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cx I J 1 A UI'.UJtUlAJN AINU iN EVTO.
THEY WILL RIGIDLY
ENFORCE THE LAW
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..(fenders to the stockade, but mu*t
bind 'them over. Thla he will do, fix
liig heavy bonda In each cate. He also]
f»vora the sending of all offenders to|
the chalngnng without a fine, ■
••Under the new law.’’ saya Judge
Broyles, "both the sale of whisky and
the keeping of whisky on hand for the
purpose of sale are state offenses and
there will he nothing for me to do but
hind over to the state courts. As far
*« In my power, I will see that the law
la rigidly enforced. Any person proven
guilty will be promptly bound over
nndei a heavy bond. I will flx the
bond at such an amount as will Insure
the presence of the offender In the
courts for trial. And for every offend
er convicted I favor a chalngang sen
tence. I do not believe anyono should
be let off with a fine, l’ut them In
stripes at hard labor and wo will be
bothered very little with blind tigers.
This Is the only way to stop the Illegal
ssle of whisky.
■7 am satisfied that Chief Jennings
and the police mean to enforce the law
to the letter, and that the state court
Judges and solicitors mean to do tlielr
full duty. The people want this pro
hibition law enforced, and there will be
no halfway ground. With thla senti
ment prevailing In the courts, I feel
certain that very few people are going
lo be so reckless as to take the chance
of going to the chalngang for a good,
lung term.”
Police to Enforce Law.
Police Chief Henry Jennings will
spare no effort to trap any blind ti
gers that attempt to operate after the
first Of the year, and to have all'vlola-
tors of the prohibition law punished,
’’When the atate prohibition law goea
Into effect the flrat of the year,” atatea
Chief Jennings, "It means that no mora
liquor must bo told In Atlanta. We will
enforce the law to the letter. The
whole police force will be on the alert,
and blind tigers will find It a dllYoult
mutter to exlat. We do not propoae
have any blind tlgeri here. Any obe
caught violating the law In any manner
will be arrested and promptly arraigned
before the courts."
Atlantan* Law-Abiding.
That vigorous prosecutions will fol
low all violations of the prohibition law
Which find their way Into the city court
was emphatically stated by Solicitor
Lowry Arnold, of the city court, and
Assistant Solicitor John A. Hynds.
"I do not anticipate any wholesale
violations of the law,” aald Solicitor
Arnold. “The people of Atlanta are
vary law-abiding, and In so far as I
bavs been able to observe they are de
termined to meet the changed condi
tions manfully and obey the law,
whether they like It or not.
"However, when violations do occur
and the coaea come Into thle court, they
will be vigorously prosecuted, and
every effort will be made to convict the
guilty party.”
Believe Will Obey Law.
Judge Andy Calhoun, of the city
court, criminal d.vlslon. said:
“It might not be advisable for a
Judge to sny what he will or will not
do. Law la law. and muat be obeyed.
1 do not anticipate any unusunl en
croachments upon the provisions of the
prohibition law, and 1 believe that even
the strongest antl-prohlbltlonlata Intend
to abide by the law and assist In the
effort to see that It Is enforced.”
In his charge to the Jury several
weeks ago, Judge Pendleton, of the civil
division of the superior court, urged
unusual vigilance on the part of the
grand Jury In detecting and lnvestlgat-
SMITH URGES THREE
CANALS FOR GEORGIA
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Inntlc, crossing the state of Georgia.
Facilities Insufficient.
Governor Bmlth raid:
Tor n half century our country hna.
with few exceptions, depended almost
exclusively upon steam railroads that
have Increased until their mileage In
the United mates, without refrence to
double tracks, amounts to 114,040, and
their annual charges for hauling freight
reaches K.OOO.OOCOOO. Of this amount
It Is aafe lo say that one-third comes
from handling the heavier classes, such
ns Iron, coal, lumber, marble, granite,
wheat, corn and cotton*
"It Is conceded that the volume of
freight which the rat I rood companies
are now called upon to handle far ex
ceeds, their rapacity and the demand
upon them Is Increasing more rapidly
than they arc' able to Increase their
ability for carriage. From all over the
country cornea tho complaint of tardi
ness In transportation and excessive
charges. Theso complaints are due at
least In part to the.fact that the rail
road compnriles handle a class of
water transportation. If we can adopt
a policy by which water tranaporUtlon
can bo furnished for the class of heav-
commodltlcs to which I .hare referrci
not only will the present congestion
Irsnsportatton hs relieved, but the
it of transportation will he reduced, <
Cost Is Ons-SIxth.
“The average cost of water transpor
tatlon Is about one-elxtli of the cost of
rail transportation. Tho heavy freights
properly to be assigned fo water, now
handled by railroads must coat now
1000,01)0,000 a year. The reduction of
tho cost of transporting these com'
•modifies five-sixths would lie an sen
nomio saving of 1500.000,000 per an.
nun. The lessened cost of transports
tlnn would enormously Increass tha
amount of this class of goods shipped
from section to section, and If It Is In.
slated that It will be Impossible to eub.
stltute water entirely for rail with ref.
erence to them, tho Increased ship,
ments should equal the amount not
saved from rail transportation, and In
a few years the net saving should still
be a full 1440,000,000 per annum.
•The heavy commodities which
have classified as properly to be trans
ported by water ore now carried by the
railroad companies at their lowest
rates. The railroad companies freed
from the burden of this class of ship
ments, confining- their attention to
shipments of the higher grade, can
make a lower rate for th* average
transportation of commodities which
they continue to carry and yet receive
a higher average rate than that which
they now collect on all of the commod
ities which they carry.”
Two Georgia Canals Wanted.
The governor spoke with enthusiasm
1 the proposed Bt. Marys and gulf ca
nal. This waterway, he said, would
constitute a part of the plan for an In
land routs from the New England coast
to the gulf and finally to New Orleans.
Ths Bt. Marys river and the famed
Buwanee both rise In the Okefenoke*
swamp, the Bt. Marys flowing east
ward Into the Atlantic and the Su-
wanee flowing In a southwesterly di
rection Into the gulf of Mexico. The
Immense Oketenokce swamp averages
Ing alleged violations of the law when
It goes Into effect, and suggested that
a word of warning to the public might
not be out of place.
Judge Pendleton's Advice.
•Let the’ people know,” said he, "that
this law Is going to be enforced. Let
them know, whether some people may
Ilka It or noL It I* on the statute books,
and muat he obeyed, and that when It
la violated the grand Jury will Indict,
the petit juries convict and the courts
Impos3 penalties In every case.”
When atked for a statement In re
gard to the enforcement of th* prohl
billon law, Bollcltpr Charley D. Hill,
of the superior court, said:
"These violations, provided there are
any, will Involve misdemeanor, and
the majority of them will, therefore,
come up for trial in th* city court
Should any of them come before the
grand Jury they will be Indicted, pros
ecuted and convicted If there la evi
dence enough to Justify It.”
PIANO
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BARGAINS
$125, $175,* $200, $250, $275,
$300 Upward to a Steinway.
Slightly Used—New—Uprights and Grands.
Easy terms when desired.
OPEN EVENINGS
PIANOLA PIANOS
EASY TERMS.
Phillips & Crew Co.
37 PEACHTREE ST., ATLANTA.
A Wireless to
Santa Claus from
our Second FI
oor
Did you know that m our
Childrens Department on the
second floor, in addition to tke
regular line of wearables, we have
a perfectly splendid assortment of
Dolls and Teddy Bears?
RAG DOLLS—We have
Rag Dolls in various attractive patterns, all made up and dressed.
We needn't say a word about tbe durability of these toys and
the amount of ill-treatment they will stand at tbe bands of their
strenuous owners and all that.
Web
ave:
American Maid . . . 50c and $1.25
Sailor Boy ." 4 25c
Sailor girl 25c
Little Red Riding Hood, 50c
and . .- $1.00
Clown 25c
Topsy Turvey $1.00
and a full line of otker Rag Dolls
from 25c to $5.00
Teddy Bears
t»/t 7 7AV* -
We have tke best dollar Teddy
Bear in Atlanta. Tke way we
know is ky wkat folks say. Tkey
look and look and tken kuy kere.
We tkmk ourselves it's a migkty
good value in tkis favorite toy.
Wekavekrown andwkite kears,
all sizes, from
$1.00 to $6.00
Imported Dolls
of Frenck make and German make,
keauties all, and of admirakle qual
ity,
$1.50 to $15.00
f Rag Toys
Tken we kave Rag Toys in tke
flat—tkat is to say, designs stamped
on skeets ready to ke sewed up and
^stuffed— Cats, Dogs, Monkeys,
Japanese Dolls, and so on,
5c, 10c, 15c
•Tigc
Buster s famous playmate is kere
in krown, wooly coat, witk kis
marvelous eyes, and apparently
ready for many an escapade.
$1.25
Ckamberlin-Jonnson-DuBose Company
three feet deep In water and th* en
gineering problem la no more difficult
than was the construction of tha Dis
mal swamp canal In Virginia. The In
land route along the Atlantic would cut
off the dangers of Cape Hatteraa and
the open ocean, while the St. Mary*
canal would cut off the dangers of
over athousand mile* around tbe Flor
Ida key*.
Th* governor al«o strongly urged the
canal from the Tennessee river aero**
the state of Georgia to n stream con
necting with th* Atlantic, thua con
necting the MlMlMlppt, Ohio and all
their tributaries with the ocean.
. Five Branches.
There arc five great branches in the
governor’s plan for waterway davel-
opment, the Improvement of the MIs-
elppl and othar riven, th* Erie canal,
which la already In existence, the Im
provement and extension of the Inland
route along the Atlantic, the construc
tion of the canal from the. Tennessee
to the Atlantic and tha construction of
the Bt. Mary* and gulf canal across
south Georgia and upper Florida.
"What cltlxen of the union.” said
the governor, "can contemplate our
harbor* property developed and than
turn to hi* map and trace these Are
inland waterway* completed ami In
full use, loaded with the product* of
our Industry, Immensely Increased by
the reduced cost of transportation.
ank God
he I* an American cltlten.
Th# South’s Great Crop.
"South of the Potomac we long to
contribute our part in this great
growth of our nation. We are ready
to load vessels with Iron and coat and
lumber and marble and granite. We
are ready to receive the great products
of the East and West, but above all
we are ready to furnish East und West
with that commodity which the Infl-
nlte haa given our country practically
as a monopoly. May I not be par
doned for referring to It? During the
last century the United States received
from th* export of cotton .tana bil
lion dollars. During the six years prior
to KOt It contributed from foreign
countries to our national prosperity
over two billion, and during the past
three years It brought back from for-
elgn shores one billion two hundred
million dollars to give life and force
to the commerce of our country, and
during the present season It will bring
from abroad four hundred millions of
gold to relieve the stringency of the
money market and to do full part
toward restoring universal confidence
and national prosperity.
Proud of Showing,
“W# are proud of the fact that our
section can make such a contribution
to our nation. I mention It not In n
splitit of boasting but f trust with an
excusable pride due to our desire that
you should understand how full a part
we seek to take In all that may con
tribute to the welfare of our future,
to the prosperity of our nation and to
the glory of our flag.
"The Inland waterway from Cairo to
the south Atlantic coast to which 1
have referred I* estimated by th* en
gineer* as one which complete would
cost 140,000.000. I have referred to the
fact that ft will pierce the great cot
ton section of our country. You know
that it will reach the granarlea of the
middle nest. It will also furnish fer
use to millions of our people llmllles*
Iron and coal and lumber. To bring
these great commodities at an enor
mously reduced Cost within easy reach
of all these people would cause a stim
ulus to manufacturing and to devel
opment upon all lines, the benefits of
which would make the co*t of con
struction though large In figures small
by way of comparison.
Country's Rapid Growth.
"It may be asked It the picture is
not overdrawn why have these oppor
tunities been neglected In the past?
Two satisfactory reason!* can be given.
"First, things have been moving so
rapidly thut the value of water trans
portation haa been overlooked. There
ha* been a sentiment against It upon
the idea that It was too alow. At pres
ent there are those In our land who
realise how unwise It I* to seek the
Bcqulrement of riches too rapidly.
Economy and safety In the long run
have advantages over, speed.
“Second, the great railroad compa
nies until recently have thrown tlielr
Influence against water transportation
and thalr Influence has been conjroll-
lug. It should be a source of congrat
ulation that the wisest leaders In rail
road development now openly declare
themselves In favor of the enlarge
ment of our water facilities and there
Is no reason for regret that the Influ
ence due to the contribution by these
great corporations of money Into poli
tics will not lie countenanced In fu
ture amt that the public will not tol
erate the effort by corporations to dic
tate'’ the policies or congressional or
state legislation.
Begin With $50,000/100.
'If iher# are those who shrink
when they contemplate the coat of the
development of our harbor* and Inland
waterways upon a broad scale we may
well remind them over and over again
that two-thirds of our national reve
nue Is spent either on account of war
or In preparation for war and the ways
fifty millions and Increase the amount
five millions every year for tho next
ten yea is. and thla would make pos
sible Immense progress. We should
sde^to It that no private corporation
controls our waterways. They must
be developed as a source of Independ
ence for our people.
"With the Improvement of our port*
and the opening up of our Inland wa
terways, with the national and slate
railroad commissions intelligent!.'.
wisely and Justly protecting the rail
road properties from reckless specula
tion and shippers from rebates and
discriminatory and excessive freight
charges, we may hope that the country
will lie saved from the necessity of
government ownership of railroads and
we can look to the future with con
fidence, determined thnt In all things
we will consider the opportunity of the
great masses of th# people of our land."
RAISE BEER TAX
TO AID WATERWAYS
IVashlngtuu, Dee. A.—The brewers *nd
lieer drinkers of tbe country are about t"
be "pinched” If the resolution Introduced
by Representative Ernest Aebeson, of Peon
syiranla. In tbe honor, Is to ho taken serl-
uiisly. He suggests In s somewhat rolumi
nuns document tbnt the tax on beer he
rslsisl from It to K a barrel and that th’’
revenue therefrom he plarrd to the credit
of the rirrre and barbors of the eonntrf.
Veteran Physician Daad.
New Haven, Conn., Dec. 6.—Dr. Chet.
. Dorman, who was In attendant *
uron JefTersof! Davis while the presi
dent of the Confederacy was Impris
oned and »lek In Fortress Monroe, died
— at his home here yesterday from *P*
ought to be able to begin with eplexv.