Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN. SATURDAY, DECEMBER t, 190C l Published Every Afternoon (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At S Writ Alabama St., Atlanta, Oa. Subacription Ratea, Oa« Tear By Csrrtsr, Per Week.... to Entered at the Atlanta Poito»ce aa ircond-ctaia mall matter. . Georgia. ■ hlcaco Office Tribune BMr. New York Office Potter Bid*. if yon bare any trouble fettlof THB 'IKOROIAN, telephone the Circulation Atlanta 440L It Is d*slf*b!# tlrat all eomtnunlca* (Ions Intend*! for publication in TUB GEORGIAN He limited to 40) words la leurtb. It I* Imperative that they ba alfaed. na an orldenca of food filth, though the came* will be withheld If requeued. Rejected manuscript* will not lie returned uulcsa vtampa art aent for the purpose. ,. r , _ andean or objectionable adrertialng. Neither does It print whisky or an/ liquor ads. OUR PLATPO.RM.-Tbe Georgian •tanaft for Atlanta • owning Its own fit end electric light plants, as It now owns Its waterworks Other rltlea do thin and get aaa as low as CO cents with n profit to (be city. This should i<p done at once. The Georgian be* Herts that If street railways can ba ropaao no good i»e done now, and it may be aoma yeara before we are ready for ao big r dertnllng. Still Atlanta abenla i face lo that direction NOW. i no* t lie Major Hubner’s Poem*. The appearance of a new book of poems by Charlet W. Hubner la a mat ter of more than ordinary Interest to Atlanta. For Atlanta loves Charlea W. Hub ner and holda him side by aide with 8tanton In her tender and hicb re gard. In all the yeara of his life In Atlan ta be has been as beautiful in hla pri vate life, and aa rhythmic in bis rela tions with his fellow men as bis verses have been lambic and true. Charlea Hubner Is a growing figure In the literary world. Ho has been so modest and so little pushing that we at home scarcely recognize the work which he has done. Henry W. Longfellow says of his poems that they are simple and true. Oliver Wendell Holmes gave high praise to his tribute to the memory of Bayard Taylor. Alex Stephens was one of hla great admirers, and John G. Whittier daclarod that Hubner’a poems always Impressed and pleased him In an nnu- aual way. Mrs. Sidney Lanier loved no poem bolter than the aonnet that Hubner wrote in 1881, nnd Edmund Clarence Stedman eulogised his ency clopedic knowledge and hla literary touch. The new volume which bears the single title of "Poems" contains some of the Atlanta author's best and most finished work. It Is handsomely printed on a fine grade of paper, and with n beautiful binding, Is at the small price of one dollar, a lovely souvenir of Atlanta’s literary genius to send lu Christmas ^ting to our absent friends. sadness the wings to bear a Uttle family to the happiest Christmas that they have known In many yeara that are past, and perhaps the happiest Christmas that they will know in many years that are to come. The Georgian thanks Atlanta for Its responsive spirit toward a human cause, and glories In this goodly city whose warm and tender heart has always been equal to Its bright and aggressive brain. There Is nothing better than our dear Atlanta. It has its faults for it Is human, bnt In the grand aggregate of Its virtues, of Us achievements, of Its progressive initiative In the youth's development, lu its stately examples of modern architecture, and above all else in ita big and tender heart over flowing In a thousand charities, there Iss nothing better and nothing nobler in the galaxy of the cities than our own Atlanta. SHOULD A CLEAN LAWYER DEFEND A CRIMINAL CLIENT WHOM HE KNOWS TO BE GUILTY? Should an honest lawyer defend In courts of law a criminal charged with a heinous crime of whose guilt he Is assured? Cheater Gillette, charged with the brutal murder of one of the tendereat and truest little women that ever loved uu unworthy man, baa been de fended through weary weeks of litigation by able attorneys who have dis puted over bln guilt or Innocence and have fought the battle for Ills life through all the various and perplexing Intricacies of the law. It transpires now that toward the cloao of this famous trial, the attor neys for tho defense received a fall confession from the prisoner of his com- !>l«to guilt, and tho statement that he had with a tennis racquet In Ills hand beaten to insensibility the Itttln woman that love.d him hotter than her Ilfq, ami hr.<l tossed her overboard to And a grave In tho.deep bosom of a Northern lake. Knowing Gillette's (oul and uns)ienknhle guilt, carrying through every later moment of the trie! the confessions of Ids violation of the law of na ture and of God, lllled with disgust for the unspeakable cruelty, the unutter able Cowardice, and the craven lying of their client, the attorneys for the defense fought yet his trial to the end with relentless vigor, and lu their dual speeches even Indulged In hitter personalities toward oaoh other over the fate of the wretch for whom no punishment within the pale of the law could possibly expiate Ids cowardly nnd lufcrnnl crime, Now tho question Is, was ail this within tho ethics of the law? It ts true ihut the lawyer hv the codes and ethics of his profession has n right to accept ns n client a criminal charged with crime and to forco at the bands of the jury and the attorney of the state the development and proof of guilt !.i on Tor that the great ends of Jiittleo anil tho lam- may ho attained. Wo B'ippoee Hut this, custom Is based on the theory that the Impartial law; demands that guilt must lie Hindu crystal clear before Its stern revenges are pronounced. But lu this cusc nnd In some other cuses which may occur or perhaps have occurred already, lawyers of high personal character and repute, holding In their hourts tho confession of guilt and of crimo and outrage against society and the state, stand up buforo courts of law to defend 0110 whom they know beyond all questlou to bo unworthy of defense, to save ■ ront the gallows or from th. penitentiary one whom they positively know to deserve the last limit of legal punishment, nnd to cheat If possible the walling gallows of one whom they know to be Its proper victim. There can be no quest I >n here of justice or of the majesty of law. There • an lie no desire to bring out the facts that perfect Justice may lie done. There Is nothing left in doubt, there Is no legal principle lo bo vindicated, and nothing In the wide, wide world seems to Justify the defense of a crlm lna| who has confessed hts guilt except a hair splitting theory or tho fco that the criminal may hnve lu his pocket to pay the lawyer who helps him cheat the gallows. In this iierlod when we aro dealing so much with law and order and tho reform of criminal statutes, The Georgian believes that the conduot of the attorneys In the case of Chester Gillette presents an Interesting question which we would like to hear discussed between representative members of i lie Atlanta bar. We do not know, and have no reason to believe, that any attorney ta Atlanta has ever defended a criminal whom he knew by confession to ho guilty of a capital offense. There Is and there can be nothing personal In the reflections which we havo derived from this New England trial. But we boqostly believe that Its discussion at this time liy lawyers of the highest type would lie both of Interest and of profit, nnd that out of it may conio an essential and ethical reform lu tho customs which prevail in other cir cuit* and before the courts of other states. THE "LITTLE WOMAN” GOES TO TRINIDAD. No right appeal was ever planted in Atlanta's generous heart that did not swiftly and softly bear Ita abundant fruit. A week ago Tho Georgian told the' story of a brave little woman horn In Georgia and married In Atlanta, literally fighting her way with her needle, and with heroic courage and cheerfulness, across tho.continent to carry her consumptive husband to a lust hope on the plains of Colorado. It was a simple story, told without pretense am) without coloring of fact or fancy; but It struck the heart of. a people who havo never failed to re spond to every generous Impulse and to every opportunity for a noble deed. Before the new week was bom the contributions began to roll in for the little woman, traveled to far as the Ozark mountains of Arkansas, and with every contribution came a fervent “God bless her.” from generous hearts end generous hands that aent In their willing dollars to her help. The contributions came from all classes and from all sections. A check from South Carolina, a check from Florida, one from Lumpkin, one from Fitz gerald, and from a dozen generous hands in the city of Atlanta. One noble hearted merchant on Whitehall street wboec heart has never yet been un- reeponstve to any genuine human need, would have been willing to contrib ute the whole emount of the little woman's passage to the softer West As It was, he gava nearly one-third of the ontlre amount contributed to her cause. Lawyers in the busy stress of life, merchants prosperous nnd moderately prosperous, professional men, clerks and abovo all em ployees of narrow means, aud other womeu poor and struggling, aent In their little mite tor a little woman whose heroic struggle touched the hearts of all. The ’Frisco railroad, reached through the heart of Ita generous represen- titlve in Atlanta, offered to send from this city a ticket to Colorado for half fare and the balance of the amount was speedily contributed. so It Is that generous and noble hearted Atlanta mailed on rt-.-1-ir. sn<l a ticket that will carry to a home of hrnvr nnd heroic THE PRESSING PROBLEM OF OUR SCHOOLS. Tho story told in our local columns on Friday of the crowded state of the Alanta schools, does not make pleasant reading for the people of this twentieth cen tury city. Atlanta hus always been proud of its public school system, aud we have boasted for many years of the ex cellence of our curriculum and the conditions with which we have surrounded our growing youth. •But it is quite evident that Atlanta’s ever-increas ing population has out-grown and overtaxed our pres ent school equipment just as strongly and almost as fa tally as the commerce of the country lias outgrown the equipment of the railroads.. We are suffering a mental tragedy in the inability of Atlanta to provide facilities for the use of its chil dren. It is absolutely beyond the spirit of our modern educational system that there should be discrimination either In’ the city or the state in the education of its youth, aud whenever we set out to establish public schools, they are injurious and to that extent they are immoral if they are not built upon the plan of providing for all our children who enjoy the advantages which they are intended to convey. The story in our news columns speaks for itself. And it is the tale which should instautly arouse Atlan ta to its fullest and highest activity in the matter of remedy. We do not believe that any citizen can read the col- Jection of facts, the story of the enrollment in the school measured with its actual attendance, the start- liug and magnificent increase shown in the enrollment of succeeding .rears, without feeling that here is a prob lem practical, present and tremendous which calls for Atlanta's full, swift and heroic action at the earliest possible moment. We are following up today the story of yesterday with additional fnets which will carry a message of warning and of inspiration to civic action without de lay. Atlanta is.today at a high tide of wealth and rep-' illation and of prosperity. But all our gloi'ies are obscured aud our laurels are dimmed if we permit our public schools to sink to the level of inadequacy to the demauds of that young At lanta upon whose shoulders rests the preservation of our future glory and prosperity. JAPS NOT IN POSITION TO BEGIN WAR AGAINST THE AMERICAN NATION Mrs. Logan Discusses “Yellow Peril” and Congress. By MR8. JOHN A. LOGAN. Special i 'orrespondeiw-c. Washington, Dec. 7,—Much-abused con- jeress, convening December S. bognn the last session of the fifty-ninth congress un der circumstance* of peculiar Importance. To attempt to foreshadow what will be Accomplished in the seventy-five working days until March 4. outside of the pass age of appropriation Mils, would be ab surd. There will, doubt less, *bo keen dis appointment In many directions lu the amount carried In some of the most Impor tant appropriation bills, nud still greater disappointment on account of the prolmbte refusal of cougre** to pass llie ship subsidy bill, the Philippine* tariff bill, the nations! Inheritance tax, the Immigration bill, tar iff and currency reform and other bills of greater or leaser consequence. Canal Recommendations. It is claimed that the president's recom mendations on the I'aimuia canal will be based upon Ills personal observations,of the stupendous project, nnd will be lit tle more than to urge the appropriations which will l»e asked for. nnd which hare l»een expected from the roports nnd ex planations of the status of tho enterprise heretofore made by experts to congress. Ho much has been *ni<l nnd written on the subject of the l'nuamn canal, It is hardly possible that there was anything new to Im» discover - * ”*— with all Ills astute and keen Intuitions. There fa a disposition to magnify tho Insignificant dissatisfaction of the Japan ese over alleged discrimination against them In the California schools—some go ing so far as to predict war between Japan nud the United States, and that Great Britain. Germany and even Franco are ready to encourage the branch, no that they may step In and innko advantageous commercial alliances with Jnrrnu and tin East, to the discomfiture ami loss of the the tremendous sacrifice of human life nnd treasure they would Incur by such a step. Japs Under Obligations. It Is an open secret that while the Jap anese were successful in their wav with ItUftidn. they are under obllgntlnus to the United .States, espcclaly for having brought about pence when they were near the end of their resources of men nnd money to enable them to louger continue the strug gle. It. „ vnded every source __ the signing of the llurlingnmc treaty. They have had students In many of our colleges. They hnve had men lu the ills- rulso of servuuts on board our ships. They linve employed Americans ns tutors In finance, agriculture, science nnd every known craft, nnd these Instructors have lerful ant nee 1 learned all they MRS. JOHN A.' LOGAN. good fslth In protecting Cabans even from themselves, and If they are not to be al lowed to repeat their folly lu playing states men It will be a rather expensive mutter for the Uulted Htates. The personal Jealousies, Innate 'Indolence and revolutionary spirit of the natives of great faith In their stability, energy, self- denial or patriotism. They have crucified the men who have done most to old them In their Independence, and It Is lucky that when the treaty was signed that there was (^provision that the United States rescrv< ... Jim i could In ... . . western civilisation, which, nddod to the Oriental skill and patience, nviu disregard of tho flight of time, lift* made them n wonderful people. Their total In difference to the preservation of their Uvea when fighting for the mikado makes them most undesirable foe. Not Prepared for War. They learned, however, the cost of war In men and, money lu their wars with Chinn and Russia, nnd though their popu lation is still far too great for the area of their Island kingdom, they are not In a t sisltlon to begin a war with the United Rates. They know furthermore that Eu ropean powers have no special love for them, and that uo matter how generous the promises of support should they be- of their THE SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY. On Thur.duy wo commented upon tho establlRhmcnt of the Kentucky Society and Its first, annual hanqv.c at the Kimball Honac on next Monday evening. It sivea us pleaaure now to announce that the South Carolina Society will hold Ita second annual banquet under ita new .organization on the name evening and In the aaiuo hotel. Georgia baa alwaya been rich lu Hh gallant and chivalric South Carol!' nans. They are everywhere luUloruH of courtesy and models of every manly virtue' and of every civic grace. They embody nnd perpetuate the tradl- tlona of a race that have enriched all the mnnuurs and the morals of tho republic. It Is a great race that lias produced bravo men and beautiful wo men and made history In heroic fnahlon for a hundred years. It Is a race that Imn given to the republic Ita most Illustrious statesmen nud has fur- nlshed one of the noblest miracles of recuperative power In the annals of the times. For South Carolina today vies with Massachusetts in its manu facture*. while In Its agricultural progresa It leads in proportion almost every commonwealth lu the South. It la separated from Georgia by a stream narrow as division and liquid as difference which has been always the tic that bound ua rather than the barrier that divided. Georgia may well rejoleo In n citizenship which Is enriched from two such noble and, historic streams of iicoplo us those who celebrate their na tive commonwealths In the festivities of Monduy night. And so. lifting our glasses go South Carolina, where glasses will be In evidence, aud lifting our hats to Keutucky, where Adam's ale will be the only beverage, we salute the gallant representatives of both of these states and wish for them a happy evening full of Joyous reminiscence of their native glories and of renewed loyalty to the adopted state which cherishes them among the meat honored of her glorious sons. Reviews and Reminiscences By JULIAN HAWTHORNE. en with bin natural instinct* and physlcnl proclivities do not commonly care ratioh about the thing* of tho Intellect; they •r»» too crowded with Ufa to look Inward and examine tho subjective aspect of ex istence. Rut tendon ho* a big nnd vigorous brain, a* well aa a found and powerful phy* tlque: and he can not be content with either the material or the mental sphere alone: he roust live, feel, examine nnd re- port upon !»oth alike. That lie I* not satis fied with the world a* It la. la apparent from hi* Inclination to whnt he would call HoclalUm; which may not he another man’* Socialism, but it ba* It* special Interprets tlon for bint. He I* very interesting aa a w - - „ , . - , hanomenon. but not at present easy tot share of it; but lie owu take. Tne impetus of hi* mind shown in the numlwr of his productions; but It sacrifices much of ita effect by ra diating In so many directions; he has not 1 yot decided In what direction ho will con cent rate-what I* bis metier. Like Itacou, he take* all knowledge to be Ills province; but he la not of the Vtnconlau temperament; he lx a partlMiu. though sometime* Ids jmr- tlxanshlp* hociu In oppoKltlon to ouc an other. f.lke the young Zoroaster, he wants to “tear down this tiresome old sky." and set ut» something more rational uud con- g enial. He does not like to write-or so e assured me, when I had a tnlk with him lu California u couple of yea rite* for money; but here I'ninat tifke leave to differ with him; be writes for He Is very'Interesting’ as a rooue/.nodcrobt, and gets mi author's fair phenomenon, but not at present easy to j snare oi u. uui uv would make money describe or solve; hecans* be Is growing i some other wny. If he ware really averse rapidly, and changes, whether or not he Is | from that mod** of entering Into the arena aware of if, from day to day, and. perbapa. j of affaira- Hut. meanwhile, be must n*- frotn hour to hour. With one fbot yonder eoage his immense thirst for romantic ad- and soother here, he doe* uot belong to venture; lie want* to live an even more any category, and if he did he would be- stlnfing and at range story than he has yet long tomorrow to another. No other man I written. Ho he has done what so many of the same prominent.** and force <1 should! romantic youths have talked of doing—he surmise) It destined to undergo such I *»»■ made himself a ship and will set anil changes of view aud aim aa ho Is. “Run the great mu*. nnd explore the |*. Kaflj UHriM lift*! Mmretf «« *>f tbs j of" if rtfek. sad Mt tho Innate artist Inatlaet. retting forth Just about this to express what ho experience.! and saw; j time. This expedition I* more like the old l*ut before long he bad plunged head over fairy story escapades than anything else In heels Into philosophy, ami Indulged his owp j our age; Hcht-bercsade would have found T dilation* as to the significance and treud j In it a theme for it One Tbouxaud and Kec- things In general. He took to Interlard- ond Night's Entertainment, lag his novela with stuff, and you may oe* London’* own baud will In* upon the till- the result In such hooka n* the "Lottern" j er: nnd tils own wlilm will determine his which he wrote with Ml** Ktrunsky two *.r , cmrre from one hour to another. Unlike thru* years ago; and In the extravagant j other nramntfe heroes, however, this Prince conception of liU "Men Wok.” MneU inter- j take* III* Prime** along with him. ;tu«i ih**y larding* art* not art. of course; but they will Mitre the in)»terfc* aud discover the are striking and strong in themselves; and t*ohU-n Isles together, lie thinks In I*** of the nriny niotin protected Pi •nlnm nnd hla cabinet who were loynl to blm front assaasluntlon. It win take at least half n century to eradicate the cells and Insurrectionary spirit nud prepare the Cubans for oven territorial -r colonial relations. Mogoon Hat a Task. Governor Mngooti lias ft task to admlnla ter Cuban affairs with the unreliable and mercurial population with which he has to deal. The probabilities are that he appre ciates this matter ketnly and that he can not trust even those who profess unswerv ing loyalty. Like their antecedents, they hove n stiletto bidden though they apeak honeyed word*. Many Americans made Investments In Cuba in good faith irfter the ftpanlsh- Amerlertii war, and there Is no reason why the government of the United States should not exert It* "ower to protect the Cubans from «>acli other, aud prevent the Interests of the citizens of the United Htates and perhaps the citizens themselves from being sacrificed on the altar of Cuban lnsurrec- lug themselves In dissipation and overt nets aiuiidy because they clamor for their independence, which to the nverage Cubau means license to follow h1s own sweet will and to be exempt from taoor of any kind. It would l>e far better for the army to remain on duty In Cubit Indefinitely and that annexation should be granted ao that Inw-obldlng, Industrious Inhabitant* of Culm might convert the rich resources of the Island Into profit aud redeem tho Queen of in* Antilles from bankruptcy and self-de struction. MBS. JOHN A. LOGAN. abilities are tluit .commercial Interests are at the bottom of the agitation of the question of war itetweou Japan and the United States. 8hlp subsidies. Increased navy and other desired legislation might be furthered If a conflict was Imminent. There are far too many almost vital questions that cun not po**lldy be reached lu tho very short time between now nud of the many problems pending. Our iiortioiix that we can no longer crowd Into the short sessions of eongrosH the legisla tion which sufficed for the olden time when the population was not half what It Is to day. It would Ih* impossible for men work harder or more continuously than do the majority of both house* of congress, but the demand* of the counties* thou sands who appeal to congress and tin* dis position to thrust U|nui congre** the rc- spouslldllty or the settlement of questions which should be decided by Individuals has Increased to such ati alarming extent ns to require almost continuous session of tlfe national assembly. Uorporntlou. business matters nud even Individual interests are one anil all brought l»efore the people's rep- rexeutntives, which really have no right to Ih* Introduced, considered by the commit tees, or placed upon the ealendars of either house of congress. Hut woe Iks- tide n member who would refuse to In troduce any bill or jndltlon from a con stituent. Heuator* and rejiresentntlve* are considered the servants of the people, and « such they must do the people's bidding. Extra Session Certain. The continuous agitation of the tariff re adjustment will assuredly eud In an extra sessllon at some time lu the near futnre No regular aesleon with Ita voluminous bills and resolutions could give the tltno required for the dlseuasion of the tariff. General Han cock's suggestion, when he was a candidate for the presidency, that It was a local Issue provoked much ridicule, but one must ndmit that the congresllenal debates lietray u de cided tendency to protect local Interests by a high tariff. one tldug congress will do, nnd that Is, they will pass the ueceaaary appropriation — - -• —•-* of tue govern- HR. W. J. HEARN HURT IN PHILADELPHIA The Atlanta friends of Dr. W. J. Hearn, of Philadelphia, havo' been ■rrtef stricken over the announcement of his critical Illness. He sustained Injuries In an accident, which will probably prove fatal Dr. Hearn was out drivtn* whan hts horses became frightened and ran away. His carriage collided with an other, and he was thrown violently to the ground, hts head etrilng * tool chest, ills skull was fractured. He wo* taken to a hospital, whore hie life la despaired of. Dr. Hearn Is well known In Atlanta, being) an honorary member of the Homoaass* Fishing Club. He Is a noted surgeon, and dean of the faculty of the Jefferson Medical College. THIS DATE IN HISTORY. DECEMBER 8. 1*92—Henry Laurens, Ronth Carolina atatet- man, died. Horn 1724. 1*25—H£ury a Tlmrod, poet, born. Died Oc- BJornson, Norwegian natlst, born. - ird. United 8 tor from California, (torn. •Trial of Dr. Moyer, th derer by poison, began city. 1W3— Herbert Spencer. English philosopher. died. Boru April 27, 1120. 1904—Mr*, resale Chadwick, millionaire swindler. Imprisoned lu the Tomba, GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM. hew York, Dee. Here are some of the visitors In hew lork today: ATLANTA—J. B. Hozsey. It. E. Miller, By CHOLLY KNICKERBOCKER. New York, Dec. 8.—A racing car that weighs ubout 500 pounds Has bees put on exhibition at the automobile thou Among the four new models InstoIIeii during the day was a racing maihlm- wlth cylinder engine of 40-horse power weighing In complete racing trim, ,nlv 500 pounds. This car, designed and constructed by R. W. Harroun, of Chi cago. has been driven at 70 miles an hour on the road and Is to be taken to Florida for the speed tournament n«xt month. Senator Francis G. Newlands. of N*. vada, sailed hurriedly on La Lorrahe to sec ills daughter, Mrs. Von Un do w, who Is very HI In Berlin. Mr., Nowlnnds accompanied her husband tj the ship. Governor-elect Hughes of New York will have a conference with President Roosevelt. Mr. Hughes will be enter tained at tho white house during Ms visit next Wednesday. Alfred G. Vanderbilt’s house partv ot former classmates at Yale, and known aa the “Growlers' Club," has returned to New York after being at Oakland farm since last Saturday. The cynic who wrote that “a wom an's happiness is In Inverse ratio t,> her waisi measure” well might point in justification to the new elastic belts. These reduce the waist line to de lightful trimness, but cost In tho pres ent form, In the neighborhood of jr.o. Many of their wearers admit that, f-n- them, tills is an extravagant sum to expend on n single girdle, but they seem to regard tho effect of slenderness pro duced by the high-priced belt as well worth temporary financial embarrass ment. A Tangier correspondent sent word that Mr. Guinmere, the American min ister at Tangier, has obtained satis faction from the sultan for injustli-- s inflicted tjy Moors on American citi zens. . The Ponanskl Cotton Mill at Lodz, which employs 7,000 men. has been closed indefinitely owing to the dis putes with the workmen. Many Chippewa Indians at the Grand Portage reservation in Minnesota arc starving through failure to get the cus tomary allowance of food and pork from the government, and have sent a pathetic appeal to Major S. W. Camp bell, Indian agent, of Ashland, Wls. President Amador, of Panama, has adopted a unique method of preserv ing the speeches made by himself ami President Rooseyelt In connection with tho American president's visit to Ids country November 15. These address es have been printed In both Spanish and English on sheets about half tie slxs of an ordinary newspaper page, with an artistic border, under the title. •President Roosevelt’s Visit to Pana ma.” A larger number of copies have been sent to tho white house and offices of the'Isthmian canal commission, and a decorated copy, printed on parchment and neatly framed, has been presented with President Amador’s autograph to President Roosevelt. Mrs. Louise E. Carte r-Payne, best known as 31re. Leslie Carter, the ac tress, has Moured a writ of attachment against the property of her former chum. Miss Norma L. Munroe, to se cure a claim of 812,000. In her application tor the attach ment Mrs. Payne says she has reason to believe Miss Mut.ro* has gone to Parle with the Intention of defrauding her creditors. Mrs. John John EUf* Roosevelt, whose hueband ta a cousin of the pres ident, has applied to Supreme Court Justice Davis for an order permitting her to visit, without restraint, her lis ter. Mrs. Constant Andrews, who has been for three years In a sanitarium at White Plains. Mrs. Roosevslt also wants to have her physician. Dr. Ved- der, permitted to so* Mrs. Andrews at will. With the wind-up thl* evening the member* of the Automobile Club of America will celebrate th* greatest show In their history by a dinner at Sherry's. The occasion will mark th* first pub lic speech of W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr, who has been prominently connected with the advance of automoblllng, but who hqs heretofore refrained from giving public expression to hla views. The entire Hat of speakers Is distin guished and Includes General Horace Porter, Patrick Francis Murphy, Gen eral Nelson A. Miles and the Rev. Mel ton Merele Smith. Frederick Vanderbilt Is destined to rival his older brother, Willie K, In the motoring world. Young Vanderbilt ha* been an eager and careful student of every machine in the show, and although he has four cars already, he bought a runabout, a low. cunning-looking car, that Is built expressly for speed. A Reconciliation. Merle—Are you sad -Ids good friend* oow? I thought you used to be eecmlet? Jessie—Ho we were, hut since she was ih she has grown so ugly that I haven’t the heart to hurt her any more.—FsiaUleJour- aaL bUla for the maintenance _ — w meat and It* potent arma— the army and the navy- ' *" * " govern .. , nay ao ‘ i matter whnt elae moat wait. ... t the nilvoeates t9r Cuban annexation III mnkn their n|i|iear«nre thla acealon. It la thonaht more then likely that they will, iM'rnueo tif the fact that the elections III Cuba hnve tx-eii axed for next June, nnd If annexation proposition* could he acted upon fnvornbly It would dispense with the ne cessity of holding these farcical elections. Cubans Havs Failsd. It Is evident to etery tiHoUlgent mind that the experiment of self-ghvernmeut la Cuba baa provet^a most dismal failure, and added another proof of the entire unfitness of the people whose origin comes from the Latin raeea for Independence or the estab lishment of a republic. Some one has wisely sahl tbev have not yet learned the real se. erets of building n republic because they do uot umlArttaud seir-ahnegntlon. It Is not u question of party policy hnt of ethlo- M->o! art for Its teen -.1 of M. pr..-. thfoneli not le,*n Idle." he will forget all alsillt .Si I ML I Joy and preo.-cupatlon of actual experience. At all events. It ts eomfortfag to retfecr thst in.this practical age a man ts found ready to glre tip years of his life to such nn enterprise. And when he gets bock— If hark he ever should get—we shall hang enamored on Ids tale—If tale he chooses then to tell. He may live a* long ns Mind- had, aud heeome eouversnnt with marvels a* stranse nnd fascinating. We, mean while, will continue to attack onr eeioncn- |e ond netuMrsl problems, ami vltt hi that we may Ih- old,- lo say. when him on ‘bis return, "Behold, we. re prt-ot v, bote ODA MAKES w CHRISTMAS CHEER COMPLETE AND LASTING. Kodak pictures taken now make Christina* ehc-er last ill the year. A Kodak and a few dual) sheet* for tnking a picture of a whole room full of happy young people I* ail you need to make the Christmas spirit complete. Juat think of taking real photograph* with u Kodak by merely pressing a little button; pictures so natural that they almost Mpeak. Then they cost to. little: $1 and $2 for the Brownies and up to $35 for tiie largcr*.si2ed Kodaks*, aud anybody, even a child, can handle them. Come in and see them or l«N>k at the window. We do developing an*L printing and have all klndr of* fr?sh Kodak .supplies. A. K. HAWKES CO., 14 WHITEHALL 8T.