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Newspaper Page TextTHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN- The Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Subscription Rites: One Year $4.50 Six Months 2.50 Three Months 1 JS By Csrrler, per week 10c Published Every Afternoon Except Sundiy by THE OEOROIAN CO. •t 25 W. Alabama Street, Atltnu; G«. •&> Enured >• MroeO-elen guttsr April X, not, it (be 1'n.tofflcs It Atlanta. ds, tinder let of roDifeM of bfirek 2. 117*. Hearst’s Giant Stride to Power. The New York World, rival add opponent to all of the Hearat newspapers, has In double loads upon Its cd ltorial pace the following paragraph: "There la now no sign of any jibwer in ex istence competent to prevent last year's Inde pendent candidate for mayor from becoming on September 25 thla year's regular Democratic candidate for governor.” * The situation In New York raveals a remarkable condition of affairs which has a bearing of Immediate Importance upon the national fortunes of the Demo cratic party and reveals In new and startling fashion the extraordinary power and prestige attained by William It. IlearsL The candidate for president In the Democratic cam paign of 1804, literally slathered with venomous and vin dictive abuio and slandor which grow In tbo great me tropolis of tho country, hold on with tenacious courage and perseverance against the overwhelming tide of bit terness, and without a national friend and without a sin gle national newspaper at his back, polled 205 volet In the national Democratic convention aa the choice of hts party for president of the United States. And behind these votes fn the narcmal convention there thundered tho tumultuous applauso of a great nil- dlenco of noarly 17,000 people who showed that Hearat held a high and enduring place In the heart and In the confldonco of tbo Democratic masses of America. Coming homo from thla campaign and with tho tides of slander still running high against him, Mr. Hearat with that magnificent courage of conviction which has always Illustrated his distinguished and heroic pttbllo service, consented to lead the apparently forlorn hope of the Municipal Loaguo In tho city politics of New York and In a whirlwind campaign stretching over six weeks of time, he swopt over the polls to a triumphant victory I struggling Southern manufacturer is my fellow iy cheated, bnt to which he* countrymaa I will not undersell him." And ne ! a man who jtereeta. Tho voices of the subsidized and of the magnates may howl their maledictions and abuses for a decade against a man like this, but In t age the people who think and hear and see know a great big strong man when they seo him, and they know Hearst and know that they can trust him to do what say* be will do. and that he will executo what he prom Iset. And knowlDg this they will give him their votes whenever ho asks for them no matter who else may be knocking at the door. If Hearat runs for governor of New York be will be governor of New York.- “Olamls thou art and Cawdor—and shall he more hereafter. Hon. William H. Fleming replies at length In Wed nesday'a Macon Talegrkph to the article of Judge A. Miller upon disfranchisement. Tha Georgian regrets that the crowded stats of Its columns which precluded the use of Judge Miller’s able comment, also shuts oat the able but lengthy reply of Fir. Fleming. The discus sion between these eminent Georgians It upon a high plane and la worthy of tho serious attention of men who are In search of the truth. * The South Prospers Under Free Trade. Under the head of "The Growth and Progress of the South,” vhlch has become a popular and Informing feature of thla pais, there recently appeared an article showing that demand for structural Iron and Iran rails was far greater than the eupply, and that the general trade at Baltimore In clothing, hate, dry gooda, etc., allowed that that city was more than bolding her own against the competition of the North. Theta facta hare led a correspondent to send the following communication, which wo are glad print: To the Editor of The Georgian: The heading of thla article may startle some of your readers who fancy that because we hare a pro tective tariff the South li prospering under protec tion. Tha truth Is the South Is prospering under free trade. Factories and mills are springing up erarywhare throughout the South; Southern indus tries are multiplying as If by magic. It la not my IntenUon to dlrlde our common country Into Indus trial, or any other kind'of sections. I am opposed to sectionalism. But tha simple fact la, the South la thriving under free trade with, and In competi tion with the highly-organised, aggressive and un sentimental Industrialism of the North. I say un sentimental Industrialism to emphasise the fact * that Boutbem Industries are not thriving because of the pity. Indulgence or toleration of thalr rivals. Certainly no Northern manufacturer aayi, "The poor, for them and for their ln-jand mortar—a great commercial and industrial metrop-1 allowing tho latter to continue In business. This creates lolls, hut no recreation grounds for the children and for| a ? entirely erroneous Impression of the object and scope the politicians I the people In general. This should not be. The far- I of the senate substitute out of which he was clearly was tin.jn.-utI.triiit.iy infilled in the lodgment of avary thinking and fair-minded man In Now York. And now with that magnificent ballot which de stroyed and put behind him the slanderers who had hounded his career, the New York reformera have pro jected Mr. Hearst Into the race for governor of the Em pire State. With the same dauntless spirit which Illus trated his provloua campaigns, Mr. Hearat does not fol low slavishly In the wake of any organisation, but boldly and iiiitii.lv >t i his principles and chooses his own orgniilztiMtiri. Ami bahold tha result of courage, candor and su perbly definite convictions. Not a- Democratic leader In New York has raised his voice against William B. Hearst No opposition has been organized ngnlnst him. Tammany Hall, which ho fought to g gtiortatlh in ills municipal campaign, la practically eating bread out of his hand. And Murphy and McCarren, whom hd held up to public scorr, are following docile and complacent in tho wake of hli triumphant movo. The New York World, which Is his leading opponent, frankly concedee the hope of victory, while In hie favor tho ceaeeleea energy of his agents night and day all over the atate la produc ing most encouraging and doflnlte results. Tho people of America are coming to realize that the estimate placed upon thla vital man by the editor of Tho Georgian, who was his friend and advocate In 1904, was n Just and proper estimate. He le oue of the moet remarkablo men If not tho moat remarkable man In the field of public Ufa In America today. He la beyond all doubt or question tho finest executive moving upon the face of American politics at thla time, and we hasard hero tho statement which we confidently rest upon the future to vindicate, that In the hearts of the American Democracy today, and at thla time, William R. Hearst, the actor and doer, la every whit aa strong as William J. Bryan, tbo evangel and the prophet for the people's rights. Man for man, ballot for ballot, WlUIsm R. Hearat would poll today In any atate In the Union aa many Democratic votes aa Bryan and double aa many aa any other man. Now, consider for a moment the erldenccs of his power In New York. He has not truckled for an In stant to Tammany Hatl. He has not begged for a mo ment for the support of the Democratic machine. The Democratic machine simply realised that,' If they did not ladorao Hearst be would run ae an Independent candi date or the Municipal League and that the Democratic party would be third In the race and lose the election, machinery, patronage and alL And ao with a recogni tion of bis power as significant aa It la comprehenslva and nrudent, the Democratic machine and tha Democrat ic bosses felt In behind the greatest Democrat of tha state and the Ideal Democrat of bla time who does things rather than talk about them. And at the pYesent moment It looks as If the moat united and vigorous Democracy that has followed a candidate tor 20 years In New York wonld be behind thla friend and champion f ot tho rights and the liberty of the common people. Suppose Mr. Hearat Is elected governor of New York? It would at once make him the moat powerful In dividual In his party, and next to the president the moat powerful Individual In the republic. He would hold within himself the power onoo held by Hill and Croker combined. He would be Tammany Hall. He would be tho state machine, and New York would belong to him as completely as any state was ever held In bondage by an Individual. If he should bo elected It would make him tn that single Instant the -most potential Democrat In the re public. His prestige would leap shoulder to shoulder within an hour with that of Bryan, and In the greatness of his executive administration bo would day by day forge even to the front of the great Nebraskan as the executive of popular rights and liberty, aa a fbe to the trusts and as a compelling restraint upon the aggres sions of an unjust and selfish capital. There la no parallel In thla republic to this career that has grown ao steadily, so persistently and with such heroic consistency oat of overwhelming opposition ; which has always met him and fought and acandallxed v him and heaped upon him such abuse. u I* a simple straight testimony to the fact that the jj^MKaits ,,r the people go out longingly and loyally toward Southerner wsnu him to say It. The South stands 'by Its own strength. What a farce protection la! The North la able to undersell tbo English manufacturer In his own market, and yet wants to bo protected from him tn the American market. The South thrives undor free trade with tho North, and yet Is presumed by pro tectionists to need protection against the manu facturers of Europe, who are undersold by the North In their own markets. FREE TRADE. Thla la sledge-hammer logic. The point of view la original, nnd many of our roadera, no doubt, had never considered the question In this light, and yet It Is*the simple truth that the South Is prospering under free trade as botwcon this section and the roet of the country. On Monday it was shown In en article on this page that the amount In vested In manufactures In the South during the first five years of the presont century had Increased 65 per cent, and the value of her manufactured products had Increased more than 31 per cent during the same length of time, thereby leading the on,sr three groups of states Into which the country was divided for pur poses of comparison, with New England at tha very tall end of all. As our correspondent says, thla haa not come about through sympathy. It la bocauae the South la able to compete In the open market with New England and the rest of the country. This la, of course, under free trade as between the states and ioqitltntea a powerful argu ment against the theory of protection which the Repub lican party so assiduously fosters. There has been an awakening of the people throughout the country of late and protection Is about to be called to the bnr again.- There are abundant signs that It will be ode of the leading features of the next presidential campaign. Governor Cummins and his "Iowa Idea” of tariff reform have won out In the Hawk- eye atate by an overwhelming majority* and the epi demic. of reform la spreading. Surely If the 8outh can do ao mnrh In open com petition without bounties or protection to her Infant in dustries, and If the great steel works and other en terprises can compete In Europe, selling their products actually cheaper than they are sold at home, thla thing of protection becomes a solemn farce. It la merely a machine by which the rich may become richer and trusts and monopolies may be born and nurtured. The South under free trade la showing the rest of the country the fraud and folly of protection. The Question o! Small Parks. The question of setting aside a number oj breathing apgqes and small parks In the city of Atlanta la one of too much Importance to go by default and the advocacy of It should not be allowed to languish for a single day. , It la one of the most Important Improvements con templated for the municipal life of the. people and It has taken a strong hold on the public mind. Those who do not follow closely the growth and development of other clUeo of the country have but little Idea how much Importance this question haa at tained. It Is a live and burning question In all the great cities, and la becoming more Important every day. It la being readied everywhere that aa communlUes grow and the new buildings multiply the necessity for reserving breathing spaces at suitable Intervals before It la too late becomes more and more Imperative. An lnatance in point le the fact that tha commis sioners of the borough of Brooklyn having the matter In band have recently canvassed the situation and bare decided upon nineteen altee for new breathing spaces and small parka. These will he recommended to the board of estimates and the work of laying them out and providing tor their future maintenance will begin at once. Thla should be conclusive evidence of the interact felt throughout the country. Nineteen small parks for the recreation of the people la a goodly number. If Brooklyn, needs such a number surely a city of the slie and Importance of Atlanta can afford to set aside and maintain three or four, even at the present time. ft will not be disputed lhat Atlanta la growing as rapidly aa any other city In the country. Tha waste places are being built up at a rate which will aodn leave us no available ground for the establishment of ■mall parkr. We will have a magnificent area of brick email parka while there la yet time, and tho time to begin la now. The Way to Influence Things. The element, of common aenae la the indisputable mark of a sound mind, and the Indispensable requisite to wholesome success. There la not a cause or an advocacy In which dis cretion should not be duly mixed with valor or with zeal. And many an ass has brayed so loudly as to scare away his friends. There are great causes being tried by honest men In Juries, In chambers ami In legislatures. These men sometimes err In Judgment, and sometimes follow an environment which Is stronger than .their Judgment or their wills. Those who seek to Influence these folk will find that self-respecting men can rarely be driven by bitterness or forced by low abuse. And many times such men end thalr friends are set In obstinacy or moved to retaliation by foolish heat In opposition. It Is the mark of the vulgar and the cruel mind to seek to drive roughshod with the least touch on the reins of Influence. Such minds afe neither fit for responsi bility nor power. They are born for bondage and sub ordination. Men ars moved and swayed by appeals to honor, to patriotism—and also too frequently by appeals to Interest. But there are few men In this foarless age who can be driven by a vulgarian with a lash. Of coarse these reflections ere general and law ful, but we have no right to prohibit an application If any mind la so disposed. Editor Stovall, of the Savannah Praia, who la also Representative Stovall, of Chatham, gives ua the assur ance In Tuesday’s Press, thaf the Western and Atlantic lease will be defeatod In tho bouso of representatives. Thanks for the Information. dug wisdom of tho city fathers should provide for| not draw any distinction between persons or places, but applies to all persons and all concerns engaged In deal ings on margins, whether they be bucket shops, indi viduals or brokerage houses. The line of distinction drawn by the senate substi tute Is a distinction between transactions themselves ac cording to their nature. If the transaction Is for a legit imate business purpose. It Is lawful, but If It Is for a speculative purpose, or other than a leglt!mate*biishiess purpose. It Js made a misdemeanor. The courts of this, and many other states. In civil actions have for years drawn the distinction between contracts made for a legitimate business purposo and contracts made for any other purpose. The former con tracts they have recognized ns lawful, but the latter con tracts they have held to be void ns being wagering con tracts, and prohibited both by statute and by public I-olirv. This line of cleaveage has been adjudicated upon so often that It has becomo a blazed trail, which the courts have no difficulty now In following. In determining what contracts are for a legitimate business purpose. The substitute takes this established rule of the civil law and applies It to the criminal side of the court also. Under the substitute, any transaction which the civil law has recognized to he legsl as being for a le gitimate business purpose. Is permitted to stand, and all contracts which the civil law has treated as Illegal are made a misdemeanor. This distinction runs all through the substitute, and furnishes tho test or criterion by which all transactions are measured. The provisions of tho substitute apply alike to all concerns and Individuals, nnd consequently restricts the business which may be dono to actually legitimate business. Under this substitute no Individual or concern could continue to do business unless able to support themselves from legitimate business alone. The further provisions of the substitute are Intended to make It more effectual In stopping all forms of mar ginal gambling than n mere reliance upon the penalty would do by Imposing certain conditions upon all per sons engaged In the business of making contracts on margins so as to produce the following results: First. To afford protection to the public by requir ing all concerns to prove their legitimacy by posting the names of the legitimate exchanges of which they claim to bo members, and by requiring them to actually exe cute all orders received from customers, and further to give to customers tho proof or statement to show In de tail the actual execution of ord6ra. Second. To further Insure square and honest dealing by these provisions, nnd nlso by the provision that no orders shall bo executed for Binallor lotB or quantities than nre permitted by legitimate exchanges. Third. To actually eradicate tho bucket shop3 by Imposing In this way on all concerns requirements with which bucket shoe.., by their very nnturo cannot comply, and therefore nctu-uly to prevent them from being In condition to contlnuo business. Yours truly, J. RANDOLPH ANDERSON. Atlanta, Ga, August 8, 1906. ANDERSON, OF CHATHAM, EXPLAINS THE SUB STITUTE. To the Editor of The Georgian: In your newe columns of yesterday, giving an ac count of the senate substitute to the Boykin bill, which anbatltute has bam favorably, reported to the senate by Its agricultural committee, you give the Idea that tho object and purpose of tho substitute Is to draw a clear cut distinction between bucket shops and legitimate ex changes, prohibiting the existence of the former and Growth and Progress of the New South Mr. Richard Welghtman, one of the editorial writers on The Washington Pott, and one of the beet Informed men tn tho copuntry, has been writing to hla paper of the glories of Virginia and particularly of what she has done In producing meat for home consump- tton. The Post, In commenting on thle tetter, says that the time Is rapidly paaelng when the South will depend upon the West for Its meat* and the North for Its manufactures. In some places, such as that described, the emancipation haa already come. South em farmers are grasping the fact that diversification of products la not only a source of wealth, but an Insur ance against loss. They find that their own beef, mutton, pork and poultry are superior to the Imported meats, and oan be produced for leas money. Instead of retying upon a single crop and tending their money away purchase the necessaries of life, they are keeping their money at home, and raising Just ns heavy crops of staples as before. i "The old notlpn," esye The Poet, ■that Virginia had seen Its beet days an agricultural sense Is no longer entertained, in view of the develop ments of the past decade. The ex hausting tax upon the soil In railing a single crop for years In succession led the belief that fertility had departed forever. Nothing could have been more erroneous. New methods employed by mote, enterprising farmers and the Influx of wealthy people who were at tracted by the natural beauties of the etate have wrought great changes In places, and will transform the whole etate In certain directions. Virginia's Raising Home Supplies horses are renowned. Why should not the state take the lead In raising fine cattle as well? Aa for mutton and pork, the hills of Virginia should yield not only abundance for local needs, but should supply adjacent territory. Cer tainly the quality of hams produced In Virginia le unexcelled, and Mr. Welghtman declares that ‘If It be pos sible to produce more delicious mut ton than that grown on the hllle of this section, no bus has yet heard of It. "The truth le that Virginia should become. Ilka England, the producer of choice foods, which will compete with those from other regions not by virtue of quantity, but through superior qual tty. In thle branch of Industry all the essentials are at hand. The state lk capable of turning out enormous qutn- titles of foodstuff! of the rarest kinds, from which greater profit! may be do rived than from much larger areas In the. West. The success achieve:} by a Richmond woman In putting up a pe culiarly delicious kind of pickles, ob tainable nowhere but In Virginia, le a hint of what might be done In similar directions. It le gratifying to learn that tha Charlottesville region, at least, la well on the way toward this new development of the riches that remain In the soil of the Old Dominion.” What Is said of Virginia may be said with equal truth of Georgia. It la possible for the farmers of Georgia to raise and cure hama that are the equal In every way of the Smlthfleld va riety. The cattle upon a thousand hills should produce beet and mutton and dairy producte. Much haa been done along this line already, but It la possible, for us' to do still more. A CHOROUS OF DEMANDS THAT CHEATHAM RESIGN Cheatham Mutt Go. From The Wilmington (N. C.) Dis patch. The committee that at the Instance President Harvte Jordan, of tha Southern Cotton Association, conduct- the Investigation Just concluded, haa reported that Richard Cheatham, of the association, dealt In cotton fu tures. The committee even finds such the truth upon the admissions of Cheatham himself. Then this Individ ual must go. The character of the association and future confidence In It demand that he be removed. Cheat ham was prominently to the front In preferring chargee against the agricul tural department and while hie con duct la not of the dishonest hue as that which enshrouded certain ones connected with the government de partment, yet he has not only been In discreet, but haa been caught red handed at gambling. He dentes that he dealt In futures for personal gain, saying that he only represented others, but even the fact that he shuffled the cards end sat with a stack of some body elee’e chips In front of him doe* not excuse him. Taking for granted that every syllable of what he says la ao, he lends himself to a game that does not coincide with the principles of the Cotton Association and against something the association has been warning Ita members. Remember how the farmers who had grown reckless or thoughtless and dabbled tn futures were warned by the pram and admonished by the Cotton Association. Then again. It Mr. Cheat- of such weak determination aa In cotton futures while he occupies the position of secretary of the association, he la not competent to longer continue In service. The resignation of. Arthur A. Fair- child. manager of the publicity bureau of the association, and who. It was shown, owned an Intense In the Pied moot Brokerage Company, has been handed In. Cheatham's should next. He Must Resign. From The Greenville Mountaineer. The Mountaineer Is a friend of the Southern Cotton Association, and haa been since its organisation. It has done all It could editorially and other wise to aid the officers of the associa tion and to further the work of that body. We are still a true friend to the association and will support It Juat as strongly as we have In the past. There Is no doubt In our mind that It has accomplished much good, nor do we think Ue work te finished. A great deal may yet be done, and we advise the planters and buelness men still to give It the warm support It deserves. But we must say* that It seems to ue that secretary Richard Cheatham ought to tender hit resignation. Thera are some who. In view of certain charges of speculation made against him. and developments at tha Inves tigation of them reports ordered by President Jordan, will not give the association the same support as in the past. Fir. Cheatham may be all right, but he has acknowledged speculating In the name of another In order to ae commodate that friend. The associa tion has been waging war on all such transactions, and there will not be the same confidence In it and Its efforts as long as an officer la connected with It who will even "wink at” such trans actions. The association would better off with another secretary against whom there Is not the slight est suspicion. He Should Retire. From the Moultrie Observer. We have no doubt that tho recent In vestigation of the Southern Cotton As sociation was demanded and prosecut ed by the enemies of the association, or at least by the cotton exchnnges being opposed by the association, but some things were revealed that make the investigation worth what It cost. The disclosures have alreadv resulted tn one man resigning, and If Mr. Rich ard Cheatham has the proper apprecia tion of the Importance of hie conduct and tho harm he Is likely to do the as soetatlon he will himself retire and re move tho smoke and foul atmosphere from around the president and other earnest and conscientious officials. A: Serious Request From ths Charlotte Observer. The Atlanta Journal, a paper which has been very much Interested In the Southern Cotton Association when It could turn attention from the guber notorial race, has a double-column ed itorial with black face type asking Secretary Cheatham to resign. Wheif It la remembered that the secretary draws 25,000 a year as salary, to aay nothing of what he may make by dealing in futures, this Is seen to be a serious requests The Report Disqualifies Cheatham. From the Mobile Register. The committee that Investigated the -nnectlon of Richard Cheathan rotary of the Southern Cotton At tlon. with bucket shop rambling In At lanta, Is ae lenient In Ita treatment of Cheatham ae possible, but Its condem nation Is such that It disqualifies Cheatham. Either he Is deficient In knowledge of the proprieties of hla po altlon or Is deficient In moral charac ter. Iti either case he ought not to be secretary of the association. May Run Brokerage of His Own. From The Columbia State. • Mr. Cheatham will now soon have the opportunity of running a brokerage buelness of his own, with no man to aay him nay. Hs will be free, while and without office. In Tom Taggart's Class. From the Birmingham Age-Heratd. Richard Cheatham's resignation should go along with Tom Taggart's and Chauncey M. Depew's. PENCIL POINTS. The dog etar must be a sky‘terrier. Most political prophets expect poll ties! profits Tbs men with plenty of posh usually has strong pull. Tbs wisdom of youth la often the Ignor ance of old age. ne le wise who holds a diploma from tha school of experience. If "time Is money.” the Inaeeurate time- piece Is e counterfeit mint. The politician Is willing to makt hts call ing snd election sure. One trouble Is that too many people keep the lid on their consciences. Thera are those who heed the "call of the wild" who ars Indifferent to ths esll of doty. Habit Is nt first of diaphanous texture, bnt later It becomes like the shirt of Net- gome men who office In sky-scrapers want to ley the blame on the elevator man If their offspring an not properly brought op. It Is safe to asy that every girl le as pretty se she can lie. If she could he any prattler she would. The money Invested In n marriage license returns greater dividends on the amount In vested than that used In any- other way— rlthet of happiness or unhappiness. | Ily I’rlvnte heas.-d Wire. New York, Aug. 8.—The Pittsburg - millionaire Is determined to keep | n the public eye. To the names Thaw, j Corey and llartje Is now added Raf ferty as a purveyor of news in the I way of startling variations from the I sobar American marital situation. The latest addlton to the Pittsburg brand of millionaire newsmnkers Is Gilbert ] R. Rafferty, one time the "coke king." I strictly speaking. Mr. Rafferty belongs to the nuptial-trouble colony only by his proxy and Indirectly through hts eon. | Ills handsome dnughter-ln-law says I her husband loved her until his father sucredcd In getting him to leave her and go to the Philippines as an enlist ed soldier. The name of Rafferty la likely to figure to a considerable ex tent In the newspapers for a while. While Laura Blggar Is not exactly In the class of the others, either aa to being strictly a Pittsburg product or a multi-millionaire, her money, nearly a million, comes through the Pitts- burger Bennett, and the suit for 2300,- m--i ngMln.-t lu-r by her whlb-m frl- ; • nnd ally, may fairly be credited to the Pittsburg news Incubator. Truly Pittsburg Is doing her full share toward the edification of tha multitude. Andrew Carnegie proposes to take no chances of having objectionable build- Inge erected near hla Fifth aventlo [ nl- ace. That Is the reason assigned for bis prompt foreclosure of a mortgage of 2100,000 on two lots owned by Con tractor Daniel Gaffney. Mr. Carnegie Is not usually In the habit of going around and foreclosing on little 2100,000 bits of land, and so those who knew of the procedlngs be gan Inquiring for a reason today. They found It tn thla fact. Mr. Camegte feared that young Mr, Gaffney might build a stable, which would staro In the face of hie mansion and make the neighborhood unsightly. Tho two lots, which were owned by Mr. Gaffney, adjoin the twin manetons of William D. Sloan and Wiliam A. Burden, Jr, who recently sued Mr. Carnegie because he had sold lots on the other aide of them to. General Brice. Complaint has been mad# to tha health department of the discordant notes given out by the pipe organ In • .Inhn 1). Rockefeller's Fifth avenue Baptist church. All Murray Hill la up In arms ugalnst the Instrument. The church le closed, but the organ sends forth discords by the hour. If hymns were played the residents In the neigh-' borhood assert, there would not be any complaint, but a Jumblo of jnusto to too much for them. There Is a row tn the New York pro* duco exchange over the out made by Douglas Robinson, brother-in-law off President Roosevelt, tn the scrub wom en, elevator men and porters employed In the building. Mr. Robinson cut the women's wags of 28 a week to 25.50. The woraea work about eight hours a day. Ele vator men who Wero Working twelve- hours a day and have to put In one night a woek aa watchmen, ore out front. 1114 a week to 212. Nor does Mr. Rob inson believe that porters working fourteen hours a day are worth 212 a week, so he has cut their pay to 210. Mr. Robinson's estimate of the value of labor, howovor, docs not coincide with that of a large number of tha 2,600 membera of the exchange, who drew up npetltlon to bo served on the board managers of tho exchange re questing that the wages bo restored. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. By Trivets I-essed Wire. New York, Aug. Here are soma of the visitors In New York today: ATLANTA—J. D. Jemlgan, Miss Jemlgan, B. M. Hall, Jr, P. Bowen, C. E. Crease, C. B. Gear, O. Hender- >n, H. Jackson, M. Lichtenstein, H. u. McDonald, J. C. McFtlchael, E. W. Bose, Miss M. B. Whiteside. IN PARI8. Spools) to Tbs Oeoritan. Paris, Aug. Mrs. A. R. Powers nnd Master Henry Elliott, of Atlanta, Ga.: Miss Dels Harris, of Cedsrtown, Ga, and Eleanor and Josephine Hill, of Grovetown, Ga, registered git the office of the European edition of tha New York Herald today. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. AUGU8T 8. MS—Pope Alexander VI died. •Hrury VIII of England married Cath erine Howard. Ott-JiKNineo Hasuage de Beaural born. : Aft—Napoleon embarked for 8L Helena. • 1837—George Canning, Eng1|ah statesman, 134ft—Dnvid Wllmot Introduced hla prortao In congreaa. 1362—Permission granted to M. Thiers and other political exiles to return to France. 1S7S—Steamer Wawnsset burned on Toto- mac rtrer; thlrty-tlre llvea lost. 1M1—Tranuvnal ceiled to the Boers. Re public proclaimed. 1385—Imposing funeral of General Grant In lost. -roruier^Oovsraor Atkinson, of Geor- lte-Uv'ntetuml -G.n oral Nelson A. Mites, II. 8.'A, retired. 1204—Seventy-six persons kilted In wreck on Rio tlrande railroad near Porblo, Colo. 1905—8t. Thomas P. F, Church, New York dty, destroyed by fire. THE PEG-TOP SOLDIER. r ur w nsirirr ur trim 10 uu, The soldier now la ell to the bad In en til-fitting an It of bine. He must look lerod'tfp and stiff and “smart” And loin? hie easy swing. For the tallora swears by hla shears and art That the uniform's the thing. The farmers who fought at Bunker Hill Disgraced the army’s fame; They gar a the regular troops their fill, Bnt their clothes were a crying ahnme. And Old Hickory's men, they were all true bine And they crumpled the ret era as* line, Bnt the jailor says they would nerer do, For their uniforms lacked design. Onr.boya In blue used to fight like mad, In their .vulgar, winning urey. •w. In hla peg-top trouaera dad, soldier may calmly any: lo all that a well-dressed soldier Each . ‘ I! do ran Who Is cerafnl what.le'a about. But I can not mis with' a boh* nun In an lll-tlttlng, dingy clout.”