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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
,'CHR TEMPLE CRAVES. Editor
f. 1. SEELY. Pwblltker.
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er objectionable advertising. Neither
does It print whlafcy or toy liquor ads.
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do
Ibl. nod nt nan low u» wot*
with ■ profit to tb. city. Thl. (bonld
h. don. at oaca. The Oeorflan ba-
II.Tt. that If atraat railway, cab be
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Lucian Knight in California.
Tbs many friends of Lucian Knight
In Atlanta and In Georgia, will read
with pleasure bla beautiful and
thoughtful article upon the Twontleth
Century Jew la The Georgian of today.
The perusal of this graceful aud
thoughtful article wilt be the An
nouncement to the friends of Lucian
Knlgbt that hla brilliant mind and
aklllfnl pen have lost nothing of their
touch and charm under the softer
skies of California.
It la a brilliant and merited tribute
which Mr. Knight paya to tho great
race whose history has been so largo
a part of the life of this republic and
of his goodly city. It la In all re
spects a notable article which The
Georgian publishes today and wilt no
doubt be read with keen Interest and
delight not only by the people whom
It describes but by the multitude of
friends and admirers of our brilliant
young Georgian who la seeking health
in tbe softer latitude of the far West.
It will bo pleasant news to tho
friends of Mr. Knight to hear that
bis health la much improved and that
hla surroundings are moat happy and
delightful. It will be of further Inter
est to be told that hla promised book
on “Georgia," will be forthcoming nt
nn early date and that It will bo the
beat and fullest expression which wo
have yet had from Ita accomplished
and eloquent author.
Those who have read the hook In
full from manuscript, and those who
have seen Its preliminary sheets, aro
lavish In their praises of the beauty
of IU style, the clearness of Its
thought, and the comprehensive Infor
mation which It contains.
A halt dosen pages will sufllce to
Impress the reader that Mr. Knight
Is a scholar of deep research with
perhaps the rarest literary touch
among the Georgians of today.
You may talk about the fame
of Roosevelt and Bryan, the prestige
of Taft, the publicity of Bellamy
Storer, and the high repute of Kalaer
BUI, but there Is a gentleman by the
name of "8. Claus," whnae popularity
for the time being Is putting all their
noses out of Joint.
We do not fear the coming of Slater
Carrie Nation. When she gets here
our New Year resolutions will be In
fall working force, and we shall all be
very still.
The "Reflections of s Bachelor" are
to be permanently disturbed. Post
Wheeler marries IlalUe Ermlnie Rives
on December 29th.
Nor are we alarmed at Caasle Chad-
wick's visit. -All our money will be
■pent before tho coming of tho accom
plished flnancler.
When the "Simple Life" comes in
conflict with the "Strenuous Life,”
then “Simple Teddy" does sklddoo.
Maybe now Post Wheeler will write
some paragraphic!* on "the Reconsid
erations of a Benedict.”
How heavenly good our children are
In these late December days!
Where the Georgia Delegation Live
In Washington.
SENATORS.
Augustus O. Bacon, 1757 Oregon
avenue.
A. 8, Clay, the Normandie.
CONGRESSMEN.
W. C. Adamson, the Oxford.
I*. L. Bartlett, the Shoreham.
Thomas M. Bell, the Iroquois.
W. U. Brantley, the Chapin.
T. W. Hardwick, the Shoreham.
W. M. Howard, the Bancroft.
Gordon Iy». the Shoreham.
K. B. Lewie, the Metropolitan.
J. tV. Overstreet, the Metropoli
tan.
L. K. Livingston, 1916 Blit more
•ireet.
LET THE MAYOR APPROVE THE COUNCIL.
It Is to be hoped that Mayor Woodward will rise to the full height of
municipal statesmanship either directly or Indirectly in bis attitude to
ward the action of council upon the liquor licenses.
The wise and proper thing for the mayor to do would be to affix his
signature Instantly and emphatically to the action of the city council and
to set at rest this Important matter before the beginning of another year.
If this should bo his action we are quite sure that It will command the
confidence and Indorsement of the wiser people who make public opinion
In Atlanta and will close bla administration in a way most creditable to hla
fame and to the record of bla public service.
If, for any reason the mayor can be in doubt as to the wisdom of the
council's acCion In the matter of the liquor license, we feel that both Jus
tice and propriety would suggest that, aa hla own term of office la ao near
ly done, he should leave the decision of this great and Important matter
to the Judgment of hla successor already elected and Just about to take
hla seat and to assume the responsibilities of the government
It does not matter to the thinking people of this city at what par
ticular moment or under what especial Influences thp city council came
to Ita final decision In thlB question. There la much In the surroundings
of thlB Anal vote which suggests tho impulse that Is sometimes akin to
Inspiration. At least It was tho best and wisest thing that the council
could have done, and It is doubly Impressive In tbe fact that It was done
by so overwhelming a majority and In such an emphatic way.
The Georgian aa we recall It was tbe first paper in this city to urge
three things In dealing with the liquor situation In Atlanta. Just after
the excitement which followed upon the riot of September 22, The Geor
gian began to agitate for three reforms In the liquor traffic of the city.
First: The raising of tbe licenses for the running of saloons.
Second: The decrease of the number of saloons.
Third: Such additional stricter regulation of the liquor traffic aa so
ber Judgment might suggest for the lessening of Ita evils and of Ita uae.
So that this paper Is In full accord with the reforms which have been
brought about by the discussion of this Important matter, and we believe
that the city is now standing at a crisis which can be met or marred to
the good or evil of the whole population. If Mayor Woodward during hla
brief remaining days of office should aee fit to veto the wise and pru
dent measure of the city council, unless the council majority Is large
enough to override hla veto, be would do more to precipitate upon Atlanta
the strife and wrangle of a prohibition election than any other man could
poaalbly do at this time. The surprise and Indignation of the better ele
ment of the people would add a multitude of votes to the protest of the ul-
tra-prohlbltlonlsts of Atlanta and tho mayor would not only be likely to pre
cipitate an election but to multiply the number of those who would vote
for a radical change.
If, on the other hand, the mayor should promptly recognise the wis
dom and prudence of the council's action, which has been formed out of
the concurrent Judgment and deliberation of the better element of our
municipal system, ho might close his administration and close the year
with the establishment of auch added restraint and control of the liquor
traffic as would record a distinct triumph for the temperance people and
a distinct assurance of bettor conduct and greater temperance within the
coming year.
With these laws established no man could deny or would be dispos
ed to deny that the liquor traffic in Atlanta was held within closer and
more rigid lines of regulation than in almost any o' y of the South
or of the country, and that every step of recent ye: >een distinctly
a triumph for tho temperance element and for the u- clopment of law
and order in the city and In tho state.
And In order to make this condition permanent and tranquillize It to
tho apprehension of the real friends of temperance and order throughout
the commonwealth. It Is Indlspenaablo that these laws should become fixed
and durable by being Incorporated Into the city's charter without delay.
FORECASTING ONE NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION.
In this season when the heart la soft and the mind turns toward Its
betterment and the shuffling off of evil natures, and the coll of human
faults. It may bo Just as well for men to think a little bit of the charity
which keeps our lips from slander.
There Is enough of real sin and wickedness In this good, bad old
word for men and women not to make It any worse by unworthy slander,
by the misrepresentation of human cohduct, or by the perversion of
■mall acta Into mighty faults.
Human ns we are, we are given to the telling of talcs upon our fellow
mon and upon our fellow women for the simple Interest that tho story
carries to those who hear; and for the pleasurable sensation of exciting sur-
prlso and the expression of amasemont upon the lips and countenances of
those who do not know, It Is a temptation to relate aomo new nnd unex
pected scandal upon our mutual friends.
This la a characteristic of human nature—partly founded In the
desire to Interest and please, and largely based upon that calloused Indif
ference to the wreck which It may bring to worthy reputation, and to
the ruin which It may entail upon good names.
There are so many good names and fine characters ruined by light
whispers and by careloss rumors that are not founded upon fact or Jus
tified by any fair Investigation.
For Instance, we know a man who aa a victim of one of these persis
tent colds which tbe Fall and Winter have brought to so many of our
kith and kin, wna led to a casual and temperate use of an alcoholic stim
ulant ns a remedy for this cold. Perhaps In tho strictly temperance sense,
and most certainly from tho prohibition standpoint, he ought never to have
adopted such a remedy or to have followed such a plan. But that la
past. He did It. He never came for an hour under tho Influence of this
simulant, and It took no hold U|>on hla habits and exercised no Influence
upou hla life. But upon tho lips of casual friends, and perhaps through
a chnneo acquaintance with hint, and by the openness of bla nature which
forbade him to conceal In any way the remedial agent to which he gavo
a little use, there crept out a little atory that ho had gone Into danger
ous drinking. It may have started from a friend, and It may have grown
from a whisper that had no malice In its tones; but there are always ao
many to take up an evil rumor that this light atory of harmless birth
grew with every repetition until a man who had never been drunk In all
hla life, was credited with the character of Intemperate drinking and be
came the occasion of regretful comment and pained commiseration among
hla friends. Hla reputation suffered and there were perhaps, aa there will
always be upon this earth of good and evil, some evil tongues and malig
nant mtnda that took delight In spreading this rumor far nnd wide until
the good repute of an Innocent man waa Injured and the usefulness of
hla life waa, for a time, curtailed.
This was thoughtless gossip reinforced by malignant slander, and of
course, there was no remedy but to outlive the rumor and to refute the
slander by good deeds and a consistent life.
The anme man In the same period under the advice of his physician
left tbe remedy of liquor and waa put for a month on the reasonable
agency of paregoric and glycerine for the healing of the lunge
and quieting of the nervee of hla mucous membranes. The un
conscious freedom with which this mild decoction was used In
the ofllce and at home with Its contents made known to anyone
who asked, started In an equally harmless way the rumor that the man
had become a confirmed opium eater when In point of fact he had never
taken opium before In all hit) life, and was only too glad to throw away
his bottle of paregoric which Is the opiate of babies, at the very first ex
pression of relief to his malady. And yet. upon the winga of thoughtless
gossip. Iiorne forward upon the stronger pinions of malignant rumor, this
man who had deserved lietter things and who waa absolutely guiltless of
the radical use of either tho stimulant or the opiate, waa damaged In rep
utation and la the confidence of hla friends by these whispers which af
terwards grew to deliberate statements of distorted and Injurious fact.
The man.'of course, will outlive In time the thoughtless breathings of
his friends, and the malignant venom of the few enemies he haa made,
because there Is not In his life or in his habits, one custom or one prece
dent which would even remotely Justify either rumor u an expression of
his living.
llut the moral Is that men should be careful, and women, too, how
they s|s>ak lightly the half truths and surface incidents which repetition
and carelessness and sometimes malignancy, will magnify Into serious
charges which affect good names and destroy good rcputattons'aud min
ify the npiKHiunltie* of men and women for service and for duty.
Now this Is un "Saturday livening” and It la not Intended as a homily
or a sermon, llut It crimes impulsively to the pen upon the presenta
tion of these two incidents to the editorial mind and we kindly and frater
nally s-itc-m to our Mends and our acquaintances who arc already Anger
ing the new leaves which they hope to turn with the fast coming year of
good resolve, to consider the value and the duty of being careful as they
deal with man’s character or with woman’s white repute.
And out of this resolution which Is both wholesome and holy, there
will come a better year, and a more helpful year to human happiness and
to human struggle, and there will be scattered fewer wrecks and fewer
wounded reputations along the pathway of the new cycle which la dawning
for us all.
Let ua simply be more careful how we speak of woman's honor and
of man's repute.
This I* all, but It la enough.
GET A
A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY, AND THE WONDERFUL MER
CHANTS WHO MEET IT.
We are loosing today upon the swelling sea of the season of trade
an argosy of precious freight.
Column follows fast upon column In the messages of fullness which
are sent from the beat and brightest merchants of the land.
Page after page of announcements rich In information go out to tell
the crowding hosts of Santa Clans where JJe tbe spoils and the treas
ure of the holiday season.
The Georgian today la a mirror In which one may look to seo the
fulfillment of hla own and other needs and longings In this happy time
when everybody, or almost everybody, gets everything or almost every
thing the heart desires.
It Is a wonderful season and wonderfully have the merchants of this
Twentieth Century City prepared to meet It. There la the Joy of fulneaa
in the hearts and pockets of a people whom God baa blessed In basket
and In store—the hill tops are crowned with the harvest glory of a goodly
year, and rejoicing goes through our valleys like a song. Not In the
lifetime of any Georgian under forty years of age baa so rich and prosper- j
oua a Christmas come to bless old Georgia and her children after the
long night time of poverty and desolation which fell upon her In 1888. and
whose shadows rested upon her until the dawning light of the closing cy
cle, baa burst for her with the new century into a prosperous and a
perfect day.
And the merchants and the tradesmen; keeping pace with progress
and even with prosperity, have I6ng since decreed that nothing waa too
good for this brave Atlanta and that whatever feast of fat things was
spread for any other peoples must alao stretched before our own.
The looms and the factories of the earth have been searched for
their beat productions, the silversmiths arid skillful artisans have wrought
their cunning handiwork through patient months; the mines have been
robbed of Jewels and precious stones, the magicians of glass have cut
their mdrvels Into radiant shapes and reflecting angles, ths sheen of silk
and the softness of wool have been sprinkled with the rare perfume* of
Araby.
And alt for us who have gifts to give and money to pay withal.
May the merchants reap the radiant harvest of their taate and enter
prise, any "may the Lord make us thankful for what we are about to re
ceive.” ”
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
DECEMBER 19.
ISOS—Sara Constant, Godspeed nnd Discov
ery, tailed from England for Virginia.
161—English commons claimed freedom of
discussion.
1<M—William of Orange entered Istndon.
1777—Washington moved hla troops to Valley
Forge.
ins—Fort Niagara taken br the British.
160—Mary A. Livermore born. Died May 23,
1906.
ISM—Turner, the celebrated painter, died.
116—Holly Springs. Miss., reesptured by
Confederates, taking the garrison prl|.
oners.
1901—East river bridge opened.
GEORGIANS IN GOTHAM.
Thomas J. Wheat
Special to Tho Georgian.
Columbus, Ga., Dec. 19.—Thomas J,
Wheat, father of K. M. Wheat, of this
city, died at Fort Valley Monday morn
ing, after a long Illness. He formerly
resided at Went Point.
Died From Heart Failure.
Columbus, Go., Dec. 19.—Lula Edge,
a negro woman, was found dead In
bed In the eastern part of the city yes
terday. A coroner’s Jury found the
woman died from heart failure.
KODAK
. There ’* something about Picture-Taking
—Kodaking—that makes it the rich and
poor man’s hobby alike.
Once you own a Kodak, once yon have
snapped a picture of some favorite spot or
taken a portrait of some member of your
family, and then during development of
your film or plate you have watched the
magic image appear under the soft glow
of the ruby light—then, and not until then
can you appreciate or know the enjoyment
of Picture-Taking.
Taking pictures with a Kodak has
reached the acme of simplicity—and when
we say a child can go through every oper
ation successfully, we mean just that. The
daylight method, or machine development,
means “Picture-Taking with the bother
left out.” We have the latest daylight
tank developers, or you can use the dark
room. '
You snap the button; we do the rest—
unless you care to do it all yourself. If
you do, we have every kind of amateur
supplies and will instruct you fully how
to proceed to get perfect results.
We handle the famous Eastman Ko
daks and the wonderful little Brownies.
We are also’ agents for the Premo Came
ras (the film pack kind).
We do the very best amateur develop
ing and finishing; also enlarging and
copying.
Come in and see a Kodak. See sample
pictures. Ask for a catalogue, or we will
mail you one.
A. K. HAWKES CO.,
THE KODAK HOUSE
14 WHITEHALL STREET.
Mrs. L. B. Livingston,
Bimetal to Thn Gtorglan.
Covington, Ga, Doc. 19.—Mrs. L. B.
Livingston, who llvod near Salem Camp
Ground, died Monday night Sho leave*
two children. Miss Octavla and Dora,
and a husband. Sho wa* greatly be
loved and reopeetod by every one In the
community.
n
What Shall I Buy Him for
Christmas?”
Lounging- Robes
5.00 to 15.00
Smoking Jackets
5.00 to 15.00
Bath Robes
5.00 to 10.00
Silk Mufflers
1.00-to 3.00
Kid Gloves
1.00 to 2.50
Stylish Hats
2.00 to 5.00
Fancv Pajamas
1.50 to 3.00
Night Shirts
1.00 to 2.50
Pretty Neckwear
50c to 1.50
H ERE'S a list that will suggest the answer to
many a perplexing question of “what to
give him” Christmas.
They’re practical gifts—gifts that will increase
his comfort and add to his pleasure—the kind of
gifts men regard as ideal.
And another guarantee of his appreciation of
the gift is the name of Emmons on the article—a
name that stands for all that’s good in apparel fpr
men. '
Gifts For Boys
Hath Robes
Kid Gloves
1.50
Scarf Pius
1.50
Suspenders
1.00
Suita, Overcoats
3.50 to
12.00
New Sweaters
1.60
Pretty Neckwear.
.50
Cuff Huttons
1.50
Handkerchiefs
.50
Stylish Hats
2.00
39-41 Whitehall Street.
Silk Handkerchiefs
50c to 1.50
Linen Handkerchiefs
25c to 75c
Silk Suspenders
75c to 2.50
Watch Fobs
1.00 to 3.50
Scarf Pins
50c to 1.50
Quff Buttons
50c to 2.50
Fancv Vests
1.50 to 6.00
Sifk Umbrellas
2.50 to 8.00
Suits, Overcoats
12.00 to 35.00 \