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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
The Atlanta Georgian.
JOHN TEMPLE CRAVES, Editor.
P. L. SEELY, President.
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subjects—It will be more careful to Inform Itself In the
premises rather than become "flabbergasted" by a aim-
pie recital of notorious tacts.
A Nodding Contemporary.
The Washington Post, like little Sallle Waters, of
lyric memory, must have been “sitting In the sun.
A few days ago, after correcting a few local abuses,
extending some good advice to the federal government
gnd discussing tne relation between the pink-eye and the
blind staggers, our mental eye chanced to light upon our
Old friend Castro, tha latermlttent prerldent of Vencsue-
la, and, learning that he had been stricken with parol
jrsls, wo penned n few linos on "The 1’aBslng of Castro.’ 1
We were not particularly proud of the performance,
We will always contend that our leader on “Who Mado
the Mullah Mad?” or that other little Jeu d'esprit, "The
Maharaja’s Mlsmated Pajamas,” will rank higher as lit.
•rature In the years to come.
But we do claim that we were careful In tho collation
Of our facts before we sat down to the task and Insist
that we were entitled to full faith and credit for accuracy
if not for literary flnlth.
We stated that President Castro had been stricken
with paralysis and that tho Indications were that he
would never be able to assume tho active government of
Venezuela again. Incidentally we alluded to the fact that
when he retired from Caracas, a few months ago, ho an-
nouncod that In all probability he would never resume
the reins of office again, and that his return was some-
what In the nature of a surprise.
For thebe statements The Washington Post's editor
of foreign affairs takes us to task. Not until The Geor
gian “announced the passing of Castro, about ten days
ago,” he says, “had we suspected anything half so tragic
In connection with Venesueln.” Continuing, The Post
says: “It must be true, of course, since The Georgian says
so; but candor compels us to ndmlt that the news comes
to us as a flsbbsrgnster of the first magnitude.” The Post
continues that Tho Georgian Is tho only one who ever
heard that Castro, when he retired from Caracas a few
months ago, announced thnt he would In all probability
relinquish the reins of government, and much else In
the same vein.
To bo very frnnk about the matter. The Post practi
cal!)’ Intimates that the Information on which wo have
been basing our editorial utterances must have been com
ing to us by way of Mole St. Nicholas.
Which the same isn't true at all.
Now, In point of fact The Post had better bs Joining
In the patriotic effort of Its contemporaries to boost
Washlngton-on-the-Potomnc-Flats as a summer resort
than seeking to discredit tho testimony of Tho Georgian
on simple little subjects like the coming nnd tho passing
of Castro, but for Its benefit wo will pntiBo awhile to turn
on a little light. Of course It would have been Impossible
for us. at this late day, to put our finger on tho, special
cablegram which contained the announcement of Cas
tro's critical Illness, but na If In answer to our needk
comes anothor cablegram from Caracas to Tho New York
Herald of last Friday saying that “a serious relapse” on
the part of President Castro "has thrown tho city Into
* state of feverish excitement, as little by little It Is
dawning on the jtojmluce that the president Is very 111."
Further along It said that "the government machinery
has been stopped for nearly two months" because of this
lllnesB, nnd that in spite of the furt that every effort Is
made to belittle tho malady, the official newspaper mak
ing no mention of It whatever, the pooplo nro beginning
to realize that something Is radically wrong nnd thoy nre
getting restless for some Information. Tho cablegram
goes on to outline what will be done In the event of tho
president's death.
8o It would seem that there Is something very like
"the passing of Castro" down In thnt neighborhood, after
•II.
We are not fortunate enough to be able to lay our
hands on tho specific cablegrams of some months ago
conveying tho Intimation when he retired to the country
that he would not attempt to resume tho active dlrec
tlon of affairs again. Wo will linvo to ask The Post to
take our word fur It, on the grounds that we hnve sub
stantiated the more important contention that Castro Is
really passing.
But all this still leaves us In n state of mind. Wo
•re at a loss to understand why ft is that u newspaper,
usually so well Informed as The Post, should not only
be Ignorant of what Is going on in the pseudo-republic to
the south of ns, but should be so cock-sure In Its Igno
rance as to ridicule those who would throw light on the
Situation.
We think we have hit upon the explanation In that
little paragraph of the cablegram quoted nbove to the ef
fect that the Caracas newspapers seek to belittle tho
president's Illness, while the official organ makes no ret-
erence to it at ail. We prefer to seek the explanation
In the thoroughness, rather than In the Ignorance, of The
Post. We have an Idea that our cunteni|iorary Is accus
tomed to getting all its Information at first hand. Wheu
it wants Russian news It reads The Novoo Vremya;
when It wants to team what Is going on In Italy It turns
to II Secolo, and In order to keep abreast of the situation
on Venezuela It reads the official organ of the govern
ment published at Caracas.
And that Is where The Poet’s "faith, unfaithful, kept
it falsely true," since It was Impossible for our contem
porary to know that the censors were carefully pruning
out all reference to the Illness, much less to the "jiass-
Ing," of Castro.
Hence these tears.
We have said this much more In sorrow than In an
ger, but we trust that when The Post next feels dis
posed to Impugn our knowledge of foreign affairs—
1 ownership, Venezuelan politics, or such alien
One Great Gas Trust Defeated.
An unjust monopoly can always be overthrown If we
can’only have three things In combination.
First, a fearless newspaper that can neither be
bought nor silenced—one which knowing tho people'
rights will dare to maintain them with unflagging zeal.
And second, a courageous people who will not stam
mer or hesitate like cowards when their Interests are at
stake, but who will be bold to speak and prompt to sus
tain the newspaper which represents them.
To these two may be added et of equal Importance
with the others, at least one bold and fearless public
servant who will Introduce the legislation and advocate
It resolutely before the bodies which make and enforce
the laws.
Take the case of The New York American which
has just won so notable a victory over the monopolistic
and tyrannical gas trust of New York. The legislature
passed and tho governor signed the bill reducing the
price of gas from $1.00 to 80c per 1,000 feet. That blit
therefore became the law of the state. But this fact did
not Impress the gas trust at all. It went to a federal
court and procured what amounted to a license issued
by one man to go on charging the people $1.00 per 1,000
feet In full dcflance of the state legislature and the gov
ernor of New York. It waa a bold and Insolent deflance
of the state and of Its executive, and was on a par with
the spirit of the gas trust In New York for the last 20
yeara.
In this emergency The New York American took
up tho light for the community. It appealed the order
from the federal to the supreme court, and the gaa trust
was ordered to obey the law and charge no more than
80 conts. The Injunctions nnd mandamuses of The
American met the gas trust whenever It sought to Im
pose tho old and unlawful rate on the consumers. With
the splendid courage and liberality which has always
characterized that paper. The American established a le
gal bureau whose mission It was to light the cause of In-
dlvlduala among the common people who were bullied
and threatened by the gas trust. And it soon became
known throughout the great metropolis that any man at
whose head the monopoly presented Its weapons had only
to apply to Tho American In order to receive protection.
The gas trust persisted. The circumstance that the court
had ordered the trust not to charge John Smith more
than 80 cents did not detor It from endeavoring to exact
$1.00 from James Brown or anybody else who would
rather part with his money than go to trouble.
But the gas trust found that The Amorlcan neither
slopt nor faltered. It realized that it had to fight for
every day of monopoly and for every Individual It op
pressed until at last the courage and persistence of the
newspaper joined to the courage and persistence of the
people brought about tho surrender of the gas trust to
the legal statutes and to the popular demand.
On Wednesday last, Clarence Shcnrn, attorney for
William Randolph Hearst, signed stipulations with the
gas tmst agreeing that tho gas truBt will accept the 80
cents rate, and will not harass or Interfere In any way
with the gaa supplies of snch public consumers until fur
ther court decision! have been reached In given test
cases.
There le a mighty moral In this splendid flgh< of
The American for the people. The American triumphed
not becauso It was stronger or larger than the gas trust,
but hocauso It was right. Because It represented the
people who wero suffering In the state of New York end
In othor states. Becauso It stood for Justice against ar
bitrary extortion, and because the peoplo wore brave
enough to recognize a champion and to stand behind
him whon he sought to fight their battles In',the open
courts.
Now let us apply this thing to Atlanta. It the gas
trust In Atlanta which has a monopoly In this capital of
Dixie Is charging a greater rate then Justice or the law
would permit, wo have at least two of the conditions that
look to Its overthrow. One of these le a newspaper that
pledges Itsolf to represent the people end to champion
justice and their rights In this matter. The Georgian Is
that newspaper, and If It knows Itself It Intends to be
truo to tho people nnd persistent In this battlo to the ex-
tent of Its abilities within the linos of fairness and of
troth.
Wo hnve another clement In the person of the Hon.
James L. Key, n vigorous, capable and consecrated pub-
lie servant, unflinching In his loyalty to his convictions
and above the suspicion of graft or selfishness.
There only needs now tho other element to mako
this cause n triumphant cause. If the people whoso pock-
ets and whose principles wo aro defending and cham
pioning In this matter will stand for the paper and by
the paper, and by the public servant that represents
them, and will glvo us thnt opletidld moral support which
comes In liruvo words and In prompt responses, and In
such Information ns may rest In their minds and experi
ences, we hnve tho trinity of forces out of which Atlanta
will Inevitably secure chcapor rob and bettor lights, nnd
perhaps some honest improvements In Its local trans
portation service.
Lot us start, then, upon this basis. The Georgian
and Mr. Key will do tholr part. Will the pooplo, for
whom wo nre fighting, suffer ue to fight alono, or will
they lllustrnto their own courage and their own self-
respecting Integrity by standing by us with lip and hnnd
nnd sympathy In the battle which Is Joined?
condition of affaire. They could not comprehend how
such conditions existed.
But now that they have been aroused and the new
law has been placed on the statute books, there should be
no laxity in the enforcement of this law or in ferreting
out these violation*, if there Is one flagrant Instance
there may he many.
The life and health of the people of Atlanta Is far
too precious to permit of any trifling with this matter.
The time to act Is now.
Letters In this office for William J. Bryan. Will .the
gentleman please call and secure them?
It Is Very Plain I 1
And so the Southern railway Is fiercely In battle with
the Louisville and Nashville?
Which makes it not at all strange that the {Southern's
little organ should have fought the lease of the state
road to the .L. & N. with such rabid ferocity as
to Insult leading members of the senate. The public by
patting two and two together can easily see tl\at under
the hypocritical guise of being a people’s papqr Its was
simply fighting the battle of Its master.
There Is no enemy so fierce as that of servility mak
ing a show of freedom. There has not been any chauge
of bosses In that direction. i
Growth and Progress of the New South
Voder tbit head trill appear from time to time Information Ulnatrntlag the
remarkable development of tbe South which deserves something more than pass*
Ing attention.
The South’s Imperial Staple.
It Is almost Impossible to grasp the magnitude of the South's staple
crop and to realize fully the Important part It plays In the commerce and
Industry of the world.
The Imagination Is partially assisted when It la known that over $2,000,-
000,000 Is Invested In cotton mills In Europe and America, dependent far
thflr raw material upon the South. ,
It will probably come os a surprise to many of our readers to know that
10,000,000 people In Great Britain alone live on the cotton Industry of that
country.
In pointing out these facts in Its current Issue, The Manufacturers'
Record says:
“The balance of trade In favor of the United States depends upon our
cotton exporta which now annually reach $<00,000,000. or more than the
world's gold production. Of this royal crop, imperial In magnitude and
In domination of the world's financial and manufacturing Interests, the
South holds a world monopoly. Its ability to Increase cotton production
to meet the world's growing needs, and Its ability to develop cotton manu
facturing commensurate with Its monopoly of cotton production, are lim
ited only by Its labor supply- Economic forces will of necessity bring
about a great Increase In population and thus prepare the way for a vast
expansion to manufacturing and In production as the price and demand may
Justify. The South produces 80 per cent of the cotton for the 118,000,000
spindles In the world, but has less than 10,000,000 spindles Itself. Think of
the limitless possibilities for expansion In this Industry alone when you are
studying the future of the South."
A FRIEND’S TRIBUTE
TO DR. H. P. COOPER
Atlillltn.
Ho nni
1 localur. wore i
time
l*VOt«Ml
TROUBLES OF COUNTRY FOLK.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
1 wish to add my name to the
list of the thousands of men and
women who have indorsed the position
which you have taken upon the negro
question. I am glad to know that there
Is a Georgian like yourself, who dares
so nobly and ably to defend the cause
of our Southern women.
But aren't there two sides to every
question? Here we are out here to
the country, right In tho midst of hun
dreds of negroes, and do you know, sir,
that all this talk about lynching and
ku-kluxlng Is frightening the farm
hands to such an extent we begin to
fear that soon the furmers will sustain
great loss of labor, by their running
away? Already It Is beginning to have
Its effect. After night the negroes are
afraid to leave their farm to go any
where on errands of business. Why,
air, two miles from this town, the ne
groes are afraid to come here to trade
at night. The country merchants are
feeling the force of It very sorely, and
If this foolishness Isn't stopped their
losses In fall trade will be very heavy.
And as to going to Atlanta, the dar
kles have refused downright to go.
They won't go to Atlanta for them
selves or for anybody else. I have
known several In the last two weeks,
who would have carried produce to At
lanta, but was afraid they would be
lynched, either going or coming. It
was to the Interest or one negro to go
to Atlanta, and so fearful of the con
sequences, that he really hired a white
mnn at considerable expense to go
down to Atlanta for him. So you see
thnt this ku-klux foolishness has de
moralized our community to such an
extent that It Is putting the bottom mil
on top. The negro Is making a matter
of convenience of the white man to do
his business for him.
Even some of the ladles of our com
munity are complaining of this rash
ness. That It Is demoralising the labor
In the home department. So In con
clusion, In behalf of my community and
other country communities, I feci It
my duty to raise a warning voice
agnlnst all such new foolish ku-klux-
l » m . • ..
Hoping thnt you will give this squib
to tho public, I am, respectfully,
T. J. LOWE,
Mableton, Ga
INDIGENCY OF CONFEDERATES!
A WORD IN SELF DEFEN8E
gaged In wicked avocations hare
ground (or complaint against me. Their
enmity has not hurt me. My wounds have
lieen received In the house of my friends.
These sre (sets, hut hack of them I see the
all-directing hand of the Divine Master.
"He doeth MI things welt."
These afflictions come from him. I make
no enmnlnlnt and enter no protest agnlnst
the nfffletlons. I do protest agslnst the
unwarranted censure of iny course and the
unkind nnd unjust condemnation of tlio
method I chose to defeat tho Wbitloy hill.
J. L. 1). lULLYEIt.
This Meat Scandal Must End.
The Georgian welcomes the cooperation of Its morn
ing contemiHirnry In tho effort to secure n rigid en
forcement of the recent meat Inspection ordinance, with
the further provision that all the conditions of slaughter-
Ing entile for consumption In tho loeal market shall be
In the highest degree sanitary.
The Georgian has thua far made a lone flght In
Ita efforts to wipe out the revolting condition of affairs
which has existed In the slaughter houses of Atlanta. We
have won out, and a new and rigid ordinance has been
placed on tho atntnto tmoks of the city. The law Is am
ple If It Is properly enforced. It Is now up to the board of
health to see to It thnt this Is done.
Dr. Walter A. Taylor, who hns been the lending spirit
In council In this movement for pure meat for Atlanta,
has recently ‘teen out on n tour of Inspection nnd investi
gation and he has found at least one notable Instance In
which the law was so. flagrantly violated that It waa paat
belief. The filth and corruption which existed at one
plant In the city was absolutely sickening and needed no
expert to demonstrate the tact that It waa a positive
menace to the life and health of the community.
It Is reiiorted that there are other plants In the city
hlch are In a condition quite as bad. This being true
It is high time for the authorities to act, and act vigor
ously. We have had something of a struggle In getting
thlt\ new law on the statute books. It his not been an
easy matter to awaken the people to the real
To the Editor of Tho (Ivorglnn:
Ax soon ns t sow thnt the house of rop-
rrsentatlres hod pit,nod the Whitley Idll
defining lndlxoney of Confederate veternns.
I observed several things Hint I believed
were wrong. These were—
t. When the constitution of n state eon.
tntns a word which Is lit good nnd common
use In the Itingunge. the inclining of thnt
wont mnnt lie warned from the dictionaries
of the language, mid the teglslntnre tins no
uuttiorltv to give tt broader nr narrower or
In any wav n different meaning from that
which It him In the acMq»«d use of Intelll-
“TV there he uncertainty nhnut n word
used In Iho constitution or In nil old stnt-
ute, It In not the province of the leginlnture
to define thnt word, hut thnt obligation
belongs lo the courts.
1. Tho definition of Indigency, given In
the Whitley bill, was arbitrary and unjust,
unit It Ignored tho meaning of the word
as It It currently used.
♦. It mode It Impossible for me to get a
pension, n thing I very much need.
S. There aro donhtless many other Con
federate veternns under sixty-five who nre
actually Indigent.
For their sokes, nnd my own. I wrote to
several friends In the senate, and pointed
out the Inequity of that hill. I nlef wrote
mv letter to The Georgian. The hill did
not pons the senate. ...
Sow romp my erltlea nnd protMt nnd
criticise nttd charge me with unrajnllneji
Im‘ciiu!m» I make public tny Indlgeut coodl-
mnn ha* the right to And fault with
me for living Indigent, nor for l*elng
frnnk enouKh t« ndmlt It. mile** he hns
offered me the opportunity to earn u liv
ing at work for which I am qualified, and
I refused to do such work. I repeat here,
with utmost emphasis: I an* In no wlw*
(inhumed <»f my neceaaltlea. I have faith
fully mid honestly, to the extent of tny
I capacity,
ever l*e “
cry
thh\ new
entile)?
line of proof In contradlc
m i"u.ve mode n ere.mnhle re.-enl In the
results .er.uuidt.hed. In nil the work I
ever undertaken In the line of my
life', culling. _
■ hnve given I he greeter pnrt of my time
jut servT.-c for forty five rear* to ttlJF
brethren nuil my fellow-men for the Lords
sake without any compensation nt all.
I have nlso the luxury of some enemies.
People whe "Ught to have felt I letter.
• nd ought lo Irnve known lietter, have for
twenty rears l-cn busy shout anylng un
kind an,I hurtful things about pie. lunch of
Which has eouie to my knowledge. Ilow
much more linn gone out Into the world to
shut the tfntc* of opportunity against me
tnuMt remniu. nt leant for the present, a
matter of conjecture.
REVIVE THE DECALOGUE. .
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I am glad that there Is one paper In
the state which stands for truth and
righteousness. I am glad that there
are a few men who belong to no ring
or clique, and who dare to speak what
they think.
I was struck with an expression of
Senator Beveridge, as reported In The
Review of Reviews, that we need a
•‘renascence of the decalogue/' As
a teacher, I have been painfully con
scious of the degeneration of the young.
Ideals, It seems to me, aro being low
ered year by year. This means that
the Ideals of the home are lower, that
self-seeking and self-indulgence are on
tho Increase.
I can give a concrete example of the
greed and selfishness of leading men In
this community. A poor man, a black
smith, and his wife have labored tor
years to pay for a little home and two
acres of ground. A great railroad Is
being built. A committee of cltlxens
was getting deeds to the right of way,
which passed through this poor man’s
property. They promised him an
other lot If he would give the right of
way. Having secured this deed, they
now refuse to give the promised lot.
His poor wife Is heart-broken, for she
had picked cotton to pay for her home.
Another case. A widow and her
daughter had the prettiest lot In the
place. By cajolery and threats, and
by misrepresenting the route and the
effect on the lot, they obtained a deed;
then offered leas than the lot would
have brought without any railroad.
Now, each of the men concerned in
this robbery—for it Is nothing less—
will make more profit on one acre than
It would cost them to pay a reasonable
price for the property, for they are ask
ing twelve times what their land cost.
Each has from twenty to flfty acres,
while these two persons have nothing
left. And to make It still worse, two
of them have no children. Or, from a
mosol standpoint, it Is well that they
have none.
Another instance, A son of this poor
blacksmith got a Job to run the gin
n a good salary. He had made a
rop, and hnd employed a man tc
gnther It. This same man, who has
no children and a large property, has
enticed the laborer away from the
poor boy. And this man Is n deacon
to the churc E h. c Vours Draljh
Haralson, Ga.
Now that Harvle Jordan announces
there Is no money In the Cotton Ap
sociation treasury. It won’t he nece*
•ary to ask Dick Cheatham to resign.—
Macon News.
GOVERNOR HOKE SMITH'S
1906 CAMPAIGN
Fnlrost Georgia, Empire State,
naan'll In three, of awful fate.
For twenty fall year, and more
She hied from every pore
llv Uom’nant corporation,
All desp'rnte situation.
In darkness nnd depression
Ilnrat n mighty expression
From erery hill and dole:
-Hoke Smith!" .weeping wn. the gnle.
For Hoke Smith to mv* tlio .tnte
From dire eorporntlou fate.
Ye*. In truth a »tnte*m»n tall;
He charged the corporation w all
With valor all unknown.'
Mighty giant hnd he grown
tu hot bullion hr the more.
'Gnlnat corporate legal lore. ,
ilrlev'na wn. the robber rate
For every piece of freight
To a Georgia enterprise.
Slinking were the foundation.
In nit hu.'ness relations.
Yes, 'twero all too hail to atate
Condition, rui'lnl «t lute,
tlmv black negro enfrniichlncd.
With vile rapine (vandalised
This dor'll.It mad'Blng Issue
Shook Georgia woof nnd tissue.
■Hoke Smith:" loudly rang the call.
This enfBiii'hlseinvat law must full;
So vile on nggmvatlon
Is sure of all ilrtinliatioh.
More than one long 'veotful year.
Snerlfi.v of all so dear:
Hoke Smith thus Intrepid fought,
"People's bights." 111. --- -- —
Why I have enemies. I tmv,
of knowing, unh
n le.tk. I hat
thnt.hns th- emu
glory of it,e| f,
mean.
sed
ends.
r should write
uulngm.tied no Interest
of hnmnu welfare amt the
fts ohjoet. and I hnve op-
tio has I teen lat.nlng for
ot pretend to any that
instant thought.
I nit file >loudly clash
knightly nrumr tlnsh'il.
Iil-.'lnhers of the mime roliege fraternity.
A. of lot.'res! to Hr. Cooper', many
friends In Atluntn, the following trlhutn
fo Ills memory, ivrlttvu by Beimlor t'ltn-
dler for pnhllcntlon lit the Knptm Alpha
Journal, is printed In The tieoiglnn.i
HUNTER POPE COOPER.
1660-1806.
Gamma 1876.77.
Death, In It. ruthless severing of
earthly ties, most often brings sadness
and sorrow. Sometimes, It Is sadly
true, there are no real ties, and a hu
man soul takes Its flight, leaving be
hind • tearleaa world.
Ofttimes the pule herald, whose
coming has been long looked for, brings
relief to suffering body or distressed
mind and his summons Is welcomed.
Ofttimes the aged saint la found sit
ting at the foot of the western slope of
a well-spent life, full of honors, service
and years, only waiting the call to go
up higher.
"And sometimes, ere life’s sun has
barely risen, or the earthly Journey
begun, a budding soul Is called back
heavenward."
There Is sadness In all of these, but
God's providence In such I. sometimes
plain and we of finite minds and vision
think we understand. But there are
other times, as when we see a strong
man Just at the meridian of hie useful
ness and powers, suddenly cut down;
when we see a life consecrated to min
istering to suffering humanity, with
much attained, yet promising more,
abruptly ended, that we wonder and
ask why Is this?
it Is when we sec “the grim reaper,"
with keen and Insatiable scythe, in a
field where there Is so mueh of matured
grain and even of worthless tare, np
pnrently In utter ruthlessness, reap tin
barely-bearded wheat ere It had lip
ened, that we stand awe-stricken and
helpless and with broken hearts can
only cry, Lord help us to understand.
Standing today, not for the first time,
to the deep shadows of such a myste
rious providence, I still believe that not
a sparrow falleth but that He knoweth,
and surely not a useful man goeth but
that He calleth, and that some day.
In His own good time, we will under
stand.
In the full strength of a rounded
manhood, In the very prime of a highly
successful professional life, with honors
already won and sure eminence the
promise of a few more years, esteemed
by his professional brethren, respected
by his community and beloved by a
host of personal friends. Dr, Hunter
Pope Cooper, first of Gamma Chapter,
U. of Ga, then of. Lambda, U. of Va.,.
died at his home In Atlanta Ga, Au-
' gust 24 last, after an Illness of only two
weeks, with meningitis. He and the
writer were Initiated Into the Kappa
Alpha order on tho same night. Ills
life exemplified every noble principle
ot our order. His Interest to the fra
ternity and his affectionate affiliation
with the brotherhood continued
throughout a busy life and he waa a
member of the- Alumni Chapter of At
lanta at Ida death.
Dr. Cooper was bom in Atlanta May
16, I860, but epent his boyhood days in
Washington, Ga., to which place his
widowed mother removed after the
death of his father, Colonel Thomas L.
Cooper, who was killed In Virginia juet
after the first battle ot Manassas, In
which he took part.
Hla high school education was under
ex-Oovernor Northen while he was
principal of the Kirkwood (Ga.) High
School.
He attended the University of Geor
gia for two years, going from there to
the University of Virginia, whore he
completod his literary education.
He graduated In medicine at the Col
lege ot Physicians and Surgeons, Co
lumbia University, New York, with
tho highest honors, and for two years
wns on the medical staff of the Presby
terian hospital In New York.
After this service he went abroad,
attending lectures for a year or rnoro
at Vienna and Berlin, and returning
home, opened an office In Atlanta In
January. 1886, where he lived nr.d
practiced until Ills death.
His success was rapid and brilliant,
and nt his death he easily ranked
among the foremost physicians nnd
surgeons of Georgia and the South,
having filled for years with distinction
the ehalr of gynecology In tile old At
lanta Medical College and the reor
ganized College of Physlclann anil
Surgeons of Atlanta. For many yent'
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER.
New York, Sept. IT.—Charles jj
Schwab Is telling a good story at the
extienae of a number of hla millionaire
American friends he met In Paris.
One night Mr. Schwab, so the story
goes, was at a table In a famous Pari-
slan cafe conversing wl$h a number of
Americans regarding the superiority of
French cooking and the lack of <•„.
thuslnsin for epicurean dishes among
his own countrymen.
There was a protest. Each man de
clared himself a past master epicure.
"Lucullus suppers, or lunches with
Lucullus Schwab." a member of the
party suggested.
"It's a go. then.” said the millionaire
"I'll see that there will be epicurean
food n plenty and In order to whet yo Ur
appetites I'll have my luncheon within
motoring distance of the Rltx—out of
the city, somewhere."
He Secured the assistance of chef
Joseph, W. K. Vanderbilt's high priced
chef, the highest priced chef in the
world, and the feast was set under the
grand old trees in the forest of Fon
tainebleau. As • tempter there whs
sot before each guest a platter of beau-
tlfully cooked corn beef and cahhage.
"By Jove, that cabbage amelia good "
said one early guest.
“And that corned beef reminds me of
the old days In New England." said
another.
"Let'a to It, boya," said another.
Mr. Schwab had Juet driven up and
was dismayed to see his guests devour
ing corn be6f and cabbage.
A story of similar character Is told
of a group of millionaire brewers, who
disappeared from a banquet at one of
New York's most famous eutlng houses.
They were found later by friends en
joying a feast of pigs knuckles and
saurkrnut in a little German restaurant
nearby.
There Is good authority for tho state
ment that Lord Curxon, former viceroy
of India, la to visit America In the
near future. Lord Curzon, when at
tached to the British embassy at Wash
ington, made many frlonds In America.
He and his children hare been stav
ing In Scotland with Mrs. Letter, his
lnte wife's mother. Not far from them
have been the grandchildren of the
late Marshall Field. Both the Field
boys were Introduced to the Prince and
Princess of Wales the other day at a
Balmoral gathering.
Coming to this country to wed a
prosperous young farmer of Michigan,
who was charmed by her photograph,
which was shown to him by a mutual
friend, Adeina Week, who came from
Germany on the Kaiser Wilhelm II, Is
being .held nt Ellis Island until the
arrival of her fiance, Albert Miller, of
Owosso, Mich., who Is to marry the
young Immigrant. He Is expected by
the girl to reach New York tomorrow.
Mrs. Astor received a hearty welcome
from her friends when she went for a
drive through Belle Vernon avenue and
the ocean drive at Newport. She has
made no plans for the future, nil de
pending upon the weather and her
health. It Is admitted she had a nar
row' escape from pneumonia. Only
Rllght traces of her cough remain.
Colonel “jack" Astor will arrive from
Europe the last of the month and come
here to see his mother.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
New York,’ Sept. 17.—Here are some
of the visitors to New York today:
ATLANTA—H. M. Clarke, Mrs. H.
:. Clarke. Mrs. J. S. Cohen, H. C. Me-
Fadden, J. C. Payne, A. J. Perkins,
Mrs. E. A. Wood, R. J. G. Hitt, C. W.
Ottley, D. Payne, I. M. West.
SAVANNAH—E. L. Byek, A. J. Ives,
W. F. McCauley, A. W. Cohen, C. W.
King. C. K. Oaburn.
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
li.M<
SEPTEMBER 17.
IV of Spain died. Born April
1753—First jriayhouie opened In Now \"rk
city, located In Nnwmu street.
1771—Tobin* Hinollett, English writer, di«l.
1804— Annm Iiurr and hi" sei'onil nrrlvml nt
8t. Simon*, On., on visit to Henntar
ltutlur.
1814—Hiuwiwful turtle made from port
General Drummond retired to
yvonit
1829—Gold fever which hud struck the < aw-
IIiium extended to Qforfin.
18rt2— Hattie of Atitietntn. Mo. , .
1875-Perry'll flagship Lawrence wM If
Erie harlMir and Removed to l'hllaucj-
Pfifa for exhibition nt the centennial.
lSSS-.Mmell iMHumlMMlon ilrst met.
1894—Jn pit nene defeated Chine**' at ha tile "»
Vain river.
lOTl—McKinley atate funeral at \1a*bin»jt"u.
FRED SHAEFER ( JR., 18
VERY LATE9T ARRIVAL.
AJr. nnd Hire, Fred Shnefer, of 90
Forrest avenue, announce the birth
. , . - • , Sunday night of a boy—Fred Hh
; K rads ! Jr- 1 - The new comer Is a bouncing
hospital, and as a member of the board . ... c,. uim
of health of Atlanta. With Dr. W. 8.1?"£„¥' r '„® h 2f ft £' Fmmons
Elkin he founded the Elkln-i’ooper i j? r °nnected ^ .*V / h , , n .
Sanatorium, a noted private Ins" ' m < The
with a large patronage frpm
the South.
Dr. Cooper waa a man of mar
ability nnd rare nccompl!»hmenti
. | <;iatulatlona of a boat of friend*
: -tore wan crowded Monday, but Mr-
Shaefer found time to get hi* .bana
Hmlt by I
A* fell tl
•wv'v.
They’n
r.*ll.*ce i
—Edwin II. Walker.
He
- pro-
fenalon. with a lofty conception
honorable character, a deep ntudent and
an untiring worker, he consecrated nil
hlH brilliant talent.'* to the Maying of
dtaenpe and the relief of Buffering ami
in the end fell a liable mark for the
one disease for witch hla beloved
science seems never to have found a
remedy.
His line physique, his manly bearing,
his confident yet modest deportment In
the discharge of his professional duties,
hls perennially cheery and hearty man
ner. his ready wit and always bright
conversation, brought hatfpfnesn nnd
comfort and hope Into many a :«lck
chamber and strengthened many n faint
heart anti weary mind In the battle
with dread disease, and I verily believe
proved a valuable ni l to the medicines
he prescribed, and ofttimes quickened
the healing of the wounds from the
skilled surgeon's knife.
thought of Hunter Cooper
ns a murk of death, but hundreds had
leaned with confident hope on him to
stay the dread enemy's advance toward
loved ones. What shall I say of him.
son. brother, husband, father, friend f
The noblest work of God Is man. and
knowing this man Intimately as I did
for 35 years, having seen him in every
relation of life and proved him as a
friend. 1 bear loving testimony to his
nobility. In him God made n man. I
have set ilmni here no word of extrav
agant flattery. The den 1 need not such,
neither d.ies it serve nay purpo-n* with
the living. I have written of my friend
only In simple truth.
lie is dead, but his memory will ling
Shaerer found time to get ni« nn.
squeezed off—almost—ana to reply
the enviable ones.
FARMER8 GIVE SITE
FOR STATE SCHOOL
8pecl.il to The Georgian.
Sparta, On., 8ept. 17.—The citizens
of Hancock county have determined t*
make an effort to aecure the agricultur
al school for tho Tenth congressional
district which was provided for during
the lust session ot the legislature.
Already several prominent farmer*
have tendered to County School
mlssloncr M. L. Duggan, who will
in charge of the Interests of
county In the matter, the require*,
number of acres of land, and \t b* u ”"
dcrsMod Ncvernl thousand dollar •
which will be greatly Increased. j»jj
been raised as a fund. It seems in*
the fight for the achool will be n***
tween Hancock and Washington < "i*n*
ties.
ONE MAN 18 DROWNED;
HIS FRIENDS'ARE SAVED-
New York, gept. 17.—William
an, 40 years old, of this city. |
drowned In the North river ' v b*r.
rowboat capsized. Hls two corn; a. -
Ions. John King ami Alexander
dolph, clung to the boat and ' ^
picked up by a tugboat. Search* r-
day fulled to recover Hegeman-•* b
the Lmftt loving of which Is that (
K. A. brother and lifelong friend
CHARLES ftlURPHEY CANDI-M*
*r. Ot. R«v»c 4. i*»n«