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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. FRIDAY. Al'UI HT 31. IKK. The Atlanta Georgian. jC JOHN TEMPLE CRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Telephone Connections. United Staten and grand Petronius of the forms of speech. - Bnt the simple truth of the matter Is that the sent! ment of the country regards It as much more Important just at present that the messages and utterances of the president should contain some good and uplifting eco nomic sentiments than that those sentiments should be expressed In dipt participles and divorced dlpththongs. Subscription Rates: Published Every Afternoon One.Tear $4.50 Except Sunday by Six Month 2.50 THE GEORGIAN CO. Three Months ..... 1.25 II at 25 W. Alabama Street, By Carrier, per week 10c I ' Atlanta; Gs. Estered as socond-clsss matter April SI, ISOS, at the Postogiee at Atlanta. On., under act of eonxresa at March S. ISIS. That Splendid Ovation to Bryan. The reception accorded Hon. William J. Bryan at Madlaon Square Garden laat night was more dassllng and stupendous than the most Imaginative of his friends could possibly have foreseen. When It Is said that 20.000 people, waving miniature flags of the republic, greeted every utterance of the dis tinguished speaker with outbursts of applause, we have even then given hut a faint Idea of the loyally, and fervor, and resounding acclamation with which the additional thousands surrounding the auditorium and thronging the thoroughfares of Manhattan Joined In the chorus of hearty tribute with which his fellow countrymen welcomed him home. It Is universally conceded that Mr. Bryan has ma tured and expanded almost beyoud conception during the past ten years. There arc those who have been Inclined to abow some Impatience with him for the pertinacity with which he has clung lo the silver Issue, and the ag- greaslve prominence with which he has thrust It Into the foreground when there would seem to be no Just occa- ’ alon to disturb the general tranquillity and provoke un- . necessary antagonism. Bnt even those who aro most bitter In their resent ment of what they regard at this untimely Insistence, universally and entirely concede to him absolute sin gleness of heart and sincerity of purpose. Mr. Bryan however he may explain the matter to himself, must real- • lie In common with most of the people of this country, and Indeed of most of the countries of the clvlllxed world, that the free coinage of silver at an arbitrary ratio la no longer an economic question to be considered. So, Inasmuch as he Is essentially sound on the great cardinal principles of Democracy, and Inasmuch as all- verism, by common consent, has gone the way of laat year's thistledown, there Is no reason why a grateful and admiring people should not rush to his support, And so they did. If it had been a victorious Caesar coming home for the triumph voted him by the Roman aenate, he could not have been met by a more Impressive tramp, tramp of marching thousands, with a greater btixz and fever and ferment of expectation such aa hangs upon a day ao momentous as yestorday. It was a living and full-blood ed testimonial of the supreme confidence In which one man. for the vigor of his Intellect and the purity of hla purposes. Is held by his appreciative fellow countrymen. / It haa been almoat a year since Mr. Bryan started Ollit to make n tour of the world. He hnd already at- tAjm-il to that degree of wisdom where he realized hla *- relative Ignorance and he was anxious to avail him self of overy opportunity to study the customs and Insti tutions of other people and of other countries. He real lied. In the language of the great dramatist, that "homo- staying youths have ever homely ways," and that If he would make himself master of the laws and ayatems of i other countries, if ho would have a clear Insight of the I economic conditions In lands beyond tbo seas, he could acquire It perfectly only by going In person and studying these conditions In the midst thereof. During hit tour of i the world he has had an opportunity to confer with t()e <• leading thinkers of every country he haa visited. From * the coral strands of India, where he has been the guest of nabobs and maharajahs and English governors, on through Russia and England and the picturesque by ways of Europe, he has traveled, assimllntlng Informa tion aa he went. There Is nothing, to be sure, which makes It essential that the chlof executive of the United States should be a J man who has "taught him other longues and In strange eyea has inado him not a stranger," but It la undisputed that such experience furnishes a valuable equipment for one who la to be called to this high station. And hence, Mr. Bryan Is measurably a more availa ble man for tho presidency than ever before. His address on Thursday night was pitched upon n high plane. The keynote was antagonism to tho trusts which arc recognized as tho great and ever-growing menace to tho prosperity and happiness of our poople. He brings back with him from hla tour of the world a re newed conviction that tho Income tax, so far from being a radical and revolutionary measure, Is regnrdcd as con servative and soundly efficient by every country In which It has been adopted. But this Is not tho tlmo to enter Into an extended analysis of this great speech. Suffice It to say that It was eminently worthy of the man and the occasion, and con firms that lofty insltlnn In which the penplo have always placed the great and gifted commoner—William Jennings Bryan. The Ovation to Bryan. New York, Aug. 31.—The Bryan reception surpassed the expectation ot Its promoters. Every hotel waa crowded with delegations, banners blazed on the hotel fronts and the occasion looked more like a ratification meeting than a mere welcome to a great American. It was Bryan's greatest day. He has finally and definitely convinced hla countrymen without regard to party lines that he is sincere and In this connection he stands to America today as Gladstone did to England. Every state save South Carolina and Oregon had del egations here and each delegation brought an Invitation to Bryan to visit them. North Carolina and Georgia have combined their ef forts to have him visit the two states as their fairs come at the same time. Much concern had been felt over Bryan's speech, as It carried such tremendous Importance to the party. Par ticular apprehension waa felt over the advocacy of gov ernment ownership of railways, as It overlooked the sepa rate cars for whites and blacks, but Senators Bailey and Culbertson, who had seen a rough draft of the apeecb, expressed satisfaction with It. The-Garden Bpeech lasted about two hours. After wards Bryan addressed another larger overflow meeting In Madison Square. No such ovation has ever been paid to a private citizen In America as was accorded the Ne braskan. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES. Another Assault on Language. If language was really given us .to conceal our thoughts, this la a mighty good tlmo to employ It for that purpose, for verily the nations of the earth appear to havo given themselves over lo the harrying' and uproot ing ot their mother tongues, until patience Is exhausted. The English spesklng peoples are still In a frame of mind over the presidential order requiring that the freak spelling which we outgrew some 300 years ago shall bo revived and that the rules of grammar shall henceforth consist entirely of exceptions. We were in the very midst of this philological entente with President Eliot expressing opinions whirh would hardly go through the malls and President Roosevelt ab solutely hazarding bis chances of the third term by the airy manner In which he has waved aside all objections, when suddenly wo discover that another set of word- tmltha has gathered together over In Geneva. They are tinkering on that universal language, Espe ranto. s A thousand delegates are in attendance on thla con vention and they profess to see a great future for this ■accessor to Volapuk. it has a system of spelling which is all Its own and of course It Is claimed that it ran lie learned while you wait. It is the very sarcasm of fate that tills renewed In terest In Esiteranto as a universal language should come about Just at the time when reformed spelling has. in theory at least, given English a new impetus as the fu ture language of the world. It looks like lose nmjeatc— j Petersburg, it l»-.ks like a personal affront to the president of these peated at auy time. Unite For the State Fair. But little more than alx weeks now remain before the state fair will open Its gates to the people of Georgia, and coincident therewith Will be the reunion of the large family ot Georgians who have made homes for them selves In other states. , ~ The Indications are that the fair thla fall will be the moat elaborate and complete ever held In the state. Sec retary Weldon nnd hla able coadjutors are working with all the zeal and energy of their natures to make It Inter esting and attractive from every point of view and we feel sure that they will succeed beyond their fondest dreams. There caft be no doubt as to tho splendid resources of the state nnd tho marvelous strides our people have made In commerce and Industry. Our looms and spin dles aro multiplying yenr by year and the amount of capital Invested In Southern enterprises la always on the Increase. With our unparalleled, climate and inexhaus tible resources there Is no reason why each passing yenr should not more and more confirm our title as the Em pire State of the South. And there is no way In which we can get a bettor Idea of this prosperous condition than by seeing the ac tual exhibits spread out before us—the fruits of the field and the factories nnd the products of the forests and the mines. And now to this Is to bo added tho home coming week. Already the sons and daughters of Georgia who have taken up their homes In other states and have Identified themselves with the people ot other communi ties are beginning to talk about this great reunion. They will not only ho able to meot the friends they left behind them here, but they will meet the Georgians ot other states and nil will meet and mingle In this happy reunion. Nothing should be allowed to distract the attention of the people from the state fair. It should be the pur pose of every true son of Georgia to talk up the fair and work for the fair tram now until the time the gates are thrown open to tho public. The next state fair must bo the greatest and best In the history of Georgia and' we have every i*cnson to believe that such will be the case. Russia’s Army and Navy. Other centers of Interest havo not succored entire ly In diverting public attention from the situation In Rus sia, and It la realized that the fate of the empire depends upon the loyalty ot tho army and navy. William E. Curtis, writing from Russia to The Chi cago Record-Herald, says that since the dissolution of the doumn the labor group, the social Democrats, tho social revolutionists, the Jewish "bund" and the other radical organisations havo been making energetic efforts to cor rupt tho army. They hnve sent emissaries Into every garrison, prepared eloquent appeals to the soldiers, beg ging them not to take tho aldo of their oppressors, but lo aland with their fathers and brothers In the light for liberty. They havo declared a boycott against all sol diers who support the government when they return to their homes at the conclusion of their three years’ ser vice. Tlletr printed notices, which have been circulated by hundreds of thousands In every garrison and camp, contain a warning that the names of all soldtera who aup- l>ort the police will be recorded for future reference, and that Buch traitors to their people nnd their friends will be wlao not to roturn to their homes, because If they do they will find retribution awaiting them. Continuing, Mr. Curtis says these appeals havo more or less effect In corrupting the army and exciting dls- content, and the leaders of the revolutionary parties have been equally active In working up the mutinies that havo occurred at the different military posts. The outbreaks at Helsingfors and Cronatadt, which'have been described In detail by the telegraphic correspondents, are the consequences. The military authorities have evl dence that they hnve been In preparation and impending for some time. There was to bo a simultaneous out break at Helsingfors, In Finland, and at Cronatadt, the Gthrnltar of Russia, at the mouth of tho Rlva Neva, a few miles from St. Petersburg, but the plans of the con spirators were discovered and the authorities captured their signaling apparatus and code and arrested fifty of their leaden, which demoralized the participant!. The Helsingfors mutiny was precipitated by the unexpected arrest of 200 of the men. The commanding officer, who. through bis spies, had been kept Informed of the devel opment of the mutiny, took advantage of a funeral which was attended by the soldiers without their arms to arreit tho ringleaders, hut thetr comrades were too quick and too Btrong for him. and not only rescued them but ar rested the commandant himself and all other officers who happened to be In their quarters, and took command of the guns. The Russian navy has been In a chronic mutiny since the t-lose of the Japanese war. and has been engaged In some of the most extraordinary Incidents In all military history. The battle ships in the harbor of Sebastopol were captured by the sailors under the leadership of a young man named Sehntldt. whose photograph and biog raphy are now jieddled openly U|mn the streets of 8t. That remarkable event la likely to be re- Admlral Skrydloff, commanding tho Black Sea fleet, haa recently received a written demand signed by more than 2,600 of hla sailors which reads very much like the platform of the social revolutionary parfy and was Inscribed at tbs top of the Drat page with the words “Land and Liberty," the motto ot that organi zation. The sailors not only ask that their own Individ ual and common wrongs be remedied, but undertake tt regulate the politics of the nation, and declare that the entire fleet will revolt unless the peasants ars given all the land they want, unless general amnesty Is declared for all political prisoners, unless capital punishment la abolished, universal suffrage granted to the people and the ministry made responsible to parliament. There have been continual troubles and disturbances In the Baltic fleet, which, by the wajr. Is under the com mand of the Grand Duke Alexander, a cousin of the czar, who visited Chicago daring the Columbian exposition and commanded the Ruaalan fleet that participated In the na val review at New York. Alexander la one of the ablest of the Imperial family, a profound student and scientist, but extremely conservative In hla views and a staunch de fender of the autocracy. While Inspector general of the Russian navy before the war with Japan, hla criticisms of Its condition esused a quarrel with bis uncle, Atexla, who was admiral In chief. The emperor supported Alexis, but could not very well turn down Alexander, for tho latter la the husband of hla slater, Xenia, hla favor ite of all the family. So he created a new department of the government to take over all masters concerning the mercantile marine, and placed Alexander at the head ot tt. The new Jine of steamers between Ltbau and New York la one of Alexander's Ideas, and he did a great deal to develop Russian commerce. The disclosures of the rottenness of the navy vin dicated Alexander when It waa too late to do any good, but the exar recognized the propriety of doing something to compensate for bis humiliation, and made him com mander In chief In the place of bta uncle Alexis. The South’s Natural Resources. In the series of‘articles which have appeared on this page during the past few weeks many arguments have beon brought to bear and many facta and figures have been -presented to show that thla waa, the moat prosper ous and progressive section of the country. The whole story could not be put more tersely than to use the language of The Manufacturers' Record, which says that coal and Iron, the' foundations of the world's chief Industries, the baaea of the vast wealth of Great Britain, Germany and Pennsylvania, the moving forces of all civilisation, are found In the South In quantity, proximity and cheapness ot production on a scale not elsewhere duplicated lp the world. "Of coal the South has nearly three times as much In area and many times aa much In quantity ns Great Britain, Germany and Penn sylvania combined. Of Iron ore the South haa certainly one-half ot all the known ore of the entire country. Measure If you can tho limitless possibilities, the vast wealth of tho future of this section.'’ BOOKER WASHINGTON’S OMISSION. To the Editor of The Georgian: I have rend Bookor Washington's address to hla peo ple, and while he mentioned the fact about the lawle-„i- ness of hla race, he failed to call on the good and law- abiding class of his people to Join in the hunt of the white man In running down the fiendish brutes and de- ■pollera of our women. The white man does thla against his own race, why not the negro do the same thing? I would suggest that we do In Atlanta what they are going to do out In the county. The police department admits It has not sufficient force to patrol the residence portion of the city properly, and give It the protection It needs an<l requires. Therefore, why not appoint special officers fiom among our reputable citizens—say two tq every block In Atlanta—nnd clothe them with police power. Tbo reputable and law-abiding citizens of Atlanta will gladly volunteer their services in this direction free, and It sill give us police protection that will awe the negro Into becoming a law-abiding citizen until other means can be found to get rid of him altogether. A TAXPAYER. 8TOOD IT LONG ENOUGH. To the Editor of The Georgian: I wish to be one of the number who heartily Indorse your editorial published In The Georgian, "The Reign of Terror Must End." It must end at once or the South and not only the South, but the United States, will be ruined. We have stood It long enough. I do not see why we should lay down our liberty and the honor of our womanhood for which our fathers fought and died for the negro to ruin. Shall we stand aside and see this take place, or shall wo step forward and- save the Anglo-Saxons' blood which our fathers so purely and proudly handed down to ui? tt U time for us to do something, and we should strike while the Iron la hot and settle thla question now and forever. Gentlemen of the Caucasian race, why not decide this question at once? Shall we any longer see our mothers, wives, daughters and sisters subjected to the brutality of the negroes? May God speed the day when the end ot the "Reign of Terror" shall come. It has gone so far that a lady cannot walk on the streets ot Atlanta, the city of the South, without being Insulted by the negroes for whom we have done ao much. Shall we tolerato it longer? I ask you men of the Caucasian race? Aa for myself, I am ready to take any step to protect our women. Truly yours, WILL L. LOVE, a Georgia Boy. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 28, 1906. GOSSIP 1 - .1 A FRIEND TO WOMANHOOD. To the Editor of The Georgian: You havo certainly shown yourself a "friend in need" to Southern womanhood, for which I wish to thank you from the depths of my heart Your editorials on this subject have made me feel aa If I could Just whoop and yell for you. I am a working girl and'live in a suburb of Atlanta. It la after dark when I leave my work In the city and when I leave the car on my way home I have to go through a dark street alone, where only the goodness of God keeps me safe. I am generally very brave, but of late I am terrified If I am out alone after dark, and do not oven feel safe during the day. My opinion la that ever since the negroes wore freed they hnve beon and always will be a source of torment to white people. I don’t think I shall ever be satisfied until the last one has been sent to some distant country. If they are scared Into subjection now it will only be a matter ot a few years before It will all have to be gone through with again. YOura truly, WORKING GIRL. East Point, Ga., Aug. 30, 1906. REVIVE THE PAROLE SYSTEM. To the Editor of The Georgian: To say that I enjoy your editorials wduld be but put ting It mildly. I have always enjoyed them. The great question today la how to heal the sore that la so terrible In the South, and In my humblo way I wish to call your attention to a few things,as we pass along In this Im portant discussion. First. Georgia has a vagrancy law that ought to bo rigidly enforced. When the law was first enacted the police and grand Juries tried to have It enforced, but when the enthusiasm passed away, It was forgotten, and the negroes are still loafing. Now why la this relaxation? Is tt because of no land to till, no pine trees to be cut, no railroads to be built? No, firms are begging for labor every day. Now I believe that every negro should be forced to carry a pass properly signed to abow who ho Is and what kind of character he haa, or be arrested and Investigated effectually. Thla would protect the Inno cent and punish tho guilty negro. 1 don’t believe any man has a right to loaf. Now, Mr. Graves, you watch; just ai soon as this agitation dies out trilling negro men and boys will be banging around on the street corners singing: "What's the- use’n me workln’ so hard, When I got a girl In the white folk's yard. She brings me meat and al\e brings me lard— An’ there ain’t no uae’n me workln’ ao hard.” And some officer of the law will pass them by with out asking them for their passport or the sign ot work In their hands. Now, why shouldn't the officers of the law be forced to make the loafers obey the law 365 days every year? Not one day—be on the lookout every day. I am sure If they wero constantly on the alert observing everything that takes place In sight or hearing, much good would result therefrom. ' • Let the good people get down to something practical. That will tell In results. With beat wishes for your au» ceai, I am, air, yours truly, A TRAVELING SALESMAN. GET RIGHT WITH YOUR NEIGH BOR. To the Editor of The Georgian: "Get right with God." Of late the city has been flooded with little slips of paper bearing the foregoing words. There Is perhaps nothing more ad mirable than being zealous In good works, bending every energy to the correction of error, the eradication of sin with Its consequences. Every one good or hod loves the man or woman who Is giving time, talent and money to the cause of humanity. We must not, however, lose sight of the fact that there Is In this as well aa In all other work a right and a wrong way. Many good causes have suffered, many hnve been defeated by the zealot. The religious fanatic will do the cause of Christianity more harm than all Its avowed enemies can possibly do It. The unselfish, modest, quiet, conserva tive man whose life Is based upon prin ciples of love and Justice will do more to promulgate the religion he profess es, by demonstrating the beauties of such a life, the Influence and useful ness of right living, than all the loud mouthed ranters about preparing for a future world could do In an eternity. We must first demonstrate to the world that we know how to live this life before the world will accept our teachings of one which we know not of. The age of credulity ts rapidly pass Ing, the age when the great masses were willing, without stopping to think for themselves, to accept as true the professions of the Ignorant and super stitious who claim to have passports lo Heaven, and that all who are not fol- lowing the route mapped out by them are bound for the other side of the great lake. The world Is beginning to realize the fact that each nnd every Individual has the same right as any other Individual to the exercise of his or her Oml-given faculties. The world Is appealing to reason and to common- sense rather than to superstition. It Is calling for nnd demanding something more tangible than what some one has said, whether he lives today, or lived hundreds of years ago. He who pro fesses to bo following In the tracks of the Lowly Nazarene muat furnish something more substantial than mere assertion; his life and actions every day muat corroborate his teachings on Sunday If he expects reasonable, sensi ble. thinking people to believe him. It he advertises his route he must at least pay the printer, or the printer Is likely to give him away, nnd then he Is left to travel his narrow way alone. Now It may be that my views of this mstter are erroneous, but one thing I am absolutely certuln of, I am entitled to the same rights and privi leges that I most heartily accord to every other Individual, the right of candid expression, of honest convic tions. on nil questions in which men are alike Interested. This Is the only means of progress. 1 am fully satis- fled that those who circulated the pa- l>ers above referred to are honest of r urpose. actuated by good motives, but am of the opinion that they have placed the enrt before the horse. An other thing of which I nm equally sure Is that the Bible not only sustains this position, but that tt Justifies the sug gestion of a more reasonable admoni tion, viz. "Get right with your nelgh- or." Not long ago I heard a gentleman. a certain minister of this city, say that he had derived more spiritual beneflt from his preaching than any other to whom he had ever listened. Now It so happens that T know some thing of the life of the aforesaid gen tleman, and I would not have had to go three blocks from where we were standing to point out a party who had been robbed of that for which he had faithfully and conscientiously worked a number of yeare, by this man who violated one of the oldest and most (irmly established customs of the busi ness world, a custom founded upon justice, to the Injury of this party, In order that a pet, an Incompetent, too, who had no more claim to the place than a goat has to the moon, and the man so grossly wronged, not only wronged himself, but crippled In his efforts to give to hla children that edu cation to which every child In this fair land of ours In entitled. Now should a man of such Ideas of life be ad monished to -Get right with God?" No, emphatically, No! He should first get right with his neighbor by repair ing as far as In his power the wrong a brother had suffered at his hands, then perhaps he might be In a position to seek to get right with God. What, In the .name of reason nnd common- sense can he know about spirituality who does not know enough of the tem poral, of the obligations of man to man. who Is so grossly Ignorant of the great principle of right and wrong that he cannot, or will not live up to the fundamental truth of the religions he professes? Get right with your neigh bor, then he will lleten to your ad monitions to "Get right with God. This Is not an Isolated case; it Is characteristic of those who are exceed ingly noisy about their religion. The honest man does not have to go through the world proclaiming hie honesty; his neighbors know It. The honest man does not do so. If he Is honest he knows It, and, being so, feels Intuitively that others believe It, and consequently does not set up a defense at every turn. . ... "I am not taking sides with Bill, when no one has made the charge. Is evidence positive that he Is for "Bill,’ right or wrong. He tries to cheat him self Into the belief that he Is right, honest, knowing consciously that he Is not so, feels Intuitively that every one suspects his motives, and consequently must defend himself whether assailed or not. Ood does not need or wont the wor ship of him who has not In his heart the flritt principles of love anil Justice for his fellmv-belng. Even the vilest has no place In Ills heart for such a character and he Is n stumbling-stone tn the way of others. A man’s neigh bors know him better than any others. -Get right with your neighbors." J. E. LOVELESS. The Election Kept Him Awake. To the Editor of The Georgian: I could not sleep for two nights nfter the result In the Georgia campaign was announced. I knew It was com ing. but It was grander than I had hoped for. Yes. It shows that the peo ple have waked up. When Hearst was put up for mayor In New York I knew he would win the light. I felt tt In my bones, and 1 wrote Governor Broward thnt he would see that Hearst was the coming man. ' When Parker was nominated I felt of anything. The people who put him up, put him up to beat him. The result In Georgia shows that Hearst will be the noxt governor of New York. Jerome will be beaten as bad as Clark Howell waa—mark my prediction. Yes, sir, the day of the "grafter" Is gone; the people have no use for “boeaes" any longer and when we hear from Tennessee this tall many people will be astonished, and the same Is true of Ohio, and even Iowa and other states also. And what does all this show us? That Hearst will the next president and Lafollette will be on the ticket as vice president. For his cabinet Bryan will be secretary of state, and Folk and Watson and Tom Johnson and Weaver and Dunne will be there, and Broward will be secre tary of the navy. Three cheers for Smith and Hearst nnd Folk nnd Wat son and Weaver and Dunne and Brow ard and Lafollette and Bryan and all who are for the people. A. II. 8TAGALL. Deland, Fla. Aug. 27, 1906. A Burlesque Expeeitien. To the Editor of Tho Georgian: I am sending under separate cover portions of the Saturday and Monday Issues of The Dispatch, with marked accounts of the opening of the "Indus trial and Educational Exposition of the Colored People of Ohio,” In which Vice President Fairbanks and Booker Washington look part, on Saturday— and the exceedlngsly "educational" and "Industrial" features of the exposition on Sundny, features which will be con tinued through the week unless the authorities Interfere In the name of the law. I have noted your recent utterances on the negro problem In the South with much. Interest. Up here, as the nigger Is allowed to vote, both parties cajole him, nnd every town nnd city In Ohio Is Infested with -a set of impudent, loud-mouthed, swaggering anthropoids, would would be a disgrace to any race. It Is true, there are many honest and Industrious men among them, but their progress In Industry, here In a state where they have had nn even chance since before the war, a state which Is one of the richest In the union, Is pretty well Indicated by the burlesque on the name of exposition which they are managing In this city. Some day, the people here will get tired of the whole lot of Senegamblans. and there will be trouble. Booker Washington’s good advice slides from them like water from a duck’s back. It "never touches them." I offer the material for any comment you may see flt to make. Yours very respectfully. By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER. By Private Leased Wire. New York. Aug. 31.—John D. Rocke feller not only Is the richest man In the world, but according to Candidate Emery, of Pennsylvania, he controls through hla various lieutenants some- ‘hlng like a twentieth of the wealth of the country. The Pennsylvanian fig ures out that the oil king through hta interests In Insurance companies, In dustrial corporations, mining compa nies. banks and trust companies and various smelter Interests haa control of IS,200,008,000. This makes him not alone the richest, but by long odds the mo* powerful man In the world, and the Rothschilds and othor names which, for generations, have been synonymous «lth sovereignty In high finance, In comparison, sink Into the piker class. It Is the proper thing at this anni versary to remark that the day of the oyster Is at hand. The first consign ment of oysters for the season, which opens tomorrow, are on the way from Baltimore to New York, and the res taurants are preparing to charge fancy prices for the flrst product. Oyster men differ In opinions aa to the quanti ty and quality of this year’s crop. Th« name of Jerry McAuley la to be further perpetuated by a forty-foot steam launch which will bear his name. It will be launched next week, having been built by the widow of the famous evangelist, to be used exclusively for missionary work along the water from. The boat will have a handsome pulpit and organ. It will be In charge of the Bev. Peter Allen. The theatrical world has been stirred by the report that Mrs. Joseph Os- bume, former friend of Mri. Leslie Carter, now Mrs. Payne, and of Miss Norma Munroe has become a bride. It Is asserted she has taken for n hus band Ernest Lawford, a comedian. eat-grandchlldren, grandchildren and children from all parts of the East gathered at Meriden, Conn., today to celebrate the I09th birthday of Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt, of Brooklyn. Mrs. Hunt, who went from Brooklyn to head the celebration, was up bright and early and was as chirpy as anv of her younger descendants. A marked tribute was paid to her by the city officials, who had the town clock tolled 106 times In her honor. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. IN WASHINGTON. Washington, Aug. 21.—At Washing ton hotels: ATLANTA—J. C. Clark and wife, F. M. Hamilton at Riggs; Mrs. T. E. Rag land, Major Ragland, W. E. Dob bin and son at the New Willard; Frank D. Holland at the Raleigh. AUGUSTA—William F. Bowe kt the Raleigh. IN PARIS. Paris, Aug. 31.—Mrs. Estelle Culley Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lincoln Qately and Miss Julia Franklin, of Georgia, registered at the office of the European edition of the New York Herald today. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. AUGUST 31. 1290—Edward I exiled Jews from England on penalty of death. 1*23—Henry V of England died. Bora Au gust ». 1388. 1888—John Banyan, author of "Pilgrim’s Progress," died. 1787—Jonathan Belcher, governor of Mean- chusette and New Jersey, died. Itorn MM; 1781—Washington and Rochnmbesn received In Phllodelpbln. , 1823—Galuahu A. Grow, wer-tlmo speaker of the house, born. 1849—Convention at Monterey, Cel., to frame atnte constitution. I860—Queen Wllhelwlun of the Netherlands born. 1887—Mrs. John Drew, famous actress, died. Burn January 10, 1830. 1888 Colonel Henry, who forged erldenct agnlnat Dreyfua, commuted suicide. 1901— Drapernto ntlncka of Jnpaneae at I.lao- ynug repulsed by the lluaslans. Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 27 s leader In tbe church. In speaking of as certain of bis defeat as 1 ever did WORD OF APPRECIATION. To the Editor of The Ocorglan: I Irish to add my thanks with the thousands of others to you for the stand you have taken on the negro question. May you live to see the day when our dear Southland Is rid of this black curse. I am ready to give my life to the cause. For the love of heav en do not let this thing drop until the last black face is driven from nor midst. Any',time I can be of service to you In ant- way don’t fall to call on me. (Respectfully. 2 O. H. BRAY. R. F. D/No. S, Box 8. A Colored Minister’s Views* To the Editor of The Georgian: I desire to commend the very able editorial, "The Way to Save Our Wo men.” And would like to call your attention to the fact that the Anglo- Saxon Is no more tired of this tirade against womanhood than the better element of negroes In the South. For years negro mass meetings have been held for the purpose of lifting the negro and to have him cultivate a de sire for higher morals and Industry, but this element of negroes whose am bition reaches Its senlth when an op portunity presents Itself, to lay unholy hands upon a woman are those who not the sanctity of a home and still less the dignity of labor. The negro Whose head Is trained to think, hands to work, and heart to love and adore his Creator Is Just as far above com mitting a fiendish crime as the Anglo- Saxon Is above the Hottentot. This lower class of negroes wlU for ever remain unmoved. In spile of mob law or Klu-KInx elan. The only way to eradicate this lustful, fiendish crime Is by the separation of the races. Let tbe philanthropists of the North who are lavishing their millions to su perficially educate the negro of the South, charter shins enough to trans port them to the land of their ances try and their millions will be better spent. Every thinking negro knows [hot some day this tidal wave of law lessness will cause the floodgates of a Justifiable passion to be torn asunder and overwhelming deetructlon follow. With the calmest Judgment the out look for the negro In America Is either emigration or extermination. These ebnny-hued rapists are not worthy to be called negroes. They are fiends, brutes, beasts of tbe lowest type clothed In the shadowy garb of a seem ing humanity. S. MELVILLE PITT, Paster A. M. E. Church. Lexington, Ga. Will Return to 8weden. M|sv!nl to Tbe ilt-irgliin. Anniston. Ala., Aug. 31.—Fred A. Wicks, one of the best known foreign residents of this county and a local vocalist of some note, has sold hit farm of r,l acres and will leave in a few weeks for his old home Hi Sweden, after enjoying a sightseeing lour of America.