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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. MONDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1OTJ. The Atlanta Georgian. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES . • • Editor. F. L. SEELY . - President. ruBiisxiD tuny MHUNI (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN CO., st 25 W. Alsbama St., Atlanta, Ga. suisciirnos tares. One Year .$4.50 Six Months . 2.50 Three Months 1.25 By carrier, per week. . 10c Entered at the Atlanta Poetofflre aa aecood- claee mall matter. Telephones connecting all departments. Loos distance terminals. SMITH & THOMPSON, Advertising Representatives for all territory outside of Georgia. CHICAGO OFFICE TRIBUNE BUILDING NEW YORK OFFICE POTTER BUILDING If yon hare any trouble getting TUB OEOBITIAN. telephone Hie circulation Department, and have It promptly remedied. Telephones: Bell 4M7 Halo. Atlsntn MOL Jf l» deefraWe lbs I all communications Intended In THE GEORGIAN be limited to 400 words In lon*Jh. H » I franco that they be elaned. aa an ecldence of good faith, tnoutn the names will be withheld If reqneeted. Rejected.mnmiaerlPte will not be returned nnleas atampa are sent for tbo purpose. The Georgian prints no unclean or objectionable ad vertising. Neither does It print whisky or any liquor advertisements. Great London Papers on “Atlanta.” From the salient vantage grounds of distance and tranquillity the Engllah newapapera seem to be viewing our negro question with a sanity as unusual aa It Is re freshing. The Spectator, across three thousand miles of ocean and a thousand miles of land, seems to realise and ap preciate better than some of our American papers, and to tell the truth better than some of these which are published right here at home, the awful and compelling provocation to riot and lawlesaneaa, and makes a genuinely sensible suggestion in the premises. 8ays The Spectator: "When will the Southern whites learn that the proper way to protect their women Ib to organize a really efficient police, and to punish crimes against them with prompt judicial severity. Instead of killing In a foolish panic of rage men who iKisalbly are entirely Innocent? We sympathize with the whitesTa their horror at the thought of what defenseless wo men may hare to endure from black criminals, but we must protest against the folly and crime of the methods of protection which they adopt." The 8L Jamea Gazette and The Evening Standard seem to have almost a Southern comprehension of the sit uation, and their comments coming from such a source and at such a distance must do much to confirm the wise and fearless conclusions to which real thinkers are com ing In the consideration of the problem. It is Indeed sig nificant that these great London newspapers should voice the doctrine of the oternal superiority of the white race, which Tho Georgian has always preached, and our other contention thgt these races, thirteen centuries apart, could not be governed under the same laws or take an oqual part In tho same government. Read this from The 1 .on- don Standard:' "The truth Is that America ought to abrogate that part of the constitution which relates to the black population, be prepared to trent It ns nt pres ent a distinct race on a lower scale of evolution, and deal with it in a special way. This does not signify segregation, but It does mean, In a sense, separation —the separation that Involves the relation of master and servant, of claaa and class, and Implies a cer tain amount of association. Neither does it sfgplfy Injustice; the denial of racial and social equality is not a denial of equity. Thetr treatment must bo ab solutely Just and kind. It Is the Intolerable Injus tice of the present state of things that has caused all the trouble In the South. ‘Give ua simple justice.’ the negroes say, ‘and the race problem will solve Itself.’ It la the strict justice accorded tho negro In the West Indies that baa made him ao contented, amenable, and law-abiding. It will, however, have to be recognized that they are capable of advancing, and that they must be given the fullest opportunity of developing whatever powers they tioasesa. The theory that they are a completed product of evolu tion does not ataud the tost of facts, but It Is true that the evolution la extremely slow. For a long time they will have to lie treated, not aa citi zens of a republican state, but aa subjects.” And both of those I-ondon utterances read like Georgian editorial or an extract from The LaGrange speech of the governor-elect of Georgia. Fitzpatrick on “Stephens.” Prof. Z. I. Fitzpatrick, of Madison, has contributed to the current Issue of Watson's Magazine the first Install ment of a very Interesting sketch of Alexander Btephena, the Great Commoner of Georgia. Professor Fitzpatrick writes from the standpoint of an Intimate personal association stretching ovef many years. This has been utilized by a very dose and ac curate itudy of the spirit, motives and character of the famous Georgian, and the article wai so Interesting as to be Instantly accepted by Mr. Wation while he waa still editor of the New York magazine. Tboae who are fond of biography and of the personal Incidents of a great man's Ufe, wilt find this article particularly Interesting. The description of the Dupree will case In Oglethorpe in which Mr. Stephens wts opposed by both Mr. Hill and Mr. Toombs, Is a very vivid picture, and the murder trial which preceded It by two or three year* with Mr. Stephens opposing both of these great men and two or three other great lawyers joined with them, waa an even more conspicuous triumph for ’’Little Aleck.” Professor Fltspatrick writes with a clearness and a vital touch which held* the Interest of hit readers from first to last He Is doing a distinct service to Georgia history by the contribution of this admirable sketch and biography of Georgia's great citizen, and we shall look forward with Interest to the concluding numbers of of these tapers. “Jacques”—Our Jack. Atlanta newspaper ranks welcome home In triumph Mr. Jacques Futrell, who has flamed In a night, ns It were, Into the starry host of story tellers. Less than a year ago Jack Futrell was a reporter on sn Atlanta paper. Today his stories are coveted and paid for by the great papers and magazines of the country. Even The Saturday Post, seiectest of Ameri can periodicals, has Just published his latest story, and Jack futrell—no longer “Jack," hut "Jacques”— which Is a whole plo* more romantic—Is on the crest of the wave an<( riding prosperously. The Atlanta reporter, who as no man In Atlanta will deny, absorbed bla "touch” from his surroundings and from the atmosphere, hat risen upon his merits, as he had no "pull.” His stories catch and bold with the good grip of. the master, and every year will add new skill and greater power to the story teller. Jacques FutreU's .Thinking Machine” Is as good In Its way as If the “Thinking Machine" was a mere Imitation, nobody would read of him, but people do read of him, and watch for him and clamor for hla next appearance, and there fore he I* himself—and Jacques. Well, jge qjelcome Jacques Futrell back to the land where he ta atlll "Jack." We are proud ot his prowess as a romancer. We rejoice In hla success. We are will ing to help heartily In hla advancing fame, and It Is a pleasure to look at him tor the reminder that he was once one of us, and no more than «he rest of us, and that the rest of us may yet attain to the fulness and the romantic stature of this Jacques who Is now the best of us. Bheriock Holmes, and yet it It no more an Imitation of Conan Doyle than Doyle was a plagiarist from Poe-Jlng involved in this account The city authorities annu- The Jacksonville Example Grows in Value, The history of municipal ownership In Jacksonville, Fla., continues to be a subject of vltsl and constantly In creasing interest. The further we go Into It the more are we Impressed with the merits and advantages of the system as fur nished by the object lesson of our near and Interesting neighbor. Municipal ownership has been an Important political Issue in the city of Jacksonville for about 12 years, and la now ao firmly established.. In the Indorsement and en thusiasm of the people that no candidate for office dares to confess himself opposed to that proposition. To begin with, as far back as 1880, Jacksonville put In a municipal waterworks system which has been very satisfactorily managed and which now furnishes pure artesian water at a very reasonable rate and with a direct prollt to the city. It Is commented upon aa a sin gular fact that there la very seldom any opposition to the municipal ownership of waterworks plants among the opponents of the general ownership and operation of public utilities in municipal government. Just why It Is difficult to say, but the fact stands and the Inconsis tency is In the Idea that If the municipal ownership of waterworks plant* Is desirable, why It should be so bit terly fought by Interested parties in the matter of other public utilities. But we are dealing now with the lighting matter, and In this Jacksonville continues to be more and more a shining example. Jacksonville had a hard fight in 1894 to establish the municipal ownership of its lighting plant. The monopoly died hard and fought fleacely and ex hausted every effort, both legitimate and otherwise, to defeat the will of the people. So bitter was the fight that the city was forced to leave the matter to a decision of ttjp supreme court as to Its rights to Install the plan and to furnish electricity to private consumers. We have given before the figures aa to the reduc tion In the price of one-half In public lighting, and of three-fourths In the private lighting of the city. The Georgian stated on Friday that the Jacksonville plant had paid for itself entirely within eight years. A recent report from the city attorney gives us even more striking and gratifying figures. On January 1, 1906, after ten years and eight months of operation this electric plant, which cost origin ally $76,675, furnishes electricity to the citizens of Jack sonville at 7c per kilowatt, and to the city at $7.50 a light and had returned to the city treasury out of the net profits, and over and above the cost of very greatly In creasing Its capacity and value and everything that the city had Invested In the plant with 5 per cent com pounded annually, $64,927.74 additional. The profits of that plant for the month of Jan- tinr.v in this year nlonc amounted to $12,118.96, which, being ndded to tho $64,827.74, shows that the plant has in ten years and nine months repaid to the city $370.71 more than double the entire original cost of the plant in addition to paying 5 per cent compounded interest on the entire original cost, and this notwithstanding the reduction to the citizens of Jacksonville ot 75 per cent in the cost of electricity! Surely is there anything left to be added In the way of argument to Bppeal to common sense and to the Individ ual Interest of citizens than is represented In these mag nificent figures? To understand them better, let ua seo what improve ments wore Included In the sum paid out for this ser vice so long conducted by a monopoly. Let ui seo the vast sums that the private monopoly put* Into Its pocket for managing an interest which the city can juat aa well and better manage for Itself. The aggregate sum put Into permanent Improvements during the existence of the plenty deducting loss, displace ment of machinery, etc., la, according to tho book ac counts, $365,423.19. For the rear of 1905, for Instance, the cash receipts for light and power furnished consumers by the city plant was $186,169.48, and lhe'amount expended for oper ation, maintenance and repair was $91,89182, showing a profit-for that one year of $94,176.66, of which lat ter aunt $26,418.16 was invested in permanent im provements and extensions to meet the great growth of the city, and $67,758.50 was turned over in cash to the city treasurer to be tmed for numci- pal purposes other than those connected with the electric plnnt, and to reduce the necessity for taxa lion by that amount. And Jacksonville Is as yet a city of between 36,000 and 40,000 people. Tho present value of the municipal electric plant can be estimated from these figures, but the Indirect value to the city of a municipal plant, which reduced by 75 per cent *he coat to consumers of electricity, la difficult to over-estimate. The value to the city of the fact that all consumers are treated exactly alike, sad that electricity It sold by the United States government, at the aamo price to large and small consumers, is also hard to esti mate; but the advnutage from a sanitary standpoint, of furnishing electricity tor lighting purposes to the poor at a price less than would cost the use of kerosene and the maintenance of lamps, will be appreciated by thoae Interested In the Improvement of sanitary conditions. The steady and rapid growth of the profits of the municipal electric plant is well established be taking consecutively the profits for the past five years. The profits for the year 1901 were $31,. 574.03 (the profits for that year were greatly re duced bv the fact that the great fire of May 3, 1901, had destroyed the buildings in which about 75 per cent of the electricity was being used.) In 1902 the profits were $53,761.27. In 1903, $74,006.66. In 1904, $79,916.13. In 1905, $94,176.66—an average profit for the past three years of $82,699.82, or juat $6,023.83 more per annum than the original entire cost of the plant; and the profits of the plant for the first month of the year 190<i are $12,118.96. There Is no possible Jugglery of figures or bookkeep- iNOOKS ANDC0RNERS0FAMERICAN HISTORY By REV. THOMA8 B. GREGORY. THE TRIAL OF AARON BURR, • ‘‘The Daylight Corner.” It Is safe to say that the trial of Aaron Burr, for "treasonable designs upon Mexico," was the most dramatic bit of forensic fireworks In all the his tory of our country. The celebrated conteet came oil In the year 1807, In the city of Richmond, Vn., and for a generation the trial was the talk of the town and of the nation. The prosecution had as Its leading counsel the celebrated William Wirt, the author of the once popular “Life of Patrick Henry.” while the head and front of the master array of legal tal ent for the defense was Luther Martin, the attorney general of Maryland, and one of the half dosen greatest minds that this country has ever produced. On the bench sat. In somber dignity, the great John Marshall. Washington’s close friend, and later the Illustrious chief justice of the supreme court of the United States. ■ In the galleries of the court room, and filling every available bit of space upon the floor, were gathered the cream ot the nation’s beauty and ge nius. Grand dames and fair belles yied for admission with great lawyers, fudges, statesmen, from New Hamp shire to Georgia, all anxious to see and to hear everything that ahAuld take piece. The “prisoner at the bar”—the as* tutest legal mind, perhaps, of them all —was the busiest man on the floor. All unconscious, apparently, of the many pairs of eyes that were eagerly fixed upon him, he was Intent upon the case from start to finish, suggesting to his counsel the telling 'points for and against his cause. Wirt's speech was a record-breaker, even for Wirt. ,Valn, with one eye on the case and the other on the galleries, the eloquent Virginian, putting his best foot forward, made, In the opinion of many, the speech of his life. The climax of Wirt’s speech came when, after thu most terrible arraign ment of Burr, he asked the dramatic question: “And who Is Rjennerhas- A 8HREWD YANKEE'S TIP. To the Editor of The Georgian: Permit me, a Northern>newspaper man of twenty years' experience, to give you, and through you, the white people of Georgia, a tip upon one of the fundamental points of the much discussed negro question. Have read everything In your paper. Including speech of Senator Till man, but nobody has touched my point. - Possibly this may be from the fact that it shows the white man to have been in error, and my experience ot over a year In Geor gia In all cities, from Atlanta south, telle me that the white man does not like to acknowledge an error upon the negro, as he was "born and raised with the negro, and knows all about him.” It Is a fundamental principle of political economy that no man or nation can be expected to work with out an Incentive. This Is particularly true of the negro aPd the Incentive for the average' negro la something to eat and wear, the latter because he would be locked up If he did not have It. Now the white man has taken tnls Incentive from him by feeding and clothing him for naught, and he will not work because ho don't have to. The balance of the argument Is plain— he Is Idle nnd soon becomes vicious, etc. Every colored cook, housemaid, etc.. In Atlanta, Amerlcus, Cordele, Thomasvllle and elsewhere, carries home every night a mesa ot food to feed male negroes who don’t work. A bundle of clothing goes the same way as often as needed. This brings me to ths Illustrative ntory I heard In At lanta last January. Ons negro woman was ruld to have asked another why she married the man she did, as ho wns no good and never worked. The reply wan, "Oh, yes, lie's a good nigger, he found me three places to wash this week.” If the white people would stop feed ing and clothing the negro free he would have to work, and this would be a big step toward bettering present conditions. You can extend the argument Into the stopping of the bribing of the ne gro to do what he Is hired and paid to do—by tipping, as H 1s called, until It covers to Its logical sequence the council and legislative halls, etc., then we call It bribery. The origin of brib ery was the so-called tip In order to get something the other fellow didn't. Am not looking for notoriety, sn don’t care whether you print any of this as a communication or not, but think It good suggestions for editorial Have not written It In convenient form. Am with von In munlelpal ownership light, and suggest you use Port Ar thur, Ont., on northern shore of Lake Superior, aa an example. A city of 10,001) and had n long light with the Canadian Pacific railroad, but won out, and profits of the municipal operation of public utilities to great that citi zens pay no taxes directly. Respectfully. F. M. STEWART. Thomasvllle, Ga. sett?"—Blennerhaasett, the simple, confiding soul who, according to the argument, had been so unmercifully fleeced by the prisoner at Die bar. It was. to say*the least, a most af fecting speech. The women cried, and some of the sterner sex even were seen to reach for their handkerchiefs. Wirt had more than held hit own, and It was the opinion of many~ln the audience that Burr would be convicted. And then Luther Martin sprang Into the arena, like a Bengal tiger, licking his chops, thirsting for gore! There came a growl, as If from the Jungle, and the women trembled! Here was a man, and no mere stage player, a virile, powerful, uncompro mising Intellectual athlete, and It was plain, to the men folk at least, that soon there would not be left a whole bone In Wirt’s body. And It was even so. The man de scribed by Henry Adams as ‘‘the rol licking. witty, audacious attorney gen eral of Maryland, boon companion of the whole bar, drunken, generous slo venly, grand, the bulldog of Federal ism." pitched Into the counsel for the prosecution, and when he was through with him he.was—non est’. It was the’giant against the carpet- knight, a native born Hercules against the very finished product of the gym- naalums-and the result was as might have been expected. The griat man on the bench listened to Wirt and listened to Luther Martin, and although Wirt was solemn and Martin waa—Martin, Marshall saw that the defense had the case, and ruled accordingly. “The assembling and enlisting of men on Blennerhassejt Island,” said the renowned Jurist, “showed on overt act. Even If It did, Burr's agency does not appear, and the overt act must be es tablished before Burr can be pro nounced guilty.” Burr was acquitted. Luther Mar tin’s genius and Marshall’s fairness had saved him, and the most thrilling trial of. the country's history was at an end. FUNNYQRAPH8. Bos'tmsn—Tars’ widows .do be In bathin’, muni.—Boston Transcript. •'8lnii!" commanded Miss Xaros. with n disdainful sniff. "The Idre of yonr nro- noslug In n Indy In my station' of life! Yon nuaht to know bolter!" "Well," reiillrd Mr. Ilnnler, “I do know bettor, but no richer.”—Philadelphia Press. "I thought It was a good time to ask the old gentleman for his daughter. II# Is suffering from a recently brohen arm." "I found I mode a mistake In not wall ing until he broke a Ief."-Cleveland Plain Dealer. _ Hotel Changes Hands. Speelsl to The Georgian. Brunswick, Ga., Oct. 32.—J. A. Koa- set|, of Dublin, Ga., haa purchased the Central hotel on the comer of Monk and Newcastle streets. The hotel will be refurnished. EUROPEAN DOG POLICE. To the Editor of The Georgian: f have just read an article In the Century Magazine of this month on the dog police used by European cities. It occurred to me that the adoption of this system In Atlanta and all South ern cities would greatly reduce the danger to our homes from marauding negroes. The dogs used are of many breeds, though the Belgian sheep dog has proved moat efficacious. They are se lected for courage and Intelligence, when about six months old, and are then given n thorough training course of six months. They are taught to search all dark and remote places and to report the presence of suspicious characters, by sharp barks, to the of ficer on duty. To prevent attacks on cltlaens they are mussled, but In such a manner that the officer whom they'accompany can release them at a moment's notice. A dog trained In this manner can cover more ground in ten minutes than a man In an hour. The chief commissioner of police of Ghent, Belgium, originated this Idea of dog police and has carried It be yond the experimental stage to a de gree of success that has warranted Its adoption by Paris and most cities of Belgium. It Is Inexpensive—the cost of maintenance of a dog Is only about 5 cents per day—and the dogs are more effective than the same number of men would be. I see no reason why this system could not be adapted! to the needs of the South. The dogs could be trained to look upon all negroes and rough whites with suspicion apd to report the presence of such In any vicinity. I know from experience that there Is nothing the average negro fears more than a husky, negro-hating dog. The very knowledge of the presence at large of fifty or sixty dog* qf this kind would do much toward keeping ne groes In their homes at night. I hope you will Investigate this subject end give your readers a better Idea of It than I have been able to do. HENRY O. BECK. Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 18. NO TRACE OF THE 8HIP. OUR BUSINESS IS RESUMED. , With a slight interruption, caused by the fire of Saturday night, our business was re sumed on Monday morning at 9 o’clock. We are now offering only ABSO LUTELY PERFECT goods for sale. Our usual good values on high-class clothing, furnishings, hats and shoes will be found on the first floor. EISEMAN & WEIL, 1 Whitehall. GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. New York, Oct. 22.—Here are some of the visitors In New York today: ATLANTA—Mrs. K. Cox, Mrs. L. E. Okeete, R. M. Jordan, J. A. Avery, Mrs. W. H. Inman. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. OCTOBER 22. 1685—Revocation of the edict of Nantes. 1*40—Sir Philip Frauds, reputed author of the ’’Letters of Junius," born. Died December 22, 1818. 1759—'Thomas Cooper, South Carolina states man, born. Died May 11, 1840. 1777-Battle of Red Bank, N. J. 1811—Kraus Llrat, * musician, born. Died July 81, 1886. 1832—I^opold Domroech, musical conduc tor, born. Died February 15, 1886. 1845—Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, actress, born. 1858—Empress Augusta Victoria of Germany boro. 1888—Captain Moyne Reid, writer, died. 1902— Denmark declined to tell West Indian Islands to the United States. 1904—Russian Baltic fleet flred on British fishing fleet lu North sen. By AUGUSTA WALL. One happy night o’er cryetal sea did ! Hall merrily In a white-winged ship— That Jeweled night beneath a starry sky, Amid showers of sparkling water's drip, a softly back upon the brimming tea. They rippled on tangled tea weed, where The red coral twines lu deep mystery, Ttonnd grottoes or set-nymphs alluringly fair. Thither the Captain, eerie-like, came And stood beside the spray-flashed bow— Skies were silver and all aflame With the sunset's fast dying glow; I cried, ’’Ho, Captain, far out to aen. Far, far away past moss-lined eaves, Where pink aen sheila will sing to me Hougs echoed by the ocean waves." Through moon lit foam we sped along, Fast onward thro’ the surging tide— Splaah. splash of oars and sailors’ song; And with dear mother at my side: Sweet ns rose-breath her gentle smile— Forgotten sorrow nnd all pain— Zephyrs, lotus-laden the while. We sailed o'er the crystal main. .. mystic shoriT Slop not till we hare anchored where Happiness dwells with care no more," "No happiness without alloy," Sab! mother, ’’here It ne'er la *>:" Ship’s In anchor, then the cry "Ahoy," Said the Captain, "I must go." The ship came In all white from sea. And fonui-draped thro’ the morning mist— Bright wnves flnshcf) past In mockery. Past corn I strands agleani, Miui-klst; Hushed sailors' songs, n sun lit sky, A billow-haunted shore—no trace f Anchored ship that dreamy ulght when I Sailed out and oaw my mother’a love-lit face. At tlie Garden Gate of Love By EARLE E. GRIGGS. Came a wand'rlng minstrel to tl den gate of Love, And be snug a vibrant song unto the _ gleaming atari above; file song was one of Duty, and, although w«k quite gay, are remained uno lered on his way. Again be came unto the gate, and once again his voice Rang out so sweet nnd mellow, nud Sff theme wan to rejoice. ‘ "sove’s 1 And again tho* minstrel thinking to forget. And he sang of naught but Love, for It wns lu rosy May; And, lo! (he gate flew open at tho sound of his qlear voice, And he found that Life was Duty, but to Love waa to Rejoice: REV. SAM.JONE8’ 80LIL0QUY ON FATEFUL JOURNEY HOME Jawliack—Tho letters I wrote you . Mrs. Jawback—My dear, what are you burning* Jir.Ja .... before we were nmrrlef). Mrs. Jttwbaek—You heartless wretch! Have rou do sentiment, no— Jawback—Now. lie quiet. I'm doing 'or your sake. I’m trying to flx things nt If I die nobody enn break my will the ground of insanlty^-Clevelaud (•eader. By DR. 0. A. BEATTIE. "The good fight I’ve fongbt; my race le run; My sword 1 now con sheathe; how the 'prise Is won. With armor proved, and with battered shield I’ve met every foe, and held the field. Rent has been my blade, but never broke; I've proved every word He ever spoke. In the shadow I've tried *to stand Behind the cross; unseen my hand. H’hafe'er I’re !*een, or to of hers seemed, • - - -• - - - “ tie redeemed. TT ... Jl claim nn mine, An stars In my crown they'll ever shine. Not mvefl by me, only through Ills grace; Now soon I'fl meet tnein face to face!’ Home of them weut In the days of yore; And they'll greet me on the shining shore. Others will follow me to that laud. And I'll give to them the welcome linnd. Hark! 1 uoar the rumble of a train— I've been away—noon home ngnlu. Where we'll gather 'round the reatnl Itonril. And, with nn my lovwl oues, thank the Lord h'or another year of life He's given t reads, ’From earth to Glorylnnd.' t root me nothing: liought with Ills blood; Co date upou It. 'TUI used It’s good.' le's my conductor; has l»ceri my guide, t'n growing dark, but He's at my side. I cau’t see the face of loved ones dear, Ills face I see nud Ills words besr, Thou good and faithful servant, well done; Coiuo enter now thy heavenly home!’ Now the cates of pearl swing open wide— Waves of S4>ng come rolling like n tide. And then they break 1 ou my ravished ear In strains so load, so sweet, and clear. The train has at opt. nnd I'm home nt last Life’s engine's throhn are In the pnst. Now no danger signals are In slant. No darkened tunnels, for all la light." _f the road lends to .... It matters not where life Imglus or ends. If to Christ It tnkes us, and our friends. With them gather round the Father's . surprise To awaken In Paradise. Atlanta, October 2), 1936. l8ll88l88M8IM88MO(,M8tM,„im,„H8M„„H„ | gossip! .............. j BY CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER. New York, Oct. 22.—The plteoux mewing of a cat caught high In a tree, waa the direct cause of Joeeph Oakley leaving Flushing Hospital with only one leg. Oakley wan on hie way home on Au gust 8, last, when he heard the howl ing of a cat. From Its cries Oakley knew it was either badly frightened or in pain. He looked about and eaw the cat among the branches of one of the highest trees In Flushing. Oakley clambered the tree to rescue It. He fell and shattered a bone of his left leg. It wag a compound fracture, the ambulance surgeon said, and took him to the hospital. -The cat scram- bled down the tree when Oakley fell, when the surgeon and nurses heard ot Oakley's humane act, they became greatly Interested and everything poi- alble waa done to save the leg for him. At last America and Russia are to bo connected by a direct line of steam ships. The Russian Steamship Navi gation Company has organised a line of fast freight and passenger steamers between Odessa and New York. The first steamer, the Gregory Morch. Is scheduled to sail from Odessa on October 25, with 1,700 passengers. The new line will compete with the Continental and British lines of the immigration traffic; Few persons are aware of tho fact that the name of Melba has been se cured by letters patent In the United States. When tho diva first visited this country everybody wo* Melba-maJ with the result that everything was called Melba. One day Mme. Melba went Into a shop and It occurred to her to ask the proprietor whether he did not think he should have asked for per mission tiefore using tho name. “No," ho replied, calmly, “Melba's name Is not her own. I am aa much entitled to use It as she Is." The Idea did not commend itselt to the great singer's lawyers. They there fore advised that letters patent should be applied for. and today no one can use the name of Me!ba for any article without first obtaining permission from Its rightful owner. street, reached his home last nlgli he wn» met on the steps by something less than the population of the cast side who greeted him with: "It is here." Mr. Lurbasky trudged up three flights of stairs to Investigate and dis covered thnt "It” was a new baby boy and almost a giant among babies. Dr. Rprinkar placed him upon the scales. They creaked anti then broke. Another pair wns produced and the Indicator maintained Its mark at 23 pound,. Tho now boy will be christened Mau rice, fifth of the house of Lurbasky. The others, two bovs and two girls, were also prodigies.' The flret, a boy. weighed 13 pounds; the eecond, a girt, welghedglt pounds; the third, a boy, 18 pounds. and the fourth, a.girl, 18 pounds. The youngest boy and girl uro dead. It Is announced ut the Madison Square Presbyterian church that a regular noonday service will be Inau gurated In the beautiful new temple Just dedicated, probably beginning a week from today. The pastor, Dr. Parkhurst. will officiate at times. There have been many requests for permits which would admit persons to the new churches on week days. The private auto speedway Iden Is taking hold. E. R. Thomas, who start ed three cars In the Vanderbilt ellm- Inntory race nnd one In the cup final, haa come out for It. "I F*gnrd the exiahllshment of n prl- vnte course for apee'd, endurance and other contests an pbsolute necessity for the development and perfection of automobiles,” said Air. Thomas. "Ths construction of a touring car for public use must In no sense fie experimental, for the SAfety of human life Is Involved nnd n great reserve of strength must be had. The construction of a racing earns the science of automobile con struction.” ally publlih full and complete statements of the operation of the electric plant, and the account* are regularly ex amined and audited by expert accountants, who are not city officials or employees, except that they are employed to Investigate and audit the accounts. This will suffice for today. But the aubject and the object letioD cojnblne too many attractions for a good citi zen not to recur to them again and frequently. And this we (hall do. The Union of Presbyterians, The general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church sent down to lt« presbyteries last May an over ture concerning dozer relations with other Presbyterian churches, of which the Northern Presbyterian church is by far the most Important , There are 83 presbyteries. Of these 26 have post poned action until their epring meeting, and among these are the preebyteriet of Atlanta and Macon. Twenty-six preibyteries have taken action. Of these 19 presbyteries, containing 26,000 communicants, have voted for closer relatione. Seven presbyteries, contain ing 16,000 communicants, have voted agnlnet any closer relatione. All the preslyrteries that hare voted on the question In North Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri and Ar kansas have voted for closer relations. The cause of Presbyterian unity-seems to be gain ing atendtly even If It Is growing slowly. The Atlanta Georgian Is On 8ale Regularly at the Fol lowing Hotelo and News 8tands- BUFFALO. H. Y.—IijaBate Hotel. BALTIMORE. MD.-TUe New HoUaod. Belrldere Hotel. BOSTON. MASS.—Birkir House. Young'* Hotel. Snmmenet Hotel. CHIC AGO, I LIJI.-U rest Northern Hotel. V. O. Newx Co.. Palmer lienee, E. II. Clerk, 112 Dearborn St.; Auditorium Hotel. Joe Uerroo, Jackoou end Dear born etreeta CINCINNATI. OIIIO.-GIbeoq Uouee. Grand Hotel, Unlace Hotel. g DENVEB, COLO.—J. Black, H. H. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-EagUeb Uouee. Grand Hotel. NEW YORK, N. Y.—Hotel Aator, Ho tel Imperial. OMAHA. NEBIt.—Megeetb Sin. Co. HAN DIEGO. lAL.-ftR.Amo*. ST. PAUL MISV -V •> ii.JE TO BO NTO. CAN—Kleg Edward Hotel. WASHINGTON, D. C.-llotel Willard, MvKIoney Uouee, Raleigh Hoaoe.