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1 THE ATLANTA-GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, OCTOHEIt ID, 1907. MISSOURI IS FAST DRIVING WHISKY OUT; PEOPLE OF STATE HAVE “BEEN SHOWN” Southern Express Go. To all points accessible by Express. Operates on over 30,000 miles of first-class routes, having 4,000 offices. The Southern Express Company operates offices in Alabama, Arkansas, Bahama Islands, Cuba, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missis sippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia. Transports all kinds of merchandise, money, valuables, jewelry, bonds, valuable papers, etc., in connection with other Express Companies, to all parts of the United States, Canada, Havana, Nassau, eto. Collections taken with or without goods. Deeds and Mort gages taken to bo recorded and returned. Baggage checks taken, and baggage shipped. Low rates made on samples of merchandise, printed matter, cuttings, plants and many other artioles. Matter forwarded to European points. (From The St. Louis Republic.) Missouri Is going dry and going dry if the number of counties which h? ve adopted local option Is any proof. Those actively engaged In the war ifnlnst liquor nre now claiming to won over forty-four of the 114 counties in the state, with hope of four Mors. More than one-third of the fcuntles of the state are without dramshops, nnd the Indications go to •hotv that by the close of the year fully |Ono-half of the counties In Missouri, perhaps more, will have voted out *!oont. .J h * vrusade against license Is mov- ahead noiselessly, anad county nft- JT county I" Joining the dry ranks. At g*JK"* nt Ume there are six counties « which the saloons in the large cities ■lone Are licensed, while those through. Swth? c °unties have been wiped out "business. This Is brought about by s.r!L?. aK, 'J n the ,0Cft l option law which Jw ? 1 ,e Inhabitants of cities having population of 2,600 or over to vote In- **TER SUPPLY CUT OFF; PLANT8 CLOSE FOR DAY to The Georgian. Anniston, Ala., Oct 19.'—The water JPPly of Anniston was shut off yester- on account of a burst In a main the reservoir. The electric plant (lown ** well as other plants "ending on water supply. dependent of the county In which they are situated. Maryville, Fulton and Springfield have held Independent elec tions, nnd In Fulton alone the dram shops were voted out. There will be similar elections In Nevada, Chllllcothe, Paris, Louisiana and possibly two or three othar cities very soon. Active in Others. A list of forty-one counties that are either entirely "dry” or have adopted local option and will be "dry” ns noon ns existing licenses expire, follows: Andrew, Atchison, Barry, Benton, Bollinger, Callaway, Camden. Chris tian, Dade Dallas, Dent, DeKulb, Doug, las, Dunklin, Gentry, Harrison, Howell, Laclede, Lincoln, Madison, McDonald, Mercer, Mississippi, Morgan, Oregon, Ozark, Pemiscot, Putnam. Reynolds, Ripley, Schuyler, Scotland, Shannon, Shelby, Stoddard, Stone. Sullivan, Texas, Wayne, Worth and Wright. In the following six counties no li cense Is Issued, save In the cities named: Greene, Springfield; Henry, Clinton; MANDAMU8 SUSTAINED AGAINST INSURANCE CO. Special to The Georgian. Jackson, Miss., Oct. 19.—In the Hinds county circuit court yesterday Judge Rotter sustained the mandamus action Instituted to compel Insurance Com missioner Cole to oust the Great West ern Life Insurance Company of Kan- City, and forfeit Its license to do business in this state on the ground that policies issued by the company contain a bond feature Impossible of fulfillment. BISHOP TURNER TO PRESIDE OVER THE CONFERENCE Special to The Georgina. Athens. Oa., Oct. If.—'The north Georgia conference of the A. M. E. Marlon, Hannibal and Palmyra; New ton. Neosho, Pemiscot, CaruthersvIUe; Nodaway. It Is a vital question with statesmen and others who are watching things In Missouri as to Just where the temper- anco movement will stop, it is predict ed by many that f?t. Louis will turn out-and-out prohibition before long. The local option law was so changed at the last session of the legislature as to render "bootlegging" and other unlawful means of selling Intoxicants, either by druggists or others, a rather risky business. 8o those who claim the state Is going prohibition suy It will be without a possible loophole when It doe» come. It Is stated, on legal authority, that Missouri can have prohibition without the adoption of a constitutional amend, mem. A statute, It is stated on the authority of Governor Folk and others, will suffice. However, Jt should be stated that the governor Is not ad vocating such a move. He believes that much of the antngonlsm to dram shops In the state Is due to saloon keepers who persist In violating the This is the opinion held by the Rev. Samuel I. Lindsay, of St. Louis, state superintendent of tho Missouri Law Enforcement League, and former head of the Missouri Anti-Saloon League. Liquor Men to Blamo. "So far ns my experience and obser vation go," said Mr. Lindsay, “the liq uor dealers themselves are largely to blame for the rapid growth In prohibi tion sentiment during the last few years. They have sought to control political affulrs and legislative affairs, and so have Incurred the wrath of the moral political element In the state." The counties in which the local op tion people expect to have the greatest trouble In putting the saloons out of business are those along the Missouri river, where the wine-growing Industry Is large. The local option element claims that It Is not the opposition to liquor that Is causing the states, to put the saloons out of business, but rather the per formances of the liquor people In trying to control politics. Missouri seems to be going prohibi tion at a rapid rate, and yet an odd feature of the local option gain In the state Is the fact that the beer tax does not Indicate any falling off, but, to the contrary, shows heavy gains. The beer tax Js only collected on beer sold In the stato, no matter whether It Is manufactured here or In any other state or country. Either the localities that have licensed dramshops hhve In creased their sales of beer or the tip plers In the local option counties and cities are getting their beer regardless of the law. Any attempt to fight local option, It Is thought, will but aid the anti-license clement In their efforts. It Is thought that by the next session of the legisla ture some drastic measure will have been taken throughout the state against the liquor Interests. The dry county peoplo say the saloon keepers and liq uor dealers of all kinds must keep out of active politics, and they are demon strating their ability to put such men out of business who dare oppose tholf wishes. ^ Our Prices the Lowest Vet! church will conv.ene In this city Octo ber 30 and continue until November 5. The conference will be held at Pierce's chapel on Foundry street. Bishop Tur ner, of Atlanta, and Bishop CL 8. Smith, of Detroit, Mich., will preside over the deliberations of the body. Ppeclnl to The Georgian. Villa Rica, Ga., Oct. 19.—Master Frank Green, youngest son of Mrs. J. W. Green, of this place, got a dynamite cap and In playing with It It exploded seriously Injuring both eyes nnd tear ing his hand up so badly that all the lingers had to be amputated. The lit tle fellow Is badly scarred about the face and his condition Is serious. 8UBSCRIBE TO FUND FOR MEMORIAL CHURCH Special to The Georgian. Elberton, Ga., Oct. 19.—Bishop Seth Ward, of the M. E. Church, South, ad dressed a large congregation at the Methodist church hero on Wednesday ovenlug In the Interest of the Wes ley Memorial enterprises at Atlanta. A liberal subscription was made to the building fund. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY. Arrive From— Savannah .... Jacksonville.. 7.50 am Mai S ncon 11.25 *ru aeon 4.20 pm f lacoD . . 8.10 pm Depart To— Macon 11.40 pm Macon 8.0)aw Bacon 4.00 put Jacksonville... S.S0pm Savannah ....9,15 pm JUDGE THOMA8 ANNOUNCE8 FOR MAYOR OF ATHENS Special to The Georgian., Athens, Oa., Oct 19.—Judge Georg# C. Thomas makes his formal unnounce< ment for mayor of Athens, subject to the Democratic primary. Judge Thom as has been a resident of this city for many years. He has represented Clarke county In the general assembly and has also been solicitor of the city court. Office Building Completed. Spcclnl to The Georgian. Athens, Oa., Oct. 19.—The Athens Electric Railway Company will move Into their new ofTIce building on Col lege avenue at the corner of Hancock avenue next week. The building Is on of the handsomest In the city, and FULL SET $10 TEETH, $5. GOLD CROWNS, While Crowns and FILLINGS, $1 to $5 TEETH WITHOUT PLATES, PUT IN, $1 TO $4, All Work GnarantHil BELL PHONE 3211 ENTERPRISE PAINLESS DENTISTS, 100VS Whitehall Street Ov,r Hrunnan 4 Anthony's Dm, H.r. . t> a duplicate of the old Southern Mu tual Insurance Company building. TRY TO ABOLISH NEGRO TROOPS THIS CONGRESS Washington, Oct. 19.—That an or- ganlaed effort will be made In congrew thin winter by Southern .enat'or. and representative, to abolish the four col. ored regiments now In the army Is an assured fact, of the representatives from the South who have already made up their minds to become active In this matter are Byrd, of Mississippi; Heflin, of Alabama, and Shackelford, of Mis souri. BABV CARRIAGE RAN AWAY AS FATHER WATCHED PARADE 8pec!sl to Tbs Georgian. Athens, Ga.. Oct. 19.—While standing on the cortter at the Cltlgena' Bank dur ing a parade. Policeman Short let his baby and tag L_- violently to the ground and severely In. luring him. MURESCO We carry all shades In packages and In bulk. GEORGIA PAINT & GLASS CO., 40 Peschtres Street CLEAN HOMES— like a clean newspaper—that’s why The Georgian is such a home paper—the thirty thousand homes that are visited by The Georgian and News daily no doubt like our policy of never printing unclean ads, especially when we send along about as full and wholesome newspaper as money can produce. No whisky or unclean advertisements.