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— mmmm THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. WEDNESDAY. .NOVEMBER 14, 19--6. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN ;OHS TEMPLE CP AYES, Editor r. L SEELY, Preside*!. Published Every Afternoon. iExcept Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY, At 3 West Alabama St, Atlanta, Oe. Subscription Rates. One Year ....kg six Months. JAO Three Months L2S By Carrier, Per Week .*<> otatires for all territory out Georgia. Chlcaeo Off lee.... Tribune BJ'Jr New York Office Potter Bldg. If yoti hare any trouble getting THE GEORGIAN, telephone the Clrentottan Department and hare It promptly rem edied. Telephones: Bell 4927 Main, Atlanta 4401. It is desirable that all commtinlen. tlons Intended for publication In THE GEORGIAN be limited to 400 words In length. It Is Imnerntlrc that they be signed, as an evidence of good faith, though the names will be withheld If requested. Rejected manuscripts will not be returned unless stamps are sent for the purpose. THE GEORGIAN print* no unclean *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. 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