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1'flB ATLANTA GEORGIAN, ...U HID AT, DECEMBER 6. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN JOHN TCMPLB CNAViS. f. L. SCtlY. htblisktr. Published Every Afternoon (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY, At 23 West Alabama 8t., Atlanta, Ga. Subscription Rates. On® Year HjJ Six Months f-W Three Month* t3& By Carrier, Per Week 10 Smith A Thompson, advertising rep resentatives for all territory outside of rfta. aco office York Office.. reaentntlTes for Georgia. rhle.cn Office. TrUimw BMfc If Ton h«To .njr trouble (ettlnff TUB GEORGIAN. telephone the Clrcolntloo aa rt “Mo.:r* wrwys: tlons Intended for publication In Tim GEORGIAN he limited to 400 words In lenfftb. It la Imperative that they be elfned, as an evidence of food faith, fhoufb the names will he withheld If INt( ‘ THE GEORGIAN prints no nnrienn or objectionable advertising. Neither 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. 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