betrayed a
trust, or deserted a frlfnd In the hour
of his peril.
Under separate cover I am tenting
you my personal card, and I trust the
receipt of same will assist you In re
calling my Identity* and so firmly ce
ment our future friendship that you
will never again be led to believe that
this particular O'Grady is other than a
living creature of real flesh and blood
and possessed of & proper sense of
rhanly honor.
Assuring you that I fully and freely
forgive everything and everybody, but
the artist who made that unearthly
looking picture of me, which appeared
In The Georgian, I beg to remain. Very
truly yours, M. O’GRADY.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 3, 190$,
PENCIL POINTS.
The hypocrite Is a human gold brick.
There Is a vast difference between cun
ning and wisdom.
Worry is the factory where wrinkles are
manufactured.
Some. modern alchemists are able
transform brass Into gold.
The “Atlanta spirit" Is not exactly the
same aa the Kentucky article.
The defeated candidate Is convinced
that tbe political bee has a stinger a foot
long.
Remember, young man, that opportunity
can't be kept In cold storage awaiting your
'imvenlence.
There are those who are willing to blow
the other fellow’s horn, provided It turns
out to be ths horn ot plenty.
A balky automobile will not necessarily
go because It Is numlAred 23.
Art we not all rich? Have we not n
pot of gold st the end of ths rainbow?
The only jewels some of a* ran claim are
the morning's diamond dew drops.
There art many little human barques
upon the set of life that would lmve long
sine# been wrecked had they not been safe
ly anchored to mother’s apron string.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 4.—The Art Stu
dents' League has declared war on An
thony Comstock for his raid on tht
studio, and will fight the cast to a fin
ish.
President Arthur Fuller and other
officers of the league also were out of
town when the raid was made, hurried
back to the city and held a meeting.
After the meeting a statement was la.*
sued through E. C. Crowley, counsel
for the league. Mr. Crowley says:
"Concerning the pamphlet, copies of
them were transmitted through the
malls, with the knowledge and consent
of the postal authorities. This attack
Is not on the league alone, but on all
artists, and It Is needless to say that
the league will push the fight vigor
ously.”
A newspaper man usually can be d«.
pended upon In an emergency, g®
when Lewis Taplinger, a veteran Jour
nalist, who was at Coney Island yes
terday, saw Mrs. Alice Reid struggling
In the water some 100 yards from
shore, he promptly plunged In and
rescued her. He was barely In time
for the young woman was unconscious
when brought ashore.
Millionaire's row on upper Fifth ave
nue Is about to receive another notable
recruit.
Claua Spreckles, the multi-million
aire sugar man, has purchased the
white marble house of Isaac Stern at
No. 858 Fifth avenue, and It was today
said that he will make his home here.
The house Is near the Gould, Whitney,
Yerkes and James Henry' Smith man
sions.
The magnificent home of Mrs. P.
Spreckles in San Francisco was part
ly destroyed by tin* fire which accom
panied the San Francisco earthquake.
Mrs. Fred W. Penn, a grandniece of
the late Ward McAllister, has served
notice on her former husband, Regi
nald J. Foster, widely known broker
and society man, that he will be turn-
moapd to court and compelled .to give
his reasons for not returning to her her
furniture, Jewelry' and personal relic*
which she owns and which h© has per
sistently refused to give up.
Mrs. Penn was divorced by her hua-
tfcind last November, and in June hla
marriage to Miss May Louise Rogers,
daughter of the late Allan Rogers, was
celebrated. During the same month
his divorced wife was married to Mr.
Penn, of Syracuse, a son of George
Penn, the millionaire steel manufac
turer.
Michael Delugl, of New Haven, does
not object to being wooed, but when
Miss Emma Goss proposed to him for
the four hundredth time, he concluded
sho should be effectively discouraged,
so addressed personal chastisement
City Judge Tyner, while sympathising
with Delugl, nevertheless Imposed a
fine of 310 on him.
Miss Ellen Duperon, of this city,
starts today on' a Journey of 15,000
miles to be married In Beira, Portu
guese East Africa, to Vital de Mldy,
the official photographer to the govern
ment of the Portuguese colony. The
couple met seven years ago In Paris,
where de Mldy was studying art, and
plighted their troth. He comes from a
proud Brittainy family and his parents
forbade the marriage, ordering him to
return home. He obeyed, believing he
could win his relatives to favor his suit,
but after a stormy Interview' he parted
in anger with his parents, and started
out to make his way In the world. He
became a sailor and soldier and won
a medal for bravery under Lord Rob
erts. He finally located In East Africa,
where he expects to make millions from
a mine. He wrote to Miss Duperon
nnd they are now to be married.
All society, ns well as the town peo
ple of Newport, gathered yesterday at
Sandy Point Farm, the country place
of Mr. and Mrs.. Reginald Vanderbilt,
to attend the fair given for tho benefit
bf St. Marys orphanage, of Providence,
which was the most successful affair
of the kind ever held in Newport,
and the treasury* of the orphanage will
be enriched by the sum of several thou
sand dollarq.
An Interesting feature of the auction
.vat disposing of three bear cubs, one
of which was purchased by Mrs. George
Law, for $130, and the other two went
to Paul Rainey and Robert Goelet.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Prlrat, Lrawd Wire.
New York, Aug. 4.—Here are eome
ot the vlaltora In New York today:
ATLANTA—C. .Wallace, EL M. Haiti
an.
MACON—W. Gleaefman. P. Glesef-
man.
SAVANNAH—Mia* M. C. Engel, W.
H. Feely, J. Stoddard. Miss Strong, \V.
A. Blabee, J. B. Floyd.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
AUGUST 4.
lOfld-nenry 1 of France died.
12®—Simon PeMontfort, earl of Leices
ter. died. _ .
1547—Calais, France, taken by tbe English
after a year’s slpge.* * v .
HTi—IncQnes IrArmagnar, «lnc de Nemours,
beheaded by Louis XL
SIDS—William Cecil. Lord Burleigh, died. ,
1192— l’ercy B. SUeloy, poet, born. Died
July 8, 1822. . . a • , ^
1818—Rnsstffl Bilge born, spied July 22.
1804— Fight between Confederate nnd union
troops nt New Creek, Hi ' . .
1884— Reception of the survivors or the
Greet? nrctlc expedition nt Ports
mouth. N. H. . . . _
1SS5— Meinnrlnl asnrfeet In honor of Gen
eral Grant in Westminster abbey.
lift *1 J. TUdsn. American state#-
man, died. Born February 9, 1814.
1887—Collapse of the whent syndicate In
Ban Francisco; loss. liOOO.Wp.
1893—8trab T. Bolton, song writer, died;
born December 1$, 1812.
Where HE Has the Cinch!
(Reply to Wex Jones.)
By T. G. DOLAN.
A man can’t stand pnln Ilk® a woman,
He hasn’t tbe nerve to be bled;
The howls he emits or** scarce human;
his head!
rie never could plan out ft jllnner.
Thinks It’s snobbish to he too well orwi
Has a weakness for picking the winner.
Which menus he will go broke Instead,
But, no matter how daffy, the sinner,
HE
o’er his beed!
Can put his shirt
ne'a appalled by a babe with the colic,
Could never make up his own bed;
[ss the grace of a cow at a frolic.
Of tears he's the veriest dread;
But, whether blase^ or bucolic.
Can put bis shirt on o’er bis bead!
ie’s a weakness for •
On I wise boll slone _ — r — .. _
t enrh campaign he waxes cxhortlve,
Until oil hts hearers have tied;
Bat, with never nu effort abortive,
HB t
Can pat Ms shirt on o’er his head I
Skull is Fractured.
Ppecial to Tho peorglan.
Valdosta, Ga., Aug. 4.—Joel R. P* 4
tera was probably fatally Injured In i
runaway accident In this city yesterday
afternoon by being thrown from hi*
buggy headforemost on the slono curb
ing. suffering a severe concussion a™
fracture of * w e skull.
