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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. Published Every Afternoon. (Except Sunday) By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY. At 25 West Alabama 8t. f Atlanta. Oa. Subscription Rates: One Year Six Months By Carrier, Ter Week 10 Telephones connecting all depart ments. Lont distance terminal*. Smith ft Thompson, advertising rep resentatives for *U territory outside of If ypa hare an/ trouble getting THB GEORGIAN AND NEWS, telephone ths circulation department and bars It promptly remcnled. Telephones: Ball 4927 main; Atlanta 440L It la dr.alrable that all communica tion* Intended for publication lu TUB GEORGIAN AND NEWS he limited to |00 words In length. It Is Imperative that they b« signed, as an evidence of good faith. Rejected mannecrlpte will not be returned unless stamp* are lent for the purpose. THE GEORGIAN AND NEWS prints no unclean or objectionable advertis ing. Neither does It print whisky or any liquor ad*. 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, id 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. ^0000009000000000000000000 0 A SUGGESTION. a o 0 To the Editor of The Georgian: 0 D Allow me space enough In The 0 0 Georgian to suggest that the pro- O O hlbltlonlsts throughout Georgia, 0 0 by public subscription of (1 each, O 0 forwarded to The Georgian, pre- 0 0 eent each member of "the house" 0 0 and senate that stood loyally by O S thc great cause and voted for "the 0 bill." with a gold medal, as an 0 O expression of our heartfelt appre- 0 O elation. Put me at the head of 0 0 the subscription tor. (1. Very truly 0 0 yours, i 0 EDWARD H. WALKER. O College Park, Oa. 0 0 0 00000000000000000000000000 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