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Reform in Georgia Tax System and Stricter Economy in State’s Affairs Urged by Macon Convention
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM OPPOSES SALE 'OF WESTERN & ATLANTIC
POTTLE WINS 8y
WITHDRAWAL OF
BROYLES
Macon Convention Is Opened
After Strenuous Night of
Planning for War.
Continued From Pace One
contested and backed in nigh quatters
rind urged \ igorousl' this morning was
knocked galley west by Blalocks big
s . k magnificently wielded The vot<-
:i _. von, tided and announced amid
great disorder
At 2:01 o'clock ttie (invention made
Prices nomination unanimous.
While the count of the second ballot
was being verified and before the vote
was finally announced, many delega
tions ('hanged from Brown to Price Th*
final result, officially announced, was
Pile e 214. Brow n Ml.
Gilmer Fight Up
To New Committee.
At 2.20 o'clock the < (invention took
up iiu judgeship contest in Gilme?
i<» .n: H 11. Dean, of Ha . add » «:*<■ I
the convention in uppor: of the cha g«
of vo’ i uptlon win *by Judge
Npwi Moina wa« returned a victor
o\ c J udge H 1. I’m iters hi
Mr. moud that < onlesL be
refer led to the f.x cutiv • commit tre for
settlement. Kobe i Hard man, of -h ‘-
fe»< n. i-oposHti this motion and said
the (onvention had no rlgn; to do tha
H» ih’*n moved *,<» t.ibie the motion of
M Dean which the convention, by
a county vote of ]xs to 122. declined I
tn do *1 hr convention then agreed to
•end the mattei to the new < xeentiv'
committee for settlement. This Is con
sidered i disposition of the inatt' i un
favorat' < to Morri*. as the n»"A coin
mittri h repotted to he against Morri
in its genera’. composition
Ttv platform was adopted l»\ ■h< i
convention at 3 o'clock, and ■ t 3.1 »> |
o'clock W illiam Davis, of Burke, noml* |
nated Hon. John M Siaton foi gov
ernor. This was the concluding work
of the convention.
Th* nominee responded in a ringing
address, congiatiu’.atinp the convention
on its work and pledging himself un
reservedly to (he stale's sc'vice in the
governorship After M; Slatons ad
dres* the conven'i m adjourned without
delav
On th whole, the convention handled
Itself splendidly and accomplished ai
fine da s w ork foi
rac\ 1
Broyles Withdraws
In Favor of Pottle.
Albert Howell of l-'uUoii. hi 12 |u|
o'clock withdrew Ihe name of Jude,- 1
Nash R Broyle« as a <at>didai> foi ihe;
court of appeals, nftet Judge Pottle had
been nominal, d by Wnltei Park, ot
Troup. Judge Broyles based his with
drawal upon the fact that w hile he ami
Pottle had tied in the vote.
Pottle had a slight advantage in the
popular vote, and he (Broyles, would
not plead a technical victory In the cir
cumstances
It is agreed among the delegates that
Broy les played magnificent politico and
made a tremendous hit in withdrawing
from the court of appeals race Pottle
had it on Broyles in the popular vote,
but Broyles, had he been so disposed,
might have hung up the nomination In
definitely. "
In adopting the course he did Broyles
won the hearts of the Pottle men. and
unquestionably made himself more solid
than evet with hi« ow n following His
spectacular but manly attitude made
him the one big ((invention hero
tfter Judge Pottles' nomination fo'
the court of appeals bench had been
made unanimous by the convention.
Judge Broyles was escorted to th,
speakers' stand amid gnat enthusiasm
and de!ivered/a Stirling speech, pledg
ing his faith and friendship t<> Pottle
and the Democracy
Blalock Throws
Support to Price
When the commission, ishif. of agri
culture race was ailed Mr Blalock
created h genuine sensation by < harg
Ing that tiie fertilize’- manufacturers
were seeking to dominate the eonven
’ion and dictate the nomination Bl;
lock then dramatii a''- ithdrew his
name, in favor of .1.1 Pric, Blalock
charged that th- fertilizer people had
delegates on the flom who would vote
for 1 J. Brown, notwithstanding the
that Blalock carried the county.
The onvention went wi ~ ovei H a lock -
Nper h. and the 101 lml proceeded amid
I eathless silence in th, cony.n.mn.
The Gilmer county mess hi-- off ted
a the races and it was 'hat that nept
the po'.itl'-iar.s Juggling a tnroug the
weary night u. Macon The ' (invention
Is unquestionably strong,., ant! Mortis
sod if It ever gets hold of ■ Morris-
Patters :: question firm,., Marrs w
b* steam-r.' ed sut. But ~ * Gi'mer
returns are so essential in other races
'nat trey will be v.i idateu, dele
gates seated and the 'udgeehio row
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; passed along to the new executive com
mittee.
I tie lobby of the Lanier was a seeth
ing mass of humanity until well after
midnight. There were lights galore ail
over the place and the jugglers were
at work in the private rooms.
John M. Slaton came down last night
an I mingled with the crowd In the lob
by until 1 o'clock this morning. Mrs
I Slaton, who has achieved a reputation
I here of being an even better politician
[than her distinguished husband, was
w th ’he governor to be in the lobby
ta king freely and animatedly with the
delegates. Slaton side-stepped every
I discussion except as it pertained to his
| ow n nomination, however.
The oratory Is to no cut out today.
| Only one speech will be made, and that
I by Slaton accepting the nomination.
Judge Morri- sai l of the contest to
| day.
'll is cleat that I have been fairly
! nominated! judge The official returns
m the hands of the state chairman. Mr.
W.ight. show my majority to he 497 In
the circuit If u contest is to be had
undet the rules of the party It should
be inaugura ed before the county exec
utive committee and appeal, if any is to
be had. should be to the state Demo
cratic executive committee. This rule
is fair because the county executive
committee would have had time for a
ju t hearing nnd full investigation of
the facts. The county < xecutlve com
mittee could, after making Investiga
tion. have made a report to the state
-xceutive committee, and the state ex
ecutive committee could have made a
full report to the state convention, bm
It seems that an Investigation where
■lie fticis . -'tld have been fully brought
out is not the kind ot an Investigation
■hat is *l. si, <| i,\ my opponents.
"I hay not been served with notice
of any kind of a contest, vet I notice tn
the morning paper that one is to be
ptop.ised before I h<- stale convention,
(if couise. it contest before the stale
Convention I* not fan foi the reason ;
that .1 large convention can not be ex- ,
pect'-d to wait until the facts have been |
jpi esented. To fait ly present the fact*
it will be niccssnry fm witnesses to b-.
, j xa mined, I his w ill take more time
'nan the stat* convention will probably
( bi- willing Io giv" tc it. |do not feat >1
thurougii and fail in vest ig a • ion A but
tled invest iga I lon would not be fait to
me not io any one els, The right of
the people of any circuit Io select theit
own Judge by popular vote is 100 Im
pouant a mattei to have theit Judg
ment oi. tlhiown without a full and far
j investigation "
I 1 nkersley, chairman of th ’
' l ’’ 11 'Re esecutive ■ dmmlttee 01 <;h-
tm-t • ounty . said .
,n 'Jllimt county the Republican)
patty has b, -n maintaining an org.tni
■ation and , -inning candidates against
1 b'ett l liemociatie nominees ever'
-in, e die w.ir I'lu- Repubiiciins have)
held lite oftj, , m in this county most of I
R'e time lot a number of vents. A res
■diillon was passed by the Democratic (
executive (ommittee Inviting all Item,,
<<ll* mid nil who ivotild to sup- i
port tie. nomine. S to participate In ilti
, m Imary . a mi. w it it the exception of less
I 'him twenty five, the organized Hepub
-1 It' litis made no effort to vote The
, Democrats almost to a man are sot
, ludge .Mor is and supported him. R P .
I liublieans arc against him. The whole
I "'ottble Is due to the fact that 11 few ‘
l"iganizod Republicans want to lam the
i Democrat I. primary of Gilm.-t eountv
and the Demoeta.s won t stand for it.
Tame Opening by
Chairman West.
lit, state convention was called to
order at 111.25 o'clock and proceeded at
one,- >O the business in hand by electing '
11 11 "'St. of Lowndes, temporary
hairmati He delivered a Un minutes
speech, devoting himself to a denun
■ l.atlon of- th.- initiative, referendum and
reeal'. His speech along this line
aroused faint entliusiasm only. Other.
Wise than tn Its treatment of the issues
mentioned Chairman Wests speech
was commonplace and rather tame
Ihe ( (invention was not there for
oratory, anyway | t knew some fire
works were to tie exploded and wanted
the exploding to t tmimbnt . Tile crowd
attending tile convention was ae onts.i-
Ingly small Outside H-,. delegates
there were not more than 250 onlook
ers present in the hot stuffy lit,;,, audi
torium where th,* convention assem- ‘
bled
111• Chairman West's speech had
been com uded, c s Northen, of Ful
ton was elected temporary secretary
ot the convention. J nder the tempor
ary 01 ganiza tion an order of business
was arranged and the redentials of
delegates passed upon
Chairman Harris
Arouses Enthusiasm
W illiam J. Hart,- of Poig was elect
ed permanent chairman, and delivered
a short address on Democratic unity,
preda ting a national victory in Novem
ber M1 H.i its, ogrz.-G John M. s'l.l.
ion ('scat Cnderwood and Woodrow")
Wilson His speei h was a big winner,
and hi- was h, honor of gingering up
so- the ,ime the theretofore pretty dull
gc: a w a y
Hardy ITtr. Mr Slaton's campaign
manager, was elected permanent secre-
W tu’e :h, , 011 nuttee , n resolutions
was mi: ,n effort was made to have the
con-.ention reeotnmend a recount of the
igislative Illi ots in Bulloch county,
cl' a E. M Hea' of that county said
the , .luntv executive committee was
wi'iing to In this rate E. A, Turner
defeated J It Miller by one vote. The
convention • -stepped this matter by
refer: ing th-.- motion to the committee
on 1 in.wliete. It lentained w hen
Lie convention adjourned sine die
T•-A'ILAX'I A AX AM) NEW IS. \\ LI»X LJSI ).\ Y. A I <i I ST 28. 1912.
Was Wireless King Bankrupt or Millionaire?
BODY AWAITS BURIAL
f l/rAi ill
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ill / ■« \
1 At-
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I / v <
S fIMHHBH *
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Mrs. Stella Wilson, wile of < lir siopht-r ( tilunifiii.s W ilson,
wire! ss kino-. who (lied in Ihe l-'t-deral prison Fn-re. slrs. Wil
son. who was formerly a stenographer, was prostrated bv news
of the death.
Telegram Signed "Neta” Says
She Is Coming to Take
Charge of Funeral.
The bm!, of f'hi istopher <’ (Wire
less! Wilson till Iles in a local morgue
today, awaiting the aiival of bis
daughter from the East It may be
the body of a pauper, or the remains of
a millionaire. Wilson had sworn upon
tlie stand lie was a bankrupt, but Fed
eral agents declared that man, mil
lions were divided among ihe wireless
Wallingfords and that Wilson "got his."
t'ertalnlx Ills young b:ide lived expen
sively at Spring Valley. N. V . and wa
the owner of n handsome estate.
Th? undertaker. Hawa G. Poole, to
dac received a telegram from New
York, signed "Ncta." and saying she
was coming "Net.i." whom the funcra'
directors believe to be the daugiitef o
th? widow of th,- man who died in th"
Federal prison las. Sunday, is expected
to active tills afternoon.
Site will give ill’ections for the re
moval or burial cf the body It may be
remove 1 to New York o to Wilson's
old home at Terrell. Texas
Mrs. Stella Wilson, the young bride
who so soon became a widow, is re
ported to lie in a state of coilapse at
het Spring Valley home She received
the (list news from the prison and at
om e telegraphed a'rangements for car
ing 'ot the body
I M:- W i son was fi nnerl.v Stella
'Lewis, stenogrrapher employed in the
office of the United Wireless Company.
When the government began probing
into Wilson- affairs the? anew his
stenographs- could tell many things.
They w, -< about to subpena her as a
gov, ■ nment witness when Wilson who
had been released on bond, met her and
hurried with her to the home of her
parents, where they were married at
om e. Wilson was 64 then, his bride
just eighteen Tiny went foi an ex
tended honeymoon, and the law whii :
prevents a wife from testifying against
he husband saved her from the wit
ness stand but it did not save Wilson I
from prison
That Wilson ',ft behind him safely)
salted awav.' a con-iderabie fortune, 1
is the belief of government officials.
Tin \ decla e tha; the live otficials of
the wireless company "whacked up"
$20,000.(100 which suckers" had poured
inti, thei: (-otters, and Wilson got nt'
less than J 5.000.000 of tl-.ls sum. From
other 'ii'i-re ts Wilson is- known t,
have reaped a Hch harvest of profits.
But wit liin the past year he had gone
through bankruptcy proceedings, where
he swore lie did not have "a red cent."
it is said that great sums ami many
pieces of | oi itv wei o transferred to
his wife If this be true the young
widow Is will repaid (or lie- sudden
ma: Huge to a man old enough to have
been her grandfather
BROCK AND TROTT FIGHT
12 FAST ROUNDS TO DRAW
' I. .\ I.LAND. t'HIO. \ug 2* Sam
! my I'.-o’t. of Columbus, and Phi! Block, i
m c ,-veian,! fought twelve fast and'
furious 'unds to a draw here last ;
night Nelthei man at anx time i
'howe-i much mhantage over the other, :
■ t’j; nanv e\;,i’ ri : b'ow s w re land- I
: eßoth a-i 'lghtw eights an 1 fought]
wtig h * .* • i
I
New State Committee
Selected at Macon
MACON. GA.. Aug. 28. The new Deni-*
oeratic state executive committee elected
today is as follows
!■ irst J'istrict W 'l' MeEltnurray, of
Burke; H. A. Boykin, of Screven: R. W.
Sl'.eppard. of Effingham, and A. A Law
rence. of Chatham.
Second District W c Snodgrass, of
Thomas; E. H. Griffin, of Decatur; W E
Sanders, of Early; G 1,. Collins, of Cal
houn.
Third Distrlei E. L Rainey, of Ter
rell; \ J. McDonald, of Ben Hill; .1. E.
Haye-, of Mainn. and W M Harper, of
Sumter.
Fourth Disir.e! I-' M Langley, of
lioup; C E Battle, of Muscogee: \V E
Johnson, of Meriwether, and T H per
sons. of Talbot.
Fifth District .A. Whitaker. , f Rock
dale. Hollins Randolph, of Fulton; J E.
Bodenhamer. of DeKalb, and I'. It. Bal
lard. of Douglas.
Sixth District B H. Hardy, of Pike;
V N I) Hixon, of Fayette; Paul Turner,
of Henry, and Joe Hill Hall, of Bibb.
St vi nth I list rict J 1: Rossi r, of Wal
ker;' W. C. Martin, of Whitfield: II I’.
Melkleham. of Floyd, and I>. vv Blair of
Cobb
Eighth District Roy D. Stubbs, of Put
nam: J 11. Griffin, of Wilkes; (' Roberts,
of Walton, and W. R. Little, of Franklin.
Ninth District- t' 1.. Hutt'bens. of
Gwinnett; 11 H Dean, of Hall; S. H
Allen, of f'orsyth, and s T Worley, of
Cherokee |
Tenth District Carl Vinson, of Bald
win: .Archibald Bluer.shear. <«f Richmond:
Alvin GohieKe. of Taliaferro, and \V M !
Goodwin, of \Vashington.
Eleventh District J W Quincy, oi i
Coffee; A. T Woodward, if Lowndes; S j
F. Memory. ~f Pierce, and .1 B. Clements,
of Irvin
Twelfth District -C. VV Griffin, of
Dodge I J Harward, of Pulaski; L. D
Sharron. >f Twiggs and .1 W [’aimer, of
M ontgomery.
W. J. Harris, of Polk, permanent chair
man of the convention, automatically.be
comes chairman of the committee. V H
t'lm, of Fulton, the convention secretary ,
is likewise secretary of the committee
Michigan Primary
Returns Uncertain
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Db. IKt H I Aug. 2v Amo? Mn c se'.-
man andFt ed t'. Ma rtint th are run
ning a close rate for the Republican 1
nonr"ation for governor of Michigan. '
Returns today were not sufficiently ;
complete to indicate which is the prob- i
able winner. Alfred Lucking of De
troit. according to returns so far, is
leading George P Hummer in tlffi Dem.
oeratic race for the nomination for
United States senator These are prac
tically the only contests in the prima
ries. The vote throughout has been
rather light.
LEG BROKEN. FARMER IS
TAKEN 20 MILES IN AUTO
W H Bruce, a farmer living rear
I Roswell, was brought to Atlanta today
1 in an automobile and taken to Grady
1 hospital with a broken leg H. was
| kicked by i mule which he was hai-
■ nessing. The auto was parsing at the
■ lime, and the injured man was piiked
up ind rushed to the ■ v a distant.
j "f 2u inib s.
ENGLAND RENEWS
WMF PROTEST
Objection Formally Registered
at Washington- Carry Case
to The Hague Last Resort.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 28.—Alfred
Mitchell Innes, charge d'affaires of the
British embassy and British ambassa
dor pro tern, today entered at the state
department Great Britain's official pro.
test against the provisions of the Pan
ama bill, signed by President Taft last
Saturday, particularly the admission of
American coastwise ships through the
canal without payment of tolls. The
protest was very brief, merely stating
that Great Britain had taken official
recognition of the passage of the Pana
ma canal bill and wished to enter a
"formal protest" against it.
A more extended protest, it was stated,
will be registered with the secretary
of st<i|e as soon as the officials of the
, British foreign office have had an op-,
portunity thoroughly to study the bill
and tn formulate their objections. Great
Britain also served,notice that, if nec
essary, she would demand that the
question of ihe non-conformity of the
bill and the Hay-Pauncefotc treaty be
laid before The Hague tribunal.
/MILL MAN ADMITS
“FRAMING” STRIKERS,
THEN KILLS HIMSELF
BOSTON. Aug 28. Ernr.-t W. Pit-
I
man. builder of the Wood and Ayer
textile mills at Lawrence, who commit
tee! silicide after being summoned be
fore the grand jury yesterday, el-arg,-.-d
with the "planting" of dynamite in
Lawrence during the strike, had pre
viously confessed to the district attor
ney. it became known today.
I he arrest of several nu n prominent
in the textile inquiry in New England
is expected today as a result of the in
vestigation District Attorney Pellitier
has been conducting secretly sot the
P.tst three days. Dynamite "plant" in
dictments, it is said, have already been
returned. Two men prominently men
tioned in the investigation today are
among the largest mill owners in the
combination, and a prominent Boston
dealer in mill supplies is one of them.
Pitman is reported to have said that
the men who were implicated had no
intention that any. 'of the dynamite
should be used, anil were to take every
precaution to have it "discovered" by
the police as soon as it was placed in
the possession of the operatives, so the
latter could not use it if they hap
pened to find ft.
SUFFRAGE FAR FROM
REALITY IN CANADA,
PREMIER CONFIDES
LONDON. Aug. 28.—Canada must do
without suffrage for a while.
That was the substance of the answer
today to a deputation of women by
Robert 1.. Porden. premier of the Do
minion government, who is visiting
here.
A deputation of women, headed by
Miss Barrett, a militant leader, called
upon the premier by appointment and
asked him whether or not he intended
introducing a bill in the Dominion par
liament upon his return granting the
ballot to women.
To this Mr. Borden replied that he
had not power to do such a thing, as
the franchise laws there ate made by
the nine provincial legislatures. The
women were crestfallen when they de
parted.
FATE OF YOUTHFUL
SLAYER AT CORDELE
RESTS WITH JURORS
CORDELE, GA. Aug. 2 -.—The case:
of Edward Slade, eighteen-year-old
slayer of N. Oscar Johnson, his neigh
bor. when the two men met at a deso
late point in the rotvtl near Slade's
home on June 28. is nob in the hands
of the jury, which has be n out since
early last night. Up to noon today no
verdict hud been touched.
Many have predicted a mistrial f om
th,- Jit st. Two day s were required in
the hearing of the case. Throughout
| the proceedings the court room Inc-
I been crowded with anxious spectators
i and friends of both families.
POSSE CAPTURES NEGRO
AFTER THREE-DAY CHASE
i __G M’SDI-IN, ' I.A . Aug 28.- Afx r a
■" days ase through the moun
tains. the negro desperado who shot
( and killed James Murphy and wounded
Hwo other m-n has been captured near
Chesterfield, on tile T( nnesse, . Alabama ;
and Georgia railway. Two men saw
him and fired upon him with -shotguns,
peppering bis body wits shot. He had
already been wounded, the right arm
being almost completely shot away. He
was taken to Birmingham sot safe
keeping
GIRL'S DEATH MEANT FOR
CAT: DOOR SNAPS TRIGGER
ELKRIDGE, W. VA . Aug. 28. Ac
cidentally shot when a door snapped
the trigger of a gun her uncle. John
Yuriea. was carrying. Eva Yurica
daughter of Azolf Yuriea. received the
(barge intended for :■ mad cat and 1
died.
Mi-s Yuriea : , dived the full chaa-ge
in tb > thigh. An artery vv as severed I
and she bled to death in two hours, ini
spite of tn, efforts of a pliv-i'-ian.
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.(Change in Registration
Law, Protest of In
’ crease in Bonded In
debtedness, and Im
provement of Schools
' Are Other Planks.
The Democratic platform as submit
ted to the .-onvention at Macon con
' tained among its most important planks
one opposing the sale of the Western
and Atlantic railroad and another urg
ing reform In the tax system to equal
. ize burdens. It also urged stricter econ
omy in the administration of the state.
In al! recommendations the legislature
was urged to act.
Here are the principal sections of
the platform.
We affirm and approve the dec
laration of principles, as set forth
in the national platform by the Bal- .
tirnore convention
We indorse and pledge our best
.-"upport to Woodrow Wilson for
president and Thomas R. Marshall
for vice president.
Tne state government fiscal sys
tem has not developed with the
times and the growth of our com
monwealth. The period is ap
proaching. if it has not already ar
rived. when the system must be re
formed.
S tne methods should be adopted
w hereby the state's finances will be
rehabilitated. ami precautions
should be taken to guarantee that
at no time the expenditures will be
permitted to exceed the income.
Urges Equalization of Taxes.
The subject relating to the fore
going is that of our methods for
raising state taxes. Our system
has been improved but little since
the present constitution was adopt
ed. General wealth, and the con
centration thereof. having in
creased to such a great extent and
our population become so diversi
fied. the method of levying taxes
has been reduced to the obsolete
and inefficient.
The burdens of government
should be placed in equal propor
tions to the benefits conferred and
the protection enjoyed. All prop
erty should bear in equal measure
its share of taxes. None should be
taxed excessively and none should
be permitted to escape taxation.
We believe the present registra
tion law should be so amended that
when a voter has once proven his
qualification by registering and be
ing ent oiled he shall remain a reg
istered voter unless disqualified for
cause due to himself. Permanent
registration would estop the con
fusing difficulties now besetting the
voter and provide a safe method for
protecting the integrity of the bal
lot.
The Democratic party of Georgia
leaffirms its allegiance to the coun
ty unit plan of making nominations
fm office. This plan provides pro
tection of inestimable value to
thinly populated communities, and.
while not depriving them of any of
their rights, makes it Impossible
for tlie great centers of population
to dominate the government.
Opposes Sale of W. and A.
If the state's magnificent inter
ests therein are protected, steps
looking to the re-leasing, or other
disposition, of the Western and At
lantic railroad must be taken with
in the next two years.
We oppose the sale of this prop
erty.
Inasmuch as the present lease ex
pires in 1919, we trust the next leg
islature will take suitable steps for
determining the best disposition
without consideration of sale that
can be made of this property when
the time for its disposal arrives.
We earnestly protest against any
further increase in the state's bond
ed indebtedness.
While thpse institutions necessary
to the public safety and the proper
development of out children
be provided for as liberally as funds
will permit, we enjoin absolute
economy on those vv ho raise and
dispose <>f public revenue.
Schools Need Attention.
The efficiency of the people de
t pends upon their health. A great
deal of sickness is preventable. Th,'
state should lend every available ef
fort to the promotion of sanitary
i reforms, and to the general pro
tection of the people against the
ravages of disease.
Our splendid university system,
which includes nearly every class of
educational establishment, is quite
properly the pride of the state. It
should be further developed, partic
ularly along the line of agricultural
teaching.
Inasmuch as education begins in
the grammar school, we favor the
largest possible appropriation for
our common school system and tile
most effective methods for conduct
ing all those which are supported
it’ whole m in part by the state.
These appropriations should be met
as soon as due. and we hope that
provision whereby the teachers
shall be paid properly will be no
ranger delayed.
We favor the continuance of
strict regulation of public service
corporations and nothing calculated
to reduce tlie effectiveness of such
regulat'on should be rl'me.
Roads Bureau Needed.
The pt ogress made by this stat,
recently in road building speaks for
an industrial and social develop-
I mint of great consequence to out
people.
The stat,' should i I'ovide a sepa
rate bureau m department for en
couraging or aiding in this work.
The heroic men of the sixties are
disappearing rapidly from the land
whose glorv was written by theii
courage and fidelity to principles.
Thos, rem lining, and the widows of
those who have gone, should be
shown the liberal consideration of a
devout and appreciative people.
In no country in the world is jus
tice freet than in Georgia. How
ever. corrections may be made In
our system of administering jus
tice. Technicalities should be elim
inated so far as may be done safely
I'here should be no useless obstruc
tions.
Die verdicts of juries and the
judgments of the courts should not
| b- ovet t-rmed except for r-.ts-ns
I •■: < omp 'ling Justice.
*
! WIDOW WHO ffl[
: ALL TO POOR IS
' MITIWD
* Mrs. Lucy Barclay. Notea
; With Husband, as Philan
thropist. Now Helpless. "
e
f Mrs. Lucy Barclay, once one of At
lanta's most widely known charitj
workers and widow of the late John F
Barclay, founder of the Barclay mis
sion and promoter of half a score ot
other measures of relief for the city's
poor and unfortunate, lies today a help
less inmate of a charitable institution.
The widow whose Infirmities have
made her helpless occupies a small pri
vate room. Even that is about to be
taken away from her, and she will have
to lie in the general ward among a
score of incurables like herself.
She has no children, and ■'when her
husband died about four years ago she
went to live with her nieces, whom she
had' reared as her own children. It
was understood then that Mt- Barclay
left a sufficient sum to care for his
widow for the remaining years of her
life.
Several months ago Mrs. Barclay left
her nieces and went to the Home for
Incurables, where she now lies helpless.
She paid a. small sum tn order that she
might have a private room. She re
cently told an old friend w ho found her
there while on a visit that this sum was
almost exhausted and that she would
soon have to become a reg-jlar charity
patient. There was no complaint.
Takes Cheerful View
Os Her Misfortune.
"I suppose it’s for the best,” she said
and smiled.
When she was talking she was seated
in a large rocker. Rheumatism had so
bound her muscles that she was unable
to lift her hands which are withered
with age and pain.
A peculiar malady, found occasion
ally by physicians, is slowly turning her
body to stone. But the physicians say
she may live for years in that condition
of absolute helplessness.
For many years in Atlanta the name
of John Barclay was as closely asso
ciated with charitable work as that of
Carnegie is with the founding of libra
ries. The millionaire gives out of his
abundance. John Barclay mortgaged
his home to raise money to guarantee a
certain sum so that a local charity
might not lose a fund promised by a
wealthy philanthropist on condition
that Atlanta raise an agreed sum.
Mr. Barclay was never a minister in
his church, the Methodist, but he
worked as faithfully as many ordained
ministers. In the congregation of the
First Methodist church he and his wife
were noted workers. They aided the
-elief efforts of this church and often
went further in their work than did the
church.
■'lore than 25 years ago Mr. and Mrs.
Barclay founded the first mission In
Atlanta. It was started as a Sunday
school in the factory district out Ma
rietta. street.
I lie old-time residents who occasion
ally went out to aid in the carrying on
of seryices tell of how Mrs. Barclay
played the little organ in those days,
I when even then rheumatism had so af
fected her that she found it the great
est pain to pump the organ.
I he Sunday school grew and grew
until it became a regular mission
church. It was afterward called the
Barclay mission.
This was not the only charitable work
that Mrs. Barclay did. There is hardly
a more revered and favored institution
in Atlanta today than is tlie Sheltering
Arms, a place where little children are
cared for and taught while their moth
ers labor in the mills. Mrs. Barclay Is
spoken of as the woman who was the
real founder of that institution. To
other charitable organizations she gave
her aid both physically and financially.
. At the time that his wife was carry
ing on this work and giving her strength
for the poor and unfortunate in a day
when there was no organized effort
for charitable relief here, Mr. Barclay
was giving his time and money to va
rious similar causes. So quietly and
modestly was his work done that only
after his death did his fellow citizens
know how much lie had*accomplished
and how much of his money had been
given.
I lien th* v held a monster memoriW
service in his honor. The old Baptist
I'abernacle building was packed with
the throng. The rich and poor alike
(.line to pav honor to his memory.
Since then they have forgot the widow,
who is now a subject for charitv her
self.
One of John Barclay’s efforts is des
tined to be tlie largest institution of its
kind in the South. The Harriet Hawkes
Industrial home is but an enlargement
of the Barclay Mission for Wayward
Girls, and will carry out the work on a
scale made possible by the gift of A. K.
Hawkes, the Atlanta philanthropist
one of the main buildings on the large
suburban place where the Institution
will stand is to be named Barclay hall
in honor of the man who first conceived
the plan for such an institution in At
lanta.
hat will become of the w oman who
is helpless today after a lifetime ef'
work in the interests of humanity?" is
the question that an old friend and
former co-norkrr asked today.