The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, September 10, 1906, Image 6
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN-
MONDAY. SEI’TEMnEIt 10. 190*.
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The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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Atlanta; Ga.
Entered an aocond-claoa matter April 18, 1908, at the Poetofflca at
Atlanta, Ga., under act of concrete of March S. 1171.
The State Fair Next.
Thirty days from today the gates of the state fair
will be thrown open to the public, and not only the state
of Georgia but the entire South Is tip-toe In expectation
of the magnificent exhibition which is promised for the
occasion.
Some of the exhibits are already arriving In the city
and the Improvements In the buildings and grounds are
well under way. Two thousand dollars will be spent for
this purpose alone, and when the work Is done the fair
grounds for this year of grace will be prettier and more
attractive than they have ever been before. That they
will be thronged with visitor* as never before is already
clearly Indicated..
The flrst week will be devoted to wbat many look
forward to with the greatest degree of Interest—the home
coming week tor all Georgians wherever they may be.
The sons and daughters of this state who have gone
forth Into other part* of the country to make tbelr borne
will be glad to meet and mingle bere once again. Not
only will they bare the pleaaure of seeing the loved ones
they have left behind, but this will be a common meeting
ground for Georgians from every part of the country.
It is said that there Is one county out In Colorado
which is almost entirely made up of Georgians, while the
natives of this state who hare made Texas their home
run up Into the hundreds of thousands.
In a few short days there will be a touch of autumn
In the atmosphere and the mind of the public will natur
ally turn to the com lag festivities. At that time there
' will be practically nothing to distract our attention from
the celebration, and It Is the duty of every Atlantan and
of every Georgian to do everything In his or her power
to make the fair of 1906 the greatest In our history.
The Best or Nothing.
The season at the Casino, out at Ponce DeLeon, has
closed, and a delightful season It has been. The park
Itself will be kept open for several weeks longer, prob
ably until after the state fair, but In the playhouse Itself
the "spots" are out, the actors fled, and all the guests
; departed.
It was originally the purpose of the management
to continue the Casino Itself for a few weeks longer,
but genial Jake Wella, who Is at the same time always
considerate for the best Interests of the people who pat-
ronlze the theater during the good old summer month*,
did something which Is entitled to something more than
passing mention, and should be commended to the at
tention and emulation of other managers throughout the
country. Nobody expects a dollar-and-a-half < show for
fifty cents, but there Is a certain excellence which the)
do demand. Mr. Wells could have procured vaudeville
attractions of a certain kind for several weeks to come,
but after looking Ahem over personally he decided that
they ware not up to the standard of the Casino and he
promptly decided to close the theater rather than take
advantage of the people by giving them something
which was not up to the mark.
It was a high-minded thing to do. and at the same
time It Is this sort of thing that pays, after all. The
peoplo will remember this when the Casino opens next
yoar and they will have all the more confidence In any
promises he may make. He and Manager Cardosa will
now devote their time and attention to the Bijou and
to that new and better Bijou which Is just ahead of us.
No community should bo without Us Jake Wells
and Hugh Cardoza.
The Passing of the Straw.
The time has come for the passing of the straw.
A few. of them are lingering superfluous on the brow,
even ns Indian summer lingers In tho lap of her elder
sister, but they are turning as brown as the stubble
fleids and Impress us as a memento of the days that ace
dead.
In northern latitude* they have largely passed away.
On the floors of the wicked stock and produce ex
changes the member who absent-mindedly appears with
ono of these outlawed bonnets Is rudely awnkened as to
the change In the calendar by having It boldly torn to
pieces by a lot of joyous bulls and bears who for the mo
ment lay aside graver matters to redeem the ancient
honor of the guild.
An Atlantan who has recently returned from the
Windy City relate* that he was walking along State
street when he heard the cry of u gamin, "Shoot the bon
net," to which he paid no attention, but when the cry
swelled, with now an I then the variant, "Didn't you hear
those bells ring on September 1?" be Anally realised that
his mildewed straw was the cynosure of nil eyes, and
forthwith be went Into a battery and bought him the
latest block In which the au fait derbies come.
Something of the same kind Is occurring all over the
North, and from that same Chicago comes the news of
a novel method by which the women of the city have
made It their special business to clear the streets of the
offending derelicts. An enterprising hatter has brought
out a small model of a hat, painted blue to enhance Its
absurdity, on the front of which Is attached a button bear
ing the legend "93 4 U, Straw hats sklddoo."
, These little miniature hats are placed at the plate of
husband or brother at breakfast, they are placed on hla
office desk, they are thrust under his nose when he
rlseth up and when he lleth down and wherever they
can make him afraid, until life becomes one grand, flerce
protest and be has no recourse but to go forth and pur
chase a new tile In keeping with the season.
It is presumed that the women who have taken the
lead in this movement belong to the civic league, prob
ably with the aid and assistance of tbe health depart
ment. At any rate It Is a worthy and effective effort to
: bring the people of a great metropolis up to date. It la
hoped that the people of Atlanta will not be forced to re
tire under the Are of such ridicule.
Tbe tact of the matter Is that they are so entirely
. up to date that they are already discarding the out-worn
straw, and In all likelihood will be Importing a lot of the
“sklddoo" novelties just for tbe fun of the thing long
after the straw hat Itself bat gone.
The flrst touch of autumn strikes here as early, in
r ' teas way, as it does in any of the cities of more
this that It la time to wake from such summer somno
lence as ever prevails here and apply ourselves to the
more active attain of winter.
The Spirit of One of Our Corporations.
The trouble with the Georgia Railway and Electric
Company, which controls the street railroads and the elec
tric plant and the gas plant which furnishes Atlanta, la
the fact that they hold their franchises and their op-
portunties In a harsh and arrogant spirit of inconsldera-
tlon for the people.
We doubt If there Is a corporation In the whole South
which is as little responsive to the wishes and expres
sions of the people upon whom It mightily prospers as
this corporation, it la singular In view of tbe men who
compose the corporation and control It, that they should
assumed toward tbe people and toward just complaints
and reasonable request* the attitude which It ha* nearly
alway* assumed. Mr. Arkwright, ’president of the Com
pany, Is a gentleman of birth and breeding, an attorney of
experience an da man of the world In tbe courtesies and
amenities of life. Messrs. Brandon and Rosser are gen
tlemen of character and responsive to tbe amenities
In every other line of life. Colonel Thod
Hammond, at attorney of the company. Is one of
the flrst lawyers of tbe city and a son of one of the best
beloved men that Georgia has produced in recent years.
And yet, with such a personnel this great corporation has
treated more appeals with Ifldlfference and with the con
tempt of silence than any corporation enjoying the privi
leges that come from the hands of this people.
Compare the attitude of the Georgia Railway and
Electric Company and the Gas Company with that of the
Southern Bell Telephone Company. The latter corpora
tion is frequently subjected to criticism and complaint,
which is duly made both by individuals aqd by at least
ope free voice of the public press. The answer of the
Southern Bell Telephone Company to these criti
cisms Is always kindly, urbane and considerate, evi
dencing a high respect for public opinion, and they at
least go through the motion of making an effort to correct
any defect Jn tbs system to which criticism has been
made.
Take on the other hand the company owning the
street railways and the electric light plant and the'gas
plant A few weeks ago The Georgian wrote an editorial
couched In language of the highest courtesy, bearing tes-
tlmely to the good work of the corporation, evidencing
an Intelligent appreciation of the various difficulties
which It had to combat, and urging in conclusion most
earnestly but politely upon the corporation to relieve the
great congestion of travel In the rush of morning and eve
ning hours by either Increasing the number of cars or by
adding trailers to the cars already running under the
present schedule. To this courteous request not the
slightest response was made, although we offered the
columns of our newspaper for tt^e officials to state the
reasons why this could not be done, If they found It Im
possible to comply with this popular demand.
A little later and at a time when this city was stirred
to Its profoundest depths by the race question, and the'
reign of terror which existed In our suburban centers, we
appealed once more to the company In this serious crisis
of our affairs to avoid the possible conflict of the races
by providing either separate cars for the negroes or
some* division which would avoid the possibility of con
flict and disturbance. This request was also couched In
the most courteous and considerate terms, and was rather
an appeal tlian a demand.
An expression was asked from the corporation with
tbe friendly tender of our columns for a reply. To this
second request made in the same spirit, no reply was
made, but In this matter as In other thattera which come
from Individual patrons the most tranquil Indifference
and the most contemptuous silence was Illustrated to
ward the appeal of those who are the patrons and the
promoters of these great enterprises.
The experience of Individuals has been the same as
the experience of this paper. The corporations which
own these franchises are arrogant aud dictatorial and
utterly contemptuous of public opinion. The Georgia
Railway and Electric Company seems to have adopted tho
sentiment of Vanderbilt—"Tho public be damned"—and
to havo retained that as Its standard answer to com
plaints which It seems to feel Itself a&e to override.
We find It difficult to understand bow a corporation
like this which has been to royally treatod by Atlanta
and which It headed by men of character and Intelli
gence should adopt a policy which Is so highly calculated
to Inflame the people against them and to antagonise
public sentiment rather than to win it. A little ktndnesa
and a little consideration and. a little concession on the
part of these people would do much to soften the dis
content of thousands of Atlanta people toward their sys
tem and policies. A little courteous statement or even an
explanation. If It were Impossible to grant In degree the
demanda of the public, would do much to relieve the an
ger and to dissipate the bitterness which Is growing In
so many minds townrd the arrogance and the arbitrary
policies of the corporation.
The Oeorgla Railway and Electric Company might
learn n most wholcsomo lesson In this matter from the
suavity and politeness of the Southern Bell Telephone
Company, which bridges many difficulties and eases
many complaints by the simple courtesy and* apparent
consideration of Ita officials toward the public.
We recall In this connection that there was a time
when this Georgia Railway and Electric Company con
trolled tho ballots of Atlanta. How they did It we have
never been able to understand, although we have heard
plausible explanation given. The fact stands that the
corporation did control or was supposed to control arbi
trarily the politics of Atlanta. That has beeu several
years ago.
Can It be possible that the same corporation thlnka
that It can atttl at any ttme it wishes control the politics
of Atlanta and elect a council that will bo subservient
to Its will and pliant to It* policies? Is It possible that
this belief Is the bastB of the arrogance with which It
treats the appeals and courteous requests of the people
made Individually or through their public representa
tives? Is It iKWstble that the corporation arrogantly be
lieves that at any ttme It chooses to do so It can reach
out Its strong hand and dominate the etty council and
the politics of this city?
If this belief exists lu the minds of tbe corporations
we believe It Is a mistake. The people have grown with
in the last five years. The people are not so easily-
footed. The people are not so easily bought. The public
spirit has been quickened. In their honest Judgment the
newspajrera of Atlanta are freer and more earnest than
they have ever been before. - We do not believe that the
press, or tbe majority of the city press, can be subordi
nated o (Influenced at this ttme, and we confldently assert
that if the Georgia Railway and Electric Company and Ita
various franchises think they can command and control
the politic* of this city In the election of councllmen and
aldermen and mayors in order that their arrogant policies
may be undisturbed In the ruture as In the past, we do
not hesitate ^to put them on notice here and now, that
there la one'paper at least, which will Join battle with
them In behalf of the people and that one earnest, honest,
fearless and persistent effort will be made to teach this
great and over-confident corporation the same’ lesson!great deal of fun of Jamet Hamilton Lewis. He was a
that the state of Georgia has taught to kindred corpora-1 target for a great deal of good nntured ridicule. He Is a
Hons that while we would not at any time do them In
justice, the people will demand that they themselves at
all time* should be treated with justice and with-consid
eration.
A soft answer turneth away wrath and a consider
ate bearing removes opposition, but contemptuous silence
and arrogant Indifference will affr the stones of Atlanta
to rebellion and protest.
And the Georgia Railway and Electric Company
In Ita various franchises may put this fact In Its plu
tocrattc pipe and smoke It.
It will be an excellent excuse. In these days of un;
settled orthography, to say “My stenographer spells for
me."
The Apotheosis of James Hamilton Lewis.
At the banquet given by the Jefferson Club lit Chi
cago to William Jennings Bryap .last week one of the
most notable. Incidents was tbe reception accorded to
James Hamilton Lewis when he made his way down the
aisle to the banquet table.
Mr. Lewis has been III for some time. The fact of
the matter is that he has overworked himself In his
recent crusade against tbe tax dodger. He discovered
that there was at least pne large estate which had not
been paying the amount of taxes to the city during the
past few years to which the municipality was Justly en
titled. This led him to make a general Investigation and
as a consequence he found that there was not only one
but there Were many such estates In Chicago which had
not been contributing as they should to the general fund.
By hla diligence he succeeded In placing hundreds
of thousands of dollars In the treasury, but In the midst
of bis work his health gave way under tbe strain and he
was compelled to go to a hospital for several weeks.
His presence at the Bryan banquet was probably, hla
flrst public appearance since hla illness, and the cheers
and applause which greeted him must have convinced
him of the warm place he holds in the affections of the
people antong whom he has gone within recent years
to make hla home.
Every one who really knows James Hamilton Lewis
knows that he eminently deserved the reception accord
ed him, and the people of Georgia know him very well,
for he was born among them. There was a time when the
people of the whole country were Inclined to make a
man of many peculiarities and this has placed him In the
public eye. The New York Sun had a great deal to say
about hla pink whiskers and hla white spats, and other
wise made all sorts of fun—to their own satisfaction.
All of which James Hamilton—or Jim Ham. as ho
came to be called by these allesed wits—took tn the best
of humor so long that a certain class of people Imagined
that he was a man of no particular force—that he was
a poseur and a dandy.
But there came a time on tho floor of the house—
for all this was while he was a congressman from the
state of Washington—when a Republican member tried
tbe patience of Lewis too far. He made a combined at
tack upon Lewis and upon the Democratic party. '1’bls
was too much for the member from Washington and be
rose in his wrath. From the very nature of the speech
he made It must have been entirely ex tempore, but what
he did to that offending member was more than enough.
It has become a classic In the records of the houtie.
Keen sarcasm, ridicule, facts, logic, history were all ar
rayed In a masterly manner. His victim writhed and
squirmed under the flerce fusillade of the Infuriated con
gressman. but tbe steady, even, eloquent flow of rheto
ric on Are continued for something like half an hour. .
And when be finished that member looked like u
paper collar at a picnic.
From that good day forward no one doubted the elo
quence and ability of tbe member from Washington, and
whenever there was any probability of bringing down his
wrath they turned aside and said, like Josh Billings,
That’s that snax hole.”
He was defeated for re-election to congress, but he
did not by any means retire from public life. He
moved over to Chicago and among other things entered
heart and soul into Dunne’s municipal ownership cam
paign. When Dunne was triumphantly elected Lewis was
chosen corporation counsel for Chicago, and he has been
discharging the duties of that office with conspicuous
ability. He Is not the man of pink whiskers and white
spats any more. At least If he wears spats they are not
regarded with any considerable amount of Interest.
He Is making one of the best municipal officers Chi
cago haB ever had and Georgia Is proud to claim him as
her own.
He should forgather with us a month «from today
when Home Coming week Is ushered In. We will give
him the time of bis life.
I GOSSIP!
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER
New York, Sept. lU—Atthou.h a
was denied when the pair ret * n *
from Europe recently, It Is
atated now that Daniel o. Re'dllm'
millionaire head of the tin plate .A .*
ha* taken for a bride Mabel - 1
the young actress, with’ whom*" 1 ,?
Growth and Progress of the New South
Uoder this hwd will appear from tlmo to time information Illustrating the
remarkable development of the Sooth which deserves something more than pass
ing attention.
How Southern Banks Increased.
The number of national banka or
ganized In recent years Is a strong In
dication of the growth of the country
at large, and In this growth tbe South
ha* shown a gratifying average for her
own part. As Indicated by Btatls
_ statistics
gathered by the Manufacturers’ Record,
between March 14, 1900, when the act
went Into effect permitting the organ
ization of national banks with a capi
tal of less than 950,000, and August 31,
1906, there have been organized In the
United States 3,095 national banks with
a capital of $177,258,300. Of this num
ber 810, or 26 per cent of the total,
with an aggregate capital of $45,210,-
600, or 266.6 per cent of the total, are
tn the South, the number by states be
ing shown In the following table:
Staten. •
Number. Capital.
Alabama
. 58
$2,952,600
Arkansas
. 28
1,720,000
District of Columbia
3
850,000
Florida
. 23
2,650.000
Georgia
. 52
2,805,000
Kentucky
. Cl
4,105,000
Louisiana
. 23
2.685.000
Maryland
. 31
1,427,000
Mississippi
. 15
1,455,000
North Carolina...
. 25
1,100,000
South Carolina..
. 12
1,210,000
. 30
1,780,000
Texae ....
. 338
14,570,000
Virginia
. 65
2,876.000
West Virginia....
. 56
2,955,000
Total South.. ..
. 810
$45,220,600
Total U. 8
177,258,300
Texas, as The Manufacturers’ Record
points out, led In the number of new
organizations, 336, find In the amount of
aggregate capital, $14,570,000, with
Kentucky second in number, 61, and in
capital, $4,195,000; Alabama third in
number, 68, but fourth In capital, $2,-
952,500; West Virginia fourth In num
ber, 56, and third In capital, $2,955,000;
Virginia fifth In number, 55, and In
capital, $2,876,000, and Georgia sixth In
number, 52, and In capital, $2,805,000.
Variations In the other Southern
states are Indicated by the fact that
while the 23 new natlona! banks of
Florida have an aggregate capital of
32,850,000, the 28 of Arkansas have
21,720,000 capital, and while the 30 of
Tennessee have $1,780,000 capital, the
31 of Maryland have $1,427,000 of cap
ital.
Of the new bank* tn the United
States, 2,018, or more than 66 per cent
of the total, with an aggregate capital
of $52,625,500, or nearly 30 per cent of
the total new capital, are banks of
capital less than $60,000, while the 494
new banks of the'South, or nearly 61
per cent of the total n6w ones In that
section having an aggregate capital of
$13,215,500, or ndarly 29 per cent of the
aggregate new capital of that section,
are banks with Individual capital less
than $50,000.
Georgia's showing, as previously
pointed out tn this department. Is high
ly gratifying and shows that she Is
keeping well abreast of the time*.
NOOKS AND CORNERS OF AMERICAN HISTORY
How Webster Paid His Debts. ;
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.
l9tlMMHMIMH*HMHHI999H9MHMtl*IHII
At often as Nature makes a demigod out
of a nmn *he taeka on to him aome badge
of Infirmity, aotne algn or token by which
the leaa fnv«>red of tbe race may know
that ho is not absolutely removed from
them, but Is, In certain wnys, co-helr with
them lu corotuou humanity.
Tbe "godlike Daniel," "expounder of the
Constitution" and father of the Sentiment
of American Nationality, whoso Joviau
front owed all awn and wboac eloquence
the "apptauae of listening Henatea" did
C4>tmnnim. was mighty careless about his
financial obligation*, seldom troubling him
self about what he owed or about what
othere-ri)wed him.
The lute Kraifi..■
were wnrtn friends, aud
lalued the fact that once upon a time Mr.
omlng indorsed Mr.
Misfderable amount.
As things go in this world,.note* must
ooouer or later
K rtlctilnr
protest,
expounder.
ter come due, and when thiz
llut Webzter wa. the "great
and the. arm, not wishing to
eiiitMrrzM him, paid It.
Time |«.w*l. and when It was supposed
that Webzter's financial condition wna Im
proved Mr. Corning wna prevailed Upon by
the firm to uak Webster If be could uinke
It convenient to liquidate the claim.
■eni n now nimuimiii* »*»
trouble he bad put hi* frfeud to. and
wound up with a most cordial Invitation to
nic'llvntfeuVau’to visit' him."when be would
prolstbly be In a nosltoin to pay him, or,
nt least, to give him some sort of satisfac
tory security. .... .
Corning accepted tbe Invitation and went
to $44*e the expounder. . .
In'due time Corning returned home, de
lighted and charmed with hi* visit to
^rshfield. . . . _ ,
Kntertnlulng hla partner# with enthusl
nsttc accounts of the great statesman's hos
pitality and with descriptions of the vari-
III. vlalt C.lPttlltlf fDMflt til
u; n word about the imtlii object of the
Finally. after Corning had exhausted
had. n niemlier of the firm broke In with
tbe rruizrk: "Well. 1 auppoao Mr. Webster
vros highly pleased to lie able to psy tb«
ate}"
> pay t—
' didn't pity any note.
- —*e. lint
not nay the note.
so charmed and delighted mo that ho got
mo to sign another note for hint for 96,OM.
and Is mt tun Mu 1 _ t b at h o,l hi in t ask me
to make It lio.ftm. for I don’t t
An ohl Hoztonlan. who knew W»bst»r
well, told m* some years ago th. following
story:
ngnlust Webster for several s - —
Inrs. When Webster was elected t-Blted
States senator the tailor went down to the
“Unit” to see him about hla NIL thinking
Mint be was then In a ft
lay It
fair frame of mlud
when the l'ort.month man got to Il<>*tnn
tVebzter was hpldtng a Isrm. at which
... strain of
state and coubl not ho disturbed,
Tho tailor sent up bis enrd, which Web-
Webster Introduced him, one
the Illustrious cotupnuy; dim.
wined him, and In the eonrzv of time tbe
attests. Incliidlug the l'ortsraonth man, de
parted.
If be got tho money for bts
"Money for nty bill, tbe devil!” he re-
f illed. "Mr. Webster treated me like n
ortl, Introduced me to ntore biz folka tlmo
1 ever zaw before In all my life, and do
you suppose I could have the heart to meu
Ion that blit to him!”
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IB DUE.
To the Editor of The Georgian;
Not quite two years ago I read an
editorial In The Atlanta News, of which
paper you were the editor at that time,
entitled. In substance, "A Friend In an
Allen Camp," which editorial dealt with
the character, the record and the pur
pose of Thomas E. Watson. I Indorsed
every word of that editorial. I felt that
you, too, knew the man as I knew him,
an honest, fearless and pure statesman.
We differed with him two year* ago.
We saw nothing to be accomplished by
his then light. I frankly told him so
tn a trip between Atlanta and Kansas
City, and added that we would need
him In Georgia two years hence In the
light against corporate control of this
state, and that I feared that the cam
paign he was then making would nulli
fy his Influence tn Georgia, i wttt
never forget hla reply, nor the ex_-
presston on hts face, as we sat there
talking In tha smoking room of that
sleeper, when he said In reply; “The
difference between the Democratic par
ty and the Republican party, as enun
ciated In their platforms. Is the differ
ence between Tweedledum and Twee-
dtedee.’ The fire* of Jeffersonian Dem
ocracy must be kept burning. My cam
paign Is Tor that purpose." How wdll
he has kept those fires burning, the
event* of the last thirty days testify
In abundance. "Honor unto whom hun
ts due.” The press has been tilted
with accounts of receptions to Mr.
Bryan and approval of his utterances.
The press of Georgia, dally and week
ly. have taken up the cry and are now
In mad pursuit of the game. In an ef
fort to jump on the hand wagon. It
la the tame press that , damned Bryan
In 1900 and damned him worse In 1904,
and all of his kind. Mr. Bryan Is to
day advocating the government owner
ship of railroads. Mr. Roosevelt Is
practically doing the same thing. Where
was Bryan In 1900 and 1904 on that
question? He side-stepped It. Where
was Mr. Parker and his followers In
1904 on that question? Echo answers
where. Where was Mr. Roosevelt nnd
his party In 1904 on that question? The
answer 1* that Teddy has grown bigger
than his party since he was elected.
"Honor unto whom honor Is due.” Who
kept the fires burning for. Jeffersonian
Democracy, Including government own
ership of railroads. In 1904? TMe an
swer Is Thomas E. Watson and Thomas
E. Watson alone. Government owner
ship of rallroadB Is the Issue In 1908.
Any blind man can see that. "Honor
unto whom honor ts due." Who kept
the fires burning?
JAMES W. GREEN.
Lawrencevllle, Ga., Sept. 8, 1906.
name has been coupled for tho i '
year. Friends of Mr. Reid s
Informed that he has married \ b, ">
third time nnd that the Tomer'W
Carrier Is the bride. At
house. No. 7615 Fifth avenue u‘ 0 **
admitted that Mr. Reid waL’mlrrtU
and the servants said that he en d Lu
wife were out of the city. na hli
Mr. Held, it Is developed
Miss Carrier In Europe.
hla
married
4.AIIG1 carrier in mi rope. To
SJ*“°2is 'his
try on different vessels. Mr. ReM „*
rlvlncr Mnv 27 on tho :°.V*
rivInK May 27 on the Cedric and vt
Carrier or, rather, Mrs. Reid, „„ .S
Itronprinz a day later. Mr 'r.ih
that time denied the report that k
had married Miss Carrier The Istu,
was prevented by a chaperon from
answering any questions. ™
•Mrs. Reid Is about 28 years old ...
comes from Detroit. She Is tail
considered one of the most beautlto
chorus girls on Broadway. Daniel n
Reid is 48 years old. Ills fortuwh
estimated at about $35,000,00(1 u-,.?
William Leeds be organized the ■
plate trust, out of which he made .
fortune. He Is,still heavily Intern,,.
In the United States Steel corporatln.
He has a young daughter by hi.
flrst wife. To the memory of * did
son he erected a splendid hospital i.
his native town of Richmond. In.
Later he erected the church adjolnln.
the hospital, dedicating It to hi.
ents. Claris* Agnew, his second wit.
died In November, 1904.
Andrew Carnegie Is a good man te
have for a friend. Mrs. Mary Scott
Hartie, heroine of the sensation.!
Pittsburg divorce case, has found thu
out, according to dispatches from the
Smoky City. Mrs. Hartie was the
daughter of an old friend of Mr. cat-
negie. When the millionaire learned
that she was needing funds, he re.
marked:
“Why, 1 know her; she Is the dauzh.
ter of' a friend, and, more than th.t,
she Is the granddaughter of Tom 8mu
the flrst president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. No daughter of the Scott,
could do things her husband charge,."
He Instructed his financial agent la
Pittsburg to see that Mrs. Hartie had
all the money ahe needed for her de
fense. When there was talk of a set.
tlement he urged Mrs. Hartje to fight
the case to a finish and to prove her
Innocence.
NEITHER PLATITUDES
NOR STRADDLES.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I read with pleasure closely aliln to
delight tho statesmanlike and eloquent
speech delivered by Hon. John Temple
Graves—The Georgian’s gifted "Jupiter
Tonans”—at the Jefferson Club ban
quet, Chicago, on the 6th Inst., In hon
or of Mr. Bryan.
That speech has the ring of true
metal. It will live. It ran not fall tc
prove Itself a source of Inspiration, as
we draw closer nnd closer to the great
national political contest of 1963.
The once powerful and triumphant
national Democratic party has more
than once had Its locks shorn by the
Delilah of "platitudes.”
If we wish to win In 1908, we'must
announce a set of Jefterfionlan princi
ples and stand by them.
If you will go hack to the 'forties
and 'fifties, to '88 and '92, study plat
forms and results, you wilt remark the
fact that Democracy lost whenever It
generalized or ventured to straddle.
Democracy was triumphant when
ever Its declarations as to Its qmsttlon
on "the Issues of the day” were clean-
cut and bravely put.
Let’s not search for the sensational.
There are Issues, vital to the people, on
which we can challenge the Republi
cans to battle.
Of all thlnge, we shall need In 1908
_ "definite Democracy”—a declaration
of principles so clearly presented that
he who runs may read and understand,
and understanding, embrace.
It was on that kind of platform that
Democracy triumphed tn ’44, tn '52, tn
'56. In '84 and In '92.
MARTIN V. CALVIN.
Augusta, Ga.
William Sanderson Brown can't f#
home any more. His wife, formerly
Katherine Ballou, won't let him. Hi
tried to see her yesterday, but she ab
solutely refused to gee him. Brown,
It Is asserted. Is anxious to make up
with hts wife, but she refuses to for
give him for agnln meeting the woman
In whose company she had found him
In St. Louis. 81 r*. Brown's bltterneu
toward her husband has been Increaa-
ed, It Is said, by her failure, throuib
him. to forget her past.
A curious story cornea from Newport
to the effect that Mrs. H. II. Rogem
has had returned to her ns "tainted," a
check which she recently sent to a
chnrlty to which her attention had
been called. The secretary, n woman,
returned the check with the emphatic
note of disapproval.
Mrs. Rogers, who ts a retiring and
unassuming woman nnd not at all giv
en to controversy, surprised her friendi
by sending n note to the secretary
saying that the check should In no
way he confused with tainted moner.
ns tt was drawn upon her own prirata
honk nnd from nn Income she had be
fore her marriage. It was not laid
wnothor or not sue returned the check.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
New York, Hcpt. 10.—Here are soma
of the visitors In New York today:
ATLANTA—C. D. Atkinson, C. How
ell, Mrs, M. J. Quinn. O. C. Smith, T.
M. Warden, H. L. Bonier, G. R. Olrnft
Jr., F. Johnson, E. R. Phillips. J. D.
Wnde, C. Wayne. T. H. Winslow-
AUGUSTA—W. Bchwlegert, T. J.
Sheron, W. H. Tutt. _
MACON—Mrs. H. B. Evans, Mias E.
McMillan, Miss H. Skelll*. „ , „
SAVANNAH—W. W. MackaH l B.
Malcolm, T. 8. Molae, O. S. Relder. B.
J. Travis, H. M. Vetsburg. H. K. M«l»-
steln, W. L. Wlleon.
A VOICE FROM NEW YORK.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Just read your late article on rape.
Good! Good! Oh, good! Keep up the
Idea until tt Is adopted. Denature the
raplat; brand him In the forehead and
on the cheeks and turn him loose. Hts
race will shun him—the women espe
cially—his punishment could not be
greater. That's the remedy. Keep up
the Idea; many now, and have always,
believed In it. W. JOHNSTONE.
New York, Sept. 6.
Oh, Wake Upl
To the Editor of The Sun—Sir: That
genial, kindly old soul, “Uncle Re
mus,” were he alive and able to read,
would no doubt be highly delighted at
the adoption by executive order of his
style of spelling as the "official" brand
tn these United States. "Carnegie
spelling” Infringes 'Uncle Remus's”
copyright on Illiteracy. U. 8. N. A.
New York, September 9.
Dr. Leon J. Cole, of Harvard Uni
versity, has been appointed chief of
the division of animal breedlnr and
pathology In the Rhode Island station.
Sherburn M. Becker, "the boy may
or” of Milwaukee, automobtled alt the
way from his home city to New York
with several friends. After hts Syra
cuse speech Monday he will return
home. He w-lll All eighty engagement!
to lecture In the West this fall
Miss Hudy Dyer, the flrst woman to
become a member of a political club
In Oklahoma, was elected to member
ship of the Ohecotah Democratic Club
recently, and made a political speech
which Is said to have "backed the old-
timers off the boards.”
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
SEPTEMBER 10.
1419—John, duke of Burgundy. n> ur,l ?Ki-
1771—Mungo Park, pioneer African cipicnr,
1771—Mungo Park, pioneer
torn. _ .
1913—l'erry'* victory on LOoErlc. ^
4940—First anfety hmron fixed on On" 1 ™
Honda, off mmilh of Thames river.
1845—Joseph Story, distinguished iurm,
died.
1887—Jamc# Kdwnnl
Idwnnt Keeler. Aiurrlnin *»
tronotner, Imrn. tiled August I- 1
1898—Kmpreau Bllsnhetb. of Auj'rls.
slnnted. Horn Dneember 24, 1OT.
FaihodB.
THE TOPIC.
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE.
It was the freuzled fiuuneler who «"*
To Irani 5 the U *nnnl closing l'tlee AmsIW
It w-r&M'g broker who po«<*
answer*! Ulm: . , . „ ml
"Joe^ Goo* will take that If®*/., 1 ,n
yank him limb from Umb.
The merchant aaw hla Imnker *ri«
ciitcriirialnB view .||jo*
Of borrowing for thirty <lay* n
The hithker hennl
mnfie reply:.
*The" moke Jion't ttoml a half .J 1 ‘
agalnat that tow-hnlr*f .
The burglar crawled In rubber slm*
alienee through the fiat, wY
But ronaed the sleeping oceupantx nr
Whereat*hit' hopStlSy rlctlm »lo«lf I"’*'
pet! himself tu bed wit
ind anted upon hia. visitor-
the fight I" he auld. *
We're on a rock! We'll *11 he dro
the gallant captain cried. , |*it,
A hole U In the starboard how,
sixteen feet wltle! pof
sixteen reel wine: __.li, IK
The passengers heznl not hie
idanelieri. nor onalled. nor rro- tM
Who was It?' naked they,, hmara
thirty-seventh round?
The hungry flames curled graedll) a -
Tbe SMoke h 3£rt»rrd the moon'" ,i! ' 'J*
roof nnd rafters fell: t the
But calmly there zero.* ‘*> e ,Ir „
twedlrav copper atood, pit tW
Ami #pnko onto flu* flivman*
epuu make* goo*** „
And If that gallant ooldlcr who lay ■
Removed A, lro»F modern "JJ*»
i.nd "him* saw «*
fore his flnal breath.,.
lt'n safe to «ny be woobl ■>«£• >.
"He'll beat that Dane to dram-
thrl
Rear Admiral Willard Herbert
Brownaon. the new commander-ln-
chief of the Astatic fleet. Is slight of
build, with keen eyes that look you
through nnd through, and a mind that
one of hts officers has said "works
with the rapidity of a quick-firing
three-Bounder-”