The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, August 29, 1906, Image 6
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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Atlanta* Ga.. trader act of coogrtss of March S. ItTt.
The Rate Bill Effective Today.
The sixty days from the passage of the railroad rate
bill have expired and today the measure which was per
haps the most notable of the first session of the Fifty-
ninth congress goes Into full force and effect.
That the bill has Its defects, and that there are per
haps absolute contradictions In Its provisions, no one will
undertake to deny, but when the history of the twentieth
century conies to be written the achievement of this re
form after years of agitation *111 be regarded as (he Ini
tial step In one of the most Important movements of the
time.
During the past few dsys we have heard most of
the enforcement of the provision that no free passes
■hall be issued by Interstate railroads, but this Is by no
means the most effective part of the new measure. The'
bill for the regulation of railway rates requires all Inter
state carriers to make through routes and reasonable
Joint charges. It sweeps Into the category of common car
riers all oil pipe lines, express companies, sleeping car
companies and private car lines. Railways are prohibit
ed from engaging In production or any other business
than trnnsiiortatlon, such as coal mining, but pipe lines
are excluded from this provision.
It provides that all rates shall be Just and reasonable,
and It gives the interstate commerce commission full
power, upon complaint and after a full hearing, to fix a
reasonable and Just maximum rate, which shall take effect
within thirty days and .shall remain In force for two
years unless changed by the commission or set aside by
the courts. It Increases the number of commissioners
from four to seven, makes their terms seven years and
raises their salaries to $10,000.
Violations of the orders of the commission, If know
ingly committed, may be punished by a line of $5,000 n
day. each day constituting a separate offense, and enforce
ment of the orders of the commission may be secured
either through Injunction or mandamus.
It provides for a limited review by the court! of the
orders of the commission, but no Injunction or decree re
straining the enforcement of an order may be granted
except after not less than five days’ notice to the com
mission. Either party may take appeals from the orders
of the commission from the lower federal court to the
supreme court.
The railroad bill further provides the publication of
ell rates, fares or charges, and forbids changes except
on thirty days’ notice. The commission has power to di
rect what records and books shall be kept by common
carriers and may have accesa to the same at all times.
— Common carriers are required within reason to make
■witch connections with lateral branches and private side
tracks and to furnish cars without discrimination. If this
provision Is violated shippers may bring complaint before
the commission. All common carriers are required to
Ale with the commission copies of all contracts and agree
ments for shipment of property made with other compa
nles. It limits freo transportation to certain specified
persons, and It prohibits rebates and discriminations of
■I) kinds. Every person or corporation, whether carrier
or shipper, agent or trustee, who Is found guilty of giv
ing, receiving or soliciting rebates or discriminations may
be fined from $1,000 to $20,000 and imprisoned for not
more than two years.
There are some things which “the laird sends and
the devil brings," so It comes about that a Republican
congress adopted this measure. But they have merely
stolen our own thunder and Inasmuch as It Is an essen
tlslly Democratic measure we should give It our hearty
support. It paves the way to still greater reforms In tho
Interest of the people and hastens the dny when great
corporations shall become tho servants and not tho mas
ters and oppressors of the people.
The punsters eon no longer say that Comer Is a
comer. He has came.
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The Passing of Passes.
The abolition of free passes by the act of congress In
the railway legislation of last winter will have In general
n most wholesome effect upon the country.
There can be no doubt that the use of passes has
been one of the subtlest methods by which the minds of
men have been Influenced touching methods of legisla
tion relating to these great corporations. And, It Is
equally true that when the act la fully In effect. It will
come nearer to establishing a basis of Impartial consider
ation for the great questions that touch transportation
end the people.
Probably the press has been lets Influenced than any
other class of people reached by passes. Every reputable
newspaper pays dollar for dollar In Its advertising col
umns at regular rates per Inch or per column tor every
mile that It rides on the railways of the country, and
with the newspaper at least, this has been a thoroughly
business arrangement, untouched by any question of In
fluence or by any suggestion of corruption. There was
really no reason why the system so far aa It related to
the press should have ever behn disturbed by tho legisla
tion In congress. It two merchants‘propose to inter
change their commodities upon an equal basis—If a gro
cery merchant chooses to pay a dry goods merchant In
flour or In hams. It would seem to be beyond the right or
the policy of legidatfon to Interfere. And so. If a news
paper and a railway choose to Interchange advertising
space for so many miles of travel instead of paying actual
money for It, the transaction Is thoroughly legitimate and
bfeyond criticism.
But for all that the honest newspaper fully accepts
the situation with any Inconveniences that attach to Its
agents and to its business departments. We can Just as
easily receive money for space and pay money for mile
age as other lines of business can do, and In order to
halt the giving of rebates, end In order to destroy the In
fluence upon the minds of Judges and legislators, the
fourth estate Is perfectly willing to come with cheerful
ness and equanimity under the general law which is
designed for the good of all.
This law affects The Georgian less than almost any
other newspaper In the country. But we heartily Indorse
It. looking to see admirable results from lip passage.
Among other things which It will accomplish,*!!! bu
to put riewspajters on even terms with their competitors
In dealing with advertisers. In the past It has tod fre
quently been the custom to tempt space by the perquisite
of railroad passes that weut with the distribution of these
favors.
And so, tho whole atmosphere would seem to be
cleared and the methods of business simplified and ren
dered legitimate by the execution of this law.
The Agitation Has Done Good,
The determined agitation for the enlistment of
the co-operation of the negroes themselves for the sup
pression of vice and for the amusement of their own
public opinion against the criminals of the race, Is bear
ing wholesome and effective fruit.
The columns of The Georgian have been filled for
days with comments from strong and sensible-negroes
throughout the country Indorsing the crusade which we
have made and pledging their co-operation. Commis
sioner Stinson, of the Morris-Brown college, the best of
negro Institutions of learning, promptly telephoned that
he would thunder along the lines of the suggestion. Con-
gregatlonallst Proctor, the ablest preacher of hts race In
the state, has a communication In The Georgian today
which speaks for Itself. And B. J. Davis, the ablest edi
tor In the state, falls Into line with a broad and excel
lent statement In full sympathy with the suggestions
which we have made.
This brings Into direct co-operation four of the strong
est forces of the negro race In Georgia, and If these
strong men will only see to It that their agitations and
their words do not lack force and directness In warning
and In denunciation, we may expect within a reasonable
time to see the Influence of this public opinion flowing
from tho higher to the lower ranks of the negro race.
8o, that this agitation will at least have done great
good In that It will have Inspired and fixed the leading
voices and the lending minds of the negro race Into a full
and earnest co-operation with the white race In a great
and vital question which affects the civilization and the
safety of both.
The agitation has been prolific of good In many
ways. It has strengthened the defense -of our police sys
tem. It has enlarged the county police. It has establish
ed a system of deputies which adds Immensely to the
safety of our country districts. It has quickened to ac
tivity and to vigilance our entire official system, and It
has stirred and quickened the best element of the negro
race to the vital necessity of cooperating with the white
man against the criminals who are bringing ruin to tho
negro race.
Surely, this agitation has not been without avail, and
It only remains for the wisdom and cooperative work of
our citizens In n public meeting to Insist upon the ex
ecution of such powers as are vested already In our au
thorities and In the passage by local and state legisla
ture of such other sets as may be required to’ protect and
safeguard the women In the suburbs and In the rural dis
tricts.
Of course, ns ninny of our correspondents have said,
the only ultimate and possible complete solution of this
great question is along the line which the editor of The
Georgian has advocated consistently nnd consecutively
for twenty years—thpt sooner or later wo must separate
the races and our civilization from the ‘‘body of this
death."
The colonization nnd deportation of the negro Is an
inevitable resultant of the future. It Is marvelous to note
the rapidity with which this conviction Is growing In
the minds of the moat thoughtful and earnest men
throughout tfye country.
Rockefeller says In an Interview that we are living
too fast—are burning the candle 1 at both ends. But that
helps swell the dlvldonds of the paraffine department of
8. O.
earliest works, “War and Peace," Is most appraised by
Russians. Since he brought out “Anna Karenina," In
1$76, Tolstoy has given himself up to social problems,
with the hope of supplying mankind with a better moral
and religious philosophy than that which now obtains In
the world. “Kreutzer Sonata” appeared In 1880, present
ing a certain theory of morals which so shocked some
eminent Christians In America that It was “raided" by
the authorities. Tolstoy’s views regarding political re
form have brought -him Into colllsloq with the Russian
authorities on several occasions. -
It must be satisfying to Senators Morgan and Pettus
to know that their successor Is Just waiting for them to
die to get on the government payroll.
Georgia’s Increased Tax Returns.
The returns nrc all In, and It Is now definitely known
that proporty values In the state of Georgia, as shown
by the books of the tax assessors of the state, have In
creased more than $18,500,000 as compared with the pre
vious fiscal year, i
This Is n mngnlflcent showing, nnd one which ap
peals to the prldo of every citizen of Goorgta. From time
to tlrno wo have chronicled. In our department of “The
Growth and Progress of the South," various phases of tho
development of tho state. Only a few dnys ago It was
shown that tho increase in tho amount of now buddings
erected In Atlanta In July as compured with July a year
ago was twice ns great as the average Increase of the
flfty-odd leading cities of the United States.
Various other facts have been brought out to show
tho splendid growth of this city and state, but none of
theso facts hna been more gratifying than the returns In
the taxnblo value of tho real and personal proporty of the
pcoplo of tho stale this year as compared with last, and
this verdict will be generally accepted.
Forty-six—and In fact It Is nearer forty-seven—mill
ions of dollars .Is n great deal of money and when this
much Is voluntarily added to the assessed value of the
real estate nnd personal property of the commonwealth
we may imngtne that It means a high degree of general
prosperity on the part of the people.
These facts, presented to the thinking people who
read Tho Georgian, are having a beneflcla! effect. Wo are
provlng’to the country at large that we are Increasing In
our commercial and Industrial greatness every day and
that the South offers moro splendid opportunities for the
Investor and the home-seeker than any other section of
our common country. Figures do not lie—If you put
them down right—and the official returns from tho va
rious counties of the state present a convincing argu
ment.
Next year will ahow an even greater Increase in the
value of our taxable property, and thus the great work
goes on.
Growth and Progress of the New South
Under this bead wl!I appear from lime to time luforamtloo Illustrating the
remarkable development or tbe South wblcb deserrea something more than pass-
log attention.
Will Iroa Be As Dear As Copper ?
The Manufacturers’ Record, of Baltimore. In discussing the world’s iron
ore supply, says:
“In discussing the expansion "of the Iron and steel trade superlatives
have, of necessity, become common. Records of production are being broken
so often and the expansion goes on so rapidly that the figures which yes
terday seemed almost beyond our comprehension today become commonplace.
It was but a few years ago when a production In the United States, of 10,-
000,000 tons of pig Iron was regarded as one of the wonders nf the world.
When this reached 15,000,000 tons men began to question the possibility of
the expansion of Industry beyond that point, and last year, when this coun
try turned out over 28,000.000 tons, Europe and America alike could scarcely
find superlatives strong enough to convey to the general reader a concep
tion of the meaning ot such a development. But the record of last year la
being far exceeded this year, and, looking to the future, the great world
authorities on Iron and steel, however conservative they may be, do not
attempt to conceal their deep concern over the future. At the present rate
ot consumption, without allowing for any Increase, the world will require, as
stated In The Manufacturers' Record last week, more Iron ore In the next
ten years than It haa consumed from the beginning of recorded history up to
the present time. What this means to the future Is strikingly presented In
an address made by Mr. R. A. Hadfield, president of the British Iron and
Steel Institute, In his address of welcome to the American Institute of Min
ing Engineers In London on July 24. In this address President Hadfleld, re
ferring to the enormous expansion of industry and commerce In Great Brit
ain, as well as In the United States, said:
“ ‘Jn face of theee enormous figures on every hand one can but specu
late upon the future. Prophesying before you know is always dangerous,
notwithstanding Benner’s remarkable record, but there Is no doubt that fn
the not far distant future, unless some very Important source ot Iron ore is
discovered, we shall have to husband our ore supplies, or Iron may some day
be as dear as, for example, copper.
" ’In my presidential address last year I Indicated that It was probable
that by the year 1250 100,000,000 tons of pig Iron would be produced annu
ally, so that, as compared with 1800, when only about 5,000,000 tons were
used, at least 300,000,000 tons of ore would be wanted annually. According
to trustworthy authorities only about 10,000,000,000 tons of Iron ore are
available In known workable Iron fields, yet by the end of the twentieth
century a grand total consumption of probably 46,000,000,000 tons of ore
will have been called for. Whence are the supplies to come?
‘•‘If this probable serious position of affairs Is applied practically to
ourselves ot today, we realize that the man who makes one pound of Iron go
as far as two pounds now do Is a public benefactor of the highest order.
" ‘The world's production of pig Iron has doubled In the short space of 15
years; that IS to say. It has advanced from 27,000,000 tons In 1890 to 64,-
000,000 tons In 1905, approximately of the value of $160,000,000.'
"These figures, like those recently published by The Manufacturers'
Record from Mr. Jeans, secretary of the British Iron Trade Association, and
from other authorities, are almost startling In their slrniflcance. The esti
mate made by Mr. Jeans that the total known available supplies of ore of
the world are only equal to about 40 years' necessities, and Mr. Hadfleld's
estimate that during the present century the world will require at least tout
times as much Iron ore as Is known to exist In all the workable fields of the
world today, are statements calculated to attract universal attention. These
etntements are ot Just as much Interest to the farmer, to the merchant and
to the banker as to the Iron man. Civilization practically rests upon Iron
and steel, and yet these noted authorities take the ground that all pt the
known Iron ore of the world isn’t equal to the world’s needs tqr the next 50
years, and Mr. Hadfleld Indicates the possibility of the coming of the time
when Iron, which now sells at less than a cent a pound, will be worth as
much as copper, which sells at 19 or 20 cents a pound.
“The Manufacturers' Record believes that the estimate of 10,000,000,000
tone of available ore of the khown ore supplies of the world Is too small;
certainly the estimate for the United States Is much less than has been
proven up. It Is safe to say that the South alone has as much Iron ore as
the entire country was credited with In that estlipate, or something over
1,000,000,000 tone, but If the estimate ot the total for the world of 10,000,-
000,000 tons should be raised to even 15,000,000,000, or 60 per cent Increase,
this would make no material difference In a question of such momentous
Importance, for It would only mean a lengthening of the available supply
for a comparatively few years longer. We believe that new sources of sup
ply will be found and are not Inclined to be alarmists, but that the question
of where to And an ample -.re supply to meet the enormous expansion ot the
world's Iron Industry Is of the profoundest Importance admits of no ques
tion, This situation would seem to Indicate a gradual advancement In the
price of Iron and steel, for owners of large bodies of ore. Increasing In
trinsically In value aa rapidly as they must of necessity do under theso
conditions, will not be willing to part with their ores except on the, basis of
very large Increase in price."
General Llarllvrqkl was shot and killed at Warsaw
Monday. We weep. Such a glorious name as that should
have been allowed to go ringing down the halls of time
forever more.
A Notable Birthday.
This Is the seventy-eighth birthday of Count Leo
Tolstoy, the most prominent of Rnslsan men of letters
and one of the most conspicuous social reformers In the
world.
It will not be long in the course of nature before
we are called niton to chronicle ihe death of this memora
ble reformer who has wrought so mightily for his people
and who has never hesitated to tell the czar those whole
some truths which others conceal from him.
Count Tolstoy was born at Yasnaya Poltana, August
1828. Hts great ancestor was Peter Tolstoy, the
friend of Peter the Great. As a youth Tolstoy Attended
the University of Kazan, and at the age of 23 he entered
the arfar and went with his brother to the Caucasus. He
fought in the Crimean war. and at its close resigned his
romniirisioii au d devoted himself to literature. One of bis
8TRONG LEGAL INDORSEMENT.
To the Kdltor of The Georgian:
To one who baa taken the advanced
and positive position you have on the
race question In all of Its phases, nnd
has, on account thereof, been subject
ed to much adverse criticism from cer
tain sources, possibly a word of In
dorsement from even an obscure pri
vate citizen might be gratifying to
you.
As a youth and a young man I have
followed your utterancea on this sub
ject, and the grave menace that tho
situation threatens has Impressed me
In a degree at least even as It has you.
And from every dictate of reason and
logic and righteousness It does seem
to me that you are absolutely correct
In your statement that the solution ot
the race questmn lies in separation, an
nihilation or amalgamation; and to
name the last two merely reinforces
your position that separation Is the
only right solution.
1 have been deeply Impressed during
the past few days .by your editorials In
The Georgian, and And through discus
sion with numbers of your readers hero
that the necessities of the situation are
forcing themselves upon the public
mind. Your suggestion of castration
and branding ns punishment for rape Is
Indorsed by all with whom I have talk*
ed, and, ns stated In your issue of yes
terday, It seems that now Is the time
for the agitation to crystallize Into
some definite action. /
A little Inquiry among the mothers,
sisters nnd wives of our households de
velops the fact that the fear on the part
of our women of criminal assault is
state-wide, nnd for their sokes some
thing must be done to brepk this reign
of terror.
As one deeply Interested and hoping
to be of some service in this great Is
sue, 1 write you this letter. How do
you think a plan like this would work?
Place at the county, seats of all our
counties within the next few months
a petition, addressed to our general
assembly, asking for the passage of a
law making the punishment for rape
and assault with Inient to rape castra
tion and branding in the forehead with
the letter R. This petition to contain
n pledge on the part of all signing that
In the event the pleasure became a
law they would not participate In or
lend countenaoe to any lynching, but
would give a thorough test to the ef
fectiveness of the law. As you have
stated, legal hangings do not prevent
the crime, nor do lynching*, burnings,
tortures; and It. therefore, seems to
me that this experiment you have
named ought to tic fallen upon In this
time of our necessity.
f am with yog on all the prop osi
tion*—nothing fet schools, nothing for
churches, nothing for any of the black
man's institutions *inle*s denunciations
of assaults upon Xhlte women by ne
groes be the mala plank In their plat
forms.
I hear day by flay kind words tor
The Georgian—never any unkind ex
pressions. And I congratulate you
most cordially on making so soon The
Georgian, a great factor, a vital force In
Southern journalism.
With beat wishes for you personally,
I beg to remain.
Very truly yours,
C. L. SHEPARD.
Fort Valley, Ga., Aug. 25.
THE BE8T 80UTHERN PAPER.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
The general Impression throughout
the state upon the best class of peo
ple, the conservative and substantial
citizens. Is that The Georgian Is the
best paper published In the South.
It has been generally understood that
it Is a dean paper; that no fake pat
ent medicine advertisements, no thriv
ing "get-rich" schemes will be held be
fore Its readers In full page display,
carrying n stamp of approval by vir
tue of the quality or reputation of the
journal containing the advertisement;
also that no whisky advertisements
appear In The Georgian.
And that The Georgian has adopted
or rgther began on a policy advocated
by so many of the leading magazines, to
Jet nothing nppenr within Its columns
but reliable and honest advertisements
lotting square deals only. ( «
,.r» advertisement in The Georgian
carires a stamp of merit, which increases
its value to tho advertiser, and no
paper can lose in the long run by such
a fair dealing policy.
Reliable advertisers are rapidly
learning that It is detrimental to their
advertisement to appear on the same
page or In the same paper with fakes
and notorious skin game notices. They
are withdrawing their patronage and
look suspiciously upon such papers, and
are ever seeking a better and more
trustworthy medium.
N. K. S.
Ac worth, Go.
CLEAN MEAT FOR ATLANTA.
To the Editor of The Georgian;
1 read with a great deal of Inter
est your editorial last Saturday on the
proposed meat ordinance prepared by
special committee of council appointed
to Investigate the conditions in Atlanta
slaughter houses.
I have seen a «opy of the ordinance
as prepared and the adoption of such
regulations will certainly Improve the
deplorable conditions that now exist,
most especially as regards to the
slaughter houses on which special re
port was mhde by members of this
committee, /who visited the slaughter
houses. 1 was recently presented * a
petition opposing the (>assage of this
ordinance, asking for my Indorsement.
Am proud to say that the petitioner
realised tliat he had offered his paper
to at teait one man who had followed
the find!! gs of the committee, as well
as ent re »der of The Georgian.
The eft* ms of Atlanta arc Indebted
JUDGE GEO. HILLYER
FIRMLY-SUSTAINS
WELL KNOWN VIEWS
To the Editor of The Georgians
So many people have asked me why
I had nothing to tay in further prose
cution of the views I- have so often
expressed on the subject ot crimes and
lynching that I venture to write you
this letter. I feel more free also to
write because you have opened your
column® and Invite expressions of the
kind from the public generally.
In 1894 I nude a report to the Bar
Association, In which I urged amend
ments In the criminal law, with the
prophecy that Jynchlng would never be
stopped, but would rather Increase, un
til the remedies for enforcement of
the criminal law were amended and
Improved so as to make punishment
Immediate and certain. Since then,
Impelled by an overmastering sense of
.duty, I have several times urged these
views before the Bar Association, and
by letters In the public press; and In
which, as a further reason, I have ar
gued that unless something of the kind
should be done, the state of things
would bring on anarchy. These views
have been Indorsed by several large
and respectnble and representative re
ligious assemblies, and on one occasion
several years ago were Indorsed by the
Bar Association. A committee was
then appointed to urge the policies
stated before the legislature. But for
some inscrutable reason the leglsla
ture did nothing, and so far as I know
has done nothing up to the present
lime.
How on earth that body could shut
Its eyes as It has done, and Is now
doing, to this most overmastering evil
and danger, passes comprehension. It
Is a matter to be dealt with not by
mobs qr by irregular and Irresporwl
blo bodies, but by the law-making pow
er.
, President Roosevelt not lor7 ago.
speaking on the same line, 010I that
It has now come about that it
almost Impossible to punish crime
where the criminal has money enough
to employ an able lawyer. Case after
case happens In our midst, which veri
fies the truth of whut he said. Re
cent I v some one has blamed tile judges,
The Judges are not to blame. The fault
Is In the law. The law puts u gag
on the Judge. As tho low now stands,
the one man In the court house from
whom the law has taken away nearly
all discretion nnd nearly all power Is
tho Judge. The Juries are reduced
nearly to ciphers, and the only person
In a criminal trial over whom the law
throws Us protecting aegis Is the
criminal; apparently with a purpose
that even though guilty, ht or she
shall not be punished, if possible,
not at all; and at all events that
when punishment does come It shall be
after such great delay as that by ex
ample to evil doers, the punishment
shall do no good.
It Is Impracticable here, of course,
to go Into details fully as to what par
ticular amendments are needed. But
surely If amendments were made In the
constitution and law that, in cases of
manifest and unquestionable guilt,
punishment wrould be Immediate and
certain In all cases of crimes against
female vlrture; crimes committed on
the highway, and crimes against the
habitation of the citizen, there would
be no need of mob or lynching. When
ft rapist Is fairly tried and the Jury
finds him guilty and Is ready to say
that his is a case of manifest and un
questionable guilt, why delay the sen
tence of the law, and why should he
be tried over again, and especially why
should an Indefinite nnd Interminable
delay intervent? He does not give his
poor victim one single hour or one sin
gle minute; wouldn't one single day bfc
enough for him? When tried In public
Satan could no longer circulate the re
port that he was Innocent or make a
martyr out of hint. He should be pun
ished Immediately, and In my Judgment
punished In public, and let hts body
hang enveloped In fie white sheet all
day long ns a warning to evil doers.
It was In this spirit that the laws
were administered in ante-bellufn days,
and I here bear testimony that under
that system no case of violence to a
woman of the kind spoken of ever oc
curred. Any man of my age or obser
vation would tell you that such a thing
was never known or heard of. If an
Intelligent nnd orderly administration
nnd enforcement ot the law were re
established now, as was had then, It
would soon stamp out these crimes, and
our Innocent women and girls would bo
protected.
I give my Voice In favor of modera
tion and orderly proceeding. The prob
lem Is one for the legislature. Let as
hold them to their duty and responsi
bility.
There Is great danger In thlp hour
of excitement that Irresponsible bodies
I GOSSIP
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
By I'rlvntc I.t'ttKvil M'lrn.
New York. Aug. 28.—It pays to be
surgeon general to the "400." Of course,
the matter of fee la the private concern
of patient and physician—unless It gets
Into tho courts—but It is Inferred that
Dr. W. T. Bull received for the recent
operation on Mr*. Vanderbilt the neat
sum of $15,000. How would you Ilka
to be tho surgeon?
Mrs. George Law, known as one of
the handsomest American wldowa that
Parisians ever feted, and who under
took io remain constantly at the side
of Mrs. Reggie Vanderbilt Bince she
became sick at Saratoga nearly two
weeks ago, succumbed today to sick
ness herself. She is confined to her
suite at the Sandy Point farm, trained
nurses and Dr. Austin Flint, Jr., at
tending her.
Mrs. Law took full charge of ths
sick room of Mrs. Reggie Vanderbilt
nnd watched night and day with the
staff of ten trained nurses. She per
sonally administered the medicines pre
scribed by the doctors and kept the
patient In the best ot humor and. In
cidentally, looked after Baby Cath-
lecn.
Society folks In Newport who had
looked forwrrd to a series of brilliant
entertainments, were disappointed to
hear that Consuelo, duchess of Marl
borough, hun changed her plans, and
will not visit Newport this year.
Campnnarl, the baritone, from the
Metropolitan opera house, Is somewhat
disgusted ti lth Newport, where he has
been singing for the cottagers at 31,000
program. He is satisfied with the
pay, hut word has reached his ears
that blarlt.-fieo acta nnd red dancing
S irin have received more applause than
is singing.
Mrs. ogd?n Mills had a number of
colored singers it her dinner last week
and the large company Joined In the
L-horus and api lauded with vigor.
Comp,w Isons arc odlus. Campanarl
docs not desire that any one Join In
his chorus. In fact, It might be dan
gerous for the lay voice to enter Into a
31,#79 competition.
he ray set. that dines at Canfield's
for..lo;,u p|i«e discussed with anlma-
n todnv the story of how "BIHle"
r'.irldge, the gambler,.has become
- father-in-law of a real French
tnt. Burbrldgc, who is reticent In
nil 11:ires, keeps silent about the af
fair, but the true tale followed him
from Paris.
The count, whose family bears one
of the oldest names In France, saw
Miss Burbrldgc, tho stunning daughter
of the gambler,, on one of the boule
vards. Ho sought and obtained nn In
troduction. There was a courtship,
during which time Papa Burbrldge
v.as too busy wooing the goddess of
fortune to notice that Dan Cupid was
working within his very doors.
Just like all obedient American girlB
the young woman told the count to
"ask father," when he popped the
question. And like a true little French
man, the count asked his parents to
do the asking. They did.
"No," said Burbrldgc, “I am not In
favor of foreign marriages. Besides, t
am a gambler, and I might Injure your
social position,"
“You nre an honest man, and I honor
you; that Is enough,” replied the fath
er of the count. Thereupon Burbrldge
decided that the young Frenchman was
plenty good enough for his daughter,
nnd the ceremony was speedily per
formed.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Aug. 28.—Here are some
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—W. Fine, J. H. Lump
kin. Z. D. Morrison, B. Y. Mulky, A.
R. Thomasson, O. P. Howard, R. Y.
Mackey, J. C. Cook, D. M. McCul
lough, R. Mosely.
SAVANNAH—R. P. Canon, J. A. Co
hen.
Tins DATE IN HISTORY.
AUGU8T 28.
may go too fnr. Lot nobody hurt anv lSfll-HoiuUiidment ami capture °/
of tho peaceable and good negroes: but i llntteyn* and Fort Clark. V t .
rather commend nnd encourage them. UW—llrltUa bombardment paliqn* of
rather commend nnd encourage them.
Under right Influence nnd right lend
ershlp thousands of them will go will
us and will assist In the proper mens
ures for redress of these evils.
do so much hope. If any public
meetings are held* that cautious and
conservative counsels may prevail. The
ivay people are talking and writing re
minds me forcibly ot secession times,
which resulted In drenching our land
In blood. Let us pursue such a course
that we will be upheld by tho Just Judg
ment of mankind and at the same time
have the approval of our own sense
of justice and dictates* of ex-erlenee.
I repent, the remedy. If there be any
remedy humanly speaking. Is with the
legislature. If that body, ns no,w con
stituted, can not or will not do Its
duty, then the people can at the next
opportunity elect men who will. The
mills of the trod* grind slowly, but
very surely nnd very line.
Respectfully,
GEORGE HILLYER.
Australia possesses a larger number of
laud’has only 111 aud Russia about 55.
IiummI
d»lrc steam boiler*
type. They nre 21 feet leu?: by 8 foot
3 luohe* lu diameter, nnd dispense with
flat end* nnd gUKsct-pIntc stays, being
dish end*, and do away with the stays
entirely.
No fewer than 20.000 persons fn* report*
ed missing In London er*»rr year. Only
abotit otie-fifth of flew* misstie; pc»*on*
ore ever Bmmntnl for. The other* dl*-ip-
pear front friend* fo«*ever. Mnur of them
leave Louden.
to your splendid paper In supnort rf
the efforts of this committee. There Is
no doubt but what the whole cltv of
Atlanta will support the committee
and council nnd every officer of our
city government In applying the pr.ipcr
remedy. Fe*peetf»ltv.
A READER OF THU GEORGIAN.
1565— Spaniards, under Governor Menepdez,
landed at Ht. Augustine. ,
1596—English force under Drake and Haw
kins sidled on expedition against
Spanish settlements In the West lu-
laon-IIudMm discovered Delaware hnr.
1814—Honthnrdiuent of Fort Brie continued
by the llrltlsti. . , ,
•Trinity signed by Algiers nnd hne-
tiiiid, by which Christian slavery was
to lie nlxillidicd.
182°—Cimnt 1**43 Tolstoi lH$ni. , .
11M—Marin Clirldlnn, queen mother of
HpnJn, fled from Madrid to escape the
utb of tUs peoph*. #
sill tit n
A merles n netor,
die!.' Horn 1855. . .. a , ,
1936-Kt I win I. Holmes. Jr., Indicted In the
government i*ottoi* re|»*»rt scandal.
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k. Miller Kent, who supported, the Isle
Johnston. ll.nii.ll la n vaudeville act, «
to star In "IhOeC
Thomas <). Hcnbrooke Is going Into vaude
ville iltfltlll.
Jane Ken mark t* to star lu 'The Toast
of the Towu."
Theatergoer* will greatly ml**
Morrlwu. who died In f>ew
week at the age of 65. For tevrnty years
he had toured the eonntrjr lu •Xaust.
Hilda Rising I* preparing to open In Sew
York In "Lady Jim.
Nell Rurgess I* playing ht*
year and id* ltr*t Kcaaou iu the Mouth, lu
•*A County Fair."
Martin ret Ang'.ln !* ft* begin, her
In *.Th* Great Divide," a play by Wil
liam Vaughan Moo-ly.
V*ss Eleanor Hohsot.
np|Htirni»4H* In Oeto'ier
play, "Nurse Marjorie."
The name of Jam** O'NeUI's WbUrtil
ptay. In whbh he I* to Impersonate Johu
tbe Baptist. U "A Voice In tbe Milder*
less."
Holier* Drone*. FI. >L Holland and Mary
Hall will play tin* principal,parts In torn
MfvmimV play, "The Measure of a
A n-*w rural dnm-t thla season Is called
Mottotltmrs Courtship."
•n se-ps^t* again. M.iys a news Item:
i * otTicer* of »li * Cnvlonl. which has
..vet at AwCm I. New Zetland, from
sUurntotrcn Is’iiist*. twice passed close t»
•t ***«*|n*iit. Tli»y estimated It* elngtu
D feet. Jt*