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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
FROM THE ATLANTA INDIE.
PENDENT-LEADING
NEGRO PAPER.
(Editorial.)

(Editorial)
Mr. Hearst never performed a
better service to the South than
when he secured Mr.. Graves to
represent his great publication
here and to write such great edi-
torlals as that December 20.
Mr. Graves, like Mr.. Hearst. is
neither negro lover nor a negro
hater. He is a statesman, a
publicist, philanthropist, who
stands for the promotion of the
general welfare and the public
good. The negroes will help Mr..
Graves to make The Sunday
American and The Atlanta
Georgian the greatest publica-
tons of the South, because in
them we recognize friends and
statesmen whose policies are for
the good of all.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

movement. Once this building is
erected, and it is sure to be, 1t
will stand as a monument to the
cooperative unity of the races,
somewhat as The Christ of the
Andes stands between the re-
publics of Chill and Argentina.
The golden rule can span the COL
or line, and the racial division will
be offset by deed.
Here to stay. let US both, white
and black, work together for the
common good, and make the
Southland bloom as the rose.
IN WHAT BETTER SPIRIT
COULD WE START THE NEW
YEAR THAN IN THAT SUG-
GESTED BY YOUR NOBLE ED
ITORIAL WHICH APPEARS
AT THE PSYCHOLOGICAL.
MOMENT?
H. II. PROCTOR.
First Congregational Church,
Atlanta.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Massacre of the WaldenSians
BY REV. THOS. B. GREGORY.

~ good subjects. and that every
thing would be all right if, within
three months they would ABB
Jure their errors" But what
would you have us abjure, if we
are already within the truth ?" they
said TO the second agent of the
King. ut is but a simple for
mality that | demand OF you"
said the agent I'VE are plain
men, sir, and we are unwilling to
do anything to which we can not
honestly assent" They refused to
abjure. Then ii was that Henry
signed the order for their eXter-
mnation.
But they would not be extermi-
mated, and it may be interesting
to know that the most prosecuted
people of whom history gives us
any knowledge are still very much
alive. The Waldensian Church
OF the Valleys" to-day numbers
1876 members, with Is pastors
and II churches Outside of the
valleys, they have churches, 20S
missionary stations. 46,600 mem
bers, 2,1s2 students in the day
schools and $40 in the Sunday
schools. They have a school Of
a
study, two charitable educational
institutions, a theological review
and a weekly newspaper, Best OF
all. they are to-day free, with
none TO modest them or make
them afraid-grandly victorious
and happy after all their sorrows
and sufferings.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
FROM THE SON OF FRED
DOUGLASS.

Editor The Georgian:
MIR. Graves great editorial in a
recent number of The Georgian
upon the relations existing in the
South between tho races, is. to
my mind, the fairest and best
expression on that question that
has yet appeared in any of our
leading papers, North or South.
1t states the case clearly. con-
servatively and without preju-
dice, It sounds new note that
will go far to inspire the best
element in both races to settle
themselves down to the convic-
ton that racial antagonism must
pass out, II peace, harmony and
their best interests are 10 be con-
served, Sincerely,
CHARLES r, DOUGLASS.
Washington. ID. c., Jan. S, 1914.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
-. ln-ShOOts -.

There is always room at the
top-of some heads.
Post morton praise has never
made any heart glad.
1t IS difficult to render soul
full music with calliope voice.
The man who admires himself
is seldom able to keep the fact a
secret.
To be a successful liar one must
be equipped with an unfailing
memory.
Platonic love never tempted a
fellow to treat her to lobster salad
and fizz drinks.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
FROM ONE OF THE SOUTH
GREAT NEGRO PREACHER.

Editor The Georgian:
Your recent editorial on the
problem of the races was great.
Every word in it rang true.
Printed simultaneously through
out the country in your associat-
ed system of papers, it can but
have an instantaneous national
effect. 1t takes this question out
of the realm OF the academic and
places it in that of the practical
The one great thing needed now
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

The meanest man in the world
has been outdone by the thief who
stole the radium being used on
cancer patient.
a Socialist magazine is barred
from the mails this month be-
cause there's a girl on the cover
and no cover on the girl, Social
ism is becoming 80 commonplace
nowadays that its preachers must
adopt desperate steps TO arrest
attention.
The woman most deserving Of
a good husband is the one willing
to go out and work to support
hip-and she never sets one.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

THREE hundred and sixty
nine years ago Francis the
First of France signed the
decree which ordered the extermi-
nation of the Waldensians.
In obedience to the Kings decree
two columns OF troops at once set
out for the districts of Merindal,
Cabrieres and La Coste, the beau
tiful home region OF the unoffend-
ing people who had been sem
fenced to destruction. The fiend-
ish agents of the King did their
work we'll Three thousand Wal
densians were massacred. two
hundred and sixty were hanged.
and seven hundred sent TO the
galleys. while the children were
sold into slavery. Houses and
barns were burned. and the fair
region was left utterly desolate,
Good for nothing a Henry was,
he did go to the trouble, before
signing the decree, TO send Will
liam due Bellay to look into the
facts. Delays report was favor
able to the Waldensians as hon
est. Industrious and charitable
farmers, discharging all the duties
of civic life, but at the same time
not conforming to the laws of the
church praying in the vulgar
tongue, and being in the habit of
choosing certain persons from
among themselves 10 be their pas
tors"
Henry sent them word that
from all accounts they were pref
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

This editorial coming from the
pen of such a distinguished rep
resentative of the South, will give
new hope to the negro and serve
as an inspiration to him for
higher achievements.
The negro asks for no special
consideration, only asks that he
be granted an equal chance in the
race of life, for with it the So
called negro problem vanishes.
JOHN p. TURNER.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
FROM THE SON OF BISHOP
HENRY NJ. TURNER.

Editor The Georgia.;
Please accept my thanks for the
manly and statesmaulike express
sious of Mr. Graves in behalf of
the negro, as shown in your edi-
torial of December %, 1918.
| have always believed that 1t
was impossible to separate the
black man from the white man OF
the South; and the duty OF the
white man of the South is TO give
encouragement TO those who
have and are endeavoring to pre-
pare themselves for good citizen
ship.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
STARS AND STRIPES

Most Americans would let Nor
way keep Frederick Pinney Earle
and welcome.
4 rich man may not have gilt
edged chances OF getting TO Heav-
en-. but at least he can buy lit
tie coal in January.
More diamonds imported in 1918
Than in any previous year. De-
spite the high cost OF living We
must have our necessities.
II is just possible that Mr. j. P.
Morgan will not have 10 cut down
his cigars because Of the loss of
fees he got for attending 40 di-
.ectprs meetings.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
From a Working Man.

From a Working Man.
The second man was young
and a cad. He said. IF you want
to get votes, why don't you send
young and pretty women into
the streets. not middle-aged
women like you?" The lady re-
Piled, They would not be safe
with young blackguards like you
around" II may not have been
politics, but it was human ma
ture.
The third was a working man
who spoke with a decidedly for
eign accent. He was apparently
about 40 years of age. He said,
Il will not vote for you womens.
My Wife is in the kitchen and it
is her place. l will not have her
learn the American ways"
Which things are written allie
gorically! The unthoughtful vote
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
FROM BOOKER WASHINGTON,

Booker T. Washington,
Tuskegee Institute. Alabama.
January 6. 1914.
Editor The Georgian:
My Dear Sir-Will you not per-
NIT me to thank you most hearth
ly on behalf of the colored people
for the very fine, hopeful and en-
couraging editorial on the condi-
tions in the South being published
in Hearst papers. | agree with
you in saying that. all things con-
sidered, we now have a most
hopeful and encouraging relation
existing between the two races
here In the South. Very truly
yours,
BOOKER r. WASHINGTON.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Famous Negroes See Help and Inspiration
In The GeOrgian'S Editorial

TIME following voluntary let
ters are selected from a
mass of those which have
been received indorsing the edi-
torial on The South and the Ne
gro which appeared simultane-
ously on December 20 in The
Georgian and all the Hearst
newspapers. These letters of to-
day carry signatures famous the
world over in the history of the
negro race:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
By REV. CHARLES f. AKED. D. D
TIME militant madness has
bitten that good anti mill
tant, Anna Shaw.

TIME militant madness has
bitten that good anti mill
tant. Anna Shaw.
All America admires Anna
Shaw Everybody who knows
her respects her. She has united
great ability with fine character
and unswervingly consistent de-
votion to great ideals. And 1t is
to be hoped that she will think
better of her published resolve to
refuse compliance with the de-
mands made upon her by the new
income tax law. If she persists
in her determination to offer
passive resistance" then Ameri-
can women ought to turn a deaf
ear to her appeal to go and do
likewise"
Dr. Shaw will refuse-so the
report goes-to fill in the sched
ules and render the accounts
asked by the collectors. Presum-
ably, she will refuse to pay the
amount of the tax arbitrarily lev
led, And, if need be, she will go
to prison for her contumacy.
In prison-if the newspaper re-
ports may be trusted-she will
start no hunger strike. Sensible,
even in the choice of a mistaken
policy, she concludes that she is
worth more to the suffrage cause
as a strong, healthy person than
as an invalid reduced to semi
insanity by starvation and tor
ture. But with the prison before
her she chooses passive resist
ance" for the purpose of voicing
in this resounding manner the
protest of women against being
taxed by a Government which
they do not help to elect. Taxa
ton without representation Is
tyranny'-as said Simon de
Montfort, Earl of Leicester, when
the first English House of Com
mons was called together. some
500 years or more before it oc-
Cured to Samuel Adams to say it
In Massachusetts,!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
An Endless Task.

It is an endless and heart
breaking task. But it has to be
done. 1t is being done. The good
work goes on. Suffrage is COM
Ing. 1t is coming for every State
in the Union. Men who are no
longer young may live to see it,
And 1t will be a CHASTITY disap-
pointment, a hideous wrong, if a
mistaken policy, inaugurated by
so wise and brave a leader as Dr.
Shaw, should make the work still
more difficult and put back the
day OF final victory.
For the danger of the course
suggested does not lie in this par
ticular act. There is no great
harm done If DR.. Shaw and a few
more refuse to fill in the sched-
ule and go to Jail If it were to
stop there 1t would be nine
days wonderland that is all. In
the nature of the case, the re-
sistance to law will go from one
thing to another, from the small
err TO the greater, from bad to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Votes Are Needed.

DR.. Shaw's example should be
repudiated by suffragists through
out the United States on two
grounds. First. because such a
course will do little good; second,
because 1t may do great harm.
Votes are needed, the votes of
men. Before men give their
votes their opinions must be
changed. Will convictions be
changed by the course on which
DR.. Shaw has resolved?
For the purpose of the inquiry
we may divide the opponents of
woman suffrage into the thought
full and the unthoughtful-not
necessarily the educated" and
the ignorant" vote, though in a
measure they correspond to these
distinctions. Both types of OBJ
lection were in evidence during
the campaign for woman suffrage
in California In 1911. 1t is a pity
that some Alice in Wonder
land" kind of topsy turveydom
could not arrange that the cam
paign should come after the cleo
tion-for we could all fight the
campaign so much better if we
had the information before
which we had after,
On election day we learned the
secret of the opposition as we had
never learned it before. Three
men were spoken to, one after
the other, by a woman of educa-
ton and refinement. She stop
ped them in the street, asked if
they had voted begged them to
vote for us" The first was a
gentleman. He looked a prosper
Gus business man; he spoke very
courteously; he knew his own
mind. He lifted his hat and
said. NO, madam; | do not mean
to be offensive, but have thought
about this carefully, and | am
satisfied that you are wrong. I
do not believe that 1t would be
good for you or for the State. l
am going to vote against you.
There was, of course, no more to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
They Are Human.

Militancy in England began
with nothing but the interruption
of a speaker at a public meeting
with the question. "What aoou,
votes for women ?" 1t has al
ready reached the stage OF IN
cendiarism, dynamite outrage, al
tempted murder. Blood has been
shed; lives have been lost; there
have been martyrs to the cause
And worse is yet TO come. Ne
body foresaw 1t; nobody dreamed
of it; nobody would have be-
lieved it was remotely within the
bounds Of possibility for quiet
gentle law biding English Wom-
en-.
But there 1t is And however
sound and sane the leaders OF t"e
suffrage cause in America may
be, they are human. They a''
Just az human as their sisters III
England The floodsates one
thrown open, no mortal can u"
what the streams of lawless'ls''
may destroy. And suffraglsts j"
this country will do well TO r.
fuse to join in a policy no matte
how innocent looking the pes'"
ming of it, which, before j.
many years old. may be sen
upon by wild, ungovernablf an"
fanatic spirits who will orIilE '''
grace and ruin upon the CAUSE
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

is twice as large as the thought.
full vote, and it is made I'D mart.
ly of the honest, but UNCON.
VI c ED, UNAMERICANTzFn
IMMIGRANT and partly of tbs
blackguardly elements of III.
community.
is there anything in DR.. Shaw's
policy which will convince and
convert these unthoughtfu per.
sons? A little there NAV be hu-
very little, and SO little that onA
should be very reluctant to incnr
the risks involved in the noicv
for the purpose of securing that
trifiing gain.
is there anything in DR.. Shav's
policy which will change the ron.
victions of educated and thought.
full American citizens who have
discussed the question with
themselves and with their friends
and have decided to vote Mo-
Clearly not, the spectacular
presentation in the courts and
from the prison of the formula
Taxation without representation
is tyranny" will not succeed
where quiet argument has failed.
The Real Difficulty.
The immigrant is the real diff
ficulty. Five years are not
enough. He can not become an
American in so short a time. If
he has come from a country
where for uncounted centuries
woman has been a beast of bur
den, where he has harnessed her
in a cart, yoked her to a pillow.
compelled her to bear his chill
dren, and of his sovereign grace
permitted her to cook his meals.
he can not become an American,
accepting the American view Of
woman and learning the Amer-
can attitude toward women, in
five years.
The noblest of American wom-
en-, women who have contributed
to the greatness of America, and
highly cultivated women. physi-
clans, lawyers, professors in the
colleges, teachers in the schools
all the hosts of charming, grace
full American girls, the beauty
and the glory of our cities-all
these must stand before the new
citizen" begging for the vote
Meanwhile, other such pros
pective citizens are being poured
upon our shores, million year,
or Whereabouts: and they, too,
have to be Americanized and
Evening star., 1914-01-31
MAY SAVE GROUNDED VESSEL.
Schooner Orbit Reported Resting
Easily on MARYLAND Point.

Laden with the lumber from the strand
ed schooner O:bt, belonging to Capt
Sutherland of Charles county. Md. the
schooner J. A. Holland is lying at the
10th street wharf consigned to f. NJ
Hall.
According TO report brought here by
Capt. Buddy Keys. mate of the Holland
the Orbit stranded on the outmost tip
Of Maryland point, but when the Holland
left there early this week she was in good
order. lne schooner Twobells was along
side the stranded craft and efforts were
being made to get her at1oat by running
hedges to deep water and heaving on
them.
The taking out of the cargo of lumber
she had aboard will tighten the vessel
considerably and il is thought possible
she will be worked into deep water on
the coming of the first fun tide. The Or
bit, which is Of the oldest vessels
in service on the Potomac. went aground
in heavy gale i'll the early part of this
month.
Evening star., 1914-01-31
DECLARES U. S. SERVICE
SUFFERS FROM SUFFRAGE
Government Employees Said to Be De-
moralized by Constant
Agitation.

Charges that suffrac cists are displaying
so much activity in the government de-
partments here that many employees are
unable to do their work properly were
made today by the District Association
Opposed to Woman Suffrage. 1t is claimed
that most of those stirring up suffrage
sentiment among government clerks are
bull moosers''
The opponents .of woman suffrage have
started an investigation to discover how
many public and private school teachers
in Washington are allied with the votes
for women cause. Taking the position
that parents do not send their children
to school to be taught woman suffrage,
they announce their intention of finding
out the exact situation and exposing it,
Working women who will take part in
the march to the White House Monday to
ask President Wilson to support woman
suffrage began arriving here today, but
the main delegation is expected tomor-
row. Mrs. Giendower Evans of Boston
and Miss Mabel Vernon of Wilmington,
Del. are among the women already here.
The demonstration is to begin tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock with a recep-
ton TO the visitors at the Brighton Hotel.
The speakers at the reception are to be
Representative Mcdonald of Michigan
Mrs. Charles Edward Russell of New
York. Miss Margaret Hinchey. a laundry
worker: Miss Rose Schnedermaun, vice
president of the Womens Trade Unon
League: Miss Dorothy Miller of Brooklyn,
and Mrs. f. H. Cothren of Brooklyn.
The speakers for the deputation at the
White House will be Miss Melinda scott.
Miss Margaret Hinchey. Miss Rose Wins
low and Miss Rose Schne,dermann.
Evening star., 1914-01-31
RELIEF BODY GETS o. X.
Secretary Lane Approves Govern
ment Employees Association.

The stamp Of approval has been given
by Secretary Lane of the interior De-
partment TO the Government Employees
Mutual Relief Association. organized for
mutual relief in the case of accident or
illness. with a membership of about 100
employees in the government departments.
The Government Employees Mutual
Relief Association said the Secretary g
letter is based on the underlying prin-
cipie of mutual self-help. Membership in
this association Will afford aid in cases
of illness and accident. and cause the per
son who is so unfortunate as to be Wis
tied by these calamities to feel that he
Will have some financial assistance in his
time of need II should be a matter of
honor amou2 employees that death. illness
accident shall not render necessary an
appeal to thci- associates for assistance
The idea of this association appeals to
me as an enlightened method of co-opera- =
tion to meet such unfortunate conditions
and alleviate the financial distress that
50 often accompanies them"
Evening star., 1914-01-31
MRS. C. W. HOPKINS GIVES
PROPERTY TO CHILDREN
Court Signs Order Admitting Her
Will to Probate and Appoint
ing an Administrator.

Justice Stafford of the District Supreme
court, presiding in the Probate Court.
Today signed an order admitting the will
OF Mrs. California W. Hopkins to pro-
pate and record, and issuing letters of
administration, with the will annexed. to
Arthur S. Halsey. No executor was
named in the will.
the action of the court was taken
upon the petition of Vincent w Hopkins
ana Laura IL. Halsey. the only children
or the deceased. presented to the court
by Attorneys X. c. l.. Moncure and A.
Leftwich Sinclair.
1t Is explained in the petition that
Mrs. Hopkins died in the District No
vember 21 last, and that she was a
widow at the time of her death: that
at the time of her death she was the
owner Of several pieces of real estate
near Princeton, Ind, and that she left
personal property in the District of Co
lumbia of the value of about $50, and
left $500 in cash. 81, 100 of which is on
deposit with the Munsey Trust Company
of the District
Evening star., 1914-01-31
LADIES NIGHT" PROGRAM.
Entertainment by Washington Rail
way Relief Association.

Ladies night was celebrated by the
Washington Railway Relief Association
last night at National Rifles ar,norv and
vas attended by many members aud their
friends
Following q vaudeville AMI coilrer,
rrogra,u. consisting of numbers nv Mrs
N,be~t ouel soprano. Anna Sem vto-
iiliSt jock Mcpherson. scotch ar-
ordiou player: Mack and Irwin iu a
sketch. The comedian and th.. Singer
Natva Rshn. SoucSfr'SS and selections
-,N q section of the Marine Rard re-
frosiuneuts weJe served. after which tn.
Iu"uhers and friends iudulced III the lat
cSt dauUs creations.
Those in charge vere J. r. Monett.
Hartman of the house committee assist
ed by Walter Mclean. W : Balliu-.r
'icorge II Rett"W. r. Z EalI.r. e. =
Rohrmann. L II Stauh. ]. T. IL Shaw
Thomas Hall. +. j. Emhers w. II
';jasscock. e IL Smott. William y. De
%eaje. and NJ r Sands. acting as gen
- a. secretary.
Evening star., 1914-01-31
LOSES SERVICES OF WIFE
II. Z. Wannall Sues Gas Light Com
pany and District.

sut for $1,000 damages against the
Distflct of Columbia and the Washing.
ton Gasiisht Company has been instituted
pF Henry {. Wannall in the Supreme
court OF the District of Columbia for loss
OF the services of his wife
MI Wannall through Attorney Alvin
L. Ne"myer alleges that the gas COM
pany and the District were guilty of neg
hsence III failing properly to fill in an
excavation near Sth and X streets SOUTH
east as a consequence of which his wife.
Mrs Annie NJ. Wannall. While aIighting
from navy yard car during heav,
transform In January. 1913, stepped into
the depression and received severe in
juries.
MIS-. Wannall already has been award
ed verdict for personal injuries re-
ceiNed on the occasion of the accident.