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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND -NEWS.
jftUAT, kKMULAKV II, 1WI.
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HOW HOKE SMITH STANDS
ON PROHIBITION QUESTION;
BELIE VES IN LOCAL OPTION
Tli* pavilion of Governor-elect Hoke
Smith on the liquor question hu been
t nutler much dlacuaaed recently, and
particularly since the Anll-Haloon
le«*ue, in convention here, paaaed u
tttoluiliin making It the procram to
rail on the next legtelatore for an act
tu have a special prohibition election In
Ceerrla.
II may he atated with authority that
Governor Hinlth'a poaltlon haa not
rhangeii nn thla matter alnce he out
lined ti on the atump during hla cam-
P*l«n for governor. In practically
tvery county he made clear hla view..
I'nder rxlailng condltlona In Georgia
Governor Smith betlevea that local op-
Uon la the licet solution of controlling
tar liquor traillc. 80 long aa wet atatea
i"»> ship n hlaky Into a dry one he be-
that a general atate election
»ould not hi i ompllalt-.prohibition ef-
IKllVfl).
Ii I* known that Governor Smith
ohfieii ilie hill Introduced by Hon.
, “"in Wright In the leglalature two
)ma ait... which. It la believed, would
«» rm toward solving the problem of
imeionti- shipments. Thla bill rv-
1 10 party receiving n ahlpmeiu
t vviiiakv from another point Into n
to register with a county
«fklal the amount of whlaky, lila name.
"J, It Is understood that this bill
,,, ‘ “1 reintroduced at the coming eee-
,i " l"glalature, with an amend-
requiring the carrier to register
*uii the county official all auch pack-
handled hy it, with quantity and
rantlgnee-. name.
changed In any particular from thnt
position. He will ileal with the subject
at length In hla Inaugural address next
June.
Whether these facts will change the
policy of the Anil-Saloon League In Its
purpose to appeal to the legislature for
an art calling for a special prohibition
election la not known. Members of the
league certainly knew Governor
8mllh'a altitude prior to the drafting
of the resolution.
Oovernor Smith will probably much
strongly on the cocaine and similar
evils in his Inuagural address.
h lille
tital.i
opposed to state prohibition
'''" lln a conditions, Governor
nwlLw , l , f<‘""ly stated In his campaign
3?,7 that If the general assemble
t> H 1,111 h ® would sign It
iki* ' ,"''" 1 He hts not receded from
position.
pi' II* t l n "“ n Oiat he Strongly favors
■>. I.Phmu bill now pending In con-
th. ' *'°uld prevent aheolutely
ttot „ "hlpment of whisky, .f
nature *. hould h* WbWd on the
hvnr lie would probably then
prohibition, because It
Thi. Prohibition elfecilve.
funs. T ''overimr's Smith's attitude
in, hi, v ampalgn, and he haa not
ANNOUNCEMENT.
NEW BRANCH STORE.
Owing to our rapidly Increasing op
tical business. we have opened n branch
store at 125 Peachtree at reel (Candler
Building). We have equipped one of
the most complete testing parlor* In the
South and every Internment baa bean
added and every device or method haa
been taken advantage of that "III aid
UK In making a perfect and complete
eye examination. We have every new
style of frame and mounting and make
every form of lens, Including the new
Tories and the Semi-Invisible Bifocal*.
.A complete line of Kastman Kodaks
and supplies and special attention to
amateur finishing. We will be pleased
to have you call and inspect our new
branch quarters. See huge m.nr line*,
ment. A. K. IluwkeM Companv. opti
cians, two stores. 14 Whitehall street
and 125 Peu*htree street.
MARBLE DEALERS
name officers
Officers «M.l a "new of director*
were fleet*! nt the first autiaftl meeting
of the (leorglft Mnrlde Itetnll liefllers’ As
■ocliitloii. which "«* held Hut unity nfter-
noon nt the Piedmont hotel.
The officer- for the ensuing year follow:
J N Johnson, tjullnmn. imshiont; t . J.
I'l.eL iih. \Ice nresl.letil. '» H- At-
brlchi. Atlanta. «« ud 'lev
1». Yslrsnl. third vh-e iiresldent «»e«i.ge
I-* iioher Jr. reflected s*"ieti»ry. The
hilrt nf :ilro.-:«r.' 'V u AlhrlgM. I- :
HolivM. i I ' lark. J"b“ 1 '-lltle * 1 " 1
U. I'. C<«lll*.
AT AGE OF SIXTY!
nfsnrmr
Hasn’t Had Any Fun with
Electricity Up Till
Now.
Newark. N. J., Feb. 11.—Thomas A.
Edison, the Inventor, aged to, today
aaya when a man reaches 60 It la time
to knock off work and piny.
•'For 46 years I have been making
experiments with electricity, but In all
these yearn I have been turning experi
ments Into commercial value. X have
not had a chance to piny with electrici
ty for the fun of It. Now I'm going
out of experimenting for commercial
reasons and piny. This pleasure I hong
have promised myself."
FARMER IS KILLED
BY A CONTRACTOR
Special to The t5*»orj;l*n.
Louisville, (la.. Feb. 11— 8. A. U
Brown, a farmer, was shot to death In
the streets here hy K. J. George, n
prominent contractor, eaiiy Haturday
night.
No statement Is made as to what led
to thr snooting, but It is stated that
Brown "us advancing on George with
a drawn revolver when George shot
him down.
George was not Injured, but was
taken in ThArge by Hherlff Hmlth.
Floyd Court Adjourna.
Special t.* The Georgies.
Rome. Gn., Fob. It.—-The Floyd su
perior court sdjoumed Saturday aft
ernoon after a busy session of four
weeks. Judge Wright announced that
he would hold an adjourned term later
In the month.
POSTAL OPENING
The Postal Telegraph Table Compa
ny Is extending Ita lines very rapidly
1n Florida, opening up a new field for
this company. I«akeland and Plant
City, the latest Florida offices, were
opened last week, and the Tampa city
office whs o|*ned Monday morning.
NEW STORE OPENING.
The "Huwkes Reputation" has made
It necessary to open a branch office for
our rapidly Increasing optical business.
At 125 Peachtree street Handler build
ing) we have located our-new branch,
the best equipped optical parlor and
testing room In the South, a pleasant
and convenient place to go. and you are
sure of the very best In everything op
tical. and especially eye glass and
spectacle comfort. Full line of Kastman
Kodaks ami supplies, amateur finishing.
A. K. Hawke* Company, opticians, 14
Whltehull street and 125 Peachtree
street.
RECEDING WATER
LEAVES STEAMER
HIGH ON LEVEE
WHOLE FAMILY
IS ASPHYXIATED
Wilmington.'-Del., Feb. II.—Neigh
bors of William Ryan notified the po
lice today that there appeared to be
something wrong at the Ryan home
and on forcing the door Ryan, his wife
and young child were found dead, hav
ing t»een asphyxiated In bed.
NEW BRANCH STORE.
Hee large announcement elsewhere of
our new branch optical store at 125
Peat htree street (Candler Building).
A. W . ffawkes Company, opticians to
the Southern ptoplo for thirty-five
years. Two atoraa, 14 Whltehull street
and 125 Pea htree street.
ir.| The Georateit
Ucniplii* Trim,, Keb. II. -Four big bnrgr*
’ co.il. atlncliiil to 'n strlug of IowIhmiIs.
broke their entiles here lust night, owing
i the swift current.
The water hero receded so rapidly dwr
but (lie night Hint Hie •teuliter J. N. ||ur-
Mn wm left high and dry mi Hie levee,
and It will He illfTIfult to place her In the
• again.
TRAMP 18 KILLED
IN HEAD-ON C0LI6I0N
Kpe* In I to The Georgian.
Bristol, Term.. Feb. It.—By an over
sight of orders, two freight trains on
the Norfolk and Western railway came
together In a head-on collision nt
Clark's Kuiumlt. Vu.. Hundny, killing a
tramp, injuring Engineer Mitchell. of
Bristol, and three other trainmen, an I
wrecking t\r*» big lornnioilvo* ami u
number «;f loaded cuts.
The proper!> loss Is heavy.
ANNOUNCEMENT. •
W» tvlih to thank nur many frlanda
and Hi, aanaral public who have ao
generou.ly pntrnnlacd ua at our old
aland. Cl Peachtree itre-t We now
extend a moet cordial tnvllellon lo
vlalt ua at our new atore. 70 Penchtrae
■(reel, where wa have more room and
Ijnany Improvements added. We will
el rive Idruer than ever to uller optical
service which few glass weaver, have
enjoyed. Our /entire time given to
opilc. Nn elde line,. The only ex-
elusive manufacturing retail optical
hou>c In Atlanta.
WALTER BALLARD A CO.
NEGRO QUARREL
CAUSES KILLING a
ATLAHTA-MARlETTft
rinr IIIV Dr (MIT Ourlmt an ullercailon Sunday night
InnL IYiHI UL uUI R ** d * nd Crumlay atroeta. John
AT Thenneeirii* nr (lie rmlniad rmn-
mteeton Wednesday the iwtltlon of H.
M. <’oddlnaham. of Marietta, for a re
duction of ijic (pie of is c/ nte on the
Atlanta Null he i u. thq electric line be-
twien Atlanta and Marietta will he
taken Up.
Thla petition hue oeen twfore the
enmmleaton for eome months, hut has
tieen postponed from time to time bv
Ural one side nnd then the other. It
le tit* Intention, however, to have final
actlot. on the matter Wednesday.
King, a negro, stabbed eind killed
ert Moore, another negro, after which -d
he made hla esrape. The cause of the r g
trouble d*-nol known.- Maora died
few minutes after being stabbed.
FOURTH MAN IS DEAD
FROM FOUR-HANDED DUEL
j Hperlal to The Georgian.
Dallas. Tea.. Feb. II.—W. A. Milan,
ono of the men shot In the four-hand*
rd shooting affray at Wlnnlbbro on.
Haturday. February 1, died tbla morn- .
Ing at that place.
This Is the fourth man concerned In .
the tragedy who haa died from the :
wounds received.
L N
GREATER BUILDING PLANNEQ
BY MACON STREET RAILWAY.
| Uparfai to Tbit Gsorgtso.
j Ma« on. Go., Fsb. II.—At a msstlng «»f ‘
1 Hiv tlirsetura «»f the Htrevt Ualiwav |
|(*iimpan>. held the othsr day, the mst-
| ter of h transfer station was taken up j
iiind acted upon. The station whs tot
I l*e merely h protection to street car'
pHtroit* arriving on the belt line and j
! having to wait for the East Macon and ,
I Southern railway cars. But st the |
jmeetlr g of the directors It was decided I
to elect a neat two-story building nt
I tne Intrtsectlon of Fourth and Mul- I
j lierry streets. Whether this will be
|l>ermltted by council has not been set- !
i tied, bui will p'ohably l>e taken tip at.*
its meeting Tuesday night.
“THE NEW LINE"
FROM ATLANTA
TO
Cincinnati and Louisville
DAILY TRAIN LEAVES ATLANTA 3:30 P. M.
ARRIVES CINCINNATI 7J0 A. M. LOUISVILLE 7i30 A. M.
, NEXT MORNING
Through Sleeping Cars
Dining Car Service
CITY TICKET OFFICE
4 PEACHTREE STREET
PHONES MAIN 1088
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