Evening star., 1925-08-08


Negro" His articles in newsps pers
and ma 2azines were read far and
wide
Championed World Peace.
OF late years Col. Graves had been
AN ardent advocate OF world peace,
and he dedicated much Of his time to
lecturing and writing on that subject.
Two years ago he toured the Nation.
delivering his famous chautauq
lecture, "ArmaGeddon," in which he
pleaded for the stahlishment Of an
association of us tions 10 insure peace
throughout the world. During his
active periods Of the lasl year ne was
editor of the Palm Beach Hla.) Post
& nd HendersonVille IN. Cl Times.
Three sons and TWO daughters sur
vive Col. Graves. as follows: John
Temple. ir., James de Graffenreid and
Cochran c. Graves. the latter TWO Of
Palm Beach. Fla. and Greenville. :.
C.. respectively; Mrs. Frederick Tom
kins of New York City and Miss Anne
Graves, the latter residing here. No
funeral services will he held here a nd
The body will be taken TO Atlanta, Ga,
tonight for interment Monday.
From Colonial Stock.
Col. Graves came from a noted fam
lily. His cra udfather. Col. John Tenn
pie Graves. a hero of the Revolution.
while acting under Gen. Greene, op-
posed CORVALLIS passage of the
yadkin. His mothers father was
William Calhoun, eldest brother of
John c. Calhoun. Col. Graves was
born at Wilmington Church. s. c.. in
1856.
The rise OF Col. Graves in the news
pa per profession was sensa tional He
wrote WORD picture Of an address
made by Senator Brown before the
Georgia Legislature which brought
him employment first as reporter
and later as managing editor OF the
Jacksonville CF'la1 Union. This same
story was given place in AverN's
History Of Georgia.
From the time he became a reporter
for the Union his rise was rapid.
After several wears with that paper
he established the Daily Herald.
which became a powerful factor In
| Florida politics. III health forced him
TO leave Florida some time later. and
in 1887 he became chief editor ot the
Atlanta tGsJ Journal, which he started
on its way 10 prosperity. and then
assumed editorship OF the Rome tGsl
/ Tribune for three years.
Held New York Editorship.
His newspa per career carried him
in 1905 to be editor and proprietor
Of the Atlanta Daily Georgian and
a tter two wears there was for eight
wears editor-in chief of the New York
American Later he was editorial
writer for syndicate OF II daily
papers.
Col Graves himself entertained po-
litical ambitions in order to be more
effective as a promoter Of progressive
and was in 905 candidate for United
States Sena tor from Georgia. but was
forced to withdraw because NJ III
health. Three years later he was
candidate for Vice President Of the
United States OF the National 1nde-
pendence party.
He taught school for number Of
years after his graduation from the
University of Georgia and at one time
was president OF the La sra nse Mill
tary Academy.
From his college days he was A
winning deba ter. He was known from
coast TO coast for his riuent and NOV
ing orations Henry Waterson termed
his speech al the Henry Grady Ne
mortal the hest eulogy OF the century.
Col. Graves prided himself on the
fact that he never championed an un-
worthy cause that he was stanch
supporter Of ideals in Government
and persona! life.
He married twice. His hrst wife
was Matte q. simpson Of Hancock.
Gs and his second, Annie r.. Cothran
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