The Atlanta Georgian. (Atlanta, GA.) 1906-1907, January 02, 1907, Image 9

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Newspaper Page TextTHE ATLANTA GEORGIAN, WEDNESDAY, JANI’ART t W» CUBA’S PROGRESS The Most Resourceful Fruit Producing Country In the World. AN atuantan’8 recent visit and HIS VIEW8 IN CONNEC TION WITH THE ISL AND'S FUTURE. The Aggregate Realty Holding* of Atlantan* Now Amount to Al- mo*t a Million Acre*. • juinl tu answer smii a question tmtr I like Cub* In anything like ...•imtiio apace.” Ml«I a proinltieut At i„, nliti Ihi* Just return*! from the I will my, however, that I loft .. only ten day a nr so., nml I i t mouth. whb-li s|KMkN for Itself. . . pretty strung Indueenient* to take , «* ,i i i it fin my iilfnlr* In the busiest , .nut when 1 say that nil repre- i* itt.itm were fully realized, that ought .p. -k eloquently for Culm. It would I,,ii.I ty exaggerate the delights of til* .■ml environments, nml eqcully hard .it. ieMtlui.it* the value of existing op ^.luiii-a .fur enterprise In every Hip m'IUsIi rule of Hpaln over uiniiv years , Keutrnl development, and It pr.lltnlile tusk ef the present geu enp the delayed harvest. .-liTht thonsnnd transfers of real i i *ilni*l« province, were made in ami t'aiudlniiM during thr past I'li. whole Island Is pceeqierouii, par : .ri\ the eastern end. fVltneaa the fol- rvtraet from TUB WAI.I. BTMEKT ItNAI. of In-eemlHT 12: VIIVIUTIONH IN Pl'IIA." M. nt rev I Sir Wlllh.m Van Home, wha . iwi fr*aii t’ulia. Kiys that never iid.in I eo prosperous ns at present, it t|i«> t‘uIhiii railway tl’d not iow r i*v tin reeent revolutlan. I*r«f» hether of ii.itltes or for* Utters, is hi fiil'.v ns It Is III the I'ldfed nr iii fauada. de« lared the chair* the t iitiiidlnn Pacific Itailrond Ulrec- The • iirnliiL'M of the t'lihun railway i increase of 40 |s*r rent to Herein- ...iitii.'ired with a year ago. II Home, president .loth •Willi.i fulf.111 feint. altro ivhleli trnv Is probably the greatest —U-iut letter Indication of th* tmile hi. lit the 11.titling •••rritory than •ai.i:» *ff n t’.illioad, ni d po I'.vruo- m|m.ii«i*» more ipiii kl.v t«» nlr pressure .. t!*••% t« thi piosjsHrli.v or rev*»rre t rritory. While great opiiurtuiil r ••••\elopmeiit «list on nil nothing ear - . man of moderate rap- in fruit culture. Culm HtaMe IsieI of fruit; liut. uutll l«itl*- .itteiitlon has Imh u paid to ultivatlnii Am it. sidelight oh ...ivliit j’OMslIdlltlea. rewardlug !h:it|nii. volt will llltd that last < « \|f*te.t, under til* :..nnlleup of eltms mid otlnw fruits, t is i <it expedient t«» take pet tge of pi uitlng oranges, grain* ■ PpleM. e|e„ It Is ip** cssary t« ..ii.|M*teut and reliable agent, and a.I the Hurtle Fruit t ompMiy and. The conpnnr ts a r.net i . tor In the progress of tl*s » \ of faltn, r.it'i we would rail he subjoined letters from two lilt* g*iifroinii Is one of the moat lucres** f ii pi. ni.'i* and business men In the South, ji-. i la- whole experience makes his testl- i... |h i idlnrly vnlunlde In inntierN pertain —4*.4t (** tlu« m4I. The following letter* have i, .Mi.-el liesrlng on the Itartle Fruit t orn Lott'.* land, and therefore enhance the In o-reMt of this artlele In that ciimieetton: -Xu Wiuiiu It May f oncer it; •»n a visit to t uba reeently f look dec* t** vl*H «!•** orange groves at Ilnrtlr ana feb.-ilh's. 1'lie latter place I found t«i feat.iln lu.'giillleeut groves of oranges. grnpe bait and lemon tree* tluit were three yrrtra ole.1 with fruit. The grnpe fruit. EDITOR DA VIS GIVES AD VICE TO HIS RA CE; A NOTABLE ADDRESS Tells Them to “Put the Most Into Life.” EMANCIPATION DAY MARKED AN EPOCH Declares Campaign for Ra cial Uplift Must Re Large ly Corrective—But Lit tle Progress Made. R J. Davis, editor of The Atlanta Independent, and one of the recognized lenders of the negro race In the South, wan the chief speaker at the celebra tion of Kninnclpatlon Day, at Tlfton Tuesday.—Ilia address is so replete with understanding of the real needs of the negro, his present eondltlons-and how he ran bent Improve them, that it Is printed In fall ns follows; l*t any man In* large enough for OS to bnt#. or too siusll for ns to love, and feel that we are hla keeper. If «mr civilisation Is under pinned with these principles of humanity ... make It. The nation will thluk of what the community does whare we live. We cannot get away from tbaae. fuudn mentals. It makes uo difference however desirable. Tbs Negro Anomaly. The negro In hla relations 4o hla white neighbor In the uinln baa proven hlmn-lf an exception to a well established rule. It Is axiomatic that man la the product of liU enviroimienL. hat th*_n?fro has about raped bln environing* and 6econ»e a para site of some other atmosphere. In spite «*f the white msu's effort to educate the masses prartlmpy, the negro has Invariably rejected the tu<sl helpful education. It is uot a strange thing to see a college or a university educated negro blacking tioots, slinging hash, or doing the atuuts of an all round loafer. College education does pot unfit the negro to black IsMits, but wisdom and common sense would suggest thm a bootblack might Invest Ills time m*#re pro0lsl.lv than studving Greek aud Latin. Fellow CltlxCIlH life of every rai their posMlbllltle gives luipctiia'to the d< There In e|MM*h In the i hlch marks •r woe, nml lopmeut of whnt* er rapacity nml capabilities that lie dormant Iii the Imllvbtiinlx eoustltutlug the rare or |M>oplc confronted by freedom and new op|Mirtlinlties for usefulness tc Sod nud country. This till important i*ism*| •r turning point In our lives wns pres«*nted when our freedom from slavery aapllshtHl. And from tin* mot •rid accepted our eiuntitipatloii as pliysl- lly mid mentally true. It* eye has be allied to ill scot or what we would p to life. Ktnaiielpatiou from the cri IiimIIt»itti»i> of chattel slavery brought tu far more than mental nml phy-bal frwwlniu win, lnyI .the. Ii-p:l 1. _lf not the moral, right to treat our |M*rsotiii Ity, us wall as our labor, as proper! The ight •defei thy jray ler to ine; that the nd tender trees could I tear up with .'■•'•Jig and lender trees s'l- fi enormous loads of fruit At It.irtle I found a young colony of on- t.ipii«lug t'auadlniis who were goliig ahead —'*-r«Hd-rxtlt^_a»»tl. 1 think lt» a fair way *f i.iuking mu Kdcii of their Investment u • Their laiuls arc rich and |M*rfec»ly •Indne-I | found the wild orange trees fr«’"ing profuwly tlirougliout that *1*1*11011. ' •leu with fruit, also the domestic varlotv tli.u hid received no cultivation or ntten- ! ‘*’|‘. heavily I.enled With fruit. The plan* no- ba» every Indication of Imlng iiu Ideal • r*.i- I heir enterprise. M. Ituii ..mil |||« nssorlate* are responsl- '.•■•I honorable gentlemen, and any one "'•■‘dug In tlielr enterprlm* can feel as- * *l tint tlielr com raids will be compiled « mi The style of their company Is "Itartle ••• it ^'.u•lI^any. ,, They protNMs* In a short « •••• •«» lmve .packing lumse* and other con i' ..nos necessary for the uiarki s tlug of pioilui'ts. and arrangements will soon -‘-‘d** to build a sugar central lu con "HI* th**lr fruit enterprise. 'I' • h.irles T. 1’hllllpB. their valuabb 11 1 * 1 * -"ntatlve. Is the right man Iii the ?h*~r*hiee. a gciitteman. a srhntnr and a 1 Very respect fully. TII^MAH t’HHTITON M • harle • "iiipany. Atlanta', fin. t» • -ir- | luring the Inst of Novcnilier I • • In* iib*akure of riding over n large 1 1’ion of the lands of the Itartle Fruit 1 ""p.-Hiv at Itartle. t’nba. mid from obser 1 -'"a and Information obtained there and " *• " laTe if ts my opinion that the lands f vdd company an* very well ndnptcd to '!:• •nn-owtli of oranges and other citrus "idling jou sm*ces«. Your* truly. r. l. imroLAit. '••g. t'lt.v. 1 '• ' Sir. Ueferrlng to letter of Mr. Thus, n-tiion, of Mciiden, Iji.. regarding the • l- "f the Hurtle Fruit t'otnpany. at liar- •‘ubn, will *ay that I am personally • 1 ii'dualmed with Mr. f'rieltlou. that I * «lth him when he rode over the prop '' "f the Itartle Fruit <*otupniiy at Itartle. 1 •. In NovemlM*r 1^*1. Mr. I'rlchton "••Is very high ns a successful business | . he hn* accumulated n larm* fortune. * K in my optnlou. a goml Juilge of laud uucs. Youra very truly. K. i*. nonn.AH. Atlanta, (in.. D«*c. 31. 1»*>. Charles T. Fhllllits, Flty. I»"ir Mr. I'hlllljis: Iteferrlng to letter you •ned from II r. Thomas Crichton, of ■ "den, !*a.. I wish to any that I am per- "til.' acquainted with Mr. Crichton, lie a successful ImsIncRN man. nml I Mlevo l*e au hooorald*. high toned geutle- |m a i««m|-given right, nml uo humnii iiBi the right to deprive nnothec. Is heritage, except by due proi yet, physical mid mental fr«*e<loiii Iwm'age In the b-ist of the construe op|H>rfindt let conferred upon us by ItiK-oluh proclu unit Ion, If we do not utilize ur oppoi(unities by puttli'g 'In* m. »t Into life. Ivlc and moral obligations conferred is by ruinnetpnlion far outivcigii i*re fact of mental and physical freedom. Freedom Im imeful mid helpful lie Imliildunl only ns he utilizes it for g«M»d to. Hod and man; otherwise. It nil prove a cars* and tendency to develop alt that U brutal tn the fimirldjial. J Free- dom merely presents the nice ur Individual opportunity to demonstrate the stuff ie rmv* or mail. .Naked frc«*dom jobI.t brings to you the chance to make yourself i uian. uud If yon do not take file ml 11 lit age of your import unity* and coiitribuf' soiiietiilug tangible to Yin- world’s assets by your achievements, the world will de cide that there Is nothing In you to tie- veloji, iind'your emancipation ivus an Iguo- iiilitfoMM failure. Freedom.-Itke tiew upp«ir- ftirlties. or Inga new responsibilities nnd obligations. At emancipation, the negro fell quite nat urally into the fumbum ntm error of accept ing freedom without Its parent dull*? ponslbllitbs logically entailed. without res|Hiitslblllty, hut helpfully under restraint; but a** freemen, the masseM of us arc both without respon sibility and restraint. This fact largely iplain* 1 lie wonderful Imrcatu- lu negro eduente*! nml half-«»ducat«*<l negroes hell, any anrt of work with the hands l* a stigma of disgrace. The negro has llied lu a democratic country all Ills ttfr. where every Intereat nnd .development depended iiihiii democratic legislation, yet he has remained Indolently' republican, voting for men who only used bliu as n means to an end. The negro baa not remained republi can Is'cnuse he believed Iii the principles advocated, or for the lieneflts he rocelied. but out of blind opimsltiou to everything lie felt would help Ids white nelghlmr. The uegro has !*cen t«N» dull to apprehend that whatever helped his white neighbor would lu tlm main help him. It h4"-never occurred to the negro iiiumm-* that their Interest and tlielr white neigh- liars were one and Inseparable, that tin* white yuan could not help himself without helping 'the negro. Tin' white man has Justly regard<*«1 tn* nu element olistrurtlve and antagonistic to hi* traditions and Institutions, and alone tipou this ground has bis effort to dlsfrauctiUc n* the a<*mlilance of Justification. \\V are truly nu exceutlou to the law of the (ttn«—** «»f things. A\e are the only ran* forming a part of our cosmo|H*lltau population tb.it lias Im*«*ii able to nie-cciuifuliy resist ibe in exorable laws of assimilation. The .lew t'niiie South aud aKsiiull:ite4| lu everything except his religion. The Irishman nnue and iMH-atae au ardent democrat. The tirck. Jnp nnd Itallnn came and hare entered Southern lustltutluua so far ss (NHudble. Tiie t’hlin-ie* ure hers, nnd they fiaie hluiiluted so far a* custom will allow mm alien to enter n white man** civilisation. Hut the m*gio who w*ns U»rn here and christened bv -his white neighbor alnne r* matiiN au alien to the spirit of democratic Institutions. There la only one thing lu tb- white man s |»olltlral economy we Imitate, ami that I* the factor'we most fiercely de nounce. the imlltleal demagogue. The po litical negro and white political demagogue are at the bottom of our racial troubles so fur as our civil and political right* enter the ftpiutinn. Duty Precedes Right*. citizenship necessarily entailed re«ponsl buttles. When we were slnve** we ||.i<| no elite or (mlltlcal responsibilities. We bad no rights, hence 110 duty was Involved. Rut when freedom and citizenship came parent duties uud responsibilities were made prece dent thereto. No’ man who <|m*s not perform IiIm duty to the state can expect tu fully enjoy Ids eififi) aud political rights. The faithful |*erfortnanec of your civic fuuc- tIoiis Is like a 11 lnveatment-lf you put In ha* aot yet begud for tb# highest human ntutniMnt. Lttdsrehip and Politico. Three two words Imivo largely damned the race. TU# ambition tu be a politician uud leader Iiu* destroyed hundreds of good rail splitter*, ditchers and farm ha ltd k the 70,000.000 of whlto people In the country* you never brer of a ran* leader, lu tba state, fbn whites have no leader. Every white mau Is a leader unlo hlnmelf lu do* log what he Iwlleves la be»t for tb' 1 mm try* tn which be live*. Hut at every cross road, hamlet or bailiwick, where five negro men are domiciled, you cun hear the term, “we Isadora." Now, who ap pointed them* negro leaders aud made them responsible for the conduct of their neigh* ttonri Wlimii an* these aelf-coustltuted apostles leading, nnd what do they for constructively Iii the eatmuuijlty iviu-r* they claim lo lead/ lu our state In poll tics you bear of Lyons. Itucker at 1 |»c- veaux; In diureh you hear of rartei. Tur ner and Walker; lu w-lusd you b* -r of Holmes. .Wright nud |nilM>U, but uliut stands tangible to the credit of tliei*.* lead era, barring the church. In poMths, th« leaders have done uothlog but.hold nffiee. We have no statesmen, or men In politico, wtth morat murage raotfh * to wy* one We have no lenders nml don't What w«* want la sb Individual lea In the heart of every citizen to n; :heot attainment and put the tuo *. The most charaefer, usefulne Industry. It Is the fulmluuti" I any. lei skip eh I bo »t Into •• aud •f the **lf constituted lender tbnt has tilled the heads of flu* masse* with dretnirtlvc edu cational and political Ideas, nrd htougbt us Into disrepute with our neighbors. Niue cases out of ten, the character who poses leader in the community is homeless aud landless, and can not obtain n dollar's credit among his neighbors, lie I* too busy trying to solve the race problem to have a home or to provide substantially for hi* family. Put the leader nnd mgrn politician down n* a fakir out of tbo whole deutnllv lghl-r perform «t reasonably mi any nwre than Inel- you ns the rcMitlt of vour . Bach of iim can easily to the state. Thta A CHAP SUET. PARTY AT SING HOY LOW'S Everything"from chop atioy to choice blrdu' nests—everything egct pf the plpo uriil the hop—Included in the manu of a unique dinner given Tuesday by Mr. Ed S. McCnndlasn to u party of hla friends at the Chinese restaurant of Sing Hoy Low, at 2S 1-2 East Ala bama street. - — lieuldeu Mr. McCandlea*. the follow ing were present na hla guesth: Clark Howell. Sr.. Burton Hmlth. Will An- Bley, Tom llunnlcutt. Will Davis, Jim Bell and Tern Wesley. Every delicacy known to u Chinese cook was spread out on the table, and although If was the first-time the guestk of Mr, Me- CamfleiiT had part then of“such stuff, they nil declared they liked it. and now they muy change their boarding place*. ilmluulx since rnmiiclpgtto: 11 liistrmncnt In, our hands c he ballot that Ingrafted lu live tilth ire than defense. Thus the primary purpose of humnii liberty destroyiil l»y overtaxing the negro dvle reM|HiiiM|bllUleti. for which 11 iiuim* of im are not vet prepared. Thts lends up to the bed rock ti|*ou which we iumm! plant our civilization If we would secure perma nency nnd progress; that Is. “putting the utost Into life.’ Today Is the forty-second anniversary «f our freedom, and t can not think of any thing more helpful to dlseusM on. thD no- canton than trying to press Into our every day live* the fundamental uecesMlty of “putting the iuo*t Into ‘life." lienee, I have selected for my taak today the bur den of tencblug you how to correct, some of the errors of our early life. I con not correct throe errors for you No second nr third party eon do It. It must lie done bv each Individual himself, and the one way to do It is by "putting the mont Into life." Pressing Hu* most useful and help ful things Into vour every day living with n view of developing In the ludlvdunl the highest citizenship. My subject Is the ti tle of n little 1 chime recently Issued from Honker T. Washington's pen, the greatest living Anierleuu. 1 would advise each of you 1,1 get a copy of tins little volume, ns it lias more eomnion sense and practical re ligion lu Its thirty-five pages than you ob tain from a year's sermons delivered from the pulpit* by our sensational nud emotion al preachers. Lot Ua Underpin Our Civilisation. There Is n maxim ns true today ns It is old; "If you start wrong you'll efid wrong." I'lf your premises are faulty, vour conclusions yvIlF be .fallacious." We have a practical demonstration of this philosophy In the history and achievement of the negro's freedom In America, lienee our campaign for racial uplift must !*•• largely corrective. It Is now obvious that we stnrtcd at the top. Instead of the l*ot torn, when emancipated, nnd the result I* we have made but little constructive prog ress. We commenced In congress, nud now slstwlu-obeying tbo law uud luuditg tu it that «*nr »»e|ghl*ar d***M the Min*. Ill ttng down iawlessnres aud psylug tribute In the form of tax and always qualifying and voting for the l*e*t Interest of the commonwealth. A* a race we have nut too much stress u|»on right* we do not ueaem*, aud t'Ni little upon duties we ought to |M*r- form. Kneh of us owe It to the state to educate and train our children to In* useful and helpful elflaereC Knch of us owe to thi* commonwealth to own n decent h« or farm. Improve It. and 'contribute In every way |Mi*xlhh* to g«MHl order in the edbituu nlty where we live. No homeless or laud Ions people In nnv country have ever uuiotiufcd to anything tangible. It I* our duty to turn up a negro criminal ns quick as a white one. We must hate Imth and love the supremacy of the law. In every cane wc inu*t decide with society and the law against tin* crliulnnl, be h«> white or black. Every citizen owe* It to the state to pay tax. register and vote. The white man doe* not op|MM*c yottr vote simply be cause you are a negro, tint because lie know* you are going to vote ngnlunt his In- tcreat. Not only Ids Interest, hut aguln*t your own—1.agree with the white man. t'lit ho does not go far enough. Not onlv the negro but no man ought to be permitted to vote who has not Intelligence enough to consult Ids own Interest with the effect of Ills ballot. This Is not nu age of making out a case ng-du'l our white udgiilNir*, but an epoch In which to demonstrate our own worth nnd nsefnliiesn as citizens nml make nur place In national equation. We must learn sense enough to vote for principle rather than sentiment nnd tradition. We owe the North nothing for our freedom, our freedom was a war measure, and onlv came n* n mean* of preserving the t’ntmt. No uegi-t or white man Iiiim the right to vote for governor or presbleut who hasn't sense enough to know whether to vote f no fen****. ImiiiiIs or other bs*al utllltbs* in miniinlty election. If you do not kirn CLOSED IN MACON Hpedal to The tieorglan. Macon, tla., Jan. 2.—There are no brokerage houses open In Macon. The ltoykln law went Into effect yes terday morning, nnd tbo only remain ing house In Mucimj the Macon Bro- kerage Company, want out of business. As n result, the only quotations which ure now being received are com ing over the wire of the Macon Cotton and Produce Exchange, an organisa tion composed exclusively of Macon business men, which does not allow any speculation. PRISONER MAY DIE FROM INJURIES RECEIVED. Special to The Georgian. Rome. Gn., Jan. 2.—Bud Mooney Is In a dying condition at police head quarters. It Is stated, os a result of force that hod to be used by the olllcers who arrested him. He Is charged wlth^ hitttng~f*h1ef-of police Wlmpee In the head with an ax, causing dangerous Injuries. When the policemen went io arrest him he fought the officers and acted like a crazy man and attempted to kill them. Ho wns struck several times on the head w ith clubs. THE UNION SAVINGS BANK Has always paid 4 % interest on deposits, and will continue to do so. It doubled its deposits in 1906 and ex pects to do better in 1907.—— It is especially popular with all classes of people because it receives deposits every t day from 9 in the morning ’till 6 in the afternoon, and on Saturdays until 9 o’clock at night". UNION SAVINGS BANK GOULD BUILDING how enu yo Whtl. whom* word can Im trusted fully. i*nvlro rut ot apt that w»* arc environed • chlllxatioii, but In spin* of rhl* our l'b*ntlfy Is distinct, laldy absorbed his •hlllza Tim* It Is fitting that we should uu derpln oar elvlllzatlon *•* nsnjr. , - ry fine land, aud pi fnr as .... J'idguieiit of such landa gore. I am prepared t* I nd on** wbat Mr. Crichton has aald lu r.enrd to same. '•■ry sincerely youra. , W. W. ORR. • n buying an orange or grnpe fruit grov 1"'" *rt Itoprovril revenue prmluclug A bulidlng. no nutter how well con* MruiUsi, detertoraire with every yeat\ .""lu* yonr groves will rontlnne to enhance m produrtlve value with every yrer. that | i*m*r Many trees have come under iny {"•tic.* V) or m years old still producing S to ‘ thou wind orangi**-thot la, 40 to 50 tioxe* ■ •‘••spin. It PH-tti* to me that Weal an Investment profit•, a minimum risk and pennanence. A man owning an orange grove In Tuba a certain provision for himself arnfVn- era tiona following blm. Mr rharle* T. Phillip*, general agent of ti" Hartlc Frnlt Company, or any of hi* •-xociithre force, will be n|re*e«l to give any I'formaUon on any |M»int counectwl with jih- nlana and prospects of the eownany nnd [nqulrtre are apecfally aollcltfsl. olflere of ! •«* company, 1*11407 Fourth totlouai J*uk bldg., Atlanta, Ga. tth |hi«M> * ftindn „ ntuln which count most In th«' ilalbla uiui tangible dements of hitman progress, via : morals. Health and Intellect Hut the fundamental necessity of onr citizenship Is moral character, nnd upon this foundutloi we enn build nu enduring • .••■ini structure The first step In this dlrectUm la to get i firm foothold In the noil urn* owner* and tlllern of the soil Kduonte useful and prnetlcrtl, not theoretlcnl ami *ui»q:t1clal. Then* I* no question now In our mind* but whnt our course must he a corrective one. Ilotb nature nnd our economic and polit ical conditions suggest Hint agricultural nnd Industrial education la the panacea for our racial Ills, and wlwbun suggest* that we lM*gln to.l*v to reouMtnict along thew* Hups. It la settled thnt we sccepte.1 our enforced emauclpatlon without Ha parent rreponslhtmtca; that we *tnrtml out wrong In educntlan. politics and our rotations to our former master*, wn*' were n oily our ls*Rt friend*, and who l*e*t uigjerstissl both our virtues nnd *hurt<’ n "d | ig* And the Hue of our defense and con*tructk»n muit l*c to regnln the friendship of our mlgldstrs ami to corrm t our early errors. It hn* lHi*n second nature with ua to (ippoae everything our White Heighten* favored. In |sdltlcn. we put him down n* our enemy, nml un * derbMtk to dcmullsh every Institution or Ideal he rhoffsbed. We have <qipoae«| our white nelgblsirs for opiwsltlou s sake, and hale never tieen nble to deduce nnv res- sounlde lit puttied* why we lotw| the North erncr. whom we have never aecn. and hate our netghlsir. whom we ae«* every day. We mast put the Hooker T. Washington , Idea lota practical operative. Wa must not UUatkm of our own, wa bate but llttl* lint Is beat for Tlft> hat Is beat for the nntl> Self tha Great Motor. ~ I have no new message to bring to you jaiinot get away from three fundanmmnls oi cannot rise any higher lie the national fc than the estimate pinced upon yoiil •*rtb aftd tiaefnlnraa by your neighbor* fter all. It de|»ende ii|H>n self. Not whnt ie republican party may do fot you, not hat congri,**H may do. not whnt you do. but.^Khat you evolve out of what creative genius lbs| mnv have endow,*d ..... with. We lire losing time whining nlHiut the hardship of prohibitive Inws. We uiu*t demonstrate that we are able to do some thing more effective than find fault, grum ble nml pmtist. If you want to nceomnlDh nuythlng von trust put >«mr oiq.mtifon into organ-’/ed sha|M*. What right have we to legislate or go to congress so long ns we enu not help ourselves? If We call not help our selves, whom enn we help? If we can not do the things prohibited by proscriptive Inws, wn can. do the things |M*rmlttod bv Inw. If we run not^yotc ns we desire, we cun work, earn money and ban* a home The Iremocrnti. led by Tillman, can not pass any law to keep un from having n l*t*nk account. They can no inikm nnv law to keep patriotic scntim,.tii„ from pulsating In our breasts. NoluNly n til object to you owning all the land you can pay for. Keen th<% lion. Iloke Nmlth will not object to you RfTVtbjr il tortfie and pm - Ing-the tax to the state. It I* our dun to forever hammer Into the head* of our i hll dr,*n that all sort* of Idleness Is a ,IU grace, mid any kind of honest toll is lion orable. We should Impress on their minds that every loafer “Tb flu* community u n charge on the working man. and ought to Im* nut to work or rent to Jnll. Tench iour children that an uneducated. Industrious irking man Is worth a thousand educated loafers, prowling around, looking for nu •n*y Job These nre the slinlge hnmiuer •lows which will put the most Into life. A'e must understand now nml forever, thnt v»* will never t*»* aide to get any more out of the government or the nnVtnunt life thnn we contribute in worth nnd character. It I* time for ua to atop meeting January I nml congratulating ourselves for "marvel* on* .achievement.'' What little we have lone diM*s not constitute the first at. o up the ladder of th.* blgheat elxlllxntloii Three hnmlreil million dollar* to our credit Is but a pittance compared with the billions con stituting the wealth of the nation. With no science, literature, atateamnnshlp YOUNG CAR ROBBERS OPEN WHISKY BARREL. Special tp The Georgian. Dotifflanvlllo, Oft., Jan. 2.—A* n Inal net of u itcrie* of rnbbcrle* that have occurred on thi* division of the South ern railroad, two younK car breaker* were caught by a conductor on u freight train here yeuterdny morning They were found In a box cur, the conductor having noticed that, the real was broken and several whom of shoes aud canned Roods, an well au u bund >f whluky had been opened. They gave their imiuen au Arthur tlllaii and llqgh Jouch and mild they hailed from Dlcmlnghuni, but refused talk further. It la believed by the’official* here EMANCIPATION-DAY OBSERVED IN MOBILE Special to The Georgian. Mobile. Ain., Jnn. 2.—Twenty thousand no- groes observed emancipation day hero yeatcr* ay. A inuinuioth parade wns held, lifter rhleh they gathere,! In the uegro dlntrlct ml IHiteiied to addresses by lending mem* of the fur, Ain., Inwyar of !>eco« TODD MAY BE SELECTED 8CH00L SUPERINTENDENT. Spec1st to The Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 2.—Chatta nooga educators believe that Professor A. L. Todd, of Murfreesboro, will land the office of stats au|a,rtnteiident of public schools, succeeding Professor Seymour A. Mynders. It la said thnt Professor Todd has three Influences w hich may work-In get him tire ap pointment. Chairman Morrow, of the state Democratic committee. Is for him; the Mooney School, which Is pat ronlsed by Governor-elect Patterson, Is tor him. and the original ttupportrri* of the governor-elect arc for Professor Todd. DEMENTED PRISONER SETS FIRE TO JAIL Special to The Georgian. Fpnrta. Ga., Jnn. 2 — Robert Hill, a negro hinatle, who was Incarcerated In the linn nwk county Jnlt several day* ago under a warrant charging him with disturbing di vine worship, ret fire to the Jnll yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock and for a while It looked n* though the Jail would be dent rov ed liy the flame* The slnrm was promptly bud ?K fire checked. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TAKE CHARGE OF BU8INES8. fpetlrd to The Georgian. Grltlin, Ga., Jan. 2.—The board of county commissioners recently electe.l composed of N. G. Hnrfleld. R. H Drake nnd A. W. Gannett held Its first hcssb.n in this city yesterday. Mm- her* of the old board were present and delivered the business of the coun ts the now board. Tt*o nexv bonrd perfected n perma- ■tu crganlzittlon by electing R. H Drake chnlrnmn. A. C. 8ortoll. clerk, nud Or. M. F. Carson, county physl i. Cnptnln S>rrell has been th k of Iht board for several years. BRIN80N RENOMINATED MAYOR OF WRI0HT3VILLE. i>MaFto The Georgian. \v rightavlllo, Ga., Jnn. 2.—I^ast Mon- i\ a white primary was held for tho •mlnatlon of mayor nnd ffye council- i,*n. J. W. Brlnaon, Jr., the Incum- «lmt ‘.h-ri:.;-; ^"n rr i n v n JJ^. ,0 b r yT 5 mM:,r.Ty r nH thi'y^ro prnbably membor. of a !C|(- ''’jnt-flninn j. V . t-m'il. n> a niajurlly ulnrly nrtimlird amiK iliul hn. In pvrailnK ayatemaHoaTly nml I'fTiTtlM'* l In thin section for the post few TWO NIECE8 IN EUROPE ONLY RELATIVES FOUND. 8| •cclnl to The Georgina. DiMiglasvIlle, Ga., Jan. 2 —-Mr*. H.» rlet Wlnchell, an age,I lady, died ih h residence on Chicago avenue, at an early hour yesterday morning SI was 7d yearn old and the cause of In. death was pneumonia. Mrs. Wlnchell came from Bunn Heights. Ohio, about ten years ago. .uu has llv.*d alone all during her »• t dem o h* re. r r.. The councllmen nominated were aa follow*: \V. I'. Tompkins. K. A. l«ov- . tt. D. O. Blount, \V. It. Jenkins nnd T. S Page. Messrs. Tompkins. l«ovctt .ind Jenkins were renominated. ATTENTION INSURANCE MEN. Liberal, commission con- tractamadewith experienced meu ta sell our new Double Indemnity Life Policy (lump sum), the most up-to-date, policy; legal reserve rates. Before making contract for the new year call (or write) and Investigate. EMPIRE MUTUAL 5th Floor Peters Building. Atlanta. BUILDERS’HARDWARE, HARDWARE, TOOLS. F. J. C00LEDGE & SON, 150 Peters St. STOW*. M/VRE9, MEATS**. 94.so ntatH mi 999. Tail if but out Ot Ml IB- t«M li*t, *11 itrln i»4 4#* dc*f. W*c«* fatcroattMiM** tbtrZ to oat kail tb* mil mail *rUt. Wilt* lot M( ««a»lti* Tcmiot W*. 1*1 kthua yos bay. ~ *Ji'ifitif*ithiuktnc. John FtttlBf Co, CT&.271 But* tt' DELL TAKES OATII; ASSUMES OFFICE G*orgw Rail t«>ok ths oath of office Tuesday mnrptng before O. C. Fuller, elerk of the Rnlted Htatea circuit court, and assumed the duties of master of chancery •*f the northern district ot Georgia. Mr. ItHI was appointed several week* ago by Judge Ncwiunu. TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. MATINEE THUR8DAY. The Favorite Actor of the Southlani Creston Clarke —IN— “The Ragged Messenger," "An Absorbing Leva Story, Superb- ly Acted." Herald. Night 25c to $1.50. Matinee 25c to $100. RAILROAD FOREMAN 18 HELD FOR TRIAL. Special tn Tho Georgian. Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 2—W. A. KIrod, a foreman on tho Htovettaon xtenslon of the Southern railway, Imx been arrested on the charge of enticing away laborers from the camp of Ynn- dell Bro*. contractor*, on the same work. It I* charged that Elrinl In duced laborers to go to hi* camp and work for him. and the mnttor Ih to be made a test case In the court*. Friday and Saturday—Matinee tat* urday. HENRY W. SAVAGE Offers the Tuneful. Triumph THE PRINCE OF PILSEN By PIXLEY and LUDERS JESS DANOY and Famous Cut Night 25c to $1.50. Matinee 25c to $1.16. who nn In SEMI ANNUAL DIVIDENDS PAID TO STOCKHOLDERS. Special to The Georgian. _MjiotiL_Gii^_Jnj^_2^-The *tmkho!d- er* of the Equitable Banking and Loan Company are receiving check* f**r their Mcml-annuai dividends, of 4 |» r cent. Eight per cent I* a pretty good divi dend to pay on stocks In these days of lowering rates of Interest oml It 1* only bw the strictest application t<> business tnat President George A. Hmlth. of the Equitable, ha* been enabled for the |Mi*t fourteen years to pay hi* stock holders such large dividend* Mrs. R. E. Staplston. 8|**cl*t to Tlic Georgian. Hpnrta. Go., Jan. 2.—Mr*. Stapleton, wife of R. E. Htapletoij, t« successful nnd well-to-do planter and merchant of tills place, succumbed yesterday after noon to an attack *»f typhoid fever. Hhe leaves a husband and two small children. The Interment will taka place tomorrow* ’<« BIJOU TONIGHT—MATINEES THUR8DAY AND FRIDAY. imoAnmrnsT a currie PiMent THK HAPPT TRAMP Nat M. Wills IN TUB NEW MUSICAL PLAT A LUCKY DOG SPECIAL MATINEE FRIDAY. 1 “THE NEW LINE" FROM ATLANTA I i . to Cincinnati and Louisville OPEN FOR SERVICE MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 191 DAILY TRAIN LEAVES ATLANTA 3JO P. M ARRIVES CINCINNATI 7:33 A. M. LOUISVILLE 7JO A. M. NEXT MORNING THROUGH SLEEPING CARS DINING CAR SERVICE City Ticket Office 4 PEACHTREE STREET noun main iota ATLANTA 178 lELDQRADol BALDWIN-MELViLLE STOCK COL j Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday NIllKA Tueaday, Wedncaday Matinee.. Spacial N««v Yaar'a Matin,,. "FATAL WEDDING" Thurnday, Friday, Hatunlay Night. Friday, Saturday Matlnow. “MY PARTNER." pht >>rlfea lie, 70e, 10c, Me. Mtttlnee Prlf*», 15c, !0c, SOc. Watch for "Llttl, Lord Fountloroy.- I THE STAR WEEK OF DECEMBER 3f. COMEDY DRAMA, “DOWN IN GEORGIA" New Moving Pictures. STRONG VAUDEVILLE Matinee, Monday. Thunder and Saturday at