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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. . THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1907. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, Preiident. Published Every Afternoon. (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At X West Alabama BL. Atlanta. Os. Subscription Ratesi Out Tsar N fO Six Months fW Thrse Months fcjg By Carrier, Per Wsslr 10 r OUtMdS Of Georgia. Chicago Office Tribune Building New York Office Potter Building GEORGIAN A&D NKWfl, telephone the circulation department and hare It promptly remedied. Telephones: Bell 4917 main; Atlanta 44QL It Is deal mbit that all eommunlca. ions Intended for publication In THE .JEORG1AN AND NEWS be limited to $00 words In length. It Is Imperstlre that thsy be signed, ee an evidence of good faith. Rejected menoecrlpte will THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS prints no uncletn or objectionable advertis ing. Neither doss It print whisky or sny liquor ads. NEWS stands for Atlanta’s own ing Its own gas and electric light plants, as It now owns its water works. Other o'.ties do this and get gss as low as 60 cents, with s profit to the city. This should be dons nt ones. THE GEORGIAN AND NBW8 believes that If street railways can be operated successfully by European cities, as they are, theru Is no good reason why thsy esn not be so oner, sted hare. But ws do not believe Persons leaving the city can have The Georgian and News mailed to them regularly by send ing their order to Tho Georgian office. Changes of address will bo made as often as desired. Condemning School Basements. The contention of Tho Georgian sometime ago that school basements so far as possible should be abolished In our city educational system, flnds abundant confirmation and Indorse ment In the report of the committee consisting of Drs. Dunhgr Iloy, J. C. Olmstead, Wcsloy Taylor and Tbeo Toepel. 'These gentlemen unhesitatingly con demn the use of such rooms for class room purposes. This committee re ports that tho rooms so used nro damp and necessarily adjoin lavatories, which Increases their unfitness for tho habitation of the children. Tho light Is poor and Injures the pupils' eyes and the ventilation Is necessarily In ferior. For reasons of tho highest sanitary Import this able and Influential com mittee will go before the school board at Its meeting on Thursday and rec ommend that the use of basement rooms for .choel purposes bo discon tinued. We trust that the report of tho com mittee will be given duo and strong consideration. Wh»t Is a “Republican r* Once more Tom Watson's question. “■Where are we at?" Col. William Riley Boyd, of Atlanta, Is now engaged with Archbishop Ire land In a controversy over "Peace." The opening hour of the Georgia leg islature waa as well attended as a pop ular matinee performance. Col. Charles R. Pendleton announces that he has bought tho stock of The Macon Telegraph. We thought he al ways owned It. The Washington Herald speaks of oar coming Georgia Inauguration as “Coronation Day." And what do you think of that? There are rumors that John D. Rock efeller Is getting "fast" In his old age. He even exceeded the speed limit In hit auto last week and was lined. Representative Candler's usefulness in the present legislature will depend Spon the permanent suppression of a photograph made of him by The At lanta News In 1905. The governor that Is and the gov ernor about to be, both fulfill Mr. Grover Cleveland's physical standard of a statesman. Col. C. R. Pendldfon, of The Macon Telegraph, has also become a devotee and fanatic over baseball. Good! There Is no better way to restore the equilibrium of the colonel’s politics than this. We look for a home run. The answers to The Georgian's ques tion “What Is a Republican?" are Just as tangled and unsatisfactory as the replies to The World's query, “What Is a Democrat?" Things are mightily mixed Just now. Henry Watterson has made a se rious, deadly effort to destroy the Democratic party. He has called It “an empty bottlo without a label." hat ends hope for It In Kentucky. WE SHALL HAVE NO WAR WITH JAPAN. We have beard much recently of war and rumors of war with the new Empire Kingdom of Japan. Comments of the press indicate that the Jingo Is neither dead In our country nor has he failed of a birth and a rapid growth in Japan. There are those who have even suffered some Inconvenience of mlnjJ and of spirit in the apprehension of a possible conflict with the Mikado's people. This concern has been premature and has no foundation either In the probabilities of war or In the outComo of the war if It should occur. But from first to last these rumors have been apparently without foundation. The other day Count Okuma was quoted at Toklo as thun dering against the United States because of the last Japanese Incident In San Francisco. He personally assuured The New York World’s represen tative that his Intentions were entirely pacific. The Japanese ambassa dor tt Washington quietly remarked that Count Okuma Is a private citizen and the Japanese foreign minister Informed his home government that tho San Francisco Incident did not deserve diplomatic attention. Again Count Itaglkl w'nB quoted In Toklo as declaring that hundreds of warships should he assembled In Toklo Bay and that Japan should con front America In the attitude of being ready to meet the Americans In battle forthwith If they rejected Japan's demands. Count Itaglkl, like Count Okuma, Is also a private citizen and with out official responsibility behind him. But when The World's correspond ent asked If he was correctly quoted, he replied that there was no room to doubt that America would be true to the spirit of Justice and humanity shown by Perry In opening Japan, thus assuring the continuance of peace and friendship. And so these rumors traced to their source sink Into mere Idle gos sip and have no foundation either In the unjust attitude of the United States or In the belligerent spirit of the people of Japan. GOVERNOR TERRELL'S LAST MESSAGE. The message of Governor Terrell, read to both branches of the gen eral assembly on Wednesday, Is perhaps the last official document of pub lic nature which will bear his name. This utterance closes for a time at least one of the longest official careers that Georgia has known. Be ginning as a country lawyer In tho county of Meriwether, and progress ing through tho house of representatives and the sonate, through the at torney generalship to two terms as governor of Georgia, Joseph M. Ter rell has occupied for a long term of years a position of prominence and Influence In the councils of the state. The Georgian has, upon another and recent occasion, commented u|Kin tho merits nnd services of the retiring executive, and we desire now merely to commend the spirit and tenor of his last message to the general nssombly. Governor Terrell has manifested from the beginning a very active public Interest iu all matters relating to education and has given much of his time and attention to this vital department of our state affairs. His final suggestions nre both timely and forceful. The prompt and ade quate payment of teachers, more liberal appropriations of money for stato Institutions of learning, and the'encouragement and direction of the new agricultural colleges make up a themo upon which an official of long experience might close with dignity and with usefulness his term of office. Wo feel sure that tho governor-elect of Georgia will be found as well In tho forefront of this great cause of education, and that all of his mag nificent vigor and his great Influence will give further Impetus to tho cause of the children and the children’s minds, Wo cordially wish Gov ernor Terrell, In his retirement from office, the abundant success which his genial nature, his abundant experience and bis vigorous talents and' diplomacy so logically promise for the remainder of his career. SPEAKER SLATON. It Is a notable and well deserved compliment which the lower house of the general assembly has paid to the Hon. John M. Slaton, of Fulton, In re-electing him to the speakership of that body, which Is in point of official dignity the third office In the state. Speaker Slaton won the admiration and respect of his fellowB in the dignity, skill and ability with which he conducted the affairs of the house in Its last session. In, his knowledge of parliamentary law, in his urbanity of manner and in his prompt and faithful attention both to the duties and to the amenities of his office, he has made one of the best speakers that the lower house of the general assembly has ^tnown In many years. The testimonial given to the speaker at the conclusion of the last session was a gratifying tribute from able contemporaries to a distin guished presiding officer and we feel sure that the present session will add rather than detract from the laurels which this able young repre sentative of Fulton has achieved. With youth, health, ability and ambition, the speaker of the Georgia house Is a figure to be admired and to be watched with Interest In the years to come. The Texas people are really getting serious about the Culberson bpom. The Washington Post scores a good one In defining a Democrat as “a male person who seldom acquires a sore throat as a result of cheering the elec tion returns.” FOR THE NEW COUNTY OF COOK. No new county that has como unformed but aspiring before the Georgia legislature, Is founded upona better reason and a sounder claim than the county of which Barnesvlllo seeks to bo the capital, and whose name Is taken from gallant old Phil Cook of a former day In Georgia. The proposed county, Including western Monroe and eastern Pike, embraces a territory twolvo by fifteen miles with Barnesvllle M Its center. The accessibility of Barnesvllle nnd tho inaccessibility of Zebulon to this territory Is a strong reason for a new county and a pew county seat Friction between the two ends of the county makes another reason for separation. The new county will contain 174 square miles, over eleven thousand population, and Its taxable wealth will place It above the aver age of the counties of tho state. For the rest, Barnesvllle Itself, In Its history. In Its achievements and In Its promise, Is atmoBt a conclusive argument for anything which Barnesvlllo tliay ask of the commonwealth. In education, In liberality, In Industrial development and In central lo cation tt Is beyond all flattery one of the strongest, soundest and most pro gressive municipalities In the state. vor a quarter of a century the people of this goodly city have been asking for the change that will minister so largely to their convenience, prosperity and Importance. There Is no reason which can be assigned In the Georgia legislature against this proposition which weighs against the multitude of good reasons why this general assembly should create the county of Phil Cook with Barnesvllle as its capital. We trust this may be right speedily done. It Is easier In the world to live after the world's opinion; it Is easy In soli tude to live after our own; but the treat man Is he, who In the midst of he crowd, keeps with perfect sweet ness the Independence of solitude. Self-reliance.—Emerson. A POSSIBLE THING. From The Nashville American. Hon. Leonidas Livingston, of Geor gia, hits been a member of congress for sixteen years. He Is a Confederate vet eran, Is a practical farmer and had been president of the Georgia State Alliance three years when he was elected to con gress. His character as a Democrat Is undisputed. Viewing the situation, he says: "T t he Democratic party Is Just now more In need of common sense and a little practical politics than anything else." As to the forces of radicalism, Mr. Livingston expresses this opinion: "Hearst would be especially strong against Bryan, for he would draw’ from tho same element to which Bryan ap peals. In the cities Hearst would take nearly all of Bryan's strength. No one realizes this better than Bryan himself, and It Is a question whether Bryan would accept the nomination with Hearst in the field. With Hearst bent on running at the head of the Inde pendence League ticket, and tho proba bility that Bryan will not accept a nomination, who can the Democratic party put in the field? If we are to win next year It must be with a man who will draw from tho dissatisfied Re publican element enough votes to elect.” Mr. Livingston Is a shrewd and ex perienced observer, and Is familiar with the depths and shoals and cross-cur rents of politics. Hearst does not ex pect to be nominated for president by a Democratic convention. Ho will have himself nominated by the "Independ ence League," of which he Is the leader. His nomination would make doubly sure the defeat of Bryan. The spirit of revenge has burned in the breast of Hearst ever since the St. Louis con vention, when Bryan failed to repay some of tho Hearst favors by aiding the latter In his foolish attempt to be nominated. He snubbed Bryan on the latter's return from abroad, and though j Bryan has sought to restore the old re- | latlonship and has had soft words for • Hearst, tho latter has refused to rcclp- | rocatc. The Hearst Influence will bo | against Bryan. j The Democrats, of course, will not I nominate Hearst, but Hearst can get a nomination of ills own If ho wants It. ! And he would get a large vote from a i class that would otherwise bo for Mr. | Bryan—the more radical the candidate ; tho hotter they would like him. It will bo Interesting to watch the moves of political candidates and schemes In both parties during the next ten months. What a field It would be If the candi dates were to be Roosevelt, Bryan nnd Hearst. Tho radicals, socialists and visionaries would be In their glory. They couldn’t lose. But It would bo a situation to mako the judicious grieve. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. (From Tho Chicago News.) Where there's a will there always Is an heir. rights for all and special privileges for none?. Women have no voice In selecting the hoots their children must study for fire years at a stretch. The board of lady visitors appointed by the mayor reports to the board of educa tion what they see around aud about the school houses, hut they ran uot vote to change 111 condltloua if they think such changes would 1)0 beneficial. Really. It appears to he a mere compli ment; perhaps it might he regarded sort of "sop to Cerberus," cvcr-nd should be plneed ou the board of educa tion in Georgia, an In the rune lu many of the states In the United Staten. We honor James Key that he stands against odds In his determined fight for the rights of the people to elect their own public servants, their salaries paid with the money contributed by the people .for that purpose. We hope he will not weary In well doing, hut will shortly take up the cudgels aud fight the buttles of the unrep* resented half of the people, the women o] Atlanta. Women admire brave men, and Mr. Key Is uot nfrald to sny what he thinks, nnd he generally thinks right. At some women see it, there rnn be nothing disastrous lu the people electing the super Intendent of the Atlanta public schools. It Is much easier to purchase the votes of a few men on the board of education than It will be to buy the votes of the large body of men who nre counted ns “the peo ple" by the law, ns It now stnuds. From nil this newspaper tnlk here lately concern ing electing a superintendent for our pub lic schools, I Infer that in that way poli tics is corrupted. To my way of thinking, the masses of the people nre os Incorrupt ible ns the few officeholders who think they know It all. Perhaps If "the people" have a chance to vote for nil officers, there may be n change In business nil around. A chnuge Is often very beneficial, and It might be well to Inject new nnd better methods In the school body ‘‘politics," which can only he done by electing new officers. Tim superintendent of Atlanta's* schools should bo n fine man lu every sense of the word, or he is not fit for the place. If he can fall so low that he can even he sub peeted of trying to bribe people to vote for him, he Is not the man for the posi tion. Try him, nnd If he yields to temp tation, then that Is proof positive that he Is not the man to lend Atlanta’s children In the paths of righteousness nnd pence nnd knowledge. And what Is there so horrible Tibont they nre the quietest of nil days, because the saloons nro dosed; nnd we have the Australian method of cnstlng the bnllot. By the way. that reminds me that I must remind you that Australia has granted full pnrllnmentnry suffrage to her $00,000 worn- nnd women may be elected to pnrlln- t nnd hold any elective national office, .liny, I want you to explain to me how politics, which Webster says Is the "science of government," can possibly hurt tho schools of Atlanta? That has been the hue and cry about prohibition, but It Is generally conceded now that wo can uevor do anything until we got Into politics, and when the people Investigate the thing thoroughly for them selves ''saloons must go.” Just so slavery was wiped out, nnd so It Is that women nre becoming enfranchised In the United States, ns well ns In other part* of the eurth. Agnln, I would ask yon, what la the matter with Atlanta’s politics that they can not clean out the dirty, dark places and find the very best men to fill all our offices as well or better than the old ones have done? MARY L. M'LKNDON. President Georgia Woman’s Suffrage As sociation. Atlauta, June 25. MADDOX-RUCKER BANKING CO. Notice To Our Savings Department Patrons: On July 1st the.regular dividend of INTEREST AT FOUR PER CENT per annum will be paid on all deposits entitled thereto. ACCOUNTS CAN BE OPENED BY MAIL—WRITE FOR BOOKLET If Christ Came to Atlanta He Would Find the Noble Little Rescue Mission at No. 11 Central Avenue, Just Off Decatur Street, Doing His Work. JOHN W. AKIN, OF BARTOW. Out ot a strong field of gallant competitors, John W. Akin, of Bartow, takes his seat as the president of the senate and cx-offlclo lieutenant gov* ernor of tho state. Tho houor has been bravely won and will be worthily worn by one of the capable and accomplished publicists ot the state. Coming from a race of men who have always been useful and active in the history of Georgia, John W. Akin has added to his Inheritance the equipment of diligent study, of high character and of long experience. He la a scholar, n thinker nnd a debater ot high order. He Is a gentleman of incorruptible Integrity nnd a patriot ot unquestioned fidelity to the best interests of the people nnd of the state. That he will hold worthily the position of trust and responsibility with which he has been clothed, no man who knows him will for a moment doubt. That tho senate of Georgia will be presided over with dignity,, ability mid impartial grace, no man need fear, and that John W. Akin, of Bartow, who is president now and lieutenant governor, may be more hereafter, la a moat reasonable and desirable probability. A forgiving disposition Is the firs sclf-presorvntlon. Never try to borrow money fron yon hnrs had tn argument with. No matter bow much a mnn loves n women, she thinks he ought to love her mors, About the drat thing s woman requires when she takes up the study of nrt is n mirror. After reading testimonials, wo wouder die. It Is the "smile" of the saloonkeeper thnt ennblss him to separate other men from their coin. the undertaker n Jolt. enough to give Some how n mnn derives n lot more S lcnsnre from shm-tlng a woman than he oes from belug ahockeil by one. A PERSONAL STATEMENT. Telegraphic statements have feen sent out by wholesale from this city that President Roosevelt stated to a Georgian at the Jamestown ex position that he would recede from his determination not to be a candi date for tho presidency, and would enter the field again If he thought he could carry a single Southern etate and thua break the solid South. That statement In the dispatches sent out from Atlanta ha* been credited to rao and so published by the newspapers throughout the East and West I desire to say publicly that I gave out no such statement and that I am not resiionslble for any llnklngbf.the president's name with such a rumor. 1 have made no statement to anyone concerning my personal con versation with the president at Oyster Bay, although I am aure that if that conversation could be made public it would serve to deepen the respect and confidence In which this great country holds the public services and the private character of the patriot and statesman who la the chief exec utive ot this republic. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES. To tho Editor of Tho Georgian: Aii n resident of Atlnnta for the pant for ty-aoven years; ns a woman clmvoui politi cally with lunatic*. Idiot* ami felon*, nnd a* a small tax payer, 1 venture to a*k you to Inform me why our city’s politic* nro Dlthy and corrupt that women can not vote, nnd tiro superintendent of tho pub lic schools must not be elected by the peo ple. Iti either case. It 1* supposed that thing* In general would "go to the bow wows," wherever thnt may be. Women ore uot supposed to know any thing about such matter*, but I rend In Tuesday morning’s paper thnt several of the members of the board of lady visitor* think they do know nil about what a dreadful state of nffnlr* would be brought about If the superintendent of the public schools should be elected by the people. There l» nothing like holding a public office to open one's eye* to tho mischief that "the com mon people" can perpetrate If given «u ARMY=NAVY ORDERS —AND— MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS By SMITH CLAYTON. Charlen Dickons once said that cloae observers walk slowly. That is true. The great-hearted story-tellet was per haps the closest observer who ever lived In London, and. If he could be revivified In the body and take a turn some night on Centrat avenue, near Decatur, he would walk very elowly when he got to the Rescue Mission at No. 11. His pen alone could adequately tell of the wonderful work which title soul-saving station Is doing in Atlanta; his pen alone could paint the plain little room, the plain seats crowded back to the plain doorway, the plain walls bearing such plain words as "Where will you spend eternity?" and other plain ques tions; the plain little piano In the cor ner, the singing of the plain old hymns by tlte Intensely earnest plain men and women whose humble, deeply penitent, earnest faces fixed on the reclaimed ones, drink in with Joy the words of their experience as they tell of what the Spirit of the Master has done for them tn this plain little old mission. Old-fashioned Christianity! That Is what the observer who walks that way any night between 9 o'clock and mid night will see. The Rescue Mission Is helping the helpless to help themselves. When the unfortunate give sincere evidence of a desire to lead better lives they are placed In positions where they can earn an honest living. And every redeemed one becomes a worker in tho vineyard. The other night two poor, penniless wanderers were converted. They were given places at once by a kind-hearted business man and are now earning 91.50 day. Within a few days these two brought In four other helpless ones, whose lives were changed and who are working at the same pay. Now and then a crank appears at the mission, but is gently and firmly silenced. The wild talkers and false srophets are carefully weeded out. Such harmful people are liable to ap pear In any system for uplifting the sane and slncore. Reaching a class that the churches can never adequately reach, this Rescue Mission will have to be enlarged. It will be enlarged. The responsible bus! ness men who support it are asking nothing, but simply going right on with tho good work. It strikes the writer that charitable people who have money to eparo could put It tn no better use than in lending a helping hand to tho noble men who are going to enlarge the work of this mission at No. 11 Central avenue.- The best form of religious work Is helping the helpless to help themselves. CuMPLIMEHT PUD TO EM HIS How He Has Been Quick to See Both Sides of a Question. High and well-deserved praise Is accord, ert a splendid young Atlantan In an ar ticle on the recent meeting of the South, ern Newspaper Publishers' Association, at Norfolk, by St. Elmo Massengale, appearing In 'the current Issue of Practical Adrertl*. lng. Few people In’Atlanta do not know and personally esteem Evelyn Harris, for years city editor of The Atlanta Constitution and now head of the publicity department of the Southern Bell Telephone Comnanv This is what Mr. Massengale In Practical Advertising says of him; "And now I want to speak of my nsso. elate from Atlanta, Evelyn Harris, head of Constitution, with which newspaper he was for many years connected ns city editor with the reputation of being one of the clevi erest newspaper men in the entire South, Mr. Harris, slneo hi* connection with the telephone company, 1ms. according to the testimony which I have heard on every side, done more to make that corporation popular among the newspaper fraternity than any other one factor lu Its history. An expe rienced newspaper man, ho realises tha side of f —*—‘ newspaper every contention rls 1ms had both business and personal relations with all of the members of tho Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Assocls- tlon, and there was no mistaking his evU der — ‘ pH int with the newspapers In tho territory la •vhlch It Is located." LAW ABOUT WEAPONS AND NE- QROE8. The public schools nre maintained by the money paid Into the city's treasury by the taxpayers, innny of whom nre women, who ■re ws I said before) rla**ed politically with Idiots, iunntb’s and felons, and are not permitted to have n say about polHJe affair*, not even to Indicate their prefer ence for the superintendent of the public schools, who ha* It In his power to. In large measure, make or mar the future of the mother** boy* and girl*. There Is not a woman on the !>oard of educa tion lit Atlauta, although there are many more women teacher* than men In the schools; -therefore, if the superintendent Is to l»e elected by the inemWra of the board. there Is no woman there to speak In the luterest of the women teachers end girl dudUs. Is this Justice? is this equal later. Washington, June 27.—The following orders have been Issued: Army Orders. Captain George C. Doyle, Third field artillery, detailed to attend encamp ment of batteries of Massachusetts militia. August 8; Captain Stephen L. Slocum, general staff, report to chief of staff at Washington. Second Lieutenant Vaughn W. Coop er, Twelfth cavalry, to Fort Oglethorpe, thence to West Point Military Acade my, August 22; Chaplain Henry A. Brown, Third field artillery, to West Point Military Academy; resignation of Captain William 8. Biddle, Four teenth Infantry, accepted, to take ef fect August 19. Navy Orders. Commander C. McR. Winslow, to bu reau of navigation, navy department, July 1; Lieutenant Commander W. B. Fletcher, detached Kentucky, July 15, home, wait orders. Movements of Vessels. ARRIVED—June 25. Triton at Wash ington, Yankton nt North River, Aba* renda at Hampton Ronds, Milwaukee at San Francisco; June 26, Denver and Cleveland at Aden. SAILED—Jpne 21, Denver and Cleve land from Suez for Aden; June 24, Brutus from Cape Cod Hay for Tomp- k I ns v I lie; June 25, Ajax from Boston for Tompkinsvllle, Caesar from San Juan for Norfolk, Penacock from Key West for Norfolk, Amphltrlte from Key West for League Island. Yankton from navy yard, New York, for North River, N. Y.. Abarenda from Newport News for Hampton Roads, Milwaukee from Mare Island for San Francisco, Glazier from Hampton Roads for Cape Cod Bay, Florida from North River, N. Y., for Poughkeepsie. Indiana detached Atlantic fieet, July 1, to navy yard. League Island, to be placed In reserve; Iowa detached At lantic fleet, July 1, to navy yard, Nor folk, to be placed In reserve. Caesar Is towing light house tender Pansy. VALUE OF~PROPERTY GREATLY INCREA8UD. To the Editor of Tho Georgian: Your editorial In Tuesday evening’s edi tion. entitled. "Disarm All Negro Excur sionists." In brought about by the shooting of ii well-known and prominent young olt- Isen. While we deeply deplore such sad occurrences, yet It generally requires a trag ical episode to awaken our people to the laxity of our law*. Then they jump nt mo \ TXT CJfiTH?TYTTT IP T>Tr T once to definite action, but, like a thunder litAliN DLlUai/ULL iilijJj *torm, the effect I* soon past, and forgotten until another occurrence appals us. Anticipating thl* danger, I wrote an arti cle lost November to pne of the Atlanta dallle*, ond which wo* kindly printed, In CAPITOL NEEDS MANY REPAIRS The final report of Keeper of tho Public Buildings and Grounds James A. Hall has been made to Governor Terrell. Saturday Mr*,Hall retires, and George Tumlln, of Carrollton, assumes the duties of the office. During this spring, new Insurance for a period of five years on the state’s property was taken out. The total amount carried on the various proper ties of the state is $1,145,400, on which the premium foots up $32,567.72. Mr. Hall calls attention to the heavy expenditures of the past year through having to fit up quarters for the court of appeals. He says that Important and pressing repairs are needed on both the capitol and the executive mansion. The dome and roof of the capitol need paint sadly, and the plastering In both the senate and house needs repair. Ho calls attention to the condition of tho basement of the capitol also. Mr. Hall says that It is only a ques tion of time when the state must pro vide more room either by building an annex or otherwise. The executive mansion Is old and needs constant re pairing. Expenditures for 1906 were $21,799, and for 1907 up to June 30, $15,033. turaii, uitti ■iininn mj iim' pawnbrokers and second-hand dealers, ami calling attention at the same time to the Inrge number of shops on Decatur street where these articles could be purchased. Citizens will recall thnt during the anx ious time* last September, the houses of the colored citizens were entered by tho police nnd mllltln nnd searched for fire arm*, nnd that tho colored people’s cloth ing was subjected to the same treatment, and the flrenrma taken from them. The citi zen* will also remember thnt It wo* im possible for n lnw-nbldlng person to pur chase n gun. revolver, and oven ammuni tion, without a written permit from the TO BE INTRODUCED Special to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga., June 27.—The totals of the assessment made this year by the city tax assessors as read at council show an Increase of $185,125 In taxable property over last year, while the in crease In property exempt from taxa tion will advance the total Increase to $191,285. PROF. ROBINSON HEADS ELLIJAY INSTITUTE. Special to The Georgian. EHlJay, G-.v June 2*.—Tho board of trustees of Elitjay Institute has elected Professor J. N. Robinson, of Blandvtlle, Ky., principal for the next term, and Mis* Florence Simmons, of Cartecay, Ga., first assistant. The other two assistant teachers will be elected so n gii j, withe . _ commanding officer In charge of the actl mllltln on duty. But how long dbl thl* strict martini law prevail? In a week, with the necessary cash, any no mntter who or wlint color, nnd ^qulr , . ............ pn non—ond to assume thnt four-firths of tin . of tlie city nnd county nre fully equipped with guns nt the present moment. Your editorial suggests the proprletv of searching every negro who start* out for n holiday or picnic, nnd dispossessing hltn of his pistol nnd bottlo of liquor. Who has thnt right? Did not one of the court* of law a few week* ago rule thnt the law dbl not nermlt nn officer to senreh tho person or any one suspected or known to carry a concealed weapon, or upon In formation to that effect, unless he had displayed it for the purpose of doing bodily harm; In which ease, n charge for "car rying concealed weapon*" could be made against the defendant? Let our lnw-mnkers study the action of the grand jury of C’Uirke county. Georgia, Then In session Inst fall, wherebv requlr- for thnt pnroose. and pay a license (regis tering fee) for the privilege of possessing firearms; the gun or pistol to be number ed. nnd when stolon, sold or otherwise dis posed of. the fnct to he nt once registered In due form. The firearm thus becomes « witness nnd n clew to a tragedy or mvstery nnd acts the part of a detective. Can not some active member of onr lo cal legislature bring forward some measure that will In time find favor with the house, regulating the law respecting the currying of concealed weapons, this law to be gradually enlarged nnd become not local, but general throughout the rountrv GEORGE WILSON STEWART. Atlanta, Os. Special to The Georgian. Gainesville. Gn„ June 27.—Hons. IT. Perry nnd 11. II. Stephens, Hall’s n sentatlve* In the Georgia legislature, now nt the Capital City. Colonel I’e the senior member lu point of service to be introduced by ...... be hi* anti-pass bill. The provisions of this bill nre far-reaching. A bill to be Introduced by Colonel Perry will require the railroads to publish their schedules. Along with tho nbove bills will go an other calling for a flat rate of 2 cents a mile on nil trunk lines In Georgia. Colonel Perry was tho father of such a measure la the last house, but his bill met with de feat. lie thinks that nothing less than i flat 2-ceiit rate will satisfy the people. Representative Stephens will Introduce ft bill denying the privilege of any person suf fering from tul>ereuIosia teaching in any or the school* of this state. The measure will be intended to safeguard the children of Georgia who attend the schools iu this stnte. GOLDBERG GIVEN YEAR SENTENCE LIQUOR MEN CARRY CASE TO HIGHER COURT. Fpecinl to The Georgian. Chattanooga. Tenn., June 27.—The attempt of the wholesale liquor dealers of Chattanooga to force the .Southern Express Company to accept shipments of liquor to prohibition towns has received a decided setback In chancery court. Caneellor McConnell has hand ed down an opinion in which he holds thnt the liquor dealers have taken the wrong course for relief and dismisses * Application for a mandamus. The liquor men have appealed to the court of appeals and will go on to the supreme court. Judge Roan Wednesday afternoon gave J. Goldberg a straight sentence of twelve months for running a disorderly house while in charge of the Jackson Hotel In the early part of tho year. Goldberg was represented by Attor neys J. D. Kilpatrick, John W. Moore and John McClellan, Solicitor Hill pros ecuting. • The place was raided some time ago by Captain Jett and a number of men and women were found there. Goldberg and his attorneys claimed that some "f these were "stool pigeons," sent there by the proprietor of a rival hotel. It took the Jury only a few minutes to bring in a verdiqt of guilty ana Judge Roan Imposed a twelve months chain gang sentence, without the al ternative of a fine, but stated that ho would think the matter over further and might allow the defendant to pay a fine. Goldberg's attorneys Immediately filed a motion for new trial, the hearing being set for July 29, Goldberg Mnj allowed his freedom In the meanwhile upon his putting up a $200 cash bona. ALABAMAN WINS HONOR* AT YALE COLLEGE. special to Tho Georgian. Anniston/Ala., June 27.—A telegram has been received in the city Matin* that at the commencement .of the l- Law School Nell P. Stem, of this ciij* hail been awarded the Marshall , prize. This is a prize of $50 awaraej to the member of the second year < • - who attains the highest stand in f- • arship. This is the second time -J* Stern has led his class, numberwj about 200 men, having been u-‘ the first honor prize in the fresnn class last year.