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1'flB ATLANTA GEORGIAN,
...U HID AT, DECEMBER 6.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
JOHN TCMPLB CNAViS.
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does It print whlaky or any liquor ado.
OUR PLATFORM.-The Georgian
stands for Atlanta's owning Its own gas
sad electric light .plants, ns It now
owns Its water works. Other cities do
this and get gaa ns low as CO cents,
with a profit to the city. This should'
be done at once. Tbe Georgian bo*
Uavea that If street railways can be
one rated successfully by European
as they are, there Is ml good
dsrtaklng. Still Atlanta
face In tbit direction NOW.
Sam Spencer’s Fame Secure.
In returning to hla deal. after n two
weeks' abience In the Well, the edi
tor of The Georgian. finds his first
opportunity to comment upon the
tragic death of Samuel Spencer, (lie
late president of the Southern Rail
way.
Sufficient time hax elapsed since
that fatal Thanksgiving morning to
relieve editorial comment of much of
the shock and emotional (liter of an
Immediate utterance upon an event iio
shocking and so nppealing to the sym
pathies of the public and of individ
uals.
As the career of the late president
of the Southern Hallway fades Into
the distance, It becomes distinctly ap
parent that Georgia has contributed
one of the distinctly &reat flguroa
that have created and ruled the era
of railway and ■ Industrial develop
ment lit,, which .we live. M Hie. head
of this areal system. Mr. Spencpr has
frequently been the subject of com-
mejt aijd Borne times of •ontrav.rpy In
matters In which he has differed or
seemed to differ with individuals of
the great aectlon over which his Hues
traversed. .Bub' we think there arc
few people living In this generation
who would withhold front Mr. Spencer
the belief that he was at heart loyal
to the South, to its traditions, to Its
prosperity, and anxious In his own
way to bring about Its progress and
development.
A gentleman close and personally
near to the late president of tho
Southern Railway, relates n conver
sation In which with tho 8outh as
his subject with its developments aud
aspirations, and loyally confiding to
each other, Mr. Spencer had declared
that the one great dream of hla life
was to record s signal and acknowl
edged service to tho section In which
he lived, and that he would not like
to die until he had made every aec
tlon of the South which bis multi
plying lines travgrmed. "to blossom
like the rose." "When that la done."
said he, "I could fool that my work
was ended and could die happy In
tbs consciousness of a great and com
pleted million.”
It was Mr. Spencer's lot to close
his great career Just at a time when
all tbe great railway systems of the
country were flooded nnd overwhelm
ed with the tremendous tides of pros
perity which multiplied tbe volume of
freight and passengers beyond the
power of the railroads to sustain.
And of course, coming at this time
there will be many who will And an
additional tragedy In his death from
the fact that he himself died as the
result of a service perhaps Inade
quate to tbe great volume of trnns
portatlon which It carried.
But wbutever the comments and
criticism of (be public upon the past
record of this great/ and strenuous
financier, his place Is secure among
the great men and the great actors
of bis time. And with those who
knew him best, loving him best and
trusting him moat. It Ts certain that
the fame of bis achievements will be
Joined to the real Integrity, and to the
patriotic scope of bis motives, and he
will be remembered as among the
greatest of tbe friends and benefac
tor* of the South which gave him to
bis times.
NORTHERN SENTIMENT AND A SOUTHERN CANDIDATE.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 4, 1906.
Hon. John Temple Graves, City.
Dear Sir: Just a line to express nty gratification because of your
editorial of yesterday urging the nomination of a Southern man for
the presidency.
Every word of your most able appeal la absolutely true and the
most valuable asset any Democratic candidate for the presidency can
have in the eyes of the vast majority of the Northern people will be
the fact that he is from the South. Respectfully,
F. O. FOSTER.
Mr. F. 0. Foster Is oue of the many citizens who have come to Atlanta
from that great section of our country north of the Ohio river.
The statement to which he bears witness and give* such pronounced
Indorsement was the declaration of The Oeorglan that In case of the nomina
tion of a Southern man for the presidency a valuable and popular asset In
his case In the Northern mind would be the fact that he came from the
South, and that his nomination afforded the great friendly-mass of the North
ern people the opportunity to testify by their ballots that the division of
the sixties was healed, and that this is In fact as well as In sentiment one
country and one people for all future time.
The editor of The Georgian asserted this fact upon the basis of twelve
year* of Intimate association with the representative body of the Northern
people. Mr. Foster asserts It from the standpoint of birth and experience,
and from an Intimate personal knowledge of the spirit and temper of the
Northern people toward the South and the re-unlted country.
The fact established by these two concurrent lines of testimony Is one
of vast Importance to this aectlon and to the Democratic party In any ac
tion or policy that depends upon the sentiment of the Northern masses to
ward the South and toward Southern men.
We believe It to l>e absolutely true that the great majority of the people
—the merchants, the lawyers, the farmers and the wage earners of the
Northern, Central nnd Western states—are distinctly- and almost aggressive
ly cordial toward the South, anil both definite aud positive In their desire
to express that feeling in the most practical way, and to re-establish for all
time the unity and fraternity of the country beyond all cavil or uncertainty.
General Gordon, llob Taylor. Senator Tillman and Bath Jones, after year*
of contact and thousands of miles of travel, have been.unbroken and unhesi
tating testimony along with our own toward the existence nnd the practi
cal expression of this spirit.
Here, then, Is the eminent practical Justification of The Georgian’s sug
gestion for the nomination of a Southern man for the presidency or at
least for the holding or the next national Democratic' convention in some
central and representative Southern city like Atlanta.
The only thing which has halted this experiment for twenty years Is
the complete and Ignorant misunderstanding and misapprehension of tbe
real attitude of tho Northern poople toward the 8outh. We have no doubt
hilt that every Northern man now living In the South and that every South
ern man now living In the North would, from experience, concur heartily
and promptly In the opinion expressed by The Georgian nnd indorsed by-
Mr. Foster, and we feel sure tlmt the time Is ripe to test this sentiment at
least In asking the next national convention for tho South. If we do not care
to present a favorite son for a place uixm the national ticket.
Let Atlanta, then, as the first outspoken candidate for the honor of
being host to this great convention, and as the natural and worthy
recipient of tho distinction—as the capital city of the central and largest
Democratic state of the Union—appoint Its committees, formulate Its claims
and present thpm without embarrassment or hesitation to the February
meeting of the national Democratic committee which meets In Washington*
Fortunate In being represented U|s>n that committee by a loyal Atlanta
editor, the capital of Dixie should be able to secure a prompt and cordial
hearing and n favorable consideration.
And what a royal and memorable oiieniiig would be this national Demo
cratic council for the stately ball of Atlanta's Armory-Auditorium.
undoubtedly Inspire him to serve, within the limit of hla official obligations,
tbe people of this great section of thy country.
It la at least certain that President Finley comes Into his high estate
under a great wave of confidence and good will, and Tbe Georgian felici
tates both tbe official and the public upon the pleasant augury which these
conditions make for a mutually happy and profitable association.
We extend our congratulations and best wishes to the new president
of tbe Southern and wish for him sucll an administration aa will go far to
ward softening tbe conflict between corporation! and the people.
THE PLEA FOR THE RAWLINS BOYS.
There aeems to be a general disposition on the part of the press tp fall
in with the current of reaction which has aet in sympathy toward the
Rawlins boys, and to plead with tbe authorities to show them mercy and
to give them an opportunity to lead a better life.
The Georgian, too, promptly falls In with this current, not so much be
cause it Is popular, as because It is merciful and right, and because we are
always ready to go on record as the advocate of tempering justice with
mercy. ,
The Rawlins boys have been convicted of a ireat crime and should
undoubtedly suffer punishment. But the conditions which surrounded them,
the Impelling Influence which drove them to their shocking act, the per
sonal and hypnotic .power of an Intense and able father appealing through
hate with parental Influence as tiie agency, makes In the judgment of
thoughtful and merciful men no small palliation of the crime, of these young
and undeveloped boys.
It Is a case In which we think that the state can afford to exercise itk
great and powerful prerogative of mercy.
It Is. a logical conclusion that the Influence of this awful tragedy and this
long continued trial will have Impressed upon the minds of the Rawlins
hoys for all time and for all eternity the monstrous* nature of the crime
which they have committed. It can only be hoped that the extension of
mercy by the state-would result In Uvea that would studiously avoid in the
future the crime fcnil the lawlessness which blotted tbelr early youth.
The plea Is based purely and simply upon the Idea of comparative irre
sponsibility of these young fellows and of their coerced criminality, under
the Instigation of a father's monstrous and ungovernable bate.
We fall In, anyway, with the advocates of mercy, and trust that the law
and Its officers to whom, discretion Is committed may use It with all the wis
dom and the tenderness which the Interests of society may permit.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
T.UI IIUI1JLIIUI
MOTHER LOSES EYEi
LITTLEJL HURT
Wreckless Boys Flee to
Woods When Wounded’s
Cries Are Heard.
She Explains Why Parisians Rather Justly Consider
.Americans as a Race of People Without
Manners.
A “BOURBONLESS” BANQUET OF KENTUCKIANS!
The Kentuckians of Atlanta have milted themselves Into a state society
bearing the mime of tbiit Illustrious commonwealth, and propose to celebrate
this memorable organisation by a grand banquet next Monday evening
In Atlanta.
We arc sure that the announcement will carry pleasure to every man
claiming nativity In the Ifipegrass State, and will excite a generous Interest
In the thousands of people who pay tribute In their several ways to 4ho
commonwealth whose glories arc celebrated In the world famous trinity of
line horses, beautiful women and unequaled liquor.
In th^ji: b^hjilieta,, which, mostly confined to men, Kentuckians of an
cient nnd: ftioileVn times lricye been accustomed to exclude the fine horses and
the lovely women, but they have, by ah the records and traditions, made good
tho deficit In tbe abundance with which their third great product has flowed
like water through the current of their genial and hospitable debate. It
has been 1 held' for a hundred years that a Kentucky banquet without red
liquor was like a ship without a sal) or a kite without a tall.
dint the Kentuckians of Atlanta are going to smash the records of a wet
and mellow century, and to set a new uttd novel custom for the "Colonels"
of a coming day. .
Tilio Atlanta Kentuckians nre resolutely preparing to celebrate a banquet
without a drop of wine to warm the brain or loosen the tongue of eloquence.
They are going to demonstrate the unsuspected fact that Kentucky's great
ness Is Instinctive nnd spontaneous and not the child and creature of arti
ficial stimulants. Jianlshed la the'Julop from this banquet hall, and the bour
bon nf the lituoKrnsa stills la banned. The eloquence of the "Colonels" Is not
to be luatdted by-looking U)>on the wine when It Is red, the state of the still
Is to be toasted In pure cold water, nnd the tradition that has been sustained
from Daniel Boone to Henry Wntterson Is to be shattered by the grafting
of Oeorgia temperance upon the historic habits of Kentucky.
The Atlanta banquet will mark a new and notable era In the history
of the commonwealth. What will Jack Chinn say? What will Henry Wat-
tenon think of It? What will he the verdict of the "Colonels upon a thou
sand hills"? Will these be counted as true Kentuckians who celebrate a
feast of tbe cvmlmonwealth without the presence of any one of that great
trinity which has made tbe state Illustrious?
We have It! l.et these gallaut descendants of Daniel Boone choose the
better element, and crown their feast with the chiefest glory of their civic
trinity. Banished be the horses, banned be every drop of treacherous liquor,
but let woman—last and best and loveliest of -Kentucky's products—be there
to compensate for every sacrifice and to reward with radiant smiles the
bravo reform which Kentucky's modern sons have set against Kentucky's
ancient banquet creeds.
Doubtless there are Americans who
nre refined and educated: doubtless
there are American women who nre
charming and without vanity. But It
must be, confessed that far too many
Individuals among these hustling
“trans-Atlantica" are ostentatious, su
percilious, satisfied with themselves
and their country, their dollars, their
strength, their hurry and their skill.—
Ernest .Daudet, In Libre Parole.
The best antidote to lawlessness Is
the expedition of tbe law.
Tbe Atlanta of the future will be
one of municipal Independence In pub
lic utilities.
' President Roosevelt Is not above
the Illustration of Henry Clay's defi
nition that the essence of statesman-
kffidp la compromise.
PRESIDENT FINLEY OF THE SOUTHERN.
Probably no offldnl act of the railroads within the last decade has been
received with more universal applause among the people and among railroad
employees thau the election of Vice President W. W. Finley to succeed the
late Samuel Silencer as president of the Southern railway.
All over the country and from all classes of people, both among those who
are expert In their knowledge of railroad affairs, and those who havoonly per
sonal and general acquaintance with the new president of the Southern rail
way. there comes a churns of genuine aud cordial IndnraemeiK which must
be both gratifying and doubtless will be helpful and inspiring to the new
executive of this vast and Important system.
This Indorsement of Mr. Finley seems to lie based u|>on two essential
qualifications. First, his ample uml |i«actl£sl experience In railroad affaire
aa. demonstrated liy hla personal contact and direction of the operating de
partment of the Southern railway for the last ten years. It Is claimed that
no man upon that, line, or ntty other line, has demonstrated a more practical
knowledge of the details of railroad o|ieration. or a more faithful executive
capacity than he has In the conduct of such departments as he has had under
his Immediate control.
The second |»liit of Mr. Finley's indorsement Is the general recognition of
his crystal Integrity and of hla broad and catholic spirit of helpfulness to
ward the country traversed by his lines. It.Is said of Mr. Finley by his
friends that It Is simply Impossible for hint to misrepresent or to deceive.
It Is confidently claimed that the qualities of integrity and kindness within
him will speedily establish between the new president and the people at In
terest In his administration, a feeling of confidence and good will which
will go far toward tho establishment of good feeling between the people
and the railroads.
It Is believed that the public may receive with Implicit confidence any
statement which comes from Mr. Finley touching the conditions surrounding
the road In Its relations to the sblppc-, the traveler and the general public.
Born In Mississippi and having been for a period a loyal and devoted
citlxen of this capital city of hla Southern system, the new president of the
Southern Is equipped with natural sympathies and the alllllationa which will
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
(Copyright, 1906. by Journal-Ameri-
can-Examiner.)
C OMMENTS like tbe above appear
constantly In the French press,
and they Indicate the exact atti
tude of France toward America.
Never was a country more universal
ly bated than our own. When not
actively bated It Is regarded with criti
cal amusement. At the same time our
financial success and our material
progresn arouse a spirit of jealousy and
envy, so that all the evil emotions seem
to be brought to the surface In the.
European mind at the mention of-the
word Anssrtca.
The Europeans do not want our pros
perity at tbe cost of having our meth
ods or our manners. But they Would
like our wealth, aa they are univer
sally an avaricious people end lovers of
wraith for what It can procure.
The Parisians are wholly unostenta
tious; they despise a showy exterior,
and some of tbelr most palatial homes
are almost shabby on the outside.
Our display of opulence offends their
sense of refinement, but they arc raven
ous for tbe means by which this display
Is made, nnd tbelr only tolerance of
us In tbelr midst Is that we may dis
pense some of our superfluous dollars
where they may profit by them.
Parisians are quite Justified 111 re
garding Americans ns vulgarians, If not
barbarians, since the opening of the
American section of tbe exposition of
1600.
American friends who were present
on that great occasion have related to
me whnt occurred to tbelr humiliation
and cliugrln.
These friends had been present at
the receptions given by the Chinese,
the Japanese, the Russlan,.French, Ger
man. and. In fact, all the other de
partments of the exposition.
American Rabbit.
All Invitations were Issued by card,
and all the foreign receptions were dis
tinguished by quiet elegance.
When my friends presented them-
selves at the entrance of their own
national department they found a mob
In possession. Elegantly attired women
were elbowing guards and officials
away from the post of duty and forc
ing their way Into the reception rooms
without cards.
"We are Americans and free people,
and we have a right to go in! No
foreigner lias-a right to keep us out of
our own country's department!" was
their cry. And In they went, before the
eyes of astonished and disgusted offi
cials placed on duty to keep order and
receive the cards of the Invited.
When refreshments were served
score even more disgraceful occurred.
It was an absolute onslaught, a raid of
tho six hundred toward the tables. My
friend's gown was nearly torn from her
body aa she tried to escape.
And. mind you, these were not the
pobr and hungry people of America,
the "bread line" of New York's poor
district: they were people of wealth
and supposed position, handsomely at
tired anil passing ss the representative
citizens of America. And tbelr num
bers Justified the supposition.
Not one, not ten, not twenty Ameri
cans were guilty of this conduct on
that occasion: biit a mob of hundreds.
It has never been forgotten In
France, and never -will be.
The foreign papers rang with ridicule
of Americans, for weeks, and no won
der. "Heathen" Chinese and Japanese
officials slirugged-their shoulders when
the name.of America wns mentioned.
And France continues to think of us as
vulgarians, nnd hungry ones at thnt,
fighting for an entrance to a reception
to which we are not bidden, and fight
ing our way to the food after we get
In
It Is the fault of Americana In Eu
rope that such commeifta as the one
quoted shove appear continually In the
French press.
The French Way.
Standing at one of the "Louvre"
counters waiting for nn overtaxed
salesman to nnd time for me. I heard
an Irritable voice at my side complain.
Ing of his lock of attention.
The young man replied politely, say
ing she must wait her turn.
As I glanced at the woman, she said
In English: "You are an American,
are you not?" (4 wondered whether It
was my "type" or my poor French she
recognized). Then the woman proceed
ed to laud American shops and decry
the Paris stores, and for five minutes I
was forced to listen to her tasteless and
unjust harangue before 1 could make
my escape.
There are hundreds of such Ameri
cans abroad.
Surely it Is no wonder the French
people do not love us!
When a Frenchman wishes to pay
you a sincere compliment he tells you
that you are wholly un-American. Once
he says that you may believe he really
accepts you aa an Individual worthy
of consideration.
Special to The Georgian.
Asheville, N. C„ Dec. 6.—Mrs. T. H.
Creaseman and her little daughter,
Ethel, yesterday had a narrow escape
from perhaps fatal Injury from gun-,
shot wounds received at the hands of
two unknown young men.
The mother and daughter were
standing at the rear door of their resi
lience, In the suburbs of Aahevllls.
when they observed two young men
with shotguns preparing to fire, ap
parently nt some birds. Realizing their
danger. Mrs. Creaseman nt once at
tempted to pull her daughter out of
danger, but fell almost Instantly, her
face filled with shot, several penetrat
ing the right eye. Her daughter was
shot ID the hand. Unheeding Mrs.
< 'reaseman's screams of ngony and the
little girl's cries for help, the two men
quickly made their escape Into the
woods adjoining the house and have
not as yet been discovered. Upon ex
amination It was found that an opera
tion was necessary and Mrs. Crease-
man'B right eye was removed.
BIG FUilslAISED
FOR NEW CLUB HOUSE
More money for the new club house
ro be erected by the Piedmont Driving
riub was rained at a meeting of the
club held Wednenday night at the
Kimball house, and the building Is now
assured.
At this meeting $7,253 was raised,
which, addeA to the $11,050 raised at n
recent meeting, makes a total of $18.-
500. Tho building that Is proposed will
cost $30,000, but before work Is com
menced the club will raise $25,000. All
this money has been subscribed for
the bonds which will bear 6 per cent
Interest nnd which are payable In five
monthly Installments.
Out of u total membership In tbe club
of 412 the amount so far raised has
been subscribed by sixty-tour members,
so there is but little doubt of the bal
ance being raised In the* near future.
Plans for the new building to take the
place of the one burned have been
drawn by O. L. Norrnian, nnd these
plans call for u magnificent structure,
one that will be a great Improvement
on the old one.
GOSSIP
THE DIFFERENCE.
BROTHERS.
Bplder.
At my window spinning.
Weaving circles wider, wider.
From tbe deft beginning.
Running
Wheels and spokes until you
Build vour silken death-trap cunning,
Shall 1 catch you, kill you?
Sprawling,
Nimble, shrewd ns Circe,
Death's your only aim and calling—
Why should you have mercy?
Strike thee?
Not for rapine willful.
Man himself Is too much like thee.
Only not so skillful.
Rife in
Thee lives our Creator; -
Thou’rt a shape to hold a life in;
I am nothing greater.
—George E. Wood*, In Watson’s Maga.
seine.
IN MISSOURI.
A remarkable feature of the recent elec
tion In Missouri was the defeat of Senator
John l\ Morton. For nearly twenty years
Senator Morton h-i* been ft Democratic
Icntlor. and was prominent among those
who uupoMfl the nomination of Folk for
governor. For twelve yearn he has been tbe
recognised spokesman ami lender of the cor
poration Interests on the floor of the Ml*-
sourf senate, lie I* an astute politician nnd
i skilled campaigner. Hi* district, a rural
lone. 1* normally Democratic by nearly 3409.
Governor Folk * first campaign speech thl*
year was delivered in Morton’* sect Ion of
the state, nud It wa* there the governor
made his first nppenl for the election of
none bnt honest men. regardless of party.
| When Dry an came Into the state he wns
word was said against Morton in public by
nny speaker. Apparently there wa* no con
certed effort to defeat him. But the farmers
had resolved what to ilo, nnd In Ids own
county he lost ties '
vote*. Contrast with
bool*. At the opening . —
ihe Itepabiican* were divided, and the Item-
What is Monty?
To the query: "What li^money, anyway?"
the following answers nre made:
Money Is the loudest sound In tbe voice
of life.
Balt for the matrimonial hook.
Fuel for fun.
The one thing that mnke* crooked things
straight sml straight things crooked.
The most effective substitute for brains.
A provider for everything but happiness;
a passport to everywhere but heaven.
The New York Idea.
Something that always gets the glnd
hand.
Mouey Is the most difficult root to cnltl-
vate.
Metal often manufactured from "water”
That which women look for while men
sleep.
curse to some that have It, and n
I'tirse to all that haven’t.
The breath of luisluess.
our prlvnto God.
The antidote for poverty
Tht Right Plac*.
From The Chicago News.
"What do you think of my execution
on the piano?"
"No better place for your execution
could be chosen. I hgve always been
in favor of punishing criminals on the
scene of the crime.”
to carry the city. The Ifomocrntlc con
vcntlon was dominated by friends of tb<
lawless liquor, race track nnd bucket shop
Interests, and by attorneys for the pitbli
service corporations. To n Democratic
Judge who had rendered a decision against
"The Big Cinch" a renotulnstlon wa* re
fused. sml n •‘ornorntlon tool was placed
os the ticket In hi* stead. Governor Folk's
name was publicly hissed In the convention.
Among the Democratic nominees, n* among
the Itepnldtrans. were found ex-convicts.
iattve tickets lit St. IaiuIv were sent to
Jefferson City, he nonld instruct the war
den of the state prison not to permit the
convicts to associate with them. A* a re-
suit about 50.000 citizens of St. |»uls failed
vote at all. nud the Uepnldli-ati ticket
I wonder where the
Flock-worked hose Is
As tin? summer
Season closes.
And' the dainty
l*et*k-n-boo* l»e;
Whnt Is left tin*
* To nut use me
With these dainty
Things put by now?
I enu look maid*
Dt the eye now
When they talk to
Me and ponder
On their words, and
And never wander
To the dimple
Now, nnd colder;
Gone nre ncck-a-boo*
And clock* now,
fume have high-topped
Mhoes and frocks now.
And If I would
Hee the dimple
That wns wont to
Glint and wimple
Through the gnuzy
And the sheer stuff
Of Iter waist, traits-
I’nretit. dear stuff,
I must go to
Bout nnd ball now,
In some orilllant
Lighted hall now. .
Ami I won't!
I will uot do It!
Mine the dainty
IVek-n-hov: It
llnlf. conceals nud
Half dlMc|4.*e*
Dimpled shoulders
' I’lnk ns roses;
But the bull gown,
Growing fodder.
Brazenly bares the
Whole shoulder:
No, Indeed, these
Ball gowns freeze tine,
reek-n-boos Just
BUILDING DORMITORY
AT NACOOCHEE INSTITUTE.
Special to The Georgian.
Hnutee. Go., Dec. 6.—A large force of
hands are at work on the girls* dor
mitory at Nacoochee Institute, and If
the weather continues good It will soon
be ready for tbe new pupils that nro
to come In after Christmas.
Among contributions thnt have been
recently received are: From the Pea
body fund, nt the recommendation of
Hon. Hoke Smith, $150; J. M. Hodg
son. Athens, Ga., $100; Miss A. K. Ir
ving. Charleston. 8. $100; O. W.
Barker, Center, Ga., $5; Reuben Brock,
Athens, Gg., $5; King Hardware Com
pany, Atlanta,. Ga., $10; James Glenn,
Hautee, Ga., $10.
ByCHOLLYKNICKERBOCKER.
By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER
New Yorit, Dec. 6.—I will become a
prophet foftlile one appearance onlv
There Is likely to be trouble for youn.
Mre.-'Nicholas Longworth if she per
elsts In carrying out an Idea which
close friends say is fixed in her mind
They assert that because her father
is president she believes she should
outrank socially every woman ] n
Washington (with the single exception
of her step-mother), and that site win
make a bold endeavor to achieve that
supremacy this winter.
Since tile opening of congress j|r»
Longworth confronts a calling list that
numbers some three hundred. As the
w-ife of the member of the lower hnu«c
the custom compels her to call on the
wives of all senators, the wives of »
representatives who have served lone,
er than her spouse, the wives nf eahi-
net officers and Justices of the supreme
court, and on all the women In lees
tlons whose husbands are above the
grade of first secretary. All these call,
must be made In December.
But it is said young Mrs. Longworth
?°ej 1A ,not Intend to conform to the
traditions; that she will "stand on her
dignity, ami that society, except In the
case of very highly planed person*
must come to her. It is certain the
women who have queened It in Wash.
Ington for many years will contest hit.
terly any such stand by her.
It is no crime to hug a girl on a
doorstep. Most men have held this
opinion for a long time, but now th.v
nave judicial authority for the belief
Recorder Goff has so decided, and if
there Is n sudden Influx to New York
from country regions/ where court of.
ficlafo hold lean up-to-date views, the
reason will be easy to find. In ren-
derlng hla.decJjfJon the recorder over-
ruled Magistrate Wahle.
wnE? Patrolman Ruth found
Mllllam Kirkland and Phoebe McLan,
Indulging In kisses nnd hugs on a
doorstep near a church. He arrested
them on a charge of disorderly conduct
Magistrate Wahle let the girl go, but
lined Kirkland 63. Kirkland appealed
and Recorder Goff, amid the plaudits
of a crowded court room, held him
blameless.
With the boiling over of a secret
too big to be confined in the social ket
tle of the exclusive Mlddlebrook Coun-
( I. ’r the 8:00(1 of Summer-
vine, N. j are discussing a sensation
which club members did their best to
cover up.
The episode waits on the action of
the club's board of governors in the
cases of R. L. Shalnwald and August
Zemnn. Shalnwald Is the son of Presi
dent Shalnwald. of the Standard Paint
Company of New York. Mr. Zemuti i.s
also engaged in business In New York.
Both are leaders In the younger social
which enjoys membership in the
Mlddlebrook Country Club.
a Thanksgiving baI1 at the club.
Shalnwald, accused of Insulting h
young woman, was thrashed bj* Zeniau
after a hot fight. The battle took place
in the midst of a dance and broke up
.the affair.
Mrs. Ella Dallet Swan, who was mar
ried four years ago to Donnell Swan,
the Baltimore banker and society man.
who was the first husband of Mrs.
Elisha Dyer, Jr.. filed a petition in
bankruptcy In this city today, naming
her liabilities as $3,909 and her assets
as nothing. Mrs. Swan says she has
fifty-one creditors In all In this city nnd
In Baltimore. She Is the daughter of
John Pain© Wilson, head of the Balti
more banking firm of Paine & Wilson.
According to news from London tbe
marital troubles of the duke und
ducheea of Marlborough are bound (•»
come Into the courts for settlement.
All hopes of a friendly agreement at**
gone, according to the Manchester Dis
patch. The duke. It states, regards
himself the Injured party, and Is Insist
ing on securing "his rights."
How dispose of the children Is the
bone of contention. They have always
been with the duchess, and regard tlw
duke as n distant acquaintance. He In
determined, however, to have them In
trusted to him. To this Consuelo ts
willing to agree, but the children them
selves resolutely refuse.
It Is said King Edward Is still mak
ing great efforts to keep the affair out
of the divorce court and prevent dis
closures expected to make the greatest
sensation of years, but Indications ate
that he will not succeed.
Lady Herbert, widow of the former
BritIsli ambassador at Washington, who
has been staying for some time pa**t
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
T. Wilson, at Newport and In New
York, sailed yesterday for England.
THOMAS JEFFRIES ATTENDS
MADJ80N MASONS’ BANQUET.
Special to The Georgian.
Madison, Ga., Dec. 6.—Madison lodge,
No. 376. Free and Accepted Masons,
give a banquet here last night which
was a great occasion umong the Free
Masons of this place.
Hon. Thomas Jeffries, of Atlanta,
deputy grand master, was by Invitation
present and delivered aprons to seven
new Masons.
versts 'seemed te have *u rzn-lb-nc chance ».i« Heeled.From Collier's for November.
I
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
DECEMBER 6.
Ha-lIeur^VI of England Jmrn. Died May
1734— iJely Mssham din!.
1S33—John 8. Slushy, famous Confederate
soldier. Imm.
1862—General (tanks* espeditlon sailed for
New Orleans.
Court house a
destroyed In lire i
1*19—Jefferson Duvls, ex-preshleut of *
federate State* of America, died at
New Orleaus. aged 91 year*.
1889— Negro burned by mob at Mayavllle.
Ky.. for nsaanlt,
foOl-lmliistrinl nrhltraifo
«f New South Wales.
bill pnssetl by
THIS
PICTURE
The afo>ve Illustration
represents the "heart of a
kodak"—the little apool
that contains the sensitive
Him. But you don’t care
to know how they are
constructed, etc.
You merely want to
know that they make
. Iienutlful pictures, and
thnt the operation of a
kodak Is easy—'"picture
taking with the trouble
* left out."
WC have them from $1
up. nnd If yon think tbe
efienper ones. Brownies,
for Instance, do nut take
good picture*. Juat look In
onF window and boo tome
sample picture*.
Better get n kodak to-
day.
They make a splendid
Christmas gift.
A. K. HAWKES CO.,
14 Whitehall Street.