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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 Subscription Rales: Published Every Afternoon i One Year........ $4.50 Except Sunday by Six Months 2.50 THE GEORGIAN CO. 1 Three Months 1.25 at 25 W. Alabama Street, By Carrier, per week 10c Atlanta; Gt. Entered ini iscond-clsss matter April 9, 906, at the Poatofflce at Atlanta, Ga„ tinder act of congress of liarch S. 1*7*. to 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*