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xxi n jiiuajha \s£ju±UJLJijX 2T.N1> AUUW&. MONDAY. MAY 2\ YJ NEED COMPULSORY EDUCATION TCT SAVE GEORGIA CHILDREN u ...... . THE OLD AND THE NEW IN THE SCHOOLS OF GEORGIA. . county, which was ua.d, until recently by th. children of the dialrlet. It Has rscently beon consolidated with tho Magnot School, in tho same county, which is shown on the right, and is one of the prettiest rural schools in middle Geor- Meeting at Tech on Monday to Discuss Question. > GEORGIA. NEEDS SUCH MEASURE Illiteracy in State Shown by National Census Fig ures To Be Appalling. On Monday afternoon at the Geor gia Tech, the people of Georgia will have presented to them the great question of sompulsory education for chlUlre’n. The' Georgia branch of tho Southern Association of College Wom en will meet at 3:30 o’clock and this question will bo presented forcefully by several speakera, That Georgia needs a law providing for compulsory education Is apparent to everyone who has made a study of the question. Prominent educators throughout tho state have tried for years to secure the passage of such a law, and It Is believed that at the coming session of the legislature a measure will be passed which will re move tho stigma of Illiteracy from Georgia. Such a bill was Introduced at tho last session, but ft never found Its way out of the committee’s pigeon hole. with the support It will have at the coming session, It Is believed that It will become a law. Georgia Needs Law. Georgia stands almost alone In her position on compulsory education. Every state In the union, with the ex ception of eleven, has such a law and Is enforcing It. North Carolina has just passed a measure looking to the Advice to the Aged. Age brings Infirmities, such as slug- J Wi how els, weak kidneys and bind er end TORPID LIVER. TutfsPills haven specific effect on f heseorgans, stimulating the bowels,causing them to perform their natural functions as In youth and IMPARTING VIGOR——- to the kidneys, bladder and LIVER. They arc adapted to old and young. feated by but one’vote. Alabama made a hard fight for the law at Us last general assembly and with the strength gained slnco the state hopes to se cure Its passage at the next session. Mrs. Emma Garrett Boyd has made an exhaustive study of the question of compulsory education and her report, submitted to the Southern Asosclatlon of College Women, In 1906, on "llllter- ocy la Georgia.” draws a picture of conditions to which the state should awaken. V An Open Meeting. The meeting on this Monday after noon will be open to the public, and all those who have at heart the in terests of the children of Georgia, her future citizens, are extended an Invita tion to be present. Several addresses, by men well versed in their subject, will be delivered. The officers of the Georgia branch nre Miss Lillian Jones, of Atlanta, president; Mrs. Henry B. Way. of Atlanta, first vice president; Miss Celesta Parrish, of Athens, sec ond vice president, and Miss Elizabeth Ray, secretary. Among those who will deliver ad dresses at the meeting Monday are F. L. Seely, publisher of The Georgian, and Walter G. Cooper, secretary of (he Chamber of Commerce. Both gen. tlemen have made a study of the ques. tlon of compulsory education and will earnestly advocate ,the passage of a measure by the next legislature. Some extracts from Mrs. Boyd's re port on Illiteracy In Georgia will show clearly how far behind the state has fallen In her percentage of Illiteracy, and will point out forcibly the urgent need of some measure to bring about better education lor the children of Georgia. Some of these extracts fol low: Georgia's Illiteracy by Voters. "By the census of 1900, over 10 per cent of all the voters of the United States, Including negroes, Indians, etc., were Illiterate. By the same cen- sue the total per cent of Illiterate voters In Georgia was 31.6. The Illiter acy of the native white voters of na tive parentage was not greatly In ex cess of the average for the United States, being 12.1 per cent, but this voters, by city and country districts, we find the white voters In the three lnrge cities of Georgia have a small illit eracy, only 2.6 per cent of the total white vote. In the country districts, however, a shameful condition exists,' for there are twelve counties In Geor gia where the illiteracy of the white voters Is over 20 per cent—that Is, where one white voter In every five or less can not read or make out his bal lot. These twelve counties, ns given by the commissioner of education are: Murray, Twiggs, Gilmer, Miller, Ra bun, Daweon, Paulding Glascock, Pick- ens, Fannin, Union and Lumpkin. "The percentage of their Illiterate white voters, as given In the table quoted. Is as follows: Murray 20.4 per cent Twiggs 20.5 per cent Gilmer 21.0 per cent Miller 21.4 percent Rabun 21.5 per cent Dawson 21.3 per cent Paulding ,22.3 per cent Pickens 32.6 per cent Fannin 22.6 per cent Union 23.6 percent Lumpkin 26.6percent “Shameful as thess conditions are, they are greatly surpassed by the con ditions among the negroes. As has been Just steted, over half the negro voters of Georgia are unable to read and write; In 58 counties of Georgia more than 60 per cent of the negro voters are unable to read and write, and this proportion rises In one county (Macon) to 73.1 per cent." FEAST OF WEEKS OBSERVED B\ CEREMONY AT TEMPLE; CONFIRMATION OF CLASS Jewish Congregation Celebrates Ancient Anniversary. the Illiteracy of the negro voter, whlc! was 66.4 per cent. These facts are not encouraging. Georgia has nearly three times the average Illiteracy for the voters of the United States; its native- born white voters are more Illiterate than the averago voters throughout the United States with all the negroes of the South, the Indians of the West and tho Immigrants of the North Included; and one negro out of every two who casts a ballot In Georgia Is unable to read or write that ballot. "The White population of Georgia Is 53.3 per cent of her total population, while the negro population Is 48.7 per cent. This Is obviously nearly half. "So, If the two races average about the same number of adults of voting age, we can very easily account for over one-fourth of the voters being illiterate, and, as a matter of fact, the figures as above given come nearer showing that one voter out of every three In Georgia Is an Illiterate. Such conditions seem to Justify an eltmlna- j tlon of the Illiterate vote. Practically every pew In the hand some Jewish temple on South Pryor street was filled Sunday morning when six young ladles and two young men were formally and with Impressive cer emony confirmed Into, the Jewish faith, The entire Jewish congregation of the city was In attendance, ae well as many friends of the young conflrmants, who are not members. For the confirmation te the most Im portant event In the religious life of the Jew. It Is the stepping atone from childhood Into manhood: the day on which the cloak of responalblllty for his sink falls from the ehouldere of parents or guardians to his own. And It Is the declaration of faith. Tho occasion for the condrmatton was Shavouth, the Feast of Weeks, so called because It Is the culmination of the seven weeks after the Passover. There are those who believe the day was originally set' apart for the (appli cation for the forthcoming harvest, but It Is commonly observed as the com memoration of the giving of the law, the flashing of the Ten Commandments, to Moses on Mt. Sinai. Sacred Anniversary, And so the anniversary of the day on which the light of right and wrong, the Ten Commandments, which ars yet the basis of all law, religious and other wise, were flaahedby the Lord through the minds of Moses and his followers, 1s oet apart as the day on which the Jew ish ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO I, o, manhood and womanhood, assume this Considering tho native-born white I law and are confirmed. Into the faith of their fathers. Three-Button Seabright A Radical model for young men who want every style feature of the season clearly defined and emphasized. It Js cut with a long, wide lapel, and when closed at the top button shows the waistcoat. The sleeve is finished with a small cuff. We present a complete series of the Sea- bright model in the popular shades and colorings of Brown and Gray, as well as irt staple Blacks and Blues. The three-button Seabright Suits range in price from $15.00 to $55.00 ESSIO BRO c 'Conect Clothes for Men. The exercizes, under the direction of Rabbi David Marx, began at 10 o’clock Sunday morning, and were most im pressive. The following composed the confirmation class: Misses Roselyn Abraham, Guzsle Abraham, Gussle Cronhelm. Clara Hoff man, Sadie Hymen and Harry Schles- Inger and Masters Milton Cronhelm and Walter M. Bonn. The conflrmants, the young ladles prettily attired In white and carrying bouquets, and the young men neatly dressed In black, marched down tho renter aisles to the pulpit to the strains of Lemmens’ Festival March, olayed by Professor J. Fowler Richardson. Elaborate Ceremony. The Invocation was pronounced by Miss Gussle Cronhelm. - The floral at faring'was made by Miss Gussle Abva ham. After this the morning service, taken from the Jewish prayer hook, was conducted by Misses Roselyn Abraham and Harry Scbleslnger. The Torah service was conducted by Walter M. Honn and Miss Clara Hoffman. The class then made the declaration of faith and recited the Ten Command-* ments. Prayer web, said, by Milton Cronhelm. The sermon by Rabbi Marx, conclud- ed by the blessing of the conflrmants. was fired with feeling and eloquent throughout. The regular choir and the children’s choir sang several selections during the exercises, and n violin solo addsd |o the besuty of a well-prepared music pro gram. The confirmation class, composed as It was of unusually blight young ladles and men, had been carefully trained, ami the conffrmants acquitted them selves with credit and honor. ARRAIGNED FOR MURDER OF WIFE’f PHYSICIAN. New York May 20.—Jo.-.'j Bell, charged with the strange murder of Dr. Charles Wllmot Townsend, one of the most prominent physicians ofatxt- en Island, war arraigned today bet:.-? Supreme Court Justice George Abbott for trial. Revenge for the death of his wife after an operation performed by To Drag Chattahoochee Be low Bridge in Search t of In view of the recent evidence dis covered, tending to prove almost con clusively that J. L. Nash met a violent death on the banks of the Chattahoo chee when he disappeared mysteriously more than two weeks ago, It Is proba ble that the bed of the river will again be. dragged In an effort to locate the body of the missing man. Lieutenant Dunbar, of the county po lice, who Jms worked Indefatlgably upon the case, expressed the opinion Monday that the river should again be thoroughly dragged. T am convinced that Mr. Nash was murdered and his body thrown in the AN OLD REMEDY . 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Mitchcli and Forsyth. river,” said Officer Dunbar, "and I be lieve that If the river Is dragged for several hundred yards below the bridge Ills body will be found. • "The river has never been dragged for any great distance below the bridge nnd If Sir. Nash was Involved In the fusillade of shots which were heard at the river shortly after 12 o’clock on the night -of his disappearance, It Is probu- hie that his body was thrown In tho river nt that point, or possibly several hundred feet further down. "There are many peculiar clrcum stances connected with the case, all of which lead me to believe that he met with foul play.” M. F. Nash, a brother of the mlsslni man, stated Monday that he would hoi a conference with the officers some time during the afternoon and decide what action ho would take In regard to hav ing tho river dragged again. (The re ward of 1500 for tho recovery of Mr. Nash's body Is still ppsted. DYING MAN ACCUSES NIG COMPANIONS Claim? He Was Assaulted and Placed on Track Before Engine. . HARRY THAW MURDERED! Special from 466 South Pryor Street. No, not Harry, murdered or Thawed, it’s Western butchered, Dressed Beef, Pork, Lamb and Veal kept from Thawing with n brand new Shannon Refrigerator. In fact, everything la new and up-to-date. Just opened for business. FREE Demonstration all this week John Hoffman Sons’ Dairy brand boiled hams. Call and lunch with us—everybody Invited—It’s Free. Both 'Phones 6495, W. R. FULLER'S NEW MARKET. Next door to Rogers’ Store, corner Georgia Ave. and S. Pryor Sts. Special to The Georgian. Tlfton. Go., May 20.—Glenn Black- shear, who was struck by a twitch ea Cine in the yard* of the Georgia South, ern and Florida railroad, died yesterday morning. Blackehear made statements before death that two young men had struck him on the head with a piece of iron, and thrown him In front of the engine. Circumstantial evidence. It Is stated, appears to bear, out part of his state' meat, while on the pther hand, hi* mind was wandering, and he .told several things said to be untrue. It is known that all parties had been drinking together. Blackshear was about 26 years old, and had lived In Tlfton for some time. Coroner Johns Is investigating the case. TWENTY HURT IN TRACTION WRECK Akron, Ohio. Msy 20.—In t rear end col- llatoh mi the Akron nnd Bedford division of the Northern Ohio Traction Company, nine itillen north of Akron, etrly today, twenty l<er*ona were Injured, three of them fatally. The Injured were brought to the hospital hero Motormsn Nelhauaer nnd Conductor I-n* they will die. INDIANA SOLID FOR FAIRBANKS Wilmington. D«*L» M«y <taverner Had' tay. cf ImHana. and Mrw. Ifanl<?>, gprnt Hunt*; «rft!: Ker. I>r. and Mr* If. W. Kellogg her* nnd atnrtnd laaf night for lii' illnnnpolla Tin* ftorernn.' aald that Indian* la aoHil for Vice I’rwlilw!*; Falrhnnk:: for tha t»r**l«I»*oey and that U expect*: kla nomination. ELEVATOR KILLS ONE AND INJURES FOUR Philadelphia, May 20.—One'man waa killed and tour seriously Injured today when on elevator fell from the sixth floor to the basement of tho Quaker City Automobile Company. The dead man, who waa an outsider, has not yet been Identified. The others were Thomas Luezy, Samuel Wlnten- berg and Joseph Pantago, of this city, and D. Force, Phoenlxvllle, Pa. Pan tago will probably die, his spine being fractured. DIPLOMAT SAYS EDWARDS CUT .TTTlVf Washington, May 20.-AleJandro Garland, Jr., attache of tho Peruvian legation, who Ilea seriously wounded at tho home of a physician ag tho reanlt of a deep knife wound under his left shoulder, raid to bare been received In an encounter with Charle* Edwards, aecrotnry of the Democratic enn- grcHidonnl committees Wednesday night positively dcnle* tho Implication that It waa ho who drew tho knife and that hlg Inlurles were. Inflicted ng Mr, Edward* tried to wrest tho weapon from hi* grasp. ••I struck him with my fist,” ho aaift emphatically, “and Edwards drew a knifo nd stabbed me." Mins Louise Scott, who was with Garland Mission waa ono of great !_. Bho was not allowed to aee him. RHEUMATISM Munyona Dyspepsia Care positively cures II form, of Imllgeitloa ana stomach trou- ile. Price Se. Munyon's Cold Curt prevents pneumonia and break, up n cold la n few hours, stops rough., nlfht sweats, (Hays iorene.i speedily heals tbs lungs. Price 25c. 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