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”” THE ATLANTA GEOF.GIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY, JULY It HOT. TOE ATLANTA GEORGIAN (AND NEWS) JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor. F. L. SEELY, President. Published Every Afternoon. (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At 25 West Alabama 81., Atlanta, Oa. Subscription Rateas One Tear W-W Klx Months 2.W Three Months !•* One Month By Carrier, Per Week 10 Telephones conneetlnf ell depart ments. Long distance terminals. Smith ft Thompson, advertising rep resentatives for all territory outside of ChScfio Offlre Tribune Building New fork Office Potter Building If you have any trouble getting TI1H GEORGIAN AND NEWS, telephono the circulation department and hare It promptly remedied. Telephones: Bell 4927 main; Atlanta 44GL It la desirable that all communica tions Intended for publication In TUB GEORGIAN AND NEWS be limited to |00 words In length. It la Imperative that they be signed, as an evidence of good felth. Rejected mennecrlpta will not l>e returned unless stamps are sent for the purpoee. OUR PLATFORM: THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS stands for Atlanta’s own- log Its own gas and electric light ''plants, as It now owns Its water works. Other cities do this and get B s as low as <?0 cents, with a profit the city. Thle should be done at C cr. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS llevea that If atreet railways can be operated anecesafully by European Otic ** * * ated here. But we do not believe con be done now, and It may be aoiu years beforo we nre ready for ao bli an undertaking. Still Atlanta shoul •et Its face In that direction NOW. Persons leaving the city can have The Georgian and News mailed to them regularly by send* ing their order to The Georgian office. Changes of address will be made as often as desired. Carnegie and Simpson of Toccoa It Andrew Carnegie would do a bet ter thing than he has ret done In It brarles or In art institutes, he would meet half-way the princely proposition ot Mr. E. P. Simpson, of Toccoa, and build tor tho mountain girls ot Geor gia a school that might bo among tho noblest and moat notable in all the land. That beautiful and spacious threo- story building right at the foot of the silver spray of Toccoa Palls In a beau tiful tract, well watered, fertile and adapted to dairying, to mllla, to manu al training In tho factories. In the field and In the homo, makes at once the loveliest and most eligible of loca tions, and as generous an oiler as s private cltisen could make to tho great cause of education. And If Andrew Carnegie, who Is In real and honest fact a philanthropist and friend ot his raco, could bo brought to boo this location and Its op portunities, ws believe that the ond would be accomplished In tbe Judg ment and In tho liberality of tho great iron master ot the republic. These are people who have a pecu liar claim upon him. They are people in tbe main who cotno from his own strain of Scotch and English blood. They are his own color and his own typo and make a pressing problem of the great country In which ho lives. They come out of the mountain* with all their Inherent strength and force undisciplined and untrained, waiting to bo developed and lifted up into tb, greatness which Is waiting for them at tho other end of discipline and education. Who will carry the message to Car negio of tbe princely proposition of Simpson? And who that hga leisure will give of his time and of his talents to so good a cause as that ot brtngtng to gether theso two strong and noble men. both Seotch-Americans, who from opposlto ends of tbe country arc pre senting to tbe times the noble spirit ot helpfulness and philanthropy? The way of the San Francisco graft' cr Is hard and getting harder. Now, then, who remembers those cold spring days with Impatience? When the prohibition bills arc past ed the legislature will push on rapidly to tbe other reforms. We should like to know who Mr. Bryan now prefers for president, “is at present advised." Where do the prohls get their nerve and dash and eloquence? Why, from tbe consciousness of right, of course. What's the matter with the liquor men? They can't speak, and they can't persuade. It's because tbey know they are wrong. The repor* that Augusta, Oa., Is .hipping her famous rattlesnake wa termelons to Houston, Tesas, may per hape be naturally explained by the romancer of The' Augusta Herald and the nature taker of Buffalo Bayou. LET THE LEGISLATURE DO IT NOW. Once more The Georgian makes bold to urge upon the legislature all possible dispatch In the settlement of the prohibition Issue by the passage of the. two bills pending In the separate houses. There can be no possible argument for any further delay. There Is not a man In either bouse from tho president’s desk or the speaker's chair down to the messenger and tho pages who Is not fully persuaded that three-fourths of the people of Georgia now fervently wish that the legislature would pass these prohibition bills. Never beforo upon any question that ever came before the state or Its representatives has public opinion and the will of the people been mors definitely expressed and more definitely understood than upon this great moral Issue which Is rocking the state today. The legislature was sent hero to do the people’s will. They know the people's will, then why delay to do It? Even tbe liquor men without exception concede that tbe majority sen timent of the state Is In favor of these prohibition bills. There Is not a wholesale or retail liquor man In the city or In the state who does not know that the overwhelming volume of Georgia sentiment Is against hla traffic and In favor of the Hardman-Covlngton measures In the legislature. More than this the state Is In excitement and unrest from Toccoa to Tybee, and here at the capital the legislature Is almost paralysed In tbe prosecution of all other business while this great moral Issue holds the center of the stage. Men can do nothing, representatives can secure- action on no other measures, tho body can pass no laws, committee meet ings can scarcely be successful upon any other bill while the whole body revolves around tho superb debates before the temperance committees of tho sonata and the house. This Is exactly the condition which Tho Georgian forecasted on Mon day morning. And we once moro urge tho legislature to put a stop to it by prompt and decisive action on the distinctly popular side of this great question. There Isn't a man in the bouso or In the senate who does not know that If this matter Is committed to tho peoplo that from GO,000 to 75,000 majority In Georgia will measure the sweep of prohibition In the state. Why, then, with this knowledge so clear and so universal among the legislators, should that body precipitate and perpetuato upon tho state a contest so prolific of bitterness, so full of strife and unreason and anger aud antagonism when there Is no Justification for It either In ethics or In Justice. * Gentlemen of tho legislature, you nre sent hero to do tbe people’s will. If thcro Is ono of you whose mind Is In doubt as to the people's will, we should bo glad to hear him speak. If there is none, then In the name or harmony and ot reason and of high morals, we Invoke your expedi tious settlement of this great moral Issue. PROHIBITION IN THE AIR, IN THE BLOOD, IN THE BRAIN. Ono of the notable things In the great hearings of the temperance question before the house and senate committees on Wednesday and Thursday, was the extraordinary advantage In matter and In manner en joyed by the advocates of prohibition. It Is said In no narrow spirit of partisanship and In no blind preju dice or favor, and least of all In any reflection upon the able gentlemen who advocated the other side, but every man who attended the bearings beforo the legislative committees will frankly bear testimony to the supe riority of the temperance speakers In every case. The advocates of local option and tho saloon used tbe same argu ments that wore prevalent In Atlanta and In Georgia twenty years ago. They soemed to come feebly with attenuated vigor and with a lack of con viction and force beforo them. On tbe other hand tbe lips of every tem perance advocate overflowed with a virility of sincere belief and poured forth In rapid and dauntless stream an array of fact, argument and ap peal virile with life and bristling with convincing power. if there had been any doubt before In the minds of the legislative committee It would have been dispelled by the notablo difference In the life and vitality ot tho separate advocacies that were made.before tbem. Prohibition Is In the nlr todny. There Is everywhere the suggestion that It Is tho vital and pressing reform of tho hour. It Is In tho hearts ot the people. It Is alive* It Is militant, It Is triumphant and Irresistible. PASS THE TUBERCULOSIS ACT. The bill of Represcutattvo Frelre, ot Ware, providing for a state Institu tion for tuberculosis patlonts, Is one which should command the Imme diate respect and favorable consideration ot the legislature. Dr. Frelre, who Is a physician ot high standing, Is Impressed as well as others of his great profession, with tho euormous ravages of the Great White Plague, and be realises that Georgia should take her stand with Texas and North Carolina and .other states of the South In an organized and practical combat against tho fearful advance ot tuberculosis. The bill In full yas printed In our edition of Wednesday and has been careful ly and prudently drawn after the model of the bills which bave com manded tho approval ot tho legislators In the other great states of the South and of tho Union. The Georgian sincerely hopes that there will be no false economy and i)o demagogic opposition to a measure so vital and Imperative as this. With 150,0(}0 people dying every year with tuberculosis and an aver age of 30,000 cases In the state of Georgia alone, the obligation upon the commonwealth Is greater to bear Its part In the great battle against the disease than It wonld be to pay tho expenses of a state quarantine against yellow fever or In fighting the cholera. No man In or out ot the legislature who will take the pains to Inform himself from any reliable source of tbe enormous necessity for this bill will hesitate one moment In tho Interest of Georgia men and of Georgia women and Georgta children of the present ond of tbe future to give It bis hearty, prompt and substantial Indorsement. The bill Is standard In Its provisions, patent In Us necessity and It meets the approval of the highest professional talent and consciences In the state at large. "ONEI” In the famout novel “Monte Crlsto," Edmond Dantes, fearfully mis treated and shamefully abused, consecrates hts life to the overthrow of the evil forces which have oppressed and Injured him. Ho counts the retributive achievements over In turn, and when one by one tbe enemies of bis life and happiness are brought to punishment, he lifts his hand and eyes to heaven and criea first “one," than "two," then "three," with dra matic Intensity and force. And ao now, when the state of Georgta, counting over the Injuries which she baa suffered, tho oppression and the Injustice which bave been wrought agalnet her In time past by the enemies at peace and order aud Integrity, she lifts the great seal of tho state as they are successfully overthrown and oounts their destruction In their turn. And on Thursday when the lobby, that first and subtlest of her ene mies, was throttled In the grasp of her earnest and honest lawmakers, and when the halls of legislation were purified of the blight that ha* to often fallen upon Its present statutes through the selfishness and chican ery of the tricksters, the Goddess of Liberty who presides over tho dost!- Dies of the state and sits In the arches ot the great gate upon which are engraven Wisdom, Justice and Moderation, may lift her hand to heaven and with her feet planted In righteous victory over the bodies of the lobbyists, may cry out triumphant to her citizens: “One!" The first reform of tbe tiew administration Is accomplished. The flrsf promise of tho new governor Is riding prosperously on Its way. and by the omen and augury of the splendid majority which saw It through, wo may believe that the Edmond Dantts of our righteous reform may successful ly plant bis feet upon the other evils of corporate selfishness and racial equality aud count in succession “two" and "three." /, STRONG INDORSEMENT I ROM MADISON CITIZENS To the Editor of The Georgian: We, the undersigned citizens of Madison, Ga., desire to congratu late you and to express our high appreciation and extend to you our heartfelt thanks for tht noble and patriotic stand you have taken on the great question of state prohibition, which Is now attracting the attention of our entire commonwealth. We rejoice to know that we have one paper In our capital city with backbone enough to stand for law and order, and for the women and chil dren of our country. May you live long and flourish! Very sincerely yours. J. FRANK STOVALL. J. V. THOMAS. 8. A. TURNELL. J. R. GUNN. C. P. RIMBRO. JOHN L. MOORE. D. P. DOREMU8. W. H. WILLIAMS. C. L. HOUGH. R. C. HOUGH. J. E. HOUGH. W. H. ADAMS. D. G. HARWELL. W. P. BEARDEN. JERRRT S. LEAK. J. A. HIL8MAN. C. E. M1TCHEM. J. T. TURNELL. W. C. THOMPSON. E. R, LAMBERT, tt A. JACKSON. J. F. TURNELL. S. W. BOOTH. O. J. TURNELL. W. H. BUTTS. JR, C. W. ALLISTON. E. L. DUCKWORTH. H. F. REEVES. T. H. BROOKE. J. H. FRIEDMAN. W. H. KIMBROUGH. C. P. CREW. W. J. AVERT. J. F. WINTER T. M. DOUGLAS. J. W. BEARDEN. J. S. HOGUE. M. W. RAINWATER. R W. TROTTER. M. D. A. H. WINTER P. W. REID. W. E. SHEPHERD. M. E. BALLARD. JAMES VASON. J. M. M'LEROY. SOL PENICK. B. O. HARRIS. W. H. BURNETT. L. G. FEW. FRANK W. CHILES. PERCE W. CHILES. L. M. THOMPSON. J. C. PENICK. LETTERS COMMENDING THE GEORGIAN’S STAND WARM WORDS FROM MONROE. Mr. F. L. Seely, President The Oeor clan Company, Atlanta, Ga.: Dear Sir—Tho people of Georgia have great reason to thank you for the courageous stand you havo taken In placing the powerful Influence of The Georgian squarely with the movement for state prohibition. It la refreshing to find a man brave enough and great enough to speak ns you have spoken. All praise for The Georgian! Count on me to help spread Its Influence to the extent of my ability. The pastor of the First M. E. church at this place, In his sermon on Sunday morning, took occasion to commend your great paper, pronouncing It "with out a peer umong dally newspapers.” Yours very truly. J. R RADFORD. Monroe. Ga., July 8, 1907. FROM WM. HURD HILLYER. Mr. F. L. Seely, Publisher Atlanta Georgian. City: Dear Sir—Accept congratulations upon your superb editorial of yester day regarding the prohibition Issue In tills state. Very truly yours. WILLIAM HURD HILLYER Atlanta, July 8, 1907. WITH US TO*THE END. F. L. Seely. Publisher Georgian. At lanta, Ga.: Dear Sir—I want to congratulate you on the brave stand you have taken for prohibition. May you grow strong er In this great work for the unfor tunate mothers and children. I am with you to the end. I am yours In the work. Z. B. HAMILTON. Bremen, Ga., July 8, 1907; CAPTURED - InTIRELY. Mr. F. L. Seely, Publisher of The Geor. glan and News, Atlanta, Ga.: Dear Sir:—Please let mo say hurrah for The Georgian and state prohibition! I am so proud of your noble stand for the right, but anything less than that would have been a surprise to me. I am so glad that I am a subscriber to your paper, and expect to continue at such so long ts you float the presont colors from your masthead. Closing your columns to the wnlsky advertisers secured my subscription, but now you have captured me ntlrely by becoming the bold and outspoken champion of state prohibition. Sincerely yours, R. H. BONNER Ordinary of Jones County. Gray. Ga., July 9, 1907. IS RIGHT AND WILL WIN. F. L. Seely, Esq., Atlanta, Ga,: Dear Sir:—t want to congratulate you on your stand takon tn The Geor glan of the Sth Instant. You are rlghL May God bleee you In the fight and may you win. I do trust you will And many friends to heartily second your bold, brave stand. The position is right and you can safely rest your esse there. With best wishes, I ant, yours vory truly, A. H. KOHN. Prosperity, S. C.. July 8, 1907. WANT8 PAPER STOPPED. To the Editor of The Georgian: Be so kind at to not send me your pa per any longer. We have all tt\e prohi bition In Fort Valley we want. Yours truly, 1. P. PATTON. Fort Valley, Ga. THE PEOPLE "HAVE SPOKEN. To The Atlunta Georgian, Atlanta. Go.: Dear Sirs:—Let me “butt In'* long enough to say amen to Mr. Seely's edi torial of Saturday, and while I am up. let me say that if Democratic G bad carried out the principles < moerncy. the prohibition meseures now iding would have been enacted Into s long years ago, at least as soon as ood majority of counties went dry. 'he people of Georgia have spoken In thunder tones for prohibition^ and If this legislature does not hear and heed their cry, then we are euro tb* repre sentatives would not hear, though "one rose from the dead." Thank God that the cleanest, beet dally paper tn Georgta Is In the lead for Ood and home and humanity. W. R HORNADY. Dawson. Oa., July 10, 1907. LEAGUE OFFERS~AN APOLOGY FOR C0LUMBU8 RESOLUTIONS, Atlanta Georgian, Atlanta, Ga.: In face of the fact that our etty council, and also our Board of Trade, have, through nervy resolutions, de clared themselves In favor of whisky, sending resolutions to our representa tives In both house and senate, re- lueetlng them to vote against the bills 'or prohibition, we feel It our duty to let the people of the state, through your good paper, know that we have at many. If not more, prohibitionists here than whisky men, and wish to apolo gise for ths personnel of both our local bodies. Of course, everyone acquainted with Columbus, and political rings, enn east- ly see through our council's action, but everyone will no doubt tie surprised to know that a Board of Trade of a city, a strictly commercial body, have taken such measures. But the potlttcc! ring can be found also In our Board of Trade rooms. The rota atood for tha resolution against state prohibition 20, said resolution 19. This v< known before It was taken; In fact, it was never taken, for when It was de elded to be taken, the gentlemen of the board against the resolution left the building In a body and absolutely re fused to have any further dealings 'with it. Some two hours were consumed In speeches by members of both factions. The speeches for prohibition were full of sense and reason, and were made by some of our best citizens, while thole of the whisky men were absolutely without foundation. This nervy resolution would • never have passed had every member of the Columbus Board of Trade known of the meeting, but It seems that the whisky men kept It somewhat of a secret. We deem It our duty to make this apology for Columbus, and hope that we may be able to soon show that the prohibitionists are far In the majority here. THE ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE OF COLUMBUS. ColumbuB, Ga,, July 10, 1907. PRAISES OUR 8TAND. F. L. Seely, Atlanta, Ga. My Dear Sti: I thank God for man tike you. I thank you for the stand you have taken on the prohibition question. It Is a good day when men ask If a thing Is right before they ask If It will pay. Of course, financial loss Is never pleasant, but It Is a splendid thing to be able to defy the world, the flesh and the dovll that way. I wish you were governor of Georgia. You can be some time If you wish. The peoplo are opening their eyes and beginning to see. You pleased our folks at Ponce De Leon very much the other Sunday. Como again. Sincerely, A. B. CALDWELL. Atlanta, Ga. GOOD PEOPlFaRE WITH U8. F. L. Seely, Publisher, Atlanta, Ga. Dear Sir: It Is with genuine pleas ure that I avail myself of this oppor tunity to thank you for the lofty and noble stand you have token relative to the present state prohibition legislation pending before the general ati • • • The good people of Georgia, Impelled by an honest sense of duty to their state, who can In no senso be termed radical and extreme In theli views, aro with you In your fight, ant trust that your efforts will be crownod with glorious success. Yours truly. A. B. LOVETT. Sylvanla, Ga. BEST ANDONLY STAND. F. L. Seely, Atlanta, Ga. Dear Sir: J think the stand that you and your paper, The Georgian, tnke. Is the best and only stand for a citizen of Georgia to take and trust that the day when prohibition will maintain its hold In Georgia Is not far distant. Very truly yours, J. R. LOYD. Rome, Ga. 8ATI8FIEd”wITH IT. To the Editor of The Georgian: The fight for and against prohibition now being waged In the legislature and In Atlanta Is being watched with a treat deal of Interest by the.’ people of hts section. Our people are not Inter ested from a standpoint of commercial ism. ns we have had prohibition tn force for a number of years, and the majority of the cltlscns are satisfied with the results In alt respects. Tho majority arc also In favor of total state prohibition. Very truly your*. J. H. HASKINS. Fort Gaines, Ga. WISHES THE GEORGIAN SUCCES8. Atlanta Oeorglan, Atlanta, Ga. Gentlemen: We are glad to tea you fighting for the cause of prohibition In Georgia and we hope the cause will meet with success from the present legislature. However, If It doe* not. we muet all keep pushing our cause until we do succeed. We think It ts to the Interest of all the business men of Georgia to have total prohibition. It adII help so many others. Hoping that The Georgian will continue to meet with success, w* are, Yours very truly. BRASELTON BROS. Brasetton, Ga, July 10, 1907. PEOPLE OF ONE MIND. To the Editor of The Georgian: Yon are Indeed the champion of the people who makes the hearts of many fathers and mothers leap with joy. The prayers of an hundred thousand moth ers today are going up tn behalf of the prohibition bill, with blessings to the noble and big hearted legislators who are now tn session and pushing the measure. One ,day even the antis wilt rise up and bless tbe day that tbe bill was passed by our legislature. W* know tbe law will be passed and signed by our great governor, for tha muses of the people ore of one mind. WM. M'BRAYER. Dallas, Ga GRIFFIN BETTER FOR IT. The Atlanta Georgian. Dear Sirs: I wish to express my ap- STATISTICS OF SAVINGS BANKS. There are, approximately, eight and one-half million in dividual savings accounts in thp United btatea, averaging over t%Q0.0Q orcIi. On these $3,500,000,000.00 of combined deposits, the deposi tors receive yearly $140,000,000.00 in interest, as dividends on their savings. . , The number of depositors and the total amount of sav- ings not only indicates how far the people trust their money to the banks, but considering the high average balance of these accounts, it is convincing evidence of the success of those who regularly save a part of their income. This bank pays Four Per Cent Interest on such accounts, compounded twice a year. MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO. predation of your stand for prohibi tion. As one of your subscribers from the beginning, I have always admired your clean, newsy sheet, but nothing you have championed heretofore has been anything like eo important a* the cause of prohibition you now espouse. Having been In business here for several yeirs, I have tried both the wet and the dry eras, and will say pro hibition does prohibit in Griffin. Ga, and now we have the best business here we've ever had. Aside from any other but a financial view, we know Griffin Is largely benefited by the clos ing ot the saloons. I trust that state prohibition will prevail, and you have my heartiest well wishes for success tn the cause of state prohibition. Respectfully, W. P. HORNE. Griffin, Ga, July 10. PEOPLE WIuTsUSTAIN IT. 5Ir. F. L. Seely, Publisher Georgian and News, City: Dear Sir—I am not surprised at the position you have taken on the prohibi tion question as expressed by you In your published statement of July 6; In fact. It would have surprised me If you had taken any other stand. 1 know what manner of man you are. You regard no financial sacrifice too great where the moral Is Involved. Very few realize the apparent loss you might sustain In the position you have taken, but, sir, none but a man can take at alt times a moral stand, and the good peo ple ot Georgia will sustain you. Stand squarely' by your convictions and you will not be the loser, but will build for yourself a name that will never be forgotten, but ever appreciated by the peoplo of your country. Yours very truly, E. G. WILLINGHAM. Atlanta, Ga. FROM A CONTEMPORARY. ( A Tolegram.) F. L. Seely, care The Georgian and Newa, Atlanta, Gel: The News Is with you In your prohi bition fight. Prohibition will win. J. T. FAIN, Editor Netvnan News. Newnan, Ga, July 7, 1907. Ia Committee Rooms ARMY=NAVY ORDERS —AND— MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS Army Orders. Washington, July 12.—Examining and Supervising Dental Surgeon Robert T. Oliver detailed to represent dental sur geons at annual meeting National Den tal Association at Minneapolis, July 80: Captain Georgo M. Eckwurzel, assistant surgeon, from Fort Meade to Philip pines to accompany Sixth cavalry. Captain William L. Kcllar, asalstant surgeon, from Fort Douglas to Phil ippines, September S; Major Charles F. Kiefer, surgeon, from general hospital, Washington barracks, to general ho* pltal, Presidio of Ban Francisco. Navy Orders. Lieutenant Commander I. V. O. Qtllls, commissioned; Lieutenant L. Shane, to navy yard. League Island: Bnrlgn G. A. Beall, Jr, detached Iowa to Nebras ka; Ensign J. P. Murdock, detached Des Moines to Mfssoufl. Midshipmen J. Parker, Jr, to Kansas: Midshipmen E. H. Williams and G. N. Barket to Nebraska; Midshipman C. A. Jones, detached, Indiana to Now Jer sey; Midshipmen R. L. Montgomery, N. H. White, Jr, and J. H. Ingram to Nebraska, August 1; Midshipmen S. E. Holliday and F. T. Stevenson to Inde pendence, connection Crew California. Midshipmen N. L. Nichols and L. C. Srhelbln, to Georgia; Midshipman A. C. Read, detached, Indiana to Ohio; Mid shipman W. W. Lawrence, detached, Indiana to New Jersey; Midshipmen C. E. Hovey and G. Joerns, to Con necticut: Midshipmen J. McC. Murray and It. A. McClure, to Independence, connection crew South Dakota. Midshipman C. S. Keller, to Onto; Idshlpman C. N. Htnkomp, to Ken tucky; .Midshipman L. J. Gulliver, in Illinois; Midshipmen C. C. Krakow and W. T. Mnlllson, to Missouri; Midship dlana to Kansas. Movements of Vessels. , SAILED—July 9, Triton from Wash ington for Hampton Roads; July 11 Tennessee and Washington from La Rochelle for Brest. At a meeting of the senate general judiciary committee Thursday after noon a motion was adopted to recom mend the nutomoblle bill of Senator T. S. Felder, of the Twenty-second dts. trlct, to the'senate for passage. The bill of Senator C. I. Hudson, of the Twenty-fifth district. Introduced by request, was passed upon unfavorable. If Senator Felder's bill Is passed tt wilt serve to curb the reckless driving of automobiles on public highways. It provides that no chauffeur shall drive his machine faster than 10 miles an hour In the suburbs of a city or In corporated town, and that a speed of 20 miles per hour mjist not he ex ceeded anywhere. All precaution ts charged upon tbe operator of the ma chine to protect those In buggies or other vehicles drawn by horses or mules; Power of municipalities to deal di rectly with the question of speed with in the corporate limits Is not denied In the measure. On next Tuesday a hearing will be given the bill which requires telegraph companies to deliver or relay messages received from competing companies with dispatch. The bill by Mr. McMtchael, of Ma rlon, to compel all secret societies to give bond with the ordinary In any sum ranging from $5,000 to $20,000, within his discretion, was favorably re. ported by the committee on agriculture Thursday afternoon, and will probably be passed by the house. The committee also favorably report ed upon the bill of Mr. Wootten, of Wilkes, requiring a license of $5 to be paid to the ordinary for the right of carrying a pistol. It also requires that the party shall give bond In the sum of $300, signed by two reputable citi zens of the county. Of the tax received $3 goes to the common school fund and $2 to the county treasury. The bill officially reslgnatlng Febru ary 12 as "Georgia Day,” and provid ing that It shall be observed in all the schools, was favorably reported by the educational commltte at Its meeting Thursday afternoon. February 12 U the day on which Oglethorpe settled at Savannah, and the bill seeks to make It a state holiday. In response to a resolution offered by Mr. Barksdale, of Wilkes, calling far the appointment of a committee to In vestigate the needs of a bureau of In surance Information, the special judi ciary committee Thursday afternoon appointed a committee of threo for this purpose. The committee Is composed of Boyd, of Spalding; White, of Scre ven, and Dean, of Floyd. The commit, tee I* required to draft such Insurance measures as they may think desirable. Favorable action was token by the committee upon the bill of Mr. Can dler, of DeKalb, to create a board of state examiners for all public account ants. A committee consisting of Belt, of Fulton; Barrow, of Chatham, and Adams, of Elbert, was appointed by the appropriation committee Thursday aft ernoon to Investigate the question of salaries to be appropriated for Justices of the court of nppeals who were elect ed and assumed thetr duties after the legislature adjourned last year, ond for whose payment no appropriation has been made. The committee will reps’.t on the matter next Tuesday. Another committee consisting of Wise, of Fayette; Hines, of Baldwin, and Neel, of Btrtow, was appointed to report upon the deficiency approprta- iloners of upon tlon of $43,000, due the pens this state for tho year 1907. On Thursday, July 18, the committee will hear from representatives of all the educational Institutions of the state, and on July 23 the eleemosynary Insti tutions will be heard from. Having failed to reach a decision in regard to the anti-pass hills of Mr. Perry, of Hall, and Mr. Hall, of Bibb, the committee on railroads on Thurs day afternoon appointed a sub-commit tee to consider the two bills and de cide whether one of the two bill* shall be noted upon, or whether a new hill tv. T. Mnlllson, to Missouri; Midship- embodying the most Important portions man tt. P. tt llllamaon, detached. In- of the two shall be drafted. Tills cotn- COLUMBU8 LAMENTS DEATH OF ENGINEER AKIN. Special to The Georgian. Columbus, Ga., July 12.—Ths tragic death ot Engineer Akin, of Atlanta' while at his post of duty Thursday night, lias deeply affected hts many friends In this city, where he was well known. CUMBERLAND I8LAND MAY BECOME RESORT. 8p*clal to The Georglen. Brunswick. Go., July 13.—A report la current here that the Atlanta, Birm ingham and Atlantic railroad Is ne- liotlatlng for the purchase of all of Cumberland Island not owned by the Carnegie*. This purchase would Include the Cumberland Hotel and the beach. It Is reported that the railroad company will Improve the property and make a leading summer resort of the Island. MILITARY COMPANIES CAMPING ON ST. SIMONS. Special to The Georgian. Brunswick, On.. July 12.—The season on St. Simone Island la now at Us height Two or three military compa nies arc In camp on the Island. All tbe cottages ar* filled and the hotels and boarding bouses ore crowded with visitors from all porta of the state. mlttee constate of Messrs. Hines, of Baldwin; Slater, of Bryan; Neel, of Bartow; Burwolf, of Hancock, and At kinson, of Morgan. Should tho house of reprctenta'lvcs adopt the report of the committee on labor the bill to create a state board of barber examiners, introduced by Repre sentative Payton, of Worth, will be come a law. The bill requires all ap plicants for barber license to stand an examination, and If ts designed to Im prove the sanitary conditions of barber shops for the benefit of the public health. One amendment was added by the committee which provides that tha law shall not apply In the country nor In cities with lets than a population of 250. FREE! 40 Cent Box Wiley’s Candy - With Every 30 Cent Want Ad. This offer is open to every body, men, women and chil dren—Bring your cash want ads of 30 cents or more to The Georgian and News of fice tomorrow (Friday) at any time during the day, or up to 12:30 Saturday for Sat urday insertion, and get a 40 cent, half-pound box of Wiley’s highest grade candy free. Want Ad Department. Phones—Bell 4929—-Atlanta 4401. '