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PAGE TWELVE BATTLE SHIP GEORGIA, AND MISS LOUISE DuBOSE. (Continued from page Twelve.) mcnt usually aroused by other innovations. We may be certain, therefore, that the patriotic impulse of Miss Dußose carried her into a work which had its discouragements. Never theless, she persevered and succeeded. Last week at the Jamestown Exposition grounds, the President of the United States SOME CORRESPONDENCE BE TWEEN CITIZENS OF CLARK STON AND MANAGEMENT OF GEORGIA ROAD ON DANGERS OF PASSENGERS ON LINE. To flic Editor of the Herald: Sii-: —Will you kindly allow us space in your valuable paper to pre sent io the public, and especially the traveling public, the following appeal of a long suffering p blic 1 Clarkston, Ga., May 9, 1907. Mr. T. K. Scott, General Manager Georgia Railroad, Augusta, Ga. Dear Sir: —We, as patrons of the G orgia Railroad, and being pass li gers at the time the following inci dent occurred, demand the removal of your yardmaster in Atlanta on the grounds ’of gross incompetency. The act we have reference to being as follows: On May the 7th the ac commodation train leaving Atlanta at 7> p. in. in moving through the ya d was followed by a switch engine and a string of cars (switch engine and cars were backing in); opposite Oakland cemetery the accommodation met a freight train heading in. Os course the accommodation stopp'd. In a few minutes, and while the switch engine in the rear of the ac commodation was still backing, your yardmaster came up and asked the conductor in charge of the accommo dation train if he had broke down ? Conductor answered “No.” Yard master th n ordered him to back his train up and take siding. Conductor declined very positively, saying th it he would not back his train up as long as the switch engine and train in th? rear were backing down on his train. Yardinaster still insisted that he back up and take siding, regard less of the fact that he would endan ger the lives of his passengers. We here take the opportunity to commend the conductor’s act in declining to endanger the lives of his passengers, and we consider him one of the safest passenger conductors in Georgia. The PIANOS FROM $l9O UPWARD SOUTHERN AGENTS OF Steinway, Knabe, Weber, Everett, Fischer, Hardman and other Pianos. Payments by the month or week arranged. VICTOR TALKING MACHINES== EDISON PHONOGRAPHS rices SIO.OO upward, on payments by month or week. PHILLIPS & CRLW CO., 37-39 Peachtree St., Atlanta WRITE FOR CATALOGUES. MENTION THIS PAPER. WATSON’S WEEKLY JEFFERSONIAN. received the beautiful Silver Service which the Governor of Georgia presented to the nation for the new battle-ship. Had Mr. Terrell possessed a particle of that ‘‘chivalry of which he prated in his presenta tion speech, he would have mentioned the name of the Georgia lady who originated the idea and worked out the success of the Silver Serv ice Presentation. W hile he spoke of the “con cern which my people’’ felt for the battle-ship first-class coach containing women and children, being a rear coach, would, of course, have been the first car to strike in case theie was a collisi n with the train backing down on us from the rear. The reason we put our request i i the form of a demand is that we know you to be an official with a vast volume of business to look after, and we do not care to lengthen this correspondence *so as to tire you, therefore, we are working in our own interest to a certain extent in aski; g tor protection for the lives of our wives and children, we are also con sidering the interest of the raihoa l, in that we do nit care to rush i it > print, before treating the officials of your railroad with due consideration, though we will n d suffer such gross incompetency to exist, as long as we have free speech and a fn e press. We are making no threats; we are de manding what "we are entitled to— protection while traveling as pass li gers over your road. An answer at your earliest con venience will be expected. We appeal to you as friends of the Georgia rail road. We make our demand in the name of humanity. Respectfully yours, J. F. M’LENDON, R. M. DAVIS. As you see from the above we b;ing a specific charge against the yardmaster, of gross incompetency; demanded his removal, and then ex plain our position in the matter: Let ter dated May 9, 1907. On May 10th, general manager acknowledged re ceipt of same. Eleven days from date of first letter, we wired asking if de cision had ben reached. Letter re ceived dated same day as messaie, saying “investigation rot complet ed.” And on May 24th we received th* following incomplete decision: Augusta, Ga., May 23, 1907. Messrs. J. F. McLendon, R. M. Davis, Clarkston, Ga. Gentlemen: —I have. investigated your -complaint of May 9th and am satisfied that train No. 24 of May 7th was properly protected in Atlanta yard, and not subjected to the ri-k of collision, as you apparently fear id, under a misapprehension of the facts and conditions. Conductor —; has b en instructed to so you and state the true facts and condition as known to him at the time, and I trust you will be assured that No. 24 and its pas sengers were always effectively pro tected. Yours very truly, TIIOS. K. SCOTT, General Manager, “M. ” Dictated. Incomplete in that it does not an swer charge bi ought at all. We ad mit in our letter, setting forth our charge, that train No. 24 was pro tected by condi’ctor and crew con trary to yard mister’s ordws. Jest listen! “As you feared un der a misapprehension < f the fat ts ami conditions! V hy, gentlemen, a Missourian situated as we were would have been satisfied as t > th * matter —then : “Conductor —— has been instructed t<» see you and state the true facts am] conditi ns as known to him at the time. ” Were we not familiar with, the true facts ? that is presuming too far. If their Special Oiler. For the next three months, we offer the Weekly at 50c PER YEAR in clubs of not less than three. Now friends, interest yourselves in our behalf and help us swell the circulation of WATSON’S WEEKLY JEFFERSONIAN. SAMPLES Ml PAPER S FREE S | Write at once for samples of our mammoth 1907 line Os wall naners T arne.t and . .u . . . I-™’T 2ing in .”, rice J f r\ 4c to $S per roll ’ We save 50 per cent from regular retail prices We peuallyof h*gh-class decorating. Estimates furnished on out of town work ° ' P WB bl S RS A N D WILLIS WALL PAPER CO. La ATL a ANT r \ 0U CA Ulh ami of the donations made by “my people” as having been made by Georgia “under the lead of one of her fairest daughters,” he care fully avoided the name. 1 hus the President in his reply could not, in the name of the nation, publicly thank Miss Du Lose as he surely would have been proud and happy to have done, had Joe Terrell been enough of the gallant gentleman to have nam ed the lady to whom the honor was due. whitewash fails to stick, and they were forced to add some glue, why not admit it? Then why not put their decision in wiiting? Were th’ey afraid for the traveling public to read it ? Or had the stenographer ex hausted her supply of chewing gum? Or possibly the office b>y want'd to c’ose the office so as to attend the ball game. There was evidently some cause for it. *"* Now for the main plea as set up orally by their authorized representa tive: A supplementary rule—an ex ception to all the rules, as folLws: “ lhat where a train is in danger, or a conductor is in doubt, he is em powered or authorized to set aside orders from his superiors—use his better judgment and stay on the safe side.” Probably not quoted veiba tim, but think true as to meaning. Holy smoke! How many railroad men are discharged for setting aside a rule or part of a rule? Such a plea in answer to the above charge —what does the rule mean? Is it a dodging point? A panacea used or, a cramped conscience, relieving th ; responsibility of officials, putting it on the shoulders of —as a general rule—an overworked conductor. S ch martyrs to a n hie cause! such sacri fices! Releasing their authority at the last moment in case of danger. This rule should be printed as part of our railroad tickets, so we could s*e