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Atlanta. Oe.. under net of concrete of March t UTS.
Saturday Evening.
On yesterday the Anal leaf In Summer's Golden Book
tv at closed and sealed, and with today the "season of
mists and mellow fruitfulness" begins to unfold before
us. In the manifold aetlrltlea whleh have engaged our
attention, It seems but a little span since this sixth year
of the century rounded from winter Into bud and blos
som, "whtre the willow trees shot a green feather and
the butter cups burned In the grass.” It seems but a
little span since the revelry of Mayday yielded to the In
creasing fever of June and the months which Immortal
ized the Caesars with the modified name of Julius and
Augustus, crept In to complete the sunny circlet of tho
year.
But the days are done "when the aun god marries
hla sweetheart June” and the embowered streams extend
their cool Invitations to retreat from tho heat of noon.
The ruaaet coronal of the mid-year month has already
begun to fade, and before we can fully appreciate the
flight of tlmo tho aaasafras nnj the sumac will fling out
their banners of crimson and gold, while just over tho
mellowing hills lies that abundant period "when the frost
la on ths pumpkin and the corn la In the shock.”
It Is eminently true. In the language of Holy Writ,
that “one star different from another star In glory,” and
equally true It Is that each phase In all the changing cy
cle of tho eeneon presents a charm and Individuality pe
culiar to ftself which, we would not willingly exchange
for any of the attributes which lie In the succeeding
seasons of the year.
That apostle of the screaming alaterhood, Mary Ellen
Lease, once paused In her raucous campaign of calamity
howling long enough to declare that “God Almighty was
In benignant frame of mind when he fashioned Georgia.”
And so It would seem to those who atop long enough In
the busy routine of life thoroughly to apprehend tho man
ifold charms of our commonwealth. In nothing la this
superiority mors apparent than In the gracious climate
which smiles upon her red old hllla and touches them
Into blossom and fruitage. While we have heard, as If
they were the rumors swept back to ui from another
world, of the dally fatalities where General Humidity
goes forth conquering and to conquer, we of Georgia
linvo aat under our own vine and fig tree luxuriating In
nn atmosphere which Is tempered to the highest degree
or enjoyment ,
It has been a happy and n prosperous summer, but
now thnt It It over, wo philosophically oxplnlm “tho king
Is dend, long live the king.” With buoyancy and hopeful
anticipation we turn our faces toward the closing third
of this Immortal year. The rich pageantry which will
soon be spread along the hedges and throughout tho
forests will supply the picturesque and aealhetle, while
fcrtllo fields, once tickled with the hoe, now laughing
with tho harvest, will supply our creature comforts an
hundred and a thousand fold.
Tho optimism which pervades our nature leads us to
believe that this wilt ba the happiest and most prosper
ous year In the beadroll of all years, and that the doling
of this unfolding period will find the world at Urge on a
higher and a better plane than ever before.
This confidence will at least contribute much toward
establishing the condition, and with grateful recollec
tions of the golden summer that Is dead, we look loyalty
nud confidently toward the Autumn that Is today at hand.
much to break up the low haunts of thriftless negro
criminals. There should be neither variableness nor the
shadow of turning in this purpose until these retreats
are absolutely purged and the vagabonds who Infest
them are driven Into exile or put to work for the state
and the county.
The efficiency of the county police has already been
greatly Improved by trebling the number of rural police
officers and distributing them more generally throughout
the county. The recent agitation will serve to awaken
these officers to a higher sense of the duties and respon
sibilities which devolve upon them, all of which will fco
a long way toward ending the present reign of terror.
The Georgian has already called attention to the
suggestion of Judge George Hlllyer that the criminal
laws of thla state should be so amended that the ex
asperating delays which have afflicted us in the past
will be ended forever. If It Is necessary to adopt a
constitutional amendment In order that trial, conviction-
and execution under the forms of law may be carried
through absolutely without delay, then by all means let
the constitution be amended and additional statutes
adopted for the end In view.
These are some of the suggestions made by this rep
resentative committee of public spirited and determined
cltlaena. Over and beyond this the press of the South
should din It Into the ears of tho leading teachers and
preachers among the negroes of the South that their
manifest duty In thla crucial hour Is to utter In diapason
tones the persistent warning of the fearful fate which
awaits the Individual negro unless this reign of terror
ends. The time has come for them to dwell upon the
hclnousness of tho crime and not upon the Irregularity
of the punishment which follows.
The best element of the 8outh loves law and order
and condemns the action of the mob. But over and be
yond that Ilea the grim determination that we shall
dally no longer with these outrages and that the surest
way for the negro race to write Its own doom and de
struction Is for Its leaders to remain even luke-warm
In their denunciation of tho unspeakable offenders.
This present movement Is one of the most represen
tative and the most determined which the periodical
agitation of tho press during many years has yet brought
forward, and we look to It to secure prompt and sub
stantial results.
„ your editorial and the
stand you are taking in defense of
our mothers, sisters, daughters, wives
and sweethearts. Noting some of tho
many comments thereon. It seems
me that the Northern man, of today,
judged by ths Southerner from the
routings of a class of fools who occa
sionally rush Into print In tho news
papers and other periodicals of thi
North an<] the ravings of yellow Jour
nals that print anything to sell their
product, and not by the real sent!
ment of the people.
In 1904, In Chester, Pa., a negro
brute criminally assaulted the daugh
ter of a minister, the crime was a re
voltlng and shocking one In all Its dt
tails, and for a few hours a quiet hor
ror that no words of mine can describe
pervaded the minds of the people. It
seemed as If It had struck them dumb.
Then, vengeance, as swift and as sure
a* ever any people of the South de
vised , was meted out to that black
hound. He was burned at the stake,
and over two thousand of the best dt
Izens of Chester with some Phlladcl
phlans participated In meting out swift
Justice and presenting a warning
his kind.
This Is one of many Instances that
occurred In the North. We were for
tunate In not having more occasion for
them.
I have been In the South for eighteen
months, and except that you have much
more occasion to express It I find there
Is no difference between your feeling
and that of the people In the North,
who have gone through the horror that
menaces our women.
I am now a resident of the suburbs
Atlanta, compelled to leave my
horns frequently to travel over Georgia
and South Garollna, and am more than
thnnkful that so much has already
been done to protect our homes, but
for the sake of those we hold dear, let
us not delay until another victim Is
added to the long list of atrocious
crimes against those who of God-given
right look to us for protection, but at
once organise Into some such order as
tho famous Ku Klux Klan. and pro
tect them with our lives. If need be.
A Northerner by birth, a Southerner
by Inclination, and a Georgian by
A Great Movement in Good Hands.
The protracted agitation demanding that radical
measures shall be taken for a stricter enforcement of the
laws and tor the better protection of the women and
children of ths South, Is finally crystallising Into some
thing definite and effective and at last we Indulge the
hope that a brighter day Is dawning for all concerned.
It would be Impossible to find a more representa
tive and aubetantlal body of dtlsene than those whose
names are attached to the resolutions adopted on yes
terday for presentation to Che city, county and state au
thorities. They are the tax-payers, the men of substance;
men of enlightenment and Integrity to whom wo Instinc
tively look for the flirtherance of every movement for the
general welfare. They are earnest and tealoua In their
deslro that the “Reign of Terror” shall be aupplantod by
the reign of taw and order, and by the establishment of
a better system of protection and security.
It was a notable an. gratifying feature of these res
olutions that no effort to revive that engine of recon
struction days known as the Ku-Klux Klsn, conld re
ceive the cooperation and Indorsement of the good peo
ple of this community. Hysterical protests from an Ir
responsible quarter, lashing Into fury the feelings of the
mob and In Its essence encouraging lawlessness,. met
with the prompt, vigorous and emphatle denunciation
which It deserved. This Is not a time to appeal to law
lessness, and leaat of all In aneb a form aa will lend en
couragement to a movement In which hot-headed and
Irresponsible men naturally assume the leadership.
Wiser and better counsels have prevailed among the
distinguished cltlsena who have beaded the present defi
nite movement The very preatlge of their personality
carries weight and Influence In every quarter to which
• they appeal. They aak that the street railway company
use separate trailer cara for the accommodation of the
negroes. It Is aa updenlable fact that the contact of
the races on the street cars Is one of the most fruitful
sources of friction are have. And even the most casual
observer, riding shout the city, can see that we are al
ways on the verge of personal conflicts between the ne
groes and the white people. It may be that this now
measure can be adopted only at a sacrifice; but the time
Is critical and the situation Is desperate. It Is Imper
ative that a sacrifice should be made for the common
good, and It Is only reasonable that a great corporation
that has enriched Itself from the privileges It enjoys
from the city of Atlanta, should make this sacrifice In
the interest of peace and security.
It Is recommended that the police force of the city
should be largely Increased, and that the low dives es
tablished In the purlieus of Atlanta should be swept
away absolutely. These dens of Iniquity and crime
where thousands of negroes live In Idleness and dissi
pation are the natural Incubators of the very criminals
who sally forth to commit their unspeakable assaults
Atlanta's Clearing House Figures.
The fall season opens up with the most gratifying
assurance that commerce and Industry will go forward
with greater vigor than ever during the next few
months.
Tho closing month of summer makes a magnificent
showing for the trado conditions In Atlanta. One of
the moat exact barometers of our growth and progress
Is the volume of our bank clearings, and It It shown that
the month of August exceeded the corresponding month
of last year by 13,500,000.
Thla very excess would be a fairly creditable show-
Ing for the nverage city, but It lias become so much a
matter of course that It hardly excites anything more
than passing comment August of last year showed
a large Increase in the volume of bank clearings when
this Hem reached more than $12,000,000, but when It
reaches $15,568,000, as shown for last month. It becomes
apparent that we are prospering Indeed. Half a million
dollars a day passing through the banks of Atlanta
means a tremendous volume of business, and yet this
sum la ever on tbo Increase, growing In geometrical pro
gression.
It Is very gratifying to the patriotic citizen of At
lanta, who Is proud of the prosperity of his city, to
have such substantial facta as these to offer In vindica
tion of his claims that we are leading the South In our
material welfare. A year hence our monthly bank clear
ings should be something like $10,000,000 a month, and
thus the steady growth' will continue until there will
be no one to dispute our pre-eminence.
Attention hss already been called to the fact that
Atlanta’s money order business Is greater than that of
New Orleans, a city several times larger than this In
the mere number of Inhabitants. This naturally came as
something of a. surprise to a number of readers who look
upon the Crescent City as tho center of a large trade,
but the facta of the caao cannot be disputed and they
are attracting general attention.
How Bryan Was “Buried.”
That hard words break no bones has been repeated
for a long time—"otherwise,” aa Beast Butler used to say,
’I would have been dead long ago.”
The Man with the Scrap Book, who In thla Instance
It a college professor with an Inclination toward the cu
rious, hat come forward with an anthology of the hard
things sold by the newspapers of the country Just aftor
the election In 1900. They have a peculiar Interest at
thla time, when the distinguished Nebraskan has Just re
ceived the most splendid ovation ever accorded a private
citizen In this country. Among these choice extracts and
epithets are the following;
"Dead and buried beyond hope of resurrection."
"Janus-faced trickster.”
"Quack nostrum doctor.”
"Magician.”
”Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."
“Lightning rod man.”
"Safebreaker.”
“Court Jester."
"Anarchist.”
“Artful dodger.”
"Dlvvlcrat.”
“Brason footman to rapacious Tammany tiger.”
“Blatant demagog.”
“Constituttaiia! pessimist.” •
"Traitor.”
"Apostle of sedition and class hatred.”
“Unscrupulous expounder of emotional popocrattc
politics.”
"Vn homme capable do tout.”
Bryaulsm drew votes from a “conglomeration of wild
theorists, of discontented Ignorance, of dishonest debtors,
of selfish sllrer owners, of pelf-aeeklng politicians, of ob
jectors to law and order and the sanctity of the aupreme
Judiciary,” who followed' that "Jack O’Lantern light of a
man void of understanding.”
"Buried under nn avalanche of votes."
The representative opinions of Bryanltm were no
less emphatic and to the point:
"8tampcd out.”
"Its end has come."
"It stands condemned before the world with none to
poor to do It reverence."
"All that the Democratic party, under Mr. Bryan,
has contended for has been repudiated.”
The election “marks the aeltverance from the com
bination of all the lunacies of the past.”
Wo have left behind "the whole congeries of fads
and tollies and hatreds that greedy and unscrupulous
men have gathered together In a modern cave of Adultan
for a menace to ordered popular gorernment.”
In the face of recent events Mr. Bryan can afford to
■mile at thla formidable array of bad language.
choice, as an American without any
sectional feeling, but aa one of thla
nation, I say we need a national organi
sation, pledge*] to atamp out the black
hand at our women’s throats.
I believe that a determined organ!
sgtlon, such as thla, will act aa a pre
ventlve of all such crimes In the fu
tore, since the beasts will realise thnt
that crime means speedy death, but
should action be necessary. I beg an
opportunity of being given an humble
place In the ranks, and though
qulat. peace-loving clllsen, this adopt
ed "Yankee" will cheerfully lend where
any of your native aone dare follow
In defense of our American women.
God bless them!
Lead on, my Southern brother, and
give the Northerner a chance to Join
your ranks, then count them—It will
surprise you.
I believe I may have some little
ability as an organiser; In that capacity
or any other In this cause, 1 offer my
services without compensation or re
ward, and will pay my own expenaca
going any place and at any time.
Sincerely yours,
J. D. LAWRENCE.
201 Fourth National Bank Building,
Atlanta, Ga. ,
REV. R. D. 8TIN80N'S VIEWS.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I have carefully and considerately
read your editorials concerning the
criminal element of my people and the
attitude of the leaders thereto.
Knowing you at I do, I have reaeons
to believe that you felt you were per
forming a duty that must be accom-
E llahed by some one for the good of
oth races and our great Southern
section with Its mate of Ignorance, pov
erty, squallor and general Irregularities.
Many of the thoughtful Interested In
both races believe aa you do. But.
when we consider the disadvantages of
our section for more than thirty years,
the Ignorance, misery and degradation
of my people through all those yean,
and how much or It actually exists
now. there may be grounds to doubt
the seeming drastic measures to bring
to pass a higher Ideal of morality. In
telligence, law and order, and civic re
spect one for the other. Few persona
know better than you do that It takes
years to rear and practically put the
arger class of rare on their feet. I
believe you are a friend to my people
upon n principle and In a manner that
the bulk of them and a large class In
your own race do not understand. With
our schools, churches and property, we
have not yet learned how to feel friend
ly toward a man who may speak ar
write as frankly, positively and some
times unscnthlngly, ns you do. One
hindrance to my people from nearly
every view point is, they expect too
much of themaelvee and the recognized
leaders In the white race expect too
much of them. I believe, as you do,
that the Ignorant, worthless, criminal
element of the race should he dealt
with continuously, positively !n every
nook and corner of our section. Not
so much because It may warrant the
protection of the Innocent, high-classed
and the respectable of your own race,
but for the good now and future of the
negro race Itself.
The greatest care should be exercised
In relation to labor conditions, friendly
rnre relations, and my people should
have a chance to elevate themselves In
a practical manner.
True elevation, self-respect, good
morals and respect for others must
necessarily come from within.
Therefore, the home life, the com
munlty In which people live, love for
honest work, an abiding confidence In
one's self and hla neighbors, love and
respect for the community tn which he
lives must be the basic.principles upon
which my people must necessarily be
placed.
If I know anything of my people, and
their conditions, my candid opinion Is
that the practical school room, home,
pulpit and wise leadership will bring to
erery community throughout our
Southland ths thing that you seem
earnestly and continuously pleading for.
More and greater care must be exer
cised by the white people employing
my people and throwing them Indis
criminately among their families. A
person of my race who has bad man
ners, Is of vicious disposition, a thief
and Inclined to falsehood among col
ored people, will be all that, and more,
among white people.
' cheap, submissive, worthless ne
gro In a white ramlly too often will
!>e the most costly—not only to that
Individual family, but to the com
munity. •
No white persons should Indiscrim
inately employ the Ignorant and unfor-
tunats of my rare and take them Into
their homes wlthofit a recommendation
of truthfulness and character.
I am with you for my race's own
good In putting down the lawless,
reckless, vicious and will-not-work
I am with you In rearing a high
standard of good morals. Intelligence
and civic righteousness. You are ca
pable and, I believe, will aid the lead
ers of my race In advancing the most
sane, practical and wise methods In
securing for the South, especially Geor
gia. that which Is for the highest and
best good of alL
R. D. STINSON.
Morris Brown College, Atlanta.
NEWS FORECAST FOR COMING WEEK
Special to The Georgian.
Washington. D. C„ Sept. 1.—The usual observances of Labor Day
will be held Monday In cities throughout the United States and Canada.
William J. Bryan, after four strenuous days In the vicinity of New
York, will start for his home In Nebraska. En route he will speak In
8t. Louis and Kansas City. The big demonstration In Lincoln, in honor
of hla return home, is slated for Wednesday.
"More than a score of pugilistic contests are scheduled for Labor
Day in different parts of the country, but most Interest centers In the
fight at Goldfield, New. between Joe Gans and Battling Nelson for the
lightweight championship.
At Boise, Idaho, Vice President Fairbanks will take part Monday
In the opening of the annual meeting of the National Irrigation Con
gress, the sessions of which will last through the week. Two thousand
delegates are expected to attend.
The largest fleet of battteahlps, armored cruisers and torpedo craft ever
assembled under the American flag will pass In review before Presi
dent Rnoeevelt In the waters off Oyster Bay next Monday.
The Middle States Regatta will be held In the Potomac river,
Washington, Monday.
Another sporting event of Labor Day will be the opening of the
race meeting at Louisville under the auspices of the now Douglas Park
Jockey Club.
The Wettern amateur golf championship tournament will begin at
the Glen Echo Country Club, St. Louis, Tuesday and continue through
the week. >v
A general primary election will be held In Wisconsin Tuesday to de
cide upon candidates for governor and other state officers, members of
congress, etc.
The rifle contests at Sea Girt, N. J., will continue during the
week.
Vermont’s state election takes place Tuesday. The election of Fletcher
D. Proctor, Republican candidate for governor. Is assured.
A national conference to discuss the election of United States sen
ators by direct vote of the people will assemble Wednesday at Des
Mplnes, Iu. -
A world's congress of geologists will assemble Friday In the City
of Mexico.
On Saturday the much-tslked-of boat race between the crews of
Harvard and Cambridge Universities will be decided over the Thames
course, from Putney to Mortlske.
! GOSSIP!
ATLANTA TO CELEBRATE
LABOR DAY FITTINGLY
Labor’s parade on Monday next
promises to be the most elaborate that
Atlanta has ever wltneeeed. There will
be more men In line, more bands and
more handsome floats than In any
previous parade of like nature In the
history of the city.
For weeks 'many of the most proml
nent citizens of Atlanta have lent the
best of their time and talents toward
making ths celebration a success, and
It now seems that their utmost hopes
will be surpassed.
With unexampled liberality the
merchants of ths city have'come for
ward with generous prizes, and the
list of speakers, headed by James
O'Connell, president of the Internation
al Association of Machinists, comprises
n number of the most brilliant friends
and members of the labor movement In
the South. Mr. O’Connell will deliver
the principal address of the day.
Prizes Offered.
The following prizes have been of
fered:
First—Union floats: First prize, $50;
second prize, $26; third prize, $16.
8econd—Union making best display
In the parade, award to be general, aa
to how uniformed and other appear'
ance: First prize, 660; second prize,
$26; third prize, $16.
Third—Union with largest percent'
age of members In line of parade,
sworn statement to be made by proper
officers of union contesting: Prize,
$60.
Fourth—Union with largest number
In line, sworn statements: First prize;
$60; second prize, $16; third prize, $10.
Fifth—Union displaying In parade
the most appropriate banner, same to
be Judged by committee. Prize, $26.
Sixth—For best merchant float.
Prize, certificate of merit.
A prize Of a 6100 silver and mahog
any gavel Is offered by Randolph Rose
for tho union making the beat general
appearance.
The same gentleman also offers a
prize of a silver loving cup to the
union keeping the best step In the
parade.
The pkrade la to form at 10:20 o’clock
In the morning, at the Junction of the
two Peachtroes, and along Peachtree
and Whitehall, will go to Forsyth
street, where the countermarch will be
made. The return march will then
be along Whitehall to Alabama, along
Alabama, to Broad and along Broad to
Marietta, where the parade will dis
band and taka cars for Pones DeLeon
park for the speeches and other at
tractions.
The order of parade follows:
.Carriage List
1. Jerome Jones, J. G. Woodward,
James O’Connell ana H. F. Garrett.
2. H. H. Cabanlss, J. L. Mayaon,
Thomas J. Peeples and E. H. Thornton.
2. Thomas N. Scales, A. S. Clay, C.
T. Ladson and R. F. Maddox.
4.—Sam D. Jones. Dan Carey. H. H.
Quinn and Dennis Lindsey.
6. Madison Bell, W. C. Puckett, W.
R. Joyner and Randolph Rose.
6. Dr. W. W. Landrum, Rev. A. R.
Holderby, Rev. C. B. Mllmcr and Rabbi
David Marx.
7. John M. Slaton, B. M. Blackburn,
W. Brldwell and R. B. Blackburn.
8. J. B. Hewlett, Albert Steiner, H.
Collier and M. L. Blckart.
I. A. J. MrOahee, J. M. Slmonton,
H. Wade and Simon Einstein.
10. Press Huddleston. Harvey John
son, William Strauss and B. O. Pres
ton.
II. W. P. Andrews, J. M. Russell,
Dr. George Brown and E. C. Bruffey.
12. Mike Riley, J. J. Hastings, Park
oodward and Jack Wilson.
12. H. W. Quinn, John Jentzen, C.
Cooper and W. J. Tilsoa.
14. J. H. Harwell, G. H. Sims, J. Sid
Holland and J. N. McEachern.
16. E. C. Peters, F. A. Qullllsn, James
Key and A. L. Curtis.
16. W. H. Terretl. Howard Pattlllo,
W. Martin and Wlillnm Oldknow.
17. C. L. Chosewood, F. O. Foster,
Pomeroy and W. W. Draper.
1*. 8. C. Glass, W. D. Ellis, Jr., W.
Taylor and C. A. Wlkle.
1*. C. 8. Winn, W. A. Hancock, W.
, Patterson and C. M. Roberts.
20. A. P. Stewart, J. R. Wilkinson, J.
'. Nelms and Arnold Broyles.
21. R. E. Riley, R. M. Clayton, Hugh
Cardosa and J. H. Patterson.
First Division.
Mounted police.
Military band.
Chief irfsrshsl and aides.
Rand.
Federation float.
Farmers’ Unions.
Granite Cutters from Llthonla and
Stone Mountain.
Second Division.
First, marble workers; second, steam
and'gaa litters; third, granite cutters;
fourth, plumbers; fifth, carpenters and
Joiners, No. 429; sixth, brick masons.
No. 14; seventh, painters and decora
tors; eighth, carpenters and Joiners,
No. 166: ninth, stone cutters; tenth,
eleelrlnaI tS’.telreve Vo HI .
electrical workers, No. 84; eleventh^
sheet metal workers; twelfth, electrical
workers. No. 78; thirteenth, carpenters
and joiners. No. 89.
Third Division.
First, boiler makers; second, black
smiths; third, brewer*; fourth. Broth
erhood Locomotive Firemen, No. 247;
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
By Private Leased Wire.
New York, Sept. 1.—The Church of
the Epiphany, of which Rev. Madl.ion
C. Peters Is pastor, Is the latest of
New York's Protestant churches to
decide to move Northward, and It Is
announced that the handsome edifice at
Sixty-fourth and Madison avenue has
been sold to a man who will cover the
site with, a great department house,
while tho church will build further up
town. It Is one of the famous churches
of the city.
The remarkable statement Is mads
that Milwaukee’s young mayor, who
has Just reached New York In an
automobile, does not drink beer, the
beverage which has made the city of
which he Is executive famous the coun
try over. Mayor Becker arrived In
New York yesterday with banners fly
ing. According to the streamers Mil
waukee was about the only city In the
United States. The automobile was
heavily loaded, but not with beer. Heal
wine flow'd at the Wnldorf until It
came time to go to Coney Island.
Ernest R. Blair, of Sedalla, Mo., has
been shown. He came on with the Mis
souri delegation to see Mr. Bryan, end
after the meeting went out to see New
York by electric light. He saw and
was seen. He told Sergeant Leary that
he Is unable to And 9200 In cash, a
876 watch, a 8260 scarf pin, and 6160
ring. He had the rubber band that
used to encircle the 6200, but did not
know where he had lost his property.
Sergeant Leary, of the Tenderloin
station, said to Ernest:
"If I don’t hold you here some one’ll
steal your clothes.”
“Good scheme,” said Ernest. "Hera
I stay," and he did until a police mag
istrate thought It was safe for him to
go out alone again.
Cupid’s work of a year was undone
at the threshold of the altar at Hart
ford, Conn., In a day. Discovering that
they had been divorced from each oth
er twenty-five years ago, James Phelps
and Mrs. Ruth Harris, who ivrre to
have been married by the Rev. H. M.
Thompson, pastor of the Memorial
Baptist church, renewed their old dis
agreement and separated Just a few
hours before they were to have been
reunited In marriage. Tho two had
not met for a quarter of a century until
a little over a year ngo. Neither rec
ognized the other, and It was not until
they were ready to get their marriage
license that the discovery was made.
Love's flame kindled In an Instant
by the music of his pupil when she
scored n success at a concert, Jacob
Grossman, a music teacher of Newark,
eloped with the pupil within twelve -
hours, and today they are at Niagara
Falls on their honeymoon. Miss Jen
nie Bessnof, was n pupil on the violin
for a year, but had not thought of
love. At the Morristown rarnlval Miss
Bessnof gnve several violin solos. The
applause was tremendous. After Miss
ltessnoff’s performance Grossman
rushed behind the scene*.
“You have won my heart. 1 never
knew It before, but I love you. Let's
get married," he said.
The elopement was planned and fol
lowed next day.
flfth, barbers; sixth, bartenders; sev
enth, Brotherhood Railroad Trainmen;
eighth, carriage and wagon workers.
Fourth Division.
First, moulders; second, garment
workers; third, bookbinders; fourth,
tailors; flfth, printers; sixth, stage em
ployees; nevenllit telegraphers; eighth,
weh pressmen; ninth, stcreotypers;
tenth, printing pressmen; eleventh,
stove mounters. <
Fifth Division.
First, machinists; second, copper
smiths; third, musicians; fourth, leath
er workers: flfth, horseshoers; sixth,
clgarmakers.
Sixth (colored division)—First, car
penters; second, painters; third, brick-
masons; fourth, plasterers.
8ixth Division.
Merchants' floats.
8psak*rs' Program.
The exercises will be held at the Ca
sino, Ponce DeLeon.
Jerome Jones, president Atlanta Fed
eration of Trades, master of ceremo
nies.
Welcome Address—James O. Wood
ward, mayor of Atlanta.
Address—Janies O’Connell, president
International Machinists' Union.
Address—Madison Bell.
Address—B. M. Blackburn.
Representatives of the dally press.
Representatives of unions on stage—
The chairmen of various sub-commit
tees and administrative officers of At
lanta Federation of Trades.
Invited guests.
Awarding of prizes.
Tho selection of the prizes that will
be offered for the day.
After the formal exercises of the day
sre over the afternoon will be devoted
to amusements, which will Include am
ateur acrobatic stunts, rope pulls, ball
games, etc., by the various unions nnd
their representatives. The greased pig
will probably be a prominent feature
of the afternoon for many, as well as
other time-honored amusing contests.
LABOR CAN PATRONIZE
WHOM IT PLEA8E8.
By Private leased Wire.
Washington, Sept, f.—That organ
ized labor may patronize whom it
pleases, or withhold Its patronage from
any one If It sees (It to do so, Is the
key-note of the opinion of Justice
Stafford In the case of Baker John
Bender, who appealed to the local
courts for relief from alleged annoy
ances Imposed upon him by members
of the local organization of labor.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
CONFEDERATES TO MEET
IN SAVANNAH, GA.
81)001111 to Tho <*«H>rgiau
Savannah, Ou.. Sept. 1.—The annual
reunion of the Georgia division of the
United Confederate Veterans will ba
held In Savannah. November 12-14.
The date was fixed yesterday by the
general reunion committee.
By Private l>nSed Hire.
New York. Sept. 1.—Here are some
of the vleltora In New York today:
ATLANTA—C. R. Church, F. E.
Howard, B. Nlerz, E. Baperateln, C. C.
Stockard, J. L. Baldwin, W. S. McKin-
nle, J .L. Moore, J. M. Wllbrams, W. E.
Cantner, R. Cunningham, H. W. Dex
ter, E. J. Lewis, P. Machenhelmer,
J. L. Moon, F.’Murgnn, J. Ncsblt.
AUGUSTA—J. U. Jackson. B.
Wright.
MACON—E. O. Cabanlss, F. M. Cun
ningham, £1 A. Hsltmsn, L. E. Ste
vens.
SAVANNAH—L. Frank, W. C.
O'Brien.
IN WASHINGTON.
By Privets Leased Wire.
Washington, Sept. 1.—Georgians In
Washington:
Roger Alex Dewrfr, of Nelson, at
the New Willard; C. L. Bailey, of El-
berton: Thomas M. Bell, of Gainesville;
L. 61. Jones, of Macon; C. J. Hamper
and wife, of Atlanta, at ths St. Janies;
D. N. McCullough and wife, Miss Helen
McCullough, Miss Aline Tolbert, of At
lanta, at the Raleigh.
IN PARIS.
Special to The Georgian.
Paris, Sept. 1.—Miss Laura Beaure
gard Larandon, J. H. Thompson and
J. Carroll Payne, of Atlanta, Go., reg
istered at the office of the Europenn
edition of The New York Herald today.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
SEPTEMBER 1.
1620-Knfftlsh pilgrims tailed from lljmoutb
III tlx* MnrlViwur.
1715— I. on In XIV of France' died. Dorn 8ep-
t*nil N *r R jo*.
1729— Hlrbnrd Steele. Encllidl writer, died.
1779— Freneb fleet captured off Chanestsw,
S. f.
1904-1'lftnet Juno discovered by Professor
Burdiss of Gothlngen.
7818—\sw York stats prison at Anbura
l*4t—tleuerai llill Kearny killed at Chan
tilly, Vs. Horn Jane 2, IMS.
1MO-Ca|>ltiilsllon of Sedan hy the French.
1*97—Hostnn subway opened.
1902— Volcanic eruption of Mt. Price.
Special Services.
Rev. A. C. Ward, pastor of ths Tem
ple Baptist church, corner of Man-
gum and Waal Hunter streets, will
begin a series of meetings In his church
on Bunday morning at II o’clock. He
will be aasleted by Rev. J. T. Sexton,
of Knoxville, Tenn., who Is familiarly
known as the Tennessee Blacksmith
Evangelist.
Conductor Hurt.
Baxter, a conductor on the South
ern railway, was knocked off a trestle
near Tallapoosa Friday night and hla
right leg broken. He was brought to
Atlanta and sent tu the Grady hos
pital.
ONE OF THE GOOD NEGROES.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Will you please allow me a few lines
In your columns to say a word to my
race? The white man of the South
has taken more off the black man than
any other race on earth would take off
off him. Even after all the hideous
crimes that are being commuted by
the black brutes that lurk among us.
there are white men who are good
enough to speak for the good negro.
Let us consider this; 1st ua work Juet
s* hard to bring these criminals to
i ustlce as the white man docs, which
■ our Important duty. Let the preach
ers stop preaching so much about the
soul salvation and teach from their
pulpits how to abolish this crime. Let
the every-day school teacher teach to
her or hla scholars how to stop this
crime. Let us go to work with nur
hearts to do right. Let us work hard
with our hands for honest living. Let
the leading negroes of Atlanta, such
as Proctor and J. B. Davis, call for
a mass meeting lo suggest plans to
down this awful crime which is lifting
Its dark head of evil all over this
country, and which Is dragging our race
on down to destruction.
We see our duty face to face, ao let'*
get busy.
ERNEST COLLINS.
Walter Elks Club. Rome, Ga.
Rome, Ga, August $9, 1904.
