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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
WEDNESDAY. .NOVEMBER 14, 19--6.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
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*r objectlonntde advertising. Neither
Iocs it print whisky or any liquor ads.
for Atlanta's owning Its own gas
and electric light plants, as ft now
owns Its waterworks. Other cities do
this and get gas ns low ns CO cents,
with a proJU to the city. Tbla should
M done at once. The Georgian be-
tons that If street railways can be
operated successfully by European
cities, as they are. there is no good
ited
__ . But we do not believe this can
be done now, and It may be some years
before we are ready for so big au no*
delinking. Still Atlanta should set Its
face Id that direction NOW.
Mr. John Skelton Williami.
The preience of this distinguished
and popular Virginian Is always
pleasant Incident to the people of
Oeorgla and of Atlanta.
Mr. Williams Is one of the men
whose visits always mean something
of profit to the communities to which
he comes. At least we always feel
that hla mission Is one of helpfulness
snd not of destruction, one of up
building and not of tearing down, one.
not of disintegration, but of putting
together.
It Is a wholesome and delightful
reputation which Mr. Williams en
joys in Dixie aa the result pt his many
years In the presidency of the Sea
board Air Line, of which ho was the
constructor and almost tho founder.
The one comment which Is universal
upon his administration is that It was
ono of helpfulness and of develop
ment, of kindness and of accumulation
to all the peoplo along his lines, and
the proof that It was so,. Is in the
fact of the almost affectionato regard
In which John Skelton Williams Is
held throughout the commercial re
gions of the South.
Mr. Witilama is one of the men
whose life and business policy make
the practical solution of the prob
lem of capital and labor. Ilia appli
cation of the Oolden Rule In busluesa,
.while not pretentious or aaaertlve In
speech. Is practical and wholesome
and la the boat way known among
men to make corporations acceptable
to the people and certain to receive
Justice and kindness nt the hands of
the people and those who make their
laws.
Mr. Williams' present visit Is In
- company with men of large wealth
and energy from England and our
own country, and hts visit of Inspec
tion of the South will doubtless re
sult In investments that will be fol
lowed‘by developments of far-reach
ing import.
It is a pleasure now as always to
welcome Mr. Williams and any
friends whom he brings to visit Geor
gia.
Governor
Illustrates
Heyward
Courtesy.
The age of materialism has done
away with many of the little polnta
at courtesy and good manners which
uaed to belong to tbc old regime.
It bss boon said that people are too
busy la these days to be polite and
that politeness Is scarcely apprecia
ted when it* is now and then extblted.
Both of these statements are Incor
rect. Courtesy is not dead, and there
is no coin more current than polite
ness In the good will and admiration
at the world.
Take a little case In public life.
Governor Heyward, of South Carolina,
ia a gentleman of tbe old regime. He
was never a publicist and never held
a public odlce until he was made gov
ernor of South Carolina. He was
selected from his plantation in the
low country because of hit One char
acter, good manners, unlmpeacbed
Integrity and the good sense which
he bad Illustrated in his own affairs.
He comes from one of the oldest and
most honored .families in tbe Palmet
to state, and in Carolina has made
one of the beet executives of her re
cent history, and incidentally has de
veloped without any experience what
ever into ono of tbe best and most
delightful speakers of the South.
When the Southern Immigration
convention on Tuesday very wisely-
elected Governor Heyward president
for the ensuing year, he expressed
bis acknowledgments iu a grateful]
wHh rare politeness to Governor Cox,
of Tennessee, the presiding officer,
and personally requested him to retain
the gavel and chairmanship during
the remainder of the present session.
It was a little thing, but it Is the
little things that make up life, and
this little act of courtesy was so es
sentially South Carolinan. so essen
tially gracious and graceful that it
charmed tho convention nnd added
much to'tho already large popularity
of the gallant and courteous governor
of South Carolina.
WHAT THEY SAID OP LABOR AND THE NEGRO.
The Southern Immigration convention has spoken some wise words
and dispensed some good counsel both upon the race question and up
on tho labor question for this section of the country.
Governor Cox sounded the genuine keynote In hi* statement that
whether tbe Northern people criticised or did not criticise ohr attitude
toward the negro, and whether they sympathized or not with tho prob
lem which his presence entails, that the Southern peoplo are resolutely
determined to control this Southern country, and to shut out from partic
ipation in its affairs tbe vicious and Ignorant negro who Is not worthy
to have a hand In the government anywhere.
Now It the constitutional hair-splitters ltke William Henry Fleming
of Augusta will only refrain from the public prints for n season until
this truth can sink into the minds of thp people, and it the "willing
waiters’’ and the "loud lamenters" will Unger for n while In wholesome
silence, we shall probably get tbls principle Into the understanding of
the country at large.
The most notable thing of the entire convention was the general
recognition of the Inefficiency and future hopelessness of'the negro ns
a factor In our Industrial life. Published reports of the convention leave
upon the mind the distinct Impression that Its majority was pretty well
persuaded to cllmlnato the negro from their calculations for the
South's industrial development and to prepare now for Ailing his place
with the right kind of white people from across the seas. Whether this
is done or not, the dominant note of the convention which sounds that
way, ought to have a wholesome effect upon the idle element of the race
which cannot too soon be alarmed into apprehension over its living for
the future.
We would like to have seen more emphasis laid In the convention
upon tho careful selection of immigrants coming to this country. The
point was made and was, of course, extensively discussed, nnd It is quite
evident that the force and Influence of the convention was against the
indiscriminate selection of Immigrants, and particularly against Importing
those from Southern Europe. This, however. Is a point which means so
much to the South, and a point upon which The Georgian feels so deeply,
that we would have been pleased to have had even a larger emphasis
laid upon It. t
We don't want any moro unasslmllable and antagonistic races In the
South. We have had trouble enough with the negro to be careful about
involving ourselves In any further complications, and for our own part,
we would rather go slowly toward prosperity and wait a much longer
period of years than we are likely to watt for tbe Incoming of carefully
selected Immigrants than to rush to th» Importation o( those who will
bring to us problems as fierce and as unsolved as the negro himself.
. We do not see that Mr. John Sharp Williams has mado any unu
sual contribution of wisdom or statesmanship to the deliberations of the
convention. His suggestion of a police patrol Is one which we have bee*
exploiting before the Georgia legislature for a number of years, and one
which ought to be put Into execution) And his second suggestion of rais
ing a million dollars for the purchase of land for immigrants In the
South Is easy enough to say, but much more difficult to do.
Tho convention has reached, perhaps, tbe wisest conclusion fn
commending to the Sooth tho plan adopted by South Carolina of ap
pointing state agents and making special personal visits to foreign coun
tries for the purpose of Inducing such Immigrants as wo need into our
several states and localities.
The readers of Tho Georgian will remember that tbls was the sug
gestion which we'argued upon on Monday, the first day the convention
assembled, and we are gratified-to know that the convention agreed
with the common sense' of that view.
The selection of Mr. H. H. Tift, of Tlfton, ns the Georgia vice presi
dent will meet with the highest approval of the state. h\r. Tift Is a busi
ness man of thrift, of energy and large ability, and will doubtless know
how to do nnd will do the best things In his official capacity to further tho
great interest of Intelligent .Immigration to Georgia.
Altogether we feel that the convention baa been a succeas and that
Ita Suggestions will result In much good to the South during tho coming
year. We truat that Ita next aeaslou at Birmingham will report even
larger progross and methods still further Improved.
And after that we shall hope to have the next session of tho con
vention In the Armory-Auditorium In Atlanta.
Georgian ho will reap the reward or A/T/ZA I? A/H A 7/'") 9 7 77 I 7 C
his curiosity In duo season. It he faint J-A J. V1XLxv J^J lvVJ. £ I XjIjIjO j; /'“'X »T\ s
AN INTERESTING ST ORY\\ (jVJoblP !
*Y Western Lyceum Bureau writes
to The Georgian to know if Joel
Chandler Harris Is open to some
Chautauqua lecture dates next sum
mer. What. do you think of that,
"Uncle Joeir •
And a local, lecture man is wasting
his good ted postage stamps in trying
to persuade htr. William Randolph
Hearst to .mak? a'lecture under his
auspices’ in Atlanta; Think of the fee
which Could 6o an inducement.’
Deals With Witham System of Banking and
the Last Annual Convention—De icated
to ihe Country Bank Cashier.
THE CONSTITUTION AND
THE WORKING GIRL.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
-A test case of one of thfe hour-reduC-
Ine laws In New .York recently result
ed hi Its being declared "unconstitu
tional.” Yet it only sought to prevent
women from being worked from early
In the morning until far into the night.
A decision like this Is like a blaze of
llghtplng upon a darkened landscape.
The constitution,stands out as a verit
able Rock of Gibraltar, which must be
demolished op surmounted, whenever
legislation. Is undertaken to meet the
demands of modern Industrial condi
tions.
\ Would we be better off without this
written enjolner o: ancestry upon pos
terity? Must we have a revised const!
tutlon, or do we need merely more en
lightened Interpretations of Its pro
visions?
The golden rule that every individual
shall have tho right to life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness should mean
what Its makers Intended. The men
who framed It hud no prophetic vision
which saw the daughters of their race
Immured in sweat shops, or destroyed
by commercial oppression. Could they
have known, they would have guarded
specifically the mothers of men from
body and soul-wrecking employment.
But they bullded broadly enough, for
what same person can contend that a
subordinate contractural right can be
tortured Into meaning that nny citizen
may agree to his death, slavery and
putruit of misery?
Secondary provisions In reference to
contracts, class legislation and the like,
must give way to the higher, larger
and purer mandates of .the constitu
tion. Otherwise, that document Is
dcomed. It merits more respect at the
hands of our courts than to be made
falsely to defeat the very purposes of
its existence.
Wo hear often of the spirit of the
constitution, and In nothing Is It more
necessary' to construe It than In the
case of the sex which had no part In
making the constitution, and but little
In the passage of the laws. By reason
of their very lack of. participation,
women should encounter law only In
Its most beneficent and protective sense.
Their brothers In tho legislative halls
today arc taking their welfare Into se
rious account, it Is regrettable that
any court should hamper them by ad
hering to the rigid lettering of Interior
constitutional clauses, which contra
vene the noble spirit of the whole, and
tho conscience of the times.
Can there be nny true life, liberty or
happiness tor one who must toll for
It. if or 16 hours a day, every day III
the weary week? No? Then any
contract which permits, encourages or
compels an employee to labor that long
Is absolutely unconstitutional,.in letter
nnd spirit, and therefore amenable to
preventive legislation.
GRACE KIRKLAND.
"Dividend No. 2," the story of the ducted. The addresses of the men who
last annual convention of the Witham
banks held at Warm Springs, Gn., July
t and 4, Is just from the press, ad
dressed to “The Country Bank Cash-
isr." .
In the book are Incorporated the dis
cussions at the convention on the best
ways, methods and plans for conduct
ing a country bank—discussion by men
who know what they are talking about,
men who have made the Witham banks
about the most remarkable financial
Institution In the United States, men
who have necessitated the Increase In
the Investment from 225,1100 eighteen
years ago to 22,250,000 now.
Nearly all the men who took active
parts in this convention were educated
In the "Witham School for Banking"—
for It is said of W. S. Witham that he
cares more for developing the young
men who are employed In tho system
of which he Is the head than he does
for the profits of the eighty-six bank
ing Institutions all over the state of
Georgia.
Air. Witham prides himself on the
high moral tone of the banks of which
he Is the head and on the safe and con
servative way In which they are oon-
helped him build up the remarkable
business, the officers and cashiers of
the Witham banks, as Incorporated In
Dividend No. 2, tell the story of how
It was done fairly with profit. The
reading of thd book will edify not only
men connected with banks and busi
ness. but to the layman also will this
story of the building’ of a great busi
ness appeal.
Here’s the motto to which much of
the Witham successJa attributable:
“Toto Fair
With both friend and foe.
Oft your own little lights forego.
If Pays."
The Witham banlm were the first to
Inaugurate a Bystem of Insurance
against loss by depositors. That has
made depositors tumble over one an
other to put their money In their care.
"Say little. Write less. Think con
tinually. Don't scold, boast or parade,
but live, love, laugh und do things
worth while," Mr. Witham has said to
the scores of young men in his employ
—and they have lived up to his max
ims. That’s what makes Dividend No.
book of absorbing fr.\erest.
telling of tho proceedings of a conven
tion it tells how things—big things—
were done.
WEATHER TO SUIT TASTE
ON MARBURY’S MENU CARD
The official "dope sheet” at the local
office of the weather bureau containing
a record of Atlanta's weather for tho
24 hours ending at noon Wednesday,
showed that the department had hand
ed out within that time every brand
of weather possible, from sunshine to
rain, and all kinds of wind patterns ex
cept the balmy south wind.
The. machine that does all this work
Is a register that records sunshine,
cloudiness, rain, snow, wind direction
and velocity all on the same sheet. The
menu for Tuesday contained frost, and
this will be added to the "dope sheet,”
and entered In red Ink: The wind-
cups on top of the Empire building
were flying around, according to the
register, at the rate of eighteen miles
per hour Wednesday morning.
This "hash" weather started out
Tuesday morning by being clear and
cold. The sun was shining brightly
and the atmosphere was crisp. This
continued until early Wednesday morn
ing. when leaden clouds began to gath
er and when the sun should have shone
the register was working on clouds.
The fickle weather vane changed
constantly • and the record showed,
north, cast and west winds with Inter
mediary changes quick and fast, but
no south wind came to warm the ears
of pedestrians and take the chill of the
atmosphere. The weather map. too,
showed only one "high” nnd live "lows,"
something unusual In this line.
OUR YOUNQ MEN
STUDYING THE NEGRO.
WILL THEY “LAND.”
To one tyho knows “the boys” as we know them it Is really amusing.
They are "out for the stuff” and they need It.
They arc willing to go great lengtha to get It.
And thla not only In geographical mites, but also In laps of varying
couvlctton.
They are not the most pious of boys.
They are not always given to a rigid observance of the sacred Scrip
tures.
But In this case they are willing to obey St. Paul.
At least they nre willing "to be all things to all men.”
They are willing to embark with Hearst upon the sea of a definite
Democracy.
They are willing,to champion tho “peepul'a cause'' with swelling col
umns and with paragraphs like these which fcsme from Laramie.
They are the friends of popular liberty.
They are "agin the corporations." *
But it this doesn't bring the scads they seek, then their sails were
made to shift.
They can change them quicker than any eager fisherman of all the
fleet.
They are salt shifters to beat the baud.
They have shifted sails before.
“If Hearst won't tall," say the boys, "why we will quit the ‘peepul.’
"We will salt on other seas, no matter how widely separate!
"We will take a tack toward the corporations.
"We have made that tack and know tho way.
"It a great editor won’t shell out. why what's the matter with a
railroad president?
"It shnll be done’ as soon as thought.
"We will now tack alongside tho railroad men again. ^
"The sailing la not good upon the sea of liberty.
"And so we will sail upon the Satllls!
"If Hearst won't pull us. we'll bitch on to Atkinsou!
"It is a very different course from our present one.
"Hut our boat was built for any sort of salting.
"Tho mere matter of conviction should not block any open course.
"The question of consistency ain't In It!
"We are ‘Just obleeged to sail.’
"So here goes for the ‘SatUla!"'
' I Ait us stand here and see them "land."
Such versatile sailors, "the boy*.”
the
A Good Strong Message.
Good stuff in that card of
twelve negroes of Atlanta.
And good hard sense liehiud it
That Is the way to make public
sentiment among the negroes. And
that Is tbe way tb win nnd to hold
the confidence of the white men. Ttatf
is keeping faith with tbe pledge of
co-operation given In September. That
Is the beginning of the tide of public
opinion which may make an epoch.
And do you notice that these twelve
negroes speak of ft as “the crime ef
crimes?”
There is promise here of better
things.
Ex-Gov. Odell gives some Indies-
iwecli, and then, contrary to the usual j tlons of a disposition to run amuck
isK’ni of assuming the gave), turned'in New York iioiltlcs. It seems safe, laudable custom of reading the dally
Referred to “Mra. Teck.”
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Dear Sir: in this afternoon's
Georgian I see in your news col
umns that the "Prince of Teck
may get a rich wife." I am out
hero in the country and keep up
with the doings of the world only
by reading The Atlanta Georgian.
Please let me know If the indi
vidual mentioned as above is
"Lobster Brown." Very truly
yours, MURPHEY CANDLER.
Decatur, Ga., Nov. 12, 1906.
* It Is always a pleasure to gratify
the curiosity of a statesman when in
our power. We regret that in this In
stance we are not Iti possession of
authentic Information. We may
remark incidentally, however, that
nothing is too good for our Georgia
Prince of Tech." and If onr distin
guished friend will persevere In bis
To the Editor of Tbe Georgian:
I am aware nt the fact that when I
enter this field I am treading on ground
every Inch of which hns been disputed.
I come to the task of writing on this
subject, however, without prejudice or
asperity. Having nothing to conceal.
I shall express my own views honestly
and frankly—views which I entertain
after diligently seeking tho truth in
the state of Georgia within the past
twelve months. It Is not my expecta
tion to, give universal satisfaction. It
Is Impossible. The time hns come when
we must better our present condt
tlons.
For the negroes to remain at large
In America constitutes degradation In
the South. With our present condition,
prosperity Is checked-and Christianity
degraded. Have wo not. my country
men, kept account of the disgracing
crimes that have been committed In
our bounds within the past forty
yenrs? If not, let us learn them today.
Let us again glance back over the
prbceedlng-s of the courts nnd count
for ourselves tho murderers of our
fellow-men. How many do we find?
Surely we find a number that is be
yond our comprehension. Again) how
many of these murderers were set free?
We find a goodly per cent that never
tasted the punishment they deserved.
We dnd an enormous number of ne
gro murderers running nt large today.
Ami yet, America Is called a Christian
country. Can we call the t’nlted States
a Christian nation, while we nre al
lowing our fellow-nun nnd Southern
women to be murdered and disgraced?
The colonizing of the negroes in Africa
would mean peace and prosperity for
America, and the upbuilding and Chris
tianizing of Africa. The negroes col
onized In Africa would do more for
the Christianizing of that continent
In one year thnn all of the missionaries
of the world would do In fifty years,
if placed In Africa, the Ethiopian race
will probably benefit the world, but
the remaining of them In America fore
tells the downfall of every nation. The
raco problem Is at hand, and left alone
will never die. The negroes must be
colonized In Africa or some Island of
the seas.
Shall America stand here Idle and
list -to the song of the siren until every
true-born Anglo-Saxon ts transformed
Into a mulatto? Surely she must not.
Then what must we do? We should
exile every living negro in the United
States to Africa, or some Island of
the seas. We should look nnd labor
for the peace and prosperity of our
next generation as our forefathers in
the Infancy of America did for us.
In conclusion, I urge the Immediate and
favorable action of people upon this
proposition before us. Let us reach a
conclusion at once, und let this con
clusion be so emphatic that even old
fogylsm shall feel the impulse of a
quickened life, born of the enlightened
•ge In which we live. Respectfully.
FLE11 C. DAME.
Abbeville. Ga.
CONDITIONS IN THE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
In your Issue of November 10, in an
editorial entitled "Presbyterians Pray
for Preachers.'' you take occasion to
draw a comparison between the North
ern nnd Southern Presbyterian
churches, apparently to the disadvan
tage of the Southern church.
Your language Is: "On Investigation
wc find this sad condition of affairs ex
ists especially In tho Southern Presby
terian church. In the Northern Pres
byterian church It Is different. In it
thirty-two years the Northern Pres
byterian church has experienced the
following changes In Its constituent
membership: It has Increased Its num
ber of ministers from 4,567 In 1874 to
7,848 In 1906; that Is, there have been
added 3,251 ministers In , thirty-two
years, or 70 |>er cent. Its candidates
for the ministry In 1874 were 707, In
1906. 934, an increase of 167, or 21.7
per cent. Its churches hnve grown from
4.946 to 6,118, an Increase of 3,172, or
64 per cent. Its number of communi
cants has grown front 495,634 to 1,158,-
683. an increase of 868,028, or 133 per
cent. Its contributions to all causes
there are churches and ministers with have grown from 89,120.782 to 119,
ARMORY COMMITTEE HAS
POSTPONED MEETING.
On account of the Inclement weather
the meeting of the sub-committee on
a lot for the auditorium-armory, which
was to have been held Wednesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock, has been post
poned Indefinitely.
more than a million members, while
last year was a record-breaker In Its
additions and contributions.”
Now, what is the sail condition that
exists In the one church and not In
the other? You say that It Is the con
dition that has prompted the general
nsscmbly to set apart n day for special
prayor for more ministers. Does that
fact argue or In anywise prove that
the Northern church Is In a better con-
ilitlon than the Southern? I think not.
And It Is my purpose In this article to
show from official statements of fig
ures that tho Southern church Is In us
good a condition as the Northern, and
that for the last thirty-two years has
made a better record In almost every
particular thnn the Northern church
hns made.
I do this to disprove the argument
which you use to show why the condi
tlon exists In the Southern Presbyte
tlan church, which is found In this
paragraph of your editorial, “The
writer has traveled extensively In the
North and East and West, and feels
that he has had a fair opportunity for
Observation, and his conviction Is that
the ono reason for the present condi
tion In our Southern church Is the
extreme conservatism of Us ministers."
And from this you mention a few
Incidents In which there has been some
questions asked ministers transferring
from one presbytery to the other.
Now, In reply to this argument. 1
want to say that tho ministry of the
Southern church will plead guilty to
the charge of conservatism, but not
'•In extremis.” We plead guilty.to the
cliurgo of inquiring Into the doctrinal
belief of ministers going from ono
presbytery to another. These are facts
which we do not attempt to deny. But
us to the allegation of your editorial
that the present condition of the church
Is due to these statements of yours,
and tliut our church Is In a worse
condition than the Northern church, I
wish most positively and emphatically
to deny, and sustain my denial by facts
and figures which cannot be contra-
sited.
It Is true that there Ip u deficiency In
the number of ministers snd we have
not enough to meet the demands of our
churches; but It Is not true thnt we
hove 3,136 churches and 2,000 of them
are vacant. There dre regularly sup
plied with preaching every month In
the vear 2.300 of these churches. All
of tiiem have not regularly Installed
pastors, but are ministered to by stated
supplies, domestic missionaries and
evangelists. Only about 800 of them
are vacant, and many of these have no
more than ten or twelve members, nnd
some of them as few as five or six,
though some of them arc good
churches. Of the 1.577 ministers In
our church 1,200 of them are actively
engaged In ministerial work at home:
200 of the others arc occupying posi
tions as secretaries, professors and
teachers, or are feeble and infirm. The
others are foreign missionaries and are
actively engaged In ministerial work.
So, you see, the condition Is nut so
bad as you state. It Is bad enough, and
greatly to be deplored, but Its cause
Is not what you state, namely. "OurI
extreme conservatism," and neither Is
It peculiar to our church, which the
following comparison, made from of
ficial statements from both churches,
will show. The figures from the North
ern church are taken from a compara-6
live summary of that church for the
last thirty-two years, from 1874-1906.
furnished by Rev. Dr. W. H. Roberts,
stated clerk of the Northern general
993,308, an Increase of 310,872.516, or
119 per cent. These figures show up
very well for that church, which did
not suffer from the ravages of the war
between the states as did the South;
whose people were not Impoverished to
the same extent, nnd whose vast terri
tory and great population are far In
excess of that which lie within the
bounds and under the Influence of the
Southern church. But compare the rec
ords ns they are now presented to you.
During the same years 1 the Southern
church hss mads good progress, and wc
hesitate not to place It In comparison
with the Northern church. From 1874
to 1906 rite Southern church hns ex
perienced changes In Its constituency
ns follows: Its number of ministers
hss grown from 972 to 1.677, an In
crease of 605, or 62 per cent. Its can
didates for tho ministry from 199 to
326, an Increase of 127, or 64 per cent;
Its churches from 1,764 to 3,136, an In
crease of 1,872, or 78 per cent; Its com
municants from 105,956 to 262,882, an
increase of 146,928, or 138 per cent; Its
contributions from 81.111,461 to 32,-
845,398, an Increase of 81.733.937, or 158
per cent.
Now, Judge which one of the two
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER..
New 1 oik, Nov. 14.-—Controller of
the Currency nnd Mrs. Rldgely Wcr ,
hosts yesterday at a luncheon at the
Chevy Chase Club. Washington. In hon
or of Captain Clement and Mrs. Cle
ment The other guests were the Brit
ish ambassador. sir Mortimer Durand
Mr. nnd Mrs. Arthur Addison, Captain
and Mme. Hebblnglmus, Mrs. Laurence
Bennett. Mrs. Frank Denny, Miss Cath
"i hi" William-. .,f Chica*. ... »
eral Buchanan.
Mrs. Glen Collins, In Newport to seek
a divorce from Captain Collins, of the
British army, has gone on a visit to
relatives. Her cottage, as well as that
°f Mrs. .Mae Brady Hall, daughter of
the late Judge Brady, of New York,
who also married nn officer of the
British army. Major Charles H. Hall
will remain open. The houses must be
supplied with servants, all because the
laws of Rhode Island exact the signs of
real domicile.
The exodus from Newport continues.
Mrs. John Nicholas Blown and her ten-
mllllon-dollar-son left for New York
for the winter today.
Reginald C. Vanderbilt will abandon
his farm at Sandy Point and his
houses and everything else, nnd go
abroad next month for the benefit of
his wife's health.
Among other prominent cottage de-
partures were: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Townsend Burden, who closed Fair
Lawn; Mss. Hamilton Fish Webster
Mrs. DeLancey Astor Kane. Mr. ami
Mrs. A. S. Kerrigan, guests of Mr. and
Mrs. James A. Swan.
Mrs. Francis Morris has closed the
celebrated "Marbone” estate bequeath
ed to her by her father, Henry Bedlow.
"It Is safe to say 2500,000 would not
pay for the new gowns that will be
worn' nt the horse show next week,"
said a fashionable woman's tailor.
"Just think of the gowns that have
Just been purchased In Paris for the
event."
Horse show week Is the time when
members of the select appear radiant
In their new gowns. Such women as
Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt have two new
gowns for every day of the show, and
their total cost will not fall below
33.000. Average 31,000 to a woman
and you will have a total exceeding the
estimate I first gave.
Among those entertained at box par
ties at the Sothern-Marlow In the
Belasco theater were the British am
bassador and Lady Durand, the German
ambassador nnd Baroness Von Stcrti-
burg, the Japanese ambassador and
Viscountess Aokl, the Belgian minister
nnd Baroness Moncheur and the Costa
Rican minister and.Mme. Cairo.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
New lork, Nor. 14.—Here are some of
tbe visitors In New York today;
ATLANTA—H. C. Day, TV. TV. Hite, A.
TTInhousr, D. L Zerroli I\ kidney.
AUGUSTA—l*. n. Unroll. *
SAVANNAH—Mrs. Roots.
TIJIS date in history.
NOVEMBER 14.
Shrewsbury. Engl/ltd”
MKfr-FIrt melodrama produced nt Covent
Garden theater; called "The Tale -of
Mystery.”
- - Hr i
tbe world.
1900—.Women .
tire law I
1902—Colonel Henry Maploson, grand opera
malinger, died in Lotjdou.
1904—Pension Commissioner Ware resigned.
J906—Cmr remitted $13,000,000 taxes due
from peasants.
DIFFERING VIEWS OF FARMERS.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
. .. _ _ Tho Georgian Is considered the great.
ra“ra h - 8 J'"“,"m£ e .i!’® ! e,t ot Southern newspapers by a great
number of thinking people In this
Assembly. The figures from the South
ern church for the same time are fur
nished by Rev. Dr. TVIIIIam A. Alex
ander. slated clerk of the Southern
Assembly, and hence must be recog
nized and received as official. My au
thority. therefore, for my statements Is
'ex cathedra:”
On examination of the tabulated
statements wc find thnt during the last.
for the past thirty-two years. If the
"extreme conservatism of the Southern
Presbyterian ministry" Is responsible
for this record of the Southern church,
wherein' lies Its culpability? Do not
the figures show that the Southern
church has in every particular, save
one (the Item of ministerial growth),
exceeded the growth of the Northern
Church, with ull Its advantages of ter
ritory. population, wealth nnd liberal
ity of thought. TVhy, then, charge tho
Southern Presbyterian with the crime
of depleting her ministry. Mcclmatlnn
her churches and destroying her In
fluence ns a great agency of Ood In
promoting truth and righteousness
among men?
in common with my brethren In Ihe
ministry I recognize the critical condi
tion of affairs existing in our church,
but I am thoroughly convinced thnt to
a greater or less degree the same con
dition prevnlls In all the other churches.
And this particularizing of the South
ern church on the pact of the secular
nnd religious papers Is altogether gra
Hiltons and unjust to her high nnd him
orable character as a church of the
Lord Jesus Christ. She has maintain
ed herself for forty-five years und done
noble service In the cause of truth and
righteousness, and has always been
loyal to her Lord and Head, Jesus
Christ. Her mission Is not yet accom
plished, and she will still go forward In
fidelity to truth. In fealty to her Mas
ter. In fearlessness of defeat and In
faith In the promises of God. She has
a work In this Southland to do which
none other can do. And she Is Immor
tal till her work ia done. God grant
that her Immortality may ever endure.
Begging pardon for trespassing upon
your space to such length, and trust
ing that you will give this a place hi
your columns, I am yours,
_ , , .. „ W. H. DODGE.
Bainbrldge. Ga.
HOLLAND WANTS GOOD
SCHEDULE FOR ROAD
Aldermen J. Sid Holland has decided
to Introduce before eouncll Monday an
ordinance providing that the Inter-
urhnn railway to Conyers and West
Point be enforced to observe a 15-min-
ute schedule in Allantu.
Alderman Holland.says this ought to
be done, that It would create competi
tion, and would tie of great benefit to
those residing on the line of the pro
posed railway.
county.
We admire John Temple Graves-
brave, high-minded, patrotlc son of
Georgia. But we consider It very un
fortunate that so strong a Journal
should take the stand you have In re
gard to the writings of Mr. C. S. Bar
rett, of Atwater, Upson county, Gem -
Bin, president of the Farmers’ Union,
as reflected upon Hon. Harvle Jordan
and the Southern Cotton Association.
Mr. Jordan and the association can
and has accomplished something for
the cotton planters. Mr. Barrett and
the union can’t. Mr. Barrett Is a fair,
conscientious man, capable of doing
good In a sense; but as a national
figure he will never be felt; the same
Is true of the union.. The Georgian and
Tho Constitution are not doing the
fnrmers of the country’ any good when
they use this discussion to pay off old
scores to Harvle Jordan. Respectfully.
T. E. EDGEWORTH
Thunder, Go.. Nov. 9, 1906.
Tax Committee Meets.
The tax committee of council. ,f
which Alderman Qullllan is chairman,
will meet Wednesday afternoon at i
o'clock. Nothing of special Importance
Is due to come up.
The At'anta Georgian
Is On Sale Regularly at the Fel-
lowing Hotels and News Standf.
ols Hotel.
H Sow Hollsml*
Belrldere Hotel.
BOSTON. M ASS.-B • r k * r House.
Younf'ft Hotel. Bannewt Hotel.
CHICAGO, ILLS.—O rent Northern
Hotel. t\ O. Stevrs Co., P»Ira«r Hoot*. E.
II. Clark. H2 Dearborn Bt.; Auditorium
Hotel. Jo»* iforruct, Jneksaa too Dear
bom atjnvtS, „
CINCINNATI. OHIO.—Gibson now*.
Grand Hotel, Palace Hotel.
DENVER. COLO.—J. RUck, II. H.
Smith.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND.-Engl!ri> Hon..,
Grand Hotel.
NBTV YORK. N. V.-IIote! A.tor, Re
tel Imperial. _ _
OMAHA, NEBIt.—Mezestb Sta. Co.
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ST. PAUL, MINN.-N. It. Marie, 96 F-
FHtS street. . ..
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