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Society Leader Points Out Some Sweeping Reforms Needed to Advance the Interests of Atlanta MRS. WM, L PEEL’S INDICTMENT OF CONDITIONS HERE Urges Hiring of a Con sulting Engineer and Definite Plan for Building Up the City. Declares Boss Is Need ed and Pleads Wider Peachtree-—P oin t s Peril in Dirt and Disease. Mrs. William Lawson Peel, promi nent Atlanta society leader and phil anthropic wftrker, has written at th« request of The Georgian her views of conditions in Atlanta, the reforms it needs and the steps it should take to eliminate present handicaps to its growth. Here are Mrs. Peel’s striking views: By MRS. W. L. PEEL. The keynote of the situation was struck by Mr. Wilmer L. Moore, president of the Chamber of Com merce, in a recent interview when he said that what Atlanta needs is scientific engineering. There seems to be a want of unity in ail our street business. It looks as if we hew to this corner or that, without any idea of a consecutive whole. For instance, many people are ask ing, why the cut on Peachtree (be tween Harris and Baker, when it only accentuates the climb from Harris to Ellis? J-f the grade was to be lowered it should have start ed at the Candler building. The whole of Peachtree is on a ridge; there is no other but the Boule vard. If it was to be cut down It would certainly be a great advantage to the adjacent streets, but if it is to be cut, it ought to be cut right and not wrong. Time was. perhaps, when men could work without a pattern. Now, every worker in any line knows that the pattern is the part that costs, and the pattern is the part that tells, and the pattern is the part that saves. If a woman cuts out an apron or a pair of breeches she has a pattern, be cause she knows it saves cloth; if she gives a dinner she. has a plan of the table—every guest, every dish, every appointment -because she knows that it costs far less than the old lavish way, and the effect is more elegant. Declares City Needs Consulting Engineer. * Ts a man works in any kind of machine he knows that the pattern is indispensable, and if he pur chases an estate the first thing he secures Is a comprehensive plan, showing every path and tree and shrub. How, then, shall we start, out to build a city without a plan? Even a city as big and as finished and as old as New York has a con sulting “ngineer. That is what we need -a consulting engineer. He should be a man of the first qual ity, with broad views, with suffi cient experience to give him a good basis of comparison, and with a technical, up-to-date knowledge of his business in every detail. After a full survey of the situation he should make a plan for the whole city, giving every grade and every Improvement likely to be suggested for years to come. . Each change suggested should be numbered according to its impor tance in the general scheme, 1, 2. 3. etc., and each improvement then taken up. not because it was this side or that side, or because it was on the property of some man who had a. pull. When this plan has been accepted it should be abided by and lived up to, each year com pleting what is imperative, and next year doing more and so on as fast as it is possible. Think what a saving to taxpayer! Think what a satisfaction to the citizen, to see with his own eyes that we are not building for a day, but that we are working up to a definite end! As it is no.w, it fre quently happens that a street is no sooner paved than it is at once torn up to lay water or sewer pipe, and the wound is never healed. Take Washington street, for in stance. How much money would be saved and how much time if things were reversed. Men Who Stand In Their Own Light. Time changes us all and changes likewise all our methods of pro cedure. The manner of 1912 is not the manner of 1900 even. And yet in many things we preserve the manner of 1870. Look at the num bering of our houses for instance. Time and again the century plan to which no objection could be made has been suggested and laid on the table. Look at our building restric tions. We have none. It is thought beautiful that a man should invest thousands in a home and have a little butcher’s shop stuck up next door. Every man in Atlanta has a right to do exactly as he pleases, and that is considered beautiful, but it is not, for while a man stands In his own light he also stands in hls neighbor's light, and both lose out. In a matter of dirt, for in stance, all cities should re quire that every householder wash his front premises ev ery morning to the middle of the street. Away with dust, g<rms. microbes, disease, and all those ills for which we are taxed to build and operate hospitals! Rut In Atlanta every man can wallow In his own filth, and the rest of us MRS. W. L. PEEL •'B4 ■| I /A * A .. I A Ou ’> WIMBiL Mr- . A IHB i JfcoTo .Wilf/ CABBAGE ON PEACHTREE Take Peachtree street, for instance. This noted thorough fare was formerly our most elegant and exclusive residence street. It is no longer either elegant or exclusive. What hand some lawns or houses there are, are spoiled by their environ ment. The others are so near 1 he ( noise and dust of the street as to be undesirable for residence purposes, and are so near to gether that you can tell whether your neighbor is boiling cab bage for dinner or freezing ice cream.—Mrs. W. L. Peel. can smell and swallow it. In the matter of smoke, all testimony has proven that expert stoking is at least a remedy. We probably have a law about stoking, but it is not observed., Some time ago I arrived in Atlan ta on the Southern and as we were being swtiched around in the neigh borhood of the Terminal I became interested in the conversation of two gentlemen in front of me. They were evidently men of the world and experienced travelers. One said: "This is Atlanta." The other replied: "Indeed! The smoke hangs like a pall—ls the town on fire?" “No,” said his companion; “they breathe this all the time—they don't know any better." No Economy in Building And Tearing Down. Every now and then we read in the papers that our city fathers have been sent on a visit to distant parts to investigate the zoos of dif ferent towns; but whether they recommend -the ox or the ass or only monkeys and parrots is not apparent. They are, of course, rep resentative citizens of the first class, widely read and traveled, who are well aware what it takes to make a city. They are, of course, also interested from the standpoint of the taxpayer, but there 1s very little economy in building and tear ing down. Many years ago the city of Wash ington faced a crisis, and there came a great upheaval Alexander Shepherd was governor of the Dis trict of Columbia at the time, by which authority he was also mayor of the city He decided that con ditions were such as to require a change He employed a scientific engineer and they made a compre hensive plan of what tife city ought tn be The feeling against him was Intense. I happened to tie spend ing the winter In Washington and will never forget It. He was called "Hoss Shepherd." He was unlvei - aally exe< rated. He was burned tn 1 TITE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY. AUGUST 23. 1912. effigy. He was pursued through the streets by desperate men with shot guns and broken-hearted women, tear-stained and disheveled. It was impossible to carry on work in the day time, and gangs with hundreds of laborers in each would work at night. The effect was like magic, so large was the force engaged. A man would go to his front door in the morning and where his porch had been there stretched a splen did boulevard. Or perhaps they had 1® A ■>!•■■■■( and effaataal aflsrxss sent Salt tar Bliiontaeas, Headache, Indifeatioa. Canatipatian. Rhenmatism aad Gaat COXTiIXtHa SODHJM PHOSPH A YE. UTHIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BULPMATB A aria acid eaivant, and ratlanal trsatmeat tar Hbanmatleaa. Qant and Hsvatia Camalaiatn Oo>ra«U«4 kj jMeta* r<u. Ono m. 1... m. its* nsuciT Main Store and Laboratory, 6 and 8 Marietta St. 23 Whitehall Street 102 Whitehall Street 70 W. Mitchell Street Widen Peachtree, Mrs* Peel Urges Peachtree street does not look like a city street, but rather like that of a straggling village. Trade has invaded this sacred avenue, anti in al most every square shops are found. In five years com merce will hold sway almost without exception as far as Fourteenth street. 'Die street should by all means- be widen ed while there is yet time, for traffic may be diverted to some other part if the property own ers stand in the way. Let no one take offense at my re marks on Peachtree street. T have lived on it for forty years, and I yield to none in love for it. but I want to see it fixed right, and that means sacrifice all along the line. But what if it does, so long as we make a splendid and beau tiful city?—MßS. W. L. PEEL. excavated in front and left him 30 feet in the air and no way to get out. Or perhaps there was a fill of 20 feet and he was buried alive. Oh, For a Boss, That’s Our Need. But the boss and his engineer moved forward. He was fine old Virginia stock and was unafraid. He was not popular, however, and he went to Mexico to live, when he had completed his undertaking. Now. what was the result? The very people who had abused and nicknamed him were those most benefited. The cuts and fills had enhanced their values millions and millions of dollars and made the city of Washington the most beau tiful city in the world. No capital in Europe can compare. There is a beautiful sequel to this story. Several years ago. just before his death. Governor Shep herd returned to the city of his love and received such an ovation as falls to the lot of few living men Now, there stands, oji the very spot where he was burned in effigy, a grand monument to his memory. Oh, for a Boss! That’s what we need—a> Boss! One with initiative to see anead and backbone to "exe cute. We need expansion. We have got to expand or bust. Anything between is impossible* We can not grow while everything is bottled up. Take Peachtree street, for in stance. This noted thoroughfare was formerly our most elegant and exclusive residence street. It is no longer either elegant or exclusive. What handsome lawns or houses there are, are spoiled by their en vironment. The others are so near the noise and dust of the street as to be undesirable for residence pur poses, and are so near together that you can tell whether your neighbor is boiling cabbage for din ner or freezing ice cream. It does not look like a city street, hut rather like a straggling village. Trade has invaded this sacred ave nue, and in almost every square shops are found. In five years commerce will hold sway almost without exception as far as Four teenth street. Think of Peachtree street a year ago. The wildest guesser would not have predicted that it could look like it does to day. It is progress versus senti ment. The street should by all means be widened while there is yet time, for traffic may be divert ed to some other part if the prop erty owners stand in the way. The celebrated Euclid avenue has Free Trial Package Jacobs’ Liver Salt Given Away Every Day This Week at All Our Stores It makes a Pleasant, Bubbling, Natural Mineral Water that tones the liver and corrects acid stomach. For constipa tion, s ck headache, sour stomach, gas, biliousness, indigestion, rheumatism nothing else is so quick and mild. Take it before breakfast. In an hour you will feel splendid. J/2-lb. Jar 25c Made in Atlanta 544 Peachtree Street 423 Marietta Street SEARCHING SIDELIGHTS ON GEORGIA POLITICS Decidedly the most interesting race, as it developed in the counting of the votes, was the Broyles-Pottle contest for the succession to Judge Pottle on the court of appeals. In the earlier returns, it looked as if Pottle surely must win. and the pre election "dope” ran largely in that di rection. but it required the returns of a few counties only to show that Broyles, far from running a bad second, was, at least, a close second, and a possible first. The further the count proceeded the stronger grew the possibility of Broyles, and the last hatch of counties returned ran almost solidly to the At lanta man. Inspection of the returns show —or indicate—two things. First, that Broyles’ appeal for a court of review free of technicalities won much favor; second, that the University of Georgia influence was exerted evenly and al most unanimously in his favor. Any way one looks at it, Broyles made a magnificent campaign, and it is evi dent enough today that much highly intelligent and effective, if relatively quiet and unostentatious, work was done in his behalf. Judge Pottle was looked upon as a sure victor in this fight, as general opinion went. He is a fine lawyer, an upright judge and a decided ornament to the bench. There was. perhaps, little room for a decided choice, so far as candidates for this place went, from the personal point of view. The race is extremely close between these two, and the official count likely will show hardly more than a half dozen votes difference in the wind up. Walter Wise, whether he has defeat ed Judge Bartlett for congress or not, has put himself well in line for the suc cession to the judge eventually. Coupled with the seeming assurance of Bartlett's victory, by the narrowest of margins, comes the report that Judge Bartlett will retire from congress at the conclusion of his next term. He will then have served an even twenty years in the house—and to do that has been his reported ambition for many years. If Bartlett does not run again. Walter Wise probably will be elected next time, hands down. And Wise is fine congressional mate rial. Under a county unit plan. Wise would have won out over Bartlett this year, but the plurality plan prevailed in the Sixth, and Bibb county saved the judge from defeat. In the Pautala circuit, Castellow won the solicitorship by the margin of 281. This was a remarkably close race, as Bush, his opponent, is rated an excep tionally strong man. “Ed” Cole, of Cartersville, will be one of Bartow's new members. He is a young man, exceedingly well liked, and been given over to commerce. Fifth avenue has been widened, and now some of the smartest shops are to be found between Fifty-seventh and Fifty-eighth streets. Even in Paris the same thing prevails. The Rue de la Paix. having been over run, trade has come into the aris tocratic Champs Elysees, and the . old homes of the nobility are turned into business houses. Let no one imagine that this is meant as a criticism of any one— only of our system. Things are so much in need of readjustment that even a woman can see it. And let no one take offense at my remarks on Peachtree street. 1 have lived on it so: -in years, and I yield tq none in love of it, but 1 wtmt to see it fixed right, and that means sacrifice all along the line. But what if it does, so long as we make a splendid and beautiful city? "All success proves partial failure, All progress something crushed at the chariot wheel." 245 Houston Street 266 Peters Street 152 Decatur Street By JAMES B. NEVIN. very successful in his business affairs. He ran away ahead of his nearest op ponent. In the Southern circuit, Wilkes ran away with Mclntyre for solicitor gen eral. while Walker won Berrien for con gress—thus putting Parker down and out in the convention. W. J. Nunnally, John C. Foster and Barry Wright will be the new Floyd county delegation. Foster and Wright both have served in the house before, but Nunnally is a new man. Nunnally Ims served as city court Judge of Rome, however, and as solicitor general of the Rome circuit. Foster is said to be con sidering running for speaker. Mack Johnson was defeated for the senate in Bartow by a heavy majority, running well up to 400. Johnson had announced as a candidate for president of the senate, so sure was he of election. His successful opponent Is J. W. L. Brown. Both the present representatives from Coweta, Kirby and Brannon, were de feated for re-election. The new men will be G. M, Jones and C. F. Hollberg. W. L. Converse, of LownJes, member of the present house, was successful in his race for the senate. He will repre sent the Sixth in the next legislature. William H. Burwell, of Hancock, was re-elected to the house. He Is, and has been for some time, a candidate for speaker. He probably has his race in much better shape than any probable opponent, and the odds at this time are one Burwell to win that contest. J. H. Thomas, of Wayne, defeated de cisively R, E. Dart, of Glynn, for solici tor general of the Brunswick circuit. Dart carried his home county hand somely. but could not overcome Thomas at that. Representative Hiers. of Colquitt, was unsuccessful tn his fight to come back to the house. He was defeated heavily by J. C. Carlton. Louis E. Wisdom, the new member from Forsyth, doubtless will be the youngest member of the next house. He is barely 23. Unofficially, but upon the face of re turns believed to be accurate, W. H. Ennis has defeated John W. Bale for solicitor general of the Rome circuit. It will require the official returns, how ever, to determine this beyond the pos sibility of dispute. heinze“oefendant’in LIBEL SUIT FOR SIOO,OOO SPOKANE. WASH.. Aug. 23.—F. Au gustus Heinze, of Butte and New York, today faces a libel suit for SIOO,OOO. Edwin J. Carter, of Spokane, is the com plainant. He says he was libeled In a statement sent by Heinze to the stock holders of the Stewart Mining company, of which he is president, declaring that Carter had demanded 25,000 shares of the stock of the company and had threatened to sue Heinze if his demands were re fused. BABY SEIZES AND DRINKS STEAMING HOT TEA: DIES HARTFORD. CONN.. Aug. 23.—A cup of steaming hot tea, which he seized and drank, killed Martin Hodnett, two years old. His stomach was so badly burned that doctors could not save him. WF SHOES REPAIRED FREE! *• Friday and Saturday, the Shoe Renury, 78 N-Lii Broad St., will repair every tenth pair of Shoes free of charge, brought to us for half-soling and heeling. We make this lively bid for your Shoe Repair work in order to demonstrate the fact That We Do BETTER WORK In Less Time For a SMALLER Charge 'Phan any other Shoe Repair Shop in Atlanta. Get your sporting spirit up to the proper pitch now, and take a throw at the Free Repair game. n - The Shoe Renury - 78 N. Broad St. Bell Phone, Ivy 2310. Next Door To Cable Hall. WOMEN WIN IN WAR ON RESORTS West Hammond Closes Seven Dives When Girl Threatens to Lead Hatchet Brigade. HAMMOND, IND., Aug. 23.—Investiga tion i«ito a number of mysterious deaths in a West Hammond resort and search for Frank Davis, whose daughter was kidnaped and held in one of the dtves, were the sequel today to the triumph of the reform element In West Hammond. The reformers won at the council meet ing last night. About three hundred of them followed Virginia Brooks to the council chamber and watched the pro ceedings. The licenses of seven resorts and saloon keepers were revoked. The council was evenly divided. Mayor Woczynski, saloon keeper, ac cused of accepting a bribe, cast the de ciding vote. It was always in the Inter est of the reformers. Davis had promised to lead tn a resorf smashing raid if the council dM not re voke the licenses. Ke was not there. In quiry showed he had not been seen since he had promised to take part tn the cru sade. It is believed he has been shan ghaied. Officers are seeking him. H« had threatened the life of the resort keeper who stole bls daughter. The authorities are Investigating the* burial without permits of persons who died in one of the resorts. IMPROVES CONVICTS’ LOOKS TO REFORM THEM SACRAMENTO, OAL., Aug. 28.—«T0 carry out his theory that steps for all around betterment of prisoners ahould be taken, beginning with physical con-1 ditions, Warden Johnston, of Folsom penitentiary, has had 32 prisoners ex amined by eye and ear specialists. Jake Oppenheimer, "the hyena,” under sen tence of death, will be fitted with a pair' of glasses. The warden said that Op penheimer was pleased with the result, as his vision had been much impaired in the preparation of a book he is now writing, entitled "The Thoughts of a Condemned Man.” emory~graduate'to DIRECT COLLEGE SPORTS Quimby Melton, of Oxford, Ga„ a 1912 graduate of Emory college, has ac cepted the position of athletic director in Allen academy, at Bryan, Texas. He will leave in a short time to take up his new duties. Since leaving college, where he made a splendid record in his studies and as an athlete, Mr. Melton has been on the reportorlal staff of The Birmingham Ledger. Mr. Melton is a son of Dr. W. F. Mel ton, professor of English at Emory. GIRL LIVES WITH SjWVER OF WOOD IN Hjs BRAIN MINNEAPOLIS. Aug. 33.—With the motor area of her brain piereed from the Hase through the skull above by a huge sliver from a buggy spoke. Miss Florence Schlltz, aged eighteen, victim of a runaway accident, stands a good chance to recover and may even re gain the use of her left side, paralyzed since the accident. Attending physi cians today said the girl was conscious all of last night and today, and is able to talk. 5