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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
MONDAY. AUUt'ST l, Dv.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
(AND NEWS)
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES, Editor.
F. L. SEELY, President.
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OUR PLATFORM: THE GEORGIAN
AND NEWS stands for Atlanta's own-
Ing Its own gas and electric light
plants, aa It now owns Ita water
worka. Other cities do this and get
gas as low as 60 cents, with a -profit
to the city. This should be done at
once. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS
believes that If street railways fcan tie
operated auccessfully by European
cities, aa the/ are. there Is no good
reason why they can not be so oper
ated here. But we do not believe this
No National Holiday.
If the average person were asked
what are the national holidays, he
would probably begin to enumerate
them about as follows: Fourth of
July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day,
Christmas, New Year’s, and might
perhaps add Washington's birthday.
As a matter of fact, there Is no
national holiday, not even the Fourth
of July. Congress has at various
times appointed special holidays. In
the second session of the Fifty-third
Congress It passed an act making
Labor Day a public holiday In the
District of Columbia, and It has rec
ognised the existence of certain days
as holidays for commercial purposes,
but, with the exception named, there
Is no general statute on the subject.
The proclamation of the President
designating a day of Thanksgiving
only makes it a legal holiday In the
District of Columbia and the terri
tories, and In those States which pro
vide by law for It.
The legal holidays In Georgia are:
January 1—New Year's Day.
January 19—Robert E. Lee's Birth
day.
February 22—Washington's Birth
day.
April 26—Memorial Day.
June 3—Jefferson Davis' Birthday.
June 4—Declaration of Independ
ence.
First Monday In September-Labor
Day. - '
L*st Thursday In November—
Thanksgiving Day.
: First Friday In December—Arbor
Day.
December 26—Christmas.
Tha Alabama slat, tax commission
baa exempted the A., B. and A. railroad
from taxation on franchise during the
construction of Its lines In that state
upon the representation that It was
not earning aa much aa It la paying
out for maintenance. This ruling was
made with an Idea toward encouraging
railroad building In the state. It can
hardly be questioned that the policy le
a good one, and worthy of emulation
by other states To tax any Industry
upon the operation of a franchise be
fore It hae Its rails laid or Its plant
erected Is much like killing white It Is
.till a gosling the goose that la to lay
the golden egg.
A MACEDONIAN CRY
COMES FROM FLORIDA.
li,
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To the Editor of Thu Georgian:
"Praia. God from whom all blees-
ing. flow." waa my prayer when I
feud the headllnei of your front page
Wednesday. The legacy from you and
the good people of Georgia, and the
legislator, that passed the bill, will be
worth more to mr old native etate than
all th« gold of Rockefeller, with fifty
years’ compound Interest. By your act
you have dried up the tears and bound
up the crushed hearts of the dear wom
en and children. You have put bread
In their hungry mouths and put cloth
ing upon their becks. You have, by
>-our acta, enabled Ood to open the
windows of heaven to pour you out Just
nidi a blessing that Re has long been
waiting to bestow upon you. God pity
the thirty-nine who tried to bar the
windows of heaven against this bless
ing! May Ood In His tender mercies
use this great victory to open the eyes
of the blind. You can flgure out your
dollars and cents, but you can never
flgure out tha worth of a soul In the
eyes of Ood until you get His love In
your heart. What would It profit a
man to gain the whole world and lose
his own soulf Give us your prayer, to
help us to move the cures out of FJ„r-
' ; CHANGE TOO SWEEPING AND SHOULD BE DISAP-
' PROVED.
When Mayor Joyner recommended to Council some time ago that
certain city officials now elective by the people be hereafter elected by
Council, The Georgian promptly and vigorously opposed the Idea. In
deed, we went a step further and expressed the opinion that Instead of
curtailing the direct suffrage with regard to municipal offices. It might
well, by reason of their intimate relation to the people, be extended to
one or two offices over which Council now has exclusive jurisdiction.
But The Georgian, with equal promptness and vigor, opposed any
extreme or sweeping changed from the present order of things, and dis
tinctly deplored the danger of bringing, the public schools deeper Into
polities by the attempt to have the superintendent of schools chosen by
a direct vote of the people. Tho objections to such a plan are numer
ous and are too well understood to require a re-statement of them at
this time. .
In spite of the warnings and opposition of every dally newspaper In
Atlanta and a strong manifestation of disapproval on the part of many
citizens, a resolution was drawn up by Alderman Curtis and adopted by
the City Executive Committee, submitting to the primary to be held
Wednesday a proposition to elect practically every city officer from
mayor to dog-catcher by a direct vote of the people. The list includes:
City clerk, city marshal, general manager and secretary of
the city wa'ter works department, , city recorder, comptroller,
city building Inspector, city electrician, superintendent public
schools, chief of the fire department, street Improvement col
lector, city warden, city tax assessors, Ward physicians, health
officer, city license Idspector.
The resolution was not so' drawn as to permit the vote/ to select
what officials he would havo come under a direct popular vote, and
wbat ho would have continue elective by Council or appointive by the
mayor. It permits only a choice between tho two propositions—elect
all or elect none. Heis is the wording of the resolution on this point:
“It Is therefore ordered that the words 'For popular vote to
elect' and 'Against popular vote to elect' be printed on tho of
ficial ballpts to he voted In this primary, and each voter will
have tho opportunity, If he so chooses, to express his choice
by erasing only the clause against his option/'
The Georgian can not subscribe to any such proposition. ~If the
option had been made so as to allow the voter to choose between the
'various officials,- there would have been enough of merit In the propo
sition to'warrant Its submission to the people for an expression. But
In Its present arbitrary, take-lt-or-lcnve-lt shape, The Georgian hopes
and believes the proposition will be disapproved.
As a matter of fact, the questions to be vojted upon are purely ad
visory to Council und Fulton County's members In tho Legislature. It
Is In no sense mandatory, and should a majority of the votes In Wed
nesday’s primaries be cast In favor of a popular voto to elect, Council
would then be called upon to accept or reject the recomirfendatlon.
Should Council accept It, the matter would have to be presented to the
legislature and Its authority for the change secured. However, The
Georgian la so strongly Imbued with the Idea '.hat the popular will
should provall, that it would favor fhe Council's acceptance of and
prompt action upon the recommendation that tho popular voto apply,
should that be the decision of the primary. N
It Is for thl4 reason that wo now warn the voters that the plan Is
loo sweeping, that It offers endless opportunity for dissension In vthe
management of the city's business, that It Is calculated to prove a breed
er of petty politics, which every well-regulated city desires to eliminate
as far as possible, and that It divides too much ths responsibility for
honest and harmonious conduct of the city's affairs. It should be un
necessary to tsks up most of the minor offices enumerated In the above
list and jiolnt out the reasons why they should not be magnified by
popular election, multiplying the number of electiona and compound
ing the cost and confusion In each. These reason* suggest themselves
to the average citizen u|jbn the most casual consideration.
It, by reason of its relation to the public, there Is some one office of
which tho people should directly choose the incumbent, that office
should be slnglod out and tho change sought and applied.
The proposition now offered lacks wisdom and, In the opinion 'of
The Georgian, should receive the disapproval of the voters of Atlanta
at Wednesday’s primary.
GREATER ATLANTA AN IMMEDIATE NECESSITY.
Tho popular clamor for ‘‘Greater Atlanta” Is in thorough accord
with the spirit of progress, which Is psrhaps tho most Important factor
In the upbuilding of this wonderful Southern city.
The citizens of Atlanta naturally deslro to be known to the world
In the mattor of population and of achievement, as they are known to
themselves.
The population to be affected by the success of the bill calling for
the enlargement of the mnnlclpal limits of Atlanta rightfully belongs to
the city. The homes In these suburban territories are, occupied—with
rarely an exception—by men and their families, one' or more of whom
are dally engaged In active commercial or professional pursuits In the
city.
Tho Georgian has been from the beginning ot the agitation of this
matter a staunch and loyal advocate of Creator Atlanta, appreciating the
manifold civic advantages to be derived from the enlargement' of the
city limits. On Monday afternoon the City Council will muko Its Anal
decision upon the report ot the plan submitted by the Committee of
Forty-two.
Further delay In deposing of this vital Issue will almoet fatally
jeopardize the proposition, and might result eventually In depriving At
lanta for ten<‘years of the advantages to be gained by the Increrfted pop
ulation In the next census. Tho present soeslon of the state legislature
is rapidly drawing to a dose. Whatovcr Is to bo presented to tho mem
bers, must, ot necessity, be done at onee. Therefore, The Georgian,
with no other object In view than the advancement of tho best and
highest 1 interests ot the municipality, urges upon the Council at Its meet
ing Monday afternoon. Immediate action, upon the report of the com
mittee. •
Atlanta can not afford to miss the approaching opportunity toy a
correct numerical reckoning of her population. But this unfortunate
condition ot affairs Is threatened unless the City Council at Its meet
ing Monday afternoon takes positive action In the premises. '
The plan once finally adopted by the Council, will undoubtedly re
ceive the support and Indorsement ot Fulton county's legislative repre-
S entatbres, and that of the senator from the Thirty-fifth district. The
Ifferences separating the residents ot the suburban districts are, tn
many cases, of minor Import, and can readily be satisfactorily adjusted
later.
Police and fire protection, sewerage system, and paved streets will
follow In the wake of tho ''Greater Atlanta" bill, and The Georgian will
alwaya be found itandlng for the full and complete rights ot the citizens
of the outlying districts who shbll by the Influence of their connection
with the civic government, be entitled to the best protection and the
most progressive municipal Improvements. Birmingham has practically
won the dght for an enlarged municipality, and will now take Its right
ful position among the largest and most advanced cities ot the South.
Can Atlanta afford to do less than her younger slater city?
Shall Atlanta fall to grasp her present opportunity for civic ad-
vancement and delay for ten years her proper rating before tho world?
Ido. Yours,
Lady Luke, Fla.
C. T. VAUGHN.
PROUD OF OUR RECORD.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
I take this occasion to tell you thnt
I have watched your poUcy on public
Issues since your-beginning. ,Ynu de
serve ths support and commendation at
the people and will continue to grow In
public favor. The right will prevail.
Champion the cause of all that Is good
and light nil that Is wrong to the bit-,
ter end. It look* sometimes like thj*
policy will not win out. but It will. The
il« at Georgia are proud ot your
record as a paper and will give you
their support.
DR. IV. A. WRIGHT.
Covington. Go.
REJOICING AT COMER.
To tbs Editor of The Georgian:
Many were the happy hearts, loud
shouts of ytf. good old handshakes
that found their way Into our Metbo-
dlst church lost evening. Just at the
conclusion of a sweet-spirited meeting.
Rev. A. F. Nunn announced to ths
congregation. "Prohibition carried by
big majority."' Bella were rung, good
old songs were sung. "Praise Ood from
whom all blessings flow," echoed and
re-echoed throughout that old church.
Happy mothers, grateful children called
for blsaslngi to rest on that nobis body
of men who have so faithfully worked
tor their homes to be homes of happi
ness.
May Ths Georgian's future be what
Its past has been, and long may It live.
And may God forever bless that band
of representatives ot 1(07. M. M. B.
Comer, Oa.
Covington Woman Dios. *
Special to Tbs Oeorglan.
Covington, Oa.. Aug. I.—Mrs. Elisa
beth Epps, wife of C. C. Epps, a promi
nent citizen of Starraville, died yester
day after a protracted illness at the age
of 60 years. The deceased leaves, be
sides her husband, six sons and two
daughters; also a number ot sisters and
^brothers.
WILL OBVIATE NEED
OF INEBRIATE ASYLUM
To the Editor of The Georgian:
If the legislature passes s state pr
tlon bill will It obviate the necessity fur on
Inebriate sanitarium?
As I bare had a number of letters from
over, the state us well ns many Inquiries
the city in record to the aliove qnestli .
will ask permission to nuswer the letters
and Inquiries In this card.
I And Hint a great ninny people really
believe Hint If state prohibition should lie
enacted that it would obviate the necessity
of an inebriate sanitarium. I would con
tend that the conditions nftcr prohibition
was In force It wonld lie seen that the ne
cessity for provisions to treat the iDebrlsfe
woSM he more Imperative, for it la conceded
by the heat authority Hint inebriety Is s
dlsense and a disease could not lie expected
to lie cured simply by the enactment of a
law| suppose a number of people should
take typhoid fever from n certain milk
dairy In which milk bad become Infected
with the typhoid norm ami the authorities
should close up the dairy we know very
well Hint those who had coutruclrd the
disease would have to lie treated just the
tioue of the past und the victims are under
the bone of the dlsense and It Is the
duty of state and country to make pro-
vlnlon for the care and treatment of me
ns much ns It la the duty tn make
ion to treat the Insane, for the best
nutlnirtty says that 70 per cent of Insanity
Is caused directly and Indirectly from the
excessive use of nlcohol.
We fully believe thnt the whisky traffic
nnd the hurrooms are a menace lo our
young men, liut with the prohibition lilll't
age the reform Is only commenced, foi
conditions arh very dllferthif now from
S hot they were twenty years ago, for we
eve ns an asset for the evils that have
existed n hereditary rondltlon that If not
checked will almost threaten the overthrow
of our government.
It hos been observed by those who have
'lulled Inebriety In Its many forms and
Ifferent manifestations that It Is not only
remarkable hut It la appalling to observe
thnt Imys that are not out of their teens
are diagnosed ns full-fledged Inebriates,
and from the history of such cases some of
them had only takeu a few drinks of alco
holics, yet they were diagnosed as Ine
briates. which goes to show the unstable
condition of the nervous system of our
j-oiiiig nnd rising generation thnt Is iiudttr
the bane of a hereditary condition, In thnt
the least narcotic stimulant Is enough to
wreck their nervous system, anil homicide,
suicide nnd murder are often the result.
Then, lf the legislature should puss the
irohlbltlon bill, they can not retire with
aided arms In triumphant victory, for |n-
iisiiinch as the stnte allowed not "nly the
evils to exist hut has given Its official re
ceipt as pnymeut and npproprlnttsl the pro
ceeds lo the eduentlon fund I contend that
these official receipts of money received
the said evils that have existed ore van. ..
ers that stand against tin* state for the
maintenance of an Inebriate sanitarium.
We lictlcve that the teiidcncv to drag ad
dictions will lie on the Increase, not thnt
prohibition directly will cause the Increase,
hut because ths appetite has been cultivated
for hundreds of years for '
the unfortunate Inebriate
kinds of drinks nnd drugn as lie thinks will
alleviate his creaking nerves, then say •that
we ns a state are not under any more ob
ligations for this diseased condition. Wt
contend thnt the state must make provi
sion to treat a disease that It has been a
party to producing.
It wIIMte said that now since prohibition
will be In force In a short time that there
Will be llo funds to support an luebrlnte
many
will lie no funds to support an
sanitarium, hut If there Is to lie ..
blind tigers ns many think or believe that
there will lie, the flues Imposed on these
blind tigers will nmply support an Inch '
ate hospital, but If we don't have so nun
blind tiger* the country will soon lie
proaperona that such on appropriation ucc
etl enn be met without any difficulty.
As this legislature hna manfully made i...
epoch In the history of Georgia In pnss-
Ing n state of prohibition bill, let them re
deem the shorteenilngsiof the past nnd pro
ride n place for the treatment of unfortu
nate Inebriates who ore surelv the wards
-he state.
WILLIS' II. TARKS, M. D.
HE WANT8 INFORMATION'
AS TO MAINE AND KAN8AS.
An Open Letter to J. C. Solomon, Su
perintendent Anti-Saloon League, At
lanta, Oa.:
Dear Sir—While on the veranda of
the hotel at Baxley, Go., last Tuesday,
I heard a traveling man and others
discussing prohibition. This traveling
man contended ■ that prohibition would
not prohibit, and gave as his reason
what he said waa his personal knowl
edge. He said he had lived In KVinsaa
since the prohibition law went Into ef
fect there, nnd thnt he knew of nt least
fifty saloons In Wichita, Kans., run
ning In wide-open and defiant opposi
tion to the law. He said the saloons
that Carrie Nation used her hatchet
on were running In open violation of
the law. He said he hod traveled In
Maine and that there are plenty of
open saloons In Portland and other
cities In Maine,
Now, I could not conceive of how a
state could have votes enough to pass
a prohibition law and then stand B;
nnd see It openly and flagrantly vlo
hited. I thought Carrie Nation's
smashing of saloons came before the
law went Into effect. I was simply
lunaeed to hear such a statement from
one who claimed to know from per
sonal knowledge. I wonder lf Kansas
and Maine hnve any governors. Judges
and other ofilclals. Is It possible that
the facts are as he represents them?
I for one would like to know, and no
doubt many others would be glad to
know. Can you tell them through The
Georgian? Yours for prohibition,
J. T. DAVENPORT.
Helena, Ga.
GEORGIA W. C. T. U. RECEIVE
CONGRATULATIONS BY WIRE.
To The Atlanta Georgian:
The whole country seems to be re
joicing In the great victory achieved by
the temperance forces In Georgia.
Among many congratulatory telegrams
received by the president of the Geor
gia W. C. T. If. are the following:
Old Orchard, Maine, July II. 1607.—
Mrs. Mary Hflrrls Armor, President
Georgia W. C. T. U., Eastman, Ga.:
All the temperance societies of Maine
In conference assembled at Old Or
chard, Maine, are deeply stirred by the
glorious tidings just received from
Georgia. Prohibiting Maine enthusi
astically greets prohibiting Georgia,
congratulating tha Woman's Christian
Temperance Union and the united
temperance and church forces of the
stnte that have been Instrumental In
bringing about the adoption of state
wide prohibition nnd the great victory
of an outlawed liquor traffic.
LILLIAN M. N. STEVENS.
President National W. C. T. U.
Monteagle, Tenn., Aug. 1, 1(07.—The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
assembled at Monteagle rejoice with
Georgia In her victory for prohibition.
MRS. 8. M. SOLOMAN.
President.
MARY KARRIS ARMOR.
President Georgia W. C. T. U.
Eastman, Ga.
NOW FOR OUR STATE.
To the Atlanta Georgian:
Hearty congratulations upon the
great victory. The Georgian has earned
the gratitude of even - patriotic Geor
gia citizen. Praise the Lord! Con
gratulations to the prohibitionists for
their God-given victory. Georgia Is
free. Thank God that I have lived to
see the dag. Let us now turn our at
tention toward the upbuilding of the
state by givtrig Ood the praise for the
kindness He has shown us In putting
prohibition In the state. Let us now
try to make our state a true temper
ance and religious place. Yours In
the work for prohibition.
WILL H. WELCH.
Dunwoody, Oa.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Some time since I addressed you a
short letter on the subject of foreign
Immigration to the South, In which I
asked several pointed questions as to
the manner In which these Immi
grants would be treated after they were
brought here. I wish to aay right here
that I do not believe success can pos
sibly attend any effort on the part of
our people to Introduce and hold a
desirable class of foreign labor In the
southeastern states as a substitute for
the negro, and It would seem that our
newly elected governor has also re
cently reached this conclusion. The
social conditions In the southeast are
entirely different from what they are
In.the West. In tha West the new ar
rivals of Germans, Austrians, Swedes,
Danes, etc., are received with open
arms and have social recognition gen
erally, but In the South our seml-
aristocratlc tendencies make It Impos
sible for ua to receive these people In
like manner, and they, therefore, have
practically no social standlng-wlth us,
ahd unless they are colonized and given
an opportunity to take up land on easy
terms and work out their own salva
tion they necessarily become dissatis
fied.
The negro, on the other hand, forms
very considerable portion of our
community and Is here to stay, and our
people might as well make' up their
minds to do with him as best they can.
The greater part of them are well be
haved and easy of control, and the fault
& our own that so many are unruly
d create trouble In our midst. If
the proper authorities would exert bet
ter efforts toward the enforcement of
the laws and work systematically in
that direction -better results would fol
low. but so long as they adopt only
half-hearted and spasmodic measures
to prevent vagrancy and other evils,
Just so long will our citizens have to
put up with the troubles and uncer
tainties which how exist. If the leg
islature of Georgia carries out Its pres,
ent program of reducing the negro from
a citizen to a subject, it will be an
Important move In the right direction.
A. MADDISON.
MADD0X-RUCKER BANKING CO.
Capital and Surplus $ 800,000.00
Total Resources Over 3,000,000.00
The accounts of Banks, Bankers, Corporations, Finns
and Individuals received upon the most favorable terms con
sistent with safe and conservative banking.
4 per cent Interest, compounded semi-anhually, is paid in
our Savings Department. '
THIS HORSE WILL BREATHE
THROUGHA^METAL THROAT
The runaway of a horse on Edge-
wood avenue Sunday morning, ending
tn a fall down a 40-foot Incline at Wav-
erly Place, came near resulting In the
death of Joe Bowles, the driver, and of
the horse.
By good fortune, the driver escaped
with only a few slight bruises and cute.
The horse, however, was Injured more
seriously and despite the fact that one
of the shafts of the wagon it was
drawing was driven through the right
side of Its head. Imbedding Itself In the
root ot the animal's month, the horse
still survives.
The horse was drawing a milk wa
gon owned by W. A. Tabor, of the Kim
ball House (lair> At the end of a
long run, horse, wagon and driver shot
down the Incline, practically all the
milk bottleB being broken, and the
driver suffering several cuts as a re
sult.
Dr. J. W. Hurt, who lives'near by, ar
rived quickly oh the ecene and dressed
the Injured man's wounds, which he
pronounced only slight. Upon seeing
the desperate straits and the Intense
suffering of the horse, with a shaft
driven through Its head and penetrat
ing lte throat, he hurried In an auto-
mobile to Carnes & Carnes, veterinary
surgeons.
Dr. Carnes found that the shaft had
penetrated the throat from the under
Jaw and narrowly missed the windpipe
The shaft was pulled out by force and
the flow of blood stopped.
A tube waa placed In the horse’s
mouth tn order that It may be fed and
watered, the tube running to the aeso.
phagus. In similar fashion a tube will
be placed in the windpipe In order to
allow breathing.
The animal will eat, drink and
breathe through these tubes until the
roots of the tongue have grown back
and the wounds In the throat and un
der jaw are healed.
Dr. Carnes states that the horse will
live.
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COMMENDS THE GEORGIAN
AND OFFERS SUGGESTIONS.
Fred L. Seely, Publisher of The Geor
Dear Sir—Your brave stand, yottr
earnest attitude and your unanswera
ble logic, coupled with your patriotic
contention, your fraternal persuasion
and y6ur conciliatory methods all
through the prohibition agitation, were
calculated to make prohibitionists ot
multitudes In Georgia.
But, as your recent editorial sug
gests. you found an overwhelming ma
jority of our people already on the
march under the banner of prohibition.
Yet that hitherto thwarted majority
found your magnanimous, brave, clenn
daily an Indispensable means of self-
discovery, Intercommunication and
proper rallying of the vast numbers.
Every Individual In Georgia is bene
flted In some way, not one Injured In
any way. The losers of a few paltry
dollars are well able to bear their per
sonal and temporary loss tor ths untold
benefit of the many.
Those who now urge unity of mind
and effort for strict legal obedience
ore on the right line for a nobler regime
In Georgia. The voices of the Immor
tal Jones and Grady will forever si
lence the voices of the crackers who
could, bring hard times In the midst
of plenty.
If The Georgian still steers clear of
whisky and other immoral advertise
ments, never Issues a Sunday paper,
keeps up Its contention for prohibi
tion, civic righteousness, a Southern
president and the manifest weal of the
entire people, then It shall still be the
greatest dally paper yet launched tn
the 8outh nr America, Ita subscription
roll will grow exceedingly and Its ad
vertising Income will be multiplied.
This Is my wish, and Its accomplish
ment shall have my Influence and ef
fort. I take The Georgian. Mny 200,-
000 copies soon be demanded of you
dally! Amen. Cordially yours,
T. C. BUCHANAN.
Winder. Ga.
AN EMPTY JAIL.
„ (Meridian. MUs., Star.)
An empty Jail In a county of more
than 40,000 people and a city of 26,000
Inhabitants Is an anomaly In American
experience that speaks In eloqusnt and
convincing tones of the social condi
tions that produce It. Tho Star yes
terday noted the fact that Jailer Wag
ner reported to the sheriff that he had
no guests to entertain, and opening u->
the house for a thorough ventilation,
went to the picnic at Possum Creek.
It Is a demonstration of what Is
claimed for the spirit and character of
our people, that none can gnlnsny, and
iroves the worth of those policies that
tavs conduced to It, and which have
made the Inspiration of the conduct of
the court and the administration of
Justice In this county. The jail is
empty, largely because those prone to
law-breaking have been taught to re
spect the law, and found It more ad
vantageous to pursue the better way of
living.
The Star does not believe that the
millennium has arrived, or Is anywhere
near due. But It does believe that the
moral sense ot ths whole people Is
nourished by the exaltation of right
living, the denunciation of vice and the
bringing 4f evil-doers to a strict ac
countability.
(Note.—For fourteen years Meridian
and Lauderdale county hare been with
out licensed liquor In any form.—Ed.)
LET THOSE RESPONSIBLE
DO THEIR FULL DUTY.
To the Editor of The Oeorglan:
Tou deserve the hearty co-operation
and support of every true cltlsen of
Georgia because of the brave stand you
have taken In the struggle for state
prohibition. You deserve a great deal
of the credit for the remarkable vic
tory. Even the antis are now conceding
that prohibition will not In the least
retard the progress of our rapidly-
growing city. Let every cltlsen. every
;uror, every solicitor, every judge, do
hie full duty, regardless of personal
feelings, and this law will be enforced.
Long live The Georgian! .
J. ELLIS SAMMONS,
Pastor First Baptist Church.
Brunswick, Go,
BIBLE IN OUR SCHOOLS.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
A wise statesman once said: "When my
opinions differ from the judgment of South
Carolina I conclude that my oplnloue are
wrong." With due deference to others of
my native atate, I dare to express my opin
ion on s matter of tho profonudeat moment
and concern to the children of this atate
nud nation.
Why Is It that the law-makers of our state
nre so timid ns to allow n crying evil to
onr public schools by the exclusion of the
lllhle as a text book, and wby force parents
to secure sml bay iMtoka fixed by the legls
Inturn for live years,) when thy lllhle Is ex
eluded? Is there n book trnst? Hr. White
Is endeavoring to secure a Southern sentl
incut, and I (lore to tisk. Is It Possible thnt
we are under the domination or a Northern
or Chicago scutlBicnt or decree on this
point? As s Southern man nnd Confederate
soldier, I have waited patiently. Unplug
that some of our statesmen would rise up
and call attention to this ntntler.
Home years since Dr. E. A. Alderman
wrote far one of onr magazines, regretting
the Accidence of Kouthern Statesmanship,
nnd he was criticised for so doing, yet aa an
honest Southern man nail one of the lead
ing educators of the South, Ida lament waa
tlmoly. The educational Interest of the
South isn ot essentially our own, nud ns
Chicago waa the first city that excluded the
nilde from tho public schools this of Itself
is worthy of comment. The matter Is of
schools—not ns 1 view It, for I am
shell Baptist, nr from any eecl
view, hut for Its great truths. 1 will not
go Into detail an to tvh
hie In the public schools, unless 'It Is to
■ keep the youth from scciirlug Its fuaila*
mental truths. W. II. Merritt published
some facts about Die ehlblrrn's Ignorance
of the Bible truths. IVbut a commentary!
When I was In college the lllhle wan raaght
In Greek, l.utln and Hebrew, nnd 1 main
tain that aa scholarly men were educated
In the universities In iinte-hctluni times ns
today, and when this question Is submitted
to the presidents of universities, they unite
lu saying that It should he taught. Then
why not In the public schools? I urge It, 1
demand It. ns a Georgian 1 Insist on It. I
nin no |wlltlelnn; I am not seeking any puli.
"Another mag will," nnd men
and enrae you for your lack of sympathy
and Interest for the rhilug generation. Cna-
aliis salil the acta and needs "f this day
nnd hour will go to notions yet unborn.
watched I
world. Some men
1,
or do, In conacqucneo of Iguorance. __
Infor nilntwtfl *n«l riuhtly educated, you
must Ik* of aervfce to your neighbor*, felolw
men mid country, ami the children nre do-
mnndfiiff nt your hand* n nervlct*. and don’t
force them to study agriculture, pliyriul-
oay, etc. Hire them tome Bible lessons.
"Honor thy father and thy mother that
thy day* mny be lung upon the earth which
the Lord thy God gireth thee." Irrever
ence I* n curse of today, nnd It 1* hard to
break looee fTora environment*. Wo nre no
politic—that's It. It won’t do to object to
It. Hut It seeuiN few' object to profanity
and obscenity and geueral IllthlufcM'outride
of the pulpit; Irreverence for the pure, the
tasting, ta not popular. God pity the ex-
cum** nnd forgive thorn* reaponrilHe for the
present rittlntlon, and mny every man lire
for a higher purpose nnd come out to the
i» of tho crying need* of children, for
,ch the blood of the soldier of our Civil
...I Is now c ' * ~
help you to Iii^mI
Home, G*.
II. KING SKELTON.
CONGRATULATIONS.
LANDIS WILL BE DEAD
LONG BEFORE FINE IS
•PAID, 8AY8 ROCKEFELLER.
Cleveland, August 6.—"Judge
Landis will be dead a long while
before this fine Is paid. In fact,
many things will happen before
that:
ThiB I* the only comment,
public or private, that John D.
Rockefeller is known to have
made on the $29,24/1.000 fine
elnce It waa imposed lant Satur
day. Such aa It Is, It Indicates
the attitude of the oil king to
ward the federal judges. And It
forecasts the determined fight
that Is to be made to upset the
Landis decision.
/ Dead116Hurt
In Big Collision
Chicago, Aug. 8.—Robert Orr, of
Dwight, III., was killed and sixteen oth
er people were hurt, two probably,
In a collision on the Bloomington. Pon
tiac and Joliet Electric Railroad near
here at an early hour this morning.
The regular car had Just left Pnn-
tlac, and the special followed a few
minutes later. While going down a
grade the first car stopped and the
brakes on the special refused to work.
REFUSED ¥6 MARCH
WITHOUT HORSES
Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. B.—Because
the adjutant general falleb to provide
them with horses, members of Troop
A, state cavalry, located ot Nashville,
refused to go on n practice march
which waa to have begun today. The
men said they had no Intention of
either hiring horees or walking. What
the adjutant general will do Is now a
question Interesting all the mlllatla-
men of the state, as the whole troop Is
In 'ha attitude of disobeying plain
orders.
Troop B, of Chattanooga, went on a
march to Bed Springs today.
The Third regiment, state infantry,
went Into camp at Knoxville today.
Deaths and Funsrals
Annie B. Harris.
The funeral services of Annie B.
Harris, the 11-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. HarrU, who died Satur
day afternoon at the family residence,
14 English avenue, were conducted on
Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The in
terment was In Casey's cemetery.
To the Editor of The Georgian:
Hearty congratulations .to The Geor
gian! The battle has been fought and
the victory won. And the grand old I Williams Wood,
commonwealth of Georgia will be free afternoon nt the family residence,
of saloons. May the Lord bless you I Jefferson street, were conducted Sun-
"" 9 * "“■* ‘ * '“ ‘ day afternoon at 2 o’clock. The Inter-
Maude Wood.
The funeral servicer of Maude Wood,
the Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
who died Saturday
and yours for the stand you took In
the fight. Yours,
(REV.) JAMES I. NIBLETT.
Gladesvllle, Ga.
FUNERAL OF JOHN WRIGHT
HELD AT LOVEJOY.
Special to The Georgian.
Covington, Ga., Aug. G.—The funeral
services of John S. Wright were held
at Lovejoy Methodist church Sunday at
11 o'clock, the Rev. Asbury Mixon offi
ciating. The deceased was 51^ years of
age, and his death was due to a stroke
of paralysis. He was one of the coun
ty's largest planters. He was a brother,
of L. O. Wright, of Atlanta, former
sheriff of Newton county, and J. O.
Wright, connected with the state agri
cultural department. Wife and ten chil
dren survive him.
To Build *1,000,000 Temple.
Denver, Colo. Aug. B.—The directors
ot the American Mining Congress, at a
meeting to be held the latter part of
this month, will conclude plans for
raising funds to erect the mllllon-dollar
mining temple decided upon some time
ago. A site will be purchased this fall.
Husband Misting,
Mrs. Llsale Hefner, of Iron Station.
Lincoln county. North Carolina, has
lost her hdeband and ehe admits In her
letter to the police that ehe was care-
lees, or It never would have happened.
He came to Atlanta several weeks ago
and secured a position. He wrote to
her, telling how well he was getting
along, and then she lost his letters. She
doesn't know whtre to find bint, and
she has asked the police to help her.
ment was at Highland cemetery.
Mrs. Aaron Kitchens.
The funeral services of Mr*. Aaron
Kitchens, who {lied Sunday afternoon
at her residence, In East Point, were
conducted Monday afternoon at *
o'clock at Forrest Park church.
U. L. Rattaree.
The funeral services of U. L. Ratta
ree, aged 2 years, the son of Mr. nnd
Mrs. A. L. Rattaree, who died Sunday
morning at the family residence, 1*>
Rhodes street, were conducted Monday
afternoon at 2 o’clock. The Interment
was In Hollywood cemetery.
SLAVQNIC RACE WILL
TREBLE BY YEAR 2JX»
Berlin. Aug. B.—The Busslon philoso
pher, Borstnck, has Just published an
article, predicting that the Slavonic
race will treble all others In Europe b>
the year 2,060. He believes that Rus
sia will rule all of Europe by that tune.
Confederate Veteran Dies.
Special to The Oeorelsn. .
Cuthbert, Oa. Aug. 6.—Capta n J-mn
Redding died at his home In this place
Saturday morning after a short nines •
Captain Redding was a loafed*™
veteran, naving been wounded durin*
the war.' He was a member of th
Methodist church end was. Indeed, a
gentleman of the old school.
There Is s dally average "f *
smuts who apply for admission tp the P
of New York and ore rej«ctod.
Victor Emmanuel's eolleetlon of the
of his own eiwmtry ni.vunnts to morem
80.000 soeeimen*. with a catalogue «f otettr