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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN-
SATURDAY AUGUST 4. 130*.
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
I from tho hopeless competition of a dominant and all-
conquering race.
Tho whole civilization of the white race Is poisoned
by the presence of the negro with his constant tempts
tlon to Injustice, to violence, and to civic crime again**'
the ballot, and to ceaseless anxiety for the sanctity of
J the Southern home. The negro Is thwarted, handicapped
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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 Vardanian, Oovemor
Jeff Dart* and Thotnaa Dixon aa the enemy of the negro
and "the most dangerous of tba group because he Is the
most highly educated."
The negro blahop, Henry M. Turner, of Atlanta, la on
record in the statement that the editor of The Georgian
is "among the beat of the living friend* of the negro
face."
Here la a wide divergence pf views among the ec
clesiastics of the African Church. Naturatly our opinion
Inclines toward the view of Bishop Turner—In fact, we
are quite sure that Blahop Turner la right.
Measured by the objects and purposes of the condi
tions for which be haa contended for so many years, the
editor of The Georgian la 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 hla mind
any persona! antmui toward the negro. The negroes
who have been hla servants and who are now hla em
ployees are perhaps aa loyal and devoted to him as to
any employer In the South. There are aa many negroes
In the South who have for the editor of The Georgian
a high personal and Individual regard as for any public
man In this section. The editor knows that he has never
failed with hla scope, his opportunity and hla capacity
to befriend and to help the Individual negro, or the race.
But the editor of The Georgian haa been for many
yeara tbe committed and earnest advocate of an ad
vanced and perhaps a radical, solution of the negro
question. Far In advance of Mr. Hoke Smltb, the Atlanta
Journal, Senator Tillman and the other men who are
' linked with the Idea of disfranchisement and separation,
tho editor of this paper, with pen upon the journalistic
columns and with tongue upon the lecture and political
platforms of the country, has advocated a definite and
conclusive treatment of the negro question. We have
advocated separation. We have advocatod colonisation
and we have advocated disfranchisement.
Wa have done this, not In any spirit of antagonism
to the negro nor In any spirit of dislike to the Individuals
of this race. The pu’pose with which the editor of The
Georgian la linked and which he haa advocated all over
tho country has been founded upon two or three definite
and unanswerable propositions In hit own mind.
First, God Almighty never Intended two opposite and
antagonistic races to llvo together on equal terms.
Second, It la not possible that these races, opposite
and antagonistic In race and In sentiment, 1,300 years
npnrt In civilisation and development, should llvo to
gether under the same laws and enjoy the aame privi
leges. c” —
Third, that the Anglo-Saxon It the dominant and
conquering race and haa never tolerated an equal In its
own territory of existence.
Fourth, that all other races which have come In
contact with the Anglo-Saxon race have either passed
Into slavery or Into decay, and the only reason why the
negro haa not done so la becauee his earlier connection
has been under 100 year* of slavery, and his later con
nection has been under condition* ao remarkable In
politics and In civilisation that he has been unnaturally
sustained.
Filth, that the negro hae no hope In history or in prece
dent of an equal chance with the white man under this
government, and therefore It t* better for him to recog
nise this and begone—because his presence here under
these conditions brings many and complicated problems
to the white race, end unsolvable and hopeless problems
to hlmaelf, and because with the aeplratlon and the
assertion of the negro under Increasing education and In
creasing numbers, la logically and Inevitably aura to pro
duce dangerou* and deadly fraction In tbe future phase*
of our civilisation.
Therefore, Tbe Georgian haa believed and now be
lieves that the best thing for the negro as well as the
best thing for the white men Is that the relative su
periority of the white men end the relative Inferiority
of the negro man should be recognised definitely and
clearly In every relation in life.
. That no possible effort or opportunity should be
spared (for the sake of tbe negro and for the sake of
tbe white, man) to fix and to establish thla superiority
nml Inferiority In polities and In the social life by law
and by enactment
That the beat end only way to provide e political
freedom for the white man and a social protection for
tho whits race and e aanotlty for the women of the
white race a* well aa the beat way to provide liberty
for tbe negro race, and opportunity for the negro race,
and development for the negro race, la to remove tbe
eternal and incurable friction of their ever conflicting
aspiration*. That thla can only be done by reducing the
negro for hla own protection and for hi* own welfare, to
the acceptance of a place of Inferiority untn auch time
as he can be separated from the white race and removed
to another territory, where, with the help and coopera
tion of this people, he may work out hit destiny and tell
by experience whether be Is capable of 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 of both race* on thla
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, as
It ha* been tor fifty yeara, a question of separation, of
annihilation or of amalgamation. One of these three
resultants must inevitably come. And It Is because we
fear the poiilblllUet ot amalgamation and of annihilation
that we are passionately, earnestly, reasonably and I*
revocably committed to the doctrine ot eeparation.
Tbe negro has nothing for which to hope under th*
condition! which environ him at thla time In thla coun
try. If he had any pride, any patriotism, any spirit ot
progress, or any ambition, he would aee thla and not
wait to be lent but ask to go and to be helped to go to
some land where h« would have an eatial chance, tree
Tbe argument In favor of separation Is logical and
Irresistible and can only bo mot by tho pitiful plea that
It Is not practical. And this plea In an ago of such
wealth and of auch power and of such civilization Is
confession of weakness and a confession of cowardliness
unworthy of the white race and ot the times In which
they live.
Until such time as this last logical and Inevitable
solution must come, we are In favor of destroying tbe
friction and removing tbe possibility of conflict by hold
ing the reins of thla government resolutely and fear
lessly In tbe bands of the white race that made It, and
rale It, by reducing the negro by disfranchisement and
by law to that position of recognised Inferiority which
will restrain and curb tbe aspirations which mean only
sorrow to hla superior* and destruction to himself.
We submit to the judgment of an Impartial future
that the editor of The Georgian, holding these views, Is
not the enemy but the far-seeing and loyal friend not
only of the white but also of the negro race.
The Cotton Journal’s Wicked Wink.
Mr. Harvle Jordan, grown aenaltlve under the nar
rowness of his own escape In the recent Investigation
turn* loose hla scurrilous and vindictive pen In the cur
rent tsaue ot hla Cotton Journal and fiercely abuses The
Georgian.
Let us aee abou this cottqn journal.
Mr. Harvle Jordan Is president of tbe Southern Cot-
ton Association. And Mr. Richard Cheatham Is secre
tary ot the Southern Cotton Association. These gentle
men are both paid aplendld salaries to give their time
and their talents, such as they are, to the association.
Mr. Jordan receives the salary of a United States sen
ator. Mr. Cheatham receives a salary greater than that
of & college president.
In spite of this engagement and this ample remuner
atlon these gentlemen have gone Into the publication of 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 enterprise ot their own. Now,
It this journal which they are publishing was the mouth
piece of the Southern Cotton Association and they had
been Instructed by the association to print such a journal
then Its publication would have been all right and might
have been helpful to the organization. But for these
two officials to take advantage of their position to launch
a private enterprise while they are In the employment
ot the association is, to say the leaat, unbecoming, and
should be discontinued. It the president and secretary
of the Southern Cotton Association are to head a Journal
It ought to be the mouthpiece ot the association and
not A PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, RUN ON THE TIME
ALREADY 80LD TO THE ASSOCIATION.
What n pity that the deluded fanners of the South
could not have seen Individually and collectively, the
significant wink with which Business Manager Cheatham,
ot the Cotton Journal, accompanied hla statement to Dr.
Crawford that thla crusade agnlnat 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 Is evident enough,
now that we know that Cheatham hlmseir, was speculat
ing In at leaat two brokerage houses. If he waa not act
ually a stockholder In a third, but It does seem rather
cruel that Harvle Jordan's Cotton Journal should RIDI
CULE THE GULLIBILITY OF THE FARMERS of the
South, who so foolishly believed that It was sincere In
denouncing future speculation.
The real friends of tho farmer are not disposed to
"wink the left eye." and laugh at hla credulity. They
wonder how much longer he Is to be made the victim of
such organs as The Cotton Journal, who are always ready
to turn every Institution started for the alleged Interest
of the farmer Into some selfish device for lining Its
own pockets.
Mr. Cheatham may "wink" and talk about the
"drawing‘card" value ot hla agitation, hut the farmers
of the South have had their eyes opened by this Investi
gation. All the soft terms nnd kalsomlno In the country
cannot obscure the Inevitable conclusion that there has
been something very rotten In the state of .Denmark, and
the farmer, with a finger of ecorn more withering than
a wink, or forty winks, will say to Cheatham, as Nathan
said to David, “THOU ART THE MAN."
The current Issue of The Cottoq Journal has made
a feeble reply to a great many charges—has "explained,”
for Instance, that the official scapegoat acquired an In
terest "last winter" In a bucket shop which was not or
ganlzed until the latter part of spring—but it has not
yet dared answer the direct question asked more than
once by tho Georgian: WHO PAID FOR THOSE AD
VERTISEMENTS OF THE COTTON JOURNAL, scat
tered broadcast throughout the South at a coat of thous
ands of dollars?
Newspapers from Georgia to Texas have been carry
ing advertisements, appealing to tbe farmers to send In
Information as to tbalr present and prospective crop, end
get the results by subscribing to The Cotton Journal.
The Cotton Journal la the private enterprise of Jor
dan, Cheatham and Company, and the profits go Into
their pocket*. DID THEY PAY FOR THOSE ADVER
TISEMENTS out ot their pockets, or did The Cotton
Journal “wink again" and allow the dear farmer to pay
tor them through the Southern Cotton Association?
On this question The Cdtton Journal and all con
cerned are aa silent as tbe grave.
And'the farmer feeds them all.
M’LENDON, OF THOMAS,—Hon. S. G. McLendon, of
Thomasvllle, la In Atlanta at 173 Capitol avenue
under treatment tor a sever* attack ot rheuma
tism from which he has suffered for several
year*.
Mr. McLendon Is easily one of the ablest and
most distinguished citizens ot the state. He has
been for many years a contributor to jwlltlcal
and economic discussions, and baa always given
light and Inspiration to whatever subject he has
touched. No recent article* that have been writ
ten upon the vexed question of the railroads In
their relation to tbe people, have been equaled
by the able, fair and exhaustive communications
recently submitted by Mr. McLendon. They Illus
trate power of thoughL fairness of mind, elabo
rate research and statesmanlike grasp of the
economic questions which are Involved. In these
articles Mr. McLendon haa rendered a distinct
service to the paople ot Georgia and to the un
derstanding of one of the greatest problems with
which they have to grapple.
Mr. McLendon’* home Is in Thomasvllle and
hla friend* will be pleased to know that he la
rapidly recovering from the affliction which has
borne so heavily upon his physical condition.
Mrs. 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 sceneB unskilled.
Who, living simply, like his sires of old.
Tills the few acres which his fathera tilled.
Vexed by no thoughts of usury or gold."
This variant of tbe Horatlan theme will alwaya ap
peal warmly to the overworn and weary. Man made the
town, and n marvelous monument to bis genius and 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 tbe skill or comprehension
of man.
In tbe busier haunts of men wc find a more complex
order of life. There tbe lightning has been harnessed
as old Tamourlane harnessed his captive kings. There
wo whisper to the sleeping carbon and It awakens with
a smile of light. Upon Its busy marts converge all the
means of transportation which make communities of
principalities and neighborhoods of nations. There every
moment is freighted with a new and keen sensation and
the hasty-footed time speeds at Its alrtest 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 «b gray and grand as time."
To them the smell of the fields and the tang of the foi-
ests are sweeter than patchouli and more exhilarating
than new wine. To them the song of the linnet and the
early lark are mbro Inspiring than the swelling strains
of “Elijah'.' or the weird diapasons of "Parsifal." They
are a brother to-the fowls of the air and companion
of the silvery streams. They find that pleasure In the
pathless wood* which the tangled mazes of the busy
thoroughfares cannot offer.
If It be true thnt "the undevout astronomer Is mad,"
then equally must It be that he who lives near to na
ture's heart must needs live nearer to nature'a God.
The cycle of the seasons offers Its richest treasures
for his delectation. Whether In the exuberant montba of
spring, the keen, clear noondays of tho 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."
Growth mid Progress of the New South
Coder this head will appear from time to time Information illustrating the
remarkable development of tbe South which deserves something more than pass
ing attention.
Cotton Immune From the Boll Weevil.
The boll weevil haa 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 past
the farmers would feel that they had taken a long step toward permanent
happiness and prosperity.
Some of the people out In Louisiana think they have done thla. A tel
egram from New Orleans to The New York Commercial aays that the crop
pest commission of 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 of the adverse weather the new
variety promises over half a bale to the aore. This new variety of cotton
Is what la known as the Triumph, and the experimental work, which ia
giving such satisfaction and gratification, Is being conducted by the crop
commission on both the Red and Mississippi river bottom lands. It Is be
lieved that when thla variety la' generally adopted the weevil will have to
go.
Wltmon Newell, entomologist, has returned from Rapides Parish, where
he made an Inspection of 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 haa made over half n bate to the acre,
with prospects of making more. All the bolls are extremely large, some
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 aa to the best
methods of raising this variety of cotton, end the agricultural departments
of many of the other cotton-producing atates 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 bolt weevil anu Shat an Immune cotton waa 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 Carolina,, 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 of the Southern newspapers. The question haa be
come one of the aupremeat Importance because of the growing scarcity of
labor' In the Southern states and because of tho attention newcomers
from European countries are giving to the consideration of this section
at 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 arrival* In
this country and It Is bellevtd that the time has come for tbe Southern
people to’ take some concerted action toward directing properly the flow of
newcomers everything Indicate* will shortly begin moving hitherward.
The South needs additional population of 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 and tn drawing desirable Immigrants.
‘The call for the convention above mentioned will bring together rep
resentative men from all over the South and In the multitude of their
counsel! 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 has been so embarrassing and hurtful to other sections.
"It Is a crucial tlm* In th* development of the South and It la well that
measures be devised at once, radical If need be, to at least direct the
quality It not the numbers of newcomers that may seek homes among ua."
COMMENTS ON THE INVESTIGATION
Compromising Confessions.
From The Macon Telegraph.
It la very unfortunate that a promi
nent official or officials of the Southern
Cotton Association should stand con
victed by their own confession of hav
ing bean. In the case of one, speculat
ing In cotton by buying futures In a
bucket shop, whether In hla own or In
another's name and Interest, and In
Ihe case ot the other of having been
Interested as part owner In a bucket
shop.
These are the net results so far ac
cruing from the Investigation entered
pon at Atlanta under President Har-
l* Jordan's direction.
Mr. Richard Cheatham, secretary of
the association, admits having conduct
ed two cotton futures accounts, while
occupying hla official capacity. In th*
name* and Interests, respectively, of
Michael O'Grady and P. A. Lee. Mi
chael O'arady, of Chattanooga, Tenn.,
appeared before th* Investigating com
mittee and corroborated Mr. Cheat
ham's claim, that he was speculating
“ (O'arady'ej
tor others In so far as his
account was concerned. Mr. Cheatham
claims that the other account. In the
name ot V. A. Lee, Is bon* fide for that
person, but he decline* to disclose the
Identity of P, A. Lee. In addition to
this, at the tall of the hearing Wednes
day afternoon, Mr. Holland Curran,
bookkeeper for R. Bledtnburg, a brok
erage house, threw a bomb Into the
bis house In the name of "Mike Jones'
and had bought cotton futures three
time* under that name. Mr. Cheatham
Is reported to have been excited when
Mr. Curran appeared on the stand, to
have shaken his finger at the wttnesa
and to have refused to give hla con
sent to have the witness testify. Mr.
Curran proceeded notwithstanding and
told hla story. It Is to, be presumed
that Mr. Cheatham will contradict this
story, as In hla etatement to Ihe com
mittee he said: "I have never specu
lated In cotton futures fop my own
personal gain. 1
Mr. A. A. Fairchild, who waa em
ployed to publish the proceedings of
the Southern Cotton Association, ad
mits having owned stock In a broker
age house which he disposed of when
he found there waa objection to IL He
claims that hla position as compiler
of statistics and publisher Is not such
as to affect hla freedom of action In
this respect, and that It ls not such
aa to make his course a reflection on
the association or Its officers. In or
der to relieve the association of any
gnation of his position.
These disclosures are doubly unfor
tunate and mortifying because mad* at
a tlm* and under circumstances where
in the association waa making war to
the knife against tbe exchanges and
bucket shops. It will be recalled, too,
that It was against somewhat similar
conditions, alleged to be In existence
In Ihe bureau of the agricultural de
partment at Washington, that Mr.
Cheatham wa* active In ferreting out,
when Holmes and other government
employee* were charged with being
mixed up In tbe "cotton leaks” scan
dals. It does seem that hi* experience
should have taught the secretary to
steer the association clear of any such
hurtful complications.
H* “faught on" All Right.
From Th# Charlotte Chronicle.
It appears that Secretary Cheatham
operated on the exchange under the
name bt Mr. Mike Jones. And Colonel
John Temple Graves does not appear
to have caught on to It yet. Mlkey
Jones Is a tolerably good sort of a
name to play on.
"Th* Appearance of Evil."
From The Columbia Btate.
Evidently Secretary Cheatham had
never heard of the old Biblical advice
that tt Is well to avoid even the ap,
pearance of evil.
No Publicity Bureau Needed.
From The Charlotte Chronicle.
Mr. Arthur FalrchJId, who waa In
charge of tbe publicity bureau of the
Southern Cotton Association, and who
wa* Involved on the charge of being
part owner of a bucket shop, haa done
the proper thing by handing In his
resignation. It might be in order for
th* executive committee to Investigate
Into the need of this publicity bureau.
Time may hare been when the asso
ciation wa* weak and struggling for
recognition that It needed such a bu
reau, but we expect U la strong enough
now to d<F without tt. 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 Arm
either Improper or It was extremely
foolish. If lie traded for hlrneelf —
which he denies—It was Improper, and
If he traded for his friends—which he
a til nils - it was vary fonll.-h. Ao 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
enough to keep a safe distance be
tween him and the dour of nnv con
cern whose business it was to gamble
In tbe future prices of cotton.
A New Secretary Needed.
Frotp The Columbia State.
We have long feared that Secretary
Cheatham, of the Southern Cotton As.
soclatlon. was too light for his Impor.
tant office. When nccused of using
his officlnl Information to speculate In
cotton futures he denies having specu
lated on hi* own account, hut admits
dealing In behalf of a friend. By Mr.
Cheatham's own admission, his conduct
was reprehensible. The association win
have to get a new secretary. Let him
be* a sound, sane business man who
knows the gift of silence.
Jordan and "15-Cent Cotton."
From The Columbia Btate.
When The State last year criticised
President Harvle Jordan for urging
farmer* to hold cotton for 16 cent*,
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. Tho State's pre
dictions have been absolutely verified,
and It Is Intirestlng to note that Mr.
Jordan, being now censured for that
action by an editor who heartily sup
ported him nt the time, admits he has
made mistakes. Palatable advice Is
not always tho best. Tho State 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
titled “Mr. O'Grady," and wish to
thank you for the kindly sentiments
expressed therein.
The O'Faglni and O'Currana may
transform themselves Into Careys If
they will, but tt must never be said
that an humble member of the great
family of the O'Gradya betrayed a
trust, or deserted a friend In the hour
of, hi* peril.
Under separate cover I am aemllng
you my personal card, and I trust the
receipt of same will assist you tn 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 then a
living creature of real flesh and blood
and possessed of a proper sense of
manly honor.
Assuring you that I fully and fieely
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, l*0t.
PENCIL POINTS.
The hypocrite Is a human gold brick.
There Is a vast difference between cun.
alng-tnd wisdom.
Worry Is tbe factory where wrinkles are
manufactured.
Even tbe fineat perfume can not sweet
cn an unsavory reputation.
Some modern alchemlete are
transform brass Into gold.
Tbe “Atlanta spirit" Is not exactly tbs
same aa the Kentucky article.
Tbe defeated candidate le convinced
tbtt tbe political bee baa a stinger a foot
long.
Remember, young man, that opportunity
can't be kept In cold storage awaiting your
convenience.
There are those wbo ere willing to Mow
tbe other fellow's hern, provided It turns
out to be -tbe born or plenty.
A balky automobile will not necessarily
go because It Is numbered SI
Are we net nil rich? Have we nol
pot of gold at tbe end of the rainbow?
The only Jewels some of ns ean claim are
the morning's diamond dew drops.
There are meny little human barques
upon tbe tea of life that would have long
alneo been wrecked bed they not been safe-
ly anchored to mother's apron string.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Frivate I-eased wire.
New York, Aug. 4.—-Here are some
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—C. Wallace, E. M. Halll-
MACON—W. Glesefman, P. Glesef-
men.
8AVANNAH—Mist M. C. Engel. W.
H. Feely, J. Stoddard. Miss Strong, W.
A. Btsbee, J. B. Floyd.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 4.—The Art Btu.
dents' League has declared war on An.
thony Comstock for his raid on ths
studio, and will fight the case to a flu.
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 etatement waa i§
sued through E. C. Crowley, counsel
for the league. Mr. Crowley says:
“Concerning the pamphlet, copies of
them were transmitted through thi
malls, with the knowledge and consent
of the postal authorities. This attack
Is not on the league alone, but on all
artists, and It ls needless to say that
tho I on grits* will mieh tho Anht ..i_ **
vin push the fight vigor-
A newspaper man usually can be de
pended upon In an emergency, go
when Lewis Tapllnger, 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 waa unconscious
when brought ashore.
Millionaire's row on upper Fifth ave
nue Is about to receive another notable
recruit.
Claus Spreckles, the multl-mllllon-
alre 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 the lire which accom
panied the San Francisco earthquake.
Mrs. Fred W. Penn, a grandniece of
tho late Ward McAllister, has served
notice on her former husband, Regl-
nald J. Foster, widely known broker
and society man, that he will be sum
moned to court and compelled to give
his reasons for not returning to her her
furniture, Jewelry and personal relic*
which she owns and which he has per
sistently refused to give up.
Mrs. Penn was divorced by her hus
band last November, and In June his
marring© to Miss May Loulee 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 Delugt, of New Haven, doe*
not object to being wooed, but when
Miss Emma Goss proposed to him for
the four hundredth time, he concluded
she should be effectively discouraged,
so addressed personal chastisement.
City Judge Tyner, while sympathising
with DelugJ, nevertheless imposed a
line of $10 on him.
Miss Ellen Duperon, of this city,
starts today on a Journey of 15,000
miles to be married In Belra, 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 Brittalny 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
and they are now to be married.
All society, as 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 the benefit
of St. Marys orphanage, of Providence,
which was the most successful afTalr
of the kind ever held in Newport,
nnd the treasury of the orphanage wtu
be enriched by the sum of-several thou
sand dollars. ' ..
An Interesting feature of the auction
was disposing of three bear cubs, one
of which was purchased by Mrs. George
Law, for *130, and tho other two went
to Paul Rainey and Robert Goelet.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
AUGUST 4.
1040—Henry I of France died.
1206—Simon DeMonlfort, “•*
1347—Otlfalig^’ronre, taken by the English
after ft year's siege. _
eari of Lelees*
*ftor ft your s siego. .
1477—Jacques D’Annngnnc, due de Semoure,
beheaded 1»7 Louis XI.
lSM-WUUam Cecil, Lord Burleigh, died.
1793—Percy B. Sbeley, poet, boro. Bled
1116—Rnsself Sage born. - Plad July 21 MJj*
1864—Fight between Confederate and Lalon
troops nt New Creek, Md.
1884—Reception of the aorrirolj of th.
(Ireely arctic expedition at rort,
JUS-!Memorial' aerrlrca In honor of <!«"•
eral Urnpt in Westminster abbey
1886—Samuel J. Tilde*. American state-
man, died. Horn 1 .ttrnary ,,1814.
18*7—follanae of the phrot ayndlcate la
Son Franclreo; loa«, 14,000.000.
1*33—HaraU T. Itolton, aoiijt writar. died,
born December II, 1812.
■Where HE Has the Cinch!
(Reply to Wex Jones)
By T. G. DOLAN.
A man can't stand pain like a woman.
Be hasn't the nerre to be Idfd;
The howl, he emits are mice *<«•*•
Than suffer "he d rather hr dead.
But, no matter how tiny Its lamen.
Can put bis shirt ©o o'sr hi* head!
He never could plnn oat a dinner, ..
Think* It's snobbish to be too wall
Has a weakness for iJBISil*
Which means he will go
But, no matter bow^dtffy, tbe alnner.
Can put hit shirt on o’er hl» head!
He's appalled by,* babe wRh the eoIlc.
Could aerer r
make up hta own bed:
Has the grace of a cow at a frolic,
Of tear, he's the rerieet dread.
But, whether blase or bucolic,
Can pnt his shirt on o'er hla heed!
He's s weakness for poring as tportlr*.
Ob baseball alone la well
At each campaign he waxes eihorttn
Until all hla Bearer* bare fled.
But, with ne.cr ati^effort aboruye.
Can pot hta ehlrt on o'er hi* head I
8kutl Is Fractured.
Special to Tho Georgian.
Valdosta. Ga.. Aug. 4.—Joel R- f**
ters wa* probably fatally injured In *
runaway accident In this city y*ri‘ r
afternoon by being thrown from n”
buggy headforemost on the atone euro-
Ins. ■nC?Arlniy fl SFVPrA 4 - OflCUSSIOO
Ing, suffering a Severn concusnloa
fracture of *>e skull*