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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. THURSDAY. septemhkh i9oe. FOR CHINK LABOR i THE BIG DITCH Mongolians Can Be Had as Low ns 10 Cents an Hour. DENTISTS CLOSING BRILLIANT SESSION Washington, Sept. 20.—Proposals for furnishing Chines* laborers for work for the Panama eanal were opened at the offices of th Isthmian canal com mission this morning. The American China Contracting Company proposed to furnish Chinese laborers at 10 cents, gold, per hour for each working day of ten hours; fore men and Interpreters at 20 .cents per hour; cooks and barbers at 16 cents and doctors at 40 cents. The International Contracting Com pany, of Washington, proposed to fur nish laborers and cooks at 13 cents per hour; foremen one and one-half times that; Interpreters, two and one-half times that; doctors, three times, and assistant doctors, twice that amount. Wah Me Lee Hlnn * Co., of Balti more, proposed to furnish laborers, clerks and barbers at 12 1-2 cents; foremen and Interpretors at 15 cents and doctors at 25 cents. Joel Julian Reuben, of Washington, D. C\, represented by Messrs. Cham bers and Bates, proposed to furnish the first 2,500 laborers at the follow ing rates; Laborers, 11 cents per hour foremen. 40 cents; doctors and Inter preters, 60 cents; cooks and barbers, JO cents. CLOSES ITS DOORS Board of Directors Proposes to Liquidate All Claims. Washington, 8ept. 20.—The Comp troller of the currency ennounce, that the Bate, National Bank of Butler, Mo , was cloaed today by action of the board of director, for the purpoae of going Into liquidation. W. J. Butler hna been appointed re ceiver. The reaourcee and llabllltlee of the bank aa shown by the laat report of condition*, September 4, 1904, were $239,912.74 each. DEM BODIES FOUKDi 3 HELD FOR MURDER Two Brothers Charged With Having a Hand in the Killing. Thursday’s Meetings Were Wholly Technical. Most of the members of the National Dental Association, which has held Its annual meeting In Atlanta Septem ber 18, 19 and 20, leave for their homes Thursday night or Friday, after one of the most successful meetings in ths history* of the organisation. Section 1 of th© general association, the section having under discussion such subjects as bridge work and tooth fixing of that ilk, held Its session on Thursday morning. Dr. Burton Lee Thorpe, one of the leading dentists of St. Louis, is the chairman of this de partment. Here's what they talked about: paper prepared by Dr. C. N. Thomp son, on “Shadows Accompanying Por celain Inlays;" an address from Dr. H. Herbert Johnson, of Macon, Ga., on “Forced Eruption—A Case in Prac tice;" Dr. A. P. Burkhart, of Buffalo, N. Y., who told about "Rubber Dam Method of Abutment, Preparation, In terchangeable Facings and Cementa tion," and a paper on "General Prac tice,” from Dr. W. Leon Ellerbert, of Salt Lake City. One of the most Interesting papers presented at the general session was from Dr. J. P. Corley, of Greensboro, Ala, In reporting for the committee on oral hygiene, of which he Is chairman. Thursday afternoon the members of the association are enjoying a tally-ho ride over the city. Wednesday evening a meeting of the Southern branch of the association was held at which President W. O. Mason and the rest of th© old officers were re elected. It was decided to hold the next meeting st the time of the James town Dental convention during the Jamestown exposition. The supreme council of the Delta gTna Delta fraternity Is In session at the Piedmont hotel Thursday after noon. Lancaster. Ky., Sept. 20.—Samuel and Jones Simpson, brothers, and Bert East are under arrest here today, charged with the murder of James Ca sey and Nathan Taylor. The charred bodies of Casey and Taylor were found In the ruins of Casey's home, which burned last Sunday night. stiachanTgoes to . SECUREJMMIGRANTS J. A. 8tiachatn, appointed special Immigration commissioner (or Georgia some time ago, left Wednesday even ing for New York, from where he will sail on the CalRdonla Sunday for Scot- land. Commissioner Sitacham will spend several months in Scotland In an ef fort to induce Immigrants to come to Georgia to locate. Jt Is proposed to se cure parties of Scotch people who In tend coming to this country to locate In Georgia Special Inducement* will be offered In good lands nt very rea sonable price* and on easy terms. TRAILED TO HIS LAfR, FUGITIVE KILLS TWO Hinton, W. Va., Sept. 20.—After fol lowing A. L. Herman across the con tinent Bnd finally locating him In Brtson. Raleigh county, In an effort to arrest him ft»r the murder of Jerry Davis, Frank and Kenner Finley, the former of whom was Herman's broth er-in-law, were shot and Instantly killed last night at Herman's home near Orison. JOHN M’GRAW TAPS A BIG OIL WELL Cumberland. Md., Sept. 20.—John T. McGraw*, the West Virginia Democratic politician, who is experimenting for oil near Grafton, struck a third gasser on the Morrow farm which flows a mil lion feet dally. His three wells flow l.ooo.ooo feet, enough to supply Grafton and the adjacent C4>untry. WILL PAY REGULAR DIVIDEND. Boston, kept. 20.—The regular quarterly dividend of 1^ per cent on the slock of the rut.-ago. Iturllngtnu and Uulnoy Hull — ... .. . , Books ol*cr 2. FRATERNITY GIVE8 DELIGHTFUL BANQUET. Throwing aside the technical discus sions and studies of the day, those members of the National Dental Asmo- latlon who are members of the Inter state Dental Fraternity met for a most enjoyable banquet at the Piedmont on Wednesday night. Composed as It Is of the brightest and most congenial spirits of the n«- tlonnl organization of one of America's most cultured profession* there Is that about these visitors within our gates that warms the .heart to good fellow ship and cordiality. Acting as toastmaster was that most perfect host and gentleman, Dr. T. P. Htnmnn. of Atlanta, and the first to re spond was Dr. Frank Holland, who, in speech of welcome, told the vLMtors that each was a red rose to him, the flower he loved best and pressed often- est to his heart. The toast, "Our Fraternity," was re sponded to by Dr. J. D. Patterson, 41 Kansas City. In Introducing the next speaker Dr. Hinmnn referred to him ns the silver- tongued spenker of the fraternity, and right well did he live up to his Intro duction. Dr. Burton Lee Thofrpe, of St. Louis, spoke of "The Southland." Dr. Thorpe said in part: "Dr. Holland In his welcome tonight has exemplified that characteristic trait so prevalent and typical of the South ern hospitality, and has given uh the same welcome as did the Hon. John Temple Graves, when he said to Presi dent Roosevelt on his recent visit to Atlanta, 'I present to you In the blood red petals of this Georgia rose the warm heart of the South.' "The whole South Is n wonderful country from the standpoint of geog raphy; Its mountain peaks are so high that one can stand on their tops and shnke hands with the Democratic an gels In heaven, and its valleys are deep that when in their bottoms one can kick Ice on the sweltering heads of the Republicans In hell. "From the mountain tops flow that sparkling crystal beverage which Dr. lllntnan assures me no true Southern gentleman would drink, a liquid fit only for bathing purposes, while In many valleys Is secreted the Illicit still where Is brewed that amber colored distillation of white and yellow 'cawn' which Is so clear that when held to the sunlight one con eee the nigger boy and white mule thut plowed the 'cawn. One drink of it will soften the cockles of the most hardened heart and make the whole world kin with brotherhood; and three drinks of it would make a rabbit spit In a bull dog's face.' “Georgia Is a great state; since 1902 It has led In the production of peach es, supplying Eastern markets. Walk Ing down the streets today 1 saw i hundred or more 'peaches,' any one of whom would have mado Adam forsake the Garden of Eden. The state of Georgia has done her share toward contributing to the na tton's brilliant achievements. She gnv< us that finished orator whose fiery elo quence entranced his hearers, one of the greatest painters of words the world has ever known—Henry W. Ora' d>\ Atlanta has given us Richard Mai com Johneon, whose dialect stories of the old time 'mammy' and the old uncle* have immortalised the old time darkey of 'befoh de wah.' And 'Uncle Remus,' the greatest exponent of din Ject folk-lore In the world, and one of the most celebrated American literary men of the day. “In closing Just a word of tribute to the most charming feature of the whole South—her women. All hall and all honor to God'a choicest gift, the flower of all creation, the Simthern woman, whether she be sweetheart, wife or mother." The other toast a responded to were: "The Shade Drive"—Councilman F. O. Foster, of Atlanta. "The Past"—Dr. James McManus, of Hartford, Conn. _ . "The Present"—Dr. George E. Hunt, of Indianapolis. "The Future"—Dr. B. Holly Smith, of Baltimore. . _ „ . "The Country Dentist —Dr. F. G Hetrick, of Ottawa, Kans. 3 LITTLE CHILDREN BT THIER FATHER James R. Patty, once connected with the Atlanta police force, Is being sought by the police. At hi. home, 1(5 Hun- nlcutt street, there are three children, two girls, 14 and 9 years old, and one boy, 12 years of age. Their mother la dead. Notice has been given that the chil dren will have to leave, aa the rent has not been paid. Patty disappeared Tuesday morning. When he left the home he gave no warning of a long absence, and It Is feared thst some mishap has befallen him. The children believe that he would not forsake them. SANITY OF SAGE TO BE ATTACKED IN CASE Of WILL Charge That Aged Financier Was Unduly Influenc ed Is Expected. Naw York, Sept. 20.—When court to day takes up consideration of the will of Russell Sage It will be urged that he was mentally Incompetent and that he was also subject to undue Influence. The principal light against the ad mission of the will Is to be made, by the Adirondack Trust Company, of Saratoga, which Is guardian of the estate of Edeon Cooney, eight yeare old. The will has a clause which states that any person contesting It shall forfeit his .here of the estate. Deaths and Funerals. Daughters in Session. k Charlestown, W. Vs., Sept. 20.—The Itlnth annual convention of the t'nlted O examined ^Daughters of the Confederacy for West O O Virginia convened here today. I 30000000000900000000000000 OOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOQO o o O TYPHOID FEVER HOLDS O O 2,208 AT QUARANTINE. O O O O New York. Sept. 20.—Health Of- O O fleer Doty decided today to hold O O ih»- White star liner Cedric, on O O which a case of typhoid fever de- O O veloped during her trip here from O O Mediterranean portp. at nuaran- O O tine until every one of the 2.208 O O papaengera ha* been rigorously O O Mr*. John 8navel. Special to The Georgian. Decatur, Ala., Sept. 20.—Mr*. John Snavel died here Sunday after an Ill ness of several day*. Her husband survive* her. The remains were taken to Trinity for Interment. Mr*. J. W.”cidw.ll. Special to The Georgian. .Marietta. Ga., Sept. 20.—Mrs. ’aldwell died at her residence 4>n Cher okee Htreet Tuesday morning and the body wa* burled In Atlanta today. Mrs. Caldwell la survived by her husband, Jasper W. Caldwell, and one daughter, Ml** Eleanor. Msry Lou Eubanks. Mary Lou Eubanks, two years of age. and daughter of Mrs. S. A. Eu banks. of 171 Kelly street, died Thurs day morning. On Friday the body will be taken to Tate, Ga., for Inter ment. Mr*. C. D. Barron. Mrs, C. D. Barron, age 34 years, died at her home in East Point, Thursday morning nt 3 o'clock, after an Illness nt only three or four hours. She leaves a husband and five children. The fu- eral will take place Friday at 2 o'clock, the Interment at West View cemetery. Wilhelmina Will. The Interment of little Wilhelmina Will, the two-year-old daughter of J. L. Will, of Flat Shoals road, who died recently of diphtheria, will take place Friday at 2 o'clock, on the Flat Shoals road. J*ek~T(*lly. Jack, the four-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Kelly, 119 Garnett street, died Thursday morning of men ingitis. The funeral will be held Fri day at 2 o'clock and Interment at West View cemetery. Robert W. Powell, Special to The Georgian. Rome, Oa„ Sept. 2ft.—Robert W. Powell, Aged 31, died yesterday after noon nt 3 o'clock at his home In the Fifth ward, after an illness of several months. He Is survived by n father und mother, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Pow ell, five sisters and one brother, Dais Powell. The sisters are Mrs. W. H. Hlmmons, Mrs. P. R. Roser, Mrs. W. J. Koser, Mrs. Mark Hill, all of Rome, and Mrs. A. 8. Pierce, of Mobile, Ala. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock conducted by Rev. C. L Conn. ' Mary Elizabsth Wilton. Hpeclal to Tlie Georgian. Rome, Or., Sept. 2ft.—Marie Eliza beth, the two-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Wilson, died yes terday at the home of her parents, in East Rome. Her father Is a conductor on the Southern railroad. The remains of the child will be carried to Buford for interment. Mrs. Msry A. Walker. Mrs. Mary A. Walker, aged 76 years, died ut 42 Auburn avenue Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. She Is survived by two daughters. Mrs. A. M. Hollinshed and Mrs. V. E. Bailey. The funeral will be held at the residence Friday at 2 o'clock and interment at Hollywood cemetery. FLOYD SUCCESSOR TO BURTON CLARKE A. B. Floyd was appoint'd secretary to Manager Park Woodward at the regular session of the water board, held Wednesday afternoon, to succeed Burton f'lar|(e. resigned. Mr. Floyd was for a number of years secretary to C. A. Wlckersham, presi dent of the West Point system, and has both a pleasing manner and the experience to till the new position with much credit. By CHARLOTT& STEWART. The most talked of. thought of wom an In Atlanta Thursday la Mrs. William Jennings Bryan. Upon being told that Mrs. Bryan would see me, I Hurriedly left the parlors of the hotel and soon wa* knocking at the door of her apart ments In th* Piedmont. Th# door was opened by Mr*. Bryan herself. She said she was lying down taking a rest before the reception. She wore a black silk kimono and did not show the least sign of fatigue after her long journey. This well-known woman would not consent to be Interviewed, so after talk ing some time to her, one can only give an Impression, since she was very guarded In what she said. To begin with, Mrs. Bryan appears to b» a wom an of wonderful physique. She is above the average in height, and although not fleshy, she Is very solid. Her hair Is Just turning gray and was parted In the middle and brought, down over the temples and done In a loose knot on the top of the head. Bhe wore only a few Jewels, these being rings. Mrs. Bryan Is a person of great self-posses sion and Is capable of meeting any emergency, whether It be success or defeat. There Is nothing of nervous energy or excitability about Mrs. Bry an. She Is Just a plain, matter-of-fact woman, who makes the best of every thing. The wife of the great man thoroughly understands men in general, or she never would have taken up the study of law Just to be an Intelligent listener to her husband. She know well that men do not want advice—al they want I* some one to listen. During their travels abroad Mrs. Bryan learned to use the typewriter and copied all the articles Mr. Bryan wrote for the papers. While In the old country Mr. Bryan and hls wife were entertained by a great many celebrities, but not even they could turn this wom an's head, so great is her self-posses- slon and poise. Another Impression gleaned from a few minutes' talk Is that the wife of the great commoner, like a number of other people, likes newspaper people, but not their methods. WISHED MOTHER CR UCl FI ED AND BURNED ON A CROSS New York, Sept. 20.—Recommending that hls aged mother be crucified and then burned by a slow Are, Is the man- ner In which one of the sons of Mrs. Oliva Either, i( years old, would for ever settle the question of the woman's support. ■'When spoken to About contributing to the support of hls mother," said Miss Emily Des Jardlns, a granddaughter, "one of my uncles said, ’Oh. why don't you crucify the old hag? She ought to be nailed to a crocs and a lire built under her. That's th# way to suppolt that old witch. I’d fix her.”’ VICTIM OF GEM THIEVES IS HELD IN SI0,000 BAIL POLICE COMMISSION PUTS CIVIL SERVICE Officially Declare For Ex ams For New Cop. CENTENARIAN DIES AT HAWKINSVILLE Speelsl to Tbi* fieorglsn. Hawkinsville, Ga.. Sept. 20.—Amanda Love, the oldest person in Pulaski county, was burled Sunday. She had reached the age ot lft2 and wa* one of the good old-time negroes who had many friends among white people. MAYOR JOHN W. MADDOX ADDRE88E8 WILDER’S MEN Special to The Ueorglau. Chattanooga, Teun.. Sept. 30— General Wilder'* men were the gueat* of the Joe McConnell United Confederate Veteran camp nt CbirkntnNUga. Over 3.000 soldiers and their friends partlelpatefl In the re ception. The principal addresses were made by ox congressman John \V. Maddox and Congresman Gordon Lee, of Georgia. Others who spoke were General John T. Wilder, of Knoxville, who arrived tu the . last night; General Smith D. \dkins, nud President L 8. Ktlboru. of Mattoou, Ills. Tho first public reception was held last night, when Mayor Frierson. Colonel Kll- born. Colonel M. B. Case. General Wilder nd others delivered addresses. A camp rill close ASTO SCHOOLTAXACT According to an opinion rendered Comptroller General Wright by Attor ney General Hart, the provisions ot the revised McMtchael school tax act ore not operative unlit next year. In so far as the school districts are con cerned. He holds, however, that under the old act the taxes In the counties are collectable this year. The recent amendment passed expressly states tnat the provisions are not effective until January, 1907. Judge Hart holds that this will probably prevent the col lection of special school levies In dis tricts, but where the entire county has passed upon It that the tax can be collected. This opinion Is of especial Interest to Fulton county, aa the entire county outside of Atlanta haa voted for the special tax. DISTINGUISHED FOLK AT SAGAMORE HILL Oyster Bay, N. Y., Sept. 20.—A dis tinguished list of guests took luncheon with President Roosevelt et Segamors Hill today. It Included Archbishop Ire land, Postmaster General Cortelyou, Bishop U'Gorman, of Kansas City; Ja cob A. Rlls, William Allen White, of Kansas, and Horace B. Knowles, of Wilmington. All ths guests declared their visits were without political slg' ntflcance. New York, Sept. 20.—Solomon Ur- bach, the Malden Lane diamond deal er, who says he wa* robbed of 340,000 worth of diamonds on September 11 In a sleeping car on hls way to Balti more. wa* arrested today on a writ of detention. Issued on the complaint of Hayes & Herchfleld, attorneys for the Jewelers' Alliance. The complaint sets forth, among oth #r things, that Urbach Is a chronic sufferer from Insomnia. Urbach al leges he hid the jewelry in a wallet under hls pillow and slept so soundly he was not awakened when the wallet was stolen. Judge Hough held Urbach In $10,000 ball. On Mondny a petition In hank ruptcy was filed against Urbach. KNIFE DUEL IS FOUGHI B Y INTOXIC A TED MEN Mobile, ^la.. Sept. 20.—E. H. B> tin, 29 year* old, of New York, u Robert Golden, aged 30, of St. Lou had a desperate knife duel near thl. city last night. The dispute arose be tween the men while drinking, and ->v fought It out. Bectln suffered tw< •> wounds in the kidneys and fell st. He was brought to the city hoa .a I and may die. H1s opponent received two deep wounds In the body. He disappeared and haa not been seen since. FULTON MEN ARE INTERESTED IN NEW RAILROAD PROJECT CHERRY TREE OWEN8 I8 REPORTED DEAD. Hpeclal to The Georgian. Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 20.—Amos Owens, of Amos Owens Cherry Tree Company fame, I* dead at hls home In western North Carolina. This noted case was tried In 1902. It was figured that In an endless chain system of selling cherry trees the company as- numea obligations of $20,000 in two weeks and the alleged fraudulent use of the mails brought the death blow to the scheme. CONFEDERATE DAUGHTER8 TO ERECT BUILDING. Richmond, Va., Sept. 20.—Richmond Chapter. United Daughters of the Con federacy, has Indorsed the plan of the Jamestown committee that each mem ber subscribe 50 rents toward the erec lion of a building at Jamestown. No Harm Was Msant New York. Sept. 20.—W. J. Johnson, who has returned from the Argentine Republic, says no harm wa* meant Secretary Root while he was there, and that the reports that he was stoned were based on a boy throwing a stone wildly. Canaria was announced by the minis ter of mines in the legislature of On- turlo. The report is that extensive beds of anthracite exist on the Hudson bay slope. In the neighborhood of Al bany river, which ft»rms the dividing line between Ontario ar.d the north west territory. The Atjanta Georgian Is On Sale Regularly at tbe Following Hotels knd News Stands. BUFFALO. N. Y. Iroquois Hotel. BALTIMORE, MD. The New Holland, Belvldere Ho. let. BOSTON, MASS. Barker House, Young’, Hotel, Summerset Hotel. CHICAGO, ILL. Great Northern Hotel, P.O. News Co., Palmer House, E. H. Clark, 112 Dearborn at.; Auditorium Hotel. Joe Herron, Jackson and Dearborn streets. CINCINNATI, O. Gibson House, Grand Hotel, Pal ace Hotel. DENVER, COLO. J. Black. H. H. Smith. INDIANAPOLIS, INO. English House, Grand Hotel. NEW YORK CITY, N. Y. Hotel Astor, Hotel Imperial. OMAHA, NEBR. Megeath Sta. Co. SAN DIEGO. CAL. B. R. Amos. ST. PAUL. MINN. N. St. Marie, 99 E. 5th St. SEATTLE WASH. A. M. Kav. ST. LOUIS. MO. Hotel Lncledr, Southern Hotel. Planters Hotel. TOLEDO. OHIO. Jefferson Hotel. TORONTO. CAN. King Edward Hotel. WASHINGTON. D. C. Hotel Willard, McKinney House, Raleigh House. Special to The Georgian. Waycross, Ga., Sept. 20.—A petition for a charter for the Georgia and Flor. Ida Pine Belt railway has been made to the secretary of the etate of Geor gia. This railroad will be to miles, as near a* can be estimated. It will be gin af Waycross. Ga., Ware county, and run In a southwesterly direction through the counties of W*re, Clinch and Echols, passing through or near the town of Colon. In Clinch county, Georgia, to the Florida state line, at or near the south-central part of the Thirteenth district In Echols county, Georgia. The capital stock of the railroad company to begin with will be $50,000 and the petitioners ask the right to Increase the sum not exceeding $1,000, 000. The principal office of the camps ny will be located In Waycross. The petitioners are: W, B. Ellington, W. W. Sharpe, Leon A. Wilson, George T. Youmana amk J. S. Bailey, of Ware county, Georgia; W. C. Dodson, (\ J Hoden and B. W. Blackstock, of Ful ton county. Georgia; W. L. Herendeen, of Ontario county, New Y'ork, and D. C. Newton, of Tattnall county, Oeor gia. ELLA WHEELER WILCOX She* Points Out That Divorce Is Preferable to Poison and Chil Jren in a Home of Dis cord'Are Worse Than Orphans. B (Copyright, 1909, by American-Journal- Examlner.) ACK In the olden daya divorce was not known, or known only to kings who had absolute power to fashion laws to fit their moods and serve their purposes, and then to order ‘them Invalid before other common In dividuals took advantage of them. Today divorce Is an everyday occur rence. Its ftrevalence Is, Indeed, some thing like an epidemic In the land. Yet In the days when no divorce was possible with the masses, murder by poisoning was almost as common as divorce is today. Any one who doubts this statement needs only to read htstorlea of the old Italian cities; and not alone In Italy was the amiable art of poisoning pur sued, but in France, Spain nnd Eng land political diplomats and court In triguers thought little of ridding them selves of ehemles and rivals by means of subtle poisons. We can ask no greater proof of the growth ot public sentiment toward higher Ideals of morality than Is show n by the widespread horror when a case of poisoning Is discovered. The highest circles of Europe did not feel this horror when such recur rences took place a few hundred years ago. There wa* no newspaper notoriety tor the murderer to >dreail; no law which could not be made to serve hls ends If he held a position of power, nnd chemical analysis of the digestive organs was not known. So the poison er had things pretty much hls own way. The Borgia family was particularly addicted to poisoning people as a pas time. But they lived live hundred years ago, and the human race ought to make progress in half a millennium, surely. There Is no form of murder more deliberate and premeditated than pois oning. It suggest* the cold-blooded plan, carefully conceived and unrelent ingly executed. it does not allow the excuse of hot headed anger and momentary insan ity, but bears witness to hours, and days, and nights of plotting a cruel and often torturing death nf a fellow being. It testifies to the existence of a per sonal devil. Inhabiting the human form of the murderer, and watching with re lentless eyes the alow and fatal ef fects of the awful crime perpetrated against another. There is nothing which proves more conclusively to me that obsession Is a fact und not a superstition than the tecurrence of this crime In the present enlightened era. No man possessed of hla reasoning faculties, cultured nnd educated, and with all hls semes on the alert, could, lend himself to »uch an abominable net as the destruction of another life by this monsttous method It surely must be, when the man al lows hi* reason and hls will to become the prey of some hypnotic Influence from the border lands of earth, and Is possessed by devils, like the two tnen from whom Christ dtove the demons In the country of the Gergesenes, that »uch an evil deed can be carried Into execution. How ever alarming seems the divorce epidemic In our land today. It Is cer tainly a better solution of marital mis ery than ground glass or arsenic. When two people And life under one root and one name obnoxious, separa tion Is the only moral and decent course to pursue. Perhaps there would have been less crime In the olden days, when human life was held at such small value, If divorce had been posalble to the com moners as well as to the monarchs of that era. Perhaps, despite our higher Ideals und printer refinement, there would be more frequent climes today were it not for divorce. Surely, of the two evils, divorce is preferable to murder. When the god of love goes out of a household there Is always a chance for the devil to get In. He comes In various disguises. Sometimes as dis grace, sometimes as discord, sometimes as murder, sometimes as Insanity. Where reconciliation and a return of the blind god are Impossible In a home, let Its denizens make divorce welcome before the devil enters to take up hls abode In any form. Whether he comes as a great trage dian or a vulgar comedian, he Is pref erable to the devil. Where love Is not. hate too often Is, and hate is the devil. Love, and love only, renders marriage respectable, and only the children rear ed In homes where love exists are en vironed with respectability. Children brought up" In a home of discord are more than orphans. At the, called meeting of the polict commission Wednesday night It was decided that all applicants for posi- lions on the police force should sign civil service application blank* to be prepared by the commission. It was also agreed to put civil ser- vice Into effect on Tuesday, October 2, at which time the applicants will have to stand a physical examination, on October 3 they will have to stand an educational examination. Commission er Oldknow was Instructed to proceed with arrangements for these examina tions. The educational • examination will be held In the Boys’ High School Commissioner Oldknow raised the question as to whether the present su pernumeraries would have to take the examinations, and It was ruled they are exempt. Hereafter, however, all appll- cants will have to sign the regulation civil service blank and show themselves competent both physically and mental ly. The physical examination will be conducted by two physicians, to act In conjunction with the city physician. These physicians will be chosen by Commissioner Venable. Mayor Woodward brought to the at tention of the commissioners the death of Policeman McGhee, the oldest mem ber of the force, and resolutions of sympathy were adopted- Chief Jen nings was also Instructed to purchase a floral offering, the money being raised by subscription among the commis sioners. The election of a successor to the late Sergeant Mitchell was postponed until the regular meeting. MOTHER VERY ILL, CHILD PASSES Al! While Mrs. W. R. Baldwin, of Daw son, Ga.. was recovering from an oper ation for appendicitis, her little infant son, Wiley, died Thursday morning ut private sanatorium of this city. The body will be taken to Dawson Thursday night for funeral and Inter ment. DRAKE ORDERED HELD B! CORONER'S JURY Special to The Georgian. Athens, Ga., Sept. 20.—John N. Drake, accused of the murder of hls child; is in Jail here, with the verdict of the coroner's Jury against him. It charged that night before last Drake came home about 1 o’clock In the morning, drunk, and at once began to abuse and strike at hls wife, who with the child had retired for the night. One lick, possibly meant for hls wife, struck the child on the head. The child suf fered much for awhile, it is charged, but after awhile the mother thought she had soothed It to sleep, for It be came quiet. The mother then fell asleep. On awakening late yesterday morning the child was found cold in death. Dr. Goss was called In, and In hls testimony before the Inquest of the coroner stated that the entire right side of the child was badly bruised and thut Its death .was evidently due to vio lence. Arrested for Murder. Washington, Sept. 20.—After keeping watch in the down town section of the Ity for two days, detectives today ur- rested Anot Orter Resold, 37 years old. who is wanted by the authorities of Los Angeles, Cal., on a grand jury In dictment charging him with murder. ATLANTA NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD Burton Clarke Resigns. was foretold in Wednesday’s Georgian, Burton Clarke, who for a, number of years has been secretary to Manager Park Woodward, of‘the city ater works department, tendered hls resignation at the meeting of the water board Wednesday afternoon. The resig nation was accepted with ^luctance after complimentary speeches from every member of the board and the passage of resolutions wishing Mr. Clarke the same success In hls new profession as was hls while with the city department. Mr. Clarke leases for New York Thursday afternoon to enter the Art League. Daily Services Under Tent. Under a new tent at the corner Woodward avenue and Connally street services are being held each evening 7 o'clock. Dr. John E. White, pastor of the Second Baptist church, preaches forcefully and eloquently at these meetings, and a splendid revival is re sulting. The public is Invited to come out. County Court of Jsnkins. Governor Terrell Thursday morning created the county court of Jenkins, the grand Jury making the recommen dation. He Immediately named judge of the same A. 8. Anderson for a period of four years, and James A. Dixon as solicitor for two years. Jen kins is one of the new counties created by the legislature of 1905. Spain and Russia are the only Euro pean countries which produce more wool than they consume Four Thousand Bslos. Special to The Georgian. Hawktnsvllle, Ga., Sept. 20—Four thousand bales of cotton have been brought Into Hawkinsville this season. The three warehouses are full and the compress running at Its full capacify. Weather conditions are favorable f r picking. The crop Is fairly good in this section. Charged With Retailing. Speidal t») The Georgian. Rome, Ga., Sept. 20.—Benjnmln h* r * ols, who conducts a store In Rome, was arrested yesterday m United States Marshal W. L. Cant. * a charge of retailing whisky, ami "■*- bound over to the Federal court un der a bond ot $200.