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Friday, juxy 31.
com moot
UP TO THE SEMITE
HOUSE PASSED THE HOLDER
BILL AND HAS MADE THE
FEDERAL CONVICT
LEASE A SPECIAL
ORDER
l y HOUSES TO GET TOGETHER
Mast Meeting In Atlanta
To Protest Against the
Continuance of the
Convict Lease Sys
tem. Governor
Smith May
Speak.
ATLANTA. (*» * Tt 1« now up to
th# ttnat# lo what shall h
dosa in she- maMer of hidilatUm on
tin* convJrf qui-si.lon Wc*diH*Hday th#
hona© pa HKed lh<* I fold oi hill and
th# *#llllll made* the? I »ld#r convict
)<•**# # Hpoelal or<l'-r for next Tu©«
day. It Jh ih«*T-for© understood that
th# two hoMMi*« of *h«* general a*
nimbly will g« t pother on th< eon
viol qd <hi lon during th« coming
week. Mcfwi en the two nieaaurea, II
la con; to* ml certain that the law
msk#n* will make u law which ha*
for It* object the ultima*# abollah
man! of the convict le«*e.
The convict question, it apnea r#, j
except for iho investigation which la
going on right along. I# laid *sl 1« by j
both house* of the lawmaking body
until Tuesday of next week, ftt thsj
mean time, however, t! advocat'M ;
and opponent* of the two hill* will i
try to get together, and It I* be-!
Sieved that by Tuihilhv befor-*
th# •Hl , w!lot> eoiiM ¥ to a \ ote If. the
ill l*f r hottsa that everything-oo th#
subject will be "cut and dried."
In thin connection It Ih announced
that a big mar * met ting » protest
ngiinst the continuance of the eon
viol It a*# H.vsU'iu will he held next
Huttday aftertmon at the Urftnd Opera
Home.
Senator T R F chairman
of the Invent if nt lon commit tea of
th# legislature, will probably be one
ot the *peakrr*i i,t the (irand, (ktv
«rnor ifoke Smith and Hon, .lonepb
M. ttrmvn. n tim** for coveruor to
«ticre**d him. hIH poih h» Invited to
attend ih# iH' etlng. The * V« rnor
may he one of the #p« ik«rn. There
will <»lto b* othei speakam, The
Cotign tiiMonal church and Hie W* *
>\\ fjHearbll fliuich have been n
•crvvd tot overflow meeting*.
The m«elim prom! nr* to b< otu*
of th* moat largely at tended t and
meat Inter* ding of ’be kind that ha:*
ever tu-en held in Atlanta, The call
for she u.e.thm t* nlprml bv #omo
of the best known cltlietu* of At
lanta.
Valued s«mo a» 0)1#.
W tj t "Hurl, u»* "Oaui of (Velar
Vb« VI- - ! iH! my miM inner*
When they buy n bus of Dr Ktn«> ,\’«n»
fir# |M >. n,\ M ! m«. north <»r that
imieh In if utnietna won
fWltlpMlw, miilnrl't *»r blHou»n#»«.
gold under AiMrunte? nt nil Uruggo*,
Sfcc
HSRLEM OIL MILL
WILL SOON BEGIN
All Machinery Hn« Been
Purchased iiml Conatrnc
tioii Will Sturt lu a Few
Days.
HARIiKM * ’:t \H the* marhlnary
for tho llailfiu Cotton OH Co. ha*
born |ui!rlwut*d unit Hit' work of con
•tructlnK U»c building* will begin m
OQCr It N the jMirpow «»f them* b#
hind thin wttrprliM* to hivi it rendv
for the coming (nil *t*ft««>n and with
W«h men mu Or K f| Phillip* H 8
Punch a I and others of out wide awake
OItIMMRB behind thiw mm fluent It la ;
bound to Im a Ntirrea*
CANDIDATE JUST A MINUTE
TOO LATE TO ENTER RACE
HAVAKNAIt Ok Fulling by a f<*
minute* In ()ti;itlf > (or me race (or
thr democratic nuintnatlun (or coro
ear In a (pedal cleettoe to ba hrlil
her. on Auguat &. I>r w |i o'Rear.
onr of (In' oirtiOK* at cuntendera for
(hr nomination haa l««*n iliaquatlflcd
from entering lh r ram Hi* friend*
»ant him to a*k (or k *i»»clal meet
lur of (h# county democratic e.eeu
tlv# oomraltte* at whti'h to pre*enl
a plea to hr allowed to make the rae*
The rntr a Recording to the rraula
tte i ► ado| itrd wore to have been It*
at noon Wedneadav Dr. O'Roar came
tn a few minute* late and hta entry
and money waa tlerllned The race
la turtng run en account of the death
of the regular democratic ratine*
Thoa* who nave qualified for the race
*re Xfea.r. II H Stanle) 1 t; Kel
ter, Albert Goette and George W. |,a
mar The letter wee at one time poet
taaater at Savannah
ANOTHER BANK rOR HARLEM
IIAHLKM (ie There ta much talk
of aeother bank for Harlem We
team that at an early dale that pro
p* ratio n. win be made let kina to the
eetahltahment of another bank at iWa
place The capita! atrvk of the pro
pored hank t* to be ISS.oac We learn
that the money ta already tn hand for
thN new eutarprla. and all that re
madua ta air organ uatloa is uegta j
bonpjoet
A STORY WITH BUT ONE WORD
... i.»,.. w rr,'■ "i > * 1 ’ , ~ 7 i
\V % • 'Jfr' ••'•1 t !j
Eetter Let Well Enough Alone,
Says Constitution To T^ailroads
li Ik <ilrric'uit lo comprehend the at-
I Undo of Ih.’ railroads In the tn»tt«r
of IncroHHlng frf'lxht ruloK. In thtOlßhl
of Iwo forth which would kcbiii lo
oatw.lch everything they can brim;
to the Kupi>ort of the propoaltlon.
They «re tlie«t>:
romnierrlal and axrleultUral proa
peelH which equal, If they do not
mtrpßHa, thOHf of the Imnner year of
traffic which tilled railroad c.uffcra the
country over, and—
The manifest danger of tnrnlna the
WHERE THE PURE AND HEALTHY
NON-INTOXICATING BEER
tg kjt lit vg
Belle
of
Georgia
in
Bottles
*g vg i)t ag
TRY IT ON DRAUGHT.
“FRESH AND GOLD."
tide of public KPntlmcnt which ha«
recently exhibited a desire to afford
every opportunity looking to the res
toration of reaaonable corporate pros
iwrlty.
The first Is generally admitted by
| the railroads themselves. Railroad
I presidents and financial managers ev.
erywhere are preaching optlmlatlo
doctrine and apreaitfns optlmlatlo
(acts.
Following a recent conference of
Southern railway officials, thin was
Is Brewed; Prom the Best Quality of Malt
and Hops, by a Scientific Up-Jo-Date Brewmaster
T ITT. AUGUSTA HERALD.
the sentiment expressed:
"The present condition of the'cot
tori crop and the grain crops of the
I South la good, if there i» no deter!-
| oration in cotton between now and
the close of the season the yield will
; he large. As a result of general pros
perity nniong the communities, reta-l
business in most Southern towns has
kept up fairly well.
"It was the consensus of opinion
i that there Is a trend in the direction
!of the Improvement of business
throughout the Southern states. The
agricultural outlook Is encouraging,
i Southern fruit and vegetable crops
I have generally been good and have
! found a ready market at prices which,
j though in some cases below those of
; former years, have been profitable.
'nuguSffSjreuiing (g
® (Ja.
(Are the railroads so blinded to the
second of these important facts that
I they are willing to build up a Franl:-
! enstein which may turn upon them
wit!* a vengeance more powerful than
they have yet experienced?
The railroads of the country pros
pered and grew fat upon the rates
which now exist, and they did It bat
cause they had the business.
With crops the equal of any the
country has ever known, with indus
trial resumption now in full sway and
the products of factory, mine and mill
again on the move, there is every in
dication of the early return of the
same abundant traffic which the rail
roads enjoyed eighteen months ago.
The protest of the National Whole
sale Fry Goods association against
Augueta Brewing Co., Augusta, (Ja.
the increase, which The Constitution
publisnes today, will expresses the sit
uation when it says:
“On a fair representation of the ac
tual investment, we feel sure rate
now in vogue are ample to realize
fair return under normal conditions,
and demand that no advance be made
to pay returns on securities issued
uy modern methods,’’
The people have conceded to the
railroads the right to maintain the
status quo. They have consented to
the preservation of present rates with
out reduction.
That was all the railroads fought
for and all they asked when howling
political demagogues were seeking
votes by makiDg promises which they
knew could not be redeemed. The
Keep Your Money at Home.
Boost Augusta.
M TAX ON
NEAR BEERSELLEBS
Savannah Disregards
Court Rulings and
Wishes To Regain a
tie of Its Lost Revenue.
SAVANNAH, Ga.—The board of al
dermen of the city of Savannah yes
terday afternoon decided to impose a
tax of |2OO a year on sellers of prohi
bition beer, near beer, or home beer,
as it is variously known.
Council debated this question at
length when the prohibition la#
came into effect and was on the point
of placing a tax upon the sale of
near beer. There was considerable
opposition to this, however, on the
plea that It would have the appear
ance of being a license for the viola
; tion of the prohibition law. On this
plea the plan was defeated and the
: move to recoup the fortunes lost the
; city through the doing away with the
saloon tax was lost. The matter hat
been debated from time to time sinoe
; however, and the city fathers finall
! decided to risk any imputation th
; placing of the tax might cause an
derive whatever revenue posslb
from the licensing of places wher
i near beer is sold.
LANCASTER HELdToR
MURDER ON HIS
OWN STATEME
ATLANTA. Ga.—John T. Lancat
who shot and killed his brother, i
Lancaster, at their home on Mags
road, Monday morning, was not
for murder upon the statement of
young daughter of Nal Lancaster
upon his - own statement before
coroner’s jury, said Foreman Di
yesterday.
The foreman stated that the u
pression had gone out that Lancaste
was held for murder solely upon thu
statement of Nellie Lancaster and he
wished to correct it.
people w-ere fooled for a time, but
they soon admitted that the “Let.
well-enough-alone’’ argument was not
such a bad one, after all.
There is a moral contract above
the sort that is made and signed and
witnessed.
The serious quesfton tot the rail
roads to consider Is whether theV
violation of it will not absolve th
other party, and re-open the fight ‘
take away some of that which th
already have.
They should be careful to keep
the safe side of the danger line,
they should— '
"Let well enough alone!”
—Atlanta Constitutio
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