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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1907, 4 Qjo Interest Compounded, Allowed In Our SAVINGS DEPARTMENT On and After January 1,1907 TH E NEAL BANK E. H. THORNTON, President. W. F. MANRY, H. C. CALDWELL, F. M. BERRY, Vice President. Cashier. Ass’t Cashier. nfipo in' p A V*3 A Study of the Economic UUlI/0 II ini. Phase of the Liquor Problem EVERY LADY Should have one of our new Patent Auto-Lifting Tray Trunks. The best, simplest, most convenient Trunk on the market. A good one from $7.50 up. Pinnacle Trunk Mfg. Co. 62 Peachtree Street. A WOMAN'S SENTIMENTS. To the Editor of The Georgian. • How rny heart thrills with Joy to know that you and my native state have taken such a stand (or state pro hlbltlon. Any state should (eel proud of such senators and representatives to flght for so glorious a cause. I hope the bill will pass by an overwhelming majority. Surely the men who uphold the sale of whisky have never stopped to consider what a (ew dollars amount to when In a (ew years he will have to face the Judgment and will be greeted with thousands and thousands of such ords as "You are the cause of my toBt soul.” It is something you will have to face some day. My readers, stop, ftop and consider before you place the whisky glass to tempt the soul Christ has died and shed His blood on Calvary for. ft Is enough to make your blood run cold to think o( the penalty you and half-starved children that are all over this (air land, caused by this vile stuff. Think how many happy homes there would be if It was not (or this cursed stuff,. This thing you call social drinking Is the curse of the land; It Is dragging our boys down to their ruin day by day. Think of the dear boy who has been taught by father and mother all that Is noble and uplifting going out to battle In life. He meets i social drinker, who tempts him, Conte along, my lad, take a drink. 1 111 treat you. It has done me no harm; It won't hurt y ... other such words, he Is Anally tempt cil to yield and Is brought to his ruin, | solicitor general of the Stone Moun tain circuit, In writing upon "Whisky and Its Effect Upon Crime,” said! “If you ask me what la primarily the cause of more crime than any other thing, oc combination of things, my only answer could be. ‘Whisky/" Murder, assaults, robberies, forgeries, rape and riots are the outgrowth of liquor, and, In spite of' these terrible facts, there are men, sensible men, in Atlanta and the larger cities of Geor gia faroring the liquor traffic, educat ing themselves up to the belief that the sale of whisky Is the financial so lution and strength of the treasuries of the cities in Georgia, asserting that without the revenue from strong drink their cities' treasuries would almost bankrupt; but to the men and women who look higher and see with a clearer Insight, It would seem that if Atlanta and the large cities In Georgia can only exist financially upon the hearts, homes and graves of the women and children who have suffered and died of broken hearts, in want and poverty, be cause of drink, the sooner disaster overtakes them the better for God and humanity. It fs said “The liquor traf fic holds a mortgage over every cradle in the land." If so, what of the fu ture of our children? Is there a mort gage over your boy? Will the blight ing hand of strong drink be placed upon the head of your baby boy—ho who nestles upon your bosom and upon whom love and affection are so freely bestowed, must he be sacrificed at the shrine of Bacchus? You answer me, and with '* N °. never ? never.'* But, my dear iv temDt- ^lend, yonaer reeling, staggering man was once a precious baby, innocent and drunkards. leafing liquors, then, as the cost of crime that inuy tw chart against the trade, three-fourths of 1(3 . or the enormous sum of $450,000,< 000. But that Is not nil. We must charge who Almost everybody will admit that the selling of Intoxicants is a bad thing moral ly, and that the drinking of Intoxicants Is a bad thing physically, and that both are bad things politically. But they say that there is money In It, and hence the sell ing of Honors is good for the community because tap Income from the traffic sup ports the public schools and gives the needed finances for municipal improve ments. They say that, If it is an evil, It is n necessary evil, and being such. 1st us get all the money we eau out of it. It may be said, first of ail, that If It !s an evil, it In not ft necessary evil, and if necessary, it Is not m* evil. But let thnt I o. To the money argument let us ad- try. ress ourselves, for thnt Is the only argu- not want incut that men will listen to In this com-‘employ tin. inerelnl age. hands. They are not prompt and reliable. It Is froelv granted that one of tho east-I They do not work. Employers everywhere HM’omo Wealthy is to open , are recognising the harmful effects of liquor or a distillery, or n whole- upon laboring men, and all such men sooner — .a —a ..aia. t —— or Inter reach a condition whefre t! come non-productive. They become „ to be supported. This we must charge uj to the entire sum of the cost of Intoxlca' Ing liquors to the community at large. There nre other items we could add, we would. There nre In America a half ml lion paupers^ made so directly or Indirect! against it the iiou-productlvlty of men nre rendered Incapable of active work result of drunkenness. The prosperity a community depends upon the ublllty the masses of the people to produce weal and buy the necessities of life. If peoj _ can not buy, they will murder and steal. Anything thnt hurts the power of the com mon people to live easily and buy steadily is Injurious to the prosperity of the oouu- * This khtsky does. Employer* do ant drhnkards. Factories will not r them. Property is not safe In their up a brewery, .. sale whisky house. It gtves palatial homes to the distiller, fat Isiuk accounts to the dealers, but disease aim poverty to the man who drinks It, and wretchedness and •nlfcrlng to his wife aud children. It la freely granted also that the nation and the various states and municipalities reedlvo much money from the liquor bust tu ui yieju unu is uiuugiu to ms rum. 0 a n f'tVvea? Ut ifTtad bian^ne W had a future bright and promising J2L h hn, b . 'turned The ■*"»* tender mantle of love en- 1’, ^ ‘ , d J . t /«. would havc turnei1 1 circled him In the home, and a mother, from him in disgust. > «yi» voice low and sweet saner at Moke It u penitentiary offen.e ts «lv« ftnaby aong: drink to another, njul a heavy line tQ avanuo* »ne umaDy aong. be caught drinking, in a public Place. „ Hu , h my babe , , tm and 8lumb « r I hope other .tales Will take up the HoIy an(e ^ guard , hy bed ... noble work and light for temperance till every par-room in our land Is i W hy were not her fond hope, real- ooied. Then in place of »o much , zeil7 u la (he Bame story . H e fell a victim to the fatal cup, the open saloon, misery, there will be happiness and prosperity. Respectfully, MBS. T. W. STRINOFELLOW. Lady Lake, Fla. PROHIBITION FOR GEORGIA. To the Editor of The Georgian: I want to say in the beginning of my letter that I havc no enmity In my fiee.rt against the men who sell whis ky, not even an unkind word, but with tongue, brain and pen will fight his business until every barroom and liquor hf>u«e in dear old Georgia has closed Its door, to open no more. Ask any reasoning man what Is the greatest curse of our land and he will answer. "Drunkenness." It Ik true, there are many other evils prevalent all over tho land, but they are but the children of drink. Do away with liquor, and we will have pure men nnd pure women and pure children. The Hon. William Schley Howard, the gilded trap, licensed to debauch and destroy. . When Gladstone was prime minister of the United Kingdom of Great Brit ain a body of brewers remonstrated with him on his attitude to their traf fic. telling him how much the nation would lose should the. revehue from drink be restricted. His answer solves the question of revenue. Listen—“Gen tlemen." said he, “you need not give vourseif any trouble about the revenue. The question of revenue must never stand in the way of needed reforms. Besides, with a sober population, not wasting their earnings. I will know where to obtain the revenue." The majority of the people of Georgia are for state prohibition. It is the will of the people. Georgia's new governor Is ready to sign the bill. In his Inaugural address he asserts: "If the legislature passes a state prohi bition measure I will certainly sign the bill." It remains now for the leg islature to strike the blow that will drive from Georgia soil the greatest - BMC ant bigger now than then, but their rela tive Importance Is the same. For the year S K). the Internal revenue atnouuted to >7,666.910. The cuitotna reeetpta were 518,081. The state and local revenues were $24.786.496. These added together nrnke a total of all receipts from the sale of liquor for the year 1860, $141,000,487. Thnt is a snug sum for the community to real ise, nnd should not be lightly thrown away. It representa the nmounta that the nation and all the atntcs nnd all municipalities received from the sale of Intoxicants In the frenr referred to. Of course the fig ures are much larger now. Now what does liquor cost? What does It receive from the people In order to be witling to pay snch enormous sums into the coffers of the various communities of the land? The world's drink bill for the year 1860 as In the neighborhood of four billions of dollars, of which the United 8fates paid one billion (11,000,000,000). It half ns much again now, Imt — ...„ basing our calculations on the figures for 1890 let the amount go at the sum given. The drink bill of tho country equals one thousand million* of dollars.' But thnt Is not alt. We must charge up to liquor Its proportion «»f the cost for crimes committed by Individuals who nre under the Influence ,of Intoxicating llquoi ftt the time the crimes are committed. Mr. Eugene Smith, a lawyer of New York, who Jins given the subject of crime *tatl*tlca in this country most careful study, says that the entire cost of crime each year to Ujf l^ftple of the United States is $600,- 000,000. IIow much of tlmt must bo charged to liquor? Recorder Broyles snld In the Thursday's Georgian thnt fully throe- fourths °f the crimes of Atlanta nre com muted by men and women under the In- Whence of liquor. In this he is In accord with lending Judges everywhere, though some would put the proportion n little higher, l'ollco Justice Ulennon, of Chi cago, declared nt n meeting of tho Chi cago Cltlsens League. "I know whereof I speak when I say that three-fourths of the crime committed In Chicago Is due to the sale of liquor to minors and habitual lion paupers, mode so directly or indirectly by drink. They nre n dead weight upon the community. There are also tho Idiot Ity, children of drinking parents, lit of drink. and Insane made so ns the hereditary They ought to be charged ngnlust whisky, for they also must be supported by the community nt large. But we will let all this go. We will only charge the non-pro- ductlvlty of drunkards — ** — charge all of them. result alone. Nor will we hhiiiuh iiumvuui iiruuurm, and all of them are more or less non-productive. But we wilt not consider all or them. Of the half million, oue hundred thousand die in the United States every year, and theso die prematurely, nnd certainly ought to b« charged against the trade thnt slew them. Their wives ami children had the right to expect them to live longer and care for those dependent upon them. The coinmunl only source of wealth, in the long run, lies In (fs citizenship. Strike down Its eft • tens, and yqu tnke from Its wealth, though Its hills be filled with gold and Its Tal leys with diamonds. Wo must charge against whisky the amount which Is repre sented by the annua! <!rath of oue hun dred thousand drunkards. But how much? The average wage of an American cltl $600 per year, representing a 6 per Multiply this by hun- the result of drl motts stint of $1,000.000,000 as the economic loss to America through the non-produc- tlvlty of one hundred thousand drr““"“*‘ who die annunlly. This Is equal to nual loss of five Chicago fires. We might, of course, add to this the economic lost represented by those who nre In our Jails, hospitals and asylums, as the result or drink, estimated at many millions more, but we do not want to make the amount too large, for wo nre already mounting Into figures too large for us to comprehend. Adding together the three amounts whir! nre Justly chargeable to the drink tral fie, nnd we have the enormous total of 12.450,000,000. from which the community nt large derives an Income of $141,000,000. Is that not frenzied flunnee with a vengeance? curse of the nation. Let me In dosing exort each man to think and pray over the matter carefully, and be sure you are led by the eplrlt of Qod In casting your vote. How will you vote—for distilleries and drink shops or for God and humanity? ' MRS. V. W. HENDERSON. Oxford, Ga. PURITY AGAINST GREED| 30UL8 AGAINST MONEY, E L. Seely, Publisher The Georgian, Atlanta, Ga.t The stand you have taken for pro hibition la great indeed. To take such a stand shows tho true moral worth of a man. Your true character now stands out to the world, showing what you are. May God let every tnan of true worth show to the world what hi. Is. If all true men would let their light shine, then many vile works on the earth would disappear. It Is Joyful to know that there are men living for the right, who' have sufficient moral back bone to make themselves martyrs. Stand to your undertaking. Let there he one clenn secular sheet unfurled In this glorious Southland, showing to the world that all neceminry news can be given In the clear llgljt of truth, with no menn or sordid appendages affixed to the avenue of purity through which many hundreds of homes will be bless ed, gladdcnlng.the hearts of thousands, thereby giving to so many lives that needed inspiration and enthsulaam, en abling them to do great things for God and man. It Is a light for purity against greed, for tho souls of men against money, for God-llke principles against avarice, for right against wrong, for God against the devil. Snin Jones was out for all that Is right, against all that Is wrong, and every pinn ought to show his true colors in Cool Underwear Great line of very light weight negligee and outing Shirts—best makes, best patterns—$1 to $5. Shirts Underwear so light and cool that twill keep you comfort able even in such weather as this-.-50c to $1.00 a garment. Daniel Bros. Co. L. J. DANIEL, President. 45-47-49 Peachtree Street. all things. And our state representative*, well as our great governor, now have the finest opportunity to show where they stand on this prohibiton bill. I am glad that It is the bill No. 1 and also A-l. The eyes of our people are now upon our lawmakers. When they have put out all intoxicants, they have done well. Let them also put out cig arettes, degrading literature and ob scene pictures, then the trash will have been removed, so that people may then begin to think, nnd to think clearly, about the betterment of mankind. From a standpoint of temperance and true moral worth, Mr. Seely, you seem to merit the next governorship of this great state for the magnificent stand you have taken in this fight. But If you do not want thnt honor con ferred upon you, there aro other good temperance men—Hon. Seaborn Wright, of Rome; John Temple Graves, of your city, and hosts of others that would adorn the cause of temperance by leading the hosts of Georgia under tho banner of love, truth and purity May your subscribers Increase not only by hundreds, but by thousands; not for a few years only, but for dec ades, and may your worthy paper be r< ad not only by tho thousands of peo ple In Georgia, but by the hundreds of thousands of good people throughout all the United States, America and the orld. N. IS. W. STOKELY. Washington, Gr. TOUCHE3 UP OPPONENTS OF PROHIBITION BILL. To tho Tcople's Paper—'The Atlanta Geor- fSSr present fight for the people's rights reminds wo of the lute unplonsniit guberuu- torlnl scrlmmngc between and l»etwlxt (Murk nnd Dick. Dick lutd under holt on Clark nil through the fracas, because ho wns fighting the people's battle, Just us The Georgian Is now doing. The Journal nnd The Constitution seem cowered. They know they nre wrong. Bending between the lines, uiethlnks now thnt I can dis cover that they already feel conscious- stricken. And poor llttlo Tom Felder to tote the whole whisky htuduess llttlo wenk shoulders! Don't you Tom may come to the front In future, but If be does, he will surely hnvo to change his turtles. lie Uns yoked up with hnud. If ho tries his "rooty schemes, he will surely lie snowed under so deep thnt the sweltering rays of a cen tury's suns will uot melt them away, and his n/une, with mnuy others, who are trying to barter men's souls for the sake or personal gain, nud destroy the happiness In countless homes nnd paunertso thou sands of bolpless children, will he held up • > future generations, ns that of another Jenedlet Arnold of our beloved country. All houor to the noble Christian men and women who have buckled on the armor In this grent fight for our homes nml our God. The Imttle cry slinll never cease, nor tho fight be abandoned until the victory Is won. su'd this two-edged sword, which has l>eeu wielded so long to destroy the pence, hap piness nud prosperity of our country. It shentlied, nevermore to. lie drawn to cut down the flower of our young manhood and and womanhood, nor destroy the pence and happiness of the l»cst people on the earth. Yours for the light to the end. 01* Umbrella Sale ’ $ Black Umbrellas covered in silk worsted, paragon frame and steel rod. Ssme with gold handles, silver handles, pearl handles ahd gun metal. Also wood handles trimmed with silver ahd gold. Umbrellas Umbrellas Umbrellas 3.50 4.50 5.00 6.00 at at at Umbrellas at 2.48 2.98 3.48 3.98 Umbrellas in black, cQversd with silk and worsted, 26- inch, paragon frames, with natural wood handles. 2.00 Umbrellas at 1.50 2.50 Umbrellas at 2.00 Umbrellss in black, with 26-inch paragon frame. 1.25 Umbrellas at 1.00 1.50 Umbrellas at 1.25 Atlanta, Ga. A. M. WALKER. AS TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN. To tha Editor of The Georgian: Anont the prohibition attention, I llnd In a recent U.ue of The Auguata Chronicle the following pathetic wall: “On the line of breaking faith. The Savannah Morning New. «ays, 'Repre senting a half-million dollar., and with a great many of it. stockholders wid ow, and orphans, who have all of their invested In thi. way, the Sa vannah Brewing Company would be hit hard by the passage of the pending prohibition bill. There are 110 stock holder., and the company employ. In round number. 1B0 persons. The pro hibition law would put the brewery out of business, and the big plant on Indian street would be Idle. The stock has always been considered not only a paying, but a ffite Investment, and oulte a number of widows have all their money In th* brewery stock.'" t would like to ask If there are no other safe places for Savannah’s ISO widows to Invest their little savings, besides the one business of the Bavan- nah Brewing Company? The Illustri ous gentlemen who dish out the hap penings for the readere of Tha Morn ing News nnd The Chronicle seem to have lost sight entirely of the fact that there are a good many more of women and children who aro not orphans, hut whose earnings are Invested In the products of the Savannah Brewing Company to the neglect of their home Interests, to their lack of home happi ness, to the want of home comforts, to the blighting of their lives. Why, I wonder, do they forget thla class of unfortunates, whose lives are blight ed. whose hopes of happiness now or In the future, could not possibly be (Jo to Meriwether White Sulphur Springs and spend Sunday—new West Point Route to Columbus—leave Atlanta 4:10 p. m., arrive Meriwether White Sulphur 7:15 p. m. Round trip tick ets $2.25, good until Tuesday —fine M"sic, .Swimming Pool; elevation 900 feet. realised under existing condition*? Continue your grand work of preach ing for good government, good morale and righteous living In thle present world, and verily the people will rise up and call you blessed, aa well aa they do the lawmakers who are ao nobly and so grandly enacting laws for the people'* good. W. A. HAYES. Honora, Ga. FAVOR8 AGE OF CON8ENT BILL. „ _ 1L It Is not only a question-of (nrotectlon for our young klrl*, but a movement for a *■*'*• “ ndard of morals for our future that our wuole cfvlc nnd social life Is con taminated. Whole streets, blocks and sec tions of oor cities are given over to what ■* e «« the social evil, and s '** lion noon brings to light - — - - * te haunts | largely from the rani districts of our country, and from that vast army of worklngarom- cn. where we find the young girl* jniorly paid ami befet with temptations. We ran —* —out at one fell blow what Kip- Southern Dry Goods & Shoe Co., (Incorporat.d) PIERCE’S BUSY DEPARTMENT STORE. 60 Mrietfi Street. Opposite Pnt Office. E. PIERCE, Pr.ild.nL oroi, nut we can ana snoani pro. young girls of Gcorgln, the future of toe state, and thns start the ' n sound morality. In the world, but we can and should pro. tect the youn— — *- — mothers of * battle for n One hundred sml fifty years ago, Black* stone, citing the law on this subject, snld: "The eoqeeV —* * — child under it ‘ ‘ she Is I neaps We o f Jt 4 r __ ton." and Georgia still holdn to this old Knglish taw, for lu Georgia today the nge nuent Is ten years. As I underttnu Wooten's sge of consent bill ml* tbh age to eighteen yenrs, which t* a wise ‘ Just measure. Son states bare a At this should ; at sixteen years a glr the ino»t Impressionable age, fiuenced, and led by her emotions, ago she Is not considered eOtnpo convey sway her property, neither she lie considered mentally fit to of her virtue. A fact worthy of note Is that In Colo rado, Idaho. Utah sml Wyoming, the four states where eromen enjoy political equal ity with the men, the ago of consent Is eighteen years. K. ANZfi.